Time to announce it.........

Well, it's about time for my 6 month update!!!  Sheesh! We are having our first Baby!!!! WE are both SOOOOO excited. We found out we were pregnant over Thanksgiving break while we were home for the weekend. I thought I ought to get a test and see, so we stopped at Walmart Thanksgiving night. MISTAKE #1! Dan was so worried/curious he said I ought to TAKE THE TEST AT WALMART right then!  NO WAY! I would NOT find out my first pregnancy at WALMART!
So we drove back to my parents house. All the way from Spokane Valley to Hayden. I took the test and we both say the lines appear at the same time. We were shocked/excited/couldn't believe it...all in one. We just enjoyed knowing our little secret for the evening, after having been teased by family over dinner and through festivities that day. And the next day we told our parents and a couple close friends.
We held off the official announcement until the beginning of May just to be able to get in the groove of things at work and not to drag out the pregnancy too long with everyone knowing. It went well. I was hired at a call center that Dan worked at, and 2 months later, in January got a promotion to a supervisor. So we sort of held off for the work issue too. Trying to get a better position, you know.
So, in May, our insurance started, we had our first appointment, which was right around being 19-20 weeks along. We had been anxious to find out if it was a boy or a girl, but had to wait! So I assumed we could  have an ultrasound during our first appointment...I was mistaken. I forunately called to ask before we went in, and the receptionish said that our midwife could likely atke a look, but an actual ultrasound will be ordered and scheduled for a week or more after our first appointment. But she told me to ask the midwife really nice!
At that point Dan and I had sent out envelopes to our family to try and include them in the fun of our finding out the sex. Since we are in Boise, and our family is a day's drive away in several directions, we wanted to make it fun for them too. BUT WE MIGHT NOT AVTUALLY FIND OUT!!! Oh shoot.
Heather Clement helped me think of the idea to send two evelopes beforehand, so they are in opur families hands when we find out that Friday, then we just tell them which package to open. Much of the family recieved the packages on wednesday or thursday, and they were blowing up my phone tryig to figure out why we waited to announce we were having twins!!!  (they got two packages...and didn't know they were getting them, and the only indication on the packages were to wait to open till directed.)
This really got our family involved more than I had expected!! :)
Anyway, Our midwife took a look on the cruddy ultrasound machine in the room at the end of our visit. she put the gel on and touched my belly with the handle....and her pager went off. She had to step away a minute....it was SOOO hard not to grab it and look around a bit outselves! SHEESH! COME ON!  When she came back she said she had a patient that was just admitted and going into labor! CRAP! I want her to go help the lady actually having a baby, but this is our first baby!!! And our FIRST ultra sound....and you're gonna rush it???
Well she was there for about 3-4 minutes, and we were able to see a top down view of our little one. All we could distinguish were three lines. She said she thinks it's a girl! ................................................................... ............................................................. dang. Dan and I both had counted on a boy. Not that we do not want girls, we do want at least one girl, but first. It just didn't seam right. Nah, a girl....hmmmmm. Darn. Ok.

Well we had to go across the street to finish some blood work cause I was getting quite light headed...it's a girl, come on....I gotta swallow pink now! Anyway, so we began thinking of girl names. I didn't wantto but Dan just kept mentioning name after name. We had already been calling our littly one a boy name, but we'd just save it for our boy later. 
Well we called the family and told them which package to open. They were all so excited for us, and Dan's mom, Diane...she was right. She guessed a girl all along since the day we told her we were pregnant.
The next weekend my Mom drove down to Boise, I joined her and went to Salt Lake. We spent the night there, hanging out with Heather and Daniel's family and MiMi's family. Then we headed out the next morning...just the girls, to get out of town for a few days to go to Mesquite NV for Sabra, my cousin's baby shower.
Her family/sisters put together a great shower for her! 6 of the 7 sisters have or are having babies within a year of each other! It was pretty fun to see them all and catch up a bit!
Travis and Stacey's family drove up for the shower as well, and stayed the night at our hotel too! So we got to catch up with them a while also! It was great to get out of town, and visit with family.
The next morning we all went over to my grandparents house in Bunkerville to check it out. My mom gave us the grand tour and we got to hear some fun storues about the house where she grew up. Travis and MiMi
had a few stories of their own too.
My mom stayed with Travis for a few extra days, so MiMi and I drove back to Salt Lake, and I continued on to Boise the same night. It was a long day, but a great trip. I got back and crashed for the night, to get up early for our first ULTRASOUND appointment!
Dan and I went in that morning still holding onto the chance that we might actually be having a boy. We told the technician that we had taken a quick look ten days before, but ...she stopped us and said don't tell me what you think....then I accidently slipped out a....she. The technichian looked at us, zoomed in the ultrasound picture, and we all know that those things DO NOT belong to a SHE!!!!!

HOLY CRAP IT IS A BOY!!!!!!

Dan jumped up out of his seat....Oh yeah!!! and danced around, and I had to lay there with goop on my belly! (It makes me smile remembering it right now!) Oh man we knew it all along!!!! YAY!!! Too bad my mom brought a bunch of girl things down for us the weekend before, and Stacey sent me home with a big box or girl clothes too!.....and our family had for sure, by now, thowm away the CORRECT envelope that they should have opened 10 days ago.

