When it rains it pours!

Okay most will probably tell me to be greatfull for the things I have, which I am.... but I am so tired of things going wrong and breaking!  Let me go into some small details for you.  

First of we had the whole fiasco with our truck, which got fixed by the way.   Shortly there after the check engine light came on.   Then we decided we better get our Escort registered so Brad could start driving that to work and save us some money on gas.  So I go in to get it inspected, and they fail it because of the brakes and an exhaust leak.   I just figured I would have to get it fixed later.  Then Tuesday while we were up in Provo at our last doctors appointment, our Intrepid overheats and we are pretty sure that the water pump we just replaced a year ago broke!    Our mechanic/ Brad's dad moved to Wyoming and so we are going to have to take it to a shop to be fixed which will cost us at least 750 bucks!   We have a baby coming in less than a month, and no car!!!!    UGH!  Seriously I need to keep positive, but sometimes a heap of crap gets dumped down on you all at once and you just feel hopeless.    

BUT on a positive note.... our baby is going to be here with in a month!   I am getting so anxious for her to come I can hardly stand it.   I can't wait to meet her.   I just know that Brad is going to be such a good dad, you can already tell by the way he takes care of me so well.     I AM SO EXCITED!   Just the thought of her makes me forget about all that "crap" that just fell.    Another good thing, is that today is my last day at work and so I'll have more time to prep for our little girls homecoming!  

Well I'll keep posting about our problems and sucesses as they happen! :)

We made it 5 Years!

On Thursday, July 15, 2010 Brad and I celebrated our FIFTH anniversary! Amazing I know! I can’t believe that it’s been that long already. I am so thankful for the amazing man that I married. We have changed so much over the years and grown even closer to each other.

We started dating at the young age of seventeen (or at least I was seventeen) and we were seniors in high school. I knew right away that there was something different about Brad that I really liked and he wasn’t at all like the other boys I dated. It wasn’t long after our first kiss that I knew that Brad would be the one I was meant to spend my life and eternity with.

Christmas Eve 2004, Brad proposed to me in the most romantic way. We started off our evening with dinner at Red Lobster (one of my favorite places). Then we drove to the Salt Lake Temple where we walked around temple square in the beautiful glow of the Christmas lights that draped over every inch of the temple grounds. After we walked around, the plan was to go on a carriage ride around downtown Salt Lake. I was starting to get cold, and I kept telling him it was fine and that we didn’t have to do it, but Brad kept insisting that we just wait a little longer and it was going to be fun and worth it. I sort of knew something was going on because he was acting a little strange and secretive, but I just blew it off. When we finally got on the carriage, he pulled out a beautiful ring and asked me to spend the rest of eternity with him! It was a day I’ll never forget and will always remember how excited I was. I had a perma-grin for months to come!!!

I know that many people doubted us and were not 100% supportive of our decision to get married, but when the day finally came we pushed all the doubts away and focused on just the two of us. We were married in the Bountiful temple on July 15, 2005. It was super hot, but I didn’t care because I was marrying the man I loved. Nothing, not even my uncooperative hair, could ruin this day for me. I can’t speak for Brad, but I know the day we were married was perfect in my eyes.

Brad and I had a conversation about how things have changed over the years since we’ve been together. It was definitely a struggle at first and we fought a lot, but I wouldn’t trade any of our struggles or trials because they helped us grow closer together and discover how much we truly loved each other. Each difficult time was always followed by a blessing in our marriage.

Now that we leave these first 5 years behind us, we look forward to a whole new life and way of living. We will be welcoming our first addition to our family in August and I know she will only add value, fun, and good to our marriage and family.

Bradley…. I love you! I can’t wait to see what the future lays ahead for us. Here’s to the many more years we have together!

Here are just a few pictures of us
 

And she shall be called.......

First off, I think I've yet to mention that we've decided on a name for our baby, It is..............

A SECRET!!!!!!!!!!   

