A Favorite Photo

Been a little behind this week on The Challenge...but... 

Day 17 of Blog Every Day in May is - A Fave Photo of Myself...

Ok, so yes...this is obviously me on my wedding day, back in 2008. Ohhhh how time flies. This is one of my fave pics of all time of me. Is it the most flattering pic of me? Ummm...no. 

But the story behind it is just such a perfect memory in my head. 

Ty & I decided to do something completely different for our first dance. I know that now-a-days aaaaall the way in 2013, this is pretty common. But when we got married, no one was really doing this yet. Oh ya, we thought we were so awesome. And we were. :)

We I had choreographed a whole dance to the song "Canned Heat by Jamiroquai"...which was the song Napolean Dynamite did his famous dance to. We were obsessed with that movie at the time, and thought it would be so fun! We practiced and practiced it, and finally got our solid routine down. Those practices were so much fun to do with my hubby (who usually wont dance for anything!)!!

So, on the day of our wedding, our first dance came. I was a ball of nerves. I was more nervous to do the dance then get married! Hehe. We started slow dancing to our slow song "This Years Love"....then suddenly, the band stopped playing it. 

I glared over at the band, then proceeded to have a full-on Bridezilla moment, screaming at my band leader (who was my friend & obviously in on it), telling him he was ruining our first dance. This went on for about a minute. Side note - Later I found out my Mom had said to my Aunt - "Oh no, Jenna - don't show your true colors"! Ha. Thanks Mom. 

EVERYone was like ohhhhh man, what's going on??

Of course, it was just all for show. Planned down to a T.

Then the Jamiroquai song came on, and Ty & I broke out into our choreographed Napoleon-esque dance. Everyone cheered and laughed and took pics and clapped. 

It was freakin' awesome. It worked out perfectly. We told ONE person we were doing it, so nobody expected it. It was (in my opinion) THE best moment of our reception by far. 

I don't usually pat myself on the back for things, but I was so proud it worked out so well and everyone loved it so much!!

Plus, it will go down in my head as one of the funnest moments with my hubby ever. 

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A Little Announcement!!!!

I have a little late Mother's Day news for y'all.....

Shirt: Anthropologie // Jeans: Nordstrom BP (old) // 

Shoes: Nordstrom - Sam Edelman // Necklace: C/O Very Jane

I hope this helps explain A LITTLE BIT why I've been so MIA blogging lately (well, before that Challenge started, anyway)! :)

Some PREGO STATS for ya: 

{The BABY/The BUMP} He/She is the size of a little lemon (about 1.5 oz). I am just starting to get a little bump. I have a feeling I'm gonna show a LOT quicker with this one! 

{ME} I am 14 weeks along! 2nd Tri, baby! 

{PREGNANCY SYMPTOMS} Ummm..everything you can think of has happened to me this time around. I had SUCH an easy pregnancy with D, that this one has completely thrown me for a loop. I mean, nausea, vomiting, suuuuuuuper tired, backaches, infections, full-blown stomach flu...the WHOLE shebang. We had a little scare where (TMI, sorry) I was bleeding for about a week..so I am SO SO happy that things are ok in there now!! 

{DUE DATE} This little baby is scheduled to come November 13...but as we all know...the likelihood of that exact day is slim to none. :) I'm hoping babe comes a wee bit early! 

{THOUGHTS} I am so so so excited about this baby!! We had our miscarriage, and so getting prego with D was a lot harder than I thought. But this one just happened within the first two months of trying. I mean, BAM! WE ARE SO GRATEFUL for that. We were not ready for it to happen so fast! I'm secretly (ok, well not so secretly) hoping for a girl!! I'd totally be happy if the baby is just HEALTHY, though. 

{ANNOUNCEMENT TO OUR FAMS} I found this cute little egg on Etsy, and I just about died. I'd never seen anything like it, and I just KNEW I had to do it that way. It was SUCH a hit with our families. I bought two, and my sister opened one - she thought it was a graduation present - her face/reaction was priceless! Then, my MIL opened the other one at breakfast as an "early Mothers Day present" and she freaked too. I love our families, they make us feel so special! Even though it is Baby #2, they were JUST as thrilled as with D. 



Davis has NO IDEA what he's in for. Hehe. We bought him a "Big Brother" book to that we read to him. He also points to my belly and says "baby"...but I definitely don't think he's grasped the whole concept yet! But I'm up for ANY suggestions on how to ease him into having his world rocked in November! How did you handle it??

