Finally getting settled

Well I have been married for two weeks now!!!! It definitely doesn't seem like I got married two weeks ago. Of course, it has taken the entire week we have been home to get back into the swing of things. I am amazed that spending a week in another time zone can completely throw you off. I am still not adjusted to central time....I have been staying up late and then wanting to sleep all day...I usually nap when JR gets home. I did go to bed at about 1:30 last night which is the earliest since we have been home...so I am aiming for 12:30 tonight.
Logan and I are both sick....ughhhh! We have stupid coughs and it is all JR's fault! Just kidding. JR threw together a last minute birthday party for Logan which was very sweet. Logan really had fun and I was happy with a smaller party....It made it much easier for me, although next year we are definitely going big! I have just been so tired lately. I can't believe my little baby is two years old. I guess he isn't really a baby anymore, but he is my baby. It is hard to imagine what life is like with out a child, just like you get pregnancy amnesia, I think I have some sort of life before baby amnesia!!!
We had a wonderful time in vegas...I was in pure amazement the entire time! JR and I definitely want to go back next year for our one year anniversary....It will be open to all, so everyone start saving!!!!! I told some friends to save 25 per paycheck...but after some calculations...that isn't enough for Vegas! Nothing prepared me for how expensive it would be! We will not be going for an entire week that's for sure. I played roulette the entire time I was there and I am now addicted. There is so much about the trip I could tell you, but I am so tired and it will have to wait til the next post...I have to drive to league city to pick up my grandparents..drive them down to galveston for a doctors appt. then back home to League City, then back to La Marque. I dont want to because like I said......I am so TIRED! But I am also glad that I live close enough to be able to do things like this for them. I love my grandparents, and they have done so much for me, it is unreal!....Well I better go grab a shower...maybe it will wake me up a little!

Ohhhh, and dont forget to check out our Wedding website and sign our guest book.... www.weddingwire.com/JRandSara

Closer and Closer

So....this may be my last blog until we get back from Vegas! Hopefully, I will find time to to blog one more time before we leave. JR wants to take te computer with us but I told him I didn't think it was a good idea. I just dont see the point. JR and I got a lot done between yesterday and today. We have pretty much everything packed, although there are still a few last minute things we need to do, such as toilettries and other things. We got most of the house cleaned...but still have a little more to do. We have a big day tomorrow. We have to go to Wal-Mart and pick a few last minute items...and get some groceries for Logan! JR has to get a hair cut and a few other tedius little things. Anyway, I cant believe that we will be on a plane in 32 hours!!! AHHHHH! We booked our wedding today...we will be getting married and the shalimar wedding chapel at 5 in the evening on St. Patrick's Day. Don't forget that would be 7:00 here. You can watch the wedding at 7:00 (Central time) by going to shalimarweddingchapel.com at the bottom of the page there is a little box that says Live Weddings! You can click on the box and find our name....if you dont see our names, click on the calendar box and put in the date. If you still can't find our names.....check back later, maybe it takes them longer or something! Anyway, I can't wait...If I dont get another chance....see you when I get back! It's crazy to think that the next time I see all of you I will be Sara Luck!

Excitement!

So I am getting super excited and super stressed....I noticed last night how badly my face has broken out and immediately started with some Mary Kay face wash...I woke up this morning and it has already started to clear...THANK GOD. I get married on Tuesday...only 4 days away, and I would really like it if I didn't have major zits in all of my pictures! We are having dinner at Nikki and Travis' tonight...yeah! I am mad at myself, I should have used this week to send out some thank you cards but I was lazy and didnt get it done. Oh well, I will have to do that when we get back from Vegas! I am so excited to go, I can not believe that it is only a few days away...I spent yesterday shopping and am about to leave to get some last minute items I forgot...I really need to start making a list of everything we need to pack and get ready for Logan so that we dont forget anything! I am going to start packing tomorrow...hopefully the house will be spotless by tomorrow evening!!!

