Super Gay

So I titled this blog "super gay" because that's how I feel talking about this particular topic but I have to bring it up whether or not you think I'm gay.

I got hooked on MTV's "16 and pregnant" an episode or two after it aired. It is a train wreck. It seemed like every couple was even more moronic than the last. I mean, seriously, they were totally unprepared to having a child. But really, which 16 year old would be prepared?? It is a good way to portray teenage parenting because it is realistic but nonetheless these kids seemed to be especially stupid. Well, even though the show seemed to be causing me to lose brain cells, I kept watching. Then, something strange happened. The BEST episode EVER aired. It was about a couple named Catelynn and Tyler. They had gotten pregnant and decided that their baby would be better off being adopted. But that decision was made even though BOTH of their white-trash parents were telling to keep the kid even though the couple couldn't afford it or even had a place to live. Catelynn and Tyler seriously have to be the wisest 16 year olds that I've ever seen. Every time Catelynn and Tyler said something that made my mouth drop, like how if they kept their baby that the chances are their baby would be a teenage parent too, then they would say something else that shocked me again. I mean, seriously, these kids don't give off a great first impression but the more I watched the more I wanted to be their friends. They are awesome people and they're only 16 so can you imagine how they'll turn out when they are older??? And on the season finale Thursday, Dr. Drew hosted it and actually turned out to be a giant dousche bag, which I normally wouldn't say because I LOVE Dr. Drew (physically and for his brains). But it was like MTV told him to just read from the teleprompter and not be himself. So he did just that. There were so many awkward conversations with all the other teens except when he got to Catelynn and Tyler. He obviously stopped reading from the prompt and gushed all over them telling them how smart and wise beyond their years they are. They were both kind of embarrassed but I feel exactly like Dr. Drew. These kids deserve to be honored for not only making this really tough decision but having the wisdom to know why it is so hard. Way to go, MTV. After years of trashy reality shows like "Rock of Love", "Real World", "Charm School", etc, etc, (not saying that I don't watch them) you finally find some classy Americans and managed to portray them with decency. I really am impressed. Good job, keep on truckin'.

Check out the episode that aired with Catelynn and Tyler. If you have a soul, it will break your heart (in a good way). It's about 40 minutes long but totally worth the time..... (click here if it's not working below)

On another gay note while at home with Tristan this whole time I decided to buy some flower pots and flowers for our front porch. I was a little iffy about it because I don't do well with flowers but I've managed to water them every day and they look great! I'm so impressed and the porch looks amazing. Like I said, it's pretty gay......this is what you get excited about when you get married and have kids :)

Parents Night Out!

Last night Vincent and I went to our friends Aaron and Raeley's wedding. My parents were gracious enough to volunteer to watch Tristan the whole night!! We thought it was going to be hard for them to watch him for that long but it turns out it was harder for us to not see him for that long!! But we were so grateful because it was definitely nice to sleep through the entire night without having to wake up!! And not only that but the wedding was a blast!! All of our friends were there and it was great seeing everyone that we haven't seen in forever! Oh my gosh, it really was the best time I've had since we had Tristan. After the wedding we went out with everyone in downtown Fort Worth and Vincent and I did not want to leave. Today we paid for the fact of staying out too late and having a few too many drinks :) But, honestly, it was worth it to see everyone and hang out and take a break! And CONGRATS to John-John and Kim on their bun in the oven!! YAY!! If you can't tell, Vincent and I were so happy to see everyone last night. We can't wait till we can do it again!! Todd's wedding?? Or how about everyone getting together to watch a Baylor game??

Congratulations Aaron and Raeley- we are soooo happy for y'all!! You two are the best!!

Excuse the pictures…I had to take the camera that kinda sucks for fear of bringing destruction to the awesome camera. And I forgot that with that stupid camera that I have to adjust the settings for certain lighting situations instead of the camera doing it for me……..

The bride and groom!

(I am so mad that the crappy camera didn't take a better picture!)

Suzanne and Todd and then Vincent being a nerd

Dan and Jessica

John-John and Kim

Peter, how did you manage to get such a great girl???? :)

The cutest ring bearer and flower girl EVER.....and dancing together nonetheless! How cute is that???

