Monday, March 31, 2008

Saturday, March 29, 2008

So, I went out on the town last night.....



Hey, I was in San Fran last night with a new friend. I saw this, and thought you all might appreciate it. Brandi is not in Utah, anymore.

Being that my new friend likes also to spoil his dog, I learned that dogs are welcome on San Fran's public transportation on a leash, roughly 80% of San Fran's non-food establishments welcome canine customers, and San Fran has quite a few dog parks or dog-friendly parks.

Oh, and there is a couple of pug clubs that my dogs and I are members of. I went to one gathering, and there were around 30 other pugs. It was pretty amusing to watch. Jezebel, who is generally not friendly to other dogs, even made a couple friends and managed to avoid getting into any squalls.

Fun times in the Bay Area...

More about Cherry

9 YEARS AGO…(1999)

  1. How old were you? 17 before July but 18 after J
  2. Where did you go to school? Chugiak High School
  3. Where did you work? Office Depot in the Fall
  4. Where did you hang out? Hmm, can’t remember. Home?
  5. How many piercing/ tattoos did you have? Ear piercings—1 set.
  6. What car did you drive? Ford Festiva
  7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Single for the most part
  8. Biggest purchase you had made (not with your parents money)? My laptop?
  9. Craziest thing you had done? Not much. I was pretty tame in 99.
  10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? Not back then.
  11. Hardest thing you had ever done? Move to Alaska away from all my friends
  12. Who did you date? Guys from school
  13. What was your biggest fear? Being on my own
  14. Farthest place that you had ever traveled? Alaska.

4 YEARS AGO… (2004)

  1. How old were you? 22 before July but 23 after
  2. Where did you go to school? University of Alaska, Anchorage
  3. Where did you work? BP Facilities Management
  4. Where did you hang out? At my place with my new husband
  5. How many piercing/ tattoos did you have? Same ear piercings
  6. What car did you drive? Kia Sportage
  7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Taken before April, Married after
  8. Biggest purchase you had made? My own car
  9. Craziest thing you had done? In 2004, going out with friends (still not very crazy)
  10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? Not the night.
  11. Hardest thing you had ever done? Changed my whole belief system
  12. Who did you date? My fiancé then husband
  13. What was your biggest fear? Disappointing Ross
  14. The Farthest place that you had ever traveled North Pole Alaska

Today…

  1. How old are you? 26 ½
  2. Where do you go to school? I don’t. Woo hoo!
  3. Where do you work? Running Y Ranch (resort community)
  4. Where do you hang out? Our house with friends or the rock gym
  5. How many piercing/ tattoos do you have? Same piercings but now a tattoo
  6. What car do you drive? Same Kia Sportage
  7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Married!!!
  8. Biggest purchase you have made? A home—holy cow that’s hard
  9. Craziest thing you have done? Moved to Klamath Falls
  10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? Not the night thankfully
  11. Hardest thing you have ever done? Moved away from all my family
  12. Who do you date? My hubby and some girl friends. J/K.
  13. What is your biggest fear? Losing Ross
  14. The Farthest place that you have ever traveled? New York, New York

Friday, March 28, 2008

Big News

Check out our blog... we finaly have big news! We're having another baby!

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Oh, dear sweet mug,


As I put you to my mouth and taste the brown good-ness I stop to think
I think of all the other mugs before you and how none others can compare
While the coffee may not always be perfect; my shiny coffee mug, you always are

You have been there for me every morning waiting for the sweet brown brew
Even though you may chuckle lightly at me using large amounts of creamer,
You always understand and never make fun

Thank you for being there for me on the long nights when I need you most.
Thank you for understanding when I need my space with a Pepsi or Dew

My sweet mug, you have boosted my mornings and warmed my heart and for that, I thank you.


Granola?



Here are some pics of my puppies, i will post a few more pics later and maybe i will think of something profound to write too.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Great idea!

