A feeble attempt at an update

I was finally catching up on reading my friends blogs and read one from my friend Sara.  She said blogging is like when you lapse on your journal.  Its almost easier to start a new journal then to face the reality of trying to attempt to update everything that has happened since the last time you wrote.  Amen, Sara!  But, she did it and so can I.  I have thought about writing sooner, but didn't feel like it.  So today while I have a tiny inkling of desire I am doing it.  I will just do highlights and a few pictures.  Phew!

Kami and I at my favorite place in Vegas - Bellagio flowers

The first trip I took was to Vegas with my two sister in laws - Kami is married to my brother Jeff and Jenny is Jason's sister.  I brought my two worlds together.  We had a great time.  We stayed at Kami's Mom's house in St. George and went to Vegas on Saturday.  The purpose of our trip was to see Celine Dion.  We shopped a lot and had a lot of fun.  We saw Celine and it was good.  I will say it wasn't nearly as good as her old show, but it was worth seeing once. She sang a bunch of songs that weren't hers which annoyed me, but it was still good. 
While we were there Kami was told to make sure we went to Serendipity to have frozen hot chocolate.  If you know me, you know I don't love chocolate in this form but, I was in Vegas afterall, I decided I would take a risk.  It was ok and someone who really likes chocolate would love it.  Kami and Jenny both loved it.  We sure did have fun and I am totally jonesin to go on another girls trip.  Love them! 

My next trip was a family vacation with my whole family the first week of August.  We all went to Brianhead in Southern Utah and rented this really huge nice cabin.  We had a great time touring a bunch of places in Southern Utah.  We went to these caves and my sister told me it would be ok to wear flip flops.  Needless to say, it wasn't.  The cave was pitch black and it was actually really cool.  I slipped and my big toe nail was bent backwards and there was blood.  I was like oops! I was actually most ticked about my glitter toe being ripped off.  I keep in mind the important things :) 

Our next adventure was back to Vegas with my sisters Elena and Jen, and their husbands.  Jason was invited this time :)  We went and saw "O" at the Bellagio theater.  It is a Cirque de Soleil.  I wasn't sure what to expect but it sure was awesome.  I loved it.  After that we went to the Sugar Factory across the street and messed around there, see pictures.  We also went for lunch to Hash house a Go Go.... their food was HUGE.   The burger I got was seriously ginormous. But very yummy.  :) We had a great time there too. 

 

Then all the sudden summer was over and Jason's brother Zach got married to Kimberly.  It was a beautiful day all day...until right about the time when they were supposed to get married.  A huge wind picked up and there was threat of rain.  Luckily it didn't last long and the wedding went off without a hitch.  It was absolutely beautiful and we are happy to have them married.  Jason was the best man and looked very handsome in his tux.  :)  This is a photo of my sister in law Jenny.  I just love her!  We are all going (J and his siblings and some of their cousins)  on a cruise in April to the Bahamas out of Miami.  It is going to be a blast. 

Now all vacations are done until next April for the cruise so we have settled back in to real life.  Jenny talked us in to taking a 5 week relationship class with her an her fiance.  Our last week was a few weeks ago.  It was fun to spend more time with them and have learned a lot about our relationship and each other.  It was a good experience. 

Now we are planning my parents 50th wedding anniversary party thing.  We have a lot of fun things planned and will update the blog when it all happens.  50 years??? Man that's crazy.  I sure do love my parents though and am proud of them for making it so long.  It's definitely no small feat!!!! I love you Mom and Dad.  :)  Hope all is going well for all of you!!! 

