The Thurber Family

Pictures

2012-01-03T09:39:00.002-07:00

We have been so busy the last few months I haven't been able to get around to posting. We are still busy so just enjoy the pictures (Thanks so much Katrina for the beautiful pic's. They turned out great). I will try and post more about our lives later.

Trunk or Treat

2011-10-29T16:17:00.004-06:00

Jeremy and Talmage dressed liked missionary companions for our Ward's Trunk or Treat.
I wasn't sure if Talmage would understand the whole missionary thing, but he caught on right away.

Abigail Elizabeth Thurber

2011-10-26T06:37:00.005-06:00

Abby was born October 18, 2011. She weighed 7 lb 13oz and was 20.5 inches.
I was induced early in the morning just after 6:00am. I was already dilated to a 2-3 when we started. It took 2 1/2 hours to move to 5-6. After being in at the stage for 10-15 min I started feeling pressure and felt like maybe I should start pushing soon. The nurse checked me again and I had moved to an 8. She called my midwife (who got here amazingly fast). My midwife checked me and I was a 10. YAY! Well kind of...it was all very painful. Anyway, they all got suited up and I started pushing. 3-4 pushes and she was out. Born 10:06am. Just around 4 hours after being induced. It was quite the experience. I didn't get an epidural. Doing it naturally was a very different experience. I would never suggest that someone do it that way, but if you chose to know that you can do it!

Here are some pictures!

Before and After

2011-06-28T18:07:00.004-06:00

One of my new hobbies is restoring junk. I found this in the dumpster a couple of weeks ago. The strip around the edges was coming off, it had tracks running along the inside of the table, and the color wouldn't match anything else in my house.

Because I am pregnant (SURPRISE IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW!! We are 5 1/2 months along) Jeremy stripped the finish off for me.

I sanded while Talmage kept it dusted.

Then he helped me sand. He LOVED it :)

What it looked like after we sanded it

I decided to stain the top cherry wood and paint the bottom a gloss black. I didn't realize I needed to put a primer on before the paint so I ended up having to re-sand it after I painted it the first time, but I think it turned out nice :)

I had a dream...

2010-08-11T06:41:00.002-06:00

....last night about this blog. Jeremy had made 3 posts to catch us up on our summer comings and goings. I felt such a relief that I wouldn't have to worry about it. This morning I awoke to realize this wasn't true. Sadness :( lol

Here are some pictures of Talmage at Chick-fil-A

long time coming....the Virgin Islands

2010-08-04T08:39:00.003-06:00

We went to the Virgin Islands for 10 days. Jeremy was sent there to work. Thanks E&Y!!! All we had to pay for was my plane ticket and food. It was so much fun. Jeremy worked a lot, but Talmage and I had a fun time playing and shopping. The island was so beautiful. The above shot is a picture I took while I was running one morning. The sun would be up by 5:30am so we did a lot of early morning runs. It would get dark by 7pm.

We are so glad when daddy comes home!!
On a walk. "Mom, what are you looking at?"
Our fun rental car
Us at the airport
This was the view from our Condo

The beaches there are so beautiful. While we swam we could see fish. We tried getting a picture of the them, but they were too fast. Jeremy and Talmage buried me in the sand!! It actually felt really nice.

Talmage loves, loves, loves playing in the sand. The sand is so soft there it turns to mud when it is mixed with water. It doesn't brush off like rocky sand does. We were literally caked in sand after the beach.

The harbor where the cruise ships come in

2010-06-09T11:28:00.003-06:00

We just so happen to be hanging out in St. Thomas this week and next. I'm down here auditing the government of the Virgin Islands. It is amazingly beautiful. We're staying at an amazing place with a perfect view of the ocean. We'll post pictures later.

What we did last weekend

2010-04-29T07:28:00.004-06:00

Our baby waving goodbye to us. I would never have left him with anyone else accept Karen (my mother-in-law). Thank you Karen!!!

Our Indian war dance. I think we look quite authentic :)

Magic Kingdom. We only got to be in there 10 minutes, but we took some great pictures.

Epcot. This was the beginning of the day so my hair still looked ok. haha.

I think there is a direct correlation between going to the Temple and having shorter lines at Disney World.

Thank-you Karen for watching Talmage (can never say that too much), and Stephanie and Grant for going with us and making it so much fun, and Thane and Esther for letting us crash at your place (hope to return the favor sometime soon).

Something that made my day

2010-04-19T05:30:00.003-06:00

Last Thursday after I picked Jeremy up from work he had to run downtown to the office to get some files. Many of the roads around the office were blocked off because of tax protesters (T.E.A Party Members) so we had to park illegally. I stayed in the car while Jeremy went to get his files. When Jeremy was coming back to the car he asked a man who was carrying a lot of things while trying to maneuver a wheelbarrow if he needed any help. The man's friends (I don't know why they weren't helping him) asked Jeremy if he was running for a political office. I thought it was pretty cool. I kind of liked the idea. Jeremy just smiled and said, "no, but maybe someday."

April 15th

2010-04-15T12:25:00.003-06:00

Tax Day! We did our taxes and received some money. YAY!

But my question for you is about the TEA Party.

Are you a member? If you are a member then are you going to a rally today?

Would you ever become a member?

Do you know anything about them?

I am intrigued about TEA Party.

something every woman's closet should have

2010-04-12T13:14:00.001-06:00

A pair of black boots. I am currently in the market for a pair. Any suggestions on where to buy some?

something that made me smile :)

2010-04-10T20:30:00.007-06:00

After a full morning of taking care of Talmage, Jeremy had to take a nap.

It's good to know that I'm not the only one who needs a nap when the baby goes to sleep.

Easter/General Conference

2010-04-05T09:35:00.003-06:00

This was Talmage watching General Conference. I have no clue what he found so entertaining

If he wasn't sitting back and staring he was right up in the screen

Easter baskets are a tradition in Jeremy's family. It was fun to see how much Talmage liked his

The Beach

2010-04-05T08:48:00.003-06:00

We went to the beach on Friday with a friend and her baby. I think I will go more often.

He just loved the sand!

I am so white! I need a tan.

A Fun Saturday

2010-03-29T15:40:00.003-06:00

We spent the afternoon at a birthday party at the park. In MARCH!!! The weather was so nice!! Did I mention it was in March :) I am so glad we live in Florida. It was around 75 degrees.

Talmage loved the plastic cups. He had to have one in his hand almost the whole time :)

He thought the red Tunnel was so cool. It wasn't very long so if we didn't hold him he would crawl out the other side and fall down.

Pictures

2010-03-23T09:49:00.001-06:00

Some of these pictures were taken a while ago, but I haven't gotten around to posting them. So there is a span of about 3-4 months. Enjoy!

I shouldn't be so surprised

2010-03-21T22:13:00.002-06:00

The Senate Healthcare Bill passed in the House Yesterday.

My response: :(

first time posting a video

2010-01-30T10:45:00.002-07:00

This is a trial run to see how this video posting goes. Hopefully I can figure it out

2010-01-03T18:39:00.002-07:00

Update from a proud father:

1) Today our son got up on his hands and knees and started moving for the first time. He was in the tub when he learned because it's easier than the army crawl he's been doing for a couple weeks.
2) I taught him how to grab his bottle and feed himself today
3) He spends 30 min at a time with his new interactive book he got for Christmas and makes it sing different songs by hitting all the buttons.
4) He now eats squash, carrots, green beans, applesauce, rice cereal, and pears/bananas/apples.
5) He is starting to give us kisses back

Must be the 6 month birthday on Christmas--all of a sudden he seems so much more developed

Are they too "little girl" for a baby boy to wear?