9 YEARS AGO…(1999)

  1. How old were you? 18 years old
  1. Where did you go to school? Box Elder High School
  1. Where did you work? Dixie Grill Bar-B-Que
  1. Where did you hang out? Friends’ parents’ houses, work, school, cars, grocery stores, recycling bins, parks, deserted dirt roads, etc…
  1. How many piercing/ tattoos did you have? 2 holes in one ear, 3 in the other
  1. What car did you drive? ’74 Dodge Dart
  1. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Kind of dating
  1. Biggest purchase you had made (not with your parents money)? Replaced the axle on my car that Pete broke (luv ya, Pete)
  1. Craziest thing you had done? Everything I did was crazy- um….that’s a toughie. I’ll come back to it.
  1. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? When I was an infant, I had pnemonia
  1. Hardest thing you had ever done? That’s a loaded question- survived my childhood.
  1. Who did you date? I went on dates with a lot of people. I dated Brad Timothy, but we both know it wouldn’t last.
  1. What was your biggest fear? I didn’t know enough to be afraid
  1. Farthest place that you had ever traveled? Mexico

4 YEARS AGO… (2004)

1. How old were you? 24
2. Where did you go to school? Utah State University
3. Where did you work? Praxis Youth Quest and Navy Reserves
4. Where did you hang out? Library, Mike and Denver’s place, with my bro and sis, my Baptist buddies
5. How many piercing/ tattoos did you have? Two piercing in each ear, one piercing in bellybutton, one tattoo on my ankle
6. What car did you drive? ’98 Ford Taurus
7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? single
8. Biggest purchase you had made? My car
9. Craziest thing you had done? Such a tough question!
10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? Only as an infant
11. Hardest thing you had ever done? Another loaded question- survived a trauma and still completed my enlistment contract (as the first female ever in my work center).
12. Who did you date? A variety of people, nobody exclusively
13. What was your biggest fear? Running out of things to keep me busy
14. The Farthest place that you had ever traveled? I had been all over the Pacific when I was on active duty

Today…

1. How old are you? 27
2. Where do you go to school? Capella University- MBA w/ emphasis on Human Resources
3. Where do you work? In the process of job-hunting in CA’s Bay Area- Wish me luck!
4. Where do you hang out? Have only lived here for two weeks- I’ll get back to you on that. Hopefully, I get a lot of chances to explore San Fran. Been up the a few times.
5. How many piercing/ tattoos do you have? two holes in each ear, one in the belly, one in the nose, a tat on the ankle and one on the thigh
6. What car do you drive? ’98 Jeep Cherokee
7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? single
8. Biggest purchase you have made? Owe $7500 for my BS
9. Craziest thing you have done? I hate this question
10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? Just spent 7 weeks in a VA hospital in Temple, TX
11. Hardest thing you have ever done? Participated in the treatment program in Temple, TX
12. Who do you date? A variety of people
13. What is your biggest fear? I don’t know. My attitude and perspective have changed so much (thank you TX). I am less cynical, so I feel safer. But I no longer think I know what to expect from people, so I feel more vulnerable.
14. The Farthest place that you have ever traveled? Haven’t gone any farther than my travels around the Pacific

Then and Now...

