tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78344552151372729942024-02-07T17:37:40.339-07:00Our Incredible AdventuresNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.comBlogger443125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-61793020370887429052017-06-05T12:53:00.003-07:002017-06-05T12:53:40.532-07:00A Writing Desk of my OwnLast week we moved. Across town seems like it might as well be a different state-the 30 minutes from where we were a lifetime. I feel all the emotions changes like this bring. Sadness to leave the place we first brought Owen home, the place where he first spoke "mama" and "dada", where he was taught to walk, where he giggled and played and slept in our arms. The city and streets I grew up on. However, more than that I feel the joy and purpose that is unique only to a fresh start. A new place to live, a new position of the furniture, a new neighborhood, a new grocery store, a new outlook, a new start.<br />
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In a way this move feels a little like coming home. My father grew up in a neighborhood five minutes from here, and I spent each Sunday night of my childhood running through the fruit trees in the yard of that old house. The home my parents first brought me home to is just a few streets over-the church we now attend is the same building I was blessed in as a baby. I am literally right back where I started.<br />
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I love this old house already. It's charming bay windows and plethora of light make my heart sing. The view of the mountains as I lay in bed and the fireplace mantel dressed with fresh peonies fill me with a sense of home. One of my favorite parts of the house is a piece of furniture that we finally have room for-my great grandmothers writing desk. A beautiful old wood fold down desk that she left for me. I've always loved it, but it's meaning has increased with each passing year. I sit here now and glory in having a dedicated space for myself-a writing desk of my very own-and I wonder if she knew even back then how I'd love to write.<br />
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We talk a lot about turning our hearts to our fathers, an activity that has come alive for me since moving here. As I sit rocking Owen just minutes away from where my grandmother raised my father I can't help but wonder if she did the same. As write this at the gorgeous desk that was my great-grandmothers I wonder about all the letters she wrote here, the treasures she hid in it's many drawers. As I walk the halls at church, a baby in my arms, I think about my mother doing the same. I think of all that have come before that have made me who I am, and all that come next. I think of my little link in this never ending chain and wonder how I can make it strong, sure to connect the before and the after. I don't have a simple answer to this-but I have a feeling a good part of it might just take place in this exact spot, here at my writing desk.<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826646416502744029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-52020650861490476822017-02-13T13:34:00.004-07:002017-02-13T13:34:38.442-07:00Valentines FlowersValentines day has always been one of my favorite holidays. I think it started back when I was a little girl. I would anticipate Valentines day for one main reason, getting flowers from my Dad. Each year my dad gave me and my sisters each a beautiful flower arrangement. I always felt so special to get my own Valentines flowers-just like a grown up! I don't think my dad has ever missed a year of Valentines flowers. Usually he hand delivered them to us, but I'll never forget my first Valentines day after getting married-when he drove all the way down to Provo and left them on my doorstep,without even ringing the doorbell, because he didn't want to interrupt the fun Saturday Nate and I had planned. A simple text telling me to look on my porch revealed that my Dad would still be giving me flowers-even though I had a husband to give me some too.<br />
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Last year my flowers from my dad were different than before. Valentines came just 8 days after my sweet Owen was born. I was living in that beautiful sleep-deprived yet beyond happy newborn baby bubble complete with c-section incision pain and great fatigue. He brought me flowers, all the exact same color-except one-representing my sweet baby. I'd officially graduated to the "Mama" mothers day flowers-a rose of a different color representing my baby. I don't remember very many details of last February, thanks to the above mentioned bubble-but I remember these flowers.<br />
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As I got older it wasn't just the flowers that I appreciated-it was all that they meant. My sweet father, all those years ago, wanted to do something sweet for his daughters, to make them feel loved. And I knew that each year even if I didn't get any 'special' valentines, or very many 'candy-grams' or if I didn't get asked on any dates or have any reason at all to suppose that would ever change I had someone who loved me. I'd look at those beautiful flowers and think that I was so incredibly lucky to have a dad who loved me so much.<br />
