tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14665157916389045932024-03-18T21:48:18.994-06:00Tenacious!Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796221759954601385noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-21115990423915434772011-08-15T16:25:00.002-06:002011-08-15T16:25:53.023-06:00High Chair Giveaway<a href="http://penelopesoasis.com/2011/boon-flair-high-chair.html">http://penelopesoasis.com/2011/boon-flair-high-chair.html</a><div>
<br /></div><div>This high chair looks awesome! I love the design, it reminds me of a barber chair :)</div>Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-80845596919929892592010-12-01T07:01:00.006-07:002010-12-01T20:04:53.820-07:00Love and Fun and Shutterfly!Hello everyone! Sorry I haven't posted for a while. I definitely can't say it's because I'm too busy, because I am busy, but so are the other beautiful and amazing Moms that write blog posts more often than me :) So here goes!<br /><br />Since anyone who reads this is probably my friend on facebook, you've most likely been getting my emails about the cutest baby contest! It's been pretty fun. I think I ended up putting more time into it than necessary because I think the "overall rankings" are the only ones that count, but that means we'll get $100! Yay for friends who vote! Maybe I'll put her into a photo contest that has a really great prize that we could use for her a lot easier than "wow points". She's so adorable, I know she could win if it isn't all crazy cheating like this one...so much drama!<br /><br />In other news, I was reading Megan's blog and came across a post she wrote about a great deal from <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://shutterfly.com/">Shutterfly</a> where you can get 50 free Christmas Cards just for being a blogger! You just submit a form at <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/">this link</a> and they send you an email with the details! I have loved Shutterfly ever since they had this thing where you could get a free photo book. They have great quality and I like how you have freedom to change around the already set designs or you can just create your own. All for a super low price! I was definitely going to get my cards from them anyway, so it's nice to save a bit in the meantime :) They have so many <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;">options</span> </span></a>it was very hard for us to choose! We finally decided on the ones that are folded and specifically one where we could put multiple photos on the outside AND inside like<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/folded-greeting-cards?DCL=true&lfoType=&omn=8a&fa=8&foType=a">these</a>. I won't say which one we chose specifically because that's a surprise! I'm so excited to get them and mail them out! I'll ask for addresses as soon as I get them. I made sure to add an update from the family and everything. Hopefully this can be a Holiday tradition and maybe I'll be able to use <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.shutterfly.com/">Shutterfly</a> every year! I would love to use Shutterfly for <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars">Photo Calendars</a> or <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts/photo-mugs">Photo Mugs</a> too! Such fun projects!<br /><br />In the meantime, here's a cute video of Gabby to enjoy:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz44VhSsoi3YiFuUdk1lNt9QRuRAMgPYndDKQh_S9LXnBr8IWXw0chOWvpow8XwVX_OHaC_7YPdEgjpSwEh' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Haven't we all had WAY too much fun with that thing? :)Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-89082755477880680232010-10-13T19:40:00.001-06:002010-10-13T19:41:38.720-06:00New ToyGabby's in that stage where she tries to eat everything and anything. This includes any new toys or mail that we get :) Especially the mail. She likes paper. I need to get her a wooden toy as a treat...haha. Maybe some blocks. Today though, she was enjoying her new gate:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-XmvxZbXbcKbpCqAXWNv-eeSvxi3QQjaPV_vR4K82QZN-edqt7f-QbaK4M1x7UBMNG3hgR72Q1lvYtpmm8g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Oh man...the things babies do! I love every one of those things, too! I agree with Francesca when I think that I want her to stay tiny but at the same time can't wait to see the new things she'll learn and do. Sometimes people find out that she's so advanced and already walking and they say things like "oh I'm so sorry" with a sad look on their face or "with the next one you'll learn to push them down". As funny as some of the comments are, I really don't agree. I think it's fabulous to have her learn so fast. It'll just be that much sooner that I can play with her out in the yard or take her to a playground where she can actually do something instead of being strapped into "fun" contraptions all the time. She's very determined to enjoy herself and all these baby things are just not enough for her! She hates being bored, and I need a wider variety of things to present! Like any parent, I'm proud of everything she does...and if that means she's ahead, then great! I know I only have one and I might change my mind the next time around, but for now I will cherish everything about Gabby that makes her...well...Gabby :)Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-72788467423580526722010-10-10T12:00:00.002-06:002010-10-10T12:39:47.805-06:00Well, this is finally Tim writing another one! Janae is out of town for the weekend so I decided I should write one just to take up some time and keep myself busy.