Crying Babies

I tell Travis all the time that I am not going to survive pregnancy or the first couple years of the lives of our children. "Why" you may ask? Let me tell you.

1. Right now I take medicine daily to prevent migraines. It is an anti-seizure medicine that helps the blood flow to my brain. With this medicine, I still get a bad migraine about once every week or two. When this occurs, I take an even stronger medicine to make the pain subside. When pregnant, I will not be able to take either of these, thus making pregnancy miserable and migraine filled.

2. Currently I am living with an adorable 2 year old girl. I love her to death, but some days I want to scream at her. Like last night for example. I haven't been getting a lot of sleep and last night I actually went to bed on time. Well, I was awakened a few hours later to not a crying, but a screaming child. How long did this last? AN HOUR!! I just wanted to yell out to her to go to sleep or to tell Alisha to make her be quiet or do something. I was so frustrated! I did yell out her name. This morning I woke up so tired. Luckily I didn't get a migraine though.

Basically that's it. I just have those two reasons. I need sleep. That's all there is to it. And when you have a child, you don't get sleep. And you don't get to take the good kinds of medicine. That is what I have learned from living with Aspen. Hopefully with my own kids it will be different.

Random Babblings

I feel like I haven't posted in a while. It's probably because of a few things. 1-I don't have a lot to say. 2-I was sick last week and all I wanted to do was sleep. 3-I have been crazy busy with school! (report cards were due) 4-Wedding plans (need I say more?)

I discovered a new blog to read of a friend in my new ward. She basically summed up how I feel right now about school. I am ready to be done. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but I am ready for a break. Lately I have been teaching as the day goes, not really making any lesson plans. I count down the days until spring break (8 school days). I know how many days of school are left (42). I can't count the number of peanut butter sandwiches I have eaten or the amount of hours I have stayed awake trying to figure out how to help a student. I am ready to get some sleep and my sanity back.

Lately the question has come up, "what do we sacrifice our time for" or "if someone were to observe you, what would they think was most important to you?" I find that I spend most of my time doing school work. It made me reflect on what I really do think is important and how I can match my thoughts with my actions. If I put as much time into gospel study and preparation as I do into my school work, I would be floating in the clouds all the time. It was just interesting for me to think about because our priorities may seem like they are in the right place, but we can always do better.

I saw a Dinosaur!

Oh, I almost forgot! On our ride home on Sunday, I saw the biggest animal of my life. I have no idea what it was. It was crazy! It was literally the size of our car. It had a round belly and kind of a long neck. It had brownish-orangish fur. At first I thought it was a buffalo because it was so huge, but buffalo don't have long necks. It was in the middle of Utah dessert. The only thing that makes sense is that it was a dinosaur. No one believes me, but I am sure it was a dinosaur. Anyways, I told my kids at school about it and one little boy raised his hand and said, "Miss Broadhead, I believe you. I think it was a dinosaur." I almost started to laugh but I kept my composure. The rest of the class chimed in and said they believed me too! So, even if no one else believes me, both my classes do!

So, if someone ever asks why I love my job, this is why!

NCAA-Jimmermania

While I was at school on Friday, I got a text from Nathan saying, "Denver tomorrow?" I replied, "Sure." He was surprised by my quick answer because sometimes I am not the most spontaneous person. I let my responsible side get in the way in some cases. What he didn't know was that I planned on going with Travis' old roommates but then plans fell through, so I was excited about the offer. The only problem was that since it wasn't planned ahead, I was working that night. I got home from babysitting at midnight and got up at 5:30 the next morning. blah. Nathan isn't really a morning person so I started the drive. The drive was great! Good weather, no traffic, and most importantly, no police! I drive fast, but Nathan drives faster. We made it to Denver in just over 6 hours. Once we got there we grabbed a bite to eat and met up with Austin and his 2 friends. There was a strip mall there that reminded each of us of our missions because of the people and atmosphere. It smelled of alcohol and smoke, there were people doing street acts for money, and we even saw a man get arrested and some missionaries. Funny comment of the trip. While we were walking around, we over heard these guys talking about BYU fans as they walked passed us. They said, "It's weird, they all look like brother and sister." I laughed because they said it as Nathan and I were walking by. Then it was game time! Let me tell you, it was exciting! There were crazy fans (Nathan was friends with some of them), scalpers everywhere (Nathan was friends with them too), and lots of Jimmer-haters. I think people came just to cheer against Jimmer.

Here we are before the game:

We caught the end of the first game and it was not exciting at all. As soon as BYU came out, the excitement turned on. This was my first NCAA tournament ever! When the team came out there was a huge cheer and I had lots of faith. Then, Gonzaga came out and the cheer was twice as loud. I may have doubted a little. The game started and I doubted some more. It was not looking good for BYU. I mean come on, they had 2 giants on their team. After half time, Jimmer turned his game on and that was the end of Gonzaga. I don't know why I doubted. It was so intense/exciting. Only bad part was that I had a migraine from lack of sleep so I missed out on some "Rising and Shouting." I was so glad Nathan invited me to come.

