The first ultrasound for the Pieroni bambino

Just thought I'd share what he/she looks like....it's sooooo exciting!!!

Mommy to be!

Just a few Christmas pictures

I sure do looooove the new camera Jared got me for Christmas since I completely wore out the old one from taking so many pictures!!! Enjoy!

Angela

The best kept Christmas secret!!!

First of all, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!!! I know we did!!!! Jared and I have been keeping this huge secret since the first of December and thought it would be the perfect Christmas gift to share with everyone. Let me back up a little bit.....about a month ago, I started feeling queasy and nauseous every morning and my boobs started to hurt....too much information?? Anyway, me being the realistic one, figured out what was going on but Jared wanted to make sure. Soooooo, on the first of December, I took a pregnancy test. After three agonizing minutes of waiting, there was a nice, big plus sign waiting for us on the bathroom counter! I was pretty calm, but excited. Jared freaked out just a little bit, but we decided I should go to the doctor to make sure. Two appointments and one ultrasound later, we have a nice picture of our growing little baby!!! I announced it to my family on Christmas Eve, wherein my twin sister proceeded to scream with excitement. We then announced it to Jared's family on Christmas day....where his mother and grandmother started crying with happiness and joy. All in all, it' s been a pretty exciting holiday for the both of us. Thank you to all of you who have sent us congratulations and well wishes!

According to the doctor, I am eleven weeks and my expected due date is July 15th....one day before my birthday!! Let's just hope it's not the hotter summer on record like the year I was born. Heat and I don't do well together, especially if I have a big ole belly too! So begins a new chapter in our life, one that I know will be wonderful and full of surprises for the both of us.
So, now you know why I've been holding out on the blog posts...I was afraid of letting out the secret. Stay tuned for the ultrasound pic and future belly pics!

Feeling blessed,
Angela

Another evening after church....

So, guess what??? I am off work today, tomorrow and Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay for me...I haven't had a vacation since my honeymoon, so this is well deserved. Since I'm having a little sabbatical, I decided to catch up on the blog, emails, Christmas decorating and all that jazz.
It's going to be a nice, relaxing week for yours truly. Without further adieu, a few pictures after church yesterday.

Good ole Mom and Dad....they are a hoot, even better in their old age! ha ha
Me and Manda Panda.....not many pictures of us together when we're not goofing off.

Amanda and her boyfriend, Josh.....he's not offended by our ridculous behavior and nasty stories...so, in my book, he's a keeper!!

I know, I know....only three pictures.....well, I'm saving up for the Christmas holidays since Jared is buying me a new camera! So, my Christmas post will be the shiznitoflamsnipsnap....don't miss it!

Sitting peacefully at home,

Angela

I swear I'm still alive!

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted...it's just that, well, nothing really blogworthy to write about. We did have a nice Thanksgiving holiday though....lots of wonderful foods and a trip to see Arkansas beat LSU on Little Rock turf....this year I spent turkey day with Jared's side of the family, but, no worries, Christmas time is upon us and I'm sure we will make up for lost time for my side of the family!!! Also, I have asked "Santa" for a new camera since I've almost completely worn out my other one. So, I anticipate a picture frenzy the likes of which you have never known....but, what else is new?

Not really a great post, so I'll include a cute picture of Jared and I as well as a couple of my crazy parents!

Smooches,

Angela

Birthday Wishes!!!

Yesterday was my niece, Brooklynn's NINTH birthday party!!! NINE people! I have a nine year old neice....what's even more unbelievable is that I have a nephew that turned SEVENTEEN on the fifth of this month as well. So, basically, I've been an aunt since I was twelve years old and I wouldn't change a thing. Brooklynn is totally in the "High School Musical" phase, so that was the theme of her party. Besides getting new Browning coat, she got a cool new Hannah Montana bicycle. Wish I was still excited when my birthday rolled around. But, why in the world would I want to celebrate the fact that on my next birthday I will be 29? Nope. No reason!

This is our friend, Carole's, little girl...Annsley....she's so quiet and reserved....I swear I never heard the child talk....SOOO much different than Brooklynn.

Here's my sister, Manda Panda, as Daddy calls her.

This is a recent picture of my mother and I. Can you see the resemblance?

And here are me and my good friend, Valerie, right after church this morning. Still good friends after all these years!!

Another after church picture of my mother and Brookie.

So....I just couldn't resist going to visit little Ann Marie and Sarah again. This time, becky, Meagan and I all went to give Sarah some company and human contact. This little girl got sooo much attention from all of us and was a sweet, little angel while we were visiting. I'm glad we all could entertain Sarah, even for just a little while.

Here's "Aunt" Becky" and Ann Marie....she was wide-eyed and bushy tailed when we got there!!

Then, it was "Aunt" Meagan's turn. I think Megs was a little nervous, but Ann Marie didn't mind getting passed around at all.

Since, this weekend was the opening weekend of deer season, all of us girls became "deer widows". I was so anxious just to have the bed for myself for two nights it was ridiculous. Of course, I missed Jared. But, I got some heavenly sleep while he wasn't here. So, it was really low-key weekend for me and it was WONDERFUL!!! Sure hate that Monday is already almost here....but, I'm looking forward to this upcoming weekend where Jared, myself and a few friends will be headed to Starkville to see the Arkansas/Mississippi State game. Should be lots of fun and the perfect opportunity to take more gratuitous pictures!!