9 YEARS AGO…(1999)
1. How old were you? P. 18 , J. 17
2. Where did you go to school? Box Elder High School
3. Where did you work? P. SB Transcription, J. Dixie Grill
4. Where did you hang out? At Dixie Grill, Christina’s school, Brandi’, Denver or anywhere else we all gathered
5. How many piercing/ tattoos did you have? P. None, J. Ears pierced
6. What car did you drive? P. The ‘Schplanky’ Mobile (Suburban), J. Whatever was available- either one old clunker or another
7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Taken
8. Biggest purchase you had made (not with your parents money)? P. receiver ($400), J. Stereo ($250)
9. Craziest thing you had done? Bowling ball hunting, Pop-corning Quails yard, Both: Getting caught making out by the same cop twice in an hour
10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? ,P. Nope, J. Yes- Hernia operation at 6 years
11. Hardest thing you had ever done? P. Deciding what to write on a survey J. Moved 20+ times. 12. Who did you date? P. JaNae. J. This weird trombone player who always shot spit wads out of his trombone at Amber and I
13. What was your biggest fear? P. Getting arrested J. Snakes and Needles
14. Farthest place that you had ever traveled? P. I was born in Indiana, San Diego with Band
4 YEARS AGO… (2004)
1. How old were you? P. 23, 22
2. Where did you go to school? P. USU, J. USU
3. Where did you work? P. USAF- Hill AFB, J. USU
4. Where did you hang out? P&J: At home, parents house and neighbors houses
5. How many piercing/ tattoos did you have? P&J: Hasn’t changed
6. What car did you drive? P. Went through 3 in 2004: A 1980- something Corsica, a 1993 Geo Tracker and a 2000 Jetta, J. Caravan
7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? P&J: Definitely married, for better or worse!
8. Biggest purchase you had made? P&J: house
9. Craziest thing you had done? P. Ate Dog while stationed in Korea for a year J. Driven across country (to the east coast) several times with an 18 month old.
10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? P. Nope, J. Yes: 4 times: Lalee, Alex and Becca and as a kid
11. Hardest thing you had ever done? P. Joined the military: Basic Training and the change going from civilian to military. J. hhhmmmm… Either telling my parents I was pregnant and still in high school or when I had to send Pete to Korea for a year while I stayed in Utah pregnant with our second child
12. Who did you date? P. JaNae. J. This sexy man in a uniform
13. What was your biggest fear? P. It was 2004, I didn’t really have one. J. Alex would die within a couple hours of being born (I was told that he would because of his kidney problems)
14. The Farthest place that you had ever traveled. P. Korea, Japan, J. 44 of the states and Canada
Today…
1. How old are you? P. 27, J. 26
2. Where do you go to school? P. Park University, J. University of Massachusetts and Capella University
3. Where do you work? P. US Air Force, J. At home, Internships for school counseling at Box Elder High
4. Where do you hang out? P&J. At home, neighbors,
5. How many piercing/ tattoos do you have? Same as Before
6. What car do you drive? P. Saturn; J. Town and County
7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Still going strong
8. Biggest purchase you have made? House
9. Craziest thing you have done? P: Some of the stuff we did in Iraq J: Crashed someone’s honeymoon- Not just Pete and I but our kids too!
10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? P: Yes- back surgery, J: Same as before
11. Hardest thing you have ever done? P: Left for Iraq J: Waving goodbye to Pete as he got on the Plane for Iraq
12. Who do you date? P: JaNae. J: Does sex count as a date?
13. What is your biggest fear? P: Having someone in my immediate family (Nae or kids) die. J: Losing one of my kids or Pete
14. The Farthest place that you have ever traveled? P: Iraq, Ireland, etc. J: Nassau (Bahamas)

News from the Maynes

I guess I should mention that I am going to be an auntie (as they say here)! My sister Deanna is having a baby around September 1!

Survey

This is a great idea, JaNae!

9 YEARS AGO…(1999)

  1. How old were you? 18
  2. Where did you go to school? Box Elder
  3. Where did you work? Dixie Grill, Lagoon
  4. Where did you hang out? Mostly at friends’ houses
  5. How many piercing/ tattoos did you have? Two in each ear
  6. What car did you drive? Whatever my parents were willing to loan me!
  7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? single
  8. Biggest purchase you had made (not with your parents money)? Drumset
  9. Craziest thing you had done? Played in the recycling bin
  10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? Not since birth
  11. Hardest thing you had ever done? Babysit siblings and other kids
  12. Who did you date? No steady boyfriend
  13. What was your biggest fear? embarassment
  14. Farthest place that you had ever traveled? San Diego