<br /><br />It's been a crazy weekend- I was at work when Janae and her mom left to go up to Boise, but then I got to go see Divine Comedy. James on the cast is a friend of ours from back in the day, so he got us fast passes. I went with Chris and Kareena (our landlords? we just call them the people upstairs haha) and we laughed a lot. This is the comedy troupe on campus that makes fun of everything from a week being enough time to tell if a certain person is "the one" to dissing UVU at every opportunity that comes up. It was pretty awesome. They had a parody of "Inception" called "Reception" where they had to plant in someone's head that she should marry a guy she doesn't know. It was pretty crazy, especially since I still haven't seen "Inception." So yeah, after the show we went home, Kareena made smoothies, and I had a guy's night with Binggou, our dog.<br /><br />Saturday was awesome. I sent out a mass plea text friday night saying "Janae is out of town and I need company. Wanna get breakfast at Kneaders in the morning?" I was appealling to my band freinds, but some non-band friends responded as well, so we all met there and pigged out. It was fun. The Bandies left to go march in the BYU Homecoming parade, and I went to watch. I'm still having serious withdrawals from not being in the band this year. This is the first fall that I haven't done band since 2001 (excluding the mission of course, but seeing Taiwanese marching bands didn't make me miss band at all. Only the Power of the Wasatch is powerful enough to bring on that kind of feeling). Every time I see them in uniform I feel like I have something to do after being part of band leadership last year. Now to see them and not be needed and not being able to play music is hard. I guess we can call this a plea- if anyone has a baritone of Euphonium they want to donate to the "Tim needs his band geek music fix fund" please let me know. I will gladly take any other unwanted instruments off of your hands as well.<br /><br />Anyway, it was fun seeing the band, no matter how much it hurt inside, but the cheerleaders and sports teams throwing candy and stickers at us made it that much better. Binggou wasn't quite as happy however when the volleyball team aimed candy at him.<br /><br />The parade ended, and I went to get the tires rotated. I had time, so i woke up my little sister who was still in bed in California... oops. we talked for a while, then I called my parents and kind of vented to them my frustrations about not being in band this year after the homecoming parade. it wasn't really venting; i just thought they would appreciate the fact that I went :) after that I went home, mowed the lawn (and felt awesome doing it. why does doing yard work make you relax?), took a shower, and spent 12 hours at Bath and Body Works... that was intense. I prepped for our floorset, worked on the sales floor for a while, then I ran the floorset that lasted from 9pm to 1:45 am. I was proud of our team- I expected to be there a lot longer. We didn't finish EVERYTHING, but I'll go do the finishing touches on Monday morning.<br /><br />As for Sunday, I still miss my wife. Let's see what other things I can do around the house today to try and make them a little happier after a long stint on the road :)Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796221759954601385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-47359990491757446292010-09-30T15:39:00.004-06:002010-09-30T17:05:59.444-06:00Our Little Gabber :)Let's just say she was well-named. She is definitely a gabby! It really makes me wonder how she thinks we sound...<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxSTkSs6e0RnEQRhhclj9IY_zsrF0QuyEOADB1PQkq1rMNQbUz71nhSCwuyGI1DJCoQ-V1QDOjghIMA2vOfpA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />In other news, I've been better about eating. For some reason I have this issue where I always forget to eat...but I'm trying to do better :) In my attempt, I've kept the kitchen clean and I've started to make fun foods! Last night I made Broccoli Cheddar Rolls and today I made some Cream-filled Cupcakes. Soooooo good! I really do love cooking. I don't know why I don't do it more. I feel very accomplished and healthy (even if the food isn't...). There's just something amazing about knowing exactly what is in the food. Plus, I've always loved following instructions so recipes are super exciting to me :) Mostly everything I make turns out really really tasty. The only thing I need to work on now is making things look a little prettier...haha. Oh well. It's not like I want to start a restaurant or anything, right?Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-54404423800559295112010-09-27T17:55:00.000-06:002010-09-27T17:56:45.247-06:00TONGUE MONSTER!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tQEtpifRKcmjB7A9IT_BE2F0i9LGrwtcJ1TUQ2zvLId3ptkRSbTsNOniLKB7-tDkq9ziGtJF7Pnvd1cavL01_AQTsowOsqdxWVJ2UgptAZYuV6_LEGV-q1t6G-QkgicNCK6hXqHl3a0/s1600/HPIM1746+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tQEtpifRKcmjB7A9IT_BE2F0i9LGrwtcJ1TUQ2zvLId3ptkRSbTsNOniLKB7-tDkq9ziGtJF7Pnvd1cavL01_AQTsowOsqdxWVJ2UgptAZYuV6_LEGV-q1t6G-QkgicNCK6hXqHl3a0/s320/HPIM1746+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521746536712719634" border="0" /></a>Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-12398873486874075622010-09-27T16:30:00.007-06:002010-09-27T16:53:37.766-06:00Toddler? NOT YET! PLEASE!