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While I'm waiting....

...for this baby to come (hopefully tonight!), I thought I'd actually update the blog! So here it is....

History of Summer Events:

1. Girlfriend Reunion

Once again, the yearly reunion of us 5 girls was an amazing experience.

This was taken at Brityn's (girl in green) Dad's new Shave Ice Shop. DELICIOUS x infinity. 
I'm so proud of all these girls. They were awesome friends throughout school and they continue to be a huge influence on my life even though we all live in 4 different states. I look forward to our time together each year. A big thanks to my parents for watching Sophie and to Dave for allowing me some much needed girl time. I strongly believe that every woman needs some girl time. So take it!

2. California Trip
We had a blast at the Hancock Family Reunion at Knotts Berry Farm! 
Supposedly this was to be our last family reunion for a while since mis padres are planning on a mission next year.

Sophie at first was very wary of riding the rides, but after a while she warmed up to it. Dave accompanied her on all the kiddy rides while I got to take pictures. Being pregnant, I had the opportunity of riding a total of TWO rides!! Kiddie Land at Knotts Berry Farm was great, though, because there were virtually NO LINES! Compared to Disneyland where pretty much every line takes a half hour minimum to get through-- it was great!

 

Sophie was very excited to see some of those beach crabs.
Sophie's favorite part by far was the beach. Mine too.

3. Projects:
Project No 1: Find and Paint a console table
So, for a while I kept looking at one wall in my house and saying to Dave, "I wish I had a console table I could put right there." I kept scanning Craigslist for one I'd like at a price I would pay, but didn't see anything. Then one day while we were driving down the street to church, I saw the following little table in someone's carport. "Are they getting rid of that?" I wondered aloud. You know how people are always throwing freebies in their yard when they get sick of them. Well, long story short, the owner was giving it away so we took it. Now this is not the console table of my dreams, but Hey! It was free!!
 BEFORE
 
AFTER:

I read in some design magazine that to paint a piece of furniture black was like giving it a little black dress.
It disguises it at least.


Project No 2: Make a copy-cat of this CB2 Perspective Mirror.
CB2's:

Yes. I know it's cool. However, this costs something like $900. :(
I told Dave I wanted one and he came up with a wallet friendly solution.

OURS:

  Our less expensive solution was to take Ikea mirrors and have them cut by the Stained Glass place down the street. Then we just arranged them how we wanted. It did take us something like 2 months to actually complete it. 

We're not the fastest workers. 

Project No 3: Hot Air Balloon Mobile

 

I actually just did this today real quick. I got inspired by this beautiful mobile, and decided on a free and easy alternative. Sophie really enjoys it so I hope our new baby girl will too.

RANDOM STORY:

I am amazed with my little girl all the time. She will randomly start talking about something that I had completely forgotten about that had occurred last year!

Well, the other day Sophie and I were leaving the our community's splash pad and were passing the sand volleyball courts there. Sophie sees it and starts talking about hitting the ball back and forth. "Yep," I respond. Then she said, "Do you remember when Daddy missed?" I started laughing. Back in February Daddy attended a work volleyball tournament and Sophie and I went to cheer him on. Well, Sophie really remembers going to that and she especially remembers when Daddy missed the ball.

That's all.

Now we're just waiting....

"Our products are elegant and beautiful. which wile make you nobler."

Announcement!

The blog is going private.

If you would like to continue to be a reader, please get me your email address

(if you haven't already on fb).

I have made all the comments for the blog be private, so go ahead and put your email in as a comment and it'll go straight to me and not to the interwebs.

But before you do that, please read this.....

 This is a shoe label that Dave found while going through one of his piles of boxes. He got it in Russia.

Hee Hee.

Living with Dave

One night a couple of weeks ago I was trying to get myself back to the Land of Nod after waking up from a disturbing dream. I dreamt that Dave had an evil twin, and although now I cannot remember the details of the dream I know I was very disturbed because of it.

As I lay in bed, I had my hand curled up in a fist by my cheek (maybe that's how I slept while in my mother's womb--who knows?) and Dave was facing me sleeping soundly. I was getting very close to finally drifting off again, when very suddenly Dave grabs my fist and begins biting it as if my hand were an apple! In his sleep.

I was thoroughly freaked out at first, especially thinking about my Evil Twin dream that I had just dreamt. Dave woke up too when he found the foreign object in his mouth, and then we both laughed and laughed when we realized what had just happened. I asked Dave what he had just dreamt about. Dave told me he had to remove an Unknown Object from a map, and the most logical solution was to bite it off!

When I asked him the next day for more clarification on his dream, he had completely changed the story.

In other news....

Dave and I had a pseudo getaway (not to be confused with a ghettoway) last month. I got to tag along on Dave's work trip to San Antonio, Texas! I went shopping and sight seeing while Dave attended his BIMforum.

 

Here am I at the Riverwalk in San Antonio. Very Awesome. That's a baby in the chub, fyi.

And here is Dave. We ate at a Mexican place off of the Riverwalk. San Antonio is a lovely city that reminds me of Europe (or what I imagine what Europe looks like). We arrived during a week called Fiesta Week, where, you guessed it, they partied for a whole week. They had mariachi bands playing in boats down the river and a bunch of festivals all around. I totally recommend San Antonio if you're looking for a getaway.    

Can I divulge a disappointment, though? One of the things I was excited about was having TV at the hotel (We don't watch TV. We have internet.) and watching HGTV. However, pretty much every time I tried to watch my beloved station the only thing that was on was Income Property--which is not my favorite! I guess we're not missing out with no TV reception.

The End. Have a nice day.

The past several months

Hello People. Well, A LOT has happened these past few months. Here's a quick hi-lite of the important events...

