I love daylight savings!

Not much going on..... Aaron had a big FLW Stren Series tournament last week at Clear Lake. He did okay, about middle of the pack..... He has another tournament this Sunday at Clear lake, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed because he really wants to do great at this one... AND also on Sunday is our 1 year anniversary since our First Date. This past year has flown by so fast and it has been absolutely wonderful. I'm still as excited to see him everyday as I was when we first started dating :) We don't have anything big planned because he won't be home till late that night but we are going to Vegas in about 3 weeks so we can celebrate then.... other than that, it's just been the normal grind. I've been off for 4 days so tomorrow is my monday :( but it pays the bills so I can't complain.... Aaron will be going out of town on Saturday morning anyway. Oh and did I mention how much I absolutely love the time change?! I don't know why but it just puts me in a much better mood when it's lighter later, I love it! And hopefully Aaron and I will be able to go on some more bike rides soon, the weather has been gorgeous (however we still need a lot of rain to fill up the lake).... that's about it :)

Just another week.....

Well I don't have any new pictures since last post but I decided to post anyways to keep up with it. I worked a few days this week, then was on call thursday night and Friday I headed to Sacramento with Autumn to look for dresses for her wedding. We got there friday evening, went to dinner at Elephant Bar (it was really good) and then went back to her brothers house and we played Tripoly (a card and chip game) and spoons (another card game) until 3 in the morning..... We went to brunch at a restaurant called Roxy that her brother works at and that was super good too, and then went dress shopping at 3 different places, I think I tried on about 40 or 50 dresses, there are several that we both liked..... I got to use Autumns portable navagation device in my car while we were driving around Sac and now I want one! That thing helped a lot, maybe I wouldn't get lost so much if I get one, lol! I came home Saturday night and watched a movie. Today I slept in and just ran some errands etc, nothing too exciting to report. Just working on my Journal and watching TV......Hope everyone has a great week!

Finally feels like winter

My new specialized bike

My flowers :)

Our first mountain bike ride

Kelsey and I

Woopsie, its been a little while since i've posted. The last month has been great. It finally started raining and hasn't let up much since but that's okay because we really need it to fill up the lake.

A couple of my friends came back from Humboldt and visisted again, which was really nice. Kelsey and I got to catch up a lot and play lots of card games (we were friends back in grade school but haven't seen much of each other since) and Breanne did my hair while they were here (she is my hairstylist back in Humboldt). So it was a good weekend.

Aaron finally bought a mountain bike, I bought one (a cheap one...) about 5 months ago and had been waiting for Aaron to get one but of course since he's so tall, it took awhile to find one that would fit him. So we went for our first ride a couple weeks ago, it was just supposed to be a mellow ride and it turned into 8 miles! But that's okay, it was really fun and we only had to get off the bikes and walk up hill a few times. I did however realize that there is a BIG difference between a cheap Wal mart mountain bike and a "real" mountain bike. Needless to say, I now have a "real" mountain bike and it works great! We love to ride now, especially off rode. We are really lucky because there are a ton of trails in this area and it has been really fun exploring them.

Valentines day was great. I really wasn't expecting anything, I told him I didn't want anything except for a card. Then the door bell rang, and it was flowers :) 2 dozen to be exact. I'm sure you'll like our improv vase.... lol, its a bachelor pad! We went bike shopping for me and later had dinner at applebees and got to have our fav desert, a blondie and it was delicious! So we had a great first Valentines day together.

Aaron and I are planning a trip to Vegas in April to get away together and visit family and I can't wait! I'm also planning a cruise to Mexico for a bachelorette party for Autumn in May so I have a lot going on this spring. Also going to Sacramento this weekend to dress shop with Autumn for bridesmaids dresses, so i'm definitely keeping myself very busy :)

Beautiful Weekend.....

Aaron and I went fishing on Saturday, it was a beautiful day but of course i was still cold, lol. I like it when it's about 80 outside. That day is was about 70 I think, but it felt a lot colder..... The fish aren't really biting right now, I think they are confused..... it's January and it's been sunny and warm for a week and a half now..... I didn't catch anything, only got a few bites, but I only fished for maybe an hour total. I just relaxed and enjoyed the outdoors. Aaron caught a few of course.....

Yesterday we went out to his parents house and went hiking out to the small creek behind his parents house. Aaron taught me how to gold pan, we only found two VERY small pieces but it was fun. Next time we will take some kind of box that makes it go a lot faster...... It was kind of a coincedence that in the paper yesterday the "today in history" section read.... On this day in 1909..... Since Jan 1, 150 new gold mines had been located and filed for record. The mines were located at Shasta, Old Diggings, Backbone, Whiskeytown, Flat Creek, Ono, Centerville, Spring Creek, Lower Springs, Upper Sacramento, Quartz Hill, Churntown, Muletown, Dog Creek, Igo, South Fork, Harrison Gulch, French Gulch, Pittsburg, Stella, Buckeye, Slate Creek and Echo Lake.

I read that after we had already gone gold panning, and we were panning at a place that was on the list "muletown". I thought that was very interesting.

Well it's back to work tonight for the next three days, maybe four if I decide to pick up an extra shift..... Hope everyone is having a good January :)

The lake is still sooooo low.... we need rain!

My sweet face mask to wear when we are going fast down the lake

The trees that are usually at the bottom of the lake......

Fishing in the trees

A little piece of land where Aaron grew up

Teaching me how to gold pan

Eating lunch..... we had a little picnic

Me, gold panning

Didn't find much

Nearly 80 degrees in January???

