Birthday stuff

Hey all,

I had the most wonderful birthday ever!! I had about 15 people over on Friday night and we threw some hotdogs on the grill, we had a ton of cake (Tj made me one, Reuben bought me one and I had made cupcakes already!) and then a cheese/fruit platter. Of course, we had beer and then a few people brought more over! We all had a fun time and then around 9:15, those of us that were heading down to the casino, got ready to go and we left! 5 of us went down to the casino and I won a bit of money over the course of the evening, so that will be nice to spend with any actual birthday money I received. It was the most perfect day! Thank you to everyone out there for all the birthday wishes....that was really sweet!!

Reuben got me that Hobo bag that is in the 2nd picture of my blog. It is from a client of his that makes things and sells on Esty.com. (I figured Aunt Jacque might want to check it out!!) Anyways, he got it for our trip to St. Thomas in October!! I had just been thinking about what I will bring to carry things in, etc. Perfect idea he had!!

On Friday, we went to Santa Fe during the day and I had my first mammogram appointment. It went well and didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would. I will hear back in a few days from them about the results. It went very quickly and we were out of that office in no time. Loved it!!

Kalyn sounds like she is having a fun time with her Dad. That's good!! I hear Six Flags is in her future!!??

Tyler is moving this weekend and don't have his new address yet, but I will get it!!

I had the entire weekend off, so yesterday I just hung around here and recovered from Friday night...today we may go to Santa Fe again. Tomorrow at the bank is my party and it's also Christine's last day. She is off to go see her hubby graduate from SOCOM school and then join him at his duty station, which they don't know where that is yet. We hired Carl, a few months back so he will move up to full time like Christine was. He's not that good and his 90 day probationary time is up on the 19th of August. Catrina applied for the part-time teller position (as you may or may not recall she used to work there before) and also my friend Angie did too. I'm hoping Lesley hires one of those ladies to make our lives a lot easier than having someone brand new come in. We shall see what happens.....

That's all I've got for now...Happy August!! Until next time....

Hike today

Hey all,

Today, Reuben and I, went to one of the various hiking trails around town and tried out my new hiking boots that he got for me for my birthday. They were pretty expensive, but when you are out hiking and backpacking you have to have comfortable foot gear. He also got me socks and then a rain pants and jacket set for hiking too. I still need to get some hiking shorts and a couple of shirts (that are not cotton, he says) for hiking/backpacking trips. I will get those with any birthday money I get. We had a nice two hour hike and man...I was/am beat!! We are still gonna go hit the gym and do some weight lifting anyways. Don't need the cardio workout today!!

Kalyn was gone most of the weekend to ABQ for the Mayhem concert. There are like 12 bands or so that play all day. She stood about 10 ft from Rob Zombie and then got to meet some of the members of the band, Korn. She also had them sign their CD for her. She bought a t-shirt as well.

Tyler was in town again, so him and his friend Matt came over and ate dinner last night with me and Reuben. They were hungry, he said, and had no food to eat at Emily's, so Ty called me up and asked what I was makin' for dinner!! What a funny guy!! I told him, anytime he is hungry...give me a call!!

We are just kinda chillin' right now...I've got steak fajitas cookin' up for dinner in the crockpot and doing laundry!!

Next Sunday, we are driving up to Durango to meet Barb and Steph for the Kalyn drop-off. She will be gone almost 3 weeks. That will be a nice time for Kalyn to spend with her father. Reuben and I will meet Julie for lunch and then drive back. Takes up most of the day driving up and back, but it's enjoyable.

Have a good week!! Until next time....

The Happs....

Hey all,

Just thought I would let you know what's happening with us lately....

Today I got a wonderful massage first thing this morning since I didn't have to clean or work at the gym until later today. That was very nice...

Last night, myself, Kalyn, Tyler, Emily, Kev, Tj and Diana all met for dinner at DeColores. We gave Tj his Father's Day gift cuz they weren't around for the real event. We had a lovely time and they filled us in on their wonderful trip and how the house is doing on the market. They have a couple of real interests on the house, so they are hoping something comes through. Kev and them are looking at a house for him in Santa Fe today.

Kalyn will be going to Moab on the 25th of July. Reuben and I will drive her to Durango to meet up with Gram Barb and then we will have lunch with Auntie Julie. We go back and get her around the 13th of August. Kalyn will be in Moab for a few days and then will drive to Kansas with her step-mom Stephanie and Steph's daughter Cassie for a visit with her father when he gets back from California around the 2nd of August. Should be a good time for them.

