Samson and....

Delilah. This is the face of Delilah, the lady from KEZK 102.5's sickeningly over-the-top radio program. I don't know why, but I listen to it on the way home from work on Wednesdays, purely because she bothers me so much. Her advice to people always seems to have a twist to it. One day a lady called in to say that she had met the man of her dreams on the Internet and that they were getting married, so she wanted to dedicate a song to him. Delilah proceeded to tell her that she was making a mistake and that people weren't always what they seem. Hmmm..... Another day, a man called in and she literally said, "I know how you are feeling. You feel like a large eagle has landed on your chest, RIPPING OUT YOUR HEART WITH IT'S SHARP TALONS!!!" I parked the car and laughed until I cried. It was totally bizarre. Top that with her ability to put me into a diabetic coma, and you've got real entertainment.

Conrad Birdie? To kiss me??

Ok, so we used to rent "Bye Bye Birdie" from the library ALL the time. We thought it was really cool, and would act out scenes from the movie. I even remember making my Ken doll sing the song "Sincere" and dance around JUST like Conrad Birdie.

I watched this movie recently, and I just have two words to describe the experience.

Holy moly.

I seriously lost brain cells watching it. The only redeeming qualities are the following lines of the movie:

"Randolph, your father's warned you. If you make another bomb, you'll get spanked."

"Don't try to pay me back, son. I forgive you. So what if you're an ingrate? So long as you're happy."

"Ed Sullivan? He's my favorite human."

Proof

This is why our little Jellybean will definitely have fun.

Name That Kid!

We have a short list of names going, and I was wondering what you all thought of them. Any good ideas for middle names for these? As you can see, we really like traditional-type names. :)

• Charles
• Christopher
• Graham
• Patrick
• Peter
• Edward
• Edmund
• Nathaniel

There may be more, but that's all I can think of right now. What a crazy thing to name a person!

Warning!

Hormonally charged lady on the loose!

That's right. It's back. I was pretty much normal for awhile, but the raging, crying, crazy pregnant lady that we all know and love is back....With a vengeance.

Help!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you all have a great Valentine's Day!

This kills me...

"Weird Al" Yankovic - White & Nerdy (Take #1) - Funny video clips are a click away

Carrots!!!

Just gotta say - I love Anne of Green Gables. I wish I could spend the day shelling peas with Marilla and enjoying the beautiful scenery of Green Gables.

Sheltered

Ok, so I haven't done a lot on this list. Sorry if you hate this kind of post. I think it's interesting. :) What have you done? I'm interested.
1. Started your own blog (And aren't you grateful I did?? :) )
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (I don't think Rock Band counts....Darn it.)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (my husband has, but that doesn’t count.)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (That would be so scary, but would seriously rock.)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (sewing a chicken for my neice?)
15. Adopted a child (Someday.)
16. Had food poisoning (It was lovely, I tell you.)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (I helped at least.)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France (Again, Mike has.)
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (For shame.)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb (You better believe it. Cutest little guy ever.)
26. Gone skinny dipping (Even I don’t want to see that….)
27. Run a Marathon (Yeah right.)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (Total eclipse of the heart!!! Ok, now that song’s stuck in my head… I saw a solar eclipse once.)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run (Again, yeah right. No hand/eye coordination. NONE.)
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (Does Mount Vernon, IL for my mom count?)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (French kind of in Montreal. I don’t know if that counts, though.)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (Of course there are things I would love to have, but living simply really works for me. I just wish I could help others more.)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (I can barely handle the pebbles in the road without tripping.)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke (Achy Breaky Heart, anyone?)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight (never been to the beach – sad, huh?)
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted (a freaky guy in the metro drew one of me and my companions. Looked nothing like me, but she was cute, so that’s ok. And creepy.)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been on television (4th grade, local station. Oh yeah. And a documentary on my mission – it was about Meals on Wheels and that was our service. I never got to see it, though. Bummer. That was my big shot. :) )
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain (I love the rain.)
53. Played in the mud (Mud. A staple for kids everywhere.)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (I was a Girl Scout dropout.)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (I am a total blood stud. I love giving blood. Nothing like seeing one of the things keeping you alive being drained into a plastic bag. But seriously, I’m just glad there’s something easy you can do to help save someone’s life.)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (I think I did when I first got a checking account.)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (I love that place. It’s so spiritual.)
71. Eaten Caviar (Blech.)
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car (Matchbox?)
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (One of the benefits of living in a small town...)
85. Read the entire Bible (A goal of mine, but still haven't tackled the Old Testament.)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (Does Richard G. Scott count?)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (I'm going to count this one…)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit (Gotta love that landlord… Not that I’m bitter.)
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own

Anyone feel my pain?

