Simpsonized

I am not a big fan of the Simpsons. I don't really think they are that funny. However, it is really fun to simpsonize yourself! Check out simpsonizeme.com

The Mariners

On Sunday, Forrest and I went to the Mariners game with our friends Travis and Lyndsey. It was a great game - the Mariners were winning, then losing, then Ben Broussard hit a 2 run home run and we were tied, then we finally won. We had a blast.

My Garden

I have been known to have a black thumb. Just ask my mom. I killed a tree in a week once when she was on vacation. Now that I own my own home - I have been really trying to have a nice garden. I think that I have done pretty well.





You have to look sideways because I am not smart enough to figure out how to flip it, but I grew this pot from bulbs - so I am impressed with myself on how green it is.

I give up!

Forrest and I went on a four day weekend trip with Nate and Ramie last weekend. We had an absolute blast. When I came home, all of my flowers were bigger and had started to bloom. I have spent hours on my plants. I have weeded them, fertilized them, and watered them consistently. I leave for four days and they have all start blooming like crazy! And one of my tomatoes even turned red. I am going to continue to water them - but forget the rest of the stuff! :)

A Secret Society

This week has been rough for me, and although I don't know why this particular week is more difficult than others, I have decided to share with the blogging world the secret society that Forrest and I have sadly joined.

In the beginning of April, Forrest and I found out that we were unexpectedly pregnant. After the shock wore off we started to get excited! I went to the doctors and everything looked great. A few days later, on April 17th, I miscarried. It is hard to explain the depth of emotion that you feel for a person you have never met. The past two and a half months have been incredibly up and down - one day I feel fine, another day I am incredibly sad. The good thing though, is that everyday gets just a little bit better. There is a song by Watermark that has been soothing on my soul, and reminds me that God is in control and He knows what He is doing, even if I don't understand. If you don't mind - I would like to share it.

Glory baby you slipped away as fast as we could say baby,baby..
You were growing, what happened dear?
You disappeared on us baby,baby..
Heaven will hold you before we do
Heaven will keep you safe until we're home with you
Until we're home with you
Miss you everyday Miss you in every way
But we know there's a day when we will hold you We will hold you
You'll kiss our tears away When we're home to stay
Can't wait for the day when we will see you We will see you
But baby let sweet Jesus hold you
till mom and dad can hold you
You'll just have heaven before we do You'll just have heaven before we do
Sweet little babies, it's hard to understand it cause we're hurting We are hurting
But there is healing
And we know we're stronger people through the growing
And in knowing- That all things work together for our good
And God works His purposes just like He said He would. Just like He said He would.


I am sorry to those that I did not share this with earlier. It is the secret society part of it. I have found that miscarriages are not talked about very much. It is also a difficult topic to bring up in the midst of a conversation. Although I have found that talking about it is healing. Sorry that this is a downer post - but it has been burning on my heart for the past two and a half months, and I am finally feeling ready to share it. Thanks for reading.

Love,
Amy

Grandpa Jack

Some of you have met my fabulous Grandpa Jack. He is my mom's dad and lives in San Diego. Senior year at Fox, Marisa, Shara and I spent a week there and got spoiled rotten by him. Sunday was his 95th birthday. He was up in Seattle for my cousin's high school graduation, so Forrest and I got to spend some time with him. I will upload pictures later, but I just wanted to say how amazing my grandpa is. He still drives, lives on his own, and has a more active social life than I do. Physically he is slowing down, but his mind is still really quick. He and his friends have dinner parties all of the time - including a beer tasting party because Grandpa doesn't like wine. :) My grandpa likes to tell this story of what makes a good marriage. My aunt Laura asked him what makes a good marriage and he told her "It takes love to get it started, commitment to keep it going..." and in the background my grandma pipes up with "And a very tolerant wife!" Happy Birthday Grandpa!

A Wobbleygus

On Thursday I somehow managed to rear end a semi on the freeway and did this to my car. The good news is that I am completely fine, just some very minor whiplash. The airbags didn't deploy - which is odd. I would think that with that kind of impact they should have. I did not do any damage to the semi, in case you were wondering. Forrest came and picked me up and we went home where we had a BBQ with our bible study. We only arrived at our house a few minutes late. The worst part of the accident was Wallis. He was asleep in the back seat and got thrown into the passenger front seat. At first all we noticed was a rug burn right above one of his eyes, but as the weekend progressed we realized he is wobbely. Wallis has always been a bit clumsy - it's part of his charm. But now he can't stand straight and is scared to go downstairs because it causes him to be off balance. We took him to the vet and today he and I get to go to a neurologist. I will keep you posted on him.

The other part of the accident is that Forrest and I have been car shopping all weekend. I seriously think we have test driven 5 or 6 cars. We have narrowed it down to two - the 2007 Toyota Rav4 or the 2008 Ford Escape. Does anyone have a vote? We would love some input.