9 months!

As of this Thursday David and I have OFFICIALLY been married for nine whole months.  Pure and utter craziness, that' what this is.  I honestly have the feeling that one of these days I'm going to turn around and 20 years will have rushed by without me barely taking notice of them.

Thanks for all the good times darlin' - I'm fully expecting more to come.

xo

announcement

I'm an AUNT!  Alright, backup -  technically, I became an aunt to these 3 little girls when Dave and I got married:

But this is the first Nemrow baby who hasn't been a part of the family longer than I have.  And he's a darling little thing - Dave and I are only sad we're leaving Utah before we get the proper chance to spoil him rotten.

Isn't he a cutie?  We're pretty besotted with those little blue eyes and furry head.  So besotted, in fact, that we forgot to take any pictures of me holding him, let alone his parents.

We went over to the hospital to see him yesterday and, honestly, one of the first things Dave said to me this morning was, " I want to go see baby Ethan again today..." Told you.  Be-sotted.

sore legs

Sometimes I decide to take a blog hiatus for no apparent reason.
This was one of those times.  No real reason why, except that perhaps we've mostly been hanging out and enjoying our brief spring vacation.

During my MIA we decided to stretch some muscles (perhaps a few too many).  Last Friday David and I planted flowers for my mother-in-law and it quickly became obvious that I'm no seasoned gardener when my thighs began to complain when we were only finishing the second flowerbed in the front yard.  Who knew planting flowers could be so demanding on my legs?

After coming home with shaking thighs and an achy back it somehow seemed like a good idea to rise early the next day and go hiking in Moab for the day with my brother and sister-in-law.  Ok, it was a good idea, it just left my legs feeling like jello.  Actually, they still sort of feel like jello.  To be honest, I really can't remember the last time my legs felt like they'd really been exercised.  Perhaps I'll try to do this more often...

P.S. Don't you love our BYU devotion in these pictures?  I promise it wasn't planned.

Coldplay

While we were down apartment hunting in California, we spent a goodly amount of time hanging out with my parents.  Can I just tell you how excited I am to live closer to them?  The only problem is that we'll have to give up the 5 minute drive to David's parent's house in favor of a 9 hour drive through 4 states...darn.  Why can't we have both??

Anyways, while we were down in California my parents were kind enough to invite us along to the Coldplay concert they had extra tickets to down at the Hollywood bowl.  Um, awesome.  And let me tell you, Coldplay puts on a pretty good show.

They started out with an outrageous firework show in their first song, followed by big bouncy balls being released into the crowd, tons of confetti (that didn't even come close to reaching us up in the nose bleed seats) and big blow-ups popping up in the audience.

Oh, and see all those little colorful dots in the crowd?  They're light up wristbands!  We were all given one at the door and they lit up during certain songs.  If that doesn't get you dancin' I don't know what will.

Conclusions: we had a great time, we're excited to move to California, and life is grand.

highlights no. 34

So we're down in CA and the apartment hunt is about to begin!  Wish us luck!  And also some tidbits from around the web:

a whole book printed on one poster - kind of cool decor I think

an easy cute hairstyle (I promise, if I can do it, anyone can)

the world's cutest birth announcement

how to print on your goodie bags (you know, for your next big party, or whatever)

some fun cookies in honor of Cinco de Mayo

a great music video by OK Go

the greatest baby onesie

DIY darling little notebooks

a great resource - where to get all the FREEBIES on your birthday

the best place to take engagements (why didn't I think of this??)

a healthier way to eat Egg McMuffins

and a great place to find inspiration for your crafts (don't worry, it's not Pinterest)

xo