Our Little Baby Boy

Well, since Landon's told all his family, friends, facebook & our stake presidency, I figure I should tell someone. We're having a little baby boy! I've never been happier and I can't wait to hold him in my arms. We are 17 1/2 weeks along. WAHOO! I still need to tell work about this--hmmm.... and some people in my ward--yay! And a few friends--sorry if you found out another way :)!

However, I wanted to wait to announce it to everyone until I could say....

IM HAVING A BOY!!!

and yes... I. Am. So. Happy.

Passionate People

Passionate people are what make the world go round. Like the girl I sat next to at lunch who said, “Since I was a little girl I’ve wanted to be a liaison between the Middle East and American government.” Or one of my roommates who’s had a dream to be a nurse, just like her mom. The presenter who said, “I would index every single day for the rest of my life if I could.” We all know the Jimmer story, “My goal has been to play in the NBA.” The book writers, the politic runners, the doctors, the performers. And then you have those people who aren’t seen, but are most definitely there. Like the lady in New York who has cleaned the same street everyday for the last 40 years just because she enjoys it. The programmer who makes it possible for all of us to use every computer we touch. Bell made the telephone. Edison made light. Fulton made the steamboat. And the Wright brothers…remember them? I love airplanes p.s.

Anyway so I’ve been thinking. What drives me? What has made me keep ‘ticking’? What do I love doing? Yes… a couple of months ago I wrote about my new hobby, but that’s just a small part of my life. I think I’ve come up with 2 things that I’ve thought about since I was a little girl. Two things that make me ‘tick’. I need to keep thinking about it. This is serious stuff. I want to sit at a table during lunch and be able to say something like, “I’ve wanted to be an indexer forever” or “I want to work for the CIA in conjunction with the Middle East. Thats always been my dream”

I’m just thankful for passionate people. And hopeful that the people that don’t have a passion for anything can find something they are passionate about. Like most 9 year old boys who dream of playing in the NBA—they have to change their dream. The point isn’t whether or not you stay on the same track since you were little. The point is that you find your track and make a difference there. Are you on the right track?

Four Seasons of Clothing

Clothes. Up until two years ago I honestly gave no thought to clothes. I bought something I liked, I wore something that fit, and I left it at that. I’ve learned a lot about clothes lately. I’ve learned about a lot of things lately. Did you know that there are spring clothes and winter clothes? I am assuming there are also summer clothes and fall clothes. The first time I caught wind of this was when I roomed with my near-perfect cousin Melanie. She had a box for each season. What? I had one box, for one reason, clothes.

Well, I must have forgotten all about the four seasons of clothing that summer because I was caught up in my own little world. But today at work, I was reminded again about it. Two employees were talking about how they pulled out their spring clothing and put away the winter clothing. I inquired. “What do you mean? You put away your coats?” Of course not. Of course what they meant was they put away the dark clothes and pulled out the lighter clothes. Put away the long sleeves and pulled out the short sleeves. Can I tell you something, if I put away my darker clothes I would have 8 shirts. If I put away my lighter clothes, I would probably have 8 shirts. So what is a girl suppose to do in this kind of situation. To be honest, I wish I was still ignorant to the whole 4 Season clothing rule—that way I wouldn’t be looking at everyone’s spring clothing while I wear my favorite black shirt.

Well other than the fact that I will never have four seasons of clothing, we are doing great! Landon and I survived winter semester. It was fun (*cough cough*), but I’m never going back—that’s all I have to say about that. Landon takes the MCAT in 21 days. BUT don’t tell him that, because it will just make him nervous. We apply to Medical School June 1^st. CRAZY!!! In a year we will be heading off to some faraway place. Far away=somewhere outside of Utah. Don’t get me wrong, I love it here and we will probably end up back here, but can a women get a break from Utah… just for a little bit… please! My whole world changed August 28^th 2009 and let me tell you….it just keeps getting better.

Have a great weekend.

Oh and PS if you don't follow the Four Season rule, let me know, lets form a club!