It's official, we are on VACATION!!! :) Meaning, I am not going to blog for very long, but as I sit and wait for Ryder to fall asleep - I will fill you all in on the details of our trip..... I know the curiosity is just killing you ;)
5:30am came bright and early this morning and off we were to pick up my mom and head to the airport! Ryder was so excited, he just chatted our ears off the whole way to the airport... When it finally came time to load the plane, I was one anxious mommy. I have been flying my whole life, but it wasn't until I had kids (okay, KID, no...I'm not spilling any secret news via my blog) that I started to DREAD flights. I just start panicking and keep thinking "what if", etc, etc. However, as you can see, we made it just fine! Ryder LOVED everything about the airplane ride...he thought the take off was exciting, then decided he was tired and laid down and took a nap! When he woke up he was full of energy, had some snacks, and then we landed! All in all, couldn't have asked for an easier trip...Hoping the way back home is just as relaxed... Since then, we've just been at my grandpa's house and we've had a lot of visitors which has been fun, but exhausting at the same time. Not sure of our plans for tomorrow but since the weather is supposed to be 100 degrees again (it's like a sauna here!) I'm guessing it will involve a POOL, and..... possibly some shopping ;) Can't wait to head to the BEACH!!!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
I'd rather be in bed....
It's 10:36pm on a Saturday night and I wish I could be sleeping right now... Lame, I know. My work week was exhausting this past week working 12-14 hour days and not getting home until 11pm and I still haven't quite caught up with sleep.... Why am I not in bed now, you may ask? Because I'm waiting for a DELICIOUS apple pie to finish baking for Father's Day tomorrow.
Long story short: My mommy-in-law taught me how to make the best apple pies in the world, I made one for Thanksgiving for my parents, my dad fell in love, and now for Father's day he is getting a homemade apple pie :) Currently, it's in the oven and starting to smell amazing, meaning it's almost done!
As I wait, you'll have to deal with me rambling on about nothing in particular... Started packing today for our trip! Countdown = t minus 4 days until VACATION!! I'm SO READY to get away for a while with Max and Ryder for a whole week just to relax, enjoy the sun (hopefully!), introduce Ryder to the ocean, feel the sand between my toes, enjoy a glass of delicious wine, eat amazing and FRESH seafood (yum!) and lose track of days and time in general.... If you couldn't tell, I'm pretty excited.
Another thing I'm pretty excited for (I told you I was going to start rambling....It's sleep deprivation, I swear) is adding another addition to the johnson farm :) Ever since I moved in with Max over a year ago on this quaint little 'farmstead' I have been dreaming of getting a horse! I think they are by far the most beautiful animals in the entire world and would love to be able to have one here to admire each day grazing in our pasture... That is, the pasture that doesn't quite exist yet, but will soon! Anyways...I've continued to bring up the idea of getting horse and somewhere along the way, someone (Max) started taking me seriously apparently. We've now been looking at a few horses and currently have been making some plans on whether or not we can/will bite the bullet and get a horse! My dad has also gotten involved in our plans lately and has offered to let us keep the horse in his pastures until we get our barn up and running and a fence up. Since he also bale's his own hay, that will help us out alot! Anyways...It could be a week, a month, or a year (who knows?) before we actually get to follow through with this horse business, but either way, the idea gives me something to look forward to!
Is it time for bed yet????
Long story short: My mommy-in-law taught me how to make the best apple pies in the world, I made one for Thanksgiving for my parents, my dad fell in love, and now for Father's day he is getting a homemade apple pie :) Currently, it's in the oven and starting to smell amazing, meaning it's almost done!
As I wait, you'll have to deal with me rambling on about nothing in particular... Started packing today for our trip! Countdown = t minus 4 days until VACATION!! I'm SO READY to get away for a while with Max and Ryder for a whole week just to relax, enjoy the sun (hopefully!), introduce Ryder to the ocean, feel the sand between my toes, enjoy a glass of delicious wine, eat amazing and FRESH seafood (yum!) and lose track of days and time in general.... If you couldn't tell, I'm pretty excited.
