SAMOAS!!!

We received a wonderful package in the mail yesterday!!! A large box from the parents! It had a roll of paper towels ( which immediately made it's way to the kitchen!), a beautiful Willow Tree, and Girl Scout Cookies!!! We had been asked for our favorites, and the only cookies i eat ever are Samoas. I have no idea why, but i LOVE those cookies! Jared got his Thin Mints, and i guess the Samoas were for both of us to share.
Yesterday though, the baby and i decided that the Samoas were ours, and Jared would just have to eat the Thin Mints!! :) After eating Samoas while watching The Biggest Looser, the baby and i wrote "Daddy" a note!
This is our new thing here. Usually any sweet,chocolaty,and/or delicious food happens to disappear when Jared gets home from work (and I'm asleep); we now write notes telling Jared the reasons why he should not eat the food. Now, the baby "writes" the notes!! He is reminded that babies need food, and nutrition.It seems to work! Jared only ate 2 or 3 Samoas and then had a some Thin Mints! :)
Besides cookies, we realized that water is not yummy, and since we need a lot we are attempting to find alternatives- fresh lemonade (or lime-ade)is our fave. drink! it allows me to drink all the water i need to drink without it being a chore. I know that I'm weird, but i cannot drink plain water-at least not usually.
We are still looking for apartments, we think we found some and we are going to send the application this week! We're still looking for jobs. Jared will finally have a day off Sunday-- maybe we'll have a date?!? We will be spending the rest of that day doing school stuff and finding jobs. Hopefully all this hard work will be worth it come May!
Bella, our crazy dog, is FINALLY potty trained, she now barks and goes to the door when she needs to go out. She still LOVES socks- mostly Jared's socks. Even though i have to make sure the closet is closed, the dirty laundry is not within her reach, and no socks are left around the room, i am glad she is a "sock- dog" and not a "Shoe-dog"! Besides socks, she has also decided she likes wires. She has successfully chewed through one of Jared's phone chargers and the cord to a massage chair thing Jared had under the bed! And she also likes snow. She's been lucky this year, since it is STILL snowing here in Clovis!
Two more months of New Mexico and of school (For me)! I can't wait! This actually just means that we have 2 months to finish a WHOLE bunch of goals we planned to accomplish-- gah! Prayers are definitely appreciated!
I also can't wait until May 13 to see my mom! So happy all 3 of our parents are coming for my graduation! I really did not expect/ plan for that at all- but it makes me VERY HAPPY!!!
<3

Spring Break!!! :)

This year my spring break really never happened! Since we live in a different city than the one i go to school at, Spring Break did not match. Clovis had break this week, which meant that i didn't have work; Portales on the other hand, has spring break next week. This all means, that i did not get the week off i really longed for! Yesterday (Friday) was the extent of my Spring Break, no work and no school!! There were plans for such a wonderful day. My friend and coworker Megan and i were going to enjoy the sunny and warm weather and then i was going to clean and relax the rest of the day- PERFECT BREAK!!
Except, i woke up with a TERRIBLE migraine and it was super windy and COLD!!! This meant that my plans were gone! I spent the whole day in bed trying REALLY hard to get rid of the migraine. The fact that the medicine that would usually work is too strong and therefore i can't take it, and that i have a puppy who yesterday decided she wanted all the attention in the world-- well, that did not help at all!!!
I finally got out of bed with a "reasonable" headache in the afternoon and then decided that i wanted chicken rice (my mom's recipe) and mango juice! Called my mom for detailed step by step directions on how to make the rice- which did not turn out as good as hers ( i blame it on the chicken)!!! Thanks to the mangoes Jared got me earlier in the week, i was able to make mango juice- which was DELICIOUS!! :)
Good bye Spring Break!
Today was the release of NEW MOON on DVD and Blue Ray! Jared got it for me this morning which made me REALLY happy!! This evening we will be having a Twilight, New Moon marathon in my apartment. Megan, Bella, the baby, and me will be enjoying the story of high school romance between fictional characters!! :) And that will be the end of my spring break! :)
2 more months of school!! and after that HOPEFULLY we'll be moving to Blacksburg, VA. Still waiting for Tech's response!! Prayers appreciated!!

