Everything Elvidge

Kind of funny

2012-01-21T17:57:00.000-08:00

I kind of think its funny how we are always wanting the next "thing" to happen. Well... maybe this doesn't happen to you, but it totally does to me.

Exhibit A:

I got a job about 1 1/2 years ago. I was beyond excited. It is my first nursing job, and it's a great resume builder. Well... a year and a half later, I am longing for a different job. Although I will still admit that this one is pretty ideal, especially with having to go to school. Which bring me to...

Exhibit B:

A year ago right now I would have given ANYTHING to get into nursing school and finish. At this point in time, I would give ANYTHING to be out of nursing school.

It might be because I know some exiting things are ahead? Possibly. Because every time I go to get excited about these upcoming things, I remind myself that I have an ENTIRE semester of school standing in my way.

Life is all about the next best thing. I need to teach myself to enjoy the moment I am in right now and not keep wishing I could be living in the next best "thing". Does anyone else feel this way, or am I standing alone?

Time just keeps on ticking by...

2012-01-01T18:03:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year! This past year flew by. I can't believe Christmas is already over, and a new semester is about to start. I successfully made it through my first semester (well, technically its my third) of nursing school. One more to go until I am finished with my RN! I really hope the next 4 months go by quickly. Jamie and I have just been as busy as ever. Jamie is working his tail off and being a great husband, and between work and school and being a wifey I keep myself busy. We went to Disneyland with Jamie's work the first part of December. This has become quite the fun tradition, I hope it keeps going for awhile. Our last few months have been filled with family gatherings, moments of sickness, nervous breakdowns, laughing until your stomach hurts, and loving each other throughout it all. We have some pretty exciting things coming up in 2012, and I can't wait for them! (No baby involved...as far as I know anyways) We hope everyone's year was as enjoyable as ours, and we hope this next year is better than the last!

Which Type of Celebrity

2011-06-11T11:28:00.000-07:00

Would You Rather....

Be a famous athlete

Famous Singer

Famous Actress/Actor

Hmmm... thats hard. I think I would want to be a famous singer! BUT- being a famous athlete would be pretty sweet. And I would have a killer body.

Dirty, Very Dirty

2011-06-06T22:36:00.000-07:00

This past weekend my mom and sisters and I ran in the Dirty Dash 5K. SO MUCH FUN. We laughed our heads off. We wore pig noses the entire race. These pictures are backwards. Sorry.

Finally to the end!

Freezing cold mud pit

Family Love

This is the biggest Slip and Slide I have ever been on!

CHAOS! This is the beginning of the race

My mom, Sister, me, Sister-In-Law

This was so fun to do with my mom and sisters. I highly suggest doing it! Be sure to wear things that you wont mind being ruined. You seriously get so dirty. I had dirt in my ears for days! So worth it though!

LOUIE...

got a hair cut! And it is adorable on him!

BEFORE!

AFTER!

We still adore him if you were wondering. He might be the most spoiled dog child out there.

I Love It.

2011-05-19T20:14:00.000-07:00

Can I just say this is perfect? Me and my volumptuous butt love this ad. I have no idea where my type of build came from... I am guessing the Tuerpe' side, because it's definitely not the skinny, beanpole Butterfield side. Nonetheless- I will take it.

P.S.- Sorry the words are a bit hard to read. Click on the image and its alot easier to read

Barefoot

2011-05-05T16:52:00.000-07:00

Would you rather...

Stick your bare feet into a moist pair of bowling shoes

-OR-

Walk barefoot into a public restroom?

(Apparently Britney has no problem doing that....)

I think I would take the shoes... what if there were clumps of hair on the floor in the bathroom? I couldn't do it.

Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Strange holiday to be celebrating in America if you ask me.

Graduation

2011-04-30T19:09:00.001-07:00

Jamie Graduated!

He was actually done with classes last summer, but is just now walking. We had a great day! My mom and I went to the commencement ceremony, then my dad and Jamie's family joined us for the convocation ceremony. Jamie's dad even came from Wisconsin to see him walk! We love our families!

Jamie's Dad

Jamie's Mom

Jamie's parents, brother, and niece

Trying to find us in the crowd

I am so proud of him!

Here are some pictures of Louie. Our family says he is getting bigger... but I still think he is so small. He will go to the vet to get his last shots this next week. He is so stinkin' cute, I just love him to death! He is doing really well with the potty training. He sleeps half the night in bed with us. He will usually wake up around 2 and start walking around, so I go put him in his kennel until he wakes up around 7. He can also sit, shake, and lay down!

All I know is that when we have kids they are going to be smothered with love if this is how much we love our dog!

Would You Rather..

2011-04-19T20:44:00.000-07:00

Would you rather have to swim in a bunch of other people's....

Hair Clippings

-OR-

Nail Clippings

-Thinking of either of these gives me goosebumps. If I had to choose one I would go with the Nails Clippings. Ugh... So gross.

New Addition and St. George Triathlon

2011-04-07T21:33:00.000-07:00

Meet Louie!

The newest member of our family.

We adore this little yorkie, even though he is a little stinker sometimes. He is only 8 weeks old, but already he can sit and lay down on command. We are working hard on the potty training, and he can go through the whole night some nights without waking me up to go out.

My sleeping babes.

Louie loves to cuddle. He always wants to be right by someone.

I also ran in a beginner triathlon last weekend in St. George. This is me at the finish line.

I really enjoyed doing it, but it was a challenge. I didn't train as well as I should've. It was 8 laps swimming, 5 miles biking, and 1.5 miles running.

