Nursery

Why is this crib bedding $300?? I love it!



Anyway- i think i have decided on this black crib =)
I love the 'jenny lind' style and you can get matching changing tables, bookshelves, etc.



I'm DYING to find out if we are having a boy or a girl, but we've got to wait another month or so. We always talked about wanting a boy first, but I think I have jumped ship. Obviously, we will be happy with either, but I just want to know already!!!

Oh Baby

Haven't updated in forever... but we've got news!




I will post my sonogram as soon as we have hooked our scanner up to the new computer =) Our baby is the size of a lime and I am due in June!

I can't even tell you how excited Ty is. He literally said that all the stresses he was feeling went away when he found out we were having a baby. So cute! =)

CHICAGO

We got back from Chicago this week so I'm posting some of our pictures here. The rest are on facebook =)


We rented this bicycle for an hour and it was embarrassing! There were no gears so we were going sooo slow! The joggers were passing us!! Fun anyway

We spent a few days at Navy Pier which was lots of fun! There are a bunch of rides and mini golf along with boat rides, a really pretty garden, FOOD and fun =)




We took a pirate boat tour from navy pier too. It was a lot of fun!

We went to a museum that was having a Harry Potter exhibit with artifacts from the movie. This is the flying car. You couldn't take pictures inside the exhibit, but it was super cool! They had everyone's wand and costumes and even the moving pictures that you see on the walls at Hogwarts. Super cool!


This is Buckingham Fountain. It was really pretty!



We made two trips to the Ghirardelli shop for ice cream! It was amazing!!


Field Museum! This is Sue, the most complete TRex fossil ever discovered!



Legend has it, if you get married in this church behind us, you will never get divorced! There is a crazy long waiting list.



We didn't take any pictures at the Art Institute except this one- an example of the Miniatures. They had about 30 of these little rooms with real furniture and decorations. Some were really elaborate. It made me want a doll house!

These are a few pictures from the aquarium. It was really neat! They had small animals like turtles and pirhanas and big animals like beluga whales and dolphins.





We had a realllyyyyy fun time! It was nice to get away from our usual routine and go somewhere together. We havent really had a trip since we've been married except our honeymoon and we really want to start travelling more. I'm excited to cash in the rest of our frequent flyer miles!

Time Traveller's Wife

I can't even tell you how excited I am to see that this book is being turned into a movie!! Who else has read it? Who else wants to read it before August so we can see it together??

jessie nelson bell- if you're out there, please invite me to read your blog! i miss hearing about your newlywed escapades.

Thats all.



oh- pictures of the house will be posted soon- i promise!

No Doubt

Remember these guys? The band that launched Gwen Stefani to solo artist stardom?

Yeah, I totally won tickets to the reunion tour this morning on the radio! Be jealous!

I called Ty to tell him and his exact words were "Well, there is NO DOUBT that you'll have to find someone else to go to this concert with you."

Any super fans out there? Anyone? Bueller?

My birthday is off to a great start!

Those Who Can...

I love my job.

One of my sweet angel boys wrote me a letter for Valentine's Day that was just so cute and I wrote him a thank you card for it on fancy stationary. Ever since, he has been writing me "thank you for the thank you" letters about once or twice a week.

Today, it was sealed in an envelope from home that he had decorated with flowers.

Dear Mrs. Bogle,
think you for the litter you sent me. I love you as a teacher and you are the Best and most cind teacher I ever hade. I love you as a techer more than the galexey and more than that. Love Derek


My job here is so much fun. I've been thinking about trying to get a job in the Laveen district once we move, but I can't imagine leaving this school and these kids and my humongous classroom. I guess we'll just see what happens.

Speaking of Laveen, we should be closing in the next week or two... Our official closing date isn't until March 20 but we should be moving before spring break as long as there aren't any huge holdups.

I CAN'T WAIT!

Good News!

So many wonderful things have happened lately so I'm excited to blog about them today!

1. Tyson and I were sealed on Valentine's Day and spent the weekend with my dad and stepmom in Sedona. It was so nice to be up in the mountains again =) I really miss it. Oh and being sealed is cool too haha

2. Tyson and I celebrated Valentine's Day on Tuesday by having a candlelit dinner of grilled cheese sandwiches and ramen noodles with Pomegranate sparkling cider. Mmmm. He got my High School Musical 3 on bluray and I got him a nice framed picture of the temple.

3. On Wednesday, Ty was talking with his manager about work stuff and the possibility of transferring to a f&e closer to our new house. Long story short- his manager gave him the asst. manager position and said they promise to work around his school schedule! He jumped from making $9/ hr. to $12! Awesome.

4. Also on Wednesday, I won a $50 gift card on the radio!! It is for some American Bistro in Phoenix that is supposed to be pretty good. I had to guess a riddle that sounds like something wayyyy dirty but is really a household object.

5. We should be closing on our house in the next few weeks! We are so EXCITED!! I can't wait to have my birthday party in our monster backyard. Oh- and we are already discussing the tetherball 'court' that we will be setting up as well.


All good things! Oh- and someone contacted me about advertising on my Year of Pizza blog that I made in January (but i never posted anything on it) because it has had 80 hits already! haha. That could be fun...

Catch you later!

Ketchup

I am the worst blogger on the planet.

In an attempt to rid myself of the guilt I feel for not posting since Christmas, I will update you briefly on everything going on in our lives:

Shanda's job: Good. Today ranked top 3 worst days at school. My little challenge child attacked me and wouldn't stop punching me in the stomach and arms. I'm okay. He is suspended.

Ty's job: Great. Everyone loves him. He was told that he was next in line for an assistant manager position, but his availability with school won't let him get it. I'm glad he isn't dropping out of school! He might be getting a new job doing car detailing that pays better. We'll see.

House: We bought one. You can look at pictures on this craigslist post http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/reb/992990653.html
We will be closing sometime in March I think... Hopefully earlier, but we'll just have to see.

Misc: Ty is the best husband ever. We made a resolution to be more romantic and I'm sucking at it just as much as I suck at all my resolutions. Ty has started doing cute things all the time =) Last week he painted my fingernails for me during One Tree Hill. Today I came home and he had left a trail of flowers from my parking space to our apartment door. There was a bouquet inside and the entire house was clean! Luckiest girl ever.

Also, we will be getting sealed on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 9am (i think thats the right time...). Does anyone want to volunteer to do my makeup? Please?

Never got around to making Christmas cards... Here's our family portrait anyway =)