Getting Back on Track

I know we've all been there. You come to a point in your life when everything is going really great. You're comfortable, you're busy, and you're happy... but there are soooo many things you have been putting off. I feel like I've reached that point lately. Adam and I have had a wonderful summer. It's the first summer in forever where we haven't had to be here, we haven't had to do this, and we haven't been slammed with weddings. So we've used this summer to just have fun together. This weekend we hung out with friends, walked in the Douglas County Parade, went to the Douglas County Fair, went hiking and finally tried out a new restaurant we've been wanting to go to (complete with crazy burgers and amazing milkshakes.) The weekend was awesome and everything that summer should be (we took lots of pictures and I'll be sure to do a quick post on it later.) But this weekend also reminded us of all the things we've been saying we need to accomplish and summer is quickly coming to a close (seriously how is it August already!!!??) So I've been thinking of all the things that I've been putting off and I'm making a vow to jump in head first and start checking things off the list! Yesterday at work I completed all the projects that I've had on the back burner (you know those awful projects you just don't want to do because they're well awful!) yep all done! Or at least I took the first step in completing them. So now I want to start completing things in my personal life. So here is my "Summer Bucket List." All the little things I want to do before summer kicks the bucket!

Summer Bucket List: 

1. Get back in shape! (Ok so I know this is a long term thing but I've broken it down into two more immediate steps:)
1. Get back in the habit of going to the gym
2. Start creating a weekly menu of healthy meals (this will do two things: help with calorie intake and keep us from wasting money on eating out and food that goes bad because we never eat it.)
2.  Hike more (again gets us back in shape and we had such a great time on Sunday!)
3. Finish projects around the house. We have a laundry list of things around the house that we wanted to do. I would like to start checking this off little by little, starting with finishing closing up the top of our master bathroom.
4. Pass the Series 63 & 65 (YUCK! I really don't want to do this, but I've been putting it off for way too long and I really need to dive in and just do it!)

I guess that's all I have for now, but all of these tasks take a lot of time and commitment so I think it's a great starting point... Wish me luck and I hope this inspires you to complete a few of those things you've been putting off!

xoxo ~ Jamie

And for a little eye candy here are some quotes!

Working in the World of Finance....

Most days I really do love my job, but there are some days where working in the world of finance can be incredibly difficult... yesterday was just one of those days. When the market drops 512 points I think it shakes everyone's cage a bit. Our clients are amazing and thankfully no one called completely panicked but watching those numbers drop can definitely be nerve racking. I have great bosses that do their absolute best to protect our clients from bad days. And they are pretty successful at it. My fear on days like these doesn't come from worrying about "our clients" my fear is more for worrying about others. I truly wish we could protect everyone from down markets, but thankfully the market comes back around, things stabilize, things grow, and unfortunetly one day the market will once again drop. I guess it's just the nature of the business. Anyway on days like yesterday I find my sanity in a cup of coffee, a few great quotes and a drink or two with great people after work. Here are just a few quotes that kept a smile on my face through the madness yesterday.

xoxo~ Jamie

Quotes for your Wednesday!

Today I will just leave you with lots of fabulous quotes! Happy Wendesday! Hope it's a great one.

xoxo~ Jamie

In Celebration of my Two Year Wedding Anniverary...

And now we return to our regular scheduled blogging....

Once again I am behind on blogging. Some of the posts that mean the most to me I seem to have the most difficulty writing. So I put it off, and then I don’t want to write about anything else because I need to write about such and such first. So here I go! Lots to blog about but first I have to write about my anniversary.

Two years and one week ago today I married my best friend, yes I know that’s what everyone says, yes I know it sounds cliché but it’s true. He is my best friend and I am so so blessed to be his wife. When I met him almost 9 years ago I had absolutely no idea how much that boy next door would mean to me, I had no idea where our lives would take us and the 18 year old me had no clue that I had just met my future husband.

I met Adam in August 2002. It was my very first day at CSU, I was moving my life into a tiny little dorm room and this cute boy next door caught my eye.  It was my FIRST day in a new city, my FIRST day starting a new life and I was ONLY 18. He was really cute and very sweet but I had no way of knowing that God had just placed my future husband so conveniently next door. We started off as friends; we quickly became more than friends and in no time at all I knew that my life just wouldn’t be the same without him.

We were young when we met, so we of course had our ups and downs, but we were a constant in each others lives. When I graduated college I knew my future had to have Adam in it, so we moved in together and started our journey towards marriage… Adam took his time proposing but when he finally did on August 2^nd, 2008 it was absolutely perfect. He popped the question on top of a mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park in the rain and I instantly said yes. Almost a year later on June 25^th, 2009 we said our I Do’s at Cielo at Castle Pines surrounded by friends and family, once again in the rain. (They say rain on your wedding day is lucky, I like to think that’s true because with all the rain we had on our wedding day we have BUCKETS of luck.) Our wedding day was amazing and everything I dreamed it could be, but what made it absolutely perfect was knowing that I was marrying the most amazing man I had ever met. He really is my best friend, he’s smart, funny, and he is absolutely my rock, he knows when to make me laugh, he knows when to sit with me and just “be there” and he knows when to just leave me alone. Some days I just can’t believe how blessed I am that god simply placed the man of my dreams next door.

 So to Adam, my husband, my best friend and my rock… Thank you for two amazing years of marriage, and 9 wonderful years of love and friendship, I am blessed to call you hubby and I cant wait to see what the future has in store for us. I love you babe. 

xoxo ~ Jamie 

A few pictures down memory lane...   

****Update*****
Found a few older pictures, quality isn't the best but I really think it shows how much we've grown as a couple!

2002, Our Freshman Year of College- In the Dorms

2003, Valentines Day

2003, Getting ready to move out of the dorms. 

Hiking Poudre Canyon our Junior Year of College

 2005 In Chicago visiting a high school friend.

At a bar in Fort Collins

2005 Being goofy in Fort Collins.

 More goofiness...

Valentine's Day 2006, Our Senior Year of College

Shortly after we first moved in together in 2006

A Few Pictures from our Engagement....

The spot where Adam proposed!

 When I say I said yes right away I mean it, It happened so quickly the timer on the camera couldn't catch the actual proposal... So this is Adam standing up to hug me.

One of my favorite pictures of us ever! Adam is terrified and I am so excited!

Some Professional Wedding Pictures by Dawn Sparks

LOVE this picture, it truly portrays the feeling of our wedding day; 

love, laughter and lots of rain!

The hubby and I taking pictures before the ceremony.

Getting married underneath the roof at Cielo to stay out of the rain. 

 During the ceremony.

A picture that shows just how happy I was to be marrying Adam. 

Walking off to our happily ever after. 

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander at the Reception. 

Me and my hubby. 

And a couple more recent pictures. 

Celebrating our 1 Year Anniversary in Estes Park.

 Celebrating our 2 Year Anniversary at Hotel Monaco, Downtown Denver.