What's Up?

Not much is new here. Last night Aaron stayed at Mamaw and Papa's house, but arrived home early thins morning becasue they had tickets for the game. He took a nap and Krissy and I went to Elisa's for a Tastefully Simple party. I of course, booked one so if you read this you are more than likely to get an invite. It will be October 17th at 7pm-save the date ladies!

I bought Aaron a light up ghose today to put on the porch with the rest of "his" Halloween decorations and he was much too excited. Timmy came over and we went to Meijer and TJMaxx. You gotta love the place that still has layaway. We went to Mom's for dinnerm took Timmy home, dropped off clothes for Beth and went to the Christian book store. We got the material for our small group bible study and I got a bible. I am really excited about it and cannot wait to dive in.

I am off to bed. The weekends are way to short these days. Go willing October is "Go Month" for me and Alex. Love to you all.

Aaron 1 year ago

Phriday Photo Phiesta!

Since we have all these folders of pictures I have decided that I would open the folder and close my eyes, double click and whatever one opened I woudl post pictures from. This week was the Baby Shower folder. My showers were amazing and I was blessed to have a Mom and Sister that took the time to plan my friend/family shower. We had it at Mom's and it was amazing. All of my closest friends were there and our family-it was wonderful. Ashley opened most of the gifts for me, it was so nice to have her there with me. WE actually wait so long to have it so that she would be able to attend it. I have made a promise to myself that I would try really hard to enjoy being pregnant the next time instead of feeling so insecure about every growing part of my body. I cannot believe I am actually posting pictures of me so close to the end. I had been on bed rest for 3 weeks when we had my shower-YIKES!

The cake and favors. Mom and Krissy made that cake-they rock!

Me, Mom and Ashley digging in. I had to show off the food!
This cake-oh-this cake. Krissy and Mom made this for my work shower and I JUST LOVED IT! For some reason I became obsessed with ducks while I was pregnant and even decorated the kids bathroom in the stuff!
The and my Babby's Daddy! (AKA my husband Alex)
Mom and Krissy listening in! The ONLY people that touched my belly while I was pregnant were Alex, Ashley, Mom and Krissy. I am not a fan of belly touching so this picture is a rareity.

Various happenings

Below are a BUNCh of pictures from last week!

Aaron loves his monster trucks!

Last weekend Uncle Walt and Aunt Linda visited. It was great to see them and have them stay with us. They are really great people! Aaron took quite a liking to both of them.

I swear that isn't blood on the ground behind him!
Tuesday Pa came up and spent the day with his buddy. Here they are letting the monster trucks go down the slide-its the simple things in life.
Aaron has a new bed buddy. We often try to get Abbie to sleep with him, but it never last for more than 30 seconds.
Go Steelers. Poor kid is going to be confused. He wears the Steelers for Mamaw and the Dolphins for Daddy. I LOVE this outfit though!
Me and Krissy when she was here helping get the trampoline back into the yard after the storm. She is the one with muscles in this picture, I am the one with boobs. Love you!
This is Aaron "hiding" from Papa. They have this thing where they hide from each other. It is always so difficult to find him when he is so "hidden" like he is here on the kitchen floor.
Go Buckeyes! Me eat protein so I grow big and strong!
Helping Daddy mow the lawn yesterday. Camo shorts are the Rodriguez must have!!

Yesterday we went to the Delaware county fair. It was an awesome day. Here is Aaron with his buddy Dan and Dan's wonderfully beautiful Sam. I really really like Sam!!
His first ever Dippin Dots! A good lunch at the fair right? Healthier than french fries-right?
This was the most exciting. We got to go watch the Clydesdales get showered and then were allowed to pet Bud. He was MASSIVE. That is Collin petting Bud and Aaron holding onto Collin for dear life! Bud farted while we were there too which was way cool in our book.
Friday night Aaron and I went to the Central Crossing game with Mamaw and Papa to see Timmy in the band. Here he is with them walking in. He loves them a ton and has them wrapped several times around his pinky.
Here is Timmy getting warmed up for the halftime show. He is a senior this year0how old does that make you feel Missy and Colleen?

