Thanksgiving Review

Happy post post post turkey day! Today my dad was walking up to his office and as he passed by me he said " well I guess thanksgiving is really over now" is his classic Eeyore woe is me sounding voice, he made me laugh and get a little sad at the same time. Our thanksgiving was wonderful, great food, family from all over had come to visit, good movies,and great shopping. And my favorite moment was when dad tried to run from the living room, through the kitchen, past the pantry and through the back hallway to the dining room for the annual Coons' family pre-dinner picture. It was so funny and dad was really hauling. I am sad to say I didn't video tape Meg's "sippa booty" aka sleeping beauty or Mariah's "Feed the birds" but I do have some pictures I will get posted really soon ta ta for now

Laser tag, alphabet tag, herbie tag,etc etc etc

I know I am behind on blogging but I really haven't had anything extremely fun or even too uplifting to blog about. Don't get me wrong life is grand I just get into routine and don't think anyone wants to hear about refrigerators going out right after you went to Costco, or funerals. So I'll get to my tagging

What I was doing ten years ago:Junior At Bonanza high school, driving the dope green rodeo,playing league soccer with Celtics United Red and had just finished varsity quiz,the best club I ever joined in high school,and I lettered in it

What I was doing five years ago:Serving a mission in Argentina,my 7th area-Brandsen the only area I had for longer than 6 weeks,i ended up with thirteen areas, practically the entire mission.I was with my favorite comp, Hermana Zeballos (onions is her last name) We lived in a little home and had about 11 cats in our courtyard, it was a crazy time but i loved it

One year ago: Spending a ton of time with my Brett, he was practically my first counselor in the primary.

Yesterday:Worked at good ol SVFD,and the JJ paper co. Talked to Katie on the phone and watched Julie sing dance and vacuum her store. It was great, sometimes she'll bust out old Merluzzi ballet routines. I can't remember routines but the tap warm up and the shuffle ball change are always with me.

5 snacks I enjoy: Gala apples cut in an apple slicer, almonds, peanut butter m&ms, plain cheerios with sugar, string cheese and Ritz

5 things I would do if I had $100 million dollars: Buy a house, set up college funds for our baby and babies to come, take my whole family and Brett's family to the Four Seasons Resort wailea on Maui bayne style during Easter break to see all the celebs that show up then ( Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pamela Anderson, David hasselhoff, kid rock, Oscar de la hoya, Rod Stewart and the guy from entertainment tonight with the bad toupee), Go back to Argentina for a month or two, Donate a good chunk to research for pediatric cancers
5 places I would love to run away to: Australia, Greece, Disneyland, NYC, London

5 TV shows I like: Jeopardy, Grey's, The Singing Bee, Project Runway (yippee new season) and a little Oprah

5 things I hate doing:Finding clothes that fit me now, I don't like tight or even a little snug on my tummy, taking out my neighbors stinky trash because they leave it there FOREVER, unloading the dishwasher (Brett says I load it wrong anyway)Being really late for anything, although I'm always late no matter how hard I try. And last of all depositing checks at wells Fargo, they try to make me open every kind of account possible there savings, money market, credit card and they have lost two of my checks. My account with them closes november 31st whahoooo!

5 biggest joys of the moment: Feeling my baby kick(he's got a foot), Seeing the bosty and getting little loves from her, she likes to point at my tummy and say bebe, getting to spend time with Brett on friday night's its our one night off together, looking at all the fun toys,strollers,bedding, and just about everything else associated with a new baby on the way!

