The Kollman's

What Every Woman Should Have And Know....

2010-06-12T17:11:00.006-06:00

I saw this on a home decorating blog and it made me smile....so I thought I would share!

Every woman should have....

Enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to.

Something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams, wants to see her in an hour.

A youth she's content to leave behind. A past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age.

A set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra.

One friend who always makes her laugh and one who lets her cry.

A good piece of furniture, not previously owned by anyone else in her family.

Eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored.

A feeling of control over her destiny.

Every Woman Should Know...

How to fall in love without losing herself.

How to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship.

When to try harder...and when to walk away.

That she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents.

That her childhood may not have been perfect...but it's over.

What she would and wouldn't do for love.

How to live alone...even if she doesn't like it.

Whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally.

Where to go when her soul needs soothing; be it to her best friend's kitchen table, or a charming Inn in the woods.

It's My Birthday!!!!!

2010-04-05T19:32:00.013-06:00

WARNING...I'm in a funny mood, so this is going to be a funny blog

(to me anyway)!

For those of you who watch How I Met Your Mother, you will get the title of this post!! On the last episode when Lily woke up she yelled, "it's my birthday!" So I have been yelling that the past 2 weeks...mostly just to see how much I can get on John's nerves! But really, my birthday was coming up! My 26th...other than my 16th was my best birthday EVER! I celebrated for almost 2 weeks straight!

It all started with a weekend in Vegas with a few of my AMAZING friends! My friend Abby and I went to the John Mayer concert...not sure if you've heard of him or not! Haha...I kid, I kid! If you're reading this then you definitely know who John Mayer is because I'm obsessed and want one of my babies to be his! (John is shaking his head as I'm reading this to him). As usual, he put on a FANTASTIC show! What made it even more fun was that I went with Abs. She loves him too, and had chills pretty much the whole show! I love when people get excited about things like I do. It makes LIFE so much more fun!! I have to say my favorite part of the concert was when he played Journey's Don't Stop Believin'. My in-laws love Journey and we love to tease them about John being conceived to this song! So when JM played it I laughed and recorded the whole thing! I'm sure our kids will tease us about being conceived to a John Mayer song someday! Karma, gotta love it!! My family/friends are getting annoyed with me talking about John Mayer. But I can't help it, he makes me so happy! A few days after I got back from Vegas I got an email announcing his Summer Tour. Guess who's coming to Salt Lake this Summer?! When I told my Grandma, she yelled at me. "Have you ever added up how much you spend to see this Mayer guy in concert?" I couldn't say anything. Everyone has something they spend their money on. My addiction happens to be concerts and I'm going see him every chance I get! What's the point of living if you aren't going to do what makes you happy?!

On Our Way....Yep, this is only for one night!!

A few of my favorite boys!!

Me and Abs!

The infamous "O" face...not sure how I feel about this!

LOVE HIM!!

Ooh La La!!

My Favorite picture I have taken of JM!!

The next weekend we went down to St. George to get away for my actual birthday and Easter. I got a wild hair and decided I wanted to go back to Vegas on Saturday night for my birthday dinner! So we drove an hour and a half to Vegas to go to Serendipity 3. The atmosphere was so much fun! It was hot pink and orange and everything I would have wanted for my birthday! The food was just okay, but the Frrozen Hot Chocolate was everything I wanted it to be!! John made my birthday very special this year. He even remembered that I told him I wanted Coconut Cupcakes from Mini's for my cake this year! If you haven't been to Mini's Cupcakes in Salt Lake, you're missing out. I highly recommend it!!

Can you imagine spending $1,000 dollars on dessert?!

Me on my 26th Birthday!!

The Famous Frrozen Hot Chocolate!!

Me and my yummy birthday dessert!!

Michelle bought me Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang for my birthday...so far it is HILARIOUS!!!

Mini's!!!

Thank you to everyone who helped make my 26th a memory I won't ever forget!! I love you all more than you will ever know!

PLEASE READ

2010-02-18T21:03:00.004-07:00

I heard about this a few years ago, but never in my worst nightmares would I have ever thought it was real. It couldn't be could it? John and I watched a documentary called The Cove a few nights ago and we were both in total shock the whole time. Please go to the website www.thecovemovie.com and educate yourself. John and I argue all the time about stuff like this. He doesn't feel like he needs to see it to know it happens and I say you have to see things like this to want to make a difference. It isn't real until you see it. You can rent The Cove at Netflix and I highly recommend it. You are pulled in the minute it starts. The more people that know about this and spread the word, the sooner it will stop. Go rent The Cove and post a link on your blog, facebook, twitter... or whatever it is you use. Please help make a difference!

I LOVE these Guys!!

2010-02-13T21:55:00.005-07:00

If you know me, you know how much I love my dogs.

This is how I found them the other day. It made me laugh.

I love this picture, look at Milo's little butt!!

I love that it is hanging over the edge!

I think we need to stop giving him so many treats...but I love his chubby little butt, it's what makes him Milo!!

A blog for Ashly!!

2010-01-24T15:17:00.004-07:00

Some of you know Ash, some of you don't. For those of you who do, you will get this blog!

Some of my favorite things about you....

1. Your shopping addiction! Although, you do know your limits one of my favorite things to do with you is to go shopping and just look! You're really good at that and we're really good at that together!

2. Your love for Philosophy!

3. You're a vegetarian that Hates most vegetables!

4. Your love for music! The numerous concerts we've been to together I will never forget! Coldplay and Ben Harper are two of the most memorable concerts of my life!

5. Your Suby! You love her so much that you didn't even think about trading her in when she needed a shit load of work done!

6. Your Brain! You're so smart...and you know it!!

7. You're Bossy! Often times when we are together we but heads because we both want things our way!!

8. And last but not least..... Your beauty!! I and so many other people think you are absolutely GORGEOUS! How it would be to pull off nothing but lip gloss!!

Ash, these are just some of the things that I love about you! I hope you get feeling better soon. I hate that you're too far away and I can't be there to take care of you. I've kept you in my thoughts and prayers every single day since we found out you were sick. Know that John and I are here if you and your family need anything. I will be on the next flight there if you need me! I love you and can't wait for you to be all better!!

My New Goal

2010-01-23T09:13:00.010-07:00

Not like anyone reads my blog anyway, but I've decided my blog is like my journal. And I can look back at all of the things that I've done! So I'm going to try and blog at least once a month about what happened that month. To start it off....here are some highlights of 2009!!! I went to LOTS of concerts!! Surprise Surprise! I saw Rascal Flats, Britney Spears, No Doubt, The Offspring, 311, Incubus, The Fray, Matisyahu, Kenny Chesney, and to finish off 2009's concerts, John surprised me and took me to Vegas for New Years to see JOHN MAYER Trio!!! It was so much fun, and I almost met him! I was close enough to touch him which is enough for me!! I went to Denver to visit Ashly and had a blast! John and I went to Cali and had way too much fun! We took a tour of Hollywood that I will never forget! We went to Disneyland and Newport Beach. I plan on living there someday!! 2009 was a great year with lots of great memories! Some of these pictures won't mean anything to anyone else but me, but that's okay!! Hope you enjoy my 2009 highlights!! Happy Late New Year! I hope everyone has a great 2010!!!!

