The Happenings

Okay so I am at my mom house this weekend and have a computer with Internet so I will up date you all on our life's since our move. Lets see. We moved to Centerville in June and love it. We seriously have the greatest ward in the whole wide world. they are the greatest people and have made us feel so welcome. We have been enjoying the warm weather and have rode our bikes lots. Nothing to exciting happened in June because we were still managing the apartment complex until July. That was not to fun. People crying about every little problem really seem obnoxious when we were 30 miles away. It went fast though and we are so glad we are done with the managing business.
July was really eventful. We went on our first non managing vacation. It was so nice to go to Blanding and not have to worry about water problems, air problems, or annoying people. We had a great 4th and it was so fun to spend time with the family. Chandler had t0 have surgery in July and that was a little scary. He had hypospadias repair surgery (look it up because I don't want to explain it). The surgery went great and he was back to jumping off the furniture the next day. Okay so it was not that eventful but it seemed like it was.
August was lots of fun we had a great trip to Santaquin for the Orchard days and had a fantastic time at the Rodeo and parade. Without school starting we have really been enjoying the fall.
Chandler is growing up so fast and loves to play all day long and watch lots of Disney movies. He is not a real big talker but he does love to give kisses and hugs. David is enjoying his job at Walgreen's and enjoys help Elder Nelson and President Eyring, it is a happening place. I am desperately trying to lose weight and it is not coming off very quickly. Besides not eating and attempting working out I have been decorating the new place and collecting Christmas decorationgs (I love Christmas). We are all happy and loving the cooler weather. We are getting the internet soon and will start posting some new pictures. Keep sending your emails so I can add you to my list!

Long time no blog. Out of facebook and going private.

Hello friends family! Our little Black family is doing great. We love our new apartment and new city. I regret to inform you all that I have deleted my Facebook account and will not be going back. We will be back on the net soon and will start our blog up faithfully. We are however going to be going private I have alot of your addresses but please send my them if you are interested in veiwing our lives.

Moved

Hi everyone,
We have moved to Centerville and currently do not have internet. I will be trying to do post from the library so our blog may not be updated very often. Sorry :(

20 YEars

20 Years ago.
1. I was 3 years old.
2. I lived in Santaquin, in a single wide.
3. Most likley beating up on my little sister hailey and driving my mother crazy.

10 Years ago.
1. I was in Middle School.
2.I was going through my Jenco stage and thought I was hard core.
3. Started playing volleyball.

5 Years ago.
1. I was a senior in high school counting down the days to graduation.
2. I Worked at Subway in Santaquin.
3. I was getting ready to move to Blanding to go to school and coach volleyball.

3 Years ago..
1.David and I were married May 6th in the Provo Temple
2. We moved to Ogden.
3. I finished Nail Tech School in October.

1 Year ago.
1. Chandler was born.
2. We camped out on elkridge.
3. Lost 20 pounds and gained it back (not such a good thing)

So far this year.
1. David got a job with walgreens.
2. David graduated from WSU
3. Ran a 5 K.

Yesterday I.
1. Put up drapes, cleaned the bathroom, organized clutter, hung up shower curtain, painted furniture and packed for the new place in Centerville
2. Read scriptures with David.
3. Snuggled with Channy.

Today I.
1. Have packed up most of the house
2. Washed all of the laundy.
3. Washed all of the dishes.

Tomorrow I.
1. Finish Packing.
2. Hopefully have upstairs bathroom so clean you could eat off any surface.
3. Prime red wall.

In the next year I.
1.hopefully will lose 50 pounds??
2. Might be pregnant??
3. Might go on a fantastic family vacation.

I tag anyone who wants to do this.

5K

Saturday was the 5K I have been "training" for. It started at 7A.M. and it was a very chilly/blustery start at the mouth of Ogden canyon. My awesome sister in law Kaye ran with me. It was a great run. We took it slow and steady. We may have not gotten the best time in the world but I am VERY proud to say I did not walk one second of it! 3.2 Miles for a big gal is not bad!


Next race I will be sure to do my hair a little better and put on some makeup. :)

3 years already?

May 6th was our three year anniversary. We went to Park City and David shopped his little heart out. Now this was my plan to go shopping and to spend lots of money. Did I? No! I got one pair of jeans and a necklace. Oh well we had a great time!

We went to Ruby Tuesday's for dinner and then had a great pancake breakfast the next morning. We stayed in a little studio condo that had a kitchenette. It was great fun to get a few nights away just the two of us.

Graduation!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On friday the the 2nd of May David graduated from Weber State with his Bachelor degree! We had such a good day. First we went to Daniel's graduation (David didn't want to walk), then we went to the mongolian grill for some yummy food. It was a great day!

Birthday and Zoo Pictures

The White Alligator. Pooping Rhino.

