Valentine x 2

What a LUCKY girl I am!!! I GOTS ME TWO VALENTINES THIS YEAR!!!!!

One who kept me company all day and cuddled and snuggled even though he had to have 4 immunizations earlier that morning. Aiden is such a light in my life. He always makes me smile and feel so special!! I am so grateful for him and all that he brings into my life.


And the other, TK :) is the perfect valentine! Three years running he has brought me roses. (One for each valentine's day we have spent together) We may not have much but we've got each other and a wonderful child and we can't ask for anything more than that.


After putting Aiden to bed (because we are too cheap for a sitter) we had a lovely valentines day right here at home!


We had a beautiful dinner for two (which TK made) and some chocolate covered strawberries for dessert (MY FAVORITE!!!)


TK made a beautiful candle-lit dinner for me.. if I do say so myself.. fettecini alfredo with carrots, peas, and broccoli! And to top it off, sparkling cider! It was SOOOO good!! And I just love him so much!!


See my flowers?!?! Aren't they perrty :) and even 3 roses amongst all the color!! I am so lucky to have such an amazing husband who always knows how to make me feel beautiful and loved and so very very blessed!


Hope you all had as wonderful of a valentine's day as we did!

Peace, Love, and CookieDough.

Confession.

One of my biggest fears is that I will eventually develop early-onset Alzheimer's.

It is a fear that has haunted me for quite some time now. Ever since I got married. I mean. My memory has been crappy. Really crappy. I forget so much and each day it gets worse. But it has never worried me until I got married. No... wait. That's a lie. Before that... but it seemed to scare me so much more after I got married. Because then, it'd hurt TK too. I mean, if it were to happen... i'd be gone. It wouldn't really effect me. Not nearly as much as those close to me.

My memory seems to get worse. It seems to have gotten worse daily ever since the accident. Who knows. Maybe that's just an excuse. Maybe its just something I conjured up in my head.. but it makes sense. I recieved a head injury in the accident. I don't remember the accident. I don't remember the day or the first few days that I spent in the hospital. I don't remember anyone telling me my diagnosis... ? Or whatever the term is for the damage that was done to me. So I don't even know if it is possible that my crappy memory and it are related.

But regardless. I hate that memories of my childhood are so hard to recall. I hate the thought of loosing the memories that I DO have. I hate the thought of my family and especially TK and Aiden having to deal with me and watch as I basically deteriorate mentally and physically. Ahg. I'd hate myself for it. (If I had any idea that it was happening)

Its a disease in which the causes are unknown and the prevention hasn't been determined. It just comes to who it comes to and there's nothing you can do about it.

Plus, the average life expectancy for those with AD is four to six years after the date of diagnosis. And if its early-onset it means BEFORE age 65. I couldn't imagine leaving so early in life. I just don't wanna!! And I don't want to leave all that I love behind me!

So yes. This is one of, if not my BIGGEST fear.

Peace, Love, and CookieDough

The Suck.

So I was cleanin house the other day and I feel a huge draft coming from the corner of our dining room... I go and check it out only to find an open window, about 4 inches or so. Now its not a corner room or anything, its right in the middle of the house, we just rarely hang out in it. Its a room that we just walk THROUGH a lot.. hence the not really noticing it before.

Curious, I checked all the windows and found three others open about an inch or two.. Welp I guess THIS explains the ridiculously and unexplainably high energy bills we got recently. Argggh. They must have been open since we moved in!! How stupid are we to never have checked our windows!! I mean, we don't ever open any windows.. and all of our blinds are always shut... but gosh, i feel stupid. Mainly because I could've saved us a lot of money just by checking the stupid windows.

I feel dumb.

Peace, Love, and CookieDough.

HECK YES!!!

Ok. So I'm a little delayed on this whole "catching on" thing.. but I finally figured out why SHE^^ looks so familiar!! The one on the right. For those of you who don't recognize this pic, or rather the show it is from, these are two doctors on Grey's Anatomy. I love this show. It is a guilty pleasure. But I don't care. ANYWHO. Back on topic. This is Rachel Taylor. Also known very well for her role in ....



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This makes me happy. I LOVED her in Transformers and I LOOOVEEE her in Grey's. So far anyway. Hopefully they keep her around!!

Peace, Love, and CookieDough.

T.G.I.Friday

I want to have a TGIF rewind!! Does anyone else remember TGIF?!?! My siblings and I used to watch it EVERY Friday night!!! Full House, Family Matters, Boy Meets World, Step By Step, Dinosaurs, Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, Two of a Kind, Clueless, and Perfect Strangers.

Given, not all of them were "classics" in my book. But they were good enough to make it onto TGIF!! (Which, fun fact: while held on FRIDAY, stood for Thank Goodness Its FUNNY)

Anywho. I want to hold a TGIF Reunion or whatever the word is that I'm trying to think of... Who wants to join in on it with me?! We'll pick a friday, or two, or even more if its a hit! and everyone can come over and we'll have yummy snacks!! Who's up for it?!?!


My plans for THIS weekend?

Get ready for Valentine's Day!! I still haven't gotten everything that we need for our date night in.. (Instead of getting a babysitter, we'll just start after Aiden's bedtime at 7:30) TK is cooking me dinner and I'll prob make chocolate covered strawberries for dessert cuz they're both of our favorites!! :) mmmm mmmm good! I'm so excited!! Not only do I get great food but I don't even have to cook it! So yeah, got some shoppin to do and some ideas still to think up.


And then I've gotta work on the house.. TK has already starting digging in on it. I tell you people, no one has been allowed in our house in quite some time due to the absolute DISGUST i have toward myself for letting it get so bad!! But he already finished one room and got a really good headstart on the next!! He even took the tree down!! YES!! THAT is how bad it was, our CHRISTMAS tree was still up!!!

I also need to put in some time to work on my music time. Gotta have something to keep these kids entertained!! It is HARD WORK to prepare stuff every week and I have to admit I fail to prepare for it a lot. It is something that I really need to put a lot more effort into and try to prioritize and manage my time better so as to get it done every week!! Those kids deserve it!


And then once the house is in order and all of my responsibilities have been fulfilled, hopefully we'll get to go out and do something Saturday night, or maybe have some friends over for dinner and games or something.. that would be fun! I LOVE hanging out with all of our friends!!

So we have a full weekend ahead! I'm stoked! And hope you enjoy yours!!

Peace, Love, and CookieDough.