Shannon & Bobby

Surgery

2010-12-07T11:51:00.001-08:00

So yesterday I finally had my foot fixed! The Dr. said that my tendon was just flapping around inside my foot!! No wonder I was swollen and in pain.. well he reattachhed the tendon back to the bone.. Now I have a lovely black cast for the next 2 weeks! Then on dec 20 I go in and get it cut off to take the stitches out then I get to pick a new cast for two more weeks!!!

My Christmas List!!!

2010-12-07T11:24:00.000-08:00

Omg!! I am updating!!!

2010-11-02T22:09:00.000-07:00

Day 16

2010-05-11T21:38:00.000-07:00

Ok so today is day 16 of my cylce... went in for another ultra sound. My ovaries were not being very friendly and the they couldnt see them very well but it didnt look like an mature folicles so they dont think I have ovulated or will be... so sunday I gotta go do my blood work to test my progestrone and that will tell me for sure if I did or didnt ovulate. If not and a neg test by day 28... and not period yet I gotta take provera for 10 days and the start the whole clomid cycle over but on 100 mg pills.

2010-05-08T23:03:00.000-07:00

If roses grow in Heaven Lord
Please pick a bunch for me.
Place them in my Mother's arms
and tell her they're from me.
Tell her I love her and miss her,
and when she turns to smile,
Place a kiss upon her cheek
and hold her for a while.
Because remembering her is easy,
I do it everyday,
But there is an ache within my heart
That will never go away.

Happy Mothers Day Mom!!! We miss You!

Another dissapointing Dr. Visit.

2010-05-07T10:37:00.000-07:00

Well as I sit here wondering if I will ever be able to have my own kids and feeling sorry for myself, yes i will admit to that and I dont feel bad for doing it either, not right now anyway. This has really been a struggle for me. I feel like I must have done something wrong and am now being punished. I feel like I am alone in this with no one to talk to about how I am feeling. Sometimes I really just want to give up on this process. So anyway why I am feeling like this is I had my Ultrasound today to see if my ovaries are going to cooperate and ovulate, Well after an uncomfortable time my ovaries are doing nothing. I took the clomid for 5 days and yet nothing. So the Dr said so far the dose of clomid doesnt look like its working yet.... so she is not convinced that it wont work so next week I have to back for yet another ultrasound to see if my body will cooperate or not. I dont know what will happen if It doesnt. I assume that I will have to go on provera to make a period and the try the clomid again with a higher does. I wish it would just work for me. But at least I have to rest of the day off of work. At least I do what I want today , even if that is stay home and be depressed all day. Which I dont plan do, I had my cry and feeling sorry for my self time. I guess now I will be productive. I am gonna go to the gym and then clean my house and do all of my landary today. And probaly go through stuff and get rid of everything I dont need anymore. Then, try to talk my husband into going fishing with me. :)

Clomid Treatment!!!

2010-05-05T20:37:00.000-07:00

So after my long wait with the provera... I finally started. So I called for my ultrasound and went.. everything looked great so i got to start the Clomid. I took it from April 28 to May 2... that stuff made me into an emtional monster...for real. Well I go back on friday May 7th to get another ultrasound.... We Shall see what is next...............

Nationial infertility week ... was last week.....

2010-05-05T20:12:00.000-07:00

I found this article on a blog while i was blog stalking...lol!!! If I cant get out of my depressed stage maybe i will post my stuggles on here more....

From:Resolve.org
Infertility Etiquette
By Vita Alligood

Chances are, you know someone who is struggling with infertility. More than five million people of childbearing age in the United States experience infertility. Yet, as a society, we are woefully uninformed about how to best provide emotional support for our loved ones during this painful time.

Infertility is, indeed, a very painful struggle. The pain is similar to the grief over losing a loved one, but it is unique because it is a recurring grief. When a loved one dies, he isn’t coming back. There is no hope that he will come back from the dead. You must work through the stages of grief, accept that you will never see this person again, and move on with your life.

The grief of infertility is not so cut and dry. Infertile people grieve the loss of the baby that they may never know. They grieve the loss of that baby who would have had mommy’s nose and daddy’s eyes. But, each month, there is the hope that maybe that baby will be conceived after all. No matter how hard they try to prepare themselves for bad news, they still hope that this month will be different. Then, the bad news comes again, and the grief washes over the infertile couple anew. This process happens month after month, year after year. It is like having a deep cut that keeps getting opened right when it starts to heal.

