so glad it is june

I want to thank all of you for your kind phone calls and thoughts regarding our break in.... and i thought i would sadly let all of you know that were worried about us not having an alarm system..... do not worry in that area- we have one. always did. it isn't hooked up to the windows b/c it is really expensive to alarm the slat windows that they have here. so our doors have alarms- and we have motions sensors. I never turn on the motions b/c i have to close every slat window in my house or the wind blows the curtains and sets off the motions sensors. Lesson learned. It now takes an extra 10-15 min to get myself out of the house and the house is soooo hot when i get back. (we don't have air conditioning, only windows. so we leave them open all the time for the breeze). miserable! so frustrating. and on a scary note. after my last post i realized that the person who broke in stole our key chain to our alarm. I kept it by my bed- it turned the alarm off and on with a button and called the police directly. so the robber had full access to our alarm. It is now fixed and no longer on our system- but scary!!


on another note- who would want to steal from this guy?:
When we got back from utah- troy started mustache may a little early. all of his co-workers were growing mustaches to support the 4th years that were going to take the boards. Troy of course was sooo excited to join in- and support mustache may at the same time. thankfully he only did it for a month- so he ended his mustache may a little early. good thing i love him- because really, this is pretty ugly!

a little vulnerable

i took the kids to the park today. seems normal right? we left around 9:40 am, got back around 11:40 am. normal daylight hours. When i came into my yard, i immediatly noticed that my window was missing some of the panes and the screen had been cut. so I called 911 without going in- i did have the kids with me- what if someone was still in there!
so the police actually sent a chopper that went around my house a few times, and then an officer showed up and checked the house for me.
Sure enough we had been robbed. They left our big items- computer, tv, stereo... but took my wedding ring. yep it is gone along with every piece of jewelry i have ever owned except the earrings in my ears. all of our camera's including my video camera that has our footage for about the last 8 mo on it. I cried when i told the officer that. For a sentimental person, losing that is really sad. and other random items, binoculures, money etc.
I feel very violated. They pulled out most of our drawers and just dumped it all on the floor. They even took my pillow case to collect their loot. if you are going to steal my things- please come a little more prepared. That really ticked me off!

This very unfortunate, scary, frusterating, sad and yes vulnerable event was quickly followed by another event putting me in yet another panic attack.

the officer complimented me on keeping such great composure during this whole event..... if only he could have seen me when...
Braden turned the lock on the study door, then walked out. He closed the door behind him, purposely closing Camiron in the room. He didn't get that then she was locked in with no way out. So I hit total panic attack. He has never seen me freak out like that. No item I stuck in the door would unlock it. The second he closed it Camiron freaked out and starting crying and screaming, which of course makes me more panicked. I finally had to unscrew the doorknob totally taking it off the door to get the door unlocked. Although all of this took maybe 10 minutes, I felt like I had run a marathon. He stood back watching and did suggest maybe Camiron should just turn that little lock thing like he did. Great idea..... if only she could.

So now i sit here blogging my panic attack of a day all alone because yes of course...Troy is on call and does not come home tonight. Nothing like sleeping alone in a house that has just been robbed. Wish me luck.

30's not so bad

i just wanted to thank all my friends and family who made turning 30 a little easier! I had such a great birthday weekend and feel so lucky!


My friend Sarah and I have birthdays that fall a few days apart... so our husbands conspired together and sent she and I to this really ritzy spa at the Marriott hotel for Saturday afternoon. We had so much fun! We hung around eating lunch in our nice plush bathrobes, had massages and pedicures and just sat around giggling at each other. It was such a nice relaxing day and I might not have been ready to come home- but I think Troy was ready to have me back :) So thank you to troy and takuya for making our dream afternoon happen!!

this is sarah and i celebrating our birthday last year.... since we didn't want to ruin the tranquility of the spa- ugh neither of us brought a camera. so this will have to do!


This was followed up with a little bbq with some friends from moms club. My friend heather was also turning 30, so our good friend Amy did a little couples bbq for us. We had a great time- and Amy even made a "30" cake. who has time for that! she is of control! unfortunately during this little event our camera broke... so we only got a few pics- and i guess i know what i need for my b-day present now. bummer!





and of course- i want to thank so many of my dear friends and family who wrote me 30 (plus a few) amazing thoughts. I am so grateful that you all took time to make me feel so special. Thank you to meg and sooz (and troy who sneakily went into my email to find my email addresses!) who are out of control and rounded up 30 people to write to me and then sent me their emails every half hour all day long. Which was followed up with this amazing "flower cake" with 30 candles to go with the 30 thoughts. I have never felt so special and I am grateful that i know so many amazing people. I wouldn't be who i am without all i have learned from each of you. i have been blessed to live so many places and meet so many friends along the way. It makes me realize how amazing life is. The ride may be crazy, but it sure is worth it.