my work

Fun Friends at work

Before anyone begins to wonder...YES, i did get permission to publish these pictures! I feel kinda bad, all of my friends and families blogs all focus on their children and how cute and funny they all are, and mine isn't. But just because i don't have kids yet doesn't mean that i don't get a buddle of laughs, frustrations and kodak moments. These are some of my specail frineds that i get the opportunity to spend time with every day! As most people know i work full time for a company called "Rise". I work with eight adults total who suffer from some sort of mental illness and most also have some type of physical/mental handicap. I am DCP or officially known as a "direct care proffessional" my main responsibilites are recreational therapy and community reassimulation. The people i work with are a handful but they all make me smile in their own ways. I spend most of my time with Tom, he is such a jokester and loves calling the police with some made up emergency or locking me out of his apartment when i try to pick up the mail. He is a polka fan and as he puts it likes to "shake his Tutu" to the music! Elaine is super funny and likes to sing...LOUD, very very loud! She is always telling me that if i tan long enough then i could be beautiful chocolate brown just like her! Dinita, or as i like to call her "D" is a homemaker, she loves to quilt and knit and make dinners and will be the first person to tell you if you put the fork on the wrong side of the plate (i didn't even know that there was a right side!) Together these friends of mine make for a very adventurous household with never a dull moment!!!!

father's day feast

I am so proud of myself! i know that pride cometh before the fall and all of that jazz but really, no joke i made the best Father's Day dinner for Jacob and i am beyond excited! Over the last year i really have been trying to improve and expand my cooking ability and i must admit it hasn't been a cake walk. I really wanted this dinner to be perfect to show Jacob how much i really appreciate and love him. I made a steak and shrimp dinner over rice and cooked asperagus (no idea how to spell that!) It was amazing! I tried cooking the steak with a homemade marinade instead of bbq sauce like i normally do so that the flavor of the cow wouldn't clash with the shrimp and lucky for me it all worked out prefectly. I also made one of jacob's favorite desserts...Carrott Cake! Life is good when dinner is a hit!

Happy Fathers Day!

I admit that i have been blessed beyond what i deserve.

I have a Dad who has been nothing but supportive, protective and loving my enitre life. He has provided for our family and gone above and beyond what i beleive most parents do for their children once they are married. My dad motivates, encourages, listens, and cheers for me in everything that i do. I wish every little girl had a daddy like me. And now that i am all grown up i have a husband who loves, believes, supports, and helps in all that i strive to do. He makes me laugh when i cry and makes me smile when i frown. And even though he isn't a dad yet, i know he will make a great one someday. I wish every woman had a husband like me!

He shoots he scores!

So as you all know during the school year i live at the Seven Peaks ice arena. Jacob plays Monday night drop-in from 10-12 midnight then he has team practice on Tuesdays and his games are on wednesdays...but not during the Summer hip-hip-hurray!This season he only plays once a week and that is game night. Last night his team, the "fighting squab" played against the "free agents" and totally killed them 10-0. Ouch, i almost felt bad for the other team. I think jacob looks so gooood in his hockey pads! This picture is of him right before the game. The boys like hyping up their moral before games by listening to music like Toxic or some other loud angry music. The league is non-contact but that doesn't stop players from checking, pushing, tripping and slashing all night long. I get so mad when ever anyone tries to hit Jacob, i guess it is me being an over-protective wife! In fact last night a kid rammed jacob into the boards and i leaned over the railing and screamed at the top of my lungs "IF YOU TOUCH MY HUSBAND AGAIN I WILL SLAM YOUR PATHETIC EXCUSE OF A HOCKEY PLAYER BUTT ON THE ICE SO HARD THAT NOT EVEN THE ZAMBONI WILL BE ABLE TO GET YOU OFF THE ICE!" not very lady like but hey no one touched him for the rest of the night!
This is just one of the many falls that some of the boys took last night, luckily jacob recovered very well!
This is a little video of jacob scoring last night! His friend is actually the goalie on the other team, so it is really funny when he taunts him after he scores...it makes me laugh!

My favorite day of the week

I love Fridays the best because it means Date Night!

Introductions

Make a Smilebox postcard

selling out

fine i am giving into the harrassment of my older sister Alina and am going to give this blog bit a shot. So here is my practise entry to see if this even works!