It's a Dog's Life

Bruce and I always joke that we want to come back as Oliver in our next life. In the morning Bruce usually will take him out, and then Oliver will run back upstairs to catch some more sleep. More often than not, we find him upside down with his legs in the air, sleeping away. We just love this little guy!!!

IVF Cycle 2

Here we go again. We started our next cycle of IVF in October. In November it really kicked into high gear, and we did the transfer on November 17th. This time I wasn't afraid of the shots or the transfer. I am just afraid to hear the results of whether it worked or not. All looks good for now and we will know more on November 30th. Thanks for all of your prayers and support--I know that we have been blessed by them and I can't express all of gratitude I feel.

Calendar on the Fridge to help me track everything:

Thing 3 and Thing 4. We just can hope and pray that they take and turn into babies.....

Halloween 2009

This year we still had all the ghosts, goblins, fairies and more... here are some of my favorite shots from the neighborhood

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Fall is here in the Queen City

I just love fall. To me it feels like a time to review what the year has been and think about all that has happened in our lives as the trees get ready for winter. Here is a tree in front of our house; its leaves are starting to turn. I hope next year we can get up to the mountains to see more fall foliage.

UT Trip

This past weekend we headed to UT for Bruce's ordination to becoming a High Priest. It was a jam packed weekend but we are so glad we went. We arrived on Friday Oct. 9th and checked into the Hotel, Bruce left to go to a Business Mtg. From there we headed to Bountiful to see my parents and extended family. After our visit with my family we headed to Nelson's Frozen Custard a must if you are in Bountiful. From there we headed to the Hendrix home. Finally we went to sleep at 1:00 Mtn. time. Sat. morning we woke up and were up and running - We went to Beto's to get my favorite Bfast Burrito and then down to Springville where Kent's parents live to see some homemade apple cider in action. After that Bruce and I headed to BYU so that I could see Shani and Theater Ballet. Bruce went to the bookstore which is always an interesting idea. From there we headed to Bruce's parents house for the Bruce's ordination to a High Priest. We were joined by so many friend and family - We are ever grateful that so many of our friends made the trip to Provo for this very special day. After the ordination, we headed to Brick Oven Pizza and got a chance to visit with the Pritchett family. Last stop was to Steve and Brooke's to see there Halloween Decorations. I wish I would have taken pics because Brooke did such a great job with everything. We miss our friends and family in UT and can't wait to head back in the spring:)

Hendrix Apple Orchard

Some of the apples that make the best Apple Cider you have ever tasted:)

The Boys hard at work. In the bucket is the pulp from all the apple leftovers.

Even the horses on the property like the apple cider process.

The Men at Bruce's Ordination

From (Left to Right: Rian Robison, Uncle Matt Asmus, Bruce Brown, Dad Swihart, Dad Pritchett, Todd Davis, Buddy Blakenfeld, Kent Hendrix - who you can't see is Daren Palmer of the Stake)

U-2 in Charlottesville, VA

So, as many of you know, I am a huge U2 fan. When I heard that they were doing a new tour I couldn't wait. I wasn't sure if they were coming to Charlotte or not, so when I heard that they were coming to Charlottesville, VA I decided that was close enough, and I bought tickets. Krista, Bruce and I headed up on Thursday. Yes, I made a U2-specific playlist for the road trip and made everyone listen only to U2 while we drove. Bruce had never been to one of their concerts before, so he had no idea what he was in for. After they finished playing, Bruce said it was the best concert he had ever been to :)

Ticket for the big event:

Bruce and I at the concert. (Yes, Bruce was hungry so he was eating something in this pic)

U2 Stage and Set (Rolling Stone called it the biggest concert ever, or something like that)

All lit up and ready to go!

Part of the set had this enormous, expanding TV screen. Here is the last shot I got of it.

Thanks, Bruce and Krista for indulging me in my favorite rock group!!!

Happy Birthday #32

Today I turned 32. It was a pretty low-key day as I felt like just relaxing with friends and family after the August we had. Bruce and I went to lunch after a Doctor's appt. to talk about where to go from here. It was a good appt. so I was really happy. We went to lunch at Brio - an Italian restaurant - and then it was off to Nordstrom for me to buy a new B-Day handbag and then to work. For dinner we got Sangam and watched TV - Like I said it was relaxing. Krista and Matt came over with a peach pound cake made by Krista herself.

Later that week Toni organized a luncheon with the girls from Church. It was nice to visit with everyone and catch-up on what is going on in all their lives. I am grateful to be surrounded by women that inspire me to be more charitable and better then who I am right now.

Thanks for all the Birthday wishes and I am excited to see what the new year will bring!

Cake from Krista - Can't you just taste it through the photo:)

Beautiful Flowers from Bruce!!

My new handbag and flowers from Kati!