California

We stopped in Vegas to visit my dad and Ruth and spent a few hours on the strip.

This is Mark eating the free continental breakfast. It wasn't that great but Mark ate it every morning because it was FREE.

A day at the beach - aren't they hot!

Dinner at Mid Evil Times.

Mark petting the dolphins at Sea World.

The Shamu show was much less cheesy than a few years ago.

Mark finally let me buy baby stuff and I went crazy. What can I say the outlets in Vegas are a good place to shop and I don't get to go there that often.

When I was in college I had to write a paper about what I liked about the way my mom did things and what I would have changed. I remember writing that I wished my mom would have born her testimony to us more. Well, as I evaluate my life I can plainly see that I also need to express my testimony to my family more often. In effort to live up to my advice, given over five years ago, I share this small experience on the world wide web.

A few weeks ago we had stake conference. We were privileged to hear from Elder Lund, Elder Bednar, and President Eyring. I felt impressed to make three changes in my life. Mark and I discussed and made every effort to implement the new goals. It hasn't been too long but I can already see that we have been greatly blessed. I know that the Lord will let us know the things that we need to do to make it home to Him and that as we do them we are blessed beyond measure. I'm grateful for the gift of the Holy Ghost and the ability we are given to listen to His promptings.

Updates of the Last Month

Here's a few photos of what we've been up to over the last month.

We planted our garden,

strawberries, and rasberries.

This is my attempt to be sassy at Michelle's wedding. I don't think pregnant and sassy go together.

I've had very few moments of creativity since I've been married but a few weeks ago I had an urge and wipped out 20 cards.

I spent a few weeks doing flower arrangements for the Parade of Homes.

My family spent the day in Idaho helping my grandma get the Lake House ready for the summer.

Although this picture may be the most boring it is one of the most exciting for me. There used to be a 5'x110' strip along this fence that was meant to be a flower garden. Well all it did was grow weeds. It took us 3 days of weeding just to get them all out. Well - no more weeds for us. That strip is now grass, thanks to Mark.

Surprise For Us

It's a boy!

Ham and Cheese

I wouldn't say I've had major cravings since I've been pregnant but I probably satisfy them more, using the excuse that pregnant people have cravings. One food combination that I've found especially tasty, in any form, is ham and cheese. Some days I find myself eating them at every meal and there's so many variations. I eat them in quesadillas, sandwiches, pizza, hot pockets, macaroni and cheese with ham, and more. Last week I ran out of cheese. I won't say it was the end of my world but it wasn't a happy moment. Yesterday we re-stocked the refrigerator for another happy week.

Mark's Ankle

Many of you know that following Mark's last ankle injury he didn't recover as well as hoped. On March 25th he got it all fixed. They took out bone spurs and scar tissue and shortened his stretched out ligament. His recovery is going well and his ankle should be as good as new in about 2 months. I've become more grateful for how much he helps around the house. With his bum ankle he can't do much and I get to do all that he used to do along with everything I do. I'm exhausted! We're grateful for modern day medicine.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures.

The battery in Mark's car died one day so I picked him up from work. As the lot is permit only I had to park a block away and help him cary his stuff to the car. I teased him asking him why he couldn't do it all himself and he replied "Don't you think I would look pretty funny riding my scooter across the street carrying my crutches?" I made him pose just so I could laugh at the image.

This is Mark and his grandpa who also just had foot surgery. Next time we'll ask for a group surgery rate.

The Real Reason

Here is the real reason that we haven't been up to much for the last three months. This little one takes up all of my energy. Due October 10th.

Rock Band Party

After all the hype of Rock Band we decided to give it a try.

Tagged

Amy tagged me back in October and I thought I'd escaped. Then my cousin tagged me again.
Here goes:

1. Rules of the game are posted at the beginning of post.
2. The player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves
3. At the end of the post the players then tags 6 other bloggers, and posts their names.

1. Interior Designer: Because I’m an interior designer I know what weird words like spandrel panel and F.R.P. mean. I’m guessing the only other people who will know what they are, with out a dictionary, are my dad and Brad. I also have issues with bad furniture arrangements. I can’t decide if it’s better to keep my mouth shut or think of a tactful way to say something. (Don’t worry, I can’t think of any of you who will read this who have a bad arrangement.)
2. A while ago I heard some statistic on TV that drinking bottled water is killing our environment. Ever since then I’ve been saving all of my water bottles (including the ones I drink at work) to recycle them. Lately I’m expanded to milk jugs, dishwasher soap, etc.
3. One of my fears is posting too much information on the internet. With the days of identity theft and my observations watching 24, who knows what could happen. I won’t post my other fears because what if someone who hated me found them posted and tortured me with them. Needless to say this fear isn’t too helpful when it comes to blogging.
4. I have this thing with stocking up on things. We not only work on our food storage, we’re also stocked on laundry detergent, cleaners, toilet paper, etc. Before I got married I had enough furniture to fill a house. Before we bought our house I had enough accessories to accessorize the whole thing, stored in a closet. Even now I have a whole set of bath towels, hand towels, wash cloths, etc for when ours wear out (service for 6, there’s only two people in our family).
5. I’m typically short and to the point. I have a hard time with being wordy and I’m not that creative when it comes to writing. That’s why I’m going to end this post with five facts rather than six.

I tag Dyana, Kristina, Natalie, Holli, Emilee, and Shan. Even though Nettie doesn't have a blog I'd really love her to respond. I think her facts would be great!

Another Injury

Mark's ankle is mostly healed therefore he's back to basketball. This week he managed to get elbowed in the head and thinks he may have broken his jaw. I told him he's not allowed to play any more. Before you know it I'll be married to a cripple.