Lake Powell Memories!!!

With some help from my Mom…we figured out I have been to Lake powell 12 times. I want to go down memory lane a little bit and talk about my memories with each trip…. More so for my personal records...I’m feeling a little nostalgic today. Of course I included pics as well…

Before getting the houseboat…when I was younger I went on 3 trips. We just camped out. Totally not providing pics for these 3 trips ha ha…

2002 –Amanda, her Dad and uncle- Amanda invited me on this trip. I remember going snorkeling with bright lights that were under the water to help us see, rats climbing on the boat at night, and getting hit by a large deer on the side of our van coming home in the middle of the night. So sad I don’t have ONE PICTURE from this trip!!! Amanda, do you??

2003- Highschool trip- HAVE Oh so many memories!! I went with Jamie, Aubree, Amanda, Brittany, and Cara. I remember having boat tire issues on the way there…taking pics of Brittany sleeping in the car, the boat driving over some large stick and me bursting into tears thinking the trip was over, Britt and Aubs having a burping contests at night, Jamie and Britt sleeping on a futon that took over 75% of the tent lol…And of course, me and Britt being burnt to a crisp while everyone else is golden brown..and my dad driving Cara next to a rock wall..that had scared her to death :)

then later that year...we got the houseboat

2003 Katie- I remember laying out a lot. I do remember skinny dipping…amateur style..ha ha…we would get in the water and then take our swim suits off ha ha…

2004- Jamie and Joyce- Well what can I say, skinny dipping with Jamie of course is a HUGE memory of mine…let’s just say we got a pretty clear picture of us in the water…we both saw it and ripped up the evidence ha ha….”the huge monster in the water” And my extensions falling out and dropping all over Jamie and Joyce’s legs on a tube ha ha…they were screaming…I was laughing but sad that they had fallen out…Ended up taking a lot of my real hair with it…my hair ended up being high above my chin after it was over ha ha..

2005- Megan & Savannah- Ok Lots to talk about with this trip So on our way there we had a couple of cars going down and my parents Suburban broke down…we waited and waited in some small town and my Dad kept talking as if we would just have to go home. And I was NOT going to allow that to happen. So I grabbed Meg & Savannah, Amber, and her friend Marlene and hopped into the car and began driving to Powell on our own not knowing whether or not my parents were actually going to be coming. We stopped in P-town and slept over @ Veater’s house (a friend I had met through Joyce at USU) It was so Fun! We went 4- wheeling around town and roasted marshmellows. Once we got to Powell we had someone take us and all our stuff from the dock to the houseboat…and realized we had no food or water and was literally DYING! We then made a big sign and began screaming for someone to come get us to take us back to shore so that we could run somewhere to go eat. Someone did come get us…went and got something to eat…By the time we got back to the houseboat..my parents were there with everyone else…and proceeded to have our trip ha ha. Of course…skinny dipping with Savannah! We found this little cove…got naked on shore and ran into the water…so fun! I also remember their was this little boy with us that year that had a big crush on Savannah…ha ha…

In 2005 I also went with Aubs- wow….well let’s see Skinny dipping memory for sure! This was the ULTIMATE most Hilarious Skinny dipping story ever!! So…we decided to go skinny dipping and began hiking around the area…came to this rather large cliff..and thought hey let’s get naked and jump off the high cliff into pitch darkness..and hope everything is OK down at the bottom…as we were about to undress..my Dad turns on the house boat’s spot light straight at us…we began yelling “turn it off” but he wouldn’t so we got undressed anyway..jumped off landed in water…ha ha…but didn’t think that we would need to climb up off the rocks..so one of us turned the other way and took turns climbing out of the little cove back up to the cliff to dress. Another memory…my brother Ben and Aubs took a bunch of scandalous pictures…we went home and I made a story book out of the pictures…HILARIOUS!

