People in your life....

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

Saving Brett Fafard....

I was on facebook a couple of weeks and I saw that a friend of mine I use to go to church with has stage 3 testicular cancer... nobody should ever have to go though this!! My thoughts are with you Brett and your family. Here is some more info if you guys would like to help out. Stay strong and keep fighting hard Brett....


As some of you may know, our brother (Brett Fafard) was recently diagnosed (June 8, 2009) with Stage III Testicular Cancer.

At the time of writing this, Brett has currently undergone his 1st round of chemotherapy and has had 2 surgeries to combat the cancer that has invaded his abdomen, chest, liver, lungs and neck. He will be going through about 3-4 more rounds of chemotherapy and after that, possibly more surgery or radiation therapy.

He still has a long way to go in his treatment and is enduring and fighting through the side effects currently accompanying the treatments.

On top of fighting for his life, Brett was forced to withdraw from school during his treatment, and lost his job due to his current inability to work his shifts at the plasma center.
If these challenges weren’t enough, Brett falls into the largest group of uninsured Americans, those aged 19-29. Like a lot of people his age, Brett is too old to be on his parents’ policy, makes too much to qualify for public health care (yikes, $10 per hour is too much?) but can’t afford private insurance.

As a show of support for Brett, we are organizing our own fundraising effort. We are hoping to raise enough money to cover some of his expenses.

If anyone is able to help us reach our goal that would be absolutely great!

We are also looking for anyone who would be willing to gather sponsors, or would be willing to help out in any way. Any and all types of donations will be gratefully accepted, to bring us all closer to our goal of getting Brett through this time, back to health and the full life he is used to!

If you are able to contribute, please click on the link below and make donations through paypal. We also have established a bank account at Wells Fargo. You can go into any branch and make a deposit under Carrie and Mike Butler for the benefit of Brett Fafard zip code 84088. Or click here for http://www.paypal.com paypal the benefit account email address is brettfafard@q.com for paypal.

As you might imagine, Brett is going through a lot and spending most of his time at the hospital these days. Please send your well wishes at this time to this event page only so we can respect his privacy through this difficult time. We will continue to post updates and messages from Brett each week. Thanks for the support!

My New Laptop...

So it's been a while since I have updated my blog I know I'm sorry for that, I have been really busy with work. I got a new laptop too(and by the way still trying to get use to it) but to be honest I don't really know why I got a new laptop cause I hardly turn it on anymore. I have an Iphone and I use that for everything so if I can find out how to update my blog though my Iphone then I will updated it everyday!! haha Dont ask me why I got a new laptop if I have an Iphone, i'm still asking that same question. Oh and I blame twitter too casue i'm always on there. I will try to update this more I promise.

But I do love my laptop though....

Hair Cut...

While I was down in So Cal my cousin gave me a hair cut. We cut off like 5 to 6 inches. Thanks again cousin

Me and My Best friend hanging out...

Me and Layla hanging out at Keva Juice

Getting some food for the ride home

Layla and I after her bath...

She's so clean and smells so good

I'm such and good Aunt I even shared my pizza with her

just hanging out

and this is what happens to us after a long day of shopping and playing...

Sleeping Best Friends...

My Best Friend's trip to Downtown Disney.....

So we didn't get to go to Disneyland, we went to Downtown Disney instead. I was perfectly fine with that, I didn't want to run into Mickey and Minnie and there friends anyways!! If anyone who knows me I don't do people dressed up it's just not my thing and I know what your saying your 25 get over it!! Well to all of you who say that I don't I have always been scared and always will be.

This is as close as I'll ever get to Minnie Mouse.....

My Best Friend, Me and Jen having fun

Just us girls

Me and my best Friend..

I love Minnie.. I mean Layla

My Sister's Keeper

Mom and I went to the movies the other night and went and saw My Sister's Keeper. If you need a good cry and a laugh and the same time then this is the movie for you. I loved this movie and its one of my favorites. Everyone should go see this movie.