This is me and my friend Shannon who I did it with. She kicked my butt and got 2nd place out of all the girls.

We went with the Frye's... Aren't they the cutest family! We love them and hanging out with them.

We had a great weekend and the weather was awesome. I can't wait to do it next year! Anyone want to join me?

Would You Rather

2011-03-30T11:32:00.000-07:00

Would you rather turf it on your bicycle waiting to

cross a busy intersection for all to see?

-OR-

Always have a chipped tooth?

I take the fall. At least people who see you fall will probably never see you again in their life!

Balloon Popping

2011-03-28T15:55:00.000-07:00

This is what we do at our house. Its pretty funny.

Finally!

2011-03-25T06:04:00.000-07:00

I got the best news yesterday! I was sitting on my couch, you know- just having a lazy day with nothing going on, and I got a text from a friend to go check my mailbox. Well- I ran down there, flung open the mailbox, ripped open my letter, and read: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADVANCED PLACEMENT RN PROGRAM TO START FALL 2011! I sprinted as fast as my little legs could carry me back to our house, ran inside and jumped on Jamie yelling, I'm in! I'm in! Oh man... best news I have had in awhile. I was told I wouldn't know if I got in this Fall until August, and the lady made sure to let me know that it was a real possibility that I wouldn't even start until next Spring. It is so surreal that I will be starting the program in just a few months and will be done by next May! I can't wait to start and to finally be finished!

Would You Rather

2011-03-21T06:46:00.001-07:00

Would you rather be in a plane crash and be "lost" on an unknown island for the rest of your life?

Be kidnapped by aliens and forced to live on their spaceship for the rest of your life?

Happy Monday!

Spicing up St. Patty's Day!

2011-03-17T18:11:00.000-07:00

This year for St. Patrick's Day I thought I would do something for Jamie to make it more of a fun day. I found this idea online and I loved it. First, I got a basket and printed off these print-outs they had. I know they are kind of corny, but that made it more fun!

Then, I went to the store and bought everything green that I knew Jamie would like to eat! I got pringles, Mike and Ikes, gum, chocolate, Mt. Dew, a cookie, mint Life Savers, corn nuts... and so on.

This is the main print out that I put on the basket.

This print out I put on a can and filled the can with skittles.

And this last one I put on a pair of socks!

I had to work today too, so I couldn't take it in to Jamie. I arranged to have one of his co-workers take it in to him this morning. I had given it to him last night so he could give it to him. It was alot of fun putting this together and Jamie really liked something out of the ordinary!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Would You Rather Wednesday

2011-03-02T09:21:00.000-08:00

Would You Rather-

Have to get stuck with this every day:

-OR-

Have to drink this much GoLYTELY every day:

I think I would take the shot!

Help!

2011-02-27T19:06:00.000-08:00

I have the nasty habit of biting my nails. I need help! I try to stop but I can only let them get so long and then they drive me crazy and off they go. Any suggestions of how to stop??

Would You Rather?

2011-02-19T08:20:00.001-08:00

Would you rather is a fun game right? I thought it would be fun to post these on here once in awhile and see what you think!

Would you rather have a constant Eye Twitch

Have a constant Sneeze Attack

Have a nice day!

Valentines Day

2011-02-18T12:11:00.001-08:00

This year for Valentines Day we decided to stay in and I suprised Jamie with a meal I have never made before- Crab Legs! This was a risk for me- I do not like fish or anything like that. BUT, I know Jamie likes it so I made it and it was actually pretty good! We turned off the lights and just ate with the candles. It was alot of fun and different than the normal things we usually do.

Someone asked me if I was wearing lingerie.... No. I am not. We just dressed up fancy.

Here is the table before we started eating.

Jamie getting ready to enjoy the food.

And this is the menu I made.

Pictures of Jamie

2011-02-08T05:59:00.000-08:00

I found these pictures of Jamie on his computer the other day. He used them for a video when we got married. I just think he is the cutest little boy. I know some of them are hard to see, they are kind of old!

Look how tiny he was! That is a cabbage patch doll.

I love this picture so much! I think its so cute with his curls.

I Love My Man!

Hurt Like the Dickens

2011-01-21T19:50:00.000-08:00

I stubbed my toe last week, and I am pretty sure it broke. It hurt so bad. It made me want to lay down and die on the floor. It has been over a week since it happened, and although the bruising is gone it still kills. If you can ever help it, try not to stub your toe.

December 2010

2011-01-13T18:26:00.000-08:00

We had a really good Christmas this year. December started out with us heading to Disneyland. We had a great time with all of Jamie's co-workers.

The picture below is of a light show they do in the park at night. Its really cool- the have tons of fountains that shoot up in the air then project a light show on it of a bunch of Disney characters

My parents took us to the Rockettes Christmas Show this year too. It was so much fun. They are very talented dancers, and it was really festive.

We went to an awesome ugly sweater party at our friends Courtney and Taylor's house. Unfortunately not everyone wore a ugly sweater.

This is our tree. I think it is awesome. Christmas Trees are my favorite part of the Holidays, and I think ours is just perfect. Jamie is the best at putting the star on.