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAw0ENo2CdCcbF0ssMQPzBgytAOPO5VWGJR988-2_U2IQiZrw3WuC6OQ-172rEvBYEKqW0yTn5KFyTCcbCvvj0ySDGQKo6WOqrnG_cPwODS_HXcqUBY-pN6IVJ08d-w1l_RmMgwKGg1A/s1600/DSC00583+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAw0ENo2CdCcbF0ssMQPzBgytAOPO5VWGJR988-2_U2IQiZrw3WuC6OQ-172rEvBYEKqW0yTn5KFyTCcbCvvj0ySDGQKo6WOqrnG_cPwODS_HXcqUBY-pN6IVJ08d-w1l_RmMgwKGg1A/s320/DSC00583+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521725991886604418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I don't think I've told everyone on here, but Gabby's been crawling ever since she was 4 and a half months. Nobody told me that wasn't normal until it was too late! Now, starting at 6 months, she's walking around on everything. Not quite by herself yet, but it's pretty close. The pediatrician gave up being surprised and said in order to find her normal, she would just consider her a 10 month old and everything seems fine. I thought that was pretty funny...and good advice :)<br /><br />So that's a picture of her standing up on the couch trying to get to me. I just love her!<br /><br /><br />We also found out a couple days ago that she has started teething! She was being fussy and we happened to think to check, not expecting to find anything when...SURPRISE!...there was a tooth! It's just a tiny little thing poking out, but I think it's cute. Today I was taking pictures of her and she just happened to open her mouth BIG and WIDE so I zoomed in to see if I could see the tooth and there it was! Right there on the bottom middle on her right side. It's sad but adorable!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYb4SUGJd6NmoltOxk-2f9_0zadqYAkSfSqmWm2vFPTBGJNiHd5ryl7UlWgzkRCp7k4n8VhYJluKtKrjgRjAzLaHbuo00RIncMGpEa-_QfY42mTmfdVwzew2pu3pjarROOK5B9hWMTLo/s1600/DSC00587+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYb4SUGJd6NmoltOxk-2f9_0zadqYAkSfSqmWm2vFPTBGJNiHd5ryl7UlWgzkRCp7k4n8VhYJluKtKrjgRjAzLaHbuo00RIncMGpEa-_QfY42mTmfdVwzew2pu3pjarROOK5B9hWMTLo/s320/DSC00587+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521726882090544562" border="0" /></a><br />And just so I don't seem extremely weird for posting that close up of her mouth, here's the original. Baha...so cute!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDT3oFZuN3L8pH06kRzYcmTPErGubE77doDiYAvfZY3kcKCWx9SbPOV0oHo2Pg_BwjUFDdk0ZFsJPuE3NNzEt2I3mc1CBQwjk1OA00vUK6yayY01-imVcA_Q7Ta2jPGBPGpmX9SnDa0RA/s1600/DSC00587.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDT3oFZuN3L8pH06kRzYcmTPErGubE77doDiYAvfZY3kcKCWx9SbPOV0oHo2Pg_BwjUFDdk0ZFsJPuE3NNzEt2I3mc1CBQwjk1OA00vUK6yayY01-imVcA_Q7Ta2jPGBPGpmX9SnDa0RA/s320/DSC00587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521727690475000546" border="0" /></a><br />I found a gymnastics place in the area that does a class for infants from 4 months - 10 months so I'm thinking about doing something like that with her.<br /><br />Now some news about us for once! Tim and I want to get into better shape but neither one of us are the "work out in a gym" type so I'm trying to figure out ways to make it fun. I really want to do dance lessons but Tim is apprehensive. He thought maybe we could do gymnastics for adults, like tumbling or something but I can't find anywhere that does that! I was pretty sad because I got all excited! I've always wanted to figure out how to get my body to do a back-hand-spring. Whenever I tried it in cheerleading I just couldn't get past the round-off!<br /><br />So I started searching for places to do ballroom dance lessons, figuring it would be super easy to find that in this area and I still had a hard time. If anyone knows a good place that's not $5000 a month, let me know!Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-49099593830694148362010-09-21T21:09:00.005-06:002010-09-21T22:04:00.375-06:00Half Birthday!!Yes, I know what you're thinking. But I'm a new mom! Cut me some slack :) We really had a fun time and I tried my best to make it super fun for Gabby. I think she enjoyed her first party. Here's some picture proof:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutbWI60eQipNu_9Kip6CUULy3B1DsikIUdRFoZ1qyroqrt7lIYL9ZyprAKcipayQ1Fpdq9pTBZnwm1sicgTKaiTKtp7Imz7ZWAl__ypTkwb_9V2fhGwfJXT_sBslKMh2a4lz_X_UujzY/s1600/DSC00542.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutbWI60eQipNu_9Kip6CUULy3B1DsikIUdRFoZ1qyroqrt7lIYL9ZyprAKcipayQ1Fpdq9pTBZnwm1sicgTKaiTKtp7Imz7ZWAl__ypTkwb_9V2fhGwfJXT_sBslKMh2a4lz_X_UujzY/s320/DSC00542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519571099170689298" border="0" /></a>Who says we can't enjoy cake?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPP0wfwwhLlDlWGWvWUH7bvgH1QHx5gpqI5iqYmZZ2HapDe7UroEZT-Z9rCNJ7o_aIifqjfZIo4Sxpr16b536-7-3fPEHQClfMCDy7MrJ26AWWm4ooKSRb6TpjDWaJZJqwYXmapkSEW8/s1600/DSC00545+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPP0wfwwhLlDlWGWvWUH7bvgH1QHx5gpqI5iqYmZZ2HapDe7UroEZT-Z9rCNJ7o_aIifqjfZIo4Sxpr16b536-7-3fPEHQClfMCDy7MrJ26AWWm4ooKSRb6TpjDWaJZJqwYXmapkSEW8/s320/DSC00545+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519571884130717122" border="0" /></a>She loved playing with it...I think she only ate a tiny piece...haha<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I am happy that my little baby is six months old, but at the same time I wonder, where did the time go?? I guess this is just the start of me wishing for the old days. She's just so cute and wonderful and smart and talented every second and I love her even more. I don't want her to change and then I see how much more beautiful and amazing she can be and then fall in love with the new and improved her! It's a never-ending cycle, isn't it? Just for fun, I wanted to upload the memory video for her half-birthday party. Enjoy!