Feeling Better

Okay, so after getting it all out yesterday and having several days to relax. I think I am pretty well over it. Now I am on to bigger worries....VEGAS! We leave in less than a week! AHHHHH! One week from this exact moment, I will be putting finishing touches on myself, and waiting for the limo to pick me up and take me to the chapel!!! AHHHHH! I am really excited, I have no idea what vegas will be like...I have never been! I dont think JR's mom is going, so I am kind of upset about that. We said from the beginning that we would understand if people couldn't make it, its an expensive trip and we didn't expect to have a large crowd, I guess I just never thought about the possibility that his mom wouldn't be able to make it. Anyway, I guess she still has a few days..but if she hasn't booked by now, I dont think its going to happen. I feel bad for JR because I have my family going and his sister, Lacy, and her husband will be there, but I just wish he had his mom there. My dad said that he would get ready with JR, which honestly made me tear up, because I thought it was just so sweet. Anyway, I just wish he had more family there! I am however, SUPER excited that Lacy and Troy will be there. I truly love Lacy to death. I always wondered if I would actually like my in-laws. You always hear horror stories, but I actually really like both of JR's sisters. His mom is such an amazing person...I will say there are times I have thought she was a little coo coo....then I realized that she is normal and that I am the coo coo one!!! Its really weird when you all of a sudden realize that the way you were raised is actually completely different than other people. OH, and btw, Jason is also a very good guy..he and JR are very close, although, I cant say that we hang out a whole lot! Anyway, I am so excited! I can't wait for next Monday!!!

All about this weekend!

