Yes, I am a fan!

You are thoughtful and care very deeply for your family. A loving home is of great importance to you and you always try to make people feel welcome. Although you have a great capacity to love, you also have a great capacity to hurt, so at times you can be sensitive. You're firm when you need to be, but people trust your judgment and appreciate the kind way you always handle things.

You're Troy Bolton

Everyone knows who you are and you can't help but feel pressure to leave up to the person your classmates see you as. That becomes problematic when you are given opportunities that conflict and though one would help with your image, the other would help you follow your heart. You might not always make the best decisions, but you certainly learn from your mistakes.

**HSM 2 quiz said I was Ryan! haha, funny how Esme and Troy probably have nothing in common!**

Beach, Blessing, Birthday, Luau . .

Some fun things we've been doing over the past couple weeks!

Corona del Mar Beach for a quick and FREE date night (even parking!)
I just love this little beach, it is close to us, surrounded by beautiful beach houses and scenery.

Baby Blessing of Jared's new cousin. Jocelyn Mareta Tahauri. Their family lives in Hesperia about 1.5 hours away from us. Here is Aunt Carolyn and her new baby (her 7th!). Isn't this so sweet? I love how the Proclamation just happens to be behind them.
Uncle Jeff
Celebrating the blessing, Jared and I with his parents.
Happy Birthday Zack! 2 years old! His dad Chase is one of Jared's buds from his home ward in California. They now live in Malibu so were happy to be close enough to hang out with them again. Zack's mom Sarah made him this amazing Lightning McQueen Cake!
Jared is holding Zack's new little sister Tanya and don't you love our CARS party hats?
Tahitian Luau! At the blessing, some of Jared's Tahitian relatives told us about this Luau that was taking place really close to us so Jared's parents jumped on it and invited us to come with them! It was a fun and cultural experience! We were just expecting to eat and enjoy the entertainment but at the end of the dancing, a couple of the warrior guys came into the audience and asked girls to come on stage and dance with them! I was one of the two girls chosen! How could I say no? I can't say I moved my hips like the professionals but I attempted! Here I am on stage next to the guy who brought me up.
Don't I look just like a Tahitian lady? hee hee :)And finally, finishing up the last stiches on some pillows I made for our new couches. (Don't look too close b/c they aren't perfectly square:)) THANKS everyone for the congratulations on the last post. We couldn't be happier about having a boy. It's been so fun this last week to be able to call the baby a "he", and we've even bought a few cute boy outfits!

Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails . . .

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. . . that's what little BOYS are made of! We were thrilled to find out this morning that we're having a boy! Thanks to all who voted on the poll! No Rhino or Vampire baby for us (thank goodness!). I've felt it was a boy all along so I wasn't surprised. He was very squirmy and a little stubborn at first but we finally got a good look. My due date was also moved up so now I'm 21 weeks and due February 24th! I can't wait to meet this little guy! February seems so much sooner than March! Boy advice?

Dreams

2 Posts in ONE Day?? (ATTENTION DANCERS, I think you'll like the "Dance" Section)

Well, technically it is Sunday, my computer clock says 12:14am and I'm up waiting for Jared to finish something he's watching on TV (I know once we are parents this will likely never occur). I was just brushing my teeth and thinking about Dreams. I've always had crazy vivid dreams but I've also heard their amplified during pregnancy. Here are some common themes over the last few months, none of which involve the baby.

- Moving! I really love our new place, to me it is just amazing. I know to the average person it is probably a pretty small and average place but I just love it! I have a big storage closet, a coat closet plus two big closets in our TWO bedrooms. I also have lots of shelving in the kitchen (well compared to my last one) and our bedroom is big enough so the bed isn't shoved in the corner! It's the little things you know. Well, my moving dreams involve us being kicked out of this place or being forced to move or share an apartment with another couple (like this couple from High School who really did get married but I wasn't even friends with either of them).

- Nighmares! Having to hide murder weapons, people I know dying. This sounds so awful! One morning I actually woke up crying! I went in the bathroom and just kept crying and then got in bed still sniffling, Jared woke up and this is the first thing he sees and is like "What is wrong What is wrong!?" not the best morning ever.

