One Gross Moment!

(The names of the people in this story have been changed to protect their identity =)

I was watching a friend of mines child and the following conversation happened:

(The child we will call SPUNKY)

I was sitting in a chair and SPUNKY walked up to me and wanted to hand me something. I held out my hand as it was placed in my hand and said:

Meg- What is that?

SPUNKY- I don't know, it came out of my ear!

I have to admit I felt a little sick. But it was so funny after I thought about it!

At this point I have to have a sense of humor...

So here is what happened. This afternoon I started having some complications due to the miscarriage. I was upset due to the problems but also bummed because tonight was my long awaited anniversary date night. ARGG!
So this is how it went--

supposed to leave for date at 4:00
leave for hospital 4:15
supposed to go see Leather Heads 4:30
watched monk and part of star wars at hospital
(got to take an unexpected nap-thanks anesthesia!)
supposed to go to a great restaurant
11:30pm still no dinner- have not ate since noon..
Hoping tomorrow goes better and that I actually get my anniversary date sometime =(

Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head!

Is anyone else around me sick of this weather? Nice then Rain and now more Snow!
I think I am going to go crazy? Anyone care to join me?

APRIL 10TH, 2004!

(one of our engagment pictures)

Well folks that's right, today is our anniversary. We have made it four happy years. I was trying to think of what I would post for today. Well then I thought, maybe I should just say how it all started.

Garran had just come back from Brazil. My roommate happened to be in his ward and heard him speak at church. She came home and said.. "Meghan there is this really good looking guy that just got back from Brazil" then she invited him over. When he came over I would say we clicked pretty well, but not in the way you are thinking. We talked a lot and he even told me that I reminded him of his sisters (in my mind I thought,well we will be good friends. I just thought if he thinks of me as a sister, well this will not go to far!) We had a lot in common both being from NC and had some similar interest.

Well time went by and a few of my roommates either went out on dates with him, or really liked him so I never really gave it another thought. I always thought well if he ends up with one of them, that will be good, they are good girls.

Let's see a year went by of just being friends and hanging out and then it all kind of happened like a big bang. Garran was at my apartment with like 5 other girls. We were all sitting around just kind of talking. One of the girls brought up relationships and was quizzing Garran on what he would want in a girlfriend. I had gotten up to go into the kitchen to get something to drink when I heard the following conversation.

girl:So if you had to marry someone out of our group of friends today, who would it be?

Garran: He said probably Meghan

When I heard this I about hit the floor. We had never even gone out on a date. I thought is he serious? But he was. He asked me out a few days later. We had this little joke going about the fact that I am not a hugh fan of facial hair. He had been growing his beard out the whole month of February. Our first date was March 1st, I got to his house and was waiting in his living room. He came down the hallway with a completely clean shaven face. I think I knew then that this might be a little more than I had originally thought! We dated for a year and he proposed that December! All is history from there. We have been through a lot, but I would not change it for the world. Garran is my best friend and I love him more today than I even thought possibly the day we got married. He makes everyday fun and exciting and I feel like he is a perfect match. We always just have so much fun together. I know that the years to come will always be filled with laughter and fun with him around!

It's not even 9:30 People!

Ok so I was talking to my sister in law Britt today on the phone. I was trying to round up the boys stuff for playgroup and get some things together in our bedroom. I could hear the boys playing and laughing and then I hear and unusual noise but did not think anything of it. I walk out to into the living room to check on the boys. The are both sitting very nicely watching public television. So I start to head back to my room to finish what I was working on. Remember this whole time I am still talking to my SIL Britt. As I am heading down the hallway I think, "That is funny, it smells like some thing is burning." I kind of brushed it off at first because I had made bagels for the boys that morning and sometimes a little piece of bagel gets stuck down in the toaster and kind of smells up the house. But as I and Britt are chatting I think, I had better go check just to make sure.. Well I am glad that I did.. I walk into my kitchen to find smoke billowing out of my oven. I yell into the phone at Britt that I will have to call her back. I open the oven and I see my sons sword and a piece of the wii game cover in the oven, ON FIRE! Flames kind of shoot out as I open the oven door. I scream and think Oh No what am I supposed to do. I started looking around and thought ok this is not grease, water should be ok... So I fill up this big bowl and throw it in my oven.. flames extinguished, smoke everywhere (and still is) My heart is racing and then I turn around to see our fire extinguisher.. Duh Meghan! I guess in the moment I just didn't think. Oh well we are heading out the door to go to play group. I am hoping our day gets better because on days when my house is on fire before 9:30 it makes me a little nervous as to how the rest of our day will pan out!

OH BOY!

The other day we had a little friend over for about two hours. My boys loved it. These were our adventures!

We looked at the fish and frogs a lot. IW (sorry I don't use other peoples kids name w/o permission) Anytime we were not playing we were at the fish tank! Our friends might have a fish lover on their hands!

