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- Eric Russellrussellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-18702454043050893902015-01-22T09:44:00.001-08:002015-01-22T09:44:53.231-08:00Life with Petey <div style="text-align: center;">
It is true that no matter how much you think you've prepared for a baby, you are never truly ready. Being a mom has been amazing, exhausting, stressful, and the best thing I have ever done. It is a roller coaster and we still take each day hour by hour pretty much, but I have to say... I've never met a cuter kid in my life! =) </div>
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The first week or so was crazy and a blur. Petey had jaundice so we had a billi blanket delivered to our house. Luckily his levels weren't high enough that we had to go to the hospital. We were able to stay home with our glow worm until his levels were low enough. </div>
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We had Petey the week before Eric's week of tough finals of the hardest semester yet. Luckily Kim was able to come out early and save us! It was so much fun to have here her to love on Petey and to help us out. We were also blessed by amazing ward members who brought us dinner before Kim was able to make it out. I can honestly say those meals, as small as they seemed, were a tender mercy! </div>
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My dad came out a few days behind Kim. He had a cold so he just had to look at Petey from the across the room. It was so fun to have my parents out! It has been hard to not get to share this cute bundle of joy with our families! </div>
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After my parents left, Petey's other amazing grandparents came! LeeAnn and Brian were able to be here over Christmas which was so fun! Having both sets of parents come out was such a help and a blessing!!!! </div>
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Meet Peter Brian Russell. </div>
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He was born on November 29, 2014</div>
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Two weeks early.</div>
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7lbs 4 oz.</div>
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19.5 inches long.</div>
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I found out I was pregnant back in April. Eric and I were beyond excited (and a <i>little(lot) </i>nervous). Both my mom and my sister were both really sick(nauseous) in all their pregnancies. I was crossing my fingers that maybe I got the other genes... the ones where being pregnant was a piece of cake... but as many predicted I was lucky enough to learn that when people talk about morning sickness they really mean morning/noon/night/all day sickness. Pregnancy was a journey for me, and Eric was so patient with his sick and hormonal wife. Around the second trimester I made the decision to quit work and stay home for the rest of my pregnancy. Eric supported me, and I am so very thankful! My pregnancy consisted of throwing up, suddenly being allergic to the heat, understanding what sciatic pain means, and getting to experience contractions at 28 weeks and on.<br />
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Eric and I both had a feeling I would go early. With the amount of contractions I experienced the last couple of weeks and the discomfort I was having, we both were <i>praying </i>that I would go early. At my 36 week check up, I was 1cm dilated and the baby was nice and low. All I wanted to hear at our appointment was... <i>You will have you baby on this date... </i>However all we got was, "Statistically speaking your baby will be born sometime around December 13, your due date." When I went in for my 37 week check, I had only progressed a little bit and was now barely 2cm dilated. At this appointment my doctor talked about how the chance of me having my baby will increase with each week as we get closer to 40 weeks... basically, that there wasn't a high chance I would go into labor that week. That night I was having some uncomfortable contractions - the only thing different on this night was they seemed to be regular, more uncomfortable and around 3-5 minutes a part (which really they were about 7 minutes apart, I was tracking them wrong. Oops...) and they lasted for 2 1/2 hours until we decided to call the doctor to see what we needed to do. The doctor told us to go in to the hospital and just get checked out. I hadn't progressed since my doctor appointment that day so I was sent home.<br />
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Surprisingly enough, I wasn't too discouraged. It was actually almost a relieved since I was so stressed about whether or not I was really in labor. That was Tuesday and I continued to have some uncomfortable contractions Wednesday and especially Thursday (Thanksgiving Day). On Thursday I told Eric the baby was welcome to come anytime after I finished my Thanksgiving Dinner. All I wanted was some delicious home cooked food. We went to a friends house and I was having contractions the whole time, but I knew they weren't close enough together or painful enough to be concerned that I was in labor so I just hung out. That night all I wanted to do was walk around and see if that helped, but good ol' Wisconsin decided to be FREEZING, temperatures were in the teens, so Eric and I decided we would walk around on Friday to get me out of the house.<br />
