Familia Balanzategui Pastor: A quarter of a century old!

Monday, March 28, 2011

A quarter of a century old!

So I turned 25 on Wednesday, March 9th. I'm a quarter of a century old. I cannot believe it! Honestly, it seems like just yesterday I was living at home,
-waking up at 5ish am to go to seminary
-playing in band concerts for Christmas (Yes I was a band geek)
-being Drum Major of the marching band during my junior and senior year of high school
-being in the Young Women program and going to girl's camp each summer
-getting in trouble with the Crazy Crew (remember that night we climbed the shopping center roof)

And then there were the college years:
-I still remember vividly the day my mom and dad said goodbye outside V-hall building, my new home for the next year.
-attending my first college English class at 8 a.m.
-going home that summer and working at Mary Kay and being excited to have a full-time internship position with them, getting paid $16/hr
-sophomore year living in the townhome with Jenny, Darcie, and Brittany
-junior year living with Gris, Blanca, and Kristen
-getting the coolest job ever at the LAO (library administrative office) as a student secretary
-meeting Jacob and realizing he was the one!

Married life:
-our first apartment; small, cozy, and new
-finding out we were expecting!
-our first family ward and being called the YSA advisors
-our second apartment and having my sisters live in Utah

and the list goes on....

I have come a long way and am very happy with life! I feel very blessed to have a wonderful husband. I have the sweetest 2 year old who doesn't stop amazing me with the things he does each day. And the new beautiful addition to our family this year, Hannah. She is a mellow, cuddling, chubster. She's growing fast!

Well back to the birthday. It was a good one. I had blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Ate at the Cheesecake factory for the first time. We arrived and Hannah and Malachi fell asleep so Jacob and I enjoyed a quiet dinner for half an hour or so! The food was amazing. Jacob and Malachi bought me a cheesecake that we enjoyed for the next two weeks! I felt very much loved that day. It was a good 25th birthday! I am 25. Wow. I am getting old! :)

Malachi & I ready to head out.


Rebbeca made this delicious cookie cake.

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Our Story

Jacob and I met with the help of my uncle, David Martinez. My uncle was the bishop of a ward Jacob served in during his mission. He gave Jacob my cell phone number, or so Jacob thought, during a phone call Jacob had with him after his mission. I had already met Jacob during his last two weeks of his mission, Norma introduced us, because his last area was my home ward. Jacob and I started hanging out in Provo when Fall school semester started at the Y. And that's how it all started.

Jacob and I were married on June 2, 2007 in Dallas, Texas.

We lived in Provo, UT while both of us finished school on April 2010. Jacob majored in Sociology and I graduated in Chemistry.

We lived on the East Coast, Delaware to be exact, for almost 2.5 years! We enjoyed it. Made some amazing friends! I loved the warm, mild climate and all the green trees! I guess because it reminds me of good ole' Texas.

We recently moved to Frisco, Texas. And are loving the area!!

We have a 5 year old boy who's into action figures and loves music. He will start kindergarten this Fall 2013 and is learning to read. He is good at math. He has the most charitable heart and is the best big brother a sister could have.

Hannah "banana," like we call her, is 2! She is into action figures just as much as her brother. We are slowly introducing her to Disney princesses and is a Little Mermaid fan. She loves to mimic her brother and follow him everywhere. She is my drama queen and the one that tests my patience the most.

Rachel is such a mellow baby. She is coming up to 7 months. She is my big baby! She is starting to become more interactive and sits up on her own. She is sleeping through the night and slowly eating solids. Her routine consists of eating, sleeping, and exploring the world. As long as she's fed and diaper cleaned she is content.