Megan, David & James

school

2012-01-10T15:29:00.000-08:00

Yay! I'm so excited that I can say I'm a student at BYU! I started class last week and I'm only taking 2 night classes. Tap and Weight Lifting!
They are both going to be so much fun! Good classes to help me get back into the swing of things!

Our Christmas card 2011

2012-01-10T15:26:00.001-08:00

donuts!

2012-01-09T13:59:00.000-08:00

For Christmas I got an awesome babycakes donut maker! (Thanks mom!)
So I tried it out yesterday and I made some really good doughnuts!

I used a recipe that my family uses to make Danish Pastry Puff and I thought hey why not put in here and try it!

Ingredients:

1 stick butter (has to be butter NOT margarin)
1 C water
1 tsp almond flavoring
1 C flour
3 eggs

In a large pot boil butter and water to a rapid boil. Add almond and remove from heat. Add flour immediately and stir till dough comes together. Add one egg at a time and mix together.
I put the dough in a zip lock bag and cut the tip off and filled the donut makers and cooked them for about 4-6 minutes, or until golden brown.

Frosting:

1 stick butter
1 lbs powdered sugar
4 Tbl milk
1 tsp almond flavoring

Mix all ingredients together. Then frost the donuts and enjoy!

Goodbye 2011 Hello 2012

2012-01-01T16:05:00.000-08:00

We were in St. George for New Years Eve. We had fun just hanging out and playing games with my family.
The city decided not to do a party this year so David, James and I went to lower Denny's for some snacks and to have fun.

We got James a quesadilla, something he normally loves, but instead he decided that he was going to eat just the barbecue sauce. Whatever floats your boat kid! Oh and we also got him his very own soda! A first for him!

We had the count down every shouted and cheered and James thought it was fun and joined in the fun!
After that of course he was getting sleepy so we went back home.

James fell asleep on the table cuddled up with Grandpa

2011 was a fun year and I really enjoyed watching James grow and seeing his personality really start to shine through. David and I have had a blast and can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for us!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

2011-12-30T16:28:00.000-08:00

This year was so much fun and a little crazy!

We drove out to California on the 22nd.

The next day was the girls trip into San Francisco for the Magical Tea at the Top of the Mark. I love this tradition! It's always so much fun and we love the magician R.J!

RJ our favorite magician!

After our tea we always walk around Union Square and do some last minute shopping.

Later that night we did some caroling. I always love to see the families I haven't seen in so long!

On the 24th we had our Adams family dinner and our in credibly awesome Nativity! David and I were Mary and Joseph again and James was baby Jesus. James loved to dance with the rapping Shepherds and he loved that the Wise man brought him cheetos!

Christmas morning we drove out to Morgan Hill to go to church. It was great because we got to see David's family too since my aunt and uncle are in the same ward. Right after church we quickly got back because Santa came while we were at church so we weren't tempted to open our gifts early.

James knew exactly what gift was his when we walked out. He saw it and immediately started to play with his car that Santa brought him. Santa also brought David and me some of the Living Scriptures

After everything was open we spent the rest of the night playing games.

On the 26th I was so excited because I got to see one of my best friends from high school and got to take her and her husbands pictures! It was so much fun catching up with them!

That night we went into my dads house for dinner and Christmas eve round 2.

The next day was the Edmunds family Christmas party. We opened gifts, went bowling and had our traditional dinner at Round Table.

On the 28th, the boys went golfing and the girls went to the spa (Edmunds). It was David's first time golfing but he liked it. And the girls got massages, manis and pedis. Then us girls went to lunch at the Elephant bar.

That night we drove back out to Morgan Hill for more Adams fun. We had a Cooking with the Stars dinner. Every one picked out a famous cook and got a partner then cooked their recipe. I got to cook with my sister and we made Bobby Flays grilled shrimp pesto pizza. David and my Uncle Jay got Paula Deans mac n cheese cupcakes. Everything that everyone made was delicious!

On the 29th we got to celebrate with the Andrus'! We went to Happy Hallow which is a zoo, petting zoo, and amusement park. James loved it! He loved the goats and looking at all the animals. He loved playing in the little playground and then riding the dragon train.

That night we just hung out and had a quite night.

Day 8

2011-11-08T22:41:00.001-08:00

I'm thankful for my computer. Without it I would be lost. I wouldn't be able to write about the things I'm thankful for and share it with everyone

Day 7

2011-11-07T22:07:00.001-08:00

I'm thankful for my camera! It is so much fun and I love using it!

Day 6

2011-11-06T21:52:00.000-08:00

I'm thankful for my puppy! He can be dumb sometimes but I love him! I'm so glad that Codi rescued him (and the rest of his brothers and sisters) and I'm glad that James gets to grow up with him and the get to have so much fun together! Dogs are the best.

Day 5

2011-11-05T19:26:00.000-07:00

I am thankful for my car. It keeps my nice and cozy and safe. It keeps me warm in winter and cool in the summer. And takes me to go visit family and friends! I love my car

Day 4

2011-11-04T14:13:00.000-07:00

I'm thankful for modern medicine and doctors/nurses...
How could I have delivered a healthy baby with out them? James was having issues while in my tummy and if I didn't have very knowledgable doctors and nurses who know what might have happened! (I don't like to think about it)
On what seems like a smaller note yesterday I went in and got a skin tag removed from my arm pit (I know gross right!) It was my first and only skin tag but my just cut it no problem and no pain! I can only imagine what it would have been like if 1. I tried to do it myself and 2. What if there was no numbing medicine!
And think about the other little things they do and put up with every day! The little complaints and worries and they always do their best to make you feel better and try to make you comfortable no matter how much you whine and complain (I'm actually not a whiner though lol)

Day 3

2011-11-03T10:30:00.000-07:00

I am thankful for a nice big bed. Some times I wish we had a newer mattress or a different bed frame...but I have a big bed! I don't have to sleep on the floor or sleep on a mattress made of straw! I get snuggle in it with my whole family; husband, baby, and the dog!

Day 2

2011-11-02T11:33:00.000-07:00

Today I am thankful for a modern kitchen. Think about it we have stoves and ovens inside our homes that make preparing and eating food 1,000x's easier then 100 years ago! Even the difference from 50 years is amazing! I love my stove, oven microwave, crock pot, grill...I love the freezer and the fridge... a sink that has hot and cold water...
Really it may seem simple but what would you do if you didn't have one?

Month to be Thankful

2011-11-01T12:09:00.000-07:00

Ok I'm going to try this...
Every day this month you post something you are thankful for.

Day 1:
Today I am thankful for a warm cozy home! It is cold and rainy outside and I'm thankful I can be inside enjoying the day with my son.

Best Enchiladas!

2011-10-18T22:52:00.000-07:00

I just made the most delicious Enchiladas! You have to try it!

Ingredients:

2 Pablano peppers

1 can chicken broth

pinch of salt

3 garlic cloves

1 lime

1 can refried beans

3 cups chicken (pre cooked and shredded or a rotisserie chicken)

2 cups shredded cheese

9 tortillas

Process:

Pre-heat oven to 350

Roast the peppers on the stove until black (if you have gas burners, if not throw them under the broiler for a couple minutes) then put in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap.

Combine in a blender chicken broth, lime, garlic and salt. Blend for a minute.

Now take your peppers and remove the skin (this should just peel off) and remove the seeds.

Add to blender and blend on high for 2-3 minutes.

In a 9x13 pan pour 1/2 cup of pepper lime juice to coat the bottom of the pan. Place 3 tortillas on the bottom of the pan. Spread 1/2 the can of refried beans on top of tortillas. Put 1 1/2 cups of chicken down and pour a little more of the pepper lime juice on top. Now repeat layer...

Place last 3 tortillas on top cover with cheese and pour the reaming pepper juice over the top.

Cove with foil and bake for 20 minutes.

Remove foil and bake an additional 5 minutes so the cheese is nice and bubbly.

Enjoy!

These make great leftovers too!

Life is Good

2011-10-13T14:17:00.000-07:00

I really can't believe it I got accepted into BYU! I'm so happy! I have always wanted to go. I really did no matter what anyone thinks or says.

I just decided to take the long road there... :)

I am so happy!

So we thought it would be easy peasy because David works there and we were told that I just had to fill out not even half of the the application. Well we did that and they said because I was actually going to be getting credit for the class I have to fill out the whole application and David working there didn't matter. I was a little worried because I know it's a lot more difficult for transfer students, I had a 3.4 gpa and the average they were accepting was 3.8... But

I did it! I'm going to start classes in January!

11

2011-09-28T10:45:00.000-07:00

ok so 11 means 2 things in this post.

The first is James is 11 months!!! Holy moly seriously where did my baby go! He is so much fun I love every minute!

And the second 11 is 11 pounds! For me 10 lbs is "easy" to lose, but I lose 10 gain 5 lose 2 gain 5... so I lost 10 lbs and it stayed the scale didn't go up or down for 3 days in a row! I even had David weigh himself because I wanted to make sure it wasn't broken. Then it happened it dropped 1 more pound! It felt so good to see that number on the scale. It has been the combination of working out and not eating...ok I am eating but I keep my calorie intake to 800-1200 calories a day (with guidance from my doctor and a personal trainer). The thing that has really help though is my new medication. It suppresses my appetite so I don't feel hungry all the time and I am more focused through the day that I have stopped snaking and having that wanting to eat feeling is gone.

Really I am a lot happier in life now! ( I was very happy before but it really is amazing!)

Another ADD post

2011-09-21T10:26:00.000-07:00

Seriously it really has been the best thing I could do to get medication for my Adult ADD.

Yesterday I wasn't able to take my Adderall because I wanted to take some Dayquil because I thought I was getting a little bit of a cold. Oh boy yesterday I just didn't want to do anything! Well I did I wanted to take a shower and work on a sewing project and take James down to the park...but I didn't get any of that done! I was also so incredibly hungry! My brain was just all over the place that I really had a hard time focusing on anything!

It's so hard to try and describe this. How can you understand what I mean when you have never experienced this? But I took my first pill today and WOW! I have worked out showered and eaten and it's not even noon yet! Really this is the best thing I have ever done! I just feel so good! I can't even explain how great I feel!

What to write...

2011-09-18T20:59:00.000-07:00

I can't tell you how many times with in the last 48 hours that I have come here and started to write a new blog entry then stopped. I just can't think of anything really interesting to say... I mean there is plenty going on but I just can't put things into words right now...

So I thought I would write about how I have nothing to say...

bad news good news

2011-09-12T13:05:00.001-07:00

Yesterday at church I gave myself my own little challenge. I would sit and actively try to pay attention to the speakers and teachers. Well this is still something I have to work on. I couldn't help but think that I could be doing something more productive. Although I know learning the gospel is productive.

