Pead Family

Halloween and more

2011-11-02T15:57:00.001-07:00

We celebrated Ana's first Halloween last week. It was a busy week. First we had the Ward Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, which was a lot of fun. We had a great turn out with the members and the kids were sooo cute and creative with their costumes!! But I have to say, my daughter made the cutest kitty cat! Then on Saturday we had Danny's Squadron Trunk or Treat. It was a small turn out but perfect for our little family!

Meow!

Mommy and Ana waiting for the Cake Walk to Start

Hanging out with Daddy

Flash really wishing he could say "Trick or Treat"

Jack was trying to run away from the camera!

And bonus pic! Lookin just like her Daddy while chillin in her bouncer!

I can't believe she's already 3 months old! It has truly been a blessing to be her mom! I love every minute of it and I feel very honored to have her in my life. She's growing and learning so much every day. She rolls over onto her back every now and then. Most of the time she's trying to escape from Flash's kisses, but it doesn't work. I don't think she quite knows how she's doing it just yet, but when she does she's very pleased with herself. She makes the funniest faces. Although she never wants to make them when the camera is around. My favorite face is when she's hungry. She looks like she's going to try and eat my face and she growls. One day I'll get a picture of it! I wish time would slow down. I'm not ready for her to grow up, but I am really enjoying watching her learn new things every day!

I'm so behind

2011-10-17T15:33:00.001-07:00

I'm so sorry I haven't updated our blog! We have had a crazy month. First we had Ana's 2 month well check up. I really can't believe she's already 2 months old. (Well now she's almost 3... But you get the point) I made Danny come with me to get her shots, I'm such a wimp! She did really well. She only cried for a minute or so. And she was such a smiley baby afterwards

This is her after her shots! Such a trooper! And so adorable!

She weighed in at 10 lbs and 9 oz!! She's such a chunker! But definitely a cute chunker!! Today I took some measurements and her things are almost 10 inches and her belly is 17 inches. Where did my tiny baby go? I don't remember giving permission for her to grow up!

We celebrated my birthday on the 6th. Danny was able to get the full day off from work so we slept in and hung out as a family. We wanted to go to the zoo but it was rainy :( Then our friends watched Ana while Danny and I went on a date to the most amazing Chinese food! We even took home a take out menu. I think we'll be ordering from them more often!

Last week we got Ana's passport so now we are in the midst of planning a trip home. We are so excited to see everyone and to have Ana meet all our family and friends!

Fun week

2011-09-09T14:14:00.001-07:00

On Sunday I had a meeting with a member of the Bishopric. I figured they were gonna release me from the Sunbeams officially and I was dreading it. I love my sunbeams and really did not want to be released. Well I wasn't wrong. They officially released me from being a Primary worker, but this is the part I didn't expect! They called me to be in the Primary Presidency as the Secretary. I am very excited and yet at the same time, very nervous. It definitely feels weird to be considered old enough and responsible enough to be called to the Primary Presidency. I just hope I can do the things the Lord needs me to do. I am so happy to still be able to work with the Primary kids. It's definitely an Honor!!

I've added a picture of Analyn... I think this is just more proof of how much she looks like her Daddy!

1 Month Old

2011-09-09T13:04:00.001-07:00

Monday Analyn and I had fun taking pictures to show how much she's grown in 4 weeks! I can't believe how big my baby is getting!

Hello Hand, we meet again

You are looking mighty tasty!

I know, I'm stinking adorable!

Bath Time!

2011-09-09T12:52:00.001-07:00

Today Analyn had her first bath! She did really good. Hardly cried at all. She only cried when it was time to wash her hair, but she got over it really quick! She was even starting to play when Mommy had to end bath time short because she started to poop! Luckily she was already rinsed off and Daddy was nearby to take care of her while Mommy cleaned out the tub!

And Daddy had a lot of fun with her after her bath. Hence, the mohawk!

She's so cute and I can't believe how big she's getting already!

Wow! 3 years!!

2011-08-08T07:53:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Danny's and my 3rd wedding anniversary. We didn't do anything too elaborate since it was Sunday and I just had a baby :P I was so excited about the gift I picked out for him. I had it planned for weeks. And luckily I bought it with a few days to spare before Miss Analyn May made her arrival. I searched high and low for a nice golf bag and within a reasonable price range. Lucky for me the BX had some really nice ones on clearance. They were marked down, and then marked down again! I felt very proud of my "Bargin shoppin skillz" And the best part was, I managed to surprise him! He had NO idea! Usually he knows what he's getting because I ask his help to pick it out so I don't pick out the wrong one :P

He surprised me with a knife sharpener! I've been needing new knives, and unfortunately those are out of the budget. So he went with the next best thing. A knife sharpener!! I never thought I"d be excited about a knife sharpener! But I am :) I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband! He treats me so great and never lets a day pass without letting me know how much he loves me. And he is such an amazing father! He doesn't complain about waking up in the middle of the night to help with Analyn! He loves holding her and loving her. Don't tell him I told you this, but he even gets excited when it's time to change her diaper!

I really can't believe it's been 3 years since we got married. It has definitely been an adventure but it's been fun! I am so excited to see where this next year will take us!

August 1, 2011

2011-08-04T13:51:00.000-07:00

On July 31st I was having some serious contractions all during church. They were coming every ten minutes pretty consistantly the rest of the night. So after dinner we went to for a walk hoping to speed things up and that didn't work. I took a bath before bed and the contractions slowed down to about 15 minutes apart. And they weren't as hard. So I went to bed slightly disappointed that I wasn't going to have this baby anytime soon. Then comes 1 am. I am awoken up by some really sharp contractions but still every 10-15 minutes. Not consistant at all. I get up and walk around that doesn't help. I take a Tylenol PM yup, that doesn't help either. At this point I am sooo tired and starting to get cranky (I don't handle pain well) I kept feeling like I had to go to the bathroom. And I kept praying that after I did the pain would ease up. Well that wasn't really working. Finally at 3 am it dawned on me a nice warm bath would help. When I got in the contractions were still about every 8-10 minutes. When I got out, they were coming much quicker and harder. But I left my timer in the bedroom and didn't feel like walking in there because I was still convinced this wasn't the real thing haha.
Finally about an hour later I went in to get my timer because they weren't easing up. And the only comfortable position I could find during these contractions was on the toilet. I don't know why, maybe it was the security of if something happened, I wouldn't have a massive mess in my pants to clean up!
So I timed them for an hour and and they were coming every 5 minutes. Just as I was about to go wake up Danny to tell him how fast they were coming I ran to the bathroom one more time... Where I noticed some blood. So I waddled as quickly as I could to the bedroom to wake up my husband and to call labor and delivery. While I was on the phone with L&D my contractions than bumped up to every 3 minutes and they definitely got harder. So they told us to come in but to take our time since I am a first time mom and probably wouldn't go super fast. So we woke my mom up she got ready and we were out the door by 6 am. Arrived at 6:30 and was checked in. The nurse went to check me and realized I was 4 borderline 5 cm dialated. They hooked me up to an IV which took forever. I wanna be nice and say the IV tech was new, but I really don't think she was. Finally they got that all hooked up to the IV and started some pain relief. I couldn't stand it any more, and the only position I could stand being in during a contraction was sitting up and the doctors didn't like that because they kept losing the babies heartbeat. Finally an hour later (about 8:00 am) the anest.. the epidural doctor came in to give me relief! Right after that they checked me, before the epidural fully took effect, and I was already a 7 borderline 8. I tried to sleep while the epidural worked it's magic, but at this point I was too excited to sleep. So my mom and I watched Pretty Woman on tv :D all while Danny played games on my phone.
Then about 10:30-11 they came in to check me and realized I was fully dialated. But she was still kinda high so they just let me hang out and relax while we waited for her to make her way down. Around 12ish I started feeling pressure in my bottom region, so they checked and still wasn't where they needed her to be but getting closer. An hour later I really felt a lot of pressure so they checked and realized I was ready to push. I pushed for about 25 minutes and she was born at 13:40 Central Europe Time. I was able to help catch her and put her right on my chest where Danny and I just loved her while they cleaned us both up!
Analyn May weighed in at 5lbs 14 oz and 19 inches long. Because she was so small they had to check her blood sugar every couple of hours, and a few times they came back really low so we had to keep pricking her foot. And the little angel hardly cried whenever they pricked her foot. However she is slowly finding her lungs but is still very quiet compared to other babies.

She is now 5 days old and she sleeps through most of the night. Wakes up only every 3-4 hours to eat. And I know I may regret saying this... I just wished she'd wake up a tad more because going 4 hours between feedings isn't very fun for this mama ;)

Moments after she was born laying on my chest

Holding her in the recovery room

After her bath Daddy was holding a very awake and alert baby girl

Analyn and Mama just hanging out

Analyn with her bunny Daddy bought her

Getting ready to go home!

(I don't know why the picture is sideways. It isn't sideways on my computer :P)

Dachau and Edelweiss and everything in bewteen

2011-07-05T00:49:00.000-07:00

This weekend, we had a chance go on a mini vacation before Little Miss Analyn makes her arrival. We had won a free weekend to a Resort called Edelweiss. It's in a town called Garmisch, Germany. But it's located on an Army Post, which was really neat at the same time. Instead of heading straight to Edelweiss, which is about 4 hours away from our house, we decided to take a detour to Dachau. The largest Concentration Camp in Germany. Also about 4 hours from our house. An hour out of the way to Edelweiss.
It was the most sombering and humbling experience I have ever had. You hear all about it in school, but seeing it first hand made it so real, yet so surreal at the same time. It was so hard to comprehend how mankind can be so cruel to people who aren't born the same way. Even though I knew these camps held people other than Jews, but hearing it first hand that other people such as Catholics and Gay's and not to mention people born with mental disabilities. Ugh, it made me so sick. And the gray weather didn't help any. It was definitely an experience I will never EVER forget!

The front gate where they marched every one in from off the train. I was standing on the train tracks when I took this picture. (Or right by them)

A wall the US Soildiers had build after they liberated the camp, in honor of those who lived and died there.

The Gas Chamber. It's hard to describe the energy at the entire site, but the Gas Chamber brought a whole new meaning to that energy. It was dark and very heavy.

And then we have the ovens. It was so hard to imagine people being tossed inside so casually. Definitely a hard thing to comprehend.

After Dachau we were on our way to Edelweiss, and while we were driving some driver didn't quite yield left and turned right into our car. I promise the damage looks worse in the pictures. The only damage is a couple air hoses and obviously the body work.

They were able to tow our car to a nearby storage lot, and then Danny and I took a taxi to a Car Rental Agency in hopes of being able to rent a car.

They didn't have any cars available so they took us to the train station where we rode the train to Munich to rent a car.

Finally we made it to Edelweiss at 8:00 pm. It was a long long day but we all made it safe and sound. And that's what really matters.

This isn't the hotel, this was just a different hotel down town that I thought was cool looking. We had a lot of fun walking around the Farmers Market and just enjoying one another's company.

This is a shot of the mountains outside of our Hotel... The picture doesn't do it justice, but it was so pretty up there. Danny and I kept saying how much the town reminded us of the German version of Park City! We would definitely like to go back and do more there. Unfortunately we were just worn out from our Journey so we didn't do as much as we wanted to!

Trial Run

2011-06-26T03:39:00.000-07:00

Last week I woke up with some mild and very uncomfortable cramps/contractions. But once I got up and walked around and drank some water they went away. Didn't think too much of it. Took it easy during the day, but as the day progressed I started feeling slightly off and a lot of pressure in my girly parts. So I called Labor and Delivery and they told me to just watch out for unusual discharge or if my water breaks to call back, but everything sounded normal. Well a little bit later I laid down to go to bed and I started having a couple contractions. They weren't super painful they were just very uncomfortable. Danny started to count them and quickly realized they were coming every 8-10 minutes. So he tells me to get dressed and I told him to call L&D but he didn't. We get into the car and headed to the hospital.

We have lived here 9 months and have never once gotten stop for the many random car searches they conduct here on base... Until the night we're heading to L&D. Of course. Luckily they were really nice once they realized I was pregnant and having some contractions. The best part of getting to the hospital at 11 pm was we didn't have to fight for parking!

We get all checked in and the hooked me up to the monitor. I was still having contractions, but the nurse said they weren't hard enough to register on the monitor. So they ran some other tests and turns out that I had a Yeast infection which was causing these mini contractions. And after some other tests they said I wasn't dialated yet, but Little Miss Analyn was sitting head down VERY VERY low. And the doctor said that would explain my awesome waddle! She also reminded Danny that when I waddle it is not funny!! He disagreed ;)

By the time we picked up my antibiotics and got home it was almost 4 am. Lucky for me I'm married to a wonderful man who let me sleep in until noon! I love that man so much!

This is Jack and I today at 34 weeks exactly!!

