Hey all! Summer is in full swing! It has been nice and hot here. The other night we saw that international space station fly over and it was so bright! Amazing. This weekend is the Del Gado family reunion (Brandon's materal gma's family). Should be fun! We will see everyone tomorrow! :) I ran another 5K on July 25 and did it in 32min. Not great but it's ok. Ty can imitate itsy bitsy spider and we play up/down with our arms. He doesn't like it when people cross their legs so he always goes and uncrosses them while speaking his mind. Haha! Next weekend is the Barney family reunion (my paternal gma's family) in Gooseberry UT (your guess is as good as mine). Then after its over, Ty and I will go home with my parents to Vegas for ten days and fly home on the 19th.
Brandon is going to U of U for his final exam presentation tomorrow. Everyone wish him luck! It's for his Master's degree. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!! Still keeping job opportunities open :)
Until next time....
The weather this summer has been so silly. Also awkward. It rained all of June and July has been hot with intermittent storms. I miss the days when it was either hot or hot. Right now I am just trying to come to grips with the fact that August is less than two weeks away!
We went up to Moses Lake Washington from Saturday til Thursday this past week to visit Grandma and Grandpa Harrod. We took the road trip up with Drew and Kylie. I hadn't really been able to really hang out with Kylie yet because of our busy lives and the whirlwinds of the holidays at which we would normally see each other. I just love her to death and I am so glad she is in our family!
My parents also flew into Spokane and drove to Moses Lake to spend some good quality Washington state time with us. They have never been. My dad went fishing with Brandon and his grandpa for walleye and my dad caught the only fish big enough to keep. My mom hung out with me and Ty mostly. Ty was pretty good on the trip but started to have royal meltdowns. Like he figured out how to do them at someone
else's house. It was kind of embarrassing but all the cute things he did outweighed the annoying ones :) I taught him
Itsy Bitsy Spider and he is catching on. He is so goofy and smart. Anyway..back to Washington. We went to a fun water park, went to see the new Harry Potter movie, got Shave Ice, went to
Walmart a dozen times for different things and Ky and I got pedicures. There was
canoeing, porch sitting, game playing, good food and over all just a good time.
Brandon and Drew's cousin
Dax was there the whole time as well and I think we talked him into coming to Carlsbad this year. Only 58 days left!!! Anyway the road trip home was
LOOOOOONG but the scenery was beautiful. Ky and I decided we're going to make a CD together so we're getting the ball rolling for that. Should be awesome! On Saturday we were going to go to Bear Lake for our ward party but we were to "travelled-out." Ty and I will be in Vegas from August 9-19 and also the weekend before Carlsbad (as well as Brandon) and then again in October from the 24
th to November 2
nd. Good prices on Southwest are to blame!!
While in Moses Lake, Brandon touched base with a hiring manager at a company called REC Silicon whom
grandpa harrod knows. Brandon is considering working there since there is another rumor of
ATK layoffs in September. Also the job is more chemical engineering driven and they are looking for new engineers since another plant is being built. Time frame:within 6 months. Does this mean we could be moving in 6 months? Yeah. I know the opportunity is good whether Brandon gets laid off or not but it is, after all, CHANGE. I have been trying to find my place here and am making peace but starting fresh again is always a daunting thought. I am one of those people who doesn't like committing to something for very long, or at least I used to be. Anyway more details to follow if and when I get them.
I got bangs. I'm still getting used to them.
Haha.
I love my little family quite
alot. I would follow my husband to the ends of the earth and back and all he wants to know is how I feel about things. I love him. Ty got a black eye from falling on the porch steps on Saturday and today he scraped his nose. This evening before his tubby time he was
traipsing around the house with a saggy diaper and his injuries dancing to the theme of The
Simpsons on TV. It was pretty much the cutest thing ever and I love him so so much. I always tell him "Yer my
BESSSSS fren!" And we touch hands when I put him to bed. I am so glad he is with us. Not everything is easy--actually nothing is--but I wouldn't trade him for anything life has to offer. Nor Brandon :)
Well I better go to sleep now. Maybe something cool will happen this week and I'll blog about it. Like if I survived my 5K on the 25
th or not!!! ;)
Until next time....