We are still greatful for our baby boy! He is due August 1st, 2013. He is growing well, moving lots, and fortunatly I have had a pretty easy go of it! I have not been sick once, but I have been queezy or nausious a few days, but no pukies! My belly is a pretty good size, I feel like it ought to be bigger going on 7 months here...but I am FINE with it staying small as long as possible! It'll be bigger one day, and I'll be greatful that big held off till then.
My appetite has been normal up till now. I have actually eatten more healthy, and we have been walking together several times a week. I have, just the past week or two, been wanting more fries and burgers, nothing out of the ordinary for me...yet. It's harder to breath, I sleep....well nap throughout the night, and late mornings till 10am. I work noon till 8:30, and 25 of those 40 hours i sit at my computer. Life is great!!!

I better get more consistent at this..

  It has been many moons since I have posted on my blog. Well, it's time to clean it up too. I have been up to a lot in the last year and a half. I am married to the LOVE of my life. We have had our moments but have grown closer and have enjoyed so much together.
   Dan is almost done with his Bachelor's Degree in Business. He should finish at the end of next summer! We can't wait to be done with homework and tests! Hopefully we'll be able to move north once he finishes school, but for now we're enjoying Boise.
   I am between jobs, and should start training next monday for my new job. I'll be working for Sorenson Communications. It will be quite a change from teaching and child care, but I'm excited to be in a 9-5 kind of job, where I can go home after work, and.....do whatever I want!
     I have been trying to make the most of my time while in between work, and I've done quite a bit, here's a few pictures.

 I painted and added paper to purchased letters.

 I put together an advent calender shelf, adding paper and numbers to each box.

 I found this idea in Pinterest and added the next two vinyl stickers to the original post.

 I was inspired by a Pinterest candy corn wreath, but added a little love to spice it up. I love my silhouette Cameo!

 I used my Cameo again to help me cut these huge window decals for Halloween! There was lots of taping involved here!

 This is Dan's Darth Vader pumpkin.

I like doing 3D pumpkins. So I chose Mario this year! We used a dremel this year and last year!

 I was inspired from Pinterest again, but this is my version of a burlap Christmas tree skirt! I love it!

I have had lots of other things too, but I'll have to add another post for them!

So...an update on life!

I'm ENGAGED! Well,  have been for a few months now, sorry so late on the announcement. Dan proposed the friday before Valentines Day. We had a great weekend together, and lots of kisses! Dan has since secured and, today, started a job here in Boise! He moved to Boise last weekend, and is pretty much settled. We are really enjoying being in the same town! Work and life are busy, and my Scuba class is a blast! Dan is loving the couponing world, and enjoys scoring great deals with me.
I can't wait for summer! That will mean; two months break from work, the wedding is done and past, Dan will be on a more regular/less odd schedule, camping trips, SUN!, swimming, catching up on fun projects, arranging our home and finally having ALL access to every closet in the house(instead of shring with roomates), just.......well, life will finally start.

Once life hits, it moves so quickly!

So, obviously it's been a while. I have since moved back to Boise, taken a preschool teaching position at the Boise State Children's Center, LOVE my class and partner teacher!, I met a GREAT guy over Christmas break, and things are really moving along with him!, (that's where the majority of all this excitement comes from!!) I love my apartment, my roomate is great, i am finally going to be able to take a scuba diving class this semester, life is simply wonderful! Mostly the guy, though! Yeah. Dan is from spokane, he's my roomate's cousin, we met through her connecting us, we hit it off, we became great friends right off the bat, I do not have a single hesitation, concern or question that has not been answered and had comfort and peace fill it's place. It is....simply put...just right! I am loving that the idea that he could be 'the one,' is moving toward becoming reality. I can't wait to enjoy the experiences of life with him and prepare to take on Eternity together. He is great and i've even got him believing that I am great! =^D  I am excited for what is ahead! But I am really enjoying what is here and now, the most!

Camping trip!

So I went camping 2 weekends ago! It was a blast! I was hoping at least to have a few ppl would show up, but 25 ppl ended up coming!

We hiked in on a pretty intense trail, but once we got to the camp site, it was totally worth it!

This was the sunset we enjoyed looking toward Spokane.

I made dutch oven peach cobbler, and even had a ham and cheese omlett for breakfast! It was a great idea that my pal gave me! I can't wait to go again soon, I just love sleeping under the stars.

What a great way to start off the summer

CDA's Beauty

There was such a beautiful sunset Thursday night! I was on my way to a friend's place and I just HAD to stop and take a few pictures! The entire day was cloudy and rainy, but as i was driving toward the sunset on my way to Post Falls, this is what I beheld!

Coeur d' Alene Idaho is such a BEAU-tiful place to live! There is soooo much to do here, and has a welcoming, home-town feel for me!

I had a WONDERFUL time in MAUI, but there is just NO place like CDA!

I am in AWW of the beauty that the Lord blesses my life with daily! He must really love me to share such wonders with me on a regular basis. I pray we all can be more aware of the beauties we are surrounded by, and thak our Heavenly Father for them daily.

Whale Watching

I went whale watching Tuesday, and we had a great beginning of the trip.

A whale breached right in front of your boat! BUT........we missed it cause we were inside. But we saw plenty of other groups of whales. None of them got close enough to get really great shots of, but there we still got a few good pictures.

Tobin got a bit sick halfway through, and ended up sleeping it off! =/

Vacationing in MAUI!!

I'm in Maui!! It is soooooo Amazing here! I've seen whales jumping, Beautiful colors, Amazing sunsets, gorgeous fish swimming, been boogie boarding, driving around the island, tasted delicious fish(i didn't think i'd ever say THAT), smelt wonderful smells and chilled with my favorite family! =D I could really get used to this!

Just gettin started

Below are a few of my favorite things, just to get you caught up on what I love. I figured now is as good time to get started blogging, since lots of people don't get on Facebook much.