I found this recipe a while ago and I'm kicking myself for not trying it sooner. Now it might become one of those meals we have every other night and unfortunately the excuse "I'm eating for two" won't last forever. It was supremely delicious and I can't wait to make it again using some other kind of delightful ingredient. Stop reading and go make these stuffed pizza rolls from ourbestbites.com now!
{I think it is appropriate that I'm watching a Justin Bieber concert on the Today Show this morning while composing this post}
Yesterday I went to see my cousin Stephani and her cute cute cute new baby Abilynn. In my opinion, there is no better feeling in the world than holding a newborn in your arms. Pure bliss. I realized as I gave Abilynn back to her mom that in 5 months I get one of my very own- I can hold him/her whenever I want and never have to give him/her back (even though sometimes I might want to!) I can't even begin to describe how excited I am.
Speaking of him/her, that's a big debate around here. From the beginning Bryan has exclusively called the baby "he." He even went so far as to introduce us at church as "his wife and his son." I just went along with it all the while, knowing either A- we'll have a boy and he'll be super excited and think that his "positive thinking" contributed to our baby being a boy or B- we'll have a girl and he'll be super excited and realize what a pure joy girls are (and they smell much better!) So, no matter what it is a winning situation.
My sister was best at summing up my opinion on the him/her debate (that's what sisters are for.) She said that if I could be assured that I will eventually get a girl, it wouldn't matter to me at all if this is a boy or girl. So true. If I (like my Mother in Law) never get a girl we'll have a big problem on our hands. My life would not be complete without a daughter to dress up and play with. So, my life would be a little easier if I could rest assured knowing that I already had my girl. But, at the same time I would be thrilled to start out with a little boy- I can't imagine anything more fun than watching Bryan and our son head out on many crazy adventures together.
Since I will be in Virginia during our baby's 20 week birthday we do not get to go in for our ultrasound until 22 weeks. Lame. Ever since I found this out I've been debating going to one of those crazy Utah gender check places. It would be so fun to know what we're having when we're home with my family. But, I'm nervous that they will get it wrong, and the only thing worse than not knowing if you're having a boy or girl is thinking you're having a girl then learning it's really a boy (or vice versa.) And, I'm kind of opposed to paying $50 for something my insurance will pay for in just a couple weeks. But, it is very likely that we'll give in and go find out the gender of our baby in the next week. Wish us luck!
On Monday I was talking to my dad on the phone. He said, "Rach, only one week of school left, that's exciting." I grouchily replied, "I hate the last week of school."
Why you ask?
It's a week full of so many emotions, it's completely exhausting and so so so so busy. The kids are completely wild and I am struggling to come up with enough things for them to do. I have a checklist about a million miles long and of course they want me to turn in my computer tomorrow morning. How am I supposed to do everything without a computer? My room is in complete disarray and somehow has to be clean by Friday. I have to pack up 3 years of stuff and figure out where to keep it (that's if Bryan lets me keep it at all, he thinks we should have a big bonfire, which is very tempting.) I'm scared that I didn't teach my kids enough, nervous for how they did on end-of-year testing. I'm sad to see them go and hopeful that they will have good lives. I'm sad to leave the wonderful friends I've made.
But it will all be over in 40 hours. And then I will be able to focus on how happy I am to be done, and how excited I am for a fun, relaxing summer and then many years of being mommy. My life is too great to complain.
Thank you so much for all of your help with our computer decision. I really was hoping to be convinced that getting a PC was okay. Janssen, my advisor on frugality, almost had me convinced, but the rest of you were just too darn persuasive. And you sounded too much like the voices in my head that were telling me I would regret it if we got a PC. So, last night we bought a new computer- a MacBook Pro. I'm pretty sure that Bryan loves it, despite the look of sheer terror on his face as we handed over our credit card. And I'm positive that I love it as evidenced in this picture of me using it for the first time:
Lately Bryan has become an exercise fanatic. All Winter Semester he woke up at 6am every day to either play basketball with our ward or go to the gym. This Spring he kept up with the basketball and going to the gym, and also joined an ultimate frisbee and a soccer team. Plus, he goes mountain biking as much as possible. Basically, I haven't been able to keep up with him.
But, unfortunately my superman has been slowed down for a bit. He separated his shoulder playing basketball the other day and all athletics have come to a standstill for a couple weeks. I feel bad for him because he loved it all so much, but I will be grateful to not have that dumb alarm go off at 5:47 every morning.
PS- Unfortunately Bryan just informed me that the alarm will still go off at 5:47 tomorrow, he plans on going running. I guess it was too much to ask for...
I'm a Macintosh girl. Have been ever since the 8th grade. My school district bought iBooks for every student and that's what I used for 5 years. When I looked at laptops for college getting anything but a Mac wasn't even an option for me. I got a PowerBook and depended on it greatly for many school assignments and for facebook (you decide which was more important.) When I started teaching dear old Provo School District provided me with a MacBook which I've had for 3 years.
And now I'm facing a major turning point in my life. My school laptop has to be turned in May 27th as I will no longer be an employee of PSD. Bryan and I have known this day was coming for a while and we've discussed it at length. Now it's decision time and I'm so torn. Bryan is pushing for a PC. His biggest argument (and the one thing that might tip me over to the dark side) is cost. They're so much cheaper! But, he hasn't been dedicated to Macintosh for the past 11 years like I have. I just can't give up on my company like that! I have LOVED all my computers, and I love that I feel comfortable with so many of the programs.
So, whose side are you on? Can you convince me to turn against my roots? Are you a dedicated Mac fan like me? Please give me advice.
