Fours

So this was originally an email I got from Janell, but I decided to make it into a post instead, but I'm weird like that....

Four places that I go to over and over:
School, Church, Home, Wal-mart

Four people who e-mail me often... I'm gonna change that to call...:
Todd, My parents, my sister, Lab assistants....

Four of my favorite places to eat:
Olive Garden, Macaroni Grill, Costa Vida, DQ

Four places I would rather be right now:
In the hospital having a baby, NYC, the beach, in bed

Four people I think will respond:
I don't really care....

Four TV shows I watch over and over:
The Cosby Show, Ellen, Oprah, the news

I guess I might turn this into a tag... so I tag 4 people named Katelyn, Brittany, Lindsey, and hmmmm lets say... Jamie!

I'm SO grateful!

So I was just reading on a friend's blog from our ward and she wrote about someone else here in Cedar City that we know. He was in our singles ward and he has been married for maybe a year and a half. His wife is expecting, in fact she's due within the month, but apparently, he was in a plane crash with his father and another doctor and the doctor's daughter and they all died in the accident. It hit me like a ton of bricks! I can't even imagine that happening to me. I am just praying for his wife and his son that will be coming shortly. What a trying time for them. I am also full of peace because they were sealed in the temple, she will have him again, but she had him for such a short time! This has hit me pretty hard not only because we knew them and were friends but because I am also pregnant and I can't even imagine what I would do if I lost Todd today. It makes me so grateful for the blessings that our Heavenly Father has given us! It amazes me how hard life can be at times but how important it is to stay close to our Heavenly Father because he knows what we need and his works are most important. Our friend's name was Dallin Ellsworth and his wife is Kamber and they are definitely in our prayers. They are great people and there is some reason why Heavenly Father needs Dallin now and that is more important than what is here on earth.

This totally puts into perspective what our priorities should be! I am so grateful for my beautiful family and for the love and friendships I have that surround me every day! I can't help but thank my Heavenly Father for the hardships that he has given me and what I have learned from them but to also thank him for the great and wonderful things he has given me either! I challenge all of you to go and kneel down now and thank your Heavenly Father for what he has blessed you with even if your kids are screaming or your so upset with a family member, at least they are here and you can hug them and love them!

The Hiding Place

So yesterday we received our next movie on our netflix list. It was The Hiding Place. Neither Todd nor I had seen the movie, but it seemed like it would be a good pick. It's an older movie, I think it was made in the 70s but wow, what a great movie! It's about a family in the Netherlands during WWII. They are true Christians! They aren't Jews obviously but they decide that it's not right to just throw them to the way side, so they start taking Jews into their home. The father of the family even wears the Jewish Star because he says if you're going to wear one, I'm going to wear one! Well, I won't ruin the movie for you, but if you haven't seen the film, I STRONGLY suggest you do! The message presented is amazing and I can't even begin to contemplate the faith they had during the hard times! One member of the family was still alive when they made the film and so she gives a little message at the end, I went away from watching it with a whole new perspective on life and felt like I could do a WHOLE lot better with my faith and lifestyle!

worries and thoughts as a new time of year approaches

So school is starting soon, and it's such a strange feeling that I'm not going back. This is the first time in 15 years that I haven't gone back to school in the fall. I don't know how to take it! I know that I'll be going back in January and that helps a little, but mostly, I'm kind of in limbo. Lily isn't here yet and won't be for another month or so. I talked to my boss and he's so awesome I'm going to be getting the maximum I can get while school is in session. In fact, I've been working on the schedule and it's such a pain. So many people want so many different things and it's hard to give them all what they want! It's kind of funny because my boss has kind of given me a lot of responsibility in the job. I got to help hire people and interview. With that though I had to tell people that we didn't hire them or that we couldn't interview them, a hard thing to do! Do any of you have any ideas of what I can do as in hobbies or crafts. I'm not good at crafty things. I try to scrapbook, but I really have no creativity. I want to make maybe a baby blanket or something, but I have PLENTY of blankets, and I don't know how motivated I would be to get it done. I don't have a sewing machine or room for a quilt so I'm kind of at a loss... if you have any ideas let me know!

Fiddler on the Roof!

Last night, Todd and I had the opportunity to go see Fiddler on the Roof at the Shakespearean Festival here in Cedar City. It was AMAZING! I haven't actually seen the play in action since my freshman year in high school when I was performing in it. Can I just say how fun that was?! It was the first time that I've gone to see a play that I performed in. It was great! The cast was fantastic and they had great talent. The man who played Tevye was so good! It was fun because I saw a few people who actually attend SUU in the cast so it was a little exciting that way. We got the tickets for free from my awesomely grate-like-cheese friend, Stephanie Argyle! She is working for the festival this summer and gave us to two tickets and the seats were FANTASTIC! Thanks so much Stephanie! They were so good we were surrounded by rich old people. I felt important! If you get the chance to come see a play down here, I highly suggest Fiddler as an option!

My Baby Shower!