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Friday we walked around almost all day, got some few last minute things for the hospital and just windowed shopped all the black Friday sales. I felt a lot better that day, only have a few sporadic contractions throughout the day. We ended our night watching some Jimmy Falon and went to bed. As I layed in bed that night about the fall asleep I remember thinking... <i> Wow, I don't feel sick at all right now. No nausea, no contractions, I am going to sleep great tonight! </i>and no sooner then I finished this thought did I have a contraction and felt a pinch/pop. Sure enough, my water broke. Eric had already fallen asleep, so I got the bag and myself ready - I just needed a moment to take in the fact that I would be seeing my little man in the next 24 hours and our lives would be changed forever - I then woke up Eric and told him I was pretty sure my water had broke and we needed the head to the hospital. After scraping off the ice from the conveniently timed frozen rain storm, we headed to the hospital about an hour later getting there around 1AM.<br />
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We got to the hospital around one, did the test to confirm my water had broke and I was in fact leaking amniotic fluid, which I was. At 2AM I was admitted into labor and delivery. I was still only 2cm dilated at this point. The real labor contractions started right when we got the hospital. I was not a fan! I knew I was going to get an epidural, I just hadn't really thought about how long I wanted to wait. The nurses said they would be in at 3AM to put in my IVs and get me ready for an epidural if that is what I wanted. I decided I would wait until then to get my epidural. I may be a wimp, but I stared at the clock unsure if I could even make it until then as my contractions came on stronger. I was having a couple of cluster contractions where I wasn't always getting a break in between them. Eric was my rock just sitting there with me. 3AM turned into 4AM by the time I was able to get my epidural. At this point I was dilated 3cm. People ask if the epidural hurt and my response is, I don't think so. I was having pretty strong contractions at this point so that is all I remember.<br />
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At 5:30AM when the nurses checked me to see if they needed to start pitocin, I had progressed to 5cm dilated on my own so they just let my body continue on its own. My new nurse came in probably around 8 to check on me. My doctor was on the way to the hospital that morning for a scheduled c-section and she wanted to check me so he knew how to handle his time when he came in. Eric was just waking up at this point and you can imagine his face when she checked me and said... Well you are at a ten, we'll start practice pushes while my doctor was still on his way. Crazy! After about an hour or less of real pushing once our doctor got there, our beautiful baby boy was born at 9:30am.<br />
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Labor was such a low key and intimate experience. For the majority of pushing it was just Eric, me, and our delivery nurse. Our little boy came out healthy and we were instantly in love!<br />
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<br />russellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-37058066103966195902014-10-28T12:34:00.002-07:002014-10-28T13:10:37.511-07:00Apostle Islands <div style="text-align: center;">
Been way too long for a blog update. I meant to update this more often to document what we have been doing out here and so friends and family from home can see what we've been up to as well. And it's been over a year... oops. =)</div>
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Milwaukee has been pretty good to us. We love it here! I couldn't ask for a better place to live during fall. We went to a pumpkin patch called Elegant Farmer with some friends a couple weekends ago. The apple cider donuts are by far my favorite thing about going there. </div>
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The trees are beautiful this time of year, even though they are starting to become pretty bare. The bitter sweet thing about fall is it means winter is right around the corner, which is depressing a little bit. Nothing could have prepared Eric and I for the record cold winter last year. It was the coldest winter Milwaukee has had in around 20 years or so, and predictions are that this winter will be right there with it. </div>
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One cool thing about last winter was it was SO cold that Lake Superior froze over and created access to these really cool ice caves in Northern Wisconsin. Eric and I decided to make the road trip to the Apostle Islands to see the caves since they can only be accessed every couple of years. We didn't know if it would happen again while we were here, so we headed up the last weekend they were allowing people to walk around. We went in March. It was awesome! So glad we made the drive! </div>
