LIFE UPDATE {07.10.2017}

I feel like every time I think about Blogging, millions of other things somehow manage to make their way in front and distract me from writing, but I wanted to do a little update.

First off, it's hard to believe, but JMWR (our son), will be ONE next month! I am in awe over this kid. He has brought us so much joy and happiness, and we've truly enjoyed every second or every day with him. Currently, he has six teeth, still loves Disney music but really loves Mickey Mouse. He gets a kick out of all the Baby Einstein movies, and enjoys fruits, chicken, raviolis, chicken, eggs, but his all time favorite is PANCAKES! He can walk, but chooses to crawl in between because his legs get too tired. That's what happens when you're chunky, and if it was socially acceptable for adults to do that, you know we would!

Right now, we are in the works of planning his birthday party and trying to get all of the stuff together we will need to complete his birthday party. While we aren't sure if we are doing a big party or small, intimate party, we are eager to celebrate.  I have so many ideas, but don't want to spend a crazy amount of money if we are just doing something small. I'll update more on the party details once we figure it out.

Last time we caught up, I was staying home, but I decided that after four months, it was time to go back to work. I worked for GEICO for a while but was not happy there, and ended up returning to my old job. I LOVE it and love that JMWR gets to go to school to learn and play. While the occasional sicknesses from the other kiddos makes me regret school all together, the interaction and scheduled learning and activities, such as his finger paintings and crafts that he brings home and is so proud of, make me realize that it is a good thing and that he will benefit greatly from this early adventure in school.

Although, that's not all I've got going on, in all craziness, I am not only a Licensed Insurance Agent, I am also a Licensed Real Estate Agent in the state of Texas. I do not plan on using my Insurance license however, I am hoping that my Real Estate business grows more and more. It definitely takes work and determination to make it grow, but I am determined! In addition to my fulltime job and my Real Estate career, I also re-opened my photography business, under MeganRRichards Photography, check me out on Facebook. I have been taking classes and working hard to learn ways to keep my clients happy and provide the best service possible. I love being busy and being a mom and wife with three jobs is exhausting but so worth it. I look forward to the future and what possibilities, and doors, are available to me having each of these routes to take.

Oh, I still plan like crazy! While my planning habits are completely different, planning is the only way I stay organized with all the things going on in life. I still use the Erin Condren Life Planner, but now it is used for bill tracking and reminders of the little things that our little guy does. I also track anything I feel might help me long term, aka saving money. I plan on doing a "Plan with Me," to show others all of the ways you can plan, if you don't have the money to pay for a million stickers. While we are on the topic of planning, I think now is a great time to mention, we are officially going to Disney World! I am so darn excited, I could scream like a little girl on Christmas! I have dreamed about this day since I was a tiny little thing, and now I get to go and experience Disney magic with my own child, and my amazing husband (more on Disney in another post).

Overall, life has been FANTASTIC in every way possible. I cannot wait to share all of the fun Disney-related stuff that will make your trip amazing, and I look forward to sharing our future adventures with you.

As always, thank you for reading!

THE DISAPPEARING ACT {05.29.2015}

I swear, my M.I.A. status over these last few weeks has reason, but let me just start by updating you on what happened with the last cycle. So, as some of you may know, E and I decided to regain our TTC status and pick up right where we left off. We decided we would give this TTC journey one more try before moving on to other things to preoccupy our time. Well, no surprise, I'm not pregnant. Although, it's not all sadness. We decided that we are going to take a cruise and paid the deposit the same day my negative pregnancy test number 100 million showed up. I'm really excited about the cruise but even more excited that we have started a whole new fourteen week workout plan. After having so much success with the last workout plan (twelve weeks at six days a week and clean eating), we figured we would try to lose the remaining twenty pounds we can't stand and hopefully, with luck, lose it and look good for our cruise.

