Showing posts with label home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home. Show all posts

Friday, January 14, 2011

20 weeks

HALF WAY!!


Yeah,
that's crazy.

I feel like it's taken forever,
but at the same time...
thinking that I only have that same amount of time to go...
seems like it's come really fast!!

We are all ready to meet our little girl,
but then again...we are SOOOO not ready!!
haha

We still need to get into our house,
set up the nursery,
and finish buying all of the stuff we need for her!

Good thing we still have 20 weeks right??

Slowly but surely things are moving along with this house.
Once we get in,
I feel like we are going to have to hit the ground running to prepare for her.

I gotta say,
I don't think I stress more in my life than I do when I'm pregnant.
Maybe it's just the hormones...
but seriously.

I feel like everything is like...WAY worse than it is.

I'm hoping that is normal!
My Aunt MJ told me that fish oil pills or whatever those are...
are supposed to help calm you down a little.

I'm going out with her on Monday and she's going to bring me some.
I'm hoping those work!
I seriously feel so stressed out ALL OF THE TIME!!
It's starting to really make me forget about everything that is working out RIGHT...
because I'm focusing so much on all of the negative.

I hate it.

But at least I'm recognizing it right?
....I think?
haha

Things are going really well for us actually...it's just a lot at once!

Monday, October 18, 2010

Being a grown up

So I guess,
Since I'm [supposed to be] a grown up now,

I have apparantly,
subconsciously of course,
placed blogging in the 'non-grown up' category.

I'm totally SLACKING in this area.
I love blogging,
but sometimes,
it's a huge pain!!

One reason,
because whenever I read someone else's blog I think to myself,
"how do they make their blog so cute? I want that."
and then I become discouraged.

haha, but lusting is bad.
So I will work on that :S

Here is an update on married life:

We are still trying to qualify for a house we found.
It's taking a while because,
since Tyson pretty much changed his entire identity,
he has absolutely no credit.

Which means,
we have to find a lender that is willing to just go off of my credit.
Which is kinda difficult if you've ever bought a house before.

BUT,
since we could no longer tolerate the HORRIBLE management at farmgate/timbergate apartments in Herriman Utah (i'm telling you the name of the apartment complex as a warning. do NOT consider living there. They are horrible),
hahaha..but seriously.

My wonderful parents,
have agreed to let us stay in the mother-in-law apartment in their basement until we can qualify for that house/find another apartment if we cannot qualify.

So,
this weekend we moved in.
We're hoping to get in to a house quickly, but you never know!
Which is another reason we moved in with my parents instead of getting another apartment.
We don't know how long it will take and we don't want to sign any contracts.

We also got our pictures back from our wedding.
If you're friends with me on facebook,
they're all there.

If not,
I posted a few here.






LOVE this picture. He is one years old and going to be an uncle just a month after turning two!!





Need a flower lady? Mine was completely AMAZING!

My beautiful Flower Girl




LOVEDDD our cake!!! I've got her number too!


Yes we did jump in the pool!!


 Sorry such a short random post!
I have to work tomorrow and it's late :)

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

CRAZY BUSY!

I have completely abandoned my blog lately.
I have hardly had any time so, my apologies!! :D

So we've been married for almost a month
and it only feels like a week!!

We have been so incredibely blessed through all of this and I really don't know how I'm going to thank everyone.

We weren't sure how we were going to afford everything we needed for our house,
but after the wedding we discovered that we didn't need to purchase ANYTHING that we needed.

It's amazing how generous people are and I am SO GRATEFUL!

We are currently looking for a house.
Right now we're living in an apartment,
and feel like we're just throwing our money away!

So we'll see how this all plays out.
I will update soon with pictures from the wedding!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

10 days!!!

I can't believe there's only 10 days left until our wedding!!

We've gotten a lot done...
but we still have a LOT to do.

I never have time for anything anymore.
I can't even go to work without stressing about everything I need to do when I go home.

