Let the Pampered Chef begin again!

So, I don't know if anyone noticed a while ago that I was debating on whether to start back up doing Pampered Chef, well I decided that I am!! I'm actually more excited this time around and not sure why. Maybe because I'd be able to do that with my little baby around...hehe.

BUT... if anyone is interested in getting anything BEFORE CHRISTMAS I need to have the orders submitted before next Tuesday, December 15th. So call me or email me and let me know if anyone needs or wants anything for Christmas presents!

I will have catalogs available tomorrow or you can look up items online at the

Pampered Chef Website.

Nursery Ideas

So I found this cute website and found this picture of a little guys nursery... My mom and I are supposed to start making my little guy's nursery stuff this month and this is very similar to the idea I'm headed for... So Cute!!

Thoughts...Opinions...

So, I don't know how this works, but I thought I'd get other people's opinions about this.

So, when we did our wedding registry we did everything in store. I think there were a lot of items you could get online as well, but they were all available in store.

Now that it's coming time for us to start thinking about our baby registry there are more things that are available online that aren't available in store. So, I need your help!

The stroller combo, pack-n-play, high chair, and all that stuff that matches is only available online in the pattern that we like. We wanted a cute, gender neutral pattern, and the one we like isn't available in any store that I can see. So, do you think it's a bad idea if we register for them if they are only available online?

26 Weeks! Less than 100 days to go!

So, today marks the first day of my 26th week, so I have about 98 days to go!! This month has flown by. Tonight Justus and I are flying to Las Vegas for my birthday, Thanksgiving and a soccer tournament. I'm so excited! It's our last "big trip" until the baby is here. I won't be going on any trips until June for Regionals in New Mexico.

The little guy had the hiccups last night and it was kinda funny. He had to be laying from side to side, so head on my left side and feet to my right because each side of my tummy would jump when he'd hiccup!! It was hilarious!! I was laughing, but since it was like 1am I had to be quiet while Justus slept...it was silly though! And before I fell asleep last night I was just watching him move around in my tummy, but when I'd tell Justus to look he'd only catch the tail end of his movements.
He does move around a lot at night compared to the day I guess. Justus couldn't sleep the other night so he had his hands on my tummy and was feeling him move around and feel him with another case of the hiccups. He was shocked I stayed asleep during all that movement, but I can sleep anywhere through almost anything.

Boys, Boys, Boys!

So, I know lots of friends, family and co-workers that are pregnant right now...so far almost all of them are having boys!
Kelli & Kyle- Boy Due Feb 27th (one week before me)
Erin & Robert (Koelliker cousins)- Boy Due March 2nd (same day as me and Justus!)
Emily Knight (co-worker)- Boy Due a few weeks after me
Katie & Scott (co-worker and wife)- Boy Due a month after me

Babies that are already here...
Nic & Joyce (Justus' brother & wife)- Baby Jack born August 27th (born about 6 months before our baby is due)
Nicole- Just recently had her little baby boy
Holly & DJ- Had their little boy in April of this year

I have a few more friends that are prego right now that are due soon or in the next few months around me but their having girls. It's been fun to know all the people that are pregnant at the same time so we can swap stories!! I even had another friend tell me that she's expecting too!! But, it's on the down low right now until they're ready to announce it to the rest of the world. But I'm still super excited!!

Neighborhood Car Wreck?

So, is it possible for someone to leave their house and 30 seconds later get into a wreck? I'm sure it is.

Yes, this almost happened to me this morning. Now I know that Day Break roads are kind of strange if you aren't used to them. But, if you are observant while driving you should do fine if you have ever driven a car before.

Let me set up the scene for you if you haven't been out to Day Break. Most areas of the neighborhoods have one way alleys behind the houses and then just regular streets everywhere else. So, pretty normal, nothing too strange I'd think.

So I pull out of my garage and head down my alley and out onto the streets. Now, if you haven't been to my house (which most people haven't) I only live two streets away from 10400 S. so not too many intersections I have to go through to get out of my neighborhood. So really, getting in an accident in my "hood" doesn't seem likely. Well, I make my left hand turn off of Milford onto Topview, and its smooth sailing to 10400 S, no stop signs for me now until I get to 10400 S. So, I'm driving about 15 mph and I'm coming up to the next street High Mountain Drive I think, and I see three cars. One turning left like I had just done, one coming straight opposite of me, and another turning right opposite the left hand turner. (I hope that makes sense!) Anyway...So the left hand turner sees me coming but I don't think they saw the other car coming my way, so they turned out in front of them and the car going straight stops so they don't hit them (almost car wreck number one). I slow down even more just to make sure the intersection is cleared. But, for some reason, the stupid STUPID construction workers turning right must have thought it was a four way stop or something because they turned right in front of me!! I slam on my breaks (not too hard since I was going like 5 mph at this point) and I just blare on my horn, which isn't very loud but still... They look at me like "oops" and then signal me to go around them. HELLO!!! You are blocking my driving space anyway since I'm like a foot away from the side of your stupid van and you want me to go around you? Been driving long???? So finally they just finish their turn and drive up to the stop sign at 10400 S and I'm assuming they wanted to say something to me because their window was rolled down. I just stayed back because sometimes I feel like saying things I shouldn't when stupid people do stupid things while driving. I'm sure you all know how that goes...