33 Weeks!

2011-06-24T06:17:00.000-07:00

I can't believe we're down to 3-6 weeks left! I feel so unprepared! And I'm starting to hit that phase of being very uncomfortable. Last week I had a doctor's appointment and they were a tad concerned that I'm measuring 2-3 weeks behind in belly size. So they scheduled an ultrasound! It was fun to see Analyn! Although she was very shy and wouldn't let us see her face. The Doctor said she is head down and really low... Yes I already know that. I feel it when I attempt to walk. Thank you very much. Haha! They did tell us that we should have no worries, she's measuring in the 19th percentile! Which means 4 out of 5 babies will be bigger than my baby! But that does not mean it will be a cake walk pushing her out. Darnit! They doubled check and she is still a girl! There is no mistaking what they saw were girl parts! In fact out of the 3 pictures we printed, that's the only one Danny and I can tell for sure what it is!

Her nursery is slowly coming together. Danny and I can't believe she's so close to arriving! I can't wait to meet her! I am super excited to see if she looks more like me or more like Danny!

Triberg

2011-05-27T07:53:00.000-07:00

Last week we went to Triberg with some friends. It was a lot of fun. They have a tiny tiny museum about cuckoo clocks.

And in the same town is Germany's tallest waterfall! It was so pretty and despite everything we read, the hike really wasn't all that bad!

It's hard to tell in this picture, but the falls actually go up a few more levels and they have a couple wooden bridges you can hike to. But due to the fact we were all starving and our friends were pushing a stroller we opted to call it good and head back down for some food. And I have to say the food was really good. Although I was a little bummed the Black Forest Cake we had was a little too strong in the rum flavor.

A very late update!

2011-05-26T09:50:00.000-07:00

Well first of all I'd like to apologize for taking so long to update the blog! I have a lot to update on. So in order to make it easier to read I will update the stuff the Doctors told us today than tomorrow I will update the rest haha! (Well I'll try to update the rest tomorrow)

So on Monday (The 16th) I had my 3 hour glucose test. It was a long day but I made it through. I was told to get there before 8:00 am, so I made sure I left the house no later than 7:15. It's about a 15-20 minute drive to the hospital, but parking is usually a pain so I gave myself a big buffer for time! Well I walked in around 7:45 (I also forgot to mention usually between 6-8 am is the morning rush to get on base. And they have to stop every car and check ID's it can take awhile) So I got there and they took me back to do my first blood draw around 8 to get a base reading. It was a 3 hour test so I figured I'd be out by 11(ish) Well what they didn't tell me prior to the appointment that once you take the first test, they have to wait for the results before you even drink the stuff. So I didn't officially start the test until 8:47 am and then I had to wait an hour after I drank the stuff before they drew blood. The stuff really wasn't too bad, everyone I heard told me it was disgusting but I think they were exaggerating. It just tasted like a super sugary orange soda. Really not as bad as everyone was making it out to be.

Unfortunately for me I only have one good vein. Yup I said it one good vein. And between the first test which was the 12th and then the first draw in the morning my one good vein was pretty much useless! So when it was time to test the first official time they had to try to get blood out my other veins in the other arm, and when that didn't work they attempted to get it out of my "good" vein they got super lucky and got just barely enough for the test. Which made me super nervous for the 2nd official test. And when it came down to it, they tried all the veins in my arm and couldn't get any blood come out of any of them. Then they had to call over the "Specialist" they called her because she rarely misses and she's really good at getting the small veins in the hands. Yup! They had to draw blood out of my hand. And when it came time for the 3rd and final draw they "Specialist" was already waiting for me. Haha! And they had to draw out of my hand again. The whole day all the tech's kept joking I shouldn't become a heroin addict because I could not survive haha!

It's been over a week and the bruises are finally starting to heal. My poor arms. It was a long day but it was worth it! Later that day I got the phone call telling me I had passed with flying colors! I was so relieved. I really didn't think my arms could handle the 5 hour test!! Haha

On Tuesday, we got the phone call I consider bittersweet. Danny's Doctor called telling him all his tests came back clean! So they didn't find anything wrong with him. While I am relieved they didn't find anything wrong, I am still concerned about what may still be wrong because he is still experiencing pain in his side. But there is nothing they can do for him unless the pain continues to get worse or he starts experiencing new symptoms. I just wish there was more I could do for him!

Doctors, Doctors, and more Doctors!

2011-05-13T11:04:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago Danny came home from work complaining of some lower abdomenal pain on his right side. We were concerned it might have something to do with his appendix. And since it was a Saturday we went to the ER and by the time we got there and finally see a doctor the pain in his side had subsided so since it wasn't as intense, they said there really wasn't anything they could do. So they sent us home and told us to call our Doctor if he starts feeling the intense pain or notices any changes. For the rest of the week he was still in pain but it wasn't as intense as it was the day we went to the ER. Well Saturday rolls around, and he starts noticing some intense pain when he went to the bathroom. Off to the ER we go again! This time the doctor was productive and had Danny take some tests. They later determined he had passed a kidney stone. They told him that his side will still hurt for a couple days but it should lessen over time. Well it's been almost a week and it still hasn't gone down. So Yesterday we went back to the doctor and she ran some more tests. Hopefully we'll have those results soon.

Then right after Danny's appointment we had to hurry to my Doctors appointment which was on a different base! Luckily we made it just in time. Yesterday was my Glucose test. It really wasn't as bad as I had expected, the juice tasted like cold flat sprite. Quickly after drinking the juice Analyn started going crazy! It was really fun to feel her doing flips and kicks! But it never stopped. She was flipping and kicking all night! I don't know if she ever slept!! Luckily this morning she has been a bit on the calm side.

They called this morning, and told me that "I didn't fail, yet I didn't pass either." So I have to go back Monday, or Tuesday for the 3 hour test. Lucky me!! Even though it won't be fun, I'm grateful for the doctors and their ability to make sure Analyn and I stay safe during this pregnancy!

Mother's Day

2011-05-09T01:45:00.000-07:00

We had a great First Official Mother's Day!! I got spoiled, and felt super loved!
Danny had to work in the morning so I went to church alone because he was gonna be late. It was a beautiful day at church and Danny showed up in time to help with the primary kids. And the gift from the ward was all the women got to go to Relief Society, and all the men taught all the classes! And then our second present from the Ward was they gave every woman a Pint of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. All the pregnant women were in heaven! It was also so hot in the church building that the ice cream really helped cool us all down!

And then when we got home Danny gave me a wonderful Mother's Day card and told me he had ordered a cook book I have been wanting for a very very very long time!! And then we went to a friend's house for dinner so I didn't have to cook!

I am so excited to be a mommy to two furbabies! I'm also excited to meet my little non furbaby! I can't wait to see if she's more like Danny or me!!

Special Olympics

2011-05-06T01:50:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we had the Special Olympics here in Germany sponsored by Germany and the military. Danny and I chose to volunteer, and it was soooo much fun! It was a bit difficult because we were both paired up with kids who didn't speak any English at all! Lucky for me, my buddy understood english, but also unlucky she couldn't speak English. I had a list of German phrases and pictures so we made it through the day with very few problems communication wise! Working with these kids really made me miss my job back home and the kids I worked with. I'm hoping I can visit them when we go home in November. And I'm trying not to be sad that November is still 6 months away!
The weather was nice yesterday, and both Danny and I came home with souveniers, we both got some pretty nice red faces and necks! But when we woke up today it wasn't nearly as bad and it has toned down a lot! I love the sun even if it results in sunburns!!

Holland!! (Finally)

2011-05-02T03:29:00.000-07:00

Although we were quite sad we could not be home with our family and friends, we did manage to make the best of the time we had off of work and from life! We went to Holland which was so much fun! We had a bit of a problem getting on the bus. They had two busses and misspelled our names for the people on the first bus and they didn't have record of us on the second bus. So we were confused so they let us on the second bus since we had proof that we were supposed to be on the trip. Then they realized they didn't have enough room on the second bus and after talking it over with the tour guide from the first bus they realized we were supposed to be on the first bus. So then we have to walk off the bus all embarrassed for something that wasn't our fault.
But we made it work and we got to Holland! They took us on a tour of a Gouda Cheese Farm and they also made wooden shoes there! That was a lot of fun to watch. They served us a delicious breakfast and then we were off to the Keukenhof Gardens! That was so much fun! We were able to see all these different types of tulips! Who knew there were so many kinds of tulips. It smelled so amazing! It was definitely worth the trip!!

23 weeks

2011-04-12T09:28:00.000-07:00

Wow!! Some days I can't believe we've made it 23 weeks! Here are the latest belly pics taken at 23 weeks and 1 day!!

Ignore the messy mirror. I always do haha!!

I love being pregnant! Ana is really active and we are now starting to see when she kicks (if I'm laying down) I have been experiencing some fun cravings such as; Garlic bread, Ice Cream, Pizza, and more pizza!! Not together of course! My only complaint is the constant heartburn!! But if it means she'll be born with a lot of hair I'll deal haha!!

Small Update

2011-04-11T01:51:00.000-07:00

Well not a lot has been going on here. Just the day to day stuff! We had a very busy weekend! Friday, Danny had off so we spend the day running errands. We woke up really early, went to the BX to have Danny get his hair cut. Walked around bought some birthday presents for family. Then we went to his shop and printed stuff off that he needs, and we also signed up for the Special Olympics in May! We signed up for the same things so we could spend time together! Hehe I love that man!! After that we went to the commissary (without my grocery list) and managed to buy everything on my list :) We hurried home and I made cookies for a BBQ we were invited to. And then we watched a movie for a bit until it was time for the BBQ! Where we had a lot of fun! But by the time I came home I was tired and was having some fun Braxton Hix so I went straight to bed! Saturday I woke up and our internet and phones were out all day. They would come on for a couple minutes but then be out again for hours! Yeah it was frustrating, and we really wanted to call home. We have been having this problem all week and everytime we call they say they'll send someone out. When the tech calls they always happen to call when it's working so they don't come. So we have been getting really frustrated. Sunday, we had a great day in church and a great day in Sunbeams! We've had one kid who hates coming to class and just wants to stay with his parents. And when he does come he doesn't like sitting in his seat or being reverent. But yesterday was a huge day! He came to class and sat still for about 90% of the time!! We had a great day!! And then today they showed up and fixed the internet even though it was working! They ran some tests and figure out it was the connection between the wall and modem! They fixed it and left all under ten minutes!! That is all we have to update today. I'll try to update more this week! Especially after Saturday! We're going to Holland for the Tulip Festival!!

Analyn May

2011-04-04T11:12:00.000-07:00

Today I had another ultrasound since last week they couldn't get all the measurements and pictures they wanted. I certainly didn't complain that I got to see my little girl one more time! Unfortunately Danny had to work so he was unable to come and watch the ultrasound, but the tech took pictures for him!

Personally I think she looks like Danny when he's sleeping. But Danny said I'm delusional haha

Saturday Fun!

2011-04-03T09:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Saturday and we went to Saar Brucken with some friends to visit a castle! Well it really wasn't much of a castle haha. It looked like a big giant office building, and the inside they had huge conferences and stuff. It was very pretty just a lot more modern than any of us were expecting. Then after we walked down to this little city square where they were having a small farmers market! That was a lot of fun to walk around and look at what they had. We kept wandering and found these small cafe's where they had out door tables and you could choose which restaurant you would like to eat at. So we all split up and I went for the stuffed crepes! Mine had cheese and ham and all sorts of seasonings. It was sooo delicious! I followed that up with a dessert crepe of applesauce and cinnamon! Mmm I was in Heaven and everyone was jealous. At that time our parking time limit was about up so he hurried back to the car to head home! It was a long morning so I took a nap while Danny played his video games. When we woke up we went to the BX to buy Analyn's car seat and stroller before they sold out. It takes forever for them to get them back in stock and I didn't want it to come down to the last minute and panic because they didn't have any!! So as of now we have:

Craddle

Crib

Mobile

Carseat

Stroller

Changing Table

5 packs of Newborn Diapers

3 packs of Size 1 Diapers

2 packs of Size 2 Diapers

A pink bouncer

I think we're doing pretty good so far! I feel very accomplished. Now if only Danny would let me set it up so I can see how cute it's gonna be!

Rub A Dub Dub!

2011-03-30T09:59:00.000-07:00

Today we finally conquered something we've been putting off for a long time!! We gave the boys a bath!! They do really well once they're in the tub.. It's getting them in and out thats usually the most exhausting part. They're so cute when they're in the tub soaking wet, that I wonder to myself why don't I do this for them more often... And then it's time to get them out and I remember why haha! I am so grateful Danny was home to help me, otherwise it wouldn't have gotten done today or possibly ever. While Danny was washing them I took the opportunity to run and grab the camera and take some really cute pictures!!

