a look back

2012 was quite a year for the Jacobs family.

while i'm glad to say goodbye to 2012 and hello to 2013, i can't let this year end without a recap of our big, BIG year!



1. in february we celebrated our engagement with a wonderful party hosted by my aunt and uncle.

2. in march we had our beautiful engagement photos taken and planned and planned our wedding.

3. we said goodbye to lexington and hello to louisville in april.

4. in april miss madison paige also made her debut.

5.  in may we celebrated our first derby in derby city.

6. in june we threw a surprise birthday party for josh.

7. i went to texas in july for a girls weekend and bridal shower.

8. in late july T was whisked to NYC and diagnosed with cushing's disease.

9. in august T had brain surgery.

10. september was full of recovery and tears and missing each other and a cancelled wedding.

11. october brought T home (finally!) and finally our wedding day!

12. we celebrated our first married thanksgiving in november.

13. we made a HUGE announcement in december.

14. we celebrated T's clean bill of health (NO MORE TUMOR!!!) and our first married christmas and our last one without a kiddo and we will be ringing in the new year just the two of us and our furry baby tonight.


while we were put to the test this past year, i know 2013 will be full of new adventures and a lot of love!

jones beach

leaving...

the hospital!!!

hospital love

out of bed

he's out of the bed and in to the chair!

he made it

surgery is over and they got all the tumor!!!

praise God!

surgery is here

he's gone back to surgery. it's just a waiting game now.

a lovely walk

not only did we have a semi-normal date night, we also had a lovely walk.

just the two of us.

talking. walking. dreaming about the future.

hand in hand.

at last

thank God for facetime

finally got to see T!!! 

i just love that man. 

cushing's what?

if you're anything like me, you're probably wondering what cushing's disease is.

it's a little hard to explain.

i found that these websites have offered the most clear explanation of what it is, where it comes from and how to treat it.

if you feel so inclined you can read about it yourself here...

PubMed

US Department of Health

sick. sicker. sickest.

this post has been a long time coming.

it's one of those you never think about having to post and then, suddenly, you're there.

posting about sickness.

the truth is, T is pretty sick.

about eight weeks ago he started feeling really tired. his joints were aching, headaches, personality changes and no appetite were just a few of his many symptoms.

he spent a few weeks trying to just "snap out of it".

when that didn't work we made an appointment with a new doctor here in louisville.

they took some blood, ran some tests and basically told us nothing.

when they referred him to a specialist here and they couldn't see him until september, we knew we were going to have take action ourselves.

T started doing some research. we had his mom come up from dallas. on thursday july 26th, the two of them headed to NYC to have some tests done and figure out what was going on in his body.

a few days later he was diagnosed with Cushing's disease.

a few days after that, they did an MRI and found a tumor on his pituitary gland in his brain.

and that's where we are.

brain surgery.

i'm flying up there next friday and he will have the surgery on the 14th.

while i'm not sure where life is taking us from here, i am sure that the Lord is good and He has plans for us that we cannot possibly understand. so we will pray, we will think positive thoughts and we will try to keep our friends and family updated as much as we can.

i'll be posting here about T's illness, surgery and recovery.

thanks for your continued support and prayers.

we really are so lucky to have the family and friends we have!

wishes: the wedding

weekend recap

productive friday. crafting. sewing. cleaning. nap with dalpal. shopping. early night in. early saturday morn. skype with sisterly. baby shower celebrating amy and abigail. back home. quick rest. josh arrives in louisville. family cookout. yummy food. great conversations. catching up. Kids running around and giggling. late movie with the bro. sunday funday. peavler bridal shower. cupcakes. presents. family and friends. babies. family dinner. boys came back. BBQ. more cupcakes. back home late. relax with my boys and two episodes of SVU. perfect weekend!

friday's fabulousness

so glad this week is over.

it's been a long and stressful one for sure.

but i'm sure no of you know what that's like, right?!?

i am excited for the weekend however, because it will be the total opposite of this week!


1. T and i are going to see this tonight. can't wait...

 


 2. my mom's fam is all getting together for a big cookout tomorrow night. can't wait to see them all. they're coming from all over; new york to california!

3. my aunt lynn is hosting a bridal shower for me on sunday. i'll get to see all my dad's fam. and eat cake. i love cake!

4. family dinner is sunday night too. my aunt and her girls are in from florida so it'll be nice to spend some time with them, catching up about life down there.

