Wonderful World of Wisby

Look at you Grow

2012-02-02T21:31:00.000-05:00

My lovely little girl,

You are 6 and 1/2 months now. You have learned so many new things! Let's see what I can remember.

You have started rolling tummy to back, on purpose
You say Dadadada and HI!
You've learned to shake your head no
You brush your 2 bottom teeth, and love it!
You love bananas, squash, peas, cereal (it's grown on you), green beans
We are working on getting rid of the pacifier because you wake up mad when you've realized that it fell out of your mouth. This is SUPER tough on Momma and Daddy! We HATE to hear you cry like that.
You're starting to wave to Grandma Cindi
You love when Momma reads to you, although you'd rather read yourself
You enjoy being around people
People can't help but come up and talk to you

You've only been here a short time and we couldn't imagine our life without you! We love you more than you will understand and are so proud of the big girl you are becoming!

My Dearest Aurora Cecele

2011-12-19T00:04:00.000-05:00

Momma does not always/ever write eloquently, but I do want you to know so many things. Things I have been thinking and feeling since you were born. I'm sure you won't fully understand until you have children of your own, because there was no way I could have. The easiest way for me to do this is to make it in a list.

I love you more than you will ever understand, and always will, no matter what!
I hurt when you hurt
Your smile melts my heart EVERY time
I want so much for you. I want you to do so many wonderful things!
Please know that teenage years are tough. They are scary and hard and you won't always like them.

We will fight. But always remember that I love you.
You may not always like what I say/do, but I am saying/doing it because I love you and only want what's best for you. Your father will do his best to teach ME to let you try things even if I "know" a better way, but I can't promise I will learn this quickly.
I will punish you at some point, but it's to keep you safe.
Someone will ALWAYS be there for you!
You can tell me and Daddy anything. It won't always be easy, on either party, but we'll work through it.
Never keep secrets from me or Daddy. If someone tells you it's a secret and not to tell us, that is the thing that you MUST tell us.
Aunt Lis and Lindsey will be great resources for you! They love you, as do many people.
Don't be a bully!
Don't let others bully you! You will be a strong girl, use what I know you have already been given.
Stick up for others
REMEMBER: Teenage years will pass. It could go into your 20's, but it gets better! Momma survived, you will too!

I will not be able to stop smooching you, EVER! Manah Manahm is tactile deprived, you'll learn! :)
I have never been so protective of anything in all of my life as I am of you (ask Daddy). I won't always do it right, but I will do my best to keep you safe!
I'm sorry that I will drive you crazy. It is the circle of life :-)
It is amazing to watch you learn. The faces you make are so cute! I can tell when you are taking in something new, which is almost a constant at this point. Your eyes light up and you are so focused. Always keep learning!
Don't forget to ask "Why?". It will drive me crazy, but you will learn so much more. Don't be surprised if I say, "Because I said so". I may not have any better explanation at that point. I will do my best though.
You are a very strong girl and will wind up being very independent.
Be a positive influence on others
It is amazing to watch you grow and to be your Momma! I love it! It is the best job ever!

What you're up to at 5 months:

Sitting up, almost completely on your own
Sucking on your toes
Eating squash, which you love!
Not eating carrots, cereal, and sweet potatoes
Still loving bath time
Learning about gravity, so far in a non-painful way. You pick up your toys and then open your hand to drop them.

REMEMBER: Momma and Daddy love you more than you will ever know! God loves you 100x's more than that, which is AMAZING!

Oh the Places You'll Go...

2011-09-07T21:08:00.000-04:00

My sweet baby is figuring things out already! Some of them may be on accident, but not without some effort! Today my wonderful little girl let me experience her 1st time rolling over. I was so worried I was going to miss it. I laid her down on her tummy, in her crib so that I could pick out an outfit for her. I was watching her as she was pushing up, and she pushed with her left arm and rolled to her side. I was so excited and was going to grab her to put her back on her tummy, but figured I'd wait just a little bit. Within 15 seconds she had wiggled enough to completely roll over to her back! I was so excited that my screaching was making her squint, as if she were saying, "Momma, it's not that big...you can calm down." And then I started to tear up because she let me see her do that for the 1st time!

Now, tonight she did another thing that she has been working on. This wasn't her 1st time; I guess you could call her 3rd time...that we saw anyway. She finally got her thumb in ther mouth! We have an ultrasound picture of her doing it, and then the Sunday after she was born she was able to get her thumb in her mouth as well. For about the last week she has been sucking on her fist, trying really hard to get the thumb in there. Tonight, as she laid on my lap and was fussing, she was able to finally get the thumb in her mouth without the rest of her fist! This is bittersweet because we didn't want her to be a thumbsucker, but if she sucks the thumb then maybe it won't be as bad since she can't lose it.

It may be a little while before she does these things again, but then again, maybe not. We shall see!

Her daddy says she'll be doing calculus next! :)

The Details of How the Stork Brought Aurora!

2011-08-22T16:59:00.000-04:00

So here's how the events unfolded to bring us our sweet "little" girl.

We were scheduled to go to the hospital on Thrusday evening to start the induction process. Josh and I grabbed some food, and took our last drive as a family of 2. We needed to kill some time because we couldn't just sit at home and wait.

We got to the hospital a little early, and sat downstairs...waiting some more. Finally, we went upstairs to get checked in. They asked me a bazillion questions, Josh went and got all of our stuff, and then came the IV. I warned the nurse that I don't do so well with needles, so it was best to leave me lying down. She had to dig a little to try to get to the vein. After what felt to be about 5 - 10 minutes of trying she said she was going to bring the anesthesiologist in to do it because she was good, and was still having a hard time. So the anesthesiologist came in and numbed my arm and then put the IV in. I think that was probably the worst part of the whole thing! Well, minus the contractions...more on that later. By the time the whole IV thing was over, I was a little woozy, so they had to get a cold compress so bring my color back. I tried telling them I didn't do well with that stuff :)

After the IV they gave me Cervidil, which was supposed to be the precursor to the Pitocin. I was supposed to get the Pitocin 12 hours after the Cervidil. Anyway, the nurse who gave it to me said that it most likely would not send me in to labor, but may give me some contractions. It definitely gave me contractions! I got the Cervidil at about 7:30 or 8:00pm. I started feeling the contractions within the hour. That nurse also told me to order something to eat because this was going to be a long process and I wouldn't be allowed to have anything to eat, except clear stuff after I went into labor.

The nurses switched shifts, so I got a new nurse. She told me that if I wanted she could give me some Nubane and Ambien which wouldn't completely stop the pain, but may make it manageable so that I could rest. I told her I would try to hold out. I didn't want to be loopy or make the baby sleepy, which I had read that stuff would do. At about 11:30pm, after talking to Josh and him letting me know that if I was feeling this bad all night, it was going to be a long night, so we called the nurse in to give me the medicine. She said I could have the Nubane every 2 hours. When she gave it to me, she had to check to see how far along I was. I was only at 1-2cm. So she gave it to me and I was able to rest for a little while, maybe an hour, because the 2nd hour I was breathing through the contractions. By the time the 2nd hour was up I asked her to bring me some more. She came back in and said she needed to check me again before giving it to me. At that time she said I was about 3cm and she could feel the bag of waters. I told her I needed to pee before I took more medicine. I went in to pee, got up to wash my hands and felt like I had to pee again, so I went back to the toilet. Before I made it to the toilet I thought I had peed and though I missed the toilet. I looked down and yelled out to the nurse that I thought my water broke. I sat on the toilet and then started to feel really bad. The contractions changed suddenly and I yelled to her that I thought I was going to be sick. And I was. So all the food I ordered before came back :) This all happened at about 2:30am. Also, there was a full moon at 2:39am. Josh called both of our mom's to let them know. Cindi came on up. Mom stayed back because we thought there was still some time. At about 3:30am Josh called my mom and told her she had better come up. So she got in the shower and started coming up around 4:30am.

At that point she asked if I wanted an epidural, and I said yes. She said I had to get a bag of IV fluid 1st because epidurals make your blood pressure drop. It took about 45minutes to an hour for the fluid to drain. During that time the contractions just kept getting worse. I was doing my best to breathe through them. She had already called the anesthesiologist, and wanted to check me again before he came in. I asked her what her guess was on how far I was. She said she though 6cm. I told her I was hoping that but figured I'd only be 5cm. She checked and I was 8cm!! At that point, she went to check to see where the anesthesiologist was. By the time he got there, my contractions were HORRIBLE! The nurse asked me what my pain level was...I told her a 7. In between contractions, I told her I didn't know what I was saying then, it is definitely a 10! I had never felt anything like that before. They told me to sit on the side of the bed. The nurse was in front of me trying to keep me calm and breathing. At one point, I told her I wasn't feeling well. I think I then burped and Josh said she kinda jumped because she thought I was going to get sick again. Before the anesthsiologist stuck me I told the nurse I felt like I needed to push. She asked if I felt that every time, I told her every other. She asked the anesthsiologist if he wanted her to check me...he must have said no because he just kept going. I know you're not supposed to scream because that is not productive, but I was pretty much yelling, like crying without the tears. They wanted me to sit still, but it hurt so bad that I was jumping out of the bed. Josh was having a hard time because he could see how much pain I was in. He just wanted them to hurry up and get the epidural going. The anesthsiologist was finally able to get the epidural in, and I was so greatful. I told him how wonderful he was!

