Day 17-Something you're looking forward to

*Becoming a stay at home mom
*Watching my family grow
*Being able to pay ALL bills without scrounging
*Buying a house to call my own
*Being transfered to a different branch inside the company I work for
*Getting taxes back! WhoopWhoop!!!
*S getting his paid Fire Fighter job with the government

There are so many more things I'm looking forward to. These are at the top of the list! I just can't wait to see my family grow!!

Day 16-Dream house

This house is in Kailua, HI. I've never been here, but I can always dream! :)

Day 15-Bible verse

Matthew 18: 1-5

 ¹ At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
 ² He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. ³ And He said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. ⁵ And whoever welcomes one such child in My name welcomes Me.

Day 14-A picture you love

Pretty much every picture of Ry is a picture I absolutely love. She's such a beautiful baby!!

These are from her 3 month pictures. <3






There's many many more, but these are my fave. <3 This girl means the world to me!

Day 13-Goals

I have so many goals.
*Lose the last 15 lbs of baby weight
*Get back in with the fire department
*Help S get a new job with benefits
*Get a job with my mom's preschool
*Get enough courage to bring up a situation that's been bothering me at work since Oct
*Make S's and my marrige even better than it is and keep it that way
*Raise a happy healthy little girl
*Better myself

I could go on and on, but these are the main ones. I just want a better life for my daughter. We can't exactly give that to her now. But we will.
That's a promise.

Day 12-What you believe

I'm not a "religious" person. I believe in having a relationship with God. I believe that God wants us to have an actual relationship with him.
This is directly from my church website.

A Commitment to Praise and Worship
Psalm 95:6, John 4:23-24
We believe that man was created for fellowship and communion with God in the Spirit. This fellowship and communion finds intimate expression in the joyful praise and worship of our God.


I believe in God's command to go into the world and preach. (Mark 16:15) Aka: Missions.

I believe in order to go to heaven and have a relationship with God, you must accept his love and forgiveness in your life and believe that He send His only son to die for me and you. (John 3:16)

Day 11-Favorite TV shows

Wow. I really suck at keeping up with this. It didn't help that this weekend was kind of crazy. So, now that I'm at work and it's relatively slow, I'll try to catch up! (As much as my headache will allow.)

I watch much more TV than I do movies.

My favorites:




























Needless to say, the TV is on all the time. Even if we're not watching it really, we like to have the noise.

Day 10-Something you're afraid of

*I switched Day 9 and Day 10. I'm at work and don't have pictures of my friends on this computer!!*

I think I could go on forever on this topic... Fear is something that is sadly VERY normal for me.

*Bridges. Especially the TJ Bridge where I live. It's 125 feet tall, and a mile long. I HATE HATE HATE that bridge. It's probably because I grew up literally right underneath it. I see all the cracks and rust. BLECH!!!


I guess this also derives from my fear of heights. My knees start to shake every time I'm up high!! It just freaks me out!!

*Spiders, snakes, anything creepy-crawley!! I HATE THEM!!! I go through the roof if I see anything of the sort!!

*From a more emotional stand-point, I'm terrified of failure. I can't stand the thought of disappointing anyone I care about.

*I'm afraid of being in large crowds. I hate the thought of being somewhere with a million other people. Especially a million people I don't know. Hence the reason I still live in the small town. I can't stand the thought of living in the city!

Day 8-A place you've traveled to

I'm such a loser. I can count on two hands how many states I've been to (not including the states that I have driven through). I've been to Virgina, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Vermont, Texas and of course Maryland.
Driving, I have not been west of West Virginia. Sad I know!

In 2003, I went on a missions trip to Mexico with my church. I really wish I had pictures uploaded to my computer. I only have some pictures in a scrapbook. (My first attempt to scrapbook. It's pretty pathetic!) It was amazing. We went with a group called Global Expeditions. They are some AMAZING people. I learned so much from them. We went into a place right over the border called Nuevo Lorado. It was probably the most poverty filled place I have been. Buildings with no doors, people living in vans on the side of the road. The children were so dirty like they have not taken a shower or bath in a month. It really was a humbling experience. My outlook on life really changed after I came home.
If I could go back and do it over again, I would in a heart beat!

