Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Baby Smith

Today we find out whether we're having a girl or a boy!!!!!

The baby will look much different than this! Hopefully a little more human and a little less alien. :)

After all of the parents and siblings have been notified, I will post on here for all to see!!!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Girls Weekend 2008

So my 3 best friends from college (Tucky, Cheryl and Rhino) and I get together once a year for a girls weekend. None of us live in the same city, so it's hard to get together on a regular basis. Rhino is in the process of moving from Louisiana back up North, so we met in Danville, IN while she and her family were stopping at her parents house. Good times were had by all! We ate at a pretty little Italian restaurant, went shopping, ate pizza and watched movies in our sweatpants, braved the cold to soak in the hot tub, told secrets, took silly pictures, and laughed until we cried. It was just like we were in college again. I'm so thankful for good friends that are constant even though our lives are ever changing! We'll be having girls weekends until we are old ladies :)


Rhino and I are both pregnant right now. She is only a week ahead of me! She is due on May 6th and I'm due on the 12th. I hope we have our babies on the same day! It's so nice having a friend who is going through the same things I am at the same time. Here are some pictures from the weekend:
The 2 pregos.

Showing off our sexy stomaches.
Flashing our gang signs. Tucky looks like she's I Dream of Jeannie, haha.
Hot tub!
This is our "I'm freezing" face.
A recreation of one of our favorite pictures from college.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Hairspray and Halloween

My good friend, Lisa Vitucci, scored tickets to Hairspray on Broadway and so very kindly took me with her. This was my view of the stage. We were in the 2nd row!!! It was a really good show! (Check out the guy in the background, haha)

We had a costume party at work on Halloween. This is everyone that dressed up. I won the Most Creative Costume prize :)

Thanksgiving is just about a week away, and I'm soooo excited! I love seeing both sides of my family in one day! And then shopping the day after Thanksgiving is always so much fun.

In baby news, I've lost 10 pounds since I found out I'm pregnant, because I've been so sick. Everyone says it gets easier in the 2nd trimester, but I'm in week 15 and the sickness still shows no signs of stopping. Oh well, c'est la vie...

We find out what sex the baby is on December 23rd!!!! As long as the baby is healthy, I don't care what sex it is. I'm dying to find out though!!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Let's Go Phillies!!!

The Phillies are in the World Series which starts tomorrow!!! Steve and I are both rooting for them. To show our support for the team, we even carved our pumpkin in the shape of a Phillies "P." We got 1st place in the pumpkin carving contest we were competing in!

Let The Countdown Begin!

I think all of you know this already, but I wanted to formally announce that I'M PREGNANT! I am currently at 11 weeks, and the baby is due on May 12th. I've had "pregnancy" sickness for about a month now, and I can't wait to get to the 2nd Trimester. I hear I'll feel much better then! I'm not showing at all yet, so if you see me, please don't touch my stomach. There's nothing to feel! :) Here is a picture of the ultrasound I had taken at 8 weeks. You can also track the size of the baby by the tracker on the side of the page.My parents are over-the-moon excited about having a grandchild! I know they are going to make awesome grandparents!! :)

Thursday, August 7, 2008

I thought summer was supposed to be relaxing...

So I really thought this summer I would have more time to keep up with this thing. Alas, life keeps getting in the way. Here's what we've been up to:

Stephen resigned as youth pastor at Amelia Nazarene. His last day was June 1st. We were very sad to go, but it was time to move on. We prayed about it a ton, and felt God leading us away from there. We are trying to wait very patiently to see what is the next chapter in our lives. We miss the kids there a lot. It seems weird not seeing them at least twice a week.

I think we're going to send Lexi to Hogwarts in a couple of years. Who knew there was a witch in our family?! We're all so proud! (Isn't it cool what you can do with sparklers and a camera on the 4th of July?)
Holly got married! Isn't she gorgeous? I got in a fight with Betsy. Weddings are so dramatic! We eventually made up and took this adorable picture. Can you believe that on Tuesday it will be 2 years since this happened? Time flies when you're having fun!

