Two Years.....

Two years of happiness and laughter,
Of arguments and forgiveness,
Of accomplishments and failures,
Of smiles and tears,
Of disagreements and compromises,
Of learning and growth.

Two years of love and commitment.

Two years of being married to my best friend.

I wouldn't change a single thing!

It Will All Be Okay In The End.....

"People who have only good experiences aren’t very interesting. They may be content, and happy after a fashion, but they aren’t very deep. It may seem a misfortune now, and it makes things difficult, but well—it’s easy to feel all the happy, simple stuff. Not that happiness is necessarily simple. But I don’t think you’re going to have a life like that, and I think you’ll be the better for it. The difficult thing is to not be overwhelmed by the bad patches. You must not let them defeat you. You must see them as a gift—a cruel gift, but a gift nonetheless.”- Peter Cameron

I am so thankful I found this quote when I did. Life hasn't been too easy lately and have been completely overwhelmed by it. And sometimes I feel like a bitter bitch whenever I hear about other people's good fortune's. I absolutely hate being that person but there are times when I can't help it. I start my own "pity me" parade and constantly ask the question "why me??". This quote has made me put things into perspective. Everything happens for a reason and I  need to take it in stride. The rough patches and the harsh lessons are what life is all about. It may sometimes feel like it is tearing you apart- but you will come out of it a better and stronger person because of it.

Newest Addition To The Family....Grace Kelly!!!

Aaron and I always knew we wanted to have one more dog. We decided awhile back that we would get it before we decide to have a baby. And we kind of just left it at that.

Mom called me on Monday and said that my aunt Cheryll was on a yard sale site on Facebook and saw these adorable Puggle puppies!!!!! (Puggle= half Pug, half Beagle). I immediately looked the puppies up and fell in love!!

I called Aaron and told him to look it up as well..... He fell in love too!

We can be very impulsive people.... so we purchased one today!!!

Introducing.... Grace Kelly!!!

We named her after Grace Kelly because Aaron is absolutely in love with her! Ever since Rear Window. She was beautiful.

First family picture. I look terrible! Hardly any make up and put a brush to my hair very quickly. We were just excited to get her!

Grace and my friend's Dave and Brandi's beautiful baby Lainey!


She is adapting well to our family. Her and our Pug Benny are getting along, just one of our cats (Dresden) is not a fan of her yet. With time, he will be!

:)

My Mother's Version Of "Tattoo Thursday"!

My mom sent this to me on Facebook the other day- it's pretty funny so I wanted to share it with you all!

 Name: Mom

Age: Somewhere between 6 and 60

How old were you when you got your first tattoo: 5

Artist/sShop/Location: Not sure who the artist was - bought it in a pack of bubble gum at Toots - on Main Street.

Story behind each tattoo: My first tattoo was of Bugs Bunny - I had no choice in the matter - that’s what came in the gum package. Had I had a choice I was hoping for the elusive Tweety Bird - but alas, although I chomped my way through many a pack - never did I find Tweety. I’d never been inked before and you had to apply just the right amount of “spit” to make it look good - too much and it ran, too little and it didn’t come out completely and it would look like you had slid into first base and smooshed it. So, I swished and swirled the spit all around and then spat it right onto the tattoo - rolled it around a bit and slapped old Bugs right on my left arm. Held it for a bit and then pulled off the paper. He looked a bit too buck-toothed as it smudged a bit but I was pleased.

My second tattoo was Foghorn Leghorn and he was a nightmare. Someone told me to not use “spit’ but to run the tattoo under a running faucet and then apply. I did. This time to my ankle - the results - to say he needed a touch-up is putting it mildly. I looked like I had a purple and yellow disease on my leg. My friends looked at me and said “Ooooooooo - what happened to your leg - did you burn it?” So I just pulled up my ankle socks and hoped they wouldn’t roll down. It was summer - I was in shorts.

Do you plan on getting more?
I have no plans to repeat the ordeal unless of course I find the elusive Tweety Bird.

How does your family/friends react to your tattoos? Have you experienced any negativity?:
My mother told me to go wash that off - but I rebelled until bath time. My sisters thought I was a nerd anyway and just chalked it up to my nerdiness. My friends though - they were envious as hell. I now possessed both Bugs and some semblance of Foghorn Leghorn. They had wasted their allowance money on Popsicles and candy cigarettes - not me baby, I was getting inked!!!


Advice to others who are thinking about getting a tattoo who haven't yet?

Think about what your getting, don't just get something because its cool at the time. If you have a special hankering for Tweety - wait for it!! You might have to chew alot of bubble gum but if it is supposed to be for you - it will come. Oh ya, and use spit - works alot better than water!!