<br /><br /></div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxqnqPl6I3xdKwTz7f_P0_BFZSCRVeVA3t8OuLz51A_qjfWySKIEnwQAm9nWlGuMgbDvfpAGnQo5GYR8jiglA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-43900652929341244322010-05-14T17:54:00.003-06:002010-05-14T18:34:09.513-06:00"A Birth Story"This is my birth story from the perspective of my doula. I thought it was really nice that she did this for me and I love how she wrote it so I thought I would share it with you guys. She wrote it to Gabrielle.<br /><br />**Disclaimer** Do NOT read this if you don't want to read details about a birth. That's what this is!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> "A Birth Story"<br />Gabrielle Gloria Wallace, March 18, 2010<br />By Amie Stone (Doula)<br /><br /> From the first time that I met your mom, she was eager to learn all there was to know about the "wonder" of pregnancy and birth and how she could best prepare herself for those events. At first she wasn't too sure of herself but as she studied and gained knowledge about the process of pregnancy, labor, and birth and as she learned and practiced relaxation techniques and physical coping strategies she became very confident in her ability to give birth. After gaining this knowledge she decided that a natural, unmedicated birth would be the best choice for the both of you and she prepared herself accordingly.<br /><br /> Your dad played a major role in the preparation process as well, learning relaxation techniques, helping your mom relax, and supporting her in everything she was doing. Your mom was pretty sick for most of her pregnancy but managed to make healthy choices for her and for you. An example of this was her insight into what kind of medical care that the both of you deserved. Your mom changed doctors two times because she felt strongly that they were not giving you and your mom the care you both deserved and needed. She finally got the care she deserved from the midwives at the Mt. Timpanogos Women's Health Center.<br /><br /> As time for your arrival drew near there was much excitement and anticipation. Your mom was having contractions regularly for a couple days in a row. She went to see her midwife who gave her a shot of morphine to help her relax and save energy for labor and birth. Later on the contractions became closer together and very strong, consistently, for over and hour, so she decided to head to the hospital, it was Monday evening of March 15th. Once she was situated in the hospital, to everyone's disfavor, her contractions became less intense and regular, and consequently the hospital released her to go back home.<br /><br /> On Wednesday evening of March 17th your mom's contractions, once again, became intense and close enough that she decided to make another trip to the hospital. This time the hospital decided to admit your mom. The nurses noticed irregularities with your heart rate and so the midwife decided to break the amniotic sac to help move things along. When she broke the sac there was a significant amount of meconium (baby's stool) present. This can cause the baby serious health problems if the baby inhales the meconium into their lungs so they were keeping and extra close eye on you.<br /><br /> As labor progressed and contractions became more intense, your mom became more focused. With each contraction she was able to stay in control by breathing deep and allowing your dad, grandma, and myself to perform counter pressure, hip squeezes, and knee compresses to help her manage the pain. It was clear that all of your mom's preparation had paid off; she showed so much strength by staying calm and in control of the situation.<br /><br /> Around 1am on the morning of March 18th due to lack of sleep, working two jobs, and attending school full-time, your dad was physically exhausted, and laid down to rest. Your grandma and I stayed close to your mom and helped support her as best we could.<br /><br /> About 1-1 1/2 hours later, the contractions were very intense and getting closer and closer together, come of them even double peaking which are both signs that the time was very close for your delivery. Your mom was tired and was having doubts whether or not she would be able to make it without pain medication and decided that she would get medication after her next exam if possible. The exam showed that she was dilated to 9cm and 100% effaced. She was too close for medication. We then woke your dad up and told him that he needed to get up and get ready because soon very soon he was going to be a dad.<br /><br /> While the midwife was getting things ready for your mom to push she told your mom that she wouldn't be able to hold you right after you were born like she wanted to. This was because of the meconium, they needed to clip the cord and immediately get you over to the respiratory therapists. Your mom recognized that this was in your best interest. While pushing you heart rate dropped very low and they needed to perform and episiotomy to help you come out. At first your mom said, "No!" being a little scared but it didn't take more than 5 seconds before she said, "do it, do it". She knew that is what needed to be done and she was willing to experience more pain in order to keep you safe. She loves you so much. During all of this your dad was close to your mom encouraging her and sharing the ups and downs. Your grandma and I were close by as well.<br /><br /> Finally you were born at 3:29am on March 18th. The midwife quickly cut the cord and got you to the respiratory therapists who took good care of you. They did a lot of tests on you to make sure that you were ok, and you were.