We made it!

It was definitely the most stressful month of my life, but we made it! I don't have internet at our new house yet (comcast is the devil) so I'm currently at my gracious brother Kevin's house since I'm theoretically back at work again today and needed internet.
We arrived at our new house at 1 am Friday night. Kenny drove the whole way expect for one hour (I drove from a rest stop to another rest stop in the middle of nowhere so Kenny could nap). The entire length of the uhaul plus the car trailer was probably about 45 feet, so it was definitely a daunting thing to drive, but Kenny did marvelously.
We love our new house and are already 70% unpacked, I'd say (mostly Kenny's doing). All we are currently lacking is a stove (which should arrive today) and internet. Houston is great and sunny and warm(er).
I'll post more later went things have calmed down, I just wanted to briefly post and say we made it and we are happy. Christmas was great, the move was as good as it could be, and we are just feeling so blessed.
P.S. Today I hit 20 weeks of pregnancy- I'm halfway done! I'm finally showing, too.

Congrats, Husband!

Today is Kenny's last day of classes ever! Well, the last day where he'll be the student. It's been an awful semester and it honestly feels like I'm finishing classes too, with how much it affects me. I'm so proud of him, he's such a hard worker. I don't think I could handle his schedule, and he's been such a trooper and still managed to take care of me.
And, a week from today is my last day in my office ever! After that, I'll be working remotely. And a week from today we close on our house. Big exciting things are getting closer!

More pictures!

Well, I made it back from Quebec 20 hours later than planned, just in time for my work party which was a blast. I'm so glad to be back home with my wonderful husband (who cleaned the house for me while I was gone, yay). If only I could get rid of the 5 inches of snow:).
So, I have one exciting pic- I'm finally showing, at least a little:). Here's a pic of me at 16 weeks in my hotel in Quebec. I have some bare belly shots (nothing too scandalous), too- you can click on the pic if you're the type to care about pregnant tummies.

Let's see. Other pictures. Here we are at Thanksgiving- Ben, Aaron, Kenny and I. We had a great time, with a delicious ham (and a chicken, but no turkey). We'll miss our friends a lot when we move.

Here is our friend Amos the mouse. He lives in our stove, and is too smart for traps. He pops his head through the elements occasionally, whack-a-mole style. For this pic, both Kenny and I were within 5 feet of him, discussing him in normal voices and taking pictures. This little guy is fearless.

And here is why I'm convinced Kenny will be a great daddy (forgive his bathrobedness while he was doing homework):

And here is our Christmas tree (fake tree from Walmart, a bit too big for our current apartment):

For any more pics, feel free to poke around my web album.

Trials make us learn

What I've learned this week:
-If you are traveling to Canada, and your passport is in your maiden name, your tickets must also be purchased in your maiden name (would have saved me one hour and $75).
-Red-eye flights aren't that bad when you have room enough on the plane to sleep. Red-eye layovers are the things to watch out for.
-When one arrives in Canada on business, one should lie and say they are there for pleasure (would have saved me 2 hours and $150).
-You may be old enough to have a baby and buy a house, but not old enough to rent a car without paying extra and getting your car selection greatly reduced. (A brand new charger in 2 feet of snow...)
-While the Hilton may sound nice, a place with free internet and free breakfast would be nicer.
-Sometimes a Valet is the only option, no matter how much the frugal part inside of you cries against it.
-When planning outfits for a trip, make sure every article of clothing makes it into your suitcase. A beautiful outfit left on the bed won't be much good for you.
-Always go for the GPS unit they offer you when you rent a car. A good sense of direction is useless in a blizzard in a city that likes quaint little non-through streets.
-The quebec airport, though similar in size to a large bus station, has two very nice features: 1, free internet (hence this post) and 2, they play delightful classical christmas music, mixed with occasional holiday songs sung by my french-canadian friend, Bruno Pelletier (of Temps des Cathedrales fame). Nothing could have cheered me up like Bruno could have.
-Getting from Salt Lake City to Quebec (or back) takes, on average, 3 flights and 12 hours in either planes or airports- both ways.
-If you have a squishy carry-on for a pillow, any airport bench without armrests can become a decent enough bed.
-Being 4 months pregnant should not hinder one's sense of "adventure". Yeah... adventure...
-Though not extremely comfortable, pregnancy is a blessing. Just when I was feeling so alone, and thought things could get no worse, my baby kicked! It was only the second time I had felt anything, and it was at a moment when I needed to not feel so alone. Thanks, little one.
-My husband is now a part of me. When he's not near me, it feels like something is missing. I am so very excited to see him again! (You'd think 3 days would be no big deal, but we hadn't spent more than 24 hours apart since... well, since before our engagement, probably.)

With any luck, I'll be back in Utah tomorrow night for my work's Christmas Party. Then I have one weekend to pack, then Kenny's finals, then we need to find a place to stick a puppy for four days, then a drive to California to spend Christmas with my husband's family, a drive back to Utah on Christmas day, one day to pack up the uhaul, and a two-day drive to Houston. In other words, I hope to once again be a pleasant person to be around sometime around January 1st. Thanks, everyone, for being patient and helpful!