My Hubby

I am crazy madly in love with my husband. There are times where marriage is hard, and trust me, life was not exactly peaches and cream this summer with how much we were both working, but I could not ask for a better husband. He is such a wonderful companion, I can't even describe it. He loves me unconditionally and treats me like I am worth a million bucks all the time. Being able to actually be home together in the evenings again has been fantastic for our marriage. Even though I haven't been feeling super amazing like I want to go and do anything, just being together is our favorite thing to do and it makes me so happy. Scott has really stepped up and taken care of things that I don't have the energy or well being to do and he even makes me dinner sometimes and brings it to me on the couch. He is totally understanding of the fact that I don't feel like doing much and doesn't expect much of me. He is so sweet and loving and is constantly giving me hugs and trying to cuddle with me. He has even spent his spare time when I am not home looking at stuff for baby. I love him so much and I am amazed at how blessed I am!
Unfortunately, we have two more weeks of not spending much time together because it is WalMart resets for the next couple of weeks, which means Scott has to stores all over the place super early in the morning. This mornings was 3 am I believe. What a pain. I really hate not having him around. I am just starting to feel more "normal" again, other than being exhausted, but now my hubby has disappeared again. Guess it is just part of the job. Can't wait for our vacation in a month. I know Scott desperately needs it. He works so hard and doesn't get much of a break very often. I love you babe!

Promotion

Things have been really crazy around here for the past few months. Scott's boss retired and Scott had been covering two areas alone when they are usually covered by two people. Also, he had a loader (the guy who loads the trucks in the evenings) quit, so he was working all day, coming home and taking a nap, then he was going back at night. I was working two jobs while sick trying to make it through. We barely saw each other and it was tough since we rely on each other so much. But anyway...
Scott applied for his bosses job and it was a pretty long drawn out process, but he got it. It will be a huge blessing to us. He will be on salary, which is great because he will have a consistent paycheck, where he used to be on salary plus commission so sometimes we would not know at all what he was going to bring home in a week. It is also a little bit of an increase in pay, so this really couldn't come at a better time. Plus he will get an extra week of vacation, which of course is a great perk. The only problem is Scott's insurance had to change because he went from being a union employee to a non-union employee. So we are waiting to fill out paperwork for that and find out what the coverage is exactly. It is a little frustrating waiting on that, but you do what you got to do. Things are really good overall. I quit my second job and Scott was able to hire a new loader, so we are able to be home together at night which hasn't been the case in quite a while. It has been nice. If only I felt good, then we could actually be doing something rather than laying around. Guess you can't have everything!

The Announcement

I am pretty sure everyone who reads my blog already knows, but I guess I will put it on here anyway. Maybe with a bit more feelings than what I put on facebook. For anyone who doesn't know (sorry I am not very creative on the announcement), I am pregnant. I am currently 12 weeks along and due March 30th. I'm at the awkward stage where I am definitely bigger, but not looking pregnant. I do feel like I am starting to get over the morning sickness, but I have had a couple of bad days in a row now, so maybe not. I just know I am having more good days than bad at this point. Now if I just didn't have this cold, I would feel much better than I have been.

The story behind the pregnancy...well I am guessing everyone knows how it happened, but really Scott and I weren't "trying" per se. Over course according to Alan Arkin on Marley and Me, we pulled the goalie and we were having sex so we were in fact trying, but I guess everyone has their own definition. Was that TMI? Who knows, I do tend to share too much. I actually got off birth control the end of May, right before we went on our trip to New Mexico, and found out I am pregnant the end of July. CRAZY FAST. I know for all of the people who have been "trying" for a while or "tried" for quite a while before getting pregnant, you are jealous, and I'm sorry. We weren't tracking ovulation or anything. Just whatever. We are slightly overwhelmed. Don't get me wrong, I am excited. It was really cool to hear the baby's heart beat and realize there is a reason behind the puking (even though I haven't been as bad as some, didn't enjoy the sick part). I just have days where I wonder what in the world we have gotten ourselves into. I know as I grow and as the baby grows, we are going to get more and more excited about it. But right now I am content to just let things come as they may. No need to rush anything. I wanted to rush through the first part, and now that I am mostly done with that, I am ready to sit back and relax for the rest. It is a good thing it takes a while to grow a baby. While we may not be totally mentally prepared for this journey, we are going on it, and we will be very excited and happy with the outcome. And then I will have a little one who loves my hubby more than me as every other child in the world does. :)

We're going to watch cars crash!

