Jourdan Wilson

Wedding & Family Fun!

2012-10-20T11:32:00.003-07:00

Jeffrey, Boston, and I had the opportunity to go to Utah this past weekend for my older brother Joshua's wedding. The drive took about 5 1/2 hours, which isn't too long, but when you have a baby who can't be still...it is forever! Boston cried for about 2 1/2 hours total, and slept for about 2, and the other hour, he played, and read with me! It was so weird to go back to Salt Lake City. I feel like I left forever ago, but it hasn't even been a full year yet. We got there Thursday night around 9 p.m. Friday morning we had my brothers sealing at 11 a.m. I left Boston with my adorable little sisters Chelsea, and Marissa. I was nervous the whole time I was in the sealing, because I didn't know how he was! Ha ha over protective mom? Maybe. It was a beautiful sealing, and I didn't think I would cry, but the minute I walked in the room and sat down I started to tear up. I love my brother so much, and growing up he was my best friend(even though sometimes we didn't get along). He has the most beautiful wife ever now. Her name is Jourden...yes that is her name. Which automatically means she is the best, cause that is the coolest name ever, especially since its even spelled with a U! After the sealing we took some pictures....

Yes I know some of them are sideways, for some reason it won't let me do anything about it! I have the most beautiful family, and I am so grateful. We had cafe rio for the luncheon, which was great! Then we set up for the reception. Chelsea needs to be a wedding planned or something, cause she was all over how the tables need to be set up ha ha. The reception was nice! It was great to see family and friends I had not seen in a long time. Saturday Jef, Boston and I got to go shopping with my Dad, and Chelsea(Marble was sick). My dad bought Boston the CUTEST stuff. Two hats, a coat, 4 pairs of socks, a shirt, and Sperry shoes!!! WE were soooo grateful! After shopping we went to say goodbye to the rest of the family and went on our way! Boston slept almost the whole ride home! I am so happy we got to go! And I can't wait to see them all at Christmas!

"Those" Moments

2012-09-20T12:31:00.002-07:00

I haven't updated this in forever! Obviously i had Boston already. He is now a little over 4 months old. He weighs almost 14 pounds and is almost 26 inches long. Our little tall skinny boy! He is absolutely hilarious and so much fun! He will play peek-a-boo with you for ever, he hates to watch t.v.(he is to squirmy and active to sit and watch anything), he loves playing with our computer or tablet. One thing I am super excited about is how big of a daddy's' boy he is becoming. If Jef is home(and Boston isn't hungry tired or needs a diaper change)he immediately wants him! When he is eating and he knows his daddy is in the room, he will stop eating and look around till Jef talks to him. Its so super cute(also maybe a bit annoying). But we love him so much! He sleeps pretty well too, usually only wakes up 1-2 times a night now. He also is TEETHING! Which is really not fun cause he is pretty grumpy now. But he is constantly gnawing on his hand, or ours, and drooling a LOT, and his gums are all red. Its sad but exciting. His hair is growing in very nicely, and very dark! His eyes are still pretty dark brown, but with a little hint of green, which Jef is very happy about. He is trying so hard to crawl, but he frustrates himself so its sad(but funny).He also tried food for the first time! H loved avocados, but they made his tummy hurt so we have to wait on those for a few more moths. He hated his rice cereal, even with milk in it, so we will have to try something else! Jef and I are both going to school(technically i don't "go", but i do online). We are ready to be done already which is too bad since we have two years left. I am really enjoying my major so far. Homeland Security is super fascinating, and I am learning a lot. When i decided to do online school i though it would be easy, i was soo wrong! I think they assume I have nothing else to do, so they just give you tons of assignments, and make you read like 300 pages a week(each class) bleh! But its alright, it keeps me busy. So my blog post title is "'those' moments", I am referring to those moments where you are just so happy with your life, so happy with your family, and just feel so blessed! I had one of "those" moments today while playing with Boston. He was in a particularly happy laughing mood, and we were having a great time! Jef was texting me and all he said was a simple "I love you" but it really got to me. I started to tear up thinking about all the blessings I have. I have the best husband who is always so kind and thoughtful, I have put him through so much, and after it all he just says its OK, and he still loves me and treats me well. He is also a fantastic dad. I also have the cutest sweetest baby ever. He makes me so happy all the time. The tiredness and grumpiness goes away when he smiles at me. They both make me feel my Heavenly Fathers love so much. I also have an amazing family(in laws included). I was nervous when Jef and I got married that his family would not like me, but they have been the absolute best! They welcomed me in, and have been nothing but caring and loving. I am the luckiest girl! My own family is amazing as well. I miss them so much! Jef and I are loving our ward, and never want to leave it! Jef is the Elders Quorum secretary which he is enjoying, and I am...nothing. Which is good for me haha. Boston makes church a lot more fun for everyone around us(loud). Everyone in the ward is so nice, and welcoming and fun. We couldn't ask for a better ward!Also i made a delicious apple crisp for Jef... it was good! Jef said because i learned to make that, i didn't have to master anything else. I accepted! haha