But it's okay,
cause it's going to be worth it!

We got our apartment :)
Tyson moved into it about two weeks ago.
I LOVE it.

It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms
and is furnished with:

a washer and dryer,
a diswasher,
and of course a microwave and fridge!

We have a pantry and both bedrooms have walk-in closets.
I'll post pictures sometime!

I'm getting my endowments out THIS SATURDAY too :)

I hope that most everyone can come to the reception!
It's in my parents backyard.

I'll get better at blogging once things have settled down a bit after the wedding ;)
PLUS,
there will be lots of pictures!!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Sister Sister

I had a question on Formspring asking me to tell a little about my siblings.

I thought that was a good idea.
(especially since I seriously am slacking on ideas lately!)

So, I would like to introduce you to My Family:

(Dustin and Andrea took this picture in December. It's our most recent family picture!)

BreeAnn and Blake:


BreeAnn and Blake were married December 13th 2008,
a little less than two months after Avery was born.

They were both SOO good through the birth and very senstive during my emotional breakdowns.

Blake is the best brother-in-law to ever exist.
BreeAnn and I are only 11 months apart (EXACTLY)
and
it's so wierd how incredibely different our lives are.

She's the perfect role model and I'm so grateful to have both of them in my life.
They have a blog and I love it.
Read it by clicking here


Emilee:


Emilee is my best friend.
I go to her whenever I have a bad day
and she deals with all of my crap.

ALL OF IT.
when I'm in a bad mood,
she just smiles and knows not to take it personally when I take it out on her.

She listens to me complain when I have a hard day.
She is the perfect person to go to when you just need to VENT.
I love her and can count on her for anything.

She is the peacemaker in the home.
She is 18 years old and I can't wait for her to graduate so we can move into an apartment together...if she doesn't leave me for Utah State that is! :(


Kaitlyn:


Kaitlyn just turned 15, but looks way older.

She's got STYLE and everything everything looks good on her.
She could leave home in Pj's after just getting out of bed and still look good.

She is definitely the Princess of the home and knows how to get what she wants! 

She is the best babysitter out there and is great with kids!
I don't like the fact that she'll be in high school soon OR the fact that she'll be driving in a year.
Everyone drive with Caution as of February of 2011!! :)

I love her and wish she would just stay the same little 4 year old girl that yelled at everything that she ran into (it was hilarious).
She can't grow up.
She's the only little girl left.

I had the hardest time telling her about my pregnancy of any of my other siblings.
She was 13 at the time and I knew I was the big sister she was supposed to be looking up to.
I hope that she can learn from my mistakes and not be like me!

Dallin:

Dallin is my oldest little brother. 

I noticed as of last Sunday, that  is no longer my little kid brother...and that's scary.
I swear he's got a mustache almost!

Dallin is a good little brother and a good big brother for the two little brothers.

He's a gentleman and the girl he ends up marrying better know he's got 4 older sister judging her every move! She better treat him right.

Dallin is a serious BOY.
Most of the things he does grosses me out.
He is good with his money and at age 13, he already has great work Ethic!

I just gotta say that the girl that he chooses to marry, will be one lucky girl!
He has a great testimony and is a true leader.

I love my big little brotherr!!

Casey:

There are three words that can Describe Casey perfectly:
Dennis the Mennis

no joke.
in fact, I almost wrote that for his name on accident!

Casey is the funniest, cutest trouble maker that exists.
he says the funniest things.

I would tell you some,
but they're just not the same unless he says it...and some of them are kind of mean.
Talk about getting mad at him, while working as hard as you can to keep from busting out in laughter!

Whenever we go out to dinner,
and he likes what he gets,
he makes sure to ask the waiter/waitress if he can have the recipe.

Casey is currently working on acting more enthused when he see's me.
Usually he says "Hiii Andeee..." and he sounds like Eyore on Winnie the Pooh.
He does NOT sound happy to see me.

