High School Reunion

It doesn't seem like that much time has passed, but this coming weekend is going to be my 10 year high school reunion.

A lot of people would rather forget high school, but I am actually one of those that had a really good time. I'm by no means saying it was the best time of my life, but I do have a lot of good memories. Growing up in a smaller community made high school enjoyable for me. There was always support for local athletics, homecoming parades, dances after football games, spirit days and pep rallies. Now that I live in a bigger city, that has a big university, it makes me realize how nice it was to have community support and emphasis put on our local high school. I rarely hear about high school activities, events or athletics in Boise because most of the support and attention is towards Boise State University. Although there were some downfalls to living in a small community, overall, I am thankful for the experiences I had.

It has been fun to see old school pictures pop up on Facebook as the reunion gets closer.

Graduation Day (I'm second from the right).

To eliminate parties after graduation, our parents did fund raisers and raffles all year to raise enough money for project graduation. The night of graduation all seniors piled into charter buses, which drove all night to Six Flags in California. We spent the entire day at the amusement park and then drove all night back to Southern Oregon. I'm the one with braided pigtails!

Senior prom, there I am in blue.

All of the seniors gathered together for our last home volleyball game. Athletics was definitely was a huge part of my life in high school and volleyball was the reason I went to Colorado Christian University to play for the cougars. I'm front and center in the short green dress.

I'm looking forward to the reunion and think it will be fun. Unfortunately Jared couldn't get the time off work, so I will be solo, but it will still be great to catch up with people
I went to high school with...some whom I haven't seen for 10 years!

Big News...

I'm sure most people know by now and it has taken me a really long time to post this but we have some exciting news for our family!! It took us a long time to come to this decision and realize that we are finally ready for this next chapter in our lives (at least as ready as we can be). On July 3rd, I woke Jared up at 5:45 am by telling him that:

We will be married for 6 years in December and decided it was time to expand our little family. We are both really excited about it (although it still feels slightly surreal). We got to tell both of our parents in person, which was really special. My parents flew out here last weekend under the false pretense that we were going to Sun Valley for the weekend. I just couldn't imagine telling them over the phone, so it required many white lies! Needless to say both sets of parents are extremely excited.

On July 31st we had our first ultrasound! It was so incredible! Here's the first picture of our sweet little bundle of joy!

Our due date is March 7, 2010. March is a popular month among my family, as my brother, Aunt, myself, Mom and cousin all have March birthdays.

I know that a lot of people have been curious as to when this was going to happen and some even had their suspicions that I was pregnant, but just for the record...I REALLY was sick in Colorado with some sort of stomach bug. I have been feeling great with no sickness or nausea and my doctor told me that a viral sickness was going around that week :)

Last disclaimer is that there will probably be lots of posts and pictures of my pregnancy and events surrounding it. Since my family is so far away this is the best way to keep them updated!!

Go Big Blue!!!

What makes Boise State football stand out from all other NCAA Division I teams?! A little something referred to as smurf turf. Boise State plays on a blue field!! No other Division I team plays on a field color other than green. It takes a little time to get used to and looks a little weird at first, but it is definitely unique.

Yesterday, my parents, Jared and I went to take a tour of the stadium and we actually got to walk on the blue turf! It was pretty fun and I couldn't believe how soft the field was. It didn't feel at all like I expected it to.

Dad and Mom on the fifty yard line, right in the middle of the field.

Along with being able to go on the turf, we got to see all of the trophies and history of Boise State sports. There was also the Sports Humanitarian Hall of fame in the stadium. Jared compared his hand to Wilt Chamberlain's...it was amazing how big Wilt's hand was. My entire hand only fit in the palm of his (didn't even reach his fingers)!!!

It doesn't seem right to talk about Boise State football without mentioning the 2006 Fiesta Bowl. This is the display case that has the trophy, game ball, Emmy award and other memorabilia!

I must admit that I'm pretty excited for football season to start. I love football, but especially college football!!! Can't wait until the opening game against University of Oregon!!!