Honoring All Who Serve Past, Present, and Future.

I just want to take a minute and thank all the amazing men and women who serve this wonderful country of ours (past, present, and future). Thank you for fighting for our freedom and safety. 

Fall Is In The Air :)

It's that wonderful time of the year again; Fall. I love fall, mostly because all the pumpkin things that come with it. Pumpkin drinks, breads, muffins, pies and so on. If your a pumpkin nut like me your probably freaking out right about now. I know I am!! :) Not to mention Halloween is right around the corner. And soon after that is Thanksgiving!! There's nothing like family, football & of course it wouldnt be complete without delicious food :) I can't wait!!

Rest In Peace Sweet Puppy xo

Yesterday quickly turned tragic when Nike got out and ran off, he was later discovered hit by a car. We learned that whoever hit him never even stopped. How could someone do that? Rest In Peace poor Bobo. You were the sweetest puppy ever, we all miss you terribly. <3 xoxo 

#RestInPeace #SadDay #DeathIsAHorribleThing #WeLoveYou #MissYou

Happy Fathers Day!

I want to take second to wish all the fathers out there a happy fathers day. Hope you all have a wonderful day. :) 

A special shout out to my brother, Jason. This is his very first fathers day. <3 I just want to let you know just how proud of you I am. You have accomplished many wonderful things. I have watched you go from being my little brother who looked up to his big sister, now the tables have turned, I now look up to you. :) I have enjoyed watching you grow into who you have become, but the past year really amazes me. You have completely grown up & changed for the better, but your still the same goofy brother I grew up with. :D You now have a beautiful wife and are blessed with a beautiful daughter of your own. Your working your ass off to provide for your family 
& you would do anything for them. I am so proud of the man you have become. :) I hope you have a wonderful first fathers day!! 

I sure hope we remain super close. And who knows we could end up living across form one another and our kids could be the bestest of friends. :) 

June = Beginning of Summer :)

I haven't posted anything in a while so here is my first June post. :) Yay June is finally here!! :)
June is one of my favorite months because it is the beginning of "SUMMER!!" and Summer is by far my favorite Season. :) June is a busy month. There is a total of 6 birthdays just in the family. Lots of birthday shopping to do.
Now is the time when the kids get out of school and camping trips begin. :) I love camping. I wasn't able to go last year, so this year I have to make up for it. :) I love boating with my friends, inner tubing behind the boat, anything involving water. That is the summer fun I live for. I can not wait to the lake everyday, boating, camping, bonfires, bikini's, iced drinks, coffee, all the summery foods, ice cream, smoothies, family reunions, and tanning. As far as I'm concerned it's heaven on earth.
This summer is going to be a good one. :) I am so excited for all the endless possibilities in store. It's going to suck when it's over. :(

A Blast From The Past :)

While Mom was here visiting she went through some old pictures from when my brother and I were kids. It took her quite some time to go through, and that wasn't even half of the pictures. 1 box of many boxes.  I want to share a few of the pictures we came across. Looking back on at these pictures, I miss how things used to be. But am also glad how things are now. I gotta say Mom, you and Dad made some pretty cute kids. :) 

Jason if you are reading this, I just want to say I love you so much. I hope we remain close over the years, even if one of us moves away. I am always just a text or phone call away. I want us to be a huge part of one another's lives. I want to be there to watch my beautiful niecey piecey grow up, just like I would want you there to be apart of my kids life. I love you Broskee and nothing will ever change that. xo <3 

6 years old. 

My adorable brother and I. <3 

Goofing it up for the camera. 

I love this picture. Look at the terror on Jason's face. lol. 

Makes me laugh every single time. <3 

Pretending to read. 

Ballerina.

My brother and I exploring our back yard.

MAY be Blessed :)

This is a new thing I have decided to do. Each month I will have a thankful or blessed post, just taking some time to say thank you to all the wonderful people in my life, you get the picture. So without further adieu I give to you May be Blessed...

