Matthew and Ashley

Sippy Cup

2010-05-20T16:20:00.000-07:00

Matthew and I went to Toysrus and when I saw this cup I just had to get it so she can have it when she starts to drink anything other than her formula. :)

Alexa's First Easter

2010-04-05T09:08:00.000-07:00

Alexa's first Easter was very fun! I got her ready in the morning and because it was cold we put on a long sleeve shirt and pants under her pretty dress.

After I got her ready and fed and in the car, Alexa and I drove to my Aunt's house to spend Easter with my family. Matthew had to work so it wasn't the same without him, but we still enjoyed the day.
It was fun day! Alexa got Easter presents and she went on an Easter egg hunt. She found 2 dollars! Later on she got hungry so Papa Jeff fed her some boo boo. While eating her dinner she experienced her first earthquake! She did very well considering it was a rolling one and not a shaking one. It kinda got me a little dizzy because it felt like I was on a ship.

After she was fed we came home so we could spend the rest of Easter with her daddy. :) We ate dinner and watched Sweet Home Alabama. After that movie we started to watch one of the Jurassic Park movies. I'm not sure which one it was, but I know it wasn't the first one. We watched it until the baby went down for the night because when you have a baby you need every little second of sleep you can possibly get. Especially when she hates her crib and usually only sleeps in mommy's and daddy's bed. :)

Happy Birthday Kayli!

2010-04-01T19:33:00.000-07:00

Here are 22 things about Kayli that Matthew Ashley and Alexa LOVE!

1. She has beautiful hair as you can see from the picture above.

2. She is a colorful person inside and out. (Except for her language)
3. No matter who the person is, she is nice and respectful to their face. (lol) JK :)
4. Whether she likes to agree or not, she looks beautiful in every picture.
5. She is an amazing photographer! Probably the best :)
6. She was the Maid of Honor in my wedding and a darn good one!
7. She loves to play games with her family and friends.
8. She has 3 older brothers that love her very much, and I'm married to the "special" looking one haha JK :)
9. She is a girl that just "gets it" when most people wouldn't understand.
10. She loves spending time with the family, and she always makes us take a family photo that later we are glad we have.
11. She gets really good grades in school.
12. She believes in doing what's right no matter what others are doing.
13. Her best friend is Heather who is also like a sister to us. :)
14. She loves to cook and always brings her knife with her when she travels.
15. She has an amazing sense of humor, and will always laugh at her brother's dumb jokes.
16. She always posts a blog about the person on their birthday, and will list the same number of things as their age.
17. She wants to write a novel someday, and we are sure it will be published when she does.
18. She has great taste and loves a well written Broadway Musical.
19. She has a things to do list before she dies.
20. She loves taking pictures of people when they are not looking. (Later it's fun to see what pictures of Larry she has taken that he doesn't know about)
21. She makes friends with everyone.
22. She is the best Sister, Sister-in-law, and Aunt we could have asked for!

1 Month Old Today

2010-03-13T08:34:00.001-08:00

Alexa is 1 month old today! I can't believe it has already been 4 weeks since I had her. She is growing up so fast! She can already sleep through the whole night without waking up mommy and daddy. :)

She can hold her own bottle.

And she loves taking baths!

Alexa Makenzie Johnson was born! 2/13/10

2010-03-08T16:22:00.000-08:00

Saturday, February 13th at 2:00 am I woke up to what I though was peeing haha. I hate to say that but that's what I though it was so I got up and went to the bathroom. While I was in there I noticed that it wasn't pee that I did because it had a red tinge to it. I thought that it could be that my water just broke but I was only 36 weeks and 5 days along so I wasn't positive. I had the doctor paged and when she called me back I told her what had happened and she said that I should go to the Emergency to make sure everything is ok. So I woke Matthew up and he was really surprised. We got our things together and arrived at the hospital at around 3:00 am. They checked me in and said that my water broke and that I was going to have the baby that day! Matthew and I were shocked! I wasn't even 37 weeks yet and I was about to have my daughter! I was supposed to go to work that day and the crib and dresser were suppose to arrive at my house that day as well. We didn't have anything ready for her to come home to because her baby shower was going to be the next Saturday. It was crazy! My baby was about to be born before her shower! Apparently I had contractions but couldn't feel them. The Nurse was very surprised how high my pain tolerance was. It wasn't until after I got the IV that I felt my contractions and even then I got the epidural right after so I still didn't feel them to the point that I was in huge amounts of pain. The epidural wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It felt like a pinch and before I knew it, it was done. I felt great after that! My legs were super numb. I was dilated 1 centimeter for a really long time. It wasn't until it was 1 or 2 in the afternoon that I was 2-3 dilated. Then and hour and a half later I jumped to 7 centimeters! At 5:30 I was the full 10 centimeters! Time to push! I wasn't scared or nervous but I was excited to finally see my baby! I pushed for an hour and she was born at 7:04 pm. She weighed 7 lbs and 12 oz and was 19 1/2 in. long. She was beautiful! She cried as soon as she came out and I cried too because I was so happy to have her here! Matthew got watery eyes he said and he saw the whole show and cut the umbilical cord and he did not even get grossed out by anything! I was proud of him. :) It was a day to remember! Holding her in my arms that day was the best reward and moment that I will always cherish!

35 & 35

2010-02-01T19:35:00.000-08:00

I have 35 days left until my due date and I'm 35 weeks today! I can't believe our baby could be born sometime at the end of this month. It seemed like it would be forever until I get to this point. We want her to be here already but I wish I could just skip through the labor part. I'm very nervous as I have mentioned a million times to everyone but it's running through my mind everyday all day. I feel great. It's a little tough to sleep some night's due to my back being a little sore or I get really hot but I know it will soon be back to normal and the only thing keeping me up will be my little baby girl.
Oh my gosh! I just experienced what heartburn feels like about 2 nights ago. I woke up with a hot pain in my chest around 1 in the morning and I went to get some cold water but it didn't make it feel better so then I was like maybe this is what heartburn is and sure enough it was. I took 2 tums and I felt great and went back to sleep. It was the pizza and soda I had for dinner. Lets just say I'm sticking to water and non spicy foods for the next month.
Alexa is moving around like crazy. The resident's had a baby shower for me and I got a lot of stuff! I have lot's of baby clothes and toys ready for Alexa to wear and play with.
I went to the blood doctor today to check my blood due to my low platelet count. If you don't know what that is, it's what makes your blood clot so you don't keep bleeding and if you have a low platelet count when you are pregnant then when you have the baby it could be severe. It is common to have the count drop during pregnancy. My platelet count was 112,000. The danger zone is 50,000 and lower. The best is between 150,000 and higher. So mine wasn't too low but because I'm pregnant my doctor wanted to keep an eye on it to make sure it didn't drop more. Anyways, so I went to the doctor today and they said that my test last week showed my count to be 123,000 so it's going up. It made Matthew and I really happy to hear that. They took another blood sample today to make sure it was still good but I'm sure it will be just fine.
Have I told you how much I love my husband? I love him more than anything and I'm so grateful to have him in my life! Just when I didn't think we could be any closer because we are each others best friend, we get closer. I love it! I love that it's him I share my bed with and wake up to every morning! I love that he is the father of our child! And I love that he is all mine! I'm very lucky! I just felt like letting the person that reads this know what I'm thinking at the moment. Now I'm going to go and give him a hug! Goodnight!

Roxy's 1st Birthday Today!

2010-01-31T11:40:00.001-08:00

She is all grown up!

Happy Birthday!

On My Lunch

2010-01-22T13:04:00.000-08:00

45 days left today and I will be 34 weeks on Monday!
The Resident's that I provide activities for are having a baby shower for me next Wed. About 65 ladies have already said they were coming. It's going to be fun! :) I can't wait to have Alexa here!

I'm tired and it's raining hard outside. It's about 1:09 and I don't get to leave work until 6. :( I wouldn't mind it so much if I had things to do. I only have one activity going on today and it starts at 5, so until then it's going to be a pretty slow day.

Just thought I'd share

It's Getting Closer

2010-01-07T11:11:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's January already! It's getting closer to my due date and I'm both excited and nervous. Matthew and I registered at Babies R Us the other night and it made me realize how little time we have until our daughter is here. It feels like there is so much to do in just a short amount of time. I only have a month and a half of work left until I go on my maternity leave and I'm very happy about that. It's getting harder to get up out of things and this little girl keeps going under my ribs. It doesn't hurt but its just a lot of pressure when you are sitting down. This pregnancy has been really great. I remember when I was 6 weeks I started getting nauseous and it lasted up until I was about 15 weeks. I only got sick 3 times but for me that was 3 times more than I wanted to get sick. It wasn't until 16 weeks that I really felt like myself. She started kicking and it made me smile every time. Now her kicks feel like punches but I promise for those who haven't experienced it yet it does not hurt. Even though this pregnancy has been great there are a few things I will not miss AT ALL. Running to the bathroom every 20 minutes feeling like I'm about to burst when really it's not much at all, having my legs and feet swell up so much that my shoes leave imprints in them, I can't even wear my wedding ring :( and I think that is all I won't miss. The things I will miss would probably make you read on and on and on so I will only list a few. I will miss the connection I have with her. I love having her kick me and feeling her move inside of me. I love that I can cart her anywhere with me, but basically I know I will miss being pregnant. The things I won't miss is for sure a small price to pay for what I will miss. Matthew and I cannot wait to meet her. I know for sure I will cry when she comes out haha. I know our life is going to change but it's a new chapter in our lives that I can' wait to start. :)

My Dad's Birthday!

