Thankful

I remembered this week that I have a blog and I have neglected it this last year. No more! I will write frequently, not daily, but often. Things are great. We are blessed. Our God is an awesome God and continues to do amazing things in our lives. More soon...

Glad to be Back!

Boy am I glad for apps that allow you to post to blogger. And I'm baaack! I'm excited to post about my travels and our fun times. I promise I didn't fall of me face of the Earth. Look for many posts to come!

The most reent trip was to Seattle and I only got a couple of pictures.

Bautiful dinner at Anthony's on Pier 66 right next to our Seattle office.

Classic Seattle photo-op. Yes, I'm cheesy!

Beautiful view of the boutiques downtown: Vera Wang, Gucci, etc.

Next up, H-Town and San Marcos!

The Sweetest Bliss

I changed the name of the blog to make it feel new. I am going to make more of an effort to blog regularly now that I seem to have more time. I have a couple of. Posts, but hang in there with me while I get familiar with the process again....

Shandiz

So, my awesome Mom and Dad took us to eat Persian food on Saturday for my birthday! If you have never tried Persian food, you are seriously crazy in the head! The food is awesome - we found this buffet a few years ago and love the variety they have. Below are a few pictures from our lunch.





Love these people!!!


My Mom and Amy (my sister) - they are hilarious together!


Me and my handsome husband - notice the trend - no one can stop eating to take a picture. :)


Dad and Me! <3



My handsome dad.

29 Candles

Today I turn 29. It's a pretty insignificant number actually. Way past 21, but not yet quite 30. I'm not sure what birthday it is, but there's some point at which we no longer anticipate the feeling of adding another year to our age.

The past year has been wonderful. I feel like so much has happened. We bought our first dog, I started my job at the Firm and we bought a house! Not a laundry list, but some pretty major stuff in the day-to-day.

My husband continues to amaze me. It has been such a blessing to watch him transform into the wonderful man he is today. He was a great guy when we started dating 11 years ago, but that version of him has nothing on who he is today. I thank God everyday for so many wonderful people in my life.

So looking forward to having Persian food with my Mom and Dad this weekend for my birthday. (Any excuse for us to go get knee deep in a Persian buffet!) I'll post some pics later - -

I'm not weirded out by the birthday stuff, nor am I afraid of turning 30 next year. More than anything I am just overwhelmed with the many ways God has chosen to bless me and I hope I can pass that blessing on to others.

Peace

Anniversary Vacation 2011

Just more pictures of Chloe being pitiful.

Poor girl, she can't understand why I won't let her play.

Oopsy!

Our little Chloe broke her leg. She broke the bottom of her femur and had to have surgery. Above is a picture of the leg the day I picked her up from the vet. 2 weeks of being back in the crate while we are gone restricted by an E-collar so she can't get to the stitches, 2 more weeks of restricted activity - and then she can slowly be herself again. For those who know our Chloe, the hardest part is the restricted activity. She's such a hyper girl and just loves to jump! My poor girl - hopefully she will heal fast with no hiccups!

Chloe's Graduation

So our little Chloe finally graduated from her training class. She is a sweet girl and a real trooper. Unfortunately her graduation class was the same weekend we were moving into the new house. Her eyes look super heavy because she's so tired. But she did great and we are proud anyway.

Christmas at Mom and Dad's

We had so much fun at Mom and Dad's...as usual!

Padar taking it all in from the best seat in the house.


Beautiful shot of Nana after cooking, cleaning and putting up with all of us!


We must have been laughing at the kiddos - who we don't have pics of from this night. Poor babies. More to come with kiddo pics from Christmas day!

Phi Kappa Phi

My Dad is such an inspiration to us all. Yesterday he was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and is a very distinguished honor society.



Eligibility Requirements include:

Must be an outstanding student of sound character, enrolled at a college or university with a Phi Kappa Phi Chapter.
Juniors must have completed 72 credit hours and rank in the top 7.5% of their class.



Our Dad - Nasser Z. Eydani, after battling a stroke and teaching himself to sit up and walk again, went back to school and ranked in the top 7.5% of his class. Wow! Dad - - I hope you are as proud of yourself as we are! We love you!

