Good Looks and/or Musical Ability

I like to quiz Bryan when we are listening to the radio to see if he knows who's playing, and then teach him things about the artist/group. So last night I was teaching Bryan about Ted Nugent, and I was telling him how he is not good looking. Bryan said, "Name a rocker who is!" Here's our conversation:

"L.L. Cool J." I mean, his name is Ladies Love Cool James. You can't deny that.
"No, he's a rapper, not a rocker."
"Okay, Justin Timberlake."
"No, he's Boy Band."
"Oh no he's not! But I will agree that he's not a 'rocker.' Hmmm..."
"Think of the Rolling Stones or Aerosmith....Not good looking. You can't rock and be good looking."
"I will think of someone!"

About 3 hours later, as I was brushing my teeth, I thought of Jim Morrison. The Doors were rock, and he was good looking. Got one! Bryan was in the kitchen so I shouted down the stairs at him, "Jim Morrison from The Doors!" I had to explain to him who The Doors are, but then he agreed that I found one. I thought, there has to be more! So today I asked my parents if they could think of any.

They both agreed with Jim Morrison, but they said only in his younger days. (Isn't that how good looks work with all people? Only in our younger years...) My mom suggested Rick Springfield. He was so good looking he's been on tv shows as a true actor, not as his famous self. We were debating whether he was truly "rock," but we gave it to her. My dad suggested David Lee Roth. Now, we all know that the true rock and roll talent lies with the Van Halen brothers, but we will give it to David for being the voice and personality for the band. I agreed that he was probably good looking, as far as 80's standards go. I can't watch those 80's videos and not laugh. Yikes, what a decade. But we had already established that it's good looks for their younger years, and probably height of popularity, so it doesn't matter what he looks like by today's standards.

But that was it. Jim Morrison, Rick Springfield, and David Lee Roth.
Was John Bon Jovi good looking in the 80's also?

Can you think of others?

Big Announcements

Alright, alright. What do I do? Just shout it out to everyone? I'm not really like that, but here's the official announcements:

Yes, I am pregnant. I know it just looks like I'm getting fatter, but there is a baby growing in there. And a baby girl, too!! Hooray! I'm about 19 weeks along (about 4 1/2 months) and everything with the baby looks great! So far she is healthy and growing right on schedule. I have not had fun being pregnant, but that's the price we pay. Hopefully that means she'll be healthy when she's born. We've even chosen a name for her already: Chloe Jane. She can be C.J. for short or if there's another Chloe in her class. She'll be here in mid-November. I'm betting on the 20th so that I won't be able to go see "New Moon" right away. But we'll see.

Our other big news is that Bryan and I FINALLY got sealed on Saturday, June 20th. Don't feel left out if you thought you should've been invited. I wanted to keep it a small ceremony. I hate being the center of the room with all eyes on me. But it was very nice, and I managed not to cry, although my sister said it made me have a funny look on my face. It is so nice to have a feeling of "completeness" in our relationship and to know that Bryan is stuck with me forever and ever! We had a really fun dinner afterward, and I appreciate everyone who pitched in and everyone who came to show their support. It was especially great to have a group to come play Rock Band with me, which is rare. I had a great time! Thanks everyone!

Something I Miss

One thing I miss, since becoming pregnant, is wearing a pair of tight jeans that makes my butt look great. Silly, I know. But it's gone... for now.

Realization

So I was at the OB yesterday, waiting 45 minutes for my appointment, which I was not pleased about, but it's summer time and I don't really have much else going on so it wasn't a big deal, and sometime it will be my turn to take all of the doctor's time, so I was reading a Pregnancy magazine. I generally avoid them because reading too much makes me over-analyze and freaks me out, so Bryan says I'm not allowed to. But I had already read all the regular magazines in such a long wait. As I was looking through, trying not to pay too much attention to what it was saying, I realized why I'm not totally thrilled about being pregnant and having a baby: (besides the fact that pregnancy sucks)
I'm totally stressed out about it. I've just been ignoring it and so it comes across as just being not excited. I DO NOT do well with new situations. Ask my sister or Bryan. I don't go on vacations to places I haven't been before or am not with someone who has been there. Mom and Dad gave us the Christmas present of sending us on a cruise for Spring Break, which was SO great of them to do for us, but I could only agree to it because Bryan speaks Spanish (the cruise was to Mexico.) Just checking in for the cruise had me completely freaked out. Cathie thought I should have been fine because it's a very controlled atmosphere. We were on the boat the whole time and when we got off, it was with group tours provided by the cruise line. That is the only way I survived that experience.
Going on a mission was ultra-super-stressful, too. I only survived the MTC because, again, it was a very controlled atmosphere. And going to Canada....well, I have no doubt that the Lord gives extra blessings to missionaries. It's the only way I survived the whole thing. I took over as "Travel Leader" in the airport on the way to Canada because I thought the Elder in charge was going to get us lost and miss our plane. Another elder re-named me as the Travel Leader, and they answered to me. I swore to the Lord that if He lost my luggage, I was turning around and going back to Arizona. What do you know-- it only got lost on my way home after my mission! But I was stressed.
They try to warn you before you go on a mission that "It's a lot of work." But no one really explains what that means. It's not a lot of work like digging a trench, it was much more emotional and spiritual work, especially in my mission where we drove cars the entire time. It was hardly ever physical work. But no one tells you that. You just gotta find out for yourself.
Everyone tells me that pregnancy is rough, or that labor is going to hurt like nothing I've felt before. But I don't really know what exactly it's going to be like. So there we are with a new situation, which I DO NOT do well with. So I'm stressed. And it's only just begun. Reading about it just freaks me out more. So what I'm trying to say is: I don't mean to seem like I'm not excited, I am excited deep down, I'm just stressed out.
I know, I know, get a blessing, trust in the Lord, pray about it, blah blah blah. It's still new and stressful. And I haven't even begun to think about once baby is here.

On a happier note: The doctor told me that I actually lost weight since I saw her last. And not because I can't keep any food down. Lately I feel like I can't eat enough! Oh yes, I am one of those annoying women who actually lost weight while being pregnant. Take a moment to hate me now.
Okay, okay, it's still early in my pregnancy, I'm sure it won't last long. But at least I can say it now!