Change in the Air...and Body

The word is out! Jordan and I are expecting our first bundle of joy around May 13th. We are so excited and already can not wait for the time to come to meet our little one.

On September 7, I was not sleeping very well so I ended up getting gout of bed about 4:30 and starting a bath. I wasn't feeling well and assumed it was just because I was nervous about selling the house and what to do next. I had a pregnancy test under my sick so I thought, what the heck. Well I got in the tub forgetting that I had even used the test, and just relaxed as much as I could. My mind was running a thousand miles a minute because of what we were doing later that day. I got out of the tub and saw the pregnancy test sitting on the counter. I looked at it as if it was nothing because we had been off protection for about 4 months. I saw the lines and had to check the box... Positive? I didn't know what to do. Do I wake Jordan up now or should I wait and tell him later? Well, I waited and I think that was the worst thing I could have done. I went to work that day and was just sick to my stomach. My nerves and excitement were just out of control that it was literally making me sick. I wanted so bad to just tell Jordan but there was no way I was just going to send him a text. So, at 4:30, we went and signed papers to sell our house. After getting home, we were ready to start packing so that we could get most everything moved through the weekend. I decided that before I said anything, I wanted to take one more test just to be sure. So, I took another test and it was positive. Jordan asked me, "Are you ready for this?" I played dumb and asked him what he was talking about. Of course he was talking about the house and moving. I simply said yes and then asked him the same question. He said yes he was but I asked the question again. I pulled the tests from behind my back and just looked at him. It took him a second but we both shared our excitement and how we couldn't really believe it. Then Jordan said how the Lord really does work in mysterious ways. The timing of how things have happened couldn't really have been better. I mean, in some sense, they could have been better since I have been so sick and having to be sick while living at my in laws sucks. But we will be in a new home and have a new little one to love to pieces. We are excited to find out the sex and be able to decorate the baby's room from scratch. 

It's been amazing seeing the difference it has already made. I can tell already that Jordan is going to be an amazing father who will constantly love his family and do all he can for us. I'm so grateful that he has been by my side through thick and thin. With being sick and dealing with other things in my life, he has been right there to bring my soup, wipe my tears, and just let me know how much he loves me. So grateful that we have each other and taking this journey together. I really couldn't ask for a better person. 

-Homeless-

Within 9 days we sold the house and were completely moved out. Crazy! On Friday, August 31st, we had an older gentleman come and look at our house. Our realtor called us later that afternoon saying that he loved it and was going to sleep on it and possibly put an offer in Saturday morning. A few hours after that, we got another call from out realtor saying that the man decided to put in an offer that night. Friday night was the first night of college football and Boise State was playing Michigan. Jordan and I met up with some friends at Buffalo Wild Wings long enough to order our drink. We met with our realtor soon after, signed a counter offer and then it was done. The guy signed Saturday without problems. Come to find out, this man had lost his home in the Charlotte Fire so he had cash. There was no waiting 30 days for a mortgage to be completed. We closed on the house the very next Friday, September 7, and was completely moved out by Monday morning. What a blessing it was to have this happen so smooth and quick. We are now living in Jordan's parent's basement until we build our next home. We have found a floor plan so we should be starting within the next couple of weeks. I wish we could be even more blessed to be in by Christmas but I highly doubt that will happen. Which is okay. I really can not complain with where we are now. This has been a crazy year so far and we have so many different adventures to come as well. We are excited to start this next chapter in our lives together. Jordan was building our Marinus home when we were dating so I didn't have much say in it which I didn't care to say much anyway. But, building this new home will be a different experience for us for sure. We are excited though for what is to come.

It's going to be a busy next few months that is for sure. Jordan will be doing all of the finish work on the house again and I should be able to help some too. I will also be starting school with Western Governor's University here in October. I'm pretty dang nervous for that. It will take a lot of studying and discipline but I think I can do it for sure.