The guys

Suzanne, are you sure you want to marry him??? :)

Vincent and Brittany.....towards the end of the night :)

In Between

Right now Tristan is in between clothes. He doesn't fit his newborn clothes anymore but he's still too small for the 0-3 month size. So his clothes right now are a little bit too big. I have some pictures of one of these very outfits. It's kinda cute :)

Also, a week from tomorrow, I go back to work. I am super excited about it! As much as I love spending time with Tristan, I am ready to go back to work and be around adults again. :) I am definitely not a "stay-at-home" type of woman. I am a career woman, through and through. All day long I think about what I could be getting done at work. I know I'll regret saying this but I miss work. I love what I do and I also happen to be good at it. And it doesn't hurt that I love everyone I work with :) So without feeling like a bad parent, I'm counting down the days till I go back.

Also, on a side note, my friend Lucinda introduced me to my new obsession, Uppercase Living. It is a catalog of really cool lettering that can go anywhere, from the walls in your house to jars in the kitchen. She showed me the catalog and now I am trying to find one for the wall in my living room. It's just so hard. I found an online catalog here (<----click) because normally you have to contact a demonstrator to order/look at a catalog. Check it out- it's so cool!

Check out these facial expressions:

Happy 1 Month!!

Yesterday was actually the day that Tristan turned 1 month, but we were so busy that I wasn't actually able to post the pictures that I took of him so I'm posting them today. I can't believe it's been 1 month since he was born. He seriously is growing so fast!!

And, yesterday we reached a milestone. We went out to eat for the first time with David and Becky. Tristan did cry a little but other than that he did great!! Vincent and I were a little nervous about it but it turned out fantastic so it'll definitely happen more now :)

Did you see the mohawk? :)

Love it!

Peeping Toms

So last night, Vincent and I did the coolest thing and yet it was the most terrible thing. We spied on our neighbors. Yeah, you can judge us--it was terrible. But, at the same, it was the most fun I've had in a long time!! And of course, Vincent made it even more interesting......

So I'm getting ready to go upstairs to get ready for bed when I hear Vincent at the top of the stairs whispering but very loudly "Carmelle, come up here quick- this is good!". I stumble up the stairs in the dark and am about to turn on the light when Vincent grabs me and says "No lights!" Okay....... He pulls me to the window that overlooks the side of our house and pushes me to the ground. "Don't say anything, they'll hear us" he says. I notice the window is cracked about 2 inches so I am thinking that no one would hear us even if they wanted to with the window barely open like that. Vincent is on his knees with his head turned sideways so that his ear is faced towards the window listening. "Our neighbors are fighting.....he cheated on her!!" And that's when I heard it. The sounds of a woman, standing outside, screaming at her husband whom she just discovered cheating on her. It's really terrible, really. But I will take any day of listening to it happen to someone else than it happen to me. And really, who doesn't love to eavesdrop to someone else's drama??

Well, right when it starts to get good with the guy trying to give his side of it and the pathetic reasons why he had to go sleeping around, our air condition unit turns on. That means that loud machine that sits right outside the window turned on too and we were left hearing NOTHING. Well, since our neighbors were across the street and not actually on the side of the house (why again was Vincent crouched by the window thinking they would see him if he stood up???), I went to a different window that was towards the front to hear better. Thinking it was best to get away from the dogs and the howling that would ensue from opening the window, I went into the bathroom to use that window. Vincent followed and closed the door after us. I slowly opened the blinds because at this point, if they turned their heads they would see us. (But, really when you're yelling in public at someone about cheating on you, are you really concerned about who is watching??) Well, as I slowly cracked open the window, I hear Vincent gasp in frustration and then move quickly to the side of the wall not in view of the window. He whispers "Oh my gosh, that is SOOO loud. Geez, you might as well yell at them and let them know we're listening with how loud you're opening that window." Then as he leaves the bathroom he says, "Obviously, you've never spied on anyone before and it shows". His disgust in my lack of stealth-like skills was overwhelming.

I continue to listen from my perch in the bathroom and am thoroughly enjoying this terrible scene. Well, in the other room, I hear Vincent slowly opening the window that is literally in front of our fighting neighbors. Then a few seconds later I here a huge CRASH as the blinds from that same window fall quickly to the ground. I look up at the neighbors who have stopped fighting and now are looking into our window that is void of any blinds and is open despite the temperature of about 110 outside-- pretty obvious on what we were doing. I go into the room and see Vincent plastered against the wall with his arms against the wall (because our neighbors would've seen inside the 2nd floor window and caught a glimpse of him if he had not been up against the wall like so). About 30 seconds go by in complete silence and then Vincent just picks up the blinds and stands in front of the window to put them back. I guess the neighbors were still out there because he raises his hand apologetically and says "Stupid dogs" and then puts the blinds back on the window and then shuts the window. As he turns to me I say "You're right, I don't know anything about spying on people and you totally do" and we both just lose it and start laughing hysterically. He said that the neighbors definitely went inside after that and now we're going to always feel awkward around them for spying on them. Oh well. It was totally worth it.

