Sister Sarah Is a Married Woman!

     This past weekend, June 3rd - June 7th, was the weekend Shalyn and I went down to St. Louis, MO for my sister Sarah's wedding. It was a very eventful few days. On Thursday we got everything ready and drove down to Salt Lake City in order to fly to St. Louis. We made in with time to spare and the flight was uneventful. It was a happy reunion with my dad at the airport. We learned that my mom and Sarah both werent feeling very well. Not fun, especially right before the wedding.
     On Friday we got up and ate a wonderful breakfast of waffles and fruit. Dad, Scott (Sarah's husband), his brothers and me all went over to my parents' house where they are constructing this big second level. It looked really cool (I'll put pictures up as soon as I get a CF card reader). We then went to the farm to get everything set up for the reception. I got to mow the grass. :) Dad and I came home just in time to take a quick shower and be out the door to the temple for Sarah at 4:00p.m. After the temple we went to this restaurant, The Old Spaghetti Factory. It was pretty good. I must say though, I like Johnny Carino's better. The real excitement was after the restaurant when we realized that quite a few cars had been broken in to in the parking lot, to include a few from our group. At first we just thought that Shalyn's camera bag was at the house, but after looking everywhere and hearing that my sister had put it in the van that was broken in to, we concluded that the camera bag was stolen. Luckily the camera was with us in the restaurant, but the really nice lens along with the CF card reader and some other stuff was stolen. What a drag. But we tried to not let that put a damper on the wedding festivities.
     On Saturday the big event took place. It was at 11:30a.m. She looked beautiful and he was handsome. After the ceremony my uncle John and myself went back to the farm to finish up what needed to be done. There was a lot more than we thought there was. We finished just as people were arriving for the reception. It started at 6:00p.m. I really enjoyed being able to see old friends. A lot of our friends from Tennessee came down to wish her a happy wedding. It was a really great time with dancing, S'mores, and a hay ride. The Fire Flies were incredible after the sun went down. It was like something right out of a Disney show. And the stars were amazing, very bright.
     On Sunday we went to church and then just relaxed until 4:00p.m. when we went to the grandparents' house to decorate the cake for my dad's birthday. It was such a fun event. We had a couple friends from church over in the club house at the grandparents' apartment.

Yay! Today is Friday!

Today is Friday. We love Fridays. For one, I dont have any classes on Fridays. Today has been a special day though. Yesterday Shalyn drank this mixture that had 50 grams of glucose in it. That is a lot of sugar! The doctors were checking for gestational diabetes.
    Well, she failed that test. The cap was 140 and her levels were at 144. So we had to come in today and she did the next level up test. She had to fast starting at 12 midnight last night. At 8:30 this morning she drank the same drink only this time it had 100 grams of glucose in it.
    As she was drinking it she told me, "Why would anyone put this much sugar in their body?" At about half way she said her body was telling her that she was done. It didn't need anymore sugar. She downed the whole thing as fast as she could. And for the next three hours we had to stay at the doctors and get her finger pricked every hour.
     After the first two prickings they told us that we could go home because she passed both of them. They didnt see a reason for her to stay around for the third prick. After that we had lunch at Quiznos. I tried one of their $5 subs. It was the honey-cured ham and Swiss and it was good!
     There were these tents set up across the street next to Arby's so we decided to head over their and check in out. It was the National Guard doing a fundraiser for veterans. We bought some raffle tickets and put ours in the jar for the camping deluxe kit. Hopefully we'll win. The drawing is right now so if we do win we'll be receiving a phone call shortly. :)
      Here are some pictures from the window fiasco we had a few weeks back at Cougar Court:

I'm a bum. Sorry Karen :)

     So I'm a bum. I haven't posted anything for a while because I dont have a lot of time and I also thought that no one was reading it. Today I heard through the grape vine that someone was bummed that I hadnt updated in so long. That has given me new energy and determination to stay the course and pick back up where I left off. :)

     This past Thursday was 25 weeks for Naomi. That's the name we have given her, at least that's what her name is until we see her. She might pop out and not look like a Naomi at all. At 25 weeks she weighs a pound and a half, about that of an average rutabaga. She is doing great. It's kinda funny. Every time Shalyn says Naomi is kicking and moving I put my hand on her stomach to feel. And as soon as I touch Shalyn's stomach it seems like Naomi goes dead still. I havent been able to feel her yet. But she's only at 25 weeks so that will probably change later on down the road.
     This past mother's weekend Shalyn and I went to Pocatello for her brother's graduation. That got me all excited about my own graduation in July. Big things are coming. Then we went back to Blackfoot and had a huge feast in honor of both his graduation and his wife's birthday. On mother's day we went to church and then called all our mothers. I got Shalyn this pearl necklace. The best part about that was she had no idea it was coming. She was very excited. :)
    Right now we are both in the thick of school and work and baby stuff. I'm applying for grad school at ISU and Shalyn is doing her thing. I've learned that it's very expensive just applying for grad school, let alone paying for each semester. Oh, and we moved to a different apartment complex. This one has so much more room for the same price. We just couldnt say no. Life is good.