Who's fault...contractor or designer?

Get close to your neighbor boys!

Good luck getting up those stairs

A porch...with a light

Wheres the other door???

This ones my favorite. Try parking your car, boat, SUV on that, or even get your car in the garage.

Almost May

I cannot believe that it will be May 1st on Friday. Where did April go? The good thing about May coming is that it is starting to warm up. It is supposed to get up to 57 today!!! HEAT WAVE! Java loves that it is warm out because when we are home we open the porch door. She loves to be outside looking around, however she also like to eat the carpet stuff that is on the porch and hang over the edge to see what is going on.

I started riding my bike to work on Tuesday, I have had no more incidences with garden hoses! We biked last night, went and see baby Jacob and his parents... he is sooo cute. He has started opening his eyes a little more and really looking around to see what is going on.

Tonight we have church, tomorrow we have softball practice for the church team, and Friday we have dinner for nine with our group from church. Sounds like it is going to be a churchy week :)

Weekend Summary

We did not do much this weekend. Mike worked. We did go out to the Spenard Roadhouse on Friday with a couple we met at church, who are also from Minnesota. It was really good and we can walk to it! Megan ran around most of the day Saturday, did Week 1 day 3 of the C25K, and then scrapbooked (still working on the wedding.) I hope to have it finished before July but we will see. Sunday was church, working out, more scrapbooking, and then I made some bread...yummy! Not much planned for this week. We have Youth group Wednesday and our dinner for 9 group on Friday night for church.

OUR NEW LIVING ROOM

Mike painted the living room the walls used to be the color of the ceiling in the pictures. Now it is "Manhattan Mist" also known as grey.

Thursday

Mike is back at work today. Working the day shift which is nice. Last night we had church. We help out with the Senior High Youth Group on Wednesdays. It is fun but challenging at the same time. We also had a meeting before hand for the 5/5 (5 girls, 5 guys) softball team that we joined at the church. We will be playing on Tuesday nights. I am excited to start playing softball again, since it has been since about 8th or 9th grade that I have played. Mike has always wanted to play on a softball team so it should be fun!! After church we went to the gym and I did Week 1 day 2 of the Couch to 5-k it was not too bad even with my left side being sore.
OK and update on my injuries. I have a very large and sore bruise on my left hip/thigh. The scrape on my ankle continues to be annoying, not allowing me to wear socks. And my elbow has a lovely purple bruise on it. What is really annoying is that I normally sleep on my left side. So it is hard to fall asleep and if I try to turn over in the night I wake up. Oh well at least there are no broken bones.
We plan to go to the gym again tonight, it is supposed to rain here or we would go for a walk. I am making hamburgers for dinner, with veggies and beans.
(Oh Mike painted the living room yesterday!! The color is Manhattan Mist, it is a light grey. So much better then all the cream the apartment is painted now. I will post some pictures later.)

Tuesday Night

So tonight when I got off work I biked to Samantha and Hans to meet Mike. We hung out, watched some hockey, and had some pizza for dinner. At about 7, we left and went for a bike ride. Our first long ride of the season, 10 miles. It started off great. I got new pedals and a new back basket for my bike on Saturday. Mike got a new rear fender for his new bike. About 1/3 of the way through the ride we were approaching a man washing his sidewalk. Mike went past fine and made it over the hose. Then I got to the hose and all the sudden I was sliding along the ground. I was so embarrassed I just got back on my bike... slowly gave mike the basket that fell off the bike and started riding again. About a mile down the road I finally stopped. I have a huge bruise on my left elbow, a raspberry on my left thigh and a really good scrape on my ankle. We made it just past earth quake park, where we saw a moose about 15 feet off the trail. Then we turned around, I made it over the garden hose, and made it home. We reattached my basket and threw my stuff in the washer.

(My Ankle...yucky)

Oh I love that it is light out until 10:00PM now and that it is light when I get out of bed at 6:00AM.

Couch to 5K

So after my doctor told be to lose some weight, I decided I would start running... again. I did for about a year and a half in high school when trying to get on the volleyball team. I found a program online called couch to 5K in nine weeks (more info here http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml). Monday was my first night. I did a five minute warm up then jogged for 60 seconds, walked for 90 seconds. I also found a pod cast that Mike downloaded for me which really helped. The pod cast has music and then when you are supposed to switch from a jog to a walk etc a voice on the ipod says "5, 4, 3, 2, 1." (I found the music here http://gonicoleyourself.blogspot.com/2008/06/couch-to-5k-podcast-page.html) There are quite a few other spots like this too if you search c5k pod cast. So my "plan" is to run 3 days a week and to do the elliptical/lift for at least 2 days a week. However last night after running/walking for 25 minutes I also did a stair stepper type thingy for 20 minutes! The doctor says I "should lose" 20-25 pounds to be at an ideal weight but I am aiming to lose more like 15 for now. I will keep you posted!

Jacob Christopher is HERE

Jacob is here! He was born at 3:16am on Saturday the 18th of April, 7lbs 13 oz 19 1/2 in long. Both mom, baby and dad are doing great. Mike and I are going to go and visit this afternoon!! It will be great to be around a baby again. Samantha is doing well a little tired and a little sore but that can be expected.

New Baby

Our friends Samantha and Hans called us at 6:30 this morning! Samantha woke up and her water broke, they are at the hospital now. They are both very excited and Samantha is glad to be done being pregnant. (Apparently a lot of babies want to see the world today because they got the last Labor and Delivery room in the Hospital.) We are so excited to meet Jacob Christopher. I pray that her labor and delivery goes smooth, fast and safe. I will post pictures once he is born, hopefully today!!

Back to Life

Mike and I made it back to Alaska with out a hitch! Our connection in Seattle was a bit close for comfort but we made it. Our flight from MN to Seattle we were in and exit row so we got extra leg room. Our flight from Seattle to Anchorage we had 3 seat for the 2 of us so we actually slept! I had to get up and go to work this morning. Mike headed to work at 5:20 tonight, he is on night this week. Which mean I will not see much of him. Our trip to MN was full of Family, Fun and Food. We spent a some time on the road but it was all good. I got a bunch of new close from the MOA and my cousin (who has become my personal shopped over the years). Mike got some new pants and went to the home opener for the Twins... last year in the Dome. We do not have a date set to go to MN again. We hope lots of family will come visit us. My mom and dad are come up at the end of May! I can not wait to see them.
(Top Picture: Grandpa, My cousin Jamie, My Brother Callen. Grandma, Me)
(Bottom Picture: The Boys -Jeffery, Matthew, Preston, Mike and Mike Sr.)

We are in Minnesota

We finally made it to MN all other flights were canceled out Anchorage except for our flight. We are in MN until the 8th and then the trick will be getting back to Alaska.