There really hasn't been anything else going on lately but I will be updating with pictures and progress on the house for sure. Jordan and I are so grateful for our family and friends and the effort they gave to help us move out of our house. We have the best family anyone could ask for. We love you all and appreciate all you do.

The Happiest Place on Earth

Well, I guess you can say, after a week back to work we have recovered from our nice family vacation with the Keller family in California. Jordan and I had a blast together and with the family. It was so much fun being with all of the nieces and nephews seeing their excitement and love for every single ride at Disneyland and Sea World. I thought it was going to be hard staying all together and what not and was surprised at how much we were together through out the week. There were definitely some interesting parts that I will keep aside but it was easy to ignore, laugh about, and enjoy our time even more. I'm not going to lie and I know my family and maybe even Rick and Alene can agree with, but I can be very negative and have an attitude quite frequently. I was so surprised with myself the entire week. I hardly complained if I really did any complaining at all and I don't think I was ever really grumpy that whole time. Okay maybe one day was really rough but I had a good excuse and I will explain later.

Day 1: Me, Jordan, Derick, Jacque and their three kids got to California a day early because we had bought tickets to the Los Angeles Angels vs. Toronto Blue Jays game. It was so much fun. Albert Pujols is known to have the best batting average in the league but since he was traded this year from the St Louis Cardinals to the Angels he has been struggling terribly. He had not hit a home run yet that season so we were hoping we would get the chance to watch that happen. After three or so innings he had struck out and hit but never got on base. So when he stepped up the to plate the next time, Jordan and I both got out our phones to record him, just in case... then WHAM!!!! Pujols hit his first homer of the season right down the left field line and over the fence. Our seats were right down left field so we saw it close up. We got it all on video too even though you can't even see the ball it still counts. So that was a fun time and loved it!

 

Day 2: This was our first day at Disneyland all together. We had a ton of fun and the weather was seriously perfect. It was hot but not super hot that we couldn't stand it. Like I said before, it was so much fun watching how much fun the kids were having not skipping out on any ride. The park was not busy at all so the wait for lines were super short. I think the longest was walking through the queve lines just to get to the ride. By the time were were through them it was time to get on the ride. The longest actual wait though was Toy Story Mania in California Adventure. It is a 3D ride where you shoot targets and play against your opponent. It's much funner than it sounds.

Day 3: Second day in Disneyland and just as fun. Rick and Alene wanted family pictures taken so every family was dressed in a different color. It was a challenge just because it is Disneyland and people are walking everyone and your not supposed to sit on the wall yada yada who cares right? They still turned out pretty good but not as great as a professional would have done in another location. I will post the family pic and not individual families because I don't want to drown the blog with too much. Which usually I already do by typing so much but oh well. Tuesday was a short day at Disneyland because I surprised Jordan with tickets to the Laker games against the Denver Nuggets. It's playoffs now so this game was crazy. I have to admit, I actually enjoyed this game a lot even though I am far from Laker lover. The atmosphere there was un real. Lakers played like crap and ended up losing but they did catch up from a huge Denver lead but just couldn't pull it off. Our seat were complete nose bleed but the Staples Center does not have a bad seat in it. Their screen above the court is high definition and so huge that it wasn't bad watching that either. I think Jordan had a good time even though they lost but did end up winning that series. Let's just face it, Lakers are struggling and we may watch them get put out by OKC too... haha shhh don't tell Jordan.

This little guy is a true Laker fan. He went to the game and as we were walking out the owner said he was pissed too that Lakers lost. Too funny

Day 4: Hooray for sea creatures! This hump day was full of Sea World fun! We watched the Shamu Show, Seamore and Clyde (sea lions), and the Dolphin Show. Shamu was lame! The trainers used to get in the water and swim and do sweet things with the whales but apparently those "killer whales" really do kill people. Now the trainers can no longer get in the water. Lame, we have soldiers sacrificing their life for our freedom, why can't the trainers who supposedly LOVE their job so much sacrifice their life to entertain people. Seriously! Okay, totally kidding but really, Shamu just splashes people and swims around. Seamore and Clyde is always fun and entertaining. It's amazing how they can train these animals to do this act everyday of the week. The dolphin show was awesome as well. Last time I was at Sea World with my Gardner family, the dolphin show was closed because they were building the new stage and show. There were dolphins swimming and leaping, trainers diving and swimming with the dolphins, and birds flying over our heads. And yes! The birds were actually part of the act. So, Sea World was fun and ended up being a great day.