2009-12-19T19:33:00.003-07:00

Today I made these. . .
. . .for him

What do you think?

P.S. they are leg warmers NOT tights

BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER!!!

2009-12-06T17:01:00.003-07:00

On Friday my brother, Thane, called to tell me that he and his wife had a Christmas present for us if we wanted it. . .

A DAY TRIP TO DISNEY WORLD!!!

needless to say. . . We wanted it! We left that night to go the next day

It was SO cold and rainy, but that was perfect b/c not as many people were there.

Everything was Christmas Themed.

We had a friendly squirrel come up to us. It was so cute!

Us in UK at Epcot. I thought it looked like the Harry Potter phone booth

I wish we had taken more pictures but we were so busy we forgot most of the time.

THANK YOU SO MUCH THANE AND MELANIE!!!!

They also babysat Talmage the whole day!

We timed the rides perfectly. The longest wait we had was 60 min.
Rides we went on
- Soaring (60 minute wait)
- Space Mission (no wait)
- Future World - inside the Epcot Ball (no wait)
- Space Mountain (20 minute wait)
- Splash Mountain (no wait)
- Thunder Mountain (no wait)

We also did a ton of shows and watched a parade and the fireworks. It was so wonderful!!!

pictures

2009-12-04T09:14:00.002-07:00

Talmage's first flight (Oct) He pretty much had that face the whole time. He didn't cry much except when we took off and landed. There was a lot of turbulence when we landed and it scared him so much. His flight back he did much better
(I don't know why it underlined everything, but I can't seem to get rid of it)

He will stare at the Winnie the Pooh toys forever!

His favorite part of feeding time is stealing the spoon from mommy and playing with it

He enjoys his toys more and mroe everyday.

one thing I really hate

2009-11-13T15:14:00.001-07:00

Car problems. Especially when it's my fault : )

You're probably not interested in this, but

2009-11-08T18:31:00.002-07:00

For your 4-1-1 the Health Care Reform Bill in the House got passed on Friday

Why?

2009-11-02T08:19:00.002-07:00

Why does God allow righteous women to miscarry or not be able to have children? I have friends who have experienced miscarriages, I have had several miscarriages, and I have many other friends who can't get pregnant. Why does God not allow righteous women the opportunity to have children while there are so many teen-pregnancies or unwanted pregnancies around the world.

Doesn't it seem beyond unfair?

Sorry to bring up such a depressing subject. It was just on my mind.

Halloween

2009-11-02T07:48:00.002-07:00

Jeremy and I didn't get dressed up, but Talmage was a pumpkin. We went to a ward activity, had some friends over, and ate a lot of candy to celebrate Halloween.

3 years down. . .eternity to go

2009-10-28T07:52:00.008-06:00

A lot has happened in the last 3 years

(Married Oct. 28, 2006)

(honeymoon to Disney World Dec. 2006)

(Honeymoon to Miami, FL Dec. 2006)

(1st apartment - we have moved 6 times in 3 years 2006)

(one of our visits to ID 2007)

(1st anniversary 2007)

(Work Christmas Party 2007 - both worked for WM for 2.5 years)

BEST TRIP EVER TO TAIWAN (don't have pic's of Taiwan trip on this computer so click on this link to check it out)

(my cousins wedding in Canada - very cold! Oct 2008)

(Graduation Spring 2009)

(Talmage born June 2009)

. . . Now we are in FL having the time of our lives!

If a baby is being loud should the parent take it out of church meetings?

2009-10-25T13:58:00.006-06:00

pictures of Talmage

Mona Lisa Smile

2009-10-15T17:26:00.002-06:00

Have you seen the movie? We borrowed it from the library.
I loved it!

NEW TEMPLE ANNOUNCED

2009-10-04T08:29:00.002-06:00

Yesterday in the Saturday morning session of General Conference President Monson announced that the Church will build a temple in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jeremy and I are so excited. The closest temple is about 3 hours away in Orlando. Soon we will have a temple right at our door = )

M.I.A

2009-09-29T09:54:00.002-06:00

In case you are wondering. . .

We are now in Florida. We love it. Jeremy is enjoying his new job and I have loved having my mom and sister here for the last two weeks.

I just wanted to let everyone know that we are still alive. I don't like making long posts about catching up so if you have nay questions call or e-mail me about what has been going on. I will post more frequently now that my mom is gone = )

My Saturday

2009-08-22T20:46:00.002-06:00

I ran my fist race postpartum this morning. . . . wait for it

I GOT FIRST IN MY AGE DIVISION. . . wait for it

i was the only one in my age division.

For our date night Jeremy and I took all the extra change we found while moving and went to a bunch of drive threw places and spent it on various food items. I now remember why we don't eat fast food very often. We ended the date by getting a milkshake at Hogi Yogi - they have free internet access and we do not have internet once again.

something I like

2009-08-19T19:35:00.002-06:00

When other people hold my baby and he cries so I take him and he stops crying = )

ahhh. . .makes me feel like he loves his mommy

all bad things must come to an end

2009-08-18T00:02:00.003-06:00

Yeah!!! We have internet again!

A couple of days ago I thought I stopped producing milk b/c I hadn't nursed Talmage for half a day (gave him formula), but the next day I produced just fine. It gave me such a scare and I realized that I was grateful that I could nurse even though I don't love it and that realization has made nursing more pleasant the last coupel of days = )

Quick update

2009-08-07T22:55:00.004-06:00

Here is a quick list of what i want to post about, but don't have enough time to go into detail.

1. We don't have internet anymore = (

2. I don't really enjoy nursing, but I do it anyway. Why???

3. One of my really good friends is PREGNANT!!! Go Chelsea!!

4. I got a running stroller and have used it so much already!!

5. I am a little afraid to move to FL b/c I am afraid of being raped while running or being home alone while Jeremy is at work all day. is this silly??

Sorry no pictures!

2009-07-31T00:07:00.002-06:00

Very entertaining!!!
I liked it just as much as the 1st Night at the Museum. I would recommend it to anyone (especially since it is at the dollar theater)!!

Harry Potter

2009-07-24T16:11:00.005-06:00

We liked it! Probably our favorite Harry Potter so far. Of course it could never be as good as the book, but they did a really good job.

My top 3 favorite things about the movie
1. Character development. I especially thought Malfoy's character was better understood.
2. Hermione's and Dumbledore's acting. In almost every movie these two parts have disapointed me, but in this show I felt that Emma Watson and Michael Gambon did a really good job.
3. i was pleased with what parts they included from the book and what parts they didn't. I felt that the movie was really well balanced between the relatinoship conflicts and the danger of Voldemort.

Talmage especially liked it!

New Swing

2009-07-23T11:35:00.001-06:00

He didn't like it

random

2009-07-16T01:46:00.003-06:00

Here are so random thoughts about being a mom along with some pictures.

We blessed Talmage two Sundays ago. We did it early b/c I had family in town for 4th of July weekend. It was such a great blessing.

Sometimes when we change Talmage's diaper he goes to the bathroom before we can get the next diaper on him. Yesterday he sprayed himself in the eye. Jeremy and I could not stop laughing.