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Now, it needs to be stated that Nate is an incredibly wonderful husband and that he has also given me flowers every Valentines day, and so many other 'just because' days. He loves me so much, and treats me better than I ever imagined. I am so blessed to get two Valentines flower arrangements each year-one from the man I love the most, my best friend and husband-and the other from the first man I ever loved, the one who made me love Valentines Day.<br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-42914508740656453412017-02-13T13:00:00.000-07:002017-02-13T13:36:42.249-07:00Where Have I Been?I've thought about blogging so many times over the last year. Originally I took a break to decide how much of Owen I wanted to share here-how much felt safe and fair to him. I never really made a decision about that, but as time passed I sat down and started a few posts-a birth story, and various "catch up" posts.<br />
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So what's different this time? (Assuming I actually push 'Publish' this time around)<br />
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I'm writing this for me.<br />
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I'm not trying to "catch up" on anything. I don't feel like I need to apologize for missing out on anything, or stress to post a million pictures of Owen's "Go Dog Go" first birthday party! Instead I'm simply blogging now because I miss writing, and for some reason I write best when I'm pushing it out there for the world to see. (Or for the one person that reads my blog these days).<br />
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So I'm back. I'm not sure what that means-how often I'll be writing or what I'll be sharing, but my fingers are dancing on the keyboard again and stroke by stroke it feels more like home.<br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-59645544024183992412016-03-29T13:49:00.002-07:002016-03-29T20:48:18.008-07:00My Due DateMy due date was a little bit sad. Of course, like every expectant mother I had secretly hoped I would be celebrating that day with my little babe in my arms. Instead I found that I had made no noticeable progress from the week before. Luckily our baby boy's heartbeat was strong, and he seemed to be doing great. I spent the day walking up and down stairs at the only mall my mom and I hadn't been walking at yet.<br />
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(Mall walking is the only walking-to-induce-labor option when you're due in the middle of icy winter)<br />
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I thought a lot that day about divine timing, and how all the blessings in my life have come at times that were perfect, even though I may have liked many of them sooner. Knowing that Heavenly Father has perfect knowledge and timing, I trusted that he would have my baby boy come exactly when it would be best.<br />
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Before falling asleep that night I wrote the following as part of a little letter to my boy:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These photos are some of the last taken of my bump-taken the day before my due date. I owe so much to my mama. She was such a great friend and always happy to keep me busy enough to not get discouraged that baby boy hadn't come yet. During the weeks before he came we went shopping, mall walking, to lunch, a movie and spent time hanging out in my nursery and picking out things for my boy. I thought she was the best then, but I knew it for sure after all she did for me when Owen came. Moms are just the best, aren't they? </span></div>
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At this point my bump is nothing more than a memory-replaced by a darling, chubby, perfect little baby boy. I couldn't move on in my blog though until I finished documenting my bump though. I loved watching my body grow and change throughout my pregnancy. I was blessed with a love for my body and my bump while pregnant. How could I not love my body-knowing the miracle it was performing. </div>
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-39626755467716955702016-01-25T20:00:00.000-07:002016-01-25T20:14:21.274-07:00The Final Countdown<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlbb_9slK28hGVRdkLoExztiJa2GITnYmVstvok2COPYn6-M9L1O6nRiz0honKxeq_m2BXoj6d2t4tC0drCTbUMCJRiNHYgJ2ynhulIeZCPbefsfFHfZ9qskBMpP5vI2212OSsqmBVLlc/s640/blogger-image-374577500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlbb_9slK28hGVRdkLoExztiJa2GITnYmVstvok2COPYn6-M9L1O6nRiz0honKxeq_m2BXoj6d2t4tC0drCTbUMCJRiNHYgJ2ynhulIeZCPbefsfFHfZ9qskBMpP5vI2212OSsqmBVLlc/s640/blogger-image-374577500.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKC6YxcxjjIATVn7Zv8DBYA9e5ZnDSjRQcRQGI5tOyhydbMAFOfUdn8sQqcZEaLmhBgHyP1HGJrhN7XdC9eSlVjLv253ap51uZcYVMtCGVINDoctQ3rrh3JpvytZzmdPyLeRPukVhztHf/s640/blogger-image-587333345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKC6YxcxjjIATVn7Zv8DBYA9e5ZnDSjRQcRQGI5tOyhydbMAFOfUdn8sQqcZEaLmhBgHyP1HGJrhN7XdC9eSlVjLv253ap51uZcYVMtCGVINDoctQ3rrh3JpvytZzmdPyLeRPukVhztHf/s640/blogger-image-587333345.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXowtfuGXGoRV_1OtxbGCenMBujGCIKVxV9uetGU2wu4Xr6Y6SQAEkeyP1F4AFkU8DwHiL-c7iUrxDsZ_5dJPBlS1UvJAEouHPU8i77k2W9nxkPHcEJIZUMyboqkwTj9ptB2wa2vhkKuOH/s640/blogger-image--1911291950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXowtfuGXGoRV_1OtxbGCenMBujGCIKVxV9uetGU2wu4Xr6Y6SQAEkeyP1F4AFkU8DwHiL-c7iUrxDsZ_5dJPBlS1UvJAEouHPU8i77k2W9nxkPHcEJIZUMyboqkwTj9ptB2wa2vhkKuOH/s640/blogger-image--1911291950.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">My due date is 10 days away. I really feel like this little boy could show up any time-which would be ok with his mama. Before he comes though I want to take just a few minutes to share a few things about this pregnancy that have been on my mind.</span></div>
