Silly me...

I forgot a very important and significant thing in the updates I made yesterday.

This is Terrel (Robert's brother) and his new wife, Jenn. They got married in the San Diego Temple on November 7th. We were able to go and it was WONDERFUL. The temple is beautiful, Jenn was a gorgeous bride, Terrel didn't look too bad, and the ring ceremony afterward was wonderful. Everything was just great - minus some pregnancy sickness on my part ;) Anyway, Terrel is a great brother. I have so many wonderful brothers-in-law and he's right up there with the rest of them. I'm so happy that he is finally married to the girl that he loves so much, and I am so thankful that the girl that he loves so much is Jenn. She's awesome. I haven't been able to spend a whole lot of time with her yet, but the little time we have spent together has been great. She's fun, funny, really good at drawing while blindfolded, and sticks to what she believes in no matter the price. And quite honestly, I think we were destined to be sisters-in-law. Why, you may ask. Well, I have the exact same skirt that she is wearing in this picture. I bought it 5 years ago and still wear it all of the time. You see what I mean... Destiny!

Anyway, Jenn, welcome to the family!! And CONGRATULATIONS TO TERREL AND JENN!!! Welcome to the Married Folks Club! It's a great one to be in!!

First Official Snow

So in my opinion it isn't officially the first snow of the year until it sticks. It has already snowed a couple of times but it would melt as soon as it hit the ground. But we woke up this morning to our official first snow.

It's not much, but it is enough. The snow season is officially upon us!

And a random side note, my husband is AMAZING! Through all of my swine flu sickness and pregnancy sick he has gone above and beyond his call of duty. He waits on me hand and foot, cleans up the apartment, does all of the shopping, randomly buys me tulips and chocolate milk, puts up with my pregnancy mood swings, and on and on and on. This is on top of all of his school work. He is amazing! He does what he can to enjoy it too. When he does the dishes he finds pleasure in stacking the dishes on the drying towel as efficiently and creatively as he can.

I don't know what I would do without him, and during this month of Thanksgiving I want everyone to know that I am thankful for my husband, the most awesome man in the world!!!

Speaking of Thanksgiving, I AM SO EXCITED!!! I can't wait to see my families. I can practically taste the Bavarian Kreme Donuts already!

Craigslist Score!!

I like to browse craigslist every few days to see if there are any great deals. Lately I have mainly been looking through baby items and maternity clothes. A couple days ago I saw an ad for a 30 gallon plastic container that was packed full, so full you couldn't get the lid on, with maternity clothes that the ad said ranged from just barely pregnant to 9 months pregnant for only $40. There wasn't a picture which worried me, but I decided that it was worth checking into. So Robert and I went to this ladies house so I could look through the clothes. After a quick glance, it looked like there were a few things I could use so we bought it. After I got it home and was pulling all of the clothes out I got more and more excited! Here's a picture of everything I got!

It's hard to see what all is there, so let me list them for you. On the floor there are:
8 pairs of pants (3 dress pants, 3 khaki, and 2 jean)
1 pair of shorts
10 pairs of capris

On the couch going from left to right:
1 long winter coat
4 jumpers
1 skirt
3 dresses (including a cute black one that I LOVE!!)
25 shirts (my favorites are the 6 cute pattern ones that are on the seat of the couch on the right)
2 pairs of pajama pants, one comes with a matching top
2 bra extenders

Can I say SCORE!?! Of all of these things I probably won't use only 3-5 of the shirts, the shorts, and 3 of the jumpers. I paid less than 69 cents an item which is awesome because the winter coat alone would have been more than $40. Needless to say, I am happy with my purchase!!!

P.S. She threw in the plastic container she had all of the clothes in (about a $40 value) for only $5.

"I went down to buy a Turkey Tree..."

"...and all they have are things for Christmas!" 10 points to anyone who knows what this quote is from.

Well, it's been about 2 months since I really updated this blog, so prepare yourself for a long one. I actually think I'll break it up into 3 different posts just so I don't have one ridiculously long one.

First, and most exciting news, I AM PREGNANT!!!! On September 9th, 2009 I saw this...

