Hello Everybody and welcome to my life story,

Here is a little background of what I have been up to for the past 14 years. I met my wonderful husband on a dating site. He was the first one to reach out to me. On our first date he took me to see the water fountains at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. We watched an entire session.

After that he took me to the Santa Fe Casino and we went bowling. We played maybe on or two sessions, if that. We started talking and he asked me questions about my family life and how many siblings I have.

I asked him the same questions and we never even finished our game. He took me home and even opened the car door for me. That was new to me because no men has ever done that for me. I said good night to him and I went inside. He waited until I was inside and then he drove home. He was/is truly a gentleman.

I sat in the garage maybe 5 minutes when my mom came in and we smoke a cigarette and she asked me how my date was. I told her that I had so much fun and I could see myself going out with him again. She was happy, that I finally found somebody that I could connect with even if it was just going to be a friendship.

Two weeks past by and he showed up at my house. In between that time we were skyping everyday on skype. He found out that I loved to watch Smallville. He brought the first season of Smallville over. So we started the first 2 episodes together. Well my bed broke in half. He told me that he would come by the next day after work and he would fix it. He sure did keep his promise and that was huge for me. I never had a man keep his promises. So that for sure was a huge plus. I was happy that my bed was fixed.

We had made plans that we would meet up again on the weekend. I was in a German American Club in Las Vegas and I participated in German traditional dancing. We had a performance and he came and watched me and my family and friends perform. Everybody was asking me, who he was and I started to blush because the more time I spend with him the more I fell in love with him.

One month after we met, he came over to my parents house and he just kissed me out of the blue. I just knew then that he felt the same way as me. This was in October 2010. We have not been apart since that day. We have been together for 14 almost 15 years. He is my best friend and my soulmate.

I hope you enjoyed my little introduction. There is more to come tomorrow and as for now see you later alligator.

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  • Christophers First Birthday

    We had a lot of first milestones with Chris. Everything from his first giggles to his first steps. It was amazing to see him grow up and see his personality unfold right in front of our eyes, couldn’t imagine life without him.

    I had been planning his first birthday party for a while, knew exactly, what I wanted for him. I sent out invites to family and friends. We went to Walmart to order his cake and his smash cake, we couldn’t wait for his day to get here. We took him for his first haircut.

    After his haircut we went to Little Cesar’s and picked up pizza for the party. We headed to the location, where my mom had set everything up for his birthday. She decorated the whole place and she picked up both cakes for us. Our boy looked all grown up.

    We unloaded the car and headed inside. We put him in his highchair. My husband put the smash cake right in front of him on the tray. Chris started to smash at the cake and started eating pieces here and there. He mostly liked to play in it. I guess, he loved the texture of the cake. The smash cake was blue, so he looked like a little Smurf after he was done with it. I will attach a picture of that day at the end of the blog.

    After cake, we had presents. He got a lot of amazing gifts. I took all of it in. I didn’t want my baby to grow up, but here we are 13 years later. He is starting 8th grade this August. Time just flew by and I am not ready for all the teenage years.

    His first birthday.
    Chris on his first day of 7th grade.

  • Our Birth Story

    We scheduled my induction date for August 21st, 2012 at 6pm. I called my mom and told her that we will meet at Valley View hospital. My husband went to work that Tuesday morning and my mom surprised me with breakfast at my house. We spent the whole day watching the Twilight movies.

    I didn’t know what I was in for, I don’t think any first time mother knows, what they are in for until it happens. All I knew, that we were going to be parents. We got checked in and my husband helped me put the hospital gown on and those famous hospital socks.

    At 8pm we started the pitocin, along with that we also started an IV with antibiotics for GBS. They wanted to make sure our son had some in his system before being born. At midnight they broke my water because I was not progressing like they wanted me to, I was only at 4cm dilated. After that things started to progress quickly.

    I asked for an epidural at 4 in the morning. Our son’s heart started dropping. We finally got him stabilized. At 5 in the morning, I felt the urge to push and after 3-4 pushes our beautiful boy was born, I didn’t care that his shoulders tore me from the front to the back. I quickly got stitches, while my mom and husband were sharing to hold my beautiful little boy.

    We couldn’t believe that he was finally here. I kept wondering, how I was suppose to care for him. Thoughts like, how am I suppose to know what he needs? kept going through my head. I quickly learned that every cry meant something different.

    Our son was born on August 22nd, 2012 at 5.31am. He weighed 6lbs and 6oz. He was 17 inches tall. Now in a little over than 5 months he will be 13 years old. Can you imagine being a teenager again? I sure can’t. Next Wednesday, I have 8th grade parent night for our son, so he can choose already some high school classes a year before he starts high school. I cannot wrap my head around that one.

    Well have fun reading and I hope you enjoy coming back. Love you guys.

  • First Ultrasound

    My husband and I had our first ultrasound at 12 weeks. During that ultrasound, we saw, that we were having a boy.

    I saw his little heartbeat, I was growing all of his organs. I couldn’t wait to tell the whole world about our son. We already had a name picked out. We named him Christopher Andrew.

    Our son would have the same qualities, I just couldn’t wait to hold our son, I went to buy little outfits for him.

    I couldn’t wait to hold him and talk to him, I loved watching my belly grow and I hated to sleep on my side. I am a stomach sleeper. Anything else I loved. I loved poking my stomach and seeing his little kicks and pokes. We would play tag all the time. My mom’s cat would lay on my stomach and Christopher would kick him and the cat would angrily look at my mom. We laugh about that to this day.

