<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447</id><updated>2012-02-13T15:33:25.398-06:00</updated><category term='trip'/><title type='text'>My Life In a NutShell</title><subtitle type='html'>A Mother, Wife, Daughter, Sister, Friend, and Coworker.
Living Life every step of the way....</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>32</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-1194705357512158198</id><published>2012-02-10T10:38:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T11:04:58.093-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trip'/><title type='text'>Black Jack's Crossing at Lajitas TX Golf Resort</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rzvqx9NsXO4/TzVN_mQDvwI/AAAAAAAAAHY/P9D_3AfbozY/s1600/20111124_123929.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707553857756970754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rzvqx9NsXO4/TzVN_mQDvwI/AAAAAAAAAHY/P9D_3AfbozY/s320/20111124_123929.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                             The Family&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NXdyJxwIHVY/TzVIG1EsDeI/AAAAAAAAAHM/3QfoBYabK_A/s1600/20111125_103814.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707547384925130210" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NXdyJxwIHVY/TzVIG1EsDeI/AAAAAAAAAHM/3QfoBYabK_A/s320/20111125_103814.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This Past Thanksgiving (Nov. 2011). Starting Golf at a very young age. Can you believe how fast Mason has grown? I look back at my blog and it seems like just yesterday I was in the hospital with him. I love this kid so much. He is full of life. Alway smiling!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ryan has a natural talent for golf, His whole family plays so we took a mini trip for thanksgiving and we all got to play on a beautiful course. It turned out to be an all day event, Mason found it fun to chase after the balls on the green. I enjoyed driving the golf cart around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-1194705357512158198?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/1194705357512158198/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=1194705357512158198&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/1194705357512158198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/1194705357512158198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2012/02/black-jacks-crossing-at-lajitas-golf.html' title='Black Jack&apos;s Crossing at Lajitas TX Golf Resort'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rzvqx9NsXO4/TzVN_mQDvwI/AAAAAAAAAHY/P9D_3AfbozY/s72-c/20111124_123929.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-3999746902233144363</id><published>2010-12-19T14:07:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-19T14:21:32.477-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Mason Monthly Pictures 0-4months</title><content type='html'>Mason is a joy, He is slowly growing each month, His personality coming out more every day. I love at the end of a long hard day to come home to his smile and baby talking to Mommy. Being a mom is exciting but challenging in its own way. I am so grateful for Mason and the love he brings to our little family. He is a cutie pie. He is just now in 3-6 month clothes. still wearing newborn pants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552488287533671794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TQ5mrd32JXI/AAAAAAAAAGY/3ty2Jy7iIYY/s320/DSC00376.JPG" /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552488295075350818" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TQ5mr597CSI/AAAAAAAAAGg/g8QH7YmgNiI/s320/Mason%2Bsept%2B10%2B%252815%2529.JPG" /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552489175808146690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TQ5nfK8-_QI/AAAAAAAAAGo/oijCWm41iAQ/s320/Mason%2Boct%2B10%2B%25289%2529.JPG" /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552489178359623106" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TQ5nfUdTbcI/AAAAAAAAAGw/mfw-hsMl0wQ/s320/DSC00716.JPG" /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552489890419158066" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TQ5oIxFhrDI/AAAAAAAAAG4/G7SjaKQ_x6s/s320/Mason%2BDec.10%2B%25284%2529.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-3999746902233144363?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/3999746902233144363/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=3999746902233144363&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/3999746902233144363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/3999746902233144363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2010/12/mason-monthly-pictures-0-4months.html' title='Mason Monthly Pictures 0-4months'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TQ5mrd32JXI/AAAAAAAAAGY/3ty2Jy7iIYY/s72-c/DSC00376.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-6237509195974800123</id><published>2010-08-20T11:01:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-20T11:20:44.941-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome Home Son</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TG6nDI--pyI/AAAAAAAAAGI/eOBsys7c_h0/s1600/IMG00117-20100816-0943%5B1%5D.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507523066713777954" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TG6nDI--pyI/AAAAAAAAAGI/eOBsys7c_h0/s320/IMG00117-20100816-0943%5B1%5D.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Mason came home on august 14th, he only had to be in NICU for 10 days. It seemed a lot longer but looking back it wasn't. We are so glad he is home, healthy, and growing. Being a Preemie baby he is needing extra care , he needs his sleep, so he is on a schedule to help with this. He gets his bottle every 3-4 hours and sleeps in between. We limit playtime and keep clean so he doesnt get sick. Being a mom is rewarding but like every mom has told me tiring. Mason is our pride and joy, we couldnt ask for a better baby. My incision from the c-section is getting better, still healing, glad the infection has gone away but that is why it is taking so long to heal.&lt;br /&gt;Exciting things are coming up....My parents are coming to visit for a few days...my sister will be here in September for 2 weeks... and My Little Brother will be here in October for a short weekend right before he leaves on his mission to the Philippines. Now all i need to do is get Jon here!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-6237509195974800123?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/6237509195974800123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=6237509195974800123&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/6237509195974800123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/6237509195974800123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2010/08/mason-came-home-on-august-14th-he-only.html' title='Welcome Home Son'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TG6nDI--pyI/AAAAAAAAAGI/eOBsys7c_h0/s72-c/IMG00117-20100816-0943%5B1%5D.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-4716293604739643358</id><published>2010-08-12T12:31:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-12T13:05:50.829-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Arrival of Baby Mason Agustin Ferreiro</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;On Wednesday August 4th, 5:13pm Mason Agustin Ferreiro was born. All day he was on the monitor because his heart rate kept dipping every 30 minutes or so. By that afternoon around 2pm my obgyn Doctor Moser, came in and told me that if he keeps doing this and if it get worse we would be having a baby tonight or tomorrow on the 5th. At 4:30ish i called my nurse,Tammy, to refill my water cup, when she came back I asked her how likely she thought I would be having Mason tonight. She said its not likely, that it would happen tomorrow if the doctor felt things weren't right. Five minutes later Mason's heart rate fell dropped so low it went off the monitor and the screen started flashing red, and 5 nurses came running into my room, Tammy moved me from my right side to my left side and tried to find mason's heart beat again, called code red, and paged my doctor, while the other nurses put oxygen mask on me and put an iv in my hand and striped me naked. She found a faint heart beat and called my husband for me, Ryan happened to be in Houston and just left an hour before to come home, so he was on the road back. My doctor came in and said we have to get mason out right now, sorry we cant wait for your husband. (this was the one thing I didn't want to have happen for both me delivering alone and for Ryan to miss this part). Emergnacy C-Section:They wheeled me to the operating room, gave me the epidural from chest down, which made me laugh....then they got start, because Ryan wasn't there one nurse had my camera and took pictures of everything, and Tammy my nurse had my cell phone 0n speaker and told Ryan everything that was going on as she sat by my side. Mason's first cry Ryan and I got to hear and made us both cry...our son is a fighter and made it out alive! My placenta gave out, and my doctor hasn't seen one that bad in over 10 years, it was very small and half of it was gray/green which means part of its been dead for a while. Mason is a miracle baby from day one of this pregnancy i have had problems. I feel so blessed to have him here with us today. He is still in NICU one week later but he is going to be OK.