Saying Good Bye...

2 of my favorite people in the world have left for a new adventure. My little sister Brittany (no longer little, but still my little sister) and my best friend, also named Brittany. For about 10-15 years I have referred to my sister Brittany as Britt Sis and my friend Brittany as Britt C. I also frequently refer to them both as skank, ho, prostitute, etc….LOL our loving terms endearment that are not true in any way but still fitting at the same time.

Britt Sis got engaged a few weeks ago. Her fiancé Mike lives in Massachusetts, owns a home and is very close with his mother and grandmother. After further discussion they made a mutual decision that it would be best for Brit to move to Massachusetts. Britt, being the free spirit she is, she was up for the adventure! She packed her bags and headed back east. She is even planning on going back to college!! They are currently planning their wedding which should be in the spring of 2012.

Britt C is moving back to San Diego (this time probably permanent, tear) to start a new job and move in with her boyfriend Billy. Throughout high school, our dream was to move to San Diego and live an exciting college life style. That dream fizzled quickly for me since I was broke and my parents were broke, and plus the thought of being that far from my family made me sad. I know right?! A 1 hour plane ride was hardly far away, but I was happy with where I was. Britt however, managed to leave Roseville and started a life in San Diego where she met many friends including her boyfriend Billy. Billy got accepted to firefighter school which is extremely time consuming and gave him no time for a full time job. He moved back home and Britt moved back to Roseville. Billy has now graduated from fire fighting school and they are ready to start fresh. (Keeping my fingers crossed that another engagement is coming!)

Funny how life works! Excluding my sister Mallory, all of my best friends no longer live in this area. Thank God Mallory is here or else I’m sure I would have a nervous breakdown. Britt Sis is in Massachusetts, Britt C is in San Diego and Kassi is in Connecticut. Even though there is physical distance between us all, I know I can call on then any time, morning noon or night, and they would be here for me. I’m so lucky! Good luck ladies!

My first “Religious” blog, or I should say “Relationship” blog.

The church just likes to tell people “what to do and how to do it.” The church likes to give its people a whole bunch or “rules” to follow.”

I have a lot of friends/family who have made these comments to me. Over my 27 years of attending church I can see why people feel this way about “Religion”. However, as I get older, I learn more, I am challenged more, my faith is put to the test and more times than other I feel discouraged. It’s only natural as human beings to fail and be wrong. But it is also with great gratitude that we are forgiven and provided with more opportunities to grow. What I would say to my friends and family who are discouraged with “Religion” and “Church” is to re-read the 10 commandments. Most believers (I hope) believe in the 10 commandments.

These aren’t “rules” but “instruction” on how we should treat Him and how we should treat other people. Remember, it’s not about “religion” it’s about “relationship.” A relationship with God and relationship with people. He provides us a lot of instructions on how to behave and interact “socially”.

We are pursued and adopted by a God we all seemed to reject at one point or another. In our ‘Relationship’ with Him, we are being forgiven by the husband we cheated on, and being embraced by the Friend we betrayed. So again, my thought is, the “rules” that are in the Bible are really “instructions”. I’ve learned that people today are more open to respond to a faith that encourages positive social behavior rather than just “rules”.

It’s NOT about RELIGION – it’s about RELATIONSHIP!!!

ONE: You shall have no other gods before Me.

TWO: You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

THREE: You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.

FOUR: Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

FIVE: Honor your father and your mother.

SIX: You shall not murder.

SEVEN: You shall not commit adultery.

EIGHT: You shall not steal.

NINE: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.

Girls Night

My very best friend Brittany got my sister and I a great gift for Christmas! She took us both to Bistro 33 for dinner and then took us to the RHS dance show! Dinner at Bistro was delicious as always! The company of good friends over good wine and good food is therapeutic, I must say! The three of us caught up with everything that is going on in our lives and reminisced about good times!

I haven’t been to an RHS dance show since my brother was in high school (spring of 07). I was used to going to the RHS dance shows every spring and every Christmas. But the last Tudor graduated high school and it’s been quite a few years now. Next we headed to the high school. In my day, Roseville High School didn’t have a dance theater. We essentially had to cart the ‘Dance Show’ to either Woodcreek or Granite Bay high school. It’s pretty amazing that a dance program can be so successful without a theater. However over the years the wonderful Patti Baker fought and fought and finally turned her dream into reality. This year the high school celebrated 25 years of the dance program.

I’ve lived in Northern California my entire life and since I can remember my family has always routed for the 49ers, Kings and Giants. In general, I consider myself a sports fan and when one of these teams is doing well I’m a huge sports fan! I can honestly say (without too much pride) that falling asleep to a football game is some times more enjoyable than actually watching the game. LOL! There is something relaxing about watching sports and it makes me feel good inside. However, this past season of baseball has been super exciting and there has been no sleeping while watching the Giants this season!

Orange and black have followed me most of my life since those were my high school’s colors. But more over, those colors have represented the Giants! What an awesome team! What a great group of ‘castoffs’ or ‘misfits’ as some would say. Taking the trophy home to the city by the Bay for the first time in over 50 years have certainly stirred the excitement and emotion of almost all my family and friends. ‘Ohhh I want to be theeeere, in my cityyyy, ohhhh ohhh!’The song title Lights by Steve Perry says it all! How awesome would have it been to witness this fantastic victory?!?! Even if they didn't win in San Fran.

