GF # 2....Angie Mallaire

where do I even begin with this story........

Angie and I have been friends ever since I moved into 5947 E. Kings Avenue. When was that you ask? When I was 6 years old.

You see my family and I moved to Arizona from Indiana in 1991. We lived in a small two bedroom appartment while our new house was being built. Little did we know that while our house was being built, some kids across the street were playing in our unfinished house!

When we finally moved into our house, we met those kids! They were the Moore's. They had three kids. Jason, David and Angie. Jack and Nancy were the parents. I still remember standing on the sidewalk outside meeting them. I don't remember any other details besides that. I bet you could ask Angie, she has a memory like no other!

We became friends instantly. My brother and her middle brother were the same age. They became best buds too! Angie was right in between my sister and I's age. All three of us girls hung out alot. We even made friends with other girls in the neighborhood.

Now fast forward a few years.... Angie and I went to the same Elementary School, North Ranch. She was a year ahead of me, so we weren't in the same class, but we were still best friends!

Now fast forward to when I was in 5th grade and she was in 6th. My family was moving to Oregon an I was devistated. I was sad to leave Angie and of course my brother was sad to leave David. This is where the story gets interesting...haha, if I haven't lost you already....

You see, Angie and I wanted to be related. So we came up with a plan. I was going to marry her brother David, and she was going to marry my brother, Bryson. It was perfect! That way we would be sister-in-laws. Well there was never any interest from either sides. Although I think Angie had a crush on my brother, and I think I had a crush on her older brother, Jason, lol.

Anyhoo....obviously we never dated each others brothers. And my family moved to Oregon. Angie and I stayed in contact, as well as two young girls could. When I would visit Arizona in the summer I would always see her. We could talk on the phone every once in a while and would write letters back and forth.

Are you still with me?!? Okay! Now, we lived in Oregon for about 4 years, when my dad got a job offer to come back to Arizona. He took it and we were back to AZ. I was NOT happy.I had made wonderful friends in Oregon and I loved living there. But I was a freshman in high school....I had no choice.

Angie and I became good friends again, and eventually were back to being Best Friends! I became good friends with her friends and High School was a pretty fun time!! Oh the memories we have from high school :)

Now remember, Angie was a year ahead of me, so when she started her Freshman year of College, I was still a senior in High School. It was tough at first. All the years before, I always had my friends that were a year older than me, but now they were all graduated and I was still there. I eventually made awesome friends my age, but I missed my girls!

Well, now it gets even juicier......hahh....Angie began dating a guy named Ray. Ray was a nice guy and Angie knew from the very beginning that he was a keeper....( I think, I could be wrong) We had all hung out with Ray and his friends for a couple years by the time Angie and Ray began to date. I knew Ray, and thought he was a nice gentleman. Well one day we all decided to go hang out at Rays house. Little did I know my life was about to change.....

We were all sitting around Rays dinning room table, when in walks this hansome fellow that I had never seen before.....When I say handsome, I mean my heart went WAHBAM!!! Beating faster than it ever has!! He has a shaved head and a Billabong sweatshirt on! I remember asking Angie, "Who is that?!?" she said that it was Rays brother, Nick, and he was home on leave from bootcamp. WAIT, WHAT?......Ray has a brother????? I had been hanging out with Ray and everyone one for almost 2 years and I am just now knowing he has this adorable brother?

*Side note- Angie met Nick like 5 times before she actually comprehended that he was Ray's brother. He only lived in the same house as Ray. Hahaha it is an ongoing joke in the family now!

Well now it was around Christmas time 2003. I went on a small vacay with my family and when I came back for New Years, We all met up to hang out. Well guess who came along......Rays brother Nick. Now this was the second time I had met him and this time I wanted to talk to him and get to know him...

Shoot I know I got off topic about Angie, but this story is important!

Long story short....hahaha if that is even possible. Angie began seriously dating Ray, and I beganseriously dating Nick. In December of 2006, Angie and Ray got married. In February of 2009, Nick and I got married.....DO you know what that means?!?!?

WE ARE SISTER-IN-LAWS!!! Yes, we married brothers. Just not each other's brothers!!

