Easter, Couponing and Royalty!

Whew...both Bruce and I have had major changes to our work schedules. He now works night shifts and I now have a different schedule with Ally which isn't a bad thing. We are pretty much set into our new schedules and it's been working out pretty good.

Easter was amazing! We had such a good morning at church and little man looked so cute all dressed up in his suit. After church it was time for him to nap and it was time for me to get to work on dinner. I made a honey glazed ham, baked mac and cheese, deviled eggs and rolls. Lisa made veggies and potatoes.

Little man did so awesome when it was time to hunt for eggs. He wanted to carry his basket all over and put them in there himself. He found 29 eggs! We were so proud of him.

He is so talkative now. Well, he's always been talkative. But now he is saying EVERYTHING! It has been so amazing to watch him grow up so much these past few weeks so much. He changes on a day to day basis. I feel like time is moving by so quickly and I wish I could just pause it so I can enjoy this time more.

Anyways, I've been couponing! I am on my way to becoming a crazy coupon lady! So far I've racked up a good amount of loot. I've gotten over $80 in free body wash, $10 in deodorant, $8 in floss and $12 in personal stuff.

I have ordered a binder to get it all organized and it should be here tomorrow and I'm so excited to get all of my coupons in order and grow my collection so I can really start racking up the savings. I don't make a ton of money babysitting, but with what I am saving in groceries and personal items it is helping to even out the amount that both Bruce and I contribute to our family.

And tomorrow is going to be so amazing! Tomorrow is the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton! I am so excited! It's just so awesome that I get to see such an amazing event happen. I wasn't alive when Charles and Diana got married, but I am so excited to be able to watch their son wed. It's the stuff of fairy tales and I know that a lot of people don't see the reason behind all of the excitement. But I do, it's just so amazing to know that there are still kings, queens, princes and princesses. And to know that a regular girl can grow up and become a real life princess and eventually queen. It's what every little girl dreams of growing up. So, tomorrow is the big day and I am going to be here watch every minute of it with my little prince. And I know that there are all sort of matters that are more important than a wedding, but for those of us who still believe in fairy tales this is an amazing event.

Anyways, I'm going to wrap this up so I can watch the Lifetime movie William and Kate and then go to bed.

Work, work, work...

It feels like it has been forever since I have blogged. But here I am. That past two weeks have been very busy. Bruce is now working at Old Dominion and is loving his new job. I started watching a little girl named Ally. She is 3 and I couldn't ask for a better little girl to take care of. Little Bruce is saying everything now. And when I say everything, I mean everything. If you can say it, so can he. But he is still as stubborn as ever. He is the perfect mesh of the two of us. He has our stubbornness, my pickyness, my cleanliness, Bruce's ability to play for hours and hours without stop. He is just the best little boy.

We are just trying to get adjusted to being here and our new life. But sometime next year we will be moving closer to Bruce's work in White Pine, TN. But until then, this is our home.

I've been coming to terms that San Diego isn't home anymore. I won't ever see those places again and I won't be living that life anymore. It sucks, but at the same time I know that this is where we are meant to be.

I had the pleasure of working at the Clothing Carousel yesterday and I have to say that it was awesome. Since I volunteered to work I got to go to the preview party and we got such awesome stuff for little man. And working the sale on Saturday was fun. I love feeling like I accomplish something every day. Whether it is doing laundry, cleaning, working, etc... I just sleep better and feel good when I know that I did something productive at the end of the day.

I also have special request, if everyone who reads this could please say a prayer for the Arrechaga family. They lost their solider in Afghanistan this past week. He was a husband, a father, a son and a brother. So, if you could just pray for God to give them peace during this horrible time.