Let me just tell you how absolutely blown away I was to learn that the
fabulous, talented, wonderful, beautiful Michelle
nominated ME for the Beautiful Blogger Award.
Thank you, Michelle!
nominated ME for the Beautiful Blogger Award.
Thank you, Michelle!
Beautiful Blogger AwardTerms of this award: must list 10 things about yourself,
thank the person who gave you this award, and pass it on to 10 wonderful bloggers.
1. I have been in denial since mid-June that there were 10 things I could share about myself that anyone would care about. Little did I realize that all it took was a little bit of creativity and humility. Humility, yes. Because my "no one else cares about any of these facts about me" was really me saying "I'm totally awesome, I just don't want to brag."
2. [I'll start off easy.] I am officially 18 weeks pregnant. My baby, if my baby is an average baby, is about 5.6 inches in length. No, I haven't felt any movement yet. I tell myself it's because whenever I think about trying to see if I can feel Baby move I hold real still and I think Baby decides it's time for them to hold still too. Husband and I are not going to find out what Baby's gender is for four reasons... {one} I have absolutely no desire {two} it's killing Tony not to know {three} my dad says that finding out is forbidden in our family (my parents had seven children and never found out) {four} I like calling my baby, Baby.
3. If I could be anywhere RIGHT NOW it would be Nauvoo, Illinois. I love the feeling I have when I'm there. It's a mixture of awe and peace and a determination to do better. It also helps that Nauvoo is the place where I met Husband. It's the place where he became one of my very best friends. Nauvoo was a brand new beginning for many of the Saints. It marked a brand new beginning for us too.
4. I love love LOVE Disneyland. Husband and I were planning a trip last fall, but then I was pregnant. I decided that I couldn't enjoy it to my fullest potential if I couldn't ride the big roller coasters and if I would be sick to my stomach just from the motion of "It's a Small World." One of these days, however, I will introduce Husband to the wonderfulness that is Disneyland. I will show him why Peter Pan is my favorite ride. I will share with him delicious churros and turkey legs. We will sip hot chocolate while we watch the fireworks. It shall be delightful.
5. Rice Krispie Treats are my favorite homemade treat ever. I can eat a whole 9x13 pan in a week (if not three days). Besides their delectable taste, I love them because they are easy to make and because Husband doesn't like them, so I don't have to share.
6. I was valedictorian of my high school's graduating class of 2009. It was cool and exciting then. It wasn't so cool and exciting when we were driving to Wells Fargo Arena where I was supposed to give a speech in front of 3,000 people and I couldn't stop crying and I thought I was going to throw up, and I still wasn't a big fan of how my hair looked with a graduation cap stuffed over it. It was cool and exciting again when I didn't die giving my Dr. Seuss inspired, poetic speech. Now it's not so cool and exciting anymore because no one really cares what you did in high school.
7. I like to think that Husband and I are professional budget-ers. I'm a full-time student and work only 8 hours a week and Tony has been unemployed for a year or so. Consider that and figure out how we've not only had the money we need to survive, but also that we've paid off debt each month and that our amount of cash in the bank has also been increasing. Like I said, we're pros.
8. I love to go hiking. I'm glad Husband does too. My mom and I have hiked the Grand Canyon twice together. The second time it was a rim-to-rim hike. Tony and I aspire hike the Grand Canyon together as well. In the mean time, we go for small hikes around town. Once we even hitched up our fancy backpacks and a tent and hiked to the top of Flat Iron and spent the night on top. That was an adventure.
9. I don't donate blood. I did it once. I wanted to be a hero. I ended up passing out, chugging orange juice, and then ridding myself of orange juice. It didn't help that I was on the way to a very important event when my tummy decided it didn't like the orange juice. I had to stop at the grocery store so that I could wash my hair in the bathroom and buy instant stain remover (orange juice and white dresses don't mix), febreeze, and such.
10. I love to see the temple. Tony and I have the unreachable goal of visiting every temple in the world. So far we've been to Nauvoo, Arizona, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, St. George, Las Vegas, and Oquirrh Mountain. We're going to visit our tenth this week! We've also been to the Gila Valley Temple Open House and Dedication and the Gilbert Temple Groundbreaking. It's an outrageous goal, we know, but we also like to dream of all the cool places we'll go if we really do it some day.
