Author: Zoey

Dear son,

To my precious little boy, I love you more than you will ever know. From the moment I heard your first heart beat and saw you when you looked like a little jelly bean. You have been my world.  From the day you were born and held you for the first time I knew you were something special.

When you were little I taught you how to be a gentleman. We would go out on special dates. I would teach you to open the door for ladies and be a respectful gentleman. 

I knew one day you were going to make one good husband. I just dreaded the day to give up my little baby boy.

Now that the day is near I hope you have stayed true to the things I have taught you.  Be the greatest husband and father that you could ever be.

I am so proud of everything that you have accomplished in your life.

You have made me the proudest mom in the whole world.  

I love you more than you will ever know.

Love you son.

Love,

Your mom

As we go through life we all hope that one day we find our soul mate. The person we can go through life together and grow old with. For some this may happen later on in life and for others this may happen much sooner.

We all have been taught that we need to have a stable job, a house, traveled the world, and enjoyed your time as a single person before settling down.

As for me I don't see the point on waiting and doing all of this stuff on your own if you have already found the "one". Why live life on your own when you could be doing all this with the person you know your going to grow old with.

Getting married in your early 20's you constantly get asked the question why? Why are you tying yourself down? Why are you making this bad decision? Don't you want to have any more fun? Why don't you want to date other guys?

Yes, I may be 21 years old but no thank you, I don't want to date anyone else. I never lowered my standards. I never was anyone but myself and I found the one who was meant for me. I love him and he loves me.

We didn't make a stupid impulse decision, also it wasn't a shut gun wedding. We may have been young but we found the one whom our souls love. We found our soul mate.

Through thick and thin I know he will be there for me no matter what. Doesn't matter if you found the love of your life at 21 or 61 when you know you just know and there is no debating about that.

"To love is nothing.

To be loved is something.

But to love and be loved, that's everything."

So you stop at target for a “quick” trip. All you need to do is grab ONE item but then this happens……

1. I’m not going to buy anything I just want to look around.

2. Oh hey look there are some cute stuff in the dollar section

3. “I could probably use this someday” Guess I need to buy it

4. Oh look at those cute clothes.

5. And the swim suites are out.. what?? I need to try these on now before they sell out.

6. Oh these purses are cute and would match this suit.. but I don’t even need a purse for a swim suite.. oh well

7.  These work out clothes look bomb. Maybe if I buy some I will work out.. eh probably not.

8. Maybe I need knew pajamas or underwear..

9. These boots are so cute. I need them now!

10. Baby clothes they are just so adorable. May I will shop for my future kid.. but I don’t know if it will be a boy or girl. oh maybe I should just wait.

11. But these new sheets feel so soft. Maybe I will get new sheets

12. Oh towels I have been needing new ones. This is the perfect shade of purple for my bathroom!

13. Know I got new towel I need to get a new rug and shower curtain!

14. These candles smell delicious and are the same color as my room. Need to get these.

15. Cups and plates. Yes I will take you.

16. A new Kitchen Aid mixer color sounds good. but way to spendy so maybe I will wait on you.

17. Espresso machine you look amazing. I need to take you home.

18. Craft supplies look fun. Maybe I will start making my own cards.

19. Even the cleaning row looks tempting to go down..

20. Make up. Yes of course I need some new makeup. I can always find room for that.

And just as easy as that you leave target with a $200 bill….yay

Early Sunsets. Warm Tea. Messy Hair. Big Sweaters

Fall Is Here!

 1. Make it smell like fall inside your house. Take a special trip to bath and body works to buy pumpkin spiced soap, candles, and room spray.

 2. Bake pumpkin spiced bread regularly. Your house will smell warm and cozy.

 3. Go apple picking. Get enough apples to make pies, spiced cider, and applesauce. 

 4. Go to a pumpkin patch find the cutest Pinterest worthy pumpkin to decorate your house with this season. 

 5. Go on a hayride under the stars. Grab a friend, a warm flannel blanket, and snuggle up. Make sure you warm up with some hot apple cider at the end. 

 6. You must go shopping to get your favorite fall apparel. Make sure you are stocked with your favorite leggings, scarfs, and boots. 

 7. Be a kid again. Rake up a pile of those beautiful colored leaves and jump in them. Have some fun again. 

 8. Go buy yourself a pumpkin spiced latte. We all know you’re going to buy yourself like a 100 this fall season anyways. 

 9. Spend an afternoon carving a pumpkin sipping on some warm fall flavored tea. 

 10. Most importantly make sure you cuddle up on your couch with a warm blanket, a pumpkin spiced latte, and watch some football. 

They say that you will find the “one”. The one that makes you smile just even thinking about them. The one who gives you a warm feeling when you look across the room and see them looking at you.

 I didn’t think I would be lucky enough to find this kind of love. Never did I think I would find a guy who would love me like he does. To this day it still blows my mind on how I got such a great guy.

 Even though I got this amazing guy who treats me with the upmost respect everything is not this “fairytale” that Disney makes it out to be. Everyone is human, we all make mistakes, and guys can’t read our minds.

 As little girls we have watched Cinderella and many other fairytales where we see the guy perfectly pursue the girl and win her over. We see the perfect wedding and a perfect glimpse into their future and that is what we expect for our lives, because that’s all we see.

