BABY TIME!!!!!!

So Aaron and I are happy to announce we expecting our first baby November 12, 2012.  I can't believe it, we had just made the decision to really start trying, I was offered a full time position at my job and then BAM!  3 days later we are pregnant!!!  I had been sick and couldn't keep anything down for about 5 days and I figured it was the stomach bug that was going around....then things started tasting different....So I took a test, negative..until the next morning when I pulled it out of the trash because I saw an extra line!!!!  I called my best friend and sent her a picture and she was like, "um youre pregnant!"  I couldn't believe it so I went and bought 2 more tests....needless to say being an ICU nurse I went to the Dr. and made them draw some lab...and lo and behold I am 4 weeks pregnant as of Tuesday.  We are so excited, and despite the morning sickness, cramping, and hot flashes things are great!  I can't wait to experience everything that this journey will bring!!!


Mrs. Forst...aka Mommy to be

The Forst’s 2011 Year in Review

                In the famous words of our friend D.J. “The Goods” Jones, “Hello Bitches” and welcome to our 2011 awesome yearend review. For the first time this year and review will be co-authored by Aaron and his new wife Adrienne. It’s hard to decide where to start but we have always thought the best way to begin is at the beginning.   

                This year has been one of the wildest weather years ever.  It all started with Snowmageddon, better known as Oklahoma’s first blizzard and was so bad that the hospitals actually closed for 2 days.  We were stuck in the house for 3 days, and the cars were so covered in snow, up to the tops of their bumpers, so we couldn’t even drive.  We were also hit with masses of Tornadoes that destroyed Joplin, MO and were completely devastating to the surrounding area.  The state of Oklahoma also broke the, all time, temperature record with 115 degree days and we had 60 days over 100 degrees this summer.  We finally bought a pool but it really felt more like a hot tub.  Then to top everything off we had record breaking earthquakes. For our out of town friends earthquakes are a completely new concept to the people of Oklahoma and they woke us up at 3 in the morning (Aaron hates to be woken up at 3AM).

                On a brighter note we celebrated our nephew Eli’s first birthday with cake, presents, and he got his first opportunity to beat a donkey with a stick, aka a piñata!  Aaron’s dad has also finally decided on a nickname for Eli to call him, and out of all the familiar options which such as grandpa or papa, he chose G-Daddy, and is now sporting a gray ponytail.  We expect his first rap album titled “Old and Fogey” to be out by the end of 2012.

                We also welcomed a new niece into the world on July 11, 2011, Miss Keyaira Nykole Clayton!  Adrienne got to throw her first baby shower!  Kelly Sunday and Derrick Clayton make beautiful babies!

In May we decided to take a little weekend getaway and were greeted early one morning with two rednecks aka John Koller and Tina Long, some luggage on a porch and a sign that read Missouri or Bust.  We drove past them at first but decided they looked homely so we picked them up and offered to take them with us.  Thus we embarked on the first ever Hillbilly Vacation to Kansas City where we stayed at the plaza, shopped in the rain, ate at Ruth’s Chris for the first time, listened to Cartman give us directions, and enjoyed Worlds of Fun!

April of this year brought on a new chapter of Aaron’s life when he quit St. John Health System after 8 years of employment to work at Southwest Medical. He is proud of his many accomplishments their including the construction of St. John Broken Arrow.

This summer we also participated, once again, in the Tougher than Hell Motorcycle Rally and got to see REO Speed Wagon perform live!  This year was extra special as we won a 2010 Harley Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight at the rally.  Aaron, once again, gladly accepted this gift ALONE as the hillbillies and Adrienne were relaxing in the pool with their cell phones in the house. 

                On August 6, 2011, Adrienne became Mrs. Forst and we were married at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and had a beautiful reception at the Tulsa Elks Lodge with lots of family and our closest friends.  We drank, ate, danced and Uncle Dan grabbed Adrienne’s butt for a dollar.  G-daddy was also enthralled as this date further solidified the fact that his son is in fact, not gay.  It was amazing adventures that lead to an amazing honeymoon in Cancun where we stayed at the Gran Melia. This was a present from Grandma Carol Lee and Grandpa Fred Piraro.  We laid on the beach, sipped margaritas, and parasailed.  We also visited an Eco park called Xplor where Adrienne got so excited about zip lining that she swallowed Mexican water on a slide and barfed for 3 days.

                When we returned we celebrated Momma Diane’s 50^th Birthday with a surprise party and lots of friends and family!  The birthday girl received very thoughtful gifts from her children, which included Vaseline, diapers, prunes, and boobie lifters.  Aaron also celebrated his last birthday of his 20’s even though he won’t admit it he will turn 30 in 2012.  When Adrienne’s birthday rolled around she wasn’t so lucky.  After having gallbladder surgery on October 10, she was in and out of the ER and drugged for most of the month. Aaron was quite jealous that Adrienne got to spend her B-day on drugs and he didn’t.

                In conclusion, this year has been filled with many trips to the casino buffet with Granny, which usually results in full bellies, and fat pockets, and lots of time with great family and friends.  We look forward to the beginning of a new year!  Bring on 2012!