Giving Myself a Pat on the Back

2011-01-07T11:56:00.000-08:00

These last two weeks have been quite stressful for me. Last year I completed my LPN, and during the process UVU got rid of their LPN to RN program. With that not being available anymore my plans of finishing my RN degree at UVU needed to change. I enrolled at SLCC and completed their required pre-reqs before I could apply to their program. They have a test that you have to take and pass with a 76% or higher to even be able to apply. You have 3 tries to accomplish that, after the 3 tries you are no longer able to apply to SLCC's nursing program. Weber has also gotten rid of the LPN to RN out reach program, so SLCC is my only option. Well- I took the test once before Thanksgiving and did not pass. I was not prepared enough, and I thought I would do fine, but I didn't. After finishing classes, I studied my little butt off and went to go take it again last week. I passed. With a 97%. It was an incredible moment for me knowing that I had not only passed, but did awesome. I have never cried because I was so stressed, only to cry an hour and half hour later due to pure happiness. So- I am now finished with school until I am accepted into their program. I will for sure get in, it is just a matter of time. The sooner the better obviously, but I am patting myself on the back for making it as far as I have. Once I get in I will only have 2 semesters left of school. I can't believe the end is finally in sight.

Candy Cane Hershey Kisses

2011-01-03T14:32:00.000-08:00

Has anyone else ever had the pleasure of eating these little kisses of goodness? They are possibly my favorite candy of the holiday season, and if they werent so expensive I would probably buy enough to stock up for the rest of the year until they make their wonderful appearance again.

Whats been going on

2010-11-11T19:23:00.000-08:00

We have been pretty busy lately and I haven't blogged about alot of stuff. I will start with the most recent. Halloween was alot of fun this year. We had my family come to our house and we went out to eat and carved pumpkins together. I love my family!

On Saturday night we went out with Jamie's family and went trick-or-treating with our nieces and nephews. It was alot of fun going with them- it made me excited for when we have kids and can take them! On Friday night we went to a Halloween party that Jamie's boss threw. It was insane. It is pirate themed and he goes all out. I dont have pictures right now but I will try to post them later.

In October we also were able to go to the Carribean on a cruise. Jamie's work is awesome enough to pay for us to go and we enjoyed ourselves very much! We stopped in Jamaica, Haiti, Grand Cayman, and Mexico. It was a nice break from our hectic lives.

After our cruise our flight wasn't for awhile and we didn't want to wait in the airport so we went on an airboat ride to find aligators! It was so much fun, and we saw three of them. It was so much fun because they are actually out in the wild. They aren't in captivity and forced to stay there.

In September we went to the Masquerade again! We always have such a ball going to that. Jamie's work took us to this also. We go with alot of people he works with and everyone dresses up. Its fun to work with such great people. We enjoy the get-togethers.

Over Labor Day we went with my family to Bear Lake and camped out. It was just for the weekend but we had alot of fun jet skiing and hanging out at the beach.

Next week Jamie takes off for Washington and I leave for Vegas with some friends. I can't believe how fast this year is going by- Thanksgiving is just around the corner and then it Christmas! I can't wait for this semester to be over in school.

THE DIRTY DASH!!

2010-09-27T11:54:00.000-07:00

Today at work I was so bored that I took it upon myself to blogstalk random people who have no idea who I am. Thanks to this lovely time-killer I came across my next race that I HAVE TO DO! It looks like so much fun, look it up... and if you are serious let me know if you want to do it! I will need a team of 4 more people. The pictures of the person who did this made it look like a blast. You get so dirty by the end.... running this cant be that bad because I am pretty sure I will be laughing my head off the entire time.

Here is the website: www.thedirtydash.com

Here is the map of what you do:

So much fun!

Uncle Rico

2010-09-16T14:32:00.000-07:00

I realize that there are alot of soccer pictures on here, but this last week has been an "Uncle Rico, missing the glory days" week. For some reason I have missed playing soccer and my teams so much. So- no matter how boring it might be for you, I am sharing these pictures with you and letting you know that once upon a time I played soccer and was good at it. I am sad it is done and that everyone is moving away, having kids, and no longer has time to spend countless hours every day playing a sport we all used to love. Someone throw me a pity party please.

Where to begin

2010-08-23T17:30:00.001-07:00

Warning- This will be a picture overload. We have been busy this summer. First off- Jamie is a college graduate! I am so proud of him for getting his Bachelor's degree, I know it wasn't easy- even though he made it look like it was! He graduated in Business Management. Good job!

I also was able to get a job last month. It is an LPN job at the Utah State Hospital. I really like what I am doing, and it is really interesting. I do feel really bad for the people in there though. (It is a mental institution for those of you who aren't familiar with this hospital) I work with children starting at the age of 6 years old, to elderly people, to court ordered criminals. It is kind of nerve racking working with some of the people, but it is a really good job and I am happy I got it!
Jamie and I also had our 2 year anniversary in July. We both had work that day, and I had school until 6:30 that night, but after all that we went to Chef's Table for dinner. I highly recommend that place, kind of pricey, but really worth it. These are the pretty flowers he got me! Lillies are my favorite.

On the 24th of July we had a family reunion from my mom's side of the family. We went up to Manti and hung out at a lake for the day. It was alot of fun. I love being close with my cousins!

This is my beautiful mom!

This last week we were able to go to Washington to see Jamie's brother and his family. It was so much fun. I had a great time getting to know his family. I have only met them a couple times because they live so far away. We did so much with them, and Washington is one of the prettiest places I have ever been! There are more trees there than I have ever seen in my life anywhere else. It was nice being able to get away for the week. Thanks for having us guys!

Pikes Place Market

This is Jamie's brother and his family.. Can you see any family resemblance? I'll give you a hint...Look at the hair line. Just kidding! (Kind of)

Leavenworth, Washington. It was so much fun! A little German town in the mountains. We enjoyed walking around and eating Bratwursts. They had the best Christmas store too!

