WILW

This week I have so many things I'm loving:

- I'm loving that my SIL, Aunt, and Cousin are here visting from out of town. We don't get to see them very often so it is always fun when they are here.

- I'm loving that I get to have lunch with my friend Sam and her two baby girls tomorrow. The older of the two girls,Ava, has quickly become one of the BFFs. She is seriously the most adorable thing ever!

-I'm loving that my baby shower is in 3 days! I cannot wait!! I'm so excited and blessed to have such wonderful people in my life that went through so much trouble to put it together for me! As I said above we have family in town and when I found out they were coming I made a HUGE request that the shower be moved up almost a month. And without any complaining (to me atleast ;) these amazing ladies went to work! I am so happy and excited!!!

-Although I am NOT loving that I have to go do my glucose test, I am loving that as of Friday it will be over and just one more thing to check off my to do list!

-I'm loving that I got to see my little boys on Monday. They are doing fantastic! The dr says everything is looking great. Little buggers weigh almost 2 pounds each! It's no wonder my baby bump is turning into a baby mountain so quickly!!

-I'm loving that my wonderful MIL helped me with the "A" and "Z" for the boy's alphabet wall. They look so cute and gave me the motivation I needed to finish the wall. I only have 3 letters left and the whole wall will be done! Woo hoo!!

-And as always I am loving this beautiful life I have been blessed with. I am surrounded by amazing friends, family, and the greatest husband a girl could ask for.

WILW

This week I am loving:

That on Thursday last week I got to hear our sweet babies heartbeat again! The doctor says everything is looking great. I have only gained 4ish pounds so far! Woo!! We have our first ultra sound on the 25th, we should be able to find out if we should start buying tiaras or basketballs :)

Today we are officially at 16 weeks and I am starting to feel a little better... minus the heartburn, back aches, and AWFUL headaches! My energy level is starting to get back to normal. Maybe now I will actually start working on the dang nursery!

I seriously have the best baby sisters in the whole world! Victoria is like my little shopping buddy, I love that I can almost always count on her to come along with me. I hate shopping alone and it's so much fun to get to hang out with her just the two of us! Alexis is one of the funniest, sweetest, caring people I know. She is living with the hubs and I right now and it has been sooo much fun! Justin tells me all the time he isn't sure what he was thinking agreeing to this arrangement. But I think we are hilarious together!

I am getting my hair done this weekend by the beautiful Alexis. Can't wait!

Saturday we went to our friends the Erickson's house for dinner and games. We never made it to the games but we did stay at there house until 4 am talking! Which meant Sunday we spent the entire day in bed with headaches! We still had lots of fun though :)

My mom is home from school right now... you can say it, "You're Mom goes to college". Yes, she does and I am so proud of her! Like I said she is on a break right now which means I get to see her at lunch everyday. It's so nice to get to just sit and talk with her. I so love that I have a wonderful mom to share this amazing time in my life with.

and as always I am loving my husband. He is the greatest man I could have ever asked for. He is so good to me and the growing bean. I am very blessed to have him.

WILW

This week I am loving:

That it is 2012! Woo hoo! 2011 was a fantastic year! We met new friends, went on a few adventures, fell more in love, and my favorite part...found out we are going to be parents!!

That this weekend we went to our friends the Erickson's house to celebrate New Years. It was so much fun! We played games, ate some SUPER tasty food, and laughed... A LOT! Before we knew it the clock read 3:00 a.m., I have not stayed awake that late since this baby took over my body! Needless to say I didn't wake up until after 1:00pm the next day :)

I finally went and got my blood work done for little baby Barrow. I had 5 weeks to do it and waited until the last minute because I hate giving blood. It's a good thing I took my adorable baby sister Victoria with me, well I guess she isn't really a baby anymore... she was my back up driver in case it made me sick! Let me just tell you they took 15 viles of blood!!! I about died when I saw the girl put them all down in front of me! Thank goodness that is over!

