1st Monthaversary

So, life has been pretty hectic since the last post. We've had company two weekends in a row. I LOVE playing hostess now that I finally have the space, so having company is always tons of fun for me. My awesome sister-in-law, Wendy, has been our lone house guest these past few weekends. She says it's because she loves us, I suspect it has something to do with the man who is now her boyfriend :) We are so thrilled for the new couple!!! In fact, we went on a little double date this past weekend to see Captain America (which was a pretty good movie, by the way). At one point during the movie, I looked over and happened to catch Jake and Wendy holding hands, and I about died from the cuteness and had to restrain myself from squealing like a 12 year old Justin Bieber fan. Instead, I made Kevin take a peek too and of course that happened to be a fairly important moment in the plot and he missed it. I felt really bad after that and tried to stay quiet for the rest of the movie. That is, until Samuel L. Jackson popped up. Seriously, is he in EVERY movie EVER or is it just me?!

We've also been able to babysit a few times recently. We even got to have one little cutie over to our place for a leisurely Sunday afternoon. Jude was probably the easiest baby I've ever taken care of. He's super content and really quiet. It was awesome. Also, he's stinkin' cute. See for yourself:

In other news, I have a tremendously talented husband. Not sure if you all know that or not, but it's true. Sometimes, I forget just how incredible he is. I say this because he was asked to sing for an event for the Alzheimer's Association of Dubuque this past weekend called Monarch Moments. It is a memorial service for people who have lost a loved one to Alzheimer's or knows someone suffering with it. It was a really touching service. Anyway, he was originally asked to sing one song, and then ended up doing music for the whole program. Also, I'm pretty sure he learned the songs they asked him to sing in less than a week. He did such a great job and I'm so proud to be his wife!! Here are some pictures from the event:

Finally, today is the anniversary of our first month of marriage!!!!! Kevin is going out of town tomorrow for the rest of the week, so I had already planned for us to have a night in together before he left, then it hit me today that it was our monthaversary. So, it worked out pretty perfectly!! I made us Caribbean jerk chicken (one of Kevin's favorite things) with brown rice and broccoli (and lots of cheese). It turned out pretty well. We ate by candlelight and we had Norah Jones serenading us quietly in the background.

I will try not to make the rest of my entries as lengthy. I realize there is probably quite a bit of information here that you didn't want. Bear with me as I still get the hang of this blogging thing. For those of you who made it this far, thanks for sticking with my rambling story telling!