2009-12-19T08:57:00.000-08:00

For my dad's Dec. 11th birthday I wanted to get him something other than just a shirt like I always do. He told me recently that he wanted to see some of John Wayne's recent films. I looked up John Wayne and went straight to Wikipedia to see if his films were listed, which by the way John Wayne is just his stage name and his real name is Marion Mitchell Morrison. Lets just say I'm glad he had a stage name. As I was scrolling down I saw info about his death and I was interested in how "The Duke" died. It said he died of stomach cancer June 11th 1979. I kept reading and I saw that John Wayne was buried in Corona Del Mar right next to Fashion Island in Newport. I immediately thought I would take my dad to see John Wayne! I looked up where he was buried in the cemetery and that same day (Sunday) I drove down to make sure I was able to find him. It was like I was following a treasure map. It was really fun! Sure enough I found him and I called my dad and told him to keep the next Sunday open because I was taking him to his birthday surprise. His actual birthday was Friday but since he was going to a party and I had to work that night I chose Sunday to show him his gift. I had to wait a whole week to finally show him. John Wayne's info read that his grave was unmarked for 20 years. John Wayne converted to Roman Catholicism shortly before he died and he wanted his tombstone to read
"Feo, Fuerte y Formal", in Spanish epitaph Wayne described as meaning "ugly, strong and dignified". However his grave is marked with his 1971 Playboy interview.
It was finally Sunday and I was so excited to have my dad meet John Wayne. My dad drove and when we turned on the street of the cemetery he started to smile. He had no idea why we were going to a cemetery so he said uhhh did you buy me a plot? Haha my mom and I started laughing our heads off! I showed him where to park and walked him down to the tombstone. Right before we got there I told him to close his eyes. I pulled him forward told him to look down and open. He could not believe it was John Wayne. He was so happy that he gave me a great big bear hug! My mother asked him if he ever thought about wanting to see his tombstone and my dad said he had thought about it a few times, but that he thought he wouldn't be able to find it since it was unmarked. It made my day to see my dad so happy. The whole week he was telling me, "I hope you didn't spend a whole lot of money", but I kept telling him that besides gas it will cost nothing. I also told him to dress kinda nice before we left cause I was going to take his picture, so he was even more concerned when we were driving into a cemetery. After I showed him his gift we went to brunch in Newport then the swap meet then we came home and I watched a few shows with my parents. It was a great day and I could tell my dad enjoyed his gift. He even said he may just come visit "The Duke" every once and a while.
I'm glad you had a great day dad! Happy 48th Birthday!

26 Weeks!

2009-11-30T13:42:00.000-08:00

I'm officially 26 weeks today! I can't believe how fast time has gone by. It seems like just yesterday I was finding out that we were going to have a baby! I went to the doctor for my checkup and she said the baby is doing great! Her heartbeat was perfect and my tummy is a great size for how far along I am. I'm feeling great! It's getting harder to turn in bed or to get off the couch and to tie my shoes, but it's all worth it! I'm getting my 4d Ultrasound done in a couple of weeks and Matthew and I can't wait to see what she looks like now! It's so exciting and with every kick I feel she just makes me smile that much more! It's crazy to feel so strongly about someone you have never even met. I love her to pieces already and I can't wait for her to be here in my arms! :)

Family Movie Night

2009-11-23T17:55:00.000-08:00

Tonight is going to be a fun night! Gabe and Holly are coming over and we are all going to meet Chris and Heather at the Edwards Movie Theater right down the street to see NEW MOON! All of us can't wait to see it and its FREE! Matthew and I always get movie tickets for our birthdays and over the years we have saved about 30 movie tickets so we thought why not and invite Gabe, Holly, Chris and Heather for a night at the movies. Our showing is at 7:30 and I can't wait! Well got to go cause Holly and Gabe just got here! :)

So we just got home and I really loved this movie! It was way better than the first! I can't wait for Eclipse!

Crochet & Recline

2009-11-18T16:22:00.000-08:00

About 2 weeks ago I wanted to learn how to crochet and I thought my first project should be a baby blanket for my daughter. I called my friend Nicole and asked her to come with me to Joann Fabrics because I had no idea what I needed and since she knew how to crochet she could show me how to crochet and what I would need to get started. I bought the yarn and since I didn't know what size of hook I wanted to use I just bought a pack of different sizes for like 6 bucks. We then went back to her house and she showed me how to crochet. It was tough at first because my fingers were not used to the rhythm of how you do it. Then once I got the pattern down it was hard to keep my yarn tight. That is why the first two or three rows at the bottom of this picture ^
are really loose and the rest is nice and tight. By the second day my hands got used to the movement of things and I could not believe how simple and yet time consuming it really is. It feels good to know that I'm actually making something from scratch and that my first thing I make is for my baby. She is the reason why I wanted to learn and I'm surprised that I never thought of this before. I'm a crafty person and for some reason learning how to crochet never popped in my head of things to do. My Grandma Grumbles loved crocheting. I wonder why I never asked her how to do it while she was still here. If I had asked I would have known how to do all this stuff. Last weekend I went to Michael's with my parents and my mom bought me purple yarn and a Learn To Crochet Book. It has a bunch of different designs and I can't wait to try them out. I want to concentrate on one project at a time, so after I'm done with my blanket I'm going to make a bigger blanket for Matthew and I to share. Then maybe I will make some pot holders for our kitchen. I just can't wait to see the outcome!
Just this Monday Matthew and I went to Big Lots. I have been pricing out nursing chairs and my brother and sister-in-law got a nice Glider at Big Lots so I thought I would go to the one right up the street from my apartment. After Matthew got off work we headed over there and saw the same Glider that Aron and Ashley have. I liked it, but this will be going in our living room and Matthew and I didn't think it would look right with our stuff. We looked around and saw a nice cozy recliner and immediately we thought this is the one. It may not be a Glider, but it will look better and it will be more useful in the long run. It rocks and reclines, so that is good enough for me. We call it the nursing /gaming chair. Matthew loves to play his video games and recline at the same time. It's very comfortable! :)

Survivor

2009-11-13T08:16:00.000-08:00

Matthew and I so far love this seasons Survivor! In the beginning of the season Matthew and I did not like Russell at all. We thought he was a jerk of a player that would mess everything up on our favorite side, which was the Foa Foa tribe (yellow). After a few episodes he slowly became our favorite after he found the first hidden immunity idol. We could not believe that he found it without any clues! This week we were really nervous for him because he became THE ONE that we would like to see win, but his head was on the chopping block because the old Galu tribe (purple) wanted Russell gone. Fortunately, he changed that all around after he found the second hidden immunity idol without any clues again! We were amazed and felt so good that he found it! This has never been done in Survivor! We were nervous that he may not play it at tribal council, but we also knew that he wasn't stupid to not play it if his name was even mentioned to go. Yet still we were nervous. Once he stood up to give Jeff the idol and we saw the faces of the old Galu tribe, we were thrilled! We were laughing so much and loved that now they had to lose a team member because the old Foa Foa tribe all voted for Kelly. I just had to give a thank you to Russell for making last nights episode so enjoyable to watch! :)

Halloween Party

2009-10-31T07:06:00.001-07:00

Last night my work had a Halloween party for the residents so Matthew and I dressed up as Batman and Bat girl. It was fun!

Rhett Jeffrey Grumbles

2009-10-21T19:47:00.000-07:00

Isn't he cute! He weighs 7 lbs and 11 oz. and he is 20.5 inches long. He is so cute! We have such a good looking nephew!

Our Baby Girl!

2009-10-20T07:13:00.000-07:00

It's for sure! We are going to have a baby Girl! We are so excited and we can't wait to see her! Here she is at 20 weeks! She weighs 12 oz. she is approx. 6 in. from her head to her little bottom and her heart rate is 150 beats per minute.

Baby Update

2009-10-18T09:41:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow Matthew and I go for our 20th week ultrasound at 10:30 to find out the sex of our baby. We think it's a girl based off our ultrasound at 15 weeks, but it may be different and tomorrow we will know for sure. Well.... if the baby lets us see we will know for sure. :)
Its only 9:44 this beautiful Sunday morning and I get off work at 3:00 this afternoon. I'm hungry already and I really want to eat my lunch Matthew made for me.
Speaking of my darling Husband he has come a long way since I have been pregnant. Before I was pregnant I did most of the cleaning and cooking and other household chores, but since finding out we are going to have a baby he does everything. He does the dishes, goes grocery shopping, cleans our place, makes me lunch whenever I'm home or packs my lunch when I'm going to work, he even provides snacks for the day if we are going out, he does the laundry, and he cooks! It's funny cause now when I try to help him out by doing the dishes he says I don't place them correctly in the proper place in the dishwasher or when we go grocery shopping together he says he spends more money with me than without me so he kindly asked if he could go alone next time. I feel so useless. The things I used to always do I suddenly can't do them at all. I'm not complaining. I'm just not used to him doing everything for me. I really do appreciate the things he is doing and I'm very thankful to have him by my side through this adventure.

