I've moved...

For those that popped in occassionally to see if I've posted anything, I have, I really have... I just did it at a new blog and forgot to mention it here.  Come check me out... So You Think You Can Mom

I'm just getting started, but now that my husband is home I hope to post more!

Patty Cake, Patty Cake

Kaydra and Gramma Karen found a game that Kaydra likes very much... this was about 30 minutes in and she was still having a ball. So was Gramma.

Good Intentions

I have been meaning to post something for a while now. I fully intended on becoming a "blogger" as in, "one who blogs," rather than just one who reads and blog stalks others. I created a family blog intending to document the last few weeks of pregnancy (which turned out to be horrific so it was no great loss) and the birth and new little life of my Kaydra Tru (which has been incredible and overwhelming and magical all at the same time- words often prove elusive when I try to convey the thoughts and feelings I've had the last 6 weeks). And so here I am, trying to come up with a clever way to catch up this blog and motivate myself to begin filling the empty space.

I became a mother a little over 6 weeks ago. It is all I can eat, breathe, think, sleep, dream, hope, pray, and love. There isn't much room for anything else at the moment. There are moments of utter joy, there are moments of overwhelming fear. Especially since her daddy has been off to the dark continent for a couple of weeks now, and isn't due stateside for a couple more. It has been a bumpy road. I had an unplanned c-section, went back to work 4 weeks later, I've taken Kaydra to SLC and Las Vegas (I had a week of training for work), we got news of another deployment, I am practicing my single mommy skills. And intermingled in all of that is this new and confounding role of parent. And so I will probably continue to be absent from the blogosphere. But I will always be intending to report a bit more...

Just Another Girl Is Just Another Bride

Nuff' said. :)

Sentimental Spell

Wedding planning chugs along and I think it calls for a playlist...

1. Lucky- Jason Mraz (ft. Colbie Caillat)
2. All We Are- Matt Nathanson
3. Lovely Tonight- Josh Radin
4. Beautiful World- Colin Hay
5. Easier to Be- Lifehouse
6. Hold You In My Arms- Ray LaMontagne
7. Dela- Johnny Clegg & Savuka
8. You're All I Have- Snow Patrol
9. Bonnie Taylor Shakedown 2K1- Hellogoodbye
10. Sentimental Spell- Five Times August
11. At Your Side- Stephanie Smith
12. Breathe In, Breathe Out- Mat Kearny

It has been very interesting going through this process of creating a family. A little family that I can call my own. It is just him and me and a future full of possibilities.

Just Another Girl Is Going To Be Just Another Smug Married

James proposed to me on June 28th in Lamoille Canyon. We went up there under the pretense of geocaching. He handed me the GPS and had me lead the way. I found it (feeling triumphant that I had beat James to it), and popped it open. Instead of a log and swag I found flowers and a proposal. I read the sweet note which ended with "Will you marry me?" I turned to look at him and there he was, pulling out a ring box. My eloquent response was something to the effect of "Are you serious? Like for reals?" Then there were squeals and tears and laughter and hugs and kisses. It took me about 3 minutes to muster a proper answer. I blame the sparkly-ness of the diamond. It made it very hard to focus.

So now the girl that was going to be single forever is going to be a wife. Funny what finding the right person will do to you.

I knew James was special the moment I laid eyes on him. Something in me just knew that by having met him my life would never be the same. I never imagined how much.

"When I got home, Sprinkles’ body was in the freezer, where Dwight said he left her, but all my bags of frozen french fries had been clawed to shreds!"

- Angela

I love this show! Thanks to a friend's suggestion to watch it and the joys of instant viewing on netflix, along with NBC's generosity of posting season 4 episodes as they air, I have officially seen every episode of every season and I am completely in love. It is right up there with Scrubs and Will & Grace. Awesomely funny and awesomely witty. I did realize though, as I tried to get my mom to watch it for the first time, that this isn't a show you can just jump into and get hooked on. If you haven't seen it from the beginning it won't be half as funny. It's all about the backstory and the inside jokes, just like real life. And who else is so stoked for Karen to come back and shake up PB & J? Me! Me! Me! :)