Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Tuesday's Tunes...on Wednesday

Yesterday was so busy, I hardly had time to sit down and prop my feet up and snuggle Jake.

Speaking of Jake, every month on the 8th he brings home flowers for me...You see we got married on the 8th of October...before that, be brought me flowers every month on the 2nd because we started dating on the 2nd of some month long ago.  It's really so sweet to see him come in holding flowers out towards me, so proud of himself that he remembered and that they make me so happy.

You know what else makes me happy? Holding a baby...they are so cute and my new friend Jillian has one of the cutest babies ever.  Last night I went to Enrichment, Jillian was presenting for part of the time and, so I got hold this baby for a little while.  It's so nice to have a new friend in our ward.  They are the sweetest little family and I hope to be as cute of a little mama as Jillian is.
Jillian and Aiden
You know what I did after Enrichment?  I met a couple of horny dirt bags...at least, that's what Jake called them.  Enrichment lasted a little longer than I thought it was going to and as I was talking to Jake on the way home he said that he would love nothing more than for me to bring home a stuffed crust pizza.  Seeing as he brought me flowers and all earlier that day how could I say no?  So off I went to the Pizza Hut to pick up our romantic dinner and I pull of to the window and this is the conversation that followed

Horny Dirt bag: (looks me up and down...you know the look) Hey, how YOU doing?
Me: I'm good...do you have an order for Watson ready?
Horny Dirtbag: I sure do, it'll be $12.48...(leans down on to the window) so what bring you to Pizza Hut tonight?
Me: umm, my order.
Horny Dirtbag: Do you come here a lot?
Me: Only when it's what my husband wants for dinner.
Horny dirtbag:  Ohh, what's your husband up to tonight?
Me: He's at home. Did you say my order was ready?
Horny dirtbag: Let me go check again. Now that i'm thinking about it, I don't think that it is.
Me: ok.
Horny Dirt bag: It's almost ready, just another minute, they'll bring it to you when it's done...you come back real soon Carly (as he read my name off of his copy of my receipt.

This was all obnoxious, funny, flattering and ridiculous at the same time.  I had a friend on the phone the whole time and she thought it was the funniest thing she had heard all day while it was happening, but it's nice to know that the Pizza Hut guys think that I've still got it.

Once I finally made it home to spend some quality time with my hubs it was 9 o' clock.  We ate our pizza and watched Modern Family, and laughed and laughed and laughed at that show.  

So there it is, my long day yesterday...exciting right?  So for all of those that were looking forward to Tuesday's Tunes, here is the song that I chose yesterday but didn't have time to write about...it's the new Rascal Flatts song, and I thought it was fitting for the day since Jake and I have not been married for four months.


P.S. Can I just say how smokin' hot Joe Don is?  He has a terrible name, but good grief, isn't he nice to look at?

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Lists...

Things that make me happy right now...
1. Painted finger and toenails
2. This sweet blog
3. That I get to go home and to Atlanta in the next week
4. Sunflowers
5. Thinking about getting married

Things I need to do...
1. Study for finals
2. Get together stuff for bridal shower invitations
3. Pack my stuff up to move
4. Get boxes from Matthew and Lisa
5. Find a new job

Things I'm looking forward to...
1. Bridal showers
2. Marrying my best friend
3. Painting and decorating our house
4. Going to the beach
5. Planning our wedding

Things I want to do this summer...
1. Go to Utah and see Laura and Steve and Melanie and their family
2. Read at least 10 books
3. Go to the beach
4. Go to Carowinds
5. Spend more time at home

Reasons I love Jake...
1. He make really corny jokes that we both think are really funny
2. He brings me flowers every month on our anniversary
3. He winks at me
4. He tells me he loves me at least 25 times a day
5. He didn't get mad at me when I was a creeper and read his e-mails
6. He's willing to watch whatever movie I want
7. He keeps his hair the length I like it
8. He lets me be in control of the radio in the car
9. He randomly sends me really sweet text messages
10. He does little odd jobs around the house, he's very handy
11. He's a good listener
12. I trust him
13. He holds me when I cry
14. He's very computer savvy
15. Every thing reminds me of him
16. He carries me like a princess when the grass is cold and wet and I'm wearing flip flops
17. He puts his arm around me when I'm cold
18. He loves his family
19. He gets really excited cute when we talk about getting married
20. He sings in the car

Today I want to visit New York City...



Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The *Engagement* Story


So here is what you have all been waiting for...

