Just a boring ole update

Apparently I don't blog enough....according my friend LISA MARIE!!! She called me out on facebook and challenged me to blog more, so here we are! :) Oh Lisa, if only I had enough interesting things to talk about....

Our niece and nephew have been here this weekend hanging out with Nate. It has been so much fun! I only wish DJ didn't have to work so much, but that is a lost cause. And Stephen even cleaned our apartment for us while we were at DJ's work, thanks, Stephen!! Nate is in love with Jessica. He has slept on her shoulder all day today! The first day he pooped and spit up on her. We told her that he was just marking his territory! Sorry ladies....Jessica already asked Nate to be her Valentine so he is no longer on the market! :)

I had a preliminary phone interview with a lady at UT Arlington Friday afternoon. It was a great conversation, and I'm hoping that she calls me in this week for a face-to-face interview. Other than that, we are just waiting for tomorrow so we can cheer on the Cowboys. The kids are staying until after the game, then unfortunately they have to go back to work/school and we will no longer have our helper elves. It has been so nice, and we have both caught up a LITTLE bit on our sleep.

GO COWBOYS!!!!

Sleep.....glorious sleep!

DJ and I are so excited that our nephew and niece are staying with us this weekend! We are hoping that we will actually get to sleep through the night, because they will be hanging out with Nate! And considering we haven't gotten much sleep the last few nights, I'm really looking forward to laying my head on that pillow!

Everyone please say a prayer for me tomorrow afternoon because I have a phone interview with UT-Arlington! It's for an advising position, and I feel somewhat confident about it. However, I have had my hopes dashed by many employers lately so I'm not counting on anything here. It would be great to get back into a university job that is somewhat stable and I can pick up my retirement plan where I left off in San Marcos! The commute will be pretty long, but I can live with it.

Alright, it's time to go night-night now. I'll update this after my interview tomorrow and let you all know how it goes. Keep your fingers crossed for me! :)

Not so little anymore....

Well, Nate has officially grown out of his newborn sized clothes. I was so sad last night when I boxed up all the newborns and realized that he had only worn some of those outfits one or two times. I know I should be happy that he's growing and healthy, and I AM, but sometimes I want him to stay tiny forever! So I went through all of his new clothes that he got for Christmas and various gifts and discovered that he really doesn't have many clothes sized 0-3 months. Good thing he's been hitting so many growth spurts and won't be in this size for very long!! I'm definitely not worried about it, he's got plenty to get him through the next few weeks, and he'll actually get to wear all of them a few times before we box them up. As for the next size (3-6 mos), he is definitely set....he's got tons of that size!

Ok, on to a different topic..............my poor DJ has been so stressed out at work lately because this time of year (beginning of a new semester) is so crazy at a textbook store. And since he is basically in charge of his store and has only a few staff members to help him, he is drowning in boxes of new books, web orders, paperwork, and all kinds of other projects. So I've been going up to the store the last few days to help him get stuff done...not getting paid of course. And since he's now salary and NOT making overtime, Nebraska Book Company is really getting their money's worth because neither of us is getting paid to work these extra hours!!! But at this point with me not working, we have to make sure he doesn't lose this job because too much depends on it. And I can't stand to see him so stressed out, it just kills me. Nate has been coming with me and for the most part he is a good helper! He sleeps in his carseat until he's hungry...then he's awake and I can't get anything done. But hey, every little bit helps!

We are looking forward to this weekend because our niece and nephew from San Marcos are coming up to visit us! We can't wait to spend some time with Stephen and Jessica, and they are really happy to come see Nate! Hopefully DJ won't have to work the whole time and will get to spend some quality time with them....but they are really coming for Nate anyways! Ok, better get back to the job search. Why doesn't anyone want to at least interview me? I really am a good employee!!! Oh well.

Happy Birthday, babe!!!

Today is DJ's birthday and we started it off with a breakfast of french toast, eggs and bacon. YUMMY! You know we ate too much heavy food this holiday.....when I asked him what he wanted me to cook for his birthday dinner, he requested grilled chicken salads!!

Looks like we will have a great day here at home with DJ playing his new video games, me playing online and downloading music to my iPod, and Cowboys football!! I wish every day were Sunday. Have a blessed day, everyone!

More holiday pictures

Aunt Christy and Uncle Fidel with Nate
Christy and Christopher....stuffing his face!

Aunt Angela and Cousin Amie

Curt and Nate

Stephen "modeling" Nate's new clothes...he did this with each one!

Holiday pictures....finally!

Cousin Jessica and Nate

Cousin Stephen and Nate...awwww!

Nate and all of his Vargas/Olivo cousins

Aunt Christy and Nate

Wow...so many presents!

Nate in his "My First Christmas" outfit

Uncle Rene and Nate

Vargas Family of 3

Daddy and Nate

Mommy and Nate

There are so many more pictures that we took, but only so many I can post on this blog. I will add some more to another post to show the rest of the family! We had such a great time. Can't wait to see all of the Vargas family again! We love you guys!!

What a difference a year makes! Goodbye 2009!

I don't know if any year can top 2009....so many great things happened for us! DJ and I were talking last night about where we were last year on New Year's Eve. I was visiting him in Kyle and we were spending our first NYE together at his place. It was a pretty uneventful night, but we were so happy just to be together after all we had been through the year before. I ended up getting SO SICK the very next day...some kind of stomach virus or food poisoning, and he took such good care of me that I knew he was the most special person I ever met. That weekend was significant in our relationship.

So many things happened after that and so quickly! We got pregnant, got married, our families met, DJ moved here to be with me, and finally our lives merged. And then Nate was born! He was the best gift of the year....no, make that the entire decade! And we spent NYE 2009 much like last year, only at our own home and with the addition of our beautiful son. I can't believe I started out 2009 as a single gal living with her sister and ended it married and a new mommy! It's incredible.

We can't wait to see what 2010 has in store for us. We are looking forward to all of Nate's "first" moments and all of the activities that being new parents will bring. I wish the best for all of our friends and family and give thanks for all of our loved ones. You have all been so important in our lives, and now you will get to know Nate as well. Have a blessed year everyone!