Splash Park that we took the kids to one hot day. Such a great idea, we need one here! If there is one- let me know!

We also went on a hike. It was so pretty!

Fall here we come!

Updates...

2010-06-02T19:59:00.000-07:00

It has been awhile since I last posted... its hard to post things for me because I like reading other people's blogs rather than writing my own. I don't even know how many people read this. BUT- here is what our little Elvidge family has been up to:

A few weeks ago Jamie and I took a trip to St. George. It was a much-needed vacation. We drove down, spent the first night in Cedar City, went to Zions National Park the next morning, then headed to St. George for the next few days. We have some family friends who own a house down there and they were nice enough to let us use it for the weekend. Its nice getting away with Jamie... he is definitely my best friend! We have so much fun together- sometimes probably too much fun. While we were down there we went and saw Kelli Pickler at the Tuachan Theater. It was so much fun- she is really fun to listen to. Here are some of the pictures we took.

In February we went downtown and spent the night. It was part of our Christmas present from my parents. That was also really nice to get away for a night and take a break from studying. We went ice skating, went out to eat, went swimming, and just hung out. Sorry- I neglected to take very many pictures for this event.

Lastly... Jamie finished his spring semester and jumped right into his final semester of school. Yes- he will be done with his Bachelors in August. Woo Hoo! We are counting down the days until he is finished. I also graduated from my LPN program! I will be taking the NCLEX to become a nurse on the 22nd of this month and I am really nervous. But if I pass then I am a nurse- finally. I am still not done with school- I am actually in classes already for the summer. But I am one step closer to becoming an RN. The day I graduate with my RN will be an awesome day. Here are some picture of people I spent almost every day with over the past 10 months... Even though I was so sick of school and didn't think I would miss anyone, I have come to realize that I do miss them quite a bit. We all became pretty good friends.

Amazing!

2010-04-21T19:01:00.000-07:00

This:

Plus This:

Plus THIS:

Equals pure bliss! I watched two C-Sections today and LOVED it! Bring on the miracle of life!

Babies... Everywhere

2010-04-01T21:05:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I spent 12 hours at the hospital... in the nursery... with all the cute newborn babies. Did this help with my baby cravings, I think not. A baby being born is the most miraculous thing to me. I can't wait to be a mom. I can't wait to be a parent with Jamie. I wish there was some way to have a baby right now, but not have it full time. :) As much as I want one, I don't think I am ready to give up the weekend getaways, the late nights and sleeping in mornings, and all the time in between that we get to spend with each other. BUT- I will say that I am jealous of all my friends who are pregnant and about to pop. I can't wait to feel a baby moving around in my stomach. The thing I am really excited about is what our kids will look like. It almost makes me want a ton of kids just to see the outcomes of their features. My dad is convinced we are going to have stalky, muscular, athletic kids. We shall see.... Maybe it will look a little like this one?

First Time!

2010-03-26T11:13:00.000-07:00

Well, I am officially starting to feel SOMEWHAT like a nurse. Last night at clinicals I........ put my first catheter in! On a real, LIVE person. Woo hoo for me. Now, I realize this may not be as exciting for some of you, but I am quite proud of myself. And I did not pass out, although it was close. For some reason my body has a very wierd response when I get a huge adrenaline rush, it feels the need to pass out. I am so happy that didn't happen, but by the time I was done my face was bright, and I mean Bright, red. The nurse kept looking at me and trying not to laugh. I am pretty sure that I didn't breathe through the whole procedure, and that could have possibly contributed to the feeling of wanting to pass out. I have decided that I am getting addicted to this type of rush. Its fun! Any takers on letting me practice on ya? :)

Motivation

2010-03-01T16:17:00.000-08:00

After 2 years of not being on a soccer team and being forced to workout everyday, I have found a new motivation. I am running the Wasatch Back this year. What is the Wasatch Back, you ask? It is a relay race that is 188 miles long, from Logan to Park City. There are 12 of us on my team, men and women, and we all take turns running until we complete the race. I personally will be running 13 miles split up into three different parts, my longest run being 5 miles. Mine is actually one of the easier legs, some of the other people have ridiculous runs. We start on Friday, June 18 around noon, run through the night, and finish sometime Saturday morning. My friend Tauni asked me to run it with her and some of their friends this year, and although I was hesitant because of the shape I have let myself get to, I can't wait to do this with them. I am beginning to enjoy running again... only beginning though. Hopefully between school and work I can keep the motivation going so I dont let them down when June rolls around!!

I know this is hard to read, but this is a picture of the course we will be running.

The Wrath of the Needle

2010-01-26T16:03:00.000-08:00

You've gotta love having BLOOD drawn.

Seriously...

2009-12-29T19:32:00.000-08:00

Ok family. Enough is enough. I have already had to endure this, and I CANNOT believe I am going to have to again. A few months ago my sister-in-law Cory told all of us she was expecting again. Its so fun having little babies in the family, but then a few months later my other sister-in-law Melynie told us that SHE was expecting again. I was just as excited for her, and wasn't feeling too sorry for myself because my other sister-in-law Cori wasn't pregnant so we could be not pregnant together. WELL- that did not last long. On Christmas Eve we were informed that SHE IS ALSO EXPECTING. Three sister-in-laws, all pregnant together again. Its like last year all over again. Thanks alot you guys, leave me out yet again. Last year it wasn't as bad, seeing that they all got pregnant before I was married last year, but now, it's just cruel and unusual punishment. Yes, I need to finish school, and yes, I may not be quite ready either, but still. I'm missing out on the sisterly fun. Not only are they pregant, but the mulitple cousins, friends, and just unknown fat, pregnant ladies I see walking all over the place drive me nuts. It seems everyone decided to get fertilized the same night. I will just wallow in my self-pity for a few more years until its my turn. Until then, wear thin layers that I can easily rub your cute, fat, pregnant bellies through.

