Family Date 7

i thought i better update our family date this month before july ends.

i know family dates are all about the time that you spend with each other and you should always allow plenty of it to spend, unfortunately at this point in the year jevan really lacks time to do anything outside work or his calling, so to keep within our goal of one family date per month i decided this month would just be a simple big breakfast at home with just the four of us. 

we have never done this with just us and i LOVE when we go away and choose the package of "Buffet Breakfast Included." 

so we bought the buffet breakfast package to our own table. 

we had the lot bacon, eggs, hash browns, croissants, pastries (my FAV), toast, english muffins, pancakes, juice, chocolate milk, all the spreads and sauces you could imagine.

the kids were so excited they had no idea what was going on, and with all the choices they had they simply could not choose just one. they taste tested everything somethings even twice.

at the end of all good buffet breakfasts you feel ridiculously full - on the border of sick - you always eat far to much.

at the end of our breakfast we rolled out the door and drove jevan into work, the bonus with having a husband that works in the city is that we get to park for freeeeeee on the weekends 5 min walk away from circular quay.

the kids and i felt like extending our date a little further.

we took a stroll to observatory hill.

we counted the boats, trains and all the big buildings.

we stumbled across the best patisserie, it makes macaroons that are out of this world.

bracky danced to the buskers at the rocks markets and makai gave his approval with paying them for their services.

this day, even though we were not altogether for most of it was one of the most memorable family dates because instead of focusing on the quantity of time we had, it was more the quality of time that made this day special.

Reflections of the Past

this morning I had the chance to catch up with one of my oldest friends.

it has been 8 years - wow that is such a long time.

this girl was my most bestest friend for 4 years.

we met in year 7.

she knew me at my "ghetto" stage - I'm pretty sure she encouraged it ; ) !

she knew me before and after my brother passed away.

she was crazy with me and we could laugh all night long.

we spent most weekends at each others house.

we did everything together : ).

we unfortunately have photos to prove our ghetto stage of life - which I would love to burn lol.

we have millions of friendship books.

she knew all my secrets and all my crushes.

she was there when I had my high school heart broken (can't lie I was a tad boy crazy).

we knew each others children's names and of course planned it out so they would be best friends and close in age just like us.

today, brax got to meet maia and to our surprise they are only 6 weeks apart - so we were not far off that prediction.

there are so many people that will come in and out of our lives but there are not a handful of people that you can truly call friends, they are the people who are there when the storms set in and they still love you no matter what you turn into.

i've only met a handful of them throughout my life.
the best things about these people is that no matter how long you go without seeing them, there is no awkwardness.

and this girl was one of them.

The Itch

30th May 2006, 

that was the day i "apparently" met my one.

he can remember the day vividly.

to this day i can remember other people, just not him.

but it was the day that we first said our hello's that would be around for a lifetime.

on the 11th July 2006 he finally asked me to be his girlfriend.

and yesterday marked the 7 years i have been with joovy.

so yep, we made it through the "7 year itch."

we had our doubters and boy have we proved them wrong.

we have been through some quite painful times but there has also been more then enough of the funny, crazy, memorable times along our journey.

i started dating him when he was a cleaner, married him when he was a warehouse worker, supported him as a student and now he is the sole provider as an auditor.

how crazy times change.

chris brown was in the highlight of his career when we started dating, pirates of the carribean 2 was the hit movie everyone had to see, dickies shirts and short shorts were the latest fashion and dresses were just making a come back to the run-way.

the only thing that has stayed the same is that havaiana's are still the ultimate footwear - summer and winter/all year round.

our relationship has been a roller coaster ride and who else better to be in the seat next to me then him.

he drives me crazy, he has given me 2 beautiful boys, he has provided a roof over my head, food for us to eat, clothes for us to wear, he provides the priesthood in our home and he provides the best companionship i could have ever dreamt about when i was a little girl.

With all the odds against us, we made it through the Seven Year Itch.

BOO-YA.

Quiet Reflection

this weekend my mother-in-law had her 50th birthday party.

and instead of boring you with the deets i'll skip right to the dancing section of the night.

as most of you know (that read my blog), my 3 year old sure knows how to push all my buttons.

kaikai and i shared a beautiful, jaw-dropping moment.

we danced.

without complaints, without tears.

just him and i.

i became quite teary as he laid his head on my shoulder, i found myself thinking of what his own journey would entail.

i know there will be good times mixed in with bad times, there will be tears and anger amongst the laughter and glee but no matter what comes his way he will make it through.

one thing kaikai and bracky can count on is that i will be there and love them unconditionally.

this is one of the joys of motherhood.