I DID IT!

This might not be short to a lot of people, but this is soooo short for me! And I have to say I love it. It is so healthy and I love how it does not drag down my face. The lady did it a little darker than I was expecting, but she said it will lighten up in a couple days. Good job everyone convincing me to chop it off. Todd comes home this Sunday, so hopefully he likes it, too!

New Hair

This is how I want to cut my hair. I have had long hair for about five years and I think it's time for a change. But, I'm scared. This is pretty short for me, but I LOVE it! Should I do it or keep my long hair? I can always grow it back out...it grows super fast so it would only take like a year and a half to get it back long. I've pretty much made up my mind to do it, I just want more opinions. Let me know what you think.

Jackson Family

This last weekend we officially said goodbye to the Jacksons. Chris, Becky, Amanda, and Aimee are all on their way to Brazil! Todd is sad, while I'm torn between being sad and being jealous they get to move to Brazil. Saturday Becky took all the girls out to get pedicures, which is the best thing I could think to do at 8 months pregnant. Then both Chris and Becky went into the MTC, and Todd and I stuck around to "babysit" his little sisters. He played Nintendo and I fell asleep before either one of them came home...hopefully not a sign of our future teenage parenting skills. Then this morning we said goodbye to Amanda and Aimee, which was equally sad. Aimee is going to be all grown up when she comes home! Amanda will be home in about a year to go to college, so we will see her soon. Greg, Todd's little brother, is also officially gone to the MTC and almost ready for Spain. It was weird driving away knowing that we would not be back for a long, long time. I think baby Zachary knew it, too, because he was kicking like crazy. I think he was trying to escape my belly to protest them all leaving, but he hasn't figured out how to get out of there...thank goodness.

I LOVE peanut butter

As Rachel would say, people tend to underestimate the ultimate goodness of peanut butter. I have my whole life until now. It's so amazing! And Butterfinger has this new Butterfinger Crisp, which I have to deny myself because of the sugar...most of the time. :) Because I only get them once in awhile, I have to make myself stop whatever I'm doing and just enjoy the taste, texture, and everything else that goes along with eating something so delicious. I actually close my eyes while I'm chewing so I can concentrate better on how it tastes. I think it works, because then I'm satisfied with just one instead of wanting more.

My new little niece was born! Her name is Charlotte Joy and she is the cutest thing ever! Then I wanted everyone to remember Todd. I never post pictures of him on here anymore, and so here he is doing something. The last one is of me (Ewww!) at 31 weeks. No laughing, Chad.

tissues, icecream, and diabetes

This past week has been so crazy! I can't remember the last time I have been this stressed out, and it really does not help that my emotions are on over-load. Instead of writing a novel, I'll just give some summaries:

• I went on a crying binge last night that lasted for about three hours. It felt really, really, really good to just cry. Lucky for him, Todd was at work and had no idea. Unlucky for her, my mom was at home. :) Needless to say, I feel much better now.
  

• Todd brought me home some ice cream after my crying binge and it was like magic. He didn't know I was upset, just that I had been cranky all day so I guess he wanted to see if his "ice cream really does cure everything for my wife" theory worked. And it did. Very quickly.
  

• I went to the doctor last week and they told me my blood sugar was a little high and I might have gestational diabetes, so I would have to come in for more testing.
  

• I went in for the THREE HOUR long test, and it turns out I have low blood sugar so I have to watch what I eat so it doesn't spike and then plummet.

• I like the feeling of spiked blood sugar and sometimes it is worth the plummet. So there.

• I made an A on the test I was stressed about, and finished my enormous project early. To sum myself up, I rock.
  

• Rachel sent me the most freaking AWESOME onesies, which I will post later.
  

• Our crib came and Todd already put it together in our living room. Yes, it's still standing right in front of the t.v.

That's about it. This weekend we are going to Utah to say goodbye to Todd's family. His parents and sister's are moving to Brazil for three years (mission president), and his brother, Greg, is going on his mission to Spain. Thank goodness Cam is still here or I think Todd would go crazy. This means another emotional weekend. Luckily, I know all the ice cream joint in Utah, and I have my mom on speed dial.