A post yesterday and a post today. You guys must be in heaven! :)

Ok, so I know this probably isn't something most of you have dealt with, but I am about done with people asking me, "When are you going to start looking pregnant?"

Ok, so I will be at 24 weeks tomorrow, and my baby is healthy and moving like crazy. Let's just say I'm pretty sure he's in there. Most people have the opposite problem, but I swear, I think I would be happy to hear, "Wow, you're huge." But I think it'll be my luck that after I have the baby, strangers will start asking when I'm due.

Tell me, am I alone here??

Random Questions

1. What’s something that grosses you out?
Eyeballs are disgusting. Little balls in your head that are all liquidy and squishy. Ew, ew, EW. Totally gross.

2. What’s something you’ve held onto for a long time that you need to get rid of?
Realized yesterday that keeping a box (or boxes in my case) full of clothes that I’m never going to wear is stupid. I mean, seriously, when am I going to pull those out? We went through them, and I couldn’t even remember some of them! And really, the ones you “hope to be able to wear again…” Those have seriously gotta go. Talk about depressing.

3. What’s something that makes you sad?
I can’t stand the book Of Mice and Men. I actually enjoy a sad book/movie now and again, but there’s something that is horribly depressing about that book. Michael said “bunnies” yesterday. (We weren’t even talking about that book!) I started to cry and had to distract myself with something else. Don’t get me wrong. It’s an extremely well-written book, but I just can’t stand the depression I got when I read it. Mike and I read it together and when we finished, I literally cried for 1 ½ hours. There was no consoling me. Maybe that makes me sound crazy. Maybe I am. But, man….

4. If you could live in any time, when and where would it be?
Massachusetts in the mid-late 1800’s. I might have a slight obsession with Louisa May Alcott books. What a great, simple time. I would love it. (Except for the lack of electricity and modern medicine – my poor Beth….)

5. If you could play any instrument really well, what would it be?
Mine is a toss-up between the cello and the piano. The piano is much more useful in the church and all, but I just melt for cello music. It’s so deep and beautiful!

6. Who are your top 3 people to meet (dead or alive)?
I’m not going to say anything religious, because those are a little too obvious and hard to limit. I would say one would be my grandpa. He died when I was only a baby, and I have always wanted to know him. Two, I would probably say Abraham Lincoln. He was such a cool guy, and he would be so interesting to talk to! Third, (and this is really hard to narrow down by the way) I guess I would have to go with Jim Henson. A man who makes his living making Muppets? I’ve gotta talk to him. Sesame Street was my life when I was a little kid, and I still watch it when I can. (Although not the recent episodes. Elmo’s World? What is that?? But that's a rant for another blog, another time.)

7. What’s something about yourself that you normally keep quiet?
I spend my time in sacrament meeting trying to think of which famous person or animal the speaker looks like. I stop when I realize I’m doing it. (Usually.) We seriously had Thomas Edison’s twin speak on Sunday. No joke.

8. What’s one thing that is always guaranteed to make you laugh?
When Mike’s family gets together to tell stories, I always laugh so hard that my stomach hurts. They have the weirdest, funniest stories to tell.

9. What hasn’t changed about yourself since you were a kid?
My ditzy-ness. I was the biggest space-case in the world as a kid. That has definitely stayed with me. I picked up a pair of baby pants in the laundry (a new occurrence for us) and was shocked at how much they had shrunk in the wash. It seriously took me a full minute to realize they were for the Jellybean. We don't even own any grown-up pants that looked like that....