I'm 1 day away from 20 weeks and I feel great! Even though my clothes don't fit and I really dislike going shopping because nothing ever fits right, I can't wait to be a mommy! My tummy is popping out more and I can feel it kick inside. It's crazy to think our bundle of joy will be here soon. :) Time is flying by like crazy and it makes me both excited and nervous because I can't wait to see who our baby looks like more, but I'm nervous about the labor. Ah!
My Nephew will be here any day within these next 2 weeks and I can't wait! Our babies will only be 4 1/2 months apart. I keep my phone next to me at all times waiting anxiously that Ashley is in labor.
Tomorrow I will post how our ultrasound went, but till then have a great rest of the day! :)

Yosemite Vacation

2009-08-22T17:23:00.001-07:00

Matthew and I went to Yosemite from Sunday to Friday. It's been a family tradition to go every year before the new school year. I didn't take any pictures except for these ones on the last morning we were there. Matthew and I have seen bears in Yosemite before but this year we saw one that was in front of the cabin right next to us! My brother goes out and runs every morning and I was getting Roxy our dog to go potty and the next thing I know my brother bangs on our door saying bear bear! I pushed Roxy back in her carrier grabbed my camera and walked out our door to see this cute brown bear next door. It was eating this peanut butter thing. A guy walked by and kinda scared the bear and asked my dad if it was a bear? My dad said, no it's a deer. The guy then said, oh it looked like a bear. Then my dad said, no it's just a deer in a Bear's costume. The guy said, oh! haha we were all laughing so hard. He worked for Yosemite so I hope his job wasn't something important that can cause big problems if he isn't paying attention because clearly he couldn't tell a bear from a deer. We also found out our dog loves the water. When we went down to our favorite beach called Cathedral we put her on her leash and she followed us into the water, played with her water toys, and swam swam swam! We had such a good time with her this trip. She was such a good girl! This was a great family trip! My parents have decided to go to Yosemite every other year so we can do a house boat the year we don't go to Yosemite. Can't wait! Especially since there will be two little babies next year. My brother's boy and my whatever it is! :) Pictures to come on my belly soon. :)

Nifty Fifty Party!

2009-08-08T17:43:00.001-07:00

This Party was one of my activities that I planned and it was a 50's night for the residents. As you can see we all had a great time!

New Job!

2009-07-07T16:22:00.000-07:00

If you all remember I had an interview about 2 weeks ago and I found out today I got the job for the second time! I know the "second time" doesn't make sense so I will explain. First of all it took a while to hear back the first time cause she had a few more interviews to do and she was supposedly going to tell me last Monday if I got it or not, but the guy she needed to speak with was on vacation and that she will call me either way by Thursday at the latest. Well on Monday last week I found out that I was pregnant so I had a choice to tell or not to tell the lady who might hire me. I finally came to the conclusion to be honest with her since I knew her from Matthew's previous property he worked for. I figured that yeah I could have told her after she hired me, but I would hate to put her in that situation. I didn't know what to do because I wanted this job, but I also knew what my heart was telling me and that was to just be honest no matter what happens. On Thursday she called and immediately I told her that I was pregnant and that I completely understood if she didn't want to hire me now. She was very grateful that I told her the truth and that she really wanted me for the position! So that was the first time I got the job. She said that I would have been a great person to work with and that I would have been great with the residents, but she understood that family comes first. She told me that she has never been in this situation so she was going to talk with someone and see what they say about it. Well today she called and asked me if I still would like the position, so now I got the job for the second time! She said that she knows I may not stay after the baby is born, but that maybe my mind may change if I need the money at the end of 8 months and I totally agreed. She said I will be perfect for this job and the fact that I'm pregnant did not change her mind in any way. I told her that I was really grateful because I was already thinking that she was going to hire someone else since it would be in her best interest to hire someone to stay for a long time. She understood but she really wanted me for this job.
So I took the job and I will be starting the job around July 20th! I'm really excited to get started! I will be a part time Activities Director for a 55+ apartment community! Funny how life works out when you least expect it!

Puppy Teeth

2009-07-07T10:38:00.000-07:00

I never knew puppies can lose their teeth like humans do! I have grown up with dogs all my life and I never knew this until we got our puppy Roxy. On the first of July Matthew got up from the couch and stepped on something sharp he looked down and it was one of Roxy's teeth. We got a little nervous so we called the vet and she laughed in a nice way and said that puppies do lose their teeth. At first we thought that maybe her bones that she chews on were really hard and so that is why it fell out. Thank goodness that wasn't the case. Then last night Matthew sat on the couch and felt something sharp and saw that she lost her other tooth. :) I saved them in a bag and wrote on the bag the dates we found them.

This is how tiny her teeth are compared to a Hot Tamale

Side view

Top/side view

Happy 4th of July!

2009-07-04T05:59:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July everyone! Today is going to be a wonderful day. First my husband has the day off on a SATURDAY all because of the 4th! This morning we are meeting at our friends house to follow him up to Lake Arrowhead because his fiance (our friend Lisa) has her fathers house for the weekend. Since we can't stay through tomorrow we decided to go up for a few hours and come back to go to my aunt's block party which we had originally planned for today. I can't wait to start my day! Happy 4th of July!

I'm so excited to spend this day with him! We have been together for 7 years today! Who would have thought 7 years ago when he asked me out with a poem in front of Grandma Johnson's house that we would be here today?! I love him so much!

Surprise I'm PREGNANT!

2009-07-02T17:25:00.000-07:00

I'm PREGNANT! This was a huge shock to me and Matthew! After I found out I met Matthew at his work for lunch and I surprised him with a card that said, Just Because Its Monday! Then he opened it and inside was a my positive test taped to the card! I had the camera ready and this is what he looked like haha

I still cannot believe this is happening and I think it won't really sink in till I start to show. I'm really excited to start our family! We would love a girl first because my brother is having a boy in October, but obviously we would love a boy too! The main thing is that we hope it's a healthy baby! I will post more once I see the doctor.

My picture upload thing still isn't working so I downloaded my pictures to myspace and used the URL version to upload them that it why they are small.

AHHHHH!

2009-07-01T07:29:00.000-07:00

For the past two days I have been wanting to post some pictures and the upload image button for the pictures is not working! I hit the add image button then I select my photos and then I click upload image and it does not work! I have tried it in Firefox and the light just keeps going around the triangle and in Internet Explorer it freezes. I just want to make some posts!

ROXY

2009-06-25T07:56:00.001-07:00

We call this our Bungalow because its a way Matthew and I can still cuddle while watching TV together. :)
Here are some pictures of Roxy being silly. :) She is growing up so fast!

Monday Night Angel's Game

2009-06-25T07:36:00.000-07:00

Matthew and I went to the Angel's game and we sat in the 4th row from the field! It was a great view! The Angels played Colorado Rockies and lost! It was a really bad game but it was still fun to be at the stadium eating hot dogs and peanuts. "The Wave" went around the entire stadium about 8 or 9 times non-stop it was so funny. Matthew and I have never seen it go for that long! Even though our team did not win we had a wonderful time together! :)

2 Year Wedding Anniversary!

2009-06-16T06:43:00.001-07:00

Today Matthew and I have been married for 2 years! Time has really flown by and I can't wait for the many more years to come. Our wedding day was the best day of my life and I will never forget it! I love you Matthew with everything I have and I'm so happy that we became that special someone in each others lives. Happy 2 Year Anniversary! I love you!

2009 Graduation

2009-06-05T09:56:00.000-07:00

Sitting in the chair waiting to graduate I was thinking what am I going to do with the rest of my life? I thought what's next for me? Work? More school? While sitting there I knew I wasn't as proud of myself as I wanted to be and that I wanted to do something great. This morning I woke up and realized that maybe school would be best for me. I know I'm not ready to start working because I don't want a job I want a career! I want to achieve great things in life so that I can finally say I am proud of myself! I want to show my kids the great things in life. Education is the key to the door that opens up a whole new world to anything you set for yourself. I'm really not that great in school, but to be honest I have always just gotten by because I never cared to study. In the very few classes that I really studied and worked hard, I got an A! I'm not saying that now I want all straight A's but now I want to be the best I can be in every situation. 5 years later since my high school graduation, I finally accomplished something in my life and I don't want to end there. I want my Bachelors and Master's and a family all in one. I know it's not going to be easy but I also know that I have my families support and help if ever I need it. Thanks to my family for pushing me to get an education I'm one step higher in life. I'm not saying I'm smarter than everyone cause it took me 5 years so really I have forgotten most of what I learned, but I thank my family and greatly appreciate everything they have done for me. My achievements are not over yet so I'm going to end this here so I don't repeat myself in the years to come. :) Thanks to everyone! I love you!

Class of 2009!

