Jorge's Space

IT'S A GIRL!!

2009-09-14T15:17:00.000-07:00

This is Tiffany again. Yes, we finally found out that we are going to be blessed with a little girl somewhere around the 26th of January. We went in for our hour long ultrasound last Friday and she is very healthy and growing on on track. I will try and post some tummy pictures so everyone can see how much I've grown in the past couple months. So far I have been feeling very good and am blessed to have such a smooth pregnancy so far. I just pray that continues all the way through.
We also found out today that Jorge tore his ACL and is going to have to have surgery on it in the next few weeks. Apparently he tore it all the way back in college the very first time he hurt his knee and it just started giving him more problems with in the last month so we finally got it checked. Much to his dismay he'll be limited to what he can do for a little while. We figured it would be better to do the surgery now though before the baby comes so he'll be back up and going by the time she's here. Other than that, not much is happening in our world.
Take care and we love you all!

Friday, August 21st 2009

2009-08-21T10:02:00.000-07:00

Recap of today, trying to get over being sick, have been sick the last 3 days, I gave my sickness to TIffany, not on purpose, but she doesn't have as bad as i do, thank god since she's still pregnant, the 79 Ford is the shop, leaking gas from the fuel pump and needs a new gasket for gas tank since it would spill gas everytime i would fill up with gas, even though my truck is red that doesn't mean its should be a fire hazard. "bad joke, i know" tomorrow we are going to a wedding here in town, our 3rd wedding of the summer, and just relaxing the rest of the weekend,

Check it out

2009-08-14T11:20:00.000-07:00

Its our anniversary today, its been 5 years since I married my beautiful wife Tiffany. I've been keeping up with our day on Facebook, checkout my profile on Facebook, hopefully you are on Facebook so you can see, if your not on FB, this is your opportunity to join us in the new way to communicate without even saying a word.

Hey

2009-08-04T06:36:00.000-07:00

Quick note, my cuts on my neck are getting better (had a four wheelin mishap), no more playing softball for me this year, i need to get some stuff done around the house, we need to remodel our coat closet and pantry, but tomorrow we leave for Nebraska, my sister is getting married, driving 11 hours to get there, got back from washington last tuesday night and still haven't posted pictures, maybe tonight,

ANNOUNCEMENT!!

2009-07-28T15:22:00.000-07:00

Just so there is no confusion this is Tiffany writing this blog since my wonderful husband doesn't seem to have much time on his hands these days.
I wanted to let everyone know that we are going to be adding another addition to our family. Yes, Jorge and I are finally expecting a little bundle of joy!! My due date is January 28th so we have a few months before the baby comes but I have a feeling they will fly by just like the last 3 months have. We will let everyone know what we are having once we find out but that probably won't happen for another few weeks.
Other than the news of us having a baby we both have been staying extremely busy this summer. Jorge was coaching baseball for a legion team here in town so I was pretty much a widow for the last few months. We didn't get to see each other much but I know it's something he loves to do so I'm glad he has that opportunity. We also have been doing a lot of traveling to see my family in South Dakota for the 4th as well as a quick weekend trip to Nebraska to see his family. We have one more trip planned before the end of the summer to Nebraska for Valerie's wedding, Jorge's sister. After that I am looking forward for a few months of normal before the baby comes.
We will continue to keep everyone updated on the baby news as well as our own lives. Keep in touch and we love you all! God Bless!! :)

Golfing at Work

2009-06-03T14:12:00.000-07:00

I'm glad i work for a company that takes time out of busy day at work to take a break to go golfing. The other day we took about a half day off of work and went to the park and had a picnic and also played a round of mini golf, it was awesome to be outside and enjoy the day and take a break. God has blessed me with a great job and a great company to work for where the sky is the limit and the opportunities are endless. In the pic you can see me and our team heading for the next hole. FOOOOOUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Forgot my password

