McCleery

hi. yes, i updated.

2010-12-27T16:14:00.010-07:00

hi.

Remember me... ?

didn't think so.

Okay, okay, okay... I know. I'm horrible. I haven't blogged for like 28384 years. more like... six months. but, who is counting. First thing is first, my so darling husband took my blog from the very first post to the one before this one and, for Christmas sent it to a company that makes your blog into a hard bound book... darling, I know. So, now I will have all my posts and memories of when we got engaged and married and had a baby and all... in a blog book. He is great! However, it made me realize how much I enjoyed blogging and how it made me miss it. So, here I am, Blogging.

Chris: Christopher is doing so good. He is enjoying work and working VERY hard, like always. He honestly is one of the hardest working people I know and I am indeed super grateful for this. He supports our family well and is such a great Dad. Teagon loves him very much. He is ALWAYS keeping everyone laughing and 'taking things to the nest level' but, I couldn't have asked for a better partner. I am always stressing over dumb things and worrying and Christopher is always there to make things better. He has great goals set for the year 2011 and I can't wait to seem him accomplish them.

Jentri: I am working and LOVING be a Motha' to our nugget. Work is stressful and at times I can get very frustrated. I try not to bring it home but, sometimes I do and take it out on Chris and for that I am sorry, I am trying VERY hard to work on this. Teagon really makes everything better and he truly is the JOY in our lives.

Teagon: Teagon turned 6 months on December 22, 2010 and he is getting SO big. He weighed 15 pounds and is 27 inches long. His pediatrician says he is doing so awesome. He is up to 3 solid meals now and she also changed his formula from the Premature formula to the Regular one. He has learned this new trick with his tongue and lips and does like a "machine gun" noise and he thinks he is awesome. He is so smart and any day now he will be crawling! I love this little man so much.

Darla: Deedle is being a so good girl and taking good care of her brother! She LOVES to give kisses and sometime gets a little jealous. Her and CleeOh are still best friends / lovers.

Needless to say, The McCleery crew is doing good. We are spending a lot of time with my Family as usual but things are good. We really can't complain.

It's a BOY!!!

2010-07-18T17:20:00.016-06:00

Teagon Ryan McCleery

born June 22, 2010 at

12:41 am.

he weighed 4 pounds

and 9 ounces and was

19 1/4 inches long.

best day ever. many of you know that I had preeclampsia; such a horrible thing. I was put on bed rest and not allowed to do ANYTHING. seriously. It was boring and oh so horrible. Thank you to everyone that came to visit me and play with me and those who gave me magazines and things like that. You are all GREAT. I went to the doctors what felt like everyday, every hour and had to collect most of my pee. The goal was to keep my HIGH blood pressure from getting any higher... a 'normal' which would be the Systolic (Top Number) - Less than 120 and the Diastolic (Bottom Number) - Less than 80. So, for example when you check your blood pressure you want to hear the doctor say,

" your blood pressure is 120 over 80."

well, when I would go to the doctor I would hear,

"your blood pressure is 177 over 98"

not good. I know.... I had a ton of protein in my pee and things just weren't good. The GOAL was to make it to 37 weeks. Chris had been going to all of my doctor appointments with me and we heard the same thing over and over,

"rest and don't do anything, drink tons of water... come in ASAP if you have any high abdominal pain or see spots and have a headache that wont go away"

The fear was that I would have a stroke, and also preeclampsia causes development to stop on the baby. It is all just real scary. The other goal was that I needed to keep the top blood pressure number under 160 and the bottom blood pressure number under 100. Chris went to almost all my appointments, I had them almost everyday and he missed a TON of work. So, I had an appointment on June 21 and I couldn't drive so Kylie and Connor came to pick me up, I had my bag packed and left it by the door. We left and got to the doctors... Dr Hebert (love her SO much) had a 35 minute wait so the three of us just hung out and took it easy we also made jokes about how funny it would be if I had the baby then. Finally we got called back and I sat in the chair to take my blood pressure... it was 177/98. Not good. My nurse looked at me and said, "I think maybe we should have a baby today..." I looked at Kylie and Connor and instantly started stressing. She then made me go to the bathroom and was going to take it again, I came back sat down and it was..... 153/ 103. AHHH! Doctor Hebert happened to come out at that time and was already sending another mama down and without even seeing her yet and her just hearing my blood pressure, she told them she was now sending 2 Mom's down.... AH. We all three went into the room and waited. I was a mess, I was sweating and freaking out. Kylie and Connor were calling Chris and my Parents and telling them that Dr. Hebert hasn't been in yet but she already said pretty much that today was the day, She then came in, checked me, I was a 1 plus and she said, Jentri, your blood pressure is TOO high. You are having a baby today, I am going to send you down to labor and delivery and then we will start you on magnesium and then I will break your water, start you on patosin and we will have a baby today! Oh... I WAS A MESS!!! Everyone was on their way and the three of us went downstairs to labor and delivery. I was checked in and my Mom got there and shortly after my Dad did. Chris was leaving work, speeding to the hospital when my Mom called him and said "take your time, she just got checked in and it will be a while, go home and shower, pick up her bag and just relax." I talked to him, told him to listen and just calm down and see him when he got there. He went home and did just that and then finally got to the hospital. Him and my Dad went and got something to eat, just as they did, Dr Hebert came in and broke my water and stripped my membrane... eek! Chaarie my sister got there afterwards along with Chris's Mom. I wasn't going to have an epidural and then was highly talked into it as it would help lower my blood pressure as well... I was given the Patosin and then the epidural... that was fun.... : I was SOOO Puffy and Swollen from having high blood pressure I bet I weighed 450 pounds. I had to wear oxygen and had a ton of IV's and cords and who knows what else on and in me. Thank heavens for my Mom and Chris being by my side. I was scared. I was in a ton of pain and was confused because I thought the epidural was supposed to cure that, I just kept telling the nurse I was hurting... I had another epidural because the first one didn't work, also... really fun again : I could still feel all my contractions, the nurse kept telling us that she HIGHLY doubts, for me being a first mom, that I would go from a 3 to a 10 in 2 hours but she would check me again.... she checked me and then........

"Oh my gosh, You're in Labor..."

I was nervous, my Mom and Kylie and Chris and whoever else was in the room just freaked! We were all excited. Everyone who I didn't want in the room for delivery was asked to leave and wait in the lobby. So, Kylie and Chaarie and my Dad and Marilyn were in the lobby while Chris and my Mom were in the room with me. I then got to start pushing with the nurse to 'practice' well.... Chris and my Mom held my legs and I pushed a few times and was crowning. Dr Hebert was in another room, delivering another Mom and so I was then told to rollover on my side, close my legs and wait!!! That... also, very fun. : and then... all of a sudden, Dr Hebert burst through the door arms in the air celebrating and said, "okay Jentri! Let's have a baby!!!" I was SO scared, nervous, excited... so was Chris! I pushed a total of 12 time and....... Dr. Hebert looked at Chris and Chris looked at me and said.....

It's a BOY!!!

I didn't really believe him and looked over and there was my HANDSOME son in Dr Hebert's hands... Crying and just oh so tiny!!! I loved this so much, one of THE best times in my life. Chris kissed me and then went to see our son. My Mom was taking pictures. The NICU team was in the room and we were then informed they would have to take him :( I got to nurse him and have skin to skin time and everyone got to come in and see him but then they took him.... I was still on magnesium and I was hating every second.

I left out a ton of details I am sure and I have a lot more to say about my amazing son, but I will blog more later.... I was just told millions of times by so many people to blog that I thought I better say something. But, I am just enjoying every minute I have with my little man who is now 6 Pounds :)

and... one more thing. Thank you to everyone who came to visit us in the hospital and the NICU. We LOVE you all! Thanks for the gifts and all of the love and support. We are so lucky to have you in our lives. We have been SO blessed.

hang tight on the pictures. there are literally hundreds and it is taking 395034 years to load them.

35 weeks! 5 more to go... or so I think?

2010-06-14T09:43:00.018-06:00

Here I am 35 Weeks along (well Wednesday June 16 I will be 35 weeks) ... I am sitting down and waving to you. Why? Because that is all I am allowed to do...

"Jentri... sit down and rest"
"Jentri, get your feet up"
"Jentri, Don't lift that..."

I am becoming very frustrated because this is all just not me. I want to be walking around, seeing whats going on. I just need to keep telling myself,

"it is all worth it in the end."

as you can see, I am in my work shirt, I am still allowed to work, which is good... I would go nuts if I had to be at home... I am not really allowed to do anything at work but I can still be there. I mainly just feel like I am in the way. ugh.

This little baby, is our most recent purchase. I cant help but just be so dang excited. It is obviously a stroller but it is our car seat as well. It just snaps into place there on the stroller and / or snaps into the car base. I love it. I walk into our nursery every morning and just stare at it, knowing that our little baby will soon be in it and this makes me ecstatic!!!

In other news, I am not doing very well... My blood pressure remains sky high and this puts our little nugget at risk of not developing anymore. :( I have been so stressed about this, and this isn't good either. I just don't want anything to happen to our baby. I now have to go to the doctor TWICE a week. Once to see Dr. Hebert and once to Maternal Fetal Medicine to have Non-Stress Tests performed; this is to make sure my high blood pressure is in no way messing with the development of our babe. I have been so frustrated with all this I asked Dale to give me a blessing... Pieter and Dale came over and blessed me with a nice blessing and I am so thankful for this. I also called my Grandma and asked her to say special prayers for me... when I called her and asked her she responded with,

"oh dear, we always pray special prayers for our grand kids..."

