The Raymonds

Hello Again!

2010-02-19T21:38:00.000-08:00

Well we have taken a long break from the blogging world but have had some requests for updated photos of the beautiful Sofia Kate. So here it is. Christmas was great and we had so much fun celebrating in our new home, very exciting. The most exciting holiday news however, was Sofia breaking her leg. Due to an unfortunate incident with a cousin and accidental dropping we spent the week after christmas getting at the doctor getting x-rays and casts with this as the final result.

The cast is now off and things are great. We are a little behind on our crawling due to four weeks of being held back, but we are making good progress now. In other news Sofia made her first trip to Beaver Mountain, lovingly known as The Beav. I am making great strides at an early age to ensure she loves skiing as much as her mom, I think she is going to be fearless on the mountain.

Here are some of Sofia's eight month pictures I took last week. I love you Sof!

Sofia's First Two Months

2009-07-29T08:49:00.000-07:00

Well, I thought I should finally post some more pictures of my beautiful baby! These last two months have been crazy, but the fury is almost over because Jeremy finished taking the bar today and we can finally breathe. Jer has been studying like crazy, and here is what Sof and I have been up to.

Sofia Kate Raymond

2009-06-05T14:51:00.000-07:00

May 30, 2009
5lbs. 8 oz.
19 inches

We love her so much!

BABY Raymond!

2009-02-03T08:48:00.000-08:00

Jer and I are expecting the addition of a Baby Girl to our family on June 1st! We are so excited, only four months to go. I can already tell she is going to be so cute, like her dad! I love this picture.

Baby it is COLD Outside!

2009-01-30T04:43:00.000-08:00

Well it has been awhile since I have made an attempt to update our blog, so here it goes. Jer and I both made it through finals and headed home for Christmas in Utah. It was so fun to be home. It snowed like crazy and we got some great skiing in. However, I can't wait until next season when I am back to the season pass and can head up every week! Yea! Jeremy got a huge TV for Christmas and I have to admit it is much better than the old 32 inch relic we were watching. School has started back up again and we are back to the grind; school, work, study, school, work, study. It has been so cold in Ohio. Since Christmas we have encountered: an artic blast, snow, rain, and ice storms. Wednesday school (thus my work) was canceled due to the snow and ice. Needless to say life is good, we found out on Thursday a baby girl will hanging out with Jer and I come June 1st, and we are so excited!

Super Sports Weekend!

2008-09-26T07:33:00.001-07:00

Hey, so I know it has been awhile, but we haven't had anything exciting to post until now! Yes last weekend was Super Sports Weekend with Jeremy's friends. Jeremy and I started the festivities early by going to Lion King on Wednesday night, it was fabulous! Even better than usual because our tickets were only 10 dollars a piece, got to love a good deal! Thursday our friends Burke and Hayley invited to a Columbus Crew MLS game, these tickets were free, even better. The game was really fun, we sat next to the crazy fan section who sang songs, waved flags, and let off smoke bombs for the entire ninety minute game.

Friday morning we headed off the Pittsburgh with P and Taryn to meet up with Kimi and Jeff and Caleb to kick off Super Sports Weekend.

Here are some pictures of the city of Pittsburgh and the campus.

Friday night we went to Pirates game at PNC park, the stadium is beautiful and there was an amazing fireworks show following the game.

Saturday we headed the Heinz Field (Steeler's Stadium) to watch the University of Pitt v. Iowa game.

Sunday the girls headed to downtown DC to site see for the day and the boys headed the Redskins game. Their old high school buddy, Cooley, had got them tickets to the game. After the game was over we met up at Cooley's house and had dinner and hung out. Chris and his wife were so nice to have us over and to get the boys tickets to game.

All in all it was an amazing Super Sports Weekend. Can't wait for next year!

Raymond Update

2008-09-08T15:38:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been a while since I have updated the blog so here is what we have been up to lately. Jeremy is home from Utah and back in school. The weekend he got home we hung out with friends, hit up the Columbus Zoo, and went to the water park. Jeremy started school after a week full of golfing and I finished up finals for summer quarter. Since then, we have hung out around Columbus at Hayden Run Falls, Ballentrae Park, and Kingwood Center. We also met up with Jeremy's brother and wife while they were out visiting Cleveland. Over Labor Day we headed up to Niagra Falls and Palmyra with some friends. It was a great weekend trip, i loved the Falls, we took a million pictures. OSU had it's first game, I love football in Columbus, it is infectious here. Everyone with Buckeye Fever, can't wait to see how the season plays out. As Jim Tressel would say, "Yea Ohio!"

