My Love, Remember when...

You took me to see the fight in SD. One of our first dates after reuniting again : ) So much fun with great friends and the start of what was meant to be!

We had our first beach party with friends and all you and i wanted to do was be alone...This is when i knew i was falling hard and fast..

From this day forward i knew i could never go another day without you...

You took me skydiving and you asked my dad for permission to take me : ) You made my heart smile and that was an experience ill never forget. Who does that on their 3rd date or so lol US!!!!! xoxo

You flew my to Washington to meet your family after only 3 months of being together...some of the best best memories we have shared thus far were there...

Our first Halloween together! I was so proud to call you mine!

Our second Halloween engaged : )

We use to have parties like every weekend at Dads house! Our first New Years at Dads and I worked you! haha muah!

When you asked me to marry you in ALASKA!!! I had no idea that was coming, but no doubt in my mind that you were the one and i was soooooooooooooooo ready!

Alaska, i will never forget the beauty of Alaska and how hopelessly in love with you i was

When we bought our house! We did it baby, when everyone doubted us, we freakin did it!!! What a great feeling...

We celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary, you planned a perfect weekend.

Our wedding day. What a PERFECT day, i was so lost in you and still am!

Our honeymoon in Australia...so much fun!!!!!!!!!!

Just a few of the memories we have made along the way of establishing US. Baby i am sooo in love with you still to this day. We have the best of times together no matter what it is we are doing! I love that no matter what it is we are ALWAYS on the same page, always thinking the same thoughts, always putting each other first and ALWAYS reminding each other how in love we are with one another. You are so good to me and i will always do all i can to make sure i make you as happy as you make me. I am spoiled with your love and with the man you are. God sure knows what he is doing with us. I love you times a million! Have a wonderful day baby, I cannot wait to get home to you xoxox

This is How i picture life...

Josh and I had a wonderful breakfast this morning at Heritage, Mmmmmmm, that place is so yummmy!! Then Josh drove me to work, as he does every Monday : ) I love the extra few minutes i get with him on the way to work. We were talking about life and how we both feel there is something more we should be doing. I feel like i should be working with old people or animals because i have a deep passion for both. Josh feels he should be doing something with music because that's his passion and he knows he is good at it. We were talking about when we move out of state one day we want to live life doing exactly what we love. Not knowing how long it will takes us to reach the goal of moving out of state and being able to still keep and rent out our Lakewood house, we are thinking 4 years sounds about right. We would both love for it to happen sooner but 4 years is when we will be financially set with no worries. Joking around i told Josh, man it would be cool if Dad bought a house on a huge piece of land that had another house on the same land that was all fenced in that we could live in. Then all we would have to do it ride a tractor over to dads house to visit him lol. So i get to work and i e-mail my dad asking him how his meeting went on Saturday with the guy who wants to buy his business. He responds "it went very well, if he can come up with he money then i think he's in". Nice. See once my dad sells his business he is renting a huge RV and traveling for a week to Oregon to look at houses, Josh and I are going with him too. So then i e-mail dad back with my great idea of having him buy a house with another house on the same piece of land that Josh and I can live in. I said "we can even share the animals, the animals can run in between all that land and go to whom evers house they want" Man they would be in heaven. They would have the best of both worlds, if ever they are mad at me they can just run over to dads house and stay with him LOL... know i think like a little kid but that's how much i love my family, husband and animals, enough to want to spend every moment with them! So i thought for sure my dad was not going to respond or tell me im retarded, but to my surprise he said " that's a great idea Stephani, because more then anything i want you guys to come with me" Whaaaaaaaaaaa did i just hear what i think i heard!! : ) So when we go to look at houses in Oregon Dad said we can look for a set up just like i have pictured in my head! so maybe just maybe we wont have to wait for 4 long years! We will see!!!!

BY T.D. Jakes

My mother-In-Law shared this with me today and it was so beautiful i had to share with everyone.... I just love this and wish more people would read this over and over again....



There are people who can walk away from you.
And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone.
When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

The bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]
People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.

Let them go.

