Back at it with 12 and 13

-Day 12-What you believe
This is a big questing for me right now. I'm trying to figure out what I believe on the Man upstairs subject...

But...

I believe in being a good wife. A faithful and devoted wife. A wife that supports her husband in everything he does... Even if that includes getting a *gulp* third boat. sigh. In his defense, one doesn't float and will be parked in our back yard, surrounded by sand to be used as a playground.

I believe in being a good mother. Teaching my children what I know, guiding them but letting them make their own mistakes, no matter how hard that is for me, or them. Not lying to my children. Making the best life I possibly can for them. Nurturing, helping them grow.

I believe in giving something my all.

I believe in letting people live their lives the way that makes THEM happy.

I believe in having a clean house, but not a squeaky white house. So what if there are dishes in the sink from yesterday. Take time for yourself once in ahwile. If someone doesn't like your dirty dishes, they can wash them or leave. It was their choice to come into your home.






-Day 13-Goals


+Build our forever home
+Raise amazing children that are happy and secure with themselves
+Paint every room in this house
+Plant a garden. And make it live

I've got a lot of goals. I'm just not sure I'm ready to announce them.

Day 11

Day 11 -- Favorite tv shows

Hmm.

This has changed a lot in the past month. I used to CONSTANTLY watch Bridezillas, Say Yes to the Dress, My Fair Wedding etc trying to absorb E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. for the wedding.

Now that its over... I can't watch them. I'm done with them.

Now that its over and I'm off work?

Dora, Diego, Team UmiZoomi, Spongebob, Fanboy and ChumChum, Phineas and Ferb -- My kid time. The boys and I will watch some cartoons, veg and cuddle like crazy.

Sister Wives - I don't know why but I love this show

Teen Mom - Been there, done that, addicted to the show.. I love Bentley :)

Hell's Kitchen - Curt had never watched this, I dvr'd it and we watched it together one night, he is hooked now too

And that is just about it... I don't sit and watch tv, except for days like today. I'm tired. I'm alone. I'm lonely. I've got mini snickers, Emily and our lovely tv that is put back after we painted the night before last. Bye bye mint green!

Days 9 & 10

I'm combining day 9-a picture of your friends and day 10-something you’re afraid of


I'm skipping number 9, just because I don't have any pictures of my friends except wedding pictures which, I haven't downloaded yet!

Something I'm afraid of...

Spiders, mice & all sorts of creepy crawling critters, not being there for my kids, something happening to my kids, something happening to Curt, being without my parents or sisters, drowning, tornados, fire (handy to have a fire fighter around), someone breaking into our house while I'm home alone with the kids, being in a car accident and breaking a bone.

I'm a scaredy cat quite possibly. My list is a lot longer than it was a few years ago. I've got a lot to live for now.

On the 8th day of challenge we have...

A place you’ve traveled to...

When I was little we ventured up to Michigan, saw the lakes with my Grandparents, spent a day in Canada (I was 5, I don't remember much but I've always wanted to go back!)

I've been to Colorado a couple times, Virginia a few times as well with jaunts to Washington D.C and down to North Carolina... I spent a week in Georgia. Minnesota to Missouri but I think one of my favorites so far was Kentucky!

A long weekend with my sisters was wonderful! We all lived in different states so it was fun to find the middle and meet!

















The hotel people knew us by name by the end of the weekend






Don't you just love our matching necklaces? We all still have them!! =)

Day 7 of the challenge!!

Day 7-Favorite movies



The Little Mermaid by far...

Then there are the movies that remind me of growing up: Top Gun, Flight of the Navigator, Weird Science, U571, It's a Wonderful Life...

Defining movies: Steel Magnolias & Band of Brothers

Then the ones that make me laugh - The Hangover, Juno, Get Him to the Greek, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Super Troopers


There are so many... The more I watch, the more I love!

Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy

This was taken shortly after the boys and I re-started our lives...

