I left off with GO SPURS GO!

Okay, so Friday night Josh and I went out on our date. That was excellent. We decided that we were going to go to Benihana's. Mmmmm Yum, it was so good. On our way there we almost was hit by some idiot. I think San Antonio has the worst drivers. Seriously, they don't know how to drive. They think that yield signs mean stop and then they pull out in front of you and when you let them know that you are they by honking at them they flick you off. Not a very good city to drive in. Anyways, so that gets Josh heated pretty bad. We get to the resturant and Josh drops me off at the door. So, when I was standing there waiting for Josh to come in the doors, I noticed that he was walking in with a group of people. I saw that this guy was holding the door for him too. That guy was BRUCE BOWEN from the San Antonio Spurs!!! Oh yeah, he held the door for my husband. How exciting. So they got seated and then when they sat us, I was sitting directly across from him. That is across the resturant but I had a great view. It was rather exciting. Josh and I ate a whole bunch. The guy even gave Josh extra. Then Saturday we had to wake up and go to this all church conference at 9:00 in the morning. So no sleeping in for me. Sunday was church and then yesterday was the first day of camp. Everyday this week I have to work until 3:00 and then drive to Kerville camp to be in the worship band at night. Yeah, I will be exhausted by the end of this week. So that's that. I will write more later.

YEAH

GO SPURS GO!!!!!
Yeah to the Spurs winning the NBA Finals. It sounded like New Year's Eve last night with people driving by and honking the horns and yelling out there windows and setting off fire works. The whole city was roaring with Spurs fans. They showed the River Walk on the news and it looked like Margaritaville. Everyone was celebrating. People were leaving there homes after watching the game all night and driving down town just to be a part of the action. Josh and I of course went to bed. You can't do much when you feel like puking all the time. Anyways, GO SPURS GO!!!!!

Yeah for Tomorrow!

Well, once again it is almost the weekend. That is very exciting. Josh and I are finally getting to go on a date tomorrow by ourselves! We have been doing a lot this week and Josh has been practicing 24/7 for camp worship next week with the band guys so we haven't been able to see much of each other. We did spend quality time together though on Tuesday when we got to see our little one. Everyday, I wake up and feel horrible. I feel like I am going to pass out, throw up, and fall back to sleep. And then I think to myself "this is all for another life". My mom told me that you know you are ready for a baby when you are selfless. About a year ago, all I thought of when I got my pay check is what new outfit I could by or what new pair of shoes, but now when I get my pay check and even before I found out that I was pregnant, I would stop in the baby's section and pick up something little to put in a hope chest for when I did eventually have one. I would rather spend my money on this little life than myself. I know that God will provide for all of my needs and He will give me the desires of my heart. Now, It's just my husband that I have to worry about with all his toys! I'm just kidding, although, Josh is like a big kid sometimes with what he wants. Well, there are my thoughts for now. I am drinking coffee and it tastes awesome. I am trying to get myself awake to start filing again. I feel like there is a never ending cycle of papers flowing through my office. Talk to ya later.

Here is our first baby picture! It is a little seed inside there. We actually saw the heart pumping too. It was so awesome! The baby is the small spot in the middle of the black hole. The doctor marked it out for us. 

My moods!

Okay, so my moods today have been flyin everywhere. I go from being excited to get the heck away from me before I come flying over my desk and bite you. I am hungry, tired, anxious about the doctor's appointment, irritable, thirsty, and want to get out of here. I have to put extra hours in this week to be able to leave early next week to drive an hour everyday to Kerrville there and back at night after worship. Oh yeah, these two weeks are driving me nuts!!! I just want them to be over with. After these two weeks, then Josh leaves for camp. Hopefully, I can get some work around the house done and relax a little with my furbabies. Bailey and Sidney will keep me lots of company and our pet frog in the backyard that the dogs try to chase after. I will have plenty to do. Then the following weekend after that we are going to hang out with Josh's parents at some beach in South Texas, so that should be fun. And then the following weekend after that my parents fly in to DFW airport. I took a couple of days off from work so I could drive up there and get them and hang out with my family. That is going to be exciting! I haven't seen them since our wedding back in the beginning of December. Okay, see there goes my mood changing again. Here I was in the beginning of this post all grumpy and complaining and now I am getting happy and excited again. UGGGGGGHHHH I don't understand! Well, anyways, I need to do work again. I just needed to get away for a hot second and write a bit. Talk to ya!

