excuses, excuses...in case you care

whoa, i haven't blogged in ages. i guess i should explain where i have been, not that it really matters. the week after our washington trip, we went to idaho for another party. my little nephew kade was baptized, and my little niece jaycie was blessed. it was so fun to be around family, but always a little crazy! that following week dan went to vegas to gamble, ok, JOKING.....he went for CTIA, which is a tech convention for work. my mom came home with me and stayed for a few extra days because she worries about me when i am home alone......which i appreciate even though i'm a big girl. it was fun to have company, and i enjoyed her stay. she came shopping with me and i found some jeans (which i was in desperate need of....i finally fit comfortably into my pre-pregnancy jeans and what happens, the crotch rips (ok, there was already a hole...but still) and the button broke......curses! they have been my favorite pants forever and i was saddened. ANYWAY.....) and nova realized her voice echoed in the mall and was making noise the entire time. it was hilarious and slightly embarrassing at times, but welcome to motherhood right? maybe i can get her back when SHE is shopping for jeans in 15 years....(i can only imagine the utter humiliation she would get if her mother started yelling like a lunatic because the acoustics in the mall were too good to be silent.) anyway, back on track. i missed april fools with dan....i felt bad because i had some pretty sweet stuff planned, but i suppose i'll get the chance in another 11 months.

dan came home, and two girls were very glad to have him back. i hate it when he's gone. we thoroughly enjoyed general conference, and had dan's sisters jana and elisa over on sunday. this week has been full of meetings, the temple, walking to the park, mutual, our internet being down and our furnace breaking. frigid i say. hopefully it gets fixed today. i am sick of being bundled up in mid april. we borrowed a space heater from my cousin and luckily nova's room is nice and warm but the rest of the house is colder than outside and our landlords are in DC for 3 months with work. it is probably more frustrating to them than us.

also, the ward basketball team made it to regionals, and i totally thought we would take the whole thing because we had a really pretty good team. but as it always seems to be with me in any type of finals, districts, region, or championship game, we lost. i think i am bad luck or something. i was pretty bummed. but at least the team that put us out (my cousin's team) won the entire thing. at least it was fun and gave me some good exercise. but really, i wanted the XXL T-shirt that i would never have worn anyway :) haha.

and that sums up my absence. nothing exciting. just the day to day business that fills up my day. oh, i also got my hair cut. TOTALLY love it. i feel free. i feel hip and i use much less shampoo in the morning. AND....i know i am being totally random here, but i just finished the 4th Fablehaven book. if you have NOT read this series, your life isn't complete! it was AWESOME. i cannot wait for the 5th and final one to come out. totally a good read. brandon mull is an excellent writer. its a children's series so don't judge me, but it is a really fun good read that would rock for the kids as well. also, while we were in idaho, my sister in law's mom took some ADORABLE pics of nova. they turned out really cute!



















here are some random videos that will perhaps make this blog more worthwhile. ok, so i thought i was uploading a completely different video and 40 minutes later it is the wrong one. so i'll just leave it. its old, but its still cute. at least the grandma's will enjoy it.