So we went to Utah last week! It was so fun! It took us forever to find someone to watch our dog. I tried to put him in a kennel, but he didnt have the shot he needed, so we needed to find someone to come to our house. It really bugged me how many people we asked, and no one was willing to help us out. Made me miss my family and friends in NS, cause I know they would have helped! Anyhow, we finally got one of Norms YM to agree, and he was even allergic to Rocky! haha
So Thursday morning we left for Utah at 7am. We were going to split up the 12 hour drive into 2 days, but because of the dog issue we had to do it all in one day. Rebecca was pretty good with the traveling. She slept most of the way which was nice. It just made for a longer trip having to stop and feed and change her. Rebecca's started to smile and laugh now, its sooo cute! We arrived in Utah late Thursday evening, and she was soooo happy to be out of her car seat. We laid her on the bed, and she just laughed and smiled for hours! haha
Friday...Norm took me shopping!! I love my husband! Since having Rebecca, I dont really like any of my pre-pregnancy clothes anymore. I feel like I need a new style, a mom style or something..aha. Im back at my pre-pregnancy weight, but still want to lose a bit more. So Norms said if I get to my goal weight, that he'll buy me a new wardrobe! I cant wait...I think he thinks im not gonna do it, but you just wait! Anyhow, they had some really good sales down there! I got a few cute things:)
Then Friday evening we went to Sharee's (Sister Martin's) son's birthday party! It was way good to see her again! Her little boy is so cute!!! Her mom made Rebecca some headbands!! They're so cute!!
After that, we went to Norms mission reunion! We were running late, and were driving down the street that the church was on...and we saw a church, so not thinking about it, we stopped and went in. Well Norm served his mission in Tacoma Washington, and the one that we showed up for was Michigan haha. We forgot that we were in Utah, and there are lots of churches on one street! haha. We found it, and it was awesome! His mission president, Kevin Pearson, is now a General Authority, he's in the first quorum of the seventy, so it was really neat! He had a question and answer period where you could ask him anything you wanted to know about being a General Authority. He told me that I made a good choice in marrying Norm..lol.
Saturday, we just took it easy for the most part. We watched conference on TV. You should have seen how excited Norm was about then announcing that Calgary is getting a temple!! Saturday night, we stayed at Norms cousins place, since they live in Salt Lake. Cause Sunday morning we went to conference!!!!! It was soooo exciting!! We had amazing tickets! I just tried to find a map of the conference center to show you where we sat, but I couldn't find one:( We were in plaza one, in case anyone knows where that is. They had the first 6 rows reserved for missionaries, so we were in row 7. 7 rows back from the prophet! It was amazing! Before the choir starts singing, everyone in there is talking and stuff, then the lights come up, and everyone stands, and the Prophet comes out. It is AMAZING how quiet it was in there!! You could seriously hear his shoes on the carpet! It was just a great experience to be able to go!! The spirit there was sooo strong. Sunday night,we just hung out with family. Norm played football with his cousins for hours! ha ha
Monday, we headed home. It didnt seem as long on the way home, but maybe that was cause I slept alot! haha Rocky was so excited to see us!! He somehow managed to get his collar off, and eat it! crazy dog!
So now for our new life plans..haha. I swear it changes every month!
We are trying to sell our house again! If you wanna buy a cute house, check out
http://www.welist.com/ and its LISTING #36433! We had 2 people say they wanted to come look at it yesterday, so I spent, forever cleaning, and then they didnt show! argh!! But yea, we're selling, cause Norms been conditionally accepted to school! We're gonna move to Lethbridge, where he's gonna go to school for Criminal Justice-Policing. He's been conditionally accepted to start in January. So we're just praying that our house will sell!! Its always been Norms dream to work for the church as a security guard to the general authorities. So he wanted to get the policing experience. But he talked to one, when we were in Utah, and his dream might not be as far off as we thought. He said the most important thing you need is your degree, and then just a few years experience. Here we were thinking that he'd need like 20 years on the police force, but he could reach his dream in like 6 years! so thats exciting:)
4 days till Rebecca and I are in Nova Scotia!! We are so excited to see every one!! Rebecca has a cold, so im not sure how she's gonna deal with flying. I just hope she gets better by then!! Well, she's starting to fuss, so I should go change her!! See you all soon!!:)
