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?

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!

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.

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!

love is a swimming pool

Its snowing and I'm sitting outside Giffs thrift store. A guy stops to talk to me.
Guy: "Did you lose something?"
me: "What??"
guy:" you just look sad or something."
me:"no... I'm not."
guy:"whats your name?"
me : "Jessica."
guy: "I'm Abe. where are you from?"
me: "Mesa, Arizona"
Abe: "oh really? me too, kind of. what high school?"
me: "mountain view, don't judge me."
Abe:" ha I wont, I went to red mountain"
me: "what year did you graduate?"
Abe:" '98"
me: "1998! so i was in eighth grade when you graduated?"
Abe thinking to himself, I'm not going to ask for this girls number, she is way too young.
Abe:"uh, yeah."
Abe gets a text and laughs
me: "whats so funny?"
Abe shows me the text.
It says.." Hurry and get her number, so we can leave.-Karla"
Abe just looks at me.
me: "well... do you want it?"
Pause.
Abe:" yeah."

One bad date, a surprise trip to Provo and three years later.

okay,so maybe that was not how i pictured how it would be when i met my husband, but if you look pass all the awkwardness....it was a good moment. Our first year of marriage has been nothing but full of love and laughter and i can honestly say, I have the world's best husband.

Happy 1st year anniversary.
One year down, forever to go.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

For some reason this week i have some sort of a sleeping disorder. i don't get it? I normally have no problem sleeping if anything I'm a little too good at sleeping. seriously...on time i woke up and had goose egg and dried blood on my forehead. I think i hit my head in the night and nothing, it didn't even wake me up. Anyway, this week I have just been getting a few hours here and there....Why?! I just cant keep going on like this... its irritating. Any suggestions how i solve this problem?






Oh, a funny side note:
This morning Abe was leaving for work and i was kind of out of it(maybe half asleep?) and when he said goodbye, I said: " Bye mom, uh i mean dad, i mean..... husband." I wanted to say "Abe" but it didn't come out that way..so weird.

This economy stinks

People need to get a haircut already!(preferably by me)

Conversation: In the car driving


Abe: " you know, your are the first girl Ive kissed ALL ten fingers."

Me:" So, all the other girls you kissed like what, five fingers?"

Abe:" No, just nine. I wanted to save myself for marriage."

I love Abe, no matter what era he is from.(or even if he looks a little creepy)