Talmage caught his first head cold today. We took him to the Doctors. He now weighs 8 lb 5oz and is 21 inches long!

It is so much fun being a mom. I just love to hold him all day long. Talmage is becoming more aware and his favorite things to watch are Jeremy and the computer. If he is around either of those two things he won't pay me any attention.

I love this picture. When Talmage cries I can try and try to calm him with little or no success, but once I give him to Jeremy he can have him quiet in less than 1 minute. I'm so glad I married a baby charmer: )

Jeremy Talmage Thurber

2009-06-30T11:45:00.003-06:00

We are going to call him Talmage. It is so fun having a baby :)

most of his clothes are too big for him . It is so cute.

He loves to sleep.

Jeremy and Talmage sleeping at the hospital

Our first family picture!!!

Cutie!!!!

Cutest baby ever!

2009-06-25T14:38:00.003-06:00

He gets an A+ for his cute yawn!!

Very sleepy boy in the nursery

One of his first pictures! He looks so confused and sad

He loves his thumb :)

We had a sad accident in the hospital and broke our camera so we don't have very many pictures. Jeremy's brother just brought his camera by so we will hopefully have more pictures soon!!!

Long Wait at the Hospital

2009-06-24T18:10:00.003-06:00

We finally made it to the hospital about 4:30 PM. A lot of babies at Utah Valley just wanted to come last night and this morning. Since we're just getting started with things it will probably be after midnight when we get to meet our son. We have internet in the room so I'll post again with updates.

Thurber Baby Comes Tomorrow

2009-06-23T13:10:00.004-06:00

Went in for an NST today and 3.5 hours later came out with a scheduled inducement. We are having this baby TOMORROW!! I can't believe it. I am so nervous/excited I don't even know if this post will make sense.

Apparently the cord wrapped around his neck baby is giving him irregularities in his heart rate. This isn't anything new (it's why we had the NST tests), but irregularities are increasing so the doctors our concerned if we wait too long the chances of a still birth will go up. We feel good about this decision even though it increases the chances of a C-section.

Next post will have pictures of Baby Thurber: )

PS for those who are curious, the due date was July 6th so the Baby will be about 13 days early.

Beautiful Me

2009-06-03T23:12:00.004-06:00

Today I felt beautiful! My hair wasn't fixed extra special, (actually it was hardly fixed at all unless you count a ponytail as a hairdo) my make-up was minimal, and, b/c it was laundry day, I was out of clothes and so I wore Jeremy's old basketball camp t-shirt and gym shorts. But as I went about my day doing mundane task (laundry, cooking, errands, etc) I couldn't help but smile at how beautiful I felt. I don't know if it was the "pregnancy glow" or maybe I was just happy from serving our little family, but I had a good day!

I didn't take a picture of myself today (although I probably should have) but I have promised people more pictures of me pregnant so here are a few that have been taken in the last couple of weeks : )

Just for those who are curious. We are still doing non-stress-tests twice a week to monitor the babies heart rate. Everything so far is going great (even with the cord wrapped around his neck) and the doctor says we should expect to deliver on time (whatever that means, right?) and not to worry about the cord as long as it stays wrapped around once (which, so far, it is).

thoughts on strollers

2009-05-23T16:37:00.004-06:00

I miss-calculated a couple of weeks back and thought my pregnancy was one week farther than it was. I was so annoyed when I realized that I had 8 weeks left and not 7. But time went by and now I only have 6 weeks! I am so excited. I want this baby here already so we can get to know him. I feel like he already has a little personality and I can't wait to find out what it is like. I have a short list of "must-haves" that I really want for this baby (and Jeremy has agreed to get). The top thing on my list is a running stroller. And not just any old run of the mill running stroller. I want a BOB Ironman. I want it so bad I dream about it. I daydream and night dream about taking my baby on long glorious runs or on short walks together so we can bond, but recently my dream has had a wet blanket dropped on it. During my recent spurts of research on strollers I have found a lot of people agree that a baby shouldn't be pushed around in strollers until they are 6 months! On the other hand, I have also read different blogs/forums where women have claimed to have started running with their babies as soon as 2 weeks. There seems to be a big difference between 2 weeks and 6 months. I was orginally thinking 2 months would ba a good time to start running with the little tyke, but now I am not quite sure. What do you ladies (or gentleman) think about this? Do you think that 2 weeks is too early (I personally do, but I have never had a baby before) do you think it is necessary to wait until they are 6 months?

I have included a picture of the BOB just for you to enjoy. *sigh* isn't it amazing: )

baby foot

2009-05-13T16:17:00.003-06:00

We had another ultrasound today and we came home with a picture!

Isn't his foot so cute! This is the only picture they gave us, but we also saw his face, legs, arms, and heart beats (really cool/weird to watch his heart).
We found out that he has the cord wrapped around his neck. It sounds really scary, but actually it is quite common and it isn't really a concern unless it is wrapped around two or three times. We (meaning the baby and me) will have to go in for non-stress test twice a week until the baby is born, or until he has wiggled out of the cord, just to keep things monitored.

Thanks so much for all your comments on my pregnancy complaints: )

some questions on pregnancy

2009-05-12T12:10:00.002-06:00

Last night I couldn't sleep. I finally dosed off around 4:30 am only to wake up at 8:30am. I tried to sleep some more, but mostly it was me tossing and turning in bed trying to find a comfortable position. SO here is my first question. . . .is insomnia common in pregnancy or was last night just a fluke?

Next question. . . .is it common (meaning have you experienced know anyone who has, etc) to have your first trimester pregnancy symptoms come back in your third trimester? (mainly food aversions and throwing up)

Last question. . . . I am 7 weeks away from having this boy pop out and i feel like I am the size of a water buffalo. How on earth will I be able to get around the next seven weeks? I can barely get up in the morning without grunting to get out of bed (horrible, I know).

Okay those are my questions. If you are pregnant, have been pregnant, or know of someone who was pregnant then please let me know if these things are normal or not. thanks.

College Graduates!!!

2009-04-24T22:43:00.003-06:00

Whoopee!!! We are both now officially graduated from BYU!!!

Friends of the family wishing us luck at graduation - lol j/k
Us during commencement

Jeremy before his convocation - isn't his blue master's hood cool!

I can't believe I made it!! - this is right after I walked: )

Us after my convocation

Us after Jeremy's convocation - pointing to diploma and baby

Thanks to all the family, friends, and professors who helped us get here!!!! And especially thanks to BYU - we will miss you

Off-line

2009-04-17T17:26:00.003-06:00

Jeremy and I no longer have internet access to our apartment : ( So my posts will be even fewer and farther between.

I wanted to make a quick shout out to Bride Wars. If you haven't seen it you should. I loved it, but I am a Kate Hudson fan. Oddly enough it made me miss my sister even though they were fighting the whole time.

six month update

2009-04-06T13:54:00.003-06:00

Woo Hoo!!! I finally got my camera back in order (battery problems).

Jeremy was in a rush before school so he only had time for one picture. I will ask him to take more tonight or tomorrow!

