The Gorin Family

There are four "rounds" of tea. Eight tables, each time we set up strawberries, a brownie, which is a treat for her and her school. Sugar, cream, hot tea and one hershey kiss. When they arent inside at the table, the playground is total mayhem outside. I love her school and hope to keep her there as long as possible....

Here is comes! Rearing its ugly green head!

I rarely am, or admit to jealousy. That would make a cute tag blog, what are you jealous of?

Well I have a few, but here is one Im happy to share with you. 

I started this blog because my sister has a blog. And from her blog I started reading  another girls blog that she lists on hers. No now, I think when I figure out how, I will list her on my side bar.

Her name is Erin, called Erins Blog. She has the darndest cutest kids, her house is decorated out of a magazine, and the bog one? She's a great photographer.  Ugh. Now that makes me want to puke with envy. OK, she is inspiring, too. I need to get on my photo skills, and actually use them...somehow.

She did a great entry on cloth diapering. Now if I just have another baby, I'd be all set.....

Gary David Gorin (used to be Smagorinsky)

How long have you been married?

7 years last October

How long did you date?

5 months, engaged for two weeks

How old is he?

37? I think?

How old are you?

Ill be 33 in August, is that right? 

Age always confuses me...

Who eats more sweets?

Used to be me, not anymore...

Who said I love you first?

Well, it was love at first sight, we didn't even need to say it.

ok...I don't remember

Who is taller?

Gary by a few inches

Who can sing better?

I have to choose? Ugh, neither but if my life depended on it I would say me.

BUT he knows all the words...

Who is smarter?

Gary, Gary, Gary, by FAR

Who does the laundry?

Well, I do all but his, he is picky about his clothes so he washed his own.

Who does the dishes?

Mostly me, Im around the house more often...

He does them alot though...

Who pays the bills?

I make'em, he pays'em! 

JUST KIDDING.

He does, online...

His guilty pleasure?

Shopping sprees at Nordstrom

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?

I do, the window has always been on his side which he claims makes him feel cooler?

Who mows the lawn?

The homeowners association. We don't have an actual lawn of our own...

Besides you, who is his best friend?

Well, I would say his lifer best friend is Chad, and he has made some great close friends over the past year.

Who cooks dinner?

A mix of me and the crock pot, take out menus, and my hubby. He is a much better cook than I, but only when time permits...

Who drives?

He does.

Who kissed who first?

Well if a crappy kiss on the forehead counts, he did. 

If a passionate kiss is what this is about, then I think I did.

Who asked who out first?

He asked me out to brunch, was a "group" setting.

What was your first date?

Brunch at the Marriot in Key West.

Who proposed?

He did. Well, officially with the ring. But we had agreed we wanted to get married in Vegas on a certain date anyway...

Who has more siblings?

Me, I have one brother and a sister, he has one sister.

Who wears the pants?

Gary

What is your favorite thing about him?

That he has so much passion for everything he does.

I tag anyone that is reading this and please let me know who that is so I can read it...

And my sister finally tagged me to tell about my husband, thats next...

So my sister-in-law had a baby shower. All was well, my mother-in-law came to town and it was the best visit with her I have ever had. I think its because Im more secure about my relationship with Gary. Its almost like nothing she said or did was going to burst my bubble of finally being happily married. It used to. I could tell some doozies, but I am def trying to keep the past in the past. So in that sense, all was well. 

Well, she threw the shower and it may as well have been another wedding. It was a couples shower for almost 50 people! So, I made the games, the prizes for the games, a candle favor for each person, a diaper cake, which was ok. A foot stool that said "Shayna" on it and my very favorite? I took white wood letters from Michaels, I bought scrapbook paper that went with the babys room and I traced the letters on the paper and then used a spray adhesive to make the paper stick to the letters. They turned out perfect, wish I had taken a picture of those... And then Aran from next door made all the pastries, and with that said, Ill show pics. 

OH! And Gary made brisket, I will put that recipe on next time....

"And what a wonderful time we had with such good friends and family, I couldn't imagine life without them!"

Stella actually loves it, at four, I didnt think she would be able to do much with it. But in fact she kicks ass. It comes with the standard bowling, tennis, boxing, golf stuff. Well this weekend we went all out, Toys R Us had a sale on Guitar Hero. Gary has always pretended to be a guitar hero, so I agreed to get it to solidify the fact his air guitar skills may not coincide with an actual game. Well, he's pretty good at it and I even tried it! I would def say give it a shot next time you go into Best Buy or any place that has a trial center. Its great!  

This pick also bring me to my next topic, out new furniture came in! YAY! We have been in the sam place for five years and Ive been itching to move, BAD. But as most everyone knows, not a good time to sell in order to buy. SO here we are. BUT we got a new couch and entertainment stand and I feel like its a new place! Voile! If anyone saw the other entertainment monster we had, I know you will appreciate the smaller one, too.:)

So my next post will be about my sister-in-laws baby shower. Yes, the sister-in-law that would not allow me to come to her wedding, even though Stella was a flower girl and Gary attended. Long story, but lets say I agreed to help with the shower all the while holding my breath, and yes, its OVER, thank god.

Hmm. maybe just maybe Ill post those pics tonight, let see....yes, Gary is still being a guitar hero, so I will post a few....