4 YEARS AGO… (2004)

1. How old were you? 23

2. Where did you go to school? Took classes online

  1. Where did you work? Navy
  2. Where did you hang out? Stuff with husband, usually movies, mall, etc.
  3. How many piercing/ tattoos did you have? One of each
  4. What car did you drive? Ford Focus
  5. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Married
  6. Biggest purchase you had made? A wedding (Doug paid for the car)
  7. Craziest thing you had done? We went to Las Vegas for Doug’s 21st birthday and had a cab driver (I swear it) that was in the Russian Mafia
  8. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? Still no
  9. Hardest thing you had ever done? Tried to learn Korean
  10. Who did you date? I was married to Doug Tice
  11. What was your biggest fear? Money problems
  12. The Farthest place that you had ever traveled? Hawaii

Today…

1. How old are you? 27

2. Where do you go to school? University of Hawaii

  1. Where do you work? Women’s gym
  2. Where do you hang out? Not too sociable, but I am learning kickboxing
  3. How many piercing/ tattoos do you have? One of each (I gave up on earrings)
  4. What car do you drive? Toyota Corolla
  5. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Still happily married
  6. Biggest purchase you have made? Well, Doug paid for this car too…
  7. Craziest thing you have done? Rode on the back of a motorcycle during a lightning/rain storm (at least we were on the way home)
  8. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? Still no
  9. Hardest thing you have ever done? Been away from Doug
  10. Who do you date? Still married
  11. What is your biggest fear? Gigantic moths (yes, there is a story with this one)
  12. The Farthest place that you have ever traveled? Hawaii

question thing from janae (i hope this works)

9 YEARS AGO…(1999)

1. How old were you? - 15
2. Where did you go to school? - BEHS
3. Where did you work? - Dixie grill
4. Where did you hang out? - i did alot of bike riding all around town
5. How many piercing/ tattoos did you have? - none
6. What car did you drive? - Huffy p.o.s.
7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? girls? did they exist at that time? I had a pretty big crush on Jennifer Love Hewitt but that is about it
8. Biggest purchase you had made (not with your parents money)? junk food
9. Craziest thing you had done? - i was not much of a crazy back then
10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? - no
11. Hardest thing you had ever done? - english class
12. Who did you date? - again, my bike
13. What was your biggest fear? - heights
14. Farthest place that you had ever traveled? - mexico on a family trip and again with our church

4 YEARS AGO… (2004)

1. How old were you? 20
2. Where did you go to school? BATC
3. Where did you work? - walmart
4. Where did you hang out? - in bed when i had time
5. How many piercing/ tattoos did you have? - none
6. What car did you drive? 78 Firebird and 97 fire (which by the way was by far my worst car ever
7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Taken
8. Biggest purchase you had made? again the POS car
9. Craziest thing you had done? went to iraq
10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? no
11. Hardest thing you had ever done? iraq
12. Who did you date? Lindsay
13. What was your biggest fear? still heights
14. The Farthest place that you had ever traveled. sorry to be redundant but iraq

Today…

1. How old are you?24 & 10/12
2. Where do you go to school? i go to classes for the army but not actual school. those are all over the place.
3. Where do you work? in ogden at my reserve unit as a civilian
4. Where do you hang out? home or ashtons
5. How many piercing/ tattoos do you have? none
6. What car do you drive? 2002 Sebring
7. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? married, hapily
8. Biggest purchase you have made? my sebring and my wifes car at the same time (2 cars at a time is not recommended)
9. Craziest thing you have done? Does getting married count ;)? again probably iraq and i am about to re-enlist so that will be one of the top 3
10. Ever stayed the night (as a patient) in a hospital? still no
11. Hardest thing you have ever done? still iraq
12. Who do you date? my wife
13. What is your biggest fear? heights
14. The Farthest place that you have ever traveled? iraq

Man, after doing this i have noticed that not much has changed for me in the last few years. i need to get a tattoo or something so the next one will be a little different. since i can not get on the blog much i will write a quickie for you guys.

Things are going pretty well for me most of the time, i am working as a Unit Administrator (paper pusher) for my reserve unit in ogden and i am still a drilling reserveist one weekend a month. I live in brigham city still and i have decided that even though it is kind of a bubble i still like it. i have two dogs, a boston terrier and a beagle. both are pretty good, we rescued the beagle and she has SEVERE seperation anxiaty so we are trying to find a good home for her with someone who does not leave their house (if you guys know anybody let me know). I will be going to Honduras with the army for my Annual Training this year so that is a little exiting. I have not been there yet. our last AT was in the desert in Cali so this one should make up for it. My wife Lindsay is a nail tech at hair razers on main street in BC. from what i hear she does a really good job. she likes what she does.

anyway not much else happening so i will keep trying to get on the blog but dont hold your breath. they have restrictions on everything at my work.
Blen

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Burgers and the small fries

Hey all,

YEAH FOR SPRING!!!!!! Okay, we are a little bit too happy to see that it is getting warm enough for the kids to go outside and play and the flowers to start blooming. I'm sure this posting will be interesting as Pete and I are taking turns writing this while we play Guitar Hero. JaNae's the purplish-pink color. Pete's the black.

F#*king Tenacious D!!! I hate that blamed song!!! Stupid "The Metal" song!!! Anyway, on a more positive note, life is pretty good. I tested for Technical Sergeant for the second time this year. I don't think I'll get the promotion but I can always hope. As you can probably tell by our profile picture, I recently returned from Iraq. I was stationed at Ali Air Base in the southern portion of the country, a few miles from An Nasiriyah. For the most part, my four months there was relatively quiet. There was one experience, however, that was pretty nerve wracking. About a week after arriving in country, I was asleep on my bed when I heard a distant "thump". My eyelids instantly opened as adrenaline coursed through my veins. A second "THUMP", this one louder and infinitely closer, shook building and every alarm in my body told me to get moving. Fortunately, seven years of combat training kicked in and trumped my natural instincts to get the hell out of there. I should have listened to my instincts. Several seconds later, a third explosion BOOOOOOOMMMMMM!! erupted in my ears. The entire building shook as if it were going to fall down around me. The explosion seemed right on top of me. Once again, my adrenaline levels shot through the roof. After the dust settled and everything was once again quiet, a couple Airmen were dispatched to assess the damage. When all was said and done, we learned we had sustained a direct hit on our building. Fortunately, Saddam Hussein knew how to build a concrete structure and there was only minimal damage.

Yeah- we're glad that Pete isn't leaving with this next rotation of guys that are heading out in a couple of weeks. Let's see. I guess perhaps an update with what we're doing with our life. We sold our house that we had in Brigham last year assuming we'd be getting orders soon as we've been stationed at Hill for 6 years- hasn't happened yet and we stopped holding our breath for it to happen a while ago :) I am actively working on a Masters in School counseling and passively working on a Masters in Mental health counseling (only 2 classes a semester instead of four). Pete has about 9 months (hopefully) before he recieves his bachelors degree in business management. The big adventure of the day was when Becca (our youngest who is three and is being potty-trained) took off her panties that she had just pooped in and throw them at Alex (he's five). The panties hit his nose and slid down his mouth, chin and hit his shirt before landing on the floor- leaving a thick dark brown trail behind it. SOOOO GROSS! The wonderful joys of parenting! The worst part is that Lalee (our oldest who is 7) sat there and tried to convince Alex to taste it..... I shudder at the thought!

When we aren't taking care of incidents similar to the afore mentioned moment of joy we are typically studying, roller-blading with the kids or playing with them outside, on the computer, playing around with some photography, gardening, reading comics (Pete anyway), always listening to some kind of music..... Really our lives aren't dull- it's usually lively and full it just sounds dull on paper (or blog:).

we do have a myspace page that has a lot of pictures on it if ya'll are interested: myspace.com/peteandnae

Anyway, going to get my oldest baby (Pete) to bed. Love ya all and hope that life is treating you well. We'd love to hear from any of you or meet up with you... name the time and place and we'll be there (kids willing of course!)