Halls

Last weekend I went down to Arizona to "help" Elizabeth. Andy was going to go out of town to pick something for Thanksgiving and Elizabeth didn't want to be alone. So she flew me down. It was a nice little get away. Above is one of the pictures of Lincoln that Lydia took on my phone. He is so little and cute.

On Saturday morning while I was still kind of asleep, I hear voices out side my door. Drew was asking Lydia what she was doing. Her response "I am waiting for Aunt Becky to come out." Drew "She isn't going to come out for a long time. She won't wake up until after the sun comes up, and that isn't for a long time." It was so funny. I looked at the clock and it was 6:45. Crazy cute kids. I hope my kids don't wake up so early.

I'm having a ...

Girl. A little girl. My baby is measuring about 6 days small, but they are keeping my due date the same. It was so cool to get the ultrasound. To actually be able to see that is a real baby inside of me. While the ultrasound technician was trying to get a picture of her head, my girl wouldn't stay still long enough to get a picture. And Christophe made the comment that she is as stubborn as I am. Really? Me stubborn? It doesn't run in the family or anything. . .
Here are a couple more pictures that were taken. She had her hand above her head and they got a picture of her hand, but it didn't really work taking a picture of that picture. So I didn't add that one.

This is another one of my favorites. It is of her feet, and they are crossed at the ankle.

Lampy the second

Meet Lampy the second. Roxy got spayed a few weeks ago and either she wouldn't leave the incision alone or it just wasn't healing right. So the doctor gave her this lamp shade so she would leave the cut alone. When Christophe told me that they gave her the lamp shade I started laughing. It reminded me when we had our dog Max when I was younger. He wouldn't leave a cut on his leg alone, so he got a lamp shade for quite a while. Tricia gave him the nick name Lampy. I think it fits.

Catching up

Wow I have a lot to catch up on. First from our trip to Duck Creek. It was a nice relaxing vacations. Christophe and I just mostly stayed at the cabin and played games. But on Saturday we went with Doug and his family and Elizabeth and her family to Cedar City and went bowling and then out for ice cream. Bowling was a lot of fun. Watching the kids get excited when they hits some pins down was cute. Below is a picture of Aiden. The adults were done with their game and the kids had one more frame left. So Christophe had taken off his shoes and Aiden wouldn't bowl his last frame with out Christophe's shoes one. It was fun to see him try and walk with these shoes on.

Anniversary

Today is Christophe and my anniversary. We have been married 1 year. It doesn't seem like we have been married that long, but we have. The time has just passed so quickly.

Moving

We put up our condo for rent about a month ago. We have had a few people interested, but last Friday, Christophe text me and told me that we had to move. So we have 3 guys moving into our Condo, but since we weren't sure anyone was going to rent , we weren't really looking for a place to live. Since we have to be out by the 25th, we are going to move in with my parent, while we find something bigger.

Lastly

Now last but not least. Now you might be asking why we would need anything bigger. Well, I am really getting sick on the dog being inside all of the time and that I have to worry what she is getting into. So we are looking for a place that has a fenced in back yard. That will hopefully help me not get so annoyed with her. And I am pregnant. I am due the end of February. I am 13 weeks along and have been very lucky. I get nauseous, but haven't gotten sick. So that is another reason we need a bigger space. We could probably make our condo work with a baby, but not with the dog too. And Christophe loves her too much to get rid of her. So we move in with my parents and the end of this week. Well that is all that has been going on with me.

4th of July

I went to my parent's house for the 4th. We had a bbq and just hung out. It was nice and relaxing. Here are some pictures I took while we were lighting off fireworks.

Here is the box of fireworks that Matt and Melissa brought. Law is just a little taller than the box, so it was quite funny seeing him carry it. (Sad, this is the only picture I got of Melissa.)

Here is Ben and Sage.

Matt, Maddy and Law.

Tina, Aiden, and Doug's hand (the only part of Doug in my picures, he was cleaning something off his car.) Aiden isn't really liking the noise.

Christophe and Roxy.

Mom.

Tricia, Dad and Roxy again.

Daniel

Aiden. This was his firework that he picked out.

