My friend, the genius.

Congratulations to Nanette for getting accepted to the U of U Law School!! She basically took the LSAT for fun and just applied to the U to keep her options open and of course she got accepted. She hasn't decided if she'll go yet, but it's such an accomplishment to get in. I think she may be telling the U, as Derek Zoolander would say, "she's complimented....but not interested"- for this year at least. We will see!
It was always fun growing up with a genius like Nanette. Especially around the time when ACT scores came out. To avoid telling my own scores, I always mentioned the fact that she got a perfect score on the reading section. I will never forget Nanette reading a book in the cafeteria during lunch and at recess in elementary school. And everywhere we've traveled together, we always would try to pack as light as possible, but somehow each time she finished a book- in record timing, she would pull another one she brought out of her pack. I think she can read faster than anyone I know.

Congrats Nanette, I'm so proud of you!

"When a man is tired of London he is tired of life..."

Last night I met Ty after work and we went to Evensong at St. Paul's Cathedral. It usually costs 20$ to get in, so we'd resigned ourselves to the fact that we'd only just admire the outside. But thanks to the ingenuity of Betsy and my parents, they found out that if you go there or to Westminster Abbey at 5pm during Evensong, you can get in for free...good tip for next time you visit London. It is such a beautiful cathedral!

The quote of the subject goes on to say:

" I can never understand why Londoners fail to see they live in the most wonderful city in the world. It has more history, finer parks, better theaters, more museums, leafier squares, safer streets, and more courteous inhabitants than any other large city in the world..."

-Bill Bryson

Not that I'm trying to recruit more visitors, but this is really a great city and I think everyone should come here at least once in their lifetime. I love it more and more every day.

Missing my sisters....

Heidi gave me a bon voyage package when I moved here and it had this 'grow a sister' in it. On one of her last nights in London, Betsy and I were missing Heidi so we decided to 'grow a Heidi' and do face masks for all of us. Just the 3 of us waiting for our masks to dry...you can't really see it, but the 'grow a sister' has face mask on too.
You can't tell from the picture, but the package claimed that the 'sister' would get up to ten times the size- as you can tell, this was not the case.

Now I need more 'grow a sisters' to hold me over until we visit Utah this summer!

Visit from the Bittons!!

It was so fun to have Karen and Bryce in town. This picture is blurry, but it is very appropriate for their visit- they were always on the go! We were so impressed with everything that they packed into their few days in London.
It was fun to both be pregnant while they were in town- although, as you can see, she doesn't look one bit pregnant yet! What a difference 6 weeks apart can make!!
Thanks for coming guys!

22 weeks and growing....

I was in desperate need for some maternity clothes, so I was at the store trying some jeans on and couldn't decide on the size. So I went out to ask the girls working what they thought. One of the girls said, "Well, how far along are you?" and I told her about 5 months. And she said, "oh you're huge! When my cousin was 5 months, she was smaller than you. Now she's 8 months and looks like a whale!" So having no idea how to respond and I gave an awkward laugh and said, "ok, so go for the bigger size?" I could've been offended, but she really was a nice girl from Russia and it was just really funny.

My point is, I'm getting huge. But I love being pregnant, I constantly feel little kicks and bumps from the little man reminding me he's there. It's the best.

This picture especially makes me feel good next to slim and trim little Betsy

Happy Birthday Ty!!

Such a great pose on the rocky beach in Wales....

I love you Ty, Happy Birthday!!!

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