Baby stuff!

Here are some quick pics of our cute little crib and bassinett! I'm so excited, but we still have 4 1/2 months to go! Oh well!

P.S. That is not our room that the crib is pictured in!

What a weekend!

This weekend has been really fun, and I'm sad that it is over! Friday was a busy day at work! I was supposed to be done by 5:00 but didn't even leave until 7:00. So needless to say I called TJ to pick me up, since I usually ride the shuttle but after 5:30 it only comes about every hour or so. Anyway, he picked me up, and just by looking at my face decided tonight would not be the best night to ask what I was cooking for dinner! =) Instead, he took me out to Chilli's for a great little dinner. I was craving some artichoke dip, so we ordered an appetizer, and then I just ordered the little ribs off the children's menu for like five bucks! It was great! Then we headed home, where I fell asleep on the couch watching The Office, that we had recorded earlier that week!
Saturday was a very refreshing day. I woke up early, it felt great and headed out for a little jog! The weather was perfect and I felt great! Afterwards, I hit some yard sales, which weren't great, but it was still fun to be out enjoying the weather. Then, I attended one of my cute friend's baby shower, which was a lot of fun. Afterwards, I headed home to do some shopping on craig's list where I found a crib for $50, which I was really excited about so we bought it! I also found a bassinet that I am going to pick up tomorrow for a great price! To end the day, we headed off to a ward Elder's Quorum barbeque and we had a great time! It was great to talk to other adults at a ward function, instead of just their children! The food was great too! After the barbeque we headed off for some miniature golfing with some of TJ's classmates! Roger, his classmate, had never been miniature golfing before, he did really good on the first nine holes, but the last nine did not treat him as well! TJ and Josh tied in first place, I was one stroke behind them, then Dawn and then Roger! We had a great time! They all raced on a race track as well, which was great, it was fun to watch them out their trying to get in front of each other! To finish the night off I again fell asleep on the couch, while TJ stayed awake watching the Jazz game! It was a great day!
Today, I was not up very early and was sleeping so well that when I woke up I had completely forgotten what day it was and became panicked thinking I was missing work or something! It took me a few minutes to realize it was Sunday and then it was back to sleep again! =) I was exhuasted! Church was great as always and now I am off to make some cookies for TJ! I hope you all have a wonderful week and we love you all very much! Thanks to everyone who has added their "musts" on the comments of what I need to have for the upcoming baby! Only 1 1/2 more weeks until we find out what we're having! Plus, I'm 19 weeks this week and still feeling quite well! Anyway, we love you all!

School, Work, and more School.........

So, TJ is back hitting the books hard again! He has a test coming up on Monday which he has been studying ALL week for! I can't wait for that test to be over. Actually, I can't wait until this semester is over! =) Oh well, I shouldn't wish my life away right! But, he does only have one more didactic semester left! YIPPPEEEEEE!
So, besides working all week long, which wasn't bad, I really enjoyed my patients this week. I am amazed daily by the people who come into clinic, sometimes I am amazed at their complete stupidity, other times by their kindness, and this week I was amazed at their attitude. I had one lady who came into clinic who had missed previous appointments because she had suffered bilateral retinal detachment. This means that she woke up one morning blind in both eyes, needing emergency surgery, and still is legally blind in one eye and has very poor sight in the other. However, her loss of vision did not hinder her attitude, she was a great example to me. I also met a women who designated herself as a cat rescuer and spends thousands of her own dollars each month on helping stray cats. Now, I know some of you can't think of why she does this, (TJ was one of them) but I found it very compassionate that she would give so much of her temperal means to help animals which she loved. I was very uplifted this week and was greatful for those experiences!
This weekend was also my Father's birthday, so Happy Birthday dad! I have not felt very homesick while I have been out here, but I have to admit I did miss my family when I heard them all in the background as I called to tell him Happy Birthday! I just have to give a big shout out to my family, and TJ's family, and let them know how much we love you guys, how much we really do miss you and how greatful we are to come from such great parents who taught us great lessons in life and helped groom us so that we could be where we are today. Thanks so much to our siblings as well, we both have great memories of our youth and really appreciate the relationships we have with you today!
Anyway, enough of the mushy stuff! =) This weekend was pretty low key. TJ took me to a Durham Bull's game on Friday night, where we were also accompanied by some of his classmates. It was a great game, the weather was fabulous (86), and they even had superb fireworks for the finale. It was a great night out. Saturday, I worked, he studied, then we barbequed on our patio, ran some errands, and fell asleep cheering on the Jazz! GO JAZZ! =)
This week is more studying and Saturday I am hopefully going to hit some garage sales to start to look for some great deals on baby stuff. Let me know, those of you with experience, what I can and can't live without!
Anyway, I hope you guys all have a wonderful week and we love you all!

The Beach, Heaven on Earth!