It was the happiest I'd seen them in such a long time... A trip to the zoo, a day that was all about them, no one fought, they fed giraffes, it was perfect.

Day 5 - Your siblings

My siblings huh? They are crazy.

I've got two sisters - Andrea and Tiffany

Andrea is the oldest and Tiffany is just a few years younger than her... I'm the baby by a long shot.

Andrea is married to Bradley who has been my 'brother(in-law)' technically since I was 12, but has been a part of our family for as long as I can remember.

Tiffany lives far far away in Georgia... We don't get to see each other often but thanks to me popping out kids and getting hitched, she was back twice in 4 months! =)

We did a sisters trip to Kentucky once. We got lost in the ghetto because TomTom failed. Who the hell knew there was a ghetto in Kentucky?

I love em. I miss em.



Dre in the middle, TiffiePoo on the left and I'm the one in white!

Day 4

Day 4-Your parents



Where do I begin? They have been married a lot of years... 33? 34? years... I can't remember.

They are amazing parents. They have always been there for me.

Encouraging me. Supporting me. Spoiling me. (Not every girl gets 'woo woo lights' (as the boys would say) for a wedding gift!!. =)

My Dad (Ken) has been a deputy sheriff since before I was born. Pretty much every night I'd have to make sure he had his vest on, and I used to sit at the big window and watch him take off with his lights going. It took my breath away. It still does. Mothers Day we went to brunch with my family, he was on call and got called to assist my county, watching him take off so fast, the sound of the engine, the lights - it brought back memories and makes my heart race just thinking of it! He and I always hung out when I was younger, fishing, camping, catching worms after it rained... Showing me how to hold the flashlight with my fingers kind of covering it so it didn't scare the worms. I love thinking about all the things we did together & love passing it all along to the boys and soon Emmy. (The one thats approaching soon... Hunter has a loose tooth. Dad always pulled mine out with hanky covered pliers. Gotta go buy some hankies.)

My Mom (Vicky) is my fun-sized mommy. I remember when she was working at a restaurant when I was all of 6 years old and she'd have to take me to work with her before school... She would sit me on top of the ice cream cooler and make me some extra syrupy pancakes. When my dad worked late on the weekends, we'd run to the store, stock up on junk food, pull out the hide-a-bed & pop in a movie. I don't ever remember staying awake until the end of a movie, but I remember cuddling up to her and just being so comfortable and feeling so safe. Then the Nintendo came along. We would sit and have marathons. The woman can kick anyones butt in Mario Kart. She is BRUTAL! But I love it!!

I love my mom and dad!!

Heartbreaking

Sitting here watching "Born Schizophrenic: January's Story"

This 5 year old is hitting her parents uncontrollably, crying hysterically and trying to hurt herself, and keeps saying "Let me out Mommy, make it stop, I don't want to do this... I just want out"

I couldn't even imagine watching my child go through that. It makes me want to hug and kiss my babies.

Day 3... My first love

This boy will always have a special place in my heart...

He is the first boy I remember having a crush on, the first boy I wanted to marry, the first boy that broke my heart when he fell in love with someone else...









Yes. Prince Eric from the Little Mermaid.


sigh. I always dreamt that was me.

Now I've got my own prince charming.

Day 2!

Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name


It is fairly easy... It is our name. This blog has had 3 names over the past year...

The Postel & Cecak House, The Yeomans & Cecak House and now it is at its final name...

But no one can pronounce it. My dad even waited until my wedding day to ask how to say it.

Cecak.

Chee-chauk... Kind of like Chee-chalk, minus the L

Not what you thought? It happens.

=)

It is a 30 day challenge!

-I found this over at Hydrantgirl's blog... Let's see if I can do this! It is 30 days of blogging, with a different pre-outlined topic everyday...

DAY 1... Introduce, recent picture and 15 interesting facts...

Hi! My name is Jessica, I'm a 23 year old mother of 3 and I just recently (last weekend!) married my best friend...







I love this picture... I sneezed two days later and cake came out of my nose. Gross, yes but oh so totally us.