After that it was kind of a breeze! :) The nurse told me she didn't want me to push yet because she wanted the contractions to do more of the work for me, otherwise I'd be pushing for 2-3 hours. So we waited a little longer. I think around 5:45am she told me I could start pushing. She told me I had to do a good job at pushing because the doctor doesn't like to get there until I am 15 minutes from delivering. So I was doing my best. I could tell when I was doing a good job by the facial expression on the nurse.

Now, during the whole pregnancy Josh said he wasn't looking below the belly. He didn't want to see any of that. I had no problems with that, I didn't really want to see either. Well, when I started pushing the nurse said she could see the head and there was a lot of hair. She asked Josh if he wanted to see all the hair, and he told her no. She said, "Really?". So at that point, Josh decided to take a look. She asked if I wanted to look, and I said I was good. After that, all plans changed. Josh was busy holding one of my legs while I pushed. Those legs are heavy! :)

During the pushing they had me do 3 counts of 10. At some point it went to 4 counts. Josh was getting a little frustrated again because when they were counting to 10 they started to slow the counting down. Josh was concerned cause I wasn't breathing during that time, I of course, had to hold my breath. There was only one time that I stopped pushing in the middle of their count of 10. It was burning, so I stopped, they urged me to keep pushing and push through it. Blah!

By 6:36am we had our little girl! When she came out I was waiting for someone to tell me if the baby was a boy or girl. I was looking at the doctor, the nurse, Josh...no one was saying anything! I don't think Josh could see. I looked down and the umbilical cord was in between her legs and I couldn't see. The doctor finally put her on my belly and I could see that she was a little girl! I yelled it to Josh and told her we had our Aurora!

I got to hold her a little before they took her to check her out. When they took her I told Josh to go talk to her because she was calm on me but when they took her, she was upset. So I wanted Josh to go talk to her so that she would have a familiar voice. He went over there and just stared. I had to tell him a few times to talk to her. He later told me that he didn't know what to do...he was kind of scared of her. He finally snapped out of it and started talking to her.

That's the long story of how our Aurora Cecele made her appearance!

Wiggle Worm

2011-03-07T13:22:00.000-05:00

The 1st time I felt the little one move was on Super Bowl Sunday. Baby Wisby must have been cheering for one of the teams. It was a tiny little tap. I wasn't even sure I felt it. I felt "something" a few more times that week. After that week, this little one has been a non-stop mover! I love feeling the little one every day! "He's" even awake with me when I get up to pee in the middle of the night, or when I roll on my other side while sleeping. I'm sure he'll get stronger, and possibly wake me up at night, but for now I only feel it when I'm awake.

Josh maybe, kind of felt him a few nights ago. Hopefully soon Daddy will really be able to feel the little one. It's tough because Baby Wisby doesn't like to move consistently. He'll kick once and then not for another hour, or a few times and then not again for a while.

I'm getting more and more excited, nervous, anxious, overwhelmed as the time goes on. It's all good stuff, but there's so much to be done. I just don't know everything. I guess that's something all moms go through.

Things I've learned about pregnancy...

2011-01-22T23:03:00.000-05:00

Here are just a few things that I've learned about me being pregnant:

My boobs are HUGE!! =) At least to me.
My nose is very stuffy!
I am thirsty all of the time!
My lips are HORRIBLY chapped!
At 16 weeks, I am still in my regular clothes and barely showing. No one else can tell, but we can a bit.
Sitting next to the breakroom at work is dangerous! Every time I smell something, I immediately start to crave it!
I only felt yucky until week 9. That's pretty awesome!
I have to look at something 24 hours later to see if I still like it.
There is a lot of information on everything you may or may not need for the baby. And there is too much crap!!
I am kinda grumpy/irritable lately...just ask the hubby.

That's all for now.

Also, I found a few more color schemes that I liked. Actually, both of these are pretty much the same. The ones that I posted before are definitely cute, but possibly a little too classy for the Wisbys =) These are a little more our style.

What do you think??

We couldn't be happier!

2010-12-23T10:18:00.000-05:00

It has definitely been a while. I haven't posted because I was trying to hold in the excitement and would not be able to post without talking about it.

Our prayers have been answered! God has blessed us with the opportunity to be parents. Our little one will arrive around July 12, 2011. We couldn't be happier! We are truly blessed!

Now, we are planning to wait until the little one is born to find out if it's a boy or girl! But for now, I want to document some of the gender neutral things that I like, such as bedding and rooms. This is just information gathering at this point. If anyone has any really good gender neutral room and bedding ideas, definitely let me know!

I don't want the African theme, but I like the colors in this one:

Almost 2 Years...

2010-10-07T23:15:00.001-04:00

Josh is on a long road trip. He drove down to Tennessee this afternoon and turned right back around to drive up here. He's gonna be sleepy, but it's nice that we can do things like this. He can call me up in the morning and tell me he's going to Tennessee, I can call him up and tell him I'm heading to DC. Not that we really ever get to do this, but it's nice that we were able to this time.

It will be our 2 year anniversary in a few days. Almost 2 years ago, I had the time of my life! I'm married to a fantastic man who has made life interesting ever since I've met him! And I swear he is a comedian! =)

Things that my husband has done for me over the past 2 years of marriage:

You are the funniest person I know
You don't like to see me sad or cry and do everything you can to make me smile
You always give me a "bite" even when I know you don't want to
You almost always save the last bite for me, unless you "forget"
You forget things, or don't pay attention...A LOT =)
I enjoy just being with you...I enjoy just being, with you
You listen to me and usually take into consideration the "suggestions" that I make...and yet it seems that I am either eating my words or laughing because it actually works when you do it and it may have taken a "tiff" to get that far :)
You are an amazing partner
You push me and have so much confidence in me
You enjoy my independence and encourage me to keep it, even when I don't feel like it!
You allow me to see a person that no one else gets to see
You love me for me

Thank you Joshua, for making the past 2 years amazing!

I love you!

Why I can't sleep

2010-09-09T22:41:00.000-04:00

There needs to be some sort of switch for my brain! I need to be able to turn it off for bed time!

Things that are currently not allowing me to sleep:

Looking for a home

Build or buy "Used"
Can't find any home in the area we want with the 3 criteria
Who do we need to talk to to build

Church
Lumber Stores
Family

How much can we spend
How long will it take us to save the Down Payment

Baby

What are the next steps
What is plan A, B, and C
How much do they cost
How long will it take
What is the opportunity cost (There's my Econ degree)

People who don't like me or are mad at me

You don't even know me
I would never purposely or knowingly do something to hurt you
I may seem mean at 1st, but give me a day and you'll see it's because I'm a little shy
I hate confrontation, but I would rather talk it out than not talk at all

School

Should I go back
What does Josh need to do to go back
How much will that cost
Opportunity cost

Budget

What are our new goals after paying the loan
How is Mallarie's going

Vacation

Can we go with Jessica and Dave
Do I save more so that I have more next year

When did I become such a Type A personality (The test I just took said I'm in the middle)?? Seriously, do I have to have a plan at all times to be happy? Am I really the type who is this discombobulated without a plan? I understand we're in the beginning stages of starting a newish chapter...or maybe a few new chapters, but I'm not a big fan of feeling this out of place!

Catch up...

2010-09-07T21:50:00.000-04:00

So...Josh was gone for 8 days visiting family out in Wyoming. I had to stay back to work, so I missed out on playing with the family. On the bright side, Josh gets to see his sister twice this year! Anyway, he's back and I'm so happy about that! Although, I'm trying to figure out how to sleep with his whistling again =).

On the baby making front...we did go back to the doctor today. Good news...Josh is fine! All his tests came back great! Even the one that caused us to do these additional tests! Apparently it's all about timing! But...trying to time him with me is going to be tough! As my mom said, "It makes you wonder how accidents happen." As I say...the Lord is definitely teaching me patience!

The next step is the fertility doctor. This will help us figure out how aggressive to be. Hopefully we'll be able to get some answers on what we should do. I need to know the odds for all of the options. If we go the least aggressive route, how long will that take and will it actually work, or is there a 5% chance it will?? If we go the medium route, how much more of a chance is there that will work better than the 1st. Hopefully we'll know something a little more by next week!

