What's been happening in the last month...

A lot has happened in the month of April!  Brian and I celebrated our one year anniversary April 10th!  I can't believe how fast that first year went by!  All I have to say is that I'm so happy to be married to such an amazing man.  He treats we so well and is just the perfect man for me.  It's funny how you think you love someone so much and then realize, as time goes by, how that love for them grows more and more.  :)  

 For our anniversary, Brian had us stay at the Grand America Hotel for the weekend.  (This is where we stayed right after we were married.)  It was really nice to get away and stay in a nice room.  Most of our apartment was packed up due to us getting ready for our summer move.  Over the weekend, he surprised me with flowers and a necklace, we relaxed, went on hike, explored Park City and had a couple nice dinners.  It was a wonderful anniversary weekend!  Thank you Brian! :)

I do have to mention the above place though.... Bruges Waffles is located near Gateway Mall and if you have not experienced this yet....you need to!!!  It was absolutely delicious!  Enough where I would catch myself thinking about them days after and even had a dream about them.  Maybe that is weird...or maybe I'm just pregnant.  Haha.  Seriously though, you have to try them.

April 14th we left for Raleigh, North Carolina!  So, far I would have to say that I LOVE it here.  Everyone is so friendly and it is so beautiful and GREEN!  Brian and I are excited to be here and excited to see what summer adventures we will have.  There is a lot that we would like to check out while we are here. 

Brian in front of the Raleigh Temple.

Me in front of the Raleigh Temple.  (Brian trying to take a more creative picture.  I was struggling with the face forward smile...I'm not photogenic!)

This is a demon bird at the temple.  No joke...we heard the weirdest bird noises coming from a tree on the temple grounds.  Next thing we know we are ducking as this bird is flying straight at us.  Then turns around and makes another attempt. (Brian somehow caught this picture!)  I don't know what we did to bother this bird so much????? 

  

Here I am at 34 weeks.  I know these belly pics are just gorgeous, but it's the best I can do right now.  I'm finding that I have less and less to wear and I wonder how much more I am going to grow.  I had my first doctor appointment out here in North Carolina and I was really pleased with the office.  I was a little worried that I wouldn't find a doctor that I would like.  At my first appointment they told me that I could possibly have him a little early.  Maybe not though...we will see how things are going now that I will have weekly appointments.  I have to admit, it got me a  little anxious about making sure I'm ready for this little one to get here.  I mean, we still need to figure out a name!!!!!  

30 weeks

My 30 week belly.  I know the picture quality is not the best.  I apologize! We have a camera now and I never use it!  I'm not sure if anyone really loves seeing these either, I know my family likes to see how I'm growing though.  He moves around so much and it's crazy to think how soon he will be here!  

I feel like we have a lot going on right now.  I will put up another post soon!

East Caribbean

Brian and I went on a cruise to the East Caribbean a little more then a week ago.   This was our first time on a cruise and we had a lot of fun!  It was so nice to get away from the cold weather and be able to just relax.  We went on this cruise with Brian's work.  Thank you Platinum for the fun trip!  Here are some pictures from our trip!

Beach at Grand Turk.

On a boat about to go snorkeling.  (Yes, kind of a weird smile.)

On the beach, Grand Turk.

Beach, Grand Turk

Brian, on the beach.  Grand Turk

Grand Turk

Addicted to the quarter game!

Brian out in front of our cruise ship.

Atlantis Aquarium

Atlantis Aquarium- Thought these jellyfish were kinda cool.

Atlantis

Brian loved snorkeling at all the beaches.  Nassau, Bahamas

Brian and I at one of the Atlantis beaches.

Oasis of the Sea cruise ship.  This wasn't our ship, we would like to go on a cruise on it someday though.  Right now, this is the biggest cruise ship in the world.  It was docked next to our ship on one of our stops.

Blonde again....

So, Brian and I made a trade. I'll go back blonde if I can get my eyelash extentions again. Fair enough right? :)


It's actually really weird. I feel like I don't recognize myself in the mirror. Oh well, I have a happy husband and I'm sure I'll get used to it in no time.

Last Weekend

So, I don't know about everyone else, but I really need to get on our food storage!!!  Right now, we have some wheat, canned food and a little water.  Basically...I think we would last a month tops.  So, Brian and I decided to gradually add to our emergency preparedness and food storage.  I'm finding this a little overwhelming though!!!  Where do you begin?  Any suggestions?  Any of you know anything about Daily Bread?  

Last Friday, Brian and I went with some friends to dinner at Communal.  Oh...my...gosh...this place is AMAZING!  It's located off of UniversityAve and a little north of Center Street.  I got the above meal.  If you go, get the mashed potatoes!!!!  The pork was yummy and apparently the pot roast is to die for.  They were sold out!  Honestly, I don't think you can't go wrong though.  I figured if I was still thinking about this place 3 days later...I better share with you all.  Trust me...just go!

Lastly... for any of you that care...My belly continues to grow and grow.  My wardrobe is quickly shrinking and I wonder what I am going to be wearing in the next while.  I'm only 22 weeks here and I still have a while and a lot of growing to do.  I have been feeling him move around more and Brian can feel him kick from time to time too.  I love seeing Brian's face when he feels a good kick.  He just lights up!  The reality that this baby is really coming is sinking in more.  I'm so excited to be a mother and a little scared.  I guess it's something you just figure out as you go, right?

My 18 wk belly...

He's growing!

It's a BOY!

Brian and I wanted to surprise our parents, for Christmas, with the sex of our baby. Of course, I was dying to find out too!!! I couldn't wait any longer to start buying things for this baby. (I mean what fun is it going to all those cute shops when you don't even know what you're looking for!) Anyway, we went to Fetal Studios last Monday and found out our little one is a boy! I wish I had a picture of Brian's face when that was determined. He looked so happy! :) Now deciding on a name...this is harder then I thought!



Baby boy at 16 weeks!


This is right before he started sucking his thumb! I can't wait to see this little guy in a few weeks at my doctor's ultrasound!