Good Times!

Oh man, did I have an entertaining week! So, first of all I am excited to say that we got a new receptionist in record time! Never in the history of LOC Las Vegas have we found a receptionist so quickly. I'm really excited about it. She's super nice and very smart, so it's a good fit and I'm excited to work with her. I have to make sure we get good receptionists because she's the only other girl in the office besides me. Ok, so enough of that.

Mitchel had a lacrosse game last Tuesday playing Faith Lutheran, who is the second ranked team so they are determined to beat Bonanza. Unfortunately Bonanza lost by 2 points, but it's ok because they'll play them again this season. Thursday's game was against Centennial and Bonanza beat them in quadruple overtime. Too bad I missed that game.

So, Friday we went to a small party at our friend Josh's house and it was a blast! We had to leave early though to go play Bingo with Brian for his birthday. Brian won $50 and he was sooo excited! It was hilarious! Afterward, when we were walking out to the car, I was walking behind my friend Missy when she suddenly slipped and flailed around to catch herself on the car next to her. I looked down to see what she had stepped on, and when I saw what it was she and I were laughing so hard we couldn't breathe. A banana. Seriously. Like the cartoons. If she hadn't been next to that car she would have gone down! O'doyle Rules!

Saturday I went to my friend Kaitlin's bridal shower and it was beautiful and so much fun. I'm so excited for her, because she's marrying the nicest guy. Awww.



I watched The Secret with my mom Saturday afternoon and it was really good. There are a lot of things in there that can be tied to gospel principles. It talks about how we're in control of our own happiness, and so my new goal is to remember to always be positive. Sometimes I struggle with that at work.

Saturday night we went out and did karaoke for Brian's continued birthday celebration and it was hilarious! Missy and Josh did a duet to Total Eclipse of the Heart and it was fantastic!!



I got a new calling on Sunday that I'm super excited about, but I can't tell until they sustain me in two weeks. ;) Luckily I get to keep teaching RS and do my new calling. Whew! I'm super stoked to go to conference with Megan this weekend, too.



What blog entry would be complete without a picture of my adorable nephew?! Isn't he getting so big? I love his cute little jeans.

Spring has Sprung!

Lacrosse season has finally started and I'm sooo excited! I love going to Mitchel's games. His team has done really well so far this year and is the team to beat! They got second in the Best of the West tournament a few weeks ago and only lost to a very brutal Canadian team. Boo for Canada. Just kidding :) Pretty good though! So, now that Jonas is finally here, Matt and Renee brought him to his first game and I'm pretty sure he loved it. It's getting really warm here - too warm already, if you ask me - so they had him dressed in his cute little shorts.

Not much super exciting happened last week. Hmm...well, actually... My mom went to Canada because my Grandma Heggie was sick and in the hospital again. It's ok though. She's doing a lot better now and my mom and aunt Sonya are coming home tomorrow. The day after my mom went to Canada, the receptionist at my work quit which really sucks because it leaves me stuck doing two jobs for the third time in the last year. Don't worry, I had a complete break down at work, so things are moving to get somebody new hired!

I had a super fun weekend though, despite my week! I helped my dad watch Jonas a little bit Friday night, before Missy and I picked Megan up from the airport. We had our typical Friday night where we ate ice cream, watched a movie, and fell asleep on the couches. We're pathetic. Saturday I went to lunch with one of my best friends from high school, which was a lot of fun, and then Saturday night I hung out with a hot guy I might have a bit of a crush on. ;) We played at his house for a while waiting for his roommate, and then went to a St. Patty's day party. I really had a lot of fun! Melinda and I went to a barbeque on Sunday, and then game night at this guy Graham's house. We were super social and it was a lot of fun! I got socialled out right before I moved out of my house, so I've just been lazy with the girls lately, but I had loads of fun this weekend!

This is Jonas's squish-face. Missy got him to fall asleep for a few minutes while we were hanging out with him and Dad. Oh, and on Sunday he smiled at Renee! A real smile!! She was so excited, and she tried capturing it on film, but he just wasn't cooperating. Bummer. I'm sure she'll catch him doing it in the next few days. Until then, this is the closest we've come!

Relaxing Weekend...