It's just something I still have to work on...

But on the good news I have lost 8lbs since last Tuesday! One of the nice side affects of Addreall is appetite suppressant. And I'm more thirsty. So this means that I'm eating less and drinking more. Which is a good thing! I still try to make sure that I'm at least getting enough good protein because I know I need it especially since I'm working out still. But I get up take my first pill then eat breakfast and then get busy doing other things that I forget to eat before dinner.

I hope the number on the scale keeps going down!

Motivated

2011-09-10T11:44:00.000-07:00

Ok so BIG difference for me ever since I have been taken the Addreall I really have become so much more productive! It's kinda exciting!

A "normal" day before was wake up take care of James, maybe clean, maybe start dinner before David got home.

Now I get up and get going! i actually cleaned the kitchen without stopping! This may seem like a simple task to most but for me this was a big deal! And I did it so much faster then before. I was able to do and complete some crafts that I'm getting ready for our RS Super Saturday.

I actually got out of the pj's and got ready for the day.

I would like to think that James is even benefiting from his more efficient mom. I never negleted him before or anything in fact my whole day revolved around him. I love him so much and I love to play and read to him. But now that I can get more done, going to the park isn't a big as a deal as it was before, chasing him around the house is even more fun!

I'm just so happy and excited! All the "chatter" in my head is gone. David even said I seem happier.

Adult ADD

2011-09-08T09:57:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went to the doctor and asked about Adult ADD (different then childhood) and it turns out that I got it bad.

This is how it all began...

I went to lunch with my good friend Taren and we were talking about everything under the sun. She then mentioned that she had Adult ADD. When she was telling me how she felt all the channels in her head were going off at once I went that is me! When she said she tried to focus in class and ended up thinking about the teachers tie, I started to think about her really cute hair cut and wondered where she got it and how much did it cost I wonder if it would look good on me....oh ya we are talking about something else...yes I find my mind wondering all the time!

So I went home after our lunch and started looking online and doing some of my own research.

I found some screening test to see if you had it and weather or not I should actually go in and ask about it. Here are some of the questions:

I find it difficult to read written material unless it is very interesting or very easy.

I am irritable, and get upset by minor annoyances.

I say things without thinking, and later regret having said them.

My moods have highs and lows.

I usually work on more than one project at a time, and fail to finish many of them.

There is a lot of "static" or "chatter" in my head

Even when sitting quietly, I am usually moving my hands or feet.

My thoughts bounce around as if my mind is a pinball machine.

My brain feels as if it is a television set with all the channels going at once.

I am unable to stop daydreaming.

I am distressed by the disorganized way my brain works.

I answered strongly agree to all of these questions!

Some things that I can apply from my life: at church I can't just sit and do nothing I never understood how someone could just sit and listen! I have to play with the program or my phone and now that I have a baby I used him as an excuse as to why I couldn't just sit. Another example when David and I watch a TV show or movie together I have to be doing something else like playing on the computer or doing something with my hands.

When David came home I started to talk to him about it and he looked at a couple things and looked at me and said "Yep this is you to a T".

So I finally made an appointment with my doctor and went in yesterday.

I was given a verbal survey similar to this one and my doctor and I determined that I do indeed have Adult ADD. I was given a prescription for Adderall (generic: Amphetamine) to try for a month. Now we did talk about the difference between someone having a couple of "bad days" and then me who seems to always have a "bad day".

I have only taken my first 2 pills today but already I can see a difference. I am actually actively trying to turn on all the "channels" in my head but I can't it's easier for me to switch channels. I actually sat here and wrote this entire blog without stopping and going to other sites or doing something else (well I did have to stop to take care of James a few times). I'm really excited about this and I plan on sharing my experience with this for the next month.

I'm going to be open and honest about things that are going on and how I'm feeling. This will also help me when I report back to my doctor.

I also want to be able to answer any questions you has readers may have, but just know that I'm learning as I go.

Finally!

2011-09-08T09:46:00.000-07:00

It has been too long since I got on here and blogged!

I blog everyday on James' blog, and I don't post them because I want to add pictures and such and I just found out that most of them disappeared and I don't know how to recover them (sad) but I am keeping a hard copy journal as well so at least I have that recorded for him..

So there has been a lot going on since the last time I posted but I'm not going to go back at this point and blog it all so I will just do a quick catch up.

James is now 10 months old!

David is loving his new job at BYU and they really like him over there.

And I am having a blast learning and playing with James! He is the best thing in the world and I would do anything for him!

Awesome Givaway

2011-09-01T09:20:00.000-07:00

Hey go check out this awesome Giveaway going on! I'm so excited!

Update on life

2011-04-05T19:36:00.001-07:00

James is just amazing he has been sitting up on his own since 4 1/2 months, he is eating oatmeal, barley and brown rice, he is doing the "suicide dive" (forwards and back), he can pull himself to standing when he is already sitting, he loves to sing and talk, he CAN roll from his back to his tummy but he never ever does it unless he really really wants something, his favorite game is pulling his pacifier out of my mouth and put it into his...

David quit UVU and is now working at BYU and we are so excited. He is doing basically the same job but for better pay.

We like to go over to the campus and walk around now that the weather is nice.

Me, I play with James and take him on walks and read and sing to him all day.

So thats the quick, quick update and you can always read more about James on his own blog

Taboo

2011-03-21T00:29:00.000-07:00

Ok sometimes people don't like to talk about stuff like this but I am going to share my story.

It all started a month ago or so...

When David leaves in the morning I usually end up pulling James into bed with me and he likes it and sleeps better if I am holding his hand.

One morning I got that paralyzed feeling where you try to wake up but you can't and you try to scream but nothing comes out... I hate those! But this happened almost every morning. And every time it almost felt like "something" was trying to pull James away from me. All I could do was say (of course I'm paralyzed so I can't talk) no you can't take him no you can't take him. They only way I could ever get it to stop was to start praying!

I always forgot about it during the day so never really said anything to David. But one morning this was happening and I was "screaming" and pray telling "it" to GET OUT! When I heard a voice in my head say "thats ok we are coming for you too" OK now I am scared beyond all belief and this time I didn't forget!

I called David and told him he was going to bless our home and do a priesthood blessing on the house!

When he did this I felt so much "lighter" (do you know what I'm talking about?) and it hasn't happened since. I am so thankful that my husband has the priesthood and was able to do this.

I feel safe and I know James is safe.

Alone

2011-03-20T23:29:00.000-07:00

Ok so this is just how I feel sometimes, and when I say sometimes I mean like once every blue moon. I really don't want the readers to get the wrong idea, or get offended, etc. ya know?

I just feel really alone sometimes and like the outcast and I have always been the outcast. The first time I can actually remember being left out was in elementary school. I was hanging out and talking with some girls I thought were my friends and we all decided to go to the bathroom like girls do, and when we got in there they asked me a question as we were all going into our stalls, but when I finished and no one answered I stepped out and found out that they had ditched me in there. I was so hurt and went and hid and cried the rest of the recess.

In middle school I had friends and even went to parties but I was always the last person to find out and was always invited as almost a pity invite. I even had a really good friend and then introduced her to another friend and now they are best friends and barley remember who I am.

In high school I was on the Varsity Lacrosse team, so you would think that I had a lot of friends but again I had no one. They somehow forgot to tell me when team nights were and other events like that.

Then we moved to St. George and I was not going to be pushed aside I was going to be bold and just put myself out there. So my very first class of my very first day of school I sit down and turn to the girl behind me and say with a big smile "Hi my name is Megan and I just moved from California!" and her response was "That's nice" and then rolls her eyes and starts talking to some girl who just sat down. I wanted to cry! I wanted to just get up and leave and never come back.

When I went to DSC I moved out but still lived in town and I thought living on my own was going to be great! But after about 3 months there 2 of the girls came up to me and said ya know there is a place across the street that was opening up and I could move there. What did I do! I was clean I did my chores on the chore chart and I was almost never home to "bug" anyone because I was working 2 jobs and was going to college! What did I do!

I'm even alone in my own family! My brother well he's a boy and doesn't really get it, but my sister was always cold to me, she never wanted to admit that I was her sister (this is even before I got into my "crazy" years) I always seemed to be a disappointment.

Once I got into my "crazy" years there was a point where my mother was actually going to ship me off to live with one of my aunts because I was too much of an embarrassment!

My own aunts and uncles seem to be a little cold towards me at times. I'm trying to fit in but they all kinda give me this "whatever" vibe.

Then I went to China. I knew I was completely alone now though. I was going with a new slate no one knew who I was or where I came from but that didn't matter I was going to have a great experience right? Well that first day when we were all introducing ourselves again all I was getting was that's nice, that's nice...my own roommate was cold to me. I guess it was because I really didn't have any other choice but I kinda just forced myself upon these girls and then we became really good friends. But I again am the after thought now that we are all back, some of these girls still talk every day.

Then the best thing ever happened to me! I married David and I love him more then anything!

But ya know after awhile you just need a girlfriend to talk to and hang out with. But guess what I had no one to turn to. Sure I had an acquaintance or two but no one really stuck around.

We were in our young married couple ward for 2 years, we even sang in church but every single week the same people came up and asked if we were new. We decided to leave the ward when it was time for the Christmas party and we got there (early) and sat at an empty table in the middle and as everyone filed in no one sat with us! finally one couple came and sat down (because it was the last seat). A few minutes later a girl from a nearby table comes over and introduces her self to this girl and says she was new to the ward and just wanted to meet new people, talks with her for 5 minutes then looks at me gives me the "nod" then skips off to another table to introduce herself to them. I went home and cried.

Now we are in a new ward and that first Sunday was great! I finally felt accepted in a ward! The I got put on bed rest and everyone forgot about me. When I was finally able to go back it wasn't bad but I still feel like the afterthought. I even suggested something and everyone said well I don't know.... then 10 minutes later someone else suggests the exact same and all of a sudden it's the greatest thing ever!

What am I doing wrong! I think I'm "normal". At least I don't think I act crazy. I like the same things everyone else does, I do the same things. Why don't I have any friends? Everyone else seems to have someone they can call on and go have a girls night. But I'm stuck at home with just my husband (who I love). I even learned from past mistakes, I don't talk too much, I don't share TMI, I act happy and out going, I don't try and "correct" people...

But I'm always the girl who doesn't get invited.

What is wrong with me!

I'll always be the girl waiting to be invited...