This month I am thankful for, the wonderful people in my life. To be more specific my amazing and loving Mom. (Mothers Day shout out). Thank you for giving me the greatest gift, life. Thank you for the many sleepless nights you stayed up with me trying to make everything better, for all the things that I took for granted. It takes an amazing person to do what you did. Not to mention extreme patience. I only hope that I can be half the mom you are. I hope you know just how much I love you and am thankful for everything you do. I am so thankful that we remained so close through the years, like 2 peas in a pod. Thank you for being there whenever I need(ed) a shoulder to cry on. Thank you for not just being my mom, but my best friend as well. I don't know what I would do without you. I love you to pieces. xo <3

I am thankful for my Guardian Angel <3, one of the greatest gifts I have.You also have been there for me through thick and thin. You have been there to wipe the tears from my eyes and help me stand tall when things came crashing down. You keep me humble and patient. You keep me sane. :) Without you I would be a crazy person lol. Thank you for being there for me through everything and not judging or breaking me down. You have helped me grow so much through the years. Thank you for not just being my soul mate but my best friend as well. I don't know what I would do without you!! I love you so much!! xo <3 

I am thankful for life, waking up every morning is a gift on it's own. 

I am thankful for the health of my loved ones. All anyone wants is for their loved ones to be healthy and live a good long life, and that is all I want for them. 

I am thankful for family,weather blood related or not. I love ALL of you, yes each and every single one of you in my HUGE family. I believe that family isn't just blood related, you don't have to be related to be family. Over the years I have met some amazing people who have became part of my crazy HUGE family. <3 Love you all!!

I am thankful for new beginnings. Being able to start a life of our own. With so many blessings in disguise. Never the less they are still blessings, and I am very thankful for them. 

I am so blessed. I hope everyone around me knows just how much I appreciate and am thankful for them. <3 I love you guys!!! xo  

Work :)

With everything that has been going on I have yet more steady work.:) It will be a little more on going than the previous task. :) I have been looking into getting a desktop or laptop for work. The one I really like is a HP TouchSmart 600-1390 All-in-One Desktop PC. This is the perfect work computer for anyone who is looking to get one. I can not wait to go and get it.

Summary

Screen Size	23 inches
Max Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Processor	1.73 GHz Intel Core i7
RAM	6 GB DDR3
Hard Drive	1024 GB SATA
Chipset Brand	NVIDIA
Graphics Card Ram Size	1024 MB
Wireless Type	802.11A, 802.11B, 802.11G, 802.11n

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Other Technical Details

Brand Name	HP
Series	TouchSmart 600
Item model number	BT556AA#ABA
Hardware Platform	PC
Operating System	Windows 7 Home Premium
Item Weight	33.1 pounds
Item Dimensions L x W x H	23 x 5.12 x 17.84 inches
Color	Black
Processor Brand	Intel
Processor Count	4
Computer Memory Type	DDR3 SDRAM
Hard Drive Interface	Serial ATA
Hard Drive Rotational Speed	7200 RPM
Optical Drive Type	Blu-ray Disc / Super Multi

Mama's Visit Part II

Headed to the airport to pick up my Mama, I was bursting with excitement. I can not believe it has been 5 years since our last visit. That is just ridiculous and WAY too long to go without your mama. The time sort of flew by, yet at the same time stood still. I was just so happy to see her. Hopefully our next visit will be a lot sooner. :) I know I will be seeing your smiling face really soon. <3 

While she was here, we got to do a lot of fun stuff with her. Her first day we took her to the Cheese Cake Factory for dinner. I'm glad she enjoyed it. :) We came home and just relaxed. Friday we had a blast drinking in the garage, playing darts and chilling. That was the first time that I actually drank with one of my parents, ans it was a lot of fun. :) Staying up until 7 in the morning. She is so awesome. I love her to death. <3

Mommy in a mask :) 

 

She also got to spend some time with her son and daughter in-law and of course her beautiful new granddaughter. She finally got to hold her precious baby Kendra for the first time. <3 She loves her very much!!