Right now...definitely enjoying spending time with hubby!! He's busy watching Dazed and Confused right now. Of course this is a movie that he'd love! =)

I have an amazing family!

2010-08-17T21:36:00.001-04:00

I have an amazing, faithful, caring, selfless family! I have always known that my family was here to support me, be here for me and celebrate with me...but you don't always get to see it. Of course it was prominent at our wedding! That is why we women cry, because we see how much we are loved by so many people and it becomes overwhelming...in a good way.

And the neat part about my family is I'm not just talking about immediate family. I am talking about 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th cousins a gazillion times removed. When something is going on in our family, EVERYONE knows about it. Some people don't like that, but in our family it is followed by support, love and LOTS of prayer!

Josh and I are definitely on the receiving end of a lot of that, and lately we hear more and more about how many people in our family are praying for us. Because my family knows EVERYTHING, they all know that we are having some difficulties in the baby making arena. And because they know that, they have been saying many prayers. I have one cousin who has put us in the prayer book so that the nuns at church are praying for Josh and myself. My mom spoke to the priest who married us and he asked that I call and speak to him. After giving me a name of someone to speak with, he said he would be saying prayers for us. My aunt just sent us a card that said that a votive candle has been lit for our intention for the next 365 days and that we will be included in the thoughts and prayers for daily mass. One of my other cousins gave me the same prayer card she used when praying for her little miracle who finally made his appearance. My Godmother is saying prayers. My cousins are saying prayers. My granny and my aunt gave both Josh and myself medals. And we have many friends who are praying as well. They are included in this amazing family! And these are only a few that I know about.

I know that there are a lot more prayers going on and Josh and I are so very grateful! This is just one of the many reasons why I have such a fantastic family! Not just because they're praying for this purpose, but because they care so much about us and want so much for us. I am a strong believer in the fact that this is one of the main reasons that I am so calm through this whole process. Don't get me wrong, I do get very impatient at times, but even if it comes down to us not being able to have children, I am still very calm. I know there are other options and am just excited about the opportunity to teach and care for one of God's babies...not matter how that little one may come to us!

I just wanted all of my family to know how much we love you and how much we appreciate all the support, love and prayers!

And Baby Wisby...one day you will see this and know how much you are truly loved...even before you were with us!

Camping

2010-08-03T19:21:00.001-04:00

So the hubby and I went camping this weekend. We went down to Brown County. It was a great weekend!

We went down Friday night ready to set up! Got to the gate at about 9:30. Josh talked to the guy and couldn't find our name. 15 minutes later they discovered that the person who booked us, reserved Saturday night/Sunday night. So we had to pay for an extra night and take the only site available. Now, mind you, this wasn't the site that we were reserved for, so we had to move by 2:00 on Saturday. Oh well, at least we get to practice putting up the tent!

Now, the site we were given was the 1st one you saw, so everyone drives by it. AND there wasn't a great spot to set up camp! It was either on the gravel, which I was concerned about a hole in my...I mean our...tent. Or set up on a slant. 15 minues later, we finally made the decision. Guess who slept, rolling down the hill! =) We finished setting up at about 11:15.

Josh woke up bright and early Saturday morning. If the sun's up, so is my hubby!!! He took a walk, came back and woke me up. We took a short bike ride and then went hiking for about 2 1/2 hrs. That's a lot of hiking for this girl!

After hiking we came back to tear down the tent and move to our next site. This spot was a nice spot. We were a little closer to our neighbors, but at least we weren't rolling down a hill! Then we got cleaned up so that we could go into town and look at the shops. We walked into a few and then found a cute little place to eat.

That was pretty much the most exciting stuff. We just came back started the fire and relaxed until bed time. Josh went on a hike Sunday morning before we left. I decided that was my chance to sleep in! :)

We're excited to go back! There are a lot of things to do there.

Next weekend Josh is going camping/boating with some guys from work and I'm heading to Mom's to go canoing! Woohoo!

Faith & Mortality...this is a little deep

2010-07-22T21:49:00.000-04:00

Sometimes while I'm falling asleep I'll lie in bed and listen to myself breathe. That then turns into feeling my heart beat as I lie on my side. After about 4 beats, I start to get a little nervous and think of how hard that thing works. Then I start to think about it not working any longer. That then turns into thoughts of dieing and then what comes after death. Mind you, this is all while I'm lying in bed trying to go to sleep! Not very relaxing and calming, nor is it sleep inducing.

I have grown up in the church all of my life. I have believed in God all of my life. But that thought still creeps in my head as I'm lying there feeling my heart beat and praying that it keeps beating for a while...what happens if there is nothing there after I die? Things were so much simpler as a child. I knew for sure where I was going when I died. I knew I would see my family members who have passed before me. I still believe, but there is that slight doubt that creeps in. I know that is Satan working his magic...but sometimes it makes me think.

My mom always told me that we fear the unknown. And this is an unknown, sort of. With faith, it is not unknown, but the details are still fuzzy. Besides, it's better to believe, because who really wants to think that there is nothing after this life??

It's been crazy busy!

2010-07-21T21:46:00.000-04:00

Wow! I have not had any time for anything lately!! Things have been absolutely crazy! I have been so unbelieveably busy at work. We just hired a new person and he is fantastic! I am doing the best I can to get him up to speed and he is all over it! I see good things happening.

No new news on baby making. We see a doctor in a little less than a month to see what some next steps are.

I'm trying to decide if I am ready for a promotion. I can do it, but I am unsure if I am ready for the stress when we have the baby difficulty. I will have so much resentment toward my company if something happens. And we all know stress causes issues. I am still praying about that and trying to figure out which way God wants me to go.

Logan is getting married this weekend! I can't wait to celebrate with them! It will be great! Love you chicadee!

Results

2010-07-07T21:51:00.001-04:00

So the results came in last Friday. I haven't really felt like writing about them, but I suppose I should. They came back abnormal. Not sure exactly what that means, since all we can do is guess what the results mean at this time. We have an idea, but we don't know what comes next. We have an appointment with another doctor to figure out the results, but that isn't until mid August. That is the earliest we can get in. So, right now we're just waiting...again.

All on His time, and He likes to make that perfectly clear to me! =) But in the meantime, he may be opening some other doors. I have applied for the Director position at work. I am completely nervous and excited about it! We'll see how that goes!

I hope everyone had a good 4th!

Still waiting...

2010-07-01T21:41:00.001-04:00

Still no word yet! Waiting for results! That means we have to wait another month...or at least try the same method for another month, before adding on a new one.

The waiting could be a slight blessing. I mean...of course it's a blessing. Things got a little crazy at work this week. My manager is no longer with the company, which leaves an open opportunity. This is going to be a crazy challenge, but I'm ready for it! Have to interview and everything, of course! Wahoo! =)

More waiting...

2010-06-28T20:29:00.000-04:00

If nothing else, the Lord is teaching me patience. I swear I have not been praying for it! If anyone out there has been praying for patience for me, please stop! =)

So, I had to wait until my period started to figure out when to take the clomid. Well, period started Saturday. You would think that would be a good thing. Weeeeeeeeeeell...you have to start taking the clomid on day 5 of your cycle. So, starting Saturday, that means I have to start taking it Wednesday. Well, just to be sure we're not missing any steps, hubby needed to get checked. We got the information in the mail on Thursday, he called them on Friday to make the appointment for Monday (today). It takes 3-5 days to get the results back. Both Josh and I have spoken to both locations to see if there was anyway to "Rush order" the results. Of course, that was a no go. So...if we're lucky, we will get the results back on Wednesday. Josh has pointed out, several times, that nothing comes easily for Wisby's. Well, since I am now a Wisby, I suspect that the results will come in to us on Thursday! Which is one day too late! That means we have to wait until next month to start. I know, I shouldn't be in such a rush, and should be patient. But dog gone it!! I've been waiting for this step for quite some time.

Apparently PCOS is hereditary, or can be. Well, my mom had it and now, so do I. My mom had me just fine, but she had to take clomid to get my brother. I am hopeful the clomid will work and am ready to take it! Just have to wait and see I suppose!

I'll let you know when the results come in!

Who knew...

2010-06-26T11:56:00.000-04:00

Who knew getting pregnant could be so hard?? There is potential that I could be in trouble for writing this. I am not an extremely private person. My husband on the otherhand, would prefer to keep things quiet. But i feel that if I can talk about things that maybe someone else has experience with, then they may have some insight on different matters. So let's begin...

