Nae’s Heart

So it is the first day of July and I have spent the day at the fireworks stand.  We got the product around 11:00 and were open for business just after 12:00.  Our first sale wasn’t until 2:45 and I don’t think we have sold anything since then.  I will probably be here everyday until the 4th.  I have been sitting outside for the last 2 hours making sure nobody walks off with our generator.  It is nice to sit in the shade and enjoy the breeze.  Although I do think my forehead got burned earlier today.

We have church tonight and then on the 4th we will have a picnic at the church. I am looking forward to hanging out with friends and family.  Ruth will be staying with us on the 3rd to the 4th.

I have a few things going on in July. James and I will be going to visit Rebekah and Matt in Delaware with my parents on the 28th.  We will return on August 4th. On August 6th I leave for Portland, Oregon for James’ cousin’s wedding.  I will be in Oregon until the 11th with the Ashton family and then on the 12th we will all drive back to San Francisco.  On the 13th Ruth, Daniel, and I will drive back down here to So Cal.  Daniel will be visiting us for a few days so I will have some company.  I am looking forward to visiting everyone this summer.

The post you have all been waiting for! jk  So I love my new apartment.  I get an awesome ocean breeze and don’t have to worry about mold anymore.  I am still working on getting settled and finding places for all of our things.  I have been very busy and not had internet which is why I haven’t posted.  I do have pics and here is the link New apartment

Today we have a few errands to run. We will be heading to turn in the keys to our old apartment, get my allergy shots, purchasing a few things at wal-mart, then taking Tim back home.  I am not sure what the evening holds but I am sure we will find something to do.

Tomorrow is the first day of the fireworks stand.  For the next four days that is where I will be hanging out.

I am looking forward to the 4th of July.  It is one of my favorite holidays.  I am all american and love the patriotic spirit.

Hope you are all having a great week.

So we finally got our internet hooked up and I will be posting more on this soon… Right now I am heading to the jacuzzi!

Well, yesterday was a very busy day!  We moved most of our stuff into a new apartment.  We still have the old apartment until June 30th so we are going to be gradually cleaning and moving the small things that are left.  I love our new place.  It is a little smaller than our old one but it is nice.  I will be sending out an email with our new address!  I am tired and a little sore but overall doing great!  I had a fun morning trying to find everything among boxes and such.  We did get most of the kitchen unpacked and I was able to put all my clothes away.  I was ready for bed at 9:45, I had been up since 7:30. I have a few busy days ahead of me.

Hope you all have a good week!

I had a great day today!  It was our first anniversary and we had church.  So we went to Bethel for morning service. We then went to Macaroni Grill for lunch. I had a garden salad, fettucini alfredo, and a loaded chocolate cake for dessert. Then we headed to my parents house and spent some time with them. We went to Lighthouse for evening service because it was LBA’s graduation. JD Wilson graduated from kindergarten and Tommy, Darlene, Paul, and Ariel graduated from High school!  It was a great service and it was nice to fellowship afterwards.  I also got to see James Dunlop who is home from the Air Force.  I had a great time, but it is nice to be home and comfortable.

Well the busiest part of the week is done, but we still have stuff going on this week.  We have a day off tomorrow, then a wedding rehearsal tuesday night, then church on Wednesday, then the wedding at 2:30 on Thursday, then moving on Saturday.  I am excited about moving!  I have a lot to do though.

I have not packed very much so that is mostly what I will be doing this week!  I will be posting our new address after we move.

Hope you all have a good week!

