The Everyday

On the road again!  On our Uber ride to the hotel, Emi threw up all over her car seat. Once we got to the hotel she threw up 3 more times. Poor girl! Dan went to get us Infant Tylenol minutes before midnight (when the store closed) and my dad helped with medical advice (Tylenol is easy on the stomach). S/O to our Dads for saving the day! The morning after we arrived in Chicago, Marty and I headed to campus for a class visit, tour, and lunch and Dan took Emi for us. I felt sooo bad to be leaving our sick child with him, but he was so nice about it. She didn't throw up that day which was a huge relief. In Emi language: the "big bean." Papa took Emi to the aquarium. Dan said Emi was saying "Wake up!!!" to the animals. Marty and I went to a 3 hour investments class. It was a lot longer than I was expecting but also interesting. Marty was the star student, and even commented a couple times ;) It was fun seeing him in his element!! I loved getting to be there. I felt

Marty and I spent the weekend with Gram. She is such a sweetheart and has so much wisdom. We're grateful we were able to go out and spend time with her. She is such a classy, loving, and faithful woman. Before heading to Gram's we met up the Kents for breakfast! We just saw them in Pagosa, but we haven't been able to see them in AZ since they moved here (3+ years ago haha) so it was fun to see their stomping grounds. We crashed Lyla and Charlie's birthday party. Emi loved hanging with Lyla. Gram's the third person from the left in this picture. Notice her little dimples? Marty has one too on one side...so does Emi. I've always wondered where Marty's little dimple came from. You can see Marty's in this picture. Riding the jeep. Emi helping Great Grammy Shaeffer order take out. Emi latched right onto Gram. When we showed up to Gram's house, she had gift bags for Marty and I and puppets for Emi.  Marty and I opened the gift bags to discover fancy perfum

I am so behind on writing on my blog, so I'm just capturing the highlights of these past few weeks!  -Ward Halloween Party. I was in charge of it with the rest of the YW leaders. It went great. -Spudnuts at the Titus' house. -Homemade pizza and root beer for dinner. -Trick or Treating! This was officially Emi's first time trick or treating. She LOVED it.  -When we were passing out candy, a kid came to our door with a blow up dinosaur costume, and Emi kept saying "A dinosaur came to my door." 

Marty and I had Hawa and Popup Bagels for breakfast...again. It's just all too good. After breakfast, Marty hurried off to go to a campus tour at Columbia (Marty told me later that it ended up just being a Q&A. Still helpful though.) and Emi and I made our way to Central Park to go play at the hippo park. I decided this would be a test if I'd be able to navigate NYC on my own with a child. Honestly, not a very difficult test as Central Park is a straight shot from Dan and Angela's apartment, but I still felt empowered when I made it to the park. After playing at the park, we went back to the apartment, met up with Dan, and headed to meet Marty and Michael for Ramen. We came back to the apartment, and then headed out to Yankee Stadium a few hours later (minus Emi. Thanks to Megan for taking care of her). It was so exciting watching the game! I was also very excited when Leslie Odom Jr. sang the national anthem at the start of the game since I love Hamilton. The Dodgers w

Marty, Emi, & I, Moe & Matt, and Courtney & Michael went out to breakfast this morning. I think all of us could agree it was a one and done restaurant! But it was still fun to hang out and socialize. Afterwards, we walked around Central Park. We got to see the NYC Marathon finish line arch being constructed which was neat.  I'm going to run the NYC Marathon one day. We rushed home to put on church clothes (except Courtney and Michael who had already headed to church), and made our way to church (minus Marty who was feeling exhausted and sick). Because the NYC temple is currently under construction, which is the same building where Courtney and Michael's ward meets, their ward meets in a cathedral. It was cool and different! After church, we said our goodbyes to Moe and Matt. It's been so fun catching up and getting to know Matt better! They're such a power couple.  The rest of the afternoon was very chill. We just rested and relaxed. In the evening Courtney

Courtney grabbed Hawa and Pop Up bagels for us to eat in the morning. I had to take a picture to remember the name of the bagel shop. I'm obsessed! Tour of CBS given by Michael. Emi really latched onto Nono. Courtney trying to show Emi how to raise her hand! haha. Emi pretending to be a CBS teacher. How cute would it be if she went to CBS 25 years down the road and we got to pull out this picture again? haha. Emi fit in the lockers. Pretty views! We went to Bad Roman for dinner with Moe and Matt (They are staying the night with us in the city). On the way down the escalator, Emi noticed this statue and said "Mama he's going pee pees." hahah. Moe, Matt, and I went to "Back to the Future" together in the evening. We all loved it!  Bekah gave us a backstage tour. So so nice of her!