I am so grateful to have him in my life! I can't wait to move into our first home, start a family, and watch him be a dad!
I love you so much Jose! I can't wait to spend another 60 (or more!) birthdays with you!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Happy Birthday Jose!
The best husband in the entire world turned 27 today! I have been blessed to now have shared 3 birthdays with him. It is crazy to think that celebrating his 2006 birthday, I had no idea I would be marrying him. Now only two years later we've already been married a year!
I am so grateful to have him in my life! I can't wait to move into our first home, start a family, and watch him be a dad!
I love you so much Jose! I can't wait to spend another 60 (or more!) birthdays with you!
I am so grateful to have him in my life! I can't wait to move into our first home, start a family, and watch him be a dad!
I love you so much Jose! I can't wait to spend another 60 (or more!) birthdays with you!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Stealing from another blog
I read this quote on a blog I have recently discovered and it made me think:
"Sometimes I'd like to ask God why he allows poverty, famine, and injustice in the world when He could do something about it... but I am afraid God might ask me the same question." --Anonymous
The bloggers response to this quote was to make, along with her TEN KIDS, care packages for homeless that they will keep in the car and hand out when they get a chance. Pretty sweet idea.
I realize I talk about reading other people's blogs a lot. I am fascinated and drawn into a few families lives right now-- people I don't even know! Some of them I've included on the side bar on my blog. You should check them out.
CF Husband will celebrate his daughters 1st birthday tomorrow (like Jose!). A year ago his wife was in a coma about to die from CF, and his daughter was born at only 24 weeks gestation! It is a miracle to see how far they've come in this past year.
The mother of 10, adopted her 5th child knowing he had severe facial abnormalities. It is amazing to read her real, honest approach to parenting and adoption. http://smilesandtrials.blogspot.com/
Another couple has suffered six miscarriages and were finally able to adopt a precious little boy from Russia. I read over the last 4 months as they were about to adopt a newborn baby girl. I got so wrapped up in her yearning for a baby, that when she posted that the baby was born and she was going to meet her at the hospital, I felt like a friend of mine was getting the baby she dreamed of. Two days later when the birth mother changed her mind, I really felt like crying. Ask Jose, it is all I talked about for 2 days. http://our-journey-to-parenthood.blogspot.com/ (For other cool adoption blogs, check out her links on her sidebar).
My new favorite blog is Stretch Marks (check out my sidebar). She is a HILARIOUS woman, with a very creative writing style. You can download her e-book on her page and read the story of her 3 miscarriages, death of a newborn, and her adoption blessings that only could have happened by the work of the Lord. She does public speaking engagements, and someday I am going to make sure she comes to a church nearby.
All of those blogs that I am reading faithfully have one thing in common- well I guess two-- their love for God and their love for their family and children (Coincidentally my two favorite things!).
Those are just my favorite blogs of people I don't know! There isn't a day that goes by that I don't check to see how my good friend Chrissie is, and watch her progress in her pregnancy. Even though she is so far away, I feel like I still get to be a part of her life. Not to mention her sister's blog I stalk, just to see the most beautiful baby ever.
And then my friend Becca's blog is an amazing testimony of how God is using her to touch so many! Check out how God called her to raise money for people of Swaziland, and bless the poor and elderly.
And if you want to read the words of an amazing writer, my classmate from FFI Denise is the wittiest writer as she describes her everyday experiences. If I could afford it, I'd be hiring her to freelance my blog. No seriously, someone please give her a job. She was affected by the 100s of layoffs Focus on the Family was forced to do, but maintains a positive and funny outlook. http://denisemorris.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/80/
You would think that with all this reading I don't get much done, but don't worry I manage. ;-) I usually fit them all in on my breaks at work. Check them out if you can. I think they will inspire you- at least way more than my moving updates will!
"Sometimes I'd like to ask God why he allows poverty, famine, and injustice in the world when He could do something about it... but I am afraid God might ask me the same question." --Anonymous
The bloggers response to this quote was to make, along with her TEN KIDS, care packages for homeless that they will keep in the car and hand out when they get a chance. Pretty sweet idea.
I realize I talk about reading other people's blogs a lot. I am fascinated and drawn into a few families lives right now-- people I don't even know! Some of them I've included on the side bar on my blog. You should check them out.
CF Husband will celebrate his daughters 1st birthday tomorrow (like Jose!). A year ago his wife was in a coma about to die from CF, and his daughter was born at only 24 weeks gestation! It is a miracle to see how far they've come in this past year.