#1 We bought a house.

As you can see we are still working on making it more homey and not so cold and bare. This last picture is what our spare room looked like for the longest time. I am happy to say that it now looks better.

I hope to post more pictures as our house evolves into a very Josliny space. I have a million projects I want to get done before the baby comes. Oh, and speaking of baby....


#2 We got pregnant.
(in realty, this happened BEFORE we bought a house, but the house took precedence at the time).

I thought for sure it was going to be a boy this time, but when we had our ultrasound the doctor said he was 98%  sure that it's going to be a GIRL again. I can deal with girls.

We are due August 10 (the day before our anniversary....I guess we'll never be home for this kid's bday).

I was going to post a picture of this baby, but I think you've seen a ultrasound before, right?


#3 Sophie has turned THREE YEARS OLD!!

Our Soph is a BIG GIRL now. She is becoming more independent each day. She now insists on putting her clothes on by herself until she gets too frustrated when she can't find her arm hole. She is very good about taking her cereal bowl to the sink when she is done and washing her hands after dinner. The amount of tantrums we've had has lessened (thank goodness!) and she has learned to play by herself since we've moved to a place that has some good digging ground. She thinks the name of the baby in Mommy's tummy is Alex. She recognizes Adele's voice every time she hears one of her songs on the radio. She loves dancing herself to some Star Wars Disco Funk.

RECALL NOTICE

For Immediate Release
January, 2012


Lucasfilm is recalling certain episodes of its Star Wars Saga released between 1999 and the present, citing numerous safety and continuity issues identified by consumers. Major issues cited included:

Small children and Star Wars veterans may choke on loose plots and flimsy characters;
Overly flashy packaging and animations may cause epileptic seizures;
The brakes are known to not work, as it just keeps going and going and won't stop;
General inability to deliver on expectations or to perform per previously set standards;

Specific episodes in question are episodes #1, 2, and 3, and any current or future variations on these. Some recent revisions to episodes 4, 5, and 6, released in the late 1990s, are also in question. Consumers are strongly cautioned to stick with the original episodes (#4, 5, and 6, produced before 1997), and to avoid newer revisions and episodes if at all possible. Parents are strongly cautioned to limit or prevent their childrens' exposure to the questionable episodes as well.

Please send your copies of the Episodes in question to George Lucas, and include a copy of this notice with your request for a refund.

(By Dave)

Count Your Blessings!

just do it!

Christmas with the Delicious Bass

...that title may or may not be misleading.

This is Sophie (oh, really?) on a Merry-Go-Round at the Bass Pro Shop.
Which is now my new favorite Christmas Location.

Lindsey Insight Coming Your Way....

We have all said it at one point or another in our lives. 

"Sorry my house is dirty."

"The house is a mess, but come on in!"

"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"

Okay, so maybe not the last one, but you'll see what I mean in a minute.

The past couple weeks I can count three different times when someone apologized for the mess in their house. I would like to make a public announcement about these Dirty House Statements. When you say your house is dirty all you are doing is drawing more attention to the Mess. (Gasp!) And here's another weird thing: Those three times I was in someone else's home, I didn't even NOTICE the mess until they said something! It's the same concept as "Don't look at the elephant in the corner." What are you going to do when someone says that to you? You're going to look at the pachyderm, of course! 

So let's look at Dirty House Statement #2 "The house is a mess, but come on in!" Do you know what it really means? Either (1) "I would have rather that you called before you stopped by so that I could have made the front room presentable" or (2) "I wouldn't have cleaned this even if you did call before hand, I just would prefer that you don't come in" or (3) "I'm pretending the house isn't normally like this, but it actually is."

Now about Dirty Houses. I can honestly say that I once saw a "Dirty House" and was relieved about it. I once entered a lovely, cozy, well kept home. "This woman obviously has everything pulled together and has an amazing life!" I thought. Then a few weeks later I went over to her house again. It was pretty messy. I sighed within and felt at peace knowing that she wasn't perfect yet.

Conclusion: We do not need to make excuses for our homes when they are messy once in a while. Life happens. We get busy, something throws us off track, our kids are insane.

I definitely am not a clean freak or a perfectly organized CEO of the household. But I have sworn off saying, "Welcome to my home. My house is a mess. Please make yourself comfortable in between yesterday's Squashed Frozen Pizza and my daughter's freshly messed panties."
Okay, actually I may say that one day. But just for kicks.



**This post is not meant to offend anybody on their protocol on inviting people into their homes. Just take it as a general Lindsey opinion on her observations of life.**

The month of November? Oh yes! I love that month.

Thanksgiving Activities:

We had a great day of Giving Thanks down in the Old Pueblo. I have always loved the month of November because it is sandwiched in between Halloween (love) and Christmas (really, really love) and not to mention it is my birthday month. And, of course, Thanksgiving.

Speaking of Thanksgiving, here's what happened on that eventful day:

 

Football.

 More Football.

Family Walk.

I love Arizona Thanksgivings. Where else can you spend the whole day outdoors with no jacket?

      

My Birthday!

Yes, I am a quarter of a century old! Hooray!

Check out what my sister, Laura, gave me:

1940's Opera Glasses! What an awesome and completely random gift!

Phantom of the Opera here I come! (That is, when they come to town next and if we ever have money again after our large purchase this month).

Another Sophie Moment

(Dave calls this pic Sophie's Dramatic Teenager Pose)

 So the other day Sophie and I are reading the Barney Opposite Book. We get to this page:

I ask Sophie pointing to the first picture, "What is this?" 

"Bath!" was her reply.

Then I point to Barney toweling off. "What is this one?"

"Cold!"

Yes, Sophie. The opposite of Bath is Cold.