VACAY!

Before we found out that I was pregnant, Tim and I had some big plans. We had a trip planned to Disneyland in December, and then Costa Rica for my graduation present in the spring. The baby put those plans on hold. As if canceling vacations isn't a big enough bummer, add a couple months of morning sickness.

I feel guilty about it now, but it made it pretty hard for me to be excited about being pregnant. I would get in a slump and Tim would remind me that we have a lot of friends that are trying to have children and it's not working out like they'd hoped. I can't imagine being in that situation, so I really am so thankful that we never had to worry about that. Now I feel incredibly blessed that we are going to start our family soon. And really, the timing is good. I graduate in May, Tim's work is going well, we just sold our condo (today!), we'll have been married for over four years, and we are unbelievably happy together.

That being said, I needed that vacation. So we are going to the Caribbean! We are headed out with our friends Steve and Dana (get Dana's funny take on the way it was planned here) on February 28. It is a six day cruise to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. SUN! FUN! MORE SUN! I can't wait.

Adding to my excitement is the fact that we find out on Monday if we are having a girl or a boy. For some reason whenever we tell people that, they say, "Hopefully it's not both!"

YEAH.

We were going to do this to the guest room anyway, but now we can say we did it for the baby. Let the nesting begin!

Before

After

Cheers

Happy Holidays! Just one more to go.

We've had a really good holiday with family and friends this year. We spent Christmas Eve with the Englishs. Had our traditional Mexican food dinner, opened some presents, and just talked and enjoyed the company.
 

Christmas day we made our annual home video of opening each other's presents.

Then we spent the rest of the day visiting Tim's family to see what all the little neices and nephews got. They bring in quite a load every year! It's fun to go to each house and watch how excited they are about all their new stuff. Holidays make me so happy that most of our family lives so close.

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Also, thanks to everyone for their congratulations! We are pretty excited to bring a little baby into our family. I am about 11 weeks along, my due date is July 19, so we have a while. We should find out if it's a boy or a girl in February, and I'll be sure to keep you posted!

The holidays is a special....days

I got a little bored of my blog. Which tells me that it is very likely that anyone else who ever reads it was already bored. But I am going to plug away and continue documenting.

Finals are over so I feel just a little more alive now. I think Tim is pretty relieved as well. We've been taking turns being sick over the last few months. It's my turn now. But, we have been able to have a lot of fun with family and friends. Lots of dinners, parties, and HGTV together at night.

For Thanksgiving (during which it was Tim's turn for the flu) we went to his family's dinner on Thursday and then mine on Friday. Normally any event that involves his family involves way too many people in way too small a space. It is crowded and loud and always fun. This year was a little different though, because his sister Steph had her baby, Sue didn't come up from St. George, and three of his brothers went to their in-laws. I think it was the most quiet Arbon Thanksgiving that ever there was.

Caelan and Grandpa deep in conversation
The photo above contrasts quite a bit with the Arbon family Christmas party last night. This is more like it. You will underestimate how loud it gets, but let me tell you, this is a family that likes to be heard.
My family's parties are always a little more peaceful and laid-back. I didn't get any pictures, but this year has been no exception.

Tim turned 26 on December 4. I keep trying to convince him that he's in his late-20's now, but he won't buy it. I didn't get him anything for his birthday because I am the lamest wife ever. But we did go out for dinner. Not sure how I can pass this off as a present since we go out somewhere at least once a weekend. Oh well. I'll do better next year.

My newly 26-year-old husband and the cutest dog ever. The two of them are permanently connected, I swear.

And...I'm pregnant.

Yuck

School has taken over my life. Updates to come soon.

Timothy

A little "getting to know" my husband.

1. Tim has to get a paper towel before he makes any kind of food. Sandwich, microwave burrito, mac n cheese (his favorite), doesn't matter. The first step is getting a papertowel and setting it on the counter.

2. I think a few might be about food. He has to have a process to make things efficient with whatever he does. When he cooks, he gets everything completely ready, and cleans up as its cooking. Once he has made something one way, it gets made the same way everytime, down to the last detail.

3. He is super paranoid about our dog. We thought we lost him once (he was just in the garage) and ever since then, Tim has to know where that dog is at all times. I can only imagine how he'll be with our kids.

4. He is a neat freak. I don't really have any issues with clutter, but he does. He's always trying to organize stuff. I'll usually just stuff my clothes in the closet without hanging them, and I don't think anything drives him more crazy.

5. He cuts his hair like once a week.

6. He is always hot. It could be -52 degrees in our house and he would complain about the heat.