This was me with all the presents and my awesome friends who threw the shower!
The DELICIOUS food! Oh goodness it was good!
The one game we played.. hehe
Family that was there! They are so much fun! Some of my favorite cousins-in-law! ;)
Me opening presents... it was great! Thanks everyone for coming to the shower and for all the gifts that you gave! Thanks Ashley, Emily, and Jesse for the awesome shower! I really appreciate it and it made me super excited for her to come! Too excited, because these next 10 weeks might just take a lot longer than I thought. If you haven't gotten the information, my shower that was scheduled for the 16th, this Saturday has been postponed. It'll happen sometime after she gets here. We're both way excited for her to come now that we have all the pink and frilly stuff!

30 Weeks!

Here I am at 30 weeks! I'm still growing and she's still kicking! Good fun!

Two Years Ago This Day!

Today is our 2nd Anniversary! I can't believe how the time has flown! It has been the greatest two years of my life! Since I never went on a mission I can honestly say that! Here are some pictures from that perfect day!Off into the sunset together!
Our Classy Picture
Awwww
This picture is just to show why I love this man! He can always make me smile and be playful, even on our wedding day! Hehe!
I love him!
This shows our true feelings! I mean really who was expecting anything less? That day was so wonderful and life has just escalated from there!

Todd I love you so much and I am so happy that you're mine for eternity! You are a wonderful provider and a great husband! I know you'll be an awesome Dad! Thanks for all the fun and for the help when I've needed it! You're my best friend and you always will be! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BABE!

Our Fun Weekend

This past weekend we went to the SLC area for a number of things... but friday night we decided we were much needed for a date. Since our Anniversary was coming up, we decided it would be our "celebratory" weekend.
We went to dinner at the Macaroni Grill. It was FABULOUS! We went in and had an awesome waiter. I ordered Parmesan Chicken and Todd ordered a pizza. The waiter was busy and accidentally entered in the wrong pizza for him so we got two free pizzas. We got three dinners for the price of one! It was great and we didn't even need a coupon!
Afterwards we decided we wanted to go to a place where we've never been before. We decided to go to Boondocks in Draper. It was SO MUCH FUN! We went miniature golfing and I totally beat Todd by four strokes heheh! If I wasn't so pregnant and uncomfortable we would have done a lot more so we decided we're going back after Lily comes!


Saturday we went to Ogden right after we went to Barns and Noble and bought Breaking Dawn. We first went with my brother Eli and his family and some in-laws out by willard bay and let their dogs run around. It was fun, a little hot but still fun! We then went to this Italian ice place that had really good treats! Thanks Eli and Colleen for showing us that place! After that we went to visit a friend in Ogden that Todd knows from Salinas and we had lunch from them. After that we had to get back to Pleasant Grove for a reunion. Todd's old ward from Salinas was having a reunion with all of those people who have moved to Utah. I was fun for me to meet many different people I had heard of buy hadn't met. They were all a lot of fun! It was a fun filled weekend and it was great to see so many people we hadn't seen in a while. Thanks Rachel and Rhonda for the great presents and fabulous dinner yesterday!

Pregnancy Update

So I went to the doctor yesterday and got checked up. He said that I'm doing great and that I'm basically considered normal now which means I don't have to be COMPLETELY freaked out. I was really happy about it and excited so I just thought you should all know. But that also means I probably won't be going as soon as I thought into labor...

Sleeping... or not

So, my pregnancy is officially becoming very uncomfortable. There are many different things that have made life a little more difficult lately but one major factor is sleeping. I feel like this woman when I sleep, but I can't sleep very well in this position. I'm not a side sleeper. I always have my legs changed around and stuff to get comfortable when I sleep on my side... well I can't do that now because if I do, I feel like my uterus is going to pop... so that doesn't really work. I have been sleeping awful lately no more than two hours at a time and it's miserable. On Friday we went to Costco in St. George and we found two pillows for $13 it was a steal. So we bought them later realizing they are pillows for a king size bed and our bed is a full, HUGE difference. They are super comfortable pillows though and it's given me a chance to use all of our other old pillows to put around me to try to make my life easier and it hasn't really worked. I tried to prop myself up so I could sleep on my back that was a little better but not much. So I was wondering if all you post pregnancy ladies out there had any advice or experiences that I could use to make my life just a little easier and me not so ornery... Poor Todd! Anything is appreciated!

No TV

So the past few weeks our TV has been acting rather strangely but would still work here and there. Well it's gotten so bad now that when you turn it on it makes a funny noise stays on for about 10 seconds and then turns off. This isn't an AWFUL thing but it is something that has been kind of annoying. We don't usually sit and watch TV all day everyday but for instance last night we wanted to watch a movie and couldn't so we had to watch it on our laptop. I also really like to watch the news in the morning while I'm getting ready and eating breakfast because I like to know what's been going on around me. Now that I can't, I've been thoroughly bummed. We also can't play the Wii or the games that we have just bought and well... after spending that much money on something, you'd kind of like to play it...

Back 2 the Singles Ward!