Primary

I got called to Nursery a while ago and was pretty nervous about it.  Turns out I absolutely LOVED it.  I love those little kids.  They are so sweet.  Last Sunday I got called to be 2nd Counselor in the Primary Presidency.  Let's just say I feel a little overwhelmed, but I am excited about it (I think...).  We have a great presidency and I am excited to get to know the women better that I serve with.  I am also excited to have those cute little children get to know me, and I them.  Today was our first Sunday and it actually went pretty well, amazingly.  They do things differently then when I was there (18,000 years ago) and they sing some new songs, but I will get there.  For sharing time we each shared 5 things about us which was a cool thing.  I got to show them pictures of Max and tell them all I love angry birds.  It really was actually pretty fun.  I am excited for this growing experience.  Just wanted to share what's new with us!

Last Weight Loss Update and Easter Decorations

First of all, we had our final weigh in for the Weight Loss competition this morning and I lost 2.7 pounds this last week, which is great news.  Yahoo!!! Our team came in 2nd overall but I lost 28 pounds.  I can't feel too bad about that!  I hope to keep up working at it, but I am kind of glad the competition is over!  It was nice to have some weight loss success though.  :)

 Last Friday my sister in law invited me to a craft day that a lady in her neighborhood was doing so I went. We made a bunch of Easter crafts and they are stinking adorable!!!  I will say we worked on them for HOURS... and if you know me, that was almost too much haha.  It was really really fun though, and I am happy with the results. 

Aren't they so cute????? Be proud, I don't do this kind of stuff!!!! :)

Weight Loss Update

So..... its been a month and a half and I have lost 18 pounds! Wahoo!!! I am trying really hard to not have this be just a diet that I will go off of once the competition is over, but to change my habits.  So far, so good.  I have been working out on my elliptical and I love it.  This week has been a little rough but I hope to get myself going!

Valentine's Day came and went, and we had a good one.  Jason gave me a red plush "Angry Bird" which is silly, but totally fits me.  I love love love that game.  Its totally addicting and I have 3 stars on most of the levels.  I pretty much rock at it :).  He also gave me some beautiful flowers.  Good job, Hayes! 

My nephew Ben got home from his mission on Wednesday.  He was in Guadalaja, Mexico.  Hearing him talk about his mission makes me nostalgic for my own.  I sure am glad I was able to have the mission experience.  He looks great and we are happy to have him home. 

I think this year is going to be the year of the family weddings.  My neice Erin is getting married in April, Jason's brother is getting married in September and we have two others that will probably happen this year.  Whew!  Good thing weddings are fun! 

We may have the chance to visit London this year, and I hope we do.  I am trying to not get too excited about it so that I am not too disappointed if we don't go.  I absolutely adore traveling and would love to make it there. 

I also got a calling to be in the nursery.  :)  I guess it happens to everyone sooner or later.  I actually like it quite a bit.  It is fun to be with the kids.  Jason doesn't have the calling but comes in with me most of the time to assist.  Its really cute to see him interact with the kids.  I miss going to regular church every now and then, but mostly I just enjoy playing with the kids. 

Otherwise, life is pretty much the same.  Hope all is going well for all of you!

Weight Loss Challenge 2011

As with the rest of the world, I have decided it is time to do something about my weight.  As I watch it get a little more and more it has to come to a stop.  I got an elliptical for Christmas and am geared up to start using it.  We are doing a weight loss competition at work.  We each picked teams and weigh in as teams and get weekly prizes if you have the highest percent of weight loss.  It's been fun to have the friendly competition at work.  Everyone is watching you which makes it easier to be good.  Anyway, today was week 1 weigh in.  Since I am home sick I had to weigh in at home, but thanks to strep and a little hard work, I have lost 13 pounds in this first week!!!!!! YAHOO!!! I am just hoping I don't gain any weight this next week and can still lose some.  Here is for hoping, and in case you wondered, I love competition.  BRING IT ON!!! :)

STREP SUCKS!

I think that pretty much sums it up.  I have been diagnosed with the awesome plague of strep throat.  Ugh.  The only good news is that you can take antibiotics and get better.  I am on day 2 of antibiotics and am bored of being home.  I don't feel great so I don't feel like cleaning or anything, I just feel like whining.  I can go back to work tomorrow as I am no longer contagious.  It's been nice to take a break from work.  Work has been absolutely insane.  But anyway, I feel like I am finally on the mend.  My tonsils don't feel like grapefruits anymore so thats good.  :)  To all of you who are wondering, STREP SUCKS!

