Update

It's been a month since the surgery & I'm feeling great! :) The doctor confirmed a few weeks ago that I didn't have ovarian cancer...but that it was just a bunch of nasty "Endometriosis." It still isn't fun to hear that you have endo...but it was a HECK of a lot better than the really bad thing. I feel truly blessed. Now, it's time for me to start "Lupron." I only have to be on that for the next 6 months, then after that...hopefully we'll have some luck of becoming parents naturally (without the costly IVF procedure). But whatever it takes, we will do it! I just know that when I read that first plus sign on my pregnancy test, I will literally be the happiest girl in the world! :) Just keeping the faith & hoping for the best.
In other news, Jared & I took our first family pics since our wedding day! It was a blast! :) I know ge feels a little uncomfortable when a photographer is telling us to smooch, because "their watching," is what he told me lady night. ;) Haha...but he was a good sport about it. I know he'll be glad we took them when we're old people looking back on good times. :) Our photographer was the best too! She is a girl who's husband works with my hubby at Rocky Mountain Power. She made me bust up laughing so many times, I have a feeling I'll look like the donkey from Shrek, flashing my ginormous gums in the pics...haha...oh well. ;) It will all be worth it! (Hopefully she has a good Photoshop system as she's editing our pics!) ;) But really, family pics are great. I have a goal to have them done once a year...just to see the changes in our lives as the years pass by. Who knows, in a couple of years, we could change from a family of two, to a family of three! :) We'll see, I guess. But anywho...just thought I'd update this thing, since it's been a while!
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Scared :-/

I went to my girl doctor yesterday. It's never fun when you have to go in the first place, but it had been two years since I've even had a check up, so I was extra nervous to be checked out. However, I didn't think that it was going to be too big of a deal. I'd tell them that I haven't been able to get pregnant for two years & they'd maybe just recommend me to see a fertility specialist and my husband to get checked too and that would be the extent of it right now. I was unfortunately wrong. :( he was checking me over and it seemed to be fine, until he moved to my right ovary. And there was this sound in his voice that concerned me. From there he told me that my ovary was swollen, which indicated a cyst or a possible tumor...even writing this is making my hands and feet sweat and me to feel sick in my stomach. So ttoady, I have to go to the hospital to have an ultrasound to check it out & a scheduled "laparoscopy" on September the 6th. I'm so scared right now. He told me not to worry too much, which put me a little at ease, but I can't help but freak out. :-/. This is NOT what I was expecting at all. I hope that all will be ok down there & that my dreams of having my own little baby aren't impossible now. What is wrong with me? Why can't I get Pregnant like all of the other ladies up here in Utah that seem to blink & then out pops a baby? I'm sorry & I don't mean any disrespect for all of you cute mommas out there. I should stop complaining, but this is definitely a trial right now. :(. Luckily the Lord doesn't give us any trials that we can't handle, right? I'm so sorry to be so negative, but it seems to help relieve some stress writing this down. On the up side, I'm so grateful for my wonderful husband that gave me a sweet blessing last night. With his support with Gods, my family & friends, I know we can make it through anything.

My Barbie Jeep

Last week my hubby and I finally bought our second car! :) After sharing one car for the first three years of our marriage, we decided that it was about time that we buy my "mom car." Haha....and nope, I'm not preggo yet, but at least when the time is right...I'll be a little more prepared. :) Speaking of, it'll be so nice when I can actually buckle up my little baby in the back seat of my barbie jeep. Lucky for me, I get to go to the gyno next week!!! Woopdideedoo! ;) So NOT excited for that, but hopefully I'll get some answers of what's going on and maybe some treatment options to be able to have a baby one day...just gotta keep the faith, right? But anyways, for family night on Monday night, Jared and I drove my car up the Provo canyon to test out the four wheel drive & it was so much fun! :) It'll be so nice to have that feature when the winter comes, too! And it was so nice to catch the sunset once we got to the top of the lookout point! All of the colors of the sky & the lights from the town were just beautiful!! As we drove back home, we were listening to a bunch of comedians on the "Sirius" satellite radio & decided that we really need to see a comedian show! Lol..it was a fun night! Here are a few pics :)

Picture crazy :)

So I'm obsessed with my phone and the camera capabilities! :) I started off just taking a few pics around our apartment, to always keep record of where we've lived...at least starting now, capturing things in their time & then thought it'd be fun to take pics of things that I'm interested in and hobbies that I have.  I'm definitely NOT a professional when it comes to photography...but I can tell it will soon become an obsession, especially with the Instigram app! ;)

A picture says a thousand words...

