33 weeks down, 7 weeks to go!!

Almost 30 Weeks

Changes!

I am way behind on posting! Especially with some of the recent changes, which are not so recent anymore! I don't even know where to start, I am so behind!!

-I quit my job and moved!! I decided it was best for me to move back home with my family while Jon is gone and with being pregnant! I am so glad I did! I am so happy and time is flying by!

-I am working back at Cafe El Lago! I LOVE working there again and love that I get to work with my sister. I am working mainly as a host. I feel so great I decided to take advantage and work while I still can!

-We got a new car! My in laws won alomst $10,000 to put down on a new car, and they gave it to Jon and I!! We chose a 2006 4-Runner! I haven't started driving it yet because I have been waiting for the weather to change before I drive it. I hear they are great in the snow!

-One more week and I will be in my 3rd trimester! Time has been going by pretty fast, I can't believe I am 27 weeks a long now!

-I am due in 3 months from today, which means I get to see my hubby soon!! I can't wait for him to come home and spend 2 weeks with me and our new baby!

I will try and get some pictures up soon! My blogging skills have not changed yet, I am still horrible at keeping up!!! More to come!!

24 weeks

Just Me........

.......'N my little girl inside!!

Over half way done!!

20 weeks!! I'm finally on the downhill!!


(.....Yes I am hiding my face on purpose!!!!)

18 weeks....

On Labor day I went to IKEA with my mom and sisters to look for fun stuff! Here I am in the parking lot striking my poses....haha

Applebees for lunch after IKEA! (By the way, the reason I am in these pictures alone is because I have to FIGHT my mom and sisters to let me post their pictures....I'm forrbiden to post ANY!)

Trying to show the baby bump I AM developing, behind all the baggy shirts I wear!!!

Amazing Hubby

I have such a wonderful husband. The day after my ultrasound, he had a HUGE bouquet of PINK and white flowers delivered to my work, telling me Congrats! on our little girlie. He is so sweet. Can I just tell you that every customer that came in, was drooling over them?! I was so proud to say "yup, those are mine! And they are from the most wonderful husband in the world!" I love you Jon, and miss you everyday. Thanks for being the most wonderful person and my best friend forever!!

Excited to Announce........

Today was the day that we got to find out that we're havin' a GIRL!!!!! We are so excited!!! It was fun to have my mom, sisters, mother-in-law, and cousin there with me. We were able to include Jon in on the excitement by bringing the web cam! Thank goodness for SKYPE! We have a name picked out (well, I have had it picked out for at least 3 years now...). She is going to be Little Miss SCARLETT Love!!! We can't wait!!

We celebrated with lunch afterwards! Thanks for coming to support me!

My wonderful support system!!

My two sisters and I. Yes, the taller one is the youngest!!

Jon's cousin Kristie setting up the Web Cam! Thanks for helping with that!

This is the best we could do for a photo together!!

Chattin with my hubby, wishing he could have been there with us!

Proud mama to be!!

P.S. I can aready tell this baby is going to be difficult.....The Dr. could NOT get a good position to tell if it was a boy or girl! She was not cooperating! He actually told us it was a boy at first because he thought he saw "little man parts". We eventually had to try a different method (Of which I am not going to get TOO graphic here.....) We just needed a better view ;) Anyway, the Dr. said it's a good thing we double checked cuz it's a GIRL!

One more week...

One more week till I find out if I'm havin'

One of these.......

Or One of these.....

And I can't Wait!!!!

Being Pregnant= No motivation

I know I always say that I am the worst blogger ever. And here I am saying it again. Before, my excuse was that Jon was leaving and we were so busy. I thought I would have a lot of time to blog after he left, which, I do. BUT, now that I am pregnant, I have lost all motivation to do ANYTHING. I am so tired and have no energy. I now go to work on a daily basis with no makeup, hair not done, and clothes that I don't even know if they match. My room is a mess and I need to do laundry, but it just sits....and sits....and sits......waiting to be done. And then there is my blog. Completely neglected. I am hoping that during my 2nd trimester, things will change. I need my energy back! As far as my pregnancy and 1st doctors apt:

-I am due February 10th

-I will find out at the end of August if I am having a boy or girl

-I am hungry EVERY second of the day

-I dont have morning sickness, unless I dont eat. FOOD is (unfortunately) the cure.

-I am still working, and plan to until I absolutely cant anymore

-I CRAVE mexican food, and anything high in carbs. Bread, pasta, potatoes, etc.

-Like I said, I am tired with no energy or motivation.

-Gotta love being bloated everyday!