Another thing I'm pretty excited for (I told you I was going to start rambling....It's sleep deprivation, I swear) is adding another addition to the johnson farm :) Ever since I moved in with Max over a year ago on this quaint little 'farmstead' I have been dreaming of getting a horse! I think they are by far the most beautiful animals in the entire world and would love to be able to have one here to admire each day grazing in our pasture... That is, the pasture that doesn't quite exist yet, but will soon! Anyways...I've continued to bring up the idea of getting horse and somewhere along the way, someone (Max) started taking me seriously apparently. We've now been looking at a few horses and currently have been making some plans on whether or not we can/will bite the bullet and get a horse! My dad has also gotten involved in our plans lately and has offered to let us keep the horse in his pastures until we get our barn up and running and a fence up. Since he also bale's his own hay, that will help us out alot! Anyways...It could be a week, a month, or a year (who knows?) before we actually get to follow through with this horse business, but either way, the idea gives me something to look forward to!
Is it time for bed yet????
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
oohhhhhh ryder!!
As I'm sitting at work yesterday at approximately noon, I get a call from my hubby... I can't answer right away so I later send him a text and ask what he needed.... He then comments, "Oh nothing, I just noticed when I went home for lunch today that Ryder colored on his walls last night"...... Ummmm.....WHAT!?!? I burst out laughing because seriously, this is such a sneaky little Ryder move!!
Every night we have a bedtime routine of teeth brushing, peeing, jammies, story, and prayers. Ryder then kicks us out of his room and he secretly continues to play. We really don't mind, because usually he just gets down to get a few toys and then hops back up to bed where we are then serenaded by some great tunes like "bah bah back sheep" and "ipsy bipsy spider", etc. Well, apparently, he switched up the routine last night and was feeling rather creative as he drew a masterpeice on his wall :) Max couldn't figure out how/why I thought it was so precious that he did that, but for me, I just think of it as one of those adorable toddler moments that when I first found out I was pregnant I knew I would one day encounter....
As for my little Picaso-to-be, when asked about the incident a big sly smile creeped across his face and he said, "I'm sorry for doing that, I won't do it again, mommy"...How do you stay mad at that?!?!
.......On a small side note, Max just made homemade bread, I love that man :)
Every night we have a bedtime routine of teeth brushing, peeing, jammies, story, and prayers. Ryder then kicks us out of his room and he secretly continues to play. We really don't mind, because usually he just gets down to get a few toys and then hops back up to bed where we are then serenaded by some great tunes like "bah bah back sheep" and "ipsy bipsy spider", etc. Well, apparently, he switched up the routine last night and was feeling rather creative as he drew a masterpeice on his wall :) Max couldn't figure out how/why I thought it was so precious that he did that, but for me, I just think of it as one of those adorable toddler moments that when I first found out I was pregnant I knew I would one day encounter....
As for my little Picaso-to-be, when asked about the incident a big sly smile creeped across his face and he said, "I'm sorry for doing that, I won't do it again, mommy"...How do you stay mad at that?!?!
.......On a small side note, Max just made homemade bread, I love that man :)
Monday, June 7, 2010
life, in general
I feel like I haven't blogged in a while... I'm trying to think of what all has happened in our lives since the last time I wrote... I'm drawing a blank, although I know we've been SUPER busy! This past weekend, especially, was a busy one for us. Friday I had off of work and ran errands with Kristin and Ryder for most of the day... Sadly, Ryder then left us for the weekend to spend it in Breezy Point (which is becomming his favorite place in the world!) with his Daddy and grandparents.... That left this mommy itching for a night out with the girls, and man, did we have just that! I won't go into any of the fabulous details, but I will tell you that we ended up at Kickers, and well, if you're from Litchfield, you know that means that you should have been cut off right around the time you closed the FIRST bar down at (which for us, was the VFW)...Needless to say, 7AM came quite early the next morning when I had to get up and get ready for Kristin's bridal shower!
