Kids are just too darn cute!

Background story: Whenever Nic does something (that I deem) unnecessary or inappropriate I call him “Nicolas” or even sometimes “Nicolas Ryan.” Occasionally, something will happen at a friends’ house (more often than not) that I have to address my dear hubby as “Nicolas.”

When Nic and I were cleaning out the old house, Melanie sent me a text message. Here’s our whole conversation:

Melanie: Apparently Allison was yelling at your husband today because he is the only Nicolas she knows. She kept pointing her finger and yelling No Nicolas!

Me: LOL! What was he doing? Or, what was she doing that made her say that?

Mel: I don’t know. She was just in the kitchen yelling at him.

Me: Maybe she’s heard me tell Nic “no” too many times. . .that’s the other thing that’s funny she said “Nicolas” and not Nic. I only say “Nicolas” when he’s in trouble. . .smart girl! She’s caught on quick. :)

Mel: Yeah, I thought that was funny too. That’s how I knew she was yelling at him. Because she called him Nicolas.

Later that night we went over to Melanie's house and I asked Allison if Nic was being naughty and she kind'a got shy and looked at me and then at Nic and she ever so quietly said Yeah. I asked her what he did, but she didn't answer.

As cute as this story is, I just want to clear one thing up. I have never "yelled" at Nic. I've definitely been working on my "mommy voice" but I've never yelled. I just usually tell him "no" a lot-which is problem a bad thing too. Nic and I have never gotten into an argument or a fight. Yes, we disagree sometimes but we are always able to resolve it. With two years of dating before we got married, I think we did all that stuff when we were dating, it's all out of our system. Though we've been married three years we have been "together" (on and off) since 2002. . .six years-crazy!

Anyways, to get back to my original post: kids are just so stinkin' cute! The say and do the funniest things. Though Nic and I don't have any kids, I'm glad Mel and TJ have asked us to be involved in Allison's life. It's definitely helped fill (in a small way) the void we have in our lives right now.

It's Official. . .

We're home owners- YEAH!!!!!!

We will celebrate by renting Juno (watch it on our laptop) and order some take-out (all of our dishes are still packed). We just need to get everything moved in on Saturday. Time to get in touch with our new Bishop :)

Cleaning, moving, and almost dying!

We are all done, well I guess I should say half way done. Friday, Saturday, and part of Sunday were spent cleaning, moving and yes even almost dying-literally!

Friday morning, Nic, my FIL (father-in-law) and our good friend TJ started loading up one of our two trailers. I honestly did not realize how much crap Nic and I had. One trailer was filled with all of things we did need and the other was half way full of things that we need. Nic and I are trying to decide how in the world we came up with much crap and we think it's because of the two other times we have moved we never took the time to go through everything and see what we really need. Needless to say, after we get settled into our new house we are going to be having a garage sell-or donating more stuff to DI. ANYWAYS, Friday afternoon I leave work to help Nic finish loading the last trailer and to help transport them. We have two separate rigs to carry each trailer and since the load is to heavy for me to drive the rigs, Nic drives and I follow.

We drop of the first load perfectly fine. No problems whatsoever.

The second trip was a little more difficult. I'm following Nic and about 1/3 of the way there I see something start bouncing down the road, I start thinking "I wonder if that's important?" Next thing I know, Nic pulls over and throws on the hazards. I do the same. Nic runs over to me and tells me that that piece that popped off is holding the wheel on and he can't drive the trailer and rig without it. He starts running through traffic to get it. Gets back and starts putting it back on. At this point, I'm not only concerned about my husband's safety but also my own. There are just so many stupid drivers out there! We were pulled over as far as we could go, with our hazard lights on but people would wait for the last possible moment to get over; so many times I braced myself for an impact. As I was watching these cars in my rear-view mirror I saw a old blue Toyota coming at me pretty fast, with a moving truck right next to him. The next thing I know, he barely flys around me (causing my car to shake) and BARELY misses Nic who is bent down fixing the tire. Now, when I say barely, I mean B A R E L Y misses Nic (Nic says he felt the car)-had he been out just a little more he would have gotten hit. After the car flys by Nic stands up and gives me that look of Did I almost get hit? All big-eyed and mouth open I nod my head yes. I wanted to chase down the car, but I figured it would be a waste as there isn't a whole heck of a lot that I could have done besides give them a good butt-chewing for being the biggest idiot alive. Four hours and a smoking tire later we're able to get the second trailer to our destination.


