Proposal Day

Tomorrow is my birthday so do you know what that means? Today is proposal day. 3 years ago today Kreg proposed to me! So to commemorate the occasion I am posting a few pictures of the big event.

(A before picture.) We went to the Art Museum and had a fancy dinner at Wolf Gang Pucks and then walked around the gardens.

The Gardens (still before)

Obviously after. I was so excited my right hand is going crazy....thus the bluryness. I was definitely caught off guard.

And one of our engagement pictures our wedding photographer took.

Dirt Devil

On the way to the park today Aiden and I saw a garage sale so we stopped and they had toys! Aiden got his very own vacuum this morning (every man's dream....a dirt devil) and he's already been around the house several times. Too bad it doesn't actually pick up dirt!

And we had a wonderful surprise today when my mom called and said she was on her way up. We were thankful for the company. Aiden was so so so excited when grandma entered his room to get him up from his morning nap.

Garage Sale

I had a garage sale this weekend with the help of my mom, mother-in-law, and Kreg's Aunt Anne. It was actually a lot of fun and not too overwhelming. Although I have to admit I couldn't have done it without all the help. And the best part...It was quite successful! We live in a great location for garage sales so that definitely helped. Our big ticket items mostly had to do with wedding decorations and most of them went pretty quickly.

The Big Sale

We had a very special item on display. haha

But I couldn't part with him!

Kreg and his cousin's husband, Ysidro, chillin out on the driveway.

Last Weekend

Last weekend we went down to my parents house to hang out. It was nice and relaxing for me...being that I don't have much energy right now. I spent a little time on both Saturday and Sunday floating in the pool....lovely! So here are some pictures for your enjoyment.

Aiden swimming with grandpa in his cool motorized boat.

Aiden's first time eating corn off the cob. And he loved it! It's a good thing because its almost sweet corn season.

For some reason he loves to sit in the refrig. Not sure how this ever started. And he doesn't care whose refrigerator it is...he thinks that little ledge is for sitting. You would think he'd get cold but he cries when I make him get out of the refrigerator.

A little play time with mommy in grandma's Fire Engine Tent.

And a horsey ride from daddy before bed.

Aiden's Big Announcement

Aiden has a big announcement he'd like to make:







no mom no, say it isn't so.

Aiden's little brother or sister is due in January 2009!

Mr. Thomas Robert Salsbery

I would like to dedicate this post to the newest Salsbery Man in the world. Thomas Robert was born yesterday, May 29th, at 12:50 pm. He weighed in at 7lbs 4oz and 19 inches long. His daddy, Eric, is Kreg's cousin. Eric's wife Allison, the new mommy, looked wonderful today when I saw her. And Mr. Thomas couldn't be any sweeter.

Welcome to the world little guy! When you're bigger we'll have you over to play.

Allison, Eric, and Thomas

My Chicago Race

On Saturday I ran a 10 mile race downtown Chicago with Kreg's brother Kent. Kreg and Aiden walked around the stadium and ate the free food while we ran (I'd say Kreg had the easy job but I think I'd rather be running than chasing Aiden up and down the stairs in the stadium). The race started and ended at Soldier Field (where the Chicago Bears play) which was pretty cool in and of itself. The race was pretty much 5 miles out and 5 miles back but the 5 miles back was by far the better half being that I was running right along Lake Michigan with a beautiful view of the skyline right in front of me. Pretty cool. Some of you may find me a bit strange but I actually enjoy running. It's not always a party but it has become "my sport." I'm not fast but I am consistent. My pace was just under a 10 minute mile for this race. I finished in 1 hr and 39 mins. and I was really pleased with my time. The race started just outside the stadium and ended right on the 50 yard line. The last part of the course consisted of running in through the back entrance of the stadium and then out onto the field like the players get to do. Quite a rush actually. That was my favorite moment....running into the stadium and all the people in the stands cheering you on as you finished. You non runners out there have to admit that just might motivate you as well (just a little maybe)?

Kent did great too. He finished in 1 hour and 26 mins (i believe). I know his pace was about 8 1/2 min. miles....very impressive I'd say. After the race we got to enjoy downtown Chicago a bit. We went to "the bean" (for those of you familiar with Chicago, you know what that is). And then we let Aiden play at the fountain they call "the faces." We forgot our camera in the car so no pictures of "the bean" or "the faces" but Aiden LOVED running around like a crazy baby in the water. The rest of the weekend pretty much consisted of laying around talking about how sore we were...haha...and it was great.

That's me (blue tank top, looking straight at the camera) right after finishing the race. You can see on the opposite side of the field is where the runners are entering. Maybe someday I will do a full marathon.