~ Day 12 ~

12. How you found out about blogs and why you made one



This too goes back to a friend of mine, JENNA!!! (Thanks again girl!)



In July of 2009 Jenna was talking to me a lot about how she had been blogging and how she loved it... She gave me her blog address and I thought "what the heck" and checked it out.. I felt HOOKED to her blog right away. Immediately I felt like I wanted in on the "fun new trend" and wanted to give it a a "whirl!"

I have always been an emotional girl (ask anyone who knows me) and its a perfect solution to a good or bad day for me. I get to journal (online) and write down my feelings or what I have been up to. It's nice to get to share my thoughts, feelings, adventures and sometimes I do it best, without actually speaking. There isn't that fear of hurting someones feelings by the tone of your voice or that possibility of seeing the look of anger on someones face if its something they didn't want to hear. But rather you get to write it all down and "POST" it so its out there and "off your chest"! Granted, in the beginning I was a bit hesitant (there are still certain things I won't mention on this blog as its ON THE INTERNET) as its posted ONLINE, especially since growing up we always "hid our journal in the safe spot- under the bed mattress or behind a dresser- WE ALL HAD THE SAME SPOT I SWEAR" but now we are voicing our journal entries ONLINE!!! After a few short blogs however, I was addicted to the idea of "letting go" and getting my feelings written down. It's just a newer way to share my ideas, rather then digging out a pencil and piece of paper and hiding it when I am finished!

I am not always so active on the blog, sometime I will go weeks without a post, but I am trying to do this more often and its actually rewarding when I do. I feel so much better about myself getting to write down what has been bugging me, what I am enjoying anything really! It's a way to vent out all the things I want to! :D

I am a big supporter of blogging and encourage ANYONE who hasn't made one yet to do so. It will only take a few moments and "TA DA" you will be feeling great soon after! It's just a fun way to get to keep "tabs" on some friends and find out what they have been up to if you don't get the chance to chat with them as much as you would like!!

Week 37: And we're ready for take off!Fetal development in pregnancy week 37:

fetus in ninth month It’s the calm before the storm. Changes in your baby's weight have leveled off with only a few ounces of fat added this week. At this point your baby should weigh in at around 7 lbs and 20 inches (with boys somewhat heavier and longer than girls). Happily, as far as internal organs go, they are now developed enough to function in the outside world although the oh-so-important immune system is still developing and will continue to do so after birth. With a large boost of antibodies provided by breast milk when nursing begins. Fighting infection and staying healthy should be well within their physical capacity when your little fighter is born.

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It's the calm before the storm. At this point my baby measures: 7 lbs and 20 inches (with boys somewhat heavier and longer than girls). Happily, as far as internal organs go, they are now developed enough ...
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Your health care provider will assess the likelihood of where you are relative to your upcoming birthing process—seeing as you’ve now arrived at that waiting phase that could turn into labor at any time. Various charming indicators such as loose stools, expelling your mucus plus (along with the bloody only 4-5% of women actual deliver on their predicted due date. What’s more if this is your first pregnancy, you can expect to be anywhere from two days to two weeks late show – see week 35), a dilated cervix and increased Braxton-Hicks contractions are all signs that labor is only a few days away. The infamous water breaking may or may not be your first true indicator that labor has commenced. However, water breaks for only 15% of mothers and despite what Hollywood would have us believe, is more frequently just a slow leak rather than a large gush.

Be patient: if labor doesn’t start this week, or even next, keep in mind that only 4-5% of women actual deliver on their predicted due date. What’s more if this is your first pregnancy, you can expect to be anywhere from two days to two weeks late. You can distract yourself by keeping track of fetal movements, mostly to reassure yourself that all is well with your little miracle. In the off chance that movements do start to decrease substantially, try not to freak out and instead, call your doctor of midwife and discuss it with them.

If you still haven’t decided whether to breastfeed or not, here’s a good reason: some experts estimate that mothers excrete between 400-700 calories a day while breastfeeding, and to compensate, you should be eating roughly 500 extra calories a day (mmm that’s like one spoonful of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream).

~ Day 11 ~

11. Another Picture of You and Your Friends

This is going to sound just TERRIBLE, but I am just busy at work so I am trying to get this done quick! I saw these 2 pictures and thought "this will do JUST FINE!"

This first picture is of my friend Brittany.. I haven't got to see her or hang out with her as much as I would like to. She is a mother to 2 rowdy but adorable boys and she is a great mom! She is a gorgeous, fun girl and I always have fun when we do get a chance to hang out.. Since being pregnant, she has taken upon herself to do something AMAZING for Jason and I! She is gifting us the crib she used with her little boy and it even having it painted to match her room perfectly! I am so blessed to have such a great girlfriend, I am sooo excited to see the finished product, HOORAY!! Thanks Brittany, You are soo sweet!

This picture to the left of this is actually a lot of family, but I consider these family members to be a lot like friends too. Jason's family is really close and I am especially drawn to Ellie and Rory! Ellie literally was probably my favorite person (besides Jason of course) since the day I met her! I love Jason's family, but have always been attached to Ellie. She is such a positive person and soooo energetic. I love being around her and always leave with a sore tummy from all the laughs we all share. Others in the picture are Ellie's friends. Her friends, like her are positive, rambunctious, active friends. So its a WILD party when they all get together. I always love getting to be a part of the fun action and know that I am going to have another "night of fun" when we go out! This picture was a wild night for sure!!! Rory (Jason's brother- just left of me) is a little on the "shy" side, however once you are around him and break through that exterior you find one of the funniest people in all the land. Jason's brothers are both sooo amazing and I feel soo blessed to have gained some amazing souls in my new family!! Love ya all!!