I will post some pictures later, my computer is not cooperating!

Sale Sale Sale!

2008-07-18T10:46:00.000-07:00

Just wanted send out a quick reminder the Anniversary Sale at Nordstrom's begins today! I have fond memories of going every year to get my back to school clothes with my mom. It seems shopping has lost some of its luster since I began using my own money, but I still enjoy looking even if I can't afford it! So shop, shop, shop ladies!

Off to Washington D.C.

2008-07-02T09:09:00.001-07:00

Well tomorrow I am headed to D.C. for the 4th of July on a mini vacation! I am meeting Jer, my parents, and my brother and his wife. It is going to be great! I haven't been to D.C. in a long time and Jer has never been, so we are going to have a good time. Hopefully it won't rain every day we are there, please pray for sun everyone. I will give a play by play of the trip when I get back next week. Happy 4th of July!

Reality Bites!

2008-06-25T10:45:00.000-07:00

Well my vacation to Utah and seeing Jer and family has sadly come to close. I arrived in Columbus last Wednesday night to an empty apartment, empty fridge, and to the reality of work in the morning with school to follow. So sad! Needless to say, Thursday was bad, the only good part of the day was knowing tomorrow would be Friday. The weekend proved to be much better because of our good friends here in Ohio. Thanks to the Palmer's and Paxton's for having me over on Friday and Suanday. It is so nice to have such great friends to help make the weekends not so lonely. Also on a happier note, Jer booked his flight home! He will be coming home the 9th of August! Yea! That is a little earlier than originally planned so thanks babe for making arrangements to come home then, I love you!

LIVESTRONG!!

2008-05-21T10:59:00.000-07:00

So as many of you know I currently work at OSU doing clinical cancer research. OSU has one of the most renound cancer centers in the nation, so Lance Armstrong made an appearance on campus last week to speak on Livestrong Day! I had heard he was pretty arrogant, but he seemed really down to earth and gave an amazing speech at the medical center. I hope cancer reasearch will continue to provide new therapies to cure/treat those that suffer with the disease, like my nephew. Livestrong! Here are some pics of Lance for your enjoyment.

Gone Baby Gone!

2008-05-12T06:27:00.000-07:00

Yep, that is right Jeremy has officially taken off for the summer. He flew back to good old Cache Valley on Sunday morning. He will be there until August doing an internship for a law firm in the Valley. I am so sad! Last year we promised we wouldn't do this again beacause it was so awful, yet here we are again. Hopefully it will all be worth it in the end. So, if anyone out there is Ohio is up for a movie, shopping, or icecream anytime, let me know, I am available!

Disneyland!

2008-05-09T07:06:00.001-07:00

I am sure everyone is sick of seeing pictures of Jeremy and me, therefore I decided to post some cute pictures of my nieces and nephew from their trip to Disneyland! I love Disneyland, the happiest place on earth. I can't wait until I have kids to take there. Enjoy!

Birthday Celebration!

2008-04-25T10:36:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I know my BIRTHDAY was a week ago so I am little behind, but I have had midterms this week. Last weekend was the best birthday weekend ever! Thanks a million to my cute husband for the amazing date and presents! I got some wonderful gifts and some money towards a plane ticket from my parents to meet them in Washington DC over the fourth of July! I am so excited! I love DC and hope Jer can come with me. Thank you Amy for the gift, you are so thoughtful and I love you! Thanks to the Nazers for celebrating with us and treating me to my favorite dessert, cold stone sweet cream ice cream and gummie bears! MMMM Good! I guess the only bad part of my birthday was the fact I turned 25! Goodness that is old, and I am still not finished with school, currently living in an apartment, and have no kids! I guess I will have to shoot to for all those things to change by 30! Thanks to everyone who made my day so GREAT!

Tagged!

2008-03-21T08:07:00.000-07:00

Spouse Tag, this is for Jacque!

1. His full name? Jeremy Scott Raymond
2. How long have you been together? Just over four years.
3. How long did you date? We dated about two and a half years, long time for Utah standards!
4. How old is he? Jer just turned 26 in December.
5. Who eats more? Probably me, even though Jer is big he sure doesn't eat very much, unless it is cookies. He can down a dozen warm cookies and couple glasses of milk in no time.
6. Who said "I Love You" first? Me, if I had waited for Jer to say it, I would still be waiting.

