Happy birthday mama!!!!

Happy birthday to the most amazing lady in the whole wide world.  I love you mom. You are a tremendous blessing to our family, and you are the rock of the family. Us kids love you so much and don't know what we would do without you. You are truly one of a kind. I love you mama. 

2 years....

Working under the gun here...its almost midnight and our anniversary is almost over!!!

Happy Anniversary to the most amazing man I know. You are my rock and my everything, and I am honored God chose me to be your Potter wife. I love you Shannon Potter

September 19th, 2009

September 19th, 2011

I love you Shannon!!!!!

lovey dovey crap

I hestiate with this blog because I know it will make some gag (HAHA). Two years of wedded bliss is near upon us. I have really loved every minute as a Potter's wife, no joke. Hub and I have been together in total for 5 years now, and I know for some relationships, that is just a blip on their relationship life. I thought it would be neat to show some picsees from each phase of our relationship, all 5 years of togetherness. So, without further ado...here we go!

Early in our relationship, November of 2006...I feel we look like babies! How corny am I?!?!

 Fall of 2007, I love my handsome guy!!!

July 6, 2008!!! We JUST got engaged!!!

Our amazingly fabulous wedding day, September 19th 2009!!!! Best day ever!!!!

My gorgeous hub and I, fall of 2010, I love love love this picture!!!

Vegas 2011!!! I say we have gotten better with age =)

Looking forward to many, many more years with my amazing man!!!!!

THE UNVEILING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHH THE DAY HAS COME!!!!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I am in love love love with my hair. Kalah Westlynn rocks (please go get your hairs did by her, she is UH-MAZING!!!) Here is the salon's website where she works: http://www.galtbeautysalon.com/index.html

I  feel like a brand new girl! It is sort of sad though, since I have had long hair for nearly 4 years. However for health reasons and just for a change, it had to be done. And not to worry, my locks won't be a complete waste. I have decided to donate to Locks of Love, to see what they  can do with my  hair. Okay okay, enough chatter. Here are some pics documenting the "experience":

AHHHH!! Getting it whacked!!

No turning back!!

Haha! My crazy hair!!

Very happy!!!

A hairy situation

Its been almost 4 years, and I now have crazy, long and sometimes wild long hair that is now pretty much reaching my butt:

I grew it out when I got engaged and besides little trims, I have not gotten it cut since July of 08'

I have loved my beautiful long hair except for:
1. Its hard to manage (hence the pic, LOL)

2. Its not healthy hair (thanks split ends)

3. Due to my stress (thanks lack of job!) and sometimes anxiety, I am losing a lot of my hair =( (AWFUL!)

So....I am being crazy, but I think I am going to chop my hair off. No seriously, chop it off, like I'm going to have short hair!
I'm scared of the unknown, I love having Tangled-esque locks but I think it needs to be done. My hair will look and feel better, and maybe I won't lose so much of it. Plus, I have hub's blessing. (He LOVES long hair, BUT in all seriousness, he doesn't obvi care what I do with my hair)

Okay, now for pics. Here is my top 3, which style should I do?


Ok, maybe not this short (well, maybe!), but this style:

So I like Gwynie's bob. I may add a pinch more layers but I'm liking the blunt look of it.

                    OR this one is "I'm a scaredy cat to chop my hair off"  not as short as the others

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy birthday hub.

Happy Birthday to....

The cutest...

the most sweetest....

the most genuine

the most silliest

the most motivated

the most smartest

the most handsome
man I know!!!!

Happy birthday my sweet hub. I hit the jackpot when I married you!! I love you so so so much and thank God for you every single day!!! You are an amazing husband!!!!

I love you,
your wifey

The Potter Legacy

Aww, look at these guys! They were just babies!!!!

Now look how grown up they look!!!!!

Well, it's an end of an era! 

About 2 weeks ago, the last Harry Potter premiered and it was a sad day in my Potter world.

Let's begin my journey...

About 10 years ago (YIKES!!!!) I was a college freshman and just heard about Harry, thanks to the movie that was coming out. It was always popular, but really was starting to explode. I went to a private Christian University and there was some controversy with the movie. Many believed that it was the work of the devil, etc. etc. For me personally, I like to decide about things on my own, and NATURALLY, I read the books that were out in .2 seconds and saw the movie with my friend, Kristen Albright. When I realized people were make a big brouhaha over absolutely nothing, I had to laugh. The series is amazing!!!

Throughout the years, I went to the bookstores late at night to get the books, I would go the midnight premieres, and I was the expert on all things Harry Potter. Heck, I married a Potter, I was that devoted, HAHA. I always joke with my husband that his last name was the reason I married him (obvi it wasn't, lol!).

The series was written beautifully and so many have fallen in love with it and it made a huge fan out me. I look forward to passing down the books and movies to my future little ones.

Thank you Harry, it was a good run.

Some fun pics from the midnight premiere:

us with our pal Brad, patiently waiting in line!

Harry Potter 3D glasses!!! Love love love!!!!