Aside from way too many negative pregnancy tests, cruise deposits and payment plans, and working out/new eating plan, we have also been busy spending time with friends and family. If you know E and I, then you know we are HOMEBODIES! Oh yes, it's that serious! We are the last people you will ever see out and about but recently, we have been trying to connect with friends more and spend time doing fun things with them. Sometimes, when I think about the rest of the year, I remember just how busy it gets and how I look forward to those crazy, fast moving Fall and Winter months.

On another note, Erin Condren just released a tiny hint and preview of the upcoming 2015-2016 planner! I must admit that I am pretty darn excited and, you bet, I'll be one of the first people to place my order on June 9. If you want to see the sneak peek, click here.
Just a short blog today to give you an update!!!

God Bless

Playing Catch-Up {11.08.2014}

We haven't been around much, life tends to get in the way, and aside from that, we haven't really had much going on. I'm very much looking forward to Thanksgiving because we will finally be spending it with my side of the family. This will be the very first year, since Erik and I got together, that we will be spending a holiday with my family. We will be heading to Florida to visit my mom's mom, my Grandma Lana and we can't forget my amazing Grandpa, Pop Rob! Erik and I have a few fun things going on over the next couple weeks so we figured this would be a great time to get back to posting. We also have a grand adventure coming up and it definitely calls for lots of posting and updates. Recently, we lost a good friend that Erik and I have known since elementary. It came as a total shock considering he was only 22 years old. We are not prepared for his viewing or funeral but know that he is in a better place. 

We look forward to posting more as the year goes on and once our adventure begins, we will be posting more and more, mostly for updates.

Here are some pictures to cover the time we've been gone. 

We finally went to shoot my gun that I've had for almost 2 years. We didn't do too bad for our first time shooting.

I even let Erik shoot a few rounds of my gun hehe

We partied with our best friends as they celebrated the pregnancy of their first baby...Baby Madison!

I threw Erik a surprise 23rd birthday dinner! It was at the Houston Texans Grille with his family. We played pool, and enjoyed a nice evening on the patio.

We also stopped by The Anderson's home and saw this little lady. Hard to believe she is already a 1 year old! Stop growing up Baby Alli!!!

Of course we hung out at the Texas Ren Fest, you know we always do! We enjoyed a wonderful day at Ren Fest and both of us got in on the fun! This is Erik after being chosen to volunteer for sword fighting. 

We had to take a selfie!!! (I must admit, this is a great photo of us haha)

Here is a photo of our fur-babies, just because they are too cute!!!

Thanks for stopping by and reading! We will post more soon so stick around.

God Bless and Baby Dust

From Saturday to Today, Our Week {10.23.2013}

This past weekend, Erik's mom and I attended Katy Market Day as vendors. She sells custom handmade crosses, gift baskets, and stunning wreaths. Her business name is 2 Basket Cases (check them out on Facebook and be sure to order your custom handmade crosses, wreaths, and gift baskets for the upcoming holidays). I sell baby bows, custom baby bibs, burp cloths, and blankets. I have also recently started selling rompers, lace leggings, diaper covers, and so much more (you can visit my shop here)! We were supposed to stay and work our booths until 5pm, but it was so windy and there just weren't very many people, so we ran over to JCPenneys to buy Erik's birthday presents. His parents got him two new pairs of jeans, a really nice blue shirt, and new tennis shoes {which he really needed}. Later on that evening, we headed out to Texas Roadhouse {our go-to spot for birthday dinners}. We met with Erik's parents, and our best friends Will and Amanda. It was a really busy day, but it was so fun. Sunday, we enjoyed a late morning and decided to relax around the house until the Texans game. We always watch the game at Erik's parents house. It was such a beautiful day and being able to spend time with his parents is such a blessing. Monday, Erik had work and then had to go to school. Tuesday was Erik's 22nd birthday. We celebrated by surprising him with a delicious steak dinner which also included chopped up and fried potatoes, deviled eggs {mine and Erik's favorite side dish}, and FHA cookies {which to my surprise, I loved them!!! and I am not the dessert type}. He was so surprised because he thought that we were just going to his parents house to drop off keys, not to mention, he got to eat a huge steak and we went home and he was completely stuffed.