As the couple moves into infertility treatments, the pain increases while the bank account depletes. Most infertility treatments involve using hormones, which alter the user’s moods. (That statement is like calling a lion a cat-my husband would tell you that the side effect is insanity!) The tests are invasive and embarrassing to both parties, and you feel like the doctor has taken over your bedroom. And for all of this discomfort, you pay a lot of money. Infertility treatments are expensive, and most insurance companies do not cover the costs. So, in addition to the pain of not conceiving a baby each month, the couple pays out anywhere from $300 to five figures, depending upon the treatment used.

A couple will eventually resolve the infertility problem in one of three ways:

They will eventually conceive a baby.
They will stop the infertility treatments and choose to live without children.
They will find an alternative way to parent, such as by adopting a child or becoming a foster parent.
Reaching a resolution can take years, so your infertile loved ones need your emotional support during this journey. Most people don’t know what to say, so they wind up saying the wrong thing, which only makes the journey so much harder for their loved ones. Knowing what not to say is half of the battle to providing support.

Don’t Tell Them to Relax

Everyone knows someone who had trouble conceiving but then finally became pregnant once she “relaxed.” Couples who are able to conceive after a few months of “relaxing” are not infertile. By definition, a couple is not diagnosed as “infertile” until they have tried unsuccessfully to become pregnant for a full year. In fact, most infertility specialists will not treat a couple for infertility until they have tried to become pregnant for a year. This year weeds out the people who aren’t infertile but just need to “relax.” Those that remain are truly infertile.

Comments such as “just relax” or “try going on a cruise” create even more stress for the infertile couple, particularly the woman. The woman feels like she is doing something wrong when, in fact, there is a good chance that there is a physical problem preventing her from becoming pregnant.

These comments can also reach the point of absurdity. As a couple, my husband and I underwent two surgeries, numerous inseminations, hormone treatments, and four years of poking and prodding by doctors. Yet, people still continued to say things like, “If you just relaxed on a cruise . . .” Infertility is a diagnosable medical problem that must be treated by a doctor, and even with treatment, many couples will NEVER successfully conceive a child. Relaxation itself does not cure medical infertility.

Don’t Minimize the Problem

Failure to conceive a baby is a very painful journey. Infertile couples are surrounded by families with children. These couples watch their friends give birth to two or three children, and they watch those children grow while the couple goes home to the silence of an empty house. These couples see all of the joy that a child brings into someone’s life, and they feel the emptiness of not being able to experience the same joy.

Comments like, “Just enjoy being able to sleep late . . . .travel . . etc.,” do not offer comfort. Instead, these comments make infertile people feel like you are minimizing their pain. You wouldn’t tell somebody whose parent just died to be thankful that he no longer has to buy Father’s Day or Mother’s Day cards. Losing that one obligation doesn’t even begin to compensate for the incredible loss of losing a parent. In the same vein, being able to sleep late or travel does not provide comfort to somebody who desperately wants a child.

Don’t Say There Are Worse Things That Could Happen

Along the same lines, don’t tell your friend that there are worse things that she could be going through. Who is the final authority on what is the “worst” thing that could happen to someone? Is it going through a divorce? Watching a loved one die? Getting raped? Losing a job?

Different people react to different life experiences in different ways. To someone who has trained his whole life for the Olympics, the “worst” thing might be experiencing an injury the week before the event. To someone who has walked away from her career to become a stay-at-home wife for 40 years, watching her husband leave her for a younger woman might be the “worst” thing. And, to a woman whose sole goal in life has been to love and nurture a child, infertility may indeed be the “worst” thing that could happen.

People wouldn’t dream of telling someone whose parent just died, “It could be worse: both of your parents could be dead.” Such a comment would be considered cruel rather than comforting. In the same vein, don’t tell your friend that she could be going through worse things than infertility.

Don’t Say They Aren’t Meant to Be Parents

One of the cruelest things anyone ever said to me is, “Maybe God doesn’t intend for you to be a mother.” How incredibly insensitive to imply that I would be such a bad mother that God felt the need to divinely sterilize me. If God were in the business of divinely sterilizing women, don’t you think he would prevent the pregnancies that end in abortions? Or wouldn’t he sterilize the women who wind up neglecting and abusing their children? Even if you aren’t religious, the “maybe it’s not meant to be” comments are not comforting. Infertility is a medical condition, not a punishment from God or Mother Nature.

