8 shows I love to watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy (although it has gotten a little scandalous these days)
2. Private Practice
3. Pushing Daisies
4. Dancing With the Stars
5. Fringe
6. Bones
7. CSI (all of them)
8. One Tree Hill
8 favorite restaurants:
1. Applebees
2. The Olive Garden
3. Ming's
4. Sakura
5. Red Lobster (I actually don't like seafood, but the biscuits and aztec chicken are great)
6. El Cazador
7. Johnny Carino's
8. Texas Roadhouse
8 things that happened yesterday:
1. Went to work
2. Did lots of laundry
3. Made steak fajitas for dinner (yum!)
4. Worked on the monthly primary newsletter I have to get done by Friday
5. Wrapped the Christmas presents I have already gotten for Jared (I know, I can't believe I am so far ahead either)
6. Caught up on my shows online
7. Did more laundry, and got all of it done... seriously, EVERYTHING!
8. Wrote in my journal
8 things I am looking forward to:
1. My date with Jared tonight!
2. Ballroom dancing classes that start this Saturday!
3. Spending my $50 :)
4. My birthday!
5. The election saga to be over
6. My next Dr.'s appointment- I just can't get enough of listening to her heartbeat, etc.
7. Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year's
8. Buying more baby stuff
8 things on my wish list:
1. A healthy, full-term baby girl.
2. $1/gallon gas.
3. Milk chocolate becoming healthy for us.
4. That I could go skiing this year.
5. More money to buy more stocks and real estate right now while prices are down.
6. A plane and pilot's license so we could visit family whenever we wanted, and we could just go pick up Zane and his family so I could spoil those kids rotten, chat with my big sis & get one of Zane's awesome hugs.
7. There were a few more meals on my menu pallet (getting a little bored with the same things) & that I had all the ingredients and cooking equipment to make anything I wanted to.
8. My house, laundry and cars stayed clean on their own!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
We are having a....
I thought about dragging this out so you all had to read through a ton of stuff before I actually told you what the baby is, but that is too cruel... I'm not very patient myself, so I couldn't do it.
We are having a GIRL!!! We are very excited! It is nice to that I no longer have to refer to her as "it", and everything seems more real now. Once again, she bounced around like crazy during the entire ultrasound and had the ultrasound tech laughing because it was really hard to take any decent pictures. Every time she was in line for a picture, she would bolt. The ultrasound tech thought it was amazing that I sleep at all! The other thing was that she kept her hands up in front of her face so it was hard to get a good picture of her face, too. Maybe she is shy, but I think stubborn is more like it! Oh, and we plan on naming her Emma! Anyway, we are very excited and can't wait until she is here!
We are having a GIRL!!! We are very excited! It is nice to that I no longer have to refer to her as "it", and everything seems more real now. Once again, she bounced around like crazy during the entire ultrasound and had the ultrasound tech laughing because it was really hard to take any decent pictures. Every time she was in line for a picture, she would bolt. The ultrasound tech thought it was amazing that I sleep at all! The other thing was that she kept her hands up in front of her face so it was hard to get a good picture of her face, too. Maybe she is shy, but I think stubborn is more like it! Oh, and we plan on naming her Emma! Anyway, we are very excited and can't wait until she is here!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Things I Love About Fall!
1. The smells. Homemade soup, donuts and pumpkin cookies, some of the fall comfort foods/smells of my childhood. They really take me somewhere else when I smell them. I also love the smell of the air and love taking deep breaths of the crisp fall air.
2. The colors. I love it when everything is pretty and green, but when the leaves are changing in the fall and the sun is warm, not bright, there is a special, beautiful glow everywhere.
3. The sounds. Kids laughing on the playground at school. The crunch of the leaves as I walk, the different songs the birds sing in the fall, and my favorite- when there is a light breeze that makes all the leaves on the trees flutter.
