the results are in!

Well, my daddy has been training a little weightlifter in Heaven to send down to us...it's a BOY!!! When I first found out I was pregnant I had a feeling it was a boy, I knew my dad wouldn't have it any other way. The poor guy was as macho as they came, trained elite athletes and was stuck, I mean blessed, with three daughters. He always said he deserved a handy capped parking pass because surely having three girls made him disabled. He was only kidding, he loved having frilly girls! He always use to bribe us that if we named one of our kids after him he would pay for their college education...somehow he better find a way to hold up his end of the bargain ; ) We can't wait to meet the little guy! At times I feel so weird and not my self and then seeing the baby on the ultrasound makes my heart melt and remember it's all worth it.

cha...cha...cha...changes!

AHHHH I don't know if I should cry, scream, be thankful or just plain scared!!! I've been doing a little bit of all of the above. If you've noticed, I haven't blogged in quite sometime. Needless to say, life has been just plain CRAZY! In addition to having our first baby, which Mandrew refers to as Skeletor, Rambo and now Egon, we have both accepted jobs in Yakima, WA and I'm moving there May 28th (I'll be back in Cali for Andy's graduation in June though). Oh and on the last day of visiting the Northwest I decided we were going to buy a house so I walked through one for 5 minutes, it felt right and I told Mandrew we were buying it...and WE DID!!! Well we are trying to... Going through the whole home buying experience has taught me that having more government control is the worst idea ever!!! They don't know jack, there's a million of crazy rules, I feel like I'm being watched by little hidden cameras! Yet somehow we want these morons to control our healthcare? grrr that's another topic for another post.

Anywho, we are very excited yet scared at the same time. We have loved our life in southern california pretty much foot loose and fancy free, as my mama would like to call it. Soon we'll have a little bundle of joy to keep us tied down and I am so thankful for that and the opportunity we have to become parents. I am so proud of Andy for doing so well in school in a very rigorous program. It's funny, people always ask me if PT school is tough because Andy never talks or complains about it. YES it has been tough, its a Doctorate degree for cryin' out loud!!! Thankfully, my husband is a worry free kind of guy because I do enough worrying for the both of us. We are excited for our future and we are sure going to miss our past.

p.s. there will be no belly pictures until I start looking fat and pregnant because right now I just look plain fat!

It's about time!

I'm 11 weeks along and everything is looking good, so I couldn't wait any longer to announce that baby Martin is scheduled to make an appearance October 2011. We are very excited and feel very blessed to finally be having a baby of our own. It's kind of funny how the little stinker has already changed things, well for me at least! Before I was pregnant, I always said I would continue to exercise just as hard and eat as healthy as possible. Yea um the thought of running makes me want to cry, and even looking at a cooked vegetable makes me want to vomit. This baby has already proved me wrong. Can't wait to see what the next 18 years brings!

Moosejaw Men's Andrew Martin Fleece Vest

Hulda Crooks

In the nearly 5 years that we have lived in Loma Linda, Jen and I have frequently gone up in the hills by our house. We have been up there literally hundreds of times to either hike, ride mountain bikes or do a trail run. Its up in these hills where I broke my clavicle. We know these hills well, but today was the first time I have ever headed up there with the purpose of just taking pictures. I saw things that i never really noticed before and gained a new appreciation for the scenery. The hills are only green like this for a few months in winter, shortly they will be brown and dry as a bone. Enjoy the photos.

a difficult day to remember...

I feel so loved and thankful for all of my family and friends who thought of me on such a difficult day to remember. One year ago today I received a phone call telling me of the worst tragedy I could have never thought possible. One year ago today, my life was changed forever. This year has definitley been a trying one, a long one, yet somehow crept up on me way too fast.

My dad sent me flowers with the help of my mom, it was so touching. She told me she felt inspired that he wanted her to send them from him to tell me how much he loves me. Thank you mom, you are wonderful.

I went to the temple this morning and I am so glad that I did, it was just what I needed. When I returned home, several bouquets of flowers, sweet cards and kind messages were delivered from friends and family. I truly appreciate you. Thank you for thinking of me, it helped me get through another February 8th.

G. Love - Fixin' To Die