Also..I am not good at keeping a secret...so to those of you who suspected something earlier this month...GOOD JOB! HA!

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Happy Mothers Day, Mom!

This is one of my favorite pics of my Mom. Holding my new baby son.

It wasn't until I became a Mom, that I truly understood what my Mom went through raising me. It's hard work, this Mom stuff.

Because she was such a great Mom to me, I became a great Mom to D. 

She taught me all the things I need to know to be the Mom I am now - -

Love him. 

Smother him with love. 

Cover him in love. 

Support him. 

Laugh with him. 

Find joy in the mundane moments. 

Appreciate your life with him. 

And love him some more.

And then, you will know all you need to know. 

I couldn't ask for a better Mom...really, I couldn't. 

She has shown me, especially in the last two years, how strong she is. 

This cancer is no joke. This radiation is not fun. The side effects suck. 

Yet, she says, "It could be SO much worse."

But does she let that get her down for longer than a little while? 

Nope. 

She is soooooooooooooooooooooo S T R O N G.

Inside & out. 

If I can be half the Mom she is, I will have done something right. 

Thank you, Mom....for being you. For letting me be me. And for loving me through everything. I love you more than you know. 

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY 

to all the Moms out there, the soon-to-be Moms, and all the Moms who have lost little ones, too. We are ALL Mamas at heart. Always. Always. 

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Day 11: Ten Words to Describe...Me

Today's Challenge post is hard for me. I really had to sit and think about myself for like 10 whole minutes! Usually, it's all about everyone else. Definitely good for some reflection.

10 Words That Describe Me - - -

Outgoing 
Creative
Sarcastic
Organized 
A.D.D. (is that a describing word? hehe)
People Person 
Over the top joker 
Mother (cop out, I know)
Committed
Supportive 

So there ya go. I can't WAIT until I have to talk about my 3 worst traits later on. Ha!

What words best describe YOU? I'm curious....

Also...HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TOMORROW to all you awesome Mama's out there!!


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Day 10 {On Time}...Holla!

Hey, I'm on time with this one. Ohhhhh ya, baby!

Day 10: - - Most embarrassing moment. Oh sheesh.

I have plenty of these stories. If you want more, lemme know. :)

Alright, people, I'm going to take you back to a time loooong ago. A much simpler time.....
{Insert Wayne's World doodly do doodly doo music here}

8th Grade. 3rd Period. English. Scrawny little redhead (that's me) gets paired up with my hot crush of the moment (let's call him..Jake Smith) for an assignment. Jake has been my crush since day one of 8th grade. He knows my name at least, but we are definitely not on more than a "Hey" basis. Jake sits down next to me and we start talking about the assignment, which I totally blocked out what was about - because this whole moment reigns supreme. He was SITTING next to me. We were TALKING. In 8th grade, it doesn't get much better than that. 

So Jake and I have been chatting away for most of the class period. In my head I'm thinking, "Man, Jenna..you've really got it going on with him. He's laughing with you, you guys are really hitting it off!" I'm giddy with glee, nervous, but somehow managing to keep my lust for him under control. Hehe.

I start to notice he keeps looking down at the desk at my notebook. I assume he's just looking at my notes I've taken for this forgotten assignment. We continue talking, but suddenly, he's getting more quiet. Like one, two word answers. I don't get it. I'm being so ridiculously funny & charming! It's almost the end of class, and he has completely shut off. I'm seriously devastated. Thinking WHAT oh WHAT did I do to make him not like me all of a sudden?

The bell rings & we leave class. For the rest of the day, I am middle school upset. Can't eat. Can't think about A N Y T H I N G else. So, I finally tell my friend about it because she can't stand me being so sad. Being the awesome friend she is...she decided to ask him what he thought of me (because you  would NEVER ask him yourself, duh).

Guess what she found out? He told her he had thought I was really funny and cute, until...he saw my notebook. I had been doodling during class my FIRST name with HIS last name & completely forgotten about it when I got paired up with him.

So he was staring at:
Mrs. Jenna Smith 
Mr. & Mrs. Jake & Jenna Smith
Mrs. Jenna Lesa Smith 

...doodled everywhere in pink jelly pen all over my notebook. Yup. I was mortified.

Pretty much I was that guy up there, wanting to hide in a corner with a bag on my head. Every time he saw me after that, he pretty much turned and ran walked the other way.

Good times, eh? Awwwww...young love. ;)

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