Third trimester Prego!

Time has flown and it has been so long since I've posted.  In that time I have conducted 6 concerts in two weeks, taken a group of students to perform at Six Flags, flown to Arizona for Robert's ordination to the priesthood, picked a house, picked a birth center, scheduled birth classes, and returned to grade about 300 assignments that my students did in my absence.  I'll go somewhat in order.








One of those performances was a trip to Six Flags.  My students got an excellent rating and seemed to enjoy riding the roller coasters in the middle of a tropical rainstorm.  Oh how I wish I got a picture of them, soaking wet, receiving the trophy, but this picture from their ice cream social will have to do. 
Yes, it was my idea to bring them back to school a week later at 7:00 at night and feed them sugar until they were sticky and bouncing off the walls, and then try to share the judges comments with them.  Note to self:  don't feed the children sugar until AFTER they've heard what you want them to hear.



Then, Robert and I flew out to Phoenix for 6 days.  We chose a birth center headed by an obstetrician and a midwife, 30 or so minutes from where we will be living but right next to the women's and children's hospital.  I loved the place and the way they do things.  I was not so thrilled that the obstetrician is discouraging me from doing any traveling this summer, but we'll see how that goes.

We chose a three bedroom, two bath house on ASU Polytech campus.  It's large and clean with new appliances.  There are some mismatched floor tiles, the house is plain, and the yard is barren, but we have a tree and the house is definitely sufficient for our needs.

Then the main event...Robert got ordained to the priesthood!  It was a beautiful ceremony with great music. Our friend Emilie gave a terrific sermon.  Many supportive parishioners were there, as well as Robert's parents and family friends from Mobile, Bud and Connie.  There was tons of food and happiness all around.

We had a good time in Phoenix and I don't think we were too stressed for time even though we got a lot done.  I think it was really starting to hit us that calling Mesa home again is just around the corner. 

For the last three days I've been frantically grading papers and cleaning up my spaces at school while Robert has been boxing up our apartment.  The movers get here on Monday to take our stuff and Robert will put me on a plane on Tuesday and start his journey westward by car with his Dad.
The tough part for me is that the movers might get to AZ with our stuff anytime between July 1st and July 19th!  It's entirely possible I won't be in Arizona when the movers arrive due to my summer travel plans (eek!).  All I ask is that we can get settled in by early August.  I've got a baby to get ready for!