easter 2011

the nerd nielsen's came to PA over easter this year.  if i could repeat this easter every year i would be one happy gal.

i put together an easter basket for morgan and she LOVED it.  we also hid eggs in the backyard and waited for a few minutes when it wasn't raining and she romped around the wet grass finding colorful eggs filled with goodies.


we made a delicious dinner including 2 whole chickens, rolls, salad, and a pink and orange layered cake.  morgan was thrilled.


missy made homemade peeps.  


during their stay, we watched a lot of tangled, cars, and enchanted.


they met me downtown for lunch.


missy & i got pedicures.


made this for breakfast.

went and saw Rio.


went to an MLB game: pirates vs. giants


went to kirtland, ohio where there is a lot of history of my church.  morgan loved seeing the temple.

i do

marriage.

i will never claim my marriage to be perfect,

but i absolutely love it.

it has it's challenges

but it can be so rewarding, if we put forth the effort.

it is the most important relationship, yet often times it can be the most neglected.

it needs to be nourished.

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when i rolled out of bed this morning and stumbled to my bathroom,

i turned on the light to find this.

i want to be a better wife to my sweet husband.

this and that with a rattle a tat

this is our 7 day forecast.  rain, rain, and more rain!  it makes me want to snuggle up on the couch with a good book.

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tried new ice cream this week.  coconut almond fudge.  so good!  the best part?  it's light.


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people say the darndest things to pregnant people.  so far, i've heard:

{man at the grocery store} "how many you got in there?  2? 3?"

{co-worker - i was wearing a green shirt} "you look like a fat leprechaun"

{fed-ex driver, while glancing at my stomach} "whoa, you been eating a lot lately?"

and i'm only 6 months!  i'm excited to hear what people have to say when i'm 8 & 9 months.

things i love about pregnancy

• actually having an excuse to be out of breath when walking up a flight of stairs. {sad, but true}
• watching my stomach do the worm.
• maternity pants. they are the most comfortable things ever. and remember this problem? gone.
• not having to suck in after a large meal.
• no monthly visits
• seeing my body transform. sure i'm bound to get stretch marks & weird veins. not only have i gained some lbs in the abdomen, but also in my legs, arms, and chin. BUT... my body is doing what it's actually made to do. it means my baby is growing.

tonight

tonight my whole family is getting together. my whole family.

my mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law, niece, husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and all of my brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

and i am 1,800 miles away.

at least i have my dog.

five-sies

tannon has always loved doing things with his hands. he's definitely more crafty than i am.

the other day he surprised me with five darling onesie's that he drew.

i'm trying to convince him to open up an etsy shop :)

she wears a redsox's cap

i have a bucket list. on that bucket list was to visit boston. scratch that off.

we found really cheap tickets and couldn't pass up the opportunity. we had to adjust tannon's school schedule a bit, finagle flight changes, and still weren't sure if we were going to make it on our flight, even the morning of. fortunately, tannon was able to take his test in record time {i hope he passed} and we raced to the airport and made it.

we had such a great time. we got there pretty late on thursday night, so we just walked around by our hotel and ate dinner at maggiono's.

friday, we rented a car and drove the the temple. it was so beautiful and had a great time talking to the temple workers {for like an hour - i think they were lonely}.

after the temple, we drove to cape cod. i loved it here. it was so beautiful. we were able to see the ocean - too bad it was freezing. we ate at a local sports bar and their new england clam chowder was amazing!

saturday was spent walking most of the freedom trail, where we saw paul revere's house, the boston massacre site, the cemetery where john hancock, samuel adams, and the boston massacre victims were buried.

later that day, we made our way to salem, ma. this was such a quiet, quaint little town, i loved it there. we were able to learn more about the salem witch trials and walk around a bit.

after salem, we decided to check out the harvard campus. there were amazing buildings there and the campus was gorgeous.

it was a really short trip, but it was so nice to spend uninterrupted time with tannon. i absolutely loved this old, unique city that is rich with history.