2009-06-03T09:14:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile since i've posted on my blog, its been so long that i forgot my password to sign in, how sad is that. I probably was typing it incorrectly, well since most of you know since the last time i posted a blog, Tiffany and I went to Cancun the last of April and we had a wonderful time. I have updated my Facebook account better than i have my blog, so if you have a facebook account add me as your friend if you haven't already, and if you don't have a facebook account, its about time you get with the times, lol. Anyways after our trip to Cancun, which by the way we did not get infected with Swine Flu, i was still healing up from my ankle injury and it just rained most of May here in OK, also in May we went to SD for Tiffany High School Reunion. Things haven't gotten pretty crazy lately, i'm coaching baseball again this summer and i'm in charge of our church's softball league, with those two things and doing things around the house, i barely see my wife, but she supports me in all this and she knows that during baseball season i won't be around much. This summer looks likes it going to be busier with more traveling, to SD over the 4th, WA for Alex's Wedding, and NE for Vals Wedding, and that basically over a month's time. I wanted to go to Cali for Pam's wedding but it just didn't work out, sorry Pam, i will call you later. I know most of my blogs are pretty long and i appreciate everybody who reads them, recap:

Tiffany has been working a lot of overtime lately because of the mortgage rates being so low, i already typed what i have been up to lately with baseball and such, this week my bro Jaime got a new job, Valerie just got done with her first year of teaching and is flying to NE today, Mom is probably busy planning for Val's wedding and putting on a wedding shower for Val this weekend, and Dad is probably working hard like always and is in middle of irragating season and cultavating, but i thank him for the example of not be afraid to work hard and earn everything you have. Us Galvan's have become spreadout and I thank God that he has us in his Hands and we are walking in his plans. I could type a lot more and go into detail, if you want to hear more stayed tuned or give me a call,

Cruise Control/Ankle/Easter/London

2009-04-09T11:26:00.000-07:00

I can’t believe it has been more than a month since I have updated my blog. Things happen in our lives but I need to take the time to right some of it down. Lately we have been kind of like on cruise control. With work and church and doing stuff around the house and outside, it all seems to become a big blur at times. Tiffany has been working overtime at her job because the Mortgage rates have been dropping and that constitutes to more applications that come in. She recently had been on a 3 month trail period to get a promotion from Loan processor to Loan Officer, so she took the Loan Officer position with lots of enthusiasm and zeal and now the job is hers. Congrats Honey. So with her new job and overtime and Easter coming up with the church Tiffany has been pretty much working on her music for Easter, having worship team practice, working, doing chores around the house and sleeping. As for me, almost 3 weeks ago I sprained by ankle pretty bad playing basketball. I’m in a league here at work and after work is when we usually play, but about three weeks ago I wasn’t playing anymore I was being carried out to the parking lot. This was my first really bad ankle sprain, it hurt and it swelled up to about the size of a softball. I went from work to the couch for about two weeks and I thought about uploading a picture of it on here but I will save you the anguish. Anyways I’m back walking again after being on crutches for about a week, and its getting better. We have trip planned to Playa de Carmen next weekend, so I need to get back to 100% so I can enjoy the beach, the resort and the Fun in the Sun. Pray for us since we have been hearing some things going on in Mexico that are not so great. On another note, my parents just got back from London which was their most amazing trip of their lives thus far. My Dad’s first time on an airplane was on this trip and way to experience his first flight with a direct flight from Denver to London like a 10hr trip. They had a guided tour the whole time and even checked out Paris for a day. Checkout my mom’s Facebook and all the pictures are up there. Stay tuned for pics of our Vacation.

Whirlpool Water Heaters are CRAP!!

2009-03-03T20:39:00.000-08:00

I say the strong statement about my current machine that is suppose to warm up my water so my wife and I can have warm/hot showers because my water heater stop working on me on Thursday night. I got home Thursday night after playing some basketball and as I took a shower i noticed the water wasn't very warm plus i had all of the cold water shut off. After hurrying through my shower I went and checked on the water heater and noticed that the pilot light was off. I tried turning it back on by following the lighting instructions and after 10 times i had no success. Tiffany then came home and took a cold shower and after her many sounds of agony as she took a shower i felt like we were in Mexico again and going through the times with no hot water or in some cases no propane for the tank. I then called Whirlpool early the next morning and to make a long story short, they ended up mailing me the parts that I needed overnight for free since i still had warranty on the unit (now i see why they put 6 year warranties on these things) and I called the plummer so he could come out on Saturday and replace the parts for me. When i got the parts on Saturday i proceeded to replace the parts myself and drain the tank but i called the plummer anyways to finish up my work and to teach me how to do it because by the sounds of it this won't be the last time i replace those parts. The Gas Thermostat and Chamber Assembly had went out only after one year of replacing the entire Water Heater. It was about this time last year that we replaced our water heater and i was pretty upset that after only one year it was already broken. The fix was easy it was just the inconvenience that was the problem. We finally got to take a warm shower on Saturday afternoon and all is well. The plummer recommended me the brand "Bradford White" for future water heaters just in case i would want to replace it, or maybe you are needed to replace yours, look for the Bradford White brand.