No Doubt!

Gwen!!

The Offspring

Matisyahu
Me and Chelle Belle
Me and Brooke...I can't believe she is 7!!
Me, DiV, and Chelle being silly!
Me and DiV
Kenny Chesney!
Drunk Jess at Kenny Chesney!!
I took the girls swimming!
Hollywood Blvd!
Capital Records...it looks like cd's!
Hollywood!!!!
Newport Beach
I HEART Sephora!!!!!
California Adventure!!
Disneyland!
California Screamin
Ashly's Philosophy Addiction...I thought I was bad!
Crepes in Breckenridge CO!
Breckenride CO!
Ashly's favorite Starbucks in Breck!
I was obsessed with the hanging flower baskets!
I had a tea party with the gills!
VEGAS!!!
Ooh La La!!
The Trio
John Mayer!!
More John!
The Set List!!!!

Four Years Ago Yesterday....

2009-10-26T18:59:00.000-06:00

I Married My Best Friend....

For those of you who know, John and I overcame a lot of "obstacles" to celebrate our wedding day. We were married on October 25, 2005 and celebrated with our family and friends on January 27, 2007. It was a very special day for everyone because not only did we get to celebrate the love that John and I have for each other, but we celebrated the fact that I was finally better! Thanks to all of you that celebrated that special day with us!

Here's to 70 more!!

Oops!

2009-05-08T08:51:00.000-06:00

It's been awhile since I've updated. I've just been so busy I haven't been able to! Here are some pics of what I've been up to the last few months!

I saw Britney in Concert! If you know me, you know how much I love her!

Some of the costumes scared me!

I took the "Gills" to Build A Bear for their Birthdays! I love them!!

Me and Madi! I love this girl!!

And I turned the big 25!! Yes, that is me taking a shot with a straw!! Ahaha!

Milo The Murderer

2009-02-01T09:15:00.000-07:00

It's true, this cute little face is that of a murderer. Well, I'm not exactly sure what happened, but here's the story for those of you who haven't heard it! When I arrived home from work last Thursday, I was greeted at the door by my adorable babies! Milo then proceeded to run over to the stairs and pick something up with his mouth. I didn't know what it was, so I bent down to get a closer look. It was a MOUSE. I didn't realize what it was until I saw the sick ass tail hanging out of my dog's mouth. Yes, he went from being my baby to a dog that fast! I freaked out and started screaming, mice terrify me. Milo just kept trying to show me his treasure. At that point, I wasn't sure if the thing was dead or alive. But I certainly didn't want it touching me. While Milo continued to chase me around the kitchen with it, I set off the alarm because I couldn't get to it to shut it off. I called my sister Amanda to come and save me and she just laughed and said, "what do you want me to do about it". Thanks Amanda for that!! Milo finally put the sick thing down and went upstairs to pout because I wasn't excited about his treasure. So I locked him and Barkley in my bedroom so they couldn't get to it again. I had to wait for John to get home from work to throw it out. There was no way in hell I was touching that thing. So, I'm not exactly SURE if he is a murderer because we had no signs of mice in our house. So there is a possibility that he found a dead mouse outside and brought it in. Milo is a little hunter, he killed a bird the summer before last and brought that in for me to see too. I had just had surgery on my foot so I was on crutches. John was golfing and had to come home to save me. He wasn't too happy with me! Milo is 100% boy, and it freaks me out!! If he ever brings a snake in the house, I swear that little dog is going to be punted across the house!! And then we will have to move!

Happy 27th John!!

2009-01-24T11:24:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday John turned the big 27!! Saturday night we celebrated by going to Keys on Main. It was so much fun! We invited all of our favorite people to come! Thanks to all of you who could make it!! John's parents even joined us! The dueling piano players had John come onstage and embarrassed him so badly!! They had him dance to Madonna's Like a Virgin. It was hilarious. I recorded it all! John drank entirely too much, but what else are you supposed to do on your birthday?!! The next morning I had a massage scheduled for him. Just what he needed after a long night of drinking!! Sunday night we went to dinner with our families to celebrate John and my other favorite man's birthday, my Grandpa!! I hope you both had wonderful birthdays. I love you both so much!!

Happy New Year!

2009-01-04T09:52:00.000-07:00

Wow, has it been a crazy month!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season. 2008 was such a great year!! I can't wait to see what 2009 brings! I'm hoping a vacation very soon, as this snow and cold season are going to be the end of me! I keep trying to talk John into moving somewhere warm but he keeps telling me no! Then I used my mad negotiating skills and said when we retire can we? He agreed to that!! Unfortunately, that is like 40 years away!!

This is what we woke up to on Christmas morning. The roads were horrible.

We got so much snow out in Herriman, it was horrible! Christmas was so fun though. We woke up extra early to go over to LeRoy and Krysti's to watch my adorable nieces open their presents. It made Christmas even more fun having the girls get so excited over everything they opened. It made me want to have kids now!! Not to mention, they are the cutest little things ever! Every outfit Hannah opened she had to put on. I've never seen a kid, especially a three year old get excited over clothes! She is going to be trouble for Jess and RJ!! Good luck with that guys!

Here is Hannah in one of her new outfits! She was too funny!

Madi loved her hippo we got her. When she opened it, she said, "now I have somting to sweep wif". Or now I have something to sleep with!

If you can't tell, I love my nieces!! They made me excited for when we have kids. It will make Christmas fun again. Not saying that Christmas isn't fun, but it will be more exciting and special when we have kids! I got John RockBand for Christmas. He told me he wanted it, so I bought it. Now he hates it and resents it because I'm addicted to it and make him play it!! Everyone that comes over, I make them play!! Let's just say that he took the game away from me the other night because I can't stop playing it! I made a special purchase for Ashley's Christmas present!! I bought her some Juicy earrings!! She loved them! I was so excited to give them to her!! Her reaction was priceless!!

Happy New Year everyone!! My resolution this year is to be happy!! I'm already very happy, but I'm going to eliminate things that don't make me happy! Too bad that won't work with snow, but here' s to hoping!! I love you all!!

Oh My Hell!

