Logan's 28th Birthday

Well, Logan's birthday started off just like any other day would by going to work. He did take off a half day for his birthday. I had to end up taking him to work too due to the fact that I had to get somethings from Walmart, Fred's and Rush's.

While he was at work, I started making dinner due to the fact that it takes all day to cook. He wanted a thick chili with sweet potato fries and broccoli for dinner that night. I also prep the potatoes and broccoli so that it could be cooked really fast. I will tell you that I wanted to throw a party for Logan's birthday but not a lot of people would have showed up for it so I decided that maybe next year will be better. Then I got thinking Sunday night to surprise him with a birthday cake. I would even make it a Halloween theme cake to make him really happy. It was only be a single layered yellow cake with orange buttercream and black chocolate buttercream. Here is a picture:

When he got home, I had to kick him out of the house so I could finish decorating his cake. It turned out pretty good and way too sweet for either of us. It actually surprised Logan that he needed to  have something to either drink with the cake or need ice cream. He ended up decorating the house a little for him (but a lot for me) for the Halloween. I couldn't do what I really wanted to do because we needed some other things for the house but I decided that I could just do it next year when I have a little more time to get this place ready for Halloween. Anyways I got Logan a game from the Mario series (he really loves the older games like Mario and Luigi) and a Halloween cd.

I started to finish dinner around five o'clock to make sure that we was able to get out of the house in time to make it to Aeris class that night. Dinner was really yummy but kind of pricy due to the fact we used organic grounded chicken.  After we ate, we grabbed the camera and headed to Aeris graduation class at Pet Smart.

Day 9 & 10 - Saying Good-bye to Italy And Getting Home

I had actually gotten to bed at 3:30 am in the morning and woke back up around 7 and then 8. I finally got Logan to get up a little after 8 too. We went downstairs and ate breakfast (the usually).  After breakfast we had to pack our stuff due to the fact that we had to be out by noon even though our flight isn’t until 7 pm tonight. We had hoped that they would let us stay until 3 but they were so busy with people coming today that we really needed to leave. We finished packing around 11. We had so much more stuff…probably due to the gifts that we got for family members. Since we had about 45 minutes, I decided to send a few emails out and read a little.

We were able to check out without any problems (that made us happy. We were afraid that they would want cash instead of a credit card to pay for the hotel). We then walked to the train station which was harder then I though with all our luggage. Reminder, don’t walk all your luggage to the train station which is about 15 minutes away from the hotel. We caught the train to Pisa Center and then to the airport stop. We than had to wait for couple hours before we could get on the flight.  

 Meanwhile, Logan and I got a snack (Gelato…I am really going to miss it) and dinner. I had grilled chicken (which it was pan fry-ed instead of grilled) and Logan got pasta and raw vegetables (after the fact that I comment on how he hasn’t really ate any this whole trip). Right after that we got checked in and soon was on our way to Rome.

When we got to Rome we saw that we got there a few minutes early so we looked around for about 15 minutes and by than it was time to boarded the airplane that headed to Paris. Let’s just say this flight had about 30 people on it…and it was so empty that I had a whole row to myself. We thought that it wasn't going to be this empty but than again it was really late and not a lot of people in the airport either. This flight went pretty fast for me. I was reading a really great book (which I finished and now need to get the second book of the series).

When we got close to Paris I looked outside of the window. It was so pretty. There where so many lights. The best part about this is that we got to see the Eiffel Tower! I really wish that we could of got a taxi and go see it in person but that would cost us an arm and a leg to get there and back. So instead we just went to the hotel and slept for about 5 1/2 hours. I would also like to say that the Paris airport makes Dallas, Texas airport tiny! It was that huge! Lucky there we sign every and I could understand some french (due to my major and an old friend that I don't talk to anymore). Anyways, to get to the hotel we needed to get a taxi. We found where the taxis were waiting but the thing was our taxi driver didn't know where our hotel was! I have never heard of a taxi driver not knowing where they need to go. I've never been so annoyed in my life and to top it off he tried to charge us extra due to the fact that he got lost! Logan and I was not happy at all.

After sleeping in Paris, we flew back to Salt Lake City and drove home. The next day we spent most of the night packing for our new home!

Freelings of Late

(I will warn you that this post as a lot of my feelings and they may be hurtful towards people but not the close friends and family that are supporting us in anyway that they can.)

From my last post...things are not looking good for my health or getting pregnant. I have a lot of emotions going through me. I know there is a lot that I have to do health-wise. But there is so much more to it. I have a lot of worries going through my head. I know I shouldn't really worry or stress about it but there's just no way that I can't worry about. Anyways, here is a list of the things that are on my mind ALWAYS:

1) This whole specialist thing: I worry about this whole specialist thing because I was able to get pregnant when I wasn't so health...but healthier than I was about 3 years ago. I am so confused. Yes it's been a year since I have gotten pregnant but there may be something that I did there that I am not doing and I've thought about it and the only thing that I was doing than that I am not doing now is I am not taking the metformin...I am starting to wonder if I really should of came off that medicine now.

