So I finally got around to downloading all my pictures over the last few months and am blogging them. I'm hopefully going to do a couple of blogs a day to catch up. If you want to check them out here is my blog page

www.seanandrachelle.blogspot.com

Hi!! I haven't blogged in SOO long. Mostly its because I have pictures to post and I am never home with time to blog so I just don't ever blog. Today I am at work and am completely caught up and looking for things to do. I didn't sleep well last night (that's what happens when you stay up past midnight and its too late to take your ambien) so now I'm at my desk trying to stay awake!! Seriously!!

So anyway, I thought what better time to do an update on the two of us here in Texas!! Well, Sean got released from his calling as Elders Quorum Teacher and has just been called as a Weblos scout leader!! Totally unexpected but he is excited. I am still the Camp Director and am looking forward to camp in June (we camp in June because we live in Texas, we also camp in air conditioned cabins...)

We still have a dog and he is really cute!! During the winter months (and by winter I mean it sometimes got below 30 degrees) we have been letting him sleep inside in his kennel. Because its dark outside when we get home, he spends most of the evenings inside with us. We have to keep an eye on him all the time though because he's learned he can reach food on the counter and recently learned how to lift the lid off the garbage. This dog is too smart for his own good!! We have to keep him tethered in the backyard until we get the electric fence up. He has learned that he can jump the chain link fence and his latest trick is that he learned how to open the gate for the chain link fence. Obviously jumping was too much work for him!! Doc has definitely decided he loves Sean more but i have been trying to buy his love by letting him in at night. The other day he grabbed a rag and I tried chasing him and we ended up running around the couch for like 20 minutes. It was so much fun. I've done this with him a couple of times. Well last night I went to the gym with my friend Carlene right when I got home from work so I did not have a chance to see Doc before I was out the door again. When I got back from the gym, Doc was in the house with Sean and as soon as I walked in the door Doc jumped up ran to me and then started running around the couch. So I started chasing him. It was fun and I think my plan to buy his love is working!!

What else....hope you don't mind that this is long, again, trying to stay awake here!! We got the chance to go to the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco a few weeks ago. We basically love Dr Pepper and had a lot of fun with our friends Stacie and Michael who we went with.

Sean is really loving his job!! The people he works with are great and he is so happy in this job. He is still working on his final paper for his masters degree and has promised me that he will be graduated by the end of this semester so YEA!! for him being done. This paper is on his research project he did last year. He is mostly done with it so it shouldn't be too much longer.

Well that's pretty much us right now. The weather is starting to get nice here. That will only last a couple months until the humidity picks up. Sean and I meet for lunch every day and for the last couple of months we've been having lunch in the back seat of my car! I leave work, drive to the school and pick him up and we sit in a parking lot and eat lunch. It seems crazy but we've been meeting for lunch since we were married and its nice to spend that time together. Yesterday it was finally warm enough to eat outside. There is a visitors center parking for a memorial on campus and we keep a blanket in my car and lay that out for lunch. Its so calming and works great in the middle of the work day.

Well, the last thing I want to tell you guys about is my crazy decision to go back to school and get my masters degree in Education. I've been thinking about this for a long time and looking into programs. I found a great online program that is through Ashford University which is in Iowa. Its all online and is amazing. You take one class at a time and each class is 6 weeks long. I am currently in week 4 of my first class. So far so good. Its great because I actually look forward to doing my homework!! Its a year and a half program so my estimated graduation date is June 2011!! Its kinda crazy but I am enjoying it!! The format for the online course is perfect for me. Its a lot of writing which is great for me because that is something that comes naturally to me. I also am able to discuss educational issues with classmates and get different perspectives. Its great!

So that is all for now cause I can't think of anything else interesting in our lives to talk about!! I miss you guys so much!!

So, since I want to make sure we have a fun Saturday together, I have decided to plan Saturday December 26th. This day shall be known as Brewer Family Day of Fun!!!

I don't have all the details planned out so any input is welcome.

