MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Cannon's!

Since I didn't get the chance to take pictures and send holiday Christmas cards. Here is my Christmas Card blog style.

As the year comes to the end, it gives me the opportunity to reflect on what a fantastic year 2009 has been! It started off with some great snowboarding... and I even got Chris to like it more this year! I may even be able to coax him into going later next year!

Then was our big Vacation of the year to The Big Island, HI. It was the last of the Hawaiian islands that I had not been to yet. It was a great vacation as we got to see lava fields, volcano's, waterfalls, tropical fish, and relaxing at the beach. We thought we might as well take advantage of Chris's flight benefits while we still have them!

Right before Father's Day we found out that we were pregnant with our first! It is a very exciting time for our little family. I think my parents are way excited too since it will be their first grandchild. He make his debut around February 20th 2010.

(and he is already so cute!)

Chris:

Chris has been doing really well plugging along in school. In March he will have completed 2 years non-stop (except for 2 weeks off in June and 2 weeks in December). He is doing so well that his GPA is a 4.0 and he has made the Dean's list every semester. He has also been a fantastic husband. With my struggles being pregnant he has been great. Bringing me water after I puke, cleaning the house, taking care of the kitties, cleaning out their nasty litter box since I can't, putting up with priming and painting walls since I picked an awful paint color, and being the cook. I knew he was a caring man, but I realize more and more that I picked a great husband and I'm a lucky girl!

Ashes:

Although she is 15lb (massive really) we are grateful to have her. She has always been so playful (she drags around shoe laces that we call "her string" so we will play with her) and hates table scraps (except for beef jerky) so the fact that she is obese is a mystery to us. We even bought diet food (High fiber, low calorie) per the Vet's recommendations. It didn't work. But she can still jump! She some how can get all 15 pounds into the air when chasing after her string. We love our little butter ball Chewy! This is her favorite way to sleep:

Squeakers:

Named for her squeaky little meow that we thought would go away when she was older, but it hasn't. Squeakers is a little more mischievous. She likes to eat toilet paper rolls, especially the brand new used maybe once ones. She likes to take cotton balls (if she can find them) and put them in water and then fish them out. She used to put them in the toilet, but we have since altered our practices so the lid is always closed. But on occasion, we still step on a nasty wet cotton ball and want to scream! She also likes to flush the toilet. I guess she is fascinated by the noise it makes. Now if only she could go in it....

But she makes up for all of that because she is the cuddly and lovey one. She loves to cuddle up close to you and purr. And like Ashes, she also likes to sleep on her back. We have strange kitties!

Lisa:

I have be so blessed this year! Thanks to all of you and your support. I am so grateful to be pregnant and to be a mom, but pregnancy has been tough. It is no picnic, at least not for me. But I have had great family support, lots of prayers, and I couldn't be more blessed! I am still working at Primary Children's as a Registered Nurse. I am so grateful for a great job and the great people that I work with. I feel so blessed to work in a field where I get to help others and still get paid for it!

Baby Boy Cannon:

We are narrowing down names for him... but it still hasn't been decided. I think the final decision will be made after he arrives. His favorite past times are moving, kicking, and hiccuping. He likes sugar. He has to because that is all I crave. He has also been making me way hungry lately (Growth spurt maybe?) I could barely eat a slice of toast all day when I was first pregnant. Now I think I could eat 2 dinners! He is growing and growing and will probably be a big boy! We love him so much, and can't wait to lay eyes on our beautiful baby boy!!

Merry Christmas to all of you!!

(Hopefully next year I will have pictures and ACTUAL Christmas Cards!)

I just don't get it?

I don't get the obsession, especially in older women... but this had me laughing out loud!

(Courtesy of http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/329/a/6/Twilight_Moms_by_InLoveWitEdwardC.jpg)

Still haven't seen New Moon yet. But I'm always up for a good laugh.

I Don't Recommend...

....puking while driving.

I think it is as distracting as texting, making phone calls, putting on your makeup, and eating breakfast.

I just hope that the people on Foothill Boulevard weren't too grossed out if they witnessed this event.

(I really hope it was just something bad I ate last night over the pregnancy sickness coming back with full vengeance)

Brief Update

I know I have been a little MIA for awhile, but things have been busy, and I find myself away from the computer more and more.