Later my little pretties,

AP

Cute and Adorable Overload!!!

After work today, I had the pleasure of going to visit one of the cutest, sweetest newborns here in Lake Village!!! May I introduce to you Miss Ann Marie Sabbatini. She was born around 5 pm on October 29th to my friends Sarah and Dino Sabbatini. Of course I had to take some gratuitous photos to mark the occaison!! She is soooo cute....without the pacifier, you would be able to see her perfect, ruby red Angelina Jolie lips (thanks to the full pout her mother sports). She has her father's small, precise little ears and her mother's other small features.

Of course, she fit perfectly in my arms. I think I'll ask Jared for one of these for Christmas!!! Hee hee...maybe not Christmas...but soon!!! On to the cuteness overload.....




Can I get a collective "awwwww"? Sarah, I'll babysit anytime....I have references, I swear...just ask my nieces and nephew!!!

Baby lovin' Angela!

Halloween Party Extravaganza!!!!

O.k.....I know I haven't posted in awhile...I've been holding out to post about our first annual Halloween party!!! It was a complete success to say the least. Everyone had a great time and just about the entire crowd came in costume. We worked really hard to decorate, provide plenty of food and some rockin' music! I think the overall number was somewhere between 140-150 people that came through the front door. That's not counting those who hung out in the parking lot and "socialized"...tight wads....anyway, we are already planning the second annual party for next year.

So, without further adieu....here are a few of the pictures I took...and by few, I mean a small selection of the 177 pictures I took throughout the night....If you want the entire collection, go check out my Myspace album under my profile.

Enjoy!!!!

Can't wait until next year! It will be even bigger!!!

Glad it's over,

Angela

So close, yet so far away!!

That is all I have to say about the Arkansas/Ole Miss game this past weekend....so close....yet so far away!!!! Ugghhh...we should've went for the field goal!!!!! Anyway, we watched the game over at our friend's Grace and Emerson's house. Grace is pregnant, so being the girls that we are, we decided to try some old wives' tales on her to determine the sex of the baby. All of them said she would be having a baby boy!!!

Here is little Katherine...she's the quiet one in the family...and look at that cute little mullett!!

Kids are drawn to me...what can I say??

Nathan....the more rowdy, outgoing one of the two...can you tell?

And here we have Neal. Laid back and chillin' like a villain....

Next, we have Meagan and Myself...I just like to call her Megs...she's a peach!!

Maegan, Grace and myself....you can't even tell Grace is pregnant...hope I'm like that!

Here is the baby blanket that Becky bought for the future baby Perry...don't judge them because they are Mississippi State fans.

Becky made her arrival after driving from Starkville for a relative's wedding...doesn't she look so sophisticated??

Becks and Megs...two of the greatest friends a girl could ask for!

So, coming up this weekend is the big blowout Halloween party that I'm helping to hostess. I have gotten my costume, slippers, stockings and all the necessary accessories to complete "my look". Everyone is getting really excited about seeing all the costumes that we have all come up with. I have already bought extra batteries in case the ones in my camera go low. The next entry I post should be a fabulous review of the happenings going on down here in the L.V.

P.S. I just received word that Sarah Sabbatini will have her labor induced Wednesday morning at 7 a.m!!! Pray that she has a smooth delivery and a beautiful, healthy little baby girl we all know as Miss Anne Marie.

Toodles,

Angela

Clint and the big 3-0!!!

This past Friday a bunch of us got to head over to Doe's to do a little pre-celebration in honor of our friend, Clint's, upcoming thirtieth birthday!!! If anyone hasn't ever been to Doe's, it is well worth the trip!!!! Wonderful food, especially the steaks and hot tamales. Not to mention that you can bring your own wine or liquor into the place...hee hee. I think there were about twenty two of us at the table and I was thoroughly surprised that the waitress actually kept our orders straight. I don't think Clint wanted us to make a big deal about his birthday, but Lindsey brought a big cookie cake and everyone in the restaurant stopped to sing happy birthday to him...ahhh, good times!! Here's a nice picture of the birthday boy.....

As usual, Paige is showing those pearly whites!!

Me and the old man, we were doing a little celebrating too since our anniversary is on the 20th!!

The other Pieroni couple, Becky and Daniel. Friday was acutally Daniel's birthday, so they had a reason to celebrate as well.
Awww....look at the happy couple....don't they just look adorable??!!!
Now, this is where it gets a little redneck. The steaks at Doe's are monumental in size. Leave it to my husband and Tick to get out their dang pocket knifes to cut them up to eat!!!
And here is one of Mary Ashley and Lindsey....there was lots of posed shots that night.
After stuffing ourselves into new pants sizes and really understanding what it means to eat yourself to death, we decided to head over to Harlow's and do a little gambling. Sadly, I don't think anyone actually won any money, but it's always fun to go!!

It was a nice, quiet weekend for me and it was great!!! I only wish the Razorbacks hadn't lost by ONE.WHOLE.POINT!!!! Arrrrghhhh!!! Now, the countdown to Monday morning.....which basically sucked the fun out of the rest of Sunday!!

See ya on the flip side nerds,

Angela