After taking another test later that day to be sure, the first thing Robert did was this...

He figured out an equation that calculated the probability that I was NOT pregnant after taking 2 positive pregnancy tests that claim to be 99.9% accurate. (My husband is a nerd. What else can I say) Anyway, we are super excited!!! I am due May 15th which makes me 14 weeks along, and it has definitely been an adventure so far. I was doing fine at first. I was tired all the time and at night I would have to lay down or I would get nauseous, but it was manageable. I was still working and no one had any idea I was pregnant. But then on October 23rd I got swine flu. It was AWFUL!!! I can't say whether or not it was worse than the regular flu, but just the fact that I had it and I was pregnant made it SOOOO much worse than the regular flu. Anyway that came and went after several days, but it left me super pregnant sick. Then on top of that, on Halloween I started spotting a little bit. As far as work goes, Robert and I had already been talking about the possibility of me quitting. The stress and worry of missing work and having to call in all of the time was just getting to be too much. When I started spotting it sealed the deal. So Sunday, November 1st, I called my manager and explained everything that was going on and she was very understanding and said that if I ever feel up to coming back, even if it is just for a couple of days a week I can call and they'll start scheduling me again.

Anyway, that Monday the bleeding had slowed to practically nothing, but we still went in for an ultrasound to see if everything was okay and it was!! After freaking out and getting very scared when the bleeding started, I went into the appointment Monday wondering if there would even be a heartbeat. But when Robert and I saw our little baby squirming around on the screen and heard it's little heart beat it was, in the way Robert put it, "empowering."

I finally had my first official doctor's appointment this past Tuesday, and everything with the baby still looks great. With the nausea, I have actually lost a little more than 15 pounds since the beginning of my pregnancy which puts me a couple pounds skinnier than I was on my wedding day. The doctor recommended I take a half pill of Unisom in the morning and at night before I go to bed which has been helping out a ton! I sleep better at night (since it is actually a sleeping pill) and although I am a little groggy during the day I am not as sick, so I am able to eat more.

So that about raps up the pregnancy excitement. In a few weeks we'll be able to find out if we are having a

or a

We will be happy with either :) Only time will tell!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!

We finally got approved for insurance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quick Update

I just realized that aside from the birthday updates, it's been quite a while since I've updated on other goings on. Life is pretty much the same. I'm loving my job. Robert is loving work/school. We are both still loving our calling in the Primary, and are looking forward to our first (and hopefully last) snowy fall and winter together. But that's basically it, no super exciting news, so I will update about about some not so exciting news and hope that you will enjoy it anyway :)

New Couch Covers

Before: Old burgundy velvety couch covers that liked to collect lint and wouldn't stay tucked in for more than five minutes. (Please note that I took this picture 2 days after I moved up here, so I was still unpacking and putting stuff up on the walls. Our apartment doesn't normally look this messy I promise)

After: Gorgeous, blue denim covers that are like new that we purchased on Craigslist for $40!! And they are 2-piece covers (one for the couch, one for the cushions) so they always stay tucked in. They are Target brand, and I looked them up online and new for both of them it would have cost $270. These even came with all of the original packaging and everything. They change the look of the whole room. I love them!!!

My Cooking Skills
Some of you know that I haven't always been the greatest cook in the world and might toss and turn every night wondering if I have improved at all. Well...

TOSS AND TURN NO MORE!! This is a new recipe I tried called Chicken Pepper Pie. It was scrumptious!!! I have yet to completely ruin a recipe, and I am enjoying more and more finding and trying new recipes, especially when both Robert and I love them :)

Robert's Goatee
At BYU it is against school dress code to have any facial hair other than a mustache. So during Robert's 2 week break between summer semester and fall semester he grew out his facial hair. It only grows in the goatee area, not the full beard area. Unfortunately and very sadly, instead of loading the pictures we took of it with the camera onto the computer, I accidentally deleted them :( So once again we are limited to a cell phone camera picture, but you can see it well enough.

And that's basically it for us. We can't wait to go down to Arizona this weekend for my family reunion and to see one of Robert's adopted cousins be sealed to his parents. It should be a FANTABULOUS weekend!!