"ha ha ha, I know Grandma... but I need a special, special one."

She then told me she would put my name in the temple. I have good grandparents. and parents too! Thank heavens for my Mom and Dad. I love them.

I have been told by Dr. Hebert that now, because of all these dang "problems" she may induce me at 37 weeks... uh? that is June 30. SCARY! I hope this isn't the case and that I am able to go full term. Chris keeps reminding me that the doctor DOES know what she is talking about and for me to, " STOP STRESSING ABOUT EVERYTHING!"
But,I want whatever... is best for me and baby!!! Love my Chis...

pray for us.

update. long time since last blog...

2010-06-06T15:06:00.006-06:00

a ton has happened in the mccleery life, we have been so busy i haven't had time to blog... that or im tired....

first thing is first. christopher and i moved. yay! it has been nearly impossible for us to get qualified for a house becuase of christopher's self employment history but we were told one more year and a home is what we will have. i am being patient most of the time. we DID not like the apartments we were living in so we decided to look for better ones, after weeks of looking we found brand new apartments in midvale. they are nice and they are darling. we got a three bedroom this time and it makes me SO excited to decorate the nursery for our little nugget. our new apartment is very big and feels more like a town home or condo. it makes me happy to live there with chris knowing we will raise the first year of our babies life there. i cant thank my family and the sundloff's enough for helping us move... they were a ton of help and we wouldn't have gotten even half way done without them. i love you.

second thing i am 33 weeks pregnant and getting to the point where i am pretty much done. dont get me wrong, i have loved being pregnant i can honestly say i will miss it until the next time but ever since i hit maybe 31 or 32 weeks i have just gone down hill. i am going to blame it on a lot of things like stress and heat and work and my eating habits...

i have horrible pregnancy acne/rash and i have horrible swollen ankles and feet. i also have pregnancy induced carpel tunnel. i am trying to be so positive but it makes it hard when i am just so darn uncomfortable all the time. i also feel VERY unattractive.

chris and i went to the doctors for my last four week appointment (which means all my appointments after that one i will see dr hebert every 2 weeks, or so i thought...) we get in there and the nurse melanie asked me if i was doing okay... i told her no and was concerned about what the results of my blood pressure would be... she said okay, lets check it but first step on the scale... ugh. :( worst results ever. my eyes filled up with tears and chris said what did it say... i replied, "whale" melanie the nurse said, 'oh stop... you're pregnant' then came the worst part, we checked my blood pressure and it basically started smoking... my blood pressure is through the roof! nurse says, oh my goodness, that is a little high. she made me go pee and then sit for a minute and then took the test again. it had gone down but was still high. i was / am so scared. chris kept reassuring me that everything was going to be okay. we went into the doctors office and dr hebert came in, she said, ' okay jentri, so we are border line high blood pressure huh?' then she asked me all sorts of questions about work and what i do during the day and how i eat and drink. she didnt like the results of me working a ton and being on my feet a lot but her least favorite thing to hear was that i drink coke like an addict. sorry.... i love it. i was told that if my blood pressure was to go over 140/something, that i was to rush back in the hospital asap. i was also given two little beauties... one a 'hat' two a 'bucket' this was for my 24 hour urine collection. sounds fun huh. well, it has been. i started today sunday morning and i am collecting all my pee until monday morning, keep it in the fridge and bring it with me monday morning and i then i will have my blood drawn. i asked a lot of questions about this and you can go here to find out why they need my pee. ugh. the good news is, our baby is doing golden and is growing healthy and is doing well. i did have a really hard day the rest of the day though, i am scared and worried and just want everything to be okay. i was told if my blood pressure didnt go down i was going to be put on bed rest... UH!?! 7 weeks... 7 weeks of bed rest. no freaking way.

needless to say i havent had a coke in 5 days and i have drank TONS of water. i come home from work and put my feet up but the cankles remain. i now have to see dr. hebert EVERY week. i have been eating low sodium foods and trying so hard to take care of myself and the beaner.

all in all like i said before i am trying to stay positive, i KNOW the end result will be 100% worth it. Chris has been a ton of help and makes me feel good. God Bless him...

Chris left for Chicago this morning and i am having a really hard time with it. it is only 4 days but i HATE that he wont be going to the doctors with me and he does too. you'd think he was leaving for 5 years the way we acted, but... hormones and things, i love him and miss him like crazy.

i believe these are all my updates for now... stay tuned. i will let you know how the pee and blood results turn out. pray for me... bed rest for 7 weeks is NOT an option.

BIG Birthday Weekend!

2010-05-03T09:54:00.006-06:00

This weekend was a BIG weekend for Birthdays...

Two of some of THE most important people in my life!!!

Happy First Birthday DarLa!!!

Happy 16th Birthday Connor!!!

Darla's Birthday was May 1 and Connor's Birthday was May 2.

I can't even believe Darla is ONE!!! It seems like just yesterday Chris and I drove to Vegas to pick her up at just 8 weeks old... I love her so much. She is THE best bulldog girl in this world. We had fun celebrating her Birthday, us humans ate real cake and the dogs got 'cheese' cake... We sang to Darla and she got to play with cousin CleeOh all day... she was tired after all her Birthday festivities.

This is what a tired Birthday Bulldog looks like...

Sunday May 2 was my Jimmy's Sweet Sixteen!!! This is HUGE! My little 'Kinko' is growing up... We all went to Joe's Crab Shack on Saturday night for Darla / Connor's Birthday and then on Sunday my Mom did her WONDERFUL Mom thing and cooked Jimmy and all of us one of his favorite meals, Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes.

Connor got a new car for his Birthday, Scottie the 2004 RED Cavalier. This would be my 16th Birthday Car, Susan's little Brother!!! He also got super cute Nike Shox and an iTrip for his car. Golf Balls, an iTunes gift card and money and gift cards and some Great Blue Rays. Chris and I gave him a Boston Red Sox 'B' to put on his back window and we also got him a pair of True Religion Jeans!

Kylie made 'Better than Sex Cake' and we all had a really good time celebrating the Birth of one AMAZING kid.

I love you Connor and I am so glad you were born...

third trimester

2010-04-29T15:10:00.005-06:00

wednesday april 28, 2010 was day one of my third trimester. this is huge. i officially have 3 months to go... july 21 will be here before we know it. i can really feel the difference between now and three months ago at day one of my second trimester...

-i am huge

-i am gaining weight

-i cant sleep at night

-i am so hot all the time

-my feet hurt

-my feet and ankles are swollen

-my back hurts

-there is no more room for our baby... it is taking everything.

i know, i know this sounds like i am just a giant cry baby, but i am not. i am handling all this like a champ... well, except for the gaining weight, i am having a VERY hard time with this. i just keep telling myself, it is a good thing. ugh.

with all the negative comes positive... just knowing that i am three months away makes me so excited. i cant wait to meet our baby, this blessing in our lives is so exciting, when chris and i talk about it, we get so excited...

today, april 29,2010 was yet another doctor appointment for me. dr hebert is back and it was so good to see her, she looked GREAT and you wouldn't even know she just had a baby... they had a baby girl and named her redden. i think that name is darling... the doctor appointment went great, i am measuring perfect and luckily with all the stretching... still no stretch marks (knock on wood) the heart beat sounded great and she said we were perfect.... chris couldn't come to this appointment :( and he was very upset about it and for those of you that know me, you know i don't do things alone so i asked kylie to go with me and she did, thank you kylie for going with me, i loved having you there. i am so glad that your first babies heart beat to be heard was my babies... it loves it's aunt kylie already.

now..... before my appointment started i had to take the DREADFUL glucose test, i heard from many that this was awful and didn't listen, i thought i will go in there for myself and see what this is about... UH!?! i should have listened... this was the worst thing i have to do for this pregnancy BY FAR! it was so gross and it tasted like tar. please bless

this one worked and i won't have to do it again...

i see dr. hebert again in four weeks and then after that.... two week appointments! that means we are getting so close!!! i signed up for a hypno-birthing class today as well because i am going to deliver with no epidural... i'm not nuts.

deer.

2010-04-16T15:45:00.004-06:00

I was in the shower this morning, getting ready for work...

I can hear my phone ringing/vibrating.

The only person that would call me at 6:00am would be Chris or my family...

I think okay maybe it was accident and I will call whoever it is back when I get out, well...

it starts ringing again!

So, I panic...

I hurry outta the shower, dripping wet and naked, answer my phone...

chris- "BABE!!! I have THE biggest news..."

me- scared to death and now freezing, "uh... yeah?"

chris- "I get to kill a deer this year, I drew out for the hunts...."

me- now pissed, scared and freezing, "wow babe, that is awesome."

chris- "I can't even wait, I am gonna' hang it up in our new house"

me- "uh... no you aren't"

chris- "okay, then I am gonna' save the antlers for our baby boy..."

me- "alright chris... see ya later."

Can you believe this, I am married to a little boy.I simply love every single second of it and he makes me laugh more than anyone in this world... I am proud of him and hope he has fun come this October for the hunts.

We will see how bad he really wants to go when it comes time,

seeing that we will have a new born...

I love you Chris...

Backstreet Boys!

2010-04-13T14:34:00.007-06:00

I never thought this day would come...

