So my friend Katie tagged me a few weeks, actually more like a month or two ago and I have been slow about it, but better late than never, right!?!? Now I tag Sara, Christy and anyone else who would like to do this.
So, Here it is: My 8 Things
8 things I’m passionate about:
1. My husband and my marriage.
2. My kids.
3. My family (parents, siblings, in laws)
4. Music
5. My friends
6. Baking
7. Reading
8. Being a good friend
8 things I say often:
1. Just a minute
2. Sit down!
3. Do you need to go potty?
4. No
5. I love you
6. Turn it down!
7. Turn it up!
8. Thank you
8 books I’ve read recently (or hope to read soon)
1. Human Anatomy
2. Foundations of Nutrition
3. Chemistry
4. Dora the Explorer, What I want to Be
5. The Twilight Series (finally got to read them over Christmas break)
6. Nineteen Minutes
7. Human Physiology
8. The Tao of Pooh (new book club selection that I need to start)
8 things I want to do before I die:
1. Become a Nurse
2. Get out of debt
3. Be in the temple with Mike and all the kids and their spouses.
4. Become healthier and maintain a good level of health.
5. Be at peace with myself (at all levels: spiritually, physically, emotionally etc.)
6. Travel the USA with Mike.
7. Retire comfortably, so we can do number 6
8. Go on a cruise.
8 songs I can listen to over and over again, and probably have (this was the hardest for me to only pick 8, I love all genres of music and listen to all different songs and artists on a daily basis)
1. The Dance, Garth Brooks
2 Nothing Else Matters, metallica
3. When you say nothing at all by Alison Krauss
4. America by Neil Diamond
5. Long time Gone by The Dixie Chicks
6. Float On by Modest Mouse
7.Strong Enough by Sheryl Crow
8. Fiesta by WEEN
8 things that attract me to my friends: (sorry Katie I didn’t really change any of these because they are the same for me and you said it so perfectly.)
1. They make me laugh
2. I can be myself around them
3. Similar interests
4. They are smart and teach me about things I didn't know
5. They like to have "girl time"
6. They’re there when needed
7. They have the same beliefs and morals as me
8. They tell me the truth
8 things I learned in the last year:
1. That going back to college is HARD!
2. That I love learning!
3. That my kids are awesome and I should give them more credit.
4. That marriage is hard (that part I already knew), but there is help out there and it’s worth the hard work!
5. That I am too stressed out and need to lighten up.
6. That I cannot control everyone and everything around me and that’s ok.
7. That my body is changing, not in a good way, and that I cannot continue to eat like I have, dang it.
8. That I still have a lot to learn about life and a lot of growing to do.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Sunday, February 03, 2008
YEAH Giants!!
So I am not really a huge fan of football but do enjoy watching the super bowl each year. I was a little disappointed this year because the teams I really wanted to go didn't make it. I like to cheer for the underdogs and especially this year. I did not want the undefeated Patriots to win, even though Mike did. The game itself was pretty slow and boring until the last quater. The last few minutes were the best! I was so glad the Giants pulled it off!
11 Years Old
Yesterday was Rylee's 11th Birthday!
I cannot believe my baby girl is already 11 and so not a little girl anymore. Ry is an incredible young lady (cannot say young woman yet)! She is so full of life: always smiling and laughing and finding the fun in whatever she is doing. She helps me out a lot, playing with her siblings and being an example to them. Everything has always come easy to her: reading, school, friends, piano, gymnastics, etc. (some things not as easy as she would like). She is a social butterfly, hmmmmm, I wonder where she gets that!?! She is kind to everyone around her and has always had a soft spot for those less fortunate than she, whether they are sad or special needs or whatever, she seems to sense that she can help them and cheer them up a little. Ry we love you and cannot imagine our home without you. It would be so dull and boring!
To celebrate her special day could not be boring either and it ended up being a 2 day celebration! On Friday I took treats to her class and they sang and played a game. She even wanted me to bring Moe so everyone could see him. That afternoon her, Jenna, Grandma Carol, & I went shopping. She picked out a new dress, that is soooo her (I'll have to post a picture of her in it another time). She got a new bra and some hannah montana socks as well as some hannah montana earings and a hair piece (a pony tail thing with purple streaks). That night we went to dinner at Olive Garden as a family (we actually had a gift card from our friend, Granny Joan, so we kind of killed two birds with one stone). The food was yummy, of course, and they sang their special birthday song. On Saturday, the actual birthday, we had german pancakes for breakfast, her favorite, and she opened presents from us. She got 2 Hannah Montana DVD's and the new remix CD as well as some new clothes. I think the best part of the day for her was going with her cousins to see the new 3-D Hannah Montana Movie. I took her and Jenna and 3 of her cousins and we had a blast!!! It was like being at the concert but even better, it was like you were on stage with her. They also had a little party going on in one of the theaters with kareoke and dancing and free posters,etc. The girls had so much fun (I did too). We got glitter in our hair and glitter stars painted on our cheeks (yes I got them too). Definitely a girly day! That evening we headed up to my parents to celebrate not only her birthday but 5 others as well. My bday was a week or so ago and a friends little girl had hers a couple weeks a go, my dad's bday was on Friday, and my neice in Spain shares the same bday with Ry. We also celebrated my brother Brandon's bday, he would be 35 on the 23rd of this month. My mom will be out of town that day so we celebrated now. Mom made a delicious!!!! Mexican feast! Then we sang to everyone and had vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and cheesecake for dessert. Rylee and Eliza kept their tradition alive of coreographing and performing a dance for the family. They even let Jenna and Sofie join in for some of the dancing. It was fun to hang out with my family and relax and laugh! WOW! What a birthday, I am tired just thinking back and writing about it.
