Update! (More text you can read.) : )

Well, here's the latest (other than the upcoming baby) that is going on in our house!

Well, a while back while Phil was sitting in his office that was at the World Financial Group Building, taking care of their mortgage loans for thier clients, (but with no mortgages to do at the time) He thought to himself..."What ever happened to wanting to have (his) own recording studio?" So he decided that with nothing better to do that day, he would just get back on board with that. He e-mailed all the Recording Studios he could find on the Wasatch Front to see if any of them would respond, and give him some helpful tips. He got a response from 2 of them. One was http://www.noiseboxstudios.com/ and Dave Zimmerman (The one who runs it) actually invited Phil down to spend some time with him (3 Hours!), talking about the studio, and the program that Phil was interested in enrolling in down at BYU. It was a really good experience for Phil. So after that, he decided that he would apply to BYU, and start heading in that direction with his Career. He found a job that would move him closer to BYU at The Professional Education Institute which was at 24th South and Bangeter, (http://www.thepei.com/) even though he would have to commute until Misty was done with the school year and they could move to SLC or inbetween SLC and BYU. So he got that job and absolutely loved it (minus the commute). He was working there, and then one of his clients that had a couple investments with him, and he used to work at Sierra RV http://www.sierrarv.biz/ with, told Phil that there was an opening as a finance guy at the dealership, and asked if Phil would be interested in applying for the position, Phil said "Sure" and had an interview there. The Manager obviously knew Misty from when she worked there as a receptionist, and Phil's client had been talking him up to the Sales Manager and General Manager. And they offered Phil the Job! He has been working for 5 days now. It's in Sunset (which is obviously better for the commute) and the income should be great! Phil thinks he will be there for quite a while, and he is now just trying to see how the Recording Studio could fit into his new re-vamped plan! Misty is also really excited that he got the job, and now is "Working in her shadow." She is also really glad that they won't have to move further south into SLC or even further south than that.

Misty's Head Start job is going great! Most of the days she comes home tired, but she loves working with the kids, and has tons of fun at work. She has a lot of funny stories to tell Phil almost every day when she gets home. She will miss it greatly when she quits to be a full-time Mommy, but there is nothing in the world that will hold her back from doing that!! She is planning to finish off the school year, and maybe help through the summer (for that wonderful Health Insurance Maternity Coverage!) but after that beautiful baby comes, she is out of there.

That's the update from our home!

Baby on Board!

Okay, so for those of you who haven't heard already....Misty is Pregnant! We found out the day before Thanksgiving. Misty hadn't been feeling real well because of a sinus infection that was bothering her, and so she went (Without Phil) to the Doctor. At the Clinic, while they were checking her out, she told them that she might be pregnant, and they said "Well....Would you like to find out for sure?" So they gave her a pregnancy test to take there, and she found out! When Phil got home, Misty had cooked dinner for him! Baby Spinach, Baby Carrots, Lil' Smokeys, and Baby Red Potatoes. Phil didn't even Catch on! Finally before Dessert happened, which Misty had planned Mini Eclairs, she held out her hands, and had him choose one or the other. (One had the pregnancy test, and the other one had an ecliar in it for Dessert). He chose the one with the pregnancy test, and then finally he put 1 and 1 together and found out he was a Daddy! (After Misty told him that that was a pregnancy test, and how to read it!)

Needless to say, we are very excited! We went to our first Doctor's Exam, just expecting our baby to be a little peanut shape, without any real form, but when we got there they did an ultrasound, and we got these lovely first pics of our Baby! The doctor said that there was just one in there (To which Misty was really relieved) and seemed like it was doing just fine!

Misty is now 9 weeks along, and doing well with her Morning Sickness, and has started being a picky eater. She can only eat a little before she just gets disgusted with the meal, but is doing well other than that. Her favorite meal right now is Burritos with only Refried Beans in them and Cheese that Phil makes for her.

We have to wait for either our next appointment or the one after that (one each month) to find out if it is a Boy or Girl, but we definately will be glad for either!

We feel this is a great time to start having kids and growing our family, and we are excited and nervous about the prospect of being parents!

Merry Christmas? From one of Phil's Crazy Friends

So, I had to post this on our blog I got this off of the blog that a lot of my friends from High School put together. I just thought that this encapsulated the whole "politcal correctness" thing, and just made me laugh.

And I quote:

"Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.

Matt"

End Quote:

Wow huh!

What reading level is your blog?

So I was blog surfing, and came across this little tool that tells you what reading level your blog is. Should I be proud of this? Or concerned? Dunno. Not everyone gets the genuis rating, but I think that most probably do.

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Never again.... : )

So, after not finishing the Wasatch 100, Paul decided that he wasn't going to let it beat him, and is already signed up for the next one.

Here's me practicing for when he asks me to be his pacer again.

Phil's Last Stand

Okay, so...... Yeah...... I decided that I would try to be a good Son-in-law this year and support my Father-in-law in his craziness. He decided to run the the Wasatch 100, which is a 100 mile race. I decided to be the first pacer of the ones that he could have. I ran from mile 42, (where we met Paul at) and then ran to mile 56. It seemed a heck of a lot longer than 14 miles! But I can say that after all was said and done, I think I look better than he does in the pictures.

Beeeeeeautiful!!!

We are very proud of our christmas tree this year. Misty has decided that we are going to have the "traditional" christmas tree, then as we have kids, they will have their own "fun" tree. We both think that it's a great idea, and we love the way our tree has turned out this year!