Not So Ready

For the past couple of weeks I have volunteered to have my nieces/nephew come over for a sleepover.

I've decided that I don't think I'm ready to be a full time parent yet. Will and I had tons of fun with all of them. But I have to admit, I really like sleeping in until 10 or so. And, I really really like handing off the responsibility once the children's parents come home. And, I really don't like cooking all that much. Three meals in a row is pretty much my limit I think. What am I going to do when I don't have that luxury?

We finally bought the paint for Seven's room, and might actually get working on it someday. Somehow I doubt that it will be before Christmas though.

Oh, and Seven isn't really his name. He will just be the 7th William Morrell, and since he isn't actually going by William or any variation, we need to call him something for the time being. Please don't be afraid that I am naming my son a numeral, it's just a current thing until his name is chosen. (And no, there aren't any front-runners on that either.)

So, maybe I'll actually do the things that I'm tagged for someday. But then again, maybe not. :D

the suspense ends

Ok. Here's the pic. This is me just shy of 24 weeks. I know, pretty big. I don't want to think of what I'll look like in 16 more weeks!

I'll try to get a shot earlier in the day for the next one so I don't look so drained. This is pretty typical end of the day face and look though. Lucky Will!

So, I'm not so good at this updating the blog thing. But, we're in our home, and the main floor is basically painted.

But more importantly, we found out a little over a week ago that we're expecting a BOY to join the family! While I was excited at the prospect of a girl, I am equally excited for a boy. Will was pretty darn cute. And, I like sailboats. I've wanted to recreate my old sailboat room from yore for a long time.

Still no pictures, but soon. I promise. We're going to Disney World next week with Will's sisters, and maybe they'll actually take some. We tend to not take them. Here's hoping!!

a home

Well, we've found it. And we've almost closed on the thing. Or at least we're hoping to close really soon, like in 9 days! Somehow, we've ended up with our dream home, and couldn't be more ecstatic about it.

The basic logistics is: 5 bed, 3 bath 2500 sf and on a .25 acre lot. We are very excited about the master bedroom with its two walk-in closets and 5 piece bath. When we went in and told our current apartment complex that we were moving, the lady seemed shocked to hear that we were going from a 2 bed 2 bath apartment to one that is so much bigger. We're a little shocked as well. But, that extra room won't be wasted for too long.

I don't know why we've waited for so long to announce, but here goes. We are expecting a little one of our own in February! Valentine's day to be exact. Some how it just seemed like one of those things that didn't seem like it needed mentioning yet (Probably because I still needed to hear the heartbeat the last time I posted). I'm pretty convinced that the baby is a girl, but I don't know why I think that. I'm just barely beginning to show, unless I'm laying down in bed. When I stand up, she just goes...somewhere not visible.

So in a nutshell, we're moving and we're expecting and life is a little stressful at the moment because of it.

oh no!

Every once in a while - more like at least once a day - I check the blogs of my friends and I think..."why don't you post more often?" Then I looked around and realized that it has been more than two months since my last update. I am properly ashamed and have no excuses for you at this time. We have been busy, and haven't taken a single picture during our busy-ness. So, those requesting pictures...sorry.

As a general update, we've been to Utah for an Anderson family reunion, featuring my parents and their children. Everyone was able to attend, and it really was fun to have all 33 of us there. We truly are getting to be a gigantic family. I like it. To compensate or at least make it up to Will for the craziness of the Andersons, we've been spending some time with his sisters and mother here for the past 10 days or so. We've gone swimming twice, eaten way too much (delicious) food (Thanks Pam!), and spent many hours playing with/talking with family. It has been nice. We're also looking forward to the Morrell reunion in a couple of weeks in Utah again. It will be fun to see most of the family there.

I suppose the biggest thing that has been keeping us busy is the whole "house hunting" thing. We've seen 37 homes so far and are on tap to see at least 5 more. Yes, there are some we've liked, but haven't moved fast enough on and lost out on them. It has made me a little sad, but we'll find the house that is right for us soon.

In other non-update-y type things, it has been HOT here. We're set to break the record on number of days over 90 degrees in a row. I'm not such a fan of that. We've been eating lots of popcicles. I have the KA-POW temporary tattoo to prove it.

The DS saga

First and foremost, it must be acknowledged. I like video games. I mean, I really like video games. Not the shoot-em-up type, but Mario? I love Mario games, and I always have. This is why my story must be told.

You see, for my birthday, I got a pink Nintendo DS. It was so much fun. I admit, I spent a little too much money on its accessories, but it provided me with many hours of enjoyment. I thought it so much fun, that I got Will one as well. Not pink, blue. We were able to play games the entire flight to California, and have beaten "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" so many times driving back and forth places, I only wish we really had those millions of dollars.

So, after much persuasion, I went and purchased "Super Mario Bros - New" two weeks ago. Boy, this game is fun. It is a lot like the original, but with some mighty fine twists. I stayed up one Saturday night until 1am playing it. I had gotten to the 4th world, and I was really liking it. But, I figured that being ready for church was probably a little more important, so off to bed I went.

