>Goodbye 2009!!

>This has been a great year!! Looking back, we've had many ups and downs in our lives this year, but somehow we made it to exactly where we wanted to be. This year we moved into our first apartment, celebrated our 1st year together and made through another year of school... just a litte closer to our dreams now. :)

Were staying in this New Year's Eve as we are home bodies and prefer not to be caught up in the drama of going out, drinking and hangovers!! ;) So were watching movies, playing wii, and counting down to the peach drop! Maybe one year we'll go out and see what all the fuss is about, but for now its just us and our chi-chi.

=)

Goodbye 2009 --- Hello 2010!

>17 Months Today!

>Yes, we are dorks. We like to keep up with the month-a-versies. :)
I think we'll prob stop at 18 months... and just do it yearly. Tonight we were supposed to go out to dinner at Olive Garden, but I dont think I feel like driving all the way out there since we finally got back to our apt late yesterday. I think I just want to be lazy. Dinner Tomorrow!

We had an amazing holiday with our families. My mom made me and my brother each a beautiful baby book. In my book on the last page, was pictures of my dad(who died when I was 9)tossing me up in the air when I was 2 years old... with the caption "My Daddy, My Prince". I totally cried. It was just so special.=)

The rest of the gifts were both for me and Jess- snuggies(mine-pink,jess-blue), snowglobe with our picture in it, New Moon Game, she had me a bag made that said "Shell & Bake" =) and she got Jess the "Cars" car that I couldnt find.. so yay! And then we got gift cards together. I love my family for being so open-minded and accepting. My mom is amazing.. shes the most non judging person Ive ever known, her only concern is that Im happy. She works with several young lesbians who mothers have all but totally disowned them.. She just takes them under her wing and tries to just be there and listen. People always say things to her like " youve actually met your daughter's "friend"?" or "How can you let her "date" another girl?" People can be so ignorant. And of course my mom being the incredibly strong and outspoken woman that she is... always has something clever to come back with... " well no, I havent met her "friend" Ive met her girlfriend. She might as well be my daughter-in-law." HAHA. I love her so much. And shes never embarrassed, she always introduces Jess as my girlfriend. She never sugar coats who Jess is for anyone.. not our family, her friends, or even her boss. My mom single-handedly changes minds of people who otherwise "fear what they dont know". And if not change it completely, she at least makes it an open conversation. Anyways- Jessica's family got us some baking dishes, set of knives and gift cards. And her mom got me "Julie & Julia" And a Candle!! Movies are my favorite thing and she was the only one to get me one!! =)

This is truly been the best Christmas ever. I hope each and every year is just as amazing. We know how truly blessed we are to live in such accepting families and be able to spend holidays together, not being pulled apart. These past few nights when I say my prayers, I just thank God for the people he blessed me with in my life.

>Christmas Survey!!

>The Tree
1. When Do You Put Up the Tree?
Thanksgiving night or by Dec 1st

2. Real or Fake?
Fake for now... Jess really wants a real one somaybe when our place is bigger we will get a real one.

3. Lights - What Color?
I prefer color!! But this year we have both since our tree was pre-lit and FREE!

4. Garland?
Not this year.

5. Theme or No Theme?
no theme... just whatever we like...

6. What Kind of Topper?
Star!!

7. What's Your Favorite Ornament?
Our penguin one we had made last year with our names on it =)

8. What does your tree skirt look like?
red and white like santa outfit.

9. Where Do You Put Your Tree?
In the corner of the living room by the window

10. Who Decorates the Tree?
me and jess

11. What's Under the Tree?
the presents before we opened them early

12. Do You Put Candy Canes On Your Tree?
Yes! Jess loves them!

About the Food:
1. What's Your Favorite Christmas Cookie?
I think Jess likes any Christmas sugar cookies

2. Do You Bake Cookies and Give Them Away?
not really

3. Any Special Foods You Have Only at Christmas?
ahhhh yes... my mom makes the same dinner on Christmas that she does on Thanksgiving.. Amazing.... but she only makes it on those 2 holidays.

