tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66130145597427464322024-03-05T17:48:54.388-07:00The Story of UsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-38895046475920304812012-11-20T14:53:00.001-07:002012-11-20T14:53:31.876-07:00Today is the first day of my new lifeI have been terrible at posting lately! I think part of it is that I have had very little that I wanted to share about my life. Life seems to be a constant stream of wake up, go to work, come home and go to bed. I have been feeling really lost lately and that I wasn't in the right place and as I have pondered on my feelings I have had some wonderful insights. I realized that I had been living my life for work, that work had become my top priority instead of the things that are eternally significant. I also re-realized that my purpose on this earth was not to live to work or give everything to make an employer happy, but it was to live for my current and future family, it was to make them and myself happy. I don't want to wake up every single day unhappy because of what I have to do that day and I don't want my unhappiness to burden the relationships that are most important here and in the eternities. So I have been worrying for the last few weeks on whether I should quit and I finally got up the guts to do it. It hasn't been easy and I am still unsure what the next month will hold but I feel like today is the first day of the rest of my life, like I am set free and can now live my life without being chained to something else. Its a good feeling, and despite all my anxiety over quitting and my wish that I could just walk away today, at least I feel like I am going in the right direction. I feel like a weight has been partially lifted, like I can begin my life again. Hopefully the future will bring many more positive posts about the joy I am finding in my life!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-23133597568757952382012-04-23T16:23:00.001-06:002012-04-23T16:23:13.579-06:00BABIES!Today is a great day! Erin is having baby P as I type!! A new nephew for me! We are pretty excited for them and to meet our new red-headed baby! I wanted to post some pictures of my trip with my mom to see the other babies (or not so babies) at Penn State. <br />
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March was a really tough month for me at work, there was a lot of late nights and stress! So the last week of March my mom and I had scheduled a trip to visit Jake and Jen in State College PA. It was a welcome break from work! It was also a chance for me to meet Autumn for the first time. Here are some pictures from our trip out to PA....
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"Nucle Ross" sent over some big books on space that Hudson LOVED! We had to read them over and over!</div>
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We have family pictures and it took FOREVER so Ellie and Hudson and I were running around JC Penny's. It was so much fun and everyone gave us dirty looks but they were entertained. </div>
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I had to get as many pictures of my mom with the kids since she is never in pictures!</div>
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Ellie and Autumn in their Easter dresses, they looked soooo cute!!</div>
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Hudson did such a great job at taking pictures! He has always been one to have his picture taken! </div>
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Autumn smiling! It was pretty exciting, notice the pop rocks in the background, last time we gave Hudson pop rocks he cried, so we wanted to test it out again and they loved them. Haha it was pretty funny.<br />
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Duck chasing was one of my favorite moments. I was freezing but it was so funny watching them chase those ducks around, I was laughing the whole time</div>
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We also had to make a trek to Hersey PA (which is actually called Dery! Its not even really named Hersey) and go to Chocolate world. It was crazy and there were kids everywhere but we had fun on the ride teaching us about the chocolate making process. There was a really cool tour all about Mr. Hersey and what a totally awesome guy he was, it was really inspiring and made for good convo on the way home. </div>
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I was diligently trying to record everything for the scavenger hunt so the kids could get the prize...and the people didn't even check it! But at least the kids got their prizes</div>
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Watching Tangled with gram while waiting for mom and dad to get home, we had an Easter egg hunt from my dad, it was sooo much fun hiding the eggs from the kids and the parents. <br />
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This is the day we left, such a sad day! But we were glad to know we would see them really soon. I am excited because I feel completely in love with this little one, all I wanted to do was kiss and love on her!<br />
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The week after I got back we had the good fortune of Ross having spring break and going to St. George. The weather was lovely and we enjoyed some time in Kolob and some coconut cupcakes from 25 main. Sadly I was sick the whole time so there was also a lot of sleeping but it was a great week spent together anyway! <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-72469690695282559222012-03-07T16:12:00.001-07:002012-03-07T16:12:17.616-07:00It was a leap day miracle....For anyone who watched that 30 rock episode they will know the reference. I watched the episode about leap day and laughed at them talking about leap day miracles. But the really funny thing about it was we had one!! We have been looking to move back to Logan since Ross will start school full time this summer and we have been looking at places all over but we fell in love with the Falls at the Riverwoods. Well we had been going back and forth about whether to move and then on the 29th I got onto craigslist and they had a crazy deal that for $29 we get the first month's rent, our deposit, and the application fee! That saves us well over one thousand dollars!! You had to sign up that day and we got a hold of our land lord (also a miracle) and they said they would let us out of our lease one month early! We are so excited! We have been moving bits and pieces over the past week and are so ready to be done! UGH! Working and moving is not fun! It was hard to tell the YM/YW program in our ward that we were leaving and I am going to miss the girls in the ward! It really has been a miracle how quick and perfectly it has come together for us and we are so grateful for all the moving help we have received. I will have to take some pictures once we are moved and settled and I have had a chance to redecorate (my favorite part!!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-45739145986513567492012-02-15T16:29:00.002-07:002012-02-15T16:38:01.961-07:00February has redeemed itself<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So for the longest time I have always felt that February was by far the worst month of the year. Even though it was the shortest month I have always disliked it. Its cold and miserable and I always wanted it to be spring. Plus it had Valentines day in it, which was always just annoying more than anything. But this February has been so great!! First I learned how to cut a man's hair (meaning really how to give a buzz). I had never ever even held a clipper and Ross got this grand idea to buzz his hair one Saturday. I can promise you I put up a real fight but look who ended up winning in the end..Ross. I had to give him a mohawk first. He totally reminded me of a Scottish hooligan (aka a NED) and it was creepy and hilarious at the same time. </div>
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I also realized how great Valentines day is when you are married. It is a day to celebrate being loved and loving someone without all the expectation and sometimes awkwardness of Vday as a single person. Ross was so good to me this year! First came these flowers at work in the morning (side note, when we were engaged over Vday i had to work and the girl working next to me got all this stuff for Vday. I was just glad to have someone to love that day, but a guy came up to the window and said to the girl with all her stuff right on the counter "oh you must be loved!" then he looked at me and said "oh you must not be". well the guy was dumb obviously because I knew I was, but it got under my skin. Grr i was so mad and ever since then have wanted flowers delievered to my work, and Ross sent me TWO bouquets! I was so excited and felt so special. It was a wonderful day and a reminder of how lucky I am every day to have such a great husband who always takes care of me. I am now a Vday convert of 3 years! YAY!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found him a giant card which was pretty awesome because it was giant!! </td></tr>
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February is only half over and I am enjoying it so much. I can tell its only going to give us more great things and happy memories! Life truly is wonderful! The other reason why I am loving February is Ross and I's new "diet" that cuts out all sugar. We have only been doing it for a week and I feel so much better! We had yesterday off and i think both Ross and I ate quite a bit of sugar and we were both so sick yesterday and today! I have been amazed how much better my body performs during the day without sugar. It has been tough and there is a lot of saying no to things but it has been pretty great. I am liking our new life direction....lets hope it pays off for Lake Powell in June!!<br />
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Another reason why February has been great was the wedding of my very best friend Darlene last week. She looked amazing and I was so grateful to be able to see her sealed in the temple. The spirit was wonderful and I am so grateful that she is happy! She has been such an amazing friend over the years and I can think of many many ways she has made my life so much better. I wish I had a better pic of her but I only had my phone! It was a great day for sure. <br />
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Wow it’s been a while and I am feeling overwhelmed at the
amount that I need to catch up on!! But it’s
not like it’s not my pattern, go a few months then post a ton. I have been looking through pictures and
realized all the things we have done lately.
It’s been a busy few months with the holidays and both Ross and I working,
but we have had a great time and have been really enjoying our life so far. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The holidays were great;
it was so nice to spend time with family and to have a week off of work!! That was sooooo great! <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span> I finally got up the courage to try to reupholster
something and I found a little beauty on KSL for $15. It was a rocking chair with nasty 70’s green
crushed velvet that was overused. I didn’t
even want to touch it much less sit in it, but Dora loved it! Hahaha I was glad to see the green go! I drug it home one weekend in December and my
Mom and I started to tear it apart. It
was quite the adventure and I learned a lot!
I had so much fun picking out fabric and finally decided on a damask-like
pattern with pineapples on it (kinda weird but I loved the color and the
uniqueness of it, plus it was only $5 a yard!). The chair was a pretty long project with the
holidays and work and the typical amateur screw ups, but we finally finished
and I LOVE IT! Too bad my stinkin cat
loves to chew on it! I have had to put a
fleece blanket over it to protect it from her.
Here are some pictures of the process<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another project I just finished was my secretary desk. It turned out exactly like I wanted and I couldn’t
be more excited! Originally it was a
yucky cream color from the 70s that someone had distressed. It was cute enough by I wanted something not
so beat up. So I found this inspiration
picture on line and had to try it. I had
never varnished anything before so that was a learning adventure and I think it
turned out just like I had hoped. I love
it and it fits perfectly on our little wall in our kitchen, plus it is one more
place to store our junk!! YAY!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are from my phone so the quality wasn't the best. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were in a mess for a while!! Its a good thing that Ross is so patient with me and my love for projects</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished product!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found these knobs at Joannes and I was so excited when I saw them! They complete it so perfectly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mom stumbled upon some green velvet liner one day and so she got it for me. It looks pretty great! Plus it reminds me of something you would see in the furniture on Downton Abbey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a lot of hard work in sanding but it paid off. I love the difference between the paint and the varnish!! </td></tr>
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The holidays also meant decorating!! I love love love
decorating for Christmas and was so excited to finally have a chance to
decorate my own space. We took one more
step towards big kid world by buying a Christmas tree! It’s so beautiful! I had it up for a few weeks before December
without decorations just because I wanted to make sure it worked and then didn’t
want to take it down. Dora loved this addition
to our home and defended it like it was her own nest! Hahaha we couldn’t get
near it without her jumping out of it or pouncing on us from under it. We had a great second Christmas together with
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished tree. It was so much fun to decorate my own tree!!</td></tr>
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I worked at the Utah State Athletic Ticket Office for a few years and thought I was done since I was graduating but my boss quite kind of suddenly and my other boss got promoted so there was suddenly an opening for a full time, salaried assistant manager and I got the job! Its a big time commitment but it is so nice to have a real paycheck and great benefits. I feel so blessed to have a good job and to be able to save up for a bit before our next big adventure. I really feel that this whole thing was an answer to prayers and blessing from the Lord. I have really loved being able to spend more time with the people I work with, they are so great and it is fun to hear how things are going. I really missed them so I was excited to go back. Ross is teaching third grade now and he is enjoying it. He was surprised at how much of a change it was from first grade but he is liking it. We recently got put in the YM/YW in our home ward and we are excited for that new challenge. It is strange being back in YW but it is an adventure and will be a growing experience. So things are going really well for us, we are loving life and are very blessed!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-18854740105715394822011-10-25T20:16:00.007-06:002011-11-03T11:55:08.155-06:00Our New Addition... :)The other wonderful thing that happened to us this summer was we got a cat!! I know that some might not see this as wonderful but I have always wanted a cat and it was just a really fun aspect of being married, like I had crossed a major thing off my bucket list. Plus, its nice to know I can take care of something other than Ross. She is pretty crazy but we have a good time and its nice to have something to come home to for Ross and I. I gotta post a few pictures!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQ1QHBoiMOHiP83nFuyj8FGyi3EFnupojXX9iVKzTAqsyWcarnUwB_Mky6NbWOS83wdL8lFN1pIy6Jfu_ndi1_pN92E1iB6OTuSJ3Y01jhhb8prIpRuNMzPA89ye6-kR8wgUBPHOtq0-b/s1600/DSC_0197.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQ1QHBoiMOHiP83nFuyj8FGyi3EFnupojXX9iVKzTAqsyWcarnUwB_Mky6NbWOS83wdL8lFN1pIy6Jfu_ndi1_pN92E1iB6OTuSJ3Y01jhhb8prIpRuNMzPA89ye6-kR8wgUBPHOtq0-b/s400/DSC_0197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667623425392782034" border="0" /></a>This was the first day we got her. She was so tiny!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdz3TesVkYQVLN2Z2Ja1xGiuluHQQKY6oEPP6U4nMaE9dyT-Fo5aGyO9iRJEU8gpbzvyMPT9zP3XEzrY24OAjAK09ggY_t7Pds5hyphenhyphenIYMmyMetN2A0gj55weRCfBFRwbAXuiXzh-_eoUJj/s1600/DSC_0287.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdz3TesVkYQVLN2Z2Ja1xGiuluHQQKY6oEPP6U4nMaE9dyT-Fo5aGyO9iRJEU8gpbzvyMPT9zP3XEzrY24OAjAK09ggY_t7Pds5hyphenhyphenIYMmyMetN2A0gj55weRCfBFRwbAXuiXzh-_eoUJj/s400/DSC_0287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667623402151368434" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg174BuJWk6QIP-zT66su600irt6vAaN2IuB15VYg47eQG-zTjc9ZbdD6soheP2B_sx_eKP2Po81TmyNP54RjM-VoEtr1zKiG4lTfpWB4qxw-xBCoxsmY4NaHDHOZe34XSLg9mJ71OmXptJ/s1600/DSC_0215.