It's already been a year???

Yep, that's right, it's official.......we are no longer newlyweds! We can hardly believe it. We went back to the "scene of the crime" and spent a night at the Radisson, where we got married. We got the exact same room we had the night of the wedding. It was fabulous! There was 2 rooms, and a whirlpool tub. I got there early and ordered a bottle of champagne. When Bobby got there after work, we went to Axel's restaurant for dinner. I had never eaten there, with the exception of our rehearsal dinner. We had a coupon for a free appetizer. When we had our food tasting last year, our catering manager (the second of 3) gave it to my parents since they had never been to Axel's. But since my parents still hadn't used it and it didn't expire, we got to use it! Then, when our plates were being cleared, the waiter asked if we saved room for dessert. I made a little comment of "honey, it's our anniversary, come on!" ;) So the waiter came back with the dessert tray and said "it's on the house". So we got a Bailey's white chocolate cake, which we will be devouring tonight! We just got to have a relaxing night together and celebrate the last year we've been through as husband and wife.

Today we had lunch at Joe Sensor's and went shopping for a new mattress! Thanks to a generous gift from Bobby's grandparents we were finally able to get the Queen sized mattress that I've been DYYYYYYYING for! We have a full now, which is Bobby's old mattress, and I need just a tad more space so I don't wake up scrunched with muscle aches. Bobby and my brother will be putting all of that together on Friday. We're opting to pick it up ourselves to save the fee.

Tomorrow we're both working and then heading to Lakeville for New Year's Eve at Josh and Anna's house. It's a small group this year. We were hoping to have it at our place, but maybe next year. We have a good time with Bobby's friends, but I'm in need of a change of scenery. So maybe next year we can all go out or just have it at our place instead. We'll be spending the night at Pat's so we don't have to drive back up here then stopping by my parents' house for their small New Year's Day party.

Happy New Year's everyone!

Only 2 days left to be newlyweds!

Christmas came and went.... wow that was fast! I feel like every year I try and savor it as long as I can and then it's just over! We spent a nice day at Pat's on Christmas Day and got lots of nice gifts. Including an iTrip from Bobby! I've been asking for one since I got my iPod last Christmas, so yay!

Yesterday was spent recovering from all of the stress that we shouldn't have had to deal with. But unfortunately, that's just the way the cookie crumbles. I worked a few hours this morning and relaxed the rest of the day. Because our anniversary AND New Year's is next week I had to move some hours around so I'm working this weekend and next weekend to make up a few hours.

Speaking of our anniversary.... I cannot believe it will be a year on Monday! I was driving by the Radisson on my way to work today and remembering meeting Millie and Jennifer early that morning and driving to the salon and being so tired, but so high on excitement! It really was the best day of my life. It was kind of like Christmas, we anticipated it for so long and then just like THAT it was over! But since our wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event, I remember that Bobby and I took a moment or two to take everything in that day. I think this holiday season it finally hit me that we are in fact married. That sounds kind of silly but I hear that from a lot of my married friends, that it takes some time for it to really sink in. Sometimes it is a big event, or a tragedy, or just hitting the first anniversary. For me, it was reaching our first Christmas as a married couple. We actually got to completely enjoy Christmas this year (go figure, last year was a little hectic, LOL). Yeah, we've been through a LOT this year and have spent most of the year stressed out and struggling, but in the last 4 months or so, we've been incredibly blessed. Getting through those challenges together as a team and then really being able to celebrate the rewards and successes was amazing. And now we're reaching our first anniversary and it's so great to look back on the year and know that we can do anything as long as we're together.

So it's official.... I actually feel like Mrs. Robert Pflugh. I've been walking around as Sarah Pflugh all year, but I really do feel like a wife now and I love it, every little bit of it!

Bells will be ringing....

Merry Christmas everyone!! We hope you all take time today to remember all the blessings you have in your life and to spend a moment with someone you love!

We're thankful for all of you and couldn't imagine our life without you. We have been so blessed this year and can only hope and pray for 2009 to be even better!

The most wonderful time of the year!

By request from my dear friend Lauren....here's an update!

It's Christmas Eve! It really is my favorite time of the year. We've had a busy December. Like I mentioned in the last blog, we went to Winona the first weekend for our friend Ryan's birthday. Then 2 weekends ago, my best friend, Millie and her husband, Jeron had their first Christmas party. It was tons of fun with lots of food and good friends! I'm so blessed to have Millie in my life and that Bobby and I both get along with her friends. The girls played Catch Phrase and had drinks while the guys went downstairs and played poker. Earlier that day I went to Mall of America with Kara to do some Christmas shopping while Bobby helped his mom with her tree and they got to spend a little time together alone. They don't get that opportunity very much since we don't live that close. Then on Saturday of that weekend we had a party here for my dad's 60th birthday! Can you believe he's 60?!?! I can't! It was again lots of good food and good friends!

