Happy Anniversary

Yesterday, Gabe and I celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary. It is hard to believe that we have been married that long since we still feel like giddy newlyweds much of the time. We met nearly eight years ago on Utah State’s ballroom dance team. I had tried out for the team on a whim and was pleased to make it onto the backup team, while Gabe danced on the competitive team. One night, I went out Latin dancing with some members of Gabe’s team and Gabe and I discovered an instant attraction and connection. We talked and danced together until 4:00 a.m. and began dating immediately.

In our six years of marriage we’ve had many adventures traveling to Peru, Mexico, and Hawaii, among other places. We’ve lived in Washington, DC, New York, and various cities in Utah. We’ve struggled through law school and infertility. Through it all our relationship has remained solid and we are honestly more in love than ever. I am so very grateful to be married to such a sweet, hard-working and spiritual man. I love you sweetheart! Here’s to the next adventure!

Adoption Update!

It has been an exciting and eventful week for our family. On Monday, we got a rather mysterious call from our case worker, Kim, asking us to come down to LDS Family services to sign some paperwork. She kept stressing the importance that we both come together and Gabe and I had the suspicion that this might just be “the call.”
When we arrived at Kim’s office there was a basket full of diapers, baby wipes and lotion and Kim told us that there was a birth mother who had chosen us for her baby! The birth mother is due the first part of June and has opted for a closed adoption at this point, so we really don’t know too much about her. We know that she is a single mother in her thirties with two young girls at home. We also know that she and the birth father are Caucasian and we have been given a profile on her medical background. She hasn’t had much prenatal care during her pregnancy, so we don’t know the sex of the child. She is scheduled for an ultra-sound next week and we hope to hear that the baby is healthy. (We’re excited to find out the sex, but could care less as to whether we get a boy or a girl.)
It was really exciting to get all this information and I left the office feeling a great peace and joy. I am overwhelmed with gratitude to this loving woman who has chosen us for her child. I’m amazed that this stranger is willing to give us such a gift. I am also overwhelmed with gratitude to the Lord and his love for us and this baby.
The rest of the week has been rather emotional for both Gabe and I. We vacillate between joy, excitement, fear, and panic. We are terrified that the birth mother will change her mind and choose to keep the baby. This is a distinct possibility until the paperwork gets signed after the birth of the child. There has also been very little sleep this week, (for me anyway, Gabe seems able to sleep through anything!) It is really hard to believe that in just a couple of weeks we could have an infant in our home! We have SO MUCH to do to get ready!

Trip to Arches with my Brothers

A Few More . . .

After posting my last blog on crazy fears, I kept thinking about other items to add. Here are a few more:

• The fear that the candy machine will fall on me and crush me when I pound on it to get out that last dangling bag of peanut M&Ms.
• The fear of blowing my nose in public, (admittedly, this one is a little weird and uptight.)
• Getting hit by a baseball at a baseball game (see blog post “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.)
• The fear that the brakes will suddenly stop working on my car and send me cruising out of control only to end in a high speed chase and my arrest.

Common fears not on my list: dying, flying, public speaking, heights

10 illogical fears that I have

1. Being stuck in a dentist chair with a Doctor who has nasal drip
2. Plugging up the toilet when I use someone else's restroom and then discovering that the bathroom has no plunger
3. Flu-like symptoms that lead to a rare and deadly disease
4. Spiders crawling into my mouth when I sleep
5. Sending an intimate text message to the wrong person
6. The fear that I've signed up for a college level math class and I just forgot to attend or drop the course and then have to learn ALL of the material the night before the final
7. Accidentally getting wrapped up with the mafia
8. My car exploding because I have too much static electricity when I go to pump gas
9. Meat that has been undercooked
10. The fear that I'll forget to lock the bathroom door on a flight and be publicly exposed

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Salt Lake Bees - Pitchers
Originally uploaded by dyetochange

Last night, Gabe and I went to a Bees Baseball game in Salt Lake City. We bought tickets from a scalper and ended up front row in front of first and just over the dugout. We both bought these amazing foot long hot dogs and my joy must have been obvious because the photographer in the dugout kept snapping pics of me gleefully eating the dog! It was a cool night, and Gabe lovingly let me wear his coat when I got too cold. It ended up being a very happy and fun date night!

(As a side note, my fear of being shown fearfully batting away some fly ball while being publicly booed ala Sandra Bullock in "Two Weeks Notice," wasn't realized. I've never been great at catching a ball. In fact, when I was a child I played softball for a short season until my appendix ruptured one summer. The long recovery after my surgery was terrible, but my one consolation was that I wouldn't have to finish out the softball season! :)

New Job!

We are happy to report that Gabe has been offered a new job at a law firm in town! Better pay. Great benefits. We're excited about this new opportunity. Gabe will be starting on Monday. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers!