It's Baby Time!

Time for an exciting update! Me and Cory have been working with an awesome fertility clinic for a few months and are excited to report that we are pregnant!! This picture is at our 9 week appointment. Yay!

King Of Anything Lyrics
By Sara Bareilles

Keep drinkin' coffee
Stare me down across the table
While I look outside

So many things I'd say if only I were able
But I just keep quiet
And count the cars that pass by

You've got opinions, man
We're all entitled to 'em
But I never asked

So let me thank you for time
And try to not waste any more of mine
Get out of here fast

I hate to break it you babe
But I'm not drowning
There's no one here to save

Who cares if you disagree
You are not me
Who made you king of anything
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died
And made you king of anything

Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)

You sound so innocent
All full of good intent
You swear you know best

But you expect me to
Jump up on board with you
Right off into your dellusional sunset

I'm not the one who's lost
With no direction oh
But you won't ever see

You're so busy makin' maps
With my name on them in all caps
You got the talkin' down just not the listening

And who cares if you disagree
You are not me
Who made you king of anything
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died
And made you king of anything

All my life
I've tried
To make everybody happy while I
Just hurt
And hide
Waitin' for someone to tell me it's my turn
To decide

Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)
Oh (oh oh oh)

Who cares if you disagree
You are not me
Who made you king of anything
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died
And made you king of anything

Who cares if you disagree
You are not me
Who made you king of anything
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died
And made you king of anything

Let me hold your crown, babe
Oh oh
Ah

Grrrr!

Well I figured it was about time for an update. I've almost forgotten about this damn blog. Life is the funnest, happiest, scariest, worst, saddest roller coaster ever.
In my innocence I was naive enough to think that when you decided to make a change in your life, people that love and care about you would be supportive. I have had a huge slap in the face in that department. News Flash: My decisions are made to try and better my life and make me happy. Don't take it personal.
My family has stood by me through my decisions over the last year and have been there through the thick of it. I am so grateful to them. I honestly don't know how I would ever have made it through. Brenda is my life saver.
Needless to say, things are going pretty good. I am dating a great guy named Cory. He is my best friend and so much fun.
Tax season is in full force and it has been a busy one. We usually have someone that helps us copy and assemble all the returns. Not this year. Emily has moved on to further her career in the nursing field and she's doing awesome! So Brenda and I are working more hours to compensate and try and stay on top of things.
Jason moved out in December. Emily had an apartment in Orem and she had just kicked her previous roomie out for not paying her share of the bills. So it just seemed appropriate to move in together. They get along pretty good. Things have been fine, but when their lease is up in June Jason has decided to move in with his grandma and Emily is moving in with our oldest sister, JoLynn.
I have had a few major family events happen lately. It has been really hard and scary. But they have brought me closer to the ones that are affected. I don't know what I would do without my family. I realize every day that they are the consistent ones that you can rely on no matter what. Friends come and go. I've also realized that sometime being comfortable is more important than you think.

Update anyone?

The past few months have been filled with a lot of drama to say the least. I have recently gotten divorced. It was finalized on July 22, 2009. Crazy thing....if you don't have kids you are subject to a 90 day waiting period from when you file to when your divorce is finalized. If you have kids you can take a class and your divorce can be final in a week. I think that's weird. It's like they want you to try and work it out if you don't have kids but if you do who cares!
The divorce was something I initiated and yet it was still the hardest decision I've ever made and really hard to go through and deal with.
My ex, David, is a great guy and I still love him and care about him. It just wasn't working for me anymore to be married to him, but I wish him the best and hope he finds his happiness.
So I have purchased a house in PG and moved in about a week ago. Jason moved with me and so far we are LOVING it! The yard is so peaceful and relaxing. It's been fun to get organized and put stuff away and start thinking of how to decorate. Harley is still adjusting, but he seems to be doing alright. Yay!
My confession for the day.....I'm addicted to farm town on facebook. Haha! It's such a huge time suck but it's so fun!