2008-12-14T10:23:00.000-07:00

Yesterday after hours of Christmas shopping, we came home and started getting our presents ready for the Brigg's 2nd annual White Elephant Christmas Party. Well, I had a candle burning on my kitchen counter. As I was fixing the tissue paper to put in the gift bag, I accidentally flung it on top of the candle. It caught on fire so fast I didn't know what to do. I threw it on the ground and started stomping on it. That didn't put it out. So I started screaming for John to come downstairs. Luckily the fire alarm started going off or I don't think he would have come. Once the tissue paper was all burned up the fire went out. If I would have been thinking logically, I would have ran over to the kitchen sink and put it out with water. But no, I decided to fling it everywhere to try and put it out. So needless to say, it took about an hour to clean up all the ash and I can still smell the smoke. So, if you need a gift idea for me....it sounds like a fire extinguisher might be handy!! Just kidding!

More John Mayer!! Why Georgia!

2008-12-13T11:00:00.000-07:00

How about another!! This is a long one, but so worth it!! Mostly I put this up for you Haley! I love this song, it's my favorite.

John Mayer Covers Coldplay's Lost

2008-12-11T21:09:00.000-07:00

Here is 1/2 of the video I took of John Mayer covering Lost by Coldplay. He's so amazing live!! Sorry about the camera views, I kept switching! Enjoy!!

Merry Early Christmas To Me!!

2008-12-08T19:56:00.000-07:00

For Christmas John ( I bought it and said he gave it to me) gave me a ticket to go see John Mayer in LA. Renae being the good friend that she is said that she would go with me! Let's just say she's on her way to being just as obsessed as me. Here's the thing, just when I'm on my way to being over him he pulls me right back in!! I will never really be over him. He truly is amazing. So we flew in to LA and took a taxi into downtown. We walked around downtown for a few hours and then decided to take the subway into Hollywood. Just like back in September, it was quite the adventure. But I finally found what I was looking for....Sephora!!!! When I die, Sephora is my heaven. It is the most amazing store ever! If you've ever been to Sephora with me, you know I can spend hours and hundreds!! HaHa!! I'm not kidding! So after walking around for hours...again, I'm not kidding we went back to the hotel to get ready for the concert. When we got there, we decided we needed a drink. As we were standing in line I noticed a group of people around this guy. So I kept watching...it was Bob Saget. AKA: Danny Tanner! I got a picture, I'll post it. Then it was time to go to our seats. Our seats were really good. Not as good as they were when I saw him in Salt Lake, but really good. Adele opened for him. You seriously need to download her album. She is amazing. I can see why she is nominated for five grammy's. Then it was time for my lover!! He was up on the stage all by himself. Just John Mayer and his guitar. How do you know if someone is good live? Let me tell you. They sing all by themselves with no one to back them up and they sound amazing! He sang almost all of my favorite songs. Oh and he covered the Coldplay song Lost. I was so excited. I recorded it, but I can't seem to figure out how to upload video so we'll see if that happens. Another favorite part of the concert (sorry if this offends you) is when he said he thinks it's funny when people come up to him and tell him they have sex to his music. He does have some good baby making music if you're trying to get pregnant!! HaHa! John Mayer still is and will always be my favorite. His music has such a positive message. If you're in a bad mood just listen to his lyrics. They are very powerful. Stop This Train and Why Georgia are my favorite songs of his. I listen to them everyday. Listen to them, I promise you won't be disappointed. He is such a positive person and quite the optimist. I can't imagine why I love him!! Right before he sang Why Georgia, he said to the audience how lucky he is. He said that when he looks back on every moment of his life, he's going to look at the hard times and the easy times and know they were all GOOD times. It made me stop and think. How often do we take what we have for granted? Instead of being happy and grateful for what we do have, we think about what we don't have. So this is going to be my New Year's resolution and I challenge you to do the same. Everyday think about something you are grateful for. Stop dwelling on what you don't have. It's a waste of time. Life is too short. I say this all the time and I'm going to say it again. You NEVER know when your life is going to end. So live it up while you're here!! Thanks again John. It was the best Christmas present ever!!

Look At The Stars...Look How They Shine For You!!!!!

2008-11-24T18:44:00.002-07:00

Coldplay was soooooo amazing! By far the best concert I have ever been to! Ashly bought John's ticket. I'm very glad she did! John wouldn't have appreciated the concert like we did! I took more video than pictures because Chris Martin moves around so much it was hard to get a good picture! And I have a new crush!! I'm not completely over John Mayer, I still love him but the bassist for Coldplay is so hot!! Unfortuneatly, I didn't realize I had a crush on him until my camera died so almost everything I took is of Chris Martin! Which isn't too bad! My favorite part of the concert was when they sang Lovers in Japan and thousands of colorful paper butterflies fell from the sky! It was so beautiful. If you watched the AMA's last night, they performed Lovers in Japan and the butterflies fell!! I was soooo excited. John kept telling me I was a nerd. I also loved when they left the stage and performed Scientist in the middle of the audience. If you ever get the chance to see Coldplay, I highly recommend it! I now understand why they are one of the biggest bands in the world!

My new Crush!!

I loved the butterflies!!

Go Utes 12-0!!!

2008-11-23T15:38:00.001-07:00

The Utes beat BYU 48-24!! Great way to end the season!! Here are some of my favorite pics from the game.

Twilight!

2008-11-21T17:31:00.000-07:00

I loved the movie so much! Of course the book is much better, but they did a very good job of staying true to the story line! If you haven't read the book, you'll still love the movie! I also loved that they left it open for New Moon! I love it so much, I need to get a life!

I've been waiting for this day for months!!

2008-11-20T20:18:00.000-07:00

I am so glad this week is officially over! I know it's only Thursday, but it has been one of the longest weeks of my life! After much pleading and begging (if you know my boss you know I'm kidding) I convinced Mike to let me have the day off. I'm not actually taking the whole day off, I'm working from home until 12:00. It's been such a stressful week for me that my body finally broke down and I got sick. I've even been super good with hand washing and hand sanitizer, but I guess that is what happens when stupid people come to work sick and you're super stressed out! Enough of my complaining, Twilight is tomorrow!!!! Renae took the day off with me and we are going to lunch and a movie!! I can't believe how popular Twilight is. I tried to buy tickets 3 weeks ago for the midnight showing and it was either sold out everywhere close by or way crappy seats. Not worth it to me, I love it way too much. And it just goes to show that I wasn't supposed to go to the midnight showing because I just took some cough medicine and will be out like a light!! If I don't have nightmares. Does cough medicine do that to anyone else? I wake up in the middle of the night and think someone is standing next to my bed. It probably is a ghost, but I'm so drugged up I think it's a dream. One time I caught myself telling it to go away that it wasn't supposed to be there. It was when John was on his cruise to Mexico and I was home alone. When I realized what I was doing I think I called MIchelle and told her to drive over cause I thought someone was in my house. I'm crazy!! It's the medicine, I swear!! Anyway, this weekend is going to be amazing!! Twilight, Utah/BYU game and to end it......Coldplay!!! I can't wait for tomorrow. Let's hope I feel better! And on a side note...from John, the Raiders play the Broncos. Let's hope I'm still friends with Renae after Sunday. Her and John fight for real.