What is up with my hair is all I can say about this picture!
Aaron and Aunt Krissy. Funny how much they look alike huh?
Aaron and Tish-he loves him some Tish let me tell you!
Sorry the picture is the wrong way. We ended the weekend with Aaron getting his very own Superman tattoo. He is rather excited that he matches Daddy. Like Father, like son.

Aaron's First Babysitters

Last weekend was a BIG first for Aaron and us. We had small group and for the first time he stayed with a sitter. We are blessed enough to have Mamaw and Papa around the corner, Krissy and Tish a few miles away and Dad who comes when he is able so he has never had a true baby sitter. We decided to let Aaron start becoming part of the kids small group so he build friends like we are. He loved it, I was scared to death. In the end, they were great and took wonderful care of the babe.

Here is a picture of Allie and Megan-cute aren't they?

a new life...

we have 4 new baby fish this morning. looks like our fish are mating!

Phriday Photo Phiesta!

This week I chose to post some pictures from my high school 10 year class reunion. I loved high school and I miss Missy and Colleen every single day of my life. I am so thankful that as the years went on we have grown closer. I love you guys. I have put explanations of each picture.

This is of Preston-Colleen's husband-who was the complete social butterfly that night. Behind him is Popkie who he had great fun dancing with fantasazing about bringing her home. I have no idea who is behind her, but it sure was fun seeing Preston in action!!!
Oh here she is in all her glory! That is Bill, her husband who is one of the best men I have ever met. HE was put on this earth for her-I am not sure who else could handle her. Miss-are there any varments today?
This is Chris and Dana. He is the Indian Creek PIMP. He knows everything about everybody. Poop Dana just goes with the flow. They are high school sweethearts and till this day when I hear the song Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton I still see them dancing at semi.
Here we are-my BFF's from high school. MLB's forever! Scripto Chicks. I love him, I swear by the moon and the stars and the sky. Oops. N-n-n-n-Nags. I swear. Gangster's Paradise. Steve Miller. Montel Jordan. Super America. Giannamores. Parties at Grannies. Hank Williams Jr. Cruds. Jeffery Dahmer living in Jamie's woods. Auts. Hola, Me Llamo Amy. Bonfire's at Bud's and in Dave's woods. FP Love. Late night gatherings while Mike and Deb worked. Curt Cobain Lives! Christie Taylor. Janet's old grey buick. My feet are dancing on the windows. We are not going to see Beebe I swear. Those cigarettes are Amy's. Big Dave. Little Diane. Misty Menthol Light 120's. I could go on for so long about the wonderful memories I have of our times together. Life goes on and things do change, but people like this and the memories we have stay forever.

Missy-Colleen-Me-Jamie
Me and Missy-a tender moment.

This is "the boys" or our husbands.

Preston-Bob
Alex Bill

Precious Colleen-isn't she cute?

PIZZA HUT IN GROVE CITY SUCKS HAIRY BUTT!!!

Seriously-do not ever go there or I will not be your friend anymore. THey are horrible mean people that cannot serve others. That would be like if I couldn't train or a preacher couldn't preach-come on now!!!

We went there tonight and I am sure that you can all imagine how exciting of a day it is for me knowing that at some point I am going to Pizza Hut. Lame, I know but that is just me.

So we go to Wal-Mart and then head off and I had a bad feeling when we walked in to 3 tables full and not one of them had any food on it. I even said something to Alex, but we went ahead and ordered. We sat at 7:32, ordered at 7:38 and Alex finally asked about our order at 8:09. The waitress was rude, but then our food miraciously arrived at 8:12-funny how that works. Everyone in the place was talking about how bad the service was and the waitress was running around like crazy. When we went to check out the waitress asked 3 guys standing around talking to put in an order for her. They ignored her and Alex told her they were ignoring her and she said she knew it and that she had been trying to get their help all night. I recognized the manager from the last time we were in there and our order was messed up. Alex asked to speak to him and let him know about our service and that it looks bad to customers to see people standing around when you have people that aren't getting their food, getting their own drinks and one girl trying to wait on tables, clean them, answer phones and wait on walk-ins. Long story right?