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg174BuJWk6QIP-zT66su600irt6vAaN2IuB15VYg47eQG-zTjc9ZbdD6soheP2B_sx_eKP2Po81TmyNP54RjM-VoEtr1zKiG4lTfpWB4qxw-xBCoxsmY4NaHDHOZe34XSLg9mJ71OmXptJ/s400/DSC_0215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667623414216251090" border="0" /></a>She loves Ross! I am pretty jealous! She loves to sit on him and watch him play the wii. She loves to lay on his stomach.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwlfLee8GnYtnm-ckiSM6HceUjiSpkExsj33PsSKAi8w_8zoNpXu-EAtwRdcRHt8yO0K6YMNNxNwMsLcagvI_m9iMikxnvPQohwm7VcRrIIaSrY9GM5U_iz_nLe8SRCaC2lnMYnz8_Ybh/s1600/DSC_0253.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwlfLee8GnYtnm-ckiSM6HceUjiSpkExsj33PsSKAi8w_8zoNpXu-EAtwRdcRHt8yO0K6YMNNxNwMsLcagvI_m9iMikxnvPQohwm7VcRrIIaSrY9GM5U_iz_nLe8SRCaC2lnMYnz8_Ybh/s400/DSC_0253.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667623410016630818" border="0" /></a><br />All I asked for was a stripy cat! And look at those stripes!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPOPBjtCd7nDLmm3Ew54P9FwDF4hWAdRVKScLpzZcQ3nHx0uA-RSZ4ViVWmbbqGIiZqDRDi4zQE9EPCGQ6OEBGyTorrrQ5-tbkgGTQoOLniqfaOt9nJTfTjy6uZIkVoXbrVBO2Mo-DMhB/s1600/DSC_0351.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPOPBjtCd7nDLmm3Ew54P9FwDF4hWAdRVKScLpzZcQ3nHx0uA-RSZ4ViVWmbbqGIiZqDRDi4zQE9EPCGQ6OEBGyTorrrQ5-tbkgGTQoOLniqfaOt9nJTfTjy6uZIkVoXbrVBO2Mo-DMhB/s400/DSC_0351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667623398812129250" border="0" /></a><br />Her belly is one of my favorite parts! 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mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]-->I kind of can’t believe how long it’s been since I last wrote, but at the same time I kinda can because it has been a crazy few months.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>So this is going to be another catch up post but its better than nothing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I admire all the bloggers I follow who update so often—I am working on following in their footsteps.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Ross is hosting the teacher’s quorum for a movie night and I am here to make sure nothing to bad happens so I am here typing and monitoring.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I figured I would make use of my time.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> <p class="MsoNormal">This summer was so wonderful; we spent a lot of time with family and enjoyed extended vacations.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I was able to express some of my creativity in refinishing furniture.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I discovered that I really really love it!!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>And Ross has been so supportive of me and was totally fine with the mess I set up in the kitchen for 4 months.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>So here are a few pictures of my creative adventures as of late.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is a hutch that Ross got for free.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It’s pretty much the best thing ever!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I love it so much.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I sanded it because it was so gross and it did not go easily!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Ross that he was pretty funny taking picture of me when I wasn’t looking (hence the face).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I ripped the back of and replaced it with some bead board and then painted it turquoise.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The outside I painted two shades darker and then glazed it. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I took a class at the Home Depot about cabinet refinishing that taught me so much and so I was excited to test out the new skills I learned.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>My mom built the doors and put the chicken wire, which are amazing!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>She did such a great job and I am so proud of her and her skills (maybe someday I can be like her).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>All in all it turned out AMAZING and I totally love it.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I was inspired by the opportunity to make something ugly look beautiful and to create something from scratch.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It was wonderful.</p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCVVhyphenhyphengHnbYpzTChBF3LEjTBKuaBb4_cEs18Xvh-WrPTKmSkOkUaAvw-PrJYI5VAqTuDELtCWqOeWA3RE_Mq54L5X_FHcnOHoGO9r1JVcBbVFFvFR9Lf2saqoiAznsxPYD24utSp7GNrU/s1600/DSC_0039.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCVVhyphenhyphengHnbYpzTChBF3LEjTBKuaBb4_cEs18Xvh-WrPTKmSkOkUaAvw-PrJYI5VAqTuDELtCWqOeWA3RE_Mq54L5X_FHcnOHoGO9r1JVcBbVFFvFR9Lf2saqoiAznsxPYD24utSp7GNrU/s400/DSC_0039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667607764724293762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdyq8h12IwFRJ1-C-aKPjsXek-B8ocAFXlLzywO-0I2-CBytcWFQ6dA77QgZ-WnjW9kF7wQ7Ejk3oTSGQcs2pE_uO2akx9EkNnSc1Vh2pLCA78LIrgW1xO17TWkOvcWbp6Mr8L5PyE5sr/s1600/0901110812b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdyq8h12IwFRJ1-C-aKPjsXek-B8ocAFXlLzywO-0I2-CBytcWFQ6dA77QgZ-WnjW9kF7wQ7Ejk3oTSGQcs2pE_uO2akx9EkNnSc1Vh2pLCA78LIrgW1xO17TWkOvcWbp6Mr8L5PyE5sr/s400/0901110812b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667616300506553890" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><br />Last winter I got the itching for a head board but I was unwilling to pay for one, so one day my Mom, Ross and I were in a furniture store and I fell in love with this bed set and had to have it. So I took pictures and Mom and I started to plan. Well once she got some time we busted out a replica and it turned better than what I saw in the store! I didn't take any before pictures (I think I get too excited to paint to wait to take pictures!). So this is the end product. I did a pea-soupy green (which I think Ross and my Mom were skeptical of) but it turned out exactly what I had hoped for. Here are a few shots.<br /><br /><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NbRng7fgDoBW4RYpVk1EDpRCUfc2vbINibvTfrWCxirmXjrqic6W5RYmsJklO42jzo25pd0lCRsI6R0zR_fRf3znnpnBJqNT8HysUPZ7P6ywCvEkFvBj0MGPC5ZmDEaKcDmfXFrmmPRA/s1600/DSC_0396.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NbRng7fgDoBW4RYpVk1EDpRCUfc2vbINibvTfrWCxirmXjrqic6W5RYmsJklO42jzo25pd0lCRsI6R0zR_fRf3znnpnBJqNT8HysUPZ7P6ywCvEkFvBj0MGPC5ZmDEaKcDmfXFrmmPRA/s400/DSC_0396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667609624746307666" border="0" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMACH3WWP25STZLQzYOc4uuL3G9_A3AC2t7YRY2BuvRZZw3p0CWvC6HtL-wgWUYemgGQTKFv3NA50RlPvTM9YgPy00basmsiZosj9_dPxlKI8FsB-LNBoESu8GIXwcZhO5D5d12RkkBY3/s1600/DSC_0386.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span></span></span></a><span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEoZGOLN8JnfKd0-bQzaqZCySQVbqtr2JnigG7TNS56j2EVqGIuG6NhdsQubli0keqaWogUypilHgnDal5mAph9eClj4tCWACCwBcJBygehgUIC0WXuL5gWYZXEaAD0p94KX5Bab-KpGT/s1600/DSC_0398.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEoZGOLN8JnfKd0-bQzaqZCySQVbqtr2JnigG7TNS56j2EVqGIuG6NhdsQubli0keqaWogUypilHgnDal5mAph9eClj4tCWACCwBcJBygehgUIC0WXuL5gWYZXEaAD0p94KX5Bab-KpGT/s400/DSC_0398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667609630909433474" border="0" /></a></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1Gynh87zT6A7UX8NrrBLum3M2NkRovrsTrZtqE9_6Mdlr3TbBsBuW9r8IaIF1s8rufUyieK8ejQkPKwgdwFVI1eQqcHhO4_I6Yg0-hCWq2ShXxHmK6z668IH7SC_7ZsPWCitXt5jVWAR/s1600/DSC_0389.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1Gynh87zT6A7UX8NrrBLum3M2NkRovrsTrZtqE9_6Mdlr3TbBsBuW9r8IaIF1s8rufUyieK8ejQkPKwgdwFVI1eQqcHhO4_I6Yg0-hCWq2ShXxHmK6z668IH7SC_7ZsPWCitXt5jVWAR/s400/DSC_0389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667609619801256626" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_FILDEFKI2Y5nKi18XYmINrQclEiHxLHzliByHyihraUxMgQ4zWSkX97WRrwG8-lNNnLixKB5e3SP1Ypa2zTP9EZkI626CQrRIy3hyU-nZGA2puY2UpmUws7gk6-JT-BKtXhCq57VdsD/s1600/DSC_0393.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_FILDEFKI2Y5nKi18XYmINrQclEiHxLHzliByHyihraUxMgQ4zWSkX97WRrwG8-lNNnLixKB5e3SP1Ypa2zTP9EZkI626CQrRIy3hyU-nZGA2puY2UpmUws7gk6-JT-BKtXhCq57VdsD/s400/DSC_0393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667609635084084178" border="0" /> </a><br />My next adventure was to make the pillow cases and decorative pillow shown here. It was really fun to have a sewing lesson, and went A LOT better than any of my previous sewing lessons for 7th grade home ec. So sewing is on my bucket list for the future, but my attempt turned out quite well (thanks only to my mom, which is a familiar theme in this post)<br /><br /><br />Speaking of sewing...I saw this baby on the side of the road at a rockin consignment shop and I could not live with out it. Ross was sweet enough to consent and I rushed to get it. The only problem is that it is ridiculously small, with short stubby legs (which I didn't notice until I got home) so I am still working out how to fix it. I think I am going to paint it and learn to reupholster it. But now with my new job it is on the back burner.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQATYPt2isx8PPT3u-HedAgoz3iD41H_wSDSSeuFNFHZgkTlBLnMDazAUJMIyQrPnmzZLTtFuxdV9uZig5BkCAeoR2jvXPbNYQgo6bzGKbK9VPa8_Q8Wjd6_K8yun0C_jXEZegBR8OMBD/s1600/0819111615.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQATYPt2isx8PPT3u-HedAgoz3iD41H_wSDSSeuFNFHZgkTlBLnMDazAUJMIyQrPnmzZLTtFuxdV9uZig5BkCAeoR2jvXPbNYQgo6bzGKbK9VPa8_Q8Wjd6_K8yun0C_jXEZegBR8OMBD/s400/0819111615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667608443279545522" border="0" /></a>My newest and most exciting project is a secretary desk that Ross saw at a garage sale (we were on our way to the temple so the Lord must have blessed me because I have been dreaming of one forever!). No pix yet, but I am thinking black with a natural wood interior. I have to hurry and sand it down before it gets too cold. But I am so excited to try some new techniquesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-65094465441823552682011-06-01T13:28:00.004-06:002011-07-27T15:22:33.693-06:00Four Birthdays and a Weddingit was a crazy week with ross's birthday and sam's wedding. both were great events. for ross's birthday i decorated the apartment with balloons and signs and made him his favorite cake. i also had lunch with him at his school which was fun to be able to spend that time together during the day. he asked for a wii game and a remote control jetski (haha yes he turned 27.....) so i wrapped up the game and set it all out for him to open when he got home. the jet skis should be pretty great at lake powell, i got him two so he and the other "grown up" boys could race each other.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYQLucuNf5pdfcdvXx-kcXaoh3Lb1jRIo-G7nxEMz3kx5ATQ5pHUywOT3Nkppi2uMQ26A4WvxsFyluuJ85BCpoePg1YNm2Ue42LZywq90q6rf1VtoEhJ3HjPEcE4csAP80OjNiYVVJfDG/s1600/DSC_0040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYQLucuNf5pdfcdvXx-kcXaoh3Lb1jRIo-G7nxEMz3kx5ATQ5pHUywOT3Nkppi2uMQ26A4WvxsFyluuJ85BCpoePg1YNm2Ue42LZywq90q6rf1VtoEhJ3HjPEcE4csAP80OjNiYVVJfDG/s400/DSC_0040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634142112349550642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCF5Gs6BqiaCWcdgntwBoscGAUyw4PKrJD8aivMLlIeiIqMM1NZgSgVl8pkBmPDHfq_CFQiuHwXCuZ_Birr_fgkAscLdDMSt6WI2bPbZwINjlsqNcHYhY2UewPLZc4qKYAzVOHvE5AyVO/s1600/DSC_0047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCF5Gs6BqiaCWcdgntwBoscGAUyw4PKrJD8aivMLlIeiIqMM1NZgSgVl8pkBmPDHfq_CFQiuHwXCuZ_Birr_fgkAscLdDMSt6WI2bPbZwINjlsqNcHYhY2UewPLZc4qKYAzVOHvE5AyVO/s400/DSC_0047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634142546436503698" border="0" /></a><br />notice that they numbers are different, that would be because i got him a 6 instead! haha luckily i realized it when i was picking up the balloons<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YEgaDIYUNVAEr8rUg3DHQAYZlRtDM7i4EquF0lVaDVhs-kG3kRIDhFdRRi9_H5flrN0tfeBzKKv79SL9glWj3fA7J-24zUHG7EvLN-Pbql_2j658qqE7ZCTlwzNgN4ZrKyg5rBajOnb3/s1600/DSC_0042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YEgaDIYUNVAEr8rUg3DHQAYZlRtDM7i4EquF0lVaDVhs-kG3kRIDhFdRRi9_H5flrN0tfeBzKKv79SL9glWj3fA7J-24zUHG7EvLN-Pbql_2j658qqE7ZCTlwzNgN4ZrKyg5rBajOnb3/s400/DSC_0042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634142119513927042" border="0" /></a>i used red frosting to write happy birthday and of course put some hearts on it but it kinda melted and the hearts started bleeding (haha a little bit more halloween-y than birthday, but, being the sweetheart that he is, he didnt mind)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHklOppaixYilLdLiOEdd_toPD5VNWUcllaGQPmTD0CxNJf-9HtjUUm0f5RDX41lti9hnU54Wzc_iSZEe04MyHTjV3O1J1Up3yEEAnjO2rqXgLm_AVmxqaiCg-LCZPnvezbEd4ODkwSQP/s1600/DSC_0049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHklOppaixYilLdLiOEdd_toPD5VNWUcllaGQPmTD0CxNJf-9HtjUUm0f5RDX41lti9hnU54Wzc_iSZEe04MyHTjV3O1J1Up3yEEAnjO2rqXgLm_AVmxqaiCg-LCZPnvezbEd4ODkwSQP/s400/DSC_0049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634142123555843714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgPZe337PyYB0C_LK1BcCkKri4sv9zaNV-UI9uTCM6wPkGGH-Wo1uhq3kcpVTPIS-w2s_z0Ja-0x7KARrsojntwApohilvfEnNLeo5B8VWZntoSbZ9c4LG9SYbM6N0lIzuLs7MQysErSj/s1600/DSC_0050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgPZe337PyYB0C_LK1BcCkKri4sv9zaNV-UI9uTCM6wPkGGH-Wo1uhq3kcpVTPIS-w2s_z0Ja-0x7KARrsojntwApohilvfEnNLeo5B8VWZntoSbZ9c4LG9SYbM6N0lIzuLs7MQysErSj/s400/DSC_0050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634142130804870658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i couldn't bring myself to not get him something that had a recommended age over 12 so i made him a frame that says "i love you because..." and then you write things with a dry erase marker so you can put new things. at first he was kinda confused but i think he appreciates it now and its been good for me to make more of an effort to come up with different reasons to tell him how i love him. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmn94-M96K3pzW4POb5vX-2XsL7kj8FyfUbQZUrYjrjIrC8ynphH3mUMVHiyYQhUO7sKm9yAgHW8yzezLDr2v6otOPsRbtRYudkkcI4DbSeBgXiUED5YqohiHqa-NBJolKf58zdMaC6B-t/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmn94-M96K3pzW4POb5vX-2XsL7kj8FyfUbQZUrYjrjIrC8ynphH3mUMVHiyYQhUO7sKm9yAgHW8yzezLDr2v6otOPsRbtRYudkkcI4DbSeBgXiUED5YqohiHqa-NBJolKf58zdMaC6B-t/s400/DSC_0055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634142553723097874" border="0" /></a>all of the boys in the wedding party got together that night so i was all alone for a while, so of course i got all my paint stuff together and put a few more coats of primer on my work-in-progress cabinet. (cant wait till its done!! sooo excited! turquoise.....love it) the cake turned out really good, thanks to mallory's cream cheese frosting recipe!<br /><br />the next day was sam and erin's wedding at the logan temple. it was nice to have ross for the whole day in the middle of the week! i went and got my hair done so that it wouldn't be ruined when it rained that day, it was fun to get all dressed up and have my hair done, since my repertoire extends to ponytails or braids. my mom brought up my AMAZING turquoise shoes (i think i have a wee obsession with turquoise lately) and it was love at first sight! they are so great! and thanks to erin for letting me wear them since they didn't match the colors of the wedding (she's pretty great!!) . the wedding was so beautiful and it was so wonderful to be there with the rest of my siblings watching sam make a wonderful choice that will bring him so much happiness! erin is a great woman and we are a so excited to welcome her into the powell fam. plus her family is so great, it was fun to get to spend two days getting to know them better. i had so much fun playing with hudson and ellie! they are so big and talk so much! ross and i had fun chasing them around and playing with them. ellie is so cute now that she can talk a little bit. it was so great to get to see them again. so the wedding and dinner and reception went off without a hitch! it was a great few days. the reception at thanksgiving point was funny because all the people i knew didn't recognize me! there were so many people that thought i was a cousin who looked just like me (kinda weird i know), i guess it was the dark hair....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EpA3fE6N-jyCljTGGniVTy9xI4WP0Bivy9b5Ppj1wWQPzdSupztSmeZNTAHaPD632MbAn4Bg8O5UkfATQuRzThteRKHxAERZUoxLKC_19nvQCqTXtMHqTIkZo564WQccUNHdQqjdHd1j/s1600/DSC_0057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EpA3fE6N-jyCljTGGniVTy9xI4WP0Bivy9b5Ppj1wWQPzdSupztSmeZNTAHaPD632MbAn4Bg8O5UkfATQuRzThteRKHxAERZUoxLKC_19nvQCqTXtMHqTIkZo564WQccUNHdQqjdHd1j/s400/DSC_0057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634144670194316866" border="0" /></a>one year married! wahoo!!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gCtFxf8WjskPg1M2fWGm56tQpeQ4i0Mo746VlbqFgRDt2-GpxXPMVh0IbRQoh19ly_On-u6uz0JWaQ3uvcEkJtvX4gqljXMAbdCP0pXQF1i6HSepUXPpHAkKM3RItWMXYG_9qm-_av7m/s1600/DSC_0056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gCtFxf8WjskPg1M2fWGm56tQpeQ4i0Mo746VlbqFgRDt2-GpxXPMVh0IbRQoh19ly_On-u6uz0JWaQ3uvcEkJtvX4gqljXMAbdCP0pXQF1i6HSepUXPpHAkKM3RItWMXYG_9qm-_av7m/s400/DSC_0056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634144681104384114" border="0" /></a>the man of the hour....look at that bow tie! so great<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFMCFSvhewBeyUu5s6Lb2MTtVca9Gnr1X2F3G4L1bY2B-A98cI-rXPZkizGuR_24TCY6Ana0u1VSKDiESBpBDkUPQ_B7pGf7XFsCOa_UqQ_LGVYd57Iu7kYery3gZS_CkVFqVmPDIihsn/s1600/DSC_1892.