Happy 3rd Anniversary My Love and Dance Partner

 

 

"The Most Wonderful Of All Things In Life Is The Discovery Of Another Human Being

With Whom One's Relationship Has a Growing Depth, Beauty, And Joy As The Years Increase.

This Inner Progressiveness Of Love Between Two Human Beings Is A Most Marvelous Thing; It Cannot Be Found By Looking For It Or By Passionately Wishing For It.  It Is Sort Of A Divine Accident And The Most Wonderful Of All Things In Life."



JMS it is hard to believe that 3 years have passed since our wedding day.  It has been an amazing adventure, and I feel so blessed everyday to be on this journey of life with you.  When I reflect back on how much change and excitement we have had in our lives over the past three years it gives me such an appreciation for the love we have for one another and the team approach to our marriage.  3 cities, 5 moves, 2 houses, a dog, a baby, 3 new jobs, and the list goes on.  I feel like we have had more craziness in our life in three years then many might have in ten.  But that is what I love about us, we just do it.  It is a special gift the mentality we have towards life and I feel so lucky.   We don't blink, if opportunity knocks we have not hesitated to answer and take on every new challenge and opportunity with excitement and gusto.  It is certainly not easy as we have learned. Especially over the past six months but it definitely has made us a closer, stronger team and made my heart burst with love even more then it did on the day we got married that we can tackle life the way we do together. I love the alignment of our goals and vision for the things we want to accomplish for our family and for our life together.  I don't know what I would do without your relentless support of my goals and dreams.  I am so proud to be your wife. 

        When I fell in love with you it was all about you and what a wonderful person you were and how handsome you were and how ambitious you were (and many other reasons of course).  Over the years all those things are still the many reasons why I love you, but as we grow together I am in love with watching you as a father, the way you inspires those around you, the way you lead our team...Team Semmy, and the way you love me.

 I love how you haven't changed from the sweet romantic man you were when we  were dating and you still do the little things that make a difference everyday.  The best part of my day is when I feel your arms around me and when you kiss me good night and kiss me good morning.  You make me feel safe and confident that no matter what happens in life it will be ok because we have each other.  Those are the things I have learned to have an even greater appreciation for as I  recognize they will stand firm for the rest of our life together.

I love how we tackle parenting 50/50.

 I love how you just know when to spin me and in which direction when we dance.

 I love that you get up and cut a rug with me even if we might be the only two people on the dance floor.

 Even though I yell at you to stop wrestling on the floor with Palin when Jack is around for fear he is going to get knocked down it brings a smile to my face to see the three of you on the floor.

 I love how you care...I mean genuinely care about everything. 

I love how you still cut up Jack's food into tiny microscopic pieces although he has a full set of teeth and can now chew.  I know I make fun of you about this but I am happy you aren't giving him a big old chicken wing to eat and possibly choke on.

I love how you love me and I love every single part of you.  You are my life, my heart, my love.  Thank you for choosing me everyday....to a hundred more years of cutting a rug together.  Cheers babe.

Disney Through Jack's Eyes

One of the things I love about being a mom is living life through Jack's eyes.  As we teach him words, and colors, and all kinds of wonderful things I find that we dummy down life in some ways.  The flower that I would typically hurriedly pass by in the madness of my day I find I stop with Jack and stare at it's beauty.  I ask him what it is, and what color the flower is, and ask him to repeat it, and say isn't that pretty.  It is so fun and I just love it.

Well a few weeks ago we went to Disney for the first time with Jack.  I haven't been to Disney in years so I already felt like a little kid on our way over to the park.  It was the best day.  So fun, so awesome, and Jack loved every second.   He danced with Woody (momma did too), was curious and attentive at all the shows, not shy with the characters, danced like a mad man in the water, and enjoyed the rides. He has been a little hesitant on Carousels the past few months but now has a sudden obsession with horses.  Obsessions also included trains and boats so we made sure to hit those up as well. He was even a super awesome sport when it completely down poured and we all got soaked.  It was such a fun day, and a reminder to me as to one of the many reasons why I love being mom is all of these wonderful experiences living life through our son's eyes.  I feel so blessed and appreciative for the opportunity to be Jack's mom.

I was totally feeling this conga line....little does Jack know he will be part of many more of these in his lifetime

The boys on the boat

I love how he claps

No luck on a family picture this day...at least one where Jack is looking

Pure Joy

Life's too short....jump in puddles

So sweet

Still going after a long day

Less Then Perfect Mom

By 6:00AM this morning my blood pressure had risen, and I was frustrated.  After repeatedly telling Jack to sit at his chair and eat his breakfast, rather then run around the house spilling crumbs everywhere.  I picked him up, put him in his chair, and sat down next to him with my coffee on his table.  He then proceeded to continue the mess, hit me, and as John walked up the stairs from working out  spill my full coffee mug everywhere.  I was a bit surprised and frustrated and realized  I needed a mommy deep breath time out to remind myself my little boy is a little boy and it is about consistency and patience. 