Christmas 2009

2009-12-29T19:11:00.001-08:00

I cant believe another Christmas season has come and gone. I am always so excited for it, and then it is gone soon. I am NOT ready to start school again, and I am not ready to have Jamie start school again too. We were very blessed this year. We really did bad on the picture taking this Christmas, so there aren't that many pictures. We had three Christmas celebrations this year. On Christmas Eve we were able to spend it with Jamie's mom, his sister Cori and her family, and his brother Jared and his family. We had a great time opening presents and making homemade pizza. We spent the night at Jamie's mom's house, and that morning Santa made a visit to her house. We opened presents then went to Cori's house to see what Santa brought them.
Later on Christmas day we went to my parents house and had alot of fun with them. My brother and sister-in-law were there, my sister and her boyfriend, and my grandparents. We had a really nice dinner and then opened presents. My mom got a great present- a one-piece pajama set. It was AWESOME!

Then my brother gave me this warm and cuddly SNUGGIE, Wild Side print.

My parents spoiled us this year with alot of nice presents. We got an awesome grill! It is perfect, and we cant wait to use it. The picture above is of my brother and sister-in-law and their expressions as the grills were being wheeled out.

Jamie cant wait to be a REAL man and use his own grill. :)

On Saturday, the 26th, we had Jamie's dad and step-mom Debbie, and the rest of his family over to our house for a dinner. This is my cute nephew Max.

He is getting really good at giving kisses! I was making him give them to me all through the night! My other nephew Sammy was there too, but he had to go home early to go to sleep, otherwise I would have some pictures of him too! We are so blessed with the family we have and the fun we have with all of them. I wish every day could be Christmas and we could spend more time with family. Our busy schedules aren't ideal right now, but it sure makes it special when we can all be together.

Disneyland- The happiest place on Earth!

2009-12-12T12:24:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the piture overload! We have been spoiled again by Jamie's work. Last weekend they took everyone and their families to Disneyland. I havent been there for quite a few years, and Jamie had never been, so we had a blast! Every trip we go on for Digicert is amazing! We had a 3 day park hoppper pass, so every day we were there we were able to hang out in the parks all day. Our hotel actually had its own enterance to California Adventure. Everything was decorated for Christmas, it was awesome!

Here we are on Main Street in Disneyland. Below we are in the lobby of our hotel, the christmas tree they had set up was huge!

We went to A Bug's Life 3-D show and got these cool glasses-

On Sunday morning we went to Ariel's Grotto for breakfast and met all the princesses. Here is us with Snow White. We had alot of fun at this breakfast thanks to our friends who sat by us and made us laugh our heads off the whole time.

This is Tara and Spencer with Cinderella.

Here is us going down Splash Mountain- the best ride at Disneyland!

What a great way to start off the holiday season! It was so much fun getting to know everyone better and meeting the newest employees. Thanks Digicert!!

Geese

2009-12-12T12:20:00.000-08:00

Jamie and I had a free morning so we decided to take a walk around our new neighborhood. We Saw these geese and wanted to feed them so we ran home to get bread. These birds were so weird! They saw us and came right over, they must be fed alot by people because look at how close they would come to us! One actually bit my finger when I was feeding it bread. It was alot of fun though.

Christmas House!

2009-12-12T12:12:00.000-08:00

Welcome to our house! Here are only a couple pictures of our decorations! This one above is when you first walk in our entry way. The little cut out is looking into our kitchen.

Here is the Front room decorated! We LOVE having our Christmas decorations up! I wish we could have them up all year, especially the tree. I love Christmas trees.

We still haven't gotten all of our bedroom furniture. I will get pictures up as soon as we get it. We also still have alot of wall hangings to put up... maybe over the holidays we can? Merry Christmas everyone!

Soccer is NOT for sissies!

2009-11-06T15:46:00.000-08:00

Jamie told me to get online today, and then he sent me over this link to watch. I couldn't believe it when I saw it, and I literally laughed out loud in some parts because of how crazy this girl is! Please watch it, it is way worth it, I promise. Then maybe you will appreciate the sport a little more and all the crazies I have had to play with through out the years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNmPybFK2_o

Finished Rooms

2009-11-04T21:04:00.000-08:00

Since we have moved into our new place there are a few rooms that are completely finished. We have painted our bedroom as well, but the furniture is not all here yet. Here is the guest bedroom and our living room. We just got new furniture and I love it!

I will get more pictures up as the rooms are finished. And as soon as Christmas is up you will definately be seeing those pictures!

Happy Halloween

2009-11-02T15:36:00.000-08:00

We hope everyone had a great Halloween! For us, this year Halloween fell on the the night before. Jamie got sick, so we decided to stay in on the actual night. It worked out alright though- Jamie's boss had a huge party at his house. It was pirate themed, and it was amazing! The house is beautiful. There were a ton of people there too, the whole house was decked out in decorations. Thinking about it now, we should've taken pictures to show everyone how awesome it was. Although Jamie wasn't feeling the best, we were still able to have fun.

I couldn't get Jamie to smile for this picture.

This is Jamie's boss who did the whole thing! Him and his family are so awesome! They sure know how to do a party the right way! Thanks for letting us crash your house for the night!