6 months and 1 day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some weird pregnancy things include
- If I take my prenatal vitamin and my Omega-3 I have almost no cravings. If i forget to take them I want chocolate more than I can express.
- The baby kicks a ton, especially when things are quiet. He will kick until Jeremy or I start talking and then he will stop. It is so funny
- I have the most vivid dreams and I remember them for days. The worst are nightmares b/c then I get really scared and can't fall back to sleep.
- People stare at me when I go shopping, to the gym, or to work. Sometimes I feel like shouting, "haven't you ever seen a pregnant woman before!" (has anyone else experienced this)

cafe rio salad update

2009-03-30T10:37:00.002-06:00

This recipe makes a ton of food. We ate the meal with my aunt, borther, and sister-in-law and we still had leftovers for two days: )

Bon Appetite!!

Cafe Rio Chicken Salad

Dressing
1 pkg buttermilk ranch dressing (make as directed) or 3/4 bottle of dressing
2 tomatillos (they look like green tomatoes in a husk and you can find them in the produce isle)
1/2 bunch of cilantro
1 clove of garlic
juice of 1 lime (2 T)
Blend everything together in a food processor

Chicken
1 small bottle of zesty Italian dressing (about 8 0z.)
1 T chili powder
1 T cumin
3 cloves of garlic
5 lbs of chicken
Put everything in a crock pot and cook on high for about 4 hours. shred chicken and then let it cook for another 45min-1hr.

Rice
3 Cups water
4 tsp chicken bouillon
4 tsp minced garlic
1/2 bunch of cilantro
1 can green chillies
1/4 tsp salt
1 T butter
1/2 onion
3 Cups minute rice (or 1 1/4 reg)
Blend cilantro, onions, garlic, and chillies in a food processor. Boil water, add all ingredients. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Black Beans
1 Can black Beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/3 Cup tomato Juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp ground cumin
2 T olive oil
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 T fresh chopped cilantro
in a nonstick skillet, cook garlic and cumin in olive oil over medium heat until you can smell it. Add beans, tomato juice, and salt. Continually stir until heated through. Just before serving stir in cilantro

To make Salad:
Layer
A tortilla with melted cheese on top (we used ready-to-cook tortillas from the store. I hear it is really yummy to make your own)
chicken
rice
dressing
beans
salad greens (romaine lettuce)
pico de gallo (tomato, onino, cilantro, garlic, and jalepenos)
parmesan cheese and cilantro (for garnish)

cafe rio salad

2009-03-29T18:04:00.003-06:00

This week I made some delicious Cafe Rio chicken salad! It was amazing. I got the recipe off a friends blog (thanks Kathlen!!!). It wasn't too hard so I think I will make it again soon.

I will post Pregnancy pic's soon. promise.

2009-03-16T15:38:00.003-06:00

In my attempt to cut back spending in this economy crisis I have decided to dye my own hair. I haven't done this since I was 13 and my hair didn't turn out the best so I am a little nervous. But I am hoping that 10 years will have given me enough know-how to be able to be successful now.

Would any of you have any suggestions or thoughts about this? I am most worried about not getting the color right or about the highlights not being even enough. Helpful hints would be very appreciated.

Thanks!

gulp. . . Addictions

2009-03-05T11:33:00.008-07:00

Confession: Over the last several weeks I have started several new never-ending addictions.

1. I can't stop eating chili paste. I don't know if you have ever tried this stuff, but it is HOT!! I keep burning, but it doesn't stop me. I don't know if it is some weird pregnancy thing or if it is just addicting stuff. You can try it on eggs, tortillas, burritos, fried rice, etc.

2. I don't feel that a day is complete unless I have spent way too much time reading political commentary. My fav website is now realclearpolitics.com. I justify this addiction because I reason I am educating myself and trying to stretch my political knowledge, but in reality I only like to read articles that I am predisposed to agree with. I have learned a lot, but because of the what I read the more I read the more right I think I am. It isn't really broadening my political base, it is just making me stubborn in the ideals i already had. I haven't concluded whether this is good or bad. any thoughts?

3. I am in love with every Jane Austen book. This is probably my most time consuming addiction because once I start a book I can't stop it. Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice was once my favorite Austen heroine, but now i think it is Eleanor from Sense and Sensibility. If I could choose to live any life of the heroines I would probably choose Emma Woodhouse from Emma. She is so lucky, she seems to get everything she wants. Do you have a favorite Austen Heroine?

happy times

2009-03-01T21:21:00.004-07:00

This last week was amazing!

I got a free lunch at Tucanos on Tuesday b/c it was my birthday!!

Jeremy went to Fort Lauderdale, FL Wednesday and Thursday. I was miserable the whole time he was gone except when my amazing visiting teachers came over.

And his trip was actually a BIG success b/c he got a job offer from Ernst and Young the next day!!

Then that weekend Jeremy and I worked this amazing Kids Safety Show and we were able to book 23 tours + 6 tours we got at a theater shift. We haven't done that well in one weekend in a long time!!

Motto: Life is good

IT'S A . . .

2009-02-20T13:57:00.003-07:00

BOY!!!!!

We are so excited!! We were expecting a girl so we have no boy names. Any ideas???

lazy

2009-01-30T12:11:00.004-07:00

Ugh! I feel so lazy. It is 12:15 pm and all I have managed to do since rolling out of bed is finish my current book (River Secrets by Shannon Hale), blog browse, and put some rice on to cook for lunch. The only motivation I feel is used to keep myself busy with meaningless things so I don't have to face my to-do-list. I guess I better get off the couch and start cleaning. . .

PS Comments on motivation and inspiration for the unmotivated person would be appreciated: )

more of the same

2009-01-27T22:15:00.004-07:00

This is going to be another post about babies. I just can't get them off my mind. In the last two weeks two of my sisters and one of my friends have had their first babies. I can't wait for it to be me!! My oldest sister, Karie, had her baby on January 14. He is a darling little boy. Next came my friend Kjell who had her baby girl last Thursday. And then today I found out that my younger sister, Vicky, had her little boy this afternoon. It all seems so exciting. I was talking to another one of my sisters today (she is also pregnant and is due in April). Of course we were talking about pregnancy, and all the "glory" that accompanist it, when my sister made a really interesting comment. She said, "besides marrying in the temple having and raising children is the greatest thing we can do in this life." Of course I have heard something like that before in relief society and/or sunday school, but it never seemed to hit home like it did then. I feel like I have been struggling to balance house chores, cooking, and work lately and being pregnant seems to often "get in the way." I don't know if I am finished thinking it all through, but I hope that I never get to tied up with life that I let the most important things be what seems to "get in the way" of the non-important things. Does this make any sense?

- Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions on where to buy baby things. I can't wait to find out what we are having so that we can start shopping!!

- Oh, I can't believe I forgot to tell y'all, but my due date is July 6.

- I will post more pics soon. sry I have been so bad at that.

Just stuff

2009-01-12T09:54:00.009-07:00

I can't believe how much time I let elapse in between my posts. Not much is happening right now in the Thurber home and I like it. Jeremy is still working and going to school and I am just working and growing a baby:)

So here are some more details about the "little one" and myself.
- we are almost 4 months!!! I used to think that Pregnancy was 9 months so this would mean we were almost 1/2 finished, but I have had a reality shock. Pregnancy is 10 months (or 40 weeks)!! we still have a ways to go.
- I have been sick, but not as sick as some sisters I have. I am feeling better, but still get sick every once in a while
- All my sisters were pregnant at the same time (before one had her baby in Dec.) and one sister-in-law. That was 7 pregnant girls!!
- in about a month we get to find out what the babies gender will be. I am hoping for a girl, but of course I just want a healthy baby.
- oddly enough Jeremy is experiencing pregnancy symptoms as well. Apparently 60% of men can experience "sympathy symptoms" which are almost like the pregnancy symptoms. His include, but are not limited to, tiredness, dizziness, nausea and small lapses of memory.
I love you honey :)
- My new favorite way to spend the time is looking up baby items like strollers and cribs. Does anyone have a suggestion on where to go shopping for inexpensive baby items? Thanks!!

