A Tribute to a HERO

Tribute To Our Fallen Soldiers

by Ms Moem on November 7, 2011

 

A boy is born with passion and he wears it with a grin;
Forever his Mummy’s baby, his battle is always fought to win.
And yet, despite much courage, and unfaltering country pride,
He became a fallen soldier; joining the ranks of those who’ve died.

He stood up for our nation, where others fear to tread;
Entering into battle, where others are paralysed with dread.
He marched perpetually forward, with determination clear;
Master of his own destiny, yet sadly no longer here.

Comraderie and friendship were forged deep in the field
Whilst pure unrivalled terror was faced-up-to, as revealed.
Families at home receive the news in briefest form
And so we mourn our soldiers, who are not created, but born.

So to our fallen soldiers, thanks for everything you did;
You saw more in your lifetime, where others may have run and hid
Forever you’ll be remembered by your action and care for others
And now silently you watch us all, with dedication for your brothers.

A young man lost his life this past week serving our country. I may not have known him personally, but watching this town come together in support of his life and his service has been incredible to watch. Here are a few of the pictures my friend Sarah and I snapped.

Photo Taken By: Sarah Salaba

Photo Taken By: Sarah Salaba

Photo Taken By: Sarah Salaba

Photo Taken By: Sarah Salaba

Dale Means, Thank You for the ultimate sacrifice. Your family & friends are in my thoughts and prayers. You are a true HERO. Rest in Peace, Soldier.

Are you ready for some football?!

It's preseason!!! I am so excited for fall and Packer football!

Here are some of my favorite things that have to do with fall and football! :)

Do I really need to say anything.... Hello Mr. Matthews!!

A Brilliant Man.

Fun ideas! The pumpkin patch is a must with the little mister this year!!

Proud To Be An American, & A Packer Backer!!

Comfy sweaters, chai in hand. Yes!!

Fall in Wisconsin. Driving to my house is one of my favorite places to be in fall. Surrounded by beautiful fall colors!

Yummy Treats! Open me up for some awesome apps for football season!



Enjoy the beautiful day folks!!

GO PACK GO!

Wedding Fever!

So... I took a little hiatus from the blog. But I am back at it.

I have MAJOR wedding fever....

This Wedding Fever was brought on because I am the Maid of Honor for my best friend's Wedding this September. {Such a HUGE honor!} Her and her fiance, {my 'bfs' brother}, are currently living in Missouri. Cory is attending Logan College to become a chiropractor! Because of the distance they don't get home very often, but they are home for the week!!! So it is a week full of catching up and Wedding Planning. I took tomorrow off to dedicate all of my time to helping Miss Angie with anything and everything Wedding. I am hoping that helps cure the fever a bit...

I have always been in love with weddings... I have actually been considering a career in the wedding business in the future! {I will have to post more about that dream later}

So for today's blog I am going to show you a few of the things I might want to have for my DREAM Wedding... Key work there is dream wedding.

THE CHURCH

I did a little research about weddings at the Cathedral. WOW. Talk about rules and guidelines. This is my dream location, but at the same time I don't want to be worried about breaking any of their STRICT rules on my big day.

THE DRESS

This is a fairytale dress...!

AH! This dress is spectacular! Who knows how it would actually look on my short self, but this dress is perfection. Look at all of that lace!!!!



THE RING

I am going to love the ring {big, small, gold, silver} that my Prince Charming {whoever he may be} puts on my finger because it is coming from him, and it symbolizes our love and commitment to each other. BUT, if I could have any ring I wanted. This is top 5, maybe even #1. :)

BRIDESMAID DRESSES

Love Love Love this color {maybe a little darker shade} and style for bridesmaids. I like long and flowy.

TUXES/SUITS

Maybe have the groomsmen in the darker color and the Groom in the lighter... Or have them all in darker brown suits.

THE FLOWERS



 I'm thinking there has to be a little color :) I am loving these ^ two types and colors of flowers. I'd probably go more towards the left ones.



THE HAIR

Somewhat simple and elegant. I like the one on the left but would like the bun part to be curlier.

CAKE

Gorgeous!

RECEPTION

If Heaven had a party.... This is stunning.

THE SEND OFF

I would love to end our reception like this!

MUST TAKE PICTURES

A picture of my girls reacting to seeing me in my dress.

HAHAHA

My mom, my grandma, and me. And my husbands mom, and grandmas.

I don't want to see my husband before I walk down the isle, so I would love to do something fun like this.

:) You know it!

Hahaha. Morning after the wedding mugshots of the bridal party.
You'd have to do it with the guys as well!