I just think this picture is so funny. I wish I had a full body shot from head to toe of Jamie... The costume was awesome on him! Maybe next year will be better and we can make it to some parties on the actual night. We were talking and decided that we think Halloween is going to be like ten times more fun once we have kids. I guess we will find out if that is true eventually!

Favorite Holiday

2009-10-20T14:03:00.000-07:00

Jamie and I moved into our new house a few weeks ago, and in the wake of putting everything away and getting situated, I cant help but be more and more excited for CHRISTMAS! Thats right- lets skip Halloween and Thanksgiving and get right to the holiday that is the best. Last year we bought our tree a week before Thanksgiving, and we were so excited we put it up that night. I am hoping we can make it to at least Thanksgiving this year, but we make no promises. Jamie and I love Christmas so much. We look forward to everything about it. There is nothing better than curling up on the couch next to your lit up and decorated christmas tree and have it been snowing outside. Complete bliss- and I cant wait! As we were cleaning last week Jamie had some music playing randomly on his computer and "I'll be home for Christmas" came on and I got so giddy just thinking about it. Its bad- I wouldn't doubt it if it was a disease we have.

Masquerade!

2009-10-06T19:45:00.001-07:00

Jamie's work took us to a Masquerade Ball- and let me tell you, it was the most fun we have had in awhile! We had the best time dressing up and dancing, we had the BEST food, and the place we went was amazing. Its in Orem at this guy's house, but it is seriously all decked out like a castle! It was insane. We were laughing the whole night at each other and other people Jamie works with. Everyone dressing up was the best... its not very often you see tech support guys in tights!
I am not going to lie... My cleavage was AWESOME in this costume. Its not every day I can say that!
We probably got too carried away making funny poses in all of our pictures, but that was just the mood we were in! It went until midnight, and everyone was dancing until late. There was a circle formed and everyone would go in and dance. There was also a silent auction going on. The whole thing was just great. Everyone Jamie works with are just the most amazing people. We are so blessed that he has this job. It is so fun to have other wives to hang out with on trips, baseball games, work events, whatever it might be- everyone is just so close with each other we are like one big family!

I love you babe! You make a hot man in tights!! :)

Jackson Hole

2009-10-06T19:11:00.000-07:00

Over Labor Day we were able to go to Jackson Hole with my family! It was a short trip, but we had so much fun! We left Friday after we got off work and drove up with my brother and sister-in-law. We ended up getting in about midnight. The next day we decided to go to Old Faithful! It was a blast, I am glad we went because I could hardly remember it from when we went when I was little.

This squirrel was on the track around Old Faithful. It was really weird, the squirrel would actually let you come up to it and touch it! It thought we had food- people must feed it alot there. This my brother touching it!

Around Old Faithful they had all of these really cool formations and other hot pots. The one below was the prettiest blue. It is crazy to think about what is causing the heat in these things and why they explode!
On the way back to our cabin we stopped at Moose Falls. Its a waterfall that Adri's family told us about. Last time we came we swam in it, but it was cold the day we stopped by so we just took pictures. Its really fun to swim in because you can go into the waterfall.

It is so pretty driving through Yellowstone Park. We saw quite a bit of wild life while we were there too. We saw a few moose, elk, and buffalo.

On our way out of town we did the white water rafting. It is always so much fun to do this! It was freezing though! Mom and dad couldn't go because they had Roxie. We wish they would've! We all got soaked multiple times. It was nice to get bundled up in the car after!

This is the cabin we stayed in. It was fun because we were all in the same cabin, 2 rooms and 1 bathroom. We stayed up laughing every night. I wish we could've stayed longer though. These trips just go by too fast!
Here is a picture of how pretty it is there! I realize my face is a ridiculously fake smile, but the sun was right in my eyes! I wish it turned out though because this picture is amazing of the view! Cant wait until we go back again! It was fun taking Jamie there, he had never been before. Its fun being married and going places with my husband!

Bermuda, BAHAMA, come on pretty mama!

2009-08-27T10:55:00.000-07:00

This past week we were in the Bahamas! It was so much fun, and a well deserved break! We have been going non-stop since we got married with work and school. Jamie had 1 week off in between Summer and Fall semesters so we took off! Unfortunately I started school earlier than expected and had to miss a week, which has been very stressful to catch up on this week! BUT- I did it and now I am caught up. Its a good feeling. We left on a red-eye flight on Friday night and got there about noon on Saturday. The picture above is a view from our hotel room!

We were right across the street from a little market that had 40 restaurants in it. We could choose anywhere to eat every day. We spent a ton on food there! We went with our friends Jared and Lindsay and their baby, Dylan. We all had so much fun together. We played games at night with them and hung out during the day.

While we were there we did alot of fun stuff! The picture below is when we went on our dolphin encounter. They had a whole bunch of birds that we could hold.

The dolphins were so cute! They are alot bigger than we anticipated. It was scary getting in the water with them at first! The picture below isn't of either of us, when it was our turn we couldn't take the camera in the water. So this is of the group after us. The dolphins swam in between us and we could pet them! They are really soft! The pictures above are of them doing tricks for us. That was well worth the money to do! It was a blast!

We spent almost every day in the pool! This is just Jamie and I hanging out and goofing off. Our hotel had three different pools, one of which was an infinity pool so it looked like we were swimming in the ocean. The water was so pretty there.

One day we rented scooters and rode all over the island! We were driving on highways, which I dont think is legal! We could only get going about 40 miles an hour, and the speed limit was like 50! Cars would pile up behind us, but we were laughing the entire time.