Saturday was all about cleaning. Morning, noon and night that's what we did. I was in charge of scrubbing our floors (kitchen and bathroom); cleaning baseboards, fridge, oven, windows, bathroom and walls. Nic did all the sweeping, polishing of wood floors, taking garbage out and a ton of other things, but oh my goodness! I was so sore by nights end. I could barely lift my arms (did I fail to mention that the next day I would be having a photo shoot?!), and my wrists, fingers and knees were all swollen. The thing that was really crappy about cleaning the baseboards was that whoever painted before we moved in was not too smart. The used the wrong kind of paint because when I started scrubbing the paint washed off. . .it got to the point of Nic just telling me not to worry about it and do the best job I could. By 9 pm there were still things that needed to be done, but neither Nic or I had the energy to do them and I could barely move. We went over to Mel and TJ's to relax and get some food. When we headed over to my SIL's house, we realized that we didn't have the key but she had told us that the side door to the garage would be unlocked. Nic jumped the fence and found the door locked, so then we had to drive out to his parents house. We were nice and comfortable in a bed at 2:30 am. Exhausting, huh? On Sunday, Nic went and finished the house by himself. Being the kind and loving husband that he is, he wanted me to be well rested so my arms wouldn't be sore for the shoot.

To end on a happy note: at 11:30 am MST, Nic and I will OFFICIALLY be home-owners. You can now join me in my happy dance!

Words of comfort

Monday thru Friday at 11 pm I watch reruns of The Bernie Mac Show. It's actually quite funny. If Nic is sleeping when I'm watching I have to try and hold my laughter in, 'cause oh my gosh-so funny! Anyways, tonights episode Bernie and his wife Wanda are trying to get pregnant and they're have difficulties. They both get tested to find out what's wrong and it turns out that she is the one that is the problem. She then starts to tell Bernie there are drugs that she can take and other things they can do (A.I., IVF, etc) but "some people just aren't meant to have kids of their own." I start crying. As some of you know this is something that has been extremely difficult for me. Nic too, but I have REALLY been struggling with it-he's the strong one right now. Anyway, Bernie starts comforting her and telling her that he is willing to do whatever it takes so they can have a baby. I start crying again (I know, I'm a big baby). While he's talking to her, the song "Stand By Me" starts playing in the background. I've always liked this song, but tonight it just took on a different meaning for me. So, I decided to share the lyrics. Here they are:

When the night has come

And the land is dark

And the moon is the only light we'll see

No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid

Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh now now stand by me

Stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon

Should tumble and fall

And the mountains should crumble to the sea

I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear

Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me

Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah

Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh now now stand by me

Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

Darlin', darlin', stand by me-e, stand by me

Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

I just wanted to take a moment and pubically tell Nic how much I love him and how truly grateful I am for him. He is my strength. I know I can lean on him when I am at my lowest. I'm grateful for the encouragement he gives me and the endless love he shows me. I love you Nicolas Ryan.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. . . .

Heck yes baby!!!!! New Kids on the Block are set to make their comeback this Friday on the Today show. I have to work, or maybe I'll be sick that day (I think I feel a fever coming on) but you can bet no matter what I'm going to record that! Did you know that this year is the 20th Anniversary of "Hangin' Tough?" That just totally blows my mind. I wonder if they'll be singing old songs or new ones. Hmm, I really don't think "Please don't go girl" will have the same effect that it did before. Nor do I think any of them will be able to hit those notes, they may be just a little out of their range now.