Bittersweet

My sister and her family are heading North to start their "new" lives. You can read about their move HERE. However, the long and short of it is, her hubby is an ag man and has been unable to find a suitable job in the Kansas area, so off to Iowa they go.
Melissa and I had our baby girls just 6.5 weeks apart. These girls love each other very much and it is going to be sad when they are gone. I keep thinking they really aren't moving, so it hasn't hit me yet. (You know like that episode of Friends when Rachel isn't upset about moving out of Monica's apartment because she doesn't believe Monica and Chandler are really moving in together?!?!--That's where I am).
But I am really going to miss these girls once the warm weather rolls around and we could be going to the park, library, pool, and shopping. There were so many "fun" things we had planned.
I wish I was as sentimental and sweet as my sister (she wrote a sweet post about the girls HERE)... and could write something really great, but I just don't have the words. All I can say is I do love this family and am going to miss them terribly, especially watching the girls grow up together! However, I am happy they found this great job that seems to be a perfect fit for their family. I wish you all the best.

So I will leave you with some pics of these two cute cousins. I just know these two would be up to trouble someday, I guess now they will just have to save it for the holidays! I mean everyone needs a pen pal right?!

Van Gogh? Picasso?

Our first masterpiece.

The people behind the "Story of Us"

I thought I would give you all a little glimpse into who we are. As promised previously, I am going to make a conscious effort to blog a little more about all of "us."

♥ What are your middle names? Eric & Jessica
♥ How long have you been together? since Oct '01
♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating? ummm 5 minutes. HA! Well sort of, it is sort of a sorted tale that involved a triangle or two. But in all actuality 2/3 months.
♥ Who asked who out? Him.
♥ How old are each of you? 29 (him) and 27 25(me)
♥ Whose siblings do/did you see the most? mine since he doesn't have any.
♥ Do you have any children together? one, Leighton
♥ What about pets? 2 toy poodles, Tuck and Toby
♥ Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? Just depends on the day and my mood :)
♥ Did you go to the same school? No for HS; Yes, for college
♥ Are you from the same home town? Sort of our hometown are approx. 40 minutes apart.
♥ Who is the smartest? Depends on the question. Math and science: Me; Random sports/car/and weather questions: Him.
♥ Who is the most sensitive? Oh 100% ME!
♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple? We use to eat out a lot at any Mexican restaurant, but now we have cut WAY back and are lucky to go out to eat 1x every 3 months.
♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? We went on a Caribbean cruise for our honeymoon...oh, to go back!
♥ Who has the worst temper? me. Moving on...
♥ Who does the cooking? I do all the cooking, on occasion he can make a mean quesadilla .
♥ Who is more social? He is definitely. If it wasn't for him I would most likely never leave the house.
♥Who is the neat freak? ME!
♥ Who is the more stubborn? Toss up...I am going to say him.
♥ Who hogs the bed? the dogs.
♥ Who wakes up earlier? Him.
♥ Where was your first date? Wendy's and Monster's Inc.
♥ Who has the bigger family? Me.
♥ Do you get flowers often? No, but I get jewlery...which far exceeds flowers in my book! :)
♥ How do you spend the holidays? between the all the families.
♥ Who is more jealous? I don't think either of us.
♥ How long did it take to get serious? 6-7 months. Engaged shortly after our 1 year anniversary.
♥ Who does/ did the laundry? Me.
♥ Who’s better with the computer? Him. You would think after working in a computer store for 4 years I would have a clue, but I don't. Now give me a Mac and I am your girl!
♥ Who drives when you are together? Him. I absolutely loathe, yes loathe driving. I refuse to even offer to help drive AND he prefers it that way b/c he loves driving.

Ok well, hope you had a little fun getting to know about us!