Now, back to work I go!!! :D (trying to keep up on this 30 day blog challenge!!!)

~ Day 10 ~

10. Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad.

Music is a HUGE part of my life!! I was born in Dillon Montana so with that being said I am 100% a COUNTRY Music FAN through and Through! But I do listen to all kinds of music; Country, Rap, Rock, chances are if it has any sort of a beat to it, I will at least "give it a try"!

Here is a list of what I am jamming to on the i-pod for the MOST part! My favs anyways :D Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Jo Dee Messina, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Garth Brooks, Sugarland, Taking back Sunday, The Black Eyed Peas, Paramore, As I lay Dying, Mury, All America Rejects, Blink 182, Usher, Jesse James, Pink, Chris ledeoux, Blaine Larsen, Dierks Bently, Brooks n Dunn (even though they aren't together anymore :( ), Kid Rock, Cher, Christina Aquilera, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Spice Girls, Taylor Swift, A.F.I., Alan Jackson, Angels and Airwaves, The Ataris, Beastie Boys, Billy Currington, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Cohead & Cambria, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Creedence Clearwater, Dixie Chicks, Eminem, Fallout Boy, Finch, The Game, 50 Cent, George Straight, Gretchen Wilson, Guns N' Roses, Halestorm, Hinder, Hippos, Jake Owen, John Michael Montgomery, Johnny Cash, Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Korn, Lee Ann Womack, Linkin Park, LL Cool J, Matchbox 20, Madonna, Michael Jackson, My Chemical Romance, Nelly, N'sync, Nickelback,
Phil Vasser, Postal Service, Rascal Flatts, Robyn, Salt -N- Pepa, Sara Evans, Shania Twain, Simple Plan,
Starting Line, Sugar Cult, Tenacious D, Terri Clark, Thrice, Toby Keith, TLC, Travis Tritt, Ugly Kid Joe, The Used, Underoath, Wreckers, Xibit, Yellowcard, 3 doors down!

But I don't just listen to music when I am sad.. Granted when I am sad there are songs that can make me cry in 2 seconds and songs that can just make me laugh right away, but no matter the mood, ANY MUSIC helps get me through it! I am a HUGE FAN OF MUSIC so I love to jam to ANYTHING really!!

~ Day 9 ~

9. Something you are proud of in the last few days.

A few things come to mind!

Personally, I feel like I am finally taking time to relax a little bit more. Lately I have just been "pushing it" and feeling exhausted, but in the last few days I have made it a point to relax, sit down, and even got to sleep in this morning... FINALLY!!!! I am coming to the end of the pregnancy and the small things wear me down, so its been a rough month, but finally taking time for me to relax and I can see the "finish line"!!! So excited to meet our daughter!

Also, feel really proud of the progress we have made in our little girls' room, she is going to have a sweet room! I feel like we have her 90% un-packed and "moved in" to her new room! It was a HUGE relief to get the car-seat, bassinet, playpen, things like that- now I feel like we are ACTUALLY ready for her to be here now! :D PHEW!!!

I feel like I cannot do this blog today and not talk some sports. We went to the Jazz game on Wednesday night. We played the Hornets (#2 team) and we held them to only 84 points- HOORAY!! Then tonight we played the Utah Jazz and let me just say GO JAZZ!! WE ARE PLAYING SOOO GREAT NOW!!! We won 102-96!! YAHOOOOOOOOO!! It's soooo nice!! 4 wins in a row now for the Jazz :D NICE NICE NICE

Now tomorrow U of U plays BYU and I soooooooooo hope U of U CRUSHES BYU!! COME ON!!!!

Because its the day after Thanksgiving I should mention that I am proud of my self-control! I haven't OVER ate at all!! RARE for sure, but I am doing soo good!! I ate some amazing stuffed mushrooms yesterday, 3 deviled eggs, 2 ham rolls and some pie. Today I ate a leftover turkey sandwich, some mashed potatoes and stuffing. Jason took me to breakfast today at I-hop because I was craving pancakes (usually I NEVER would want pancakes, but I have devoured them twice during this pregnancy!!!) However, I haven't STUFFED myself to that "sick" level this year and I ate small enough portions that I haven't got heart burn!! (keeping my fingers crossed that I didn't just jinx myself)

~ Day 8 ~

8. Short term goals for this month and why

1) I want to finish getting our daughter's room completed! I know that she won't be sleeping in her room at first, but I will just feel better knowing that everything is done in there and its all completed!!! I love the idea that her "mom and dad had it ready to welcome her home" so we will see how it goes. Our good friend Brittany is working on the crib for us, but not sure when it will be done. Jason has been building her dressers, so they will take a little longer. But I must say the day we bought the carseat and the playpen and bassinet my stress levels basically dissappeared as she can safely come home and sleep now! HOORAY!!! So just the tiding up of the last minute things left to do now. I will work on it this weekend and hopefully by Sunday I will be able to say its done and ready except for the crib and dressers... We will see

2) Want to watch my weight.... I know that I am pregnant but with Thanksgiving being tomorrow I don't want to OVERDUE it and PIG OUT!! THat will NOT help me out at all! So I am hoping to just watch what I am intaking and monitor and limit the amount of food I enjoy!! I will not diet obviously, but will cautiously watch what I am eating...