Monday the sista (Lex) and I went to get our nails done. I got this gel stuff done.... I LOVE it! They dry instantly, last about 2-3 weeks, and look FABULOUS!! One of the ladies in the salon told me some very interesting news... apparently this is a GREAT year to have a baby in her culture because it is the year of the dragon! I thought that was pretty cool :)

I have a pretty amazing husband. He is so good to me and our growing bean. I love that we can spend an entire day in bed (not exaggerating on that) watching the entire season 2 of SOA. I feel so blessed to share my forever with him :)

and last but not least I am loving these pictures of me and two of my favorite people in the world. A few years ago we decided that instead of buying Mom presents for Christmas we would have pictures of the three of us taken and give those to her. It's great for us because we have so much fun spending time together, and when split 3 ways it makes for a VERY affordable gift. But the best part is Mom loves and I mean LOVES this gift every year! Here are a few of my favorites from this years shoot:

Hoping everyone has a fantastic 2012 :)

WILW

This week I am loving:

Vampire Diaries! Once I finished One Tree Hill I decided to start Vampire Diaries. I really like it so far :)

Tomorrow is my 4 year anniversary with the world's best husband. I am so blessed to have such an amazing man in my life.

Saturday we are hanging out with some friends and I have my jazzercise Christmas party :)

Monday we had friends over for dinner and to decorate gingerbread houses. It was soooo fun! A few of the ladies didnt buy pre built houses... it was a disaster!

that our baby is finally the size of a fruit I can buy single-y (is that even a word?) this week baby Barrow is the size of a lime. I plan on taking weekly pictures to document the bump size and to incorporate the fruit to document baby's size too!

and more than ever I am loving my husband and this amazing life we share!

WILW, TIPFUL THURSDAY...

So I haven't updated for a while... here's the thing I have been super busy (more like super lazy) here is what we have been up to the last week or so. Thanksgiving was great! It is always so wonderful to have extra days off with my lovely husband. Ashlee and Tyler came down from Utah with their sweet baby boy Raiden (he is seriously too cute for words) Lots of games were played and tons of food was devoured. We also took some family pictures over the weekend ( I'll post them at the end) Now I just need to get them printed and finish our Christmas cards.

So I missed WILW, yesterday I was home sick. I have a terrible cold and basically slept my entire day away. It was wonderful. I'll make up for it now. This week I am loving:

that it is December! I love the cold weather, Christmas, hot chocolate, family time, and presents :)

that I have all our Christmas decorations up, except the tree, we are going with a REAL tree this year (so excited) so we are going to wait a few weeks. Don't want it to die before Christmas gets here!

that I finally watched Water for Elephants. I loved it!!! Def a movie everyone should watch

that I finished all 8 seasons of One Tree Hill... that is 174 episodes, I have a lot of free time at work :) Really love the show and can't wait for the new season to start next month!

and as always I am loving my life, family. friends. I am so blessed and truly grateful for everything I have!

Now onto Tipful Thursday.... yesterday I was watching Ellen and she had a home remedy type person on her show. Basically it was things you probably have at home that you can use to stay healthy. The one that jumped out at me was.... Vodka cures ear infections?!?!?! My question is: who is the crazy person that does this first to figure out it works? I personally don't have any vodka in my home but if you do and happen to also have an ear infection... problem solved!

and here are the pictures I promised:

WILW

This week I am loving:

that it is holiday season! I love family time, cold weather, and cute decorations :)

that I get to go shopping for a cute new outfit for our family & Christmas card pics!

that we are having friends over this weekend to play a new game we got!!

that I am married to the world's most amazing man. He treats me like a queen, tells me everyday how beautiful he thinks I am and how much he loves me. I feel so blessed everyday to have him in my life.

WILW

This week I am loving:

that I only have to work 4 days this week! Woo! Another long weekend, too bad the hubby isn't off too though :(

that my little sista Alexis moved in with us this weekend. It was a crazy two days but we are so happy to have her!

that it is almost Thanksgiving, which means lots of tasty food and family time!

that we are having a yard sale this weekend so maybe I can get rid of some of the junk in my house!!

that my Dad's friend John came over and installed a pendant light in my kitchen last night. I have been wanting one since we moved in a year ago and finally got it. It looks amazing!!!

and as always I am loving this amazing life I have been blessed with. For my family, friends, adorable pups, and my most amazing husband :)

WILW

This week I am loving:

• that the weather is starting to get very nice! Which means we can spend time outside without melting :)


• that I have 1 more day of work and then I am off for 10 days! Woo! I plan on getting a million things done next week... here's hoping I actually do!


• that Monday we went to a pumpkin carving contest ste up by our friends the Lawrence's and even though our pumpkins totally sucked we still had alot of fun!


