This was a HUGE accomplishment for me to FINALLY get this little girl to smile! She spent the first 3 weeks crying EVERY DAY, ALL DAY and not easting a thing!! I am happy to say she has finally adjusted!! 
Another little girl in my class that is just the CUTEST thing EVER!!!
As requested by Jacque...here are pictures of our current dwelling! BIG thanks to Dad and to Toms Mama for helping us get it put together when I was so sick!!
Master Bedroom
Master
Closet--This was pretty much what sold me on the apartment...I NEED at LEAST this size closet!!
Bathroom
The Loft
Living Room--smallest living room you will probably EVER see!!!
Kitchen
This is me after I woke up...I felt equally as awful as I look...but at least I had Morphine! 
So, I know these pictures are seriously very late, but at least I got them on here. I'm sure most of you already saw them on facebook. If not, enjoy!
Tom and I wanted/needed to just get away for a little weekend. We went to upstate NY where his uncle has been building a cabin over the last 15 years. It was AMAZING! We had so much fun and can't wait to go back! Hopefully in the next few weeks we can take another trip to see all the leaves changing--my favorite thing about fall. :)
The Cabin
Authentic sign from Greece (Tom found it on his mission). It says "Gounaris Street"
Tom and I on the quads
These spider webs were EVERYWHERE when we woke up in the morning!
Nothing runs like a Deere!
The inside kitchen and stairs
I can't believe his uncle built all this--it's so amazing!
The view
The teepee!!!
Roasting marshmallows!
See the little house over there--that belongs to Yoko Ono!
Tom and Theo Thanasi cutting fire wood!
4-Wheelers are awesome!
Ok people, I think you should unblock your blogs :) You see, there is this nice new feature where you can see when your friends update their blogs without actually having to go to it...only it doesn't work if your blog is blocked. So...maybe you should come up with code names or something like my friend Wonder Woman and her husband Superman. Just a thought. :)
Thought #1: Today is 9/11 and I have been worried about Tom all day. I know it happened 7 years ago and all...but I still worry about his safety since he works right in Manhattan. At least he works right by the temple. That's where I would go for safety. But, I'm sure since nothing has happened on the past 6 9/11's that today will hopefully be no different...
How to play this game: Post these rules on your blog: List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5-6 people at the end of your post by leaving their names.
Hi everyone! I just wanted to give you an update since I haven't been on here in a while.
Thank you Nancy for letting everyone know. I am able to use Toms phone for a minute today and wanted to let everyone know I am doing OK. I have gotten several texts and voice mails. unfortunately, I am not able to read or listen to many of them due to the fact that I am unable to become emotional. I had surgery and my stomach is in pain so I cannot cry. I feel every ones love though and am grateful. My dad is coming from NM and I am so happy to have his support as well as the rest of my family and Toms. They have been so great.
For those of you who don't know, Monday I was very sick throwing up (which isn't unusual). At about 1am I woke up with excruciating pain in my abdomen. Tom rushed me to the ER. They did several ultrasounds and could not figure out what was wrong. I kept passing out and throwing up from the pain. After a while the pain became much worse and my blood pressure began to plummet dangerously low. They rushed me to the OR where they found I had an ectopic pregnancy and my left fallopian tube had burst leaving me with 2 liters of blood in my stomach. I am very lucky to be alive. Our baby was 13 weeks which is very rare for an ectopic pregnancy to last that long without being noticed. Heavenly Father was looking out for me and I know that our baby is with Him again and we will one day be reunited. Fortunately, my right fallopian tube is perfectly fine as well as my ovaries. After some time we will be able to try again.
Thank you for your prayers and support. I will read your comments when I am better and finally able to deal with the emotional part of this. Please spread the word so that I don't have to say any more than this. I love you all!
Yesterday I was feeling pretty good so I decided to head to Manhattan with Tom. I don't get to see much of Tom these days since he works so much, so it was nice to go and see what his work days are like. Plus I was feeling a little gypped since I turned the big 24 on Monday but I didn't get to do what I wanted because it was pouring rain and there was a tornado warning!