&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504584394282231058" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TGQ2V5FZ5RI/AAAAAAAAAFw/znWnwMDAT9Q/s320/DSC00318.JPG" /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504585040529679106" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TGQ27gizYwI/AAAAAAAAAF4/zncN_kDQsvA/s320/DSC00344.JPG" /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504585875671636002" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TGQ3sHsKWCI/AAAAAAAAAGA/yXBDfH_ZPAw/s320/DSC00356.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-4716293604739643358?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/4716293604739643358/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=4716293604739643358&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/4716293604739643358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/4716293604739643358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2010/08/arrival-of-baby-mason-agustin-ferreiro.html' title='Arrival of Baby Mason Agustin Ferreiro'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TGQ2V5FZ5RI/AAAAAAAAAFw/znWnwMDAT9Q/s72-c/DSC00318.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-2010570655925868866</id><published>2010-07-30T12:40:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-07-30T14:25:48.196-05:00</updated><title type='text'>34 weeks in hospital</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;Mel in hospital on Bed rest&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499755711827078978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TFMOrlLg70I/AAAAAAAAAFI/6rnPTultCd0/s320/mel+in+hospital.jpg" /&gt;Mason on heart monitor and Mel being monitored for Contractions&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499775748022482402" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TFMg510wNeI/AAAAAAAAAFY/M5NchpQGVGA/s320/mason+on+monitor.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Feet pumps to prevent blood clots&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TFMgzF8DbKI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/0jRvp_6PzFk/s1600/IMG00032-20100727-1915.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499775632088984738" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TFMgzF8DbKI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/0jRvp_6PzFk/s320/IMG00032-20100727-1915.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;       Oh what a pregnancy this has been, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Monday July 26&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; at 1:15pm I had a doctor's appointment with My &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;OBGYN&lt;/span&gt; and we did lab tests and a 24 hour urine sample. Mason was 3 lbs 5oz still under weight but everything else was looking good. Tuesday July 27&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;, my Doctor called me around 9:45am with the results of all my tests, I had to much protein in my urine which is a sure sign of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;preeclampsia&lt;/span&gt;, related with my high blood pressure. So that was the icy on the cake and off to the hospital for the remain pregnancy. Also because Mason is &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;IUGR&lt;/span&gt;(medical term for small growing baby), I now have either &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Celiac&lt;/span&gt; disease or a wheat allergy, too many things causing a high risk &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;pregnancy&lt;/span&gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;After getting settled in on Tuesday, Wednesday morning I was have minor contractions and Mason and I were put on the monitor all day. every 2 to 3 contractions Mason's heart would drip really low, meaning something &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;isn't&lt;/span&gt; working correctly with my placenta. after a few hours and a sonogram it cleared up, but next time this happens we will be having a c-section. At this point a vaginal birth is out of the question because if minor contractions are having an effect on his heart major ones will only be a lot worse. I  got 2 steroid shots to help develop his lungs faster, taking each day as it comes and could have a little one today or no later the August 25&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;, 38 weeks along.  I am excited to have my little &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;miracle&lt;/span&gt; baby here and enjoy the blessings of being a mom. I am grateful for a loving husband who is so supportive. I &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; know what i would do without him and of course my amazing family. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;I am Hospital bed rest, but I can walk around (which gets me out of my room). We go on the monitor 3 times a day, we get 2 sonograms a week as well. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-2010570655925868866?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/2010570655925868866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=2010570655925868866&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/2010570655925868866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/2010570655925868866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2010/07/34-weeks-in-hospital.html' title='34 weeks in hospital'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TFMOrlLg70I/AAAAAAAAAFI/6rnPTultCd0/s72-c/mel+in+hospital.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-7749157224232827179</id><published>2010-07-30T12:27:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-07-30T12:33:22.514-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Preggo 32 weeks</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TFMLyGSukNI/AAAAAAAAAFA/MhmD1fyOGN4/s1600/32+weeks+(1).JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499752525260034258" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TFMLyGSukNI/AAAAAAAAAFA/MhmD1fyOGN4/s320/32+weeks+(1).JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 32 weeks preggo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Growing and feeling lots of pains, my hips hurt.  Mason is a little over 3 lbs, still small but everything is looking good.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-7749157224232827179?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/7749157224232827179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=7749157224232827179&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/7749157224232827179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/7749157224232827179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2010/07/preggo-32-weeks.html' title='Preggo 32 weeks'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TFMLyGSukNI/AAAAAAAAAFA/MhmD1fyOGN4/s72-c/32+weeks+(1).JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-4348294966793173382</id><published>2010-06-28T16:57:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-28T17:08:36.101-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Preggo</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487947324373438306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TCkbA99Vj2I/AAAAAAAAAEg/izhfcduDHko/s320/24+weeks+(6).JPG" /&gt;24 weeks &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;preggo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487947911448519730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TCkbjI-8ZDI/AAAAAAAAAEo/NyPCN-K9uZo/s320/28+weeks.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;28 weeks &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;preggo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Well this has not been an easy pregnancy at all. Last Thursday evening we went to the hospital because i was bleeding, and shorty after getting there started to have &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;contractions every 5 minutes apart&lt;/span&gt;. I was not in active Labor so we were monitored for 4 hours and given meds to decrease the contractions twice then sent home on bed rest.  still had 11 weeks to go.  Now everything is fine but it has been scary. I am just so glad that I have such a great supporting husband through all of this. I am so excited for Mason Augustine to  come into my arms in &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;September&lt;/span&gt;. He is a fighter that is for sure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-4348294966793173382?