Happy Birthday Gordon!

Today is Gordon's birthday and he celebrated in style. He only had to work a few hours this morning and then saw the new batman movie with Tony which he was DYING to see. Because it was his birthday, he got into the theatre for free. Lucky guy! He went out for a late lunch with a mission friend at, of course, Taco Bell and then came home to me with wonderful gifts and dinner. We later went over to the Potters house to celebrate and sing, finishing the day off with some mighty tasty chocolate cake. Overall, I think it was a good day! Thank you to all the family members who have sent gifts and cards! He really felt special on his big day. I took video of this blessed event so you can email me if you want to see the festivities.

The man can cook!

So, a typical day for us would be me leaving for work, Gordon leaving for work, me getting home, making dinner, Gordon getting home, eating dinner. Yesterday, oh how the tables were turned. Gordon only had to work 2 hours, thus giving him the time to make dinner for me. Thats right......this whole time he was saying he can't cook--complete lie. He followed a recipe and we had a pretty great meal. I think this should happen more often. Just as a side note, yes, I now have somewhat of an appetite! Finally, I like food again.

The Pregnancy

The beginnings of a tiny bump perhaps? Or just my fat tummy that will soon be fatter due to the growing baby. Stay tuned! Many of you have asked how I am and how I have been feeling. So, for everyone to know, I have not thrown up, but I feel sick to my stomach from time to time. I get headaches, and feel faint a lot. I am tired and never really have an appetite. Nothing sounds very good to me to eat. I'm sick of bread, crackers, pretzels, idaho water, and the fiber bars I've been eating (which, ps, don't really work as well as they did before, if you know what I mean). At times salads and especially tomatoes sound good. Orange juice with club soda is a new favorite. Compared to a few weeks ago, I am doing great.....a lot better. I am trying to eat as healthily as possible, but that is hard, especially when I tend to crave nothing and have no desire to eat. I am coming up to my 10 week mark and at the beginning of August I have my next appointment. Its on a Saturday, so Gordon will be able to come and hear the heartbeat. As far as I know, the baby is growing and I am slowly feeling as normal as I used to feel. So anyways, advice would be helpful if you have any. I'm thinking it could be a girl, but its a toss up. What do I know. If anyone wants to take a guess, then go ahead! We could start a bidding pool or something.

O'Rourkes

Here are some random pictures from us recently. Shayna, Tony and their little ones joined us for a quick 45 minute drive to Driggs where we ate at a sports bar & grill called O'Rourkes. I first ate here with some roommates back in the day and the drive is REALLY worth it. The best burgers and onion rings around. Seriously. Its like mana from heaven. Such good food. Even Shayna agreed! There are also some photos from the drive. Idaho in some parts isn't as ugly as I thought. If you come visit, we'll take you to O'Rourkes! Its worth it.

Brennan Family Reunion

Gordon and I attended his family reunion in Oregon and I am finally getting some photos up from that. It was great seeing relatives I've never met before! They all knew who I was, but I had no idea who they were, although, by the end of the weekend, the names were coming to me. There was a huge family tree with everyone's pictures on it and that helped a lot. Also, to break the news that I was pregnant, we just taped the ultrasound photo to the family tree. No one really noticed it at first, but when one person knew, EVERYONE knew. We are sneaky! Anyways, we had a lot of fun and look forward to the next Brennan family reunion, hopefully in California! (cross your fingers!)

From left to right, Lauren (who married Gordon), Gisela (who married David), Emily, Tammy (who married Mark), Tamara. We are all Brennans, or previously Brennans.



Eating leftovers from the past 3 days....gotta love pizza, enchiladas, pasta, grilled chicken, salad, and a whole lot of soda pop.





I helped Rylan get suited up for the beach. What a cutie.

Saige, Ambria and Rylan in the back of Mark's Honda before we went to the beach. Cute girls!

* We would have taken more photos, except for the fact that we forgot our camera 2 of 3 days...haha...whoops!

I'm Pregnant

Yes, the title is true! Gordon and I are going to be having a baby. We found out about 2 1/2 weeks ago and only went to the doctor's office today for the 1st ultrasound. From what they can tell, everything is going swimmingly. I am almost 8 weeks and my due date is February 8th. If it is born on my Dad's birthday then the middle name will be Bruce, no matter if its a boy or girl. Surprised? Just as I thought. Anyways, the Women's Clinic is pretty nice and they gave us a DVD of the ultrasound which I thought was pretty cool. I couldn't get the actual DVD on here, so I took video of the video (if that makes sense). I go back at the end of July for my 13 1/2 week visit and I'll hear the heartbeat! Exciting!

June happenings

The past few weeks in Rexburg, the weather has been cold and rainy! I don't mind it, but thats because I drive the car to and from work. Gordon, on the other hand, has to ride his bike to school and to work. When it is raining, I usually pick him up. On this particular day, Gordon was riding home as usual, when it started poaring. I was surprised how wet he was, but it brought a delightfully large amount of joy to my heart. This is what made me take a few pictures. Poor, wet, dripping Gordon!

I experimented with a new recipe this week! Its kind of interesting to not go grocery shopping for 2 weeks and see what you can come up with. This is a lettuce wrapped mini tuna croquette. I used 2 cans of well drained, water-packed

tuna, 1/4 cup red onion, 1 egg white, parsley, cayenne

pepper, salt, and black pepper. I formed patties, coated them with bread crumbs and fried them in olive oil and butter. I wrapped each croquette in lettuce, along with fresh tomato, and homemade tartar sauce. The tartar sauce is made, simply by mixing light mayonnaise with lemon juice, chopped pickle, dill, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper as well. Gordon said they were his favorite. He literally kept telling me for about 20 minutes how delicious he thought they were! I thought the recipe was alright, but I'm going to try a few modifications this week.