busy busy busy!

Looks like I've gone over a month without posting again... Whoops!

We've been very busy the last month. Let's catch up shall we?

On top of my finals, when our lease was up at the condo, we moved to a house (my first one, yay!).

I unpacked everything that same weekend and we threw her birthday party a few days later.

Then my husband went to Korea, so my family came to keep us company!

While they were here we went shopping with one of our relatives on the island,

visited the Dole Plantation,

hiked to a waterfall in Waimea Valley,

drove around to various beaches with more relatives,

partied on a dinner cruise (Star of Honolulu this time),

went to the Aloha Swap Meet, Waikele Outlet, and an awesome luau!

It was a great having our family here while he was gone. We've made some awesome friends in Hawaii, but it is always so quiet after she goes to bed. It was nice having people to talk to and it definitely made the time pass by quickly!

Things are settling down now. We had her well baby appointment today. The doctor said she's perfect and when we went to get her shots she didn't even cry!

Why is my baby getting so big? And how do I stop it?!

somebody has a birthday coming up!

My princess is turning two at the end of the month! Time to get these invitations out :)

party time!

So the party September 4th was a HUGE success!

There was dinner, dancing, cake, and a candy bar, because what kid's party is complete without a candy bar? Just kidding.

I know for a fact that 60+ adults enjoyed it more than the seven kids who were there ;)

And without further ado...

birthday girl on the dance floor!

both of the birthday girls!

birthday girl walking in with her mama (me!)

dancing the night away

singing happy birthday

candy bar!

What A Weekend!

My princess turned 1 on Saturday!

Saturday morning the catering hall had us reschedule our party the because of Irene, but a little rain wont stop me from celebrating her birthday... We finally got her ears pierced, she took her first two unassisted steps, and had some red velvet cake :)

can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?

I could really use a wish right now...

I know, I know, it's been months since I last updated, but in my defense, it has been a rough summer.

Like this summer, I'll start with the bad and the ugly, so we can end on a good note.

A few days after our trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore, I found out I was pregnant again. Two days later Daniel told me to take the baby and live with my parents in NY. A little over a month later he said he wanted a divorce because he wasn't in love with me anymore.

Then my daughter had her third (and FINAL!) surgery at Walter Reed. My mom and I thought it would be an overnight stay in the hospital, but it turned into a week long one since she wouldn't eat or drink, was dehydrated, and lost over a kilo (1 kilogram = 2.20462262 pounds) in 4 days.

Two and a half weeks after getting home from the hospital, I miscarried. Four days after that, my parents and I drove down to Maryland to get my belongings from Daniel's storage unit and give him his car back.

Hormones aside, since I'm not the one who fell out of love and wanted the divorce, it was very hard saying goodbye. When he was only four hours away, I still felt like there was a chance he would change his mind and we could fix things. Now that he's not even on the same continent, I'm starting to accept it and am doing what I can to take care of my baby girl.

I am very grateful to my family and friends for being so supportive. It means so much to me that my daughter and I have so many loving people here for us no matter what :)

We are having a party to celebrate both my daughter and my mom's birthdays. I can't believe she's turning one already! She's almost walking and no longer uses a pacifier or a bottle. She drinks from a cup and eats what we eat.. What happened to my baby?!

Does anyone know how to keep her this tiny forever? :)