That wasn't so painful...
Here are my Beautiful Blogger nominations:
Melanie, Katie, Whitney, Alexa, Katelin, Rocki, Sherra, Casey, Nalani, & Tayler
2. [I'll start off easy.] I am officially 18 weeks pregnant. My baby, if my baby is an average baby, is about 5.6 inches in length. No, I haven't felt any movement yet. I tell myself it's because whenever I think about trying to see if I can feel Baby move I hold real still and I think Baby decides it's time for them to hold still too. Husband and I are not going to find out what Baby's gender is for four reasons... {one} I have absolutely no desire {two} it's killing Tony not to know {three} my dad says that finding out is forbidden in our family (my parents had seven children and never found out) {four} I like calling my baby, Baby.
3. If I could be anywhere RIGHT NOW it would be Nauvoo, Illinois. I love the feeling I have when I'm there. It's a mixture of awe and peace and a determination to do better. It also helps that Nauvoo is the place where I met Husband. It's the place where he became one of my very best friends. Nauvoo was a brand new beginning for many of the Saints. It marked a brand new beginning for us too.
4. I love love LOVE Disneyland. Husband and I were planning a trip last fall, but then I was pregnant. I decided that I couldn't enjoy it to my fullest potential if I couldn't ride the big roller coasters and if I would be sick to my stomach just from the motion of "It's a Small World." One of these days, however, I will introduce Husband to the wonderfulness that is Disneyland. I will show him why Peter Pan is my favorite ride. I will share with him delicious churros and turkey legs. We will sip hot chocolate while we watch the fireworks. It shall be delightful.
5. Rice Krispie Treats are my favorite homemade treat ever. I can eat a whole 9x13 pan in a week (if not three days). Besides their delectable taste, I love them because they are easy to make and because Husband doesn't like them, so I don't have to share.
6. I was valedictorian of my high school's graduating class of 2009. It was cool and exciting then. It wasn't so cool and exciting when we were driving to Wells Fargo Arena where I was supposed to give a speech in front of 3,000 people and I couldn't stop crying and I thought I was going to throw up, and I still wasn't a big fan of how my hair looked with a graduation cap stuffed over it. It was cool and exciting again when I didn't die giving my Dr. Seuss inspired, poetic speech. Now it's not so cool and exciting anymore because no one really cares what you did in high school.
7. I like to think that Husband and I are professional budget-ers. I'm a full-time student and work only 8 hours a week and Tony has been unemployed for a year or so. Consider that and figure out how we've not only had the money we need to survive, but also that we've paid off debt each month and that our amount of cash in the bank has also been increasing. Like I said, we're pros.
8. I love to go hiking. I'm glad Husband does too. My mom and I have hiked the Grand Canyon twice together. The second time it was a rim-to-rim hike. Tony and I aspire hike the Grand Canyon together as well. In the mean time, we go for small hikes around town. Once we even hitched up our fancy backpacks and a tent and hiked to the top of Flat Iron and spent the night on top. That was an adventure.
9. I don't donate blood. I did it once. I wanted to be a hero. I ended up passing out, chugging orange juice, and then ridding myself of orange juice. It didn't help that I was on the way to a very important event when my tummy decided it didn't like the orange juice. I had to stop at the grocery store so that I could wash my hair in the bathroom and buy instant stain remover (orange juice and white dresses don't mix), febreeze, and such.
10. I love to see the temple. Tony and I have the unreachable goal of visiting every temple in the world. So far we've been to Nauvoo, Arizona, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, St. George, Las Vegas, and Oquirrh Mountain. We're going to visit our tenth this week! We've also been to the Gila Valley Temple Open House and Dedication and the Gilbert Temple Groundbreaking. It's an outrageous goal, we know, but we also like to dream of all the cool places we'll go if we really do it some day.
That wasn't so painful...
Here are my Beautiful Blogger nominations:
Melanie, Katie, Whitney, Alexa, Katelin, Rocki, Sherra, Casey, Nalani, & Tayler
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