A little bit of news. . .

2008-12-29T11:05:00.003-07:00

Hello Again! I have some news I want to share. I have written or rewritten this post about a dozen times either in my head or on the computer, but nothing seems to fit my excitement. So here is the news.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!!!

It so so exciting to say that: ) I'll post other details, like due date and what the gender might be, later. Right now I am just reveling in sharing the news with all of you.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Finals week

2008-12-16T22:16:00.003-07:00

Since Maggie has practically abandoned this site, I figure I might try writing for the first time. After all, my name is part of the address. You probably know Maggie is graduating. Just 3 more finals and she is done with college. I am probably more excited than she is to have her be done. No more late papers, no more stressful tests, no more complaining about professors. Man, I am excited about that. I think school will be much easier with just one of us carrying the burden next semester. Maggie just happens to be playing tetris right now. I think she and Nikki are addicted. As far as Christmas goes, my younger brother Kevin will be leaving for his mission. He was called to the northern-most mission in Japan. Not quite as great as Taiwan, but at least it is still in East Asia. I still have all 6 of my finals to complete, but I did get the house quite clean today. Maggie and I will be attending a singles' ward for the next little while. Don't worry--we did not get divorced. We just get to go serve in a single's ward for a while. This will be the 5th ward we've been in since we were married--the BYU 141st ward, 82nd ward, 5th ward, 109th ward, and now 177th ward. That makes the average the 103rd ward. So there are probably about 206 wards on campus. Have any of you been in a higher ward number? Maggie claims I will get absolutely no response because pretty much only women are into this blogging thing, so I will not be offended.

catch up!

2008-11-20T00:45:00.003-07:00

I know what you're thinking - "Where have you been" - at least that is what i hope you have been thinking, you probably haven't missed my absence from the blogger world. I kind of feel like I have been realigned to work in "go mode" and to only stop to eat and sleep. The last couple of weeks have been some of the hardest of my life. Jeremy left for five days last week and I think we both thought that we were going to die. It was the first time that we have been apart for more than 8 hours since we have been married and we both had separation anxieties. Jeremy had to go to Texas to do some job interviews. We are keeping our fingers crossed hoping he will get an acceptance from one or all of them. Other things that have been going on in my life are typical of the average student, work, papers, exams, quizzes, etc. I am going to be so happy when this semester is over with and I am finally finished. Whenever things get excruciatingly painful I remind myself that I only have four weeks left, but then I remember that i also want to go to grad school : ( *sigh*

Because it is November i just want to mention the three things that I am most grateful for. . .
1. the atonement
2. jeremy
3. friends and family

I hope you are all having a great time getting ready for the holidays ahead!

our worst nightmare!

2008-11-04T22:36:00.002-07:00

Well folks, like it or not, get use to this face b/c your gonna see a lot of it in the next 4 years - as if we haven't seen enough of it!!.

We don't need to fear or feel discouraged about where America will be after those four years. We are a tough nation. We have gone through hard times and can make it through the next four years as well.

Happy Halloween everybody!

2008-10-31T14:10:00.002-06:00

Church Survey

2008-10-30T11:59:00.004-06:00

The Church (yes, the LDS one) is asking for feedback on their monthly Ensign. I thought you mike like to take this survey, if you have time, so as to help the Church make any necessary changes.

To take the Ensign Survey click here.

The Best Two Years!

2008-10-28T09:48:00.004-06:00

Today is our Wedding Anniversary. It's been the best 2 years of my life! Thanks Jeremy for making me laugh everyday: )

The Wedding

2008-10-23T10:40:00.010-06:00

Whitney's Wedding was so FUN!!!

She was such a pretty bride

Melanie, Me, and Sarah at the family luncheon

My cousins - Russ and Laura

Jeremy and I took a picture in the limo!

They are so cool!

Esther and Whitney (Esther is Russ's wife)

Cousins who helped decorate the car. It was so cold!

Whitney and Don leaving

It was so much fun to see everyone from Canada!!! We were so glad we got our new camera b/c we took all our pictures with it : )

The Car

2008-10-23T10:03:00.009-06:00

This last weekend we went to Canada, with my brother and his wife, for my cousins wedding it was very fun! On our way home, however, we had some major car trouble!

Our FIRST and most traumatizing breakdown happened about 120 miles south of the Canadian border. I can't remember what it is that broke, but it was something that helped feed the battery. We got towed to the nearest city spent the night there and waited the next morning for it to get fixed

Outside our car on our first breakdown

After we got the car fixed the next day we were able to travel quite a bit, but then about a mile north of the I-15 Rexburg turn-off the car got a broken bolt that holds the belt so the belt shredded. Thane (my Brother) knows a lot about cars so he was able to fix it and it only delayed us for about 60-80 minutes.

We were a lot more calm the second time we broke down so we played cards while Thane fixed the car.

When we got home, ironically enough, Jeremy's and my tire was completely flat. We are now driving around on a spare until we can get into discount tires.
We got home over 24 hours later than we had thought we would. We missed several classes and other things (including Katie's kickboxing class, sry Katie!) but we are so happy to be home!

WINNERS!!!

2008-10-16T15:26:00.003-06:00

So I am sure you are all tired of looking at McCain and Palin when you come to our blog so here is a new story.

Several weeks ago Jeremy and I went to the "meet the firms" event. I put Jeremy's name in a drawing and look what we won! I just picked up our prize this afternoon. Thanks so much Ernst and Young!

This is the front of the camera.

This is the back of the camera

We are so excited about our prize! have you ever won anything?

Politics

2008-10-07T10:05:00.009-06:00

Here is the deal I don't like McCain. There I've said it. Glad to get that off my back: )

Back last Winter/Spring when McCain beat Mitt Romney in the primaries I was quite bitter. I felt that there were some dirty politics going on to get him to win. But, hey that's politics so I have tried to look past that and see McCain for his good qualities even though it has been extremely difficult to do that until. . . he announced his VP. I love Sarah Palin. She is my new hero! I felt that under Palin the McCain camp was going to start standing for things I stand for. But, alas, I feel that I have been mistaken. McCain is still McCain. To make things clearer I will bullet point my recent complaints against Senator McCain.

Support of the 7 billion dollar bailout- I have been very disappointed in President Bush and Senator McCain for trying to push this bill through. Republicans should be for small government and people being held accountable for their actions. This bailout bill is pretty much the government buying companies (oh by-the-way they are buying with the national credit card) and trying save people from their own greed and mistakes. It's a nice idea, but it is going to hurt everyone in the long run.
Not being proactive enough in his campaign - in the Republican Convention McCain (paraphrasing) said "I will fight, will you fight with me!" but it doesn't seem like he has fought that much. There are places where Obama posters have been out for over a year, but yet it is still fighting tooth and nail to try and get the McCain camp to give out McCain posters.
Leaving Michigan - McCain decided to stop campaigning in Michigan b/c it is too hard. He sees that Michigan is full of liberals who have been hurting themselves economically and they are not about to change so he has stopped campaigning there and decided to just let them hurt themselves. This is what Sarah Palin said after she found out that McCain was pulling out of Michigan "Oh, come on! You know, do we have to? Do we have to call it there?" Todd and I, we'd be happy to get to Michigan and walk through those plants of the car manufacturers. We'd be so happy to get to speak with the people there in Michigan who are hurtin' because the economy is hurtin'. Whatever we can do, and whatever Todd and I can do in realizing what their challenges in that state are, as we can relate to them and connect with them and promise them that we won't let 'em down in the administration. I want to get back to Michigan and I want to try!" - so McCain wants to give up while Palin wants to keep on fighting.