Flash was not happy with us!!

Jack loves bath time!

Especially when Danny scrubs his tummy!

Flash doesn't like getting his collar put back on, he's trying to disappear into the floor!

Jack is such a trooper

Just trying to finish drying off!

They were so good! They were really happy after the process was over because we gave them treats and told them how good they were! Now they're just strutting around like hot stuff!!

It's a....

2011-03-29T10:24:00.001-07:00

Monday Danny and I went to the doctor for the "Big" ultrasound. They did all the fun measurements and talked about how well the baby was cooperating! I'm so proud! Then as soon as they said that Baby stopped cooperating, and the tech called the Baby fiesty! I told him my child would never be fiesty and he said "I don't even know you, but I can tell that is a lie haha!" Ok, so maybe I can be fiesty sometimes, but that doesn't mean my kid will be fiesty... Does it?? At the end they told us we had to come back in a week because they couldn't get all the shots they wanted. At first I was nervous and then they said it's just the profile shot. So good news is we get to see our Baby again on Monday!! Then came the big announcement.... The tech pointed the wand between the legs and asked what we saw... I said I can't tell (I was at a very weird angle!) And Danny said nothing. The tech answers "Correct! Nothing there means there is an 80% chance it's a girl!!" Danny just grinned and I sat (ok actually laid there) in shock... "What?!? Are you sure? Because I could have sworn this baby is a boy. I have felt that way since we found out we were pregnant!" "Well I can't be sure, like I said there is an 80% chance of it being a girl, leaving 20% of it being a boy. But I would be willing to bet money it's a girl!" It definitely took some time to sink it for me. I was sooo convinced this baby was a boy! I'm not disappointed I'm getting a daughter, I just think I was disappointed for being wrong for 5 months. But I am getting so excited! I've already been scouting Etsy and Ebay for cute girl stuff!! I even found some cute girl stuff that Danny will like... It has the Indiana Colt's on it haha! After we called our family we decided we needed to celebrate, and the baby was craving ice cream! So we drove to the BX and went shopping for a cute little girls outfit! I found a really cute outfit so I showed Danny. Danny: "No. I don't like that." Me: "Why not! It's cute! It's a 4 piece outfit!!" Danny: "No, we need something that screams 'I'M A GIRL!!' not says 'Yeah, I'm a girl so what!" Me: "You want something pink and frilly?!?!" Danny: "Yes, shut up!" We did manage to find something really cute and really pink. It's 3 onesies with Piglet and Pooh and it came with a cute little bib! It's adorable! And I love how Danny is so excited to meet our daughter! So at the end of the day, we are excited to announce Analyn May is due August 7, 2011!!

My Sunbeams

2011-03-27T09:05:00.000-07:00

When we first got the call to teach in the primary, I was nervous, and scared that we'd get the dreaded "Sunbeam" call. Well lo and behold we were called to teach the second class of Sunbeams... Yes our primary is huge, we have 2 classes of sunbeams. When we first started the year we had 8 sunbeams in our class and so did the other class. We first walked into our class I thought for sure they were gonna kill us. And I really started to dread Sundays, but still tried to find a way to make the kid's adjustment from Nursery to Sunbeams a tad easier. But every Sunday I'd come home ready to pull my hair out. And then a couple weeks ago the primary chorister thanked us for having such great and reverent Sunbeams. At first I wanted to laugh at her, but then I looked at my Sunbeams. They were all sitting in their chairs facing front with their arms folded. And they stay that way all through opening exercises and singing time. And for the most part they do really well in class too. I realized, with Danny there and both of us showing appreciation to the kids when they're reverent, makes them really want to be reverent. That and they love getting stickers haha! We show by example how to be reverent in primary, and they're getting it. We no longer have to take several of the kids into the hall way one at a time because they're misbehaving, we still have occasionally to take one kid but those time are becoming more rare each and every Sunday. We've even had parents comment on how reverent they are when they come to pick up their kids. Our Sunbeams know they can not leave unless they are in their chairs with their arms folded. I am so appreciative of our Sunbeams, and I'm very grateful for their parents who are supportive of what Danny and I do each and every Sunday. I am so proud of my Sunbeams for being the most well behaved and reverent class in the Junior Primary. And I'm not just saying that because I'm biased!

So blessed!

2011-03-24T08:40:00.000-07:00

I've had many moments where it's occured to me that I am blessed beyond words. And lucky for me these moments come to me very often; such as last night when I was laying on the couch snuggling with Jack, Flash, and my handsome husband, Danny. And while the 4 of us are laying there watching Danny play his video game the baby starts kicking and moving to remind me that even Baby Pead was apart of our lives as well.

I am so blessed to be married to such a wonderful man who tells me every day how much he loves me and appreciates all I do. He's been so great and understanding during this pregnancy, and in life in general! He makes me feel beautiful on a daily basis and loved continually no matter what. I can't wait to meet our little one in August! Although I do worry a tad bit how Jack and Flash will react. I know it sounds silly to some of you, but for 2.5 years these dogs have been my kids, and I can't imagine them not still being our kids in 5 months. I tell them all the time they're gonna be big brothers! Jack acts like he's excited, and Flash just looks scared. But to be honest, he looks scared no matter what haha! I know they'll both love the baby, I'm just worried on how much they'll love him or her. If you know Flash you know his favorite hobby is giving kisses haha! I worry more about him smothering the baby than attacking it.

Some days I honestly can't imagine being any more happy than I am at this particular moment

We went to the zoo!!

2011-03-23T04:41:00.000-07:00

Tuesday Danny and I went to the zoo with the kid I was babysitting. We decided to do something really fun since it's our last day babysitting him until July. He's going to spend the summer with his dad in Texas. We had a lot of fun! I love going to zoos and the Kaiserslautern zoo is really neat. It's a lot smaller than most zoos, which I loved because I get tired easy haha! They also had a petting zoo! I love being able to feed and pet animals. I am a giant kid at heart!

Two love birds kissing

The goose was sleeping. I thought it was cool standing on one leg!

Danny's wingspan

My wing span! It's a lot shorter than Danny's haha

Danny feeding the goats

Manic Monday

2011-03-21T10:49:00.001-07:00

So the plan as of last night was were gonna get up and go to the train station and just find a place and go! Well that plan fell through when we were looking online and getting confused and frustrated on not knowing how to read the schedules, and it was soooo expensive just for a one way ticket. So we opted to wait until the USO had a class available to teach us how to ride the train.
Well since we didn't go ride the train we looked for other things to do. And a lot of the things we wanted to do would have made for a very long day. We would have had to leave a lot earlier than we were going to. We didn't even start looking until noon. We were lazy haha! So instead we decided to take the dogs and just drive. We went out of the gate and turned left. We have never been left, we always turn right to get onto the freeway. It was such a pretty drive and the dogs were in absolute heaven! We found a couple nice parks we wanna go back to and have a fun picnic! And then we saw signs for some camp grounds, we'll have to explore those areas more later! We both really wanna go camping at least once this summer! Hopefully before it gets too hot and I get too big haha!

When we got back I was exhausted for some reason. All we did was drive, but I felt like I had ran a marathon! So when we got back Danny let me sleep for a couple hours. When I woke up we went grocery shopping, and that's always fun! Not really but I tell Danny it is so then he'll come with me and I don't have to carry all the groceries myself up two flights of stairs!

I think the rest of the evening we will just relax and enjoy one another's company!

There you have it! I hope you enjoy my second post in a row. I'm gonna try to do more I promise!

20 weeks! Half way done

2011-03-20T09:21:00.000-07:00

Not a lot to report this week. I really wish I could think of stuff to update everyday. I am really in awe of my friend Christine... She updates her blog 1-2 times a day. And they're always so fun to read... If I did that it would be the same thing every day lol. "I woke up and cleaned the house. The dogs were stinkers and made messes but they're cute so it makes up for it!"

But I promise I'm gonna try to find more things to update about!

Today I am officially Half Way Done!! I am 20 weeks! Typically you find out the sex of the baby around 20 weeks... Well that's not gonna happen for us. No we're not gonna try and keep it a surprise. Not if I can help it! I wanna know now!! But unfortunately the nurse who scheduled the ultrasound scheduled it for NEXT Monday when I'm 21 weeks. It feels like an eternity! But I do have a belly picture for you today! So you can enjoy that instead of helping pick pink or blue :P

Baby stuff and Birthdays

2011-03-11T03:51:00.001-08:00

Danny was put on day shifts starting this week, so he had Monday off and now that he's sleeping on a regular schedule we were able to go out and have some fun! We decided to be adventurous and travel the half hour to Ikea! Before we moved, we had found a crib we liked at Ikea in Utah, so we went to see if they had it there. They didn't quite have the one we loved, but they had something similar. It's a crib that turns into a toddler bed. We ended up buying the crib, mattress, end table. 6 plastic cups and 3 candles all for 100 Euros!! Which roughly equals $120 which is $10 less than what we'd pay for the crib alone in Utah! Granted we didn't have to pay taxes because we're in the millitary. But I still feel really happy with our accomplishment!

Then Wednesday was Danny's 25th birthday! We are finally the same age for another 7 months lol! We had a lot of fun. I had to babysit that day, so we took the kid I babysit and the dogs to a nearby castle thats only 15 minutes from our house. I am quite disappointed I forgot my camera. But the dogs and kid had a lot of fun! They all took a really long nap once we got back. Then for lunch we went to a local German food place on base that Danny really loves.
After that we came home and cleaned the house and started dinner. We had friends over to help us celebrate and eat cake! It was a really good birthday for him!

Then Thursday we had a doctor's appt. Nothing too much to report. We did have a bit of a scare, because for some reason my blood pressure was coming back abnormally high. Like 150/100. And no matter how many times I kept re-doing it, it kept coming back the same. Well then another guy in our class told me I had the cuff on backwards. After that it came back normal at 100/58. Baby's healthy, had a heartbeat of 146 and I finally gained 2 lbs! No more stressing from my doctor!
After our appt, we had to hurry home because Danny had to hurry home because he was taking his test for his on the job training qualifications. He passed with a 91! Which means because he got a 91 he gets a free day pass to use whenever he wants! And it's also gonna look really good on his resume because from start to finish on his training it was just shy under 2 months! Most guys take 6 months to complete it! I am sooo proud of him!

So all in all it's been a busy but very fun week.

Long emotional week

2011-03-05T14:24:00.000-08:00

As many of you saw on either the news or my facebook, we had a terrible tragedy on Wednesday. Two Airmen were shot and killed, and another two injured. One of those Airman was from our base, Ramstein. Things have definitely been very solomn here. Since Danny joined the Air Force, I joined a message board of Military Significant Others. And one of the girls I've had a chance to talk to was directly affected by this tragedy. Her husband was on the bus. He wasn't injured, he came out physically unharmed. But emotionally not so much. One of his buddies was one of the Airman who were severly injured. And he knew the Airman who was killed pretty well.

Today Danny had the opportunity and honor to load those two Airmen on the planes to go home one last time. He said it was a very humbling experience to see the men from both squadrons come and help be the pall bearers and salute their fallen Airmen.

I can't imagine the things these men and women and their families are feeling. And I may not know any one of these men or women personally, but I am definitely continuing to pray for them and their families!

16 weeks and 5 days!

2011-02-25T17:20:00.000-08:00

It's weird to think how fast yet how slow these last 16 weeks have gone. It's been a lot of fun to feel the baby move. We've discovered the baby loves Danny. Danny comes home in the morning from work and the baby just starts to flutter. It's a lot of fun. Some days I can't stop giggling because it tickles. We find out March 28th whether this baby is a boy or girl. Both Danny and I feel like it's a boy, but we'll see soon if we're right or wrong!

Three Years Ago...

2011-02-09T02:01:00.000-08:00

Danny and I went on our first date! Who knew back then that was our "Last First" Date! I had no idea going on a date with my high school crush would lead to us living in Germany with our 2 dogs and a baby on the way! A lot has happened in 3 years, we made it through him working out of state for 4 months, and 2 cancer scares with my dad. We made it through a pregnancy and loss of the pregnancy. We also survived the 4 month seperation due to BMT and Tech school! With flying colors I might add!! We made it through moving 2 times in 1 year, one of those over seas! We've adopted 2 cute little dogs who keep us busy and continue to show us how to love unconditionally!
I don't think I would have believed you if you had told me 3 years ago all this would happen for us. But I sure am glad it did! I am really lucky to be married to my best friend, AND the cutest guy from my high school! Why he ever agreed to go on a date with me 3 years ago is still a mystery to me, but I am forever grateful he did!

Our Beautiful Family

2011-01-21T06:55:00.000-08:00

December 4th Danny and I found out that our family is growing... Now why didn't we share with our family and friends the second we found out? We were scared. We didn't want to miscarry again and have to try to explain to people again why there is no more baby. Well now that we are 11.5 weeks and had an ultrasound today we figured it was safe to announce it to the world. And also upload pictures!!