The mother of 10, adopted her 5th child knowing he had severe facial abnormalities. It is amazing to read her real, honest approach to parenting and adoption. http://smilesandtrials.blogspot.com/
Another couple has suffered six miscarriages and were finally able to adopt a precious little boy from Russia. I read over the last 4 months as they were about to adopt a newborn baby girl. I got so wrapped up in her yearning for a baby, that when she posted that the baby was born and she was going to meet her at the hospital, I felt like a friend of mine was getting the baby she dreamed of. Two days later when the birth mother changed her mind, I really felt like crying. Ask Jose, it is all I talked about for 2 days. http://our-journey-to-parenthood.blogspot.com/ (For other cool adoption blogs, check out her links on her sidebar).
My new favorite blog is Stretch Marks (check out my sidebar). She is a HILARIOUS woman, with a very creative writing style. You can download her e-book on her page and read the story of her 3 miscarriages, death of a newborn, and her adoption blessings that only could have happened by the work of the Lord. She does public speaking engagements, and someday I am going to make sure she comes to a church nearby.
All of those blogs that I am reading faithfully have one thing in common- well I guess two-- their love for God and their love for their family and children (Coincidentally my two favorite things!).
Those are just my favorite blogs of people I don't know! There isn't a day that goes by that I don't check to see how my good friend Chrissie is, and watch her progress in her pregnancy. Even though she is so far away, I feel like I still get to be a part of her life. Not to mention her sister's blog I stalk, just to see the most beautiful baby ever.
And then my friend Becca's blog is an amazing testimony of how God is using her to touch so many! Check out how God called her to raise money for people of Swaziland, and bless the poor and elderly.
And if you want to read the words of an amazing writer, my classmate from FFI Denise is the wittiest writer as she describes her everyday experiences. If I could afford it, I'd be hiring her to freelance my blog. No seriously, someone please give her a job. She was affected by the 100s of layoffs Focus on the Family was forced to do, but maintains a positive and funny outlook. http://denisemorris.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/80/
You would think that with all this reading I don't get much done, but don't worry I manage. ;-) I usually fit them all in on my breaks at work. Check them out if you can. I think they will inspire you- at least way more than my moving updates will!
Packing has begun
The move is feeling more real! Last night Jose and I rotated packing and playing Wii Fit. Almost all of our kitchen is packed! We only left out two of everything. There is still much to do, but it is a start. 9 days and counting!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Happy New Year!
I can't believe it is 2009 already! We are so excited to see what this year has in store. If 09 is as great as 08, it is going to be an awesome year!
New Years Eve we joined some church friends at the Payne's house. We had a blast playing Apples to Apples with 17 people (Jose won!) and eating amazing appetizers. It was hilarious that one by one all the families and couples left before midnight. We must be getting old because we were pretty tired by 12 too!
The first 4 days of the year have been great! Our spirits are high after watching the Chargers beat the Colts in the first week of playoffs! I think a Superbowl party will be a great way to break in our new home!
Speaking of the new home... we only have 11 days until we will get the keys (maybe sooner if everything continues to work out well). We have gone furniture shopping every day this year, and will finally be ordering our couches tonight! Yeah! Jose and I have narrowed down our paint colors and are pretty confident that Windsor Haze will grace our living and dining room. Not a single box has been packed (unless you count the pile of boxes containing all our Christmas gifts for the new home).
Speaking of gifts...Jose got his early birthday present- Wii Fit! We had no idea it was hard to find, and were surprised when the worker at Costco, Target, and Best But looked at us as if we were crazy for asking if they had any in stock. We were told to come back in the morning on Sunday. Since we had church we showed up at Best Buy 30 minutes before it opened. We were first in line. Yes a line! We have never (and hopefully never will again) waited in line for a video game before. By the time the store opened there were 20 others behind us. After church we play ALL DAY. I can't believe that you actually get a work out! We were sweating and everything. This morning, I'm embarrassed to say, I woke up sore. Really sore. Hopefully we will "play" everyday and get back in shape.
New Years Eve we joined some church friends at the Payne's house. We had a blast playing Apples to Apples with 17 people (Jose won!) and eating amazing appetizers. It was hilarious that one by one all the families and couples left before midnight. We must be getting old because we were pretty tired by 12 too!