Poem I wrote awhile ago that still kinda fits

St. Patricks Day

2011-03-18T22:36:00.000-07:00

St. Patricks day was so much fun. David only had to work a half day and my parents came into town too. I just cooked and cooked all day (which I love to do!)

We had Cornedbeef, red potatoes, asparagus, irish soda bread, irish apple cheese scones, green jello, and sparking limeade.

And then for dessert I made the Black Shamrock cheesecake posted below and then mint ice cream (which no one had because the cheesecake was so rich)

And James was my little leprechaun!

Oh and I made this for our door. I think it is cute

Black Shamrock Cheesecake

2011-03-18T12:40:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness this was amazing!!! (and still is!)

I got this recipe from Studio 5. But here is what I did!

Crust:

7-8 oreo cookies

Crushed in food processor. Make a thin crust at the bottom of a springform pan.

Filling:

7oz 85% dark chocolate melted (I used Lindt)

3 8oz packages of cream cheese at room temp

3 Tbl Cocoa (Dutch Processed)

3/4 C + 1 Tbl sugar

3 Tbl Irish Cream Syrup (I ended up using about 4 or 5 Tbl)

3 eggs

Mix sugar and cocoa together in a small bowl. In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese till smooth. Mix in Cocoa/Sugar blend, add syrup, blend, add melted chocolate, blend, add eggs (that have been mixed a little), Blend well.

Pour into pan and bake for 1hour at 350. Cool completely

Ganache:

3 oz 85% chocolate

1/2 cup whipping cream

1 Tbl Irish Cream syrup (again it was about 2-3 Tbl)

In a small saucepan heat cream, add chocolate and stir till smooth then add syrup.

Poor over cooled cheesecake

Whipped cream:

1 1/2 cups whipping cream

1/4 - 1/2 cup powdered sugar

2 Tbl Irish Cream syrup (or 3-5)

Beat until soft peaks form

This was really amazing and everyone loved it!

Roberts Crafts

2011-03-15T10:41:00.000-07:00

Check out these awesome cards from Roberts Crafts!

Super cute!

Us

2011-03-09T21:03:00.000-08:00

Stole this from a friends blog...

When is your engagement anniversary?:

March 22, 2008

When is your marriage anniversary?:

May 31, 2008

How long have you known your spouse?:

We met Feb 10, 2008

How long did you date/court before you were engaged?:

About 2 weeks

Where did you meet your spouse for the first time?:

Our singles ward

What is your spouse's full name?:

David Clifford Andrus Jr.

Do you have any children?:

How many - boys/girls:

1 boy James!

Do you have any house pets?:

Our dog Fry (Phillip J. Fry)

Do you own a house or rent?:

Rent from Davids parents

What is one of your favorite activities to do together?:

Watch a movie, play a video game, go grocery shopping

Do you have a favorite vacation spot?:

Lava Hot Springs!

How many siblings (including in-laws) do you have?:

What church do you attend?:

I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Is this the church you were married in?:

We were married in the Jordan River Temple

Where did you go on your honeymoon?:

Disney World

Who drives when you go out together?:

David

How long have you been together?:

Almost 3 years

Who asked who out?:

I manipulated David into thinking he was asking me out

How old are each of you?:

I'm 24 he is 29

Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?:

We really don't have hard situations,... I guess money? sometimes

Who is smarter?:

Both in different ways

Where do you eat out most as a couple?:

Chili's

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?:

Hawaii

Who has the craziest exes?:

Me (not proud of this)

Who has the worse temper?:

Me...

Who does the cooking?

Me! I get stressed when David is cooking (he does it wrong!)

Who is more social?:

neither, but if I had to pick one, Me

Who is the neat-freak?:

David more so then me

Who is the more stubborn?:

Who wakes up earlier?:

David

Where was your first date?:

To Wiseguys to see Emo Phillips on Valentines Day

Do you get flowers often?:

Not really

How long did it take to get serious?:

like the second date

Who eats more?:

David

Who does the laundry?:

Leave a piece of advice for the other couples:

Always say I love you even if you're having a bad day.

Oh goodness

2011-02-11T21:40:00.000-08:00

I have to really catch up on my blogging! I just don't have the time and when I do have time I would much rather do something else. Ok I have a couple blogs I'll try and post the next couple of days.

Oh and I try to keep up on James' blog more often so check it out and follow Dear James

Goals for 2011

2010-12-31T18:56:00.000-08:00

1. Raise a happy, healthy baby

2. Lose the rest of the baby weight

3. Keep a clean house

4. Plant a garden

5. Fall in love everyday

6. Go to the temple every month

7. Go to Grad School (David)

8. Not go into debt (Pay off hospital bills)

9. Get the job at BYU

10. Have a lot of fun

10 that happened in 2010

2010-12-31T18:04:00.000-08:00

1. Bought a car

2. We celebrated our 2 year anniversary

3. Found out we were pregnant

4. Graduated from UVU

5. We moved

6. Got a puppy

7. Found out that we were having a boy

8. Visited California twice

9. Quite my job to be a full time mom

10. James was born

Happy New Year!!!

James rolled over!

2010-12-14T22:09:00.000-08:00

James rolled over today!!!! A couple times actually! I finally caught it on tape.

Here is another one of James talking.

Molasses Cookies

2010-12-09T12:49:00.000-08:00

I found a recipe online that was ok...but I then messed around with it and came up with this one.

1 1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup molasses

2 eggs

4 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon cloves

1 teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon salt

4 cups flour

Melt butter, cool then blend well with sugars. Add the molasses and eggs. Add baking soda and all the spices and salt. Add the flour one cup at a time.

Roll into walnut-size balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 8 min.

They do get hard after a day or 2, so to keep them fresh when store them put a slice of bread in a bag with them.

They are so good and even better with a cup of cold milk! They also make a good gift to give to friends and neighbors.

Enjoy!

tiny fingers

2010-11-09T12:37:00.000-08:00

See tiny fingers and tiny toes,
Bright baby eyes, cute baby nose;
Hear baby gurgles and baby sighs,
As Mom and Dad sing lullabies.Life is changed, but that's okay;It's fun to spend glad hours each day,
Taking time for all the good
That comes along with parenthood.By Joanna Fuchs
James every day you are getting bigger and smarter. I can't express to you how much I love you and how grateful I am that you chose me to be your mother.You have beautiful blue eyes, lots of dark brown hair, long fingers and toes, cute little ears, a little button nose, I love your big smile and your cute little laugh!I love reading to you and watching your face as I turn the pages. I love singing to you and watching you try to copy me. I love when I kiss your forehead as you sleep and see you smile back at me. I love everything about you.I can't believe that you're already changing and growing so much. You are perfect in every way. I love you so very very much! Thank you for being my child!

How he got his name

2010-10-29T07:10:00.000-07:00

Originally we were going to name our baby Milo Glen Andrus. Milo is David's great great....grandpa's name and Glen is my grandpa's name (my fathers father).

Well I wasn't totally convinced that this was his name, and later I found out David felt the same way.

Well everyone knows that we are both Harry Potter fans and so jokingly David and I were saying that if the baby came during Harry Potter we would give her a middle name of Lily or him a middle name of James (for those who may not know - Harry Potter's parents' first names).

Well both David and I said we didn't like Milo for his first name and we both said we actually really liked the name James. And it turns out that James is actually a family name. Once we figured it out it was like that was his name! There was no second guessing this time.

But we couldn't get rid of Milo or Glen so we decided to be a bit unconventional and give him both as middle names.

James Milo Glen

2010-10-28T21:40:00.000-07:00

It is a little long but I do recommend reading it

OK here is the story starting Monday morning...

Monday I had another NST and a doctors check up. When I got to the office one of the nurses said "You're STILL pregnant!!!" and the NST tech came out and was surprised to see me she though for sure that they were inducing me the week before.

During the NST there was nothing interesting happening, and that was the problem he wasn't really responding to stimulation but he did have a strong heartbeat. Then I went back to see the doctor and he walked and in and before I could say anything he said lets just get this thing done! I had a slightly high blood pressure and with James not really doing much it was finally enough to get him out.

When I left the office I was 85% effaced and 3cm dilated.

I got to the hospital and the nurses here were so happy to see me again. And Amy Garner (Taren's mom) was my nurse and she was really happy that they were finally inducing me.

I got all hooked up and the started the Pitocin and I got my epidural (so I can say that I never really felt a "real" contraction). The external monitors weren't really picking anything up on my contractions and then they kept loosing James' heart beat, so they wanted to break my water to get internal monitoring going. Well right when they were going to check me to see if it would be ok to break my water it broke on it's own so they got James hooked up and we were able to get a constant rate.

Well every time they tried to turn up the Pit James got angry and dropped his heart rate. So they put it on the lowest setting. I was just not making any progress I was now only a 3.5cm.

Then all of a sudden James decided to scare everyone and dropped his heart rate all the way down to the low 60s. I had several nurses run in they helped switch to my other side got me on oxygen and laid me completely flat. The doctor came in and checked me and since his heart rate went back up he decided that I didn't need to go straight back to the operating room. I was now only at a 4. So the decision was made that I was just not having good enough contractions on my own but the Pit made James angry so I was going to get a C-section. I was ok with this because I had already prepared myself for the possibility.

They up'ed my epidermal and wheeled me in to get started. Although I got the really bad shakes from the high dosage so they had to cover me in a blanket that blew hot air across my chest and arms.

And then at 12:44 am October 26th I heard one of the most wonderful sounds! James finally made his appearance! I barley got to see him and then he was gone but David followed him to get all cleaned up, and I got all stitched up. I have 17 staples in my tummy! James was 8 lbs 5 oz and 20 inches.

(Oh and I can have a VBAC if I want to when I do have other children.)

After getting all stitched and cleaned I had to stay in labor and delivery while James was downstairs waiting in the nursery. I was monitored for an hour and then was taken down stairs where I had to wait another 30 minutes before they could bring him in.

But oh man when they did I could barely see him through my tears of joy. I was just so happy to finally have him in my arms and knowing that I could keep him!

Since it was like 4 in the morning I decided that I just wanted to keep James in the room for the rest of the night. But I could not sleep at all I just wanted to stare at him.

A few hours later and some sleep I finally got all the feeling back in my legs. I was doing so well that they actually took me off my IV and took out my catheter sooner, the nurses say, then most women.

David and I just adore our little James. He really is a blessing from Heavenly Father and we are just in awww that he would send us someone so perfect. He really is amazing and wonderful.

Section C

2010-10-26T01:18:00.000-07:00

12:20 am - They took Megan out (I followed of course) and got her in to surgery.