We are very excited and look forward to August to meet our little one!

Family fun!

2011-01-17T09:08:00.000-08:00

We had a crazy couple of weeks but we made it through. First after Christmas, both computers died. Luckily one of them was under warranty so we were able to get it fixed, it just took a few weeks. It was hard being so disconnected from the world!

Then last week we had a wonderful opportunity to have Danny's cousin Bekki come out to visit. She's spending a couple weeks in Italy and took time to take a small plane here to visit us! We are so grateful she did! We had a lot of fun. Although we were really sad she couldn't stay long. She was here a little under 48 hours. :( But we got a lot done in those 48 hours. On Thursday we picked them up at the air port than drove to the Frankfurt temple. We were able to do a session there and that was so wonderful!! It was a really neat experience!

On Friday, we drove the 4 hours to Neuschwanstein Castle, which is the one Cinderella's castle is built after. That was really cool. And very beautiful. I promise to post pics later. I don't have them uploaded yet. The only downside was driving that far to see the castle, was driving back. The trip home went a lot slower than the trip there.

Then on Saturday we had to say goodbye! It was very sad. We definitely wished they could have stayed longer!

Well thats been our life the last few weeks! I'm sure we'll have more to update soon!!

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-26T02:08:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas here. Christmas Eve we went to some friends house for dinner and then came home to finish getting ready for Christmas. I still had presents to wrap. Then we read the Christmas Story before we headed to bed. We were really tired. It had been a very long day.
We woke up early Christmas morning and then we opened presents with the dogs. They love their new Indiana Colts bed. And the toys and treats they all got. They both got super spoiled.
I also got spoiled. Danny gave me a gift certificate to the Spa and pretty jewelry. He also gave me a brand new Camcorder. Unfortunately, we still need the DVD's to record anything. Oh well.
I gave Danny an xBox and xBox live so he can play with his brother and friends. He's in Heaven. I'm so glad he likes it.... But I'm starting to wonder if I'll see my husband anytime soon! Haha no he's not that bad..... Yet ;)

Then after we opened presents, we called our family and we were able to talk to them for a bit. We couldnt' talk long because we had to get ready. We went to our new friends, Chris and Mallory's for dinner. Then we played games. It was a lot of fun!!

After we came home we called our family to talk for a bit longer. It was fun to hear what they got and how much fun they had! I am so grateful we are able to call home for free. This would be so hard if we couldn't talk to them.

Our stuff is here!!

2010-12-13T09:59:00.000-08:00

Well I've typed this post up twice but the pictures wouldn't load.... So I am pretty frustrated lol! I'll try again...

We were told our household goods would arrive no later than Thanksgiving. When Thanksgiving came and went without any notification that our stuff had arrived. So Danny called the lady in charge and demanded to know where our stuff was. So she called the movers and they told her they had our stuff in a storage facility and they've had it since Nov. 12 and we hadn't called them to schedule a delievery date. Well Danny called back and yelled at them saying we had never been notified and told them when they could deliver our stuff. They finally delievered our stuff on the 10th of December. I am so excited to have my bed back. It's like sleeping on a cloud! I haven't slept that deeply in a long time! I sleep through Danny waking up and showering in the morning, which is really rare for me, I'm usually a light sleeper.
The dogs seem excited to have their stuff back. Flash is so confused he doesn't know which toy to play with first! Jack loves the couch and hardly leaves his favorite spot which is the back of the couch.

I am so glad to have our stuff here. Now if I could just unpack and get organized again, I would feel so much better

Happy Thanksgiving!

2010-11-29T06:07:00.000-08:00

We had a beautiful Thanksgiving here in Germany. We went to a friends house for Thanksgiving dinner and then we all went to see Harry Potter 7 at a German Theatre. And yes it was in english! We've been fortunate to have snow and I actually think I might like it this year! It's so pretty. It reminds me of those Christmas Villages you buy to go under your tree! Jack loves the snow. He loves running around in it and turning the snow colors! Flash is a little weary. He doesn't mind it as much because it doesn't touch his belly yet, but it's not his favorite.
Danny is working hard and enjoying it. Right now he's working swings so he leaves here around 12:30 and gets home around 10 pm. It's definitely thrown my schedule off I feel like I don't get as much done because it's only light for a couple of hours when he's gone. But I'm working on being better. I am currently teaching myself to sew. It's a slow process but I'm getting there. After the holiday season I'll upload pictures of all the Christmas Presents I'm working on!

Sorry we don't have a lot to report. We haven't really been able to do a whole lot of sight seeing. I think tomorrow though we will be going to a Christmas Market and that will be lots of fun!

Happy Howloween!!!

2010-11-01T05:22:00.000-07:00

We had a lot of fun on Halloween. Friday night we had our Ward Trunk or Treat/ Ward party. As a last minute effort to dress up Danny and I went as a ventriloquist and his dummy. I drew the lines on my face and everything. And the we wrote out name tags just in case no one could tell who we were. (Which happened to be a lot of people) We had a lot of fun, but I was kinda mad I had forgot my camera. So I made sure to get a couple pictures when we got home.

The next day, Saturday, the base celebrated Halloween. So we went trick or treating with some friends and their cute little baby! Jack and Flash got so many compliments. They had almost matching costumes... Ok not matching.. But coinciding costumes. Jack was a Police Officer and Flash was his Prisioner. We told a lot of people that Jack was Flash's parole officer. Hehe! We had a lot of adults stop and take pictures of our dogs. I told my friend that my kids were cuter than hers. She disagreed.... But honestly. It's true ;) Just kidding.

I would upload pictures. But blogger has not been letting me. I think it hates me. So for those of you who want to see pictues, they are on my facebook page. (Somewhere lol)

Kaiserslautern Fair

2010-10-23T11:02:00.000-07:00

Today Danny and I went to the Kaiserslautern Fair! It was a lot of fun. We had a delicious German lunch. I had schniztel on bread and Danny had steak with sauteed onions on bread. Then dessert was the best part. We had German chocolate covered strawberry kabobs. The strawberries were the tastiest, juiciest strawberries I have ever eaten. I would definitely have to say German Fairs beat American Fairs in the food department.
After dinner Danny and I rode the ferris wheel. It was a good idea in theory. But it was sooo cold when we got to the top. Then we walked around and did some shopping. I wish I would have gotten more pictures. I apologized

These are just a few pictures of around town. The first is of a house that I saw when we were walking around. And the second is a sign we see about 10 times a day. It means "Exit" in German... Anybody else find it ironic??

We have a house!!

2010-10-17T10:43:00.000-07:00

We finally got out of that hotel! We moved into our new apartment on Friday! I love it. Maybe it's the fact we've been cooped up in a tiny hotel room, for the past 3 weeks. Or been condensed to living in a bedroom in my parents basement. It could even be the fact we have hardly any furniture, we only borrowed the basics from FMO (No idea what that stands for). But our place seems really spacious. We have a ton of counter and cupboard space in the kitchen! I love it!!! Probably my favorite room in the house.

I also love our little balcony patio!! And I think the dogs love it too!

I would post pictures of our living room and bedrooms. But they're not super impressive and Blogger is uploading super slow today.

We are having a blast here, and the ward is super wonderful. I can't wait until our stuff shows up and we can officially move in and call it home!

My Birthday and Burg Nanstein

2010-10-13T11:03:00.001-07:00

I don't know what happened to the pictures when they uploaded, so you'll just have to click on them to see the full picture. Sorry. If I knew how to fix it, and it didn't require A LOT of effort. I totally would

Danny and I standing in front of the Castle, Burg Nanstein

Beautiful View from the Castle of Ramstein-Meisenbach below us

More of the castle

Looking up through a tower

The Castle was built by adding rocks onto sandstone

Jack was super excited to go to the Castle

Flash was trying to crawl on our laps, which is a big NO NO

Birthday Dinner at Macaroni Grill

Danny and I being cute :P

We are having a blast here in Germany! I hope to take more pictures, and I apologize for the lateness of these photos. But I promise to TRY and do better

Shopping in Germany and so much more

2010-10-02T12:47:00.000-07:00

Today Danny and I went to the grocery store because our food supply was seriously lacking. We were down to enough bread for 3 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. 2 cans of Ravioli and 1 cup of noodles. All to last us until Monday. Yeah we needed to go shopping. There is a small small market around the corner from us, so we decided to walk down there.
Well in Germany they have different customs. A lot of shops close weekdays 1-3 pm. Almost like a siesta but no one sleeps. They just close down. It's called Quiet Time. And we've learned that a lot of people don't answer their phone during this time either. The Air Force even pays a fine when they have planes fly in past 10:00pm. They are always closed Sundays. And a lot of shops close early on Saturdays. Which is what happened when we walked to this small market.
So we needed to go to the bank and get more Euros anyways. Hardly anybody accepts debit cards, unless they're a fairly big store. And that's about a 10 minutes away from our hotel. And there is a fairly big grocery store about 5 minutes away from that. So we decided to go shopping there. It is definitely a cultural shock shopping for food in a store you don't know the language. Some things are fairly easy. Like chocolate and fruit! Other things like lunch meat, totally different story. We are only fairly certain the meat we bought is turkey. I'm a little hesitant to try it :P They had a lot of scary looking meat there as well. Bread here is different than the bread at home. They do a lot of loaves like on Beauty and the Beast, at the beginning when Belle is shopping. But they did have a small section of bread that looks American. Minus the heels. Finally someone who understands that the heels are not important and generally get thrown out. Now I don't have to feel like I'm wasting food. It was also kind of funny to see a whole section about the size of the Electronic section at Wal-Mart full of wine. All different kinds of wine. And when you check out, they don't have the normal paper or plastic bags like at home. They have a slightly heavier duty plastic bag that you must pay for. It was about 10cents per bag. I'm not entirely sure on the custom to reusing the bags yet. But I plan on looking into that.
They believe in a lot of recycling here. We are forbidden to throw away any glass. And when we drive to a glass recycling bin we must then seperate by color. I think the dogs love living here, because it is a law that they can not be in their kennels more than 2 hours at a time. And it is strongly encouraged to take your dogs for long walks. We have tried to abide by the walking rule as much as we can. Somedays are definitely easier than others, but we're trying.

We made it!!

2010-09-25T10:27:00.000-07:00

The dogs traveled really well. Thanks to my new best friend Benedryl!! Although Flash ate Jack's so he kinda got double his dosage :P But it worked he was very mellow and not anxious at all. So it was a win win in my opinion.
We are having a blast here. Currently we are staying at a hotel off base since they have no room for us on base. Which is fine because this means the dogs get to stay with us! On base they'd have to live in a doggy hotel. :( It is hard being off base away from everything, and not having a car at all. But we're making the most of it. The other night Danny and I went for a walk and found a really delicious restaurant that makes really good food. It's an English restaurant so they had fish and chips and other things. We're gonna go back soon and try some of their pies/pastries. They sounded really good. We just got their chicken tenders and fried sausage! So so so good! And everyone is so nice here. A lot of people speak english. I almost forget that we're in Germany sometimes! It is so green and beautiful here. The dogs love it. We took them for a long walk today and they had so much fun! Things are still confusing here. We tried to go around the blog but they don't have blocks here. It took us an hour to go in a circle without crossing any streets! Yup true story.
We find out on Monday about the housing situation. Our sponsor is being super helpful and I am so grateful! I promise we will update pictures soon, but our camera broke and we had to send it in for a refund (3rd time it's broken since we bought it in June) Once we get a new one I promise we'll take lots and lots of pictures and I will update them as soon as possible!

Time to celebrate!

2010-09-02T19:49:00.000-07:00

It's been a long couple weeks. There has been a lot I've needed to update on, but lacked the motivation. We hit a snag with my medical clearance. So Danny was unable to come home when we had originally planned. It was a very long and stressful week trying to fix the paperwork so my medical clearance could go through. And it still has yet to go through... But they know it will be there in a couple days so they decided to let Danny come home!!! Yay!! We'll just do what they call amendment and add my name later once my medical clearance comes through. I'm just so excited that Danny is coming home!! He'll be home in a little over 24 hours! Words cannot begin to describe how happy we are. To know that we get to see each other and it will be a long time before we have to say goodbye!!

We will be moving to Germany on the 21st of September. I can't believe it's so close!! Yet it still feels like we have forever!!

Needles and tickets!

