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All about Dustin
My mother tagged my cousins and I to do this blog about our husbands. So...here goes:
1. How long did you date before you got married? Umm...well it depends on what you define as "dating". Lets say...10 months.
2. How long have you been married? 4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days
3. What does he do that surprises you most? Well, it surprised me that he wanted to have a little girl as much as I did. And it continues to surprise me how friggin' excited he is to be a dad!
4. What is his best feature? His eyes. They twinkle.
5. What is his best quality? He's very funny.
6. Does he have a nickname for you? Querida. It means "special one" in espanol.
7. What is his favorite color? Black
8. What is his favorite animal? Monkey. He's always wanted one for a pet. I'm going to say...NO.
9. What is his favorite food? Pizza. Every week he and his work friends go to Cici's Pizza, where he consumes an average of 12 pieces of pizza and two brownies. (and I'm the one who gains weight?!?)
10. What is his favorite sport? Basketball. Basketball. Basketball. But he did decide today that he wants to become a Bowling fan.
11. When and where did you first kiss? On my couch at college. It was about 2 am and we had just finished watching A Goofy Movie.
12. Do you have any children? Just the one in my belly! Although people think I'm carrying twins. Its...just...ONE!
13. Does he have a hidden talent? Dustin keeps wanting me to write something dirty. But I won't, I'm going to say....Dunking. He's really good at dunking basketballs. Check out the valentines post for video proof.
Oh wait. I know what to say now. He's actually a very good writer. The blog he writes, "Cut Goran Dragic" is featured on a Suns fan website.
14. How old is he? 27. He will be 28. He is continually freaking about getting older.
15. Who said "I love you" first? He did. I did about a week later on New Years Eve, after our midnight kiss.
16. What is his favorite music? Early 90's rap. He even owns Shaq's cd, Shaq Diesel.
I LOVE YOU!
1. How long did you date before you got married? Umm...well it depends on what you define as "dating". Lets say...10 months.
2. How long have you been married? 4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days
3. What does he do that surprises you most? Well, it surprised me that he wanted to have a little girl as much as I did. And it continues to surprise me how friggin' excited he is to be a dad!
4. What is his best feature? His eyes. They twinkle.
5. What is his best quality? He's very funny.
6. Does he have a nickname for you? Querida. It means "special one" in espanol.
7. What is his favorite color? Black
8. What is his favorite animal? Monkey. He's always wanted one for a pet. I'm going to say...NO.
9. What is his favorite food? Pizza. Every week he and his work friends go to Cici's Pizza, where he consumes an average of 12 pieces of pizza and two brownies. (and I'm the one who gains weight?!?)
10. What is his favorite sport? Basketball. Basketball. Basketball. But he did decide today that he wants to become a Bowling fan.
11. When and where did you first kiss? On my couch at college. It was about 2 am and we had just finished watching A Goofy Movie.
12. Do you have any children? Just the one in my belly! Although people think I'm carrying twins. Its...just...ONE!
13. Does he have a hidden talent? Dustin keeps wanting me to write something dirty. But I won't, I'm going to say....Dunking. He's really good at dunking basketballs. Check out the valentines post for video proof.
Oh wait. I know what to say now. He's actually a very good writer. The blog he writes, "Cut Goran Dragic" is featured on a Suns fan website.
14. How old is he? 27. He will be 28. He is continually freaking about getting older.
15. Who said "I love you" first? He did. I did about a week later on New Years Eve, after our midnight kiss.
16. What is his favorite music? Early 90's rap. He even owns Shaq's cd, Shaq Diesel.
I LOVE YOU!
Why We Live on the Third Floor...
I know, I know. Two posts in one day? Lame. But this happened at our apartment complex this morning, and it’s just so crazy I had to blog about it! This truck crashed into the building in front of ours early this morning. I didn’t hear it, but I did hear the many sirens from the fire trucks and ambulances. We live near a fire station so I didn’t think anything about it, until Dustin texted me “Did you see the accident this morning?” Then I turned on the news and saw this! This kid must have been going super fast to be able to do this. He had to cross over the median, 3 lanes of traffic, go through the ditch in front of the complex, to finally hit this apartment’s patio. Crazy. Crazy crazy crazy.
Here’s the official article about it:
Truck crashes into Gilbert apartment
by Nicole Ethier and Sarah Macdonald - Feb. 17, 2009 09:49 AM
The Arizona Republic
A Williams Field High School student escaped injury after crashing into a two-bedroom building at a Gilbert apartment complex early Tuesday.