Don’t Ask Why They Aren’t Trying IVF

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a method in which the woman harvests multiple eggs, which are then combined with the man’s sperm in a petri dish. This is the method that can produce multiple births. People frequently ask, “Why don’t you just try IVF?” in the same casual tone they would use to ask, “Why don’t you try shopping at another store?”

There are many reasons why a couple would choose not to pursue this option. Here are a few of them.

IVF is Expensive with Low Odds

One cycle of IVF is very expensive. With all of the hype in the news, many people assume that IVF is a sure thing when, in fact, the odds of success for each cycle are low. Most couples cannot afford to try for one month, much less for multiple times. Considering that it also costs a significant amount of money to adopt a baby, many couples opt for the “sure thing” rather then risking their money on much lower odds.

IVF is Physically Taxing

Undergoing IVF treatments is very rigorous. The woman must inject shots into her thigh daily to cause her ovaries to superovulate. The drugs used are very taxing on the woman, and they can cause her to be become extremely emotional.

IVF Raises Ethical Issues

Ironically, couples who undergo IVF to become parents may have to selectively abort one or more fetuses if multiple eggs are fertilized. Many couples cannot bring themselves to abort a baby when they have worked so hard to become parents. If the couple chooses not to selectively abort, they run the risk of multiple births.

Don’t Offer Unsolicited Opinions If They Are Trying IVF

On the flip side of the coin, don’t offer unsolicited advice to your friends who do choose to try IVF. For many couples, IVF is the only way they will ever give birth to a baby. This is a huge decision for them to make, for all of the reasons I outlined above.

If the couple has resolved any ethical issues, don’t muddy the waters. IVF is a gray area in many ethical circles, and many of our moral leaders don’t yet know how to answer the ethical questions that have arisen from this new technology. If the couple has resolved these issues already, you only make it harder by raising the ethical questions again. Respect their decision, and offer your support. If you can’t offer your support due to ethical differences of opinion, then say nothing.

A couple who chooses the IVF route has a hard, expensive road ahead, and they need your support more than ever. The hormones are no cakewalk, and the financial cost is enormous. Your friend would not be going this route if there were an easier way, and the fact that she is willing to endure so much is further proof of how much she truly wants to parent a child. The hormones will make her more emotional, so offer her your support and keep your questions to yourself.

Don’t Play Doctor

Once your infertile friends are under a doctor’s care, the doctor will run them through numerous tests to determine why they aren’t able to conceive. There a numerous reasons that a couple may not be able to conceive. Here are a few of them:

Blocked fallopian tubes
Cysts
Endometriosis
Low hormone levels
Low “normal form” sperm count
Low progesterone level
Low sperm count
Low sperm motility
Thin uterine walls
Infertility is a complicated problem to diagnose, and reading an article or book on infertility will not make you an “expert” on the subject. Let your friends work with their doctor to diagnose and treat the problem. Your friends probably already know more about the causes and solutions of infertility than you will ever know.

You may feel like you are being helpful by reading up on infertility, and there is nothing wrong with learning more about the subject. The problem comes when you try to “play doctor” with your friends. They already have a doctor with years of experience in diagnosing and treating the problem. They need to work with and trust their doctor to treat the problem. You only complicate the issue when you throw out other ideas that you have read about. The doctor knows more about the causes and solutions; let your friends work with their doctor to solve the problem.

Don’t Be Crude

It is appalling that I even have to include this paragraph, but some of you need to hear this-Don’t make crude jokes about your friend’s vulnerable position. Crude comments like “I’ll donate the sperm” or “Make sure the doctor uses your sperm for the insemination” are not funny, and they only irritate your friends.

Don’t Complain About Your Pregnancy

This message is for pregnant women-Just being around you is painful for your infertile friends. Seeing your belly grow is a constant reminder of what your infertile friend cannot have. Unless an infertile women plans to spend her life in a cave, she has to find a way to interact with pregnant women. However, there are things you can do as her friend to make it easier.