I'm Going To Get In So Much Trouble For This!!!

2008-11-18T22:59:00.000-07:00

Sorry Honey!! You know I LOVE you!!

Equality For All!

2008-11-16T08:40:00.000-07:00

I'm going to start this blog off by saying that it may offend some people. I realize that there are many different views, sides, and opinions people have on Prop 8. But why should I worry about giving my opinion and offending someone, when others who have a different opinion aren't worried about how theirs might make me feel. I am very much against prop 8. I feel that anyone should be able to get married. And by that I don't mean that someone should be able to marry their dog or their sister. Yes, I heard that comment yesterday. Marriage to me is about love. We choose who we want to marry. So why shouldn't everyone get the same treatment? Last time I checked we live in America, where church and state are supposed to be separate. So why are religious beliefs getting in the way? Whether you think it is right or wrong, why are religious beliefs even a factor in this? Shouldn't everyone be created equal? Is the marriage of a same sex couple in anyway going to affect you? If what they are doing truly is a sin, who are you to judge? This world is full of too much judgement and hate for people who look, think, and believe differently. Why are there people who feel that it is either their way or no way? I'm not blaming a church or even a religion. Because there are many religions that are for prop 8. As the protesters at the rally said yesterday, "the people voted". That's right, the people did vote. And here is what I say to that. Do you realize how close this vote really came? The way Prop 8 was worded, was very confusing. Yes means No, No means Yes. I think people are blaming churches and religions because religion tells you what to believe, they tell you what they think is right and wrong and they make you feel guilty and sinful if you go against it. Some choose to listen to everything their priests, ministers, bishops, and prophets have to say; whereas some can open their hearts and make their own decisions. Personally, I'm glad I don't belong to an organized religion, I like the fact that I can have my own beliefs and opinions and not feel GUILTY about them. I don't believe that being a member of a certain church is what makes you a good person. I believe that having an open heart, doing good things for others, and just loving people for who they are is what makes you a good person. I don't need someone telling me what to believe. I know my God loves everyone. His love is Universal. He does not discriminate. He put everyone here for a reason. I heard some people at the protest yesterday say that homosexuality is a sinful, disgusting personality trait. Seriously?! If everyone was put here for a reason and if these people believe that God is the reason we are here, then God put homosexuals here for a reason too. They are people. They love, feel, cry, hurt, and have families just like you and me. There is nothing wrong with them, they are not crazy disgusting people. They are human beings who deserve exactly what we "heterosexuals" have. What will it hurt? Will it hurt you? Will it hurt your marriage? Will it hurt your family? Why don't they deserve to have the same rights as us? Marriage is a civil right in the United States of America, by not allowing these couples to marry we are discriminating. At the "peaceful" protest yesterday, this man brought his 13 maybe 14 year old daughter with him. I heard one of the lesbian ladies ask him why he would bring her to see him with so much hate in his heart. Guess what his response was, "Shutup you Dirty Whore". He said that in front of his daughter. I was shocked and outraged. It bothered me to see a man use that kind of language in front of his daughter. To me, that showed her that it is okay for a man to treat a woman like garbage. It disgusted me. Now she is going to grow up with hate in her heart because of her parents beliefs. I just stood there with an overwhelming amount of sadness. It took everything in my power not to cry. I am saddened by how much hatred there is in this world. I am not personally affected by Prop 8, but many people I love are. And I will stand behind them and with them until they are treated the same as me. So I ask you, please open your hearts. Put yourself in their place. I welcome comments from those for and against Prop 8. I would really like to hear your opinions on why you are personally for or against it. I will not judge you, I will respect you. The only thing I ask, is that you do not leave any mean hateful comments. I will delete them. This world is full of enough mean hateful things. Please be respectful if you leave a comment.

Happy Birthday Milo!

2008-11-15T08:44:00.000-07:00

What dogs? These are my children, little people with fur who make my heart open a little wider.

Oprah Winfrey

That is one of my favorite quotes, by one of my favorite people. It sums up exactly how I feel about my dogs. If you know me, you know that is true! So don't judge me for this post! My baby Milo turned 2 on Tuesday. His birthday is 11/11! Isn't that cute?! So we ordered a doggie pizza for him from Ma and Paws Bakery. They did such a good job, it was sooooo cute! Not to mention the boys loved it! Don't worry, we didn't give them all of it at once! If you're thinking that John and I are those weird dog people, you're right. We love our dogs more than anything. They are our babies. Everyone tells me that will change when we have kids, but I just don't think so. Dogs love you no matter what. When you've had a bad day, they are there waiting for you at the door with wagging tails. They don't expect anything from you, they just love you. How could you not love dogs? I did a post about Barkley a few months back, and got some slack from a few people in my family that I play favorites. I really don't. I love both of my dogs equally for different reasons. But this post is about Milo. He is the happiest, most loving dog I have ever met. He is 100% boy. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know you, he loves you. He rarely barks unless he's outside playing with Barkley or the neighbor dogs. I always joke around and say that if we would have gotten Milo first he would have been our last. He gets into everything!! One day I came home from work to find a whole pack of toilet paper outside. Milo had unraveled each roll. He was running all around the backyard with it in his mouth while it unraveled. Barkley was chasing him probably saying, "mom and dad are going to kill us for this so knock it off". But nope, it was one of the cutest things I have ever seen. So Happy Birthday Milo, Buddah, Poodah, Jimmy Choo, or whatever name I feel like calling you for the day! I hope we have many many more years together!!

So Beautiful!

2008-11-11T20:04:00.001-07:00

The other morning I was running through the house getting ready for work like a mad woman. In fact, I was brushing my teeth while trying to get dressed and finish my hair. I ran downstairs and just happened to look out the window. I am so happy I did. There was the most beautiful sunrise. I'm glad I stopped for a few minutes from my hectic morning to stop and see this. It's just another reminder to me of how beautiful life is and how often we take it for granted.

OMG!!! Funniest Thing I have ever seen!

2008-11-10T20:54:00.000-07:00

I seriously almost peed my pants watching this. I was crying I was laughing so hard!! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvPWd5o4cds

I know, I know, I'm Obsessed!!!!

2008-11-03T22:36:00.001-07:00

Had to Share

2008-11-02T17:18:00.000-07:00

I saw this on Oprah and had to share. I cried my eyes out both times I watched it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qILw1iFzmIE

Finally!!