I guess I need to be grateful that I am not bending over the toilet with horrible morning sickness. I feel pretty lucky, actually.

My poor hubby is just heartbroken that he has to miss all of this. He wishes more than anything that he could be here. We are crossing our fingers that he will be able to make it home for the birth.

Overall, we are thrilled. I am now officially content with the idea, whereas at first, I was a little freaked out and shocked. But now I am convinced, that this pregnancy is what is going to get me through Jon's deployment. It will keep me busy, always looking forward to my next dr's appointment. In the end, I truely believe that Heavenly Father knows what is best for us..... I used to think that the LAST situation I would want to be in is: pregnant, home alone, husband gone, 2 dogs to take care of, not knowing if I would be able to keep my job or not....But now that I am in the situation, I would not have it any other way. It is meant to be. I underestimated myself before, thinking I couldn't do it. Heavenly father had more trust in me, knowing that I could.

It's number 2 for us!

Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband. Today we celebrate our 2nd year of marriage! Although, we are celebrating our Anniversary long distance this time.......
I'm so sad we could not be together today, Jon. I am thrilled to continue life with you and our family that we have started to create! Thank you for being a courageous, brave, soldier. I love you!
P.S. To everyone: Blog will be going private this week.

Just a Reminder!

Jon leaves soon, so I will officially be making our blog private for sure within the next 2-3 weeks. If you have not already, please leave your email if you would like to still view our blog!
Thank you!

What a week....

This past week was very busy with our temple sealing, and then we had a going away get together for Jon. The turnout was great, and my mother in law did a great job hosting it at her house, because we got rained out of the park!! Thanks to all who came!
Well our hectic week gets more hectic, come Sunday evening. 2 weeks till Jon leaves, and SURPRISE!!!! I am pregnant!!!!! This came as a complete shock, I am still shocked. It will be tough with Jon missing everything.......I swear though, if I can go through THIS alone, then I can do anything!!! Jon is thrilled! We are excited to go through this together, even though I guess its long distance. :) When I told Jon, his response was, "Well, we went through the temple and now we are being blessed!" I am sooooooo glad we were able to go through the temple this week!!

Best Day of my Life

Jonathan & Michelle

Sealed for Time & All Eternity

June 10th, 2010

Best Day of My Life.....

Yes we are..going private

For obvious safety/security reasons, my husband has asked me to make our blog private. So, anyone who would like to still look at our blog, please leave your email. I never really thought we would go private, but being in the military I guess it is safer.
Thanks!!

Hectic

I know everytime I post I am full of excuses as to why I never post, or put pictures on! Well, here I am again, with more excuses! But to be honest, life has been crazy and hectic for us! I think there is so much anticipation with Jon leaving, that we are just non stop for the most part. Jon will leave at the end of June, :( So we are trying to spend as much time together as possible before he leaves, yet still working our busy schedules with our jobs. Ok, I am definitely not as busy at work as my poor husband is!
We are alive though! And I hope no one has given up hope on me and my posts! :( Just bare with me till the end of June! I promise I will be back, probably with more time than ever b/c my husband wont be around to keep me as busy :(

As of Late..

I am oficially the world's worst blogger. I went on a wonderful vacation to Spain, and have not even posted pictures yet! Well, in all fairness, we took so many pictures I feel overwhelmed and dont even know where to start! I know, bad excuse. But I promise, they will come!!!
We have had a lot going on lately and also have some major upcoming events!!

-On April 12th, Jon turned 32!! What can I say? I love being married to a mature and stable man! ;)

-We have started putting up our fence! Yay! No more stress and anxiety about the dogs having near death experiences!

-Our good friend from Monterey came to visit us! Leigh and her husband became very good friends with Jon and I out at DLI when we lived in California. She is headed to the East Coast to live, while her husband is at military training in Texas. She was so nice to stop and visit some ol' friends in Utah. We love you!!

-I got promoted to assistant manager at work! This was a HUGE compliment of all the effort I put into my job. I am SO excited for this new position. And hey! When does a little extra money hurt?

-On a depressing note, Jon will be deploying to Iraq at the end of June, until next MAY. :( What on earth am I EVER going to do with myself? I could go on and on about how I am dreading this, but I'm not going to. I will be supportive of him, and try to get through it.

-On a happier note, Jon and I are getting SEALED in the Bountiful temple on June 10th. We could not be more excited. We can't wait. It's been a long time comin'!

-In July, I am going with Jon's family to the 'Kings of Leon' concert!! :)

-My family is planning a trip (cross your fingers) this fall. We are hoping for Italy this time!

