Our day today...

Well, we actually slept in today! But... that's because we didn't get home until around Midnight last night. We were at our friend's house playing games and eating dinner and just hanging out. It was very fun. We played a new game called SwashBuckled. It's definitely a Mormon-made game. The taxes are 10% of your income... and Coffee is the lowest in value... and a bunch of other silly things like that. But, it was actually pretty fun. Anyway, so we woke up around 10. (Which NEVER happens... especially for Michael. He's usually up by 7).

Since then, I've been taking it really slowly... I'm still on the bed in PJs. Although, I did get up to make some yummy homemade chocolate chip waffles :) YUM!

Today Michael has to work quite a bit, so he's gotta get going. But before he leaves, he's going to drop me off at our friend's house so I don't have to freeze all day today in our cold apartment. We found another blanket last night before we went to bed, so we put it on, and I actually woke up OVERHEATED! So I had no problem getting out of bed into the freezing air... but, that didn't last very long... because I got cold really fast.

Anyway, I'm excited to spend the day with Kelli, she's really fun and sweet. She's pregnant too actually! I found out she was pregnant, about the same time I found out I was... so it was pretty exciting. She's due in the middle of June... so she's going to have her baby on my birthday. It's been decided... haha. So, she's only a month further than I am, so it's kind of fun. This is her third pregnancy though, so she knows what goes on. It's really nice to have a friend that not only has been pregnant before, but is pregnant with you. Someone who really gets it, and is very close by.

Anyway, I should get dressed so that we can get Michael to work. He doesn't really have to be there a certain time today, except for a meeting he has a 3. But, the sooner he gets in, the less he has to work other days this week! So, I'm pretty motivated to look ugly today and just throw on whatever I find and let my hair be a mess :)

Anyway, life's good. School has been really hard to get to the last few weeks, so who knows how I'm actually going to do this semester. Talk about bad timing to be super sick with morning sickness... right before/during finals? YIKES! Oh well, I probably won't be headed back to BYU anyway. It's kind of bitter sweet. I never really liked BYU, but I've got some good memories from winter semester (mainly with Michael...). So, it's sad to not get my degree, but it's a happy separation with BYU. As long as I get to keep the good part (Michael) ;).

I am going to finish Cosmetology school though! So I'll still be able to have a career to fall back on if anything happens. I've actually been offered a teaching job at the school after I graduate. I'd be teaching nail tech. stuff (which, surprisingly, I LOVE). Anyway, so that's the good news! It will just take a little bit longer to graduate from Cosmo school than originally planned because I'll have to take a maternity leave for a while... but, that's alright. It won't put me back too far, because they have a daycare at school that is free for students and staff. Which is actually really nice. It's kind of cool, because Michael and I both felt like this school was the one I needed to attend... and I guess now we know why. Even though it's the furthest one from our apartment (by a lot). It's in Spanish Fork. But, the travel ended up being a blessing in disguise. And, I LOVE my teachers too. I really feel like I made the right choice in school.

Anyway, I've really got to go now... gotta get dressed and send Michael away!
We'll see if I can persuade him to write on here sometime soon :)

- Amy

Our Lives Today...

So, this post will be really boring to read... it's literally just a boring update on our lives.

It is freezing!
Our heater stopped working the other day, so we called our landlord, and she gave us the number of the company that installed it... and so we called them, and they came and "fixed" our heater. (Basically told us when it stops working, to push a button.)

Well, we've been pushing that button every 15 minutes or so in order to keep the heat on... except, at night, we don't wake up every 15 minutes... SO WE FREEZE. We have taken EVERY blanket we own (which is actually a surprising amount) out of storage and we've got about 15 heavy blankets we sleep in.
But, it's still cold during the day... because it takes a lot to get out of the covers to go turn on the heater, so sometimes, we just sit around covered in the blankets instead... it's cold. Michael and I both have bad colds and tummy aches :(
Long story short, our heater is still broken. =/
At least we didn't pay for the repairs, and our gas bill will be SUPER DUPER low this month! Yay!
Michael is calling our landlord again tomorrow.