Dr.'s Appointment

Today I have another Dr.'s appointment. She said the last time we were in that this time we will probably be able to see something. Last time was my first time and I was very early pregnant so you could hardly see anything. It just looked like a bunch of stuff. So, Josh is meeting me up here at work and then we are going together. I really like that he wants to go to all these visits with me. It makes it special having your husband by your side. I do hope that we will be able to see at least a shape of something. Last night was pretty bad trying to go to sleep. I felt like I was going to throw up everywhere. I know its gross but I really did. Finally, I just shut my eyes and made myself sleep. Anyways, I will give y'all an update later tonight about the visit. Write more later.

Overview of Weekend

I had a pretty good weekend. Not too much excitement which is sometimes a good thing. Friday night I came home from work, practiced with Josh and the band for a little bit and then went home. Josh was out fairly late, but thankfully I was able to get some rest. Saturday, I woke up did some chores around the house and then Josh and I went to the dentist. I hate the dentist!!! It is the worst. Anyways, both Josh and I had a bunch of little cavities lyin around in our mouth that we had to get filled. So, both of us left with numb faces. Oh it was a funny site! We figured we could try kissing and see what it felt like. It felt really really funny so both of us just started laughing. We were both starving too, but had to wait for the numbing to go away. While we waited, we went and drove around the neighborhoods near us and looked at houses. There were quite a few. Some that we couldn't afford and some that we could. After our mouths were okay we went to Chili's. I was craving a cheeseburger from there really bad. Oooooh and it sure tasted good too. We were going to see a movie but by the time that we got there, I felt sick and just wanted to go home. Josh, being the nice husband that he is, brought me back home and I went to bed. Josh and Isaac stayed up and played video games and watched T.V. Sunday, as usual, we went to church. Then went out to eat with some people in the church and then just went and hung out at the house. Somewhat quiet of a weekend but nice. These next two weeks are going to be crazy. I have to put more hours in this week so that I can leave work early next week to be at Camp at night to do the worship. At the end of next week I will be in my second month. Man, I hate to wish the time away, but I just can't wait to be out of this first trimester. I have heard my share of horror stories about miscarriages and I have had my share of morning (ALL DAY) sickness! I feel like once I make it through then I will be in the clear. When I was talking to my mom about miscarriages, she really helped me to feel better about them. Not that it can be totally okay, but she helped me to realize that there is obviously something wrong with the baby and that you wouldn't want to bring a sick baby into the world and I don't think that God would want that either. It is all in God's will what happens in our life. My mom had a few miscarriages and she said that it was hard to deal with but in the end she knew that it just wasn't God's will and we all want that for our life. So, I am believing in what God has planned for me and what He has planned for this baby and that is all that I can do. Well, there you have it!

Great Weekend

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Almost there

Well, it's not quite there yet, but it is almost the weekend. Thank goodness! We are not going out of town and I don't think we have anything planned yet! Yeah, it feels so great to know that we aren't going anywhere and I can just sit home, relax, and clean. You watch though, probably something will pop up tomorrow. I hope that today goes very fast too. Josh has a baseball game tonight and I think that if I am feeling okay that I will try to go to it. He started this league with the church men. He was really cute last night. He tried on his outfit that I bought him and then put his baseball cleets (I have no idea how to spell that word so sound it out) on. He was really excited. So, that is what is happening so far. Will catch up at lunch.

Week 5! I am not suppose to be showing yet according to other people but I feel like I am. 

Another Cute Thing

Yesterday, I got a package in the mail at church from my family. I went to open it up and baby clothes just started pouring out. My mom went out and bought onesies, spoons with safe guard stuff on it, diapers, bibs, wrappers to put the dirty diapers in, a couple of pooh bear outfits, and maternity clothes for me. There was tons of stuff in it. Then she had got me a few souvenirs from when they went to Bermuda. My sister also threw a few things like a sunflower candle and a surfboard address book. There was so much stuff in it. I am so thankful and this just goes to show you how spoiled the baby is going to be!