Aiden's firework going off.

Aiden didn't really like his going off. Sad!

Ben then took us to Camp Williams by the windmills to watch the Thanksgiving Pointe fireworks. They were good. And there was no one else around. Thanks Ben!

We gave it one more try.

Meet Roxy our new puppy. We got her on Thursday afternoon and she is so cute. We were told that her mother was a pug and her father was a chihuahua/terrier mix. To me she looks like a miniature lab.


We are allergic to her, me more than Christophe. But we are going to see if I get use to it after a little bit. Roxy was 7+ weeks when we got her. We think it was a little early for her to leave her mother, but the sellers were, lets put it nicely, interesting. She does fairly well with not making too many messes for as young as she is, so that is nice. Below is a picture of her with Daniel to show how small she is.
On Thursday night we ran to Walmart to try to find her a bed, more food and a toy. The food was all to big, not much in the way of toys, but Christophe did find her a bed. However, she didn't like it. We would put her in it and she would just walk out, even if she was a sleep and we put her in there, she would immediately wake up and get out. The next day Christophe went to the pet store to buy her a crate which she utterly refuses to be in. Spoiled dog! So on Sunday we cleared out our laundry room except for the washer and dryer and blocked her in there and left for church. She was yelping as we walked out the door. We sat out in the hall to see if she would stop. After a couple of minutes, we decided that we couldn't go back in, that it would teach her that she could just whine and someone would be there to make her happy, so we left for church. We decided to check on her after sacrament meeting and she was still whining. We had no idea what we were going to do Monday when we were both at work.

Well some friends from the ward came over to meet our new dog and gave us a suggestion to put up a baby gate to give her more room. So, when Christophe left for work, since we didn't have time to go buy a gate, stacked her crate and a box full of books in the hallway. Before he even left for work she had jumped on top of the box of books and gotten free of her confinement. Christophe reworked a little and left. Roxy whined for about a minute but then stopped. Christophe was afraid that she had gotten out again so he went back in to make sure. He found her on her bed that she hated, chewing on her toy.

(this is not what he saw, but I thought it was cute)

While I was on my lunch break I was right by my place so I stopped to make sure she wasn't whining. I stood by an open window and by my door and didn't hear a thing, so I thought we were OK. But when I got home from work she was sitting on our couch. She had pushed her crate enough to get through. Smart stinker. Luckily there weren't any messes.

10 good things

So Mary tagged me to do this post, Thanks Mary.  It is 10 good things about my life.  However like Mary, I am not so good about sharing my feelings, so it won't be a very deep and emotional post. So here we go, in no particular order.

1.  Christophe.  He is the love of my life and treats me so well.  Even when stupid birth control makes me illogical and stupid, he talks to me and helps me not be so crazy.  He even has gotten my hopes up that we will get out of Utah.  He suggested that we go down to AZ, and while we are there, to look at houses to buy.  Though we don't know when this trip will happen, everyone at his work already has time off through July, but I am hoping we can squeeze it in sometime in June.

2.  The Pill,  or the not taking it part.  While I was taking "the pill" I was an emotional wreck.  Which happened very rarely while not on the pill and a lot more while on.  So I am happy to say that I am not taking it and hoping that my emotions will turn back to normal and that I will lose the weight I put on while on it as well.  Side note that I stopped taking the pill not to get pregnant, but to get rid of the stupid side effects.

3.  My Family. I love my family, they are my best friends.  I know I can go to them with anything and they will do what they can to help me.  I don't know where I would be without them. 

4.  My In-laws.  I have gotten very lucky with my in-laws.  They are super nice to me and love me.  Growing up I was always scared that I would get the nasty in-laws that you never want to see or talk to. I am so grateful that I have nice down to earth ones.

5.  My Job.  Now I don't like working, but I have to be grateful that I have a job.  The way the market is now, there is a lot of people being laid off in other title companies.  My company hasn't had the layoffs that the others have though.  We have had people quit and one person get fire, but it we haven't had anyone laid off since last fall.

6.  Saturday.  I love Saturdays.  It is my one day that I don't have to be anywhere and I get to sleep in.  I love having this day to relax and sometimes go no where.  

