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Carrying the Celebration on and on… February 17, 2012

Filed under: Wedding — Kelocity @ 6:48 am
Tags: Wedding

Irving and I were married two and a half years ago but I wanted to share something that Irving’s sister, EJ, organized for us.

We hosted a ‘Farewell Brunch’ the day after the wedding and we invited guests to grab some coffee and hang out with us before we left on our honeymoon. EJ gave each person a blank notecard to fill out and told everyone to label the front with a specific day or event to know when to open it.

In the end, we had about twenty cards that we could open at various times and it has been so much fun. The one we opened most recently was labeled “The day you find out you are pregnant”. That one was exciting. Each one had a warm message from family and friends and it dragged out the excitement of the wedding even further.

If anyone is getting married anytime soon, I highly recommend doing this with your guests. Actually, you could do this for any occasion! Might be a great anniversary/birthday/graduation idea too!

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Valentine’s Day Dinner and a Movie February 15, 2012

Filed under: Love,Movies — Kelocity @ 1:12 pm
Tags: Food, Love, Movies, Valentine's Day

Irving and I had big plans to have dinner at the Olive Garden last night. I loooooooove the Olive Garden and have been begging for months to go there. (Soup, Salad and Breadsticks, whoop!) We tried to make reservations and call ahead, but the only way to get a table is to show up in person…. and when we got there, the wait was 3 HOURS! They even ran out of buzzers and you had to get BACK in line to pick up your buzzer. That’s crazy.

So we jumped back in the car and headed over to another place we’ve been meaning to try: The Federal. It was perfect! Wasn’t too crowded, the food was good and we weren’t rushed at all.

We had a few hours to kill before our movie, so we took our time and enjoyed the conversation. We started off with drinks. Irving had the Sea Dog Blueberry (I stole a small sip and it was amazing!) I had a Seltzer Cranberry, not as good as the beer, but still delicious.

We just chatted for almost two hours about everything and nothing, it was SO NICE! We kept saying how different life will be on Valentine’s Day next year! We’ll have to get a baby sitter to go out like this, just the two of us. But we’re ready for it. We’re looking forward to all the changes life will have in store for us.

Then we had a photoshoot on the sidewalk, obviously. I wore this dress during my Bacehelorette Party in 2009 and now it’s the perfect maternity dress too. Who knew!

Then it was MOVIE TIME!!!! A theater near the restaurant was showing ‘Romeo & Juliet’ on the big screen!!!!! I practically know that movie by heart (it’s my favorite!!) and I haven’t seen it in theaters since 1997!! Irving had never seen it, so I was SO excited to share it with him. He’s a big John Leguizamo and Baz Luhrnman fan, so I knew he’d like it. Amazingly we made it all the way though without falling asleep. (It started at 10pm!)

It was the perfect Valentine’s Day evening. Love ya, babe!

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No More Bob Marley Dreads

Filed under: Happy,Uncategorized — Kelocity @ 8:15 am
Tags: Funny, Haircut, Love

Irving: Why do you have dreads?
Kelley: I shower at night and I sleep with my hair wet.
Irving: Do you think that’s why Bob Marley has dreads too? Too much showering at night?

Ok, ok. I get it. I need a haircut. HAHA

Chopped off about four inches and got BANGS! I haven’t had bangs since Middle School!

I’m doing my best not to let the bangs annoy me. But I love how bouncy and fun it is now!

Sometimes change is good. =)

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Happy Valentine’s Day! February 14, 2012

Filed under: Love — Kelocity @ 6:12 am
Tags: Flowers, Love, Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine’s Day to my amazing husband. Thank you for loving me with a whole heart every day.
You’re going to be an amazing dad soon! I fall more and more in love with you as time goes on.

And thank you for the GORGEOUS roses you sent to my work yesterday. That was quite the surprise. Thanks for making me feel special. I love you!

We have a fabulous date night planned for this evening. Can’t wait!

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

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The Stages of Life… February 13, 2012

Filed under: Baby,Home — Kelocity @ 8:13 pm
Tags: Baby, Home, Nursery, Office

For almost six years, we’ve lived comfortably in our two-bedroom condo. We fell in love with our spacious home office and spent 99% of our time hanging out at our desks. We each had our own space and could do whatever we wanted in our own corners. We eat there, watch TV there (on our computers), work on projects, scrapbook, plan vacations, etc. The list goes on and on.

When we moved in, it looked like this:

And soon after, we each had a side that was uniquely ours. Irving’s had LA Galaxy decorations, and mine looked like this:

But now that baby is on the way, we had some serious compromising to do because this room has to now serve as the nursery. We’ve been working furiously to get rid of things we don’t need (through ebay, craigslist & donations) and reorganize our lives to accommodate for the third member of our family. We are getting really close to being done; every day gets closer and closer.

This past weekend, our project was to break down the book shelves and clean out the closet.

BEFORE:

DURING:

The TV has been donated, CDs have been digitized and/or put into binders, drawers have been sold on craigslist and VHS tapes have been boxed up. Everything else has found a new home elsewhere in the condo.

AFTER:

Out with the old and in with the new! Baby needs book shelves, right?

We also cleared out half our closet. Sorry baby, you don’t get a whole closet though, you have to share with the scrapbook supplies, tool boxes and Irving’s golf clubs. You don’t mind though, right? We got a baby closet organizer so we have a place to store clothes, toys, diapers, etc. Irving was such a great daddy this weekend and put it all together.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Not bad, right? It’s a work in progress. We can’t wait to take the desks apart, build the crib, paint the room and decorate. We’re super excited.

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Carrying the Celebration on and on… February 17, 2012