12:30 am - Surgery begins

12:44 am - James Milo Glen Andrus gets his first view of the world. A bunch of people in green scrubs and some really bright lights. He's 8 pounds 5 ounces and 20 inches long.

2:20 - I'm currently sitting in Megan's room as she recovers from the c section. She should be able to finally really see the baby soon. I have tons of video and pictures on my phone.

Tonight's the night...

2010-10-25T23:11:00.000-07:00

10:30 pm - Baby's heartrate dropped pretty low (60 bpm - that's bad) and the nurses practically ran in. Got Megan turned and on oxygen and everything went back to normal. Doctor came in and talked about a caesarean section.

11:30 pm - Doctor came in, we talked for a few minutes and decided to go for the C section.

12:13 am - I'm in my scrubs - I look like a dork or maybe like I'm going to be heading into an Intel chip fabrication plant. We'll be seeing the baby soon!

Getting Closer

2010-10-25T15:18:00.000-07:00

4:15 pm - Water broke during a cervical exam, monitor put directly on the baby

5:00 pm - Baby's heart rate has had several irregular drops. Megan put on oxygen. Pitocin drip stopped. Nothing to be seriously worried about.

6:15 pm - Pitocin restarted. Megan and the baby are doing great. Got some good contractions going.

7:15 pm - Megan's off the oxygen, contractions are nice and strong and Megan feels great thanks to the epidural. Baby and mom are still doing fine, no worries here (just one very antsy dad!).

It's Baby time!

2010-10-25T13:28:00.000-07:00

Ok to kick things off I will write the first blog and then David will be doing the rest.

9:40 am - Doctors appt and NST, The doctor came in and said that it was finally time to go to the hospital to stay this time. I was not in real active labor but they were going to go ahead and induce

11:30 am - Admitted to the hospital, I got to the hospital got all hooked up and started an IV

1:00 pm - They have started the pitocin

3:15 pm - Got the epidural and feeling all nice and numb

4 days in the hospital

2010-10-23T19:07:00.000-07:00

Ug What do I say really?

Well today was the 4th day in a row that I was sent to the hospital. (I did not go in on my own will but the will of the doctors)

The hospital called this morning telling me I needed to come back in today because my strip from yesterday was reviewed again and the doctor wanted to monitor me again.

Well I went in and got all hooked up and the nurse said well we are going to induce you we just have to monitor you for a little bit to get a good strip. Well then the doctor changed his mind everything was looking "good" so he was just going to send me home. Well I was not leaving without talking to him. Meanwhile my awesome nurses were doing everything they could to convince the doctor not to send me home saying that I did need to be induced. The baby even had a couple heart rate drops but I guess nothing was going to convince the doctor to induce me.

Ok so I know everyone is telling me that being induced is a lot longer and more painful. I know that it's better for me to start things on my own. But with EVERYTHING that has been going on: High Blood Pressure, the amount of fluid I'm retaining, the baby's heart rate....I would think they would want to get this baby out!

I also know that the chances of a C-section go up as well.

When the doctor came in he said (again) that I have a really big baby and that my chances of doing a C-section is already higher then normal.

I would be ok with things if it weren't the same thing over and over again. Every time I am sent to the hospital they keep saying oh today we are going to induce! Then after 2-4 hours of waiting and waiting they decide last minute to not induce.

It's just emotionally draining when you keep thinking and being told today is the day I get to meet my baby.

39 weeks

2010-10-20T16:24:00.000-07:00

Ok so another doctors appointment and again high blood pressure 160/98 (the highest its ever been) so just like always we were sent back to the hospital for more monitoring. And again not a surprise, my blood pressure was only 127/73... I still had to have my urine checked and blood checked which was all normal (although I am a little dehydrated)

After 2 hours the doctor came in to tell me the same old, same old: go home be on modified bed rest...

I was only 2 cm and 65% effaced and so I asked if I could have my membranes stripped again and he said he would do it but it was going to hurt, I thought that I had already had this done it's not too bad just really uncomfortable. But holy crap! When he did it, it was horrible! He actually made me cry. The doctor said "oh did I make you cry?" I said "yes" He said "Oh good then I did it right". Well good hopefully this time it will actually work. He also said that when he was done with me I was a 3+cm dilated and that I was now 75% effaced.

Heres hoping that I will go into labor this weekend!

Preggo Pics

2010-10-14T13:49:00.000-07:00

My parents came into town over the weekend and I had my step-mom take my maternity pictures. It was fun. We didn't have a real studio or something so we used a black shower curtain we got from walmart.

Oh and please don't try and guess the baby's name we are still not saying anything until he is born. This is just a little peek.

I have been have some pretty good contractions and the really painful ones I hear are the ones that help you dilate so I'm hoping that tomorrow when I go in they'll tell me I'm even closer to having him. I think there is a good possibility of having him this weekend but it's really hard to tell when I have contractions very consistently and then they stop altogether and then start up even harder and stronger! He's a big baby it's time he comes out now :)

2 1/2 weeks left

2010-10-11T16:09:00.000-07:00

I'm more annoyed then anything really...

Today I went in for another non-stress test and everything was going fine but then baby decided to drop his heart rate below 100 for a good 2 min. So they sent me back to the hospital for more monitoring. Once I got all hooked up they wanted to watch me before making any decisions. Well after 2 hours and everything being normal they sent me home. I know have another NST scheduled for Friday.

There are people putting in bets that I wont last till the weekend.

I wouldn't mind to have the baby this week, I'd be ok with that.

I have been having so good contractions too and they are only getting close, so I'm crossing my fingers.

37 Weeks

2010-10-06T18:53:00.000-07:00

Today I am 37 weeks! Only 3 weeks left!

But also today was kinda an adventure. We went in for my normal check up and when I got there my blood pressure was 147/88 (not good). We go through the normal appointment (I'm 65% effaced and 2 cm dilated) And then the doctor sends me to the hospital for some more monitoring. Well we got there and I got all hooked up and right off the bat my blood pressure was down to 127/80. The hooked the baby up too and was watching his heartbeat. Well the nurse had to keep coming in and adjust the monitor because the baby would shift. It was fun though because he got the hiccups twice and it was fun to hear them through the machine.

my blood pressure stayed low and after 4 and half hours we got the ok to go home and I'm back on strict bedrest. Which really isn't that bad, I was already on modified bedrest so it's not that different to go on full. Plus it's only 3 more weeks or less.

David was actually kinda disappointed that I didn't get admitted because if I was then we would most likely be having a baby this week.

oh one more thing I get to do another 24hr pee test.

Agency

2010-10-03T23:25:00.000-07:00

What do I say... This blog will most likely be all over the place and I hope that it makes somewhat sense as I try to express my feelings and thoughts.

How can I let someone I love do something that is so obviously stupid to everyone else around him?!?!

Everyone can see that he is making the wrong choices and we try to tell him but he just wont listen. Or he is listening but choosing not to heed our warnings. To me it seems like it's like your driving down a road and there are all these signs that say "Danger" "Warning" "Heartache" "Betrayal", but all of these signs seem to be dim compared to the glow of the city in front of you.

This is just so frustrating!

There are even people who have told him that they "support" his choice but then behind his back say that they don't like the situation but they aren't going to say anything because "he needs to learn from his mistakes" even if it ends up hurting him.

I know we all have our own lives to live and we all have free agency, but it's so hard to stand by and watch someone do something you know will end up breaking their heart.

He even told me once that he prayed about it and felt that he shouldn't go forward with this and that he knows that it wasn't right.

I believe that he has gotten his answer, and he is choosing to ignore it.

We all have told him how we feel, we are all praying for him.

I don't know what else we can do! I don't know what else I can do!

I love him so I will just continue to love him (I may not support him but I love him)

October

2010-10-01T09:54:00.000-07:00

It's finally October and our baby will be here this month! I know I say this a lot but we are so excited.

Now that I'm here in my last month I'm getting anxious, but in a good way. Every time I have a cramp or pain in my stomach I wonder if there will be more to follow. There are times when I wonder if my water broke, but then I realize that no I just peed a little.

Every time my son moves I wonder if he is getting excited to come out and meet us too (which I know he is)

Our bag is packed (for the most part):

-got an extra tooth brush and toothpaste

-hair brush

- hair ties and headbands

-ipod with "relaxing" music for me (It has everything on it from Enya to Breaking Benjamin)

- video camera, digital camera, and my nice camera and all the hook ups for the computer

-extra contacts and solution

-babies blanket

....There are more things that are going in but you get the point right....

We finished our prenatal class last night. It was a fun informative class, even though it wasn't new information for me it was really good for David. And the nurse who taught the class is also a lactation nurse so the last class was all about breastfeeding. I am planning on exclusively breastfeeding so the last class was really helpful.

As for a birth plan, mine is I think really simple:

- I want an epidural as soon as I can!

- I want to use my own music

- I would like to ware my own hospital gown

- I would like to breastfeed within the first hour

- If I need a C-section I would like David in the room

I don't know I really trust the doctors and nurses.

Again we are really excited and getting anxious. We can't wait to meet our baby boy!

35 weeks down, and 35 days to go!

2010-09-22T12:02:00.000-07:00

I really can't believe that D-day is right around the corner! I still feel like I have a ton of stuff to do!

Today we went to the doctor and he said by the time I deliver I will most likely have a 9lbs+ baby! Holy freakn' cannoli! That is one big baby! I knew he was big but I never thought he was going to be that big! But I'm excited. The doctor also said in 2 weeks if I go into labor they wont stop me. Which is exciting and scary in its self! I know with first time pregnancies they tend to go over but with having a big baby this could really happen sooner!

David and I are just so excited to become parents!

6 more weeks

2010-09-16T11:05:00.001-07:00

It's getting closer and closer! We are really excited!

I'm having fun being in "nesting mode". The baby's room is almost all put together, the baby's cloths are all washed and put away.

We started going to our prenatal classes and I think it's really good. It helps us become familiar with the hospital we are delivering in, and I think it's great for David. I've done a lot of reading and researching and I've talked to all my friends who have had babies so most of the information we are learning I already have heard but for David it's mostly all new. I also like how during the class our instructor has the husbands doing all of the work and asking and answering the questions.

The baby is still crazy active and he gets the hiccups a couple time a day. And like I said before he is not a kicker but a pusher.

Time hasn't slowed down yet and it still feels like its all gone by so fast!

7 weeks to go!

2010-09-08T10:28:00.000-07:00

This is actually me at 32.5 weeks

Wow I can't believe that today I am 33 week pregnant! Time has really flown by! We are so excited!

Things have been going great too! I'm kinda off the bedrest, I can go out on short shopping trips and as long has I don't do anything stressful I can get up and get out and do things.