The whole Thanksgiving weekend turned out to be a success. I got somebody to work on Thanksgiving day for me and the day after. (A big shout out to Teresa and Hon who are Thanksgiving ANGELS that pulled off this holiday miracle) We spent the day with Chris's family, but I still got to see and visit my family, and stay with my aunt and cousins.

I was able to make all my purchases for gifts on Black Friday, and nobody came out with injuries despite the craziness and complete chaos. Walmart was a nightmare x10! So crowded and overwhelming, but I still got what I wanted there! Plus I found some super cute (and super cheap) boy clothes at Babies R Us. So overall it was a success!

Getting the Nursery ready has been quite the battle between my work days, Chris's work days, Chris's school work, Chris getting sick, me being tired, going through all the stuff that we need to get rid of, picking out paint, priming walls, getting ready for Christmas.... there is just not enough time in a day!

But the Nursery is finally painted! At least we are making progress... slowly but surely!

I can't believe Christmas is coming so soon!!

Getting Excited!

While everyone is getting excited for a little movie called "New Moon"... (blah)

I am getting excited for Black Friday!!

I have gone every year since I was 15 with my aunt and cousins. It's tradition! And even though I am crazy to support this mad chaos of consumerism - especially when it starts around 4 am... I can't wait!! One more week. I almost had the misfortune of having to work on one of my favorite days of the year, but a sweet girl traded me. I owe her BIG TIME.

I have recently been addicted to this website which has given me access to all the ads before hand so I can already plan my purchases. God bless the Internet!

I know... I'm crazy.

Baby Shower!

My friends from college threw me a baby shower last Saturday which was lots of fun. I feel like I have a little jump start on the baby stuff now since all I have really purchased so far is my adorable baby bedding!We played a few games, here is where I had to guess all the baby items in the bag. (I did pretty good!)
And here I am with all the good stuff! I got lots of clothes, toys, a book and stuffed animal, a blanket with matching sheet, a cart insert for baby to sit, and my Boppy pillow! I am so grateful for my cute friends!

I've got quite a collection of clothes already!

In other Cannon news, we have been trying to organize and get rid of a lot of things in order to re-paint, and re-carpet the nursery. It has been a long ordeal trying to haul things to DI and and the trash can. And between me working a lot, and Chris getting sick so much (he needs a better immune system before the baby comes!) it has been difficult. But hopefully we will paint in the next couple of weeks so we can get that carpet!

And here I am 25 weeks and feeling bigger every day!

Why I Hate Driving

I was driving home after a LONG night shift, therefore I was already a little irritated. And you know when you are already irritated every tiny little minute thing that could possibly bug you does! Well that is what happened. So as I was driving, I was noticing how terrible drivers really are. C'mon people. Nobody is perfect, but let us at least try to make the world a little bit better.

So here is what was totally irritating me:

People who don't signal. I understand if you are in the middle of nowhere and you don't signal to move lanes because NOBODY would see you, therefore rendering it useless. But please don't just all of the sudden drift into my lane giving me no preparation so I then have to slam on my breaks to avoid rear ending you since it would be "my fault" costing me lots of money and my insurance premiums would increase. So next time... just let me know that you are coming over!

Running through an orange light. This means between a yellow and a red. Guess what... they put up a yellow light on purpose. When I was in San Fransisco, the second the light turns red, the opposing light turns green. SO if you ran it, you would likely get into an accident. But here in Utah, there is a delay between when the light turns red, and the opposing light turns green therefore training us all to run orange or even red lights. I too have been guilty of doing this on occasion. I blame the system. Whoever decided that making this delay would be safer, just created bad habits from us all!

Road block. I need to merge over so I don't miss my exit. However, Mr. Semi and Mr. Van are both going 45 mph and the car behind said Van is not letting me in (Even though I am signalling!) because he too is irritated at the road block created by Mr. Semi and Mr. Van. Just let me get over so I don't miss my exit!

Construction. I know they are improving the roads, but it is such a long process, and it seems as if the project is never complete. I think it is coming on 3 years that I-80 has been a mess! And it constantly changes so I never know what to expect. Is 13th east exit open or is it 7th east?

Thanks for the vent session :)

Happy Driving People!