I could go on, but I realize this is probably boring for most of you. Wouldn't it be nice if Palin was running for President instead of McCain. Or better yet Romney had made it and Palin was his VP! Oh well! I guess that one thing that is going for McCain is that he is WAY better than Obabama.

Tagged again

2008-10-02T23:27:00.002-06:00

I have been tagged once again. If you are tired of looking at blogs all about me you can skip this one ; )

Four random things I love about my husband:
1. His laugh
2. His kindness
3. How hard he works
4. The massages he gives

Four jobs I've had:
1. Secretary
2. Bookkeeper
3. Gallery worker
4. Vacation Club employee

Four movies I have watched more than once:
1. You've Got Mail (one of the best flicks ever!)
2. Pride and Prejudice
3. Enchanted
4. Series of unfortunate events

Four TV shows I watch:
1. Hannah Montana - that's about it!
2.
3.
4.

Four places I have been:
1. Taiwan
2. Mexico
3. Canada
4. Provo, UT

Four of my favorite foods:
1. tortillas and cheese
2. taco salad
3. steak
4. fried rice

Four places I would like to visit:
1. Paris - c'est la vie!
2. Andes Mountains
3. Egypt
4. Japan

Four things I am looking forward to in the coming year:
1. GRADUATING!!!
2. Jeremy GRADUATING!!!!
3. Jeremy getting a job!!!
4. Starting a life!!!

ok, i am going to do you a favor and not tag you unless you want to be tagged. So if you would like to be tagged consider yourself tagged otherwise goodnight!

Husband Tag

2008-09-30T10:01:00.002-06:00

1. Where did you meet? we both have different answers to this questions, but I think we met at church. We were introduced by his roommates

2. How long did you date before you got married? 8 1/2 months

3. How long have you been married? 2 years next month

4. What does he do that surprises you? he is always surprising me how funny he is. I should be use to it by now, but he makes me laugh all the time and I love it. he is really good at helping me not to take myself too seriously

5. What is your favorite feature of his? his blue eyes

6. What is your favorite quality of his? his constant concern for me. He is always putting me first and making sure I am happy.

7. Does he have a nickname for you? yes, but it's always changing

8. What is his favorite color? definitely blue

9. What is his favorite food? pasta

10. What is his favorite Sport? this is hard. he likes to watch football but he loves to play tennis

11. When and where was your first kiss? Feb 26, 2006. we were in my apt.

12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? uh. . . .this is a dumb question. What do you think a young married couple's favorite thing to do is?!?

13. Do you have any children? nope, not yet.

14. Does he have a hidden talent? many! his most used hidden talent is his ability to win EVERY game we play together. it can be quite frustrating!

15. How old is he? 24

16. Who said I love you first? he did and it freaked me out. it's a funny story.

17. What’s his favorite music? i don't really know, he likes little bit of everything. I am getting him used to Broadway and show tunes! we're seeing Wicked next spring!

18. What do you admire most about him? his willingness to do what is right.

19. Do you think he will read this? not unless I make him. haha. he never checks this blog!

I tag Laura, Tasha, Esther, Courtney and Katelyn

chiropractors and other dilemmas

2008-09-24T16:01:00.003-06:00

I really want to post something, but I have nothing of interest to write about right now. We haven't done anything amazing or taken any pictures for about. . .3 weeks (oddly enough that is about the same time school started. Just a coincidence? I think not). Even though we have been enjoying school I don't think you will be too thrilled to read a blog on the the reconstruction of Western Europe after WWII or GAAP's (general accepted accounting principles) latest new report.

I think I will tell you about our chiropractor appointments. At first glance you might think this is digressing from GAAP and your probably right, but at least you don't have to keep looking at my old posts when you come to our family page.

There are two types of people in this world. Those who think chiropractors are useful and those who don't. I happen to be in the former camp and Jeremy in the latter. But, alas, about 6 weeks ago I convinced him that we needed to go to the chiropractor and get an adjustment. We went to the appointment and by the time we left the chiropractor office the chiropractor had convinced us to sign agreement to come in twice a week for four weeks to help correct our sublexations. At first this seemed like a golden opportunity to show Jeremy how the Chiropractor is. I thought "the Chiropractor will fix our sublexations and then Jeremy will be forever convinced of the usefulness of chiropractors." Ha, ha. I now laugh at my naiveness. needless to say Jeremy is not convinced and in fact has started to blame every ailment he has on our chiropractor.

Conversation 1.
Jeremy: My shoulder is really hurting
Me: is it b/c you worked out too hard last night?
Jeremy: No, I think it was the chiropractor

Conversation 2.
Me: I think I am getting a cold
Jeremy: It's the chiropractor

Conversation 3.
Jeremy: My tooth was hurting today
Maggie: That's too bad
Jeremy: It was the Chiropractor's fault.

You see my dilemma? What is a poor girl to do? Oh well! I hope you have a great day. And I hope something exciting will happen soon for me to post about!

P.S. so far this week I have only run 5 mi.

Balancing Act

2008-09-18T10:17:00.003-06:00

Since I have started school my life has been increasingly chaotic. I have been trying to balance homework, exercise, work, scripture study and a social life. it seems that the days that I get in some exercise and some good scripture study are the days I don't all my homework done. Also since I have started school I have not made it to the Temple (i don't think anyone looks at my blog who is not Mormon). During the weekend I spend working b/c I am too busy on the weekdays, but then I don't get enough of other stuff done b/c I am so busy with work. I guess this blog is more like a plea for help. Does anyone have some suggestions on what to do when you have tons of stuff and so little time? Comments would be appreciated! Thank you!

P.S. I have run 13 mi so far this week.

What Women Want Expo

2008-09-09T17:21:00.004-06:00

Last weekend Jeremy and I worked at the Utah Valley "What Women Want" Expo. So of course I went shopping and this blog is about what I bought (Warning! this post is seriously just about what I bought so you can stop reading now if you want to). The Women's Expo had hundreds of vendors who sell or give away almost everything a women could possible want, from lingerie to baby bows they have it all (no i will not post the lingerie pics). If you have never been to a Women's Expo you are totally missing out!

I wanted to show off the necklace I got for free (the earrings I had to buy)
isn't it so cute! Technically it wasn't completely free. There was this amazing jewelry place called All Jeweled Up that had a deal that if you spent $50 then they would give you this turquoise necklace for free (reg $35). With our Anniversary next month and Christmas shortly after, it wasn't too hard to convince Jeremy this was a perfect time to buy presents : ) I was going to take a pictures of all the jewelry, but when I got out my camera today I couldn't find my anniversary or Christmas presents so I think they have been hidden away until later.

