Weekend at Home!

Happy 21st Birthday Hayley! This picture was taken after 5 drinks and we were making fun of her lazy eye she gets after drinking. We had a great time at the Cheesecake Factory and she was amazingly surprised after planning the party for two months. I was happy that all of her friends showed up and it was drama free. She received many gifts including: a set of books, picture frame with her playing the guitar and her first cd, coffee mugs with coffee, chocolate and clothes. She started working as a CNA at a nursing home to make extra money for her move to Nashville to become a singer/songwriter. We are all cheering her on. Go Hay!


We had a going away BBQ for everyone on Monday. The first thing Michael did was get out of the car and head straight to the swings. He hasn't swung on swings for about 15 years. I think he had the most fun out of us and was there the whole day. The BBQ food included barbecued oysters, prime rib, and fried clams.

This was the first weekend, we were able to meet our niece and nephew. Shay has been dating Dawn for about a year and she has two kids, Karissa and Logan. We had so much fun with them we didn't want to let them go. They had never been to see the ocean so one of the days we were able to take them. At the beach, we went on the slick track with go-karts. We had a blast and the kids had so much fun. Corey and I spoiled them rotten with games, ice cream and laughter.

Karissa and I on the double slick track karts!

Karissa and Logan enjoying the shops!

UPDATE!

Hey everyone! You probably thought I fell off the planet but Corey and I have been so busy. I finished my treatments for EBV and I felt great for a month but since finals are finishing up, the virus is activated again, so I need to go for more treatments. Spring semester is winding down and graduate school is overrated. I am not learning anything, jumping through many hoops for a certification. I start clinicals this summer, so hopefully by chance I will learn something. Corey got into a MVA at work. He was driving the firetruck to an accident scene and was parked on the side of the highway. It was raining out and some lady blasted him from behind and pushed the firetruck 3 feet. He suffered minor injuries but was off work for two weeks. We are getting excited because we finally get to go home. My parents bought a house and had it remodeled, so we are going to help move them in and my sister is turning 21 and I'm having a surprise bday party for her. I can't believe she is 21, that means I'm old! I am not looking forward to the two day drive but at least we will be driving the truck and have the dogs with us to entertain us. I hope this updates everyone and I'll try to write sooner!

Fugitives on the run!

The funny thing is, I hated those bushes in front of the fence!

This mornings damage!

Last night I couldn't sleep, so I was watching Runaway Bride in the living room. At 1230AM I hear this screech of brakes and a crash, I look out and our fence is gone and there is a Explorer in my yard. I yell for Corey, who is in a dead sleep, he runs out to the yard to find the car abandoned. I call 911 and the cops show up immediately. This fiasco lasted until 3AM, waiting for a tow truck and finding the drunkin fugitives. So now we wait for the police report and our land lord to build a new fence so our dogs can stay in the backyard. Just our luck!!!

Finally a Diagnosis!

I'm not sure if any of you know that I've been battling a bug for over two years and finally after my extensive physical, found out what has been causing my symptoms. I have the Ebstein Barr Virus, mono virus, that never goes away and mimicks the symptoms of mono whenever I'm stressed or my immune system is down. For the past two years, I will sleep 18+ hours a day and still feel exhausted. I thought I was tired because I worked night shift and my system was screwed up so I switched to day shift about a month ago and my symptoms were still bad. My lab results showed my antibodies were over 10,000 when the normal number is less than 100. So I can never really get rid of the virus but am seeing a specialist that is doing microcurrent. Your body’s cells utilize certain Microcurrent frequencies to increase energy production. Microcurrent changes the muscle tissue to increase cellular metabolism and remove long-stored waste products (detoxification). So in a sense, we are hoping to put the virus in a dormant stage. Now I have to go weekly for 45minute therapy sessions and have started taking an abundance of vitamins to help increase my energy level. Hopefully after two months of treatments, I can have my life back!!! Wish me luck!

Adventure Continues!

Corey's brother Chris, my brother Shay, Corey and I all had a great time boarding. We call Chris the dare devil since he almost killed himself everyday boarding, but I guess that what you get for being a pilot for the Air Force. Shay wacked his back on Thursday and was out of boarding the rest of the trip. Thank goodness Corey and I invested in helmets this year since we were not lucky at going over jumps when it was icy. Our days ended at going to the Rocky Mtn. Chocolate Factory and getting caramel apples. Corey, Shay and I got to finally see Slumdog Millionaire at the cinemas. Wow, what an incredible movie. I highly recommend seeing it. Then our trip ended being stuck on our plane at the S.F. airport for two hours waiting for the mechanics to fix a fan. We finally arrived in Denver at 2AM and our doggies were grateful to have us home. We can't wait to go again hopefully next year!

Tahoe Adventure!

We finally went back to South Lake Tahoe at Heavenly Resort. We had such a great time. We stayed at Tahoe Seasons Resort right next to the California Gondola which was great for snowboarding but not fun to take a taxi to the village. Heavenly finally got snow on Wednesday and it was much needed since the previous days were boarding on ice.