Gardening

I just remembered how much fun I had last Saturday when I took some time to garden. Mark was in New Hampshire shooting a wedding, so it was something fun to keep my busy on a Saturday afternoon.

I wanted to show off my pretty hanging plant...I got the basket from Em & Jess for my birthday a year or so ago, and just got new plants for it.
The big pot with one tiny lonely flower should look different soon. Tim & Liz Jenson gave out a paper note at their wedding that was embedded with wildflower seeds. We'll see if I can get them to grow!




A Thank You is due to my mom who always was in the garden early Saturday mornings and gave me a green thumb.

Memorial Weekend

What do you do when you get some sort of flu bug and stay home (not feeling well, at all) from work? You drink sprite and watch tv... and catch up on your blog.

Memorial weekend (which also happen to be our 3rd Anniversary on May 26th!) Mark and I went up to Midway to spend good times with Em & Jess. Although the weather was a little dreary and cold, it was nice to get out of Salt Lake. I guess if you stay within a certain radius of your house it would be considered a "staycation" not a vaycation.

getting gelato at the Zermatt resort

A complete weekend always has rootbeer floats

taking a bike ride to the Homestead
(the house across the street, the one in the background, happens to be
Johnny Thackeray's in-laws...small world)

I had never seen the Crater before...I'm wanted to swim so bad!


some real tennis (congrats on the win Jess)

And of course...lots of Wii tennis

For our anniversary we spent the morning up in Midway (best sticky buns ever) and then headed home. We stopped by home depot to pick up a few things... finished painting the drawers for the baby's room and cleaned some shelves. We made BLTs (romantic, I know), rented 'Saving Grace'...really good movie, and ate lots of gummy candy.

my belly 5.26.08

painting the drawers from my old house
(picture chipped, faded, scratched cream and yellow before)

Love you Mark, thanks for making my life so incredibly enjoyable.

You're alive today

Recently a family member has been faced with something that I don't think you can seriously think about or relate to until it happens to you: having cancer.

I don't get it. Why does it happen?

I don't know.

I just want to share what I DO know.

Because of the experiences going on in our family currently...I have loved my husband more, or I guess, just been more appreciative of all the things he does for me and that he is.
I've also been so grateful to be pregnant with our little baby girl. As Mark knows I worry very easily. He says worrying is a waste...I'm following his lead.

If you read this post, please just enjoy the sunshine more today and find a way to show the gratitude you have for your life.

Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day.
-Anonymous

It's a baby

Mark and I went to our 20 week appt yesterday evening. Everything looks good and normal. The baby was all squished up so it was hard to get good pictures...but the images were good enough to tell that it's a girl! Mark and I had no idea beforehand and didn't wish for one or the other. We are VERY excited that she's growing healthy and strong! ...I just get nervous about having lots of pink stuff. As you know, I've pretty much always fallen into the 'Tomboy' category.

If you have any ideas for girl names, bring 'em on!

New Things

This morning my sister Liz and I hiked a new trail. We parked just off the Little Cottonwood Canyon road just above Wasatch Blvd. There is a parking lot/trail head that goes up to Bells Canyon that I just noticed a few weeks ago. I'd never been up it and Liz couldn't remember it. We didn't get too far, but now I know what I've been missing! Its a 3 minute drive from my house, has a beautiful view with reservoirs and waterfalls along the way.

Another 'new thing' is this yummy recipe out of Real Simple I made this week. I also sauteed some zucchini in olive oil, salt/pepper along with it. We bought a big bag of frozen salmon from Costco. We usually get the fresh fillets, but you get more for your money with the frozen.

Everyday is new to me regarding my pregnancy. This week I feel like I've finally gone from 'Is she getting chubby?' to the 'I'm pretty sure she's pregnant' phase. I can feel little movements and do lots more walking than running now. If there is anyone reading this that is thinking about getting pregnant or already is, I highly recommend checking out 'A Child is Born' from the library. It's an FYI about exactly how you get pregnant but also has the the most amazing pictures. Oh, and we find out the sex of the baby next week!