tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20900956454133737482024-03-21T00:29:59.188-07:00THE TERRY FAMUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-85982404762880133452012-03-22T18:42:00.020-07:002012-03-23T19:49:03.601-07:00Portland baby!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; ">A couple months back, I had the opportunity to go to Portland, OR baby! It was amazing, I have been telling people I wanted to retire there for years...and I've actually never been there until recently... to visit my great bro Russell. Yes, I still want to retire there and I LOVED it! It was super bueno, omg, loved every bit!-now I just need to take my hubber with me next time. SO let's see....what did I do? Well I will start out by saying that it was a semi last minute planned trip if that even makes sense, but I had been wanting to visit Russell for a while now since he's lived there almost a year, and then there's the whole fact that I'm obsessed with Portland. I guess I'll just let the pics do the </span><span style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">explaining</span><span style="text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "> since there were some amazing, weird, and beautiful places we went to and I loved them all. OH-also Russell and I watch the most hilarious show (other than 30 Rock)-well, he has seen it much more than I have but it's called "Portlandia," and it pretty much makes fun of Portland and how weird it is-oh so hilar..so a lot of the places that Portlandia films are places we tried to visit...I think we did pretty good :)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmENamZ6YZxp0Ndzs-LFCQhcSRHX0axLkWNyHvM11nWUnJ922lHfoLvEPEtfDdlhLcB4Xh9qqqje0MNmwWz_7_a6pc3p6IyTUVhTaed3QFEccEyxvQ-5T2_TbTE_jsmqaQa8mrrS9KcI/s1600/DSCN4398.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmENamZ6YZxp0Ndzs-LFCQhcSRHX0axLkWNyHvM11nWUnJ922lHfoLvEPEtfDdlhLcB4Xh9qqqje0MNmwWz_7_a6pc3p6IyTUVhTaed3QFEccEyxvQ-5T2_TbTE_jsmqaQa8mrrS9KcI/s320/DSCN4398.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722918188339241938" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">First of all, to show how weird Portland is, this is a guy with a peekachoo backpack that pretty much rocked our sox off, it was tooooo awesome...and weird... and funny</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq51HVUmJERLlpUgXaApCh0GrHoWC_KiW4gD5rgL08JIxKixRp0LoOYmmJ5SCfTE47yo2aEaY3dTqKFjks2aFPi1dvKk6nsYO1itJgjTM6_-2XE_R8YioSzhyphenhyphenxSz8ZtGRQmQaarQ9lx9c/s1600/DSCN4400.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq51HVUmJERLlpUgXaApCh0GrHoWC_KiW4gD5rgL08JIxKixRp0LoOYmmJ5SCfTE47yo2aEaY3dTqKFjks2aFPi1dvKk6nsYO1itJgjTM6_-2XE_R8YioSzhyphenhyphenxSz8ZtGRQmQaarQ9lx9c/s320/DSCN4400.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722918183366143362" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">This is the famous Voodoo Doughnuts.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpPYZ22xqlXYyIO_hTDmf2tb1u7FZKdHHf-sWcGz9xDV65-WjIE1yQDdr7CMxPLgJkWphIcqprvGlcTC2HqHaQ9BSQduH8ujT65adWwcuPpSWrI6xXWDxMNGOovEJwS7lShaUThbQakY/s1600/DSCN4402.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpPYZ22xqlXYyIO_hTDmf2tb1u7FZKdHHf-sWcGz9xDV65-WjIE1yQDdr7CMxPLgJkWphIcqprvGlcTC2HqHaQ9BSQduH8ujT65adWwcuPpSWrI6xXWDxMNGOovEJwS7lShaUThbQakY/s320/DSCN4402.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722918173341339394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Low how amazingly awesome these doughnuts are!! Captain crunch, bubble gum, fruit loops?!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt61xRge33S2mS2bM6W0vAkrX02BJqSBuvyorKkcx9Ec2nm-H78j8nDw8HC0pm1X4wH0qE1KOjaTc6PZUDGT9vzg7iAFXZ_ebHTRB67IrAv2f2UGkBjxnSD0UkNbQOP7l7fTXNVudlrSU/s1600/DSCN4404.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt61xRge33S2mS2bM6W0vAkrX02BJqSBuvyorKkcx9Ec2nm-H78j8nDw8HC0pm1X4wH0qE1KOjaTc6PZUDGT9vzg7iAFXZ_ebHTRB67IrAv2f2UGkBjxnSD0UkNbQOP7l7fTXNVudlrSU/s320/DSCN4404.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722917396336071778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not going to talk about the "love me" one b/c it's a little innaprop, but I have to admit, it did make me laugh</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFP3HYk2E0p7qZWB1q7NhGI784PbS5Rb1vYc6azGJesUP7VlP0d_76XRA5eltdOn5ZNiBgzve6Hnf3KSrisxtpLh02XxcT1_pq-1hllb264G9i_VwEbVoOmloV4BmuqVmPQiiRRUawgQ/s1600/DSCN4406.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFP3HYk2E0p7qZWB1q7NhGI784PbS5Rb1vYc6azGJesUP7VlP0d_76XRA5eltdOn5ZNiBgzve6Hnf3KSrisxtpLh02XxcT1_pq-1hllb264G9i_VwEbVoOmloV4BmuqVmPQiiRRUawgQ/s320/DSCN4406.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722917382674053954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yep, I thought every single one we got was delectable-vood doo, cap'n crunch, and my fav-the bacon maple! (real bacon!)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dK5nEa36zCF4Fo4owlM7UOBWpqQvmD7lhWI_YwX2Iz0V_AOCNpSfbPHlfTJfKiT5J_VfUON7FPfG1G-uMJkhQFx-D9C4WjQFO2RNju2BFvhkI7-iQ4Z0Kl7vdmW_zUkM9fqnrme7WPs/s1600/DSCN4407.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dK5nEa36zCF4Fo4owlM7UOBWpqQvmD7lhWI_YwX2Iz0V_AOCNpSfbPHlfTJfKiT5J_VfUON7FPfG1G-uMJkhQFx-D9C4WjQFO2RNju2BFvhkI7-iQ4Z0Kl7vdmW_zUkM9fqnrme7WPs/s320/DSCN4407.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722917371279950770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I thought I looked good in this pic so I wanted to post it even though there's pretty much an identical pic above, minus the weird face</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhde8dIvktihweIIEsKLbrOC_YJEjnBh4m1ZMS9V8IH4OhIc4R2q5ujXijF8LF_4r-f6A2hXFZNcj67ebvKWUw3tNRsaqNWFsqet_89G2nQtyN1hUgbt1t5pc3V6zzCgwRLou2U3mWkXPw/s1600/DSCN4408.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhde8dIvktihweIIEsKLbrOC_YJEjnBh4m1ZMS9V8IH4OhIc4R2q5ujXijF8LF_4r-f6A2hXFZNcj67ebvKWUw3tNRsaqNWFsqet_89G2nQtyN1hUgbt1t5pc3V6zzCgwRLou2U3mWkXPw/s320/DSCN4408.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722917370052573026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Russell-stop throwing up on the doughnuts!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9WJqNd53F-IAmo7PkgkkvULprcOvSrribLgiFX1jYUb4CVUeaqLNFSkwyD8WbQhL86rEBxKX4z6GqtCsYCQ21yeDetSMbAyZ0VQUoGlc9TNTOrBPq90mUP2IXP-8zqgSiviIMTEBMyg/s1600/DSCN4411.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9WJqNd53F-IAmo7PkgkkvULprcOvSrribLgiFX1jYUb4CVUeaqLNFSkwyD8WbQhL86rEBxKX4z6GqtCsYCQ21yeDetSMbAyZ0VQUoGlc9TNTOrBPq90mUP2IXP-8zqgSiviIMTEBMyg/s320/DSCN4411.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722917357963885186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">See, the signs don't lie...and yes, we acted weird for the pic-classic</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLPp0WHH0rzcp-EjXO4Fqk7KDrbATN5_5Icuv296x-rNHAljLQqiPSEaAVdmXM22hmhxkGVWj0BMI6jfaio2EVeTjK8-hIo8TIvpz5ietT478mFzHQBPXafu3kbhdiOL3yOMaOofd7bc/s1600/DSCN4413.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLPp0WHH0rzcp-EjXO4Fqk7KDrbATN5_5Icuv296x-rNHAljLQqiPSEaAVdmXM22hmhxkGVWj0BMI6jfaio2EVeTjK8-hIo8TIvpz5ietT478mFzHQBPXafu3kbhdiOL3yOMaOofd7bc/s320/DSCN4413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722916681589803266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">White Stag sign baby! This is definitely famous to Portland-AND it's in the Portlandia show</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mCzVXNt64IkzWB7EYbEPhGWT1ycH0v45L1tZ_IGRK72Q1lxubogKQyiUGmtwtrcR0f6Xspor63Gqa9LMWzFM1T6H_WTwAN0fiUwvAfJ0qR2HL1we6aOo0NCjsaa-ZYC6-f81RY4m26g/s1600/DSCN4419.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mCzVXNt64IkzWB7EYbEPhGWT1ycH0v45L1tZ_IGRK72Q1lxubogKQyiUGmtwtrcR0f6Xspor63Gqa9LMWzFM1T6H_WTwAN0fiUwvAfJ0qR2HL1we6aOo0NCjsaa-ZYC6-f81RY4m26g/s320/DSCN4419.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722916667633530370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is "Portlandia" herself, the Goddess herself that Portland names its city after :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPrZZanXhQzk_nJSN4GWwjo4haecliUiO6t36DtVsvTI8c_hTCbWe8cwhPVtUISqN5xJnBRbzu1DgBU6Scc3zbHOhljTE86Z9hrw-MYwzbGgoY3ICoANVDypFQYClY0XS-2S_69D1YR8/s1600/DSCN4420.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPrZZanXhQzk_nJSN4GWwjo4haecliUiO6t36DtVsvTI8c_hTCbWe8cwhPVtUISqN5xJnBRbzu1DgBU6Scc3zbHOhljTE86Z9hrw-MYwzbGgoY3ICoANVDypFQYClY0XS-2S_69D1YR8/s320/DSCN4420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722916658234148546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She is rather a quite large woman</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6lprKS28Ix62vYDh6nhGLdxnAGAhzhJ0VSYZl1baE7mjwkpEzjchZt8bCpZPeeEe-94bE1mq2nKEtMcnk9_bvU_FDfp7gxPj8PsgB-rZ-pz68kzZCQeN4nkscIDd1GX7XZXOdzUm1ho/s1600/DSCN4421.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6lprKS28Ix62vYDh6nhGLdxnAGAhzhJ0VSYZl1baE7mjwkpEzjchZt8bCpZPeeEe-94bE1mq2nKEtMcnk9_bvU_FDfp7gxPj8PsgB-rZ-pz68kzZCQeN4nkscIDd1GX7XZXOdzUm1ho/s320/DSCN4421.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722916653599478994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">One of the things I love and think is funny about Portland is that they're sooo good about recycling! All the states should be like them but they're not :( However, I do admit, it was hard at times just to find something that said "trash" as you can tell above</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXoVoRuZ35a93aIznX92eqf6rX5ZC1wcFI0YUVatyTp1CRGynjJ_DDXY38flkB_iTCYH2TAldI0_TSsuvXeJWQponjEa4yBeOdzc-6_WAevmIr17S0CZfkIIM9YKRg8xXQ5fAJkXCUrw/s1600/DSCN4422.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXoVoRuZ35a93aIznX92eqf6rX5ZC1wcFI0YUVatyTp1CRGynjJ_DDXY38flkB_iTCYH2TAldI0_TSsuvXeJWQponjEa4yBeOdzc-6_WAevmIr17S0CZfkIIM9YKRg8xXQ5fAJkXCUrw/s320/DSCN4422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722916653399790114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Famous Portland sign...I think..maybe not?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4xpurSMmeWVsASo9ztJJ-nqOEWgFc_sMSwfWHrpcJoxJp4oFSEnDhwdz5JTn4EJ3ZwHhU88GH4rPqAClBO-D10-yGpucLNmidpAhN3CMa-X3EQjLFhBBDTy_PUb4xN38qqEhhVQx82A/s1600/DSCN4424.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4xpurSMmeWVsASo9ztJJ-nqOEWgFc_sMSwfWHrpcJoxJp4oFSEnDhwdz5JTn4EJ3ZwHhU88GH4rPqAClBO-D10-yGpucLNmidpAhN3CMa-X3EQjLFhBBDTy_PUb4xN38qqEhhVQx82A/s320/DSCN4424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722915917771023842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Oh and I opened up my own hotel/cafe while I was there!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsgMo7GaH6WloUtR97bZqOvcHbyZHj42eNfkqai-X3r0xbi4UXSMzHwsSpRAHls4eJaWZ3Us4asSg8rPzXjHYz6f9PANMT2v-vHY9Wv48KAOdpRaDqrNaGKQAd-B6-sFPwwGj1JzuxCs/s1600/DSCN4425.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsgMo7GaH6WloUtR97bZqOvcHbyZHj42eNfkqai-X3r0xbi4UXSMzHwsSpRAHls4eJaWZ3Us4asSg8rPzXjHYz6f9PANMT2v-vHY9Wv48KAOdpRaDqrNaGKQAd-B6-sFPwwGj1JzuxCs/s320/DSCN4425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722915908524399858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at this cool random bike sculpture! Totally random but love it! Real bikes and all</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHgDrAoZ9Mnsd6nVMJJ3WEAVs_rxN8oPIh_lkM3jJQTqNv_X-j8_LvwzTviSF2xh5dz_BAxbqYboYLQht-g82VLuXaB9tWIx4FN8yvi5MoqMnPeIde_K2BzyjSp7MN5qVOCaWTjSJbJY/s1600/DSCN4427.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHgDrAoZ9Mnsd6nVMJJ3WEAVs_rxN8oPIh_lkM3jJQTqNv_X-j8_LvwzTviSF2xh5dz_BAxbqYboYLQht-g82VLuXaB9tWIx4FN8yvi5MoqMnPeIde_K2BzyjSp7MN5qVOCaWTjSJbJY/s320/DSCN4427.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722915901219008306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">hi bikes</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkx-mTBU71wNiW2VkAbqPSg-ZwYB-HydRYQ5XKwfttZJeq9ofk_k3ggIsOUK-9WiQsXnQXJ4NTypmqqa9EaPWz9_y9lfi19ZzsszbrRz9R21uUuGVnLpJ9beGEucnnplR_Ek63DYs3or4/s1600/DSCN4428.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkx-mTBU71wNiW2VkAbqPSg-ZwYB-HydRYQ5XKwfttZJeq9ofk_k3ggIsOUK-9WiQsXnQXJ4NTypmqqa9EaPWz9_y9lfi19ZzsszbrRz9R21uUuGVnLpJ9beGEucnnplR_Ek63DYs3or4/s320/DSCN4428.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722915894003329362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">One thing I love about my hotel is that it's literally in the middle of the street! It's almost like a center island.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1w7LMOcDdLEVIVRCJtmjr1ZN9guuv5WnpvbwNR6GQ2lwZLxW9D4orLlYZidxnIyFhszK3Jog5zMUkdAeFPDof9PB-NYSaTbKvtoX4DsxXy52lqPLbPMxM-iJqKRDbqRBdhK9OIfyROU/s1600/DSCN4429.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1w7LMOcDdLEVIVRCJtmjr1ZN9guuv5WnpvbwNR6GQ2lwZLxW9D4orLlYZidxnIyFhszK3Jog5zMUkdAeFPDof9PB-NYSaTbKvtoX4DsxXy52lqPLbPMxM-iJqKRDbqRBdhK9OIfyROU/s320/DSCN4429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722915887539184242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was a very pretty church we went to -it's really old</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgNhjpA9nG_gT-tuMJVJx5uNIuVU3-l3EotfH8TPQ8nu3_yZywHqnhKed4grK7KDBc6eNlFeETwd-UsyMjd2e8N0f2mb6VlrsajKuFb9ZCeD2lQHb_hTfEts8gUmVoEh1LK8K1bvoidU/s1600/DSCN4431.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgNhjpA9nG_gT-tuMJVJx5uNIuVU3-l3EotfH8TPQ8nu3_yZywHqnhKed4grK7KDBc6eNlFeETwd-UsyMjd2e8N0f2mb6VlrsajKuFb9ZCeD2lQHb_hTfEts8gUmVoEh1LK8K1bvoidU/s320/DSCN4431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722915196949484706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to put in a pizza place as well :) Geez Portland loves my name!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-pHUH6UIisr4ICCFxJpHBi6DqQ9dLMKbtcaJ31_KdQdo9jq97RrsFcz5fwQqf0LrZTIDGwPRdajYTK3nMoHGrQtZsMy60fI9HFMxuZOHdsVDgGr09KLfOoN96goOYoel3GlQ0i0OuwY/s1600/DSCN4434.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-pHUH6UIisr4ICCFxJpHBi6DqQ9dLMKbtcaJ31_KdQdo9jq97RrsFcz5fwQqf0LrZTIDGwPRdajYTK3nMoHGrQtZsMy60fI9HFMxuZOHdsVDgGr09KLfOoN96goOYoel3GlQ0i0OuwY/s320/DSCN4434.