My First "Real" Post

Okay so I've been a little nervous about my first post because it seems like I'm the last one on board the blogging world. So I guess I'll just dive in head first and start posting away!

We had Tyler and my birthday "parties" at my mom's house this weekend. Tyler got a bunch of Thomas the Train stuff - no suprise there. I got some girlie stuff - pedicure essentials from my sister Daisy and a variety of bath washes from my brother Dennis. Actually, I'm sure they were more from my sister-in-law Stephanie - although oddly enough I can picture Dennis at Bath and Body Works browsing the bath soaps for "just the right ones."

I did one little project this weekend that I was a little proud of. You see, I am really NOT the decorative type or the creative type. That side of my brain really doesn't work so well. The walls and windows of my home are embarrasingly bare because I lack the interest and ability to decorate them well. So when I took on this recent "project" I was a little nervouse as to how it would turn out. Here is a tiny backstory: I bought a "newer" car earlier this year. It is only a year old and in really great condition. So I want to do my best to try to keep it as nice as possible. Those of you with kids will understand that this is near an impossibility. The interior of my car is a light tan and gets dirty at the slightest touch - and it drives me absolutely crazy! Every time the kids get into the car their shoes touch the seats and immediately there are dirty shoe prints all over the seats. My mom covers the seats of her car with fleece that she buys at WalMart or wherever. So I've been contemplating doing that but not sure that I could pull it off. So the other day I vacuumed and steam cleaned my car because I was sick of all the dirt. Sure enough, the next day the kids get into the car to go to my mom's house and get dirty shoe marks all over the seats. I had enough. So the next day I went to WalMart and found some material that was on sale for $2 a yard. I actually liked it a lot and it was a lot cheaper than the fleece I was considering. So I bought like 6 yards which turned out to be twice as much as I needed, but it was only $12. I got home and started cutting. It was really simple. I just cut the width I needed and tucked in all the sides around my seats. Then I cut a couple slits on the top for the head rests and poof!! Newly upholstered seats! And the really great thing is that if they get dirty, I just pull them out and throw them in the washing machine. I know the fabric of choice will make some of you gag, but I kinda like it. I was actually impressed that it turned out so well and was so easy. Ah, I'm so lame, I know.

My Family - A Brief Overview

So I am finally joining the world of blogging. After several attempts to find old friends through places such as Myspace and Facebook I have realized that blogging is the place to find them. I look forward to finding old friends, catching up, and keeping in touch.

Our little family stared August 28, 2003. Andrew and I met at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada. He was working security for the hotel. My brother Dennis, who was working with Andrew at the time, introduced us and the rest is history. We were married two months later at my parents home in Henderson. Less than a year later our daughter Natalie came along and then a year after that we had our son Tyler. Shortly after we were married, we moved to Rockford, Illinois to be near Andrews family. It was there that were were finally sealed in the Chicago, Illinois temple. A year after we moved to Illinois we moved back to Nevada.

Andrew is working for the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas as a security supervisor. I am a partner in my dad's business, Small Business Resource Center. I work part-time as a QuickBooks Consultant. We live in a tiny townhouse with my sister Bonnie and are eagerly awaiting our first home purchase.

So that's a little about us.