I'm pregnant!!!

Well, it happened! I got pregnant! After the miscarriage and then the forced waiting period I finally got pregnant. Tim and I are very excited about it. I'm finished with my first trimester and my energy is starting to return and the morning sickness has passed (or I should say evening sickness since that's when I felt the worst). Our baby is due in September, and I'm starting to get a baby bump, Lame I know, but it makes me happy. Everything is going good so far. I love going to the doctor's office and hearing Thing 2's heartbeat, and in two weeks we get to find out if our little Thing 2 is going to be a boy or girl.

On another note, Sophie finished her latest class and learned how to sit on her hind legs. She knows that we find this adorable and whenever she wants a treat she assumes "stick them up." That's what we say when we want her to do it, only she does it without our prompting. She even does it to the table or Sunny if there is something that the table or Sunny has that she wants. We get a kick out of it everytime she does it. She's gotten quite good at it.

Happy Birthday Tim!

So for my combined birthday/Christmas present my mom got me a Cricut Cake. I was really excited about it, and played with it some on Christmas Day. But I haven't really had an occasion to make a cake and thus use my new toy. Well my dear husband finally obliged me by having a birthday. I decided that his birthday cake would be my guinea pig for testing out my Cricut Cake. I bought some rolled fondant and picked out what I wanted on his cake. I must say that I didn't realize that rolling out fondant was as hard as it was. In fact, Tim actually rolled it out for me. What a guy. I lined it up on my mat, and after a few tries I got it to where I wanted it to be on the mat. Next I chose to have the machine cut out "Happy Birthday." That did not go well at all. I couldn't get the letters to come out. I think that maybe my fondant was rolled a little too thick. But I decided to persevere. I next decided to cut out a 5" cupcake. That turned out really well, and I was encouraged to try the "Happy Birthday," after all practice makes perfect. In this case, it didn't. After three unsuccessful tries I gave up and decided to write "Happy Birthday" with frosting. Overall I'm happy with the cake for my first try, and I look forward to what I can do with my new machine. My cupcake isn't perfect, but perfection is rarely achieved on the first try (at least in my experience).

Tim's Birthday Cake, my guinea pig for my Cricut Cake

On another note, Sophie and Sunny have adjusted to each other very well. Sunny especially likes it when Sophie sleeps with him. I  see her sleeping much more in the future since she just started her Fun with Tricks Class. She had her first class on Saturday and she slept more that I have seen her sleep in a while.



Aren't they cute?!

Sophie Graduated!!!

Tonight Sophie completed and graduated from Puppy Kindergarten from Dog Training by PJ. We had a great past 6 weeks and we learned a lot. Sophie learned down, ring a bell to go potty, climb into a basket, get on a skateboard, and much  more. She starts her next puppy class next week. Tim, Sophie, and I all had a great time. Sophie also got the last of her puppy shots today. She can now go on morning walks with Sunny. Yay!

Our Sophie is growing up. To mark the two milestones of today she got a new pink color (pink is her color).

Isn't she cute!

A First Time for Everything

A month ago Tim and I took the plunge and got a new puppy. We had talked about it for a while, but it wasn't until Tim found a picture of Sophie online that we decided it was time. I was hooked at first sight. After work that day, Tim went to the Nevada Humane Society and picked up Sophie. We were told that she is a Cocker Spaniel Lab mix, but Tim and I aren't so sure. Her legs look a little short.

For the past month, Tim, Sunny, Sophie, and I have all been getting used to each other. Sophie is doing really well adjusting to her new home. We signed her up for Puppy Kindergarten 101, so once a week we go to puppy class and Sophie plays with other puppies and Tim and I learn how to train Sophie. She's already grown, although I don't think she is going to be a big dog.

Sophie - her first day home

Sophie with Sunny- a month later

On another note, I took Tim to his first concert the night we got Sophie (don't worry we got her a dog sitter). We went and saw Parachute, Michelle Branch, and the Goo Goo Dolls at the Grand Sierra. It was a good concert. It was in a big ballroom at the casino and everyone stood. It was a nice relaxed atmosphere. We enjoyed ourselves. A good concert for Tim's first.