2010-08-17T23:25:00.000-07:00

We had a very productive day! Today I took the dogs to the Vet to get all their shots caught up for Germany. Flash handled it like a trooper. He was scared and hugged up next to me while he got his shots. And then it was Jack's turn, and I'm 90% sure that Flash was laughing at him because he didn't know what he was getting himself into. Jack was so excited and running around on the table... Then they took his temperature. And he was not happy at all! He kept trying to jump off the table. It took all I had to hold him still enough to get his temperature. Then it was time for his shots. And I don't think he was expecting the first one because he yelped and tried once again to jump off the table. He was barking and growling and giving me dirty looks. But he was a trooper for the next two shots. But he wasted no time getting out of that room. I felt so bad for him. He wouldn't come near me for a couple hours. It was like he blamed me for him getting violated ;)
Then Danny called and said he only has to file one more paper in order to get his orders! So hopefully on Thursday he'll have his orders. We did purchase his plane ticket today!!! I had to make sure it was refundable just in case for some weird chance his orders don't come through!! But if everything goes well, Danny will be home August 25th 10:03 am!!! I can't wait! It's starting to feel more real that he's coming home soon. But it still feels a little surreal!

Happy Anniversary!!

2010-08-07T16:19:00.000-07:00

Two years ago today Danny I were sealed for time and all eternity! Best decision I have ever made. And I am so lucky to have married such a wonderful man! He treats me so wonderful and so kind. He enjoys my dorkiness and immaturity! He says I keep life interesting! I think he's just full of it! I love him so much. And while today hasn't been the best day. It's been hard to celebrate when he's so far away! But I'm looking forward to when he comes home in 3 weeks and we can have a delayed celebration!! I can't believe it's been 2 years already yet it feels like it's been a lot longer! I am definitely the luckiest girl alive

Paperwork Paperwork Paperwork

2010-08-01T22:15:00.000-07:00

There is a mound of paperwork and stuff both Danny and I need to get accomplished. We both have Dr's appointments tomorrow and a dentist appointment. Who knew you had to get clearance from a denist to live in Germany. I also have to drive 2 hours to get a No Fee passport which acts just like a visa. So I've heard. But some idiot at Hill AFB told me on Friday they don't do those anymore. But the only place I can get one of those is an Air Force Base. So after I pointed this out to him, he told me to call back on Monday. You know that would have been a lot less stressful if you would have just told me that in the first place.
Then I read online today that not only do I need a No Fee Passport. I also need a tourist Passport to travel to all the fun places, like Paris or Italy! And Danny can not come home until I have my No Fee Passport. So hopefully I can get someone to answer my questions tomorrow!

Ramstein Germany

2010-07-23T18:58:00.000-07:00

Danny called today and told me we have orders! We are being stationed in Ramstein Germany! We are so excited! There is so much we are going to see! We will only be 3.5 hours away from Paris! A days drive from Italy, Spain, Berlin, and Switzerland. There are so many Castles in Germany, and I hear the food is amazing.
It's going to be hard for us to be so far away from family but I know without a shadow of a doubt that this is where we are supposed to be! And I can't wait!

BMT Graduation

2010-07-11T21:32:00.000-07:00

Graduation was a ton of fun! It was so nice to see Danny again! It was a long drive but it was definitely worth it. While we were waiting for the Coin Ceremony to start we had sat in front of this family, and we got talking and quickly realized that their son/husband was in Danny's flight and they were also LDS. We really clicked and kept running into each other through out the entire weekend. It was so fun to see them and meet them. They instantly became family.

It rained a lot while we were down there. We happened to be there the same time Hurricane Alex decided to come visit. Luckily we were far enough inland, all we got was a TON of rain. So Danny's official Graduation was canceled and they held an impromptu graduation in their Dorms. After their dorms we were able to go in and see where Danny slept for the last 8 weeks.

Then we went to the Riverwalk and Alamo and it was raining so hard, but it was still a lot of fun

So I'm sorry this is late. I promise to try to update more often!

T minus 3 weeks!

2010-06-08T20:46:00.000-07:00

So we are down to 3 weeks until BMT is over! Everyone do a happy dance *Dances and dances and dances* I am so happy and I am so proud of him. I received a letter on Friday and he says he's doing great. So far he's managed to stay invisible and he hasn't aquired any leadership postition yet, which is good because he doesn't want to get in trouble for the people under him. But if you know Danny you know he can't just sit back and not help. He said that he has been helping others when they need it. He's a good man and I am so proud of him. He also said his job duties include laundry. He has to sort and wash laundry for 52 men. He said it is not fun and on some occasions he spends close to 4 hours a day in the laundry room. I try to tell him that he's just learning some nice skills for when he comes home :D But he's not buying it. I still have until August to convince him otherwise!
And on Friday I drove up to Draper to the National Guard Headquarters (Thanks to the advice of Danny's recruiter I didn't have to drive all the way to Hill AFB) I get there and they kindly inform me that they are closed Fridays. So glad I didn't have to drive all the way to Hill! So I had to wake up early on Monday and drive back up there. And came home with a spankin new Military ID now I'm tempted to drive to Hill AFB just to see what it's like on Base! The closer it gets to July the more impatient I get. I really wish I could flip a few pages and just find out where we are going so that I can start packing and looking for a place to live. Haha. I really hate reality ;)
I am so excited to see him. I am definitely excited to start this new adventure! Thank you guys for your support! We couldn't do this without you!

Halfway There!

2010-06-01T22:36:00.000-07:00

So today is the 4 week mark of Basic Training! Which means we are halfway done! HOORAY!! I am so excited. And today I booked my hotel for his Graduation. It's official now. There is no turning back! I get to see Danny in 4 weeks!

First Letter

2010-05-27T23:49:00.000-07:00

So today I was on my way home from work when I called Danny's mom to see what their plans were for this weekend and when they were coming down, if they were still planning on coming down. Then she said she had a letter from my husband. And I started speeding home, I was gonna be really mad if I didn't get a letter! When I got home I was pleasantly surprised when I found 2 letters waiting for me. One wasn't really a letter. It was just the info I needed to go get my Military ID (Woohoo! I'm official now) But the second letter, now that was the best thing to happen to me all week. It was rather short, but it worth it. He told me that BMT is pretty basic. You just do what you're told to do and you do it perfectly and you won't have any problems. He said that it's tough but he's learning a lot. He said that it's not enjoyable, but definitely worth it.

I'm glad he's learning a lot. I am so proud of him and his decision to go. I know things are tough here at home without him, but I know things are even worse for him. And if he can survive, then I can definitely survive! I love him and I am definitely proud to wear the title of Airman Wife!

Life as an Airman's wife so far

2010-05-26T00:36:00.000-07:00

Well life has defintely been tough with Danny being gone. Sometimes it feels like the whole being married to Danny was a dream. I just laugh at myself when I start feeling that way. I have been finding ways to keep me busy. I was just given an additional client named Laura, so I work with her in the morning and then go to Justin's house in the afternoon. And when I come home I plot my trip to San Antonio (5 Weeks left!!)
Friday I was able to talk to Danny for the first time since he left. It was a rough 2.5 weeks for the both of us. But I think he had the short end of the stick. He's enjoying the challenge and he has a lot of respect for his MTI (Military Training Instructor aka Drill Sargent) But he absolutely hates his group. They don't listen to their TI and so they get yelled at for the stupidest things. And when one person gets in trouble the whole group gets in trouble. They don't understand if you do what you're supposed to you get rewarded. So not only was Danny not able to call til he was there for 2.5 weeks but he hasn't even been allowed to read my letters til that day. I'm hoping now that his Flight has had a chance to call home and read their letters that they will want to shape up.
Other than that I guess he's doing ok. He's not dead yet so we are being optimistic about the little things.

Proud to be an Airman's wife

2010-05-04T21:50:00.000-07:00

Today we officially started a new chapter in our lives. Danny was sworn in to the Air Force today. I was able to go and watch him. It was really cool and they let me take pictures but I forgot my camera so I only got a couple ones on my phone. And after it was done I wished I had recorded it on my camera. Oh well. What can you do. I am so proud of him and this decision. I know it takes a lot of guts and inner strength to volunteer for this. He just amazes me! My love for him has grown so much in the last couple days. He has definitely made me feel loved and appreciated for supporting him in this. He even left me a little love note in my car before he left today saying how much he loved me. I know it's gonna be a long 3 months but it will definitely be worth it!

Vegas Baby!!!

2010-05-02T22:31:00.000-07:00

So Danny leaves for Basic on Tuesday, although I'm really excited for this new adventure I am definitely dreading the next 3 months until this adventure can start. Danny and I decided to take a break from the stress and go away for the weekend just the two of us. We couldn't decide until Thursday Morning where we were going. We were well on the road before we even decided to go to Vegas. Well sorta. We kinda knew that was the direction we would like to go and by the time we got back to American Fork (we were driving from Vernal) we decided that would be a nice destination. We dropped off the dogs and packed up again and headed out. As we got closer to Cedar City, we decided that we should just stop in Mesquite because if we kept driving to Vegas I would be way too tired to do anything once we got there. So we stopped in Mesquite and hung out there and it was a lot of fun. I even talked Danny into stopping and feeding the ducks with me... Ok not really. I just stopped the car since I was driving and fed the ducks part of my breakfast!! Then we headed off to Vegas where we stayed at the Tuscany hotel. It was really nice and our room was sweet. Or should I say suite! Haha. Later that night we walked the strip and just hung out. It was just what we needed. I got a lot of pictures. Well a lot for the two of us haha!

So now we're just doing the last minute stuff before he leaves. I am not looking forward to it, yet at the same time I'm ready for him to leave so he can hurry and come back! I'm really proud of him! He's an amazing man and I love him so much!

Pictures and a BBQ

2010-04-26T17:41:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was a long weekend for our family. For Christmas we had given our moms a gift certificate for professional family pictures. Unfortuanetly the guy we had hired who has done all my wedding and bridals and such was unable to make it. But he was able to find us a replacement at the last minute. It ended up being a lot of fun, and I'm hoping the pictures turned out. Danny and I really wanted a family picture of both of our families together for our house. And we took several of those. It was a lot of fun.

Then later that night we had a huge BBQ for Danny to say goodbye before he leaves for Basic Training next week. It was so much fun. We had it at a church park that has a Volleyball court and a baseball diamond and a basketball court. All on a smaller scale of course. We had invited my family and all of his family. We had a great turn out. I am so proud of Danny and his choice to join the Air Force. I wish I had some pictures to post, but I was honestly having so much fun I forgot to get out my camera!

Fishing with family

2010-04-17T21:18:00.000-07:00

We went to Vernal to spend time with Danny's family and while we were there we went fishing. I took a couple fun pictures while I played with the settings on my camera :D

These last couple pictures are a little fuzzy, but for some reason they're my two favorite.

2010-04-06T09:09:00.001-07:00

Rock Springs

2010-04-06T09:00:00.001-07:00

Danny was transferred to Rock Springs for work the next couple weeks. He got up there today in what normally takes 2.5 hours in 5 hours because the weather was so bad. In this video it's not snowing... The wind is blowing so hard it looks like it's snowing. It's definitely not an ideal situation but I am really proud of him and his willing to do what needs to be done.

Crazy couple of weeks

2010-03-28T13:51:00.000-07:00

So a couple weeks ago, my little brother Bobby got married. It was a beautiful ceremony and the reception was just as gorgeous. I am very glad with his choice of bride as well haha! They make a very cute couple and they are very good for one another. And after that was all done the next day Danny and I went to a Jazz game for his birthday. Well Sorta. I gave him the tickets for his birthday and the game was couple weeks later. It was a lot of fun until the last quarter. The Jazz were so far ahead New Orleans didn't stand a chance. But it was still a lot of fun to go and hang out.

I also found out recently that I have been called to help with Girls Camp in my ward. I am so excited. It will be a great way to pass the time while Danny is gone during the summer. On Saturday I was at a meeting for the upcoming Girls Camp while Danny had to go show the trailer to a family who was interested in buying it. And when I got home he informed me, we had sold the trailer! Yay! It was bitter sweet finishing up the cleaning and stuff and to permently move out of the trailer. But I know it was for the best. And I'm definitely excited to start the new chapter in our lives

Happy Birthday Danny!!

2010-03-11T11:06:00.000-08:00

So Tuesday was Danny's 24th birthday! Yay! He chose to have steaks for his birthday which is a big treat in our family because I can't eat it. Steak and I just don't get a long at all. And since I can't eat it, I never really cook it. He always order it at a restaurant. So he asked for a steak and shrimp dinner for his birthday. Shrimp no problem... Steak, problem. It's a good thing we moved in with my parents haha. My dad was able to help me with the cooking of the steaks. Which I was very appreciative. Afterwards Danny had asked for home made carrot cake for his birthday. We have to make it home made, and when we say home made we mean from a box. Because once again it's my fault. I have a nut allergy so we have to make it ourselves in order for me to eat it and be able to kiss my husband afterwards :-P Then we opened presents. My parents gave him a really awesome Air Force hat. And Claire gave him a pretty picture she had drawn. And then it was my turn. I gave him a bag of Jelly Belly's and Jazz tickets for the New Orleans game on the 20th. He seemed pretty excited about that. And this weekend we are going out to Vernal to be able to spend time with his family for his belated birthday. We are so grateful that we have family close by. Some we have to drive a bit for but for the most part we can still visit family quite often.

