Yes I am having a baby shower when I come home this month. It will be on September 23rd, Saturday, in the morning. Treven's sister is sending out the invitations this weekend.

Kimberly

Hello there familiy! I haven't blogged for who knows how long and I have been very behind on reading blogs as well... oops!
So I echo what Adina said about the concert experience and also had a great time. As crazy as it sounds, it was a great time and I know staying for the weekend would be even more fun next year. Brent and I tagged along for the Monster House movie 3-D and loved it. I of course love Halloween so I think it is a great holiday movie... most are pretty darn cheezy for this particular holiday... but I love them all!
Some know that I accepted a job offer officially with the company I'm interning with. I was pretty stressed out for a couple days when I was agonizing over negotiating my contract since their initial offer was lower than the local market value. But I did my homework and I think I was able to negotiate in a professional and nice way so that they still like me now that they have hired me. I now have to wait for paperwork to be sent from my school so I can officially apply for licensure and to take the national board exam. So I am almost officially a PT but I have to play the waiting game and start studying again for boards.
I am having fun today at home alone refinishing our bed an antique black with a little distressed look. I'm learning as I go and recommend to anyone that does this stuff wear an apron! As I was painting wearing my only good pair of shorts and a favorite t-shirt, a spider decided to land on my shoulder so of course I reflexively brush it off with my paint covered latex gloved hand. Not so sure I have a good pair of shorts anymore.
Well, hope you all are doing well. Happy Labor Day!
Buffy

It's been a while since I have done an actual update for us. We finished up school and having a nice relaxing break from school... kind of.... Treven is trying to find jobs for the fall and BYU-I decided to tell him that he actually can't keep his job at the school for the fall on Thursday and told him that the 5th of September will be his last day. So life is a little stressful right now with trying to find jobs. He applied to Melaleuca and will be going in again on Tuesday to check up on things. Please keep us in your prayers... we definitely need it. He also might get a job at Pepsi, but we will see.

I am here in Boise this weekend for Andrew's blessing. I came in on Friday night and will be leaving tomorrow morning. Treven, unfortunatley, had to stay home because of work with the school before Fall semester starts. We are going to be heading back to Vancouver for a week (from September 17th to the 24th). I am working up to the due date. At least that is when my LOA is prepared for. They are flexible on when I leave though so if I feel like I just can't work anymore they will let me start my LOA earlier. Speaking of work, I just got another 26 cent raise for being a top performer and I get to keep that as well. So I am now getting paid 7.21 an hour which is GREAT for Rexburg. Considering they usually pay minimum wage (5.15 an hour) at jobs around Rexburg.

I am doing good. Exactly 2 months more to go. She is ALOT more active now and my back kills me now... but I can't complain. I have heard of a lot worse. I definitely want my baby though after seeing Andrew. I am really tired lately as well so work is kind of hard at times. I just went to an appointment on September 1st and he measured me at 33 and I am 31 weeks so I don't know. We will see what they say on the 15th about a possibility of being early.

Anyway, that is all that is going on with us. Melia and Andrew have already started fighting. I was holding Andrew and he kicked my stomach so Melia kicked him back. It was kinda funny.
Love you all and hope everybody is doing great. Brooke let me know what would be a good Christmas present for Ellyn.

Kimberly

What a group... 

B-E-A-UTIFUL 

Paige & Brian 

Our choice seats 

Brent & Buffy 

Our own sedate post-concert party 

Brent & Brian 

Yea - it took about five cars going by us with that painted on the back window before we figured out what it meant. "Dave Matthews Band 2006". What a great night - so much fun with Brent & Buffy and Brian & Paige. What an experience...

We picked up B&P in Selah and headed for George, WA - where the amphitheatre is located - right on the Columbia River Gorge. We camped about a mile from the amphitheatre - amid a sea of tents, RVs, cars and Honey Buckets. We realized we were a little out of our element when we got out of the car and our "neighbors" came roaring up in their car - naked limbs hanging out of open windows, shouting "Hey - neighbors! We're from Canada! Do you have any weed? This is your first Dave concert? You're going to pee your pants! Do you have any weed?" No kidding - I think that's an exact quote. Anyway - lots of interesting people, great music, and the best company. We may just do it again next year - and stay the weekend. It is nice to be home, not stumbling over beer cans in the dark trying to find our tent or terrified of having to use a nearly overflowing Honey Bucket that you are sharing with a bunch of wasted strangers.

We're back in our element - took the kids to see the 3-D Monster House tonight. They loved it.
Dave has taken the week off running - he may have a little bursitis in his hip and wants to rest it before getting ready for the marathon on the 23rd. The Killers are touring - and are all sold out. Not happy. Said good-bye to Brooke and the girls - not fun. But life goes on...

Love you all - love the updates.
Adina

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Cable is on!

Landlord is having someone come over today to look at the cabinets about completely replacing them!

The car wash place got most everything off of my car...still a couple little scratches :( ...

Things seem to be turning around...knock on wood!


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Marnie

Woe is me! This has been quite the week. I have been all moved in since Monday and have been working on getting everything set up in my apartment in the time that I have had.

The biggest issue has been getting the cable hooked up. Absolutely ridiculous is all I have to say. I have scheduled the cable to be turned on 4 times now and everytime someone comes out and says they can't get to the box. Everytime I had to find out not by getting a phone call, oh no, but by trying to turn on my cable and finding that it doesn't work. On Wednesday I even had my landlord go over to let the guy in and gave Cox his phone number to call him but he was never called and so he couldn't let the guy in and he ended up waiting for like 2 hours before I told him to just go and not worry about it. Yesterday I called them 3 times and gave them my phone number 3 times to call me so I could let them in and yet, no call, no hookup. Needless to say at this point I am about ready for a bloodhunt. I have to call them today when I get off of work and try to get some resolution to this problem. I am so done with this at this point...I think it should be against the law to have to call a cable company more than 10 times in one week...

Next issue, I scraped the side of my car on a stupid pole that is in the parking lot of my apartment. They have scaffolding up everywhere because they are re-painting everything and there is a space about the size of my car to squeeze through to get in the lot...however the angle coming in is rather tricky...and I didn't quite make it last night. I think it is mostly repairable as most of what happened was I just got paint from the dang pole on my car and a couple very minor scratches. Still very maddening.

Otherwise I have just been having issues with stuff in the apartment like the handle to the toilet breaking on Tuesday (which has been fixed) then the slides to the kitchen drawers all breaking yesterday...sigh...I am just tired of it. Wiped. Done.

So today I think I am going to just finish up work, call Cox and yell, then go treat myself to something nice because gosh dang it, I deserve it after all this crap.

I promise I will post pictures when the trauma ends.


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Marnie