October 26, 2009


I'll take one, please.

October 25, 2009

Home is whenever I'm with you


We have listened to this song a million trillion times and we will probably listen to it a million more.
( and i don't know how to put music on blogs, so if your sooooo confused its the song "Home")

October 22, 2009

i liked Monsters of Folk as much as i like the Orpheum Theatre(and that's a lot!)






Being sick and cooped up in the house all day, has made me really realize, that i want a new house. Do we really NEED a new house? probably not. But do i really WANT a new house? yes, i do.You know, just a little more space. Maybe a place where the smell of whatever our neighbors are cooking, doesn't seep into our house(and why does it always smell like salami?) Maybe a place with a real laundry room and a place to put my swifter sweeper. I think it is unfair that my Bosch mixer has to share a space with nasal decongestants. I have a lamp that is sitting on the floor because i have no space for a end table, so i expect this new house to cooperate with me and make room for my lamp. Oh, and i will probably want a big master room closet. I expect the paperwork for this house to be on my desk by Monday. thank you.

October 16, 2009

Just another day at Sterling and Cooper
Abe



Me

you can join us here

September 28, 2009

meet my husband, the terrorist.
OK, i know its hard to see because of the glare.... but, my display was chosen to be in the MCC's display case for my Display and Visual Merchandising class.



its raining shoes.

September 20, 2009

Wow, its about time i catch up on all this bloggy blog stuff! I have just been so busy lately! i know people do it all the time, but i am having a hard time adjusting to life with work, school, homework, church callings and a husband( and not to mention, my addiction to reading books). It took me a couple weeks to learn how to re-balance my life...but no worries, i think I'm 82% back to feeling like i got a hold of things.


Over Labor day weekend, we decided to take a last minute trip to San Diego. neither of us had been there in quite a while and it was definitely nice to get out of the heat! One of the big things we did when we were there was, we went Kayaking! Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures of us doing that because we didn't have a water proof camera. We were at La Jolla beach(which is actually a nature preserve). We went into sea caves, saw sea lions and beautiful orange fish that were swimming in the clear water around us! Besides getting a little sea sick and being thrown out of a kayak when coming in, it was really fun!




We also went to the San Diego temple. We met the SWEETEST old man named Elder Nixon. His wife and him were serving there SIXTH(!) mission! All we could think about, is that we hoped someday we would have the opportunity to serve several missions(maybe not as many as six) as a couple later in our lives.
you have not idea of how many pictures i have of this same pose! i always end of trying to take of picture of us while we are driving and they all turn out with somebodies(mostly abes) head cut off(hey, he cant help it if he has a big head!) but man! I cant even tell you how much i love this guy, my husband, my best friend, mi vida.
My brother and Andrea and their boys were in San Diego the same time we were. We met up them for dinner for Andrea's birthday. Poor Parker was wiped out from a long day at Legoland!
We also, went to Old town and walked around.






Tiffany's Bridal shower

I threw Tiffany a bridal shower last week. It was hard with my tiny house, but i made it work!




After lunch we went and got pedicures.

September 5, 2009

In case if you were wondering what this was, it was my attempt to make hash browns.. ...it was DI-GUST-ING.

July 31, 2009

Can i just say, that i am really sad that i missed Pioneer Day! The whole day passed, and because I didn't realize it was pioneer day, there was no "Pioneer Day miracles". If i still lived in Utah, this wouldn't have happened! I would of been attending parades, swimming and watching fireworks! I don't think Arizona believes pioneers... yes, i am pretty sure they said "Happy Tequila day" on the radio.

July 27, 2009

Happy Birthday Abe!!
(30 candles is a lot to put on a cake)

July 17, 2009

I am obsessed with these products! Not only are they are made with natural essential oils, they are biodegradable, and phosphate-free, AND they really do work!(way better than my past cleaning products) My kitchen has never looked so good!

June 23, 2009



I have read the entire Mortal Instruments series in approximately 7 days. To say the least... I love it! I was obsessed. I just want everyone to go out and buy it and read it. And then call me so we can talk about it!

June 22, 2009

is it cute or awkward?

Does this happen to anyone else? On a couple of occasions, without knowing, we have come home from work and have been practically wearing the same outfit.... i don't even know what to say about it?
Of course, if we go out, i make Abe change.




*on a side note: Why is Wes still on the bachelorette? He is a scumbag. I just want him and his ugly sleeve to get off the show already.

June 17, 2009

Jodi, Jodi, Jodi...


Did everyone cry as much as i did in this book?! Great book, but i mean seriously... there was sobbing! my shirt was wet from crying so much, its embarrassing. after i had finished the book i went down stairs and Abe was asking me about the book, and so i started telling him about it and I couldn't even finished because i start balling! I cant believe i was still crying over this book! am i so pathetic? And then there is Abe just staring at me, totally bewildered, not know what to say to me or do. I am laughing and crying as Abe tries to hug me. The whole thing was really funny, i had no control over what was happening......Jodi Picoult , why did you do this to me?!

utah circa: two weeks ago.

