Jacob David Noriega Came

It is so fun, to have all of these boys in the Family. I love my nephews. My oldest sister Sharlena Noriega had her baby, Jacob, April 12, 2010.

Surgery

I tore my ACL snow skiing on March 1st. Yeah, I went through a depression for awhile. I was going down moguls and had a pretty good fall. I was bummed to hear that I needed to get surgery. Yesterday I had ACL Reconstruction Surgery. Everything went well. My doctor was Vernon Cooley, he was awesome. I am just here chillin on the couch icing my leg enjoying conference. This is not how I wanted to spend my spring break but I am grateful to have Chad, who is entertaining me at the moment by dancing with his golf club. He is hilarious. I am so lucky to have him. I love Chad so much! He has been so cute to me and very supportive. He is my own personal nurse. Thanks Chad for everything! I really appreciate you. It is a bummer that I have to spend my spring break like this but I am thankful for modern medicine and doctors and nurses who are there to help me heal. The good news is I will be back to my old self again after 3 to 6 months. I will be on crutches for a week and then walking in a brace. It will be about 3-6 months before I can do intense physical activity, which is hard for me. There goes my summer, huh. I really value my work out time and enjoy being physically active, so much for wake boarding this summer. Chad has been doing the Insanity work out without me and I am jealous. I wish I was doing it with him so bad. I am proud of Chad for sticking to it, he has done Insanity for a month now. It is intense. I will just have to wait til this fall to join him. We will see how fast I recover. I am doing alright as far as pain goes, as long as I have my pain meds, thank goodness. The percocet made me sick, and I threw up last night. Now I make sure I take my anti nausea pill first so I don't throw up.

Luis Dancing

Nephew #8, Boston Burbidge

Boston Burbidge came home from the hospital last night after being in the NICU for 11 days. He was born at 34 weeks on March 13th at 1:28 in the morning. He weighed 6lbs 11 oz. 19 inches long. We are so happy that he was able to come home when he did. He is such a cute little guy. Trisha and Buck tried so hard to get him here and he made it. We are so excited for them because they finally got their little boy.

Luis

Chad's buddy Luis, from the mission is in town. Luis is such a funny short little hispanic guy, originally from El Salvador. Chad baptized him. He is Chad's little side kick. He goes where ever Chad goes and trys to dress like him. He has been great help around the house. He cooks us breakfast and cleans my kitchen. You just need to talk to Luis once and you will get a pretty good idea of who he is. Chad loves him because he is so funny. He is Chad's entertainer. Chad tells Luis to do something and he will do it. He will sing for us and dance for us. I kind of feel bad for Luis at times because he always has a camera in his face. Chad is constantly filming him because he thinks he is so hilarious and he wants to get the best moments of Luis. At times Luis can be a hand full at times though, keep reading and you will see how. The first day he was here Chad said, "What have I gotten myself into." Luis can be happy one moment and then sad or angry the next and you won't even know why.

Last night we celebrated Luis's birthday at our house. We had all of Chad's old mission buddies over for a mission reunion and birthday celebration for Luis. It was a good time. Luis sang his favorite song for us by the Cranberries, and did a little dance. He really is hilarious. Any one who meets him just falls in love with him. You can't help but love the guy. He is just so hilarious, the things he says and does. Luis is a great actor and is known to be a pathological liar, I never know when to take him seriously. Last night he had me thinking he was dying of a heart attack. It was quite the episode. He is very dramatic and of course Chad went with it, he ripped his shirt and attempted to give him CPR. Luis was having an asthma attack and stopped breathing, supposedly. Chad knew he was faking it. Never a dull moment with Luis.
To Be Continued.....................................................................

Paradise

Chad and I had the best time with his parents and Jenn and Eric on a Southern Caribbean Cruise. We left Puerto Rico and explored the following islands, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maarten, and St. Croix. We were in paradise the past week in the Caribbean catching some rays, eating lots of yummy food, enjoying late night shows for entertainment, dancing, beautiful sunsets on the ocean, sand between my toes, snorkeling, scuba diving, body boarding, kayaking and swaying in a hammock watching the wind blow by. We loved it all. We are so grateful for this adventure. Thanks to Chad's parents for making this happen. Thank you, Thank you!! Anita and Eric. We love you so much!

Our Christmas