Its A Hoy Life

Our trip to DC

2011-12-11T15:38:00.000-08:00

Well instead of trying to catch up on the 6 months of absent blogging, I figure I would just start from where we are right now and hope to keep up on it.

Early November we went to DC for our family vacation. It was a trip that I had been looking forward to for a long time. One because it was going to be our last big vacation for a little bit. With Jackson coming soon we figured our family trips were going to be little and farther apart. And second DC such a special place to me because I served my mission there.

Here are some pictures of the highlights on the trip.

This is the Flight 93 Memorial in Shakesville PA. It took a while to get there and there were just about to close when we finally arrived. It was a great site. I learned some more interesting facts about that day and it was nice to remember these brave men.

We took a hop on and off tour bus to see DC. It was really good to take us around everywhere. Between Zack and me 6 1/2 months pregnant, we tended to slow the day down if it wasn't for the bus.

Zack was a trooper through it all.

My favorite spot was Mt Vernon. I served there for 9 months but never visited it. It is where George Washington's house was. A beautiful site that I wished we had more time to see more of it.

Well that's it for now. Hopefully I can get some post about our holidays and especially in Feb when we finally add Jackson to our family.

Zack is 1!

2011-05-19T22:01:00.000-07:00

Zack turned one this past week and I just can't believe how fast that went. I never believe when people would tell me that it will go by in a blink of an eye. I remember holding him when he was weeks old and not knowing how to put him down so he won't cry thinking this is the rest of my life, carrying my son. My son is such a character. He is playful and a jokester (not sure where he got that). He is always smiling and seems to be really happy to see me which always makes me feel like I am the most important person. I love you Zack. Thanks for making my life better!

Always have a camera ready

2011-03-22T19:33:00.000-07:00

We have to have a camera on this kid all the time. He is at an age where his little personality is coming out. This video is us having a yelling match. It was so funny. Sorry there is the Cobsy show on the in background. I didn't realize how loud it was until I saw the video. But I think you can get the idea of it.

Here Zack was learnig to wave bye bye to Jeremy and has had it of Jeremy saying bye bye for the 500th time that he went crazy and crawled in circles.

Zack Walks

2011-03-16T20:44:00.000-07:00

Life these days

2011-03-13T19:18:00.000-07:00

Wow, this first part of the year has flown by! We are doing great. We are getting settled in our new home. Its a work in progress. We had a nice little house warming party at the beginning of the year. I was busy hosting that I forgot to take pictures. But we got alot of nice and thoughtful housewarming gifts. Our former owners even gave us a little surprise.

We found this behind the shed. We were at a loss of words when we saw it.

One of the projects that we have been working on was getting blinds for our windows. We couldn't believe what a task it was. It seems like this would be an easy project but we had to get the right measurements and we decided to install them ourselves to save money. We learned that neither of us are handy. But in the end we got them up and they look good.

Our next project is the yard and hopefully I will be able to show some good pictures when we tackle that project in a couple of weeks. Other then that we have just been enjoying Zack! He is so much fun and is developing quite the personality. He loves making people laugh, is very social and has a blast throwing a ball back and forth. I would say he is a chip off the old block. Here are just some fun pics of him.

This is my new invention. The bottle holder. You can get some other this done while your baby gets fed. He stood for a little bit. It was so funny. I did feel bad because he kind of looks like a caged rat coming to get food from the bottle.

Here is Zack and Jeremy at the park.

Zack got a hold of some cookies I was eating and snuck them over to his play area. When I found him, he was covered with it. Of course he gave me a melting smile and I completely forgot what a mess he made on himself and my carpet.

We love this kid! He has been taking a few steps the last week. We are anxious to see if he starts fully walking soon. We will keep you posted.

Thats a wrap for 2010

2010-12-30T10:59:00.001-08:00

well its been quite a year for the Hoys family. Top 3 events

1. Adding Zack to our lives

2. Buying a house

3. getting out of credit card debt!

Here are some pictures from our Christmas celebration.

Jeremy has been Santa for a family before we starting dating. Then when I came along I got a Mrs Claus outfit. Well this year we saw a baby Santa suit that we just had to get for Zack. We didn't end up going to the family that we usually go to because we moved north from then but still took some cute pictures of Zack.

Zack and Grandpa watching everyone open presents

Zack and I coming down the hall to see what Santa brought us

My family and I found out that we all had the same glasses and we didn't even know it. So Nerdy!

My grandma with her great grandchildren

Jeremys favorite gift. Toy Story Mania Wii Game

My favorite gift. A popcorn popper machine.

Zack got tons of gifts but would rather play on his carseat then with his new toys

what a great year this was. We will see what happens in 2011

A Picture Gallery of the Latest Happenings

2010-12-15T21:49:00.000-08:00

Zack and I at the Mormon Battalion

Zack and Jeremy at Thanksgiving at his brother's house

Zack's first visit with Santa

Our NEW HOUSE!

Jeremy's backyard project (finish photos to come later)

Zack's playdate with Owen

We have had a very eventful month. We are incredible happy.

You're the one that I want!

2010-11-02T10:19:00.000-07:00

Zack had his first halloween. He is at a fun age where I can do whatever I want to him and he doesn't care. I couldn't get enough pictures of him. He was so cute!!

Every since he was born his hair has been perfect to be a little grease lightening. My mom made him a black jacket and then found the perfect glasses to make the costume.

At the last second I decide to dress all in black to be Sandy and have Jeremy be Tom the jock. No one really got that we were in costume mainly because Zack was so cute.

The camera loves Zack and frankly so do we!

2010-10-18T12:07:00.000-07:00

Zack is his mom's boy

2010-10-18T12:01:00.001-07:00

Zack for sure got one gene from me.

I still have to use books so I can get taller!

Zack hangs out with Great Grandma Yo

2010-10-18T11:54:00.000-07:00

We went over to see my grandma and my cousins son came over too. They are her first two great grandchildren. Zack was first and let Lucca know who was older and bigger.

I love Zacks face here after we pulled him off of Lucca, so innocent.

We are excited when these guys get older and are able to play with eachother.

A trip to Bates Nut Farm

2010-10-18T11:34:00.000-07:00

We took Zack to Bates Nut Farm. It was a lot of fun. Jeremy help Zack feed the goats. Except one of the goats decided to lick Zacks leg. We have a video of it but it didn't capture how funny it was.

We then took him on a ride around the farm. He loved the ride. This picture below is my favorite of Zack and Jeremy.

We then let him see the pumpkin patch and crawl over the pumpkins. Our main reason to go was to get some cute pictures of Zack and I think we accomplished it.

Disneyland with Zack

2010-08-16T19:27:00.000-07:00

We took Zack to Disneyland this weekend. We were a little nervous because we weren't sure how he would take the long day. He loved it!! We mainly saw shows but did take him on Pirates of Caribbean. He got a little scared at one spot but was fine the rest of the time. We even got a picture with Mickey. I can't wait for Zack to see this when he gets older. He'll ask me if I will take him and then I will show him that I already did!

The new show World of Color was amazing and of course all the other shows were great as well. The one crazy thing that happen was on the ride California Screamin. The ride got stuck at one of its highest points and had to evacuate all the riders. But good old Disney fixed the problem and the ride was up and moving a couple of hours later.

