Happy Birthday Cory!

Cory's turned 28 last week and we had a good day. We started out the day fixing the Cory breakfast in bed. I found these amazing morsels and Wal-mart; they are Cinnabon Twists and come with frosting they are to die for.

(Yes, this is the ONLY picture I took on Cory's Birthday)

Then we spent some time finishing our desk that I posted about earlier. After that we decided to go and eat lunch at one of our favorite restaurants....

We had our favorite chips and queso and Quesadilla Explosion Salad. It was yummy! Thanks to my parents who sent Cory gift cards for his birthday.

Later on that night I made Cory sloppy joes and carrot cake (both his requests). We also rented and watched What Happens in Vegas. We love that show it is hilarious! All in all it was a good day.

Extreme-Desk-Makeover

Before we moved to New Mexico we decided to get rid of any unecessary things that we had. We decided to get rid of our desk simply because it was ghetto. When we got moved into the house and got settled we decided that we did indeed need a desk; although we did not want to spend a

lot of money on it. One day we took a load of junk to Savers, as we were leaving there was a little man dropping of this precious gem. . .

So we asked him if we could have it and he obliged. We took it home, washed it, sanded it down and then painted it black. Once it dried we decided to sand it down a bit and make it look antique.

The drawers had this nasty old paper on the bottom. So. . .

I used my new favorite thing Mod Podge, and put new paper on the bottom of the drawers.

Here is our cute little desk!!

We are actually quite proud of ourselves because neither one of us has every really done something like this. It was really fun and we got to spend some quality time together.

I don't know what it is about this New Mexico air but it has definitely brought out the craftiness in me.

Jordyn's Room

Here are a few finishing touches on Jordyn's room.

I am actually quite proud of them because I have

never proclaimed to be a crafty person.

But I thought these turned out pretty dang cute!

You Know You Are Large and In-Charge When. . .

• People no longer ask you how far along you are, rather they ask "When are you due? As if you are going to pop at any second.
• A lady at church says, "How much longer do you have?" I reply "Nine weeks" She says "oh I looked back at you during Relief Society and remember the days when I was that uncomfortable, hang in there!"
• Random men everywhere ask me when I am due. WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT?!?
• I had a pedicure done at the beginning of July, which is still on, due to the fact that it is really squishy and uncomfortable to bend that far over to take it off.
• I was at Hobby Lobby today and was trying to open the door while taking the shopping cart through at the same time. A lady says "do you need my help?" I said "oh I think I've got it." She replies by saying "Oh, I remember those days. That's not very fun!"

What are you supposed to say to these things?? I know I am big. I know that I am uncomfortable. I know that I have to get out of bed to pee 3-4 times a night. I KNOW all of these things, I don't need the general public reminding me.

Anyway, the pregnancy is going well. We have about eight weeks left. We are so excited to have her here, mostly just so we can hold her in our arms, but also because it means we will have more visitors!!

Our Weekend with Holli

We had our first visitor! Cory's mom came last week and stayed with us for five days. We were able to go see the many sites of Albuquerque and traveled up to Santa Fe (which was one of the dumbest places we have ever been!) We had fun going to new restaurants, shopping for the baby (as if she isn't spoiled enough;), and exploring new places. It was so nice to have a familiar face here. So if anyone else wants to come you are more than welcome!

A church we visited in Santa Fe.

Who would have thought that the world's longest tram is in Albuquerque?!? This tram takes you 2.7 miles up the mountain. When we got to the top all we could see was clouds, but it cleared up right before we went down.

Here we are at the top!!

The sunset was beautiful when we got to the bottom.

Don't be grossed out! These are our new friends. Cockroaches! They come out at night and there are tons of them on the sidewalks and driveways. They are disgusting little creatures. I am fine if they stay outside. Cory keeps teasing me that I am going to go in Jordyn's room and there will be on crawling on her face!! I swear if that happens, so help me!!

Home Sweet Home

Here is the front of our home. All the houses on the street were built in 1950 and they all look alike.


This is our backyard; complete with a patio, shed, and 18 fruit trees. Yes you read that right I said 18! They have plums, pears, and nectarines.

This is the view when you first walk in the house. Our lovely family room.

Another angle of the family room.

Our little dining room.

Our kitchen, it is quite big. . . but I couldn't get on a good angle for the picture.

The spare bedroom for anyone who would like to visit the sweet city of Albuquerque! This room also serves as our mini-office.

Jordyn's room, the first room that was put together! Complete with bedding made by my amazing mom.

Another part of Jordyn's room. Now all we need is for her to be here. Nine weeks!

And last but not least, our bedroom.

Hope you enjoyed the tour! New Mexico is quite a different place but we are going to make the best of it. And who knows. . . it may grow on us!

We are here!!

Well we have made it to New Mexico! We have got the house all put together and Cory started school today. It is a lot different down here and every day I realize that I loved the Utah bubble that I grew up in;) Anyway, things have been crazy but I will get pictures of the house up soon.