Were to start? I lot has happened lately. Good or bad news first? Lets do bad...
Bad new is I think that my kidney stones or whatever problems they are came back. I wasn't too happy about it. I guess it could have been worse. The pain attacks aren't as strong as before but they also aren't as so short so who knows what to do now. It came back for our trip to St. George but only for the last day there. I was ok to play in the sun but it made for a nauseating trip home. Valerie fixed me the most disgusting drink to help get rid of them while we were down there. I'm still debating if it was worth it but the pain hasn't come back yet so it just may have done the trick! If so I owe you big time Val.
Even though I got my kidney problems again and may or may not have gotten rid of it, there was so much good last week too. For one we got to go down to St. George and hang out with Debbie, Gary, Jenae, Jared, Val and the kids for the whole weekend! I found out Kamri and Kaden still love me and got to play the fun Aunt all weekend. Saturday was nice weather but Sunday was perfect!! It was so nice to play in the sun and relax all day. Jenae got fried though poor girl. We did a ton of shopping of Saturday and started to get prepped for summer with some new clothes! Thats always a good thing for a girl.
And one of my favoritest good things for last week was after 4 years of dreaming I am finally going to get to enjoy the warm sun and beaches of Cancun!! I can't tell you how excited I am. There was always something in the way but not this year (knock on wood)....stupid hurricanes and swine flu. We are going to head down to the sun in May. I better start working on my tan and toning up my bikini body. If only it really were possible to become all brown like Kyle. I can dream.
Thats pretty much our week in a wrap. We are still trying to pass Super Mario Brothers and watching tons of movies waiting for the sun to come so give us a call. We love the company!
Can you believe it a post without pictures?
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Non-Sunny St George...what?
For Jake's 30th birthday we got to take a little vacation with them to St. George. It was really fun to get away and not be in the snow at home. I have been to Mesquite and St. George more times then I can count and I have never hit non-sunny weather down there so it was a little weird but we loved it still the same. It was so nice to get to hang out with Jared and Val and the kids. Thanks Jared for all the awesome hook ups!! We were able to hang out with them the whole weekend and just relax. Because we were so relaxed we slacked a little on the picture taking. Here are a couple that we did manage to take.
Jake and Anneli had tried to find the "Dixie Rock" that we talked about before but were unsuccessful on their first attempt so we showed them the ropes. On top of the Dixie Rock is a really pretty view of the St. George Temple. The cloudy weather made for pretty pictures and good hiking so all wasn't lost with the lack of sun.
Anneli and I climbing through the rocks
At the Dixie Rock there are tons of trails, you seriously could play there all day. One cool thing we found the first time we went was a little house in the rock. Here is us by the doorway.
Jake and Anneli had tried to find the "Dixie Rock" that we talked about before but were unsuccessful on their first attempt so we showed them the ropes. On top of the Dixie Rock is a really pretty view of the St. George Temple. The cloudy weather made for pretty pictures and good hiking so all wasn't lost with the lack of sun.
Anneli and I climbing through the rocks
At the Dixie Rock there are tons of trails, you seriously could play there all day. One cool thing we found the first time we went was a little house in the rock. Here is us by the doorway.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Kyle's Big Idea
Back in High School, Kyle would go with his friends up to the old ski lift up Payson Canyon and jump the road. He loved doing that and ever since he got home from his mission his number one plan for the winter is to take the snowmobiles up Payson Canyon and build another jump like he did before. This Winter his big plan finally worked! A couple Saturdays ago we were able to round up a couple snowmobiles and take a trip to jump the road. I'm glad that Kyle finally got to act on his big idea but we defiantly had a couple hard feelings at the end of the day. That is a whole different post that will never get published though.
It was the perfect day to go snowboarding. It was warm (especially when you are working on building the jump) and then it snowed really pretty at the end of the trip.
Kyle showing off his awesome skills. It was really cool to see him snowboard. I had never seen him jump or anything like that before.
You can see that it was about to snow in the back ground. It was super pretty.
Kyle starting the hike to the top again. I love this picture.
Karissa and I decide about 20 mintues before all the boys were leaving that we thought the trip sounded fun. We we packed up the tubes and got to come along for the fun.
I love that Kyle and Kyson are such good friends. Don't even ask what they are doing in this picture, I don't know.
It was the perfect day to go snowboarding. It was warm (especially when you are working on building the jump) and then it snowed really pretty at the end of the trip.
Kyle showing off his awesome skills. It was really cool to see him snowboard. I had never seen him jump or anything like that before.
You can see that it was about to snow in the back ground. It was super pretty.
Kyle starting the hike to the top again. I love this picture.
Karissa and I decide about 20 mintues before all the boys were leaving that we thought the trip sounded fun. We we packed up the tubes and got to come along for the fun.
I love that Kyle and Kyson are such good friends. Don't even ask what they are doing in this picture, I don't know.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Home Sweet Home
About a year ago all my High School friends got together and decided that we wanted to start up our Girl's Nights again. We have tried this more then once and it would work for a couple months and then die off. I am happy to say that we haven't missed a month yet...knock on wood. It is really nice to get together as just girls once a month and do something fun. We go to chick flicks, out to dinner, make dinner together, and most of all CRAFTS! I have really liked having different projects to work on and look forward to and now my house is looking more like a home and for cheap! I will show you my latest works...