The first 4 days of the year have been great! Our spirits are high after watching the Chargers beat the Colts in the first week of playoffs! I think a Superbowl party will be a great way to break in our new home!
Speaking of the new home... we only have 11 days until we will get the keys (maybe sooner if everything continues to work out well). We have gone furniture shopping every day this year, and will finally be ordering our couches tonight! Yeah! Jose and I have narrowed down our paint colors and are pretty confident that Windsor Haze will grace our living and dining room. Not a single box has been packed (unless you count the pile of boxes containing all our Christmas gifts for the new home).
Speaking of gifts...Jose got his early birthday present- Wii Fit! We had no idea it was hard to find, and were surprised when the worker at Costco, Target, and Best But looked at us as if we were crazy for asking if they had any in stock. We were told to come back in the morning on Sunday. Since we had church we showed up at Best Buy 30 minutes before it opened. We were first in line. Yes a line! We have never (and hopefully never will again) waited in line for a video game before. By the time the store opened there were 20 others behind us. After church we play ALL DAY. I can't believe that you actually get a work out! We were sweating and everything. This morning, I'm embarrassed to say, I woke up sore. Really sore. Hopefully we will "play" everyday and get back in shape.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Christmas 2008
I can't believe Christmas is over! It went by too quick. Working the 23rd and 26th might be to blame. On top of work being the last place I wanted to be (first place would have been baking cookies, listening to carols, and sitting by the fire), it was the craziest week EVER. The county is on a mandatory furlough to save money, so there were only a few of us to do lots of work. Ugh...good thing this week I get some time off.
Anyway back to a recap of Christmas. This Christmas Eve everything felt a little different. We usually have a big dinner at my parent's house with lots of family and friends. This year my mom wanted to keep it low key and it was just our immediate family. I was a little bummed, but it just made me excited to plan Christmas Eve bash 2009 at our new home (or convince her that she really does pull off the best Tamale dinner!).
The other difference this year was after about 10 years of going to First Christian Church's Christmas Eve midnight service my family decided not to go. It hasn't been the same in the past years now that it is not either my parent's or our home church, but I'm big on tradition and had a tough time letting it go. Jose and I decided to go, but after it was over we concluded it is a tradition that we are ready to give up. Next year will be challenging--but exciting--coming up with a new tradition to take it's place.
Our Christmas Day was much more relaxed than last year when we drove back and forth between our families homes. Jose and I woke up early to open presents from each other and stockings. I give him a hard time because in the past he hasn't done so hot buying me gifts. This year HE ROCKED! He remembered just about every little home accent I had pointed out, the cutest slippers, pajama pants, and the GT Express!! I had no idea he would get me the infomercial wonder! I can't wait to try it out!
So far, our Christmas tradition has been to go to my parent's in the morning to open presents there. My little brother Jasen had said he was fine waiting to open gifts until 9 am, so Jose and I didn't have to wake up super early. Well as I predicted he called at 8 am asking for us to come over right away. Christmas morning was great! We were sooo blessed by awesome gifts!
The boys loved their X-box and guitar hero and played the rest of the day! At one point Jose walked out of the room, and came back wearing his Santa "shorts" (they are not boxers!) and made us all laugh.
After relaxing for a bit back at our house, we went to Jose's grandparents house to celebrate with all his family (my family came along too!). Small house + many people=chaos and fun! We played Apples to Apples and ate lots of food!
Since Christmas day is my dad's birthday, we went back to my parent's house to play more Guitar Hero and sing Happy Birthday! Every year I am in charge of ordering my dad's birthday pie. Since Marie Calendar's and Bakers Square went out of business, I took matters into my own hands and made my new specialty- Perfect Pumpkin Trifle (I just made that name up. PLEASE help me come up with a better name).
Anyway back to a recap of Christmas. This Christmas Eve everything felt a little different. We usually have a big dinner at my parent's house with lots of family and friends. This year my mom wanted to keep it low key and it was just our immediate family. I was a little bummed, but it just made me excited to plan Christmas Eve bash 2009 at our new home (or convince her that she really does pull off the best Tamale dinner!).
The other difference this year was after about 10 years of going to First Christian Church's Christmas Eve midnight service my family decided not to go. It hasn't been the same in the past years now that it is not either my parent's or our home church, but I'm big on tradition and had a tough time letting it go. Jose and I decided to go, but after it was over we concluded it is a tradition that we are ready to give up. Next year will be challenging--but exciting--coming up with a new tradition to take it's place.
