It all comes down to this

This morning I woke up at 7 sharp starving. So Eric got up and got me a little snack. Well here is the problem he then went to go get us some breakfast and took longer than expected. While he was gone, I was here at the house talking myself out of throwing up. As long as I concentrated really hard I did pretty well. But then he came into the bedroom with breakfast and all of a sudden..... in to the bathroom I ran and out what little I had came.

Now I know most of you are going why are you sharing this. Well because I hate throwing up and when I do I feel miserable. Also Eric say I am now officially pregnant because I have thrown up. I am not so sure about that but the funny part was that after three minutes of calming my stomach down I was able to eat breakfast. Is this normal? I mean when I feel like throwing up I don't want to eat anything. Oh, well as Dad said I guess there is a new norm and I just don't know what it is yet.

only one more week

So as of today, we only have one week until the movers come to load up our house. Then Thursday April 23rd we head back to Utah! We are both excited, except for the whole packing part. You since we have done this so many times while we were both single you would think we would have it down. But unfortunately it is still the same pain in the butt when you are married. Now you just have someone really cute to help you get it all done. So for now this is all. More updates including pregnancy news once we get back to Utah. Hope everyone is doing well. 

A Leap of Faith

OK, so as many of you know our future right now is not completely clear. We know we are going to have a baby in November and are suppose to be in Utah at least until then. But what is to come after that we do not know. There are endless possibilities. And here is where courage must take hold.

For the past month my wonderfully supportive husband has been encouraging me to look more into John Hopkins' history of medicine program. I kept telling him that I need more biology and medical background. But what he said stuck with me and now as we are getting ready to move and start over I got the very strong impression this morning to take a chance and really look into it. As I did I started to apply for the program for the 2010-2011 school year, and wouldn't you know it I have more than the requirements for admission. Now I am going to do some polishing of my credentials and also add a few more good attributes to my academic record but it is really exciting to see that I have a major chance to do this. I just hope and pray that this is what the Lord's wants for us and that I can get in. It would be a dream come true. Partly because Eric has said he will follow me to Maryland if I get in. I hope that the Lord's will is here and that I will have the courage and confidence to put my best foot forward.

What does a newly wed couple do for Easter

So since I can't really be in the kitchen very long right now, with get nauseated and throwing up. I wondered what would we do for Easter. In my family there is always a big home cooked meal. Luckily my dad has postponed this for another two Sundays. This means Easter dinner will also celebrate Eric and I being back in Utah. So with that Eric and I still had to figure out something to do for the two of us. So here it is... We decided to help our friends keep their sanity with really hyper kids. Let me explain we are friend with the Perkins family and they are great. There is just one little problem, Dad and all four kids love candy. So poor Sandy is left to fend for herself in a family of hyper active kids and husband. So we decided to help out a little. We always sit with them at church and after church we tried to get the kids to run off the energy before they went home. Sandy did ask that we come by and take all the candy out of the house but we knew that wouldn't work.

Now what about our Easter dinner, well it is something I can eat and have been craving, spaghetti! Poor Eric all I want to spaghetti and meatballs. I know he is going crazy so I have tried to make him sandwiches and have promised to make my famous mashed potatoes once we move. By then I hope to be able to look on food without gagging. It is so frustrating to have morning sickness when you love to cook and also eat what you cook. Oh well, I will just appreciate it more when I can have all again. Happy Easter and hope it was a wonderful day for each of you. I know I have enjoyed the time to remember our savior and the amazing price he paid and the gift he gave. 

Clarification

So I would like to clarify last night's post. I did not mean to demonize New Mexico. I know that there are many great and wonderful people here. I was just trying to point out that it is just not where we are suppose to be. To be honest it is easier for us to find reason to leave right now because there are many wonderful people we are leaving behind. The Lord just knows that if he does not push us, we do not like to make too big of changes once we get comfortable with something. So in the end I have to say for me, New Mexico is a great place to visit but I will leave judgement up to the rest of you. Sorry if I offended anyone. I was venting. 

Reasons to leave New Mexico

So, since Eric lost his job the Lord seems to be giving us more and more reason to leave New Mexico. The first came with the wonderful dust storms of last week and this week. This was compounded by the fact that the New Mexico Public Health officials have done nothing to help people avoid upper respiratory problems created by the dust and the micro-organisms in the dust. The next big one came tonight for me. I have been watching the news just to try and be an informed citizen, but then tonight I heard how a mother got her six year-old son taken to court and order to traffic school because he kept taking his seat belt off in the car. 

Now I don't know about all of you but for this soon to be mother this seems a little extreme and irresponsible on the mother part. I mean little kids misbehave but if the parents have a system in place the child will learn to live by it. For example in my home my mother never started the car before we were all buckled up properly. Then if any of us unbuckled while she was driving she would pull over and wait for us to re buckle. Lets just say if we did not do so quickly siblings got upset. Mostly because they were late for practices or other fun activities. This system worked even with the most stubborn of us. 

I don't care where live as long as the public health and judicial systems are responsible and our family can grow up in a productive environment. Thanks for listening. Hope you are all well. And just so you know New Mexico is a great place to visit but I wouldn't recommend living here if you have a choice. 

Words of Wisdom

So this week-end was great! My parents came down to see us and for the first time in over a week I was able to get out of bed and actually enjoy their company. It was great to be with them and to have Eric here too. We watch conference Saturday with them and then we watch Sunday conference at the house while they drove back to Utah. But their visit along with conference was the shot in the arm that we need to get started packing. We will be living with a family in my home ward for four months, while I work at the park and Eric looks for a job. We know that even though we have been hit by the economy and some of our dreams will have to wait, it will all work at in the Lord's way and time. Right now I am just grateful that I have a loving husband who has as much faith if not more faith than me. I am also grateful for great parents who are supportive and the best cheerleaders I have ever had. I will tell all of you that my next post may be from Utah. We will see how the next two and a half weeks go! Remember, there is always hope for a better tomorrow. 

Coming Back to Utah

So here is the latest. First we got the deposit back and all it took was showing a little legal muscle. So now we are working on getting packed and getting a small apartment in Salt Lake. We are excited because we know this is what we are suppose to do. I personally have been dealing with morning sickness that has be made worse by sense headaches. But little by little I am able to do all that needs to be done so that we can get out of here. Utah here we come back!