5 Things On My List for Today:
1. Grocery shopping - that's what happens when the husband is left alone for a week: no food! :)
2. A nap. Growing a baby makes me tired.
3. "Finish" laundry.
4. Move things from the plastic dresser to the real dresser and put some more stuff away.
5. Find things for my house, like for the bathroom downstairs.
5 Snacks That I Enjoy:
1. Fruits, especially pineapple
2. Cereal
3. PB&J
4. fruit leather that can be found at Costco
5. Ice cream bars.
5 things i would do if I suddenly became a billionaire:
1. Pay off debt
2. Invest a little bit because, hey, i have a billion dollars! Kinda risk free that way.
3. Pay politicians to shut up because they're more electable that way.
4. Make sure my siblings got through college
5. have a house in Italy with a garden of really pretty flowers and lots of vegetables
5 Places I've lived:
1. Mesa, AZ
2. Provo, UT
a. BYU Dorms
b. Centennial Apartments
c. Two apartments with Brian
3. Pleasant Grove, UT
5 Jobs I've Had
1. "secretary" at Amberwood homes
2. Assistant to a couple real estate agents (mostly organizing their files and stuffing envelopes and harassing rich people into buying a big house).
3. Teriyaki Stix
4. Costa Vida (for WAY, way too long)
5. Office Assistant at BYU Student Employment (I now know a lot about government hiring policies)
5 Things People don't/may not know about me:
1. I love vinegar, the stronger the better.
2. I would rather be at home than anywhere else.
3. Every time i try to bake a new thing i burn it. It's inevitable.
4. Flowers are the best gift. I love them.
5. I like the sound paper makes in movies about Jane Austen books.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
We moved!
That's right people, we're now "official" residents of Pleasant Grove, UT. Doesn't that sound nice? Well, we enjoyed our first night here and hopefully we will always sleep so deeply. :) Brian insisted on getting our bedroom completely set up, so i got virtually nothing done homework-wise, but that's ok. I didn't want to do it anyway.
It's interesting to know that as empty as this place feels right now, it will just accumulate more stuff. I am proud to say that in the past year we haven't really accumulated much on our own. Mostly just furniture (big ones). And stuff from Tennessee that is mostly Brian's. I guess I should expect my mom to make me take my stuff back up here now that we have some space. I keep hoping that she'll wait until we have a girl, but whatever is fine, i guess. So, that would make brian and i even in our contribution to excess stuff. All i've really added so far are lots of paper and tons of books. And the good news is that I have little or no desire to add a whole lot more stuff to our accumulations. Maybe i'll feel differently when i feel like shopping.
I am done with school on Wednesday and then i will go to Mesa and sleep and party and buy brian a couple of presents for his birthday. Which was last thursday. (i'm a little behind this year.)
I have a lot of picture frames. I need to buy wedding pictures to fill them. I'm a little behind with that one, too. School sucks for this reason.
It's interesting to know that as empty as this place feels right now, it will just accumulate more stuff. I am proud to say that in the past year we haven't really accumulated much on our own. Mostly just furniture (big ones). And stuff from Tennessee that is mostly Brian's. I guess I should expect my mom to make me take my stuff back up here now that we have some space. I keep hoping that she'll wait until we have a girl, but whatever is fine, i guess. So, that would make brian and i even in our contribution to excess stuff. All i've really added so far are lots of paper and tons of books. And the good news is that I have little or no desire to add a whole lot more stuff to our accumulations. Maybe i'll feel differently when i feel like shopping.
I am done with school on Wednesday and then i will go to Mesa and sleep and party and buy brian a couple of presents for his birthday. Which was last thursday. (i'm a little behind this year.)
I have a lot of picture frames. I need to buy wedding pictures to fill them. I'm a little behind with that one, too. School sucks for this reason.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Rambling.
woohoo! It's the end of the semester! I know that i should feel a LOT more stressed than I do, but I don't. I just feel chill about the whole thing because i know that I'm doing my best and putting in as much effort as I can handle and it will work out.