I GOT A TICKER!!!

Yeah, I am so excited. I got a ticker. I made it with hearts because of two reasons. One, this baby is going to have so much love surrounding him/her from us, family, and friends. Two, because the due date is around Valentine's Day so he/she will be our little Valentine baby! So cute! I am feeling a bit better today. Not sure as to why because last night in the middle of the night, I woke up so thirsty. I went out to the kitchen to get something to drink. Now mind you I was half asleep and half awake. I grabbed the bottle of twister juice from the fridge and starting downing it only to find out that the liquid was not going down my mouth due to the film that was surrounding it. I was soooooo grossed out by it. I started gagging in the sink and thought I was going to throw up. I quickly grabbed a can of Fresca and popped that bad boy open and starting chugging it. That tasted so much better and I could actually feel the liquid running down my throat. Yeah, it was gross. It makes me want to throw up now just thinking about it. Okay, well I am going to get back to auditing files (YUCK) and try to get through this day. We have youth tonight so it is going to be a long night. Talk to ya soon again.

Just sleepy

I will be so glad when this first trimester is over. All I want to do is sleep. Nothing but sleep and lay around. Last night I went to bed at 9:00pm. I haven't done that since I was ten! Of course I didn't fall asleep until about 10:00pm but still. Then waking up early to go to work was a killer too. I feel like I didn't get any sleep. Man, I tell ya, this beginning stuff better be over soon. But the sweetest thing that happened last night is that I was sleeping in bed, and Josh had a few of the guys over from the youth and they were all hanging out, but he came in the room and laid down next to me. I didn't realize that he laid down until I heard a quiet voice start praying over me. He was praying for me and the baby. I wanted to wake up and tell him thank you but then again I couldn't lift my eyes open. I just thought it was the sweetest thing in the world. It meant a lot to me to know that my husband is praying for the baby and me. Well, I am going to attempt to work but when I get down time I will write again.

Alive but not so well

Okay, so I am alive but I don't know about well. I have been feeling like I am on one big roller coaster. One second my stomach is fine but the next it feels like I have just dropped from a huge hill like on a roller coaster. I sometimes even feel a little faint. Not so good, but all else is well besides this whole morning sickness thing. I wish that they would change the name from morning sickness to all day sickness. I mean come on it doesn't just happen in the morning. On to my weekend.......I had a great family-fun-filled weekend. Friday night after work Josh and I drove to Houston for Michael's 21st birthday. When we got to my in-laws they had already got Michael's present that we all pitched in on. It was a cute white boxer. Oh my this puppy was so sweet. She is nine weeks old. So Josh's parents decided that we give the puppy to Michael that night so he could have it and they wouldn't have to worry about it. So, we all jumped in the Xterra and drove to the A&W store and suprised him. He was very happy. Then on Saturday we met up with Josh's cousins and Aunt Janet. While the boys had their fun in the Bass Pro Shop, all the girls (Aunt Janet, Danielle, Lacey, Jenny, Jill, little Haley, and myself) went shopping and Danielle wanted to take me to the maternity store to get an outfit. So, we all had fun watching me try on maternity clothes and stuffing myself with this pillow they had in the dressing room to make yourself look like you have a belly. It was fun. I loved hanging out with all of them. I wish that we lived closer that way we could do it more often. I could actually have friends that lived around me. Oh well, we'll see about that. After we left them, we went to Michael's party and ate hot dogs and talked with people from their church. That was fun too. We drove back to SA that night and didn't get in until really late. I have such a great husband cause he let me sleep the whole way home. It was nice to be able to relax. Sunday, woke up went to church, went out to eat, came home, went to church again, went to Brent's to watch the SPURS win again, and then came home and went to bed! As always, another eventful weekend. I don't think, although I am probably jinksing myself right now, we have anything going on for this weekend yet. So, that's that! I am going to go back to work now, but just wanted to throw you a little update. Hope all is well with everyone else!