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-I love being pregnant. I have been blessed to be fairly healthy throughout this pregnancy, and the excitement of growing a baby has made this a wonderful experience.<br>
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-Feeling my baby boy inside me fills me with more happiness than I can express. I've loved that we've been a package deal for the last nine months, that no matter where I was I had one of my very best friends with me.<br>
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-Nesting is real, and settling into his little nursery was one of the most fun things about this last trimester. I loved hunting for the bargain furniture, washing his little clothes, and sewing his little mobile. Each little thing I did got me one step closer to him coming, and that made all of it extra special.<br>
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-I will miss hearing his heartbeat so frequently-but I'm pretty sure the little grunts, sneezes, cries and babbles will more than make up for it.<br>
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-I love this baby more than I thought I could, and I haven't even seen him yet. I'm in awe by the love I can feel for someone I've never even seen.<br>
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-As much as I want baby boy to be in my arms, and as uncomfortable as I am at this point in pregnancy, I'm trying my very best to make the most of this stage of my life. These final moments before he comes, and everything changes so drastically. One of my resolutions for this year is to be more present in every moment of my life and to enjoy the stage I'm in. So-as anxious as I am to hold him in my arms, for tonight I'm happy to cuddle up on the couch and feel his kicks inside me.<br><br>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-51498931785139422962016-01-25T19:43:00.002-07:002016-01-25T19:43:37.939-07:00Showering our Little BoyThe day after Christmas our sweet aunt threw us a little family baby shower. It was a full of all of my favorite things-family time, delicious food, and of course celebrating this little boy! It was such a happy afternoon! Our family took very good care of this little guy, and helped us get so many of the essentials for him. It was a very happy day.<br />
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My dear friend Ashley was in town and was kind enough to come celebrate Baby Boy with us. It was so fun to get to see her and discuss all things baby!<br />
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A few weeks later the darling second mom's I grew up with in the Alta Heights ward threw me a another shower. It was so fun to catch up with so many people I grew up with. They spoiled this sweet Baby Boy, and took very good care of me as well. I'm so glad a few of my friends could come too. My only regret is that I didn't take more pictures.<br />
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These baby showers reminded me once again how blessed I am to have such wonderful people in my life. I have so many people who care about me and already love my baby boy so much. It's inspiring and beautiful, and I'm so glad that we get to welcome this boy to a world where there is already so much love for him.<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-71277908125401828982016-01-25T19:27:00.003-07:002016-01-25T19:27:54.306-07:002015 in ReviewJanuary: <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/02/look-whose-home.html">My favorite sister missionary came home</a>, and we all celebrated with a <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/02/disneyland-days.html">family trip to Disneyland</a>. I fell in love with the Monte Cristo sandwiches, and Nate fell in love with Toy Story Mania. Successful trip all around.<br />
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February: We celebrated our first married <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/02/happy-valentines-day.html">Valentines day</a> with a delicious home cooked meal, and beautiful flowers. He is so good to me. I repaid him by coming home from work one day and saying "Lets go to Hawaii. Seriously."<br />
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March: We celebrated <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/03/on-my-25th-birthday.html">my birthday</a> with Black Sheep Cafe and Cinderella. We celebrated <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/03/weve-had-some-birthdays-shout-hooray.html">his birthday</a> with free a Grand Slam breakfast and shotgun shooting. We celebrated <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/03/one-year-of-marriage.html">our first anniversary</a> with great steak, and a trip to the Up house. Obviously we're party animals.<br />
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April: <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/05/aloha.html">We went to Hawaii</a> for the first time. We swam with sea turtles, plenty of fishes and <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/05/shark-attack.html">sharks</a>. We both agreed it was the best vacation we'd ever been on.<br />
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May: We found out we were going to have a baby. Nothing else seemed to matter.<br />