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722915187959971234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">For lunch on Saturday, we went to "Off the Griddle" Russell had heard that the food carts are big down there so we decided to try em out. The one we specifically went to was ALL vegan, which I had never tried before! It was actually pretty good-I think I got the bluecheeseburger, Russell-bacon cheeseburger, mom-some omelet burger...anyway, they were all pretty good-I liked Russell's and mine the best</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoF8P-gum8nkWv_NSgKVSSrwnazXkRJB0ZeCvTAWsJxeEwZDERL8s38hxpKMXggcGVLmztPg4S3D0Rw8QWB2z_doNbyNYk-1LWafA5ZD_gty5iSOiZEbWYXkFp9N273ZYehsDmWwGgUU/s1600/DSCN4438.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoF8P-gum8nkWv_NSgKVSSrwnazXkRJB0ZeCvTAWsJxeEwZDERL8s38hxpKMXggcGVLmztPg4S3D0Rw8QWB2z_doNbyNYk-1LWafA5ZD_gty5iSOiZEbWYXkFp9N273ZYehsDmWwGgUU/s320/DSCN4438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722915180785022914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">That afternoon we went to the Pittock Mansion-it's this beautiful mansion that sits up above Portland so you can see the whole city from their backyard. It use to be owned by a wealthy businessman that owned that Portland newspaper-we took an awesome tour throughout and enjoyed looking at the grounds and view out back</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmE_10Os_mYEMpQGOt6KKKTOmkjvaOMPWbWtTjbCzYA2tbvBZAPqpxUhm5_CCidzt8n0XZcO1IRrRPh1Zj3MM3T9RjNB4yEKH2InaE8m7SDl3KKGK3bqednqoSRm8W5T3gARZIkp_gRA/s1600/DSCN4446.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmE_10Os_mYEMpQGOt6KKKTOmkjvaOMPWbWtTjbCzYA2tbvBZAPqpxUhm5_CCidzt8n0XZcO1IRrRPh1Zj3MM3T9RjNB4yEKH2InaE8m7SDl3KKGK3bqednqoSRm8W5T3gARZIkp_gRA/s320/DSCN4446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722915174280467874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">look at that view!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwu9JTkHU_2Kjg0k6oMHtfy-gE1VU1KGUjZ5JzuBJRswU2eRyz5ky5cO_a2ALbnU9CEDzQbhkS6GXWeCKClCM_yZnU4M1QNSNM9v_CDFI_ABVVbLkf7WmYfxMfu09w1Moevc0YY1aMIIQ/s1600/DSCN4450.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwu9JTkHU_2Kjg0k6oMHtfy-gE1VU1KGUjZ5JzuBJRswU2eRyz5ky5cO_a2ALbnU9CEDzQbhkS6GXWeCKClCM_yZnU4M1QNSNM9v_CDFI_ABVVbLkf7WmYfxMfu09w1Moevc0YY1aMIIQ/s320/DSCN4450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722915165548537922" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Everthing was mainly kept in good condition and preserved so people can see it today</span></div><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qHXJmoh_pQpGOZoi_WsouY6KMR4DRCxKGnPFL9iauSb256k9mq2q1hjDIXP0QO6q2nL21lpwFdLL7sl5VGAECKCzYMXWMev6PdFGuXIEDEKy3EBqQ7beNZRL82xvQq8zCyDkyfpjTPo/s1600/DSCN4443.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qHXJmoh_pQpGOZoi_WsouY6KMR4DRCxKGnPFL9iauSb256k9mq2q1hjDIXP0QO6q2nL21lpwFdLL7sl5VGAECKCzYMXWMev6PdFGuXIEDEKy3EBqQ7beNZRL82xvQq8zCyDkyfpjTPo/s320/DSCN4443.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722918194105559186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >Mr. Pittock loved spending money on the details on his home as you can tell here</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Phgnp3tK8PyC8hXtNjkYzx6wQOCRQgBz8aNQEY9GZTKe2szPYyrO7sAUEAActB0GeLCBn3bELvL5eOfWtru97PZ_udN87iNE7P5tD2j8jXFERJ1bdRUVmrzHN1MbDvkyfmv7Y4lVXOU/s1600/DSCN4449.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Phgnp3tK8PyC8hXtNjkYzx6wQOCRQgBz8aNQEY9GZTKe2szPYyrO7sAUEAActB0GeLCBn3bELvL5eOfWtru97PZ_udN87iNE7P5tD2j8jXFERJ1bdRUVmrzHN1MbDvkyfmv7Y4lVXOU/s320/DSCN4449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722914205047683058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >I received special treatment and was able to play on the piano that I think is an original to the family that lived there-pretty snazzy</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1v3aNNkPPdE_rxDz9Ov3NArZ-kMu0LBg2VjVe6V7CyvqnWzP9jCSktaf7hYLxhAUS0mnr3bYHGDH47npZuxZdZtvjwxiO06u6GLOwDToRgd8nVCaT3RXFJQbVm3l7seuyJANIjkNaPIQ/s1600/DSCN4452.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1v3aNNkPPdE_rxDz9Ov3NArZ-kMu0LBg2VjVe6V7CyvqnWzP9jCSktaf7hYLxhAUS0mnr3bYHGDH47npZuxZdZtvjwxiO06u6GLOwDToRgd8nVCaT3RXFJQbVm3l7seuyJANIjkNaPIQ/s320/DSCN4452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722914197227501826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Classic stairway shot</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyUwV5lrpygFXmF6lDKkIxc3RF1WzCpZ61W6wsLM_3USHIowwJoMo6bmKLB86cjIMaQJB4P5xJzDxE3w5zA_NwZZmCeBjs4nVd2l57Rdun693X3LXF4PpVFjWV8cjQY1uPIDrmCFeDDM/s1600/DSCN4457.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyUwV5lrpygFXmF6lDKkIxc3RF1WzCpZ61W6wsLM_3USHIowwJoMo6bmKLB86cjIMaQJB4P5xJzDxE3w5zA_NwZZmCeBjs4nVd2l57Rdun693X3LXF4PpVFjWV8cjQY1uPIDrmCFeDDM/s320/DSCN4457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722914190751135474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is a view from the backyard-it's definitely a mansion</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoJ7dXpZ0Iv8x2dxNZr2Ua_M8d4lAjOmDG8xBqj2h2-I8pQ_nIFi9nIxIa6x_Q5_w7XGUcgs6LfydLGpQLZAfhA3uCWIjo7aivyI8yRQNsByc5WNmUa09yzjWmqL4juSy2wuD4mLfjDY/s1600/DSCN4455.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoJ7dXpZ0Iv8x2dxNZr2Ua_M8d4lAjOmDG8xBqj2h2-I8pQ_nIFi9nIxIa6x_Q5_w7XGUcgs6LfydLGpQLZAfhA3uCWIjo7aivyI8yRQNsByc5WNmUa09yzjWmqL4juSy2wuD4mLfjDY/s320/DSCN4455.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722914183279425266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">another view :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_jekBWv_2eKE3wh-DlZEO0NxuXp7ADnA3cPxEd-vXJZs2TBz0mRLBcP1cnz6qxbToHJ7EA4iur7ahykRAQJzepDvzlOlx4L0AsOLfF06xuV6X1zWiZhb4LSZn7pkipKZviWTCkfG1CY/s1600/DSCN4477.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_jekBWv_2eKE3wh-DlZEO0NxuXp7ADnA3cPxEd-vXJZs2TBz0mRLBcP1cnz6qxbToHJ7EA4iur7ahykRAQJzepDvzlOlx4L0AsOLfF06xuV6X1zWiZhb4LSZn7pkipKZviWTCkfG1CY/s320/DSCN4477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722914176921159586" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >This was a view we took a pic of from our little transfer gondola or whatever it's called, way fun even if it was only 3 minutes</span></div><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchXCogF7RxX0JzEIOVl3VzC2fekuNZGvNFZjfKbEJ9jL1N2SKodU564wHQ7RZVILIktHKsB3tsgircE_2VnjkfXzmJcCeBV9aL79xItGZ2cKJ6mHfjkG9vNBSqysGwegmvmOIOckTSf8/s1600/DSCN4469.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchXCogF7RxX0JzEIOVl3VzC2fekuNZGvNFZjfKbEJ9jL1N2SKodU564wHQ7RZVILIktHKsB3tsgircE_2VnjkfXzmJcCeBV9aL79xItGZ2cKJ6mHfjkG9vNBSqysGwegmvmOIOckTSf8/s320/DSCN4469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722918201251655746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvolmjt-XJF5i4p6z0kJiNv-e93AWu1w2jSsFddOfM7u7ZUZ3Y1uIG328ql1jmOVjerLkmnB3YzsRJ9hZ4GO8wCyb-sn4X1risabFf0mDbC0osmiFI8SGNCPDISFpeLaZW9YjrXH7FJ0/s1600/DSCN4463.JPG" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: left; font-size: medium; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvolmjt-XJF5i4p6z0kJiNv-e93AWu1w2jSsFddOfM7u7ZUZ3Y1uIG328ql1jmOVjerLkmnB3YzsRJ9hZ4GO8wCyb-sn4X1risabFf0mDbC0osmiFI8SGNCPDISFpeLaZW9YjrXH7FJ0/s320/DSCN4463.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723281142454912530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>This is mom and I traveling inside it! It was like going on a weak ride at Disney</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">This is what it looked like</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kPpKGudS4tl3l4spRyuwqaQbH-zDYtf-WVkkZe7yu9ozQV0f98hoZi7SA0KMV8hyphenhypheniivT3zbg0pMAqFxUwIjgc2MnGxdVrxpaAl0ssULBU3GNOLD0ioW23eSAtAj8sPhTFS-UjvkUFsA/s1600/DSCN4467.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kPpKGudS4tl3l4spRyuwqaQbH-zDYtf-WVkkZe7yu9ozQV0f98hoZi7SA0KMV8hyphenhypheniivT3zbg0pMAqFxUwIjgc2MnGxdVrxpaAl0ssULBU3GNOLD0ioW23eSAtAj8sPhTFS-UjvkUFsA/s320/DSCN4467.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722919540695947170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>A view from the hospital where the gondola took us</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLmMaOzv_gOz-5fv9sCZcA5xWWIgBWmN1E_6uS4FFZbMFdvTlqgt8SZhiPTJwJBBovYZAzHcgqbjTcKn5EePKzSkGTR9OxD0Sb7eAiMJKhvMcZhBXMV0Rj5wQZvzbdNx7ahcdR19R9g8/s1600/DSCN4470.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLmMaOzv_gOz-5fv9sCZcA5xWWIgBWmN1E_6uS4FFZbMFdvTlqgt8SZhiPTJwJBBovYZAzHcgqbjTcKn5EePKzSkGTR9OxD0Sb7eAiMJKhvMcZhBXMV0Rj5wQZvzbdNx7ahcdR19R9g8/s320/DSCN4470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722913302740241250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Mom thought this would be an <u>amazing </u>shot</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAY2uXFZt2lcUdswmTWSGp3BnC0-WKW_960YH4LrbazPLBvurdY4BFVvHEWOGIMjthqWOJ1Pk25BDeveRLOGufZybke6Rra4Boz9CUB7NxbVS2Tj1iuXDcDsYKQ1pPYZ4XhgeW2-8XwlU/s1600/DSCN4479.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAY2uXFZt2lcUdswmTWSGp3BnC0-WKW_960YH4LrbazPLBvurdY4BFVvHEWOGIMjthqWOJ1Pk25BDeveRLOGufZybke6Rra4Boz9CUB7NxbVS2Tj1iuXDcDsYKQ1pPYZ4XhgeW2-8XwlU/s320/DSCN4479.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722913286445688706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is another piano i played on...jk, eww, this was in someone's front yard!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF69ysLh5O1WNTiOkLIVYToodjSVOnWaUdDVQBe99UI6WDoTFFXmkU6xtGqj4_K9T7OF-RrX_5ZnAmMm9RVUHIhyGSb-kHBeQw4IVtdeG-ZUBhnHJICu5vhv2V1dqA-Tu2-kz2j849E8/s1600/DSCN4483.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF69ysLh5O1WNTiOkLIVYToodjSVOnWaUdDVQBe99UI6WDoTFFXmkU6xtGqj4_K9T7OF-RrX_5ZnAmMm9RVUHIhyGSb-kHBeQw4IVtdeG-ZUBhnHJICu5vhv2V1dqA-Tu2-kz2j849E8/s320/DSCN4483.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722913284676103010" /></a></div><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >That night we went to a sushi place that we waited 2 HOURS in line for! Crazy and ridic, eh? Yea, that's what I said, but then we saw how big the freakin sushi was and it was pretty good for the price paid-7 or 8 bucks for that big plate of sushi!! I don't think I would wait in line for 2 hours again though...not worth 2 hours of my presh time in Port</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxYYRwVwwt7oQaRRGjl13O1CvTxae4R8xTImfYAH_KWxj2vgWWUWsAMjyLsqqsMwE-fuuKN60LyLl8PP7p4ObTio-kgBXNkClOxEzDbY_YFjGtVyqQLsx6rbfKrYHsOoQQxpCaACp25g/s1600/DSCN4482.JPG" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: left; font-size: medium; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxYYRwVwwt7oQaRRGjl13O1CvTxae4R8xTImfYAH_KWxj2vgWWUWsAMjyLsqqsMwE-fuuKN60LyLl8PP7p4ObTio-kgBXNkClOxEzDbY_YFjGtVyqQLsx6rbfKrYHsOoQQxpCaACp25g/s320/DSCN4482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723289429926091202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>We had so much leftovers, it was crazy</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7gG7pQinHxC84BqqIkoYJONa5XRZzKZObCAmUOZG0NUvuwNGd1ZGNW9xfRRvx8c4H58EtnxAoBZTKinPJAPa-5j19AfYbQf6AR4Mc7xzFtIHnFaZe7F4OJMY8VYiAJEoh08u38USBmU/s1600/DSCN4484.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7gG7pQinHxC84BqqIkoYJONa5XRZzKZObCAmUOZG0NUvuwNGd1ZGNW9xfRRvx8c4H58EtnxAoBZTKinPJAPa-5j19AfYbQf6AR4Mc7xzFtIHnFaZe7F4OJMY8VYiAJEoh08u38USBmU/s320/DSCN4484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722912367558690258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Nope..we couldn't fit them in our mouths..not possible</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7udOrQ_9HEBeJtK-anraKudkVY4bP-Cy6BbOmwb67jVrNvLIDOkyeSbjRYaVHyiGBqlcxe3eNnuUwjEkrB-ceUiA2gdgshsLUoL-xFO6bPu3tvoWuD8cxEG1aJhoWPVROruVSqMqsz6c/s1600/DSCN4511.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7udOrQ_9HEBeJtK-anraKudkVY4bP-Cy6BbOmwb67jVrNvLIDOkyeSbjRYaVHyiGBqlcxe3eNnuUwjEkrB-ceUiA2gdgshsLUoL-xFO6bPu3tvoWuD8cxEG1aJhoWPVROruVSqMqsz6c/s320/DSCN4511.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722913274347467602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >On Sunday we went to all these beautiful falls! I love Portland! I think we went to 3 or 4 different ones and they were all unique and beautiful in their own ways. The nature in Portland is phenomenal. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb77L3cbrOlJ1_HplTJeaGjHfI6MEaE_K0VsI_VvHjrT-vIZMnKRCN8FM-YfiGbH9gFDk2o2m6JpL-iHeyDkBLp4eyeS3LdDDtCGhvlJQSukCCbO0LGWV0t2794987gmjRC2s58a5iPUs/s1600/DSCN4485.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb77L3cbrOlJ1_HplTJeaGjHfI6MEaE_K0VsI_VvHjrT-vIZMnKRCN8FM-YfiGbH9gFDk2o2m6JpL-iHeyDkBLp4eyeS3LdDDtCGhvlJQSukCCbO0LGWV0t2794987gmjRC2s58a5iPUs/s320/DSCN4485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722912376438843042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the second biggest falls next to Niagra in the USA!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWtdgSYyIrPMQE3B1pEnY-WtDbihrP52BamkDXS1p3fUA-2yUshf8fRQtsTMuPR92aI7stFr0Eo3hikaGQO21b0wKL_ZM6b_PZn5bWKzq70_resrEkhNnfolyLacJo4267at8vFCnpU0/s1600/DSCN4493.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWtdgSYyIrPMQE3B1pEnY-WtDbihrP52BamkDXS1p3fUA-2yUshf8fRQtsTMuPR92aI7stFr0Eo3hikaGQO21b0wKL_ZM6b_PZn5bWKzq70_resrEkhNnfolyLacJo4267at8vFCnpU0/s320/DSCN4493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723289435759574114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmo-omIqwJysm_XYpZvKxdhj1EKVlcO-dzX6MJ_cmRlStMthL-8vs-0AeyyDWPdvN3ttkcdY8Kr6qwViyg_4mWUGxEFP9bj4iDeaFAoQW-WVOmQ-snqBYSTIc9975yJaY1j_opIfco2A/s1600/DSCN4492.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmo-omIqwJysm_XYpZvKxdhj1EKVlcO-dzX6MJ_cmRlStMthL-8vs-0AeyyDWPdvN3ttkcdY8Kr6qwViyg_4mWUGxEFP9bj4iDeaFAoQW-WVOmQ-snqBYSTIc9975yJaY1j_opIfco2A/s320/DSCN4492.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722912364385273410" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">gorg, eh?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-tI5Eo2wilwaE1ykiRHLFx5rqHpGlIVmkMtQmGpK8fB9xH7mlDoO8jpB3D432t0nvT8uFQVFLYsj4jXl8cZinmj7xxRmkgOn5gsKKSdVHES7QB2oXYX3KRepcD-X2UzVagJmaTMDhu4/s1600/DSCN4495.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-tI5Eo2wilwaE1ykiRHLFx5rqHpGlIVmkMtQmGpK8fB9xH7mlDoO8jpB3D432t0nvT8uFQVFLYsj4jXl8cZinmj7xxRmkgOn5gsKKSdVHES7QB2oXYX3KRepcD-X2UzVagJmaTMDhu4/s320/DSCN4495.