Now, the story doesn't stop there. In July of 2010 I found out I was pregnant! Yipee! Well guess what? In late July, early August, Angie found out she was pregnant! We both had been trying and GOD decided to let our sweet babies to only be 5 weeks apart!! Yep thats right, were were pregnant together and now we are mommies together!!!

Craziness if I do say so myself!!

Angie and I have a friendship that goes beyond just friends. We are like sisters. We have fought like sisters, and we have made up like sisters. We have something unconditional.... something that will always be there, no matter what!

We continue to grow in our frienship all the time. We are so different, but I think that is why we have been friends for so long! She has helped me be more outspoken, and I have helped her....umm not sure....maybe be more shy?!?...I highly doubt that!

I am excited to continue our frienship, and allow our sweet boys to become very close cousins!!

Life is crazy, but God knew what he was doing that day back in 1991. Who would have thought we would have come this far? And have the lives that we do?

Angie, I cherish our frienship and love that we are in all the same stages of life together. Ican't wait to see Jacob and Luke grow up together and see our families continue to grow!! I love you sweet friend and am so thanful for your friendship!

P.S.~ I am sad that I didn't have any young pictures of us! We have SO many, but none of them are on my computer! Just picture us smaller and cuter! (actually, we both were not the best looking kiddos...I had huge glasses, and we were both awkward in our bodies, you get the picture)

Also, sorry about the spacing, I have tried to fix it 4 times and it just keeps going back the way it was, it's driving me nuts but oh well!

There ya go! "Girlfriend" number 2!! I'll be back later to introduce number 3!

Have an awesome weekend!!

~Breanna

I'm feeling random!

I know I have only done one "girlfriends" post and I promise I will continue, but I had a few things on my mind tonight that I wanted to get "written" down.

~Whoever said breastfeeding helps you lose weight is a BIG FAT LIAR!!! I am now almost 4 months PP and I do not feel that breastfeeding has helped me lose weight! I know that I am no Jillian Michaels here and work out like I should, BUT...I have been watching what I am eating (at least trying) and doing as much walking/moving around as posible when it is 115 degrees out! I feel like I am between a rock and a hard place..(is that the saying? Or did I just make that up?) I want to work out...but they say to be careful and not work out too hard because your body produces lactid acid that can be released into your breastmilk and it is not good for your baby! Okay, I know that I dont need to hard core work out, but in my mind all I can think about is, "Am I working out to hard? Am I sweating too much? Am I dehydrating myself?" All the things you "can't" do while breastfeeding! Ugh!! I just want a waistline that doesnt consist of "love handles" and a nice handful of "extra fat" in the front!! I think that if you did lose weight "from" breastfeeding, you would have lost that weight that quick anyways!! Okay....my tantrum is over!

~ My precious Luke rolled over today!! He went from his back to his belly twice! It's still a struggle since he is such a big boy, but any time I lay him on the floor to play he is trying to roll! We just need to work on his arm strength, he just doesnt want to push up on those hands!

~I go back to work on Monday and I am really struggling with this thought. I know it is what is best and needed for our family right now, but my heart aches already to be with my boy!

~We are going to start on some rice cereal this weekend, stay tuned to see how that goes!

~Nick changed his shift and is working crazy hours so he can stay home with Luke while I am at work. We miss him and hope that he can start med school sooner than later so he can be doing what he truly wants to be doing!! We love and appreciate him so much!!

~I bought the Zumba workout videos and they finally came in the mail...(shoot, if my hubby is reading this.....yes, those darn infomercials get me every time....but thats what happens when I am up at 2:00am feeding little man) I plan on starting those soon!

~I just starting reading, "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" and am hoping this will help me, help Luke sleep better. It is 9:40pm and I am currently listening to my boy trying to put himself to sleep....it's tough! I also just transfered him to his crib in his room. I am hoping this will help both of us to start sleeping better!

~My house is a MESS! I know I never have that perfectly clean house, but you should see my living room! I am tempted to take a picture and post it, just so I can get the guilt of letting it get that messy! You would never guess there is a baby living in this house ;)....but I won't put you through that! I guess I need to add "clean living room" on to my list that consists of...clean the kitchen, clean the guest bathroom, clean the office, vacuum Luke's room and clean our bedroom...ohh wait i just named my entire house! Uff Da....I need a maid!