Here we are after the victory!

That night, like in my original plan, we got to see Anne and Jared. Jared is Travis' best friend. We stayed with them and I got to meet their new baby, Mikayla. It was great to see them, especially now that I am "part of the family." Ann and I talked a lot about the wedding and marriage, and Jared talked a lot about Travis and of course the game. He was on the 3rd row and got to go to the hotel with the players so he was like a little boy again. It's the same when he and Travis are together. They turn into little boys...so funny. Anyways, it was a blast! It was worth the weekend trip!

It's Here! It's Here!

Once upon a time, Travis bought me a beautiful ring. It was a gorgeous ring that I loved very much. Sadly, that ring was too big for my skinny fingers so I had to give it up. Jared's, the Galleria of Jewelry promised they would get it back to me in 10 days. Little did we know that Jared's was really the wicked stepmother that wanted to ruin my life. They thought it would be funny to watch me squirm as I was ring-less for the beginning stages of my soon to be happily ever after stage. My prince charming called and called and called trying to figure out the problem and make them do something to pay for their mistakes. Like I said, Jared's is wicked and didn't care. FINALLY, after many painstaking days (23) of waiting, my ring arrived in Utah yesterday. They still had to size it down and Travis was practically breathing down their throats (all the way from Ohio) to make them get it done. I went and picked it up and it was even more beautiful than I remember. Here are some pictures if you care to see.

View from the Top

View from the Side (bands cross)

The whole way home I kept staring at it and any time I stopped at a stoplight I would see if it would sparkle in the different lights. I love it!

Kids Say the Darnest Things

Still no ring, but I have finally started wearing a fake one to school so that I can tell people because it is killing me to keep it in. I told my afternoon class, but not my morning class yet. I click better with the kids in my afternoon class and I was excited to tell them. They also are more in tune with things and would understand and care more if I told them compared to the morning class.

So, the other day, just before we left, I thought I would tell them. I told them that I had something to show them. I held up my hand and asked them if they knew what that meant. They got all excited because they knew it meant I was getting married. My favorite reaction was from this little boy. He hit his head, said "awww...man," and put his head on the desk. All the other kids laughed because they said they he wanted to marry me. haha. I had to try hard not to laugh. They asked a million questions like what my new last name would be and when I was getting married. I told them several times that I wasn't getting married until after kindergarten was over.

Well, the next few days proved that the kids didn't quite understand. I have moms that come in and help on a daily basis. The past few days moms have come in inquiring of me. Here are a couple of my favorites:
*Bob told me that you are having a baby, is that true?
*Billy said that you got married this weekend. Is that true? I am impressed with your time management and working around school if it is.
*Jill said that you are getting kids. What is she talking about?

Oh, they make me laugh. The things they come up with. I tell them I am getting married and all of the sudden I am having kids. I set things straight with all the parents, so hopefully we are all set now.

New Favorite Song

I have lots of favorite songs, most of them being country. The other day I was introduced to this song by Stefano from American Idol. I am pretty much obsessed with it ever since. Surprisingly it is not a country song, but I love it anyways. When I listen to it I can't help but smile and be in a good mood. Anyways, see for yourself: Just the Way You Are. (I still don't know how to put the video on here, but click on the words for the link.)

Resizing

Since my engagement was a total surprise, Travis didn't really know my ring size. We had a conversation at one point and I told him I thought average was 7 and I wore a size 6, so that is what he got me. The night we got engaged, we discovered that it was way too big. The following Monday we took it to get re-sized and I have been ring-less ever since. Apparently my fingers are skinnier than I thought and I wear a size 4. They had to special order it because if it was re-sized, the diamonds in the band would be more likely to fall out. They told us it would be 9 days which means I would get my ring tomorrow. Well, Travis called today to see the progress and they didn't really know anything, but they told him it would be by March 9th. That is 8 more days! I have put off telling my kids at school and the other teachers that I am engaged until I have my ring, but now it is going to be another week. It makes me sad.

Then, since mom was in town, she REALLY wanted to go dress shopping. We didn't plan on buying anything (especially because I can be pretty picky). Well, the first dress I tried on was the perfect dress! I fell in love with it. Every dress I tried on after that was just not close to the other one. We bought it and they kept it! They told me to go buy shoes and to come back to get alterations. Ok, they gave me the option of bringing it home, but we thought it would be easiest to leave it there until the cleaning and alterations were done. So, now I have a beautiful dress and a beautiful ring that have been paid for but are still at the stores. It makes me sad. Oh man, I love my dress though! I would tell you about it and post pictures but I know that Travis would peek so you are going to have to wait. I love it though! Mom and Lindsay say it is just me. That is how they describe the dress to anyone that they tell about it. So, depending on who you are, you may imagine different dresses, but this dress is "just me." I can't wait to wear it!