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFMCFSvhewBeyUu5s6Lb2MTtVca9Gnr1X2F3G4L1bY2B-A98cI-rXPZkizGuR_24TCY6Ana0u1VSKDiESBpBDkUPQ_B7pGf7XFsCOa_UqQ_LGVYd57Iu7kYery3gZS_CkVFqVmPDIihsn/s400/DSC_1892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634144694588413554" border="0" /></a>brett and mikalla came all the way down to lehi for the reception and it was so great!!! we had a lot of fun catching up and my mom is grateful brett took all those pictures for her! haha<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsXwuBBgICPKKuDmoh02ufjxfmZWQthMb0tQHwKppUmfdkRl4TkpAEx_ruV2iMBFl6a4rhokl8iHmjwyupO4PmkUNUkt1WKkczQABfJTnWfoaxUekMq5EQKebEcPHc-5K-8yJUTaocfUl/s1600/DSC_1871.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsXwuBBgICPKKuDmoh02ufjxfmZWQthMb0tQHwKppUmfdkRl4TkpAEx_ruV2iMBFl6a4rhokl8iHmjwyupO4PmkUNUkt1WKkczQABfJTnWfoaxUekMq5EQKebEcPHc-5K-8yJUTaocfUl/s400/DSC_1871.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634144687371438674" border="0" /></a>ross took this picture of hudson and i. haha we were showing off our teeth, i love hudson's fangs! they are so cute and just like my dads. we had a blast playing with them<br />but many people said that marriage must agree with me because i looked so happy. that was great to hear because i am so happy and it does agree with me! haha. it was fun watching sam and erin because it made me think of the past year and my decision to get married to ross. i am amazed at how great it has been and what a great choice i really did make. (not to get mushy or anything) he is so great and i am so lucky that he picked me out of all the girls who were competing for him! marriage has been a new challenge but i am so glad i took that step and trusted my heart and Heavenly Father because i have been rewarded greatly! it seems so weird that our first year of marriage is over! its great and i am so excited for they years and challenges ahead.<br /><br />the saturday after the wedding we had a party at the menloves for liam, grandma rudd, ross and becca's birthdays.. it was so much fun!! sara is a wonder-mom who threw an adorable train themed party which we joined in on. the food was wonderful and the company even better! it was nice to see everyone and to catch up. its crazy to me that porter is walking now, he seems so big! we went miniature golfing and that was really fun. the ski ball was calling my name and ross and i played a few rounds. i won the jackpot on a different game and got 890 tickets! i was pretty proud but not surprisingly there wasnt any thing good for all those tickets! so we are saving them so we can go back and play some more skiball! we had a lot of fun at the party and appreciate the chance we had to spend time with the menlove clan.<br /><br />it has been a fun few weeks and we are now looking forward to st george and lake powell, so i am sure i will have more to post shortlyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-16651830690282922792011-05-23T22:22:00.011-06:002011-05-23T23:07:44.103-06:00P.A.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> 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</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]-->Ok so one of the main reasons why I took so long to post was my new found addiction to a certain web site introduced to me by a coworker….pintrest.com.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I am now looking for a pintrest anonymous aka P.A.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>cuz I need one!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This site is so great! It is a bunch of people posting things that are interesting or things they like.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There are cool pictures and good ideas, there are funny signs and beautiful things. There are tutorials and great recipes. Well I am all full of crafting zeal now!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I have to many great ideas that I am bursting to try out.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Instead of spending my time at work updating my blog I spend it searching for interesting things….ugh.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>well all I can say is I am glad I didn’t come upon this before I finished school because it would have been even harder to concentrate on homework!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>But keep in mind you have no control over the content and there are some stupid things people post (of course a good thing is always spoiled) but I had to post some of my faves that I have found.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I am sure this will become a frequent post since pintrest is like internet crack to me now.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhPFfeCUrbJzJYY4yCrMT2w4lzDqhXazeyjSECtV-49vFY8KNyPBrnZP7DhzAYRI3tnd64_OJhSkTWEdbk6WjJnSqwZn5gEdAidVvOvr9ek1IVy-KbV3O1u9VwnPjFZehGnJHoBKxkB6p/s1600/smart+ribbon+holder.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GGXWZLR9ahLTF5MOlqOoDI39izpytULhSAhAgdp4t8t2U_ZXVVkiL95tG_dgm8Kv44y8H6ElHate4rEMcIP1FRLXApnDrIJ8hJ0BrHWk7wOvplrsZUG6t11OfkP7XOa1ZVzczWW-w8hK/s400/sign+21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610135614677460770" border="0" /></a>haha hello college?? totally sums up pintrest!!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5h0hboemzmApCJzC8zDzj4ZwUo5I4YxaUgFPhiBwWyWX6Efn__quTzOJhica151yVZ24GaKRkQkcWX2x2uxzjwOtAaAbrKyRHzIZrX2kRzEtCvCfH2I9liPKswu3YGJK1m5STUeNpLEM/s1600/sign+16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5h0hboemzmApCJzC8zDzj4ZwUo5I4YxaUgFPhiBwWyWX6Efn__quTzOJhica151yVZ24GaKRkQkcWX2x2uxzjwOtAaAbrKyRHzIZrX2kRzEtCvCfH2I9liPKswu3YGJK1m5STUeNpLEM/s400/sign+16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610135613080339218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6uIw1Qg-hbfmx6p41lfqCzLsQepfCA_uQifCtWdJgbMw35usIL098wNwi9w0vmgvZUSe8QJ3mGVfBh7S0O0ZPEFaZGpyhcv6bybJkbtUji2TSTxHWJFd3bhokCsGejdrg187lPv0kVLw/s1600/friend+in+penn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6uIw1Qg-hbfmx6p41lfqCzLsQepfCA_uQifCtWdJgbMw35usIL098wNwi9w0vmgvZUSe8QJ3mGVfBh7S0O0ZPEFaZGpyhcv6bybJkbtUji2TSTxHWJFd3bhokCsGejdrg187lPv0kVLw/s400/friend+in+penn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610136171688074978" border="0" /></a>Shout out to Jake and Jen<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFV7OTNOLMVZeoGav-jhmNw8TFxVRYJ-yhORN_jxptno3-xZCcESLsfCZ3lTpLtRXC33oZznyn3tdWgN9CVC2MuUewOIxOrmBn89tndizRMoO_EapEf1INuvDnmTr4BTgfrdUz6SBYEmKc/s1600/sign+14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFV7OTNOLMVZeoGav-jhmNw8TFxVRYJ-yhORN_jxptno3-xZCcESLsfCZ3lTpLtRXC33oZznyn3tdWgN9CVC2MuUewOIxOrmBn89tndizRMoO_EapEf1INuvDnmTr4BTgfrdUz6SBYEmKc/s400/sign+14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610135608513447922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQt9b3KWy8N5ZEx4qmrBuVMyCKftIDsgqIS_qTlKJNa8JlJ7m9cj2X2NeiXxIdgHfBiGOLwP6U4qlXMYnpXsa6XxhnGEcdRC4w55VzMq0RnyDjv_OFTpxZpkxpcpn4AkzFFHYcUbe-n3lC/s1600/sign+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQt9b3KWy8N5ZEx4qmrBuVMyCKftIDsgqIS_qTlKJNa8JlJ7m9cj2X2NeiXxIdgHfBiGOLwP6U4qlXMYnpXsa6XxhnGEcdRC4w55VzMq0RnyDjv_OFTpxZpkxpcpn4AkzFFHYcUbe-n3lC/s400/sign+9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610135601489357250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iSDOu9Ba1w7Qxd5S345_o-Gwfn9AsOr-Fe_3OiYhr1eGdq5YSMAHp11qUw_T2Ems1G3l7P2FTjDpFuGIIAf4hP1lkhkT8sfiPm9rfDuTp5duB1qSRnEoyGMtCqw2Njc5NtoXgB7AdeAJ/s1600/sign+24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iSDOu9Ba1w7Qxd5S345_o-Gwfn9AsOr-Fe_3OiYhr1eGdq5YSMAHp11qUw_T2Ems1G3l7P2FTjDpFuGIIAf4hP1lkhkT8sfiPm9rfDuTp5duB1qSRnEoyGMtCqw2Njc5NtoXgB7AdeAJ/s400/sign+24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610135625513730946" border="0" /></a>hear hear!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAd04CoUNP8E3XhCjEIY1gf_XtxusqQcWgxwfH3yM6hVR9uF97f1iT8PlhYo0NbjOKxSUr636OYiBR53vv4mB6mGS2IjWy5CLlhcvTt6XxFZS9_yNs1rQkZz_CY52VWbzQ7ee_XasIdhBF/s1600/sign+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAd04CoUNP8E3XhCjEIY1gf_XtxusqQcWgxwfH3yM6hVR9uF97f1iT8PlhYo0NbjOKxSUr636OYiBR53vv4mB6mGS2IjWy5CLlhcvTt6XxFZS9_yNs1rQkZz_CY52VWbzQ7ee_XasIdhBF/s400/sign+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610135330274850082" border="0" /></a>this makes me think of Ross<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHd9l_zsMXhJD_IcK8yOpZXaToQThVt9obXub3mKfJh46rN_5Myi2GAgq4FVG1yOE61OO03aPRlK9fX0rlnflhO99UkdP6QSz_x9xQOd2hbJ7sTb9Fk4apKc3kCTvl4lLJd-ZgesHKq4u/s1600/picasso+quote.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHd9l_zsMXhJD_IcK8yOpZXaToQThVt9obXub3mKfJh46rN_5Myi2GAgq4FVG1yOE61OO03aPRlK9fX0rlnflhO99UkdP6QSz_x9xQOd2hbJ7sTb9Fk4apKc3kCTvl4lLJd-ZgesHKq4u/s400/picasso+quote.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610135323114469378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1_0mhcERK4QkqPt1A14tqHb48WFDEOyi3m6xrfVBnLGXWgJXUv_Ioo30o94Gu1VZhNb5ljclseTz-umhRJmhatupVmBH841KrjztY6yPzpnpu-NeeRYCM4ji38elwZdWqNgrWtS9Yb7A/s1600/lineol+richie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1_0mhcERK4QkqPt1A14tqHb48WFDEOyi3m6xrfVBnLGXWgJXUv_Ioo30o94Gu1VZhNb5ljclseTz-umhRJmhatupVmBH841KrjztY6yPzpnpu-NeeRYCM4ji38elwZdWqNgrWtS9Yb7A/s400/lineol+richie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610135319630623394" border="0" /></a>i am in love with this. i makes me laugh every time i see it! someone is very clever<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMenFl3UTAnADDgF39SHh3pfBI2PK5ccGhyphenhyphenJialX5SMpU-kZp7ww0D1CVXRaUm_HZUqdTcRYO2K5n592PFog7hwSGgqKF9b1nv_LCHhTDrwWWty5GdvHJt-Bld6ptj8zlWYpgdBHcHFA-L/s1600/kitty+keeper.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMenFl3UTAnADDgF39SHh3pfBI2PK5ccGhyphenhyphenJialX5SMpU-kZp7ww0D1CVXRaUm_HZUqdTcRYO2K5n592PFog7hwSGgqKF9b1nv_LCHhTDrwWWty5GdvHJt-Bld6ptj8zlWYpgdBHcHFA-L/s400/kitty+keeper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610135318986632114" border="0" /></a>this one is for my mom. the caption said cat storage. :) i want a cat so bad it hurts and this web site has made it worse! (if that is possible)<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3-oUR4l3I9M_g7ElyzODpQvfOFKoJDGgX8pcw8O3FJJy1JRSR6mI9SZ5FJ2uFdikjS9MNjxa1fzFdC5dHXq3Ia2o3DB7TdT_ZiDfhhHoQV33xoXDXnC75Rh-QoaRz9wciJH099VhytJt/s1600/sign+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3-oUR4l3I9M_g7ElyzODpQvfOFKoJDGgX8pcw8O3FJJy1JRSR6mI9SZ5FJ2uFdikjS9MNjxa1fzFdC5dHXq3Ia2o3DB7TdT_ZiDfhhHoQV33xoXDXnC75Rh-QoaRz9wciJH099VhytJt/s400/sign+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610135335671705442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CTGjxqk_TGcoQ2cLMMweqpI5cNZLuwONtIHWU_TCVTuUnWtjiau1SFMAe8el8iCb82-XIEGYjpQO_2rN7YSFmmJrZydpL4bE9iOnpataKm9TDXsy60c0DhfAX0XbJGP3pbUn6NyPXtoX/s1600/genius.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CTGjxqk_TGcoQ2cLMMweqpI5cNZLuwONtIHWU_TCVTuUnWtjiau1SFMAe8el8iCb82-XIEGYjpQO_2rN7YSFmmJrZydpL4bE9iOnpataKm9TDXsy60c0DhfAX0XbJGP3pbUn6NyPXtoX/s400/genius.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610134857116516882" border="0" /></a>genius!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgY74YrG3B4qxOc4Fbt9jc8ByhkIP9c-PLF_IMw6_ORMoJwt5-DuUjnXSQ1xmpkUjHCjSnxy11jeJk1B8Nhqqx6cW0U5_xsz2P-Z0JujCs8tF050BkTf4SJiXLuIrZ7dFzLb2cXGcTkxi/s1600/just+like+bacon.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgY74YrG3B4qxOc4Fbt9jc8ByhkIP9c-PLF_IMw6_ORMoJwt5-DuUjnXSQ1xmpkUjHCjSnxy11jeJk1B8Nhqqx6cW0U5_xsz2P-Z0JujCs8tF050BkTf4SJiXLuIrZ7dFzLb2cXGcTkxi/s400/just+like+bacon.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610134847330403618" border="0" /></a>this reminds me of Ross<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFI8AgdLsTUCvz0xtaQSS_fD8MDKct9A9mPxgkLP0ZSYBa566F67l-lgLTlSzF2wU4hk1495iYYuSrIRVvmKvJAVTHUV9sM0ha9N132EHgmpkVP9KR_aXb6ZXwfxGr50J83XWFwCdJ05-/s1600/clever+use+for+buttons.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFI8AgdLsTUCvz0xtaQSS_fD8MDKct9A9mPxgkLP0ZSYBa566F67l-lgLTlSzF2wU4hk1495iYYuSrIRVvmKvJAVTHUV9sM0ha9N132EHgmpkVP9KR_aXb6ZXwfxGr50J83XWFwCdJ05-/s400/clever+use+for+buttons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610134841870145362" border="0" /></a>i have a new found love of buttons! i want to a) raid my mom's and grandma's button collection and b) try this!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhLbZ4_bZdPUI3p-7UUajSDw_Drlhkhx_LdMug1TzqX3TLcDhz0VkZbPkLiafczGYYjX9AMDgiPRoOLD3lx2Jxj4ZPgGxvRsCbmWzWqFryFlUfCQ46gyz2oQH1g2L9o4eLrTOL8UpgzMG/s1600/hinckley+quote+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhLbZ4_bZdPUI3p-7UUajSDw_Drlhkhx_LdMug1TzqX3TLcDhz0VkZbPkLiafczGYYjX9AMDgiPRoOLD3lx2Jxj4ZPgGxvRsCbmWzWqFryFlUfCQ46gyz2oQH1g2L9o4eLrTOL8UpgzMG/s400/hinckley+quote+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610134842004244274" border="0" /></a>GBH I miss you<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYazL3M37tx-6UbviYpzuMJy_hZ9vv2pry4guBb4qxI8_kbVysZLrhDyo9jV-J1b2DjO9bKGA4J7YT_MMbVKL0uSGJ2o_-gDH5YFLOx8ffeib79gtPZxJGpD7uwK9OivaLpYwlVPTx7CLO/s1600/kid+cudi+sign.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYazL3M37tx-6UbviYpzuMJy_hZ9vv2pry4guBb4qxI8_kbVysZLrhDyo9jV-J1b2DjO9bKGA4J7YT_MMbVKL0uSGJ2o_-gDH5YFLOx8ffeib79gtPZxJGpD7uwK9OivaLpYwlVPTx7CLO/s400/kid+cudi+sign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610134859218289282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVl2Av6EKZnb2YX4chCbi_MTACjeWJxz6PdUsAxMegxWSLfwIGUkzSlkJP7Cb_5AjDz6sez05BLYHhj1Ake6Kogvc0wLBvo8csLynFHRYddzA6HbH7gWjku1JE428R5NEKKBTsoBGlACM/s1600/formom2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVl2Av6EKZnb2YX4chCbi_MTACjeWJxz6PdUsAxMegxWSLfwIGUkzSlkJP7Cb_5AjDz6sez05BLYHhj1Ake6Kogvc0wLBvo8csLynFHRYddzA6HbH7gWjku1JE428R5NEKKBTsoBGlACM/s400/formom2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610134471602266850" border="0" /></a>this one i HAD to post cuz it totally reminds me of my mom (especially the last bit)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i5QX97V3aj_3iEm7yOIORF6UWp_9BTL6jOp5sB_AuNyP1riGlSdzuD5RBzfvHVIMBkTGWt8agpkUxeDMJKSF2bLBG7GeFff72SlZblTaD_zg_-JFeS4INqNFGXgIWEEh_zgrxOwrldJZ/s1600/garden+rake+necklace+holder.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i5QX97V3aj_3iEm7yOIORF6UWp_9BTL6jOp5sB_AuNyP1riGlSdzuD5RBzfvHVIMBkTGWt8agpkUxeDMJKSF2bLBG7GeFff72SlZblTaD_zg_-JFeS4INqNFGXgIWEEh_zgrxOwrldJZ/s400/garden+rake+necklace+holder.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610134466629231122" border="0" /></a>totally want to do this<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VPFtpQT8vLczqShgib02iKhWA84wqStjDOa2Ph2pVJnWgb31bIVI7oszOIJRGUiTArApTRyS4oQtCK7adYHt0MMlTBqlV46WqKMGSdxSYJoFLGWpBO9hOLKaGbtIBOU7_0c8mBl53BIZ/s1600/friend+in+penn.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxSWt7YxIsJjZ0KtIp_G2or4-9zUjwlzAmwSNBW0DbXa3118Mvn1Vah7-jhzvWz5GeToHFf43P3d1UrJ_j0jZwJtNYKpYnISvzNbT5NV0gQLxRpPT7hprF0HZQbUiLPJIHsH6ZdNjgzAh/s1600/cauliflower+sheep.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxSWt7YxIsJjZ0KtIp_G2or4-9zUjwlzAmwSNBW0DbXa3118Mvn1Vah7-jhzvWz5GeToHFf43P3d1UrJ_j0jZwJtNYKpYnISvzNbT5NV0gQLxRpPT7hprF0HZQbUiLPJIHsH6ZdNjgzAh/s400/cauliflower+sheep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610134462461473778" border="0" /></a>sheep made out of cauliflower! so clever<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0-1BLJ6ui153IQYAX48SQ9kF71QoaO6pbtuNZKQXjK8DPggXxHnkp_SHZO5JrXzArW5xeuZGBeQEIr17QZ1fWdpbhwNi-2k5ZZIQ7NpafYRRJf5sQnrjYqGeG_OT5RgRhG1UDyI7_zgG/s1600/hinckley+quote.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0-1BLJ6ui153IQYAX48SQ9kF71QoaO6pbtuNZKQXjK8DPggXxHnkp_SHZO5JrXzArW5xeuZGBeQEIr17QZ1fWdpbhwNi-2k5ZZIQ7NpafYRRJf5sQnrjYqGeG_OT5RgRhG1UDyI7_zgG/s400/hinckley+quote.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610134475910354018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyw5uOfU-uyjrASze6fQFVrLNgiUG2rp8RWRy344YWkbzGI7K8VHlheDgFnPRC6WH-ilmckaIq_WJKE-UjdEG1JQkKcRx1gZPlfGPRL3CasmEuggqxlpz8uP3vXJeuvUx5vlToUJMVNC90/s1600/cute+baby+pic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyw5uOfU-uyjrASze6fQFVrLNgiUG2rp8RWRy344YWkbzGI7K8VHlheDgFnPRC6WH-ilmckaIq_WJKE-UjdEG1JQkKcRx1gZPlfGPRL3CasmEuggqxlpz8uP3vXJeuvUx5vlToUJMVNC90/s400/cute+baby+pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610134019491013298" border="0" /></a>hahahhahha i LOVE this! i hope i have a kid with big cheeks so we can do this someday<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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he</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-30160821175329799302011-05-23T21:35:00.010-06:002011-05-23T22:44:43.394-06:00Moving On, Moving Up<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark/> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp/> <w:dontbreakconstrainedforcedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> <w:word11kerningpairs/> <w:cachedcolbalance/> </w:Compatibility> 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mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Wow I have been terrible at updating my blog lately! It has been a crazy few weeks!!!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>First off I graduated!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Whaaaa???? Me finally graduating? Who whoulda thought it would finally come!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It was a stressful week because we I spent most of the week, while not working or doing my TA job, packing and moving all our boxes of stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Saturday was the day we were to move all our big stuff with the help of dad’s trailer and many hands (therefore making light work, haha).