The Opossum

Jacksonville Beach
My MOMMY!
Omar & I
The nasty opossum

So my mom came up to J-ville for the day - we did a lot- we went shopping, I framed a picture that I got in Rome in 2001 (finally), we went to David & Busters (this restaurant/game room - like Chuckee-Cheese but for adults), we went to the beach, and then went looking at old bungalo style homes. It was so fun. While we were out I saw this old opossum in the road moving REALLY slowly. I had Omar turn towards it and I started taking pictures. Normally these things are really quick and start running. He was just so old - so I got out and started taking pictures. He is a really scary looking sucker - if he could have moved quicker he would have probably bitten me and given me rabies. But for all those that want to see a opossum! Have you ever seen one before?

America's Next Top Chef

salmon on a bed of fancy lettuce draped with almond slivers. Broccoli Spears on brown rice (Omar's favorite - just kidding)
strawberry shortcake with whipped topping (I didn't make the short cake - I stole it from my family easter dinner)
our Romantic Dinner for 2

Omar and I have been watching America's Next Top Chef. It is actually a good show and it makes one feel very inadequate in the kitchen (the fact that they can figure out what to make with a few items, their own knowledge, and an hour of cooking - incredible). This is just one of the many meals I have made since getting married. Omar had no idea that really I was able to cook before we were married - seeing as I had never made him anything - except once (see below)

the first food I ever made for him was a concoction I created
it may have looked toxic, but it was really quite good



















He told me after we were married that he looked forward to coming home from work to see what delicious meal I had made. He told me that he really had won the lottery by marrying me (what a sweetie). Maybe I could go on America's Next Top Chef - and win!

The Haunted Hubcap

While we were engaged I drove Omar's car - the Camry. One day I spent the night at my aunts house and she lives in an area where there has been a lot of construction. I woke up in the morning to go to work to find that the rear passenger side tire was completely flat. I called Omar, and he came and put a spare on. Later he went and found a new tire - which due to his car type cost an arm and a leg (over $200 for ONE). He went to have it put back on the car and aligned and realized days later that he left the hubcap at the store. The store no longer had it. So we drove around without a hubcap for about 2 months. He kept telling me to go and buy a pack of cheap ones from PepBoys for $30 (Since to get one that had the Toyota logo and matched all the others was $80 for one!) - to get the same ones. Well I finally did. The day of our wedding he went to put them on while I was at the hairdresser and they were the wrong ones. He returned them, got the right ones and put them on. So today we went to my sisters car wash for water polo. Later that day I thought it looked like that SAME hubcap was coming off so I tapped it. We were driving down the road and Omar saw the hubcap roll behind the car and kept going toward the median. We chased that hubcap down and rescued it - I wonder what adventure will be next with that dumb hubcap.

"stupid old lady"

So I thought I would share a few funny moments from the night before and day of the wedding...
Omar now calls me "stupid old lady" - it is a running joke in the Spilsbury household
"stupid" is sometimes understandable
"lady" of course
but "old" - i never considered myself THAT old...
"Stupid Old Lady" Incident #1
It began at the airport when I went Friday night before I was married at like 11:30 to pick up my good friend Sarah. Well a guy hits Omar's car while I was driving through the arrival part of the airport. It had been pouring down rain and I was just thinking "you have got to be kidding me - this is something I don't need to deal with hours away from getting married. The guy made no moves to show that he had recognized that he had hit me. I get out of the car...and walk to him. He rolls down his window and I tell him that he hits me. He proceeds to let out a loud, flavorful amount of bad language and calls me "stupid old lady" about 20 times. At the same time some other people drive by and ask if I need help. The guy cuts around and drives off - I was able to get his license number while the lovely airport attendant proceeds to do his job of moving me along with the whistle (ubelievable). Luckly there was no damage that I could tell.
"Stupid Old Lady" Incident #2
The following day on the way to the temple - we are starving and realize that most likely we would not be eating for the rest of the day. We stop at Burger King really quickly. Omar runs inside to get the food and I sit in the car. Some people come out to get in the car next to us. I notice that the car is parked extremely close to us. Note - that we are parked in the middle of our lines. The lady proceeds to open her door towards Omar's and hits it. I mouth through the window for her to be careful. She then starts cussing me out and calling me "stupid old lady" about 15 times and proceeds to slam the door hard against omar's. If I hadn't been on the way to get sealed in the temple and had my hair and make-up done, I would have gone out there (she could have taken me though). Interesting how Satan can work against you at the last moments. How these people all KNEW to call me "stupid old lady" I will be forever baffled.
The Ring Exchange
In the temple Omar and I exchanged rings. A few people may have noticed that I put his ring on the wrong finger. We died laughing and non-chalantly moved it to the correct hand. So hilarious since everytime he held my hand before that it would be the right hand and he would ask where my ring was - i had to constantly remind him it was on the other hand.
The Veil
So sad day! I bought this beautiful veil to go with my dress and I don't have one picture with it! I forgot to put it on with my bridal pictures and then with the excitement of the day I never put it on. I have never worn my veil and I can't even return that expensive sucker. A few people mentioned to me later that they wondered where it was (including Omar), but didn't want to say anything to me about it - I had it with me the whole time, just plum forgot.