Last weekend we had quite the snow storm here. We decided that Saturday was going to be just staying in with blankets, movies, games and hot chocolate. It was a really fun day and SO relaxing!!

And now it's Christmas Eve! My family will be coming to our place again this year this afternoon. Then my parents, brother and both of us will be going to the 11 PM church service at Incarnation. The choir is singing at that service, so I had to be there anyway. But now that my family is going, the church couldn't find an interpreter....so guess who's interpreting the service?? Yep, ME! So it will be a very longgggg day!

Tomorrow I'm working just a few hours and then it's off to Lakeville for the night! Again, lots of good food and good friends at Pat's house!

Hopefully we'll have some new pictures soon for our page....and maybe I'll even figure out how to customize it and make it prettier! Merry Christmas to everyone!

The holidays have arrived!

Happy Holidays everyone!!

Our holiday season started off in a quite eventful way. This year we did dual Thanksgivings. We were supposed to be at Pat's at noon, then Kara had to go to the ER and we didn't know how long she would be there (everything is fine by the way, it was something minor). So we planned to postpone until a couple of days later. Well, she ended up being there for just a couple of hours, so Bobby and I headed to Lakeville and Pat walked us through what needed to be done by phone. We did a good chunk of the cook prep while Pat was out. Then they came back and we had a delicious dinner! Then it was off to my parents' house.

Thanksgiving also fell on my brother's birthday this year. So we had pie AND ice cream cake! More yummy food there, even though we were more stuffed than we could express! My grandma had emergency surgery the week before and was in the nursing home. She wasn't feeling the best so she didn't come to dinner but we all went to see her after dinner and spend some time with her.

Friday morning it was time for SHOPPING! Yes, my mom and I are nuts and we went to Rosedale. We got there about 6:30, so we weren't there first thing at 4 AM, no way! We got lots of great deals, I did some Christmas shopping and got a few things for myself! Friday night Bobby and I went to Faribault with my friend Karen to celebrate my friend Angie's birthday. Saturday we did more shopping then went to my brother's birthday party at his house.

We definitely had a busy weekend! But we got to spend time with the people we love the most. Now we're 2 weeks into December and I am LOVING it! This is my favorite time of year (hence why we got married 4 days after Christmas!) Our decorations are up and the cookies will be baked this weekend. We're going to our first holiday party on Friday and we're hosting one on Saturday. Well, it's really a 60th birthday party for my dad, but we're throwing in a little holiday cheer for good measure.

Happy Holidays to all and enjoy this fabulous time of year!!

One year has passed......

Today is a strange day for us. One year ago, Bobby's dad, John, passed away from brain cancer. We had a long time to prepare ourselves for it, but no time is really ever enough. We only had a short time to grieve because we had the wedding to get ready for. When we found out he had Stage 4, terminal brain cancer, we immediately went through our options for moving up the wedding so he could be there. However, he was adamant, he did not want us to move the wedding. We didn't know what would happen, or if he would make it, but we had to respect his wishes.

He was a loved man and had more friends than I can even remember. I'm sure I could make a list of all of the people I knew and I'd be missing over half of them. As a family, all of the Pflugh's really went through a lot last year and grew much closer. I was able to meet and get to know most of the family, and although it was under horrible circumstances I feel so blessed that I had that opportunity.

Bobby and I have a great relationship, but our strength as a couple and my strength as his rock was certainly tested during this trying time. It taught us a lot about each other and we really are so much stronger now. We know we can get through just about anything.

To remember this amazing man, Bobby and I met up with his mom and sister. We did a little shopping and then went to Kincaid's for dinner. It was one of his top restaurants and we always have a great meal when we're there. We toasted to his life and shared memories that we have of him. It was not a sad time for us. He lived a very full life and impacted SO many people. From very early on, he made me feel like part of the family. After he got sick he was always telling me that he was so happy that Bobby had someone like me in his life, and oddly enough that made me feel at peace when he died. He was such a great man and a respected man. We all miss him so, but know that he is in a better place after all he went through last year. We miss you John and still love you every day.

Happy, happy, happy!

Well.... the news finally came....

Sarah is NIC Certified!! For those of you who don't know what that means.... it's like passing the bar for a lawyer or boards for a nurse. I've been working as an interpreter since I graduated in 2007, but now I am certified which means I'll be accepted for more work and it also means I qualify as having the skills necessary to be a good interpreter. Technically my certification is NIC-Advanced, which is really good. There's NIC, NIC-Advanced and NIC-Master. So I won't have to take any certification for a longggggggg time. I'll eventually go for NIC-Master, but not for a while.

We went to Pittsburgh Blue Steakhouse in Maple Grove to celebrate and it was awesome! Then we went to Verizon and got me a Blackberry Curve! We've been looking at them for a while, and now we decided to go for it. Bobby will get his super-discount in a couple weeks so he has to wait on getting one for now. But now that I'll be doing more freelance and won't be at home near a computer all the time, a Blackberry is necessary.

So yay!