The number one rule is DON’T COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR PREGNANCY. I understand from my friends that, when you are pregnant, your hormones are going crazy and you experience a lot of discomfort, such as queasiness, stretch marks, and fatigue. You have every right to vent about the discomforts to any one else in your life, but don’t put your infertile friend in the position of comforting you.

Your infertile friend would give anything to experience the discomforts you are enduring because those discomforts come from a baby growing inside of you. When I heard a pregnant woman complain about morning sickness, I would think, “I’d gladly throw up for nine straight months if it meant I could have a baby.” When a pregnant woman would complain about her weight gain, I would think, “I would cut off my arm if I could be in your shoes.”

I managed to go to baby showers and hospitals to welcome my friends’ new babies, but it was hard. Without exception, it was hard. Stay sensitive to your infertile friend’s emotions, and give her the leeway that she needs to be happy for you while she cries for herself. If she can’t bring herself to hold your new baby, give her time. She isn’t rejecting you or your new baby; she is just trying to work her way through her pain to show sincere joy for you. The fact that she is willing to endure such pain in order to celebrate your new baby with you speaks volumes about how much your friendship means to her.

Don’t Treat Them Like They Are Ignorant

For some reason, some people seem to think that infertility causes a person to become unrealistic about the responsibilities of parenthood. I don’t follow the logic, but several people told me that I wouldn’t ache for a baby so much if I appreciated how much responsibility was involved in parenting.

Let’s face it-no one can fully appreciate the responsibilities involved in parenting until they are, themselves, parents. That is true whether you successfully conceived after one month or after 10 years. The length of time you spend waiting for that baby does not factor in to your appreciation of responsibility. If anything, people who have been trying to become pregnant longer have had more time to think about those responsibilities. They have also probably been around lots of babies as their friends started their families.

Perhaps part of what fuels this perception is that infertile couples have a longer time to “dream” about what being a parent will be like. Like every other couple, we have our fantasies-my child will sleep through the night, would never have a tantrum in public, and will always eat his vegetables. Let us have our fantasies. Those fantasies are some of the few parent-to-be perks that we have-let us have them. You can give us your knowing looks when we discover the truth later.

Don’t Gossip About Your Friend’s Condition

Infertility treatments are very private and embarrassing, which is why many couples choose to undergo these treatments in secret. Men especially are very sensitive to letting people know about infertility testing, such as sperm counts. Gossiping about infertility is not usually done in a malicious manner. The gossipers are usually well-meaning people who are only trying to find out more about infertility so they can help their loved ones.

Regardless of why you are sharing this information with someone else, it hurts and embarrasses your friend to find out that Madge the bank teller knows what your husband’s sperm count is and when your next period is expected. Infertility is something that should be kept as private as your friend wants to keep it. Respect your friend’s privacy, and don’t share any information that your friend hasn’t authorized.

Don’t Push Adoption (Yet)

Adoption is a wonderful way for infertile people to become parents. (As an adoptive parent, I can fully vouch for this!!) However, the couple needs to work through many issues before they will be ready to make an adoption decision. Before they can make the decision to love a “stranger’s baby,” they must first grieve the loss of that baby with Daddy’s eyes and Mommy’s nose. Adoption social workers recognize the importance of the grieving process. When my husband and I went for our initial adoption interview, we expected the first question to be, “Why do you want to adopt a baby?” Instead, the question was, “Have you grieved the loss of your biological child yet?” Our social worker emphasized how important it is to shut one door before you open another.

You do, indeed, need to grieve this loss before you are ready to start the adoption process. The adoption process is very long and expensive, and it is not an easy road. So, the couple needs to be very sure that they can let go of the hope of a biological child and that they can love an adopted baby. This takes time, and some couples are never able to reach this point. If your friend cannot love a baby that isn’t her “own,” then adoption isn’t the right decision for her, and it is certainly not what is best for the baby.

Mentioning adoption in passing can be a comfort to some couples. (The only words that ever offered me comfort were from my sister, who said, “Whether through pregnancy or adoption, you will be a mother one day.”) However, “pushing” the issue can frustrate your friend. So, mention the idea in passing if it seems appropriate, and then drop it. When your friend is ready to talk about adoption, she will raise the issue herself.

So, what can you say to your infertile friends? Unless you say “I am giving you this baby,” there is nothing you can say that will erase their pain. So, take that pressure off of yourself. It isn’t your job to erase their pain, but there is a lot you can do to lesson the load. Here are a few ideas.

