Super Saturday

Seeing as I am part of the activities committee I was responsible for making something for the ladies to do at super Saturday. So without further a due here they are.

To take away any mystery, these are the reindeer in the dark.

 These last two are my favorites. They turned out way cuter then I expected.

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Braelyn's bridal shower

Braelyn's shower was awesome! we had about three weeks to get it all together. I took over the decorations, because that is one of my favorite things to do. I did start a new medication right in the midst of all this, and I got really sick so it took me a lot longer then it should have.  So here is a few pictures on how it turned out.

 

I made here thank you cards, and the sign says don't forget to leave your address. 

These were above the gift table. 2 of them are made from flowers I cut out of my cricut. The other two are made out of a plastic tablecloth. I think they ended up looking much better then I anticipated. 

 These were by the refreshment table. Joshua helped me hang everything up, it is so nice to have such a helpful husband.

 I am so happy the way this turned out. It is a list of disney princesses and there significant other. In the middle of the chart it says Braelyn & Breckon.

 The refreshments. The whole family, including brother-in-laws, helped with the fruit. I was really grateful because it took a long time to do.

 The date idea book. THis is where everyone left a great date night idea for the couple. Also a cute little saying, it says "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, 37 days until she says I do.

A few more of the decorations.

 I'm so glad I got to plan this for Brae. I am so excited for these two. I can't wait to share their special day with them.

Program

I know it has been a while since I posted, but I have been busy with Brae's shower, and Super Saturday projects. Anyway...
The primary program was so awesome!! I always forget how amazing it is until everyone is up there. All the kids did awesome with there parts, and the singing went amazing! The stake primary president came up to me afterwards and told me how good it sounded. She said ours was the third she had been to, and she was impressed with how many verses we sang with some of the songs. She also said that she was impressed that our small primary sounded the same as a full primary. I am so proud! It is awesome when all your hard work, and the kids hard work pay off.

California

Bruce's House

California was a blast! Joshua and I went with his family. It was really fun, because all of us got to go. The Allreds and Blauers drove down and the Barkers flew down (it was much easier with the kids). There is a place in California where you can rent people's summer homes, so that is where we stayed. They were really nice, right next to the beach. I have always wanted to go-to Universal Studios, so that was the part I was most excited about. I was not disappointed. It was so much fun. The tram ride through Universal was simply amazing. We saw the sets for The Grinch, Wisteria lane, the plane wreckage from the movie War of the Worlds, famous movie sets (this one is the front of Bruce's house from Bruce Almighty, Universal has a whole bunch of different city sets that they just modify for each movie.) The Tram had cool 4-D simulations we drove through, the Tram was just awesome.

Who-ville

 

War of the Worlds

The rides were so different than any other rides I have been on. The 4-D was awesome. Even the line getting to the rides had cool things going on in them. This little gem is from the Minions ride. That does seem like art Gru would have on his wall.

My absolute favorite was The Mummy ride. It was so intense! If you ever go to Universal make sure you go-on this ride. I did not know what to expect, but I wish we would of left enough time to go more then once. There were a few of these guys outside the ride, and you could take pictures of them "attacking" you. They were in stilts so they cut quite a figure.

USA is one of the channels that is run by Universal. USA has some of my favorite shows, Psych being my favorite. They had a little museum on the grounds. There was pretty cool stuff in there, but the psych costumes caught my eye. This one is the Chad outfit. There also was Gus's Michael Jackson outfit (you can see some of it in the picture).

We also were able to go to the beach. The feel of the waves pulling on you is such an awesome experience. The weather was a little cold, but we braved the weather. Ayla and I built a sand castle (more just a huge pile of sand) which I ended up turning into a pretty cool Sea turtle. She and I also found a rock that she was using as a foot slide. She has always been so shy, but man did she come out of her shell. She is one of the cutest, sweet little girls you will ever met. I loved getting to become her friend.

I love going on vacation with family. We grew closer, and had a wonderful time.

Jet Skiing

Oh, the joys of jet skiing. Monday my parents got out their jet skis for the year. Now I am itching to go back to Burley. I love going out with my family, and just enjoy lazing the day away with them. Jet skiing is one of my favorite past-times. My girls really loved going with the family. Since I am not allowed to post pictures of them, here is my niece and I enjoying a ride. Alyse said C and I have the exact same picture. Doing things I use to do with my girls makes me miss them something awful. Not to end on a sad note, little Micah LOVED riding he cried every-time we took him off. Looks like we made an early addict out of him.

Pioneer Day

I am so excited! I planned an awesome pioneer themed singing time for tomorrow. It does put me a week behind on my songs, but my kids are so quick at learning songs I'm not TO worried.  I just finished the preparation, and I cannot wait for tomorrow! I FINALLY got my nursery box together.  I am hoping they will all love it, and not just insist on monkeys jumpin' on the bed. I am a pro at making that song rock, but sometimes you need other songs. I love my primary and nursery kids, they make Sunday the joy of my week.

