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School, Sickness, and Stuff

I did it… Again it’s over and a month break is ahead. It will be a breathe of fresh air as the next year will prove to be trying. I have made a goal for my family that I will be done with school in a year. We just finished our presentation and i’m just here enjoying the rest that i’ve been waiting for in this very chair. Things are going quite well despite the fact that i’ve been sick for the last 3 days. I seriously can’t remember much of this week, and haven’t been able to think straight the majority of the time. I hope that i haven’t missed too much of my life, and i know that my clients at worked have missed me. Amanda was great in taking care of me and I love her even more. We had a goal of moving this week that must be done by tomorrow, and she’s done so well at moving the majority of everything little by little. Hopefully tonight since i am able to function somewhat i’ll be able to help finish up everything but the large stuff that we’ll move tomorrow after work with Camden and Atley.
McB
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Meanwhile back at the ranch…

We “saddled up” saturday morning and headed back to RV on the way home. The trip was very smooth, and we got home muy fast. At home we enjoyed the evening with the family and even went out and saw my Grandma’s new house. The next morning before we headed home we went out and met Jigsaw, the families’ new colt. A 20,000 horse my dad said… It’ll end up costing them 20,000 before it’s all over.
McB
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Turkey Day

Thanksgiving… Just pulled them off the camera to take a look at them and figured i’d upload em.

McB

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Roadtrip to Fruita

we’re on our way to celebrate our first thanksgiving together. Almost knowing each other a year has us talking about many things, one of them being the fact that we are starting traditions that we will carry on with our fmaily in the future. The “baby candle” episdoe looms and brings much insight to the decisions that we are making. As we drive up 191 toward Moab right now i figured i’d take the chance to post this now that we are out of reservation land with no data service. Yesterday was very crazy and had me running around like a mad man. Amidst all that i found myself in the office of my academic advisor to find out if the goal of finishing my bachelors degree in a year is concievable. After 2 hours we deduced that in fact it would be if i would dedicate myself to it. Right after getting back i signed on our new apartment (pics coming i’m sure), and ran home to pack. Amanda met me there and we got packed, talked to my bro for a bit, and then headed up to RV. the trip was smooth and we had a great time just talking to my fam (and marcy, the new cat). We had breakfast at Booga’s and headed on our way. 5 hours into the trip today and we’re in the middle of the Utah goodness. Beautiful this time of year. Anywho life is good and I think we are ever so thankful for the lives that we have. Got a one year plan now… Bring on the turkey.
McB
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The Baby Candle


So today Wes and I got the news that he didn’t get the job at TEP. That was a sad moment in our day. We both wanted it so bad, to move out of the city, and start working on our family. We were very disappointed that he didn’t get the job… but now that we had our answer, our sandy future now had somewhat of a foundation. We are able make life decisions, and that is a great feeling! So when I got home from work we sat down and made some goals for the next year. We made some great goals individually and as a couple. With the recent events of learning that we need to have children sooner than later, that was one of the topics/goals that was discussed. It is a very scary, stressful, and amazing topic to discuss, espically because we have only been married for almost 6 months now. As we started to discuss this topic of when to start trying to start our family Wes got quiet and let me do most of the talking. He is very fidgety at times, and extremely fidgety at this moment. As the conversation went on he started to pick at the candle we have on our dining room table. The more we discussed, the more he picked at it, eventually ending up with one side broken down, and all the little pieces inside. It is now the “baby candle”, and I am sure he will continue this process until the candle is pretty much gone, and maybe even start on another one:) Although this is a stressful time as we plan to start our family, we are very excited to have a solid future, for at least another year… And then who knows…

Moo

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Lasagna

Needed:
1 Box – Lasagna Noodles
1 Jar – Ragu Red Pasta Sauce
1 Bag – Graded Mozzarella Cheese
1 Medium Can – Ricotta Cheese
Gound Beef (as desired / optional)

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350
1 – Cook gournd beef
2 – Add 1.5 cups of water to the sauce.
3 – Combine the sauce and cooked ground beef
4 – Pour thin layer of sauce on bottom of cooking pan
5 – Lay a layer of noodles into the pan
6 – Spread Ricotta cheese onto noodles (place ricotta in microwave for 20 seconds to make cheese easier to spread
7 – Place a layer of Mozzarella cheese on top of the Ricotta

Repeat 3 – 7 as ingredients allow

Cook for one hour at 350, and check by poking a fork in the middle after one hour.

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Wilderness Survival pt.2

Woke up like 3 feet from where I fell asleep, and without a migraine. In the middle of the night one of our scouts thought he was trapped in his sleeping bag. He went nuts, screaming for help. The next 5-6 hours was filled with trainings and techniques for the scouts to learn. We hiked back to the burb and the Tahoe and headed home. It was a totally different experience that I had anticipated. I am glad that my outlook on things is changing, but I still see my old self alot.
McB
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Wilderness Survival

Friday night and there are few places that i’d rather be than in the middle of the desert with my boy scouts. we are working on the wilderness survival meritbadge and that has required that all the kids essentially make forts and sleep in them. as I was working on I amanda called and I told her I couldn’t talk because I was making a fort. she laughed at me and for the first moment I realized I was truly enjoying the time out here with the scouts. they are a random bjnch of kids but together they are a good time. to end the night we all sat around a camp fire and listened to stories about not being alone in the world. at the end of that meeting all 100 of us knelt down and prayed in the middle of this desert. really humbling and it gave me a sense of the sacred. it has made the whole time worth while. hopefully ill wake up tomorrow with out a migrane so I can enjoy the rest of the activity.

McB