Josh and I have been trying to have a baby. I guess you could say we've been trying since May of 2009. But the doctor finally started doing something this past February. I had a bunch of tests done, and lots of blood drawn! Blah! *Reminder to self: Always lie down when having blood drawn* The results came back that I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Basically, that means that instead of my ovaries releasing the egg, it stays there and becomes a cyst (At least that's my understanding). So we had to take steps to combat that.

The 1st step was to start taking a medication that will start getting rid of those cysts. We've been on that medicine for 3 months. We just went back to the doctor to talk about the next steps. The next step is to start taking a medication called Clomid. Basically that is supposed to make me ovulate. So, we're just waiting to get that started. Hopefully we can start that sooner rather than later. I guess we shall see. And hopefully that'll work!

I'll keep you posted!

Since I've been married...

2010-06-23T23:16:00.001-04:00

I'm not sure I've had a full, good night's sleep (Will I ever or does that only get worse when kids get involved?)
I've gained way too much weight!
I've realized how anal I truly am
I realize now, more than ever, how important it is to rinse dishes if you don't wash them right away
I've discovered that boys are gross (Even though I really love him)
I know the buttons to push and not to push...and sometimes I push the ones I shouldn't, just because :)
I've never felt more secure and confident (Mr. Wisby is there even if I screw up)

We've been married nearly 2 years and I LOVE IT!! I couldn't have asked for a better partner in all things! I am very blessed that the Lord picked him to be mine and me his! I sure do love my husband! I can't wait to see what the future brings!

*Side Bar* Hubs would just roll his eyes if he saw this. He usually does after asking what I'm blogging about :)

More SYTYCD

2010-06-23T22:38:00.000-04:00

Did I mention that I love SYTYCD?!?! I didn't get to see everything tonight but these dancers are so good!! So far my absolute favorite is Kent Boyd. Every time he performs, talks, whatever I am smiling and laughing the whole time! He is just so much fun to watch!

On tonight's show, I really liked Jose Ruiz's performance. He had that same spark this performance that Kent had! It made me smile the whole time! That's why the judges love him.

Goodness...I was going to start to say who else I liked, but there isn't really anyone I don't like! I just really enjoy watching these people dance! They are so exciting!

I did feel a little bad for Travis, one of the choreographers. He was supposed to create a jazz routine, but it wound up being more of a contemporary one. Nigel made sure he knew that. I thought that was interesting, but pretty much agreed.

I AM one of those people...

2010-06-22T20:49:00.000-04:00

So, today I realized that I AM one of THOSE people!

I am one of those people who...

Puts the juice I didn't drink back in the pitcher (Did that for the 1st time tonight)
Gets emotional when I see people who remind me of my loved ones
Yells at people in the car
Gets really motivated to do something good for myself and then gets sidetracked
Hates to shop, but loves new things
Wants to be creative, but has very little artistic ability
Finally realizes that all the things my mom told me while in High School and College were mostly right
Loves the summer, but hates to sweat

These are just a few of the things I have realized recently!

Today's Conversation

2010-06-16T17:42:00.000-04:00

So here was a very recent conversation I had with my manager:

I had to prepare a flyer for an event happening on campus. I completed it and sent it over to her for review. After approving it, she asked me to print 125 color copies (I knew this wouldn't fly with the IT guy). I had to go find the IT guy to see what lab to use and what the log in information was. Upon doing so, he asked what I was printing and I told him flyers. He asked how many and I told him I could not disclose that information, knowing good and well that he would not approve. He told me I needed to go to Kinkos to do it because the printers in the labs were for the students and when we use them for that, that puts more wear and tear on the printers. So I go back to my manager and let her know, upon which she says, "We don't have time to go to Kinkos", and "What are those printers for." I then said they were for the students. To which she tried to call the IT guy and I told her he was not in his office and he was roaming the hall. She got up from her desk and stomped out saying, "I don't have time for this. You need to push back, Jen!" She went and talked to the IT guy. She came back and I asked her what the outcome was and if I needed to go print them. She said, "IT guy said he would do it."

I wish I could express attitude in this because there was big time attitude!!

My heart was beating after that conversation! I was so mad!! It may sound petty, but if you could only hear the conversation...

Dear Baby Wisby (To be conceived)

2010-06-14T21:12:00.000-04:00

Dear Baby Wisby,

I just want to write a little note to let you know how much everyone wants to meet you. Your daddy and I are particularly excited to meet you one day. I just wanted to write this to let you know that there are a lot of people praying for your arival. So just know that you are very much wanted and we can't wait to meet you! Until you get here, we'll just keep practicing with our Goddaughters!

Love,

Mama

The weekend is here!!

2010-06-11T23:16:00.000-04:00

I am so happy it's the weekend! I feel like I need a vacation in order to refresh. I won't be getting one for a while, so I will need to figure something else out.

So...boys are funny. I'm sure many of you know this already. I just asked my hubby when he last washed a load of jeans (mind you he wears jeans daily and only has 4 pair). He hasn't done a load of jeans in about 4 weeks. He does, however, put them in the dryer with a Downey sheet. I think he forgets he is no longer a bachelor :) That's ok, I still love him...dirty jeans and all.

We are heading home for a wedding this weekend. My cousin, Chad, is getting married to his sweetheart! Yay! I am excited to spend time with my family...especially Mom, Jessica, Lindsey and Camryn!!

SYTYCD

2010-06-10T21:57:00.000-04:00

I love love LOVE So You Think You Can Dance!!!!

Mia Michaels and Sonya Tayeh are my absolute favorite choregraphers. Although, from watching this evening, I really think I'm going to like Travis Wall. Travis was one of my favorite dances also. I'm not so sure how I'm going to like this season though. They've done it a little differently than previous seasons. This year they are paired with former season dancers. From this evening, it was difficult to see the new dancers dancing. It was hard to tell who was new and who was a veteran.

Fantastic Video

2010-06-08T20:25:00.000-04:00

I am in love with this video! It gives me goosebumps and makes me want to cry!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Thanks Amy for posting it on your blog!

I wish I could figure a few things out with this blog though. Like how to make the video link just a name. And how to tag Amy's blog in this blog, where I write her name...I'm open for a little help :)

Wedding Stuff...

2010-06-08T14:08:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I am addicted to wedding stuff! I think I always have been a little bit, but I'm a little obsessed. Not that I buy it or anything, but I truly enjoy looking at people's wedding pictures. All brides are soooo pretty! It's fun to look at and see all the ideas that people have. And I love love love wedding dresses! Funny thing, I only tried on 1 wedding dress and that's the one I wore for my wedding! It probably was the best idea though, because if I tried on too many I really wouldn't know which to pick.

I also love "Say Yes to the Dress". Josh get so aggravated that I still watch it. He tells me that our wedding is over and doesn't understand why I'm still addicted. I can't explain it. It's just fun to see the girls find "THE" dress!

Speaking of weddings, my cousin Chad is getting married on Saturday! I'm so excited for them!

2 in 2 days!

2010-06-07T16:14:00.000-04:00

Holy cow! I'm posting again.

So I've discovered that the side mirror on the car is not the most flattering mirror. Go figure! When Josh and I go for drives, I'm definitely looking in it too much. And usually I can see my frown lines, laugh lines and "surprised" lines. The other day I looked over at Josh and there's nothing. No lines. I asked why he had no wrinkles and he said it was because he doesn't frown as much as me! Now, that may be true; however, he didn't have any laugh lines or "surprised" lines either! Come on now, no lines anywhere? Fine, you just keep your perfect skin buddy! I mean, I get to look at it every day so I should stop complaining. I don't see my lines as much as he sees my lines. I think I just added a few more smile lines :)

Today is an absolutely beautiful day! I am ready to play outside! Soon, I hope.

Now, onto what a student did...I sent out a job lead and told a little about the position in the email. I said, "If you're interested, please reply and attach your resume". People have finally started to grasp that concept! Well, I get a call from the employer, after sending about 5 resumes to him. He asked if I was sending people who had expressed interest or just people who might match the position. For this particular one, I was only sending people who had expressed interest. He said that he called one of the guys and the guy acted as if he knew nothing about it. He didn't know what the employer was talking about and I guess made it sound like he didn't know he had applied. Regardless...if an employer is coming up to you to talk to you about a position in your field, do you really want to tell him you have no idea what he's talking about? You've received plenty of emails/job leads from me, so why wouldn't you just start talking to him about it instead of acting like you know nothing about it. Oh well, apparently you didn't want the take advantage of that opportunity!