Do you see this face? This is the face that says, don't wake me up if I'm dreaming, because I'm so happy to be in Utah, i cant believe how green it is and I'm at Ruth's diner. This is the that face says i am wearing a cardigan and not sweating in 105 degree weather, and yes, i will finish the entire mile high biscuit. And if i died, right now, in the parking lot of Ruth's diner, i would probably have this face... of pure joyful bliss.
I really meant mile high biscuits... i wasn't lying.
Oh this? This is when i caught Abe making out with the real salt lake crest... what a tramp.
Carrie, Lissa, Kate and me
Not only are we pumped about the game , but David Archuleta will be preforming a mini concert..with fireworks.
This is our friends, Drew and Jenny's little boy... isn't he the cutest thing you have ever seen!

Over all, it was a great trip. It was nice to see our niece get baptized(that was the whole reason why we were up there) and funny to hear her say," whoa, that was weird" as she came out of the water. It was fun hanging out with family and friends. I love Abes family, I always feel so lucky to have married into such a great family! I wish we could see them more often.(aka the 2014: Denver plan) I am bummed that we didn't take that many pictures. I guess that means we were having too much fun to bother with pictures. one thing i do wish there was a picture /video of: We were visiting our friends family and they had this great backyard with a zip line. Abe tells me to get on it and he pushes me really hard ,so i go flying down this hill on this zip line and crash into a tree! some nice husband he is! my hair was all caught up the bark and i am so awkward. It was really funny and Abe felt really bad. It would of been great though to get it on film!
Seeing all of the green trees and old beautiful houses made us really miss Utah, but we know, right now, Arizona is where we are suppose to be. We will just need to get our Utah fixes every once in a while.

May 25, 2009

Thank you to The Dears for being everything that i hoped for and much, much more. You've never let me down before.












And thank you to this man, who is everything i hoped for and much, much more.

May 24, 2009

Dland Bday

last weekend, Karla was so nice to come with me to California for my birthday weekend... and what a birthday weekend it was! Disneyland, the beach , lots of shopping and some good sister-in-law bonding!

Us at Huntington beach on a cold windy day. of course it was cloudy the day we went, but somehow i still got really sun burnt on my back? whats with that?
Disneyland!( and can you believe those are my legs with self tanner on? man i am white!!)



When you go on your birthday, not only do you get to go for free, but they give you this pin to wear and everywhere you go, all day long people tell you happy birthday... and by the end of the day you are feeling pretty good!
Traci, Karla and me(Thanks Traci for letting us stay with you and just for being great!)
can you tell that i am excited?

April 19, 2009

New York?...not so much.


For the last couple of months, i have been planning a surprise trip for Abe, to see his favorite soccer team play in New York City(i got REALLY good seats for the game!). When i told him on Friday night, we were already on our way to the airport and the bags were packed and ready to go.... he was so excited, i was excited and then something horrible happened! we were flying with buddy passes, and when i called on Monday they said the flight was open, even Friday morning the flight was open.... somewhere between Friday morning and the time we got there the flight had book up! we were numbers 13th and 14th on the list for two available seats! there was no way we could get on the flight and next flight wasn't until late Saturday night, and it wouldn't be worth it because we would miss the game and i couldn't change the hotel reservation!! I cried. All of my hard work and sneakiness was gone within a matter of ten minutes! Abe was so nice, he said the thought was good enough for him and he appreciated everything i did! I was so sad! i was so sad we weren't going to new york(because i have never been) and all the money we lost and i just wanted to try and keep up with all of the great things Abe does for me.
The next day, Abe bought me some pots and flowers to plant to cheer me up( its funny how the trip was for him, but i was so upset and he was trying to cheer me up)what a great husband!

April 15, 2009

Apparently, this is what our kid is suppose to look like...according to this.
( i had to do it twice, because our first kid was REALLY ugly!)



Thanks Stacy for showing me this!

I'm not a "plant killer" ...I've just had a little bad luck.... you just wait.

April 2, 2009

Seattle!

Me and Abe went to Seattle last weekend with the weights to see the stocks!( i guess when you are married you just call other couples by their last names?)It was really beautiful and REALLY cold! Here are just some of the things we did:


"The Gum wall" Yes, its a wall(or walls) cover in gum! WE added our gum to the wall also

Just being dorky at the science fiction museum!
Me , Katie, Chelsea and Petra at the Whidbey Island history museum
Us at the sounders vs. real salt lake soccer game... It was freezing!
Whidbey Island was probably my favorite thing we did when we were there...not only because it was beautiful, but because we got to ride a ferry there!

At the top of the Space Needle

Our room at the Ace hotel, Where we stayed the first night there.



*Thanks Chelsea and Jeff for letting us stay with you!