Still waiting for our car!!!!!

So we were supposed to get our car last week...but due to the Easter holiday it was post ponned to this week...When we dropped off the car they told us that the date of arrival was April 14th....well today is April 14th and so far...since it's 2:45 pm...no car!!! This is getting ridiculous!!! I wonder if they know what kind of stress they are putting us through...we have no way of getting away for a while...we had to spend our Anniversary with Ivan's co-workers because we didn't have a car so he could take me out to a new resturant!! There's no way for us to just run to the store...if there's an emergency there's no way for us to get to the hospital...I wish there was a program that would give families a temporary car until there's comes in!!! I can't wait for a car...I can't wait for the freedom it will bring to us.

Happy Anniversary

So Yesterday was our fourth anniversary!! Four years can anyone else believe it? It seems like ti's been soo long since the wedding but it doesn't seem that long!!! Four years and were expecting our first baby which is a boy!!! For our anniversary since we didn't have a car still...I got up and made Ivan breakfast...spam and egg biscuits...he'd been craving spam and fried eggs for a while so I figured what a good gift right??? Then he took me out for dinner...of course we went with two of the guys from his shop because we didn't have a car yet...but it was a good time!!! I think the best part was just having Ivan here with me on this anniversary...because our third anniversary he was in Iraq so it was a blessing just being with him!!!

So today...I did a little cleaning and we had the same two guys over for dinner...I made Green Chile beef enchiladas they weren't too bad...with avocado, re fried beans, salad and fruit!! All in all it was good.... every single enchilada was eaten except one!!! That was 12 enchiladas!!! man those boys sure can eat!!! Now I'm blogging while Ivan and one of his buddies are playing Call of duty...it's 10:20 pm and I'm wondering if they are ever going to quit so I can get some one on one time with my hubby before he crashes for the night!!! Oh I think were getting a couch tomorrow....fingers crossed that everything goes according to plan!!! Well sea pony keeps kicking me in the bladder I think he wants me to empty it!!! So I'll end by saying....I hate spiders!!!!

Baby Alandzak

So today was our first German Dr's appointment!! We both really like our Dr. he was very funny and extremely informative!!! He literally spent the whole time with us!! He even did the ultrasound...he cracked us up when he jiggled my belly to get sea pony to move!! And he took the ultrasound wand and made sea pony wave to us!!! But most important is what he told us....Sea pony is A BOY!!! We are officially having a baby BOY!! Sorry Grandma...but just remember...the first one to have a grand baby gets the Mustang!!! he he he!!! Dr told us that sea pony was not shy in hiding his penis, he was flashing it all over!!! So it looks like were going to have a T.J. on our hands!!! Well that's all from us...were just so glad to know for sure so we can start playing the name game and come up with the perfect name for our little guy!!! So Bridge and John we got a Bratwurst...what are you bringing to the table??

Oops! Ivan your going to get it!!

So my last post which was titled Happy Easter is all Ivan's fault!!! He told me that it was Easter that Sunday and I just believed him!! However I looked it up on the Internet and guess what Ivan was wrong!!!! Easter is April 12th!!!! You dork Ivan...and I guess I'm a dork for posting something that I didn't research first!!!

On a separate note...sea pony has been kicking all morning!!! It's GREAT!!! I love feeling sea pony inside me!!! Well that's all I got for today!!

Happy Easter!!

So I guess I'd better get a little better about this whole blog thing and at least write something every month or so!!! So the last week or so has been..well quite boring to say the least. I have literally done nothing but dishes the last few weeks we have been unpacking our kitchen and so we literally washed every single dish we owned!! lets just say I HATE DISHES!!! Not to mention over here in Germany they don't make double sinks...like literally don't make them we've checked!! It's a single sink...so I pile the dishes next to the sink and wash them all...change the water to rinse them all and then hand dry them all and put them away in our 2 kitchen cabinets!!! Lets just say that I can't wait to get back to America so I can have a regular sized kitchen!! We finished the kitchen Saturday so yeah now we are just going room by room and vacuuming the ceilings..floors...walls...heaters...to get rid of all the cob webs and such!!! The only other thing of note out of the last 2 weeks is that I took a fall down three of our stairs...it was painful, I'm not going to lie...however the only injuries we could find was a big bruise on my back where I fell on the edge of the step!!! So other than pain when I sit, lay down, lay on my side... I'm doing good!!! Well so far that's what we got...We are supposed to get our car sometime next week so stay tuned hopefully when we have some wheels we will get a life again!!! Oh, I forgot Ivan went to his first beer fest last night...he had a great time...but did suffer some minor scratches when he jumped a fence to go to the bathroom! But no worries...they weren't deep and he did NOT urinate himself so all in all it went well!!! Until next time!!!

