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Saturday, April 16, 2011

I'm back....sort of.

Well, I have been quite a slacker when it comes to blogging.  Jeff always writes such great posts I haven't felt the need to blog in a while.  He kept asking me when I was going to blog and I would tell him I didn't have have anything to write about.

So, when we made the decision to purchase another home in Lehi he told me that I was in charge of writing about the house.  I am much better with pictures then words so here it goes:

Here is the new kitchen with a new oven and a PANTRY!  I am so excited to have lots of places to put all of our stuff.

(front/home teaching room) 
Jeff went over to the house with the love sack to wait for the delivery men to show up.  He is so precious!

So one of the main reasons we started looking for a new house was because I hate not having a master bathroom.  It was not negotiable when looking at possible homes.  BONUS: LARGE SOAKING TUB!  Once we get the water turned on I will be testing it out quickly.

We are also so excited to make plans for our large unfinished basement.  For now it will just be storage, but we both have many ideas for what could become of the wonderful space.

To go with the new house we got some new appliances.  I was happy to go pick out some nice new toys to go in the house and was even happier to see them put in this morning.  

To top it all off we got a new washer and dryer.  Our current dryer has been a bit finicky and sometimes you have to dry clothes three times before they are wearable.  I shouldn't complain because Jeff (the wonderful husband that he is) does the laundry.  Though with the new set I might like doing the laundry.

Well, there you have it.  We have a new home and lots of exciting things that come with a new place.  I'm sure we will share some our misadventures along the way!

Saturday, August 14, 2010

More Europe Pictures

I just felt like I was in a fairytale while I was in Switzerland and Germany.  I guess it was all the castles and rolling green hills.  Here are some more pictures from the last half of our trip.

The Temple near Bern, Switzerland

The temple grounds were beautiful and simple (for most temples)

a cute little church next to our hotel (no the bells did not wake me up, I think I was too exhausted from Paris to even notice)


I loved just how green everything was in Switzerland (and most of Germany)

The giant cuckoo clock  next to the CUTE cuckoo clock shop in the Black Forest.

Part of the Heidelberg castle

There was a group of men singing German songs in the streets of Rudesheim

Those cherries tasted so good!
Candles in a church (we just happened to walk by)


Did I mention I loved to take pictures of the flowers that were EVERYWHERE!
A cute garden we found walking around one of the smaller German towns.

I am so glad Jeff and I had the opportunity to go on this WONDERFUL trip.  It gave me memories and experiences I will treasure forever.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

The Colors of Paris

Sainte Chapelle

Since Jeff did most of the writing and I did almost all of the picture taking I figured I would just share a fraction of the pictures I took in Paris.  I will post some more pictures from the rest of the trip some other time.

Along the Seine River at night

Small Park next to the Musée de l'Armée
Napoleon's Tomb
Garden in the Rodin Museum

View from our hotel window.  I was fascinated with the windows and the window boxes all over Europe.  I took way too many pictures of windows.

Dinner our 2nd night.  The potatoes were my favorite!

Arc de Triomphe

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Arches National Park Trip: In Photos

Well, here are just a fraction of the photos I took on our grand adventure this weekend. It was so much fun! I was just so happy that I took my camera with me so I could be the official photographer.


Midnight hike up to Delicate Arch:






This is my absolute favorite picture of them all!
The Fiery Furnace:






(Our interpretation of Abby Road)




Devil's Garden:


Thursday, May 27, 2010

Happy Birthday My Love!

29 reasons I love My Love (sorry for those who don't do mushy, I am required to be mushy on his birthday).

In no particular order

1. What WhAt!
2. is a Geek
3. is a geek who is obsessed with dinosaurs
4. sings me made up songs all the time
5. laughs sometimes when he doesn't even think it is funny
6. can quote all of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings (did I mention GEEK)
7. Lets me be myself
8. Takes me on amazing vacations (we are going to Europe this summer!)
9. snuggles me all the time
10. makes delicious breakfasts
11. is a great writer
12. keeps me safe
13. works REALLY hard so we can live the life we do
14. laughs when I am not trying to be funny
15. doing his Jeff dance
16. lets me cry even when it is his kryptonite
17. keeps the yard looking nice
18. shares my love for reading
19. learns about all sorts of things and then teaches me
20. can think logically when I don't
21. passionate about knowledge
22. kind
23. loving
24. patience
25. does mental math WAY better then anyone else I know
26. Loves pi/pie
27. cute
28. always growing
29. my BEST friend!

There are more, but this will be the list for this year. The best thing is that I get to be with him forever! Jeff, I love you always!


Sunday, May 9, 2010

Happy Mother's Day Marme!



Many sleepless nights with colic or a nightmare
Often a nurse, teacher, chauffeur, therapist, and playmate all at once
Time together creates priceless memories
Helpful hands to a child in need
Eternal
Responsible for who I am today!

I love you Marme and I always will!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Popcorn Popping!

I looked out the window and what did I see? Popcorn popping on the apricot tree!

Ok, so I sing this song all the time with the Sunbeams at church, so naturally that is what I thought when I got up this morning and looked out my window. I saw that the tree in my front yard had started to blossom, and it gave me hope that warm weather would come to stay for a while.