No one was home when the unidentified 17-year-old male driver crashed into the Edge at Lyon's Gate unit near Ray and Higley roads.
Police said the accident occurred about 7:30 a.m. as the student was headed westbound on Ray Road. As the result of an unspecified medical condition, the driver lost control of his pickup truck and crossed over three lanes of traffic into the east side of the street, police said.
The truck hit part of the patio, dining room and living room of the 1187-square-foot apartment, said Charles Goldsberry, maintenance manager for the complex.
The cost of the damage was not immediately determined.
As a precaution, the student was taken to a hospital after the crash. The residents of the apartment have been notified, police said
Valentines Day
This Valentines Day was our 5th Valentines together. In honor of that Dustin gave me 5 little gifts in remembrance of our time together.
1. Some DVDs. Baby Mama and Legally Blonde. For our first Valentines as a married couple Dustin had bought me DVDs.
2. Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream. My favorite! Dustin once brought me this ice cream home for breakfast.
3. Breakfast in Bed. On Saturday, Dustin woke me up to eat Cinnamon Life and toast cut into heart shapes. He did this the morning after he proposed to me. Which you might remember from the previous post…
4. Scattered Valentines on the floor. One year Dustin bought Spongebob valentines and had them scattered all over the house. He had written something on each one, and if I remember correctly they formed a path to my gift that year. This year they were of those creepy animals with the big eyes (he always has to get the weirdest ones!) and they led to the baby’s room in which I found…
5. A big cheesy stuffed animal. You know those big horrible ones that they sell at gas stations and at Wal-Mart? Yeah. Dustin one year bought me a huge pepto-bismol pink dog, and he had tied some lingerie around its neck. This year it was a white lamb. (Minus the lingerie. He said it was inappropriate because he had put the lamb in the baby’s crib) I’d been saying that I wanted to get a stuffed lamb for Kate (I had one when I was a baby), but maybe I should have specified the size. Haha. At least it wasn’t that big pink unicorn we saw at Fry's...
I really wasn’t planning on getting Dustin anything this year since we had gone to San Diego two weekends before. But on Friday I was going to the bank to deposit my check, and I drove past the San Tan Mall. I thought to myself, “I wish I could afford those Hyperdunk basketball shoes that Dustin wants so badly! Wait…I actually CAN afford those!” I had some tip money saved up. So I made a decision. Decision made. I was going to buy Dustin those shoes.
Apparently they were a very popular gift for Valentines this year though! Nobody had the black pair (I knew that was Dustin’s choice because that’s what he tried on a couple of months ago) and nobody had a size 12! Finally the guy at Foot Locker helped me out by calling a couple of other Foot Lockers in other malls. There was one, size 12 pair left at the Superstition Mall. They were a red and white pair, but I didn’t care about color at this point. I figured he could exchange them later if he wanted to. So I drove there as fast as I could (I only had an hour before I had to get to work by this point), bought that pair, drove home, frosted the big cookie I had made for Dustin, got dressed, did my hair and makeup, and drove to work completely exhausted. It was worth it though! He loves them!
On actual Valentines Day we went to see Jaron and Bethany’s new house that they had just bought in Queen Creek. Congratulations you guys! We all had lunch together at Red Brick Pizza, then Dustin and Jaron went to check out the All-Star activities that were going on in Phoenix. They saw the HORSE contest, saw some famous people, and entered themselves into a dunk contest. Dustin won second place!
That evening Dustin and I went to dinner at Applebee’s. It was a great Valentines Day!
1. Some DVDs. Baby Mama and Legally Blonde. For our first Valentines as a married couple Dustin had bought me DVDs.
2. Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream. My favorite! Dustin once brought me this ice cream home for breakfast.
3. Breakfast in Bed. On Saturday, Dustin woke me up to eat Cinnamon Life and toast cut into heart shapes. He did this the morning after he proposed to me. Which you might remember from the previous post…
4. Scattered Valentines on the floor. One year Dustin bought Spongebob valentines and had them scattered all over the house. He had written something on each one, and if I remember correctly they formed a path to my gift that year. This year they were of those creepy animals with the big eyes (he always has to get the weirdest ones!) and they led to the baby’s room in which I found…
5. A big cheesy stuffed animal. You know those big horrible ones that they sell at gas stations and at Wal-Mart? Yeah. Dustin one year bought me a huge pepto-bismol pink dog, and he had tied some lingerie around its neck. This year it was a white lamb. (Minus the lingerie. He said it was inappropriate because he had put the lamb in the baby’s crib) I’d been saying that I wanted to get a stuffed lamb for Kate (I had one when I was a baby), but maybe I should have specified the size. Haha. At least it wasn’t that big pink unicorn we saw at Fry's...
