I slipped on a banana peel

So I mentioned that we live with Adam's aunt in their beautiful home.  We are staying upstairs and I have to travel down a big staircase everyday.  Last Sunday I was making my way down the staircase and halfway down I lost my footing and fell down the stairs.  It was very scary and Adam came running to see what happened.  I fell mostly on my back (and have the bruises to prove it) but I hit my belly a little too.  I was VERY VERY worried something may have happened to the baby, but after the initial shock and pain I felt okay.  And I felt the baby move like normal.  But as I sat in church I became more and more worried (that's what I do...worry about EVERYTHING!).  So when we got home I called the on-call doctor and they said to go into Labor and Delivery--just to be on the safe side.  So I did.  It's the same hospital I will deliver at, so it was kind of nice to see how everything would go--kind of.  Everyone was so nice.  They hooked me up to a heart monitor and movement monitor (both for the baby) and monitored me for hours.  They did blood work and an ultrasound just to make sure everything was okay with the baby and the placenta.  Everything came back fine.  Our baby is perfectly healthy and active.  The ultra sound was nice to have because we haven't seen her on the ultrasound since the 20 week anatomy scan!  The ultrasound tech said that she is about 5 1/2 lbs at the moment, she also confirmed that we are definitely having a girl, and she said that the baby has hair!  Pretty exciting!  I can't wait to see what she looks like!  We were at the hospital about 7 hours.  It was nice to spend that time with Adam too.  He was so great!  Towards the end he was getting cold, so he got in bed with me.  Cutest thing ever!

Pregnant in Tulsa

Sometimes I wish I was more of that girly-girl that wore make-up everyday, or even did my hair everyday, and dressed nice.....well, I'm not.  I generally look presentable--except that has changed since I've been pregnant.  Moving to Tulsa our stuff is everywhere...we're staying at Adam's aunt's house for a few weeks because Adam's dad's house has too many occupants at the moment.  As a result, most of our stuff is at his dad's house (packed away) and a small amount of stuff is at his aunt's house.  I'm not even sure where all the baby's stuff is...which is SUPER annoying.  (But I think I have enough stuff to get us through the first days and couple of weeks of her being born.  Oh, and the only usable mirror at the place we're staying is down a big staircase in another bathroom.  My big pregnant self avoids walking up and down stairs as much as possible, so I rarely do my hair and make-up.  And my face is fat...my sister and brother remind me of that on a regular basis.  And it's hot in Tulsa--and slightly humid.  Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining per se, but I am making excuses for the way I look!  haha...I've already told Adam, for my next pregnancy I'd do things a little differently--looks wise.

But, overall I'm very happy to be here, and everyone (especially Adam's aunt) has been VERY good to me/us. Adam works Monday thru Friday so I only see him at night.  I'm pretty much left by myself all day to figure out things to do...but with Adam's whole family here it's easy to keep busy!  Some of the things we've been doing are going berry picking, swimming, going to baseball games, hanging out, etc.

Leaving Utah

I don't exactly remember how or why we even started talking about leaving Utah--I mean we knew we were going to leave once Adam got accepted into law school, but that wouldn't have been until August.  Plus, I figured since I was pregnant we would just stick out the summer in Utah, I would have the baby, then we would move.  Somehow it didn't happen that way.  After many, many, MANY, discussions (sometimes arguments) we decided the best thing for our growing family was to leave Utah as soon as Adam finished school...which was the first week in May.  I had to quit my job early--which I DID NOT want to do, and we had to make all the preparations to have the baby in Tulsa, Oklahoma!!!  Yes, that's right Oklahoma.  It's where Adam's parents live.  We made the decision for a couple reasons...1) to save money.  We can live rent-free with Adam's family.  2) We will also have the support system of Adam's family when we have the baby.  In Utah we have no one, and both of our families would have to travel to see the baby...and 3) We were both a little tired of Utah (although it's funny now, because towards the end we kept saying things that we'll miss about Utah.  It was definitely an adjustment for both of us when we moved out there--we didn't know each other back then--but the good ol' state of Utah grew on us and knew that we would miss it when we left).