And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead... You've got to know when it's dead.

You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something.. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye.. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.

Let them go!!!

If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains .......

LET IT GO!!!

If someone has angered you.

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge.....

LET IT GO!!!

If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction... .....

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents

LET IT GO!!!

If you! u have a bad attitude.... ...

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better......

LET IT GO!!!

If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him.........

LET IT GO!!!

If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship. ....

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves.. ....

LET IT GO!!!

If you're feeling depressed and stressed ............

LET IT GO!!!

If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying 'take your hands off of it,' then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!

'The Battle is the Lord's!'

During the next 60 seconds, Stop whatever you are doing, and take this opportunity...
(Literally it is only ONE minute!)

All you have to do is the following:
You simply say 'The Lords Prayer' for the person that sent you this message:
The Lords Prayer
Our Father, who are in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, forever.
Amen.

Last Night's Dinner...

Last night Josh and I went to Georges for dinner once again to show Dad and Elisa how amazing their food is and how wonderful everyone that works there is. They were insanely packed all the way out the door. Not an empty seat inside or outside the whole place! Crazy, its a pretty big place too. Although no matter how packed it is, we are regulars so they always make sure we get in before everyone and fast. As we are walking to our seat i look up and notice we are being seated right behind a former friend of mine. I say former friend because i was really close to this person back when i worked at Abercrombie and pretty much ever since i worked there up until 2 months before my wedding day. She was there when i got my wedding dress she was at my bridal shower and she was going to be a bridesmaid in my wedding until i kicked her out of the wedding party. As nice of a friend she was, she screwed me over when Josh and I had our bach. party in Vegas and I was done after that. I am a very loyal, respectful friend to those i care about and to those i feel have been a good friend to me but the minute i feel disrespected or stabbed in the back ADIOS i dont need you in my life and i will not allow you in my life. Anyway after i told her i no longer wanted her in the wedding because of her non-stop lies, i never spoke to her again. She text me Congrats on our wedding day and that was it.... K back to seeing her at Georges... Anyway, as i look up and see her having dinner with her family she kind of smiles and says "hi" then looks back down immediately. I was caught off guard and kind of shocked to see her(as it has been over a year) but because of how much i feel i have changed as a person i walked up behind her and gave her a hug. I could totally feel the awkwardness as she really didn't know what to say, after a really brief conversation with her i walked to my table and that was it. ...

Point in this "story" is i have never really been the type of person who needs a bunch of friends in my life. I have ALWAYS had one or two really good friends and that is it. I just never wanted the drama in my life that girls brought. I have always hung out with family or guys and because of that drama has never followed me. However I have had a few friends screw me over and in the past i would get so angry i would seek revenge. You hurt me, ill hurt you twice as bad. My saying has always been "screw me over and i will screw you over twice as bad" until i found Josh. Being with Josh has taught me so much more about myself. Now instead of revenge i seek forgiveness. I don't even think i need to get back at someone for what they did to me, instead i forgive them and i move on with my life. Now i just need to work on my stubbornness : )

We were talking to Dad last night about where we are in life and basically how fast we grew up and accomplished so much. We have goals and we stick to them. We will always work our hardest to get where we want to be in life and nothing will hold us back. People can talk crap on us and how we never "hang out" or "we think we are too good for everyone" but that's not it at all. Like i said, Josh and I have goals and we work hard to make sure we reach those goals. We don't have time to go blow money on unnecessary things and partying. We are not trying to impress anyone, there is no need to and its not us. We are living life having fun together and with whom ever comes along on our random dinners and trips and we are saving for our future. All in all Dad always knows how to make us feel so on top of the game of everything we do and accomplish, thanks dad for always reminding us how far we have come and how even though you have a lot of money you never help us out you make us do it all on our own. Which reminds me, thank you to another former friend for spreading rumors that my dad helped us buy our house and for saying we couldnt do it haha! Proud to say we did it ALL on our own!

Georges Greek Cafe!

