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| The owl shirt was one of my gifts - it says "Choose Wisely" and has Deuteronomy 30:19-20 on it |
So honored to be chosen as Gabriel's Mommy. I enjoy every day with him! I love my boy so much!!!
Showing posts with label Mother's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mother's Day. Show all posts
5.17.2013
Mother's Day
So honored to be chosen as Gabriel's Mommy. I enjoy every day with him! I love my boy so much!!!
6.01.2012
My FIRST Mother's Day!
I celebrated my first EVER Mother's Day on Gabriel's 4-month birthday!!! It was a wonderful day full of emotions. I love this sweet little man who made me a "Mommy" more than words can describe (if you're a Mom, you know what I mean! It's one of those things that you just can't fully understand until you live it).
Perry took every opportunity to make me feel special and have a memorable day!!! He was so excited about the gift he made for me that he showed me a day early- he compiled a video slideshow of Gabriel from birth to present!! The song he chose was You Inspire Me by Warren Barfield. It was beautiful & heartfelt, and I love that it's something I will always have to remember my first Mother's Day. On Sunday, he did a wonderful job planning things out; I felt like a queen and could not stop smiling all day!
Morning
He brewed coffee for me (not unusual- he does this almost daily) while I searched for my gifts hidden all around the house. There was a card from him and a card from Gabriel (perfect, I love that) and purple SkullCandy ear buds, 2 dancing games for PS3 Move, Mary Kay cleanser, and a case for my tablet. The tablet was technically an early Mother's Day gift, too!
After opening my presents, we headed off to church! Deb & Phil go to the same church so we were able to spend some time with Perry's Mom for Mother's Day also. We love you, Mom W!! We took pictures outside before heading home for the next surprise!
Afternoon
Right when we got home from church, Perry said he needed to run back out somewhere and left Gabriel & I at home. He told me to change out of my skirt into something more comfortable and be ready to go. What was he up to?? He wasn't gone long and seemed sort of rushed as we all left the house again together. As we turned into a local park, I said excitedly, "A walk?!!" and "Did you bring the stroller?" but he says "No...(pause) we're having a picnic!" Woohoo!!!! I LOVE picnics but it's not something Perry is really into so we don't have them very often- or ever. Turns out he was in a hurry because it was supposed to rain later that afternoon! He had been checking the hourly weather updates; thankfully, we didn't get rained out! It was so much fun being with my hubby & my baby, sitting out in the grassy field on a blanket, enjoying the outdoors, eating the Jersey Mikes subs, corn chips & Coke (that he picked up when he left by himself). Oh, I should add that he had everything in a basket and gave me a bouquet of flowers! So sweet.
Evening
We spent the evening in Chapel Hill with my Mom and stepdad Paul. We made her a travel mug personalized with black & whites of us and her (she's holding it up in a picture below). Gabriel gave her a bouquet of flowers! It was fun being together and celebrating both of us being Mothers! We love you Momma!!
I will never forget my first Mother's Day ♥ It was perfect.
Perry took every opportunity to make me feel special and have a memorable day!!! He was so excited about the gift he made for me that he showed me a day early- he compiled a video slideshow of Gabriel from birth to present!! The song he chose was You Inspire Me by Warren Barfield. It was beautiful & heartfelt, and I love that it's something I will always have to remember my first Mother's Day. On Sunday, he did a wonderful job planning things out; I felt like a queen and could not stop smiling all day!
Morning
He brewed coffee for me (not unusual- he does this almost daily) while I searched for my gifts hidden all around the house. There was a card from him and a card from Gabriel (perfect, I love that) and purple SkullCandy ear buds, 2 dancing games for PS3 Move, Mary Kay cleanser, and a case for my tablet. The tablet was technically an early Mother's Day gift, too!
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| Phone pics from the morning! Gabe was not happy that I was taking pictures instead of picking him up. |
After opening my presents, we headed off to church! Deb & Phil go to the same church so we were able to spend some time with Perry's Mom for Mother's Day also. We love you, Mom W!! We took pictures outside before heading home for the next surprise!
Afternoon
Right when we got home from church, Perry said he needed to run back out somewhere and left Gabriel & I at home. He told me to change out of my skirt into something more comfortable and be ready to go. What was he up to?? He wasn't gone long and seemed sort of rushed as we all left the house again together. As we turned into a local park, I said excitedly, "A walk?!!" and "Did you bring the stroller?" but he says "No...(pause) we're having a picnic!" Woohoo!!!! I LOVE picnics but it's not something Perry is really into so we don't have them very often- or ever. Turns out he was in a hurry because it was supposed to rain later that afternoon! He had been checking the hourly weather updates; thankfully, we didn't get rained out! It was so much fun being with my hubby & my baby, sitting out in the grassy field on a blanket, enjoying the outdoors, eating the Jersey Mikes subs, corn chips & Coke (that he picked up when he left by himself). Oh, I should add that he had everything in a basket and gave me a bouquet of flowers! So sweet.