3) RELAX- I know I am overduing it lately sooooo many projects going on to make sure we have everything ready for our little girl that I am "pushing myself past my limit". I have felt a little exhausted lately as I am "going going going" til about 10 p.m. then feel like I am DROPPING!! So hopefully with this weekend I will have time to just RELAX, put my feet up, read a book, sleep in, take a warm bath, get a foot massage, ENJOY the weekend... (hahaha we will see how that works out)

~ Day 7 ~

7. A picture of something/someone who has the biggest impact on you.

First off I must say this was an easy answer, although 2 people quickly popped into my head!!

MY HUSBAND JASON- I must say that he is most important person who has impacted my life EVER!!! I cannot imagine where I would be or what I would be doing if the 2 of us handn't crossed paths!!! He is the most amazing husband =D He has absolutely altered my life in the greatest ways possible!! I met him when I was in high school and he was immediately someone I was always happy to be around. Jason has a way of capturing people's attention and just entertaining them. He is a positive, happy, confident man and he is sooooooo funny!! It takes only a MOMENT of being around Jason before you realize you have a smile on your face. No matter how upset you may have felt before he manages to make you forget the bad and just live in the "present moment and enjoy it!" It has been such a blessing to be around him as much as I was in high school and to be his wife now! What started as a "crush" grew into something SOOOO much more! Every day I find myself falling in love with him more than the day before, if that makes any sense. I am so proud of who he is as a person and where he wants to go in life. It's been quite the journey and I Pray we continue to have amazing times together. He is my best friend and he has taught me that it's OK to "BE MYSELF". Which has always seemed harder to do than it sounds... I am a girl, so therefor its as if I am automatically insecure about things with myself! But I am not anymore around him. I am 100% confident around him and with him. Like that Rhianna song right now he really does "Make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world"! It's amazing. He is going to be a daddy in a month and I couldn't me more proud to call him one. He is going to be the greatest dad and he has already proven to be the most amazing husband ever! Not that he would EVER see this (he isn't on the computer too much) but "babe to 60+ more years of happiness and amazing adventures- I LOVE YOU TO PLUTO!!!!"

My cousin Roberta- She has been my role model since I can remember! She has always been a kind person. Someone who always expresses her love to ya! You never go a day wondering with her. She is the most patient girl I have ever met too! Always willing to give ya the "shirt off her back" kind of girl! Roberta didn't have the perfect childhood she deserved, but I feel that from every obstacle she was faced with she learned how to overcome it and come out stronger on the other side. She has taken every negative BIG thing that has ever presented itself to her and turned it into something meaningful... She really has the attitude that "no matter how difficult, EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON" and she conquers it. She took myself and my brother in when we were teenagers and gave us a chance to get "to be kids" before it was too late! I will NEVER forget her kindness, patience, and love for me. I pray that I pass that unconditional love on to me own daughter immediately and that she knows NO MATTER WHAT I am there for her! Roberta has left so many lasting impressions on me and I feel I am a much stronger person because of her!! I am not quite at the place where I can easily say "it happens for a reason" but I feel I am learning to accept it easier through her guidance and example! -If you have ever met Roberta, you know what I am talking about. She always comes across as sweet, sincere and interested in whatever you are talking about. She is so selfless and so willing to help others.. She makes me strive to be a better person EVERY DAY!!!! LOVE YOU CUZ ;)

~Day 6~

6) Favorite Super Hero and Why

Absolutely, HANDS DOWN!!! Mighty Mouse!!!!

I have always been a huge fan of Mighty Mouse! Yes, I know that there is Batman, Robin, Superman, Hulk, Spider man, so many more, but who can honestly say that Mighty Mouse isn't a TOTAL BAD@$$??? No one, that is because the idea that a MOUSE as Mighty as Mighty Mouse is fantastic!

Some History: Mighty Mouse was created by storyteller I. Klein as a super-powered housefly named "Superfly," but the studio head at the time, Paul Terry, TerryToons Cartoons, changed the character into a mouse. Mighty Mouse first appeared in 1942 in a theatrical animated short titled "The Mouse of Tomorrow". The original name of the character was Super Mouse, but it was soon changed to Mighty Mouse when Paul Terry learned that another character with the same name was being published in comic books. Super Mouse appeared briefly in the Marvel comic book interpretation of the character, and was nicknamed "Terry the First", as he was the first version of the character.

MIGHTY MOUSE THEME SONG(Philip Scheib / Marshall Barer) - circa 1955Mr.

trouble never hangs around

when he hears this Mighty sound

Here I come to save the day!

That means that Mighty Mouse is on the way!

Yes sir, when there is a wrong to right

Mighty Mouse will join the fight!

On the sea or on the land,

He's got the situation well in hand!

We know that when there's danger, we'll never despair;

Because we know that when there's danger he is there...

On the land on the sea in the air.

We're not worrying at all

We just listen for his call"

Here I come to save the day!"

That means that Mighty Mouse is on the way.

When there is a wrong to right,

Mighty Mouse will joint the fight"

Here I come to save the day!"

That means that Mighty Mouse is on the way!