They just sit there. They had plenty of time to go straight, turn right or left like 10 times!! So I'm getting more fed up with these idiots so I just pull up next to them, don't look at them though, make sure I'm clear to turn right and just head to work. I'm all in a rage at this point...trying to calm myself down though because stress and babies don't mix well.

But seriously!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY!!!!

Oh, and I wanted to give a shout out to the guy in the white Colorado truck. Just because you are in a hurry doesn't mean the rest of us good people have to speed up in construction zones just so you can be on time to where ever you need to be. If you are late, that's your fault. Don't ride the tail of every car in front of you!! Just accept the fact you are late and get over it. And riding people's tails doesn't make it faster. Yes, you were in front of me by a long ways on 7800 South but you still got caught at every single light that me and all the cars around you did. So, really did you burning rubber and tailing other cars really accomplish anything?! NOPE!!!

SNOOGLE!

I LOVE MY SNOOGLE!!

So, I've had trouble sleeping the last week. My back has been hurting so bad. Justus has had to wake me up several times because I was moaning like I was in pain or having a nightmare, and/or I was grinding my teeth which I guess gets loud too. So, two days ago I decided to invest in a body pillow of some sort to help me sleep during the last months of my pregnancy and I LOVE IT! I slept so well the first night with it. Last night I slept a lot better as well. Its also nice to prop up in different positions when I'm just laying in bed too.

HOORAY FOR THE SNOOGLE!!

23 Weeks and Counting...

Yep! I'm 23 weeks today! And Finally, Finally I'm posting a good picture of my belly! It isn't that big yet, but its certainly growing every day. My biggest "fear" is my naval is now starting to stick out slowly...I like having an innie!! Haha
I went to the doctor a week ago today, and everything is great.
My uterus is just as big as it should be.
It was 22 centimeters, which was supposed to equate to how many weeks I am.


Some days my belly looks bigger than other days...maybe I just hide it under some of my clothes better than others. Not that I'm trying to hide it, but it just gets hidden! Apparently someone at work didn't believe I was prego a few weeks ago because they said I wasn't showing at all.
Not the case anymore!!

Ta-dah!! Its our little guy!! This is the little guy at our ultrasound we had about 3-4 weeks ago. He's growing so much. He's kicking and punching all over now. And he might have had a case of the hiccups last night. Maybe that's why I couldn't sleep at all and I have a stiff...stiff back today. I woke up this morning pretty much bawling because my back is so sore. And I can't take anything to help :( Not to mention I slept like garbage as well. I woke up at least, at least once an hour until about 4am when I was able to get 2 hours of sleep in a row before waking up at 6am again. Man...at least I didn't get more leg cramps like the night before or I would still be asleep right now!

Re-start??

So...I've been thinking of re-starting my business with Pampered Chef. Before when I was a consultant I wasn't that "gung-ho" about it but lately I've been thinking it might be a good way to earn some extra cash, and now that I've moved to a better area I think I could do well. What are your thoughts? And, if you are interested in hosting a party soon let me know. If I re-start I could do some good shows in the month of November....

Flu, State Cup and Halloween Party

My Cute Hubby!

So, last week we had a little bit of a panic at our house. Justus came down with the flu! Don't worry, I'm okay, I didn't catch it. Luckily I got a flu shot a few weeks before and once I knew he was sick I didn't touch him and tried to disinfect whatever I could. My poor husband though. He was very sick. Luckily we were able to get him some Tamiflu and within a couple of days he was all better! This couldn't have hit at a worse time though, for him at least. He got sick in the early morning hours of the day he was going to coach the State Cup Semi Final game(s). Both his teams made it to the semi's but played at the same time. Luckily he had assistant coaches at each game to help him out. Both teams advanced to the finals and played on Saturday and both won. The U-14's killed La Roca (their enemies) 4-0, could have been a lot worse too. That team didn't get one goal scored on them the whole tournament and their closest game was 3-0!! They played awesome!! I was so proud of them and Justus!! The U-12 team scraped by in the finals winning 3-2 in the last few minutes Daniel got a very lucky header in the box that barely went in for the win. But, a win is a win. They didn't play as well as we had hoped (not to mention their goalie got a red card in the semi final game, so they didn't have a real goalie playing) but they still were able to pull it together to get the win. Great Job Boys! Can't wait for Regionals in New Mexico next June!