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723289439921825762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf1s4IqFrJbQDcuYtWuKkVdTuvl72ELOjsgVrrCpI7IRTBjKQPqStYPw88r3c2feeaZq4Qh4DiGMR_ccMZy-X7q1VE8t4e-8gPNok3kolY8mX1McBLg3FH8q1KHNOHP6LfccazUpVDPU/s1600/DSCN4504.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf1s4IqFrJbQDcuYtWuKkVdTuvl72ELOjsgVrrCpI7IRTBjKQPqStYPw88r3c2feeaZq4Qh4DiGMR_ccMZy-X7q1VE8t4e-8gPNok3kolY8mX1McBLg3FH8q1KHNOHP6LfccazUpVDPU/s320/DSCN4504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722912356853314018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is one we actually hiked..well..I wouldn't say hiked, more like strolled to the bridge at the top of the picture, you can hike to the top which I wanted to do but I did not bring the shoes for that, so maybe next time?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXGq0hBS6O5dagR3_BrBMBydLBtTMM90HcsIzasH5-pjBwumxJUtuVlSFAItlPlTJWalqET8gdI26pKhpN0MKz3nO7XL3bYcw2xctivFy1_HWHxQa3Dj7OAhH_-O94LFLaS3f_qIci1Y/s1600/DSCN4508.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXGq0hBS6O5dagR3_BrBMBydLBtTMM90HcsIzasH5-pjBwumxJUtuVlSFAItlPlTJWalqET8gdI26pKhpN0MKz3nO7XL3bYcw2xctivFy1_HWHxQa3Dj7OAhH_-O94LFLaS3f_qIci1Y/s320/DSCN4508.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722912349385434770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is when we "hiked" to the bridge-so beautiful</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUK5bC-YHJPcDRV8A5bgPdB5L7G0YGsfbgRDJij87pd1wgqo4TMf91OqT7RL33BMKpuiLJWKOuBPs6hSFcZTdFreuegs4av7FYD_c1nXCXqdoOZR4TE3114cu6W4vfJ-Fj7KOT7qOXjxw/s1600/DSCN4512.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUK5bC-YHJPcDRV8A5bgPdB5L7G0YGsfbgRDJij87pd1wgqo4TMf91OqT7RL33BMKpuiLJWKOuBPs6hSFcZTdFreuegs4av7FYD_c1nXCXqdoOZR4TE3114cu6W4vfJ-Fj7KOT7qOXjxw/s320/DSCN4512.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722911510712634882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We went to the very top of the mountain, maybe large hill?-and this was the view from above-we were really close to all the waterfalls, just further up</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacvKkKNDw3DkWRs_egksrTJfUk_AHar7O-11CXQOS6Y7nV_EH4J2Gx7USA85nyhj4ghbdJmrEUlvSraH8SEE_pbKK1Mo0SEYLSRGyChIB5uMwpwAFqEanu3bcWle67UiIRMkcnlq4AlI/s1600/DSCN4513.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacvKkKNDw3DkWRs_egksrTJfUk_AHar7O-11CXQOS6Y7nV_EH4J2Gx7USA85nyhj4ghbdJmrEUlvSraH8SEE_pbKK1Mo0SEYLSRGyChIB5uMwpwAFqEanu3bcWle67UiIRMkcnlq4AlI/s320/DSCN4513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722911504693657970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is a little shrine/something that you can hold parties at probably for a lot of money, that was right next to where we took pics of the view</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYf2JvWab-q-BRyGRIy4DZDqy7uax62BgfgP4R7MOCm8iqIaUZkOyo3hxLRkb2vmhEGwh-7EZ-PZZy72CO6JgFuP8Mf1kOpqczo8qCRR4vk-bHR2zWM7I9ObMM7ExOeez5R-33dwZyMw/s1600/DSCN4514.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYf2JvWab-q-BRyGRIy4DZDqy7uax62BgfgP4R7MOCm8iqIaUZkOyo3hxLRkb2vmhEGwh-7EZ-PZZy72CO6JgFuP8Mf1kOpqczo8qCRR4vk-bHR2zWM7I9ObMM7ExOeez5R-33dwZyMw/s320/DSCN4514.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722911495788612530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">yep..that's my mom, I got my lips from her</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzxIBa1fEY5swmXuJ97H8GAXtWc-7B5OoO5eTlPeyVyUQW_J8PLqtG0bvPTgci30CYfDD-nm5MTsYkmXWK5kk-BtWlAEKQZkReryC1AcrgoxnjGbyzC6IlmRDxCJn3DvOGB6RxeqjZMc/s1600/DSCN4517.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzxIBa1fEY5swmXuJ97H8GAXtWc-7B5OoO5eTlPeyVyUQW_J8PLqtG0bvPTgci30CYfDD-nm5MTsYkmXWK5kk-BtWlAEKQZkReryC1AcrgoxnjGbyzC6IlmRDxCJn3DvOGB6RxeqjZMc/s320/DSCN4517.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722911492707342674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">look at that view!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Sunday night, we went to Ryan and Maria's for dinner after meeting up with them at one of the cool waterfalls. It was great to see them and play a little with their 3 darling boys. We talked a lot afterward-some about grandma and how wonderful she was. The next day...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q33wIcAf79s2YhBAJxI6f4CV2XvPnJX4gRgBn8nYWxHcfyEaj8QSpniqsxQzxIAqWGt2Fa79CRMtQ8clnvcKKEQxhsPiSWpn6r0OSrKOunAeMyrA-Y7gVZEF_xN8OzwHShIjLL0OFrY/s1600/DSCN4521.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q33wIcAf79s2YhBAJxI6f4CV2XvPnJX4gRgBn8nYWxHcfyEaj8QSpniqsxQzxIAqWGt2Fa79CRMtQ8clnvcKKEQxhsPiSWpn6r0OSrKOunAeMyrA-Y7gVZEF_xN8OzwHShIjLL0OFrY/s320/DSCN4521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722911483706203554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So this is where I will retire...ha, yeah right, i'm sure these homes go for millions considering they're right one the beach... </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2iF2fRhahrPSlrPgWzKkHs9zfijoZY2kiSDkKrAhjwRKzJIAuNHrXObhk6ZXaQvKkAkBjzh7m7FrJtq-LRKNhtl6LOy4DVw1iufl67u80IHFE1oZYqWOB8myh8KetnNwu09tGVIN1hM/s1600/DSCN4522.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2iF2fRhahrPSlrPgWzKkHs9zfijoZY2kiSDkKrAhjwRKzJIAuNHrXObhk6ZXaQvKkAkBjzh7m7FrJtq-LRKNhtl6LOy4DVw1iufl67u80IHFE1oZYqWOB8myh8KetnNwu09tGVIN1hM/s320/DSCN4522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722910583767642514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The beach there was beautiful, we heard it just gets packed in the month of August-usually the only month that's warm enough to go to the beach</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYn6R_F0v1Q4bRUgrhisfdOhKycFS45IjZ0Um5AAJGM1SoCz1s_D6NudJwUKFpWJXkWq9A6naToqVFtPtwRCeTPVDRsKgAlrC_Y0li0iCFiaqazPGp1I7ewgpkWSDBWpvuI3scva0Iew/s1600/DSCN4528.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYn6R_F0v1Q4bRUgrhisfdOhKycFS45IjZ0Um5AAJGM1SoCz1s_D6NudJwUKFpWJXkWq9A6naToqVFtPtwRCeTPVDRsKgAlrC_Y0li0iCFiaqazPGp1I7ewgpkWSDBWpvuI3scva0Iew/s320/DSCN4528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722910380235813282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was still a blistery day for the beach</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had the opportunity to go to the Tillamook Cheese Factory! OMG I LOVE their cheese--soooo delish, probably one of my fav. American brands. Especially the extra sharp white cheddar, if you ever get a chance-that is a must taste right there! </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokV0h4JHiWpWkvBAGDBCLBw3E6TCvPDLXt8l0u2ADnhu59rLybMRN9poqdqGvFxx0Qn5JYZJqrsLP4zd3npJii3Q-C0_1nh8o5kIK-R_VnkzKZJQ5BC4yYEOHOEhxPFQ_qFRpeWiKuWc/s320/DSCN4530.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722910370699027906" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_i9GpKjsVsnJ2GhcBwHlEXr3I9Uo55v1OYjFN2z_0-1c5egSIt9b3FQ3et29xzGfodY-X_8HsP3PY3qKQgRHgm1adJTE4v4gFjDuXoMmg2sxQ-GH_JsrEknsi-BpUZu-gSFZDtfQgEs/s1600/DSCN4532.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_i9GpKjsVsnJ2GhcBwHlEXr3I9Uo55v1OYjFN2z_0-1c5egSIt9b3FQ3et29xzGfodY-X_8HsP3PY3qKQgRHgm1adJTE4v4gFjDuXoMmg2sxQ-GH_JsrEknsi-BpUZu-gSFZDtfQgEs/s320/DSCN4532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722910364873643506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I dressed up as a cow</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3E9VQEmVe3kPxvLctbe7JP3AA1UbaZoBhi_p8bO0MlKYoonosy7bEBg_sDiAheODEArdio2Uw8v23XSf-V4tCiDpV87OgguwHSKsvLi0LPGhLbweed0LPTh4Z9pZtZ39b1nMic6iIDo/s1600/DSCN4533.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3E9VQEmVe3kPxvLctbe7JP3AA1UbaZoBhi_p8bO0MlKYoonosy7bEBg_sDiAheODEArdio2Uw8v23XSf-V4tCiDpV87OgguwHSKsvLi0LPGhLbweed0LPTh4Z9pZtZ39b1nMic6iIDo/s320/DSCN4533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722910356638842530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at them hard little workers!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleLpbCT4tTgODLzyfqDvtnAKp9mQcvgKZlwoKit7LkroXPtYrcXmBGPLXPjbpcWOyJOEund8XOpx45eDQp6fs0bkwsU0sHLdO0pba1Gru5bmKXd4LVSVyGg06RA6W9JYOYDKYjBaW0i0/s1600/DSCN4535.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleLpbCT4tTgODLzyfqDvtnAKp9mQcvgKZlwoKit7LkroXPtYrcXmBGPLXPjbpcWOyJOEund8XOpx45eDQp6fs0bkwsU0sHLdO0pba1Gru5bmKXd4LVSVyGg06RA6W9JYOYDKYjBaW0i0/s320/DSCN4535.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722910349716208354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We did get to "drive" the bus-so cute! After we went through the factory, we had the chance to sample all these yummy cheeses they had and then we got their delish ice cream they make right there in the factory-oooh so fresh and yummy!</div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right after the Tillamook factory, we raced back to Portland (since Tillamook is about an hour, hour and half away) because mom and I had a plane to catch and Russell was going to have us take the shuttle since traffic can be VERY during midday in Portland. However, we decided after speeding back that Russell would take us to the airport instead and it worked out really well. Overall the trip was just amazing and I thank Russell for making that happen! He was the best tour guide and really had some great ideas for places we could go. I still want to go back since there was still SO much more we could have seen and hiked. Anyway, thanks Russell! Love ya! Now I just need to take bunner there and that would be tre bon. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Other news--um...we went to NYC last weekend-pics to come! SO fun! Um...I got a new job! :) I really am going to miss my old job and the people that I worked with-ahhh! I just loved them all! I was able to spend time my friend's baby that she brought to work with her almost everyday and I will miss that sweet little babe oh so dearly-but I definitely hope to see her soon-Such amazing people! I just needed something full-time so I will start working at Capital One on Monday! I'll be a funding analyst. Also, Amy had her babe! And little Em is OH so cute-just can't wait to meet her! Hunger Games is coming out tomorrow and I'm waaaaay excited since I loved the books...other news..we hope to buy a house this year!! Yay! Other news....I'm not sure, can't remember anything else for now so once i remember I'll put that in the next blog update or you can remind me :)</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-36237582271023901192012-03-21T13:28:00.015-07:002012-03-21T16:08:02.520-07:00Grandma and other things<div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE5tx3vB7DRIQOM9OIZdsZ1yP8Wwmnvsx5GSldbcZaYkkKD37CxBYTNCRdoZg2cF4649tmgIeQt23rrsTJBff65WFwzJKsy-nqSU54BISfzEyqbViqd4jbbTSUenweIYRXym3ZHv55ME/s320/C%252BRwedding-1053.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span>This is my grandmother Edith Billen. She passed away January 5, 2012. She lived 88 strong years and loved living life. Whenever I think of my grandma, I think of the spunk and wittiness she displayed to everyone around her. I remember her visiting us as much as she could when we were growing up and I remember us visiting her as much as we could as well-that's how much we loved being around her. She loved her family and friends very much and had a great passion and love to serve and help those around her. She was an amazing nurse and I believe worked all the way up until she was in her early 70's. I dearly miss my grandma and always will. I believe she lived a great life and is happy to return to her companion for eternity-my grandpa Robert Billen. A few days before she passed away, she had had a massive aneurysm in her brain and was left on life support for a day or two so that family could come in and say goodbye before they took her off. This happened right before my 28th birthday, I really hate telling my age over the internet, but I figure those that read this blog will know it anyway. A great 28 years with a very special grandma. I'm so grateful I had the chance to move down here to Texas, the first 6 months here for me were my grandma's last. I know this wasn't by chance, that it gave me a chance to spend a little bit more time with her before she left this earth. The funeral took place in Hayward, California, where she resided for most of the last years of her life before she moved to Texas to stay with my parents. Here are a few pics from the funeral. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqR8SEhCujrWsFe9GDk6HIEmIcBk0HBrn8DNfa8vgoKXpwuYrwqlmY768Glv49K5gGkwPmVUjKBXRAXkpclvhWs75shoMUpKCTrjm29557mbHjY-8zUasBbaXHI9Zg-TQ_tZpbBLiv4DA/s1600/DSC02922.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqR8SEhCujrWsFe9GDk6HIEmIcBk0HBrn8DNfa8vgoKXpwuYrwqlmY768Glv49K5gGkwPmVUjKBXRAXkpclvhWs75shoMUpKCTrjm29557mbHjY-8zUasBbaXHI9Zg-TQ_tZpbBLiv4DA/s320/DSC02922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722463369746960898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Robert did a great job at playing "Begin the Beguine" -Grandma's favorite song. You can watch him play <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMbJE14FmEA">here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9BGlf3yHGF7ovRhbosTZbMJV5by1R4rfoLd0m6WM1JLdyuYEI6Hlvyyz-XI2EJOfiRMB759j8O1FkE7pkvaY-kG-xOYgjgWzClB0UcygGwFQFFemztzTwg4kxuagSymCLBWuQdqweLo/s1600/DSC02923.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9BGlf3yHGF7ovRhbosTZbMJV5by1R4rfoLd0m6WM1JLdyuYEI6Hlvyyz-XI2EJOfiRMB759j8O1FkE7pkvaY-kG-xOYgjgWzClB0UcygGwFQFFemztzTwg4kxuagSymCLBWuQdqweLo/s320/DSC02923.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722476311178032098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoPoVt322gl5Z5sNcG7ukDNVNY3HXraqJsQmMR360R4mFJPswRMmnAd4KnwUXUWMZj6SNAKwshypyGv7DREPQfIl8wc8Fj3JhPJt2BMlSg8hKQ23H58o3AvTr_OqyurmrTsC1tLdlg4s/s1600/DSC02923.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">L</a>ook-there's me!</div><span><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNdU2bXEYL5pvK-AwZySW0-YfSK0sM4zK9qQgIyzUoEBQGBmiE7OIT7L7V59vqh7fzPy3-Ui1_cUA9tBSZCEqtOy0TdngMrBHHURkZwI0zlbz8B24UK1Z_o6pMgk1yolnZW5GKr_0X3k/s320/DSC02916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722463351727620146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">The casket was really beautiful </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0Fl2whawNI-ZgO92cVYDgU8wZlqVF7NuqI93XDG2xxV6SeEnzyF4yrO7w20WxOd-g0a4N8mKmz_6dW6cDFF-BGG-qF3_a_fnlSPB70k9_DNsOUKiNXPVo8YKTmS0W206p8LL1nQy_Os/s1600/DSC02910.