The other day I looked up at my parents fridge to see my save the date magnet for my wedding. It made me smile, and as I looked closer I saw the year….2008. WHAT!? Could it be? Did I really get married that long ago? Although I feel like I have been married for a [...]
I think its called karma..when I was little my mom used to make a "quick” stop in the grocery store saying she was going in for one thing only to return with multiple bags. It quickly became a joke in our house. Going in for “Milk” became like code! Fast forward many years, and I [...]
I have never been shy in admitting my love for TV. I’m not necessarily proud of it, but that is how I relax at the end of the night. With our son it has been a wee bit harder to keep up on my favorite shows due to lack of “sitting on my butt” time, [...]
Get your head out of the gutter folks....this random rant really is about wrinkled sheets, and I mean the kind that come out of the dryer! What's up with that? For my shower I received some really good sheets. You know the kind...high thread count...Egyptian cotton...soft...but no matter what sheets I use they always come [...]
Why is it that men can rock a gut and feel sexy and women are always left feeling fat? Women do everything in their power to better their physical appearance daily. Whether it's a push up bra, dying their hair, getting waxed, wearing high heels, or wearing body shapers, most of the time the things [...]
After the Alter is a blog about my "life after the alter" meaning after being married, and the changes that go with it. I am a mom to a beautiful boy and girl who are the stars of this blog, and a little Pomeranian named Tinkerbell. I LOVE being married to Captain Awesome, and here I share stories of my life as I learn how to be the best wife and mom I can be, and all my crazy thoughts along the way.