24 days and counting...

I am getting more excited the closer it gets!!

I walked for 25 minutes in the pool last night and, while I am certainly not ready for a marathon, I did manage to go all day without any Motrin! Yay me!

I have to take a moment to thank my husband for all he does. I don't tell him often enough how wonderful he is. He has had to do the lions share of the work around here since my surgery (really since the injury that led to my surgery) and he hasn't complained about it...much:)

He tells me I'm beautiful and I know that he means it. He puts up with my temper and my little (and not so little) quirks.

He is a devoted father, he honors his priesthood, and he supports me in all I do. He really is my biggest fan, and he needs to know that I am his as well. I can't wait to be sealed to him for time and all eternity!!!

Free at last

Friday is my last day of class (until Oct 5th) and while I still need to finish a 15 page paper, and some other busy work, I am so excited I can't stand it. I don't even care if I get a "B"!!

I got a "B" in the class I took during my surgery so my record is tarnished anyway :)

Plus I found out about some new repayment programs that would allow me to pay off my student loans in as little as ten years. So, as school stuff goes...it's been a great week.

I decided I am going to make Shiloh's Halloween costume. I do know how to sew ( I own a sewing machine and everything ) I just get a little nervous when something has to be just so ( which everything does with me :) I love Halloween. We had so much fun last year with Shiloh. She was able to walk up to the doors herself, but at the first house she was so scared, I couldn't get her to go up..I had to carry her. Then the nice man opened the door and gave her candy....she ran to the next house!!

32 days until Disney!!It's going so fast and so slow all at the same time. I found someone to take us to the airport (thanks Heather), and I have planned everything I can, so now I just need to relax and have fun!! ya right. We are bringing most of our food with us, so I'd like to splurge while we're there and take my family to Medieval Times. For those who haven't been it's a dinner and tournament experience, with great food and a show where they compete and joust and all that. It's really cool and I am excited to share it with my family.

I am still way nervous about the knee situation. I think I'm going to call my doc and get a few pain pills-just in case! I still swell quite a bit and am uncomfortable more often than I would like. It has been three months since my surgery, so I should be feeling better pretty soon. I just hope that 32 days from now I'll be much improved.

Count down to Disney

7 weeks until we leave for California. I am getting so excited. So far there haven't been any emergencies (knock wood), like getting kicked out of my apartment! So we may actually make it this time. I have our rooms booked, our van reserved, and our itinerary printed and ready to go; now all I need is someone to take us to the airport at 5:30 am. Any takers?

We did kind of a trail run with Shiloh. We took her to Lagoon to see how she would handle an amusement park. She did so great that I can just relax and look forward to our vacation; knowing that she will have as much fun as I will.

I am a little worried that my knee is not going to be great by then. I still swell and get really stiff, but I refuse to ride one of the geriatric go carts, so I will deal with being a bit uncomfortable if I must. It will be worth it. This is the first vacation I've had with my family in so long that I don't even know how long it has been! That is too long!!

More good news...I'm getting a new nephew (or niece, but Damon swears it's a boy) next April.