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0Fl2whawNI-ZgO92cVYDgU8wZlqVF7NuqI93XDG2xxV6SeEnzyF4yrO7w20WxOd-g0a4N8mKmz_6dW6cDFF-BGG-qF3_a_fnlSPB70k9_DNsOUKiNXPVo8YKTmS0W206p8LL1nQy_Os/s320/DSC02910.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722463343194315010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All of her kids gathered around her</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8ltC4daXDcBZDoCqRswwH78tkrd8WL70F4WTiK-SOVe1gJ5KUB7mDMZSVkMnlZFJCi27zNNI0pW5-wdeLOacgh0HL21tLLSeCaXMdkM7MzFPd0DpBz3ubHDlZo0-VQHJyzneUxeS-QA/s1600/DSC02908.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8ltC4daXDcBZDoCqRswwH78tkrd8WL70F4WTiK-SOVe1gJ5KUB7mDMZSVkMnlZFJCi27zNNI0pW5-wdeLOacgh0HL21tLLSeCaXMdkM7MzFPd0DpBz3ubHDlZo0-VQHJyzneUxeS-QA/s320/DSC02908.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722463340433348562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These are her children-all grown up</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYjNHNto67EPh-_MxkuGa0U7LvjydakAGxLRkcJ9UyfbR5b3eiGwZA_EUOYAk0UnKQvH1pmTaY5nIdHodgc0z325XY34fvjPvzQ9KQTrKGx288MJK8_ECcrIrWsN16yLPyfr56T572A0/s1600/DSC02924.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYjNHNto67EPh-_MxkuGa0U7LvjydakAGxLRkcJ9UyfbR5b3eiGwZA_EUOYAk0UnKQvH1pmTaY5nIdHodgc0z325XY34fvjPvzQ9KQTrKGx288MJK8_ECcrIrWsN16yLPyfr56T572A0/s320/DSC02924.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722464708243868994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Oh this is a random pic of "Ranch" Diner! It was too cool with a cow's head hanging out of the sign!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8R_Cp9PUEysh3FrcQ1HRusYie2vjUYWLHEoarirf5Sfs51LdMI_tYo7ciG5-Dr6ey-YpTckrW0XTa-yC8bE6N1Ht5HpmPbh_pXkk_O-eNnUP6mWVaEvzcJOzDkptuiWO1AJiskYD8iGQ/s1600/DSC02926.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8R_Cp9PUEysh3FrcQ1HRusYie2vjUYWLHEoarirf5Sfs51LdMI_tYo7ciG5-Dr6ey-YpTckrW0XTa-yC8bE6N1Ht5HpmPbh_pXkk_O-eNnUP6mWVaEvzcJOzDkptuiWO1AJiskYD8iGQ/s320/DSC02926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722464698644240610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's always sad that the few times you actually see all your family is at events like this but it was really good to see a my cousins, aunts, and uncle</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFlvaIeosNXqVTMwUGD4excxjl5cJ9x9JFbSEHqgRCSCdYQ7s08KLHkjdgvROSNaAHIjTPlFlpcHcpZKEkrMycTz52Oj4C10_NIQg7OJBvW_hCwui7Q9hRpuySeKyZQ-vy-tU6rXSvsc/s1600/DSC02927.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFlvaIeosNXqVTMwUGD4excxjl5cJ9x9JFbSEHqgRCSCdYQ7s08KLHkjdgvROSNaAHIjTPlFlpcHcpZKEkrMycTz52Oj4C10_NIQg7OJBvW_hCwui7Q9hRpuySeKyZQ-vy-tU6rXSvsc/s320/DSC02927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722464693615622194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is my cute fam pic</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We have done a lot of fun things the past couple of months..</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR1B2vVqEUxErCcbfbCxejlGnM0Ble7qW1B6dtdI7EgFlLFWFbMSXGabjBaRHWpm9QBoqdW673ArRPvGzhyphenhyphenzzm6_ul1W0WqZo-RbgvLMTRONw10zLNX8OJriY3y4QrCuWYbRA3KQzlYw/s1600/me+b+day.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR1B2vVqEUxErCcbfbCxejlGnM0Ble7qW1B6dtdI7EgFlLFWFbMSXGabjBaRHWpm9QBoqdW673ArRPvGzhyphenhyphenzzm6_ul1W0WqZo-RbgvLMTRONw10zLNX8OJriY3y4QrCuWYbRA3KQzlYw/s320/me+b+day.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722464719729082914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On my b day, sweet Shy surprised me with balloons that don't worry-1 sang to you when you hit it and another that had fuzzy pink stuff on it! Quite incredible! She also brought cheesecake for everyone at my work. I just love that lady</div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrquks0o60o5u96QmKAsx497j5gwcu3XsjGZMBRq0yG6CVDEXYwuEPYBGiosDyRRMweE4gKPWTyykYsra1xPfw_D_wlu24HBUNDQeC3HuhrCoGAHgLeVCk0YQn9hwFFnamQ-TOF7OzegA/s1600/DSC02892.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrquks0o60o5u96QmKAsx497j5gwcu3XsjGZMBRq0yG6CVDEXYwuEPYBGiosDyRRMweE4gKPWTyykYsra1xPfw_D_wlu24HBUNDQeC3HuhrCoGAHgLeVCk0YQn9hwFFnamQ-TOF7OzegA/s320/DSC02892.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722465108784502738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Bday cheesecake! oh heaven! Well, my heaven will have cheesecake<br style="text-align: left; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzXXARJYTS9TAG0kzN3LX_y_Xn6q3NUHCFeQ8aO2cPF33kdSglduNbi4E2BVFtffHa8lTpRNcgQEXc8gfFb677O12V5FVsfVCNUiGklzL6FV2G9GG3BkOfIxz6wu4pdfwALR_nWLTuSw/s1600/DSC02891.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzXXARJYTS9TAG0kzN3LX_y_Xn6q3NUHCFeQ8aO2cPF33kdSglduNbi4E2BVFtffHa8lTpRNcgQEXc8gfFb677O12V5FVsfVCNUiGklzL6FV2G9GG3BkOfIxz6wu4pdfwALR_nWLTuSw/s320/DSC02891.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722465100292411154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>We all went out for dinner with my aunt and uncle for my bday at Cheesecake, love their food<br style="text-align: left; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigdoQ1jRj6EG2-nFgwmuYDxaS_VelSWny_l6tlBhn-zpzL5JPYV6hqHRAqnmrJ9D0_CXAAlhyphenhyphenCDAE1VQkjyrQMROOtJfsAPM-4pEIhNJ1UWVTU4Q-8AO2Mr1ANSp81b3nJf-aMvDkuf0/s1600/DSC02886.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigdoQ1jRj6EG2-nFgwmuYDxaS_VelSWny_l6tlBhn-zpzL5JPYV6hqHRAqnmrJ9D0_CXAAlhyphenhyphenCDAE1VQkjyrQMROOtJfsAPM-4pEIhNJ1UWVTU4Q-8AO2Mr1ANSp81b3nJf-aMvDkuf0/s320/DSC02886.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722464725827335922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Jeff got me pinwheel sandwiches for my bday-best b day present evaaaa ;) Randall also got my a Coach purse that I just absolutely love-he's a good present picker<br style="text-align: left; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJ8guTx5Yy2MJAa9Ffj_o8lcunI-Gj1MxQrEc7isYFZ3ZXn3CRsMxFu8cur9krT-I2Q9yOhZl6jTMi5mWgDcmt0CB_ebI1EBviRaXZZAoUUI47a2-5wNVWNkR3KlkEd7B1EUfupWwZUE/s1600/DSCN4536.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJ8guTx5Yy2MJAa9Ffj_o8lcunI-Gj1MxQrEc7isYFZ3ZXn3CRsMxFu8cur9krT-I2Q9yOhZl6jTMi5mWgDcmt0CB_ebI1EBviRaXZZAoUUI47a2-5wNVWNkR3KlkEd7B1EUfupWwZUE/s320/DSCN4536.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722480269241807330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>For Katie's b day in Feb, we all met at Cheddars and got some grub-I love Cheddars!</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsPtPk47QyZs5mU0UHO33M2lA4iHXwrHuMixN3EizK-TJ1pfQtWG6pxTOjVWB2N249xvsbkXxSrmKGf-6WbznkuNXk-yY-Okw45lnb6FDZnfAuH3E6mjT0eJTUcgMyKP8UU90zU7eOh0/s1600/me+and+bun+at+katies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsPtPk47QyZs5mU0UHO33M2lA4iHXwrHuMixN3EizK-TJ1pfQtWG6pxTOjVWB2N249xvsbkXxSrmKGf-6WbznkuNXk-yY-Okw45lnb6FDZnfAuH3E6mjT0eJTUcgMyKP8UU90zU7eOh0/s320/me+and+bun+at+katies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722470193057623330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me and hun bun at Katie's house afterward for game night</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLJHIkuD3oQrlVRmY5SEygz_pcQ7wiOJw5-BV0cZ1CQ5G2oOiMwsBrkkmMvLs4X7XY87FbXphZAKAtRA5h5HA7Yp_DZw02ZoP8gn3EohK3_Z6QeABxrdKNpMpOM70HXnF1vwmlaLmeBQ/s1600/me+meana+katie+at+katies-good.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLJHIkuD3oQrlVRmY5SEygz_pcQ7wiOJw5-BV0cZ1CQ5G2oOiMwsBrkkmMvLs4X7XY87FbXphZAKAtRA5h5HA7Yp_DZw02ZoP8gn3EohK3_Z6QeABxrdKNpMpOM70HXnF1vwmlaLmeBQ/s320/me+meana+katie+at+katies-good.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722470183859741154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me and my girls-cute little Eden!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzQipkcXbzOEPrWRsw_h5tUVLh8kO9as1oItepJ5UYcAmLe53YA4So3fvAoC226gexuT6kNFp_d-tl4lGF-9gDVSBjeiAM6mWOjWuRlcG8kvnnspBFbgqL_pgYbZGAk9UffLp1iZHJUY/s1600/me+meana+and+katie+no+babe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzQipkcXbzOEPrWRsw_h5tUVLh8kO9as1oItepJ5UYcAmLe53YA4So3fvAoC226gexuT6kNFp_d-tl4lGF-9gDVSBjeiAM6mWOjWuRlcG8kvnnspBFbgqL_pgYbZGAk9UffLp1iZHJUY/s320/me+meana+and+katie+no+babe.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722470180926107074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My girls! I just love them</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lBu07RLCyNDfxz7hVDiYAHOgsJcV0uDnAZq_opH0kQd9rqTZbWVB7zPpgJvG3cfThrXu5F6g3kNHHao4T7cM3lcx8G5dKeo0IgDKdFkV1oz0AudpmisKjaZaum6xY86yRIt9grABX84/s1600/meana+and+i+at+katies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lBu07RLCyNDfxz7hVDiYAHOgsJcV0uDnAZq_opH0kQd9rqTZbWVB7zPpgJvG3cfThrXu5F6g3kNHHao4T7cM3lcx8G5dKeo0IgDKdFkV1oz0AudpmisKjaZaum6xY86yRIt9grABX84/s320/meana+and+i+at+katies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722470171660851778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Meana Beana</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwiizCm0MOmskYsLWnPMmHt1Gn5OFXJw6W5RNs7_snnRt-J5hwLsOsMZamx6rjhmhfCaEqYRcjkz-8wX4-LFwLgBVOMB77oGcnAYjh1Go5kKa1fic4gPAs4WnoG6os-65Z9pSw7CnE6I/s1600/jimmer+time.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwiizCm0MOmskYsLWnPMmHt1Gn5OFXJw6W5RNs7_snnRt-J5hwLsOsMZamx6rjhmhfCaEqYRcjkz-8wX4-LFwLgBVOMB77oGcnAYjh1Go5kKa1fic4gPAs4WnoG6os-65Z9pSw7CnE6I/s320/jimmer+time.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722469497836321698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A couple months back, Randall and I went to a Kings vs Mavs game, even though we were cheering for the Mavs, we pretty much cheered for Jimmer as well-how could we not?! Oh and we definitely weren't the only ones in the crowd cheering for him</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YN9GwFSD6sApItqCSzhSma6lMw3z7e8AiyTo8lPqQ6w27SDqAEoK4hi_YBZ13T4E6-u6GbFiryfGoV9lX5rkTf3mX6Ya8oKhH3N3hy0PFVOPPtrq4KoT4YljAM-ZJLsgQlx3uzlK0-U/s1600/fredette+jersey.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YN9GwFSD6sApItqCSzhSma6lMw3z7e8AiyTo8lPqQ6w27SDqAEoK4hi_YBZ13T4E6-u6GbFiryfGoV9lX5rkTf3mX6Ya8oKhH3N3hy0PFVOPPtrq4KoT4YljAM-ZJLsgQlx3uzlK0-U/s320/fredette+jersey.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722469492481878370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This shirt was just too cute</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZIuVJx22zsRiGLBj4VOUSS4T4ZHVOs38KbA_L-1HmuHXLGK-EGgWfKLWN47lwn-ZJABk7OKKlBrY3pbEPg3NuykltlKk4xEs_2eMIRjIIrFKYb54Ef497Y4FRV5kEhL1U7pVXuAfdPE/s1600/me+at+game.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZIuVJx22zsRiGLBj4VOUSS4T4ZHVOs38KbA_L-1HmuHXLGK-EGgWfKLWN47lwn-ZJABk7OKKlBrY3pbEPg3NuykltlKk4xEs_2eMIRjIIrFKYb54Ef497Y4FRV5kEhL1U7pVXuAfdPE/s320/me+at+game.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722469486634499394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Go Jimmer! Go Mavs!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCBmszfAm3eTKpe9-ucQDfAWOB6b_xWsEDBVY00zfDhLUlZLxtZYAf8cgh9GOgjmatDdjViHessbVDbkkQWx8ono9bO6OzyVn7tv_P06yhtHM6hoTXcwE4dc8gx4mUGJtiyl4GomTMFs/s1600/me+hubby+jimmer+time.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCBmszfAm3eTKpe9-ucQDfAWOB6b_xWsEDBVY00zfDhLUlZLxtZYAf8cgh9GOgjmatDdjViHessbVDbkkQWx8ono9bO6OzyVn7tv_P06yhtHM6hoTXcwE4dc8gx4mUGJtiyl4GomTMFs/s320/me+hubby+jimmer+time.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722469476050082930" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>We had a great time!</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVW2KOahmVgb0AQfday4Hs6yQFD-39xLUe2dY6TmmIe8VYXJpGr50wnHj6zzxbkHX8dPnArPdl6s0OAM8lKM_kaDASTyrAFspoKgk-0_ZP6VdPDF0Hr0d5KfoFPbX52dfvnJF_r5QbwU/s1600/DSCN4537.JPG" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVW2KOahmVgb0AQfday4Hs6yQFD-39xLUe2dY6TmmIe8VYXJpGr50wnHj6zzxbkHX8dPnArPdl6s0OAM8lKM_kaDASTyrAFspoKgk-0_ZP6VdPDF0Hr0d5KfoFPbX52dfvnJF_r5QbwU/s320/DSCN4537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722483040263906930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a>A couple weeks ago, we went to my cousin Caitlin's mish farewell-it was great to see her off-we even got to go to the new American Art Museum in Bentonville, Arkansas! It was pretty awesome if I do say-I mean look at that sculpture! It had the letters of the alphabet all wrapped around each other! It made me want some alphabet soup and alphabet cereal</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oIQ2ldTaSeUoo0eNStnHeEPMYaPG4Xd-obEpUlZ24Rtj-npErQ1BPiZt-s1AEHWUus2M7fwgQ3ZojguPXI3VPxvMNh6XoJKdfe04RRhwoqJwt_Vl4HZ7KP_XF85X8E4SaxiGuSMtcyY/s1600/randall+golf+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oIQ2ldTaSeUoo0eNStnHeEPMYaPG4Xd-obEpUlZ24Rtj-npErQ1BPiZt-s1AEHWUus2M7fwgQ3ZojguPXI3VPxvMNh6XoJKdfe04RRhwoqJwt_Vl4HZ7KP_XF85X8E4SaxiGuSMtcyY/s320/randall+golf+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722467152286494530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On a date night a couple months back, it was a beautiful day (as it has been the past couple of months) so Randall took me to the driving range! Believe it or not, it was my first time golfing at a range like that, I pretty much only know miniature golf...so..ya know, BUT I had a great time and I even hit a few!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVmQVJgVUdsOQVkjvamL6MN49ZDbPc5BLnANl4o3yv6oVqQ8MYtDTIW0R4JEopFAWpJwe4ToihsVRfKmU_doC1brnoQUmPNMMFT_x4Z2vUjPchf-mbIRav-PyAw70Q82hAiG7uqZ6Ko4/s1600/me+golf+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVmQVJgVUdsOQVkjvamL6MN49ZDbPc5BLnANl4o3yv6oVqQ8MYtDTIW0R4JEopFAWpJwe4ToihsVRfKmU_doC1brnoQUmPNMMFT_x4Z2vUjPchf-mbIRav-PyAw70Q82hAiG7uqZ6Ko4/s320/me+golf+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722467146372713570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think I got the form down..kinda..finally </div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">OK, Portland blog post to come :)</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-11313054024358050412012-03-13T15:29:00.010-07:002012-03-13T19:10:15.803-07:00December time!