The U-14's

The U-12's

Between the final games, Coke and I went up to University Mall to see Justus' cousin who was having a book signing. Chad Lewis, retired NFL star and former BYU player, wrote a book about how he acheived his success. So we went and visited him and had a small chat with him. He's a nice guy for someone who went to BYU...haha.

Chad and his aunt Coke

On Sunday was the Annual Burt Halloween party at the Love's. Justus and I went as Alice and the Mad Hatter. Jonny and Connor went as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. I had to squeeze into my costume since the dress is not meant for a 5 month pregnant woman! We had to break out the plyers to get it to zip up!! We had a lot of fun.

I know...you can barely tell I'm prego in this picture!

Projects to Come

So I've got an itch to finally start doing stuff for our little boy now that we know he's a boy. Here are some of the things I've got in the works...

I got this cute scrapbooking kit for a little boy, so I can sort of get that started and personalize it once he's here and we decide on a name.


The last few Saturdays my mom, Justus, Connor and I have ventured across the valleys to several fabric stores to get his little nursery started. My mom is going to make his bedding/bumpers/quilt. Then we've got plenty of fabric to make a few blankets, carrier cover, and a few other things I got fun patterns for.



The bottom three fabrics are going to be the bumpers and skirt for the crib...I'm so excited!
My mom rocks!!



This stack is going to be a lot of different things...blankets, burp rags, carrier cover, diaper-to-go, and nursing covers (aka hooter hiders).

These fun fabrics (love them!) are going to be a few blankets for the little guy...he's already so spoiled!

Week 21

How your baby's growing:Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like he's practicing martial arts as his initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to his activity as you get to know him better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now.

Name Suggestions (none needed, thanks)

So, Justus and I pretty much have an idea of what we are going to name our little guy. Yes, we are keeping it a secret because what if we decide to change it? So, don't ask or guess, we aren't telling. But, we have had some interesting suggestions coming mainly from our family members. Here are some of them:

• Korihor and call him Kori (this has been our "favorite"-yes that is a sarcastic remark). I don't think we want to name our kid after that guy.... We suggested after that why not have twins and name them Cain and Abel or Laman and Lemuel?!
• Cletus and call him Clete, yes like a soccer cleat.
• Satan- well...various versions of this have been suggested along with other devilish names from movies...my brother-in-laws think our boy is going to be crazy like Justus was as a kid. (example- at around 3 he was chopping wood on his own and cut his head open with the axe or how about the time he cracked eggs in the refrigerator so he could watch them ooze down each level? yes...this is what I'm in for...)
• 9- this is Justus' suggestion that he's not going to let die until we are done having kids. Its his favorite number. I've quashed this because I don't want our kid named after a number. And, according to a baby name book we have a judge ruled it "inhumane" or something to name a person a number. Sorry honey...
• Rolliker- Rolliker Koelliker and call him Rolli...yeah I don't think so
• Kick- another Justus favorite.

These are just a few of the suggestions we've had in the past couple of weeks. I'm sure we will get more and more in the next 20 weeks until the little guy finally gets here. For now we just tell people to call him "Buddy" or "the baby." Mark, Justus' dad, likes to call him Bob; he's really just calling him that so we will get annoyed and hopes we will divulge the baby's real possible name. Sorry Marky Mark, not happening.

Kicks and Giggles

I am now 20 weeks! Half way there!!
The last week I have been feeling our little guy move all over the place, before I would occasionally feel a kick or punch, but he's going crazy now! I am shocked at how much I can feel him moving around! Like's he's already practicing his soccer moves!!
But, each feeling makes it even more and more real that he's there. Justus has been able to feel him move a few times and that makes him excited to be able to finally feel him.
I'm just hoping that he's not this active the rest of my pregnancy. I will have a bruised stomach or ribs for sure! And if its any sign of what he's going to be like, he'll be an energizer bunny just like his dad was as a kid!! OH NO!!!

It's a.....

Well...I know I've delayed posting this because I wanted to add a picture or something cute, but here goes...
We will be welcoming a cute baby BOY to our family!!! We are so excited to finally know what we are having. We were going back and forth as to what it could be. Almost everyone we knew thought for sure it would be a girl, so it came as a shock to many people that it's going to be a boy. My mom and I have already started shopping for cute fabric to decorate his nursery with and make cute things out of. I'll get pictures up now that I've got a charged battery for our camera!

More waiting...another two days

Yep...more waiting. Our next ultrasound is now scheduled for Thursday at noon to find out what we are having. More waiting...

7 Days and counting....

So we find out in one week what we are having!! We are getting so excited! We both will be happy either way, but we are still so excited to find out what it is. I'm also excited so I can start decorating!

Halloween Party?

So, Justus and I are slackers. I know we were going to have an "open house" so friends and family could come see our house. Now that its almost fall, and Halloween is next month, we were thinking maybe we'd have a Halloween party instead? What are your thoughts? It would be open to all of our friends and family to come. We have been in a few stores lately and have been getting in the Halloween mood, so we think we might do that instead of an open house.

