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Thursday, December 24, 2009
We triple dog dare you....
Most of you got our christmas cards, or saw it on facebook or twitter. Yes I posted it and sent it... what can I say? I was a dork, and pretty excited about my cleverness!! So here's the pic...
This year brought many ups and downs for us and our family. On New Year's Eve I presented Kev with tickets so see his first NBA game! Which he had a blast going to Oklahoma with some friends to watch the game. In February we celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary, and 6th year together. We just did the dinner and movie thing and enjoyed each others company. March brought a massive snowstorm, I even got to miss a day of school!! Also our friends welcomed their baby Maddox into the world, we just adore him, and his parents are great friends too, the best actually. So naturally we visit their house often! Then came April, not too much excitement there. I started my second rotation of clinicals, and started becoming antsy for the semester to be over, which brings us to May. This brings the 6 years... SIX YEARS!! since I'd had my valve replaced! Kev spent a few hours in Jail and made a life changing decision (not really in jail... he's no criminal). In June Kev quit working for Hill-Rom and went to school to become an EMT-B. (okay I admit it, I had my doubts, but really he kinda has a weak stomach... guess not while on the job) I worked and he went to school (talk about role reversal) Things went south for a little bit, a miscarriage and a death in the family consumed most of August. The upside of August was my birthday and a new car from the inlaws! Then I started back to school. Kevin went to work as a photographer while looking for an EMT job. In October I started clinicals, and my mom came out to visit for a week. It was quite a week but we all survived and it turned out more fun than any of us thought. In December Kevin found a job as an EMT! Granted it's out of town and he works a lot but he likes it a lot. I'm glad he found a job he likes. I finally made it past the half way mark of school, only two semesters left! TWO! This time next year I'll be a nurse!! In the meantime while I am on break my dad came to visit for a couple of weeks, so I'm taking off and letting Kevin hold down the fort in the way of working :) I've done my fair share before my dad got here so it's a trade off. Tonight is Christmas Eve, and since Kevin is working tomorrow so we exchanged gifts this evening. We all got things we asked for, and a few things we did not ask for but were happy to get!
We hope everyone has a great Christmas!
This year brought many ups and downs for us and our family. On New Year's Eve I presented Kev with tickets so see his first NBA game! Which he had a blast going to Oklahoma with some friends to watch the game. In February we celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary, and 6th year together. We just did the dinner and movie thing and enjoyed each others company. March brought a massive snowstorm, I even got to miss a day of school!! Also our friends welcomed their baby Maddox into the world, we just adore him, and his parents are great friends too, the best actually. So naturally we visit their house often! Then came April, not too much excitement there. I started my second rotation of clinicals, and started becoming antsy for the semester to be over, which brings us to May. This brings the 6 years... SIX YEARS!! since I'd had my valve replaced! Kev spent a few hours in Jail and made a life changing decision (not really in jail... he's no criminal). In June Kev quit working for Hill-Rom and went to school to become an EMT-B. (okay I admit it, I had my doubts, but really he kinda has a weak stomach... guess not while on the job) I worked and he went to school (talk about role reversal) Things went south for a little bit, a miscarriage and a death in the family consumed most of August. The upside of August was my birthday and a new car from the inlaws! Then I started back to school. Kevin went to work as a photographer while looking for an EMT job. In October I started clinicals, and my mom came out to visit for a week. It was quite a week but we all survived and it turned out more fun than any of us thought. In December Kevin found a job as an EMT! Granted it's out of town and he works a lot but he likes it a lot. I'm glad he found a job he likes. I finally made it past the half way mark of school, only two semesters left! TWO! This time next year I'll be a nurse!! In the meantime while I am on break my dad came to visit for a couple of weeks, so I'm taking off and letting Kevin hold down the fort in the way of working :) I've done my fair share before my dad got here so it's a trade off. Tonight is Christmas Eve, and since Kevin is working tomorrow so we exchanged gifts this evening. We all got things we asked for, and a few things we did not ask for but were happy to get!
