Birthdays

Nate and I both celebrated our birthdays this month.

Mine- I got up and got ready to go to work that morning and Nate was all ready to make me breakfast and everything, but there just wasn't time. As I was leaving to go to work, I started feeling a pain figured it would go away when I got to work. It only got worse. I couldn't even sit in my chair anymore and it hurt to stand a little bit. I get my baby appointments done at the clinic where I work, so I went downstairs and they got me in to get checked. They wanted to make sure I wasn't going into early labor, so I was hooked up to a machine for a while to see if I was contracting, which I wasn't. It turns out I had a bladder infection. They sent me home and told me to rest just to be sure that's all that it was. So I stayed in bed all day and luckily Nate didn't have very many classes going on that day and was able to be there to help me with anything. He was really sweet. I couldn't go anywhere to eat, so we ordered Outback Steakhouse to go and Nate went and got it and brought it home for us to eat. It was a nice relaxing birthday to say the least, minus the pain I was having. For my presents, I asked Nate if I could just have some money to buy some Christmas decorations, because I don't really have anything good and we bought a bigger tree this year so I need more ornaments. I also got my picture frame from black friday. I can't believe I am 22 now. crazy!

Nate's - Nate's birthday was on Thanksgiving this year. He got to call the shots for most of the day which was fine with me. He asked to go to the Grand Canyon, which we did, and he was able to sleep in. He was a little sick too with some chest pains, but thankfully the medicine that he got made him alot better so he could do what he wanted on his birthday. I got him an ipod that he has been wanting for pretty much the whole time we have been married and then we found these baby onsies online that he wanted to get for Kayton. I surprised him by getting the baby onesie and then I got a matching t-shirt for him to wear so they had a father son outfit now. I don't have a picture of it right now, but it's blue and has a red box on it with some caution tape that says "I'm the tuba player your mother warned you about". He picked it out and I just ordered it. He loved it. Happy birthday honey!

Our nontraditional Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving this year was very nontraditional for us. We got up and got ready for the day and then we actually went out to eat for our Thanksgiving dinner. We had tried to plan dinner with some friends around here but plans kept changing, so we just decided to go out to eat instead of buying all the food and making a whole meal for just the two of us. So, we found a place on campus that took our meal plan money and got all dressed up and went there. They had a brunch buffet and it was so good. I especially like that with the cost of your meal, you also got a free 5x7 photo with the photographer that they had there. I am excited to get that. It was the first time that we had both not eaten Thanksgiving dinner at home, but we were ok with that this one time. Next year we will make sure that we do things proper with the baby.

After dinner, Nate wanted to go to the Grand Canyon for his birthday activity. We are only like an hour and fifteen minutes away, so we got in the car and went. It was nice to have that alone time together and everything was gorgeous when we got there. We had alot of fun but couldn't stay for very long because it was really cold and windy and starting to get dark.

When we got back, we went and hung out with our friends Zack and Kelly and watched GI Joe with them and then just stayed up late talking. We had also planned on going to do a little black friday shopping in the morning. Nate, the wonderful husband that he is, knew that I was exhausted and needed to sleep because I had to work that friday, so he went to Wal-mart and toughed out the crowds for me. We really wanted the game rock band, but that was out by the time he got there, so he got me a collage picture frame that I wanted and then saw this amazing deal on winter coats that we were both in desperate need of and got one for each of us. I was so grateful he did that and told him that he never has to do black friday shopping ever again, unless he wants to.

We enjoyed our thanksgiving, but did miss being able to be with all of our family. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Ugly Sweater Party

For Nate's RA job a couple weeks ago, there was a Christmas party for all the RA's on campus. The theme was to wear an ugly sweater so we were off to the thrift store and got some sweaters that weren't too bad if I do say so myself. There wasn't much that happened at the party except there was a gift exchange between all the different halls. Funny story, all the RA's at family housing had no idea they had to give a gift to someone, so when it was their turn, they gave the other group hugs. Very original. They got a box of movies that had something to do with a family member like Sister Act for sister, Stepmom for stepmom, and a few other ones. It was alot of fun. Nate and Joel and Daniel and another guy even got together to pass time and make the party more interesting and did a few barbershop quartet songs together. They sounded really good. I was impressed. Sorry the pictures are so dark.

Campus Heights baby shower

Some of my awesome friends from around here decided to throw a triple baby shower for me and two other girls that live here or did live here who are pregnant. They did such an amazing job and we had so much fun. It was fun to play the game of melt the chocolate in the diaper and guess which candy bar was which. I have never played that game before and it really is disgusting. They decorated everything so cute and just worked really hard and we appreciated it. Thanks Brit, Kimbi, Mary and Jaynah!

Nate's concert

Nate had what we think will be his final band concert at NAU on the 23rd. He was excited for it to be over and I am very proud of him for sticking it out all semester. He shouldn't be required to be in any more playing classes or have to take anymore private lessons after this semester which will be really nice and then he can have more time for the regular classes he needs to take. Good job honey!

26 weeks

Here I am with almost exactly 3 months left until my due date. It's crazy how fast time has gone by and how much more we still have to do. I am not sick anymore which is fabulous, but I can definitely feel the weight gain. I am starting to get uncomfortable sitting for so long, but I know that it is just going to get worse from here. We are so excited though. I can't contain myself.

As for a quick little update, you can see in the picture that I don't have my glasses anymore. It was time for my yearly appointment and I just decided I wanted to go back to contacts again. YAY! I love them, but I still have my glasses for back up which is nice. This week also hasn't been the best for Nate. He got sick with what we think was the Swine flu. We never took him in to get tested, but we are pretty sure that is what he had. He started feeling bad on Saturday and was confined to only the living room and the bathroom for most of the week. He slept out there and I was able to be in the bedrooms without worrying too much about getting sick. Thankfully , I never got sick and Nate will be going back to school tomorrow. It was a great blessing.

I have been super busy at work this week because the girl who was doing Accounts Payable at work, was called out on bed rest for her pregnancy, so I have been filling in and the new girl is starting tomorrow. It will be a big stress relief taken off of me and I hope it all works out well. That has basically been our lives for the last week.

Halloween Time

For Halloween this year, I got to dress up twice. Once was for my work party and the other was for a party my friend and I threw for all of our friends. I didn't get pictures of either, but for work, I was a pregnant cowgirl/hillbilly person and then for our party, It was suppose to be a couples type theme, but sadly, Nate got sick so at last minute (poor guy) so I had to come up with a different costume that wouldn't require my other half and I went as a band geeks wife and wore his band stuff from EAC. Everyone else at the party dressed up so cute. Here is everyone.
Sheriff and her prisoner (Jared and Janina)
Bert, Ernie and rubber ducky (Mike, Mary, and Jack)Lucy and Ricky Ricardo (Robbie and Britnee)
Toast and Fried egg (Amber and Joe)
Captain Kirk, Hines Ward Steelers fan, Pirate Girl (Pat, Kimbi, Riley)The Milkman and pregnant woman (Zack and Kelly)Adam came stag as well with a mask on. I don't know what his character was
Peter Pan, Wendy, and Tinkerbell (Brad, Jaynah, and Addie

We had alot of fun just hanging out and visiting with everyone. There were two more couples there that I never got to meet or take pictures of, but we had a great party. Thanks so much Jaynah for letting us use your house!
Happy Halloween!