BIG Catch up post!

So....today is February 10, 2012. The last time I blogged was August 2011. CRAZY!! BUT....soooo much has happened in that 6 months that I have a LOT to fill you in on! I'll start with August where I left off and hit the high and lows.

September 2011: Daddy and I went to Hawaii for vacation and it.was.AMAZING! As the Kardashian sisters say "I die for this place". LOL If Jimmy and our parents would move, my permanent residence would be in Kauai, Hawaii. Seriously y'all. It has to be as close to Heaven that Earth has. Our trip was nothing shy of amazing. We got lots of sun, took a helicopter tour, went to a Luau, went hiking, did some shopping and simply relaxed for 5 entire days. It was pure bliss. I really can't believe it's been 5 months since we went. It feels like 5 years has gone by. But none the less, we both enjoyed ourselves thoroughly and it was great daddy/daughter time.




Mountains of Kauai...view from our house

  


Wailua Falls

 


Ke'e Beach





Jurassic Park Water Fall





Anini Beach from the air

 



NaPali Coast

 


View from Queen's Bath





Turtle at Poipu





Dad and I at the lighthouse before the Luau



October 2011: The biggest thing in October was celebrating Jimmy's 30th birthday! We didn't do anything big because he told me over and over not to plan anything and then come time for his birthday he regretted telling me that. We just went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse with our parents (minus my dad b/c he was working). It was a nice evening. We did get together with some friends the weekend before his birthday and had dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings and then we went bowling. Jimmy and I really enjoyed ourselves and the company. Oh, and I made cupcakes too! (I'm not a baker, i'm a cook so that's big for me. haha!)

At the end of October we went to Gatlinburg with my work. I'm blessed to have a job that really cares about health and wellness. They send us to Gatlinburg in the fall to "Hike the Smokies" after we participate in wellness programs at the office. Cool, right?! Jimmy, myself and Kyle, my cousin, went up Thursday October 27th to enjoy the scenery and take a little vacation. We did our hike on Saturday with my co-workers and then Kyle and I went ziplining! It was a lot of fun but SUPER scary while we were in the tree stands. I really didn't mind being on the zipline, but being on the stand and feeling the tree shake was the pits. Kyle loved every.single.second of it. :)



Creek at Ramsay's Cascades trail

 


Jimmy and Kyle before the hike

 


View from the 1st zipline post





Me ziplining

   


Kyle ziplining


November 2011: We implemented new software at work November 1st and it didn't go so well, so my November really flew by having to work overtime. I got a nasty virus the Monday before Thanksgiving that really kicked my booty. I hate being sick and having a virus is the worst. Luckily I have an amazing boss who lets me work from home when I still don't feel 100%. Thanks Sandy!! We had Thanksgiving at our house the Saturday after so our family could come and enjoy with us. The conversations were great and everyone had a great time, but we sure did miss my Nonie though. This was my 3rd time hosting Thanksgiving and it was just as good as the first two with a little less chaos. Each year it seems to get a little easier. WHEW! But I did decide that 2012 will have a smoked turkey from the BBQ joint! Smoked turkey is sooo much better than oven-roasted. We also started going to church this month!! We are attending Indian Hills Baptist and we are really enjoying it! Brother Charles keeps us on our toes every week. :)

December 2011: This was a HUGE month for Jimmy and I!! We found out December 6th that we are going to be parents!! I'll do a post about how we found out and all the details next. We told our families at Christmas which made it that much more special.

January 2011: Nothing really exciting happened in January. Everyone around me has been on 'bump watch' waiting for me to pop out. I've been sick most days and usually nauseous all day except when I eat. I was approached at church to help out with the youth group and it was something that had been on my mind as a way to get involved more, so I tried that out a couple times in January. I'm still attending youth group on Wednesday nights and getting my feet wet with the teens. Jimmy and I are still attending church every Sunday and really enjoying it! I do need some prayers to have patience with the teens and lead them in the right direction.

This recap leads us up to February, so now I can keep up with my blogging to keep up with the pregnancy and all the happenings so I don't forget this exciting time!