Zack is laughing

2010-08-16T08:24:00.000-07:00

Zack has been giving us little signs of laughing but last night it was for real. He is so much fun! I hope we like our other kids as much as we like him.

whats been up with the Hoys

2010-08-05T11:34:00.000-07:00

Things are going great with our family. Zack is almost 3 months old and learning new tricks everyday. Yesterday he rolled over for the first time. He has been talking and smiling a ton and we just love him. Last sunday we finally blessed him in church. It was such a wonderful day. Jeremy's blessing was so beautiful and I was lucky to be sitting next to my brother and my parents.
Jeremy is working hard at work so I don't have to go back to work. I really appreciate his dedication to our family.

I am have been trying to become more motherly and wifely. My goal everyday is to keep my house clean and have a nice meal planned for my husband. I am attempting to bake. I have made a couple of breads and cheesecake. Once I get a couple more treats under my belt I think I am going to pull out the sewing machine and learn what its purpose is.

Other then that we are looking forward to possible being in a house of our own in the near future. We are a happy clan that is loving life!

Swaddling Works

2010-06-30T09:31:00.001-07:00

We wanted to see how Zack feels when he gets swaddled. So I swaddled Jeremy. I also wanted to see if he could get out.

My Boys

2010-06-29T15:35:00.001-07:00

I am really lucky to have such wonderful men in my life. My husband who is all that I can ask for in a companion. He is loving, supportive, funn and spiritual. And then there is my son who is fun to watch as he discovers this world. He smiles at me with his whole face and I can't help but to be happy.

zack rolls over

2010-06-20T16:18:00.000-07:00

Zack is watching tv now

2010-06-17T18:07:00.000-07:00

We started him young. We figure he is ready to see what the world has to offer.

1 month today!

2010-06-10T12:17:00.000-07:00

Zack is 1 month old today. I can't believe how fast it is gone. We love our little guy.

Fun Times with Zack and his Dad

2010-06-05T10:30:00.000-07:00

Jeremy loves playing with Zack and well Zack loves his dad. They sing and dance. I just enjoy watching them spend time together.

Blogging for no other reason but to show off my baby boy

2010-05-28T16:20:00.000-07:00

Well life has changed as we know it because of Zack. Everyday it is all about this kid. We have been adjusting pretty good to him. He has made it easy because he is such a good baby. So there is nothing really to report just cute pictures of him so enjoy!

our Journey to Zack

2010-05-16T16:51:00.000-07:00

Well its been a week with our son Zack and I can't believe all that has happen in the last week.
We started our on May 8 planning to go in and get induced. They told us to call at 6am and then they would tell us what time to come in. At 500am we were all ready up and waiting for 6 to come. 5:59am I was dialing the number. They told us to call back at 8 because they were doing shift change and don't have a time right now. So we laid back in bed and waited. 759 am I dialed again. This time they said to wait until 10am and call back. I was a little on the frustrated side at that point. But I tried to stay calm and do things to keep my mind off of it. So 959am came and I called again. This time they said to call at 2pm. I was a little devasted this time. Jeremy could tell how upset I was getting so he told me to get dressed because we were going to go do something. We had these passes to the Wild Animal Park so we decided to go there. It was fun seeing the animals. The real purpose was that we thought if I was to walk around the park enough then I would go into labor and the hospital would have no choice but to take us.

well we called back at 2 and they said call tomorrow because today is just not looking good. We were bummed again! I called the hospital the next morning and they gave us the green light and said come on in whenever you can. I told them I would be there in 20 minutes and we were off. We got to the hospital and did the paper work and all that fun stuff. By 9am we were starting the first part of being induced. Everything went smoothly to progress the labor but he wasn't dropping. So after 17 hours of labor, the doctor finally said we are going to have to have a c section.

At 12:31am on May 10, 2010 Zachary Cobas Hoy was born 8lbs 11 ounces, 20.5 inches long.

Valentine's Day

2010-02-14T22:33:00.001-08:00

Jeremy and I celebrated valentine's day on friday. He has been planning this surprise date for a while now. The only instructions I had was to get dolled up and be ready by 5:30. And then the moment came. We drove down to downtown San Diego and walked towards the bay. He got us tickets for a dinner and cruise on the San Diego Harbor. It was amazing!! I was so excited. It was the most romantic date I have ever been on. We were able to get a table with roses and candies on it and to seated right by the window. Then we were entertained and dined all evening. It was a clear night so the lights of San Diego made the night even more perfect.

Don't worry. I pulled out the romantic gestures on actually Valentine's Day and made a heart shaped meatloaf to show my undying love and affection for him. Lets see him top that next year.

Valentine's Day this year was the best I have ever had, mainly because I got to share it with my wonderful husband who I love more and more each day.

Snow in San Diego

2010-02-14T22:17:00.001-08:00

We have been getting some good storms this last month so because of that our mountains have been getting some snow. Now when I use to live in Utah snow came to my door step but being down here now you have to travel to get to the snow. So Jeremy and I made a little trip out of it and headed to Palomar Mountain to see the snow that had fallen and this is what we found:

Just kidding there was more than that.

It was fun taking off for the afternoon. I mean I couldn't really play in the snow since it was pretty much ice and I was nervous that I was going to fall on my belly. But its all good!

The Happiest Place on Earth

2010-01-04T20:15:00.000-08:00

Jeremy and I got a nice Christmas present from Grandma. So with that we decided to get a 4 day pass hopper to Disneyland. Jeremy hasn't been forever and it has been a couple of years since I went. It was a blast. It was also packed! The last time I went it was a weekday and there was no problem getting from on place to another and getting on all the rides. But this weekend everyone tried to get one last visit before back to work. So because of that we only got to go on a couple of rides. But because of that I saw a totally different side of Disney. We watched a couple of parades and rode the train around the park. Usually I go straight for the main rides like Space Mountain and Splash Mountain. But it was cool watching the entertainment and the holiday decorations were still up.

Here's Jeremy driving in Autopia. He was pretty good. He didn't crash into anyone.

Here I am waiting for my favorite ride "Star Tours" (I wasn't suppose to be on because of being pregnant but I used the force and little Zach is just fine, I hope)

This is Jeremy and I's favorite ride. I totally worked him!

Our Christmas/New Year Letter (alittle late)

2010-01-01T16:25:00.000-08:00

Last year we had a Christmas letter and this year when we have had some really exciting things happen we didn't get it out!! So heres the letter that was already to get out but because life just got little too busy it just didn't happen,

December 2009

The first official Jeremy and Melissa Hoy Christmas letter. The year 2009 treated them very well. No complaints at all from them. It started out at the Rose parade . Wow that was a lot of fun, sleeping in the street and walking down Colorado Blvd in the middle of the night, seeing the strange traditions that take place. The parade itself was also amazing. Then about a week later Jeremy asked Melissa to marry him. It went pretty smooth, the only rough part was when he placed the wedding band on her finger instead of the engagement ring. Melissa politely said yes, took in the celebration and then politely let Jeremy know it was the wrong ring. They laughed about that and then went to dinner with friends.