Day 5

5) A picture of somewhere you have been

On our honeymoon August 2010 Jason and I went to the Grand Canyon among our MANY other stops! We hiked way down the grand canyon and it was the most breath taking hike ever!! (both exhausted and beautiful) I am soooo excited to say I can check the Grand Canyon off my "bucket list"

2 years ago I was finally able to see something I haven't got to see before in my entire 23 1/2 (at the time) years of life!! That's right I went to California and got to see an OCEAN!! Though it was FREEZING cold it didn't stop me. I still took off my socks and shoes and waded into the ocean! While it was freezing and my feet quickly went numb, it was a surreal feeling to know that I had finally been able to see and experience something I had always wanted to. Also it was with Jason, so it made it THAT MUCH BETTER!!! The ocean is so massive and so gorgeous. We just stood and watched the waves coming in for SOME time, I was in awe!! I still can hear the sound of the waves crashing on the shore, it was absolutely amazing, only next time I hope we go somewhere a little warmer so I can tolerate to stand in the water a bit longer! Don't worry I didn't go out deep! Sharks can swim in 13 inches of water, so I went to about 3/4 of the way up my calf and stopped!! I am obsessed with sharks but I didn't want to meet one on my first day in the ocean!! Shark diving is another adventure I hope to check off my "bucket list" in time! :D

Also, while we were in California, we went to Alcatraz Prison! It was one of the most amazing tours I have EVER BEEN ON IN MY LIFE!! If you haven't been BOOK YOUR TRIP RIGHT AWAY! You will NOT be let down! It is such a powerful tour! While they were prisoners, you cannot help but feel a connection to them as you walk through the cells and down the same hallways as they did! It is out of this world (not literally) but you don't' feel as if you are just a few miles from San Francisco!

~ Day 4 ~

4) A Habit you wish you didn't have



Well this one is tough! I am stumped on a topic.. Not that I don't have habits I don't like but I am a girl! A woman.. Which means we find MANY faults in our self and seem to think 90-100% of the time they are worse than they really are!! I mean MEN never really do this. Sure they have things they don't like about themselves, but they don't dwell on it the way we do..



Anyway, One of the habits I wish I didn't have was the way I am constantly insecure about things! For instance on Wednesday a gal I work with, Danielle, came to my desk and I opened up to her about how I still get so nervous when I hear people whispering. I know it sounds stupid but for some reason, when I hear people whispering, it takes me back to high school. When I would walk around a corner and would see people "clearly talking about me" quickly change the subject because I was present suddenly! It is the most awkward feeling in all the land to me. To feel UNWANTED! So when I hear whispering I can't help but to investigate- look up and see if when I look at them she quickly look away or stop talking. As that is usually the sign it was just about me. I hate that I even care, but I do! I do my best to be a good person and to treat others well, but for some reason I still feel like I am not good enough for others... In society today we all try so hard to fit in, myself included. Since being with Jason I can honestly say that I have gotten better. NOT CURED, but better. He has taught me that its ok to just "be me"! That he "loves me FOR ME" which is one of the most amazing feelings I have ever known. He makes me feel confident and sexy. Yet when it comes to me and friendships/relationships with other girls, I am still terrified basically! I choose my friends VERY CAREFULLY now as I have been "burned" so many times in the past!



Onto a lighter habit I wish I didn't have.. For some reason I have abbreviated a lot of words in my vocabulary in order to say them that much quicker, its SO DUMB!! But I do.. Instead of saying supposed to I find myself saying "posta"! Like "I posta get laundry going really quick!" It drives me nuts but I do it all the time. Or instead of saying "probably" I always say "Prolly" "I'm prolly gonna go home and watch my show"! See again, JUST PURE LAZINESS, but it happens all the time! I don't know why I do it, but it just comes out now and I don't realize it until I have already SAID IT!!



A habit that I DO WISH I HAD THO (see how I am ending on a positive note) is I want to start TELLING people how I feel "I love them", "thank you", or just keeping in touch better with them MORE OFTEN! That way they know! I Feel like you always walk away feeling like a BILLION bucks after someone just OUT OF THE BLUE says "hey I was thinking of you" or "I miss you" or "hey you look so pretty in that"! It's such a confidence booster! :D

~ Day 3 ~

3) A picture of you and your friends

Ok well if you know me AT ALL you know that I am ALWAYS packing a camera in my purse and well with that said there was NO WAY I was going to be able to just post 1 picture of friends!! NO WAY MAN!!! Here are a few! :D ENJOY!!

This first picture was for our sweet Ben! (Jason's little brother) was turning 21 so of course we decided what better way to celebrate than the VFW (Vet's bar)! (It's the same place I celebrated my 21st birthday)! It was so much fun and Ben ended up getting lap dances from about 10 people 2 of them were his brothers.. Hahaha So many great memories fromt he night and this picture only helps keep them FULLY in tact! :D Happy birthday Ben "brotha" glad we got to share that special night with ya ;)!

This picture makes me laugh!! hahahah! It was from 7th grade! :D Good times!! I am in the back pointing at the camera! We were all quite the gymnists!! hahahaha Another lunch hour brought to you by DMS :D GO US!!! :D (L-R Garee Decker, Alecia Mullhollen, Emma Moore, me, Amber Buscher and Melinda Kobrigger in the back with her arms up!!) Love ya girls! :D Happy to say I get to chat with em' all still on FB! :D Love FB for that reason alone!