Just to let you know....this is gonna be a long one...you might want to bring a snack! So Friday, I started cleaning the house...Trying to prepare for Vegas, and I dont want to be doing everything at the last minute. I get a phone call fom my older sister, Randi, saying that she really wants to go to my bachelorette party. Have you ever met someone who has EVERYTHING all figured out??? That is my sister. We talk for a while, I try to convince her to save her money for Vegas..she says she has plenty...I tell her to wait and come Saturday morning/afternoon, since I will be busy all day Sat....she says she wants to get out of the house. I tell her to call her friend in Austin...that way she gets out of the house and has fun and saves money...she says she wants to be there for ME. I did what I could, but the point is, she already had her mind made up and that was that. So she came Friday evening, I had to cancel my plans for Sat. morning/afternoon. We hung out everything was fine.
Saturday afternoon..we are getting ready for the bachelorette party...Randi has already started drinking (oh I forgot to mention that she was also drinking, on the way to my house (yes, while on the road...she is so smart!) and then after she got to my house) I think she was on her second glass of wine, I said something about moving the cars so that we could take my car...she said we could take hers. I specifically ask, "Are you going to be one of those drunks who thinks they are okay to drive?" She replies, "No, if someone else is better off than me, I have no problem letting them drive my car." By the time we leave the house, I am already curious as to if she should be driving. We hit some traffic, and Randi is literally so close to the car in front of us that I cant see their bumper...I could barely breathe, I was so stressed out. She has the windows down, she is honking and screaming at the other cars..I could barely breathe, I was so stressed out. We finally got to Dana's...I had been squeezing my cheeks together for so long, I thought they would have to be surgically separated!
Now, anyone who has never met my sister can not possibly understand any of this. In fact, when I know that someone is going to meet her for the first time, I do my very best to warn them. The simple fact is that there is no way of describing exactly how she is. On a VERY GOOD day she is down right obnoxious, and you just cant imagine what she is like on a bad day! I should also say that I love my sister very much, and no matter how annoyed I get with her, I will be the first to beat the shit out of ANYONE who messes with her....not that many people would, she is a little scary! Okay a LOT scary!
I am not the kind of person who likes to be embarrassed...I have been humiliated plenty in my life, and would like to leave that all behind me! My rule of thumb is, If it would make my grandmother blush, I probably wont do it! AND THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST REASON THAT MY SISTER GETS TO ME SO MUCH! She will do ANYTHING for attention, and if she isn't getting that attention she will just get louder and louder until it is all eyes on her!
So we finally get to Dana's and we are trying to leave, but Randi Beth wants to read us her "funny" text messages that aren't funny and that no one cares about. I tell her we really need to go..It's 6:15 we need to be at there at 6:30...she yells at me to calm down because her clock is 15 minutes fast...LIKE I KNEW THAT! She and I listen to very different music...so the whole way up to Dana's I didn't know a single song...which didn't really matter because I could have sang anyway because I was to busy holding my breath! We get to the restraunt, and Lacy wants me to wear the condom veil, the green furry tiara, and the "bride to be sash" through the restraunt! I think I was a pretty good sport...I said I would wear the tiara and sash, but that the veil would have to wait til the bar. I opened my presents at the table, and Lacy and Tasha got me (among the coolest wine glass ever, and some smelly good stuff (I dont know what its called) some lengerie. It was very cute....but again I dont like to be embarrassed, so I discreetly showed everyone the pattern, and then put it on the table, all covered up so know would could see what it was. Randi, talking very loudly, says she wants to see the bottoms, I told her I would do that later. Randi, wants what she wants when she wants it, and there is no stopping her. She reached across, grabbed the outfit holds it up...I immediately panic, STOP! STOP! STOP! RANDI, STOP! She holds it up for the world to see...saying very loudly, I wanted to see the panties!
OHHHH yeah! I can barely breathe, I am so stressed out!
Lacy and Tasha left at 7:45 to reserve a table at Wild West, the country bar we went to after dinner, and we hung out ate slowly, and had some conversation!
Once we got to the bar, they had a table set up with balloons, and other decorations, complete with a blow up John...Oh yes! I blushed....but I also went along with it, I even took pics with him, danced with him, and brought him home! My sister got a little more intimate with him...use you imagination...and yes I as annoyed by it. I am going to make this next part kinda fast.
I had a lot of fun in certain parts of the evening...the rest of the evening I spent annoyed with my sister....I should mention my little sister, Vanessa, was there too...but she actually cares if she is getting on someones nerves, she also knows when something is about her, or when it is someone else's big night, and she has no problem letting someone else enjoy THEIR SPECIAL EVENING!