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<br />russellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-77389616253174352992013-08-28T20:44:00.001-07:002013-08-28T20:47:15.726-07:00Anniversary TripThis summer Eric and I were able to go on a couple of trips together. I must say, this has been our best summer yet!<div><br></div><div>In June we decided to go on a mini road trip to Grand Tetons and Yellowstone to celebrate graduation and our anniversary. Two years baby! This gave us a chance to go and spend time with my grandparents that live in Alpine, WY. I rarely see them so it was great to see their home and to spend time with them. It was also great to have Eric get a glimpse of my mom's family since we don't see them often. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lDji3wX5HIY/Uh7DmNGfXNI/AAAAAAAACVw/cxFlSz3Jn6w/s640/blogger-image-1412295685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lDji3wX5HIY/Uh7DmNGfXNI/AAAAAAAACVw/cxFlSz3Jn6w/s640/blogger-image-1412295685.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Their home was beautiful, though you can't see it in this picture. They definitely live in a serene place. </div><div><br></div><div>From there we took off towards Grand Teton National Park where we stayed at Colter Bay Campground. I was a little nervous with all the bear warnings, but no worries... we are still alive. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pX9C3JHR4tk/Uh7Dnj9V3FI/AAAAAAAACV4/xGgHDC4OlGw/s640/blogger-image-781876787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pX9C3JHR4tk/Uh7Dnj9V3FI/AAAAAAAACV4/xGgHDC4OlGw/s640/blogger-image-781876787.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The mountains were breath taking. Eric and I were in awe the whole time we were there. </div><div>From there we headed to Yellowstone. We were pretty lucky to have gone when it was green and the weather was beautiful (minus the mosquitos). </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b6Bhjyrc-Qk/Uh7DkleqavI/AAAAAAAACVo/9fpOqwEO594/s640/blogger-image--1603218949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b6Bhjyrc-Qk/Uh7DkleqavI/AAAAAAAACVo/9fpOqwEO594/s640/blogger-image--1603218949.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I was amazed by the different landscapes they have here. There are these beautiful trees and green fields right next to hot spots and steaming ground. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xkJsjtx-id8/Uh7DpIO5YMI/AAAAAAAACWA/fSCsTrkk5go/s640/blogger-image--1683955087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xkJsjtx-id8/Uh7DpIO5YMI/AAAAAAAACWA/fSCsTrkk5go/s640/blogger-image--1683955087.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Most importantly, I got to see wildlife! Woot Woot. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vh9kyQwHGEk/Uh7DqyLmNSI/AAAAAAAACWI/g1LW8Erwd8c/s640/blogger-image--1255518314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vh9kyQwHGEk/Uh7DqyLmNSI/AAAAAAAACWI/g1LW8Erwd8c/s640/blogger-image--1255518314.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Eric would say this picture is off center because I was too scared to stick my phone out of the car and take a good picture... I would just say that I was being artistic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Needless to say, it was a great trip. We were able to take the weekend and go see some of the beauty that America has to offer. It was so fun to be together and just relax while taking in natures beauty. </div></div>russellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-11476472025681798172013-05-05T18:53:00.000-07:002013-05-05T18:57:54.926-07:00<br />
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No big deal, it has been almost a year since I posted on here. Whoops. Here are some small/big updates on the last little bit of life:<br />
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After all the hard work, all the waiting, all the stress, all the prayers, and all the $$$$$ spent....<br />
Eric got accepted into 2 out of 3 of the dental schools he interviewed at. Woo Woo! So proud. We decided to go to Marquette University.<br />
Where is Marquette you may ask? Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Yes, yes. Isn't it cold there? Why yes, thank you for asking. I am in the market for a full length parka. (Only kind of joking)<br />
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I am super proud of my man though. Getting into dental school was a long process. He did it! They loved him! and now come beginning of August off to Milwaukee we go, to officially be off on our own building up our family. --No, I'm not pregnant.<br />
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I am also proud to say that Eric and I are officially USU alumni! Yeah, we are kind of a big deal. WE know. It was a crazy, but great day. I graduated at noon, Eric graduated at two, MacKenzie (my step sis) graduated at two, and Olivia (my step sis). LONG day to say the least.<br />
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Until next time. =) russellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-19587219350700753582012-06-29T18:03:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:05:06.341-07:00San DiegoWe made it! One whole year! Look at us go!<br />
And no.... there are no babies on the way thank you very much.<br />
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For our anniversary we went to San Diego for a week. We drove down and
stayed with Eric's Uncle Todd in Mesquite and drove into San Diego the
next day. Right about when we hit California the traffic stopped. We
were stopped for about 45 minutes. We had no idea what was going on,
but people were getting out of their cars to try and figure out why we
suddenly stopped. When we finally got to continue on our way we saw the
crash. A car had rolled on the side of the road.<br />
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On Sunday we got to spend the day with Eric's Uncle Phil and Aunt Diane, along with his cousins Charlie, Allie, Chris, Heather, and all their kids. Eric's Uncle Phil thought Eric just made me up so it was nice to prove to him that I really do exist. The next day we went to one of my favorite parts... SEA WORLD!<br />