 Don’t get me wrong I love watching these kinds of movies. What I don’t like is the false hope it gives young girls. The happily ever after that movies portrays are very inaccurate. In real life you still get your happily ever after just in a different way,

 When you get married you have to learn to live with each other, learn each other’s flaws, and pick your battles to fight. Marriage isn’t easy but it’s worth it.

You have to choose to love each other every day. When it gets hard or it’s not the perfect Disney movie people bail and marriages fall apart. 

 So to any girl out there who is married and thinking is this my real life Disney fairytale? The answer is YES YES it is.  Remember you only saw the highlights in the movies not the flaws. 

A dream is a wish your heart makes

When you’re fast asleep

In dreams you lose your heartaches

Whatever you wish for, you keep.

— “Cinderella”

So you find yourself a nice girl. She is smart and pretty and you feel like you hit the jack pot.

1. Big crowds aren't her thing. Take her to a big event. Yes, she may enjoy it but if there is more then 3 people there don't expect to hear her talk.

2. She can not start a conversation. No matter how hard she tries if your with people she doesn't know or with a big group nothing will come to her mind. And when I say nothing I mean NOTHING.

3. On that note if we are in a small group setting and are comfortable we love talking if someone can start up the conversation.

4. We are not mad or judgmental. Just because we can sit in a group of people for 2 hours and not talk does not mean we are not enjoying ourselves. We are just content how we are.

5. Trying new things scare us to death. We need someone to push us and help us try things in life. We do like the have fun!

6. Takes awhile to warm up. New environments intimidate us, give us time to warm up to our new surroundings and people and then we will open up on our own time.

7. Yes, we are a homebody. I mean what introvert person would not like to spend their evening at home not worrying about talking to anyone and just watching Netflix? Everyone hello.

8. Having a deep conversation? Yes, it is doable just make sure it is one on one and we have a cup of coffee before hand.

9. We want to get to know people and have fun in group settings we just don't have the guts to do it. You might try it once then run away cause it sounded better in your head.

10. Most of all we just want to enjoy life and have fun in our own way (:

First off fall brings many great things to us, nice cold crisp air, and beautiful colored leaves. It lets you wear those cute leggings that you have wanted to wear since summer rolled around. Let’s put it this way it’s a nice change from those hot summer days dripping in sweat.

But in all reality there is just those girls that LOVE fall time. It is there time of the year.

1.      Basically since last fall you have a countdown to when you can order you PSL latte again, and when that time comes around it’s the best day of the year.

2.      Oh and when you favorite PSL comes out you MUST Instagram it, and every time after you must post it to social media.

3.      The most comfy idea to you in the fall is leggings, scarf, boots and a PSL in your hand.

4.      You MUST make sure you take at least one “fall??? photo for Instagram. Remember to get your boots, kick some autumn colored leaves at your feet, oh and don’t forget your PSL of course.

5.      Basically your diet is consumed of Pumpkin flavored coffee, tea, ice-cream, bread, muffins, pancakes, and heck maybe even your water has some pumpkin flavor in it.

6.      Your house is consumed by pumpkin spice candles.

But seriously… what is better than having a pumpkin spiced candle burning in your house, eating some fresh pumpkin bread, while drinking a PSL Latte?

Let’s just say I am definitely the Pumpkin Spiced Latte kind of girl!

Coffee is literally one of the best things in life. 

It smells amazing, tastes amazing, and it makes you function able in the morning. Why would someone not love this?

1. The first thing you do in the morning is grab a cup of coffee. I mean don't even try to have a conversation with me before hand.

2. If you do try to have a conversation with me your going to find a very grumpy not pleasant response.

3. Your sitting at work in the morning feeling like you area going to die if you don't get coffee right away. Like seriously who deals with people without having coffee first?

4. Without coffee you feel like you are in a fog and just cant get out of it.

5. Coffee brings you life in the morning. It makes you a normal person.

6.There is never a bad time for coffee… Doesn't matter if its 5am or 11pm. Coffee time is always a good time.

7. Your at the point in your life where everyone who loves you knows not to talk to you before you have had your cup off coffee, heck some mornings not to even look at you.

8. Some days a coffee IV would be very helpful but apparently that is not legal.

9. If you're a coffee addict you will understand,

10. No matter what you are just going to have to admit that you are addicted to coffee and there is nothing you can do about it. And it will never change. I mean give up coffee??? I don't think so.

“Without the inspiration, drive, and support that you have given me, I might not be the person I am today.”

Mom & Dad,

I want to thank you for everything that you have taught me growing up. For loving me unconditionally since the day I was born.

You have taught me what is right from what is wrong. I may have not have liked the discipline that you gave me growing up but it made me into the person that I am today. 

From spankings to lifelong lectures, you've molded me into the person that I am today.

The support you have shown me throughout my years is amazing. You where there to help guide me through the small things like having a lemonade stand in the front yard to helping me study for a big exam to helping me pick out my first car. 

Through it all you were by my side guiding me.

I am so grateful for everything you have done for me. I will never be able to put it into words. I cherish all the fun memories that we have. 

I love looking back on photos I have where you guys dropped me off at kindergarten and now where you’re dropping me off in my dorm room.

I look forward to those long weekends and holidays where I can come home. I look forward to mom’s home cooking and being able to sit on the couch watching movies with the family.

No matter how far away we live you will always be my parents that I love so much.

Forever and Always,

Your loving child