2009-06-04T06:47:00.000-07:00

I'm graduating today from SCC and I'm super excited! It has taken me a little longer than I'd like but the day is finally here! I have no idea if I want to continue with school at this moment. I know I'd like too, but I'm not sure as to what exactly I would study. I'd like to go to Baking and Pastry school, so I may do that or I may just work to save up some money and start a family. I don't know what's in the near future, but I'm very happy with what I have accomplished so far!

Coming Soon!

2009-05-31T09:55:00.000-07:00

I can't wait to see this movie! I can't tell you how happy I am that Jake cut his hair. He looks so much better! :)

Precious Nephew!

2009-05-28T13:50:00.000-07:00

On the drive home from having lunch with my husband my brother called and told me that I'm having a NEPHEW! He is due October 31st and he is healthy as can be! I love babies and I can't wait to be Auntie Ashley! Congrats Aron & Ashley I love you both so much! :)

Fruity Delights

2009-05-05T18:50:00.000-07:00

Matthew and I went to Barnes and Noble and bought some really good cook books. As we were walking out I saw this box that resembled a deck of cards but a little bigger and it was all about smoothies. We tried these two today and they were great!
We bought all frozen fruit except for the bananas which we cut up the entire bunch and put in the freezer. Try them! I will post more as we make them! :)

100 g (3 1/2 oz) fresh raspberries

100 g (3 1/2 oz) plain yogurt

100 ml (3 1/2 fl oz) soy milk (we used regular 2% milk and it was just as good)

Blend all together. Swirl in a little yogurt to decorate.

1 small ripe banana

75 g (3 oz) strawberries hulled

250 ml (8 fl oz) orange juice

Freeze bananas for about 2 hours

Blend all together until thick

Decorate with strawberries

Enjoy!

Growing Up So Fast

2009-04-27T08:29:00.000-07:00

Surprise Surprise!

2009-04-18T17:44:00.000-07:00

Today I went to the Brea Mall with Roxy and my mother. I wanted to get a puppy purse for Roxy so when we walked into the mall I went to the Directory to look up a pet store. I saw they had a Barkworks and I thought it was funny cause that's the same pet store I got Roxy, except I got her at the Riverside Mall. When I walked in I found the purse that I wanted and when I brought it up to the register the lady asked what kind of dog Roxy was. I told her she was a rat terrier/blue heeler mix. The lady said, I have her brother here. She took me to see him and I thought she meant brother as in same kind of mix but it really was Roxy's brother! He had the same birthday and was brought in the same day Roxy was taken to the Riverside Mall. What a small world! :) Roxy got to see her brother again! I wanted to take a picture with my phone so the lady took him out so I could get a better pic! :) He is so cute, and now I see that Roxy has the rat terrier look unlike her brother.

Playful Roxy

2009-04-17T14:50:00.000-07:00

Silly boy

2009-04-17T09:57:00.000-07:00

Just an F.Y.I he is not stripping down to nothing. He just got home from work and was changing while I was listening to music, so he came out and danced to it. He makes me laugh. I love him! :)

Yesterday

2009-04-16T09:43:00.001-07:00

Movie Nights

2009-04-14T12:20:00.000-07:00

Matthew and I have been really busy the last month and finally we were able to catch up on our movies. We always rent our movies from Redbox because its really cheap. We rented Yes Man, Quantum of Solace, Marley and Me, and Transporter 3.

Yes Man was really really good! We heard some bad reviews so we were unsure about watching it, but now we realize that those people are dumb because Jim Carrey is really funny!

Quantum of Soalace was good. I'm not that much of a fan of 007 movies but It was good. My favorite James Bond movie is Casino Royale! :)

Marley and Me was really funny and really really sad! :( I love animals and this was worse than Old Yeller! My eyes were so red.

Transporter 3 is really good so far! :) We haven't finished it yet because we got tired last night and we only watched about 30 min. of it last night and about 45 min. of it this morning but it is a must see if you have seen the first two Transporters! :)

Roxy

2009-04-09T15:57:00.001-07:00

I would like to introduce you to Roxy Johnson. She is 8 weeks old and she is our little baby girl! We thought Roxy was a good name for her. She is very friendly and loves to play!

Gem Awards

2009-04-03T07:33:00.000-07:00

I would first like to say that for doing my hair myself I think I did a really good job!

It was a really long award party but it was fun to see! We met Fox 11 News anchor Christine Divine!

Taste of Heaven

2009-03-25T13:34:00.002-07:00

Matthew and I made some Bruschetta and it was the perfect snack! :)

Disneyland

2009-03-10T09:19:00.000-07:00

Emotional

2009-03-08T08:04:00.001-07:00

In the past couple of days I have seen two movies that I realized makes me very emotional. I have seen them before when they first came out, but till this day these two movies still makes me cry at the end.
The first movie is......... Titanic

I still like this movie but back then I LOVED this movie and I saw Titanic 11 times in the theater. I love learning about the Titanic and after this movie came out I learned that my great great

great aunt and Uncle were on the ship and they didn't make it. I was also a leonardo Dicaprio fan at the time. :)

The second movie that I love is........ Armageddon

I really like the cast in this movie. Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck are my favorite characters. I start to get watery eyes when one guy has to stay behind to detonate the nuke, so Bruce steps in for Ben and they share a few words. Then it gets worse when Bruce tells his daughter that he has to brake his promise and won't be coming home. I love and hate this movie at the same time.

Just thought I'd share

Aunt & Uncle?

2009-02-26T08:29:00.001-08:00

Yesterday I found out that Matthew and I are going to be an Aunt and Uncle! Last March my brother and sister-in-law miscarried and now they are pregnant again! Hopefully everything goes according to plan and it's a healthy baby boy or girl. I'm so excited! :)

Karaoke Night 2

2009-02-21T07:36:00.000-08:00

Last night was so much fun! We didn't get home until about 1am :)

HOT SALE!

2009-02-19T15:26:00.000-08:00

Chicks is having a really good sale on guy clothes. All t-shirts were 50% off so all of his shirts were 10 bucks each. So here is my very good looking husband showing off his new stuff. The pants are from PacSun.

Salsa!

2009-02-19T15:20:00.001-08:00

I finally did it! I have been craving salsa ever since the beginning of the year and I finally made some!

A Breath of Fresh Air

2009-02-17T10:32:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Matthew and I caught a little bit of cabin fever. Sunday night our friends Nicole and Sean came over and spent the night. It was really fun we watched a movie went to bed and in the morning the boys made us girls omelette's. It was very delicious! Matthew is getting better and better at flipping the omelette's! :) Nicole and Sean stayed until about 4pm and then about 1 hour later we got a call from our cousin Sophia. She asked if she could come down and possibly go to dinner. We love it when she comes to visit so she got here at around 6:30 and we went out for Mexican food. It felt really nice to get out of our apartment and get some fresh air. It was raining really hard all day and our spa is under construction due to building codes so there isn't a whole lot to do when it rains. Dinner was great and spending time with Sophia is always a pleasure! She is so fun and her sunny personality can brighten any dark room. It really MADE the evening! After dinner we came back to our apartment and had a great time just talking. We laughed over stupid intimate things and it was nice having her over. She certainly was a breath of fresh air. This Sunday we are going to her place because she really wants to cook us dinner. We can't wait!

Valentines Day!

2009-02-15T07:50:00.000-08:00

We went out to dinner with our friends Nicole and Sean. It was a nice night!

They got Engaged!

Romantic Night Out

2009-02-13T09:52:00.000-08:00

It all started with CPK. Matthew and I got a CPK gift card for Christmas and on Wednesday we got in the car and started driving to the Tustin Market Place. I was on the phone with my friend Nicole because we are going out to dinner with them for Valentines Day. I just so happened to be driving and since we were in my car I usually take the 241 to go to Irvine because my parents have fast track and I'm on the account under my car so I use it when go to Irvine or to my parents. Anyways, I was on the phone and since it's been awhile since I've gone to Irvine I accidentally stayed on the 241 instead of getting on the 261 that takes you to the Tustin Market Place, so the 241 took us further out in Irvine than we wanted to go. I thought oh shoot! Then I realized that there was a CPK at the Irvine Spectrum so that's where we went. It's been a long time since we have been there and it was a really nice day so I'm happy I got my directions wrong. After we ate our delicious meal we decided to walk around and look at what stores they had. I wasn't looking for a Valentines Day outfit but when I came across my favorite dress store, I just had to go in and look because from afar the dresses looked so pretty. I walked in and I felt horrible! I hate walking in stores where you see so many cute things that you just can't afford but yet I still had to look haha. As I was getting more depressed as I walked to the back of the store I saw a rack that said 14.99 and usually I don't bother looking cause I never usually find anything and also the rack is usually filled with so many things its hard to find something, but this rack only had about 15 dresses so I looked through them. Most of them were long dresses and only like 5 that were short and I like those so I started looking and then I SAW IT! I fell in love with this dress and there were only two! I looked at the first one and the size said 13 then as I was going to the second one I was really hoping for a size 3 and guess what........ IT WAS! Next thing you know I'm trying it on and buying it for only 14.99! I still can not believe it was so cheap! I got a cheap necklace and I already had shoes to go with it. Now I'm wearing it for my Romantic Night Out! I'm so excited!

Karaoke!

2009-01-24T08:53:00.001-08:00

Last night my family and friends had Karaoke night and it was super fun!

Magnificent

2009-01-19T06:54:00.000-08:00

This morning Matthew and I woke up and sat out in our living room to watch some TV. Our blinds were slightly open and I notice some orange color coming through, so I turned around and this is what I saw.

Isn't it beautiful? The clouds covered the entire sky except for what you see in the distance. Matthew said it looked like Independence day haha. I agreed. :)

New Car!

2009-01-12T15:27:00.001-08:00

We bought a Toyota Highlander! :)

Wind

2009-01-10T16:25:00.000-08:00

Yesterday and today have been the most clearest days for a very long time. There is not one cloud in the sky and it is the most perfect shade of blue a sky can be. However, these past two days have been very windy! Usually I don't mind the wind so much, but now that Matthew and I have moved out the windows are cheap as can be and with the wind blowing against them they shake and make a screaming noise. It's kinda scary at night haha. Even though the wind has overstayed it's welcome, it does take out the noise of the train horn that honks throughout the night so that is a plus I guess. I really miss the warm weather! I want to walk outside wearing shorts or a skirt or even a short sleeve tank top. I just want to walk outside without a jacket and be perfectly comfortable!

Precious

2008-12-28T08:25:00.000-08:00

I just got off the phone with my parents and they said that the doctor called and said that Precious has feeling in both of her legs and she get's to come home tomorrow! I couldn't be happier! I love her so much and I can't wait to see her! :)

I love you Precious Girl!

2008-12-27T16:39:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve Precious started wheezing and limping so my parents took her to the emergency really early in the morning. The doctor took ex rays, listened to her heart and they couldn't see or hear that anything was wrong with her. So they gave her a shot for the pain thinking maybe she just hurt something and the shot and other medication will help her. Later that day all of the sudden she lost the ability to use her back legs, so my parents called the doctor and he said it could be that she is in so much pain that she doesn't want to use them. The rest of the day she was way out of it from the medication and she seemed like she was in lots of pain when she tried to scoot her body. Christmas day rolled around and she hadn't gone potty since before all of this stuff started to happen. Throughout that day my parents and I checked up on her to make sure she was alright. I checked her bed and it felt wet because she still wasn't able to walk. Her legs looked at if they were paralyzed. She would just scoot on her butt if she wanted to go anywhere and so I knew something wasn't right, but since I'm not a doctor, who was I to say that it wasn't. I just knew I had a bad feeling. Later Christmas day I went in and I gave her some water and I held her over her pee pad to see if she would go, so I scratched her back leg and all of the sudden she started to go but there was blood in it. Not alot but I knew that wasn't right. I told my parents and they called the emergency and they said it could be the medication and since she hadn't gone in so long there could be blood. I still knew deep in my heart that something wasn't right. Precious is a fighter and I knew that if she was going to walk it would have happened already. The day after Christmas at around 5:40 I woke up because something was bothering me. I didn't know why I couldn't sleep I just knew I had to do something instead of just laying down so I went on the computer. At around 6:30 my mother called me up from the animal emergency crying while explaining to me what was going on. At first I though what anyone would think, that oh my gosh don't tell me Precious is gone! She said that Precious woke up and seemed like she had to go potty and when my dad took her to her puppy pad she went but it was all dark blood the size of a football. Once they got to the emergency the doctor felt her spine and notice that when he felt the middle Precious snapped at him. SHE NEVER DOES THAT! Then when he reached the top of her spine he went back down and she snapped again in the same spot. He said that her disc in her spine must have ruptured and that is the reason why she doesn't have feeling in her legs. He said he needed to operate on her and even then she would have a 50 50 chance of being paralyzed on her back legs. My parents did not want to put her down so they said do it. They knew that she only has a 50 50 chance of ever walking again but whatever happens they will work through it. I got to my parents house around 7:45 and I found out that Precious was going to be in surgery for 3 hours. At around 11am the doctor called and said everything went great! He said that he found the ruptured disc and that he got all of it out of her, so now it wasn't pinching her nerves. He still doesn't know her walking condition but he said that he gave her the maximum chance to walk again and it was all up to her now. He told my dad that he would call this morning to let us know how she did throughout the night. I prayed so hard for my little puppy. I know I would love her just they same if not more if she was disabled but I just didn't want her to suffer. It's been a stressful couple of days. So the doctor called this morning and said that Precious is already showing signs of feeling in her right LEG!!!!!! When he pinches her toes she moves her leg!!!! We were thrilled!!!!! SHE IS A FIGHTER!!! She is still healing and the the left leg is still the same but the doctor is hopeful that it will come around. She kinda walked on three legs from her other surgery a couple years back when her knee came out of the socket so if its only three legs that work then she won't let it stop her haha. I won't be here Monday but my parents will send me pictures when they get her back!!! Thank goodness I'm not working cause now I get to take care of her while my parents are working. I love you Girl! Please pray for her recovery!!!

I Just Had To! :)

2008-12-22T17:08:00.000-08:00

Okay! I was looking for pictures to put on my previous entry and I decided not to because they didn't relate to the entry so I thought I'd make this a whatever entry that still relates to Christmas and put whatever pictures up. Hope you like!

This one is scary but I like it! Kayli is funny!

Road Trip!

2008-12-22T16:51:00.000-08:00

Okay! It looks like we will be going up to Utah on Sunday! :) We will be staying in Vegas at this Hotel called Sam's Town. I stayed there a lot when I was little and I really liked it because it has waterfalls and a fake mountain in the middle of the hotel. At the top of the mountain there is a cave with a fake wolf standing outside of it. It's really cool. Every now and then the wolf will howl. Early Monday we will be leaving Vegas and in Utah by 10am at the latest. It all depends on what time we want to get up. It's exciting to think about going up there. Even though its not during Christmas it will still be lots of fun to see everyone and Utah! I haven't been up there in at least a couple of years! I love taking trips outside of my bubble! This will be our first real road trip where we call the shots! I guess we did drive to Yosemite pretty much by ourselves because halfway toward Yosemite we had to get on an airplane to fly to Washington for Matthew's brothers wedding and once we got back to CA we were on our own, but only for like 4 hours. So yeah, we're excited!

CHRISTMAS time is here!

2008-12-22T06:37:00.000-08:00

I can feel that this week and possibly next week is going to be a very exciting week! This week is what I call Christmas week. Everyone is out of school for the Holiday and for the people who work, well they get Wed. and Thurs. off too. I'm going to my parents today because my mom bought us some milk on sat. and I forgot to take it home. Plus I'm going over there to see the dogs, my kitty, and my parents. I can't believe it's been a almost a whole year already. This year really went by super fast for me. I remember celebrating last Christmas like is was yesterday when my family and I were making gingerbread houses and my other family and I were at my grandpas house decorating the tree. 2009 is going to be a great year! Things will be changing, people will be graduating, including ME! Can you say FINALLY!!!!!!! 2008 has been a great year for me and my husband. We moved out into our own place! As much as I hate to see 2008 go, 2009 will bring on more birthdays, and more anniversary's, and maybe some exciting news! Next year will be 7 years that Matthew and I have been dating. I cannot believe it's been so long. I was 16 when we started dating and I will be 23 next April. He was 17 when we met, but 18 when we started dating and he will be 25 in June. People always tell us you're too young to get married and to even start wanting kids, but really when you think about it people usually get married after 2 years of dating and for us it was like 4 years. Then after a few years people want to start having kids, but because we met so early on it just seems like we got married young and want kids early, but really based on our relationship its perfect timing. Sorry I don't mean to complain, but it gets a little annoying, especially when the person who is telling you this has never experienced love before. Anyways, I'm happy for all the great people I have in my life. I'm really lucky! For me Christmas isn't about the gifts, but it's about spending that special holiday with the people you love. Unfortunately half of my family is in Utah, but hopefully we will be making a trip to go up!

Jacuzzi In the Rain!

2008-12-17T17:51:00.001-08:00

These past 3 days have been awesome! My husband usually has Monday and Wednesday off but this week he got a free paid day so he took Tuesday off as well. It has been a nice change. Now that school is over we can hang out a lot more and I'm very excited! It's been very rainy here the past three days and it has also been great! What can be better than spending time at home cuddling with the one you love? Well, nothing!! But I will tell you what made it even better. Monday we woke up and had breakfast while we watched more episodes of our new drama series, Dexter. We love watching Dexter! It's is our all time favorite show! Matthew really wants to be and think like Dexter. :) Around 10 am we left home to go see the first showing of twilight. It was raining super hard so it was the perfect day for a movie. After the movie, which was pretty good and funny in a way, we walked around and went into other stores and Target to get some shopping done. It was a perfect rainy day! It felt so right to be hanging out and we had so many of those moments where your eyes meet. It was romantic in a way. We came home and snuggled up and watched more Dexter. Tuesday, Matthew and I called Grandma Johnson to ask her for her recipe for her toffee. We then went out and bought the supplies and made it! Well..... kinda haha :) We know how to make it and it comes out tasting great, but its hard to get it to come out in one piece, but it's ok we will perfect it. After our attempt to make toffee we finally finished all of Dexter! Now we have to wait till next year when season 4 airs. :( Today was another great day. After breakfast we went to Barnes and Noble to look at books then we went to Red Lobster to use our gift card we got from Matthew's complex he works for. It was great meal. I actually ordered Salmon for the first time ever and it was fantastic! Matthew ordered crab legs and since I'm a beginner with eating seafood I smelt the crab legs and that was enough for me. For dessert we ordered a warm cookie that had a chocolate filling in the center with ice cream on top. It was so good! All day it has been raining and on the way home Matthew and I were kinda cold, so I mentioned the jacuzzi and he said why not. As soon as we got home we change into our bathing suits, we put our jackets on and flip flops and we went. It was awesome! We were so frozen by the time we got there that we practically hopped into the jacuzzi without a care in the world of how hot it was. Here it is raining and we were the only one's in the jacuzzi haha. :) It was fantastic! We can't wait to do it again! He goes back to work tomorrow but that ok cause I get him next Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday yay! I just love him! Happy Holidays! :)

Go out with a BANG!

2008-12-12T07:28:00.000-08:00

December 11, 2008 is going in my book of One of the Best Day's Ever! To start the day off, it was my daddy's 47th Birthday. Yes, I still call him daddy. We didn't celebrate it yesterday because I had my last final last night, so we celebrated it on Wednesday night. It was a lot of fun. Every year around Christmas my dad goes all out and decorates his game room. There are Christmas lights, Santa Clause's, and fake snow everywhere! I will take pictures today. Matthew and I helped decorate the tree on Monday but by wed. he did a lot. Anyways, we had a party for him and his friends came over and most of my family came over. We ordered some mexican food and when we found out more people were coming the Birthday Boy had to make more taquitos, but it's ok cause he loves to cook. When parties are at his house he is a terrific host! He makes sure everyone is comfortable, he offers a drink or appetizers or anything. My Gram taught him well! For his Birthday I got him a Harley Davidson shirt cause you can never go wrong with anything HD. It said Sheriff on the front with an Eagle and since my brudder is a sheriff I thought he would like to wear it. I'm getting my brudder one for his 26th birthday next year. eBay has great things! He also got a John Wayne picture frame and a big picture of John Wayne on a horse, that is another thing you can never go wrong with he loves "The Duke." It was a good Birthday! Now, not only did the title of this blog mean to go out with a Bang for my father's birthday, but as I said before last night was my last final night and I got an A in the class! I took 5 classes this semester, PowerPoint 190 and 191, Art, Desktop Publisher, and Dreamweaver with Flash. My grades have never been better A,A,B,A,A and this was my last full semester of school. Technically I graduated this semester because you can graduate 6 units shy from 60 but I'm still 3 units shy, so I'm taking Anthropology next semester and walking next June for my AA. Finally I'm done with school! Well, for now anyways. If I ever did decide to go back it would be an Art school for Media design. Now I can read the last 2 books of the Twilight Series and relax relax relax. Next week Matthew gets Mon. Tues Wed. off so we are going to go see Twilight and maybe Step Brother cause it looks really funny. My brudder said he really liked it. I love my brudder! Even though we are different in some ways it's still the perfect brother sister relationship I could have ever hoped for. Not to mention that now that I have moved out of my parents house, my relationship with my mother is so much better and I mean like 360 degree turn around. It's funny cause between my parents and I we say I love you more than we ever did. I can't wait for the New year and what it will bring to my life. It better not be death cause I've had a lot in the past 10 years. I'm hoping for a niece or nephew or being so lucky to have one of my own. Now that I've moved out and will be graduating college, those are 2 goals that can and will be checked off. Sorry for writing so much but I guess it's been a while since a real post so I had a lot to say. :) Till next time, Happy Holidays!

RIP

2008-12-06T10:34:00.000-08:00

It's been a year since My Gram has been gone and I really miss her. In a few minutes I will be leaving to go to a little family get together at the cemetery. It's funny cause ever since 1998 death and cancer has been in my family up until last year. Finally my family is healthy but I miss my grandparents so much. Thankfully I still have my grandpa Joe. He is a great grandpa and up until he lost his wife last year (my gram) I've never seen him cry. Now he is very emotional with all of us and I really like seeing that side of him. Rest in Peace Gram. I love you very much!

Home Sweet Home!

2008-11-22T12:22:00.000-08:00

This is our new place in Corona! We don't have our mirror or our dining table, but it should both be here early next week. We got the mirror and the dining table at the swap meet so we have to wait for them to deliver it. Our complex has a pool, spa, tennis courts, volleyball court, an indoor racquetball court, and BBQ grills around the community. It's a great area. Up the street we have a nice park with a playground. Also we have about 7 churches literally right around the corner and the first one you see is that LDS Church. We thought that was funny. If ever we decide to go some day we can walk there. I met our neighbors first when my dad and I brought my big furniture. I told Matt that they were voo doo, smelly, old people with 3 kids that live in the living room and make noise like crazy HAHA. He spent the rest of the day worrying about what to do about them. He almost wanted to move to another unit, that is how much anxiety he had about it. Eventually, later that night I told him the truth and m dad and I were cracking up. He was so happy that I was kidding! :) A couple nights after we first moved in we went out to stock up on groceries. Right down the street we have a Stater Bros. and a Rite Aid. We first went into Rite Aid cause I needed some Rubbing Alcohol for my belly ring cause it got a little red from moving boxes. I guess the boxes and furniture rubbed against my stomach. Anyways, so Matthew put on his sweats, put his glasses on, T shirt and sandals then we left. Guess who we ran into in Rite Aid? Our neighbors. After Matthew met them he asked how he looked and I said, "well you're in your sweats and glasses, so you could have looked better." :) It was funny. So far, It's been a great experience. It can get kinda lonely since Matthew works all the time and I don't have an animal to play with, but maybe very soon the New Year will bring some good news. ;)

VIEW PHOTOS

Rachael Ray Day!

2008-11-21T09:49:00.000-08:00

I was watching tv and remembered that Rachael Ray was on so I turned to the channel to watch the last 20 minutes. Today was a very special one! Rachael Ray cooked for 40 brides on their on their wedding day that she hosted for all of them and their families. I wish I was there! :) It was really nice to see the bride and groom's families enjoying themselves all thanks to Rachael. I love her! She is such a great person, always in a happy mood, and I love the things she cooks. Even if I really don't like a certain food, Rachael makes it look so delicious that I would eat it just because she made it. Some day I would like to go see her show in person. That's on my things to do. All the brides said it was way better than anything they ever imagined. It was with Rachael Ray so yeah it would be for me too! :) To top the evening off there were beautiful fireworks exploding in the star filled sky! :) How romantic! Oh by the way, since her show was over I flipped the channel to The View and guess who was on it with the regulars????? RACHAEL RAY! :) It's been a perfect morning so far! :) She is teaching The View girls her recipes out of her Big Orange Book. It looks delicious! :) She is showing how to make easy appetizers for parties. She is showing one of my favorites, deviled eggs! I see that she cuts her eggs the opposite of how you usually cut them for deviled eggs. She cuts in between the top and bottom instead of lengthwise, if that makes any sense. :) Ok, I'm going to go watch it now. :)

Things I Did and Things To Do

2008-11-17T06:12:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I have written anything but now I finally have some downtime to write about what's been going on in my life. First off we moved out to Corona! :) So far the apartment looks great and I can't wait for the Johnson family to see it. I will be taking pictures this week and posting them up. The only things we don't have yet it our dining table and our mirror that will go in the dining room. Speaking of my table and mirror this last Saturday my parents and I went to the Swap meet. I drove down from my apartment which is about 20 min away from my house and got into my parents car and left for the Swap Meet. The main reason to go was to see how cheap the dining tables were so Matt and I could finish furnishing our new beautiful place. I saw the perfect table and my parents were nice enough to buy it for us as a house warming gift. After that purchase my mother said I needed some kind of mirror to put behind the table and that she would get that for us also. I told her that was ok and she didn't need to buy our table and a mirror for us but she insisted. It was kinda funny cause when I was looking for a mirror I was looking at the one I wanted and then I turned my head and saw a kid in one of those wooden wagons that you can rent at the swap meet, and then I looked back at my mirror and then it hit me! That little boy was ERIK, Matt's cousin haha. I looked around and saw Alma and gave her a hug and she said she was looking at the same mirror I was for her bathroom. I said Hi to Eric and as always he had his finger in his mouth and smiled he looked so cute! What are the odds I'd see the two of them. On the way back we ate at the TMP and had Pick Up Stix it was so good. Matthew doesn't really care for Chinese food so when I get a chance I eat it. As we were driving back to my parents house up Jamboree we saw a lot of smoke from the fires. We got home and everything was ok but no sooner than I walked through the front door Matthew called and said right behind his apartment complex he works for is on fire and that he was on his way over to my parents cause everyone was evacuating. I don't remember much cause I was just happy he was ok. As we were waiting for him we turned on the news and the fires were going crazy. It started in Corona, and moved down to Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills area. Of coarse we move a week ago to Corona and now there's a fire. Our community was ok. It was not close to the fires, but we stayed at my parents house sat night due to the closed freeways and then we stayed Sunday night cause we weren't sure how traffic was going to be trying to get to school today. Anyways, Matthew got back ok and he smelt worse than a fire pit. On the news they were closing the 241, 91, 57, and 60 freeways. About 10-20 minutes after Matthew got back his complex was on fire! It was crazy! It burned about 50-60 apartments. We felt so bad. Sunday Matt got called in to help those people who lived at the community and when he told those people whose apartment burned come would cry and some got really angry. For those that didn't burn down most were green tagged so they were able to stay last night. Now it's Monday and although I'm sad for those without homes, I'm happy for what I have and will be getting in the next few days. It's kinda funny this all happened around Thanksgiving. It's the Holiday to be thankful for something. I'm thankful for my wonderful Husband and our families that we get to see and create wonderful memories with. :)

Random

2008-10-26T19:16:00.000-07:00

For Kayli

2008-10-26T16:09:00.000-07:00

This was the best one I saw.

