out w/ the old, in w/ ME!

Here're somethings about 2010 that make me super greatful:

• All my races! And eyelash extensions.
• Cleanses.
• Getting some ME time now that glamma and Queenie each take Alivyiah and Tridger two days a week, so I still have to be in charge on Wednesdays, which is hard but so worth it.
  
• Me and Angelbabe getting preggo again!! I just can't stop saying WE'RE PREGGO!!!
• W/ a boy!! So fun! Can't wait! Induction is scheduled so we can still hit Cabo for sinko de Mayo, yay! Also going natural again!
  
• Watching Ruth's baby weight linger...I don't neccessarily WANT her miserable, but, it helps, you know? lol ;)
  
• Vintage!
  
• My great-grandma died {bummer} but I was able to rescheduled my hair appt {yay!} Isn't that how life goes?
  
• BEST IDEA EVER: when after we became pre-employed, I finally got JJWT to agree to just pretend it didnt happen til 2011 and have a kickA christmas! What would of been a depressing holiday has instead been SOOO fun! I literally couldn't beLIEVE it when I opened up a teensy adorable box and inside was a key and AngelBabe was smiling all huge and there, in our extra garage, sat the NEW SUV I've been dying for! Literally! I just didn't know how we'd squeeze THREE kids into our old one that could technically fit 8, but what about carpools and trips to the Gateway? tender mercy! Also I got a new dinning set. And bedroom set. And finished up the new nursery. Oh and we're leaving for a cruise next week! We deserve it!
  

Wishes & goals for 2011:

• a bigger, nicer house with more KITCHEN space for MORE KITCHEN STUFF!
• a bigger, nicer calling! Prefrably both of us get a good one!
  
• More RACES!
• Get super tan!
• More anthro! And more handmade! And more trips! Also a boat!
  
• Start an inspiration blog, a design blog, a cooking slash receipe blog, and a photo blog.
  
• Simplify!
  
• going off diet coke again, for REALS this time.
  
• hopefully, a job.
  

Love you!

with luv: our family letter

Dear everyone,

This year was the best year ever! So greatful for you and your friendships!

Tiffany/Amber/Megan/Nicole is LOVING married life and has non-stop fun all the time being a stay-at-home-mommy. Everyone says TAMN is more hot every day. She was sad to graduate law/biz/med/dental school and not be part of a formal wive's club anymore but exited for the next step in this journey. This year she has ran four half~marathons, gotten certified in Zumba, and served faithfuly as MiaMaid advisor for most of the year before doing an amazing job as activities chair till she was dismantled of that calling a few months ago. She {hearts} vintage, photos of herself, blogging, blogging conferences, all things "design" and "social media"! She is also the tiniest darling preggo, everyone says she is teensy even though she feels ginormous.

Jordan/Jason/Wes/Taylor LOVED graduating law/biz/med/dental school this year and we are SO PROUD of how hard he works for our family!!! He wixed TAMN away on a suprise trip to Hawaii/Cabo/Caribbean {super fun} and took everyone to Lake Pal about a million times, and is super buff, and probably next up for a big deal calling ;)

Alivyiah TreCole and Tridger Kaegren who both turned 21 months! SO CRAZY that they were born 21 months ago and yet somehow they are 21 months old! Can you believe it?? They both graduated pre-preschool in the spring, total tear-jerker, Tridger is an all-boy stud and champ and Alivyiah is a total diva. They read and sign and are oober gifted and dress in etsy only, plus they are exited to be big brothers and sisters to they're new little bro due May 3rd! :)

Happy Holidays to you & your's!
The TAMN family

best. weekend. ever.

Not only did I found out there is a BOY BUN in my FETUS OVEN {!!!!!} but I got to go to all four preformances of David Archuleta and the Motab!!!!!!!! SQUEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

Jealous much?? :)

Going to see The DTD!!

