Tomorrow is our 3 year anniversary.  B and I have been through some things.  Everything is not perfect, nor will it ever be.

The fact that we were grown up enough (him more than me) to work through things made me think that I am exactly where I need to be right now….

While I was thinking through how long three years actually is, I got an email from my dad, and how appropriate…it was this guy…

So then I was thinking about it, and even though I shared on my blog that I was engaged, I was still newbie blogger and didn’t know how to add pictures, or even explain how the ring was bought, and since Aruba plays a big part in it, well, now you’re caught up on how my mind got here.  That also may be the longest run-on sentence in history.  

So to explain….B and I went to Aruba with my dad and step-mom about four years ago.  It was a great trip!!  One morning though, B said he was going to go running on the beach.  He did ask if I wanted to go.  Now, if you know me at all, you know I like to work out.  I do not run on the beach, so of course I passed.  Little did I know that sneaky B got in a cab, went downtown and bought a ring.  The exact ring we had been looking at the day before.  He swiped his hand through the pool, then through his hair,  to make it look as though he’d been sweating.  Then about a week later, July 4th (my favorite holiday!) he proposed.  A year later we were married. 

But before we get to all the sentimental engagement/wedding obligatory photos (ahem, tomorrow), I will share with you our fun Aruba pics….

I emailed my Dad and said I wanted to be there too.  Hopefully next time, we’ll get the invite to go again.  But for now, happy early 3rd B.

This weekend was one of the best ones I’ve had in a while.  It was full of non-work.  And that makes the best weekend.  I banned myself from saying four dirty words all weekend, and it seemed to do the trick.

BJ’s uncle has a home on Lake Martin, so it was filled with sunning, boating, swimming, drinking and eating.  So to remember the most awesome weekend, see below…

  Here’s to hoping every weekend can be like that one.

Lately, against my judgement, I have been living in the past.  Looking at old pictures, reminiscing about old moments of my life, reliving memories, or trying to forget them.  

To be honest, and I know I’ve said it before, I try not to live my life in the past. I fight against every saying in the book about someone’s past and if it comes back then it’s meant to be, or whatever.  I am a strong believer against such things.  Your past is a past for a reason . There is no use or productivity in going back there.  Yes, there are exceptions.  None that I have found in my life.  But then again, I never claimed to have a normal life, either.  

So here are some old pictures…some from BJ’s camera, some from my old Kodak Gallery account…but like I said, I can’t help but reminisce….

I don’t know if anyone feels the same way I do about the past.  I know that it’s best left there, but some times it’s really hard not to drudge it up.  Especially if you are just remembering how happy you were, or to make fun of yourself for being such a dork (especially when you can’t take a serious picture to save your life).  I may do these posts from time to time.  There are so many of them that I never posted back in the day.

Oh and Dad….Happy late Father’s Day.  Now that I know that you read this….

See you in July!  Love you!

I love baseball.  I pretty much love any sport except for basket all (never was my thing), but going to an actual baseball game is always better than watching it on TV.

BJ got us tickets right behind home plate, and when I saw right behind home plate, I mean the fence was right in front of us.  Aaand, Javy Lopez threw the first pitch at this game! Javy Lopez!!  I was so stoked.  See the pictures below…he is in one of them, so gorgeous, and he even still looks 20…

Unfortunately, the Barons lost that game.  And unfortunately for you guys, I was pretty obsessed with trying to get a picture of the baseball in motion.