My New Love

So, while in California I found this adorable kids clothing store called Jacadi. Its from Paris. I am in love with this dress...

And I love these little boys knickers...

Cute Picture

Connor boy went to the Utah vs Utah State football game with my dad and friends, which include his pal Matthew. My dad took this picture of them on Trax heading to the game. They're so cute!

GO UTES!!

Baby Jack is here!!

My new nephew Jack Steven Koelliker was born last night around 6:30pm. 8 pounds 11 ounces and 20 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great!!

Where's Baby Jack??

Well, just so you know we still don't know our babies gender, its too early. Maybe in another month.
Anyway, many of you might know that Justus' brother and wife are having a baby boy, Jack. His due date was yesterday and still no baby Jack. She's not dialated, no contractions, nothing. So she went to her doctor this morning to have a check up and I assume talk about possibly being induced (if it comes to that). She was supposed to let me know how it went and still haven't heard anything yet...so lets hope baby Jack comes soon! I'm excited to be an Aunt and have another little baby around until we get ours in 190 days!

Mini Golf and Frogs

So Justus and I recently went mini golfing with my parents and little brother. I won! I got 3 hole in ones!! I was stoked. I haven't played that good in years. It was fun to watch Connor try and figure out if he should putt left or right handed...we still aren't sure which way is easiest for him. But...just before we got to the last hole at Mulligans, the "Pyramid" where your ball doesn't come back, my dad noticed a toad on the sidewalk. So, I went up to it and poked it. It jumped. Then my dad was trying to pick it up to show Connor. He finally got it after a few hops. So my dad said "Connor look!" and Connor was looking on the ground left, right and behind him trying to see where it had jumped!! (it was hilarious) Then my dad puts the toad up to him and Connor jumps back and turns to "run" away. He says "I DON'T LOOK AT FROGS WHEN I SEE THEM!!" We all laughed...reminded us of one of our favorite movie lines "You shut your mouth when you're talking to me!" Oh the boy...he's so hilarious!!

Boy Or Girl??

So, I'm dying to find out if we are having a boy or a girl, but I figure I'd ask what all your predictions are. I'll list out some of my symptoms and things that might help you guess what we will have.

All Day Sickness- I've been sick pretty much all day long. It's finally starting to go away, but sometimes still creeps up on me. Luckily, I've only thrown up a handful of times.

Smells- Lately smells have been getting to me. Some of which have triggered those handful of unpleasant throw ups I've encountered.

Cravings- So far I haven't had too many cravings. Slurpee's were a big help in cutting down on my sickness, so I've had several of those lately.

Moodiness- Right when we found out I was prego, I was having mood swings galore! But I haven't really had them. I'm just exhausted all the time now.

Heartbeat- Our baby's heart beat is very strong and fast

My family history- My family has all boys and one girl. My dads family had all girls and one boy. My moms family had two boys and two girls. On my dad's side I have all boy cousins except 4 girl cousins. On my moms side- I'm not too sure, mixed.

Koelliker family history- Justus' family has all boys and one girl. His dads family has 5 girls and 2 boys. His moms family had primarily girls and a few boys (I'm not sure on exact numbers for the Cromars). Justus' cousins are mixed, but seem to be primarily boys (but there are a lot of them!).

HAPPY GUESSING!

ER VISIT

Well, on Friday we had a scare. I was on my lunch watching Justus' teams play in the Sparta tournament when I wasn't feeling well and my stomach started hurting. I figured I was hungry so I got some food and a drink and waited for the pain to go away. Well, it didn't. It got worse and worse during the game. So, after it was over I told Justus we needed to go to the ER because I was in a lot of pain (and of coarse I started crying because of the pain and I was scared). So we went to Alta View's ER. After waiting for 30 minutes to get checked in, we finally got back to a room. I was in the most pain at this point, and it would get worse at times and then die down a little; my fear, I was having a miscarriage and my pain was contractions. I'm still crying over the pain and me being scared. Finally after waiting over an hour, probably 90 minutes, a nurse finally comes in (pain time- 2 hours+). She doesn't do much, just has me do a urine sample and sends me back to my room. After sitting in there for a few minutes, they move me to another "room." After waiting for probably another 30 minutes we finally see the doctor. By this time my pain is starting to slowly die down. He does some basic exams of my heart beat, stomach pressure and all that jazz. Then he says we'll do an ultra sound to make sure baby is okay. So, after several more minutes he does that and the baby is fine. Whew! Huge relief! I'm still in some pain, but I'm not bawling anymore and its really dying down. Of coarse...right when the doctor walks in I'm starting to feel fine right? So they determine that I should do more tests (blood work, another ultra sound and a pelvic exam) just to make sure all is well. After all that, and several more hours of being there and lots of waiting. I'm finally discharged and given antibiotics to fight what they think might be a "slight infection." Key word "MIGHT." After lots of freaking out, stressing and crying everything is fine. We were able to see the baby on another ultra sound and see the heartbeat again. Everything is fine, but what a scare we had.

