BIG News comes with a BIG birthday (30th)!!

Our family is growing by TWO FEET!!!
Baby Stuck expected August 2012
We made this announcement at my 30th birthday party that my wonderful husband, mother and bff Joy and Amy hosted for me! It was a BLAST and got see so many of my favorite people! I am so blessed with all these people in life!!

Pregnancy... 11 weeks today and still not feeling so well. Sick in the morning and late at night. Also, my heart rate has been out of control and been getting sick on my long runs so my running is having to take a back seat for a while, which is ok to keep baby and myself safe (there are still plenty of things I can do to keep myself in shape). It has been great that Clint has been home a week tomorrow but looking like he will be leaving this weekend sometime so I am going to enjoy him while he is home! Next doctors apt February 20th so I'll keep you posted.

FW Stock Show/The Big 30 and MORE!!

Emma has been at the Stock Show almost everyday since its come to town. I feel a pony named Marshmallow in our near future!!


I am very excited about this weekend because my wonderful husband and mom have planned a 30th birthday party for me. I am so excited because its a party that I didn't have to plan (the best kind!) ALL BESTIES will be here... Joy from CA and Tiff from Houston but Kristy will be at a romantic weekend with her hubby (one last vacation before her #2 arrives, so I'm excited for her and her preggo massage!)

Best present is that Clint will be home tomorrow and hopefully till Emma's bday too (Feb. 6th)!! I have missed him so much this time around but I think its because the last time I saw him was over 23 days ago (almost a month). I am so ready for our family to be home together more... but we will make it work until that time comes. Counting down the minutes!!! :)

The MORE is soon to come... :)

Hello Stranger.... Happy New Year!

It has been a very long time since I've posted because life has been so... busy!!
Let's start it off right... HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I sure hope we have some "HAPPY" instore for this NEW year because 2011 was a hard one!
Clint is working out of town for weeks on end with his new job (which is hard but a blessing that he has a job!)
Emma is growing up so fast, its scary!! She is adjusting to school and loving her teachers and friends at Reading Friends. I can't believe she will be 3 in a month! She is so bright and can't believe she was just a baby, seems like yesterday!

Christmas was in Angel Fire, NM this year and it was a BLAST! Best part Clint made it home so we could leave a day early and spend some family time alone. It was an Adventure but we made it! Emma learned how to ski and loved every second of it! She loved to play in the snow - making snow angels and making snow balls to throw at us! Dad and Clint cut down a tree (SHHH...) and mom, Rachel and I strange popcorn and cranberries on string and Emma made homemade clay ornanments that she painted and hung on the tree. It was our own little "Smokey Mountain Christmas" (old Dolly Pardon movie that I grew up watching. I even cooked Clint's favorite meal of the year "Grandma Stuck's Christmas Dinner" - Prime Rib Roast, Glazed Carrots, Green Beans, Homemade mashed potatoes, shrimp cocktail, rolls and I added homemade cranberry sauce that ROCKED!! I also found a little bakery that made an amazing Carmel Pecan Pie and is was GREAT!

Bad end to the year was... Cowboy our 13 year old black lab (our first baby)wasn't eating very well when we left to go out of town but our awesome neighbors keep a close eye on him. When we arrived home he was not looking good. We played outside with Emma and her new Barbie Jeep and normally he is all in the middle of it but I sat with him and he was just so weak. He wouldn't even eat his favorite milk bones, so I knew something was up. Later that night Clint checked on him and he was throwing up blood and early the next morning I checked on him and he wouldn't even get out of his dog house. As hard as it was/is I decided to make the choice to call the vet and schdule to take him IN. This was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do but I didn't want him to suffer/hurt. I think deep down I always thought it would happen "naturally" but that is life. Thank God Clint was still home so my mom meet us up at the vet and took Emma and she was having a hard time but when we look him inside she XOXO him and told him, "have fun in heaven Bubba!" :( she loved her Bubba so much and I just hope her heart heals quickly! I was at peace with our choice when we started to walk in the vet (which normally is a struggle because Cowboy never like the vets office) but he was calm and relaxed and I feel was ready (unlike us). We sat in a "comfort room" and I layed on the pallet on the floor with him and Dr. Bearden came in and explained what would happen but didnt make it any easier. It was quick and he looked peaceful... no more pain or cancer where he is now! "ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN!"