Random

I'm super excited because I decided to give my notice and quit working at the gas station...yay! I gave a 2 week notice that turned into a month because someone was going on vacation and it would be easier on everyone if I stayed till she got back. Not a big deal. Don't get me wrong....I've enjoyed working there for the most part. The people that I work with are tons of fun and so are the customers. I am just burned out and looking forward to having my nights and weekends off! Whatever will I do with extra time? Haha!
So I just have to say that I am hopelessly addicted to Cadbury Mini Eggs! I'm sure within the last month I have purchased a whole case of them. I have an open candy dish on my desk and pretty much I'm the only one that eats them. They are one of my fave candies. Mmmmmmm :) One reason to look forward to Easter!

Rockin' Good Time!!

So on Wednesday night.....3/18/09.....me and my sisters (Brenda, Angela, Emily) went to the Thriving Ivory concert at the Murray Theater. I have to say that it was a pretty cool venue for a concert. It wasn't too crowded and it was kinda small so you could actually see the band pretty good. They had 3 opening bands!!! I haven't ever been to a concert that had 3 bands open for them. Because of that it ended up being kinda long.....but totally worth it. It was general admission so we were standing the whole time except between bands and my lazy ass pulled up the floor. The first band is from Utah, Salt Lake I think and they were called Mury. We all pretty much liked their music.
The second band was called Company of Thieves and they were from Chicago. It was a chic singer and she had a unique and awesome voice. Not really my type of music though. She was awesome on stage though. Even though I didn't love their type of music I thought she was fun to watch and she really got into it.
The third band was called of State of Shock and they were from Canada. The picture on the left is of them. WOW! I really really really liked them. Brenda was the only smart one who brought money into the concert so she purchased their CD. We immediately uploaded it to our pods and I've been listening to them non stop since....haha! The lead singer of this band was really good at getting the crowd involved and was a lot of fun too. During on of their songs called "Too Pretty" he laid down on the stage and put his head in his hands. It fit the song and was funny.
Finally......Thriving Ivory......the band we were there to see!!!!!! The singer of this band has an awesomely unique voice. I love it! I've been loving their music for a while now and have one song as a ring tone on my phone. It was so much fun because everyone was so excited when they came on that they were rockin' out harder. Their most popular song is called "Angels on the Moon" and when they played that everyone screamed in excitement. I love going to concerts. It's just a fun environment and sometimes makes me like the music even more. After the concert was over we hit Denny's because we were all starving! We were so deaf that we were kinda yelling just to hear each other. It was a good time. I'm glad I have sisters that have the same good taste in music as I do!!!!

VD...haha :)

So I don't really love Valentines Day. In fact, it's my least favorite holiday. I call it VD cuz it sounds like how I feel about it...haha! I kinda just feel like you shouldn't need one day to express how you feel about the ones you love. And there is so much pressure to make it all romantic and cute and I hate that. Plus, Valentines day really sucks when you are alone because there is so much focus on it being such a romantic holiday. So....to everyone I love...I love you no matter what day of the year it is!

So....I took the opportunity to mark Valentines Day as another event. I quit smoking on Valentines day. I've done really good so far. I'm hoping that it continues to be easy for me. I figured that it'd be easier to quit while it's cold outside still cuz I hate being cold. So wish me luck with my new adventure! Haha!

Mid-Life Crisis?

So I think I've recently freaked David out a lil with my behavior. Have I already hit mid-life enough to have a crisis? Haha! I am just way excited cuz I got a new tattoo and I love it! It's Harley's paw prints. I got an ink pad and printed his paw and then we shrunk them down to have this cute new tattoo! So they're his real paw prints :) I love it! The other picture is of Harley laying in front of the fireplace. See...he is the cutest!

Halloween

We finally figured out what to be for Halloween this year. It was a blast! I got David's pants and shirt at the DI. The funny thing about his pants are they are girl pants and don't have any butt pockets. Need I say more?! We all looked smokin' hot!

Arizona

So....back in September....Lisa, Jesse, David, and I took a trip to Arizona. We had to detour to Moab to drop my foster boy off for a home visit and that made the drive seem ten times longer! It kicked our butts! On the way down we stopped at the Grand Canyon.
It was different than I expected and seemed like a let down. Of course that could be contributed to my pissyness from the long drive! Haha!

