Ultrasound . . .

We went in for our ultrasound yesterday.  It was amazing.  And no, we didn't find out if it was a boy or girl.  But we did find out that it is healthy, and everything looks wonderful.  Textbook pregnancy!  Who could ask for anything more?

Here are some 3D pictures for you to enjoy . . .

Bliss + Gary . . .

Today is Gary's and my 5th wedding anniversary! Woo hoo!



And you know how people say that the first year of marriage is the hardest . . .

Well, we are still wondering what they were talking about.



Yes, we have gone through some hard times, but they have only made us love each other more. I sometimes wonder, if I have grown to love Gary this much more in only 5 years, how much will I love him in 20 years? in 50 years? I look forward to those days, and to seeing us grow old together.


I am so grateful to have found my perfect other half. Someone who seems to completely get me and understand what I need and what I mean and is patient enough to find out when it isn't completely clear.


Yes, we still have disagreements, but we have learned to talk about them and sometimes we even find that we are both taking our point of view too seriously, which makes us laugh and helps us talk about it more easily. We've also discovered that the old adage about "Not going to bed angry" is completely false. Sometime you are upset just because you are too tired to be rational. Go to bed already! You will probably laugh about how absurd it was in the morning.


I love . . .



-the weekends, when I get to spend all my time with him for an entire two and a half days.



-that he is still a kid at heart



-kissing him on that soft spot on his cheek and smelling "his smell" and knowing that I will be able to enjoy that forever



-that he agrees that I have fantastic ideas (even when other people might think they are silly)



-that he is open-minded and adventurous and willing to take a look at and try interesting/new/unusual things







Here's to you baby, and to our next 5 years!

Gary's new girlfriend, Xena 360 . . .

As a reward for all the time that Gary put into fixing up our Midvale house he has decided that he deserves to buy a new XBox 360. Normally I am kind of a hater when it comes to video games. Every time a new game is brought into the house I feel like I have lost my husband completely for the next two or three weeks while he works on beating the game to a bloody pulp. I had nicknamed his old XBox "Xena" (hence the title to this post), and referred to it as his other girlfriend. Usually I would NOT be excited about the idea of a new gaming system, but we talked about how he should let loose for a couple of months and then be more available when our new baby comes. We'll see how it goes. Besides who can deny that face? He has been looking forward to this for months now, and now that the house is officially SOLD (I love writing that!), the day of the XBox purchase has finally arrived! He has spent the last few weeks researching different XBox packages and prices and has settled on Costco as the best bang for the buck. We headed out for Costco last night right after work and picked it up. It was so fun, Gary was just like a 5 year old kid on Christmas morning!

Look at that excited face, I love it!

I drove home so he could tear into the box and start examining his purchase in the car. The rest of the night was spent in plugging everything in and playing some games.

Big mess, Happy boy! I think the two go hand in hand

This last Monday he had bought Guitar Hero Aerosmith from Game Stop for $10 (Normally $30) and it came with a free guitar (normally $40), all in all an amazing deal. That was one of the first games played. I will have to play during my lunch hour everyday to build up my skills and be good competition for him.

Getting in on some Guitar Hero action

Going once . . . going twice . . . SOLD!! . . .

That's right people, our Midvale house is officially SOLD! Everything went through yesterday and Gary and I are now "house-less" and looking for our next home, this time in sunny SoCal. Please keep the positive house-buying vibes going out for us. We are heading up to Fallbrook this weekend to check out the selection and see what we can see. Fallbrook is about 15 minutes north of Escondido on the freeway. Everyone says it is a great place to have kids because there is a lot of open space (read as "real backyards") and better schools. We will keep you updated and let you know if we finally make an offer.