Our Family Vacation

Our vacation started on Thursday with lunch at Benihana's, Japanese food, and then we went to an arcade place and played a bunch of fun games. I am sad to say I lost to Seth in air hockey, but there will be a rematch!!! Friday we drove to Seattle. I was so excited because this was my first trip to Seattle! We stayed in a hotel in downtown Seattle. First we went to Ikea. Seth, Scott and Nathan decided they didn't want to walk around Ikea so they went to visit Jimmy Hendrix's grave. After a couple hours of shopping, and I only spent $15:) we checked into our hotel and headed to the space needle and a music museum (I forgot the name). They had a really nice Disney display there so that was fun. Then we walked by the space needle and took the little train to a local mall where we had dinner at Johnny Rockets. Then it was back to the hotel. I was super tired after all the walking we did so Cyndy and I soaked our feet in the hot tub while the boys went swimming. Saturday morning we went to a 7-Eleven they turned into a Kwik-E-Mart from the Simpsons. There are only 8 like it so it was fun. I got a coke squishee. Then we headed to Pikes Place. Now that was interesting....so many little stands with random stuff for sale. I was excited to see them throw the fish! We walked around there for a while and then went to visit Cyndy's old roommate who now lives in Seattle. While they were visiting Seth, me, Scott, Nathan and Christopher walked to Bruce and Brandon Lee's grave. After that we headed home and along the way stopped at a little store, which I also don't remember the name of, and bought some really good candy! Then it was back home where we had Yen's Chinese for dinner and then it was bed time. Sunday we went to church and just relaxed. We had Sunday dinner together and then went home to bed. Today, Monday, Mom (Kathy) made omelet's for breakfast and then we went to a Japanese store in Beaverton. They bought some stuff that I won't eat, like Kim Chi and seaweed and dried squid....GROSS!! But, I did have yellow watermelon for the first time and surprisingly it tastes like regular watermelon! I also bought a peanut butter cookie and it was really good! Then we went to Pittok Mansion and took a tour there. It is a beautiful old house with an amazing view. Then we went to downtown Portland to Powell's books, this HUGE book store. I bought a few new books for Kimmie. Then we had lunch at Rocco's Pizza which sells huge new york style slices. Then it was off to EM, a music and movie store. Mom bought us, or should I say Kimmie, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast and Groundhog Day (ok, that one is for us). Then it was back home where we are making dinner together. Tonight's theme is Mexican night.
Well, that is basically it about our vacation. It was really nice and I enjoyed seeing all the sights I've never seen. It was a lot of walking and I am pretty tired but I survived:)
I just passed my 32 week mark and the end is near. I feel myself getting bigger each day. It is getting more difficult to get around but luckily Seth helps me so much. Our apartment is all set up and the nursery is done too. It looks so cute. We were lucky enough to get a crib mattress and bedding set from someone in Seth's parents ward and I love it! I will post pictures of that later. Here are all the pictures from our trip, enjoy!

Pictures

Here is a picture of me at 28 weeks and some of Seth and me at the coast for our anniversary. Oh yeah, and one of us with our favorite family......

Update

Sorry everyone, things have been really busy lately. We moved into our apartment and are almost done unpacking. It is a nice 2 bedroom 1 bathroom duplex in Beaverton, Oregon. We are close to Seth's family and the area is really nice. We've been busy unpacking and Seth is trying to teach me the area. So far I know how to get to my doctor, the hospital, Seth's parents and Yen's (my favorite Chinese restaurant). Luckily it's not too confusing so I'm getting the hang of going places alone. Seth is still looking for a job, but we're not too worried, I know things will work out. We are almost done decorating Kimmie's room. The only thing left to do is put the crib together and then buy the last minute stuff we need. I am 29 weeks along now and it is starting to get harder. Last night I was so hot I couldn't fall asleep. Seth was nice enough to get two fans and put them on me so I could cool down a bit and get some sleep. Kimmie is moving around so much these days and I love it!! She will be here before we know it and it's so exciting. I will post some pictures of our apartment when it's all set up.
We celebrated our one year wedding anniversary on June 30th. We went to Seth's uncles beach house near Cannon Beach. It was so nice. The water was a little cold so I just put my feet in it. We just spent time together and relaxed after the long move. We went to the beach to watch the sun set and took some really nice pictures (which I will also post when I get some time). We don't have the internet at our place yet so it may take me a while to get some pictures posted but I promise I will!
I guess that's about it. Hopefully things will settle down a bit soon (probably just in time for Kimmie to be born and things will get crazy again.) We love everyone and hope you're all doing great! Miss you!!! Lot's of love from Oregon:)

