My long pants mystery

I don't understand something about the fashion industry. The Gap makes extra long pants/jeans. They have a 36" inseam and while I still have to let the hem out for them to be long enough, they still have made the effort to make a longer jean which I truly appreciate. If you don't catch them within a week or so of them going online, they are usually sold out which would tell me that they are something that sells well for them. So, do they not realize that tall people wear sweat pants, pajamas, and that tall women get pregnant, too? If their traditional pants sell well in the extra long length, why don't they make sweats and pajamas and maternity jeans in x-long?! It doesn't make ANY sense to me! I've started my search early for long maternity jeans but so far I've been unsuccessful. The fact that I own one pair of sweats that are now going on 7 years old because I can't replace them and that I can't find a pair of maternity jeans has frustrated me. There are so many taller women these days....why don't we have more options? My problem is that while I'm only 6'2, I have abnormally long legs and an average size torso so until people start making 38" inseams.....I'm doomed!

This was one of my venting posts! Thanks for listening!

Metro Pizza

Ever since we moved to Las Vegas when I was four years old, we've been going to Metro Pizza. It used to be right over by my dad's old office so we'd meet him for dinner almost every Friday night. Alligator Soup, a stationery store, was right next door and we'd always get there a little early so we could look in there. They used to give out Bazooka gum with the check and they used to sell one of my all time favorite drinks....New York Seltzers.

They now have three locations in Vegas, one being close to my house. It is always packed, regardless of the day or time. They have great bread, a great big salad for everyone to enjoy, yummy pizza, but best of all....the have the best ranch dressing....ever. We went there last night with my siblings and had a great time. It's a casual family friendly atmosphere that we love!

Is there really a baby in there?

Being 4 months along is a strange phase in a pregnancy. Besides my constant hunger, I feel & look pretty much the same. I mean, I gag more than the usual person, everything is smelly & my pants are little tighter, but overall, I feel the same as I did four months ago. In between my doctors visits, I start to wonder if there really is a baby in there? That's why I always look forward to going to the doctor every month.... hearing that amazing little heartbeat reassures me that everything is OK and that the baby is getting stronger and bigger even though I can't feel him/her yet. At what week do you typically start to feel the little one?

A little baby shopping

As most of you know, I'm a bit of a planner. Wes always laughs at me because I think about things that are months away. If I know I'm going to be doing something, I like to take the time to do it right, which explains what I did yesterday. My mom, Sam & I went baby shopping! We went to 3-4 stores and then had lunch at Bajios....my favorite! I wanted to see what was out there as far as cribs, furniture, rocking chairs, strollers, etc. I wanted to look for the basics....stuff that doesn't matter whether we're having a boy or a girl. Vegas doesn't have many baby stores....we're limited to Babies R Us and USA Baby but I found quite a bit of stuff that I liked. It made me anxious to find out what we're having ~ there are so many cute things out there!

For all of you moms....please comment with any suggestions or opinions you have on anything. Have a stroller you love? A carseat, high-chair, anything that you have found that you've loved or hated....let me know! I love advice and everyone else's opinions - especially since I'm so indecisive!

Time at home....what is that? :)

I can't remember the last time that Wes and I spent a day....and a night....at home.....alone. I feel like since we both work all day and we usually have something going at night, I feel like we're never at home together just enjoying being home. I always have some project to work on or we're running around. While Wes played golf and I coached volleyball on Saturday, the rest of the day was spent at home. We cleaned a little bit, organized a few things, made homemade bread, ordered pizza, watched TV, and just hung out together. I can't remember the last time we just hung out at home on a weekend. I have to say that I thourougly enjoyed it & I think we'll be doing that more often. Even though everyone keeps telling us to go out while we can.... :)

Flashback Friday - London

One of my most favorite times in my life was when I did a BYU Study Abroad in London. I spent about two months there in 2001. When I got there, I didn't know anyone and I left with such wonderful friends. The five of us in this picture all keep in touch regularly.

We lived in Nottinghill in the old Russian Embassy that BYU bought years ago. Tina and Tony ran the place - they cooked for all of us every day & we even had people that cleaned our rooms/bathroom for us. Could life be any easier? They genuinely wanted us to enjoy our experience instead of worrying about cooking, cleaning & homework. :)

I've been back to Europe (Italy) since this trip & I've come to realize that I will never truly know a city unless I get to live there. I feel like I truly know London. I got to not only do the touristy things but have a day-to-day life there. We had time to enjoy the beautiful parks & see endless plays and just live life in England. We went on two week long trips. One went south and one went north. We went all over England & even in to Scotland. What a beautiful country that I can't wait to get back to. I would love to live there for a while someday. Sam & I talk about going back with just the two of us since we both did a study abroad there and we appreciate the same things about London. We haven't made it back yet but I'm hoping to do it in the next few years.

Happy Valentine's Day!