So, the morning sickness part of pregnancy, is absolutely dreadful. It's been about 4 weeks now that I haven't been able to do much other than lay in bed or on the couch watching movies or doing things that do not require much effort. Although, it does seem like I am getting a bit better. Things are starting to look up. I've actually been able to do a little bit more the last few days. I've been able to stand up long enough to take a decent shower without getting too terribly dizzy! Although, I've been liking my bubble baths recently anyway :).

I have tried so many different medications to help me feel better, but each kind has given me ALL of the side effects listed on the bottle. It's been absolutely dreadful, but I suppose it could be worse. Michael has a brother who is a practicing doctor and one who is a pharmacist, so when things are too terribly unbearable, Michael gives them a call/shoots them a text for any suggestions. So, I've tried almost everything pregnant ladies are allowed to try... NOTHING works. I've taken, Benadryl, Dramamine, Zofran, a combination of a sleeping pill and Vitamin B6 (it's the drug they use in Canada for morning sickness), and all of them have been terrible. Benadryl didn't work, Dramamine worked except it made me super moody and grouchy, Zofran gives me migraines, constipation, extreme dizziness, and sleepiness, and then the sleeping pill Vit. B6 combination makes me sleepy for much, much longer than 8 hours. I can't get out of bed until it's been at least 12 hours since I've taken it because my body hurts when I move because of how tired it feels. But, that is the best one that I've taken thus far (even though I have to take it at night, so during the day I don't feel quite as good as I'd like).

I can't wait until my doctors appointment on the 16th of December, when I get to actually meet and talk to MY doctor - one that will be able to see me, instead of doctors that live either in Canada or across the U.S.. I mean, I guess I've seen a doctor a few times here, but not an OB/GYN yet. Also, on the 16th, we should be able to find out whether or not we're having twins, its an eptopic pregnancy, or just a normal pregnancy that has been terrible. If it's an eptopic pregnancy, that might complicate things with getting home for Christmas, so our fingers are crossed! I guess most of you don't know that we're worried about it being an eptopic pregnancy, so let me explain...
About two weeks after we found out we were going to have a baby, I started bleeding pretty heavily... which usually means a miscarriage. So we went right to the Health Center to have it checked out. At that point, I was only 4 weeks pregnant, so they couldn't do much for me. They had me get a blood test to see how much HGC was in my blood (to figure out how far along I actually was...) and so that three days later they could do another test so that we could compare the amounts of HGC (that was really the only way to see if it was a miscarriage or not). So, the lab results came in and they dated me about 4 and a half weeks pregnant based on the HGC levels and scheduled more blood work for the upcoming Monday. They told us to go straight to the lab and they'll already have the order in for us. So, that was actually pretty quick. We waited for what seemed like FOREVER on Monday to get the results, but after an hour, they finally came in. We were definitely still pregnant. My HGC levels had more than doubled in three days... so there was no question about it. I was definitely very pregnant.

However, the doctor warned me that if I started to have cramping, and continued to bleed, it could be an eptopic pregnancy - especially if the cramping was on one side of my tummy. Well, surprise surprise, a few days later I started cramping up VERY badly on my left side. However, it only lasted for about an hour, so we don't know exactly what to expect. But, since then I've had some other cramping too, just more spread out everywhere. Although, about once every week or so I get extremely terrible cramping on my left side again. It could just be my Uterus expanding, but it could also be something more than that. We don't know, but we're hoping it's nothing too extreme.

Michael and I both feel like we're going to have twins. But who knows? We also feel like if we don't have twins, we're going to have a girl.

Okay, question - the other day I could feel a fluttery movement in my stomach (it's actually happened a few times...) and today I had Michael try to feel it, and he could. Is that the baby moving? or it's heart beat? Or what? I did some research online, and some people say that you CAN feel the baby moving (and it feels like a fluttering) at about 8 weeks sometimes, if you try really hard. But, the fluttering was right where I'm thinking the baby is. I don't know, maybe I'm just crazy?