We made it:)

We finally made it to Oregon:) We left Thursday around 3pm and stayed in Boise that night. We left Boise around 11am, after a long battle with retying the tarps. Then we arrived at Seth's parents house around 6:30pm. It was a long drive, but everything went smooth. Oh yeah, we bought a car on Wednesday. It is a 2002 Ford Taurus. It has 48,000 miles on it and we love it. The crazy thing is when we started looking for cars I told Seth I do not want a Ford or a white car.....and we bought a white ford;) So far it has been really good to us. There is a lot of room and we get great gas mileage.
Friday night we just rested and then Saturday we went to breakfast with Tina and Scott (they drove the truck and trailer out here to help us). We went to two movies, Fantastic Four: The Silver Surfer and Oceans Thirteen. They were both really good and free so that made them even better (thank you Cyndy). We went to Mikes where Scott works and had lunch. Did a little bit of shopping, went to dinner at a BBQ place and then just hung out back at Tina & Scott's hotel. They left early this morning. It was sad saying goodbye, but I know that this is where I am supposed to be so what can ya do??? They will be out to visit again in November for Kimberly's baby blessing.
Right now we are staying at Seth's parents house. I have an appointment tomorrow to look at an apartment and I plan to spend the majority of the day looking for somewhere to live. It's so hard living out of a suitcase right now, especially since we didn't pack our clothes that well. Seth has an interview either Monday or Tuesday and he has some other job options we are going to look into. So, that's our crazy life for now. I will try my best to keep everyone updated. We love and miss everyone and please, come visit us anytime:)

busy, busy, busy

Well, things are crazy busy right now! We are in the middle of finals, trying to pack and get ready to move and to top it all of the breeze is out of commission. So, in addition to our already busy lives right now we are looking for another car to buy. It's a long story, but to sum it all up they didn't fix it and now it's worse than it was before. So, we're back to sharing the Cavi but hopefully we can find something before we move, we really need the extra space to put boxes. If not, then we will just look for something in Portland. This is probably going to be our last post until things settle down after the move. Don't worry about us, things may be a little crazy right now but it won't last forever:)

Well....

So, we finally got our car back today, hooray:) It is strange driving it after driving the cavi. The oil leak is fixed and so is the air conditioning (that will be great for the drive back to Portland) It cost us a little more than what they quoted us, but still a great price. The Dr's appointment went good, I am going back one more time before we move to have my glucose test done. It sounds very fun. I get to eat a small breakfast, nothing high in sugar so maybe an egg and toast. Then I don't get to eat lunch. I go in and drink some sort of liquid mixture, wait an hour and then get blood drawn. Fun! Oh, and the other great news is I gained 12 pounds in the last 4 weeks (it's hard to type so you can sense my sarcasm, but that is not great news.) I am retaining a lot of water and my fingers are swelling really bad. I can't even wear my wedding ring anymore:( My ankles and feet are starting to swell, but they are not too bad yet. The doctor is not concerned because I don't look like I've gained that much weight but I do need to watch my salt intake. Other than that nothing exciting has happened. Here are some more pictures from me at 24 weeks, us at the Hoggle Zoo and me with a white alligator (there are only 10 in the entire world!)

What a great day:)

Well, yesterday was a great day. We officially became debt free (except student loans which we will never be free off!!!). It is a good feeling not worrying about credit cards! We are taking the Breeze into the shop today so hopefully it will be fixed by next week. Keep your fingers crossed that they don't find anything else wrong with it! The best part of yesterday was when our manager came over last night and told us they found someone to take over our lease!!!! So we signed all the paperwork and we are out of here on June 21st without having to pay anymore rent to Legacy Apartments:) We did have to pay $50 to sign over our contract, which I think is dumb, but it's better than paying $300 to break our contract. It feels good knowing that everything is falling into place. Now the only things left to do are find a dr in Oregon, which I am calling about today because I think I found one, and finding a new place to live. I'm not so stressed out anymore now that things are starting to happen, now I just have to pass Biology before we move, that one is a little tougher to do. The class is so hard!!! Only 6 more classes and then the final......I can do it!!!! Wish me luck:)
Seth only has 2 weeks of work left and then he is done with Gandolfo's. I have my last appointment with Dr. Cherrington today. I'm curious to see how much weight I've gained since the last appointment. My appetite has increased a lot. I get hungry about every 2 hours now. Being pregnant is still a lot of fun, but I am getting into the uncomfortable part of it. My hips are sore and it is getting harder to sleep but I guess that's just preparing me for when Kimmie is born and I don't get to sleep;) Well, I have to study before biology class, I am going to ace this quiz today!!!!