4. What Do You Eat Christmas Eve?
just whatever.. nothing special.

5. What Do You Eat Christmas Day?
Ham. Chicken Cassserole. Mashed Potatoes(Jessica's Contribution). Green Bean Casserole. Sweet Potato Stuff. Dressing W/ Gravy. Chicken Dumplings. haha clearly were not big on the veggies lol

6. Do You Like Eggnog?
Nope.

7. Do You Like Candy Canes?
yes.

About The Decorations:
1. Where Do You Hang Your Stockings?
on our wall unit. we dont have a fireplace.. yet. =)

2. Do You Put Lights on Your House?
Not this year... but we will in the future.

3. Got Any Outside Lawn Decorations?
No.

4. Do You Put Up a Nativity?
We will.... as soon as we find one!! ( Mom informed me that her and my aunt found the most perfect Precious Moments Nativity at a thrift store for $3.. that had never been open... I LOVE PM!!! But she I guess didnt think my love for PM was that intense so they didnt buy it... although my aunt told her to buy it cuz it would match the PM snowglobe that Jess had just bought me!! oh... well...)

5. Do You Hang Mistletoe Over Your Door?
No but we totally should. ;)

6. Got a Wreath on Your Front Door?
No.. I wanted this certain Bell Wreath but I havent been able to find one this year. booo

7. How Long Does it Take You to Decorate?
one day... were just starting out... we dont have that much yet.

About the Movies/Shows:

1. Favorite Christmas TV Show?
hmmm we like the Holiday Extravaganza on Food Network.. does that count? =)

2. A Wonderful Life / Miracle on 34th Street / A Christmas Carol
Jess says Miracle on 34th Street.
I say A Christmas Carol- the cheesy modern day ones are my favorite!!

3. Favorite Christmas Movie?
The Santa Claus Trilogy, Elf, and pretty much all the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime sappy Christmas Movies!!

4. Have you ever seen the Nutcracker Suite Ballet live?
nope

5. Ever Been to the Radio City Music Hall Show?
nope

6. Ever Gone to the Movies on Christmas Day?
Yes. we try to every year! We made it our tradition last year.. Ive always done it with my family.

Other Christmas Things:

1. Favorite Christmas Books?
Idk that we have one.

2. Do You Stuff Your Stockings With Any Types of Food?
mostly candy... but my mom always stuffed mine with apples and oranges.. although I cant eat the fruit... I love the smell that lingers from it in my stocking.

3. Do You Go to Church on Christmas or Christmas Eve?
no but we should!

4. Have You Ever Gone Caroling?
only when I was in chorus in middle school..

5. Favorite Christmas Carol?
Silent Night. We wish you a Merry Christmas. Jingle Bell Rock. Winter Wonderland.

6. Do You Believe in Santa?
Sure ;)

7. Do You Leave Santa Cookies?
Jess says we have too... so yes!

8. What About Rudolph?
nah.. I dont think so.

9. What Was Your Best Christmas Gift?
who knows... my mom always gave the best presents.. especially the homemade ones.. so theres no telling.

10. Worst Gift?
I dont put much thought in to what it is I got... I dont care much.. Im just thankful for the day with the family. (A very small family might I add)

11. Do You Go To a "Work" Christmas Party?
I did every year I worked. But now Im just a student =)

12. Do You Hate Going?
No.

13. Do You Send Christmas Cards?
Yes!!

14. Do You Make a List?
for sure.

15. Do You Check it Twice and Thrice?
sometimes

16. When do You Start Shopping?
When I see it and I have the money.

17. Do You Shop on Black Friday?
depends on how bad I want whats going on sale. This year we did not.

18. Are You Ready for Christmas?
yes... even though it feels like Christmas already came and went because we did Christmas at our apt before coming "home" to the parents house.

>Christmas Came Early In Our House ;)

>I love being out of school and home with Jess, especially when shes off from bball at the same time. This past week and next week will be the best! We have nothing to do but be together. Today we decided to open our presents to each other before going home tomorrow, so we could avoid crushing the nicely wrapped gifts in the car. She got me a beautiful butterfly necklace (she calls me butterfly), a penguin blanket (we LOVE penguins!! Like almost obsessed!), and the MarioKart Wii game!! I got her The Santa Clause Trilogy which we both love!! I also got her a new winter coat and some Disney's Cars collector cars, because she has EVERYTHING "Cars"!! And in Kiwi's stocking she got 3 toys and 2 bones =) This is the best Christmas ever!!