<br /><br /> I am so blessed to have been at your birth. It was a very beautiful experience. Your mom inspired me with the strength and determination that she displayed. I feel very blessed to have witnessed the love that your mom, dad, and grandma showed toward you and the love between your mom and dad. You are very lucky to have parents who love you so much. Never doubt or question the love they have for you.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br />That's all she wrote. I am very grateful that I was able to have a doula there for labor and delivery. She is such a great woman and I am so glad I could make a new friend! We're planning on "kid swapping" so the other can go on a date with their hubby :) Anyway, I just want to mention now that I love my baby soooo much. Labor was a very hard but rewarding experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. I would go through much more in order to have the miracle that is sitting beside me right now. She's such a beautiful creation sent from our Heavenly Father. Tim and I are very glad He has entrusted us with such a great responsibility and we are trying our best to learn and grow with her. Thank you everyone for all the support and love we get from you.<br /></div></div>Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-51176044365768030382010-05-11T16:19:00.007-06:002010-05-11T16:52:05.269-06:00School and Baby GabrielleSarah said I should update this since we have so much to say! Here's what's been going on:<br /><br />1. I've decided to finish school! Yay! I'm majoring in Linguistics with a minor in anthropology. It was really nice to do a graduation plan and see the plan right in front of me. I'll be graduating December of 2011! Although, the class order has already changed a million times due to what's offered and how many credits I have to take for financial aid, so it may even be sooner :) I'm super excited to have a degree and finally do really well in school. Super mom!<br /><br />2. Since I decided to go back and finish up, Tim didn't want to waste our time here, so he's added a second major. He's now double majoring in Linguistics and Chinese-Mandarin. Crazy, eh? He's super smart and I love him :) I'm so excited for him to get a job with the foreign services and we'll be sent all over the world. I'm pretty sure he's a shoe-in with just <span style="font-style: italic;">knowing</span> Chinese, let alone majoring in it! We'll see how the process of applying goes and I'll post updates with that.<br /><br />3. Last of all, the BEST news is that we had our cute little baby girl on March 18, 2010! Her name is Gabrielle Gloria Wallace and she was born 5 lbs 8 oz. She was teeny :) I'm not arguing! There were some complications but she was just fine and she's happily sleeping next to me right now. She'll be 8 weeks on Thursday! Crazy! I love her sooooo much. It was such a blessing to be a mom on Mother's Day. I'm excited to see her grow and learn :) Here are a few of my favorite pictures so far-<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXThX5eMETgpnDM4iGv8cJxdVOwDbrOFpL-hzpWF1YsFhHcVFl7JjGNCDyzKIXgarutXsBY27EcooUFM-n_H33OiZwAtrd1F8SJnhXkJ-0Row6XSizghHpCnBM0lx95v8QkhJJS_3ACE/s1600/HPIM1463.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXThX5eMETgpnDM4iGv8cJxdVOwDbrOFpL-hzpWF1YsFhHcVFl7JjGNCDyzKIXgarutXsBY27EcooUFM-n_H33OiZwAtrd1F8SJnhXkJ-0Row6XSizghHpCnBM0lx95v8QkhJJS_3ACE/s320/HPIM1463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470143691735821906" border="0" /></a>Her first day on this earth!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwkpLexHs8VRHyNBBQCDqEpoJceedVFFEkDS9Sx0LmK8Mt1aOhyphenhyphenHNEaBsOa942rmVDoKdBEgfSUXKupCFxs_sU6eFQ7S9oREUF1XXFKj75Z7rUX7w4y_CosG1AW9SEXofUgsVhzaljHY/s1600/HPIM1528.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwkpLexHs8VRHyNBBQCDqEpoJceedVFFEkDS9Sx0LmK8Mt1aOhyphenhyphenHNEaBsOa942rmVDoKdBEgfSUXKupCFxs_sU6eFQ7S9oREUF1XXFKj75Z7rUX7w4y_CosG1AW9SEXofUgsVhzaljHY/s320/HPIM1528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470144323170561506" border="0" /></a>Her first bath...she wasn't too thrilled<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVSQbrY-ipI_Qt3zOO6Vfq-hW_eSP3MqcBPwlipT-on1y9k_9xtvM-rnI0JaqSi6-wRLvsBvOs7EhkyfbtWO10j7P7iql0dBFjVjaS0Vm4b-eCo6zGTp1_N81R127VgYTET4pl8KbjY0/s1600/moto_0253.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVSQbrY-ipI_Qt3zOO6Vfq-hW_eSP3MqcBPwlipT-on1y9k_9xtvM-rnI0JaqSi6-wRLvsBvOs7EhkyfbtWO10j7P7iql0dBFjVjaS0Vm4b-eCo6zGTp1_N81R127VgYTET4pl8KbjY0/s320/moto_0253.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470145236422873410" border="0" /></a>She always falls asleep in her swing- she loves movement<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVyb3p1SAZI2Vl1TdEn_vfR9QQdih8cv-89kbkWmMKqJW86gekeWnLjTTRxitWZthq41xrFI_LseTUDnMsg-7tBJa8Lk3DMpP4b3crgvsrG9q7cVMkLlNb6le4koil7XhZKEH7Qr-ljs/s1600/moto_0223.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVyb3p1SAZI2Vl1TdEn_vfR9QQdih8cv-89kbkWmMKqJW86gekeWnLjTTRxitWZthq41xrFI_LseTUDnMsg-7tBJa8Lk3DMpP4b3crgvsrG9q7cVMkLlNb6le4koil7XhZKEH7Qr-ljs/s320/moto_0223.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470145241614632610" border="0" /></a>Sitting up with her Boppy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFBoihW0YyFT3jDwRKtf_PMONt-q_QVG56ITCbTxDcrofvVm0KohS3N0jz0I8ZpukaO8R4fHbykDjiQ_HpOdSGjnCG0XS5XJt3Fykem2LPexP9NayLEQ0AT2fyJABsMiKOr6dgHhZO44/s1600/moto_0247.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFBoihW0YyFT3jDwRKtf_PMONt-q_QVG56ITCbTxDcrofvVm0KohS3N0jz0I8ZpukaO8R4fHbykDjiQ_HpOdSGjnCG0XS5XJt3Fykem2LPexP9NayLEQ0AT2fyJABsMiKOr6dgHhZO44/s320/moto_0247.