Pink & Black

2008-10-25T09:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I was bored and homework wasn't an option, so I went to Joann Fabrics looking for a project that I could work on. I found a No-Sew Fleece Throw and I thought that would be fun to make. Basically you cut squares off each corner, then cut the edges to tie together. It took me a few hours with some breaks but it was fun to make. The lady at the store was right when she said,"once you make one, you're going to want to make more." My hands are a tiny bit sore from the scissors but I just need to get sharper scissors next time I go. If you're reading this KAYLI then you know I want to make you one just so you can have one and because I want to make another one. Here is the throw I made for myself and with the extra fabric from the squares I cut off I made a scarf but it's really small so I put it on my dog.

LOVE IS....... when a pumpkin melts your heart

2008-10-20T13:47:00.000-07:00

Sunday I went to a Pumpkin Patch festival with my family down near Yucaipa. It was really fun and I can't wait to have kids so I can take them there. It had a huge field full of pumpkins that you cut from the vine. I wanted a big pumpkin this year and as you can see I got one and 2 baby pumpkins lol. I forgot my camera lol so I don't have any pictures from the festival, but I took one this morning so you can see how big it is. The festival had 2 petting zoos, pony rides, hay stack ride, quad rides, and 2 bouncers. There were so many kids and babies it really makes me want one! lol After the pumpkin patch we went to the Apple Festival about 20 min down the street. That was really fun also, but we never got to the part to pick apples off a tree. They had a lot of stores and places to eat, so after trying to look for the trees to pick apples off we ate some country BBQ food and we had enough of the whole apple picking thing so we came home. :) Every time I go downstairs I hug my pumpkin lol because it feels so good for some reason. It's exactly my arms length when I wrap around it. I love my pumpkin!

Too Early for New Years Resolution?

2008-10-16T09:58:00.000-07:00

I have been a member of Snap Fitness for about 6 months. I have an on and off relationship with my gym, but this last Monday I decided to go back for good. I have lots and lots of time on my hands and I realized it is time to get into shape! Monday night I went and started out on the treadmill. I have an ipod, so I set it on shuffle and set the clock for 40 min while I was watching TBS on the TV. At the end of my 40 min I burned just a little over 200 calories. It felt great! I went Tuesday skipped Wednesday and went again today. After Tuesday my legs felt sore so I let them rest for a day. I decided to go Monday thru Friday for 40 min and if I have to miss a day that's ok. Today I set the speed a little higher and I burned 310 calories after 40 min. I feel really good and I seem to have more energy. The only bad thing about working out it that its really boring, so I'm just going to stay positive and try my hardest to keep going. I don't care to lose weight, I just want to get toned and be healthy. Hopefully it works out!

Don't give up HOPE

2008-10-09T16:12:00.000-07:00

Last Friday, Oct. 3rd, my 15 year old cousin was involved in a hit-n-run. Within minutes after her mom dropped both her and her younger sister Angelique off on a corner across from a High School football game, Arianna was hit. She didn't break anything, but her skull was greatly swollen and has gone through a couple of surgeries to alleviate the pressure. The doctor took out a blood clot the size of a golf ball and has now found something wrong with her heart. Although she has opened her eyes, she is still at risk in every possible way. Please pray for her!

Ducks VS Kings

2008-10-02T08:48:00.001-07:00

On Tuesday our old friend John, from BBB, called us up and asked if we wanted to go to a Hockey game because he had an extra ticket and we could get another and have a good time. We said sure, why not. Matthew and I have been together for...... well........ 6 years now, and we have not enjoyed each others company at a Hockey game. It was Ducks vs Kings, which is funny cause the last time I went to a Hockey game about 10 years ago it was Ducks vs Kings and it went into overtime so we left cause me and my brother were tired. Even though its pre-season it was a good game. Within about 5 min. that the game started there was a fight haha I forgot how much fun those were to watch. All in all there were about 2-3 fights. It was 1 to 1 for a while but in the 2ND period, somehow the Kings were able to get lucky with a shot so it became 2 to 1. Finally in the 3rd period the Ducks scored and the game ended with a tie 2 to 2. Here I was 10 years later with a tied game. The only difference was that I am now 22 and not tired. The clock showed 5 min for the overtime period. Then, with only 1 min and 30 seconds left the Ducks scored and won the game 3 to 2. Personally, I like both the Kings and the Ducks, but since the Ducks are our home team I was on their side. Have you ever done something a long time ago and many years later your doing it and you say to yourself, who would have thought.............. Well after the game that popped into my head. Who would have thought 10 years later I'd be coming back to Ducks vs Kings game at 22 with my Husband who is also my bestest friend and with our other friends that we didn't even know back then. We didn't even know each other existed. I don't know....... I think about that sometimes. Another funny thing happened at the game. My cousin Phillip, that I went to Vegas for this last weekend, called me in the 2nd period and asked where I was. I told him that I was at a Hockey game and he said, yeah me too. Lol I was like what! He told me where he was sitting and he was on the lower level in a suite that his friends uncle had. He was 2 levels lower than I, and we both were on opposite ends of the goal. At half time he walked up and we hugged and said long time no see. Lol it was crazy we had both went to the game that night. I asked how he knew I was there and he said he saw on Myspace that I wrote I was going to a Hockey game, and that he called me as soon as he got there. Him and his friend were out at dinner and his friend called his uncle and he said I have to ticket to the game tonight so they popped on over. It was a good surprise. Oh if anyone ever goes to Hockey game always eat before you get there. Our food, no joke, was $30 for 2 burgers and 2 fries and 2 drinks at Carls Jr. yeah it was crazy expensive. We didn't have time to eat and we didn't think it would be that bad, but now we know! Oh and parking was only $5 it was a good deal. We parked across the street from the Honda Center, you half to walk but its not a bad walk. Last night was a lot of fun!

Two girls raced each other after the 1st period up and down the ice rink in these balls. It was funny. They looked like hamsters. Those girls in black pants were the ice shoveler's. After every so many min. it would be a time out and the girls would collect the excess ice on the rink for the hockey players.

That's me and Will we sat in his season seats that were higher than our friend Johns seats. In the other pic its my cousins friend Reed. He is standing in his precious suite. They invited us down there, but we didn't want to be rude to our friends. Any seat in the Honda center is good in Matt's and my opinion. This Blimp came out every now and then dropping coupons or something. It was cute haha. Phillip and Reed sat at the top after the white part on the left in between the 3rd and 2ND set of stairs from the right.

Nana Girl 1995-2008

2008-09-17T18:48:00.000-07:00

Today was one, among many, the worst day ever. :( My oldest dog Nana was born in 1995 and has not been doing so well the last couple of days, so this morning we had to put her down. Just thinking about it makes me tear up. She was an amazing dog! She was very playful, loving, and a great snuggler. She was an awesome mother to her puppies. She loved everyone! She would make so many friends everywhere she went. A couple of her favorite things to do were to play tug-of-war with socks, and feel the nice breeze out the drivers window. She really loved that! :( I'm really going to miss the way she would bark when someone gets home so she can get her treat. She is only a memory now. A memory that would lay out in the sunlight on the warm cement with the other puppies. A memory that I will hold in my heart forever. I love you Nana Girl!

Recital Graphic

2008-09-13T10:08:00.000-07:00

My Photoshop class got canceled and I decided to keep the book so I can teach myself how to create graphics. This is my first one I did from scratch. It's not impressive and it's just a copy out of the book to help me learn, but hopefully soon I will be able to create my own graphics and get better. I really like Photoshop! It's so crazy how many different tools you can use to create so many things.