Craziness of Senior Year!!

We realized we haven't blogged in a whole week! In our defense the last week has been CRAZY! Midterms happened and thankfully are DONE! Also, I took the Praxis on Saturday which was a bit scary!I'm one step closer to graduating and to getting my teacher's license in VA (if that's where God is leading me)! Jared, on the other hand has been working INSANE hours which means that we don't get to spend much time together:/. Beside school and work, we have been praying about this summer's move and looking for apartments and jobs,(anyone know of any apartments and/or jobs in Blacksburg?). We are also waiting for Tech to send the acceptance letter! :D Nothing new here!! :)
Our little baby is doing great! I still want to sleep like 79% of the day-which I can't really do; and I have been craving crazy food! All week long I've been wanting to go to Grandma's house and eat some Coconut Rice! Since i am not anywhere near Grandma I have settled for other options. Taco Bell has been an alternative a couple of times, and Monday I REALLY wanted seafood. Jared, being the wonderful husband he is, took me on a date to Red Lobster!! That was the best meal EVER!!! Mangoes have definitely been on the want list and though they aren't the best right now, they were Yummy!! And ice-cream- I have wanted ice-cream about every day, I'm not even an ice-cream person!
We've also received amazing news from home this week! My brother received a full ride scholarship to UMD! We are soo proud of him! He had an interview last month to decide on the amount of financial aid, and we had been praying for him! This is super exiting news! I really wish i could be home to celebrate with him!! When i told Jared about my bro's news we decided that our baby has no excuse but to be academically EXCELLENT! With our siblings' accomplishments, we think there are good genes being passed down! So our baby already has high expectations to meet!! :)
Now Bella and i are going to go play for a bit before bed! Good night and Happy St. Pattrick's day!!!

1st Doctors Visit!

So we went to our first doctor's visit this afternoon. The whole day I was really excited and nervous. Excited because I was going to be able to know more about pregnancy and about my baby, and my many questions would be answered! Nervous because I haven't gained any weight, and most of the time I have absolutely no desire to eat, though I am hungry all the time!- so I thought I was going to be in trouble!
Jared met me there. :) Thankfully, our doctor was AMAZING! She is knowledgeable and sweet and so willing to answer every one of my questions. She said I was fine even with my lack of weight gain and said my lack of appetite was totally normal (extremely comforting). She did some tests and we were able to get a sonogram!
It was so incredible to see this little tiny baby! he/she is like 1/7Th of an inch!!(thanks to my husband for the math!)The best part definitely had to be seeing the heartbeat. Tiny little baby with a tiny little heart! Couldn't help but cry! God is sooo good!
After the doctor printed some pictures of our baby we went to find me some food! For the first time in a LONG time, McDonald's sounded good- so Jared took me to eat chicken nuggets, fries and sweet tea!
So this was our first visit to our doctor, after which i decided that a nap was necessary! :)Now off to study for midterms and for the Praxis which I'll be taking Saturday really early in the morning! eek!

Hello, Oh Beautiful Surprise!!

After seven months of being married and living in Clovis, we have decided to start a blog! This decision came mostly because God has been so VERY good and has continuously blessed us through the past months and we're sure will continue to do so. Also after last Saturday, we wanted to keep friends and family updated on the changes/decisions in our lives, and how those fit into God's all-knowing plan.
We would like to welcome our new soon-to-come addition to our family. Last Saturday we were surprised to discover that we are expecting our first baby! After the initial shock, we informed our family and friends over the weekend. We are SUPER excited, and God has put so many people around us to encourage and pray for us and the baby! We are so blessed to have so many friends that come along side us to say JUST what we need to hear! This baby is already loved by so many people!!! He/she is a very blessed child!!
So as we wait for October to come, we are trying to make decisions. We are mostly waiting to see what God has planned for us and cannot wait to find out! For now, Lissa will continue to finish her last semester at ENMU, and then we hope to move closer to home the week after graduation!
Welcome to our life as it currently stands - a bit in limbo. An exciting and thrilling, not-knowing season of our lives, where trusting God completely is all that we can do!