The baby wiggles and moves all the time but I'm glad that he's not really a big kicker he is more of a push and hold type of baby. He'll push out a body part and just sit like that for awhile and then shift and stick something else out. His favorite spot is under my right side ribs. He'll just sit there all day with his butt sticking out and slide it back and forth. But he is also a little stinker he'll move and move and move but as soon as David puts his hand on my belly he'll freeze, then David will lift his hand up and he'll move and move and then freeze again as soon as David puts his hand back. I think it's kinda funny. We already have fun playing with our baby.

He is going to be fun and we are excited to meet him soon.

Deppressed

2010-09-01T15:40:00.000-07:00

Ok so today is the first day of bedrest that I have actually felt depressed. I realized that the State Fair is going on right now and I can't go! I mean there's nothing really special about it but it's something that David and I do every year. It's just something that David and I enjoy, we just walk around and visit all the booths and just hang out and enjoy everything. It's always fun too to eat some fair food. We always split a frozen lemon aid and funnel cake.

I know it's stupid but yes it actually makes me cry that I can't go.

Preeclampsia

2010-08-24T10:15:00.000-07:00

I have preeclampsia (or toxemia, or hypertension). Basically my blood pressure is way too high and I have protein in my urine.

When I went in last week my blood pressure was up at 147/88 and my protein level was at a +1.

(a +2 means I go to the hospital for bed rest, +3 to +4 is when they would deliver the baby)

The thing that kinda bugs me is that I was having headaches and swollen fingers (all pre-signs of preeclampsia) and I even did a 24 hour urine test and it all came back "normal".

I already have accepted the fact that I may not get to go anywhere or do anything, I'm just ready for this baby to come early! He needs to stay in there as long as possible! Right now they are thinking that I will still deliver close to my due date or just a week or 2 early which he would still be considered full term.

Another thing I'm worried about is the possibility of having a C-section. I'm not afraid of actually getting it or anything like that, I just don't want one! If it came down to it though, I'd be more then happy to have one if my blood pressure goes to high or if there was something wrong and the baby may be in danger.

Well I go to the doctor in a few hours and if there is any new information or any changes I will post an update.

My pregnancy this far

2010-08-23T10:54:00.000-07:00

Besides being on bed rest for these last 2 months things have been going great!

I have overall really enjoyed being pregnant

1st Trimester:

I was a little sick but I was sick all day. I was literally only sick in the morning right when I woke up. I sometimes would get car sick, but again it wasn't has bad as I thought and not as bad as some of my other friends.

2nd Trimester:

I finally started to look pregnant and not like I ate 1 too many donuts. I could really feel him moving and jumping around. I lost 10 lbs instead of gaining, which this is a good thing. This trimester was the breeze!

3rd Trimester:

It started off great! He just wont stop moving, and I love it! I'm grateful that he has stayed away from my ribs the most he'll do is push up on them with his butt and he'll just stick it out and no matter what you do you can't get him to move. It's kinda of funny I can push down and he'll shift but then just stick it out again. The one thing he does do is attack my bladder. It really feels like he is punching it. I think he does it on purpose and then he laughs about it (he already has an attitude). It's also fun to watch my tummy do the wave when he decides to move around.

I haven't had any heartburn, (not once this entire time), not a lot of back pain (just if I sleep wrong), and I don't even notice the Braxtion hicks.

Now though I am on bedrest. Which isn't so bad (so far...) I'm just trying to keep myself busy and entertained. I get to work on baby projects, I don't have to go to work anymore, I have time to catch up on some reading. I feel great and normal, I just have to stay home all day.

I think I'm going to try and make this http://www.honeybearlane.com/2010/08/presenting.html

Always look on the bright side of life...

2010-08-19T15:41:00.001-07:00

Well I just found out that I have Preeclampsia so this means that I am now on bed rest.

This means that I get to have my blood pressure checked more often, the protein in my urine checked more often and more blood draws. If things start to get too high they will need to deliver the baby early. So now the main thing is that we keep the baby in the oven as long as possible!

I'm just trying to look on the bright side of being on bed rest...

I get to do more crafts now thats a plus

Music

2010-07-24T20:49:00.000-07:00

I love music!

Really who doesn't?

I really don't hate any of it; country, classical, metal, etc

I love how it makes me feel! It helps me de stress and relax. I tend to listen to music that relates to the type of mood I'm in but it always makes me feel good.

I also love to come home a play the piano (even if i do it badly). It's just another way to relax a keep my mind occupied.

I haven't done it in awhile but I love to sing! With being in an apartment with thin walls it's hard to just burst out into song, but as soon as we move I'll be singing all day!

I love that David is also musical. He may not like everything I do but he sings, and he does it well (and I'm not just saying that)

I'm already teaching our son how much music is important and how much it will be apart of his life. I'm not to worried about weather or not he will be able to sing or not because we both do and his extended family sings all the time. I hope he will always let music be apart of his life and enjoy everything about it.

very berry syrup

2010-07-05T09:59:00.000-07:00

We LOVE this recipe and it makes really really good leftovers! It also stores really well so you don't have to worry about it going bad. We like it when its warm and it cold.

1/2 cup sugar

2 Tbl cornstarch

1 cup water

4 cups berries ( raspberries, blackberries, blueberries)

In a medium sauce pan combine sugar and cornstarch. Mix in water. Slowly add in berries. boil for 2 minutes, remove from heat and cover to keep warm.

I like to use a mixed berry bag of all the berries, but you can use just raspberries or blackberries or any combination you want. (basically just make sure you have 4 cups!)

Enjoy!

It's a...

2010-06-24T21:59:00.000-07:00

Yep we are having a BOY!!!

We are so excited. I had a feeling from the very beginning that it was a boy but the first ultrasound said we might be having a girl, so today we had another one done and 100% sure its a boy!

I am so so excited!

Our failed attempt at camping

2010-06-19T20:58:00.000-07:00

We were so excited to go camping this weekend but it ended a lot sooner then we planned.

I got off work and came to back home to pack the car really quick and get on the road. We really didn't have a set spot as to where we were going so we decided to head up towards Strawberry.

We finally get out there and drive back up into the woods and find a nice little spot.

It was getting dark fast and of course I felt a little uneasy and started to let my imagination go wild but I thought I would feel better once we got the fire started and put up the tent.

We spent 20+ minutes trying to start this fire! We just couldn't get it to go. We even had fire starter and everything it just wouldn't light! So we kinda gave up and started to put up the tent. Fry then started to act really weird, like he was scared. So I decided to go sit with him in the car ( I was still feeling uneasy and felt better in the car with the dog). David quickly finished and came to sit in the car with me. He looked at me and said he really didn't feel right and felt uneasy and said he felt like we should go home NOW. I said I whole heartily agreed! It was getting to the point where we almost left our tent and was going to just drive away and try and get it the next day. But David quickly jumped out and just grabbed pieces of the tent and started throwing them in the back of the car (we had turned on the car and turned on the brights so our whole site was lit up). When he finally finished we drove away as fast as we could, considering it was a dirt road. As we were driving David looked at our gas tank and noticed something odd...by the time we got to our campsite we were below half a tank when we left the campsite we were almost at a full tank!

I don't know why we needed to leave and we may never know, but I am glad that we both listened to the spirt. I'm sad we didn't get to go camping but it was an adventure.

The story on my hair

2010-06-16T08:02:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went in to Paul Mitchell to see what they could do with my hair. My ultimate goal going in was to get a trim and dye my hair blonde. I knew that I had "multi colored" hair seeing has how it was long and I had dyed it black last summer and then brown in December. So I was just going to be happy with whatever they could do to help lighten it (whether it was just highlights or whatever). Well they did 2 test strands to see how the bleach would take. They wanted to make sure that they weren't going to melt my hair off since it had so many colors and a box color on it, and one of the other really strange thing with my hair was I had this weird black band around the middle of my hair right below

my shoulders. So the test strands came off and yep it was going to break the ends off my hair if I dyed it and that black band didn't even change colors. ( so I would be blonde on top, have a black band, and then blond on the bottom)

So they recommended that I use a remover on my hair to try and strip all the color out (or most of it since the bottom half was really dark) and they also said we could cut off the bottom half, one to get rid of the band and two to get rid of all that "damaged" hair.

So while they were off discussing how to start on my hair, (this was a hair school and the teachers were involved and my hair was so much fun that basically all the students were wanting in) I sent a text off to David asking if I should just cut of my hair. I more or less just wanted someone to say it was ok since I was so nervous because I haven't had short hair since middle school! So I decided to cut it off!

They ended up cutting off 10 inches! Holy Cow!

They still wanted to strip what was left of my hair because there was still a little bit of darker color on the bottom. Now my hair is a strawberry blonde! I haven't seen my natural color in such a long time I didn't know what color to expect! I was thinking I was more of a dirty blonde

But I love it! I was a little nervous that I wasn't going to like it but its just hair and it grows back fast right! I still want to go blonde but I might just end up doing highlights instead of the whole thing.

17 weeks

2010-05-20T13:19:00.000-07:00

I am 17 weeks! This is so much fun! So far I love being pregnant. The morning sickness wasn't bad and now its gone. So far my "cravings" have been healthy and I have done a lot to stay healthy. I even lost 10lbs ( which is actually a good thing for me) My tummy says pregnant instead of I ate too many cookies. I can feel my baby move around every once in awhile and that is so much fun and exciting!

We are just so happy!

14 weeks!

2010-04-28T10:22:00.000-07:00

Ok so officially the word is out!

I'M PREGNANT! I'm 14 weeks today!

So here is the story so far....

On Sunday February 21st I took a pregnancy test and it came back with 2 little line! YAY!

Because I was considered "high risk" since I had a m/c back in November, my doctor got me in right away. We got to do an early ultrasound at 8 weeks and we saw the heart beating away! It was so awesome!

but heres the annoying part... My due date up to this point was October 27. But because of the ultrasound they changed my due date by a week to Nov 2-4. I don't care I did the "math" and I am still due October 27! ( doing and ultrasound early the baby grows faster and slower for some women so it could be the baby was just turned at a different angle...there was one point during the u/s that she said I was due in Oct)

Anyways...

2 weeks ago I did have a bit of a scare. I was getting ready to go to school and I noticed that I was bleeding a lot! She being scared and worried I called the doctors and called David. They were able to get me in right away and they did an u/s. And thank goodness the baby was still there and the heartbeat was strong and healthy! The nurse did comment though that it was hard to see because the baby was jumping all over the place, and would not sit still! That made me feel better to see and hear the baby again.

