a little nugget on the way!

I'm so thankful that I can finally talk about my little niece to come! My older sister is pregnant and is due in March! :)

My sister gave me this as a birthday gift!

Pretty sure she has the cutest belly ever.

Also, I graduated physical therapy this month. It feels so weird to not go several times a week, but they gave me tons of at home exercises so I'm not totally off the hook.

My super sweet graduation shirt.

There is only 61 days until we move out of Oregon, and that is very strange.

-chianne

Halloween 2011

Our neighbors had a Halloween party last night. There was much fun to be had and lots of great costumes. My favorite was a pregnant woman dressed as an oven with a bun in it, and her husband was dressed as a chef with an apron that said "Bun Maker". So cute!

Devin as "Old Man Herbert"

This is our neighbor James. Him and his wife's house is connected to ours.

I am wearing heeled boots, so I'm not THAT tall really.

-chianne.

relief

My plea was heard. In August, Devin received airman orders. Last week, he became an Airman and started working at the air station here. He loves it so much, and that makes me happy. I'm also thankful we get so much more time together now.
We adopted a mystery mutt (we think she's a Yorkie Dachshund mix) from a rescue here. She is furry and wild. They said she was a stray living on the streets which is crazy since she was still a puppy! We named her "Roxanne" but "Roxi" for short. Our inspiration was the song by the Police, "Roxanne! You don't have to put on the red light!! Those days are over! You don't have to sell your body to the night!" We figured this was appropriate considering her past. I think she is the only dog crazier than Zombie if that is even possible. Though Zombie has mellowed out quite a bit since his 3rd birthday.
Right now we are focusing on decluttering and packing so we will be ready to move to North Carolina next year. I'm excited for this new adventure.

-chianne

no one said healing was easy

physically or mentally, but oh how I wish it was.
I really wish I didn't have such an empty house at this time. :/
I work too much and don't sleep through the night. It's frustrating.
It's hard to be reliable and in pain, and I feel like I'm at my limit.
I would do almost anything to have Devin get airman orders this month.
August has been better than June and July, but they weren't hard to beat between my accident and the death of baby Taco.
I am just done with this place.

i hate big trucks.

I feel like I was hit by a truck, except that that happened to me recently, and this is so much worse.