Man Day

So I have always had to ask my husband whether we are Duck or Beaver Fans. I now know, we are Oregon Duck fans. Apparently there is a huge difference I have come to find out. But I guess no matter what state you live in there is college football rivalry. So any ways, Lance and three of his friends headed out at 8 o'clock this morning to Eugene, Or to watch the Duck's game. Now keep in mind that the game doesn't start until 3:30 pm, and we are only a 2 hour drive from Eugene. There is tailgating to be had though, and what man doesn't love BBQ. So Troy and I are going to have Mommy and Troy day, while Dad makes his annual trip to the Oregon Ducks game. There is a small part of me that thinks I should be slightly offended that I have yet to be invited to attend, but the reality is I don't really want to go. So Lance gets to have his man day and in a few years Troy will go to man day too, and it will be Mommy day.

So, to continue on where I left off, we had Troy in 2002, kinda funny, Troy and I had a disagreement about what year he was born in this morning, for some reason I kept thinking he was born in 2001, but that was the year I found out I was pregnant and then he was born that next April, in 2002. April 16th, my tax baby. Then in June 2005, we got married. Troy was 4 at the time and had a hard time saying his R's at that time, so he would go around telling people, "My mommy and daddy are getting married and I'm going to be the wing bewer"

What else can I tell everyone, I work in the mental health field. I work at a locked Psychiatric Facility, called Hugo Hills SRTF. I first worked there on-call when I was 19. When Lance and I moved back to Oregon they offered me a full time position and I have been there ever since. Along with working on the floor, I am the Medical Care Coordinator. I schedule and transport to and from Doctors offices, communicate with all care providers, and assist our nurses as needed. It is a funny farm sometimes, literally, but I really do enjoy what I do. Sometimes I feel like I have missed out on so much not being able to be at home with Troy, but it has also made the time I am at home mean that much more to me. I have learned to make the most of my days off. I work Sunday thru Wednesday, 7am 5 pm. I love 4 ten hour days, I don't think I could ever go back to 5 eights. Having 3 days off in a row rocks.

Lance had been in construction for the last 7 years, hanging drywall. As most of you probably know the housing market hasn't been that good of late. So he has headed in a new direction and is working for Grants Pass School District 7. So far he loves it.

I have lots to share about Troy, but I'll save that for another time.

So I guess maybe I should go back to the beginning and give a little synopsis of our lives. Lance and I meet 11 years ago, here in Grants Pass, OR. We did everything backwards, I guess, but it seems to have worked for us. We moved in together, about 6 months after meeting and then moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. We lived in that area for about 3 years or so. We loved living there, so much to do and see. Can you say Spring Training games! Loved it. We then happened to come back to Grants Pass to visit friends and I missed the trees so much. So we moved back to Oregon 3 weeks later.

One month after moving back we found out I was pregnant. Yeah, that one took us by surprise. Due to medical reasons, having children of our own was not in our plans, although we had talked about adopting when I was in my 30's. Having almost 4 years together before we had a child was a good thing. there was so much we got to experience as a couple before starting a family. Having Troy change everything, in a good way, I could not imagine life with out him. He is now six years old and in first grade. I love being a mom. Sometimes I look at him and go"Wow, we created him and he is an extension of both of us". He has such a great sense of humor, he is fearless in some ways and in other ways he is very sensitive and in tune with everyones feelings. Watching him learn so much everyday is such a blessing.

Well I am very new to this but after seeing other blogs I think it will be a good way for me to share what is going on in our lives and journal special evnts, thoughts, feelings and all the other good stuff. So hopefully, I will be able to reconnect with those I haven't talked to in awhile and keep up to date with those I have.