Every morning, I try to get up with Erik and help get his stuff ready for work that day. Typically, I try to go back to sleep so that I can get some rest, but this morning I decided to just stay up and do laundry. We had soooo much laundry left over from our previous apartment when our old washer and dryer broke. When we bought our new washer and dryer, we thought we would be able to get all the laundry done before moving, but that didn't work. I have managed to get all but one and a half laundry baskets completed. I have a really good feeling that I will be able to have all the laundry done today, which would be such a relief.

I'm looking forward to this weekend. Erik has to attend school on Saturday for a few hours to make up for taking off on my birthday, but afterwards we get to attend a wedding for a friend that Erik and I have known since elementary. I am hoping that Sunday we can visit Dewberry Farm, a huge outdoor place with a pumpkin patch and sooo much more. I am praying we can take pumpkin patch pictures because they are my absolute favorite. I also want to take Christmas pictures. I want to make it a habit to take yearly photos. I think it will be especially important when we have kids.

Hoping to post pictures from this weekend of the wedding and pumpkin patch.

My laundry today....that's not even half of it!!!

Brooks just couldn't help but give daddy kisses for his birthday.

Daddy finally came home! Time to celebrate his 22nd birthday!

Chief was waiting for daddy to get home so we could celebrate his birthday!

Brooks was also waiting for daddy to arrive so we could celebrate!

So I've been brunette for quite some time but recently decided I was ready for a change and went ahead and dyed my hair back to blonde!!! 

Brooks decided she wanted to model one of the bows I made...doesn't she look darling??

Here is the side of our booth from Saturday. The tutus and outfits you see are sold by 2 Basket Cases.

This is the front of our booth from Saturday. The wreaths you see were handmade by Erik's mom....order your custom wreath and cross NOW!!!

Here are a few of the bows I have made. If you would like to order bows, they are just $1.50 each. I make them completely custom from ribbon colors, bow style, and I can also embroider them. Visit my website (link above) to order NOW!

Here is a photo of some of the bows laid out, you can also see the custom blanket (can be any color or fabric, and we can embroider), and the bib and burp cloth (again, these can be completely customized and embroidered...ORDER NOW!)

Here is a picture of me and my sweet husband at dinner on Saturday before everyone arrived. My hair looks brunette, but it really is blonde.

Thanks for reading and God Bless,

Megan 

So Much To Do, Such Little Time {10.14.2013}

So this past weekend was a very, very busy weekend for Erik and I. Let's start with the fact that our electricity went out at 4 am Saturday morning when we had to be up at 7 am. It was so frustrating!!! Erik and I are hot natured so as soon as the electricity kicked off...BOOM...we were WIDE awake. We decided to just try and sleep through it but 30 minutes later our alarms were screaming at us. We got up, got ready, and headed to E's parents house. We jumped in their car and sped off to the BBVA Compass stadium for the University of Houston vs. Memphis football game. It was HOT!!! {That's really an understatement, it was MISERABLY HOT!!!} But we still had a fun time. During halftime, we were able to go down on the field and let the Cougars run through us. That was such a fun moment for the family, we've never done anything like that before! Afterwards, we hoped in the car and drove over to Harwin. Harwin is a place where they sell things at wholesale prices. It's kind of a scary area, but it's so fun! After we left Harwin, we were dropped off at E's parents house and off we went to the Katy Rice Harvest Festival. It was fun but it was a little rainy and so humid. We walked around and checked out the 300 and something vendors. Before leaving we had to get me a Turkey Leg but it was nothing like the Ren Fest Turkey Legs! Speaking of Ren Fest, we can't go until the Halloween weekend because E's mom and I are going to be participating in the Katy Market Day this upcoming weekend so we won't be able to attend Ren Fest this weekend. {Back to this weekend...} So after spending a good hour or so at the Katy Rice Harvest Fest, we went home, kicked back, and relaxed until we were just too tired. Sunday was a lazy day in our house! We didn't get up until 11:30 am!!! {I know, I was shocked myself!!!!} We jumped up, got dressed, and ran out to E's parents house for the Texans game {which was soooo embarrassing to watch but it's E's team so I can't complain}. Sunday night was spent resting and getting E ready for work this morning. Coming up soon is E's 22nd birthday! Last year I threw him a surprise party so I think this year I will try to do something a little more calm. He's not really one to want a party, he just likes spending time with close family and friends. I'm trying to plan something I know he will enjoy, so we will see what I come up. Now, I have to get back to making bows for our craft show this weekend. Looking forward to posting pictures. If you have a baby girl, or two, check out www.squareup.com/market/bayou-baby for baby accessories and bows galore! 

