The Bailey Chronicles

Thank you to all those who were praying for us, Johnny's job is safe!! He found out this morning, and now a huge weight has been lifted off his shoulders. Poor guy had to work overnight last night for inventory getting home at 6 am and then had to be back at 10 am to find out if he had a job or not and will be working until 8 tonight. He is dragging big time, and hasn't had a chance to be truly happy yet because he is so exhausted. But he will be ;-) once he sleeps and all. I will be spending the day cooking a yummy dinner for him so it'll be ready when he gets home, and making the apartment spotless so he can kick back, eat dinner, and relax. Now we can continue pushing forward with our dreams of a house freeing up the credit one card at a time, we're so close!! Thanks again everyone!

Well, we did it guys. John and I have made it through one year of marital bliss. I've heard from numerous married folk that the first year is the hardest, if that's true then we have some amazing years ahead of us :0) but I find that hard to believe because isn't that supposed to be the honeymoon phase? Regardless, I can't really call it very honeymoon like because during that year I spent 4 months throwing up, went through 2 major abdominal surgeries with two and half months of recovery time, boiled my eyeball (long story and not a happy one LOL), and have spent two weeks in the hospital... so maybe this year was a little harder than most, but it wasn't because of the marriage by any means. In fact I got through it all with nothing but optimism and positivity because I had John by my side through this roller coaster of a year. In the end it was all worth it to have this amazing little girl. No matter how hard it is or gets it's still a beautiful life.

Our anniversary was perfect. We chillaxed at home for a while playing with Bailey, showering her with attention and affection since it also marked her five month birthday. My sister, brother-in-law, niece, and nephew came over and we all ate a delicious steak dinner that John grilled for us. We defrosted the top tier of our wedding cake to eat as tradition on our special day. I have to admit I was a little hesitant at first about eating something that had been in our freezer for a year, but it's tradition and it really didn't taste bad after all *whew*! Then we finished up the night with Candi and Bella babysitting Bailey as John and I headed to Cafe Brazil for a bottomless cup of the yummiest coffee bar ever. On our coffee date we reflected on how blessed we are, what this past year was all about, and what our future would have in store for us. John was sweating it all week wondering if I would be disappointed with such a relaxed day, but I really enjoyed every minute of it, especially the part where we got to venture out without the baby for the first time thanks to Sissy! In conclusion we are looking forward to spending the rest of our lives together, and wondering about all the things we will have to be thankful for next anniversary :)

John received his 5 year certificate and his watch from Best Buy yesterday! We still have no word as to what is going on with the restructure, but he did receive the most amazing letter of recognition in his e-mail the other day. Back in October when he was interacting with a customer he had discovered some business needs this customer had and set him up with a Best Buy for Businesses program. Now that this customer's business is growing they have placed some major orders with the company which will end up saving his store from being under budget for the year, and the customer went as far to say "because of John's remarkable level of service in the store and the level of service he received from the business department out of the store he will never buy from anywhere else!" He just secured all of the managers in his store their bonuses that they were in jeopardy of losing! This letter of praise was written by the Best Buy Business Account Manager and was sent to every store manager in Texas and to every District Staff Member! It is always a good thing to have this kind of recognition pointing out you specifically to every store in Texas when there is a restructure in the works. Hopefully with this kind of recognition and his tenure that he has secured himself a job this next year. Either way I am super proud of my man and all of his hard work he does day in and day out! We love you Johnny!!

Look who's 7 today! Bailey's sweet cousin Bella ya ya! We are very excited to celebrate your birthday with you Bella! Can't wait for you to come and play today and have a birthday dinner too! We love you!!!!!

Love,

Aunt Kayla, Uncle John, and Baby Cousin Bailey

xoxoxox

Happy Birthday!!! We love you and can't wait to see you today! You're the bestest!