Bon Jovi... the revenge tour :)

So... a few weeks ago Jason's Mom called him to inform him she had heard on the radio that someone very important was coming to town.  It is no other then Jon Bon Jovi himself!!!!!  If some of you are unaware of our nightmare of a time of trying to go to see him 3 years ago, see blog post from roughtly three years ago :).  We hope that Energy Solutions Arena will be a lot easier to get too :)  We bought our tickets and are super excited for March 22nd to come.  We are also very excited for Harry Potter to come out Friday and have tickets to that too.  That is the latest and greatest from us.  :) BON JOVI HERE WE COME!

Changes...or not

It seems like most of the people around me are having big fun changes in their lives. Part of me sure is jealous! A nephew left on a mission, niece started college, friend moved to Seattle area, several new babies, friend got a new job, and the list goes on and on. Life sure has a way of changing things doesn't it? I am jonesin for something new in my own life, but I guess instead of whining about what hasn't changed I should appreciate where I have been and enjoy life as it is! What does one do when they are feeling like they are in a funk and that they have had nothing new in a long time? Maybe going to Vegas and seeing Blue Man Group might help?? :) We are going next weekend and I am excited. I need a little break from work and some time to enjoy some time uninterrupted with Jason. As for other new things in life I will think on it....there's gotta be something new I can do!!!

Golden Birthday... and other Misc.

I decided to upload my pictures from my camera and ran into a couple of things that I meant to write blog posts about..... well here I am :

A while back some of my friends at work and I decided to go to the No More Homeless Pets fund raiser called Strut Your Mutt. You take your dog and walk a mile around this partk and just hang out with other doggies. It was a lot of fun. Kind of muddy but fun. Below is a picture of Max in his bandana for the walk. We think it's adorable! (He is our child until we have one... yes I have turned into THAT person :))

Next, my friend Amy threw a party thing were we made these awesome pictures. Everyone else made temple ones but I already have a huge temple picture, so I made my mother in law and sister in law these cute pictures instead. They turned out really beautiful and they both loved them.

Last, it is my birthday today :) Hoorah! Jason totally out did himself and bought me 29 roses for my Golden Birthday... 29 on the 29th. Isn't that the cutest thing? He also bought me tickets to go see Blue Man Group in Vegas, so I am really excited for that. We went to Texas Roadhouse and had ourselves a great time. I love Birthdays :)

One Favorite Thing

One of my favorite things in life? Old friends. Not to be confused with friends that are old (cause we are NOT old!), I mean good ol friends. You know the people who you adore but don't see or talk to much? Even though time goes by, when you do get together again its like you never skipped a beat. I just adore it. I love "old" friends. I had dinner tonight with two of those old friends and I had a blast. What do people do in life without fun friends that know your roots and history? Thanks for organizing the event ladies, I love you! Thanks to all of you that I consider my friends, young, old, been around for decades and new ones. You are all the best. Love and more Love!

Random

Just wanted to show off my cute nails to everyone, they are purple and black polka dot and I love them. :) Also right before the cruise a lot of us got glitter toes which was really fun. I got some cute flip flops in Mexico... see photos.

Also, Happy Birthday Jason. I love you!

Cruise 2010

I am finally getting to posting about our cruise. Yeah! I will just post a few pictures at the end and try to keep this brief. If you want more details you know where to find me!

