meet me in the pouring rain

Jeffree and I had a little fun for our Family Home Evening activity the other night. Include a treat and it makes a silly little date night.

Writing poetry was the main event, but here's the catch: Each of us chose 4 words that the other person had to use in their poem, and the poem would be 8 lines long. You can change the amount of words or lines, depending on your style.

It was pretty hilarious. I thought I chose pretty good words for Jeffree. He had to include giggle, crust, ice, and eyes. He wasn't so nice to me. How many poems have you ever stumbled across that use even one, let alone all four of these words: meridian, plump, orbit, and indentured. Indentured? Really.

I'll spare you from having to read the poems. Just rest assured that I did a pretty good job with what I was given to work with.



Have a beautiful weekend.

if you were an ice cream flavor you would be my favorite one

To my darling birthday boy,

Though there are millions more, I thought I would tell you twenty-seven reasons I love you (and therefore, 27 reasons you should have a beautiful day).

1. You are too silly
2. You love to laugh almost as much as I do
3. The songs you write for me make me smile
4. Holding my hand is your favorite thing in the world
5. Dancing during the credits of every movie… if the movie wasn’t good, at least I know the dancing will be entertaining
6. The number of times I hit the snooze button is never mentioned
7. Sometimes you buy me ice cream
8. I enjoy the most delicious lunches, thanks to you
9. You sit with me when I’m getting ready for bed
10. You think I’m the cutest pregnant lady you’ve ever seen
11. The dishes are always done
12. You wear cologne every time we go to a movie
13. The way you look when you are asleep
14. You think I’m funny
15. The way your tongue hangs out when you imitate someone
16. Love notes
17. The most creative/enjoyable date nights
18. You hold me when I cry
19. You still ask me to marry you
20. Listening to you giggle
21. How you love getting your back tickled
22. When I ask what I can do for you, you tell me to get a good night’s sleep, no matter what time of day it is
23. Your kisses
24. I can hear the way you walk
25. C’mon loR
26. Even though she’s not here yet, you’re already the best Daddy in the world
27. You are forever mine


Happy Birthday, Jeffree Dean. I love you, you know.

let's spend the afternoon in a cold hot air balloon

Imagine that you are a big balloon. Someone is filling you with air. At first it's no big deal, you just feel and look a little bigger. But soon you are feeling so stretched out that it hurts. Like a lot.



That would be me. My belly is sore almost all the time. When I see myself, sometimes I wonder why more people don't rub my belly for good luck.



She's due in 7 weeks. April 20th. I hope she doesn't come that soon, though. I have it in my romantic heart that she'll come April 24th. That's the day Jeffree and I got engaged 2 years ago. It's also Easter Sunday. I like the idea of having a little Easter bunny to bring home.

She likes to wiggle and listen to her Daddy sing her lullabies. She isn't comfortable at night and no matter what position I'm in, she'll push against the bed. She's already wearing out her mother and giving her headaches. But I suppose when I finally see how cute she is, I won't even remember the headaches. We're excited to see our little girl.

gotta keep my head held high

It makes me giggle to think that this whole week the sun has been rising when I leave for work in the mornings.



And the rainbow chip frosting on the cake is the 30+ degrees it is outside. I know it's not here to stay, but it sure does bring a smile.

you told me i was pretty when i looked like a mess

I've been feeling a little down lately. I'm hoping I don't have to endure another Rexburg winter. It seems to make things appear so dreadful, so gloomy, so impossible. So today I will try to feel hope. There is so much to look forward to. And so much to experience right now.



Our precious little bundle will be here in ten weeks. It seems so soon when I say it out loud. Jeffree and I were cuddling in bed this morning and I realized that will soon be over. Of course we'll still have our little moments, just the two of us. But soon we'll have a tiny person to take care of, to join our little snuggles.




We are looking forward to meeting our little angel, but for now I want to cherish every moment I have with Jeffree.

i'd never known it could be such fun

The following story should either make you smile, laugh, or roll your eyes.

For whatever reason, I ended up at work one day without a lunch (yay for school lunch :P). I handed my money to the lunch lady and she looked at me funny. I had checked with my students about the cost, so I wasn't sure what was concerning her.

I asked, "Isn't that how much it costs?"

"Are you a student or an adult?"

awkward confused pause ... "What?"

"Are you a student or an adult?"

Really? Are you really asking a 24-year-old pregnant woman if she's a student or an adult? How many pregnant high school students in Rexburg, Idaho do you know of?

I was so caught off guard. A student? Really? Wow.

Thinking about it now, I confess I'm still a little baffled.

all the icicles

There's nothing quite like waking up to a call at 6:11 am telling me to go back to bed. No school? I can live with that.



I have to admit, I don't know of another place that will only close school if it's
-20 or colder. But I'll take what I can get.