Thursday, November 13, 2008

Thankful Thursday

Hmmm...I apparently ran out of blog steam for a little bit there, but I'm back and I'm thankful for:
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1) Time
Yesterday I felt like I had no time to do anything. My baby wanted to be held all day. I think he's been going through a growth spurt (I've heard they do that around 3 months) because he didn't sleep through the night this week, and he wanted to eat all the time. Then, Nic had to go to a dinner thing for work and didn't get home until 9pm...that's a long day by yourself with a baby!
Today is a horse of a different color. My baby slept through the night. So I'm thankful for the time to sleep. He also was more like his normal, relaxed self which gave me time to clean up a bit. And, Nic will be home soon, so I'll have plenty of time to spend with him, and some time to myself. Ahhh...it feels good!
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2) That the Primary Program went smoothly this year.
I mean, it really couldn't be worse than last year, but I thought it turned out really cute. Also, I was released as Primary President on the same day, which is kind of sad, but also a bit of a relief. It was slightly crazy with three out of four people in the Primary Presidency having new babies. My sister says that the Primary Program was my swan song.
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3) Warm Weather
I love Fall. I really do, but I especially love warm fall days in California! I'm especially glad that it seems to be warming up because we're headed to Laguna Beach for the weekend to celebrate my birthday!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Thankful Thursday

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1) Pumpkins
What a cool vegetable...Although I just learned that according to the true definition, pumpkin is a fruit. You learn something new every day!
Anyway, pumpkins are a lovely color. They are easy fall decor. Pumpkins are tasty in both sweet and savory foods. They are very healthy...and you can carve them.

Personally, I love the classic Jack O' Lantern. I am a woman of simple tastes.

2)Thursdays.
I've always had a fondness for Thursdays. I'm not sure if it is because they are an indicator that it is almost the weekend or if it is because as long as I can remember the best TV shows have been aired on Thursdays, but Thursdays are something special! If you ask me, Thursdays are the best day of the week.
Just an odd note-- Do not do a photobucket search for Thursday. You end up getting a lot of indecent stuff. That was quite a surprise to me!


3) I am thankful for a husband that tries really hard to help me think of a third item for Thankful Thursday, and who knows me well enough to list a whole bunch of things that I've already used for Thankful Thursday. Also, he's so handsome. I'm thankful for that, too. :)

Monday, October 27, 2008

Week in Review

On Friday, we were invited out to dinner by Nic's boss, which meant Nic's dad got to watch Max. It was his first time away from his parents for more than a quick shopping trip or something. We ate at the Surf and Sand in Laguna Beach, which is right on the water. It was so gorgeous. The restaurant is all open, so you get to enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of the ocean. The food was good. The people from Nic's work were nice and very good company, but the dinner lasted 4 hours. I was totally ready to get back to my baby by the end of dinner, especially because I was only expecting to be gone a couple of hours. Luckily, it seems that Max and Nic's dad had a very fun time.
On Saturday, we took Max to the pumpkin patch to get his picture taken in his Halloween costume and to pick out a pumpkin. I don't have a scanner to put the picture up, but Max was totally adorable as a little bumble bee. The picture came out so cute. Thanks, Rachel!
I love our pumpkin, too. I can't wait to carve it tomorrow!
Sunday was our first practice for the Primary Program, which, of course, was a little bit crazy. We had 4 new kids that moved into the ward after we wrote the program, so I had to try to find parts and places for them to sit. I'm not too worried though because no matter what happens people enjoy just watching the kids. Plus, there's no way it can be as eventful as our program last year when our bishop passed out at the pulpit and one of our kids threw up. :)
I almost forgot my most exciting news....My baby slept through the night last night!!! 6 solid hours of sleep. Well, I didn't really sleep that well because it made me so nervous when he wasn't crying during the night that I had to go check on him a bunch of times to make sure he was still breathing. But, not only did he sleep 6 straight hours, he got up and ate this morning then went back to sleep for 2 more hours. I don't want to get my hopes up that this will happen every night, but how awesome would that be?

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Woah! Tagged Twice in One Day

Okay, here are my 8 things.

8 TV shows I enjoy watching when I have time and would like to chill:

1. The Office
2. Chuck
3. Heros
4. Gilmore Girls Reruns
5. Project Runway
6. The Closer
7. The Daily Show
8. The Colbert Report


8 Things that happened yesterday:

1. Finally went to sleep around 2am . My boy is a night owl.
2. Woke up.
3. Went back to sleep.
4. Woke up for good at 8 am.
5. Ran some errands.
6. Hung around with my baby.
7. Nic came home.
8. Went to the dentist to have a stupid cavity filled.


