So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu

Well folks, our time in Provo has about 48 hours left. I'm pretty darn excited. Don't get me wrong, I will miss a few things. Obviously, I will miss the people that we have become friends with. Friends make life worthwhile! What will I miss about Provo, besides great friends? Two restaurants in particular. First we have Bombay House. The best Indian food. It really is the best. My mouth is actually salivating as I write this. The second is called La Dolce Vita. It is simply the best Italian food I have found. Maybe I should have eaten breakfast before this post! YUM.

Before leaving Provo, we also had to have Tyler's preschool graduation. I have to admit it seems sort of silly to have a graduation (especially because he still has another year of preschool.) However, I was not prepared for how cute Tyler would look singing all his songs with the actions. I couldn't have been more proud...except maybe if he hadn't tried to climb his teacher's tree in the middle of a song. He must be his father's son! Tyler really loved preschool this year. It was quite entertaining to see him learn new songs, make new friends, develop his coloring skills (he told me that his teacher hung his picture upside down...I think only he could tell) and begin reading.

It is sort of sad leaving what has been our home for the past three years. We had many milestones in our town home! We started and ended law school here, brought home our sweet baby girl , and watched Tyler grow up. While I am sad to leave our "home", I am incredibly excited to see what our next home will be like, and the people we will meet. So, thank you Provo for the good times and watch out world, here come the Pulleys!

All in a day's work

Do you ever have days where you just sit back and do nothing? Me neither. I dream about having those days! Life never stops and neither do the "chores." You know, the daily grind that has to be done. I swear, I am just trying to stay caught up. It seems especially crazy with us getting ready to move in 11 days. Right now, a given day will consist of the following:

Surprisingly, I get up at 4:55 a.m. to work out. It is early, but at least I have two hours to myself.

Almost falling through the attic, and busting up my shin trying to bring a desk down. OUCH! That picture doesn't do the bruise justice. Don't worry, Tyler made that face of his own accord...which brings me to my next daily task.

Keeping up with, feeding, and cleaning up after two energetic, sweet, mischievous, funny, loud and lovable kids. Yes, that is Hannah hiding in her closet. It is her spot of choice lately.

Laundry. I have barely put away the last load of clean stuff, and I already have at least another load formed. How does it multiply?

Packing boxes. Steve and I try to spend at least one hour a night packing. After every night we realize how much more packing we have! Can you find Tyler?

Trying to find a few minutes of the day with my honey. Just over a week ago, we actually got a babysitter so we could go to the grocery store and then go for a run together. Unfortunately, my face always gets that red while running. Oh, well. I love you Steve!


And the list goes on. I am actually amazed at how much you can accomplish in one day. It sort of feels good to look back on your day and see how much you've done. Don't get me wrong, I hope to see a day, in the not too distant future, where I can sit back and relax for a bit. As for now, we will keep on keepin' on!

A firm believer

I am another year older, as of yesterday. I would like to be able to say I am wiser too...we'll see! I don't really mind getting older each year. Maybe I will change my tune when I turn 50 or something. As for now, I am pretty darn happy with my life. I firmly believe in celebrating your "birth week." Why limit the fun to just one day? Well, I had a pretty great birth week.

It started off by attending BYU Women's Conference with my mom and sister. While I'm not the kind of person to get all sappy about "bonding as women", it is uplifting to attend classes that strengthen me as a wife, mother and daughter of God. We try to attend every few years, and I always love the time I get to spend with Kristin and my mom.

We also celebrated finally being able to put Hannah's hair in pigtails. Now if only she would keep her bows in! Notice the only way we could get a picture of her was to literally corner her. Wiggly girl! I can't complain though, she officially loves nursery after only two weeks.

On my birthday I was able to have a combined family party with Steve. Now that we are parents, it is a good thing we have a lot of helpers to get our presents open! Among the loot were a month's worth of date nights with babysitting by my mom, a seriously awesome handmade purse by my sister, a Kindle from my honey, and a lot of texts and well-wishes. Funny story: I told Tyler I wanted him to listen all day for my birthday. He looked at me and said, "For my birthday, I just want a present." Little does he know that obedient children is the best gift of all!

(isn't this purse the cutest ever!?!)

To finish my birth week celebrations, I had a great lunch today with my husband. We tried to ignore the kids and focus on each other! If only it were that simple. Now it is back to being a responsible mommy again. Speaking of which, I need to go change the laundry;)

Graduation, Turning 30, and Easter

Last weekend was one of the busiest weekends EVER. I will start with Friday. That was a great day. First we went to the Carl Bloch exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art. They have a wonderful exhibit of his paintings of Christ. It was humbling and uplifting at the same time. I encourage all of you to make it there!

Also that day Steve graduated from law school!!! I'll admit, I must have cried at least four times that day. I dare you to find a wife more proud. ;) Steve looked so handsome in his graduate student regalia! Law school was hard and stressful, and I know it was even more so for Steve. But the great thing about my husband is, he never complained. He really didn't complain about his load ever. That's just another thing that makes me proud of him! It was nice to have our family there to support Steve. Steve and I keep saying that it doesn't feel real yet. I have a feeling I am going to like being done with school!

The next event was Saturday, it was Steve's 30th Birthday! We had a little party with friends from the law school. Happy Birthday my dear. I look forward to celebrating many more birthdays with you.

Then we come to Easter Sunday. We spent the day with my mom, Steve's parents, and two of his siblings and their families. It was a wonderful day. I'd like to say that I got some ridiculously cute pictures of the kids in their Easter outfits, but that would be a lie. They were so wiggly! Steve kept telling me, "It is more real this way." Unfortunately all I got were "real" pictures. Tyler and Hannah of course loved the Easter egg hunt. Hannah caught on really quickly to the idea of finding a yummy treat then looking for the next one!

It is going to take me a few days to recover from the crazy busy weekend, but it was time well spent!

Diagnosis

Senioritis: a colloquial term used in the United States to describe the decreased motivation toward studies displayed by students (and I'll add their spouses) who are nearing the end of their graduate school careers.

The only known cure is a phenomenon known as Graduation.

Yeah, we've all got it bad. Well, mostly just me. Steve has remained pretty dedicated to his classes. He has been M.I.A. for over a week preparing for finals. In ten short days we will be cured. I keep telling myself that I have done two and a half years, I can last ten more days. I should clarify, I can last ten more days as long as I can take my kids to the park to get their energy out.

Steve, best of luck the next two weeks with your last four finals ever!