News!!!!

Well...have you noticed my new widget on my blog???????

Who's excited?!!! We are!!!

Justus and I are pleased to announce we are going to be parents! Our due date is March 2, 2010. Crazy! We are so excited. After 2 years of trying we are pleased to announce we finally did it!!

We had our first appointment yesterday and once I find my camera cord I'll post pictures of all the wonderful new things that have happened to us lately.

So, not only are we going to be first time aunt and uncle in about a months time, we are excited that we'll be able to have a cousin for our new nephew to play with!

We obviously don't know the sex yet, but we are ecstatic!!

I'M SO EXCTIED!!!

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE COMES OUT TONIGHT, I AM SO GOING TO THE MIDNIGHT SHOWING!! ME, JUSTUS, GILBERT, MCKINNON, AND JONNY (MY BROTHER) ARE ALL BRAVING THE MIDNIGHT CROWD TO SEE THE MOVIE TOGETHER! I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!

Just an update

Well, I haven't blogged for a while. I can't find my camera cord to download pictures of anything yet. We are still trying to unpack and get all moved into our house. Once its ready I'll hopefully post pictures. I'm having a baby shower for Joyce on Saturday, so I have to have the house presentable for all the relatives. So hopefully I'll have pictures soon.

As far as my knee goes I do have to have surgery. I have a torn ACL and I think a lot of meniscus damage so they'll go in and fix it all. I haven't scheduled my surgery but I can have it whenever I want after I get my range of motion back. I have to be able to bend it and straighten it. I can't quite straighten it all the way and can't bend it as far back as I used to be able to. So I'm still working on that. I'm still limping a little bit and my leg gets tired if I walk/stand on it for too long.

I've had to take leave at Naartjie until I can get more strength back in my leg, hopefully I'll be back there in August. I've also had to retire for now from coed soccer, and other sports. I was hoping to get to play tennis this summer with Justus but I can't play now : (

Well...I'll keep you all updated and hopefully post pictures within the week.

I did what to my knee?

So, if you've read my prior post you'll know that I injured my knee playing soccer over the weekend. Well, today I went to the doctor and got my diagnosis.

I TORE MY ACL!!

I am in shock. I'm not in a lot of pain so I figured I partially tore or just strained something. Guess not. I'll be following up with the physical therapist next week and we will hopefully have my surgery date scheduled. I'll keep you updated.

Crutches please!!

So, I'm sure you're all dying to see pictures of our house, well we don't have any yet because we are still trying to unpack! I never realized how much stuff we have!! So pictures will be coming soon, hopefully later this week. Oh, and if you haven't sent me your address do so soon so I can send out invitations to our house warming party!!

Now...onto the crutches. So, Saturday was a pretty typical Saturday for me. Working at Naartjie in the morning, then a couple coed indoor soccer games. Well, we won our first game and then we had our second game. And thats where disaster struck. There was less than 5 minutes left in the game and we were winning. I was sprinting back to defend since no one else was. I got to the girl with the ball, she was trying to fake me out. I went to pivot in the direction she was going and my left foot just stayed there. My left knee popped out of place and then back in. Was a great feeling! NOT! I stood there for a second and then dropped to the ground and started shreeking in pain. I was starting to hyperventilate a little. Good thing Justus and my brother are on the team and were there to calm me down before I went into shock. I couldn't move my leg really. They carried me off the field and I put it up to start icing it. I had stopped crying at this point by the way. Well, we ended up tying the game since the people who will actually defend were either injured or on the bench because they subbed out earlier. Well, my knee is about double its normal size right now. The swelling hasn't gotten much better and I've been hobbling around most of the weekend. I've been using crutches whenever possible because when I drag my leg or try to limp I get tired and sore really fast. I have an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon on Wednesday, they said since my knee is still really swollen they wouldn't be able to do anything. So I'll let you all know what the damage is.

We're moving!!! Yay!

We closed yesterday. Everything funded and recorded this afternoon. We get our keys tonight. And we can start moving in tomorrow!!! I'm so excited! If you want to help us move let us know! Haha...we are just so excited!

Updates...

So here's the skinny on life: We are closing in about 26 hours on the condo and house. Then we will move in later this week!!!!!

I do not have Swine Flu. So no worries there. I'm fine, but its always good to be cautious about that kind of thing, right?

My heart goes out to the Rogers and Jensen clan. My best pal Jenny Jensen informed me that her sister Tammy passed away from a massive heart attack on Saturday night. I love you guys and our prayers are with your family. Let us know if you need anything, anything at all.

Did I mention that we are closing on our house? Can you tell I'm excited? We walked through it again this weekend and it got both of us super excited!!

HAZMAT!

