Ch-ch-ch-Changes

Big news everybody:  If you haven't already heard, we are expecting our first baby! 

Also, it's a.... BOY! 

Here's his ultrasound. Look at him flex that muscle for us already!

I really wanted to have a boy first, mostly because I have an older brother and I guess I just like the way that works out. As my pregnancy wore on, I became more and more convinced that it was going to be a girl, probably as a mechanism to prevent myself from feeling disappointed from what I 'wanted.' Not that I don't want a girl; I just imagined having a boy first. Now that we know that news, I am so thrilled! I can't wait to have our baby boy, even though it's going to be crazy to be a mother. I know Tom is thrilled too. We are so excited for this next stage in our lives... He is due February 29th of next year- leap year! (My Mom keeps calling our un-named baby leapfrog because he's due on leap year. It cracks me up, especially because chances are, he won't be born on leap year.)

Recently, we have been living at my parent's house since we moved from Idaho in August. It has been so much fun hanging out with my family again, meeting our cute niece Sadie, and enjoying the brutal heat (August was somethin' terrible). 

In other big news, Thomas got a job! He works at a local online advertising company, Yodle. He works there with my brother and so far, he has been enjoying it. He gets to work with really nice people and he seems to be liking it, which is important to me. Now that we know we are staying in Arizona for a little while, we are looking for a place to live and I am looking for a job, even if it's just temporary. 

I'm glad we're staying in Arizona, even though I wanted Tom to find a job somewhere we've never lived before. I guess I like moving and feeling that 'fresh-start, new adventure' sort of feeling that comes with it. (Side note: when I went to BYU-Idaho, I had never even been to Idaho, and that was thrilling to me.) But, we'll be here with my side of the family and all the support that comes with it. Now that we're having our first baby, we're going to need that familial support. 

Our Last Great Day at BYU-Idaho

Better late than never to post pictures...

Thomas and I both graduated!!! On July 22, 2011, we both graduated with Bachelors Degrees in Communication from Brigham Young University- Idaho. To make our big day even better, our parents came to commemorate the day with us. We had so much fun showing Juanita and Tom Sr. the town where we met and fell in love (my parents have been there many times, thanks to the closer proximity).

Anyway, here are the pictures to show that we really did wear big black robes and walk all legit on the stage and everything. It was seriously a great day at BYU-Idaho. My parents were there too, but these are the pictures from our camera and all the ones with them are on their own camera.

The best part of graduation was that Tom and I graduated together. We walked in together, sat by each other, walked the stage next to each other and in the same department! It was so incredible to be able to graduate with my favorite person.

That weekend, we all went to Yellowstone National Park. It was so much fun visiting that beautiful place again, even though we only stayed for a couple hours. Our amazing friend Erika Peterson got us passes to the park for free because she worked there. Thanks Erika!!!

The next day, we had to say goodbye to Tom's parents as they flew back to Miami. That's when the real work began. We had to pack up our apartment and drive to Arizona. We had our Ford Escape, our friend Jeremy's truck (with about half the bed for our use) and part of my Dad's jeep. We were able to fit all our belongings into these three vehicles and had three drivers to make the 15-hour journey, which we completed in one day.