Its been a little while since I've updated..... have been waiting until I got the christmas pics from Aaron's camera but I gave up so i'll just post those later. We had a good christmas, I was able to have christmas eve and christmas night off work so that was nice. I made a nice christmas eve dinner for Aaron, his roomate and I, then Aaron and I went to the movies. The next morning we opened our presents to each other and then headed over to his parents house for Christmas with all his Aunts, Uncles, cousins, neice, nephew and Grandparents. It was really nice, I had a good time.

For new years we went to one of Aarons friends house, we had a little potluck with all of his close friends, it was nice and we had waaaayyy too much food. I'm definitely looking forward to this year, I hope its a good one. Can't believe its already 2009, almost 10 years since I graduated high school, yikes.

Aaron's been fishing in a lot of tournaments lately. We finally have a weekend to hang out coming up, I can't wait, however he is trying to get me to go fishing with him on one of the days, lol. But its been warm enough lately (78 degrees!!) so I think i'll be able to handle it..... We are also going to go gold panning up by his parents house, i've never done that before so i'm excited to see what it's like and just be able to learn something new with Aaron.

This last weekend was really fun. I had three of my good friends come into town and visit me, we just had a girls weekend. We went to dinner, drank wine, watched chic flics, went shopping, played guitar hero and just relaxed so that was really nice. Can't wait for them to come back and visit!

Well that about sums up the last 3 weeks, not a whole lot of new stuff to report... oh, Aaron and I celebrated 10 months together yesterday! Its been an awesome 10 months, I am so happy and excited to see what the future holds for us.

My Friends Breanne, Kelsey and Rachel came to visit last weekend

Playing Guitar Hero, so much fun :)

We miss you G

Happy Holidays

Aaraon's boat last sunday when it was snowing in Redding

Aaron and I at my christmas party

Aaron and I at his Christmas party

Well it's been a busy holiday season. I'm still thinking about Rachel and Garrett everyday and wondering why a tragedy has to happen around the holidays, or why is has to happen at all..... I'm really missing my friends in Eureka right now, wishing I could see them and be there to support them..... but unfortunately I don't have 4 wheel drive and I don't feel safe driving over the mountain by myself. I'm wishing Rachel some peace and comfort this holiday season.

In other news, i've been busy getting ready for christmas, i'm finally finished shopping, wrapping and got all my packages shipped. I also did all of Aaron's shopping for him as he's a man and hates shopping, lol. We had both our christmas parties last weekend, his was friday night, mine was Saturday and then Aaron had a tournament Sunday. He got up at 3:30 am to go fishing in the snow, I don't get it, lol. He placed fifth at this tournament. I was amazed it started snowing in Redding on Sunday. I was wrapping presents and didn't even realize it till i looked outside after several hours. All the cars in my neighborhood and the ground was covered in a couple inches but it melted overnight.

I've been wanting to buy a Wii for almost a year now, so I finally broke down and bought one. They are so much fun, I feel like a big kid. I just like how they are so interactive. I also broke down last night and gave Aaron one of his christmas presents early. It was a bass fishing game for the Wii. It's actually really fun, I was playing it today. I like it better than real fishing cause I can actually catch fish! Lol. Aaron was getting mad though cause the line kept breaking and he didn't understand why he couldn't upgrade to a stronger fishing line, lol. Maybe they should make that an option in the game..... I love the bowling and golf games, they're pretty fun.

Work is getting busier, it's respiratory season so all the little ones are coming in. RSV season also started so we'll be busy for the next several months. RSV is a respiratory virus that is very serious in infants and makes them extremely sick. There isn't any medicine to treat it, just supportive care like IV fluids, oxygen and lots of nose suctioning (which they hate!) So i'll be honing my suctioning skills again.... This week is a little slower because of the holidays so i'm actually on call right now, i'll be up for several more hours though because I slept in today expecting to work and I'm working tomorrow night, maybe i'll play the wii a bit......

I hope everyone has a happy holidays, Aaron and I are headed over to his parents house on Christmas, so i'm excited for that, he has such a wonderful family. My thoughts and prayers are with Rachel and Garretts Family and friends during this holiday season.....

Why?

I haven't been in the mood for posting much lately, a good friend of mine was killed last week. It is an extremely sad situation. He was shot during a home invasion robbery and later passed away at the hospital. His girlfriend (one of my close friends) was there throughout the entire event and words cannot even express how torn apart her world is now. My heart breaks for her everytime I think about her and everything she has been through. I just don't understand how one human being could do something so horrible to another......

A gift for such a little while,

your loss just seems so wrong,

you should not have left before us,

it’s with loved ones you belong.

The memorial service is today and I wish so much that I could be there. However a storm decided to show its face this weekend and its just not safe for me to drive my car over the mountain, not to mention making it back over here. It's breaking my heart that I can't be there for Rachel and all of my other friends affected by this horrible tragedy. Garrett was one of the most amazing men you could ever meet, he was always smiling and joking around, he could always make me laugh. He will be so greatly missed by so many. Rest in peace G-man, you are always in my thoughts.....

Not how did he die, but how did he live?

Not what did he gain, but what did he give?

These are the units to measure the worth

Of a man as a man, regardless of birth.

Not, what was his church, nor what was his creed?

But had he befriended those really in need?

Was he ever ready, with word of good cheer,

To bring back a smile, to banish a tear?

Not what did the sketch in the newspaper say,

But how many were sorry when he passed away.