There were all these little straw booths across from us too. They would try to sell you all these things, most of which are identical to the booth next to them. They would say, "Pretty lady, come see what I have"... We felt like they were trying to sell their body to us!

Jamie, Jared, and Lindsay all got sick for a day or two while we were there- I did not. It is interesting though because I drank the most tap water out of everyone. Jamie is still recovering even now that we are home. He had to visit an instacare the other day because it was so bad. Luckily he is beginning to feel better finally. This trip was so fun, besides how hot it was! I couldn't breathe when we got off the airplane because of how humid it is! I look forward to our next vacation.. Jackson Hole over Labor day! Its fun having your husband all to yourself after a year of hardly seeing him with how busy we are! Jamie's company actually paid for this trip. We are so blessed that he has such an amazing job in the economy right now. We appreciate everything they do for their employees. We love everyone he works with too! It is such a great atmosphere. Thanks Digicert for an amazing vacation!

Nascar

2009-08-04T14:19:00.001-07:00

This last weekend Jamie's work took us to the Nascar races in Tooele. That is a very far drive! It is literally out in the middle of nowhere. It was so much fun though. They paid for us to go-kart before the car races. The picture above is what they made us wear under our helmets. I felt like we were knights of the round table! Mostly everyone from his work went, so we did relay races. Both Jamie and my team tied for second place. It was hard to get used to driving them, they went pretty fast. I believe they get up to about 45 miles per hour.

After go-karting we went up to the suite they reserved for us and ate lunch. I was so happy it was in the shade because it was so hot that day! It was cool seeing all the cars lined up to start. We were right above where they started too. It was a really fun day and we were exhausted by the end of it!

Jamie has been growing out his beard for the last few months, and people at his work convinced him to shave it into chops... Words can not describe what it looked like. All I will say is that it was fitting for the event, but I am very happy he shaved when we got home! It was funny to see though.

Only a week and a half more until we leave for the Bahamas! I cant wait!

Happy Anniversary!

2009-08-04T14:04:00.001-07:00

Well... We made it! Happy one year anniversary babe! For our present this year we went on a hot air balloon ride! It was so much fun. We had to be to Park City at 6 am to check in. We got onto the balloon at about 7:30 am. There were 12 people total in the balloon. It was kind of scary being up the high with only a balloon supporting us, but it was beautiful!

After our ride we went out to brunch at a really good cafe. Later that night we went out to Tepenyaki. It is one of our favorite places to eat. We had a really fun day and I cant believe how fast this year has gone by.
I am so blessed to have Jamie for a husband and everything he does for us! He is such a hard-worker in everything that he does. We have had so much fun with each other over the past year, not that it has all been easy! We have definately had our down moments, but all the good moments make up for any down ones! It is so fun thinking about everything else that we are going to experience together in the next years, and I cant wait!

Camping

2009-08-04T13:51:00.000-07:00

For the 24th of July weekend Jamie and I went camping with my family. It was alot of fun! We went up to Smith and Moorehouse campground which is a little past Heber. We got up there Friday night and left Saturday night.

We did alot of things.. Jamie went float tube fishing with my brother Max.

We played beanbags and tossed the baseball around.

It was a short trip but it was fun. Friday night when we were in the tent trying to go to sleep we couldn't stop laughing. It was funny, and we were probably keeping the whole campsite up. The weather ended up being really nice too. It was somewhat overcast, but it made it so it wasn't too hot. My favorite part of camping is all the food we get to eat! My mom is good at packing food and treats for all of us. We had bratwurst the first night and tacos the second night. And we snacked during all the in between time. Its fun living so close to the mountains and being able to get away!

4th of July Weekend

2009-07-10T09:38:00.000-07:00

We had a great weekend! First we started off by going shopping on Friday morning up in Park City and the mall, then we went to the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy. It was so much fun! We could touch sting rays and sea urchins... they even had an octopus and seahorses!

Later that night we went up to my parents house and we went to the Real Soccer game. There was Jamie, me, Dani, Brett, and my parents. It was alot of fun and there were fireworks after.

We spent the night at my parents, and the next morning we had the community breakfast and parade. I always enjoy going to this because I see people that I haven't seen in a really long time, and my little cousins come up and we have so much fun getting candy from the parade with them! My family goes, and my grandma and grandpa go, and then my Aunt Katie and Uncle John and their kids come up also! Our family friends Rob and Mitch Horn and their cute baby Luke came up, and my grandpa and John were unable to make it due to illnesses. We missed them, but it was still alot of fun!

These next two pictures are just funny from the parade. The first one is a guy who was walking his duck in the parade. It was the funniest thing to see this duck just waddling along! The next one is of Jamie getting candy for us. Its self-explanatory. We may look stupid, but it is really fun running in front of floats and running in front of little kids to get the candy they are going after! :)

After the parade my mom and dad had a bbq. This is kind of a tradition, we have done it the few years. It is fun to have friends and family up after the parade. Jamie's family also came up and joined us. It is so nice having such great in-laws and having our families get along so well! It is great to do combined family activities! Its a long drive for them coming from Eagle Mountain, but it sure is worth it to spend time with them! My friend Stephanie also came over to spend it with us. I met her last year doing my CNA class and we became instant buddies. She is awesome! I love everyone that was there. I am so thankful for where we live and for all of those who love us!

Utah Valley Marathon

2009-06-13T08:36:00.000-07:00

Today Jamie and I ran the Utah Valley 5k with his work! It was alot of fun. I guess we didn't really "run" it.. more like walked with an occasional trot. It was nice to wake up somewhat early and get some exercise. There were quite a few people that did it. It took place in Provo, and the run was just around the Provo mall.

