Here fishy fishy fishy!

Can't sleep...so here's what you get :) It is indeed that time again, the hubby has begun the fishing weekends. He went a couple of weeks ago, but he missed the memo the fish got...it was cold and he came home empty handed, well he more than made up for it this weekend. This was taken with my phone so please excuse the low quality of the photo.

I have to be sure to give credit where credit is due...half of the fish were caught by another avid fisherman so they weren't all caught by Jason but he sure did clean them all on his own...

So now we have a nice fishy smell that fills the house, I can't find enough lemons in the house...it usually takes about a week to get the smell out...just in time for Jason to go and fish some more next weekend! Woo-hoo for such a lovely weekend! And P.S. GEAUX SAINTS!!! So super excited!!!

What to do?!?!

I really thought I could make myself keep up with this blog thing better than anything but as my husband reminded me yesterday, I surely haven't done much! Now that the holidays have come and gone, Jason and I find that we have nothing to do! For the past few weekends we have sat at home and done NOTHING! Now don't get me wrong, I love that we don't have to rush around on the weekends and do things, but sitting at home is getting a little old. I thought work was going to pick up for me but it actually is pretty slow until about March. Now Jason on the other hand, if you've seen the local news lately then you know he's been super busy! It's like I have always said, "the only way I keep up with my husband is if I see him on the evening news!"

Fishing should be starting up soon so that will consume our weekends...our freezer is a little "fish free" right now so we need to go out and get some! I am hoping that I can bring home my bridal bouquet that was getting preserved by a company in Waco. I've been getting photos of it along the way and it's finally done so I'm super excited about that. If you have read the paper or watched some local newscasts lately then you have seen a story running about a photographer, yes that is our wedding photographer but it's not our story. We were aware of it but have chosen to stay out of it all. We are still waiting on items but are taking care of things the only way we know to do. Will keep everyone posted on that as it all unfolds.

Still really enjoying my daily "don't sweat the small stuff" calendar of nice things, here is today's:

"If you can see the value in becoming a little less serious - for yourself and those around you - then you have it in you to do so. Instead of waiting until the end of your life to have a change of heart, make that effort now. You'll be glad you did."

These really just make my days and have surely helped me when I'm having a rough day.

Since I have been free on the weekends, I got to spend a day this past weekend with a very special friend. Coffee, cinnamon bread, great conversation, then a nice "girls" lunch with her two precious girls. In all of her running around and hecticness she has going on these days, I admire her for all her kind words she always has to offer when I'm having a horrible day and the crazy calls of ranting! (Next time run a stop sign in BRYAN!!!)

Yay for Fridays! Hopefully the day will pass quickly...will post photos of the bouquet if I end up going to get it!

I could get used to this blog business

This blog thing might not be so bad...I still don't know what all to write about, I have nothing exciting going on in my life to write about but my days at work and that's nothing to jump up and down about! I did come up with some resolutions for the coming year to strive for that I felt I would share with you.

I am still determined to some day run a marathon and if a certain someone has her way it will be by the end of the year...but a trip to Berlin is not in my future!! Jason and I are going to start small...5k's here and there and then build up. I am going to stick to it this year!

The biggest thing I want to strive for is just being a happier person. I tend to let every little thing bother me and I'm not afraid to let you know that you are bothering me! I have been told that I have looks that say a thousand words...my response to that has always been "would you rather me say those thousand words I'm thinking of or just let you look at my disgusted face?" Well I intend to stop with that! I would hate for my face to get stuck like that...I can remember my mother always telling me that if I pouted long enough my face would get stuck like that!

I remember once hearing a line, "I cannot control how I am perceived, I can only control how I present myself." So I intend on presenting myself a little better! I got a desk calendar for Christmas, one of those day-by-day calendars of little daily "don't sweat the small stuff" lines. They are pretty interesting...today's was good:

"Most of us handle the 'big stuff' pretty well. The stress you feel often comes from fighting those 'no chance of winning' battles where the outcome is practically irrelevant anyway."