2008-11-01T23:43:00.000-06:00

For our 3 year anniversary, John and I went on a 7 day cruise to the Eastern Caribbean. It was amazing! We had so much fun. We cruised with Royal Caribbean on Freedom of the Seas. If you ever have the chance, this is one of the most amazing ships on the sea! We went to Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten. I got a little worried before we left because there was a hurricane right where we were supposed to go. The cruise that left before us got rerouted. I would have been okay being rerouted to any where but Jamaica!! But luckily we didn't because the weather was absolutely perfect!! The first day on board, we were super tired because we took the red eye to Miami. So we went and got a few cocktails, went to the welcome aboard party, did the muster drill, and then we went to bed! The 2nd day we laid out and played bingo!! I won almost $200 and a free game of bingo!! I never win playing bingo so I was super excited! Then we had a private lesson on the flowrider!! Holy Shit!! Luckily we were the only people that signed up for a lesson that night! You can have up to 8 people, but we got super lucky and it was just us! Let me just tell you, that thing kicks the crap out of you! I had bruised ribs, bruised knees, whiplash, and it ripped part of my toenail off! It is sooooo fun though! If you ever get the chance, you have to try it! Girls beware though, wear board shorts and a t-shirt. The water goes so fast, it rips your clothes off! Luckily there were only a few people watching! hehe!
The 3rd day we went to Puerto Rico. For our excursion, we had a tour of the city. So damn boring! I seriously ran off the bus when the driver asked if anyone wanted to get off and go shopping! Then we went to Senor Frogs! If you have ever been there, then you know about the Yards!! We got really drunk and hyper! The fourth day we went to St. Thomas. This was by far my favorite place we went. St. Thomas is absolutely beautiful!! The water isn't blue, it's turquoise. They have really good shopping in St. Thomas as well! I found the MAC store!! haha! Hey, at least it's duty free! That's what I told John anyway. We saw iguana's everywhere we went. I am terrified of reptiles, always have been. When we saw the iguana in St. Thomas I was trying to figure out which way I could go to get away from it. We were on this huge flight of stairs and I looked down and there were these two lizards (I'm guessing a boy lizard and a girl lizard) and one was trying to get away from the other. They almost ran across my feet. I took off running down the stairs. The stairs are very old and uneven. I still can't believe I made it down them without falling! When John caught up with me, he said, "I didn't know you could run"! Funny what you can do when your adrenaline kicks in! Our 4th day we went to St. Maarten. Also very beautiful but the people are very mean and it's kind of dirty. I find it funny that they call themselves the friendly island because that they are not! We went to Orient beach, by far the most beautiful beach I have ever been to in my whole life! The only thing about Orient beach is part of it is a nudist beach! We only saw boobies, but I couldn't stop laughing! Oh how it would be to be a free spirit!! Totally just kidding!! On our excursion in St. Maarten, we were served lunch. The mean lady got mad at me when I told her I didn't want any meat. She still tried to take my plate and put meat on it after I told her no thank you!! I finally pulled it away and said, "I'm a vegetarian and I don't want that on my plate!" I got a little upset! The 5th day, we laid out some more and just relaxed. The 6th day we got massages, laid out, played more bingo, and I took 3rd place in a slot tournament and won another $200 dollars! John kept telling me how lucky I am. If I would have taken 1st place, I would have won another free cruise! Now that would have been lucky!! Our ship had so much to do! We went to a ton of amazing shows, had amazing food (and drinks), and just had a lot of fun! We can't wait until our next vacation!! If you have any suggestions on where we should go, please let me know!! I kept telling John this was going to be our last big vacation before we have kids, but now that he's back in school I think the kid thing will have to wait a few more years! It's my trick to get what I want!! haha! We will see though!

Oh Adam!

2008-10-05T22:37:00.000-06:00

I heard this the whole time we were in LA too!

Happy Birthday Adam and Michelle!!

2008-10-05T19:21:00.000-06:00

Friday night we celebrated Adam and Michelle's birthday at a party at Mile's house! Adam turned the big 25 and Shelby turned 19! We are getting old!! Might I also mention that my birthday is exactly 6 months away from their birthday, that's right..I'll be 25 in 6 months! You all better be throwing me a party too!! Ha ha! I'm not kidding! Saturday John and I went out to dinner and saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. I loved it! Very cute. Then today we went for a drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon. It was beautiful. It's getting very cold up there too. It snowed! I'm not quite ready for winter...in fact I hate winter. John said he's going to get me snowboarding again this year. I doubt that...but we'll see! John bought me all new stuff two years ago..unfortunately I haven't been able to use it! Here's to hoping!!

Sorry For The Delay!

2008-09-28T18:10:00.000-06:00

For my birthday, my best friend Adam gave me a buddy pass. He's a pilot for SkyWest. We were going to go to Chicago, but couldn't get a flight out of Salt Lake. When you use buddy passes, you're standby... which sucks! But thanks again Adam!! Anyway, we were going to go to Chicago to see Wicked. So we decided to go to LA and see it instead. It was so much fun. We went to Santa Monica beach and swam with dolphins..(I didn't get in, I'm afraid I'll drowned with my Nemo foot)!! But Adam, Scott, Miles, and Ben all did. It was amazing. I love dolphins. I used to want to be a marine biologist until I learned I would have to touch fish, which I'm afraid of and gave up on that dream! Then we went to a party at one of Scott's friends house who took us to another party in the Hollywood Hills. They seriously had a bartender there catering it...I kept looking around pinching myself to make sure it wasn't a dream. It didn't feel real. It probably didn't help that I was drunk though!! ha ha! A couple hours earlier I was in Herriman Utah and now I'm at a mansion in Hollywood. It was an experience I'll never forget. Then the guys took me to a gay bar in West Hollywood. It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. You know it...I peed my pants I was laughing so hard! There were naked dancers everywhere. I thought it was weird that you could touch them. There was this one that looked like the creature from the Lord of the Rings. It ( I say it because I'm not sure what it was) loved getting it's picture taken. My camera died so I'm waiting on the pictures from Miles. Hopefully he reads this and gets them to me soon!! Again, that was an experience I'll never forget. Things happened there that I can't talk about on my blog. I don't want to offend anyone who reads it. In case you can't tell, I don't get offended very easily. Life's too short, I mostly just laugh!! The next day Adam and Miles took me to Rodeo drive. I planned on doing some serious shopping at Juicy, but after 2 hours of trying to find it, I only had 15 minutes. I bought some earrings, a bracelet, and some adorable socks that say smells like couture. I love Juicy, just in case you didn't know. The guard got mad at me because I kept taking pictures in there. They had a Juicy Couture Barbie that I wanted...I'm hoping my mom reads this for a Christmas idea!! ha ha! I collect Barbies in case you didn't know! I'm a typical girl!!