What a wonderful day today is ~ I really do enjoy Valentines Day. To me, it's a day that gives me even more of a reason to think of Wes all day and to do nice things for not only him, but people that are close to me. Wes has been out of town for 3 days and he gets home tonight around 11pm so I'm glad I'll at least get to see him today! I would post a picture of us but I realized today that we don't have any recent photos of us. I'll have to be better about that.

Today I realized yet again how cute my family is. I watched Kyle & Abbie this morning for a few hours while Ali was running a school function and I got a Valentine from my cute neice. Ever since I can remember, my dad has always gotten his daughters something for Valentines Day. He gave me a beautiful necklace at work and a couple of hours later I got a bracelet in the mail from Wes. I went to a meeting & when I got back, my mom had been to my office and dropped off a cute heart shaped pewter bowl full of yummy cinnamon hearts. How cute are they? I felt like it was my birthday. :) I am so blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful people daily. I definitely don't deserve them. Happy Valentines Day to you all!

Vegas Rain

I was out running errands tonight and it started "raining." Some might call it rain but it was a very light sprinkle for a long while. I was throughly enjoying the moisture in the air & the sprinkles as I got in and out of my car. However, it was really funny to see the reactions of everyone else that was out shopping as well. People were sprinting with bags, purses, a blanket from their car, etc. over their heads in and out of stores in a panic! It wasn't even raining yet! They didn't know what to do with this light mist that was in the air. I'd love to see them in Seattle or something! It must be this desert that does wierd things to you. :)

My Closet

Anytime I am not at home for a while and Wes is at home, he does a little something that is always a nice surprise when I get home. Whether he does the laundry, the dishes, mops the floor, etc. he is always doing something to make my life easier and more enjoyable.

So, since he is out of town until late Wednesday night (yes, he is gone on Valentines Day) - I decided to do something nice for him. While we love our walk-in closet, my stuff was starting to take over. We both have a lot of stuff in there and it was just getting cluttered. So what did I do? I tried on almost every piece of clothing I own last night! I turned on my little DVD player in my room and tried on clothes for HOURS. Needless to say, I filled a large garbage sack full of clothes I no longer want. I even went to the extent of re-organizing all of my clothes by length of sleeve and color. It looks like a rainbow in there! :) I actually had a good time doing it and it's SO nice to have it cleaned out! Hopefully Wes enjoys his little surprise.

A Furniture Free-for-All

I was in a meeting on Friday with one of the companies that we partner with for our development clients & Mark confirmed with Gary that he'd be there the next morning to look at all of his furniture. Gary asked if I knew anyone that needed little kids furniture and I said...."yes, I do. ME!" They didn't know that I was pregnant so it came as quite a surprise. :)

Gary is a very wealthy man but he is so incredibly generous. He recently built a huge, beautiful home and is selling his existing huge & beautiful home. :) They wanted to buy new furniture so they invited a few young couples over on Saturday morning b/c he was GIVING his furniture away! We offered to pay but he wouldn't take the money. He just wanted to give it to people who actually wanted it before he gave it to charity.

We ended up leaving with a truck load of accent pieces....nightstands, these really cute antique tower things, an adorable little beauty station for a little girl, etc. It's so cute! I can't get over how generous Gary was to give away all of his stuff!

Flashback Friday - cousins

It's a flashback Friday, but on a Saturday. :)

These are my cousins on my mom's side. Sam and I are on the ends and Elizabeth & Guthrie are in the middle. The four of us spent quite a bit of time together when our family went to Salt Lake multiple times each year growing up. When we were a little older, my uncle Bill married my Aunt Michelle who has two daughters, Lexy & Megan, so we had a few more cousins! I have many fond memories of them when we were younger. As we started going to college, we didn't keep in touch as much as I would have liked to, but we still have a good time together when we see each other.

It's truly a family company

Up until this week, it was just my older sister Ali and myself who worked for my dad on the day to day stuff. Sam has kept his books but that doesn't take her very long each month & she was rarely in the office. However, Sam decided to leave the Gap as a full time employee and started working full-time at Marz & Company this week. I have to say that it is quite a relief for me. I was starting to feel bad that I was "abandoning" my dad in the office, come August. While I am fortunate enough to be able to work from home, he needs someone in the office to help with the phones, his lack of knowledge when it comes to technology, and all of our wonderful clients! :) So, it couldn't be more perfect to have my little sister fill my shoes in the office while I get to stay home with the peanut.

However, just picture having your little sister, who is one of your best friends, working with you ALL day. We realized very early on that getting sidetracked was something that could happen quite often. :) I have to say that I've been very proud of us this week. She got her work done and I focused on mine and we had fun on our lunch breaks. It will be fun training her so that she can handle everything while I'm on maternity leave!

Laurel, Laurel & Trisha.....remember Kris?

