Gillian's Baby Shower

Last week, all of our Utah-based Richey girl cousins got together for Gillian's baby shower. She is due in three weeks and is having a little boy. We are so excited for her!


Lindsay, another cousin (and Gill's sister-in-law) hosted the party and it was delicious...I mean wonderful! Here are some of the treat we got to devour:









Another highlight was getting to hold Lindsay's new little baby, Skylar Jane...

I think the following picture may be my favorite:





This is my sister, Meredith, holding the new baby. Welcome, Skylar!

Tuckered Out...

We had a wonderful Easter Sunday with the Olsen Family in Salt Lake, and got to attend Richard and Rosemary's ward Easter Program. So much talent in one congregation. They all seem to love Bishop Olsen. And as a testament to how hard he works...this picture was take a few hours after church!

Dentist Woes

I love going to the dentist. Even when I was a little kid, I loved going to the dentist. I'm kind of proud of this fact.

Well, today I have a dentist appointment, and I'm nervous for some reason. I think it's because I haven't gone to the dentist for almost 2 years because we didn't have dental insurance, and I'm afraid of what they're going to say.

I'm not sure what I'm expecting. In my mind, the hygienist approached, inspects my teeth, and then clucks her tongue disapprovingly and says, "You must be one of those people who doesn't like going to the dentist."

Heartbroken! Humiliated!

But then, why do I need the dentist to validate my worth? I think it's because in my mind, the status of my teeth is peculiarly tied to my socioeconomic identity -- is that unusual?

Regardless, wish me luck...I'm going to go pick out my outfit now...

Baby Bump Photo?

This is a picture from this past Easter weekend. I know I've been promising a "baby-bump" photo for a while -- I definitely have one -- but I keep forgetting. Hopefully, this will suffice for the time being -- you can kind of see my bump...

Thank you everyone for being patient with me! :)

The Commercials are True

On my mother's insistence, I went to H&R Block today to check our taxes. We thought we owed $2500 to the federal and state governments combined...as it turned out, we'd done something wrong, and instead, we're going to get a rebate for $800!!

My mama, Brad the accountant, and definitely God... just saved us $3300!

How's THAT for good news?! :)

Wait a minute...

I just sort of realized that if I blog regularly, I can stop feeling guilty for my lame journal-keeping skills. I've always thought, "I'll just print out a bunch of old emails for my kids to read later in life." -- isn't that how we all got to know Emily Dickinson? I guess that sounds kind of ostentatious...

Today was my last day of class EVER! In true "you-won't-get-out-of-here-without-a-fight" spirit, I had a term paper due yesterday, and a presentation in-class today. Both were great, though, which is a word/emotion I do not normally use/feel with regard to homework.

I've had a GREAT BYU experience, but I'm so happy to be finished! And for the record, my summer plans include a stack of library books (the brain-candy kind), a glass of lemonade, and a hammock. Hooray for summer!

Objection!

So I'm not sure how many people I've told about this, but I have had a really bad experience with my doctor. Lots of examples, but to keep a long story short... I decided about 2 weeks ago that when we move to Nor Cal for the summer, I'm going to switch to a midwife. I'm done with ObGyns for the moment...

So I'm looking up my doc's address for a health insurance claim form, and I came across a rating site, where he averaged half a star out of five...there were 15 reviews -- YIKES!

Turns out I'm not crazy, he's just kind of a terrible doctor. I'm not trying to ruin his life, but it is nice to be validated -- at our last ultrasound, I left almost in tears, I was so upset. Bad experience...too bad I didn't find this website 6 months ago, right???