Unfortunately, there was no time for a nap on Saturday. We finished up with Kristin's shower around 11 and then I headed out to the cabin to watch the Lake Stella Triatholon, which really is just a fancy name for Max, his brothers, and a few friends to compete in some kayaking, running, and biking, and then of course beer drinking and food after it's all said and done. ;) I am happy to report that my husband did NOT take last this year -- woohoo Max!! After some wonderful food and conversation with Max's family, we then headed home to shower and then immediately take off to Blaise's 3rd Birthday party... Which was then followed with Blair's birthday party, which we didn't really stick around for, because this sad excuse of a 22 year old was SPENT and needed a long back massage from my husband followed by sweet dreams in my bed! :) Sunday was a lot of landscaping and we even scored the BEST deals on perennials (except of course for the free ones we get from Cindy!!) from a local lady in town, I'm so exciting for them to bloom!!
Lastly, today is Monday which means VOLLEYBALL :) Our first game was tonight and we didn't do too bad at all! We won one game and lost two but they were SUPER close and we went into overtime every game -- our team consists of me, Max, Emily, Andy, Kristin, John, and Kyle... We are currently in the process of making shirts, yes, we are that cool.
One small note, for those of you on the facebook world, you are already aware of this, but today was my first and LAST day of a no carb diet.... NEVER AGAIN!!! I realize now that I can not live without fruit, yogurt, milk, bread, pasta, and just about EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE PLANET!! I think in celebration of this decision I may just make delicious shrimp alfredo tomorrow--bring it on carbs, oh how I've missed you!!!
Unfortunately, there was no time for a nap on Saturday. We finished up with Kristin's shower around 11 and then I headed out to the cabin to watch the Lake Stella Triatholon, which really is just a fancy name for Max, his brothers, and a few friends to compete in some kayaking, running, and biking, and then of course beer drinking and food after it's all said and done. ;) I am happy to report that my husband did NOT take last this year -- woohoo Max!! After some wonderful food and conversation with Max's family, we then headed home to shower and then immediately take off to Blaise's 3rd Birthday party... Which was then followed with Blair's birthday party, which we didn't really stick around for, because this sad excuse of a 22 year old was SPENT and needed a long back massage from my husband followed by sweet dreams in my bed! :) Sunday was a lot of landscaping and we even scored the BEST deals on perennials (except of course for the free ones we get from Cindy!!) from a local lady in town, I'm so exciting for them to bloom!!
Lastly, today is Monday which means VOLLEYBALL :) Our first game was tonight and we didn't do too bad at all! We won one game and lost two but they were SUPER close and we went into overtime every game -- our team consists of me, Max, Emily, Andy, Kristin, John, and Kyle... We are currently in the process of making shirts, yes, we are that cool.
One small note, for those of you on the facebook world, you are already aware of this, but today was my first and LAST day of a no carb diet.... NEVER AGAIN!!! I realize now that I can not live without fruit, yogurt, milk, bread, pasta, and just about EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE PLANET!! I think in celebration of this decision I may just make delicious shrimp alfredo tomorrow--bring it on carbs, oh how I've missed you!!!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
A little emotional....
Max and I are on a cleaning spree at the moment (as you can see, I'm taking a break;)) However...I was cleaning/organizing our closet and began to take a trip down memory lane... At the moment, all of my scrapbooking stuff was in the closet so of course I had to take a peak at some of my favorite pictures (and realized how behind I am at printing pictures, Gosh I am awful at doing that!)...went through some clothes to decide what is going on the garage sale load....and then found myself face to face with my wedding dress. I couldn't help it. I haven't put it on since the wedding over 8 months ago!