-A trip for me to North Carolina to visit my one and only 'amiga' from my spanish class, Cristina. Hopefully I will be going in July!

These are just a few things that have been keeping us extra busy, and that is another reason I have not posted, OR commented on other people's blogs!
I will do better! I promise!

'TIll next time.....

Play time is OVER

Well, we made it home to Utah on Easter Sunday. I am a little sad. The vacation is over, it's back to work, back to the stresses of every day life....Sigh.....It was such a wonderful vacation, just me and my hubby. I'm already ready for my next vacation... :(

25.......In Spain!!

Who in the world (besides people that live here...) gets to spend their 25th Birthday in Spain?? What a Birthday I will never forget.....!
Also, I have to give a shout out to Brooklyn Harward! Brookie and I share the same birthday! She is turning 2 this year! Yay! Happy Birthday Brooklyn!!
P.S. Although my posts says I'm posting on March 31st, my birthday is really April 1st! Here in Spain it is April 1st, but I guess the computer is going off of Utah time??

Things I have learned so far....

Here are a list of things I have learned so far on my vacation......
- I cannot sleep on planes!!
- I love to travel, but hate trying new foods! (pickiest eater EVER!!)
- My face apparently breaks out BAD on vacations!! :(
- Wow, I do not speak Spanish nearly as well as I thought!!
- But, after being here for a few days, my Spanish has definitely improved!
- Note to self: Yes, I may be able to ask a random person a question in Spanish, BUT, am I prepared to understand the ANSWER in Spanish??? (Noooo!)
- Need the best tour guide ever?? My husband!! Never been to Barcelona, but always knows where we are, where we need to go, and where we were!! I'm shocked at how awesome he is!!
- Tests have proven...Canon IS better than Nikon. Dropped my Canon camera in Thailand from the top of some bleachers 2 years ago, and it still works. Jon dropped my brand new Nikon camera from waist level, and it is a GONER!! (Don't tell Matt Van Komen, Jon says...)
- Europe is DANG expensive!!! Holy Crap!!
- Spain is 7 hours ahead of Utah
- I have the best husband ever! Sooooooooo patient with me. Let's me buy anything I want. Always asks me what I WANT to eat. Points out every single dog he sees, to show me (because I love dogs). Will do anything for me. Goes on wile goose chaises to find ME Mcdonald's breakfast.
- When I'm at home, my dogs drive me CRAZY. When not with me, I miss them SO much.
- I found another dog I want to get in France. (Jon won't let me... probably a good thing)
- I feel like just by looking at me I scream "HI, I'm American!!" (because of my blonde hair, and fake tan!)
-Will NEVER do another spray tan again!! Orange hands, face, and feet!! (Yes, I do work at a tanning salon, and love it! But spray tans are not for me. Or I just don't know how to do them right!!)
-Bangs tied back in a bobbie pin. Best way to do my hair for vacations.
And....my husband just told me "Less is more" In other words, Stop writing!!
Adios y'all!! Pictures to come soon!!

In Spain..

We are currently enjoying our time in SPAIN!!
Pics and blog updates to come soon!!

The Luckiest Girl (ME!!)

FINALLY!! Our vacation is planned! My hubby asked me if I trusted him to plan everything, and he was going to surprise me. Long story made short- I found out!! Here are our plans:

What?--- 10 nights, rental car, and hotel accommodations, and TONS of sight seeing!!
Who?----Jon and I
And Finally........Drum Roll please..........
Where?
Eleven Days in......SPAIN!!!!



With an over night layover on the way home in.........PARIS!!!

I feel like the luckiest girl ever!!! I am soooooo excited to go!! You are the BEST ever, Jon!!!
P.S. And I know Spanish! So I can practice while I'm there!!!

For Valentines Day....

....My Sweet as can be husband, had flowers delivered to my work on Saturday the 13th. They were too pretty to just put in the break room, so I left them up front as the centerpiece. I had all the girls drooling....:) They were gorgeous and........

......HUGE!!!!! The flower arrangement was massive, and weighed a ton!!!


And now they are the centerpiece for the kitchen table. :) Love them!

My hubby also opened up an Angels card at Victoria's Secret for me. This is VERY dangerous. VS is my MOST favorite store ever!! I could live in their sweat outfits and cute summer clothes!! My first purchase was this darling sweat outfit...

Sweat pants with matching jacket....

Only I got them in purple!! (not yellow) I just could not find a pic of them in purple, other than this little pic. I looooove it and cant wait to wear it!!

Thanks hubby!!! Love u!!

My little Lucky Charm!!