I have to say that there is never a shortage of entertainment in the city. You don't even have to pay a penny and you can be entertained ALL day! I wish that I could have taken pictures of all the crazy things I saw yesterday, but it probably would have been really rude to take pictures of all the crazy people (of course, they probably wouldn't have noticed), but all I got a picture of was the pigeons, since I figured they wouldn't be hurt.
So, these may be one of those "you had to be there" kinda things, but I still want to share. The first thing I saw when I got off the train was this man who literally looked like the ape on the Geico commercial! He was eating an ice cream cone and was REALLY into it if you know what I mean.
Next, I saw a man singing in the train station who was dressed up like Charlie Chaplin--I thought it was funny.
Then, there was the woman walking down the street wearing nothing but a t-shirt and a diaper...yes, you read right, a diaper! As crazy as this sounds, it's actually not the first time I have seen this! I don't know if it was the same lady, but a few years ago I saw the same sight...only difference was she was walking a dog.
Then of course you have the naked cowboy! He is always a sight to see! Don't worry folks, this picture was taken a few years ago when I was more "adventurous"...I wouldn't go anywhere near the naked cowboy these days! (I cut off the bottom of the picture to save us all the pain!..and by the way if you don't know, he really isn't naked...they just call him that since all he wears are tighty whities!) Oh, and I can't leave out the tin man. If you've never seen him it's just this man that walks around wearing silver and his entire body is painted silver. 
As we were walking to the subway we saw another women who was VERY into her ice cream! She was looking at it as though it was the most interesting thing she had seen in all her life (of course she was on drugs). Someone must have gone around buying the homeless and drug addicted ice cream yesterday!
Anyway, the list could go on and on....and on (if you've been to NY you know what I mean). I hope nobody thinks I am horrible for making fun of these people, it's just very interesting to me. You don't see these kind of things where I am from.
When I first moved here it was a bit of a culture shock...and I must admit I hated it! But now, I just love seeing how different things can be. Living in NY to me is honestly like a whole other country (of course if you ask anyone that is from here they will say that NY is the country).
The pregnancy is going well other than being sick. I have a doctors appointment next Thursday morning. I had a little trip to the emergency room on Tuesday. I smelled something bad which made me throw up, and then I couldn't stop. Anything and everything I ate or drank came right back up. So of course I ended up really dehydrated. I spent the afternoon hooked to an iv. Not fun! I thought I was finally getting better...but then that happened. At least today is going well. It is only 11:30AM and I have already eaten 2 bowls of cereal, 2 bowls of jello, 2 yogurts, and some grapes...I feel like such a pig, but at least I have an appetite right? I go back to work next week to set up the classrooms and then the kids come the last week of August. Pray that I will feel good!
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Here is a picture of my little bump. 
Wow, I am a little behind, but I finally got out my printer so I can upload these pictures. There are a few posts today so make sure you scroll on down/up :) These are pictures from our anniversary and the 4th of July.
Tom and I in Times Square for our 2 yr anniversary
me "drinking" out of the worlds largest Hershey bottle
this Asian lady was jealous of my picture so she asked me to take one of her :) 
Tom on the 4th at Jones Beach
me at Jones Beach waiting for the fireworks
Tom buried me in the sand
and they finally begin...
Well, I know we only lived here one month...but I did promise pictures so here are a few. I sure miss this house. It's CRAZY how much more you can get for you money in Utah compared to New York. Maybe one of these days I will take a picture of our NY dwelling (of course that would require me to finish unpacking). :)
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog that's okay too.
So, I finally broke down and called my mother in-law to help me out. Apparently you have to be a New Yorker to get through at that place! I have my first appointment on August 21st. I will be 14 wks by then!
About the insurance...it actually is a pretty good price because I have no deductible. I just pay a $25 co-pay and $200 for the delivery. But, I still wish I had more choices.
When my mother in-law called she asked about the doctor. They said he is awesome and that he is the head of the department, so I guess that's good. I just want to be able to have the option to switch if I don't like him.
Anyway, hopefully later today I can find my camera and finally put my pictures on here...
I am annoyed right now. I have been on hold trying to make my first doctors appointment for 21 minutes and oh about 35 seconds and counting!!! I am so mad. I have called back 5 times! That's right, this is not the first time they have put me on hold and not come back! Do I look like I have unlimited minutes people!!