Channy's monkey friend.

Sleepy boy after a long day.

Rewind April.

So a lot went on in April and since I was a little blog lazy I am going to catch all of you up. Chandler turned one! On the 5th we had a great birthday party with all of the cake, ice cream and presents a spoiled little one year old could ask for. Chandler had his first piece of cake and loved it. If you look at the picture below it is like he is mad with sugar.=)

Chandler got lots of toys, clothes, shoes and books. That same day my mom and I had Chandler's pictures taken. Talk about painful. He wouldn't sit still and kept crawling out of the room where they take the pictures. The photographer was absolutely no help, she sat there and I am not sure she even knew what she was doing. We got some cute pictures though so I guess it was worth the hassle.

On Tuesday the 8th we took Chandler to the zoo. I am not sure if he liked it or not but we sure did see a lot of poop. It seemed like every animal we saw was pooping all over the place (great for pictures). We saw all of the animals but our favorite was a little black and white monkey, I am pretty sure he was Channy's favorite to.

Are you kidding me?

Okay so most days I don't mind being manager of our complex, but there are some days when I would like to punch some people in the face. About 10 minutes ago I see there is a message and unfortunately decided to listen. It is a tenant (of course) and they are wanting to know when their new stove is coming. Okay let me give you some background.... these kids who can't both be over the age of 20 just got married and think they are the coolest people in the whole world. First they wont let anyone work in their apartment unless they are there (I guess they are worried someone might steal their hand me down crap), they are always being complained about by their neighbor, and they call every week about their stupid stove they say doesn't work. Jose who is our new maintenance guy has been to their apartment at least 4 times and says every time that their stove works great. So thinking it is in working order we stop the shipment of the new stove. Two days later I get another phone call, they tell me it is not working again. Jose comes back over (Jose manages his own complex and doesn't have a lot of time to deal with stupid crap like this) after about 5 minutes in his apartment he comes and gets me to show me their stove. When I get to their apartment all four burners are blazing and the stove is roaring, so it works. So tonight I get this phone call and just want to call the kid and say "I don't care if your wife is a crappy cook and can't get a stove to turn on we are not getting you a new one so just deal with it." So I guess I am putting this on the blog so I don't make a huge jerk of myself and I will have Dave deal with it in the morning.
If you do read this thanks for listening to the stupid crap that goes on at our complex.

Oh yeah I am doing some major updating tonight!

Any Ideas?

This is how I feel most days! It always seems no matter how hard I try to keep the house clean, the floors swept and the laundry done it never really gets done. Trying to play with Chandler in a dirty cluttered house is torture, most days he just plays in his crib while I try to clean (ya I am kind of a bad mom). So this is my question to all of you domestic goddesses who always have clean homes, swept floors and clothes to wear; How do you do it? What are some of your secrets for staying organized, keeping up on the laundry, making sure the house is clean and having enough time to play with you kids, relax and do other things ? Also any ideas for getting a bathtub really white and shiny? Our tub is so gross, it doesn't matter how hard I scrub it always looks grey. Any suggestions would help!

Just so you know.

Okay people, we DID NOT buy a mini-van because #2 is on the way. Just wanted to make that clear to everyone. No babies at this house for a little while.

Mini vans and mom haircuts!

Wow it has been a long time since I posted something new.

Lets see.....

David and I have been looking for a new car the past few months and have had no luck. With gas prices as high as they are and SUV's being extremley expensive we were beginning to doubt we would ever find a car. One day while looking on KSL.com I found a Mazda MPV, it seemed pretty nice so we decided to look at it. We both drove it once and we were in love ,the rest is history. We are now the proud owners of a mini-van, yes a van, the one vehicle I vowed I would never ever drive. I also have a sassy new mom haircut. So it is now offical heck has froze over!

New Job!

I can't believe I forgot to post this. David got a job with Walgreen's! He will be working in the Bountiful store. We are so excited that our income will almost triple! He has started working and says he really is enjoying it. We are so happy they are willing to work aroung his school schedule, nothing like a real paycheck. We haven't decided on what we are going to do as far as living down there. If anyone knows some good cheap apartments or basement apartments let us know.

This time last year.

Last year at this time I was huge! I looked as big as a house and was absolutely miserable. That week before Chandler's birth was a crazy one. David's dad had come up to have some tests done and he and Marcia were staying with us. It was so great to have someone here to help me/ laugh at my ridiculously swollen feet. About 5 days before Chandler was born Marcia snapped these pictures of my piggy toes. I can't believe how swollen they had gotten. The other picture is one of the only pictures I have of me pregnant (there is also one my uncle Jer has but I will have to beat him if he shows anyone). This picture was taken exactly one week before Chandler was born. We had a girls night me, Kaye, Brook and Eliza. It was a good last night out with the gals before the big day!