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>So by Saturday I was pretty beat but Friday night we had the help of Megan and some big cowboys to move some stuff so we were able to sleep in our new apartment in Smithfield.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Saturday started off with the tradition of walking from the A to the Spectrum for commencement.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I didn’t want to go to commencement so I just walked the other way, but it was so wonderful to see Ross and Megan cheering me on from the side as I walked with all my fellow graduates.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I didn’t think I would care about it but I actually really loved participating in the tradition.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It was also great to see my old stilts roomies!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It seems crazy to think that we all graduated, and that we all ran into each other while we were waiting to walk…it was a pretty great moment!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJHK7_Prgm2ew9LwWCkNHRFzv9PfNcUpgFLtpIRqMkJHfrgOWZ0xh1RiXEOFDHCSEeVoAsn3vaNuJ3NUrXRu4cfG5s_Gnl45VdVYPXp-3DuxiZEfv_r6dtSLk1fXGSspnOoPupns8-9Zs/s1600/226745_225907100759397_100000203262032_1088559_1399027_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJHK7_Prgm2ew9LwWCkNHRFzv9PfNcUpgFLtpIRqMkJHfrgOWZ0xh1RiXEOFDHCSEeVoAsn3vaNuJ3NUrXRu4cfG5s_Gnl45VdVYPXp-3DuxiZEfv_r6dtSLk1fXGSspnOoPupns8-9Zs/s400/226745_225907100759397_100000203262032_1088559_1399027_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610122359118456322" border="0" /></a>all the roomies! i love alica's baby bump! so cute! i had just woken up and driven there so i look terrible next to everyone else who was all ready. it was embarrassing! but totally worth the photo moment<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSad1cEDulqORwWrsfETFgBDlWSv7_EWDhMc1lSDewKW2JVSCe6LsgpwvlN4jKXWTU6IOSx17Udnsv1r4l6157QoiqVSmN8-mLKr2XzLxUfF4Mof_yifeir932vrgV-KkPY4NGuWENsz5o/s1600/DSCN1645.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSad1cEDulqORwWrsfETFgBDlWSv7_EWDhMc1lSDewKW2JVSCe6LsgpwvlN4jKXWTU6IOSx17Udnsv1r4l6157QoiqVSmN8-mLKr2XzLxUfF4Mof_yifeir932vrgV-KkPY4NGuWENsz5o/s400/DSCN1645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610128529747414066" border="0" /></a>i am just so flattered by this outfit!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmLUp5mekc5mBZ78aNptsGN_ZPfgu1i8Mmct14rObl6Ws8ymkxo9uHjSZwUZduR9j00IQSr7pQDvGAABtnPcaGXtiFjU8bmwYB-HS75k0i6evdAlCEMep38-l1szC1Yh_ns_0YH1M6ST4/s1600/DSCN1643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmLUp5mekc5mBZ78aNptsGN_ZPfgu1i8Mmct14rObl6Ws8ymkxo9uHjSZwUZduR9j00IQSr7pQDvGAABtnPcaGXtiFjU8bmwYB-HS75k0i6evdAlCEMep38-l1szC1Yh_ns_0YH1M6ST4/s400/DSCN1643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610128532882905074" border="0" /></a>Heather was one of my old roomies and we were both in the college of HaSS so we were able to walk together to the spectrum<br /></div><br /><br />So then we moved Sam into his new married apt <span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;" ><span style="mso-char-type: symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;" >:)</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and then we moved our furniture.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Then it was off to graduation!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I was pretty nervous on the drive there! What if I tripped over my beautiful new heels?? That would just be embarrassing!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>But I didn’t….thank goodness!! The ceremony wasn’t unbearably long and went off without incident.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It was a fun day and so great to know that I had accomplished one of the goals I had always set for myself.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There are so many people who helped me accomplish it and I am so grateful for all the support.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Here are a few pics from the day….<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpBS1ow5Z0b0gTk39UGbkUNfbfkihHmiMYXhq1nfdmdXtlq0s9ET5UsuEZEkOZjjWbLBnVuFRDlmKrqnwI2hVYfCDkrUmXcZYrBOl815tHccpHrAW1vGQKxcxFBvBfxAfSvojTeEGqHGz/s1600/DSC_1286.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpBS1ow5Z0b0gTk39UGbkUNfbfkihHmiMYXhq1nfdmdXtlq0s9ET5UsuEZEkOZjjWbLBnVuFRDlmKrqnwI2hVYfCDkrUmXcZYrBOl815tHccpHrAW1vGQKxcxFBvBfxAfSvojTeEGqHGz/s400/DSC_1286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610122365497342354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7k_WbYpQshNHvn0DOFH5iiiz0XtjD1hen-aPDqVzEYiYKvOZaCE634JJBX8o5UU3h94pBmpIamQ-ANwnhDqufQBGiqdPd9Rbt1Zo9cTtLLvqUGOIXYS-Ox4QtWoyduv4ncq6IUV-IDuz/s1600/DSC_1292.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7k_WbYpQshNHvn0DOFH5iiiz0XtjD1hen-aPDqVzEYiYKvOZaCE634JJBX8o5UU3h94pBmpIamQ-ANwnhDqufQBGiqdPd9Rbt1Zo9cTtLLvqUGOIXYS-Ox4QtWoyduv4ncq6IUV-IDuz/s400/DSC_1292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610122373507845410" border="0" /></a>"please dont trip, please dont trip"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnE5KkgoniMepGg9nRQ0wUqheIeE9UCKS3lkhmbfbwmw-jJz0KRLsD1ZZ7-oz8vI2GQ6-o4f8rlnpCIQ4PfKTx5bFJfWOXuu6i4IodMcjMbjWNsEnFhFUozmfJNZKoTEdtIUznO4BCfAs/s1600/DSC_1293.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnE5KkgoniMepGg9nRQ0wUqheIeE9UCKS3lkhmbfbwmw-jJz0KRLsD1ZZ7-oz8vI2GQ6-o4f8rlnpCIQ4PfKTx5bFJfWOXuu6i4IodMcjMbjWNsEnFhFUozmfJNZKoTEdtIUznO4BCfAs/s400/DSC_1293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610122385069211362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"oh no I am getting closer"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMFcrjFnJy1loKqfi8SI5vOM7RGNuICPrBvwVd0UHQtQS61l6cfUT9ElaCRIGZKpae0U8Pw3oHeix9Q1CaB7rBTs4GBVppfERwdbT889t2cS0thyphenhyphen7znFtifv225T4lhiqPVFxT7gDuk0h/s1600/DSC_1298.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMFcrjFnJy1loKqfi8SI5vOM7RGNuICPrBvwVd0UHQtQS61l6cfUT9ElaCRIGZKpae0U8Pw3oHeix9Q1CaB7rBTs4GBVppfERwdbT889t2cS0thyphenhyphen7znFtifv225T4lhiqPVFxT7gDuk0h/s400/DSC_1298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610123238769105746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"whew, I made it, now I just hope Dr. Damen says my name right!"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxrLlxR6KVQMVRq8TYp1hfZXsZprEHsY1TIS_HRF2TNUGSuQg6l5pqRI59IYvchfzsdcB48jpLjQ0SfTjaGIpoHIh0TpwzQLJhAIcovPve6-4qHu2uCKPS2YeHz83uTAhsJV2KHK3Kb6q/s1600/DSC_1300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxrLlxR6KVQMVRq8TYp1hfZXsZprEHsY1TIS_HRF2TNUGSuQg6l5pqRI59IYvchfzsdcB48jpLjQ0SfTjaGIpoHIh0TpwzQLJhAIcovPve6-4qHu2uCKPS2YeHz83uTAhsJV2KHK3Kb6q/s400/DSC_1300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610123249895025058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"haha i made it!!" this is Dr. Jones and he was so great to me as an undergrad! he helped me so much and inspired me to be a better historian<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIkYtcQbe8Hx-uNPnVqIvLSkR-ztw1YEWHIE7k1cAjW5jjid9EcbYwpAY8-jgiCWA97M5i0djHT1oy9JfNZULZVw_I-jG8i_E6SN5tBCgATqsnYb7eHmiuboNRtMasdcNPUJ6j-BNVkYQ/s1600/DSC_1302.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIkYtcQbe8Hx-uNPnVqIvLSkR-ztw1YEWHIE7k1cAjW5jjid9EcbYwpAY8-jgiCWA97M5i0djHT1oy9JfNZULZVw_I-jG8i_E6SN5tBCgATqsnYb7eHmiuboNRtMasdcNPUJ6j-BNVkYQ/s400/DSC_1302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610123878932891842" border="0" /></a>"WHAT?! another incline! dont trip, dont trip"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujxCLGMjFFAFW2Xb5I9Q2v6AwEP5YerAvICk0PTPRz0vbt-LfBqnclshVzu7djsN2aCQJANaY1-WVMTYotnzIvvnljm5feyeXFXFj4W9KHEFrEQ1Pwtbddsh16sicahfOIJhqemfNPnMO/s1600/DSC_1304.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujxCLGMjFFAFW2Xb5I9Q2v6AwEP5YerAvICk0PTPRz0vbt-LfBqnclshVzu7djsN2aCQJANaY1-WVMTYotnzIvvnljm5feyeXFXFj4W9KHEFrEQ1Pwtbddsh16sicahfOIJhqemfNPnMO/s400/DSC_1304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610123881903242258" border="0" /></a>"sweet I made it!"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI9x-GrtdSPZRKFCCd1mq5IfZLitCP0sIMCpABi6twLRAQgX41kISbBKTWPgiQIN49uuJW2vth-BNQ69oUGmQHPUK84NnWQvS2hD7QqAzzP-mUn_0oRR-ojmzHZPJaBEzmftrnDX7PwsP/s1600/DSC_1307.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI9x-GrtdSPZRKFCCd1mq5IfZLitCP0sIMCpABi6twLRAQgX41kISbBKTWPgiQIN49uuJW2vth-BNQ69oUGmQHPUK84NnWQvS2hD7QqAzzP-mUn_0oRR-ojmzHZPJaBEzmftrnDX7PwsP/s400/DSC_1307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610123891095232274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglL2iRgp9CntovP0n8ENZnyxJ14bOZSJcO5VlpI78iw7A9Np0gdC3Ws5EpuKtV0L-OiuGKhLdcDl2hJC2ib-F_sEFcaMI0rl2o6vd6fY954yNMKXRfTJgJV2LAMKRBnU_GeI8zy2sHMes0/s1600/DSC_1319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglL2iRgp9CntovP0n8ENZnyxJ14bOZSJcO5VlpI78iw7A9Np0gdC3Ws5EpuKtV0L-OiuGKhLdcDl2hJC2ib-F_sEFcaMI0rl2o6vd6fY954yNMKXRfTJgJV2LAMKRBnU_GeI8zy2sHMes0/s400/DSC_1319.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610127689028581330" border="0" /></a>The hubby..looking proud I hope. Plus I had to get a pic of the flowers! I am a sucker for roses! Thanks Ross! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioavOpbYG176Uo4OrneoN5wIhWCOkEBCHQ9Mddn7Ep4ySeMDtFsWATF5Byx8vgCUjMw_9UlNWcDU0rfsRT4UrUFCO-pWYV3nthWrptQDgUCvDyDaGzISmg_1ZE9vX-zHFz0omNBZYLSBmH/s1600/DSC_1318.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioavOpbYG176Uo4OrneoN5wIhWCOkEBCHQ9Mddn7Ep4ySeMDtFsWATF5Byx8vgCUjMw_9UlNWcDU0rfsRT4UrUFCO-pWYV3nthWrptQDgUCvDyDaGzISmg_1ZE9vX-zHFz0omNBZYLSBmH/s400/DSC_1318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610127679011251170" border="0" /></a>The parentals...looking proud I hope<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1CeirKBIQ_aoyPNcrbAHwuyEzCZGyf0x6Kz0L8kJcMV_AbfWOExh_UeC-fDcL5aF0klyYTumzhUvMD953WyjyE9wW_CWMbMZEC1peoyvx9UIR3xK8lB1wl_wlDIpEcp-IW7-bb46RZAv/s1600/DSC_1321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1CeirKBIQ_aoyPNcrbAHwuyEzCZGyf0x6Kz0L8kJcMV_AbfWOExh_UeC-fDcL5aF0klyYTumzhUvMD953WyjyE9wW_CWMbMZEC1peoyvx9UIR3xK8lB1wl_wlDIpEcp-IW7-bb46RZAv/s400/DSC_1321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610127672215970418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Menlove's! It was so great to have them there and it meant so much to have them, Megan, Sam, the Doutre's and my wee bro Sam and Erin there to support, I felt so loved!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bObhs4riyZHwXsfxKkLB-09af3YmSH_y3SLUTfisLFAMcC0iYgg2_zfFuPAxA47HECvJmeGqMMycvshVKqf98uqerq7l5m8jnclQZLZq3nNVmnvx3dsQeccAWGV8U8uyu27sKCLFbFt7/s1600/DSC_1325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bObhs4riyZHwXsfxKkLB-09af3YmSH_y3SLUTfisLFAMcC0iYgg2_zfFuPAxA47HECvJmeGqMMycvshVKqf98uqerq7l5m8jnclQZLZq3nNVmnvx3dsQeccAWGV8U8uyu27sKCLFbFt7/s400/DSC_1325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610132388264814866" border="0" /></a>My bosses at the ticket office made me and the other graduates a sign that they posted on the second floor. I was pretty excited to see it! A bunch of random people asked me if i was one of them when we were taking this picture, I thought that was pretty funny<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing2d1rCZCQHaoSnU4NFrnvdq5hHHk-wX2H9R6gkGCuE9nYflblI8czo7NEmKHvKaNafLo30cyfrapS9bRxOouUN3ikSmEeW80u-bvEkDQEJG-fEHz78FnJr18t00hy5dM1MPaMeEuHMOs/s1600/DSC_1339.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing2d1rCZCQHaoSnU4NFrnvdq5hHHk-wX2H9R6gkGCuE9nYflblI8czo7NEmKHvKaNafLo30cyfrapS9bRxOouUN3ikSmEeW80u-bvEkDQEJG-fEHz78FnJr18t00hy5dM1MPaMeEuHMOs/s400/DSC_1339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610125291907757266" border="0" /></a>Ever since I was a freshmen in Pine View I saw graduates take pictures next to the bull and it was something on my to-do list. I am glad that we did, i love the pictures!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0tnYckHQpAz4pmVIvh81y6BsNYAoAddQNjkV6qkmEVOwgX5aHkUStfAunN5hkQbnFSKFm35wp8WGqadq9g2VulsdPTf-tYKWo5LSSljaSqOy10-wwXZW9IGUO51LTJDSkjsswDxcIDf1/s1600/DSC_1342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0tnYckHQpAz4pmVIvh81y6BsNYAoAddQNjkV6qkmEVOwgX5aHkUStfAunN5hkQbnFSKFm35wp8WGqadq9g2VulsdPTf-tYKWo5LSSljaSqOy10-wwXZW9IGUO51LTJDSkjsswDxcIDf1/s400/DSC_1342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610125286479231602" border="0" /></a>AWWW they are just so cute!!! I literally could not have accomplished this without their love, support and "donations". Thank you Mom and Dad!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr9yfx7VQRAJfoG4hHJBU99B0qAPzBo0A8JnCtokvFEEkZd7MmyK5ZO_LOdcU1U190lMUbJzxWhe8p63LGyolvu6P7Wjv_QWNTDX0z40phPUPuJAYxVnQVDe04qTItctAlbKobfYKdiYi/s1600/DSC_1333.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr9yfx7VQRAJfoG4hHJBU99B0qAPzBo0A8JnCtokvFEEkZd7MmyK5ZO_LOdcU1U190lMUbJzxWhe8p63LGyolvu6P7Wjv_QWNTDX0z40phPUPuJAYxVnQVDe04qTItctAlbKobfYKdiYi/s400/DSC_1333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610125303693219730" border="0" /></a>Challenge set and matched. woot woot!! :)<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XZu8v1OdBmUf1mG9O-OoPqB0yB7JwHtP2VgFQnT4nqzRZvgebfF1wNbgTpnPj_s1yzBH9GQi9SJGyXeTmjEviPJZ1pnp9clUFja-dopIquMnSG4cbDT3GUOr7fXsj2HgNk_XJ2pEuAVE/s1600/DSC_1295.JPG"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-5724738102353614502011-04-19T16:39:00.009-06:002011-04-19T18:20:37.569-06:00bahama mama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRexp64j3VAdhnTjJzEOFtzHfPxCNAYSInkLM5OMyLudAJWtwbd37A6oeljBDBURtmZ0TRLzhYcufAFUFjAiTRJQnIhWRJp7JaOKz0USV7SKmd5BMwwDT1KzKNIsweDWW0zXn3ftA9jYH/s1600/DSCN1592.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><br />Next stop was the Bahamas!!!! when we got in it was overcast and looked like it was going to rain. we went to the atlantis resort a few miles away. the resort was beautiful! we could see it from our balcony<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJ4Eb-PVnu3CSihJgsUA5CoDe44L3nkZhN4fanCOGXxwtJAxgvSlH6_rddIe37J9RlMBVivPLp_V5Gl_QHxvr9INhTN94Nr7FteNMDrLe9v8CpNwy6z_J8vE-iHCLL_5JuzL53UPJ_nN1/s1600/DSCN1618.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJ4Eb-PVnu3CSihJgsUA5CoDe44L3nkZhN4fanCOGXxwtJAxgvSlH6_rddIe37J9RlMBVivPLp_V5Gl_QHxvr9INhTN94Nr7FteNMDrLe9v8CpNwy6z_J8vE-iHCLL_5JuzL53UPJ_nN1/s400/DSCN1618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597428557277530098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4pdXKYnrqnG-NJzn-UJRfG8WjKAlP6bHo_0J3SZ1C2XK0NqTXhKwI96Yj6QHwypef865FMtrDhOknsTJXuOktcSt2pfTSbTm6lY3wK6HePm0M3lqj_UajxqzeaL9I_3b_vvoWLpV69rf/s1600/DSCN1617.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4pdXKYnrqnG-NJzn-UJRfG8WjKAlP6bHo_0J3SZ1C2XK0NqTXhKwI96Yj6QHwypef865FMtrDhOknsTJXuOktcSt2pfTSbTm6lY3wK6HePm0M3lqj_UajxqzeaL9I_3b_vvoWLpV69rf/s400/DSCN1617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597428545302470690" border="0" /></a><br />the first thing we did was swim with the dolphins!!! it was such an amazing experience and we loved every minute. this was the huge complex that they housed over 30 dolphins in.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRG83mh3wTFbkUwK1nl7smPBKXICf88h6abEqP-6Pv4Z-taPLMQgC2K8sM-dMvn2Kyfuq5hGXRG2y5vy7dZqKVKeCEGBxyqD0QhNK7_HznBOCOSzvvbA3PB3cqdtq0LTMMORfOYwRbhsXn/s1600/P4070022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRG83mh3wTFbkUwK1nl7smPBKXICf88h6abEqP-6Pv4Z-taPLMQgC2K8sM-dMvn2Kyfuq5hGXRG2y5vy7dZqKVKeCEGBxyqD0QhNK7_HznBOCOSzvvbA3PB3cqdtq0LTMMORfOYwRbhsXn/s400/P4070022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597429221644120738" border="0" /></a><br />we were in a group with a family from boston. they were really sweet. we lined up and the dolphin would swim along our hands both on their bellies and on their tops.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh759ZuazOn26iqdU9kBZiMepkZIPospIAnkti5uEocG5FeA5-DtC7rp79SxY0hiBf4jp-FXeUbq6uR3EnD-STyx0Dg73MyC9IhPnVc5pPLfLJ0KH4HuF2NOIVU3TrFyJKOXNuA6_O5m0WH/s1600/AtlantisPhoto_41.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh759ZuazOn26iqdU9kBZiMepkZIPospIAnkti5uEocG5FeA5-DtC7rp79SxY0hiBf4jp-FXeUbq6uR3EnD-STyx0Dg73MyC9IhPnVc5pPLfLJ0KH4HuF2NOIVU3TrFyJKOXNuA6_O5m0WH/s400/AtlantisPhoto_41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597441549827802322" border="0" /></a>they did some tricks for us! its pretty amazing how high they can jump!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OcQCXj69oly_jpMkTPVREjzOZTbIGVkID9GSWZZNxeVS7Lp8NCFED0qUbKw4XF5zguK4xErqDCa237QNMQ4VDkYZCpuH2zx5p6tp59CaCRhIeNrPrh6AJiGFZkn4P9hy95W5NwMiP2NY/s1600/AtlantisPhoto_34.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OcQCXj69oly_jpMkTPVREjzOZTbIGVkID9GSWZZNxeVS7Lp8NCFED0qUbKw4XF5zguK4xErqDCa237QNMQ4VDkYZCpuH2zx5p6tp59CaCRhIeNrPrh6AJiGFZkn4P9hy95W5NwMiP2NY/s400/AtlantisPhoto_34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597441535002170594" border="0" /></a>we were able to get on a boogie board and have the dolphin push us across the bay by our feet. they are so powerful!!! that was probably my favorite part of the experience.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9QnOxp419CIM0dWzVEdekIIAbUrHOmsXnXF4iosNuYq7_CWq8j48eFOYQUgMz0FjOkUa121XtQkOH_E3zwVx_wyqElc3RyNoGGGzbNBNgxZOixlxdM81icaESZxddwEJjDsaWlY3uuBS/s1600/AtlantisPhoto_33.