Happy Valentines!

2010-02-15T09:57:00.000-08:00

Danny and I decided we weren't gonna do a whole lot for Valentines. We choose to celebrate the anniversary of our first date instead. It means more to us and we find it's generally less crowded when we go out! Haha. So we went out to a really nice restaurant called Sakura in Orem. It's a Hibachi Grill. It was a lot of fun and we just spent the night together. Which I think was just what I needed since that was the day I went to the Doctor and they had told me I had miscarried. Well yesterday we did give each other cards and Danny did surprise me with Tulips. It made my night. But his card made me cry. He talked about the good times we had gone through and the hard times we are currently facing. And how he's glad I'm by his side to face these things together. And it made me realize once again. How lucky I truly am. He makes my life so much fun and he makes the hard times easier to face. There is no way I could face all that we've gone through in the last couple months without him.

I know this isn't a huge update. But there really isn't too much to add.

Not a lot of Up's but one big Down

2010-02-10T20:32:00.000-08:00

The last couple weeks we had a lot to rejoice over. Danny and I found out we were expecting a little life into our family in the middle of September! We were really excited and then we heard from the recruiter and it just felt like everything was falling into place and life was going to be great. Then about a week and a half ago I started spotting. And at first we tried not to think anything of it. And I was put on bed rest. Then last week it got worse. So I made an appointment to see my doctor. And after some blood tests we discovered that unfortunately I was miscarrying the baby. It was hard at first. But I think both Danny and I knew what was happening. And we were prepared for that result. I'm not gonna lie, I did shed a lot of tears, and I was angry especially when I saw other pregnant women. But it quickly passed. I felt at such peace that I'm gonna see this baby someday. I can't explain it. But I know this was all in God's plan for Danny and I and now we know that my body has a hard time with pregnancy. So next time I have to go in for lots of tests and more than likely hormone shots. We'll know more later. And when we know I'll let you know.

But I want to say thank you to everyone who has been such a great help and willing to lend an ear and a postive message to help lift my spirits! I love you all

Let the adventure begin... Please?

2010-01-28T14:01:00.001-08:00

So last week we heard from the recruiter. He called to tell us that they finally found a job for Danny and to let us know when he will be entering BMT (Basic Military Training) He leaves for San Antonio on May 4th where he will be stationed at the Lackland Air Force Base for the duration of 8.5 weeks for Basic Training. And after that he generally will be heading for a new base for tech school where he'll learn about Air Transportation. But luckily for us, his tech school is held at Lackland. So he'll be there an additional month. He'll be trained on how to load airplanes properly to make sure they're balanced and won't crash. He'll also be in charge of loading people on the special planes that have humans as cargo! So he's excited about that! We're a little bummed he has to wait until May. But it will all work out. He'll be home in August just in time for our anniversary. And then we will be moving to our first base! Hopefully it's somewhere close to family yet really really warm!

Hopefully I'll have more to update later as it gets closer!!

Happy New Year!!

2010-01-07T11:01:00.000-08:00

Wow! I can't believe where 2009 has gone! Yet I'm so proud of all we've been through and I'm anxious for the adventures of 2010. There is a lot on our plate for this upcoming year. Right now we're in the process of selling our home and we'll be moving in with my family! My poor parents. Not only are Danny and I moving in and taking our dogs. My sister Allie is also moving back in to save for a mission... Or marriage whichever comes first ;) And my brother Bob is also moving back home to save for a marriage! We're so excited for him to be marrying such an awesome girl... How he ever got her is one of the many mysteries of this life! Hehe I'm kidding.

Now you're probably wondering what Danny and I are thinking to sell our house and give up our indpendence for semi independence... It's an announcement I have sorta put of on announcing except to close family and friends... Danny has joined the airforce. Now we are just waiting for the final dates and his job placement... I'm starting to get impatient. I wanna know NOW!!

I know this is where the Lord wants us. As scary as it is to leave all our family here in Utah to start a new life. Christmas was a little tough knowing a huge possibility we won't be there. But we'll survive. Maybe they'll come visit us!

Christmas Parties

2009-12-21T20:26:00.000-08:00

So of course December has been pretty hectic and busy. But I'm trying to enjoy the most of it. I absolutely love love love Christmas! I think its the best time of the year... I also believe that a lot of people forget the true meaning and become mean and bitter and very selfish... Hence the rude people at Wal-Mart. But I've learned to ignore them as I get ready for the season. I am so excited about Christmas and to watch family members open up their gifts.

This past weekend we had two Christmas parties in two days. And of course they were on opposite sides of the state. YAY!! *rolls eyes*
So on Friday I drove up to Herriman and Danny had to meet me there later since he's been working on my aunt's fireplace for her. And we had a fun party with his Mom's side of the family. We played a pretty fun game of White Elephant.

Then on Saturday we drove down to St. George to go to my Mom's side of the family's Christmas party. It was a Paradise theme. And we had so much fun! It was a blast to see family who I haven't seen in awhile. I got lots and lots of pictures... I'll have to add those later. But we had a blast. And everyone kept wondering how my brother Bobby got such a wonderful and cute girl to come with him to the party... We kept saying that Paz, was his Mail-Order Girlfriend, since she's Chilean.

So despite the crazy weekend and the HUGE temptation to cancel Christmas, I am really excited! And I will try to update more!

How can you not love Taylor?

2009-11-21T14:40:00.001-08:00

I can't stop listening to this song

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The Bean Museum

2009-11-09T12:47:00.000-08:00

Last week my parents went out of town for their anniversary, so Tim and Claire came to spend the weekend with Danny and I. So we decided to do something fun like going to the Bean Museum... No it's not a museum about beans... It's named after Monte L. Bean. Haha. I think Tim was a little disappointed there weren't any beans! While we were there they had a presentation on reptiles and had several different ones we could pet and feel. Even a 3 foot long Boa Constrictor... And I refused to touch it. I hate snakes. I don't do snakes... They really creep me out. Well at the very end they asked for a volunteer and Claire volunteered me. So I go up there and they made me stand really still while they put the snake on my head like a hat. It took all my self-control not to run and scream. And then the let it sit on my shoulders like a Boa... Ironic huh! And it was moving and slithering while I was biting my tongue so I didn't scream like a baby!! And for the rest of the day I still had the willies! I am a little bummed we didn't get pictures of it... Danny couldn't get the camera out fast enough :( Oh well. When we get to heaven I'll show you!

Danny was trying to feed the Alligator

I think Claire was digging for gold!

Tim and Danny striking a manly pose by the Moose. Yet Claire is giving him attitude

They still look realy short and it's just the giraffe neck

I'm glad they came. We had a lot of fun!

I am so fired!!

2009-11-02T15:38:00.000-08:00

I am not doing a very good job at updating our blog! And for that I seriously apologize!
Lets start off with a couple weeks ago we went to Frightmares with Danny's family for his brother Hunter's birthday. That was so much fun. We hung out with Danny's parents. We didn't feel a real need to rush off and hit all the grown up rides, and ditch the family. Besides that was the reason we went was to see them. But later we did hit some really cool rides such as the Wicked and the Colossus. It was fun and totally worth it. Although while we were there Danny managed to catch a cold. That wasn't fun.
Then on Halloween. Danny and I went out to Vernal so he could go hunting with his Dad. And I stayed with the girls. Later that night we dressed up the kids and I helped do their make up. That was a lot of fun. I wish I would've gotten pictures of that. Then I dressed up Flash and Jack. I got a couple pictures but they didn't turn out great. They weren't too happy that I dressed them up haha! But we had fun. We went to my in-law's Trunk or Treat! And saw some really cute kids all dressed up.

I'll have to post pictures later! I accidentally left them in Danny's truck. So I apologize! And I promise to try and update more this month!!

Where to start....

2009-10-07T12:34:00.000-07:00

Well a lot has happened in the last few weeks. First I'll start off with my birthday. That was a blast and many thanks to all those who wished me a happy one! We didn't do a whole lot! Danny and I chose to celebrate Monday with some family. And last night (my birthday) Danny made me some Milanesa which is a really delicious dish from Argentina. So good! And then he made me a birthday cake...

Haha! It was pretty funny. It was a good birthday.

And a few weeks ago Danny and I went with my cousin Kate and her hubby Andy with some friends Silvia and Stephen to a haunted house clear out in Tooele. It was fun and definitely scary!! Then afterwards we went to Walmart for some ice cream and an excuse to continure to visit.

There's a lot more to update on, but I'll wait a couple days. My computer is being a little slow

Impromptu Date Night

2009-09-20T12:55:00.000-07:00

Friday night my cousin Daniel and his wife invited us up to their house for game night. So Danny and I decided to make a date night out of it. We drove up there and went out to dinner and then we headed to Daniel's and Lisa's house. We had a lot of fun hanging out with them and playing games. We played Catch Phrase and it was boys against girls. Lisa and I were winning until the guys started to cheat. JK
Then yesterday we spent most of the day running errands and watching football. Not really fun. I was extremely bored and not having a good day. So we decided to do something to get out of the house. I got a gift certificate from work for the dollar movies and we had some free coupons to go to Trafalga (mini-golf). It turned out to be a lot of fun. I think getting out and doing stuff together reminded me how much fun we had while we were dating. We even went out for ice cream while we were waiting for our movie to start. We went and saw The Proposal. Danny and I laughed so hard! I think we're gonna buy it.
We had a lot of fun and I'm glad we decided to go. I feel bad that Danny and I don't get out just the two of us all that often. I mean we do enjoy going out with friends and family but after this weekend I realized that I need to make an effort to go out and do something active with Danny. We get so used to just sitting at home and watching a movie and hanging out that we're not actively dating as we need to. So I'm glad we did that. We don't even have to go Mini-golfing or to a movie. I think if we just made an effort to get out besides grocery shopping it will be fun no matter what. I am so grateful for Danny and I enjoy the time we get to spend together. I think I just need the extra one on one time doing stuff together to remind me how lucky I am.

Our Queen Sized Family

2009-09-18T09:05:00.000-07:00

So the other night as I was laying in bed and being pushed off the bed by Jack, Flash and even my wonderful husband Danny. And in my head I was thinking how we're gonna need a much bigger bed when we have kids. And it strikes me as I'm finally falling asleep how lucky I am. I know this gonna sound silly because we only have two dogs, but to me they are part of my family. And I felt so much love in that small queen size bed. I felt so blessed to have a wonderful husband and two very cute dogs who are just like toddlers and can be just as rambunctious as toddlers. But I love them. And I consider myself so blessed to have them part of our little family. I am even more blessed to have Danny. I don't even wanna think of where I'd be if he hadn't wandered back into my life. Life is good. And I love how it took one uncomfortable night in bed to see all my many blessings!

Camping... The Farrell Pead Family Reunion!!

2009-08-24T14:05:00.000-07:00

So this weekend Danny and I drove out to Flaming Gorge and went camping with his family! It was so much fun and the dogs had a blast. I think they're still recuperating from the fun and hectic weekend. We had originally planned to leave around 8 or 9 am but Danny's meeting for work ran over... Like way over. He didn't get home til 1 and we still had to go grocery shopping and pay a couple bills before we headed out of town. Finally around 3:00 pm we were on the road! We drove up through Evanston and then stopped to pick up some last minute things that Danny's family said they needed. We got there just in time to go fishing for a little bit before dinner. I've never really gone fishing before and Danny taught me how to use a spinner. Who would've thought there was a difference between lures and such. Jack had so much fun playing in the water and exploring. And the next morning we woke up early to go fishing again and on his 2nd cast Danny caught a fish. Colton caught a fish and threw it back in the water and then a hawk flew down and snatched it up. So we kept telling Colton how lucky he was to have fed a a hawk. Later Jack kept trying to catch the hook cause he would hear it plop in the water. After fishing he slept until it was time to go to the lake. When we got to the lake Jack wasted no time in jumping in. He didn't even wait for us to take off his leash. Flash on the other hand wanted nothing to do with the water. He was ok as long as his feet were on the rock even if some water splashed up on it. But as soon as he had no foundation and had to swim he was not happy. He kept clinging on to me afraid I was gonna let go. It was really cute. I wish I would've gotten pictures but left my camera in the truck. Despite the water being cold it was actually a lot of fun as long as you just jumped in and got it over with!
And this weekend was a nice warm up for next weekend when we go camping at the Lila and Eldon Mecham family reunion! I am so excited fishing and 4-wheelers and a lot of fun games to play. Not to mention killer Dutch Oven food! And I'm really excited to see Suzy and Brett and baby Rebecca. And I can't wait for Jack to see his old family too! I know he'll be just as excited to see them.

