Month: May 2014

HACKED!

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Hi All, it’s Joey!

As some of you may already know, today is Lauren and I’s SEVENTH anniversary since we were officially dating (I wish I could say Facebook official but it was mostly about MySpace back then)!! There have been so many amazing dates, trips, Rockies games and spur-of-the-moment-fun times that I’d be writing this post all year. Instead I’d like to write a little something about the love of my life!

The first day I saw Lauren was when I was sitting on the couch playing Guitar Hero instead of being in class at CU. I immediately fell in love with her smile and her beautiful green eyes (with a small hint of orange 🙂 ), little did I know, was that her personality and passion is what ultimately made my heart beat faster every time I saw her and truly fall in love (I even slipped out an “I Love You” a couple weeks after we were dating!, oops). Even though she may deny it, Lauren didn’t feel the same way about me in the beginning. After a few get-togethers with our mutual friends and a few Rockies games/dates, she must have started seeing how great of a guy I actually was (JK!). Seriously though, I’m so happy that she eventually came around to feel the same about me and still like me after all these years!

Fast-forward 7 years in our relationship and we’re engaged to be married in September!! We OWN a house in DENVER (our dream), we have our honeymoon planned in Europe, and Lauren reminds me everytime we see or hear something Disney that we’re going to Disneyland for her birthday next year (we’ll see)! I could not imagine being more happy than I am right now and can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with the woman that inspires me to be a better person and shows me how to see life in a different way! I get goosebumps thinking about the day I get to say “I DO”!! Image

We probably wont be wearing these at the altar but who knows!

Mother’s Day at Our House

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For Mother’s Day, my mom requested that she be able to work in my “garden.”  To be clear, I don’t actually have a garden.  I have concrete and jungle weeds, but no garden.  I think her plan was to remedy that, but Mother Nature had other plans… like snow.  I guess it was her day too and she can do what she wants?  We opted for a big family breakfast at our house instead.  Turns out we can fit eight people and a table in here 🙂

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Joey and I spent a few hours prepping on Saturday, so come Sunday morning, all we had to do was pop a few things in the oven, make coffee and stall while one of the three quiches we made proceeded to take an hour longer to cook than it was supposed to.  Luckily, we’d gotten a head start that morning but seriously, quiche, do you have to be like that?

In addition to quiche, we made a sweet potato hash, a fruit salad and what’s Mother’s Day without Mimosas?  For the record, we barely put a dent in that huge bottle of champagne.  We also drank three pots of coffee, laughed over the card I got for my mom and watched Jory put on a light show with some fun pen thing he brought.  I’ve already asked if he could bring it to our wedding 😛

Several hours later, when everyone had cleared out and all the leftovers had been put away, I felt really proud of our first hosting gig in our own home.  My mom has been hosting family gatherings my whole life and I’d never realized how much work goes into it.  Taking on the responsibility this weekend just made me appreciate her so much more.  I love you, Mom 🙂  And Lori, thanks for making me feel like a part of your family since the moment I met you.  You raised a pretty great son and for that, I’m grateful 🙂

Happy (Snowy) Monday!