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June: <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/08/start-spreading-news.html">We told our parents and siblings about our baby</a>. Nate got to celebrate <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/10/our-last-summer-as-family-of-2.html">his first Fathers Day</a>, and he started an awesome new job.<br />
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July: We rocked out to Journey, and got to see our baby for the first time. <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/07/grandma.html">My grandma passed away</a> and I took an unexpected trip to California to visit family.<br />
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August: <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/08/look-whose-family-and-belly-is-growing.html">We told the world about our baby</a> (together) and took work trips (separately).<br />
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September: We found out that <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/09/its-boy.html">baby is a BOY</a>. We jumped into all fall activities-football games, driving the Alpine Loop, and Rau Family Fall Fest.<br />
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October: We got to attend a beautiful sealing. We <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/11/happy-rautumn.html">carved pumpkins, rode the Sundance Halloween Lift Ride, and gave out candy to trick-or-treaters</a>.<br />
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November: We got Nate a BYU license plate. We found a new apartment, and we spent the <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/12/thanksgiving-in-bend.html">happiest ten days in Oregon</a>. Nate got offered a full position at his job. Blessings all around.<br />
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December: <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2015/12/provo-sandy-home.html">We moved into a new apartment.</a> We moved out of our Sumac home. We assembled baby boys travel system before unpacking anything else, and we celebrated the happiest, snowy Christmas.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-82621816735281443742016-01-09T19:35:00.003-07:002016-01-09T19:35:34.989-07:00What Are You Doing New Years?I've been looking forward to 2016 since I found out I was pregnant. Don't get me wrong, I made the most of the rest of 2015, and it was one of the best years of my entire life-but 2016 was always the bright light of the future.<br />
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The year I would get to hold my little boy, get to look into his eyes, and learn and grow with him.<br />
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I can't believe it is actually here. 2016.<br />
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I have big hopes for this year. More than anything though, I hope for lots of happy, peaceful moments with my boys. My resolution this year is to be more present-to take more time to enjoy the little moments by eliminating unnecessary distractions, and savoring the details of my life that bring me the most joy.<br />
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I'm pretty sure it's going to be my best year yet.<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-50687857455572168032016-01-09T19:17:00.002-07:002016-01-25T19:30:06.583-07:00Our First Utah Christmas<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Nate proposed to me on December 13, 2013 and a week later was on a plane headed home for Christmas, and last year we spent Christmas together in Oregon. Which made this Christmas mine and Nate's first Utah Christmas. It was a perfect one. Santa came early to the Rau house so Nate and I woke up early Christmas Eve to see what he brought, and open a few presents from each other. It was a happy, quiet celebration-our last one just the two of us. </span><br />
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Later we met up with my family for brunch, and spent the afternoon baking and preparing for our big Christmas Eve dinner. That night we headed over to Aunt Debbie's house for the big dinner, but not before putting on our awesome Christmas light necklaces. We had a blast with the London's eating delicious food, playing games, visiting with the wise men, and playing the chimes.</div>
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After the party we went back to Mom and Dad's-where opened our annual Christmas jammies. There were even some for our baby boy! We also read the scriptures, and spent some time talking about our Savior.</div>
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Christmas morning brought wonderful surprises from Santa, and thoughtful gifts from each other. As always Santa was too good to us, but as happy as I was with what he brought me-I had the most fun looking at what he brought for our baby boy. I've heard that Christmas as a parent is the very best. What I didn't realize is that now, before we even get to see our son, Christmas would be extra special. The whole time was spent thinking about him, and how because of our Savior Jesus Christ he gets to be our son forever. For me, that was the best part of this snowy, perfect Christmas. </div>
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Despite being so busy this past December, Nate and I were able to have some fun too. He is a good sport to put off some unpacking and furniture shopping in order to take me out to get my Christmas fix. He really is my favorite person to celebrate this beautiful season with.</div>
