Higley update

Hey there blog followers! Nothing too new or exciting here. Just enjoying life! This post (once again) won't have any pictures, I'm sorry, things just aren't super flattering in the Cami world these days...if you want, go to my baby blog to see belly pics!


Chris is in the midst of his Spring Semester finals. He works so hard and I'm so proud of him. There is NO way I could study for 9 hours every day, he is such a champion. He got a summer internship thing with a judge, which is awesome. He also got a job as (basically) a research assistant for the next school year, which is also awesome. I can't believe that he is already almost finished with his first year of law school, I'm sure it went by quicker for me than for him though haha! Chris is a great example to me of hard work and dedication, I couldn't be more proud of my husband.


We are exactly 1 month away from Vivien's due date! I'm so happy, excited, anxious, and nervous! Are we ready? Do we know how to be parents? Ready or not, here she comes, right?! We basically have everything we need, we'll just need to buy a few things here and there. Our hospital bag is packed, we are pre-registered at the hospital, and now we just have to wait. Anytime after May 4th will be a great time for her to come (the 4th is Chris' last final.) I can't wait to see her face, her hands, and those little feet that kick momma's ribs all day long. Here is our prediction: bald baby! We'll see soon enough if we're right or not.


Elder Ry boy comes home from his mission on May 17th, less than a month! Oh my gosh, that went by FAST. Chris and I weren't even engaged when he left, look how much has changed over the past 2 years! We are excited to get him home. Elder Ty has been out for like 7 and a half months already, which is also going by pretty fast. At first, I would always forget that he was gone but I'm finally getting used to it by now...I would always be like, "Where's Ty?"....oh yeah, in Florida, I haven't done that in a while. 


[Here comes my negative ramble for this post]
Okay, I need to put some things out there, just to get them off my chest...don't be mad.
I hate Instagram and Adele, there, I said it! 
Instagram: Why people? WHY? Why do you post faded pictures of useless junk [rhetorical question BTW]? I just don't care about your coffee cup, the close up of your dog's nose, that lovely graffiti, or your "myspace" self portraits. Yes yes, we are all very artistic with our iPhone photography, but seriously, just why? Whatever.
Adele: Holy cow I'm so sick of her songs I could just scream...and I don't even listen to the radio! She has a very pretty voice, but everyone has completely ruined all of her songs by constantly playing them, boo.


Well, that's just about it for now, I just felt like I needed to do a quick update since I'm such a bad blogger these days. Sorry again for the lack of pictures, maybe after we go on our post-baby diet, I'll get better at posting haha! XO.

Some thoughts

I have been neglecting this blog so badly since I have been doing weekly baby blogs, I'm sorry!

Chris and I are doing GREAT! Chris can't wait to be a dad. He is such a good husband, I can't believe I scored someone so amazing and perfect for me. Here is an example of his sweetness:

We were getting ready for bed on Friday night and we noticed that a bottle of soap had tipped in our shower and spilled a bit, no big deal. On Saturday (aka his only day to sleep in and take a break from school), he got up at 5am to wash the tub out so that I wouldn't slip while I was showering. I told him not to worry about it but he insisted. He is so kind.

Now imagine that kind of love every single day, that's Chris. It's SO nice being married to someone who is so sweet and in touch with my emotions and needs. I can't explain how lucky I am. Marriage is my favorite thing and it literally gets better every single day. 

We saw The Hunger Games on Friday. Holy cow, we LOVED it! We had such high hopes and expectations for it, and we weren't let down at all. I totally cried like a baby at the beginning when Katniss volunteered...baby hormones...or something!

Chris is still enjoying school. He has so many nice friends. They play a lot of ping pong and occasionally study and go to class. Haha jk Chris is very dedicated to his work, he is getting so smart! He only has like 3.5 more weeks of class, then it's finals time! 1 year (almost) down, 2 to go!

Lately, I just love seeing dogs with their head's hanging out of the car window. Like seriously it makes me giddy for some weird reason. Even when I'm driving alone, I'll let out a little high pitched EEK when I see it.

Something I don't love...is when I'm driving to work (very early in the morning when it's still very dark) and there are people running in the road. Good for you for running, especially before the sun rises, but PLEASE GET ON THE SIDEWALK! It is SO scary and I almost have a heart attack every time. So many people do it and I think it is so unsafe. Come on folks!

Sorry, no pictures of us on this post, I'm not so photogenic these days haha!

Valentine's week

Like everyone, I love Pinterest. There are always so many awesome DIY projects that I always want to do, I just never get around to doing any of it! Since we like to be cheap, for Valentine's Day, I decided to end this DIY-Pinterest-projectless existence!

Here is my first project that I made for Chris:

I made this awesome scratch off card!

Here's a sample of what one of the scratch-offs looked like!

Chris loved it! I thought it was more fun than just a normal old greeting card.

Then...I made these:

 

Big old rice krispy kisses!

Super easy and fun.

I also bought Chris a tie.

I think if I were a guy, I'd have a whole ton of ties, I love them.

Chris is going to need a lot of them for his future career, so I buy them for all sorts of occasions.

I took the weekend off work and we celebrated Valentine's Day last night/today.

We went to The Salt Lake Burger Company, which is DELISH.

Then we went and saw The Woman In Black. HOLY SCARY! We were able to make so many great Harry Potter jokes throughout though. "Harry, get your wand out!"

Today, we spent all morning together and went to the temple.

