Thursday, May 26, 2011
It's time to get private!!!
Hi friends and family! Being that I am a high school teacher and all, I think it is high time that I make this blog private! So, if you would like to continue to follow The Partin Family through this blog, send me a quick email with your desired email address for login and I will add you to our list of people who can access the blog! You can just comment to this post with your email address and I will add you! I hope you can understand our desire to create a little more privacy now that we have two little ones to think about! :) Send me those email addresses soon!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Happy 10 Year Dating Anniversary, Darling!
Today marks the first date that John and I went on. I was a freshman at NCSU and John a sophomore. It was exam week and we were stressed! He asked me out, picked me up around 9PM and as we walked through the campus, he asked me what I would like to do. I replied as I still do, "I don't know--what do you want to do?" He responded that we needed to go to Wilmington with which I replied, "What?!" So, we got in his Chevy S-10 that smelled of Vanilla, he turned on some Michael W. Smith and we talked all the way to Carolina Beach. We found a public access and walked a very long walk under the full moon in the sand. I prayed that night that whatever woman ended up with this man would be incredibly lucky and little did I know at the time that God intended for that woman to be me. We have been through a lot in 10 years, 99% good and I am thankful. I arrived back to my dorm at about 5AM, after stopping for breakfast at Waffle House, to a very confused roommate asking if I was "just getting in?" I remember replying "yes" with a smile on my face and an even bigger smile in my heart. Thank you, Jesus for such a special first date and for an incredible man. I love you, John!
Spring Festivities!
I started to type this blog and almost began it
with "What a busy couple weeks we have had!" and realized that this has been a common theme for a long time for us. So rather than sounding redundant, I will just fill you in with what we have been up to the last couple weeks! Nora is almost one and we have been busy planning her first birthday party. We are doing things a little differently this year and differently than what we did for Meredith's first birthday party. It is interesting how things change from the first child to the next--we are just having a small family party (rather than the HUGE shin-dig that 
Meredith had) at my mother's home with Nora's dear aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents surrounding her with her parents and sister. It will also be my brother's birthday on June 1st so we will be spending the day at U.S. National White Water Rafting Center in Charlotte having good sister-brother time. Her birthday will be a lady-bug theme because we call our sweet Nora "Nora-Bug". We thought the theme was fitting but this has caused me to get a little creative with finding some decorations and planning!
For Mother's Day weekend, Nora gave me a double ear infection! Yes yes, we spent the day in the doctor's office because Nora was sick. Although, I thought it was pretty fitting that I spend Mother's Day doing what I am being celebrated for doing--taking care of my babies! So, I cuddled and loved on Nora for the day--I know, poor me! :) Meredith made me a beautiful picture at school that she painted--it was her hand prints as flowers with painted stems and leaves! I am a sucker for hand prints. John bought me flowers and hanging ferns--I so love planting flowers every Mother's Day! Speaking of Mother's Day....here is my favorite picture of my mom and I. She is so special to me!
John and I also got to go to the 
Wheatmore High Prom and chaperone for a while. I really love being a part of prom and getting to see the kids all dressed up. I also love to get out on the dance floor and let loose with them. There is something to be said about getting out with the kids and doing the Cupid Shuffle WITH them...it creates a bond. It was a good way to blow off steam in light of the end of the year when things hit a big crunch and get stressful.
with "What a busy couple weeks we have had!" and realized that this has been a common theme for a long time for us. So rather than sounding redundant, I will just fill you in with what we have been up to the last couple weeks! Nora is almost one and we have been busy planning her first birthday party. We are doing things a little differently this year and differently than what we did for Meredith's first birthday party. It is interesting how things change from the first child to the next--we are just having a small family party (rather than the HUGE shin-dig that 
Meredith had) at my mother's home with Nora's dear aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents surrounding her with her parents and sister. It will also be my brother's birthday on June 1st so we will be spending the day at U.S. National White Water Rafting Center in Charlotte having good sister-brother time. Her birthday will be a lady-bug theme because we call our sweet Nora "Nora-Bug". We thought the theme was fitting but this has caused me to get a little creative with finding some decorations and planning!While on the subject of how things are different for Nora when compared to how we did things for Meredith, she has already had sugar (we waited until after Meredith was 1 to give her 
sugar), John decided to go ahead and try out peanut butter (not with my knowing but informed me after the fact), we allow Nora to just hit her mile stones at her pace rather than freaking out if she isn't, we are having to get creative with finger foods because Nora is boycotting baby food and wants to feed herself YET she still prefers for us to hold her bottle (I know, it drives us bonkers!), and we don't flinch at every possible risk that Nora takes in moving around. It is funny when I think how uptight we were with Meredith and how the first child really breaks a parent in! We can't wait to see what happens when we add to the family in the future! Ha ha!
sugar), John decided to go ahead and try out peanut butter (not with my knowing but informed me after the fact), we allow Nora to just hit her mile stones at her pace rather than freaking out if she isn't, we are having to get creative with finger foods because Nora is boycotting baby food and wants to feed herself YET she still prefers for us to hold her bottle (I know, it drives us bonkers!), and we don't flinch at every possible risk that Nora takes in moving around. It is funny when I think how uptight we were with Meredith and how the first child really breaks a parent in! We can't wait to see what happens when we add to the family in the future! Ha ha!
For Mother's Day weekend, Nora gave me a double ear infection! Yes yes, we spent the day in the doctor's office because Nora was sick. Although, I thought it was pretty fitting that I spend Mother's Day doing what I am being celebrated for doing--taking care of my babies! So, I cuddled and loved on Nora for the day--I know, poor me! :) Meredith made me a beautiful picture at school that she painted--it was her hand prints as flowers with painted stems and leaves! I am a sucker for hand prints. John bought me flowers and hanging ferns--I so love planting flowers every Mother's Day! Speaking of Mother's Day....here is my favorite picture of my mom and I. She is so special to me!
John and I also got to go to the 
Wheatmore High Prom and chaperone for a while. I really love being a part of prom and getting to see the kids all dressed up. I also love to get out on the dance floor and let loose with them. There is something to be said about getting out with the kids and doing the Cupid Shuffle WITH them...it creates a bond. It was a good way to blow off steam in light of the end of the year when things hit a big crunch and get stressful. We have had other things going on but if I were to hit on all of them, this post would be longer than you would want to read. So, enjoy our pictures and until next time...
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