So, we sold all of our furniture, including our very old school TV (for a whooping $25) and we packed up all of our stuff (well, we had to leave a chunk of it behind because it didn't fit!) and loaded it in both of our cars (it was more economical to not rent a U-Haul) and headed east, to the mid-west.  But it wasn't that easy...nothing in life ever is...leaving behind some good stuff sucked, but we were left with little options.  And we had to ship 6 big boxes worth of stuff too--didn't plan on that either.  Oh, and did I mention we had a car fiasco a couple days before we were supposed to leave.  That set us back a couple hundred dollars and 2 days in packing and getting ready.  That was no fun at all.  So with that in mind, and all the packing trouble Adam and I were not in any mood to be happy about the situation.  (Did I mention it took me MONTHS not to HATE the idea of us moving before the baby was born?)...Adam's mom came out to lend a hand and drive with me in the remote possibility that something might happen to me or the baby as we drove across the country.

After a late start on Saturday we finally got on the road...this was the only picture that was taken right before we left.  We were both in really bad moods and it definitely shows in this picture.  (That makes me a little sad.) It was cold and rainy and we hadn't really slept in days.

I would like to say that once we got on the road everything worked out...but it didn't...the car ride was rough and I'm pretty sure my baby girl didn't want to be in a car any more than I did...however, we were able to stick to our plan and make it into Omaha, NE (that's where Adam is going to law school) and check out some really great apartments.  Hopefully, we'll have something all set up by the time we move out there in August.  But eventually we did make it to Tulsa.  And we're here now.  It's been an adjustment for me (probably more so than Adam)...I had to transfer insurance and find a new doctor that would take me this far along (35 weeks at the time)...luckily we've been very blessed to have a "normal" first pregnancy with no real complications.  It's been a sacrifice at times, but so far everything has worked out.  There are times when Adam and I wish we had our place to hang out in, but we're grateful for a loving family who allows us to crash in on their space.  We are truly blessed to have such kind and giving people in our lives.

All Snugglely...

Who's Your Valentine?

Me: Adam, who's your valentine this year?

Adam: Tom Brady

Me: (staring at him)

Adam: You?

Me: (staring at him)

Adam: what?! he needs a pick-me-up this year!

Me: yes, Adam and you think you're just the man for the job...

LOL...my goofy husband.........

A Really Big Test

First, something funny Adam said...(I really need to keep better track of these gems)

Adam came home from work and said, "I almost forgot what year it was. I kept writing 2011 on things."...I said, "It is 2011." He looked at me completely surprised, "It is?...Whoops...I kept writing 2012 on things."............................haha............so silly............

I've figured that I've waited the proper amount of time in between posts and it's finally time to give my 3 followers an update. As luck would have it, those people have already been updated on life since they're my dad, brother, and sister.....haha...but I still like writing for all those anonymous followers...I'm sure I have many! =)...lol...

For the last 6 months Adam has been studying for the Law School Admission Test. (The cool kids call it the LSAT)...it's a test like no other. It's not fact based like the DAT (dental) or MCAT (medical) it's skills based. It's a test that can be learned. But don't misunderstand, it's not easy by any means. For Adam to study as much as he did is not unheard of at all...in fact it's encouraged and recommended--any less studying would almost certainly result in an undesired score. This semester he completed an internship at Congressman Jason Chaffetz's office. He did it for college credit and he went to it monday, wednesday, and friday. During down time while he was at the internship (which by the way he loved--the internship, not the down time) he studied. And on tuesdays and thursdays while I was gone he was home, studying. 8 hours a day for months and months.

Here's a sample question from the Games section: Three couples--John and Kate, Lewis and Marie, and Nat and Olive have dinner in a restaurant together. Kate, Marie, and Olive are women; the other three are men. Each person orders one and only one of the following kinds was able to study. In addition, every tuesday and thursday while I was teaching he was home studying all day. Literally 8 hours straight he'd studied. He was dedicated and the more he worked problems the more he was able to see what tricks and skills he needed to attack each problem.

of entrees: pork chops, roast beef, swordfish, tilefish, veal cutlet. The six people order in a manner consistent with the following conditions:

The two people in each couple do not order the same kind of entree as the other.

None of the men orders the same kind of entree as any of the other women.

Marie orders swordfish.

