Hey, the hospital has wi-fi! I've been here with Celia and Nathan about 3 hours and we're having a good time. Well, kind of. Celia is hurting, of course. But we're watching the BYU game (so exciting!) and hanging out. Kyle periodically brings us snacks and activities. Anyways, the baby is going to be born tonight/this morning! Celia is doing great and being super strong. She'll get the epidural whenever she wants it and we LOVE her nurse. It's hard to believe that the baby will actually be here soon! I can hardly wait.

Suzanne Collins rocks my world

Wow.

I'm a little over halfway through Catching Fire, which came out yesterday. I am out of my mind with love for it. I have been trying SO HARD to not devour it all in one sitting--I'm pacing myself. I'm blogging to keep me from reading it. I had to tear myself away just now. I've already cried several times just because I don't know what to do with so much emotion! IT IS SO GOOD.

In other news, we officially got the condo! We'll probably be able to move in in about 3 weeks. This happened way quicker than we expected--we were planning on September being the month where we searched for house. Now it's September 2nd and we already have one!

Anyways. I have to go read this book now. I can't bear it.

Today is the first day of school and I am not going! It's pretty crazy. Last week I went with Katy and Ashley to buy their books, and it made me homesick for school...but I'm over it. Now I'm just excited to not be a student.

Last Friday we put an offer on a place. Of the millions of houses we looked at, we fell in love with a condo--which was TOTALLY not what we originally wanted. I guess in our price range we coudl afford a crappy house or a gorgeous condo/townhome. The newness of this place just seduced us I guess. I love the idea that no one has ever lived there before--after years in crappy Provo apartments, that sounds AMAZING. It's perfectly big enough for us (3 bedrooms/2 bathrooms), has a laundry room, walk-in closet, dark knotty alder cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and a giant kitchen with granite countertops and a bar. I LOVE IT. And the location is perfect. 4 or 5 minutes from Kyle's work, and still on the side of Springville that is close to Provo. It's by a park, an elementary school, and Hobble Creek biking/running trails. I'm really excited about living there--we should hear back today. I'm trying hard to not get my hopes up. The thought that we could be moving in a month is intoxicating though! For now though, we are having a great time in Council Bluffs/Emily's basement. We're finally all set up down there and it looks cute.

!!!!!!!

Man. 

In the last week, I have:

-moved out of my house

-moved all of my belongings into CB's house

-hung out with my aunt/cousins

-dumped a realtor who was lame

-found a realtor who is amazing

-looked at 17 houses

-hung out with my parents, Katy, and Grandma Joyce

-read several books

-bought new jeans

-spent an evening in the hospital with Celia (who drove back to Utah) with no baby to show for it

-helped move Katy into her house

-decided to probably make an offer on a place to live

And probably more.

I'm currently on Katy's computer in her sweet house.  Kyle/Katy/Alan are in the other room.  I love having people back in Provo!  The next days/weeks/months are going to be exciting, and I have high hopes for the next years.

Epidemic on the East Coast

So, remember about a week or so ago when our friend Caitlin went into preterm labor in Washington DC and is now in limbo? Yeah, I think it must be an east coast thing. Celia went to South Carolina on Friday and guess what? BAM--preterm labor. The medicine the doctor gave hasn't stopped her little contractions yet, and she's slightly dilated. They're going to try a double dose of the medicine, and if that doesn't work, they'll put her on different kind that will mean she has to stay in the hospital full-time. She's only 33 weeks along, so the baby is getting some drugs to speed up lung development in case she decides to come freakishly early. The doctor is certain he can keep her in at least another 24 hours, but beyond that, we have no idea what is going to happen. It could be another day or another 3 weeks. Let's hope it's 3 weeks! Nathan is on his way to her side right now. It looks like she'll be having the baby in South Carolina for sure now, because she's definitely on bed rest.

Celia asked me to keep you updated. Pray for her and the baby!

It's starting!

Today the house search begins! We're meeting our realtor tonight and checking out a house for the first time. I'm really excited!

In the meantime, we have been packing and moving. Tomorrow is the last day, Uhaul and all. It will be so great to finally be done, but I've realized that I'm going to miss our first home together. It's been good to us. I'd be even sadder, but lately there have been more spiders than I can handle. Thank heavens we're leaving now!

The Big News

I got permission to blog about it! I guess most people will know by now anyways. I guess the shock has worn off for some already--most of mine wore off around 7 or 8 months ago. It's still really huge news though!

Tonight I went to the wedding of one of my absolute best friends in the world. Cecilia White is now Cecilia Robbins. In about one month, she will also be the mother to a beautiful baby girl. The wedding tonight was lovely. Nathan's bishop performed the ceremony and did a really wonderful job. It was a very small gathering, with just their closest friends in attendance (and Nathan's family on the webcam!). While some of their friends spent the day beautifying the Pennyroyal (and they did a tremendous job), I was the lucky one who got to spend the day with Celia. She and I (and later, Jessica) relaxed in the Marriott, did errands, ate lunch, and finally got Celia all ready for the party. Celia looked absolutely beautiful. I felt very important as one of the witnesses (I had to work on my horrible signature), the keeper of the bouquet and Nathan's ring, PLUS she wore my pearl earrings.

I love Celia. I am so excited that she is going to live in Provo. I can't wait to meet her daughter and love her. I already feel like her aunt! Celia and Nathan are so happy to be together. Nathan sure is one lucky guy :)

It was a great day, and a really special night.

Massive congratulations to the happy couple!