7. Who is taller? Well Jer, by a little, about 13 inches.
8. Who sings better? Definitely Jer, according to him he has the voice of an angel.
9. Who is smarter? Probably Jeremy, but I like to think it is a tie.
10. Who does the laundry? We switch off, Jeremy is very good at laundry and I appreciate when he does it so much.
11. Who pays the bills? Me, I don't know why, Jer is the accountant.

12. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? We don't have a side, Jer always sleeps on the side of the bed closest to the door. I don't know why, you'll have to ask him.
13. Who mows the lawn? Thank goodness we don't have a lawn, but if we did, Jer would. I hate mowing.
14. Who cooks dinner? I cook the food or at least I did before I started school, Jer bakes the desserts.
15. Who drives? Jer, I am a horrible driver.
16. Who kissed who first? Jer, but only because I told him to kiss me, he was pretty nervous or shy or just wussy.
17. Who's more stubborn? Probably equally stubborn, that is not a good thing it takes a long time for one of us to finally cave in.

18. Who asked who out first? I don't think Jer and I ever went on a date, we just "hung out".
19. Who proposed? Jer, he tricked me and fake proposed about an two hours before he really proposed. I was so surprised and so excited!
20. Who has more friends? Equal, I like to think most of friends are mutual. I love hanging out with his and mine!
21. Who is more sensitive? Me, I am a big baby and cry about everything, but I have seen Jer cry too!
22. Who has more siblings? Jeremy, his family is huge and I love it!
23. Who wears the pants? I think it is pretty even we each have our little things we like to be in charge of. Me, cleaning. Jer, the remote.

I Tag Burke and Hayley Nazer and Jared and Brittany Lowe!

The Madness Has Arrived!

2008-03-17T13:33:00.001-07:00

Well if you did not know already, my husband is obsessed with anything sports. His favorite sport however, is basketball. So, Thursday for him will be like Christmas morning for me. I must admit I have been sucked into the madness since I met Jer, and I don't want to brag but I have beat his bracket for the last couple of years. Jer might disagree with that statement, but it's true, trust me. I guess watching all of those basketball games paid off. Hope everyone enjoys the madness!

My Valentine

2008-02-14T06:17:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day! I just wanted my Valentine to know you are the best. What a lucky girl I am. I love you Jer!

Wish I Was Skiing

2008-02-05T05:23:00.000-08:00

My dad sent me these pictures from home yesterday. I am so jealous, look at all of that wonderful snow. I am sitting at my computer at work right now looking at the dreary gray sky of Columbus and watching the rain. That is Ohio for you, disappointing. My third home, Beaver Mountain, has over 100 inches now. I wish I was home in Utah skiing. So to eveyone back in Utah, I am so jealous of you. Wish I was there to enjoy the powder. (For reference the bank of snow in the picture is 6 feet tall and extends 15 feet back into the yard at that height. I am sure my dad has enjoyed shoveling!)

Back to Reality

2008-01-23T06:53:00.000-08:00

Well, we are officially back into the swing of things here in Columbus. Jeremy and I returned from Utah to work, school, and studying. Not to exciting to say the least. We have been spending quite a lot of our free time enjoying Jeremy's new christmas present, Guitar Hero. We are offically hooked and now both want Rock Band so we can use the drums. We offically moved into our new apartment. Hopefully we will enjoy it as much as our last place, only downside is the loss of the pool.

National Championship

2007-12-02T12:49:00.000-08:00

Yep, that is right, the Bucks are headed back to the National Championship. Looks like things do work out for the best. Hopefully we will make a better showing this year. I know all of you in Utah are wondering what it would be like to have your team make it to the Title game for two consecutive years. Well keep dreaming, Go BUCKS! O-H-I-O

Buckeye's Loss

2007-11-12T06:40:00.000-08:00

Saturday was a sad day in Buckeye town. Our number one Buckeyes had their first loss of the season and lost all chances of making it to the National Championship. Jeremy's brother came into town and used my ticket to go the the game. I think he is bad luck, the Bucks never lost when I went to the games. We will not make that mistake again. On the upside, at least we are still better than the Aggies!

The Big Apple

2007-10-27T12:12:00.001-07:00

Jer and I finally took a vacation somewhere besides Utah. We met Jer's brother and family in New York at the first of the month for a few days. I love New York! We had such a good time. We were tourists and walked around the entire city for four days taking in as many of the sites as we could. One of the highlights of the trip was second row tickets to the Rangers game at Madison Square Garden. VIP treatment is nice. The hospital where our nephew is being treated for neuroblastoma gave us five free tickets to the game. It was great to hang out with Doug, Jeannie, and Trey. We miss spending time with them since we moved to Ohio. I hope that we can make it back to the big apple again sometime soon.