7.  Vacations.  I love being able to get up and go.  Disneyland was great and I can't wait to go again.  We are having a mini girls vacation in June and a big family vacation in July. I am so excited for these.

8.  Flying.  I love being able to fly places and not having to drive.  I love that it takes an hour and a half to fly somewhere that would take you 12 hours to drive.  

9.  My car.  My car is such a great car.  In the 4 1/2 years that I have had it, I have only had to take it in to get fixed once.  It is a great little car that has great pick up, a must in a car.  And to top it off, it will be paid off in October. YEAH!!!

10.  Last but definitely not least, SUMMER.  I am so excited for it to be summer and hot.  Some of you probably  think I am crazy that I want to move to the heat of Arizona, but I do.  I am so sick of the stupid weather of Utah and the fact that it snowed on Thursday, which was May 1st.  Are you kidding me?  I love the sun and want it to come out and stay already.  

Well I made it through.  So now I get to tag Tricia, Jane, and Elizabeth.

Disneyland

So, I finally made it to Disneyland!! YAY!! It was fun. Christophe and I went with Christophe's friend Brandon and his girlfriend Katie. We left Monday night and got into Anaheim and went straight to our hotel. (Note, don't ever stay at Extended Stay, something something Studios. They have horrible customer service.) We woke up Tuesday morning and got to Disneyland about 9:30 or 10:00 and left about 4 ish. This day my favorite ride would definitely be Space Mountain, although Splash Mountain was also fun. Below is a picture of us after riding splash Mountain, you can't really tell, but I am basically soaking wet. If you notice the trash can next to me, it says Waste Please. We thought that the way this was worded was quite funny, as if Disneyland was asking us to waste things.

Then on Wednesday we started off at California Adventures riding The Tower of Terror, which as a blast! After riding a few other rides and The Tower of Terror again, we went to the Aladdin show. This was very well done, and the jokes updated for our times. We then went back over to Disneyland. One ride that I don't really like is the Matterhorn. Christophe and I were in one car and my knees were smashing against the car with every jerk and Christophe felt like he had no room either, so my advice is not to ride 2 adults in one car, take your own.

Then on Thursday we just relaxed and spent a couple of hours at the beach. I love the beach and just lying there soaking up the sun. I did stick my feet in the water for about a second, but it was really really cold. That night we meet up with Katie's old roommate for dinner right by the beach, after which Brandon and Katie went to "look for shells along the beach." That is right, he proposed. While they were gone, Christophe started taking pictures of the sunset with his phone, so I took some on the camera for him.

Then Friday we just hung out and then walked around Universal City right by Universal Studios, and went to a movie and then finally we headed out so we could make our flight back to cold Utah. This is my first trip to Disneyland, if you made it through that, I hope it makes since.

I want to play too

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Rebecca in the Bible
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Sunday
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Not even a little
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Roast beef
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Not yet.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I hope so
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Maybe
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I don't know. I probably could, but I don't want to.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Sugar cereals
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I don't wear shoes with laces unless I work out, so I don't really wear them ever.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? I use to think I was so though, but lately I am realizing how weak my arms are.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Vanilla with carmel on it.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Hair?
15. RED OR PINK? Pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My lack of communication skills.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My family in Arizona that I don't get to see very ofter.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? A pinkish capri pajama pant and no shoes
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Some Gardettos
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The TV
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? I have no idea
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Vanilla
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My Mama
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO TAGGED YOU? Nobody tagged me, I just wanted to do it.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? football, football, and did I mention football?
27. HAIR COLOR? Brown, I dyed it back to my natural color.
28. EYE COLOR? Hazel
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No, but I have always wondered what they feel like
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Pizza, chips and anything that is not healthy
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? I started watching Juno and the plane yesterday, but then the computer died.
33. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? pink
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? I have winter, I want to move to Arizona where it is summer year round
35. HUGS OR KISSES? I like both
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? It depends on my mood, a pies sometimes and just ice cream others.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I don't remember what it is called, but it isn't good anyways.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I am on a laptop
.41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? That 70's show
42. FAVORITE MUSIC? I like a lot of kinds of music.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Jacksonville, FL
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? People say that I am good at cross stitching.

