Mrs Kioski

So, Mike and I got to go on our first date by ourselves in 5 months last night. Rhea was kind enough to watch Emma for us while we were gone. Emma did great with her! Of course she cried a little, but Rhea sees her often enough where Emma knows who she is and is not afraid to be alone with her for a couple of hours. It was WONDERFUL to get some time for just the two of us. We went to a cute Italian restaurant called Vescios for dinner. They gave each woman that came into the place a red carnation when they sat you. There was a cute candle in the middle of each table and dimmed lighting. It was very romantic.

After dinner Mike gave me a stuffed bunny and bear along with a box of chocolates. We went home and Rhea told us that Emma had worn her out while we were gone. She wanted to be held the ENTIRE time. I told her to try doing that every day. Emma just loves attention and we give her as much as she wants. We got one of those baby carriers where you strap the baby to you and it has been a lifesaver. We can play video games while she’s attached to you or get a drink among other things. It frees your hands for a little while. We use it almost every day for a little while.

It’s official, Mike and I are celebrating our one year anniversary today. Where did the last year go?! It went by so fast! So much has happened over the last year. Emma’s birth is the biggest thing, on top of that we have moved twice, one of those times was a move out of Greg and Edrie’s and into our own apartment. We also got a cat from the humane society. Before we know it Emma will be a year old and I will be looking back at another year in shock, wondering where it went. I think that the older I get the faster time goes by. I have had a lot of good and bad experiences over the past few years; I like to think that the good outweighs the bad.

People say that the first year of marriage can be the hardest, and a pregnancy can only escalate that. Of course Mike and I have had our arguments and hard times, but in the end we still love each other. We intend to stick by each other through thick and thin, and so far we have. In fact, we have done it for a whole year of married life!!! It’s a fun milestone; one that will be a cause for much celebration between the two of us. If the rest of our life reflects how well our first year went, then we are in for a treat (and the adventure of a lifetime).

Emma and Kyle the penguin

Mike is so good at helping me out around the house. Since Emma demands a lot of my attention it is hard for me to find time to do other chores. I do the best I can, but there are some things that I just cannot do on my own. Every day I need my breast pump and a bottle washed for Emma, Mike does this for me every single day. When I wake up I need the pump right away and it is always there for me because of my wonderful husband. We have had our rough times, but Mike normally makes sure that there are clean dishes for me to use during the day so that during the few moments I have to eat I won’t have to take time to clean dishes. Mike and I have done so much over the past year. We have moved twice! And most of the move fell on Mike because I was either pregnant or recovering from child birth. He has worked so hard over the past year and I am so proud of him. He is so unselfish and is willing to give his life to those that he loves. I am so blessed to have such a sweet, caring husband. It means so much to me to get up after he has left for work and know that he took the time to think about Emma and my comfort. This is not to say that I do nothing for Mike every day. I have taken it upon myself to prepare Mike’s lunch every single night so that he will not go hungry while he is at work. I love my husband and am so happy that I get to spend each day with him!

Can you believe that this will be my second thanksgiving with Mike?! This last year went by so fast. I am so glad that I get to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Kioski family again. Thanksgivings with my old family (holidays in general) were never all that great. Actually, they were miserable. I would try to get out of them by going to work, and most often I was successful. You see, my cousins and Aunts and Uncles generally ignored me at our family gatherings. I know this may be hard to believe because I do enjoy a good conversation, but its true. The one aunt that gave me any attention got a brain tumor and was put in a home (not blood related). I think a lot of the problem was that my extended family thought that we were weird. My parents being members of POP, Catholic, city folk. They were Baptist, country folk. Isnt it weird how people let RELIGION tear them apart? I dont think that is what religion is supposed to do. Perhaps they just didnt like me; who knows. Oh yes, and the only sort of athletic talent I have is in a swimming pool, and my cousins LOVE to play baseball and football. I am not good at either of those. This left hardly anything in common between us. It’s too bad that I could never really be friends with my cousins (after we entered high school). Before highschool was much different. I remember this one time that my cousin who is about my age met one of my friends. He developed a bit of a crush on her and started stumbling all over himself. He was trying to show off for her and fell and kept messing up his speach. I think that is my favorite memory of him. I also remember being taller than him. That is not the case anymore.
But now I get to be with Mike and his family this Thanksgiving. There wont be as many people there, but it will still be fun. If I were still in contact with my parents I would still choose to spend Thanksgiving with the Kioski’s. Then again, being anywhere with Mike makes it all better. I love spending time with him. I wish that we could spend more time along together, but Emma is the number one priority in our lives. Her needs come first. But it is still nice to just know that he is there and that I can get a hug and kiss whenever I want. He never holds out on me and that is one my favorite things about him! I may be a bit biased, but he’s the best husband I could ask for.

Talking to mike about what is bothering me makes me feel so much better. Even if it something as little as my hunger, he just cares and the fact that he cares makes me feel so good. I feel like I could tell him almost anything. i trust him so much and that is a great quality to have in a husband. we communicate so well. our family therapist gave us a homework assignment to think about and write down some things that we are grateful for (about the people in our family). there are so many reasons why i love mike; i cant even begin to write them down. He’s the love of my life and my best friend. i couldnt have chosen a better person to make a family with. we have so much potential and so much life in our relationship; i feel like this is the beginning of something huge, of something that will last a lifetime and beyond.

This is my old cat Smokey giving Rascal a bath. Good ol’ mom.

Sean was kind enough to pay for Mike to enter the Dissension Prerelease tournament today for his birthday. I must say that it is weird to spend a Sunday without him, that doesnt happen very often. I miss him, but i think that i can make an exception because its his birthday and he doesnt get to play MTG very often anymore. I hope he wins something, that would definitely make it easier to give him up for the day!
Now that he’s gone i have a little more time to get ready for finals. it’s so hard to do homework with him around, he’s so damn distracting (not that thats a bad thing).
So, we’ve started our last week at this house. It’s an odd feeling, i guess i hadnt realized how attached i had become to this family. im really gonna miss them when we leave. it’s also going to be weird to only have 2 people (3, including fetus) in our apartment. it just wont be as…busy. i love this house and am both overjoyed and sad to leave.

Mike and I don’t get to spend very much money on fun stuff. Really the only time we spend money on food or movies is when he gets paid. Today was that day and we had a lot of fun. I got some really cheap summer clothes that i desperately needed. I had one short sleeve shirt that fit and it is starting to get way too warm too wear long sleeve clothes. We did some other fun things like go out to eat and such. After all of this we went on a realy nice long walk together. It felt great to get some exercise and spend some time with my husband outside of the house!