K-SWISS and Randizzle reunited...

Happy Birthday Kristen!! Even if you are married with kids, you will always be K-Swiss to me:) 26? pretty darn old. Then again, we've all hit that mark this year. crazy how time flies. Well, I hope the best for you and the fam, and all that lies ahead....life is so exciting now that we're all over the place, doing different things. We should have a reunion sometime. soon actually.

Randizzle, I miss you!! I miss your spunkiness and zest for life. And of course, your b-ball skills fo sho. P-town is not the same without the tall, mandolin-playin Randilyn. I swear you know everyone and their brother, and that's because you make people happy to be around you:) Happy Birthday!!!!

And to the rest~ sorry my blog posts are few, just know that I love and think of you all the time. Sadly I'm still stuck in the good land of Provo...where it all began our freshman year. Sometimes I think, man I wish they were still here. Every time I go to a dance, or play intramurals, drive by the creamery, or reminisce on ANYTHING that reminds me of our old Apt...I will forever think of you all!!!

And No, I am not dating anyone. ha. just to clarify.

Happy Birthday to my Ladies!!!

Kristen gets first dibs since I forgot to wish her a happy birthday. My top five favorite things about Kristen are:

5 - her sweetness, as in so kind
4 - amazing listening abilities
3 - she is so cultured...I still remember our dorm door with quotes and pictures on it
2 - Solid and loyal friend!!!
1 - her daring personality...most daring being willing to head into the unknown (BYU) with me!

Sorry that it was late! I love you and miss you!

Randilyn, ahh our Randi...my top 5 favorite things about you are:

5 - when you say you are going to do something, you do it; whether it's to learn the mandolin or go to law school.
4 - Solid and loyal friend, like Kristen, man we sure lucked out with our roommates, didn't we!
3 - mad dancing skills
2 - So much fun to be around
1 - Love and Passion for life

Love you and miss you too!!!

I'm at the library, again

Hello my lovely ladies--

Well I am sitting here at the library for my weekly 6 hour night shift (yes, in case you didn't know, I am a librarian, haha). And I reached the point where I can't study anymore tonight, so I resorted to blog-catch-up-ing. As a natural result, I shall be updating you on my life. Unfortunately, my life is rather boring. All I do is study. And law review. And then study some more. I was thinking the other day how sad it is that I don't do many of the things I love anymore. Like seriously, I can't even remember the last time I picked up my mandolin. Or played tennis. Or stayed up late girl-talking with someone. Law school has made me so boring! And tired! If I don't get at least 8 hours of sleep, I cannot function. Holy moly, I'm not THAT old...

BUT, I did go to Mexico this summer! And China! And it was fun! (Until I came back and had to write a bunch of papers... 9 to be exact). But here are some pictures of me in China:

The Great Wall!

Forbidden City

Purple-Gold Mountain in Nanjing (where the University is)

I can't wait to see you all again! Tara, I aspire to come visit London sometime in the next few years. And the rest of you at NATALIE'S WEDDING! So excited. And K-Swiss--when do you find out if you're having a girl or boy? Love and miss you all!

Henderson Update

Kristen attempted to start the ball rolling and here I am a month and a half later and finally responding.

As you all know we are here in London. We live an hour tube ride/walk outside of the main city, which is about 8 miles or something. I will take pictures of our house today and post later on my regular blog. It is a cute little townhouse called a semi-detached house out here. We just moved in last Friday. To give you an idea of how long our transition has taken, we moved out of our Michigan house on August 30 and moved into our London house on October 15. A month of that was spent in the heart of London and we had a blast being close to everything, but we are also excited to have a more family-friendly place out here in the "burbs."

We have enrolled Ethan in "Reception," but he is on a waiting list because all of the schools are so full. Reception is full day for 4-5 year olds. So, while Ethan would not be in Kindergarten yet if we lived in the states, he does start full-day school here. We are a little nervous for the big transition, but I think he will have a great time making friends and learning.

Dylan is 20 months old and definitely has a mind of his own. He pushes Ethan around sometimes, and Ethan is so sweet that he lets it happen; they do play well most of the time though.

I do my mom thing, laundry, cooking, cleaning, etc. I love to read books when I find one worth my time. I don't have any tv shows that I am following at the moment and have not been to the movies lately. I have tried lots of new restaurants though. Kevin and I even went on a date the other night without the kiddos and found a cute area in London with lots of different types of food. We were going to eat at a Spanish Tapas restaurant but the wait was an hour and we were hungry so we opted for Italian instead. For dessert we had the best cupcakes ever!

I am trying to eat less sugar. I did well for a few days, but you all know me and my obsession with sweets. I just wish I had more time to run, then I could eat sugar and not worry about it!

Kevin is having a great time at his firm. It is challenging but a great opportunity. We are still awed by the fact that we are here in London.

Our ward here barely maintains its ward status, any less Priesthood and it would be a branch. They were very excited to have us move in and have put Kevin right to work. I still don't have a calling, but hopefully soon.

I love you all and miss you!

Updates, Please Ladies...

Hi everyone,

I was sitting at my new laptop (my old one broke...ugh), and was thinking that I need some UPDATES from everyone on what they're up to! I've been trying to keep up with you all with blogs, etc, but I still don't feel like I know much (especially from Heidi and Natalie!).

So, I'll start the ball rolling:

We just got back from our big trip of the summer- driving to CA to visit my Mom. We decided to try to drive through the night, so Nathan could sleep for the 12 hours- it worked well in that aspect, but Joe and I were T-I-R-E-D! Can't decide if we'll do it again...

Joe graduated from BYUI in April-yay! We're taking a year off and then we'll (hopefully) be off to law school (so Randi and Kevin, any advice would be great for the application process :).

And, if you haven't seen our blog yet, I'm pregnant again! Hopefully the 'morning sickness' period will end here in the next couple of weeks... Due date March 24th! (A depressingly long way away, if you ask me...)

Ok, so it's YOUR turn :) I want to hear it all! Email me if it's too long to post on the blog!! :)

Love,
Kristen

Summer Fun

If you look at my blog you can see just how busy we have been the last few weeks. I wish it could have worked out to see some of you, but alas life is crazy for each of us.

Me and the boys have been hanging out with my family in Utah and California while Kevin studies for the Bar Exam. He has been studying 10-14 hours a day, going to a bar review course, and working. We can't wait to return home to him in a week. He takes the Bar July 27 and 28 and we can't wait for it to be over.


Ethan and Dylan have loved being around their family. It is rare for them to be around cousins, Aunts, Uncles, and grandparents. Wendy lives here with her family. My little brother Jacob is here with my parents and my Grandma too. They are soaking up the attention. My older brother, Conor, got home from Afghanistan yesterday and he got to visit us in Folsom. The boys were excited to see him.

We head to London on Labor Day in September. We have been looking online at neighborhoods, schools for Ethan, and other details of London that are important. Ethan will be in Kindergarten there and will wear a little uniform. I am sure the boys will get British Accents, so cute!!!

We are doing well. My boys keep me super busy and I love it. I would love to hear how you gals are and what you are up to. Sometimes I forget where you are at, what you are doing, and what your plans are. I love you each and I miss you. And, is Natalie on here yet???

Destination.......

London, England!!!

We have had a change of plans. I wasn't sure if all of you had heard yet. But, Kevin's law firm asked us if we would be willing to start in London instead of New York City, and of course we said, "Yes." We aren't sure exactly when we will be moving, but sometime in the early Fall.

Also, I will be heading out west in a few weeks. I will be in Utah the last week of June if any of you are still there this summer. I hope to see you!