A long time coming!!!

So i know this is a long long time coming...let me get everyone up to speed...
Sept 17th I started a new job at the Great Falls clinic...this is also the day that Ivan finds out that we are getting stationed in Spangdahlem, Germany!! So it was a day full of positives!!!
November was just Turkey and sleeping...nothing too exciting happened in November!
December...the 8th to be exact I took a home pregnancy test and it showed up positive...Ivan being the practical person he is suggested that we get a different brand of pregnancy test just to be sure..you know in case this one was broken or something! So that night we went to Walgreen's and picked up another brand of test...That one also proved to be positive!!! So Ivan being practical says we should wait until we get a test at the clinic before we get too excited! So on December 11th we found out from the clinic that we were indeed pregnant...FINALLY I can celebrate!!!

So since it was sooo close to Christmas time we decided to wait until Christmas to tell my parents that we were expecting the first grand baby!! So we bought a little outfit that said " Who needs Santa when i have grandparents" and we wrapped it up and hid it until all the presents were done being opened! Our plan was to have my mom open the gift...but she was too involved in the gift she had just got so my dad got to open it...Bridgette was the first one to catch on...she started to give me a hug and then my mom looked over to see what was going on...she uh....freaked out a little..she sorta jumped up and down and shoved Bridge out of the way so she could tackle me...It was such a great Christmas...hun Bridge..wink...wink...

January...this was a month full of trying to get our next 3 years of lives fit into little packages! My first Dr appt was January 15th..we got to see our little sea pony for the first time also we found out that our due date is Aug. 14th !! Seapony was very little and looked just like a sea horse...hence the nickname seapony!!! Then towards the end of January my sister threw me a baby shower in Great Falls...I think we had a great turn out of friends and family...I felt so blessed for having all those people in our lives...it truly makes you feel like your cared about!!!

February....dun dun dun....The first week of February all of our stuff got packed up and shipped over to Germany...due to arrive there in March and April....So we lived out of a hotel from Feb 2nd - Feb. 13th... which was my last day at the Great Falls Clinic!! Then on Feb. 13th we packed up all our junk and headed to Spokane to visit my family!! We stayed there a little over 2 weeks...and found out some of the best news ever...My sister and John were going to have a BABY too!!! Bridge is due Sept. 18th...so she is only a month behind me which is super exciting!!! We are going to be two huge prego fools together!!! Then on Feb 27th we flew to Boston to visit Ivan's family!! I was really great being able to see them again!

March....so on March 4th we departed from Boston to Baltimore...where we had an 8 hour layover until our plane departed for Ramestein, Germany...so after we spent an hour and a half loading the airplane we finally started moving...then we got deiced..then we had mechanical trouble so we went back to the gate so they could fix it!! so two hours later we were finally on our way to our new home in Spangdahlem, Germany!! The flight wasn't too bad they fed us and hydrated us very well!!! I had stomach cramps pretty much the whole flight and was worried...but as soon as we landed I figured out what it was....Gas!! how silly is that??? We made the flight just fine and was greeted by Ivan's boss Sargent Evanovich who took us from Ramstein AFB, to Spangdahlem AFB...Once there i thought great lets sleep!!! But they had other plans for us...we got started on house hunting, getting phones, getting schedules of different briefings...so finally i think we arrived at 10:00...we got to go to our room at 4:30 pm and SLEEP...which is now my favorite hobby ever!!! So for the first week we were here we were literally running around trying to get a house, get our Germans drivers license and just trying to get settled...so from March 5th - March 20th we lived in a hotel on base...but on March 20th we moved into our home off base in a teeny village called Orsfeld! It smells like horse crap... and has spiders galore...but after we clean it...spray for bugs and get all of our old familiar stuff in the house i know we'll be happy here!!! So today is March 24th, and I'm just doing laundry with our German washer and dryer...which is just about as small as our stove and sink in the kitchen...so far i figured out that the washer takes 2 times as long as the dryer...which is strange?? Ne ways ...my next Dr's appt with a German Dr is April 7th, and we are hoping to find out what the sex of the baby is at that appt....so stay tuned!!!!

NEW!

Hey so this is my first blog ever...I thought that since were moving to Germany that we needed a way to stay in contact with all of our friends and family back in the states...so hopefully I can learn how to work this thing before we leave!!!!