Wayback: My First Dance Wedding Song

I have been married now for just over 6 years and I love reflecting back on the planning and on that day that I became my best friends wife.  I had the perfect location, a gorgeous dress and the perfect first dance song.

When my husband and I were thinking about what song to choose - the perfect song- I kept coming back to one of my favourite movies - Moulin Rouge.  I have a love on for musicals and I had never seen a Broadway show so when this movie came out in 2001 I watched with my jaw on the floor. It was beautiful - the costumes, the songs, the sets - incredible. 

You might be wondering what this has to do with my wedding.  Well, I loved one particular song in Moulin Rouge so much that exact song was the one my husband and I chose as our first dance wedding song. 

Come What May is an incredible song. I am not a very emotional person but hearing this song now still makes me tear up.  I love it.  I love the way Ewan and Nicole sing it. I love the meaning behind the song and I love what "come what may" means.  If you remember - I even tattooed this phrase on my foot - a meaning that I really love.  I certainly didn't think I would find my wedding song from a movie soundtrack - but I mean, listen to it - it is incredible. 

:: What was your wedding song?  Do you still listen to it & remember your wedding day? ::

Moulin Rouge is now available on Blu-Ray so go out and get your copy!  This post is sponsored by Fox Home Entertainment & I received a copy of Moulin Rouge on Blu-ray. This is a true story in my own words & I already owned Moulin Rouge on DVD before this post. 

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Wayback Wordless: My Husband & I Then (1999) & Now

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Thanksgiving: What I Am Thankful For

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! I have a lot to be thankful for this year - it has been a really good one both personally and professionally. 

What Am I Thankful For?

1. Three healthy children
2. My husband
3. My mommy and daddy & family
4. Triton
5. Gluten free "oreo" cookies from Kinnikinnick (KinniToos)
6. 2 healthy boys growing in my friends uterus ♥
7. Amazing friends both in real life and online
8. Chai Tea
9. Medication that keeps nerve pain at bay
10. Sunshine
11. French immersion kindergarten & how my son LOVES it
12. Soft tissues for sore noses
13. Co-sleeping and breastfeeding
14. Vanilla scent
15. Everyone of you who reads this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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How I Meet Time With My Husband

My husband and I don't have a whole lot in common.  We have different likes and dislikes. Different hobbies and interests and for the most part different tastes in television shows. We are both really busy with work and with the kids it can be hard to find time to spend with each other.

There are a few television shows that we are both in love with and one of them is How I Met Your Mother. It is a never-miss show for us and our fall back entertainment when we are hanging out in the bedroom.  Not only do we make sure to never miss an episode when the season is on, but we are constant watchers of the previous seasons. 

My husband and I reference the show a lot. We are *kinda* obsessed.  The humor of the show is SO our humor and one of my favourite things about the show is Robin being Canadian.  The stereotypical Canadian-isms are too funny for me. We like to laugh at ourselves and How I Met Your Mother takes it and runs with it. It is not a main focus of the show - which is also good - but the episodes that talk about her being Canadian always stick with me. Hoser Hut, Allan Thicke, Robin's accent, Barney making fun of Robin being Canadian... jokes that span through all the seasons.  Loved seeing my beloved Tim Hortons in the Duel Citizenship Episode. 

The season ended with an exciting hint that Lilly and Marshal were deciding to have children. We know from a flash-forward in this season (The Last Cigarette Forever) that they at least have one child  - a son.  I can not wait for the season to begin again! We are obsessed and I really look forward to that steady 30 minute date every Monday night with my husband!

How I Met Your Mother Season 5: The Suited Up Edition on DVD is in stores today so go and pick up your copy!  It includes some great bonus features like bloopers (they are SO FUNNY!) and a behind the scene look at their musical 100th episode and an extended trailer of "The Wedding Bride" {Season 6 started yesterday on CBS!}

:: What is your favourite How I Met Your Mother moment? ::

I was provided a copy of How I Met Your Mother: Season 5 by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment in exchange for this post. I was in no way swayed by receiving the product & already owned & LOVED Season 1-4 of HYMYM on DVD

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Motherhood: The 3 Faces of Mine

Motherhood is hard. I love it with all I am, but it is hard.  The sleepless nights, the non-adult "conversations" and with 3 young kids I don't always get as much time to myself as I wish.  My husband, who works hard so we can raise our kids with a parent at home, has been promoted at work, which means he is out of the house for 80+ hours some weeks.  Which means there is even less time for me to have to myself.

If you were to run into me out in public you would be able to tell the type of week that I have had.  There are 3 very distinct looks of Devan.  3 looks that will let you know how much my husband has been working, how much sleep I have gotten and how much -or how little- time I have had to myself:

Face 1: If you see me like this I have been having a week from HELL! Yes, I am smiling but if you look past that you will see that I am un-showered - probably for the entire week. Means my husband has been working for 80+ hours and I have been with the kids - without adult conversation for the entire time.  I have clothes covered in peanut butter and snot (because the kids and I are sick) and have had little to no sleep. I can survive on little sleep for a surprising amount of time (it's like my super hero power) but if you see me like this, i am at the end of the sleep zone.

Face 2:  You can see in this one I have at least showered. The dark circles are still under my eyes so I have not been sleeping, but the shower shows I have had at least 15 minutes to myself.  Husband has probably been working overtime, but is either putting it in after the kids have gone to bed or it has only been 2 or 3 days of the week. My clothes are still covered in peanut butter and maybe not snot because the kids are probably not sick.

