An Amazing Experience

On Friday, Cory and I had the most miraculous experience. We got to listen to our baby's heartbeat! Yes, I'm pregnant!!

It was so amazing! At first our midwife couldn't find it. She about gave up. I think she realized I was on the verge of bursting out in tears when she told me it was too early. So, she tried for a few more minutes and finally found it.

We were relieved. There really is a tiny little baby in there! Baby Simons is due in December!!! And we cannot wait!

two years.

Monday was our two year anniversary. I know that is not very long. But I honestly cannot believe we have been married for two years already! The time has flown by. We had a great anniversary. Cory didn't have to study too much. We had time to watch a movie together and get some take-out. It was nice to just sit at home and enjoy each others company. Earlier that day I walked to Wal-Mart so I could surprise Cory with something. He always has the car these days so it's hard for me to sneak away. I think celebrations are always more fun when there are surprises involved. He loved it and was impressed I walked there. Even though it is only a 5 minute walk.

But Cory got me the perfect gift. A wedding band for my ring. It was a big surprise! I'm officially married now. I love it! I feel just like I did after we were engaged. I always want to wear them and look at them! They are so pretty together. He did a great job! I love him so much. I'm happy we get to spend eternity together. We have been having a great life and I love every second of it.

On a side note, I love Ben & Jerry's. Many people know this about me. My favorite flavor is Chocolate Therapy. Today at the grocery store I happened to look at the flavors of B&J they had, which I don't usually do because the store never carries any good flavors. But I saw something that caught my eye.

THIS.

It looked yummy. And it tasted DELICIOUS! My chocolate therapy has a new rival. I encourage all to devour some for themselves.

April Craft

I was going to post this with my May craft but I haven't got around to finishing it yet.

But I really love this wreath I made for Easter.

I found it HERE.

Cory helped me quite a bit with this one. I had a hard time wrapping those eggs at first. And of course, Cory was better at it than me. No surprise there. Once I got the hang of it, I took over. 

This project took me FOREVER though! Good thing I had a lot of free time on my hands or I would not have finished it.

At first I wasn't so sure I liked how it turned out. But now I love it! It's about time to take it down, which makes me sad. I can't wait to put it up next year!

I love Iowa but...

I miss a few things in Utah.

Do you know what I want right now more than anything? Mexican food. Specifically Costa Vida. I want a grilled chicken burrito with pinto beans and medium sauce. Smothered please.

My second pick would definitely be Rubio's.

I would take almost anything from here. Which is very uncommon for me.

Los 3 Amigos. Trashy. Sooooo good. I'll take a #3 please.

Besides Mexican food I really miss Wingers. I know, I know, it's unbelievable there is not a Wingers close by.

I do love their sticky fingers. But my favorite thing on the menu? Sticky finger quesadilla. Yum!

And of course I miss,

All of which are not located in the Quad Cities. Bummer. There is nothing to eat out here. There is an Applebee's on about every corner. There is a Chili's. Which is ok. Not fabulous though. An Olive Garden. A T.G.I.F. And....... That's about it. No good Mexican places we found. The Mexican restaurants out here serve ground beef with taco seasoning. That is not Mexican. Not to mention repulsing. So I have been trying to think of ways to satisfy my cravings. I have found a few recipes I'm going to try. Hopefully they will be impressive.

Trevor.

As of Saturday, March 26 my big brother is officially engaged! I couldn't be any happier for him. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were throwing

 these at cars. 

Or that we were running to the kitchen Saturday mornings to watch

this. 

Or how I would for some reason let him practice 

this...

and this... on me.

And I could have sworn it was just the other day that he dropped me off at the mall

in this. 

I remember picking him up at the airport

from his 2 year service for the Lord.

It wasn't too long ago that we would play dress up in the mall

 i would do weird things like this

 and he would dress up like this. 

But now,

this brother of mine that I know and love...

Is getting married to

this gorgeous girl...

here.

Congratulations Trevor & Karin!

Love you both!

We moved

We now live in Davenport, Iowa and I LOVE it here, surprisingly. I was worried I was going to hate it. But the people are so kind, I love our location, and I love our new house!

Our new home.

 And may I add that moving across the country is not fun. We packed and loaded everything onto a truck and away it went. We were worn out and our long trip had not begun yet. It took us 3 days to load the truck and secure everything as best we could. 3 DAYS!?! Thankfully Warren was able to help us. I don't know what we would have done without him. Thanks Warren!

This is a good view of the top.

This is us, relieved the packing is done with.

Hoory for ABF! We will definitely be using them again.

Once our cleaning was done and we were checked out of our apartment, my Maddison and her lovely family allowed us to stay with them for our last night in p-town. I wish I would have gotten a picture of our fun. I got to have a slumber party with my bff AND my husband. I could not have asked for anything better for my last night. Maddison rocks my world. And I don't know what I would do without her. I miss her already! Maddison, thanks for letting us stay with you. You honestly made this A LOT easier on me.

The drive was LONG. I am happy we actually made it here. We met our nice neighbors across the street who helped us move in. They are wonderful! We got everything in and are finally settling down. I do feel funny living here. It seems so big compared to our old place. I don't feel old enough to live here.There is something about having 3 floors that makes me feel grown up.  I feel like I need to be at least 25 to live here, yet I'm only 21. I'm 99.9% sure I'm the youngest wife here.

I know lots of you want to see pictures of our new place, so here they are.

We actually have a place for our table....

Small, but new appliances!

We don't exactly know what to do with our basement. It's huge. And we don't have furniture to furnish it. I guess other Palmer students use it as a study. But since we don't have kids, Cory's study is upstairs. We are thinking about putting a treadmill down here... eventually.

Our Lanudry/Exercise/Craft room. We get our washer & dryer next week! YaY.

On a side note, yesterday we went to Sam's. We were standing in line to check out. I gave Cory a side-hug. I look up and notice the woman and her husband in front of us are grinning at me. From ear-to-ear. Why? I have no idea. It was like she had never seen anyone show affection before. Next thing I know, our checker asks us if we could wait to do that. Do what??? slightly hug? He was shocked to find out we were married. Strange right?

Cory had his first day of class yesterday. He is going to do great! I helped him get organized because he has got so much going on. It’s hectic. He is taking 9 classes and will be busy studying away for the next year until things slow down a bit. I am so proud of him. He is going to be amazing.

Love you honey!

March Craft

Ok. So I love wreaths/door hangers right now. So I went with another one for March.

I know this is a terrible picture.

I found it Here. I really wanted to add something to it though, so I found some stickers I really liked and added the "LUCKY."