The End Draweth Nigh

I can't believe I haven't posted since January, I'm such a slacker!! My excuse will be school. But now that the semester is over I guess I don't have any reason not to post. In recent news..

• We found out we are having a baby girl and we're naming her Rebecca Sue!


• I have now completed 2 years of college and still no end in sight.


• We are moving back to my parent's house in Spanish Fork in less than 2 weeks


• I'm fatter than I have ever been and loving it!

I don't know why but this semester has drained me more than any other, and I don't think it is just because I'm pregnant. I think life just got more difficult these last 4 months. But alas, it is over and now I can enjoy not doing homework and earning more money.

I'm so excited for Becca to join our family. She has already brought so much joy to everyone who awaits her arrival. I love feeling her little kicks and imagining what she's thinking. I try to talk to her whenever I think about it so she can hear my voice. I read that if we could see a color picture of her we could see the color and texture of her hair. How many guess that it will be red? :) I have loved being pregnant and getting bigger. My only complaint would be the heartburn. We had chalupas tonight, I know the agony is right around the corner (I hope they were worth it)! We have been working on her nursery and I have received a ton of hand-me-downs. Girl clothes are so dang cute! All those little bows and flowers, I can't wait!

I am not excited to move, not that I don't want to be settled, I just hate the idea of packing. What can I pack now? Should I wait till the last minute to pack linens and toiletries? So much to think about. I'm just glad we're doing this before Becca comes, she's going to come with so much more gear! I am excited that Jimmy and Samantha will get to enjoy our lovely home that we have enjoyed so much. My tulips are just starting to bloom in the front yard, Samantha will get to enjoy them along with my Iris's.

I'm so glad this semester is over! My classes weren't difficult, except for Statistics, but I'm just so glad to be done. I'm deferring in the fall so that I can take care of my baby so I won't be back to school in almost a year. I'm so looking forward to the break! Kieran declared a major this semester, Physical Science Teaching. I'm so proud of him, he will make an awesome teacher!

In other news, I love my husband, my baby, and my life. I can't wait for Becca to be in my arms and for Kieran to hold his baby girl, he'll be such a good daddy. Now comes the waiting, without school I have a feeling it's going to take a lot longer.

Signs of the Times

1. We are having a BABY! (for all of you who didn't already know) We are so excited and can't wait until our little bundle joins our family in July. I'm 14 weeks now and everything is looking great. At our last doctor's appointment I had an ultrasound and got to see it's little butt and 2 long legs stretching out. It's so incredible to think that I'm growing another person inside of me.

2. We have decided to make it a tradition to see the lights at temple square the Monday before Christmas. They are always so beautiful and it was so nice to go with Kier and then be able to just go home and relax. (I still think that the best part of marriage is not having to say goodnight at different houses. I love coming home with my sweet husband)

3. We had 4 christmas's this year. I'm sure they weren't as comical as the movie with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon but they were fun for us. We had our own little christmas at home on Christmas Eve morning. We woke up and had fruit smoothies while we were opening presents, then made a big breakfast. It was so fun to spend Christmas with eachother, especially since this was our first and last Christmas just the two of us. Then we went to Christmas at Kier's family's, my family's, and Kier's dads.

4. School starts again tomorrow. Another semester has passed and we have one more to go before our baby gets here. The hardest thing will just be staying focused on school as my belly grows and we can start feeling it move more. We are just so excited and this semester is really only a way to keep our mind off the countdown for a couple months.

5. We are still madly and love and enjoying every minute of being married. I can't believe it has almost been a year. It seems like so much has happened and we have both grown so much. It's so comforting to think that this is just the beginning of our lives and that we still have so much to learn from each other. I'm so grateful to be the wife of such a wonderful man and for the chance to start a family with him. I'm so excited to see what 2010 holds in store for our growing family!

True Cougars!

Kier and I hiked "Y" mountain last Saturday. It was so beautiful with all the fall leaves. I took some pictures just for my mom's sake (she loves fall colors). It took us a little over an hour to make it up the hill and a whole ten minutes to get down. While we were enjoying the view from the top there was a little kid that starting running down the hill and fell off a little ledge. I felt so sorry for him, he walked away with no scratches but I'm sure he got some nice bruises to show for it.

It was just so nice to do something outdoors together while we still can. Its starting to get cold, I heard we're supposed to have snow by next Tuesday! NO!!! Why can't Utah have a longer fall season? I love walking around campus and seeing all the perfect purple leaves lying on the ground, and all the acorns with their funny looking tops. Hopefully we still have a few more days to play before the snow consumes us all!

Kieran, My Love

I just LOVE my sweet husband so much! The past week has been a difficult one. Kier was laid off from his job that he has had for almost a year. It has been both frustrating and emotionally trying . We're slowly working through it together and he has a job interview Monday morning. I'm so proud of his determination to go out and search for something that can support us. It's really hard, and definently not fun, to have to sit through interviews and applications! But he has been doing it and we are optimistic for the future. I truly believe this trial will turn out to be a blessing and we will find great happiness with the outcome. I love Kieran and I'm so greatful to be his wife. I love the life we have started together. The past 8 months have been so wonderful! (It will be 8 tomorrow, time goes by so quickly) Just wanted everyone to know how in love I am and how grateful I am for Kieran and for the Lord's hand in our lives!

Blessings of the Month

This month has flown by! With the start of the semester and homework and work, it has been quite hectic. So many things have been thrown on our plate, at times we didn't know what to do. Luckily, for us, we have so many things to be grateful for that it is easy to see past our trials and see all the good. I have been thinking about my top 5 favorite things right now that make me happiest!
1. Kieran (boy do I love him!!)
2. cooking (my new past time is changing recipes that I have seen online or heard from someone and making it my own. Tonight I made Potato Chowder with garlic cheddar buscuits and they were delicious!)
3. rain storms (they make me even more anxious to get home to Kieran so we can snuggle on the couch)
4. my SFL 100 class, Strengthening Marriage and Family
and lastly...
5. the fact that my hair is almost back to pre-wedding length (I don't know why I ever cut it!)

Ahhh...It sure is refreshing to look at the good things in life! Have a wonderful day!!

Laundry Day

This is what happens when I ask Kieran to help me take the sheets off the bed! :)

My crazy husband always seems to get the craziest when I am trying to accomplish something and even though I might originally get annoyed it usually becomes one of our fondest memories where we have the most fun with each other.

Wedding Bliss

Me and my man. Yeah, he wants me!

The wedding party in our 50's get up. Such fun!

Bubblicious! We had fun blowing bubbles and Angie's reception.

We noticed afterwards that Kieran accidentally took some of that icing with him. Oops! LOL

While we were down in California last week we had the opportunity to attend two temple weddings; Kieran's cousin Angie and my older brother Jimmy. They were both so beautiful, fun and exhausting! Angie and Ted married in the LA temple and Jim and Samantha in the San Diego temple. It was so wonderful to see 2 couples so in love and excited for their lives ahead, it reminded me of our beautiful wedding almost 7 months ago! Being married is so much fun and fulfilling, I wish them the best.