Family By Divine Design:: 3 For Thursdays

01 September 2011

3 For Thursdays

Three accomplishments that I have under my belt:

I've given birth three times - and all of them were done au natural.
I've taught myself to crochet and knit within the last year. I'm no expert, but I can make pleasing items. Just check out Kate's b-day present in the pics!
I've lost 24 lbs. since having Enoch - sure half of it was baby and all of the accessories to help him grow in utero, but whatever! I'm excited about it.

Three things that my grandma and I have in common:

I don't recall ever seeing my paternal grandma wear makeup (though I have seen it in photos). I only wear makeup on Sundays.
My paternal grandma also had a lovely voice. I've been told I do as well.
My maternal grandma really likes to dress well, and I do, too. We certainly have different ideas of what that means, but we're both aiming for our own version of classy. :D

Three plans for Labor Day:

We hope to take a short hike on Saturday; probably Baldy, and then ride the lift down (it's free on the way down!).
We also hope to have company. That's still pending, as is our entire weekend pretty much.
We will be watching BYU's first football game of the 2011 season. It may be live and it may not be when we watch it, but we will be watching. Go Cougars!

Three ridiculous things I have spent money on:

Teeth whitening systems. Mostly ridiculous b/c it was from online ads. Never again.
Regular clothes while I'm pregnant. I just can't accurately guess how clothes will fit or look on me after I get my body back!
Late/overdraft fees. Now that's ridiculous.

Three things that only time will fix:

My remaining pregnancy weight gain will go away - just not as quickly as the first half.
My imperfections. Those will take a lot of work, but after some of eternity has passed it will almost be like they never were. :)
Potty training days. I will be thrilled when all children that I have are fully potty trained. No one can say that I'll wish for those days back. Seriously.

Three pictures: All about Kate's last birthday since I haven't gotten around to a post specifically about that. :D

Trying out her crocheted tea set. Dietrich liked it, too. :D

Isn't she just too cute?

This entire cake was made from scratch. I am awesome - or at least awesome at finding awesome ideas on blogs. haha

2 comments:

Charity01 September, 2011 15:24
Whoa, that is quite the cake! Hard to tell exactly what's going on with it though since the picture is black and white. I bet it was yummy!
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Emily Judd01 September, 2011 22:20
these are so fun to read Rachael! I love it!
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David's Bio

I grew up in southeastern Idaho moving at age one from the center of our town to the outskirts. This home had approximately ten acres and much of my youth was spent outdoors both playing and working with my grandparents on their farms. I enjoyed sports throughout my life and was active in wrestling and football throughout junior high and high school. My junior and senior years at high school a sweet young girl even convinced me to join the ballroom dance team. I graduated from high school and attended BYU where I earned my Bachelors degree in Biology in April 2007. Having been raised in the gospel it has always been an influence in my life.

Rachael's Bio

I lived in south central Idaho on a two-acre property in a three-story home until the fourth grade. We moved to Idaho's capitol where we lived until I was in eighth grade when we moved to south eastern Idaho. This move affected my life greatly. It helped me to gain and solidify my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ as well as helped me decide how accurately I was going to live the gospel. This is also where I met David who was to become my best friend and husband. After graduating from high school in 2001 I attended BYU for four and a half years and graduated with a B.A. in Modern Dance, shortly before giving birth to our first child. Through all of my experiences my faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ and my dedication to living His gospel with integrity has increased. My greatest desire is that I will be able to help my children live and love the gospel.

Our Love Story

Rachael and David met first in their ward after Rachael moved in at the age of fourteen. Rachael's family had just moved across town to a home more suited to their needs than the original duplex. Both of their families were active in the church and Rachael and David both served in leadership positions of their respective YM/YW groups. With that constant exposure to each other was added the fact that they went to the same high school and were in the same graduating class. They found each other to be attractive and dated each other quite a bit near the end of their senior year and the summer afterward. After his freshman year at BYU David went on a mission to Russia - Rachael wrote him about every month and a half, just as an "interested" friend. Rachael was at home working for the summer when David returned from his mission and immediately felt that she wanted to date him again, so she asked him to go see the Phantom of the Opera in Salt lake City; thereafter followed about six months of courtship before they were married in Logan, Utah. Now they're both "the luckiest."