What a Weekend

This last weekend has been amazingly crazy!!! I wish I had taken some pictures!
Friday, after Jon got off work, We drove up to Malad, ID to visit Heather, Lyn, and the Kids. Mama Z met up with us later that night. We stayed up late talking, of course, all about politics, family stories, ect. Tim woke up right around midnight and did not want to go back to sleep. After lots of screaming and crying, Tim finally went down around one.
The next morning Tim woke up at 7. Needless to say we were exhausted.
Now, this weekend wasn't just being tired!
Heather made some awesome pancakes and ham! Tim loved them!
Then we went to Lance's eight year old soccer game. We had some good laughs and cheered hard! Their team won by one point! They were all so proud.
After Jon's mom and I went into the Family Dollar while Jon sat in the car while Tim slept. I have never seen a Dollar store like this. The thing was, the products weren't a dollar and under. I actually didn't see anything that was a dollar, but hey! It's Malad :) Everything was still a lot cheaper than it would be at any other store.
After saying goodbye's to the kids, Sharon, Heather, Jon, Tim, and I headed down to Salt Lake to join my mom and Gena Farrer at the Women's conference. We found the Navoo Cafe, the roasted turkey sandwich was FANTASTIC! Jon and Tim left us girls to go home, while we headed to the conference center. I have to say I love that building! It has such a strong spirit there, just walking in the building I felt such a peace.
As the meeting was starting, I realized I hadn't prayed about what answers I needed for this conference. I hurried and prayed that I needed to feel confidence in me being a mother. The meeting went on and the talks were amazing! I realized I needed to really get my visiting teaching done at the beginning of the month. That way I won't stress out about it. Then President Uchdorf spoke. All of my questions were answered in his talk! I have never felt so much better about myself!
I am so grateful for this gospel! I love that I have the knowledge that Heavenly Father knows me and loves me! He knows my heart and was able to prompt these people on how to help me, even if I didn't pray until last minute. I know that I have done my best, and He knows it.
Thank you father!

Shakespeare!

Finally the Shakespeare season has started for high school! I have the opportunity to help couch my dad's Shakespeare team at MVHS. This helps me so much with the withdraws of theatre. I love being able to work with these kids! We have started blocking and some of them have already started being memorized! Everyone is so talented this year!!! Look out everyone, Mountain View is coming to kick butt!!!!
Also! We recieved an email about Utah Shakespeare in the Park's season next summer and guess what?! They are doing both of my favorite shows! Richard III and Twelfth Night! I am hoping that I would be able to audition for one of them!
YAY!

Deadly death

Pick 'em up! Move 'em down! Pick 'em on up! Move 'em on down! Ain't no time to celebrate! You are old and overweight! Gotta lose a million pounds! Get your fat butt off the ground! Reach on down and touch your toes! How long since you looked at those? Shape up! Lose weight! Get thin! Gotta win! Jumping jacks are good for you! Now your face is turning blue! Swing your arms around your back! Give yourself a heart attack! Gotta train! In the rain! In the sun! In the snow! Ten below! Gotta move! Gotta do! Gotta crow!
-Hook-
Yesterday I walked to the college to pick up Jon from school; it wasn't too bad until we got to the campus and randomly sidewalks would end and I would have to cross the street and then have to push the stroller through the grass just to get to the building. Retarded.
The worst part was walking uphill towards home. I was very grateful that Jon was with me to trudge up the hill and to talk with. Needless to say I was huffing and puffing up the hill. But we survived and made it home.
Last night I made a great basil burger! But later Jon had to do push ups and sit ups for his fitness class. We struggled and struggled through it.
So now we are going to do push ups and sit ups every night after our walk. And after a couple of weeks we will turn the walking into running. I'm hoping now that I've written it out we can keep it up!
Wish us luck!

Goodbye Weekend. Goodbye Summer.

This weekend went by way too fast!!! Why is it that when you are having a wonderful time, it flashes right before your eyes, but when you are bored right out of your mind it drags on forever?
Anyway... What a summer! We had a great opportunity to find ways to entertain ourselves and get to know each other better.
Moved to a new apartment
Made new friends
Learning that an online math class is a bad idea...
We found Bridal Veil Falls Park
Our first camping trip with Tim
Jon and I were in our first show together!
To end the summer we finished Castle season 3 to get ready for season four SEPT 19 WOOT!!!
Saturday we spent the day with my parents shopping for their piping parts and enjoying our freedom. At night we were able to hang out with my best friend growing up, Amberly, and catch up with her. It was nice to have random girl talk while Jon went for milk.
Tonight we had friends over for dinner and then the boys went off to stake priesthood. I am so grateful that we were blessed with a wonderful branch that is so friendly and welcoming.
Well so long summer!
Hello Fall!

My Little Miracle

I realize I haven't written much, if at all, about our little baby boy Timothy. He turns 10 months old today! It's crazy to think that in two months he will be a year old! This year has gone by amazingly fast.
October 19,2010 Timothy David Jens Zabriskie was sent to us at 19.5 inches long and 8 lbs 2 oz at 7:37PM. He was born healthy and strong. He actually gained 2 lbs at his 2 week appointment!
At three months he was pulling himself up by holding onto our hands!
At 8 months he walked by himself!
At 9 months everything was dada.
Can't wait to see what 10 months will bring!

Not My Will, But Thine Be Done Oh Lord

It is always a scary thing when God tells us what he would have us do and it isn't what we had planned. Jon and I went to the temple yesterday and both received an exciting, yet terrifying revelation.
I don't know how many times I have prayed since leaving the temple. I don't know how many times Jon and I have prayed together since then. All I know is that God has confirmed it to my heart every single time that this is what he would have us do.
I hate not being in control, but now we have fully put our lives into his hands.
I pray that I will be confident that God is confident that we can do this. I pray that my family will support God's decision and our decision to follow him.
I am grateful for the temple sealer who followed the spirit to point out the difference between the covenants we had made in the temple when we got married and the covenants made for the dead. If it weren't for him, we never would have felt to pray about this.
I love this gospel and that our Heavenly Father gives us this chance to put our full trust in him.
Father give me strength.

So Long!!!

Dearest Apartment,
Thank you for providing a roof over our head this last year.
Thank you for not disintegrating under our feet this last year.
Thank you for the exploding sink, so we could get a new one.
Thank you for giving us a learning experience to make sure there are good plugs in all the rooms.
Thank you for not bursting into flames, although you tried to a couple times.
Thank you for your ugly walls that made me want to paint almost every night while I lay in bed.
Thank you for having a fireplace that doesn't work.
Thank you for pushing us to moving into a new apartment to make our next big step.
Thank you for letting us be as loud as we wanted without getting into any trouble.
Thank you for the tears, angry fits, laughs, smiles.
Thank you for the good times.
We will miss you.
Kristen