Kansas City Here We Come!

A while back Tyson was accepted to medical school in Kansas City, Missouri (KCUMB). We haven't heard back from any other school yet (and haven't put forth a lot of effort to get accepted anywhere else) but that is OK because the more Tyson and I look at KCUMB the more we love it and think it is perfect for Tyson. School starts in August and we'll probably move in the beginning to middle of July.

KCUMB is an osteopathic medical school where he'll become a DO instead of an MD (which means that he'll be able to do all the same things as an MD but the DO program focuses more on preventative medicine instead of always using drugs as a cure all.

We recently found housing in Kansas City...so the likelihood of us going to school there is high enough that we are putting money into housing. The place is very family friend and actually has a pretty large LDS community. It is about 5 minutes away from where the new temple is being built and 10 minutes away from church sites like Liberty and Adam-ondi-omen.

So, with joy as well as sadness...we will be saying "farewell" to Utah. This will be the first time I've lived outside of Utah (except when I went for a semester to BYU-Idaho...but please...as if that really counts as "out of Utah"). It will be scary, it will be fun, it will be an adventure. But we'll miss everyone here.

Flashback Friday: The Sailor

I have a relative named Seiji on my dad's side of the family. I've only met him once, but he's an incredible guy. He came to my sister's wedding reception and at the time I was really starting to be interested in family history. My dad said, "You're in luck, the person you would want to talk to is Seiji." Seiji and I talked for hours. He told me stories and stories about my ancestors....and I unfortunately don't remember a lot of them because I didn't have a lot to write with and it was all so overwhelming at the time. But I'm gonna tell you my favorite Seiji story...

The Sailor (a short and MAYBE true story)

Apparently a long time ago while a few of my ancestors were sailing across the ocean...one lovely young lady had met an American sailor. So it would seem...they had a sailboat fling. I don't know the details or what happened on that boat during the journey. But oddly enough, in our family line there are some "whiter" qualities to us. But the question...IS there a small piece of whiteness in our DNA? I may never know.

BUT...most people who know Asians well think I am HALF Asian or at least not FULL Asian. We've always attributed that to our very American/Utahn way of living...I don't know Japanese, I really don't know much about the culture, I've never even BEEN to Japan for heavens sake! But perhaps there is more than meets the eye...

ALSO...coincidence or not...Popeye was a sailor...and Olive Oyl has black hair like an Asian. I may be RELATED to Olive Oye! OK...OK....I'm stretching this a LITTLE far. Don't you think? In all honesty, this story is probably a myth and even if this happened...this likely isn't a relative in MY family line but rather a distant second cousin twice removed or something like that. But I loved to hear that story. It was a (short) story of mystery, adventure, and love.

Tag, I'm It!

List of eight tag:
Post rules on your blog
Answer the five '8' items
Let each person you tag know by leaving them a comment

8 Favorite TV shows: (Bethany Side Note : I really don't watch TV much and this would be assuming I have cable...which currently I don't and really don't want cable ever.)
1) Jon and Kate Plus 8
2) What Not to Wear (yes, I'm a TLC watcher)
3) Something on HGTV
4) I admit I like watching infomercials
5) CSI (the one with Marc Harmon) or some other detective type show
6) Amazing Race (when I watch it, which is VERY seldom)
7) Arthur (yes, the cartoon on PBS)
8) Whatever my husband is watching

8 things I did yesterday: (This is gonna be in chronological order)
1) Made lunch for my hubby for him to take to school
2) Fed, dressed, and played with the baby
3) Ate a bagel (I love bagels...mmm....)
4) Resisted eating ice cream (it was hard...)
5) Took back some shirts I bought that I decided I didn't want
6) Went to the bank to get my $50 rebate that Verizon mailed me
7) Went on a HOT date (we window shopped in furniture stores)
8) Watched Baby Galileo with Eden

8 favorite restaurants: (in no particular order)
1) Zupas
2) Good Wood or Famous Daves
3) Cafe Rio
4) Olive Garden
5) Matsu (OK, so I've only been there ONCE and never realized how many varieties of sushi exist and how wonderful they could really be! It was incredible that one time I went. I want to go again...)
7) P.F. Changs
8) Leatherby's (for ice cream and fries)

8 Things I'm looking forward to:
1) Finding out what Eden is thinking (talking more)
2) My husband coming home tonight
3) This weekend (a few friend parties and Tyson not in school)
4) The weekend after that (Dakota and Brayden's birthday party, Jessica's baby shower, and spending time with my family)
5) Moving to Kansas City to start med school (assuming that's where we go)
6) Becoming an amazing cook and having my own recipe book I made with a collection of my favorite recipes
7) Finishing this blog book from blurb.com
8) Eden learning to crawl or walk, she's getting HEAVY

8 things on my wish list: (before starting this...Tyson and I talked about this yesterday because he heard a quote from someone that said, "The people that are truly happy are the people that say what they DON'T WANT instead of what they WANT". More about being happy with what you have, not always looking for greener pastures, and realizing that "stuff" isn't always what its cracked up to be. But this asks for my WANTS...and I do have those too. I'm not perfect.)
1) Finding a miracle that could help us pay for med school (scholarships? programs? Bill Gates?) (more in my "Wishful thinking, get over it and move on with life" list at this point)
2) A new laptop without missing keys
3) A new camera
4) An avocado vanilla boba drink from Orange Peel
5) Another get together with all my "mommy's that want to get out of the house" group
6) A house that is always clean (another item on my "Wishful thinking, get over it and move on with life" list)
7) More children...someday
8) Cute, new shoes and clothes


I TAG:
1) Bonnie
2) Jess
3) Brittany
4) Sherry
5) Ben (not Alyssa...Ben)
6) David (not Rachel...David)
7) Sharlee
8) Whoever else feels a desire to do this Tag

Bathing Naked with a Boy

Not ONLY is she bathing naked with a boy...but they are KISSING! Oh no, she could be a trouble maker later in life. jk.