5. check out this awesome "cake" i made for my uncle's birthday. i'm pretty sure every guy i know will be getting one of these on their bdays from now on!

hope you all have a fab weekend. i'll be back on monday with a weekend recap!

wishes: the wedding

now that most of the big stuff is taken care of, i need to start thinking about jewelry.

because of the neckline on my gown, i won't be wearing a necklace. my plan is to wear some dangly statement earrings instead.

wanna help pick them out?

here are my favs i've found on etsy...

i love the daintiness of these earrings.

pearls are always classic.

i love, love, love how modern and different these are. plus navy is our color!

these earrings scream wedding to me.

i think these are my most favorite. navy, gold, dangly, perfect.

what's your verdict? do tell.

weekend recap

long weekend. picked up my wedding gown. lunch with jennifer and maddie. off to lexington. sorority house. babysit. lots of laughter with the lankster girls. movies, snacks, vomit, bath time, snuggles. bro time. hanging with barcs. apps and skinny margs. late night. early morn. sorority meetings. meeting baby ben. baby shower for austin. lots of cake. more meetings. never have i ever. visit from T. dinner at the local taco. best brisket taco ever. hangout with sisters. college sorority girl for a night. i am old. late night. early morn. more meetings. sewing lesson with loretta. made stuff for the wedding. back to louisville. home with my boys. big dinner at olive garden. kroger for "the cleanse" groceries. early bed time (7:30pm!). back to reality of being an adult after three days of pretending to be in college again.

friday's fabulousness

well this week just flew by for me. anyone else feel that way?

here are my favs...


1. finally getting home sunday evening and snuggling with my boys.

2. i'm spending the whole weekend in lex with all my AOII girls. it's paint weekend and they're working on recruitment stuff. it's going to be so much fun watching them get it all together. hopefully i make it back home alive and well sunday after three days living in the pi house!


3. wednesday night my aunt katie and i saw savages. we really went for blake lively and tim riggins (holy hotness) but it was actually a good movie. in that shot 'em up, dope 'em up, sex 'em up kind of way! and yes, i have super cool aunts who will go see rated R, sexually explicit, foul language, drug related movies. she's awesome. be jealous!





4. picked up my wedding gown today!!! no sneak peaks for y'all though.


5. mom bought me this shirt over my weekend in dallas and i LOVE it!!!

Source: gap.com via Ashley on Pinterest

i hope you all have a great weekend and i'll see you monday!

wishes: the wedding

when i was in dallas, my mom hosted a wonderful shower for me at the most rustic restaurant. right up my alley!

about 15 of us gathered at the whiskey cake for lunch and, of course, whiskey cake. there were also presents and chit-chat!

here are some pics from the shower...

so glad the testa girls could make it! (minus soph) these were the first girls i ever nannied!!!

sherry and susan

roxie and sherry

me and the beautiful hostess

cutest dish towel from momma.

everyone loved the whiskey cake!

trying to see over the mountain of presents.

enjoying the great conversation.

new pic of the testa girls. finally, since the one i have in my car is from 7 or 8 years ago!

grandma and her girls!

the most beautiful pillow ever. thanks myra!

me and "the moms". 

it was such a wonderful shower. thank you to everyone who came out that afternoon. thank you for the precious gifts and for celebrating our upcoming wedding. we love you all!!!

weekend recap

jet off to dallas. kisses from mr. brinkley. lunch with mom and greg. catching up. hanging out. nap time. shopping. mi cocina. margaritas and guacamole. more shopping. more eating. girls weekend. chit-chatting with my favs. wedding cake tasting. chocolate chip coffee cake. shopping with the girls. mom and pop candy shop. taco soup night. late night talking. new dress. bridal shower at the whiskey cake. lots of food. lots of presents. lots of people i love. short rain shower. nap time with 8 ladies. movie night: the proposal. early bed time. back to louisville. missed flight. late arrival home. pizza and snuggle time with my boys. bed time at 8pm.

friday's fabulousness

since i'm in the big D, today's fab is all about this giant texas weekend.

1. spending time with some of my favs! 

this pic is missing grandma pfau and susan.

2. being able to eat at my fav places. mi cocina. babes. pei wei. 

3. my first bridal shower!!!

Source: livelaughlovetoteach.blogspot.com via Karra on Pinterest

love this shower decor!


4. getting to spend time catching up with friends and family and my future MIL!


5. i'm technically on vacation. it's no beach (although it's hotter than hades here!) but it's a vacation nonetheless!

Source: Uploaded by user via Kelsy on Pinterest

i really needed a little break from it all!


hope you're all enjoying this holiday weekend. stay cool!

sewing recap

believe it or not, i've gotten a lot of sewing done since we've moved. i had a big custom order to finish up and then i did some stuff for sweet b and myself.

personalized towels

LOVE the big pom pom trim

made my first shower curtain!

it was HUGE!

i really thought the button holes would be difficult but they were the easiest part.

the whole lot.

love a good envelope pillowcase.

laura picked out some awesome fabrics.

three curtain panels and a shower curtain

cute little a-line dress for miss bennett

this maxi dress was so easy to make. just 2 yards of knit sewn up three sides and cut a slit for arms and the neck and then trim to the right length. now i want to make one in every color!

next up in the sewing department?

i'm going to be monogramming and embroidering some things for the wedding, more dresses for B and fabric garlands. pics to come!