The wedding was set for May 2nd. So for the next 5 months the wedding planning consumed there lives, as well as Melissa’s parents lives. Finally May 2nd rolled in…and it rolled in with a bang!!! Jeremy went to Fallbrook to pick up his bride at 6:30 am, (they needed to be at the temple in La Jolla at 8:30am) when he arrived his mother in law had already made a huge breakfast. Jeremy had a bite to eat, then Melissa and he were off. The reception was held in Escondido and what a reception it was. It was beautifully put together in a beautiful location on a beautiful evening. In short, the reception was perfect!! Jeremy busted some mad dancing skills, and everybody partied. They had a nice honeymoon in Victoria Canada.

They have already moved twice since May. They are now in a nice home in San Marcos and happy being there. They are in the ward that Jeremy grew up in and seem to be enjoying it.

In August Melissa went home for lunch and realized she was pregnant. She called Jeremy and told him. He wanted to believe her, but he just couldn’t. She took a second test to prove it. Jeremy still wasn’t sure how accurate these over the counter test’s were. So she went to the doctor and it was confirmed. They have been exited ever since. They look forward to each new mile stone. The first getting to see the baby for the first time, then hearing the heart beat and of course finding out the gender. They did that last one just today, yes they no longer have to call they’re baby he/she or worse… "it," but they now say him or Zachary when referring to him. Yes it’s a BOY!!! His full name will be Zachary Cobas Hoy. (Cobas is Melissa’s maiden name)

Well there’s a wrap on 2009 for Jeremy and Melissa. It was a great year. It will be hard and maybe even impossible to ever have a better year. Hope all of you had a great year as well.

Make this Christmas season the best one yet. Remember the most important part of Christmas, is Christ. Celebrate his birth above all else.

Ps…This is Jeremy… it truly was a great year ,I married a great woman. 2009 will be the highlight of my life!!

Jeremy and Melissa Hoy

Christmas Day

2010-01-01T16:12:00.000-08:00

Well we had a great Christmas. We went to Pomona on Christmas Eve. Then spent our first christmas at home. Then went over to Jeremy's brothers house then to my parents. Lots of fun times.

The Hoy's First Christmas Party

2010-01-01T15:49:00.000-08:00

We just moved into a 3 bedroom house and one of the reason we moved was because our little apartment was just too small to have people over. Jeremy has become such a social person since we have gotten married. He wants to have people over for dinner and play games and has thought of several ideas for parties. (I, on the other hand, got married so I didn't have to entertain anymore but its cool)

Christmas is Jeremy's favorite holiday and so of course we decided to start a tradition of having a Christmas party. It was a blast. We had a good group come over and celebrate the holidays.

We then had a white elephant/yankee swap/nasty christmas gift exchange. The presents were amazing!

It was good times and we can't wait till next year!

Sea World with Olivia

2009-09-27T21:53:00.001-07:00

We took our niece Olivia to Sea World yesterday. We have been wanting to do that for awhile. It was a blast. We took her to the penguins first. She wasnt that interested in them. Then we took her to see the walrus and the polar bear. She thought it was spooky and was scared. But then we took her to the Shamu show and she loved it! It was fun to hang out with her. She played with her Shamu stuffed animal on the way home and made it splash.

Shiomi get together

2009-09-27T21:43:00.000-07:00

We went to my uncles house to celebrate my mom's retirement. Back in the day all of us cousin's were pretty competitive. We would play dodge ball and football every time that we got together. Well we thought we would relive those days. We played dodge ball at first. Some had the brilliant idea that it should be boys against girls.

We we got clobbered! Now ten years ago I would have never admitted defeat but this time around I was fine being the loser. My cousin who is younger has matured as much as I have a continue to let us play boys against girls. But us girls got them back when we played football. The lesson that I learned was that I am not 18 anymore. I have grown a little and am a little out of shape and it doesn't matter how bad I want to beat these guys, I will still be sore the next day!

Our drive to Julian

2009-09-27T21:28:00.000-07:00

Jeremy and I got a new camera so we decided to head to Julian for some fun and to take shots. It was a blast. We walked around this cute town. We went to one store that had all different kinds of candy. One of the candies had bugs in it. It was kind of funny that Jeremy was wearing his Pro Pacific Pest shirt on.

There happen to be a grape stomping fiesta. It was pretty cool. If we actually drank it would have been even greater! There was a live band and kettle corn. And there was huge barrels that you could stomp grapes in. Personally if I did drink, I don't think I would have drank this wine with tons of people putting their feet in it.

We also found these little blocks to build castles. Everyone else was amazing. Ours was kind of lame. So that is why we didn't but any pictures of the good ones so you don't think ours is that bad.

Our First Date

2009-09-27T21:20:00.000-07:00

Jeremy and I celebrated our year anniversary of our first date. We went to some spots where it all started. First Jeremy texted me and asked me out like he did when he eventually asked me out.

We went to On the Border. Which was the resturant we went to. And it was kind of cool because we sat at the same booth that we did a year ago.

We then headed Boomers which was one of our first activites. We played a little round of minature golf.

It was a fun night. We are glad we went on this date a year ago!

Hollywood or Bust

2009-08-05T17:57:00.000-07:00

Jeremy and I decided to have a little weekend get away. We left after work on friday and got a hotel room in Hollywood. Then the next day we went to Universal Studios.

We checked out all the attractions and rides.

Our Favorite Video

2009-07-07T22:00:00.000-07:00

Here is a video of Jeremy and I having a good time

Happy 4th of July

2009-07-07T21:33:00.000-07:00

This 4th of July was great. We went to Coronado for their parade in the morning. It was a really cool! There was one float that was incredible.

We then went to my brothers and then to Jeremys brother. Sorry there are no pictures. My batteries died. But it was a fun day!

Our New Ride

2009-07-07T21:21:00.000-07:00

After a long and I do mean LONG process we finally got a new car. My car was on its way out and after the 50th time of it shutting off randomly. Yes it sometimes shut off even when I was driving on the free way. A little dangerous I guess. But we have settled with a 2008 Ford Escape.

Pirate Show

2009-07-07T21:15:00.000-07:00

We went with some friends to Buena Park and saw the dinner and show Pirate Show. I have been wanting to go for a while and when 2 for 1 coupons came up I was on it. It was really cool.

The Del Mar Fair

2009-07-07T20:51:00.000-07:00

Jeremy and I took a trip to the del mar fair. It was a lot of fun. There were some super cute animals that were there. Like these:

We then took a ride on the sky ride across the fair. It sounded like a really good idea at first but then the height and the sudden stopping started to get us a little freaked out. I tried to take fun pictures to get my mind off it and I turned over to Jeremy who was grasping the bar for dear life. He was a little nervous and nothing I could say could get his mind off it. We also saw the hypnotist. Which was a great show. So funny. But to be honest this is the reason we can. The strawberry funnel cake.

I left him alone for two minutes.

2009-06-14T21:04:00.001-07:00

Tonight I asked Jeremy if he would do the dishes. I figured I slaved away to a nice sunday meal and Jeremy could just clean up. Well I was off getting other things together I came to check on the cookies that I had in the oven and this is what I came back to.

