Saturday, April 28, 2012

Last minute news!


Holy cow.
The past few days have been crazy, and the next week will only get crazier.

It's been a while since I've updated, but here's a quick look at what we are in the middle of right now. Jonny got an internship with TIC this summer (this was back in December, I think). Unfortunately, because of the nature of the company, we wouldn't find out where we would be until the last minute. They told us it would most likely be Phoenix, so that's what we planned on. 

Our first choice was Denver, which is their HQ, but they said that was full. So this whole time I've been dreading moving to Arizona, not sure what I was going to do with Sophie all summer if it's too hot to go outside (I hate the heat. A lot.) 

A few days ago we got a call saying we could start the internship on May 8th, which gives us an extra 2 weeks of work, so we were excited about that. They also said that would be temporarily placed in DENVER, then possibly reassigned. This was awesome news! What was even more awesome was that 2 days later we got a call saying we would be in Denver all summer long! We would love to end up in CO one day, so we are so excited.

Then reality sunk in. We have a week to pack up all of our stuff, move out of our apartment, and we need to find a place to live in Denver! We spent all day yesterday looking and calling places. We couldn't decide between an extended-stay hotel and an apartment. The hotels are more expensive and there's no bedroom, which means Sophie would have to sleep in the bathroom (ha!). But getting an apartment would mean that we would have to move some furniture, and deal with a lease. Yikes.

We ended up finding an apartment for pretty cheap, and it looks like that's what we'll do! It only has a 3 month lease, then day-by-day after that. We're getting a storage unit to store most of our stuff, and we still have to figure out how to move the rest of it to Denver. I'm kinda nervous about the whole thing. I don't know what the apartment looks like, or what kind of area it's in, so it will be a surprise! And it's 11 miles from the office, so Jonny will take public transportation to get to work so I can have the car (apparently traffic is terrible there, so dropping him off isn't an option).

Needless to say, the last few days have been super hectic, trying to figure everything out. On top of all that, I got the flu :( All day Wednesday and Thursday I was pretty much useless, but I started to feel a tad better yesterday. Today is the first day I can actually be somewhat productive though, so I finally started packing. Jonny is in the middle of finals and doesn't have much time to help, so wish me luck! 

Well, I took a break to blog, but those darn boxes are calling my name....

Monday, March 26, 2012

Love this girl.


This is her "I'm up to no good" face :)


Also... yes, that was my dear sister who wrote that last post. And yes, she is weird, but I love her :)

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Alli.


Aren't I just the cutest baby you've ever seen? oh wait, that's not me. But this one is...
This is me as a little bug. Man I have the fattest cheecks ever!
Like for cute right?
You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round round round.
4 eyes

My First car! and I totaled it(: haha just kidding!
Hot Stuff!
I bleed blue

What is my sister doing on my blog?! p.s She's single! and 16(:
ew, gross kissing!

Man, we are funny.
ready for a joke?!
what do you sit on, sleep on, brush on?

a chair, bed, toothbrush.
hahaha funny right? it got my sister laughing for at least 10 minutes!
Biggest wish ever, is to be as cool as my sister Lexi.
What are you doing here fish, you're dead. get out of here, ya noob.


Hot mama!
So, I have this weird lump on me? I guess I should get checked out? nah.

oh sister, once again why on my blog?
Well this lump turned into a lil' human.

if you haven't noticed yet this is not Alli. (what a shock!!) I know right, It's her little sister who is a lot smarter, wiser, cooler, etc. etc. But honestly i'm her favorite lil' sister ever! ya you heard that right sisters, i'm her favorite! ;) Thanks for letting me take over your blog, thanks for everything you've done for me, all the sonic and target runs, all the belly laughs, great advice, your exmaple as a sister, mom, daughter, wife, being their always for me, and much much more! and thanks for dealing with all these years! love you al!


Sunday, February 26, 2012

Sophie's Birthday Party!


Not too long ago, we got to celebrate this little cutie's first birthday!


We invited over all of her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. She started things off by showing off her walking skills....



After a yummy dinner of soup, salad, and rolls, we opened presents. I was immediately swarmed by children, eager to help!





While looking through all of the pictures that were taken, I found a lot like this...

As you can see, while everyone else was too involved in opening presents to notice that their picture was being taken, sweet little Tyler was cheesing it up for the camera. In a lot of the pictures, he would be the only one smiling! That is, until he discovered how soft Sophie's pillow pet was. Then he was a bit too preoccupied to notice the camera...



Thank you to everyone, Sophie loves all of her gifts!


After presents, we had cake!
Jonny and I spent pretty much all day making this thing. Unfortunately, we were short on time and I had to pipe on the frosting 5 minutes before the party. I was so rushed, that it turned out awful. I'm so mad I didn't take just 2 more minutes to make it look good!

Oh well. Try to ignore the embarrasing piping job, and just look at the rest of the cake :)


Sophie loved it so much, she did a little dance in her daddy's arms!








She powered through that cake, and ate a ton!






And even though she threw up after (which I felt bad about), she enjoyed every last bite :)


After cake, she was ready for everyone to leave. She was collapsed in Jonny's arms, waving them all out the door with a half-hearted flick of her arm. She wouldn't even lift her head or crack a smile. It was pretty funny to watch :)

All in all, I think it was a great birthday. We all had a lot of fun!

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Sophie - One Year!


I'll spare you my bittersweet feelings of having a one-year-old, but know that this came way too soon! Soph has grown into a beautiful little girl, and I love her to death. The past year has been the best of my life.
Here is a bit of info about the birthday girl...


4 - The number of days it took her to learn to walk... she's a pro now!

1 - The number of times per day that we climb into bed and pull the blankets over our heads and have tickle wars

2 - The number of times I've had to dig food out of her throat because she was choking

2 - The number of times I've cried hysterically after finally getting my baby to breathe again

42 - The number of times per day she puts a dish towel on her head and crawls around with it


7 - The number of teeth she has

3 - The number of words that she knows (mama, dada, no-no)

2 - The minimum number of times per day Sophie squeals. When we're driving, she knows the difference between stopping at a red light (or stopping for any other reason) and parking. Every time we park the car she squeals with glee, knowing she gets to get out of her car seat :)

6 - The number of symphonies she composes per day on her piano

1 - The number of meltdowns she has each day as she watches her dad leave for school

17 - The number of kitchen utensils she thinks are her own toys

1,000,000 - The number of times she makes me smile each day


Here are her 11 month pictures...




And her 1 year pictures...