Get To Know Us

So who am I? Who are we?

Well, I'm Liza (pronounced like Liza Minnelli) and I am supposedly the Queen Bee of this operation, but in reality, no one ever listens to me. I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, a friend, a sister, etc. I suppose I could go on depending on the day and my mood. Generally, I am a wife who loves her husband fiercely and at the same time wants to throw something at his head most days. He's alright with that since he probably feels the same about me most days. I am also a mother to two little (or not so little anymore) girls, who both also love me and hate me most days as well. I'm alright with that since sometimes the feeling is mutual there as well.

Motherhood has proven to be the absolute hardest thing I have ever had to do in my entire life. Partly because in my past whenever something was really hard, or I didn't like it, I just used to quit. Not the best quality I know, but the truth nonetheless. When I had my first child aka Diva aka Juliana, not only did I develop a VERY bad case of post-partum depression, but Juliana also had a what the doctors called Severe Colic. Basically the child cried 12 hours a day. If she was awake - she was crying - period. Now couple that with my post-partum depression and you can imagine how wonderful life was for us at that time. My husband used to say the he didn't know who cried more, her or me - poor guy :)

I would love to say that the crying stopped around 3 months - which is when it does stop for most colicky babies, but it didn't. Today I look back and truly think that all that screaming was really just her personality coming out from Day #1. I love this child more than I could ever put into words, but she definitely has been a "challenge" for us from the beginning. She is very strong willed, very opinionated, very stubborn, and incredibly smart (which is sometimes both a good thing and a bad thing!). And while she can be extremely loving and affectionate, she can also make you want to pull every hair out of your head individually since it would be less painful than dealing with her sometimes :) This one will either make me a stronger mother and person, or she will send me to an early grave. Only time will tell which..........Stay tuned :)

One the plus side - Juliana is an amazing little girl, with a very big heart when she wants to be. She can fight with her sister like they want to kill each other, but she can also be fiercely protective and mothering with her. She is extremely smart, shockingly beautiful, mature beyond her years, and has a natural aptitude for almost every sport she has ever tried. I picture her with a future as a high-powered corporate executive. I figure her brain coupled together with that strong will hopefully serve her well in the corporate world one day - if it doesn't kill me first :)

My baby-girl aka Princess aka Morgan is totally different than her sister. Juliana can be shy, Morgan is VERY extroverted. Juliana is a little bit of a tomboy, Morgan is ALL GIRL. Juliana shrugs off cuddling and affection, Morgan can't get enough of it. And ultimately Morgan tries to be all big and bad like her sister, but she just doesn't have it in her like Juli does :) Morgan is cuddly and affectionate and silly and girly all rolled into one. She loves the color pink, dressing up, singing & dancing, and never considers herself fully dressed without at least one piece of sparkly jewelry or a tiara on ;) We are slowly discovering as she gets older that she is also very artistic and has shocked us more than once with a drawing she has done. This one has prom queen in her future I think........... ;)

And me - I just struggle to make it through most days without traumatizing myself or anyone I live with, work with, or interact with. I work full time as an Executive Assistant, and while I would love to be independently wealthy, I am actually pretty grateful to have a job to come to most days - especially after a weekend with my kids ;)

The new chapter I am beginning to write in my life is my journey to get healthy and lose weight via Gastric Bypass Surgery. My surgery is scheduled for May 12, 2009 and I am very excited. My husband tells me I should probably have my head examined for being excited to have my "guts rearranged" - and he's probably right, but nonetheless, I am counting down the days to the "new me".

Follow along - with all these characters in the story of my life - it's bound to be pretty darn interesting most days!