I could just SCREAM at the top of my lungs!

The

BACKSTREET BOYS

are coming to Utah!!!

June 23, 2010!!!

I will be exactly 36 Weeks Pregnant

and I hope the awe of these FINE Men doesn't send me straight into labor.

Katie my BFF growing up and I have been

THE BIGGEST

Backstreet Boy

fans for

THE LONGEST

time...

If you knew Katie and/or Myself in Jr High and High school-

you knew that we were

DIE HARD

eat, sleep, dream BSB!

Katie was in LOVE with Kevin Richardson

and I was in LOVE with AJ McLean.

I am not kidding when I say this,

ask the 8th grade version of myself or Katie and we would have told you,

we were going to marry them.

Both of our bedrooms were plastered

with posters and magazine clippings from the group

and we were

ALWAYS

being harassed by our family and friends.

We didn't care, we LOVED our boys!

We hated *nsync.

We went to all their concerts when they came

and made posters and shirts

(picture to come)

When something tragic happened in the BSB

(AJ going to rehab)

we felt it, we cried and healed with these guys.

Every time they were on TV we watched,

every time a new video premiered, we recorded

and every time a new something BSB came out, you betcha!

We got it...

Aw...

These were the days and now about 10 Years later...

they are coming back!

Unfortunately Kevin left.

It is only the 4 BSB members now,

Brian

Howie D

Nick

and of course my boo

AJ.

Katie and I scored tickets before they even went on sale and we will be sitting 7th row and are working on backstage passes...

I hope AJ will still want to marry me, Married & 36 weeks pregnant???

i think he will.

KTBSPA!

sick.

2010-04-13T13:30:00.003-06:00

If there is one thing worse then being sick,
it is being sick while pregnant.
oh my goodness...
I am just thankful that I am here and able to write this blog because, ask me a few days ago and I would have told you...
'these are my final days...'
I really, truly thought I was going to die.
I could feel this little bugger coming on about a week ago and thought my awesome prenatal vitamins would kill it...
WRONG!
I got sick and sick and sicker as each day went on...
I went home early from work Thursday and went straight to the doctor because of something they call 'decreased fetal movement' <(click)
I was a mess, Christopher was working far away so my GREAT mama went with me for a non stress test on our little baby.
Luckily it passed the test and the nurse told me it was probably feeling as sick as I was and just didn't want to move...
I am sorry babeee, don't be mad at mama.
Friday I didn't even go in to work and I literally slept Friday to Sunday... sleep, sleep,sleep!
Chris took good care of me, his Mom Marilyn even stopped by to bring me Cokes and Popsicles.
I drank a 'cold buster' from Jamba Juice every single day.
Saturday however, I just wasn't even feeling great,
I had a non-stop fever and I just wanted to die.
I made Chris take me to the instacare and there the Doctor told me that she thinks from the sound of my lungs I have pneumonia.... but,
they can't do a chest x-ray because of the little baby.
She prescribed me a ZPak and I started taking them that night.
Sunday I went to my parents and slept, slept,slept and around 5:00 I started to feel human again.
Monday I woke up feeling alright but only to be sent home at noon because, 'I look horrible.'
Today, Tuesday I am actually feeling good,
I have color in my face,
I can't hear anything because I am stuffed up but I am working...
oh my goodness I can't even tell you how horrible I felt,
I was so tired and I would sleep for hours only to wake up to be totally exhausted.
I am so thankful for Chris for being patient with me and taking so good care of me.
I am glad to be feeling better.
whew...

doctor appointment and easter.

2010-04-06T16:38:00.005-06:00

friday, april 2 we had another doctor's appointment, i was 24 weeks but, tomorrow (4/7/10) i will be 25 weeks! holy balls... i can't believe i am this far along already. dr rass had nothing but good things to say, our baby is growing great and he said for the second time that, 'i have the good skin that won't get stretch marks.' please be correct. chris's mom marilyn came along this time, it was fun to have her there. dr rassmussen wanted to guess the sex by the number of heart beats... he listened, and said well.. it is right in the middle. the anticipation is killing everyone... but me.

after my doctor's appointment i got my easter present a tad early... kylie and i went to the sanctuary spa in the gateway and i got a pregnancy massage (thank you SO much christopher) and kylie got a hot stone massage (i gave her this as my maid of honor present). this was BLISS. kylie and i did have a funny experience though, as we were changing into our robes and slippers, we saw that the slippers they gave me were for a giant man and that my robe was for a tiny baby... we were supposed to be relaxing and in 'zen' but we were laughing so hard at the shoes and robes... i love kylie.

easter sunday was a blast. the easter bunny came and we got dvds and christopher got a whole new outfit. we were matching in our new easter outfits. we went to breakfast with the mccleery's and my mama made the best dinner as always, love you...

My Girls Baby Shower

2010-03-20T17:00:00.011-06:00

Saturday afternoon after we went bowling Kylie and I went to Kynetta's Baby shower...

This was fun and silly and we were SO out of our comfort zone...

we were the only white girls but it was good to be there for her, she got a ton of fun stuff.

It made me excited!

Kylie and I made her a diaper cake,

it took a long time to make but turned out so cute!

I can't wait for her BABY BOY to come, he is going to be so handsome.

Bowling with the Lefavs...

2010-03-20T17:00:00.004-06:00

Saturday we went bowling with the Lefavor Family...

They are the cutest little family.

They consist of ;

Jim*Kylie*Ethan*Cameron*Monet

We had decided to go to Fat Cats and when we got there uh... it was closed.

LAME.

So.... we went to a silly little place called, 'Bonwood' it was fun. The Lefavor family was fun and we all had a really good time.

Christopher ripped his pants and luckily Perry has a whole other wardrobe out in his car and Chris

put on Perry's pants...

Happy 4 Years to the Happy couple and... One Year ago Today-

2010-03-18T10:20:00.005-06:00

First thing-

Happy FOUR Years of

Happiness to Kylie and Perry!

These two little lovebirds have been dating for four years today. I couldn't be happier for them. I sure do love Perry, he is such a great guy and treats my sister Kylie like the Princess she is...

People ask me all the time, 'Do you think they will get married?' and I honestly just can't imagine it any other way. We will see, it probably won't happen for a minute, Kylie is working so hard in school (very proud) and Perry is working hard to save money (also, very proud)

They have been dating since Kylie was 15!

They are perfect for each other and definitely bring out the best in one another.

Happy Day you Two...

I hope you do something FUN!!! I love you both SO much.

Also, ONE year ago today...

Christopher asked me to be his wife! This was such an amazing day for me. I am so grateful for him and how hard he works for me and our family. He is the man of my dreams and I knew the very first date we ever went on, this was the STUD I was gonna' marry. He is pretty lucky too...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2010-03-17T09:33:00.004-06:00

Today is St. Patrick's Day! This is a fun day now, because my last name is McCleery! I told Chris that because he is Irish and our kids will be that we will always make this holiday fun for our family. So, we started it off this year! We both wore green today and I bought sugar cookies for us from Schmidt's and we ate them for breakfast! Chris's Mom gave us fun prizes as well... Chris got a lucky horse shoe and I got a little stone that says, ' Lucky to be Irish ' also a Lucky Charm Bracelet.
She also got us Cookies! So far, we are having a GREAT

St. Patrick's Day!

Last night, March 16 around 9:30 PM

Christopher felt our Baby for the first time!!!

It was so exciting!

I kept grabbing his hand all night

and placing it in different spots for him to feel it

and he never could and then

finally

the baby kicked real hard for us and

Chris loved every second of it.

His eyes filled up with tears and he said,

' Oh my gosh, I wanna' feel it again! '

He just kept putting his hands on my belly but

I think our little peanut went night-night...

Project Baby Quilt

2010-03-14T16:57:00.006-06:00

I decided that now that I am becoming a motha' I should start doing

'motherly things' if you will... I really, really wanted to make our baby a

Quilt !!!

Because we don't know what we are having it was a tad difficult to choose colors for this little peanut baby. I chose green stripes, yellow stripes and blue and yellow polka dots, pink and green polka dots and solid yellow and solid green...

I have NEVER done anything like this, and so... thank you google. I looked up 'Rag Quilt' and got these great step by step instructions on how to make a rag quilt. My Mom and Kylie went to the fabric store with me and helped me pick out the fabric. Thank You guys...

I have been working on this STUPID thing for about a month now and I just finished it today. I am pretty sure I am done making quilts and things from now on.

I wanted to rip my hair out and punch everyone while doing this. I wish I was

Amy Roper when it came to these things...

I am proud to say it is complete though...

I sure hope little baby McCleery appreciates it's mama....

the death of me... well atleast my heart and tongue

2010-03-03T16:32:00.004-07:00

I have a pregnancy craving weakness...

I can NOT go a day without eating a WHOLE box of...

Sour Patch Kids!

These little devils are so tasty and so great but the KILL my tongue and

they give me

THE

worst heart burn.

I just love them though,

Red

is my favorite.

20 Weeks

2010-03-03T15:00:00.004-07:00

Christopher has taken a picture of me and our noodle every 4 weeks

starting at I believe 12 Weeks,

Here I am at 20 Weeks... eek.

I am getting huge and turning into a buffalo...

It's a b b B B b....

2010-03-02T08:40:00.011-07:00

BIG SURPRISE!!!

Monday, March 1, 2010 was our third doctor's appointment and if we were to find out what we were having, this appointment would have been it. I was so dang excited for this one because I heard from others how cool it was, "the ultra sound was nice and the baby looks bigger", and they weren't lying. This was such a great doctor's appointment. Like I said in my previous blogs, Dr. Hebert was pregnant and when she left, Dr Rasmussen would be filling in for her, Dr Hebert had her baby on February 18 and so... we saw Dr Rasmussen. I just knew that this would make my Grandma so excited because she used to work with him and they were just great pals. So, I called my Grandma up and invited her to go, my Mom, also seeing him and him delivering us, was invited too but she had a big work meeting and wasn't able to come... Anyway, I called my Grandma and asked her to go and she was excited. I told her our appointment was at 9:30 and she said, 'okay, I will be there at 9:00' We met Grandma at the hospital at nine and checked in and waited to see Dr Rasmussen. Grandma wore her Utah pin and Red clothes for Dr Rasmussen, because he is a BIG Utah Fan, like us.

Pretty soon we hear a knock on the door and in walks good OLD Dr Rasmussen. He introduced himself to Chris and I and then went to introduce himself to my Grandma and went ' GASSSPPPPP!!! Yvonne!!! ' They hugged and it was so exciting! We then talked about how he delivered me then him and Grandma caught up and talked about old times... it was so great having her there and having him be our doctor for a short time. He said, 'now I see here, you don't wanna know the sex, huh?' and we said 'nope' and he said 'okay well I will tell you what I think, and I am usually right...' ha ha ha. I got up on the table, he measured my belly and told me I had GOOD skin and that I wont get stretch marks... (please let him be correct) then he put the gel on my tummy and we heard the heart beat... He said, 'oh! it's a boy!' Chris smiled! He said, 'don't worry... I say that and then I write girl on the chart and either way I was right...' silly guy. He helped me up and then we talked some more and took pictures, this was such a good time. But! I was still SO anxious to go to our ultra sound...
Finally, we get to go next door and get the ultra sound... we wait in the lobby for them to call my name, which seemed like forever for Chris, he kept saying, ' when is it our turn' and then finally.... "JENTRI" Woo! We were excited, we all walked back there with a male ultra sound tech and he said, ' who do we have here' I said ' my husband and my grandma' he said 'fun, what number is this for you' I said ' this is our first and we DON'T wanna know the sex' he said ' I know, I read it in your chart, so you aren't gonna get it outta me!' he then told me to lift up my shirt and pull down my pants a tad and then he squirted SO much gel on my tummy and BAM!!! there was our little peanut; just hanging out being so great, the tech was taking all sorts of shots and explaining to us what we were looking at and all three of us were just loving it! My grandma can't believe the advancement in technology... then he got to the privates and told us to look away! We did... it was tough, but worth it! He then looked at Chris and said, ' I know and You don't ' I am sure Chris's laugh was courtesy... He then told us a Sonogram Tech was going to come in and check the pictures and look around to see if he missed anything, she came in and was very nice and told us good things, we saw it's heart beating and it's profile and both hands and feet! the baby was even throwing punches... so cute. Then.... all of a sudden a Doctor came in and my heart DROPPED~ I was so scared, she looked at both me and Chris and said, ' so? no birth defects or problems in your family history....' I said, 'NO!' she said, "okay, well you have a BEAUTIFUL baby, congratulations..." I said, ' YOU SCARED ME!!!" Chris said, "So... everything is okay, yeah?" she said, "don't be scared, your baby is so great and we wont even need to see you again!" GEEEEZE LADY!!! It was a good thing they didn't have the heart monitor hooked up to my heart, because as soon as she walked in, my heart WAS RACING!!!!

This really was such an amazing time for us, we are so thankful for a healthy baby and hope that things continue this way... I am so glad my Grandma got to come and that Chris always is able to come and be by my side. He is really going to be such a good Daddy... So, other than Round Ligament Pain <(click if concerned) for me, everything is going so great and I am enjoying the blessing of being pregnant! Our next appointment is April 2, Tomorrow March 3, I will be 20 Weeks!!! Half Way There!!! Woo!

Daddy is a SUPER Daddy

2010-02-21T10:35:00.007-07:00

who has the BEST dad in the universe?

JENTRI DOES!!!

you can argue with me all day if you would like but I will simply disagree with you.

your dad may be cool;

but I truly have

THE

best dad.

From day one-

(august 15, 1987)

my dad has been the greatest.

He has taught me so much in life and been the greatest example to me. As I grow up and am now on my journey I only hope that I can be the AMAZING example that both my parents have been to me.

My Dad recently took me to

Motherhood Maternity

and bought me a WHOLE bunch of Maternity Clothes. Tell me this isn't an example of 'great dad.'

He bought me new pants and new shirts and new tank tops and best of all my Easter Dress for this year!

So, this is a

SHOUT OUT

to you Pops...

THANK YOU

a million times over,

you are THE best Dad EVER!!!

I sure love you.

Best Valentine's Gift Ever!!!

2010-02-15T12:17:00.003-07:00

(this isn't me...this picture is dramatic.)

Sunday, February 14, 2010 I got the BEST Valentine's Gift EVER! I was sitting on the couch with my feet up, looking at Baby Names on my lap top when all of a sudden....

Bam!

Bam!!

Bam!!!

I screamed for my Mom, I said... 'oh my gosh!' 'oh my gosh!' My Mom was like , "What! What! What!" I couldn't even answer, then finally I said....

' I JUST FELT THE BABY MOVE!!! '

This was such an exciting feeling, I have only felt it one other time since yesterday and I am sad because I want to feel it all the time! It feels just like, you caught a Butterfly in your hands and it was trying to get out, but in your belly!!!

Christopher was golfing with my Dad and I called him INSTANTLY and told him the GREAT news, he was bummed he wasn't there... I just can't wait until about 23 or 24 weeks when Chris can feel it from the outside.

Being pregnant is such a miracle and a HUGE blessing, I feel so blessed to be given this opportunity, I love knowing that something is growing inside of me!

I will be 18 weeks on Wednesday, the 17Th!

Happy Valetimes Day!

2010-02-13T13:00:00.000-07:00

HAPPY VALENTIME'S DAY!

That is right, you are reading 'times' day, happy valentime's day. I am not mis-spelling this, this is what it is called....

Valentine's Day was fun this year, Saturday the 13Th, Christopher and I along with My Parents and Kylie and Perry went to Park City and ate at the Baja Cantina! GREAT restaurant. Eat There. After dinner, we went to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and got Chocolate Covered Strawberries and Carmel Apples... Mmmmm.

On Valentine's Day, My GREAT Mom cooked dinner for everyone and we celebrated V Day and My Dada's Birthday. We had Chicken Parmesan and it was good, as always. Mom- you are WONDERFUL. My Parents gave us See's Chocolate and Couples Retreat! Thank You Mom & Dad!

Chris's Mom Marilyn gave us treats too!

We are so lucky to be LOVED!!!

WE LOVE YOU!

Kynetta, the girl I work with, says.... 'Valentime's' so, I do too. FYI

Happy Birthday Dada!

2010-02-11T11:00:00.003-07:00

Thursday February 11, 2010 was my Dada's 54th Birthday!!!

Big Boy!

Happy Birthday DAD!!!

You are THE WORLDS GREATEST DADA!!!

Thank you for everything you do for me. I Love You!

New CAR!

2010-01-27T18:53:00.004-07:00

Well...

Christopher and I have officially traded in my baby Maddison for a 'family car'. We bought a new Tahoe and I really do love it. It is a 2008 Tahoe LTZ, it is fully loaded and I know our new baby is gonna' just love ridin' in style. It has a DVD player and all for him/or her. It really is nice and I am glad Chris talked me into getting it.... even though I really do miss my Mazda..... I haven't named the Tahoe yet because I don't know if it is a boy or girl yet, I haven't quite got the feel for it yet. It may be just nameless....

Darla LOVES cruisin' in the new whip....

July 21, 2010

2010-01-05T14:24:00.009-07:00

Christopher and I took a pregnancy test on Monday November, 23 2009. Instantly two little pink lines showed up... we both cried. It was a happy/scary feeling. We are going to be parents! I wanted to wait until Thanksgiving to tell our families but Chris was just so dang excited that he couldn't wait... he told EVERYONE. My parents, his parents, his friends, his co-workers... I love that he is so excited for this big step in our lives. My Mom keeps telling him it is going to be the longest 9 months of his life, well... 7 months now! I called the doctor that day and she said she didn't want to see me until 12 weeks unfortunately, because of all the problems I have had in the past with my ovaries and cervix and all of that; she said that I need to watch for blood and take care of me the best I could, I then figured 12 weeks would put us at the first week of January so our first appointment was made for January 4, 2010. I wasn't too crazy on telling the world yet because I was so scared for the worst....

January 3 was the longest day and night of both mine and Chris's lives... it just wouldn't go by fast enough. I slept horrible because I was so anxious and nervous and scared and excited! Luckily, that night I did get a blessing from Dale and I was able to just take deep breaths and sleep... Monday morning though, I was so scared... My Dad had text me and told me that everything was going to be alright and that made me feel so comforted. When we got to the doctors office it felt like 25 years before they called my name; between that and the tons of paper work I didn't think we were ever going to see Dr. Hebert. Finally her nurse called us back! I got asked a few questions, my blood pressure was taken and she said it was high and only high because I was probably excited... I told her nervous.

We walked into the room and they gave us a little 'goodie bag' full of samples and books and great things for the first time parents! The nurse then stabbed my arm and gave me a flu shot which I was a little scared to get but they said it was HIGHLY recommended in pregnant women. She then told me to get undressed and put on my little gown. I quickly got undressed (i am always scared the doctor is gonna come in mid undressing) then I sat next to Chris and we looked through our bag!

Dr. Hebert walked in the room and she is just the worlds greatest OBGYN, truly love her. She is also having a baby and is due in February, she told me some great news, while she is out Dr. Rasmussen will be covering her, who is this you ask? oh... he was my mom's OBGYN and he delivered me!! I believe he delivered all of my siblings, I couldn't be more pleased with this news, my Mom is also excited! Dr Hebert will be back though to deliver our little baby, anyway... Dr Hebert checked me and that part sucked because what girl loves there pee pee prodded at, not me! She also had a female student with her, this doesn't bother me, the student was eager to learn. After all the prodding she looked over at Chris and said, 'okay Dad... do you wanna come over here?' he quickly came over and she put some great ultrasound warming lube on my tummy, we were so excited! She put the ultra sound deal on my tummy and BAM!!! There was out little baby!!! What a great and wonderful experience this was, our baby was inside me! The baby was just a moving, it was like dancing and waving and Dr. Hebert quickly snapped a photo, she said there is your Baby... waving at you. I never wanted her to take the thing off my stomach I wanted to sit and look at it all day long. Dr. Hebert then flipped a little switch and, we could hear the heart beat... Chris had tears in his eyes the whole time, we both did. This was honestly one of the best experiences of our lives, having a baby is such a miracle.

Dr. Hebert left the room for me to get dressed and then came back in to answer the many questions we had, she gave us tips and phone numbers and told us everything is looking great! I measured to be 11 Weeks 5 Days so that means Wednesdays I will gain a new week. This Wednesday (1/6/2010) I will be 12 weeks. I am due July 21, 2010. This is going to be a long 7 months, Christopher and I couldn't be more excited and happy. There is no one in this world that I would rather do all of this with but Chris, he is going to be such a great Papi.

We will NOT be finding out what we are having and no one can talk us into it, we will make it the whole 9 months without asking or trying to peek. The Doctor and her staff are all aware that we don't want to know either. This, although hard, will be so much more fun and exciting. Our next appointment is February 1- Stay Tuned....

We are having a BABY!

2010-01-04T19:29:00.002-07:00

I will post more details later but....

Christopher and I are having a BABY!!!

surprise...

2009-12-02T12:14:00.004-07:00

I have a GIANT secret / surprise... some of you, possibly even most and/ or all of you already know. But, I wanted to make a post about it. I can't say anything about it until January 4, 2010. I know that is a long time but it is worth the wait... trust me. stay tuned...

marilyn's birthday fun.

2009-11-16T20:41:00.004-07:00

November 3 was my Mother in Law's Birthday and Chris and I had her and the rest of the family out for dinner, it was fun to get together since we don't see them often. Chris's Dad Don got me a gift, for cooking dinner for Marilyn on her Birthday. It was extremely nice of him... He bought me a Marilyn Monroe light switch cover for my Marilyn room.

I am glad they were able to come out so we could all be together for Marilyn's Birthday.

Happy Birthday Marilyn!

stole this...

2009-11-14T09:18:00.001-07:00

A STEP INSIDE OUR MARRIED LIFE!

What are your middle names?
Christopher’s is Ryan and Mine is Marie.

How long have you been together?
Just a tad over a year and a half.

How long did you know each other before you started dating?
Christopher was a client at Electric Beach for a while before he finally got ‘the parts’ to ask me out.

Whose siblings do you see the most?
Mine.

Do you have any children together?
We don’t have children yet, someday though.

What about pets?
I don’t like to refer to my Darling Baby Girl as a ‘Pet’ but yes, Darla is our English Bull Dog.

Did you go to the same high school?
No, Chris went to Murray and I went to Taylorsville.

Who is the most sensitive?
Depends on the situation, usually me but Chris can wear his heart on his sleeve.

Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Jason’s Deli

Where is the furthest you have ever traveled as a couple?
California

Who has the worst temper?
Christopher

Who does the cooking?
I do the cooking.

Who is more social?
We are both pretty social.

Who is the neat freak?
Me, Chris is such a boy.

Who is the most stubborn?
We are both so stubborn, it is ridiculous.

Who hogs the bed?
Darla.

Who wakes up earlier?
Chris does but I am not far behind. We are Grandparents. We go to sleep at Nine and wake up at Seven Thirty. Lame.

Where was your first date?
The CheeseCake Factory and then we went and watched ‘What Happens in Vegas.’

Who has the bigger family?
I have the Bigger Family.

Do you get flowers often?
I used too, but Flowers, although pretty, are a GIANT waste of money. Chris has learned to surprise me in different ways like treats and movies and clothes!

Who eats more?
Chris does.

Who sings better?
I can carry a tune, but so can my boy.

Who does the laundry?
I do the laundry.

Who is better with the computer?
I am.

Who drives when you are together?
Chris does.

Who picks where you go to dinner?
It is always such a task and chore… we are both indecisive.

Who is the first one to admit when they are wrong?
Neither of us… it is like pulling teeth, eek~ it is just so hard.

Who wears the pants in this relationship?
It depends on the situation…

Who eats more sweets?
We both just love those treats!!!

Who cries more?
I do.

What's your best day together?
Any day, Chris and I have the best times together.

Favorite date night?
Dinner, Movie…. You know.

Favorite TV show to watch together?
Biggest Loser!

thankFULL

2009-11-05T16:49:00.010-07:00

with the month of november here i feel it appropriate to make a list of the things i am thankful for.

-chris

-darla

-dad

-mom

-jason and family

-chaarie and family

-kylie and perry

-connor and cleeoh

-ikon (yes i said it)

-kynetta and baby

-friends

-mccleery family (don, marilyn, margo, chuck)

-treats

-home

-maddison (mazda)

-health

-blessings

-clothes

-shoes

-hair product

-mall

-target

-harmons

-biggest loser

-snapped

-hoarders

-jesus

-love

-eye sight

-lungs

-heart

-neighbors

-health benefits

-job

-paying job

you know i started making this list and then i realized i could probably be here all 2010. i am just thankful for so many things, and so many people. my life is so blessed and i am so grateful for each and everyone of you.

now, thinking of all these dang 'thank you's', if you will... i promise our thank you cards from our wedding are coming. hang tight. eek.

thank you a million times over, for everything.

Christopher's SURPRISE Party!

2009-10-15T16:00:00.000-06:00

My Boy turned 30 October 15. I wanted to make it so so special for him. I had originally planned the throw him a surprise party on this weekend (October 17) but... of course, HUNTING. So, I had to throw it last Sunday the 11Th. My whole idea was to have all of Chris's close friends and family come over to my parents house and we would just celebrate and enjoy each other. I had e-mailed and text everyone plans and was super sneaky! So, the day came and my Dad took Chris golfing all morning, when he left our house I drove over to my parents and helped clean and cook, I had to hurry back to our house and act like I was there all day! He had no idea. We sat and hung out at our house and he kept asking when we were going to go over for his Birthday dinner... We had to leave at 5:00 because I had told everyone to be there at 4:30. We finally left and the drive over there was so nerve racking!!! eek! We pulled up to the house and....

SURPRISE!!!!!

We really had SO much fun. Thank You so much everyone for helping and coming and making Chris's BIG 30 so much fun for him. We love you.

Happy Birthday Christopher!

I LOVE YOU

My Husband Spoils Me!!!

2009-10-05T20:53:00.005-06:00

Really quick... I went to St. George for the weekend, it was the annual marathon weekend. It was a short but fun trip. I did have bad luck though, some 'a-hole' hit my car and drove away, I came out to the parking lot only to find it smashed, I was really sad. I made a phone call to Chris and while dialing his number I dropped my phone and shattered the screen. He told me I was grounded... While having such traumatic times down there, my husband was home is South Jordan making me 3 greatest surprises ever! Christopher made me shelves for our home that I had asked him to make a while ago. He is the best husband in the world, I am VERY lucky and think the whole world of this handsome man. Thank You BABE!!! I LOVE YOU!

uh... does Jentri Blog?

2009-09-26T11:47:00.003-06:00

Hey... it is me Jentri? Remember me? I haven't blogged in 8304 years... I know... LAME! I

have been told a million times about posting pictures from our wedding and honeymoon and

new home and our getting so big Darla... I am working on it. I promise. Give me a few more

days... New life with Chris is great, we love being married, I will admit it is tough at times

and we have our marital arguments and those are dandy but we work together as a team,

since that is what we became and we get through it together. I love Chris very much and it is

so fun to be together, forever. stay tuned...

Jentri turns Twenty Two!!!

2009-08-15T21:58:00.004-06:00

Today is my twenty second birthday! I have been alive for 22 years. Wow. It has been a good twenty two years and I can't wait for more! I had a very nice birthday and I was so excited that I got to celebrate it with Chris. He spoiled me as usual with clothes and a willow tree and he also is finishing a shelf for me for our house (pictures to come.) He got me a super cute pair of Rock N Republic, they are a bit long. He bought me new pants for work too! He is so thoughtful and so good to me. I LOVE YOU CHRIS. My Parents gave me money and a Chi blow dryer! Kylie and Perry gave me a super cute picture frame with a picture of me and Kylie and a picture of Darla! We went to PF Changs for dinner and it was delicious. Thank you family for making my Birthday's always great. I love you all.