Well it gets even better when a kid behind the counter starts running his mouth to Alex and I start to see this bright red and green smoke arise from his ears and nostrils. I let the manager know that it was ignorant that he was allowing his employees to talk that way to a customer and we aked for a phone number of his boss. Hmmmm-the phone has been busy ever since we have been trying to call it. Jerk off!

What jerks. I love that place and now I can't ever go back-as long as I live. What will I do without my beloved Pizza Hut? I am so mad and sad about this whole ordeal. Goodness sakes alive~!~!~!~!

Don't ever go there, at least to the one on Stringtown Road, please please oh please promise me!

Brutus and Don

Oh my how I miss him so much. I was on Kelly's myspace and found this picture and wanted to post it for everyone.

Don was a huge Buckeyes fan to the core. He was borderline obsessed. One of the first memories I have of our friendship is when he went to the National Championhip game in 02 with Kelly, Joe and Andy. For some reason I called him while he was there to tell him to be careful and I never quit saying that to him-EVER. I have never cared about the Buckeyes, until now. I want them to win every game so Don is happy. Just as I want the Reds to finally have a winning season so he is able to gloat and rub it in to everyone. That would be Don's heaven. That along with his Grandparents, beautiful women with big boobs that he could stare at and maybe touch, Blue Moon and cold cans of Coke-oh I could go on and on. I miss this guy so much and it still hurts. The pain is still so raw, the tears still roll down my face when I see pictures or think about him. They aren't always tears of pain and sadness, but also tears of utter joy and thankfulness that he blessed my life. I was lucky enough that we were friends, that we stuck together even when it was hard and difficult. Instead of turning away and giving up we talked it out and our friendship was what it was because of how hard we worked at it. Whatever is going on in Don's heaven, I know that he is thinner (as he always wanted) and finally sees how handsome he is. I know that he is eating his favorite foods and doesn't gain weight from them. I know he is watching sports all day every day and that somedays there are friends with him, others there are gorgeous young girls and the rest he is with his Grandparents. I know that he wears these really ugly blue and orange New Balance shoes that he had (only to annoy me) and that he lives in shorts and t-shirts. I know that he poops a lot becasue he loved to poop. I know that he is a celebrity in the land of sportscasting because that was his dream. I know that he sleeps on sheets that have a high thread count because once I introduced him to them, he understood the necessity of them. I know that he gets along with everyone becasue he has a heart of gold. I know that he is unorganized and untimely becasue that is just the way he is. I know that he farts big farts that stink and everyone laughs. I know that he talks-a lot becasue he never shut up. I know that he stays up late and gets up early to get the most out of his day. I know that he washes his clothes in Downy. I know that he listens to awful music. I know that he never cooks unless there is a reason to fire up the grill. I know that he forgets peoples birthdays, but makes a spectacle out of his. I know that he keeps secrets, but tells his closest friends everything (even when he knows they wouldn't want to know). I know that he dances funny and never misses a chance to go out. I know that he gives good smart and honest advice, but doesn't really ask for any. I know that he cares about everyone and fights for things he is passionate about. Most importantly, I know that he knows how much I love him and how important he is to me becasue we always told each other how we felt.

Don-I miss you! Go Bucks! I will never cheer for Michigan or the other team again, I promise!

My Mother in Law

For some reason my Mother in Law has been on my mind since yesterday. I cannot figure out why, so I wanted to write a post about her...

