The Everyday

Last night we headed out to the airport shortly after I wrote my post and when it was a little after the time we were supposed to board we got a notification that our flight was delayed until 9:30 (originally 7:50)...and then about 15 minutes after that we got another notification it was delayed until 10:10. So we sat there at the airport trying to decide what to do. Our plans for the weekend were Monet's wedding (happening today) and Stadium of Fire (on Saturday) and then back home (Sunday). Without a child it's a no brainer. Just sit and wait it out. But with a baby you have to start figuring in what the following days will look like if your child doesn't sleep. So we sat there for 30 minutes trying to make a decision--it was a hard one. We finally decided to bag the trip and head home. I told Marty that I felt really good about our decision but I was still super bummed so I'd probably cry...but that didn't mean that I still didn't feel good about what we chos

This morning, someone who just moved into our old ward came over and watched Emi while I packed a few boxes. It was so thoughtful of her to ask for ways she could help and I was able to get a lot done because of her help! A talk I heard in Jerusalem totally changed my perspective on receiving service and so now I try to be better at not only being a good giver but also a good receiver.  In the afternoon Emi and I went over to our place to meet with the RS President in our new ward. I was so impressed that she reached out and offered to come say "hi." She was so nice and very patient as Emi was crawling and climbing all over the house. At one point Emi made this huge gasp and seemed like she wasn't breathing. I was so grateful the RS President was there! Luckily, Emi was fine in the end, but it gave me a scare. Between when the RS President came and when I needed to pick up my race packet (I'm going to do the 4th of July 5k) at the rec center (a 3 min walk from our new

Our electrician put in light fixtures and new cans today! It looks AMAZING! I'm so happy with how it turned out. Before After--notice how we got the room painted too! Before After Before After--new paint and lights on the ceiling! Before After

We finally found some people who can take down our half wall! Of all the projects we're getting done on our house, I'm most excited about this one. The reason being that we'll actually be able to have a table in our kitchen instead of just a bar! That's the wall we're having taken down. I also had Japanese tutoring today. I've been a bit discouraged about my Japanese studies since coming back from Japan because I felt like I didn't have many opportunities to use the language in Japan. (We just went to so many touristy places that the Japanese people often initiated a conversation in English, and I felt like it would be condescending to respond in Japanese if English was spoken first.) Going to tutoring reminded me, though, that I like learning Japanese.  After tutoring, Emi and I took a trip to to The Container Store to find some bins to organize our linen closet. I also got some inspiration for Emi's "Wild One" birthday celebration coming up.

Today was filled with many house related phone calls. Other than that, Emi and I went to My Gym and did grocery shopping. 

Marty and I have the 9 o'clock church curse. No matter where we move, we have 9 o'clock church. So we knew we had bought the right house when we saw our new ward met at 9 am. haha. Today we decided to go to our new ward--more like Marty indulged me in going to the new ward because I was so excited to see what'd be like! We showed up a few minutes late and I noticed that 2 of the bishopric members were wearing nice church clothes and the 3rd one was in a very casual T-shirt. Then I started looking around and noticed several people were wearing very casual clothing. A little bit odd, I thought, but I was trying not to be too judgey. I guess this is just the vibe of the new ward? Then the Bishop got up (he had casual pants with his church shirt) and he said that today we'd be doing service after Sacrament Meeting. Hence everyone wearing workout attire. (Because of the tornado this past week, there are A LOT of trees completely knocked over throughout the city.) It was cool

Marty: A week has passed and we've planned somewhere between 30-40k worth of furniture buying and home improvement projects. It seems like a ridiculous amount. Most of that will be getting new carpets and flooring for the whole house but there's also things like getting can lights in the bedrooms and knocking down the half wall in the living room. We're also gonna get a nice sectional. If we're going all in on this house, we might as well get some good furniture as well. We planned on spending the whole day at the house but of course, didn't make it over there until 1 o clock. (We had to leave by 3:30 to get ready for the babysitter and date night.) The delay was due to a 2 hour nap by Emi, which we also had the privilege of participating in. We also stopped at Torchy's on the way over. I swear I could eat there 3 times a week and not get sick of that place. We installed a motion sensor light in the coat closet. Now when you open the closet door, a small light t

Packed up in the morning and headed home! Before we left to Pagosa, I was so excited about our new house I just wanted to stay home and get house stuff taken care of...but I'm so glad we went to the reunion! It was so fun socializing with everyone and spending time together. Until next time, Pagosa! I think this picture is so cute! Our little family:) Piedra Haven. I love that we've been able to see the ranch go up these past few years. It's turned out beautifully! Love our bug. A couple pics before we took off. Emi and Grandma and Grandpa. I can't wait for Emi to have so many memories at this special place. Look how beautiful everything is! Barn on the left, main house in the center, and bunk house on the right. Another cool view someone got of the ranch.

Today consisted of lots of corn hole, a duathlon (I ran the 1 mile part of the relay), and the candy bar game! A rare picture with both Marty and I and Courtney and Michael! They beat us in corn hole but we had a blast! Bekah and Carson about to start the duathlon! Grandma and Dimitrios as the cheerleaders. Uncle Nick finishing his part of the race. Marty and I sleeping with the same poses. haha. Parenthood will do this to you! Us? Competitive? Marty and I also went for a drive in the Bronco together! That was a blast. Reese made sure that sleeping Emi was taken care of while we were gone:) *I literally have 0 pictures of Emi from today. Sorry baby girl!*

Emi has found her new besties! Jane and Reese. They are both going into 1st grade in the fall and they adore Emi. Reese spent the day following Emi and I around and helping with anything and everything baby related. She is such a natural caretaker and so cute. Today was a more chill day at camp and we spent a lot of time socializing with people in the family.  Everyone in the Adair family is so kind and personable that it's been so fun getting to know everyone better. I forgot to mention that last night we had a whole conversation with several members of the family about how to help us with our house troubles. So nice of them! Emi with Aunt Courtney and Uncle Michael Emi's Besties Emi and Lucy The Adair family...check out how cool everyone's shirts are. I've never seen family reunion garb that looks this good! Emi with Uncle Chris and Uncle Nick Emi loved her backpack and so did I! Emi and Dillon. While the older boys/men went golfing we all went for a picnic! In the af