It was good to see Tyler this weekend and last weekend. He's happy cuz he gets fed and his clothes cleaned for FREE!! LOL Love kids!! He is in town cuz of the Jemez Mountain Music Fest. Their band is playing today and then my friend Dave (and former coworker at the bank) is playing with his band on Sunday so, myself, Kalyn and Christine are all gonna wear our shirts with his bands' name on it and head up and see them play!! Tyler's band is Kamikaze Death and Dave's is Obelisk. I will take pics!!

We may have had a bear in the neighborhood last night. There was a tipped over trash can and then wood chips scattered and then also bear droppings out in the street!! Scary!!

The 4th was great. Had a good time with the kids and the food was abundant and the race was fun!! We had an awesome fireworks display and were able to get out of traffic and get home by 10:15!!

That's all I've got for now!! Eagerly anticipating my 40th birthday and to see how my Auntie Jacque whips up my apron and cushion!! Love to all!! Until next time...

Happy 4th of July!!!

Hey all,

Did I ever mention how much I LOOOVE the month of July?? Well, it has my favorite holiday and it also has my Birthday, so it IS my favorite month!!! So far the month is going along just fine!!

I ran the annual 5k race this morning. I did ok, but had a really good time with some of my friends there!! 3 of them had never run a 5k before and 2 of them beat me!!! LOL oh well....I was just out for a leisurely jog!!

Reuben invited over his daughter Nicole and her fiance, Tony, to come grill out with us here at the house. I made sure to ask K if it was ok with her. Tyler dropped by and he and Emily may join us also!! Should be fun and then tonight drive down to White Rock for the Fireworks spectacle...can hardly wait.

I have Monday off, so R and I plan to drive to Santa Fe real quick for a few things that he wants to check out at REI. He is also test driving a Honda Civic that he may buy and it will be nice to take it for a drive out of town to check how it handles, etc. It's a 2005 and would be very economical for him. He drives a 1989 Jeep Wrangler right now. Not very reliable and hard to get out of town in. LOL he will still keep the Jeep for getting in the mountains, etc. Kalyn gets to be the proud driver of his Jeep which makes it nice for ME to have MY Jeep back.

That's all I've got for now. Hope you all have a wonderful day!! Until next time....

Almost July...love summer!!

Hey all,

Well, it is now summertime in LA! Lovin' the warm sun beating down on us. I usually walk to the post office for the bank on a daily basis to check the mail, so it has been wonderful enjoying the heat beating down on me while I go there and back. Sometimes, Kalyn has the Jeep so I am unable to drive around for my lunchbreak, so in those cases, I have been walking as well. It's quite enjoyable!! lol

Speaking of Jeep, finally got my plate and registration yesterday!! Woohoo, it is officially MINE now!! So, so happy about that. I checked my credit report (everyone can check their credit for free online at annualcreditreport.com from all 3 agencies...just fyi..) and Zia shows up on my credit as me paying them for a vehicle loan. Very nice!! Everything on the credit report looks good. Had a few things under Shane's account that I am an "authorized signer" on, so I called those peeps up and had them remove my name. I have no obligation to them, but just in case, I wanted to cover my tracks.

All jobs are going quite well. Can't complain too much about that.

Went to the Isotopes baseball game on Sunday with Kalyn and Reuben. We had a great time and we also did some clothes shopping before the game. It was nice to be out of town for the day and do something fun.

Kalyn is working out the final details of going to see her Dad and Steph when he returns from being in California for the month of July for training. Steph will meet us in Durango to drop off Kalyn and then havent heard how she is getting back from Kansas yet. Steph is staying in Moab for the month of July while Shane is gone. She still has a 14 year old daughter that lives there and wants to spend time with her. Steph will drive her daughter and Kalyn to Kansas and then they will greet Shane home and then both girls will be there for a week or so. I think we are planning the dropoff in Durango for Sunday, July 25th.

I'm running the annual 4th of July 5k next Sunday. Looking forward to competing in it. I talked a couple of co-workers from the gym to run it also, and they signed up!! The power of persuasion!! hahhaha

Okay, well, that's all for now. Until next time....

Father's Day!!

Hey all,

Happy Father's Day to all you Dads out there!! I took some pictures of some "wild" flowers that grow around here. Enjoy!! Until next time....

Roses!!

Hey all,

Here are some pictures I promised you!! The first one is the house with the top trim painted brown to match the rest of the trim!! We also took "The Schultz'" sign down and painted the house where that was mounted.
These are my beautiful roses that are blooming in the front walk/driveway area. I trimmed them back this year and been watering them religiously and look what became of all that hard work!! (not really that hard of work!!) I'm pleased how pretty they are!!

Thought you might enjoy those!! Off to Kev's house!! Tj and Diana put it on the market today and they had two showings already today and an open house is set for Sunday!! Kalyn had to go over and make sure the dogs were put up for the showings....so here we go!!! LOL

Until next time...