Puppy!

Although she has yet to have a name.. There is a new puppy in our lives! Mike got a new dachsund puppy from one of the girls that I work with. She is his new love! haha She's about six weeks now and is a bundle of energy! She loves to chase her shadow and "bark" at things! It's cute! She has been welcomed into our family by Neiko & Chewe-e and has proven that she can handle her own! She's a cutie! So... here she is!

Six Months.

Mike and I have been dating for six months. I know it seems like a little amount of time for some people but for the two of us it's a while.. and we'll keep on pluggin away and challenging eachother! Mike has made quite a bit of progress in the last six months! I will never forget the day that he made the decision to get baptised! He is an amazing man and i'm very proud of him! I know it's been a short amount of time, but if you know you know, and he is the one I want to be with FOREVER!

A rough couple of weeks..

As some may already know i've had a rough last few weeks. About two weeks ago I went to the doc and found out that I had a cyst (in the not so good area). By that next tuesday it was unbareable for me to even sit in my desk chair at work. I went home early that day and by the time I was out of the office I couldn't even see to drive I was crying so hard! Eventually, I made it home. When I got there (thank goodness) mom was there. We called my doc and wasn't able to get in, so, we called Dr. Laura.. haha. She is a good family friend, a dr., and I knew she would get us in! She said come down now and we'll check it out. It took her and two other dr's to look at it. The decision was made to book an OR. We did, and by eight that night I was ready for surgery. After a quick and painless (becuase I was knocked out) surgery I was headed to recovery. I had a quick stay in the hospital and was on my way home a day later! I've since followed Doc's orders and am feeling MUCH MUCH better! I was off for a few days and realized how much I REALLY won't be able to not work and be home all day! Don't get me wrong it was nice to wake up at nine, take a nap at one, and be in bed by nine thirty. It was the being home all day (not being able to do anything) that got me. So, it's been a rough two weeks but i'm pushing through.

The lives we live..

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you had someone in your life now that you've lost so long ago? For those close to me they know that I lost a dear friend who took her life in 2001. Every day when I drive home from work I pass the cemetary where her body lies, and every day I say to myself "I'll stop by tomorrow". It has yet to happen. But it's made me think alot of what i've done with my life in the last year, more then that what have I done in the eight years since her death? Truly, I couldn't tell you. I really haven't accomplished much.. and it's all about to change! I don't know how yet, but it's going to change and i'm excited about it!

So, I ask the question of you. What have you accomplished lately?

The Ties That Bind

So, recently I've really gotten into Greys again! Mostly what I love are the quotes.. One of my favorites is from Season 5 Episode 7. Just to preface the quote a little.. In this episode Izzy is having a hard time becuase she keeps seeing Denny, and she was told by a Navajo patient that the navajo's burn the things of the people that have passed on to free their spirit so that they don't haunt. So, while she keeps seeing Denny all of Seattle Grace she figures that she needs to burn the last remaining thing that she has of his, a sweater that she made for him. She burns it at the end and sees Denny's "spirit" again, Izzy learnes that he is there to help her and not to haunt her... so here goes:

The ties that bind us are sometimes hard to explain. They connect us even after it seems like the ties should be broken. Some bonds defy distance and time and logic, because some ties are simply meant to be.

Veterans Day

Today is November 11, 2008! It's not just a day of no school, for banks to shut down, or for some businesses to close. Today is a day to remember those loved ones that may have lost a life or been injured fighting for our freedom! Today is the day that we should stop and take a moment to realize that altough we may be having a bad day there is many someones who are overseas fighting for our freedom and having a worse day then we are! I would urge you all to take a moment and realize that our freedom is not free, It has come at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives that have been lost! So, Take the time to stop and reflect on the lives lost and the freedom given to us at the cost of the lives of others.

Thank you to all those veterans and current soldiers who are fighting or preparing to fight for not only our lives and freedom but their's as well! Thank you! God Bless.

Mike's baptism

It's been a few days! But the last week or so has been an up and down rollercoster. Which, I guess is to be expected when changes are happening in your life. Mike's baptism date was Thursday October 30, 2008! Dad was given the opportunity to not only baptize Mike but to also Confirm him! Mike was proud to have dad be the one to baptize him! It was one of the most peaceful baptisms that i've been to. It was amazing! Last week was CRAZY! It's funny how when someone tells you about how the influence of the "other side" can be you don't realize it until you are there and it's pushing and pulling against you. But i'm happy to say that we got thru it and everything has turned out to be amazing! Thank you all for your support..