.....Needless to say, there I was at 10:30 at night hopping into my wedding gown and no, it didn't end there. I rummaged through my bathroom and put my headpeice in my hair, earrings in my ears, and my wedding necklace. I walked out and Max just kind of gave me a weird look...Luckily, after 8 months of being married, he no longer questions my randomness :)
Well then since I had the dress on, OF COURSE I had to flip through my wedding album (where I also realized how many more pictures I have to print!!) and got a little emotional! My sister is getting married, my best friends are getting married and all this wedding talk just makes me want to get married all over again! However....I will say that my lovely little stroll down memory lane makes me realize how grateful I am for the way my wedding turned out. It was truly the EXACT wedding I have been dreaming about since I was a little girl.... Nothing big, nothing over the top fancy, just close friends and family out enjoying the amazing gift of nature that God put in our world celebrating love and happiness.... I honestly don't think I would change a single thing, and THAT my friends, is a feeling of contentment like no other :)
.....Needless to say, there I was at 10:30 at night hopping into my wedding gown and no, it didn't end there. I rummaged through my bathroom and put my headpeice in my hair, earrings in my ears, and my wedding necklace. I walked out and Max just kind of gave me a weird look...Luckily, after 8 months of being married, he no longer questions my randomness :)
Well then since I had the dress on, OF COURSE I had to flip through my wedding album (where I also realized how many more pictures I have to print!!) and got a little emotional! My sister is getting married, my best friends are getting married and all this wedding talk just makes me want to get married all over again! However....I will say that my lovely little stroll down memory lane makes me realize how grateful I am for the way my wedding turned out. It was truly the EXACT wedding I have been dreaming about since I was a little girl.... Nothing big, nothing over the top fancy, just close friends and family out enjoying the amazing gift of nature that God put in our world celebrating love and happiness.... I honestly don't think I would change a single thing, and THAT my friends, is a feeling of contentment like no other :)
Sunday, May 23, 2010
"It won't be like this for long...."
As I'm reflecting back on the last couple of days in the johnson household, that song is what comes to mind, anyone with a small child in your house right now more than understands the meaning of this wonderful song by Darius Rucker....For those of you unfamiliar with the lyrics, the song talks about being up all night with a newborn, then dealing with toddler tantrums down the road, etc etc. The point of the song being that sometimes we all just need to take a deep breath and realize that although sometimes raising a little one can seem like the most chaotic/frustrating thing in the whole world, we need to still appreciate every minute with our child (good and bad) because 'it won't be like this for long' and soon they will be grown....
It has been battle royale at our house for the past few days involving a 3 foot tall little monster with a bad case of napolean complex (aka, Ryder). Everything has been a huge power struggle in our house, as Ryder seems to think that he makes ALL the rules. Not a chance, little man.... Needless to say it has been extremely frustrating for allllll of us and can lead to a very emotional mommy... So far, I have survived this wonderful toddler stage that can make me oh so crazy, but believe me, at the moment, I am hanging by a thread ;) --However, I did just go peep in at Ryder to say one last 'goodnight' and he said "I'm sorry mommy, I won't make you sad anymore, I will be good boy" ....ahhhhhh love :)
Other than that, nothing too exciting to blog about at the moment... This weekend was super busy (as I have a feeling they all will be from here on out!) as we celebrated with Mellissa and Nate on Friday night in St.Cloud and had a housewarming party for our friends Ryan and Kelly in town on Saturday night, very laidback night but spent with GREAT friends, nonetheless! Today we spend majority of the day outside, doing more landscaping, moving stuff around, cleaning up, and checking on our GARDEN!! Which, by the way, I am PLEASED to say is thriving!! Max and I planted tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, sweet corn, cantaloup, peas, green beans, beets, carrots, onions, dill, strawberries, raspberries, chives, basil, tarragon, lettuce, and spinach. So far, everything has been coming along great! Shocker for us, because last year was a bit of a different story ;)
Ps...Just asked Max if there was anything else that would be blog worthy to write about and he thought for a long time and said, "Well, our dogs stayed home all weekend..." So there ya have it folks, Props to Mickey and Macie for doing what most dogs do naturally, staying home! (I also feel obligated to say that this is nothing new for Mickey (my dog), as he ALWAYS stays home and is obedient, Macie (max's dog) however, is quite the wanderer.