Interesting facts... I suck at stuff like this!

1- When I was little, I couldn't pronounce my own name, I'd say Jeckala. My dad still calls me that sometimes.

2- I didn't want to get my drivers license. The only reason I did because my cousin was pregnant and I was on driver standby.

3- (My sisters love the next 3, they actually used them in their speech at my wedding) When I was 5 or 6, we were blowing bubbles at my grandparents house & I backed up to my mom and asked her to pull out my wedgie. I had priorities thank you.

4- Around that same time, we made a memory quilt for my grandparents. All of us were asked to hand over a t-shirt or some type of clothing to be put in the quilt. Mine? My most prized posession... My little mermaid underwear.

5- I was suspended for a week in 9th grade for flipping off one of my teachers. Oops.

6- I met Curt through work. He was a reserve police officer. He pulled me over. I called him an a**hole. Now we are married. =)

7- When I was 4 I knew the song 'She's in Love With The Boy' by Trisha Yearwood word for word.

8- I've been in/within a mile of 3 tornados. I used to love them and want to be a storm chaser. Now I'm deathly afraid of them.

9- I like to bake. I could sit and make cookies, brownies, pies, cakes whatever for hours.

10- I get mad when people leave their blinker on. If Curt and I are driving seperate and he needs to talk to me, he turns on his blinker. He knows that I will call him within a minute.

11- When I was little I grew my hair down to my tushie. In 5th grade I cut it all off. ALL off. My hair didn't even touch my ears.

12- I thought about a career as a weather-person on tv... The only thing that stopped me? I didn't want everyone to hate me because of the forecasts.

13- My parents and I went to visit my sisters for two weeks in Virginia when I was 15. I stayed for a month and almost moved there.

14- I'm alone and am scared out of my mind every 3rd night. When the boys were at their dads & before I had E, I would sleep with a gun next to my bed. Even now, it is never far away.

15- After two sons I didn't want a daughter. The thought scared me. Until I met Curt and we found out we were going to have one. Now I can't imagine life without my little princess.


Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts
Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name
Day 3-Your first love
Day 4-Your parents
Day 5-Your siblings
Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 7-Favorite movies
Day 8-A place you’ve traveled to
Day 9-A picture of your friends
Day 10-Something you’re afraid of
Day 11-Favorite tv shows
Day 12-What you believe
Day 13-Goals
Day 14-A picture you love
Day 15-Bible verse
Day 16-Dream house
Day 17-Something you’re looking forward to
Day 18-Something you regret
Day 19-Something you miss
Day 20-Nicknames
Day 21-Picture of yourself
Day 22-Favorite city
Day 23-Favorite vacation
Day 24-Something you’ve learned
Day 25-Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs
Day 26-Picture of your family
Day 27-Pets
Day 28-Something that stresses you out
Day 29-3 Wishes
Day 30-a picture

New Beginnings

Curt and I decided to try something new...

I quit my job last week. We've been talking about it for quite awhile, but the timing was never right.

I feel so free!

I'm not as stressed as I was, I don't have to stay up until midnight anymore unless I WANT to, no more driving 60 miles a day, I get to be home with my kids at night & I get to see Curt more often.

You can tell there is a big difference in our house. Outside people even comment on it. Curt and I seem happier. The boys are happier. No one fights like they used to. Emily is a happier baby, she used to have hour long crying spells when I was gone. She hasn't had anything near that. My headaches are gone. I don't feel sick when the afternoon comes around. I want to get up and move around and not just lay around all day. I WANT to clean, it doesn't feel like such a chore anymore.

I think this will work out perfectly and that this is the best for everyone.

Mr. and Mrs. Cecak

=)

I'm getting married tomorrow

=)

Sparkles

They are everywhere.

My veil.

The programs.

The centerpieces.

Everything has something sparkley on it.

LOVE IT.

----> FIVE DAYS LEFT <----

Holy crap.

I can't wait!