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-35771447559269369372015-12-23T23:47:00.005-07:002015-12-23T23:47:45.214-07:00It's Christmastime<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Take time to relax, be at peace, and see this little child in your mind. Do not be too concerned or overwhelmed with what is coming in His life or in yours. Instead, take a peaceful moment to contemplate perhaps the most serene moment in the history of the world-when all of heaven rejoiced with the message 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men' (Luke 2:14)"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I've tried to simplify my view of the Savior-focusing only on this miraculous moment in his life, I've been able to simplify my view on the rest of the season-focusing more on what really matters. For that reason, it has been a beautiful Christmas season-and it's not over yet!</span></div>
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-5457238843378136962015-12-23T23:43:00.001-07:002015-12-23T23:43:21.265-07:00Thanksgiving in Bend<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; widows: 1;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nate and I were lucky enough to spend Thanksgiving this year in beautiful Bend, Oregon. Thanksgiving in Bendy will always be special to me. Back in 2013 Nate took me for our first Thanksgiving together. While there I fell in love with the rest of his family, saw a business card for a jewelry company fall out of his wallet, and realized that I wanted to brush my teeth with him every night. For different reasons, each of those things makes me incredibly happy to remember. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This year was no exception. Despite being 29 weeks pregnant, and in the middle of packing/moving back in Utah (more on that later) we decided to go for awhile and spent 9 days there. It was wonderful! We went to movies, relaxed, played games, watched the snow fall, cuddled nieces and nephews, ate delicious food, and enjoyed our time surrounded by family. I am always thankful that I married into such a wonderful family-but this Thanksgiving I felt extra thankful to get to call them mine. Those Raus are something special, and I feel pretty honored to share their name. </span></div>
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Oh yea, Nate snagged the best Black Friday deal of the year-$100 off a purchase at Columbia. After a markdown, and this coupon Nate got a $300 coat for $40 bucks! I couldn't be more proud1<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-81665550282459969992015-12-23T23:38:00.000-07:002015-12-23T23:38:26.533-07:00Provo-Sandy-Home<div style="color: #222222; widows: 1;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Nate and I met in Provo, we dated in Provo and after we got married the first place we called home together was in Provo. We never thought, back when we married and moved into that beauty on Sumac, that we would stay very long. However, we called that place home for 19 months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And what a home it was. Provo, and that little apartment we called ours, became a new and beautiful home to us once we were married. Separately we'd lived in Provo for 5 (me) and 4 (him) years before beginning our life together. We'd done all the typical college Provo things-bowling, hiking the Y, late night food runs, dance parties, and dollar movies galore. We were both ready to be done with <i>that</i> Provo, but still needed to live <i>in</i> Provo. Luckily, we found our own little niche in Provo-one that involved city festivals and events, 4th of July festivities, walks to the temple, working out at the rec center, new (to us) restaurants, quieter grocery stores, neighborhood bike rides, and plenty of nights in watching movies instead of out on the town. We fell in love with Provo again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday the 12th Nate and I (with a LOT of help from my darling sister) cleaned that apartment on Sumac for the last time, returned the keys, hugged our angel landlady, quietly said goodbye and drove away. At the time I was tired and swollen and a little relieved to be done, but now, looking back I'm a little sad. That home was such a perfect one, a tender mercy in our life. Getting that home was one of the first times we as a couple had our prayers answered together. We spent countless hours there-sleeping, cooking, reading, relaxing, playing games, and talking. Most of my favorite memories of our first 19 months of marriage took place there, in the place we called home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Life has a way of moving on though-and for us that doesn't always mean moving far. On December 1, Nate and I moved into a wonderful new apartment in Sandy. The apartment itself is beautiful with even more windows then our last, big open space, and my favorite feature-a bedroom perfect for a baby boy. The real beauty though is that it is in Sandy-the city where the rest of our story took place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When Nate and I had only been dating a month, I graduated. Not knowing what was next in my life I moved back into my parents home in Sandy-where I stayed for the next 10 months until we were married. Nate and I dated in Sandy. We first said "I love you" in Sandy. We toasted (with sparkling cider) our engagement in Sandy, and got married just minutes outside of it. And soon enough we'll bring our first baby home to our own little corner of Sandy. It was always a home for me, and now it's a home for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Provo and Sandy, although they will always be special places to us, are just that-places. What I've learned the last few months though is this-home is not a place, it's a feeling. It's a feeling that can only be described for me as 'with Nate.' So no matter how long we stay in Sandy, and no matter where we carve a place out next I do know one thing-it will be home. </span></div>