I cannot believe my baby girl is already 11 and so not a little girl anymore. Ry is an incredible young lady (cannot say young woman yet)! She is so full of life: always smiling and laughing and finding the fun in whatever she is doing. She helps me out a lot, playing with her siblings and being an example to them. Everything has always come easy to her: reading, school, friends, piano, gymnastics, etc. (some things not as easy as she would like). She is a social butterfly, hmmmmm, I wonder where she gets that!?! She is kind to everyone around her and has always had a soft spot for those less fortunate than she, whether they are sad or special needs or whatever, she seems to sense that she can help them and cheer them up a little. Ry we love you and cannot imagine our home without you. It would be so dull and boring!
To celebrate her special day could not be boring either and it ended up being a 2 day celebration! On Friday I took treats to her class and they sang and played a game. She even wanted me to bring Moe so everyone could see him. That afternoon her, Jenna, Grandma Carol, & I went shopping. She picked out a new dress, that is soooo her (I'll have to post a picture of her in it another time). She got a new bra and some hannah montana socks as well as some hannah montana earings and a hair piece (a pony tail thing with purple streaks). That night we went to dinner at Olive Garden as a family (we actually had a gift card from our friend, Granny Joan, so we kind of killed two birds with one stone). The food was yummy, of course, and they sang their special birthday song. On Saturday, the actual birthday, we had german pancakes for breakfast, her favorite, and she opened presents from us. She got 2 Hannah Montana DVD's and the new remix CD as well as some new clothes. I think the best part of the day for her was going with her cousins to see the new 3-D Hannah Montana Movie. I took her and Jenna and 3 of her cousins and we had a blast!!! It was like being at the concert but even better, it was like you were on stage with her. They also had a little party going on in one of the theaters with kareoke and dancing and free posters,etc. The girls had so much fun (I did too). We got glitter in our hair and glitter stars painted on our cheeks (yes I got them too). Definitely a girly day! That evening we headed up to my parents to celebrate not only her birthday but 5 others as well. My bday was a week or so ago and a friends little girl had hers a couple weeks a go, my dad's bday was on Friday, and my neice in Spain shares the same bday with Ry. We also celebrated my brother Brandon's bday, he would be 35 on the 23rd of this month. My mom will be out of town that day so we celebrated now. Mom made a delicious!!!! Mexican feast! Then we sang to everyone and had vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and cheesecake for dessert. Rylee and Eliza kept their tradition alive of coreographing and performing a dance for the family. They even let Jenna and Sofie join in for some of the dancing. It was fun to hang out with my family and relax and laugh! WOW! What a birthday, I am tired just thinking back and writing about it.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYLEE!!!!!!
Ry performing for the fam!
Eliza, Ry, Shannon, & Jenna dancing after the movie.
Ry, Eliza, Jenna, & Shannon anxiously waiting for the Hannah Montana Movie to start!
Ry being sung to at Olive Garden (notice Hurley singing, ;-))
Ry with Moe at school.Sunday, January 27, 2008
Friends!!!
I am so lucky! This past week was my 33rd birthday (yes I know I am getting old). My friends took me out Friday night for a yummy dinner and a fun movie. I feel so blessed to have these women in my life. We ate and chatted and laughed and ate and laughed and I had the best time! Thank you ladies for the fun night, the neat gifts, and most of all for your friendship. I don't know what I would do without you in my life. THANKS!!!
Saturday Drive
Yesterday was sooooo beautiful outside, warm and sunny and perfect for an afternoon drive. We decided to head up by Morgan and look for bald eagles. This is the time of year you can usually see lots of them as they are migrating through, or so we thought. Maybe we were a week or two early or late. We have done the drive before and seen hundreds, but yesterday we weren't as lucky. We were able to see only a handful of eagles, but lots of deer and wild turkeys. It was a nice drive, we drove through some tiny towns and up around East Canyon. There were plenty of people ice fishing there and snowmobiling out on the frozen water (which I think would make me too nervous). It was good to just be together with our little fam and enjoy the beauty God has blessed us with!
Technology is Awesome!
Yesterday we were able to "see" my neice in Spain! My parents came over and we all chatted with her on the webcam for over an hour. We haven't physically seen her in over 2 years as she now lives in Spain and we really miss her. But how awesome that we can talk and see her this way, and even better it's free! It was so fun to hear her cute little giggle and see her beautiful smiling face. She seems so happy and that makes us all happy!
Noah's View of the Auto Show
Here are a couple of pics Noah took at the auto show. He said these 2 Mustangs were his favorite. They also liked the new Chevy Camaro and a Ferari. Of course dad bought them each (including himself) new little model cars. They are starting to get quite a collection.
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