I left the house to drive to Orlando at 7:30AM.  Upset about the mornings events and that I was leaving, but also excited for some time in the car by myself.  I picked my boss up at 10:30 and sometime along the way to our meeting told him about the morning.  He proceeded to send me this article he had sent to his wife earlier this morning.  I guess it couldn't have been more perfectly written, or more perfectly timed to arrive in my inbox.  Enjoy, especially to all those that might have had a morning like mine.

Less Then Perfect Mom

Great Finds Of The Past Few Weeks

I have found some great little shopping finds over the past few weeks and I wanted to share. 

This oversized travel wallet from Banana is amazing.  I lose my work receipts constantly when  I travel and I have finally found an organized solution.  I had to order online and was hoping I wouldn't be disappointed, and I was not.  Great color, perfect size, and wonderful to toss in a diaper bag.

These bow ties from StellaEm Habadashery, I love her stuff and have mentioned her here before!  I ordered three new bow ties for Jack, and love this one he will sport at La Chica's wedding in June.  She is having 30% off right now with the code Grand30

Rent the Runway:  I had a credit from a previous rental and a few coupons that I decided to apply to this splurge for Marissa's wedding.  I can't wait to wear it and am crossing my fingers it fits well!

Vibram Five Fingers:  I bought JMS a pair of Vibrams last Christmas and have been wanting a pair for awhile.  Especially for Europe and when I am running around in scrubs for work.  I got these at REI for 50% off, and am loving them!

Tucker & Tate PJ's:  I scored these babies at Nordstrom earlier this week and they may just be my new favorites for Jack.  Incredibly soft, incredibly cute.  They are 40% off right now on clearance at Nordstrom.  Definitely check it out!

Cheers To Friday

There is just something about clinking wine glasses and sippy cups on a Friday that just brings excitement to the weekend!  The Semeraro's are in for a low key weekend this week and we are looking forward to it.

 This week got me to thinking about friends.  Both old and new.  There are so many exciting things happening in so many people I knows lifes right now and it makes me happy.  Babies being born to high school friends I haven't talked to in years, friends getting pregnant with their first babes, friends getting pregnant with their second baby, friends waiting anxiously to get the second baby out of them.  The next 60 days are filled with lots of exciting adventures.  We are headed to Disney next weekend, Memorial Day adventures with Chase and Amanda, Puerto Rico for Marissa's wedding, and then Europe to celebrate Cecilias.  It is going to be great.

I love all this exciting baby news going around.  It brings me back to what I wrote about JMS and I's decision to have a baby and why we decided to go for it.  We wanted to bring a good person into this world.  All these pregnant friends make me happy because they are all wonderful people, that will be amazing parents, and bring little people into this world that are going to do just what Jack is.  Make it a better place.  Congrats to all for all the special and exciting news going around and cheers to Friday!

Parent Teacher Conference

Today was a milestone of JMS and I's parenting life.  Jack's first parent teacher conference.  I don't think I have written a post about how much I love Jack's school, but I do.  It is great, and I love everything that he learns there and everything about the curriculum.  It is legit, but not in a psycho competitive way, just a good wholesome learning way. 

When we scheduled our time earlier this week I didn't think twice, but as I was driving to his school today I was kind of nervous.  JMS and I sat down with Miss Debra with much anticipation about what she was going to tell us.  It was such a productive 40 minutes for us to learn more about what Jack is like when we drop him off to when we pick him up.  He is right on target with milestones and all the things we love about Jack, his teachers do to.  Some of the comments:

"Jack is very lovable, he will just randomly come up to all of us and give us a hug."  Yay, I want our baby boy to love, love, love everything and it makes me happy to hear this.  One of my favorite things right now is the feeling of him running into my arms and wrapping his little arms around my neck. 

"Jack sometimes falls on the way to get something he wants, it is like he wants something and just has to get to it".  That comment got a laugh out of John, and an eye roll from me as I certainly would agree he might get that from me.  For the good or the bad of it.

"Jack loves to eat, he will eat whatever you put in front of him.  Except peas and carrots, and he can not be tricked if you try to secretly put them in his mac and cheese."  Funny growing up my grandmother always use to tell me what a good eater I was, the difference with Jack is like his father he can probably eat whatever he wants and still look lean and toned.

"He gets very focused on his tasks, and when it is circle time, and when we read books he loves to read"  Focused, hhmmm John all the way.  He is going to be a great athlete.

"He is really sweet with all the babies, and makes sure to be gentle when he is around them"  Big brother in the future? 

"He likes to help out around the classroom, kick the ball, play basketball, and is really starting to gain a strong vocabulary."  Well rounded I would say, I like it!

"Jack knows when he is doing something wrong, and will look at us and smile before stopping whatever it is he is doing."  I knew that little poop understands me when I say get off the couch!

Overall he is a sweet, happy little boy.  Sounds like our guy, not going to lie I might have had a few moments of mom gushing.  It was such a fun experience and I look forward to many more years of great reports like today!   I am so proud of our little student already.