Hamilton Family

Everyone kept telling me that our first year of marriage was going to be the hardest and if we could make it through that year then we could make it through anything. Well I really started this year of hardships off correctly, considering I just spent the last week in the hospital. I have been having problems with swelling of my legs and feet and shortness of breath on and off since October. My doctor told me in October it had to just deal with my stress level from the wedding planning and the fact that my thyroid numbers were abnormal. So I was told to watch what I eat, take vitamins and start a thyroid medication. He also gave me a pill to help with my water weight gain (that did not help what so ever) Needless to say, this did not help. Things kept getting worse, all of my family on both sides were freaking out when they saw me around the holiday. I apparently looked like the walking dead. So finally after another appointment with my doctor and a trip to the immediate c...

Payden is such an amazing husband. He has been wanting to get me a kitty as a Christmas gift but I could never find one that I liked enough to adopt, and we knew that we wanted to adopt from the Humane Society so it was only a matter of time before I found one that I feel in love with. Yesterday I was looking online at the Kansas Humane Society's website, because he told me to, and found a 2 month old kitten named Mandy that I could not say no too. Lucky for me when I called they said she was still available for adoption and that I could put a hold on her to pick her up the next day. So the next thing I know, I am doing it! I had her on hold for us! And I couldn't wait to go get her the next day. Last night Payden and I talked about what we wanted to change her name to, because obviously I couldn't keep my cat named my best friend's name, and we decided upon Vegas. What a perfect name for our first animal as husband and wife. So Vegas was her name and we started cle...

The year of 2011 brought me a a ton of memories and one of the most amazing changes in my life. Wedding planning took over a large portion of my year and all the things that come with getting married: bridal showers, bachelorette parties and all of that. I can't believe that Payden and I are officially a married couple. Our wedding day and our reception are two days that I will never forget and I am so blessed to be married to my best friend. I was not the only one from my group of friends that got married in 2011 so I was a very busy lady playing the role of bridesmaid and friend and going to a million showers, parties and weddings for all of those around me. I am so happy that so many of us got married in the year of 2011 because it brought us many bonding moments and great memories that we will forever share. The year of 2011 brought me so much, but the whole year wasn't a easy road. The school semesters were rough and I had a very rollercoaster relationship with family duri...

Payden and I celebrated our "first" Christmas this year. We have spent every Christmas together since we have started dating, knowing that this relationship was in for the long hall but this year was our "first" because it was the first one we celebrated as a married couple! I will forever cherish this season and remember how happy we both were. We had such a great time at both sides celebrations and really enjoyed everyone's company. Not to mention we got soem really nice gifts, which is always a plus. I am so excited to see how things change every year at the holidays as both sides of the family grow and as we decide to start growing our little family as well. (No need to panic, these are just thoughts, nothing is set in stone and NO we are not currently expecting...). I am just really excited to see what the future has in store for everyone in our lives. And I am really looking forward to what the year of 2012 brings us all!! Here are a few pictures fro...

So I have been planning to graduate this upcoming May (2012) but Wichita State has decided to change the graduation requirements for my major, which has added 10 hours needed for me to graduate, which now means I am aiming for graduation in May of 2012 now. It makes me super mad to have to add another two semesters to my schooling, but there is no point of over working myself and trying to take a ton of hours just to fit graduation in this May. So keep you fingers crossed this new plan works out and I can finally become a college graduate. Mandy, my best friend is almost 5 months pregnant and it is so crazy to be apart of this journey with her. I can only image how I am going to be whenever Payden and I do decide to start a family. Mandy is dealing with this whole thing really well considering it wasn't a planned event. I am so excited to see if the baby is a boy or a girl and to finally be able to meet the little one! So much is going on and it is so strange to think that I am a...

With this Holiday Season I have alot of Christmas trees in my life. Christmas trees are one of my favorite things about the holidays and they always put a smile on my face. I decided to dedicate a whole post to the Christmas trees in my life. First and most importantly to me, Payden and I's first tree as Mr. and Mrs. It might be small but we are happy with it and it makes me happy to finally have our own tree and to start traditions betweent he two of us. At work there are alot of trees. Rusty Eck Ford is very obsessed with trees, we have four on the show room floor and people have them in their own offices or departments. Here are the trees I see on a daily basis while at work. The main show room floor tree that my friend Larry decorated. It took two days to decorate Then there are the themed trees that we have on the show room floor. The Wichita Thunder Tree The white themed tree   and my favorite themed tree the Willy Wonka tree The tree in my personal office at wo...

I have been keeping my mouth shut for what feels like forever but Mandy and her husband have both made the announcement that they are expecting so I am very excited to write this blog now!! Mandy and Sean found out that she was pregnant on the day that I was getting married in Vegas and Mandy was dying to tell me when I got home and it took alot out of her to keep it quite for almost a week before she could tell me. I am so thrilled that I am going to be able to share this little fact with the baby. The way that Mandy told me is something that I will forever cherish! She wrote me an adorable card and gave it to me when she came to visit me at work once I got back into town. Here are the pictures of the card. Once I found out about Mandy expecting her first baby I couldn't help myself get into the excited state of mind and start wanting to plan everything and help her! So I have started a photo book that is going to be a track of her pregnancy journey. I am having a bl...