Hot Husband

Ok so I was at a training the other day for a class, and a girl I sat next to, knew Todd. We were talking for a minute, and then she said, "Yeah Todd is so cute! We are always playing around when he comes to fix my computer, it's fun." Well obviously, I kind of was a little weirded out by that because 1 - she was checking out my husband and 2- what did she mean by playing around. So I kind of talked to Todd about it that night, and he was just like... "who is this?" Well after a little bit, he understood who I was talking about, then he said, "I hardly even talk to her!"
Today, I have a friend that has been in a few of my classes look at the blog, well... she said that he was cute too... where did this come from? Now don't get me wrong, I think Todd is probably the hottest thing on this earth and I love him SO MUCH! But it was really strange to hear from 2 different women that my husband is cute... well I guess I'm just one lucky woman!

President's Day Weekend

This past weekend we went to Richfield for a couple of days. While we were there, we decided to make blankets. On Saturday we made a fleece blanket for me, and one for the baby. The one you see us working on is for me. The baby one is yellow and has a bunch of baby foot prints all over it. It's super cute! Also we found some fleece that had Yoda on it and starwars stuff. We couldn't find a backing for that, but on Monday we found some in Cedar City and I made the blanket for Todd on Monday. We've been sleeping with our blankets, and they are SUPER SUPER SUPER warm. It's great living in a basement in the middle of winter and having fleece blankets!

Valentines Day!

Well we had a good valentines day this year. Every year the show choir at the institute goes around all day and sings to different people. The guys sing to the girls and the girls sing to the guys. Well it's kind of been a tradition with us, since before we were dating to send them to each other. I sent them to Todd while he was at work, I was there to watch... then he sent them to me when I was at work. Well.... I work in a computer lab where people go to study, that was kind of funny. We got off work at the same time yesterday so I made Todd leave for like a half hour so I could get stuff put up for him. I found these cute cards at Wal-mart in the shapes of heart and they said "I love you..." so I put reasons why I loved him in the different cards and put them all over our apartment. Todd LOVES Reese's Peanut butter cups. So I found some packages of Reese's hearts. I put those and a bunch of chocolates all over our bed with two silk roses. With his present too. Which was some cologne.. that smells so good! ( It's Mary Kay high intensity... mmmmmmmmmm) And the shirt he's wearing in the picture. I made dinner and then hid in the apartment. He came home and tried to find me. He was way excited. He gave me some roses and Reese's chocolates ( I told you he liked Reese's). After a candle light dinner, we went to a play on campus. The Philadelphia Story, we left at intermission. It wasn't very good, but it's ok because it was free. Then we came home and went to bed, because we were really tired. We're getting old... lol

So this last Friday I we found out so pretty amazing news. I'm pregnant again. We weren't going to tell anyone for a while, but that didn't really work. That night we went to my brother's house. I didn't even say anything and my sister-in-law asked, or basically told me I was pregnant. She said she could just tell. That was a little weird, until the next morning when I went to a baby shower in Beaver. On the way there, I was driving with two of my good friends down here in Cedar. All of a sudden they started talking about a ton of baby stuff. I couldn't hold it in anymore, so I told them. They said they already knew. They were just trying to get it out of me. I asked them how they knew, and they said that they just knew. WELL I went to the baby shower and after it was over, I had another friend kind of pull me off to the side and asked if I was pregnant again... I couldn't lie to her so I said yes. She said that I had a glow around me. So basically! I obviously can't hide it. Another thing that has been weird about this, in December when we went to California, we visited some old family friends of Todd's while we were there. Well, the father of that family is way into Chi. When he found out about my miscarriage, he told me that he could fix me. I was just like.. uh ok. He's a worthy priesthood holder and very active in the church, so I thought that I could trust him. He sat across the room from me asking me different questions. All the while he was doing something with his hands. Chi is energy. Basically he will go through my body and see how the energy is flowing, if it's wrong, he'll correct it. Well after about 10 minutes or so of him doing stuff across the room, he said I was fixed. I was just like... uh ok... Well, about 20 minutes after that, I went to the bathroom, there was blood everywhere. I wasn't on my period, it was like my system had cleaned itself out. I didn't bleed again after that. Well I've only had one cycle since then, so I guess he did fix me. So just so you know, we're pregnant, and we're really excited. We are pretty nervous about it, but we feel good. I haven't been sick yet, so cross your fingers! But just so you know, since I'm awful at keeping secrets! Also, Katelyn, did you feel your baby sooner than you did with Cambree? Like could you feel her there sooner? Like a lot sooner? Like at 4 weeks? Just curious