First, I will say I loved it. It was really fun. It was fun hanging out with most of the adults in my family and just having a good time together. The weather couldn't have been more perfect, honestly. We dropped off Max at Jason's parents house and headed home to pack. Sunday, Elena and Kevin came to pick is up in their Excursion and we went and picked up Jeff and Kami and off we set. We stayed in a city just on the edge of the border of California in Nevada, called Primm. We stayed at an exotic hotel called Whiskey Petes. Only the best for us :) Didn't much matter as we got up early and headed off to San Diego. We arrived without incident, which we were all glad for. We arrived to the pier and parked our cars and waited for the shuttle to take us to the boat. Apparently they were short staffed, cause we had to wait for 45 minutes to get taken from the parking garage to the cruise ship, but it was no big deal. We all enjoyed just letting the sun warm us up from leaving cold Utah! We all got our cruise ship cards and loaded the ship. Our rooms were on the lowest level (the Riviera deck) so we were able to find our rooms pretty easily. Jason and I weren't sure what to expect of the room and had heard it was going to be tiny. We were pleasantly surprised to find that it really was pretty good sized considering we were on a cruise ship. It was fun to have a window in our room so we could watch outside. That first night we had our first experience with the fancy dining. We got assigned tables to sit at and we sat there all 5 days for dinner and had the same waiter. Since we were traveling with 16 people we each were assigned to two tables of 8. The food was fun. I tried and ate quite a few things that I just dont eat at home. My brother in law even had me try escargo, which wasnt half bad. The food was always presented really beautifully and tasted great. I couldn't find any good pasta, but that was ok. Thats why I have the Olive Garden. :) We got a good relationship with our waiter, he was a really cool guy.

Carnival is totally committed to fun. That's all they talk about! We went and watched quite a few shows and were in the audience for Family Feud, Newlywed Game, a hypnotist and a comedian. They were all really entertaining and funny. Most of them were a riot. :) On the ship we played some Miniature Golf, which was fun with the boat moving, and enjoyed sitting and watching the ship sail. I got a little sick the first day, but I wasn't sure if that was from exhaustion or what. Jason and I were fine the whole time. Whew! We played some games and ate lots of food. A good time was had by all. We got a coupon for a spa thing and I made an appointment and did it. I got a back massage and a facial. It was nice to relax. It was also really fun to come back every night and see what towel animal they had left for us. They were all really cute. I didn't do a great job of taking pictures, but I've got it all in my memory :)

The two ports that we stopped at were Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada. We went to Cabo first and we did an excursion called Cabo by land and sea. It was pretty fun. Cabo was absolutely gorgeous. We first took a catamaran out into the port and sailed around the famous "El Arco" which was cool. We were on the water for about 40 mins. Then we boarded a big bus that took us to a glass blowing factory. They are amazing artists. It was really cool to watch it. Then we drove for quite a while to a small city that had a church and some interesting history. Our tour guide was a bit of a talker which got a little obnoxious on the way back to the port. We also drove by a cactus museum place which was pretty cool. Overall it was pretty cool. The glass blowing factory was the cool part and the tour ended up taking a lot longer then we expected. The ship was unable to get into the port so we had to take boats to and from the cruise ship. We had to wait in a pretty long line to get back on the cruise ship but it was a fun day.

Two days later we went to Ensenada and we ended up doing one of my favorite things on the whole trip. I had heard from most people that Ensenada wasn't that great but I really liked it. We did an excursion called the Taste of Mexico. We took a bus to a restaurant called Mango Mango. While there they gave us all a cutting board and a bowl with avocados, tomatoes, onions, cilantro and lime. We had a chef who walked us through how to make "Mexican salsa." It was seriously a ton of fun. The salsa was delicious and I had a yummy mango colada. Man I love those Coladas! Then they showed us how to make a smothered burrito and a tostada. It was really good and the chef guy was really funny. After it was over we got a certificate saying we know how to make Mexican food. I don't know that I would go that far but we did have fun!