Blankie WARS- They each love their blankies very much. So they would let each other hold their respective blankies, but only for a minute! They would quickly switch back.

They did a very nice job of sharing their toys from the Doodlebops! They would each hold it for a minute and then pass it around the circle. They were so funny!

Then IW found the little foam swords that Garran had bought for the boys. IW really loved them. He and Kael started having loads of fun!

Cullan eventually let the little boys play swords and he had fun with his Doodle Bops toys!

What a fun day for my boys. We hope IW can come back again soon so we can all play!

I have been tagged..This is for Rhonda!

10 things you may not know about me!

1. I am a pleaser! I like to try and make everyone happy. I try to do whatever I can to make sure my friends or family are happy with what I am doing. (Sidenote- Lately I have been having real issues with this and am beginning to change.

HELLO HONESTY!

2. When Garran has to work at night I have a very strict routine that I follow. I have it down to what I do, what I watch, what I read etc. It is the same every time with very little variation. I know it might seem crazy, but hey it works for me.

3. I really think that I have OCD. I am not saying this to be funny. I really think that I have it. I have to check doors to our house at night like three times before I can lay down. I hit the lock button on our car at least twice, even though I heard it beep the first time. I know it's a problem, again Hey it works for me.

4. I love taking pictures. I love love love it. I don't have a camera that I love or really even the one that I really want, but someday maybe. I love taking pictures of people, friends, family, epically my kids. I even have a small collection that I have not really told to many people about. You can see it here!

5. I am really freaky about who watches my kids. I know, it's crazy. Some of my family is even off limits. I am just very weird about it. I know that a lot of people are very capable, I am just a real freak about my kids.

You might want to stop know.. this probably is not going to get much better!

6. I have wonderful friends where I am now and will be very sad to leave, but I absolutely have days where I can not wait to go home. Maybe not my actual hometown, but my home state. I really miss things about it, and especially being close to the ocean. There is something about it I have always loved and I look forward to being near it again.

7. This one is really embarrassing..but I tear up at parades. I don't know if it is the patriotic thing.. But it always happens. Not full blown tears but I get a little misty. Stupid I know but it happens.

8. I have always wanted to go to either nursing school or school to be an ultrasound tech. I have looked into it many times, but right now is just not the right time for me. Maybe when my boys are older, I can head back. Right now I am happy with what I am.. A MOM!

9. I met my husband through a couple of my roommates having major crushes on him. haha Funny that I ended up with him.. They were all cutie blonde's!

10. Garran proposed to me while I was watching Brave Heart (TV Version). I was sick and in sweat PJ's. I was not even sure he was actually proposing because of the way that he worded it. Then right after I said yes he looked at me and said ok I am late for work, I have to go. (He didn't know he was going to propose!) I yelled down my stairwell as he was leaving and said... "I think you should come back after work ... we should probably talk about this!" =)

OK I GUESS I AM SUPPOSED TO TAG PEOPLE. YOU CAN DO IT IF YOU WANT!

MANDY, LACEY, NIKI, JEAN, ERICA, MOMOF5GENTS

Doodle Bops Concert!

My parents got the boys Doodle Bops tickets for Christmas. This weekend was the concert. They boys had a blast. One of the dancers came off stage and talked to Cullan. Kael met some little girl and just grabbed her hands and started dancing with her. It was very cute. Then the highlight of the day. Rooney came of stage and was talking to the crowd. (I got a picture) But right after he finished talking to the crowd, he shook Cullans hand and spoke to him for a few minutes. He was so excited. Unfortunately I did not get a picture of it. I did get a picture of Rooney talking to everyone right before he shook Cullan's hand. You can see Cullan in the shot. This was also Kael's first experience with Cotton Candy. A great day all day round. He fell asleep last night holding his Rooney hat. Mo is his favorite, but I think he was really excited about meeting Rooney. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

Shopping for the PERFECT DRESS!

So this weekend we went to visit my parents and sister. Part of the weekend was go wedding dress shopping for Sara. Well ladies, after many tries she found the perfect dress!

Isn't it spectacular!

And as for the brides maids dresses -- She decided to go with a patriotic them.. How lucky are we to have found these. They go just perfect! This wedding is going to definetly be one that will go down in history!

LOL

Ok so I just can't let it go...

For those of you who think this is as funny as I do... Here is the actual interview.

I hate to admit I was excited about this...

Ok so I was kind of having a rough morning this morning. So I got up and turned on the news just in time to see the big reveal. Do you know who the band behind the curtain is? Well let me tell you that the reveal was fabulous. It was.... NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK! That's right ladies and cheering and screaming was not a bunch of teenage girls oh no, but moms my age. That was the best part. The all had their hugh buttons on, screaming just like teenage girls reaching out and desperately wanting to touch just one of the boy bands hand. Oh it made my morning that much better. I will be smiling all day after watching that. They did announce that they would be touring and I had already called my two good girlfriends to make sure they were watching it. But my one friend suggested that if the concert comes near us we should all get together in our NKOTB gear and go to the concert! Any takers?