I did have to get a Rohgam shot because I am O-

And then today I went back in for my 4 week checkup and the doctor checked me out to make sure my cervix was closed and we heard the heartbeat, again nice and strong! And the doctor really made me feel good. He said that if I had any concerns I could come in anytime just to hear the heartbeat. ( I wish I could go in every day! but I don't want to be "that" girl lol)

I go back in 4 weeks again and then after that we get to find out the sex of the baby!

I'm just so thankful everything is going well this time around!

Spring

2010-04-25T16:29:00.000-07:00

Nothing really exciting going on but I just wanted to post some spring pictures.

I helped my brother and sister move out of their apartments and now Garrett is staying with us for a few days. UVU semester is over and at the end of the week I graduate! I do have to take one class during the summer but then I'm done! well.... for now....

And I'm really enjoying the nice weather!

Jessica's Pregnancy Photo Shoot

2010-04-18T12:17:00.001-07:00

Jessica really wanted to take some maternity pictures and her friend who was a professional photographer bailed on her 4 times and then he wouldn't even return her phone calls. So when I was down there for her baby shower she asked me to take some pictures for her. I have a very nice camera but its film so I have to really work to try and get a good shot. And here are some of my favorites!

Jessica had her baby!!!

2010-04-13T19:55:00.000-07:00

On Saturday I just got home from work and was sitting on the sofa with David trying to decide what we were going to get at the store for the next days dinner when I got a text from my best friend saying she was headed to the hospital to have her baby! So I asked my husband if he wanted to drive down with me since it was the weekend and we wouldn't be missing school or work. So we packed up a few things and drove down to St. George at 8:30. We got into town around 12:30 and Jessica was asleep and just waiting to push (she obviously got an epidural, which she highly recommends) We were able to go to my parents house and sleep for a couple hours. At 3:00 am Jessica called me to let me know that she was ready to push and she would have Tyrone, her husband, give us a call/ text when her daughter was born.

At 4:20am Autumn Kira Joyce Kikookoonalani Harward was born!

8 lbs 4 oz 20 in

And see that cute blanket she's wrapped up in! I made that for her!

Jessica and baby were doing great and got some much needed rest. Around 9:00am I stopped by the hospital to visit the new mommy and the baby. Jessica was saying how serial the whole experience was and how crazy that she gave birth to this little girl that was growing in her belly for that last 9 months.

Autumn is such a sweet little girl already.

Jessica is going to be a great mom, and I'm so excited for her!

Love you Jess!

Easter Weekend

2010-04-06T10:31:00.000-07:00

On Friday I kidnapped my brother and sister and we all drove down to St. George for the Easter weekend.

My mom was so excited to see all of us, she said it was just like Christmas!

On Saturday we watched the morning session of conference and then went to the St. George art festival. And during the Priesthood session my sister, mom and I went shopping and had a fun girls night out.

Sunday we woke up and had an Easter egg hunt! I loved it! We then made Popeye Pancakes (aka German Pancakes) and watched conference.

We then had an amazing dinner and hung out and played games until it was time to leave.

It was a fun weekend!

Tootsie Bug Baby Boutique

2010-03-16T15:33:00.000-07:00

I just entered the Tootsie Bug Baby Boutique giveaway, entering me for some fabulous prizes~!! You should enter too!! Go to www.tootsiebug.blogspot.com for more details.

I love this boutique! When I know I have to get a cute gift for a friend or baby shower I know I can go to Tootsie Bug and always find cute quality gifts!

Valentines Day 2010

2010-03-04T14:24:00.000-08:00

Valentines Day this year was a blast!

My dad had a few extra days available for his time share that had to be used and they couldn't use them so he gave them to us. Every where we looked was already booked so we looked at Lava Hot Springs Idaho.

We drove up on Friday and did absolutely nothing! It was amazing! It was snowy outside and its a small town so we didn't feel like we were missing out on anything.

Saturday we drove up into Pocatello and had dinner at Texas Road House and then went and saw The Princess and the Frog, which we loved!!!!!!

Sunday another day of nothingness! I did make our traditional heart shaped meatloaf with mashed potatoes.

2 years ago on Valentines Day was Davids and mine first date! I say this every year but I'll say it again, I love how David didn't even know that he had asked me out for the "day of love" and he didn't know until we got to the actual date. I love it!

We have had 2 great years dating each other and I still love it!

Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

2010-02-08T14:57:00.000-08:00

Really yummy! Really easy!

Ingredients:

Chocolate cake mix

*- 1 1/4 C water

*- 1/2 C Vegetable oil

*-3 eggs

(* ingredients depends on what cake mix you have. In other words just follow the back of the box)

1 can Cherry Pie filling

Frosting:

1 pkg Cream Cheese

Powder Sugar

milk

vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Make cake mix exactly as it says to on the back of the box. Mix in Cherry pie filling. Note: yes your mixture is going to be very liquidy. Fill cupcake holders almost to the top and bake for 20-25 minuets (again follow directions on the back of the cake box)

when done take out and let them cool completely

Frosting:

In a mixer, mix cream cheese till smooth. Add powder sugar a little at a time (I don't have an exact measurement because I just had to taste and texture) Add a little bit of milk (again sorry no exact measurement) and 1 cap full of vanilla.

You want your frosting to be smooth and thickish.

I'm really sorry I don't have exact measurements for you. I have just grown up adding things to taste and never really followed recipes. I think of them more like guide lines instead of actual rules ;)

Super Bowl 2010

2010-02-08T14:39:00.000-08:00

We had our 2 annual Super Bowl Party this year!

It was a blast! We had a ton of junk food for everyone and plenty of friends and family! I made some yummy homemade salsa, chocolate cherry cupcakes, and cheesy salsa dip!

We really were indifferent about the teams and so I concluded that I was going to cheer for the Saints only because I like the city of New Orleans more! Plus Mardi Gras is coming up!

Well it turned out that everyone who came was also cheering for the Saint!

During half time we had a party to party call with my dads Super Bowl Party out in California.

It was a really good game and it went by really fast! I am excited that the Saints won!

On a different note I liked the commercials for the most part but it just seemed like every commercial was either Bud Light or Doritos!

Yummy Enchiladas with Half the Calories

2010-02-08T14:18:00.000-08:00

We love this recipe and it make the best leftovers.

I never have exact measurements because I am always adding a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Sorry if your one of those people who has to have exact measurements

I will make this again and post pictures of the steps as soon as I can.

Ingredients:

Tortillas

Refried beans with the extra fiber

Rotisserie Chicken (shredded 2-3 cups)

2 Green Poblano Peppers

1 Can Chicken broth low sodium

1/2 lime juice (1-2 Tbs)

crushed garlic

Shredded cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Take your 2 Peppers and place them in a hot pan and blacken. When mostly black peel off skin and cut off stem and take out the seeds. Place in blender with 1 can chicken broth and 1/2 lime juice and garlic (we like a lot of garlic so we use 1-2 Tbs of crushed garlic). Blend well.

In a 9x13 pan pour 1/4 - 1/2 cup of blended peppers and spread so a thin layer covers the bottom. Place tortillas in bottom of pan (medium tortillas= 2, small tortillas 5-6). Spread refried beans on top of tortillas. Sprinkle shredded chicken over beans. Sprinkle cheese over chicken. Pour half of remaining pepper mix over beans chicken and cheese. Place more tortillas on top (medium tortillas= 2, small tortillas 5-6). Pour remaining pepper mix and sprinkle cheese on top.

Bake for 15-20 or until cheese is bubbly

Enjoy!

Things that WILL happen in 2010!

2010-01-05T14:25:00.000-08:00

I made a list of some things that WILL happen in 2010. Somethings are already in the process of happening and other things will take a while but ultimately happen by the end of the year.

1. David will be accepted to a great law school

2. We will move this summer even if we end up staying in Provo

3. I will graduate with my AS

4. We will have a baby (and no I'm not pregnant right now but hopefully soon ;)

5. We will get a puppy

6. David and I will have been married for 2 years

7. Eating healthy and getting in shape

8. And we will live happily ever after

Photography Class and Vandalism

2009-12-11T15:04:00.000-08:00

I'm in a photography class at UVU and I'm really enjoying it!

For one of our assignments I had to do a plrevisulaution photo.

David and drove up the canyon and then into Sundance.

While up in Sundance I really liked the birch trees and was taking some pictures of them but they were too plain. So I took a marker out of the car and wrote on one of them, with all the signs around that said no trespassing, and houses on the other side of the road. (Yes I know I vandalized, but the picture really turned out!) Since I was doing film I had noway of knowing if the picture actually turned out until I developed it. I think it turned out great!!!! I took a picture of the final print with my digital camera so I could share it with everyone.

This is a picture of the picture

Really Yummy Recipe

2009-12-04T12:48:00.001-08:00

Here is one of our favorite recipes

This one really doesn't have a name but I guess you could call them Chicken Spinach Bruschetta?

Ingredients:

2 Large Chicken breasts

1 1/4 cup Italian Dressing

1 bag Spinach

1/4 cup Sun dried Tomatoes

Sourdough Bread

First take the chicken breast and marinate them for 2-3 hours in 1 cup Italian dressing.

Tear spinach into medium pieces place in bowl and add sun dried tomatoes

Then grill the chicken (I use a George Forman but if I had accesses to a real grill I would try that). When cooked all the way through cut into small bite size pieces and add to spinach.

Add 1/4 cup Italian dressing to salad and mix well.

Cut sourdough bread slices in half and brush each side with olive oil. Grill for a few seconds each side (this is where the George Forman comes in handy because it grills both sides at the same time).

To serve place the spinach chicken salad on the grilled bread.

Again this is really really good!

I hope you like it!

Night in the ER

2009-11-20T15:01:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was an eventful day.

We of course knew that I was going to miscarry we just didn't know when.

When we were leaving school around 5 pm we noticed that I was bleeding...a lot

after an hour and no improvement we decided to go to the ER. My blood pressure dropped several times to 80's/40's and then once into the 70's. I was very light headed and a little nauseous but once they hooked me up to an IV i felt a lot better.

I was still bleeding pretty bad and I was kinda in pain so they gave me 8 units of morphine which was amazing!

They did deiced around 11, when I still hadn't stopped bleeding, that I should get a D and C (DNC?) So I went into surgery which I did really well in and recovered really quick. But we still couldn't go home till 3 am.

We are now home and I'm relaxing and taking it easy. I'm on all sorts of medications and my favorite is the Percocet!

So this has been a very fun and eventful week!

The Lord has other plans for us

2009-11-17T18:31:00.000-08:00

It seems that the Lord has other plans for us.

