March 7, 2013

100th Post! Back in the saddle again...

I have been away from this blog for so long that I have debated lately whether I should attempt a gigantic update of our lives since October, or if I should just delete it and be done blogging. I thought it seemed like a shame to stop now, right when I am about to have something to post about that people might be interested in! Stephen and I are expecting a baby in August and I will blame my lack of motivation to do much of anything on the first trimester of my pregnancy. I am going to try to post more regularly again, so here is the ridiculously large recap of the past few months.

Stephen is half way through his MBA program and has traveled to Durham, North Carolina, Shanghai, China, and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. He has been posting pictures on face book but I requested picture from him from China and Dubai to put on the blog. Here is what I got:

The Shangahi skyline

Part of the Dubai skyline, this is the view from Stephen's room

This picture is really poor quality but Stephen was so excited that he went indoor skiing in the Arabian Desert.

The holidays are the other excuse I am using for being behind on my blog, so busy! For Thanksgiving, we headed to Las Vegas to be with my mom's extended family. We often don't go downtown at all when we go to Vegas because we are just there to see family but Stephen has a hard time feeling right about that so we went out one night. 

The Christmas season was so fun. Stephen and Bradley surprised Robyn and I with a cute little date ride on the Polar Express in Heber Valley. 



We spent some time with my family

And Christmas day with Stephen's family

We opened presents at our house, Stephen got me a beautiful bracelet and I made him a boy quilt.


After Christmas Stephen and I went on a trip together, just the two of us. It was heaven. We went to St. Kitts in the Eastern Caribbean. 

We hiked the volcano

And we did some sightseeing


But mostly we just relaxed on the beach, took naps, and read books for pleasure (no school books were allowed)

It's been an eventful few months and the next few will be the same. I turned 25 on March first and had a great birthday. Stephen's birthday is in just a few weeks. Stephen's next school trip is to India in a few weeks. The baby is due in August.

There is the big overview of our life right now and hopefully I can blog more regularly now that I am caught up!