>Christmas Card Pictures!!

>Yesterday, we took pictures for our Christmas cards. We debated for a long time on whether or not to go have our pictures made or just take them ourselves (the cheaper way!). We decided to do them ourselves in front of our tree, our very first tree!!! Plus, doing them ourselves meant Kiwi could be in the picture too, which is very important. These are 2 of the pictures we used. We loved how the cards turned out!! :D

>Memories in the Making =)

>We're still here! We apparently took a short break from blogging, but we're back!! Im officially done with fall quarter, things didnt go exactly the way I wanted but all is well. I'll just study harder next time. I got all B's and that is unacceptable to me. Although, Jess keeps telling me B's are good! I just stress about not getting A's because Im terrified of not getting into nursing school. Im so glad its over for now and it couldnt be at a more perfect time with the holidays just around the corner. I dont go back till Jan 11th!! =)

Basketball Season has officially began and I so love seeing her play! My favorite days are the road trips my bff and I take for games. We go to the games within a 3 hrs radius of home. Although this past weekend, she was in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. And that trip was just too far for me to drive, plus it was my mom's birthday. So I went home to moms and she went to Fl. While I always enjoy hanging out with my mom, spending almost 4 days apart was unbearable. =( We missed each other like crazy and trying to sleep without her was almost impossible. As if that wasnt bad enough, she texted me Saturday and tells me she's stuck in the hotel elevator. Ok, in reality I know she'lll be fine, there's no need to worry and the situation is probably actually funny. However, I'm extremely claustrophobic and just the thought of her stuck made me feel sick and my chest all tight.. ahhh... of course in 20-30 min the firemen got them out. No big deal. Haha but the best part was one of her teammates got it all on video and posted it on facebook. Needless to say it was pretty funny! The best part to me was watching the fireman rescuing Jess. Jess is the "tough boyish one" and she was like a "damsel in distress" that had no choice but to let the fireman get her out the elevator. :D It was priceless. I drove home yesterday at 7 am as soon as it was slightly daylight and my mom wouldnt fuss about me driving in the dark (shes a bit of a worrier). I couldnt wait to get home and snuggle with my baby!!

Last night was our New Moon Date Night. I love date night more than anything! But seeing New Moon just made it 100x better!! :D The movie was amazing!! And as much as we loved Twilight, New Moon was way better. Im glad they didnt change out "Jacob" because I dont think the movie would have been the same. And that 30 lbs of muscles he gained.. O.M.G.!! The whole movie I was just like DAMN!! hahaha Jess was starting to get a little worried I think, lol. Of course, she never has anything to worry about. But after you read a book, fall in love with characters and the actors actually meet your expectations on screen, you just fall harder for them. The funny thing is the whole time I was reading the books I HATED JACOB. I was Team Edward all the way. BUT! In the movies, Im all Team Jacob!! I dont like Robert Pattinson for Edward at all. Although, I think he was much better in New Moon than Twilight. I just think Taylor Lautner portrays Jacob perfectly. We saw Twilight twice in theathres, I cant wait to see it again!! I just hope we can afford to go again! Omgosh, It was Packed! And we knew this, so we got in line an hour and half early and so did about 100 other people. But we were first which Jess just loved :D When they let us in, it was almost completely full in 10 min. People would come in and seemed to be completely stunned that there wasnt anywhere left to sit. I mean, really? Did they really think there would be seats 10 min before the movie actually started?! We had already prepared ourselves for this and sat on the end, so when the manager came in and told people to make room and slide to the ends of the rows, we were already there. Good thing too, because I would not have moved anyways. I was there early and I shouldnt have to be inconvienced by there tardiness. Our end seats were actually in the middle because we were by the top set of stairs. So it was perfect.

:D

>Wisdom teeth are a Bitch!

