Pregnancy pictures

Before I delivered I wanted to get some cute pictures of my pregnant belly and of Jeremy and I.

My friend Barbara came over and the pictures turned out perfect!

36 week pregnant belly

Random ultrasounds

One of the perks about working in my dept at the hospital is being close to the ultrasound techs. My friend Amanda, one of the techs has been giving me impromtu scans!

We usually go a week in between and I just tell Amanda when I really have to go pee and my bladder is full. Rachelle, another tech who works with me usually comes in to watch and has taken a couple of pictures for me.

Its been great to see how much the baby has grown over the weeks especially when not everyone gets that chance and the doctor won't give you that many ultrasounds.

My mom bought a photo album for her purse and I will keep giving up updated pictures so she can whip it out and show off her first grandchild! I'm also going to send pictures to my mother-in-law for her purse and to update the picture in the frame I gave her.

Flowers from our yard

I love taking pictures of flowers and usually I found my best pictures in my parents yard.

This year I was able to get some great pictures of the new flowers Jeremy and I have in our front yard.

These are random, but wanted to share them.

Fixing up the front yard

Spring has finally sprung!!

Jeremy and I have been waiting for the weather to turn warmer and our tax money to get here. Well...both have arrived and you know what that means, working on the outside of the house. I was put in charge of the front yard and boy did my mom and I have a blast!

We had a great time shopping and buying plants and pots and brick. Mom came down two different days to help work in the yard. I pulled a dead tree out of a circle island in the yard and cut out grass to make the island bigger. I put in brick along the front flower border and around the expanded island as a mowing strip to help cut the grass easier. We planted flowers in pots and placed them on the porch. Then we planted all of our numerous flowers everywhere in the border and island!!! Then we added the finishing touch by putting bark around.

Now everything looks so bright and colorful when you drive up to the house.

Carla's visit

Carla, my mother-in-law decided to come visit for a day. She had a couple of days off and we hadn't seen her since New Years. She also brought along Lilly, her Chihuahua.

After she arrived we went to Shari's for breakfast and then back home to visit. We wanted to get out of the house but unfortunately Hermiston is pretty boring! We decided to go to Home Depot and walk around. We looked at fencing, decking, doors, fans, lights, outdoor furniture and plants. We wanted to see if anything sparked our interest for the house.

Then on to Starbuck's for a wake up drink and the bank to deposit our tax return money!

Since Jeremy doesn't care for shopping and getting pedicures, Carla and I dropped him off at the house with Lilly and went and had a spa pedicure! It was great and we were able to spend quality time together.

After eating Subway, we all headed to the bowling alley for my league night. Jeremy was going to go into work that night but decided he needed to spend that time with his mom while she was visiting. We had a great time laughing and when we got home that night, we made popcorn and mango margaritas!! Yum!!

It was a great trip and now I will check when her next days off are and head up to spend girl time with her.

Erin and Sam

My friend Erin from high school and her husband Sam made the trip from Tri-Cities to check out our new house and have dinner with us. I took Jeremy to meet them last year and with the wedding and life, our schedules had gotten so busy that we hadn't had time to get together again until now.

We had a wonderful time and dinner turned out great. Everyone oohed and ahhed over dinner and we were even able to sit at our new table. They were given the official tour of the house and then we sat down to chat and laugh.

Next time it is our turn to head their direction.

Thank you Erin and Sam for a great visit!

Summer Activities

So, the warmer weather has finally arrived and with it comes summer and plenty of activities to take part in. Jeremy and I were going to take a break from bowling this summer but were talked into the summer league by some good friends of ours. We are having a good time and having fun.

Jeremy decided to be part of a softball team. The games are on Monday nights and its fun to go sit with his best friend Scott's wife Tamara while watching the boys play. Jeremy is a great player and can really hit the ball!