Anyway, we're excited, but a bit nervous as well. We're not quite sure what to expect, or how exactly things are going to work out, but we know they will somehow work out. We are really banking on God's help for this one, because we don't know how it will work without it. Especially if we have twins. Can you imagine? Oh well, we'll see how it goes!


So today, for Lunch/dinner Michael made some really yummy homemade chicken noodle soup. He added some veggies we had laying around and some other things, but it turned out really good. As he was testing the soup he said,
Michael: "Amy, guess what I just did?"
ME: "What?"
Michael: "I took a pea in our soup"

Yep, that's my darling husband for ya! He's such a silly goose! Love him to death. He always makes me smile, even when I feel so sick I'd rather just die.


Anyway, We'll be flying home to New Jersey in just a two weeks! I am very very excited to show Michael where I grew up. And he's pretty excited as well. We'll probably go in to NYC sometime to see the lights and show Michael around. He's never been to NYC or the Statue of Liberty or anything like that. We'll probably just go to Time's Square, Temple Square, and some other places that I actually spent time in when I went.

Alright, well, I just got a phone call from our friends and they'd like to have us over for dinner tonight (they heard our heater was broken...) and so I should probably start making some brownies or something for dessert. I'm also headed over to Jennifer Waite's house soon to look through some clothes for my mom from Aunt Janet. So it's a busy Sunday! Which is very rare. Anyway, I've spent over an hour on this... so I really should get off.

There ya go family! A blog post for ya to read! I'm going to start to try to blog more, now that I actually have something to blog about!

Love you all!

Amy (and Michael)

Sitting in devotional...

So, I guess you all know by now... I'm planning on getting married in July. Yes, it is crazy. And yes, it is fast. But I know it's the right thing for me. Dad advised me to pray about timing and when it is right for us to get married. He said he is confident that Michael is a great guy and thinks he very well could be the right guy. He just is worried about the timing and whether or not we really know each other. So, he asked me to hang out with family as much as possible... any takers? Haha. We'll be going to Adam and Meredith's the weekend of the 20th of March. That should be fun! haha. We've been looking around for housing for next year... and will probably be doing more of that sometime this week. anyway.. that's just a short update.. yay! I'll post some pictures next time. =]

school...

Well, life has been interesting recently. Schools is really great this semester! I LOVE IT! I'm taking a lot of music classes, and I really enjoy them. I mean, none of my classes are easy - at all. But, they are super fun so I don't mind doing the work. I love the way my schedule is laid out too. I always start close to home and my last class is close to home too. So I never have a super long walk to a class. It's pretty awesome. I've also got a decent amount of time between most of my classes - unlike last semester when they were right after each other ALL DAY. Now, I've got a class, a break, and then like two classes. Then I'm done for the day! It's awesome. =D My dance classes are a lot of work, but are so much fun. I love it! Although, I'll have to practice more this semester than I did last semester. It hasn't been cold and snowy here... it's be cold and rainy. But, I've learned to appreciate the weather and my life. I'm a lot happier this semester than I was last semester. I had a really hard time adjusting. I hated the weather, hated the situations I was put in, hated the classes, and the stupid freshman mentoring program. I hated having to move mid-semester. But, I realize it was supposed to happen that way. The Lord knew that is what I needed. Without any of that, I would not be where I am today. I wouldn't understand what it is like to be happy out here. Because of the move, I've met some really great people. Because of chemistry, I've met one of my best friends. Because I had to struggle so much last semester, I've learned to appreciate the little things in my life again. I've learned to many lessons I know I needed to learn. Looking back, 2010 was a good year. It was miserable, but it was what I needed. I'm thankful for the hard times, but even more thankful for the good ones. Among all of the dreadful days of last semester/year, there were good people who supported me. There were people who helped me, who hurt me, and who loved me. 2010 was a good year, but 2011 is going to better - especially knowing what I know now. I'm ready to have fun!

