Puppy love

Since I am officially on our 2 week fall break, I have a big to do/craft list. Once of those tasks is to take hub's family pictures and put them in albums. He has amazing and wonderful pictures that could seriously take up another post (which I will do, this week) .

Anyway, I came across this precious gem:


It's my precious pup. Not sure on how many weeks he is exactly in the picture, but he is tiny. Sadly, I never knew him at this age, simply because his mommy and daddy hadn't met yet (this picture was Dec. of 03, we met about 3 years later).

It is probably a good thing I didn't know him, because I would have spoiled him rotten with tons of kisses, cuddles and lots of holding him in my arms. While hub definitely loved on our pup, he also trained him EXTREMELY well, which is why this dog is probably the most well behaved dog I have ever known (Not just saying this as a proud mommy, but we have been told this many times).

This picture reminds me of what a beautiful dog we have. He is sweet, kind, stubborn (JUST like his human father), silly and loveable. We are so blessed, and yes, he IS our child (and yes, we ARE those crazy dog people)

I fear for the day we lose him because he is our life. This tiny, little pup, has now turned into a 100 pound lap sitting "puppy":



And we wouldn't have it any other way ♥



                                     

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If you don't like sappy-ness, I suggest you leave now. Not to be rude, but I am sappy romantic and I love my hubby, dangit!! LOL!!!

Hard to believe its been 3 amazing years of wedded bliss. I still feel like we are newlyweds. Honestly, I hope that feeling never fades.

I mean it completely when I have truly enjoyed every minute being a wife to Shannon Potter. Like any other normal couple, we have had our ups and downs, but our love for each other has never once wavered.

I am proud of my gorgeous, sweet hubby and I am honored God chose me to be his wife.

Happy Anniversary babe!!!

This is us then...

This is us now :)

Vegas baby!!!

So, hubs and I did our annual Vegas trip this summer.

Hubs actually doesn't totally care for Vegas. I think a lot of it is due to the heat (108+ everytime we go) and he pouts that he can't gamble as much as the big boys (sorry, we can't spend our savings, lol, we need to buy a house). However, it IS always fun when we go!

The day before we left, we went to SF to use some groupons that were about to expire. We had a DELICIOUS meal in Little Italy, then did a Chinese Ghost Tour after. The tour was actually super neat, as we learned a TON about Chinatown and the history of it as well.

Here's hubs about to enjoy our yummy dessert =)

 Us pretending to be "scared" to go on our ghost tour, LOL

We then stayed with my friend Vanessa, and flew out of Oakland the next morning. Usually, our Vegas trips are filled to the brim with activities, like shows (cirque du solei), excursions (hello Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam!), exhibitions (like the mob experience), to name a few.

This trip was more low key and it couldn't have been better.
When we were in Vegas, we stayed at Planet Hollywood (LOVED IT) and spent a lot of time lounging poolside (soooo fun), spent time eating at yummy restaurants, and sampling the nightlife :). We also splurged and saw another Cirque Du Solei show, Beatles Love, which was beyond incredible.

This vacation was amazing and I am very thankful that hubs and I are able to do such fun vacations like these. =)

Some of my favorite pics:

Us before Beatles Love!

The view from our room, AMAZING!

In the car =)

Enjoying night time!

In front of the fountains, turned out cool!

Us again before the show

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Wasn't sure what to title this post, so random letters will do for now.

Holy moses! It sure has been awhile since I posted which was when, maybe in May or June?? Crud...

To my faithful three readers, this is what has been happening in Potter-land. I plan to catch up on 1 or 2 of these things below in separate posts, but let's briefly recap for now:

1. Summer was truly grand. I was a bit of a lazy bum, but summer was fabulous!

2. We went on an EPIC vacay to Vegas. It was so fun! Happy to report we will be heading back in December for a dear friend is celebrating her "dirty thirty" there. YEE HAW!!!

3. School started July 30th and it has been over a month. I'm teaching 2nd grade and I adore it. I have the best class ever. My job is fantastic and I thank God profusely everyday for this job.

4. No kids.  Still happy about that. I know, it sounds negative, but I don't mean to be. I'm still not ready, end of story. We got a funny, cryptic fortune in our fortune cookie in Vegas (of all places):

Anywho, it was quite funny.  I know hub would rather have a kid like now, but I am enjoying every second with my hubby of just being us two. I hear life changes when a kid comes. Not sure if I want that change quite yet. It will happen...someday.

