Monday, September 28, 2009

What's new

So this past sunday Carson and I had the opportunity to go to the Day of Remeberance, which is for fallen servicemen from the northwest. It was pretty amazing and very emotional. One of my favorite parts was when all of these bikers rode up on into Flat Top park on their Harleys and lined them all up in the back and began helping where ever they could. It was very touching to see all of these people come out and support the families of those who have lost loved ones in battle and for the support they give to those who are still serving. Carson is in the VFW and had the opportunity to be a part of the ceremony in the rifle squad. It was a very emotional experience but it was such and amazing thing to be a part of. One of the highlights for Carson was that he was able to meet General Mattis, he is a Four Star General which is the highest rank in the Marines, not only that but he is also the Supreme Commander of United NATO Forces, which doesn't mean a lot to me or most people but pretty much he is the man in charge of all military activity in the Middle East right now, for the UN, from what I understand. Oh by the way, General Mattis also graduated from Richland High School which automatically makes him awesome. It is funny because I have never seen Carson so nervous in my life, ever! While he was waiting to meet General Mattis, I actually had to push to go up to the general because people kept going in front of him. So now Carson has some sweet bragging rights when he goes to drill this month.








So, first off, my cat is very strange yet very entertaining. She really likes to get inside of boxes, among many other thicngs. Here she decided to get inside a water bottle container from Costco. I thoroughly enjoy the picture where her face is smashed up against the plastic and her arm is sticking out because she is trying to attack Carson.
So I am sure that everyone is wanting an update on the baby, well he is still in my belly, obviously, and it feels like he is doing somersalts inside of me, which is strange yet exciting. By the way so far his name is Jamison Gabriel Maestas, but who knows that could change by the time january rolls around, I highly doubt it though. Sorry I haven't put up pictures of my pregnant self but I am not really feeling like being infront of the camera anytime soon. Rest assured though, I am sure Tara will make me sometime in the near future.





















































































































Sunday, August 30, 2009

It's a Boy!




So we had our 20 week ultrasound on friday and found out that we are having a BOY, Carson is ecstatic! His name will be Jamison Gabriel, so that is the exciting news for this blog. Also I finished the MA program and got a job at Kadlec Clinic in West Richland. Carson got a sweet new helmet that I picked out, which is pretty rad. Anyways that is our exciting news for now, that's all.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Porcupine


I guess I will start out by letting everyone know that doesn't already know, that Carson and I are expecting. I am 15 weeks along, and my due date is January 14th, 2 days after my birthday! So that is the most exciting news since the last post. Other than that, I preparing to finish up with school in about 2 weeks. I have been doing my externship at Three Rivers Family Medicine, and it has been really fun. I am no looking for jobs, not so much fun, but am excited to start working and making money again. Carson is still enjoying his motorcycle, he sadly had to leave it for 5 weeks in May and June to go to Oklahoma for the Marines. Other than that we are doing great. We did have an interesting experience this past Sunday. At 4 in the morning I was woken up by the sound of scratching on my bedroom window and kitty hissing at something. When I looked outside I saw a large fury animal trying to escape the window well. As it was 4 in the morning I could not tell what it was so obviously I took a picture of it with my camera phone and texted Carson, since he was away at drill. He thought it was a muskrat... boy was he wrong! Turns out it was a porcupine, it weighed probably a good 30 pounds. By the way, if a porcupine ever gets stuck in your backyard you should know that it is your problem to deal with, animal control will not come and get it for you because it is considered a nuisance and not dangerous?! Anyways, our neighbor had a trap so we trapped it and let it go out by the Yakima at the Richland Y. It was good times all the neighbors had to come and see it, because who knew there are porcupines in the Tri-Cities, I sure didn't, and how the heck did it get into my backyard but couldn't get out? Oh well here are some pictures of our prickly friend! So I have a better picture but it is not currently working, so I will post it when it is.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Catching up

So Carson got a motorcycle yesterday, and he is like a little boy with a shiny new toy. Anyways, I am kind of so-so on the subject, I know it makes him happy but at the same time I have the thoughts in the back of my head of motorcycle accidents. He is however required by the Marine Corp to take the course before he can get his endorsement and actually ride the thing around, so that is good, I am also requiring that he take the intermmediate class when he is eligible for that. Beyond that we are doing good, we chopped down 3 trees in our yard last weekend and one more this weekend, then ground out the stumps with a stump grinder. So that brings us up to a total of 6 trees chopped down since we moved in a year ago, not to mention the 8 little pine trees we dug out for Trevor. I know what you are thinking, man that is a lot of trees, and to think we still have 6 more trees to go. And they are not small trees either, 2 more big pine trees, and 3 more big locust trees, and a pear tree. Did I mention that we only live on like a quarter acre lot in Richland... Anywho, school is going good for both of us, Carson has one final tomorrow then he is done for the semester, and I am just into the second month of the quarter. It is going good and I am really looking forward to externship in the summer.

On another very important note, my sister Tara and her husband Jason have been trying to get pregnant for about five years now and haven't been able to. Last year they began the process of adoption through the LDS adoption agency. Tara and Jason are amazing people and are really great with our nieces and nephews and would love to have children of their own, so if anyone out there reads this and knows of anyone who might be considering giving their baby to a loving family please have them go to this website http://www.beta.itsaboutlove.org/ and look under Washington state for their profile (Jason and Tara). Hopefully we will have a facebook account for them as well so look for that in the near future on this blog. Thank you so much!

Friday, March 6, 2009

March Already!




Well it really has been a while since I have written, last time a wrote it was the beginning of the quarter, now it is the end of the quarter. A lot has happened lately, first off our cat had kittens and they are adorable! Also, school has been going great, we have learned how to do so many things, one of my favorites I would have to say is venipuncture, my teacher says I am a vampire because I like drawing blood. It was so exciting because I actually drew blood on the first try. Other things that have happened include my 24th birthday and Carson's 25th birthday. I am looking forward to our 2 year anniversary this upcoming Tuesday. I can't believe it has been two years already! Sorry there still aren't pictures of me doing something cool from class, but here are some pictures of the kittens!

Friday, January 16, 2009

24

Well, my 24th birthday was this last Monday and it was a good day. Robbie and Megan threw a birthday party for me since it was Carson's first day of classes. I had lots of fun playing with the nephews and watching 24 with Robbie and Megan. Thanks for the party. On another note, school started up again on the 5th and it has been a blast getting down into the lab and starting vitals and injections. I successfully gave my first 5 injections this past Wednesday and it was scary but at the same time amazing. We learned how to do intradermal shots such as TB tests, we start venopuncture in two weeks so that should be fun as well. Kitty is doing good, she was in heat a couple of weeks ago and hasn't gone back into heat yet so we think she is pregnant, that should be interesting. Also my niece Evelyn turned 1 on the 9th and she looked so adorable in her Little tutu. Well that is pretty much it, I should get some pictures up of me giving injections once I get them from my teacher so look out for those!