I'm obviously awful at keeping this thing up to date- I have a whole year plus to fill in here. But here is our freshest news :)

Updates

Its time for a little catch up here.

As most everyone I'm sure knows by now- as Alex and I have not even tried to keep it a secret. We are expecting a baby! Very exciting news indeed :)
A bit overwhelming and its definitely taking its time to sink in for us. But we had our first prenatal visit yesterday and everything looks good. Momma is having a few lovely side effects but will be all better in a few days thanks to the miraculous medications. Morning sickness was getting the best of us but we are combating that with a concoction of B6 and unisom and it seems to be working really well. Our original EDD was May 3 2011- which happens to also be Alex's birthday, the doc changed it up to May 5th so close- and this happens to be my dads birthday. So Happy birthday grandpa and daddy to be! Our next appointment is on October 15th at which time we will get to hear the little heartbeat.
We really like my Midwife, she is a Nurse practitioner as well as a Midwife and teaches or taught in the BYU nursing program. I am also having an intern attend with my regular midwife so it feels a bit like a 2 for 1 deal. Both ladies are very nice and informative. We are excited for our next appointment and look forward to hearing the heartbeat for the very first time :)

For Dad.

What's a dad for dad? Tell me why I'm here dad Whisper in my ear that I'm growing up to be a better man, dad Everything is fine dad Proud that you are mine dad Cause I know I'm growing up to be a better man Father I will always be That same boy that stood by the sea And watched you tower over me Now I'm older I wanna be the same as you What's a dad for dad?Taught me how to stand, dad Took me by the hand and you showed me how to be a bigger man, dad Listen when you talk, dad Follow where you walk, dad And you know that I will always do the best I can I can Father I will always be (always be)That same boy that stood by the sea ~(the boy that)~watched you tower over me (over me)Now I'm older I wanna be the same as you The same as you Father I will always be That same boy that stood by the sea And watched you tower over me Now I'm older I wanna be the same as you When I am a dad, dad ~(when i am a dad, dad)~I'm gonna be a good dad ~(i'm gonna be a good dad)~Did the best you could, dad ~(did the best you could, dad)~Always understood, dad ~(always understood, dad)~Taught me what was right, dad ~(taught me what was right, dad)~Opened up my eyes, dad ~(opened up my eyes, dad)~Glad to call you my dad ~(Glad to call you my dad)~Thank you for my life dad

Love you Dad.

Alex

So on friday night Alex took me to walmart and we purchased a camera. This camera is magically delicious. It is a Kodak in some shade of pink called Orchid. We didnt get a choice on color because it was the demo camera, but it works wonderfully and takes lovely pictures. Im really excited to try out this camera so I have begun a 365 day photo project. Soo I have started another blog page, I know as thrilling as this one is you will be estatic to get a look at that one.
This last weekend we went to a baby blessing down in Genola it was so nice to get to see some of the family and to spend some time with our neices. We had a good time even though Alex thought the drive was to long ;)

We take so much in our daily lives for granted that we don't always notice the very obvious blessings in our lives. Tonight I want to talk about blessings. The past seven or so months have been some of the hardest for Alex and I. Finances have been so tight and with the lack of jobs and the craziness that comes with planning and putting together a wedding life was getting so stressful. There were moments of extreme doubt as to whether I was making the right decisions. And yet we moved forward with faith that we were on the right path. Some how miraculously each moth we were able to meet all of our obligations and within weeks of our wedding we were each rewarded with jobs. Now we are finally able to start getting ahead. Its not merely minimum payments anymore and we have been able to clear three debts including a credit card. We still have far to go but we are moving forward and it is a wonderful feeling.
Blessings have been in my head today, I have had a few things bothering me and as I have been able to talk them out and as I have been reflectiing on the time we spent in the temple on friday and again today as I was able to spend some time cleaning in the temple. I find I have so much to be grateful for.
I grew up in this beautiful area with temples within easy distance one I could see at night from my home glowing up on the mountain. I have also had the opportunity to live in an area where the temple while still within a fairly easy distance took over two hours to drive through heavy traffic. And yet those temple trips were always looked forward to and the cars were always packed. Why is it that when it is so close and so easy to go we take little advantage of it? Now as we are going to have our local temple closed we will have to drive a little further to attend the temple and yet it is still close for us. I hope that we will take advantage of the opportunity to go to the temple even when it is not quite close or so easy. the longer drive will give us more time to reflect on why we are going and what we do there.

Work is starting to pick up, its still sketchy week by week. Valentines weekend was really busy for me and this week is looking good. I'm now able to do everything except the laser services. They haven't trained me on those yet and I think it will be a little while before they do. but I am really excited to learn that and to get to use those services myself. We get a nice discount on services, by trading I can get anything done at the cost of product so for example and hour massage which is normally $105.00 I can have for $5. I have been trading with one of the LMT's and we have already seen some awesome results with her skin. her acne is starting to clear and her skin is looking fresh and healthy. I have had my first product sale and client request which is important for my staff report and numbers. Gwenn - the manager said I have broken the record for the getting a request so soon after starting. Alex is doing really well at work and in school. He struggles a little in calculus but he is smart and I know he will do fine. He is really enjoying working at Ace hardware. he has made a good friend in Will- we went to a Superbowl party at their apartment and they now want to get together for a video game party soon. Shanna Will's wife is my age and Will is just a little older then Alex. Its nice to find some friends in the same place in life as we are. In our ward there is only one other young newly married couple but so far we haven't gotten to know them very well yet. Alex and I are looking forward to the weekend. We are going up to Wolf creek. Leda and Bryce got us a weekend there for Christmas. Its going to be nice to get away from home together for a little while.

Ah the joys of the Internet! Where else can you find the best of the best and the worse of the worse? I dont a lot of time to write anything thourogh on here but I do have the time to tell you about something called Love. Love is such a wonderful and mysterious thing, sometimes as fragile as baby or as strong as a planet. Love is timeless. It knows no bounds. It eludes some yet comes easily to others. Why do we need it? Why do we seek after it since the day we are born? All I know is that once you have it, you never want to let it go. You cherish it every waking moment. Even animals feel it.