Expecting? Expecting what?!

Father's day was eventful. Okay eventful is not the right word. More along the lines of INTERESTING!

Jared was on call (as usual it seems for holidays) and barely got home in time to go to my parents for dinner and dessert. Not all of my family was there but it was still a pretty fun evening. My sis Heather, the expert grill master, cooked up some hamburgers and I brought the pasta salad. No presents were exchanged because we planned on going out to dinner on Monday to celebrate our wonderful father since everyone was available then.

After dinner and dessert (which was magnificent cheesecake and butter cake and ice cream, we go all out!) My mom pulls up skype so that we can talk to my oldest sis Shelley and her fam in Washington. (this is where is gets really interesting.....)

During a slight lull in the conversation, I decided to ask a question (which I was suddenly super nervous about).....

"Would you guys be alright if you became Aunts and Uncles and Grandma and Grandpa again?"

Everyone kind of looks at me like I was talking gibberish, then a light slowly dawns on them :-D

JOANNA IS PREGNANT!!! Hugs and shocked faces abound. Everyone is excited.

The funniest part to all this, is that all while this is going on, Jared got a call a few minutes before i dropped the bomb. It was his mother, who previously knew about our exciting news. She said that all of his family was over for dinner at their house in Snowflake and this would be a great time to announce....(or his Dad would for us, I guess he was pretty excited :-) )

So while Jared is listening to his family scream about the good news (he thinks it was mostly Tawnee! Love you Tawnee!) I was listening to my family get super excited!

All in all it was a fantastic Father's Day. It was also especially fun calling all the other family members that weren't in attendance to these events the big news.

I think it was perfect timing as my sis Heather is moving this Friday to the far land called Virginia, and my sis Rachel is going to visit my other sis in Washington for a whole month starting this Wednesday. I give this caliber of news and they all leave me.... Oh well I still love them!

Detail of this jaw dropping news are as follows:

• I am due January 5th, 2011
• I will be 12 weeks along as of tomorrow.
• We have heard and seen the heartbeat.
• We find out what we are having the first week of August.

Jared and I couldn't be more excited!

And the award goes to.....

Congratulations are in order for a few people I know:

• Jessie Fletcher for coming 2nd in her class in her 2nd marathon ever! Way to go Jessie!

• Kristin and Taylor Williams, they just found out they are adding a boy to their clan! I don't know what Kristin will do with a boy but he sure will be loved!

• Brindee and Dustin Rogers because they recently found out they are expecting Rogers baby #2 in 2011

• Heather and Vance Smith for their beautiful little boy and that all the surgery went so well. Congrats on finally being able to bring him home this last weekend.

• and the Award for biggest congrats goes to my hubby Jared for shaving off the beard for the first time in about a month! (it's possible this congratulations is more for me than for him but oh well...)You look so sexy I can hardly stand it :-) Love you babe!

Because it doesn't remind me

So I feel like writing a random post.

When I see the Union Pacific RR sign on the San Tan 202, I get the urge to play Monopoly.

When I see the Dublin st sign off of Val Vista (or isn't greenfield) I feel like if I turn on that street i will be back in Ireland.

When I see the Ithica Rd sign... I don't remember where, I have this urge to turn and see the island of the sirens and the blind prophet. That probably isn't all from the same story but that is what Ithica triggers in my imagination.

When I am headed to work, and as I round the Broadway curve.... I have incredibly strong pull to just take the airport exit and buy a ticket somewhere. This happens every morning. I mean really, Work? or spontaneously taking a plane somewhere (like here)? there really is no contest. Silly conscience.


I am in love with a band that was recently introduced to me by my Brother in law: Mumford and Sons. Current Favorite song: White Blank Page.

Recently had the epiphany that fish crackers are the bee's knees.

I am truly going to miss my sister and her beautiful family when they move to Virginia. It makes me sad to think they will be so far away. I will miss her super sweet little girls and their adorable smiles.

I already really miss my older sister and her awesome family that live in Washington. I loved spending time with them when they were here. Her kids are wonderful and super sweet. I admire how active and genuinely close they are as a family. I hope that my family can be like that.

It seems like I forget how wonderful it is to get in a pool on a hot summer day. Thanks Heather for going with me and reminding me :-)

I LOVE my bed and my pillows. It is a crime that I have to leave them so early every morning.

I find it slightly disconcerting that I have never seen a billboard being changed.

Its probable that an author that i really like, misconstrued a comment I posted on his blog and now finds me creepy. It makes me sad but I still really like his writing. I just won't comment anymore.

And to end on a happy note, My house was cool enough this morning that I didn't sweat after getting out of the shower! YEA for an AC that works!