Hey everyone! So I've decided that there are lots of different "bits and pieces" of heaven on earth. As much as I loved the Cabin, this last weekend I saw the East Coast piece of heaven on earth! TJ had some time off this weekend from school so we took full advantage of it!
First off, he went golfing 18 holes at the Duke Golf course on Thursday. This is not the average golf course, but it was designed by the same man who designed the course in Agusta Georgia. For those who don't now that that is, it is the course that they just played the Masters on this weekend! TJ had a great time and felt very catered too on the course! He loved it!
Then, Friday morning we both went to my Dr.'s appointment where Tj heard the heartbeat for the first time! Our provider had a hard time finding it at first because the baby was so incredibly active. I blame that on TJ! =) It was really neat though! We scheduled our ultrasound for May 9th, we are very excited and hopefully it won't take TOO long for it to get here! =)
After that, we headed to the beach! It was a FABULOUS weekend! When we arrived, I immediately fell in love with our cute little condo! It was great! It really was literally RIGHT off the beach and it was HUGE! I loved it! We spend the rest of the day on the beach swimming in the water (it was a little chilly, but not too bad) and building the BIGGEST sea turtle ever! It was so much fun! That evening we made some spaghetti then headed to the pier. We saw a huge pelican and watched it eat a fish which was great! We also saw someone catch a shark, which was so neat! The sunset was beautiful as well, it was great! We finished off the night by walking along the cape river in downtown wilmington, it was beautiful!
Saturday, we woke up to a fabulous sunrise and started off the day with a walk on the beach. TJ found SOOO many seashells including a Conche shell! Then we headed off to the USS North Carolina which is a HUGE ship that was in all of the offensive stands in World war II. It had about 3,000 people on it at all times, and only lost 10 in battle! It was amazing! That night, we went to eat at a seafood restaurant on the beach, which had AMAZING food, including bacon wrapped shrimp in a sesame sauce! YUMMMMM!!! To finish off our night we went on a haunted tour of Wilmington, where you walk through the cute town and you have a tour guide who tells you all about the old ghost stories in the town! It was really good!
This morning we woke up, took one last walk on the beach and headed home for church. Unfortuntely TJ woke up with a HORRIBLE cold and was miserable the entire morning! =) Poor guy, he's getting A LOT Of medicine before bed tonight! =) We also celebrated two of our friends birthday tonight, by having one over for dinner and having cupcakes and candles with them and our other friends tonight! It has been a great weekend!
well, we hope you all have a great week! we love you all and hope everyone is doing well! If anyone wants to come and visit, they are more then welcome! We love you all!

Conference Weekend!

So, I'm not sure about everyone else, but I LOVED conference this weekend! I felt the spirit so strong and I loved each and every talk that I was able to listen too! TJ and I were both laughing histarically at President Monson's closing remarks in the afternoon session as well. How humble he is and my love for him has grown tremendously, especially over this weekend! Plus, thanks to Alyssa for her great pie recipe and for setting the tradition of Conference Pie. I had to include a picture of the Best Pie I have Ever made! =)
Besides great talks, we have really enjoyed our weekend! Friday night, we were all geared up to go out, when TJ looked at me and said, "I'm really kind of tired tonight," so instead I cooked some dinner (which included homemade breadsticks just for TJ) and we watched the Jazz game! It was pretty low key, but really fun to just sit at home and talk! Then Saturday I had to work, so we watched and listened to conference on the radio, and then headed out for some dinner. TJ has been searching since we got here for a great brownie and ice cream dessert! Well, Saturday I get home to him smiling from ear to ear and eager to go out to eat. We went to a place called Carlina Ale House, which was actually really good, and it had the BEST dessert. Chocolate brownie with oreo ice cream drizzled with caramel sauce. Tj's favorite part was that it didn't have any nuts! He ate so much he made himself sick and instead of going to the priesthood session spent the rest of the night on the couch going from couch to bathroom and back. Poor guy!
I was feeling great though, especially after MEMPHIS and KANSAS both won! Now I am guaranteed atleast third with a chance to win first if Memphis beats Kansas! TJ is guaranteed fourth but would also win if Memphis took it all! So, we are recording the game tomorrow because I have to work and he has a final on Tuesday and we are watching it at about 9:30 pm! We'll be keeping our fingers crossed!
I am still feeling really quite well! I'm trying to get used to sleeping on my sides and not on my back, which has been a little different. When I tend to give up and lay on my back, my husband can usually sense it and will wake up and remind me to roll onto my side! =) It's probably quite comical to see me toss and turn from side to side each night. Oh well, it probably only gets worse from here! =) TJ will go to my Dr.'s appointment with me this Friday, which will be the first time he will get to hear the heart beat! I'm pretty excited for him! We will also schedule our ultrasound at this appointment, which I am VERY excited about! I promise to let everyone know what we are having as soon as we know what we are having!
The weather is nice, but it has been REALLY rainy here this week. It think it has rained non stop now for about four or five days! It is nice because we REALLY need the rain, but we also want to go and play tennis, but every time the court starts to dry off, it rains again! =) Oh well, what can ya do! I really can't complain too much though, even though it is raining it is still 60-70 degrees out here! =)
Sorry, I know this is long, but I hope you all have a wonderful week! I will hopefully have more pictures up next week because TJ and I have the weekend off and are headed to the beach for a few days of fun in the sun, rest, and relaxation! YES! =) Have a great week and we love you all!