One Year down and so many more to come!

2009-08-09T13:36:00.000-07:00

So on August 7th Danny and I celebrated a huge milestone! It was our First Anniversary. It started off really great. We woke up and hurried and finished packing up all his stuff. He's coming home for good this week! And then we stopped for a very romantic breakfast at McDonalds lol. We went to Yellowstone and I was able to see Old Faithful for the first time! We were originally planning to go through the West Entrance of Yellowstone and head on down to Idaho falls that way. But at the last minute we decided to take the more scenic route even if it did add an hour to our travel. We went through the South Entrance and drive pass the Grand Tetons and through Jackson Hole. Well when we were about 30 minutes outside of Jackson all of a sudden my car just died. It was acting like we were out of gas. Well we were very fortunate to be able to have cell service and we called Danny's parents who had happened to be in Star Valley for their anniversary which is about an hour away from Jackson Hole. We were able to arrange for a tow truck to come and pick us up but it took them almost 2 hours to come. While we were waiting a guy pulled over to see if he could help us and after a couple of minutes he told us that we were getting gast to the engine so it was more than likely an electrical problem telling my car that we didn't have gas. So at that point Danny and I just decided to make the best of it. We played Yahtzee while we waited. And I got a Yahtzee in the first turn! That made my day! We managed to get into Jackson around 8:00 and Danny's parents had found us a hotel room!! THANKS MOM AND DAD! At that point Danny and I were physically and emotionally exhausted. So we took a quick shower and ordered Pizza and relaxed the rest of the night. And we made the best of the situation. I am so grateful to be married to such a wonderful man who could keep me laughing even in a time like this!
The next day turned out to be a better day. We woke up at 5:30 and drove with his parents to Yellowstone since thats where they were heading before we called. And we saw a lot of Elk and Deer and a couple Bisons. One even got withing a few feet of the car as he was crossing the street! That was really cool. As we were driving out we decided to go to Yellowstone Bear World which is in Rexburg ID and we got to see a White Elk and some deer and some other animals and then we saw a lot of bears and one walked right next to the car as we were driving that was really neat. It was so tempting to roll down the window so I could pet him, but I resisted. And then we got to go to the petting zoo part of the park and I got to feed a couple baby goats who ate right out of my hand and I bet a baby fawn (A baby Deer) I also got to pet a potbelly pig and I wanted to take him home with me but Danny wouldn't let me.
From there we decided to go to the Lava Hot springs and once we got there we realized that it was the tourist season and that there were no vacancies anywhere except for one honeymoon suite! At that point we realized we were only 3.5 hours away from home and decided to just make the trip home. We were tired and we missed our beds and our puppies!

Even though there were a lot of ups and downs this past weekend I couldn't be more pleased! We had fun and we accomplished our goal of spending time together and having fun. Two thing are for sure, this is one anniversary we will not forget! And next year we are staying home!!!

So long....

2009-07-25T17:27:00.001-07:00

I know I haven't updated in a long long time but there really isn't much to update on!

But I did manage to take this really cute picture of Flash taking a nap. He really loves his Cat Chew Toy

He is so funny I just love him so much and I'm so glad he's apart of our little family

Woohoo! Arizona!

2009-07-06T22:45:00.001-07:00

Arizona was a lot of fun. Although I am very sad we couldn't stay longer. Danny and I drove down on Friday with my family for my Aunt Susie's blessing of her beautiful daughter Rebecca Renee! Danny and I stayed with our friends Silvia and Stephen who my cousin Kate introduced me to last time I was down there. We had a lot of fun. We played halo and Stephen threw me into open draft because I either killed myself or my own teammates! Never a good thing. And the next morning while Nicholas, who still loved me and hugged me a lot, watched a movie, the 4 adults played a game called Perpetual Commotion! I am determined to buy that game! We had a lot of fun playing it. And then later that afternoon we went to my Aunt Susie's uncle's house and we had a fun BBQ and swam in their pool and ate more food! I am a little sad we never made it over to see Leo or Frankie, but I guess that means we'll have to go back!

Jack

2009-06-25T20:34:00.000-07:00

I didn't think the dogs really knew what was going on when Danny comes home on the weekends. And today I'm pretty sure I hadn't said anything to Jack about Danny coming home tonight. Well I noticed Jack had been spending a lot of time outside today and when I went to check on him he was sitting on the porch just watching the empty driveway. Well after about an hour of him just sitting there I began to doubt my theory. I think he knows Danny is coming home and he is waiting. Well after a couple more hours of him wandering in and out, but never staying inside for more than 15 minutes I found this when I went to check on him.

He fell asleep waiting. He is the sweetest dog. I just love him dearly. Flash is definitely a Momma's Boy and Jack is apparently a Daddy's Boy.

Wyoming!!!

2009-06-22T20:30:00.000-07:00

It was a lot of fun driving up to Wyoming to spend the week with Danny. Although I have a new understanding of why he hates it out there. When I say there is nothing to do I am not exaggerating. His town is so small there is only a small theatre that is showing two movies. And they only have one showing a night. They did have a park and we discovered it was really fun for Danny and I to sit on the Merry-Go-Round and spin around and let the dogs try to keep up or get choked by their leashes. They did pretty well until Flash tried to stop and go to the bathroom and Jack walked right in it.

We also found time to go to Yellowstone which was a lot of fun. I saw a couple deer and a moose. I even saw a goat litterally on the side of a cliff!! That was really cool! And the whole day Danny kept saying I'm really surprised I haven't seen any bison... And on our way home we saw one bison! So that made his day!

I really loved being able to spend the entire week with Danny. It was nice to be able to cook him dinner every night and to be able to fall asleep next to him. I loved being able to talk to him face to face and giving him kisses. And I really missed listening to him talk in his sleep and this last week I was able to hear a lot. One night he even told me his name was Superman! He's so silly

As much as I love Danny I was a little glad to come home. I think the dogs were getting restless and bored in such a tiny apartment. I don't blame them. I was too

Parade of Homes

2009-05-30T16:46:00.000-07:00

So this weekend Danny and I bought tickets go see Utah's County Parade of Homes! It's been really fun going to see all these fancy homes and getting idea's for our dream home thats going to be built in the distance distance distance future. Today we toured a 5.2 million dollar home! HOLY COW!!!!!!!! It was nice... But there were parts that were too nice for our taste. And there were a few homes where we liked the ideas but we could totally tell it was the homeowners personality and no where near ours. I think one of my favorite things was at one house it was built next to the Provo river and they had a little staircase made of rocks going down to the river and a bench sitting next to it. It was very pretty and romantic. But not very kid friendly haha. I feel old for noticing things like that. Danny and I don't have any kids nor do we plan on adding any to the family for another few years, but both of noticed the lack of kid friendly ideas in the homes we visited today. I hope that means we're gonna be great parents. Haha

Recent update

2009-05-17T22:34:00.000-07:00

I guess I have a few things to update on. I'll start with last week...

Thursday I got done with work and got in the car and headed up to Vernal to hang out with Danny's family and Danny was gonna meet me there. It's a little closer to Vernal than it is home. And we had a lot of fun. We hung out with his family and we got to go shooting. Which was a blast! I think I want to go again. I even asked Danny if I could go duck hunting this year... He said no. I need a lot more practice haha! And I need to learn not to be afraid of the recoil of the big guns... I do admit that is still a little frightening they could hit me in the face if I'm not careful.
And then we had a nice dinner for Mother's Day and I said goodbye to Danny and drove all the way back to Utah county and spent part of mothers day with my mommy!

And then the rest of the week was pretty uneventful. And then Danny was able to come home this weekend. And we had a lot of fun. Friday morning Danny and I woke up and decided to go hike the "Y" and take the dogs. But we made it half way up and both Flash and I were not doing so hot. We were walking slow and panting while Danny and Jack were having no problems whatsoever. So we decided to turn around and try again another day. And then we spent the rest of the day driving around and looking at really cool houses.

It was so fun to have him home. I really miss him while he's gone. And I really try not to think about how little time we have together but rather enjoy every second with him. And I'm counting down the days til he's home again!!

Pictures from Texas

2009-05-14T11:10:00.001-07:00

Texas was so much fun!

2009-04-26T20:44:00.000-07:00

I know it's late. I've started to update several times and then I get distracted! So here it is... Finally!

Danny and I had such a fun time in Texas once we got there. Haha. On our way there we had a lay over in Denver where we had a 3 hour delay. First our flight which was flying in from Chicago arrived 45 minutes after we were suppose to be taking off for Austin. And then they couldn't get the plane's engines to start. (Yeah, not scary at all) And then they decided to jump start the plane. By the time they came up with that brilliant idea it was snowing so so bad we had to wait in line to get De-iced. Finally, ready for take off! The airlines were nice enough to give us free TV for the flight to Austin. That made the trip go by pretty fast. Then we were ready to land in Austin and just as we're about to touch the runway the pilot took a sharp turn upwards. Apparently the plane in front of us blew a tire and they had to sweep the runway for any debris so we got to circle the airport for about 5 minutes. And finally we arrived 3 hours later but we made it! .

We had a lot of fun with Malinda and Brian. And our friends Gabriel and Brittany! It was a lot of fun! Gabriel reminds me a lot of my good cousin Jordan so I had a lot of fun making fun of him! But all in fun and games of course!!

While we were there we got to go to the Austin Zoo. Which was very small zoo that focused in Rescued animals! that was really cool! We also went to the Driskell Hotel where Lydon B Johnson stayed a few times. They also say it's Haunted. But it was still really cool!

Danny and I were also able to go to the San Antonio Temple which was very very pretty. And it was very nice to be able to spend some alone time with Danny. After we got done at the temple we were able to meet up with Brian and Malinda and head towards the Alamo! That was really cool to see all the old stuff like books and knives. And they had a few memorials to all those who fought at the Alamo. And then we went to the Riverwalk which was really cool and romantic. Although I wasn't feeling to well and had a really nasty headache. So on our way home Danny stopped at a gas station an bought me a pepsi and some extra strength tylenol! He's so sweet to me.

And then the best part was Six Flags!! We went on the best day. It was cloudy but still really warm. So we didn't get sun burnt. And we had so much fun. It was hardly crowded and we rode almost every ride two or three times!

When we flew home Malinda flew back with us to surprise her family and then while she was here they decided to move back home to Utah! Yay! I'm so happy. It's been fun having Malinda here to keep me company while Danny's been gone.

Ok there you go, now you're updated... Well about our trip to Texas. Tomorrow I will update pictures and try to update about our last trip... Vernal for Mother's Day weekend!

Night time is the worst....

2009-04-14T20:26:00.000-07:00

During the day I'm ok with being a homebody and I'm ok with Danny being gone. I'm adjusting to the life of cooking for one and laundry for one. I feel like I'm single yet not at the same time. I'm sort of in limbo. A very awkward limbo. And here it is almost 10:00 pm and I feel like getting out of the house but there really isn't anything for me to do or to do it with. I really don't like being alone at night. I really hate not being with Danny. I keep trying to remind myself that this is going to be worth it. And he's where he needs to be. I need to remind myself it could always be worse. And some days it helps. Other days not so much. And unfortunately today is one of those days. I know I'm gonna see Danny in 2 days. And we get to spend the entire week together. But today I'm just missing him. My house feels so empty without him. I feel like there is something missing in my life when he's not around. Even before he went to Wyoming if he was just at work, I'd feel like something was missing. I feel so complete when I have him near me. And I know that sounds extremely cheesy but it's the truth.

I really really hate this.

Our Easter Weekend

2009-04-13T14:08:00.000-07:00

Our weekend was a good one. Danny surprised me by coming home. He also had a couple things he had to get done down here in the valley. I was very much glad to have him home. We took the two dogs for a walk. That was an interesting experience. They have such different personalities. Flash likes to stay near you while Jack likes to take off and investigate everything. It's a good thing I had Danny here to help me. Otherwise I'd be torn in two. We also went and saw my friend Drew who is in an improv group. That was a blast. We really enjoy laughing especially laughing at other people's expense!

This week is going to be a busy week. My brother and sister (Bobby and Allie) will be staying the week next week while we're in Texas! Hip Hip Hooray!! So I gotta clean the house and clean out the fridge so they don't eat any of the food thats been in there for weeks. I also gotta do all the laundry and pack for our trip. I gotta make a run to the store because Gabriel and Brittney and Malinda (maybe Brian) want Salt and Vinegar chips and apparently you can't buy them down there. So we were told to smuggle some down :)

I am so excited! I will be able to spend a whole week with Danny and of course Brian and Malinda and their two beautiful girls. But who can forget 6 flags! Thats what I'm really looking forward to! I love love love roller coasters!!