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/4348294966793173382/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=4348294966793173382&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/4348294966793173382'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/4348294966793173382'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2010/06/preggo.html' title='Preggo'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/TCkbA99Vj2I/AAAAAAAAAEg/izhfcduDHko/s72-c/24+weeks+(6).JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-1956001547281771761</id><published>2010-03-20T18:04:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-20T18:36:46.525-05:00</updated><title type='text'>preggo first trimester problems</title><content type='html'>16 weeks along, little peanut &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Ferreiro&lt;/span&gt; is growing and has the cutest &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;nose&lt;/span&gt;, we will soon know the sex, which we are both excited, Ryan thinks  and wants a boy first, so that he can protect his little sister. I just want a health baby, boy or girl. but I am more on the girl side, just because i had a dream about two weeks before we knew i was pregnant. When we find out i will post it.&lt;br /&gt;The first trimester I was very sick lots of morning sickness, but 24-7, i gained weight at first but &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;last&lt;/span&gt; month i have lost 15 lbs.   now i am not as sick &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;nausea&lt;/span&gt; has decreased &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;finally&lt;/span&gt;.  In the middle of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;February&lt;/span&gt; we moved down the road to a newer and bigger apartment. we love it, the size, location and the large tube.  3 weeks in to &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;February&lt;/span&gt; Ryan and I went to &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Brownwood&lt;/span&gt; to pick up our washer and dryer that his uncle has kept in his storage units for us. We stopped at &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Ryan's&lt;/span&gt; mom's house on the way back and I was &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;heavily&lt;/span&gt; bleeding, it was gushing. i had Ryan get my cell phone and called my &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;OBGYN&lt;/span&gt; in grapevine &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;TX&lt;/span&gt;. she told me to get to the closest hospital which happened to be &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Brownwood&lt;/span&gt; medical, We got the worst service and after talking to my doctor we left and drove 3 hours to Baylor Grapevine hospital to get better service and see what was going on. they checked everything out and the baby was just moving around inside and we were sent home on bed rest until i saw my doctor on &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Monday&lt;/span&gt;. Everything was looking fine and they called it a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;threaten&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;miscarriage&lt;/span&gt;.  then that following &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Saturday&lt;/span&gt; one week later we were at the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;hospital&lt;/span&gt; for the maternity area &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;walk through&lt;/span&gt; and half way into it i start end gushing blood again. so we went in to the Er and this time they had an ultrasound technician come in and do a 30 minute ultrasound on me inside and out, then she wrote and report of her findings and gave it to the doctor, they found out that i had large &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;subchorionic&lt;/span&gt; hemorrhage, at least now we all knew what was going on. I was sent home on bed rest and have been on bed rest for about a month now. going to the doctor weekly to see how the bleeding is and to check on the baby. The first week was the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;scariest&lt;/span&gt; but it has only gotten better with time. I am sure sick of bed rest the only time i leave my apartment is to go to the doctor. But my husband has been great taking care of me and everything else. I love you Ryan. Thanks, and Peanut see you in &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;September&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-1956001547281771761?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/1956001547281771761/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=1956001547281771761&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/1956001547281771761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/1956001547281771761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2010/03/preggo-first-trimester-problems.html' title='preggo first trimester problems'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-3917704923963770672</id><published>2009-10-05T06:23:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-05T06:32:27.691-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A few days away</title><content type='html'>As time has been my enemy it has also been my friend. Time is all we really have here, and it either goes by fast or slow. I have to say that these two years have been super hard but taking each day at a time has made it go by fast, but during it all it seemed so slow.  I am so excited, I am just days away from Marring Ryan, I am so grateful for finding someone I love so much and continue to love more and more, it amazes me. I want to thank all those who have supported me in so many ways these last two years, it has been a hard road to travel, but with all roads the end of a long trip is always rewarding to get to the finish.  That is how i feel now, that i completed something grand and a whole new chapter is about to begin.  I love Ryan and I believe if we can make it through this we can make it through a lifetime together.   I have so many thoughts in my head right now and so many emotions.  I don't have a problem going to sleep at night but for some reason around 5am i keep waking up and cant get back to sleep... I don't know if its because of the stress of the wedding or if its just how i always get right before a big trip just so excited and i have so much on my mind that it wakes me up and then i am restless. I really hope it will pass once the wedding is over with.  Wish me Luck Saturday!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-3917704923963770672?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/3917704923963770672/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=3917704923963770672&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/3917704923963770672'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/3917704923963770672'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2009/10/few-days-away.html' title='A few days away'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-4540653403280319723</id><published>2009-08-22T23:11:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-22T23:26:16.140-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Faith?</title><content type='html'>Have you ever had a light go off in your head?  you realize you're thinking was all wrong and if only you did what your heart was telling you to do,not your head you would of had an easier time with obstacles in life. Well that is what happened to me all day today. 1st it was with my visit with Ryan today about wedding, worries, fears And &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;finally&lt;/span&gt; he just looked at me and told me things that opened my eyes to the bigger picture and I went &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;aw&lt;/span&gt; i get it all now and i was at peace.  Tonight i was watching a movie and it taught me something i simply forgot about. God still loves us even when we reject him or loss faith in him. I have been through a WHOLE lot the last few years and with every &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;mountain&lt;/span&gt; that i needed to climb i do it alone and not ask for God's help. In doing so I have only made the climbs so much harder for myself taking the rough terrain. yes it not always a bad thing because i learn the hard way but some times it would have been a lot easier if i only asked for help.   Ryan has turned to God these last 2 years and I can say he is a better man for it. He has such faith in Him right now, he has made me want to gain that faith back. I love Ryan even more for that. I am not perfect nor is Ryan or ANYONE else i know but we can improve ourselves and for that i am grateful.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-4540653403280319723?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/4540653403280319723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=4540653403280319723&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/4540653403280319723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/4540653403280319723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2009/08/faith.html' title='Faith?'