Fall Semesterr

Well, here it goes again. I've got my schedule in place finally. I'm taking a few difficult classes. Well, not hard really, just a lot of work. It's kind of weird being here and living on campus with a bunch of people who haven't been here. They are all pretty awkward for the most part and everyone just assumes you don't know anything about.. well.. anything. I'm liking my classes for the most part. I'm taking Chem101, Portuguese101, BOM122, American Heritage100, SFL110(food preparation in the home), Dance280, and Dance 181. Portuguese is a lot of fun and super easy so far. I like my teacher. She's a total dork, but it's awesome. She's super cute in the old lady way. Chem, well, it's chem. -_- My teacher is pretty good I guess. He definitely acts and sounds like I would imagine a chemistry teacher would. BOM is alright I guess. The teacher I have hasn't taught before. This is his first Semester at BYU. He didn't even go to school here. So his class is a little weird, but I think it'll be fine. American Heritage sucks already. My teacher isn't very fun, and it's really hard to learn in his class. He doesn't explain things very well either, so it kind of sucks. I'm gonna have to do a ton of studying for that class. meh. SFL is pretty awesome. I've only gone to one day though because I added it late. It seems like it'll be a really fun class, but I might need a calculator. =P Dance 280 is really fun. I only went to class today because I added it late too. A spot opened up and I grabbed it. (I got really lucky with spots opening up... cause SFL fills up super fast too.) Anyway, 280 is really fun. There are some pretty good dancers in there. I'm gonna have to be in more dance competitions this time though. And I've got to get some ballroom shoes. I'm excited though. Today was super fun. We learned a Half Moon in ChaCha. It was pretty complicated, but it was fun anyway. I'm going to have to find a partner to practice with though. Dance 181 is WAYYY FUN! We're learning the Cotton-eyed Joe right now. It's a lot of fun. It's pretty crazy. I've gotta look for some cheap cowgirl boots and some plaid shirts... and a belt. hmm... dance might be kind of expensive. But, it's fun anyway! So yeah... my classes are alright I guess. There are just a few I'm going to have to work really hard in. YUCKY! Hmm... it feels like I have really long days because I'm not out of class until 4. Which is NO FUN, AT ALL. Stupid freshman mentoring screwed everything up. And then, by the end of the day, I feel like I haven't done much because I was in class all day and didn't get much done outside of class. Oh well, it's alright. it'll just take some adjusting to I suppose. It's weird here with so many people here and no EFY kids flirting with you. Haha. I miss summer. As much as I didn't like it, there are some things about it I did enjoy. I miss not having 1000 people in my classes... Anyway, I've got to go... I should probably get some reading done. YUMMMMMMMMM... only not really. <3 Amy

College?

Wow, it's been a while. I'm really no good at this blogging thing. I just started classes, about to close up on my first full week.. only one more day. I'm done with classes for today. I'm hanging out with some friends tonight and we're going to hike the mountain to the Y! Woo! The air is really dry and thin out here, so it'll be ... fun. My classes are pretty fun. Music is really boring though, because I already know it all. I woke up super early this morning to do the music homework, only to find out it was optional. -_- Oh well, it's alright. I already knew it, so it wasn't that bad. I've actually studied really hard the past few days... and my parents said i didn't know how to study... heh, i do. I just choose not to. But, I have been... so far. But, not gonna lie, it's getting a bit boring. I'm really hungry at the moment. I'm so ready to eat and sleep. I only got like 4.5 hours of sleep last night. woo! I can't wait to get some real sleep tonight. Tomorrow my first class is at 10. yay! Alrighty, well... i'm gonna go get on that food thing. I'll have to take some pictures so I can put them up. Much love! Amy

life

life sucks. a lot. school is a drag and the days are long. Just thinking about going back tomorrow makes me sick. This year is so hard (not really in subjects... but emotionally. It's hard not to really have friends in the school anymore. All of my friends graduated last year =( Classes suck and i've got two REALLY terrible teachers. they don't know what their doing... and they don't even know the subject they are "teaching". It's ridiculous. I like the song Fireflies. I haven't heard it much, but it's fun. =) it's a happy song. I've studied for bio all day today. =( it gets really tiring/sucky after a while anyhow. i should get ready for bed or something. night =D