BIG NEWS!

No, Megan hasn't had her baby yet, that I know of. The big news is ... I'm getting married! Some of you may have seen this coming, we actually were a little disappointed that we've basically not surprised anyone that knows us. Oh yeah, I'm marrying Brian! But I swear, he's not going to be wearing overalls in ANY of our wedding pictures. : )

He popped the question last weekend, but we didn't get the ring until this past Saturday, so that's when we made it public knowledge. We're getting married December 19 in the Birmingham temple. I'm sorry I haven't had time to make this announcement a little more personal, my school days run 12-14 hours long, and even sleep is an expensive luxury. But I do want you to know, so, now you do!

I have to go read over 100 pages for class tomorrow, so off I go. I'll try to get a picture up sometime soon. My family is going crazy and won't stop bugging me at least for a picture of the ring, so I'll do my best. Love you all!

WOFYB!
Dr. Nanny

First Day of School!

This was a couple days before school started. This is the sign he was going to use to herd all his kids. He has a HUGE classroom.
FIRST DAY! in his official CMS (Centennial Middle School) shirt.
Jared with his backpack. Isn't he cute? He LOVES getting his picture taken. I was sure to pack him a really good first-day-of-school lunch (with a note inside!).
Me spying on him getting into his car (it's the closest I could get to "walking him to the bus").
This is the first day ALL the students were back, 7th and 8th graders. So official with his name badge on!

9 Months . . .

It's kind of funny taking these pictures. I kind of feel like I should be holding a sign with numbers, like a convict. After all, there is a front shot and a side shot. Only my numbers would be months.
Anyway, this is last week when I was one more day until officially 9 months. This Wednesday, I'm 37 weeks, which is full term, so in theory, this mystery-name kid could come any time. We'll see.

Easy BYU Classes?

My sister Dani needs an easy class at BYU. She already has 2 religion classes, and she's taking a dance class. So, what's the easiest 3 credit class you've taken at BYU? The easiest one I took was probably the Family Finance you and I took together Face.

So, input? (I kind of need this ASAP if you can).

My Girth

My depth is now greater than my width. Meaning I'm bigger back to front than I am from side to side. Huzzah.

Channing Tatum: do you want the good news or the bad news?

So let's start with the bad news: our darling Channing is officially off the market. He was married this month to that girl who played Nora in "Step-up." They got food poisoning the first day of their honeymoon and then later got tattoos.

The good news: Channing does not intend his married to be the end of career in entertainment, not only does he have new movies coming out, but he's working on a very special project. That's right, Channing Tatum is writing a musical! The news article said:
"The actor showed off his fancy footwork in 2006 movie Step Up and he reveals he's been working on a song and dance project in his spare time.
But Tatum admits fans won't get to see the results for some time.
He tells Star magazine, "I'm sort of writing one. It's kind of a Wizard of Oz or Alice in Wonderland-type story. A fantastical dance-ical - that's what I like to call it! But it's still a long way off."
This sounds like the perfect choice for a movie fest at 2:00 in the morning, or multiple trips to the dollar theater. What do you think?
love,
Man Thighs

You Know You've Been Reading Too Much Harry Potter When . . .

1. Your book is just out of reach, so you think "Accio book" would be nice.
2. Someone's spelling something out, and they say "S as in . . . " and you suggest Slytherin.
3. You're playing pictionary, and for "owl" you draw a bird with an envelope tied around its leg.
4. The movie "Lord of the Rings" is suggested to watch, but even though you love that movie, you have mixed feelings because you'd feel like you'd be unfaithful and cheating on the other fantasy book you've involved with.
5. There's a baby blessing in your ward and the couple names the kid Micah Potter and you think, "What a waste of a good last name."

So I am very proud of my accomplishment of reading ALL 7 Harry Potter books this summer. It was really very enjoyable. In fact, as I finished The Deathly Hallows, it was bittersweet: I was very proud of what I had done and loved reading the books, but finishing meant it was over. The books really ARE so much better.
Jared reread books 4-7 this summer. It was a bit of a bind when we were both reading Deathly Hallows and only had one copy, but we coped.

WOFYB

My belly is getting bigger. So much so, that sometimes when I'm slouched over, my boobies kind of rest on my belly. Sometimes when this happens, my little baby decides to kick upward, thus kicking my boobies. Word of the wise: watch out for your boobs!

Called to Serve . . .

My sister just got her mission call!!!!! Being a family of all girls, no one really anticipated sending off a missionary, but come November 18, we will be sending Annelisa, the first ever Sister High, to the Provo, Utah Mission.
Can you believe it? That's seriously crazy. It's a huge mission, going from a little north of the point of the mountain all the way down to a little south of the Utah border. Crazy.