I know it has been awhile since I last blogged, but not a whole lot has happened! Jamie and I are still going to school right now. Jamie is doing both summer blocks, but I will be done next week! I am taking Microbiology and it is the hardest class I have ever taken! I got into a Practical Nursing program, and we are still waiting to hear back if I got into the Registered Nursing Program. That is the one we are really hoping for so cross your fingers! Jamie has been doing great in his classes. We can't wait until August because we are going to take a vacation to the Bahamas! I can't believe we have already been married for more than 10 months. Time sure does fly!

OOPS!!

2009-04-29T13:51:00.000-07:00

If anyone has a big comforter on their bed, this post is for you. At the base of our bed, we have a comforter. You could call it a "decorative" comforter because it is never used. It is just there to look at and warm your feet. (Not my feet because my legs don't reach that far.) It has never been washed because it is never used. This is not a comforter that we got for our wedding, I have had it for some time. It was looking rather dirty, so I decided to clean it. Now that finals are over I am ambitious to clean for some reason, maybe because I haven't been able to clean on my regular schedule due to studying. Anyways, back to the story. I took the comforter and read the directions of how to clean it. "Delicate wash cold. Tumble dry low". Awesome, I can do that. I start up the washer and stick it in. Being the smart person I know I am, I should've realized it didn't fit as I was using all my energy to shove it into the washer. But no, it didn't even occur to me. So I go along shoving it in and finally get it in. I decided it looked quite smushed in there so I went back to check on it a couple minutes later. To my shock, the washer was smelling of, well I dont even know what it smelled like but it wasnt normal, so i attempted to pull it out of the washer as fast as I can before I break the dang thing. As I was pulling it out I was thinking I needed to ask for help because it was so heavy with water! I didnt know what to do with it, so I put it in the dryer. I could tell that a pool of water went with it, so I knew I had to take it out of the dryer. (I was doing this as Sheri was leaving, so after I put it in the dryer I decided to wait until she was gone to be sure she couldn't watch me looking like an idiot.) I went and got it out of the dryer, took it into our part of the house, and dropped it. A huge trail of water following in my wake. In the dryer, it looks as if there was a lake, so I grab a cup and start emptying it into a garbage bag. FINALLY, I cleaned everything up, and put the comforter in a couple plastic bags. It left a large puddle on our carpet. Magnificent. I am so thankful Jamie wasn't here to see, yet again, another act of stupidity from me! I think I will let the cleaners handle this one.

Closet From Heaven!

2009-04-13T12:51:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we went to my grandparents house for the annual Easter Egg Hunt that they put on for all the grandchildren. Its a fun tradition that they have been doing for as long as I can remember. Its not your ordinary Easter Egg Hunt though... Within each egg is money! You can walk away with over 70 dollars just from the easter eggs. On top of that- they give away prizes that are all sorts of awesome things! My point of this blog though is not to tell you about the hunt, it is to solely concentrate on my grandma's closet. Never before in my life have I ever seen a closet as large as hers. The pictures I posted of this closet are not repeats. This is all one closet with three different hallways to go down. All color coordinated, shoes in cupboards, jewlery in certain places.. AMAZING. I have never once seen her wear the same outfit twice. Not once. I am not exaggerating. Its insane. I just thought I would share with the world this closet from heaven that I know of.

St. George

2009-04-13T12:45:00.000-07:00

A couple weekends ago we packed up and went to St. George. It was a bummer reason of why we had to go, Jamie's uncle passed away, but it was a nice to have a little get-away with the family. We went with my mother-in-law, Liz, sister-in-law Cori, and her kids. We were only there from Friday night to Saturday night, but had a great time. We really appreciate how awesome both of our families are, and how much fun we always have with them. I went from having no nieces and nephews, to having 10 nieces and nephews. Not all of them live in Utah, and I haven't even met three of them before, but it sure is fun having some close by to play with!

April Fools!

2009-04-02T18:56:00.000-07:00

To my wonderful husband,

I realize we have talked about how long we are going to wait before we have kids. Well, it is my time of the month and I have not started. I am sorry to inform you but I am pregnant. Here is the pregnancy test to prove it.

I think this was by far the best April Fools joke I have ever pulled off. Yea, I realize how mean is it, but his face was priceless. Here is what I did.... I have a friend who just happens to be pregnant. I went to her house and had her give me a pregnancy test so I had the proof to show Jamie. I then went to Jamie's work unannounced and when he came down to let me in I told him that I was getting nervous that that certain "something" had not arrived yet, so I went and got a pregnancy test. I took it and it was positive. I then showed him the test and all he could say was, "two lines, means your pregnant." And then he just looked up at me with wide, watery eyes. His face turned red, and he literally could not say anything. I then proceeded to tell him that I couldn't believe it. He looked so stressed out and upset that I finally told him I was April Fools-ing him. All he could say after that was, "I need to sit down."

By far the best joke. I'm sorry love, but it was worth it! That's what you get for calling me last year from Canada and telling me you got arrested. I will be sure to watch my back next April Fools. I am sorry I almost caused a heart attack, but I sure love you!!

Wonderful World of Blogging

2009-03-31T14:21:00.000-07:00

I have decided to create a blog. I spend time looking at others blog pages, so decided to get one of our own. Today Jamie and I bought a new car! We sold our other car yesterday, and purchased a Ford Fusion instead. With gas prices on the rise again we decided an SUV probably wasn't the best choice of vehicle and went for something a little smaller. Although we both admit- this might be the nicest car either of us have ever owned.