Baby Bleske... due September 5th

Here we are... 12 weeks into pregnancy! It has been a bumpy road filled with doctor's appointments and lots of visits to take blood, etc., but we are happy to be out of the woods, and well on our way as Dr. Cedars told us today!

We have a loooonnnnng way to go, but wanted to share the first big milestone in being a parent... getting this far!

We now pronounce you...

Here is our amazing wedding video from our photographer, Cameron Ingalls. Hope you enjoy.



Please check out www.ingallsphotography.com to check out more of his amazing work.

Lady in the Pool!

So as most of you know, it has been HOT here... beyond hot! And black dogs don't like the heat... but they do love pools! Or at least mine does!

The letter to the president

My mom recently went through all of my school records and came across some of my great writing. I thought I would give you a couple of samples. Notice the spelling... I was pretty good for 9 years old, but I had a couple of slip ups!

Letter written to President Reagan; I was nine years old.


"January 25, 1988
Dear President Reagan,
I think it's a good idea to have peace. If we didn't, kids will never have a future. It just won't be the same without peace.

If you can, please tell Nancy to call me. I want people to know about strangers. Kids in my school distric don't understand. Maybe when you visit your horses.

My school is: Ocean View School Cougars, 1208 Linda Dr., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 1-805-489-1351.
My phone number is:

Please send a letter, two pictures of you and Nancy, with autographs, and two books. I want one for my friend. Don't send people and boms to anyone! Thank you!

Love,
Alisa Floyd"

I will post some more fun stuff later!!!

The one about our 1st anniversary!

I can't believe it has been a year since our wedding! We celebrated our anniversary on Monday night, nu-bleske style. Mike went by and got cake from Madonna Inn (we didn't save our cake topper- see below) and we packed a bottle of champagne and went by our favorite mexican take out for burritos to go. Then we headed out to Sunset Drive-In and watched Indiana Jones and Iron Man. It was perfect!

This last weekend was Mike's good friend (and business partner) Tei's wedding, and it just so happened to be at Tiber Canyon Ranch! We had a blast... Mike was in the wedding, and we enjoyed the company of old friends and new ones. Thursday started the festivities with an Attendants Get Together at the Dwiggins home. Friday, Mike enjoyed a boys only day, while I headed over to the office to help with flowers. We then headed over to the site for the rehearsal, followed by dinner at Seaventure. I hadn't been there in years, and it was quite good! I then headed out to finish flowers with the bride's family while Mike went out with the boys. Saturday was an early morning, more flowers, followed by site set up, and then a beautiful wedding! I don't have any pics yet, I am relying on others for pictures, but will post when I do. We then went to Native (the old Mission Grill) for an after party, which was a blast! Even the bride and groom came! It was nice to spend the weekend, reminiscing about our own wedding, but not having to do it again.

Here is a picture of us from a year ago, and one from this weekend.

PS: For our wedding cake, we had a Madonna Inn beauty. They advised us not to save the top, but instead, call them a week before our anniversary and they would make a copy of the top. Well, we forgot, so a couple of slices of cake from their bakery had to do :)

The one about Winston, a.k.a. the Captain...

Loving, gentle and happy. That is how I would describe the 18 year old black lab mix that we rescued almost 17 years ago. He had been left by his owner, only to have Animal Services out soon to pick him up. My mother recalls that I called her, frantically, saying that we needed to save him, and I was the only one who could (I was 12... any animals heroine). We took him in... skiddish at first, not quite sure of his new home, but he was familiar with me over the year, as I would walk by him and feed him bisquits on my way to school.

He has seen dogs and cats come and go throughout our family, and has been the "grandpa" to our new pups. He acts like the wiseman, as Thor, Lady & Lucy come to give him kisses, almost as if they are seeking approval or permission. Killer Kat had a love for him unlike any other, snuggling up to him, especially on his last days.

So today, we said good-bye to him. Any of my friends and family who have come through our house know of Winston, and know he loved everyone.

If there is a heaven, it's certain our animals are to be there. Their lives become so interwoven with our own, it would take more than an archangel to detangle them. ~Pam Brown

The one about the dog behind the couch...

Today was an exciting day for Thor (our yorkie mix)... today when I went out to work on the front yard, the dogs got up in the window as usual, to watch me and bark at the neighbors.

Our house is set up with a couch in front of the window, with about a foot between the couch and wall, with two bookcases on either side of it. So as I am talking with a neighbor, Thor starts barking his head off and Lady (the border-retriever) decides to jump up with him. My neighbor laughs, and says, "uh oh... looks like one fell down." Happens all the time, I thought, and went back to my watering.

As I took off my work shoes and came in the house, I noticed.... no Thor! Hmm... then I realized...

Don't worry, he's out now... but I made him wait while I took his picture!