Merry Christmas!!!

So this Christmas, Aaron and I stayed put in Washington. Mostly because I am not that big on flying anymore, being 32 weeks now! :) Aaron also had to work on the 24th and 26th. It is a good thing we didnt go anywhere because we had record snowfall here! It made for a beautiful white Christmas but was a pain in the butt to drive anywhere. For the first time in my life I shoveled our entire driveway!! Is anyone impressed? I wish I had pictures to show of that but its hard to take a picture of yourself shoveling. lol I must say I was really impressed and proud of myself. Aaron was really appreciative too. So below is a picture of our house right before I shoveled. There is a lot of snow huh?

It is so pretty with all the snow.

So anyway, Christmas Eve was really nice. I got to skype my family and watch them open all their presents. Skype is such a cool thing, it really allows you to feel like you are somewhere else for a little bit without ever getting on a plane. Here we are on Christmas Eve. :)

So on Christmas morning, Aaron and I just opened presents and we got to videotape the whole thing with my new videocamera! I also got a kitchen aid stand mixer which is sooooo exciting! I made cookies right after dinner. I made a turkey dinner since Aaron missed out on Thanksgiving. It was good but I must say making turkey is not really my best meal. :) It was so nice to just spend time together and relax and do all those projects around the house you never seem to get to.

I love those days when you never get out of your pjs! Our dogs had fun playing together in the snow as well!

Aaron and I had a wonderful Christmas and we look forward and hope for an even better new year! We feel so blessed and lucky in our lives and we couldnt be happier!

Cody and Rusty

I had to post this... I mean come on, does it get any cuter?

Oh and this is my backyard this last weekend! We got about 8 inches of snow total and it is now currently 6 degrees! The low will be in the negatives! Crazy but it sure is beautiful!

Pregnant and Christmas- What a Great Time!

So a week and a half ago I took some pictures of my growing belly. All I can say is whoa mama! I am growing! Being pregnant is so amazing and is such a miracle!! I feel very blessed in my life right now. The top half of my belly button is now an outie but my bottom half remains an innie! I have a strong feeling the bottom half will soon join the top. :)

Yesterday was my holiday Christmas party. I cant believe how soon Christmas is! Anyway, Aaron and I took this picture all dressed up when we got home in front of our christmas tree. Happy Holidays!!

My New Office and Snow!!

So yesterday I moved into my new office at work!! I am so excited because it is really big and I will have room to bring my baby when she comes. :) She will come to work with me and I am sure she will love it now that we will have privacy and quiet. Hopefully she will let her mommy work while she sleeps. So the picture above shows my office if you are standing in my door looking in. In the corner in the right of the picture is where I will put her bassinet. :) Also Aaron suprised me those flowers sitting on my desk two days ago! Aren't they so pretty? I am a lucky girl!

The picture above is just the view from my desk looking back at my door. These are probably boring pictures but I was excited. lol I need some pictures on my walls. Oh well....

Anyway today was also the first big snow storm we have had. The first real snow is always so exciting!

This is the view from my office window. :) My bank and hospital are across the street. Small towns are so nice!!

BABY SHOWER!

So over Thanksgiving break, I was so lucky to have my baby shower! It was so nice that all my family and friends came over to help celebrate my upcoming baby! It was so fun. Thanks to everyone who came and got me such wonderful gifts. Also a special thanks to my parents for hosting and providing all the wonderful food. Amanda for helping to plan games and to Melissa and Laurie for helping decorate and planning.

All of my bridesmaids!! :)
I am playing the game where everyone cuts a string that they think will fit around my belly perfect. My friend Kerry won, her string was exactly the same size as mine! Pretty much everyone elses was way too long which is ok because it made me feel like maybe I am not that huge... yet. :)

Here is my mom (soon to be GRANDMA! My baby will call her Nanny though!) and me with my really cute cake.

Here is a picture of all of my family that came! Lets see from back row left there is my mom, Vicki, Melissa, Grandma, Amy, Jody, me, Laurie and Claire. Then front row left there is Leah, Victoria, Alana, Joyce and Michelle. :)

Me with Hil and Kp! :)

I got such wonderful gifts and had a great time. Thanks again to everyone who came! My baby is so lucky to have such wonderful friends and family!!

Work Holiday Picture

So a couple of weeks ago, we had a birthday party for my coworker and I conviced everyone to take our holiday work picture.

Happy Holidays Everyone! :)

The Best Friend A Girl Can Have

So I just got back from California and had a great time. I was able to spend Thanksgiving with my family and then I had my wonderful baby shower. I will create another post later all about the baby shower but just thinking about it made me want to create this post first.

Amanda has been my best friend basically since 9th grade. I have gone through a lot of life changes recently and she has done SO MUCH for me that I thought I should write this post as a way to not only thank her but so that everyone knows how lucky I am to have her as my best friend.

I wish I had all of our thousands of high school pictures to share but back then I only used a regular film camera. Basically concerning high school all I have to say is she pretty much helped me survive it. :)

Anyway so as soon as I got engaged, I asked Amanda to be my maid of honor and she said of course! So as a maid of honor she threw me a wonderful wedding shower.

After the wedding shower, she helped to throw me a bachelorette party. I hesitate to post this next picture because I am either intoxicated or very tired yet happy. I will never tell. :) Anyway, it was sooo much fun!

Amanda then helped me "rehearse" for my wedding. After the rehearsal and dinner she spent the night at my house helping me do all the last minute things I never got around to. She also helped me get ready the next morning!

Oh and I had to post this next picture. Basically it reminds me of high school. Amanda and I always tried to take a picture of ourselves and Aaron yet somehow most of his head always got cut off. LOL Sorry babe, we never mean to do that! The picture is still cute though!

Amanda then helped make my special day even more special. Ever since I saw Friends where Rachel is Monica's maid of honor I knew Amanda would be mine. We used to say all throughout high school that she would be my maid of honor and I am so glad it came true! The picture below makes me smile because it once again reminds me of high school. For some reason we love to pose like this as if maybe we are see something amazing in the sky or perhaps we are pondering something brillant. :)
One of the unfortunate things about being a maid of honor is being forced to give a speech. Amanda did a wonderful job just as I knew she would. :) She mentioned that in high school we thought we would marry Ben Affleck and Matt Damon which is true we did. I think we both got luckier in real life though. :)


So not only did Amanda help me with everything leading up to the wedding, stand next to me at the altar, give a speech but she ALSO managed to catch my bouquet!!! Look at her concentration in the picture below!
Then the photo after- YAY!!! So that means she should be getting married next!! Where is that ring?!?! I cant wait to help her celebrate with everything and return all the favors!

So after that hard work, you would think I would give her a break but nope!!! Just this last weekend, she also helped to throw me a baby shower!!

So anyway, I guess this is all to say thank you Nan. I appreciate everything you have done for me, you are truly the best friend anyone could have. I am so lucky my daughter will have such a wonderful aunt! :) You are so thoughtful and I love you!