When I met Alex I knew right off the bat that he was a Momma's boy. This was a new adventure for me becasue I had never dated someone that was before. Of course I was nervous because of the things you hear about the Mom not being able to let go and no one ever being good enough. However, I was blessed enough to realize really quickly that this situation was drastically different.

Alex was raised with discipline and taught respect like I have never seen before. He had a strong sense of who he was, what he wanted and an amazing idea of how he should treat women in general, not just the "one" in his life.

I was so nervous to meet his Mom the first time. Here I was this girl from Ohio that fell head over heels in love with her son before I even really got to know him. It was absolute love at first sight-even though I tried to deny it to myself and everyone around me.

I was so wrong to be nervous. The first time I met her, I realized that she and I were so much alike. I knew in my heart that she understood me and I would never feel threatened by Alex's love and admiration for her. Alex loves his Mom with a fierce heart, just as he loves me and I am so blessed to have fallen in love with the Momma's boy!

Over the years we have spent a limited amount of time together, but I love her. Truly in my heart of hearts I respect her and am thankful for the man that she raised to be a Momma's boy. Alex is respectful, loyal and protective. He has a strong sense of self and dedication to his family. He knows what to do what I am mad, sad, angry and upset. He loves me unconditionally and respects who I am, what I do and what I want out of life. We share the same values, morals, dreams and hopes for our family. I am truly blessed to have someone in my life that works everyday to be an amazing Husband and Father.

Aya, as I call my Mother in Law, came to stay with us in the early spring for a week and then again when the kids were here gets me. She sees and knows how much I love Alex and she is thankful for me. Not only that I am in his life, but also that I am in Andy and Ashley's lives.

I know so many women that struggle with their Mother in Law, but I simply don't. She is strong, amazing, loving, caring, thoughtful and wise. She is true to herself and dedicated to her family more than anything else. She is independent, yet a partner with Abu. She runs the house and her family with her heart and soul. She is fun and silly, yet serious and true. (Sound like anyone else you know)

I have always harassed them about moving to Ohio. I have even gone as far as picking up information on a house that is for sale 2 doors away from my Mom and John. Over the summer visit when Alex and I were headed to Wal-Mart with her we drove past the house and were trying to work our magic yet again. This is what she said..."Alex, I am not going to move to Ohio, you are fine and in a good place in your life and I know that I don't have to worry about you anymore becasue you have Amy to take care of you". Can you believe that? My Mother in Law said that about me and to be honest it was one the proudest moments of my life.

Here I was this girl from Ohio loving this Momma's boy, yet she got it. She has faith in me, my love for Alex and our marriage. I was so flattered. thankful and proud at that moment that I have been able to show her my love for Alex.

So, a lesson has been learned. There isn't much reason in my life to believe all the negative hype about falling in love with a Momma's boy. In the end, my husband is so much of who he is as a Father, Husband and man becasue of his Mom. I am blessed enough to have found him and be spending my life with him.

As I think about the way that I want to raise Aaron, I can only think that I want him to be a Momma's boy. That he will learn to love and respect his wife becasue of his relationship with me and when his does meet his "one" that I am even more blessed enough to get her too.

Thank you Aya for loving me. Thank you for giving me the little coffee cups (that were promised only if I married Alex), thank you for the soaps and the coffee, thank you for the manicure sets that you know I love. Most of all, thank you for the man you raised and understanding just how much I love and cherish him.

Phriday Photo Phiesta!

Tonight I decided to pick a picture of me and Alex on our wedding for the simple fact that I am annoyed for no reason at all. However, even when he is annoying (without doing anything) I still love him with all my heart. It's totally me tonight!

The best day of my life is the day that I married him. Everything was just as I wanted it to be. Everyone I loved was there (OK-Missy you had an exception). Everyone supported everything about our relationship and was part of it all. Every moment of the day was perfect. I love my husband, he is my rock and my support. I don't know what I would do without him and... with God's help, I pray that I never have to find out.

Alex I love you.