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-8831752732096880043</id><published>2009-08-10T18:52:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-10T19:03:36.991-05:00</updated><title type='text'>2 months until the Big Day</title><content type='html'>Busy busy busy, a wedding keeps you busy and broke. Wish  i knew this a few years ago I would have eloped and been done with it, but I am excited for the fairy tale wedding its just a lot of money and stressful. Just doing all the last minute final touches and waiting for the days to go by. &lt;br /&gt;         So because the company I work for did such a large amount of the cowboy stadium part of the package deal was to get a suite. So we have tickets to every event in the stadium. whether we go or not is another story.  I didnt think anyone besides the owners were going to go, but today at work we all got an email from the owner inviting us and our spouses to a preseason game Cowboys vs. 49ers- August 29th. After being apart of the project for a year and half I get to go to an event! I am sooooo excited. Just wish Ryan was home so he could come with me. I feel like he is missing out in things i get to enjoy, if he was home I would enjoy these things so much more.  I miss my best friend, ugh not much longer.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-8831752732096880043?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/8831752732096880043/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=8831752732096880043&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/8831752732096880043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/8831752732096880043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2009/08/2-months-until-big-day.html' title='2 months until the Big Day'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-7936631448851974588</id><published>2009-07-15T19:49:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-15T19:54:25.902-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Invites</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358854314468538370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/Sl55m0j3eAI/AAAAAAAAADo/ko9kg7n7r5k/s320/wedding+stuff+006.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Wedding Invites&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/Sl558ZJweuI/AAAAAAAAADw/08wxbXGywM4/s1600-h/wedding+stuff+007.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358854685068393186" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/Sl558ZJweuI/AAAAAAAAADw/08wxbXGywM4/s320/wedding+stuff+007.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Getting Closer and Closer to the Big Day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-7936631448851974588?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/7936631448851974588/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=7936631448851974588&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/7936631448851974588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/7936631448851974588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2009/07/wedding-invites-getting-closer-and.html' title='Invites'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/Sl55m0j3eAI/AAAAAAAAADo/ko9kg7n7r5k/s72-c/wedding+stuff+006.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-9041075360978668281</id><published>2009-06-16T20:46:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-16T20:58:17.947-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wedding Planning</title><content type='html'>Well I got a wedding cake ordered today, it only took me 3 months to find someone close to Brownwood who was willing to delivery and does a professional job. Its going to be a beautiful cake, just want i wanted. I have been told I could have purchased a cake at walmart or krogers but i did not want a grocery store cake for my wedding. That was one of the last major things left get done. The invitations are almost completed, just need to add the picture, stamp, and mail  then there done as well.  Of course there is always little things you need to do but that's all small compared to the major things.  I am really glad i have had lots of time to get everything i have ever wanted for the wedding and i have the most wonderful man by my side who loves me like crazy.  I am so lucky!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-9041075360978668281?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/9041075360978668281/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=9041075360978668281&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/9041075360978668281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/9041075360978668281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2009/06/wedding-planning.html' title='Wedding Planning'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-6503325564072860763</id><published>2009-06-14T18:15:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-14T18:24:08.750-05:00</updated><title type='text'>four months away until wedding day!</title><content type='html'>I am a slacker, I sure don't keep this blog up to date. Well I live on my own now, right down the road from work, which saves on gas. I love this apartment complex, it's very quite you don't have to worry to much at least.  I'm getting married to Mr. Ryan Ferreiro in less then 4 months, I am so excited and in love.  A lot of stressful planning for a wedding I want, seeing it's a one time deal for me!   But I am suprised at how much i do have done already, I am so glad i have had so much time, I don't know how people throw a wedding together in only a few months.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-6503325564072860763?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/6503325564072860763/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=6503325564072860763&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/6503325564072860763'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/6503325564072860763'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2009/06/four-months-away-until-wedding-day.html' title='four months away until wedding day!'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-8320295727631640574</id><published>2009-02-01T18:54:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-01T19:02:49.778-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Planning can be so streefull</title><content type='html'>Planning....Life is full of planning. From the every day things to the Major planning.  I am Planning my Wedding and it is still 251 days away but it can be very overwhelming when you think of all the little things you need to plan and all the money to pay for these things.  My wedding will be nice but very simple due to the fact that i alone will be paying for it.  I hate money it is so stressful.  I wish there were money trees, I would have taken really good care of that tree from watering it with the best water to giving it the best sun light needed to help it grow.   I am so excited to finially have found someone so special and loves me soooo much. Ryan truely does. I feel so blessed to have him in my life. I have a wonderful friend Erin, who is going to be helping out with the invitations which takes that stress off me and my sister is helping me by picking out some brides maid dresses.   Its all the other little things that i need to decide and get ready. If i start now then the last month before hand wont be so bad and i can slowing buy these items as well. &lt;br /&gt;Stress,  Stress, Stress....... I just need to take it one day at a time.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-8320295727631640574?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/8320295727631640574/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=8320295727631640574&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/8320295727631640574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/8320295727631640574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2009/02/planning-can-be-so-streefull.html' title='Planning can be so streefull'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-835967829765368648</id><published>2009-01-23T18:52:00.008-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-23T19:11:32.663-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Christmas With The Family</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Christmas In NH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SXpmzuVjTGI/AAAAAAAAADI/axnykxQGFfg/s1600-h/DSCF0033.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294657350725225570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SXpmzuVjTGI/AAAAAAAAADI/axnykxQGFfg/s320/DSCF0033.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Me- playing Santa this year&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SXpnoQ7QrhI/AAAAAAAAADQ/ucUMM-nw5PE/s1600-h/DSCF0040.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294658253363392018" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SXpnoQ7QrhI/AAAAAAAAADQ/ucUMM-nw5PE/s320/DSCF0040.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jay And Mom&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SXpoVPZHXoI/AAAAAAAAADY/V1i8S2j_VwE/s1600-h/DSCF0035.