So after my quick shopping spree, we had to go back to LA for Wicked!! If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. It was absolutely amazing. It was so funny. Then when it's over, you kind of want to cry because it's that good! Defying Gravity and Popular were my favorite!! After Wicked, we were walking around Hollywood trying to find a good restaurant/ bar to go to and this drunk girl walked in front of us and totally fell in slow motion and landed right on here face. She had a dress on and I got a funny picture of her and her panties. I'm thinking about getting a job as a paparazzi! She was hilarious. The trip just kept getting funnier and funnier. We went to a piano bar for dinner and the customer service was exceptional. The cast of Wicked went there for the after party. It was fun! Well, that's the gist of my LA trip, thanks again Adam!! I had so much fun!! Only 20 days until we leave for the Caribbean. I'm sooooo excited. I seriously can't wait. Oh and for the pics that require some explanation, mostly it's just one. Adam gets crazy when he drinks and took a picture of my boobs. John thought it was funny and said to put it up there. Sorry if it offends you!

Some Pics From The LA Trip!!....More to come!

2008-09-22T21:48:00.001-06:00

Some pics require some explanation!! Blog coming tomorrow!!

Ashly's Visit

2008-09-14T13:56:00.000-06:00

Ash came home from Colorado to visit for a few days. I'm so glad I got to see her this time. She is such a good friend and I couldn't be more proud of her and all of her accomplishments. I still can't believe she up and moved out of state all on her own. She is so brave and independent I just can't get over it. We had a girls night out on Friday! It started with dinner at La Luna. Very cheap and delicious Mexican food! Then we went back over to my mom's house for some pre club cocktails! Amanda and Ashley made me and Ash try Saki bombs. Sick, we will never do that again. Another one of the highlights was watching Ashley try to shimmy. Funniest thing I have ever seen. It reminded me of Elaine on Seinfeld! Then we went and picked up Renae and headed over to the Paper Moon. Well, Friday nights are not the night to go to the moon. They do shows until 11:30, needless to say, Friday's show had a bunch of drag queens. I couldn't stop laughing. Guess what happened??!! I peed my pants at the bar. It wasn't a little tinkle either, it was full on couldn't stop myself. I miss my friends who do pee their pants (Abby) when they laugh because some of the ones I was with just don't understand that once I start laughing I seriously can't control my bladder!! I think it's funny. Some people thinks it's gross. I really don't care! Ha Ha! Thank God for Amanda being the nice sister she is and taking me home. The ride home was a whole other experience. Me, Renae, and Amanda couldn't stop laughing. It probably didn't help that I didn't have any pants on. I'm so grateful we didn't get pulled over!! How weird would that have been??!! I felt really bad for leaving the bar but grateful that we took a few cars! Fun times. Can't wait until our next adventure!!

Happy Early Birthday Chad!

2008-09-14T10:55:00.000-06:00

Last night we threw Chad a surprise party for his 30th birthday. His birthday isn't until next weekend but since I'll be in Chicago I insisted on having it this weekend. I'm really weird when it comes to parties at my house. I feel that I need to be there to supervise. Some people have no respect for other peoples things and it's proven to me time and time again. I hate to complain, this party was for Chad and I wanted it to be a night that he wouldn't forget. So if you read this sorry for complaining! Most of the people that came to the party know how obsessive compulsive I am. They respect me and my house. There were a few however, that either don't care or are just plain assholes!! Someone walked through my house with a lit cigarette. First off, I hate smoking. I think it is the most disgusting thing in the world. I can't help but think people who smoke are dirty. They stink!! What else are we supposed to think, anyway why would someone think that is acceptable behavior to do in someone elses home? Seriously!! Then, as the party was wrapping up someone puked on my freaking couch. The bathroom was 5 feet away and my backyard was 1 foot away. What the hell? Thanks to Brittany for letting me know someone puked so I could go and clean it up! What is wrong with people? Needless to say, after last night I swore we were never going to have another party again but I've decided that I just need to be pickier in who I/we invite. It seems like the people that did the things I mentioned above always do something disrespectful when they are invited to something. I should mention the person who brought the cigarette into my house also puked on my sister at my wedding. She seriously needs to get a freaking clue that she can't handle alcohol and that she shouldn't drink in public! Ugh, I probably should have waited to post this until I calmed down but I'm too mad and I had to vent. The party was actually a lot of fun until the end. You can see by the pictures. Chad, I hope you had a fun night. I'm sorry you had to leave early. John and I love you like a brother. Thanks for being such an amazing friend. Thanks to ALMOST everyone for coming! I hope you had a fun time!

Go Utes!!

2008-09-08T20:17:00.000-06:00

Football season has officially begun! John couldn't be more excited. John loves football more than anything else in this world. He says he loves me more, but I just don't think it's true. J/K! The game started at 6:00 on Saturday so I went to the gym at 12:00. As I was leaving John said, "what time do you think you'll be home"? I said around "2:ooish". Well 2:ooish turned into 4:00ish so we wouldn't have very much time to tailgate. Well, you can no longer park at the VA hospital so we had to park at East High! Seriously, 2 miles away from the stadium. At least that's what it felt like!! No time for tailgating!! So my dumb ass wasn't paying attention on our HIKE over to the stadium and tripped over the old uneven sidewalk. I twisted my ankle pretty bad. I thought I sprained it. That's all I need!! If it wasn't for John catching my stupid ass, I would have totally ate shit and landed right on my face! I had to laugh, only something like that would happen to me! I have a little crush on our kicker # 35 Louie Sakoda! He's been my favorite player the past 2 years! I'll be sad when he graduates but am pretty certain he'll be picked up in the NFL draft! The game was pretty exciting, the Ute's won. Winning always makes the game more fun!!

Final Score!! Go Utes!

My swollen ankle. Notice it's my bad foot!

Louie warming up!!

Louie on the sidelines!!

Louie getting ready to kick the extra point. Look at how cute his butt is!!

Chad giving me a dirty look. Probably wondering why I'm not watching the game!

John's serious football face. Also probably wondering why I'm not watching the game!

This must have been halftime!! I was able to get him to take a picture with me.

Our cheerleaders are so cute. They have to do pushups every time we score! Poor girls!

The MUSS! This is were DiVina sits.

My awesome camera found DiVina waving at me!!

Some of the players!

Touchdown Utah!!

Utah Elvis! He was funny!

United Way Day Of Caring

2008-09-04T18:35:00.000-06:00

Thursday was the United Way Day Of Caring! So I headed down to the Gateway around 6:45 a.m. There were about 2600 people that volunteered in Utah alone. My company had about 50 people that volunteered. We went to the Neighborhood House Children's Center and did a bunch of different things. The Neighborhood House is a daycare for low income families. A lot of the kids didn't even speak English. I helped out with the carnival for the kids. They were so cute, it was fun to see how excited they got! I will definitely do it again next year.

This was my company's banner.

This is me and Melissa with the United Way Ghost Busters!

Me and some of the guys I work with.

Drew and Julie, they gave me crap because I wouldn't paint. I didn't wear clothes to paint in!!

