So this is Love

Valentines days have changed a little bit around here but now they come and we have so much more to celebrate.

The Great Blizzard of DC

This all started last Friday. We had been getting warnings from the news that it was going to be a pretty big snow storm - but - taking into consideration that a "big snow storm" for Dc is usually an inch we weren't too worried about it. Over night it dumped about two feet of snow on us. Now that may not seem like a whole lot of snow in Utah terms but we soon realized that in DC terms that was enough to cause people to prepare for the Rapture.
There are no snow plows in DC so the snow just keeps piling up and piling up. People are going completely nuts. Last night a group of people got so anxious they threw cement blocks through a target window and everyone ran in and just looted everything as if it were the last box of cereal on earth. It is pretty crazy how fast the atmosphere of fear and anxiety spreads. There is definitely a feeling of every man for himself- which can lead people to act really irrationally. I am sure this is fueled a lot by people going crazy with cabin fever, it is rough being stuck inside an apartment for 5 days -believe me !
Sunday people were starting to act normally some people were even out playing in the snow and sledding down the monument steps on cookie sheets. There was a big snow ball fight down town with over 2,000 people. Most of the people were enjoying the days off and trying to make the best of it. Things got ugly when we got news of a second wave of snow that would hit Tuesday. I think that this was what made everyone go a little nuts - it was already so overwhelming with the snow we had the thought of getting more just seemed impossible to deal with.
The second wave of snow hit us yesterday. Most people don't have power today and everything is shut down, no one is leaving their houses and i am guessing it will be that way for awhile since it has not stopped snowing since yesterday around noon.
Libby and I are doing great other than missing Phil. He was lucky enough to get on one of three flights that actually got out this week from the DCA airport. We didn't realize how lucky we got until i heard a news broadcast and they had said only three flights actually got to where they were suppose to go- so we are very happy he got home safely. We are just playing in the apartment and trying to not go crazy ourselves( no big change for us ). We feel very grateful that we have been taught our entire lives about being prepared for a situation like this so we can just sit back and laugh at the crazy people - having food storage and water storage is not just a good suggestion you can really see its blessing in action right now.

Well that is way more than enough for now - i guess you can tell i haven't talked to anyone in a awhile. Ha hah ha.

Grandpa's flower toes

This one is just for you grandpa!

Growing up fast

Our little girl is growing up so fast. She is finally getting a little bit of chub on her little round face. This month she has really grown up. She has started to talk alot more - actually it is more of a scream - but she is doing it all the time. She finally has started to roll over and try to push herself around on the floor. It just seems like this month she has decided to blossom. We finally caved this week and started putting her in her crib at 8 and letting her put herself to sleep. It is WAY harder than i thought it would be. I can't even begin to explain to you how hard it was that first night to sit there and listen to her cry - i definatly did more crying than she did. Tonight will be her 4th night by herself and she seems to be doing pretty well. She has been sleeping from 8 to 11:30 and then she will wake up again at 2 and at 4 - then we are up for the day at 6:30 - so it is still not ideal but it is better than what we were doing. I can't believe that she will be six months old in just a week. Wow ! I just can't tell you how much Joy she has brought us.

Phil is steadily studying away - as usual - and is working on a brief that is due this sunday. It is all he does these days. He is planning a trip to Utah to go interview with a few firms out there and hopefully get a job ( cross your fingers ) He will be leaving next Wed.

Our car died this week and thanks to an amazing helper i finally got home with Libby after standing out in the cold for 8 hours. We throught we had it fixed but yesterday i got in it to go to the store and it wouldn't start again so we called up the tow truck again and sent it back to the dealership - so i am stuck inside the apartment for awhile . We are eventually going to need to get some groceries but for right now we are very blessed to have great people in our ward that are watching out for us.

We recieved news this week that Lizs'( phils little sister) cancer had spread to her spleen, liver, spine and the spots in her lungs and skull have grown. They are flying her to the very best expert throughout the country and we are so blessed to have parents that are amazing, capable and strong , they seem to know exactly what to do. We are very optimistic and hopeful we really appreciate your thoughts and prayers for her.

Right back into it

So we are back in Arlington after the Christmas break; we had just started to get our legs under us after all the craziness of last semester and we are already thrown back into the next one. We were so happy to get to go home to Utah and see all of our friends and family. Being at home was like having a life raft to grab onto for a little while while i am out swimming the seas. We wish we could have spent more time with everyone; it went to quickly.

We are home now and Wow did we come home to the real world. Phil got immediately back into classes, reading and late nights at the computer. We have been working together- night and day- getting his resume together and calling contacts. We have been getting all the stuff ready to send out his applications in hopes of getting a summer associates position at any law firm that will have us. There is nothing like sucking up to every lawyer you have ever known that really makes you realize where you are on the totem pole. But hey if it gets us a job, who cares. Libby has decided to become a totally different baby, all of a sudden. She isn't sleeping at all on her old schedule and to make matters even more tricky she got sick on Saturday when we foolishly ( first time parents) took her out to the National Geographic museum in 30 degree weather with 88% humidity. OOPS! we are just hoping we didn't give her pneumonia. Don't worry about calling us to tell us how stupid that was .... libby is making sure we suffer the consequences.
I am just doing all i can to hold everything together and occasionally get some sleep. Last night my adorably wonderful hubby saw that i was about to either cry or go postal so he took Libby and let me sleep for a little bit. He always saves the day.
So that is about it - busy as can be but loving it -love you all and hope to hear from you soon.

Libby talking up a storm

We have officailly become paparazzi for our daughter. Libby has started talking so much but everytime we pull out the video camera she goes absolutley silent so i have been doing sneak attacks and getting little snip its of her on my cell phone until we got this little collection. So here is the first ever recorded sighting of the very rare and elusive talking Liberty bird.

It has finally happened....

A miracle has happened right here in our little corner of the world; we finally got to go for a walk with Daddy.