Day 5: This was an interesting day to say the least. This was Universal Studios day. Universal Studios is in Los Angeles, we stayed in Anaheim all week, and San Diego is the opposite direction. So we were at Universal Studios riding Jurassic Park when I was getting phone calls and texts from my mom. Long story short, my cousin Jeremy is living in San Diego and his cute pregnant wife was back in Idaho with their cute daughter London because they plan on spending their summer here and having her baby in Idaho. Jeremy stayed behind due to finals week at school and if Kate waited for him it would be too late for her to fly. Jeremy had gone to the doctor earlier that week because of a lump he had felt. The results came back Thursday and the doctor told him that he has cancer and needs to have surgery that day. So with no time to prepare he was alone. Luckily, Jeremy had an awesome friend who helped Jeremy out all day and stayed at the hospital with him while he was waiting to go in for surgery. At this point in time, his wife was stuck in Idaho and my aunt and uncle took the first flight out which was 5:00 pm. My mom thought it would be nice to have a family member there while my cousin is going through this tough situation. So, of course, I am going to drop everything I am doing to support my family because that is what family does. It was so hard seeing Jordan's disappoint the longer the drive felt as we were making our way to San Diego. He was upset and frustrated due to the fact that my cousin was to have surgery at 2:00 and by the time we got there he should have been done already. But, a three hour drive later,r we walked through the hospital doors at 4:15 and he was rolled into the operating room. The operation was to take two hours and then one hour in recovery. I can definitely understand the frustration in this but this is family. Would you do this for your family? Jeremy's surgery went well and after he was in recovery long enough for the drugs to wear off he was able to go home. As Jordan and I were headed back to Anaheim, I was overwhelmed with gratitude and the love I felt from my family for the sacrifice we made. My cousins, aunt, uncle, parents, and sister were so grateful for being there for Jeremy when they were unable to be. Family truly is the greatest blessing. I am so grateful that Jordan and I were in California that week and this is something that I will never forget. It is a peaceful feeling to me knowing that our family would do anything for each other. I think Jordan had a humbling experience as well and I am grateful for that as well.

Day 6: Last day of the vacation!!! Booooooo... The last day we spent the day in Disneyland. Of course we had fun again that day because 1. Disneyland is the happiest place on Earth and 2. We are on vacation! There is no limit to fun and no reason why we shouldn't have fun. This day was a little annoying though because there were tons of schools there and then at night, all of the season pass holders started showing up too so it was packed. We went from no wait time at the beginning of the week to 45 minute wait times Friday night. YUCK! We did though stay at the park late to watch Fantasmic which was fun. Then it was time for bed so we could pack up and head home early in the morning.

All in all, this trip was a blast. It always sucks to come home from having fun and not worrying about anything. But then again, it's nice to come home to your own home. The other downfall... work. :( It is definitely hard taking a week off especially being a loan officer. I missed out on a weeks worth of loans so I have to work twice as hard to catch up. My motivation is always gone as well after getting back from vacation. But, I love my job so it just takes a couple of days to get back into the swing of things. I seriously could not be any happier right now. I don't know what I have been feeling over this passed month but something has come over me and I can not help but be happy and have fun with Jordan. I think I have been annoying him just a little bit because I have been a little hyper too often. I honestly think my job has been a huge change in the way my days are. But the is off topic. I already can't wait for our next adventure. I love Jordan, I love all of the Kellers and had so much fun! End of story!