- Dance. Ok, since college I have had dreams where I'm about to go on stage and I don't know the choreography! Most of the time it is a dance I choreographed and the other dancers are all like, "ok Emily your dance is up next" and I'm trying to remember a dance that I really did choreograph, for reals, in my dreams. Somehow I end up faking my way through it. I think this comes from a pet peeve I have of finishing dances/changing the choreography right before a show. I HATE this. I realize sometimes it is necessary, who am I kidding, it is RARELY necessary. You've had hours of rehearsals, it should never come down to that. I think mostly it shows a lack of preparation for each rehearsal by the choreographer. I always made it a point when I was choreographing to have the dance completely finished as soon as possible and then leave time to clean. Even finishing a dance one-two weeks before the show is cutting it WAY to close for comfort for me. ANYWAY SO LAST NIGHT I had this dream that I was on Dancensemble again at BYU. It was dress rehearsal, not the actual show, and Pat Debenham (the company's artistic director when I was on it and a prominent male dance professor at BYU) had not seen any of the dances yet. My dance was up and I was like "oh my goodness I don't know this" but my dancers were all "Emily we've had a bunch of rehearsals, we have this down!" So the dance starts and it is this weird choreography, like rolling on the floor a lot, and it is completely something I wouldn't do. As I'm faking my way through it I'm thinking "I choreographed this? This is not me at all" but it ends and PAT LOVES IT! He especially loved Amy Drennan in my dance (she was in some of my classes but we were never on Dancensemble together and I don't think I've seen her in 4 years or so . . .) This is when I know it is a dream because Pat NEVER initially "agreed" with my choreography (agreed seems like a better word than "liked"). Once (not a dream) he tore my piece apart in front of everyone to the point of tears for me. But I was not the only person that this happend to, and don't get me wrong , I always appreciated his input and learned a lot from him. He really was just trying to get me to see things in a new light. Funny side note is that my family spent a week in Aspen Grove this past summer and his family just happened to be there the same week. It was fun to see him with his family and just being a grandpa. When I saw him the first day I went to say hi and ironically the first thing he says is "I remember you choreographing some great pieces for Dancensemble!"

Well, I hope you all enjoyed this and if you read the whole thing you're awesome. Oh and I do have another post below for earlier today, er, yesterday.

SWEET DREAMS!
Some Dancensemble members and I just before hitting the stage for a dance I choreographed. Winter Semester 2004

The date is off, this is My senior year of high school on tour with Dance Co. in NY at Broadway Dance Center, Spring 2002
Me and my AMAZING sound system at Granite Park taken on one of the last days of school this past June.

2 Tags in One!

I wasn't technically "Tagged" on either of these but they looked fun:

#1: I read this earlier today on my "Wymount pal forever" Mallory's blog! Her blog is great if any of you know her. I miss all my Wymount pals!

10 T.V. Shows I love to watch:

1. Dr. House - Jared loves it and got me into it, it's funny how House kind of reminds me of Jared sometimes and I mean that in the best way possible! We own all the seasons on DVD, and I just KNOW in the final season the House and Cuddy are going to get together, even though they hate each other.
2. Cash Cab - Jessica we look for you every time! and I just know that one day I will get in Ben Bailey's Cab and win big bucks!
3. So You Think You Can Dance: it gets me so worked up and emotional that I can't sleep, and it sure has KILLER choreography.
4. A Baby Story - We now have TLC, after every episode I tell myself not to watch this show anymore because I get anxious, a couple weeks ago they showed a full water birth! Yow-zah!
5. What Not to Wear: speaking of TLC, man that Stacey can be cruel, but it's sweet to see the tears in their eyes after their make overs.
6. Shark Week: yay Mallory! Shark Week ROCKS! I'm fascinated with all the big predators, even though I can't get into the ocean with out thinking about Sharks now.
7. Days of Our Lives: Yes, it is true, I'm not proud of this one but I do know most of their names and family trees (and that can be pretty tricky!) And why can't Stefano just be dead for reals?
8. Kitchen Nighmares: It's only fun if Jared and I watch it together, one day we'll go to one of Gordon Ramsey's restaurants!
9. KCAL9 News: In Utah it was FOX13 or KSL5 i honestly felt like I had a close friendship with Hope, Bob, Bruce and Nadine.
10. General Conference!

