A new challenge...Soccer

My sister Mandy has been asking me to join an indoor soccer league. She first asked me last summer. And even though I really wanted to do it, I felt that physically I wouldn't be able to do it. Well, that was 50 lbs ago. So, she just called and asked me if I'd be interested in joining a beginner's team. She said most of the people on it have never played soccer before, or very little. So, I've decided I'm going to go for it. I think it's really what I need to give my work out routine a little jump start. They play on Thursday nights up in Salmon Creek at the indoor arena. I'm a little nervous just because I haven't played in about 10 years, but very excited for it.

Car Accident continued...

We were finally able to get a hold of the insurance agent to get our car fixed. We took the car to Alpine Auto off of Highway 99. We are hoping they will do a great job on the repairs. They said we probably won't have to car back before Wednesday. We also got a loaner car. It's an Altima. I've never had a car that you physically Do NOT need a key to start. I'm not kidding. You put your foot on the break, press a button, and the car starts. It's pretty darn cool. (A little hard to get used to, but cool.)

Trust your gut...

You know that feeling you get inside when something doesn't quite seem right? Well, last night Raj and I both got the feeling, and we both ignored it, which turned out to be a really bad thing.

I was invited to a pampered chef party at my Sister Angela's house. I was excited to go, because I like their stuff, and had never been to a party. On my way there, I got a weird feeling. I thought about it on the way up there, and determined that it was probably just nervousness about meeting new people at the party. Later that night, I found out that Raj had the same kind of feeling. He thought maybe I'd get into a car accident or something since it was a really rainy, windy night.

The party was really fun, and everyone had a great time. I was the last one there, because I was giving Joey (my nephew) his birthday gift. My sister got a call from one of the ladies that was at the party. She said when she got home, she noticed glass on her bumper and wondered if she had hit a car backing out her the driveway. Well, it just so happened that I parked my car on the street, mainly because my sister has a flag lot, and it's hard to back out of, at least for me. So, we go out to investigate the car, and find my driver side window completely broken! The lady backed into the car, hit my mirror, and the mirror smashed into the window and left a huge hole in the window. The entire window was shattered! After my sister and her husband tried to patch the hole up with a plastic bag, and tape, and got soaked in the process, we determined that I couldn't drive it home, it was just too unsafe, especially with the weather, so we parked the car in my sister's garage...luckily she can actually use her garage for what it's intended for...parking a car...and she took me home.

So, now I am with out my car. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to get a hold of her Insurance agent and get the car fixed. I tried twice today to reach him, but failed.

In the beginning...

We have decided to start a blog to capture our daily adventures.

A little about ourselves:

Raj is a Pharmacy Tech at Walgreens. He is also in school. He is finishing 3 classes for pre-requisites for Pharmacy school. We found out in March that he got into Pharmacy school and will start in August at Pacific University in Oregon! Hooray! This has been a goal of ours for about 5 years.

Deena works full time in Customer Service for C-TRAN. She is also attending college in hopes of someday being able to check "college degree", instead of "some college", on applications and surveys. She has decided to go to Eastern Oregon and major in Health Promotion and Business using their online degree program. One day she hopes to go into Sonography.

We have been married for almost 7 years. We got married in Hawaii, on a small beach over-looking Waikiki. We enjoy taking trips whenever we can find time off of school and work, and try to take at least 1 trip a year.

Last May we adopted a dog from the Oregon Humane Society. His name is Oliver, but we usually call him Ollie. He is a beagle-dachshund mix. He was about a year old when we got him. We have really enjoyed having Ollie as part of our family, and look forward everyday to see what he will do next. He's a very smart puppy and keeps us entertained!

We live in Vancouver, Washington in a house we bought in 2004.