The other thing i got was some makeup. I don't know how you are, but it is so hard for me to do my makeup. It's like there were some girls in this world who were born with the natural ability to know the whats, hows and whens of primping up and than there was the rest of us who have to figure it out one mistake at a time. Well, hopefully this makeup will solve some of my problems. I've only worn it twice, but already I love it!
I can't remember how much I spent on this little kit, but and employee at the booth told me that the sale they were having at the Expo was cheaper than what employees pay for the cosmetics (ya, I'm pretty gullible). You can't really tell from the picture but the smallest container is a dusk-blue eyeshadow that is absolutely stunning. And the best part about buying the makeup is that they taught me how to use it!

That is all I bought. Thanks for enjoying it with me!

Getting Old

2008-09-05T09:53:00.003-06:00

Do you ever have the feeling that you are starting to get old. I don't mean "old" as in white hair, rheumatism and bath slippers. I mean "old" as in you have been around a long time and you see things come around full circle.
So what is making me ask this when I am at ripe young age of 22? Well, yesterday at BYU I ran into a girl I use to Babysit! Can you believe that? I was so surprised. I asked her if she was a freshman, but she replied she was a sophomore. I couldn't believe it. I use to babysit her and now she is a sophomore in college!
Shortly after that expereice another strange thing happened. I was early for class in room number 793 SWKT (this class room has windows) and when I looked inside I saw all the professors in the Poli Sci Dept. sitting around the table being lectured, I don't know what on, but it was wierd. First off it was wierd to see them all sitting and listenign instead of lecturing and then it was even wierder when I realized how many of the professors in the dept I actually knew and have taken classes from. It made me feel like i have been around BYU way too long.

Even though there experiements were totally random I cannot stop thining about them. I am sure I am not the only person who have had those feelings being tipped upside down by life as it awakens me to the reality that everything really isn't centered around me and thigns change without my notice. So have you had any of those moments when life catches you off gaurd and makes you see things differently? What are they?

P.S this week I have only run 6 mi but the first week of school has kept me pretty busy. I hope to do better next week: )

"Only you can prevent forest fires"

2008-08-26T00:34:00.005-06:00

So, as of right now, there is a FIRE in our oven. Not joking! about 20 minutes ago I came into the kitchen from Jeremy's frantic calls to see fire leaping out of our oven. We shut the oven door and called Karen (our everything expert) and Googled "fires in oven" to see what we should do. Karen said to just leave the door close (which is our only option b/c I put it on cleaning mode thinking it would suffocate it, but all it did was lock the oven until it cools down) and wait. Her advise didn't seem very comforting but then when the results came up on our search engine I felt a little less worried. For your FYI Hanford Fire Dept. says this about oven fires. . .

"Most of the time an oven fire is not serious. The fire is usually contained in the oven, which is designed for high heat anyway. The oven fire usually suffocates or is easily extinguished."

great news, huh. So what are we doing now? we're fire babysitting.

seriously, these pic's make the fire look really small, but it is actually quite large.

P.S I didn't run any miles last week (pitiful) and this week i have yet to run, but I did bike 7.5 mi today.

P.S.S the fire has already gone out!

Family Visit

2008-08-19T10:11:00.008-06:00

Wow! It has been a long time since i have posted anything! We have had a really busy last couple of weeks. My brother got married in the SLC Temple and so everyone came in town and most of them stayed with Jeremy and I. We had 11 visitors in our small apt. thankfully our landlords let us rent out a larger portion of the basement, but things were still a bit more crowded than we are accustomed to. We couldn't find our nice camera so all the pic's we took when they were here were by my camera phone. Technology is so amazing!

Me, Suzanne (my sister) and Elise (niece) at the swimming park

Random pic of me

Elise and I on a walk

Andre (nephew) playing in the park sprinklers

the men of the family at Jared's wedding.

Elise at the water park. She looks like a super hero!

Elise shopping with us.

Me by the pool
Westley(nephew) making a goofy face!

Kaye (sister) at the water park.Andre and Will (brother) showing off muscle!

I had so much fun! Suzanne, JC and their kids (Andre, Westley and Elise) came early and spent 3 weeks with us! It was nice to have somone to go shopping with and to talk to besides Jeremy (even though Jeremy is so awesome he is not the best shopper). Jeremy also played a lot of tennis with JC which is great b/c I am not a tennins player.

This is Suzanne, JC and Elise at the park

I wish I had taken more pic's of the wedding or reception but I didn't. It was so fun though!

My brother Jared married
Pamela from Ecuador.
She had a lot of family and friends come into town. And let me say South American's know how to party! It was also fun b/c Cassie Clark was also able to make it. She was my best friend during the Junior High years. She brought her boyfriends/maybe fiance with her and he seemed really nice. Thanks so much for coming Cassie!

I guess that is it for now. I will try to be more up to-date on postings.

P.S. running was pretty hard to do when my family was in town. The first week I ran 25mi, but the second week I only ran 9mi : (

Gotta Run

2008-08-01T16:39:00.002-06:00

This post is going to be a quickie because I have to head to work soon. I don't know how many of you know this, but I love to run! Not only is it a great way to work out, but it also a great stress release. If I'm overly stressed out about school, work or life I just have to put on my running gear and in about 30 minutes I'm feeling great about everything.

Many of my intimate friends know that I am a goal freak. i have goals about everything and natural I have goals about running. Currently my running goals consist of increasing my mileage up to 50 a week. I know you might think I am CrAzY, but sometimes a girl just has to be a little crazy to stay sane. 50 mi weeks are hard on the body so to ease into my goal I have been increasing my mileage by 10% each week and then every 4Th week decrease it by 20%. It might be overly cautious, but I would rather reach my goal slowly than not at all b/c of injury.

So the funny thing is even though I love to run and it makes me feel like I am on top of the world I am often a slacker and I don't always do it. run I mean. I get these weeks what I call "bumber weeks" and it kind of seems like I fall of the running wagon. Of course when I have a bumber week I get discouraged that I will never be able to make my 50miler goal. So to fix that (or help in some small way) I have decided I need someone to report my running progress to. I don't know how many people even check this blog (probably 0-5) but anyway when I make a post I think that I will do a little P.S. and let you know my mileage for the weeks or couple of weeks as it may be. Hopefully this will encourage me to keep my running up.

OK, this was way long winded and I am not even posting any pictures (sorry Cassie) so I think I will end.

P.S. my weekly mileage was 12.5 but i was sick and I haven't done my long run on sat. yet (tsk, tsk i seem to have excuses for everything)

Roughin' It

2008-07-13T22:28:00.007-06:00

Okay, so Jeremy and I actually went camping! But before you start applauding too loudly I'll have to admit it was a ward campout, we weren't in the wilderness all by ourselves. If you know us really well you will understand that we are not campers. We love the comfort of our own mattress at night (even if we did get the mattress off the side of the road) and warm showers in the morning. We don't even own our own sleeping bags. Roughing' it for a night isn't what we typically call "exciting." BUT we were however pleasantly surprised at how much fun camping can be. I don't know if were ready to go buy a tent just yet, but I definitely see us camping in the future and, who knows, maybe we will even go out roughin' by ourselves.

I thought y'all would like to see some pictures we took. I know we don't look the best, but we were camping, what do you expect?

This was our only source of water (besides the bottled water we had in the car)

Us in our borrowed tent

I don't know what you would call this pose. It was kind of late at night when we took it ; )

Jeremy in the light of the flashlight.

