Flower Power

Ever since the miscarriage we have received a lot of nice things from a lot of nice people. Flowers, cards, calls, and our best friends filled our freezer full of dinners for a week. So for the past couple weeks we've been eating well and our house as been decorated by beautiful flowers. But this huge one tops them all. It came from the Relief Society President in our ward. When we saw her walking up the steps we both started laughing. It is huge! You can see in the picture a normal sized bouquet next to this ginormous one. Turns out there was a funeral the Saturday before they brought it and the family gave all the bouquets to the Relief Society to give out to anyone who might need or want them. Which makes a lot more sense than the Relief Society President going out and buying that huge of a bouquet for us. Though it is big it sits on our piano and looks beautiful! We are grateful for good friends and family who take care of us.

Sledding at Grimes Creek

Saturday a bunch of family and friends went sledding up to Grimes Creek. It was a blast!My dad wore a onesie snowsuit and these sunglasses that you would where after an eye appointment. It was pretty hysterical.
I'm looking lovely. Woof.
This is only some of us. At one point we did a nine-person train down the hill. We almost died.

BAG TAG!

Lip gloss, chap stick, and more lip gloss. These are the essentials of my purse. I also carry a wallet that is really old and has finger nail polish on it, my cell phone, a pen, and my keys. Today, I have some undeveloped film in my purse that I found in my drawer the other day and I have no idea what pictures are on it. I love that! Since I've had a digital camera for about 3 0r more years now, I'm excited to see what surprises await me when I get them developed!

Change of Plans

Sometimes it seems like just when your life is in order and things are going, (well what you think is perfect), that all of the sudden something flies in and changes everything. Last Thursday that happened to me and Johnny. I had been having pains throughout the day and started bleeding. Johnny came and picked me up from work and we headed to the hospital. We feared the worst, a miscarriage. ER's aren't the most comforting of places, especially when you're in a lot of pain and losing more blood than anyone should in a day. After a lot of poking and prodding,ultra sounds and waiting, our worst fears were confirmed. I was having a miscarriage, and had possibly been having it for a while. The news was devastating and surreal at the same time. I ended up having to have an emergency surgery to clean out everything to make sure I would heal properly and not lose anymore blood. After the surgery the doctor told us that had we waited a day longer to come to the hospital, I would have hemorrhaged to death. Very scary. This has been very hard, as anyone can imagine. I have so much compassion for anyone who has gone through this. Johnny and I are doing well. I really didn't have much physical pain after the surgery and these last few days, which has been a blessing. The good news is the doctor told us that during the surgery he could see that I was very healthy and that it was very likely that I could have as many babies as I wanted. This was just one of those fluke pregnancies where the chromosomes didn't come together properly and so the baby wasn't forming correctly. We are confident in the feelings of comfort and peace we've received that this wasn't the right time for us to start a family and that we will have children in the future. We have to wait 4 months for my body to heal and then we'll try again. We've been grateful for wonderful family and great friends who make a trial like this a lot easier to deal with. So, we are grateful for what we've learned and are looking forward to what the future will bring!

Happy Holidays

We made these gingerbread houses one night for date night. It was fun, but I still get frustrated that my husband is better at crafts than me!
These are some of my cousins and siblings at our annual Christmas Eve dinner.
My festive dad, mom, and grandma Bernard enjoying yummy food.
Every year each family performs a talent for everyone else. This year we went Hawaiian and sang and danced to the song Mele Kalikkimaka. Notice the boys in their coconut bras!
Johnny and I threw a New Year's Eve party this year for a bunch of our friends. We played volleyball , bump & human battle ship, ate delicious munchies, watched The Mighty Ducks, and rang in the New Year!!!