• that this weekend we get to go to my dad's carshow, a BBQ with friends, and a halloween party! Lots to do but it will be so much fun.


• that I am getting my hair did on Friday by my incredible little sister!

and like everyday I am loving my amazing family and friends. The incredible life I share with my husband and all the wonderful things that are happening in our little corner of the world :)

WILW

This week I am loving:

• that my girl Brittney came back to jazzercise!! Woo hoo!


• that tonight I am going to Kayla's "Witches only" Halloween treat making party!


• this weekend we get to hang out with our adorable niece and nephew.

and as always I am loving my incredible husband and family :)

WILW

This week I am loving:

• that I got to see my little sister Alexis graduate from her public speaking class last night. She is turning into such a beautiful grown up woman :)


• that Halloween is almost here, which means Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means CHRISTMAS!!!!


• that Justin went to the doctor yesterday and his knee is doing fantastic and he no longer needs to go to PT (he just has to do his stretches at home), which means no more paying $40 a week! woo hoo!


• that Justin's company picnic is this weekend! It is a huge event, tons of free food and games, and lots of sweet prizes! Wish us luck that we win something amazing :)

And as always I am loving my life and all the amazing people that share it with me.

WILW

This week I am loving:

• that Monday we FINALLY got together with our friends the Fisher's for dinner. I felt like a total flake because we had to cancel on them 3 weeks in a row! But we were able to go this week and it was so much fun!


• that I finally listened to my husband and took some time off jazzercise. Although I was sad to not teach for 2 weeks, my foot is feeling MUCH better! Woo hoo!


• that Art in the Park is this weekend! I look forward to this all year and this year I am going with my girl Brittney! So excited!!


• that my lil sista got a new job at Sephora! Yeah for more discounts! And I am so proud of her in everything she does :)

and as always I am loving this amazing life I have been blessed with and the super adorable guy I share my forever with!

WILW

This week I am loving:

• that I got to spend lots of time with my SIL and brand new nephew this weekend. He is so adorable and squishy and I just love him so much!!! and his momma too of course :)


• my new tile framed bathroom mirror. I haven't finished it ALL the way yet... I am about 4 tiles short, BOO, I'm going to go get them and finish tonight! Pics tomorrow!


• that my amazing husband will let me get fun kids games with his monthly video game pass ( it's like Netflix but for video games) He got me Rio. It's so much fun and I love spending time with him playing it :)


• that Art in the Park is next weekend!!! Ahhhhh it's one of the things I look forward to every year and it's so much more fun now that I have a house to fill :)


• that Modern Family season 2 came out on DVD yesterday and I am going to buy it tonight.


• that shows finally start coming back on!!! I hate having to wait for the new seasons to start.


• and as always I am loving my husband, family, and friends. I live such a blessed life and try my hardest everyday to deserve it :)

WILW

This week I am loving:

• that my Grandma is coming into town. I haven't seen her in over a year, it will be so nice to visit with her :)


• that my SIL is coming into town with their brand new baby boy! Ahhhh I am so excited to meet him and of course see her!


• that I am almost done with ALL of Ally Mcbeal!! 112 episodes at 45 minutes each.... that is A LOT of hours of my life!


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  that I went shopping with my beautiful little sister this weekend and got LOTS of cute stuff! And I love this picture of us!

And as always I am loving my amazing husband and the life we share together :)

WILW

This week I am loving:

• that I only have to work 2 more days!


• that I am going on a quick Girls trip on Saturday! (I will write all about it when I get home!)


• Fruit Ninja! Seriously the funnest game I have ever played! And a great workout! If you have a Xbox 360 and Kinetc I highly recommend buying it!


• that I got 6 more bird houses for my collection for my birthday!

And as always I am loving my amazing husband, family, and friends!

WILW

This week I am loving:

• that the hub's surgery is over! Now we are just working on the recovery :)


• that my birthday is tomorrow! Yay for being 24!


• that my trip to the DMV yesterday only lasted 30 minutes!


• that I get a 3 day weekend! Woo hoo Labor Day!


• and as always I am loving this amazing life I am blessed with and all the incredible people I enjoy it with!
  

WILW

I am loving:

• that my birthday is almost here! Just 8 more days :)


• that my amazing friend Brittney is willing to go to Costco with me on Friday so I can get the great deals without having to pay for my own membership! Yay for awesome friends :)


• that I have been eating so healthy this week! I feel great and hopefully this will help me shed those pounds!


