fam time....

in colorado!

because we will be.......

..........hittin the road later today,


and because we are takin a ROADDDDDDDD TRIP!!!!!!!
and because we are meeting my momma, and dad, and little bro, and little sis, in colorado!!!!!!!!!!!
and my big sissy, and her hubby, and jinxy cat :) too!!!!! (wow, havn't pulled out jinxy for a while, ey liza?!?!)
and because i'm done teaching summer school and i have the whole morning open
and because i don't feel like going on a walk or going to jazzercise
because of those things.......i will post again!

so, remember the swimsuit issue?? (that sounds like a dirty magazine i've heard of)
(which, by the way, i only had like 3 or 4 votes on here, most of you texted me or fb messaged me.........come on silly friends, its ok to write a public comment :) hehehehe

well........ i finally got one.
i mean, i bought one 3 days ago.
and then yesterday i found a cuter one at target
so i took the first one back
and bought this one :)
i love it.
the flowers up top are so cute that it really does take away from my thighs :)
(i cut them out of the picture, hehehehe)but here's what its supposed to look like.
i prefer my stomache showing :)
glad thats over with.
the lights in dressing rooms make you look yucky.
especially when your in a suit.
woof!

mr leif and i

had a great anniversary dessert date :)

behold. the chocolate bag. mi favorito :)

hello.

and hellllllllo hot stuff.

then i did kourtney kardashian photo shoot

because, i vowed to be a bit sexy (for mr leif) while pregnant :)
with my green dress from new zealand!!!

ps.
i cant ever sleep past 5
good morning :)

1,460 days ago i married mr leif.

that's 4 years :)

i remember it like it was yesterday.

i was standing there. NERVOUS as could be.
because, i was all dressed up.
i had been calm during the whole planning process, and even that whole day.
and now was the moment: THE moment, he would see me.
so i started to walk (after sam rushed out some kleenexes for my out of the blue crying attack, thanks sammy)

such an emotional moment, the anticipation and excitement of tapping him on the shoulder, so he could turn and see me in my princess dress :)

mr leif and his momma :)

and my momma too :)

now, the real deal!

so we made the walk, dad and i......

what you don't know, is that we were sweating up a storm.
june 30 in the midwest? hot hot HOTTTTT!

now smoochy your bride mr leif!!!!!!!!!

our first walk. as husband and wife. the journey of our life............

and as the mood lightens, and as liza blows bubbles at my butt...........we know its time to celebrate!!!!!!!!!!!

champagne??!?!?!

yes, please!

so many memories with family and friends........

it was a beautiful day.

now on to the reception!!!!!!!!

tossin the flowers......

what a day.........

the best day of my life.

i would go back to relive it in an instant.

and not change a thing.

then........

with freshly chopped hair.....(thanks sis!), we were off to jamaica.

we gots ta get fancy yo!!!!!!!!

and be lazy in the hammock :)

and stare at my hubby..........hubba hubaa :)

and drink cocktails.

lots of cocktails.

and even more cocktails at the pool!!!!!!!

making new friends :)

makin more new friends (i think i like to make friends wherever i go)

 we climbed a waterfall :)

and i continued to gaze at my hubby. the whole trip.

i couldn't help it!!!!!!!!!!!

how romantic :)

ohmygoodness...........ohmygoodness...........my heart overflows with love for this man.

and it's more and more every day.

i can't wait to see what i'll feel when i see him with our baby :)

happy anniversary mr. leif
thanks for the most amazing 4 years of my life.
i couldn't ask for anything more than to be your wife.

mr leif's got......

.......energy.
like no other.

as we walked around our yard on sunday afternoon, he had me play secretary while he listed off all of the things he wants to do around the house........

and last night when he got home from work, he was all excited to get goin'........ matter of fact, he completed #7 last night!

i asked him for a picnic table about 8 days ago.......i've had this vision for a real communal space on our deck for when we have guests. something we can sit around and something that of course promotes good conversation :)i figured this would be a cheap solution, and when using some wood he already had, it became a FREE solution. nice on the budget. next up: i get to paint it!!!!!!!!!!! cant wait!

it's done! a new picnic table for our deck. thanks mr leif, its beautiful :)

i told you he had energy......he didn't stop there............

he moved briskly into #1 from the list, a walkway on the side of our house.

i got to design it, he's doin the manual labor ;)

and while he was workin up a sweat......i got my crafty on.

i was reflecting on some of my friendships...and realized i have some pretty amazing friends, another reason why i'm in love with oak hills.........and i needed to thank them for inspiring me..........because every time we talk, everytime i'm with them, i leave with wanting to strive to be a better daughter of God. and they deserved a thank you for that. i couldn't be given a better gift from a friend. (but if we wanna be talkin gifts here.......i suppose a gift card of some crazy amount to anthro would rate pretty hi too)