~I just finished reading, "Heaven Is For Real" and LOVED it!!! If you have not read it yet, do yourself a favor and read it! You will feel restored in the promises God has for his children! I cried through almost the entire book, but it was so good, and I loved that it was all through the innocence of a child!

~I am trying to read a book my sister gave me called, "Living above Worry and Stress". it will be good for me to read it. If you know me at all, I worry and stress about EVERYTHING!! I would say this is my biggest fault. I NEED to get it under control

~I went to Costco today and spent $162.35 and have no idea what I got. I hate when that happens! I have currently walked to the kitchen 3 times since starting this post to get a snack and have returned empty handed each time. (Actually this may be a good thing, at least for my hips)

~ Okay, maybe this only happens to me and it did today, when I went to costco) but when I don't have Luke with me, and I go places, once I am inside where ever I am, I will all of a sudden have a small panick attack that I left him in the car on accident. It happens almost every time he is not with me!! I guess I have this fear that I will accidently leave him in the car, which will NEVER happen, but I still have these small attacks! Has this ever happened to you?

~Have you watched Extremem couponing? Oh boy I wish I was that good! Although I have better things to do than sit and cut coupons out and actually go to the store to buy all that stuff!! I am all for coupons, but I guess that is why they call it, "Extreme couponing."

~I havent't washed my hair in 3 days.....sick

And that is all.......


Goodnight my friends!

Meet Britt.........

My first girlfriend post is going to be about Britt.....She is not only my best friend but she is my sister!! I would not have categorized her in my "girlfriend" post, if she truly wasn't one of my very best friends!

So I have obviously known my sister my whole life! We are only two years apart, so we have always been very close. We grew up playing barbies together and everything else little girls like to do! We hardly ever fought and if we did it was short coming. I have always looked up to my sister and feel that she has been such a blessing in my life. Britt has always been that "motherly" person in my life. Even before my mom died, she still played that role very well. I do have to say I am so thankful that she reminds me so much of my mom! :)

Now that we are both adults and have families of our own, we have new things to share together in life. I love that I can call her to ask her parenting advice, and we can hang out with each other just like true friends! My sweet Niece, Stella (Britt's daughter) is such a little love and I love being her 'Auntie"

I look forward to the coming years as our families grow, and we can continue on the longest, healthiest, most cherished friendship I have!

Thank you Sister for always being there for me, and blessing my life in so many ways!! I love you to the moon......


So there you have it! Day one of my "Girlfriend" post! I am doing it in order of the longest I have known each friend, not the importance to me!! I love them ALL so much and for SO many difference reasons!!

Have a great Wednesday friends!!

~Breanna

Life Happens....

Hi loves,

I know I said that I would start the week with my girlfriends posts, but yesterday was a little rough! Little man had his 4 month shots and was NOT a happy camper yesterday. Needless to say, when he went to bed, so did I!

I have lunch plans today, but I'll be back tonight to introduce you to my first girlfriend....

Have a great day!!

~Breanna

Girlfriends.....

As I was laying in bed the other night I was thinking about how important it is to have good relationships in your life! I have a wonderful relationship with my family and my hubby, but sometimes it can be hard to maintain good, strong friendships with women! I decided that next week I am going to dedicate each day of the week to one of the amazing girlfriends in my life! I have been blessed by these women all in different ways! I am excited to introduce them to you and tell you why they are so special to me!!

Today is Friday! Yay! Nothing too exciting going on around here! When you are home everyday of the week, the weekends tend to just blend together! Although, that will change soon :( I have to be back to work on the 18th boooo.... Don't get me wrong, I love teaching but my heart is with my little man now! It is going to be interesting going back! I could use some prayers!!

Have a great weekend friends, see you back on Monday!!

~Breanna

*Side note: I just typed this whole thing one handed while breastfeeding!! 10 points for me!! And who's counting that it took me 34 minutes... :)

P.S. Sweet Luke giggled for the first time today! Just for the record! Cutest thing EVER!!

Our day today....

This is what our day looked like today....

But no worries, tomorrow will be better :)

Almost Wordless Wednesday....

My two loves. I am blessed! ( Sorry the quality is pretty bad, it was taken with my iphone)