So, my work ordered a "hazmat" crew to come and clean our office. The areas in question: Bathroom, breakroom, girlie's desk and MY DESK! I don't know if they cleaned anyone elses desks but now that its clean I feel better, but I'm still scared I've got it now!! I hope not. But, I'm taking precautions not to get others sick, so if you're sick, a small child, or pregnant, I won't be coming near you for the next few days.

SWINE FLU!

So, my poor desk neighbor at my work has been confirmed with Swine Flu! Sorry girlie! Well, I just happen to be the closest person that sits by her at the moment. I wasn't feeling well this morning, I started getting a shooting pain in my left hip and it felt like I had bad cramps. I'm 90% sure its was an ovarian cyst, which are not fun. Well, I couldn't stand up straight and the pain got worse and worse, to the point that I felt like I was going to puke. So, I went home over lunch and laid down to try and get better. Before I left Angela had thrown up in the bathroom and I happened to use the restroom after that...umm...bad sign if it was the same stall. Well, I get back to work my pain is gone and I don't feel like I'm going to throw up anymore. Angela had left to go get tested for Swine Flu and I guess called back while I was gone to confirm she did in fact have it. So, now my manager Natalie, was very worried since I wasn't feeling well and I sit so close to Angela (even though you can't get swine flu just by sitting next to someone). But then...I think...she threw up and I used the restroom right after that... There is disinfectant in there so I'm sure she used it, but now I'm worried! Wouldn't that just take the cake if I get deathly sick the week I'm closing on my house and I'm going to move? Yeah...that would just be AWESOME!! But would just top everything off!

HELP NEEDED!! CLOSING!

So have you seen all those posts on my blog about that beautiful house in Day Break? Well...its finally starting to shape up! In just over a week we should be moving into that beautiful house!! I'm so excited! We are scheduled to close on the condo and house on Tuesday at the title company and once everything records at the city we can get the keys!! I'm so freaking excited!!

Whose ready to help us move???

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL!

So today, Wednesday May 27th, is the UEFA Champions League Final!! Manchester United vs. Barcelona! This is going to be a great game! Messi vs C. Ronaldo!! I can't wait!!

Another Condo For Sale, Not Ours Though...

So my brother-in-law and his wife are selling their condo in West Jordan/Murray area. They are listing it at $167,900 MLS#886627. Its a 2 bedroom 2 bath, with a fireplace and vaulted ceilings. Its a top floor unit, end/row unit as well. They also have a covered parking garage for the owners. Check it out if you or anyone you know is in the market! They need to sell it ASAP to get ready for their baby coming in a few months!

It just adorable!

Food for thought...

Well I don't know if its food for thought, but I'm definitely getting impatient waiting for this to finally happen. As of May 14th, we were told it could be 1 to 21 days before we could close on the condo and the house. So...Here's the beauty just waiting for us to arrive!

(I really need to get an updated picture of this...we have a yard, shutters, and more!)

I'm too anxious!

So, we are just waiting for a call from our realtor or the lender to say "Come sign the papers! We're finally closing!!!" It could be today or tomorrow, hopefully one of those days so we can move in this weekend!! I am having A.D.D. at work because I feel like I just want to drop everything and just go sign those darn papers!! I'll let you all know when that finally happens!

The Future Looks Bright!!

Well, here we are again... we are now within the last week of the sale of the condo, we are scheduled to close on the condo and the house next week!! Yay! Lets hope it finally goes thru! Remember, we are going to have an open house to celebrate us finally being in the new house so make sure you shoot me your address so I can send you an invitation. I'm not going to post the information online.

Another Step Closer...

So, as many of you are wondering...we still aren't into our house. We've had two offers on our condo fall through and we are currently under contract with a new buyer, and should know by Thursday or Friday of this week if its going to work. We obviously hope it works! But again, with the underwriters and all that stuff behind the scenes, you never know! We aren't holding our breath, but maybe 3rd time is the charm?! This sale should close very fast if it all goes through, so we could be into the house hopefully by mid-May! I will keep you all posted on whats happening and then you all can come see the house if all goes well!!! Keep your fingers crossed!

Just kidding...its getting re-listed! MLS#848964

So, we already found out that the new buyers loan isn't going to be approved. The buyer has 1099 instead of W2 and doesn't have a long enough history of 1099 yet. So we are yet again re-listing the condo. We are still seeing if we can work something out with these new buyers but no such luck yet. So, if you know anyone interested in a condo...have them check us out!

The Condo Highlights

Top Level, End Row Unit

Living Room with fire place

Pre-wired for surround sound

Lots of storage in the kitchen

Brand new hardware on cabinets

New paint and molding in second guest room/office

(oh, and a HUGE walk in closet!)

New toilets in both bathrooms, new hardware and fixtures

Huge Master Loft

Vaulted Ceilings in Living room with an overlook from master loft

Brand new laundry room with new plumbing and tile

Also, the master bath is completely remodeled. We are putting the finishing touches on that and then I will post a picture of it. Brand new plumbing, new double vanity, new oversized tub and shower fixtures, new toilet, new tile, new light fixtures.

