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This is a congratulations to Miss F1 who is now prego. May she have many babies.

Good job little M1! (and Bart for bringing them together)

I hate sappy posts, but this totally is one, so turn away if you aren't interested in some gushy love.

Four years ago Bart and I went on our first date. It was horrible. We both agree. Luckily for us, they have only gotten better. Since then, we have gone on approximately 208 dates. It's pretty incredible to think that only one of those 208 dates was not incredible. Some dates that are particularly memorable to me:

-Watching Rocky on the Art Museum steps
-numerous picnics
-Walking by the sculpture gardens
-Les Miserables at Walnut Street Theatre
-seeing the mice at Bart's lab
-piano concert for Bart's birthday
-The Nutcracker for my birthday
-candlelit dinners
-slumber party with pajamas for Valentine's Day
-walking along the river where we got engaged thinking about when we got engaged
-Christmas lights at Longwood Gardens

Oh Philadelphia, I will miss you desperately when we have to leave one day. Luckily for me, I get to take the best part of you with me--my sweet husband.

I just found out they are shooting a movie at my work. How cool is that?! Jack Nicholson is one of the stars, and while I do think he is kind of a dirty old man, that won't stop me from trying to poke my head out the window to conveniently be an unwanted extra in the film. The movie is allegedly called "How Do You Know?"

Admittedly, I'm left to wonder if they KNOW how disgusting this hospital is. I'll be curious to see if the portrayal is accurate. There also better be a LOT of Philly 'tude because this location is full of it--and not just from yours truly.

We are officially coming home for Christmas! We are flying in to Utah on December 17th around 8:30 pm and staying in Logan until the morning of the 26th when we will head down south to Layton until the 3rd of January. Hooray for long winter vacations! Thank you, P-E-N-N (joke for my dad who actually doesn't ever read this blog... so maybe it's a joke for me...)

I had a case of the grumpies this morning, so I thought I would take some time to count my blessings and be a little more grateful for what I have. I thought I would start with my family. You are awesome. Maybe next time when you have the grumpies, you can look at this list and know that someone cares about you. Some of these may seem pretty small, but they weren't too small for me to remember them.

Bart: What can I say? You are perfect for me, and absolutely the most thoughtful, selfless person I have ever known. If any of you know how much sleep means to Bart, you will particularly appreciate this. For the past 3 nights I have had what I would like to call "crap sleep." Each night, Bart has lovingly scratched my head for a long time (up to 45 minutes once) to help me go to sleep. In so doing, he lost that amount of sleep, but he never complained or even thought about not doing it.

Mom: You are ridiculously sassy and will always listen to me feel sorry for myself or talk endlessly about whatever thing I'm doing, even if it's inconsequential, even if you are actually the one who needs someone to talk to.

Dad: You always ask how the car is running (even though, I secretly know that you are asking me how I'm doing).

Julie: You ate the burnt monkey bread I made when you came to visit, which is representative of how you try to see the good in all things. You didn't even make fun of me when I cried because I was so touched by that example and love.

Granny: Words cannot express how much I love you. But to keep it short, I will say that you are awesome at emailing and inspire me as you try to learn new things every day.

Richelle: You are so thoughtful! You always remember what is going on in our lives even though we live like 5 billion miles away!

Andy: You took me fishing, which was the highlight of my summer. Oh, and you didn't make me put the worms on my own hook!

Shawn: You know about computer stuff and are patient when we bother you with dumb questions. You also always ask me how I am because you genuinely want to know.

Mindy: Martha-Stewart-example-extraordinaire! I love that you make being a mom fun and still have time to pursue your own interests.

Derek: You work so hard for your family even though it's not easy most of the time. You have courage and fortitude and you don't even know it.

Becca: You love your son (and impending child) so much that you teach him every day. I can tell that you love learning and that James will excel because you work so hard to teach him.

Kurt: You are quiet but you have your own ideas and goals, and it is encouraging to me to see how you take things seriously and aren't afraid to pursue the hard road.

Bonnie: You love life. I can tell every time I'm around you. I want to be more like this.

Jon: You are a goofball. But I like it because I know when it comes to Ashley, you will do anything for her.

Ashley: You love your family so much, which is probably hard since you have 4 older brothers. You are goal-driven and focused and it will pay off. (If you don't agree, look at what you have accomplished in your life and you will realize I am right.)

All my nieces and nephews: You give me courage that parenthood is soooooo worth it. I love how each of you are unique and bring something important to our growing family.

Family... Isn't it about... TIME? hehehe. Sorry, I couldn't stay serious forever.