phones

Before I left for England more than 2.5 years ago I researched cell phone companies to get one that had international calling ability. I really didn't care about what fancy things the phone could do, I just wanted one where I could call my Mom in America. So I got a cheap phone with an international plan.

 

Ever since I started dating Dave he made fun of the fact that I had a tiny wimpy phone (see above). Lately he is getting more persistent about getting me a better phone. He's a guy who likes gadgets and I don't care. So today I finally gave in a let him buy me a new phone (see below). It could do fancy things with it, but I won't.  I was hoping for a pretty phone, too bad they were out of all the colors and only had black and white.

BD2...finally

Last night Dave and I went to Nottingham so I could watch Breaking Dawn 2 with my friend Karen (pronounce her name as Kar-en, not Ka-ren, she was the photographer for our wedding). Dave went to see Argo with Karen's husband Duane, they said it was good.  

My Mom gave me and Sara (my sister-in-law) the first Twilight book for Christmas 2006. Now that the books and movies are done, Karen and I sat there and said "What do we do now?" We have been anxiously waiting for each book/movie for a while and now they are all done. What will become the new obsession? Hunger Games? The Hobbit? Avengers et al? 

Imagine Dragons

Last night Dave and I went to the Imagine Dragons concert. 

I saw them on BYUtv (since we got rid of cable tv we watch everything on the internet) on the show Audiofiles. 

I haven't been to a concert for a while, so it was fun to go to this smaller venue in Oxford. Dave and I really like Oxford. It's closer to a normal town, like Provo. Here in Walsall the town dies at 5pm. There were people still out and about after the concert at 10pm. The lead singer announced they were coming back in April, we are waiting for the tickets to be available so we can plan on going. 

Thankful

I've seen on facebook people posting what they are thankful for each day. I thought I would do just one list here on the blog.

1. Dave. I'm so glad I get to spend the rest of eternity with him!
2. I am thankful for some awesome family vacations to Waterton National Park in Alberta, Canada.
3. The summer I lived in Hawaii I lived in Hauula and worked in Honolulu. Such a beautiful drive.
4. I am so grateful for the opportunity I had of serving as a missionary to South Africa. 
5. I am thankful for the hard work and learning experiences of grad school both at BYU and the University of Wolverhampton. And for all the dancers who participate in my research!
6. I am thankful for the gospel principle of free agency.
7. I am so grateful for the sacrifices and decisions of my ancestors. I am always in awe of how a decision my ancestors made 175 years ago to join the church can affect my life!
8. These three are just too cute to not add to this list! I'm so glad I get to be their Aunt Teri :) 

This is my list for now...

One of those days

Monday was a little...exciting, stressful, worrying...with turning in Dave's I-130 spouse visa application and my nephew's school in safety mode.

We finally got the application all put together and mailed it to the London Embassy. I had to make a copy of my student visa to prove that I have been in the UK for more than six months so that we could do the application process through the Embassy or else we would have had to send it to Chicago. It's nice to know the application is done and out of our hands. Now to pray the person who reads the applications likes ours and moves us onto the next phase.

My cutie 5-year-old nephew is now in kindergarten and on Monday the police attempted to serve a warrant at a home near my nephew's school. The man aimed a shotgun at a police officer, so a standoff started. Neighbors were evacuated and the school was put in safe mode. Lock down is when the kids have to stay in their classrooms and safe mode is when they can move around in the school, but can't leave. So my nephew stayed at school all day and got to eat lunch with the big kids. I however got a little nervous when I heard about it. As a former teacher and current student, I have been through evacuations and lock downs for real and practice at various times. I'm use to it, but this is my cutie 5-year-old nephew's first time. He's too little, cute, and innocent to have to be around crazy people! Hopefully he doesn't have to do that again until he is in high school.

Normal pt 2

Normal has become a swear word in our house. Dave and I had our first appointment a month ago with the fertility specialist (FINALLY!!!) and they redid all the tests again . . . and again everything is normal. They couldn't do a hysterosalpingography on me, so a laparoscopy has been scheduled for January. Until then I am taking clomid. I have never taken anything more than 800 mg of ibuprofen, so I was really nervous about taking a drug that has at least 7 side effects: hot flashes, bloating and abdominal discomfort, weight gain, mood swings, nausea/dizziness, headaches, abnormal menstrual bleeding, and twins/multiple pregnancies. I had a mild mood swing on the first day with Dave (thank Heavens it wasn't anywhere else) and on day 2 and 3 I had a very low grade headache. Otherwise everything is good so far, but one of the things I have not been able to find out is how long the side effects are suppose to last; only while I am taking the med or for longer? However, I really don't see twins/multiples as a side effect. I would love to have twins/multiples, then we have our family in one pregnancy! Awesome!