The girls are all in DC this weekend so I had to entertain myself. Boo for that! Just kidding. I had kind of a relaxing weekend, which was nice. I took half the day off Friday and hung out with my friend Chad, who was in town on business from Detroit. I haven't seen him since college, so it was really fun to see him again. We went and got sushi and it was tasty! Then later Friday night I watched the Warnick's girls. Alli had her friend Siri come over, so they were well entertained all night, and the babies were sooooo good! They're becoming more fun to play with now that they're getting older too. They were both cracking me up while they were awake. So fun!

Lydia is on the left, and Lucy is on the right.

Saturday I prepared my lesson for RS, and then went to my friend Ashley's bridal shower. It was really nice, and a lot of fun. I saw an old friend from high school, and Ashley got some really great stuff for her new married life! I'm so excited for her and Aaron. Oh, and I met Aaron's mom - loved her! I feel as if she and I are kindred spirits. We're the only ones, besides her daughters, who got Ashley somewhat trashy stuff. The shower was a blast!

Anyway, so Saturday night Heather's brother, Jeff, and her mom were in town, so we went out for sushi and then went and saw Mystere. It was really good and I had a lot of fun hanging out with them. It was good to see them. Too bad Heather couldn't come. :(

My lesson went really well on Sunday, and church was really good. Sadly though, I was beginning to think I had the best immune system in the world, but I started getting achy and my throat started hurting worse last night, and I'm afraid I'm getting one of the diseases that's been floating around our death house over the past few weeks. Hopefully it will pass quickly! Oh man, Matt and Renee and Jonas came over for dinner, as they do every Sunday, and Renee had dressed Jonas in one of the little Sunday outfits I got him. Don't worry, he looks adorable!!! We even got some Risky Business shots too!

I swear he goes comatose every time he's around me. But seriously, how cute is that outfit?

It even has a cute little tie! See - Risky Business!

I'm not gonna lie, he loves his Aunt Melissa! :)

Babysitting

I got to babysit for Jonas Friday and Saturday night last week! Matt and Renee went out with Renee's mom Reggie, and her husband John, both nights. They had a blast and so did I! I felt really bad because Mom and Dad were supposed to be his first babysitters, but they were both home sick. Really, I only got to do it by default. Sadly. Mom was really sad she didn't get to do it, but she was really in no condition. So anyway, we had a lot of fun! I watched movies and Jonas slept, half-woke-up long enough to be fed, and slept some more. The longest he was awake was when I changed his diapers. Little stinker! He's usually awake between 7 and 10 at night, but he decided to sleep the whole time for me. Oh well, I had fun watching him sleep. He's so cute! He makes me happy. :) Here are some pictures of our exciting evening.

Seriously, this is pretty much as awake as he got!

I love his little hands, and can we just note that he's darker than I am? Pathetic.

Random thought bubbles...

Ok, so every once in a while, I think...I know, rare and frightening, but it happens. Today is one of those thought days. First of all, I was thinking that I really need to get better about this blog thing and do it every week like Lindsay does. It really isn't hard to keep up on.

Anyway, so I feel like I need to give a little update on life. Megan and I went up to Utah for Presidents weekend, and they got some pretty good snow, so we took advantage and did a day at Snowbird, and a day at Brighton. Man it was fantastic! The snow was nice, and the weather was beautiful! We had our vents open on our jackets and pants both days. Sweet mercy, we saw some pretty interesting people at both resorts too. The winner for best ski suit at Snowbird went to some 40-year old guy on skis in a leopard print helmut, matching one-piece ski suit, and to top it all off...a matching leopard cape, flowing in the wind! We tried to get the camera out fast enough, but we were on the lift. Oh man! There were a lot of really interesting outfits at Brighton the next day, and it was hard to choose, but the winner for best ski suit, and also most creative at Brighton, went to some 40-year old guy on skis, with a windbreaker-type jacket on...with a big gulp stuffed in the pocket. That's right! Forget camel packs, my friends, just shove your big gulp in your pocket and ride! Seriously. So anyway, we had a ton of fun riding both days. Dave and his little sister joined us at Brighton on Saturday, and it was very entertaining. We love Dave!

We realized while we were in Utah that we have more friends there, than we do in Vegas. Pathetic. So, we had fun with our friends, and Megan's family, and then the day that we were supposed to drive home, we woke up to 6 inches of new snow. Fantastic. Just what I wanted to drive home in. Megan and I are always a little nervous on slick roads since the accident last year, so we drove slowly and eventually made it home, but believe me it got scary around Cedar.

