Sunday, December 09, 2007

Here Comes Santa Claus...

Saturday was a nice day. It started with breakfast out with my girlfriends. I kept nagging them to go out with me before the baby comes since I don't know how soon I'll be able to go out with the girls again. So IHOP it was. There were 6 of us and it was a good time. Laughing and conversation with people who understand you and are pretty much on the same level is always nice. After breakfast I came home, got the house picked up and Baily cleaned up and us and Robert went to Fiesta Mall. I knew it wouldn't be that great since we had not one penny to spend but Baily and I needed to get out of the house for a little bit. Well we did it. We managed to not spend anything! It was a bummer to see all the things we wanted and know we couldn't but we still managed to have a good time. When we were done browsing around we let Baily play in the kid's area and she had a blast. Isn't she the cutest little girl ever?! Robert and I were watching her and talking about how we can't believe how fast time has gone with her... how quickly she's grown up. It's sad how fast time flies with your kids growing up. We came home after the mall, ate lunch and then I went to go put Baily down for her nap. Well I fell asleep with her and we took like a 2 hour nap while Robert enjoyed playing X-Box without getting dirty looks from me. It was so nice! I'm really digging this whole napping thing. After we woke up we just hung out for a little while and then got ready for our ward Christmas party. It ended up being a lot of fun. The theme was "An Old Fashioned Christmas" and it was really simple and laid back. It was nice. Even though I'm on the Activities Committee and should have helped out I didn't do one thing to help. I felt bad but I think I was let off the hook since I'm huge and pretty much useless and they weren't sure if I would be around or not. We were trying to psych Baily up all day about getting to see Santa and she was excited up until the minute it was her turn to sit on her lap and she started screaming. She ended up giving him her Christmas bell she got in exchange for not having to sit on his lap. It was so funny. We thought she might not want anything to do with Santa after her little episode but she talked about Santa Claus all that night and is still excited every time she sees him. I guess he's fine as long as she doesn't have to sit on his lap. Her favorite part of the whole night was the Nerds candy she got from Santa's sweet shop. I guess it really is the little things in life!





After we got home we ate some good ol' Digiorno's and watched part of Serendipity. After I put Baily to sleep I thought I was gonna crash as well but then the roller coaster of emotions started. I started freaking out about everything... some stupid and some not so stupid. Stuff like how Baily is gonna think we're replacing her when the baby comes and she won't feel as loved, and how sad she's gonna be when I'm not her at night while I'm at the hospital, and how I want to dress her in cute clothes while I'm gone and not outfits that don't match (BTW I'm going to have her clothes picked out for the days I'm in the hospital). Then I was all depresssed about my mom not going to be here and how much I miss her. I was a bawling, sobbing mess. Poor Robert was like what the crap happened to my wife?! It was crazy. After some prayer on my part and probably my husband's I was finally able to calm down and go to sleep. When I woke up I was just like what was that all about? It must be getting close 'cause these hormones are outta control!

Saturday, December 08, 2007

Boring!!

I'm not a big fan of yesterday. It was really quite boring. I should have taken Robert to work so I would have had the van and I could have at least taken Baily to the park or to a playland at McDonalds or something. But we're trying to save on gas so I didn't. However yesterday did have the weather that I appreciated. It was cloudy and nice and cool and overcast all morning and then started raining in the afternoon and kept going all night. I love it! Baily and I watched videos, did laundry, made brownies and rolls, read books, played with her toys. But when you're stuck inside the entire day you can only do so much before you get bored and stir crazy. Robert brought Barro's home for dinner which was ok. I didn't really feel like eating. And that was the last of any spare money we had until next Friday so that stinks. But him and Baily have to have their pizza every Friday...lol. After we ate Baily and I were about to go crazy so we went to Safeway just to get out of the house. Not very exciting but it was good to just get out for a half hour. We let Baily drive the car cart around the store while Robert and I enjoyed adult conversation. No... I don't mean that kind of adult conversation- naughty people! I just mean I was able to have a nice conversation that wasn't with a 2 year old. You miss that during the day. After we got home we watched the movie Deck the Halls. It was cuty and silly- pretty predictable. And that was about it for our boring day. Aren't you glad you wasted time reading about it? Love ya'!

Friday, December 07, 2007

Pres. Hinckley Quote

"Given what we have and what we know, we ought to be a better people than we are. We ought to be more Christlike, more forgiving, more helpful and considerate to all around us." GBH

"People ask me what is my favorite scripture. I tell them I have a number of them. One of them is the great statement found in the 50th section of the Doctrine & Covenants: 'That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day' (D&C 50:24). That, to me, is a great, basic, marvelous, wonderful truth." GBH

Pres. Hinckley Quote

"Great are our blessings. Tremendous is our responsibility. Let us get on our knees and plead with the Lord for direction. Then let us stand on our feet, square up our shoulders, and march forward without fear to enlarge among people everywhere the righteousness of the Lord." GBH

Pres. Hinckley Quote

"Why are we such a happy people? It is because of our faith, the quiet assurance that abides in our hearts that our Father in Heaven, overseeing all, will look after His sons and daughters who walk before Him with love and appreciation and obedience." GBH

"We need to build and strengthen one another. We must never lose sight of the fact that we are to 'succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees' (D&C 81:5)" GBH