I miss you

This week has been good and bad. Joshua is gone for annual training and I am here by myself. The good thing is though, when he is gone, I get so much done. Now I have officially torn everything out of closets, and have left huge messes everywhere. I do not want to clean them up!  I better have it all put away before Joshua gets home or I will be in trouble!
Today I am having a harder day than usual though. My mother's retina detached from her eye. She had surgery to fix it, but it was not successful. She went for a follow up today, it was either going to be emergency surgery so that she did not lose her vision, or they would tell her it is all the way detached, and she would be pretty much blind in that eye. Her appointment was at 2 and I have not heard from her, and I cannot stop worrying. Since my best friend is unavailable for communication, I am turning to writing about the subject to keep my mind off of it. My mom does IV's on newborns, and that takes a very skilled eye. I do not know how this will affect her work, and I am just praying everything goes well. This was a good five minute distraction, I hope I hear from her soon.

Wicked

Wicked was the most amazing thing EVER! Linzy and I had so much fun. This was one of the best birthday presents ever. I have been to plays before, but nothing compares to watching a Broadway cast. 

This is how close our seats were

Valentine's Day 2014

My beautiful Valentines Day gift, from my very handsome valentine!

Internship

This was my tag for my internship. They did not let me wear it, because I had to wear an official Rocky badge, but it was still pretty cool to have.

My internship was such a great experience. I meet so many new people that now hold a special place in my heart. The kids were so nice, and they bore with me while I struggled to interpret for them. The interpreters were all so kind, and willing to help whenever I had questions. I loved going back to high school too. I learned so much. If I would have payed more attention the first time through I cannot even imagine how much more knowledge I would have obtained. My internship was one of the hardest things I have ever done, and I will cherish the experience forever.

Date Night

Josh and I enjoying a date night when I came home from my internship for a visit. We had such a great time!

My new obsessions

I discovered a new love. Dr. Who! I cannot believe it has taken me this long to watch it. The first few seasons start in '05. Oh man looking at the style, and the phones takes me back. I have been binge watching, and I finally caught up yesterday. I cannot wait for the next season, I love the stories, and everything about it. I must admit I do geek out pretty hard for science fiction, but what can I say I am a geek at heart. I love my sci-fi novels, shows, everything. It is no wonder I married such a geek. Not a nerd mind you, a geek, if you do not know the difference look it up. :) I am defiantly going through withdrawals, and cannot wait until the next season of Dr. Who starts. At least it is not as bad as Sherlock, which takes a 2 year break in between episodes, and then they only film three. If you have not watched Sherlock give it a go, I love it.

Struggles

This post is something I have been putting off, because it is a hard subject to write about. I like having my own little online "journal" it helps me to deal with things so here it goes. We lost our foster girls eight months ago, and the hurt is still fresh. I found a video that S made the other day. It was just of her walking around checking out her tiny hands on the screen. It was pretty adorable. The thing that really got me is I asked her a question, and with that adorable little voice of hers she said, " yes mom, yes momma." My heart ached when I heard her. I miss them so much. The hurt really amplified when a few weeks ago we had a miscarriage. This was no normal pregnancy either. We went through In-vitro, and if you have ever had this procedure done you know how miserable it is. A few days before the surgery I was up to three shots a day. If you know me, you know I do not like needles. This caused a great deal of emotional strain on Joshua and I. He did not enjoy giving the injections and I did not enjoy getting them. I also suffered from hyper-stimulation. This means that you get to much medicine, and you over-produce eggs. I actually had to get extra insurance, because they worried this would happen. I could have ended up hospitalized because of it, but thank goodness it did not go that far (seeing as my internship would start a week later). After weeks of medicine I finally was ready for the surgery. This was a pretty painless process, and I was able to leave about half-hour after the surgery was done. I have a pretty hilarious video of me coming off the anesthesia.

After everything we got 26 eggs. We were so excited. Then day 5 rolled around, and only 3 survived the whole process. That was pretty devastating, but we kept our chins up, and were happy to have any. After my internship was over we went and did our embryo transfer. I found out I was pregnant, and we were over the moon. I have never felt so happy in my life. Then 3 weeks later we lost the baby. Of course Joshua was at drill when it happened so I was alone until he got home. He is definitely my rock, the thing that keeps me going. I am so lucky to have found a man who can make me feel like I am the most important person in the world. I know someday we will get to be parents, but I guess right now is not the time, and that is okay as long as we have each other we have everything.

Graduation

I can't believe I have not posted in as long as I have. I guess going to school took up more time then I thought it would. It was worth it though! I got my BA on March 10th. I cannot believe that I am finally done. I am now officially an Educational Interpreter. This means that I can interpret in K-12 settings. I don't know if I would feel comfortable interpreting for Deaf adults. I think I would have to take a few workshops to be comfortable with that, seeing as my training is for school settings. Now all I need to do is find a job. That is saying something, because my internship was the scariest two months of my life. This job is a great amount of pressure, and I am hoping that I can do an excellent job.