This is Our Life!

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Holy Fast Forward!

Well it has been almost a year since I last updated my blog!
Lots has changed!! I mean ALOT!
Where to start... well late May Greg returned home; Thank goodness that is over and behind us.
We spend alot of time relaxing and camping, and visiting.
We spend an amazing weekend at a friends cottage while he was in the province from B.C; so that was fabulous!
Greg returned to work at Canadian Pacific Railway... it has been stressful on him but he is fighting through the difficulties.
On August 28th we discovered we were expecting our first child! It was been a whirled wind of interesting times and experiences. We are both over joyed to say the least and now anxiously wait her arrival.. Yes HER... it is a girl. No surprise since Greg's side the gender of child domainance flips. Greg is one of 3 boys; and our little girl will be 1 of 3 girls out of the 5 children coming from the 3 boys.
In Early Nov. great friends of our welcomed there first child; Samual; my mother has claimed him as her future grandson in law; it is quite the assumption since little girl isnt even here yet!

What was next... a new school year with new staff at work; it has / was wonderful and enjoyable.
That brings us up in short to 2010! My brother welcomed his first little one; Addison born Mar. 2010. So my parent are elated to be getting two grandbabies in about two months of each other.
Our little girl ( no name choosen as of yet) is due May 2010. She has been a stubborn one like her father and mother and has been sitting breech for 90% of my pregnancy if not transverse;
We are down to the wire to see what the call will be on her arrival.
I finished up work about a week ago now due to back issues; but that has not stopped me from working Greg like a work horse to complete the nursery and such.
I am very excited for her arrival and have so much to still do.. or atleast it feels like that.
I hope to be able to keep this blog up to date better... it isnt like I truly have an excuse for the next year or so... right?
Well I am sure I could write for hours about every last detail... but that might get boring... so for now.. here is the fast forwarded version!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Pictures!!

Here are some finished bedroom pictures and some random greg pictures!

Greg built this helmet... it is suppose to be a master chief helmet!

I am so LAME!

It has been over a month or close to since I have written or even updated this... wow, I am not sure where the time has gone! Well I do but seriously it feels like I just updated this a week or so ago!
Ah well... so he is a quick run down....
We are in full swing for 'relay for life' and and very busy raising money for that; I celebrated my 25th birthday... geez... I feel old saying that...eewww!
Greg is wrapping up his 'adventures' in the middle east and will be back in my arms SOON!
We are looking at quite the busy summer of visiting people and doing some very over due camping!
I will get back to you all in a few days after our big "monte carlo" night and tell you how much money my wonderful team was able to make!
Please help us with our goal of $3000!
Sponser Greg or myself at : http://convio.cancer.ca/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFL_ON_Oshawa_?pg=entry&fr_id=3372

Every little bit helps!