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294659026045853314" style="WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SXpoVPZHXoI/AAAAAAAAADY/V1i8S2j_VwE/s320/DSCF0035.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dad and Nessi&lt;/p&gt;It was really nice to see my Family. It had been a while. The best parts of the trip was the time we were all together. I love my family very much they mean everything to me.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-835967829765368648?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/835967829765368648/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=835967829765368648&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/835967829765368648'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/835967829765368648'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2009/01/christmas-with-family.html' title='Christmas With The Family'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SXpmzuVjTGI/AAAAAAAAADI/axnykxQGFfg/s72-c/DSCF0033.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-5127065492770889123</id><published>2008-12-19T15:21:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-19T15:35:07.807-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Recent Quotes I have found</title><content type='html'>"We cannot change the past, but we can change ourattitude toward it. Uproot guilt and plant forgiveness.Tear out arrogance and seed humility. Exchange love forhate, thereby making the present comfortable and thefuture promising." by Maya Angelou&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Journey of Determination..."Let your mind start a journey through a strange newworld....Let your soul take you where you long tobe....Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar,and you'll live as you've never lived before."by Erich Fromm &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When you get into a tight place and everything goesagainst you, till it seems as though you could not holdon a minute longer, never give up then, for that isjust the place and time that the tide will turn." byHarriet Beecher Stowe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These really have helped me out the last few days...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-5127065492770889123?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/5127065492770889123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=5127065492770889123&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/5127065492770889123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/5127065492770889123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/12/recent-quotes-i-have-found.html' title='Recent Quotes I have found'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-1942720650753946519</id><published>2008-11-25T09:40:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-25T09:42:32.450-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Things I am thankful For this Past Year</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;T&lt;/strong&gt;ime going by fast, making it a little easier with missing Ryan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;H&lt;/strong&gt;appiness found in the gospel again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;mazing friends and family who have supported me through everything!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;N&lt;/strong&gt;ever giving up on me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;K&lt;/strong&gt;indness spread all around the world, one small act changes lifes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;oulmates,  the one person who you know will forever love you and you will forever love them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;G&lt;/strong&gt;ifts from the heart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt;nner strength to make might changes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;V&lt;/strong&gt;oices of advice, freedom of speech, and my own voice to be heard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt;ncredible  job, with more opportunities for me to learn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;N&lt;/strong&gt;ature, the earth has a beauty that is breath taking. I love to rain when it washes everything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;G&lt;/strong&gt;rowing in spirit and mind, this past has been trying times but I have grown for all the trials placed before me and I am a better person because of it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-1942720650753946519?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/1942720650753946519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=1942720650753946519&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/1942720650753946519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/1942720650753946519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/11/things-i-am-thankful-for-this-past-year.html' title='Things I am thankful For this Past Year'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-1277335651206042706</id><published>2008-10-06T14:16:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-25T11:35:40.684-06:00</updated><title type='text'>A look in to the nutshell</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SOpmE60x87I/AAAAAAAAAC8/2ZvcVZU8k98/s1600-h/images.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254124149977248690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px" height="149" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SOpmE60x87I/AAAAAAAAAC8/2ZvcVZU8k98/s320/images.jpg" width="180" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Well i let a whole go by with out writing on here. Most of the time i am just plain tired by the time i get home from work. I have to get up at 5:30 now and be out the door no later then 6:30am or i will be late for work. So by the time i get home from work, i eat a wonderful home cooked meal and relax. I feel like an old lady going to bed by 9:30pm, I try to stay up later but my body just shuts its self off. Nothing really new in my life. I am trying to grow out my hair again, its not short right now but i do want it longer then what it is. I got a flu shot today at work for free. I thought the shot would hurt but it didnt until 5 minutes later my arm started to get a sharp pain when ever i move it. The things we go through to not get really sick during the winter months. I cant wait for the cold tempture. I love to cuddle up on the couch with a soft blanket in my sweat pants and hoodie. I guess i am living in the wrong state for that weather! I see pictures of New England this time of year and i want to go home. I miss family. I wish it didnt cost so much to fly right now I would totally go home for a week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id="tag" style="Z-INDEX: 50; LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 150px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 30px; HEIGHT: 45px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-1277335651206042706?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/1277335651206042706/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=1277335651206042706&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/1277335651206042706'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/1277335651206042706'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/10/look-in-to-nutshell.html' title='A look in to the nutshell'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SOpmE60x87I/AAAAAAAAAC8/2ZvcVZU8k98/s72-c/images.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-2923082436401840129</id><published>2008-09-07T08:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-07T08:30:17.087-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Red Soxs vs. Rangers games</title><content type='html'>What a game!  I was able to get some really nice tickets to the game Friday night. Man it a little different going to the Rangers Stadium because at F&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;enway&lt;/span&gt; park the whole stadium would be packed at least &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;that's&lt;/span&gt; how i &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;remember&lt;/span&gt; all the games i ever went to as a kid. The Ranger stadium had a lot of Boston fans &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;enough&lt;/span&gt; where they would do the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Boston&lt;/span&gt; cheers and it was really load.  It was also nice that the Red &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Sox's&lt;/span&gt; were winning the whole time 8 to 0!  Thanks to those who gave me the tickets and thanks for those who went with me, I had a great time.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-2923082436401840129?