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Project 365 (Days 5 & 6)

Day 5. My brother Brian's wedding day. This is me and Preston at their luncheon. I think he wins. He must be at least... 7 months along. Day 6- Preston and I found a cute little apartment on the south end of town. We love it! We moved in yesterday and this is just a small glimpse of our living room. We still have a lot of work to do obviously but I'm hoping it'll come together once everything is put in it's place.

I have not yet taken my picture of the day or else I would be posting day 7 as well so I guess today's picture will have to wait to be posted until tomorrow!

Project 365 (Days 2 & 4)

Okay so I've been at my project 4 days and I've already missed a day. So sorry that day 3 is missing. But i have some good pictures for the other two days!

Day # 2

Preston and I have found an apartment! We get to move in this Saturday so we've been busy getting ready for that. So this picture is of me and him trying to revive an old entertainment center given to us generously by my Dad's secretary. With the help of my awesome parents and husband we painted the whole thing and Preston and I were just putting the doors back on in this picture... which just so happens to show off my 22 week baby bump :)

Day # 4

This picture was taken today on our way to Logan. Preston and I got to drive my dad's truck up and my parents were in the saturn right in front of us. So Preston was being as giddy as a seven year old with ice cream as he was driving the truck which just so happens to be his dream vehicle. Being in such an amazing car when we are used to an 1989 Chevy Celebrity made us quite nervous actually and so when we caught up to my parents on the freeway preston slowed down, got really nervous and said, "Passing your mom is like passing a cop car." He was so excited to drive the truck but so scared he is actually passing my parents in it! And then this picture was taken as we were entering Logan and as you can clearly see there is a cop to the right of us and my parents straight ahead and again as we found ourselves in this situation he became nervous and said, "Yeah I can see myself now... rear ending your mom's car while in your dad's truck and getting a ticket all at the same time!" Needless to say the long ride to Logan was good but still a little intimidating :)

Play-Doh..

Preston and I found ourselves really really bored after he got off work earlier than expected today. So what did we decide to do to entertain ourselves? We did what any rational adult would do... went and bought Play-Doh. :) Obviously the binky preston made is on the right, you can tell it's his because of the baseball, football, etc.

And just because the one I made says Isaac does not mean that we have officially decided on that name. It was just the name that came to mind while I was being artistic!

Project 365 (Day 1)

So I have recently come across a fun new project that I really want to start doing. I am stealing this idea from one of my friends from facebook so just know that this isn't really my own idea. It is called Project 365 and what it consists of is taking a one picture every single day for a whole year and then blogging about it. It seems kind of pointless but I figure that if I start doing this that it'll help me be more motivated to blog so here it is :) The Kick-Off of the Slaughter Project 365! And the picture for the day is....

SNOW! Yeah it's almost June and we woke up to four inches of snow! This picture is of my parents Willow Tree in their front yard. It is usually tall and flowy and beautiful and the snow has completely covered the branches to the point where they are practically laying on the ground. It's so sad! I moved out of Cache County to get away from this kind of weather! I suppose I would need to leave Utah all together to get away from snow in May completely.

Sibling Rivalry

I've been having an interesting problem lately. A fight with myself if you would, between the younger me and the soon to be mommy me. You see, I have three siblings, two of which I have no problems getting along with, however my brother that is just older than me.. no matter how old we get or how silly the problem we can't seem to help ourselves but to fight with each other. I have come to the conclusion that the cause of this is our similarities. We are both stubborn, always have the "i'm right, you're wrong" mind set, and are much to proud to ever say I'm sorry. With these common qualities it makes our relationship difficult at times. Just last night we found ourselves in a death match of words which concluded with me storming to my room and slamming the door behind me like my parents were often used to hearing from me while in my youth. When I was inside my room I however found myself crying and thinking what was the matter with me. I am 20 years old, happily married and I am having a baby... yet something inside of me just snaps and takes me flying back into my dramatic preteen years whenever a disagreement with him occurs. I should be better than this shouldn't I? I should be able to sit down and calmly discuss a solution to problems with my brother whom I love, yes? Yes. I should. So last night I laid in bed for hours thinking about our disagreement. Unlike my younger self however, I did not lay there and think about how I was right and he was wrong, or how I should've said this to him, and how horrible he was for making me react this way. Instead I pondered and prayed about how I could fix this. How can I possibly become the woman and the mother I want and need to be if I react this way? How am I going to raise a child if I cannot let go of the child I was and reach forward for the woman I can become? I can't be that woman or reach my highest potential as long as I am being this person. So I found some insight. Quote #1 I just put because I thought it was funny. Quote #2 I loved because I never once in the argument last night thought of his needs or why he might want the things he wanted. Last but surely not least I loved Quote #3 because that describes perfectly my problem. Maturity is how spiritual you become in the midst of your frustrations... When have I now or ever been spiritual when I am confronted with a disagreement? Never. It never even crossed my mind to call upon my Heavenly Father for strength, guidance and love in these times when the carnal Jenny would just love to hurl something at my brothers head. So that is it. My insight into myself for the day ...something probably most of you don't have any interest in but this is my blog so I can write what I want. :) This is my new Goal... to become "more spiritual in the midst of my frustrations."

1. "Youth is when you blame all your troubles on your parents; Maturity is when you learn that everything is the fault of the younger generation"
2. “Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself."- John MacNaughton
3. "Maturity is the ability to think, speak, and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity. The measure of your maturity is how spiritual your become in the midst of your frustrations." - Samuel Ullman

The End.

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Blogging, blogging, blogging. This is one thing that I am absolutely not good at. I will have all of these brilliant ideas and clever thoughts up until the point where I sit in front of the computer screen and then it all goes away. So as I start this new blog I am apologizing in advance for my lack of creativity and humor.I have decided to start this blog because now that I am married and pregnant that is what I am supposed to do. So here I am, blogging about my wonderful yet not so exciting life. Right now my husband Preston and I are living with my parents for a few months until we decide where we are going to start our little family. We will most likely stay in the same town but definitely want to move into our own little home and get settled in and prepare for the newest edition to our family. Preston and I were married September 4th of 2009 and as of right now we are a little over 5 months pregnant and we are expecting a little boy at the end of September. He has been an unexpected twist in our newlywed life but now that the initially shock and panic has past we are very excited for his arrival. Also coming in our future is the hope of a wonderful steady job. Preston along with my brother Brian are hoping to eventually take over my fathers business and so hopefully in three short years Preston will be able to graduate and start working more with that. I have a great life and a wonderful family. I have been so blessed to have them and have their great love and support. I hope that this blog thing doesn't flop and like my mom and sister I can become a real Blogger. .. Wish me luck.