Jared played with HMS at the hut last weekend – with HORRIBLE lighting.

They were great!

I got the drummer’s number!

Kevin – the lead singer!

I am so proud of my hubbie!

Aszur and I met on FACEBOOK – she is an aspiring photographer in Sayre and we hit it right off!

Jared and I went to her house to have dinner with her family this past weekend and I HAD to take some shots of her son *Z*!

HOW CUTE IS HE!?!?!?!?

Thanks again Aszur & Dave – we had such a good time!!!!

I am putting an AD in the MHS yearbook this year!

I held a “contest” on FACEBOOK to choose the photo – here were the choices …

The next picture had 23 votes!

THE WINNER with 28 votes on FACEBOOK!

This will be a full page ad in black and white! THANKS SO MUCH FOR VOTING! CONGRATS MELISSA!

Let’s hope that it’s here to stay!

Last Saturday I ventured out in the pouring rain to take photos for the *T* family – and it was an adventure!

Their road was closed due to mud – knee deep mud – and I was sure I wouldn’t make it through – but the AWESOME construction guy that was working on the road drove me through the mess and then Billie’s husband drove me back out!

You guys were so much fun – can’t wait to get together again this summer!

LOOK AT THAT FACE!!!!

COUSINS!!!!

Thanks for helping through the mud and muck! Can’t wait to see you all again!!!!

On Thursday – March 18th – I saw Dr. Roberts in Wellsboro @ the OB/GYN center. Our miscarriage was on March 17th – so it seemed fitting to make an appt since it’s been a year.

I met with Dr. R and he asked me to tell him my history – which is pretty simple.

Started my period at 12 – normal 5 day cycles – went on BC 6 months before our wedding – got married – went off BC in Dec 08 – pregnant in Jan 09 – went to the doctor for our 1st ultrasound to find out that we had lost our baby – miscarried in March 09 and here we are.

For the last 5 months my cycles have been a few days off and really really heavy – don’t know what that’s about.

We went through the medications that Jared and I are on – he is healthy and I am healthy.

The doctor did an exam to rule out any Chlamydia or Gonorrhea problems – which I know there are none.

On Monday the 22nd I have an appointment with X-ray to run dye through my uterus and fallopian tubes to make sure there are no blockages.

This week we need to drop off a sample for Jared to rule out any problems with him.

On April 6th – 21 days into my cycle – I need to go to the lab to make sure that I am ovulating – which I am pretty sure I am from ovulation tests I took. But it will be nice to have a definite answer.

On April 22nd I have another appt with Dr. R to go over the test results and see what is or isn’t the next step we take.

He said that I have a very simple sexual history – Jared and I have only ever been with each other – and a very simple gynecological history and there is no reason why it shouldn’t be happening – especially since I got pregnant before.

He said 1/3 of the women he sees are pregnant within 3 months from the first appt they have – just because – another 1/3 have a problem that he can help them with – another 1/3 never get pregnant and there aren’t any answers.

He was very nice and very thorough – so now we just wait.

God already knows – whether or not we will have babies – we just have to wait … and wait ….

Thank you so much for the prayers everyone!

It still hurts my heart to see a pregnant woman or a baby. I am trying so hard to get over that. I am trying to be the friend that I cannot be to so many of my friends right now. I am trying to get over the anger I feel toward someone who hurt me being due the same week we were. It’s not fair. I am trying to understand that God knows what is best – He knew what our children would be like on the day I was born. He is holding our child in His arms right now as I type this and I know that there is NO BETTER PLACE FOR HIM – not even here in my arms. But the hurt is still so strong.

I am trying so hard to “stop trying” – but it’s 10 times easier said than done – especially when you want a child – want to be a mother – want to see your husband hold his child – as much as I do.

I have always wanted lots of kids – and now I find myself struggling for one.

But we continue to pray. We continue to trust. I am working on the hope part …

I had quite a few people ask for the JERK CHICKEN NACHOS recipe!

You will need the following:

6 cups tortilla chips

3 cups diced cooked chicken

2 cups shredded cheese – your choice

2 TBSP Jamaican jerk rub – I got a Caribbean rub at wal*mart in the spices!

1 yellow or red pepper

1 lime

2 TBSP snipped fresh cilantro

OPTIONAL – 1/4 cup sour cream and 1 TSP jerk rub

1. preheat oven to 425

2. arrange tortilla chips in an overlapping pattern on the large round stone

3. in bowl – combine chicken – cheese – and 1 TBSP jerk rub

4. sprinkle combo over the nachos evenly – bake 7 to 10 min until cheese is melted

5. dice the pepper – put in bowl – cut lime in half and juice over pepper cubes – add remaining jerk rub

6. mince cilantro

7. slice remaining lime half into garnish

8. spoon pepper mix over nachos – sprinkle with cilantro

9. OPTIONAL – combine sour cream and rub in plastic bag – trim corner to allow sour cream to flow through

10. pipe sour cream mixture over nachos

11. garnish with lime slices

*THIS IS A PAMPERED CHEF RECIPE*

EAT AND ENJOY!

So – I don’t cook – ever!

But I’ve been cooking the past two weeks and last night I made a NEW dish!

JERK CHICKEN NACHOS!!!!

and AWESOME potato wedges!

They were so good! I was pretty impressed!

BENEFIT CONCERT FOR HAITI

3.19.2010

MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY – THE HUT

8 PM

HMS

CLASSIC ROCK AND ORIGINALS

DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO HAITIAN RELIEF

A few months ago our ceiling fell down – leaving a perfect reason to get a new one!

Our friend Matt came with his crew and put up a new ceiling with new lighting – replaced the second tier of steps – and put a closet in one of our spare rooms.

We love our ceiling!

We need to paint the walls still – but that will happen …

This past weekend we bought our first real furniture together! We will be married 6 years in June so it’s been a long time coming!

I love our little dish for our keys!

We also got a REAL bed frame – the first one ever!

Schrute did NOT like the new additions!

I LOVE THAT ONE!

And last – but certainly not least – Johna’s birthday gift!

Her birthday isn’t until the 17th but she will be in FRANCE so I wanted to give it to her early!!!!!!!