We hope everyone has a great Christmas!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Yes, well you know
Life has been super busy lately!! Between job hunting on Kev's end and finishing my semester, not to mention trying to some face time with each, friends, and family we are a pair of busy people!!
Last week Kev went to Lubbock to check out a few possible jobs. Ended up talking to a guy at a transport service who let him do a ride along the next day and well the rest is history. That afternoon he offered Kev a job there with his choice of schedule since he will be traveling to and from work 1-2 hours. It looks like he'll just get his four days out of the way and then head home for 3 days. We can handle that for a year. Kev is very excited and starts his job tomorrow. He will be the ambulance driver as an EMT-B!
Tuesday this week marked the end of my semester. I ended up 4 B's and 1 A this semester. I really thought differently about one of the B's but what can ya do? Atleast I passed this semester, and am headed on to Level 3! Two semesters left. This semester was the most unorganized/hardest so far thanks to all of the things that happened before the semester began and shortly thereafter.
A couple of weekends ago we went downtown with our friend Chris to get some pictures taken and get a picture for our christmas cards! Which you'll have to see if you sent us your address, otherwise you might have to wait because you know we'll probably post it somewhere :) Here's one of our favorites:
The others are posted on facebook (atleast mine at the moment, but he's tagged so if your only friends with one of us...)
My stepdad is coming in on the 23rd to spend two weeks here with us, I'm very excited!
Last week Kev went to Lubbock to check out a few possible jobs. Ended up talking to a guy at a transport service who let him do a ride along the next day and well the rest is history. That afternoon he offered Kev a job there with his choice of schedule since he will be traveling to and from work 1-2 hours. It looks like he'll just get his four days out of the way and then head home for 3 days. We can handle that for a year. Kev is very excited and starts his job tomorrow. He will be the ambulance driver as an EMT-B!
Tuesday this week marked the end of my semester. I ended up 4 B's and 1 A this semester. I really thought differently about one of the B's but what can ya do? Atleast I passed this semester, and am headed on to Level 3! Two semesters left. This semester was the most unorganized/hardest so far thanks to all of the things that happened before the semester began and shortly thereafter.
A couple of weekends ago we went downtown with our friend Chris to get some pictures taken and get a picture for our christmas cards! Which you'll have to see if you sent us your address, otherwise you might have to wait because you know we'll probably post it somewhere :) Here's one of our favorites:
The others are posted on facebook (atleast mine at the moment, but he's tagged so if your only friends with one of us...)
My stepdad is coming in on the 23rd to spend two weeks here with us, I'm very excited!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Recipes
I know it's been awhile... but have you heard how BUSY it is around here? If you haven't heard then well BUSY doesn't even begin to cover it! I've added to my list though. To make it worse though this time of year I get in this mood to want to try new recipes. Last year I made sweet potato rolls, cookies, homemade chicken and dumplings among other things. The first on my list this year... spaghetti squash! I'm also on the hunt for a good pumpkin cheesecake recipe. So the reason for this post? To ask you to give me your favorite recipes so I can try them and hopefully add them to my list. Thanks in advance!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Quick Update
Ok so I know I haven't been writing much but here goes nothing. So a week ago I was getting on facebook on my phone and checking through my comments and found something weird. This was not my facebook it was somebody else's. Now my phone automatically signs me in and its not an app or anything. I found it odd and actually thought maybe somebody else had my phone and logged in without me knowing when I was looking up who it was (David Smith) and that I really didn't know them or where they lived. I had a momentary thought should I miss with said profile or should I just log off and get on my own. Having the kid inside me I thought I should play a few pranks. Nothing bad mind you but some harmless pranks and see if anyone noticed. I did two updates both quotes from either a tv ad or a song. Wouldn't you believe no one noticed funny right? That guy got on a few times in between these times and didn't notice. But alas today I will sign out of said profile so that I can access my own during my trip to Cali. On a different note. Things are going well my next test is scheduled for next thursday I'm ready for it. I have a part time job at a photo studio. I'm learning the art of taking pictures. Its alot harder than just pushing a button but its a good unwinding type of job from the jobs that I usually have and if I get to stick with it, it would complement the EMT job nicely. Other than that nothing really goin on. I haven't even left the house and I'm already missing the wife. Till the next post. Oh and thanks Chris for the job much appreciated.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Rainbows and butterflies... uh NOT!!