So now, after practicing with him a LOT 
whenever he sees me,
he tries his hardest to sound excited.

more like, HI ANDEE! with a grin on his face.
haha
It's working for the most part.

I just had to add that in there.
cause it's funny how hard it is for him.

I love this kid.
I don't know how I lived without him before.

Yet another reason I love Adoption.

Joey:


Oh look, even another reason Adoption is Amazing!

Joey is seriously the center of our home.
He gets whatever he wants from whoever he wants.
he is SO SPOILED ROTTEN!

It's hard NOT to spoil him.
He's SOO funny and has the greatest sense of humor already.

Example:

He was in my parents room watching cartoons one day
and I was babysitting him.

My dad walked in and went straight to his room.
When he got there he saw Joey and asked "where's mom Joe?"

without even looking away from the tv he says "She broke up with you."
my dad wasn't expecting that so he starts laughing and asked "why?"
and still, looking at the tv, he says "because I told her to."
haha!

So my dad called my mom and was telling her that story when Joey finally looks away from the T.V. and says "Dad, it was just a joke!"

He's so funny.
if I'm having a bad day, he ALWAYS knows how to cheer me up.
He's so cute. I LOVE HIMM!!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

*sniff*

This week I had a lot of 'getting organized' plans

However,
I feel those plans are going to be put on hold for yet, another week.

Because
I am SICK.
I haven't been this sick since...before Avery.

Fever and all.
Please excuse me now while I go to sleep.
I wish to not wake up until I am better.

wish me luck!!
:)

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Christmas!

This Christmas was amazing.

I love the feeling of Christmas morning,
I love the lessons we have in church,
I love the feeling of it all around.

It's a time to remember the birth of our Savior and all he has done for us.
Christmas is by far my favorite Holiday.



We had my grandparents over on Christmas morning too which is always an adventure (those of you that know my Oma and Opa know what I'm talking about.) They are very entertaining. I love them!

Just a few pictures:







My Sister and Brother in Law's New puppy



Monday, November 30, 2009

Wrap Up

For the last day of National Adoption Month,
I am going to name 30 things I'm grateful for.
(since there are 30 days in the month)

Because ADOPTION is definitely something to be grateful for.

  1. Adoption
  2. Avery
  3. Dustin and Andrea
  4. Family
  5. Friends
  6. My Bishop
  7. That I have a job
  8. that I have a job I love
  9. School
  10. my car
  11. The Gospel
  12. My dog :-)
  13. My Laptop
  14. A home
  15. Good Neighbors
  16. A Good Ward
  17. An Open Adoption
  18. My Health
  19. The Prophet
  20. My blog supporters
  21. Technology
  22. A brother in law that is good with Microsoft Word
  23. That my best friend is a Math Major
  24. Letters from Paul
  25. Our Country
  26. Food
  27. The mailman
  28. My cell phone
  29. Dennys
  30. THAT I HAVE A BLOG

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Sometimes...

It's hard to put how I feel in
words.

so many emotions and feelings..yet so
little words that can express any of them.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Pioneer Day

For the 24th of July this year we had a BBQ/Swimparty with my Aunt MaryJane and her family.

It was a lot of fun and the food was YUMMY.
Here are some pictures of the event:

Boston 'diving' haha. She looks like superman.

My Cousin Deja posing for the camera


My Aunt MaryJane, Cousin Shaylee and Me.




Cambria


My Cousin Andrea and her daughter Leah


CHICKEN FIGHT:





and yes we DID win...99% of the time! :)


haha..my brother in law...he likes posing for pictures...


My mom and Sister Emilee

Beautiful Baby Brewer:





Fireworks Afterwards...



At some point during all of this,
My dad was making some corn on the cob...
he grabbed the pot off the counter and without realizing that the oven mitt was stuck to the bottom...

he set the pot on the stove and turned it on....
here's what happened:

Like Father like Daughter :) haha

It was an AWESOME day.
way better than my 4th of July I'll tell you that!