It's been a while..lots of changes and exciting things!

Dear Readers (all of 1..my hubby :P),

It's been over a year since i've posted a blog. Life got a little crazy. We're still drowning in debt, not sure what we're going to do about it. We moved out of our house in Bloomington, tried to sell it, but that didn't work out. We are renting it for now. The guys lease is up soon so who knows what will happen to it. We moved in with Pat and Dad for about 6 months and then got our own place in Greenwood, In. We live in Pinebrook apartments and love it. However, our neighbors up above smoke and the smell lingers into our apartment and we don't love that so much. I decided to switch majors after completing my AS degree in El Ed. I was told by my advisor that if I decided to get my BA degree in El Ed I wouldn't have a chance at getting a job afterwards. How awesome is that? Sooo.. I am now going to start working on my AS degree in Medical Assiting. However, now I can announce that Tyler and I are expecting a baby!!! We always said after 4 years of marriage and living in a different house we would then have a baby. That's exactly what happened. We will be married 5 years in October (WOW..time flies!) and our little one is due in September. With living in a new place, our plans fell into place and in perfect timing. We told our family and friends over Valentine's Day weekend, which I was already 9 weeks pregnant so everyone was pretty shocked. Now my pregnancy is half over and I am almost 21 weeks. When we went to find out the sex (IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!) of the baby on April 14th we had a little scare because her heartbeat was 'very irregular'. We had to see a specialist on the following Monday. Everything looked fine to the doctor, but just as a precaution we have to get an echocardiogram done which happens to be tomorrow (5/5) at 10am. We know everything is going to be fine. God's got his hand upon our little one. We have a name picked out for her and it is Kierra Bonney. I also like a few other names, but will probably stick with that one. I like Piper, but I think only because you can come up with some cute nicknames such as Pip, Pipsquek, Piperoo, Pippy...spunky and cute, right? I also like Scarlett. I think when we see her we will know exactly what we want to call her. She will be stuck with this name forever so it has to be perfect :) Anyway, back to my schooling. I could start the program in the Fall, but then I would only have 2 weeks to spend with my little one before having to go back to class. Ty thinks it'd be better to start the program in the spring that way I will have more time with her. I think that is probably a better idea. We are just so excited and can't wait for her to get here!!!! Things are going to definitely change, but for the better :) I will post some pictures in the future of her furniture that Mimi, Pappy, Mamaw and Papaw got her. It is absolutely darling. She already has a little wardrobe too. Her Aunt Brittany loves to buy her clothes and shoes. She is going to look precious in them :) That's all I have for now. The hubby and I are watching LOST so I will get back to that now.

Until next time,

Shayna

Money

Money sucks. Bills suck. My little family and I are drowning in debt.

I lost my job a few weeks ago. That was a shocker. I did get a new job, however I took a huge pay cut. 3 dollars to be exact. Along with the pay cut my hours were tremendously cut. I went from 24 hours a week to 10. That is just amazing let me tell you.

I've always been able to pay my bills..up until today. My hubby and I had to figure out which bills we were going to pay and which bills we weren't. It's extremely difficult for me to grasp that concept "cannot pay." I've always been able to pay atleast the minumum and now here we sit with a list of things we can not pay this month that equal 270 dollars. Man, that stinks.

I never thought I would be in this situation, but here I am. I always watch the news so I know there are thousands of people out there in the same boat. I realize this, but now that I'm in the boat I don't know what to do. I always say to myself "that's terrible..so sad," when I hear how people are struggling. Now I am one of those people. What to do? What do others in the same boat do? I have no idea. I guess it will all work out.

Until next time,

Shayna

New phone!

Since I had the opportunity to get a new phone, I did. Yay for upgrades/new contract. I now have the blackberry curve and I love it!!! I am still trying to figure everything out on it. I am disapointed they don't have smileys under symbols. You have to make your own smileys and it pretty much stinks. Other than that, that's my only complaint so far. :) I will keep you updated on how I am doing with it.

P.S. The color is deep red and black!

Until next time,

Shayna

Welcome

This is my very first blog post! I decided to start a blog so I can share with my family and friends what's going on in my life. Everyday life is so busy and it's hard to find time to pick up a phone and chat for a few. The internet is fast, easy, and convenient. I hope this will enable me to share a little bit of my life everyday and keep in touch with everyone. I encourage everyone to sign up and do the same. :)

Until next time,

Shayna