Haha,  did you think I'd actually tell you? lol But I will give you a hint.... it starts with a B, so I'm just going to be referring to her as Baby "B" until she comes!

Brad and I spend our time getting ready for Baby "B" to come. I think I'm finally caught up on our laundry!  I swear I've done so much laundry that I'm going to have detergent coming out my nose!   Now I need to start washing the baby's clothes, although that might wait until I finish her dresser.   I plan on sanding and painting it this weekend.  Can't wait for it to be finished because that means I can actually start putting things together in her room!  I think I'm beginning to feel what it's like to be "nesting" and if this isn't it, then I sure hate to see what its really like!   I am going mad thinking about all the things I need to finish or clean before the baby comes!    Yesterday we moved the entertainment center out of our bedroom and gave it to Meg and Chris.....After doing that I realized how dirty our curtains were and so I pulled them down to be washed, I also realized there was a disgusting amount of dirt and dust collecting in our osciliting fan, so I decided to pull it apart and clean it as well.

As for me, I'm starting to get rather uncomfortable being 7 1/2 months pregnant in the middle of the summer.   Not only is it hard because it is hot, and my hands and feet are swelling, but I'm getting bigger and it's starting to really hurt to stand, sit or lay down for long periods at a time.  Not to mention I have to PEE all the time!   I hardly get any sleep because of it.   It definetly makes me want Baby B to come soon!    Although, I still have to wait 8 more weeks for that, so until then I'll deal with it.    I guess I don't really have a choice, now do I?

Meanwhile, We are still waiting on our truck, its probably going to be a while before they can get it done because they have to order in a new tire and new rim. Although I am pretty upset that they haven't even bothered to call us and let us know whats going on. I just hope that it all gets taken care of soon.

Lastly, some sad news... Brad just called me and informed me that my Father-in-Law is going back to Wyoming for work.   It's sad that he has to leave, but I totally understand when it comes to doing whats best for your family.  It's even harder because Brad is working weekends now, and when the baby comes we are going to be so preoccupied that we probably won't get to see him that much when he does come down :( We will miss him SO MUCH!  

Until my next post.............

Count Your Blessings!!

Yesterday we went up Ferron Mountain to visit with some of Brad's family for a few hours. On our way home we had a very frightening experience. Just a short couple miles past Wrigley's Reservoir, our tire flew off our truck. (We had just had a local shop replace all four tires 6 days prior, and we had only driven the truck maybe 100 or so miles on the new tires) We were in complete shock and not to mention scared of all the things that "could have happened". But now as I sit here and feel my baby move in my tummy, my fears and anger has calmed and I can't help but look at all the bright sides of this incident.

Firstly we are not hurt and alive!!!!! We were on a flat dirt road up the mountain, with plenty of land on both sides of the road, and we were not traveling at a high speed. This could have happened anywhere, on the dug way, on a turn, on the highway, all places that could have caused a serious accident. Next, out of all the places we could have broken down, we ended up in a place with pretty decent cell service! We were able to call for help and call the tire shop that did the work on the truck. We also had many friends and family close by that could make sure we were not hurt and could help us out. Brad's Grandpa and cousins were back at camp only a few miles away, my dad and brother-in-law Patrick only had to make the short trip from Ferron, and Brad's dad and friend Don only had to drive from Huntington. Lastly I am lucky that it was Brad who was driving and not me. I don't think I would have known what to do if this happened and I was alone anything could have happened but it didn't.

Brad and I are truely blessed. Heavenly Father is watching out for us every day and he doesn't want anything bad to happen to us. I know that this experience I need to take away something good, and that is to be thankful for everything you have because it can be taken away at any minute. We shouldn't take things for granted, and I know that lately it seems that we have a little. I think all of these trials we are going through are for a reason and so we don't lose sight of what is really important in life, which is each other and our family. I am thankful that I know the truth of the gospel and I can know that this was not sure luck or a coincidence. It is because of the love and kindness that our Heavenly Father wants to give to each one of his children.

I'm counting my many blessings..... Are you?