8 Things I am looking forward to:

1. The weekend! I love spending time with my sweetie.
2. Having every single project on my house complete.
3. Voting
4. Thanksgiving
5. Christmas
6. Dressing my little guy in his Halloween costume.
7. When the Primary Program is over.
8. Our next vacation.


8 Things I love about Fall:

1. Pie
2. Imagining the pretty fall foliage in other parts of the country.
3. Thanksgiving
4. My Birthday
5. The cinnamon smell in the grocery store.
6. Sweaters
7. Perfect weather
8. Pumpkin goodies

8 Things on my wish list:

1. A housekeeper
2. A baker's rack
3. A little table for my kitchen
4. A massage
5. Wow! This one is hard....
6. Stabilization of the financial markets
7. An Obama presidency
8. Chocolate Chip Cookies

8 people I am tagging:

If my sister can break the rules, so can I. We're "Mavericks" but not in the McCain/Palin way. :)
I will tag just Trisha because I already tagged everyone else I know with the last survey.

Tagged!

My friend Trish tagged me.
So, here are the rules. I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and nominate 10 other blogs for the "I heart your blog" award.

1. Where is your cell phone? Nearby
2. Where is your significant other? work
3. Your hair color? brown
4. Your mother? Wonderful
5. Your father? Wise
6. Your favorite thing? home
7. Your dream last night? bad
8. Your dream/goal? happiness
9. The room you're in? office
10. Your hobby? reading
11. Your fear? bugs
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? beach
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you're not? strong-willed
15. One of your wish-list items? housekeeper
16. Where you grew up? California
17. The last thing you did? lunch
18. What are you wearing? clothes
19. Your TV? sufficent
20. Your pet? insane
21. Your computer? dying
22. Your mood? exhausted
23. Missing someone? yep.
24. Your car? dirty
25. Something you're not wearing? rings
26. Favorite store? Target
27. Your summer? eventful
28. Love someone? ardently
29. Your favorite color? red
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? forgotten

Using just one word was a lot harder than I thought! I tag Sharla, Lacey, Monica, Rachel, Alison, Corrine, Melissa, Amanda, Laura, and Laurie.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Two Months Old!


I can't believe that my baby is two months old already. He is seriously going to be a grown man before I know it. :)
At two months Max can gurgle and coo, smile, and grasp and hold on to things that are put in his hand. He can even roll from his back to his side and then back to his back again, but I've only seen him do it a few times (and that was all in one sitting).
Last weekend was really fun. On Friday, we went out to dinner with Nic's dad and Nigel. Nic's dad gets such a kick out of Max. On Sunday, we went to visit my parents. So, Max got to see both sets of grandparents over the weekend. What a lucky guy!
On Saturday, we went down to San Diego. We had such a good time. It was our first big outing other than going around town or to family members' houses. Max was an angel the whole time. There are so many fun things to do in San Diego without spending much money.

We took Max to the beach in Coronado.


Nic insisted that Max couldn't go to the beach without putting his toes in the water (which was freezing!).



It didn't really go that well. :)


As our splurge for the day we had a beautiful lunch at the Hotel Del Coronado, the setting for Marilyn Monroe's Some Like it Hot. The food was fabulous!


Then we headed over to Balboa Park, and lounged around. It is so pretty there!

Monday, October 20, 2008

Book Review: The Twilight Series

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So, I'd heard so much about the Twilight series, and I really enjoyed reading it. I think most girls are suckers for romance. I happy for Stephanie Meyer because now she is totally rolling in the dough, and I like to support my Mormon sisters. :)
Though I liked the books, I didn't LOVE them. Sometimes the writing annoyed me because she used the same verbs and descriptive terms too often. Also, I didn't love the character of Edward. He's kind of controlling, but a lot of women like protective men. I don't really. If anything my husband is underprotective. For example, if I have to go to the store late at night, I always have to convince him that someone might kidnap me if he doesn't come along. He is not concerned about that.
Overall, though, I think that any of the things that I didn't like were outweighed by the story. I thought it might be cheesy,but it was very engrossing, and I didn't even mind that it was about teenage vampires. :) It was a fun mix of romance, comedy, and adventure. Stephanie Meyer develops the characters well over the course of the four books. I was always looking forward to my next chance to sit down to read, and I think that's a sign of a good story.