>So today Jess had her wisdom teeth cut out. It cost more than an arm and a leg!! But I got to be with her while they put her to sleep and when she woke up. They gave her the meds to make her sleep and she fought it as long as she could before finally closing her eyes. I think she just didnt wanna be alone in there and she knew that when she went to sleep I would be going to the waiting room. But the meds took over and she went to sleep. I kissed her forehead and told her I loved her and went to sit with her mom in the waiting room. When it was over, I went back there to get her and she reached for my hand and squeezed it so TIGHT.. And through nasty gauze and swollen lips she tried to tell me she loved me. :) Thats a moment I'll never forget. I leaned down, kissed her forehead again and told her I loved her. The Dr explained the surgery to me and treated me like I was her wife and not just a "friend" there to pick her up. Of course that meant everything to me because I was afraid I wouldnt even be allowed back there. But he was great... although the nurses were rather bitchy. urrgg! But we got her home and got her settled. I felt like her personal nurse. I can understand most of her grunts and groans without her really having to speak. It makes me feel good to know that I know my baby better than almost anyone and that Im confident in taking care of her. Her mom even told me she was glad I was here and she trusted me to take care of her daughter. Thats exactly what the girlfriend wants to hear. :) Most days I feel like her wife anyways. There isnt anything gross or disgusting I havent seen. Someone once told me that if u can survive seeing your "person" have the flu or some gastro illness then you can probably survive anything. Well Ive definately been there for all that! haha I dont think that stuff bothers me as much since I want to be a nurse. But at least I know I can handle all the grossness. I think the worst part of today so far was watching her throw up in the car and it was mostly just blood. blahh... but we survived. And shes sleeping somewhat peacefully on the couch recliner.

These are the days I know that I cant imagine being with anyone but her. I guess the fact that I realized this on the hard days with all the gross junk means something rather than realizing it on the special date nights with dinner and roses. HAHA! Nothing like blood and vomit to make you fall in love all over again. =]

Wisdom teeth are a Bitch!

So today Jess had her wisdom teeth cut out. It cost more than an arm and a leg!! But I got to be with her while they put her to sleep and when she woke up. They gave her the meds to make her sleep and she fought it as long as she could before finally closing her eyes. I think she just didnt wanna be alone in there and she knew that when she went to sleep I would be going to the waiting room. But the meds took over and she went to sleep. I kissed her forehead and told her I loved her and went to sit with her mom in the waiting room. When it was over, I went back there to get her and she reached for my hand and squeezed it so TIGHT.. And through nasty gauze and swollen lips she tried to tell me she loved me. :) Thats a moment I'll never forget. I leaned down, kissed her forehead again and told her I loved her. The Dr explained the surgery to me and treated me like I was her wife and not just a "friend" there to pick her up. Of course that meant everything to me because I was afraid I wouldnt even be allowed back there. But he was great... although the nurses were rather bitchy. urrgg! But we got her home and got her settled. I felt like her personal nurse. I can understand most of her grunts and groans without her really having to speak. It makes me feel good to know that I know my baby better than almost anyone and that Im confident in taking care of her. Her mom even told me she was glad I was here and she trusted me to take care of her daughter. Thats exactly what the girlfriend wants to hear. :) Most days I feel like her wife anyways. There isnt anything gross or disgusting I havent seen. Someone once told me that if u can survive seeing your "person" have the flu or some gastro illness then you can probably survive anything. Well Ive definately been there for all that! haha I dont think that stuff bothers me as much since I want to be a nurse. But at least I know I can handle all the grossness. I think the worst part of today so far was watching her throw up in the car and it was mostly just blood. blahh... but we survived. And shes sleeping somewhat peacefully on the couch recliner.

These are the days I know that I cant imagine being with anyone but her. I guess the fact that I realized this on the hard days with all the gross junk means something rather than realizing it on the special date nights with dinner and roses. HAHA! Nothing like blood and vomit to make you fall in love all over again. =]

>Update.

>So I blogged about this potenial job in an earlier post, well the job called me and asked if I could change my class schedule to fit their needs.. I said I could. But they wanted me to make sure and call them back. So I did. No one answered. For like a week and half.. I didnt hear anything. Then the lady called back and informed me that she doesnt work at the branch that was hiring, she hires for all branches, but she believed that position had been filled!! WHAT?! You asked me to change my schedule and then never call back?? UGH! That was like 5 weeks ago.. this morning I got an email saying the position had been filled and thanking me for my interest in their company. Wow.. really??? A little late there B.B&t!!

