Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!! We won't have access to the internet for the next week, so this is my last chance to say it! Please enjoy the Macy's Day Parade, turkey trots, turkey bowls, turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, yams & apples and everything else in our honor!!! It will be a little strange not being with family this year, and I'm not sure what we'll be eating that day, but we will be with each other and our little son-on-the-way ... kinda :-)

We're heading down to Miami today and leaving on our cruise tomorrow for 7 days. This is our fourth Thanksgiving together, and our second out of the country! Two years ago Tyler and I spent Thanksgiving in London with my mom and sister. They obviously weren't celebrating over there, but we had a great day touring London, ate Yorkshire Pudding and enjoyed Wicked that night.

We will miss our family, but will see everyone next month in Utah and Arizona! Until then ... we'll be here!

Lately ...

Here is my Top 5 List of Events From November thus far...

5. GOLF OUTING - As a part of our Disney Annual Pass, we had free access to one of their top quality golf courses last week - Lake Buena Vista Golf Course.I tagged along with Tyler and did a little putting and drove the cart. I didn't take any pictures because there were 2 other guys in our foursome and I didn't want to look like a newbie. It was a really tough course, they've had PGA tournaments there, but Tyler had some amazing shots.

4. MIAMI TRIP - I went down to Miami with Tyler earlier this week and he booked 2 nights at the "The Blue at Doral" Hotel. When he was looking where to stay he just wanted something close to his appointments, that had a pool, and somewhere under his company budget limit. Luckily this place was running a special because it was amazing!

We didn't even know it would be so nice until we walked in the room. We both just couldn't stop laughing because this room was so much nicer than our typical Holiday Inn Express or Marriott Courtyard! Other than this half of the room, it had a full kitchen and a very nice bathroom with another flat screen, jacuzzi tub and one of those overhead shower heads. Needless to say we got way lucky and I had lots of fun without even going to the beach.

3. SUNS / MAGIC Game - The Suns have gotten off to a great start this season, no one would have guessed that they'd start out 8-1! Well the Suns only come to Orlando once each season, and that just happened to be there one loss of the season so far :-( ... Tyler bought tickets just a couple hours before the game started via Craigslist, so we got a pretty good deal and good seats. It would have been an even better game if the Suns had won. Even though Tyler has been a Suns fan much longer than he's been a Magic fan, he wore his Magic Jersey and cheered for the home team ... what a crowd pleaser.

Highlight of the game - At the end of the game we sat in our friends' seats down on the 3rd row behind the Suns bench when they left early in the fourth quarter. While we were walking down by the Suns bench we were close enough to talk to the guys. Amare Stoudemire saw my orange apparel and I pointed at my hat and said, "Suns #1 I'm cheering for you guys!" Then he smiled, and gave me a thumbs up. Even Tyler admitted it was pretty awesome, I'm glad I was able to cheer him up even though they were losing...

2. SHOPPING - I haven't gone on a shopping spree or anything ... but it's been SO nice to now know that we have a little boy joining our family in March. Now when I go to a store I can go to the BOYS side for clothes and accessories. BLUE is the color of the year! I have bought a few items, but it's just been more fun to look at cute little outfits and knowing that our little guy can wear them next year!

1. THE APPOINTMENT - November 6th we found out it's a BOY and that he's healthy. The doctor said everything on the ultrasound was absolutely perfect, and they were even able to get better images than usual of his heart and it looks great! It's so awesome to be able to say "our son" and HE, HIM, or HIS instead of IT!

Yesterday I hit the halfway mark - 20 weeks along! I'm finally starting to show even more, so hopefully I look a little more pregnant than I thought I did in those 4 month pictures!

Well ... It's a .....

It looks like I'll be buying ....It's a BOY!!!!!!!

And according to the ultrasound technician, "this baby is not shy" ... we definitely KNOW it's a boy! Before she even told me ... I could see for myself!

I'm thrilled, I'm freaking out, There's a little boy in my tummy, I want to meet this boy SOON, we have a son on the way!!!

YAY!!

Pregnancy Update

Now that it's November I'm in my 5th month of Pregnancy! We took this picture at the 3 month mark. This was when I was 14 weeks along and I just had a tiny little bump that no one really noticed. Here is our up-to-date picture, from the 4 month mark, this weekend - 18 weeks. I even wore the same shirt. It's a little more snug now.

My tummy is definitely getting a bit more round and it seems like just in the past week I've really started to pop. My stomach is a lot more full nowadays. I'm not noticably pregnant to those who don't know me ... but our friends are finally starting to notice the bump when I turn sideways! I'm still wearing all the same clothes, but I've started using the Bella Band with some of my tighter pants.

This is really starting to become much more real, all at once: 1st, I finally can look at myself in the mirror and see that I'm pregnant. 2nd, I've been able to feel little flutters moving inside my belly! There haven't been any movements too sharp but I'm pretty sure I know what it is! 3rd We have our ultrasound on Friday and if all goes according to plans ... we'll be able to find out if we should buy

or....

Tyler and I are soooo excited to find out what we're having! What do you picture us having, boy or girl?? I'm the oldest in my family, Tyler's the oldest in his, we have one neice and no real strong inclinations either way. Your guess is as good as ours!

Oh and my brother Steven is convinced it's a boy - we have a bet, $1 and a candy bar is on the line.

Thanksgiving in ...

Tyler and I are so excited about both of our sisters' weddings this December!! We're going to be in Utah and Arizona for almost 3 weeks for both of the events. We're going to Utah mid-December for Ashley's wedding in the Mount Timpanogos Temple, then a few days before Christmas we're flying down to Arizona. We'll be there for Christmas, the wedding and then fly back to Florida on New Years' Day.