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-72747970561910726142015-11-23T11:51:00.002-07:002015-11-23T11:51:42.357-07:00So Much to be Thankful ForThe gospel and the peace living it brings.<br />
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Answered prayers.<br />
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Family, near and far.<br />
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Modern medicine.<br />
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Primary songs.<br />
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A washer and dryer.<br />
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Delicious candles.<br />
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Big baby kicks that shake my whole belly.<br />
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Our jobs.<br />
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Facetime.<br />
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And so much more. I could go on, and on listing the things I am thankful for right now. As I get older I realize more and more how little I need to be happy, and how thankful I am for the blessings that are mine. Theres so much to be thankful for.<br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-45307500636186859032015-11-09T19:11:00.002-07:002016-03-01T17:07:32.462-07:00Happy Rautumn! Autumn has always been my favorite season. The cooler weather, crispy leaves, slowed down pace, football games, and spectacular color all speak to me. <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2012/10/four-autumns.html">Autumn has come to mean so much.</a><br />
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I've said it once, but I'll say it again-I was made for Autumn. I am most me in Autumn.<br />
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Autumns have been a whole new kind of wonderful since <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2013/10/autumn.html">I started spending them with him</a>. What was once simply Autumn, has become <a href="http://nicolerau.blogspot.com/2014/11/rautumn-happenings.html">Rautumn</a>, and I've fallen for this season all over again. This Rautumn we've spent our evenings at football games, walking around the neighborhood enjoying the leaves, driving through the beautiful mountains, carving pumpkins, and planning for our sweet baby boy. I've enjoyed it more than any other Autumn. I have a feeling though, that they are going to just keep getting better and better.<br />
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Between the first trimester exhaustion, working full time, and all the baby excitement I definitely didn't blog much this summer. However, I wanted to just take a little space here to write about a couple of my favorite things we were able to do this summer-our last summer as a family of two. </div>
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Celebrating Fathers Day was awesome this year. In the morning I got pretty sick and instead of making breakfast for Nate, I stayed in bed eating toast and praying I'd feel better. Luckily prayers are answered and soon enough I was feeling great-and we finally got to honor our fathers, tell our siblings about the baby, and celebrate Nate's new role as a dad. </div>
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We celebrated the 4th of July this year by checking out the hot air balloons, camping out (in our house-pregnant camping does not sound appealing), cruising University Ave to check out everyone camped out for the parade, BBQ-ing with my family, and rocking out to Journey. Independence Day in Provo is always the best, and I'm so glad we were able to have such a fun one.</div>
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Although the holidays were fun, and the trip to California so important, my favorite thing about this summer was just our everyday life. Nate started a new internship that has been such a blessing to us. We worked all day, and spent our evenings going on walks, BBQ-ing, watching our TV shows, going to $5 movies, at my doctor's appointments and talking about our baby. On the weekends we would sleep in, go to the farmers market, go on dates, and teach primary. It may not sound like anything too exciting-but these little moments spent just the two of us-these are the moments that mean the most to me, the ones I want to remember most about the time when we were just a little family of two.</div>
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-26456131305098204532015-10-23T20:23:00.002-07:002015-10-25T20:08:17.203-07:00Bumpin' Bumpin'<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm completely obsessed with my baby boy, and everything that has to do with him-including this (not so little anymore) bump. I have actually loved watching my body grow in this way, and knowing that my little boy is growing right along with me. I'm so amazed by this whole baby growing process, and I feel so blessed to be experiencing it.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-83972735765441590372015-09-26T21:04:00.003-07:002015-09-26T21:04:35.447-07:00Happy List<b>Ten Things Making Me Terribly Happy</b><br />