So there I was...
It was a Friday and Jordan and I went to the mall because I needed to buy a new pair of jeans. Well for those of you that know Jordan, you know that she likes to do random things, this particular time she wanted to go into all of the jewelry stores in the mall and see how long it took the people working there to come up and help us. So anyway, we went into all of the stores and I didn't really see anything that I liked and then we FINALLY made it to the last one...Zales. There it was, a ring that I loved...it was the only one that I had seen in the entire mall that looked like a ring that I would want.
Jordan called Jake and told him about...and this is where the story really begins. I called Jake after Jordan and told him that Jordan's call wasn't any pressure and to not worry about it, we were just excited because it was the only one that we had seen that I liked and was similar to rings that I had seen in the past and wanted.
Jake has a big night planned that night with his brothers playing video games and had to get off the phone with me to lock Doc up and get ready to go, so he promised to call me in a little while and we said goodbye.
About and hour after that I tried to call Jake again because I hadn't heard from him and I thought he said he was going to call me sooner that and he didn't answer, but called me about 10 minutes later and apologized. He said he had to stop by one of his brothers houses to get a video game controller that he had left on accident. (This was not so true) Jake had really gotten off the phone with me and tried to drive to the mall before it closed, but when he realized he wouldn't make it he called Zales and asked them about the ring, and they said they would try to run his card over the phone. Well, Jake has some sort of protection on his card that won't let him spend over a certain amount without authorization and so his card got declined.
The Zales lady said she would hold it for him until the morning since he obviously had every intention of buying it. There was just one problem...Jake and I were going to be out of town the next morning so how was he going to get it?
Solution: Jake told one of his brothers about it and he offered to go get it for Jake the next morning. His brother got there, bought the ring and then told all of the people that worked there the story and that Jake and I would be there later that day and that they should play along.
After we got back in town on Saturday Jake wanted to go to Zales so that he could at least see the ring, so we went (even though Jake knew it would be gone). When we get there I ask the lady about the ring, and she remembered me from the night before and said that she was so sorry, but that they had sold it that morning but that we could keep checking back if we wanted because they might get another shipment of the ring. Jake acted so upset. He was more upset then I was. He stayed this way for the next couple of hours.
So Jake woke up on Monday and decided that he was going to propose on Tuesday and went to work to make that happen. He told me that he was going to go put air in my tires and really went to his brothers house to pick the ring up. Later that day he texted me and told me that he wanted to go back up to Zales on Tuesday after I got out of class to see if they had received another ring yet. Then he told me later that he was going to help a friend move and that he and David would be back for dinner after that.
David really did go help someone move but Jake did not go help him. He really had gone through my phone earlier in the day and gotten my dad's cell phone number and called him and asked if he could come out to my parent's house to talk to them. So instead of helping someone move Jake went to my parent's house and asked them for their blessing.
He arranged with David to show back up at the house at the same time so that I didn't suspect anything and we had dinner and hung out as usual that night. I was in class all day on Tuesday from 9:30 to 5 o clock. I called Jake when I got out of class and he still wanted to go to Zales. I was not very happy about this because I had a lot of homework to do and I had had a rough day. Not only that but Jake wouldn't bring Doc with him which meant we had to drive all the way back to his house before going to my house.
Jake had called Zales earlier that morning to make sure the didn't have the ring, so that he wouldn't have to buy it twice, so I got to the mall first and called Jake to let him know that they still didn't have the ring and he picked me up and drove the longest way ever back to his house. Needless to say I still wasn't in the best mood because I kept thinking of all of the stuff that I could have been doing.
We FINALLY get to Jakes house and Doc runs to greet me at the door and so I pick him up and start playing with him. Jake asks me if I could come into the kitchen for a minute and I see flowers that he had gotten me on the kitchen table and then he gets down on one knee in front of me. I thought he was picking something up and was pretty confused. Then he said "Will you marry me?" and I thought he was kidding and responded by laughing and said "are you kidding?" and he said "No, will you please answer the question." Then I saw the ring and was really confused because it was supposed to have been sold to someone else. I finally realized what was happening and obviously said yes, or I wouldn't be writing this post.

Anyway, now I have a wedding to plan that is coming soon in October :-)





Sunday, January 10, 2010

Welcome to the World, Caiden Brian Starnes

On Friday night at 10:19 p.m. this precious baby stole my heart!

Haley called me on Thursday night while I was at work and asked my if I was going to come see her on Friday because the doctor was planning to induce labor that morning. I was instantly excited! Jordan and I met at Wal*Mart and bought her pretty flowers and then went to the hospital around 11 a.m. for a day of waiting...
The doctor finally came in and decided to break Haley's water for her and the contractions that followed were not fun for anyone...But then came the anesthesiologist and the epidural...It was pretty smooth sailing after that, Haley couldn't feel anything and the waiting commenced again...Then came the moment we were all waiting for...Haley threw up...my Dad and Jordan went running out the door and the doctor and the nurses came running in the door...apparently getting sick is a sign that the baby is ready to be out! (gross)
My mom and I got to stay in the delivery room as Caiden Brian Starnes made is way into the world. Four contractions worth of pushing (a total of almost 20 minutes) and this miracle arrived.
Grandma (my Mom), Aunt Jordan, Grandpa (my Dad), and I got to hold baby Caiden before they took him to the nursery...Haley got to hold him one more time and then he was rushed off to have his first bath and get measured...After being held by many more people, but mostly his happy Aunts, Baby Caiden is happy and healthy and at home where he belongs!

Monday, December 21, 2009

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

My family


Russo


Scriptures
Church
Jake
Blankets
Glade Candles
Christmas Time


Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Pepper
My Grandmom's House
Justin Timberlake
Tarheels



New Shoes & High Heels
Basketball
The Twilight Series
Dogs
Grooms Cake Ice Cream
Temples


Sharpie Pens
Flowers
Babies
my ipod
Holidays
Mascara

Surprises
Driving with the Windows Down & the Radio turned Up
Pay Day
Disney Princess Movies
Sushi


Road Trips
White Water Rafting
Home
Fuzzy Socks

My Bed
Sleeping In
Rainy Days
Naps
New Haircuts & Color