Friday, July 11, 2008

Kitty the Cripple

So the long and short of it is: I have a sever stress fracture in my fibula on my right leg. I've had this boot on for 6 weeks, and hopefully only have one more to go. I don't know the specific incident that the fracture happened. But I do know that I was still running/rolling blading/playing kickball on it about a month after it started hurting. That didn't help at all...I have to wear a walking boot and it is hot, smelly, and an absolute murderer of fashion. BUT I do get ride around on the motorized carts at the grocery store :)
I'm in a wedding tomorrow, and I refuse to wear the boot!

Friday, May 23, 2008

Happy Birthday!

Happy 27th Birthday to my Guitar Hero!!!

Friday, May 2, 2008

Long Time, No Talk

I have some pics to show everyone, but I can't find the cord thingy that plugs into my camera and the computer. Until then, please be patient with me.

Things have been rough around here lately. The short of it is: Lily hurt her OTHER leg, and will probably have to have surgery, and we have having some financial issues and church issues. We could really use your prayers right now!

My sister, my cousin Nic, and I are headed to Louisiana tonight. We are going to see my mom's side of the family and I get to see Rhino Roles!!! This is the first time I've been in Louisiana in about 15 years. The last time was when my Grandpa Johnson passed away. We will be there for a week!

I'm sad to be leaving Stephen for a whole week...A week seems like a year to me right now ;)

I love you all, and I promise to post pictures when I find that cord thingy!

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

March 2008

We had a blizzard here at the beginning of March! I don't think I've ever seen that much snow in Cincinnati before. It was nice! Cleo loved playing in the snow!

I was trying out some different functions on my camera. One is that you can take 3 continuous pictures by pushing the button once! Of course, the dogs were my subjects :)

Going...

Going...

Gone!

How can you not love that face?

February 2008

I went to Columbus to stay a weekend with my sister. I also got to see Tucky, my best friend from college. It was the first time we saw each other since July. We had soo much fun!

Also got to see this handsome boy for the first time. He kept smiling at me, and it totally made my day!
We went to Lexi's gymnastics competition too! She's the tiny one in green and black.


She got 1st All-Around! Soooo proud of her!

January 2008

Sorry for the long absence... I have wanted to blog, but when I've actually had a spare second blogging has been the furthest thing from my mind. Here is what you missed in January:

This is possibly my favorite picture EVER! This is how we rang in the New Year...By banging on pots at midnight! :)New Year, New 'Do. I got 10 inches cut off my hair to give to Locks of Love. Here is the finished product. What do you think?


My mom and I took a little road trip down to Cumberland, KY to see my cousin Debra cheer. As you can see, she's pretty dang talented!



I tried to get a picture with me and the pups, but Lily was way more interested in licking my arm. Cleo looks cute anyway.


Our current favorite restaurant is O'Charley's. Delicious! Here, Steve enjoying some of the scrumptious Overloaded Potato Soup.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Hello 2008!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! We had lots of fun with family (we missed you, Michael & Mary, Amy & Jake, and Stacey & Randy!). Steve's parents came in for a few days! It was so awesome that they were able to make it out, but it was too short of a visit. We wish Cincinnati and Reading, PA were closer together...

Here are some favorite pictures from 2007:

January:
Reunion with some friends from college. Yes, that is the back of my head as I was running to get back in the picture!

February:
A new addition to the family! Meet Cleopatra Quesadilla Kisses Smith (aka Cleo).

March:Kristen Votapek got married! Also in this picture: Cheryl Durst & Karen Stasiowski.

April:The Three Amigos at a Fiesta Fundraiser at church.

May:
Our precious girls.
My sister made this awesome cake for Steve's birthday. I threw a surprise birthday party for him, and he was completely surprised!

June:
Lily dislocated her knee and had to have emergency surgery. She was in a cast for a very long 6 weeks! She still has a pin holding her knee cap in place.
Happy Birthday to me!
We got a new church van!

July:
My three best friends from college (Rhino, Cheryl, & Tucky) and I meet up once a year in a different city and have a ball. I don't have a picture of all of us together, but I really love this one of Rhino and Tucky walking.

August:
At Craig & Amy's wedding. Stephen was the best man.

September:
Super models on the beach.

October:
Larry the Cable Guy and a pirate wench.

November:
Family picture.

December:Steve's vest matched his stocking on Christmas Eve!
Merry Christmas!

2007 was a great year that was filled with surpises, challenges, and happiness. Here's to making 2008 even better!