May Birthdays

Mike's family (two brothers and a nephew) has several May birthdays and last night we had the opportunity to get together and celebrate. The family tradition is to go to Sizzler and have dinner. Why Sizzler? I'm not sure, but we have been going there for years.

I took a couple of pictures with my phone at the last minute so they aren't great. No surprise. I'm not the best photographer.

Quick work update. For the last three months I've been going through a big transition at work and I can honestly say I feel like I've been to hell and back, but I think the fog is beginning to lift and is going to get better. I have a great team and feel lucky to get to spend everyday with them.

My mom, husband and friends have been so great to listen to me cry and complain almost everyday for the last few months. Thank you.

Memorial Day Weekend

Happy Memorial Day!

Not much happening in our house today. Mike is at work until 9 tonight. I'm doing the basics - grocery shopping, laundry, housework and watching Gilmore Girls. The animals have spent the first half of the day asleep on the guest bed. They love it in there.

My friend Nicole is having her 25th birthday today. Happy Birthday Nicole!

Sweetheart Quiz

I decided that while I'm watching tonights debate I would post this cute quiz I got off Viv's blog. Don't get me wrong I like the debate, but I can't just sit and watch it, I have to be doing something else too.

What is your husbands name? Michael Jay

How long have you been married? 14 1/2 years

How long did you date? Dated for two months, engaged for 6 months

How old is he? 44

Who eats sweets? Both

Who said I love you first? I think I did, but can't really remember.

Who is taller? That's easy, Mike

Who can sing best? Mike

Who is smarter? Mike

Who does laundry? Both

Who pays the bills? Mike does. I tried it when we were first married and he had a hard time relinquishing control of it so I gave the responsibility back to him. I don't regret it.

Who sleeps on the right side? I do

Who mows the lawn? Mike

Who cooks dinner? I do

Who drives? He does

Who is first to admit they are wrong? Depends on the issue

Who kissed who first? He kissed me first

Who asked who out first? He asked me out first

Who wears the pants? I would say he does most often

I tag Adawna, Alison, Melissa and Nicole.

33

I turned 33 on the 28th. It was a fun day. I ended up working that day since Mike did too. Work had my desk all decorated and a few people sent me birthday emails. After work my friends, Michael, Nicole and Ashley took me to dinner at Red Iguana. Our favorite place to go for our birthdays. Mike had the night shift so he didn't go to dinner with us. As usual it was fun. They crack me up like no other people. When Mike got home from work he had a surprise for me. He bought me a card and a cake! Mike never gives me cards and not once has he given me a cake for my birthday in the years that we've been married. I was totally shocked and pleased. He definetly earned some points with me.

The gifts I got were great. My parents gave me a book, The Host by Stephanie Meyer. Two movies, 27 Dresses and Ratatouille. I love those movies. I also got a scrapbook magazine and a couple of cute shirts. Mike and I did joint gifts this year. We took our trip to California and bought concert tickets to see Coldplay in November. Mike also took me to dinner at Thaifoons for dinner on Wednesday. We love that place. Michael, Nicole and Ashley gave me a gift certificate to Target.


P.S. The Utah LPA chapter will be doing a fundraiser booth at the Avenues street fair next Saturday. We do face painting for the kids. The fair starts at 9 and goes till 6. It's on Third Avenue between I and N. I'm sure I will be there most of the day. Do try to stop by if you are in the area.

Twin Falls Temple

Mike and I had the opportunity to go up to the open house of the Twin Falls Temple earlier this month. We went with my parents and my Aunt and Uncle who live in Twin Falls.

It's a beautiful temple. I think it's great that there is a temple in that area. The closest temples to there are Idaho Falls, Rexburg and Boise. Each of them at least two hour drive.

The greatest part was going with my parents. They are non-members so they have never had the opportunity to be in a temple. I think they understand the concept better now that they've walked through the temple and could ask questions.

After the temple open house we went to dinner at Outback Steakhouse and then went home to watch the Olympics.

The picture isn't so good. I took it as my dad was driving by the temple. I cut Moroni (or bugle boy as my dad calls him) off.

Long Time

Well, here it is the end of July and I haven't posted in a while. Life has been crazy. Work is stressful. I never realized being in a higher position at work would be so challenging. It seems co-workers don't like it when you move up a position and they have no shame in telling it to your face. I need to develop a thick skin and I'm working on that, in the meantime it sucks.

In other news. Lava was fun. On Friday, a group of us got there early and had a community dinner and then sat around and talked till really late. It got really cold that night, colder than usual. We hit the low 40's. I forgot a jacket, socks and only had one blanket. Usually that is enought, but this time I almost froze on Friday night. Saturday, we slept in and then made breakfast. A bunch of people went down the river and to the pool. I hung around the campsite visiting and then went to town with a bunch of them. That night after dinner, 4 of us ladies, decided to ditch the men and go to the hot springs on our own. It was really hot, even the mildest pool was pretty hot. We had a lot of fun just chit chatting with each other. We didn't get back to the campsite till after 11. Needless to say we were not cold that night. On Sunday we left early and headed home. It was a lot of fun and I'm glad we do this every summer.

