today was my first exam at the doctors office.... also an ultrasound!!! we saw the baby and everything! its little arms and heartbeat!! it was so cool! he even danced around in the womb for a few seconds.... it was super groovy! i thought i was going to cry before i got there but i guess im not as emotional as i was in the past. i think i get more emotional when i am surprised by something than a planned happening... do you see? (=   our doctor is fabulous! at first i was afraid, i was petrified... but once she came in i saw there was nothing to worry about. i guess i had always heard terrible stories about "womens" exams and pictured a gruff and bitter old woman with a big metal cold hook!! i think i will stop there with the details.... i think you get the picture. but really she seems very sensitive and sweet. i am just so stinkin excited about having a little bodeutschette that i cant control myself! really i am spazzing out at this moment!

What's Tan and Not there?   Jacquelyn's Car! Last September Jacquelyn was on her way to a job interview. She came out of her apartment and was surprised to find no car. She stood there for several minutes thinking she was either hallucinating or had forgotten where she parked... Six months later, one of her last days at that job, she stepped out of our apartment in Portland heading for her car. Scanning the street, she began to slow her pace, realizing that her car was not where she left it. She stood on the corer with a confused look in her eye... This evening we were headed off to Safeway for Burrito fixins, Jacquelyn had planned on driving her car. Once again she scanned up and down the street as she did every day, hoping the Camry wasn't really stolen. But sure enough, this time it was stolen. After a hearty laugh we knew what to do... go to the store... we were hungry! After a brief chat with a friendly copper we ate burritos and played some wheel of fortune. Seeing how this is a Toyota Camry it's not surprising that it has been stolen three times in the past year. This time was a little more surprising because there was nothing of value in it; we hadn't even replaced the stereo yet. To make a long story short, we are praying that the car doesn't find its way home this time; it causes nothing but trouble. So if you are the one that stole it, please THROW IT IN THE RIVER. If you are our insurance agent, please disregard that last comment.

This last weekend Gwen and I went up to see my family. A good time was had by all. We went to the Mariners game on Friday (they won 5-0!). We ate peanuts. We didn't buy anything at the park because it's way to expensive. Although my brother discovered that if you sign up to be a designated driver then you get a free soda. And all you have to do is not drink any beer (sorry Micah). Saturday we played a lot of games, including the Worst Case Senerio Survival game, good fun! Then on the way home we saw some ominous clouds on the horizon. It was weird how it was sunny behind us and dark in front. I could describe it in great detail but I'll let the pictures do the talking. Click Here to see the action.

there has been so much stuff going on with us!! first of all to get you updated... i am pregnant... about 8 weeks!! 2 weeks behind my sister. when she told us she was pregnant we didnt know that we were too! we are very excited!!!

and yes we have insurance! in case you are wondering... that seems to be everyones first concern... and rightly so!

due to this wonderful news i have been feeling sick most days. for the past 3 weeks or so i havent really had morning sickness but just all day sickness. queeziness off and on all day long. supposedly it is supposed to go away around the beginning of the second trimester... woohoo!! but right now i am not working so that is good. im possibly getting a job starting august 1st as a bookkeeping assistant. its only for four months which is perfect since the baby is coming shortly after that!!!!

oh by the way i am not going to be nannying. the lady who was hiring me called last week and said unfortunately she wasnt able to get the funding she usually does for the summer so she couldnt afford me. which at first sounded like a bummer, but also a blessing. it was just getting too hard to do much of anythign during the day without getting sick. so this is better!! God always provides!!

ok so justins family was taking a little trip down to lincoln city for a few days this week. we were able to go down for one night with them. we stayed in The Inn at Spanish Head i think.... it was amazing. right on the water!! literally!!!

we had a super view!!!! and it gets better... the weather was awesome too!!! blue skies and sunshine and about 75 i think. we just chilled with the fam, ate ice cream, played some pinnochle.... went shopping... oh yes and went to taco time! there is this interesting little restaurant there... it is a taco time, a smoothie shop and a terriyaki place all in one.... furthermore there is a door leading to a starbucks too! its crazy! we got crisp bean burritoes all around!

justin mentioned in his blog about the tsunami... it was funny... this one guy was so freaked out! he was like yelling "save yourselves!!" as he was leaving... ok not really but when i heard the story i imagined him saying that (= some people were sitting on the beach in lawn chairs waiting for the wave to come.... suposedly there was an evacuation notice but we were too busy eating ice cream at COLD STONE!! but i didnt have any because of my condition(=

on another note... i used to be such a good speller until i married justin... i think he is confusing me... so if there are mispelled words i am sorry... just blame it on justin(=