One of my very favorite parts of the summer is going to the Demolition Derby in Nephi every year. Scott went one year without me, and we have been going together for the past 3 years. It is so much fun to watch the cars crash into each other like I have wanted to so many times on the freeway with my road rage. My sister, her boyfriend, and her adorable son came with us this year. It was great to have them there, and Malachi loved it. He sat on Scott's lap almost the entire time. It is so sweet to see their relationship. For the few minutes he wasn't sitting on Scott's lap, I did get him to sit with me, but it didn't last very long. We love that kid so much. Here are a few pictures of the fun:

Random Thoughts

I haven't had much time to blog lately working two jobs, then when I do have time to blog, I don't have the energy to put forth the effort to do it. So this will be a synopsis of some random thoughts I have wanted to blog about in the last month or two:

• I hate the word phenomenal and how people over-use and mis-use it. It just sounds so stupid. A phenomenon is "An occurrence, circumstance, or fact that is perceptible by the senses." So people using phenomenal to describe a good deal or whatever is just ridiculous.


• No folks, I am not a "Twihard", but yes, I did think it would be fun to go to the midnight Eclipse showing with friends and my sister. Turns out is was fun, the movie was better than the first two, and yes I think Taylor Lotner is freaking hot. Yes, he is young, but who cares. Guys drool over girls that are t00 young all the time. There is no double standard here. It is not like any average Jane has a chance with a celebrity, so let us drool.


• I have decided I really enjoy the smell of lemon. The flavor is not too bad either.


• Peppermint has always been one of my favorite things, but recently, I enjoy the flavor even more.


• Working for Frito has brought me to a new realization: Some people are flat mean and rude for no apparent reason. I am in a store stocking the shelves and they give me the most horrible looks, push my rack, KICK my rack, and generally act put out by the person just trying to get their job done so they can move on to the next store. Excuse me for making sure they shelves have something for you to buy. (There are also the nice folks too that understand that I am doing my best and can't be completely out of everyone's way).
• The new Taylor Swift song is awful and really proves how bad her voice is. It is not horrible mind you, but it is just not any better than the average person. I really don't understand how she became so bloody popular. Some of her songs have good lyrics, some are very poor, and her voice is just not that great. Take away the music with it, people would really see that.


• I really very much enjoy golf and I am really sad that I have been missing out this year. Scott and I used to golf every Monday night when the weather was good and we haven't had that chance this year. BIG BUMMER. Especially because my game has really improved this year.


• Ok, has anyone in UT heard the Kid to Kid commercial that says this, "You're a mom, so your kids are perfect, except one thing...they grow up too fast!" Um, no, if you are a mom and you think your kids are perfect, you are doing a big disfavor to the rest of the world and not recognizing that your kids, just like everyone else's kids are flawed and need to be disciplined and taught right from wrong and taught to be respectful and hard-working. That sort of attitude is what is wrong with the kids today.


• Ok, so I have recurring nightmares always about the same thing...falling elevators. I don't know why, but I am terrified of elevators. I have dreams at least monthly where I am in an elevator, always a different elevator, different styles, and different designs, and always with different people, but it is always the same, the elevator starts falling. I have no idea why I am so terrified of plummeting to my death in an elevator when really the chances of that happening are very slim. I have looked into it and I they have a lot of safety features to prevent the plummeting. I did find out recently that a relative of mine has been stuck in an elevator, and that story was fully terrifying to me. I think I would have lost it. So there you have it. I am not crazy about elevators. I don't avoid them or anything, but it is always a thought in the back of my mind when I am in one. No, I do not want to ride the Tower of Terror.