Exhuasting Weekend

2008-09-07T17:21:00.000-07:00

This weekend was a very exhausting weekend. On Friday, Matthew and I drove to San Diego after he got out of work, so we didn't even get there until 8:15. The reason why we drove out there was to download Adobe Creative Suite Premium CS3 that will help me out very much with my computer classes for Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash. Now all of my teachers are using CS3 software and Office 2007. I do not like being at school when I don't have to be in class and to go and sit in the Lab just because they use the newest software just sucks. I want to just go home after class and work on my projects at my own convenience. We didn't leave San Diego until 10:30 and the stuff didn't download all the way so we brought it with us and we didn't get home until a little after midnight. As soon as we got home we kicked off our shoes and went to bed. On Saturday I was going to drive up to Palm Springs to surprise my mother for her Birthday weekend, even though her Birthday is really on Monday. I got up at around 7:30 and left the house by about 8:20. Matthew had to work so he didn't go with me. It was our first time apart since we've been married. I drove the hour and half there and it was a nice drive. It was nice to sing along with music and soak up the solitude I had with myself. It's very relaxing. I got to Palm Springs at 10:00 and it was 113 degrees. The second I got out of my car I was sweating. Thank goodness the rooms had air conditioners. My mom, dad and there two friends Bud and Carol were there in the pool when I got there. It was a weekend with the adults and it was fun, but I hate it when you always see couples everywhere you go. This was that kind of time. I was the odd man out and couples were everywhere. It made me feel good to look down at my ring and know that I have someone who loves me for me. It was a re-assurance that I had someone waiting for me at home. The day was fun. We went to a casino Agua Caliente and gambled a little bit and lost. Then we went back to the El Rancho Lodge and relaxed out by the pool. Later we got ready and went out to eat some mexican food, listened to music outside the Hyatt Hotel and kicked back until the singer was gone. We got back to our Lodge and went to bed at 11:30. Sunday I woke up at 6:15 and left Palm Springs at 6:30 and I was home by 8. It was a nice morning. The sun was just coming out and the sky was beautiful. Had I not been driving I would have taken a picture. I got home and since Matthew was home, Precious was sleeping with him all night. We have an air conditioner in our room and it's hard to hear, so I walked in the house and into my room and they were both still sleeping. I turned of the air and then Matthew got scared at first and Precious wiggled out of the blankets to greet me. It was nice to see his face again. I took nap today and yet I'm still very exhausted. It was a fun weekend.

Scrantonicity

2008-08-31T16:04:00.000-07:00

Breann and Michael came down for the Labor Day weekend to celebrate Michaels Birthday. Breann got Rockband for his birthday so we played that last night after dinner at my house. It was really fun and I filmed their first music video. Oh yea, Matthew and I got Michael a hat that he has to wear when he plays the drums so he can be like Kevin from the Ofiice. It was a good night!

Colorful Me

2008-08-31T16:00:00.001-07:00

I dyed my hair soft black. I really like it!

Microsoft Office 2007

2008-08-30T07:27:00.000-07:00

Ashley just downloaded the new Microsoft Office 2007 version this morning. It's a free trial for 60 days. So far, it looks pretty cool, and very new and inviting.

In Photoshop class

2008-08-29T08:58:00.000-07:00

Ok so last night I went to my Dreamweaver with Flash class and it looks like it's going to be really fun. I can't wait to start on my final project. I get to create a website with cool effects. My teacher seems really cool and the 3 hours went by really fast. Right now I'm in my Photoshop class and my teacher said just go ahead and play on the computer till everyone gets here. She seems really cool also. I'm really excited to learn photoshop and apply it to my website that I'm going to make in my other class. The best thing about making my website is that I can do whatever I want! I think I might make it look like a photography website like Johnson Photography and put my wedding pictures up so it will look professional. I don't know it's just a thought. I still have plenty of time to choose what I want my site to be about. I'm a hands on learner and when I wanted to make a dvd for my parents wedding anniversary I had to learn a new software in 2 weeks and it was very time consuming but I did it and it turned out really good for what I had to work with. I'm sure these classes are going to be easy because I'm a very creative person and I pay very close to detail when it come to this stuff. Happy Friday!

2nd School Day

2008-08-27T07:04:00.000-07:00

Ashley wants to join my art class in the mornings. I said, "great!" The unfortunate part is that Ashley did not decide to join until after my first meeting. We will have to see this morning if she will be able to get her foot in the door. I think that we'll be alright, but you just never know. I'm hungry. Let me eat now!

First Day of School & Matthew :)

2008-08-25T20:24:00.000-07:00

Is it to early to say I'm over it! haha just kidding! Well, not really, but it could be worse. I'm taking Human Sexuality, Kickboxing, Powerpoint, Dreamweaver with Flash, and Adobe Photoshop. It's going to be an interesting semester. I love Powerpoint and I can't wait to learn Dreamweaver and Photoshop. I'm going to try to get into Art and drop Human Sexuality because this morning I really missed my husband and I suddenly had an epiphany to drop my class and get into his. We do everything together, and 2 heads are better than one. To be honest, I get better grades when we take the same classes. He really pushes me to be a better student, which is one of the many reasons why I love him so much. :) Not saying I do horrible without him by my side, but he makes everything more fun because he is just so great. He is at school right now and I miss him. I don't know what I'd do without my Matthew. It's funny cause ever since I was about 8 or so I always had a queen size bed. I always slept in the middle because of monsters of course, and I thought it would be a really big deal when I got married because I would have to sleep on the side. Turns out, I still get to sleep in the middle. :) Half of my bed is against the wall and he sleeps on that side and he gives me all the space I need. I really feel bad, so I try to sleep as far as I can on the side of the bed but not to far that something can pull my leg down. I know I probably sound stupid but I've seen scary movies and I know what could happen. We get scared. We always talk about an old white haired lady. haha. We freak ourselves out. Anyways, as much as I really like sleeping in the middle, the few nights that we have spent apart, I realized that I'd rather sleep on the side of the bed than sleep alone. I guess that's love. I love him enough to sleep on the side with the monsters. :)

Movie Critic - Lars and The Real Girl

2008-08-24T10:26:00.001-07:00

I went to go visit Matthew for his lunch one day and we went into Blockbuster to rent The Scarlet Letter. We rented that and we saw that Blockbuster was having a buy 3 for $20. We always act on these offers, so got about 9 movies. Good Luck Chuck (Dane Cook and Jessica Alba), The Heartbreak Kid (Ben Stiller), In the Name of the King (Jason Statham aka Transporter), Lars and The Real Girl (Ryan Gosling), License to Wed (Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Robin Williams), Semi-Pro (Will Farrell), The Spiderwick Chronicles (no one really famous), Sydney White (Amanda Bynes), 3:10 to Yuma (Christian Bale and Russell Crow). Yeah we got a lot! The only two we had already seen were License to Wed and 3:10 to Yuma, so we saved to watch those movies last. Out of all the movies the one's that stuck out the most were In the name of the king, Sydney White, and Lars and The Real Girl. Out of those three, to our surprise the best one was Lars and The Real Girl. It looks so stupid but its really cute and funny. Ryan Gosling plays a unusual character and he seems to be a shy guy when it comes to this one live girl. It's funny because it's a small town and Lars (Ryan Gosling) sends for this doll like girl who is really ment for sexual purposes haha but he treats her like she is really alive. The whole town is very supportive and actually ask's Lars if she would like to participate in the town's volunteer activities haha. It's not a Batman Dark Night, but it's a good movie. Oh yeah, the worst movie was Semi-Pro! It was really dumb!

Movie Critic - The Golden Compass

2008-08-24T09:53:00.000-07:00

Matthew and I rented The Golden Compass. My parents weren't home so we thought we'd get a happy movie. Scary movies are not fun when we're alone. It really freaks us out :). Anyways, the movie was decent. I mean the effects were really cool and we like movies like that, but in terms of the storyline the Chronicles of Narnia was way better. We did enjoy this movie and obviously there will be a second, but it was hard to really comprehend the story, and for a kid we can see how they wouldn't understand this movie at all. In the movie they talk about dust and supposedly it isn't a good thing. There is more to it but since we didn't really fully understand the movie it's hard to explain. Haha. It's weird. I really like how they have demons by their side. Their demon is an animal of some sort that acts as their souls. It's a neat idea. If something happens to their demon then that's what happens to the human. The bear was our favorite character, however, he doesn't have a demon. Maybe cause he is already an animal he doesn't have one, I don't know. Regardless, we love his voice and the way he talks. He is so cute! Anyways out of 10, 1 meaning horrible waste of 2 hours, 5 meaning good not great, 10 meaning the best. I would give it a 5. Now we have to watch the second one when they come out with it because, although the movie ends, it ends in the middle of the story. It's a to wait to see it on TV kind of movie. Good thing we rent our movies through Redbox because it only cost us $1.08.

Disneyland

2008-08-20T13:44:00.000-07:00

We went to Disneyland for Matthew's Birthday and we had a blast! We were there for about 12 hours and we were super tired. The Buzz Lightyear ride is highly recommended. Well, all of the rides are great, but the Buzz ride lets you shoot a laser gun. Yeah, it was a good day!

FYI we do not know this guy. After we took the picture and got off the ride we saw that he had leaned in and smiled. It was the laugh of the day! We think he looks a little like Kevin Nealon.

Backyard Unknown

2008-08-20T13:17:00.000-07:00

We are interested in sharing our thoughts and memories with people we know, or don't know. Our blog is going to consist of different events that we think important enough to share.
Backyard Unknown became the URL of our blog because we feel that this is the backyard to our life, and our future is unknown at this point, but will be revealed as we post in the future.