Face 3:  Ah this one does not come out as often as I like. I am showered, make up on and my hair is straightened.  No more dark circles means the kids have been sleeping better and I might have even been able to snag a sleep in on the weekend. Husband likely just worked his standard 45 hours during the week and I had a some good adult conversation. Maybe my one of my brothers, or sister or a friend came by to visit. 

One day I hope to catch Face 4 where I am showered, make up on and hair done AND clothes that are not covered in peanut butter and snot.  I know that when that day happens I will miss Face 1 where the kids are little and "needed me".  

:: Motherhood isn't always beautiful on me but I would not change it for anything ::

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Follow Friday Guest Post: A Male Perspective On Breastfeeding

Today for the infant feeding series this guest poster offers a perspective we don't often get to hear.  There has been a lot of media coverage lately about breastfeeding and sexuality and how it affects our marriages, our bodies and our relationships. Today, my husband Ryan is offering his perspective on breastfeeding, marriage and parenting. Here is his story in his own words: 

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When my wife first asked me to do a guest post for her breastfeeding series I was a little confused as to what exactly I would be able to add to the conversation as I've obviously never breastfeed a baby.  I though it was pretty funny when Peter Griffen gave it a try on Family Guy, creepy for sure but very funny.  Then she explained that she was interested in getting a male perspective on how breastfeeding affects the way we raise our children and our relationship.
   
While I was trying to organize my thoughts on my male perspective I remembered a very controversial article about the negative effects breastfeeding can have on a marriage that I read a few months back.  The article I'm referring to is titled Moms, Don't Forget to Feed Your Marriages and was written by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.  If you've not read it, it may be beneficial for you to read over it before reading on as I'll be referring to it through out this post.  It can be found at this link:

http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/Relationships/2006/07/Moms-Dont-Forget-To-Feed-Your-Marriages.aspx?p=1
 

Way Back Wednesday {07.07.10}

This week's topic: What Are Your Favorite Memories From Your Prom/Homecoming/School Dance?

This is my first time participating in Way Back Wednesday and it could not be a better topic for me this week.  This Saturday marks my 6th wedding anniversary with Ryan, the love of my life and my best friend. 

We met WAAAAY back in high school 11 years ago. He was the year above me and happened to be friends with my brother.  I still remember the first time we talked and we exchanged a penny in the hallway (another story for another day).  

Anywhoo - this post is supposed to be about Prom:

I don't actually have any specific story about prom - I am not one to be too adventurous or anything like that. I am really pretty boring.   I did go to two proms during high school though. The first was in 2000 & the second in 2001 {i think - it is too hot today to do math}.  

Prom 2000

Prom 2001

The cool thing that I love about both proms is I got to experience them with my not-yet-husband. We are high school sweethearts - met in 1999 and got to experience a lot of growing up together. We have been together and inseparable ever since and I think it is so cool to look back on those memories and have him there too. 

Happy Anniversary Babe ♥

A Blast From The Past

Tomorrow marks the 11th year of my husband's and my first date.  I sound so old don't I?! We met in high school - he was a friend of my brother's - I was 17 years old and he was 18 years old.   We went out and saw Austin Powers 2 at the theater and the rest from there is history.  

1999

New Years 2000

Proposing! 2003

We are celebrating our 6th wedding anniversary in about 2 weeks.  Time flies when you are married to an amazing guy I guess! 

:: I haven't aged a bit - HA! ::

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Guest-Post-A-Palooza

This week has been a really exciting one for me because I have had the opportunity to guest post on 3 different blogs this week.  I am always so nervous about writing at a 'different home' because - well, like everyone - I want to be liked - and they have a different audience ;)

Come check me out and leave some comment love if you can relate to the posts at all and as always - thank you for your support!

Life Without Pink:  Putting Me On The Important List: Why I am happier because of letting go of the mommy guilt and giving me some "me" time.

Chill, Mama, Chill: Attacked By The Swine Flu: How 10 days of the swine flu + husband with pneumonia made me lose my marbles with Photo Proof!

In Between Together: Before I Became A Mother:  Things I never could have imagined about motherhood and how it has changed me for the better.

Big Thanks to Tina, Brandee and Amanda for inviting me over to your 'homes' and letting me share my craziness with your readers ♥

  

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How Do You Make Time?

Myself and my adorable husband Ryan

I am looking for your advice ladies (and gents) in an effort to learn your tricks and tips on how to stay connected with your significant other. 

My husband and I are crazy busy parents of three kids; 4 years old and under. I am a stay at home mom and he is a work outside the house Dad who is gone for 11 hours during the day.  He gets home at around 7 pm every night and we all eat dinner as a family. He then gives the kids a bath and I put Baby E to bed while he tucks in Big P and Princess R.  All this is done by 8:30pm. Some nights Baby E wont fall asleep until around 10:30 but she has been getting a log better at sleeping around 8:30pm.

When the kids are tightly tucked in and sleeping soundly, Ryan and I get to work on our at home freelance work. We sit in the bedroom together - Baby E sleeping on her floor bed or on our bed between us - and we are working away on our own laptops.  Most nights we are working until around 1 in the morning.   

This is a pretty good picture of our every night - dinner, bath, kids to bed, working, sleep and repeat.  This is the routine that works for work and the kids, however it doesn't really leave too much time for each other.  I would love to be able to spend more time with him, but right now our schedules don't really allow for it.  We hang out together by working in the same room - and for us that is enough for now.


How do you and your significant other make time for each other? What cute or creative things do you do to make sure you stay connected through your busy schedules?

 
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