MARRIED?

2009-08-15T21:50:00.003-06:00

Chris and I hurried hurried hurried over to the Salt Lake County building and got our marriage certificate during my lunch Friday!!! We keep telling people we got married. I guess it isn't so... you actually have to have a ceremony and judge and witness's... blah blah! Ha ha ha. Two weeks and I will be Jentri McCleery! I just can't wait!!! :)

Smith's Birthday Party

2009-08-14T17:45:00.000-06:00

Friday August 14 I decided that we will be having a Smith's birthday party for me. We all brought treats and actually ended up being real busy... as usual. It was super fun and I have great work friends. They gave me a SUPER cute scrap book of pictures of me and them during work. I am lucky to have great people to work with that make the days go good. Thanks IKON!!!

ShOwEr-

2009-08-13T10:23:00.000-06:00

Thursday August 13 I had a shower thrown by the greatest neighbors ever, Katie and Jan had a

shower for me a their house and it turned out so great. I can't tell you both enough how much I

appreciate you both! Thank you to everyone that came. It was a kitchen shower so I got many great

gifts for my shower, our little apartment is coming together and it is all help to each and everyone of

you. Chris and I are so grateful for everything and all of you.

Happy Birthday Kylie!

2009-08-04T17:30:00.000-06:00

My little baby sister Kylie turned 19 August 4Th and it just blows my mind. She is growing up and it is crazy! I can't believe she is 19, I remember when we were little and would play 'office' and school and just fun things. Now she is getting old and going to college and teaching dance. She has been with Perry now for over 3 years and I am just so proud of everything she has done. She is so smart and beautiful, all of her accomplishments in life she has worked hard for and deserved every single bit of it. Happy Birthday Kylie girl... I Love You!

Home Sweet Home-

2009-08-02T15:56:00.004-06:00

YaY! So.... Christopher has finally moved into our home. I refer to it as a home and not an apartment because it just makes me feel better. Our apartment complex and actual apartment is really just so cute. I am glad we chose to live there and I think it will be just perfect for our first home together. We started moving Friday night and actually got most of it done by Friday at 10:00PM. Thank you VERY much Perry Kylie and Connor for all of your help. We appreciate you so much! Saturday we just did little odds and ends. I haven't moved in yet and won't until we are married, we also don't have too much for the kitchen and bathrooms and bedroom, so we have to wait until after the wedding. We do however have our new furniture and new bedroom set that turned out so great! This is all really just happening and it is so exciting, about 27 Days left!!!

Naughty.... or Nice Shower!

2009-08-01T13:11:00.005-06:00

Kylie is the greatest little sister in the world and the best maid of honor. She hosts a mean bridal shower as well... Saturday August 1 was my Naughty or Nice Bridal shower and we had so much fun. We had a lot of my friends there and I can't thank each and every one of you enough for coming and playing, also thank you VERY much for all the gifts I am eternally grateful for each and everyone of you. At points the shower got very interesting, we laughed and laughed and joked and I got some silly gifts. It couldn't have gone better and the pictures actually say it all!!!

Pie OH neer Weekend...

2009-07-27T18:03:00.003-06:00

This weekend was fun! First of all we sent out our invites and that was so FUN! It is official!!! Marriage is just around the corner! Friday I had to work :( and that wasn't fun. Saturday though, was the annual King Family 24Th of July Party! Crafts and Bingo and Dinner. Grandma you are such an angel for doing all of that for us, you work so so hard and you amaze me all the time! Sunday we woke up and first thing I let Darla and Cleeoh out to go potty and walked away, first off not a good idea but anyway, I looked outside and UH OH! Cleeoh and Darla had taken this planter my Mom had with tomatoes in it and tore it up!! There was dirt everywhere and messy things, My Mom went to sweep it up and both dogs kept biting at the broom... oh brother, she cant wait for there to be less dogs, secretly she loves EVERY minute of it. After the dog drama, Chris and Connor and Kylie and Perry and myself went four wheeling to five mile, it was hot hot hot! But, oh so fun. Overall it was a great weekend and the next 5 weekends of my life are going to be CRAZY busy!!! eek! I am so excited though...

let's see... about 41 days and counting...

2009-07-18T11:00:00.001-06:00

Our wedding is coming up so fast, I feel that last month I was so prepared and ready for all this and now that it is just rapidly coming, I am realizing I still have much to do... Chris and I changed our mind about where we are going to live and we have actually chose a different apartment place to live, they are brand new but still in South Jordan. It is officially ours and Chris is going to move in August 1. We are so excited because the apartment is new, all our furniture is new and we will be new! The apartment we chose is the third floor which seems nice but I don't think Darla will like that at all, we will see though, she really has no choice.

We have been doing many things to get ready for the wedding like, putting together invitations and getting together our pictures for our wedding video and we also registered at Target and Bed Bath and Beyond, that was a lot of fun. We had a very good time doing it, it is so weird that we were actually picking out stuff for our very own home. Chris didn't think it was as weird as I did because he has lived many places and had many of his own things but like many of you know, I am spoiled rotten and have been taken care of my whole life, this isn't going to change too much seeing as Chris does very well at taking care of me it was just the fact that WE were picking out stuff for OUR home.

This last month has been a rough one as we have hit some bumps in the road the only thing that has kept me going is Chris. I am so thankful for him and I cant wait to be with him forever.

My wedding dress is supposed to be coming in any time now and I feel like it is taking its sweet time... I just want it to get here and I wanna see the finished product! I had it customed made and I know it will be so great I am just very anxious to see it.

Well... that is all for now...

Fourth of JuLy-

2009-07-06T19:23:00.000-06:00

I was so excited that I had Friday off and didn't have to work, this weekend flew by! Chris and I were planning on going to Bear Lake with a bunch of friends but we didn't wanna take Darla and have to worry about her, she really is like a baby! We ended up just staying home and doing fun things here. We played a ton with Darla, she is so much fun and has the greatest personality. She is a monster but I really do just love her.

Friday Kylie, myself and my Mom went and got pedicures, it was real busy but we waited and it was worth it, thank heavens for pedicures; after pedicures Christopher and I went to lunch with my really good friend Jesse Brown, it was just supposed to be Jes and me but I wanted Jesse to meet Chris so he tagged along. We had a really good lunch and it was fun catching up and also talking about old times, I missed her! After lunch we went back home and rested for a minute while my parents were at Granite High, my Mom graduated from there and if you didn't already know they are closing and it has my Mom all upset... They went to the open house to walk through the good 'ol G one more time! As always my family heads up to south salt lake on July 3 and goes to their firework show... boy is that always interesting! My grandma likes it though and it is always good to see my aunt and uncles and other family members. The fireworks were good and on the way home my Mom and Dad and Chris and I stopped for a McCeedee's hamburger at about 11:30 PM it doesn't get better than that!

Saturday we woke up and I hung out with my Sisters all morning and afternoon, we went shopping and did sister things, Chris and my Dad worked on our sprinklers and then Chris went and helped Shane Wimmer get ready for the annual 4Th of July party. We went to the party that night, watched the Sugar house fireworks and had a lot of fun, Chris doesn't get to see those friends very much anymore so I am glad he did and had a good time.

Sunday we rested and put together 500 wedding invitations! Thank you Chaarie and Kylie that was a lot of work and I would have probably never finished with out you!

The wedding is just around the corner and it is so insane, I am excited/scared/nervous/lot of emotions all at the same time! I know it will be so great!!!

Four Years...

2009-07-01T18:11:00.001-06:00

I am sure that many of you do not know, but there are also many of you that do know, for those of you that don't know let me tell where I was exactly four years ago... July 2, 2005 I was so excited for what was to be the funnest trip of my life! It was my graduation trip to Florida with my family! I had waited a long time for it, my Dad had planned out the best things for all of us to do, as he always does. Pablo, my boyfriend of two years, the LOVE of my life, had left a few days earlier to drive to Mexico to visit family, he was driving home to see me before we left to the airport he was also to take care of Meechi. I had talked to Pablo at 4:56 AM on Saturday July 2 and was very sad because he told me that him and his uncle had had extreme car problems and that he has been up all night and most likely wont make it back to Salt Lake before we leave. I was very sad and also told Pablo that because he was so tired and had been up all night to not worry about getting here and to pull over and rest. Of course, he was very stubborn and didn't listen. I woke up at 6:00 in the morning with the worst feeling in the world. I just knew that something wasn't right. I then got on the phone and called Pablo... no answer. I had called him more times in 2 hours then I can even tell you. My parents and family kept reassuring me that he was okay and had listened to my advice and had pulled over and rested, I knew that this wasn't true but listened and got ready for my trip. I had continued to call Pablo until we got the airport, when we got to the airport I had then called all his friends and people we knew and asked them when the last time any of them had heard from them, I had found out that I was the last person to talk to him. It was now time for me to get on the airplane, I had to turn my cell phone off. I left him one last voice mail, telling him how much I loved him and that it was time for me to get on the plane for my trip to Florida. The flight was the worlds longest flight. I was sick and anxious and couldn't stop thinking about Pablo.