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/2923082436401840129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=2923082436401840129&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/2923082436401840129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/2923082436401840129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/09/red-soxs-vs-rangers-games.html' title='Red Soxs vs. Rangers games'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-2166591028897196944</id><published>2008-09-01T09:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-01T09:23:35.938-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Labor day weekend</title><content type='html'>What a fun time!  I went to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Brownwood&lt;/span&gt; Texas and visited Ryan's family. Saturday afternoon was the family get together. I got there before everyone else and Ryan's Mom Tricia still needed to go to the store and pick up Ryan's little brother &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Kevin&lt;/span&gt; from a friends house, so I went with her. Ryan's family is wonderful, They love me so much and treat me as if i am already part of the family.  I really enjoy going there because it feels a little like home.  We played some fun games of Texan &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;hold em&lt;/span&gt; and pool.  They got me a new day bed in the guest room, which is very comfortable. I slept in until 10am and the only reason I woke up then was because Ryan was calling on the house phone.  Yeah!  Then on Sunday we went out on the boat. Kevin is learning how to water ski, he made it up just &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;didn't&lt;/span&gt; stay up very long. He will pick it up if he keeps trying. I went skiing as well, before i got in the water i was a little worried, it has been since I was a teenage that i last went.  But its like riding a bike, I was  up and out of the water and skiing away, then i tried to be brave and ski out of the boat wake and on to the clear water. Yeah not so good, plus there were so many boats out there it made it very &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;choppy&lt;/span&gt;.  Well i have fun. I miss Ryan a whole lot. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;That's&lt;/span&gt; the only hard thing about going to see his family it makes me miss him 100 times more.  Miss you Ryan!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-2166591028897196944?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/2166591028897196944/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=2166591028897196944&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/2166591028897196944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/2166591028897196944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/09/labor-day-weekend.html' title='Labor day weekend'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-6605715239263435084</id><published>2008-08-26T14:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-26T15:01:00.190-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Moving</title><content type='html'>Moving time of year, I am moving again. I sure hate packing up things mainly because you know that you will have to unpack it all in a few days.  I hope to have most of my stuff packed up by this weekend so that i can go to Brownwood to visit Ryan's Family. I am excited to live with the Bartel's they are a great family, but I will miss hanging out with Kim all the time.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jason left NH on Wednesday to go to BYU Hawaii for college. He is the youngest and has been having a really hard time being so far away from home.  I have talked to him every single day since he left to try to help him out because 7 years ago I left home as well and it was very hard for me.  So anyway I keep getting these impressions to call him and when i do he is very upset which i hate.  Sunday this happened right when i was getting to church so i called and he was again upset so i talked really quick because i needed to be in church.  I told him i would call him later.  Well the whole service i felt applied to Jason 100% and i just took notes of things that i felt i could tell him. I also felt i should share with him some of my experiences of when i wanted to just go home and give up on something. Then as the evening came I just didn't feel these were things i was suppose to tell him right then. But I did give him  a different outlook on all of this. I told him to think of his semester as a long vacation instead moving away.  He really liked that idea.  Then yesterday when we talked he was so much happier. I was then able to tell him the things i wanted to on Sunday. I know he is suppose to be there.    I am so grateful for the Holy Ghost, because it has been so hard for me to hear my brother cry but it has strenghten my testimony in the power of Prayer.  I am so glad i have been guided on what to say to him.  I love my little brother so much and it kills me to hear him so upset, God grants us peace in our hearts when we turn to Him for help. It has been a rough week for my family but I know Jason will over come this and will be a better person for doing so.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-6605715239263435084?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/6605715239263435084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=6605715239263435084&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/6605715239263435084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/6605715239263435084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/08/moving.html' title='Moving'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-8221454574018130381</id><published>2008-08-10T15:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-10T15:42:47.921-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Where I work</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJ9QG2w8pFI/AAAAAAAAAB0/t_KuANw1kos/s1600-h/100_0023.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232989370738058322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="127" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJ9QG2w8pFI/AAAAAAAAAB0/t_KuANw1kos/s200/100_0023.JPG" width="174" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saturday I went to work just to go on a tour on the project the company I work for is working on. I am there everyday at the trailer so see the everyday change, but to be able to walk on all the catwalks I was able to appreciate what the men do every day. I got a huge work out in the 100 degree heat and the steep climbs on the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Arch's&lt;/span&gt; but it was worth to have the view. Next time i do this I will be going to the very top. This project will be amazing when it is finished.&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJ9Q6guHc6I/AAAAAAAAAB8/SkcWkA46tDc/s1600-h/100_0008.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232990258173801378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="133" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJ9Q6guHc6I/AAAAAAAAAB8/SkcWkA46tDc/s200/100_0008.JPG" width="180" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Just a little &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;glimpse&lt;/span&gt; of where I work.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-8221454574018130381?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/8221454574018130381/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=8221454574018130381&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/8221454574018130381'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/8221454574018130381'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/08/where-i-work.html' title='Where I work'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJ9QG2w8pFI/AAAAAAAAAB0/t_KuANw1kos/s72-c/100_0023.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-856699719357497910</id><published>2008-08-04T17:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-04T17:27:58.308-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A good book can be hard to find</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJeBnhltEzI/AAAAAAAAABs/pcHAj7CVm8Q/s1600-h/forevermore.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230792008245515058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" height="356" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJeBnhltEzI/AAAAAAAAABs/pcHAj7CVm8Q/s200/forevermore.jpg" width="130" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Lately I have been busy reading, that why I have been slacking on writing on my blog page. My Mom has always loved to read and would read to us kids every night right before bed time. I too have gained a love for reading, not only does it take me to a magical place where my mind creates a picture of what is going on, it also increases my knowledge. I have found this Author Cathy Hake a few weeks ago at the public library. I just finished two of her books and i'm working on another one. She writing takes place in the 1800's the growing years of America. I love the simpleness of life back then. We have made life so much hard now then ever. Sometimes I wish I grow up in those times. Living off the land, working everyday to prepare for the winter. I am sure it was hard living too but All I see is freedom then, Freedom of the land, and no phones or cars. We have to much these days. I wish we lived a more simple life style. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-856699719357497910?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/856699719357497910/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=856699719357497910&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/856699719357497910'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/856699719357497910'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/08/good-book-can-be-hard-to-find.html' title='A good book can be hard to find'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJeBnhltEzI/AAAAAAAAABs/pcHAj7CVm8Q/s72-c/forevermore.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-5480443818331167386</id><published>2008-07-27T21:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-10T15:48:07.543-05:00</updated><title type='text'>FC Dallas Soccer Game</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJ9T5el1-cI/AAAAAAAAACE/0lmirnp-rA0/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232993538957244866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 185px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" height="103" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJ9T5el1-cI/AAAAAAAAACE/0lmirnp-rA0/s200/untitled.bmp" width="200" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Fc dallas bet LA Gallaxy 4-0, it was seriously one of the best games i have been to in a while. The stands were pretty full even in the afternoon heat. LA is suppose to be the better team, but FC Dallas has gotten a lot better at being a team, making great passes. Also the refers for the game have been a lot better then ever as well. Still so pretty crazy calls or no calls at all but at least it was equal this time. Kim and Aaron, Melissa N. and her son Logan went and Me of course. Its so funny to hear a little 5 year old get so into the soccer game. Fun times.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-5480443818331167386?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/5480443818331167386/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=5480443818331167386&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/5480443818331167386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/5480443818331167386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/07/fc-dallas-soccer-game.html' title='FC Dallas Soccer Game'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJ9T5el1-cI/AAAAAAAAACE/0lmirnp-rA0/s72-c/untitled.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-655693689639572893</id><published>2008-07-26T16:24:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-26T16:39:27.960-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Martina McBride Concert</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SIuWPs70orI/AAAAAAAAAA0/7qFI70ZceC0/s1600-h/m_cce68bab38807dca6439088ba693d4a7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227436988997870258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SIuWPs70orI/AAAAAAAAAA0/7qFI70ZceC0/s320/m_cce68bab38807dca6439088ba693d4a7.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;July 18th my boss's dad got free tickets to her concert from the car dealership, they both did not want to go, so my boss asked me if I wanted the tickets, Heck yeah! The concert was that same day.  I took my roommate Kim with me to Dallas, that drive in its self was an thrilling for the both of us, Dallas it must like Boston, madness. Don't worry we made it there safely. It was hot outside being July in all.  Jack Ingram opened for her, one of his most famous songs is "a measure of a man". He was pretty amazing to see on stage. Then Martina played she sang for about 2 hours then we on cored her back on stage, She has been a popular country singer for a long time, I love her music always about angles and really faith based. Ok so when we were waiting in line to get in, a member of her band team with outside with a white board, it said for these times..... then you could write something and he would video you doing this.  Then when she sang this song there was a video of all the people that wrote and their message. I wrote "LOVE" and I was on the big screen!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-655693689639572893?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/655693689639572893/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=655693689639572893&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/655693689639572893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/655693689639572893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/07/martina-mcbride-concert.html' title='Martina McBride Concert'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SIuWPs70orI/AAAAAAAAAA0/7qFI70ZceC0/s72-c/m_cce68bab38807dca6439088ba693d4a7.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-4093435116585242805</id><published>2008-07-26T16:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-26T16:23:26.919-05:00</updated><title type='text'>4th of July</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SIuVl-RJ29I/AAAAAAAAAAk/SiEMRpIb6Z0/s1600-h/S4300056.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227436272096238546" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SIuVl-RJ29I/AAAAAAAAAAk/SiEMRpIb6Z0/s320/S4300056.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I went to Surfside, Texas which is a very small beach home area with the gulf of Mexico water surrounding you. I went with Ryan's family. We had a really fun time, from fishing to shrimp boil to the best firework show on the beach, to shell hunting and swimming in the brown ocean water. It sure was a different 4th of July i have ever had but it was a blast. I missed little old New Boston NH parade down town with creative floats, a town of pride. But new is always exciting as well. A special thanks to Bill &amp;amp; Starr for treating us a great time!&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SIuVtA16t5I/AAAAAAAAAAs/z6dlSqwJswM/s1600-h/Jeep+ride.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227436393046390674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SIuVtA16t5I/AAAAAAAAAAs/z6dlSqwJswM/s320/Jeep+ride.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-4093435116585242805?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/4093435116585242805/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=4093435116585242805&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/4093435116585242805'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/4093435116585242805'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/07/4th-of-july.html' title='4th of July'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SIuVl-RJ29I/AAAAAAAAAAk/SiEMRpIb6Z0/s72-c/S4300056.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-4207483102108369230</id><published>2008-06-23T21:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-04T17:08:52.929-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Congratulations</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;This past Thursday my baby brother graduated from Goffstown Area High school, he is the youngest in the family. I just can't believe it, it seems like only a few years ago that all of us sibling were at home and NOW.... Jon is married and has 3 cute kids, living in Utah, Venessa is going to school in Vermont and even stayed there for the summer. Jason is going off to Hawaii for school in the fall, and Me, (Miss Texas) living on her own working for a very large company, and Engaged to the love of her life, leaving Mom and Dad empty Nester's. &lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJd94pMLDhI/AAAAAAAAABc/xo72wtK2XB8/s1600-h/emptynest.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230787904297176594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="124" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJd94pMLDhI/AAAAAAAAABc/xo72wtK2XB8/s200/emptynest.jpg" width="124" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;What are they going to do? It will be so quite in the house. Well if I know my mom she will continue to garden and sew up some thing amazing, and My dad with continue his hobby of fishing and more fishing. It's just amazing to me to see how fast life really is. I love my siblings so much and it's really neat to see who their were to who they are now. I am so proud of my little bro, for all the things he has accomplished. He is so outgoing and gets involved in everything. I am proud to be his older sister. Congratulation Jason!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-4207483102108369230?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/4207483102108369230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=4207483102108369230&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/4207483102108369230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/4207483102108369230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/06/congratulations.html' title='Congratulations'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJd94pMLDhI/AAAAAAAAABc/xo72wtK2XB8/s72-c/emptynest.