I'm Baaaaaack!

What a vacation!

It was very much needed.

It was lovely.

It was grand.

Quite an Adventure.

But I am glad to be home and sleeping in my own bed.

More on THAT later....

I have kept you in the dark long enough!

Its time to reveal if Baby Gardner is a

BOY or a GIRL!

Well we are THRILLED to announce that we are having a.....

GIRL!

Like I said, we are THRILLED!

I thought for sure it was a boy.

Gavin thought it was a girl.

I was shocked when I was wrong.

{You know, because I am NEVER wrong.}
That was a joke.

We almost left the doc's office not knowing.

Our baby girl sure is modest.

I guess thats a good thing. :)

How far along? 19 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Thats weird because according to ONE doc's office, I gained two pounds. The OTHER office said I gained 3. Who knows?
Maternity clothes? Still just rockin' the leggings & sweats most days. I sometimes have to tie a hair tie to my button on my jeans.
Sleep: Most nights its good. I think I will be needed a body pillow soon though! Doc says I cant sleep on my back after 20 weeks. One more week before THAT adventure starts.
Best moment this week: The thought that its actually a girl is sinking in more and more
Miss Anything? Energy lol
Movement: Not yet.
Food cravings: I have craved sweets like crazy. :) And Strawberries. Yum. I especially crave strawberry limeades from Sonic.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Just the THOUGHT of Mexican food USED to make me want to hurl, but I am getting over that. I FINALLY can have me some Cafe Rio again!
Have you started to show yet: Yup
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In-- well its weird. Its half in, half out. haha.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, most of the time. :)
Looking forward to: Feeling her move for the first time. I was hoping the fireworks at Disney World would startle her enough for me to feel something. But alas, nada. Hopefully soon though!
Names picked out? We have a few we like but we want to meet her first!

Again, we are THRILLED.

:)

Oh, Happy New Year Everyone!

See ya in 2012!



Wowzers

Wow you guys. I know I've apologized before, but I just have to do it again.

I am so sorry I've been MIA in the wonderful world of blogs recently.

There has been soooo much going on, I just had to put my blogging passion on the back burner for a bit.

Dont worry, I will be back to normal in no time.

Well... As I am sure you are ALL hoping to find out if we are having a boy or girl...

You are just going to have to wait a bit longer because we still need to tell my Grandma and Grandpa Jones. They deserve to know! :)
(I will try to call you today Gram and Gramps!)

I started a new job at a cute little scrapbook store called Pebbles in my Pocket and I LOVE it!

Nothing beats being surrounded by crafty things, cheerful people and festive Christmas music!
I did lose my previous job, but it was a blessing in disguise and I couldnt be happier that it happened.

We celebrated Gavin's 26th birthday with his twin sister, Kate, and family at Olive Garden on the 15th.

I cant believe we've been together almost 3 years now. (2 married, 1 dating-not in that order)

We also had our fun and festive Whitehead Family Party AND Jones/Alvey Bowling party and had alot of fun. (Sorry I am still waiting on pictures!)

We head out to Orlando tonight and I am as giddy as a fat kid in a candy store!
I hope to be able to keep you all up to date on our adventures, but I dont know how often I will have access to a computer.
I vow to do my best!

Disneyworld, Harry Potter Adventure, here we come!

I just want to say thanks to all my readers.

You guys give me so much motivation to be a better person and such great advice and words of kindness when I really need it and it is soooooo wonderful to have friends like all of you!

I love you all!

Here is a sneak peek at some of the Gender Reveal cupcakes I made!
I PROMISE TO ANNOUNCE IT SOON!

:)

Pink or Blue?

Hopefully we will be able to tell today!

So far this is where the poll stands:

Out of 42 Votes:

Boy: 17 (40%)

Girl: 22 (52%)

Twins: 1 (2%)

An Alien: 2 (4%)

I am going to say that at least 3 of you are wrong.

(I would pass out if you were right)

Its also my handsome hubberz birthday today.

AND my awesome sis-in-law, Kate.

Yup, they are twinners.

We are going to Olive Garden tonight and I cant wait.

The day is just going too slow!

Anyway, if you havent voted yet do so now!
There is still time!
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I will probably post about the gender next week so I can tell my family first.

(I am making cupcakes!)

OH! And I need some help!
Since I will be going out of town for 10 days, I was hoping I could get some people to guest post for me!
If you are interested, contact me at lauren_e_jones@yahoo.com
Anyone is welcome to post about ANYTHING they want!
Feel free to post about YOUR happy thoughts...
Or maybe a Favorite Christmas Tradition.
Or your favorite Disney Princess.
Best vacation you have ever been on...
ANYTHING!
I would appreciate the help!

Take luck and I cant wait to hear from ya!

I Apologize

Hey friends!
So sorry I have been MIA in the blogosphere lately. Its a long story.
I lost my job. Started a new one.