So the question I had was .... what about Thanksgiving? This year we had planned on going to Utah and spending it with Ty's family, but since we're going a couple weeks later for the wedding Ty wasn't so keen on buying more cross-country plane tickets. So we're going to spend 5 days in Utah before and after the wedding in lieu of that trip.

I've always spent Thanksgiving with family, I mean come on... it truly is the holiday all about family! So this arrangement didn't really make me too happy (spending it in Florida with no family and making our own turkey dinner.) I told Ty that if we were going to be alone for Thanksgiving, we better do something fun that week!

Little did I know that Tyler would then do some research, and came back to me with this.

Ever heard of a "Babymoon"?? It's the final trip a couple takes before becoming parents! We're going on a 7 day Western Caribbean Cruise, heading to Honduras, Grand Cayman, Cozumel & The Bahamas!! The ship leaves out of Ft. Lauderdale, so all we have to do is drive 3 hours and we're there! Since we have Florida residency, cruises are all discounted - so we're actually spending about the same we would have for plane tickets.

Tyler planned this trip when I was in the worst part of my "first trimester sickness" so I wasn't really getting as excited about it as I should have. During that time I had no desire to eat, get out of bed, let alone get on a boat! But now that I'm feeling MUCH better, I'm starting to get really excited!!

We took a cruise for our honeymoon to the Eastern Caribbean and absolutely loved it! We're really excited to be going back and we're with the same line, Princess, and check out more snorkeling and white beaches. I honestly never thought I'd go on another Caribbean cruise, especially not so soon. But then again... I never thought I'd be living in Florida either!

This will definitely be a Thanksgiving to remember -- and I'm just assuming that they'll serve a really good Thanksgiving meal that night! We'll miss all our family on that day, but luckily we'll be seeing everyone a few weeks later. Hopefully we'll even see ... you!

Family in Town

Here are a few other pictures from our eventful week last week with our family. With Ben & Paige we went to Epcot, Magic Kingdom, and Animal Kingdom. After they left we had just my mom and Steven and we went to the Beach, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney Quest, Shopping, a Doctor's Appointment, Swimming, Jet Skiing, and Downtown Disney... it was an action packed week to say the least!!

I'm really lucky that my health has improved so much the past few weeks. If my family had visited 6 weeks ago I probably would have had to skip out on lots of the action. Since being in my "second trimester" it's a whole new world!! I've had a couple bad mornings here and there, but for the most part I'm feeling MUCH better!

Since I'm not really showing yet (I just look a little chubby in the middle, not so much pregnant) and I haven't felt the baby move yet... I honestly just feel like a normal person again! I've gained 3 pounds last month (not back to my pre-pregnancy weight yet, but I'm getting there) and 2 weeks from today (November 6th) we get to find out if the little seed is going to be a BOY or GIRL. I'm honestly not hoping for one more than the other ... I just am really excited to find out!

In other news .... Tyler's sister Ashley is officially engaged and getting married to Scott Whitaker on December 19th! This has been in the works since I posted about our year of weddings a couple months ago ... but I wanted to wait until the official ring was on the finger (and after they announced it to facebook) to make it public on here! We haven't met Scott yet, but we're so excited for them and we'll be heading out to Utah a few days before the big event!

So that will wrap up the year with 3 Jennings' kids getting married in 2009! Quite the year!

Ty's Birthday!

**Just so you all know, that really was Steven on that last post. He did that all on his own - he was hoping for a few more comments - but he was glad to know that people across the world could read his words!**

After a fun-filled busy week, Tyler and I are back to normal life in Florida. While my family was here, however, we celebrated Tyler's birthday! While I spent my birthday alone for the majority of the day, he had my mom, brother, sister and future brother-in-law all here for the occasion.

He took the day off from work so he could spend time with the family having fun! We spent the morning at Animal Kingdom, had a late lunch at Pei Wei, went swimming in our neighborhood pool, then ended the day with Cheesecake Factory for dinner and presents and cake back at our place.

There have been quite a few changes in our lives since Tyler's last birthday. Although we went to Cheesecake Factory for both years' birthdays, in between the two dinners we've both changed jobs, moved across the country and now have a baby on the way. But even with those dramatic changes, I'm sure the changes between this birthday and the next will be even more intense!!

We've been married 2 ½ years and I still keep finding more reasons why I love him.

• He's SO excited to be a dad. He gets such a huge smile on his face as soon as anyone brings up the baby on the way. We find out in less than 3 weeks if it's a boy or girl! We'll be thrilled either way…
• He has been so patient and understanding with my crazy pregnancy symptoms. From doing the grocery shopping, cooking, helping with the cleaning, sacrificing nights out - he's changed his lifestyle without complaining a bit.
• He does little things that he knows will make a big impact on me. For example when he got back from the DMV with our new Florida license plates for the Acura I was expecting the typical Florida Oranges plate, but he had this …

(There are over 100 specialty plates you can choose from here and he knew I liked the dolphin one the best. But since it's an extra fee every year, I didn't think we'd actually get one. He knows how much I love dolphins and wanted to make me happy)

• He is able to make friends with people here in Florida so effortlessly. He's setting a great example to the youth he serves with at church, and he's one of the favorite leaders.
• He's such a hard worker and has been doing an amazing job with his new company. Even though he's the "new guy" he's picked everything up so quickly you'd think he'd been doing it for years.
• He truly is my best friend and we understand each other so well. I love just chatting with him, exploring Florida together, and preparing to be parents.

I'm so excited for the years to come!!