Long Overdue

2012-02-23T09:06:00.000-08:00

So, lots is different from the last time i blogged, well not really, I am just a lot farther along now :)
Lets see...updates....
Jeffrey and I moved to Laramie Wyoming where he goes to school for accounting and also works for the UW athletics department. He is a busy chap, and I am very proud of him for doing so much!!
I currently do absolutely nothing :) I have been looking for a job, and there are a lot of places hiring, but apparently no one wants a pregnant girl who can only work for a couple months! psh who would have thought. But I do have an interview with an insurance company tomorrow, so we'll see how that goes.I have however been enjoying doing all the cooking and cleaning. Jef and I decided that I am officially a mother. Part of me loves that, but part of me doesn't ha ha.
I am 30 weeks along with my baby boy Boston, and I am so excited to have him! He is such a squirmer. He is always moving and punching and kicking me, which was fun at first but now it kinda hurts. He also loves to sit right on my bladder, which is also a blast!! But I love him none the less. Jef and I love the little moments when we lay in bed and feel our little man kick us while Jef talks to him, its precious.
We were also called to be the Marriage and Family Relations teachers for Sunday School in our ward, which is fun, but also wierd seeing as we JUST had our one year.... speaking of which..
JEF AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR ONE YEAR!!!
So weird right? THe year went by so fast, also so slow...makes sense to me. We went to Cheyenne and had Old Chicago pizza, and looked at the pets at Petco(which is super fun), then on our actual anniversary(which was a sunday) we went to church like usual, then watched LOTR(Frodo has been with us throughout our whole marriage), then slept for THREE hours haha, then had an amazing dinner of Choice steak, broccoli/carrots, a potato, and virgin margaritas. High class. It was fun. Our cake was disgusting though so we only had one bite ha.
10 weeks to go before the little man is here, so i will put up a picture :)

There finally you can see my baby bump... this was me at 28 1/2 weeks, so I am only a tiny bit bigger...but you get the idea :)

Wilson life :)

2011-11-16T13:05:00.000-08:00

So I am now 16 weeks pregnant!! I have been feeling really great lately(except for feeling a little fat, and then Jef reminds me "Jourdan there IS a baby in there" ha ha). I had my second appointment on Monday, where she measured my uterus(externally this time..WAY more comfortable than last time)and I got to listen to my little loves heartbeat, which she says is perfect! Everything seems to be going well with both me and my baby. My blood work was great, and I had blood drawn once again so they can check for spina bifida and down syndrome and stuff. So I will get those results in about a week. Exciting news is that we find out what the little one is on December 7!! It seems like that is so soon!! I swear it is just flying by..hopefully it continues to go fast(labor included ha ha) I am getting a little belly which I am beginning to love more and more everyday! I just want the little guy/girl out of there! Jef and I are somewhat hoping for a boy(although we would be just as happy with a girl!!!), but there are no cute girls names!! Boys are so much easier to name, we already have about 3 or 4 picked out even! But we shall see I guess. Jef and I went to Moab this weekend and had fun!! I got off work at 8:30 Friday night and we packed up and drove down, got a hotel room, and in the morning went out to breakfast, and then headed to Arches National Park. We took some neat pictures so I will post them. It was overcast and windy that day however, so it wasn't as fun as it could have been. At least it was free!!
I will update when I find out what the sex is!!!

Updates... ;)

2011-10-19T13:17:00.000-07:00

Jef and I are currently back in SLC. We have a cute little apartment(a lot bigger and nicer than our first place, AND the motel), we are both working and going to school. I am back at the Nauvoo Cafe, and I work 3-5 days a week, while taking 15 credits, so it keeps me fairly busy, but I am liking it for the most part(except I am not a huge fan of the BC). Jeffrey is working construction again at the company his brother works for as well, and he takes two night classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We don't get to spend all that much time together which kinda stinks, but We have all day Sunday, and usually half the day Saturday, so I guess I can't complain. My classes are going well, I have no bad grades, and I am keeping up with hw and tests(even though i swear I have 5 tests a week, blah!) but its not soo bad...