Love,

The pain in your a$$

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Happenings in Rodriguez land

All has been well here. Aaron is simply the funniest creature on earth. Tonight he helped me clean and brush Abbie. It was amuzing to watch the look on peoples faces as they drove by and saw the huge clumps of hair on our lawn. For some reason, Alex insisted that we pick it up- But come on people-we got engaged at a Monster Truck rally for pete sake! I don't really think the balls of animal fur matter all that much.

He is really into the Buckeyes and I really love it. I think when Don passed away I made this vow to always be a fan, so now I am. It doesn't hurt that they have great team colors either. Aaron has a book about them and tonight he went to bed with it. When I came back in to check on him he opened one eye and asked me to read the Buckeye book. So, I did just that.

He is getting great with bed time and not really mentioning Daddy's bed anymore, which is great huh? We do a bath, then brush his teeth and then typically he wants to read his Bible story book. Tonight Alex was dressing him on our bed and he called me into the room-when I got there he said, "Mommy I am tired". So, off to bed he went.

He is getting really good with his prayers too. He either repeats them with us or says them on his own. He truly amazes me.

Alex's aunt and uncle are coming this weekend and it is the Delaware County Fair opening. Cannot wait!!

September 2007

September 2008

Ashley...Andy...are you out there looking at this?

I miss you-love the wickedest of them all!

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Fun Filled Weekend

This was a busy yet relaxing weekend for us. Friday night Mamaw and Papa came over for pizza. Mom had been traveling so she was dying to see Aaron. She brought him a new pair of tennis shoes-a Granmda after my own heart. They are stricly his Buckeye shoes and are gorgeous Nike Shocks. He insisted on putting them on and was running around yelling about how fast they were. Alex headed to church for Friday Night Live around 9. This just started at our church and is a place for the high school kids to go after football games. He had a really good time, but came home with an injured finger-his wedding ring finger of all things! Saturday Pa came to visit and I took him with me and Aaron to Em's Mom's house. A perfect time of him playing with his friends and me visiting with Beck and Em. I also got to meet Tiff, Noah and David! They are just really real people and Noah is gorgeous! Last night Alex and I went to Tuttle to pick up our big family portrait and Aaron stayed here with Dad. It was nice just to talk around the mall and hold his hand. I love, love, love my husband. He was ever so patient while I shopped Bogo and tried on dresses. Man, I am so blessed! Thank you Lord for all you have given to me. I am ever so grateful to you!

Today was church and our first class and it went really well. We then headed over to meet Xander and he is perfect in every way. I cannot believe he is finally here-it seems that Beth was pregnant forever. After that it was to Krissy's and Alex played some Wii and then they came over for dinner. Now...its bedtime! See the pics below!

I LOVE this picture of Aaron and Hannah. It is just so raw and shows how amazing they are when they are just playing together.

When we got back from the mall this is what we found on the couch! Aaron loves his Pa!
Please meet Xander Allen! It is amazing how small they are and you cannot help but fall in love. I pray that we are part of his life forever and ever.
This is Kelsey holding her little brother who she is quite smitten with. I think she is going to be an amazing big sister...once the novelty wears off!
Can you believe the happy look on my husbands face? That look is exactly why I don't want a game system in our house. Thank you Krissy and Tish for having all the necessities for Alex to get his game fix-AT YOUR HOUSE!!!
This is Krissy trying to teach Aaron to hang upside down on Daddy's legs-not much luck!Out little monkey-he comes complete with noises!
Sorry the pic is the wrong way. This is Tiff's husband. I took this picture to show Alex because we love tattoos in our house and this was the most amazing thing I have seen in a LONG time. I cannot wait to see the finished product. David is a war hero and that my friends is a true statement. Thank youDavid for your service!
Aaron was rather into Beck. He was truly smitten with her to be honest. When we left he asked her if he could give her a hug. Too bad she's already married!
Aaron and Noah-did I really let my baby play without his shirt???