And the academy award goes to . . .

Now that the votes are cast-- and came out at an even 50/50 on this poll-- it is time to announce the results.

It's a GIRL!

We'll post ultrasound pictures soon.

A Prediction Poll

Sam and I find out what we're having one week from today (Friday). So here is your last chance to cast your vote.




On that note, we hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We definitely did. We are very thankful for food, family, and friends. Happy Holidays!

A Couple Glimpses into the Lives of the Mangums

There aren't too many updates, but it's been a while, so I thought I would try to come up with something.

About a week ago, I felt the first baby movements. It was really exciting, so now my new hobby is trying to feel the baby kick.

Did we post about Halloween? Sam and I dressed up as Batman and Robin. We hung out with some friends until very late at night, which we really enjoyed-- until the next day at work when I felt like a zombie.


We found out that my oldest sister, Amy, who is three-weeks-ahead-of-me pregnant is having a boy. She has three girls, so they are especially excited for this one to spice things up. Sam and I are anxiously awaiting our appointment two weeks from yesterday when we will find out if we are having a boy or girl. Today's predictions are that I think we are having a boy, and Sam thinks we are having a girl. Truth be told, neither of us really has any idea whatsoever. It's driving us nuts. We even considered going to Fetal Fotos so we didn't have to wait so long. But then we remembered that we are poor college students, and we can wait two more weeks.

I am getting really excited for Thanksgiving. It will be low key at my parents' house this year. My sister Amy and my brother Scott will be staying home in California, and my sister Lindsay has to work that day (she's a labor and delivery nurse at UVRMC). So, for the majority of the day, it will just be me, Sam, my parents, and my sister Whitney. I think it will be a great break for me. I am looking forward to spending time with my parents and with Sam.

Other than that, things are just the same as they always are! We went to a ward Thanksgiving party last night and I made homemade cranberry sauce, stuffing, and gravy. I was so proud of myself! Sam made a turkey, which I think deserves some praise as well. It turned out great! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We hope you have a great holiday.

Food Boy Trailer

This is Sam again-- We just finished a teaser for The Adventures of Food Boy. We're going to be posting a longer trailer soon. The more views we get the better so tell all your friends about.
By the way, making trailers is a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy it-

Updates

Not much has been going on in the Mangum home. Here's the basic run-down:

We had another check-up at the doctor: we will find out if we're having a boy or girl on November 30. I can't wait to find out. Sam is excited, but it's not that big of a deal to him. I am just dying to know. I think that is a good representation of our personalities. Like the ice cream test showed, Sam is pretty chill, and I am fairly excitable.

Sam was asked to direct a friend's senior film project, and he accepted. They will get planning the film and will shoot sometime in March. Sam is pretty excited. It's a good thing he only has a few classes next semester, otherwise he would have no time to direct yet another project. We're pretty excited because it seems that Sam has quite the positive reputation in the film program.

We are getting quite excited to move to Virginia in the summer. We like to look at apartment rental websites and take virtual tours of apartments in the areas where we might live. We're especially excited to live a little closer to two of Sam's brothers. I am thinking of going back to school in the next few years to get my Master's Degree, and in the meantime, I want to get my teaching certification. I'm not sure how soon I will do that, but I think I may want to within the year of our moving to Virginia.

We are definitely excited for daylight savings next week: one more hour of sleep (although I will admit I'm sad about the days being shorter). But anything that let's me sleep a little longer makes me happy.

Ice Cream Personalities

From Jenny and Marcus

Courtney:
You are passionate, creative, and inspired. Black raspberry ice cream is an unusual color and flavor, so some people might consider it strange, but your exciting personality is what makes you so delicious. You bring a juicy burst of flavor to everything you do, and your life is packed with one memorable experience after another.



Sam:
You're as popular and relaxing as vanilla ice cream. You go with the flow, and get along with all sorts of people. You appreciate peace and simplicity, so you sometimes find crowds and loud noises overwhelming. You are a chilled-out, calming influence on the people in your life, and your friends appreciate how supportive and flexible you are.

Wearing-In the New Car

Today we had quite the surprise. We woke up late and were rushing to get Sam out the door. I was driving him to a study group for his film theory class. As we were putting on our shoes, we both checked the messages on our phones. We both had a message from our upstairs neighbor: the sun roof on our car was open and it was pouring rain.

We grabbed some towels and went out to assess the damage. Our neighbors had covered our car in a tarp, which did save our car from another two cups or so of rain, but the inside was soaked. We draped our seats in towels and dried what we could.

I think it's kind of funny. And, yesterday, I was eating cereal in the car (because we were in a rush to get to the dentist for Sam's crown) and spilled milk all over the passenger seat. So at least the milk got washed away!