I do stress over dumb little things I can't change. So, a big thing to change: quit worrying and just start living! I can't change the past, can't predict the future, so I just need to enjoy the gift of the present.

I want to try and stay in touch with friends and family more. Sometimes life gets in the way but I want to really try to stay in touch. Not taking anything for granted, because you can never be sure of when it may all be gone. Whew...I feel like I am typing a Hallmark card!

Let's see...changing the subject, we are a house divided right now. I rooted for 'Bama last night in the BCS Championship Game and Jason was rooting for Texas. He says it should be a Texas team I am rooting for, listen in on a conversation we had with my dad the other night:

Dad: "Do you two have your Texas gear for tomorrow's game?"
Me: "Heck no!"
Jason: (under his breath) "Please don't get her started again..."
Me: "A true Aggie will support A&M and anyone playing against Texas! You never root for Texas!"
Dad: "Yes but a true Texan will support a Texas team."
Jason: "Yea, a true Texan!"
Me: "Oh really?! So if the game was between Texas Tech and Alabama, who would you root for?"
Jason: "Alabama!"

My sweet husband, bless his heart...he makes me smile so big sometimes! So, needless to say, after the results of last night's game, he's a little sad. And I might rub it in his face a little that Texas lost. :)

The new year is a little odd, from what I can tell, Jason and I don't have anything planned for the weekends. Last year at this time I was beginning all the bridal showers and busy weekends of final fittings and planning for the wedding. Now we can just relax and not worry about anything. Our anniversary trip is already booked and we don't have anything from now until then. Let's hope it stays that way!!!

Finally bit the bullet - no pun intended!

So I finally bit the bullet and created a blog, figured this is probably the best way for friends and family to keep up with us. I had always said we would create one after we got engaged to track all the craziness of the wedding...that didn't happen. Then I said I would create one after we got married to track our life together...that didn't happen. So now, as we are approaching our first anniversary I thought that starting at the beginning of 2010 was a good time to start a blog.

A LOOK BACK

2009 was an amazing year, we got married...enough said. That is enough excitement for a lifetime, and ours was no exception to some catastrophes. From flowers to decorations to a photographer that we are still dealing with to this day, it was one crazy year! I know I couldn't have made it through those first few months of the year without some major help from my friends.

I think Jason and I are finally getting settled into this "married life" situation! My mom frequently tells me I am becoming "domesticated." What the heck is that? Don't you do that to animals?!? It's hard with our busy schedules to find the time to cook and clean, but we make do. (Even if that means hiring a maid and eating out all the time!) We are planning a vacation for our first anniversary. I still get butterflies when I hear myself saying things like "married" and "my husband" and "anniversary." Just the other day someone said "Thank you Mrs. James" and I was like "oh, that's me, I'm a Mrs. now!" I hear our niece saying "Aunt Mandie" and I'm like "just one year ago I was 'Mandie' and now I'm an AUNT!" As a little girl I was always dreamed of the day I would marry and live happily every after and now that it's all here I still catch myself. It's exciting that I am living my dream, talking about starting a family...I can remember being a baby (well a kid) and now I am thinking of having babies of my own!

SO WHAT DOES 2010 HAVE IN STORE FOR US?!

Well, a first anniversary, maybe a family, a couple of weddings and who knows what else!?! We both work in pretty unpredictable environments, sure there's always work (crime), but you can never be sure of when it will be busy and when it will slow down. We cherish the time we have together at home, away from work. Fishing season will begin soon and we can't wait, with the wedding last year we never got a chance to go out...Jason took our poles out a few days ago, they had a little dust on them!

So...I don't know how this blog thing will go, I'm not one for writing things out so this, to me, is some-what like a diary and I never got into those. We shall see though. I can't promise that I will be on here frequently but will sure try!