Halloween Week

Our Pumpkins- Note the "Opal" Pumpkin that Bruce made for the fetus.

Rachel Carving her Pumpkin

Bruce and I have had a good week with some fun to break the monotony of school

Carved Pumpkins

Monday Bruce surprised me with a pumpkin carving FHE. We had a lot of fun and even carved "Opal" into one so she wouldn't feel left out.

Registration

I registered for classes early in the week and Bruce was able to register later in the week. Registration date is determined by the number of credit hours you have, so I was able to register first. I am registered for ceramics for non-majors, nutrition through the life cycles, abnormal psychology, a couple information systems classes, and public speaking. :) Bruce's registration was a little more eventful since he's taking real classes. He set an alarm for midnight the night he could register so he could choose his class time and his teachers. It's a good thing he sacrificed the sleep because by 12:15 the class was completely filled.

Birthday and PaintingBruce Painting the Ceiling in Opal's Room

On Friday we celebrated my 22nd birthday. Bruce got me an Under Armor BYU sweatshirt and a food dehydrator. Super excited to use both. We studied and I had class in the morning, then enjoyed lunch out, and painted Opal's room in the evening. I don't remember if I've explained landlord's opposition and the eventual consent on behalf of the baby, but the short version is, we were originally told we could not paint and then the management said we could if it was a neutral, approved color. We even got to choose the color. The room looks great- it's brown and even looks okay with the orange carpet, if that's possible.

Football, Study, Party, and Date

Saturday we finished painting. Bruce bought a white board from Home Depot, which is actually a piece of hardware intended for something else, but it's erasable like a white board. He'll install it in the office to enhance his studying. Mid-morning Bruce played football with some of the guys for high school. Bruce played QB for one of the games and made some incredible 50-yd passes for touchdowns. I didn't witness the throws because I left early to go to a baby shower for a sister in the ward, but he said they were pretty good plays. In the afternoon we pretended to study and fell asleep on the couch instead. Although, for a change, Bruce was more tired than I was, so I got to wake him up after he had slept for an hour. That night we stopped by the ward Halloween party, stayed about 10 min and then went to the store to get doughnuts and chocolate milk to have eat during a thrilling date watching Ronald Dahl's Witches on TV.

CribBruce Assembling Opal's crib

Today we brought Opal's crib to our apartment (we've been storing it at the Sommerfeldt's) and set it up... mostly. We stripped one of the screws so our final assembly is on hold until we can cut the screw off and buy a replacement. But, the room is so cute! We have bear bedding (bumpers, headboard, sheets, a pink and a blue quilt) and wall hanging which look great with the new paint! Thanks for the crib and accessories Mom! I'll post pictures when we get it the crib assembled.