OK, so...

So, let me update you on things going on!

Cass:

1. only has 8 weeks left of school. The job hunt is on. I'll let you know when there is news on that.
2. We had a bet. That he could gain a certain amount of weight and I would lose a certain amount. However, he continues to eat like a horse and lose weight. Neither of us has won because I eat like a horse too.
3. wishes we had comcast so he could watch all the Blazer games.
4. BUT he did get to go to a Blazer game last weekend with his bff Gabe and they had a great time. He deserved a night out.
5. He has been putting up with my craziness on a daily basis for almost five years and I'm not sure how he does it.

Nathan:

1. Has cut more teeth/molars in the last month and a half than he has his whole 17 months of life.
2. Is learning so many words. He tries to repeat everything. He is also great at sign language. He know so many. SO CUTE!
3. He loves to read...the same books...over and over!
4. Goes to sleep all by himself for naps and bedtime. But has decided that sleeping through the night is NOT something he wants to do anymore but waking up at 6am is.
5. Is over 33 inches tall and weighs almost 27 lbs. That puts him over 95% for height and 50% for weight. (Takes after his dad)

Me:

1. Got to reunite with my Citizens Bank buddies last weekend at their winter party. I had a blast. I have pictures I'll post when I'm at my own computer.
2. I'm trying to reduce my intake of caffeine. So no more diet Pepsi in the afternoon/evening. I just can't quite give up my morning coffee yet:(
3. As I sit here and do this, I realize how uneventful our lives are. I'm struggling to find 5 simple things I've been up to.
4. I want to take a trip to NY with Cass this Summer or Fall before we have another baby.
5. I've really been enjoying the Bachelor. If you watch then you know what I'm talking about when I say that I think it will be Melissa and Molly in the final two. I like Melissa the best.

I'll blog more later...

A year ago....

At this time last year, we were living with my mom and Bob. Nathan was only five months old, weird! We had a little tradition. We would watch American Idol, eat yogurt pie and drink Diet caramel pepsi's! YUM!!!! (Did you ever have one? They don't make them anymore:()
Tonight is the the season premeire of AI and to celebrate, I made yogurt pie and I have regular Diet Pepsi!!

CHEERS!

A walk in the park!

We have had a beautiful few days here in Coos. So we took advantage of it and took Nathan for a walk at the park. There is a big pond in the center of the park and a path that goes all the way around it. It takes us about 45 minutes to walk with Nathan, but he loves it!

How handsome is this face???

Looking at the ducks!

I am not in a single picture...I was behind the camera:(

We had a ton of fun. I took Nathan again today for a little while. It was seriously like a summer day at the coast.

FYI

Just to clarify...if we stayed here in Coos for another year or so, I would be okay with that. At least we would not be in "Student Status" anymore!!! I don't hate it here...just miss the Valley. Ok. I feel better.

Ten and a half weeks!

So my last post was short and sweet. I thought I should explain a little. However, I don't want to blog about all the bad stuff so first I'll list the great things that came from our experience here in Coos Bay:

-Lifelong, irreplaceable friendships
-Great work experience for both Cass and I
-We experienced life away from home
-We got to watch Nathan go from baby to all boy this year
-We live five minutes from the ocean and beach
-I worked in a coffee shop & gym...the two places I ALWAYS wanted to work. Now I know!
-I will never take time with family and friends for granted...too bad it took being away from them to really learn that!

However, I'm so ready for the next ten weeks to come and GO! I'm ready for the next chapter. Although we have had some great experiences this last year, it also seems like things NEVER came easy. Had it not been for my personal connections here, it would have been even harder. It has been a financially and emotionally tough year for me. I can't speak for Cass (except the financial part). We have missed our family and friends back home. We missed 80 and 90 degree temperatures during the summer. I missed Thursday night Survivor night with my mom. I missed Birthday parties. There have been times that juggling work, motherhood, and being a wife seemed impossible. I'm battling my weight gain/loss...a never ending battle. Living in an apartment with a toddler who wants to run and play is tough. I want to live in a place that my front door is NOT on the second floor. I don't want to hear the guy downstairs choke and cough and gag because he has ruined his lungs by smoking. I don't want my bedroom wall to be joined with a strangers bedroom wall. I want a place that stands individually, with a front door and a drive way, not a parking lot.

I'm sure if and when we leave Coos, I'll miss it. And I don't want to sound ungrateful. Because I'm not. I have never appreciated the things in my life more than I have this last year.
I'm rambling. I have things I should be doing. Just thought I'de explain my last post a little better. I don't think I did a very good job. oh well.

I'm ready...

...to move.

UGGGHHHH!

So Nathan had another Night Terror episode last night. Poor thing. He missed his second nap yesterday so I know it was because he was overly tired. He finally settled down with me in my bed at about 10:15. Cass put him back in his crib at 11:30 but that was not the last of him!! Cass left for work at midnight (gotta love the graveyard shift). At 3am Nathan woke up. Fine, I'll just go lay with him, he usually goes RIGHT back to sleep. NOPE! The one night that Cass is gone and I have to work 9 hours the next day, Nathan will NOT go to sleep. At 4am I put him back in his crib to let him cry and realize how serious I am about going to sleep:) A few minutes later I thought he was ready so I went in and laid with him again. 4:45am I grab a bottle and lay him in his crib..."Maybe this will do the trick." I go to my room and he lays in his crib with his bottle. 5am he's screaming "Mamma" so I go in and have a talk with him. I'm beyond frustrated at this point so figure I would try to reason with him. "Nathan, this is not okay to be awake in the middle of the night. Mamma is tired and has to work in two hours. GO TO SLEEP." He literally screamed at me. "Are you mad at mamma?" I ask him. He cuddles up and goes to sleep. AWESOME! It's now past 5am and I have to get up in an hour and a half.
Now I am at work. I'm tired. Cass worked all night and now he is home with Nathan. So he's tired. Let me just get through this day!!!!!!

Happy New Year!

Hope you all had a great night last night! Ours was pretty uneventful. We put Nathan to bed at 7:30pm and then watched the movie Step Brothers. SO FUNNY but if you don't like vulgar language and content, don't watch it. We are just sick and twisted I guess because I found it to be random and quite funny.
Anyway, back to business. I decided to list some things I'm excited about for 2009!

• Cass graduates in three months!
• Cass works full time!
• The Bachelor with Jason from the Bachelorette!!!!
• Howie Do It (Howie Mandel's new show. Looks great).
• Nathan turns 2!
• More weight loss!
• Moving again!
• A possible trip to Disneyland in May!
• Planning to expand our family...if everything else falls into place first.
• Celebrating our 3rd year of marriage!
• American Idol!
• Buying a new car!
• Spending more time with friends and family!
• I'm sure there is a lot more so I'll just make another list as they come to me.

Hope your 2009 will be as eventful as ours!