Sometimes I Wonder

Sometimes I wonder about myself. Why do I struggle so much to filter my thoughts and words sometimes? It gets me in to trouble too often. I really do try to keep my unkind or even moderately offensive thoughts to myself, but it is really hard sometimes. I suppose that happens to most people.

Anyway, back to more real things. We moved the last of our stuff into our temporary apartment today. I didn't realize how stressed I was about it until it was done. If this apartment wasn't going to be so gosh darn expensive during the school year. A lot of people are moving out of Treemont so I am not all that worried about having to stay here, but it is still a little bit of a concern. Casey is totally chill about the whole situation. He keeps me much calmer than I would be otherwise. I'm glad I picked him.

In baby news, at my last appointment my ultrasound showed that our son is breech. I am really hoping he will flip over because I really do not want to have a C-section. Everything is getting so close and I am pretty nervous about the whole thing. I have a few friends who have had c-sections and I just don't think it would be ideal for me. I suppose it is all in the Lord's hands in the end, so I will go with the flow.

It has been a long few weeks of what I thought would be a relaxing month. Silly me.

So Much For That Idea

Here I was thinking that life would be nice and easy after all our school stuff was over. Boy was I wrong. But first, GRADUATION! We are both college graduates. Go us! My mom came up and Casey's mom, dad, grandpa A, and sister all came down to support us. It was awesome.



Woohoo! Go me!

Casey is the second of his siblings to graduate, but he is the youngest to do it.


Casey, our friend Darla, and I all wore green Chucks in honor of President Smith.

And then we fake threw our caps for the camera.

So, that was graduation. I was happy to be a hermit and totally de-stress this past week. I was doing just that until we found out that our landlord found people to move in on June 1st. That means we have less than a month to find a new place to live. We would just pray that we get into Treemont, but we are 9th on the waiting list and only 2 people are moving out in the next month. So much for life being uncomplicated after graduation. Being seven and a half months pregnant and dealing with the prospect of moving a lot sooner than I was expecting is not so fun. Oh well, life must go on.

A Few Words on Procrastination

I have never really been a procrastinator. It just isn't something that is easy for me to do. I have to get things done in a timely fashion or I freak out. That being said, I am procrastinating doing anything for my Saints, Signs and Symbols paper. I have no idea where to start, what my thesis is, or where to look for good information. Believe it or not, but there are not that many reputable articles about Saint Barbara. So, of course, instead of working on my paper I am writing this blog post.

On an ecstatic note, my senior show is done! All I have to do is fix my paper and do my oral presentation (on the 15th, yikes!) and I will be done with senior show for good! Also, we went up to the temple with my parents on Thursday and my dad was sealed to his parents. It was a really wonderful experience. I love the temple. It also allowed me to be a social media missionary. My co-worker from the summer of 2009 asked what it means to be sealed. I feel that I gave an informative, but not overwhelming response and she said that it was a beautiful concept. I don't know if she will ever join the church, but it is nice to talk to people who are open-minded about things.

And now, some random pictures from the cruise because I keep forgetting to do a full recap.
Here we are at Tulum. The water was entirely too gorgeous

We are the three dwarfs; Grumpy, Preggo, and Cheesy (aka Zaphod)

Its a cactus... wearing a sombrero.

Sadly, Casey didn't win the hairy chest competition, but he did get a snazzy medal.

Casey loved the tiny turtles.

That's all for now. Back to attempting my paper.

The End Is In Sight

I have been less than diligent about maintaining this blog. I will have to consult my journal to remember everything that has happened since January 2nd when I announced my pregnancy.