Wes and I went to the temple tonight and as we sat down to start the session, I looked to my right and there sat one of my BYU crushes. Remember Kris from Sophomore Year at Condo Row? The 6'6 guy? The one where Bogner and I sat on the grass "studying" when really we were just waiting for him to get home? Yeah, that Kris. He smiled at me so I think he recognized me but I never ended up talking to him. By the time I got through he was not in the celestial room anymore and I didn't see him outside. I was actually relieved because I didn't want to talk to him anyway! I was blessed with this strange gift of remembering everyone and their names and specific things about them so I come across as bit wierd sometimes if I haven't seen someone in years and years but I still know everything about them.

However, seeing him brought back some great memories of our Sophomore Year in Condo Row. A few of them are: The Red Shoes, Laurel B. falling flat on her face with a plate of cookies, "How can we be lovers?" with Skip in the car, Coyote Ugly, SNOOD, The Smelly Rug, The time Laurel Walker finally said yes to a boy, Battlebots & Battlesnacks, Bogners strange routine of eating cereal before she was truly awake in the morning, The cats, Carrying the groceries up the stairs in one trip....regardless of how many bags we had, The start of "my" pumpkin cheesecake, "Who let the cats out....meow, meow, meow", Our many secret crushes, Brother Eliason..."Fiddler on the Roof.", Wednesdays at Einsteins & the temple with Laurel W., Endless sleepovers for you know who!, Bogner's outfits that didn't match, Dr. Smart...Bogner still owes me for that one!, Elliot the Christmas tree, "Right here waiting for you", Food coloring exploding in my mouth, Trisha's horse outfits, Our easter baskets for each other, The snowflake ball with Marshall and Paul, My first & last time snowboarding with Laurel, and more! Hope a few of these made you laugh. Let me know if you remember any good times that I forgot! I MISS YOU GIRLS!

Weekend of friends & family

Trisha and Josh recently moved back in to the house she grew up in. It's a beautiful home in Summerlin which means we definitely took for granted the fact that they used to live somewhat on our side of town. :) We went out there on Friday night - it's always so good to see them. Macie is getting so big and it's fun to be able to see her regularly enough to watch her grow up. We are definitely glad they stayed here instead of moving to Northern Nevada! Trish made a great dinner and then we played a game of Life.
Saturday was also a fun day. Wes finished our entertainment center! I love it. It almost looks complete....I just need to update the decor! I am the YW volleyball coach in our ward so I was gone for 3+ hours coaching just to run home in enough time to make dinner for "movie night." I don't think I've ever talked about movie night on here. There is a group of about 10 of us that get together once a month. Every month it is someone else's turn to make dinner for everyone and pick their favorite movie to watch. So far, most movies are from your childhood or growing up, so I've seen a lot of new movies! It was Wes' pick this time and we watched Return to Snowy River, one of his all time favorites. He says it what has inspired him to be a cowboy. :) It's a fun night that we look forward to.
A friend of mine from high school, Cody Treese, called me out of the blue on Saturday and invited us to his parent's house to watch the Super Bowl. They recently had a little girl & she is beautiful! Such a pretty newborn. It was fun to see them. We couldn't stay for the whole game because we went to my parent's house for dinner. Busy weekend but we got to see a lot of friends and family which we really enjoy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAUREL!

Happy Birthday Booger! :) I've never met anyone who loves birthdays....especially their own....more than Laurel! Some of my most memorable times were spent with her, which means that Trisha and Laurel W were there too! Just a little bit about Miss Bogner. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of her is fun, outgoing, adventurous, loyal, loud :), a genuine friend, funny, a great listener, so musically talented, athletic, determined, a little dramatic and the list could go on and on. She has been such a great friend - I can't believe that it has been almost 8 years since we lived in good old David John Hall. I wish you a wonderful birthday!

On a separate note....I'm a little blog happy today so enjoy!

GIRLS NIGHT AT THE MOVIES

I have to say that while I don't know a lot of the women in the ward, we have a REALLY fun ward. Mitsy has started organizing a girls night about once a month where we meet at a movie theatre and then go to Golden Spoon for yummy frozen yogurt afterwards. We had 20 people there last night! It's a fun way to see your friends and meet new people in the ward. We saw Catch & Release. I never saw a preview for it so I didn't have any expectations but everyone else said the preview made it out to be a much cuter movie than it actually was. There was a scene at the beginning that was totally unnecessary and probably would have made for a better storyline without it. Don't want to give anything away but you'll know what I'm referring to if you see it. Has anyone else seen it? I actually kind of liked it.

FLASHBACK FRIDAY - DISNEYLAND

Laurel Walker came up with a fun idea for "Memory Monday" and I've enjoyed seeing her as a little girl so I decided to start "Flashback Fridays" (thanks for the name, Laurel!). This first one is of my Grandma Florence, Aunt Linda, Sam and my cousin Elizabeth at Disneyland, right before we went in to one of the 3-D shows. My Aunt Linda lived near LA for about 10 years so we have many fond memories of visiting them and going to Disneyland and the beach!