Also, new light fixtures and electrical throughout the condo. It also has a big storage space off the laundry room. There's also a deck that the sliding doors in the living room and second bedroom go off to. It overlooks the pool and the mountains. Great for eating out on in the summer nights! We need to sell ASAP!!

New Offer

So, we got a call from our realtor today saying we have a new offer on the condo. They came in really low, so we countered them. They are meeting with their realtor tonight, so we probably won't hear anything until later tonight or tomorrow morning on if they accept it or not. They had a letter stating they qualified for more than the amount we countered at, so hopefully they'll take it! Keep your fingers crossed that this is the one! We aren't holding our breath since the last sale fell through, but its nice to be optimistic right? Don't forget to respond to my last post if you want a prize! I'm working on some fun things next week while I'm out of town so if you want a great present you best respond fast!

Oh, did I mention to you all that I'm pregnant?!

Also, my sister-in-law found out on Monday that they're having a boy, congrats to them!

Oh...Just kidding, I'm not pregnant...thats my April Fool's joke for the day!

Pay it forward...

The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. Then come back, let me know you're going to play and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Hooray for homemade things!

(yes Matt & Jenny, I copied you completely, but I'm going to do the same thing!)

NCAA Tourney....

I have way to much free time this week. Every year at work we do a contest for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. This year I had a great idea to make a HUGE bracket to put in our blank wall space by our department, and this is the result. I spent about 3 hours total making the brackets and putting the teams on there. I'm hoping to recycle it and use it again next year. I hope everyone at my work appreciates it!!

Good luck? I don't think so : (

Well, I thought today would be a lucky day but its turned out to be very unlucky. The buyers of our condo couldn't get the funding because of some minor quirks that now govern the lenders in America. Things that would have been fine a year or two ago, cannot happen anymore. So, all in all, we might lose the house now. We have already re-listed the condo and hopefully Holmes Homes will be willing to work with us a little longer. If not, I guess its both our loss. I also partly blame it on our lame condo complex and the way its managed. Thats all for now...I'm really upset, but I'll be fine. I just sucks that when we were supposed to be closing this week we find out that we won't be anymore. Hopefully something good will turn out from all this stress. Thanks for your love and support...

Koellikers

Blue Man

So this is kinda old, but back in November for my birthday my father-in-law, Marky Mark, got us tickets to see Blue Man Group in Vegas. We were down there for the Annual Turkey Shoot soccer tournament. Justus' parents and sister came down and we all (minus Coke) went to the show on Saturday night. It was great. I saw them at the Delta Center or E-Center when they came a few years ago, but seeing them in their studio was pretty cool!

Marky Mark loves to go to shows down in Vegas, the year before he got us tickets to go see the Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian...it was grand! I love that show! And since tickets are pretty pricey, I'll totally let him keep buying for the shows!

Things

So the last weekend in February me & Justus, Nic & Joyce, Mark & Katie went up to the family cabin to do snowmobiling. Now it wasn't the ideal trip...and unless you are really interested I'll spare you all the details. But, on Saturday night after we took the snowmobiles back to a little place near Oakley, we stopped at the Road Island Diner. Now as you can see this goes way back. On the backside of the menu's it gives you this history of the trolley car that is now the diner and how it was transported cross-country all the way to Utah a few years back. Its an interesting little place. Kind of overpriced, and the food I had wasn't too great (I had turkey dinner and the turkey was warmed, thin sliced deli turkey with gravy, not my kind of turkey dinner). My parents have been there and had breakfast/brunch. They said it was fantastic! So maybe we picked the wrong meal? But you should go check it out nonetheless. My banana split was devine though!

Friday Addition...I know you'll love it!

Oh the Jelly Shoe. I don't know why we loved them. I had a few pair of them as did most girls. But really...why? All I remember about them is how they hurt or cut my feet, and made my feet get all sweaty. Gross. And it hated it when one of the little pieces would break away from the chain and dig into your foot...ouch!

Oh M.A.S.H. I loved this game. I played it with all my crushes, boyfriends, and dream husbands. Who didn't right? And my favorite was when you'd throw in a couple guys that you hated or really disliked. Keeps things interesting. It definitely made certain classes, subjects, or periods go by a lot faster. This also reminds me of those little hand made games you'd play when you'd make some origami thing and decide who you liked or whatever. Oh those were the days............

Clueless

Awe...Clueless. Who doesn't love this movie? I love it! And, I love to watch it and laugh at some of the funny things in it; the old cell phones, tapes, and Marvin the Martian. Justus always says when I watch this movie, "This movie made Jeeps a girl car. It was a guy car until Cher drove one." Or something along those lines, and then he goes into a short story about how he loved Jeeps until this movie and probably would have owned one.