I really wasn’t planning on getting Dustin anything this year since we had gone to San Diego two weekends before. But on Friday I was going to the bank to deposit my check, and I drove past the San Tan Mall. I thought to myself, “I wish I could afford those Hyperdunk basketball shoes that Dustin wants so badly! Wait…I actually CAN afford those!” I had some tip money saved up. So I made a decision. Decision made. I was going to buy Dustin those shoes.
Apparently they were a very popular gift for Valentines this year though! Nobody had the black pair (I knew that was Dustin’s choice because that’s what he tried on a couple of months ago) and nobody had a size 12! Finally the guy at Foot Locker helped me out by calling a couple of other Foot Lockers in other malls. There was one, size 12 pair left at the Superstition Mall. They were a red and white pair, but I didn’t care about color at this point. I figured he could exchange them later if he wanted to. So I drove there as fast as I could (I only had an hour before I had to get to work by this point), bought that pair, drove home, frosted the big cookie I had made for Dustin, got dressed, did my hair and makeup, and drove to work completely exhausted. It was worth it though! He loves them!
On actual Valentines Day we went to see Jaron and Bethany’s new house that they had just bought in Queen Creek. Congratulations you guys! We all had lunch together at Red Brick Pizza, then Dustin and Jaron went to check out the All-Star activities that were going on in Phoenix. They saw the HORSE contest, saw some famous people, and entered themselves into a dunk contest. Dustin won second place!That evening Dustin and I went to dinner at Applebee’s. It was a great Valentines Day!
Not Your Average Engagement Story
Well today is Friday, the Thirteenth, the day before Valentines Day. This day holds a special place in my heart because 5 years ago, on Valentines Eve, Dustin and I got engaged. That night in 2004 was also a Friday the Thirteenth. Bad timing? Maybe. But so far we haven’t experienced too much bad luck in our marriage.
In honor of this anniversary, I thought I would post my journal entry about that night. You may remember my post about how I fell in love with my husband. In it I stated that the Adversary did everything he could to keep us from falling in love, getting engaged, and getting married. He did so by confusing me….a lot! Every time I would pray and get a good feeling about Dustin, he was there a split second later with feelings that would say “Are you sure you just felt that?”. Ugh. I’m feeling stressed just thinking about those days! Anyway, I reminded you of that, because you’ll understand the story better when you remember how I was feeling.
Feb, 18th 2004
This past weekend was amazing. Dustin and I went home for a much deserved and needed break. Dustin had earlier before told me that he had bought the wrong ring, and that he had had the shipment reversed and changed, so I was thinking it would be another week or two before the question was popped. But when we pulled into his mom’s office to pick up a package that his sister had forgotten to get earlier [good job Sherice! Haha], I knew that it was coming. All the way up there I had had the suspicion that he was going to purpose, despite the “wrong ring” story, so I was just praying in my heart that I would be able to know the answer. I knew, but sometimes I just freak myself out so much that the whole ideal becomes blurred.
So that night we hung out with his sisters. We ate dinner at El Cupidos and watched the All-Star Rookie game. When the game was drawing to an end he said, “When this game ends, our romantic weekend will begin, I promise” So after the game he went upstairs to get some coats, then took me into his backyard. He lives up in all the pine trees and snow so it was really pretty. I just thought he was taking me back there to make out to get away from his sisters, because in the back of my mind I was thinking, “No way- he’s going to do this tomorrow!”.
But then he started reminiscing about a night that he had taken me to his late grandmothers house. We laid in a sleeping bag watching the stars, and that was the first time that we had talked about marriage.
**oh, lately I had gotten into the habit of wearing my CTR ring on my wedding ring finger, because whenever Dustin would see it on any other finger he would place it back on that finger**
So as we were talking he said, “Let me see your ring” and he slipped off the CTR ring (little prayers are just flying off my head at this point) and then he got down on one knee, slipped the gorgeous princess cut three stoned ring on my finger and said,
“Erin, will you marry me?”
Well, being myself, I silently flipped out for about 3 minutes (that’s not an exaggeration.)