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I loved all the shows! Those animals are amazing! Watching whales do flips and trainers ride on dolphins. My favorite part of the whole thing was watching Eric smile like a little kid because he loved it all! </div>
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I am so lucky Eric and I are married. He is such an amazing man! With all the stress of dental school he still find time to be there for me. He still makes me laugh and makes me smile. I know this part is gross and cheesy, but I love him. I am very blessed to have him in my life. </div>russellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-8640682567707556342012-06-29T17:01:00.001-07:002012-06-29T17:01:30.172-07:00Jeff's CabinBack in March Eric and I went to our friend Jeff's cabin in Bear Lake. It was such a great break for us! We went for a four wheel ride, had some steep tubing, and I got to shoot a gun for the first time! It was a hand gun and I'm now addicted. Don't worry though, I won't be going on a shooting spree, unless I can talk Eric into taking me to a shooting range. <br />
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On our way back from playing in the sun and snow we ran into a
little four wheeler trouble. Since the sun had been shining on the
snow there were some soft spots in the snow. There were three of us on
each of the two four wheelers. Eric, Jenny and I were on the second
four wheeler so we got to watch the action. The front left tire of the
four wheeler Dusty was driving caught a soft spot in the snow swerving
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So before Christmas I got to go to Cali and Disneyland for the first time with my family. It was a fun and exhausting trip. We drove all day Friday then woke up early on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday and stayed at the park until about 11:30ish every night. Then we woke up early on Tuesday and drove all day. I got home in Logan at around 12:30am only to wake up early to go to work. So not a resting trip, but it was still a blast. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jtON5elB72U/Twud2G7ViqI/AAAAAAAAAFk/4IP8KChF0ZI/s1600/DSC05447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jtON5elB72U/Twud2G7ViqI/AAAAAAAAAFk/4IP8KChF0ZI/s200/DSC05447.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ybri5Wc2Dq4/Twud4-JeO1I/AAAAAAAAAFs/VLDqjEcCQ_Y/s1600/DSC05458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ybri5Wc2Dq4/Twud4-JeO1I/AAAAAAAAAFs/VLDqjEcCQ_Y/s200/DSC05458.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love rides and roller coasters! I couldn't get enough of the tower of terror. My ride buddy since my hard-working husband had to stay behind and work was Jesse. He is a pretty cool kid... I guess. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XFFx04hVuR4/Twudzw5BBPI/AAAAAAAAAFc/ZCOIqZ402EA/s1600/DSC05444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XFFx04hVuR4/Twudzw5BBPI/AAAAAAAAAFc/ZCOIqZ402EA/s200/DSC05444.JPG" width="150" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An added bonus to the trip was Aaron, Kristen, Ella, and Ty were able to come out and spend two days with us at the park. I sure do miss them!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eric and I spent the night at my house after participating in the (literally) heart stopping fry fest. A tradition that needs to rethought. Our bodies are just not made to take in that much grease and oil, <i>even though the food was delicious at the time</i>. Eric suffered for about two days after his first exposure to the fry fest. What a champ. After we opened up some great gifts (like our lovely new black bookshelf) with my family we headed over to Russell's for a nice Christmas day. They got Eric and I some fancy pants tooth brushes with we love! We are easy to please. They also got me some luggage. My very own, bright blue luggage. My first luggage! So great! So traveling here I come (well, hopefully anyways). We pretty much spent the rest of the day with there with the whole Russell side. It was a nice, chill day. I enjoyed it! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">New Year's Eve was a little lame. Only in the fact that Eric and I didn't even kiss when midnight came around because we didn't even pay attention to the time. It was a fun night though minus the lack of celebration. We went out to dinner with the always fun Jenny and Jeff then came home and played games all night. I really am such a fan of playing games. I possibly get competitive, but it's fine. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that our school break (not a work break mind you) is over we are back in action. So stoked for school... but really this won't be too bad of a semester. These next few months will go by fast. I can't believe that after this semester we will be sending Eric's applications out to dental schools all over. Please already start crossing your fingers for us. Thanks. I know it will all be great. Since Eric will be spending all him time these next few months at the library and at work and I now only have to work late one night a week I decided that I needed a hobby. So guess what I chose to do? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am going to train for a marathon. So here is the plan: run the half-marathon in SLC in April then go all out and run the full marathon in Bear Lake in June. AHHHHHH! It'll be great...right? I've always wanted to so why not now? I just need to kick it gear and start running. Woo!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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His thinking cardigan actually worked! English was his worst feared class and he ended up getting an outstanding essay award (and no, everyone in the class didn't get one).