4th and 24th

Jordan and I are so lucky to have both of our families close by.  On the 3rd we were at Lagoon with Jordan parents.  It was so much fun and not busy at all.  On the 24th his little sister Jessica and nephew came to town.  Jordan and Dax got in a great water fight.  The funny thing is that Jordan wasn't that wet compared to Dax.  Jordan had a little toy water gun and as you can see Dax got the hose.  They had so much fun and it was a blast watching them. 

Later that night we had our own firework show.  Here is Jordan and I enjoying the party.  I can't believe that summer time is almost over but we enjoyed as much as we could. 

Under the Knife

July was a very different month for Jordan and I.  For the past 6 years I have had problems with pain and numbness in my left arm.  I went back to my doctor and he thought the best thing to do would be going in and release the pressure from what he thought was a pinch nerve.  On July 14th Jordan and I got to LDS Hospital at 5:30 in the morning to prep me for surgery.  I was a very big cry baby since I have never been under anesthesia.  Thank goodness I had both Jordan and my mom by my side.  They rolled me back to the operating room around 7:30 and I was back out around 9 (I think).  Waking up was great there was a guy in recovering with me and his name was Austin.  Well me not know what was going on I was making fun of him being from Texas he was a great guy and played along with me.  Then a few minutes later I started crying for Jordan and my mom I needed them and he said he would go find them so I lost it even more thinking that they left me there.  A few minutes later they let me go to the other recovery room where Jordan and my mom could sit there with me.  I was able to keep ice down so they released us about 10 o'clock to go home.  I never felt sick to my stomach I was just really bored.  Jordan was talking to me on the way home and he told me that the doctor didn't even touch my nerve.  When they opened my arm up I had a muscle growing by my elbow and that was getting bigger so it was pitching my nerves.    They clipped the muscle and then stitched me back up.  They told him my arm would be totally numb for a couple of days then it would be tender.  I was in a sling for two weeks and now in a padded blue brace for 6 weeks.  Jordan got to know me really well during the "drug up time".  He learned that I can't handle heavy pain pills.  For a few nights we had some flying spiders and our new pet fish Charlie.  I hope I will never need to be on those again.  As of now my arm feels great I still have to be careful of what I do and lifting.  Below are a couple of pictures of what my arm looked like 1 week after surgery.  Good thing it was July I had my blue on every day thanks to the bruises

Our House

So as most of you know Jordan and I bought a house a few months back.  We bought the house that my Grandma and Grandpa Blackhurst lived in and also raised my father in.  We have made a few changes here and there but it's no where near being done.  But enjoy the things we have gotten finished....

 Here is a couple of pictures of our kitchen before we got paint happy!!

Here is a after picture of our great work.  The cabinets 

are now a black and the walls are a gray.  I love my 

new kitchen it fits our style more.  

Plus don't forget my sign "I kiss better then I cook"

Last but no least is our amazing living room!!! I love the bright color that we decided to paint our fireplace wall with.  

Before:

After!! I love the bright blue.  Our hallway and also the other walls in the living room will be a light gray color. 

Grandma Funeral

About 2 months ago Jordan and I made a fast trip up to Carey Idaho.  It was so hard to say good bye to my Grandma Bame.  She was such an amazing person that I will truly miss spending time with her.  At work it has been different walking pass her room without stopping in to say hi or give a hug.  I will treasure so many memories with her.  It was a great weekend because we were together as a family celebrating her life and also Mothers Day.  I wanted to share a couple of pictures from our trip.

This was my grandparents house up in Carey.  When they lived there it was a light green color so you couldn't miss it.  It was hard seeing it changed in so many ways.  I just remember all the HOT summers that we would spend up there I will never forget those days.  Above are also pictures of both my Grandpa and Uncle head stones.  I am so glad that they all could be laid to rest so close together.  I wished it wasn't a 5 hour drive to see them though.

Grandma Bame

One more Angel got sent up to Heaven on the morning of April 29th.  Grandma Bame will be missed here on earth but we know she is with so many loved ones that have passed on.  I have so many great memories of her from when I was a child until the day that she died.  I am forever grateful for the past 5 years that I got to spend side by side with her.  