<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">SO I don't remember much about December considering it was like 3 months ago...oops, but that's ok because I have my handy dandy Christmas journal that I love to use in order to journal about every Christmas, everyone should have one! However, the month of December is always fun and it always goes by soo quickly because everyone is so excited for Christmas and the holiday break!<div>One very exciting thing actually did happen in December though and that was Brittany-my sister in law- had her baby boy Issac! He's soo cute and I LOVE holding him as much as I can. He was born about a month early so very tiny being only 6 pounds something but we love him to pieces and we're so happy he can be a new part of the family!</div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; ">For Christmas this year, we didn't have to travel anywhere which was nice-we just headed over to our family's homes and spent most of the time there. We did a lot of relaxing, movie watching, eating, game playing, and just spending quality time with the fam-overall, it was amazing! Before we headed down to the rents house for the week, we did our own Christmas up here. It was great-we decorated our Christmas tree, and opened Christmas presents for each other. I got Randall the typical guy stuff, Mavs tickets, Mavs shirt, iphone case for running, a really nice pillow, and maybe a couple of other little things, oh a kindle for both of us, however, YOU would not believe what he got me! My wonderful husband got me presents in a certain order (ny and co top and gc, michaels gc, earings, travel pillow, a sweater, etc-you can see he did much better than I did) that led up to a puzzle we have of New York, stating that we'll be going on a weekend trip to NYC! It's only fitting I blog about this now since we're going there this weekend! SOO excited! Anyway, here are some pics from the Christmas break that I'm happy to FINALLY get around posting :) Oh and it's mainly of the Seversons and not the Terrys b/c my mom took tons of pics and I don't think my otha motha didn't have a lot of time to take pics with all the kiddos running around. If I get some, I'll be sure to post them.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwn8Sh915cw6lQ7o3vwcqAD59oW7J810CT2f-CmxARguWV8pyWZgUX7zNIN5K7nHHjKPtErNVzfZSJZu-Z_vT28A0DWNCkwH4qIlZUvTeN6hZp-KLSC_5NXcXjObDT4qFcFUFvqHm_6A/s1600/Issac.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwn8Sh915cw6lQ7o3vwcqAD59oW7J810CT2f-CmxARguWV8pyWZgUX7zNIN5K7nHHjKPtErNVzfZSJZu-Z_vT28A0DWNCkwH4qIlZUvTeN6hZp-KLSC_5NXcXjObDT4qFcFUFvqHm_6A/s320/Issac.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719534429352211474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span>This is cute baby Issac! :)</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY7IdUwDLSMAwi1RNCTnkHAy0qT77e1FTuhpwyMrFLvixjkELz0LufNtn4rnxEZHewh0JufVArjYKGKhF4WlZErKtJhNhrfTGDfaTeF_GNTFlZ6ZCjiNoYjTSEVtEHjt0rKLR6CPIZas/s1600/Randall+and+Issac.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY7IdUwDLSMAwi1RNCTnkHAy0qT77e1FTuhpwyMrFLvixjkELz0LufNtn4rnxEZHewh0JufVArjYKGKhF4WlZErKtJhNhrfTGDfaTeF_GNTFlZ6ZCjiNoYjTSEVtEHjt0rKLR6CPIZas/s320/Randall+and+Issac.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719534016611667826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at that cute uncle holding his nephew, I didn't get a chance to hold him in the hospital because I had a cold</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSpZ6C2X7Arg7xHNwuVEQZtmhx05fxUpT55NUIQv8FTt0DP6uPIP2COdsgMAK7_SCBGqNF1ObxqP1QgNsUtyvk3APHUWRvv0h3w6Wec5gET6Q9CvwbLeXCLKxZtJqifKNh6jRTAq1_Q4/s1600/x+mas+tree.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSpZ6C2X7Arg7xHNwuVEQZtmhx05fxUpT55NUIQv8FTt0DP6uPIP2COdsgMAK7_SCBGqNF1ObxqP1QgNsUtyvk3APHUWRvv0h3w6Wec5gET6Q9CvwbLeXCLKxZtJqifKNh6jRTAq1_Q4/s320/x+mas+tree.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719534007551105154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I just loved our tree!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ72ogZI5lAWVZq39RRL6CM94TF49NslFVkb-lrjsFx5bp0Ie3I_RS4PaeZMWmLqbAKiv44AZ-90MoZQvr5KAUtqY1vpZGjV8uxLubd4p89yHBywxzVfEjBtPdkDurYaM6ICaTtzfHt-s/s1600/DSCN4377.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ72ogZI5lAWVZq39RRL6CM94TF49NslFVkb-lrjsFx5bp0Ie3I_RS4PaeZMWmLqbAKiv44AZ-90MoZQvr5KAUtqY1vpZGjV8uxLubd4p89yHBywxzVfEjBtPdkDurYaM6ICaTtzfHt-s/s320/DSCN4377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719534003132575330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He was sooo happy to get it all! :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N3-k6e-1PSjV3VgfyxIoQCWFgoxBmnJoFZxVHjjsWpXGG7JOoHsdAfnJjGBM94U4D35LyNQEXye3TBgER958yr-BB671k6VW7Jc7A6Hjh5tN3D8SvFFYrOfIZaTM_p5p1MJqHMuVFFw/s1600/puzzle.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N3-k6e-1PSjV3VgfyxIoQCWFgoxBmnJoFZxVHjjsWpXGG7JOoHsdAfnJjGBM94U4D35LyNQEXye3TBgER958yr-BB671k6VW7Jc7A6Hjh5tN3D8SvFFYrOfIZaTM_p5p1MJqHMuVFFw/s320/puzzle.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719533996048578770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Oh! This was a puzzle we completed over the break! We love puzzles so it was TONS of fun :) Pretty too, huh?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgHA3yT6fS3TTSmc3Dg2RWjp9CkwMwK0HQLaGiqXdrIOtLPKRIlCdPVb-JzF-0dYdevWUrrmSiBtdCEpn4VMA2cPypzgrzjOeWNUga3jPinS5DMVKnETRmzSet36tlGkVWW_FtKtcTPc/s1600/DSCN4380.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgHA3yT6fS3TTSmc3Dg2RWjp9CkwMwK0HQLaGiqXdrIOtLPKRIlCdPVb-JzF-0dYdevWUrrmSiBtdCEpn4VMA2cPypzgrzjOeWNUga3jPinS5DMVKnETRmzSet36tlGkVWW_FtKtcTPc/s320/DSCN4380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719533991104767122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These are all the cute things he got me-see how they're all labeled?? It was adore</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFcoxnBoqGGr4J3xlSVRMyZ5J1V2u7G4KaKvljZhZwwIRsE_lU1MKXAMwXzvDYYxV7jsU2on2QrzTwxMfpByqFXVejbKLzsOkCD0GMo9sgCzeSXPU01-JpHvdLbehu1bmmRdHvdbZevE/s1600/DSCN4387.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFcoxnBoqGGr4J3xlSVRMyZ5J1V2u7G4KaKvljZhZwwIRsE_lU1MKXAMwXzvDYYxV7jsU2on2QrzTwxMfpByqFXVejbKLzsOkCD0GMo9sgCzeSXPU01-JpHvdLbehu1bmmRdHvdbZevE/s320/DSCN4387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719531004959724354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ahhhh they look so happy to be bros</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0y2Ci2fzjI3oQbbnQlaDwdkw2FrfHSVQG21AyoOmb-3AMuFgJeocf3sDZcGgDAWv1MwKiHYYA_liW_NoVPmSfQiouRcNTUN0agEfc9Z3D9_Tj_z7KtBF9_lrx2nKNFXv9LXe_eVe6y_g/s1600/DSCN4386.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0y2Ci2fzjI3oQbbnQlaDwdkw2FrfHSVQG21AyoOmb-3AMuFgJeocf3sDZcGgDAWv1MwKiHYYA_liW_NoVPmSfQiouRcNTUN0agEfc9Z3D9_Tj_z7KtBF9_lrx2nKNFXv9LXe_eVe6y_g/s320/DSCN4386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719530993082462466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I guess Randall's office had a thing where they would all grow goatees or something so here he is sporting his goatee, it was hard for him to grow it but I thought he sported it well ;)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7d57uimV8GUm0q7Gxx6F4XqNeUREZq38-LIXTvUN4wN7978PpiDLfyn3gQiJzba9gEswt_9BVGzcEXxWMnhmPnaEjBSSmuLFM4E07Wq82GfgNWcQUOVT7TgJt_-NP3jOaOKQ9EYkaCo/s1600/DSCN4384.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7d57uimV8GUm0q7Gxx6F4XqNeUREZq38-LIXTvUN4wN7978PpiDLfyn3gQiJzba9gEswt_9BVGzcEXxWMnhmPnaEjBSSmuLFM4E07Wq82GfgNWcQUOVT7TgJt_-NP3jOaOKQ9EYkaCo/s320/DSCN4384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719530987982035026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Right after church :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXQLeesp9Hz7Fu_q8uu_5BKw3BLlEEezTnLN3rWSLZxs4MvgK3mdI9mueHEqmCp_Mfj1VqCFK4f1zHYD9UzRyhqMdP9y6IFhG7o0lqUhMeV57jJfZ-vqbnsvJvYF-9xuNga9SD_SBbps/s1600/DSCN4383.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXQLeesp9Hz7Fu_q8uu_5BKw3BLlEEezTnLN3rWSLZxs4MvgK3mdI9mueHEqmCp_Mfj1VqCFK4f1zHYD9UzRyhqMdP9y6IFhG7o0lqUhMeV57jJfZ-vqbnsvJvYF-9xuNga9SD_SBbps/s320/DSCN4383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719530979933946770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Even if you can't see the star on the top of the tree, at least you can see it in our bathroom (we actually didn't have a star or angel on top of the tree..maybe next year?)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNzItb_lDBgKiIXBQrsn6wxCd3yb88NdTw6R7uC8gHARXM7yFubAbjSk3HrAyxcopU42V8msJ7QpVraF1hbc7ywqvsxoaYX4yzTLVLrOV1-Bcrtq82f5UVEVVh08-4xztWj96pdtgoPo/s1600/DSCN4395.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNzItb_lDBgKiIXBQrsn6wxCd3yb88NdTw6R7uC8gHARXM7yFubAbjSk3HrAyxcopU42V8msJ7QpVraF1hbc7ywqvsxoaYX4yzTLVLrOV1-Bcrtq82f5UVEVVh08-4xztWj96pdtgoPo/s320/DSCN4395.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719530977270153378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We went to a pizza place over the break, the crust wasn't that great..tasted like a cracker, but the toppings and sauce were really good :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XmRRLKwFomVkNqC44i_-TNPgEvYjzKUxK06eNROGtkFIpkmcgZCe2yhl-Wa86BsfQdV4hNffD2s0NJrL2gy2X_vwLJ0qboJDd-FPtggZRC5hd34s-koHWotluYsPYeylF-uM0fyOwBk/s1600/DSC02879.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XmRRLKwFomVkNqC44i_-TNPgEvYjzKUxK06eNROGtkFIpkmcgZCe2yhl-Wa86BsfQdV4hNffD2s0NJrL2gy2X_vwLJ0qboJDd-FPtggZRC5hd34s-koHWotluYsPYeylF-uM0fyOwBk/s320/DSC02879.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719529934159884418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at that cute little pup..they're wearing these robes with the explanation right below</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjAdHOEBJbGobRLjZ6e03QrFE-Xfe1DQ3_YTHDIZdHuAuACokNvvlGWZa1z0jVJB2VYhJ-of0qD8cE1n2per7O1vVX8AWjG8Ra7v6SE1iSYEPXq9J-AZC4z54IYenFLXOXcjetfyEVTo/s1600/DSC02882.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjAdHOEBJbGobRLjZ6e03QrFE-Xfe1DQ3_YTHDIZdHuAuACokNvvlGWZa1z0jVJB2VYhJ-of0qD8cE1n2per7O1vVX8AWjG8Ra7v6SE1iSYEPXq9J-AZC4z54IYenFLXOXcjetfyEVTo/s320/DSC02882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719529922276627506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My mom got the boys robes for x mas, but they called them sith robes because they look like sith lords from Star Wars when they have the robe on..I guess?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7jtPFsVqizPS8CN0qfAihmUWa0hqtt5O1FnRz6zoHU1RnhFebG0RDwBCrpN7efE-I1gEpLp7SSSNUjlySlmN0ezT2EvBhvcI-EHz7eEt0KDm0x-XMNxk6HSUA-PT7TJ6cY6TW8EUwgE/s1600/DSC02877.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7jtPFsVqizPS8CN0qfAihmUWa0hqtt5O1FnRz6zoHU1RnhFebG0RDwBCrpN7efE-I1gEpLp7SSSNUjlySlmN0ezT2EvBhvcI-EHz7eEt0KDm0x-XMNxk6HSUA-PT7TJ6cY6TW8EUwgE/s320/DSC02877.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719529913559461698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They spent a good deal playing Heroes Quest over the break, I think the game is like 20 years old but they didn't mind</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3h3e_D3sZEbYQuJxT-VQT9hoRXeqHYkdbOsbmF0SYxIYiiLBw791rkYNca1aVd16nHkD9rnvuILz650OWU0kxhrmhIZZMok6dVIPglgvLzTDTQzXjKQi1KNcgszk4Yg1ysVpvzREcOQ/s1600/DSC02870.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3h3e_D3sZEbYQuJxT-VQT9hoRXeqHYkdbOsbmF0SYxIYiiLBw791rkYNca1aVd16nHkD9rnvuILz650OWU0kxhrmhIZZMok6dVIPglgvLzTDTQzXjKQi1KNcgszk4Yg1ysVpvzREcOQ/s320/DSC02870.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719529911786537890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Russell LOVES holding 3 dogs at one time, he's the puppy master</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQU8DA8KDq4NlMwRQoxSZSj7Mr8gUY3JtRR-dreq-lwwtpBEHMbwjPMnEDV5Gbv7VNw8eeiWYhD5CR_mNghEynVSNttSFeIHGVO_83d5NfidAlP8itbPyLFAILtZQuhlhmhsB4sr8OJgk/s1600/DSC02868.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQU8DA8KDq4NlMwRQoxSZSj7Mr8gUY3JtRR-dreq-lwwtpBEHMbwjPMnEDV5Gbv7VNw8eeiWYhD5CR_mNghEynVSNttSFeIHGVO_83d5NfidAlP8itbPyLFAILtZQuhlhmhsB4sr8OJgk/s320/DSC02868.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719529902649021234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Opening our stockings-i love doing that</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcruUWrmMfynMyrbFvey6chrBL_O72Ly2IZRoaxG4j_hDDAu2s76e-kTrXso5PPL-oOvS7y2Febf6y9DWXdw5cU5eXQ6nXaGgAqnEragxoEab4LaRghPiofomJGH9K6WVEXFLRQkbyhoE/s1600/DSC02825.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcruUWrmMfynMyrbFvey6chrBL_O72Ly2IZRoaxG4j_hDDAu2s76e-kTrXso5PPL-oOvS7y2Febf6y9DWXdw5cU5eXQ6nXaGgAqnEragxoEab4LaRghPiofomJGH9K6WVEXFLRQkbyhoE/s320/DSC02825.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719527298805296114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Games, games, and more games!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo3QvIF85OSi4-pWenTm6gyyqe0TiSu_m_aXksuh0CyfyrqGQNeaBNZqcJenyJ4KWbY7bm6mvMyOyvU8Nibd4SdbDhEhPWtCTNH9Cv6CQ0LMmGeCAbR-AvJA-VLCrz3dV-iC85EFq4uk/s1600/DSC02823.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo3QvIF85OSi4-pWenTm6gyyqe0TiSu_m_aXksuh0CyfyrqGQNeaBNZqcJenyJ4KWbY7bm6mvMyOyvU8Nibd4SdbDhEhPWtCTNH9Cv6CQ0LMmGeCAbR-AvJA-VLCrz3dV-iC85EFq4uk/s320/DSC02823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719527296436510946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">yay!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7P-x5Ahui4XAqvpTFrceLc3QpkOZKqvq24D-dCuCxSlHA29X9cYzyEj8CXaomjiRFelpX6B43EwhGaPUZqUIUDyWLdw6Ds0rMPbLK8_-jnBpFsncp4Rs9YdPyll0al9rV3lNeL64TdU/s1600/DSC02819.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7P-x5Ahui4XAqvpTFrceLc3QpkOZKqvq24D-dCuCxSlHA29X9cYzyEj8CXaomjiRFelpX6B43EwhGaPUZqUIUDyWLdw6Ds0rMPbLK8_-jnBpFsncp4Rs9YdPyll0al9rV3lNeL64TdU/s320/DSC02819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719527288036161650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chillaxin!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvsNIL6ALIRGjJcncpl2F5MXpcAZbR-MhqBMpIYd18hGOBgtKqIjEEOD25Uy_WKeLSTGD73M3oYLBHWBSftOhbfYMQ1SviTPZyJjSN2gliRaUyzu1QGdec-7CVnR6OdKYzAtxJCSF6zQ/s1600/DSC02815.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvsNIL6ALIRGjJcncpl2F5MXpcAZbR-MhqBMpIYd18hGOBgtKqIjEEOD25Uy_WKeLSTGD73M3oYLBHWBSftOhbfYMQ1SviTPZyJjSN2gliRaUyzu1QGdec-7CVnR6OdKYzAtxJCSF6zQ/s320/DSC02815.