Forst Family Christmas 2011

Last night we had Aaron's entire side of the fam over for our Christmas gift exchange and chow fest!  We had cheese and garlic tortellinis, green bean casserole, salad, sausage balls, angel pie, and key lime cake!  YUMMO!  This was Eli, my nephew's, second Christmas, but it was actually the first one he was able to run around and enjoy things!  He is growing so fast!  Every time I see him I get more excited about being a mommy some day.  It seems like everyone is pregnant and while I am happy for them at the same time I am so ready that it gets a little frustrating because it seems like it's never the right time.  Since I lost my job, I have been struggling to find some balance in what makes me happy and what I feel completes me and I keep coming back to being a mother and creating a life from Aaron and I's love.  I know that God has it already laid out for us but it is still hard relinquishing that control and trying to define myself as something other than a nurse.  I am so much more than that.  I have been reading all these different blogs lately and so many of them the authors don't ever post about work.  I love that!  But then i am so confused because people ask me about myself and that's the first thing I think of and I hate that.  I'm trying to do better so here is a start.

I am Adrienne, I am 28 and I am married to most incredible man.  I love, love, love being on the back of a motorcycle!  I love the feel of people gawking at us when we walk into a restaurant in leathers and a dew rag.  I love my friends, I have the best group of girlfriends i could ask for.  I have an amazing family.  I am smart, funny, crafty, artsy, and I love GOD.  I enjoy going to GUTS every Sunday and singing my heart out, then hearing the word and actually reading my bible and understanding it.  I love the summer but am crazy about the fall.  I love to plant, I like movies and enjoy getting lost in a good book.

So that's me in a nutshell, everything else will follow.  Your job is your resource in the human world, but God is your resource in the heavenly world. ~ Pastor Bill Scheer

Have a Merry Christmas everyone!

It's Christmas Time!

Hey everyone!  This weekend has been a busy one!  To start my husband returned Friday after a long 3 day business trip just in time to nap before we split up again and I crossed the street for our Girly Christmas Gathering and Aaron hosted poker night for the boys.  We are so lucky to have such great friends!

We had a great night with friends and can't wait for many more!  Saturday we spent the day with Granny trying to find her Christmas tree, picking up her remaining gifts and taking her old washer to our church donation center.  After all that running around we met her and Frank, her fiance, at Red Lobster and watched Frank not eat much of his lobster!  Then 3 hours and 2 games of Phase 10, which Aaron and I won!  Frank gets the award for most skips again this year.  Midnight rolled around to bring Granny and I sipping wine coolers and us 4 sharing so many laughs.  It's great having family this close.  I am not used to that and it's a nice change.  Today we did our 2nd annual Tulsa Toy Run with our best friends Tina and John, aka our hillbilly neighbors.  Thousands of bikers get together and do a parade with toys on the back of their bikes and throw candy to kiddos on the curbs, or hit them like Tina.  We had a great time and it wasn't that cold this year!  Aaron and I also celebrated one year since we got engaged!  It's been a long, fun weekend.

This week is sure to bring some excitement, finding out if I got a job, or possibly in line for another one starting in January.  We also get the chance to see the Transiberian Orchestra on Friday, then we are having Aaron's side of the family over for dinner and presents Sunday!  I can't believe 2 weeks from today is Christmas and I will get finally get to be in Illinois after 10 years!!!  Hope we can avoid a white christmas!!!!

Happy Sunday!
Mrs. Forst

Christmas Tree Skirt

So I got this idea from Pinterest and anwjohnston.blogspot.com.  She did hers with linen and burlap while pretty wasn't really the style I wanted to I went with something more festive. 

First here is what you will need:

2 kinds of material or one whichever you chose but it needs to total 4 yds

Scissors

Your old tree skirt or I bought this one at Walmart for $4

Hot glue gun

Patience!

First start by cutting your fabric into 3 inch strips, you can use a fancy roll cutter and board but I just marked my fabric with a marker and cut it with scissors.  The length of the fabric doesn't matter but I would advise to cut them as long as you can.

Start with your first piece of fabric  about an inch up from the bottom of the skirt, hot glue  it so it is even with the opening of the skirt.  Fold the piece back to make a ruffle and then continue gluing and ruffling.  The Ruffles don't need to be the same size just close to it.

Alternate with your different fabric just barely covering the top of each layer so you don't see any cutting marks.

This is what mine looked like when I was done.  You can use small ribbon to tie the opening together.    This project cost me around $20.  I bought the fabric from Hobby Lobby when it was half off.  Most tree skirts I have seen this year are around $40-$50 which is crazy!  It's covered with presents most of the time!  Why not do something that you really love for less money!  This took me around 3 hours to complete.

Finished product under our new tree!  Merry Christmas!

My craftier side!!

Hi friends!  So I thought I would post some of the cute things I have done for my friends and for Christmas this year.  Some of it I will have to post after the holiday as I don't want people to see their gifts!  Enjoy!

This is baby Keyaira's christmas tutu!  (My best friend Kelly's little girl)

I hand sewed little candy canes to give it an extra personal touch!  She will be the candy cane princess!

My First blog

Hello Everyone,
I guess this is like an online diary, never blogged before.  I'm Adrienne and my husband is Aaron and together we make up the Forst Family, along with our 3 dogs and our cat.  We just got married August 6, 2011 and have been settling into our new life.  I was recently laid off so I have a lot of time at home right now while I look for another job.  With that time I have started really getting back into crafting and DIY projects which I will certainly share on here with you guys!  


Aaron and I are big motorcycle fanatics, we ride as much as we can, we also love going to the movies, and out to dinner with our friends.  We love to travel and enjoy cruising the wide open ocean!  We both have incredible families and try and spend as much time with them as possible.  So I guess that's the end, and the beginning.


Much Love,
Adrienne