These 2 girls were what got me through my senior year I swear! I mean for sure I did great academically I loved school! But there was some crazy drama that I went through and would have NOT made it without them! Love you both!! Karly And Amber! :D The 3 of us were always attached at the hip and I still chat with them both! My sweet friend Amber even made it to my baby shower this past Sunday- Thanks DENO!! I love these 2 and would drop whatever I was doing DAY OR NIGHT if they ever called needing me! They truly are 2 best friends I hope I remain close with throughout my entire life! :D

Hahahahaha!! If you guys again knew me, then you would know I spent nearly EVERY weekend and weekday night sometime too at this house!! It is the Perea House! :D So many parties, so many bbq's SOOOOOOOOOOO many memories.. Though their house isn't a mansion it was always my Home away from Home senior Year! Jason was there all the time as him, Joey and Matty were best buds(still are really really close with them)! This picture was only one of the MILLION times we would have about 20 pople in this front room all dancing the night away! Boot-scootin-boogie was playing during this and we were all showing off our moves. The more intoxicated we became to more of a challenge the steps seemed to be, but we didn't stop!! In this photo L-R: Megan, Joey, mama Perea head, me, and Laura! Love the Perea's they took me under their wing and I quickly felt like part of the family! :D Such amazing people.. Papa Perea (not pictured) is one of the most amazing people I have ever met in my life! :D So many great talks with them all and I hope to keep that alive in the future! our little girl will for sure know the Perea's!

This picture is from St. Patrick's Party 2010!! the last time I drank in 2010 before finding out I was PREGNANT!! It was a wild night that ended POORLY (thanks to me) but it was still an amazing night BEFORE WHAT I DID!!! Hollie and Brittany are 2 fun gals to be be friends with. Tho this picture is a bit awkward now as they aren't friend, I still had to post it as I am so thankful for both of them. Hollie is a girl I look up to SOOOOOOOOOOO much.. She is so strong and she stands up for what she wants/believes in! NO MATTER WHAT!! In high school I wasn't the nicest person to her, yet when I came to terms with my petty ways and appologized to her for all the hard times I caused her she immediately forgave me and we have been friends EVER SINCE! I feel so thankful that she looked past a stupid petty high school girl and finally was able to see the REAL me! She is one of my close close friends and she is so much fun to be around. We recently went to a movie together and we are looking forward to going to see Burlesque when it comes out later this week! Brittany is one fun party pal to have! She knows how to let her hair down and have a BLAST!! It's so great to get to hang out with her as she is always the first one to try and make ya smile... It's great to be around her as you are quickly just in this happy mood yourself!!! The 2 of us previously spent a night out together and saw Chelsea Handler Live here in SLC (most amazing stand up EVER) if you haven't seen her BOOK HER NOW and you WON'T BE DISSAPPOINTED I PROMISE!!! Looking forward to more fun times with Brittany! Love both you girls DEARLY!!!

This picture might seem like cheating a bit, but I don't care.. Granted they are all family (through Jason) but I truly consider them all friends too! L-R Tina, me, Ellie and Brittney! Tina and I met through Jason. She married Jason's cousin Eric. We get along really well and I think have only ever argued 2 times EVER!! All of which we have overcome! She is a sweet gal and its great to remember all the fun times we have had in the past! Ellie is Jason's brother's wife, so my sister in law.. but she feels more like a real sister or BFF to me! The first night we met each other we were laughing hysterically and after a few hurdles we were quickly back to that point. We have been close ever since! She is such an amazing woman, fantastic mom and the greatest sister I have EVER had in my life! I am soooo thankful for her and I am sooo blessed to have her in my life! Love you girl and cannot wait til our next adventure (the Jazz game next week) I guarantee I will be laughing til I nearly pee my pants or "go into labor"... hahaha (ok hopefully I don't go into labor at the jazz game) Brittney- she is such a sweet gal! She is shy so it takes a bit for her to come out of her shell, but when she does WOW!! She is such a blast!! She is one of the sweetest, funniest girls I have ever met! I haven't got to see her as much as I would like, but hopeuflly in the future we are able to get to gether more often! Love you honey!!

This picture is from high school. Last day of our Senior Year actually! We were running around and siging yearbooks! I haven't seen these girls much, but I do still chat with them on FB!! Miss them tho, FOR SURE!!! (off the subject- this will sound cocky, but look at how thin and tan I was- dang old high school pix)

L-R Brandi, me, haydee, Portia & Annie in front Fun girls!!!

Kari and I in this picture! I haven't known Kari long, but it doesn't take long to feel like you have known her for YEARS!! She is one of the smartest most compassionate people I have ever met. I love to surround myself with positive people and let me just say she is that!! A happy, loving, positive "glass half full" kind of girls! :D She has a precious daughter Aria and a little boy on the way! I am so thankful for all our chats and pray we only grow closer in the future! love ya girl ;)

Another fun Halloween, this one was 2 years ago! So much fuN!!! These are a bunch of Ellie's friends and let me just say there is NEVER A DULL moment when you get this group together, whether we are sitting around watching Penis Puppets (bwahahahahaha), playing cornhole, watching a movie, dancing the night away, at dinner! You will laugh more than you can handle!! You leave this group feeling like you have just done 10,000 crunches from the laughter! They are a WILD WILD group, but you can't stay away from them either!!

~ Day 2 ~

2) The Meaning behind your Blog name!!

Well I am sure you are assuming that this one is going to take 10 minutes to read due to yesterday's extremely long entry, HOWEVER This is going to shock you!! It's going to be a quick one!!

MR & MRS MEYERS!!! Well that is easy enough!! Currently its showing Jason and I united as a family and its our name! :D We were married last August and were joined together for life! :D I couldn't be more happy! Although in another month I am going to have to come up with another BLOG NAME as we will have our little girl here and will need to make sure that she in somehow included in what our BLOG stands for!