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719527271584360146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Trivia pursuit..obviously, we were surprised by the right answer..or something..</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5zFX7Sdn4mo3tjzp8ASSDtlodmpji2S3gZqsW3NJ0Os-BD6Jr7sqdGGXxUdBwmim8rgF1xhGgBm2uRJW_JjD-KUJO8fUyvk1vXSsn86g8DCsPfaV6PSXCW2pgw65e5XQx_2beMmEJXo/s1600/DSC02816.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5zFX7Sdn4mo3tjzp8ASSDtlodmpji2S3gZqsW3NJ0Os-BD6Jr7sqdGGXxUdBwmim8rgF1xhGgBm2uRJW_JjD-KUJO8fUyvk1vXSsn86g8DCsPfaV6PSXCW2pgw65e5XQx_2beMmEJXo/s320/DSC02816.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719527270877161922" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div><div style="text-align: center;">heather says "I'm done! I'm out!" jk..i'm not sure why she has her hand up..</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I just realized a bunch of these pics were actually from Thanksgiving because Royce and Heath didn't come for Christmas...hmm..oh well, we did mainly the same things :0 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For New Years, we...I think just played games..nothing too fancy, but it was fun :) </div></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-76803233456133540132012-03-05T14:12:00.025-08:002012-03-06T09:35:39.045-08:00Sweet November 2011<div style="text-align: center; "><span><span style="text-align: left; "><span>OK, So obviously I haven't blogged in like almost 6 months, right? Yeah, that's kinda sad, but probably not as sad as my header above that hasn't been changed in over a year, one step at a time (good song). I don't even have a name to my blog so people that just randomly go to my blog have no idea what its about, but then again, who randomly looks at my blog? So, I will be breaking my next 4 or 5 blog posts down month by month so that I actually blog because lets be honest, blogging is SOO overwhelming sometimes...especially with how lame it is to upload pics on this thing, there really should be an easier way. </span></span><span style="text-align: left; "></span><span style="text-align: left; "><span>Wow, debbie downer is what I sound like, eh? I'll try not to sound so pish posh attitude like and be more excited to blog. Blogging is like giving a sacrament talk..you think about what you're going to say, how you'll portray your words, your thoughts, it's nerve wrecking, but then once you do it=BAM you feel loads better and spiritually uplifted, ok, I don't know how blogging can spiritually uplift you, but maybe it just depends on what you're talking about? It's also a source of journaling so technically speaking, there's a side of spirituality to it...anyway here we go...</span></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>In November, I took two trips, I think..yeah, there were two. Two quick trips, but great ones at that :)</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span>The first trip was to San Diego with my hub bub, he's cute. Oh and it was a fab time. We were actually going to meet up with Nat's fam but her kids got sick so it was just Natty solo. We went to Sea World on Friday-which was a blast-I hadn't been in like 5 years so it was so fun to see all the new updates and rides they had. Patty, Bunner, and I had a blast. Plus, they have this amazing rolling coaster that was like nothing I've ever been on-it's a water ride like the log flume and then it turns into a roller coaster-loved it! On Saturday went to the church history site there-the Mormon </span>Battalion, and then to the temple in the afternoon. The Mormon Battalion was really interesting to learn more about and I've decided I really want to go to more church history sites--they're soo interesting. We couldn't do a lot because it rained all day Saturday but we still had a great time. OH and we ate yum barbecue that was actually on the Food Networks-Man Vs. Food, the pulled pork was amAZing and the onion rings were like nothing else I've ever tried. Sunday we went back home and overall, the trip was really neat and I'm glad I got to go.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-rVQlYtwqeesjQBzDkPWI6fmlFLauJTZCZNfaWg7JaC34lRTWiLBO-KuTzt3E160A0AkczgFnUuOoFO6qDx8rtRkQKTmARFOjIUyA4U7XFweXQ2hEeQl5SYFp73121U3louPxPIwKV4/s1600/DSCN4365.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-rVQlYtwqeesjQBzDkPWI6fmlFLauJTZCZNfaWg7JaC34lRTWiLBO-KuTzt3E160A0AkczgFnUuOoFO6qDx8rtRkQKTmARFOjIUyA4U7XFweXQ2hEeQl5SYFp73121U3louPxPIwKV4/s320/DSCN4365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716551204425266450" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We panned for gold there as well! it was soo neat-we got really rich</div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuC8dc1F4PSYQvwtjSrjb967fUv2qtwWKI_wOTz9aG-SOb-p3vyF8bl3wb4ZJegHk20YFv_ey7uLAS8R_LO7Xq8GgVvYfkzFVorDZY19e0trgy_0nzBrvYjb4WOaPVQM1sQiUX7PA2GOA/s1600/YourPhoto.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuC8dc1F4PSYQvwtjSrjb967fUv2qtwWKI_wOTz9aG-SOb-p3vyF8bl3wb4ZJegHk20YFv_ey7uLAS8R_LO7Xq8GgVvYfkzFVorDZY19e0trgy_0nzBrvYjb4WOaPVQM1sQiUX7PA2GOA/s320/YourPhoto.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716547577152518642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzwpAcpBspQCYBpc2pd16SaMUMgxi7Rj8iR2HWZQyGVPY43A9mKi4CItt6agfrw9uhCAJFOV9Otfh9LCUiczd4nvDOvDrMBXHxlZ4nghsiH-h3Pb3ckXL-eTL9BwkLKm2dU8BLNoahJw/s1600/DSCN4362.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzwpAcpBspQCYBpc2pd16SaMUMgxi7Rj8iR2HWZQyGVPY43A9mKi4CItt6agfrw9uhCAJFOV9Otfh9LCUiczd4nvDOvDrMBXHxlZ4nghsiH-h3Pb3ckXL-eTL9BwkLKm2dU8BLNoahJw/s320/DSCN4362.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716547573196714274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bun and I are pioneers :)</div><div style="text-align: center; "><span><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjv78St0S5t2-ouytu6tikWZHyZsUS89RF-QBMRXweUojj2dmsyXICWL5W5dbC-IxMvH7V_i__kwF_UuDUml78Si0e9VGDo13AvZ5mB7JoyDRtIRbKvU4WtVOrxq3k6FVlyMtXNUtbio/s1600/DSCN4356.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjv78St0S5t2-ouytu6tikWZHyZsUS89RF-QBMRXweUojj2dmsyXICWL5W5dbC-IxMvH7V_i__kwF_UuDUml78Si0e9VGDo13AvZ5mB7JoyDRtIRbKvU4WtVOrxq3k6FVlyMtXNUtbio/s320/DSCN4356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716547557579481298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuddwCsJpVeY_PVb09c3mF1_GFJ8Oh6UN4RHe8XcshcwmmmMLdACsoAYQpJU4Geph-zV_PK2FytN3bqIVpeX10lZOu_ICeeQ45rBIgBQbTwBNKaSJHQSyzMkbYbvsEYRU4o9YE_kO6vEg/s1600/DSCN4348.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuddwCsJpVeY_PVb09c3mF1_GFJ8Oh6UN4RHe8XcshcwmmmMLdACsoAYQpJU4Geph-zV_PK2FytN3bqIVpeX10lZOu_ICeeQ45rBIgBQbTwBNKaSJHQSyzMkbYbvsEYRU4o9YE_kO6vEg/s320/DSCN4348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716547547988048898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Natty just had to have 20 pics of baluga whales because they're her fav..I decided to post just one :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CMPCRwh_9OvXTQpB92w75UJ0dtTZC2vF2KF-abEqTc3x4Yo59g3ot32_hekIQjDxD-olFznggaRxnGRBXSD-88PJZQG2MJLKXDvQzYBVHdCRGQ0erehKJZfMqNXMiGN8vJrA2Ebtb7U/s1600/DSCN4344.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CMPCRwh_9OvXTQpB92w75UJ0dtTZC2vF2KF-abEqTc3x4Yo59g3ot32_hekIQjDxD-olFznggaRxnGRBXSD-88PJZQG2MJLKXDvQzYBVHdCRGQ0erehKJZfMqNXMiGN8vJrA2Ebtb7U/s320/DSCN4344.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716545877672509314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIq4iIxCFIn-q1K71i40MG3k1IbcKt0U2gXLKR558HSmZtFL8CjTkr-FmAeM5vLcOvYQhuEF1zrU39PFdIUIWPpFOqz6RQA9ncY4JqWy-15_OMg129uCXTnU1Z3rF4GZBNV92DrWqXD8/s1600/DSCN4341.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIq4iIxCFIn-q1K71i40MG3k1IbcKt0U2gXLKR558HSmZtFL8CjTkr-FmAeM5vLcOvYQhuEF1zrU39PFdIUIWPpFOqz6RQA9ncY4JqWy-15_OMg129uCXTnU1Z3rF4GZBNV92DrWqXD8/s320/DSCN4341.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716545872430571554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It looks like we're pointing at nothing but I promise there was a shark coming right at us, pretty scary</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwO8bAwKUPuPVHC4k8n82fYHxD7IAPqwXCvL8FgSKAKp8TvaiHItVqndoy63w_R3MIfFtx80BZFxV2i43qgkervHyC4kqWpdORvdUyLOxPjasW7_oE3SpRGXjJ6eZsoPqUEUa3QxauTw/s1600/DSCN4335.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwO8bAwKUPuPVHC4k8n82fYHxD7IAPqwXCvL8FgSKAKp8TvaiHItVqndoy63w_R3MIfFtx80BZFxV2i43qgkervHyC4kqWpdORvdUyLOxPjasW7_oE3SpRGXjJ6eZsoPqUEUa3QxauTw/s320/DSCN4335.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716545864972228738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I loooove this pic because Natty looks seriously quite hilarious-I don't think I could imitate that face even if I tried</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDPbk9bHfwb85FP9r-qRIzKwgZnUbuqFSNkg3UgQ9_-gcZntmrTqorvg2y-xSBMI_HbmgztUFisVv5CBycftCqFobnhnEhltIXSqyM0ej-sElogBst7PbZ4poa7GD8ZmitBr7Uj5LUtQ/s1600/DSCN4331.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDPbk9bHfwb85FP9r-qRIzKwgZnUbuqFSNkg3UgQ9_-gcZntmrTqorvg2y-xSBMI_HbmgztUFisVv5CBycftCqFobnhnEhltIXSqyM0ej-sElogBst7PbZ4poa7GD8ZmitBr7Uj5LUtQ/s320/DSCN4331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716545861799796338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He is just too cool for school</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFWNpwlkBQxRg6Rne24PBGgKpUSn8UMkDesYEKNZk_AcpoXH6qU65DycVSXB5717loBKOsV_0w3vRIWvo-hF0cfp8QDvsvrW-V6NVo5noqgRNF28UxEEkxV4EL8xX5FBTQdFIenvksU4/s1600/DSCN4328.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFWNpwlkBQxRg6Rne24PBGgKpUSn8UMkDesYEKNZk_AcpoXH6qU65DycVSXB5717loBKOsV_0w3vRIWvo-hF0cfp8QDvsvrW-V6NVo5noqgRNF28UxEEkxV4EL8xX5FBTQdFIenvksU4/s320/DSCN4328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716545852551628274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This pic cracked me up because ever since the whole whale killing the human thing at Sea World last year, the trainers can't get in the water, so they just stand on the side and wave to the whales..</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltEiTULtxWeptgegK0VMckBSxtnXXNS2P29zGRtsEvR0YVUrK57t-gVaeyd-NFMP0NZqAjK2RR6mj-QxXRfWQQN3cd42jdpdVJR22mUmn-YLI9s06c9s31lkP6JyYZAjrarZBI6q1xrg/s1600/DSCN4321.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltEiTULtxWeptgegK0VMckBSxtnXXNS2P29zGRtsEvR0YVUrK57t-gVaeyd-NFMP0NZqAjK2RR6mj-QxXRfWQQN3cd42jdpdVJR22mUmn-YLI9s06c9s31lkP6JyYZAjrarZBI6q1xrg/s320/DSCN4321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716544425943987074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This bird lady was just too much..I totally wish I had her job</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWk12cCaoO5RZLH4_p8T4noDfFOzjhyxBVnL1LAy3FWrnOK1ebAcmtT4kdxdhvn3mI_XUGaTpX6brWuIcMX2q8cNvbp5Amb-USSV2iMlY7U4p9_WSDA_6R41UwOBGpnAmxnbd0G_lhHUU/s1600/DSCN4320.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWk12cCaoO5RZLH4_p8T4noDfFOzjhyxBVnL1LAy3FWrnOK1ebAcmtT4kdxdhvn3mI_XUGaTpX6brWuIcMX2q8cNvbp5Amb-USSV2iMlY7U4p9_WSDA_6R41UwOBGpnAmxnbd0G_lhHUU/s320/DSCN4320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716544419095080834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Or his job...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXjhiOF6fMJqymoqdHMf_wHWoOyCBxpLT5G5kICQ0KvrZXXv_wQ8ngDnK750n5FYetRkIRNVHI7M0jds1JkHuuDlwPheYbwSECshbR9lBVgKBTZYxftebnPu0bTNfINqRZ2HSoyoRul8/s1600/DSCN4314.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXjhiOF6fMJqymoqdHMf_wHWoOyCBxpLT5G5kICQ0KvrZXXv_wQ8ngDnK750n5FYetRkIRNVHI7M0jds1JkHuuDlwPheYbwSECshbR9lBVgKBTZYxftebnPu0bTNfINqRZ2HSoyoRul8/s320/DSCN4314.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716544403693726706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFh-Z0NvVYGk5_Jgob0K7Bz-lIqriKNhqRn7MJfzO-hMiZHl7t594CCV6xpA9vCA1z5afW2tXt3Otl_KmIwv5uH_9TUc7jZj2R4lemWGgWLDaHKm67__laPO04w_3XNvH2c_VSGPWA4w/s1600/DSCN4309.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFh-Z0NvVYGk5_Jgob0K7Bz-lIqriKNhqRn7MJfzO-hMiZHl7t594CCV6xpA9vCA1z5afW2tXt3Otl_KmIwv5uH_9TUc7jZj2R4lemWGgWLDaHKm67__laPO04w_3XNvH2c_VSGPWA4w/s320/DSCN4309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716544392936037634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91_V3pgGJrsaISNzQUkB9RkEi1gCXfsZqhScA2t1nHl9O8axyvBNT-OfAOdLE8BfYGvafylSKXNAcd-Q9aLw9PvqN3Jk5a98_iAcOmvk3AanhR1QfSV-DhByba8Ia9b_xzDvO3EbyZu0/s1600/DSCN4310.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91_V3pgGJrsaISNzQUkB9RkEi1gCXfsZqhScA2t1nHl9O8axyvBNT-OfAOdLE8BfYGvafylSKXNAcd-Q9aLw9PvqN3Jk5a98_iAcOmvk3AanhR1QfSV-DhByba8Ia9b_xzDvO3EbyZu0/s320/DSCN4310.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716544389785544178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">The next mini trip I took was to St. Louis to see the presh babes of Jamie and Lucas. They were toooooo cute--and I'm soo happy I got to meet and hold them. It's crazy that they're now like 6 months, when I met them they were so little and young! I really want to hold them right this instant. I've got cute pics to post of the nice relaxing weekend there. I always love seeing my St. Louis girls.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ghgNS40hO7j62vQZnY1PDCs5kVpdqBmuGKHQX5dlSKBMhH9SZ47LjJgjK7VYFwnXepUIqwvML-BJkgB1DMUD0ysk-g7usQVKSBH04PwuWtEqsOi56Y0xjTL3cad-t1P_geWe3UYfYPQ/s1600/DSCN4375.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ghgNS40hO7j62vQZnY1PDCs5kVpdqBmuGKHQX5dlSKBMhH9SZ47LjJgjK7VYFwnXepUIqwvML-BJkgB1DMUD0ysk-g7usQVKSBH04PwuWtEqsOi56Y0xjTL3cad-t1P_geWe3UYfYPQ/s320/DSCN4375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716554254331636322" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Jamie is showing us how the babies were born, Amy was the pretend nurse</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknb9CTKLBUUbswoud1rMzBI-2kZVrb-4eBe3qGkBSZw07WSZJ6GErEKk3EPslGDl15hgA5HXvDHHbIc2SVu7_wyzneCSMX-gM0VaIpt-JmKh8DzROJJUh7dm-AI4ZehR428xSEVLPy60/s1600/DSCN4376.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknb9CTKLBUUbswoud1rMzBI-2kZVrb-4eBe3qGkBSZw07WSZJ6GErEKk3EPslGDl15hgA5HXvDHHbIc2SVu7_wyzneCSMX-gM0VaIpt-JmKh8DzROJJUh7dm-AI4ZehR428xSEVLPy60/s320/DSCN4376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716554094431528146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5gy20CMFYi3IBBH7z_rDdwgk2_Z0OC1867CPva2v5ih-o-nE5hOML_aDn3GDBkOq4HhyphenhyphenjpQlOy702rT_d4Tpld0TTIvglFaQVrckfEW9n7K_YYAMIOBk4HgzUFY1urpLm4YP1kOIYps/s1600/DSCN4374.