I remember a few years ago attending one of the games and witnessing Barry Bonds hit one of his record setting home runs and the thrilling energy that filled the stadium! I can only imagine witnessing the Giants win the World Series as being twice as electrifying as watching Barry Bonds break the home run record. It was an overdue victory and as MANY people would agree, TORTURE! I can’t tell you how many times I sprung to my feet with anticipation and anxiety waiting to see what would happen next! I have enjoyed watching this team of talent, young, down to earth bearded players who wear thongs for good luck! LOL They are so like able!



What a stunning Field!



Below is picture of my world series crew!



This ones a little blurry but still cute!



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Wedding Blog

The whirlwind they talk about is true! There was so much excitement and emotions the day of the wedding, I couldn’t stop smiling! One exciting moment from the next! When I was a kid there was this TV show called ‘Out of This World.’ It was about this preteen girl who had a super power. She could press her two index fingers together and freeze time. I wish I had this power the day of my wedding. I wish I could freeze time throughout the day and take a moment to make a mental memory of what was happening! I wish I could relive the day and watch from the outside and see all of the special things that happened to us.

The day after the wedding I couldn’t remember certain things from the night before. Not because I was so intoxicated but because there was so many great things happening! For example, I couldn’t remember what the cake looked like?! I remember Mike and I cutting the cake and feeding each other the cake, but for the life of me could not remember what it looked like. As the days passed and I had conversation with my family and friends about the wedding, more memories slowly started to come back! And of course with the help of pictures. Thank God!

The wedding day pasted as I knew it would but at the end of the day, it was so worth the year and a half of planning! Now Mike and I have wonderful memories of a wonderful evening that include all of our wonderful family and friends. I get chocked up just writing this blog because of how lucky I am to be surrounded with the BEST people! My dreams have come true and I couldn’t be happier!! Not only did I have the wedding I always envisioned, but I am married to the man I’ve always envisioned. I really had the time of my life and wish I could relive it again! I still feel like I’m glowing from the special day!

Below are some of my favorite pictures from the day!

My dad and my step dad walking me down the isle, trying not to cry!











































I love this black and white picture and how only the rose petals are colored!






















I love how this pictures captures the moment of just being married!!























I love the arch way...so pretty!























So classic looking!






















I absolutely love this picture! I really wanted my shoes to match the girls!






















I Love this! All of my favorites in one picture together!!























So many good ones!!






















Our photographer had the best ideas for funny pictures! So fitting!















And here I am skankin it up a bit! LOL I just love this though!!






















I just love our photographer! Such beautifull photos! So sparkly too!























Heres a awesome shot of Mike with his guys!
















Another picture of Mike and his guys. I love how green the grass looks!















My neice and darling little flower girl! Doesnt get any cuter than that!















The whole family! Including the Carrolls Tudors and Martinellis















This picture was taken right after my sisters maid of honor speech. It totaly captured the moment!















Our beautiful cake my friend Allison Coss made! She did a fantastic job!!






















All my single ladies! Words cant describe how much I love these girls! So cute!!















And of course the dance with all my girls! This is when we were dancing to Thriller!















Group shot at the end of the night!! Funnest time ever!!















We have a million more pictures and each is worth a thousand words! But I think I'll stop here. :) Life has now started to go back to normal and we can't wait for all the exciting things that come next in life. Good or bad we are in it together and I find such peace it that! For now we are enjoying being married and living a pretty calm life. The Lord has a plan for us and we are doing our best to follow. So far so good!

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Final House Blog

I have so much to write about its bursting from the seams. I actually have time to sit down and really evaluate the past few months, which have been unforgettable! I’ll start in order of when these events occurred. To start, we moved into our new house on September 3-4. My previous post was about our house purchasing experience and this post is about our move in experience. In my previous blog, I included before shots of the house under construction. Below are the after shots!

Before Kitchen





After Kitchen





Before guest bathroom



After Guest bathroom



Below is picture of the Arbor that Mikes brother and Dan Costello built for our wedding which looks so charming in our backyard!



Below is a picture of kitty exploring her new backyard! She's so cute!



Below is a picture of all the guys who contributed to our successful moving day!





I’m so eager to start living life in this house. As I look to the future I envision holidays, Christmas trees, the smell of turkey in the kitchen, girls night with wine and a movie, boys night with cigars and scotch, baby rooms, swing set in the backyard, barking dog…etc! Thank you lord for blessing us with this beautiful house!

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New House??

House hunting…what can I say. It was not the most enjoyable experience. Short sale to short sale, foreclosure to foreclosure…it was a mess! It took days, weeks, even months to hear back from banks. And to hear ‘NO’ was even worse. Mike and I started looking for a house in February. We were certain we would get the first time home buyer tax rebate. Unfortunately too much time has passed and (both federal and state rebates) are no longer available so we are pretty bummed about that! But after many let downs we kept coming back this brand new housing development in Lincoln, CA.

Of course the cost of a brand new home is higher than a 5-10 year home, but there was something about walking into a house and knowing no one has lived in it before. The 5-10 year old homes were bigger (both inside and out) however with a brand new home we wouldn't have to paint the walls, replace carpet, landscape a backyard…etc. Also, we wouldn’t have to wait around to hear back or worry about other bidders.

With all that being said, we decided to put an offer on the house and we heard back within 2 day! We went through a round of negotiation and ended up extremely happy with our results! Like many new housing developments, we were given a chunk of money to put towards upgrading the house. With the upgrade money we were able to enhance few rooms in the house. The upgrades are currently a work in process but it is all slowly coming together. Move in date Sept 4^th! Go house!

Below are a few shots of the front of the house.

Below are a few pictures of the backyard.





































Below are a few picture of the kitchen under construction.




































Below is a picture of the bathroom under construction.


















Everything is right on schedule! Can wait to see the finished product!

Keep you all posted-

Morgie ♥