Catching up...

You know how sometimes you have a great idea that actually ends up being really lame? Well, when my co-worker who takes most the 6-hour shifts that I do had a baby, I thought it was a great idea to pick up a bunch of her shifts and make some extra money for us. It sounded like a great idea but has been really LAME going to the hospital 4 nights/week! Hence the reason I have not blogged in forever. This schedule only lasts this week and next--hallelujah!

So I finally have an evening home and have loved catching up on all your blogs! Now I'll write about some of the highlights from the last month or so. Where to start?...

First off, I need to say how wonderful Adam is. He has a beautiful voice, plays the guitar, and used to write songs. (He bought himself an electric guitar after the mission, but that's another story for another day...) Well, I've been begging him to write me a song for awhile and he totally surprised me on Valentine's Day with a song he wrote for me, plus a music video to go with it. It is the sweetest thing ever. Some of the video is of him playing the guitar and the rest is pictures of us. When I saw it the first time, I started crying because it meant so much. Sorry to be so mushy. The Saturday after Valentine's Day I took him on a date to the Murray Arts Center. We went early for the cha-cha lesson, then danced the night away! It made me want to be really good at dancing together. Even if we're not good, we had fun.

The next thing that comes to mind is that we have successfully weaned Marian off both the bottle and the binkie! We did them both basically in the same week, but she did great! I was at a play group with sisters in the ward and one mom was talking about how much binkies can affect teeth. Well, I came home and decided we were done and that was that.

On President's Day, we hiked into my family's cabin with my family. It was beautiful! We found a hilarious snow suit for Marian at a Children's Place sale (thanks Mags for the lead). She looked so cute in it. Adam kept saying she looked like the Michelin man, but of course I don't know who he is, so you can judge for yourself. We had a lot of fun. My own personal success was not making yellow snow like I did when we went sledding on Martin Luther King Day. (Email/call me for details. It just feels too public to tell the story here.)
The next day Adam and I went skiing at Alta and, again, it was gorgeous! It was Adam's second time ever and my first time in probably 3 years. We had fun and got fried. (We forgot sunscreen.) I had to work that night and everyone was staring at me and offering their advice/suggestions (of course, because they're all nurses).

There have also been some big family events. Adam's brother, Aaron, got engaged. We're excited for him and his darling fiancee Lauren! Also, my uncle passed away last week. He had been sick for a while, but even so, you always have that "is this for real?" feeling when you hear the news.

We're doing well though. I'll try to be more consistent at posting so it's not a huge novel when I finally do write!