Senseless Ramblings

2010-06-06T15:15:00.001-04:00

I'm ready for a house. The condo is nice, but I'd really like to have a yard, a porch, some place to sit outside and relax in the sun. We drive around and see these beautiful places. I'm just ready to go and be in a place of our own. "In due time", says the hubby. :)

We spent a fantastic day with Camryn and Jessica yesterday. It was fun to watch Camryn play in the pool for the 1st time. She's so stinkin cute!! It was good to see them. I'm glad I got to hang out with Jessica too! I wish we lived closer so that we could hang out like we did before. Family living far away is tough. I know they're not crazy far away, at least not all of them. But if they were closer we wouldn't have to be gone all of the time! It's really nice to be home on the weekends, but I feel like we don't do anything when we are. Which is understandable since we are gone so much. I want to do things, but I also want to relax. But relaxing consists of me staying inside all day, due to my lack of motivation...and then I get bummed because I wasted the weekend. Seems like a never ending cycle. AND I wind up getting a headache from sitting in front of the computer and TV all day. Too much complaining!

Also, I feel stuck. Stuck in one spot right now. I remember having this feeling before. I think it was after I graduated from Purdue. I did what I was supposed to do, go to school, get a good job and make lots of money...or at least some money. Then I was stuck after that, I didn't know what to do next. Finidng the right guy was high on my list and that eventually came. That's perfect. I feel like I'm in a funk though. Get up, go to work, come home, eat, watch TV, go to bed and repeat. Now I'm ready for the next step, but that step isn't coming so easily. We'll just keep trying. I sometimes wonder how I'll handle that next step anyway. I mean, I am definitely ready and have been for a long time. I just hope I'm good at it and not lazy about it. I want to do fun stuff. I want to be a fun mom. Maybe that's why I haven't been given the opportunity yet...I need to get out of my funk 1st. I need to stop moping and do something about it. Definitely need to work on that.

Maybe I need a hobby.

Such a cute husband!!

2009-10-26T15:57:00.001-04:00

My husband is too cute! So he's been camping for 4 days and finally returned on Sunday! I was definitely excited, but had cleaned the place up so he was getting the, "Don't touch that, this was dirty, keep this clean, etc.". Poor Josh...I don't know how he lives with me sometimes :)

Anyway, while I was waiting for him yesterday I took a pretty long nap...3 hrs to be exact! The sun was shining through the window and so I curled up on the couch, in the sun and fell asleep. Needless to say, this made for a difficult night's sleep last night. I was tossing and turning for about an hour and a half. So I decided to go in the other room so Josh could sleep and maybe if I spread out on the other bed, I'd be able to sleep a little. It worked...somewhat. I definitely got some sleep.

Usually when I sleep in the other room, due to some loud whistling ;) Josh wakes me up when he gets up so I can go back to our bedroom. Well, this morning he comes in whimpering and saying that he promises not to whistle and lays down next to me. I asked him if it was time for him to get up. He said he still had an hour to sleep and asked if I wanted to go back to our room. I told him the covers over there were making me too hot, so he asked if he could sleep in our guest room with me cause he missed me! Such a cute husband I tell ya :)

Also, did I mention that for our 1st anniversay I got breakfast in bed? He made me pancakes and bought me a pretty gerbera daisy plant! He was so proud of himself :) Good thing I like to sleep in!

Love you babe!

Alaska...and then some

2009-09-17T22:33:00.000-04:00

So this is our panaramic view. I wish I would have figured this out a little earlier and tried it a few more times! This was in Denali Park. Josh and I absolutely loved Denali. There was such diverse scenery! It was gorgeous!!

This was our 1st view of Alaska from the plane! Little did I know, there were much more astonishing sites to come! Alaska definitely exceeded our expectations. The pictures I have are gorgeous, but do not do Alaska justice!

This was our 1st Alaskan Sunset...this was at 10:30pm mind you!

The next day we hopped a ride on the Alaska Rail Road to go from Anchorage to Seward. I have never been on a real train before and I absolutely loved it! We were only in our seats for about 20 minutes and then they called us to the dining car for breakfast. It was a little crowded so they asked if we minded sharing with another couple. We met a couple who lives in Las Vegas and the husband travels to Alaska for work a few times a year. The wife then does what she can to tag along! They told us some places to visit and how gorgeous it was in the winter as well. We had such a good time talking with them that we stayed at the same booth in the dining car the whole trip. Even the servers in the dining car sat and talked with us! Best train ride EVER!

This is the 1st glacier we saw. It looks like a question mark. I clearly did not pay enough attention in class when they told us what glaciers were. I definitely thought a glacier was an iceburg! As you can see, it's not!

Alright, that's enough Alaska for now. I will tell more about it and add more pictures later!

Josh and I are almost to our 1 year anniversary! Time sure has gone by quickly! I think within the past week I've paid attention to the fact that we have definitely grown alot! I have mellowed out a little more, which is a good thing for Josh :) And he's learned to do some of the things that I've..."politely" requested of him :) All I know is that it's been a wonderful time learning more about one another and falling more in love with each other! I definitely love him more than I did a year ago! I can't imagine what it will be like in 5 - 10 years. It will be even better! I was definitely one lucky lady to have such a good friend introduce me to such a wonderful man! Thanks Court!

Speaking of Courtney...she's getting married next weekend! YAY!!! I am so excited for her and can't wait to celebrate and be a part of this wonderful day! Love you lady!

Way too long!!

2009-09-16T22:04:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I have been HORRIBLE at blogging! I think it stems from the fact that I can't do it at work anymore :) I shouldn't have been doing it there anyway, but I don't want to sit at the computer to write something at night when I've been at the computer ALL day! But I will definitely try to do better!

There's not been a whole lot going in our life except the normal travel here and there to see family and then our WONDERFUL "Honeymoon" to Alaska! I'll try to go into more detail later about Alaska, and include some pictures. But it was absolutely gorgeous and I would definitely recommend it to anyone! WE had so much fun!

Ok, so I will try to do better at this and will post pictures soon!

Another Old One!

2009-02-19T14:06:00.001-05:00

May 9, 2008
Just when I thought the romance was lost...So I’ve been kind of grumpy the past few days because I have not been able to see much of Josh and when I have he’s been sick. I also knew I wasn’t going to get to see him much this weekend because we were splitting up for Mother’s Day. Just this once…. Anyway, I had to work late tonight and I called Josh on my way home to tell him to meet me. Just when I was about to call to see where he was, because it was taking longer than it should have, he rings the doorbell. I go to the door ready to ask what took him so long and he has this cute flowering plant in his hand with a card! My little schmoozer!!! The card said how amazing I was because I took care of him when he was sick and he wanted to get me something to show how much it meant to him that I took care of him. It’s a gorgeous plant with beautiful bright orange blossoms!! I’ll take pictures later! He’s such a schmoozer! That’s why I love him. He said he would always do that type of stuff for me and that he was just getting warmed up!

An Old Blog...

2009-02-19T14:03:00.000-05:00

This is from a blog I used like twice, but I want to not forget what I wrote about Leroy!

“I tried sleeping…
Jan 1, 2007

I tried sleeping but I have ENTIRELY too much on my mind!!
1st: I have the most amazing boyfriend in the world! I know I know, girls say that all the time! BUT with the guys I’ve dated in the past, this one is WONDERFUL! Even without the shitty guys, this guy is amazing! I am so lucky to have found him! I definitely thank my good buddy Courtney for introducing us! I can be myself around him…my crazy, immature, thinking too much, worrying too much, loving too much self!! It’s great! And he is willing to spend as much time with my family as I am willing to spend, and he doesn’t get upset about it! He makes me laugh…ALWAYS!! He can even make me wake up smiling…if you know me, you know that is a tough one! In the 2 1/2 months that I’ve known him, he has not made me cry…that is actually a 1st! And when I do cry, he doesn’t get scared off. He just sits there and holds me and tells me it will be ok. Just an amazing guy!!
2nd: Our very close family friend found out about 8 months ago that he had a tumor in his brain. They removed as much as they could and have done everything possible to get rid of the rest of it and the cancer. It has not worked. This guy was like a 2nd dad to me. He gave me my 1st job, was there throughout the end of high school and the beginning of college. I got to borrow his car for trips. He helped pay for school. He taught me how to change a tire. He dated my mom for 3 years. This man would do anything for me and my family! He is an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING MAN!! This strong man is growing weaker every minute! Mom, Ton and I went to visit him a few days ago in the hospital. We tried to make him laugh. He told me that he has prayed for me for the last 20 years. Now, I’m not sure about 20, but I know he has for at least 10. It is so sad to see such a great man in pain. I spoke to his sister-in-law this evening. She was giving us an update on him. Besides having the cancer, he also has recently had pnuemnoia, and they just found how he has a perforated bowl. Now, apparently they would operate on a healthy person ASAP for that, but they told his family that with him being as weak as he is, he would not make it through the surgery. Untreated, he would have 3-7 days left. They decided to try antibiotics, which doesn’t cure it, but I guess it will prolong things to see if he gets strong enough to have surgery…which is not likely. Diane was saying that with the antibiotics he is not allowed to have anything to eat or drink (orally). She said that when she went in to see him he was BEGGING her for something to drink. All she was allowed to do was wet his lips with a sponge. He was pulling on her hand trying to get as much as he could from it. He has gone through so much pain. In getting to know this wonderful man starting 10 years ago, I know some of his feelings. He has the strongest faith I have seen! Right up there with my family! But I know he’s scared! When I 1st found out he had cancer, I felt his fear. I didn’t even have to see him. I just knew his thoughts. It brought me to tears to feel that…to feel it for him. He has been trying to fight this all along. I think he has finally come to the realization that he is not going to win. But I know…I saw it in his eyes when I was there last week. He is still afraid. He loves Jesus…but he’s still afraid. Who wouldn’t be?!?! I just…I just feel for him. He loved/loves our family so much. He enjoyed the time he was able to spend with us. Even after surgery and radiation and chemo…he was asking if he could go to dinner with us. I just want him to not be in pain anymore. I want him to not be afraid. I want him to not have to beg for water!!!!
3rd: I am trying to figure out how to get my ass to Indy! My wonderful friends are up there! My AMAZING boyfriend is up there! It’s just time to go. I need to talk to my boss, but I’m afraid he’s going to say no. I’m afraid he’s going to tell me that I need to work a little harder before I can move there. Which is reasonable…I just don’t want to have to wait!! I’ve waited long enough! It’s time to go up there!
*Sigh* Just too much on my mind to go to sleep!”