February 2009 is History

2009-03-03T20:11:00.001-08:00

Wow, February 2009 came and went like a dream, last time i left off we were going to Nebraska. Tiffany and I made the trip up there on Feb 4th, left after work and drove half way and drove the rest of the way the next morning. It was good to be back in NE. Got to see family, watch Jaime play basketball, see some old friends from high school, and just hang out with relatives. My mom fed us like we were kings and queens while we were there with all kind of delicious meals from the mintue we got there to the second we left. We had enchiladas and tamales the first two days in a row for every meal, and never got tired of them. We also had some empanadas and brought a bunch home with us. Jaime is pretty good at basketball, he's starting as a sophmore for the Varsity team, and the day we got there we saw one of his games that night, it was a tournament, but they had to win that night in order to advance and Jaime's team lost by only 1 point. It was a bummer, Jaime hit a 3 pointer with like 10 seconds left in the game and crowd went crazy, and they had another chance to tie with another 3 pointer but could only make a two point shot and thats how the game ended. But that meant we got to spend more time with Jaime since he wasn't playing the rest of the weekend. He's taller than i am already. He got his license the 20th of February so now he's driving. I remember the days when i was only 16, seems like it was only yesterday. The rest of the month was filled with working, church, and some financial planning, we are going through a Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University class at church and it is totally transforming our lives in the way we spend money and how we think about money, its great and we totally recommend it. There is a saying that D. R. says, "right now we are living like no one else, so later we can live like no one else." Period. And i actually vowed not to buy any clothing this whole year of 2009, which is going to be hard, but I would rather pay myself than spend the money. Keep me accountable.

Whats New

2009-02-03T14:48:00.000-08:00

Today is Tuesday, Feb 3rd. Man where did January go, last week was kind of a crazy week. We had an ice storm on Monday and they sent us home early from work and Tuesday we had late start at work while the ice continued with snow, so needless to say people were getting into accidents everywhere and going off the roads. When these kind of ice storms hit here the road conditions are deadly because its straight ice and no snow to have some kind of traction, Tiffany and I had to even push our car up our driveway in order to put the car in the garage, (she drove and I pushed) after our 45 minute trip from work, which usually takes us 7-10 mintues. But by Wednesday things were back to normal and by Thursday everything was melted and dryed up and on Saturday it was like 70 degrees, crazy weather. In the same week in OK, people can get into a car crash because of icy conditions and on the weekend get a sun burn at the park. No wonder people are getting sick. I Thank God that Tiffany and I survived the week with no major accidents and we are healthy. Tomorrow we are leaving to go to Nebraska to see my family. I haven't been to Nebraska since last year in January. Going to go and see Jaime play some basketball (has a tournament this weekend) and spend time with family. Its always good to go back home, even though i have a home here, there's just something about going back to the place where you grew up. So Tiffany and I will make the 11 hr trip home and get away for a while. Pray for us!!

New Car

2009-01-22T17:22:00.001-08:00

For a several months now we have been thinking of getting another car. I still have my pickup but i didn't want to use it that much anymore. So I stored away the pickup in the garage (to keep it in good condition, its a classic already) and sometimes we just need two cars. During the day Tiffany and I take only one car to work but on certain days or certain occasions we have to go in different directions and thus needing two vehicles. After having a horrible experience with a Jetta we were interested in I found this Accord from a private owner. I have always wanted a Honda and now we have one. Its a great car, it was a great deal and I couldn't pass it up. It was truly a Blessing!!! It has been very well taken care of and I'm hoping it will give us many more years of use, which i'm sure it will. Its dark green even though it looks black. Now i need to clean it up and make sure its up to Jorge's Code. I just wanted to throw that picture of the garage to show my dad where i keep the truck now and its out of the cold, rain, snow, sun, heat and all that outside weather.