Taiwan

2008-06-19T14:45:00.010-06:00

TAIWAN
Hello Everyone! We just got back form our Taiwan trip last night (We actually got back a week ago, but I have been so busy I didn't post the blog until today). It was very exciting! We have a ton of pictures from the Taiwan trip (we took over 275). Taiwan is so amazing. The people there are so nice.

Jeremy and his brother, Brian, served their missions in Taiwan so we were able to meet a lot of really amazing people. This is Doctor Yang and the Tang Family. Brother Tang has participated in the baptism of eight of his friends who he has shared the gospel with since he was baptised.

We also got to use several modes of transportation. We used a plane, train, fast train (which is different then a regular train b/c it goes 3 times as fast), subway, taxi, regular bus, double decker bus, car, and our feet. The traffic there is crazy! They can make two lanes out of one lane and if you are in the left turning lane and decide to go right it is OK as long as you can beat the other cars of the line. It is survival of the fittest on the roads.

This is the double Decker bus we took to the airport.

All of us with President Hsu and his wife (Brian's mission president).

Jeremy and I in the Bamboo forest. It was raining that day. . . actually it rained every day. That wasn't too bad b/c I like rain, but I was happy to get home to Sunny Provo.

This Buddha statue looks even bigger in real life. We had to walk up this incredible long high trail to be able to reach this Buddha Temple.

They have very funny English translations. This was in the bathroom of our first hotel. We made sure we kept the floor very wet ; )

We absolutely loved the trip. Jeremy and I want to become world travels so I guess Taiwan was a big addition to the travel log we hope to expand.

busy month

2008-06-03T11:39:00.005-06:00

Wow! I haven't posted anything for a long time! We have been super busy lately (my long term excuse for anything). One of the things we wanted to do this summer is organize our messy storage room. It was quite the adventure. We even took before and after pictures to show off our cleaning talents.

This is before
This is after
Do you notice a difference? We sure do.

We have also been really busy with work, our garden and having fun!

This is a random pic we took today. Jeremy didn't mean to have is eyes closed, but I think it gave it a nice affect.

Oh well this is kind of a short blog, but I figured I had to post something. I hope everyone is having a great summer!

Change

2008-05-18T16:32:00.002-06:00

Jeremy and I have been married for 18 months and a couple of weeks. Many people get married because they have common interests, goals and/or ways of thinkings. One of the things that Jeremy and I both like is change. Out of the 18 months we have been married we have moved three times and been in three different wards (all BYU Married Student Wards). Now we are about to be in our fourth ward. Our ward got split today. Ya, can you believe it! I was so surprised when they announced it. I thought that only family wards got split, but I was proven wrong. There are 16 couples that are being excused/kicked-out/transfered (however you want to put it) from our ward.
We are actually excited to meet a lot of new people even though we will really miss those who are staying in the ward.

An amazing week!

2008-05-07T07:53:00.007-06:00

Whew! I am beat. I just finished an extremely intense, and might I add, very early workout taught by Katie (thanks Lori for helping to get my lazy body out of bed).

So being new to this blogger site I don't know how to add pictures to my posts (WARNING!! Maggie about to start experimenting on computer!). I will try and add pictures to this post, please let me know how you think it turns out.

We have had an extremely busy week at the Thurbers. Jeremy's brother, Brian, came home from is mission in Taiwan on Friday, Jeremy's sister, Cindy, and her family came into town, Jeremy's other sister, Elisa, starred in Mulan as Mulan, and I got a chance to play "hairdresser" as I helped dye hair.

This is me helping to put some highlights in Karen's (Jeremy's mom) hair last Thursday.

Elisa has long beautiful blond hair so we got to put a temporary dye in before the Mulan show each night. The first night was almost a disaster (partly because of our inexperience at being beauticians and partly because the stupid dye wouldn't work). All was saved after Cindy went to a party store to get us some black hairspray. The next couple of nights we just stuck with the hairspray and forgot about the dye.
This is a picture of Elisa with half her hair sprayed. Can you tell the difference!

Because Elisa's opening night was at the same night as when Brian got home I volunteered to go to the play while the rest of the family went to pick up Brian. Elisa did a fantastic job. She has such a beautiful voice. I was so impressed. After the play we went out to eat at Panda Express while waiting for the family to come home from the airport.

After Brian got home we all stayed around for a while just making small talk (picture of Brian soon to come), then the Stake President came and set Brian apart. That was a really special/amazing/emotional experience. For the rest of the weekend until now we have been reacquainting ourselves with Brian (who is very smart and rather witty. BYU single girls, WATCH OUT!), watch Elisa on her other two nights of performances (yes, I went to all three nights. I was so proud of Elisa I cried like a baby), went shopping and have played with Cindy's new daughter Stephanie.

It has been such a fun fulfilling week. I hate to see it end when Cindy, Kyle, Aaron and Stephanie have to go back home. Well I better run, our house needs some serious attention! cya.

I'm free, I'm free!!

2008-04-23T21:31:00.003-06:00

I am so excited for this day to be over. About a week ago (before finals) I thought that summer vacation had practically started because classes were over. I mistakenly believed finals would be a breeze. HOW wrong can a girl be?!? I have spent the last 72 hours in sheer panic- yes, tears were shed- trying to get everything done I needed to finish before tonight at 9:00pm. I am so lucky I have an understanding husband, he really brought me through. Anyway, I am happy to announce that finals are now over and I can breathe again. Now my most important question is what I should do with my new found freedom. After this blog I am planning on going to bed for a very long time, but my life is pretty boring after that. So I am open for suggestions. Anyone have any fun summer plans they could pass on to me?

Lost and Found

2008-04-18T15:00:00.002-06:00

I am counting down the minute to 3:30pm right now. I have to go to work and I am dreading it. I have had a wonderful day being lazy and having fun playing games with Jeremy and I do not feel like ending it right now. Oh well, all good things must come to an end. Sigh.

I thought that while I am waiting I would post blog for fun. Yesterday a wonderful thing happened. We found our marriage license. We have been looking for our license for a week now and have practically turned our house upside down in the process. We need our marriage license to get a drivers license in my married name (yup, I still don't have a marriage license in my married name even though we have been hitched over a year). Finding it was like a miracle. We had said a short prayer and then Jeremy said he thought we should look in my dresser (even though I had already looked 3 times). I didn't know of anywhere else where we hadn't looked so I started looking through my dresser again, but this time I took all the drawers out and found it behind the middle drawer. I am still ecstatic! We went to the DMV yesterday and got my drivers license and so I finally have a drivers license with my new last name on it.

It's about time...

2008-04-12T09:54:00.003-06:00

So we have had this blog for about 3 weeks now and have done absolutely nothing with it. I decided that I couldn't go another day without writing something, anything to fill up the empty space.
A little bit about us right now:
We are trying to get through the last couple of days of classes. This is the time of year when we have to deal with all the procrastination we have been doing the rest of the semester. It's amazing though, even when deadlines are just around the corner I am still managing to put things off. I have come to realize that procrastination is a real talent.
We are both super excited for summer to be here. It has still been really cold in Utah and I think our winter coats are ready for a break. The forecast boasts of a high in the 50's today so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Along with warm weather we are looking forward to going up to Ogden a lot this summer to visit my brother, Thane, and his wife, Melanie.
Well I guess that is about it right now. It's not much, but it's something. Have a great day: )