• that I get a 4 day weekend! Not too excited for the reason, but still extra days off :)


• the song "Amen" by Eden's Edge! Super cute song!


• that I found a big wooden window shutter on the side of the road... not sure what I am going to do with it yet but still excited! Just imagine me in a skirt and 5 inch heels trying to load this super heavy shutter into the trunk of my car.... needless to say I got A LOT of funny looks!


• and last but most definitely not least I am loving this amazing life Heavenly Father has blessed me with. I have a good job, a beautiful home, clothes to wear, and food to eat. Two crazy and loving little pups. Little sisters that I am so proud of and love so much, you should all be jealous that they are not your sisters. A beautiful mother that is like my best friend. A Papa Bear that stepped up and loved us all like we were her own. An amazing husband to love and support me. Life is just so great :)

WILW

This week I am loving:

• that we started playing BINGO with some friends last week. We went again on Monday and I totally won!! It was only $24, but still I got to yell out BINGO!! Big thanks to my amazing husband with his Eagle Eyes! I had missed a number and wouldnt have won without him noticing :)



• that we are almost totally done with our backyard! (I will post pictures soon)



• the new vinyl I made for our shower door.

• that I am totally keeping up with this years photobook! Everything we have done so far this year is in the book... now if I could only finish the books for 07-09! Yikes!



• my birthday is in 15 days! Woo hooo!



• that our girls weekend to see The Little Mermaid in St. George is almost here too!



• and of course I am loving my amazing husband. I feel so blessed to call him my husband :)

WILW

Currently I am loving:

• the stripes in my hallway... and now in my bathroom! I told you I want them every where now!



• my new hair. Well its not really new, just the color! But mostly I love that I have an incredible little sista that is willing to make my hair beautiful for me. If you are looking for an amazing person to make your hair B-E-A-UTIFUL give Alexis @ Diva Studio a call. (and tell her I sent you)



• that I have so many fun plans coming up in the future! San Diego with the hubster and our good friends the Ericksons', girls trip to Utah to see The Little Mermaid, and a girls trip to Disneyland! So excited!



• that I get to spend all night with my husband. It's so nice to sometimes just forget the rest of the world and just relax with the one you love.



• but mostly I am loving this amazing life Heavenly Father has blessed me with :)



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WILW

This week I am loving:

• that I started Weight Watchers again! I am hoping to lose 25 lbs by the end of the year. I have a jazzercise meeting in Cali at the beginning of October and would like to be down atleast 10 lbs. I totally think I can do it :)


• that I joined a running group (something I never thought I would say) with some of my girl friends! We are training to run a 5k in December! Ahhh!! I'm really hoping this will help me drop the weight quick!


• that I am finally starting to finish some of the projects I have been wanting to do for our house :) Slowly but surely this will become my dream home!


• that I am going to be an Auntie again very soon! Ashlee my sister in law will be having her little nugget any day now!!


• that I am finally redeeming my Groupon for a 55 minute massage on Friday:)


• that I have a brilliant momma who helped me think of a way I can make the side of my cupboard a chalkboard without ruining the cupboard (we want to sell this house eventually and don't want to make any changes that might upset the next buyer) I will post pictures as soon as I finish the project :)


• and most importantly I am loving my amazing husband. He works so hard for us and loves me in all the craziness!
  

WILW

(Found this from my girl Brittney @ http://dberickson.blogspot.com/)

I will be trying to post this every Wednesday to let you all know the things I am loving this week :)

• I am loving Pinterest... It's seriously becoming a problem! Follow me here :)
  


• I am loving Ally McBeal! I was too little to watch when it was on tv, so I am watching it now on Netflix. I made it to episode 37 of 111... one day I might finish!
  


• I am loving my Bounce Dryer Bar! I always forget to put a dryer sheet in when I'm doing laundry and this totally solves that problem!
  

• I am loving that I get to go camping this weekend with my girl Brittney and my family! I def need a some time away, My life has been a little out of control these days!
  
  


• I am loving that I painted my kitchen red a few weeks ago. The hubs wasn't OVERLY excited about this but now he thinks it looks great!


• I am loving that I finally started this blog!
  


• I am loving this picture of Lex and I at Town Square this past Sunday. Don't we look adorable :)
  

and finally I am loving my amazing hubby and the life we share :)