Dustin’s knee was still in the snow, about to get frostbitten, and he was saying, “I kinda need an answer!” Well, he eventually got up- and then the thought came to me “Erin, you’re not gonna say no” –so then I said yes. Then we went inside and I freaked out some more, so I went into the bathroom to pray. I prayed with all my heart that if I had made the right decision that I would feel at peace. And I have ever since. So now I’m engaged!
I wonder if I had met Dustin at 21 or 22 instead of 19 if I would have been more level-headed. But, then we might not have gotten married. Everything happens for a reason right? Well the next day was Valentines Day, and I’ll continue on with the story.
The next morning I was awakened at 7:00. Dustin had made me breakfast in bed. Cinnamon Life and toast cut into heart shapes. The toast was too pretty to eat, but we both ate the life cereal.
Later that night, Dustin told me to get dressed up really nice, so I did. But instead of taking me out to dinner, he led me upstairs to his room. There he had set up a romantic candlelight dinner for us. On the blanket he had set out there were white rose petals and he put Martinelli's sparkling cider in pretty glasses. The lasagna he had made (specialty of Safeway) wasn’t done yet, so we just sat there in the candlelight talking, cuddling, and kissing. It was so great. When the lasagna was finally done, we had to turn on the lights to eat, so the romantic part was done- but then we spent the rest of the night just laughing and playing. I love him so much. I am so very happy.
I love you Dustin! I’m so glad you asked me to marry you 5 years ago! You’re the best part of my life, and I love you more every day.
Happy Valentines Day!
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30 week Ultrasound
Today I had another doctor’s appointment. It’s always fun to hear the heartbeat, and today we had another ultrasound. But the part I always dread, and need to vent about a little, is the SCALE. Ugh. I hate it! I already feel enormous, so watching the numbers creep up, and the doctors criticize me about my weight gain, really just makes me want to cry. I’ve gained 30 pounds so far, and I’ve got about 10 weeks to go.
It’s not like I’ve been one of those pregnant women who eat everything in their path. I’ve never taken “eating for two” literally. I eat healthy, I’ll give into the occasional craving, but for the most part I keep it around 2000 calories a day. Which I think is really good considering the huge appetite that comes with being pregnant. I take walks and do prenatal yoga. Yes, I could do these things more often, but it’s getting harder to be motivated because I’m so tired all the time.
Other than feeling fat, everything else is going really good. My glucose screening (that 3 hour blood test I had to take) came back normal, so I don’t have diabetes. That’s awesome! I was worried about that one for a while. The baby is healthy and growing at a normal rate. As of the ultrasound today, she is about 3.5 lbs now.
I love ultrasounds because it’s so cool to see your baby. She was really moving around in there today (she kept kicking the ultrasound lady's hands), which made it hard to take pictures, and she had her face up against the placenta, so it was really hard. So, as fun as it was to see her, the pictures didn’t really turn out, but I’ll post some of them anyway.
Her foot
A side profile, sort of.
A 3-d picture of her face and arm. Can't see it? I couldn't at first either. Like I said, her face was up in the placenta, so the ultrasound lady tried to digitally remove it so we could see her better. But if you look closely you can see the side of her face: an eye, nose lips and chin. Her arm (or maybe it's the cord) is blocking the rest of it.
10 weeks left! We can't wait to meet her!
It’s not like I’ve been one of those pregnant women who eat everything in their path. I’ve never taken “eating for two” literally. I eat healthy, I’ll give into the occasional craving, but for the most part I keep it around 2000 calories a day. Which I think is really good considering the huge appetite that comes with being pregnant. I take walks and do prenatal yoga. Yes, I could do these things more often, but it’s getting harder to be motivated because I’m so tired all the time.
Other than feeling fat, everything else is going really good. My glucose screening (that 3 hour blood test I had to take) came back normal, so I don’t have diabetes. That’s awesome! I was worried about that one for a while. The baby is healthy and growing at a normal rate. As of the ultrasound today, she is about 3.5 lbs now.
I love ultrasounds because it’s so cool to see your baby. She was really moving around in there today (she kept kicking the ultrasound lady's hands), which made it hard to take pictures, and she had her face up against the placenta, so it was really hard. So, as fun as it was to see her, the pictures didn’t really turn out, but I’ll post some of them anyway.
Her foot
A side profile, sort of.
A 3-d picture of her face and arm. Can't see it? I couldn't at first either. Like I said, her face was up in the placenta, so the ultrasound lady tried to digitally remove it so we could see her better. But if you look closely you can see the side of her face: an eye, nose lips and chin. Her arm (or maybe it's the cord) is blocking the rest of it.
10 weeks left! We can't wait to meet her!
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