Anywho- its been a rather boring 5 weeks. Although I go back next week!! YAY!! Tues (Sept-8) was Jess' 21st Birthday!! We went out to dinner with some friends and her family. I think she was pleased. I surprised her with Disney.s Car.s Plate set, which she totally loves! So I think that made her extra happy!! We dont drink really, but we went and bought some Malib.u anyways lol. And the guy at the liquor store gave her a free bottle of Rum. :)

Today, were going to lunch with my friend from high school that I havent seen in forever!!

:)

Update.

So I blogged about this potenial job in an earlier post, well the job called me and asked if I could change my class schedule to fit their needs.. I said I could. But they wanted me to make sure and call them back. So I did. No one answered. For like a week and half.. I didnt hear anything. Then the lady called back and informed me that she doesnt work at the branch that was hiring, she hires for all branches, but she believed that position had been filled!! WHAT?! You asked me to change my schedule and then never call back?? UGH! That was like 5 weeks ago.. this morning I got an email saying the position had been filled and thanking me for my interest in their company. Wow.. really??? A little late there B.B&t!!

Anywho- its been a rather boring 5 weeks. Although I go back next week!! YAY!! Tues (Sept-8) was Jess' 21st Birthday!! We went out to dinner with some friends and her family. I think she was pleased. I surprised her with Disney.s Car.s Plate set, which she totally loves! So I think that made her extra happy!! We dont drink really, but we went and bought some Malib.u anyways lol. And the guy at the liquor store gave her a free bottle of Rum. :)

Today, were going to lunch with my friend from high school that I havent seen in forever!!

:)

>This Time Around

>Im impatiently waiting for school to start in 5 weeks because Im bored as hell. I dont like being home all day, everyday. And I feel like this 6 weeks is a waste of time... I just want to get through school and graduate!! \

This morning I took Kiwi for a walk around the lake, she loved it. She just prances on the sidewalk, flirting with the biggers dogs :p. Its too cute.. Especially when she growls because shes all of 5 lbs and the other dogs were well over 100lbs! Haha. She enjoys the walk but I can tell when her little legs cant take it anymore. So I just carry her for a few minutes... and then shes ready to walk on her own again. I figure even if she cant make it the whole walk, she deserves the fresh air and change of scenery.

Jess started class on Monday, and its so boring here without her. On top of class, she now has practice. So Im here alllllll day alone for the most part. :( And our roommate is gone the same times. Hopefully, I can start volunteering soon!


She loves riding in the car!!


Tired after her long walk! :)

This Time Around

Im impatiently waiting for school to start in 5 weeks because Im bored as hell. I dont like being home all day, everyday. And I feel like this 6 weeks is a waste of time... I just want to get through school and graduate!! \

This morning I took Kiwi for a walk around the lake, she loved it. She just prances on the sidewalk, flirting with the biggers dogs :p. Its too cute.. Especially when she growls because shes all of 5 lbs and the other dogs were well over 100lbs! Haha. She enjoys the walk but I can tell when her little legs cant take it anymore. So I just carry her for a few minutes... and then shes ready to walk on her own again. I figure even if she cant make it the whole walk, she deserves the fresh air and change of scenery.

Jess started class on Monday, and its so boring here without her. On top of class, she now has practice. So Im here alllllll day alone for the most part. :( And our roommate is gone the same times. Hopefully, I can start volunteering soon!


She loves riding in the car!!


Tired after her long walk! :)

>The Nightly Routine.

>Every night Jess looks up homeless animals online and desperately tries talk "us" into adopting it. She is loving trying to put them all in are small 2 bedroom apt. And every night she finds a heartbreaking story to share with me and plead the "can we rescue it" case. I, of course, want to help and adopt all these babies too but our landlord says we have to pay a $300 pet fee for any animals! UGH!! Therefore, we cant just adopt them and bring them home. She informes me every night of all the animals we will have when we have our own place. She has a beautiful heart and is just trying to save the world one animal website at a time.