I think I am the last of my blogging friends to answer the tag --how sad I need to make some more friends

Almost Halloween

After reading all the fun blogs with fall or Halloween activities I have come to the conclusion that I need to step up my Halloween festivities and do a little more. I am planning to carve pumpkins at my parents house and go around to all the great decorated homes in their neighborhood, no worries I know I am too old to go trick or treating. As for a Halloween costume, I am at a loss. I have a great Pocahontas get up put I don't think it will fit plus I got my hair cut last week and I don't know why the words 1 inch off the ends and clean up the layers have to mean whack off close to 3 inches and turn my hair into some odd looking mullet-Rachel due. Not going to work when trying to pull off an Indian. I have to mention I am getting gray hairs not just one or two but I counted six, yes six gray hairs. I am tempted to dye them away but my last dye job left my hair so black Dad was worried I was Gothic and Mom gives me a big guilt trip about dying my hair. Back to Halloween I want to make a special soup for tomorrow night and I know that All of you out in blogger land have some great recipes so if you could send them my way that would be great!

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Today Brett and I went to the Center for Maternal and Fetal Medicine on Pinto lane to find out if a little girl or boy is on its way. The office was extremely nice, brand new and very clean. They took us back to the ultrasound room and a nice lady named Paula came in to start the ultrasound. As soon as she put the gel on my tummy I started to cry, both brett and I have gotten used to this, I cry at the drop of anything these days. Paula the nice tech lady, went through all the parts of our little one, the brain, the heart, legs ,arms and the big news that we are having a little BOY! Dr. Iryie came in to take a few more pictures, and told us the spine, heart, umblicial cord and placenta are all perfect. We are both soo excited! Thank you for all the phone calls and kind words for us and the new little BOY on its way!
ps this is a profile shot of the little man( head nose lips etc )
and for the record NO his name is not DAVID or Alien baby, I don't want him to have a complex

I like this one

You Are Strawberries with Cream

Fresh and uncomplicated, you are always enjoyed but often overlooked. You're confident in who you are. You don't need a facade to feel better about yourself.

What Dessert Are You Most Like?

Very interesting!

http://www.blogthings.com/whatdessertareyoumostlikequiz/

A Little Footy

With Brett going to Louisville this weekend for the usafl national championship, we thought a little highlight clip of last years nationals would be appropriate.

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Should the baby coutdown go?

So in response to the take the alien baby countdown off the blog I have decided to leave it to my blog vistors. You tell me, Drew says it is scarey.

Take the Quiz here!

I was actually hoping for Sense and Sensibility's Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winselt)but who can complain Elizabeth is a gem!

Technical difficulties

I am experiencing technical difficulties-- I log on to my blog and the only post that shows up the first one. Any suggestions? If I go searching for my recent post I can eventually find them but its an adventure.
So I know I am way far behind the whole whoopla of Transformers but holy cow what a great movie!!! Brett and I went on friday night and the theater was pretty full. Didn't this movie come out months ago? Shia Labuff( spelling?) was fabulous and the transformers were amazing, that jon voight guy was pretty great too--I thought of Taylor and I trying to put together optimus prime or maybe it was bumble bee a few years ago after christmas--truely more than meets the eye with those toys. Alright I'm off for more tests-my blodd sugar was borderline high and as we speak I am in the middle of my three hour glucose test, not so fun. Wish me luck love to all and a BIG ol happy Birthday to Katie hope you had a fabulous day see you soon!!!
ps Emmy was in town this weekend, it was so great to see her, all grown up going to college. OH spanky

4 months and feeling fine or should I say occasionally better

Well I have to say that I was honestly counting down the days of my first trimester with great anticipation for my second to start and all this unpleasantness to go away. And I am happy to say I feel alot better. At my last visit my doctor gave me an offical due date---March 18,2008 and we finally heard the heart beat. My friends that have children kept asking if the bay's heart beat was fast or slow and I hadn't ever heard it before last week--by the way its slow, which some will say that means its a boy but the whole heart fast or slow is a myth.
Brett and I went to Lake Tahoe last weekend for my friend Nicks wedding. It was lovely right on the beach and a very fancy reception at the hotel bitmore. I was told the this hotel has a ton of hollywood history and that marilyn monroe and frank sinatra loved to say there. The hotel was just purchased by a asian gaming company and they plan to remodel the entire thing. I'm just hoping it doesn't turn into the swan or the dolphin(BR SMELL yucky)

