La Vita E Bella

I love these boys :)

SO, yesterday after work I had to head down to Newport for a doctors appointment. I roped Katy & Kyle into going with me because I would be lonely. After enticing them with the idea of the beach, they were both game. The doctors appointment went really well. I am officially on birth control. That's been such a taboo idea to me. You know, you only go on birth control when your going to get married, and here I am, going on birth control - so it makes my being married seem so much more real. After my appointment, I was able to pick up Jordan and Garrett, so they could spend some time with me. I haven't seen them in what seems like an eternity, so I wanted to make sure I got a chance while I was down there. The 5 of us headed down to Newport and spent a couple of hours at the beach. The boys boogie boarded, Kyle skin boarded, and Katy and I just watched. I miss Newport - sometimes I wish I had never moved. There is something about Newport Beach that is automatically relaxing, I miss that feeling.

After the beach, we headed to Ruby's on PCH for dinner. 5 burgers, 5 fries, 5 sodas, 3 milkshakes, a few of Jordan's farts, and a lot of laughter later - we hopped in the car and went to the mall where the boys were able to ride the carousel with Kyle and parouse the toystore until it was time to go home. When it was time to drop them off I was pretty sad. I don't like living so far - I feel very disconnected from their lives. They are growing, and learning, and experiencing new things. I'm not a daily part of that anymore which is kind of strange. But, I can't complain, I do get to see them, and when I do - I get the chance to hear from their mouths the wonderful things they are doing. And they can be so endearing and hilarious. I find myself asking them if I was still their favorite babysitter - they said I was - I feel much better now :) Anyway, yesterday was fun. I'm looking forward to doing it again.

Busy Weekend

This weekend flew by - THANK GOD! The first few days that Trei was gone, I thought I was going to go insane. The days seemed like they were in slow motion, and I was going crazy. So I decided to keep my weekend packed. I didn't want to imagine what the weekend would be like especially without work! Late Friday night I received a call from a woman telling me that she had Blue. Somehow he had gotten out of Hari's backyard and made the neighborhood his kingdom, barking so loud that he was found by this woman. However, I was not feeling very good about her. She was ranting on and on about how hyper he was, and how he was being neglected, and so on and so on, Geeeez Lady, give me a break. Being that I'm 5 hours away - trying to find someone to go get Blue at 12:00 midnight was almost impossible. To make a long story short, I got ahold of Karissa & Shauntaye (I LOVE THEM!) and they picked up Blue and delivered him back to Hari's yard. Hopefully this sort of thing doesn't happen again. Saturday morning I met up with Melissa and we went to the beach - as you can tell from the photo. We spent about 3 hours out in the beautiful California sun. I enjoyed the conversation and the weather, it was wonderful. The unfortunate part was the fact that I came home extremely sunburned and in pain. Later that night I joined Melody for Gonzi's surprise birthday party, that ended when he surprised his girlfriend Kristin with an engagement ring. She was so surprised, and crying. It was such an awesome experience. I had goosebumps for hours after it. It was beautiful.
Congratulations Gonzi & Kristin!!!!

Happy Happy Birthday To You

There is a man that means more to me than anything in this world.....and today, he turns 22!! Unfortunately, he's about 500 miles away from me.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TREI VOSSLER!!!!

I wish I could be with him today - hopefully this will be his last birthday we'll have to be apart. If you haven't already, give him a call, and tell him what an amazing person he is.

God is Good

I've been praying for a couple I know, Todd & Paige, for about a month now. Todd I've known for years now, but only speak with once in awhile. For the most part I read about his life from his blog. Paige on the other hand I've never met - I only know her through her blogs - which I check on daily.

Just so you know....

All the photo albums have been updated, and a new one titled "The Bridal Shower" exists. Have Fun!

Goodbye

Well, this morning was the day that I bid a farewell to my favorite man, and my favorite dog! I got up this morning, helped Trei pack the remaining items, got Blue situated in the front seat, and followed them to Western Bagel, where we had our goodbye breakfast. Trei has been on the road for about an hour now. I am going to miss the both of them very much. I already feel bored - what am I going to do with my time?? It's a strange feeling knowing I'll be going home - and I don't have anyone to take care of! I really can't wait to get married, I can go back to the content feeling of loving and taking care of someone. This will be an interesting time in my life. I believe wholeheartedly that God is going to use this time to mold and shape Trei and I into the individuals he wants us to be. Making us even better prepared for the "adventure" we are about to embark on. Such and exciting - yet emotional time. Well, enough with my pity party, I hope you all are having a fabulous week. Please, feel free to leave me a comment, I love to know that people are reading my (sometimes extremely boring) blog :)

Love you all, Me

The time has come..

Well, the time has come to say goodbye to the most important person in my life. Today is Trei's last day as a California resident. Tomorrow morning he'll leave Granada Hills on his way to Reno - where he'll be posted until our wedding day, and after our honeymoon, I'll pack up the rest of my things - and join Trei as a Nevada resident!! Who would have ever guessed! I am really sad that he has to leave. There is a comfort in knowing that he's doing this to secure things for us once we're married - but sometimes that thought doesn't make things seem any easier. Since Trei and I have been together we haven't been apart longer than a week! And although I know we'll handle it just fine - it will be difficult to have him so far away. He is my best friend - and I have enjoyed having him near me for the last 19 months! What will I do with myself? I guess spend a lot less money out to eat, and a lot more time on the telephone.

I wish I could say that my time would be immersed in taking care of my puppy - but that would be a lie. Hari, a man who goes to Pete's (Trei's dad) church offered to take Blue until we had appropriate housing. So Blue is off to Reno with Trei tomorrow. I will be left behind! What will I do with myself?? I guess mourn my loss - and then work, and finish school (which I hate!), and plan a wedding, and prepare to move.... I know, I know, I'll be busy - but one of the beautiful things about being busy, was Trei and Blue - my escape from reality. I hear that in the last 2 months of your engagement time really flies - hopefully that will be the case, otherwise my blogs will be filled with meaningless entries all meant to take up my time. :)

Interesting....

"After September 12th, no one was found alive and the dogs were distressed not to locate any survivors. It became necessary to stage situations where "survivors" were found by the dogs to keep up their morale" - Above Hallowed Ground

I finally feel like a bride!

I have been pondering the reason why I've been lacking in the writing of my blog - and I've come to this conclusion - I am SO busy, I don't have time to think - let alone, write my thoughts down. I need to unbusy myself, or atleast take a moment, to sit down and type out the little amount of worthy thoughts that jump into my head throughout the day.

Well, this is it, Trei is moving back to Reno next week. I don't know how I feel about it just yet. Well, I know that I'm sad, but I don't think the enormity of how I'm feeling has hit me just yet. What a bummer.

82 days..,...82 DAYS until we get married, I can't believe it!!! I don't know if I'm more excited about the wedding itself, or the 2 week honeymoon to Hawaii :)

Friday morning Trei's mom Janet, sister Karissa, and Shauntaye flew in for the shower. That night all of us girls went to Buca Di Beppo at Citywalk for night on the town. It was so much fun.

::Our server - crawling on our table::

::Karissa, Shauntaye, and I dipping strawberries the night before the shower......FUN!::

Back in Cali!

Well, I am finally back. After 8 wonderful days of vacation, I am back to the grind, and so glad about it. There really is no place like home. We left Saturday the 30th for Reno, and arrived at my house about midnight last night. So to say the least, I am very tired. As you can see from the picture, all 3 of us got a fair amount of sleep during our drive home.

I don't want to go into every detail of our trip, but I can definitely give you the highlights....