We went today to sign up to volunteer our time at our local animal rescue center.

Man, I love her.

>Schools... Out.... For..... Summer!!

>Well, maybe not summer but at least the next six weeks for me!! =D Jess goes back next week! Could be 6 weeks of me sitting home alone sitting home alone since she'll start pre-season practice too, BUT I might have a job interview this week!! YAY for me! I really want this job and need something to do till school starts. Unfortunately, I'll have to change my class times around but I figure its worth it. But I get to go shopping for new clothes to wear if I get the job!! Guess thats about all for now!!

>Kiwi. One Year. And The Research Paper!!

>

Our little apartment now has the presence of a furbaby!! My 4 year-old chihuahua, Kiwi, has come to live with us. When we moved, I didnt feel that it was right to take her (or my other chihuahua, Gypsy) because my mom has become extremely attached to them both. They are apart of her daily routine and I felt that she needed them. Over the past year, my mom has overcome Breast Cancer. There were days when the dogs were what got her out of bed and moving on day to day. Thankfully, she is in good health now and doing well. The chi-chis, however are now extremely possessive of her and constantly fighting with each other. Lately, they've been drawing blood and she couldnt bare to see them like that. Since neither of them are aggressive toward people, we opted to take one of them and let the other one stay. We considered every pro and con for who to take and who to leave. The obvious choice was to take Gypsy because shes younger and hyper whereas Kiwi is a little older and set in her ways. She prefers to sleep 18-20 hours a day. ;) But Kiwi is better apartment oriented because shes small and doesnt feel a need to run around outside. At my mom's, Gypsy has a fenced in back yard that she loves. So we decided on Kiwi. Our little baby is now asleep between us in our bed. =)

Today is our One year Anniversary!! We kept our celebrations low-key since bills are right around the corner. Thats fine by me because "night-in" dates our my favorites. We just grilled some chicken and are gonna watch some movies. Yay!!

For my english class, I have to write a research paper about a political issue that is timely and is important to me. I chose Equality for Gay and Lesbian Americans. duh.. =) I want my main points to be marriage, adoption/fostering, and serving in the military. I plan to show the hoops we have to jump through to have children and legally be prepared if we live in a state where gay marriage is banned. I have asked several follow bloggers to share with me their story about the families. Please feel free to share your opinions or ideas. This is a very important issue to me because its something I worry about. Im so afraid that if something ever happens to me, Jessica will have to fight to keep the kids we will have and everything we'll own. Not that I think, either of our families would do anything like that. But I still worry. All my life, I have wanted to adopt and foster children. I know that we will be great mommies and that we will provide a loving and stable home to our children and any children that might live with us. I just dont beleive my love for a woman will effect the way we raise our children. There are so many kids that need a home to feel safe and loved that it shouldnt matter if its a Mom/Dad, 2 Mom, 2 Dad or single parent household. All that should matter is the quality of life that child will have. So much to say and so little time to say it. The paper is due next Aug 4th. Any opinions would be great!!

>Crazy Week

>(Posted By Bake)

So this is my first post on our blog! Its usually my girlfriend who does all the writing on here. But i figured it was time for me to get in on the action too.

I'm the one she refers to mostly as Jess cause that's what she calls me, but i usually go by Bake to everyone else. I play college basketball and am majoring in community health with an education concentration to hopefully one say be a coach and teacher.

So this past week I worked my schools Pee-Wee basketball camp, for kids ages 5-10. I had the 5-8 year olds, and what a week it was. I was responsible for 10 kids from 9 am til 4 pm. And i almost went insane! Now don't get me wrong...I LOVE KIDS. I want to have 3-4 of them myself and foster and adopt too. But having 10 little kids to keep up with that aren't yours and don't listen to you because you aren't their parents is very stressful!