A friend of mine made the decision to maker her blog private since the birth of their little one and we are now contemplating that same thing! :D We have to make sure that she is protected from just ANYONE seeing pictures of her and learning information of her! So we will probably be following in the footsteps to make our posts more PRIVATE! :D We will keep ya'll posted tho!!

(see fast, simple and TO THE POINT TODAY!! :D )

~ 30-Day Blog Challenge~

So I saw a co-worker/friend of mine Candace doing this and thought "OK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO DO THIS TOO"!! I cannot think of a better way to help distract me from always stressing over what is left to do... So I am going to do my best to remember this 30 day challenge, let's see how it goes!!! It will be a great chance to get to remember some amazing memories and remember what makes me ME!!!

Here goes Nothing!!!

Day 1 - A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself!!

1) As you can tell from the picture I AM GOING TO BE A MOMMY VERY SOON!! My expected due date (as of today) is December 17th! I am the happiest I have ever been in my life and it's all credited to my husband and the fact that we are really about to be a little family!!! I cannot wait to meet our little girl, hold her in my arms, kiss her precious cheeks, hold her hands, and just love her!! I am absolutely in love with her already and cannot imagine the feeling growing any stronger than it is already! My entire life I have dreamed about being a mommy and the fact that its actually happening now still blows my mind 35 1/2 weeks into it!! WOW!!! I love it when she moves around in my tummy! I will trace my finger across my tummy and she will follow where my finger goes. Perhaps she knows what is going on, perhaps not; but either way I LOVE IT WHEN SHE COPIES me. She is so smart. She is extremely healthy and doing so great! I thank the Lord Everyday for her health and for the opportunity to have a precious child! We have names picked out, but haven't quite narrowed it down to 1 yet, hopefully soon though!!! I could go on an on about her however, I still have 14 more facts so I better get to it!!!

2) I married the man of my dreams. Jason Meyers, He is my very best friend and the most amazing guy I know! He is the most supportive and sweet man I have ever met! At the same time he is the strongest and most intimidating person (when he needs to be) and I feel the safest with him! Love you babe!!! We have been together 7 years! It's hard to believe its been that long. I am so blessed! We got married last year in August and it has been the greatest year of my life!!! (so far)

3) I am obsessed with Dexter! It is a series on Showtime and I am a "HOOKED" fan from the beginning! A quick overview from what its about Dexter is an American television drama series that centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department, who moonlights as a serial killer.
The show debuted on October 1, 2006 on Showtime and the fifth season began airing on September 26, 2010. Set in Miami, the show's first season was largely based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, the first of his series of Dexter novels. Subsequent seasons have evolved independently of Lindsay's works. It was adapted for television by screenwriter James Manos, Jr., who wrote the pilot episode.
Dexter structures his killing around "The Code of Harry", a body of ethics and procedures devised by his adoptive father Harry (who was a Miami cop) to make sure Dexter never gets caught and ensure that Dexter kills only other killers. Harry also trained Dexter in how to interact convincingly with other people despite being a psychopath, since the murder of his biological mother, Laura Moser, did in fact turn Dexter into a serial killer. As an adult, Dexter has largely escaped suspicion (with some exceptions) by being genial and generous and maintaining generally superficial relationships. However, his attachment to his sister Deb, his significant other Rita, his stepchildren and (later) his biological son have all complicated his duplicitous lifestyle while making him question his need to kill.
In February 2008, edited reruns began to air on CBS. The series has enjoyed wide critical acclaim and popularity. Season 4 aired its season finale on December 13, 2009 to a record-breaking audience of 2.6 million viewers, making it the most-watched original series episode ever on Showtime.[1] Michael C. Hall has received several awards and nominations for his portrayal of Dexter, including a Golden Globe.

4) I am not the pickiest person in town by any means, however there are a few things that I just cannot stand! First of all CATS - AHHHHHHHHH They totally creep me out! Their sand paper tongues and claws. Let me just make it known they do not always land on their feet, that my friend, IS A MYTH!!! They absolutely make my skin crawl and I cannot stand to look at them without getting the "eebie jeebie" feeling to come over me.. I hate them, they make me sick!!! FEET - another thing that just makes me sick. For as long as I can remember they have grossed me out! I don't want you to touch me with your feet EVER or for you to try and touch my feet. Trust me I won't be attacking you with mine either. I don't exactly like the sight of my own feet either! The only foot I can tolerate to look at or touch is a precious little baby's foot. It's so tiny that it doesn't appear to effect me in a negative way whatsoever! But when I was in high school Jason would sit on top of me and just grab my feet, tickle them, or put his feet on my. I would scream, squirm, and fight back til I collapsed from exhaustion. He continued to do this until finally he broke me. I still don't LOVE his feet in my lap, but it doesn't make me scream anymore. He also will rub my feet on a regular basic (which I have grown to enjoy- only if its Him touching my feet) and he has been doing it soooo much more since I have been pregnant, THANKS BABE!!!

