We have a new addition to the Family!!

Well Brittany wanted me to be the one to post this time so hopefully I do alright. Well as you can see we have a new addition to the family! Allow me to introduce Hurley, he is 8 weeks old and is a pure brindle boxer. He's kept us super busy and we both love him to death. So here are a couple of the pictures we've taken so far.



We had a good friend of mine from my mission to New Jersey. Al Thompson was in town for a few days for work ( a much needed breather form the pentagon ) and he was able to spare some time for Brittany and myself to show him the area. We had a great time and look forward to our next meeting.


Oh... and I have to make sure to point out that through my friends, I too have friends in high places! (Al's the one shaking hands with the President if you couldn't figure it out.)

Savannah's Baby Shower

So I feel like it's been forever since I blogged but maybe because a lot has happened! One of my best friends in the world is having a baby in just a couple of weeks and this past weekend Savannah's sister-in-law threw a baby shower for her and Nate. It was co-ed so Shawn got to come with! She is so adorable and I can't wait to meet their little baby Noah. They got tons of gifts...so I think the little guy is set for a while. This past week one of Shawn's mission friends from New Jersey was down in Elk Grove on business and we got together with him a couple of times while he was here (pictures to come!). A lot of other exciting things are coming up that we are really looking forward to including: The Rock Band live concert, a USC game and a trip to Utah. Some are further away then others but it will be nice to break things up a bit! School and work are still keeping me really busy and Shawn is working like crazy and getting ready to start an intensive anatomy class for paramedic school. Oh and one other exciting thing....we might be getting a dog. Yeah I know...add to the craziness right?

Hazmat Class

Shawn recently had to leave me for 3 weekends in a row to go and be certified as a Hazmat Tech.(i think thats what he is..??) anyhow I got a hold of some of the pictures and decided to put them on the blog. (he's the one in the yellow suite)

Saturday at the Park

Shawn and I were lucky enough to go and see the River Cats (the triple A team here in Sacramento..for those that don't know) I have a friend that works there and he was kind enough to get us tickets on the front row right behind home plate... Shawn said they were the best seats in the house, so he really hooked us up.




Shawn and I were getting to know those in the seats around us and he introduced me to Kevin Johnson, I didn't know who he was but according to Shawn he use to play for the Kings and the Phoenix Suns and now he's running for Mayor of Sacramento.. so after talking with him for a while we made sure to get a picture at the end of the game.




And to end a great championship season for the Cats the night ended with fireworks, my favorite!! a great end to a great day!

My man at work!

Here's Shawn hard at work with is crew. I've been hounding him for a picture and after many hours of asking he gave in and got his guys to stand still for a few minutes. He told me it was only because they had just gotten back from a fire that day and they were all in a good mood. Either way it worked out for me, and now you can all see where Shawn spends his time when he's not home working on my "honey-do list".

Haircut!

So on Friday I went in to get my haircut. I have been wanting to go short for a while but have chickened out a couple of times. So I have been building myself up for this and finally took the plunge. How funny that I have to build myself up for a stupid haircut! My hair was the longest it has ever been! (Which still isn't that long!) But my hairstylist took 6 inches off! ( I didn't even know I had that much to cut off!) That is a lot of hair! I really wanted to donate to Locks Of Love but their minimum is 10 inches and I'm afraid that would have taken me quite a few years! So I of course had to take a picture! It looks like a little dog! ( I know, kind of gross!) I feel weird about just putting a picture of me, taking a picture of myself and posting it on here...so you'll have to wait until I get some group pictures or at least pictures of Shawn and I to see the actual haircut...so I know that you all will be waiting with anticipation for that..j/k.

Puppies

So my brother Austen's dogs had puppies. They are so adorable and I sooo want one...but alas our busy lives just don't allow time for one...( I know...major bummer!) But if you know someone who wants a dog..they are super cute and tons of fun! But I thought I would post some pictures because they are seriously cute dogs! Shawn keeps telling me that ALL puppies are cute...haha...I guess he's right!