Am going to the Dr.'s later today, super exited, but also super scarred! It's like, I'm 20 weeks and 3 day's along!! How embarasing to of been preggo forever and just now been finding out!! Who does that?? We'll look so poor :( My feelings are broken that some of you have been all, hey TAMN, we didn't see the pee stick, are you seriously even preggo! Even though your so right, it's not official til everyone sees a picture of something you urinated on, but JJWT think's its yucky and wouldn't let me post it, but don't worry its in the fetus's scrapbook!!! Plus if you saw me my baby bump is ginormous so pretty obvious I'm preggo.

Anyways TODAY WE ARE FINDING OUT THIS AFTERNOON TODAY!!! Alivyiah and Tridger are super pumped! Having both boy and girl already makes me alot more deeper and more blessed.
If its a boy:

• Fewer kids at home during father/son campouts so more time for girl stuff.
• He'll be such a little stud
• He'll open doors for me and stuff and honor my fragile
  
• I'll get to judge more daughter in laws
• Less threatening for me in staying JJWT's little girl, lol
  

If its a girl:

• MATCHIE MATCHIE MATCHIE!
• Tons of cuter name options and creativer spellings
  
• Wedding planning!!
  

Don't worry everyone, as soon as I know I'll text/tweet/facebook/blog it! I kind of want to know bc I'm a planer, but I also kind of want them not to be able to tell so that I can buy stuff for both, be prepared, right? And honestly, even though I want a boy, I seriously don't care, as long as it's healthy, and cute, and has hair, and is easy.

getting alot done

FINALLY finished all my Christmas shopping!

Now I just need to get stuff for everyone eltse and I'll be done.

line in the sands

I'll make the best of this trail, I swear, and I'll inspirate dozens along the way, but there is one thing I can not do, frills.

Guys, I can only say this bc your my friends and journal, no offense or anything, but
















if I ever dye my hair from a box, please, just kill me.

hyperventing

This is starting to get scarry!!! I am still seriously so blessed and way happy, just freaking out. JJWT just said all these things aren't 'neccessities' now that he is temporarily between jobs:

• my kitchen remodel!
• all my Christmas wishlist's!
• the nicer ipad i need!
  
• my entire New Year wishlist's!
  
• my half-birthday cruise!
• all the boot's I got my heart set on!
• he even forbidded me to go to any of my friends home-based business parties.! I can't go to any of them! ALL WEEK!
  
• all of this month's craft shows, maybe next month's to!
  
• hcg!
• anthro!
• all new scrappin' supplies, off limits!
  
• the next Brian Regan concert!
  
• the internet!
• and worse of all, girl time unless it's free! {is that even a thing!?}

the sky is literally falling

You guys, I do NOT say this lightly but am seriously ready to swear and cry and just take off my boots in dispair! Just don't understand why life keep's throwing rotten lemons at me. Even typing this gives me a serious bummer but this is my journal, and you do exist to validate me, so here goes everything.

deep breathe~ing...

JJWT just

got laid off
got fired
got let go
was terminated

moved on from his kickA dream law/biz/med/dental job. This means he is currently as of yesterday pre-employed.

Shrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriek out NOT in a good way!!!! As in this does NOT normally happen to hotties. I kept my end of the deal by not getting fat!!! Hubby's part is to be loaded!! That is doctrine!!!!! If even WE have a problem these MUST be the last days!!!!!! Why are the economies so mean??

This is seriously effecting me and my needs. My worse nightmare's all the sudden coming true: not only did I gain my first pregnancy pound today, also JJWT is getting all boring and serious and acting like wants and needs are "different" and it is getting wierd. It's like I don't even know him anymore!! He's talking crazy, like, might not even let me go to fetal photo's this week and could end up not waiting til the actual doctor appt to find out what we're having, sad. What is this, the great repression??? next thing you know I'll have to shop at thrift stores instead of just thrifting there.

:(

my roots

Bad news: my great-grandma just died, which sucks.

I had a hair appointment this weekend and
those are super hard to reschedule.

Why me?