Day of Love

Apparently I'm a little slow on posting about Valentine's Day. Oh well. Clay and I never really talked about doing anything, so when Saturday (the 12th) came around, we did our usual grocery shopping. He kept asking what time I was going to put Kort down to sleep that night and said I should have him be asleep by 6 just so we could have some time to relax together. When the time came, he told me that our friends from the ward were coming over to watch Kort so we could go to dinner! What a sweetheart :) I figured I wouldn't be too stressed because they wouldn't have to do much, just make sure he's sleeping, so I went with it. Anyway, it was such a great time to get out together and just relax over dinner at one of our favorite places, BJ's! I love their homemade rootbeer and pizookies! 

It was a great surprise! 

Also, over the past couple weeks Clay was saying he wanted pictures of me and Kort to put on his desk at work. I tried to get some with Kort, but I never looked decent enough, so I just did my own "session" with him and tweaked it a little.  Monday came, and when Clay got home from work, I had set all my stuff out for him on the table and had dinner ready with sparkling cider! I had a flower pot filled with candy and chocolate and little hearts on popsicle sticks written of things I love about him (my "pot of love"), blown up lips, and a framed picture of Kort. He knocked on the back door meaning his hands were full, so I opened the door only to find him with his hands full of a bouquet of flowers and chocolate! I should have taken a picture but no :( We enjoyed the evening with dinner and putting Kort to sleep and then watching a movie. It was a great day.

Sweet Things

 (I almost talked myself into getting that Cookies 'n' Cream one in the back.)

I think my life may have returned.  I find myself actually having time to clean the house, organize things, and hopefully continue with some unfinished projects.  Today, some great friends of mine invited me to go get cupcakes :) I'll admit that I've had plenty of cupcakes these last few days due to Clay taking sweets to work.  Luckily I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight, but this obviously isn't helping me lose that extra "15 pounds" that I've been wanting to lose.  Oh well.  It was so nice getting out of the house, even if Kort wasn't sleeping, maybe a little fussy, but full of smiles! With cutting back on our cable, TLC is one of the few channels we have left and I have found myself obsessing with Cake Boss.  It makes me drool over pastries, which is a bad no-no. It was great getting a cupcake today to fill those cravings :)

It's Official . . .

Ok, sorry for that last downer.  I was feeling that way at the moment, but I think that just getting it out and expressing my feelings made me feel a lot more comfortable and confident in our living situation.  Things are good and I have been extremely blessed in this move.

Onward...yes, I am officially a Washington resident now.  My Idaho driver's license was expiring, and uh, I think I've actually been illegally driving in WA now since we moved because I believe you have a month or so after you move to get a driver's license. Oops.  I find it dumb that I had to get a WA one because a) it's twice the amount of Idaho's and b) we're just going to be moving this summer anyway and will probably have to get the other state's license if they're as strict as here. Lame-O. Oh well. The nice thing about having a Washington driver's license, however, is that you can pay only an additional 15 big ones to have a "passport" to cross into Canada! When my parents come into town for Kort's baby blessing they wanted to take a ferry into Victoria so I figured this was the perfect time to do it.  I'd also like to take a trip to Vancouver too before we move so hopefully this will make us actually follow through with it :) Anyway, I'm sad to see my Idaho driver's license go. I will always be an Idahoan . . .

free-write

I should warn you first off, that this is probably going to be a downer post.  I realize I shouldn't blog when I'm so emotional and so anyway, this is what you get - this is me.  There's been a lot of talk on families lately - church, other people's blogs, etc.  Really, I don't know how I've adapted to this move to Washington for the last 1.5 years without being close to family.  We've been very blessed to have family come and visit, luckily though.  But it's like sometimes I just want to leave the house and go run over to my sister's for the day, or just hang out with the family at night.  All these emotions running through my head are probably the cause of having a baby - it would be nice to have family around.  Don't get me wrong, I have made great friends here, but there's just something about siblings, parents, ya know, to just comfort you and make things better.  This is where I have greatly depended on Clay to fill those needs.  I have grown such a deeper love and appreciation for him that I can't even begin to wonder what I would do without him.  It's something that I hate to even think about.  But this is where family begins.  I have my own family here.  We depend on each other to get through the rough patches.  I know things will get better.  Ok, I'm just rambling on and have no idea what I'm even talking about anymore.  I suppose this is like one of those free-writing posts that I remember doing in English class in Jr. High.  I guess I'm just trying to adapt to change - something that I don't think I like that much :) It took a while to adapt to this move, to gain friends, to feel like a part of something, to feel welcomed at church.  I know that another move somewhere is right around the corner.  I hate the unexpected.  We don't know where to yet. I am a planner.  I feel like I have to have things set in stone.  I love my pocket calendar to write things in.  Anyway, one thing I know for sure is that I have a loving Heavenly Father that knows me.  Yes, He knows what's best for me, what I can and can't handle.  And that's what gives me comfort.  I know that I am taken care of.  That I will adapt to change and can handle what's thrown at me.  He has placed Clay in my life to help me out, to handle those situations.  I am eternally grateful for this knowledge.  I can't express how thankful I am for Clay, especially during this new "change".  Kort is such a blessing to us.  Yes, there are the ups and downs, but slowly I am progressing and beginning to feel this new unconditional love towards him.  It has brought Clay and I closer together.  It has made me want to do better and try a little bit harder.  Ok, I'm done rambling now.  I just can't wait to see our families again! March can't come quick enough for Kort's baby blessing :D