• Finally, a happy thought. I very much love the summer time. I love hot weather. I love rodeos and demolition derbys and golfing. I love spending time with family having BBQ's and just enjoying the sun and the beautiful days we are having.

The End

My First Tournament

I never thought I would be good enough to play in a golf tournament, but it turns out you don't really have to be if you are playing for fun and to support a charity. Scott and other vendors were invited to play in the Walmart golf tournament for Children's Miracle Network. His team fell apart the Friday before, so he invited me to come along. The other guy we were playing with invited his wife as well. It was a really fun day. It was scramble format and we shot -11. Scott played in a tournament the day before with a guy that was similar to him in skill level and shot -13 to win. So -11 with a scratch golfer, an average golfer and their wives is pretty dang good. We didn't come close to winning because at this particular tournament you can buy mulligans (re-do's). We didn't use any. I played really well. I got my first birdie! I have had some pars and even an eagle, but this was my first birdie and I was pretty excited about it. In scramble format everyone hits the ball off the tee box and then everyone plays the ball in the best position after that. I got my birdie on a par 3. I hit it off the tee and came within 4 feet of the hole and then I went down and had the first putt so it really was a hole I basically played alone and got us the birdie on. It was awesome. I had some really good shots elsewhere as well. It is so much easier to play golf and be relaxed when you don't have as much pressure on each shot to make your next one playable. Scott played better than I have ever seen him play. He was really on his game and I think alone he would have shot under 70 on that course. He was making putts and hitting approach shots like you wouldn't believe. It was amazing. I think we were all relaxed because we went out there expecting not to win or even come close, we but actually made a pretty good run at it. I was pretty upset with myself because on the women's long drive hole, I let myself get too concerned about winning it and I put the ball in the water. I didn't even hit it as well as I was on other holes. I drive the ball a long ways. Usually around 200 yards. I had one drive that was 232, but I have NO head game. I just let the pressure of trying to win my prize psych me out of having a chance at it. Bummer. We had a good time anyway, and it was for charity, so we can't really feel bad about the money we spent and walking away without a prize.


It was such a great day and I was so happy I was able to go and spend the entire day with my awesome husband and watch him play amazing golf and be able to just have an all around great day with him. So glad my wonderful co-worker offered to work all day so I could do it.

Ute Stampede 2010

Last Saturday Scott and I both took the day off, me from my FritoLay job and Scott from Hostess and we went to the Ute Stampede like we do every year. We headed down there in the morning and went to the car show. A lot of cool cars. The car show for the Ute Stampede is better than any other car shows I have seen anywhere. There was one car that was painted all patriotic and I thought that was awesome. After the car show we went to get some doughnuts that Scott loves. Later we went to the little craft fairs that they have at all the city festivals and I bought two new watch bands. There were a ton of booths with the watch bands. It was pretty crazy. Lots of options, but most of them are too gaudy for me. But I found some I really liked. Apparently Scott's mom's cousin makes them as well, so I may have her make some for me in the future. Who knows, don't have a lot of spending money right now. Anyway, we watched the ever wonderful bathing beauty parade and then had dinner and went to the rodeo that night. The rodeo is always a lot of fun. It seemed like it was a bit longer this year and the half way entertainment was awesome. They were motocross and really impressive. Anywhoo, after the rodeo we always walk through the carnival on the way home and man, did I feel old. I am not old people, but watching all the teenagers run around the carnival and act like idiots made me feel ancient. I was pretty annoyed with how stupid they were and thought wow, I have gotten old. I guess that was 8 years ago. Almost a decade since I was in high school. I'm not old, but I am a lot older than them. It was a good weekend. I was glad we were able to have a weekend off together. Scott has been helping on a route recently and with me working so much for Frito we only see each other 2 or 3 times a week. It has been hard. Hopefully we will be able to see each other more soon. This weekend we spent all morning together on Saturday, but I had to work Saturday night. I don't mind working during the week, but Saturdays it is really hard to leave Scott at home. But at least I know it is only temporary!