Let Them Know That You Care

The best thing you can do is let your infertile friends know that you care. Send them cards. Let them cry on your shoulder. If they are religious, let them know you are praying for them. Offer the same support you would offer a friend who has lost a loved one. Just knowing they can count on you to be there for them lightens the load and lets them know that they aren’t going through this alone.

Remember Them on Mother’s Day

With all of the activity on Mother’s Day, people tend to forget about women who cannot become mothers. Mother’s Day is an incredibly painful time for infertile women. You cannot get away from it-There are ads on the TV, posters at the stores, church sermons devoted to celebrating motherhood, and all of the plans for celebrating with your own mother and mother-in-law.

Mother’s Day is an important celebration and one that I relish now that I am a mother. However, it was very painful while I was waiting for my baby. Remember your infertile friends on Mother’s Day, and send them a card to let them know you are thinking of them. They will appreciate knowing that you haven’t “forgotten” them.

Support Their Decision to Stop Treatments

No couple can endure infertility treatments forever. At some point, they will stop. This is an agonizing decision to make, and it involves even more grief. Even if the couple chooses to adopt a baby, they must still first grieve the loss of that baby who would have had mommy’s nose and daddy’s eyes.

Once the couple has made the decision to stop treatments, support their decision. Don’t encourage them to try again, and don’t discourage them from adopting, if that is their choice. Once the couple has reached resolution (whether to live without children, adopt a child, or become foster parents), they can finally put that chapter of their lives behind them. Don’t try to open that chapter again.

2010-03-25T20:30:00.001-07:00

2010-03-25T20:21:00.000-07:00

My Infertilitly Struggle!!!

2010-03-11T21:00:00.000-08:00

First off I will be turning 29 next thursday. I am almost 30... thats scares me... I always said I wanted at least one kid before 30. That time is fastly approaching and yet no child. I am currently in the infertility program that my insurance offers which is kaiser... Right now I am double covered so I dont have to pay for anything... otherwise it would be very expensive. Well because I am also diabetic I have to have my blood sugar levels at certain levels before any treatment... Well I did that over 5 months ago, but kaiser was changing the dr so i had to wait .... i waited and waited.. then in Jan I got the call for the 1st appt i was so excited.... but since the holidays My A1c was 7.3 which it has to be under 7.0.... so i couldnt start treatment.... it sucked since in nov it was a 6.1..... :( but i worked my butt off literally and got it down to 6.9...(not easy). Well that was in Feb... so now i could finally start my first clomid treatment.....i was so excited.. so the plan was to call on the first day of my period... i waited and waited and guess what..... no period... negative test... very disappointing... well I took this medicine called provera it makes y0u start your period.... so I take it and finally this last tues... march 9th ... my period starts but is very light..... So i call and they set my ultrasound appt for today.... I go in this moring get the ultra sound which was not pleasant... and everything looks good so i get my rx for clomid.....So i am so excited... nothing can ruin my day and then.... i get a voicemail its the dr.... she was going over my ultrasound with another dr and my uterine was linning is too thick so they dont think its a good idea to start the clomid... (i get this message at work) I start crying ..yes at work as the dr tells me that I have to take the provera (the one that make you have a period) for two weeks then two weeks off then two weeks on again.... then i can call when my period starts to start all over again for the clomid....... so that has been my few weeks... not to mention all the other crap i have had to go through including surgery..... so i am very discouraged right now..... :( hopefully things get better.

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2010-03-09T22:11:00.000-08:00

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In memory.... Brian Bailey 2/28/85 - 2/5/09

2010-02-28T17:26:00.000-08:00

Sunny days seem to hurt the most

wear the pain like a heavy coat

I feel you everywhere I go

I see your smile, I see your face

I hear you laughing in the rain

still can't believe you're gone

It ain't fair you died too young
like a story that had just begun
then death tore the pages all away
God knows how I miss you
All the hell that I've been through
just knowing no one could take your place
sometimes I wonder who you'd be today

would you see the world?

would you chase your dreams?

settle down with a family

I wonder, what would you name your babies

somedays the sky's so blue

I feel like I can talk to you

And I know it might sound crazy

Sunny days seem to hurt the most

I wear the pain like a heavy coat

The only thing that give me hope

Is I know I'll see you again someday......