Okay so yes I know, it's been forever, yet again. You see though we had a few bad days, weeks, month even. We however decided we did NOT want to focus solely on the bad because even though life isn't always all about rainbows and butterflies, let's face it no one wants to hear bad thing after bad thing. So instead of harping on that let's talk about a few other things and see where it takes us. Although I'm not promising it's all good because well I try not to lie.
A few weeks ago was my birthday, yes 27... I know okay :) The night before we had dinner at Arick and Amber's house they cooked for us! and then on the night of Some friends of ours had us over and cooked us a fantastic spaghetti (my request) dinner followed by strawberry shortcake. <3 A couple nights after my birthday we went to dinner with Kev's parents, for my birthday and to catch up some. After dinner Kev's parents presented me with keys to this:
That is an '02 oldsmobile intrigue. SERIOUSLY!! I have never been given anything like that well ever! I was completely speechless. I am loving it.
The very next day though we found out that Kev's Uncle Mike passed away unexpectedly which was very hard on the whole family and he will be going to California with his family later this month for the memorial service.
School started for the fall for me, I am currently taking L&D, Med Surg Level II, and Health Assessment. So far it is overwhelming but going alright. I am still trying to get all of my stuff straight and figure stuff out for the semester.
For now that's all!!
A few weeks ago was my birthday, yes 27... I know okay :) The night before we had dinner at Arick and Amber's house they cooked for us! and then on the night of Some friends of ours had us over and cooked us a fantastic spaghetti (my request) dinner followed by strawberry shortcake. <3 A couple nights after my birthday we went to dinner with Kev's parents, for my birthday and to catch up some. After dinner Kev's parents presented me with keys to this:
That is an '02 oldsmobile intrigue. SERIOUSLY!! I have never been given anything like that well ever! I was completely speechless. I am loving it.
The very next day though we found out that Kev's Uncle Mike passed away unexpectedly which was very hard on the whole family and he will be going to California with his family later this month for the memorial service.
School started for the fall for me, I am currently taking L&D, Med Surg Level II, and Health Assessment. So far it is overwhelming but going alright. I am still trying to get all of my stuff straight and figure stuff out for the semester.
For now that's all!!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Good reasons we've been quiet... Time to let it all out
Mostly we have been quiet because we have been filled with worry over this whole pregnancy thing, it's certainly been a rough trip and it's not over yet.
On 7/22 we went in for our first sonogram where they only saw the gestational sac and nothing else. Our pregnancy was dated 5w3d (10 days earlier than was expected). There were also some cysts on my right ovary. The u/s tech wasn't too worried b/c if I was really only 5 weeks then it was too early to see anything and so no big deal. Just repeat the sono
On 7/29 my NP calls and says she wants to talk and that she needs to check some hormones. So I go in the office where she tells me there is a good chance I have a blighted ovum. (basically that I'm just growing the placenta and no baby). She draws blood and schedules a sonogram.
7/30 we go to the hospital for a sonogram. They don't show me anything or even let me see the screen. I then have a second round of bloodwork less than 24 hours after the first.
7/31 the NP calls in the afternoon and tells me that they didn't see anything on the sonogram but the placenta and possibly the cysts are ectopic (pregnancy in tube or ovary, and is a VERY serious thing). She says my hormone levels rose, but that didn't mean anything because the sonogram showed nothing, in fact it showed that the placenta had stopped growing at 5 weeks, 3 days. She says she will get back to me on Monday with an appointment either at the clinic with a DR or at the high risk clinic I was already scheduled to go see.
Talk about a weekend of HELL!!
8/3 The nurse calls... they are cancelling the high risk appointment and making me wait a whole week before being seen... UH LADY are you CRAZY? I threw a little bit of a fit and got to keep my appt at the high risk clinic.