Randi is so loud...at one point she was on the dance floor singing at the top of her lungs, and I was about 10-15 ft. away and the guy standing behind us said....Damn that girl is loud...EMBARRASSED???? YES! I felt like she was getting on every ones nerves, and that it was my job to contain her, and there is just no containg her. At one point she started doing her stupid Rave dancing, where you have glowsticks and you move your hands really fast...I hate that shit, because she thinks she looks so cool, and I just thinks its dumb...probably because it reminds me that she learned how to do it while she was on drugs...something to be so proud of! Then another time she took her hair down from her clip (she has longer, fuller, much thincker hair than I do) and leaned over and started spinning it around and around (like headbanging, but instead of up and down, it went in circles) her glasses flew off...but that still didn't stop her...I panic and yell...STOP! STOP! RANDI, STOP! She doesnt listen so I put my hand on her head she grabs her glasses and says, "WHAT?" I say, "STOP! You are hitting people in the face!" She says, "I DONT CARE!" and I respond with, "I DO!" Embarrassed? VERY! There was so much she did...at one point she was pulling me by my arm because she wanted to do the stuff that was on my bachelorette T-shirt...regular bachelorette stuff like finding aguy with a 6 pack and asking him to show it to you...I didn't want to do it..plus it was only 10:30, she got mad and said "It's you bachelorette party, you NEED to do this." I said, "Hey, you made a really good point. It's MY bachelorette party, so I get to do what I want to do, not what YOU want to do." She rolled her eyes! There is more, but I will stop there...
At 12:00 I tell everyone I am ready to call it a night...Randi is drunk and isn't able to hold her eyes all the way open, I know I have to drive home, and I am tired. I tell Randi I am ready to go...she rolls her eyes and scoffs, the starts to gulp a full beer...I tell her to take her time, we will leave when she is done with it. She disappears, I am sure it was to guzzle her beer, get another one plus a shot. She returns to say....(eyes half-way open)"I'm going to sit in the car". I tell her to wait, we are waiting for Lacy to close her tab, and then we are all leaving...she doesn't wait, she goes without us. Outside she pulled the car around, and I tell her to move to the passenger seat. She says NO, Vanessa and I both tell her again. She isn't budging! At this point I lost my temper. I went from 0 to 100 in about 2 seconds. I told her to get out of the car or I would call my mom (I know childish..but my sister lives with our mom, along with her two kids, who my mom was taking care of. Plus it was more about the way I said it, and how much force I put into it.) She said she didn't care. Then I told her that We (ME, Vanessa, and Dana) were not getting into the car until she moved. She pushed the door open with such force, saying at the same time that she didn't give a shit if I got in the car or not, that the door actually swung back and hit her! I tried not to laugh. She got in the passenger seat, turned the AC on full blast, along with the music. Vanessa was in the back seat screaming at her to turn it down over and over, then she started screaming, "FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE, CAN YOU NOT MAKE THIS ABOUT YOU!", "YOU SCREW UP EVERYTHING" Dana is leaning forward to give me directions...I keep yelling, "LEFT OR RIGHT?" it was very fun!!! Oh Randi was also yelling at me, because I reached for the gear shift next to the steering wheel (which is where it is in my car) then I realized it wasn't there so I looked down and start to move it from "park" to "drive" when she grabbed my hand and yelled at how stupid I was because I didn't know where it was...she yelled at something else, which I was just trying to ignore her, but finally ended up yelling back, "ARE YOU GOING TO FIGHT ME THE WHOLE WAY HOME?" SHe never said another word! ONce we got to Dana's, her and Vanessa got out, I got out to say goodbye, and grabbed my jacket because it was so cold. Randi then turned on the HEAT to full blast...I just ignored it...eventually she got so hot, she had to open her window to get some air! I just thought, WOW, you are such a bitch! She finally started nodding off about 20 minutes from the house and fell asleep, she missed the MAJOR accident right before the exit. THere were cops and ambulances everywhere, and all I could think was, that could have been us. Vanessa told me that 20 minutes before Huntsville there was a major accident and there were bodies laying on the side of the road and in the ditch...and again I thought, that could have been us if we had let Randi drive.
Anyway, the next day when I got home...I had to wake up early and go take care of some things, Randi acted as if everything was fine...there was a little uncomfortableness, but she still stood by the fact that she could have driven and that she wasn't drunk. Instead of argueing, I just said...It wasn't a factor of how DRUNK you were, it was a fact that you had been drinking. I only had a glass of wine at Dinner. And what is funny is that all the sober people there noticed that I wasn't drinking. I think the only person who didn't notice was Randi!
After Randi left, I talked to my mom, and she said her and my dad had been talking all morning and that they were considering not taking her to Vegas, but that it was my decision of whether or not I wanted her there. After, all this, I am sure you are thinking I jumped at the chance to avoid a round two of this! Well, the truth is, she is my sister, and all I can do is pray that she doesn't ruin my wedding, or mine or anyone elses trip. I think it would make things much worse to tell her she cant go. The truth is, I wasn't there for my sisters wedding...because I was to busy being the embarrassment of the family, so in a way I guess I feel like this is my Karma...my pay back. I just hope it all works out. My mom did say, that they are willing to give her a chance in Vegas, but the first time she misbehaves, or has a meltdown, my mom will put her on the next available flight home!
So there it is, my weekend...hope you enjoyed your snack, and about 30 minutes of your life that is now gone!!!