It all started with these bean balls. They were way fun to make. I think they add a fun touch to my coffee table and instead of them being at least $6 a piece they were about $6-10 total.
When we first made the bean balls I had this one in mind but it was the wrong time of the year. I waited until Fall and then all my family went on a walk to look at the Fall leaves and while we were there we collected hundreds of acorns. I took the tops off all of them and after tons of spray paint and glue...here it is! I was pleased but the picture didn't work out so well. Sorry about that.
Now that I had a good coffee table I wanted to keep it safe. These coasters were only 32 cents each! Thanks Whitney for your creativity on the stamping.
I didn't have any Valentine's decorations so we were all excited to make this heart wreath. Isn't it cute?!
More Valentine's decorations. I wish that I could keep them out all year cause now I have to figure out what to put in its place. Any ideas? Here is where they were sitting...
On my new wall table! 20 bucks!! Sweet huh. The front room always seemed empty so hopefully this will start to fill things up.
By far the biggest accomplishment are my new curtains!! After 5 months, a couple set backs (stressful mind you), help from Debbie, and tons from my Mom they are done!! I was very pleased with my sewing skills and grateful for all the help that Debbie and my Mom were so willing to offer. It was a really big job, with 5 windows to cover but it fits perfect and warms up the room a lot. It really makes my house seem more like a home. I love it!
In the above picture you can see this painting above the fireplace. It was my Christmas from Kyle! Even though he thought it was the most boring Christmas present ever I was glad he would still get me it because I love it. I think it is beautiful!
Curtains in the front room
And last but not least...our new recliner! It took no sleep and 5 hours of line baby sitting on the day after Thanksgiving to bring this baby home but I love it and the price was well worth it. The picture looks a little funny cause it is really a chocolate brown color so just imagine k?
Because we were in the curtain mode and it took so long I still wanted to have curtians in our bedroom but not spend the time making them. There was only one place to go...IKEA! Chocolate brown is a little easier to find then the right shade of red so it worked out great. They actually have a flower design to them that is really pretty and took zero sewing! All you had to do was apply a strip, iron it to make the seam and cut. It was awesome.
I know what you probably didn't really care to see all that but I finally feel like we are in more of a home now and the excitement was too much to not share! hehe
It all started with these bean balls. They were way fun to make. I think they add a fun touch to my coffee table and instead of them being at least $6 a piece they were about $6-10 total.
When we first made the bean balls I had this one in mind but it was the wrong time of the year. I waited until Fall and then all my family went on a walk to look at the Fall leaves and while we were there we collected hundreds of acorns. I took the tops off all of them and after tons of spray paint and glue...here it is! I was pleased but the picture didn't work out so well. Sorry about that.
Now that I had a good coffee table I wanted to keep it safe. These coasters were only 32 cents each! Thanks Whitney for your creativity on the stamping.
I didn't have any Valentine's decorations so we were all excited to make this heart wreath. Isn't it cute?!
More Valentine's decorations. I wish that I could keep them out all year cause now I have to figure out what to put in its place. Any ideas? Here is where they were sitting...
On my new wall table! 20 bucks!! Sweet huh. The front room always seemed empty so hopefully this will start to fill things up.
By far the biggest accomplishment are my new curtains!! After 5 months, a couple set backs (stressful mind you), help from Debbie, and tons from my Mom they are done!! I was very pleased with my sewing skills and grateful for all the help that Debbie and my Mom were so willing to offer. It was a really big job, with 5 windows to cover but it fits perfect and warms up the room a lot. It really makes my house seem more like a home. I love it!
In the above picture you can see this painting above the fireplace. It was my Christmas from Kyle! Even though he thought it was the most boring Christmas present ever I was glad he would still get me it because I love it. I think it is beautiful!
Curtains in the front room
And last but not least...our new recliner! It took no sleep and 5 hours of line baby sitting on the day after Thanksgiving to bring this baby home but I love it and the price was well worth it. The picture looks a little funny cause it is really a chocolate brown color so just imagine k?
Because we were in the curtain mode and it took so long I still wanted to have curtians in our bedroom but not spend the time making them. There was only one place to go...IKEA! Chocolate brown is a little easier to find then the right shade of red so it worked out great. They actually have a flower design to them that is really pretty and took zero sewing! All you had to do was apply a strip, iron it to make the seam and cut. It was awesome.I know what you probably didn't really care to see all that but I finally feel like we are in more of a home now and the excitement was too much to not share! hehe
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Luckiest Girl Alive
I know I haven't been able to get on and update for a while but I wanted to let everybody know that I am the luckiest girl alive. Kyle is so amazing. He treats me like a princess and works so hard to take care of us and still does great in school. He always is more patient then he should be with me. I can't wait to come home and be with him. Thank goodness for weekends! Thanks for everything you do Babes. Especially all your help these last couple days.
These are my Valentine's flowers! Aren't they beautiful?! I love them! I'm a little sad cause I think I will have to throw them away today. :( We had a really good Valentine's day weekend. We went to lunch at PF Changs and saw Valentine's Day on Saturday and then Kyle and Nate made Pena Rosa for Katie and I on Sunday. They are good little chefs. Thanks for the great weekend Honey...I know I'm late.
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