2) Insurance: So Logan thought that the insurance would cover most of the money that will involved the treatment but it covers nothing. So now I have to look into getting a secondary insurance or waiting until we have insurance from Logan's new working place (he was given the ok to go get a part-time job) and seeing if they cover anything. If not than we will have to talk to the doctor's office (which ever one  I end up going to) about not being on insurance and seeing if they will reduce the price for us in a way. If not we will have to wait until we can save up enough money that we could get started on it.

3) Money: I know for a fact that this whole specialist thing isn't cheap. We don't have a lot of money saved up due to loans being payed off...mostly my school loans. Due to this...we may just have to wait a few months before I can actually get in. It's kind of depressing that I have to wait for so long but I'm hoping it will work out in the end.

4) I know this sounds mean and all but I HATE the fact that people keep telling me (or other woman) that I (we) should not stress over it and it will happen or just forget about it and it will happen! Do they even know the pain woman go through who have infertility problems. Don't get me wrong...I am family members who tell me this and I don't have this feeling towards them...it's the people that I don't even know who tell me something like this when they think they know everything about me and my life. Oh! Something else that bugs me...I have talked to a lot of mom's out there and most of them keep asking me if I really want the responsible of rising children! How dare them! I've dreamed of having my own children and rising them to be the greatest that they can be. It's one of my dreams that I have waited so long for to be fulfilled.

Overall, I just hope that there is nothing else wrong with me...I think I've had enough bad news for the year...I want to start over and get better results. But life can throw so many curve balls that it's not funny at all. I am hoping that we will be lucky enough to get pregnant next year with out any trouble and what not.

Korey is HOME!!

The day before Korey got home, I got together with Brea and Shami so we could make his homecoming poster that we took 2 1/2 hours to make (can you guys believe that!) I do all the big words and what not and the girls did the rest of the post with really funny things. We had such a blast hanging out and do it together. We really haven't got together for quiet a while...I think the last time we did something like that was last Christmas or sometime like that. I'm not sure...anyway.

Korey arrived home 20 minutes earlier than plan because the plane got here faster. He arrived at 8:50pm on November 9th ( this almost sounds as if he was just born, not coming home...funny) and boy was there a crowd. Mostly family came and support us and so did a few of Korey's friends...even Korey's bishop stop by too. After an hour, we all decided to go home. There were a few people who cried when Korey started giving out the hugs...I did which surprised me. Shami was also the first one to get a hug from Korey than any one (which by the way, she cried the hardest out of everyone). I guess I have a really great bond with him without even know.  Logan and I went to Dad's to hang out with him for a while with the girls and Dad. We (Logan and I) actually stay there until 2 in the morning talking about his experiences and family and friends. I probably should have gone home sooner because I had a doctor appointment the following morning. But for some reason I could not leave him...in some ways I thought I was just daydreaming about the whole things but I wasn't. Anyways...the pictures that I have are blurry because Logan doesn't know how to used my small camera. Here you go. ^-^

Good News + Weight Goals

Good news for month of July!!! I don't need a CAT scan to see if I have a tumor! Anyways, for the whole week (last week), I was so nervous and what-not for the blood results that I pretty much worn myself down. Friday morning I got the news while at work. Later when home, worked out, and when to my other job. By the time I got home, I finish dinner, ate and than laid on the couch and was out by 7:30 pm and was out until 7am. I have never slept so long in my life (well, besides being sick sometimes).

Well, since I don't have to have a CAT scan and surgery, we can go to San Diego for a whole week in September for our vacation/anniversary!!! I'm so excited about it! I can finally say that I have been somewhere with Logan that wasn't in state or Utah. We are also going for my brother's graduation from Boot camp on the 15th and 16th. So, we will be gone from the 10 to the 18th...so about 9 days in San Diego. I'm really excited! I'm really hoping that there is a temple there so we can visit the temple also. But we can't really plan anything out at the moment because we don't know what we are going to be doing for most of the time. Unlucky for us, we have to work and go to school the day of our 3rd anniversary. All well, we will have a blast anyways and take a lot of pictures.

For my monthly weight loss goal.....it was bad. I have not lost anywhere near what I lost the month (June) before. I only lost a pound and than gain like three. I'm kind of depressed but I will move forward!! I think most of it had to do with all the blood test and sicknesses and what-not. Hopefully this month will be better in this goal. I'm going to start having Logan work out with me so not only will I lose the weight but so will he. ^-^

Anyways, our place is slowly getting unpacked. The upstairs is almost done. I have some boxes in our bedroom that still needs unpacking and then I will have to go downstairs and get that done before winter comes. When I finish unpacking everything I'll take pictures and post them on here. Mostly because I know there are a lot of people that wants to see what our place looks like with everything unpacked. I'm also working on getting pictures done so I can start hanging them on the wall. Anyways, that's all for now. I'll keep you updated on everything.

Shampooing Carpet for the First

For the first time in my life I shampooed our carpet and I only did the upstairs. It was so gross!!! I believe that the upstairs could use another few times...you would think the carpet need to get a few more times too. I took some pictures and I couldn't believe that the water was so dark. Anyways, here are the pictures.

This is from the living room and the first time I empty the water.

This is from the hallway and the last time I empty the water. And I went over the hallway 3 or 4 times and it was still that dark.

This is the second to the last time.