How is it that the little old lady down the street ALWAYS spies on people and her blinds never fall down in the middle of it??? Why do these things ALWAYS happen to Vincent and I??? Maybe it's because we always have a story to tell and this is just another story........

Bath Time!

Today I gave Tristan a bath by myself and we did great! He LOVES baths! He shows this in 2 ways: 1) he pees constantly (notice the towel I had to put on his wee-wee so he wouldn't pee on the camera) and 2) he makes little happy noises (the same noises he makes when he eats) and flaps his arms in the water. Seriously, I let him sit in the bath for awhile because he was just enjoying it so much.

Cousin Jenn sent pictures that she took with her camera phone when they babysat on Friday night that I'm posting as well. They are a little dark but you can still appreciate the cuteness! Also I took some pics of just me and him. Of course, he made a different face for each picture so I'm posting them all. He's just so goofy and I love it.

I really do love being a mother and still can't believe I actually am. There are no words to describe this whole experience. Being at home with him to bond has been the absolute best. Though at times it does get rough between him crying and the dogs being bad at the same time but I still would not trade it for anything. Tristan is the best baby ever and I can only hope that any babies we have in the future will be this good :) Being a mom has been the best experience in my life. I never thought that my love for my dogs could be out shined but the love I have for Tristan outshines that love by miles and miles. It's incredible. My friend, Kim in Michigan described it best in an e-mail that she sent me shortly before Tristan was born:

She said "No matter how many books you read, every experience is different and every baby is different. The one exception and that is that you will probably be amazed at how much love you feel at the strangest moments. And the love grows and grows. I am continually blown away by how these two little faces overwhelm me with love. Even during fits of crying, pulling the dog's tail, exhaustion, throwing food, biting, etc. there is nothing like two little eyes smiling at you first thing in the morning or a little boy bringing you a flower or the first time they draw you a picture and write "mama" on it. I never realized how much someone calling me "mama" would make me feel better than anything else in the world or that it would cure any ailment."

This, though I can't relate to everything she writes just yet, definitely describes being a mom to me. Thanks Kim for these wise words--they are awesome!!

Now I'd better get back to Tristan- he just woke up :)

Swingin'

We got a Graco Soothing Center from someone at a baby shower and it is absolutely the best thing ever! Tristan can go from being fussy to being fast asleep in that thing! I don't know what it is but I definitely appreciate it! I got some pictures today of Tristan in the swing and in my favorite onesie that Morgan & Jake got him. He is getting so big so fast so soon he won't fit in his newborn size clothing anymore.......which makes me sad. The next thing I want to do is get a video of all the different faces he makes because there are a ton! This kid definitely has a personality already!!

We're on a boat!

Yesterday we had a blast on the lake! My brother, David, and sister-in-law, Becky, were nice enough to rent a party boat and 4 jet skis for the 4th of July holiday so their friends and family could come hang out. The boat was awesome!! It had a BBQ grill on board, upper and lower deck, and a slide on the upper deck! Vincent and I decided not to bring Tristan because it was SUPER hot and we knew it was going to be rough for him if he were to come. I definitely missed him but I was really glad for the break and for the time with adults. It was really nice. Thanks Jenn and Shaun for watching him!! We really appreciate it and had a great time during our break!!

My brother Galen flew in from school in Detroit with his girlfriend, Taylor, and we are really glad they came. It is really nice to see him!! Plus, he finally got to meet Tristan!! All in all, it was a FANTASTIC time and we are really grateful to David and Becky for throwing such a great party!! Thanks guys!!

I took a bunch of pictures, unfortunately, after everyone had gotten in the water so excuse the 'water-head' look of everyone.....

Galen, looking SEXY

One of the cute kids on the boat

Papa Masdon

Our awesome hosts!

Taylor, Galen, and Christina

They have a son named Tristan too!!

Na Na

Papa Masdon and Mother Teresa

Yay, jet skis!!!

Dan-o with his sis, Christina