Oh and I just have to say, I can't wait to head out to the pumpkin patch this weekend. I just really love pumpkin patch pictures!!! Hope to post some of those this weekend. And did I mention how absolutely excited I am for Christmas?? Oh, it is my favorite time of year!!! I'm already planning gifts and stocking stuffers. I even started buying a few things. I bought two ornaments, one for each of our little fur-babies, and I even bought one for our SweetPea in Heaven, to remind us of our first baby that we lost. We try to buy one ornament each year to symbolize what happened that year and I just knew that I would want to buy something for our first ultrasound picture. (See photos below for ornaments).

Thanks for reading and God Bless 

Megan 

Oh You Know, Just Doing Things {06.25.2013}

Things have been pretty crazy around our neck of the woods.  We have t-minus 32 days until we move into our new apartment or should I say townhouse! We couldn’t be more excited. The only thing is, we are going from a one bedroom, less than 800 sq. ft. apartment to a three bedroom, more than 1000 sq. ft. townhouse…looks like we are going to have to do some shopping!!! We haven’t started packing quite yet, I think we are waiting until the beginning of July so we can finish collecting boxes and doing other little duties around the house that need to get done before we take on the HUGE challenge of packing. Aside from that, work has been busy and that’s just the way I like it. Erik has been busting tail as well working 12 hour days, 6 days a week! We are steadily getting this summer over with and looking forward to another wonderful Fall! {I know right? I’m already thinking about Fall!!! I can’t help it, Fall is the BEST!!!} Also, I have started a group for young mommies in the Katy and Cypress areas and it’s great because it’s not just for current mommies, it’s for mommies who are trying to have babies and mommies who are pregnant. We are a small group right now but hopefully, over time, we will grow and it will be wonderful because there aren’t too many groups for mommies between the ages of 20 and 25. I am really looking forward to spending time with the mommies as well as getting a baby fix {until I can get pregnant}. Also, I am in the process of becoming the Special Events Chairman at the KHS (Katy Heritage Society). I absolutely love planning events and really anything that requires planning has my name all over it! I am looking forward to planning events like 4^th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and more! I am meeting with the Head of the society this Saturday to discuss what previous Chairmen have done and how the whole thing works. I figured if I spend my free time volunteering, then maybe it will take my mind off of babies until my miracle comes. Not much else going on. My best friends baby shower is next weekend, July 13 which gives me ZERO time left! Crazy how fast time is flying and I can’t wait to see her reaction to the beautiful decorations as well as the tons of baby girl clothes Erik and I have for her. I know she is going to have a blast dressing up baby Alli when she arrives. Oh, I almost forgot to mention how excited I am that Erik and I are thinking about taking a quick trip down to South Padre Island. Not sure when yet, but I am hoping it is before summers end {not that I have a “banging” beach bod} but I would just love a quick getaway from normal, everyday life. {It’s nice to do that every once in a while} Well that’s all I’ve got for now, but I will be updating more as the weeks go by.

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Thank you for following and God Bless