Life has been nice and slow in the Beehive state... just the way I have needed it to be the past couple of weeks! I think I am finally done passing kidney stones (CUE THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS) and am so relieved to actually start enjoying the amazing miracle of being pregnant!
Today I got had an appointment - this is my 21st week so I am over the halfway mark! Here is a sweet picture of little Calvin...
He looks like his Dad in my opinion. It is so fun to see him as not a little shrimp but a little person!! Dr. Bierer said he is a little under a pound and is longer than average (which doesn't surprise me, Michael is tall). I just can't wait to squish his little cheeks!
In other news, last night I was able to participate in a special surprise for my high school choir teacher - to celebrate her 20 years as a teacher, the current students arranged a big alumni performance at their final concert. We had a few rehearsals together and about a hundred past students came together to sing a beautiful song called "I Am In Need Of Music." It made me very nostalgic to sing with a choir that was super good again! Mrs. Kirby was super surprised/emotional, it was cool to be a part of such a tribute to her.
Some of the girls from the 2007 year - Shannon, Emma, Amy & me!
This is a picture from people in Tapestry in the 2006 / 2007 years. We had a good turnout from people our age, so fun catching up with these folks! It was a great evening I will remember forever.
I have really enjoyed spending time catching up with family as well. Last week I was able to go to lunch with one of my cousins, Margie, my aunts, & Mom. Margie gave me some oils that are supposed to help with kidney stones (I feel like they really did!) and we had enjoyed some yummy food at Texas Roadhouse.
One of the fun parts of coming home was getting to shop for a new car... This is my car, his name is Wesson (my sister has a matching gun metal Nissan, named Smith. Smith & Wesson, gun metal, get it? We're funny, I know). Mike and I decided a lease would work for us again, and I am enjoying cruising around town in this Nissan. Thanks, Jana, for helping me find the perfect car!
Emilie, my rockstar hairstylist/best friend, transformed my hair once again! It has grown crazy long (I never really found a stylist I liked in Hawaii, so I would always wait til I was back in Utah to have her to do it again; thus it got a little out of control at times). Anyway, it is now my favorite color in the whole world and looking pretty nice, in my humble opinion.. :D Glad to get all fancied up again!
The best times are spent with my favorite little people! The top picture is at the movie theater in Farmington... my brother-in-law was a former manager there (he's moved onto finish accounting school now) but not before one last free movie! Took the kids to see Rio 2, and loved watching the fountains afterwards.
The bottom picture is my nephews being crazy (yes, they are 11 & 9... despite what you might think from the picture). We went to get the Kong cones from Maceys... they are HUGE and there is way too much sugar in those things. It was a fun day.
Well, that's all that has been going on here. Mike is doing well in his recruiter school in Texas, it sounds rigorous but he is over halfway done! I can't wait to see him in June. :D
That's all for now!