Evening
We spent the evening in Chapel Hill with my Mom and stepdad Paul. We made her a travel mug personalized with black & whites of us and her (she's holding it up in a picture below). Gabriel gave her a bouquet of flowers! It was fun being together and celebrating both of us being Mothers! We love you Momma!!
5.09.2011
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day to my incredible Mommy, Kathleen
Halloween 1998
My brother Jason's preschool party
Mom made our costumes!
Halloween 2000
Our old house in Apex
Mom also made the Cruella de Vil costume (for me a previous year)!
Happy Mother's Day to my Mom-in-law, Debra
August 1984
Leaving the hospital with Perry Britton
Sometime 2005
Church directory family photo
Happy Mother's Day to my step-mom, Karlene
October 2009
Downtown Raleigh
My Bachelorette party
Summer 2006(?)
Grandma & Grandpa's front porch
Happy Mother's Day to my Nana, Elva Jane {I miss you}
November 1985
Nana & Papa holding their 4th grandchild, me!
5.30.2010
A lot has happened to me
...in the past month!
End of April
-On the same day, I scored a 97 on the Neuro exam (highest test score yet!) AND received a phone call from the manager on the unit where I completed my second preceptorship- she had a position open up and wanted to fill it with a new grad... and interview me!
-I GOT OFFERED THE JOB!!!
May
-My final exam was tough, but ended up with a 91 average = B. *Note: 92.5 is an A... so so close :(
-May 6th was our Pinning Ceremony at a beautiful Baptist church in N. Raleigh.
I'm the one turned around backwards ;)
Perry & I at Brio ♥ The entire family went out for dinner to celebrate!
-On Mother's Day, Perry & I treated our Moms (and Phil & Paul) to a Mudcats baseball game! We rode home with my Mom & Paul in their convertible. These pictures make me giggle.
-Bella's guesstimated birthday was May 11th. Happy 1st birthday to our baby!
-Perry has been working hard on various home improvement projects. He built a pantry in our kitchen & built-in shelves in the hall bathroom, and we started painting our interior trim from a dull sage green (dating back to the 1950s probably) to crisp clean white, painting primer on the exterior trim, and Perry sort of surprised me by taking the initiative to paint our front door GREEN!
-Last Sunday was the big Wake Tech graduation ceremony!
-Today I returned to work at Michael's! Back in 2007-08, I was a Sales Associate, then Event Coordinator, then promoted to Front End Supervisor. While I still work PT/PRN as a Nursing Assistant at the Laurels, a skilled nursing facility, I snatched up the opportunity to make some more money during this waiting period before my "real job" begins!
Coming soon in June!
-NCLEX Exam (State Boards for RN Licensure). My testing date is TBD, but please pray for me!
And in July...
-July 19th: official start date for my very first full-time job!!! I'll be at a large area hospital on an orthopaedic and oncology floor (AKA bones and cancer). I feel so blessed and cannot wait to begin my career as a nurse!
End of April
-On the same day, I scored a 97 on the Neuro exam (highest test score yet!) AND received a phone call from the manager on the unit where I completed my second preceptorship- she had a position open up and wanted to fill it with a new grad... and interview me!
-I GOT OFFERED THE JOB!!!
May
-My final exam was tough, but ended up with a 91 average = B. *Note: 92.5 is an A... so so close :(
-May 6th was our Pinning Ceremony at a beautiful Baptist church in N. Raleigh.
I'm the one turned around backwards ;)
Perry & I at Brio ♥ The entire family went out for dinner to celebrate!
-On Mother's Day, Perry & I treated our Moms (and Phil & Paul) to a Mudcats baseball game! We rode home with my Mom & Paul in their convertible. These pictures make me giggle.
-Bella's guesstimated birthday was May 11th. Happy 1st birthday to our baby!
-Perry has been working hard on various home improvement projects. He built a pantry in our kitchen & built-in shelves in the hall bathroom, and we started painting our interior trim from a dull sage green (dating back to the 1950s probably) to crisp clean white, painting primer on the exterior trim, and Perry sort of surprised me by taking the initiative to paint our front door GREEN!
-Last Sunday was the big Wake Tech graduation ceremony!
-Today I returned to work at Michael's! Back in 2007-08, I was a Sales Associate, then Event Coordinator, then promoted to Front End Supervisor. While I still work PT/PRN as a Nursing Assistant at the Laurels, a skilled nursing facility, I snatched up the opportunity to make some more money during this waiting period before my "real job" begins!
Coming soon in June!
-NCLEX Exam (State Boards for RN Licensure). My testing date is TBD, but please pray for me!
And in July...
-July 19th: official start date for my very first full-time job!!! I'll be at a large area hospital on an orthopaedic and oncology floor (AKA bones and cancer). I feel so blessed and cannot wait to begin my career as a nurse!