Accomplishment #1

So I have decided to break down the cleaning into sections...everytime I finish one section, I get to reward myself, because it is an accomplishment. I also get to take a break because I dont feel well!!!I finally got off my butt, and have acheived my first REWARD...I am going to get an oreo McFlurry from McDonalds (after I eat lunch, of course!) I got my living room cleaned...YEA!!! Now that just leaves, my dining room, kitchen, bedroom, Logan's bedroom, bathroom and hallway.....yes that is a lot of cleaning...but also a lot of rewards! I not only cleaned but I REALLY cleaned...I dusted, swept, and mopped...everything, not just picking up here and there! So next is the dining room and then nap time!..Ohh I also got a load of laundry done...a load in the washer, and a load in the dryer....only about 15 more loads to go!!!!hahaha

Nooooooooooooo!!!

So yesterday was a busy day, I went a got some shoes to wear for my bachelorette party and I had to do a few other things around town. I went to Babies R Us and bought a potty training book to read. I think we are going to start potty training him when we get back from Vegas. He will have just turned two (March 23) and I think he has the understanding to start the process. I do however feel like I am making things hard on myself though. With all the changes we have gone through just recently, I feel like we deserve a little break...although, I guess that is what Vegas is for!!! I also went to Wal-Mart to get diapers and wipes, and then I went to the Mall for my shoes and then picked up my ring. During all of this I got very sick, I had to stop to vomit, and I was peeing non stop, of course there was very little there when I peed, and it hurt...and I thought someone was digging forks into my back. It was very very bad. So I stopped in to the doctors office to see if they could see me, and guess what....I am........SICK ( you thought I was going to say pregers....nope). I have an aweful UTI, so my doctor gave me some antibiotics to make me feels better. The problem is that my bachelorette party is tomorrow. Grrrr!!!! I hope I feel better by then! Of course, I always get sick when something really exciting is about to happen!.....
So I am taking it easy today, and at the same time beginning the cleaning phase of the house....I will just have to do it one little thing at a time, followed by an hour of rest!!!

My Ring

I got my ring today...so I am super excited, I sent it in a couple of weeks ago to have it rhodium plated, so that it looked all shiny and brand new. The problem is that I got it back last Friday and when I looked at it I realized it was GOLD...not bright shining gold, but it was definitely YELLOW! So I sent it back and was told it would be ready on March 9...Lucky me it was ready today and it was the right color!!!YEA! anyway, I will have to blog more later, I was just informed that I only have 3 minutes left because JR has a mock fantasy baseball draft....by the way it isn't even the real one...hence"mock draft"...and he does it everyday!!!! Ughhh gotta go!

Bachelorette!!!

IT'S Wednesday!!! Or as some people like to call it "Hump Day" which means that there is only 3 more days til my bachelorette party!!! YEA! I am super excited and I just want it to be here! I will say that this week seems to be going by a little faster...but I think that is only because I have a lot to do. It seems I have been out of the house quite a bit lately, which is a good thing and a bad thing. Every evening I tell myself...tomorrow I am spending the day cleaning the house...then I wake up and think of all the other things I have to do and I am out and about, I get home and take a nap, and by the time I get up I am way to lazy to do anything! So maybe I will get some stuff done today before I leave to go run a few more errands!! MAYBE!
Also speaking of bachelors and bachelorettes, I dont know if anyone watches The Bachelor on ABC, but I have become addicted to the show as well as The Bachelorette. THe Bachelor just ended and I think anyone who watches TV has the internet or listens to the radio has heard about what happened...but in case you haven't I will sum it up...Jason (the bachelor) was on the bachelorette last season and he was dumped by DeAnna, so he became the new bachelor...after 6 weeks and 25 women, he narrowed it down to 3...Jillian, Melissa, and Molly...he said goodbye to Jillian and was left with 2. At the final rose ceremony, he asked Melissa to marry him. After saying goodbye to Molly he had this enormous breakdown crying all over the place. Now I dont know about you, but men that cry seriously piss me off. It is annoying...I dated a guy who used to cry alot, and I think he did it to make me feel for him in some wierd way, but the only reaction he got from me was yelling and telling him to grow a pair. It doesn't make me feel for them, it makes me want to punch them in the face and give them something to really cry about. Now I know this sounds harsh, especially since I cry all the time, but I am a girl. Maybe it has something to do with how I was raised, or how my father is, but the only time I have seen him really cry was when his own father passed away....which is actually a GOOD reason to cry!! Anyway, I digress....after 6 weeks of being engaged, Jason decides that things have "changed" with Melissa and he cant stop thinking about Molly, so on national television, he dumps Melissa and after the commercial break asks Molly for another chance. After another 6 weeks of Jason and Molly being together they say they are so in love and couldn't be happier.
I really liked Molly and I am glad they are happy, but man, maybe he should have just not proposed in the first place. Maybe he should have said I love you, but I am not ready to propose just yet, I think we need to see where this goes when we aren't in New Zealand and on cameras. The point is, I really liked Jason, but it was an asshole thing to do!
On a good note, they announced the new bachelorette, JILLIAN!!!! Yes, the one Jason let go....she is so adorable. I can't wait...the show airs May 16. Now I never thought that I would watch stuff like this, and I usually dont start watching until it has been cut down to about 8 people....but I would just like to say that I think that if you watch two episodes....(especially if you wait until it has been narrowed down a bit) you will fall in love with this show!!!
HEHEHEHE! I love TV!