10. What is one of your vices?
Popcap games (www.popcap.com). I don’t play them often, but can definitely get sucked into one like a bad tornado if I give myself the chance.

Now it’s your turn!

Simplify, simplify, simplify...

Because we've been in our townhouse for almost 3 years, and because we can't seem to just throw junk away, our basement has become a bit of a nightmare. It's scary, I tell you.

Because my brother-in-law is coming to live with us temporarily while his family finds a house in the area, we have been forced to change our packrat-ish ways. For instance, I had a box full of picture frames. Full.... I currently have zero pictures up in my house. That's right. Zero. Will I put some up? Of course. Is it going to happen soon? Don't make me laugh. So why, you may ask, did I have an entire box full of frames? Just call me rat-face.

I've now become Goodwill's best friend. I've sent my poor husband on Goodwill runs so many times, I doubt he'll speak to me again. Really, though - it has felt SO good to just get rid of stuff! We've been scanning papers instead of keeping all the huge piles of memorabilia, donating or giving away things we really don't need, and just generally ridding our lives bit by bit of,well...junk.

As my main man Henry David Thoreau said, "Simplify, simplify, simplify."

And with hair like that, he just can't be wrong.

Oh, boy...

At least we know he won't be shy. Looks like we'll be saying a lot of, "No, we don't go around the neighborhood naked....again. Period." But as Amy has pointed out - it's not really his fault he's naked. Words of wisdom.

We couldn't have cared less whether it was a boy or girl, but it's just fun to get to know our little baby a little better. :) Yay!

Which one?

Ok, so we should find out tomorrow if we're having a boy or a girl. Yippee!! We are totally stoked. I just pray that my child is cooperative. :) What do you think? Will it be a boy or a girl?

Yer a tomata....

Confession: I have a slightly huge obsession with the Rocky movies. I don't know what it is about them, but they just make me so happy! I'm not a huge fight-movie fan, nor do I normally enjoy violence in movies at all. These movies, though!!! Ok, so I actually hate Rocky 5. The only redeeming quality it has is the very ending. The rest is just depressing and horrible. But the other 5 are such amazing movies!!! If you haven't seen these movies, do it! You will love them. They are so full of heart, and the character development for ALL the characters is out of this world! Rocky is, of course, the best, but you can't beat Mick, Apollo Creed, Adrian, Paulie, etc..... If you are a Rocky fan, you know what I'm talking about. Which is your favorite movie? What are your favorite parts? Who's your favorite character? Leave me a comment. I'm interested! Ok, I'll leave you non-Rocky-lovers in peace, while I shake my head at the sadness that is your life without the Italian Stallion. :)

I love to see the temple...

Aaron went to the temple for the first time last Saturday. It was so neat to be in there with family. I'm so proud of Aaron for being ready to go on his mission next month. I'm looking forward to sending him letters and seeing what he accomplishes and how he grows!

Here's a picture of Mike and I outside the temple.

This picture is of the whole family. (I really love this picture, except for the fact that somehow me and my pregnant belly are forming an unneccessary third row...directly up front. How did that happen?)

Let me count the ways.....

Ah, Tums.....How I love thee.....

Third...

I know. This is the 3rd blog I've done today. I must be obsessed... Or I must be at Amy's, with access to the Internet and her photos. Moving on.

I made pajama pants!!! Amy taught Jeanette and I how to make them, so we did while we were at my parents' house.

Marriage thoughts....

I went to a wedding of a friend of the family today. It got me thinking about my 3 1/2 years of marriage. I honestly don't understand when people talk about how hard marriage is. It's not easy - don't get me wrong, but maybe we're just having too much fun and like each other too dang much to think about it being hard.

There are days when things don't go as smoothly as we'd like, but no matter what's going on that day, I'm just so very grateful to be married to my best friend.

Normal?

My heart is racing, I can't breathe well at all, I feel really dizzy, and there's a tumor-esque thing growing out of my stomach. It cracks me up that when women are pregnant, these symptoms become "normal." There is something inside me growing hair, teeth, and nails and it's sucking my energy- this still doesn't feel natural. Call me nutty... Call me crazy, if you will... But really. Hair, teeth, and nails? Blech.