Week of Birthdays

It's been a while since I've written. Mainly because I haven't exactly had anything to write about. The semester is almost over. Last day of classes is Tuesday and finals start next Friday. Man I can't wait for this to be over. In a way I'm super sad to be saying goodbye to many of my friends for the next 18 months, because I know things are going to be very different when I get back. Some of my friends might be even be married. It's almost heartbreaking to have to end it. But I am also super relieved that this semester is almost over, that I won't have to take any tests for 18 months, that I get to go home and see my family again, and that I can finally leave for my mission.

Well this week is the week of birthdays!

My birthday was on Monday. I didn't do a whole lot, but I had a classy dinner with friends which was all I wanted. We dressed up all nice and went to Olive Garden, and I just had a great time spending the evening with my best girl friends. I talked to my Mom, and my family sang to me over the phone. My sister Kimberly and her husband also sang to me over the phone and I got to talk to them for a bit. And then I ended the night by googlechatting with my sister Allison who is in the hospital and her husband. That was my first time with googlechat and it was fun. You can make yourself have hats and eyepatches and mustaches with googlechat. So I made us all wear birthday hats and put a cake on the screen and pretended to blow out the candle on the cake to celebrate my birthday. It was great fun.

Then Thursday (tomorrow) is my nephew Hyrum's birthday.

This is Hyrum playing at the park

I love Hyrum. I miss him and his brothers so much. Hyrum can be so sweet and so fun to play with. As he gets older, his play gets more creative. I love sitting down with him and asking him to tell me a story. His stories don't always make sense, in fact I usually have no idea what he's talking about, but it is fun to see how creative he can be, since I loved (and still love) making up stories when I was little. He likes to act really tough and had the lowest voice I've ever heard a baby have, but then you'd catch him squeal in excitement or crawl into his mom's arms with his thumb in his mouth holding on to his silk blanky.

Hyrum pushing his little brother Enoch on the swing

 I am sad that I will not get to see any of my nephew's for 18 months, and at their age so much changes in just 18 months. When I get back, Ammon will have been baptized, Enoch probably won't remember me, and I'll be a complete stranger to Zion. Sigh.

My three sweet nephews, left to right: Hyrum (age 4), Ammon (age 6), and Enoch (age 1 1/2)

But back to the week of birthdays: Friday my little nephew Zion will finally be born! YAY! We are all very excited but no one is as excited as Allison. She has been in the hospital for several weeks now, and on Friday it will hopefully all be over. We are all praying very hard that the baby will be healthy and there will be no further complications on Friday. My sister is going to have 4 little boys!

Yep it's a week of birthdays, and in April, during the spring, I think it's the perfect time for birthdays!

Well have a lovely week! Enjoy the Spring weather while you can. Hopefully it won't snow again.