David's sister Andrea and her family live in Arizona and Jesse's brother, Claye, lives there as well. He was out of town so we didn't get to meet him, but he let us crash at his place, which was really nice. Plus he had a really cute dog that we got to hang out with while we were there. You just had to remember to leave your bedroom door shut because he was obsessed with chewing things he shouldn't chew...haha! We had a pretty relaxing time while we were there. We froze in the pool the first night we were there, went shopping, went out to dinner and played games with Andrea and her family, and Lisa and Jesse went to the Miami Dolphins game (the whole point of the trip).
It was Andrea's birthday the weekend we were there so we went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. They have awesome rolls...yum! After dinner we went back to their house and played a game. It was about getting to know the people you are playing with. Since Lisa and Jesse and Andrea and Cory didn't know each other they were at a disadvantage, but they did really well at guess each other's likes and dislikes.


One of the days Lisa tried to get frisky with a cactus at Claye's house. She didn't realize that it would get frisky back! Haha!

While we were in Arizona, we had people from out of state coming to look at our house. My brother Dale, our realtor, was also on vacation in California. So it was pretty crazy that after looking at the house, they made an offer on it and neither of us were in town to handle it with ease. We had to do everything by fax and phone and email. It all worked out but made some of the time kinda stressful.



On the way back home we stopped at the Four Corners. There were quite a few people there. You had to wait in line to get your picture taken. Then there were all the little booths that you could buy jewelry and other souvenirs. Overall it was a fun trip. Next time I just don't think I could brave the detour to Moab and I'd want to stay longer.

Wow...time flys!

So it seems that it's been a while since I've posted anything. Haha! This is why I'm no good at blogging. Anyways, here's my update......
Lisa's birthday was in August on the 24th and we celebrated by going to the Bee's game. It was a good time. She got an awesome birthday gift by moving into her new house the day before. We're so excited for them! This picture is of Lisa and Jesse in Cancun. I'm so lame and it's the most recent picture of I have of her...so there you go!
Brenda's birthday was also in August, on the 26th. My mom came to see her at the office and wanted to take her to lunch....of course I went with. I couldn't pass up an opportunity to eat at PF Changs...yummy lettuce wraps. Anyways, for birthdays, all the sisters take the one out to a movie or bowling and ice cream. So Brenda chose to see The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. It was pretty cute, but I remember liking the first one better.
Emily has recently gotten engaged. After dating Kaden for about 3 weeks they decided they were in love and he proposed. I don't think they've set a date for the wedding yet, they were planning to wait till she graduated from High School. I have mixed feelings about her being engaged, but I'm trying to keep an open mind. Her birthday was on September 5th and Brenda threw a bbq & cake party down at their house for her the Saturday after. She spent 90% of the time out in the driveway in Kaden's truck. He doesn't seem to want to get know Em's family...which bugs me. It was weird celebrating her birthday basically without her. Haha!
My sister Rebecca and her kids came to visit from Kansas the end of June. That was a blast! Brenda and I quickly realized how great it is working where we do since we closed the office almost every day she was here so we could go to the park, swimming, the dinosaur museum, and out to lunch with her. It was great! It's been a while since the kids had seen us and surprisingly, they weren't as shy as expected. They were cool about giving us all hugs and kisses. They grow and change so quickly and it's hard when they live out of state and you miss so much. Rebecca's birthday is July 19th, so we threw her an early birthday party while she was here. It was so much fun to have them visit and I'm glad they were able to come.

The Boys

So....here's a little something about Jason and Jared. They are the twins that live with me as foster kids. They are actually David's cousins, but we didn't really know them that well till they moved in. They are such good kids, with some minor rebellious exceptions. Haha! Jason (on the left) is working doing home hospice care and going to school for massage therapy. Jared is currently looking for a job. He has a daughter that is almost 2 years old named Makaya. She is adorable. Jason has lived with us for 3 1/2 years and Jared has lived with us for almost 3 years. I love them both to pieces and feel lucky to have them in my life.

I'm here :)

I didn't think I'd ever do a blog...but here I am. I'm bored at
work today (although I have plenty to keep me busy). I
always hate the days after a Holiday. I always have lots to
do, but I lack the motivation.