I am trying to get everything done and ready for our trip. 

Gavin's birthday is Thursday.
His finals are this week.

Whew.
Crazy I tell you.
Dont worry...

There are some great stories to tell but its just been so busy that blogging is, sadly, at the bottom of my list.

I will do better I promise.

Just bare with me as the next few weeks are quiet here at My Happy Thought.

I also promise that it will be worth the wait.

Good things are coming!!!

How are everyone elses Holiday plans coming along?
Are you all surviving?!

Sure hope so!

This is {ONE} of my Happy Places

You know those days where you just need to "Go to your Happy Place?"

Something about the Christmas season has got me saying this a lot more frequently.

{Maybe its just because I'm prego--I dunno}

I have a few different happy places.

One of them is Cancun.

The other is Disneyland.

I also love being anywhere with my hubby.

And the last is a quaint little shop in Gardner Village called, Anastasia's Attic.

Have you ever been there?

Its seriously a little piece of magic straight out of a fairy tale!

You come in and the music just enchants you!

You are immediately drawn to either

A}Their fairy nook

B} The Pirate Corner

or

C} Any other corner because they are all so mesmerizing!

You can even get a Fairy Kiss if you ask one of the fabulous ladies up at the counter.

{These are my favorite!}

Something about it is just so enchanting!

I could seriously spend all day there.

They do these cute little bargains all the time and fun little events.

Moonlight Madness

Fun stories like The Fairy Trap Dress

Queen of Hearts Celebration

Witches Night Out

Are just a FEW of my favorite things.

What about YOU? Where is YOUR happy place?

These are my Angry Eyes

Can I take a few minutes to vent?

Of course I can. Its my blog.

Dont worry, when I vent I try to share it in a funny way.

I dont think this post will disappoint.

Well my new favorite thing is LEGGINGS!

Especially because jeans are super uncomfortable when you have to use a hair tie to help you button your pants.

I love you, baby but somethings are just super uncomfortable.

Leggings are a-mazing.

I totally love the dress shirt look with leggings/socks and boots.

{And a scarf..Gotta love a scarf}

Like this:

Anywho...

I was browsing ebay looking for some inexpensive leggings for myself since I was having a hard time finding some at a decent price. And volia! There they were.

Pretty AND cheap. Done.

I ordered myself some.

I anxiously checked the mail for my leggins when it was due to arrive.

Nothin.

Darn. I check the next day. Still nothin.

Hmm nuts... finally I get an email from the seller:

Yuck.

Its ok... weird stuff happens to the best of us.

So I replied with an alternative color of my liking.

I check the mail every day for a week and a half.

Still nothing.

Finally I ask if she got my message.

She asked to verify my address.

I did.

Still nothin.

I. am. getting. ticked.

I WANT MY LEGGINGS! Its flippin COLD here!

STILL NOTHING!

I email her again and she says she needs my address AGAIN.

I gave her another chance. I really wanted these leggings.

Nada.

So I email her and ask for my money back.

Wowzers.
Is she for real?

{I can be patient.. I Can Be Patient... I CAN BE PATIENT!}

I replied giving her the low down.

Guess what...
Thats right. Nothin.

I am getting seriously miffed at this point. Who is this girl and does she treat ALL her customers like this?

I emailed again. She still doesnt know who I am.

{How hard would it be for her to look back through her inbox to figure it out? If it were me, I'd feel so bad about messing up an order, I'd hunt down the email like Gaston stalks the Beast} 

It has been a MONTH and a HALF since I ordered and I still dont have my money back.

Ok, its only like $10 total that I'm asking for, but I am a POOR girl who is trying to support her husband and future baby.

That $10 can go a long way!

I opened a case with Ebay to report her and she still is being difficult.
ALL I want to know is if I will be getting my money back anytime soon.

Is that too much to ask?!

Seriously, am I over-reacting?

I replied letting her know that ALL I want is my money back.
She replied with... "Yes, but I am worried about getting bad feedback."

Hmm...

I think the whole thing could have gone better if she had just not started that first email with:

"Hi hun."

There is somthing so patronizing about being called 'Hun' by someone you dont know.

Wouldnt you say, hun?

Mrs. Potato Head: "I'm packing your extra pair of shoes, and your angry eyes just in case."

These are my Angry Eyes.

Telling the In-Laws

Still waiting to hear baby news?

Ok, you got it.

We will HOPEFULLY find out a week from TOMORROW if we are having a boy or a girl.

IF baby cooperates.

I heard I should drink a sip of caffeine before so the baby will move around a bit.

Anyone else heard that?

As of right now, my poll (<<<<<) says that out of 34 votes, 55% think its a girl.

and 41% think its a boy. . . and 1% thinks its an alien.

Thanks to whoever voted that.

I am sure it was a family member trying to be funny.

What can I say? We are hil-arious.

