An Update on Life

A lot has been going on lately. Here's what we've been up to...




Jeff and my new years resolutions are going well. We are both being faithful with our devos as individuals, are still working on our premarital book together and we are praying together on a daily basis. Not only are we growing closer to the Lord, but also to each other. We've also been trying to make family more of a priority; which means spending more time with my parents and siblings. We're still doing great on our diet/workout goals. Most every morning, I get up and go brisk walk 2-3 miles before I start my day; and after work, Jeffrey goes to the gym and does the elliptical for 2-3 miles. When he gets home (to my house) we take Shelbie and Shaylah and go walk or bike ride 3-5 miles. It's been a lot of fun, I've never enjoyed exercises more!!

We used to only go to the park and do our miles around the park. But we've gotten bored with that, and are now expanding our horizons. The other day, I decided we'd go on a bike ride out in the country. We pulled our bikes out (they hadn't been out in a few years! They were trashed.) and spent about an hour replacing tires, raising seats, loosening breaks, ect. ect. We finally set out, with a backpack full of water and a few small snacks. We decided to go to my grandparents house first. By the time we got there, it was already almost 5. My tire was starting to go flat (I had a hole in it) and it was getting a bit dark and cold. (Jeff and I were in shorts and a t-shirt.) My grandpa kept insisting that we wouldn't make it, it was going to get cold and dark soon, but I refused to heed his warning. We raided their kitchen and with our arms full of snacks, we headed back out. I led the way to Service road (out in the country) and it took us about fifteen minutes to get there. We went by my boss's house for something and the continued on our way. We got a little further, and I couldn't peddle one more time, my tire was flat as flat could get. Shelbie and Shaylah were exhausted and complaining. Jeff was getting chilly. There was nothing left to do...but to call my grandpa to come pick up our bikes. What a sight we must have been! As we are sitting with our broken down bikes on the side of a country road, eating food as it is getting dark out. My grandpa finally pulled up and was laughing at us, as we loaded our bikes up in the back of his truck. Then he opened his door and asked how we were going to fit in his two passenger truck. Shaylah attempted to jump in, but I quickly said, "Oh we're going to keep walking." Jeff, Shelbie and Shaylah all groaned. My grandpa kept insisting that it was getting dark and cold, but I insisted we would make it back home. He finally left. My goal was to keep walking to Hughson, but I was outvoted, and we turned around and started to walk home. We walked until it was dark and cold out; the girls were complaining, and Jeff kept saying "We should have gone with your grandpa." By now, I knew we should have...but I wasn't about to admit that! I was feeling proud about our progress and was trying to encourage my troops that the end was almost near (whoa...that sounds bad) when guess who pulled up? My dad. The girls jumped into the van without a seconds hesitation, but I balked and complained and whined and argued. I just knew that I could make it home, Jeff all but threw me into the van when I asked my dad if we could at least continue walking. It was a humbling experience. Next time, I will be prepared. (HUGHSON...HERE I COME!!)

On Saturday I went to see "Bride Wars" with Annie. It was a lot of fun to hang out with her and catch up on life. It was a very cute movie, but also very inappropriate, I'm not encouraging any of you to go watch it. After the movie, we went to LA Cultures and got some ice cream. It was delicious. We sat and talked for a while, before heading back to her house. We hung out there for a while, then I had to head home. While I was out with Anne, Jeff and my dad went to go see a movie also. But after seeing the long line, they decided to instead go eat lunch then go to the Bowling Alley and play a few games of Pool. They had a lot of fun together, bonding and developing a friendship.

That afternoon we attempted another bike ride, but didn't get very far. (My bootie really hurt from the ride the day before. LOL.)

On Sunday we went to church. After 1st and 2nd service, we ran some errands for my mom. The girls were our chaperons, and we decided to treat them to In-and-out Burger...yum. We finally got home around 3-ish. We lounged around for a while, then started to get some things done. We planned on taking Shelbie and Shaylah to Monterrey the next day. So we made some fried chicken and a small potato salad, and got everything we'd need packed. Then we headed back out to church again. After church we ran another errand, to get some drinks for our trip the next day. Then we got home, finished our packing, looked through some baby pictures, then Jeff left and we all went to bed.

The next morning, us girls got up a 5:30...okay...the girls got up at 5:30...I didn't get up until about 6:25. (And Jeff was due to arrive at 6:45, because we wanted to leave at 7:00...ooops.) We quickly got dressed and threw everything into the back of my car. I was still getting ready when Jeff got here, so he helped the girls finish our last minute preparations. When we finally got into the car, I was amazed. One would have assumed, with all we packed that we were packing for a family of ten, not a group of four!!! The girls watched a movie on my i-pod during the ride up. Jeffrey and I laughed that they were being the "ideal chaperons," they were there in body, but not in spirit! I don't think they said two words to us for the whole 2 1/2 hour drive up. We were blessed with some quality chatting time. We finally got to Monterrey, and we drove around looking for the Aquarium. We finally found it and headed in. We only spent about two hours at the Aquarium, before we were all hungry and headed back to the car. We planned on picnicking at the spot Jeff proposed to me. We found the exact location and spent some time reminiscing before laying out our picnic blanket and eating our delicious spread. We hung out there for a while, before packing back up and heading to a cove we like to go to. We got there and unloaded a ton of stuff, then trekked down to the water before we decided we'd only stay for a few minutes because it was too crowded to enjoy. (And the old man in a leopard printed speedo also helped us decide that we wanted to leave. Lol) So after about ten minutes we gathered up our bags and blankets and food and headed back up to the car. The girls put their head phones back on and we drove around for about 30 minutes looking for a beach. We found the beach we wanted to go to, but couldn't find a parking spot. We drove around looking for parking for nearly 20 minutes. Finally, we found one. (yay...about time!!) We then unloaded ALL of our stuff and headed down to the water. The girls ran around on the sand for a while, while Jeff and I snoozed on our blankets. Then they came back and pestered us for a while, before we finally got off our lazy bums and went to dig a whole with them. The weather was gorgeous! We stayed at the ocean for nearly 2 hours, playing in the water, playing in the sand, trying to bury each other or toss one another into the water, sleeping, and of course...eating. We were all bummed when it was time to head back. We got home around 7:30 with many stories to share. All together, it was a wonderful day!

Last night Jeff and I went over our buget that we will have to stick to after we are married. We are totally excited, because after everything is paid for, we will have $77 left over!! Sweet!! LOL. We sat down with my mom and she helped us map it out. When we were done, we felt very encouraged and happy, as when we had mapped it out ourselves a few weeks back, we were in the hole $500 dollars. Lol, don't ask how that happened. We're currently appartment seeking. We're trying to decide where we will live, and whether Jeff should move in now, or wait until the begining of August. So many decisions to be made!! We still haven't even begun to start wedding planning. We know where we will have it and the date, but that is all for now. (By the way, it's August 15th at 7pm) We will probably start planning in April. I can't wait!!

Let's see...what else?

I think that is all for now. I need to go "put my face on" and get ready for when Jeff gets here. Today, my goal is Hughson or 6 miles. Whichever comes first.

So until next time...