It has been battle royale at our house for the past few days involving a 3 foot tall little monster with a bad case of napolean complex (aka, Ryder). Everything has been a huge power struggle in our house, as Ryder seems to think that he makes ALL the rules. Not a chance, little man.... Needless to say it has been extremely frustrating for allllll of us and can lead to a very emotional mommy... So far, I have survived this wonderful toddler stage that can make me oh so crazy, but believe me, at the moment, I am hanging by a thread ;) --However, I did just go peep in at Ryder to say one last 'goodnight' and he said "I'm sorry mommy, I won't make you sad anymore, I will be good boy" ....ahhhhhh love :)
Other than that, nothing too exciting to blog about at the moment... This weekend was super busy (as I have a feeling they all will be from here on out!) as we celebrated with Mellissa and Nate on Friday night in St.Cloud and had a housewarming party for our friends Ryan and Kelly in town on Saturday night, very laidback night but spent with GREAT friends, nonetheless! Today we spend majority of the day outside, doing more landscaping, moving stuff around, cleaning up, and checking on our GARDEN!! Which, by the way, I am PLEASED to say is thriving!! Max and I planted tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, sweet corn, cantaloup, peas, green beans, beets, carrots, onions, dill, strawberries, raspberries, chives, basil, tarragon, lettuce, and spinach. So far, everything has been coming along great! Shocker for us, because last year was a bit of a different story ;)
Ps...Just asked Max if there was anything else that would be blog worthy to write about and he thought for a long time and said, "Well, our dogs stayed home all weekend..." So there ya have it folks, Props to Mickey and Macie for doing what most dogs do naturally, staying home! (I also feel obligated to say that this is nothing new for Mickey (my dog), as he ALWAYS stays home and is obedient, Macie (max's dog) however, is quite the wanderer.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
.....Wedding Bells Are Ringing!!!
Let me start this blog first by wishing my sister and her new "fiance", Nate, CONGRATULATIONS on their engagement!!!! FINALLY....IT'S ABOUT TIME ;) Mellissa and Nate have been dating for a little over three years and Nate just proposed to Mellissa on Saturday--we couldn't be happier!! Of course, I got excited right away and it didn't take me long to get 100% in wedding mode.... Within hours, I had her surfing wedding websites and chatting up plans -- we even found a HUGE bargain on a BEAUTIFUL wedding dress, and we even ordered it!! Yes, that seems a little crazy, but that's how I roll ;) As of now, they are currently talking about having a DESTINATION WEDDING, possibly as early as MEA of this year, so mid-October....Very exciting, and even better, it means I have yet ANOTHER vacation to look forward to other than our Atlantic Beach trip which is coming up in the end of June... Again, Congratulations Mellissa and Nate!!
The rest of our weekend was just as amazing... The weather was GORGEOUS which made me soooooooo happy!! We were able to spend ALL of our time outside as a family. Saturday morning I went to Babe's Blossoms, a nursery outside of Cosmos/Hector area, and wow. It is now my new FAVORITE nursery! They had soooooo much stuff, and such a great selection! It ended up being a spendy trip, but I consider plants an investment for our house, so that's okay ;) So, approximately two carts full of wonderful perinnials and shrubs later, I was one happy girl... Ryder and I spent the rest of our day hanging out with my mom since it was her birthday! Max was off doing his own thing since it was fishing opener and turkey hunting this weekend, blah. Then came today, Sunday....Although we didn't make it to church (oops), it was what I would consider very close to being the PERFECT day! For majority of the afternoon, if you would have driven by my house, you would have seen this mommy laying out soaking up the sun in some lawn chairs, a little blue eyed blonde running around screaming and giggling running through a sprinkler, and my shirtless husband puttsing around the house doing who knows what...What a great day!
We also have quite a few new additions to the johnson farm :) However, it is with great sadness that I announce the death of our beloved kitty, OJ. OJ was tragically killed during an unfortuante (yet accidental) car accident. (Okay, so my brother ran the poor little thing over). However, only minutes later it was discovered that our OTHER cat (who I could have sworn was a MALE all this time) suddenly gave birth to SIX, repeat SIX, new baby kitties!! So, within a matter of minutes, we went from two cats, down to one, and then up to SEVEN within a time span of approximately one hour! Also, tonight, we added three new little baby ducklings to our family :) Welcome, Fatso (named by Max, he's so rude.), Daffy and Donald! They will fit in nicely with our baby chics that will be arriving soon..... According to my husband, baby lambs will be joining us soon as well! --There is also the prospect of a horse joining the farm in the future, Max just doesn't know that yet ;)
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