Joey Fatone has found his new calling life

Last night I was watching a little tv and I got out of my normal three channnel surfing to watch the news on channel three and then a fabulous show called the Singing Bee with joey from N'sync, he was my favorite back in the day and I had high hopes for him on dancing with the stars. The show consist of a audience full of contestants, a live band,about sx different singers and a theme for the night. Joey goes around in the audience picking out the contestants and then they compete to finish the songs played by the band. Last night's theme was Girl Power---with songs having to do with women, or by women. I am proud to say that minus the donna summers song---I'm to young to even know who she is, I could finish all the songs. A little tina turner, indigo girls, blondie and mary poppins. I was throughly entertained and I think everyone would agree that it is some good TV. Tuesday night at 8 channel 3 NBC join the fun--its dance pary approved.
Brett and I went to the cabin this past labor day weekend and had a lovely time here are a few pics.There is also a picture of clarence our build a bear turtle that katie and the girls got for our new little one love ya all

The Wii

Thanks for sending the picture MK! I think this is one of the few where I don't look like I just rolled out of bed---or maybe I do!

Hi all! I'm sorry I have been neglectful to my poor little blog but we are FINALLY getting high speed at our new apartment and then I can blogg all the time LUCKY ME! I am feeling better and I have a doctors appointment today---why do I get so stressed about the doctor? I have to go, I know that, but the nervousness has not gone away nor has it lessened. Dad told me to learn to relax---hahahaha thanks john boy! So now on to the Wii. Sunday night at brett's parents house his brother brings them a gift a brand new Wii. I had heard about them when they first came out but never played it. Instead of normal video game controllers you have these bar looking things that strap to your wrist. SO cool, the tennis was incredibly fun, your have to swing like you would when you play and give it top spin and chop it at the net. Brett's dad got so into it he broke a sweat and just about clothesline everyone on the couch. Home run derby was way cool, I hit three out of the park :) brett hit eight! I really want one now but with two jobs, my husband in school and a baby on the way probably not the best investment for now. FOr all of you with a little folding money they are the most reasonably priced of new video game consols--about $250. Oh I forgot about golf and boxing just trust me it was a blast love ya all

One little baby!

Hi everyone so sorry about the delay in my blog. I went to the ultrasound specialist who by the way told me I was fat---a little overweight for my height her exact words and had the ultra sound I am having one little one and I am not as far along as my doctor estimated and the first ultrasound results were inconculsive. After driving to the other side of town in four o clock traffic--eastern and pecos, brett was stuck in traffic and my not so nice tech took me back before he got there I kept telling her he was on his way and if we could wait for a few mintues, to which she replied no, get on the scale, and the aboved mentioned comment. ( side note I was told by a sister that if she called me fat I was to tell her she was ugly, not very grown up but it made me laugh when I wasn't feeling to great about myself). I started to cry when she started the ultrasound because brett wasn't there and my phone had gone off 4 times during the examination and the tech would not let me answer it, after she handed me the picture of our little one and wiped off all the gooey gel, she said well you are my last patient if your husband us here I'll do one more ultrasound--luckily he was in the waiting room and got to see the little heart beat, the baby's really large head and the little arms. Everything worked out and except from a bit of a brusied ego and a pretty brusied up lower abdomen it was a great day!!! love to you all--see ya in california in a few

One or Two?

Last friday the 27th I went to my doctor for my second visit. Brett got off work to come with me and had a great surprise for the both of us, a new camera! Not just any camera a dual lens kodak v610 with a porting dock,tripod and a large memory card. The photo supply shop that Brett orders his stores photography supplies is run by a really nice man, who on friday afternoon handed him a bag with all the above mentioned goodies. So when we met up at my appointment brett was ready to take some pictures of our first ultrasound. My PA had a hard time finding the little one at first but after a few minutes she says, well I'm not going to tell you its one baby and you find out at your next sonogram its two and vice versa, so I'm going to send you to the high resolution ultrasound office and they can tell you there if its one or two babies but right now I'm not sure. WHOAAAA I was a bit taken back with that- two babies holy cow. Don't get too excited I still don't know for sure and she also said I was barely 7 weeks along--yipee at least 5 more weeks of the yuck and a due date later in march. That's all right. I keep thinking about pioneers and how in the world did they cross the plains when they were pregnant, I can deal with this,no worries. Thanks to all for the suggestions on calming my tummy down, I tried ginger ale and popcicles--great combo! Love ya all! With our a new camera we will defintely have more pictures to post

Any suggestions?