Summer basketball has also started and Jeremy is busy with that a couple of nights a week. Those participating are girls from Umatilla High School and 8th graders going into high school this fall. He absolutely loves coaching basketball and is awesome at it. I am excited to be a part of it and being a support with going to any game I can. Just earlier this week, I was able to help carpool some of the girls to play some games outside of Pendleton.

Who said just because summer is here that you get to sit around and relax! Haha! Both Jeremy and I like staying busy and getting to spend time with friends while having fun.

Wii

A couple of weeks ago, a friend of my roommates Tyson came over and Jeremy was over. We also decided to turn on the Wii and have some head to head competitions. That was quite interesting at times! The boys really got into the games, while Andrea and I preferred to just sit back and watch while drinking wine!! Hehe The boys playing tennis

Tyson boxing

Andrea and Tyson bowling

We played all sorts of games like tennis, bowling, golf and boxing. The bowling is more my style, but I did try tennis and boxing. Jeremy is a whiz at the tennis and he tried to coach me but I think I am a lost cause and he was getting a little irritated at me. Oh well! Thank goodness he didn't watch me box cause that was hilarious and quite the workout!

Andrea and I were able to get some good pictures of the boys in action. I even have a great one of Jeremy all tuckered out at the end of the night. He just wore himself out!All tuckered out!

All in all it was a great night and we had lots of fun.Jeremy and me

Andrea and me

Wii and Guitar Hero

So, last Friday night I had been toying with the idea of going to a movie. My friend Rachelle and I kept going back and forth on different movies, however we don't share the same taste and decided to scrap the idea. I told her I just wanted to get into comfortable clothes, get some food and then go back to her house and stay inside. We decided to play video games! Haha! Yes, I know two grown women playing video games! We had such a blast though! I brought a new game for the Wii and she bought two new games for the Wii at Walmart. U should have seen us standing in front of the tv with our controllers. We were contorting our bodies and our arms were all over the place to get whatever character on the tv to do what we wanted. We got to laughing hysterically and at one point I lost it laughing and ended up falling to the floor, where Rachelle soon followed. I had tears in my eyes and several times almost peed my pants! We ended up playing carnival games, bowling, playing olympic events and playing guitar hero! We will plan other nights like this, guaranteed!

Update

Just wanted to say that I am still here and alive. I know its been almost a month since I last posted. I'm sorry! I have no good excuse. I have been pretty busy with work, taking trips to Portland and celebrating my favorite holiday, 4th of July! So, I have my list of posts I have to catch up on and will start working on that. Can I make a half year resolution to keep up better on my posts!

My Apartment

I have been in my apartment in Hermiston since the beginning of the year and have slowly been updating it. It has been so much fun to buy new things and give it more of a sophisticated look. My first apartment in Yakima was kind of a collection of mismatched items from my mom, my grandma and things I had been gathering since I was 17. It did look pretty good for my first place, but the look needed to change and become more streamlined. When you see the pictures, you will notice that my main colors are red, black and white. Those colors flow from the dining room, living room, kitchen to my bedroom. What can I say, I love the colors!! You also might notice in some of the pictures, my little splashes of green here and there.These are my new dining room chairs from IKEA. Now more then two people can sit at the table.
My new couch and end table. With a color name like Salsa Red, who wouldn't want this couch! Also check out the new rug! My new bed! As my friend Jaimi said, "the bed looks very regal!" I totally agree.The new dresser with a mirror. So many more drawers! I had a great time reorganizing, except I still can't remember which drawer has what in it!

New Shoes

So, I just got the cutest shoes and had to show everyone!

You will never guess where I found them and how much they were.

You might want to check out Target.com, especially the clearance section. Can I just say wow!!! I could have done way more damage then just one pair of shoes, believe me. The best part is that I got the shoes for only $6.94! Yep, that's right, you heard me only $6.94. I bet you aren't even going to finish reading this and you are already poking around on Target.com for some good buys.

Maybe one day you will be able to see me wearing these fabulous shoes.

P.S. I love how great the shoes show off my tattoo!