April 1, 2008

Well on April 1, I went in to have my first ultrasound. Things did not go well. There was a problem with the baby. My doctor informed me that there was a 95% chance that this pregnancy will end in a miscarriage. I am sure that it will soon. I am already having symptoms. We are sad and disappointed. However we know that we will try again. Our sweet boys have brought so much happiness to our lives, we can't imagine life without them.

Garran and I both love children, especially ours.

Anyone that knew me growing up would know that. I was always surrounded by kids. They seemed to just kind of gravitate towards me. I still enjoy children to this day. I think they are fun and sweet. They can be stressful, but in the long run they are one of the best parts of life. We hope that in our future we will have the good news again of expecting, but for now we are sad for the little one that will not get to be part of our family.

(Thank you to everyone who left comments. I accidently deleted a few. I didn't want any of you to think I was upset. I just hit the wrong button. I really did appreciate you comments though.)

How Cute is This?

We had a very busy day today. We got home from grocery shopping and after putting the stuff away I went to check on the boys. This is how I found Cullan. His little table flipped over and I guess he got comfortable.

Something stupid but fun!

I type
52 words
per minute!

Not bad for just your average blogger!

Want to test your skills go here!

Let's see-- what number are we on now?

So this weekend we made another trip to the ER on Sunday night. Cullan had an allergic reaction and his whole face was swollen. Argg I am really sick of going to the ER or doctors for that matter. This winter has just seemed to be a really long one. Sickness and now this. I am ready for some warm weather and no more colds. Cullan is doing better. We are kind of on a hit and miss seeing if he will have another reaction.. Time will tell. Hope everyone else had a good weekend.. Hope the rest of this week is less CRAZY!

How much fun is it......

How much fun is it to have a big strong Daddy that is your own personal carnival ride. I love the look on Cullan's face.

And in this one.. Kael's little face says it all.

Cullan always enjoys a good costume!

This will hopefully make everyone laugh!

So I am sure that many of you are wondering why there is a picture of Britney Spears on my blog. I don't usually follow pop star drama, however I can't seem to get away from her. My friend Reggie is constantly reminding me how much we have in common. When I found out I was prego with Cullan, Brit also found out she was prego with Sean Preston. Then when we found out the big surprise now known as Kael, Brit also found out about her surprise Jayden James. Ahh, as you can imagine my friends thought this was amusing. Ok... As much as I am dying to be like BRITNEY SPEARS (haha) this is really getting out of control. Ok so I guess this is our official reveal that we are expecting our next baby. Well we found out about our new little one on like a Wednesday. That Sunday at church Reggie leans forward and says... Meghan you better be careful.. I saw in the tabloids Brit is expecting and I know how you guys are linked...lol.. I turned around with this shocked look on my face. She says are you too? - which I did not respond to but it kind of gave it away. I thought she was going to die laughing. So then I saw Reggie today and she said again she was at the store, and saw an article of Brit with her new Baby Bump! I just laughed. I don't know how or why we are cosmically linked. My life seems so much more normal than hers.. But for some reason, we are on the same baby cycle. Just for you that doubt our similarities.. here are the Gillespie - Spears stats..

Sean Preston Federline, on September 14, 2005

Cullan Gillespie- October 17, 2005
Jayden James Federline on September 12, 2006

Kael Gillespie- October 2, 2006
Baby number three--- October 2008

our new arrival-- November 2008

Who knows... I am at a loss!

SPT-2008

what did you find on your Easter egg hunt?

i found that it is ok to make a mess and have a sense of humor.. some of my most favorite family memories involve the biggest messes and the most laughter.. Can you guess which one is me?

A Big Night for Garran!

Tonight was the opening of the student show. It was so exciting to see Garran's work hanging in a gallery with a professional name tag next to it. It was fun going to an opening night. I had never been to one before, but I guess I had better get used to going to them. (Since he will be famous some day =)! We got to speak with some of his professors and they were all very complimentary of him and his work. It always makes you feel good to hear some one gush over your hubby and about his talent! It makes me happy to think that Garran will be able to go to work everyday doing something that he really loves. I know a lot of people that can not say that. How wonderful to go to work and teach drawing and painting but also be able to do it yourself. So yeah for Garran and to many more fun nights of gallery openings!

This one is just for MY MOM!

Ok Mom this one is just for you. I came home from the store the other day and this is what I found. Garran was cleaning up the house and Kael was sitting cross legged on the floor very quietly watching TV. Garran said he was amazed because he was just flipping and happened to stop on it when Kael showed some interest. He said he had been sitting there for about 10 minutes just watching.. Can you guess what it was?
Thats right .... The Wizard of Oz!