UGH. That definitely did not help the wedding fever..... I have so many ideas! When my day does come I am going to have a hard time making decisions!



I'm getting anxious to watch my beautiful best friend walk down the isle!! I'm also getting anxious to sit down, relax and drink a nice full glass of Sippy Cup Chardonnay with her tomorrow afternoon!

Cheers & Love

SGK

Weekend To Do!

It's hard for me with my hours at work to really spend quality time with Aidyn during the week, so I am going to take full advantage of my weekends with him! Here is a list of must do activities for me, my little man (and whoever wants to join) to do together!

1. Go to the Minnesota or Como Zoo as many times as we can.
2. Walk around Cleary lake and play at the playground every Sunday morning.
3. Finger Paint

4. Jump in puddles
5. Have a concert with pots pans and wooden spoons
6. Ride on a boat
7. Go swimming
8. Blow Bubbles

I also found lots of great ideas to help his fine motor skills! I'll have to do blogs on all of the fun activities we do together :)


If anyone has anymore fun things for me and the little man to do feel free to leave a comment!

Gosh he is cute!

Dragging on...

My life feels as if it is dragging by. Not that I necessarily want it to go 100 mph, but it's as though I am trudging through thick mud with no sight of solid ground.

I keep wishing and hoping that my life will just fall into a perfect place, but I know there is no perfect, and in time things will fall into place.

I am trying to remind myself that 22 is young and I have plenty of time to get to the place that I want to be in life. But right now, in the moment, I feel as if I'll be stuck here forever. I know every trial in life comes with a lesson, and with that lesson comes an understanding of why that lesson was given to you. So I guess all I can do is wait it out and try to understand what good things will come to my life because of it.


Found some quotes from the lovely Pinterest to remind me to live for myself, and that things WILL get better.


P.S. Sorry for the depressing post... I promise the next one will be better!

Need A Laugh?

I needed a laugh today, so I decided to share a few things that made me giggle. :)

Ten Secrets...

Ok, ok. I know that I am seriously struggling on keeping up with blogging, but my life at the moment is one big jumbled mess. {I'm working on putting it back in order.}

But I have a little time to squeeze out a blog so I'm going to finish my 10 {going on 30} Day Challenge.

Enjoy.



10 Day You Challenge {Day Ten: Ten Secrets}

1. I have no idea how to do hair or makeup. I usually straighten my hair and go, but I will be experimenting more now that I found a fantastic stylist who encourages me to! :-)

2. I want a huge wedding. I have always wanted a big church with beautiful stained glass windows. A long isle. A beautiful dress. A cathedral veil. Tons of flowers. & Of course my prince charming. I want it all.
 {I dream big, so sue me.}

3. I would be a stay at home mommy over any other job if I could.

4. I live in flip flops during the spring/summer and UGGS in the fall/winter. I own a few pairs of tennis shoes that have been worn maybe two times each.

5. This isn't really a secret, but incase someone doesn't know, I will do anything for my baby. He is my entire world.

6. I want to live in the country with at least 10 acres of land. If I had my choice I would have a house surrounded by green grass and tall trees, maybe even a pond out back :)

7. Ever since my mom's co-worker {and our good friend} adopted a great dane, I have wanted one. I know they have medical problems but I am so in love with them. They are beautiful creatures!

8. I know nothing about politics. I won't pretend that I do. I do my homework before I vote, but I could never carry on a conversation with someone about it.

9. I try not to hate people, but there is one person in this world that I can say I truly and utterly hate. I know that you aren't supposed to hate people, but no matter what way I look at the situation, the feeling is the same. {hopefully one day I can let that hate go, but it will take time.}

10. I have a crush on Adam Levine. He is on my 'list'. :)

UM YES PLEASE!!!

Nine Loves

10 Day You Challenge {Day Nine: Nine Loves}

1. Aidyn James Kopas: The one and only love of my life!

2. My Family {for some reason it won't upload the one of my Dad and I}

3. My Best Friends

4. My Puppies!

FYI Murph is licking him NOT biting him :)

5. Wine... I really enjoy a good bottle :)

6. Hockey. It has always been a big part of my life (it is how I met Andy :)) I also love watching the game, and hot boys don't hurt either!

STUD.

7. Being on the lake. Sun, water, friends and a beer in my hand. Bliss.

8. Beer League Softball. I love going to watch! This year may be a little different with a 1 year old running around...

9. Weddings. I probably should have been a wedding planner :) I love everything about them. The flowers, THE DRESS!, being in a room filled with love, and of course the party!

Perfection <3