Hats off to some very important people today!

Today if a very important day!! Three very important bdays and the last day of my grandma Megyesi's life.

First, my grandma Megyesi was a model of someone who I aspire to be like. She was a wonderful woman who I miss greatly. I can't wait to see her in heaven again!



Second, it is my old college roommate, Laura's 23 birthday! I love Laura, she is one of the best listeners in the world and one of the best friends a girl could ever ask for! I love you Laura and hope you have a good bday!!



Third, it is my little sister Diane's 22 birthday! Diane is only 17 months younger than me so she has always been a good mate for me. We get along so well... well most of the time.. and I am so excited to see her when she gets back to Washington .. and possibly Iowa???
Then there is little Sammy who turns 2 today! I love this little boy and miss him so much! I can't wait to see him in August! :) Look at him in these pictures... he was such a little runt!! He is still so very cute and I love him!!

Now look at him, getting so big!

:)

Today I was feeling blah after work. It's super hot in my house, i am not feeling well, and it was a busy day at work. Then as I was slaving away over dishes, there was a knock on the door. It was Alex with something behind his back... 6 red roses! They are beautiful!!! He just brought them over for fun,, then had to run off to a meeting :) What an awesome guy

"Embrace them, Don't waste them, for these are the days of our lives."

This week I was able to go up to Minnesota and go on a mini vacation! The families that were there have been going up there for eight years already, so it was very nice that I was able to join in on their vacation! It was a lot of fun, it was in a resort on a lake and we spent a lot of time boating, swimming, playing games, go karting, and having a good time relaxing.

We spend so much time on Alex's boat and in the water, it was AWESOME!! However, I caught the cold while I was there which is not fun now. :S I would have pictures but they are all on another camera!

However, I got to get rest, my head feels like it is going to explode!

Here is just one pic I took of Lindsey and Derrick. Behind them is the resort and big trampoline!!

Changes, changes, changes

Wow, today was a crappy day at the nursing home! Literally! Everyone down my hall was under the weather and had diarrhea! I felt bad for them.. but it made for an interesting day... and i will leave it at that!


Today is the one year anniversary of my grandma's death and the 11th year anniversary of my grandpa's death. I can't believe how fast times flies by. It seemed like yesterday I was just at home and going to my good friend Jill's wedding. I was getting ready for a big move to Iowa.. and did not really know what was going to happen from there. God has really blessed me and shown himself through my life in the past year. If you asked me a year ago what my life would look like today.. it would not think it would look like how it is now! I am so thankful for all the good times I have been through as well as the struggles I have gone through. It has shaped me and molded me to be me :)

On another note....

I did another really Iowa thing.. I went to testicle festival... where they fry up cow balls and have a big town party over this. I came late so I did not get to see them or try it.. ( which I would have not anyways!) but it was really hickish-- right up there with the tractor pull!


Which I do have a couple pictures of...

Me, Judy, and Ashley taking in the tractors!

What a handsome stud ;)
A little taste of the tractor pull.. I wish I got a better pic. What they do is have the tractors pull this cart and as they get further up the track the cart makes the weight shift closer to the tractor making it harder to pull.. or something like that... !

YEH HA

Yesterday I went to my first really Iowan event! The TRACTOR PULL! It was a rather hot evening but the wind picked up and it ended up being pretty nice! Some tractors had cool engines, like helicopter and jet engines, so they burned pure alcohol and that was neat ( AND LOUD!) . Other ones had fire coming out of them when they finished and other ones made SO much smoke ! It was a lot of fun!

Yesterday Alex and I have been dating 3 months! :) I am such a lucky girl... Alex is such an awesome guy. He is now gone the next week on vacation 4 hours away :( I am gunna miss him a lot!!! However on Friday I might drive up there and join him for the day and night then go to Minneapolis for a day to see Shannon.


Anyways.. I got to sleep.. busy day working today!

Updated from below

My little guy is alright! I went to go check on him the next morning and he was bandaged up on his arms.. he had 7 stitches and just has to take it easy with his hands for the next little while. He was actually more worried about me and told me that he really wanted to call me and tell me he was alright , but he did not know my phone number or last name!! He is such a cute little fellow.. I'm so glad he is alright!

Terrible , terrible

Today I was taking one of my most favorite residents to group exercises.. which he was so excited for! ( I don't know if he actually likes them.. or just likes being with me because he has a little crush on me :S) I was walking by him, talking to him about dancing and such. He started showing me dance moves and just as I was telling him to wait to do the dance moves, he lost balance and fell backwards. I tried to catch him and help him down, but in the process he ended up getting a couple skin tears and bonking his head. His skin is like paper thin so they were pretty big and you can see his muscles and under his skin. He was alright, but I was mortified. I started bawling and I felt SO terrible. Technically there was nothing I really did wrong, but I felt SO bad. He had to go the emergency room to get stitches and checked out but he should be alright. I just get so sad when I think about it though :( I feel bad for the poor little guy.

"I like the sound of the gulf breeze blowing, Holding your hand, the sand on our feet"

This weekend was exciting! On the 3rd Alex had a big party in his newly re-done back yard. He invited a lot of people I did not know but I got to know them and we had a good time. I also then learned how to do flips on the trampoline ( both forward and backwards!!)... his niece taught me !

Then I worked the morning of the 4th. It's really encouraging because the other CNA's are getting told by the residents how much they like me!! It is just encouraging to know that I can make a difference in their lives.

Then that night I watched the fireworks with my lovely ex- roommate Lindsey and her new husband Matt. After that I went and slept outside on the trampoline with Alex's niece! It was a beautiful night and you could see the stars so clearly! I loved it!


Then on Sat. I went boating with Alex's whole family! It was a lot of fun.. lots of food and a lot of sun! We went tubing then I learned how to water ski. Granted it took me a couple times to get all the way up.. but Alex was in the water with me giving me some good coaching! One I got up I went for quite awhile until I got exhausted so I just let go!! It was SO relaxing .. and very fun :) His family is a lot of fun and I am getting more and more comfortable with them.

This is his youngest nephew, Bridger. He passed out right away when we got on the boat and he stayed asleep the whole wild ride!
His two nieces, Keana and Micheala.. They are a lot of fun to hang be with!
Alex's sister and her son Karter. They are fun people!
The whole gang on this run of the boat. Alex was teaching his nephew Devon how to drive the boat... it was a little scary but we made it out alive!
The two girls turned into arabs... :)

White paint

So.. I decided I am dating an awesome guy :) ( I knew it before.. but I am even more convinced !)

Alex has been doing some yard renovations and putting in a new fence and making his house look nice. So he has been busy pulling out bushes, powerwashing his house and deck, and doing a bunch of stuff. So I thought I would help him while he is really busy putting in his fence. He had me painting his window white and staining the wood around his deck.


So today his friend's wife, Beth, was helping me and I was so into talking to her I did not see where I was going and I backed into the paint can.. which HAD to be open and I knocked the whole thing over this brick porch! AH!!! Beth and I scooped up the paint with our hands and saved a lot.. but there was a HUGE white spot on his deck. I waited anxiously as the guys went to get him from the skid loader to see what his lovely girl had done. He just looked at it and laughed.... said there was no use getting mad at that..! He just is going to powerwash his deck again to get it off! He could have gotten mad at the situation.... but he is awesome :) .

It was pretty funny.. all the other guys there had a good laugh! Thank goodness Alex is such an easy going guy and does not get angry easy!!

So anyone want me to do some home painting for them???