:)

So if you havent voted yet, clickity click your vote on my sidebar

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So I have another story for you.

Oh the good times we have!

Well Gav and I decided to wait a bit before we told our families.

We like to make sure things are pretty solid before we get too excited.

So we waited to tell the Gardner side.

We had been debating on HOW to tell them for awhile and we decided that we would tell our niece, Naiya and tell her it was a secret. Then we were hoping she woulnt be able to keep it a secret and say something.

Well... that DID happen. . . kinda.

Gavin took her to the side and told her to keep it a secret.

Then a few minutes later, we are all sitting around the dinner table and she comes up to Gav and has this mischevious look on her face.
We are thinking, 'this is it!' and she announces,

"I KNOW HOW BABIES ARE MADE!"

Of course everyone burst out laughing.

This embarassed her and she ran out of the room.

Awhile later, everyone still has the giggles and Gav announces that he may have thrown Naiya under the bus.

They asked if we were making an announcement and we said yes.

Oh Naiya...

You make us giggle.
:)

 Isnt she a cutie?
We love you Naiya!

Scrooge doesnt like Color

Remeber this post about the REAL LIFE UP HOUSE?!

Thats right. Is here in Utah!

Well there has been an update since then.
It appears that a cute little family from California has bought the house and is calling it their 'home'

I am quite jealous.
:)

Well.. I was just browsing our local news website and came across this story...

'Up' house may be too colorful for neighborhood harmony.

Apparently, the distinctive look has stirred a bit of controversy among neighbors in the Herriman subdivision.

One neighbor was quoted saying,

 "We see it every morning when we wake up and eat breakfast, we would like to not have to see multi-colors as we look out of our windows."

Is he for real?

What a Scrooge!

I would LOVE to start off my morning seeing those bright colors and a house that represents the love of a man and wife and the pursuit of their dreams. 

Weird little side note, but my wardrobe used to be alot of blacks, tans and greys and I recently started adding more color and who would have thought that just a little color during your day would brighten your mood!?

Seriously.

I dont see what the big deal is.

We could all use a little more bright, cheerful color in our lives.
Dont you think?

I Just Found Out I am Adopted

Thats a lie.
I just needed a good title for this post.

All day I've been thinking about what to post.......

.......................................

Still thinking......

...................................

Eh, I got nothing good.
Ok I take that back. I DO have something good.

I just found a few of my favorite pins on Pinterest to show ya.

I really like the humor section when i need a laugh.

Some of it is inappropriate.

Dont worry, none of those will be on here.

 Oh Balthazaar, how I love you!

Seriously. It makes me jump everytime.

What the cat?!

 We are always talking about names in my fam. I am considering the one above.

What do you think?

Haha!

That is hilarious.

And so cute.

I was part of this vow. You just cant see me.

I was behind Hermione.

Gav doesnt think he is a ginger. Thats ok.
I love him anyway.



 Love

Made me giggle.

I literally laughed out loud on this one. 

And here is my favorite one from this week....

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Dont forget to Think Happy Thoughts and have a great weekend!

Awesome and Awkward-ness

I never believed all the stories about pregnant ladies having silly things happen to them because they just dont remember things... Well, I was wrong. Its true. I am soooo spacey now. Little things just slip my mind and I am shocked how I just 'forget' things.

Love our 'awkward' faces here. We didnt know we BOTH were making that face. . . We must be related.

awkward:

-walking into the boys bathroom at work, knowing FULL well that the womens is on the OPPOSITE side of the hallway. Good thing no one was inside.

-went to the doc and they asked how tall I was. Confidently, I said 5'7" (Thats what I was last time I checked) They measured me anyway and apparetly I am only 5'5". I had shrunk. Aaaand they think I'm a liar.

-mexican food makes me want to puke. I was reading about a character in a book that was eating at a mexican restaurant and i seriously got queasy at the thought of a smothered burrito. :( I hope that goes away soon. I love mexican food!

- almost crying at the doc appointment. Not because I am so excited to be a mommy, because he told me I couldnt ride the rides at Disneyworld this Christmas.

-decorating the Christmas tree. Those buggers! I hate putting the lights on the tree! It looks awful and my hands are all scratched up. How do people DO it?! Seriously. I have a WHOLE new appreciation for the people who light up Temple Square.


awesome:

-learning we dont have to pay the extra money to get an ultrasound to find out gender before Christmas.

-getting past the first trimester

-craving Strawberry Limeaides from Sonic. Yum.

-finally feeling better. Still tired all the time but dont get as nauseous (at night-weird right?)

-going over baby names with Gav.

-decorating the tree. This might be better categorized under awkward... I'm going back to add it now...

-listening to Christmas music

-getting more excited to GIVE gifts this year than RECEIVE them.

PS. Make sure to vote on the poll on my sidebar! Lets see those guesses!

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