Bosom Buddies!

"I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright!"

Nate and Chloe have a special relationship, and according to Nate she worries about him! I'm pretty sure he worries about her too. :)

They are so cute together. As soon as Chloe sees him, her tail goes NUTS! But his reaction is the best! He just can't contain his excitement! I haven't figured out a way to capture the majic yet, but hopefully I will soon. Until then here are a few pics of our visit to check on sweet Sarah today!

CHLOE

I just love my Chloe. She's so sweet! Here are a few pics of here. She's already a tiny bit over 4 lbs. Big girl!

My Mom

A lot of people describe their moms as nagging, overbearing, nosy, even intrusive. When I search my brain for the best adjective to describe my Mom, the first thing that comes to mind is INSPIRATIONAL.

My mom has persevered in the face of devastation. She has weathered the storms with great courage and a positive outlook. Mom constantly encourages, and always lends a helping hand - usually before we even know we need one.

My Mom is a beautiful, strong woman. I only hope that I can one day be the kind of wife and mother she is. I don't know what our family would do without her. I love you Mom!

My Sarah

I love my Sarah so much! I remember when she was born - she didn't do much then, but she sure was a cutie! I also remember how she used to walk around with her little bald head and smile. She was such a happy baby!

It has been such a joy to watch her grow into a beautiful young woman. She is a princess, a nurturer, beautiful, patient, kind and sincere 12 year old (tomorrow she'll be 12 - let's not rush it)!

At 12, she has a lot of responsibility. Her brothers look up to her and I can't think of a kinder spirit for them to emulate.

Also, she is freaking hilarious! Recently my sister (her mom) and I have found that she is now more like 'one of the girls' than the 'little girl.' I am so happy for her because I know she's excited about her teen years coming up, but it makes me sad too.

To me she's still that bald little girl hobbling around her mom's townhouse giggling as she runs from room to room. I love her so much and her smile transforms any room. I want to wish my beautiful niece the happiest birthday ever.

I love you Sarah Nicole!

No WAY!

Surely not. Has it really been ten years since Drekus graduated from high school? I still don't believe it. I think the whole thing was a sham to make us feel like we are older than we really are.



No - but I really can NOT believe he has been out of high school for ten years. Paris High School. We started dating the Spring of his senior year. Yep - it's been that long. And I love him more today than I have ever loved him. So even though it HAS apparently been the ten years they say it has, I look forward to the next 50 with this wonderful man.

Family Time!

We had a fabulous time with family we hadn't seen in a loooong time this weekend. Seriously I don't think it could have gone better. The rooms were filled with laughter - that of kids playing together (have you ever noticed that kids who've never met can become best friends almost instantly) and that of the adults who seem to have grown up over night....I must admit that I'm part of that crowd. It's a little strange too. I mean my sister and I both feel like we are still two kids talking in a room full of adults with our brother and our cousin Carla....but then they had to bring up age. What? There's no way our aunt is as old is she is.....and our uncle....no way. And our PARENTS....not them...yep - apparently they aged while we were sleeping. But it felt like we went back in time. We all missed our Grammy and saw some cool pictures of her, but it was such a great time. We HAVE to do it regularly from now on. Funny...I always thought that since we'd never get together at Grammy's house again it would never be the same. But it was....guess it's true - home is where your heart is! Can't wait to do it again! Here are a few pictures I took....



Aunt Cynthia, Uncle Doug, and Mom. Wish Uncle Eddie and Uncle Sonny could have been there. We missed you guys!



Mom and Cousin Carla - she and her girls are so beautiful...can't wait to see ya'll soon!

Family

We have a family get-together planned this weekend and we are excited! It will be low maintenance so everyone can just focus on getting acquainted/reconnected. Just a few of the smiling faces that will be there.....



They are going to have so much fun!!!

Last of Vacay

Ok so my intentions were to pose the last of the pics from vacation waaaaay back, but I didn't get around to it - so here are a few of us together. Can't wait to go back....



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