Here are a few of the other pics from Disneyland... I won't post them all but if you have Facebook you can look at the rest there. :)

Somedays You Just Need Your Mama

Isn't my mom beautiful? I just had to post about my day Friday. My parents and I were supposed to go to Washington to see Sammi and her family but the weather was so bad there that we just couldn't make it. I swear that always happens to me. Anytime I plan on going somewhere, thats when it decides to storm. Anyway, I was pretty bummed out and emotional so my mom decided to just work for a little while in the morning and just have a girls day. So about noon we went up to Idaho Falls and just had the day to ourselves. I love when we are together and have to drive somewhere. That is where we have such good talks. I can't even explain how amazing my mom is and what a great example she is to me. It's hard not to even get a little emotional writing this because of how highly I think of her. I know she probably doesn't think so and would never admit it but she is an inspiration to many people.

We talked of a lot of things that just really touched me. I seriously can't go a day without tearing up just a little bit. So, I did a lot on Friday but it was good. My mom was telling me stories from the church news and things like that. She told me of a man, Philip, who left the church at 14 because of his lack of interest in religion. He went into a book store one day when he was older and a woman there had mistaken him for a model that would act as Jesus Christ for pictures. If you can imagine this man had long hair, a beard and just resembled Christ. The man had to correct the woman at the store telling her that he was not who she thought. The woman at the book store worked with photographer Liz Swindle, so she told her about this man that she met in the book shop. To make this long story short, Liz Swindle was contacted from an organization called "Mothers Without Border" and had asked her to go to Africa and take some pictures with the African children and Christ. After turning the opportunity down once, plus he had cut his hair that year, Philip said yes the next year Liz had called again asking him to go with her. He thought he was just on a paid vacation but while he was in Africa things changed. When he was with the children portraying Jesus he would tell them that he is not really Jesus Christ but he knows that Heavenly Father loves each and every one of them. Philip got very sick while he was there and a young man came and asked him if he would like a priesthood blessing. Philip turned him down at first but as he was leaving he told him that he would take him up on his offer. So later, the young man came back with a white shirt and tie on and had another man with him. They gave him a blessing and after they were done he said that he knew that the words that came out were not from the young man. He knew that the spirit was helping the young man give him the blessing. After this experience and Philip returned home, he broke up with his girlfriend, found the church again, and ended up marrying the lady who runs "Mothers Without Borders". She is older than him by about 20 years and they still go to Africa so he can pose as Christ. Here is a link to the story http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705395464/Modeling-as-Savior-helps-man-find-his-faith.html. I just thought it was so neat that this guy posed as Christ to these crying children and had no idea who Christ really was. But he knew that he was important to these children and it ended up changing his life. Just a touching little story I thought I'd share. This is why my mom is so amazing.

My mom and I also got talking about putting things off and how we always say that we will do it tomorrow. She was telling me another story resembling that but all I really remember my mom saying is, "Tomorrow may never come. Tomorrow didn't come for my mom." I can't even imagine what I would do if I couldn't have a girls day with my mom. I think that is why I was so emotional that day was because I didn't want to take a second of it for granted. I wanted to cherish every moment I got with her because I can't imagine if tomorrow didn't come. My mom is such a strong women and I know a lot of it is because of her having to be without her mom and be without those talks and quick phone calls asking if canned milk is the same as evaporated milk. :) But because of those trials we face I am so grateful of the woman my mom has become. She is a great leader, mom, wife, friend, coworker, and on and on. All it takes is a smile, note, hug, diet coke, or something small to change someones day. Because of Friday, my mom has made me want to really try to do those little things for someone who looks like they need it. Because of my mom I am who I am today. Because of my mom, I know anything is possible.

