Couple’s Getaway to Monterey!

Oh my gosh, such an amazing place. Damian asked me what I liked with vacations and I told him I’m a scenery gal. He suggested Monterey, CA. Me being the non traveler chose to trust his suggestion. After all, he’s been to all but 2 states.

He chose the hotel, booked the flights, reserved the car... I did nothing. And that was great because I am horrible at making decisions that affect others! 🤦‍♀️ We flew out on June 21st to San Francisco. Drove the coast down to Monterey. Our hotel, Trade Winds, was in Carmel. We were waking distance from a beach and a town of shops.

We visited a few state parks, we hiked to a waterfall, we saw the Golden Gate bridge and we ate some really good food. The weather was absolutely amazing. It was windy, but not too windy, the temperature didn't get above 61 degrees.

Oh and neither one of us brought our work laptops. :) We made no plans ahead of time. Which means we got to sleep in as long as we wanted to, but we were able to get in all of the recommended stops, including a beautiful beach sunset. It really was a great couples getaway.

She loves me. 💕

Phoebe had a half day today due to final exams. I picked her up, brought her home and then headed back to work. When I got home, she handed me a note. My heart is full.

We went skydiving!!

Gotcha! Damian took me and Phoebe, along with Maya, one of his daughters, to iFly. It’s indoor skydiving. Phoebe loved it, and so did I. Next step: jumping from a plane!!

Here is one of Phoebe’s sessions on video:

http://media3.iflyworld.com/flyer.php?id=HS4TC#

Here is mine:

http://media3.iflyworld.com/flyer.php?id=HS4TC#

This kid has lost her mind!

😂😂😂

Look at it closely... 

We have a Woodlands Elite Soldier in the house!

Phoebe made the Soldiers All Star Prep Team at Woodlands Elite!! She would’ve liked a higher level but this is the only one they’re offering this season. So she’s excited to be part of a team and get a taste of competitive cheer. Show ‘em what you got baby girl! Mom & Dad are so proud of you! Love you stinker!!

It’s the little things...

That make you feel loved! I got out of the shower and found a stack of folded towels on my bed. Notice she had to include her name along with the first initial of her last name. Just in case I get confused from all the other people in the house? Lol. Love this kiddo!

Phoebe’s current hobby :)

Is making scrunchies! She’s pretty good at it too. 👍

This kid here... she is my reason... 💕

Me and Phoe stopped at Walgreens today because she wanted to browse. We got Payton a bag of candy to include with her birthday gift. I checked out and then heard Phoebe tell the cashier that she wanted to get this for her mom. Little stinker had money saved in her phone case and snuck this right by me. 🥰🥰🥰

And that’s not all. The other morning I found this note tucked in my phone. 

It’s a bit wrinkled so you may need to zoom in. 

💕❤️💕

I am feeling more loved now than I have throughout my entire 42 years of existence. 

Life is great y’all. 

RIP Maui

Today we buried little Maui, Phoebe’s crown tail Betta fish that MawMaw & PawPaw got her in July 2017. We found him unresponsive yesterday after we got home from school and work.

Phoebe got me a sentimental gift!!

Be still my heart...

My girl did it, on her own, no one prompting her... she got me a sentimental gift, a trophy for my desk.

This is a big step for her because she normally focuses on things she wants. I’ve been working with her for a while now to get her to think of others. So the fact that she went into a store, bought 2 gifts and neither were for her, was a big step. I’m so proud of her.

She also got me a personalized bracelet that says “Mom ❤️”, but that one was a bit prompted by me because I thought it would be cute to have one that matches the one she was getting. But she got to choose what was engraved on it. 💕

KMS Dance Team Performance

Here’s the YouTube link if they haven’t taken it down yet. (Copyright violation for background music)

https://youtu.be/ukPzNSBdNDg

Days to remember...

I was looking at my old website, http://alevron.tripod.com There are a bunch of pop ups so I'm going to move the content here for safe keeping. :)

Our Precious Little Girl, Phoebe Jean, arrived on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at 8:51am.

She was 19" long and weighed 6lbs 11oz.

Milestones...
July 23, 2006	Phoebe was baptized at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church
November 2006	Phoebe Started Walking!
February 11, 2008	Phoebe is potty trained! (after 3 days! such a big girl! congrats sweetie!)
May 2008	Phoebe knows her alphabet, numbers 1-10, she knows her basic shapes and several songs and rhymes! She's so smart!
June 2008	Bye Bye Nuk! (she only took them at night, but now they're all gone!)
October 2008	Not that it's a "milestone" but something we'd like to remember... Phoebe stopped attending daycare. She started Mother's Day Out this month and has Ms. Jude as a full time sitter. She loves it!
January 2009	Phoebe can spell and type her name! She also sat down in the tub for the first time... she lays on her belly in the tub and says she's swimming like a froggy!
February 2009	Phoebe can spell and type Phoebe, Momma, Dadda. She can also write the letters P, H and O. She can now count to 40 =)

September 2016    Phoebe started Gh shots.

January 2019    Phoebe stopped Gh shots.
July 20, 2019    Phoebe got on the scale and weighs 88lbs! 

Our Relationship...
June 17, 2001	Our first date... we went to Cappacino's and talked for 3 hours before he had to leave for work. Love at first sight!!!!
February 11, 2002	Mikey took me on a cruise and proposed to me in front of everyone. It was the night of the captain's dinner when everyone is dressed up. It was very romantic and surprising! And I accepted of course!!!
May 8, 2003	We closed on our house! And moved in a week later! :)
January 17, 2004	Michael and I were united in marriage.
May 1, 2005	We found out that we're going to have a little one! Due Dec 27th! (Due date later moved to Dec 24th)
December 20, 2005	Our little girl, Phoebe Jean was born at 8:51am!
July 23, 2006	Phoebe was baptized at Our Lady of Prompt Succor
November 10, 2006	We closed on our new home in Kingwood, Texas!
March 4, 2008	Our family is together, Michael found a job and moved home!

Updated to include the following: 

July 16, 2018                                 We had "the talk" and decided to part ways. 

October 17, 2018                           Divorce finalized.

November 17, 2018                       Mikey moved out. Our story ended here. 

She’s growing up y’all...

Phoebe will be a teenager in 7 days!!!
Since going back to school after Thanksgiving break she hasn’t fallen back to sleep after I get her up in the mornings. And this week she began to ask that the tv be off when she was going to bed. It is all so bittersweet! 💕😩🤪🙃

Seasons change...

And so does life, people, feelings... it all changes whether we want it to or not. In case you haven’t already heard, Michael and I were divorced on October 17, 2018. It broke my heart but I understood the reasoning behind it. And as I have told everyone else, I have nothing bad to say about him. I believe with all my heart that he was faithful throughout our marriage. I will always respect him for leaving the right way. It is definitely an adjustment without him here, but I know we will all be okay. Phoebe misses her dad but she stays busy and the days fly by. So she’ll see him soon enough. I just really truly hope that he finds, or has found, what makes him happy. Life is too short to be unhappy. I’ve gone through every emotion and at the end of the day, I am just happy knowing and feeling that there is someone that loves me for me, unconditionally. As long as I have that in my life, I have my happy. Phoebe is my constant, she is my heart, my world. We’ve got this and we will get through this. I am so thankful and blessed for the support offered and received. You think you’re alone, and then something like this happens and you see who you’ve actually had by your side all along. Life is good y’all, you just need to get through the storms and count your blessings. 🙏🏻💕 And realize that You are Enough, You are Loved, You do Matter.