I tag Angie and Jan, cause they haven't done it yet. Have fun

MY NEW TOY

Christophe has had an Iphone since Christmas, and a couple of weeks ago, he found a new game to download. One that I have been addicted to playing on the computer, so ever since then I have wanted one. Well, Christophe had a feeling to get on KSL.com to look up Iphone, and he found this:


A brand new, still in the box, 4 gig Iphone for only $275. He offered $250 and the guy said that he would take $260. So we g0t it for cheaper than we if they were still sold in the stores. Happy birthday to me! This is my new phone.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I just want to say happy birthday to my cute adorable husband! He is 24 today. Man he is young. I also wanted to say happy birthday to Ian, my nephew, who is 3 today. Jenny is having a party for Ian today and when she called and told me about it, Ian wanted to talk too. So when I talked to him, I told him that it was going to be Uncle Christophe's birthday the same day as his. His response was "No, just mine, its just my birthday!" It was cute, Jenny was in the background trying to tell him no, but I just appeased him and told him that it could just be his. Happy birthday Christophe and Ian.

Anniversary

So Christophe and I have been married for six months. I am a little late updating my blog, cause our six month anniversary was February 17. Just about a month behind. I wanted to post some of the pictures from our wedding.

This one is of my whole family. Look how lopsided it is. My family is on the left and then Christophe's family plus one of his friends is on the right. I love it and my family.

This is really one of my most favorites. Ian didn't want to be in this picture from the beginning. These are all of our nieces and nephews. They are so cute!

Christophe's Valentine's Day Present

I know what you are all thinking, it is not ever February yet. I know, I know. But I was sitting at work and I over heard one of my coworkers talking about a free 4 month old pure bred black lab that someone was giving away with a bed and food. Christophe has been wanting a puppy since we got married, so I thought this would be a perfect Valentine's Day present. I found out who was giving the dog away, it was someone doing a closing in one of our other offices and I called someone over there and they said they would give the guy my number. Well, the guy called and said that they didn't really want to give him away, but that he had young kids and the puppy got a little excited while they were playing and scratch his 1 year old. He knew that it wasn't the dog's fault, but didn't want to have to worry about him unintentionally hurting his kids anymore.
So I told him that I wanted it. I was going to surprise Christophe, but it ended up that the guy was going out to dinner and wanted me to call him and set up a time to pick the puppy after I was going to be home and it was Christophe's day off. So I called him and told him what I did. I don't think he really believed me at first, but was excited. So we pick up Buddy(their name for him, not ours) on Thursday night for $40(the guy wanted money for the bed, kennel, and toys that came with the dog).

Unfortunately Christophe quickly found out that he was allergic to him and I realized the next day that I was too. So sadly this blog ends with us having just put up an add to sell him on KSL. He is a very cute, good dog, though not house trained yet. And I think Christophe feels bad that we have to give him up, but maybe when we are in a house with a back yard we can try again. So if anyone know of anyone looking for a cute puppy in Utah let us know.

Nothing

This post is really about nothing. But I am writing this to keep Elizabeth happy. Sorry it is not once a week, but at least it is an update.

Not much is going on. I just go to work and then go home and veg. Work is so slow that I am so bored most of the day that when I get home I don't have much energy to do anything.

We did go to Wendover on Saturday night on the "Fun Bus". It is a bus that drives from Salt Lake to Wendover and then will bring you back to Salt Lake. It only cost $15 a person and then they give you a certificate for $5 cash and a free buffet, that cost about $20, and then a free cocktail, which I didn't use. So if we just went for the food it was worth the bus fair. Christophe and I did a little gambling. He played $15 on Roulette and then I played $5 on penny slots. So we spent $20 on entertainment. Other people that we went with we much luckier than we were. Christophe's brother David won $100 in the first 10 minutes of being there. Christophe would have played more tables but they didn't have any dollar tables, the cheapest table cost $5, and we have to pay Christophe's tuition this week, so those weren't an option. Anyways I will stop babbling, I'm just trying to pass the time so it will be 5:00 sooner.