Valentine's Day is fine, but it seems kind of silly that there is a day specifically to show your love to your husband/boyfriend/etc. Something I absolutely love about Chris is that he shows his love for me 365 days a year without fail. He is so sweet and I couldn't have dreamed of someone more perfect for me.

5 reasons why Chris is perfect for me:

-He lets me put my cheek against his cheek while we lay in bed every single night. He doesn't like it that much, but knows I love it, so he does it.

-He only fills up one big cup for the 2 of us to drink from.

-He never makes fun of my weird Harry Potter obsession. He just kindly asks what part of the book I'm on today.

-He always laughs at my stupid jokes and listens to my pointless stories.

-We have spent so much time together that we totally have the same lingo and even the same laugh. We are SO much alike, it's insane. 

Anyway, I hope everyone had a nice V-day!

Anniversary

{Warning: cheesy post, don't read if you gag when hearing about other people's lovey dovey lives!}

Yesterday was our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Wow, I can't believe how FAST this year FLEW by! Oh my heck, it was the greatest year of my life. I have the greatest husband, we have such a perfect relationship, my life is so good! Chris is everything I ever could have dreamed of in a man. He literally is the perfect person for me, he is my other half, we have such a good balance together. I love him more than words can describe. 

To celebrate our first year, we went to Massage Envy for a couples massage.

Aww it was heavenly. I NEED the pre-natal massage pillow wedge things, it felt like I was laying on a cloud for an hour.

Here's us all relaxed after our massages

We ate a piece of our wedding cake!

It was actually surprisingly good still, had a little freezer-burn, but whatever, what can you expect after a full year in the freezer?! It was almond poppy seed (minus the poppy seeds [I didn't want poppy seeds getting in my teeth at our wedding reception haha]) and it still smelled like perfection. The lady who did our cake, Cindy at Heritage Gardens, is a really good cake maker! YUM!

Chris and I agreed that we didn't want to exchange gifts or anything since we would be getting massages together and we like to save money for our baby and other necessary things. I wasn't going to do anything, but decided to do just a little something for Chris since he does so many sweet things for me. I got 12 white balloons (1 for each month we have been married), and wrote 1 thing I love about him on each balloon. I thought this would be more meaningful to him than just a card or note. 

 

It turned out pretty cute and Chris absolutely loved it

Anyway, it really has been the most perfect year of my life. I cherish every minute I get to spend with my sweet husband, he treats me like a princess. Speaking of which, the other day I heard a married woman say these exact words, "Disney gave me unrealistic expectations about men" and I kind of chuckled but then started thinking...Chris is better than ANY prince charming on any Disney movie, Disney just gave me a glimpse of what my life WOULD become. I'm so blessed.

The best year

Wow! 2011 has already come and gone, and ohhh what an amazing year it was. Chris and I both agree that it was by far the best year of our lives.

Recap:

January

I got Lasik, going from legally blind to seeing better than perfect

 Our wedding day, the most perfect day of my life so far

We went on our honeymoon to Mexico

February

We moved in together and started our new life.

I learned to cook and be a wife, which is what I always dreamed of doing but (obviously) had no experience in, turns out, it's not too hard. I love it!

March

Grandpa Park passed away. 

We were so sad to say goodbye but we were able to celebrate his great life. He was fortunate to not have to suffer nearly as much as others who have lived with his disease. We miss and love you Grandpa. 

Chris started getting accepted to different law schools around the country. I started preparing myself for some big changes.

April

Ty received his mission call to Orlando

May

Started training for my first Olympic triathlon

June

Went to Lake Powell 

July

Went to Wyoming for our nephew Gideon's blessing

Ran my very first full length triathlon

Threw a shower for my BFF Shawna

August

Chris got accepted to the University of Utah, I've never been so relieved about anything in my whole entire LIFE!

Chris also started school. It has been a big challenge but he loves it. He has made some great friends and is enjoying all of the new material he is learning. 

September

Found out that I'm pregnant!

Tyler left on his mission

Shawna and Travis got married! Sorry, no pics :(

October

Moved back in with my parents to save money for our baby

November

Announced our baby to the world!

December

Went to Fetal Foto to see our sweet Viv

Found out that our baby is a GIRL!

Started showing

Had our 1st married Christmas

It's been SUCH a good year! We are sad to see 2011 go, but we're SO excited to see what 2012 brings. The 1st year of law school complete, our sweet baby, Ryan coming home from his mission, it's going to be a great year!

FYI

As most of you know, I have a baby blog.

I liked having it private but there were SO many people who had to ask me several times to send them an invite more than once because the invitation expired...ANYWAY...baby blog is now public. 

Just a heads up, I pretty much say whatever is going on with my body, so sometimes it's a little TOO MUCH INFORMATION. You have been warned. 

higleybaby.blogspot.com

It's a...

WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR OUR LITTLE VIVIEN!

She is already the CUTEST thing I have ever seen in my life.

She kept her legs crossed for almost an HOUR, we had to do all sorts of poking, twisting, and position changing. Finally, it was drinking some ice water that made her uncross those cute little legs to give us a quick peak at her girl parts.

We really enjoyed going to Fetal Foto, I'm SO glad we decided to go. The girl was so nice and patient. We were able to see our little girl for a full hour! We got all sorts of pictures and the DVD of the whole thing, aww it was SO perfect! We love our little V so much already.

As I type, Chris is looking up little baby girl Yankee's outfits, he is going to just be the cutest little dad ever. He broke the streak in his family, every one of his bros had a boy first. That little rebel, Chris :) AH we are just so excited!