I LOVE YOU MOM


Shout out to Sammi as well... She is becoming an amazing mother just like our Mom is. She had a great post on her blog the other day that touched me as well. It was about an experience she had that made her realize that we are just so quick to judge. Here is her link so you can read it because I thought it was great. lifewiththeroberts.blogspot.com. It is in the post about Kenadee's pinewood derby. LOVE YOU SAM

A Moment in Paradise

Well, my first trip to Hawaii was a success! I should also say, Jordan and I's first "real" trip together was a success. I guess you could count our Las Vegas honeymoon trip but for some reason I don't want to count that. Anyway, we had so much fun and I am so glad we got the opportunity to go. It was hard to come back but I am not sure how long I could really stay there before I felt claustrophobic or something. Plus, even though we wish we could never come back we have to face reality again eventually. It really made it hard for me to be motivated at work. I am in a kick again where I wish I could just make videos and stay home. But, I will get over that when I kick butt in my sales again this month so I can pay for our next trip with my commission. I told Jordan that I want to pay for our Costa Rica trip with my bonuses so it is really a big incentive for me. I really have to work hard this week and half of next week. Being gone for a week makes it really hard to bounce back at work. But, I think I can, I think I can. 

So, the weather was absolutely perfect and we had a great view from out hotel room. We got to go snorkeling, visit Pearl Harbor, go to the Polynesian Cultural Center, meet up with friends, and just kick back and enjoy each other's company. Shout out goes to my father-in-law Rick for buying me snorkel gear. I would have been okay with just renting but the fact that everyone else has their own I had to have my own too. Thanks Papa K, I really enjoyed snorkeling and can't wait to go again when I get the chance!!

Here are our fun photos: 

So, we left Pocatello late Thursday night to drive to Salt Lake because our flight was at 6:35 Friday morning. We needed to grab dinner heading out of town and really wanted a Little Caesar's pizza. Seriously, who can't eat it without Tabasco? Only problem for us, we have a huge bottle and it froze in the car while we were gone. Don't worry, it's back in the fridge! :)

DAY 1 - Friday

The plane ride was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I kept myself busy quite a bit and I enjoy flying so it wasn't bad. Once we got to our hotel room and settled we went for a walk to check things out. Then we just ate dinner and relaxed. You will see that I saw relaxed a lot... because we relaxed a lot. :)

Flying out of LA and soooooo pumped to get there already!!

The view outside our hotel room was awesome.  

Loved all the scenery and was amazed at how clean the area was 

So, once we got there we walked down to "the strip" and ate at the Cheesecake Factory. Jordan saw the Kobe Burger and was so pumped that he asked the waiter if it was dedicated to Kobe Bryant. The waiter just laughed and said that it is actually pronounced like "Kobay"... Jordan was crushed and ended up getting the mushroom swiss burger. 

These are banyon trees. They were so awesome and huge

These little whatever they are called we down an alley way trying to lead people to a tattoo shop...  Maybe I got a tattoo maybe I didn't... Okay okay I didn't but the signs were nice.

Need I say more? 

Did I say how much I liked the trees... all of them? haha 

Unexpectedly, there were fireworks on Friday night so we had a great view of those. That is the rainbow tower where Rick and Alene were to be staying but they hadn't gotten off their cruise yet.

Jordan's spirit left the bed from watching EPSN to come check out the fireworks. Haha see the transparency?

DAY TWO - Saturday

Rick and Alene arrived Saturday so  after relaxing by the pool for a while we met up with them and spent most of the day with them. Can I say how nice it was to just relax when we wanted and not have to worry about being on the go go go all day everyday.

On our way to get snorkel gear!!

Hard to see... but if you know me I like to take pictures of random, different, weird, interesting, hairy?, funny people... Hence the coat this guy is wearing in 80 degree weather

Rick and Alene's awesome view from their room. Loved all the night lights 

Do you see what I see?

This banyon tree shades the entire back space of the Royal Hawaiian... I think thats the right hotel.

DAY THREE - Sunday

We didn't do too much on Sunday. We slept in, sat by the pool, ate and really just relaxed. It was actually a great day!

This was the view of the streets from our room.

