Finally starting

I've had this blog set up for almost 2 years and I've never posted anything. Until today, I decided I just need to write keep track of my days so I can have better memories of today than I do of when I was younger. About a month ago I was thinking about my jr. high and high school years and really I can't remember much except for the big things like my first boyfriend, first kiss and things like that but the part that depresses me and this is why I decided to blog a journal is because I can barely remember the year let alone the month of all my big events in life. So now you know why :)
Starting with what I can remember of 2011 in January my dad had been in the hospital off and on for about 2 months dealing with his bronchitis (I believe is what it was) then realizing that his heart wasn't doing very well (he had had 2 strokes and a heart attack I think in 2008 ??) it was a hard time for me my daddy is my best friend and I hated seeing him in that fragile state, I was by his side and did everything he needed. In late January '11 Kenny and I got engaged !! I was very excited and we started doing most of the early planning in the hospital we even set a date for my dad to get his tux fitted. Sadly however on February 11th my daddy past away. Even now writing that makes me cry. I was so heart broken but at the same time I tried to stay strong (just because that's how I am) I can still remember that night getting a call from my brother to come right away because dad had stopped breathing. He had a heart monitor type thing put in not that long before to help his heart to beat stronger which basically kept him alive for a couple hours...I could have gone in and said goodbye but I couldn't bare to see him like that. I didn't want to remember him lifeless. My dad was full of life and I think about all the amazing memories I have of him everyday.

So we has his funeral and drove to Idaho to lay him to rest. That very same day my dad died Kenny and I found out I was pregnant. We were very excited (And yet sad).

Kenny and I got married March 5th !! It was a beautiful day.

Kenny got a job selling RV's a couple days after we got married and I started decided not to work for a while. My sister Tia and I started training for a try-a-tri that would be held the last weekend of July. We spent a lot of time training and I was feelin pretty good, we even did a 5k June 11th 2011, 5 months pregnant. Also in June for my birthday Kenny surprised me and took me to Ocean Shores !! We had a blast riding on mopeds on the beach :) I got a job as a receptionist at Solei Day Spa in Lakeland hills and was set to start on July 3rd, 2 days before that I was sitting out in the sun (that barely ever shows itself in washington) and I got a sun burn....a BAD one I ended up blistering my feet and I wasnt able to walk for almost 2 weeks. So sadly I wasn't able to do the try-a-tri with my sister :( but my feet have healed just fine and I have no scars :) so I spent the next 2 months keeping myself busy with work and took maternity leave at the beginning of October. By this time Kenny started working at a car dealership in Fife and was enjoying his work. The day FINALLY came when my baby boy Ryker was born!! October 16th 2011 at 3:20am. I went into labor around midnight Oct. 15 and just hung out in labor at home till almost 6 am when I couldn't take it anymore and we decided to go to the hospital my amazing mom, sister and best friend Holly were there with me every step of the way (Kenny was there too of corse) I am so grateful to my labor crew for being there through all the pain and craziness that went on during that 24 hour period. Ryker Kent Lucas was 8 lbs 5 oz and 21 1/2 in. I love him more and more every day.

Well that is all the high lights of 2011. Next time I will be in the here and now! :-D Krystal