Thanks Mom!! :)

Tattoo Thursday! Vol.3

Name: Trisha

Age: 25

How old were you when you got your first tattoo: 19

Artist/sShop/Location: Mark/ Ink Mark/Yarmouth N.S  & Dan/ he doesnt have a shop anymore *my friends bf*
How many tattoos do you have: 2

Story behind each tattoo: My first tattoo took along time for me  to decide on what I wanted. I knew I wanted it to mean something or something I'll love forever. It shouldn't have been so hard for me to pick, it took someone to say to me,"um, Trisha why not?" before I clued into what I should get. I've been in love with Mickey Mouse since I was little, and when someone said why not him I knew that was it. I looked for a design I liked, and my boyfriend at the time drew something up for me. I got it on my lower back the "tramp stamp" area. I knew I didn't want anything like a butterfly or anything that was "norm", so he was defintely the way to go for me. I still love it, he just needs a touch up. He's faded and needs some work, and I want to get the T colored in :).
*picture is when it was just done I dont have one of it today :P*

My second tattoo is for my and my best friend Tawny ♥ We celebrated 10 yrs of friend ship *soon to be 11 in September*. So we were looking for something that was different, something alot of people didnt have.  We decided on a stick figure girl :) with the letters S.F.L under it. What's funny is we have been using SFL for YEARS, and in highschool we put it in our year book in print. I remeber Dana asking me "Trisha will you know what SFL means in 10 yrs?" and I said "yeah, I'm pretty sure I will! These girls will be my Sisters For Life ♥ ". Ten years went by and we all are still friends and all remeber what it means :)
* the one with the yellow dress and orange poky dots is mine and the orange dress with yellow poky dots is Tawnyas, My favorite color and her favorite color together :)*
We got it done by Tawyna's boyfriend because thats who she wanted to have the tattoo done by. I love it, its simple, but says so much :)

Do you plan on getting more? Yes I do! I know exactly what I want to get for my next one. I want it on my wrist and its a saying that's important to me, and for me to always remember. *I'll send a pic when I get it :)* I also want to get one for my kids ♥

How does your family/friends react to your tattoos? Have you experience any negativity?:
My mother, Oh God, she HATES them! She hates the idea of them, and she doesnt even acknowledge that I have them. My dad, I'm not sure. I know he doesnt like them but its like he doesnt care. He never says anything. My friends love them, even if they don't have them, they support me and what I choose to do with my body :). People I'm not sure. No one ever sees my Mickey Mouse one and I've never had any questions about the one on the back of my ankle. But I dont care what people think anyway! Tattoos are a way to express yourself. It's beautiful art that will be with you the rest of your life :)

Advice to others who are thinking about getting a tattoo who haven't yet?
Think about what your getting, dont just get something because its cool at the time. Think about it in the long run, will you like that in a year, 5, 10? If so, then go ahead and get it! Don't live with a regret. Dont let the thought of pain stop you, its really not that bad! I used numbing stuff my first time around, and my second time I used nothing. It's really not as bad as people or your friends make it out to be :) So go "get er done" if you really want it :)

Thanks so much Trisha for letting me share this! Love the Mickey Mouse tattoo, and hearing the stories behind it! :)

Favorite Things Wednesday!

1. New Theory of a Deadman CD! Been listening to it in the car all week- Love it!

Here's just one of the songs that I am currently obsessed with.....

2. The Mother of all Pregnancy Books! So far, this has been the best and most enjoyable pregnancy book I have read. It's funny, informative and it's Canadian!!

3. Listening to Adele on YouTube. I must have been living under a rock, because I just started listening to her this week! I knew the song "Rolling in the Deep" because our local radio station plays it ALOT but I didn't know any of her other songs. When I listened to "Someone Like You" I started to tear up! I know, I'm such a girl! And the fact that there are certain people that don't like her because she is "fat" for Hollywood standards (rolls eyes). I think it it refreshing to not have yet another cookie cutter cut out of a bleach blond bimbo that only can "sing" because of the sound studio! Music isn't about what you look like (which she is beautiful by the way) it's all about the lyrics, the emotion when you hear it and their voice. And she has a set of pipes! :)

4. The Walking Dead- T.V. Series. Aaron and I have been watching this again. It is such a great show! It's the most realistic view that if a zombie apocalypse happens (which according to Aaron, it will) this is what it would look like. The back stories and drama of the characters are just as interesting as all the crazy zombies that are around. It's not a parody of itself like Shaun of the Dead or Zombieland (which I love by the way). It takes itself seriously which is why I think it is so popular. Can't wait to watch Season Two!

Book Tuesday! (Posted on Wednesday!)

(Warning: This is a really random post!)

When I was young (in my teens especially) people who like to read were looked down upon. You must be a nerd, not much of a social life yada yada yada. They just didn't get how it could be a fun past time (I never understood how they could spend hours on end playing sports or getting high. To each his own!). Most of my summers that was what I would do, read a book. It was an escape for me.

Now it has become a more acceptable pass time. You don't get the weird looks from people anymore when you say it's what you like to do.

Every time I go into town, I do pick up a book. I try not to, but I can't help it. I justify it to myself all the time, ex. I could be spending that money on smokes or alcohol. Needless to say, our bedroom has stack upon stacks of books. My spare bedroom closet is also full of books :).

(To some, this would be a nightmare. To me, this is HEAVEN!! Would love to have a whole wall completely dedicated to books!)

My husband read maybe two books before he met me. At first he thought it was pretty weird that I liked to read for a past time. He wanted to see what all the fuss was about and picked up a book from a series that he read good reviews about (Jim Butcher- The Dresden Files.) (Note: One of our cats was named after the main character :))  Now he's pretty addicted as well. :)

(Sawyer from Lost- YUM!!!See- Reading IS Sexy! :) )

I do feel sorry for people who are not big readers. They really are missing out. Some of the books I have read have made such an impact on me that they stayed with me for days! 

As Charlaine Harris would say, " Here's to books, the cheapest vacation you can buy!"

(Marilyn Monroe)