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Okay - so here's the REAL one :)

For those that have asked or are unclear from the previous post, I dug out our wedding announcement and engagement picture...scanned them in, but they're still a little 'fuzzy'. The announcement actually had a nice pearl-y border around the text, and the text is all embossed - Elegant and simple. The picture was taken by a roommate, and she did a great job! I just wished I would have 'sucked it in' a bit - and had more of a side shot, rather than a half side/half front...I can't believe the bags under our eyes!!! Wow. The memories! Anyways, this is just for fun. I'm not going to scrap them for you (so sad) - maybe another day!

Seriously, though.

Time flies! I mean, where did the past four years go? The last time we bought lunch on a whim and ate at the park - three years ago. The last time we decided to go see a movie ten minutes before starting - three years ago. The last time we got in the car bored, and drove to Jackson - two years ago...and the last time we had a nice date, longer than between 'feedings' and nausea - three years ago!

Here's to us!

We were married on April 28th, 2004, in the Logan Temple amidst family and friends and four inches of beautifully, newly fallen snow on fully bloomed tulips. Heaven!

I must say, we've had a wonderful four years together - five if you count our 'courtship'! We understand each other, put up with the nick-nacks, try to fix our nick-nacks, love each other, can talk together, and cry together. We also know how to give the other their space, and their time, when space and time is needed (usually after a really long day at home or a really long day at work and school) We've figured out a balance, yet continuously work on that balance.

Love you, babe!

Lovin' You 100%

Today has been a fabulous day. Really it has. I'm not complaining in the least bit, just 'journaling'. My mom always said we should write our feelings, not just events, so here is a sample of how I express my feelings, though you probably know by now if you've been reading awhile. :) Enjoy! I'm sure most if not all of you can relate!

We kicked the day off by attending our Stake Conference Adult session last night with our kids. We walked in, and promptly marched back to the Priesthood room where we knew the sound was piped in and the kids could scream all they wanted, because darn it all, we were going to sit through it! They did suprizingly well, and only had bouts of tears about 80% of the time. The other 20% of the time was spent nursing Taylor and feeding Tanner candy to keep his mouth quiet. Hm. What's wrong with this picture?

This morning we attended our Stake Conference (a regional conference) and spent only about 50% of our time actually listening, because we were either a: distracted by a whining boy who wanted to throw cheerios at surrounding listeners, or b: distracted by a crying boy who wanted more cheerios when his 'stash' was gone. Needless to say, the little boy was ours. I left to convienently nurse Taylor, and could hear Tanner in the background of the sound being piped into the mothers room...nice. Freedom, even if Taylor really isn't hungry (in my defense, he was crying, and I knew he would fall asleep if he ate). The other 50% of the time Taylor slept, and Tanner actually sat through moments, but only if he had something to keep him occupied. Glad that embarrassing moment is over until next Sunday!

On our nice-day walk this afternoon, Ryan informed me that the year is 1/3 over. that means we only have 2/3 of a year of church at 9:00 left before we either move or go back to 1:00. And frankly, moving isn't happening for awhile. We're stuck! It's a good thing we like it here!

All in all, there really aren't enough hearts to hold how much love I feel for these precious little boys, including my husband. He is wonderful to me, and is a real trooper. Even if I'm cranky and crabby, he does everything he can to cheer me up (dishes, diapers, walks with the boys, letting me blog, etc.). I'm glad he loves me that much!

Boyce Avenue...What?

You'll have to scroll to the bottom of my blog to pause my music in order to hear this fabulous rendition of Apologize...Pretty sweet stuff!

Was I born in the wrong decade? Geesh! I stumbled across this great band - their re-makes of songs are great, and their original stuff isn't too shabby, either.

I can't wait for my brother serving in Cambodia to get home from his mission so me(piano), Keith (violin), Reed (missionary - cello) and Stephanie (violin) can jam this song!!! Sweet!



Sorry - I'm just so excited, that I keep saying all these slang, weird words. No, I'm not smoking anything...just eating chocolate waffer cookies - the ones that come with vanilla and strawberry flavored cookies too - YUMMY!

Beats Silver Chair.

Beats Oasis.

Beats Backstreet Boys. LOL=}

Close second to Chicago and Journey, not to mention Kansas, Boston and Foreigner.

Definately Beats listening to plinking on the piano by students...ummm...or me in comparison!

Did you ever WONDER...

If you're like me, you laugh so hard you cry (still haven't figured that one out), but hopefully you'll have emptied your bladder before reading this. My little sister (not so little anymore - she's graduating from HS in less than a month! AAAHHH!) sent this hilarious list of WHY?s and WHAT?s and HUHH?s to me. Some are better than others, but hey - we're all in need of a good laugh sometimes, especially when we've had a long day, and are prolonging our own bedtime. :)

• Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards: NAIVE
• Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool? (My sentiments exactly! One of my favorites, being a competative swimmer in my younger years...the shallow part of the pool is a no-man's land...especially at evening workouts!)
• OK.... so if the Jacksonville Jaguars are known as the 'Jags' and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are known as the 'Bucs,' what does that make the Tennessee Titans?
• If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does that mean that one enjoys it?
• If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
• Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?
• Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
• If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
• If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?
• Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?
• What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?
• I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use? toothpicks? (this is where I lost it!)
• Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailcarriers can look for them while they deliver the mail?
• Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zigzag?
• If a cow laughed, would she spew milk out of her nose?
• Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?
• At income tax time, did you ever notice: When you put the two words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells…'THEIRS'?

Thanks for amusing me by reading.

Being Thankful

Sometimes I'm just thankful that the day is over and it's time to go to sleep.

Not that we've had a bad day - I'm just glad it's done. Dont' get me wrong, it's been a pretty nice day...but now I can rest on this day of rest.

'Night!

Read on if you'd like, but if it makes you sick...well...I'm not even sorry!

• I have a wonderful husband, who cooks, and cleans, picks-up around the house, and plays with the boys - all while I try to get in ten more minutes of sleep in the morning. He even lets me cut his hair.
• I have been blessed with two beautiful boys, their charming personalities, and energy that keeps me thinner than I would be without them. (If only Ryan would quit bringing home Oreos, I'd be more thin! Contradictly, I LOVE it when he brings me Oreos!)
• My family is patient with me - when dinner isn't ready, when I don't have a happy face, when I go to bed before "being mommy" is over (dishes in the sink and laundry in the dryer, the list goes on). I know there is room for improvement, but some days I just have to be honest and say to myself, "I'm doing the best that I can. End of story."
• I have the gospel in my life - wonderful friends and family around me, and the love of my Savior.
• I love being the primary music leader! I went to Ryan's nephew's baptism tonight, and could sing the songs because I've been in Primary! I love being in Primary (while Tanner is in Nursery...we'll see if that's still the case come January!)
• I have two legs that work. I have two eyes that see. I have a body that works, that can care for my family, and love them too.
• My brothers and sisters are such wonderful examples to me of how to live like the Savior is standing by them. (My new favorite primary song is "If the Savior Stood Beside Me" - it's technically not new, but we're learning it for the program this year!)
• I would like to edit my list to include all my friends, but one, which shall remain nameless, but her initials are Stee-vie. She can hear me telling Tanner to go to sleep, and doing dishes, and playing the piano - You are a trooper to be our neighbor! Thanks for putting up with me - and us. :-} Thanks for giving of yourself, your time, and your patience!

I am thankful for SO MANY things, experiences, people, places and events. This is merely the tip of the tip of the tip of the iceberg, and I just wanted to share. Thanks for reading if you got this far.