The Meandering Thoughts of Jan

It's the last day of my birthday month, so maybe I should post about my birthday celebration. It was a party, to say the least. However, I have to admit turning 31 was harder than turning 30. I think I was mentally prepared for saying goodbye to my 20's. However, 31 has been a shock because apparently I'm just supposed to keep on getting older. Weird. Also it was fun/slightly scary to turn the age where I'll become a mom. On My Birthday... Danny definitely spoiled me this year. He actually gave me little presents each day of my birthday week, because he knows how I love to extend celebrating birthdays. The day before my birthday, we got take out and watched the movie The Book Thief which was very well done and as expected, very sad. On the day of my birthday, I opened presents and then we went out to dinner at The Garden on Temple Square. Danny and I took a walk around temple square and then went to the the Salt Lake Temple. We found that evening was reserved for ...

While being sick and stuck at home wouldn't be my first choice on how to celebrate Easter, it has given me time to go through all my notes from General Conference. It is hard for me to pick a favorite talk. I really loved the Saturday Morning Session. It felt like such a powerhouse session to me with Elder Holland 's, Sister Reeves's and Elder Andersen's talks. I also appreciated  Pres. Uchtdorf's and Elder Bednar's talks. I'm a bit behind on this post (and all other posts) , but here are some quotes from this past conference that really stuck out to me. "The adversary would have us be critical or judgmental of one another. He wants us to concentrate on our differences and compare ourselves to one another...When we compare ourselves to one another, we will always feel inadequate or resentful of others." - Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson   (This quote is from the General Women's Meeting. I loved Sis. Oscarson's talk. I had the chance to m...

March 2nd - Noelle and Jared had us over for dinner.  It was Dr. Seuss's birthday, so Noelle made these adorable cupcakes. March 5th - How we announced that we are expecting a little boy on social media. March 9th - Birthday celebration for Tim and Ry guy. March 9th - Picture with my dad. March 15th - Day after Pi, pie day.  I got together with some friends for some pie making.  Delicious. March 24th - Halfway there. 20 weeks mark. March 31st - It snowed like crazy the day before.  And then I came out for my lunch break and it was the most lovely spring scene.  Typical Utah, it's such a tease.