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470145251133675810" border="0" /></a>The first smile I was able to catch on camera! It was actually the end of the smile, but it still counts and it's very cute :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">That's all for now! Soon we'll be getting a real camera instead of using my phone for all the pictures. Then everyone can tell how cute Gabrielle is in FULL COLOR! Coming soon-2010. Also, my mom is coming back down to help us out this summer. I was diagnosed with severe postpartum depression and my midwife suggested medication with counseling. With school and everything making things super stressful, it will be nice to have some help while Tim works 40+ hours every week. No more taking baby to class! I'll post more updates soon. We love you all!<br /></div></div>Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-72664742103028992672009-05-13T16:22:00.003-06:002009-05-20T12:59:25.891-06:00Weekends can be so random...Hey all! It's finally me, Tim, writing a post :) I haven't done this since around Thanksgiving- oh well. Anyway, life is great. I'm working/looking for another job, my dad's in town for the summer to help out with Becky, our ward is just plain cool, and things are starting to fall into place more and more. We like life!<br /><br />Anyways, the title really has to do with this weekend. Our original plan was to go camping- Janae knows how much I love fishing and sleeping on hard rocks all night, and I know that she likes to swim (even though rivers are incredibly cold, we'll have to figure something out...), so we were going to head down to Payson and try our luck in the wild for a night. Anyway, we got a phone call today with an offer that we couldn't resist- Katie Lee wanted to know if we could help take care of her youngest, Ashton, for the weekend. She mentioned that he could tag along for whatever we were planning, so no major plans needed to be changed. I think it would be an adventure to take a toddler camping with us, but we'll see how that all turns out. I don't think we quite have all the things we need to go camping yet, so me might just scratch that all together. We do have an awesome tent though- we like it so much that we set it up in the living room a while back and slept there :) We're awesome.<br /><br />So yeah, weekends have been kind of random for the past few months- we do what we can. Last week Joseph took us to see the new star trek and Christina was there too, which wasn't planned at all for us earlier that week, and the weekend before that we were supposed to get together with Joseph and Michelle Adams, but that just didn't happen (our bad, sorry guys!), so I'm starting to wonder if planned weekends should even be a regular occurrence for the Wallace family... We have some fun ones planned for later this summer so we'll see how those turn out and let you all know what we think. Maybe it will all just come down to planning 5 months in advance- maybe THEN something will go as planned. I'm totally up for changes though; in fact, I like random changes because they make life fun. WOOT! Well, that pretty much ends it for now- live long and prosper!<br /><br />p.s. for all of those who think you're as cool as me and my dad, you'll probably never top having the same pair of shoes like we do now :) That's right, we both got the same pair of shoes today! We're awesome; well, he's more awesome, but the two of us together are WAY awesome. Zaijian for now!Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796221759954601385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-2133942638016413512008-12-08T18:02:00.003-07:002008-12-08T18:06:28.457-07:00Picture<div style="text-align: center;">I'm basically obsessed with this picture, so I thought I would post it =)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOx30WR_dbmc_RjdKxjcgGSEui7dOQlDnU3cFf4g1EOR6IetEeNx3JxKVG8yegpa1eazmvHfx8VV1JYtx1LrZzJrKa665PRTlCjm5CdqpadIqXQ_qIe2oF6VrtMDtbVLvoU2fR9cqtwY/s1600-h/_7S28517.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOx30WR_dbmc_RjdKxjcgGSEui7dOQlDnU3cFf4g1EOR6IetEeNx3JxKVG8yegpa1eazmvHfx8VV1JYtx1LrZzJrKa665PRTlCjm5CdqpadIqXQ_qIe2oF6VrtMDtbVLvoU2fR9cqtwY/s320/_7S28517.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277590079375252066" border="0" /></a>Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-31927819868536222112008-11-26T15:10:00.002-07:002008-11-26T15:24:52.365-07:00HAPPY THANKSGIVING!Happy Thanksgiving a day early! We're out in Cameron Park right now at my family's house enjoying the not-so-peaceful sounds of nephews running all over and wearing out the uncles! I wasn't originally going to say this, but Janae just reminded me how jealous i am that she's not involving me in choosing the stuff for the reception, but rather talking to my mom and my sister- that's what i get for being a groom. I'd imagine i have to go through this because she got to sit back and relax when we were all helping plan all of us come down to earth... or something. that was my pathetic attempt to make myself feel better. blah :)<br /><br />Anyway... life is grand :) We got to fly together yesterday and planes are so much better when you don't have to worry about armrests! the back support still stinks, but that's another story. I was amused by an Audrey Hepburn movie that she brought... don't worry, Carey Grant was in it too. Anyway, we got our ENGAGEMENT PICTURES BACK! They're pretty amazing. Janae chose out her favorites and put them up on facebook, but if any of you were curious as to what the rest of them look like (there are many awkward looking ones- we basically made up all the poses ourselves), i'll link this blog to it. ENJOY!