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5gy20CMFYi3IBBH7z_rDdwgk2_Z0OC1867CPva2v5ih-o-nE5hOML_aDn3GDBkOq4HhyphenhyphenjpQlOy702rT_d4Tpld0TTIvglFaQVrckfEW9n7K_YYAMIOBk4HgzUFY1urpLm4YP1kOIYps/s320/DSCN4374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716554092451049586" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">This was the day the babes were supposed to be born so she was reenacting the birth, it was great</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsMrIDDfzts9bstXQ0kDUzjgGam6wHSs40UlIcr1qA2fAjUXosFt2yISHAzKSKCGW3b2-WRdsmsPKRlBVyE7BXcdZZ2ibBIVfhtf2dZaF7enVE4_4Vh5F43m6qZFOj9mxaNoCHRQXfoU/s1600/DSCN4373.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsMrIDDfzts9bstXQ0kDUzjgGam6wHSs40UlIcr1qA2fAjUXosFt2yISHAzKSKCGW3b2-WRdsmsPKRlBVyE7BXcdZZ2ibBIVfhtf2dZaF7enVE4_4Vh5F43m6qZFOj9mxaNoCHRQXfoU/s320/DSCN4373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716554083164387074" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">I'm swaddling Nora in the bobo wrap..or maybe its called something else? I can't remember, but it was cool how you just get them to stay in that wrap and everything! It was way tricky to tie though</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2dos1TZTidBtGHMGnFWKOkEdRmiiSLOR9MhTof492CurkxkpRo6zv5PFe5oGxDyT9f0-CBPqwDGomclkEplFyoGksNv8UwMBve-J3bgbvMKyJBYcfGcoLbskvaqqaJgTtWkhaHMZGvE/s1600/DSCN4370.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2dos1TZTidBtGHMGnFWKOkEdRmiiSLOR9MhTof492CurkxkpRo6zv5PFe5oGxDyT9f0-CBPqwDGomclkEplFyoGksNv8UwMBve-J3bgbvMKyJBYcfGcoLbskvaqqaJgTtWkhaHMZGvE/s320/DSCN4370.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716554077609612818" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: center;">Oh they are just tooooo presh, look how happy I am to hold them!</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; ">So what else happened in November? Thanksgiving was a blast-Royce and Heather, as well as Rob came into town for Thanksgiving so we spent time with them, and then we also got to spend time with the Terry fam. It was very relaxing and we had a great time.</span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-39808441507244241282011-11-08T17:14:00.001-08:002011-11-10T15:12:50.674-08:00As of late<div>so it's been about a month.... so apparently it's that time to blog again, right? A lot has happened lately but not as much as what is about to happen this coming month and the next! I am tre excited for it all! I'm also working on my Christmas cards which has kept me distracted from blogging because its just soo fun!<div><br /></div><div>Um...what has happened recently..I'm getting my hair done tomorrow--but I guess that hasn't happened yet...let's see, oh yeah, we went to Fredricksburg! It's a small town outside of Austin that is amazingly German! We went down for my g ma's 88th birthday :) It was a fun little weekend trip and since I'm like 25% German, we just had a blast! We ate delish yummy German food which we had to wait an hour for--which was ridic, but other than that, it hit hard to my German taste buds. We went and saw a German movie-ha-yeah right, i wouldn't understand a thing, we did a LOT of shopping-gma found a presh set of lamps that I hope I will inherit when she goes to the Celestial Kingdom, and we ate really good home made pie (I'm not sure if that's a German thing or not but either way it was good) SO as you can see, most of the day consisted of eating and shopping, 2 things I'm very good at and enjoy doing so of course overall it was a blast to the past. OH how can I forgeT!?! We also got to stay at our awesome 2nd cousin's home (Barbara) well..I think she's my 2nd cousin, she's my mom's cousin so whatev that makes her to me...and we went ziplining!!! I was tremendously scared at first because I was the one that everyone made go first-and I was kinda freaked out-not going to lie. Not strapped in or anything, just hangin by the strength of your hands and arms which for me is like a 3 on a scale of 10, but don't worry, I did great--you'll have to see my amazing video below for more fun details on the matter. It was quite hilar to see me go down....SO after everything, we made it home in one piece-thank goodness, my dad didn't drive us off the highway when he was getting tired, and overall had a gay ol' time. I was kinda sad we didn't have any time for museums b/c they had a really cool one there having to do with WWII but lo siento, no tiempo...</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQeCi984nihxgtFNbyoXh_14wSrJQZnXWhqxA3TQVhX13sZdc2b7uq0UAl-xOpy8m1ohYYasVEAEo-LZaSISYEhziA51lnI0vsJqQsRPHLfOT9CEMY9P2IjWpfCUByLjUKVHM_pl1pCE/s1600/pep.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQeCi984nihxgtFNbyoXh_14wSrJQZnXWhqxA3TQVhX13sZdc2b7uq0UAl-xOpy8m1ohYYasVEAEo-LZaSISYEhziA51lnI0vsJqQsRPHLfOT9CEMY9P2IjWpfCUByLjUKVHM_pl1pCE/s320/pep.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672825667495572946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is one of the stuffed peppers I made from a recipe on pinterest--goota have me some pinterest, this recipe is </div><div style="text-align: center;">SOO good, and healthy!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUHMvZ8upLfpva6pgCv1HfKb51t7pFaYzcPwyg8pAAUsk0P0Ivd1zrWCh6-iWuTXaGr1MfGYPipasP5Qv8xsStxE5hx04_lHZITWLWrs8mI4tWriEvuw3_EZKEZ8JzoE7UF7YrgfZnCo/s1600/DSCN4287.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUHMvZ8upLfpva6pgCv1HfKb51t7pFaYzcPwyg8pAAUsk0P0Ivd1zrWCh6-iWuTXaGr1MfGYPipasP5Qv8xsStxE5hx04_lHZITWLWrs8mI4tWriEvuw3_EZKEZ8JzoE7UF7YrgfZnCo/s320/DSCN4287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672825085438692274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUHMvZ8upLfpva6pgCv1HfKb51t7pFaYzcPwyg8pAAUsk0P0Ivd1zrWCh6-iWuTXaGr1MfGYPipasP5Qv8xsStxE5hx04_lHZITWLWrs8mI4tWriEvuw3_EZKEZ8JzoE7UF7YrgfZnCo/s1600/DSCN4287.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}">One our way to Fredricksburg!! lovely pic don't you think? I think grandma is confused</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VIDEO AT BOTTOM</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a hilarious video of me ziplining at the end of this post...omg I obviously didn't hear Barbara screaming "pick up your feet, pick up your feet!" Ths is not how you're supposed to land..</div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H_oLtKn4MySns8SV8T_ZirZbmlScTvw05PE61KnpH4_3a-CkIBzZCenfr57PBh7yhXpV_LLKrBKBRmcAYXq4_qvrGfDonfmDq66tkOlYOdi6wlmMtfDV0iWjGkeFOJrdL14zD9etaMY/s1600/me+and+bun+in+fred.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H_oLtKn4MySns8SV8T_ZirZbmlScTvw05PE61KnpH4_3a-CkIBzZCenfr57PBh7yhXpV_LLKrBKBRmcAYXq4_qvrGfDonfmDq66tkOlYOdi6wlmMtfDV0iWjGkeFOJrdL14zD9etaMY/s320/me+and+bun+in+fred.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672825069140328274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me and bun in German town! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJQQ5i0iU0SdKwDZnSdI9i_2k7N1jYKocbBNGfMFSewoyBnU7gqUaRCK2YiSzoF-RD-eMF9YOD1KAuAbIlwIK1UWxYPenOGUYNXu2qa53okx2TAsU1wd6_YgKhRynhcP-MHPBSvK6RFs/s1600/DSCN4289.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJQQ5i0iU0SdKwDZnSdI9i_2k7N1jYKocbBNGfMFSewoyBnU7gqUaRCK2YiSzoF-RD-eMF9YOD1KAuAbIlwIK1UWxYPenOGUYNXu2qa53okx2TAsU1wd6_YgKhRynhcP-MHPBSvK6RFs/s320/DSCN4289.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672825066522254978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know what that means..is that bad?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQS93h1po5N8wgFAx2u6R4gtCSCF5fo4xLxZyxHERvYUPA6yMZi4ouAIVV0m9rVYfj-BV0pAyrIcgKKX5Fz2tSWkIV1FqWzZgtc6pFE0uOYv1VKmjvMDwanih_DLzJngVxQKsPpnP80_c/s1600/DSCN4293.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQS93h1po5N8wgFAx2u6R4gtCSCF5fo4xLxZyxHERvYUPA6yMZi4ouAIVV0m9rVYfj-BV0pAyrIcgKKX5Fz2tSWkIV1FqWzZgtc6pFE0uOYv1VKmjvMDwanih_DLzJngVxQKsPpnP80_c/s320/DSCN4293.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672825051891887202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is really good sausage that bunner orderd..the sourkraut?? groooosss</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1OSoJ7iUf61IPtzegU5D8Pgd-vXAadqvMf8K19jH6jvXhm1Vrxv-Gbykbl0wD5f6S52gcHy1IEeRsJQUI2sfL0lbiZAmLOVprHGXE5XBI7eJydNnnd9R_j1R7-5psPgCOXPMBKOag2o/s1600/DSCN4292.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1OSoJ7iUf61IPtzegU5D8Pgd-vXAadqvMf8K19jH6jvXhm1Vrxv-Gbykbl0wD5f6S52gcHy1IEeRsJQUI2sfL0lbiZAmLOVprHGXE5XBI7eJydNnnd9R_j1R7-5psPgCOXPMBKOag2o/s320/DSCN4292.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672825043416142978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I got the weinerschneitzel with a mushroom sauce that was sooo to die for..LOVEd it, oh and that cabbage stuff was way good...you can't see the mashed potatoes but they were scrumptious since they had a sweet taste to them</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHnux4MiZF_ezkMwvjysuMhHrJ5hhsQRgeRPJDb4ToxoPJUBeqjQA95XMG8rBQSH4k13tIwl8APkU-fAuTWt7jilWsKj1RRAZk6i1E0Wy6pPYZRBLoX4bisa2njvwvN895OOz8cu9bEI/s1600/DSCN4290.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHnux4MiZF_ezkMwvjysuMhHrJ5hhsQRgeRPJDb4ToxoPJUBeqjQA95XMG8rBQSH4k13tIwl8APkU-fAuTWt7jilWsKj1RRAZk6i1E0Wy6pPYZRBLoX4bisa2njvwvN895OOz8cu9bEI/s320/DSCN4290.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672824333759938226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We look sooo happy b/c we FINALLY got our food</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyIVQZrZ0m82yHzpx2y-XBkdcOb0X6WiXihvTvUgBqy1-9oszhVwm79WcX3J3J5d2jqeM8ZrlQTweVB-BTC3W3tQ2zwmjCcmnIHPN8mu4IY5PTVOo9zIILO4PmEbTeVL_HT4Kxrhdmnk/s1600/lamps.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyIVQZrZ0m82yHzpx2y-XBkdcOb0X6WiXihvTvUgBqy1-9oszhVwm79WcX3J3J5d2jqeM8ZrlQTweVB-BTC3W3tQ2zwmjCcmnIHPN8mu4IY5PTVOo9zIILO4PmEbTeVL_HT4Kxrhdmnk/s320/lamps.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672824320688158338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is just the cutest lamp you'll ever see that gma bought for her birthday, can't get enough</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmoroX4dGa7Ugg8b91fVTS-a-rKlvEmuw_KO_oRF0TaMidGFE9ZhUdOVQweeeh5W_A-iVRyFYYqLtXRTTgZEYPsq4ul2TV4RNGDOkhf6O5rug2Czd6qahgD8WNTWC9q1jI9NrO7mKxc0/s1600/store.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmoroX4dGa7Ugg8b91fVTS-a-rKlvEmuw_KO_oRF0TaMidGFE9ZhUdOVQweeeh5W_A-iVRyFYYqLtXRTTgZEYPsq4ul2TV4RNGDOkhf6O5rug2Czd6qahgD8WNTWC9q1jI9NrO7mKxc0/s320/store.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672824314310978754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">One of the sign stores..</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9OZYuHkGBw1es5VwQLX3UWzuUj0MMUzicWrUI-hyOeLhuRRtNzPTEbgasYV5AmioTR7WZdjtnk-eacCGsNEAvXZbOWJePZIhiY84GehSf1s0SqEAylIXb-Toi_1SF9L8WPZunvJgtjM/s1600/pies.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9OZYuHkGBw1es5VwQLX3UWzuUj0MMUzicWrUI-hyOeLhuRRtNzPTEbgasYV5AmioTR7WZdjtnk-eacCGsNEAvXZbOWJePZIhiY84GehSf1s0SqEAylIXb-Toi_1SF9L8WPZunvJgtjM/s320/pies.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672824280636239666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">yay for German pie! Well..that wasn't one of the flavors</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQI83RAZaD2OcsZt0tF0YpFmkFUYNMrNVeW8ngDURGPKD1kONQ0XJboCGFWBwE4cFwyyAyNXbeV46xRwUh-iLFfDpUZQheE98Km4ZReI8wXzUFZCSxt18EUcPbd84C-Aqa64508isJWM/s1600/DSCN4297.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQI83RAZaD2OcsZt0tF0YpFmkFUYNMrNVeW8ngDURGPKD1kONQ0XJboCGFWBwE4cFwyyAyNXbeV46xRwUh-iLFfDpUZQheE98Km4ZReI8wXzUFZCSxt18EUcPbd84C-Aqa64508isJWM/s320/DSCN4297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672824275229713842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us in front of the museum we didn't go into..but that's ok, as long as we're happy</div>OK, <div><div>What's next? um...oh yeah! Halloween! duh..Well we didn't do much...I was going to be a loofa again this year since I'm pretty sure that's the only costume I own...BUT I figured I've been that for the past 2 years so I would give it a rest on the winning of costume contests and let someone else win for a chance...jk, there wasn't any costume contest at my work this year, but just wasn't feelin the dress up thang, maybe cuz I didn't have a good costume? But yeah, so no dress up, but we did go to a fall festival thingy of my rents and our cotton candy looked like Harry Potter figures and can I just say how much I LOVE cotton candy..it is truly a delight. We then passed out candy and the kids were too cute. OH we also carved pumpkins that Sunday and I was pretty proud of my cute pump. (pumpkin isn't a good word to abbrev.)</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP317g6TOKGPXnKvpMlqSVYwtaBhp7ANnG6hh2yu6chGQFPs2ngoEup6qoOWX9grV7ipy2mKfhOU_leDPhQTO7n3CKNZ13wsKIIqWL4VW_9yWbUeI-wCgPAtFJ94VNp_bhzXjLvKF4jtM/s1600/cute+bun+bun.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP317g6TOKGPXnKvpMlqSVYwtaBhp7ANnG6hh2yu6chGQFPs2ngoEup6qoOWX9grV7ipy2mKfhOU_leDPhQTO7n3CKNZ13wsKIIqWL4VW_9yWbUeI-wCgPAtFJ94VNp_bhzXjLvKF4jtM/s320/cute+bun+bun.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672823381630304370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Randall had a cotton candy that looked like the sorting hat from Harty Potter! It was amazing</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYfGoqfmmPmmlQHpxPREK6CT64BTAKGu-CVqvL2BKTjW-XyBwvgJ5hsOrJqHAMT1w4Bl69yp_FEnhX2bZiW2g2ahKrXA9cREicJJkMq-KaxlN8N_y3Zo9xrEXCYdDwPtYTHy-3bTnrOQ/s1600/me+randall+cc.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYfGoqfmmPmmlQHpxPREK6CT64BTAKGu-CVqvL2BKTjW-XyBwvgJ5hsOrJqHAMT1w4Bl69yp_FEnhX2bZiW2g2ahKrXA9cREicJJkMq-KaxlN8N_y3Zo9xrEXCYdDwPtYTHy-3bTnrOQ/s320/me+randall+cc.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672823368671825906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He tried to put the cotton candy hat on my head..I didn't apprec.