Married life has been great so far. We work with one and another and we both have been called as primary teachers together. You would think that we would be sick of eachother but we are just loving every minute.

Victoria

2009-06-07T16:21:00.000-07:00

We had a great honeymoon. It was fun to just be away and spend time with one another. We went to Victoria at first and checked out all the fun sites. There were beautiful buildings, castles, whales, gardens. Granted it was raining half the time but that didn't stop us from having a good time. Here was our first Canadian money. Our 80 cents is there dollar so it was like everything was 20 percent off. Here was this castle that we went to. I of course decided to slide down the banister. Just kidding I really didn't.

I was really into totem poles when I was there so I tried to look just like them.

We also went whale watching. Well we took a boat that was going to take to see whales but we didn't actually see any. When we came on the ferry we saw a couple of pods of okras so we were so excited to go whale watching. It ended up not being so much watching whales but watching really choppy water. We made the best of it.

My favorite part of the trip and pretty much why I wanted to go here was for the Bushard Gardens. Such beautiful flowers and trees. We spend almost half a day there looking at everything and only left because we were going to miss our ferry if we didn't leave soon.

Our last day we spent in seattle. We went over to the future of flight which showed us how the boeing jet works and the future planes that are coming. It was really cool. Here am I learning how to fly. I also designed a aircraft that I am planning on selling for a small billion. Its in the works.Our last night we had dinner at the Space Needle. It was really cool. We decided to splurge and have dinner at the resturant. It was perfect since it was right at sunset.

Our Wedding Day

2009-05-24T18:39:00.000-07:00

I didn't realize how fast a week goes. Well here are some pictures from the wedding. It was a great day. We started out at the San Diego Temple where we were sealed for time and all eternity. It was such a beautiful sealing and we were so touched by everyone was there.

The reception was beautiful. I was busy getting ready and didn't even know what to expect when we arrived but it was amazing!

The ring cermony was great. My bishop gave a great talk to explain how important our sealing was. And then my dear friend Heather sang a beautiful song for us.

Then it was time to party. Jeremy busted some moves out that I was not expecting. Everyone learned "The Hoy" that night.

Wedding Video

2009-05-13T07:43:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the bad update on my blog. In the next week I will have pictures from the wedding and honeymoon. We have loved being married so far!! but here is a clip of the wedding video that we just got. Hope you enjoy

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Engagement Pics

2009-02-26T10:41:00.000-08:00

Jeremy and I finally got our engagement pictures back. Let me first tell you the story of these pics. We went over there around 3:45pm on a Saturday to take the pictures and about 10pm later that night we finally left. She took around 324 pictures and 80% of them were amazing. Well we had to pick our favorite. We ended up picking more and creating different uses for them just because we wanted them all. One little story to go with it. I gave blood for the first time earlier that day. And they suggests to not skip a meal and hydrate. I don't think I ate anything but the cookies and juice since then. I figured we would eat by 6 and it was only a suggestion. Well I wish I would have taken that advice. Towards 730pm I was shivering and feeling faint. I kept drinking water and that would give me a burst of energy but then I would go back to shaking.

Here are a couple of my favs:

Funny story about this one. I could not for the life of me get on this stupid tire swing. It kept coming out from under me. We starting laughing so hard which made it even more difficult to get on. Jeremy and I started laughing when we saw this picture because we remembered how ridiculous it was.

Wedding Plans

2009-02-26T10:09:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the slacking on blog. This is how I have been with the wedding plans.

It was crazy at first. Trying to get everything together and spending every day doing something with the wedding. Jeremy and I were nervous that after the wedding we would have nothing to talk about anymore. But after making some big decisions and letting my parents help us and getting a "intervention" from my friends that I was on the verge of going grazy, things have been so much better. My parents have been really supportive. My mom is an event planner for UCSD so this is right up her alley. Now it is just a waiting period. I feel like a senior in high school again where I knew where I was going to college and I just wanted to get there and not have to wait around. But May 2nd is coming up though!!

Here Comes the Bride...

2009-01-13T08:02:00.000-08:00

Jeremy and I are now officially engaged!!! Last tuesday we went to the temple and did a session. Afterwards we walked around the temple grounds and the back where the bride and groom come out, he got on one knee and asked me to marry him. I was so excited!! oh and I said yes. We were lucky to have plans for dinner two of my close friends right afterwards so it was so special to spend it with them. The one minor detail is that I forgot the camera in my car which was in escondido!
My parents have been amazingly supportive. I am still feel like I am dreaming. A little part of me never thought this would ever happen to me. At the same time I just can't image my life without Jeremy. I am so lucky to find my other half.
Well May 2nd is the day. I am sure that there will be post on the wedding plans

Happy New Years

2009-01-10T11:00:00.000-08:00

We went down to the Rose Parade for New Year's. It was tons of fun! We met up with Shelby and Chris who do it every year. We brought food, noise makers, hats, and all sorts of stuff to ring in the new year. Later that night we went for a walk down Colorado and they were all partying for 2009. It is a tradition for cars to drive by and people to throw shaving cream, silly string, marshmallows and tortillas at the cars. We didn't understand the tortilla throwing but whatever. We decided it was the one time where people were allowed to vandalize other people's property because there were cops everywhere and no one was getting arrested for throwing things at people's car. It was alot of fun and we can't wait to go back some time.

Here comes Santa Claus...

2008-12-15T23:34:00.001-08:00

Jeremy and I went caroling on sunday night. But we thought we would throw add a little something special to our Christmas spirit. We went as Mr and Mrs Claus!

We even got Santa's helper Natalie to come along.We only made it to one house but we were a hit. Merry Christmas!

My first Christmas present!

2008-12-09T21:22:00.000-08:00

I got to work on monday and found a great surprise. Jeremy gave me an early Christmas present. It was so sweet. I have never gotten candy from anyone so this was really special. I am not going to lie, I kind if got a great catch for a guy!

The Ramifications from Football

2008-12-09T20:57:00.000-08:00

I fell playing football and I thought that it was just jammed but it looked black and blue and I couldn't move it. So I went to the doctor to check it out. The doctor looked at my hand and said that it was either fractured or broken and I would need surgery and put a pin in it and I would have to go to San Diego tomorrow to get other x-rays. Well I was freaking out! So I got the x-rays and she came back in the room and sounded shocked by saying "I cant find anything?!?!" I got to look at the x-ray and there was nothing wrong. She saw a line that she saw in other places. So she was going to send it to other doctors just to make sure but for the most part my hand was just bruised. She did tell me she wanted me to wrap it up. I was thinking a little splint. And she was thinking:
THIS IS FOR A BRUISED KNUCKLE!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?

Powderpuff Football

2008-12-09T20:22:00.000-08:00

I have been SO excited to play flag football! I started this team a couple of months ago and our first game kept being pushed back then finally game day came!! We were all pumped. Our Elders Quorum came out and cheered us on. My parents came out too. We actually took out Christmas photo because we forgot to during thanksgiving.

Check out our team:

Natalie and I got our game faces and struck a pose too:We didn't end up winning but had a really good time and can't wait for our next game on saturday.

