More Exciting News...

My brother-in-law Sam and his wife Kendra are expecting and due 2 weeks before we are due. They just had THE BIG ULTRASOUND that we are having on Thursday. I am happy to report that they are going to have a baby girl! We are so excited for them and for our baby to have a cousin so close in age. I absolutely adore both of them! This picture is one of my favs of them. It was taken the last time we were in town with my cell phone at lunch. (Hence the glare) Wherever they are, people are laughing and having a great time. They are good people. I am one of their biggest fans. I really do have the best in-laws in the world. I am very blessed. Can't wait to find out what we are having as well. Just a few more days (as long as Baby cooperates) and we will know, too! Congrats Sam and Kendra! Love you guys!

My Husband, My Hero

(Taken in CO at the firestation in his hometown last summer)

I really do have the best husband in the world. He has been so wonderful and supportive these last months. I wake up every morning with my IV fluids all set up, with the vitamins added in and ready to go. He cooks, he cleans, and he's my chauffeur. He has gone with me to every doctors appointment and to the IV Infusion Clinic each time I get a new shunt put in to offer moral support. (And he absolutely hates needles!) Also, and probably most importantly, he has been my entertainment. He has had a lot on his shoulders and I appreciate all he does for me.

Along with being my caretaker, he has been hunting for a new job. I am so happy to report that he was offered his dream job!! I am so excited for him. He is the new Honors and AP Chemistry teacher for Olympus High School. He has worked so hard for this and I am so excited for him! Last Spring he did a long term assignment for this very class that helped him immensely. We had no idea what a blessing that 6 week assignment would be in our lives. Not only in studying for the Praxis II Chemistry Content Knowledge test in which he received the ETS Recognition of Excellence in Chemistry (he scored in the top 15 percent of anyone who has ever taken the test), but the teacher he substituted for and has since taken a job in a different district recommended Michael for her position. After many interviews and even more paperwork, the job is his.

I am so proud of you, Michael! Thanks so much for being my honey bunches of yumminess, my rock and my strength. I can't wait for you to come home every day with that kid in a candy store smile on your face as you tell me about your day's adventures in your classroom. I love you Michael!!

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Openhouse

Michael and I really enjoyed going to the Draper Temple Openhouse a few months back with my family and we decided we wanted to go to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Openhouse as well. Michael thought it would be fun to invite our friends Curtis and Lesslie whom Michael knows and have remained close with from his time living in Ogden. We enjoy getting together with them. They were up for it so Michael got online and arranged it. The experience did not disappoint. There was a short video presentation and then we took the tour of the temple. Afterwards there were cookies and water and a little mix and mingle where you can get more information about temples and enjoy additional artwork. I love the picture to my left in the picture below.

The temple was beautiful. I think my favorite thing about this temple was the picture of Jesus and John the Baptist in the Baptistry room. I've never seen that picture before. It was beautiful. The thing that surprised me the most was that the temple was not white on the outside. It is a light beige granite that was imported from China. Although it didn't detract from the beauty of the temple, it is a unique temple in that respect.

After the tour, we came back to our place and had a barbecue. Sorry I didn't take any pictures of you C & L! My brain was not with me that day. I also forgot the camera so I used my cell phone. The pics are a bit fuzzy but they work. We look forward to going back once the temple is dedicated and already have plans for another double date. Thanks for the fun guys!

If you are interested in taking a tour, here is a link to the Openhouse information and here is another link to additional information on the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. The tour is free and open to the public until August 1.

Happy Fourth of July!!!

The Fourth of July will always and forever be my favorite holiday. Why, you ask? Because that is the day I met him:

This year was a bit of a low key day and night. With family out of town and me still not feeling too swell, we had a mellow day. We had our own little barbecue at home, watched the movie Independence Day and then found a nice cozy spot to watch the fireworks. It was nice to celebrate the independence of our country as well as my freedom from being single.

Happy Fourth of July everyone!

Great Expectations...

So, this may surprise some, but I'm not talking about the baby! I know! Shocker! I'm talking about some movies that are coming out this summer that I am highly anticipating. Hopefully I won't wait in vain and they will be as good as they look. Here's a short list of some movies I want to see this summer:

I Hate Valentines Day
Starring Nia Vardalos and John Corbett (My Big Fat Greek Wedding). I couldn't find a clip I could put on the blog but here is the link to it.

Love Happens
Starring Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston Here is the link to the preview and another to the official site. Looks really good!


Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Very excited about this movie. Good times will be had by all!! Wish I could be seeing it with my Harry Potter fanatic friends! Here is a link to the trailer.


Julie and Julia
This looks like an interesting story and it features Meryl Streep, Amy Adams and Stanley Tucci.

There are others I would like to see but these are the highlights. So, what movies are you looking forward to this summer?