The first time Scott went away on business travel, we were newly married and when he told me he was going to CA for a week, I really thought the world was ending. Looking back it was one of those classic examples of a couple looking at the same event in two different ways. For Scott the trip was an exciting opportunity. A chance to do something new and definitely a plus for his career.
While most of America celebrated Father’s Day yesterday, the circus family did not. Shh…Please don’t tell the circus children. They think Father’s Day is next week, because that’s when we are celebrating it. We paint pumpkins in Nov and build gingerbread houses in Jan, so why can’t we celebrate dear old dad one week late? Yes, we are shamelessly pulling the wool over our innocent children’s eyes.
Scott and I wanted to get away for a weekend alone, just the two of us, as our gift to each other for our 30th birthdays this year.
Just a heads up that we’ll be saving those weekend thoughts for next weekend. My husband and I are heading out the door for a weekend away and I’ve got no deep thoughts for you….other than thoughts of me and my hubby being whisked away for a weekend alone. But,I’ll be keeping those thoughts to myself, thankyouverymuch!
I put together a short video for our anniversary (I promise it’s only 2 min 10 secs) of my hubby and me over the past 8 years. Those of you who have read our story, see if you can tell why I picked the song I did. Also, for fun see if you can pick out the 3 shots taken by my son in this 2 minute video montage. As I look back over the past 8 years I see lots of national parks and newborn babies…what a great time we’ve had!
[5 Minutes for Mom] (http://www.5minutesformom.com)is hosting their annual blog party and this year I am joining in the fun! So kick your shoes off, change in to some comfy pants and make yourself at home, because the best thing about a blog party is you can join in the fun from the comfort of your couch!
I’ve been blogging for almost a year now. What started as a fulfillment of my new years resolution, has grown into a means of making new friends and reconnecting with old ones as I share my circus life as a wife and stay at home mom of three active preschoolers.
Thanks for sticking around this week for the last installment in my week long saga of how the circus began.
It was spring break of our junior year. The plan (or so I thought) was to spend the first part of break at my parents house and the last part in MD at his parents house.
Wednesday we drove to MD and Thursday we had plans for a fun date in DC.
I have been having a ton of fun on my walk down memory lane this week. (click here to read the beginning of the story).The other day I opened up a hat box which I have filled with Every.Single.Card and note Scott wrote me from our pre-marriage days and our first 2 years of married life. I told you my love language was words of affirmation and if you needed the proof, it is in the box.
I am sucker for holidays and tend to go all out for them. Valentine’s is no exception. We’ve got the heart shaped clings on the windows, our wedding picture on our entry table and big plans for strawberry milk and heart shaped pancakes for breakfast on Saturday morning.
This isn’t anything new. Back in high school I looked forward to the day even when I didn’t have a boyfriend to celebrate with.
I left off on my love story yesterday with the note my husband wrote me on the back of his senior picture. A few weeks later we did in fact “spend time together after school.” It was the day before Thanksgiving and we had a half day of school. The plan was for him to come to my house that afternoon to watch Toy Story.
I was both nervous and excited.
In honor of Valentine’s Day I thought I’d share my love story with you all this week.
I mentioned before that prior to being voted “Most Congenial” Scott and I had only had 2 conversations with each other throughout high school. After the 4th photo shoot, we got one acceptable enough to put in the yearbook, and I started to notice what a genuinely nice guy he was. Sadly though, we had no classes together.