One week from today, our lives will change for the better. A family of three becomes a family of four and we welcome another blessing into our lives. I am full of every emotion you could think of that would apply to this next big step. I am nervous about the pending surgery that will bring our little girl into this world and nervous about the changes a second child will bring. I am excited and overjoyed about those changes as well and cannot wait to meet her and share the joy of a sister with Abby. She may not understand it for a while, but one day she will. I have the worry of every parent about adding another child to the family and showing their love to each of them equally but individually. I am happy, overjoyed, a nervous wreck, a bit stressed and confident in myself as a person and a mother. Through all of it, I have an amazing husband who is an incredible father and the understanding that we will be taken care of and we will find our way. Life is a learning process and who better to learn it from then such blessings as children.
Tag: Reflections
Happy 3rd Anniversary to Us!
June 16th, 2007… I cant believe it has been three years since we were married and nearly seven since we first met. I feel like I have known Shaun my whole life but at the same time I am enjoying learning more about each other, growing together as a couple and growing as our family grows. At times it seems we have been married longer then 3 years and that is not meant to sound like an insult. Our life has been crazy since the day we got back from our honeymoon and really, it hasn’t stopped since. Just to get my point across I thought I would share a time line of our life since the big day!
- June 16th, 2007 – Shaun and I were married and partied down with our friends and family
- July 9th, 2007 – Arrived home from our Honeymoon road trip which included a rental car that died on us and a huge storm through Washington and Canada that knocked out power and caused us to ride into a small Canadian border town with only enough gas to go about 5 miles. Looking back it was a ton of fun with some funny stories to tell!
- September 15th, 2007 – Packed the moving trucks and our cars and drove to Kent, Washington, our temporary home until we found a house.
- November 23rd, 2007 – Escrow closed and we moved into our new house in Bothell Washington
- February 2, 2008 – Shaun and I discover that I am pregnant with our first.
- June 14th, 2008 – Shaun and I pack up the moving trucks, again and head back to California to our apartment in Simi Valley.
- October 1st, 2008 – Abigail Denise Wharton is born!
- March 26th, 2009 – Escrow closes on our house in San Fernando and we start moving in despite major kitchen renovations. Abby and I eventually go crazy and head to Montana until the work is nearly complete.
- October 1, 2009 – We celebrate Abby’s First Birthday.
- October 24th, 2009 – Shaun and I discover that I am pregnant with our second!
- July 1st, 2010 – Our second little ones possible date of birth, assuming I don’t go into labor before then!
There has been so much that has gone on in our lives, but all of it has been wonderful and amazing! I feel blessed to call this man my best friend and husband and to share these wonderful adventures with him. I look forward to the many years to come and the adventures ahead of us!
Engagement Photos, October 2006
Last Disneyland Trip before the wedding, June 2007
Grand Tradition, our beautiful wedding location. It was a day that couldn’t have been more perfect!
June 16th, 2007
A picture perfect wedding day that was better then a fairytale. Shaun and I after the “I-Do’s”
June 16th, 2007
Profound Moments
I have always been a fan of So You Think You Can Dance. It allows me to continue enjoying the dance world that I was once a part of. I have seen some amazing dancing in the past 4 seasons and season 5 has brought some amazing talent to the forefront. But tonight was different, it was powerful and hit so close to home.
Tyce DiOrio, who in my book has always been a fantastic choreographer, really truly outdid himself tonight. His piece told the story of a woman living with breast cancer. This is a subject that I am sure hits close to home for many people, as there are so many woman out there fighting a battle with breast cancer. But for me and I know a few others this had a very profound and special meaning.
Its a long story that many may not know but Camille Lawrence, a dear friend and role model as well as company nurse, was a huge part of my life at the dance studio. She was a very special woman and there isn’t enough that I could say about her. Twice she battled breast cancer, but unfortunately the second battle was one that she could not win. After she passed, her daughter Amanda did a solo for her senior year as a tribute to her mom. The song she danced to… “This Woman’s Work”… the Maxwell version. The same song used tonight by Tyce. Amanda chose this song because it was one of her mom’s favorites.
So when Melissa and Ade took the stage and the music began, I could not help but sob my eyes out. It hit so close to home and I am sure close to those people who were close to Camille as well. It was a lovely, amazing, powerful and emotional piece. I cant help but think it was Camille saying hello and making sure that everyone knows that she is doing well. Maybe not, but who knows… She is definitely an angel to many… and I know that there isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t think of her. She is deeply missed, but I think tonight was fate and she was saying a quick hello…
The Past Can Be So Hard To Let Go Of…
So I made the mistake the other day of driving by my parents old house in Newbury Park. I was at a point where I just missed them so much that I needed to reminisce. As I drove from the studio to the house, it felt so natural to head down Borchard Road instead of hopping onto the freeway as usual. It was like nothing had changed; almost as though it hadn’t been almost 2 years since they moved to Montana.
I have been by many times before, but this time something hit me. The house looked so different. The small patch of lawn on the right side of the house has been replaced with concrete; an extension to the driveway to accommodate the owners large trucks. The right side actually has grass now and I am sure the backyard does too. People used to joke about the lack of lawn at our house, but it eventually became part of its charm and what made it the place where “The Taylor’s” lived. The small little swinging gate that led to the back yard on the right hand side of the house has now been replaced by a large ugly fence. While my parents always talked about fencing in the yard, it didn’t look right now. The blinds in the front living room window were completely open and the house inside looked so empty and cold. Sad thing was that I could still see my parents furniture sitting inside.
As I sat there in the car, taking it all in, I wanted to cry. But I didn’t. Instead I drove away realizing that home truly is where the heart is. Even though I had spent 23 years of my life in that house, it had changed and so have I. My new home is now with my new family, my husband and my beautiful new daughter and with my parents in Bozeman Montana. I will always have beautiful memories of what was, but so many new memories to look forward to. The past can be very hard to let go of, but I finally did it. It just took me a few years.
The Wharton Adventures 