Basically what we do all week is teach them the basics of the game of basketball....i.e. how to shoot, dribble, pass, etc... They love it! Its a whole week for them to run around and eat whatever they want for lunch in the "big college cafeteria"! But the most fun part of the days for us, the college player, was the games. At the end of every day each team would play 1 or 2 real basketball games (well at least real in the sense that we kept score and all). It was the cutest thing watching the little 6 year olds dribble down the court and try to shoot. And when they scored they were so excited!! it was our job as their coaches to make sure that each kid got the chance to score at least once during the week! And i am happy to say that all of mine did! Although our record was only 3-7 :( . I know all this kids had fun!

On the last day of camp we had all the competitions for the kids to try to win awards. But no one on my team won anything....BUT...i made all of my little kids a goodie bag full of candy to take home and eat around their parents!!

And so the week ended and i am free of my 10 little wild things! And i finally got a chance to spend some time with my baby last night! All week we had only been seeing each other for a few hours a day and it was tough. So we have dedicated this weekend as SHELL and BAKE weekend!

>Bittersweet.

>This was the best/worst week ever.

We finally moved into our apartment which we love. We've been unpacking and organizing, in this process we have realized we have way tooooo much stuff. We had our cable and internet connected this morning. Thank God! We were getting bored of Grey's Anatomy (on dvd) everynight. Although, Jess kinda likes it cuz she only seen a few episodes here and there. But its definately better having more than just that.

And the horrible part: We found out our puppies' mother (Coacoa) has Parvo. For those of you who dont know... its a highly contagious disease for dogs. It usually only affects puppies and it was extremely rare that Coacoa got it. Basically, it breaks down their system, depriving them of nutrients and dehydrating them. So even if they are eating and drinking normally their bodies are not absorbing it. After finding this out, we immediately got the babies from Jess' mom's where they had been, in case there was any chance they hadnt already gotten it. However, after one day, it was clear they had Parvo too. We took them to the vet but they said even with treatment, they probably wouldnt make it and that it could always come back. And though it was the hardest decision we've ever made, we decided to have them put to sleep rather than the pain and suffering of attemping to treat them. Friday was the hardest day for us and we just cried all day. We tried to stay busy and just focus on unpacking. We know it was the best thing to do but we hate that they arent here in the new place with us. I thought about taking their pictures off this blog because its hurts to even think about them but I dont wanna erase them. We miss them terribly and hate that this happened. At least for their short little lives they were loved and spoiled right from the start.

RIP Bella and Alice.

>This GA Heat is killing me!!

>Did I mention that I'm extremely hot natured?? I hate the heat.. And now that school has officially started, we're living in Jess' apt till end of the week. Can I just tell you that her air does not keep this 2 story place cool!! So I'm miserable. And right now she's at the gym and says its cooler in there than is in here.Of course it is. uugghhhh

Anyways. I'm super excited because theres only 5 days left till we move into our own place!! One of her teammates will be living with us, yay.. rent split 3 ways! The sooner we get settled in our place the sooner our fur-babies can come live with us! =) Her teammate is getting a puppy too, so it looks like we'll have 3 babies there..haha.

School is great.. I'm trying to see if I can enroll in two school so that my past core at the tech school wont go to waste. I would like to at least be a Phlebotomy Tech since it wouldn't take long at all to complete, and then I could work at a hospital or Dr's office somewhere. Fingers Crossed!

All my girls!

This is Bella!

And this is Alice!

>Only 1 week left.

>So I start school one week from today. A month ago I was saying I couldnt wait to start and now Im not so sure. Im completely ready to go back but I love being home with Jess all day taking care of our new babies!! Our puppies our finally with us for good. There 7 weeks old tomorrow!! On Wednesday, we're driving back to school for my orientation on Thursday. We're also signing our lease to our apt, which im super excited about. And hopefully getting the babies their first set of shots. Oh our puppies are now two girls instead of a boy and a girl. We dont mind since Jessica's sister got the boy, so we know he's in a safe and happy home.

3 weeks till we move in!!

>MIssion: Complete.

>So I woke up this morning and called the new apt place to ask if we could move in early. The lady said that would be perfect since the people living there have to leave early in May. So Yay!! It all worked out. I'm a bit of a worrier and quite a pessimist so I'm easily stressed. Jess on the other hand is a total optimist. And she of course said " baby dont worry everything will work out." Thats just bugs me more... lol... However, we found out that our pet fee is $300... EACH!!! Eww. So now with the pet fee and puppy shots, I dont believe we'll be eating for a long long time.. =)

>When it rains it pours....