I was able to capture a lot of pretty sunsets

Crazy how fast the sun sets

Just another night life picture

DAY FOUR - Monday

Monday was an awesome experience. We drove to the Pearl Harbor Memorial and was able to take a boat over to the USS Arizona. We watched a movie before going over and it was somewhat emotional for me. Seeing the old live footage and just the video as a whole it really brought a feeling over me that I cannot explain. It could be that I am easily moved and emotional but it was just awesome. The feeling being over the Arizona was eery. Jordan and I watched as some black blotches of oil surfaced from the ship and just talked about how crazy it is that the bombing happened right there, right where we were. Such an experience...

All of the flags at the entrance to the Pearl Harbor Memorial

This is the building over the USS Arizona

Crazy that oil still surfaces after 70 years

The wall of names

The buoy, a little below the center of the picture, is where the front of the USS Arizona is. The ship still afloat is the USS Missouri

Part of the USS Arizona

Just catching another beautiful sunset

Second time eating at the Cheesecake Factory.... yummy

But Rick and Alene came with us this time. Hope they enjoyed it as much as I did :)

DAY FIVE - Tuesday

Tuesday morning was so much fun!! Jordan and I woke up early and headed out to Hanauma Bay so it wouldn't be way busy for snorkeling. Boy are we glad we did go early. We got there around 8:00 and started snorkeling about 9:00 and were gone by 11:30. It started getting so packed by 10:30. It was nice going so early because you didn't have to worry about people being so close to you in the water. Snorkeling scared me at first. I felt so claustrophobic in the water breathing out of the snorkel but I got used to it and had a blast with Jordan.

Hanauma Bay... Isn't it beautiful?

Good morning sunshine

Let's do this!

It was cool to see all the different fish. No turtles though :(

This fish reminds us of Finding Nemo... You know, the fish stuck in the fish tank at the dentist? Yeah, that fish

This fish was so colorful!

Snorkel Jordan

See my sweet gear!! Teal baby!!!

Snorkel Jordan is ready to lay out in the sun

YAY!! I DID IT!

DAY SIX - Wednesday

We drove over to the North Shore Wednesday morning and ate breakfast at Ted's Bakery. It was a little tiny building that looked a little old but the people there were working so hard and their food was really good. We were able to watch the waves for a bit which was pretty neat. They are huge on the North Shore. The temple there is so beautiful. The pictures will tell it all but the road leading up to the temple is just so long, pretty and so well kept. The rest of the afternoon we spent at the Polynesian Cultural Center. That place is awesome. We were able to catch all of the different cultures and see the different things they do. What a great day! To top it off I was able to meet up with Chelsea and her husband. I think it has been pretty close to graduation since the last time we saw each other so it was so good to see her and catch up. 

Ted's Bakery

Did I say how much I loved the warm weather? Well I will say it again because it was amazing! I could easily live away from the cold.

Yes, this is Jordan's photo... He was pretty proud

Mama and Papa K

Oh you know, just admiring the beauty of the ocean

What a stud muffin

Laie Hawaii Temple

Jordan loved the mountains... Every time they were in sight he had to tell me how much they reminded him of Costa Rica

See what I mean? So pretty

First stop was Samoa... He climbed the tree and had to pose on the way down

Holy buff guy

At the luau waiting for our turn to eat 

My visit with Chels!!

DAY SIX - Thursday

We took the red eye flight Thursday night so we didn't do a whole lot that day. We got up and met up with one of Jordan's old companions and had breakfast and then met up with Rick and Alene to take all of our luggage to the airport. After that we just went back to the strip and walked around a little bit then ate Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner. Then sad to say we headed to the airport to wait for our flight. I was a fun trip and glad I was able to go but sometimes it is nice to come back to my home. 

Making memories...

Loved the statues

The Kalia Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian... the tower we stayed in

Sad day to leave such warm weather and fun

Until next time Hawaii, Aloha!

We hope to continue to make 2012 a year of fun and adventure.