Gingerbread House Making

2008-12-09T20:12:00.000-08:00

A couple of Sundays we got together and made some gingerbread houses. It was fun hanging out with friends. Our house didn't turn out the greatest but I blame the people we were with for hogging all the tools. Jeremy got into in the end. We may try it again and perfect our work.

Christmas Lights

2008-11-30T09:10:00.000-08:00

Jeremy and I are getting so exciting for Christmas. We have been putting up lights at his house and also his parents. We even drove by a couple of houses that went ALL out with christmas lights. It was amazing!! We love Christmas!

Tamale Day

2008-11-30T09:05:00.000-08:00

Another annual Cobas Tamale Day. It should be a national holiday! We had a huge turn out this year. There were 12 cars packed in our small driveway and then 4 on top of the hill. We had a lot of new comers this time around. We had to have a serious training class. Everyone pulled through and we had a great time!

Twilight!

2008-11-30T09:01:00.000-08:00

Twilight Movie finally came. Shelby, Natalie and I went to the midnight showing. It was alot of fun hanging with my girls. It was funny to hear all the teenage girls scream when Edward came on screen. Okay maybe we did too.

C-2 Harvest Fest

2008-11-30T08:50:00.000-08:00

My ward had a harvest fest to celebrate harvesting? You have to come up with some reason to party. I got sucked into a couple of contest. The first one was the apple eating contest. The apple was on a string and you couldn't use your hands. I am not sure how I pulled it off but I totally won!

Then we had a pie eating contest I tried hard to win this one but I just couldn't compete with some of these guys.

Conference Weekend in Utah

2008-10-09T21:05:00.000-07:00

Jeremy and I went to Utah this last weekend for conference. It was awesome. We left thursday night and stayed in Vegas for the night. We even tried our luck on the slots. We put in two bucks. We got up to 6 dollars and got greedy! We then lost it. Jeremy wanted to put his 20 dollar bill in but I got us got of there quickly. We ended up leaving with 2 cents.

So then we made it up to utah and had a great but exhausting trip. Friday night we up to Salt Lake and saw the Joseph Smith movie and then went to Christine and Brad's and play settlers with VeNicia. Saturday we had breakfast with Jen, Dave, Emily and Gretchen. That afternoon went over to the Belvins. Then went to dinner with Jeremy's mission companions. And then met up with my old roommates. Sunday we went to conference with Melissa and Camille. And then we headed home. We were on the go the whole time! But it was great seeing everyone and just great being with Jeremy :)!

Bates Nut Farm

2008-09-28T19:56:00.000-07:00

Jeremy and I went Bates Nut Farm this weekend. He has been wanting to go for a while and I have never been so we made a day of it. It was alot of fun to see all the animals and check out the pumpkin patch. We are excited to go back and get a pumpkin for Halloween.

Ballroom Dancing

2008-09-27T10:22:00.000-07:00

My ward had an activity teaching us how to ballroom dance. It was awesome. We got dressed up and the place looked amazing. The dancing was a lot of fun eventhough Jeremy stepped on my toes over and over again.

I love time with my family

2008-09-14T22:49:00.000-07:00

Even though we are all in the same state finally, the fam and I don't get together that often. I am usually busy with so much stuff, my parents are involved in their various activities and my brother is working hard in his Navy Seal training. So when a chance comes to have dinner with everyone I take the chance!

Belmont Park

2008-09-12T23:58:00.000-07:00

Jeremy and I went out to Belmont Park tonight to ride the Big Dipper roller coaster. It is an old roller coaster that jerks you a little bit on the turns. But it was fun. I hadn't been there in a while.

We walked around afterwards to see the other stuff that was there. They had other rides and games. We found this one where you climb up a palm tree. He dared me to do it. If anyone knows me then they know I don't back down from a challenge! But it was so hard because I had flip flops and they suggested that I go bare foot. I didn't quite make it to the top but he still gave me a prize. Jeremy named him Zack Purple. Good times!

Me with a gun, what a scary concept!

2008-09-12T23:48:00.000-07:00

Okay I know that when you think of me with a gun you get a little nervous because of my crazy personality. I thought that was just a joke but no, you have reason to worry. I went to the shooting range for the first time. I brought along Jeremy who is a Marine and knows what he is doing. He got us a semi automatic and I didn't know that meant that I didn't have to re cock it every time. (Don't ask) So as I was trying to figure it out and him helping me I accidental shot it off. Don't worry I didn't hurt anybody but did scare us both a little bit. Okay alot more then a little. And then every time I shot the first round I had to try hard not to close my eyes. I didn't realize what a wuss I was. But after a while I did get a pretty good shot. This is my last target.

It really didn't matter how I did just how cute I looked in the glasses and head sets. Mission accomplished!

Padres win a game! (yes you are reading that right)

2008-09-12T23:42:00.000-07:00

I haven't been to many padre games this year because well they suck this year. But my friend invited me and I can't say no to a padre game. It ended up being a great game. It was against the Dodgers. The rival fans came down for the game so every play there was a mix of boos and cheers. It was great and we won 4-0!! The best part was me getting to wear my padres jersey I got for my birthday.

Christine in California

2008-09-12T23:31:00.000-07:00

Christine, Brad and the boys came in California for a vacation get away. Can you blame them? I drove up and met them for dinner and hung out for a bit. It was SO great to see them. This is one of my favorite families! There is so much love and fun with these guys. I hope I can have a family like theirs one day. Thanks for visiting Christine, come back soon!!

Remembering 9/11

2008-09-11T10:29:00.000-07:00

What a day to remember. I read some thoughts from follow friend bloggers about 9/11 and it got me thinking about this day and what an impact it made on me. I was in Provo at the time and the Relief Society President, which I had no idea what in the world I was doing. I went every sisters apartment in our ward and just check in to see how they were. It was just the start of a new school year and I didn't know many of the sisters at all. I was touched deeply by the sisters' spirits that day. I learned more about what it meant to be apart of such a great organization and country that we can have compassion and loyalty to each other in time of need. I was also preparing to go on a mission. I was thinking about all the places that I could go to. I had a feeling I was going state side. I wanted to go to New York or DC. A couple months later I got the call to serve it the DC South Mission. How touching it was to be at the site where the place crashed into the pentagon and also where the plane crashed into the lands of Pennsylvania. Also to talk to those that were in the middle of it. I hope to kindle the spirit of patriotism and compassion more like we did then.

On the Red Carpet

2008-09-06T15:55:00.000-07:00

My friend invited me to a party with her on saturday night. I just thought it was a regular party no big deal. Turns out it was the launch party for the CW 90120 that channel 6 San Diego was having. So I got to walk the red carpet and mix and mingle with the hollywood lifestyle. It was amazing! It would have been better if the cast got invited. Long story! Bu I did get to meet all the news anchors at the station and learn alot more about how the tv industry works. It was fun and definitely something to remember.

