And Baby Makes 3

Just a quick post on a BIG change I made last month on a whim. I chopped off all of my hair. Something I've been talking and thinking about for a few years. My mom finally got the courage to do it after much persuasion. Enjoy the below before & after pics.

I've been wanting to post for some time now, but have been beating myself up over not getting photos up as promised from Syrie's 2nd birthday in SEPTEMBER, so I've been avoiding the blog basically. Long story short, uploading photos hasn't cooperated with me (or maybe it's the person behind trying to upload photos that's the real problem) and I put so much work into her party, that I really wanted to share with you all! Oh well, maybe another time. On Monday I started another kickboxing class in Waterloo. I haven't worked out since the summer, and I have to say, I'm ecstatic because for the first time in my life I feel like I can join the rest of mankind by being able to say it feels awesome to work out! I'm in such a good mood after the gym, I keep thinking to myself, "Who is this person, and what have you done with Haley?!" I've never..ever been the type to say I enjoy working out, and in all honesty, I've always kind of gagged ...

I just wanted to post a quick update regarding some Very exciting news for me and my family. I was offered a new job at Deere today. I am beyond ecstatic! I interviewed last week and got the call today. As you might recall, a year ago in August I took a Supply Mngmnt Planner position at Deere through a company TMI and had a "No compete" contract for one year. I've been looking for jobs to apply for within Deere after my anniversary on 8/22, but wasn't finding much. I reached out to a contract company that has a very high reputation of hiring employees who then get hired on through Deere thereafter, and lucky for me this opportunity arose shortly after with Volt. My new title is Suppy Mngmnt Specialist and rather than working with 8 Deere factories, I will be limited to just Waterloo. I can't express how grateful and excited I am for what lies ahead. All this college is finally starting to pay off:)

Some of you would be surprised to know while others of you already do that David is quite the crafty guy. Now that I am married and no longer live with my mom who do I go to when I need a button sewn on or help finishing a Halloween costume? Why David of course! I don't know if he's always been this way or if it started with his love of ripping out car stereo systems and revamping them, but the guy's definitely got a knack for this sort of thing, and for that I thank him. On Saturday David and I took advantage of Syrie taking a nap by....doing crafts. I found this cool door decoration that I wanted to make, courtesy of, Pinterest and since we already had all the supplies we went ahead and got to it. Here is a collection of pictures from the QT we spent together.                                       We started with a simple cut out of four square cork boards. Next we used colore...

Life is pretty good right now-staying busy, that I know. This coming week will be fun because David is treating himself and I to a little vacation in Vegas. We leave on Thursday and get back Sunday afternoon. Our original intentions for this trip were to go to a UFC fight- Hendo vs Jones at Mandalay Bay, but due to a torn MCL, Henderson had to back out. This is the first time in 11 years a UFC fight has ever been cancelled, and on top of that we also booked two tickets to see a couple of our favorites Joe Rogan and Joey Diaz do some comedy, but because of the UFC being cancelled, Mandalay Bay opted to cancel the comedy show too--and that my friends, is what we call Murphy's Law:-) I'm not going to let it bring me down though. So what if we spent a bunch of money on shows we can no longer see, and so what if we probably won't get reimbursed until after we return from Vegas:) Maybe David and I will get lucky on a slot machine or something... Oh wait, that's right, you hav...

One week ago our little Monkin' surprised us with something I never thought I'd consider a gift...she peed and poo'd in the potty!!!  Now to some of you this may not seem like a big deal, but as parents you wait impatiently for this day to come, and when it does it's hard to contain the excitement you feel.  I have been sitting Syrie on the potty occasionally for a while now.  On this particular night, I got home from the gym and thought, I'll do it real quick before I put her to bed.  Well I sat her down and said, "let's listen for the pee" hahaha, yes I really said that. Then out of nowhere WE HEARD THE PEE! (insert screaming excitement here).  I was so ecstatic that I grabbed my phone and started snapping pics.  I proceeded to send the picture to a few people and as I was doing that, I guess she decided to go number 2 because I lifted her off the potty and to my surprise there was a...surprise:)  I was so happy and proud I shouted as loud...

Syrie turned 1 and ½ on Friday, and in my opinion she is more awesome everyday.   I haven’t talked about her in some time now, so I figure I’d dedicate this post to her.   Some of her favorite shows on tv right now include Sesame Street, Yo Gabba Gabba (don’t worry, I didn’t know what Yo Gabba Gabba was until I had a toddler either) and Sponge Bob Square Pants.   We DVR the first two shows every day and she usually watches an episode per night. The child loves tv. If I try getting her attention during Sesame Street , well, I might as well not because she isn’t going to respond to anything or anyone when her show is on.   When she’s in the zone, that’s just it, she’s in the zone.   She loves to sit with a big sippy cup full of milk or juice in her leather chair and soak up some Elmo or Brobee.   Syrie hasn’t been measured or weighed in a couple months, but I’d say she’s right around 30 lbs and pretty tall—always in at least the 95 percentile for height. ...