January
~ I turned 22 on the 24th.
~We found out that my dad will get promoted and have to go to Djibouti on April 15th
~Classes started and were fairly unremarkable

February
~I finally started gaining weight
~I vacuumed up a freaking huge spider at 2:30am and saved Casey from it
~We were called to be on the Provident Living Committee
~I made boeuf bourgingnon for Valentine's Day and it was AMAZING!
~We bought everything for our new bed except the mattress
~The Jeep broke down... again
~Casey had a solo in The Redeemer and was absolutely wonderful

March
~Its a boy!!
~Our spring break cruise was amazing! I'll try and remember to have a separate post about it
~I had a Senior Show related epiphany that led me to change my style
~I finally had to buy maternity jeans

Those are the most important things that have happened to us over the last 3 months. As far as school goes, I still have to finish senior show, senior paper, my saints, signs and symbols paper, contemporary issues paper and presentation, and finals. Somehow seeing it all out there is not comforting. Casey has to finish his senior paper, write an America and the Enlightenment paper, one more German test, other than finals I think that is it for him. Also, he is playing one of the Muleteers in Man of La Mancha over Maymester. He is weirdly excited to play a creeper.

That is all for now since I am using this to avoid things I should be doing.

This Will Be a Good Year

I really do feel that way. Senior show for me, senior paper for Casey, but we can both handle it. We made it through last semester and now we only have one left. After that we have the summer for Casey to work and me to have our first baby in July.

Yup, I'm pregnant. 12 weeks right now. I am finally getting over the all day "morning" sickness. I am still tired out of my mind, but I am doing ok. Senior show will be interesting since I am doing oil painting, but I am going to take every precaution to keep from getting too many fumes. I hear linseed oil is a great way to clean my brushes instead of turpentine. We will see how everyone else's smells affect me. If it gets bad I will just do it at home. I figure Professor Himes can't really get mad at a pregnant lady for that, but who knows.

We had a wonderful Christmas at my parent's house. I got a sewing machine! I am super excited. Casey is far more excited for the Wii! I am pretty stoked about it too. We are going to try to get him to lose 26 pounds by his 26th b-day. It shouldn't be that hard. He loses weight pretty easily. I received a very special gift as well. My uncle Jim and aunt Rochelle decided to give me my grandma Stacey's wedding ring. It was very emotional for me, my mom, and my dad. I was never very close to her, but I really miss her a lot. I am the youngest granddaughter and I was not expecting to get something so precious. It is a beautiful ring and I am honored to have it. Anyway, Christmas was great. We played games, ate amazing food, and hung out. After that, we came to visit Erik and Mariel for New Years. They are awesome! We head back home today.

I have my second doctor's appointment tomorrow and I'm really happy that Casey gets to come. He couldn't come with me last time because he had class. He is going to be such a cute daddy. He is super stoked to have a baby. He wants a girl, which I think is the sweetest thing ever. I don't really care as long as it is healthy and happy, but mostly healthy. I am due sometime in July. My doctor told me around the 16th or so, but when do babies ever come on time? My mom is totally over the moon about this. She is probably more excited than anyone. This is, after all, the first grandchild.

That is all for now.

1 Glorious Year

So, this is a day late, but here is my anniversary post.

1 year ago I married my best friend. He is the most wonderful man I've ever met. This may sound cheesy, but he really does complete me. I am a neurotic mess sometimes and he helps me see that things are not as bad as I am making them. He is calm. If I had married someone just like me, I would not be happy. I needed Casey more than I ever knew. I sure do love him.

So, in the past -almost- three months we have both still been plugging away at school. Casey is back at the Hut. Working and doing school has been hard for him, but he always stays positive. My three business classes are difficult, but I am at least going to pass them. Next semester brings Senior Art Show. That will be very intense.

That is really all that has been going on in our little family.

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We are back here at school after an arduous summer filled with car repairs, fests, and APX. Casey's car needed a new radiator the day before we were going to head back. We also had to rent a uhaul to get the rest of our stuff back home. I made the decision to leave early and drive all night Friday. It ended up being a really good decision since a 14 hour drive ended up being an 18 hour drive with the uhaul. Driving all night wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The energy drink I had ripped up my system and kept me nice and awake. We got home at about 4 pm Saturday and had amazing friends come help us move back in to the apartment.

Classes started on August 30th and we are both fully into the swing of things. I am taking 3 business classes and am a little overwhelmed already. I chose the business minor as kind of a passing thing. I really wish I had chosen something I enjoy more, but I figure I can suffer through this and have it to put on a resume. I'm just grateful for and amazing husband who helps me get through the stress.

That is all for now.