BRIAN MICHAEL BAILEY

FEB. 28, 1985-FEB. 5, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHER!!!!

You know they say thing get easier with time.... well I dont really believe that. It seems that the more time that goes by the more I dont understand why my brother isn't here. How he will never finnish college, get married , have his own kids, never know his neice Joey or my kids or Nicks. It just doesnt make sense. I know that many people die too young and even younger then my brother but I just want to get my frustrations and feeling out. No one will ever understand why people we love get taken too soon. But it doesn't make it hurt any less. Not one day goes by that I dont think of brian. Not a day goes by that our family doesnt hurt and wish things would have been different. The only peace I have is knowing that my mom is up there with Brian and that I will see them again someday.

Happy Birthday Brian!!!!

2010-02-28T17:06:00.000-08:00

Today you would have been 25.... Happy Birthday Brian we miss you more that anyone can imagine. Its been a hard year and there will be many more hard years to come. How we wish you were here to celebrate your birthday they way we always would with a BBQ for you and dad. We hope you like your balloons and flowers. Happy Birthay in heaven at least you are with mom up there on your birthday. Have a good day fishing because we know that is what you are probably doing.

Joey taking brian balloons.

2010-02-25T20:13:00.000-08:00

joey bumble bee....

our new truck....

Bobby bday cake

my crazy dog daisy

Okay so its time to update....

2010-02-25T20:08:00.000-08:00

Well its been a while since i have updated .... so here goes...
All I have been up to is working... really not much fun... I really wish I could stay home I would have a clean house and fresh landary everday and the cutest yard on the block.. but no i spend my days at work sitting a computer typing away all day... Well enough for whinning.

Things I hope to accomplish this year....

1. Have a kid.... I really want at least one before I am thirty and that is right around the corner... 1 year and a few weeks.

2. Be more organized... I will admit it i suck at orgaizing stuff, my house , bills etcc....

3. That all i can think of right now... too tired...

Thanksgiving....

2009-11-29T19:49:00.000-08:00

well thanksgiving came and went.... and although i am thankfuk for so much.... its just felt like something was missing all day... because something was. Its hard to have holidays when family members are missing. Its like your always waiting for them to come but you know that they arent. Everyone tries to be happy but on the inside your not.... I know that they say with time things get easier but thats just not true... i dont think it ever gets eaiser.. i guess we just learn to live with it...i wish we could go back to when we were all happy again... :( I am not looking forward to christmas... :( but here are some pics of what makes our lives happy.....

Tattoo......

2009-11-28T17:09:00.001-08:00

2009-02-12T19:24:00.000-08:00

Brian We will miss you. You will forever live in our hearts. I miss you little brother.

Boxer Puppies For Sale!!!!

2009-02-01T18:38:00.000-08:00

I have 2 female boxer Pups left, I am selling them for $200 each.. they are 8 wks old and ready t go... they are fawn color w/ a little white. They are so cute...

Life Changes!!!

2008-11-23T17:30:00.000-08:00

Well things have changed in my neck of the woods, I got a new job... and Bobby went back to work for Sturgeon... I got a job working at Hall Ambulance in the billing office... I love it.. its full time and I will get benifits in 6 mo. I will be making more than I did at the schools although I will miss the school I am learnig a lot and I really love it. Bobby is getting more overtime now so its been good.
Married life is great, about the same as before... :)
My baby Daisy Do is pregnant so we will have little boxer pups soon... i am excited.
Things are good!!!! I hope to put up more pics soon...

Its been awhile....

2008-10-25T15:17:00.000-07:00

This is the invite...

2008-09-08T22:14:00.000-07:00

Okay this is it for sure because i already ordered them.... this is the out side cover...

New Job....and other stuff..

2008-08-26T19:52:00.001-07:00

Bobby got a new job yesterday.... I am so happy.. He went to work for my dad's company in Ventura.... He is making a lot more than he was and in a few months he will be moved up to foremen.. For now he is driving back and forth everyday with my dad and eventually we will move up there.

As for other things I went back to work last monday... I forgot how hard it was to wake up in the morning..But on the other hand it gives me something to do.

The wedding is on track for October 11 We are working really hard to make it happen and now with bobby's new job we might actually be able to afford it.... :)

Engagement Photos!!!!

