Tragic Loss

Here's my very minor tribute to a dear friend. I went into work a little late today. When I got there I did not get my usual greeting and I got the worst news! One of my co-workers and very dear friends, Cami, drowned in a rafting accident in Idaho last night. Needless to say, it was a very long day for everyone in our office.

I think a lot of times this is what we hear, but Cami was loved by so many people and likewise was such a bright spot in the lives of many. Cami was so positive and had a contagious smile. I don't recall her speaking badly of anyone. She also had an incredible amount of energy and love of life.

Words are never enough in these situations. This is a first for me, and I don't wish it on anyone. Nevertheless, Cami you will be missed greatly and we will be thinking of your family. I love you sweet girl!!

Daddy's Day 2011

Happy father's day! This year I had a bit of a tough time without my dad here, but I'm grateful to have suck a wonderful father-in-law. Love you Dad! I'm also thrilled to get to celebrate father's day with my baby's daddy. I can't wait to see him with our baby.

I am very proud of myself. I was up a little after 9:00 AM this morning. On top of that I made breakfast. It's a big deal for me. I think it turned out pretty good. I even got the timing pretty close on finishing everything at the same time. Dave you are the best and will be an excellent dad!!

Beginning the Descent...

At 21 1/2 weeks we've made it over the hump and into the 2nd half of the pregnancy. I'm feeling better, although it's still something of a day to day venture. During the last few days I've been able to feel the baby move, as has Dave. :0) I had it explained that it feels like bubbles or fluttering. However, I think our little one bypassed that phase and went right to more definitive jabs. I've also discovered that we have a hiccup baby. She's already got a schedule, at least for hiccup time.

In case you were wondering, the jury has been out regarding our little ball, but the verdict is... Daddy's little GIRL!!!!!During the ultrasound the tech tried to get a profile picture for us. These were a few of the best we could get. Our baby decided she wanted to roll up in a ball and didn't really want to do the profile shot. She spent quite a bit of time with her feet up by her head. At one point it looked like she was trying to kiss her knees.

This one is hard to tell, but when we tried to get a picture of the baby's face (front shot), she put her hands up and covered her face. I guess it will be a surprise.

Mom finally made it into maternity wear! Although not frequently, and when I wear my maternity clothes they're still a little too big. I had my first day with a maternity shirt and pants on Friday.

Lastly, it's not always so visible, but I had a good baby bump day last week, so here's a picture. Until next time...

New Calling

After nearly 3 years of playing piano in primary, I finally got a new calling at church. I'm on the Relief Society enrichment board. Pretty low key. While I've enjoyed my last calling, it will be a good change.

Happy Birthday Dave!

A couple days late on the post, but Saturday was Dave's birthday. Unfortunately it didn't make the top 10 or maybe even top 20 birthday list. Dave had scheduled a couple employees to work so he wouldn't need to go in to the business. However, being the uber nutso business owner that he is, we went in Saturday morning, with the intention of being there briefly. That ended up being a 2 hour trip, which in perspective was a quick trip.

We didn't really have anything planned for the day. So we went home to relax a bit and then we were going to go to dinner. At about 3:00 PM we got a call that the credit card machine wasn't working. After several lengthy attempts to figure out the issue, it ultimately turned out that our internet needed to be reset. Unfortunately, this was figured out after an unnecessary trip to Best Buy and 3 more hours at the business.

At this point Dave was just frustrated. Who could blame him? We didn't do quite as well with his birthday and keeping him away from Doc's. After much deliberation, Dave decided he wanted a bucket of KFC chicken for his birthday dinner; so that's what we did. Although it wasn't his best birthday memory, I hope he has a good year.

1 Year Older and Wiser Too...

Okay, I don't know if that's true, but I've had another birthday. It was on a Saturday this year. My birthday itself was pretty uneventful. I went with Dave to the business for a couple of hours to get things started, then we did a few errands, haircuts among other things, and finally we went home and just vegged. I got to take a 3 hour nap, which I always appreciate being able to do over the weekend. Here are our new do's.

Sunday we went to church and I got to catch up on some more sleep. Monday was the best! Once again, Dave and I got to sleep in. When we finally dragged ourselves out of bed, we went to the business, only to realize we left the business keys at our house. We decided to close for Memorial Day and I don't think we missed much.

We went down to Springville and got some lunch at Dairy Queen. It was pretty good. We also went to talk to the guys we bought our hot tub from because there's a leak and Dave had a couple questions for them. They know us fairly well, so Dave told one of the guys that we are expecting. I was pleasantly surprised when he said, "how have you been feeling? The 1st trimester can be tough..." My reply was that I've been feeling better, especially since I'm actually about 1/2 way through the 2nd trimester. :0)

When we finished down south we decided it would be fun to go to a movie. We stopped home briefly and decided to go see "Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides" - this was my birthday present from Dave. We enjoyed the movie, actually liked it better than the 2nd movie.

Lastly, we went to Bed, Bath & Beyond after the movie and used a gift card we got from Christmas last year, along with a coupon, to buy a pizelle maker. That's right, a pizelle maker - my birthday present to Dave. We made a batch of pizelles and they were pretty tasty.Final note, I broke down and bought my 1st pair of maternity pants a couple weeks ago, capris. Thanks to the weather, and a lack of "baby bump," I haven't worn them...until now. I think it may be time to go invest in some more maternity clothes. I'm finally getting a little too big for all my clothes. Hooray!

Recap/Just a Note

I thought since it's been a while I would just write a bit. Wow, I thought it was last weekend, but I guess 2 weeks ago was mother's day. I love my mom! She really is the best. My mother-in-law is pretty great too. I can't believe I'm going to be a mom soon too. Last week I got to do a quick trip to Logan. (Finally!) It was wonderful to see the moms.

Last week was my dad's birthday. It's been 6 years since he passed away, but of course I still think about him a lot. On his birthday I was working at LDS Hospital (ironic) and it briefly snowed! Yeah, totally blame my dad for that one. :0)

This weekend has been a lot of work. The business keeps Dave and I so busy. It's been such a learning experience. I worked in Salt Lake Friday and then decided to go to Doc's. I was just going to check and see how things had been for the day, but it turned out to be a good thing I did. We had a couple people out and we had our busiest Friday EVER!! We did $1100 in 4 hours, with very minimal staff. It was crazy, busy, and crazy to say the least.

After doing 6 hours at Doc's Friday night, Dave and I got home about midnight, then went back the next morning and essentially ran the day shift by ourselves. We had 1 employee there with us, but he was making dough for most of his shift. It wasn't nearly as busy as the night before, but it was steady and we did pretty well for it just being the 3 of us there.

Last thing, I have been an emotional wreck! I think that's due to, hmm... oh, maybe being pregnant! Yeah, so I cry at most anything. One of the worst things is listening to the radio. I've also lost some coordination and brain function I think. Oh the joys. I still don't think I look really pregnant at all, but the bump is coming along. We're in the day by day phase. Here's to beginning a beginning another fun-filled week.