The title of this blog is dedicated to Rachel. We like to talk about blogging because we are both blog-a-holics and after taking a bunch of pictures she came up with this title because it sounded sketchy. We think it's funny. :)

Tyson, Eden, and I hung out with Rachel, David and baby Nate on Friday and both of our children needed baths. It was both their first experience bathing with another child. They were so funny together just playing and splashing.

These pictures were so cute. One of the pictures they are sticking their tongues at each other. Eden is in the "copy what others do" phase.

In other news, here are some other pictures of Eden (I realized that I don't take pictures of me or Tyson anymore...mostly just Eden). We went to my family's house Satuday to Monday where we played lots of games, talked, went out to eat at Sweet Tomatoes, and just had fun.

Here's a picture of my dad (Eden LOVES my dad) feeding Eden a whole sweet potato. And then there's also a picture of a bunch of hair things that my sister gave me because my niece, McKell, doesn't use them any longer. I was having a good time sticking lots of the things in her hair.

Grandma Young

Before we lived in Tyson's parent's basement we lived in a house with an older couple that needed assistance. Tyson mowed the lawn and took out the trash while I cooked meals for them and cleaned the house. We were able to get free rent, free groceries, and $200 a month, helping tremendously with our financial situation.

Gloria and Laurie Young (we called them grandma and grandpa) were family. They made us laugh everyday as we ate dinner with them, spent time talking with them about the old days, watched their favorite TV programs with them (Matlock, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and Deal or No Deal).

Grandma Young passed away a few days ago and Tyson and I were able to attend the viewing along with my mom and dad (who had also visited them several times and made friends with them). My mom and I also went to the funeral the next day. Grandma had been slowing declining in recent months (she was 83 years old) and she finally decided it was time to pass on. But I know that she is in a better place now.

Tyson and I have several favorite memories of grandma. Like how she loved shrimp, but grandpa refused to try it. So one day I added some shrimp to the soup I made and grandma saw. She was so excited and when grandpa said, "What is this in my soup? Is that a shrimp?!" she was on my side and said, "No, it's just a potato!". Or when she would get sick of watching TV with Laurie so she would say,"I'll be right back, I'm just going to the bathroom." and an hour later grandpa would say, "Where'd grandma go?" to find that she was watering the plants, doing laundry, or cleaning out some drawers. Or when she would watch BYU games or Jazz games on TV and yell at the refs on TV (often several times for the same play because she had a hard time understanding that on TV they do instant replays). Or the story she tells us of when grandpa complained about the lunches she used to pack for him for work saying they were "uneatible", so the next day she packed him rocks for his lunch with a note saying, "Is this eatible?" Man, granmda was good!

So, this goes out to the sweetest old woman to ever leave this world. The one who would do anything to hold a baby for as long as she could. The one who always wanted to look good by getting her hair and nails done and be the best she could by being strong in the gospel. The one was always trying to help out as much as she could even when it was hard. The one who loved us just like she loved any of her children or grandchildren.

We love you Grandma Young.

Good Times

So, this is a blog of a bunch of randomness that went on this week. It's been all sorts of fun! It's been a good week. My niece, Eva, was blessed on Sunday and then we were able to see a bunch of family and friends at the Stratton's house later that day. Also, Eden just got her first tooth! Well, right now it looks more like a little hole in her gums with a little piece of white down below.

And here's more excitement...

We gave Eden a strawberry (definitely NOT one of our more brilliant ideas)...but BOY did she have a good time mashing it up and eating it!

This is when Macie, Kylie, and I attempted making bread without supervision. I was the only one who had made this bread before...and it had been a LONG time since I had made it. They had a lot of fun playing with the dough and trying to get it out of the bowl. It turned out good!

So, I like to put Eden in small, confined places. Oddly enough, she really enjoys being in them. She'll be grumpy and I'll put her in a small box with a toy or two and she'll play and play forever.

So, there's a little insight into my everyday life. Eden is just so incredibly adorable! She's interacting more than ever. She'll smile and clap when we say "YAY!", tonight she was imitating sounds we made in the car (yelling, spitting, "dada", "mama", etc.), and she knows what the phone is (she puts it on her shoulder and says, "eeoo", like hello or she'll mumble in the phone). She loves playing with balls, books, balloons, and lots of other toys. She'll hold as many things in her hand as possible. She also loves the vacuum and washer and dryer. I'm loving this stage of her life!

Leaps and Bounds!

So, the exciting news as of yesterday....Eden can officially scoot from one place to another. It's sort of an army crawl and she doesn't like to do it. She would much rather make sad faces and whine a little in hopes that someone just picks her up or gives her an item. But, she definitely can move!

The sad part, I took a video on my video camera and wanted to put it on my computer and on my blog...but of course my video camera is being a struggle and won't let me put it on my computer. Sad day.

In other Eden news...we went to the doctor for her 9 month appointment. We found out that despite the fact that she LOOKS like a chubby little kid...she's actually only about 35 percentile in weight. Her height is down to about 65 percentile (she used to be in the 90s). And her head...is huge. Her head is around the 95 percentile. My child is all head, I guess we'll just claim that she's smart. :)