My husband is a hard working man! Yesterday was Part of Pioneer Day weekend and Jared was put on call. :(. In this pic, we were at Costco on a date & he got "the call" to go into work. We are SO grateful for his job...don't get me wrong...but by being the new guy, he's definitely working crazy hours! Gotta start somewhere though, right? Let's just say that I cannot WAIT for this weekend, being his first weekend off since he started on June 1st!! We're going to have the BEST time just being together! :D. I'm so grateful for him and all of his hard work for me and our future family. <3

Relaxing Sunday with the fam :)

It was so fun having my parents come down to PG today! I usually come up north to visit them from time to time, but we decided to switch it up today. :)

Trying to figure out how to post a pic from my cell phone to blogger...sorry my posts are so weird! Lol

Got my iPhone 4 yesterday and have been trying to figure it out. It was always annoying posting on my blog without knowing how to post any pics. Crossing fingers that I hope it works! :). I haven't written in a normal diary in who knows how long! So I decided to post from here as my journal entry for a change & it will be a little more exciting being able to post pics with my entries! :) I love this phone! Lol...

Blessings

I'm SO excited, I can't contain myself!! My hubby worked his tail off and it's paid off! :-) We just found out today that he got the job with Rocky Mountain Power, in Utah!!! Can I hear a WOOT WOOT? We've been waiting for this opportunity for a while now and I'm SO stoked! It feels so surreal at this moment! I feel that I need to be pinched so that I can wake up! Lol....I'm so proud of Jared and all of his hard work that got him to this point. He's amazing!
So yeah, that's about it! :-) Now we need to figure out where we're going to live, in the next 2 1/2 weeks!! AHH! It's crunch time. My next post will be from Utah! :-) Can't wait!! Night 'yall!

Birthday Fun!

Yesterday I celebrated my 24th birthday! I remember when my oldest sister Heather turned 25 thinking how ancient she was ;) Well, I guess I can breathe a sigh of relief since I'm not quite "ancient" yet. Lol...jk to all those of you over 25. ;) But it's crazy thinking that you're almost a quarter century old! Hmmm...no likey. However, I've learned a lot in my 24 years of life! I've also been very blessed with the life I've been given. I hope to grow and experience much more in my next 76 years. ;) Maybe this will be the year that Jared and I will get to move back to Utah! :) Maybe this will be the year we buy our first house!! I cant wait to be my own "interior designer!" I already have plans of what I want to do with my future house! :) And maybe, just maybe we'll be blessed with a baby and make our family of two, three. These are some of my goals this next year...or the years to come. :) I've been SO blessed with the life I have already though. I have an amazing family, I have the BESTEST hubby in the WORLD that treats me like his queen and best friend and I've been blessed with the MOST amazing friends a girl could have, that love me...even with my A.D.D attributes. ;) Lol..I love you guys! :) I'm also SO grateful to be LDS. :) My faith gives me purpose and strength every day and I really would be lost without it. And one last thing, I'm SO grateful for my country! I'm so lucky and priveledged to be able to live in a FREE country! I've always loved Europe, it's elegance and finding out my heritage through geneology work, and those who we're related to...which is way fun to find out. :) And I'd love to visit some of the areas over there where family was from, but I'll never be more PROUD of my ancestors that decided to "high tail" it out of Europe and come here, to the land of the free, so that they could have the freedom to worship who they wanted and not be punished for it! Sorry, I just love geneology. ;) But thanks to those ancestors, I can live free and so can my family, future family and their posterity. :) I'm grateful for all of the service men and women who protect our freedom every day! THANK YOU! :) There's only one expression that I can describe the feelings in my heart. Gratitude. :) Its a good feeling! It's like that Martina McBride song "I have been blessed." It's a good one and will leave you feeling happy. :) They say happiness is contageous, so pass it on. :) Ok, now I'll get to my Birthday. :) It was awesome! I got a lot of cute cards in the mail from family and friends and fun phone calls. :) Then, when the Mr. came home we went out to dinner @ Me N' Eds Pizza and had their Hot Hawiian. It was DELICIOUS!! *Choir of angels singing* haha. Then, we came home and unwrapped presents. I loved all the cute clothes and lotions...but my cute little iPod shuffle thinggy in bubble gum pink was my favorite. :) I've been getting a little repetative to Jared about getting a shuffle, because I've been running with my iPod, and it's all heavy and stuff....so this shuffle is amazing, because it just clicks onto my shirt or pants and is completely hands free. I love it. :) I love to jog and now the experience will be more exciting. :) YAY! Then the finale of the evening came with Jared's homemade chocolate cake and store bought cookie dough ice cream. Mmmm mmm good! Lol...but yeah, he seriously made it from scratch! (Except for the frosting) ;) And it was Soooooo good! Good job Bubba! :) It was a fantastic birthday! :) And I thank all of my amazing friends and family for making it that way. :) Thank you! Now bring on the weekend for more birthday celebration with the fam!! :) Can't wait!