The Luckiest by Ben Folds
I don't get many things right the first time
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls
Brought me here
And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it everyday
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
What if I'd been born fifty years before you
In a house on a street where you lived?
Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike
Would I know?
And in a white sea of eyes
I see one pair that I recognize
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you
Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties
And one day passed away in his sleep
And his wife; she stayed for a couple of days
And passed away
I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong
That I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
He was too busy with his "trucking business" to really play with me but he did do his funny "scared boy" pose a few times. Love it!
Posted by
Kelsea
1:26 PM
I was thinking of something along the lines of "Spring has Sprung" and that's what I came up with for a title.
We have gotten massive amounts of rain which has been good but now its just hot. My birthday is Wednesday! Yay! Kylee was here all last week visiting after running a relay race with her boyfriend Bo and his crazy running family. She did awesome. We got pedicures, went to two movies, MADE movies (details TBA), played with crazy boy Ty and went to a neighborhood water party. I was sad to see her go. I got her hooked on Farm Town. Best game ever on Facebook! Basically you take care of your own farm that you build. It's fun. Ty likes the noises the animals make. Ty is SO funny lately. He does this funny pose with his hands up in the air and now if you imitate him, he'll keep doing it over and over cause he sees you laugh your head off. Haha. He will be 15 months on Wednesday. He is very active, learning to run and gets into everything that isn't locked or tied down. We've started really baby proofing and need to buy like three more of those wooden baby gates. I wish they weren't $30 a piece!
Michael Jackson died. This makes me sad! I've been listening to him in my car.
Layoff rumors are looming again. Brandon said he should find out this week or next when they will happen and if his job is in fact at stake. If it is, we may put the house up for sale just in case. I am worried slightly but he is such an asset at work that things should be fine.
Some of the ILP kids came to America and are staying for a month to travel. Three of Katie's kids are here including her favorite, Sveta. I was hoping some of my kids could come but maybe next year since they're still young. We're planning on doing activities with them and visiting Gulya, our native coordinator lady who came with them. Yay!
I'm looking forward to July 4! I'm running a 5k, going to a parade, having a picnic and watching fireworks. I think we'll actually set off fireworks on July 24. Favorite!!
When my mom was here she bought me a new mattress for my birthday. I am in love! It was fun having her here. Not much else to report but just going along. My weight loss has stopped, mostly because I have been lax with eating habits and not exercising. Sad! I'll do better this week.
Until next time...
Here is what's up dudes:
-Got a massage gift certificate for mothers day
-Brandon went fishing with my dad in Green River
-Mom and Hayli came here for a week
-Me and mom went and got massages at the day spa
-Had a movie party
-Signed up for my first 5k (July 4 in Clearfield)
-Kylee is staying with me for a week
-Some of our Russian kids are coming to Utah
-Stopped biting my nails (we'll see how long it lasts)
-Started playing Farm Town
-Going to Washington for a week in July
-My birthday is on JULY 1!!! :) 28....awkward
-Rearranged downstairs
-Ty is walking everywhere, says "doggy" and makes all kinds of sounds including whining. Loves to play on the couch, wears size 5 shoes. Gives kisses and bumps heads. I love him.
-Went to the zoo
-Went house hunting with mom in Heber City
-Picked Hayli up from EFY
-Got pedicures with Adi and Katie
So I just wanted to drop a couple lines to reflect on how thankful I am for my little family. I have been struggling with Ty's new habit of whining for EVERYTHING. I get so impatient and frustrated but I love him so much. I need to balance this and remember how blessed I really really am. Also I love my hard working husband. Rumors of another layoff in September have been surfacing. No matter what happens in our life I know we're in it together :) I love my boys. Time for bed.
Until next time...