Target: Home of the EVIL crock pot and registry

NEVER EvEr eVeR do a gift registry from Target. Omar and I have learned that the hard way. I have been an avid Target lover and shopper for years - buying all my friends wedding gifts and things from there. Never again! I actually don't ever want to shop at Target again! Well Omar and I got 4 crockpots - 2 of which were the exact same (from my registry). I went to try to return them to Target along with a few other duplicate items and they would not take them back. They said that I had to have a gift receipt. I explained that I was not given one but that I could show that it was on my gift registry and proceeded to show them my printed out version from home. They didn't care. They would only allow 2 returns per year without a receipt and the item had to be under 20 dollars - meaning they wouldn't take anything back - not even for store credit (which was all I wanted). I talked to the manager and she suggested I call the gift givers up and ask for the gift receipt or their original receipt. I asked her if she would actually do that. She didn't respond. So basically we were stuck with too many crock pots.
Until...my husband had an ingenious idea.
What if we were to go and buy the same crock pot in cash and then return it (thus getting our cash back) - we would still have the receipt including the gift receipt and then could return the other crock pot. Well it couldn't hurt to try - so we did. It worked we were able to even get cash back for the other crock pot. Who did I marry that would actually come up with a scheme like that? Target doesn't deserve our business. We have already told a handful of other friends that are getting married not to register there.

Life is "OK" (aka "Omar & Kate")

So I thought it was time to change the title of my blog since now it is for 2 people! If you can think of a better title let me know - I just like incorporating our initials (OK). Omar and I have now been married for 1 week! Crazy. We decided that we would switch off who is in charge of the Saturday activity. This week is my week. I heard about this festival down in St. Augustine called "Rhythm and Ribs" it had music and of course delicious bbq. It for sure put Texas to shame. Afterwards we walked around the shops downtown and looked at the fort. St.Augustine is America's oldest city and the fort is actually made of coquina (which is seashells). We were able to see them shoot guns and the cannon. It was exciting.


Omar in front of the Fort Omar and I at the waterfront walkway in St. Augustine a random sign in a park
At the Rhythm and blues festival
A little bit of the bbq Omar eating his bbq Omar and the pig - oink oink! Me eating the bbq

Mr. Butterball

So of all the gifts that we got, I think that Omar was the most excited about this one. For those who don't know Omar, he is obsessed with meat! When we were dating I think everything that he ate was a steak - we could have gone somewhere to eat and somehow they would have a steak on the menu. Well we got a food slicer - we went out and bought cooked, unsliced ham and turkey (he wanted to go all out and get a few other kinds of meat) and took it home. He took a break from work and came home and sliced those suckers up. There I was packing away more and more meat to freeze. We will be slicing all our own meat now - no more Publix deli or Oscar Meyer for us! We are our own Subway. It is a good money saver - plus who knows it might excite me into becoming a bread baker!
So be sure to bring us a cooked ham or butterball when you drop by to visit.


Here is that mean slicing machine - that is what I call meat!

I meant Omar

cute but crazy

Wedding Pictures

So people probably have wondered a little bit about the wedding. My mom and uncle have some pictures at this website if you would like to check it out (they are from the temple and also from the reception).
http://picasaweb.google.com/LDwakefield/KatesWeddingForKelly?authkey=2qFsXEuLikc

The family bbq - we had a get together at my aunt and uncle's house for both sides of the family. It was a lot of fun and had good food of course - bbq our favorite!
I thought I would show some pics of getting my hair done - these were actually for my bridal pics though.



Our bed on our wedding night at the Celebration Hotel

How sweet of him - it was actually the first time he ever got me flowers

Too bad they were fake - I love you still - at least they will be easier to preserve



Margaret and Kate

Uncle Turner and Uncle John

Aunt Diana, Mom, Aunt Dianna

cousin Nicole with son Croix, Aunt Nancy, Aunt Pam, Aunt Corinne, and grandpa

Cousin Cisco, Ariana (daughter) with wife Jessica, Omar's parents Grace and Jose

Diana, Kate, Omar, Dianna, Laura

Omar with our new little nephew (I am finally an AUNT!) Jayden

Aunt Diana, cousin Margaret, and Omar's friend from New York Denise

Lindsey and Kate

Omar and Kate

Grandpa, Aunt Nancy, Uncle Marshall, and Kate's mom


Kate getting her hair done

my makeup was done by a friend

Happy Leap Year

Omar drove down from Jacksonville and pretty much when he got here we headed over to a Leap Year Party - they do only happen once every 4 years. We talked and played chubby bunny! I always thought Omar had a huge mouth - i was right - he got like 12 of those large marshmallows in his mouth and still had plenty of room. If he hadn't started laughing he probably would have been able to get at least 5 more in. Sick! I could only do 4 before I started gagging.