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!

Our last 1st

2 years ago today, I had my very last first kiss! Wow, how time flies!! Chris and I agree, these have been -BY FAR- the best 2 years of our lives!

On November 13, 2009, we went downtown, walked around temple square, ate at California Pizza Kitchen, then saw a movie. Chris walked me to my front door and there was both of our last first kisses :)

Oh how I love my Chris! He is the greatest thing to ever happen to me. He is so kind, helpful, understanding, hilarious, smart, fun, my list goes on and on. I love him more each day. Being married to the greatest man in the world sure has spoiled me! I love Chris so much, he is an amazing person. Thanks for making me the luckiest girl in the whole world Christopher! 2 down, forever to go!

Here's a couple pictures from 2009

"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own." -Robert Heinlein

Weird obsession

So, I kind of have this weird Harry Potter obsession. I'm NOT exaggerating when I say that I have probably read books 4, 6, and 7 more than anyone on the planet Earth. No seriously. I have The Deathly Hollows on my iPod, and last year when I was running the Halloween Half Marathon, I wanted to change my music up, so I went to my "top 25 most played list" and every single track was a chapter from Harry...Umm I have listened to each chapter more than any SONG. I just love knowing what's going to happen, plus I think J.K.Rowling is a GENIUS!

So anyway...now that you all know of my weird obsession, I think I need to branch out a bit (or a lot). Right now I'm reading The Death Cure, the 3rd book in The Maze Runner trilogy, which by the way, is a FANTASTIC series if you like The Hunger Games. It's a very unique story, it is very easy to read, and almost impossible to put down. Plus, the author is from Utah! I highly recommend reading them. 

Chris is so busy with all of his law school reading that he can't read much with me anymore, so I'm trying to find some books that I will enjoy! So, now it's YOUR turn! Please send me some suggestions on good reads! You can text me, email me, write me a comment here or on facebook! Thank you so much! 

PS- Thanks for all the love and support everyone has shown us with the baby, we really appreciate it! 

Our big news!

 

Baby Higley:

Due May 2012

We are so happy to finally tell the world about our little bean!

If you'd like to follow our baby blog, send your email to chrisandcamihigley@gmail.com and I'd be happy to add you to our list!

Chris and I can't WAIT to be parents! We found out that I am pregnant on September 16th. Our baby was very planned...with the absolute PERFECT timing! Chris will finish his 1st year of law school/finals at the beginning of May, baby is due May 29th :)

We went to the doctor today, everything is going perfectly. Perfect size, great heart beat, and moving like crazy! We took the suggestions of a lot of other pregnant girls and went with Dr. England at Riverton Hospital, we already really like him. 

I have been wanting to put this out there for so long, so here it is. 

If our baby is a boy, his name will be 

Jack Christopher Higley

If our baby is a girl, her name will be 

Vivien [Abigail or Lila] Higley

We are so happy and, of course, a bit nervous. A BABY!