I Dream Of Living In Stars Hallow

Well, of course, you all guessed it.  I am indeed having a baby.  Holy smokes, sometimes saying it out loud makes it all the more real.  Our baby's due date is April 17th.  Sounds like a good day to have a baby right?  I can't keep secrets too long.  It's a miracle I kept it until I was almost 10 weeks. But once I started telling people I almost wanted to keep it to myself, I worried about so many things. 

I have been pretty sick since I found out.  I've gotten my routine down to avoid any huge problems.  Thankfully, it's hunting season so Daren is ok if I put everything off, he has been too.  Eating is a chore for the first time in my life.  You know me, I love food.  I think something sounds good because I remember I loved it but it isn't. 

 this is actually from my 8 week appt.

I really have done nothing the past few weeks, which is incredibly hard for me.  All I do is sit and watch Gilmore Girls.  I don't have much energy these days.  Hope that'll change here in a couple weeks.

I don't feel pregnant, other than being sick, but apparently I must be "showing" somewhat because a patient last week asked me as they were leaving when I was due.  This isn't the first time she has commented on my weight, seriously I don't want to be a blunt older person.  I was shocked the say the least.....

But thank you for all your wonderful comments.  We're very excited to say the least.  Daren is really hoping for a girl(surprisingly) I really don't care what we have- I picture myself with a girl but I think everyone does, I'm just ready to find out. 

My Babies Are Growing

....and yes it will be human this time....

Loyal Fan, I Am

The first home football game was this past weekend.  I know I don't have to repeat it, but I always do, I love my Aggies! It's amazing how loyal I am.  They played Idaho State.  They unfortunately got a little cocky at the end and what could have been 38-3 final became 38-17.  The game was much more packed than it has been in years past.

AJ, Kels and Chris came with us this year.  I even got to enjoy my stadium hot dog...and I realized after I was done eating it was the first one I have eaten without braces in a very long time.  How splendid. 

Here is a picture of me and Daren from the 2008 football season

Then here is one from the game last year

Like I said, I'm loyal....whether they suck or could possibly stand a chance to win a few more games. 

Bear Lake 2010

This year the Boston clan headed to Bear Lake for 5 days.  It was a GOOD time! Unfortunately, because it was so close, or poor planning, we ended up not all being able to be there the same days. Me, AJ, my dad, Andria and her girls were the only ones there the whole time.  We started off the adventure by going to Bear Lake Pizza. 

Of course, even though there is one in Logan, no Bear Lake trip is complete without a shake from La Beau's.

On the second day, even though it was SUPER cloudy, it was the only day Joe was going to be there so that was the day we decided to get the sea-doos.  I did not want to ride them.  After Joe hassling me too much, I decided to hop on.  BIG MISTAKE, ok, it wasn't horrible but Joe goes a tad faster than I dare.  And he almost tipped the dang thing.  My nieces LOVED the speed and getting splashed. 

Every night we played some sort of game.  80's Scene It, Apples to Apples, or Trivial Pursuit.   This is what we (Andria, Joe and I) came home to the kids doing after our 4.2 mile run (yes be impressed..)

It got kind of cold so I liked to lay in the sun....

We went to lunch at Cafe Sabor and the Motor Lodge

Audrey really liked doing peoples hair.  Here she is doing Mikey's. 

On Friday, Daren finally joined us, and we went to the Bear Lake County Fair.  OH MY GHETTO! It was fantastic for a good laugh.  We went to the FREE hypnotist, and let me tell ya, I'm glad I didn't waste one dime. Daren was really excited to buy this hat, he wears it every chance he gets now. 

Kelsi and Andria volunteered to get hypnotized. "My mom is totally asleep....*Andria laughs*.....ok maybe she's not"

Here is where the guy FORCED, with much force, them to lay down.

It really was the worst thing I have ever been to.  But it was good for many stories.  The littlest girls thought it was a good time.  Daren and AJ ended up getting up to leave. 

We got to see some animals.  We saw the biggest sheep I've ever seen.  Audrey really wanted to ride one of the cows....but only if they got bathed first. 

On Saturday, we rented bikes to ride around.  It was the highlight of my trip.  Avery loved it.  She was Dorothy and Audrey was Toto and we kept singing the Wizard of Oz song. 

Sydney, Kennady, Andria and I were on one carriage bike. AJ was on his own little low rider bike.  My mom and dad were on another carriage bike.  We did switch around.  The low rider one was pretty darn fun, some man laughed at me while I was on it. 

...Ignore my finger, who knows how I didn't see that it was in the way....