101 in 1,001

1. Live without using my credit card for an entire month. (done Mar.6th-Apr, 24th)
2. Volunteer 40 hours (0/40)
3. Try a new recipe every month (28/32)
4. Call or email a family member once a week (78/143).
5. See the East Coast of Canada.
6. Start an emergency fund and build it to contain a minimum of $1,500.
7. Do a whale watching tour.
8. Cook a meal for a friend (done Jan. 23)
9. Get dressed up and go somewhere fancy for dinner for no reason.
10. Organize recipes into a recipe box/book.
11. Swap stuff with someone in another country (gimmeyourstuff.blogspot.com).
12. Learn how to jump start a car. ( learned and still trying to always remember it)
13.Take my parents out for dinner to a nice restaurant. {complete Dec/08}
14. Put away $5 for every goal I don't achieve.
15. Get boudoir pictures taken.
16. Go on a picnic with friends. (done summer of 2010)
17. Wear a skirt to work once a month (12/32).
18. Host a girls only weekend. (feb 5th/11)
19. Buy a friend flowers for no reason. {completed Nov/08}
20. Lose at least 20lbs. ( May-Dec. 2010)
21. See a musical. {completed Jan.8th}
22. Buy a really nice piece of jewelry.
23. Perform 50 acts of random kindness (48/50).
24. Spend *most* of a day in bed with hubby (and not necessarily our bed) {Completed - July 2009}
25. Go on an over night trip with my mom. (summer 2008)
26. Join a gym – and go three times a week.
27. Make 3 birthday, anniversary, or get well cards and mail them. (3/3)
28. Don’t eat out for a month.
29. Eat a vegetarian diet for two days (2/2). {completed *not by choice* Sept. 2009}
30. Read two books (2/2). { completed Mar. 2010}
31. Buy a coloring book, and color all of the pictures.{started Jan.4th/09}
32. Donate clothing items at least 3 times. [3/3]
33. Go to the movies alone.
34. Take a multi-vitamin everyday for a month.{completed[dec.-jan.]/continuing}
35. Don’t drink any pop for one month. {Dec.4th - Jan.6th}
36. Brush my teeth four times per day for a month.
37. Floss once per day for a three months.
38. Go to church every Sunday for three months. (done summer of 2010)
39. Wear my hair down every day for a week. {Completed feb.2010}
40. Wear make-up every day for a week.
41. Wear a bikini and feel fabulous! (Doing in the privacy of my backyard 2010)
42. Don’t be afraid to confront someone when they hurt me, just do it. {completed several time between Dec. and Mar. 2010}
43. Eat at a sit down restaurant all by myself, without reading, talking on the phone, etc. {completed may.09}
44. Pay for the person behind me in the drive-thru.
45. Paint a room in my house all by myself.
46. Create a time capsule to be opened when I turn 50.
47. Put my clothes away immediately after folding them.
48. Make a house cleaning schedule and follow it.
49. Get books from the library, if I can, instead of buying them. {Doing for for almost a year not may09 - }
50. Keep a journal and write in it entire time my husband is gone.
51. Take a Navy Shower (time it so that the water is on for no longer than two minutes)
52. Only watch tv for 2 hour a day for 2 weeks {completed Feb./09}
53. Only use the internet for two hours a day for a week (completed Mar.6-13th)
54. Take a course of interest
55. Send a letter to a soldier overseas I don't know
56. Send atleast two homefire packages {completed}
57. Watch a Sunset {completed July 2009}
58. Watch a sunrise (mar.13th)
59. Grow something { does a baby count... lol}
60. Jump in a refection pool
61. Take my cloth bags to go shopping for 3 months (done/doing it pay for bags now)
62. update my address book {dec.2010}
63. Sell the unused wedding stuff {donated / and sold apr. 2009 - }
64. Give 5 unexpected gifts (5/5) {completed fall 2009}
65. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy
66. Send Elaine $20
67. Fly a kite with my husband { I think it was Aug. 2009 - completed}
68. Host a couples night
69. Participate in a cookie bake
70. Bake cookie for Heather and take then to her. {X-Mas 2009}
71. Get a score of 200 or higher in bowling
72. Convince someone else to make a list.
73. Learn a new fact {competed}
74. Design what my ideal kitchen would look like. { done but always editing)
75. Don't buy anything other then the ness. for a month.
76. Share enough advice and encouragement to out rank husband on the forum. {completed Dec/08}
77.Plan a party { Aug. 2009 and Jan. 2010}
78. Dont use my cellphone for a week. (Mar.6-13th)
79. Give someone a compliment everyday for a week. {Completed}
80. Go to a taping of a talk show {completed Oct. 2009}
81. Go to the casino with my $20 {completed}
82.Spend a weekend with Heather at least 5x (1/5)
83. Make a photo album with "skinny greg" and/ or Knome for greg
84. Swim in the ocean. {done Mar. '09)
85. Leave a comment on a stranger’s blog.
86. Raise $500 for Relay for life
87. build a snowman {completed Feb./09 with Zach}
88. go sleding
89. No sweets for a week {completed Feb. 2010}
90. Don't use salt for a week { Completed Jan. 2010}
91. Compost as much as possible for 3 months
92. build a sand castle
93. Make atleast 3 gifts for christmas
94. Take Kassandra some where for a full day
95. Write and mail a letter to someone telling me how much they mean to me.
96. Write a letter to myself in the future
97. Get a couples massage.
98. Make a photo album of our first year of marriage {completed Sep. 2009}
99. Leave Greg responsible for atleast 3 nights alone.
100. Take picture of Baby Girl at every month for the first year of life
101. Participate in a pay it forward program