Someone else is 29...

Sean turned 29 today (yes, he married an older woman) and he got the Joseph Smith Papers: Journals Volume 1. So this is what I've looked at all day:He will look up every once in a while and read me something he finds interesting which reminds me of my Dad (he does the same thing but usually with Reader's Digest jokes). By the time Sean finishes this book I will have no need to read it because he'll tell me all about it. Good thing he doesn't have much time for novels...

Happy Birthday Sean!

29

Yesterday I turned 29 years old. I talked to a lady at church about turning 29 and she asked if I was turning 29 again. I told her no, it was my first time and she called me a "29 virgin."

So for my first 29th birthday I decided I was going whip my house into shape (don't forget, I'm nesting in a big way). So my room is clean (I even vacuumed under my bed) and I caught up on some laundry (still more to go today). Jillian and I went to the store and window shopped and bought a new bath mat and later on in the evening we drove to Salt Lake to have dinner with my friends. Jillian decided not to take an afternoon nap so the 45 minute drive to SLC conked her out.We all met at Red Robin where there was a life sized Red Robin walking around and waving at people. Jillian liked to look at him (or her, the bird had some slim legs) but when he got too close she jumped up on Melissa's lap. Apparently, giant birds are only ok at a distance. I didn't get a picture with the bird, but now I wished I would have.

Me, Melissa, and Josh (and if you notice the people in the background are looking at the camera and smiling as well. Weirdos).

Melissa gave me these cute "Count Your Blessings" blocks for a birthday/housewarming gift. Oops, I didn't tell her before we met up that we weren't moving but never fear, I found a good home for them in my apartment.

All in all it was a good birthday. I'm only posting about it because my sister wanted a birthday post. Plus I hate having that depressing house post right at the top. I'm killing two birds with one stone here. Just not a Red Robin;)

I was afraid this would happen...

...which is why I didn't blog about the housing journey. Our financing fell through at the last minute and so we won't be buying a house at this time. There are positives and negatives about not moving right now (they're about equal so we're not too bummed about staying). I think at this point we're a little weary of the whole process and so will stay put for the time being. Maybe we'll try again next year. I think we'll have to...sharing a room with a baby...doesn't sound fun for me or Jillian (oh, yeah, Sean probably won't like it much either). Hopefully we'll have better luck in the future!

10 to go

This post is actually about a week old now. I'll be 31 weeks tomorrow but I had Sean snap this pic before my doctor appointment last week when I was 30 weeks. Anyway, there's the belly. It's getting big.

Dancing

This is a little lengthy but it is highly entertaining.

Cozy

Inspection

Inspection day was yesterday. To make a long story short (because honestly, I'm still a little frustrated about the whole thing and Sean told me to get over it and it'll sound like whining if I type it all out, I'm sure) the house is in decent condition and there are no major problems so it looks like things are going to continue on. We still don't have a closing date (our realtor and the listing agent are battling that one out and I'm staying clear of it) so now we wait around for the financing part to get done. We're getting closer...

We're Moving

I haven't wanted to blog about this since we didn't really have a time line or anything but now that the bank has accepted our offer on a house (it was a short sale) we will be closing by the end of September! More moving posts to come.

Future Career: Plumber

At least we can be sure she is truly Sean's daughter...