I'm Not Old Enough For This...

I'm going to take a small moment to jump up on my "Soap Box". Please, Join me. First with a little story. Today while at work I needed to use the restroom, so I went in, did my deed. Then while washing my hands, a saw a silver glint on my head. So I kept my eye on it while I dried my hands. Then poked and tugged around to see what could be in my hair.. I'll tell you what was in sitting so nicely on the top of my head..... A GREY HAIR, No not grey... SILVER. I had the nice old lady sheen to it and everything! What is going on here. There is something wrong with this picture! If anyone needs me, I'll be in my darkened room sleeping off the depression of my first grey, I mean Silver hair.

.. Okay to be honest I got a pretty good kick out of it.. but I'm still a little depressed about it.

The Student... Is Still The Student...

Things have changed so much in the last year, I have had a lot of time to reflect on the good, the bad, the sad, and the things I thought I would never have to face. I met and married an amazing man. I am so grateful for that. I never understood how people, like my own parents, could meet someone and know that's where their lives would stay in just a few weeks. Until it happened to Jon and I. I am grateful the time was right for both of us, we both know it had to be since we had plenty of opportunities to meet before we did. Out of it I grew up a little, the type of growing you can only do by listening, which was good for me. Most of you will know, I don't listen very well. I'm kind of stubborn, like my Grandmother said, "No one tells Chelsea what to do." But someone did and I listened, and I'm so happy I did.
Another growing moment in the passed year was watching my own dad fight for his life. I never thought I would have to watch that. I watched the strength of my Mom, even though she didn't believe she was being very strong. She has managed to keep the household going. My Dad is so strong to fight through what people said he shouldn't have lived through. My Mom is strong enough to fight through it with him. I am so grateful for my family. For the strength we share together, even if most of our strength is pure stubbornness to get through. Sometimes its good to be stubborn, when you're fighting for your family. I learned that after trying to be less stubborn.. Because we all know I am. But there is a time and place for it.
I was also welcomed into a new family. With the time frame mentioned earlier, we didn't really know one another very well since Jon and I were even still getting to know each other. I have always kept walls up that people had to, in a way break through before letting them in. With this new family I learned I can instantly love almost strangers. It helps that they all make it so easy; but even then for me, and again my stubborn nature, it never was. I am grateful for them, I am grateful for Jonathan, and I'm grateful for my family that even though we have known each other for years. We learned about a new side of each other this year. Okay off my soap box.. and hopefully off to bed, cross your fingers.

...Thank You, Thank You..

I wanted to do a quick post to tell one of my blog buddies THANK YOU!! Dani you saved my bacon! Dani totally fix our other blog. Jon and I started a fun little blog to do something extra together. You should all check it out. My button is on this page Mars and Venus. And post my button on your blog, more readers more comments more fun!! While you're at it check out the craft blog button, That's Dani's she made over our blog because I just couldn't get it done, everything I tried it just didnt look right. And Dani swooped in there and fixed it. HA !! I sound like a crazed 14 year old with a crush.. Hmm.. watch out Dani.

Thanks again.

We Are Covered!!...

The first of this year it finally happened, I was giving enough hours to become benefits eligible! Yeah I know, I only work 24 hours, and yes I know, many weeks Jon turns out about 50 or so hours, The difference is he is PRN. So basically his hours can drop at any time without notice, Or trust me we would have had insurance a while ago. But we had to wait for one of us to be guaranteed the hours. So now we can pretty much have any accident happen, not that we are hoping for it by any means. But the eyemed will be great seeing as how we both can't see.. Get my pun?
Now we are just waiting it out till Jon can get guaranteed some. Then hopefully sometime full time, or his EMT fire stuff, which ever comes first.
Nothing much else has happened, I did forget however (Jon was sure to point it out on an earlier post) to let you all know the last thing he gave me for my birthday. I don't know how he knew I have always wanted some, but he did and gave me my very first set of PEARLS! I was so excited! I have even worn them with my PJ's, My Mom keeps saying that my pearls won't dress up my grubbies.. I completely beg to differ! I think my pearls will dress up anything! I will have to get a picture of it and post it! You will all see how dressed up pearls can make anything look! :)
This next week I am going to try Zumba classes. With it being so cold I need to find something else I can do to keep active, other than being outside. Basically Zumba is a dance workout class kind of thing. If that makes any sense at all! Anyway, I'm going to go check it out, I will let you all know how awesome it is next week so you all know if you need to come with me or not ;)

Three Girls And a Boy...

This last we weekend we were able to see Ariell, my sister, and her four kids. Hailey, Kaden, Hannah, and Addyson. They are so fun!! And so close in age. Lets see if I can get this right, Hailey is 5, Kaden and Hannah 4, and cute little Addy is now 3. We all went to the Fun Park with Grandma and Grandpa Dattage, Jonathan and Kids played in the soft play. Then we all went and won a pretty awesome number of tickets, so the kids could get a few prizes. Then we headed to the Dattage's and had a pretty sweet pizza party for Addy's birthday. Her cake was so cute, I wish I would have gotten a picture of it. It had Disney princesses on it and their skirts LIT UP!!! Well one lit up.. the totally ripped me off on the package I got.. LAME-O!! I was still super cute though.

Jonathan Hailey, Hannah, and Addy making funny faces.
Kaden, Hannah, Hailey, and Jon.

The Kids made a pretty awesome tower!

More funny faces.. That seems to be their favorite and I love it!!

Wish you could have been there with us Spencer!! We sure love your kids!

(Their Dad is serving in the US Army)

Birthday Birthday!!...

Things have been so busy lately that I didn't even get to post anything about my Birthday, which normally wouldn't be a problem. But I really have to show everyone what an amazing husband I have! I should have come home and posted about this the next day!! Better late than never I guess, Well Jonathan started the day out by taking my to a movie. I really wanted to see The Princess and the Frog, but like any other man out there he always said he wasn't going to go to a girly movie. He ended up breaking down and surprising me by taking me to it. Then we went to get a light lunch, because we were meeting my family that night for dinner.
After dinner, Jonathan took me to the Anniversary Inn. He packed us both a bag and everything. It was so much fun! He really out did himself.

This cracked me up, All that money spent on making a sweet sauce room, and the can't even spell James' right!!There was sparkling cider waiting in the room for us!

This was the HUGE TALL bed! It was nuts!

It even had stairs to get up on it!! I was so scared I was going to fall off!

The brought us the movie package soon after we checked into our room.

I love, love, LOVE Hot Cocoa so Jon arranged to have have this waiting there for us.

The Tub.

This was the wallpaper.

The ceiling was all GOLD!

Jon also arranged for us to have breakfast in bed the next morning.

The pool table in the room.

Thanks Jonny!! I love you!! I was great!!