Mexico 2009

We were blessed by my parents this past week when they decided to take us on a family trip. All expenses paid: food and activities, too!
We spent 8 days in Nuevo Vallarta in a beautiful 2,600 sq. foot villa. The hotel was nearly empty, so we had top notch service and attention.
We rode horses on the beach, went on a pirate ship, swam with dolphins and took a dinner cruise to a secluded beach.
Aside from having nasty colds/flu on the trip and when we got home, it was still the most amazing vacation of our lives!

The Return of the Blog: Prepare to Be Amazed!

So...here's what happened in the last year.
1) I graduated from Fresno State in May.
2) We celebrated our 10-year anniversary on June 12.
3) I thoroughly enjoyed my summer by getting in shape. Down almost 20 pounds of fat and 10% body fat!
4) I started back at school, National University, for my teaching credential.
5) We got a boxer puppy. Named him "Kona" after where we met.
6) We're headed to Puerto Vallarta, Mex. for 8 days tomorrow with my parents.

Life is good. I'm more in love than ever with my husband. The kids are growing, 2.5 and almost 5! I'm ready to go to work. Being at home has been great, but I'm getting burned out a bit. I know it's just a tough age, 2, but I think I'm still ready to work.

My goal is to blog at least monthly. We'll see...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well,
another semester has flown by. I didn't blog. Two weeks til finals!
I registered for my very LAST semester a few weeks back and it was such a relief. Great joy and excitement filled by heart as I punched the final course numbers into the computer and hit enter.
I'm nearly there! I've done it. I've nearly completed the road God set me on almost 5 years ago!

Tomorrow is my 30th birthday. Not overly excited as I've had a bummer week.
Hope it's everything I imagined!

Next week, Tan and I will head to Vegas for 4 nights! No kids! We soooo need this time to reconnect and grow closer. I pray that it is an awesome time and that the kids are good for my parents.
Thank God for my parents!

So, that's the scoop for now.
I'll be posting some new pics later.

So... too busy to blog. Sorry.

It's been too busy of a Summer and it's nearing its end.
My extensive Summer time project list is nearing its completion with only two short weeks left before the start of a new semester.

Here's the Summer rundown:
Lots of swimming, swim lessons of course.
We just had a lovely visit from Nana Ria. The kids just adore her and did not want her to leave. In fact, Gabe ran away to the neighbors' house right when we were trying to get ready to take her to the airport. He was trying to keep her here a bit longer, I guess. Little stinker.
I started selling Pampered Chef and had my first show last night. It's so fun to get out and have fun with adults! And, I make money, too.

The kids have kept me busy this Summer, but it's been fun. Here's a few pics of them.

Tanner's Canada Trip

Tan got to go up to Vancouver for a week to visit his family two weeks ago.
He went up to visit his grandpa, Lorne, who was ill with cancer.
This was an emotional trip for Tan. He knew he was going to say goodbye to his grandpa and he went alone.
His grandpa passed away last week, 5 days after Tan left.
He feels so blessed to have had that time with him in his last hours.
Tan got to see his old friend, Kyle, who we haven't seen in years. That was fun and awesome how God worked it out so Kyle would be in town the same days as Tan.
He also spent time with his sister, parents, grandma, and aunt.
How great a time.
I sure missed him around here. It was my first time alone with the kids in a long time and the first time for such a long time. We survived, but it was great to have my awesome helper and "daddy" back.

June 12, 2008: 9 years!

We celebrated our nine year anniversary by spending a weekend at Bass Lake away from the kids for two nights!
It was awesome to be together and not have the distractions of the world. Tan is my best friend and we have so much fun just hanging out.
I woke up early every morning and had some awesome quiet times just reading my Bible and Osteen book and listening to God. How great was that!?
I heard God's voice so clearly there as I was not distracted with my daily chores and running kids around.
I loved my time with Tan, but I received and awesome blessing as I grew closer to God as well.
I hope every married couple with kids gets time to be together alone. This is a huge blessing and we are so thankful to have family members that love to stay with our kids.
I look forward to the next nine years together. My how we've grown the last nine. We grew up together and now we are entering our 30's!
I love my years with Tanner and now I truly know God placed us in the same YWAM school at the same time for His divine purpose. What an awesome God who cares for us in such a huge way!

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