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9QnOxp419CIM0dWzVEdekIIAbUrHOmsXnXF4iosNuYq7_CWq8j48eFOYQUgMz0FjOkUa121XtQkOH_E3zwVx_wyqElc3RyNoGGGzbNBNgxZOixlxdM81icaESZxddwEJjDsaWlY3uuBS/s400/AtlantisPhoto_33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597441533102415410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuTnMG2O0-gNshulAPTePBzzIXc85D-naPs3xnHy-9Wl4TKoPCAmnRTCTk13Nvv_aL8z4jmRFmr1Q0EwosQ3i5LzXtaeX6iLqrrPE09I5kPGfE-4u0BNgvktJqBu3MgQkkDf6iZpyy0zq/s1600/AtlantisPhoto_31.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVTSCuV6QFR9zgx93hp3g8qTZZNbEDtsI5v1XDo_72FEoKZ7XIA7luEWAtayCErRuVoUahR2Pt8VnQ5pNfF2Ba_Y45ksdcPTeUbNM6-9V9AS0EH_eCUQ9jTU7064leHPKZgn8PoQEW-LR/s400/AtlantisPhoto_06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597441080340729186" border="0" /></a>couples pic!! awww<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPTDJM4GjTd4lyM-yqq6X4h4dmNTAZmU0QjqDb2E8iy8HVacg7n3ClkXSkvE0-awUrem8gmgGmFUMZhG3qTNb9jngA5ZaMDZ3UdKtwJsZgtQ64Ou5XdpQuo3YJNiRDMYB59QV3rdZMlHi/s1600/AtlantisPhoto_13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPTDJM4GjTd4lyM-yqq6X4h4dmNTAZmU0QjqDb2E8iy8HVacg7n3ClkXSkvE0-awUrem8gmgGmFUMZhG3qTNb9jngA5ZaMDZ3UdKtwJsZgtQ64Ou5XdpQuo3YJNiRDMYB59QV3rdZMlHi/s400/AtlantisPhoto_13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597441066057225442" border="0" /></a>only girl i could share him with :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NTJGRoeJz4lA7m8N80bLhXB8vC5fZAQxtZXVdat-e7keoYb7LwcR2p90MwS366QNVDSda7YQLzijQ-yjOxusJfDn3H45rxt3r3wkSEBJG6Hv6Z-vjTScSxewCvHQ7OdmuxI6DLFa1z15/s1600/AtlantisPhoto.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NTJGRoeJz4lA7m8N80bLhXB8vC5fZAQxtZXVdat-e7keoYb7LwcR2p90MwS366QNVDSda7YQLzijQ-yjOxusJfDn3H45rxt3r3wkSEBJG6Hv6Z-vjTScSxewCvHQ7OdmuxI6DLFa1z15/s400/AtlantisPhoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597441057987571858" border="0" /></a>after the dolphins we were able to spend a bunch of time in the big water park on the resort. we didnt get any pictures because we were too busy riding CRAZY rides! there was one that went through a tube in the middle of the shark tank! it was so sweet. it rained a bit while we were in the water park but the rain was warm so we didnt mind. we had so much fun but had to get back to the ship.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvM1TRyNMmwvdpD9WMh54du7bXS4-w4uuoxPFL7cf7F8QuJk-7-Y1H44UFqJqBKr-KFfjEuqTh6r4kSytx7zsg-zN68tnymYKAeHJjhdylUVFpKwhxL0mPm4XGbJURvgvbHuhm4LqFX-wD/s1600/P4070027.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipASWqJ8KqNj_Jmfl-D4otXWfwYwDNCbunhUhgNAnO4gHezMgvJIzSRfEcLdRlHOIB9kW4PEYuguuKegxdetfJxdJyQ4CVlnX8EY4wXWLs_xz4Y1Hx4Eka3XorcYPMW04ZsicnKbKDPvNM/s400/P4070025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597429230136215330" border="0" /></a><br />after nassau, bahamas we went to royal caribbean's private island called coco cay. it was absolutely beautiful! it was the definition of tropical island and it was where we really felt we were in paradise!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9u0X3mGkN5fzRChkqAVFlYnbyxtic85seDj7r9wWDoVWi6TxrHBkimci-dOTxGoL2n5uv8Ph0AnK0d1a9fH_j9IkTvRnf_XyA2jBnC2ZV1uOKvyjfegKBFGzWlI309ZzQZ_oqd6mdIpeI/s1600/P4080031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhRLiK4tU-nWHydq_xzLPdAMWeYUyYFVhPQH_34LjtCznAQJJmBebn5wq9u1csfbKYjRZ6QklDPYYge9VPEOhnuNYOgREXmQdx_oB6GdiESjBGWym1TdvUqjbDL1qeypfWPa1idpcolc4/s400/DSCN1620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597428561734412930" border="0" /></a><br />this picture was taken before we got tan! hahaha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeWF_lGvyTHykmGja2yxfh-xmYmINMR6Ws-sLrqe08krhWRB2ebAkg-iePHWDTB0Z7n_ph-aKPPGTFUg1TFfey0DOLfAujw-q5bI99kHuY92Mk36sD8r1LIeU58079XteFjSJyb1O2v_C/s1600/P4030011.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeWF_lGvyTHykmGja2yxfh-xmYmINMR6Ws-sLrqe08krhWRB2ebAkg-iePHWDTB0Z7n_ph-aKPPGTFUg1TFfey0DOLfAujw-q5bI99kHuY92Mk36sD8r1LIeU58079XteFjSJyb1O2v_C/s400/P4030011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597449894172110594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivG5xpvFVrHdjvcWqNq7KbVKhOBB7nyXiCxLAM22jPbtTtf1hJVAOz_pw7jrhV16wP_XajNfEAqEr66GHjLeh8ETW2RLlItTysPJ4_QeB05YqLJqQ5iXvl-RGQu5T9a5XB6rAhJ0LKMZ2v/s1600/DSCN1575.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHx-loEk7BCeorqbSDmIGnz56XFtGODRAs9C4HgjDweOlregjcW9WHULUWvuRalZxXrO5j1Z71p6MIV1uZeFcrNf_oJ9kGYF4QQ3gdPAuKjzT6eH-TJjSALnXQKXO27brx03BrHCduXIrO/s400/P4050020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597451633015198962" border="0" /></a><br />our steward left us cute towel animals!! yipee! this was my favorite, an elephant<br /><br />it was such an amazing trip and we had so much fun spending it together. it was such a great time for us to go and we are so glad that we did!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-32416373012320160212011-04-19T12:40:00.007-06:002011-04-19T16:37:22.851-06:00flo-ridin<br />We had two stops in Florida on our way to warmth. the first stop was port canavaral, first we walked to coco beach which was really close to the ship. we didnt have our swimming suits so we just walked along the beach. the weather was nice but it was pretty hot and muggy which did not endure mainland florida to me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAfLvM-2FfX2DLIlz1g0Lto9qdC9iNOgo8opOy075RGQEzrUGeXFqico8Iz9qODs0W8cfhbkJYzXZCFrDAOIFuL3DTnQc2AOdc0BGLqbvGqYYqWQRKr8LZ1Dn16FqwleLw_vFvzUA8L-G/s1600/DSCN1577.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfcMQcQVlR6y8rHljDcjHtCjX04TMMkYeVsewJCuaZCL1HLS1VRr2EQhCzC-2KQCvsVzxDKBNyL8AA8VRxtq3cI3VxJaWM1D0hPDPd3qck2jTaCWZrDCafwoM81UZZzJAzpxwMl4aiFog/s400/DSCN1578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597367066532407458" border="0"></a><br />after wandering down the beach for a while we headed back for our gator experience. ross and i are in love with this show called swamp people on history channel, and so when we heard about seeing gators on an airboat we just had to go. it was so cool!! we were taken through the swamps and the guy driving the boat took us right up to gators.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHCyvRhGJ1qjut2tARUBCGkFYSRoXdw9E7zIRuD2VPp5zWvK9m10QhLCuW0n591lSNEgm-744DLdMKDGxLY9w2OfwQ-4_cEGPmiA-xKOKB55HJ-mzTvA2UsCtEmnIH5ITb5OmP8q7nMiY/s1600/DSCN1582.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHCyvRhGJ1qjut2tARUBCGkFYSRoXdw9E7zIRuD2VPp5zWvK9m10QhLCuW0n591lSNEgm-744DLdMKDGxLY9w2OfwQ-4_cEGPmiA-xKOKB55HJ-mzTvA2UsCtEmnIH5ITb5OmP8q7nMiY/s400/DSCN1582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597367079094096834" border="0"></a><br />our cool headsets! so we didnt go deaf and so we could hear the guide. i was surprised at how loud they are!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsRa46-3Qm4ti4Ex0bc9uqmlSBn7qviBdn_BSgdpGo3cKOk0B2184mct9e8eu59OOw5HQ-6IXdjwPHNw8r23a6xV5ao9C2dN7N_GaFauzUf_u_YPgHocXxmUweXzIbPbKhjIKWX8Ff0ei/s1600/DSCN1583.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsRa46-3Qm4ti4Ex0bc9uqmlSBn7qviBdn_BSgdpGo3cKOk0B2184mct9e8eu59OOw5HQ-6IXdjwPHNw8r23a6xV5ao9C2dN7N_GaFauzUf_u_YPgHocXxmUweXzIbPbKhjIKWX8Ff0ei/s400/DSCN1583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597367091817959026" border="0"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3L60kfaO4t5J9Yf9rQHe9XRySTqrM6NnBYdB8jcQs-sXu1j2UuJiSgaZ1OGLtoeFntxiCpT_YkfywI-Oz1Mc8VeW4RsQFlKNjYrCZbFhHVtCdLbXlfNyfMDE-GQUXwccg9pQnSgQgKZ7F/s1600/DSCN1586.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3L60kfaO4t5J9Yf9rQHe9XRySTqrM6NnBYdB8jcQs-sXu1j2UuJiSgaZ1OGLtoeFntxiCpT_YkfywI-Oz1Mc8VeW4RsQFlKNjYrCZbFhHVtCdLbXlfNyfMDE-GQUXwccg9pQnSgQgKZ7F/s400/DSCN1586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597367777042518658" border="0"></a><br />this is when the captain hit the gator with the boat!!! the gator wasnt too pleased and i was pleased to not be on that side. the guide said that gators can jump half their body weight out of the water, i thought he was joking but he wasnt!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHObnVEa4nvyKfAj8A_E_0znEfn7FR_1A3VjnRfqdJeHWkzvXztqx5I_Z-fKRi0chRnhXisp1dctsyL0kK4Adc2YaozzpNJUNdtnkDRcFxsvfI8K9EWAO6VTSXVh6otsR4zq85VZx5kH-Y/s1600/DSCN1589.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHObnVEa4nvyKfAj8A_E_0znEfn7FR_1A3VjnRfqdJeHWkzvXztqx5I_Z-fKRi0chRnhXisp1dctsyL0kK4Adc2YaozzpNJUNdtnkDRcFxsvfI8K9EWAO6VTSXVh6otsR4zq85VZx5kH-Y/s400/DSCN1589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597367790855006962" border="0"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2vJYdXApjtwbRWpZGkg2qDdw3vX4xy_H2KZ7ozDSnU86SXkEByoOYL9AtvaqCBCVBUDf5zIyHMu_SDnzmwTmT3J_GDYZm9xBzWof0bTEZcIINGuQTX3ko7taL4mZCuto5FIQLBd6gtpK/s1600/DSCN1588.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2vJYdXApjtwbRWpZGkg2qDdw3vX4xy_H2KZ7ozDSnU86SXkEByoOYL9AtvaqCBCVBUDf5zIyHMu_SDnzmwTmT3J_GDYZm9xBzWof0bTEZcIINGuQTX3ko7taL4mZCuto5FIQLBd6gtpK/s400/DSCN1588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597367786784675250" border="0"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxQkX_GK_eVL7jUrCPFMXdHzJBJNczT1efoTCPR529SD7bL4TyrvKzMZBAFtEQ2yx7ICe2eDyMUfaEScIZHnSuKSeK8D6qw-hnQA4Ikjd505J6PC6aq1KMfZZwGVnHVqzl9Bvuy3Eca5j/s1600/DSCN1589.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxQkX_GK_eVL7jUrCPFMXdHzJBJNczT1efoTCPR529SD7bL4TyrvKzMZBAFtEQ2yx7ICe2eDyMUfaEScIZHnSuKSeK8D6qw-hnQA4Ikjd505J6PC6aq1KMfZZwGVnHVqzl9Bvuy3Eca5j/s400/DSCN1589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597367801221877826" border="0"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikf8npUMlLk1uS4K-IJ1980t3giC4IYICoRHRhnl7sCv4iICUS2-RzwS6NhJjBc_fcxBQLnMTqLIZyJ0hu3D_TZ64xR6Gmdyja77ZoanD2LwDG1mBJurJE9ZN6Whjgm6wlDGUKheibbZu/s1600/DSCN1594.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikf8npUMlLk1uS4K-IJ1980t3giC4IYICoRHRhnl7sCv4iICUS2-RzwS6NhJjBc_fcxBQLnMTqLIZyJ0hu3D_TZ64xR6Gmdyja77ZoanD2LwDG1mBJurJE9ZN6Whjgm6wlDGUKheibbZu/s400/DSCN1594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597367808573974626" border="0"></a><br />this was the boat and ross wanted a chance at the captains chair.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtTemdGUsQ636-w_rCOn-3fTumq8B-3l73Jh6ygA_z4fSlCbgAyVawbrJ93oCM29romzXVMeVm8d7UZAGESN2l9lA8Bs5RzsDeJU1zqS_HscilCRIBWk08fO6WnxrLbqLtPbjuj0BNgHM/s1600/DSCN1596.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtTemdGUsQ636-w_rCOn-3fTumq8B-3l73Jh6ygA_z4fSlCbgAyVawbrJ93oCM29romzXVMeVm8d7UZAGESN2l9lA8Bs5RzsDeJU1zqS_HscilCRIBWk08fO6WnxrLbqLtPbjuj0BNgHM/s400/DSCN1596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597368537816965106" border="0"></a><br />the best part was probably getting to hold a live baby gator. it was so creepy and i was totally freaked out. ross jumped in right away but i was really hesitant. but i did it and it felt pretty cool! i was proud of conquering my fear.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZH9OThG_ftyZwHciJTtHc-5ZQQgFPfczdCSQvVH8LQnyfdtcoZLEb6uEOUPGzlvGLUL1QLFMeyVttGg3BB2j4-uor0iUlEKeyVlByRI1yqrsGve6pYYBH8wCYpRsP82m0c2Xw84Rh4ptM/s1600/DSCN1597.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZH9OThG_ftyZwHciJTtHc-5ZQQgFPfczdCSQvVH8LQnyfdtcoZLEb6uEOUPGzlvGLUL1QLFMeyVttGg3BB2j4-uor0iUlEKeyVlByRI1yqrsGve6pYYBH8wCYpRsP82m0c2Xw84Rh4ptM/s400/DSCN1597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597368555412141490" border="0"></a><br />the guide showed us how much the gator liked to have his neck scratched. it was so funny because the gator would crane it's neck like a cat! (notice the rubber band keeping the mouth closed)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXMkMpYIBtS1ZITEntLLZmoYM8oaZBQGsZFfnt-93fElNEb_GVPl10yk974VvO89nYvsJ5fVhEO03yHs9lz604ENVHXd5jesG7HIcOUdA8n0OG_DHIJidf392BTbi6yUIbXtWldR0pqWE/s1600/DSCN1600.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXMkMpYIBtS1ZITEntLLZmoYM8oaZBQGsZFfnt-93fElNEb_GVPl10yk974VvO89nYvsJ5fVhEO03yHs9lz604ENVHXd5jesG7HIcOUdA8n0OG_DHIJidf392BTbi6yUIbXtWldR0pqWE/s400/DSCN1600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597368572304560050" border="0"></a><br /><br /><br />our next stop was KEY WEST!!! oh man i loved this island!! it was somuch fun! we pretty much just wandered around and bought souvenirs. i was surprised at how excited i was for the whole jimmy buffet experience and it didnt disappoint! the sun was so pleasant and the temperature was great. i loved the feel of the place, it did feel like a vacation place where people just dont leave.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfI339JAeZEsrzrb8IvPHIqOPuCv7wq1PBmEBe6eaFA-ee1Ai3_bLK30_vYNMgVFodRuNLZwtmiX_MCFLSXKqnWPpkOMrKMkodcTU6_Oa3i8dcqWt3UMF9k2vv3NT1rD8B11tKICq8RyD/s1600/DSCN1601.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfI339JAeZEsrzrb8IvPHIqOPuCv7wq1PBmEBe6eaFA-ee1Ai3_bLK30_vYNMgVFodRuNLZwtmiX_MCFLSXKqnWPpkOMrKMkodcTU6_Oa3i8dcqWt3UMF9k2vv3NT1rD8B11tKICq8RyD/s400/DSCN1601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597368585836573138" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB09ya4u69WANFylCa5uaeZ7iwEYba9HAzecRIP4ZFmmkIt1goEMKhyphenhyphenbDN-QF65yHN30YuVtCM3_zkm4hQs_bY73h-z6szUqWSzIcA4yxQgq1WAhMZ2H3guukBQ8Hrw0265gUMWl-8SrEc/s1600/DSCN1603.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB09ya4u69WANFylCa5uaeZ7iwEYba9HAzecRIP4ZFmmkIt1goEMKhyphenhyphenbDN-QF65yHN30YuVtCM3_zkm4hQs_bY73h-z6szUqWSzIcA4yxQgq1WAhMZ2H3guukBQ8Hrw0265gUMWl-8SrEc/s400/DSCN1603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597368604665258786" border="0"></a>margaritaville!! i was decidedly more excited than ross but he was kind enough to humor me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvm211m2G_n3G121voUjTHvlEVBwZFkpJr1TZgo7JIpsPkpbomT3UnI5evbyQhXHoe-OyOkh6Fa1jvBsTIEQwLishZMSv_8TRghajJ04THJipoikFRVvn1tAtVTUsiCbK3DN1ueKGUMvTm/s1600/DSCN1604.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvm211m2G_n3G121voUjTHvlEVBwZFkpJr1TZgo7JIpsPkpbomT3UnI5evbyQhXHoe-OyOkh6Fa1jvBsTIEQwLishZMSv_8TRghajJ04THJipoikFRVvn1tAtVTUsiCbK3DN1ueKGUMvTm/s400/DSCN1604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597369138309495554" border="0"></a>UTAH!! represent! woot woot<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EN0Ja7f7GsPkYj5kNw2iq8_H7Wct7-K6HXRoBzBzfqC58VaZC6DDcflosxnzXgQwrQwBnIk2jJBraqW26cOv7TJSCoFONSTi-RBeEn1KXwkj4JmRJNPCHibnMEFf3SbL3jJbgYNrEV0Y/s1600/DSCN1605.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EN0Ja7f7GsPkYj5kNw2iq8_H7Wct7-K6HXRoBzBzfqC58VaZC6DDcflosxnzXgQwrQwBnIk2jJBraqW26cOv7TJSCoFONSTi-RBeEn1KXwkj4JmRJNPCHibnMEFf3SbL3jJbgYNrEV0Y/s400/DSCN1605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597369147195272626" border="0"></a>we ate right by the stage after i had found a copious amount of souvenirs (so so great)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOwwYhq_PbCnADyWfwmsp8f62HWA84xLaOvOZgLutf-FkSLKIOAt3Eqki9SVc53HSzXt76DCcrAyArvQ9WwWace4SZITs_owTjmUE7ejzvNXIXLbVjgkfP3ibEFZyb51o0qQi4DAFesg5/s1600/DSCN1602.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOwwYhq_PbCnADyWfwmsp8f62HWA84xLaOvOZgLutf-FkSLKIOAt3Eqki9SVc53HSzXt76DCcrAyArvQ9WwWace4SZITs_owTjmUE7ejzvNXIXLbVjgkfP3ibEFZyb51o0qQi4DAFesg5/s400/DSCN1602.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597424434304968034" border="0"></a><br />i HAD to get a burger (minus the cheese) in paradise. and it was so great!! mmmmmm<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1t0DlzT5FweqxnQHkSny0XdV0-qWHWKMwLSwFlqux-kkRUAjESc5Qi28GWq6LNcvffCX_QjsHrtPkmaROTHhgzxIISm1vegi546n1E87RA2nEGnaiNd6vU6eS9Mr9mMzrEGvT9MPPcJy/s1600/DSCN1606.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1t0DlzT5FweqxnQHkSny0XdV0-qWHWKMwLSwFlqux-kkRUAjESc5Qi28GWq6LNcvffCX_QjsHrtPkmaROTHhgzxIISm1vegi546n1E87RA2nEGnaiNd6vU6eS9Mr9mMzrEGvT9MPPcJy/s400/DSCN1606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597369156204064578" border="0"></a>after we toured key west we went back onto the ship and caught some rays (which subsequently burned both of us to a crisp. like most of our other shipmates)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uqsLOQDyW1e8RD1_dx4DQQcmaQ_nAxEhyphenhyphenqW-P3KhuIacsGqY9yttqSsTPq-h7QmlA9c_IiugUQS6FGqwD4sskNaHyP7B-YMxlEp1w1K3jD-MFw25RkCjpOxgJ3UMkjNo3C2xgHHLVEAe/s1600/DSCN1610.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uqsLOQDyW1e8RD1_dx4DQQcmaQ_nAxEhyphenhyphenqW-P3KhuIacsGqY9yttqSsTPq-h7QmlA9c_IiugUQS6FGqwD4sskNaHyP7B-YMxlEp1w1K3jD-MFw25RkCjpOxgJ3UMkjNo3C2xgHHLVEAe/s400/DSCN1610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597369172640240770" border="0"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdLoAbcuPejo8_9yTCSqggV_dVsf6BRzglPs4dMnNGeCAzJwDJI1gomPTHuYXt8BUJDOx4C_rhsvasQ1-sWeK9d3kNevUMM-RDrn3H0VVcQE5vt7KE8tGuAcHP-2RtTW1ZAEZFwPwsjtQ/s1600/DSCN1611.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdLoAbcuPejo8_9yTCSqggV_dVsf6BRzglPs4dMnNGeCAzJwDJI1gomPTHuYXt8BUJDOx4C_rhsvasQ1-sWeK9d3kNevUMM-RDrn3H0VVcQE5vt7KE8tGuAcHP-2RtTW1ZAEZFwPwsjtQ/s400/DSCN1611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597369163234588962" border="0"></a><br />the color of the water was soooooo beautiful! i loved it so much!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8GWC9wp1BwkpT9B6HLNlvnEEfcIxPVR34Ul14bvU72Fo7w1O1sjbgxZlDiZP9KhXG_cDsoDXKGbrT1p4mC-Xg1td4csqDNoe33iBceCIXA55I-cCsHqog-nXkQJpiNnOqJVKpU3DXbCR/s1600/DSCN1613.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8GWC9wp1BwkpT9B6HLNlvnEEfcIxPVR34Ul14bvU72Fo7w1O1sjbgxZlDiZP9KhXG_cDsoDXKGbrT1p4mC-Xg1td4csqDNoe33iBceCIXA55I-cCsHqog-nXkQJpiNnOqJVKpU3DXbCR/s400/DSCN1613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597369765593941362" border="0"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMOSHhRrjJg8V7K23B6JRou3y1RcFazrlMXwkiNnRzklYUtt-CAsjahgoCrk1kvzrGKiakhsDjtFuNKfUfCgoUknn0tNvnuX5HIpga-npzkG96QujmC-soNtJQRA8G9izDnpmEWVAz1ig/s1600/DSCN1612.