Aren't we suupose to have Flying cars by Now, 2009

2009-01-20T12:04:00.000-08:00

If you are reading this right now you are suppose to be seeing a video that Tiffany and I did since we didn't get a chance to do christmas cards this year. The video didn't upload, i waited two hours while it was suppose to upload and i told myself "this was ridiculous, this is way too long." I guess it was to large of a file. I'm going to try to still upload the file or email it, but if not to summarize what we said on the video, we have been very blessed this year in many different areas. Fianancially we have been blessed with me getting a new job in April and Tiffany receiving raises, and just got a promotion. Tiffany is doing really well with her job and the hard work is paying off, i'm so prould of her. We also mentioned that in 2008 you could find us being busy with work, church (which tiffany sings on the worship team and I do the media and sound) and socializing. On about every weekend you can find us going out to eat with some friends or going to some kind of sporting event or some kind of entertainment. We went down to Dallas this past year to watch the Rangers vs Rays, that was an awesome game, Tiffany and I sat on the first row on the third base side. There are alot of other things that occupy our time, like projects around the house like you saw in my last blog, but 2009 keeps looking like its going to be more eventful. My parents are going to London in late March (thats a whole other blog on how they got that trip, for free, i will let you know). Next month we are going to Nebraska to go watch Jaime play in a basektball tournament, he's starting as a sophmore and doing really good. Got 15 points the other night and 12 of the 15 were 3-pointers. Valerie is getting married this summer in NE, hope to see you there. And Tiffany and I have a trip planned to Cancun in April, all of this sounds like a lot but we are only half way thru the year. Anyways i better stop typing because i'm getting carried away and i could write about so much more, but i will type at a later time, God Bless everyone in 2009. Plus we bought a car last week, Honda Accord, great car. Pics up soon!!!!

Guest Bathroom

2008-12-30T19:51:00.000-08:00

(Before) New Sheet Rock just put up

(After) New Paint and New Wall and Trim

Our Bathroom

2008-12-30T19:18:00.000-08:00

(Before) Exposing the Leaking Pipe,

(Before) New Sheet Rock

(After) New Vanity in Front of New Wall

(After) New Flooring and Paint

Christmas Time

2008-12-30T14:49:00.000-08:00

Once again its been forever since i last blogged, since last time, it has snowed here in Oklahoma and it only lasted for about 3 or 4 days and then it all melted. One day it'll be 20 degrees and then the next day it'll be 75. So weird. But we try to get out and enjoy the days when its warmer outside. For Christmas this year Tiffany and I took a week off of work and just stayed home and relaxed. It would have been more relaxing but last Saturday we were going to put down new flooring in our master bathroom and paint it, and then i discovered a leak from one of the pipes inside the wall. The project that i thought was going to take a half a day turned out to last 5 days. The wall that the leak was in separates our two bathrooms and everything around the leak was ruined and water damaged, so we had to fix the leak, replaced the framing boards, put up new sheet rock, get a new vanity, paint both bathrooms, and while we were in the process we added a new outlet to our guest bathroom and painted the tub, and got some new decor and shower curtains and rugs (they look 10 times better now). We finished them last Wednesday night so by Christmas day we were done and we didn't have to work on them anymore for the rest of the week. It was good timing since both Tiffany and I were both off of work. I couldn't have done it without her, God has blessed me with an amazaing wife that has so many skills, all in one day she can wake up make breakfast then put up sheet rock, mud and tape, get all dirty, use power tools, clean up, and then cook supper. I'm not sure how she does it. I'm Blessed. I will post the pictures of our project up tonight. Anyways i hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year.

Pics

2008-12-09T19:30:00.000-08:00

As promised here are some pictures of this past Thanksgiving including neices and nephews and family and others

Uncle Jorge and Aunt Tiffany making sure Hudson plays some Baseball by giving him his first Bat and Ball

Sadie and Hudson

Grandma Carol, Allie, Hudson, Allie, and Gracie

Watching TV

Strike a Pose

Wow

2008-12-09T07:48:00.001-08:00

I can't believe its been almost a month since i last posted a blog, I need to get better at this. Lets catch up a little, over thanksgiving Tiffany's family came into town and we spent Thanksgiving at my Brother-in-laws house here in town, everyone of of Tiffany's family was able to make it excepet her little brother thats in the Marines in Arizona. Also my sister came down with her boyfriend and his brother and his roomate. So obvioulsy by the sounds of it we had a full house. I think with kids and all we had 18-20 people in the house. Each of Tiffany's sister have children, Cari has two, and Aubrey and Danae each have one. Thats puts the pressure on us since Tiffany is the only sister not to have a baby yet. The world can wait for the Galvan baby. One of Tiffany's sister was sick before she came to Thanksgiving and Tiffany ended up getting sick that same weekend, and then last week i got sick and then i gave it to Tiffany so that Galvan home has been full of coughing, sneezing, headache, and blowing noses. Sounds like fun, but we are getting better now. Last week and in the week to come we have like 4 or 5 X-mas parties to go to that my job and Tiffany's job puts on. It should be fun, i know this is long, but pictures will be up tonight from Thanksgiving and stayed tuned for pics from the X-mas parties.