The second I had landed I turned my phone on...... I wish I wouldn't have. I had one voice mail. It was Aaron, Pablo's little brother telling him to call me... I wish I wouldn't have. I called only to find out that the love of my life at 18 years old had fallen asleep at the wheel and was killed in a head on car accident. I immediately tossed my phone to my Mom and fell weak to the ground on the airplane. I was then carried out by my Dad and was sat in a chair in the airport... I can't remember very much, it was honestly all a blur, I remember a few things like my parents telling me it was all going to be okay, I disagreed, I begged for them to tell me it wasn't true, I pleaded. I couldn't look at Kylie and Connor because they were hurt. I couldn't believe it. I still can't believe. It was and isn't fair that these things happen to us, I didn't find out until much later that they do make you stronger but at the time I was filled with hate and anger.

The phone calls started. I swear to you all of Taylorsville High had called me or someone I knew to find out if it was true. Thank heavens for my family who answered my phone and told the bad news over and over again. I was in Florida, supposed to be having the time of my life and I was sitting there talking to my dead boyfriends mother, planning his funeral. I had stayed in Florida for 3 days, that was good. We went to Disney world and the beach and the Kennedy Space Center. I was sad and tried to have as much fun as I could. I just wanted to go home, to my Pablo.... I originally wanted to have my Family stay in Florida and I was going to fly home alone. I just wanted them to have a good time. I obviously wasn't strong enough and my Mom flew home with me, I made Kylie and Connor and My Dad stay there and have fun.

The flight back to Utah was insanely longer than the flight to Florida. I slept most the way in my Mom's lap. We landed and Chaarie was there... I hated seeing the pain in her face too. Why couldn't Pablo be there to pick us up? From the airport we drove straight to the mall to meet Pablo's Mom and brother to pick out his suit he would wear..... the worst thing ever. We sat in the aisle of the mall holding one another in agony and disbelief. We picked out a white suit for Pablo to wear since he didn't have temple clothes... he looked so good. We then spent the rest of the day planning his funeral and that isn't something anyone should have to do, especially an 18 year old girl.

The funeral was July 7, 2005 and it was a very nice service from what I can remember, it was also a blur. I really couldn't even tell you who was there and who wasn't. But, thank you to those who did come. I appreciate your love and support. The rest of my family came home from Florida and a few days later, with Pablo's family we flew to Arizona and then drove in to Mexico for yet again another funeral for Pablo, he was buried there next to his Dad. That was was even worse... I was introduced as his girlfriend many time and it just wasn't fair, I was supposed to meet those people with him. He was buried in Mexico with his Dad and I haven't been back since.

Pablo was an amazing person, I am honored that I was able to be a part of his life. He was a great son and brother. He was a great athlete a good friend an amazing artist and the best listener. He was such a good boyfriend and I am so glad that I was able to be with him. I know that he is doing great things now and that he is where he is supposed to be. I love Pablo and I always will.

I can not even believe that this was four years ago, I still think about Pablo I know that he would be so happy for me right now and the great things that are happening in my life, I know he would love Chris and I know that he is so happy for us. I also know that he is happy, I hope he is driving around in a cool car with his Dad just hanging out, enjoying it.

DarLing DarLa Doo Doo-

2009-06-27T23:15:00.005-06:00

Friday night Chris and I left Salt Lake to drive to St. George. We got to St. George at 10:00PM and we stayed at Tom and Mel's house. We then woke up at 5:00AM which was Killing me seeing as I didn't go to sleep until maybe 4:55AM. I just couldn't even sleep I was so so excited! We then drove to Las Vegas, well... Henderson, Nevada and picked up the MOST precious little baby in the world. I can not even tell you how excited I was/still am.

Oh my goodness, Darla was such an ANGEL on the drive back to salt lake she seriously slept the whole time! The drive back was long though I was so anxious to get back and show everyone. She is so tiny and smells so great. She yelps and scares herself and she hops and leaps and she is so so so DARLING! I love her so much! We are so tired now so hopefully Darla is too! YaY!

Chris is getting Jentri a present!!!

2009-06-24T18:06:00.004-06:00

Christopher and I decided a while back that we were going to buy each other wedding gifts! After much discussion and a little bit of begging! I have convinced Chris to buy me a DOG! Many of you know that Chris has Axle, his dog before we got together and that is fine, Axle is a great dog, but I need one, a while back we discussed this, and what kind I would want, we don't want another big dog and I don't want a small little fluffy dog so..... this Friday, June 26 Chris and I are driving down to Las Vegas, Nevada to pick up MY little baby DARLA- the English Bulldog!

Chris has a good friend Aubrey who's Dad breeds them and let me tell you they are the cutest dogs in the world, Darla is one of seven dogs born from Porsche and Lucky and she is just so precious. Darla was born on May 5 and when we pick her up she will be 8 weeks! I have bought her SO many things, pink bowls, pink shirts, pink pink pink! Chris is getting so tired of this, little does he know this is JUST the beginning.

This is a picture of Darla when she was just teeny tiny, she didn't even know how to walk here, notice her amazing splits, so flexible... for now!

Of course I will be blogging more about this little baby and I can't even tell you how much I love Chris for making me THE happiest girl in this world... honestly.

The Final Days-

2009-06-22T18:58:00.009-06:00

I wasn't able to blog until today, Monday... because we were so tired and so busy! I honestly have 2438 things to say about the trip so I am going to just post pictures...

Alright, so the last few pictures of course are all about MY GIRL Marilyn Monroe, Her Hands in the Cement for her movie, Gentlemen prefer blondes... her star on the walk of fame and of course her self, Marilyn Monroe... laid to rest, I can't even tell you how amazing this whole experience was.

I am so extremely sad that this trip is over, it was so much fun and I can't wait to do it again. Stay tune for some GIANT news next weekend....

Day Six- Beach and Game

2009-06-20T07:22:00.003-06:00

Today we went to the beach all morning and then we went to the Angels Stadium to watch the Angels play the Dodgers. It was so good! The Angels and Dodgers are big in competition seeing as they are both from Los Angeles. So it was just like in Salt Lake, Red against Blue! The Dodgers were in the lead almost all game until after the seventh inning the Angels scored, and then they won! We were cheering for the Angels seeing how The Bees are the Minor League for the Angels! It was fun and there were TONS of interesting people there, fights and weirdo's. In the morning we went to Laguna Beach and it was gloomy, but still fun... I can't even express how sad I am that this trip is almost over :(

Day Five- Universal...

2009-06-18T23:01:00.006-06:00

Today we drove to Hollywood, and we went to Universal! It was super fun. We got there early and that was so great, we were seriously like the first ones there, we were able to ride Jurassic Park and The Mummy over and over, it was very fun. I think that one of the all time greatest parts was when we saw my girlfriend MARILYN MONROE! She is so great. Tomorrow we are going to the beach and then the baseball game, this vacation is flying by...

Day Four- MuScLe Beach

2009-06-17T21:47:00.006-06:00

Today was day four.... it is going by SO FAST!!! I am sad... We went to Venice beach today and it was great. We actually slept in for a little bit today, and that was nice. When we got up we drove about two hours to Venice Beach which is Muscle beach, I am an IDIOT and didn't wear sun screen and I got fried :( Here are some photos- Tomorrow Universal!

California Day's Two and Three-

2009-06-16T22:51:00.007-06:00

I didn't even blog last night because oh my heck we were so freakin' tired, we spent all day at Disney land and seriously it kicked all of our butts! We had so much fun though! It was such a good first day! Perry's very first time and he got a 1st time button, Chris and I got just engaged buttons, everyone kept asking us if he did it in the park... that would have been fun. We have had so much fun the past two days in Disney land that seriously our feet are killing us, or as we have been saying all day 'Ours dogs are barkin' I am just going to post up only a few of the 282384 pictures taken from the last two days! Tomorrow we are going to muscle beach.

Day One California-

2009-06-14T22:24:00.011-06:00

Woo! Day one is coming to an end, it is 9:30PM here in Anaheim and it has been such a great day. First we flew here and our flight left at 7:55AM it was super early but it went by fast. Here are a few pictures of us getting ready and flying...

After we got here we got our rental VAN! That is right, 8 passenger van, smooth ride. Ha ha ha, we got to the hotel and we couldn't check in because it was only 10:00AM and that was too early, so we went to Milly's a restaurant next to the hotel and we ate lunch, yea at 10.... it was good. Then we went to the store..... um.... we tried to find a Ralph's which is part of the Kroger chain but we couldn't, so we went to this other store, it was Mexican. Everything was in Spanish but we got things done. After we spent some time 'lolly gagging' we finally were able to check in! We are all staying in a cosy little 2 bedroom hotel and it is very nice! After we got settled we got ready for the beach!

While we were on the beach we saw some interesting things, as always... and guess what! a dead sea lion. it was gross and cool all at the same time!

After the beach we headed over to a restaurant called, Baja somethin something.... can't remember. It was alright... Then we got doughnuts and we played our new game called 'PPIE' it is intense. Tomorrow we are going to DISNEYLAND!!!! We are so excited, one last thing that doesn't need much explanation but... these are my DAD'S toes....

Vacation is on it's way!!!

2009-06-12T19:15:00.004-06:00

Today is Saturday, that means tomorrow is Sunday.... Sunday the day we go to Disneyland, well California. We are so excited and we can't wait. Perry has never been before and he can't even stop talking about it. We have been looking forward to this for so long and now it is finally here! This week is probably going to fly by and that isn't fun. We leave tomorrow early in the morning and we come home next Sunday late. Monday is going to be not nice. I plan on taking my lap top and my camera and blogging about the FUN things we did. We are PUMPED.