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMOSHhRrjJg8V7K23B6JRou3y1RcFazrlMXwkiNnRzklYUtt-CAsjahgoCrk1kvzrGKiakhsDjtFuNKfUfCgoUknn0tNvnuX5HIpga-npzkG96QujmC-soNtJQRA8G9izDnpmEWVAz1ig/s400/DSCN1612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597369776368597170" border="0"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvf18unwYYGTGQC_5GMmdAmXlrlKgpUVzA6h_eZrwwUPSOzm5RypUPDnUkbOudF2mLTEAwagdGXspeVTve0a6eT7YIuvkclwzUi0CnLluMp5hvP5QkiGb2ldOnpJ2ugvo1jzTWmL3m6dw/s1600/DSCN1576.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-58030019556143689402011-04-19T10:54:00.005-06:002011-04-19T16:37:22.859-06:00Goodmorning BaltimoreSo ross and i decided that we needed to get out of logan and go on a trip (of course this was in december!) and we decided on the Caribbean. I have always wanted to see the caribbean and so i have been pretty excited all semester, especially when it was snowy and miserable. I have decided to break up the different places so the whole trip wont be as daunting to post. our first stop was baltimore. we flew in the night before and stayed at a beautiful hotel right on the inner harbor. we were on the 31st floor out of 32! we had a great view of the city. it was a clear day but very windy so we were very cold! luckily we had packed hoodies because we would have frozen!! <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQz9gdxTCZ0j_rRE1oWH-PsKspnMreKj4Nw8VMt73GYwzGwQOTIfSf6P5gEHTkhyphenhyphenr1k2iXqwS7SxyFVqQB7cWufABUqmEKo2aZ3RAM3lFNAbQJ950ARIr88HVad4UBVp_zn_wgt7O3dfwU/s1600/P4010007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQz9gdxTCZ0j_rRE1oWH-PsKspnMreKj4Nw8VMt73GYwzGwQOTIfSf6P5gEHTkhyphenhyphenr1k2iXqwS7SxyFVqQB7cWufABUqmEKo2aZ3RAM3lFNAbQJ950ARIr88HVad4UBVp_zn_wgt7O3dfwU/s400/P4010007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597341984852746354" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sczSdH8Iu0ACTBjKASFnTTqnEF2omldgTdcUuaSl4ll2Yp7Zazs-AD3RMycIxZCky-D4wlzVd9kY3_q17g2FbcDy0_OiyS2WOc4lhd7st-I8_LsW61TCtcYaQ_aObL8bZUGwOjMg7ZOp/s1600/DSCN1577.JPG"><br /></a>we wandered around the inner harbor and went to a recommended seafood restaurant. we both got crab plates (because everything i read said we had to get crab) and it was so great! it really does taste different than the imitation kind :) the waitress was way nice and taught us how to take the meat from the legs. we had a great dinner and payed an arm and a leg (typical tourists!) and i felt like i had a pretty good taste of balitmore. we also spent some time at the inner harbor the day we flew home as well. we toured the submarine torske and the uss constellation which were so so great!! i had always wanted to see a sailing ship up close and it was so interesting!! we also went to the national aquarium which was crazy cool!! there were shark tanks that you could get up close to and all kinds of interesting displays of different ecosystems. i love love love museums of any kind! i love to see how people display things and how they convey information. someday i will hopefully work at a museum because that would be so great. baltimore was a lot of fun! hopefully some day we can go back<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZg4Ha0ofB32bRRNLwwSrgYm-zJq5S-1tejX8N3o3JxxQJvID734ZW0zf4rM5e_jPgnqYFX8T54A66mhfxWakm9vVx5h2H5e4jL6H52ihNaEguwbJjT0-tL_5xdIlEXk2SRQx1Dnv7NML7/s1600/DSCN1575.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSnfEHPwxT7xIeR92cxTel019AZIBne7tdpFilil3lbSRwXiJVcqpcuh5JHrbz_ZfGN1F9SudeJ3nKgzGp9PZubxRb_BsVAXrBevvQem43AXW5vT9Z5mnEaIVOtjNJRQjPNHdJEkGhtDN/s1600/DSCN1571.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSnfEHPwxT7xIeR92cxTel019AZIBne7tdpFilil3lbSRwXiJVcqpcuh5JHrbz_ZfGN1F9SudeJ3nKgzGp9PZubxRb_BsVAXrBevvQem43AXW5vT9Z5mnEaIVOtjNJRQjPNHdJEkGhtDN/s400/DSCN1571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597340263872066402" border="0"></a>walking around the inner harbor<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYE5CbpKST6Gdst7WUV6xdSjN9-Jf4jx4bVUVlLPXQyEseh1Bn5OtPNgMuVzgvY7FYnyWxQWo_2foF4nvACeTjimlsSiv85ogORL5vj3YVYfeoNv8cQrUoR-C9YPKSBgcpQ9_z0ejRfFR/s1600/DSCN1569.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYE5CbpKST6Gdst7WUV6xdSjN9-Jf4jx4bVUVlLPXQyEseh1Bn5OtPNgMuVzgvY7FYnyWxQWo_2foF4nvACeTjimlsSiv85ogORL5vj3YVYfeoNv8cQrUoR-C9YPKSBgcpQ9_z0ejRfFR/s400/DSCN1569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597340250989229122" border="0"></a>little italy! it was so cute and the small buildings kind of reminded me of scotland.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoZHMPSjtURlWFiSlnp6d2CgzsUfUnDFY77Kj7vZjHOIvXtt1_6J_VlyTbS2C1GZXwRmngtoTy5T_bKcUxYUpt9Mo0ZF6QTHPYO-Oqk9p-z_BSsF_EgLQU-VGZqQVNcBmnIcW5kchaxwE/s1600/DSCN1567.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoZHMPSjtURlWFiSlnp6d2CgzsUfUnDFY77Kj7vZjHOIvXtt1_6J_VlyTbS2C1GZXwRmngtoTy5T_bKcUxYUpt9Mo0ZF6QTHPYO-Oqk9p-z_BSsF_EgLQU-VGZqQVNcBmnIcW5kchaxwE/s400/DSCN1567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597340242823420626" border="0"></a><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-84351484309836570132011-03-21T13:21:00.002-06:002011-03-21T13:28:37.056-06:00What a lucky girl I am!Saturday was a day for me to sleep in while Ross went to the Elders Quorum activity of shooting guns (I'm just so glad the girls weren't invited!) , so as per usual Ross woke up early (meaning 9 o'clock which really is early for me on a normal day much less a saturday!!) and went to the store to get ammo before he went shooting. I had taken a sleeping pill the night before so i was TOTALLY out when he barged into our room holding these babies and a dr. pepper!! haha while getting ammo he came up with the rather brilliant plan to get me flowers!!! awww i was so excited through my drug-induced stupor!! i feel so lucky to have someone who listens to me and gives me wonderful hot pick roses! just had to post cuz i was/am so excited about them and my wonderful hubby for his spontaneity and his love! being married is so wonderful when its to someone like Ross :) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MHycxsTMUtEroTxjz-NIyNtWwIE-Vt-smPzCIAxgGXWOTGRYgCpa9bbtftccj8ZM91nj8f-BHzoqYbYsmA_IcNPJZUisDxN6f3Yzj6Dbq3vyGPJmbmstrQAL11ZVqgvTt8HJkOtK87zA/s1600/DSCN1566.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MHycxsTMUtEroTxjz-NIyNtWwIE-Vt-smPzCIAxgGXWOTGRYgCpa9bbtftccj8ZM91nj8f-BHzoqYbYsmA_IcNPJZUisDxN6f3Yzj6Dbq3vyGPJmbmstrQAL11ZVqgvTt8HJkOtK87zA/s400/DSCN1566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586615845859878050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihY_Q1S-cYc6V9rlEWh_2zJ-z3meH_fpu-Rjmg_SMU_GT-CYrzpbadAvTSHsJ3b-5_5KAh_PR_K2tq_eEmPmV1U_PYvuR66fUA076okq0soNkm741G_B8pVTuaJlsORrbGJ1je4etnaYtD/s1600/DSCN1565.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihY_Q1S-cYc6V9rlEWh_2zJ-z3meH_fpu-Rjmg_SMU_GT-CYrzpbadAvTSHsJ3b-5_5KAh_PR_K2tq_eEmPmV1U_PYvuR66fUA076okq0soNkm741G_B8pVTuaJlsORrbGJ1je4etnaYtD/s400/DSCN1565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586615841149962754" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-16227120899013563532011-03-07T16:16:00.002-07:002011-03-07T16:22:35.547-07:00Spring BreakWell its spring break and i am at work....yipee!! haha we arent going anywhere special for the week but i almost like that better! we are just chilling at home and enjoying time together, which is always the best! we have been watching the first season of Modern Family the past few days and it has been so fun to laugh at the quirky things our families do and how similar some things are to the show. the other thing that has been good about it is the way it reminds me of how grateful i am to have family in my life and to learn and grow with them. ross and i were chatting about how sometimes families have their struggles and sometimes it is hard but it is all worth it in the end. there are so many good times and good memories that come with families! we are both so grateful for the chance we have to learn from our families and to someday start our own (no hidden announcements here). we are looking forward to a fun week with a new addition to the Menlove clan with the addition of Sara and Will's new girl! we are so happy to see growth and to welcome a new member!! we are feeling very lucky this week!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-43759471310361559242011-03-01T10:21:00.010-07:002011-03-01T14:58:31.266-07:00I'm so terrible at this whole blogging thingIts officially been ages since i last wrote and its funny that i say that because that is exactly what i write every time in my journal when i get around to writing in it. ugh i used to be so good!! haha well here is my attempt to be good again.<br />lets start with christmas...christmas was great as a married couple! it was so fun to share traditions and work on creating some of our own. we went to temple square twice and it was so beautiful both times! i saw this tree in the conference center and fell in love! pink, purple and huge! so we got some pictures by it by a cute missionary who asked us if we were newlyweds (i thought that was so cute! she was so excited for us! and i was excited for us to have our first official christmas together) here are some pictures.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDVyFWxVbdtOvGIdEknaLXN35sMkUW8PSxO7WndUSjIIcFIrs1uO51RdcbAOEo1oFPYRG4moKbzM0zPoeR2lCB-_u_Ae3Wh970n1ONbPbfdSe1E_cDyhbBeLua6h-x7rk7EAOeFySJWci/s1600/DSCN1530.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDVyFWxVbdtOvGIdEknaLXN35sMkUW8PSxO7WndUSjIIcFIrs1uO51RdcbAOEo1oFPYRG4moKbzM0zPoeR2lCB-_u_Ae3Wh970n1ONbPbfdSe1E_cDyhbBeLua6h-x7rk7EAOeFySJWci/s400/DSCN1530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579217395829097586" border="0" /></a>the tree!!! it was a beaute clark, a real beaute<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDVyFWxVbdtOvGIdEknaLXN35sMkUW8PSxO7WndUSjIIcFIrs1uO51RdcbAOEo1oFPYRG4moKbzM0zPoeR2lCB-_u_Ae3Wh970n1ONbPbfdSe1E_cDyhbBeLua6h-x7rk7EAOeFySJWci/s1600/DSCN1530.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9Kiu9fd6ll0HjxzoIyCsH5iekJqKWQRCLQ0BaTng6dA7f28VbSEelo57-gosdbvQIE6Slpbu0Nvg7siLsA4BPqejSm6hqKVkISwrySQ1OQICqljOQGkbFVi8TyyHX6FthecMYTLyn4wt/s1600/DSCN1527.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9Kiu9fd6ll0HjxzoIyCsH5iekJqKWQRCLQ0BaTng6dA7f28VbSEelo57-gosdbvQIE6Slpbu0Nvg7siLsA4BPqejSm6hqKVkISwrySQ1OQICqljOQGkbFVi8TyyHX6FthecMYTLyn4wt/s400/DSCN1527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579217391691733186" border="0" /></a>i love this picture<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFroMcCwk5jUVaeECiE-R5tJrwdykpQBmWV1YfNY7kDJhx5aA6A_Pm1XYomJ9clYOsj5xay9v20Rf1TKxcfBqQasDIvh5fx0WiQw2q3TaKkgE4hVkavelVA3vl5HJOCbPk4HZ4q1oUPF9/s1600/DSCN1534.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFroMcCwk5jUVaeECiE-R5tJrwdykpQBmWV1YfNY7kDJhx5aA6A_Pm1XYomJ9clYOsj5xay9v20Rf1TKxcfBqQasDIvh5fx0WiQw2q3TaKkgE4hVkavelVA3vl5HJOCbPk4HZ4q1oUPF9/s400/DSCN1534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579217402522870306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpWzC-420dz7g-OoDbYsfMowymOUe700tIZDy3jDs_xyuiaM0fZ8ohx5zJHeHDSr5JXTCvRXWyGYi5r1u2OIuZi6eGedhWYqhOvbWM7npgiHNcIZx1CIG6iou1VYzN0B_RGcB5XJaxpqj/s1600/DSCN1537.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpWzC-420dz7g-OoDbYsfMowymOUe700tIZDy3jDs_xyuiaM0fZ8ohx5zJHeHDSr5JXTCvRXWyGYi5r1u2OIuZi6eGedhWYqhOvbWM7npgiHNcIZx1CIG6iou1VYzN0B_RGcB5XJaxpqj/s400/DSCN1537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579217408139783266" border="0" /></a>grandma and ellie! i like this picture a lot because my mom looks so cute and you can see ellie's cat beanie that was so cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuyVrqfB1od7WgobwHQ7Go-TcnMnWt-iYlo_hOy_L7ZI4uQtGAvxKP39dAY3ikbOlWqPVreutT72wU9oegPPcDQ7xkUAUIJLh1UR7Tb3OdfnG3sbLBRRGseDkYOhnLD7DesRZ52HTSebV/s1600/DSC_0258.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuyVrqfB1od7WgobwHQ7Go-TcnMnWt-iYlo_hOy_L7ZI4uQtGAvxKP39dAY3ikbOlWqPVreutT72wU9oegPPcDQ7xkUAUIJLh1UR7Tb3OdfnG3sbLBRRGseDkYOhnLD7DesRZ52HTSebV/s400/DSC_0258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579217388603781346" border="0" /></a>this is our first family picture with the newest member erin!! yipee! it was so great to have everyone together and to have jake, jen and the kids here (i just love them so much!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn4ZSxrYoQqv7DMNfQghphaYh1VGcMDTRahirktvfWjz1rH3jbBczUcK2AdiwNblNnXnmYU4Hhb4b6gcfzy0yv7TAY7k7kRrBa14R4UkByMyC2MwIw8PXYumJHn3yaesQMAIv9ovtzJv2/s1600/2010-2035-14.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn4ZSxrYoQqv7DMNfQghphaYh1VGcMDTRahirktvfWjz1rH3jbBczUcK2AdiwNblNnXnmYU4Hhb4b6gcfzy0yv7TAY7k7kRrBa14R4UkByMyC2MwIw8PXYumJHn3yaesQMAIv9ovtzJv2/s400/2010-2035-14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579219581595696962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH73TdTciSGouCBCRis0400jtWZDP4XffEfgLnYpqG-OH3aoI4jieRKRepsBiTBingz-6nFvCpwI_3O_MZGIuTHFa3ARd3Kkrmyd8g9G7W7gzUkeXIhKT8nh5voEeoXuy7JTVBzPtzxNtB/s1600/2010-2035-11.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH73TdTciSGouCBCRis0400jtWZDP4XffEfgLnYpqG-OH3aoI4jieRKRepsBiTBingz-6nFvCpwI_3O_MZGIuTHFa3ARd3Kkrmyd8g9G7W7gzUkeXIhKT8nh5voEeoXuy7JTVBzPtzxNtB/s400/2010-2035-11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579219589088053394" border="0" /></a>speaking of love.....I LOVE THESE PICTURES! i am a confessed proud auntie and i stole these pictures from my mom and therefore had to post them. awwwww they are so cute!! i love ellie's piggie tales....i better have a girl some day so she can have piggies too.<br /><br />these are some pictures from the menlove family photo shoot. they turned out really good!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxVD11WzgFFqJgj_ScqL7ypmMml2Ujenr2JV6SzHeL0TyY2wsVIWkvu5poluRkwLoDkFJXQfQEFrQwF2JvLNXatL3PEgZfSXKTqxR_1Op4NHfSIyQTOxui9CkP1oH86nxz_veni77Jf-G/s1600/menlove-144.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxVD11WzgFFqJgj_ScqL7ypmMml2Ujenr2JV6SzHeL0TyY2wsVIWkvu5poluRkwLoDkFJXQfQEFrQwF2JvLNXatL3PEgZfSXKTqxR_1Op4NHfSIyQTOxui9CkP1oH86nxz_veni77Jf-G/s400/menlove-144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579230749811067410" border="0" /></a>this one is the whole menlove fam. it is so cute! i love the box car in the background and everyone looks so great!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqrcOI08egC7AHl0wrsMkOIKIw584sDa9hDHvQPk6nFG0B7-LZGCdlyEhy7DnqSokXWucLuVdbshFvSOyifq_tPSUIFsBlb43LxpyeYcm1tT-iV8hL9i2lCF0kPm-tDKumdRQzzzx95Es/s1600/menlove-174.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqrcOI08egC7AHl0wrsMkOIKIw584sDa9hDHvQPk6nFG0B7-LZGCdlyEhy7DnqSokXWucLuVdbshFvSOyifq_tPSUIFsBlb43LxpyeYcm1tT-iV8hL9i2lCF0kPm-tDKumdRQzzzx95Es/s400/menlove-174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579230772154359074" border="0" /></a>This is the tractor ross and i rode in for our very first date! plus he let me drive it for a bit, so we wanted to be sure to get a pic with it. i love these ones. i love ross's expressions in these pictures, he looks pretty excited.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2vpuh1iL5PRBq93l822QUwLpJ_rYhg9awYU_2o26-wJiLjO7JNsNNE-y99TDod-z4uUV1yYz2tDIoXf3R-zclbX4TIfaMsPfrg9I5WUopAEGVoWgAIY6WF69NA4-3AZOaY1ELqqLj1vv/s1600/menlove-172.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2vpuh1iL5PRBq93l822QUwLpJ_rYhg9awYU_2o26-wJiLjO7JNsNNE-y99TDod-z4uUV1yYz2tDIoXf3R-zclbX4TIfaMsPfrg9I5WUopAEGVoWgAIY6WF69NA4-3AZOaY1ELqqLj1vv/s400/menlove-172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579230763285188914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCcBC65a59D3PbLNAQAZgsl-wTvknIzONmlukWr3XZDWBUDm8Pxh5kt85g678m7k3eaTwEgumCGG0ai2u7e_3cvO4i5gn0qIXUWZCpJ-fXJ31nsUUjA6xWt6E6uNMXm7kJyBnUeTHZ5A-/s1600/menlove-121.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCcBC65a59D3PbLNAQAZgsl-wTvknIzONmlukWr3XZDWBUDm8Pxh5kt85g678m7k3eaTwEgumCGG0ai2u7e_3cvO4i5gn0qIXUWZCpJ-fXJ31nsUUjA6xWt6E6uNMXm7kJyBnUeTHZ5A-/s400/menlove-121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579230755824518050" border="0" /></a>this one is a bit cheesy but i kinda like it. we were harkening back to our engagements....hahaha but they did turn out great.<br /><br />i cant believe its finally march!! dreaded feburary is OVER! wahoo! i changed my blog background to reflect my new found hope in warmth some day coming (and they stole my old one from me so i had to take measures....) yipee for flowers and eventual spring (even if its only in my hopes right now). plus march means that ross and i have been married for 9 months!! yipee! haha im just starting to get used to all this married stuff and really enjoying it! it still doesnt seem real many days but i am so glad it is! ross and i have been enjoying this semester because i only have two classes (one of which ended last week! so now i am down to one!) this means i have less homework and more time to do little if anything but hang out with my hubby...which has been so great! ross just started a GRE prep course and he is working towards tackling the beast and figuring out where we will end up for the next few years. we were planning on UConn for the summer but those plans are no longer so we are working out where we will end up for the summer too!! and i thought decisions for a wedding were hard to make! life decisions are much harder! but we know the Lord will guide us as we stay faithful and seek for His help.<br />january and feburary were full of fun activities. january of course saw the anniversary of burns night!! it was super great and the food was amazing! here is the man who caused the movement....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_dDCYB5nf3mCUleLaIFj6cgr21KmserIGJVDDi1EjJGZHCWM3_rLJ7klZWDk-lA0DPF-9_jUFVh2KOpD4C9t3lVlKsdhquPmLmDMHTG-0dqGinVYf04yuwb5b995n4EF7tFXpCi7lXT5/s1600/230px-Robert_burns.