For the most part, 2011 has been a great year for everyone. David is still making the long commute to BYU and is doing exceptionally well with all his tests and homework this semester. We are so proud of him. My Interior Design business has been winding down a bit; unfortunately because this is just not the time for building and design...let alone with the economy, but we are picking up with a new residential project here, so hopefully there will be even more continuing projects to come. And of course Peyton is growing like a little weed! Now 5 1/2 months and just over 13 lbs, she has more than doubled her weight since birth. Her hair has become extremely blonde, almost non-existent looking, and her eyes have lightened to the most gorgeous shade of blue. Her constant smiles and little giggles always light up the room and our lives. She's not quite crawling yet, but it is only a matter of time since she loves to flip from her back onto her tummy and wiggle her hind legs to inch forward just a tad. Here is the most recent picture :)
We finally completed our insurance transfer and Peyton received all her first shots as well. I insisted that David come with me, because I wasn't sure I'd be able to handle it on my own. And I was right. At the last minute, I opted to stay out in the hall while David took Peyton in the room. Those darn doors are NOT sound proof though. Luckily the staff members were quick and it really only took a matter of seconds before they were done, and little Peyti came out with her colored bandaids on her legs with her "after cry" whines and moans. I definitely cried more than Peyton that day. Sigh...today is her second set of shots, and David can't come with. Hopefully the second time will be better. For me at least.
February came and so did LOVE day. David was gone for the majority of the day, so we decided to celebrate it mostly the next day. However, in between David's class times I received a little mini cake, and we snapped this darling picture of Daddy and Peyti:
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| Peyton's first Valentine's Day. Notice she matches the cake:) |
Notice the Christmas tree in the background? (We had mysteriously lost the box it came in...so it didn't get put away until March). I have mixed feelings about celebrating a holiday after the actual holiday. One the one hand, you feel a little left out, especially on facebook, where everyone's status's has some sort of love quote. My favorite has always been Winnie the Pooh's : "If you live to be 100, I hope to live 100 minus one day, so I never have to live without you." It also closely resembles the feeling of knowing the finale of your favorite TV show is on tonight, but you have to wait until tomorrow morning to watch it on Hulu since you don't have cable at the moment...something I do a lot nowadays:) On the other hand, EVERYTHING related to Valentine's day goes on sale the very next day, so those ridiculously expensive bouquet of roses suddenly become affordable. And look just as gorgeous:) You also have a Valentine's Day just for you and your sweetheart...well and any other couple who does this as well.
I know a lot of people feel this holiday is silly and almost not worth being a holiday, but I have to say that Valentine's Day is probably my second favorite holiday (sorry...nothing can beat Christmas), because 2 years ago, the love of my life knelt down and proposed to me that very night. Best decision he ever made! ;) and the best decision I ever made was to say yes. Here is our proposal story for all you readers:
I was in the Interior Design program at LDSBC, which if you have never heard of it, it is very rigorous and time consuming. Although David and I spent every free moment together ever since we met, this program just became tougher and tougher, making our time together more about him helping me with projects as best as he could. It was February 7th, and David and I were walking home from the temple. David asked me if we could take a quick walk together. I had a very big project due that Monday, and was already behind, so I told him I couldn't. He insisted that it would be quick, but I had just spent an hour and a half at the temple, and knew I shouldn't delay my homework any longer. I told him we could go on a walk tomorrow or after I got this one project out of the way. I remember his disappointed face...it's so sad to think about it, even now! But I never suspected that this "walk" was going to be a life-changing event. When I got back to my little dorm room, I was so cold and wet that I decided to take a quick bubble bath. (To this day, David's little joke is that I would rather take a bubble bath than be proposed to). Little did I know that David had planned a romantic horse ride to a small bridge over a stream with roses where he planned to propose to me...so out came plan B. The next time I would be available, away from projects and school, was the obvious day. Valentine's Day. Of course I was planning on us doing something that day, so there was no risk of another "bubble bath" incident. That night on Valentine's Day, David and I went on one of our many walks. We bundled up on the snowy night and walked around in a small but romantic park. We talked about our relationship, our fun stories and memories we've had etc. At the end of the walk, we were right in front of the Salt Lake Temple. I still didn't suspect anything because 1.) It was Valentine's day and 2.) David and I have spent countless hours having fun on the temple grounds. He asked me to dance with him, and that's when he seemed nervous and started his speech. I knew right then that this was it, and he was going to propose! He got down on one knee and pulled out the box. When he showed me the ring I was so excited that I flew my hands up to my mouth...and knocked the ring out of the box. I never saw it, but David says that it flew a good distance and just BARELY missed all the snow that was around us. It was on Valentine's day that I made the best decision of my life. I said yes!
So, you can see that it was divine intervention that I took that bubble bath on February 7th instead of going on that sleigh ride to that bridge, because I would have knocked that ring right in the freezing stream water. At least, that's what I tell myself :)
Now I consider Valentine's Day a special holiday specifically dedicated to remember David and I's life together. Okay, maybe a little corny to think of it that way, but I'm a girl, and that's how we think. Either way, it is a very special day for me. I love you babe!
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