Sunday, right after church, and I mean the minute we got home, I started looking for the DS to continue my fun. But it was no where to be found. I accused Will of hiding it from me, because I am far too attached to the thing, but he denied any knowledge of its whereabouts. Still, to this day, we don't know where that DS is. I think it might have fallen into the garbage can, and then my wonderful Will took the garbage out. The worst part was, the cool Mario Brothers game was in it! I still could play Will's DS, and I did. But, I wanted that other game...and my own DS back.

There is a happy ending to this story. You see, my sister, once hearing the story and realizing how sad I truly was, ended up springing for a new one for me! My new DS is Polar White, and I really like it. (Don't think I'm completely spoiled rotten, we are watching her children for 5 days in a couple of weeks. This is part of the bribe for that).

If only I had the game. Oh well. I can't have everything in life!

I need a vacation!

Will and I returned from a great week in California, visiting his sister Megan and her wonderful family. Sadly, this trip does not include a single picture of Will or me. Even worse, is that I am not surprised by this. I never take pictures, I just don't remember.

While we were in the good ol' CA, we did many wonderful things. First off, we got Tito's Tacos! The best thing in the world. I ate too many of them! The next morning we made our way down to Disneyland. It's a great place, but it made me crave Disney World.

Friday we went to the beach with Megan and the baby twins. I've decided that it would be too much work to go with two 14 month old babies. It was fun, and the water was FREEZING. We also went to the Dodger/Rockies game at Dodger Stadium. I was able to fulfill one life goal and had a Dodger Dog. We sat in the all-you-can-eat section and sure did have all I could eat.

Saturday we trudged up to the Griffith Park Observatory and went to the planetarium. This is up on the mountain by the Hollywood sign, so you really could see all of LA to the ocean. It was a beautiful sight, and I probably should have taken a picture. Oh well! Afterwards we headed down to the fashion district so I could spend some money on a new purse/wallet and sunglasses. I found the cutest purse and I am loving it!

Sunday was simply church, which is fun and also food. We ate too much. That night Megan and I took apart the kid twin bunkbeds and packed most of her husbands clothes. I was glad to help.

Monday morning Will got a parking ticket outside of Megan's apartment so we had to go get that taken care of before we left. So, we left Will playing video games with the sleeping babies and went to City Hall and the police station to get it to go away.

It was super fun, but we got back to Denver way late and I was very tired for work the next day. It made me think I needed a vacation again. And, I think we've almost gotten it planned. Hooray for Disney World!!

I never have creative titles

I was sick this weekend. Not very much fun if I do say so myself. But, it did allow me to do several selfish things.

1. Stay up all night and watch On Demand "What Not to Wear." - I love this show. Secretly, I think I need to be on it, but then I know so many people who would need it worse than me. Plus, I really don't know how many boxes it would take to travel all my clothes to NY.

2. Have a very long and successful bout of vomiting. It started at about Saturday morning at1:30 am and ended Sunday around 11 am. I am very grateful for Fresca. I probably should have picked something with calories in it though. Maybe next time.

3. Watched a good long marathon of America's Next Top Model. This show is ridiculous, and I love it. It is definitely among my guilty pleasures.

4. Sleeping for about 15 hours on Sunday. It was glorious.

It was also Stake Conference, and I missed all of it. I should feel badly, but since I would have been leaving the room every 10-15 minutes, I think it's probably ok that I didn't make it. Besides, that's what I have Will to go to these things for, right?

Let's hope that this weekend is more fun! We have a family get together because my sister Diana is in town. This usually makes it a great reason to get everyone in the same place. And, with 28 of us in Denver, that should be fun...and loud. I think we may even have the Wii-fest on all the TVs. Especially if there is DDR!

Good Thursday

Some of you may know my friends Adam and Kim. One thing that they do well is think about things and word them so that I completely agree. This happened today when they informed me that they are celebrating Good Thursday today. Not because of the beginning of March Madness, which I love, but because of the atoning sacrifice of the Savior. They then discussed how politically incorrect it is to say "Christmas" but the world doesn't seem to have a problem saying "Easter." Somehow to celebrate His birth is considered offensive, but to celebrate his death and resurrection is ok. Easter is just bunny rabbits and eggs, but Christmas can't be just Santa.

It just made me think. I have to agree, today is definitely a Good Thursday to me.

Well...

Actually, there will rarely be a moral to the story, and you don't really say our last name that way. It is pronounced more like "More Ell." But, I wanted a catchy name to this blog, and that is the best I could come up with. It was that or A & W: more than just rootbeer. I know, pretty sad.

To get things started...Will and I have been married for a little over a year and are living somewhere around Denver. I mean, I'm not too afraid of boogeymen, but we've got to take a little bit of caution, right?

I work for a 401(k) company, doing lots of excel spreadsheets. Will works for a defense company, doing something. He says it's proposals, but I have more fun thinking he's a spy! I like pretending. I always have. That's what we do when we're at work. When we're home, we play video games and board games and sometimes watch movies.

That's us in a nutshell. I'll try to come around and post every so often, but I'm making no promises. I tend to fall short on ones like that.