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_dDCYB5nf3mCUleLaIFj6cgr21KmserIGJVDDi1EjJGZHCWM3_rLJ7klZWDk-lA0DPF-9_jUFVh2KOpD4C9t3lVlKsdhquPmLmDMHTG-0dqGinVYf04yuwb5b995n4EF7tFXpCi7lXT5/s400/230px-Robert_burns.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579213759439358210" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some pictures from last years celebration. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSP7k4gWmZuqjq7KEXY1Wl_g2FZ9GoRUtrPoCxjn8SW642VLSRVfJ03Bp_WVhDysXn51kBZD-kOv_bzZwPrQJGXRf-XreYvE27RDOYaD13-RuZ_ow2pbQcSDlYLD09XZflRhUaJE4PUq-K/s1600/DSCN1343.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSP7k4gWmZuqjq7KEXY1Wl_g2FZ9GoRUtrPoCxjn8SW642VLSRVfJ03Bp_WVhDysXn51kBZD-kOv_bzZwPrQJGXRf-XreYvE27RDOYaD13-RuZ_ow2pbQcSDlYLD09XZflRhUaJE4PUq-K/s400/DSCN1343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579233126127038178" border="0" /></a>my kilt! :) and ross lookin good as always<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzXcyJ6_jiALU33vWk6_BQ9kPRaSawvgPNGkMnCt2ZhetMxrEKBBNMZK9ve5FleCLi2gz_uPSF5Mll-IJQPfW9arey2rWZFIjoTmz5fM-QwW8STcliCsOxgPo99YGR8JY4epKrYuyP8Gs/s1600/DSCN1346.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzXcyJ6_jiALU33vWk6_BQ9kPRaSawvgPNGkMnCt2ZhetMxrEKBBNMZK9ve5FleCLi2gz_uPSF5Mll-IJQPfW9arey2rWZFIjoTmz5fM-QwW8STcliCsOxgPo99YGR8JY4epKrYuyP8Gs/s400/DSCN1346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579233128659215842" border="0" /></a>sammy also dressed up for the occasion, complete with burberry tie, smokeless pipe and watch on a chain<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrue8FOS1tHs3mF_MDckchx7vUKF6mTU2rKq3ia1NE5oodjRpkrQsDtuhJDZw8HNsmc3w_OMztOlp0plfDS8Y0r7X48weXPd3WuxZdIzSzlh8zXrAbEefGwthCeEAVhJ0azF_U-PCa0rJB/s1600/DSCN1342.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrue8FOS1tHs3mF_MDckchx7vUKF6mTU2rKq3ia1NE5oodjRpkrQsDtuhJDZw8HNsmc3w_OMztOlp0plfDS8Y0r7X48weXPd3WuxZdIzSzlh8zXrAbEefGwthCeEAVhJ0azF_U-PCa0rJB/s400/DSCN1342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579233122348021250" border="0" /></a><br />ross eating haggis!! wow i knew i had snagged a good one when he was willing to try haggis!!! he's pretty great and i am very lucky!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3v30f5PbgI2fs5o3cKc2qkZODTfVAah9xtkCTPgqcjgS0mVTR_-a3V-B-64JAZQ8pbvy1JW7uJRGTGiw_autTHRs4nC6cNcs02KH_Ui0Fm9Eu3Q0PBirADbn__U3dZ-8nc2rCvVNgKjI7/s1600/DSCN1340.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3v30f5PbgI2fs5o3cKc2qkZODTfVAah9xtkCTPgqcjgS0mVTR_-a3V-B-64JAZQ8pbvy1JW7uJRGTGiw_autTHRs4nC6cNcs02KH_Ui0Fm9Eu3Q0PBirADbn__U3dZ-8nc2rCvVNgKjI7/s400/DSCN1340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579233114225005410" border="0" /></a><br />we went with sam and erin and had a good time being exposed to scottish culture. i was so excited to share a wee bit of scottish culture with my loved ones. i had pictures but they were pretty hideous so they were swiftly deleted!<br /><br />we spent a saturday with sara, will and liam at hardware ranch and it was so interesting! i feel like a true loganite now that i have been to hardware ranch. i learned a lot of cool stuff about elk and enjoyed watching liam wave to all the elk and horsies. he was so cute!!! i just hope that someday i get a little guy as good natured as him...i think i could handle a boy if he is as sweet as liam!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQHmluOUz7hrgAnADt-VV7epPAPptvAu_JsF9K4LidKcPTOvOqT_VyiGsXAX1Nxz9Ke04IH5tU6iy9OtH4oyM6X59NAdCx-PjTHSrSxCoYfr_ZH446ShksiBrsfnVwJlNZH4VVt-zU57S/s1600/DSCN1551.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQHmluOUz7hrgAnADt-VV7epPAPptvAu_JsF9K4LidKcPTOvOqT_VyiGsXAX1Nxz9Ke04IH5tU6iy9OtH4oyM6X59NAdCx-PjTHSrSxCoYfr_ZH446ShksiBrsfnVwJlNZH4VVt-zU57S/s400/DSCN1551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579211190475942162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2VAIKN_VuEK8kt_nBm6a1Vk9Q6R7yFnb0GX6arlV_7r_uCvhBTr1lShQLzEHaoN5zPTJe3wf7TjE3XYvBaweKP8RdDCX-rDE0YVirw8oO3vfDiycCe6jx61ZdNrf6fRz8lDn3vTsckIk/s1600/DSCN1547.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2VAIKN_VuEK8kt_nBm6a1Vk9Q6R7yFnb0GX6arlV_7r_uCvhBTr1lShQLzEHaoN5zPTJe3wf7TjE3XYvBaweKP8RdDCX-rDE0YVirw8oO3vfDiycCe6jx61ZdNrf6fRz8lDn3vTsckIk/s400/DSCN1547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579211185914294274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2tsUsofWPzPNXEUn381Vdy8sg1k1mWPwubZAPFXwtgZufxLTFQw26MgaDXrWVOEUdy-SsGsO_ULUL4agQRmr40a2zgO1Kd186BYiJtCw2nvSmwGvlJ4x5JG4W9NdKAiJmDACbDXf0mA1/s1600/DSCN1548.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2tsUsofWPzPNXEUn381Vdy8sg1k1mWPwubZAPFXwtgZufxLTFQw26MgaDXrWVOEUdy-SsGsO_ULUL4agQRmr40a2zgO1Kd186BYiJtCw2nvSmwGvlJ4x5JG4W9NdKAiJmDACbDXf0mA1/s400/DSCN1548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579211177269797602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />our first valentines day as married people was really fun. Ross surprised me with beautiful red roses on friday and i was pretty excited (i have a complete weakness for flowers!) i decided for v-day i would make ross filet mingon i saw on food network and besides filling the house with smoke from searing it, it was DELICIOUS!! mmmmmm so good! i was pretty proud of myself that it worked! and ross, like the good hubby that he is, was proud of me too. we spent presidents day down in st george with my fam playing sequence and shopping. it was really fun except for the snow and rain part! there were quite a few people who had left logan for warmth like us who were disappointed! hahaha but i was a fun time nonetheless!! since i forgot my camera (a usual occurrence) here is a picture from last year!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeY1TL7DgUhbSkL3qg2P1puu5T9tqepOA9qlWxcTPsQXn1L3uixo5WtGDDN47W_vqRD4uPbmZQhMABbwgrzC4Bcpm18atcmxSEDGXtdcdWr3-Kpu1gdgzaYfP1x93ogUjyK0mXwiFraL3/s1600/DSC_0452.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeY1TL7DgUhbSkL3qg2P1puu5T9tqepOA9qlWxcTPsQXn1L3uixo5WtGDDN47W_vqRD4uPbmZQhMABbwgrzC4Bcpm18atcmxSEDGXtdcdWr3-Kpu1gdgzaYfP1x93ogUjyK0mXwiFraL3/s400/DSC_0452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579214785959573986" border="0" /></a> hopefully next time we go down we will have some sun! st george was also great because it was a chance to get to know erin, sam's love and fiance. she is great and it was fun to spend some more time with her! it was also weird to think last year at this time everyone was getting to know ross better during presidents day! how things change. baby morgan, i discovered, wasnt so much a fan of me....hahaha i was so excited to get to play with her and any time i held her after about 1-3 minutes she realized who i was and started to cry!!! it was pretty funny and some day i figure she will love me cuz i'll play dress up and tea party and barbies with her! just not until then.<br />ross and i are excited for our plans this semester to go to the cabin and st george as well as going to the bahamas for 9 days! we are trying to work out and get a little tan so our white logan skin doesnt bake in the Caribbean sun. oh man every time i see some type of tropical scene on tv i get so excited! i havent ever been on a cruise so this will be a new adventure and i am so excited to experience it with my husband! (sometimes its still weird that i have one) so that will be a post for the future. plus we are excited (and nervous and afraid) about me graduating...what? it could really happen? thats something i just thought OTHER people did....nope....i will soon be in that club....YIPEEE! now i just need to plan for the future...shoot. hahahaha but we are excited for the future! and hopefully i will be good and post more things about it :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-50632035533356883152010-10-21T14:01:00.004-06:002010-10-21T14:27:23.809-06:00Sunshine and CenturiesThis last weekend was UEA for Ross and fall break at USU so we headed down to St. George with my parents and Sam. He was riding in the Tour de St. George and was crazy enough to ride 100 miles!! but he did well and cut 20-30 minutes off his time last year (I cant remember what the exact time was). So I wanted to post some of the pictures since we followed him and cheered him on. Enjoy Schlam in spandex, I'm sure he would enjoy knowing these are here for the world to see.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDDK3pwZUAWGY6F0BqzjM5UEdU1Xh2rMt_zlDxh9ZCi2Q5_MUGygNDT_21hUF7Wu7f8J3F-rkuQLXchLIxozSRVT-fYvIagCd_cH5RXQYiz4M1Rwxxe4WtxnDb60jrimJ8eoTHmcHEClK/s1600/sam4.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDDK3pwZUAWGY6F0BqzjM5UEdU1Xh2rMt_zlDxh9ZCi2Q5_MUGygNDT_21hUF7Wu7f8J3F-rkuQLXchLIxozSRVT-fYvIagCd_cH5RXQYiz4M1Rwxxe4WtxnDb60jrimJ8eoTHmcHEClK/s320/sam4.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530592229675639666" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Dh89XOrQ5JH1nRS8MleL-MkRTQzgTqg8oZ8NjYbh4U2J_ZPcqWQzZrMzAhqNBY3g-5uftkJdOnxJh51UUK1Uecpmiq5SNmltyJIkxch79TtbNTJ6g_zukWOCwm6LGKr9RkyFiGUtP1uS/s1600/sam.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Dh89XOrQ5JH1nRS8MleL-MkRTQzgTqg8oZ8NjYbh4U2J_ZPcqWQzZrMzAhqNBY3g-5uftkJdOnxJh51UUK1Uecpmiq5SNmltyJIkxch79TtbNTJ6g_zukWOCwm6LGKr9RkyFiGUtP1uS/s320/sam.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530592169052756818" border="0" /></a><br />bathroom break and re-hydration. I think this was around mile 78. We waited in the car and watched the bikers stagger to the water. haha we were sitting in the car eating cheetos and drinking carbonation. surprisingly no one else was interested!!! GO AGGIES!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWd8ozUQhcUN8uEyRqe1GhZULmYOZ4V6YRLFR_ewxLx5d0T5LH7eUMMqRrHmNozckbqELy3pww0tJvgtHAYg5y3_C_87PiiJ2XxKcqCNKV7F_MoqAP1-m-pCf9wqfm9jY7V_2nubT1qGTw/s1600/sam3.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWd8ozUQhcUN8uEyRqe1GhZULmYOZ4V6YRLFR_ewxLx5d0T5LH7eUMMqRrHmNozckbqELy3pww0tJvgtHAYg5y3_C_87PiiJ2XxKcqCNKV7F_MoqAP1-m-pCf9wqfm9jY7V_2nubT1qGTw/s320/sam3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530592227269762978" border="0" /></a><br />Looking good Lewis....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoZGsErLxi8CoA4IrLTXy8mOxtoOgpy9y2VrYLaUrMu7OhQhgPThUMGKvvbPFpESq5X9mIDGZG4qTZskyl_NS8HtpV46C9G7EMZLY6Ci9oN9Vso5Cj_JhifrXVbTE9uKl-8fCxZTLAReb/s1600/sam2.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoZGsErLxi8CoA4IrLTXy8mOxtoOgpy9y2VrYLaUrMu7OhQhgPThUMGKvvbPFpESq5X9mIDGZG4qTZskyl_NS8HtpV46C9G7EMZLY6Ci9oN9Vso5Cj_JhifrXVbTE9uKl-8fCxZTLAReb/s320/sam2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530592174285506226" border="0" /></a><br />Off to Snow Canyon (the hardest bit of the whole thing). Good thing he had the mix I made especially for him and I hear it worked!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjID8sJY1FjmykYCox0-LkenlscS5P0UPZcVgiwS7bXsHynyDpGA8-LysOK6_Fto1EmbepIFQ1WBUTNCZBMFLIZkJlJr6KAS392JBUEz6k3E2oeTtgJvickPW8-jY45PKrEuKiUDGSpHEJP/s1600/us.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjID8sJY1FjmykYCox0-LkenlscS5P0UPZcVgiwS7bXsHynyDpGA8-LysOK6_Fto1EmbepIFQ1WBUTNCZBMFLIZkJlJr6KAS392JBUEz6k3E2oeTtgJvickPW8-jY45PKrEuKiUDGSpHEJP/s320/us.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530595654465310866" border="0" /></a>This is us while we waited in Snows. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPUoKDbOcfxBqYgl9g5LcCglOKM_OhV4ATug9LhwZqjYnQImhgC5v0-IYcYTmm3eZMgKHsGKrxOIS8_YwBMN-BsUyDE5hSHqAJhMx0HDQ3wb0ClLtB-xGSc6aNiYYvKICA9-dDhnh4Vez/s1600/sam6.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPUoKDbOcfxBqYgl9g5LcCglOKM_OhV4ATug9LhwZqjYnQImhgC5v0-IYcYTmm3eZMgKHsGKrxOIS8_YwBMN-BsUyDE5hSHqAJhMx0HDQ3wb0ClLtB-xGSc6aNiYYvKICA9-dDhnh4Vez/s320/sam6.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530595105983981378" border="0" /></a>Going up one big hill, of course we were glad we were driving in the car as we saw the bikers struggle up the hill. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF6CmiOtNzeh4g3E1Rt50anr-IneFPIT6cclFp5ZVw6XC6gZFVuJIwI2hafCJgYlS45LEJHkSFchbpea3j5PbZgdfajXcvCF41U4Afi4sM0ig8A1s4E04z6ihqfLHBGPXw32b5WjyJq3g/s1600/sam7.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF6CmiOtNzeh4g3E1Rt50anr-IneFPIT6cclFp5ZVw6XC6gZFVuJIwI2hafCJgYlS45LEJHkSFchbpea3j5PbZgdfajXcvCF41U4Afi4sM0ig8A1s4E04z6ihqfLHBGPXw32b5WjyJq3g/s320/sam7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530595111600490082" border="0" /></a>Flying down Snows. I loved the background!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__lAwLN8oyHYR8msPlijvaNPlFgskrrtNk4rjIPyY8e13BPNeJK9xMwwlq-t6sNAARcXCJ4J3_qAaelXG8hDcJibGGfW1qVfR5JT3q09zeihUkE3SrTCjXCjyKHoudQaKPBdr2jHYxd_M/s1600/sam9.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__lAwLN8oyHYR8msPlijvaNPlFgskrrtNk4rjIPyY8e13BPNeJK9xMwwlq-t6sNAARcXCJ4J3_qAaelXG8hDcJibGGfW1qVfR5JT3q09zeihUkE3SrTCjXCjyKHoudQaKPBdr2jHYxd_M/s320/sam9.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530595113439789506" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9XdeeoIH7j_TQPWxI7nuLFyWs3ywKGI-_gs-KDhU4zNrB9kuIs_4VZ7cStI4nCBeXJ_lZzcS6prE0pJZJ1XCZTU_sXJlhyNWj3IpWUv8ND6QDdBTP65LfCLFCaloP_-S69hrYFij_de7/s1600/sam13.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9XdeeoIH7j_TQPWxI7nuLFyWs3ywKGI-_gs-KDhU4zNrB9kuIs_4VZ7cStI4nCBeXJ_lZzcS6prE0pJZJ1XCZTU_sXJlhyNWj3IpWUv8ND6QDdBTP65LfCLFCaloP_-S69hrYFij_de7/s320/sam13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530595650042551298" border="0" /></a>He paused to wait for his fellow Utah Stater and so we gave him some cool water. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABr-bTt5Rm11qOFskQRlvqTzoaB3VkC3H-hjQZmTS6MZBr_4OmNSpNjUHsvuhYg3gW90OTu0x2elkwXS1PTT4Ha8EjR-ZLPFFpmVXdDSN8bS0bA9tjSnDRqr1DyPI_c9bbZ7thNp7esZA/s1600/sam12.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABr-bTt5Rm11qOFskQRlvqTzoaB3VkC3H-hjQZmTS6MZBr_4OmNSpNjUHsvuhYg3gW90OTu0x2elkwXS1PTT4Ha8EjR-ZLPFFpmVXdDSN8bS0bA9tjSnDRqr1DyPI_c9bbZ7thNp7esZA/s320/sam12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530595644342992354" border="0" /></a>haha I think Sam loves this picture cuz he looks so cool. And he does...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0pY1hqvNUIRvxQfzqZpPI3_wJGlA1xBv9eyhUlaXaPDfY3FSf39gUG7RDQvRzUa7JVo1vUDmTy4Z_q-XbbahadcVvrl80FzgUGUwNs_ybpuiOpnT4cfR-xDV77_fdfG5TRD1W4JvDw0-/s1600/sam11.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0pY1hqvNUIRvxQfzqZpPI3_wJGlA1xBv9eyhUlaXaPDfY3FSf39gUG7RDQvRzUa7JVo1vUDmTy4Z_q-XbbahadcVvrl80FzgUGUwNs_ybpuiOpnT4cfR-xDV77_fdfG5TRD1W4JvDw0-/s320/sam11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530595640372090274" border="0" /></a>This is Sam being bugged that Mom wasnt faster at getting him going through the finish line (we had forgotten our fast camera and only had an old slow one). Ross told Sam to put his arms up like on the Mercedes commercial and he did but mom missed it. Surprisingly, (or not so much) he was unhappy at the prospect of more pictures. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpSDRCJCRGXVpgSPfjdxQ0Xm0I9irWMhSXC3TnivzAXuVrzm2KsS04rp3-MhT2wOIJxH94EqfZbWSqAsI500P2tgv9NOAMdifW7GtP70a4MNPZZy7Awpmc7LIz4QF0aeRufqagkKEyIsY/s1600/sam10.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpSDRCJCRGXVpgSPfjdxQ0Xm0I9irWMhSXC3TnivzAXuVrzm2KsS04rp3-MhT2wOIJxH94EqfZbWSqAsI500P2tgv9NOAMdifW7GtP70a4MNPZZy7Awpmc7LIz4QF0aeRufqagkKEyIsY/s320/sam10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530595124426279954" border="0" /></a>Reenacting the commercial with far less enthusiasm than the first time. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOcpQYOl2ySezu51jqaoLLZrNKsTmPHTwiTj4-06_Y1vk7Bq9imHW8nN2l825lz797CZGTCApjG7G_NIXgurBTeT6acl86YwijCXORyKdqHtgaV51BVt54-7vNIE8JsIMwr06NmAcofkJ/s1600/sam8.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOcpQYOl2ySezu51jqaoLLZrNKsTmPHTwiTj4-06_Y1vk7Bq9imHW8nN2l825lz797CZGTCApjG7G_NIXgurBTeT6acl86YwijCXORyKdqHtgaV51BVt54-7vNIE8JsIMwr06NmAcofkJ/s320/sam8.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530595109802673666" border="0" /></a>Cool helmet lines! haha had to take a pic<br /><br /><br />We are proud of our little sammy for showing us all up and looking so cool on a bike and for finishing 100 miles!! thats like riding from logan home!! ugh. but we love em'!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-79576183736840306592010-10-07T13:52:00.007-06:002010-10-07T15:13:30.749-06:00engagements<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJUJM6BnGb0ntw5XqNWdLjfD1gFn5bpSq_AZf3nwUDdLnniz_1wiATM9Z4ysQ0RGI1RVuQJ8ijINR60MzTQRPshb5dAKV4os9mJY8OWw77NtCx-mlHLVuxN8qAjTpTzSXZXDwxYgrzD2N/s1600/rjme_0887.jpg">oK so i dont know why this is hyperlinked but for some reason it wont go away (still learning here people). so i figured i should post some pictures of engagement and the wedding. haha not sure if people will be interested but just in case........ </a><br /><br />of course the engagements must come first. no kissing ones since i know my mom would hate those. hahahaha<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qCoeVJgsxu6-MD0tbD-lLSEEVwDU3U6CJXX7fwb615wQ1uNwIIeFX6XPv9DgkZ88Hvj_5Yod4-TzdHJA-_YnyqmJ4Uc3GobPsC_mCRKNQpfUzMg2MnggrcQEwO91e8H3YHBLVHo6o2J_/s1600/rjme_0877.