(most all of you have seen this book)

2006- Mission (Didn’t Go, obviously)

2007- Jamie-I actually don’t think we went skinny dipping this year. Jamie was married and asked her to go right after I came home from my mission. I felt so bad..she was home sick for Bryce….It was like a 6 or 7 day trip…what a tropper for coming! But I do remember boating through some pretty canyons and me asking her a bunch of sex qts..that was fun ha ha…

2008- Steve and I were engaged-Finally taking a BOY with me to Powell!!! That was fun! No skinny dipping….or was there?? Hmmm….ha ha…

2009- Peyton was 3 mos old- Didn’t Go

2010--Peyton's 1st year- So fun to bring my little boy with me to my home land of Lake powell…he loved it! Although he had a huge fever..his molars came through that same week..poor guy…but he loved the tubes! And yes, steve and I did go skinny dipping…ha ha… rated R style LOL. First trip being a Married Girl to Powell!

I just Love Lake Powell so much. If you haven’t been, you are missing out! You’ve got to Go!!! I LOVE IT!! I will always feel like home there. Everytime we leave my mom gets out a chair places it on top of the house boat and will just burst into tears each time we have to leave…I feel the same way too!!

What can be better…Sun, Friends, Water, Boating = MEMORIES!

Peace Out!

MONDAY!!!! HERE WE COME!!!!

PICKLES!!!!!

I CAN'T STOP EATING PICKLES!!!! PICKLES FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER...AND IN BETWEEN!!!!

OK- so I had my Appt today....so I have a Flap in my heart...not serious at all....no procedures necessary....pretty much i need to see him once a year to make sure the flap doesn't turn into an ASD (which is what Peyton had) and then I would need a procedure to take place. 25% of the population has flaps in their hearts..some want to take care of it and get it attached..so they go through with a procedure. If I even felt like that- he recommend me not to since it would require high doses of radiation that would be harmful to the Baby.

ALL IS WELL!! I'm 17 weeks tomorrow!!! and have gained 3 lbs.

Loves!

Not a Happy Post...:(

This is a sad one.....

I am posting this experience with not all the Facts

So...as some of you are aware...last post I was explaining how I've been having weird things where my arm, upper lip, tongue..goes numb and begin to see black spots...And I told my OB of these things and he set me up with a Cardiologist appt...So I go in and asks for me to come the following day for a Bubble Echo. So I go in..it was cool...i layed down on my left side...had an IV in my arm and they pumped saline through my body and as they were performing the ultrasound I would tighten my ab muscles..and if the bubbles go through one way of the heart..then they know there is a hole..and if they didn't then they know everything is OK...

Well.....

There is Hole....a large one...:(

Sorry, I'm going to start crying......

I'm so scared and emotional right now.....

But I do have to go through a procedure to get it fixed....in Salt Lake....

But they told me oftentimes I have one of 3 options

1- Catheter through my femoral artery, they will patch up the hole

2- Go down my esophogagus and come to my heart from the back side..and clamp the hole

3- OR decide not to do anything at all

These procedures can be done while being pregnant. There is only One Doctor in the State of Utah that performs these procedures. Interesting thing is that me having a hole and Peyton having had had a hole...completley unrrelated. It's not genetic. It's a complete rare fluke. I thought that was quite interesting...

I'm not quite sure I want to be carrying a baby while going through this procedure....

My follow up appt is on Tuesday...so I'll ask everything....

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE-

The doc goes...ok enough of the worrisome stuff...you're 16 weeks along right...i said yes...he says- wanna know the sex of your baby? And said Umm....YES! He dragged the ultrasound thing on down...and TOLD ME!!:)

So that was exciting news. I wasn't going to find out till the 23rd.

I'll post after my appt on Tuesday

Loves

Health issues ~ 15 weeks

I really don't want to make a big deal out of any of this. I haven't really wanted to talk about it.

Some weird things have been happening to me lately. I will be just sitting on the couch and my entire left arm goes numb, upper lip goes numb, tongue goes numb, can't speak..and I begin to see Black spots...once I take Tylenol it all goes away within 15 minutes. This has happened 3 times. And has only happened ever since I've been pregnant.