8/4 Confuse the high risk clinic about why I am there if I am not having a pregnancy, explain the above and they keep me (yay b/c she totally rocked) She said since I was still having symptoms of being pregnant she recommended another sonogram. (note 3rd one in as many weeks) I agreed hesitantly b/c I didn't want to see/hear about how empty it was *again*. So a couple of hours later I come back for a sonogram, and the dr comes to do it (told you she rocks). and surprise! There is a gestational sac that has grown to about the right size and a yolk sac that no one has ever seen before. They looked around FOREVER, and determined for sure that I do not have an ectopic (YAY).
With the yolk sac though they should be able to see a fetal pole (where the baby grows from as far as I can understand) and they were not able to see that part. So here's the plan:
8/11 another sonogram, to determine if anything changes, if so and there is a fetal pole then there is a good chance it's a viable pregnancy and things are hunky dorie. If nothing changes then it will be determined to be a non viable pregnancy and surgery will be in my near future. So in the meantime we wait, and wait some more. That's the worst part I think. We are trying to keep our hopes in a reasonable range, just in case. In the meantime I have to start blood thinners and will be getting a shot two times a day, by none other than Kevin! That will be until the pregnancy is complete (either way...)
So that's why we have been quiet, not knowing how to post what's going on and trying to wait til we know something for sure.
On 7/22 we went in for our first sonogram where they only saw the gestational sac and nothing else. Our pregnancy was dated 5w3d (10 days earlier than was expected). There were also some cysts on my right ovary. The u/s tech wasn't too worried b/c if I was really only 5 weeks then it was too early to see anything and so no big deal. Just repeat the sono
On 7/29 my NP calls and says she wants to talk and that she needs to check some hormones. So I go in the office where she tells me there is a good chance I have a blighted ovum. (basically that I'm just growing the placenta and no baby). She draws blood and schedules a sonogram.
7/30 we go to the hospital for a sonogram. They don't show me anything or even let me see the screen. I then have a second round of bloodwork less than 24 hours after the first.
7/31 the NP calls in the afternoon and tells me that they didn't see anything on the sonogram but the placenta and possibly the cysts are ectopic (pregnancy in tube or ovary, and is a VERY serious thing). She says my hormone levels rose, but that didn't mean anything because the sonogram showed nothing, in fact it showed that the placenta had stopped growing at 5 weeks, 3 days. She says she will get back to me on Monday with an appointment either at the clinic with a DR or at the high risk clinic I was already scheduled to go see.
Talk about a weekend of HELL!!
8/3 The nurse calls... they are cancelling the high risk appointment and making me wait a whole week before being seen... UH LADY are you CRAZY? I threw a little bit of a fit and got to keep my appt at the high risk clinic.
8/4 Confuse the high risk clinic about why I am there if I am not having a pregnancy, explain the above and they keep me (yay b/c she totally rocked) She said since I was still having symptoms of being pregnant she recommended another sonogram. (note 3rd one in as many weeks) I agreed hesitantly b/c I didn't want to see/hear about how empty it was *again*. So a couple of hours later I come back for a sonogram, and the dr comes to do it (told you she rocks). and surprise! There is a gestational sac that has grown to about the right size and a yolk sac that no one has ever seen before. They looked around FOREVER, and determined for sure that I do not have an ectopic (YAY).
With the yolk sac though they should be able to see a fetal pole (where the baby grows from as far as I can understand) and they were not able to see that part. So here's the plan:
8/11 another sonogram, to determine if anything changes, if so and there is a fetal pole then there is a good chance it's a viable pregnancy and things are hunky dorie. If nothing changes then it will be determined to be a non viable pregnancy and surgery will be in my near future. So in the meantime we wait, and wait some more. That's the worst part I think. We are trying to keep our hopes in a reasonable range, just in case. In the meantime I have to start blood thinners and will be getting a shot two times a day, by none other than Kevin! That will be until the pregnancy is complete (either way...)
So that's why we have been quiet, not knowing how to post what's going on and trying to wait til we know something for sure.
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