My pigeon

This is the room with all of the cages... Each cage has a number and each lab partnership has a different number or cage...
This is my bird, Sam. He's pretty chill compared to the rest of the birds. He's starting to get used to us now, which is kind of nice... and I'm not so freaked out anymore.
This is me... pointing to my bird. I didn't want to pick him up because my partner had just been there and I don't want to screw things up.. but this is the stuff I've been doing.. on the table is a scale with a cage on it... it's the silver bowl like thing.. and yeah.. thats what we put the birds in to weigh them.. it's so fun... uh yeah...

Husband Tag

I've been "Husband Tagged"
What is his name?Todd
How long have you been married? Almost 18 months
How long did you date? 1 month
How old is he? 24 almost 25... hehe
Who eats more? depends what we're eating
Who said I love you first? I did...
Who is smarter? It depends on the topic, computers, definitely Todd, Psychology, me...
Whose temper is worse? Mine, most definitely, even though I don't freak out too much
Who does the laundry? We both work on it
Who does the dishes? We work together
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? It changes from night to night
Who pays the bills? I usually write out the checks, but we both contribute...
Who cooks dinner? Me... always me...
Who drives when you are together? We take turns, if he drives one way, I'll drive on the way home...
Who is more stubborn? It depends on the situation
Whose parents do you see the most? Most definitely his mom...
Who proposed? Todd
Who has more friends? Uh, we have the same friends...
Who has more siblings? He has 5 I have 4, BUT, if in-laws are counted, I completely win...
Who wears the pants in the family? We both wear pants...
I Tag Rachel, Kamie, and Brittany, since she'll be married soon... lol

Long Hair

This is how I feel lately. I have until December until I can chop my hair off, but man... I am getting sick of how long it's getting. It's now to the point where it's about 1 1/2 inches from my belt... that's long. I don't really know any styles I can do with it other than down, curly, pony tail, pony tail and braid... and that's about it. I'm not like SUPER good with hair, so I don't really know what to do with this. Does anyone have any ideas of cute hair styles that work with super long hair?

Tucanos

So I forgot to tell you guys about this awesome place. In December, we went to a restaurant named Tucanos. It's in Provo, but it's a Brazilian place. Todd was in heaven! It's the coolest place! It's a buffet, and you can eat whatever you want on the salad bar, but then they have like servers come out to all the table with all different kinds of meats that are SO good! There is a little peg on your table and you have it green if you want them to keep coming or it's red if you want them to stop. They also have this like... grilled pineapple. If you like pineapple it's really good, if you don't, it's ok. Anyway, they are putting one of these in the Gateway mall.. It's amazing if you guys ever get the chance to go, DO IT! It's delicious!

Teaching about Brazil

Earlier this month, Todd and I went to Milford to talk to his sister's third grade class about Brazil. He taught them all about culture and the language and stuff. He's wearing his soccer jersey to show how cool soccer is too. It was pretty fun. We gave them some Guarana. It's a Brazilian drink. If you've never had any, you should definitely try it! Anyway, this is the first year that they haven't asked if it was beer, yes it's beer and we're giving it to a bunch of third graders... Anyway it was fun to watch him teach and he's really funny.

A Prophet Remembered

Last night, I heard the news of our wonderful prophet's passing. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. My initial reaction was complete sadness and shock, then once I started thinking, I knew that he was so happy then to be with his wife. I was then relieved that he had finally been left of that horrible burden, and was now able to spend eternity with her. I was so excited for him! I know it is sad that he has gone, but I know that he is much happier, and will definitely be remembered with reverence.
To hear his wonderful testimony, click here.
Then click on videos and the second video!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

So, I have this class called Experimental Analysis and Behavior. Well it's a great class. I have learned a lot so far, but there is one definite downside to the whole thing. There is a lab with the class, and the lab includes us taking care of, and training pigeons. Now, taking care of consists of weighing, feeding, and cleaning up after the pigeon. Well, to weigh the pigeon, we have to pick it up out of it's cage, and put it in the little box so it can be weighed, and honestly, it is VERY hard for me to do this! I have succeeded once, and it went pretty smoothly. Yesterday, the pigeon tried to fly away because my lab partner freaked out! So, I'm trying really hard not to be freaked out, because we're supposed to be teaching the pigeon to do what we want it to do. Needless to say, I'm struggling!

