Lady Bracknell and I

“[Twenty]-five is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained [twenty]-five for years.”

~Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest

Yesterday I turned twenty-five. And I made a very important decision. I will never be older than twenty-five. I also got several others, whose names will remain anonymous, to join me in this decision. I think I can get away this; the Philippino blood running through my veins acts as my own personal, yet somewhat diluted "fountain of youth". This makes it so that most people that I meet still think that I'm in my teens. And while this has always been an annoying thing that I've had to deal with, I'm finally at the point where it can pay off. I only had to wait to turn a quarter of a century old for it to happen.

But all this aside, here are some things that made me happy on my b-day:

This was my favorite b-day gift, courtesy of Ashlee and Evan Howard. The reason: this is necessary for the development of my future child!

This was also my birthday cake:

I don't think that you can get much better than creme brulee. It makes me extremely giddy every time I eat/inhale one.

So, in light of yet another survived birthday, I have decided that Lady Bracknell was an extremely savvy person, and I would urge every woman to take her advice.

Pomp and Circumstance

Last Saturday Don and I graduated from Utah State!! I have to say that I was pretty dang proud to stand up with the College of Engineering when they called us. It was even cooler because Don and I were able to graduate side-by-side, in fact our entire little family participated in the graduation. Our valedictorian gave an unforgettable speech that Don is still mad about, because it included a quote from Elle Woods, off of Legally Blonde,, as well as some really poor grammar. I think it's funny that he's still mad about it. So, here are some pictures of the momentous occasion:

We have so much pomp it's coming out of our ears.


But we're pretty happy to be graduating after going to school forever.


We also had a lot of support from both families.
Don and his mom, Bruce (my father-in-law) is in the background, I know we took a picture of all of us together but can't for the life of me find it anywhere!! Another picture I'm missing is one of Lily and Jake, (my loverly sister that I got when I married Don, who is also prego...how cool is that??)they were there but I haven't been able to get my hands on a picture of them to prove it.
Annie and Josh also came up, our friends from Manti whom Don has known ever since high school. It was pretty cool to have them there. Josh thinks I'm scared of him. Just because he towers over me, and is twice my size. That would intimidate any one but me, however, because I'm so stinking tiny that it's the same story with everyone I run into. I'm not scared of you Josh.

Mis lovely parentes also came. They don't look very excited in this picture. But let me tell you, they were. My mom's so dang proud, she was one of my biggest supporters when I was going through school. My dad doesn't smile in pictures, unless there's a horse involved. Or an old jeep.

My lovely sisters came as well. Aubrey said it was a huge thing for her since she didn't want to sit through the forever long ceremony at her graduation and didn't walk. Aubrey, glad you came. You would have never been forgiven if you didn't, because I live right underneath you, and would have haunted your dreams. My bro, Austin, also showed up with his new wife and daughter. It was pretty cool.

I just wanted to show a picture of what Don really did during the graduation. I partially blame Evan Howard for this. It's his toy.

And if Evan (pictured above) wouldn't have been playing ping the whole time, Don wouldn't have been tempted. Evan really is a good guy, even if he is an electrical engineer. Civil is so much better. psh.

One last picture showing our fellow graduates. David Benti, the Valedictorian for the College of Engineering, self proclaimed genius who helped me with more than one homework assignment. He's also delusional. And Jeff Forsgren, who is pretty much one of the coolest people we met while at school. On the far right is the most rough-around-the-edges-but-really-a-softy-Italian-yoga-practicing-Geotechnical Engineer that you'll ever meet, Dr. Joe. He has a lot of theories about life, but my favorite is that, "one of the best things you can accumulate in life are kids." I'd have to agree with Dr. Joe.

So, thank you to all who were able to come and celebrate with us! And to those of you who weren't able to come, you were missed. And hopefully we'll see you this Holiday Season!!

Tick, Tick, Tick....

The title of this blog pretty much sums up my life right now. The clock is ticking and things are winding down. This is my absolutely last week of finals!!! Ashley keeps asking me what I'm going to do celebrate when I graduate this 13th, and I told her I was going to streak around a few blocks of this prominent, quiet, little Millville town. She didn't believe me. But little does she know that for the past 96 hours all I've done is computer programs, papers, and finals. I think that I've stuffed a few morsels of substance into my system in a desperate attempt to take care of my little one and stave off nausea. I hate finals with a passion. These two weeks combined are my personal purgatory for any bad thought, road rage, or fight I've ever had. Graduating with a Civil Engineering Degree is so streak-worthy. As a brief brake from studying we're going to go see this.
On a happier note I'd like to draw your attention to the little 'baby ticker' I added to the blog...is it just me, or does the baby inside look like a little demon/alien/spider monkey?? I sincerely hope my baby doesn't look like that. But, I'm due May 31st, and I hope to find more about my little fig sized baby next Monday. I'll try and keep out all of the strange details that I find so fascinating like how it's eyes have moved from the side to the front of it's head, and how it no longer has a tail...I keep Don updated weekly, and it weirds him out, so I'll edit. Don't worry.