Happy Halloween from Carlos...

Happy Birthday Sister...

to my favorite sister in the whole wide world,

how lucky am i to have such a sister to look up to. growing up my sister was much older than me, in fact she was the eldest. she loved making us younger kids do things for her and i would always fall for the you scratch my back first trick! after i was done doing her favorite back scratch she would fall fast asleep.... its OK sister, i forgive you. she also has the craziest things happen to her, like leaving her wallet on her trunk while pumping gas and finding it the next morning frozen to her car right where she left if! the stories are endless... the best part about her is that she has the biggest heart. people are drawn to her cause they can sense her kindness and love. she is also an amazing mother of three and soon to be four! when ever we're together people can't help but stop to ask us if we're twins. they can't believe we aren't and they can't believe the age difference either. we'll thank mom for those good young genes. i love you sister and am always thinking of you....

Happy Birthday Big Brother...

as my Mother would say, " 34 years ago today i was as big as a school bus." Michael Todd McMahon was born in Albany, NY, 7 pounds 5 ounces, what a day it must have been! i'm a lucky sister to have such a wonderful brother. he's not just my brother, he's one of my very best friends. if you know Mike you know that he is one of those people that you want to be around. if you're not laughing hysterically about something he said or did, you're just hanging out talking about life - i can't get enough of him. thanks brother for always being there for me and for so many good memories...

Surprise mail...

yesterday when i got home from work i found a package at my front door. i thought it was probably something Danny ordered from eBay but to my surprise it was for me from my good friend Kelly. so i hurried in cause i couldn't wait to get that box open to see what i would find. i knew it would be something really cool because Kelly is always up to something really cool, obviously! thank you so much Kell for such a thoughtful gift, a beautiful note that made me cry, a jar full of lemon heads and a hope~ faith~ believe necklace. i love it!!! thanks for thinking of me, it truly warmed my heart....

100 mile bike ride...

Danny headed down to Canyon Lands national park for a 100 mile mountain bike ride. he went last weekend with friends from work for their two day adventure. sounds like fun, right? suffering for hours out in the heat on a bike is always fun. i guess you have that pretty scenery to look at. i sometimes forget how beautiful Utah is, you drive a couple hours and find yourself in a whole new world, pretty cool. good job Danny!

the newest member...

i'm not sure if this was the wisest decision. we purchased a 9 week old English bulldog named Carlitos - Carlos for short. but how could we resist that face? let me tell ya, this little guy is up to no good. i had no idea that puppies pee every 15 minutes, yikes! he's already broke out of his lock down spot twice while we where gone. we found him both times passed out in our closet on our pile of dirty clothes. he also chewed a pair of new shoes i bought from Nordstroms that i hadn't worn yet. i'm not sure if Nordstoms is down with the dog chewed my shoe return! good thing he’s so dang cute. he loves taking long naps on our bed and can pass out like no other. a lazy dog is for sure the way to go. i think this might only be the beginning of the many stories Carlos will bring to our lives.

no babies...

i'm finally recovering from the disappointing news. the 2 week wait was the worst part of the whole thing. am i pregnant or not, just tell me please! i didn't feel one ounce of being pregnant so i was pretty much planning on the bad news. but the reality of it really sucked. i think i got all my crying out the past two days, so today i haven't felt that emotional about it. i decided i'm not going to wallow in my sorrows any longer. thinking about my life, i've always had to fight for things i've wanted. i guess this is just another and i'm ready to fight back. life doesn't always turn out how you picture it and that's the hardest thing to accept. the world can try real hard to cripple you and it can, but you're the one that makes that decision. so my infertility journey continues....

p.s. cheesy picture huh!

are you kidding me...

the Doc highly recommended me to not do hair color until i'm past my first trimester. i just don't know how that's going to fly! People’s roots just can’t wait. so what’s the alternative? the freaking mask!!! i don't know if you've ever put one of these on or not, but it sucks and you can't breath. plus part of my job is to chat. at least when Doctors wear these there clients are knocked out. i guess i'm going to have to test it out tomorrow unless anyone has a better idea! there better be a baby in there.

you got mail!!!

so i didn't wake up 'til 10:00 this morning cause i couldn't get to sleep last night. i think i was still blogging in my head or i had a serious sugar buzz for the cookie dough i ate! probably a combination of both... i got on line to check things out and couldn't believe how much mail i had so early in the morning. i just want to thank you all for such encouraging words! how did a girl ever get so lucky...

i love july

my sister and here kids come out every july from Dallas to visit for a few weeks. i always look forward to seeing my nephews- Zach & James and my favorite girl -miss Madeline Jean!

its a month packed full of fun, drive-in movie, county fair, good food, sleep overs, fish'en and best of all just being together!