(although I remember it happening during my 3rd trimester with Peyton...but only once)

So at my Doctor appointment a few weeks ago I told him about it...he seemed quite concerned. Said it could be strokes. And thinks something could be wrong with my heart. So he set me up to get an EKG- which I did a couple of weeks ago. And next week I have a Cardiologist appointment (March 2nd). I actually have always wanted to be checked out especially with Peyton's ASD (atrial septal defect) I have always wondered if something is wrong with mine or Steve's heart. So I think it's good how this has all worked out so now i can get checked myself. IF something is wrong...I will go up to SL and have a catheterization done. Which is the procedure they will go through my Femoral artery (leg) and patch up a hole. Even if I am pregnant they could do this procedure. Although, I think i would want to wait?? i dunno.

I have also been a little worried with this baby's heart too (since Peyton had a defect). So when we find out the sex on March 23..a specialist from Salt Lake is coming to do a Cardiac Ultrasound on me to examine the baby's heart in the womb to see if it's likely this baby will have a heart defect as well. What is on the side of it being ineffective is that all babies are born with holes in their hearts..peyton's just never closed up...so in the ultrasound we will see a hole. But I think there's a better way of telling if there are any other noticeable problems as well.

And then also I have been worred with family history and genetics of certain disorders...so also a Geneticist is coming down from SL to speak to me as well on March 23..

The Day of March 23rd will be a pretty big Appt- find out sex of the baby, Geneticist, Cardiac Ultrasound...and other routine 20 week things they do.

I have learned I can't do squats anymore with a heavy bar across my shoulders...never knew that, glad I do now:) And that I can't no longer do any toning or stretching exercises on my back or tummy anymore....so cues in my fitness classes will need to improve so that others can do the exercises without me actually having to do it with them..

My due date has gone to August 17...which would make me 15 weeks today. And I'm still throwing up every single day in the mornings.....UGH!!

We had Peyton's follow up appt for post surgery...and he looks wonderful. He's gained quite a bit..and not one concern

We are off to Vegas- there is a Radiology convention Steve needs to go to. He will be in class for about six hrs a day...and I'll be Shopping and getting my nails done :)

Pretty much walking the strip all by myself ha ha...

Loves

13 weeks!

13 weeks means 2nd Trimester!!!

I'm so excited it's finally here...maybe the morning sickness will stop now!

Everything is Good, no complaints!

I have a doctor's appt today...I wrote down a list of questions I want to ask....

If it's a Boy..we are really torn between

Bradyn

(which has always been a top Fav)

or Dawson....

What do you think??

What I feel

LONELY :(

I don't know if any of you get like this when you're pregnant.....BUT...i sure feel like it...

I think to myself- it's bound to happen...I live far away from people..

Big reason I begin to feel this way is living in St. George...and we don't really hang out with anyone...To be honest, haven't felt a Drive to...feel like I'm missing out on things up North...

Which is HUGE for me, always been the social butterfly...always always

That's why it's such a big deal...i take it harder than most, I think

I feel work keeps me pretty occupied...just some moments...when I have enough time to think about it....I begin to feel just kinda Alone. Maybe it's Just a pregnancy thing...who knows??

Sucks living far away, but at the same time love that we are a vacation home for people to travel to...and I know this is where we need to be...and have been given so many great opportunitions...me working @ The biggest Loser resort (which is the Ultimate Dream for me...still pinch myself each time I go there) And Steve close to graduating this November with such a great Job as he'll be able to continue specializing and will support us beyond what I could have imagined...:)

sigh

i dunno...guess i got to just put things in perspective...that this is the best place for us. But still wish often times I could just say Hey, gonna hang out with so and so...or do this or this with so and so.....

sigh

Thanks goodness for FB and Blogs :)

but at the same time find it humerous most of us can't just keep in touch with good ol fashioned phone calls, ya know? I myself am guilty of that.

thoughts, please...let's me know you care :)