>So today we found out that Jess's lease on her apt is up at the end of June. And our lease doesnt start until August! Great... now what are we gonna do?!? There are a few places we can stay for a month but that means we have to move all her stuff out at the end of June, move in somewhere for a month, and move back out the first of August... UGH. Thats tiring just thinking about it. So we've come up with two plans:

1. We're going to call our apt and see if we can push our move in date up to July 1st.

• We'll call her apt and see if theres anyway she can extend her lease a month.

 

If those plans dont work, then we'll just have to find a place for a month. And end up moving her stuff 4 times. Fortunately all my stuff will still be at the Mom's. Not to mention this is messing with our cash flow since we planned everything out for August and now we have to come up with rent a month early. Ahhhhhhh the stress. But on the bright side, its a college town so they're always sub-leasing rooms here and there... Now we just have to sleep on it and figure it all out tomorrow.

Wonderful.

>Ugh.... Spring. =/

>I hate Spring!!! Why? Because I'm allergic to everything blooming out there. I spend my days sneezing and coughing, basically trying to breathe. Ahhhh. Thankfully, right now im not working and school's out till middle June, so im trying to stay inside as much as possible. And this is making me extremely B.O.R.E.D. - I'm sick of tv & computer games. I could read but Im not ready to be done with Breaking Dawn so Im putting that off. Ahh yes. I am one of those Twilight people. Fortunately, today is the last day of class for my love and she'll be home with me everyday. Now I have someone to play with... YAY! lol... although this could easily result in a lot of bitching and bickering. Somedays its like two caged lions begging to be free. =)
We're going home (parents) today till I start school in June. I should probably start folding all our clothes and start packing but I feel horrible and just want to sit here. Its all I can do to sit up... Imagine having the flu everyday..... thats how I feel in SPRING. =/

Only like 3 months till we can move into our apt!! Im so excited. When I start class in June, we will still be living in her apt with her roommate. So Im basically counting down the days till August. Plus by August our puppies will be with us. We saw them the other day, Bella is white with black spots and Edward is reddish with some black down his back. They are going to cost us a fortune getting shots and crates and of course the lovely pet fee we have to pay to apt!! But we figure they are worth it. =)

>So This is Our Story....

>I'm in college to be a neonatal nurse. I LOVE BABIES!! That is truly my passion. I could literally spend the rest of my life holding, feeding and changing babies and be perfectly happy. =) I'm probably the only person in the world that could be content working in a day care in the infant room and be satisfied. HAHA! But unfortunately that wont pay the bills, so nursing will just have to do. I'm moving in with my girlfriend, Jessica (aka Bake), to our first place later in the summer. She's in college to be a teacher and a basketball coach. She's a total tomboy with a love for sports and I'm a complete indoor, air-condition kind of girl. I cant throw, catch, run, hit, shoot, or score, nor do I have any idea what all that means.. LOL. And let me just tell you, she finds all this simply amusing. At some point everyday, she finds something to toss at me such a keys or a hairbrush just to watch me attemp to catch it. =) We're total opposites. Except for our love of children and desire to be happily married forever. Somehow it just works.

I spent five years with a full-time job that I hated. So I started over last summer when I quit my job and enrolled in college. And I love it!! I never wanted to go when I was in high school, but now I wouldnt trade it for anything. When we graduate we plan to get married and start our family. However, we are sorta-starting a family soon.... We're getting two puppies when we moved into our apartment. They are 2 weeks old and will be coming home later this summer!! Perfect Timing! Its a boy and a girl. (Bella and Edward) They are Chiweenies!! (Chihuahua-Dachshund Mix) We're so excited!

I decided to start blogging after reading a lesbian couple's journey of starting a family. The more Jess and I discuss our plans for the future, the more questions I have. I was looking for any infomation about same-sex couple with families. I just needed to know it could work out and that somewhere, someone was dealing with everything, I wondered about.

Even if no one else ever reads this, we'll always be able to look back years from now and see where we were.

=)