2008-11-14T13:20:00.001-08:00

Here's are a couple more

Sometimes

2008-11-14T12:51:00.001-08:00

Sometimes i wonder how i ever go to Bartlesville, OK; its not a bad place to live, its about 35,000 people and its a good place to raise a family (lots of activities for kids). But this is where God wants us and I'd rather have it that way. The city does lack some more resturants, since i moved here i've been hearing they are going to bring a Red Lobster and Olive Garden here, but to this day that hasn't happened. Good thing Tulsa is close by, we go there to absorb the city life and the energy that it brings, which both Tiffany and I like. This is a picture of a couple of the buildings in downtown B'ville, the one in the background is the one i work in, pretty cool pic.

Time Flies when your Having Fun

2008-11-14T09:42:00.000-08:00

Its funny how fast time flies by, i remember when i was younger people would tell me how fast time would past when you get older, but when i was young i wanted to be older and be able to drive and not have to go to school, etc but now that i'm older i wish i was younger or at least stay young. Since that is not realistic, we all need to cherish everyday we have to live. Live it like its your last. In this picture is Jaime, my little bro, i can't believe he's already a sophmore in highschool, he was only in kindergarden when i graduated high school, its too bad i'm not around as much to see his games and be there while he's growing up, but i am thankful that he's grown up to be a good kid, he's funny, smart, kind hearted, gets along with anybody and has a very bright future, Jaime if you are reading this love ya man, and keep up the good work, it'll take you places, God will Bless you.

Last one for the Night

2008-11-10T21:28:00.000-08:00

This is Tiffany and I at our friends' wedding this past summer.

Shelby

2008-11-10T21:24:00.000-08:00

My brother in law just got home from Iraq and for the past couple months we have been doing him and Danae (his wife) a favor by taking care of Shelby, their dog, she's a neat dog, does all kinds of tricks, but also wants the attention,

Project

2008-11-10T21:09:00.000-08:00

This is my latest project with our house, it was a small one, but its our linen closet and every single closet when we moved in had aluminum shelves, and since then have added all wooden shelves, gives is a nicer look and modern looking. Here are some before and after pics.

Catching Up

2008-11-10T20:48:00.001-08:00

Wow, this is my first time ever to post a blog. My cousin Abner got me into it, since he had one and i thought it would be a great idea to start one of my own to help keep in touch with people and let them know whats going on in my life. Its hard for me to keep in touch with family and relatives because i live so far away from everyone, but God wants us here in this time and I'm cool with that. God has blessed me with a great job here in Bartlesville, OK. (near Tulsa, OK) at Conocophillips, and opportunities are endless. My sister just moved to Oklahoma City about 4 months ago and its good now having her close by. Hopefully this is the first of many blogs that will be posted on here and i will do my best to keep everyone posted on what's going on with Tiffany and I. I can't believe that Tiffany and I have been married for almost 4 1/2 years, its been great and she's a big blessing in my life and without her who knows where i would be or what i would be doing, she urges me to do the things sometimes i don't want to do but i know they are the right thing to do and in the end i'm glad i did it. Thanks Honey. We have lived in Bartlesville for about 3 1/2 years now and have found a church here in town that we absolutely love, Tiffany sings on the worship team and i'm in the sound booth doing sound or running the media part mostly every sunday. We have found good friends here and we are glad we have found friends we can rely on through good and bad. Funny thing when i first moved to B'ville i found out i had a cousin here, her name is Maria Lorton, maybe some of you might know her, but we mexicans pretty much have family anywhere we go, we are family oriented. Anyways this is really long winded and sorry for being a little lengthy, but its my first blog so its ok. So with work, church, socializing, and housework, we keep pretty busy. We have been in our current house for 3 years now and have totally remodeled it. We made it our own and really homey, pics will come soon. Anytime you are in our area let me know and we have two extra bedrooms you can use. i will put up some recent pictures of us that way you don't forget what we look like, God Bless.