Babies for The Haley's

Recently I posted on Facebook, and here, about some potential super duper exciting news for Ryan and me and I was surprised at how many people thought that we were pregnant!! I understand why a lot of people would assume that is what I was referring to. We're a newly married, young couple and that is something that newly married, young couples do and look forward to, but that is not what I was talking about. Don't get me wrong, I most definitely look forward to having a family with Ryan and the thought of it excites me beyond belief but not right now. We're 22 and 23 years old, we have a lot of things that we want to do and experience before having children. We have goals we want to accomplish and want to be in a "secure" place before bringing a child into this world. That doesn't mean that I don't catch "baby fever" every now and then because believe me, I DO, and I convince and think to myself, "I want a baby now!" but in all reality, we'd both like to wait. Part of our reasons I guess could be considered selfish... We enjoy our life right now the way that it is, just the two of us. We treasure the alone time we have with each other and use it to truly learn more about one another and fall even more in love than we could have imagined. We like having the option to just "get up and go" as we please. But then there are the reasons we both feel very strongly about. Like I said before, we want to be in a "secure" place in our life. We both want steady careers and a good source of income so we're not worried about living paycheck to paycheck or worrying if our child is going to have everything that it needs. We want a safe and happy place that our children can call home. A place that we are proud to call "ours." A steady, happy, and healthy life. This isn't about being " The Jones' " or even keeping up with them. It's not about having the perfect little house on the corner with the white picketed fence and red front door. I know that even when we feel we are prepared enough for children, we'll still have struggles along  the way and at times feel like we are falling short as parents. Every parents dream is to give their child everything they want and everything they need. What better way to achieve your goals than to start by building a strong foundation in which you can build off of? We want our children to be able to look back on their lives and be proud of the family they came from. We won't ever be perfect parents but we will be the best parents we possibly can for our children. When the time is right for Ryan and I, it will happen and when it does, they are going to be the cutest, most precious little babies you've ever seen.

Super Duper Exciting

So, I have some super duper exciting news that I want to share, but I can't because Ryan thinks I'll jynx it, so when and if it becomes official be on the lookout for a super duper exciting blog.

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers!! Yippie!!

2 Years & Counting

Well, today is mine and Ryan's 2 year anniversary! It's hard to believe that it was two years ago today that Ryan and I had our first date. It feels like 10 years ago, but in a good way! We have both grown so much and our appreciation for each other and our love is at an all time high. Two years ago today, I was literally pacing back and forth in my living room waiting for him to pick me up.  I decided to wear a really cute navy blue flowy top with some jeans and some super cute navy blue and white heals. I looked pretty cute :) I watched as he zoomed on passed my house, missing the driveway. I felt a sigh of relief knowing I had an extra minute to chill out and catch my breath. It was so unlike me to be getting nervous over a first date but holy heck, I was more nervous than I had ever been. So anyways. Here he comes, pulling into the driveway as I walk outside to wave him down. Thinking I'd just walk over and get in the car, he surprised me by getting out and giving me a big hug. I don't even think I said hi... all I could say was "Are you wearing Abercrombie cologne?" Really, Ann? That's all you could think of? So, we headed to town and about 3 miles down the road, Ryan completely runs a stop sign while trying to show off his sweet driving skills in his new BMW, almost killing both of us. Jokingly I asked him if I should drive and I think I embarrassed him. The original plan was to just go to dinner and if we ended up hitting it off, we'd go see a movie. I was super paranoid that after dinner I'd want to go see a movie and he'd just want to take me home, a sure sign that he wasn't interested. Much to my surprise though, one of the first things he asked was if I'd like to go to a movie first and then get some dinner. I took that as a good sign :) We went and saw Marley and Me and yes, I cried my eyes out. When I cry, my eyes get suuupper red, suuupper puffy, and my chest and neck get really blotchy. Attractive, right? Haha. Ryan didn't seem to mind though. So, he told me he wanted to take me to this Hibachi Grill and thought he could remember how to get there... Well, he couldn't and we ended up driving around for a good 45 minutes trying to find the place. Needless to say, we settled for Mexican food. I figured that after dinner, the night was over and he'd take me home but out of nowhere he said "I don't know what there is to do in this town. All I know is that I'm not ready to say goodnight to you yet." How perfect :) We ended up spending the rest of the evening talking about everything you could imagine. I think he took me home around 1 or 2 in the morning, haha. And well, that was the start to our journey. Here we are, two years later, husband and wife, living our dream. I couldn't be more thankful to be spending my life with that crazy Marine who ran a stop sign, took me to a movie that made me cry, and got me lost on the way to dinner... Oh, and by the way, I was right about the cologne :)

Happy Anniversary Babe!