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>russellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-60242294153287253802011-12-09T09:32:00.000-08:002011-12-09T10:06:43.717-08:00HAPPY DECEMBER<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, Merry Christmas everyone. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UbsLtlDsXwQ/TuJDFZpGHxI/AAAAAAAAAFE/eNWXZ6Kt9yY/s1600/DSC05434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UbsLtlDsXwQ/TuJDFZpGHxI/AAAAAAAAAFE/eNWXZ6Kt9yY/s320/DSC05434.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Tis the season to be jolly. Eric and I got our first little baby tree. Tender moments. Our Christmas decorations are limited, but we love the ones we do have. We have all of Eric's nutcrackers and smoker guys from Germany. We also have these fun Merry Christmas blocks courtesy of the wonderful LeeAnn Russell.<br />
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My center that I work at had a Christmas Boutique last weekend and I made these cards for it:<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JrKnc6wjJAk/TuJF7Cuda_I/AAAAAAAAAFU/TNgaEpkQoJU/s1600/DSC05420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JrKnc6wjJAk/TuJF7Cuda_I/AAAAAAAAAFU/TNgaEpkQoJU/s200/DSC05420.JPG" width="200" /></a></div></blockquote></blockquote>I only show them to prove I can be crafty. As I was making these Eric says, "I didn't know you could be so crafty." Thanks for the confidence Eric. ha<br />
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I hope that the few of you that read this blog are having a great December. Merry Christmas. (I love saying that!)<br />
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Until next time.russellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-48272614442704341122011-11-22T20:52:00.000-08:002011-11-22T21:26:57.643-08:00TributeI know this blog is all about my cute, fun marriage but I just need to take a moment to publicly pay a little tribute to the best woman I will ever know. November 22 is my mom's birthday. This day use to be the day we celebrated the past and the future we had with her. Now on this day we celebrate the wonderful, sometimes hard, but amazing time we got to spend with her. I will never be able to describe with words my love and adoration for my mom. I will always honor her and the values that she taught me. I'm not here to tell you that she was a perfect woman. Non of us are, but I can tell you that she gave everything she had to her community, to her church, to her family, to her children, and to her husband. She was everyone's best friend. Whenever my dad talks about her viewing or funeral he tells how so many different women of different backgrounds would say, Hi I am so and so... I just lost my best friend. What an amazing legacy to leave behind. She was active in all our lives. My mom was spread thin with having so many children involved with so many different sports, but she never lacked being involved. She never missed a game, even when she was so sick. I feel so incredibly blessed that even at 15 I was able to share a bond with my mother that was SO strong. I have been told that I have my mother's heart and I hope I always will. I always want to keep her generosity, willingness to serve, love for everyone she meant, and love for my children like she had for us. For those of you that don't know her, I am sorry that you didn't have the opportunity to meet her. If you want to know what she was like look at all her children. We all share parts of my mom. For those of you that have met her, you can share my love and deep respect I have for her.<br />
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Some of the good times:<br />
Knowing that my mom would always be the loudest one cheering at any event.<br />
Getting to make cards and cutting out projects for good old Stamp it up. I still think about her every time I walk into a craft store.<br />
Getting to "step" next to her in the mornings with she used one of those work out steps while watching Reggis and Kathy (before Kelly).<br />
Getting to hold her hand while watching movies. <br />
Finding a bear or a little card on my bed after I had a bad day. <br />
Always having to pause my story because she was saying her prayer.<br />
Decorating the house for Christmas (though take down day was always the worst!)<br />
Amy Grant in the morning.<br />
Buttered toast dipped in hot chocolate.<br />
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This post isn't meant to seem sad. I truly have been blessed to have been my mother's daughter and I am greatly for all the lessons I have learned through this trial I have been given. I can't wait until the day when Eric will get to meet her. He will love her because she will laugh at everything and anything he says. I am so grateful for the plan of salvation. If you haven't told your mom you love her lately... now would be a great time. =)<br />
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</tbody></table>russellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-55761282155954720772011-11-04T17:38:00.000-07:002011-11-04T17:38:13.408-07:00blog. blog. blog.Alright... I am finally making the time to blog. I know I know. Your welcome.<br />