Oh my goodness, I want Utah back right now! I can't believe they would do that. I am also annoyed because I have to pay $361 a month for health insurance...and I only have ONE choice for a hospital and ONE choice for a doctor. He is a old Korean man! This is not going to be fun. I am typing this and sobbing because I REALLY just want to hang up, but I can't...and it could be the hormones!
Is this normal? Has anyone ever had to wait this long just to make an appointment???????????? I just want to drive my angry pregnant self down there and yell at everyone!!!
26 minutes 17 seconds and counting.....
Yay! I finally have internet! It's been way too long. I finally got to read everyone's blogs. I was way behind on that so I didn't get to leave too many comments.
All is good on the Gounaris front...I'm still pregnant, and the baby must be very healthy because I am sick as a dog. Thank you for everyone's suggestions on what to eat and drink. I tried all of them and it's just hit and miss from day to day. There have only been a few days in the past few weeks where I haven't thrown up, and those were VERY good days!
Tom is SUPER busy working in the city. He sold his first apartment the other day...I'm very proud of all his hard work!! He leaves every morning around 8 and comes home anywhere between 7-11 PM. He is working so hard so that I can have these few months off work while I am so sick. I sure love him! I start teaching preschool again in September just until the baby comes...I'm excited to hopefully not be sick anymore...oh boy, my house is a disaster area! Every time I try to clean up I end up throwing up, so I guess it's best just to stay in bed. :(
I was finally able to get health insurance. It kicks in August 1st! I'm excited to go to the doctor and get an ultrasound! Since I was taking Clomid I worry that I might be having twins or something!
Well, now that I have internet I should be blogging a lot more so check back soon!
Ugh, I am still here, just really sick. We got our furniture finally! And our car comes today. I'm so excited because now when I have a craving for something I can actually go get it!!! Only 4 more weeks till I'm out of the first trimester...hopefully then I will feel better.
I love you guys! Thank you to everyone for all your support. It made me happy to read every one of your comments. Tom and I are just sooo excited! Thank you for all your prayers and support while we were trying too. They really meant a lot to us!
Yes, I am still here. Wow, Tom and I have had an interesting few weeks. When we moved we decided to make things "easy" on ourselves. However, "easy" is actually harder than we imagined. We had some movers load the truck and drive it here to deliver to us, only it is STILL not here. It was supposed to take 5 days...but it's been what...2 1/2 weeks! Our car was also supposed to be shipped...only it is still in Utah and we are here without a car. Sucks! We've been sleeping on a Queen size air mattress and living out of suitcases. I am stuck at home because I can't drive anywhere. I walk to the library every day...but that's about it. Anyway, our things our supposed to come on Sunday or Monday...the car on the other hand is a whole other story!
Well, despite the bad stuff, we have had some good things happen. We had a wonderful 4th of July. We went to Jones Beach and watched the fireworks which they do over the ocean...absolutely beautiful to hear the crashing waves and see the fireworks reflect off the water.
Tom and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary on Monday...the pictures will have to come later of all our adventures, seeing as how I don't actually have my computer yet. We went to Manhatten to Olive Garden and a show. The best part of our anniversary was celebrating the fact that we are finally going to be parents!!! Hopefully I don't regret telling everyone so early...but I just couldn't wait any longer. Besides, a lot of people already know. I am in my 8th week...so not very far along. I am experience morning sickness...or rather all day sickness. All the sickness is well worth this little miracle. Tom and I just couldn't be happier!
Funny story, as many of you know Tom and I have been trying to have a baby for over a year now. When we decided to move to NY we decided to put our baby making plans on hold until we got settled here. Little did I know...I was already pregnant. I actually found out the morning we moved here. Looks like Heavenly Father had a different plan for us then we had for ourselves. Of course I LOVE his plan!
On the not so funny part, we lost our health insurance when Tom left his job in Utah. I am now scrambling to figure out what to do since we don't qualify for any state assistance, but we also don't have money to pay for all the expenses out of pocket. Any ideas? Also, what did you eat when you were pregnant? I know I need to eat...but absolutely NOTHING sounds good or tastes good to me. I have to force feed myself! McDonalds cheeseburgers were good for a while...but that's getting old.
Well, this is a very long post...I need to save some for later when I have my pictures. Adios!
