Were We This Bad?

I've been thinking a lot about my sister lately and the way she always chooses her friends over her family. She is a freshman in college at the U of U and I can't help but wonder if I was like that when I was her age. I definitely remember wanting to go out with friends all of the time, and there were times I thought I knew better than my parents (which I didn't), but I also remember feeling okay to stay home on a Friday night every once in a while.

I think independence is important at that age and moving to California for a summer was probably the best decision I ever made. I probably had a little too much independence in California (ha, ha) but I'm glad I was able to make mistakes and learn from them; especially when it came to dating and boys.

I'm a little worried because my sister is totally impressed with all of the athletes at the 'U' and she thinks they are so cute! I see the appeal because a lot of them are very good looking but I also know that a lot of them have BIG ego's and they are not good guys. She is naive to think that kind of boy is going to treat her well.

Ah, the joys of being in college. I loved my college years but I would never want to go back!!

House Hunt

Our house hunt has officially begun! On Saturday we looked at about six homes and sadly none of them will fit our needs but it was a very informative experience. I can't believe some of the homes people live in!! One home's basement was only about six feet tall; Jesse's head was skimming the top. And most of the kitchens in the homes were so teeny tiny!! You wouldn't even be able to fit a table in there!

I didn't expect us to find something on the first try so we will just keep looking until we find something that will be perfect for us. We are looking in the Highland Park area and the Holladay area. Since both of us work at the U of U we don't want to move too far away from there. Wish us luck!!

On another note I've started to feel Baby Zy moving around in my belly! It's a very strange feeling but I'm enjoying it. I promise I will post a belly shot soon; I just need to pick up a camera and do it!

MLK Day

Our Martin Luther King holiday was filled with lots of random activities. First, Jesse and I braved the snow storm to meet with our mortgage broker. Yes, that's right; we are really grown-up and we are going to have a mortgage. After sitting through an hour meeting talking about money and mortgage payments and interest rates I was quite overwhelmed. Sometimes I think that even with both me and Jesse working we still won't be able to afford anything. But then I calm down and I know that we will find a house that works for us. Our next step is to meet with a realtor and start looking for homes. We are looking for a small home that is relatively close to the University of Utah, since we both work there. I think the Holladay area would be as far south as we would like to go. If you know of any houses for sale let me know!

After the mortgage meeting we went to lunch with my family and then we went bowling! It's been a while since I have been bowling and I definitely noticed the extra pregancy weight! I was pretty tired after one game but it was still fun.

That night we went to my aunt and uncles house for a going-away party for my cousin. He is going into the Air Force Reserve or the National Guard or something like that; I can't remember. He will be in basic training in Texas for six weeks and then he will be living in Monterey, California for the next year and a half. It sounds like a big adventure and we are excited for him! Good luck Ryan!!

I realize I haven't posted any pictures in a while; I've been slacking on taking our camera anywhere. And I'm sure you are just waiting for the belly photos. I have really popped out this week and now I look like a pregnant lady! Oh, and my ultrasound is two weeks from today so pretty soon we will know if Baby Zy is a boy or a girl. *Zy is the baby's nickname; it's short for zygote and we have been using the nickname since I found out I was pregnant :)

Wii Fun

Last night we borrowed the Wii from Jesse's brother and we took it to my family's house. It was so much fun!! We played Guitar Hero and all of the sports games. It was so fun to see my parents actually playing video games and enjoying it. Marcus was hilarious to watch during boxing and my dad actually enjoyed Guitar Hero a lot.

I'm sad I didn't have my camera with me because we had so much fun. If you've never played Wii I highly recommend it!!!

FINALLY!!

After six months of horrible searching Jesse has finally found a job!! We found out yesterday that he has been hired in the Development Office at the University of Utah. We are so excited!

I guess it's pretty appropriate that both of us will be working at the U and this is such a perfect job for him. It will be such a great foot-in-the-door and he is going to meet so many influental people. We couldn't be happier and out of all the millions of jobs he applied for this one seems to fit his personality the best.

Now we can actually start looking for a new place to live and hopefully we will be out of the mortuary before the baby comes in June. The job search has ended and now the house hunt can begin!!!

9 a.m. Church

We are back to 9 a.m. church and I had forgotten how much I like morning church. Of course I don't like getting up early on a Sunday morning but it's so nice to be home at noon. And I absolutely love taking Sunday afternoon naps!

The only downside is now I won't have any time on Sunday mornings to finish my Sunday School lessons. And when we had 1:00 church we had Sacrament Meeting first so I would have time to go over my lesson in my head, and I won't have that now with morning church. I'm going to have to be a lot more prepared!!

Happy New Year!!

I feel like it has been forever since my last post but that's because of the holidays!! So here is a recap of our holiday break.

We spent Christmas Eve at my parents house. We eat lots of food and play Bingo and Pictionary. Also, as a long-standing tradition we play Christmas Carols on the bells. This always turns into a huge fiasco but everyone gets a good laugh.

On Christmas morning we slept in and then took our time enjoying the morning. We headed to my parents around noon where we opened lots and lots of presents. These are the two baby outfits we received; very appropriate!!

We gave my dad a painting of Apache for Christmas. Everyone loved it!!! (In the corner of the photo you can see our brand new Kitchen-Aid mixer!! I am so excited!!!!)

Next we headed to Jesse's parents to open more gifts and eat more food!! Here's Jesse's cute grandma opening our gift.

That night we went to my aunt and uncles house for even more food and presents. Sadly we forgot our camera so we don't have any more pictures.

After Christmas we were supposed to go to Park City with my family and stay at the Homestead. The morning we were going to leave (Thursday) I came down with the worst stomach flu ever!!! I could not keep anything down and that night I spent four hours in the hospital hooked up to an IV because I was dehydrated. Luckily everything is fine with me and the baby but I was pretty miserable for a few days.

On New Years Eve we were on-call at the mortuary so we spent the night watching "Ratatouille." I'm actually impressed that we stayed up until midnight and since we live downtown it was very loud when the new year hit.

So Christmas was great but sadly the rest of our vacation was disrupted by sickness and the mortuary. Now we are ready to start the new year!!! Hopefully this new year will bring a job for Jesse and a new place for us to live!!!!