4. The holidays. Or at least the approach of them. I have always liked Halloween because my birthday is just a few days after it, but I also love the warm feeling as Thanksgiving and Christmas approach that I start getting. Apparently I catch the Christmas Spirit in September/October every year. I just love it!
5. General Conference. It is such a constant. It doesn't matter where we are or who we are with. Everything stops for those 8 hours and we get to feel that peace and security and Spirit. This year was no exception.
6. The warmth. I honestly like nothing better than waking up a little bit before my alarm goes off (or hitting the snooze button) and dozing under a nice warm comforter while the sound of the air from the furnace lulls me back to sleep. I also love to feel the warmth of the sun on my face in the fall becuase it isn't hot, just warm. There are very few things that feel as nice as going from the cool air outside to a nice warm house. Or vice versa sometimes. I think I just like the contrast.
Well, there are so many more, but these are the best! I really do love fall!
2. The colors. I love it when everything is pretty and green, but when the leaves are changing in the fall and the sun is warm, not bright, there is a special, beautiful glow everywhere.
3. The sounds. Kids laughing on the playground at school. The crunch of the leaves as I walk, the different songs the birds sing in the fall, and my favorite- when there is a light breeze that makes all the leaves on the trees flutter.
4. The holidays. Or at least the approach of them. I have always liked Halloween because my birthday is just a few days after it, but I also love the warm feeling as Thanksgiving and Christmas approach that I start getting. Apparently I catch the Christmas Spirit in September/October every year. I just love it!
5. General Conference. It is such a constant. It doesn't matter where we are or who we are with. Everything stops for those 8 hours and we get to feel that peace and security and Spirit. This year was no exception.
6. The warmth. I honestly like nothing better than waking up a little bit before my alarm goes off (or hitting the snooze button) and dozing under a nice warm comforter while the sound of the air from the furnace lulls me back to sleep. I also love to feel the warmth of the sun on my face in the fall becuase it isn't hot, just warm. There are very few things that feel as nice as going from the cool air outside to a nice warm house. Or vice versa sometimes. I think I just like the contrast.
Well, there are so many more, but these are the best! I really do love fall!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Check-up
Yesterday I went to the doctor for my check-up. It was just one of the quick, routine ones, but it is always fun to hear the baby's heartbeat. This kid does NOT stay still, though, and everytime the Doctor would get close enough that we would catch the heartbeat for a second, it would move. It took him a couple of minutes to finally pin the baby down to listen to the heartbeat. When I had my ultrasound at 7 weeks the same kind of thing happened. The ultrasound tech thought it was hilarious because it was just bouncing all over the place. If that is any indication of the kind of energy this baby will have, I better rest while I can! I think that it is amazing that such a tiny little thing can have so much personality already and that I can already care so much about it.
Oh, and we finally dug out our camera and I will be posting pics soon!
Oh, and we finally dug out our camera and I will be posting pics soon!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Four...
4 jobs i have had:
1. Working for my dad on the farm
2. Cashier at grocery stores
3. Merchandising at Sears
4. Paralegal!
4 movies i have seen more than once:
1. Stick It
2. All of the Indiana Jones movies
3. The Little Mermaid (I used to watch it 15 times a day when I was little)
4. The DaVinci Code
4 books i have read more than once:
1. The Walking Drum
2. The Three Musketeers
3. Any Archie book owned by Grandpa or my parents : )
4. The Book of Mormon
4 places i have lived:
1. Howe, Idaho
2. Pocatello, Idaho in the dorms
3. Pocatello, Idaho in the Collegiate House
4. Twin Falls, Idaho
4 tv shows i watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Pushing Daisies
3. CSI (all of them)
4. Flashpoint
4 places i have been:
1. California- Disneyland, Sea World
2. New York- New York City, Greene
3. Cincinnati
4. I haven't been very many places, I'm counting Cincinnati and we only had a layover there, never even left the airport! : )
4 people who text me regularly:
1. Clint
2. Chantelle
3. Eric
4. Kelsi
4 of my favorite foods:
1. Chocolate!
2. Pasta salad!
3. Dill pickle dip! (seriously, it is amazing)
4. Hamburgers off the grill with fresh onions, tomatoes, etc. (yum!)
4 places i would like to visit:
1. New York City! We loved it! (And more of the east coast, too.)
2. Brazil (where Jared served his mission)
3. Europe (Italy, London, Germany, Ireland, Isle of Man)
4. Australia
4 things i am looking forward to in the coming year:
1. Ballroom dancing class with Jared!
2. October 16th! (we find out what we are having)
3. Going to the Twin Falls temple!
4. Adding a new member to our family!
1. Working for my dad on the farm
2. Cashier at grocery stores
3. Merchandising at Sears
4. Paralegal!
4 movies i have seen more than once:
1. Stick It
2. All of the Indiana Jones movies
3. The Little Mermaid (I used to watch it 15 times a day when I was little)
4. The DaVinci Code
4 books i have read more than once:
1. The Walking Drum
2. The Three Musketeers
3. Any Archie book owned by Grandpa or my parents : )
4. The Book of Mormon
4 places i have lived:
1. Howe, Idaho
2. Pocatello, Idaho in the dorms
3. Pocatello, Idaho in the Collegiate House
4. Twin Falls, Idaho
4 tv shows i watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Pushing Daisies
3. CSI (all of them)
4. Flashpoint
4 places i have been:
1. California- Disneyland, Sea World
2. New York- New York City, Greene
3. Cincinnati
4. I haven't been very many places, I'm counting Cincinnati and we only had a layover there, never even left the airport! : )
4 people who text me regularly:
1. Clint
2. Chantelle
3. Eric
4. Kelsi
4 of my favorite foods:
1. Chocolate!
2. Pasta salad!
3. Dill pickle dip! (seriously, it is amazing)
4. Hamburgers off the grill with fresh onions, tomatoes, etc. (yum!)
4 places i would like to visit:
1. New York City! We loved it! (And more of the east coast, too.)
2. Brazil (where Jared served his mission)
3. Europe (Italy, London, Germany, Ireland, Isle of Man)
4. Australia
4 things i am looking forward to in the coming year:
1. Ballroom dancing class with Jared!
2. October 16th! (we find out what we are having)
3. Going to the Twin Falls temple!
4. Adding a new member to our family!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
News!
Ok, I have waited plenty long to officially announce this... I'm pregnant! So far everything is looking good and last week we got to hear the heartbeat for the first time. The baby is due on March 2nd and we are very excited! Time is flying! I find it hard to believe that I am almost 14 weeks! I'm not showing yet, but I'm going to enjoy that while it lasts. : )
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Rafting
On the 4th we went to Alpine to go rafting with Jared's family. The water level was about three times higher than last year, and it was quite a challenge. Last year we spent most of the time joking around, shoving each other out of the raft, and took on a couple of intense rapids. This year, those "intense rapids" we thought we experienced last year were NOTHING. Within about 5 minutes of taking off, we hit some rapids a little bit sideways and 6 of 9 people fell out. I was one of the lucky ones who didn't. It was pretty chaotic for a few minutes until we got out of the rapids, found all of the paddles and got everyone back in the raft. After we got everyone settled and calmed down, we counted heads and realized Jared was missing. Somehow he popped out of the rapids and kept heading down the river for the next set of rapids. Another raft took him in until we caught up to them. After our first incident, we were more focused. For a family of adrenaline junkies, I was surprised by how intense it became. We made it down the rest of the river without too much trouble. I thought we were pros by the time we got done! Well, except for the very end when we lost a paddle and a couple of people almost floated off down the river again. : ) We were all feeling pretty exhausted by the end of the trip, so we only went down once. We decided it will be an annual trip because we all love rafting so much, but we are going to try for a day in August next year when the water level is a little lower.
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