So I am sick, the great joy of morning sickness or all day sickness has started. I am trying to eat every two hours to stay ahead of the nausea and at times the food combinations work and i'm ok. But at least threee times a day I lose my cookies and the thought of food makes the whole situation worse. Katie told me she lived on peaches and preztel sticks and mom liked raspberries for four months. I was a big fan of cinnamon toast until about two days ago when that was axed. Aw well at least I have a bunch of sisters that have suggestions right? Unless you are one of the lucky ones that doesn't get sick (Cari) Lucky Duck. Any help would be appreciated

ps this poor lady has a receding hairline or a widows peak not sure?

March 08'

Brett and I went to the doctors office to day for my first visit. I was so nervous about going I had crazy dreams last night--apparently I started talking a bunch in my sleep and got really paranoid that someone was climbing in our windows! Poor Brett, he didn't know his wife would talk in her sleep so much--at least this time it was in english. Back to the appointment, we didn't have to wait long, just lots of paper work and a little blood. Our due date is March 8,2008 and I got back for another more extensive visit in two weeks. So exciting and a little scary at the same time.

Four jobs that I've had:
1.high school teacher
2. spanish translator for a tax filing service
3. receptionist
4. dental assitant

Four movies that I can always watch:
1. You've got mail
2. 5th Element
3. School of Rock
4. Viva Las Vegas with Blue Hawaii a very close 5th

Four TV shows I enjoy:
1. Man vs. Wild
2. Law and Order
3. Flip that house
4. That's so raven (a disney channel gem)

Fourplaces that I have lived:
1. Salt Lake City, Utah
2. Buenos Aires, Argentina
3. Las Vegas, Nevada
4. Hopefully somewhere else soon

Four favorite foods:
1. Chicken enchiladas
2. Spinach Salads
3. Spicy Chicken sandwichs (Wendys)
4. Chocolate chip cookies

Four websites I visit:
1. nordstrom.com
2. craigslist.com
3.babycenter.com
4.runnersworld.com

Four places I love to be:
1. on the front porch in fish lake
2. swimming on a hot day in a cool pool
3. airports
4.On my way home from a really long day

Four blogger buds to tag:
I'll have to add some people later--mk took all my sisters

July 11, 2007
I finally did it. I am blogging! A big thank you to Mary Kaye for being the front runner in starting up the blog. I know the whole family enjoys seeing the Hopkin family blog change with updates pictures and videos! Both Brett and I are doing really well. We are excited to have a little addition to the family. Grand baby number #16 ( I think) Hopefully I will have a due date by the end of the week. I am feeling good, just really tired. I am especially tired today from our adventure last night. Brett's mom is a huge Harry Potter fan and bought the entire family tickets for the 12:10am showing. Shelley had even gone so far as to set out all the Harry Potter costumes for us to choose from ( she manages Star Costume--we are talking the real deal costumes, wands, robes and even an ugly sweater) Alas we didn't wear the costumes but that didn't take away from the Harry Potter experience. The Order of the Phoenix is by my favorite of the series and I wasn't quite sure how an eight hundred page novel would be crammed into a 2 and a half hour movie. Much to my surprise the movie did a phenomenal job covering the major parts of the book, yes parts and details were left out and the movie took a bit wider loop on the plot than originally written but end the end I would give it a solid 4 stars. I highly recommend it to all and just as a side note don't re-read or begin to read the book before you see the flick, let them do their job and entertain you for a few hours. ta ta for now