<br /><br /><a href="http://jarviedigital.smugmug.com/gallery/6612782_rum9P" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span>http://jarviedigital.smugm</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>ug.com/gallery/6612782_rum</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>9P</a>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796221759954601385noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-89020076297487683992008-11-15T13:29:00.003-07:002008-11-15T13:36:19.189-07:00It's official!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!So now the world can know about it... the ring is on the finger! :) It only took us a couple weeks, and a little delay in the jewelry side of things, but we came out on top! I'll let her tell the story of how i asked if she wants to later on, but we're getting pictures taken this afternoon and getting more of the guest list done. We've got a lot ahead of us, but it's all fun stuff :) My roommate, James, got engaged last weekend as well- my apartment is disappearing!<br /><br />Life is grand- we made it through midterms and such and have a week and a half til thanksgiving break! Yesssssssssssssss! We're still looking for a ride to California though. Anyone know of anyone else going to the Sacramento area that could use another two riders? :) Can't wait to see everyone at home!<br /><br />Oh yeah! We got to go visit Becky this week! That's my little sister for those of you that don't know. She's going to school down the street and tearing it up! She's an amazing girl- just like all of the females in the Wallace family :) Janae is super excited to be one soon too! Anyway, busy-ness is ruling my life, so that's all for now. Take care, peoples!Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796221759954601385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-3331495239179136332008-11-09T22:35:00.003-07:002008-11-09T22:45:34.959-07:00Janae is still amazing- President Uchtdorf agrees<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nxH5LHifY4xItEWRwFviFuMWS4XUnCXdohZsbuclmRcCrIV67Jyhlfh5jmjvDg_pp4TdQPPp0wsykBjLkc2fLlOVpa6d7DIf4qBZo24ljXZtj27aoB8-WW-fslyT5XCf3qVabaXydCDV/s1600-h/janae+president+uchtdorf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nxH5LHifY4xItEWRwFviFuMWS4XUnCXdohZsbuclmRcCrIV67Jyhlfh5jmjvDg_pp4TdQPPp0wsykBjLkc2fLlOVpa6d7DIf4qBZo24ljXZtj27aoB8-WW-fslyT5XCf3qVabaXydCDV/s320/janae+president+uchtdorf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266900450356661010" border="0" /></a><br />That's it! I'm going to write one of these... I'm pretty much the not-so-focused or talented-at-writing-on-the-computer one in this relationship, so you'll be seeing most of these things from her, but that's ok :) She's better than me at just about everything anyway. and there's a cool picture of her and President Uchtdorf which makes her that much cooler!!!<br /><br />Anyway, we're still planning things and it's still a blast. We took her computer to Circuit City last night where the guy that wasn't there last time took one look at it and listened to our description of the problem and BOOM! all better... he uninstalled the fan drivers and they reinstalled automatically, so the fans worked again! good old windows vista and its built in driver software. Wow, this is the most computer geek that has come out of me since freshman year...<br /><br />anyway, on the way there we passed bed, bath, and beyond and I suggested we go check out registering (yes, i suggested it. I'll man up to that!). IT WAS AMAZING! WAY TOO MUCH FUN! we got the scanning thing, explained our wedding plans to the really nice lady and she said aim for about 250 items- we had a hay-day! i wish we had taken a camera to show the expressions on our faces, but yeah, we are registered there now! :)Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796221759954601385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-3718969384529706242008-11-09T12:53:00.004-07:002008-11-09T13:04:06.432-07:00Our Pumpkins!I know this is up kinda late, but I though Tim would like it if everyone could see our pumpkins. They were so FUN! Here are the pictures:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZlKHLETRRf3NtqMVxlSPDtwrzU6P4RYX-BM-NFjJYAznq9GQRoIESPRBtow7OMXqKbdULeLbMOhLckNLXNrgthfs0NC3JNZxuVkrrPHVCm2W5ZABSFrrP1drW1EAImBwdOl4IxY0CnI/s1600-h/10-24-08_2202.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZlKHLETRRf3NtqMVxlSPDtwrzU6P4RYX-BM-NFjJYAznq9GQRoIESPRBtow7OMXqKbdULeLbMOhLckNLXNrgthfs0NC3JNZxuVkrrPHVCm2W5ZABSFrrP1drW1EAImBwdOl4IxY0CnI/s320/10-24-08_2202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266749100890292418" border="0" /></a>Here is Tim's pumpkin! T-I-double guh-errr!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jG_5I4XNNTvEymt1XwmYHFo0o5Be_UF4-zyI1SlpPBXA_wpFTFAKbiPdLNawDfDJFHKStIMZVk8I9k6a76JGdfBe5PSDMfknP-XUjJc6degrAvBn-w-q2KYfhe_WnToIoAORUYr8i0k/s1600-h/10-24-08_2243.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jG_5I4XNNTvEymt1XwmYHFo0o5Be_UF4-zyI1SlpPBXA_wpFTFAKbiPdLNawDfDJFHKStIMZVk8I9k6a76JGdfBe5PSDMfknP-XUjJc6degrAvBn-w-q2KYfhe_WnToIoAORUYr8i0k/s320/10-24-08_2243.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266750402358790258" border="0" /></a>And here's mine! Oogie Boogie!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We roasted the pumpkin seeds afterward and they were SO GOOD! I'm glad we didn't have too many because I would have gotten fat off of them. But I suppose that's ok because Tim says I should eat more and be pudgy. Oh well...