After the cruise we drove up to Oceanside and saw the ocean and beach which was cool. Then we drove home. The cruise was really fun and we are sad its over. Now we just have to plan our next trip :)

You Cruise in 42 Days

You heard it here first folks, we leave on our cruise in 42 days. For those of you who are unfamiliar with a calendar, that isnt very long!!!! :) I am getting really excited and the Woodbury family planning begins. We get multiple emails a day talking about shore excursions and who is driving and where we are staying on the way, etc. It's quite the brigade to get us all together but I am really really excited for it. I just might get a new swimsuit for the occasion. If any of you have been to Ensenada and/or Cabo and did shore excursions, let me know what you did and if you would recommend it. Once again, I am stoked and excited. I need a vacation!

My in-laws have graciously accepted the invitation to watch Max for a week which should be interesting with all of their dogs. Hopefully all goes well there! My Mother-in-law also mentioned that she would watch our baby to, if we had one. So thats nice... haha.

My sister in law is retraining herself to do acrylic nails and those glitter toes. She has asked for volunteers and I said I would do it. I am going to get my nails done tomorrow and am kind of excited. Not that its my first time, but I like the way they look so hopefully I will like them as well as I once did. I am sure I will, she did a good job back in the day! Speaking of doing things for the first time I had a facial a few weeks ago and it was heaven. Why have I never done one???? It was so relaxing and totally what I needed. Best idea ever!

I went to a wedding for a buddy of mine from the mission. He got married to a non-member girl and while it was beautiful, the whole time I was kind of sad. It's weird to see people who once were so strong make choices that you hope they don't regret. He is such a good guy, I hope it works out for him.

My favorite Bears

So I know I have posted about the bears before, but they bring me more joy then they probably should :). They are just so stinking cute. For a refresher Jason gave me these bears when we got engaged and they had a wedding dress and tuxedo on. Everytime I get a new outfit I laugh and think how cute they are :) Here they are for Halloween and Thanksgiving:

Aren't they the cutest?? I am proud of them :)

The Recovery

Soooo my laptop got stolen at work which totally sucked. It took us a few weeks to decide to order a new one, and it finally arrived today. Pink polka dots and all :) I love it, and with the way computers go I actually got a better one then I had 2 months ago. Now I get to reinstall all of the stuff which stinks, but I will get there. Guess I won't be taking it to work anymore eh? :) Anyway, we are back in business so I hope to update my blog more, but I wouldn't cross your fingers too severly :)

In other news I have joined weight watchers and this last week I lost 6.9 pounds. Yeah!! I am feeling pretty motivated and hope that I can keep it up.

My company rented out a whole theater to go see New Moon tomorrow. Jason is the most excited I have seen him in days...haha. I am pretty excited to see it. I hope its better then Twilight haha. I didn't hate that one, but it wasn't great. I am excited too see! Anyway, just wanted to make a quick update. Hope you are all great!

The New, The Old and the Awesome

My job is going pretty well. We moved to a different building and I have been working lots of hours. When I quit working overtime I am going to be sad as my paychecks will be substantially less. I am just enjoying the chance to work. I love my co-workers which makes a huge difference in the enjoyment of a job. They are all so great. In a twist of fate, it looks like my buddy Megs is going to be able to come work with me as well, which means that my new job is looking more and more like my old job. Minus the drama and yuckiness. :)

One more big change for our family is that Jason is now officially a student again. He started at Western Governors University at the beginning of this month and is liking it so far. It's nice to have that going again. It is an online university and because of that it is a little more self paced. We are hoping that he can get through it faster then traditional school. He is getting his bachelors in Business Management. We are excited about it. I am looking forward to him starting his math class so that I can help, I kind of miss Algebra :) I know, I'm sick haha. With going to school online we bought him a laptop, and I got jealous so we bought me a laptop too. Its so cute, with white with pink polka dots. I love it, and I know I'm spoiled.