On Tuesday night we went to dinner for my nephews B-day. Like any other day, we took the dogs over to my in laws since they have a fenced yard, and dropped them off while we went to celebrate. A few hours later we went back and picked them up, ready to go home to bed. They were both in the backyard when we got them, but Dobby came in limping, holding his front left leg up. We looked at it and saw an abrasion on his leg where some skin and fur had been scraped off. We knew it was not a dog bite, so I started to think maybe he tried to squeeze through the fence to the neighbors yard. I later got a phone call from my mother-in-law. The neighbor from across the street came over to report: Dobby was RUN over by a car!! Now when I say run over, I mean he was under the car as it drove over him. The women driving said she "ran over" him, but did not feel a "thump". She got out to check and Dobby stood there in shock for a minute and then ran off. Somehow Dobby managed to stay between the tires!! She left her name and number at the neighbors house, because she was worried about him and wanted me to call her and let her know if he was ok. How nice huh?? We took Dobby to the vet the next morning. Not one broken bone! Only a few scrapes. Can you say miracle?? I am still in shock that my little Dobby only had a few scrapes. Someone was looking out for us....
The vet said "He must have good luck because he has a 4 leaf clover collar." I thought that was cute! And now he is my little Lucky Charm!!



Here is Dobby with his legs wrapped up in the Camoflauge Gauze that they gave us at the vet. Poor guy is holding his hurt leg up.


Dobby wearing his "lucky" four leaf clover collar.

I'm such a slacker

Holy Cow!! What happened to me? I used to be so on top of my blog and always updating it! I can't believe how awful I have been at keeping up on my blog and also commenting on everyone else's blogs!! :S
Please forgive me, I need to find some pictures and think of something fun to post, otherwise I will just end up posting about food!!
:) Love you all!!

Oh the Holidays....

Yep, you better believe it! That IS Jon Schmidt! We went with our friends Mike and Ashley to see his Christmas concert! Amazing!! Our hubbies dressed up in their uniforms and took us out!!

Ashley getting a CD signed by the cellist! He was awesome! Talk about talent.....

Next fun adventure...Gingerbread houses at the Robison's!! Pictured is Jon, Danny, Rebecca and Rebecca's friend Bethany.

Alayna concentrating very hard on her work....

I'm a little behind. I think mine took 3 hours to make!!!


Jon and his finished product!

What a creative guy he is. This is his gas station, with a motorcycle and a car parked inside, and two gas pumps outside with licorice handles and pretzel pumps!!

Time for a break I guess!

Yummmmmmyyy!!

Here is my masterpiece! I guess I was wishing I was somewhere warm and tropical, and was therefore influenced on my gingerbread house! Mine is located on an Island in Hawaii, complete with a palm tree, a fire, rocks, fish, a surfer dude, native Hawaiins (gummi bears) and a gras hut! (Thanks for letting me have some rabbit bedding for my roof, Becky!!)

So Proud!!

Me and my "little" (14 years old and about 5'9) sister! She is apparently crouching down to match my height!

Cutest Christmas doughnuts ever!!

Presents on Christmas Eve under my parents tree!

Me and my children on Christmas morning! Jon is a big Utes fan, I dont' really care bout sports. But I will wear ANY team that has cute apparel!! (Thanks Jon for the cute Utes Shirt!!)

You better believe we are matching!!

Lil' Dobbers!

Christmas day at the Love's house. My cute nephew Cody with his new Devastater toy (Transformers!)

Jon's army buddy Chad spent the evening with us! Love him!!

And of course, Football!


My new perfume from Jon's mom, which smells awesome!! She knows I love anything with the word "Love" on it!! Even perfume!!


My mother in law, sister in law, and nephew enjoying christmas!! What a great day!


And, last but not least, my work Christmas Party!! Here we are playing "Win, Lose, or Draw" We ate yummy Mexican food at a place out in Ogden. It was a blast!


The artists...

I can NEVER, for the LIFE of me, get Jon to take a "normal" photo....

My turn to draw!!

Playing "Catch Phrase" next!

What a fun party! They took great care of us this year, giving away awesome prizes! My bosses for work are Bernice (pink shirt) and her husband Brian (to the right of her). I LOVE my work, and could not have asked for a better job. Love the girls I work with and am so grateful to have a job in this economy!

For new years, Jon and I, and our friends Nick and Jen, went to Olive Garden for dinner and then went and saw Sherlock Homles. Good movie! After that, Jon and I made it home by eleven thirty, just in time to spend the New Year with the Doggies!! :) Yep, they are like children to us. We have had a great Holiday season and are so grateful for our families and friends. Can't wait to see what 2010 brings us!!