Finally a second to write :)

Ok so the whole month of January has come and gone and we are already in the second week of February. Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I just haven't had much time to sit down and type.

Last month kevin and I started going to the gym. We got free month trial memberships to 24 hour fitness from one of Kevin's coworkers. It has worked out great. Kevin goes and does weights with him and I join a cardio kickboxing class. It pretty much kicks my butt, but its a lot of fun and I can feel a difference. Pretty soon I hope I can actually start seeing one :)

One exciting thing that happened last month was that my friend Liara came to California literally for a weekend. So kevin and I drove up to L.A to see her and Josh Parker who I hadn't seen since I was like 19. It was great. We all went out to eat and then when josh had to go to work the three of us went to see The Bucket list and then movie hopped into P.S I love you. They were both really good movies, but I didn't really know what I was getting myself into because I felt like I spent most of the night crying :)

I turned 26 this year which really makes me feel old for some reason. 25 wasn't bad, but 26 is heading me right towards 30. I had a great b'day though. Kevin planned a trip for us to Santa Barbara because I had never been there. Everyone kept telling me how beautiful the drive was and they were right!!! I kept saying um hey you wanna move here?? It was just beautiful. The hotel was stayed in was hilarious. Kevin thought he had booked us in a much nicer place than he had. When we pulled into the parking lot I could see the disappointment in his face. They were doing construction everywhere and well it just wasn't that nice. As I looked at the print out from the internet I realized that it was only given 2 1/2 stars for a rating. When I told him that he just looked defeated. He thought it was 3 1/2. I didn't care. I was gonna have a fun time. Who cares about the hotel. I just had to laugh when we got inside to see how it was decorated. We made the best of it and it makes for a fun memory. We went shopping and did some sight seeing and we overall had a great time. The girls at work surprised me with b'day cupcakes on my desk and a nice giftcard. Wendi, kevin's semi sister-in-law, called my mom to get the recipe for a chocolate chip pound cake. Which is the cake I remember having most for my b'day growing up. I thought that was so sweet for everyone to try so hard to make sure I had a great bday. I want to thank everyone again for all of the b'day emails and messages. They really mean a lot to me.

Well, I think that is really all to update you on now. Hopefully it won't be another whole month before I get to post again :)

Bye Bye 2007

It is already 2008...Last year went by SO FAST! There really wasn't anything super exciting going on this new years eve....SO...Kevin and I just had a few friends over to celebrate. My good friend JoAnn drove down from the Sacramento area and our friends Rob and Emily came over as well. The night was spent playing games and stuffing our faces with all sorts of food, from JoAnn's homemade meatballs to Rob and Em's chocolate fondu (thanks again guys). No need to beat around the BUSH :). We had a blast.


It was really nice to have JoAnn here. It had been a while since I had seen her but as soon as I hugged her it felt like no time had passed. Kevin and I wanted to show her around to some of the places we like so we took her to eat at Ruby's on the pier in Seal Beach. We also wen to Laguna Beach (I love it there) and of course Disneyland. I felt bad because we were all so tired from staying up the night before that our day at Disney ended early. We are all getting SO OLD! Thanks for coming to see me JoAnn. I love you and I'm sure everything will work out for you in Idaho.

I am one of the last remaining people who actually like making new years resolutions. Two years ago it was to read three books. Those who know me well know that I am more of a movie person. Well I am proud to say that I did complete that resolution. It took me a couple months over a year but I did it and I have actually read three more books since then :) Last year I did ten things that I had never done before and this year it is to push myself to be more social. It can come in the form of taking classes at a community college, joining a gym and taking a kickboxing class, or trying to find a community softball or basketball team to join. All of these are things I am hoping to do. It is time for me to get out of the house and make new friends. Kevin's resolution is to lose 10 lbs. I think he can do that easily.

So I did a little research and I found out that the cartoon the Jetsons was supposed to take place in the year 2062. That means according to Hanna-Barbera by the time I am 80 years old we will have flying cars and alarm clocks that will pick us up and throw us in the shower. Oh the things I have to look forward to.

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Christmas time pretty baby

Well another Christmas has come and gone and this year it really snuck up on us. It is our first Christmas together in California and it turned out to be a pretty good one. To get into the holiday spirit I decided to spend a Saturday morning baking different types of cookies for our neighbors and some friends and family that live close by. I tried to trick everyone into thinking that I am super crafty (because I actually really wish I was :) Kevin's contribution that day was getting our Christmas tree and hanging lights up on the outside of our apartment.

Ever since Kevin and I were dating we have created our own little tradition of watching "It's a wonderful Life" on Christmas eve and opening up one of our presents. This year along with that, kevin took me to Naples Island to look at all the Christmas lights. Apparently this neighborhood is known for their decorating. There were even people handing out hot chocolate! It was a lot of fun and I tried to take some pictures but a lot of them didn't turn out.

On Christmas morning all of Kevin's family met up at his parents house. We had a wonderful meal together and just enjoyed eachothers company. I can't believe I didn't take one picture over there :( I hope everyone had a great Christmas that found you surrounded by family and stuffed with good food!

My Dinga

Some of you may know that I recently lost a good friend of mine to suicide. Sometimes I still have to be reminded that he isn't here. You just never think that this is something you will ever have to deal with. Feeling as shaken as I do, I realized that I don't know how I would feel if I were his mother or sister or any family member for that matter. How are they going to get through this? So...I gathered up every letter that Deane ever wrote me and every picture I could find with him in it and I made them a scrapbook (I wish I had a picture of it). I spoke with his poor mother on the phone yesterday and it broke my heart. She has lost her baby. She thanked me for the book and said it really helped out. I thought maybe some of you who knew deane might want to write his family as well, but just didn't know their address. So here it is if you want to send them a card or something.
The Blakeslees
8126 Wesley
Boise, Idaho 83704

Deane,
I remember the first day I met you. From the first bite of your giant sandwich I knew we were going to be good friends. I will always remember our little inside jokes and the way you could make anyone laugh. I will miss your dancing and singing and your goofy rubber chicken tie. I just hope that you know just how much your friendship means to me and that I love you. I know you are looking down at all of us dressed in your cargo shorts, baseball cap and your bright yellow t-shirt.

Love Always,
Heather*

And so it begins....

Hello family, Hello friends...I have decided that the shaw family should participate in the world of blogging. Now that I live SOOO far away from my family I thought maybe this is a way that I can keep everyone updated as to what we have been up to. I thought I would start off by sharing what we did for our year anniversary. I can't believe it has already been a year. It went by so fast. We had a lot of changes. We moved to California, started new jobs, made some new friends (and caught up with some old ones), etc. etc. etc. To celebrate our one year mark we went to Las Vegas. On our way we stopped and ate at Bob's Big Boy. If you are from the south like me you probably haven't ever seen one of these restaurants. I only recognize "Bob" because I happened to watch Austin Powers one to many times and saw Dr. evil fly away in a rocket that looks like him :) When I saw the worlds tallest digital thermometer I just HAD to take a picture by it. The

main attraction of going Vegas for me was going to see the "LOVE" show. It is a cirque du soliel show that is performed to nothing but Beatles

songs. I LOVED IT!!! It was visually stimulating and for anyone who is a Beatles fan it is a real treat. Overall it was a great trip and if what they

say about the first year of marriage being the hardest I think this next year

will be a breeze.