Story Time

2008-09-05T20:59:00.001-07:00

So it was your typical Labor Day. I had to work but I got off a little early which was nice. I decided to be a do a couple things that I have been putting off for a while. First I went to the gym and signed up for a stupid membership. I have been meaning to resign up for a while. Yes that is resign up! this time is different. This time I am actually going to use it. What a concept. Well the next things was at the mall. I decided to pierce my ears. So there I stood in line with like two other 8 year olds in front of me with their moms. I think there were wondering where my daughter was that was getting her ear pierced. Oh little did they know that it was actually me. And of course the chair for the piercing was right in front of the store window so as I was sitting there waiting for it to happen everyone in the mall could see the 27 year old getting her ears pierced. Also the lady just happen to have other things she had to do in the middle of my piercing, leaving me there sitting in this chair longer! But I did it! I am surprised I even had the gut to go through with it.

Another Night at Moonlight

2008-09-05T20:36:00.000-07:00

We had a fun group of us go to Moonlight. It was a blast! We saw Les Miserables. It was fantastic!! It was great to be with my good friends and see an incredible play.

The Crew

Shelby, Chris and I

Jeremy and I

Natalie, Greg and I

Stewart, Rachel and I

Yes on Prop 8

2008-09-05T20:21:00.000-07:00

Last saturday I went out with other members of our ward and went door to door to talk about proposition 8. For those of you who aren't in California, Prop 8 is on the voting ballot this year and if passed will protect marriage between a man and a woman. It was amazing to go and talk to people about how they feel about families. Alot of people didn't even realize that this was going to be on the ballot this november. And there were others that still were for traditional marriage. It gave me hope to see that the important values of families is still in the minds of some Americans.

Beach Fun

2008-08-19T22:30:00.000-07:00

I finally got some pictures back from my beach trip. I have been super busy this whole summer and I have needed a day off to just enjoy life. So I took advantage of Shelby and Chris coming down to San Diego for their annual beach vacation. I grabbed Natalie this time and told her to come and have some fun. We went bike riding, kayaking, and sailing. Oh I wish that this was everyday of my life.

Sleepover

2008-08-18T19:17:00.000-07:00

So for enrichment we had a slumber party!! WAHOO! It was alot of fun. Pool, games, cake decorating. I mean sleepovers just don't get old.

Deep Sea Fishing

2008-08-16T16:55:00.000-07:00

When you work with all guys and a company trip is coming up then you know it means some manly event to show off. This time it was deep sea fishing. I have never been before and almost chickened out. But I am so glad that I went.

I have to be honest I caught some fish but it wasn't really because of my skill. On the first fish I was trying to get going and catch the live bait to put on my pole. Well one of the crew started yelling at me to grab his pole which had a fish on it. I started reeling it in. It was hard!! I finally got it near the boat and looked to the left and all of a sudden my rod had broke. I felt so bad because it was his personal fishing rod. All the guys were nice and told me that it wasn't my fault but I couldn't stop feeling guilty. Well I tried to get a picture with me holding the fish but the stupid thing wouldn't die and kept wiggling away. I ended up having to put my foot on it just to take a picture with it.

These are all the fish I caught. Well with ALOT of help from the crew.

A Night At Moonlight

2008-08-16T16:40:00.000-07:00

Natalie and I went to moonlight last weekend. I haven't been there since 2000 when I worked there. It was good to back to my old high school job. Now when I was working there people were lining up since 3:30 in the afternoon. So when Natalie got the tickets for us I told her we need to get there as early as possible to get good seats. She looked at me like I was crazy. Kind of like this...

The great thing is that Natalie doesn't look at my blog so I can put these embarrassing pictures online.

Anyways well we compromised and got there around 5:30 and there was barely anyone there. So I looked quite stupid. I got to hear that for the rest of the night. It was a blast though. We had a nice little picnic. Granted it wasn't as elaborate as other people there with their tables and gourmet cheese. The play was Joseph and the Amazing Technical Color Dreamcoat. Good times!

My Long Lost Friend Annie

2008-08-16T16:24:00.000-07:00

My friend Annie Greenlaw, well now Annie Perry, came into town last weekend for her 10 year reunion. Annie and I went to high school and lost in touch like 8 years ago. Since then she graduated from University of Texas, gotten married, bought a house and travelled some amazing places. But she hasn't lost how cool she is. She has always been one of my favorite people. And thank goodness for facebook to bring us to back together!

Kitty update

2008-07-02T00:06:00.000-07:00

I have just fell in love with these kitties. I never thought that I would be so into cats but these kitties have just won me over.

How can you not love them?!?!

My BirthWEEK

2008-06-07T20:03:00.000-07:00

This was not planned at all but my birthday became a birthweek! It was so much fun to get together with my dear friends. I have never been out to dinner more times in one week. It started out on the saturday before my birthday with my family. My brother was going to be busy with the Navy Seals and my dad was going to be racing so we thought we would just celebrate a little earlier. We went to my favorite Sushi place!

Next on the day before I went ot dinner again at my favorite sushi place with my friend Erin and Amy and Erin's friend and sister. Erin was down in San Diego for the week and it just happened to be near my birthday. So this dinner was totally for my birthday but I am going to count it.

Then when I got home that night I found a prebirthday surprise. Natalie and Rachel had decorate my room. It was way cute!! They put signs and balloons all over my room.

My actually birthday was great. I got phone calls, texts and facebook/myspace messages. It was great! Then just a nice quite dinner with mom. It was perfect. On friday we continued the birthday celebration with dinner at Ruby on the pier. Lots more great fun. We had cake and ice cream afterwards.

Then today I went out to dinner with Janet and Caroline. I didn't get any pics from that but it was fun. If birthdays are like this every year then I love getting older!

Haircut Time

2008-06-07T19:46:00.000-07:00

My cousin and I went to go get our hair cut last weekend. I was just going for a trim but she was going for the big change. She has been playing basketball for 10+ years and has always had it long and in a ponytail. Well basketball is officially over and it was time for a change. We had to talk her through it but in the end she looked SO good!

BEFORE

AFTER

Anyone want a kitty?

2008-06-07T19:37:00.000-07:00

Girl Cat finally had her babies. (I call her girl cat because my mom has chagned her name so many times that I get confused so its girl cat and boy cat) Anyways when we got two kitties a couple of years ago we thought they were both girls so we didn't worry about getting them fixed. Well we were really wrong on that one. So when we got these two new kitties we got boy cat fixed right away. We were not going to make the same mistake. Well we didn't think about the other cats around the neighobrhood. One day we saw girl cat and thought that she looked a little on the fat side. We knew right away that she was pregnant. We have been waiting to for her to have the babies. Finally a month later she had them. Now I amnot sure what we are going to do with them. My mom is thinking about getting another dog to even it out somehow. I am not sure that is going in the right direction.

Enrichment at Casa Cobas

2008-06-07T19:23:00.000-07:00

Couple of weeks ago our enrichmenta activity was helping clean up the Cobas Farm. It was great having all the girls come over and meet my parents. They made such a difference. We had a BBQ afterwards.

Whole Lotta Blogging Going On

2008-05-20T22:44:00.000-07:00

So I think that I got you guys all caught up on my life for the last couple of months. It has been fun. Lets be honet I am in San Diego what could be better!!

