Rise and Shout!

The Cougars are out!!

We both graduated from BYU a few years ago and still are huge fans. I'm pretty sure Patrick bleeds blue... he is a Cougar fan through and through!

We have season tickets and game day is a very special day at our household.


We leave our house TWO hours before the game starts- it takes us only about 25 minutes to get there... but we have to make sure we are there before the kick-off.


Here's a picture of Patrick as we are walking to the stadium. We park a mile away to avoid traffic. Notice how empty the streets are at this point... hence the benefit of being so INCREDIBLY early (that is what Patrick tells me, wink). In about 30 minutes this becomes a sea of cougar fans. Today the stadium was full- 65,000 people! Awesome!!

BYU won and we had a great time! We have been lookin' forward to this day for 8 months.

Rules for a BYU FOOTBALL GAME:

• Arrive at least 30 minutes before the game starts
• Sing the fight song (along with all the fans) at the top of your lungs every time we get a touchdown... rah, rah, rah-rah-rah... GOOOOOO Cougars!
• NEVER-EVER leave a game early, even if we are winning (or losing, heaven forbid) by a landslide, even if it is raining, snowing, hailing, or 100 degrees (like today)
• And we always wear our Cougar blue!!

It's fun to be together, but what I equally love is that my sweet husband loves to include my cute dad, who is crazy-nuts about Cougar Football as well. My dad lives in another state, but Patrick calls my dad to talk about an upcoming game, after the game, and often times during the game. I love it!

Go Cougars!!!

Withdrawls...

I came home from work today.

Checked the mail. Threw most of it away.

Grabbed a snack. A yummy peach we bought from a fruit stand Saturday.

Then, out of instinct, I plopped down on the couch and turned on the tele,

but it was G-O-N-E.

No more to be viewed. No more to be cheered. No more to be enjoyed.

The Olympics are over and we are sad. Deeply SAD!

TV is not a big part of our lives- but for the last 2 weeks we have been

Olympic JUNKIES!

Every swim, every dive, every run, every flip.

We loved every second of it.

Staying up entirely too late to watch every-last-minute.

We loved the stories, the dedication, the focus, the pride, even the defeat.

Sigh...

Sunday night as the flame was extinguished, I thought I might shed a tear.

Goodbye our friend. See ya in 4 years!

For the 10th time...

Today, for the 10th time I had my first day of school as a teacher.

T-E-N years!

I've picked out my first day of school outfit, 10 times.

Sat at my desk, anticipating the ringing of the bell for the first time, 10 times.

I've gone over my disclosure statement 10 times.

Gone over policy and proceedures, 10 times.

Stated my expectation from my students, 10 times.

And I fell in love with teaching all over again, for the 10th time.

So until we have a little one of our own there is no other place I'd rather be.

My students are my "kids" and a huge blessing in my life...

and I love 'em!

The power of the secret...

Have you heard of the power of “The Secret”?

This is the secret- what you truly believe in your heart will come to you.

But you have to believe it...

Completely.

You have to live as though the thing you want is already in your life.

You become ready for it and it will suddenly appear.

We totally believe in the power of the secret.

Yesterday we were at Costco.

We made our first purchase for our little baby that will come to us someday...

It will be soon… We can feel it!

We were giddy. It was fun buying something for our baby. We want to do it again and again…

I got to thinking, there are lots of things we need for the arrival of our little one.

Clothes
Diapers
Wipes
Shampoo
Powder
Formula
Bottles
Pacifier
Baby Monitor
Car Seat
Crib
Stroller

What am I missing?

I need your help…

What are your favorites? What are the best brands? The must haves?

Give me the inside scoop!

Can I buy them all in advance?

“If you build it, they will come.”

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We'll keep praying...

We can’t wait!