9am Meet ________ for breakfast. (if you would like to donate your home for this breakfast let me know)

Sean will be making his famous hashbrowns (anyone have a grittal we can use) and I will be making pancakes. Eggs may or may not be involved.

After breakfast we will be headed to _tba_____ for a wicked awesome game of broom hockey. This will be a BYOB (bring your own broom)and if you feel the need to decorate or reinforce your broom, there will be prizes for the following catagories:

prettiest broom
strongest broom
Most Creative Broom
....thats just a taste of what categories there will be. (remember broom designing is optional so don't stress if you don't have the time!)

Ok, after broom hockey we will eat lunch....not sure what or where, I'm working on it.

After lunch.....well, I haven't gotten that far either so if anyone has any ideas let me know.

Dinner I think it would be fun to go out to somewhere inexpensive.

So, thats not a whole lot of details but it is a work in progress, if anyone has ideas or requests let me know!

So Sean and I have been going over the dates we are going to be in Utah and trying to work out when we are going to be where and such. Here is what we have so far...

Leaving Texas Tuesday Dec 22 at 5pm Stop in Dublin TX to get Dublin Dr Pepper (honestly if you want a case of Dublin Dr Pepper with pure cane sugar, let me know) and stop in New Mexico for the night. Finish driving Wednesday.

Wednesday Dec 23 arrive in SLC late

Dec 24 - no idea yet :)

Dec 25 - Christmas morning at Mom and Dad's, Cindy's for Christmas brunch, stop by Grandma and Grandpa Brewers and then spend the rest of the day at Mom's and Dads.

Dec 26 - Saturday. If everyone would be able to, i think it would be fun to have a super saturday of Brewer family fun!! I know Mom has inventory but we could have stuff planned for all day so she can join us when she gets done, let me know who is in for this and we can start making plans.

Dec 27 - church with mom and dad. Spend day with family at mom and dad's or whereever...another family day.

Dec 28 - Still in SL, will be meeting up with Sean's Sister and Step-Bro who we won't be able to see in Cedar City.

Dec 29 - travel to Cedar city

Dec 30 - go skiing for our anniversary at Bryan Head(I've never been so this should be interesting)

Dec 31 - in cedar

Jan 1 - family party at Sean's Mom's house

Jan 2-3 travel back to Texas.

So thats what I have so far so let me know your thoughts! The only thing that is really set in stone is Sean's Mom is having her annual extended Christmas party on the 1st.

Hey everyone! I know Christmas is still 2 months away....but when you live as far away as we do, it takes a far bit of planning!!!

That said, Sean and I will be coming home for Christmas!! We are really excited to see everyone. We have decided that the cheapest option for us is to drive so we will be leaving Texas Tuesday the 22nd at 4pm, stopping somewhere that night and continuing to drive the rest of the way Wed the 23rd until we arrive in either Cedar City or Salt Lake.

This is where you come in. We want to plan our vacation around when we are going to be able to hang out with the whole family. Whether that is the beginning of our break or the end is up to what everyone is doing. Please leave a message on this blog about any conflicts or times you know you are available or not available and when you are coming in to town!!

Lastly, since we are driving, this means that we will be driving through Dublin, TX on Tuesday and stopping to buy us some Dublin Dr Pepper. We are offering to pickup some up for anyone that wants them. They cost $10 for a 24 can case. Let me know if you want any!

I hate doing blogs with no pictures, but I figured that a blog without pictures is better then no blog at all.

I thought I would give you an update on what we are up to. My last blog was about my baby fish. Unfortunately none of them survived. The last one died a couple of days ago. Its ok though, we were told it was a long shot that any of them would survive. I keep having amonia problems in my tank, which were stable before the babies, but the addition of the babies made it spike and they (as well as goldie) died because of it. At least I still have Burtis my beta, he was in an isolated tank so he wasn't effected by the amonia (besides, betas are like really tough fish and have this crazy will to live and are really tough.) So, once I can get the water levels fixed in the big tank Burtis will go back to being the king of the tank.