So our youth group did an all-night activity  called Spring Bash.  It was so much fun!  It started on Friday… The High School and Jr. High students went to Knott’s Berry Farm… James and I both had to work so neither one of us went to Knott’s.  But we meet up with everyone at 5:00 pm and went to Portillo’s for dinner… It was good!  From there we went to Lazer Guest in Fullerton and played Lazer tag from 8-11 pm… From there we went to AMF Bowl in Fullerton and bowled from 11:30-1:00 am… From there we went back to Bethel, it was about 2 am when we got back… We played Sardines for an hour… then came an aggressive game like capture the flag except it was with balloons and the goal was guys against guys and girls against girls to pop all of the other teams balloons… After that we had a time of testimonies and singing… this took us to about 4:00 am… then we played a game called Communist Church, it is played in a completely dark auditorium and the kids get let in and then the leaders catch them and put them back outside… Matt is going around opening random doors and letting the teens back inside… the goal is for them to find the blue glowstick which is hidden and get it outside without being caught… ummm this is a very hazardous game as the chairs are not very nice to your shins…  Around 5 am every one went upstairs to the youth room and some people rested while others played Wii… at 6 am we had breakfast and then everyone went home to shower and sleep.

James and I got home at 7:30 am and went to bed… I was up again at noon, but James slept until 4:30 pm and then went back to bed at 9:30 pm… I went to bed at 10 pm… I am still trying to catch up on sleep but I am doing great and the activity was a success!

Hope you all had a good weekend!

So the next 2 and 1/2 weeks are going to be extremely busy… On the 12th we have graduation, on the 13th we have graduation parties, on the 14th is LBA’s graduation and our 1 year anniversary, on the 16th we have a wedding rehearsal, on the 17th we have church, on the 18th we have Spencer and Rebekah’s wedding, on the 19th packing and on the 20th we are moving to a new apartment… hopefully everything will fit the way it is suppose to… Hope you have a great next few weeks!

THis is one of the videos I have of Melissa from San Francisco. Enjoy! Check out the rest on my video page

Pictures are up!  Hope you enjoy them.  Check out the pictures page or go to this link Memorial Day Pictures

Well it is Monday, Memorial Day!  This has been a long but very fun weekend.  James, Ruth, and I left Thursday at 3:30 to head up to San Francisco for the Family Gathering in honor of Grandma Margie.  We got to Mom and Dad’s house around 11:30 pm and headed to bed.  We were all tired from the drive, we had hit traffic in LA.

On Friday morning we were up around 7:00 am and on the road by 9:00 am.  We were heading up to Oroville where the Family Gathering was going to be.  We took our time on the trip and got in just before 1:00 pm.  We then started getting things ready for Saturday.  We went to the store, printed pictures, cleaned the house, organized food, took a walk, and played with Melissa.  We had a great time and were all ready for the next day.  

On Saturday morning family started to arrive at 11:00 am.  We had a great turnout, about 75 people showed up to honor Grandma Margie.  It was great to meet family members that I hadn’t gotten to before.  Being with Melissa and the rest to the family made the whole day perfect.  We left there around 4:00 pm and enjoyed a quiet evening at home.  

Of course on Sunday we had church and the a Memorial Day church picnic.  It was freezing and no one had the proper clothing so we went to Target and found absolutely nothing to help keep us warm.  We headed to the Giant’s Dugout… a store that sells only Giants gear.  We found sweatshirts, beanies, and jackets to keep us warm.  Then we headed to the park.  It was a lot of fun even if it was really cold.  We got home around 4:00 pm and the siblings started to go through old pictures with their parents…Melissa and I both took a nap.  James fixed dinner and dessert.  We enjoyed spending time together as a family.

Today we are going through more pictures and having Bar-B-Qued porkloin for lunch.  We are also going to make ice cream.  James, Ruth, and I plan to leave around 2:00 pm and head back to LA.  I have really enjoyed being with the family.

Melissa has entertained us all… she will sign words or say them.  She now signs and says Auntie and Uncle.  She also says Grandma and Grandpa.  She is a charmer and so cute.  I love her and am really going to miss her.  I am glad that we got a lot of pictures of her.  I also got video footage of her playing with all of her aunties and uncles.  

It has been a great trip. Pictures will be up soon.  I will let you know.