Me, Maci, and London. Adorable kids!!

Scott and Ed. Scott cut the extension cord in half with the hedge trimmer!! Oops!

The HR crew painting faces!!

I couldn't resist! So adorable.

I don't think Steve knew what he was getting himself into!!

I loved it, I loved it, I loved it!!!

2008-08-04T19:21:00.000-06:00

Breaking Dawn was everything I wanted and more!!!! I read all 700 plus pages in less than 2 days!! I'm not going to say too much, just in case you plan on reading it!! We can discuss later if you'd like! Please, please, please (if you haven't already) read the Twilight series!! Everyone I have talked into reading them has loved them. I apologize ahead of time for your life being put on hold while you read them!! Oh and yesterday, we ran a few errands and as I was walking out of Nordstrom look what I saw on the back of a car window!!

Ha ha, I love it. I'm obsessed!! I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with myself now that I'm done with the series. Hmm, I'll probably read them again!! Oh, and if you've already read the Twilight Series and are in need of some good suggestions, may I suggest a few of my other favorites so far this year. Marley and Me- If you're a dog lover, this is a must read. The Last Lecture- If you need a boost, this is for you. Truly inspirational and uplifting. Eat, Pray, Love- I mostly recommend this for the girls! And last but not least, Skinny Bitch- You'll never want to eat an animal again. I want to start a book club, so if you're interested let me know.

It's Almost Time!!!!

2008-07-30T18:34:00.000-06:00

I'm a nerd, but I can hardly wait!!!! If you haven't read the Twilight Series, I highly recommend them! I'm obsessed!! I read the first 3 books in a week and a half and I'm planning on reading the 4th and final book in the series this weekend!! Happy reading to my fellow Twilighters!!

I love John Mayer!!!!!!!!!

2008-07-22T22:31:00.000-06:00

Sorry this is so late! In case you haven't figured it out yet, I love John Mayer!! The concert was amazing! We got there at 4:30 and you could hear him warming up. I instantly started screaming!! When we finally got through the gates and were directed where to sit, I looked at John and said, "I thought we had better tickets than this, but these are pretty good". As I finished saying that, these girls walked up and told us that we were in their seats. I was kind of rude and said no, these are our seats. They looked at our tickets and said, "you guys are in the section ahead of this". I started freaking out again. We were 3 rows away from the stage! It so pays off to be a fan club member for John Mayer!! Colbie Caillat opened up for him. She is gorgeous. John has a new crush! We ran into some fun people at the concert. Little Miss Abby Gudac (Adams). Sorry Abs, you'll always be Gudac to me! You're just as gorgeous as ever!! We also ran into my cousin in laws (John's cousins) Haley and her husband Jabren and Sara. It was so good to see all of you! It made the night even more special, knowing that I'm not the only person obsessed with Mr. Mayer (Haley)!! If you ever get a chance to see John Mayer in concert, do it! I promise you won't be disappointed! He truly is a gifted musician and you can tell that he loves what he is doing because of his fans! I'm sad that the concert is over, but I look forward to when I can see him again!

John Mayer Concert

2008-07-22T10:34:00.001-06:00

Does It Really Have To End......

2008-07-20T22:45:00.000-06:00

John and I have had an awesome weekend!! I'm not quite ready for it to end. Good thing I'm taking tomorrow and half of Tuesday off!! Don't worry honey, I'll feel bad for you tomorrow while I'm sleeping in! Saturday night we went and saw The Police in concert. Just like Snoop Dogg, I never thought I would see Sting in concert. It was so much fun. We bought tickets back in April with John's parents and met up with Dave and Lisa when we got there. Drunken mess! I people watched the whole night. I took some great pictures of mullets! Then today, we went boating with Dave and Lisa. Their boat is so nice. We had a blast. Thanks again guys! They all wake boarded and surfed. I want to try surfing eventually, my feet are just not up for it yet! I can't hurt myself until after tomorrow for when I meet John Mayer (I so wish)!!!! That's right, John Mayer is tomorrow! I'm so excited, like a little kid the night before they get to go to Disney Land! Don't you worry, there will be a fantastic blog about that tomorrow night!

A deer we saw on our way to Usana.

Oh the things you see in Herriman!

John, Lisa, and some shirtless dude! Awesome!

Sting!!

One of the infamous mullets!!

John Surfing!

This was his first time and he did awesome!

John wake boarding.

Yay For 3 Day Weekends!!

2008-07-06T20:16:00.000-06:00

What a fun weekend the hubby and I have had. Probably more fun for me because I put his butt to work!!! Friday we went to a BBQ over at Cody and Kaysi's. Their house has a view of the whole valley, we could see the fireworks every where! It was amazing! Saturday I made John's hungover butt get up and run errands with me! We were out of the house by 8:00. He wasn't very happy with me! We went to the farmer's market for the first time this year. I don't do well with crowds down town anymore. I've had some bad experiences with snakes this year, so you can only imagine. We were only there for about 30 minutes. I would seriously have an anxiety attack every time someone would walk past me. Thanks Amanda for telling me people take their pet pythons to the damn farmer's market! For those of you who don't know, I have a phobia of snakes. It's not that I'm kind of scared; it's cry, hyperventilate, pass out scared. I can't even see pictures of them without freaking out. So, the farmer's market was in and out!!! Then we headed to RC Willey to buy a new camera. I wanted to get one for our cruise, but I figure I better get it now so that I know how to use it!! Also, I need it to take pictures of John Mayer when I meet him! That's my goal anyway! Ha Ha, we'll see about that! Then we came home and did yard work! We have half of our flower beds done. Finally!! Seriously, I still don't know what we were thinking with that one. Well, I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July!

This is half of our finished project!!!

This is our little garden! We planted tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, and a honeydew!

This is Barkley helping plant flowers!

Snoop Dogg and 311!!!

2008-07-04T13:09:00.000-06:00

I took Michelle to see Snoop Dogg and 311 for graduation. I haven't laughed that hard in I don't know how long!!! I've never been to a concert where they search you with a metal detector before they let you in. I'm guessing it was because of all the gang members!! J/K. Kind of! Also, they made Amanda and Ashley take off their bandanas. I thought that was very strange. Anyway, I never thought that I would see Snoop Dogg in concert. He's like 50, rapping about killing cops. Well, the night started off with a bang!! Michelle fell going up the stairs, I peed my pants laughing. For those of you who know me well, I'm not kidding. I was laying on the grass peeing my pants!! Oops!! Then, the white trash gangsters (they think they're black) sitting in front of us were hilarious. I took videos of them dancing!! All in all it was a very fun time!! Thanks for going with me Shell Bell!!! Love you!!

Hooray for Coldplay!!!