2008-07-29T08:45:00.000-07:00

Memory

2008-07-22T23:40:00.001-07:00

I saw this on a friend's blog and thought it would be kinda fun to do...I guess we will see. =)Here are the directions:1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Joey's 1st Birthday

2008-07-15T14:54:00.001-07:00

July 5, 2008

JULY 5, 2008

My Ring and My Crazy Dog!!!

2008-07-12T18:52:00.000-07:00

Moving....

2008-07-12T12:45:00.000-07:00

I am excited.... Bobby got offered a job in Ventura for a lot more than he is making now and they are going to make him a foreman my dad is the supervisor... So we will most likly move to Ventura area in the next year.... I am excited cool weather the beach.... Yea!!!

More pictures and Happy 1st birthday Joey!!!

2008-07-09T16:57:00.000-07:00

Tigerlily
Daisy Doo
Daisy and Chase my Luau dogs!
She is so pretty!
My new kitty.. its Cali's mom!!
They love each other!

Bobby and Joey!
She likes her book!!
Kissing the Babies!!
Joey's Best Friend.. Grandpa gave her a mokey for her birthday!!!

Joey is 1 already!!
The curtaind I made for my kitchen
They have little cherry's on them!

So excited!!!

2008-06-25T13:07:00.000-07:00

So yesterday we went to the mall to buy Bobby's wedding band.. he got a tungston ring with dimonds in it... well ever since we first went in there I fell in love with this diamond ring... It's almost a carat with all the diamonds and best of all it has a row of Pink Diamonds ... I fell in love with it and guess what we put a down payment on it... so now I am getting a new ring.... We owe quite a bit on it but soon we will have it paid off... I can't wait.. Bobby was wanting to get me a new ring.. I will post a pic as soon as the lady at the place sends it to me... I am way excited....

This is it...

2008-06-23T12:39:00.000-07:00

This is where we are going to have the wedding...

Wedding Date Set!!!

2008-06-22T21:13:00.000-07:00

We finally set the date.... OCTOBER 11, 2008.... So now that only gives me less than 4 months to plan... but it won't be too hard.... We are having it at our friends Cabin in Sugar Loaf Ca... outside on the deck... I am excited and can't wait.... The colors are aqua and hot pink... I am so excited....

I got to meet Kevin Harvick!!!!

2008-06-20T22:23:00.001-07:00

Random Stuff....

2008-06-17T21:42:00.000-07:00

My Tigerlily... she looks pissed!!!
I did my hair!!!

Chase!
Daisy!!
Tigerlily looking scruffy!
Cali Cat!
Joey in our pool... she liked her turtle!

My poor Puppy!!!!

2008-06-11T15:57:00.000-07:00

I came home from work today and I found my puppy

Chase with a swollen face. I have no idea how it happened

the dogs stay outside while I am gone I think he tried to eat a

Bee!!!! Poor Baby I gave him benadryl it seems to be helping.

His one eye is swollen shut!!! :(

Funny Story.....

2008-06-06T16:54:00.000-07:00

Okay so yesterday moring I was peacefully sleeping until my alarm went off and all of a sudden I wake up to something slaming in my face... Well my cute little devil cat Cali decides that every moring its time to play race car monkey cat and runs over the bed and climbs the curtain above my head... well she landed on my face. My lip went numb... so i reached up and my hand was filled with blood... So I got up and went to the bathroom... Well my top lip was split and the bottom was swollen. It hurt!!! But kinda funny at the same time. Now it looks like I got into a fight and got punched in the lip...

Fishing trip!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-06T16:28:00.000-07:00

Last weekend my dad and brothers went on a camping trip in Kernville to go fishing we decided to drive up for the day and it was so fun...

Stacey and Joey
My brother Nick
This is one of the fish I caught!
A pretty pic of the Kern River!!
She is so cute!!!
Me and Bobby!!!
Me fishing with my cute pink fishing pole!!

Bobby in a tree fishing!!!
My brother Brian!
My dad and Joey!!!
She loves her grandpa!

Grad Nite!!!! Disneyland!

2008-05-28T22:15:00.000-07:00

I am excited I get to go be a chaparone for Grad Nite at Disneyland... My friend Alison is going with me I can't wait.. we leave tomorrow night ... I haven't been to Disneyland since I was in Jr. High...

Memorial Day Weekend...