Mommy holding baby Kendra for the first time <3 

We also took her to Rocky & Bullwinkle's ( Family Fun Center). Played laser tag, went on the go carts and bumper boats, the roller coaster simulator, played air hockey, and a bunch of arcade games. :) 

We also took her to the Point Defiance Zoo, and she loved it.:) (Pictures Below) We walked around twice because some of the animals were hiding. The weather was overcast, thankfully it wasn't raining. :P That's all we asked for, was that it wouldn't rain. I wish she was able to be here for the really nice weather we had later the day she went back home. :( 

Lizard

Tiger

Pacing

Pygmy Owl

Piranha's

Sea Creatures

Jellyfish 

Another kind of Jellyfish 

Falcon

Walrus

Sea Urchins 

Meercats

Starfish 

More Sea Urchins

Close Up of Walrus 

Clawed Otters

Goat Staring Contest

Blue Dart Frog

She went to I Pic (21+ movie theater) for the first time ever. We saw The Place Beyond The Pines. She also liked that. We also took her to the regular movie theater with those who were under 21, and saw Oblivion. We picked up Yahtzee and Phase 10 to play on the days we stayed in which wasn't very often. :) We had a girl day and got our nails done. :) We will have to do that more often. <3 I am so happy that she enjoyed her visit. She was here for 13 days, but it flew by so fast :( I wish she was able to stay longer, or at least have the time go by slower ;) I love you Mama Goosey! I'm glad you enjoyed your visit! I miss, and love you oh so much. xo <3 Until our next visit. 

Mama's Visit.

After going 5 long years without seeing my Mama, I was so excited to pick her up from the airport.
I talk and text her all the time, but it's just not the same as seeing her. It sucks that we go so long without seeing one another. Hopefully I'll be able to convince her to move here from Canada. ;) 
I can dream. :) 
I am so glad that she got to spend time with us and her new granddaughter, who she adores with all her heart. Next time it won't be that long without seeing one another. :) I don't want her to leave on the 24th. :( I hate saying goodbye, no matter what the situation. The rest of the time is going to fly by so fast. :'(
 

Kendra is a week old already :)

Over the past week Kendra has accomplished so much. One of her first smiles/giggles were caught on camera. :) Even when she is being fussy there is still a smile just waiting to come out. She is one of the most well behaved and non temperamental babies I know. I love holding her in my arms and looking down at her precious little face. ♥
I could not love you more. I can't wait to teach you a whole bunch of wonderful stuff. I look forward to watching you accomplish so many wonderful things in this world, and watching you grow into a wonderful, gorgeous little girl, pre-teen, teenager, and young woman. Aunty Reesey loves you to pieces and always will my precious niecey piecey. ♥ xoxo.

Kendra Leeann Barton-Hell ♡

Update:
As of today, March 20th at 9:15pm my little niecey piecey was born. She was 5 pounds 2 ounces and measured 19 inches long. I could not wait to meet the little princess. I loved holding you in my arms and looking at your precious little face. Here is to your parents, who waited 9 whole long months to meet their wonderful baby girl. Love you all. ♡

I love this quote. ♡

Love without condition, talk without intention, listen without judging, give without reason and care without expectation.

Only 6more weeks to go Kendra.

Only 6 more weeks to go, until my brother and sister in law will be welcoming their baby girl and my little niece Kendra into this world. I am so excited and can't wait to meet her. I wish she would hurry up and get here. The anticipation is killing me and of course her parents.

Aunty Reesey loves you Kendra LeeAnn. Xoxo

Lately I have been taking pictures out the ying yang, every chance I get. I am constantly looking for ways to improve to get the best results possible. I am starting a Photography Blog where I will showcase my work. :) If you want to you can check it out by clicking the link below.

Cherise Barton Photography


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