For those of you who have never had George's Greek Cafe, you have no idea what your missing out on. I have been going to the one on pine ave. for a few years now and not only is their food great but they make you feel at home! George is in the front greeting everyone that comes to his restaurant, the food is healthy, everyone that works there is overly friendly, its romantic, not too expensive at all and the vibe there is just unexplainable. Yes, that is how highly i think of that place ; ) Now that they have opened one in Lakewood next to SuperMex we will be there even more! Josh and I went there last night for the grand opening and right when we walked in we were in awww....we were just so amazed with the painted murals all over the walls and how freakin beautiful everything turned out. From the moment we sat down, we must have had 4 people come up to us "Stephani, Josh thank you so much for coming and supporting us" It was so cool to celebrate the grand opening there with people we are familiar with from the Pine Georges. The manager came up and offered us to try their newest red wine and then walked us around and gave us a tour of the whole place including the kitchen and the freezers that the fresh food is kept in. I cannot wait to share this new location with everyone. Josh and I only go to restaurants that make us feel at home and this is definitely #1 on our list!!!

A whole lot of random talk! : )

A couple of days ago i set one of my friends up with a job interview at my work. Well, actually it was more like my boss came up to me and said "do you have any friends that need a job we need someone full time" and i knew of a couple people so i jumped on it, set up an interview and today she got the job : ) So excited for her! Not only is one of the sweetest girls i know but I'm excited have a friend to work with again! I wont be seeing her too often as i hardly leave my desk on the 4th floor and she will be working on the 2nd floor but we can do lunch : ) I'm just really glad she got a job at my work, the benefits are awesome, our bonus's are ridiculously awesome and she can move up! Not to mention we are a huge firm so it's a great experience for her either way. Congrats Amy!

On another note Josh and I just found out one of our Favorite couples are no longer together. I don't want to blast their personal stuff all over here or anything, but i really hope they work things out. It makes me sad to see two really amazing people go their separate ways. I thought for sure they would last, they had an amazing connection, both intelligent and go getter's, together they were a good team. However everything happens for a reason and if it is meant to be they will find each other once again when timing is right.

I miss our animals today. Last night I got off work early to go to Josh's work Party out in Irvine and we did not get home till near midnight so i didn't get the chance to spend time with the animals like I normally do : ( and this morning i left the house early so i could pick up Starbucks for a couple people at work that helped me out yesterday so again, my morning was cut a little short from them. Aussie is probably going to be a brat today when we get home because she's feeling a bit neglected due to us not being home much yesterday.

I talked to my mom for like an hour yesterday for the first time in months. Life has been so busy for us that we just keep missing one another. It was nice talking to her, we pretty much had a whole conversation full of laughter. Mainly because i was so hyper from all the coffee i drank and all the food i forgot to eat, i drank tons of coffee on an empty stomach and so i was bouncing off the walls! I miss my mom. I hope she find true happiness one day, sometimes when i talk to her she seems so lost with where she is at.

Josh could have won $250 if would have entered the contest and sang karaoke last night at his work party. But noooooooooooooo he refuses to enter any contest any where we go because he gets shy but then at the end of the night he gets up and rocks the damn stage every time! Josh that $250 so could have been ours. And you are far from shy so don't try and pull that with me anymore, im not buying it : ) I love you baby.

I cannot wait to FINALLY go to Georges tonight. The Lakewood location is officially OPEN! Woohoo say HELLO to your new locals : )

Cant wait to get home!

Although work has been crazy busy for me today i still manage to make the best of it! I try to come to work everyday with a positive attitude. I love making people smile, i love giving someone negative my positive feedback, never judge someone based on what others say. always give others a chance to show who they really are before making any judgment. Always think positive and you will never feel negative. I love that i am always happy even over the smallest things in life, i hope my happiness rubs on off on all that surround me because we need more happy positive people in this world. I may not agree with everyone and i may tell it how it is because i hold nothing back when i speak but that's who i am. I am honest and i never lie and one thing i love about Josh is he is exactly how i am. I dont think you will ever meet a more honest couple huh baby : ) Now home to my husband, animals and champizzy!! LMAO (inside joke) can you tell im hyper or what.. : D