Baby update. He seems to be of a normal size. My doctor never has to ask me if he moves because whenever she tries to check his heartbeat, he kicks off the monitor thing she's holding (literally, kicks off, like it bounces off of me) or rolls away so she loses the sound. I have mixed feelings about this kid's attitude. Meanwhile, I keep collecting way cute baby stuff from people. THANK YOU ALL! I love baby stuff. I feel very heavy - not so much fat or more awkward that i am naturally, just heavy. Luckily i carry around a backpack all day so i don't fall forward. It's kinda weird to gain 20 pounds in one area of the body. A little overwhelming. And he still thinks he needs more room. The nerve kids have.
My wonderful visiting teachers are coming this week to help me pack. I still can't decide what to have them do. I suppose i'll think about that at work. It's kinda hard to pack other peoples' stuff, so i usually give people assignments so they don't feel useless like i usually feel when i help others move. Hopefully they still like me afterwards.
We bought a washer and dryer which is good news - now i know that we won't be leaving our house with dirty clothes ever again! (hopefully). Some bad news - brian's parents' washer flooded part of their house. Expensive. It damaged the basement drywall, so that should add extra fun to their lives. This has convinced me that our next place will be a rambler - one story house. That way there's only one level to clean up. In my mind, it's so much simpler that way. We also bought a glider. This was a smart purchase. It's currently the only piece of furniture we own that i can sit on without feeling like i'm about to die after an hour of paper writing. :)
I feel excited to be going home for a short visit instead of walking at graduation. It feels like a good decision. While i'm down in Mesa, i looks as though my amazing sister-in-law is going to paint my kitchen and bedroom (because i can't handle their current colors for some reason). This will be so nice because then i won't have to worry about so many paint fumes. :)
My next doctor appointment is in one week, which means that is when i post my next pregnant picture. Part of me hopes that i'm not too much bigger than the last one...
Baby update. He seems to be of a normal size. My doctor never has to ask me if he moves because whenever she tries to check his heartbeat, he kicks off the monitor thing she's holding (literally, kicks off, like it bounces off of me) or rolls away so she loses the sound. I have mixed feelings about this kid's attitude. Meanwhile, I keep collecting way cute baby stuff from people. THANK YOU ALL! I love baby stuff. I feel very heavy - not so much fat or more awkward that i am naturally, just heavy. Luckily i carry around a backpack all day so i don't fall forward. It's kinda weird to gain 20 pounds in one area of the body. A little overwhelming. And he still thinks he needs more room. The nerve kids have.
My wonderful visiting teachers are coming this week to help me pack. I still can't decide what to have them do. I suppose i'll think about that at work. It's kinda hard to pack other peoples' stuff, so i usually give people assignments so they don't feel useless like i usually feel when i help others move. Hopefully they still like me afterwards.
We bought a washer and dryer which is good news - now i know that we won't be leaving our house with dirty clothes ever again! (hopefully). Some bad news - brian's parents' washer flooded part of their house. Expensive. It damaged the basement drywall, so that should add extra fun to their lives. This has convinced me that our next place will be a rambler - one story house. That way there's only one level to clean up. In my mind, it's so much simpler that way. We also bought a glider. This was a smart purchase. It's currently the only piece of furniture we own that i can sit on without feeling like i'm about to die after an hour of paper writing. :)
I feel excited to be going home for a short visit instead of walking at graduation. It feels like a good decision. While i'm down in Mesa, i looks as though my amazing sister-in-law is going to paint my kitchen and bedroom (because i can't handle their current colors for some reason). This will be so nice because then i won't have to worry about so many paint fumes. :)
My next doctor appointment is in one week, which means that is when i post my next pregnant picture. Part of me hopes that i'm not too much bigger than the last one...
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Accomplishments
I just wanted everybody to know that I have mastered the art of holding an apple that I am eating in one hand while I am typing - typing with both hands. Yes, this is an art. And I'm sure my mother has never been more proud of me.
Another accomplishment is that I am starting to understand how to write a paper effectively. It just clicked. It's a good thing I'm graduating in two weeks. I learned the skill they've been trying to teach me for four years.
Another accomplishment is that I am starting to understand how to write a paper effectively. It just clicked. It's a good thing I'm graduating in two weeks. I learned the skill they've been trying to teach me for four years.
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