Happy 2008.
Well, Brandon and I sincerely hope that everyone had a good Christmas holiday and that you had a good time ringing in the new year. We enjoyed spending one of my yearly famiy traditions on Christmas Eve and went to my grandma’s for dinner and a good time with all of my extended family. Afterwards we went to my mom’s and spent the night there with my sister and her husband so that “Santa could come.” It was a lot of fun.
On the 29th I had my first of two baby showers. I got a lot of cute gifts, many blankets, bibs, and of course cute little clothes for Aiden. One of the gifts I received was a little inflatable baby pool which I am excited to use when the weather turns warmer. This shower was also exciting for another reason, I ate an eclair (which I can usually eat just fine, I even ate a real eclair IN Paris without a problem) and had an allergic reaction…I of course had no medication with me what so ever, my epipen is expired and I had left my usual allergy medicine at home. I had already borrowed my aunt’s albuterol inhaler an hour earlier because I had accidentally left my purse (and inhaler) in the car and Brandon had gone to see a movie with his friend. Well anyway, I did my usual thing to try and combat the allergy by drinking lots and LOTS of water, brushing my teeth, and swishing my mouth out. I was also very lucky because by that time I had my uncle Neal, uncle Paul, and cousin Mike all at the party (these things are supposed to be for girls only) and they were able to give me a blessing. It still took awhile for the swelling in my throat and lips to go down but the blessing helped me to avert hives and other normal symptoms that I get when I have an allergic reaction. Thank goodness for the priesthood.
Brandon and I spent our New Year’s Eve at home this year. I was too exhausted to do otherwise. We watched an on t.v. movie and then flipped back and forth between various countdown specials. All in all it was a good evening.
This past Saturday I had my 2nd baby shower. It was at my mom’s and it went really well. I again got a lot of good stuff, clothes, toys, diapers, and a play gym thing to keep Aiden occupied. 😉 Lucky baby.
The only other news is that Brandon started back at school. He is pretty excited about his classes this semester and especially about his visual media class, which actually turns out to be a filming class. We originally thought it would be a graphic design class and thus an easy A. I think this will actually be more exciting for Brandon. He just has two more semesters after this one and then the two (plus Aiden) of us will embark on a different journey.
Lastly, Brandon is still looking for a job. Our specifications are as follows. It needs to work with his school schedule (so like a 12:30-7:00 shift) while still being 32 hours a week so that we are eligible for health insurance (which needs to be good), we would also prefer that he has weekends off so that he can spend time with mom and baby, lastly, we would really like to make $15.00+ a week or $30,000+ a year so that we can afford health insurance and baby expenses. If any of you know of anything please let us know and please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. That is all for now. Have a good week!