UPDATE: The boyfriend is now my fiance and we are getting married in October. The man with cancer passed away on January 9, 2007, just 8 days after I blogged that. And I found my way to Indy!

UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: Now happily married to the wonderful guy and still living in Indy!

My husband is a schmooze!!!

2009-02-17T17:11:00.000-05:00

So for Valentine's Day, we weren't really planning on doing anything big. We've been trying to conserve money and such. And seeing as howwe got married in October, went to WY in November, then came Christmas, my mom's birthday(12/27), my brother's birthday(1/7), Josh's mom's birthday(1/7), my birthday(1/16), Josh's birthday(2/1) and Josh's sister's birthday(2/11) all between Christmas and Valentine's day, we were done!!!!!!! Well, Josh in the same mindset that he had for Christmas, did not want to have his 1st Valentine's day with his wife and not do something special for it!! So he tried to be sneaky and went to the store in the morning and brought back another Orchid plant! He said he thought it would match the one he got me for my birthday. It is a gorgeous white orchid plant! It is very complimentary of my beautiful purple orchid plant that he gave me for my birthday! And last May he gave me a pretty orange Sunburst plant for taking care of him! It came back to life all on its own! I think he secretly wants me to start a Greenhouse! Minus Swiss Cheese plant vines! He's not a big fan of those! *Side bar...I really love using exclamation points!!! I rarely use periods* Anyway, we really didn't do anything all day long on V-Day. I've become quite the bum lately! I'm hoping this phase will soon pass. Josh went to the grocery store to grab some steaks for dinner. He had given me the option of getting all dressed up, because he knows I LOVE to dress up, and go out to eat or stay home and have a candlelit dinner! I chose the latter!!! He bought some DELICIOUS prime rib and we made dinner! We then both dressed up and our fanciest outfits and had a beautiful candlelit dinner at home! After dinner he played our wedding song and we danced to it in the living room! It was the BEST Valentine's day EVER!! Josh is so cute and such a SCHMOOZE!!!

One full night...

2009-01-30T15:41:00.000-05:00

I went one full night of not yelling at Josh! I came close and he could see it, but I didn't do it! I was very proud of myself! I was also very proud of the fact that he took his wet, snowy shoes off at the door! I guess he does listen to me, I just have to not get so frustrated if it doesn't go my way always!

Side note: I believe I have differenty personalities throughout the day. This morning Josh was off and I had to go to work early so we woke up around the same time. When I was getting ready and he had just gotten out of the shower, we were talking and I was laughing. All the sudden he said, "There you are! I haven't seen you for like 3 weeks." And then he said I should wake up early with him more often! As much fun as it was...I do not see myself waking up at 5:30 am when I don't have to be to work until 9:00 am. But I definitely have a completely different attitude. I used to be the same way with my 1st job and I was at home with Mom. There were a few times that she'd meet me for lunch and she noticed that I was more willing to talk and be in a good mood than when I came home after work. Now I have to figure out how to channel that morning/afternoon person in the evening, when I get home!

Anyway, we're going out tonight with some friends for Devour Downtown. Hi-end restaurants have a special menu for $30/person. You get an appetizer, entree and desert. It's a good time!

Josh's birthday is SuperBowl Sunday! He is so excited! Yay birthdays and Yay SuperBowl!

The 1st year is the hardest...

2009-01-29T14:28:00.000-05:00

That's what I've heard anyway! But then I heard that if you can make it through the 1st 5, you can make it through anything! I am starting to understand this concept a lot more. Now, I'm not saying that this is horrible or the toughest thing I've ever been through because by no means is it! But I have GOT to learn to lighten up! I do not like being annoyed with my husband because he takes off his clothes the wrong way, or because he forgets to rinse the dishes, or he walks through the condo with snow on his shoes and I am sock footed, etc. We had a slight discussion last night about why in the world I feel like the way I do things is right and the way he does them is WRONG!!! I sometimes wonder how he made it to a few days shy of 27 without me!! I shouldn't wonder that! He obviously did and did just fine at it! I do not ever remember having to have my way ALL the time with stuff. Maybe his way IS better...but how would I know, because I never let him have the chance to show me his way. I just do not want to be frustrated with him over the stupidest little things. I even try to gear myself up for his different approaches to things. Like right now, I'll sit here and think, "When I get home tonight Josh is going to do something differently than I would like it, but that does not mean it's wrong." The problem is I need to tell myself, "When I get home tonight Josh is going to do EVERYTHING differently than I would, but that does not mean it's wrong." I love this man like crazy! He is completely wonderful and he loves me and would do anything for me! I need to be more laid back like he is! How do I do that? How do I really get through my head that if he does something differently, then I should not get annoyed? Am I the only newly married person that feels this way? I'm sure he's tired of getting yelled at. Does this part go away? I'm hoping it's just because we're trying to learn to live together and bring 2 different styles together...but do they ever come together????????

I found my new calling!

2008-12-15T18:47:00.000-05:00

Since Josh and I took that Financial class last winter, and since we've learned how to budget and pay off debt...still working on the paying off part...I have been passionate about helping others learn to budget so that they don't have to stress about money! Now, my only subjects have been non-willing participants. By that I mean, I discuss with them how to budget and have even worked out a budget for someone one time. But that's about as far as it goes. No matter how excited I get and no matter how much I can see that a budget would help...non-willing. This evening however, there was a student who was withdrawaling from class. He is from the Phillipines. Now, some of you may or may not know my feelings with the Phillipines, but those feelings have somewhat passed. Anyway, he has 2 children back in the Phillipines. He works and normally 2 jobs so he can send money back to his family. He had to quit his second job because he was developing health issues from a lack of sleep. He started school so that he could better himself and hopefully get a better job. Apparently he was unable to send money back this past month and the mother of his children said he had to think about if he could really go to school and take care of his children. He is desperate to get a better job. He has his BS in Electrical Engineering. He has been over here for 6 years and is legal. He is just trying to figure out how to survive and support his family.

Onto my new calling...
Yes, it does have to do with the above story. I was discussing what his different payments were for different things as well as what his income was. (This is way above the call of duty for work...but my passion...remember!??!) I want to help LEGALS...not sure if that is PC...set up their resume, get a good job, budget their money and not get screwed when making purchases. Almost all of us are decendents of Immigrants. Why not help those who are willing to do it the correct and legal way to make a better life for themselves and their families?? Heck, I would help motivated, non-lazy citizens do the same thing! Now how do I make a living doing this??? Anyone?

A little bit of EVERYTHING!

2008-12-08T20:02:00.000-05:00

So this is going to be a random blog of griping and complaining and laughing and letting you know what's going on!

1. 1st thing that comes to mind that has been bothering me for a few weeks are the toilets at work!! Yes, the toilets! 1st off, they don't make the stalls big enough for anyone! Not big enough for you to walk in and close the door! The toilets flush automatically. That is pretty exciting, EXCEPT...once I stand up the toilet flushes on its own. Not a big deal, except it is a SUPER flusher! And since the stall is not big enough, there is no room for me to get away from the SUPER flushing splash!!! So I stand, it flushes and I can either bend down to pull my pants up and get toilet water splashed in the face or I can stand there with my pants down and the toilet water splashes on my legs! Needless to say, I am not happy about either option but I tend to choose the latter! Argh!! And then, if I wanted enough room I could go in the handicap stall. I've done that a time or 2. Plenty of room to run from the SUPER flusher! The problem with this one is...it has a sensitive automatic flusher!!! So if I'm sitting there and move in the slightest to get some toilet paper, the damn thing flushes!!!! Once again making it impossible to run away!!!