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10-Renting a puppy last weekend-best surprise Nate date.<br />
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9-FOOTBALL Season! (and currently being ranked #1 in my FF league)<br />
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8-Driving the Alpine Loop and getting to check out the stunning Autumn leaves<br />
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7-My ever growing bump<br />
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6-A clean and happy home<br />
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5-Our wedding photo album that we finally ordered<br />
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4-The 2nd Annual Rau Family Fall Festival<br />
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<i>Parm fondue, sparkling apple cider, pumpkin, and Remember the Titans</i></div>
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3-Sleep! I'm trying to enjoy it while it lasts.<br />
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2-The Women's Session of General Conference tonight. Beautiful, inspiring words for women everywhere.<br />
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1-Baby boy's kicks that are not only strong enough for me to feel-but for Nate to feel. We have one strong, healthy boy.<br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-85080472178836047952015-09-26T20:35:00.002-07:002015-09-26T20:35:36.875-07:00It's a Boy!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Friday September 11th, at 19 weeks we finally got to see our little baby again. I'll always remember how nervous/excited/anxious we felt as we waited for the ultrasound. There were so many emotions-but mostly I just couldn't wait to see our baby. And, it did not disappoint. </div>
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A beautiful head, wonderful toes, strong arms and legs, a beating heart, and a little something else that quickly made us say "It's a BOY!" </div>
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A Boy. A healthy, strong, growing BOY! </div>
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It immediately felt so right-of course he is a boy! He is <i><b>my </b></i>little boy. </div>
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We celebrated by buying blue candy, and an "It's a Boy" balloon. We then headed out for "boy food" (delicious BBQ), and went home to watch a "boy movie" (the Avengers). Although I sometimes feel like I have no idea what to do with a little boy, growing up surrounded by so many girls, I could not be more excited to be the mama of this boy.</div>
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Dear Baby Boy,<br />
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You are growing so strong, and I couldn't be more proud of you. From the beginning I've told you not to worry about a thing, that I would take care of everything and all you needed to do was grow. Thanks for keeping your end of the deal. I can't wait to get to hold your strong hand in mine.<br />
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xoxo<br />
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Mama<br />
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Look at my baby grow! From the very beginning of this pregnancy I knew I wanted to be good at taking pictures, and documenting this important event. Nate had a great idea though-why settle for a picture when you could make a gif? And thus begun our first Sunday tradition as a family of three!</div>
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826646416502744029noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-88760486052591398332015-08-30T19:43:00.000-07:002015-08-31T19:44:18.447-07:00Start Spreading the News<br />
We found out about the baby back at the end of May, and we lasted all of about four days before we told my parents. We just live so close to them, and them so much that I didn't' think I'd be able to keep it a secret very long. They were happily surprised, and of course ecstatic about being grandparents. I don't think I'll ever forget their reactions. About a week later Nate's parents were in town so we got to tell them in person too! They were so happy to have another grand baby, and we were so happy that we got to tell them in person!<br />
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On Fathers Day we told our siblings and although some of them didn't believe us at first (3 of the 5 siblings), they were all so excited! Once they realized we weren't joking.<br />
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Telling people about the baby has been one of my favorite things. It has really made me realize how lucky we are to have such wonderful people in our lives. I've always thought that I was blessed with the very best people in my life, and that feeling has only grown as I've gotten to love all of Nate's people too. We feel so blessed that our baby is already loved by so many.<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826646416502744029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-78760784866590557132015-08-12T18:27:00.004-07:002015-08-12T18:27:42.724-07:00Look Whose Family {and belly!} Is Growing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Baby Rau is due February 4th, and Nate and I couldn't be happier. We already feel so blessed to be parents to this sweet, growing babe. </div>
