You know it's been a while when...

You have to re-type your username/password 4 times because you forgot which one it was! Duh!

So on to better news...it's been confirmed (and if you're on my FB or a personal friend, this is OLD news....

It's a GIRL!

We are excited to have a girl on the way!

I think that when we found out:

a. I was initially a bit shocked (why? who knows. I knew I was pregnant and didn't have my heart set on a boy...I guess reality just set in!)

b. I started to get excited for all things girly! The ideas started swirling in my head, and I felt like I could really plan for the future. Strollers, nursery deocr, names, cute clothes...the works!

And in other breaking news...I stumbeled upon some websites I don't know how I didn't know about before.

I was on a blog I enjoy getting ideas from, and saw these member only sights that offer daily deals at discounted prices. And I mean good stuff! Like what you ask? For example, today at Hautelook, Stila Makeup and Joes Jeans are discouted and available for sale.

On Joss and Main Analon bakeware is on sale, and the Foundary has Calphalon! Sweet!

I'm going to list them all below, and if you're not a member, please join. Not just for me, but because of the sheer amazingness of deals and online shopping opportunitites that you can open up for yourself. haha. And yes, when you join, and invite your friends, you get credit. How pyramid sheme-ish you may say...BUT there aren't any strings attached. No fees, no nothing. Just pure simple shopping joy, given from one member to another :)

HauteLook:

http://www.hautelook.com/invite/SAnderson693

Joss and Main:

http://www.jossandmain.com/store/myinvite/b6q

The Foundary:

http://www.thefoundary.com/invite/sarahanderson83

One Kings Lane:

https://www.onekingslane.com/invite/sarahanderson53

You can thank me later ;)

xoxo

From two....

to three...

The time has come that our Anderson family of two is expanding!

We will be welcoming a little one in July (July 23rd is the due date)

Now to answer all the commonly asked questions:

...I'm feeling great actually! Besides being really fatigued the first trimester, I've been very lucky so far to have not been sick (knock on wood).

...I'm 16 weeks.

...No, we don't know what we're having yet. But yes, we will find out soon.

...Yes, we're excited! And so are the families! The 'reality' of it hasn't really sunk in yet though. I mean, yes, I've heard a heartbeat and seen the ultrasounds, BUT I haven't felt sick, and I haven't felt it kick, and I'm not rocking a 'real' baby bump just yet.

So there you have it, i've officially put it out there in the blogging world. How official of me...

:)

is anyone still there?

I know i haven't blogged in, well, forever, when Dave tells me it's been awhile since i've posted a blog. Yes, I know, too long.

Life around here has been somewhat the norm. We got through the Holidays. They were spent with family, just the way it should be. Sadly I have no photos of our Holiday Season.

New Years Eve we did dinner with a great group of friends and a yummy little pizza place in San Clemente. The rest of the night was spent talking and sadly, I fell asleep at 11pm, we left SC at 11:30, and arrived home just in time to turn on the T

V, watch the ball drop and feel bad for poor Dick Clark. I must have been fast asleep by 12:20 at the latest!

January has brought quite a bit of rain, making getting to and from work a bit difficult. A few detours and late arrivals to work and home made me completely over the rain after a few days. Now it's a few weeks later, and in true California style we've got almost 80 degree beautiful sunny weather! It's perfect for a nice drive, opening up all our windows and letting the breeze come through.

Mr. Gunner is growing fast, but what needs to be done must be done.

We took him in and took his manhood. He was SO out of it when I picked him up, and for the

rest of the night fell asleep on our floor and was dead to the world. He really has been a whole different dog so far this weekend. I'm sure it's due to his recovering, but I'll take this quiet, calm, sleepy pup any day.

I think i'll go make some pancakes for breakfast and enjoy the fact that I don't have church until 1pm! What bliss :)

All of DC rolled into one post

As I stated, almost a month ago (sorry!)...We jetted off to Washington DC for a long Veterans weekend. Our fantastic friends, the Waldrips, and Dave's awesome brother Mike made our trip better than we imagined it would be! I think we saw just about everything. We did a White House tour, a Capitol Building tour, the monuments, Georgetown, Mt. Vernon, Arlington Natl. Cemetery, the 911 Memorial at the Pentagon, Smithsonian museums, the National Archives and of course "The Famous Waldrip DC by Night Tour". Phew. I'm afraid that if I told you I'd do our trip in installments, I would be lying and wouldn't finish what i started. SO, here are some of our moments in the Nations Capitol!

Happy November

Hello, hello! We're kinda excited around here, because a week from tomorrow, we fly out to Washington DC for a little vacation! I mentioned our intentions in a post a while back, and after talking to our friends who will graciously be our tour guides and hosts, we booked our flights and have been eager to go ever since! This will be Dave and I's first time to D.C. and we are stoked to be taking a White House tour, a tour from Dave's brother Mike of the Capitol building, seeing Arlington National Cemetery and much more. The weather is looking like a cool 60 degree high, which I'm SO happy for! I love crisp cool temps :)

In updates, Gunner, (aka: bud, budders, doo doo brown, poo poo eater, etc.) has become an established part of the fam. He is a definate puppy. He likes

to nibble, but we're making progress on those nibbles staying on appropriate toys and not our bodies, clothes, or personal items. He is getting better at walks around the block, and has met quiet a few neighbors! It's crazy how many new people we've got to know because of him!

He likes to eat EVERYTHING. Grass, sticks, tops of spray paint cans, his own poo, bark from planters, his leash....you name it, his mouth tries it. Only at least 9 more months of this to go. Yay! haha.

Introducing...

Gunner Anderson!

Stats:
Born- 8/9/10
Weight- 8lbs. 9 oz.
Breed- Rottweiler
Enjoys-
Snuggles, chewing, Jazz music, eating his own poo, chasing his tennis ball, getting training treats for going potty, warm dark places to cuddle up in, his fleece blanket, and his parents!

Greetings from...

...Logan Utah! We came up for Dave's cousins wedding tomorrow. Over the weekend we've been staying with Dave's Grandma. The weather is amazing. I love the cool, crisp air, the mountains just behind us, and being able to relax! We ate at Maddox on the way up. Oh my gosh, it was amazing! I think I would go back JUST for the homemade rolls. And the filet was so tender I don't think I needed a steak knife! The fresh peach pie we took home was awesome too. It definitely lived up to Dave's hype. Although I think we've seen about all there is to see here in Logan, we're glad to have time to spend with family. Dave has a little dream, to own a nice big beautiful "city house" in the middle of a farm. So we drove out into the farming areas and saw, well, alot of farmland, some goats, cows, and horses.

The Logan Temple is also super close, so we've been able to drive by like 3 times, and we snapped some photos. The temple is SO gorgeous!

The white trim mixed with the stone makes it stand out. It's Dave's favorite temple. Maybe next time we're here we can do a sesh...

Tomorrow we head to SLC.

Well, I guess we'll call it a night, because everyone else in the house has!