Monday, December 15, 2008

Watch Out! Ryan is Blogging

Amid all the stress of finals, searching for a summer job, and the normal hustle and bustle of the holiday season, what is it Ryan, you may ask, keeps you going from day to day?

"Why, thank you for asking." I'd assuredly reply. "It is my darling wife and daughter, who bring so much joy and meaning to my life, that keep me motivated to press on day after day. My daughter is so well behaved, she would never do anything wrong. She is so easy to take care of, she never gets into trouble in any way."




















Who doesn't love whip cream and crayons? But just in case you are worried that she roams the house foraging for anything she can find to eat, here is a video of her eating french onion soup from today:



Friday, December 12, 2008

Happy birthday to me!


It was a great birthday. Ryan and Addie brought me breakfast in bed. He got me the starter kit of the bare minerals set from Sephora. He scheduled a babysitter so we could go out to lunch and to get my favorite salad at cheescake factory. I also got some adorable shoes from Aldo and a great new black cardigan. Most importantly he took time out of studying for finals to spend the day with me. Of course today he is paying for it!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

a real update!

Things have been crazy at our house. Ryan is in finals mode and I am trying to finish all my Christmas presents. We have been enjoying the mild winter but we miss the snow some days.

Ryan- Like i said, its finals time and Ryan is taking his first finals as we speak. He has also been applying for internships for the summer. He applied to firms in Salt Lake and Orange County and San Diego. We are hoping to hear back soon. He will then start interviewing with these firms to land a job for the first half of the summer. The second half of the summer we will be in Switzerland for his classes. Ryan is doing a "double major" (for lack of a better word), so rather than just get his law degree he is getting a JD/LM. However after this semester he will technically be two semesters done because of the early start in the summer.

Megan: I am loving being a mom. Addie keeps me pretty busy. I have started working out a gym down the street from our house (not even close to being as nice as 24 hour fitness) but gyms aren't really a big thing out here. Its very strange, people aren't as health conscience. I have also started taking voice lessons again. I am loving that. I am trying to get my voice back to a place where i can start auditioning again. In fact i am considering auditioning for Miss Saigon, next month. I am also super busy doing hair, i have a pretty nice clientele that is steadily growing, I have about 23 people that come to me now. It feels great to be bringing some money in. I am still in the nursery, however the calling is growing on me. It stills stinks that I don't get the opportunity to get to know more sisters in our ward, but i know all the children under 3 years of age. Durham has been better, this is never a place i would wish to live but this semester has gone by fairly quick.

Addison: She is a ball of energy. She runs everywhere! She is talking a lot and loves to point out your body parts. She loves to say "where are you?", "hi dude", "what you doing", "okay", "yeah","baby" and so many more. She is also doing animal noises, however most of the animals sound similar with slight variations. She loves nursery and i think she will be excited when she can go to the class with the kids her age. She loves to go on walks and has no fear at all. She loves the park and going on the big kid slides and always wants me to just wait at the bottom. I love her fearless attitude! She loves to give hugs to other kids and talk to them. We bought her a doll and she loves the thing, she takes her everywhere and tries to share her food and sippy cups with the doll. She also loves to take the doll in the play stroller on our walks. She cracks us up! She has so much personality for that little body.

We are excited to come down over across for Christmas! We will be in California for most of it, but there is a possibility we will be driving up to Utah for a few days!

I am waiting for my Christmas cards to get here, and as soon as they do, i will be getting them out. However i need addresses for some of you!

Tis the season!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

sick!

I have been the worst blogger ever (well not ever cough cough mom cough cough). I have been feeling miserable all day. I am convinced i have the flu and one would think when there is nothing left to throw up one would stop, but no. I think Addie is worried about me, she has never given me this many kisses in one day before. she has stayed at my side and even laid with me and played with my hair. (I love having a little girl) Although she was awfully excited to see Ryan come through the door. I am hoping that it is just a 24 hour virus and that i will be back on my feet tomorrow. I don't think Addie can stayed couped up in the apartment for one more day.
I will try to keep up on my blog and better updates of our life here in the South!

I have several pictures i need to upload but I will leave you with some of my favorites (that are already uploaded)





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My Life List:

  • write a childrens book
  • Take a photography class
  • take a dance class
  • Own a house that we built!
  • Live abroad
  • Live abroad
  • Learn to speak enough german to have a conversation
  • Learn to screen print
  • Learn to rock climb
  • Learn to make a wedding cake
  • Hike the Chilkoot trail in Skagway Alaska
  • Graduate from college
  • go to Thailand
  • Go to Cambodia (Ryan says, how about tanzania? or morocco?)
  • Get back to my pre pregnancy weight
  • Be in a musical with Addie
  • be an extra in a movie