2008-05-28T18:01:00.000-07:00

Me riding in the snow...
Best friends
My helmet riding my bike...
Chase....

Bobby and Shirley....
Bobby smiling... for once!
Bobby doing his favorite thing.
It was snowing.....
snow ball fight....

Picture I took this last weekend.... I enjoy photography as a hobby

2008-05-28T17:19:00.000-07:00

May 2008......

Graduation and Wedding update.....

2008-05-28T17:08:00.000-07:00

Well I finally did it... I graduated from Bakersfield College with an AA degree in Liberal Studies.... I am way excited.... I have worked hard... even taking a 7 am math class and going to work then taking afternoon classes... I am not done yet I need to get my BA then my teaching Credentials then I will be teaching.... I want to do elemetary... 2nd or 3rd grade... really I would love to do Kindergarden but its hard to start out there.... I am going to take a few more transfer classes at BC then transfer either to the University of La Verne or Cal State Bakersfield... But for now I at least have a degree.. YEA!!!!

Also wedding update.... we might have a location for the wedding I still need to make sure its okay with the owner for sure... its my friend Sunshine's moms Cabin up in Sugar Loaf... Here are some pics....

My Wedding Dress!!!1

2008-05-16T21:11:00.000-07:00

Okay so I finally bought a dress.... It is too big right now but I can have it altered and on the bottom skirt part I am going to have them add a bunch of gathers since its too long and its cheaper to do that then to have it hemmed to fit me.... It will look much better once it fits me.. It needs to be taken in about 4 or 5 inches ... but I love it and it only cost 320 bucks.... I saved 300 on it...

Invitation....

2008-04-28T19:43:00.000-07:00

This is a start to our invitation me and my sister are working on it..... the date is totally made up but a date I am shooting for..... :)

Davids Bridal Day!!!

2008-04-20T20:39:00.000-07:00

Wedding plans!!!!

2008-04-20T16:31:00.001-07:00

Here is my dress minus the sleeve which I have to make and add on... hopefully I will buy in in the next few weeks....
Here is the Picture we are going to use for a wedding invitation it needs some photoshop but my sister can do it for me....

Beach Trip!!!!

2008-04-07T16:19:00.000-07:00

We took Jake to the Beach this weekend to ride his quad... We had a blast.

Me and Bobby!!!

Jake Running around the campsite!
Bobby Getting Jake out of the sand....
Chris and Jake!

Sunshine, Zane and the back of Bobby's head!
Sleepy Head!!!

Wedding Plans!!!

2008-03-31T21:59:00.000-07:00

This is the Wedding invitations I like. Me and my sister are going to see if we can do them ourselves.... We are not sure on a Wedding Date yet.... But I will post one as soon as we get one :) we are working of the finaces of it right now.

New Pics!!!!

2008-03-31T21:52:00.000-07:00

Jakes New Quad!!!!
Bobby and Jake having some fun... He loves his quad!
This Bobby doing what he loves!!!
Bobby!!!
Having fun!!!!

Niece and Nephew

2008-03-30T15:58:00.000-07:00

This is my neice Josephine... We call her Joey...She was born July 5, 2007. She is the cutest. We have so much fun with her.. She just learned how to wave and she waves when you say hi or bye... its so cute.

Bobby with Joey the day she was born... oh how cute look how scared Bobby looks.... :)

This is Jacob he is Our nephew.... He is 5. He is so much fun to be around... Me and Bobby love to take him places.... This next weekend we are taking him to Pismo to ride his quad with us.... Its going to be a blast.

My Babies!!!!

2008-03-30T14:58:00.000-07:00

This is my baby girl Daisy... She is almost 3. We have had her since she was 4 weeks old.. We recently got a puppy his name is Chase he was Bobby's birthday present. These are our kids right now.

These are my little kitties... Not really this little anymore.... The stripped on is Tigerlily and she is huge now... She doesnt like when people come over she growls at them, and the little Calico one is Cali... She still is pretty small... Bobby's mom has little kittens right now and it is taking all of my self control not to go and get one.

I love kitty's.

School

2008-03-30T14:42:00.000-07:00

School is not so fun right now.... I have 3 tests next week..... But I am almost done at BC in december of o8 I will have my AA in liberal studies so I have to keep pushing myself. On step closer to becoming a teacher... YEA!!!!!