Day 7-Favorite movies

I don't have a favorite movie. I have favorite genres, but no specific movies.
I love:
Romance- PS I love you, The Notebook, The Princess Bride
Comedy- The Break-Up, Knight and Day, The Ugly Truth
Drama- My Sister's Keeper, Shindler's List, The Departed
Action- The Transporter, Troy, Battle of the Titans
Oldies- Rooster Cogburn, True Grit (With John Wayne), The Sons of Kate Elder
Disney- All Princess movies, All Pixar movies,
Ok... so I haven't really seen a kids anamated movie that I didn't like... *shyface*



Those are just the first examples I came up with in that genre. S and I watch movies a lot. Before Ry was born, we would go out every other week and buy a new release from WalMart. We loved it.

Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy

I could post a million pictures that make me happy. I'll try to stick to just a few. I know it only says one... :)


The FurBabies. Princess- Beagle mix. Ember- Dalmation


Those chubby little cheeks. ugh. I could eat them allll day!!


S's quirky sense of humor. He makes even the worse situation easier. No matter how mad or frustrated I get (even with him) he just knows how to make me laugh. (Even when it makes me even more mad!!) He's amazing. <3





Mmmm those cheeks... <3

Day 5-Your siblings

 My sister... Hmmm. What to say about her! We're about 4 1/2 years apart. I think it's a little too far apart. We fought ALL the time growing up. It was even worse when we got older. I started having to lock my door or else she would steal all my clothes and makeup. Drove. Me. CRAZY!
But now that we're older and I'm not living at the house anymore things are a lot better. We talk regularly about almost everything. She's a great little sister! :)



Ry and Auntie B

Day 4-Your parents

My parents are AMAZING. They have been married 26 years come February. They met in high school but weren't exactly high school sweet hearts. They were band nerds! :) (Probably why I was a chorus nerd in high school...) When my mom first saw my dad, she told her best friend that she was going to marry him one day... He just didn't know it yet! My dad had joined the Navy and was engaged to another woman. When he got back from basic, he found out she was with someone else. Somehow or another, he and my mom got together. They were married at the ages 19 and 22, had me at 22 and 25 and had my sister 4 1/2 years later. They, like all couples, have their issues. But they never let that interfer with their love.

I want their fairy tale.

Day 3-Your first love

Hmm, this one's tough. I met him in middle school. We dated on and off throughout 7th and 8th grades and decided to break up in the beginning of our freshman year of high school. We stopped talking due to the fact that he started dating my middle school best friend. Thankfully I never had any classes with either of them. Junior high school we started talking again and decided to start dating again. Things went very good for a while. Than little things started happening. I noticed I didn't have many of my own friends. We always were hanging out with his friends and doing things that he liked. I started drifting away from my church family and friends. Than things would happen to where I wasn't "allowed" to talk to certen people. He would get p/o'd when I didn't text him back within minutes. I had to justify every single thing I did. I even got "in trouble" when I pierced my ears without talking to him about it first.

Thankfully, I went to PA with him when I was 18. He had mentioned many times that he wanted us to move up there after graduation. After seeing how secluded the area is up there, I knew I wouldn't want to leave where I'm at. So when I got back from PA I knew I would have to call our relationship off. It was very tough. I knew he would be upset, but I wasn't expecting to hear what he said. He went crazy telling me he wouldn't live without me. He said he was going to come over to my house.... Things just went on from there. But I stood by my decision and went back to the single life. Let me tell you... It was wonderful!

Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name

Meaning behind my Blog Name... Four Leaf Clovers...
I'm Irish. I'm a Fitzgerald. I believe in luck when you find these amazing little things. Of course, I have yet to find more than one... But my 12 year old cousin has found just about a million! But my only desire is to go to Ireland. I want to do the "touristy" thing and hang upside-down and kiss that nasty Blarney Stone. I want to go to the Counties Kerry, Kildare, Galway, Cork and especially Dublin. I want to see the country side and amazing scenery. I want to see the castles. Ugh. I get goosebumps whenever I think about it.

