where we've been

It's been a busy, crazy, wonderful 6 weeks (to say the LEAST). Here's where we've been and what we've been doing. Sorry there are no pictures - my computer doesn't want to read my memory card. Dang.

• spent Thanksgiving in LV with my whole Wimmer family, including my cousin Wyatt's baptism and my 1st jogs since having Van, and my 1st road bike ride. I'm hooked.
  
• sent Aaron back to Cedar to study while the kiddies and I spent a week at the beach with Grandma, my bf Bekah and Russ-Russ. Em and Russ-Russ were too cute. They're totally going to get married (their mommies hope...) And yes, I ran on the beach in 60 degree weather. I vote no snow in winter.
  
• Got a call from Aaron Saturday saying we should move the following Saturday. WHAT??
  
• Got home Monday, packed my house in 4 days.
• Got emergency help from mom when Em ended up with 103+ degree fever for 3 days while I was supposed to be packing my house to relocate my life to LV. Thanks, mom. I don't know what I'd do without you, as usual.
• moved to LV that planned Saturday with no flaws in the plan. Fastest move yet, lots of help. We'll really miss Cedar City and all of the friends we made there.
  
• went to our new ward Sunday (the ward I grew up in until we moved when I was 12 - still feels like home).
• Monday, Aaron got his paperwork and drug test done for his new job at Southwest Gas (his 8 month interim job until Deloitte this fall).
• drove to Orem that same Monday to live with mom and dad Wilk for 3 weeks so Aaron would help his dad with a project at his shop and make a few much needed bucks.
• Van and mom got sick. Boo. Mostly sad because we didn't get to see as many of our friends as we would have liked.
  
• Van made it to 2 months!
  
• Dinner with the Williamses and the Lunds. Love them. Can't wait for baby Millie (okay, that's just my vote, not her official name). She will be as beautiful and wonderful as her mom.
  
• Christmas week! Gingerbread men, cousins, sugar highs, sleepovers under the Christmas tree with Grandma, kids' nativity (Em was a seriously rowdy, flashing angel and Van was baby Jesus, of course) lots of presents and even more memories with our whole Wilkinson family. All 7 sibs and their fams made it for the event. It was magical.
• Made it through all of the holiday festivities with no tummy ache. Turn's out Van's anger issues (or colic, if you prefer), were simply a dairy intolerance. Did you know almost all Christmas treats have butter or cream?
  
• Celebrated my 25th birthday. In-N-Out (no cheese for my Van-Van) and shopping topped my cake. It's gotta be a good burger if it even tastes good without cheese.
  
• Hit my goal of running 3 miles again before the New Year. Did I mention I still detest running? Too bad it's so good for me.
  
• got to have Alisa play with us while her mommy had her baby brother. We love new baby Joseph Hyrum and his family. So glad we got to be the ones.
  
• Celebrated Emery's 2nd birthday. Dora cake (made by mom, thank you very much), life-sized Dora balloon, Dora party hats and lots of Emery's favorite people to celebrate with - Amy, Chelsey, Grandma and Pa.
  
• Aaron pulled an almost all-nighter at the shop the night before we left Orem.
• Cried when we left Orem for the last time.
• Drove to our new LV home on New Year's Eve and hit the Strip for the event. Oops. No, wait. We fell asleep at 7:30.
• Started the year right by going road biking with my dad. (Aaron and dad went mountain biking.)
• I rediscovered a new city full of cheap food. Cedar almost killed me. Filled both of my produce drawers and part of my counter for less than $12 at Sunflower Market.
  
• Aaron's started work. A working man. Wow - I thought we'd never make it. I overheard Aaron telling Emery what daddy does [for a living] and he told her "daddy makes money". That oughta go over well on Career Day in Kindergarten. On the other hand, I'm so thankful to have a husband who is so giddy over his opportunity to provide for our family.
• New bank accounts, car insurance, health insurance, new license plates, new licenses (eventually). We're all NV now.
  
• Celebrated Aaron's 27th birthday. I'm not sure why he loves BBQ chicken and mashed potatoes so much, but I just take orders in the kitchen on his bday.
  
• My daddy retired! So proud of him and Emery is thrilled that she moved here just in time for Pa to be a full-time Grandpa.
  

We're still trying to recover from sugar highs and sleep deprivation around here, but we're happy and glad to be settled in our new home... and we love 65 degree weather in January!

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