So yes it is election night here in the United States of America. As I'm watching the election coverage on the news and waiting to see the results in a couple hours, I find myself thinking of many things that have absolutely nothing to do with the Presidential election or politics...
1. Election night four years ago. Pete and I watched the results snuggled together on my couch in my tiny "shoebox" apartment in Phoenix, and we had been dating for 8 months. It is hard for me to believe we have been together that long. It's hard to believe how much we have been through in that amount of time, the obstacles we have overcome, and the ways we have each changed and grown. We did not have an easy relationship when we were dating. We struggled in many ways - I was battling irrational fears and scars left over by my divorce, Pete was struggling with commitment and expressing his feelings, and we were both dealing with an immense amount of financial strain and emotional stress. But I remember that election night was a good night. We were in love. The awesome kind of love that exists before you even start thinking about marriage or kids or joint banking accounts. It was still long before we lived together, shared finances or did each others' laundry, and it was an exhilarating feeling just to wait for him to come over at the end of the day. Do I miss those days? Sometimes. I would be lying if I said there weren't times I wish I could go back to that. But was it better than what we have now? Never. I can't even describe how much I love my husband and how much I love the life and marriage we have now. We may not have the same kind of "spark" that existed four years ago...but the love and friendship is so much better. However, I think I speak for both of us when I say that I would love to go back to the way we looked four years ago ;)
2. I CANNOT WAIT to see Lincoln. Anyone want to hang out with Ryan for a few hours next weekend??
3. It is November!!! As mentioned in previous posts, I have been looking forward to November. It feels like this month marks the beginning of all the excitement - the holidays, birthdays, and my FINAL trimester of pregnancy. It starts next week with my baby shower (so excited!), then Thanksgiving and my birthday are the week after that, then the weekend after that we get to go to the First Presidency Christmas Devotional in SLC (cannot wait!), then it's Pete's birthday and then Ryan's birthday (not so excited about that one because I get super emotional each year he gets older, but oh well), then the week after that we get to go see The Forgotten Carols and stroll through Temple Square covered in Christmas lights, then the next week brings Christmas and hopefully a weekend getaway for Pete and I, then New Years, and then every week after that we will be waiting for labor to begin and for our baby girl to make her entrance. OMG. It is almost over. In case you haven't noticed, I do not enjoy pregnancy. But it feels like the last trimester will be much easier to get through with all that is going on. I know it is finally on the road to being just a memory, and I will be holding my daughter in less than 12 weeks. That is an amazing feeling.
4. The Electoral College is incredibly hard to explain to middle school students. In my experience teaching so far, it is one of the most confusing standards to cover. Just thought I'd mention it.
5. We should *hopefully* be getting our settlement offer from the car accident sometime this week. This brings me a severe amount of anxiety, but I am trying my best to keep it at bay. While it is great that we should finally be getting an offer after eight freakin' months of legal work, the offer may or may not be enough for what we need, and all I can do at this point is hope and pray that it is. Just writing about it makes me somewhat nauseous from anxiety (and I've already thrown up once tonight). So I'm just not going to write anymore about it.
6. I am really sick of my husband working nights. But I am so very thankful for his job. So I guess that's all I have to say about that too.
7. Heartburn. Oh, heartburn. I need ice cream. Does anyone deliver ice cream?
8. Fox News just declared Obama has won a second term as President. Which means I need to go prepare myself for my brother's incredible rampage. He may demand we move with him to Canada...so I guess I better start packing.
That is all I suppose.
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