Most of all, I want to see where my great-great grandmother lived and grew up. She's the reason we are in America. Before she died, my great-grandmother wrote her mothers story. I'm trying to find the time to take her written story and type it out to keep. It's pretty much along the lines of her being a mail order bride to an Irishman who immigrated to America. It's a pretty fun story.

Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts

Introduction
Mmkay. I kind of went a little crazy with the intro when I first started this blog with my birth story. So, maybe I'll give you a little info just about me. I'm 22. Married at 21 to the greatest man in the world. We had/still have a lot on our plate other than typical "newly wed issues." It's been hard and it's going to be, but we've made it this far! :) Everything else about me, you can read in my facts!

Recent Picture



This was a mix between yawning and yelling at her pig b/c she stopped playing music! :)



(I don't really have any recent pics of me... Since Ry was born, it's all been about her!)


15 Interesting Facts

1. I can't swim.
2. I have 2 puppies and a cat. I wouldn't trade them for the world... Ok, I lied. Maybe the cat. I'm not much of a cat person. (Plus she scratched me this morning... So I'm mad at her!)
3. I met S when he was dating my best friend at the time. She broke it off with him to date another guy. S and I stayed in touch and it just felt right.
4. S met my mom before he met me! (I locked my keys in my car when his ex and I were at a bar and he went to pick up the spare from my mom and came to save me...)
5. We got our cat the same day I found out I was pregnant.
6. I've been engaged 3 times. Married once.
7. When my mom found out that S was 5 years older than me, she just about fell off the ladder she was painting on. (We were talking about 9/11 and how I was in 8th grade and S was a freshman in college. It caught her off guard!)
8. My grandparents were in NYC the week before the towers fell.
9. I've gone to the same church since I was 4 days old.
10. I lived in the same house since I was born until the day I moved in with S. (Minus 6 months I "lived" with my x-fiance.)
11. I went to school with a lot of the same people since Kindergarten.
12. I didn't get my permit until I was 18.
13. My paternal grandparents died EXACTLY a week apart. (April 6 and April 13, 2005 at 4 in the morning.)
14. My dad's eldest brother died 5 years to the day as my grandmother. (His mom.)
15. I have cousins and aunts and uncles on my Dad's side I've never met before. My family is HUGE!

Challange...? Sure.

Thirty Day Blog Challange...
I saw this on another blog and since I start writing things and just never post, I figured this would help me out a little. :) I'll try to keep up!

Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts
Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name
Day 3-Your first love
Day 4-Your parents
Day 5-Your siblings
Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 7-Favorite movies
Day 8-A place you've traveled to
Day 9-A picture of your friends
Day 10-Something you're afraid of
Day 11-Favorite TV shows
Day 12-What you believe
Day 13-Goals
Day 14-A picture you love
Day 15-Bible verse
Day 16-Dream house
Day 17-Something you're looking forward to
Day 18-Something you regret
Day 19-Something you miss
Day 20-Nicknames
Day 21-Picture of yourself
Day 22-Favorite city
Day 23-Favorite vacation
Day 24-Something you've learned
Day 25-Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs
Day 26-Picture of your family
Day 27-Pets
Day 28-Something that stresses you out
Day 29-3 Wishes
Day 30-a picture

Music = Life

I lost my keys
In the great unknown
And call me please
'Cause I can't find my phone


This is the stuff that drives me crazy.
This is the stuff that's getting to me lately.
In the middle of my little mess
I forget how big I'm blessed


This is the stuff that gets under my skin
But I've got to trust You know exactly what You're doing
It might not be what I might choose
But this is the stuff you use


45 in a 35
Sirens and fines
While I'm running behind


This is the stuff that drives me crazy
This is the stuff that's getting to me lately
In the middle of my little mess
I forget how big I'm blessed


This is the stuff that gets under my skin
But I've got to trust You know exactly what You're doing
It might not be what I might choose but this is the stuff You use


To break me of impatience
Conquer my frustrations
I've got a new appreciation


It's not the end of the world


This is the stuff that drives me crazy.
This is the stuff
Someone save me
In the middle of little my mess
I forget how big I'm blessed


This is the stuff that gets under my skin
And I've got to trust you know exactly what You're doing
Might not be what I would choose but this is the stuff You use


This is the stuff You use



This song has to be the best thing I've heard in a long while. It just explains everything I feel. I just let all these little things get to me.
Stress sucks.