Yeah for Weddings

2008-05-20T22:36:00.000-07:00

My Cousin got married last weekend. This wedding was alot more funthen most weddings because of a couple of reasons: 1. It was at an hotel that was in Coronardo Island in San Diego. It was a weekend event. I thought at first it would be too much but it was actually alot of fun to have the weekend getaway. 2. I caught the bouquet. I figure after the 5th time my luck should be changing! and 3. my cousin is my cousin on both sides. Hold on let me explain. My dad's brother married my mom's sister and had him and his sister but then divorced. So it was really cool to literally have my whole family there. I got to hang out with all my cousins and aunts and uncles. It stressful at some points but overall there is nothing that can beat time with my family.

get back loretta -

2008-05-20T22:32:00.001-07:00

Air Show

2008-05-20T22:07:00.000-07:00

I group of us went to the Air Show down is San Diego. It was pretty amazing. I never been to one before. The planes were racing eachother times and seeing who is the best. They do this huge tour around the world. They are only one the second spot and it goes all the way till November of this year. Its pretty incredible.

Get Back Loretta

2008-05-20T21:49:00.000-07:00

My friend Kevin Martin has been inviting me to one of his shows for a while now. For some reason it just hasn't worked out but this time I said to myself "you need to get over there" So glad I listen to myself. I am so smart. It was a blast. I have know Kevin since high school and haven't seen him since then. He was so talented in high school. He would just amaze me with his music. It was great seeing his show. His music has improved so much. These guys are going somewhere I know it. And when we saw eachother we just caught up just like old times. I loved it. I am going to post his music video. You should get this cd!

Padres are back!

2008-05-20T21:31:00.000-07:00

I love this time of year. I love watching the padres play. I love watching baseballs period. I think it is a good combination of relaxing but intense competition. The first and as of right now the only Padre game that I have been to was when they played their longest game. It was 22 innings long! It started at 7:05pm and didn't end till 1:00 am. Unfortunately it was on a thursday night so everyone is my group couldn't make to the very end but we still made it till the 18th so I fell thats pretty far. I feel I technically went to 2 games. Eventhough the Padres are not doing so well. Okay they are in last place and the worst team in the MLB right now. But I am feeling a comeback, you just wait. They will make a movie on this great comeback and I will be the loyal fan that stuck by.

Tag Time

2008-05-07T11:18:00.001-07:00

10 years ago: I was 17. I think I was just about to go to prom for the first time where I got a black eye from my date. I don't want to talk about but charges were filed. Just kidding we were dancing and he wasn't the smooth dancer he is now. I just got my license. I was a little lazy getting it. Why get a license when you have a Shelby to drive you everywhere. I also won the election for Social Chair, which means I ran the pep rallies for my school. I was not very good at it. Let’s see what else was going on....we had a rocking 17th party for me and then I took the SATs afterwards. Man those were good times.

5 years ago: I was in Cumberland, Maryland about 6 months away from finishing my mission. I was meeting with people that had only a couple teeth and everyone owned a shot gun. We had to be careful what we said. My companion was from Taiwan and her name was Sister Yu. She was amazing. She didn't know much English and I was training her. Not sure if she learned how to be an effective missionary but she sure learned what telling a joke in English.

5 months ago:I was having thanksgiving and Christmas with my family. I was also sending my brother to Officer Candidate School. This started his very long process of becoming a Navy Seal.

5 things on my to-do list:
1. read scriptures
2. practice piano
3. workout
4. clean car/room
5. study math

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. apples and peanut butter
2. popcorn
3. tortillas from costco
4. gummy candy
5. string cheese

5 things I would do if I were suddenly a billionaire:
1. Pay off my debt
2. buy a new car
3. buy a house
4. travel around the world
5. save and invest the rest

5 of my BAD habits:
1. cracking my knuckles, I am really trying to stop
2. being annoyed with other drivers
3. spending money on fast food
4. falling asleep on the couch
5. going on shopping binges, once I start I can’t stop5

places I have lived:
1. Chico, CA
2. Provo, UT
3. Washington DC
4. San Diego, CA
5. Los Angeles, CA

5 things people don't know about me:
1. I watch stupid tv shows from the 90s that are dumb but I have to watch them
2. I don’t think I will ever move out of my parent’s house. It is such a sweet set up, even when I get married his moving in with me and the folks!
3. I wish I could lose like 20 pounds. I believe if I just think it then it will happen.
4. I sing in my car. I am not going to tell you the extent but its been very hard driving with my ipod broken the last week.
5. I would live in Africa, Japan, Australia, Europe or South America in a second if it wasn’t so far from my family.

5 people that I tag:
1. Autumn
2. Emily
3. VeNicia
4. Lisa
5. VoNique
And whoever else. Don’t feel left out just cuz I didn’t write your name down.

Back to the Ranch

2008-04-13T19:46:00.000-07:00

This weekend I went back to high school and saw the spring musical they put on every year. This year was Beauty and the Beast. It was really weird to be back to my old high school. Walking down the halls and seeing the theatre that I went in and out so many times. I got to talk to two of my old drama teachers and some high school friends that I haven't seen in like 8 years. The show was great. It was night when the judges were coming so of course everything was going wrong. The fire alarm even went off at the end of the performance. But it was still a good play. I was a little offended when I ask for one ticket and they said "student?" Stupid people.

Where in the world is "Melissa" San Diego?

2008-04-09T12:10:00.000-07:00

Did you ever watch that show "Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?" It was full of fun and excitement trying to track down this lady and all the places she was going! No? just me. okay then. Well I apologize for the lack of blogging. My life has consist of work, school, work, Padres, work. I haven't taken any pictures of these exciting times so therefore no blogs. But life is really good. I looking forward more and more to my teaching career. The classes I have been taking have fueled the fire. There are some fun events to look forward in the near blogging future. Vegas trip, weddings, plays, and some trouble I am sure I will get into. For now I leave with you a little story. I may not be blogging but don't worry I am still acting like an idiot sometimes.
It was a week ago, spring break had just come. I have really enjoyed my classes. So much that I was upset that we had spring break. I have 100% in the class right now and it is the first time I have rocked in school. I put in more hours at work just to distract me from missing school. Finally the day came, spring break was over and I was going back to school. I quickly left work with excitement to learn more math. I was like a little kid running down the stairs to open Christmas presents. My smile got bigger as I got to school. I got there quicker then usual. For some reason there wasn't as much traffic, which made me even more happy. I pulled into the parking lot. A puzzled look wiped across my face. "why are there no cars in the parking lot?" "Am I going to get an awesome parking spot today?" I thought with the hope that my worst nightmare wasn't about to come true. I grabbed the syllabus scrolling down each date when I saw it. 'Spring Break March 31- April 4' My heart dropped with disappointment. So the week I thought was spring break was actually school that I had missed. And I have never been the same since!

Have a mentioned my brother is a STUD!?!?!

2008-03-10T22:53:00.000-07:00

Last weekend my brother graduated from Officer Candidate School. My parents and I flew out to Rhode Island to be apart of the event. My brother graduated in the top 10%, was second in command, received an award for the most physical fit, and was acknowledged by his commanding officers as a example for someone who walks in humility. (I am not sure where the humility traits comes in the Cobas name) All of his teachers and fellow classmates couldn't say enough good things about him. I was so proud of him.