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Dad and I are so excited that the world knows about you now. Obviously no one is as excited as we are, but when you get here you are going to be greeted by a lot of people who already love you. The three of us are so lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives, and nothing makes me smile like listening to others talk about how excited they are to meet you too! However, we can definitely wait for now-so you keep on growing strong and we'll keep busy getting ready for you. </div>
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-21085413984784453502015-07-19T19:24:00.002-07:002015-07-19T19:24:57.414-07:00GrandmaMy grandmother passed away Thursday, after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday.<br />
We weren't super close, my grandma Marian and I. It's made this loss different, and in many ways more difficult. However, she is my grandmother, and I love her very much.<br />
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I love her for being so herself-never trying to be something she wasn't around us.<br />
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I love her for being able to laugh at herself, usually right along with us.<br />
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I love her for her signature look-black hair (only recently did she let it go more grey), lipstick, and black clothing. Very classic.<br />
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I love her because of the way she was so cautious with us when she would watch us-only allowing 5" of bath water for my six year old sister.<br />
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I love her because she would say outrageous things. Like the time she asked me if I had ever seen a black person before.. oh grandma.<br />
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I love her because of her love for beautiful things-including me and my sisters.<br />
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I love her because of her laugh, and the way she would sort of gasp when something was shocking, or simply so wrong. (Usually to something my Pops said.)<br />
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I love her for giving me one of my very favorite people-my mother. Who, is the best mother I know.<br />
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I love her for following her heart and marrying Pops at just 15 years old because she loved him so much. I can't imagine being that brave, and crazy.<br />
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I love her for surprising me and showing up the night before my wedding. I'll always remember the way she said "You are such a beautiful girl" that night. I'll also always remember how happy it made me that she actually came. It was so hard for her to leave behind her husband and responsibilities-but she came, and it meant more to me than I probably ever told her.<br />
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I selfishly love her for giving me my Pops for all those years she wasn't with him. I can't imagine my childhood without him, and that, oddly enough, is thanks to her.<br />
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And I love her for loving my Pops still, after fifty years, a divorce, and so much hurt all around. Their love story is one I still have a hard time comprehending. However, it was her Pops loved at the very end, and that to me says more about my grandma than anything else I know about her.<br />
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And I love her for being my grandma-for never missing a Christmas or birthday, for caring about me and my sisters so much, for being proud of us, and for simply loving us. So, while we might not have been that close-there was still a lot of love. I never doubted that she loved me, and for that I am grateful.<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177523381151075616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834455215137272994.post-68571811267872072962015-06-28T19:16:00.002-07:002015-06-28T19:16:36.141-07:00Ten Things Making Me Incredibly HappyIt's that time again, time for a little happy list!<br />
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Things around here have been pretty low key, but very happy. Here are just a few of those things making me incredibly happy these days!<br />
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10- $5 night at the movie theater<br />
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9- Getting to see this girl for the first time in 18 months!<br />
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8-Chuck marathons with my best friend.<br />
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7- Chocolate covered banana, with coconut! And other Farmers Market gems!<br />
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6- "Just because" bouquets of my favorite flower, from my favorite man<br />
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5- Dirty Diet Coke floats-with coconut ice cream! Delicious!<br />
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4- Walks around the block to commemorate 7 years since this guy went to the MTC.<br />
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3- Thanksgiving Point gardens-they were stunning<br />
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2- Pretty steals from Target<br />
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1- Getting to hang out with these wonderful people, and catching a live performance of MoTab singing "Come Thou Fount"<br />
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