Christopher Ryan McCleery!

2009-06-08T17:56:00.002-06:00

1. Where did you and Chris meet?
Electric beach… once, he saved mine and shannyn’s lives/ he was so darling.
2. How long did you date before you were married? Well… seeing as we aren’t married just yet, we are actually getting married August 28, 2009 so after that it will be only 11 months.
3. How long have you been married for?
Chris and I have been dating for 9 months.
4. What does he do that surprises you?
Ha ha ha, depends on the day, Christopher is always keeping me on my toes, one of the 3893459 reasons why I love him.
5. What's your favorite feature about him?
His eyes. But gotta’ love that poe.
6. What's your favorite quality about him?
Christopher is the only one that can make me so mad and yet so damn happy all in the same minute. He makes me laugh more than anyone ever has. He is truly my best friend.
7. Does he have a nickname for you?
Jent. Or just babe.
8. What's his favorite color?
Red, like mine…. Aw.
9. What's his favorite food?
He really loves sushi and I don’t, so he likes to go with friends to eat it… other than that… we love Italian.
10.What is his favorite sport?
baseball now that he knows me ;)
11. Who said I love you first?
He did… but he didn’t have too, it was obvious, ha ha ha.
12. When and where was your first kiss? Eeek! That would be tavernacle.
13.What's your favorite thing to do as a couple?
Be with my family.
14.Do you have kids? How many?
Nope, not yet, not for a while.
15. What's a hidden talent that he has?
He can clap with one hand. Talent.
16. How old is he?
29 years old and 15 years old mentally
17. What's his favorite type of music?
Country.., ugh.
18. What do you admire most about him?
He amazes me every day, he makes me so damn happy, and he works harder than anyone I know.
19.What's his favorite past time?
Friends and family.
20. Do you think he is going to read this?
If I show him and tell him too.

Just a side note, I love Chris so much, I really can't wait to marry him!

Connor-

2009-06-04T21:22:00.004-06:00

I just wanted to blog quickly about Connor, he is so great. I can't believe he just finished 9th grade. It blows my mind. He is growing up to be such an amazing guy. I am so proud of him. He is so good at baseball and I love to watch him play. I can't wait until he goes to school dances and can't wait until he goes through all fun things that high school has to offer. I hope he stays smart and makes good choices. It will just be so insane when he starts driving... which is so soon. I love my 'Jimmy.'

Bee's Game!

2009-05-30T19:48:00.009-06:00

Friday night we went to the Bee's game. It was military support day or whatev and the Bee's wore camo... ew. It was originally supposed to the 'Fam' but Perry's uncle died... So he couldn't go, Connor got to bring his friend Logan, Logan is a good kid. We went to the game and ate baseball food and it was super fun. The best part about it was the fireworks after the game.

Memorial Day

2009-05-25T20:56:00.002-06:00

Today was memorial day and we all worked so hard in the yard. Me and and my Mama and Kylie planted all the plants in the garden and it was a killer, it was hot and a little muddy from the rain yesterday. Chris and my Dada worked very hard on putting in a new sprinkling system and Connor watched the two dogs because they are little butts and kept getting in the garden.

After we got done we decided to go to the store and buy meat for a BBQ, then we came home and we started to cook, while we were cooking me and Kylie decided to take the 4 wheeler around the church, then Kylie thought she would help Chris out and wanted to drive it up into the bed of his ruck, well she gassed it and she landed all the way on the top of the roof of his truck! It was Extremely scary! My mom was so mad and Kylie was scared, I have no pictures of this although I wish I did, we are lucky she is okay and we will always listen to Mom now... she really does know best.

Midway Fun...

2009-05-23T19:55:00.006-06:00

First off, last night we went to Nate and Suzanne's and had a BBQ with them and their family and friends, Nate's sister is in town and there were a few birthdays, the boys smashed their faces in cake and Kate stayed clean, baby Ava is so freaking cute I cant stand it. Thank you Nate and Suzanne for inviting us.

Today Chris and I and my parents and little brother drove all the way to Midway to a restaurant that was in City Weekly just to try... It was NO Good, we had lots of fun though. We ate dinner and then drove to this memorial and it turned out to be a very good view of the city. Then we drove to the Midway cemetery and had a nice time there. We then went to Dairy Keen and ate treats and we saw a high speed chase! It was nuts. Then we drove home and we are so tired.

Tomorrow is Sunday and we planting the garden and Chris is doing the sprinklers, I helped my Mom pick out super cute flowers. We are gonna try and go to the dog park but probably wont make it until Monday...

Working...

2009-05-22T12:00:00.004-06:00

I am at work, and blogging. I am about to leave for lunch and I am starving, Chris is coming to get me and we are going to Subway. But! I just wanted to say... the girl that I work with
Kynetta says her nephew has the flu, she is also going home sick today with flu symptoms. I am talking My self out of it but I am feeling sick too.... I will probably die and that will be sad.

Minute...

2009-05-19T21:48:00.004-06:00

Well,

It has a been a minute, and that is because I am busy with my boy planning our wedding. It is going oh so well. We are just about done, I think... until the next thing.

We are taking our engagement pictures on June 6 and that is super early... but they will be cute, our photographer is such a DOLL and I love her already. I know she will so so great.

Chris and I have also found a place to live, Sterling Village in South Jordan. It is cute and we will make it our own! We have started picking out furniture for it and we are so excited! I can not wait to live with him, he makes me so happy and makes me laugh so hard.

We are also getting ready to go to Disneyland!!! June 14, 2009 to June 21, 2009! We are going with my family and it is killing me waiting for it to come, but it will be here so soon, and so will our wedding and then it will be over :(

ENGAGED!!!

2009-04-08T22:00:00.005-06:00

YAY!!!

Yes, Christopher has asked me to marry him!

I said YES!!!

He came to my house at about 6:30 and said he wanted me to go with him to look at a possible "job," I was being a jerk and was like... uh? why do I have to go he just said please come... I finally decided to go, We drove to Lehi to Traverse Mountain and we drove all the way to the top, He kept looking at his cell phone which until after I didn't realize he was looking at it so much... I just figured he was getting directions, he was actually talking to Chad. We get to the top of the mountain and uh... there was no house! I was like what the heck? He then told me he was doing it for the city? So I said go look at it and I will sit here and wait, he said uh... please come out... again I was mad. I finally got out and walked out to the ledge of the mountain, I then saw, MARRY ME in white sacks with candles in them... it was SO GREAT. Chris then got on his knee and asked me to marry him. Then Chad and Nate came running over FREEZING. Thanks to them for helping Chris ask me, it couldn't have gone better, I will keep everyone posted about all wedding details!

MoaB-

2009-04-08T21:56:00.004-06:00

The Stidham crew plus Chris and Perry headed to Moab for the weekend, we went down there for my Dada, he ran the Moab Half Marathon and he did SO GREAT! We had so much fun! We went golfing and bowling and hiking and we ate lots... The weather could have been a tad better but overall we all had a really good time.

I am sad... about?

2009-04-08T21:51:00.004-06:00

My phone!!! Chris and I were driving, we backed, okay HE backed out, OVER MY PHONE!!! I am super sad and didn't have a phone for a while. DANG!

Jazzy Game

2009-04-08T21:42:00.005-06:00

Chris and I went to the Jazz game with our friends Nate and Megan and it was good, we went to Z'tajas... if that is how you spell it, anyway the food was good. It was freezing outside but the game was fun, I gave a homeless lady a twenty dollar bill and Chris got mad at me but she had a baby and I felt sad for her, so whatev...

Rascal Flatts

2009-03-14T17:27:00.005-06:00

Christopher and I went to Rascal Flatts when they were here and it was Super fun! I bought the tickets for Christopher for Valentines Day and it really was fun. We went to California Pizza Kitchen before the concert and it was so tasty, Jessica Simpson performed first and SHE IS NOT FAT! If she is fat then I am a whale, she did an okay job for who she is but the boys did so amazing, they put on such a good show! We were on the floor and they are so handsome. Chris had a good time too!!!

Truck-

2009-03-14T17:17:00.006-06:00

This would be Christopher's new truck.... He got it a few days after I got my car. He needed a 'bigger' truck to pull the trailer and the CAT and his other silly things, He likes it and it happy with it so, so am I! It is a Chevy which is a big deal because he only buys Fords... It is nice and rides 'smooth.'

Maddison

2009-02-23T21:28:00.005-07:00

This would be my new baby girl, Madison! She is a 2009 Mazda Speed3 and I can't get enough of her! I just got her and I didn't even know how to drive it! Christopher had to drive it off the lot because it is a Manual. I finally learned after MANY tears, I wanted to break up with Chris and Sale it all in the same day. But, then! I finally learned!!! Yay! It is super fun and now Christopher thinks he needs a new truck... we will see.

First Time

2009-02-23T21:10:00.005-07:00

Hey! Jentri here, I decided to take up blogging because the weather is getting warm and Christopher is starting to be a busy boy... I need something to occupy my time while he works so hard.
We are currently looking for a home and it is SUPER stressful but fun and it will all happen when the time is right, we aren't moving in together until we wed and who knows when this will be ;)
We are doing well and hopefully we do fun things that I can blog about!