Slowww

Today at work has been beyond slow. So I was playing with photobucket. :) It kept me pretty occupied. The rest of my time I've been thinking about Baby Scarlett. She went in for surgery this morning. I've been praying everytime I think about her. I really don't know how her parents stay so strong. I really admire them. I cry just about everytime I read their posts. Ry was born the same day as Scarlett and I just think it hits too close to home. I just couldn't imagine.

This whole job thing is getting to me. Especially the past 2 days with Ry being fussy and sick. I don't think it would be too bad if my job was busier. But it's not, and I sit here thinking about her all day and what I could be doing...

Playing with B&W

Totally had a Mommy Morning.

I love love love my daughter. :) She's fantastic!

I had to be at the dentist at 7:50 this morning. So, at 7:25 S put Ry in the car seat, strapped in, ready to go to the sitters, and I'm getting my coat on, and bags on my shoulder... All the sudden she is VOMITING! Not a little spit up, I mean, something off of The Exorcist. It was all over the place. Out of her nose, all over the car seat, on the floor, all over S... It was bad. I knew she wasn't feeling too well this morning by the way she was fighting her bottle. But S got a good burp from her, so that's what I figured it was. Nope... That wasn't it at all. : ( Poor baby. She started screaminggggg. I felt so bad. She was covered in throw up, I'm trying to console her and try to clean her up while getting her clothes off her. It was a crazy morning.

So while S tried to get her to calm down, I was calling everybody. The sitter, the dentist, work... Finally she wore herself out so much she passed out. Than guess what....? She woke up to the cute little angel she always is. Laughing, smiling, cooing, hitting her toys. It was great. Even though my whole morning went to hell, I was able to spend an extra 2 hours with her... That's the greatest thing about being a mommy. <3

I'm really not avoiding you...

I'm just really trying to set up my page!! This thing is crazy-ly confusing me!
So, Christmas and New Year's was fantastic. Ry is absolutely amazing. I can't believe how good she was even with messing her schedule up so bad!! Our Christmas went as follows....:
Christmas Eve:
I worked until 1 and S took care of Ry so I didn't have to send her off to the babysitters.
I got home around 2 and got somethings packed up.
Around 3, S and I celebrated our Christmas.
About 4:30, we packed up Ry, us and the 2 dogs and went to S's parents house for dinner.
At 7, we went to my church for Christmas Eve service. I was able to see a lot of people I grew up with and haven't seen for a while.
After church we went to my parents house to open our Christmas Eve present. I got a camera. SOOO nice!!
We went back to S's parents house to spend time with his sister and brother in law.
Went to sleep.

Christmas Morning:
Opened presents at the inlaws.
Rushed to get changed to get to my grandparents at 9.
Ate breakfast, opened presents, went to my parents.
Opened even more presents.
Went to our house to empty the car out.
Went back to my inlaw's to get changed for dinner.
Went BACK to my grandparents for dinner and dessert.
Went BACK to my inlaws to grab all of our stuff and the dogs...
Went to sleep and didn't wake up until 10 the next day!! (After feeding Ry at 6.)

OMG It was a crazy 2 days. Next year, we WILL NOT be running around like we were. We will be doing christmas morning at our own house. It was somewhat easy dragging a 2 month old around, but it's going to be quite different with a one year old...

Here are some pictures of Christmas! :)

All the grandkids and one great grandkid


Mommy, Auntie and RyRy


Mommy, Daddy and RyRy


Ry was exausted! ("Hush, Mommy, I sleepin!)