Here comes the weekend!

Well, I am very excited for the weekend to be here. I have been feeling sooo exhausted. We are going to Houston again and this time it is for Michael's 21st birthday. They are having a cook out for him at the church. So, that will be nice to see everyone again. Lately, I have been feeling like I am on a roller coaster with the baby growing inside of me. One second my stomach will be normal but then the next thing you know is that I feel like I am on the top of the roller coaster going down that first steep hill. Oh, it is very wild and then sometimes I get these girgally feelings where it almost feels like I am going to get my monthly cycle but then that passes too. I havent' had to throw up yet which is very good, but I have been nausious. Josh and I rearranged the guest bedroom so that when we are ready to start putting the crib and changing table up then we will have the space. Also, for about a month and a half one of the teens in our youth (Isaac) who is getting ready to start college in the fall will be living with us. He is just basically going to be staying with us for the summer. Both his mom and his dad live in Cancun and he wanted to attend American schools so that is why he is here. He was living with a family, but things are just getting way too crowded over there, so we welcomed Isaac to come stay with us. But once he is out of there we are going to start planning for the baby! How exciting is that. It still hasn't settled in yet. This baby is going to be soooooo blessed. I can see it already. It is the first grandbaby on both sides. My mom is already sending me a package down with a bunch of new baby clothes in it and then my mother and father in-law sent me 3 roses, two being big roses and one being a baby bud, and then a display with a diaper filled with cookies that have such cute things written on them and a balloon that said "CONGRATULATIONS". So, both sets of parents are extremely excited for this new arrival. We are all very excited! Okay, well I am going to attempt to work and will write more when I get some free time.

New Coldplay CD

I got the new coldplay cd on my way to work this morning and I haven't stopped listening to it since. It is so stinkin awesome! I can't wait till I go see them. We go September 24th. I will be 20 weeks pregnant. Halfway through my pregnancy. That is going to be really cool to be able to tell my baby that I took them to a Coldplay concert when he/she was in my womb! I hope by then the baby will be able to hear what is going on outside of the womb. That way he/she could hear the awesome music. Okay, well I am going to finish up work here today and then we are going up to Hill Country Camp to visit. Josh's brother took his youth up there and his sister, Lacey, is there and so is my father-in-law. So, that should be fun. Although I am very tired. I feel like I have run a marathon. Talk to y'all later!

Another Day

Well, here it is to start another day. I'm still trying to let it all sink in. Yesterday feels all too much like a dream. I feel like I am going to wake up and just think wow I can't wait for that day. But that day really did come for us. It is soo weird. I am so happy. I can't stop thinking about it. I don't want to do anything to hurt that little baby inside of me. It's funny, last night Josh started tickling me and then he stopped and said oh I can't do that I might hurt him/her. I just laughed and thought it was cute. I am going to attempt to work a little today. I just can't concentrate all that much. Talk to ya later.

Surprise! Surprise!

We're having a baby! Crazy I know. Josh and I went to the doctor's today and she told us that we were 4 weeks and 2 days. We had a first ultrasound but we couldn't see anything except for the uterus and the ovaries. It was quite interesting. God really knows the desires of your heart and if you truly seek Him and if it is His will anything can happen. We are so excited. I went out and bought my first baby journal. It is rather weird to look down and know that there is a little baby inside there at the size of my fingernail. My mom told me today that at 16 days old in the womb, the baby's heart starts beating. Oh my! So around February 11th is our due date. It's amazing and everyone in our family is excited for us. It will be the first grand baby on both sides. Well, I am off to get some rest, now that I am sleeping, eating, and everything else now for two of us!

4 weeks! I knew there was some reason why I was feeling funny. 

Oh yeah baby it's Friday!

Well, It's Friday! And once again I have a pretty busy weekend. As soon as I get out of work today, we (the youth band, Josh, and I) are driving down to Houston for the Battle of the Bands competition. So, we probably won't get into Houston until 10:00 or 11:00 pm which stinks because I am extremely tired. I feel like I am running on empty. We are staying with Michael and Melissa. That is nice so we won't have to pay for a hotel or anything and we get to visit with them. Josh's parents are going to be at a reunion this weekend in Witchita Falls so we won't be able to see them but we will be able to see Lacey! Like I said before, it is so hard being in the ministry sometimes and being able to see your family all together. It is almost impossible. We will be driving back on Saturday night to be there for church on Sunday. Gotta get back to work but I will try and write more later.