Well about two weeks ago, Todd got a call from one of the stake presidents here in Cedar City. He wanted to talk to both of us later that evening. Todd made a joke that they wanted to talk to me, even though I just laughed and said, why did they ask for you? We went to the interview and of course, it was a calling. He got called as second counselor in the bishopric of the Cedar City University 3rd Ward. This ward is a singles ward. Ya hoo! lol He was sustained and set apart today which meant that we are now officially needing to go to the singles ward instead of the married or family ward. As we sat there waiting for the meeting to start, I looked around at all the singles and I felt so funny being back in that atmosphere. It's so funny! Not to mention, I'm going to be pregnant and sitting by myself in the meetings during sacrament and what not, in a singles ward. People keep telling me I need to flash my wedding ring, only problem with that is my wedding ring really isn't that flashy, so we'll have to see how it goes!
We're excited for the call and know it will be quite the adventure for the next year of our life, not to mention the last year of college and in Cedar City. We will MOST DEFINITELY be missing our married ward and the friends there, but will look forward to the new friends we will make in the upcoming school year. We know this is a calling from the Lord and know that he has sent us here for a reason. Another time I have learned not to plan too far in advance because he always likes to throw a curve ball in there once and a while!

27 Weeks!

So basically... I'm getting huge. Isn't it so much fun!

California!

We just got back from our trip. We had a blast! We flew into San Jose on Friday and went to an Egyptian Museum there. It was really cool. They had some gross stuff, but it was very interesting to look at all the fun stuff! Then we went to Salinas and hung out with Todd's sisters there. We visited old friends and ward members there and just enjoyed the weather, which was beautiful! It was about 70 the whole time we were there, sometime colder and it made it VERY difficult to come home. On Sunday we went to church and afterwards had a picnic on the beach in Pleasant Grove. It was a place near where we went on our honeymoon. On Monday we went to Monterey to the warf and enjoyed the scenery there. Afterwards we found an even better beach and just slept on the beach while enjoying the beautiful sand there. We ended the day at Chevy's restaurant and then went to bed. We drove home Tuesday with his sisters April and Rachel and our niece Taylor. Needless to say, the car was full! We had a great time and are now dreading the whole real life thing.

This was posted on Katelyn's blog and I really liked it...

The Memory Post

1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember! If we're only blogging friends, write about a post that is the most memorable for you.

2. Next, if you feel so inclined, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you leave a memory about me, I'll be sure to write one about you...!

3. If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. ☺ And please do this on your page, too, so we can all share in the fun times together. :)

California here we come!

Tomorrow morning we are flying out to California! This trip was planned pretty quickly but we are so excited for it! We'll be gone for about 6 days, and the whole trip will only cost us like $300. We're flying out there with one way tickets that only cost like $80 each, and then we're driving back with his sister. Her company pays for the gas so the only thing we're going to have to worry about is food and splitting a hotel room with his sisters for one night. The temperature there right now is 77 degrees and that just makes me super excited to go! I got the ok from my doctor this morning and am so excited to get away for a few days!

Wipeout!

So I don't know if any of you have seen this show since it started a few weeks ago, but it's HILARIOUS! Todd and I watched it for the first time last night and we laughed and laughed and laughed! It's at 7 on Tuesdays and we thoroughly enjoyed it! Basically it's just like watching all the falls and bangs you can possibly fit into an hour. I guess people win like $50 thousand dollars if they win, but it's basically way super hard to win. If you get the chance, watch the show!

4th of July

We had a GREAT 4th of July. On the 3rd we drove up to Richfield to spend some good quality time with my parents. On the morning of the 4th we went to the Parade and then to the festivities at the City Park. A tradition of Richfield of course! We saw a lot of old friends and got to catch up with them for a few minutes. It was way fun! Well for me, Todd was a little bored. We then went to the Chidester's to see little Sydney. It was way fun talking to Katelyn and holding a new born baby girl, Todd needed the practice. The rest of the afternoon we just hung out at the house and I took a nap. That evening we drove to Milford to spend time with Todd's family there. We got to see his Grandpa which is always a highlight of Milford for us. We watched the city fireworks there which were fun and exciting. Afterwards we went to a family member's house and lit our own fireworks. After that, the kids brought out the sparklers. The picture is of Todd playing with his sparkler... yes needless to say he did singe a little piece of his hair and we all laughed. I think he had more fun than the little kids. We got home around 12:30 that night very tired after our long day of visiting with friends and celebrating our nation's birthday! I hope you all had a good 4th of July!

She Moves!

This morning I wasn't feeling very well after I took my shower so I went and laid down on our bed. I was laying there and I could see my heart beat on my stomach... kind of a weird feeling. Then I kept watching and I could SEE Lily move! It was so weird! Then Todd came in for a minute and I told him to watch and he was just like... "WHAT WAS THAT?" She was kicking all kinds and moving around. It was so much fun to watch her and it made me think about the day when we get to hold her in our arms, and we're so excited for that! This was my first time actually seeing her move instead of just feeling her, it was very exciting!