2. I'm tired of lazy people! Granted, I am not always the most motivated but if I had no means to eat or live I think I'd be able to figure out how to make some money. Or if I spent $40-80k on a degree, I would like to use it and not continue to work at some random place! If I had a service that would send out my resume and get me interviews I would utilize it to the utmost!! Enough about that because I could go on for hours!

3. Everyone around me is PREGNANT!!! I'm so excited for all of them!! My mom tells me not to drink the water...but what if I want to??? "In due time" as Josh says!

4. St. Nick came to our condo! Not to Mom's, but to our place alone! New traditions with my new husband are lots of fun!!

5. I put up the Nativity set from Aunt Shirley and Uncle Andy! I absolutely love the manger that Uncle Andy hand made me! Too bad the only spot for it is in front of the fireplace! Josh has been wanting to use the fireplace, but it can wait!

6. We went to Wyoming for Thanksgiving and had such a great time with Lis and Kurt and our nephews! It was such a great time! I'm sad they're so far away, but am thankful for the time that we get to spend with them when we visit or they visit! Maybe they'll move out this way ;)

7. Courtney is getting married in less than a year! Luckily she was able to see all the things NOT to do from watching me and my wedding! And luckily I got to see how much she helped so I could see how much I was supposed to do! I think we are going to have our hands full :) It's going to be so much fun!!

8. Ton is making us a blanket chest...that is his wedding gift to us! And maybe Christmas gift! The amazing thing is that the wood he is using is the beam from our old church hall! This is wood that is over 100 years old...maybe 150, I can't remember! But it will be awesome!! Why wouldn't it be...it's from Ton!

That is all for now!

Leaving on a Jet Plane...

2008-11-21T15:49:00.000-05:00

We leave for Wyoming on Sunday morning! I'm so excited to go see the boys! I'm not so excited about how cold it's going to be!! It will definitely be nice to get away from work for a while! I feel like I haven't seen much of Josh at all! He's been working like CRAZY and my hours have been crazy as well! Hopefully it will calm down after we get back! We'll see!

I can't wait to come back and get our 1st Christmas tree! Mom brought up the stand last weekend! Woohoo for Christmas decorating!! I need to get my nativity set from Mom's! I have no idea where we're going to put any of this!

I really don't feel like fighting the crowds this Christmas! If I knew what I wanted to get people, I would so shop online! I guess I'll have to come up with a list!

Blah...I do not want to pack! I have always hated packing! I wish you could just point and it would fold and jump in the suitcase! But yay for flying! I always get a little nervous, but as I told Josh...planes are magical!! Kinda like a time machine! You get in the thing in your city and then just a short time later...*POOF*...your a couple thousand miles from home, in a land that is unlike yours! Not that Wyoming is crazy far away, but the scenery is different than Indiana. Same with Alabama, or Vegas, or LA...it's really neat that you can see many different terrains in the different countries. Well, I've only seen the different terrain in our country...but I plan to, some day, venture out!

Update...

2008-11-05T15:22:00.000-05:00

So it's been a little while since I've updated this! So here we go...

Our Wedding day was PERFECT!! It was a gorgeous day with no rain! The only issue was that it was 80 something degrees in October! I was sweating to DEATH!! But it was a wonderful time anyway! Our photographer just updated us and said we should be getting our proofs this week! Yay!! I was lucky enough to have lots of friends and family take LOTS of pictures!! Thank you so much!! They are gorgeous!!

Josh and I went on a mini honeymoon to...Kentucky and North Carolina. I say Kentucky because NC is about a 7 hour drive, but we stopped on the way down and on the way back in KY so we didn't have to do the whole drive! It was a nice relaxing trip! We needed that! Poor Josh was sick the whole time, so I don't think he was able to enjoy it as much as he would have if he were healthy! We will have to go back some other time! It was gorgeous down there!

Married life is GREAT! It's lots of fun and sometimes hectic trying to learn to live with someone and intertwine your lives! I've had plenty of roommates, but when we lived together we usually did our own thing! Yes, we did things together and sometimes quite often, but trying to plan dinner and doing darn near everything together is completely different! But it's lots of fun!! We're really loving puting our own touches on the condo! It is definitely feeling like home and like it's ours!

Work for the both of us has been crazy!! This has been Josh's busy time and so he is swamped at work. And for me having a new boss trying to bring in new processes...that's definitely hectic! But it's going good!

Our 1st halloween as a married couple was kind of sad! I was disappointed that we didn't really have anywhere to go. All of our friends were doing something on their own and we couldn't make it to any family member's in time for trick or treating. I finally decided we were going to hand out candy! So I asked Josh to go get some candy while I put on a costume! He got back and I was ready and waiting for the trick or treaters...wouldn't you know it....not a single kid!!!! I was soooooo sad!! We'll have to make better plans for next year!

That's all that's going on here! I'll try to keep this updated a little more than once a month!

Let's hope it stays this way...

2008-10-03T09:30:00.000-04:00

The forecast for next week is as follows:

Monday 10/6: Partly Cloudy

Tuesday 10/7: Partly Cloudy

Wednesday 10/8: Isolated Thunderstorms

Thursday 10/9: Few Showers
Friday 10/10: Showers

Saturday 10/11: Partly Cloudy

Sunday 10/12: Showers

On a more exciting note...we got our Papal Blessing in the mail today!! I didn't think it would come until after the wedding, but it came early! For those that don't know, a Papal Blessing is a Blessing from the Pope! He blessed our marriage! Yay!!

8 days left!

Bachelorette Party!

2008-09-22T18:21:00.000-04:00

I've been wanting to post some pictures from the Bachelorette Party, but I was waiting for some of my friends to post pictures so I'd have more than 10 to post! But those girls must be as busy as I am because they haven't posted any. So this is what we got so far!

I had such a good time! We went to the Cheesecake Factory, Got our Nails done, went shopping for dresses, got ready at my place and then went to the Wine Bar and then to the Alley Cat! 2 completely different ends of the spectrum! They were both a lot of fun! Not sure that all of the Alley Cat Patrons were all that excited to have a Bachelorette Party there...but the bartender and Louie sure didn't mind!! I don't have any pictures of those 2...maybe later!

Not real sure what I was explaining here!

All of the girls who were at the Cheesecake Factory...minus Karen who was taking the picture!

I was sooooo ready for the Cheesecake portion of the afternoon!

At the salon getting our nails done!

Robyn getting her pedicure! Notice the little paper cup...they let us bring in some wine and drink it! Too bad we didn't know that before hand! We would've gotten champagne glasses...or not!

This is Karen getting her pedicure!! She's so excited!

Me and Mandy relaxing! That was the fastest pedicure EVER!! But Man was not too happy that they didn't do it the right way!

So...a couple of the girls wanted to go to the liquor store right next door. They decided I needed 2 little shooters! From the next few pictures you will see why one of the shooters is in Josh's car...UNOPENED!

Thinking about drinking the rest of it! BLECK! Vodka!

And the result of drinking the rest! BLECK! Vodka!Out at the Wine Bar! This place ROCKED!

Me and my Maid of Honor, Courtney!

Robyn and Sarah having a good time at the Wine Bar!

Rachel and Courtney!

2 "Brides to Be" Me and Karen at the Wine Bar!

Karen loves me!! The 1st night Josh and I actually hung out we stayed at Kyle's and the air matress contained Josh, me and Karen! We all 3 slept together that night!! It was a GOOOOOOOD night ;)

Ah...the Alley Cat! My 1st time there! Great times were had by all!

Back together again...causin trouble and running around! I did a little more stumbling than running though! Wouldn't have made it to the car without ya Rach!!

I was hoping I wasn't going to need to go tanning before the wedding, but after seeing these pictures I realize that I probably can't get away with it! Drat!

Couple's Shower

2008-09-08T18:24:00.000-04:00

Ok, so we started a little thing in our family called a Couple's Shower. This is kinda more like a shower for the groom. It's a fun shower where guys are invited along with their ladies and there is some beer drinking and card playing and present opening going on! We had such a good time! Aunt Kay made her WONDERFUL chili! And then we had some ice cream cake and chocolate cake. We then opened some presents!

Here's Mandy, Michael and Sherry before we started to open presents.

This was from Aunt Mary Ellen! She thinks she's so funny. Apparently Josh thinks so too!

