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Hip Hip! Well, only 100 days left (approximately) until we meet our little man! I am getting SOOOO excited! I hope the last 3 months goes just as fast as the first 6! It is hard to believe that is all that is left. I am so many things to be grateful for on this day of Thanksgiving, but honestly the one I am dwelling on the most is this amazing miracle that Heavenly Father has blessed us with. I have been so healthy! The baby is doing great! Our family is so supportive of everything! Jeff is doing amazing in school. We finally picked which company we are going to go with (Ernst & Young by the way). Life is truly amazing! And as nervous as I am about entering into this world of parenthood, I could not be more excited! We are so blessed!! On a side note, Thanksgiving turned out great!! Honestly my favorite part was the Sweet Potatoes which is saying something because usually I get them just to get them. But I tried a new recipe and it was fantastic to say the least!! ...

Yes, it is 3:30 am. Yes, I am just now going to bed. Yes, my pies took a little longer than expected (bBut I was having fun with the fam today and didn't want to go hide out in the kitchen to make pies). Yes, I am waking up in a few hours to cook the Turkey. Yes, I am going to be exhausted. And Yes, I have the BEST husband in the world who stayed up with me and cooked the pies with me. Now we just are hoping it was all worth it. Happy Thanksgiving!

My bishop from back home sent us this link today. My heart filled with comfort, peace, love, and hope as I read these wonderful words written by both Prop 8 supporters & opponents. I have always been taught to stand up for what I thought was right, but amidst all that has been happening to us as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints it has been scary to continue to do so. There is so much hate out in the world today, it just blows my mind and breaks my heart. I know it is such a sensitive subject on both ends, but the actions of some people have been out of control and extremely hypocritical. I just did not know how to respond because I was honestly scarred. I haven't told this to many people, but I had an experience a couple of weeks ago that truly scarred me and broke my heart all at the same time. I had just gotten back from California, the Friday after election week. Jeff's flight came in later than mine so I decided to go to Temple Square an...

So I started my post about halloween a couple of days ago, and although I did not post it until today it is hiding behind others. Is there a way to adjust the date? Who knows. But I did post about halloween if you are interested scroll down. :)

So a couple of days ago, as I was waiting to go to work, I happened to flip through the channels and found Oprah. Now I am not an avid watcher, in fact I had never even seen a full show; but this particular episode caught my attention. It was called Oprah's Clean Out Your Messy House Tour. She had a special guest Peter Walsh who is an expert in organizational design, an experienced educator and a skilled motivational speaker. Peter teaches people how to de-clutter their homes and their heads to improve their lives and personal spaces. Peter's unique approach confronts both the emotional and design obstacles behind the toughest organizational challenges with practical, easy-to-manage solutions that can make your home life better (yes I pulled that blurb off the web). I have seen him on other home-makeover type shows which I love and so this caught my attention. As I watched I was thrilled as they knocked on random doors and completely transformed people's homes. I do...

Yay for Halloween! We tried really hard to make Halloween a little more eventful than last year and we succeeded! We got together with some friends to carve pumpkins which was a lot of fun. Ours was a beast! It took a while, but every ones turned out really good! We also baked some pumpkin seeds and they were delicious as well! It was a great night! Our ward Halloween Party was pretty fun too. We threw together a last minute costume as you can tell. But we did spend a LONG LONG LONG LONG time on our cake for the scariest cake contest. I think it turned out pretty good, and although it was a lot of work, it was a lot of fun to make. I'm hoping to make it a new tradition! :) YAY! I'm always looking for things to make our own. Although I wasn't feeling great, we still had fun at the party. On actual Halloween we decided to go to the Cornmaze. We have gone every year for the past 3 and were excited to go with friends this year. Unfortunately when we got there - Cornbellys -...

Well, I had another Doctor appointment today and everything is going great! It was short and sweet but he is measuring perfectly and his heart is strong. I'm getting more and more excited everyday!! The time is passing really quickly which is neat. Unfortunately I am starting to get extra large and uncomfortable, but I knew that would happen eventually. I just had hoped it wouldn't be for another month or so. O-well. On a side note, we Started registering on Saturday. It was really fun and also made me super excited (however, we all know it does not take much to make me excited). It was slightly overwhelming because they have about a billion different options for EVERYTHING. I have no clue how to judge from one pacifier to another. We started with monitors, looked at them for about 5 minutes and then decided to move on because we had no clue, they all seem pretty much the same, so why is one almost $200 while another is $50? Do you really need something that snazzy t...

Long, Long, ago in the land of the DT dorms, one of my good friends introduced me to yahoo games. We found many awesome games that would keep us occupied for far too long. We tried a bunch of different games but our favorites were TextTwist & ZUMA . They brought so much joy and intensity to life, I loved it! Well, recently Jeff found ZUMA again, and brought it back to my attention and I have had WAY TOO MUCH fun being reunited with my good friend ZUMA . Jeff and I played almost everyday for a while, sick I know, but I can confidently say it has been about 2 weeks since I have even thought about it. Well, now I have the strong desire to play again. I am so addicted, it is pretty ridiculous. So perhaps you have heard of ZUMA , perhaps not, but I love it. It fits so well with my competitive nature and allows me to push myself and beat myself, granted at I wish I could be motivated in other areas of life the way this motivates me, but one step at a time. :) Silly post I kn...

As you may or may not know . . . I LOVE BYU BASKETBALL!! Lucky me for the past 6 years I have worked at every game, the last three of that work being done on the floor just steps away from play. Honestly, nothing better!! I of course was offered the same position on the Northwest corner of the floor this year, but being that I am getting larger everyday I sadly declined knowing that by the end of the season I will not want to stand for 4+ hours at a time. Honestly, this was one of the hardest decisions of my life! LOL. May sound ridiculous, but so true. Luckily I get to work in the office and watch the games on TV as I hear the muffled crowd through the walls. I'm actually working right now, so I suppose there are other perks to being in the office, but still nothing like watching from 5 feet away. For those of you who do not know me very well, I am an avid sports fan in general. Basketball however, takes the cake. Nothing else like it. Super intense, super loud, lots of skill, eve...

So I'm in CA right now visiting my parents and what a trip it has been so far. I flew in Monday and that night we went out and held up YES on 8 sings on busy streets in the pouring rain. It actually was a lot of fun and despite the few negative responses, overall we received a lot of positive feedback which gave me hope for the election. Now that it is almost over I am truly feeling so blessed. After working all day yesterday reminding people to get out and vote I can truly see the results of blessings from the Lord. It was a rough day and I was so worried at so many different times, but seeing how so many people were donating of their time, their means, and their money I knew the Lord would bless us for our efforts. Unfortunately , we are still missing 5% of the results, but so far prop 8 is passing with a 4 percent window. Being involved has been so much fun, but it really pulls on the heart strings. It is such a tender subject on both sides, and both side truly are votin...