Daddies and Daddy-In-Laws

Well, the last week has been busy, hence my lack of posts. I don’t think this really has to do with being a newlywed, although it helps, but when you are young you find yourself scuttling from activity to activity, always tired and exhausted. As young newlyweds, it just adds to that, now we just have double what we did before… Double the family, Double the friend, Double the love! How cheesy! :D They keep us on our toes with places to do and things to go… oh wait, I mean the other way around. :) Anyway, that just seems to be the way it is. We don’t mind much since it keeps us busy and busy is better than laziness. Yes?
So, last Father’s Day in the mayhem of deciding what the perfect gifts could be for our dear daddies, we almost didn’t get one! It was Father’s Day and I still hadn’t decided what to get my daddy, where as Brandon had given it some thought and was giving his dad some Giants paraphernalia and tickets to the Triple A All-Star Game and Home Run Derby; a perfect gift for his dad.

My dad on the other hand is harder. You see, there is a story behind gifts to my dad. A few years ago, I thought I had gotten the perfect Father’s Day gift. I had picked up this oh-so-cool-automatic-wrench-sort-of-a-thing and I had been squealing to my mom and Brandon and my siblings that I was just so excited to give it to him. It was so hard to get him a tool he didn’t have and I had found the perfect one! I was sure of it! So with a big sloppy smile on my face I happily watched my dad open up his tool that he didn’t have and I merrily went on my way. MONTHS later, maybe even close to a year, I was out in the garage with my pappy working on cars or some-such, and we were talking about wrenches and what would be best to use on a particular project we were working on and I asked about that fabulous tool that I knew he only had one of just because of me. He waved it off and said something like it wouldn’t work. Thinking about it, although, I decided I wanted to play with it and asked where it was. Then there was this look… this horrible, awful, guilty-look of a look. You know the kind. The kind that says “You aren’t going to be happy with me but…” or “I did something very very very very very bad…” Thinking of the best of my dad, because honestly, who doesn’t think the best of their dad, I asked if he had broken it somehow. He replied with a ‘No’. So, I asked him what had happened. He then explained this horrifying story that I simply could not believe that I was hearing! Basically, he had secretly taken back this oh-so-cool-automatic-wrench-sort-of-a-thing and traded it for this not-so-cool-plain-wrench-sort-of-a-thing and had decided to spare my feelings and not tell me! I was baffled. There I had been, happy as a clown that I had bought him a tool he did not have (mind you, my father has every tool in the book) and he had simply taken it back. I tore into the house nearly in tears hollering for my mum, who was simply the only person who I was sure would understand at that time. The lesson of the day? To NEVER buy my father tools. Ever!

So, yet another Father’s Day had rolled around and I was at a stand still to what to get my dear old man. Then it dawned on me, we had been talking about the Def Leppard concert for weeks and trying to get around to purchasing the tickets (busy thing, again). Who better to take me to a Def Leppard concert then the man himself who had taught me to head bang to 80’s Rock? So, I hopped online and we bought the tickets and put them in an envelope and handed them to my dad. Yay!

So, we have been waiting ever since for the concert and boy, was it great! We had a blast. We not only took my dad but we also took Brandon’s dad. We all just had so much fun jumping up and down and rocking out to some of the best music ever made. You really cannot get better than 80’s rock. And Def Leppard did not disappoint. Best Father’s Day Ever! At least until I find out that my dad somehow didn’t like the concert and wants to take it back. :P But since REO SpeedWagon is the cards for the near future I don’t think that will be happening. :)

These are from the phone so a little fuzzy.

Me and the sweet hubby. Aren't we cute!

The kids and their daddies! We love them so much!

And me and my daddy! Still my superman!

Newlyweds, Puppies, Weddings... Oh my!

Well, we had quite the busy weekend!

HDR Company Picnic

So, Brandon and I attended his company's summer picnic tonight. We had fun at it and I actually got to socialize with people from his company. I have met a few of them before at the Christmas Dinner but that's different; there is a show and so we don't get to socialize as much. I talked to and got to chat with quite a few of his friends and co-workers and obviously started to form an opinion about each one. That's what you do when you first meet a person, right? You form an opinion on each other and that is where the "relationship" begins; for better or for worse.

Anyway, throughout the picnic Brandon would say, "Remember, that's the person who..." and it would immediately trigger a story he had told me about that person and I would go "Oh yeah! I remember that story!" Normal married-couple stuff... ya know the type, wife patiently nods her head yes during the story the husband is telling about work and that particular bit of information might not stick because, well, it just isn't that interesting. Not because you don't care, but because you don't see it and feel it and live it like the other one does so it just doesn't stick. I don't know about you but I am a "hands-on" learner and so I just have to visually see it and be involved in it for it to stick. So, when B would point those stories out that I was half listening to it would all click!

After the picnic, we were going through all the people I really enjoyed talking to and it was interesting to see the person that I had formed in my head (not being able to be visually involved) and the people that I had met tonight. Each of them were two totally different people! Nothing alike! It's a interesting concept, the idea that first impressions are the most important. You never get a second chance at a first impression and you definitely have to wait for that real-life meeting in order to determine for yourself. I think as humankind we are always quick to judge, especially when a loved one is on the communicating end of things and you are on the receiving.

I know that one of my goals for the future is to keep an open mind. What about you? You never know what to expect out of people and I always thought that me being a trusting person by default was one of my faults. I decided against that tonight and I think I will keep it that way.

(Sorry no pictures. I was silly and didn't take any of us. I did however get a video of the most adorable child I have ever met in my life. I will post that once I figure out videos. :P )

Honeymoon Part I

So, there are a lot of stories as far as our honeymoon so I am going to have to do it in parts. This is Part I and consists of our first four and half days of our trip. Very full and very fun. You are more than welcome to read all or part of it. I know it's long and almost a book but there was so much to write and I read over and still didn't seem to catch everything. I took over 1,000 pictures, so for a complete compilation I suggest you go to Facebook. :)

Here are some of our stories...

Our First Post!!

So, here we are! Finally getting the blog up that I have wanted to start for forever. Hooray! :)

I know that the main question that everyone continues to ask us is, how's married life? Honestly? Not much different. As most of you were probably aware (and if you weren't, now are) we lived together for three years before we actually made it official on paper so, we have our home routines pretty much down. We skipped the real "newlywed stage." We can't decide if we are happy about that or not. What matters though is that we are still madly-in-love with each other! We are so excited to start this new chapter in our lives and that we get to share every moment together. We know that new adventures lay ahead of us but as long as we are on the same team we know we will be able to take any pitch that is thrown at us.

So, here it is the beginnings of the Hinson's!

PS Honeymoon Pics to come!