So i have BIG news.... I am 12 weeks PREGNANT!! I am over the morning sickness stage(THANKFULLY!), it lasted only about 4-5 weeks, but I am so grateful its not going to last the whole pregnany like some. I wish it didn't last even that long because how terrible I thought it was, but oh well the worst is over(well for that). Jef and I are really excited, also really nervous, which is definitely understandable. We are torn on what gender we want the baby to be, but 1. we don't really have a choice and 2. either one would be so great! I have my first appointment on October 27, at 11:00. I am a little nervous something will be wrong, or something idk... but there is nothing I can do anyways so I will hope for the best. My due date is May 1, 2012... Jefs b-day is April 28...so maybe I will have it early and only have to remember one birthday haha... happy birthday to Jef!
I will post picture of my stomach as it is starting to show a little(right now I just look like I had three donuts and forgot to run them off) but later on it will start to get "cute".

Life As We Know It

2011-07-12T13:27:00.000-07:00

Where to begin...
Nothing is really "new".. I mean I still live in Thermopolis Wyoming.. I still work at Family Dollar...I am still married to the best husband in the world(no arguments)...I still have the best friends ever!! Life is actually amazing right now! I love my job. True it has its downs but everyone I work with is so nice, and its fun to make new friends and meet new people. I am actually training to be assistant manager...I will surprisingly miss it when I leave here in weeks :( Jeffrey and I are looking for a new vehicle. We hate it. ALLSSSOOO we have the cutest Guinea Pig ever. Her name is cookie. She squeals when you come in the room...mostly cause she wants human food not her own food..but I like to think its becuase she likes me...we can all dream! My sweet husband bought me flowers the other day, and they definitely make the motel a little brighter. So marriage is in the air... I know four wedding right now. crazy stuff!! So I was talking to one of my old roommates Larisa yesterday, and I realized how gross Jef and I are... in the best way possible. I always used to make fun of people who were super "lovey" but now that is us. Judge us all you want..but tell me when you are married and madly in love with someone that you don't act the same way haha. I am the sunbeam teacher in our ward...I have two little kids. Harley and Zane, harley is 3 and zane just turned 4. They are a handful but are SOO cute. I can definitely wait to have kids though haha... No offense. It is interesting to see things that matter and don't matter to you as you grow up. You can certainly see who your true friends are, and who the friends are that were "just there", you also stop caring about well personally i stop caring about everything except Jef and my life, not that I don't care about my friends cause i certainly do and will always be there for them... but you can just see whats more important which is starting a family of your own and making it back to the celestial kingdom with your sweetheart. Gross I am all mushy now. Sorry!! Jef and I took a hike a couple few weeks ago. I will post the pictures of it.. It is beautiful! I have decided that I HATEEEEE the Business College. I mean they have never been able to answer my questions, or get something done I want.. It is so frustrating! The fourth of july was a good day, i worked until 9:30, but then Jef and I ate dinner and went and watched fireworks. I loved it :) Our first 4th together.. I can't believe we have already/only been married for almost 5 months. I guess it just feels like soo much longer cause we have been through so much together and we have moved like 45 times(3) haha. I need to be better about posting on here. Its not like I have shortage of time or anything. sad. okay well i have to go to work. so i will post pictures and do my other blogs tomorrow too!!!