Tim and me at the concert

So that's it. Our first puppy and Tim's first concert.

Has it already been three years?

Tim and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary this past month. For our anniversary we decided to go visit my brother's house, his girlfriend, and the surrounding area. My brother recently bought a house that is conviently close to San Francisco, California.  We drove down early Saturday morning and made great time. After we arrived and took a tour of his house, Tim and I set off to see the last Harry Potter movie.  You see, Tim and I have a history with the Harry Potter movies.  When the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie came out we went and saw it with a group of friends. I had just met Tim earlier that day, and it was while talking to him in line for the movie that I thought "this guy in kinda cool, I want to know more about him," and so four years later we went to go see the last Harry Potter movie. We were not disappointed.

Later that day, we experienced our first IKEA store. I say experienced and not visited because that store has a lot in it. Not only can you buy some pretty cool stuff there, but you can also get ideas in their design studio.  Needless to say, I fell in love immediately. I could furnish my whole house with IKEA. Tim doesn't feel the same way, but that's okay.

The next day we went to church down there, and then went to the Oakland Temple. I hadn't been there since I was about twelve and I forgot how beautiful it is. We went to the visitor's center and watched a movie about Joseph Smith. What an incredible man. The day was perfect too. The weather was nice and the view was spectacular. We could see all the way to San Francisco.

Looking at the Temple from the road

Some pretty flora at the temple

Looking down on the temple grounds

Tim and I at the temple

On Monday, Tim and I took BART into San Francisco. That is the way to get into San Francisco. It was so nice not to have to drive in the city.  Tim and I walked around Union Square and went in to the various shops. The stores in San Francisco are much larger than the ones I'm used to, and as a shopping person this made me happy. After we had shopped for a while we walked down to Chinatown and looked at the various shops.  When we had had about enough of walking we had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory on top of the Macys store. We ate outside and had a great view of Union Square. After lunch, we did some more shopping and then headed back to my brother's house. We had to leave the next day to get home to Sunny, and Tim had to work, but it was a great way to celebrate three years together.

Tim at the Cheesecake Factory

Me at the Cheesecake Factory

Chinatown, my most favorite place to visit as a child.



Happy 4th of July!

For the Fourth of July this year, Tim and I went hiking at Galena Creek. We started out with the Nature Trail which was a nice and easy hike. I enjoyed it. It was a good start to the day. After we finished that hike we decided that we should do another one to kill time. So we decided to hike up to Church's Pond. That hike was anything but nice and easy. But at the end we came to a beautiful pond and got to dip our feet into it, and along the way we got to see some amazing views of Reno, the mountains, and snow. All in all it was well worth it. Hiking today made me realize that I miss hiking and that I should do it more often. So I'm hoping that the hike today is just one of many that we do this summer.

Happy Fourth of July!

Galena Creek - it was running really fast. But after the hike the water spraying up felt really good.

 One of the many amazing views on our hike.

Church's Pond. A welcome sight after our hike. The water was a perfect temperature too.

Has it really been 10 years?

This past weekend I traveled down to Genoa, NV (such a far distance for me) for my 10 year high school reunion. It was interesting. I got to see a lot of people that I hadn't seen since I graduated. Some I was glad to see, and some I couldn't remember graduating with.  The interesting thing about a 10 year reunion is that I assumed that I would pick up where I left off in high school; as if those 10 years hadn't happened. After all, I didn't feel like it had been 10 years since I had graduated. I'm not that old, right? But 10 years is a long time not to see some people, and I found that I had nothing to say to a lot of the people at the reunion. I'm  glad that I went and got to see people and say hi, but it was different than I had expected. I must say the highlight of the evening was sitting around a fire and roasting marshmallows with old friends. Thanks Chelsea for planning that. All and all a nice trip back in time; even if it just was for an evening.