After our bike ride we played some mini golf at the KOA.  It was pretty hilarious.  I was the only one to get a hole in one.  AJ won over all though!

Then Saturday afternoon we hit the beach again.  And built the most awesome sand castle with a moat.  I was sad to have the trip end.  But more than happy to see my pups and sleep in my own bed!

It's A Great Day To Be Alive

Well wowsers, can't believe it has been a week since I last posted.  I've been up to lots and lots.  Some worth documenting, some were lame. We went down for the official Gordon Family Reunion at Cherry Hill this year.  I'd never been to Cherry Hill...and I'll be honest, I'm good with that being the first, and only time. Daren was being ornery for some reason.  It was incredibly hot/storming when we were there so he just wanted to sit in the trailer.  Oh well.  It's always a good time getting together with his dad's side of the family. It's so big, something which I am NOT use to.  I don't think Daren realizes how much fun it is for me since I have less cousins then he has aunts and uncles.

 

On Saturday, Kelsi, Chris, Mikey and I went on an adventure to Pepperidge Farm.  We left a little disappointed so we went to Gossners and 711 to make it worth it.  My, oh my, Gossners have jalapeno cheese curds.  Seriously, I'm in love!  Slurpees...not so much. Anyways, I forgot how much fun you can have going on the adventures around Logan.   I also attempted another "remake" from the thrift store up here.  Notice, no picture.  Yes, it ended up in the garbage.

In other news.  We got air conditioning installed a couple weeks.  Oh my glorious air.  Best money we've spent all summer.  Thank goodness our neighbor has a yappy dog, meaning it makes noise in the middle of the night when our windows are open(which I still make him open them during night, so it doesn't help necessarily) so it finally broke Daren down enough to get it installed. 

And also, I wanted to post pictures of my current living room.  I feel like it has changed so much, yet not at the same time.  And I'm sure there are some people out there who care....especially since I very rarely have visitors. 

I'm Daren's Little Mistress

Ok, he really meant seamstress but I'll take whatever Daren wants to claim me as.  Alright, so back tracking quite a bit.... Kelsi and I both managed to run into this website.  To give you the gist of what the website is.. this girl gave herself 365 days with $365 to make a new item of clothing out of something else.  Did that make sense? Wow, maybe you should just go look at the website.  Anyways, Kelsi and I both have come across that website and thought it would be an awesome project to try.  However, it was prior to Kelsi's wedding and she wanted to wait until after the wedding.  I said ok, little did I think it would get put on the back burner.  So, this past weekend.  I decided to forge ahead alone. 

I made my brother go to the DI with me to find my hidden treasure.  There were some GREAT fabrics to work with but I decided to go with an actual fabric I thought I would wear rather than material.  So, I got this awesome dress for $5 bucks.  It seemed obvious what I had to do to get it something I would wear.

 

I was excited and got working on it asap.  I unstitched a lot and cut away quite a bit of material.  I even sewed my finger in the process.  I'm impressed I didn't use any sort of pattern I just winged it. 

This is the end result.  Did I learn from some mistakes of what not to do next time? You betcha! But I'm currently wearing this shirt at work and I think it's super! Less than 24 hours time and only $5 bucks and you get a new shirt! I'm definitely going to be stopping by the local thrift stores more often.  This really was SO much fun!

That's One Hot Dog...

For the 24th this year we took the dogs on a hike up Millville.  On the way up there Meli actually jumped out Daren's car window....snatched herself a treat, someone's old half eaten hot dog.  Sweet.  She is a bad dog.  But they enjoyed running through the water. They were filthy.

Daren took a pretty good stumble when we were heading back down the mountain. He's ankles just aren't the same since that fight with Reece back at Christmas time.  I had to help him hobble down. Good grief.

Even after her snack before the hike, Meli found another hot dog on the hike.  Sick. This dog is trouble with a capital T!  She ate a bunch of grass/weeds as well....which she later threw up.

Kona took a good fall as well, her neck ended up bleeding.  We never did find an actual sore on her neck.  Not sure what happened but my family is falling apart.

Now, I need some help...hope someone out there can be some HUGE help for me.  As you know I hate camping.  Which means, I know NOTHING. Seriously, nothing.  But for our anniversary this year I want to SURPRISE(seriously, keep quiet- wouldn't you hate to be the one to ruin it?) Daren with an over night camping excursion...dogs and all.  However, there is a chance I'll back out of this, there is still a month for me to change my mind.  But do you reserve places? cost? Are some places where dog aren't allowed? I'm meaning serious roughing it.  Ha, maybe I'm in over my head.  Any information anyone can give me about this adventure I'm ready to embark on would be greatly appreciated!