Pat on the Back

I have been pretty hard on myself lately, so it's time I give myself a pat on the back. Feelings of inadequacy have taken over my life between worrying about whether I will be a good mom, teaching a sub par lesson in Relief Society, not being able to sew or make a darn thing for my future child, not having the desire or energy to cook, and therefore being left with the wonderment of what on earth my talents are! Oddly enough I rediscovered one talent I have this last week and that is to do simple canvas drawings. (Note the emphasis on the word simple.) One of my co-workers had her first son a year ago in January and over lunch was venting that she has not been able to do any wall hangings for his nursery. I told her about how I did some canvases for my sister's twins, so she asked if I could do that for her son. Now that I am off track, I finally got around to painting them, and it was a fun and fulfilling experience.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Well, I can't believe another year has come and gone and surprisingly I am still unashamed to say my age. I recently turned 31 and as always I felt so spoiled. The Sunday before my birthday, we had a wonderful dinner with my side of the family, which is always fun because I get to share the celebration with my niece and nephew, Will and Sophia. On my actual birthday, my sister invited Jordan and I over for dinner, which was delicious and a relief to both Jordan and I that we didn't have to worry about cooking dinner after a long work day. Okay, let's be honest, Jord was relieved, he has been doing the cooking around here lately! What a husband! Then the following Sunday we celebrated with Jordan's family, where they all pitched in and made a fabulous dinner, can you tell I am in love with food right now. I am definately eating for two!

Anyhow, everyone gave me a hard time, but when asked what I wanted for my birthday, I simply said, "Anything baby!" Well, my wish was granted as I received a pack 'n play, baby monitors, onesies, binkies, tights, books, and the list could go on and on of cute baby items that were gifted to me. Others found that foolish and so kindly spoiled ME with hand-made watches, maternity clothes, gift cards, and Jord's gift was quite unique. He had grown tired of me hoisting my pregnant self up onto the bathroom counter every morning in order to put my make-up on, so he bought me a vanity mirror and a little seat. It is the cutest thing, though we both agree that something has to be done about the color.


It was a fantastic birthday and also commemorated entering into the third trimester of my pregnancy. It's all down hill from here!

Award Winning Husband

I couldn't be more proud of my husband. This last week he successfully put together Roxey's crib (which ironically is called Roxanne), despite the fact that all of the reviews online sang it's praises as to how it looked, but that it was a bugger to put together.

Prior to this, he also carved the most clever pumpkin for work and of course went on to win the contest. They have still not determined what he won, but the glory seems to suffice for my sweet husband!