Apparently I needed some old tennis shoes of mine that were sitting on Mom's deck for FOREVER! Now we get them back! SWEET!
Now, for those of you who know Josh, you know that he likes to wear BROWN and BLACK and sometimes a dull color. So as a gift to me, my mom bought some colorful shirts for Josh to wear. He'll probably ONLY wear them on our honeymoon, but that's alright by me :)

Look at that pretty orange and green!!

Granny gave us a "Last Supper" plaque and a Crucifix.

Here's the Crucifix.

Derek and Sherry gave us some good Kitchen tools and a basket to keep them in!Mom gave Josh some tequilla with a note that said, "Remember, tequilla makes Jen's clothes fall off!" That'll be good for the honeymoon too!

Mom also gave me a crockpot so that I could make some food for Josh! Poor Josh, he starves to death right now because I don't cook!

1 month?

2008-09-08T16:29:00.000-04:00

I seem to be only updating this about once a month. I'm going to try to get a little better at this! I have some fun pictures of the Couple's Shower and some of the Bachelorette Party! I want to put them up, but I dont' see that happening today. I'll be sure to put them up, hopefully sometime this week.

Anyway, I hope everyone had a good Labor Day weekend! Our's was nice, but we drove forever!! We went to see Josh's dad and that's a 4 1/2 hour drive one way! It was good to see him though and we always get to relax while we're up there!!

I'll write a little more later. I have a new boss at work so I'd better do some work!

Bridal Shower

2008-08-11T13:44:00.000-04:00

Ok, so my Bridal Shower was this past Saturday. Josh's mom flew his sister in from Wyoming to be here for it! That was so great! I really enjoyed her being out here!

So my mom had made note of the things she liked and disliked when going to some of the bridal showers in the past. She took those mental notes and put them to use for my party! She and my Aunts and Bridesmaids did such a great job with the whole thing! The decorations were gorgeous and everything went so smoothly!

This is the cake my mom had made for me! Tinker Bell in the middle. Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Cinderella and Belle!

We ate before everyone got there so that we could greet them at the door! When everyone arrived, they got to eat and I went to open presents as they ate. My mom isn't a big fan of silly games at these things, so we only had 2! We had HER favorite game...if there is writing on the bottom of the plate, you win a prize! And then we had one more...Josh's mom had a list of questions about Josh. I had to answer the questions. If I got it wrong, I had to stick a piece of bubble gum in my mouth! I think I missed 4 or 5 questions! My jaw was sore by the end of the shower! This is the big wad I had in my mouth!

This is what it looked like as I was chewing! Ok...so maybe I exaggerated a bit! And the apron is one that Josh made for his mom in HomeEc and now she gave it to me!

I got so many wonderful gifts! I can't wait to get them all in our condo and use them! I had such a fun time!

I also had my 1st dress fitting before my shower! I am getting so excited for the wedding! Not that I wasn't before, but it's getting close!! 61 days!

Playing Catch Up!

2008-07-28T16:54:00.000-04:00

So we're almost through July and let me tell you...it has been CRAZY!! Wedding stuff has been keeping us busy! Not just my wedding stuff, but we still have 2 more weddings to attend before our's gets here! And with that comes Bridal Showers and Bachelorette Parties...mine and the other 2!! On top of that, I have to work as many weekends as possible because there are going to be A LOT in the next few months that I can't work! ARGH!! And it doesn't help that our Director/Boss switched companies, leaving just myself and Tara to man the office.

Anyway, so we have 75 days left! EEK!! I think I'm getting to the point that Josh has been at for like 3 months now! Is it time for this wedding yet??? I'm ready to get this things going!! There still seems like there's so much to do! Mom should be getting the invitations ordered in the next day or so, so I can start addressing those. Still have to come up with a center piece idea...NOT EXPENSIVE!! I had this cute one that we were renting, but it turned out to be a little more than we need to spend. Actually, everything seems to be a little more than we need to spend! And I still need to get the programs put together, but we can't do that until Father gives us the book so we can pick out songs and readings. And I thought he would give that to us when were finished meeting with him, but that may not be for a while! ARGH! AND the dress place said the bridesmaid dresses wouldn't be in until Mid-September. Do they know that my wedding it October 11th?!?!?!?!? If they aren't in by the beginning of September, there's going to be some issues!!

Other than that, everything's great! My bridal shower is in 2 weekends and I can't wait to see everyone! Things just keep coming!

Josh is doing well at work. He should be getting a position title name change sometime in the near future, which will make him a Process Engineer! YAY!! Otherwise he's just busy trying to keep me calm and not stressed! He does a great job at that! We got to stay in Indy this past weekend and that was nice! But the next 2 weekends we're out of town and busy for like the next 8 weekends...whether it be here in Indy or somewhere else throughout the state! EEK! AND...Josh's sister IS DEFINITELY coming for my bridal shower! We're both so excited!! YAY!!

Ok, that's all for now!

Our weekend

2008-07-07T16:30:00.001-04:00

I hope everyone had a good 4th! We had a fun time visiting family and playing games! Every year for the 4th my family goes to my Aunt and Uncle's farm to mingle and play games. It's a long held tradition! It started out the July before my mom was born back in 1957 on my grandparent's farm. It's pretty much like a family reunion. My Grandma and Grandpa's siblings and their offspring come and get together for the annual softball game. We play softball in a Cornfield. Everyone plays! If you can walk, you're playing! Little kids are freebies though! After we play that we come back on the hay wagon and the grilling begins! After we eat we play sack races, wheel barrow races and tug of war! This year my cousin Nick started a new game. We started a Euchre tournament! Too bad I got out in the 1st round! Josh and his partner made it to the last round, but were beaten by my cousin Jessica and Aaron! Nick gave out trophies and they won the prize money! After all of that, we do sparklers for the little kids and when it gets dark the older boys start to light off fireworks! Every year it is a great time! This year was no exception!

Saturday Josh and I helped Mom scrape the house. We did that ALL day long! And then prepared for meeting with our priest the next day. Sunday we scraped...or Josh and Mom scraped for a little while. I needed a NAP from the long weekend!

All in all it was a great weekend! Quite a bit of wedding stuff was accomplished! This month is going to be crazy with wedding stuff! Poor Josh! The good news...I think Josh's sister will be able to come out for my bridal shower! I'm so excited and I know Josh can't wait to see her and Triston (his nephew)! AND I just scheduled my 1st dress fitting! EEK! I new it would start going fast after we got into the double digits, but there's LOTS to do!

Hope everyone has a great week!

A little bit of everything...

2008-07-03T17:28:00.000-04:00

It's almost time to get out of here! I'm excited for that, but I don't want to go mess with the traffic! I have such road rage! Good thing I'm a calm person and I only do the yelling in my car so that no one hears me! I may have to have Josh drive down to Mom's tonight. I'll be flustered enough just trying to get home from work!

That's something I need to work on...by the time I get home, I'm so frustrated from the traffic that I forgot that I was excited to get home and have Josh come over! And by the time he gets over to the condo he's ready to be in my face kissing me and giving me attention...which I LOVE! I just need to calm down from the drive because being aggravated from that and then having Josh immediately in my face is a bad combination! By the time I calm down from the drive and am ready for the attention, he's ready to relax and not pay as much attention to me! Stinkin!

Anyway, so we're heading down to Mom's tonight to help with some cooking for the 4th. We will definitely be doing some scraping while we're down there. Mom has 2 sides of the house to scrape and paint BEFORE the wedding! ARGH! For some reason we're doing the easy, not so visible side 1st...my brother's good idea. Anyway, Josh will be a pro at scraping and painting by the time the wedding comes!

I can't wait to play softball and eat all the good food tomorrow! It's supposed to rain, but I hope not during our softball game! It rained last year but not until it was dark and time for fireworks...but the fireworks must go on and they did! So I'm sure they will again this year!

100 days until the wedding! Tomorrow we will be down in the double digits...WOOHOO!!!

Have a great weekend!

Starting a little EARLY...

2008-07-02T17:22:00.000-04:00

So I've been wanting to start a blog on here for a while, but was going to wait until I had the family thing going...and by that I mean married! Since that's still 101 days away, I've decided to start it now!

Right now were in the middle of wedding planning...or maybe we're a little more towards the end! All the big stuff is taken care of and now it's just the little details mostly. I'm trying to get the guest list finalized and need to finish getting the rest of the addresses from Mom and Josh. July is going to be a busy month of trying to start on the finishing touches. I know Josh is ready for all this to be done and over with! He just wants to get to the married part! He wants it to be the day after the wedding so he can relax and be done hearing about all the wedding stuff! Poor boy, he still has a little ways to go!

Work is going well for both Josh and me! We're both pretty busy and enjoy what we're doing! I am excited about the 4th of July and glad tomorrow is the last day of the work week this week! I can't wait to go eat all the good food and play all of the fun games!

Have a great 4th and be safe!