Our Christmas Day was much more relaxed than last year when we drove back and forth between our families homes. Jose and I woke up early to open presents from each other and stockings. I give him a hard time because in the past he hasn't done so hot buying me gifts. This year HE ROCKED! He remembered just about every little home accent I had pointed out, the cutest slippers, pajama pants, and the GT Express!! I had no idea he would get me the infomercial wonder! I can't wait to try it out!
So far, our Christmas tradition has been to go to my parent's in the morning to open presents there. My little brother Jasen had said he was fine waiting to open gifts until 9 am, so Jose and I didn't have to wake up super early. Well as I predicted he called at 8 am asking for us to come over right away. Christmas morning was great! We were sooo blessed by awesome gifts!
The boys loved their X-box and guitar hero and played the rest of the day! At one point Jose walked out of the room, and came back wearing his Santa "shorts" (they are not boxers!) and made us all laugh.
After relaxing for a bit back at our house, we went to Jose's grandparents house to celebrate with all his family (my family came along too!). Small house + many people=chaos and fun! We played Apples to Apples and ate lots of food!
Since Christmas day is my dad's birthday, we went back to my parent's house to play more Guitar Hero and sing Happy Birthday! Every year I am in charge of ordering my dad's birthday pie. Since Marie Calendar's and Bakers Square went out of business, I took matters into my own hands and made my new specialty- Perfect Pumpkin Trifle (I just made that name up. PLEASE help me come up with a better name).
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Where did 2008 go?
I can't believe we are two days away from Christmas! It happened so fast! It seems like yesterday I was waiting very impatiently for the chance to listen to Christmas music and decorate the tree. Now, way to soon for my liking, it is almost time to pack up the decorations and throw away the tree.
Along with our Christmas decorations, the rest of our belongings will soon be packed up for the big move! We don't have much, but packing and cleaning are still time consuming. Our close of escrow date got moved up to Friday, January 16th which is very exciting! That means only three more weekends of shopping for furniture and appliances! We may have found the couches we want, but we still need to pick out a fridge, washer, dining room table, ceiling fans, paint ( windsor blue is in the lead right now), toilet seats, curtain rods, bathroom accessories....the list goes on! I love it though, we've been waiting a long time and it is hard to believe that we will be moving very soon!
Along with our Christmas decorations, the rest of our belongings will soon be packed up for the big move! We don't have much, but packing and cleaning are still time consuming. Our close of escrow date got moved up to Friday, January 16th which is very exciting! That means only three more weekends of shopping for furniture and appliances! We may have found the couches we want, but we still need to pick out a fridge, washer, dining room table, ceiling fans, paint ( windsor blue is in the lead right now), toilet seats, curtain rods, bathroom accessories....the list goes on! I love it though, we've been waiting a long time and it is hard to believe that we will be moving very soon!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Amusement park fun!
Last weekend Jose and I had to do out of county group home visits. We timed the visits perfect with Knotts Berry farm's free admission for social workers! We only went for a few hours in the evening after we had seen all the kids. Because it was sooo crowded (with scary looking thugs mostly) and since we didn't pay to get in, we left after one ride. The ride was awesome though! One of the best roller coasters and they video tape you on the ride! We laughed so hard watching out expressions after the ride!
Don't bother watching the Knotts parade. LAME!
The following morning we headed to Magic Mountain. My mom gave me a free ticket, and it was Toys for Tots day. We brought a toy to donate and got in free (we know how to work the amusement parks free days). I love Magic Mountain! We went on the two newest and scariest rides first and had an hour wait and then a 30 minute wait. We assumed we would be waiting in lines all day, but were pleasantly surprised that the rest of the park was empty and we literally walked straight on every other ride! Jose decided he isn't the biggest fan of roller coasters so we left early in the day.
See, no lines!
Don't bother watching the Knotts parade. LAME!
The following morning we headed to Magic Mountain. My mom gave me a free ticket, and it was Toys for Tots day. We brought a toy to donate and got in free (we know how to work the amusement parks free days). I love Magic Mountain! We went on the two newest and scariest rides first and had an hour wait and then a 30 minute wait. We assumed we would be waiting in lines all day, but were pleasantly surprised that the rest of the park was empty and we literally walked straight on every other ride! Jose decided he isn't the biggest fan of roller coasters so we left early in the day.
See, no lines!
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