Life is short....

" Sometimes when you're young, you think nothing can hurt you. It's like being invincible. Your whole life is ahead of you when you have big plans. Big plans... to find your perfect match. The one that completes you. But as you get older, you relize it's not always that easy. It's not until the end of your life that you relize how the plans you made were simple plans. Because at the end, when you're looking back, insteadof looking forward.. you want to believe that you made the most of what life gave you. You wanna believe that you're leaving something good behine. You want it all to have mattered.

Losing your journey...

"And losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But losing your reason for the journey... is a fate more cruel."

Avoiding Arguments...

"Don't avoid a good argument, just a bad one."

Finding Hope....

"The most important things in the world have been accmplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."

Never get to angry...

"Don't let yourself get so angry that you stop loving, because one day you will wake up from that anger and the person you love won't be around anymore."

People in your life...

"There are certain people who are not meant to fit in your life, no matter how much you want them to be."

Holding onto the memories....

"The only reason people hold onto memories so tight is because memoires are the only thing that won't change when everything else does."

Falling off the bridge..

"If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't follow. I'd be at the bottom to catch them when they fall."

Death...

"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live."

My New Obsession....

So my new obsession is Twitter. I love this site. I'm on it like 100 times a day. If you have one add me at wendijerich. I think its really cool.

Living Life..

"Remember, life is only understood backwards, but has to be lived forward. Someday we will understand why certian things happen."

My Week So Far....

HAS BEEN CRAZY....

but I'm loving it

My best friend has been here and we have had a great time.

I was playing with the bubbles with her. She was very confused and couldn't find where the bubbles were going.

we were at the Giants game today and they won!!

me Layla and Jen

Layla enjoyed the game

Matt, Jeremy, Me, Layla and Jen waiting for the game to start

Getting ready to go home

She had to have some Ice Cream and her Birthday. I bought here a little Clown Cone...

and she enjoyed, can you tell? She got it all over inclueding me too.

but I didn't care casue she's still my best friend

Then she took a bath. I hope you had a good day. Happy Birthday, Best friend I love you!

Letting Things Go...

I've learned that things change, people change, and it doesn't mean you forget the past or try to cover it up. It simply means that you move on and treasure the memories. Letting go doesn't mean giving up... it means accepting that some things weren't meant to be."

Address In The Stars...

ADDRESS IN THE STARS

I stumbled across your picture today

I could barely breathe

The moment stopped me cold

and grabbed me like a thief

I dialed your number but you wouldn't be there

I knew the whole time but it's still not fair

I just wanted to hear your voice

I just needed to hear your voice

What do I do with all I need to say

so much I wanna tell you everyday

though it breaks my heart

I cry these tears in the dark

I write these letters to you

but they get lost in the blue

cause theres not address in the stars

Now I'm driving

though the pitch black dark

I'm screaming at the sky

oh cause it hurts so bad

Everybody tells me

oh all I need is time

Then the morning rolls in

and it hits me again

that aint nothing but a lie

What do I do with all I need to say

So much I wanna tell you everyday

though it breaks my heart

I cry these tears in the dark

I write these letters to you

but they get lost in the blue

cause there's no address in the stars

Without you hear with me

I dont know what to do

I'd give anything

just to talk to you

though it breaks my heart

oh it breaks my heart

All I can do is write these letters to you

but theres no address in the stars

This sums up how I have felt for the past three years. I miss you Black Grandma! I wish you were still here with me. The day you died a part of me died too.

Accomplishing the impossible....

"We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible."

This is what happenes....

WHEN YOU DON'T WEAR SUNSCREEN!!!

Mom dad and I went to Reno yesterday and watched my cousin Jace Brinkerhoff play ball. It was 35 degrees but felt like 20 degrees. We froze our butts off!! ( And I want to move to Utah.) The sun was out (as you can tell.) But it was flippin cold!! I still had fun but now my face hurts today!!

The Truth...

"Even if the truth hurts it's always better than a lie."