my baby is home!

evan had been "fighting" to get a week of at work so that he could come... and they finally gave it to him, but they told him that they couldn't drive him to and from the airport or pay for the air fare.

so we lost hope.

i had some wishful thinking that at some point they would tell him... or that he would find worth the trip to see me (but i knew we couldn't just spend $600+ on plane tickets).

i even asked him if there was a tiny tiny chance that i could see him, but he said no. and so i stopped hoping for the impossible.

then last week they had some excercise out in the woods for the whole week, so we hardly spoke on the phone, but one time he said he was going to get back on friday so that we would talk then.

then friday came and he called me to tell me to get on skype at around 10pm.

i was so excited!!

i had put the kids to bed and i was laying in bed with isabel but she woulldn't fall asleep.

i hear a knock on the door.

i don't want to open it. it is dark and i am alone. i am not going down.

they knock again.

louder, firmer.

now i am scared. i think it is the police.

i sheepishly open...

it is EVAN!!!!!

i was in shock. 

he says i couldn't breathe, i had palpitations...

i couldn't believe my eyes.

for a moment i was so confused....but it felt so good to have him in my arms!

it feels really good actually.

so if you've seen me, that's why i have a smile from ear to ear.

i am so excited.

this week is going to go by so fast, but i am so excited.

so if you don't hear much from me, you know i am just having fun with the whole fam!!

first day of summer!!

it was so hot out... i decided to take the kids to the water park... but since i am so smart, i take out the camera to make a video of isabel ( so cute going under the sprinklers, getting wet and coming to tell me) only to find that there was no memory card!! LAME! i am that LAME!

anyway.... they enjoyed it, and me too.

i can't wait for school to be over!

tears and smiles

i might be very hormonal here, because i cried and LOL today watching the bachelorette.

i had a good time listening to jp before they fought ( WHAT IDIOT thought that was a good idea!?!?!?)

but jp was pretty hilarious!

i like the guy.

and then cried with poor ames... bless his heart.

i like him too.

then laughed a little  more with william.

he's a jerk, but i feel sorry for him.

bless his heart too.

i feel sorry for ashley too. i don;t know if she's ready to hear the truth about bentley.

it's going to break her.

anyway... you can laugh at me all you want now.

i just blame the hormones :S

i need my husband.... that's all i'm going to say!

one more week

i keep repeating that... maybe time will fly faster that way.

i am super bored. 

first of all, i want school to be over.

and then we can start having fun!

weather is so amazing, i just want to go to the park...  and not return home until dinner time.... if ever ;P

weekends...especially fridays are extra hard to be alone.

i want my hubby home already!

but not yet... not yet.

tomorrow i will go to the temple with  my ward, so i am excited about that.

but i am not excited about spending father's day without the father of my kids. :(

so.... let's hope this weeks flies!

such an uneventful day today

after being so busy all weekend, today seemed DEAD!

we had ward conference on sunday and i was super busy.

i conducted the music on sacrament, i conducted the choir, i was asked ( on the spot) to sing on sunday school, i was playing and translating during relief society... and then i had to fly to get home and start cooking!!!

I super super loved having my mission president and wife over for dinner. they are the sweetest people you'll ever encounter on this world.

i wanted to cry!

they are amazing.

we had some good times talking about things they remembered i went through on my mission.

i am happy to set clear once and for all that I and only I tell the truth about what happened on enterviews day, the second time i met evan, during a game of jeopardy!!

so if you hear the story from evan... don't believe him!! BELIEVE ME! and sister bowen is my witness!! :D

we got to speak with evan through skype.

i know he was dying to be here with them.

bless.

it only means that we'll go to utah sometime soon!!

on monday they also came because their son and family wanted to see us too.

they have an amazing family.

i remember wishing they had a son my age for me to marry and be part of them.... i guess marrying one of their missionaries was close enough ;P

i thought i would see them today again, because i was going to drive president to their cruise ship, but they found some other way and they didn't need me anymore :(

so i was sad...all day.

my piano student didn't come, so i didn't even get to have any distraction.

i hope tomorrow will be a better day.

i'll have to get out.

Maria's Baptism

we had maria's baptism today.

it was lovely.

she is a special little girl.

it made me think of the day carmen will get baptized.

i can't wait.

she asked carmen to say the opening prayer, and she also sung "when i am baptized" with maria and friends and cousins.

she asked me to sing "daughter of a king" and that got everyone crying.

one day i will master singing and crying at the same time and still sounding good.

that is a lovely song and a great powerful message.

i am glad i could participate in such a way.

here it is some pictures of the event:

 gabriel, natalie, elizabeth, carmen, maria, mary, isabel, jane and sara.

isabel trying on her new sun glasses

 evan had to do it too.

 maria and i.

 and with the kids

my room

so here it is.

i need cool wall paper i haven't found yet to put in the frames ( that's why they are still down.

and yes, when i have the money i will get new dressers.

much needed new dressers.

i know the board doesn't look so good, but that's where i hang all the  little cards and pictures carmen makes. and that's staying... until i make a super cute new one... i'm just not in the mood for another project.

I am finished... literally!

I finally finished...

it was a hard job, but i did it.

three elders from church came to help me... and what a relief!

seriously my ward is amazing!

I still have a few things to add... but I'm loving the final result!

the girls room:

Evan's room.

this one i really don;t know what to do...but at least it looks clean.

that's what i care more about|!

I still have to put my room together and the bathrooms... but I thought you might like to see what's ready :D

I am excited!

And my mission president comes on sunday!! I'll have them over for dinner... I am making the roasted chicken in coca cola...yumm!!

 I can't wait to see them!

What to do, what to do??

I finally started feeling a little better.

I tried to do so much and then my body gave in.

I suck at taking care of my body.

I am trying.

If Evan is not around it gets even worse.... but I am trying.

My house gets even better when he is not here.

And he is the tidy one! but I just get so bored that I clean all day!

My house looks better than ever.

I am now painting the rooms. Having to move all the furniture and get things out of the way has helped me clean places I haven't in at least ( here comes the confession) a YEAR!

Well... I painted Evan's room ( it was disgusting... all the walls decorated with his nice drawings and faded marks as I tried ( and failed) to erase them.

I am glad I chose a baby blue.

I have to still put the room together... but I often pass by the room and open the door just to get excited about the final product! :D

I painted the bathroom too... in grey.

I got a new shower curtain in grey and turquoise and white that I am so excited about...

and here it is the most exciting thing.... 

NEW TOWELS!

In white and turquoise too.

Exciting!

The girl's room is going to be a light lavender.

My room is going to be in a lighter grey than the bathroom grey.

I got a few things I am excited about for the decor n my room.

Can't wait to set it all up!

I've been dying to actually decide on what I decorate my house with.

Here is the girl who inherited probably 10 year old towels from my in-laws, and finally gets new ones.

I told you!! Exciting!!

And here is the girl who used a duvet cover that her husband ex made for him with the Montreal Canadiens logo for years before getting a new one.

So yes... I've waited too long.

But I am excited I am doing it!

I can't wait for my house to look like a piece of me.

After pictures coming next week... stay tuned!