5) SEAFOOD - Let me just say again YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!! BAH!!!!! SICK!!!!!! I actually cannot stand the taste of anything that comes out of the water! Fish, crab, lobster, squid, oyster, any of that! BLAH!!! I have been able to tolerate a bite of (smoked fish once in a blue blue moon but that is it). Every time I eat seafood or fish I end up with a stomach ache and throw up for hours after! It is NEVER a pretty sight. Also let me just state that its not much food to be eating in the first place. You spend most of your time cracking them open, dipping them in this oily sauce or smothering them in some sort of lemon or other strong sauce that you aren't exactly eating it either!! Come on now you know its true. I remember we went to a dance in high school and for dinner our group had chose Red Lobster (not my choice obviously) I ate cheese sticks and a side salad - what a dinner, right? But a friend of ours "Chode" was chomping on his crab... He had bit into the tendon of the crab claw and it made the claw snap open and closed. He then decided it was funny and was yanking on the tendon with his teeth and using the crab claw to grab other food off of his plate. I remember the claw making this snapping sound and he was just chomping away at it.... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!! no thanks... I will not be enjoying that EVER!! However, I do love to GO FISHING! I think fishing is a amazing. I will wake up early, go out to the middle of nowhere and fish for hours, GREAT TIME!! I will go fishing, gut the fish, cook the fish, but trust me, YOU WON'T SEE ME EAT THE FISH!!!! HELLO you know the commercial BEEF..... IT'S WHATS FOR DINNER (dun dun dun) God BLESS THE COW!!!!

6) Speaking of cow.. I LOVE MEAT!! I am 100% a meat and potatoes kind of girl!! God Bless the Cow for sure (for the milk, cheese, and meat) Such an amazing animal. I also really enjoy Pork, Chicken, turkey, elk, deer, buffalo, rattlesnake (if cooked right is amazing), rabbit... I love to eat some meat and potatoes that is prolly a favorite dinner of mine. Obviously my favorite food is Mexican food, although not sure how you would know that by this paragraph, but if you know me at all that is always an obvious fact that comes out quickly!!!

7) I am an active OUTDOORS kind of girl!!! Jason and I bought our first boat about 3 years ago and it was the best decision we have made for "toys"! It allows us to have some good, clean fun all summer long! I love to go boating so much.. We take our family and friends every year and it seems every year we go we have more fun than the time before. I love tubing, wake boarding, knee boarding, I will even water ski if it means I can be out of the water! I am not good at water skiing (or any form of skiing for that matter- my skis always cross)! I love playing on the boat, just stopping the boat in the middle of the lake and yelling "cannon ball" is just a good way to explain how we spend a lot of our summers! :D Camping obviously is the other side of that. I have been a camp loving girl since the day I can remember! I love being outside and making food on the fire! Love going on hikes near or far from camp! Just love the fresh air and the adventure that comes with packing a bag, pitching a tent and CAMPING!!!!!!

8)I am a DALLAS COWBOYS fan! Ok Ok I know that we haven't had the greatest season this year BY FAR!! 2-7 =( However, I am still a fan TO THE CORE!!! I love the team, what it stands for and how well known it is! I am also a big fan of the cheerleaders and have watched the DCC making the team show since it began as well!! Sundays are great days at our house as Jason and I agree on our favorite NFL team, so it makes it SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO easy!! hahaha! This year its a bit rough as we aren't dominating, but after last weeks win, I hope we turn things around and continue to show everyone we are still going to FIGHT!!!! GO COWBOYS!!! College football again I must say that Jason and I agree on a team. Mostly his influence here but I am ok with it!!! GO University of UTAH Utes!!! It is so much fun to go to the games and be a part of the MASSIVE tailgating parties. Our first ones I ever was a part of was in LARGE part to JENNA AND RORY!! Thanks you two for introducing me to a brand new family that we quickly grew to LOVE!!! U of U fans are so great! such a wild group of people who are so dedicated to supporting the team and of course to chugging a few drinks!!!

9) My favorite food is Spicy Mexican Food!! mmmmmmmmmmmmm!! Chili Verde Enchiladas are amazing... I love love love them!!! Anything Mexican food really. It's so delicious!! I also enjoy Italian food (so many pastas to choose from YUM)

10) I hate chocolate... Never have really enjoyed it much! However, since being pregnant it seems I cannot keep my hands off the it! Any form of it.. Last night for Example I devoured a large slice of home made chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream. I couldn't stand to not have any! I am eating cookies, cakes, donuts, chocolate milk, candies...It's making me feel a little sickened each time I eat something as my brain knows that I don't enjoy chocolate at all, however my taste buds will tell you a different story now. They cannot seem to get enough of it... It's been a mental battle for sure, but we will see what happens after she is born! Hopefully I go back to NOT liking it as its healthier that way!!!

11) I am addicted to A&W root beer! I cannot stop drinking the stuff.. Since the day I found out I was pregnant I decided NO MORE SODA!!! I have been doing great! I think the entire time I have been prego I have had 5 cokes (all with a glass of water as well)! Soda is too sweet now all I taste is the SYRUP! YUCK!! But A&W Root beer is by far the greatest tasting drink I am consuming now days!! I cannot drink it quick enough it seems... I will pour it on ice cubes and that's it, I feel like I am in heaven until I take that last sip and realize I am OUT!! Then I get a saddened look in my eyes and feel like getting another LARGE glass full! I am trying to consume about 120 ounces of water every day which I accomplish almost every day! Also, I am drinking a lot of milk too! But the root beer is prolly my favorite craving since being pregnant, in fact when we go on our break now I WILL BE GETTING A LARGE ROOT BEER!! YEP!! It's decided!!!