5. Hub celebrated his "29th" birthday (won't reveal his true age, lol!). I am grateful for this gorgeous, handsome man.

6. In 13 glorious days, my sweet hub and I will be celebrating 3 years of marriage. How the heck did it go so fast???

Yes, I know. I look psycho.

7. SOme serious house hunting will be starting in the next month or two. We have been waiting it out (and saving) since there is ZERO inventory and the competition is beyond fierce. Trying to not stress, as God is in control. He has the perfect house for us.

Again, to my little group of readers, I promise to update more. No excuses!!

A pinterest répéter

OKay, so I tried to be fancy nancy with  my  blog title by using French. I probably jacked it up. LOL!

Okay, so you remember my previous post: http://thewonderfulworldofthepotters.blogspot.com/2012/06/making-my-pin-realitykind-of-fail.html ? Well, I fixed my "P" and I think I had some success. Here's my little journey:

                             1. One thing that I did different was I had hubs copy our marriage certificate and make it huge. That way, I had more paper to work with. And if you notice, the certificate has super cute, French-ish borders. I also pasted the certificate sideways.

 
                             2. I traced some different types of "P's"

                                     3. I didn't smooth the new one when I took it (did after and it looks better), but here is the new one, on the bottom. I like it much better than the original one above it.

I think this time it is a success!!!

Making my pin a reality...kind of a fail?

Like every woman in America,

I am IN LOVE with pinterest.

However, I pin and pin till the cows come home, yet I don't seem to follow through on any of my pins. Well, last night, I finally recreated something.

This is the original picture that I pinned. It says to make a copy of your marriage certificate, glue it on a wooden letter, and voila, it will look like this:

Now, there are some problems with this pin.Clearly, its misleading. First of all, its cutesy shabby chic (which isn't a problem) but marriage certificates aren't like that and also, if you look even closer, it looks store bought and the "certificate" is in French.

Hrumph. Not to be discouraged, I did it anyway. I figured, it would be something different.
Directions: basically, make a copy of your marriage certificate, trace your initial on the back of the certificate, decoupage it on a wooden letter, and BAM you are done.

It is seriously easy and it was. Midway through my project, I realized I was  forgetting to take pictures of the process, so I don't have many. This is my ONE pic:

 Some problems I ran into: My letter was quite large and my copy was too small. So, I made two copies and I fudged it to make it work.

             
Final Product:

I don't know that I love it. Personally, it looks weird. I was so bummed. I hung it up lopsided anyway and let it be. However, when hub got home and went into our room, He came out and said, "hey the letter looks awesome". I give him a look of disbelief. He responds with "no, really, I like it! Good job!"

Thanks babe, for the encouragement.  I'll keep it.

All quiet on the Western front...kind of

Wow, really? My last post was March 22nd? UGH.

To my faithful three readers who read this, I am not trying to ignore my blog, I just haven't had much time, EEK.

Well, some things have happened since good ol' March 22nd so let's recap:

1. WE. HAVE. JOBS. Amen, glory glory halleujah!!!! AND for the first time in almost 4 years, I actually know where I will be, well before school starts! That means I can actually enjoy my summer, set up and decorate my room in peace, and actually hit up the fun school supply sales! Thank you God!! And yes, I am learning that I am an idiot for stressing. Sorry God.

2.We are in the process of trying to start buying a house. Holy schmoly, it is cray cray!! We have been saving for a long time and are going to get pre-approved. We are DYING to become homeowners. I want this so bad. Praying that God will make this happen.

3. No baby and probably won't be happening anytime SUPER soon! Sorry folks. I really like it just my hubby and I for now. And besides, I am enjoying NOT having kids, a little too much I think. I do know that eventually, I need to get the show on the road, because well, I'm no spring chicken (hence, #4). I must say I am afraid to commit to the kid thing...okay this number is getting long, this may be another blog post, HAHA.
4.  I turned 29 on May 18th. Really? How did that happen? I still feel like I'm 16, LOL!!


5. We just had a fabulous vacay to Disneyland (so fun). In our time there, we visited the Warner Brothers Studio (HIGHLY recommend) and we visited a ton of touristy stops in Hollywood and Beverly Hills. FUN FUN FUN!!!

I think that is it for my recap. I need to stop negelcting this. Have a great day!!