Lesson Of The Sabbath

2011-05-29T20:54:00.000-07:00

So today in Sunday school, we had a combined lesson(first Sunday in our new ward btw, and it was good!) We were given the lesson by the Bishop, Bishop Knight(who sounds like Tom Hanks...EXACTLY LIKE HIM!) Anyways, it was a great lesson. In the lesson, he asked the following questions: "As I approach the Savior, I...", "As He calls my name, I...", and "As I look into His eyes, I...". These questions really stood out to me, and I think it was a much needed eye opener. Not that I am a "bad person", I mean I don't do anything "bad" but I certainly know I could do better. As I approach the Savior, I want to be completely clean, and know that I am doing my abolsute best. I want to know without a doubt that I am worthy to live with Him. I want to be able to look at him, and not feel giult. I know no one is perfect, but for now, I think its the little things. Dilligently study my scriptures, study the Saviors life, pray morning and night-I am really good about saying my nightly prayers, but I often forget to wake up and show my gratitude to the Lord. I attend all my church meetings, but perhaps, just maybe, I can listen better, and put everything from the world aside, and just focus on what is being taught, whether by the speaker, or by the Holy Ghost. And although I rarely miss a nightly personal prayer, often times I am too tired to kneel down-maybe I could be better at that. Our Father in Heaven, and our elder brother Jesus Christ, have done so much for us, and love us more than we can even fathom, the least I can do is that. I can be in charge of not forgetting to do our family prayers. Those are important as well!! I can do better at being more Christ-like... He loves everyone, and I can out aside the "natural man" in me, and try to love everyone as He did. Perhaps serving more would bring me closer to Him. I can be better about asking "why me?", and foget about me! There is someone else out there that is need of His love, and I can be His hands on this earth. I can bring someone peace, love, and comfort. Perhaps even bring someone to the Gospel. He has given me a countless number of things, and I need to start truly realizing it, and giving it back. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

Somebody's down to thier last dime
Somebody's running out of time
Not too far from here
Somebody's got nowhere else to go
Somebody needs a little hope
Not too far from here
And I may not know their name
But I'm praying just the same
That You'll use me Lord to wipe away a tear
Cause somebody's crying
Not too far from here

Somebody's troubled and confused
Somebody's got nothing left to lose
Not too far from here
Somebody's forgotten how to trust
Somebody's dying for love
Not too far from here
It may be a stranger's face
But I'm praying for Your grace
To move in me and take away the fear
Cause somebody's hurting
Not too far from here

Help me Lord not to turn away from pain
Help me not to rest while those around me weep
Give me Your strength and compassion
When somebody finds the road of life too steep

Somebody's troubled and confused
Somebody's got nothing left to lose
Not too far from here
Somebody's forgotten how to trust
And somebody's dying for love
Not too far from here
Now I'm letting down my guard
And I'm opening my heart
Help me speak Your love to every needlful ear
Someone is waiting not too far from here
Someone is waiting not too far from here

Lets be that person :)

I think everyone should watch this :)

2011-05-27T13:56:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/embed/tVNYhcYEwIE

JOBS!!

2011-05-27T12:16:00.000-07:00

Soo... we have been living here in Thermopolis for three days now, and I have.... TWO jobs :) I am pretty stoked to work! I will be working part time at both Blimpies, and Family Dollar, which are conveniently located right accross the street from each other! I am still hoping to get a call from Pinnacle Bank offering me a job, which I would gladly drop my other jobs for, seeing as it would be full time, and better pay.. but we shall see. Either way, I am super grateful!

Thermopolis Baby!

2011-05-25T13:09:00.001-07:00

So we are FINALLY in Thermopolis! Its nice to be back to a "big city"..jokes. No but really, it is nice. We just got here yesterday, and it is such a cute town! I love it. We went to the little restauraunt last night, it was so quaint to me! We are staying at this little Motel that is precious! Its going to be a little bit of a challenge, just because we don't have a stove, or oven, or anything. All we have is a microwave, a fridge/freezer, a hot pan thing, and a sink... but I guess thats enough to get by! At least we have t.v/internet! I am currently trying to look for a job, I have applied at 6 places thus far, and all of them are hiring, so hopefully my chances are pretty good! I am also SUPER happy that Jef can leave later, come home earlier, and even come home for lunch if he wants!! It will be nice to see him a little more. Although today at lunch, we were talking about how now we won't even know what to do with our time with each other ha! The weather is pretty nice today, not too cool or hot, just a little overcast. I actually kind of like it! So Jeffrey and I are going to Florida/Vegas/Bahamas/Mexico!!! We are pretty stoked about it.

So this beautiful site is Downtown Fort Lauderdale where we will be staying

This is the fantastic beach in the Bahamas that we will be going to on our cruise!

This is the Skyline view of Orlando Florida, which we will also be going to!

This is Puerto Vallarta, Mexico... GORGEOUS!

And everyone knows this is Vegas, Nevada. Which I am usually not a fan of, but since we will be going virtually for free I am down with it. I personally think Vegas is very overrated, but I am from CA, which I also believe is very overrated.... personal opinion, you are each entitled to your own :) But I am excited to get out of Utah, or Wyoming, or California for a change! Plus it will be way fun, and nice weather too!