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  • A Bride’s Night Before the Wedding: Anticipation and Memories

    The night before our wedding, which was March 8th, 2012, Glen’s family arrived in Las Vegas. My long time friend and her husband arrived in town as well. Glen and I decided that we would not see each other before the wedding, just to keep some tradition at least. I just knew, that it was going to be a long night for me.

    All night long thoughts kept coming in my head. Thoughts like Glen was going to be late or I would trip walking down the aisle. I just couldn’t wait for it to be finally time to drive to the church. It was finally morning and my mom, sister and I went to the hairdresser to get our hair and makeup done. Excitement and anticipation were growing inside me.

    It was finally time to head to the church. We packed up my wedding dress (which by the way my mom made from scratch) and we drove there. I snuck into a room, so my mom could help me with my wedding dress. I kept smiling the whole time. In that moment I just felt like the happiest person on earth.

    It was finally time to reveal the bride. My mom and dad walked me both down the aisle. I finally saw my husband to be. He was smiling from ear to ear. I think, I saw a tear or two.

    We said our vows and it was finally time to kiss each other. Glen’s sister was our photographer, so she was in charge to capture our wonderful moment. We cherish these pictures for the rest of our lives. I know, that he is my best friend and my soulmate. He listens to me, when I have a bad day. Here is to many more.

    https://www.reviveourhearts.com/articles/whats-the-purpose-of-a-wedding/?srsltid=AfmBOoqKrvLZlj5t1-qpQw2WRkRw7eE0h-rYIVVxkmdHZEzAFA5i71Cn

  • Pregnancy Announcement

    It was a typical Friday night at my parents’ house. Glen and I were just watching Smallville. We were relaxing in my room. We were deep into planning our wedding, that would take place in less than 3 months.

    Later on that night, we went to the store to run some errands. I got myself a pregnancy test because I just had a gut feeling. Once we came home, I went to my room and took the test. It immediately showed up pregnant. I just couldn’t believe it. I was in total shock. I took the test and showed Glen. He was happy, me on the other hand was scared to tell my parents. I just didn’t want to disappoint them. We talk for a few hours and then called it a night.

    In the morning I got up and I made myself some breakfast. It was December 18th. I remember it well because it was just a day before Tania’s birthday. Once everybody was up, we gathered all in the living room. I looked at Glen and then I looked at my parents. With a serious look I told them, that I was pregnant. Tania was happy to become an aunt. My mom and I had a real long talk. My dad just had a disappointed look on his face. He wasn’t talking or looking at Glen at all. I was just hoping that he would come around before the wedding. It took about two months, but he did come around. I was just pleased that he finally got used to the idea of becoming an Opa ( German for grandfather).

    Stay tuned for my next blog. I will post 3 or more blogs each day.

  • Our Proposal

    My husband had taken me on a weekend camping trip the last weekend of November. We went with a whole bunch of our friends from our dancing group. It was our annual Christmas camping trip. We went to Valley of Fire up in the mountains. My oldest sister went with us. We grabbed our camping gear and we headed out right after work.

    We made a quick pit stop at Walmart to grab some food that we can cook over the weekend. I was excited to be spending some time with my husband, Glen. We got to our campsite around 6 or 7pm. We put our tents up and also helped my sister put hers up. Then we started our fire so we can cook some food for the night. I had started to boil some hot water for some hot chocolate. Especially because it was getting cold at night. It was Winter after all. Yes, we do get cold weather in Las Vegas. Surprisingly every once in a while it will snow. We do get a lot of snow in the mountains. Especially on Mount Charleston, where we have a Ski Resort and Snowboarding Resort.

    Around 9pm we gathered around the big fire and we were chanting some Christmas music and telling some of our favorite stories. Around midnight or so everybody headed to their beds for the night. Glen and I were snuggling and trying to keep warm because the wind started to pick up our first night there. I was happy when that wind stopped and I saw the sun come up. I got up and started to boil some more hot chocolate, I also started the fire in the pit so we could get warmed up.

    Slowly everybody else started to get up and we had some breakfast. I made some scrambled eggs and bacon with hot chocolate. It was pretty good to warm our bodies up. Lol.

    On our second night there we took a little walk around the campsite. Just my husband and I. We looked at the stars. I love looking at stars at night. The night is calm and peaceful. Just the way I like it. I also love to watch sunsets and sunrises. I love to admire the different colors.

    The next morning just before sunrise, Glen woke me up and we started hiking up a mountain. Once we reached the mountain top, we just stood there and watched the sunrise. He was standing behind me with his arms wrapped around me. I was just soaking in the moment for a lifetime to come. He turned me around and smiled at me. He was very fidgety and I knew he had something up his sleeves. I just didn’t know what it was.

    He looked very deep in my eyes and told me, that he has something to warm me up. In my head I thought it was some hot chocolate or something. He went in his pocket and took out a little square box, he got down on one knee and I just looked at him in awe, he asked me to marry him, while the sun was rising. I was so happy and I said, yes. He put the ring on my finger and I just looked at it. It was just so perfect.

    I couldn’t wait to spend the rest of my life with him. He was just so perfect. We hiked down the hill and we told everybody that we were engaged. I just couldn’t stop smiling. We started packing our camping stuff because it was time to head back home.

    Once we arrived at my parents’ house I told them all about how he proposed to me. They were so happy. We had a date set for 03/09/2012. He proposed to me on 12/01/2011. I still remember it like it was yesterday.

    But that is how Glen proposed to me. I hope you enjoyed this little read. Until next time.