Emma still stops at the gate in the morning and says, "Buy Bubba, love you!" I have to still explain but I think she understands more everyday. Prayers for our family appreciated!

Let the GOODNEWS of the NEW YEAR begin!

(I will post pictures soon...)

Time is just a flying....

It has been awhile since my last post because life has been super crazy with Clint working in the oil field, (YES, working!! Such a blessing that he found a job about 4 months ago but he has to be gone alot), hosting baby showers, wedding showers/weddings, Emma's dance class, school and my marathon training. This heat is making it all pretty hard! I have one thing to say, "I have LOTS of respect for single moms because this is NOT easy job by myself!" I miss Clint so much and feel pretty alone at times but our families have been so great with helping out but its hard at night because my best friend and hubby is gone and its just not the same talking on the phone or computer but the computer really helps Emma with missing her daddy. I hope the the distance is only temperary but hopeful the job is long term!

On another note Emma started school this week and it has gone GREAT! She loved it and the teacher even said that Emma is setting the bar high for class this year because she communicates so well, yes I am a proud mommy!

Busy weekend with weddings and baby showers (I will post pictures of my work)one day I will be paid for it all!! ;)

Times are a changing...

Good News and Bad News to report... Good News First: Clint headed to Midland last Thursday to start a new job on Friday but Bad News: He will be out of town 2-3 weeks at a time. We are missing him terribly but so proud of him!! We have gotten Apple computers so that we can start iChatting and Emma can talk and see her daddy. It is really hard doing everything alone but it can only get easier (atleast that is what I keep telling myself, right?!?!)
HAPPY note... we have started our garden again this year and Emma has already gotten to eat her first strawberry off of it last night. She is getting so big and SO SMART!!
She has already had her first Easter Egg Hunt to practice with it...
God is GOOD!!

2nd Birthday and NYC Marathon Here I come!

Emma's 2nd Birthday went great! I was worried about the weather but it all turned out great!! I have attached a couple pictures from the day. Also, I am SO... excited to be telling ya'll this because it has been a long time goal/dream of mine to run a marathon in NYC. I am gonna do it this year!! I am planning to participate in the NYC Marathon on November 6, 2011. Also, with the large amount of people that want to participate in this race, it makes it extremely difficult to be picked from the lottery in April. With that said, I have decided to participate with the charity, Team for Kids. I have picked this charity because I was a child that struggled with being overweight and anything that I can do to make a difference in my child’s life or another is all worth it!!
No donation is too small so please take a look at my donation link below.
http://www.runwithtfk.org/Member/PublicPage/3959
Thanks again for the support!

Holidays... behind us and know onto the months of Birthdays!!

Christmas and New Years was nice but really ready to go skiing for the Holidays so we don't have to do all the cooking and cleaning. I am hoping that next year we will be on the mountain skiing and playing in the snow. Emma had a great Christmas and really got the idea of the reasons for Christmas... example: she called the wise men "the guys and Jesus" and she was really said when we had to put all the Christmas stuff away. She liked Santa as well!

This month kicks of LOTS of birthdays - my mother-in-law and her husband, my brother, my father and myself and Emma's 2nd birthday on the 6th Super Bowl Sunday! I am planning to make her a dalmatian cake that looks like the one below...

Big plans for the weekend... concert and dinner for Bo's birthday tonight, Stock Show Parade and the twins 2nd birthday party Saturday evening and hopefully taking it easy on Sunday after church.

I am pretty excited because I have been asked to represent my office at a luncheon in Austin and accept our award for being one of the "Best Companies to Work for in Texas". I have been with the firm for 4 years on the 29th and have always wanted to go to this event. There are about 10 of us attending and it should be fun!