Not much else is happening. Mike and I have been house hunting, but haven't found what we are looking for. We are not totally sure if we will move or just fix up our house.

On the 24th of July one of Mike's aunts died suddenly of a heart attack. She was on of his dads sisters. A very nice lady. It was sad to hear she died.

That's all for now. Next weekend Mike and I are headed to Idaho to see my parents and to go to the open house of the Twin Falls Temple. I'm really excited to see it. I'll post pictures of the temple later.

Crazy Month

It's hard to believe that June is almost over. It has gone by really fast. The month started out with me applying for a new position at work. Lots of paperwork to fill out and an interview that I didn't think went well. I have since learned that I did get the new position and will begin that this week. It's a big job with lots of responsibilities and I hope to do well.

Mike and I got the opportunity to have a week long visit with his sister Sharon and our niece Suzanne. It was good to see them and celebrate Suzanne's 15th birthday. Happy Birthday Suzanne!

I was hoping to go to Idaho for Father's Day, but that didn't work out. I did get to talk to my dad on Father's day. Happy Father's Day, I love you.

We are going to end the month visiting with some friends from out of town, my new position at work and my friend getting remarried.

See you next month.

More Memorial Day Pics

Here are a couple of pictures from Monday night. We decided after Mike got off work to run to Bluffdale and Lehi. His dad is buried at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery. The pictures of Mike and I and his two brothers are in Bluffdale. His stepdad, grandparents and several of his relatives are buried at the Lehi cemetery. When we got to his stepdad's grave there was this beautiful rainbow. It's not easy to get a good picture of a rainbow, but Mike did a great job.

Memorial Day Weekend

Happy Memorial Day. This has not been the most exciting weekend for us. Mike had to work today, yesterday and Saturday and I have a head cold. Not feeling so hot. I've left the house a total of two times this weekend. Once to go to the grocery store and the other time was to go to Steve's house to watch the UFC fight. Both of these were on Saturday. The boys are enjoying having me home. I swear the cat doesn't leave my side when I'm home. I thought cats were indedpendent creatures!? Today has been rainy so I'm just going to stay inside and scrapbook. I haven't done that in a while. I'm also watching a new show (to me) that friends at work have been telling me to see, Jon and Kate plus 8 on TLC. It is so cute. They are having an all-day marathon. I can't imagine having 8 kids. It's crazy, but they look like a fun family.

I've included a photo I took this morning. I was at the dining room table scrapbooking and couldn't resist taking a picture. Barney is in his favorite spot (my grandmothers phone table), Fred's in his usual spot on the couch and you can see on the TV, Jon and Kate plus 8.

Have a good rest of the weekend.

Mother's Day Weekend

Mike and I had a great Mother's day weekend this year. On Saturday, we visited his mom and gave her some new shoes. On Sunday, we drove up to Idaho and visited with my mom. I made her homemade Manicotti and we watched the Jazz game. Thank goodness they won. I don't think it would have been a good drive home yesterday if they lost. Mike is a HUGE fan of the Jazz. So much so that if they lose he will not talk to anyone the rest of the night, it's pretty funny. For Mother's day I gave my mom a copy of the Josh Groban Dvd. This concert was filmed here in Salt Lake. My mom was supposed to go to that concert with me and Mike, but she had foot surgery and couldn't make it. So I took a friend of mine with me and we had a great time. The concert was great, but even better we got to shake Josh's hand. On the dvd it shows Matt and I shaking hands with him. It's track 11 on the dvd. You can see a little bit of Mike too. I have yet to get a copy of this dvd, but I can't wait to see the whole thing again. Thanks mom for a fun weekend. Sorry it was so short. You and Lu Jean are the best moms two people could ask for. Love you.

It's about time

I've decided it's time to catch up with technology and create a blog. Now I just need to learn how to download pictures to my computer and I'm all set. Not sure if or who will visit this blog besides myself and my mom, hi mom, but I thought it would be fun to give it a try.

This has been quite the week for us. Tuesday, March 18th was our 14th wedding anniversary. We had the opportunity to spend the whole day together. We were scheduled to go to dinner at Ruth Chris that night but my mother-in-law, Lu Jean, ended up in the hospital so we scratched dinner. We did get to Noodles and Company late that night. Luckily, my mother-in-law is doing much better and should be home soon. Also, this week was my mothers birthday, my dads birthday and my brother-in-laws birthday. Happy birthday, mom, dad and Ken.