Sean started his new job last week. He is the Chemical Coordinator for the Organic Lab program at Texas A&M. Its great!! Besides the increase in his pay check, he already loves it and is really happy with it. Right now he's crazy busy since school starts next week. He also has been working last week and this week to finish his summer grad student job so for last week and this week he has been at the new job from 8-5 then the other job from 5-7. Its been crazy!!! But he's a trooper and is making it through.

I am still working my same job at the insurance place. THings have been rocky in the past but they have made some changes and things are starting to get better so thats great!!! There are suppose to be more changes coming in Sept so hopefully that happens!

Let's see, well Sean and I just started a new diet, its the Michael Thurmonds 6 week body makeover diet. Sean's grad professor is on this diet with her husband and she's lost 40 pounds and the husband lost 60 pounds (in about 6 months) so we are hopeful. The biggest thing with the diet is portion control and eating the right foods. For instance, we eat 6 meals a day. There's choices for it but because of our body types it limits things. Here's an average day for me and Sean:
______________Rachelle______________Sean____________
Breakfast: 2 eggs whites_________4 egg whites
__________1/2 cup oatmeal________1 cup potatos
__________1/2 cup fruit__________1/2 cup fruit

Snack_____2 oz chicken___________4 oz chicken
__________1/2 cup potatoes_______1 cup potatoes

Lunch_____Salad
__________2 oz chicken___________4 oz chicken
__________1/2 cup rice___________1 cup rice
__________1 cup peas_____________1 cup peas

Snack_____2 oz chicken___________4 oz chicken
__________1/2 cup potatoes_______1 cup potatoes

Dinner____2 oz chicken___________4 oz chicken
__________1/2 cup carb___________1 c carb
__________1-2 serv veggies_______1-2 serv veggies

Snack_____1/2 cup fruit__________1/2 cup fruit

The chicken option can be substituted for lots of different types of fish or turkey. Right now we're eating alot of chicken since I don't like fish. For dinner we can sometimes have red meat, but our body type is supposed to limit red meat. So yeah, i'll let you know how it goes.

Ok, so this turned out to be a longer blog then I thought (i must have more time on my hands then I realized)

So....I wrote a really really long and complex blog on mine and sean's blog....and well its 1:30am and I should go to bed and I don't want to wait for the pics to download again, so check it out at www.seanandrachelle.blogspot.com

Well, Its been a really long time since I've blogged....and I've actually have things to blog about! Right now seems like just the time (i have been home sick all day and I just can't lay down anymore)

This month has been really busy.

The first weekend of June was my wards high adventure for the Young womens. As Girls camp director, this fell under my responsibilities. It was really stressful as I had to plan EVERYTHING!!! but it turned out great. We had 8 YW go, myself, the YW president and 2 priesthood (Sean was volunteered for this months ago :) )

We went to enchanted rock, a texas state park. We went for Thursday - Saturday. It turned out great. Thursday we arrived, did a little boldering and then set up and chilled. That night we hiked to the top of enchanted rock and star gazed. The next day we woke up, ate, and met our guide who took us rock repelling!! So much fun!!. When we got back down we decided to drive into town where there is a slow but wide river for the girls to play in. Then that night we hung out some more and Saturday we broke camp and came home!

Ok, now I think i may have sat up to long staring at the computer so I will blog again tomorrow about the rest of the month.

Meet Doc. He is our cute new puppy (and by puppy the Vet estimates he's 16 months old). For full description of our adoption, check our blog at

http://seanandrachelle.blogspot.com

I know Easter was a bit away, but I actually took some pics so I just have to blog. I must say that holidays do make it the hardest time to be in Texas. We had lots of fun decorating our eggs and for some reason Sean decided that dripping candle wax on the egg and then coloring it would leave cool designs, he was right. My favorate egg was completely dunked in wax!!! ITs my super egg! It was obviously disqualified from rolling.

We invited some friends over (Georgette, Stacy and Michael, and our rommate Becca over and introduced them to egg rolling. It was lots of fun and I won!!