Just Waiting

Not a whole lot new is going on around here. Matt is still as busy as ever with school and work and I still sit at home every day wishing for this baby to come so that I can finally feel good for the first time in nine months. This week I had to be put on a new medication because I have Group B Strep and Group G Strep. I'm not sure if it's the new medication that has been making me sick or if my morning sickness just decided to come back for one last little whoorah. Either way it hasn't been much fun. I'm hoping it's just the medication because the doctor told me I could stop taking it on Saturday if things were still bad, then maybe it'll stop. If not I guess we'll just suffer through it and be even that much more excited for our little girl to get here. Three more weeks and still counting.

Remembering September 11th

As each of us went about our day today, no doubt our minds were taken back to the tragic events that surrounded us in 2001. However, unlike most people September 11th is looked upon differently from my standpoint. September 11 was the day that tentatively I got into my roommates car and drove down to the Ward Opening Social. Given all the hype is rarely worth the actual event when you consider how these things usually go down. After reading the activities committee ploy to bait us to the event filled with comments like "First Come First Flirt" and "Come meet your eternal companion!" anyone who knows me well knows what must of been recycling through my mind.

Upon arrival I was so pleased to see something other than funeral potatoes and crappy brownies with too much frosting (you all know that is the usual case). I made small talk for awhile with a few associates at best then awaited the time to return home. Then something of infinite importance happened. . . . after the message we (the men) were asked to pick one young lady to spend the next hour or so playing games with. As I scanned the possibilities there was only one girl that caught my eye, so determined and willing to make the best of the evening I quickly scampered over to where she was and promptly let her know that she was going to be my partner (trust me there was no asking, but again anyone who knows me knows that there is no beating around the bush..... about anything with me).

As the story goes we had a little bit of fun then went on our way. However, something amazing happened to me on Sept. 11th that I will never forget. For the first time in my life I followed my heart instead of my head when it came to girls.... and sadly for Kim she will have to deal with the consequences forever. When all is considered all I want to say is Thank You to Kim, thank you for seeing something in me and trusting me with your heart. As many more Sept. 11th days of remembrance come and go for us all, I look forward to the chance to reflect on "the day that changed our lives" with such a deeper meaning for me.

Prenatal Class

Last night we had our first experience with the prenatal class. It went really well and really helped me to relax a lot about labor. I had to drag Matt there but in the end he found it to be very helpful for him as well. We still have three more classes left so hopefully those will be good too. Now we have more of an idea of what to expect in the next coming weeks. We are getting really excited!!

The People of Politics

Let me take a moment out of my busy life to say a few words about politics. As I have sat and watched the debate go back and forth between the Republicans and the Democrats I can't help but think of a war of words that will lead only to backward action. My faith is in God and I personally feel that as this country continues to reel it will only be our faith in the Almighty that will protect us from the crumbling walls of hypocrisy around us.

What is left when all the dust settles will be what we make of our lives. What we do with our God given potential and the opportunities that have been placed in our paths is all that really matters in the end. As times wear on our commitment to this country, our faith, and each other will need to deepen. Our love for the right and true must overpower the persuasion of the weak. As I listen to all that is to be said about our future it becomes ever more apparent to me that our grand future will be created in the small moments played out within the walls of our homes. As we (I am almost there) focus on our children we will mold those who will stand at podiums leading the nations through trivial and difficult times.

My challenge to all of us is to carefully listen to all that is said of policy and law, then to side with those that best understand the role of God in the future of this country, for without Him we will surely fail.