LOVE x THREE = YOU & ME

Happy Anniversary Chris!

Three years ago today I married the man of my dreams! I love you more with each passing day & I thank God for bringing our lives together. You truly are my life and my world!

Brad Paisley sings it best in his new song THEN:

I remember, trying not to stare the night that I first met you
You had me mezmorized
And three weeks later, in the front porch light
taking forty-five minutes to kiss goodnight
I hadn't told you yet
but I thought I loved you then

And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then

And i remember, taking you back to right where I first met you,
You were so surprised
There were people around, but I didn't care
Got down on one knee right there once again,
I thought I loved you then

And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then

I could just see you, with a baby on the way
And I could just see you, when your hair is turning gray
What I can't see is how I'm ever gonna love you more
But I've said that before

And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
We'll look back someday, at this moment that we're in
And I'll look at you and say
And I thought I loved you then
And I thought I loved you then

MOM

Should I even say anything else, I think the word MOM speaks volumes alone! It has been 7 months since my mom and I last saw each other last - way to long if you ask me, way to long! A month or so back we finally got her flight booked and began the countdown to her arrival in NJ.

Last Wednesday we picked her up at the airport and the fun began! We took her to our favorite pizza place for dinner on Wednesday, caught the matinee on Thursday followed by Chicken n Dumplins for dinner, Friday morning we dropped Chris at work and headed to the outlet mall for some shopping & then had Omaha Steaks for dinner, Saturday we snoozed and then walked around Ridgewood and had Chicken Fried Steak for dinner, & Sunday we worshipped at Brooklyn Tabernacle, had lunch at Max Brenner & relaxed the afternoon and evening away - just taking in the last bit of time together! I love her so much! Its like detox this week to get back to life as we know it. She is a great mentor to me, my best friend, my free counselor, my nieces & nephews Mimi, my husbands fantastic MIL, a fabulous chef, & most importantly a lover of Christ! I seriously could not wish for more - she is the whole package people!

Thanks for taking time out to come see us, we loved every second of it!

Childhood Friendship

Today is the 30th birthday of a childhood friend of mine. So to celebrate a small post in her honor.

Leslie and I grew up together basically from infancy through college. Its crazy to think back to all the slumber parties, youth group get togethers, social club events, ski trips, family dinners & even recent times in Lubbock we have shared. We have had many experiences together. Her laugh is contagious and I don't even have to be in her presence to think of it! She is beautiful inside and out. It has been so fun to keep up with each other through the blogosphere and hear about what a great mom and wife she is. I could only wish we lived closer and could spend more time together. How blessed we are to have parents that brought us together so many years ago. Here is to more Espresso Shakes at Daybreak in Lubbock soon!

Happy Birthday Leslie!

Fleet Week

For Memorial Day this year Amanda & I decided to venture into the city for "Fleet Week", if you're not familiar with what "Fleet Week" is then you need to check it out sometime. "Fleet Week" is a week celebrating our service men & women here in NYC. During the week several active duty ships port in the NYC harbor and all sorts of activities go on. On Memorial Day we went and toured several ships (Intrepid, Iwo Jima & Army Cargo to be more specific), a submarine (the Growler - known for its part in cruise missle development), and the old Concord airplane. One of my favorite things was talking with some of the sailors about their tours of duty...makes you really proud to have met these great soldiers! After spending a few hours touring we decided since it was so nice outside to walk down and have lunch at "Hell's Kitchen" which was really good and we got to sit outside. It was a great day to remember all the brave soldiers who have died to make our country free...thank you!

Look out RICHARD SIMMONS....

In case you ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors at the Farrell house....now you know!





Never a dull moment around here and always entertaining :)

I love you babe!!!

Southern Style VACATION

Really the word VACATION says it all! Chris & I spent the first week of May in Atlanta, Savannah & Hilton Head. Atlanta was the first stop. We spent a few days visiting friends, being regular tourists & Chris was able to attend the Drive conference at Northpoint Church. You can read all about what he learned there by visiting his blog here. It was so great to see the Matthews as well as all my old Cantoni friends. My time in Atlanta was such a huge part of who I am today and it was great to share that with Chris this time around. Thanks again to the Matthews for the wonderful hospitality - we love you guys! As for our days as tourists....we visited CNN Center, the NEW World of Coke and the Georgia Aquarium. While Chris was at the conference I was able to go out on the town with Nina, Kohl, William, Brent & Mercedes for dinner and drinks at Six Feet Under. We had a blast as usual! After a few wonderful days in Atlanta we made the short drive to Hilton Head to visit the other Farrell's and enjoy the sites at Savannah. Since we were last at Haig Point there has been an addition to the family - Dusty the Golden Retriever. Our first morning was spent at the beach playing fetch with Dusty and loving every minute of it! I mean who could resist his sweet face and fancy tail! We relaxed and had lunch at the Beach Clubhouse to take in the water view. It really was a beautiful day! The next morning we headed to Savannah where we took the trolley tour around town. We stopped and walked around the river shops and had a delicious lunch at Vic's. The seafood was amazing! While shopping we also stopped to have a taste of the wonderful pecan pralines....mmmmmm good. The next few days we rode bikes around the island, hunted for baby alligators, had dinner at Marshside Mama's and road Rick's boat to lunch one afternoon. Thank you Rod and Marsha for a great visit. All in all a very good vacation!