I had a good birthday, thanks everyone for the well wishes. When I got to work one of my co-workers had bought me my favorite sugar cookies from Schmidts. YUMMY! I don't think I have had them since I quit working there, which would have been my senior year of high school, that means 10 years ago. I loved them. Then my co-workers had decorated my desk, which was fun and then I got a certificate for a pound of See's Chocolates from work. Sweet! Then I got home and Jason had gotten me a pretty necklace and earrings. I like them a lot, but the part that was most impressive about his present was the pink bag and tissue paper and the sweetest card I have ever read. (See Picture) The card made me bawl it was so sweet. If you can't read it, the card on the front says "For the Love of my Life, From the Man who adores You." He said the lady at the store sort of teared up when she saw it. :) I also was shocked that he went to the hassle of getting me a cute pink bag complete with tissue paper. Thanks baby :)

My awesome in laws got me a few of those super cute watches that the bands are made of beads and you change it up with different watch faces and stuff. They are so cute and I have wanted them for a long time so I was stoked for that. Then with the money from my parents and others I was able to buy myself some diamond stud earrings that I love. This being 28 isnt so bad.

A while ago I was talking to my neice Erin and she mentioned that she has never been to Las Vegas. Of course I took that opportunity and ran with it. So, that turned into a fun trip that we are taking this weekend to Vegas. We are going to stay at Excalibur and we got tickets to see the Phantom of the Opera. We recruited another one of my neices, Kira, who also hasn't been to Vegas and then my sister in law Kami is coming too. We are really excited and I think we will have a great time. :) Anybody have any things that people who haven't been to Vegas need to see or do, let me know! We are just going for the weekend, but fun should be had by all!

Speaking of Kira, she is my sister Chris's daughter and they live in Boston. However, they are currently driving across country to move back to Salt Lake. We are really excited to have them back in the Valley. :) That will mean all Woodbury's are in the State. WooHoo! Anyway, hope all is well with everyone. :)

Update!

So quite a few things have changed since I last wrote, so I will try to fill you in. After about two months of now job, I finally got one! I started working June 2. I do basically the same work as I did at my old job, just with new faces and a longer commute. I work now at Jean Brown Research, if you live in the valley you have probably heard of them. They advertise a lot. Anyway, I really like it. The people I work with are fantastic. I actually got hired for a job slightly different then the one I did, but after some reorganization I will be back to doing what I am used to. Which is good. Like I said I love my co-workers. I am working 4 10's so I have Friday's off with Jason. That too might change once the reorganization sets in, but we will see. I am glad for a job and am glad I love what I do. If any of you are interested in being in a research study for a swine flu vacinne or flu shot, let me know :). It pays really well with minimal work. Keep it in mind, and you could see me at work.

We are loving our townhome and loving our cute doggie. We don't know what we would do without him! Jason is loving his job too, like always. Its good to be happy, isn't it?

On a none related note I have to mention an adventure we had a few Saturdays ago. We went to Asylum 49 in Tooele. It is a hospital that was used until 2000. They have it set up for a haunted house in October but apparently it's really a haunted house. We went with Jason's family and it was interesting. We did the tour where we saw all of the "hot spots" and where our guide had had sightings of shadows and heard voices and stuff. It was not as creepy as I thought it would be. I wasn't really wanting to go but decided to do it anyway. I was secretly hoping something would happen, but in the same breath praying it wouldn't. We went and wandered the place on our own but there were about 40 other people who were also there so it was hard to be alone and really do any kind of quality investigative work. I have watched "Ghost Hunters" with Jason enough times to know what to look for, but sadly we didn't encounter anything, except some very strange people. A few people that were in our tour with us were "sensitive" and kept sensing things, which was all very interesting. Some people sure are odd!!! We stuck out like sore thumbs because we were somewhat normal, but it was fun. We left and Jason's siblings stayed and had a bit of an experience with an entity answering questions by turning on and off a flashlight that they left on a counter top. I guess it was pretty cool. Anyway, it was fun. Hope all of you are well :)

The Woes of the Unemployed

Ok so as most of you have noticed, its been forever since I last posted. I really don't have any good excuse except that I haven't felt like I had much to write. But now, as I stare at all of the job websites, I am tired of that so I am taking a break! I lost my job almost two weeks ago, so that stinks. It has been kind of nice to not work, but as you all know looking for a job sucks. It's ok though, I have applied for quite a few and will hopefully find something relatively soon. :) I am in pretty good spirits though. I wasn't too happy at my old job, so I am hopeful I will find something I really like and it will turn out for the better. Keep us in your prayers!

