Happiness: September 2011

It is true... I haven't proved to be the most faithful blogger in the world. But just so ya'll know... we are still alive! This picture is proof! haha... that was us on our anniversary up in Park City. We visited the Olympic Park. It is a pretty fun place to visit. We had so much fun. We got ourselves a new camera as our present to ourselves. I absolutely love it! Now I just need to figure out how to use it better.

August went by way too fast! I held on to every last day. My job at the senior center came to an end. It was so sweet, on my last day two of the seniors sang me a song, they all signed a card wishing me well, AND they gave me some sour patch kids that said "We are a sour bunch now that you are leaving us!" It was such a sweet job, I have never had a job where I got so many hugs. :)

One of the funniest things that happened was one day after lunch an old guy came up to me and looked me straight in the eye and said, "I just wanted to tell you something." I said, "okay" and he goes off on telling me how I should make sure that I never pluck my eyebrows or they will fall out and I will have to paint them on like his aunt. I thanked him for his advice and promised I would be careful about that because I sure don't want to have to start painting on my eyebrows! I got a lot of good advice from those sweet seniors. :)

In August we also went on a super fun family vacation to Mesquite, NV and San Diego, CA. My mom and I even got to catch "The Music Man" at the Shakespearean Festival! The boys just golfed their hearts away and my mom and I had fun chatting and not golfing. :) In Mesquite we got facials at the Casablanca Spa while the boys golfed. Ahhhh... it was so nice!

In San Diego we visited Old Town, the boys golfed, we went to Coronado Island and played on the beach, and just had fun! Dustin got completely sunburned at the beach even though it was as overcast as can be! We even buried my dad in the sand... I will attach a picture. :) I loved seeing the San Diego temple. It is amazing how it all of the sudden it just appears off the side of the freeway. I thought it looked smaller in person than in the pictures.. but it looks just as much like a princess castle!

Then we had to come back to reality and get things ready for school to start. The girls in my family did fit in another little girls trip down to St. George the weekend before school and we went to Tuacahn, saw The Little Mermaid, and shopped the day away. It was so much fun! Somehow they all managed to keep their surprise baby shower a secret and I was SO surprised when they pulled it off. Thanks to all my sweet family! Little Baby Hanson is already getting spoiled. :)

Last but not least, the day finally came and we found out we are having a BOY!! We are SO excited. I didn't have a preference, I just really wanted to know. :) I loved the ultrasound he was moving around like crazy. I can't believe that little body is inside of me. I can feel him moving around in there and my belly is getting big, but it still seems so surreal. I am already starting to hyperventilate about birth/epidurals so I guess I better not watch anymore videos. haha... But I know it will be SO worth it when I get to hold our little baby in my arms.

School is going good it sure makes the weeks fly by. Dustin is doing wonderful like always. I don't know what I would do without him so I just won't think about it. I read The Last Lecture and basically cried for a week because it made me so sentimental about our relationship. (I recommend the book!) And that is us! I am going to try to update more often so that each update isn't so long. Loves!!