Life As We Know It

Evidently it is time for a life update. I cannot believe it has been nearly two years since my last blog entry. Braiden and I have been extremely busy these last couple of years so I guess it isn't that suprising.
Well, I guess to start, Braiden and I had put our house on the market November 2011 because we had just completely outgrown it. I loved my little house, but it just wasn't very practical for us any longer. With one child and three dogs, it just wasn't feesible, if we were ever going to expand our family,  living in a thousand square foot house wasn't going to work.
So, on my 29th birthday, we closed on our houses! What a birthday present. I do have to say though, I had a huge emotional breakdown driving away from our first home. It was bittersweet because we were so excited about our new house, but at the same time, this home is the one Braiden came home to when he got out of the military, we brought Ryder home here, and pretty much all our "first" memories were made here. Well, we moved into our new home and I lived. We'll always have those memories and now we have a place to make new memories. Plus, my parents live close to our old house so I always have an excuse to drive by it every once in a while, lol.
On another note, Ryder is four now. He actually got a birthday this year and even though he doesn't understand yet, Braiden and I were pretty excited since the actual day he was born only comes around once every 4 years. I do have to say, the time has seriously flown! He's playing baseball and loves it! My baby is growing up and we've accomplished so much more than I thought was possible in such a short amount of time. Braiden has been going to school non-stop and will finally be graduating in December. He got so lucky and was able to land an HVAC job which he is super excited about. Most of the time people have a hard time finding a job in their field of study even after they graduate so we were happy that he did before.
I am still working at Dr. Rozas' office in Coppell. It is an awesome job and I work with awesome people. Not much more to say about that, lol. EXCEPT, we were hit by that tornado a couple of months ago at work and all our cars were completely destroyed! But, no one was hurt so we're thankful for that!
We are very blessed and thankful for the life we have. I try to remind myself of that everyday because it could definitely be a lot worse!!!

I Am a Proud Auntie!!!!

I am very proud to annouce that my brother and his girlfriend welcomed my precious niece Braylee into the world today!! She is beautiful and I am so happy for them!

Potty Pants!!!

Little Man has been such a trooper with potty training and he does so well!!! I am so proud of him! He tells us when he has to potty, pee potty, but we are unable to get him to poop on the potty yet. It is so funny when he toots, he thinks he went poo-poo! He doesn't get it quite yet, but I am glad the training is finally here. NO more diapers!!! Yay!!!

Independence Day 2010

Well, last year Ryder had to go to bed so he missed out on the fireworks. We decided he would probably not enjoy them anyway so we said he could catch'em next year. So, this year rolls around and I am fairly certain he is still going to freak out because they are so loud, but he actually did awesome! We went to the Boy's Ranch because Braiden's work had a pavillion that was going to have food and drinks and it turned out that hardly anyone showed up! Braiden was so mad, but we did get some free passes to Bedford Splash and Ryder was able to jump in the bounce houses for a bit. After that we left and came home. Where we live you can literally sit on our front porch and have a perfect view of the firework show in Hurst! Although I did not get any pictures, Ryder had a ball. He sat patiently while watching in amazement. For any of you who know my child, you know sitting still for him is a complete joke. I was thankful to get 15 minutes!
Hope everyones 4th of July RoCkEd!!!!!!!!

Bad news first, GREAT news next!

So, my last blog, I posted that I had an interview in an ortho office that I was super excited about. I ended up getting the job and it was short-lived to say the least. I was taking a major pay/hours cut which was really surprising to me because, in dental, if you work in a specialty the pay is typically greater. I didn't care at the time because I really wanted to work there. Well, when I went on my interview, I let the girl know that I had a vacation planned for the end of May. She said that wouldn't be a problem she'd just mark it on the calendar and it would be fine. When they called to offer me the job, I let her know again about the vacation. So, when my vacation rolled around, I went and had a blast visiting my family in Iowa! When I got back however, it wasn't as much fun returning to work. I get to work that day and work as usual; we were seeing patients and I was always nervous anyway because working in general dentistry and ortho are COMPLETELY different. So, towards the end of the day, the doctor comes into the lab where I am with two other staff members and proceeds to tell me that my vacation is over and when I am here he expects me to be working and presentable because my hair looks like crap (his exact words). The whole time his is doing this in front of the other girls and I am mortified. By the way, I just had my hair in a ponytail and it didn't look like crap. So, needless to say, I don't work there anymore! I should have never taken the job anyway because I knew in my gut that it wasn't the right place for me to be.

However, I am really excited because I just got a new job in Coppell at a Pediatric Dental office! The pay, benefits, people, etc are AWESOME! I was not very excited to drive to Coppell everday, but all the good things outweigh the drive; plus it isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be!

Anyway, on a different note, Little Man is getting so big and is learning so much everyday. He cracks me up....he'll say "hello Mommy" in and English accent!
He had so much fun watching fireworks for the 4th; I was shocked that they didn't scare him! I need to post some picks soon...I always forget about my blog :)

Life as I know it.....

Well, I guess it is finally time for and update. Things have been pretty stressful at the White house lately. I recently quit my job due to some personal issues at the office. I understand the economy is taking a dive but I still need a paycheck and I am not willing nor am I able to work for next to nothing 24/7. Of course, I never found out what the "new" hours would be I just know it would be around 45 a week with no overtime and still now word of what my salary would be. For those of you who know, I have worked in this office for nearly 6 years and the last 3 years have been at the same pay....Yes, no raises. I have not complained and I am definitely not one to ask for a raise. I feel that if you are valued and you deserve it, you'll get it without asking. I think this is a blessing in disguise though because I was really ready for a change. I am staying in the same field as a dental assistant, but I have an interview Tues at an ortho office which I am super stoked about! The hours are awesome and extremely flexible. Right now I am just temping until I find my permanent "home".

Braiden has taken his placement test for school at TCC and plans to enroll this summer for classes toward an HVAC degree. Of course being in Texas it is the perfect trade to have. He will never be out of a job!

Ryder is getting smarter everyday! He can sing his ABCs, Twinkle Twinkle, count to ten all on his own and to twenty with help. He is putting words together to make sentences and it is so cool just to see the look on his face when he "gets" something. He is so funny...if you say "ouch, or that hurts" he will tap you and say..."you okay, okay????" lol

Life is FABULOUS!!!!

WOW! It has been a WHILE!!

2010 has been a great so far! Little Man is getting so big and talking so much. He is also screaming, kicking, biting, hitting, etc....pretty much a normal 2 year old. Nothing really new to report other than we are remodeling our bathroom! Yay!!!!
Here are some pics of Ryder's birthday party at school.





Some of the kids in his class

Santa

We went to Walmart last week to get our new tv and Santa was there. They were taking pics and giving you a complementary 5x7. Well, Braiden dressed Ryder that day and needless to say, he wasn't wearing his good clothes. It took him a little bit to warm up to Santa too, but he eventually did. Not too bad for a free photo!