This was at the Trinity church where George Washington attended. The thing about Rhode Island that I learned is that it is only open during a certain time of year. Everything was closed. So we only got to see the outside of everything. There were even some shops that were closed for a couple of minutes. If it wasn't closed for the season it had a sign saying be back in 2 minutes.

They are kind of a cute couple.

This is his roommate on the end and his dril sergent at the end. Doesn't he look like he is going to kill someone. Thats basically what he did to my brother and everyone else.

He was so serious in everything but I caught him smiling.

It was such a great trip!!

A tender flashback

2008-03-10T22:30:00.000-07:00

Have you ever seen those shows where someone gets lost in a flashback from their life? I totally had one of those when I was flying into Baltimore to catch my next flight to Rhode Island. A long time ago I flew over the Virginia/Maryland area to start a great segment of my life, my mission. I flash backed to the thoughts that I had as I thought about all the people I was going to serve. I remember thinking pridefully "Are you guys ready for this!?!?!" I wasn't going to take no for an answer and teach all of the washington dc south area. (Don't worry that attitude quickly left) And then I flashback to not as long ago but still long when I left my mission. I thought about every single person I met. Those I taught, who taught me, those I met for a brief second and those that I got to know very well. I loved this flashback for a couple of reasons. I thought about who I was then. The goals that I made for myself when I left. I thought about how much I loved people. I didn't let something as big as treating me wrong to as little as cutting me off in line to let me see who they were in God's eyes. I have decided to try to live up to those goals and character traits I once strive for.

BYU vs SDSU

2008-02-24T12:28:00.001-08:00

Last night the cougars came and played SDSU. It was a really exciting game. It was a 2 to 8 point game throughout the whole night. It was intense. In the end the cougars just couldn't make it happen. But it still was a fun game.

I wanted to take a picture of our little group but.......

Stupid Jon made a goofy face so I made them retake it but then..........

Stupid Tyler made a dumb face. Boys, you just can't take them anywhere. Oh well I looked cute and thats all that matters.

The whole night was alot of fun despite the fact that I was really out of it because of the drugs I was on. I really shouldn't have gone out, now I am whipped out. For all of you that are still going to get your wisdom teeth pulled, allow yourself recovery time!!

My wisdom is gone

2008-02-23T12:46:00.001-08:00

I had to get my wisdom teeth pulled yesterday. They have been hurting for a while and so it was time. I am not a fan of the dentist at all!! They didn't put me under to save me some money. They said it shoudn't be problem. Well one of my teeth was farther in then they thought so it took drilling and pulling to get it out. Ouch!! It was not a fun experience at all but I survived and am SO glad it is over. Shelby came over to entertain me as a recover.

If you can't read the balloon it says "Some people will do anything for attention. Get Well Soon." She is not the most supportive friend sometimes. j/k She knows I would do the same.

I am Pam!

2008-02-23T11:33:00.000-08:00

I got a new job this week. It was a great opportunity that just landed in my lap. I am secretary at a Pest Control Company. Its going to be really good for me. With my going to school, it allows me to due homework when it is slow, not be emotional trained by work, and they are going to work around my school schedule. Plus the guys I work with are so much fun! I feel like Pam though. I am answering phones, doing data entry stuff. I am just hoping that a Jim will come around.

Where am I??

2008-02-23T11:26:00.000-08:00

I was driving to work yesterday and I could have sworn I lived in San Diego but when I saw the mountains I was really confused!

Don't worry I am still in San Diego and that white stuff on the mountains was gone by the afternoon. It was a scary moment for a second!

Simple word Sunday

2008-02-10T09:33:00.000-08:00

I know it doesn't flow as well as you wordless wednesdays but go with me. Here is the simple word: STUD! (the picture just reinforces it)

Update

2008-01-28T10:00:00.000-08:00

I am not sure what it is about this year but there hasn't been many photo opportunities lately. Therefore not many blog entries. And I know everyone is dying to know what has been going on in my life. Well here's the written update.
I started school last week. I wasn't suppose to start till the summer but they offered me a nice scholarship if I would take a math class. It didn't take long before I was signing up for a class and back in a desk. The class is teaching math K- 8. Now I can explain an obtuse angle in a full complete sentence. I know, you're impressed.
Work is still going good. With the scholarship I don't have to work a lot. It is really nice to have such a flexible job.
My brother is still out in Rhode Island. He will be done at the end of March. I can't wait to have him back.
Working at the temple is going awesome. I am starting to get the hang of everything. They even have had me train a couple people. I may have changed things up a little bit. Just kidding the session in the same as every other session.
Socially I have been going out on the town most weekends. Not dating someone at the moment but I have a few prospects and some people wanting to set me up with people. Who knows.
Other then that life is good. Hopefully we can get some fun pictures out soon.

What a lady!

2008-01-09T20:31:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow is my grandma's birthday. She is pretty amazing. She has survived the Japanese Internment Camp, death of a grandchild and husband, raising my mom! She constantly is giving. And I can always count on her to have a whitty comment or two or three. She brings our family together.

Life is Good

2008-01-09T20:14:00.000-08:00

So I have no new pictures or anything exciting to report but I was getting tired of the Bodie Expedition blog. So I just thought I would give a little update. Life has been good for 2008 so far. I have made some awesome new year's resolution. One is to give up sweets, fast food and soda. Well the first day my aunt brought us Lemon Meringue pie, which is my favorite! It took alot of strength to not have a piece. Stupid resolution!
Work is going good. I love who I work with but the lack of hours and pay is starting to hurt. I am looking for a new job because I need money to pay for school. I am really looking forward for school to start in the summer.
Other then that I am keeping social and trying to grow intellectually and spiritually. I think there are going to be some good stuff happen this year.

Bodies the Exhibition

2007-12-29T23:51:00.000-08:00

Tonight I went to Bodies the Exhibition. It was amazing. They were able to perserve human parts and show them to us. Basically we were able to see what is inside of us. They showed us a healthy lung compared to a smokers lung, the brain after a stroke, and much more stuff. I so appriecative of my body after learning how everything works. My plan for the 2008 year is to go on a diet and this exhibit helped me see literally where everything goes and how it all works together. I mean afterwards we did go spilt a double chocolate brownie. Its not 2008 yet so don't judge. The exhibit travels all aroudn so if it comes to your neck of the woods then go see it. Here's the website to see when its coming or too learn a little more about what they do.

http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/

Gotta love Christmas

2007-12-27T11:08:00.000-08:00

Christmas has come once again. This year was a little out of the norm. Usually we all go up as a family and spend Christmas Eve with my Dad's side of the family. This year however my dad had to work and my brother, although he was home, wasn't able to come to celebrate. So my mom and I headed out on our own. There was a little bit of a problem. The Chargers were playing at 5 and the party started at 6. So I made the suggestion to go to a local sports bar to watch the game and then go over there during half time and watch the rest of it. Brill ant right? I called my cousin and she got her mom and brother along with my other aunt and uncle to come too. We ended up having half the party at the bar. I felt kind of bad that we took away from the festivities but its the Chargers. They won by the way so it was a great Christmas after all!