I just wanted to throw one of these pics up here again. This day made me so happy for the rest of my life! 

God is Awesome

WOW! Last night was awesome. Of course you are your own worst critic and there is a lot of room for improvement but for what we had last night to be our opening night was great. Josh had challenged all the teens to bring and invite as many of their friends as they could. He said that whoever brought at least 10 would qualify for a PSP or something up to that value of 250.00. Well, normally on an average night we run somewhere between 15-20-25. It all depends. Last night we had 16 of our normal teens that come out and then for our first timers.......drum roll please.......we had 20 ! Thanks to Randy who was our winner. He brought 15 teens. His mother and him made flyers to hand out to his friends and kids in the neighborhood. On the flyers it said that his mom would give them a ride to and from the church. How awesome is that! That is a perfect example of how all the parents should be. Josh preached the salvation message, threw in a drama, and about 6 teens raised their hands (all of them were guests). That is amazing. After that Josh opened the rest of the evening to just fellowship and hang out. We had free hot dogs and soda for the guests and then we also had our snack shack open with nachos and chesse, pickles, candy, soda, and ice pops. It was very successful. It would have been more of a success if all of teens invited their friends! But I praise God for what we had. The God and the angels rejoice if just one come to know our Savior!

What a weekend!

Well, this weekend lasted so long that it went into the week. I got off work on Friday and went straight to the new youth room. We worked our butts off. I was up there til about 2:00 in the morning painting. My fingers and hands were so cramped that I couldn't even open them at one point. Saturday, I woke up around 9:00am and starting cleaning. The house was a wreck and we were having company over so I had to bust my butt to get it clean. I would have asked Josh to help but he had enough to deal with up at the church. Anyways, I got the house cleaned! Thank you Jesus. Then I spent the rest of the day in the youth room. Sunday, we woke up and went to church. It was the 25th Anniversary for the church. It was pretty nice. We got to see brother Granberry and his wife. I love when that man speaks cause he always laughs at everything. His laugh is very contagious. He sermon was very good. It was all about the steps he takes to help his family in prayer. Putting family first. I totally am in agreement with that. Every time that Josh gets wrapped up in the whole church stuff, he and I always remind each other about spending time apart from the church. You need that time to relax. Then Sunday night Michael and Melissa came into town. We had such a great time with them. We never had a chance as married couples to take time and just hang out as family being married just the two sets of couples. It was nice. We took them to Outback. We had a great time! Michael cracked me up the whole time. We had a very nice waitress Christa but she was fairly new so of course the boys were bothering her. Melissa and I just sat back and watched and laughed. After that, the boys went back to the youth room to try and figure lights out and Melissa and I went to go get a movie from blockbuster. We rented "Cellular", but never had time to watch it. Monday, the boys woke up early and went to the deer lease and Melissa and I just slept in. Then we got up around 10:30am and sat around a little drinking coffee and talking. After that we went to Walmart and bought all the food we were going to make for our cook out. We starting making everything around 2:00pm and then Josh and Michael came home around that time and helped with the steaks. Melissa and I bought, cut up, and served enough fruit to feed an army. We had so much! The watermelon that we got was huge too. Around 6:00 Matt and Heather Rule came over and enjoyed the meal with us. After Melissa and I cleaned up the whole kitchen, (which was a lot of work and thank you again Melissa!) Heather, Melissa, and I went back to Heather's apartment and went swimming in the pool. It was really relaxing except it was kinda cold. But we had a good time chatting girl stuff. We went back to the youth room to meet up with the guys. Then, Tuesday I decided to take the day off due to all the craziness this weekend and I helped Josh with some more stuff for the youth room. We did all the finishing touches. And now we are ready for tonight!!! Thank you God that it is all complete now. Wooo! That was a lot to write. It was a good weekend!