12) I admire my cousin Roberta!!! I admire her for so many reasons! You know how growing up you secretly always have that "favorite" person in your life??? Well mine has always been Roberta! ALWAYS.. For as long as I can remember! I remember just watching her walk into a room and she was always smiling and happy and seemed to have sooo much confidence.. The kind we should all have but for one reason or another we don't. She would always greet everyone with smile and take the time to see how they were. She was the first to see if she could help out but at the same time always the first to have fun! :D She seemed to know the secret to balancing it all!! I wanted to be JUST like her!!! I would follow her around at our Grandparents' house and (bless her heart) she was patient with me every time! I am sure she wanted to lock me in the pantry and run away but she never did! We stayed in touch for a while and then kind of drifted! Then when I was in high school I came to visit for a week and fell back into that place! i just felt like I thrived when I was in her presence, that I was confident suddenly when she was there with me. Like I could take on the "entire World" so long as she was in my corner rooting for me! She embraced the idea that my brother and I could do great here in Utah and asked us if we would like to live with her! A chance to be a child, before it was too late. A chance to get to have some fun and get the "fresh start" that we had NEVER had before!!! That was all I needed to make a HUGE decision... I went back home to my grandparents' house and announced I needed a change, I needed to move to Salt Lake City and live with Roberta! I packed up, moved here (loaded up my 1985 Cadillac crammed full from trunk to front seat. With Will beside me, we hit the gas and arrived so quickly!!! I truly feel like my life was forever changed the moment I began to unpack that first box in my new room!! My cousin has taught me to love unconditionally! That family is a blessing that should be cherished and not taken for granted!!! From moving to Utah it brought me to the love of my life and husband Jason. Something I cannot be thankful enough for! I LOVE YOU ROBERTA!! You always leave me wanting to be a better person and wanting to help others as much as I can! Thanks so much for everything( I could go on and on but I realize I still have more to write and this Day 1 blog is getting LONG)

13) My eyes turn gray/silver when I get pissed off! It's weird really but depending on my mood the brightness of my BLUE eyes changes! If I am extremely happy they appear to be a bright bright blue and shine. If I am upset or angry they dim down to the almost gray color and it looks crazy!! (That doesn't mean come make me mad just to see) I am pregnant and emotional already, LET'S NOT MAKE ME MAD TOO!!!

14) I love Country Music!! I listen to every kind of music really, however I was born and raised a COUNTRY girl!!! 100% of me LOVES Country Music and everything about it! Brooks and Dunn, Garth Brooks, Chris Ledoux, George Straight, Reba, Martina McBride, Terry Clark, Tim McGraw, the list goes on and on.. I love the beat to the music and the thrill I get when a familiar fast paced Country song comes on the radio!!! LOVE IT!!!!

15) I know what you are thinking FINALLY WE MADE IT TO THE END GEEZ!! Or perhaps some of you will NEVER even see 15 as you have already decided its FAR to long to finish reading but here it is!!! I am not as confident as I would like to be! I have always had so many self doubts about myself and I hate it. I try to be confident and proud of what I have done with my life and where I am going! However it seems that I am regularly finding myself insecure about something. It is a habit I truly PRAY I am able to break as I am about to bring a daughter into the world and I want to teach her to be confident! I want her to be respectful, sweet, smart, confident, brave, but unsure how to pass it on if I myself struggle with what SOOO Many women struggle with. It reminds me of high school. So many hard times that I went through and so many girls were against me... It was a tough time and I feel I still struggle with overcoming the abuse I endured from all the bullying! I do hope to overcome it and soon! I want my daughter to see her mom as a proud and confident woman!! :D So we will see how this goes.. A HUGE PERSONAL GOAL FOR MYSELF!!!

34 weeks

I have been forgetting to update on here!! Sorry!!

34 1/2 weeks along!!!

It is going SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fast, cannot believe she will be in my arms in less than 1 month!! YAHOO!!!

Love you baby girl!!!

~ A Prayer ~

A co-worker and great friend of mine, Heidi, has been in the hospital since October 30th! The night of the 30th her heart stopped and she was in ICU until Monday Nov 8th! She is still in the hospital and is progressively getting better with each day. She is still really sore and bruised from where they worked on her (CPR) and she may have to have a defibrillator put in, just in case it happens again it will shock her heart back into rhythm.

Heidi is a little firecracker though and is fighting a good fight to beat this and get out of the hospital. She has some memory loss still but is currently working every day to piece it all back together. With our prayers it will speed her recovery!




Please take a moment and say a prayer for her and her family! Thanks!!





Heidi is in the back row 2nd from the left!!!
(L to R: DeEtte (our old boss), Heidi, myself, Anna, Pam, Sandi, Helen, and Lee)

Heidi- Wishing you a quick recovery, I love you dearly and I am looking forward to the many memories we will continue to share when you return to work!! Keep you chin up girl, keep focusing on getting better and remember you are LOVED BY MANY!!!!

LOVE YOU GIRL!!!

Happy Halloween

I couldn't quite decide what to be for Halloween since I am pregnant and wanted to include our little girl in the festivities. After some deliberation Jason helped me come up with the perfect plan. We got ready and headed to Rory & Ellie's house for the Halloween Party! It was so much fun to get out and have some laughs with friends and family! Jason played beer pong and dominated all night with Matt. Everyone was tipsy/drunk and having a blast. It is pretty entertaining to watch people communicate while intoxicated.

Here is a group shot of the girls that were there, so much fun!!!

Poor Becky- she was so scared!!!

Ben was Highlander and Rory was a Cowboy- I think he looked like Andy from Toy Story!!

Rory & Ellie (she was a saloon girl)

There was great food too! :D Chili, crackers, chips, dips, candies, cookies, all kinds of things.. here are a few shots from the night!

I decided to be a PUMKIN PATCH.. It turned out really cute! :D I loved it!! Although after about 1-2 hours it was itching my tummy so I wiped away the paint, but not before a few great pictures! 33 weeks along!