To the Vets

in honor of veterans day:

i just want to say thank you to all the veterans out there for your service to our country.

specifically i'd like to thank my grandpa stovall, uncle kurt, will, darold, tony the tiger, nick and daniel. Thank you for all you do for us and our country.

may God bless.

semper fidelis.

non sibi sed patriae!

this we'll defend.

Our house!!

there is our house!! it's been awesome to be able to set up a living space the way I want to. we've done alot of work on the inside so far...placed pergo, had carpet installed, repainted the entire interior, replaced alot of electrical things....and that's all what we did before we moved in! there's more left to do but at least now it's livable, i'll post pictures when i get around to taking them :)

not much more is going on in our lives. we celebrated our 1st year anniversary the third week of october. it was fun, we went on a 4 day mexican cruise. it's actually the same one i took my sisters and mom on back in july. (see previous post for same pictures) instead of taking off on exhersions we just walked around ensenada and cabo, it was quite relaxing, we read alot of books and i did alot of sitting in the sun, and didn't get burned, go me! it was a nice vacation for both of us.

now that we're back it's no more frivilous spending, we're both trying real hard not to spend extra money, being that we have a large mortgage to pay and the holidays are coming up and we still would like to have somewhat of a savings account when all's said and done. i'm sure anyone who lives in california knows what i'm talking about ;)

New Digs!

as of august 29 nate and i offically own a house!!! it's super exciting to actually reach the point you've been hoping for since you get a job, (i'm gonna buy a house, buy a new car, etc ;) )
we bought a townhouse in the condo complex just down the road from where we live now. it's a 2 story, 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 1200 sq. ft townhouse. i love it!! we spent labor day weekend painting and this weekend will be putting the pergo and tile in the downstairs and waiting for the carpet guys to put the carpet in upstairs in the next few weeks.
so, that's the new news going on with us thompsons, also if any of you homeowners out there have any tips on "new" home owning that would be great!
i'll post pictures soon!

A scrub top

i've always wanted to try and sew a scrub top, just to see if i could do it...i mean i wear them all the time at work and they look simple enough to sew, so i thought i would try and bust one out, and i did! so here's the finished result...it's not bad but not the best either, i got fabric for 2 more tops so we'll see if they get better as it goes along.

From Camping to Cruising and beyond

this is the original "black pearl" ship that was used in the pirates of the carribean movies

well, our camping trip was a blast and a nice relaxing weekend too. we went to hume lake with a couple of our friends, we either were relaxing at the site, on a raft in the lake or out on a lil fishing boat attempting to fish. the only one who caught a fish was nate, it was too small to eat but we had fun anyways.

i took my mom and sisters on a super fun cruise to mexico. they have never been on one beofre and they all had a grand ol' time! we went to cabo san lucas and took a kayak/snorkel trip and then up to ensenada and took a cooking class, we learned how to cook some basic mexican dishes, ie salsa, tostadas, tamales. it was hard coming back from the luxuriousness(?) of not having to cook or clean for a whole week!! not to mention it was a relaxing trip to boot.

what else....we're still looking at houses, we've found a couple we like and have put an offer on one, but haven't heard yet. we're learning to be patient and wait for what God has for us. He'll give us something we're sure of it!

(sorry about the pictures, they're all kinda mixed up, but hopefully you can figure them out.)

Alive and Well

We're here, we're alive, we're well....here's the news,

let's see our apartment was sold back in april, to a great single gal who just now is moving in...it's awesome she works at a SJ hospital and is a Christian to boot! It's great to see God working in awesome ways. what else...
the cool news, we went to a silent auction a few weekends ago at baymonte and bit on a few things and actually won a couple, ie digital memory card, ski lift tickets....but the neatest thing we actually won was a 7 day condo in cabo san lucas for 4 people!!!! we thought for sure we would be outbit for the trip, but turns out we won!!! :) so now we're figuring out when we can go...and who we wanna take...any takers????? lol

upcoming events: we're going camping at the end of june with some friends, can't wait, i haven't been camping in several years, it'll be fun. i'm also taking my mom and sisters on a 5 day mexico cruise to baha at the beginning of july. THAT i can't wait for!!! i'm sooo excited. i decided to take my sisters and mom on a cruise about 3 years ago and have been saving since....being that my youngest sister is graduating high school, my middle sister just 'cuz ;) and my mom because of all the work she does for me and has done for my wedding....oh yea, and 'cuz i love them all!!

we've recently been looking at houses for sale...we're getting closer to when we want to seriously consider buying. we're both kinda scared and excited at the same time because it's a new leaf of our life. please pray for patience and strength for this new leg...and that we'll find a steal of a place.

We are here! We are here!!

Yes, i'm still here...just got busy with work and life....i'll post more later, just wanted to let ya'll know we're here! we had a fun trip to sacramento and new house stuff...i'll tell all in a bit...
until then....