Neither John nor Nat orders a fish entree.

Olive orders roast beef.

Ok...that's the setup or something...there's a certain term for it. But then you have 7 questions to answer that go along with that setup. Here's the thing...the test is about 100 or 101 questions. There's 5 sections. (One is experimental and not counted, but you don't know which one it is until after you get your score) And it's timed. Each section you have a certain amount of time so when you do the math, you have approximately 1 minute to answer each question. If your mind wonders for even 60 seconds, you're behind. It's intense.

Needless to say, a lot is riding on Adam doing well on this test. So a couple weeks ago, we got up early (he couldn't sleep and neither could I) and got everything he needed for the test and I drove him down to UVU...he didn't want to take it at the U, although it would have been closer. Since we couldn't sleep, we woke up really early and got there really early. I've been meaning to take more pictures of us and the things we do, but haven't done a good job at it...but here is a before picture...

Adam is wearing his "lucky" Bruins t-shirt. It's not really lucky per se...

although he was wearing it when they won the Stanley Cup, but he wanted to wear it today and he said it was going to bring him luck! And you can't see it, but I'm wearing a Tulsa Hurricanes t-shirt, which represents the law school that he would like to go to. We got to UVU super early and went up to the Loft to try to relax for a minute...I turned on Sportscenter on the big TV for him to watch and try to take his mind of what he was about to do...we just sat and watched for about 15 minutes...as the time got closer for him to go I got really emotional (I get emotional now just thinking about it)...he worked really hard, he's a smart guy, and it's such a big deal...I just want him to do well. I'm very proud of him. Plus, he's so handsome. =) Anyway, I told him I loved him and Good Luck and he went on his way with his pencils, ID, bottled water, and a snack---it's a 4 hour test that was all he could take...oh and a analog watch...and I just waited.

After the test he came walking up, exhausted. He felt/feels good about the job he did on the test. It's out of a possible 180. He gets his score sometime in January (longer than usual because of the holidays). It takes so long to get the score because they have to do what I think is called "exacting" or something like that. Essentially, they create a curve for the test. If everyone scores unusually high then they know the test was a little on the easier side so they curve it so not everyone scored a 170...or the same on the opposite side, if everyone scored 150 then they know the test was too hard so they'll "curve" it appropriately so there's a broad range or scores. But if you're wondering what we've been doing for the past 6 months...that's what...studying for the LSAT...well, me? I just took naps and ate while Adam studied. =)

1 Year Anniversary

This post is a little late...we were married on April 17th, 2010...so for our 1 year anniversary we celebrated on the 16th, which was a Saturday. I wanted to do something a little special to make it stand out from all the other days. We were planning to go to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. It is hands down our favorite restaurant, but it's a bit pricey...(everything is pricey when you're first married). So I had this Groupon for this place in Salt Lake that looked okay online...plus the coupon for it helped, so we decided to go there. Oh, and we were going to see a play at the University of Utah after so it just worked out to go to this place in Salt Lake. Well, we drove out there and after walking around Trolley Square looking for the place we found it...we walked in and it was a seedy bar! And the bar part wasn't even the worst part (they had TVs showing the NBA playoffs) but it was that the guy behind the counter was rude and so was the server. Luckily Adam forgot his wallet in the car with his ID (this was a bar, after all). So we decided to go somewhere else. But we were running short on time before the play so we decided to go eat after, and we stopped at Smith's to grab some snacks...mostly candy. After walking all over the University of Utah (in heels) looking for the Babcock Theater we finally found it and luckily we bought our tickets beforehand because the show was apparently sold out and people were waiting to take the seats of people that didn't show up! (Who know "MacBeth" was so popular?) The play was okay. The acting was okay. It's Shakespeare and so it makes it a little harder for people to understand the language, so the line delievery was crucial and sometimes I felt like the lines could have been delievered better. But overall it was good. It was late when the play was finished and Adam was full of candy so he longer wanted to go to the Cheesecake Factory....so we went to the next best place (that was open after 10pm)...Denny's! We both hadn't been there in YEARS! It was cheap; not too many people were there. Needless to say it was a fun night of entertainment and greasy, cheap food. Adam wants to make a tradition out of it! =)