Ok, so after the snowboard trip to Utah, Jonas got blessed, which I already blogged. I think I mentioned that I didn't make it to the Mexico trip because of the blessing too. It's ok. There's another one in April I am going to for sure.

Here's the thing, I was really counting on going on the Mexico trip in February, because I didn't think I was going to be in Vegas in April. Turns out that my plans to possibly move to Canada were changed. You know how it is. It feels right at first, but the more you really look into it, it just doesn't feel right. That's what happened. So needless to say, I'm staying in Vegas for a little while longer.

Ok, I'm not sure if anyone really cares what my life plans are now, so if you don't then just stop reading, but if you do...keep reading! I'm planning on heading to Europe with Joni this summer and having an absolute blast, and then my plan is to go to either Portland or Seattle (I need to visit each one and see how I feel about both) and go to floral school because I've always wanted to open my own flower shop. It's a short program, so I'll probably only live in one of those places for a little while, unless I really like it. The floral thing just seems like a really good idea to me because I don't think I'm too shabby at it, and it's something that I can do when I'm a mom too. Have my own business out of my house, or something. That's the plan. My next plan is to take the GRE and go to Grad School. I have been feeling really stupid lately not being in school, and it's time I went back. I'm just not sure which direction I want to go in now. I have my BA in Psychology, but I'm not sure where I want to take it from there. I guess I'll figure that out.

Ok, I'm reading the Harry Potter books and let me tell you, they're amazing!! I can't believe it's taken me so long to jump on the wagon. They're soooo good! I have become one of those nerds too who wants a wand, plays the trivia game online, and has found out which house they're in (Gryffindor of course!). Man, I will admit that I'm sad I didn't start reading them when Michael was home and he kept begging me too. Now I wish he was home so we could discuss!

Oh, and I've definitely become a huge fan of Wicked too. I haven't seen the production yet, but Megan and Missy and I are planning on going to see it in LA in the next couple of months. We have the whole soundtrack memorized and it's a must to sing it on all road trips. Tradition, really.

Enough of my nerdiness, one last thing...I think I mentioned at the beginning of the year that 2007 was going to be a great year, and it was going to be full of change. Well, I've decided that since I'm turning 25 this year, it might be time to start dating again! I mean, let's be honest, I haven't had a boyfriend for like 3 years or something. Sadly, it's been so long I can't even remember. But seriously, I love being single and I've learned a lot in past years, but sometimes it's nice to have somebody to cuddle with, or somebody you're dying to tell everything to, or someboy who actually cares about what you're saying and will laugh at the retarded things you say and do every day. Just a thought. When I stroll down memory lane, I remember how fun it is to date someone. It might be a good change to start looking now. Ok, so that's the end of my random thought bubbles for today...I promise I'll keep up on my blog so I won't have to do this!

Crazy Aunt Coming Through!

I'm not going to lie - I am obsessed with my nephew! He is so stinkin' cute, I just can't get enough of him. Megan and I went snowboarding up at Snowbird and Brighton over the long weekend and as soon as we got back I headed straight over to Matt and Renee's to see Jonas. I know, I'm going to be the crazy aunt. It's ok though. I've accepted it and now I'm going to embrace it! Anyway, here are a few pictures that Camille took of Jonas and I, and Mitchel too. I'll write more about our snowboarding adventures later. Oh, and I finally got my new camera, so there should be a lot more pics on here now. Woo hoo!

Mark and Michael are going to have a lot of catching up to do when they get home. I'm pretty sure Mitchel is Jonas's favorite uncle! :)

Jonas's Blessing

So, Matt got to bless Jonas this weekend and it was sweet. He looked so cute in the little outfit my mom made for him! He's almost 1 month old, and such a good boy. He hardly fusses and even when he does, it only lasts a few minutes. Aw, he's seriously the best baby in the world. Renee got lucky!

Renee's mom has been here for a while, and her dad came up for the blessing. Unfortunately Wendy and Tedd coudln't make it, but that's ok. Sonya and Tonya and their families were there (minus Melinda who was on the Mexico trip I stayed home from), as well as Larry and Marian Martin (our pretend Vegas grandparents), and Jarom and Camille Rosskelley. Jarom and Matt have been friends since the first day we lived in Vegas, and he and Camille have 2 adorable, energetic little boys! They're basically family. :)

Anyway, I just wanted to share a few pics of my cute little nephew. Camille took the black and white ones, and they're amazing!!! Look at Jonas's blog page if you want to see more.