Full house.... Empty home

2009-03-31T17:54:00.000-07:00

I've enjoyed having the two dogs and getting to know Jack and his fun personality. I've enjoyed watching the two dogs interact with one another. I've come to love and care for Jack as much as I love and care for Flash.

But as much as I've enjoyed keeping occupied with the dogs, I feel really empty inside. I really don't like the fact that Danny is so far away. I know he's where he's suppose to be. And I know that he's working hard to provide for our family. But I don't like it. And I'm trying not to complain. I know it could always be worse. But that doesn't mean I have to like it right?

Our new addition

2009-03-30T13:26:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend Danny and I got a phone call from my sister, Allie who was visiting our aunt Susie in Mesa. Well Susie is due with their first child in 6 weeks and unfortunately was unable to continue to care for their dog Jack. So Allie called to see if we could adopt him. At first I told her I didn't think we could. But then Danny and I talked about it and we decided if there was no one able to take him than we will take him. Allie calls back and said it was either us or the possibility of him going to the pound. So Danny and I decided to expand our cute little family.

And Flash is enjoying having someone to play with. Although I think he keeps wondering when Jack is going home. Jack has been a lot of fun. He's been gentle with Flash and extra cuddly with him and me.

This morning when Danny left for Wyoming, Jack jumped up in bed with Flash and me and cuddled. It was very nice of him to comfort the two of us.

Work and more work

2009-03-27T10:35:00.000-07:00

So Danny has been up at the Brigham City job. Apparently they're building a toilet paper factory. I wish I was making that up. Well last week they had an accident where the roof halfway collapsed because the Iron workers were walking on top when it wasn't fully secure. Luckily no one was hurt. But because of that accident it's prolonged his stay up there. Luckily he comes home every night but it's so hard only seeing him for a couple hours a day. He leaves at 4:30 am and gets home around 8:00 pm. It's been hard but I've enjoyed having him home.

And today we found out that he will be transfered to Cowley Wyoming. Which is about 8-9 hours away so I will only get to see him every other weekend if I'm lucky. This is not going to be fun. I'm grateful he has a job but I am going to miss him extremely. I'll probably spend most of my time at family's houses or watching chick flicks crying my eyes out. But if anyone is up for a girls night let me know. I will be free. I have no one to take care of, or feed. Well besides Flash but he's pretty self-efficient.

These days with the enconomy I keep trying to be grateful for our jobs. And having Danny gone so much will be hard. I am extremely grateful and appreciative for all he does for our little family. And I'm trying really hard not to pick at the negative things with his job. I know he's not extremely happy where he's at. But I am appreciative for his hard work and dedication to provide for our family. I am so grateful and lucky to be married to such an amazing man.

Babies...

2009-03-19T11:48:00.000-07:00

Ok it's spring time and it seems like there are babies everywhere. And that craving of being a mom really isn't going away as quickly as it used to. I really want to have kids some days and Danny and I've discussed the possibility along with when the timing would be right. I think we've pretty much decided that when it gets closer to August we'll start to really pray and think about it. And there is a huge part that can not wait for August. But there is another part that is really hesitant. I don't wanna look back in 5 years and say "I wish I would've enjoyed the time Danny and I had together instead of rushing into the family life." I keep trying to remember to enjoy this moment. And it's really not easy. I really want a family. But deep down I know it's not the right time. And I know it's gonna be really hard to be sick and still have to work. And with Danny still going to school even when we have a baby I'll probably still have to work for another year or so. And that will be tough. I've always wanted to be a stay at home mom. I wanna be able to take my kids to the park and the library and have fun with them.

I don't like being torn. I wanna enjoy the time I have with Danny. We wanna have fun and travel and see the world. Things that we probably wouldn't be able to do with kids. But I don't want to put off having a family so I can play and enjoy life. I don't wanna feel selfish.

Maybe I'm PMSing. That's why I'm so indecisive. Haha

Married Life Survey

2009-03-17T11:19:00.000-07:00

1. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR FIANCE? We went to school together but never dated until after high school and I found and stalked him on facebook until he agreed to go on a date. Ok maybe it wasn't completely like that but it went along those lines

2. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST DATE? Dinner at Applebee's and Juno

3. HOW LONG DID YOU DATE BEFORE YOU GOT ENGAGED? 5 weeks hehe

4. HOW DID YOUR FIANCE PROPOSE? We went to dinner at a chinese resturaunt and at the end they brought us fortune cookies (Which happened to be the wrong fortune cookie) and after he got the right one he made me open it and it said "There would be diamonds in my near future." It was totally unexpected. He told me he probably wouldn't propose til we'd been dating longer

5. WHAT JOBS DID YOU TWO HAVE WHILE YOU WERE ENGAGED? I worked with kids with special needs and he worked at IMS masonry

6. HOW LONG WERE YOU ENGAGED? 4 months

7. HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED? 22

8. WHEN DID YOU GET MARRIED? August 7. 2008

9. WHAT WERE YOUR COLORS? Brown and Pink

10. HOW MANY BRIDESMAIDS DID YOU HAVE? 3 Allison Fannin, Janica Pead and Angela Pead

11. WHO WAS YOUR MAID OF HONOR? Brittany Jackson

12. WHERE WAS THE CEREMONY? Salt Lake Temple

13. DID YOU HAVE A DJ OR A BAND? Yes I did. My friend Stretch who did an amazing job

14. DID YOU HAVE A SONG YOU DANCED TO AND WHAT WAS IT? Yes. You and Me- Lifehouse

15. DID ANYTHING GO WRONG AT THE WEDDING OR RECEPTION? Nope. But the night before was a nightmare

16. WHAT CAR DID YOU LEAVE IN AND WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE? Danny's Toyota Tacoma and it was decorated with markers and marshmellows thanks to Kate ;)

17. WHERE DID YOU GO FOR YOUR HONEYMOON? Moab!! It was so much fun

18. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT? When Danny and I walked out of the sealing and I looked at him and said He was stuck with me forever. And he said "Good" and kissed me. And when I got all my family and friends to do the Cha Cha Slide at our reception

19. WOULD YOU HAVE CHANGED ANYTHING IF YOU COULD? No. I am very happy with how it all looked

20. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED? 7.5 months. We're still newlyweds

Our yard

2009-03-15T16:40:00.000-07:00

So now it is almost officially spring and our leaves are finally raked :-) It's pretty exciting. And we're almost officially moved in. Our guest bedroom is now our office due to the fact our office is still full of boxes. Ok half full now. So hopefully soon we'll have everything in it's official place. Although I'm all for turning the "office" into a nursery but Danny said we should wait til I'm actually pregnant to make a nursery. *sighs* Men! hehe.

So today I went to work, and Justin and I were suppose to go to Cabela's. So we get on the bus around 2:00 and we're told the bus will pick us up at Cabela's at 4:30. Well the bus had to pick up 7 other people and drop them off. We didn't get to Cabela's until 5:15. We missed our pick up bus and the bus people said there was nothing they could do about it. We had to call and schedule another bus to pick us up. So I called Justin's dad to tell him the situation. And he decides after talking to the bus people it would be a lot easier to pick us up. And I'm so glad he did. I don't know if I could handle another ride on the bus. And I don't think Justin could either.

But I'm gkad to be home. It's 8:00 and I should go finish dinner. I think Danny is starving. Apparently once men get married the ability to survive by themselves disolves or something hehe. Jk

Sunday Dinner

2009-03-08T15:03:00.000-07:00

Wow! I am very lucky to have such wonderful family including in-laws. Today we are having Danny's family (minus Brian and Malinda :'( ) and my family over for Sunday Dinner and Cake and Ice Cream for Danny's birthday tomorrow. I love the fact our families get along so well. I also love the fact our families are so similar. Although I am a little sad Danny's family won't be able to stay too long tonight for the mere fact they still have to drive back to Vernal. But I'm glad they came down this weekend.

Although I am really grateful for our families I am really nervous. I don't have a whole lot of faith in my cooking abilities. I just threw some pork roasts in the crock pot and some cream of mushroom soup and I'm praying like crazy that this works. Not to mention the cake I baked and decorated for Danny is looking slightly on the sad side. *pictures to come later* And I have no idea what to get Danny for his birthday. He says he wants so many things but all of them seem to be out of my price budget. AHHHHH! Silly Men.

Oh well. I should go now. His family should be here any minute and I still have some stuff to do! I wish you all could be here! Now that would be lots of fun!

2009-03-04T12:51:00.000-08:00

Husband Survey

1. Where did you meet? We were in the marching band together and our mothers introduced us and told us we should date. Yet we never did until after his mission

2. How long did you date before you got married? 6 months

3. Where did he propose? China Isle slash his car. The chinese resturaunt messed up his plan and didn't give him the correct fortune cookie with the proposal in it until we were leaving.

4. Where did you get married? Salt Lake Temple

5. How long have you been married? 7 months

6. What is your favorite feature of his? His eyes! They are very blue, but change with what he is wearing! And his smile.

7. What is his best quality? He is very forgiving and understanding of other people and slow to judge

8. Does he have a nickname for you? Babe or Love

9. What is his favorite food? Steak. Or Gniocchi from his mission

10. What is his favorite sport? Soccer

11. Where did you have your first kiss? Grandma Grace's couch

12. Who said I love you first? He did.

13. What do you like to do together? Anything! Watch movies or just cuddle

14. Do you have any kids? Not yet. Unless you count Flash

15. What is his favorite music? Any thing they play on X96

16. What do you admire most about him? How safe he makes me feel

Life as I know it

2009-03-03T16:44:00.000-08:00

Wow. I've been a slacker. Well a lot has changed and yet nothing at the same time. My little yet much taller brother just returned from his mission. He hasn't changed at all. And its a little weird that Bobby (brother) and Danny (husband) have a lot of similar personality traits and hand gestures. Thanks goodness they're still really different that its not creepy

And for the next couple weeks Danny will be working up in Brigham City. So he leaves at 4:30 am and gets home around 7 every night. It's hard having him gone for so long. But I just got to remember to be grateful for the fact he has a job.

Last weekend Danny and I woke up and decided it would be really fun to pack up and go on an impromptu trip to Vernal to visit Danny's family. That was a lot of fun. Although it would have been more fun if Brian and Malinda lived closer with their two girls. But its ok. We're going down there for Easter! I couldn't be more excited!

This is a very short post. But at least I posted and updated! Yay Me!!!

My wonderful husband

2009-02-16T09:12:00.000-08:00

Last week my cousin Kate called and asked me to accompany her on a spontaneous road trip. She was going to visit her friend Silvia and would like someone to come with to help Kayden stay entertained. I really wanted to go but I still had to ask Danny first. And he of course being the supportive husband that he is told me to go. Kate and I had a lot of fun! I was able to go visit an old friend named Leo. He and I used to hang out a ton when I lived down there. That was a lot of fun and one of the main reasons I went.

He was pretty upset when he found out that I was married. But then I reminded him about Becca his girlfriend and he was happy again.

Another highlight was spending time with Silvia and her family. Especially her son Nicholas who is 2 years old. I came home and told Danny that I had found a new boyfriend

But Danny didn't feel threatened. In fact when I came home he had planned a couple nice surprises for me. With Tulips my favorite flower and Krispy Kremes

And a brand new dishwasher

Kate and I had a ton of fun. I'm really grateful to have a husband who is selfless enough to let me go and have fun. But as much fun as I had. I'm glad to be home. And I don't plan on leaving again anytime soon.

Peer Pressure

2009-02-15T11:23:00.000-08:00

For so long I avoided creating a blog in order to avoid being like everyone else! Haha! But then I realized that blogs are a very convenient way to keep in touch with frequent updates (in some cases) So I decided to make one for our family. Danny, me (Angelyn) and Flash. And I will try to update this as frequently as I can. Although I can't make any guarantees. '

So I guess I need to start from the beginning. Danny and I had gone to High School together and were in the Marching Band together. Although we were officially introduced by our moms who had know each other before either of us were born. I had a crush on him back then but unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you look at it, he didn't reciprocate the same feelings. We graduated and he left for a mission in Buenos Aries North Argentina. And I stayed home and continued to live life as a young adult.
In January of 08' we reconnected through the wonderful world of Facebook. And shortly after that we went on our first date and 5 weeks later we were engaged and 4 1/2 months later we were married on August 7th 2008. And in September we adopted a cute Daushaund whom we have named Flash. Who is a mix between a handful and the cutest thing ever! His favorite thing to do is steal socks from the clean laundry hamper or wait to see if you drop them while folding them. He also loves shoes. Whether you're wearing them or not. And he espeically loves my bra as soon as I take it off. Its always a hunt the next morning as I try to get ready for the day. And the funny part is that he knows what he's doing. He always has a twinkle in his eye just before he's about to do something he's not supposed to do. He has a huge personality and is an amazing blessing to our family!

So that is our family to date. And if anything changes we will let you know ;)