I went to the doctors today because I was concerned about somethings and I found out that it was just not our time to have a baby.

It's really hard to face but I know that I am not alone, I have my wonderful caring husband who would do anything for me. Wonderful parents and in-laws who are so loving and caring. And whole ton of friends. I also know that Lord is always here with us and he understands every thing that we go through and he cares for each and everyone of us.

Like I said this is really hard but I also know that its not the end of the world.

I turned 23!

2009-11-11T14:22:00.000-08:00

I know its a little late but Happy Birthday to me!

On November 5th I turned 23! On the 5th we went out to dinner with some friends and family and it was so much fun! I also love that I have both my brother and sister living up here so they could come too! We then had really yummy ice cream cake back at our place.

I of course had to watch "V for Vendetta" because a movie all about the 5th of November!

Since my birthday was kinda in the middle of the week and David wanted to give me a whole day of pampering we decided that we would do the real celebrating on Saturday.

On Saturday David took me to Remadez in the the University Mall and I got a 90min facial which was amazing and so relaxing!

We then went the the Provo Mall and saw "A Christmas Carol" which was really good and is now one of my favorite versions of that story (The Muppet Christmas Carol is still #1). I would however not take small children to go see this movie! It was quit scary. There was a poor little 4 year old girl sitting next to us and she was hiding most of the move in her mom and dads arms and then several other children were crying and had to leave!

But I really did love it!!!!

After leaving the movie ( and then going back to get my phone) we went to the Cheesecake Factory! I loved it! I ate my calamari and I got my Dr. Pepper! Since I have gotten pregnant I have avoided soda and caffeinated drinks and of course seafood. I did ask my doctor if I could have the calamari and he gave me the "OK". Oh it was all so good!!!

And of course the best part was the Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheese cake we split for dessert!

It was a very good birthday!!!

PS I have a new song on my playlist for Thanksgiving so turn on your sound!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-04T08:55:00.000-08:00

We actually had a pretty lame Halloween! This was the first year that we didn't carve a pumpkin. We just had a lot of other stuff going on and then when we did have time it was like midnight.

And then our ward wasn't doing anything for Halloween. No trunk-o-treating or anything which I thought was kinda lame.

We had no other parties to go to either so we really didn't know what we were going to do.

We decided to just get dressed up anyways and go out to dinner anyways. We ended up going to Red Robin at the mall and everyone loved our costumes. We did have fun but next year we will have to find a good party.

My sister and her friends were going to be dead Ute fans that were attacked by the BYU cougar. They wanted me to do their makeup for them and this was the result.

9 Weeks

2009-10-29T10:46:00.000-07:00

Today I am 9 weeks pregnant!

I am starting to get a small baby bump.

Nothing to exciting going on though I went to the doctor for the first time yesterday and they basically told me everything we already know.

My due date is June 3.

I am healthy and so is the baby.

I will have another appointment next month and thats when we will get to have a sonogram and here the heartbeat. So hopefully that one will be a little more exciting.

Baby... Baby... Pirate?

2009-09-29T18:35:00.000-07:00

Can you guess our secret?

Rugby and LSAT

2009-09-27T10:59:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I posted something so I thought I would give an update of what is going on in our lives.

I am doing another semester at UVU and its already fun and exciting. I'm also playing Rugby for UVU and its a ton of fun and I love it!!!

David just took the LSAT and now we are just waiting the results witch will take about 3 weeks. We are now filling out applications for law schools.

Ok so that was a really quick update but there ya go.

New York 2009

2009-08-21T16:08:00.000-07:00

OK so I know it has been forever but I thought I would actually blog about our trip to New York. And I promise it will be short...

So we stayed in a hotel right in Time Square which was great! It was close to everything! The first night we just walked around and tried to take everything in.

The next morning we took a tour guide bus around New York. The very first bus we got on was quite entertaining. The tour guide was either drunk, high, or both!

But we got off at the next stop and then the rest of the day was a lot better.

We also got to see Wicked at the Gershwin Theater. HOLY CRAP! I loved it! I was so happy! I mean i was so happy that I actually had to try not to cry! It was amazing! I had been dying to go see it forever and then I got to go see it on Broadway! WOW! I was so excited

We went to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. That was awesome. We were able to go up into the base. It was a lot of fun.

The last night that we were there we even got to see a New York Yankees game in their new stadium. And of course they won.

We went to Central Park, Grand Central Terminal, we went to some amazing restaurants and tried some new things. Over all it was a blast and I'm so glad that we had the oppetunity to go. Thanks Dad and Teri!!!

The Adventures in Lava Hot Springs

2009-06-01T11:29:00.000-07:00

This last weekend was Davids and mine 1 year anniversary. We wanted to get away and do something but still keep things cheap so we decided to go camping.

On Friday the 29th I was working before we left and a guy comes in with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and says they are for me! I was so excited! The

re was one rose which David said represented the one year we had been married.

After work and after packing up the car we were on the road going to Lava Hot Springs in Idaho. Lava Hot Springs is a very small little town south east of Pocatello.

I saw this van on the drive up and I told David that I wanted one just like it!

When we got there we set up our tent and started a fire going and started making S'mores and Doughboys. Doughboys, for those of you who don't know, are the best camping food ever!

This is how you make them: You need 1 can of biscuit dough. (I like to use cresant dough). Then you take one biscuit and wrap it around the end of a 1 in wooden dowel. Then you roast it over the fire. When its done you slide it off the end and fill it with jam, honey, butter etc. They are so good!

Heres the fun part:

(WARNING: Pictures of needles and IV's)

Saturday morning David woke up and said I think I got bitten by a bug and he was itchy all over. It wasn't a bug bite but hives. David was covered in hives. I told him we needed to get some Benadryl. And on the way to the store his throat started to close luckily we got to the store and he popped 4 pills and then it was off to Pocatello 30 miles away to get to the closest ER. The Benadryl stopped his throat from closing. They got him hooked up to an IV and gave him a steroid and epinephrine.

We figured he developed an allergy to Penicillin since he has been on 3 or 4 different kinds in the last month. After being at the hospital for a couple hours the hives disappeared and he was feeling better so we left to go back to camping.

So back to camping. Later that afternoon we finally went to the hot springs. They are all natural they just built pools around were the stream come in. And they are hot! It was so relaxing and it was pretty empty when we went so it was really peaceful.

So there rest of the time was just more camping and enjoying our Saturday.

Sunday the 31st was our actual anniversary. We packed up camp and decided to drive to Soda Springs. We heard that there was a spring that produced natural soda. We drove all through this little town and couldn't find it and then on the way out we saw a geyser that was going off down some back street. We find it and read the little sign. The whole thing was man made. The waster was natural but they put a cap on the stream so every couple of minutes it goes off. I found that kinda lame. Oh well

Later that night we opened up our cake topper we had on our wedding day and ate what we could. It was actually pretty good it was just really big.

I'm so happy that I was able to spend this last year with the best man I know. I feel so blessed and lucky to have such a great man in my life. I look forward to the many more years to come.

EDIT: Gifts: David wrote me a beautiful letter and I got him a subscription to his favorite magazine. (Your 1 year anniversary is supposed to be paper if you didn't know)

One Year Ago....

2009-05-31T17:33:00.000-07:00

One year ago today I got married to the love of my life! David and I went to the Jordan River Temple and were married for Time and all Eternity. I'm so happy and so blessed to know that I get to be with the best man I have ever known. I love David so much and I'm excited for the many more years to come.

New Glasses

2009-05-05T19:55:00.000-07:00

I have a new pair of glasses!

I've been having some weird stuff going on with one of my eyes and my contacts were starting to wig out. So after a couple of months of this I decide I should go have it checked out. Well according to the doctor I am now allergic to contacts and may never be able to wear them again.

LAME!

So after that news I needed to get new glasses seeing as my old ones were the wrong prescription. I went to LensCrafters and got me some new glasses.

I really wanted these red ones that were so cute but I might have these for the next 2 or 3 years so I went with something a little more subtle.

What do you think?

They are black with green trim. I think they are cute!

My New Job

2009-05-05T19:25:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that I haven't blogged about my new job yet so here I go.

I got a fun new job at Banfield in Orem, its a pet hospital right inside Petsmart and I love it!

PROS:

- I get to play with all the cute animals that come in. Puppies are still my favorite

- I get to wear pajamas to work (they're scrubs and they are comfy)

- All the dog treats I could eat

- My pets gets free check ups

- I love the people I work with

- I'm working in the field of work that I want to make my carrier

CONS:

- Some of those "cute" pets are not so cute

- Some pets don't get to go home (It breaks my heart every time)

- There is a chance that I will have pee, poop or puke on me at some point during the day

- Some times owners can't afford to pay to take care of their pet and it really bugs me

I really do love my job! Its always so much fun and there is always some thing interesting going on. I'm always learning something new!

Needs a good home

2009-04-28T10:07:00.000-07:00

Yesterday a 10 week old puppy came in with a shattered leg. The owners had no money and had a couple of options; take it home and do nothing, find the money for surgery ($1500-$2000), or euthanize. No one in the office could bare to euthanize this adorable puppy so we gave the owners one other option, relinquish ownership to the hospital.
They agreed to give up ownership and she can now get her surgery.
We only need to find her a good home now. We will keep her till she gets her surgery and to make sure her leg is healing. We only ask, if you can, that if you want her you pay a little to cover pain medication.
We have named her Buttercup and she is a caramel colored pit bull. Her ears have not been cropped so they are cute and floppy. She is really playful (even with her broken leg) she likes to cuddle and give kisses. We already started potty training her.
She is good with kids and other pets and would like to be with someone who can take time to train her and entertain a energetic puppy
Please if you or you know someone who would like her please contact me ASAP (510) 220-2696

I'll post more pics later tonight that aren't too blurry

Pay it Forward

2009-03-31T15:30:00.000-07:00

YAY!!! I got it!

Ok so here are the rules: The first 3 comments get something I make!

and then you post this to your blog.

Hurry up and comment and keep it going!

I hate them all

2009-03-30T09:41:00.000-07:00

Ok so maybe hate is a strong word. I really dislike the thousands and millions of screaming girls who are obsessed with . . . everything!

First I will say I loved the Twilight books, except the last one I feel it was a cop out but oh well. And yes I love Edward!!! (in the books)

The movie was a good laugh. Most of the entertainment came from the very funny comments some of the girls and women where making during the movie. For example when Carlisle walked in for the first time the women in front of us said "Oh my! I didn't know they made them like that!" I was laughing so hard!

And Robert Pattinson was good but he will forever be Cedric to me. My devotion to Harry Potter is stronger.