10 of my favorite restaurants are:

1. Cafe Rio - coconut shrimp tacos, pork salad YUM
2. Baja Fresh, this fills the Cafe Rio void for me here in CA, very tasty.
3. This little Mexican Restaurant in Payson, I don't know it's name but it's worth the drive for those Fajitas!
4. CPK - tomato basil pizza
5. SmokeHouse BBQ - Tropicaliente Salad
6. Red Robin - Tropical Chicken Burger
7. Thai Siam - Yellow Curry
8. Crown Burger on 33rd and State in SLC - Tuna Melt
9. Sonic - Large Lemon-Berry Slush during Happy Hour
10. Golden Spoon - We can walk there in about 10 minutes here in Irvine!

10 things that happened yesterday:

1. I had a job interview with Costa Mesa Unified School District!
2. A nice man told me my hair looked "fabulous" as I was waiting for my interview and that he should know because he is a hair dresser!
3. I day dreamed about the gender of the baby - Wednesday is the big day!
4. I thought about Prop 8 and the things Elder Ballard and Elder Cook said at the broadcast on Wednesday Night.
5. I met a lady named Christine who is in our ward, lives one building over and is really nice!
6. Jared and I went to Costco just for fun and to buy some Soda Pop
7. We also stopped at Mervyns because it is closing down and I have a $19 gift card there, but we couldn't see anything we needed so we decided to come back after Wednesday when we'll know what color of clothes to buy for our baby.
8. I worked out at the Gym right across the street and watched Fresh Prince while I was on the Elliptical, I wonder if the OC Fireman next to me was watching it too?
9. Jared and I ate at Wahoos Fish Tacos at Irvine Spectrum
10. I attended a session at the Newport Beach Temple for the first time! It was ward temple night. SO beautiful!
10 things I am looking forward to:

1. Finding a Job.
2. Sunday, we are going to Jared's new cousin's baby blessing, her name is Jocelyn.
3. Tuesday, the Hip-Hop class that I'm taking is on Tuesdays, it's a BLAST!
4. Wednesday, our big ultrasound! and being a mom.
5. Halloween! I don't know what we're doing, but I'll probably make cookies, carve pumpkins and watch Icabod in honor of my friend Steph and her awesome fam!
6. Thanksgiving in Utah and seeing my family and nieces and nephews.
7. Getting to know more people in our ward, the people we do know are really nice!
8. Jared finishing his PhD
9. The Election on November 4th
10. General Conference in April! (the baby will be 1 month by then!)

10 things on my wish list:
I'll cut this one out b/c I made the others kind of long!

10 people that I tag:
- if you've gotten this far, you are tagged!

#2 From Ben and Annie's Blog: Post the 4th picture from your 4th file
This was April 23, 2004 at the Hogle Zoo, the day we got engaged!

Downtown Disney, 19 Weeks and HAIR CUT?

Last month we drove up to Downtown Disney (about 30 min. drive) to celebrate when Jared submitted his Thesis. We had fun at the Rainforest Cafe and looking at all the cute shops with their Halloween decorations up.

Jared and his mom, Patti
Jared and lego R2D2
Lego Darth Vader and I

19 Week Update - Last week I started to feel the baby move! yay! For me it felt like hard bubbles in my tummy. I wasn't sure it was the baby at first, but I've felt it just about every day since then, and yesterday the baby was moving all day I promise! I was thinking maybe it was the sweets I ate over the weekend that made the baby hyper!

Hair Cut Advice?: I've really been thinking about cutting bangs. I've been adventurous with my hair color, but never with my cut. I had short hair my sophomore year in high school that basically turned into a triangle because of my curls, and my kind of curliness just works better long. But I like these bangs. What do YOU think? Would they work for me? Even if my hair isn't really layered? I also need to add that I found this picture on a photography blog, the photographer was from Provo. I've been looking at lots of photographers lately, mostly looking at newborn photos for ideas. But when the only pics of the bangs I liked on Google were Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jessica Simpson, showing a little more than I'd like to post on my family blog, I remembered this picture. I don't know this girl but if anyone does tell her she has great hair!