<br /></div></div>Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-19988879592885059872008-11-08T10:14:00.002-07:002008-11-08T10:29:49.819-07:00Yes or No?Lately, I think Tim and I are really getting overwhelmed with all the things we have to plan and pay for. We're aware of the fact that we're saving so much money on a lot of things because of how helpful people are and how good we are at finding good deals...but at the same time...we don't even have the money for those things. Even those "cheap routes" are putting us beyond the amount we have to spend.<br /><br />Tim was recalling the talks we've heard from so many LDS leaders that say we should avoid getting into debt by spending money we don't have for things we don't need. So, what do we really need for this wedding? As Tim was going over all the things that he was worried about paying for, I have to admit it really got to me. When it really came down to it, I knew that the most important part of this whole charade was the only thing I was sure about. We are going to get sealed to each other in the House of the Lord...because we love each other and we know that this is right. We are 100% sure that this is the right time. So, what other price should we put on that? A dress? Decorations? Invitations? Doesn't it all just seem a little ridiculous when you think of the true purpose of what we're planning for? I think so.<br /><br />So the conclusion I came to was that I simply have no idea what I'm doing. I am pretty sure Tim feels the same way after we were talking last night. We know that one the one hand, Heavenly Father would not want us to make this just like any other day. And we know He understands our situation not only monetarily, but also the fact that everything my family will see will be on the outside of the temple. Based on that fact alone, I know we need to do <span style="font-style: italic;">something</span> other than the sealing. But really...how much should I care about it? I'm just so lost. I think I'm officially starting to have my first panic attacks about wedding plans.<br /><br />Does anyone have any tips?Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-90180504528196088792008-11-04T22:02:00.003-07:002008-11-04T22:15:16.841-07:00Chim chiminey chim chiminey...Sorry, I just wanted to put a cool title. I'm not really cleaning out chimneys....nor would I like to...but I do love Disney, especially the music! It calms me when I'm stressed. Especially when I'm singing along very loudly with Carrie in the car. And of course you have to include Tim in the back laughing at the fact that we know every single word to every song. It's priceless.<br /><br />Oh good...Carrie just started playing some...ahhh. That's lovely. Oh Peetah, such a charmer. Peter Pan that is =)<br /><br />Basically, I'm constantly refreshing the page that tells the California proposition results. Of course I am paying particular attention to proposition 8. It's funny...I wonder what I would have thought about this if I hadn't joined the church. The thought crosses my mind a lot about a lot of things, but this is just such a big issue, that I wonder if outside forces would have caused me to think differently. (If you're worried about my stress level, there's no need to fret...a Bambi song just came on.) I am pretty sure I would still have chosen to support "Yes on 8" but since I am so unsure even about how <span style="font-style: italic;">I</span> would have reacted, it worries me to think how others will vote. Without the guidance of Heavenly Father, things like this are normal. What's wrong with homosexuals getting married when you don't know the word of God? <span style="font-style: italic;">Nothing.</span> *sigh*<br /><br />On a lighter note though...Pinnochio is playing now. In case you were wondering. Good thing I don't have strings either. That would be a hassle. Way to go Pinnochio. Way. To. Go.Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466515791638904593.post-53352721795712775902008-11-02T19:59:00.002-07:002008-11-02T20:03:49.118-07:00Sparkles!Hello all! Welcome to our new blog!<br /><br />Uhh...I don't know how to start this...so I'm just going to tell you what we've been up to! We went shopping for a ring the other day. It was an interesting experience. We went to Goldsmith Jewelers and looked at every single case in the store. The guy was really nice and after a while, he figured out the type we liked, so it got easier with each section. I personally am not a big fan of making decisions quickly, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be...Tim could tell I didn't want to choose and he laughed at me a few times. What a punk.<br /><br />We ended up picking the perfect one though! Yay! We'll post pictures as soon as it's done...we're pretty excited! We're probably going to wait to announce our engagement to the WORLD until we have it, but we've started all the planning for the wedding. If anyone wants to help, that would be excellent, because we seem to be a little confused about most things in this process =) We've made a list of what we need to figure out, and I got all freaked out this morning when I realized that we had to cram SO many things into this month! But then I remembered that everything would be ok because I rememberd exactly what we were planning for! This is so amazing and exciting! We're getting married! AH!Janae Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06552161136696781607noreply@blogger.com0