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-2659425484538568052</id><published>2008-06-16T17:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-16T17:51:30.213-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Proud to be a DeYoung</title><content type='html'>I think during certain holidays it gives us time to think, Yesterday being father's day, I thought about my dad a lot this past week and got to talk to him yesterday. All dad's are different in their own way.  For a long time I wish my dad was like one of my friends dad, he was just so cool always playing with the kids and just acted like one of us. But as i have gone older i realize my dad is special in his own way, He has taught me so much which i believe i am who i am today largely from him. He has shown and taught me how to be a hard worker, at an early age my older brother and I had to get up by 8am on Saturdays and do lot of chorus outside, yard work, clearing the land, gardening, taking care of the animals and chopping wood, making maple syrup. You name it i have done it. We would work all day some times, but once we were done we got to play. That was the most rewarding thing, we were lucky if we got money for it, and when we did we learned the value of that dollar bill and what it took to get it. That lesson is &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;seldom&lt;/span&gt; taught now a days.  I was also taught about laughter, I can remember countless times laughing with someone in my family, my sister and I, we would get in so much trouble at night when we were suppose to be asleep, instead we would be laughing about who knows what, parents would come in to our room and tell us to be quite and go to sleep, right! they would leave and it would happen right back up again.   Fishing is my dad's favorite thing to do, in the rain by the river, at a lake, pond or ocean, even in the winter ice fishing. I &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;always&lt;/span&gt; hated worms but i would go countless times.  I love my Papa Bear(My dad) even with all the imperfections, I cant always say that i have had the best feeling for him but i can say that i have always loved him. He is my father, I am proud to be a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;DeYoung&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-2659425484538568052?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/2659425484538568052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=2659425484538568052&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/2659425484538568052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/2659425484538568052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/06/proud-to-be-deyoung.html' title='Proud to be a DeYoung'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-8107585549299122385</id><published>2008-06-07T18:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-26T16:44:04.661-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Events</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Thursday night I went to the Texas Rangers game vs. Cleveland Indians and o my gosh the Rangers won a game, mark that on done. It was a lot of fun. The Bishop over the singles ward gives them out to people in the ward to go out on dates with well it was on a Thursday night, the night we have institue so no one wanted to go, so I took my roommate and her fiance and a guy from work who is from Indiana. We had some really funny people sitting in front of us plus # 32 on the Rangers team is HOT so we were be goofy all night. It was all in all a nice night to relax and have fun for once.&lt;br /&gt;Then Friday night, Aaron's boss gave him tickets to the Truck races at Texas motor speedway&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SIuahacMh1I/AAAAAAAAAA8/OTSknbMbuZo/s1600-h/IMG_7731.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227441691317536594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SIuahacMh1I/AAAAAAAAAA8/OTSknbMbuZo/s200/IMG_7731.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;., Front row seats by the finish line. I have never been to a race before, O my I have been missing out. It is so much fun, the trucks go so fast that it looks like a flash of light passing by you. Its very loud but we had the nice ear plugs on and could hear the annoucers talking. We even go hit with tire pieces that would fly in the air as they drove passed us. It was a blast, i want to go when NASCAR is in town in the fall. We got hooked up with some sweet tickets this week. I have had such a good time.&lt;br /&gt;I also saw Ryan yesterday. Seeing him is like falling in love all over again, those feelings only got reassured that we are suppose to be together. He makes me so happy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-8107585549299122385?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/8107585549299122385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=8107585549299122385&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/8107585549299122385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/8107585549299122385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/06/events.html' title='Events'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SIuahacMh1I/AAAAAAAAAA8/OTSknbMbuZo/s72-c/IMG_7731.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-6460954957510908088</id><published>2008-06-04T20:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-04T17:07:31.264-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TX Ranger Game</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJd9fFjBkbI/AAAAAAAAABU/6L1T9UW9FT4/s1600-h/texaslogo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230787465232617906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 82px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 84px" height="112" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJd9fFjBkbI/AAAAAAAAABU/6L1T9UW9FT4/s200/texaslogo.jpg" width="125" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Went to the Texas Ranger Stadium to watch some good old Ball game. Where I can get some crackerjacks and a hot dog and if i really feel in the mood, cotton candy. I went with Kim and Aaron and Chris(a guy from work) it was a lot of fun. I love sports. It is always fun when they win a game too, and tonight they did. # 32 Josh Hamilton- WOW great player and may i add nice eyes...I am just sayin'! Well my favorite team is still the Boston Red soxes don't worry about me being a faithful fan to my home team. A friend gave me their season tickets for that game and of course good seats I couldn't pass it up. Boston fan 110%&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-6460954957510908088?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/6460954957510908088/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=6460954957510908088&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/6460954957510908088'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/6460954957510908088'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/06/tx-ranger-game.html' title='TX Ranger Game'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/SJd9fFjBkbI/AAAAAAAAABU/6L1T9UW9FT4/s72-c/texaslogo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051015700825284447.post-3956359657495049980</id><published>2008-06-03T21:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-03T22:18:11.759-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Change</title><content type='html'>The past 9 months have been the hardest road for me to travel, but with it comes huge changes. I take the good and the bad and hope for the best. At this point I don't regret anything because of the things I have learned. No one is perfect we all make mistakes its what we do with those mistakes that makes us who we are. Never give up on someone, always reach out with a loving heart, believe in them and let them know how important they are. We all like to be reminded of that. This last month has came and gone and during that time I have truly grown to love my closest friends, Ryan, Kim and Aaron, Erin Bair, My sister and brothers and Lastly my mom. Thank you so much for your support. I have turned my life around and it hasn't been easy but you have taking the good with the bad and have never stopped loving me. That has been the only thing that has helped me along this hard road.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2051015700825284447-3956359657495049980?l=melly-tx.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/feeds/3956359657495049980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2051015700825284447&amp;postID=3956359657495049980&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/3956359657495049980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2051015700825284447/posts/default/3956359657495049980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://melly-tx.blogspot.com/2008/06/change.html' title='Change'/><author><name>Melly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18341296698320158408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vwXZLdpL00/S6Vcs6ECTPI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WO8gMm5csw4/S220/DSCF1011.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