Universal Studios, weird weather & gettin' stuck in the pass

Jared usually works on Saturdays, with Sundays off. Well, this last Saturday morning the alarm clock went off at 4:20 am...as it does everyday. This time though, he got up, packed some lunch and told me to get up and get ready. I was thinkin' he was crazy. I was still pretty out of it! But once I was ready to go wherever it was, he told me we were heading to Universal Studios! :) A play day! I was so stoked!
So we get to Universal Studios and the weather went from a little chilly to crazy!! It started hailing little dippin' dots! The cool thing about bad weather when your at an amuzment park though, is that there's hardly anyone there and there's hardly any wait in the lines! Caution: Never try to eat hail from the sky. It hurts. It may look like condensed snow. But, its not snow. Unlike snow, hail will hurt your face. Lol. Poor Jared! So instead of trying to eat hail from the sky, we played a game to catch as much hail in our hands as we could and then we'd throw it at eachother and have a "hail fight!" Haha...yeah. We probably looked rediculous....but when you're having fun, it doesn't matter.
We started getting tired of he hail, after a while so we went to the movies! We saw "I am number four" in IMAX. It was a pretty cool show! Since we both had never been to an IMAX before, we were blown away with how huge the screen was! We had a blast. After the movies, we went to Yogurtland for some amazing yogurt! The New York cheesecake and red velvate cake yogurt was the best! :) We were in yogurt heaven!
Unfortuantely when we were heading home to bakersfield, the pass closed due to "snow." I think its pretty silly because snow around here is nothing compared to snow up north. The only way that troopers will close the canyons up in Utah, is if the roads are covered in inches of snow, a blizzard...or something pretty "hard core." Yeah...I just said "hard core." Haha...Anyways, it is a good thing that they are cautious. Just to be safe. But when it's that "time of the month" and you didn't pack a change of clothes or any of the "over night" essentials, it doesn't make for a happy woman! I'll admit...I was a little pain in the butt. To top it off...all of the decent hotels were full...so we stayed at a place called :" Castaic Inn" close to Valencia California. It was alright...but they had plastic covers over the matress..so any time you tossed and turned in your sleep..you'd here a little sound effect to go with it. There was tape on the dresser "as a temporary fix it," a few little booger lookin things in the sheets! Yucky! Lol...but to top that off, "dun dun duuun"...there wasn't a remote for the t.v! Haha...we can laugh about it now because it's just funny and it's over! :) As the pass re-opened on Sunday morning..we drove straight home. Ahhh. It's just SO nice to be Home Sweet Home! :)

Viva La Mexico Riviera!

Last week was amazing! Jared was able to take off a week of work, so we decided to go on a cruise to the Mexican Riviera! I gained about 10 lbs. But we weren't counting then, because we were on vacation. :) Our first stop was in Puerto Vallarta. It was filled with a lot of fun Mexican culture. The only negative thing I can say about it is that there were WAY too many guys wearing speedos. Which fortunately is NOT the trend in the US. Haha. Ew! Anyways, the next day we traveled to Mazatlan. We took a bus tour through the city. It was adventurous and we had the chance of seeing a gorgeous cathedral. After we toured the cathedral, we walked across the street to the park and danced in a gorgeous gazeebo. :) The best part was when a group of kids that were on a field trip came running up on to the gazeebo. They looked at us as though we were aliens from another planet! Once Jared opened his mouth to speak spanish to them, they looked at him with pure shock! They spoke back to him. He was so happy to have the chance to work on his espanol again (since he served in mexico on his mission). :) The final port was in Cabo San Lucas. It wad my favorite! We snorkled and kayaked along the cabo coast. It was GORGEOUS!! :) We kayaked really close to some seals that were swimming around! They were so cute! :) I wanted to pet one because they were that close, but I chickened out for fear that they might think that were lunch or something! After the day in Cabo was through, we headed back to our port in San Diego. Although the ports were fun to visit, my favorite experience was traveling on the ship! There was so much to do and eat! It was amazing and we met some really fun people that we intend to stay in contact with, which happen to live in American Fork Utah. Not too far away from my parent's place! :) The entertainment was awesome! They had magicians, comedians and my favorite, the Elton John impersonator!! He sounded exactly like him and was crazy hillarious! :) I loved the cruising experience. The ultimate best part though, was being able to hang out with my hubby all week!! He works all the time it seems, so it was definitely needed. :) I would cruise with Holland America again...but next time we're going on a Disney cruise! :)

Bon Voyage Chelsalita!

My bff is heading out for Europe on thursday. She'll be heading out to Prague TEFL. If you're reading this, Chels....I'm so excited for you, only 2 more days! :) I know that you're going to have a blast in Prague! Also, thanks for all the fun times!! It's times like these where I LOVE modern-day technology, too. Now that I have skype set up (thanks to you) :) we can chat thousands of miles away for crazy cheap! You will be missed..but I know that you are going to have an amazing time! Love you lots, chica!! Talk to you Thursday. :) Oh! And may the force be with you. :) Haha.
- Kimberly Bimberly Boo

Happy 2011 everyone!! :)