Grandma Bame was so sweet and caring.  She wouldn't say anything to make someone sad or feel down.  She was always so positive on life and looked for the best in everything.  I hope I can become like her and always lean on her example.  The past couple of weeks I will treasure forever the time I got to spend with her.  She told me one afternoon that when she got to Heaven she will go find my children.  I know that they are being spoiled with having all my grandparents with them.  I will always miss our time together in my car going down to treatments.  I will miss her everyday but I know she is looking down on my family and keeping us safe.  

Grandma We Love You So Much!! 

Hello Everybody

Jordan and I had an awesome Spring Break!!  We got to go on a cruise with my parents to Mexico.  This was Jordan first cruise and he says that there are many more to come.  Who wouldn't love a week of no cooking, cleaning, school, and work.  Just pure relaxation and enjoying being together.  We left Utah on Saturday March 13th in the snow storm which put our flight almost a hour late.  Since it was taking so long to leave SLC we got to watch Blind Side on the plane.  After a very long hour and half of digging my nails in both Jordan and my mom arms we finally landed in LAX.  Sunday morning came and we got to go to our new home for the week.  First things first when we got on we headed straight to the Ledo Deck for FOOD!!  Here is a picture of us on my parents balcony in Long Beach.  

The first two days on the ship were sea days.  We enjoyed being lazy and playing some card games.  Jordan and I creamed my parents in Canasta so they had to buy us stuff in ports.  The second night we had a formal night.  It was fun getting all dressed up and taking tons of pictures.  

Jordan was such a stud in his suit.  We loved it how everyone asked if we were brother and sister. (as we stood there holding hands)  That night at dinner the servers danced for us but we forgot our camera.  But from then on we took it with us.  

Our first stop was in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  We got there around 7 in the morning and left around 10 at night.  When we first got there they had 2 other ships in port.  It's amazing how they can control the ships to swing them around and get in a very tight place without hitting anything. 

 This picture we took while backing into port.  It's kinda looking the same way as down town were we spent most of our time.  We grabbed a taxi and put our life's in danger by their way of driving.  We walked around down town to the different shops and then headed back to the ship.  It was pretty funny because we were there on St. Patrick's day and you could tell who the Americans were since we were all wearing green. 

 This was taken right when we got off the ship.  Poor Jordan forgot sunglasses but since we won in cards my parents bought him a pair.  Good thing we know our games.  

This picture was while we were down town.  It was such beautiful weather but after walking around it got really hot really fast.  While walking down by the beach they had so many sand figurine's being made.  It was so interesting looking at them and also seeing some of them being made.  P.S. notice Jordan nice shades also our sweet St. Patrick day shirts.

The next day we were in Mazatlan, Mexico.  We were the only cruise ship at this port so it wasn't that busy.  We took a open taxi to the Golden Zone shopping area.  We mostly spent our time on the beach walking around.  

Once again the weather was so amazing.  I love playing in the ocean but the water was a little cold.  Jordan wore his Nike's and they got a nice wash when the water came up higher and he couldn't run away.  He got a new pair of flip flops but that meant I could get a kissing picture in the water. 

Oh how cute!!

This was one of the hotels right on the beach.  I wanted a picture at each port saying where we were.

Our last stop was at the beautiful Cabo San Lucas.  This has always been a favorite to bad your only there for a couple of hours.  The water is to shallow for the ships to dock close so you get to take the little shuttles to the land.

Here was our ship the Splender.  Our rooms were in the very back of the ship which was awesome so you could see were you have been.

Here are our new friends that we made in Cabo.  The ship left there about 4 in the afternoon then we had our second formal night.  Here is another picture of us all dressed up.  

After leaving Cabo we had a "Fun Day" at sea.  Then it was back to Long Beach which was really sad.  The next few pictures are some of our new family members.  Kinda sad because they wouldn't let us take them..

We want to thank my parents for a great week and we can't wait for our next trip. 

LoVe

February is such a good month for Jordan and I since we get to celebrate our love for each other twice in one month.  For Valentines Day we went out to dinner on Saturday night then went to his parents house to hang out with Heather and Dax.  It was so great to see them. Then the next weekend we got to celebrate our one year anniversary.  I can't believe that it's been a year since I married the love of my life.  This year has gone by so fast and we are stronger then ever.  For dinner we went to the Gateway Mall to California Pizza Kitchen.  We ate there on the day of our wedding so it was great to go back and look back on the fun memories.  I love Jordan so much he is an amazing man.  Thanks Honey for everything and all the hard work you do.