Ok so back to my main point. How can you enjoy anything if you are screaming at the top of your lungs! You can't hear anything and you probably can't see anything because most of you close your eyes to scream! What is the point! You can love the movie and the books but do it a little quieter! Let the rest of us keep our hearing and our sanity!

Proposal

2009-03-22T14:52:00.000-07:00

One year ago today David got down on one knee and officially proposed to me!

So here's the story on how it all went down.

David and I knew that we were getting married we had already reserved the temple and called around to find a place to have the reception. I knew David had gone to pick out a ring. I wanted him to pick it and surprise me, but I had 2 requirements: It had to be silver (white gold, platinum, ect.) and it had to be princess cut (preferably on point). So like a couple days before March 22 I knew he had actually had the ring in his apartment. I was getting really excited.

On March 21st I called David from my break at work just to talk and stuff ( I know haw sappy but we love each other) and he asked me what I was doing the next day (a saturday) Right then I knew what he was going to do. I mean we spent every waking moment with each other and what else was I going to be doing on a Saturday?

So March 22nd I got all cute and waited for David to come pick me up. I really didn't know what he had planned except a nice lunch.

We went to lunch at Tucanno's(sp?). It was really good but I was nervous because I knew he had the ring and I didn't know when I was going to get it. After lunch we started to drive up the canyon and then I knew. He was going to propose and Bridal Vail Falls. I was really getting excited now!

We got there and had to walk a little ways to actually get there and thats when David started to get nervous. I mean we both new what the answer was but it was exciting! There was still snow in some places but it had mostly melted, but because of the snow that was left the pool at the bottom of the falls was just rocks and very little water.

There was no one around and david and I walked out onto the water and then he got down on one knee...

Holy Crap! I was so happy and excited and nervous all in one. And Honestly I really can't remember what he said but I know I said YES!!!

I was so happy! I cried of course! The ring was white gold with a princess on point diamond and 3 princess on point diamonds on each side. Beautiful!!!

I wanted some pictures and a lady and her family just happened to be walking by. When we asked to take maybe one or 2 pics she said (paraphrasing) No way you need more then that I'm a professional photographer and I'll take a few for you.

I thought that was really nice of her!

After that we went back home and called just about everyone we could think of to let them know that this was official and there was no turning back!!!

I'm so happy he gave me a beautiful ring and a promise that he wants to spend his life with me!

I love you David!!!

Harry Potter

2009-03-13T12:38:00.000-07:00

I Love Harry Potter!!!

I have been in love with these books for oh so long. David and I have been listening to them again on book on tape for the last month. I love it! We just finished "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and I can't wait to start "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"!

I remember when I first saw the first book in stores. I just ideally walked by and w

as like what is this? Some crazy book about a wizard? (Little did I know how much I would love it) I bought it thinking I need a good read and why not! The moment I opened the book I was in love.Ever since then I have been to every midnight selling of these books.

Loving Harry Potter was also a requirement when finding someone to marry. When I first saw that David had the collection in his apartment I was like yep he is the one!

I also love the movies, not as much though as the books. I will get dressed up in Hogwarts attire and attend the midnight showings. I have waited in line for a good seat for 4 hours or more (which I have done many times). I only wish that they could be longer.

I love this magical world so much that I have now convinced David that when we build our home that we should build the Gryffindor commons room in our basement (well I didn't have to convince we more just agreed that we couldn't live without it)

I can't wait for "Half Blood Prince" to come out to theaters but when it does just know thats where I will be for the next few days!

Please do not let this happen!

2009-03-09T11:33:00.000-07:00

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EDIT:

Visit the LDS news room for a release from the church. http://www.newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/the-publicity-dilemma

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Ok so you may have heard or you haven't, but HBO is planning on showing an episode of Big Love on Sunday March 15, 2009 that will show sacred temple ordinances of the LDS church. This is real. It is in the TVguide and can be found here, http://www.tvguidemagsales.com/WeeklyIssues/TVG030909.pdf, on page 48.

Now there have been people saying this is not real and it is a fake site. Its not.

There is a picture which I am choosing not to post because of what it contains but it can be found in the face book group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=80399776872

It is a picture of someone actually holding the copy in question.

This is all I will post of the article in TVguide the picture has been removed.

Please complain to HBO and to the FCC to stop this from happening.

It's not secret it is sacred and should not be shown on TV that will take away from its sacredness.

Please don't let this happen!!!

My frustration with Watchmen the movie

2009-03-02T11:13:00.000-08:00

When I first saw the preview for Watchmen I was really excited. I was hoping for a PG-13 rating but knew that something would make it R. I was ok with that to a point. I can stand fighting and a little bit of swearing. If there was going to be nudity it would most likely be brief and nothing to traumatizing, plus that stuff doesn't really phase me.

When it did get an R rating I wasn't surprised and thought I would see it when it came out on DVD or something like that so its easier to skip unwanted parts of the movie.

Well I found out the there is a full frontal of a man during the entire movie. Not cool!!! I don't care if he is computer animated put some pants on him! or at least blur it out like you have been doing with the previews!

I really want to go see this movie it does look really good but your nude man has completely turned me away from it.

Thanks alot

Killing time before class

2009-02-26T13:46:00.000-08:00

Warning: Long Ramblings of Megan

I thought I would blog a little before going to class.

First let me start off with my last class that I just had. It was aerobics and today was 80's day. which meant that if you dressed up you get extra credit. But I of course am auditing the class so it doesn't matter but I can never pass up an opportunity to wear a cut up sweater and a side pony and dance like its 1986! It was so much fun! 80's music defiantly gets your heart pumping and makes you want to do the running man, sprinkler, the charlie brown and cowboy it up!

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On Tuesday was Mardi Gras. A holiday that goes often uncelebrated. I don't care if your Catholic or not it's a fun day! David and I had a little get together at our house. We had Big Band music playing in the background and everyone got beads and masks. I also made a King Cake, the traditional Mardi Gras cake (Thanks PartyLand for the cake mix!), and some really good cupcakes.

To me Mardi Gras is just a good excuse to have friends over hang out and play games.

I have two goals with future Mardi Gras' though

1. I will make it to New Orleans

2. I will through a huge masquerade ball

My next holiday that will be a lot of fun is St. Patrick's Day. If you want to join me in the ritual of watching Boondocks Saints and eating corned beef and cabbage just let me know :)

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Something else we did this last week was go to the Timpanogos (sp?)Temple. I love this temple out of the ones I have been in (which only include St. George, Laie Hawaii and Jordan River) it is my favorite!

It was such a nice day.

I hope to soon add Oakland Temple to my list. I'll be going there in June for my friends wedding! (so excited for you Laurel!)

A goal I have for Temples is:

1. to visit all that are in UT

2. and to visit the temple in the area that we vacation if possible

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So thats all I have time for right now. Check back later though when I add pictures to this when I get to my home computer!

Flash Back Valentines

2009-02-15T13:06:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day!

I have to do a flash back to last year...

One year ago I met David! We had met in our ward and started talking and getting to know each other. David decided he would ask me out on our first date. It happened to be on Valentines Day. I being a girl knew exactly what day it was. We went and saw Emo Phillips at Wise Guys Comedy Club. So I got all cute wore red and waited for David to come pick me up. I even made Valentines Day cupcakes. We walked to the club got our seats and started to enjoy the show. Well it wasn't until Emo came on stage and asked if everyone was enjoying their Valentines when David realized it was in fact Valentines Day. I think he got a little more nervous when he figured it out.

But as you can tell everything turned out great!!!

Now back to 2009!

We wanted to do something a little special seeing as this was the anniversary of our first date. On the 13th we went out to dinner at the Melting Pot in Salt Lake (it was cheaper to go on the 13th instead of the 14th). It was soooo good!!!!!

Then on Valentines Day we babysat Kaitlyn. We had a lot of fun! We made Valentines and hung them on the door. After she left David and I had our nice romantic evening. I made dinner which has been a tradition in my family forever! It was a heart shaped meatloaf with mashed potatoes around it to make "lace".

We ate by candle light and had love songs playing in the back (Josh Gracian!) and I made Strawberry Short Cake for dessert.

We then exchanged Valentines.

I gave David the game Killer Bunnies(best game ever!)

And David gave me Chocolate, a Teddy Bear, and Mama Mia.

We had a lot of fun celebrating 1 year of knowing each other!

Memories

2009-02-04T09:10:00.000-08:00

Think fast!

Leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! Leave a comment on here. Next, re-post this ad see how many people leave a memory about you. Thanks!

Com on its fun to think about all of the fun memories we've all had together!

Super Weekend

2009-02-02T11:12:00.000-08:00

On Saturday David and I decide that we would throw a small Super Bowl party. I also wanted to make some homemade salsa. I made it Saturday night so that all the flavors could "blend together". I used lots of tomatoes, 1 Onion, fresh Cilantro, 1 Lime, lots of Garlic, about 6-8 small Jalapenos, and 2 big red hot peppers. It was really really spicy but really really good.

Yesterday I made another type of dip for potato chips. Basically it was death but it was really really good.

I mixed sour cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, a little ranch, and garlic and onion powder. It was so good but I'm glad everyone else ate it so I didn't feel to guilty for eating a little. lol.

We put on the game and our friends started to come over. No one really cared for the game but most of us were rooting for the Steelers, David rooted for the Cardinals just to be different. During the half time show we played Pictionary Man (It's really fun).

Steelers won, yay!

After the game we played a game called Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot. This is my new favorite game! Its a crazy fun card game. And we all watched the Office.

So it was a good day and its always fun to have friends over. ( Everyone is welcome anytime)

High on Crack

2009-01-31T20:49:00.001-08:00

We Bought Tinkerbell some Catnip and but some on her bed. Wow We thought our cat was crazy before!

2009!

2009-01-03T13:02:00.000-08:00

I hope every one had fun on New Years!

Lets start by taking a look back at 2008:

January: Although my car died a couple of times I was still able to get around.

February: This is the month when David and I met and our first date was on Valentines Day

March: I got my tonsils out and David proposed on the 22nd

April: Very quickly planed a wedding

May: We got married on May 31!

June: We spent our Honeymoon at Disney World

July: We went to Hawaii to visit my grandparents

August: David got his new awesome job and I started school

September: A nice quite month alone with each other

October: Had a couple Halloween parties

November: My best friend got married!

December: Spent Christmas in California

Wow what a crazy year!

I know I had a great and wonderful time in 2008. And I know that 2009 can only get better!

I love my family and my new family and I love all of my friends!

Happy New Year and may all your hopes and dreams come true!