GREAT SONG!

Last Semester when I was in Group Counseling, my professor shared this song with us. I LOVE this song! I love the message! I listen to it quite often to help me get through those horrible days! I hope you guys enjoy it as well! I know it's not that well known, but it's very good. If you want to actually hear the song, the artist is Alanis Morissette, I know she doesn't always have the best stuff, but this song is definitely worth looking for!


"That I Would Be Good"

that I would be good even if I did nothing
that I would be good even if I got the thumbs down
that I would be good if I got and stayed sick
that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds

that I would be fine even if I went bankrupt
that I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth
that I would be great if I was no longer queen
that I would be grand if I was not all knowing

that I would be loved even when I numb myself
that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed
that I would be loved even when I was fuming
that I would be good even if I was clingy

that I would be good even if I lost sanity
that I would be good
whether with or without you

Nuestro coche nuevo... translation: Our New Car!

This is our new car! It all started, when our old neon was breaking down. We figured that if it was going to cost a lot of money to fix it, it probably would be much more worth it to just buy a new car... and so we did! It's a 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix.. It's beautiful. Todd has named it " The Death Star" For those of you who don't know, that's from Star Wars... It comes fully equipped with heated seats, leather interior, XM radio, and On Star. It only has 66,000 miles on it, which is AWESOME for it being a 2003. We're super excited and we'll finally get credit on my name! WOOT!

I saw this and laughed.. if you need a boost of happiness.. here it is!

Breakdown

This was how big Gibson was when he was delivered. This past weekend, I realized that it's only 5 weeks until my due date...

Back to School

It's so much fun now that school is back in... I feel like this guy... I have so many books to read and so many papers to write.. it's a blast let me tell you! I'm feeling the burn already, but I hear it's good for me! I hope all of you are doing well in your classes as well too!

Jill Stevens

So this is Jill Stevens, She went to SUU. While she attended here, she was Miss SUU. She is probably one of the coolest girls I know. Now she is Miss Utah and is on the TLC's Miss America, Reality Check. I think it's so much fun to watch that show, mostly because she is from SUU and that I've personally met her! I think it's awesome! :) So you guys should watch the show because currently, she's in the top 3 of the 52 women!

by the way...

we went and got family pictures with Todd's family, and this is our individual picture...

Our awesome trip

Well this was me at 4 in the morning , this was the gate that our flight went out of in Vegas airport. We were so stinking excited!
This was the view from the airplane. It was gorgeous. At one point the clouds looked like a huge vat of marshmallow creme!
We stayed at his house.. hehe this is Roger, he was Todd's YM President back in the day. He's basically the funniest guy I know.. other than Todd of course. But he's cool! He was actually a witness for our sealing when we were married. Cool huh?This is at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. That is my parents and me. That place is so cool! If you guys can ever go, DO IT!
Todd is floating in the water...
Us holding our breath in the water...
Us getting attacked by the water...


Todd hanging out with the pirate in Monterey

My mom, me and Todd by the bay... It was so beautiful!

Me with the jellies
Todd is eating the anchovies again!

The Oakland Temple, it had been raining so it looks a little different but it's beautiful!My parents were married here, this is them after 33 years... weird

This is where we saw the hockey game. We were really excited!We were waiting outside of the door. It was cold but we were excited!
This was our seat, the very last row on the very top section. We had a blast!

The big jelly bean was pretty coolThat was a hot car... Todd was in love ;)

that picture behind us is made out of completely Jelly Bellys. It was cool...
Us by the jelly... motorcycle...
This was us at the airport waiting to leave. We were so tired. We didn't get home until 5:30 the next morning... well that's Utah time. But we had a blast!

California, Here we come!

So, this Saturday at 6 in the blessed AM we are flying out of Vegas to Oakland California! We are so stinking excited because we're going to Salinas and to San Francisco and all of the cool places back there. We're going to see a hockey game and to the jelly belly factory. Oh, we're also going to the Oakland temple again. I'm basically stoked! This week has been the longest of my life, but I think that's because I've been working two graves, plus many more hours than normal. And, I don't have a whole lot to do with finals now. So, just remember us this next week, and know that we are finally taking a break and having a good time with no worries!