Christmas/New Years/BCS Game

Where have I been? Lets start at the beginning....Berkeley was great. Nothing like experiencing true "firsts" in someones life. Katherine was full of energy and lots of fun to be around.


Jonny and I took K to her first swim lesson, along with her cousin Allison, and they did fantastic! We had a great crowd with us - Monica, Nancy and Brent...all taking photos and cheering the kids on. It took K a little more time to become comfortable in the water, but about 15 minutes in, she was slapping the water and kicking her feet = priceless.



K's first birthday is coming up and I will do everything I can to be there!


For New Years, Brent and I had some friends over to our place. We have been dog sitting and we aren't really into the going "out" thing anymore. It was much more fun being in our own home, less stressful and we knew our friends could crash if needed. It all turned out great. This is Brent taking Betty (the dog we are sitting) for a run along the bike...good times.



The BCS game....let's just say it didn't turn out like we hoped. Poor Colt McCoy. We had a great time, winning would have been better, but regardless we made some excellent memories. Lara and Greg stayed with us for a few days, of course that was a lot of laughing. Hopefully I will get my butt to Austin in March.




For the first time all treatment, I missed a date. I guess that is what happens when you try to put your life back together. I was suppose to go in for blood work in December and see Dr. Chen. I have scheduled everything for this month, so that will be a good milestone for me. I will get all those results the last week in January. Overall, I have been feeling good. Work has been super stressful, so managing that has been quite a challenge for me. Brent and I started swimming again. It's been great to find a routine and to have an outlet (even if I can only swim ONE speed).

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I feel like the title of my blog isn't appropriate anymore...haven't been good about the DAILY updates. But then again, not sure if I have that much to talk about.

A few weeks back now I had my swine flu shot. Finally made the cut. That all went well, but can't help but read all the news around pros and cons of getting the shot. If my Drs say I should, those are the people I trust! About a week later, I came down with a hefty cold. Took me out for a day or so. No fever, luckily.

On the tail end of the cold I was off to Seattle for work. Was definitely worried traveling would prolong the cold, but thankfully I went to bed at a responsible hour every night. I flew out there on a Tuesday, back Saturday night. I then got on another plan two days later to head to Ohio! Who picks cold states in the winter months, ugh. I got back Saturday.

In those two days between trips, Brent and I got our first Christmas tree! Was great - he was even into it too (very rare). So coming home from Ohio really made the "home" feel like a true home.

Next week we are headed up to Berkeley. Can't wait for some down time, some swim lessons for my niece and some time to read my new Dan Brown book. This is much needed for me.

Just one more meet to get through between now and Tuesday. Good thing its in Long Beach!

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Time for a shot

I was just approved for the H1N1 shot....at first I wasn't on the priority list, not sure who is, if I'm not? I guess those preggo people should come before me :)
Either way, I made the cut today and will be going in tomorrow morning. My Oncologist was very adamant about me getting the SHOT and not the nose spray. I think I asked the receptionist about 5 times which version I was getting. No need to put a live disease in me!

Here is a new quote that definitely made me stop and think.....Enjoy!
"For we pay a price for everything we get or take in this world and although ambitions are well worth having, they are not to be cheaply won"
-- Lucille Maude Montgomery

Living Room = Complete (almost)

We started Friday night and finished Sunday. Another room painted! We have a few areas to touch up, some of the painters tape took off paint, so that will be done this week. We are still waiting for our furniture to arrive. We bought it in the beginning of October, so we are starting to get a little restless with it not being here yet.

Once we have our new couches, we can really get that room set.

Here are some before and after pictures:

Dining Room - Done

Just add a little paint and it feels more and more like a home. The dining room is done, next up is the living room. Enjoy!

Dining Room

It's been TOO LONG!

Sorry about that!

So much has happened, I don't even know where to begin. Let's start by telling you that Brent and I bought our first house! We are so excited, we can hardly contain ourselves.

However, you know when you have those people in your lives who no matter what you do, it isn't good enough? It is constant knocks an constant measuring, which isn't called for at all! Well, Brent and I couldn't be happier at how far we have come in the last year! People are thrown challenges all the time and it's where you come out after those challenges that matters. We won't let those people bring us down.....cause shit, a year ago I was just getting out of the hospital and now we have a HOUSE!

We have had visitors every weekend helping us get settled. It feels like every day we are making it more and more our home. Here are some great videos from Katherine's visit to Auntie Erin's house!









Hope you enjoyed them as much as I did!!