A few things I can't quite figure out even though I have time on my hands now, are why I need to clean my house and why I need to go to the gym. Before I had an excuse, now I just have to realize that I am lazy :). I did go to the gym twice last week, which is up from my no times the months and months before that. Baby steps! Onto my house, that is my project this week. I hope to get it all sparkly and clean. I figured maybe if I take one of two rooms a day then I won't feel overwhelmed. Not that we are that messy, but the dust sure does accumulate fast. Hey Dust, if you could kindly quit leaving your traces everywhere I sure would appreciate it! But alas, the dust doesn't care and piles up anyway. Guess that means I have to quit being lazy. Man I hate that!

In other news, my sister-in-law had a baby last month, my sister is having a baby today, and I have another sister who is having a baby in a month. That is a fun addition to our family. We are loving our town home, its a great location. We love our doggie, even though he seems to be unpotty training himself, which is super sweet. I think me being home now all the time is really throwing off his schedule so maybe when I go back to work it will work itself out? I'm not too hopeful!

Jason and I had our anniversary yesterday. It's been two years. Does that seem crazy to anyone else? Time flies by so fast! We have been in our house almost 6 months, another mind boggling statistic. Jason also turned 30 which I am sure he will be pleased I am sharing with all of you :). Anyway, just wanted to catch you all up on what is happening in the Hayes world. A bunch of nothing that all turns into weeks and months!!! As my old Jr. High Assistant Principal would say, make it a good day! :)

Carnival Here We Come!!!

Ok so its not till next Feb. 2010, but we are going on a cruise!!! My brother found a cheap cruise and talked all of us into going. A bunch of the couples in my family have all signed up to go and we are really excited. I wanna go now, and not wait for a whole year but I guess we will have to! We got a good deal. It's only a 4 day cruise but I think its going to be a blast. We are leaving from San Diego and going to Catalina Island, then Ensenada, Mexico then back to San Diego. I think we are going to have a rockin blast. It will be fun to go with all couples and no kids and just have fun! Jason has never been to CA either so that is an added bonus. We are planning on spending some time in San Diego after the cruise at Sea World or something. Anyway, I am really super excited!!! Now we are in for a long wait :)

The Little Rascal

And no, we don't mean Alfalfa! So for some reason I have really been jonesin' to get a dog. I knew I didn't want a puppy because I don't want my shoes and furniture to be chewed up so I have been looking online at the pound and stuff to get a cute one year old (or so) dog. After much looking, the dogs I would find would get adopted right before my eyes. One I really thought I would like got adopted and I actually shed a tear. It was sad. I had been looking on KSL for dogs and found one that the people were giving away for free. They just wanted to find a good home. So, we called the lady and arranged to go see the little guy. He was pretty unfriendly at first but after hearing his short sad life up to that point we knew we wanted to take him home and give him lots of love. So we did! His name is Max and he is a 9 month old Chihuaha/Jack Russell Terrier mix. He looks more Terrier then Chihuaha, which is good. He has the floppy ears and he is full grown. We just love him. He has brought new energy to our house and he makes us both really happy. I guess this is what having kids feels like on a small scale :). He is a little rowdy and we've had some potty issues but we are working on those. We enrolled him to go to dog training and we start that next week. We just absolutely love him. :) He is scratching at my chair as we speak... stinker! :) Anyway, just wanted to share the good news. See the pictures, keeping in mind it sure is hard to photograph a dog! Also for those who grew up with me he reminds me a lot of Chienne. Oh the memories.