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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Things have been going well for ross and i. school is getting difficult as i am taking a few really important classes so i can graduate this spring. ross is enjoying his class, he says they are well behaved (thank goodness!) and he is trying to be as involved as he can. we are making plans for the future and trying to trust in the Lord to show us what to do. Ross is taking a masters class through utah state this semester and really enjoys it. we have some interesting discussions after he does his reading (even though i know very little about education its still good to learn from him). we are all moved in and set up in aggie village. we really enjoy our apartment and i am loving having a place of our own to settle and make the way we want. i am still working at the usu ticket office and it is going ok. now that the byu game is done its not half as stressful! speaking of that game..it was pretty great to see our ags win!!! we went with the menlove clan and sat really close to the south endzone (thanks to ronda and becca for saving seats!). it was such a great game!<br />so i figure i need to post some pictures and so they will probably be randoms from the summer but they are some of my faves. i find i need to be better at taking pictures since i never do! so here are some pics<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhaPGQX5TO9V62-WxsluFYpSWL0NXAKUq0rIyiQ3h9laGVT0Lijy_5MyXlSkuht5mMTFrxI7fvQdCDkGul8M1D8xmufIVXa-Oes1nwRpy7OL8r65TsZb6qpIj4SoZOFV636t4UZ8VM7_h/s1600/DSCN1522.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ9iVtXzapWljw3AuX5Xoo1UeAHzg5RZDFs6ukfCIcu1zn0mdhzbCwX1FsS6VR_O5KkMnR-Z_bDFcDR64z4Dlqe69ra7K2iAlV7wlPMDXDk5KFaOei2QJaTGTELRAA0aceLY5KdYQhq04/s1600/P7310199.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ9iVtXzapWljw3AuX5Xoo1UeAHzg5RZDFs6ukfCIcu1zn0mdhzbCwX1FsS6VR_O5KkMnR-Z_bDFcDR64z4Dlqe69ra7K2iAlV7wlPMDXDk5KFaOei2QJaTGTELRAA0aceLY5KdYQhq04/s320/P7310199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524637991904592434" border="0" /></a><br /> Us on the rim of crater lake<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhwGs6L-J1GBgDWROrnzreQCNXMqmvIednf0oiW9mPQhvckaeC_NiDpK6Ar3Q1sgvysZ4rU1xqXLohRDu7rW_rRA9TKnJB5htUkMsPTEE484BRKhhBvIX6V6TfVo9Z9nj_dSPtuaIiXHR/s1600/DSCN1448.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhwGs6L-J1GBgDWROrnzreQCNXMqmvIednf0oiW9mPQhvckaeC_NiDpK6Ar3Q1sgvysZ4rU1xqXLohRDu7rW_rRA9TKnJB5htUkMsPTEE484BRKhhBvIX6V6TfVo9Z9nj_dSPtuaIiXHR/s320/DSCN1448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524637982261476002" border="0" /></a> Ross showing off the beautiful Oregon coast<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vFhd497ivEjMv5DExcVgreY-Z7FdgNyjabe5uJiv7li2tReNPE3j_n5au2HUI9FGu8fikRKnjdvRwd4Pr3FzT1XKrIaz4eX_T0XDorYUHIWBYJ3L-JOwaRSpVDmG-zbIce7hya4Vc8Zr/s1600/DSCN1456.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vFhd497ivEjMv5DExcVgreY-Z7FdgNyjabe5uJiv7li2tReNPE3j_n5au2HUI9FGu8fikRKnjdvRwd4Pr3FzT1XKrIaz4eX_T0XDorYUHIWBYJ3L-JOwaRSpVDmG-zbIce7hya4Vc8Zr/s320/DSCN1456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524637985795669762" border="0" /></a> we were pretty proud of our little camp site and therefore must document our achievements<br /><br />this summer we went camping at beverly beach in Oregon. it was a beautiful spot with little privacy and loud neighbors (yipee for camping!). but we were excited to go and use are new camping stuff. (notice the tent in the background--thanks josh and jess!) we made our way to the spot by driving along the coast from florence to newport. it was a gorgeous drive!! plus i was just so excited to be able to see the oregon coast (and it totally lived up to the hype). we woke up and then went back to newport which was a cute little tourist trap fishing town. there was a lot to do and some awesome aquariums! my favorite part was seeing a pacific octopus up close! i wanted to stay there forever to watch him but there was loads to see. we had some awesome halibut at a little dive on the waterfront. we also spent some time on the beautiful sandy beach! it was chilly but the sun and sand were so great. we got a bit lost on the way back but we drove through some beautiful forests! we also went to crater lake this summer. that was so amazing! such a fun place to go!! we stayed there for two days and hiked around a bit. there is only one trail to get to the lake and it was extremely steep! by the time we got to the bottom we were really hot so after some convincing and promising we would both do it, we jumped in with our clothes on!! hahaha it was so much fun! there were some people there that took our picture but they never sent us the pictures (despite my contacting them). so sadly we dont have the pictures but the memories are great! the water was perfect and sooooo clear! we had such a great time at crater lake and in oregon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhaPGQX5TO9V62-WxsluFYpSWL0NXAKUq0rIyiQ3h9laGVT0Lijy_5MyXlSkuht5mMTFrxI7fvQdCDkGul8M1D8xmufIVXa-Oes1nwRpy7OL8r65TsZb6qpIj4SoZOFV636t4UZ8VM7_h/s1600/DSCN1522.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhaPGQX5TO9V62-WxsluFYpSWL0NXAKUq0rIyiQ3h9laGVT0Lijy_5MyXlSkuht5mMTFrxI7fvQdCDkGul8M1D8xmufIVXa-Oes1nwRpy7OL8r65TsZb6qpIj4SoZOFV636t4UZ8VM7_h/s320/DSCN1522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524637994856285058" border="0" /></a><br />a few weeks before school started for ross we went down to st george and took a day trip to vegas. we went there for h&m as well as to go see gold and silver pawn. ross and i are kinda in love with this show on the history channel called pawn stars and it is based out of this pawn shop in vegas. so we were totally nerdy fans when we went in. sadly none of the people were there! but if was full of all kinds of cool stuff and we really enjoyed looking around. its fun to watch the show now and know we have been there. h&m was also great (as usual) and my lovely husband followed me around and gave me his opinion! it was then that i really knew i had married the right man!!! :)<br /><br />we also took a trip with my parents to the san juan islands off the coast of washington and british columbia. it was such a cool trip!! we saw so many new things and had so much fun! it was absolutely beautiful there! it was a neat thing to experience with ross and with my parents. here are a few of my favorite pics.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAtyp_u-GagwXr-lZZWJ7tjZzy4LZmme8PhMcCGdhjjNmiXU8H4sdAEJg8DKDsS5dS9tFCdLaHRR0CSz0dYRyQ1M1EDE5JVItZ4VkmCa5tI9VKb2R0Rx2vocQwHS6Tn3UwXMckanzQI66/s1600/Gary+In+7.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAtyp_u-GagwXr-lZZWJ7tjZzy4LZmme8PhMcCGdhjjNmiXU8H4sdAEJg8DKDsS5dS9tFCdLaHRR0CSz0dYRyQ1M1EDE5JVItZ4VkmCa5tI9VKb2R0Rx2vocQwHS6Tn3UwXMckanzQI66/s320/Gary+In+7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524644079581719714" border="0" /></a> launching the boat san juan style. it was pretty crazy, mom was stressin.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40kGDv87DF3MsyskilEIc_L8rnRiTJbFgLBItyOB0oOnG5pPY0sksvFg2i5O4JtYpEsLy48PthLZPv9c8n9-0wDtIwj7R0C_dIlPMabDxn4w6GjSicAjU5QlGCav01V5JZC4jMyTZ_j4A/s1600/DeerHarbor+15.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40kGDv87DF3MsyskilEIc_L8rnRiTJbFgLBItyOB0oOnG5pPY0sksvFg2i5O4JtYpEsLy48PthLZPv9c8n9-0wDtIwj7R0C_dIlPMabDxn4w6GjSicAjU5QlGCav01V5JZC4jMyTZ_j4A/s320/DeerHarbor+15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524644084452924002" border="0" /></a> the fearless bunch of travelers. it was really fun getting to know them. they enjoyed making fun of our newlywededness<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPOUAiL6L0ESubkCiPsbyVPLyIMpkbcOMnILOOCEzMxW9mc064ByY-4jG80-ZY2n7JtfkuQk91JTc-Y5V8ZQ5ODeJa6riDOSkwz2qomY8KMVPQtr05jXV7q-KDQWi1mplpdd6Csv5Zzi6/s1600/DeerHarbor+29.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzi12OjS1kQrzoQuGnHqNyRg_2ZKODX2_4f9Z2ftSohBgnrWDz6McsAKjP8vs7mC0CDYwrV9fIvnDDfVW6K9jj7nEfd5D-5PrMk-VeVnJhKwbAWW0HjNwYLOUwRbZ6kOwgUsrQ6rzLgkv/s320/DSCN1477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524644103654080338" border="0" /></a> man i should move to canada if they have tall-boy dr. pepper!!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0J4Beb_Y3b336Q6rUq-85jNZr4L5CbvQtTM6cBe5dn2fTD36xrpgvI6znob4sNVqBUsT80rvfXwKqqG6ErJDvG3sXwdoeffi6LBxjsd0MhfNEng_KMAIf76nxWj1s4ZDZnyIEjZM1kUO/s1600/DSCN1483.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0J4Beb_Y3b336Q6rUq-85jNZr4L5CbvQtTM6cBe5dn2fTD36xrpgvI6znob4sNVqBUsT80rvfXwKqqG6ErJDvG3sXwdoeffi6LBxjsd0MhfNEng_KMAIf76nxWj1s4ZDZnyIEjZM1kUO/s320/DSCN1483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524650244939418434" border="0" /></a>Ross looking cool! haha love the aviators! this fountain is called the ross fountain so of course we needed a picture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1o1ik9KRjqK0vgLLIIdcVvpj0zzk-N0HC8GmDmv4lQmnpJwYMrWHw5frRXdeqc2fIAif0i8TT240akTkchCX8eJ1BYWU3l3J1vtMs1vW7CNyJS7-HjjILIZN8H3Xl6e8eKcdYyuweO1A/s1600/DSCN1493.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1o1ik9KRjqK0vgLLIIdcVvpj0zzk-N0HC8GmDmv4lQmnpJwYMrWHw5frRXdeqc2fIAif0i8TT240akTkchCX8eJ1BYWU3l3J1vtMs1vW7CNyJS7-HjjILIZN8H3Xl6e8eKcdYyuweO1A/s320/DSCN1493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524650253340393506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm pretty much in love with the buchart gardens! it was my green-thumbed dream!!! haha i took all sorts of pictures of flowers and plants like an old woman :) i decided not to include those. we wandered around for the afternoon and then went to the best fireworks show any of us had ever seen!! it was so much fun!! we had gone when i was in high school and so it was nice that i had experienced the gardens but i had so much more appreciation for them since working at a greenhouse. it was certainly a highlight of the trip<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1rpmafP2bmsmSOaFFN5wYJw0r_cjh0QwIxzF28DKfJX6pZHPUvhRo19xPgv3gaoyQGBctHwggoWxjcnme4Lb76FK0qgSUQjLlPcQzRSuu6XQ_8NBIkGgSIuimBaDKixYcWXm46zXt3-J/s1600/DSCN1492.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGL4tTuDtpvkOqoEFVMF33efppN3tzh0oJ0TV96idzj5WgqGSTNXFTu8cj4HP7jgH3hXNUHxKknOuDg4GQDsTwK-00PranBvp4JO93zrUpq8qXqOtAzyOudzQUDJsY-MP8wffmdUKnipx/s320/DSCN1499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524658458296163346" border="0" /></a><br />I went nuts at the rose garden! by the time we were there ross was done but i was so excited! all the roses were labled and i took so many pictures to remember it for the future when i get to that point. there were arches and arches of roses of different scents and as you walked through the smells changed. it was so amazing! and the roses were gorgeous! a nice indian couple took this picture for us because they saw us struggling to do it ourselves and then we took one for them. good times...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ejS6Bz7OPPdHUCMus366kVV9e9yWggzc3M81YCAb4v73TkFFkWM4fU28wBpfAM98MFnT0Ai8kJ4ZbKeehzxti3xw8qJ02PLYxndurHW7YxvJkWvfv-YJySCNPqCkSGzYMMrcVicozsZi/s1600/DSCN1489.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ejS6Bz7OPPdHUCMus366kVV9e9yWggzc3M81YCAb4v73TkFFkWM4fU28wBpfAM98MFnT0Ai8kJ4ZbKeehzxti3xw8qJ02PLYxndurHW7YxvJkWvfv-YJySCNPqCkSGzYMMrcVicozsZi/s320/DSCN1489.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524658464102175874" border="0" /> this is a japanese maple and i was shocked at its shape and size (helps that the gardens have been around for over 100 years. but i just had to post it!! we wouldnt see something like that here i bet. </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gO2hVXyG-4o9xDjHA2llfOEpreeF8G2YAJhLOVXMWuDiKOLFtVaJIZEAf1slmAIqfcj1aHjcUyen7-wzD150tjyFg8lHHTx6d-JwhwomLEIP_5cbWm49flVyud37xQ1oCv42I8dqY7U9/s1600/DSCN1507.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gO2hVXyG-4o9xDjHA2llfOEpreeF8G2YAJhLOVXMWuDiKOLFtVaJIZEAf1slmAIqfcj1aHjcUyen7-wzD150tjyFg8lHHTx6d-JwhwomLEIP_5cbWm49flVyud37xQ1oCv42I8dqY7U9/s320/DSCN1507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524658473201017218" border="0" /></a><br />we had a picnic out on the grass before the fireworks! it was so good and so much fun. haha notice ross's shoe being used to take the picture.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXfeDnElSWSXKJEIWlQn74o5LguJSz_VnaKzFMELuzpF3S2JuPLT29pcIFuS2hqyiEAzGDqGYR1hz2r7Fz5fGZwHJQ7ktp-uUvqdU5fAilT15FPNyJ-Y9u5p7BkDjbhcIbZtakaYq8A95/s1600/DSCN1516.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXfeDnElSWSXKJEIWlQn74o5LguJSz_VnaKzFMELuzpF3S2JuPLT29pcIFuS2hqyiEAzGDqGYR1hz2r7Fz5fGZwHJQ7ktp-uUvqdU5fAilT15FPNyJ-Y9u5p7BkDjbhcIbZtakaYq8A95/s320/DSCN1516.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524661390137279634" border="0" /></a>Victoria! it was such a beautiful place and a beautiful day!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDl9JrQ-HwZ5Bd8DSaXarrI9_rG4DbRrb_eMpukV4O8LZgn2Ri2l8nPQT8joeW9Zh5Z5qDjJs0bSsrO8Gs2nI09Z_W9F8_eG8uiSlvoFOI_lwUuoKY_BOPOc3HRW6hD6ZVGIbWjWhsThE/s1600/DSCN1513.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDl9JrQ-HwZ5Bd8DSaXarrI9_rG4DbRrb_eMpukV4O8LZgn2Ri2l8nPQT8joeW9Zh5Z5qDjJs0bSsrO8Gs2nI09Z_W9F8_eG8uiSlvoFOI_lwUuoKY_BOPOc3HRW6hD6ZVGIbWjWhsThE/s320/DSCN1513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524661385697739810" border="0" /></a>Mom and dad eating waffle things from a dutch guy. hans and dad were so excited...they were ok<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrG6yvvmlIVwUudbbuQ6T3MA4wtGnZLUdDzOYIALNUa4cv4kdTylA-hOzlY8vLn6VmaQiLr6ZvN9WPUChjoo7OMiFlCY6NQJ60OEKMBYEtJoGnFIvnbTURggyunxUBr546BX6uBUuhuXW/s1600/DSCN1511.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrG6yvvmlIVwUudbbuQ6T3MA4wtGnZLUdDzOYIALNUa4cv4kdTylA-hOzlY8vLn6VmaQiLr6ZvN9WPUChjoo7OMiFlCY6NQJ60OEKMBYEtJoGnFIvnbTURggyunxUBr546BX6uBUuhuXW/s320/DSCN1511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524661381842747842" border="0" /></a>i love this picture! dad was about to sneeze and mom's face is absolutely classic. i'm not sure if she is making the face at dad's beard or me taking that picture (she wasnt a fan of either)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip2xWYSnwvSS3EsR9SI2nSA3QlCPQyn0ZIMzP1eNTQ0fXs_PpwHW-IDJF3XiAGjqEuxAWH5Y7jJkzFx-VW904xaq5ZmHH3FHvbbrKYqSgnq01SccuBBsUl9Hk96qZgqtCvqVcf0XVACqW/s1600/DSCN1509.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip2xWYSnwvSS3EsR9SI2nSA3QlCPQyn0ZIMzP1eNTQ0fXs_PpwHW-IDJF3XiAGjqEuxAWH5Y7jJkzFx-VW904xaq5ZmHH3FHvbbrKYqSgnq01SccuBBsUl9Hk96qZgqtCvqVcf0XVACqW/s320/DSCN1509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524661373895559618" border="0" /></a> rocking the big sunnies on the double decker bus! so fun!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ7xWHolNCL7bGXPVrWIp8WoodNe9ZfuG6wuCQmAmTG_UASqu35E5njbVbLQ089uPAaiCT5Rb06U5xV0zDPQWWgdWBMsCSwvTkExJjFyi4gSUIcj0nRxLw9YSmEvQpZCUisGgtDnZDMom/s1600/Friday+21.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ7xWHolNCL7bGXPVrWIp8WoodNe9ZfuG6wuCQmAmTG_UASqu35E5njbVbLQ089uPAaiCT5Rb06U5xV0zDPQWWgdWBMsCSwvTkExJjFyi4gSUIcj0nRxLw9YSmEvQpZCUisGgtDnZDMom/s320/Friday+21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524662482409113858" border="0" /></a>mom found a cat on a boat and literally went crazy about it. hahaha it was so much fun to watch her play with a cat that wouldnt even respond to her. the cat was just chillin on the bow of the boat and mom stumbled upon it. i thought she was going to steal the cat and put it on our boat. she couldnt figure out how a cat would stay on a sail boat. but we have evidence that they do...now she just needs to figure out a way to train her cats to do the same.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AcKcdW10cAZzjCVIBUjOINO00y_4T5w7zlrQASYHQDPHi2InZnBnT7U8-lD0fZYwNPYvsx7qbg_RaS0ojq8wMRwlhbYusNdSLhCMQHs5IXaUsSDHzz1HOIuwgQV9nvPcb4NaCGcmhRsa/s1600/Friday+15.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhcl7Pk06mNY5GxK5SZ3fO2Z93TPIqTDj8VQmEjUAac_xT73_Y6guCN6glM_fGNe8Kd35PFUwCTrAnNfttSx3KjVCBq3nZ9H4NoMyFwzAcRSujnKRz3zeCE4GwcztY16v2ismKSC-CjnL/s320/Sucia+61.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524666343643594418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />these are some pictures mom took on sucia island. this is what people look like after a while on a boat! hahaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-59840053818655817582010-08-27T13:06:00.002-06:002010-08-27T13:19:46.996-06:00Oh no we cant escape school!its the friday before school and I am reminded how much I am dreading going back to school! Ross's kids came back to school yesterday and he said they will be a good, social class. i have been working all week and adjusting to actually having a schedule! This summer was awesome! it was so great to spend time in Oregon and enjoy the beauties of that place. we went to the beach and crater lake (which were amazing!!) and sampled the local restaurants and bakeries. out trip up to the san juan islands with my parents was amazing and now its all over!!! but such is life! haha. we are now all situated and loving aggie village. its nice to have a place of our own and able to have our own stuff! so we are officially settling into married life and really enjoying it. i wanted to try and post some pictures from this summer so we will see how it goes!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613014559742746432.post-60512470413001541002010-07-21T14:56:00.000-06:002010-07-21T15:00:55.324-06:00First One!!dundundun! so this is my first blog ever and i am pretty excited! i dont generally type using capital letters and figured i wouldnt change for the sake of all my devoted fans. things in oregon are good! we just got back from 10 days in the san juan islands and it was beautiful and really fun! now its life as normal, ross at work for 5 hours and me finding things to keep me busy (hence the blog starting). i'm excited for the things ahead and excited to share them with people who we care about!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0