And where are our friends now?

Alicia Silverstone: Has been doing several TV roles and looks to be filming on a new movie
Brittney Murphy: The voice of Luanne on TV's King of the Hill, has finished filming a few movies herself
Paul Rudd: Love him. He's been in several of my favorite comedies the past few years.
Donald Faison: Is on the TV show Scrubs.
Jeremy Sisto: Now has a leading role on my #2 favorite show, Law & Order.

My Chair...My Chair...I will love my Chair!

So...about a week or so ago Justus, me and my mom went to Pier 1 because I have this $20 gift certificate for there that expires on Saturday. While we were there I totally fell in love with this chair. Its so beautiful and comfortable. I was sitting in all the new chairs and couches and this was the last one for me to sit in and I sat down and just stayed there. Fifteen to twenty minutes later Justus had to drag me out of the chair. He said "I know you love it, but we don't really have a home right now. We're selling the condo and haven't closed on the house so there's no where to put it." So...of coarse I was a little disappointed.

So this week in the mail I got Pier 1's new catalog for spring and Easter. And of coarse...my chair is in it. But, its on SALE! So, along with the sale price and my $20 gift certificate (obviously before taxes) I'd save about $100 on the chair! So, I again brought it up to Justus. He finally surrended and said I could buy it. Now that closing on the condo and house are so much closer and realistic, he was okay with it. YAY!!

So, I'm planning on going to get it on Friday night or Saturday. We laugh because I've already planned out what room this will go in and how I'm going to decorate the room around the chair. Its going to be in our front room, and for a very, very long time this will probably be the only piece of furniture in that room. Its going to be my black, white and red accents room. It will definitely go with the flow of the rest of the main floor too since the colors are red, black, brown, creams and whites. So hooray!!!

#3: The Tamagotchi...oh yes...and a surprise

The Tamagotchi (たまごっち ?) is a handheld digital pet created in 1996 by Aki Maita and sold by Bandai. Over 70 million Tamagotchis have been sold as of 2008.[1] The Tamagotchi is housed in a small and simple egg-shaped computer. Three buttons (A, B, and C) allow the user to select and perform an activity, including:
1. Feeding the Tamagotchi a piece of food or a snack.
2. Playing games with the Tamagotchi.
3. Cleaning up a Tamagotchi's waste.
4. Checking its age, discipline, hunger, happiness and other statistics.
5. Connecting with other friends

Oh the Tamagotchi, Gigga Pet, whatever...I remember in Elementary they had to do a "ban" on this product much like they do with cell phones today. If they saw your little pet, they'd take it away until the end of the day. My parents never let me buy one...but my friends would let me "babysit" theirs, and I might have even inherited one from a friend when they got a new one. I just remember the envy that I had when they first came out and my parents were holding out on me. I was in the grocery store the other day and I think I saw a newer version...maybe I'll buy one now!

Now I'm one for the old stuff...and one thing I think about often as well are POGS.

Pogs is a game that was popular from the early to late 1990s.[1][2][3] The word "pog" also refers to the discs used to play the game. The name originates from POG, a brand of juice made from passionfruit, orange and guava; the use of the POG bottle caps to play the game pre-dated the game's commercialization.[3] The game of pogs originated in Hawaii in the 1920s or 1930s,[1][2] and returned to popularity when the World POG Federation and the Canada Games Company reintroduced them to the public in the 1990s.

I remember the slammers were so cool because they were like decorative paper weights in the shape of pogs. And then....you could win your friends pogs by playing the game. I loved it. Again, my parents didn't really play into the "pet rocks" of my time so I had to muster up my own money to buy a few pogs to be able to win more from my friends. I wonder what ever happened to those. I used to have a ton. Must have been thrown out one day! I hope they dont come back in fashion again...haha

#2 In Living Color

Oh...In Living Color... This is the show where a few actors and actresses got their start. Created by the Wayan's Brothers and they all had roles on the show, we also saw great faces like Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx. And did you all know that Jennifer Lopez was discovered here? She was a Fly Girl! For those of you that don't know what the Fly Girls are...they were like the dance team for the show.

This show was also home to another great character, Fire Marshall Bill (below), played by no one else but Jim Carrey! We all know we loved him, and we loved hearing him say "LEMME SHOW YOU SOMETHIN!!" Or, what about Homey the Clown? Played by Damon Wayans, this ex-con now working as a clown character was another In Living Color classic.

Even though the show pushed buttons on things such as the game show segments involving "Yo Momma" jokes and other interesting topics relative to that... we all loved the show! It made us laugh at stupid things and enjoy life. I know I might have only been under ten when watching the show...but its something that brought my family together! Haha...as lame as that sounds, one of my families favorite things is watching TV shows and movies together and then having decade (or longer) conversations about them. So thank you In Living Color, thank you for the talent that was discovered on your show and the entertainment you brought us!