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Since my last post...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I have turned 21. Woot Woot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WiZvV7UGOHI/TrSDXXW535I/AAAAAAAAACU/0THrVP1fcZE/s1600/DSCN0406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WiZvV7UGOHI/TrSDXXW535I/AAAAAAAAACU/0THrVP1fcZE/s320/DSCN0406.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: right;">We had fall break so my siblings came up for a fun/muddy hike.</div><div style="text-align: left;">We went to White Pine Lake. </div><div style="text-align: right;">So glad my family was able to make it up. </div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
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</div>russellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-50103748086724710792011-09-24T12:25:00.000-07:002011-09-24T12:25:32.748-07:00Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lX9KDXW0tb0/Tn4sIDdn4hI/AAAAAAAAABo/MORok-BFXx4/s1600/DSC05400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</tbody></table> We had a delicious dinner over at his parents house. It was fun to spend time with the fam!<br />
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It was a great day. My boy is growing up...russellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-59941058302455119782011-09-14T09:20:00.001-07:002011-09-14T09:20:33.243-07:00Utah State hey aggies all the way.<div><p>Just some photos from our Saturday night date night. USU beat up on Weber State. </p>
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It seems so easy to get lost in our own lives and to forget what a tragic day you were. What a humbling experience it was to watch that documentary on those firemen who gave up so much to save lives of complete strangers. We all watch movies of the world ending and these horrendous wars thinking life can't really be like that. Terrorism and war became reality that day... We watched a clip done by the LDS church showing Eric's cousin who was a first hand witness to seeing the planes hit. How blessed are we to have survivors from that horrible event. How blessed are we to live in a land where a nation united together. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">God Bless America and those who are so bravely fighting for us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RLBtnTn-Pmw/Tm5DntJ8IvI/AAAAAAAAAAk/C1SM-Ah9B9s/s1600/untitled.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RLBtnTn-Pmw/Tm5DntJ8IvI/AAAAAAAAAAk/C1SM-Ah9B9s/s1600/untitled.bmp" /></a></div><br />
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On a lighter note, I made it to school without with hit by the sprinklers in the cemetery. How great is that?!<br />
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Also, Look how cute my husband is....<br />
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He was working on his english paper. He kept coming out his study room to ask me what he should write about, so concerned that he didn't know what to write. After about an hour of about 15-two minute conversations about his paper, he says "Alright, it is time for my thinking cardigan." To which I thought...<i>You <b>really</b> have a thinking cardigan? </i>He sure did. And what is amazing is it worked. He finished that paper in no time. Thank goodness for his <i>thinking cardigan</i>. <br />
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</div>russellmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00857526662497272290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778476091157259239.post-59235381756132362332011-09-05T16:38:00.000-07:002011-09-05T19:30:24.780-07:00New Life. New Blog.<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: justify;">I have been married for almost <b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">3 months </b>now. A real veteran in the marriage world... but really, I am a complete rookie. When I got engaged I would joke about making a blog all about my new life with my very cute husband. Then I realized a blog would be a great way to keep track of all the adventures marriage brings. I don't promise to be the <i>cutest</i> or <i>trendiest </i>blog. Let's face it, that just isn't me. I do promise to share a little bit of my new life with you. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Grew up in Texas (The Best State Ever). Moved to Utah, seeing as my dad remarried. Now have a <span style="font-size: x-small;">LARGE <span style="font-size: xx-small;">family consisting of 5 blood siblings and 5 by marriage siblings. Attending college at Utah State University. Majoring in Family, Consumer, and Human Development with hopes in helping families and children somehow, someday. Married (<i>obviously)</i><i>. </i>Currently starting a whole new and exciting chapter of my life along side my best friend.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">His life in a nut shell: </span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grew up in Utah. Left for two years to serve an LDS mission in Germany. Attending Utah State University. </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Only boy with two <i>amazing </i>sisters. Majoring in Nutrition Science. Pre-Dental. Jokester extreme. </span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The story:</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Eric and I met in college though we both came from the same home town. He was instantly love struck with my beauty... and I was instantly struck with his... humor. ha But really, this kid is funny. (And he is pretty good looking I might add) We had a great beginning, a bumpy in between, and now a continuing great life together. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</ul><div style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">But mostly we just like being together. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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