The Extended Family

Here is a picture of my in-laws. There is me and Brian in the front with Brian's dad Kevin. In the back is Adrian hold little Cecilia and sitting next to Kristin, Brian's oldest sister. There is Bradley. He is currently in Afghanistan and will be back in October 2009. Then there is Therese, Brian's mom. And then there is Kimberly and her fiance` Aaron. What a happy family we are :)

Where did time go?

So now we are in the last stages of the month of May and I am just wondering where did the time go? What happened to the spring? Actually, in Reno there is no spring; it is winter, a week of sun and the straight to summer!

It is nice to finally be able to go to work in the morning and feel the warmth of the sun on me. I don't have to wear a heavy coat or sweater. I can feel the cool evening breeze and shut the A/C off for a bit (now I have the screen door and this is more enjoyable!). Sleeping with the quiet hum of the fan to drift of to dreams is a lot of fun. Not having to snuggle under three blankets at night makes it a lot easier to sleep!

So no summer vacation for us I think; however I might do some camping out at Lassen National Forest. I have to see if Happy and Lucky are game before I make some reservations. It will be nice to camp out and eat smores each night under the stars and snuggle up to my hubby each night :) We'll have to see how that goes.

I have some new pictures that I will have to post this week on here. I have a crazy squirrel I caught chirping out at the garage. We'll see if the pictures turn up great!

Office Backyard April 27 2009

Everything is in bloom now! Here are the pictures from my afternoon stroll among the cherry blossoms!

My pretty Belle

Just thought I would add another cute picture of my baby Belle to the web! Isn't she cute! Even Brian can't stand the cuteness!!

March Madness is on BABY!

So it begins....

A quiet roar comes from the crowd as they watch their team in the NCAA basketball tournament. It is March Madness and it is ON!

I made my brackets on ESPN.com and with 3 games in the history books, I am 3 for 3! I can't wait to see how the rest of the series plays out. It is so much fun to watch College Basketball. There is not as much showmanship as in the NBA. There are no huge contracts or egos. There is only the love of the game and the drive to be number 1. Oh, this is what I live for.... all winter I watch the stats and wait for Selection Sunday and then it begins!

Recap of February 2009

So here is my quick recap of the past month. Woohoo!!!

Finally went to the doctor to see why I have been having problems breathing at night and was told it might be asthma. So I got an inhaler and it works! Since starting the inhaler I haven't had much problems and when I feel short of breathe "Skoosh" and it is all gone!

We went to Mexico on the Carnival Fun Ship, the Carnival Spirit. It was a blast and lots of fun. Pictures to come. We went to Acapulco, Zijuantanejo and Manzanillo. I could do with Acapulco but the other stops were awesome! Lots of fun memories made and great times were had!

Lucky and Happy went back to bad news a work :( Lucky was laid off and Happy had to move her desk, work as a receptionist and take a 5% pay cut! These economic times are getting bad. I am hoping that things will turn around in the next 6 months - year. So Lucky is taking the time to regroup and to take this opportunity to do what she really wants! I am so proud of her and I admire her professionalism and quiet calm through this whole process. I will keep you posted ;)

So now we march on to March (LOL). May this be the month of new beginnings with Lucky and me (my diet anyways!!!)> Paddles