Car #3 in a 5 car accident

We definitely had a little too much excitement last night. We went with my parents to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants – The Pasta Shop. We were on our way home, stopped at a red light. We were sitting there for at least a minute when we heard a car coming behind us….obviously not planning to stop with the rest of us at the red light. The reckless lady driving a red corolla smashed the right side of the Ford Taurus right next to us….sending them in to my mom’s Infiniti. The Red Corolla was going SO fast & because the red corolla hit the side of the Taurus, it then smashed a Nissan Sentra which hit a van and then spun in to the intersection. It’s amazing how fast all of this can happen.

We were definitely watched over last night. We were the only car in the left lane so we had minimal impact and minimal damage to the car. Everyone in the other lane got hit quite hard. Three of the other cars are most likely totaled & two people had to be rushed to the hospital. The lady driving the brand new ’07 Red Corolla had purchased her car the DAY before. It is now totaled & she's liable for a five car accident.

The more I think about it, the more I realize how blessed we were last night. Now that I’m pregnant the thought of being in a major accident scares me. We easily could have been in the other lane & then I would have been the one going to the hospital. While I knew I was fine, I was relieved when I felt him move around in there a few hours after the accident. I’m grateful we are all OK!

Book Club - Agatha Christie

~The District at Green Valley Ranch ~

Once a month a group of us get together for book club. We rotate who is in charge of picking a restaurant & leading the discussion on the book. Tonight was my turn. Our nights are absolutely perfect right now so we met at The District. It's a local outdoor shopping and dining area that is just charming, especially at night. Lights in the trees & little tables/benches throughout. There are plenty of "take-out" restaurants so we all picked up our food & met at a table. It's a small group but I really look forward to it each month.

This month we read a mystery novel, "The Murder on the Orient Express", written by Agatha Christie. I've always wanted to read one of her books. Since I was in charge of leading the discussion, I got to do some research on Christie and this particular novel and it was really interesting. The Orient Express first ran in 1883 and is still running today. Agatha Christie is known as the "Queen of Crime" and sold more than 2 billion copies of her novels. She never attended school - it was through her determination and help from a governess that she learned to read and write. Her "first love" was music which eventually turned to writing.

I enjoy book club because I read novels that I typically wouldn't read on my own. It has really broadened my horizons as far as reading different types of stories and non-fiction books as well. I also love the girls in our book club. I met a lot of them through book club so it's fun to get together every month!

An ideal weekend

I love conference weekend.

Saturday was a great day….I got so much done! Wes usually plays golf every Saturday morning and this weekend was no different. While he golfs, I get projects done around the house. I especially loved this Saturday b/c I had the upstairs & the downstairs TV’s on with conference so I could listen to it regardless of what I was doing. I got the nursery almost totally cleaned out (that involved a trip to the storage unit!) & the house cleaned. On Saturday night during Priesthood session, I got the scrapbooking urge so I did that for 4 hours straight while Wes was gone!

Sunday included a great morning at home watching conference & brunch at my parent’s house. It is such a privilege to be able to listen to the words of our prophet and apostles. What great men they are. We watched the second session over at my parent's and then came home to fix dinner for some friends. Wes made his favorite “New Mexico” green chile enchiladas. Pretty tasty! It was so nice to just be at home. We didn’t really have anything that we had to do which is always the best. It was an exceptionally great weekend.

Happy Birthday Laurel!

Today is Laurel Walker's Birthday! Laurel and I met for the first time in the dorms at BYU. She ended up being my roommate throughout much of BYU & she is still one of my favorite people and friends. She lives in New York so I don't see her nearly as often as I'd like....but I look forward to seeing her in NY in a few weeks!
Laurel is so fun to be around....she has a great laugh/giggle! She's the type of person that is always thinking of others. She's a great mom to Avery & I'm grateful to have her as a friend.
Happy Birthday Laurel!

Roommate Reunion

Lindsay, Trisha, Laurel & Macie 2007



Lindsay, Laurel & Trisha at BYU



Laurel, Trisha & Lindsay at BYU




Lindsay, Trisha, Laurel B. & Laurel W in Vegas 2006

We had a roommate reunion this week! Laurel Bogner came to Vegas as the first stop on her 2 week road trip so Trisha and I got to see her. She stayed with me one night and Trisha the other. We went out to dinner & basically just talked and laughed for hours and hours. We even watched a video that I made for them of our 4 years at BYU. Definitely brought back some fun memories!

The three of us were roommates for all 4 years at BYU so you can imagine how well we know each other. We got to live with Laurel Walker for a few years too before she got married. We missed you this week Laurel! It's definitely not the same without you!

I'm so grateful for these three girls. They truly are such wonderful people & great friends. I'm glad we are still so close! Love you girls & wish I could see you more often.

A bridal shower for Tara

Ali threw a bridal shower for a mutual friend of ours, Tara, on Saturday. Sam & I helped on the actual day get everything set up. We had it in my parent's backyard so there was quite a bit of clean-up to do prior to the shower since they are out of town. All of the work was totally worth it. It was a perfect day. Sunny....no wind....just perfect.
Ali does such a good job when she throws a shower. Wonderful food, great favors, beautiful flowers, and we even played a game called Whoopi where she had great prizes! I won a Nordstrom gift card! It was nice to be able to do something nice for Tara during this exciting time!

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It was confirmed on Friday morning....we're having a boy!

My good friend Anya called me on Thursday night to tell me her mom (Lori) would be at the hospital right by my house on Friday morning and she could squeeze me in for an ultrasound to see if she could confirm that it's a boy. Within 15 seconds....we knew for sure! Definitely a boy in there. It was great because in the two ultrasounds I had last week, we spent most of the time waiting and hoping he would uncross his legs. In yesterday's ultrasound....he was moving around ALOT! He was opening and shutting his mouth, waving at me, etc. It made it so easy to see! It also gave us time to look at everything else. Lori was great - we looked at everything up close and she was so good at explaining what everything was. Wes was out of town so my sister Sam came with me!