2008-06-29T16:01:00.000-06:00

For those of you who don't know, my company is a huge supporter of the United Way. Every year we have a United Way week where they have huge auctions and donate thousands and thousands of dollars to the United Way. Well last year I bought a basket that had a night stay at Hotel Monaco and a $200 dollar gift card to the Energy Solutions Arena. I didn't want to buy Jazz tickets, cause that's lame! For me anyway. John would have loved it, but that's not what I wanted to buy. So I waited and waited. Thankfully, Ashly told me Coldplay was coming in November. I love Coldplay. That's one of the things on my bucket list, see Coldplay in concert!! Well, with the ESA gift certificate, you have to go down to the box office. I've never done this before. John had a few softball games yesterday so I had to go by myself. I don't like to go anywhere by myself, especially down town! I'm kind of a chicken! But I did. Boy oh boy were there some interesting folk among the crowd. I overheard one guy say he has the Criket cell phone plan because he needs the unlimited minutes for his drug dealing. If you saw this guy you would know he wasn't just saying this to get a stir out of people. Then there was this one guy who wouldn't stop talking to me. I'm a very social person, I'll talk to anyone. I get this from my dad. But this guy gave me the creeps! He was probably a really nice guy, but I'm a girl downtown by myself, not happening!! I kept giving him one word answers. Anyway, not a lot of people go to the box office to buy tickets. There was only about 30 of us. I was 7th in line. Let me tell you, this is the way to buy tickets!!!!! I'm a fan club member for Keith Urban. I bought tickets in February 07 for his show in September 07. I bought them before they went on sale to the public. I got upper bowl seats for Keith Urban. Well, I got 9th row tickets for Coldplay and they had pre sale tickets go on sale on June 14th. Maybe it's that Coldplay isn't that popular in Utah, but I just don't think that's the case. Whatever, I'm super excited for November 22!! Oh and if you haven't bought or downloaded Viva La Vida yet, I highly recommended it!

Poor Barkley

2008-06-24T17:39:00.001-06:00

My little man has already had quite the week and it's only Tuesday. As most of you who read our blog know, we had to take Barkley to the doggie ER on Sunday because we thought my aunt's dog bit him and broke his leg. He was so dramatic, acting like he couldn't walk!! When they were weighing him he wouldn't even stand up, he just kept falling like it hurt too bad. As soon as the vet walked in, Barkley was fine!! He was happy and wagging his tail like nothing had happened. He gives a whole other meaning to SHITzu!! On Saturday I noticed his eye was bugging him, so I made an appointment with our vet to get it checked out. Something poked his cornea, so he has a little dimple in his eye. Poor baby! So we have to put eye drops in his eye 4 times a day. Well, that's a whole other story in it's own if you know how mean he can be when he is restrained!! I can't believe how emotional I get with my dogs. I'm going to be insane when we have kids. Anyway, our little 4 lb shitzu is going to be just fine!!! Love you Mr. Barkles!!!!!!!

The iMac......

2008-06-21T16:24:00.000-06:00

So a few days ago I was ichatting with Ashly, it was the coolest thing ever!! As soon as we were done, my computer started ticking and the icons kept resetting. I shut it down and restarted it. That didn't help. So today, I took it back to the Apple store to see if they could fix it. Have I mentioned that this is the 4th iMac since we bought it in March to give us issues......
Anyways, the genius bar plugged their machine into it and told me that the hard drive was completely dead. How does this happen on a brand new computer??? So, they said they were going to give me another brand new one. They brought out the new one and started to transfer my itunes, pictures, and what not. The computers totally froze. The genius (their word, not mine) helping me told me that has never happened before. I find this funny because they tell us this every time we take our computer back. Well needless to say, the 30 minutes it was supposed to take to get me up and running again, turned into a few day process because they had to fully take apart the old computer to get our information off of it. Weird!! Pain in the butt! I live 45 minutes from the Gateway and now I have to go back on Monday to pick it up!!! Ugh!! So my question is to anyone with a Mac, have you had any issues with them or is it just me??? I guess we'll find out when we get the new one!!!! And just in case you're considering buying one, they are awesome when they work!!!

Nothing Is Worth More Than This Day

2008-05-28T21:29:00.000-06:00

So last night as I was updating our blog and I came across some pictures.

As soon as I saw them, I immediately felt sad. It's hard to believe after seeing these pictures that I'm alive. But then I thought of all the amazing things that came out of this accident. I know, it sounds crazy to think that something positive can come out of something so negative. But really, it's true! First and foremost I'm so thankful to have such a kind and loving husband. If you don't know John, he is the most selfless person I know! He gave up his life to cater to my every need. He literally carried me everywhere for almost 4 months. He was there through it all and he continues to be there still. He truly is amazing! I still don't know how he put up with me and my demands for that long, but he hung in there!! Luckily for John, he got to leave during the day to go to work! That's when my amazing family would step in! First I have to say how grateful I am for my Grandma Yvonne! She is another one of my angels that I don't know what I would do without. If it wasn't for her, I'm not sure John and I would have survived. She cleaned, she cooked, and she did the laundry!! Not only that, but she made sure that I was taken care of during the day. The days that she wasn't available, my mom, aunts, sisters, and mother in law were there to make sure that John and I had the support we needed. Also, for the rest of my my family that I didn't mention above; you all are truly amazing and I'm so thankful to have everyone of you in my life. I'm not sure if I tell you all enough, but I love you more than anything. Thank you for always being there for me no matter how big or small the problem may be. The biggest thing I have taken from the accident, other than some cool scars is that attitude is everything! Being mad or sad about something isn't going to make it better. Life is about choices and we choose to react positively or negatively to situations. Sure, I could still be sitting around feeling sorry for myself. But Why? Life is too short to have regrets. You never know when your time is up, so why not live for today? Remember, "Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it!"

It's Official!!!!!

2008-05-25T11:06:00.000-06:00

We're going to the Caribbean! October 19th we leave out of Miami and head to Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!! We're cruising with Royal Caribbean. John wanted to experience Freedom of the Seas, the same ship I cruised on in February when I went with Heather. Freedom is currently the largest and most innovated ship on the sea. That is until Genesis sets sail in 2009! I'm mostly looking forward to relaxing with a lovely mango colada in my hand, John is the most excited for the FLOWRIDER. I have a feeling I'm going to have a hard time getting him off of it!!

Our First Blog

2008-05-13T21:29:00.000-06:00

Seriously, I don't know what we were thinking!! John and I thought it would be nice to have some flower beds in our backyard. So, we both took Friday off to pull up the sod. We didn't think it would be a big deal. Let's just say we started at 8:00, and we're still not done!! Not to mention, we've already spent $800.00 and we haven't even bought anything to put in our flower beds!! We were both so sore on Saturday that we had a hard time walking (we all know that isn't unusual for me though)!! We'll keep you posted on the progress we make. Needless to say, we are still very excited!