Tedious Tasks

Today had been full of errands, and I am so glad to be home now. It is 2:30 and I want Logan to take a nap so badly...mainly because I want a nap! But as usualy, while running errands he fell asleep in the car (while I was driving...) and by the time we got home he was ready to play...GRRR! I bought a green dress to wear for my bachelorette party...YEA (Hurry up Saturday) I need to find some shoes to wear with it...I used to have some green striped shoes, but they have mysteriously dissapeared....which probably means that the dog chewed them up and they were thrown away! OH GOODY!...All of my sandals have been chewed, so I may need to go get a pair before Saturday...I just hate it though because I dont want to spend ANY money. I also went to Hobby Lobby and got a few items for the bachelorette party..nothing major! But I was looking for a sash theat says Bride or bride to be...I couldn't find one, so I opted for a do it yourself. I bought some ribbon and the letters that I am hoping just stick on there. We will see! I am not a crafty person, so I generally stay away from do it yourself projects, but we will see! We did some other stuff too, but its too boring to mention! I need Monday to be over!

weekend

So this was a pretty eventful weekend...JR had his bachelor party. The guys started off golfing at 11:00 in the morning and had a big golf tournament, then they went to Hooters for dinner and then out to the bars in Clear Lake. From what I hear everyone had a blast. I had Logan all weekend, and lets just say that I forgot how much I appreciate JR coming home at the end of the day to help out. Granted, Logan and I went to Houston on Saturday, and we spent some time at a friends apartment, so I had some help, but coming home and wanting nothing more than to take a nap, and not being able to was hard. It all worked out..I even talked Logan into watching a movie with me...Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2...I know its girly, but oh well. I was so excited that he was sitting so well, that we watched another movie, one that was more for boys, Hancock. Logan really enjoyed it. I guess I was so excited because I am not one for letting him watch television all day. In fact, he doesn't really watch TV that much at all. We do a lot of playing...and I am trying to get him to play in his room by himself...I think it will encourage some imagination, and self sufficiency! Not that I want him to play by himself all day either...just for a little while. He is however obsessed with XBOX....but he is only allowed to play for 20 minutes. We also read a lot of books, which I have done since I was pregnant and I very excited that he really enjoys it. Anyway, today was a pretty lazy day, especially due to the fact that JR was hungover a slept through most of it. I dont really have a whole lot going on this week, but my bachelorette party is on Saturday, so I am looking forward to that, and we are only 15 days away until VEGAS! I cant believe I am getting married in 16 days. And really it is already 11:00 and we are off to bed so it kinda like 14 to Vegas, and 15 until we get married....and our flight leaves at 7:15 in the morning, so its kinda like 13 til Vegas! hahaha! Okay...I am getting carried away!

Oh...this is actually just for Alexa.....Since we are most likely taking Logan on the plane with us, can you tell me what I will need as far a documentation for him? I can call the airport, and find out but I was just wondering if you had any advice, and also since Blair has flown quite a bit if you had any words of wisdom for me???

Well it is off to dreamland...if anyone can tell me how to make the next two weeks go by faster that would be awesome...although there is a bunch of stuff as far as laundry and cleaning that needs to be done, so I guess I could start on some of that!