Life Through My Eyes

I broke the rules. You see - when you're expecting - there's this unwritten rule that you're supposed to wait until 12 weeks to announce to the world how excited you are. Somehow - it's supposed to be super easy to just act like you feel perfectly fine and that you're not excited at all about life growing inside of you. Also - 12 weeks is not a "safe zone." Unfortunately - nothing is a safe zone. I will dive more into that below. Well - I've NEVER been good at keeping secrets. (sorry friends, might wanna keep that little bit of info in mind ;)). But also - these past 2 weeks have taught me more things about life than I have learned in a long time. And that's what helped my husband and I decide that our news was perfectly okay to share. Whenever. We. Wanted. On Tuesday - 2/3/15 - I found out I was pregnant. Naturally I sent a snapchat to my husband letting him know I was pregnant (he was on the phone at work and totally surprised, but that is...

Bill Graves I'm not sure the exact time I met you - but I have so many great memories - each one bringing a smile to my face. My family always loved staying at your place in Mexico, and we always felt so blessed that you would share it with us. Fast forward a few years, and I started hanging out with a little punk named Cole Erickson. You and Sue ran into Cole and his mom in the cities and decided to go for lunch. You immediately called my dad and told him you were having lunch with his future son in law. I think Cole and I had maybe hung out once or twice...not even dating yet. Here we are - 6 years later and married. You called that one!! Best part of that story?? You had gotten dressed in the dark that morning and were wearing SUE'S DRESS PANTS! Did you care? Of course not, you just laughed it off. Your sense of humor will never be forgotten. I will always remember you and Sue dancing at my wedding. They way you two look at each other, respect each other, love each o...