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIqq5nktQfRPjab0S4avx24wLOpHlTnG3D9jwX_qJu99Vo9K52TVdy77BAYUFDAgadqRYKd3Hs_D2K0fUbHHnwmj1wuaBJ8KZx-ch2dupG3GFmhCwioq0H9gzAZTUG5quyeo6Z37Pr1Q/s1600/me+and+my+pump..JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIqq5nktQfRPjab0S4avx24wLOpHlTnG3D9jwX_qJu99Vo9K52TVdy77BAYUFDAgadqRYKd3Hs_D2K0fUbHHnwmj1wuaBJ8KZx-ch2dupG3GFmhCwioq0H9gzAZTUG5quyeo6Z37Pr1Q/s320/me+and+my+pump..JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672823355130597602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My pump. is so scary but so cute..he actually looks a little worried..like as if someone just hollowed his heart out</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1p_leW0h1AnEzY5cvQvdgfGisYdQWk2ROSnKFVAfq0orJxg-a4PUiCghzCusxZ7-tvSkaPfi1oiIVJ4keCod49a6KJK8mmmGE4Rj6w0baplx81kjtfC7Xr_rRXjU8jxmqdm0QOlgXfc/s1600/mom+pump.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1p_leW0h1AnEzY5cvQvdgfGisYdQWk2ROSnKFVAfq0orJxg-a4PUiCghzCusxZ7-tvSkaPfi1oiIVJ4keCod49a6KJK8mmmGE4Rj6w0baplx81kjtfC7Xr_rRXjU8jxmqdm0QOlgXfc/s320/mom+pump.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672823348816000002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mom has a pumpkin that looks like a baby face</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left; ">Last weekend we had the opportunity to go to my friend Kiara's wedding reception since it was here in The Colony. SO we get there at about 5:20 thinking we wouldn't be the first ones there because it started at 5, right? So we get there and no one else is there and Kiara was sleeping on the couch with her hubby and they weren't ready or anything when we arrived! She's hilar. They go to tell me that it actually doesn't start until 6 pm and i'm thinking "there is no freakin way" but they convince me that it starts at 6 and I feel bad for being early and its actually ok because then we get more time to talk to Kiara and her new family. Then, a lady comes in at 5:45 pm and says "I'm sorry i'm 45 minutes late" I go "what the!? Now I realize I was totally on time!" So-we go to find out that Kiara and her hubby and his family totally thought it started at 6 when it really started at 5 and I wasn't early! We just thought it was funny they were sleeping when their reception started..gotta love my girl Kiara. Anyway, I think that's all for now--see darling pics below..darling isn't the right word since I'm not showing a baby..maybe outstanding pics below?? ;)</div><div><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnwkWdPxvSwHHJmdkLWjnsiUg4R9VGOlImnFc-iI_-tw0zaUY_RM9boboI5ciLmF5BxH0F919NOBzrq7TGLaFs8szsJxZ4opOKiDn8pqhunP5buO03LahyrYxN-qqP7rCkU5cLSs9LJQ/s1600/kiara+and+me.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnwkWdPxvSwHHJmdkLWjnsiUg4R9VGOlImnFc-iI_-tw0zaUY_RM9boboI5ciLmF5BxH0F919NOBzrq7TGLaFs8szsJxZ4opOKiDn8pqhunP5buO03LahyrYxN-qqP7rCkU5cLSs9LJQ/s320/kiara+and+me.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672823337578245138" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">Cute Kiara</div><div><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyHoIxWe_MnzaXgp6Y2pgmXELr_IPmLGtcnWLmUOTzOyE8ULiUaiBu7_YA4XRwEty_pWpugiTLuBvscWd_Y7Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div></div></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-48612478317966935912011-10-09T11:11:00.000-07:002011-10-09T11:41:57.182-07:00You've won a new car!!<div>Ok, so I didn't win a car but I always wanted to go on The Price is Right and have Bob Barker say to me " Ms. Crystal--you've won a new car!" but obviously that will never happen in life because I am not going to get my butt to LA and wait in line all night to be on a show that I would probably guess the prices wrong on everything anyway because I never pay full price on anything and I usually use coupons so yeah...enough about Price is Right. I decided since almost all of you were out getting new babies, I would go out and get a new car! Ok, so it's not totally new, it's a 2009 Nissan Altima and I just can't get enough of that push button. I think the push button car was pretty much made for me because I can never find my keys in my Mary Poppins purse anyway so this way I never have to find my keys and life is just good! Oh and I love the color-champagne..even though I don't drink champagne..I definitely enjoy the color on my car. We actually weren't planning on getting a new car or anything recently but the opportunity came up and we decided we better jump on it! It was actually my hubby's idea and my hubby is just amazing, plus we had pretty sweet connections on getting the car so we just couldn't pass this deal up. Also, Any of you looking to buy a 2003 chevy malibu..please let me know. We were deciding between an elantra and an altima and decided on the altima b/c of more space in the back not only b/c we're tall but b/c of future babies that we could possibly have down the road and car seats take up a whole bunch of space. Anyway, enjoy the pics :)<div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT8Jviejg3jQyptG5jFAzyl8-zWobLyr4uKecqk1eMjvNNbH1l-7KIrSEjO85CyPHCATefiiJE0ZYK0xJ6Rncr7MQN3VdcYOHsGZUAHgAtEOlmcYeGvPrOUMbnwMm-iUOGbzqYKE05d0/s1600/car+1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT8Jviejg3jQyptG5jFAzyl8-zWobLyr4uKecqk1eMjvNNbH1l-7KIrSEjO85CyPHCATefiiJE0ZYK0xJ6Rncr7MQN3VdcYOHsGZUAHgAtEOlmcYeGvPrOUMbnwMm-iUOGbzqYKE05d0/s320/car+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661560433331599746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">yay!!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKQUfu4AAsXzBZyz0PwxgMSdWR_ugaXZuZiX0xu1CbYNL7nBl4Ewp_Cnl5Ym2icMWTXDY24pzdLIldnmQzI9hrF7i5ojQwompDoyM8VTF22igABXR8dzvmXWpCeWxC_y8-ctA1STfhAg/s1600/car+2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKQUfu4AAsXzBZyz0PwxgMSdWR_ugaXZuZiX0xu1CbYNL7nBl4Ewp_Cnl5Ym2icMWTXDY24pzdLIldnmQzI9hrF7i5ojQwompDoyM8VTF22igABXR8dzvmXWpCeWxC_y8-ctA1STfhAg/s320/car+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661560429671097010" /></a><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Don't you just love this pose? I actually was going to put my leg up on the car but Randall didn't approve..don't ask what I'm wearing here either...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-44131429843354266222011-09-12T15:57:00.000-07:002011-09-19T15:03:30.168-07:00Summertime must come to an end<div style="text-align: center;">It's been so long, I don't even remember how to blog anymore! Haha, jk, like that would ever happen to--mua! I live to blog. Ha..if only that were true. I wish there was an easier way to post pics to my blog..then I would probably post more on it because like I've said in the past..blogs are way more interesting when there are pics posted, no? However, I do have friends that get like 10 comments on their postings without any pics posted so I guess it just depends on how many blog friends you have? Or maybe it depends on how interesting your blog is..right? Yeah..I'm guessing its that one and considering I'm blogging about blogging...we can all see how fascinating my blog is :)</div><div><div><br /></div><div>SO...whats first on the posting? Um...oh yeah, my trip to Cali to see Patty's baby blessing. It was fab! I actually went to my cuz's wedding first which was nice to see fam, and then my rents and I went off to Bako to see the sweet babe and also see Hyrum :) I got to stay an extra day and have a girls day with Natty and the kids. It was a short trip but it was good to get a mini trip in before I started work! Her kids are very presh and I love them.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlD4K8_tAUdeok0tQO7drE9mLBgcD1EZ50boSrokwzWQp2MFrt6MZdkI6vVm1OZ98DOt8pgC5aVD4_Fi4TjORkHVxBW_N8O1J_004-wCcSPUSUPZHU_sFOwkzSSGY1FrNrrDADYyHnwA/s320/DSCN4268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653122198515021090" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My cuz Eric's wedding </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRni6kPrhW3xPepEmh_OTzTDkcgpvRuhM3y7FhvgmniE90SK-ypJ7FEgE36z6tx1UhGseP4BHWSz_mOHUjg34DV4HDDVJ6bNHcRoKARgCV-kxaMT83sFWb6WJEPTzt8SXm9yjF77UQkE/s1600/DSCN4269.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRni6kPrhW3xPepEmh_OTzTDkcgpvRuhM3y7FhvgmniE90SK-ypJ7FEgE36z6tx1UhGseP4BHWSz_mOHUjg34DV4HDDVJ6bNHcRoKARgCV-kxaMT83sFWb6WJEPTzt8SXm9yjF77UQkE/s320/DSCN4269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653122198004078130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at them cute umbrellas!! LOVE them with the dresses..way good idea</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LqSVGEm7qWlafYZ7QHB8r31mBKI_HTjNilPfM-aOZqnHEmEdiVEE4E_seKNviQDGv_RvJgtiiiPPnyYGdWoaB4MKAwAjvXW1g8WpLsy1eh7obfQjMsB00ZF_wQPC41eT6THjgMV4iTg/s1600/natty+and+i+chatting.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LqSVGEm7qWlafYZ7QHB8r31mBKI_HTjNilPfM-aOZqnHEmEdiVEE4E_seKNviQDGv_RvJgtiiiPPnyYGdWoaB4MKAwAjvXW1g8WpLsy1eh7obfQjMsB00ZF_wQPC41eT6THjgMV4iTg/s320/natty+and+i+chatting.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653121697630991090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Natty and I conversing..it looks like I said "chhhhheeseburger" with the mouth I'm making and Natty is gawking at such an unhealthy food I blurted out</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpcPKdZsaRu06bOAtnjY7ZYHJQxBkkADZo7rFukYIz9S-KRcR1_ekUB1ytNz7c-ig8UcnjVNtqjj1cuT_FZP8xIUSA7dxBUNpug4G-s9qnA8uOuPxLR1Bz6YejuEWznavhPFkwJS8hqc/s1600/DSCN4273.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpcPKdZsaRu06bOAtnjY7ZYHJQxBkkADZo7rFukYIz9S-KRcR1_ekUB1ytNz7c-ig8UcnjVNtqjj1cuT_FZP8xIUSA7dxBUNpug4G-s9qnA8uOuPxLR1Bz6YejuEWznavhPFkwJS8hqc/s320/DSCN4273.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653121692987910306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I like this pic of patty and I</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7O3fFU3_JWaWPg5SGrwUk1IEQD8i6HLN8ypbYyweUrwW96O3E3hpoFMWWmVdniKMysU5kYnS3Y1fQW859P-K64UrR93j6JIFCBOs8A6zsHXrH2G1HiJiXEtMRqkXDJOOGUKw4DqOJSBc/s320/DSCN4272.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at the presh little one..she looks a little uncomfortable, no?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYV10a_BIzvl0WW4K5sIwUlxvJBgd9Ib7z_YXEiC_0wyyLxULFCKgGwdMygwuu8Ib5I_Dv-0L9Ma5UiBhbNN6zR-0hMZdqX4x9xTFm_eGUG9Vvxyv0rI3IwriUY37jPItWRMSn78j8e_o/s1600/pic+of+me%252C+nat%252C+mom%252C+and+johns%2527+dad.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYV10a_BIzvl0WW4K5sIwUlxvJBgd9Ib7z_YXEiC_0wyyLxULFCKgGwdMygwuu8Ib5I_Dv-0L9Ma5UiBhbNN6zR-0hMZdqX4x9xTFm_eGUG9Vvxyv0rI3IwriUY37jPItWRMSn78j8e_o/s320/pic+of+me%252C+nat%252C+mom%252C+and+johns%2527+dad.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653121689793343106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think John's dad really wanted to get in this pic--sorry Bill!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpuCPjuGVjGv7w9iG_d5QZTaDTBh6rIPh1KkoLIzmapbo9ShgbzwUZoRzvmWos7b1W6iTd6J36w0YemNPeua_eP_e1uuUXjk2MzovtceIXVEpIUYCOjuS0WGUBXAIHDMnshT9hmpAQ-Q/s1600/DSCN4276.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpuCPjuGVjGv7w9iG_d5QZTaDTBh6rIPh1KkoLIzmapbo9ShgbzwUZoRzvmWos7b1W6iTd6J36w0YemNPeua_eP_e1uuUXjk2MzovtceIXVEpIUYCOjuS0WGUBXAIHDMnshT9hmpAQ-Q/s320/DSCN4276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653121684694465202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rachel looks really worried in this pic (she's the baby)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><div>After the trip, some friends of ours-Tyler and Camille-came in one night and stayed the night on their trek back to Utah, it was fun seeing them and spending time with them before they start school back over again. Oh, am I so happy we're done with school..although I really wouldn't mind Utah weather right now and we really did have a blast when we were out there..I guess its just a good life change :) What's next? If only houses weren't so expensive...</div><div><br /></div><div>Since Randall was reluctantly GONE again for our anniversary-no worries, he couldn't help it (training) we were able to celebrate our 2 year anniversary when he came back by going to the Melting Pot!! OMG, it was a tasty tasty time and I was lovin it! That sentence sounded like a Mcdonalds slogan...um..gross. We got some really yum cheese fondue, a delicious meat selection, and the peanut butter dessert chocolate fondue was a party in your mouth. I should definitely be a food critic, did you see all that amazing lingo? I was so happy we went there to celebrate! See amazing pics below. 2 years baby! Go us! Oh I will definitely be going back to that place.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzdhZ2eQCa3Ab00fvfptuixvvdqWZy9Y1xnydwm-SaxXBw-SZapFtj2yU8JvYGC5r38Hym5LPqg6ZrV4gqvEkumYiN4ISxk2QZjaAltEEFXTKfYB9FHSDA4BEHsXpxC30Px4FWGSsa7E/s1600/DSCN4280.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzdhZ2eQCa3Ab00fvfptuixvvdqWZy9Y1xnydwm-SaxXBw-SZapFtj2yU8JvYGC5r38Hym5LPqg6ZrV4gqvEkumYiN4ISxk2QZjaAltEEFXTKfYB9FHSDA4BEHsXpxC30Px4FWGSsa7E/s320/DSCN4280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653121678703397474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As you can tell, we are amazing picture takers..I'm so glad we got a good pic of that skewer in the foreground..</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeyf38wLRLjtnReRQ18y38QtCbiKTnZSTgybUTWL-ChAjLFPRi1_arz26RQe4PN2vPwyNfVZ5plAL1AOqisafSDwXZ1SoUtnjhtLB0x5erdB66MxWELnSs7_qV-19knydCemkMVSbiRQ/s1600/randall+and+i+annivers.+his+phone.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeyf38wLRLjtnReRQ18y38QtCbiKTnZSTgybUTWL-ChAjLFPRi1_arz26RQe4PN2vPwyNfVZ5plAL1AOqisafSDwXZ1SoUtnjhtLB0x5erdB66MxWELnSs7_qV-19knydCemkMVSbiRQ/s320/randall+and+i+annivers.+his+phone.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653120838946254290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I like this one..cute pareja</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePbXKokQf0NbjHX5p8NrVu09KkQZZguroztH6aDBfwV2plHfZuqKDrQDXSvM5U2QPLOOBMdSZEtNqAXlSTHVY03lnM2qP2as56oHcKWZ-nbonoXqsFJ2EQBQ_FVe078_u8qdD0-k5ZYk/s1600/us+eating+yum+dessert+fondue-good.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePbXKokQf0NbjHX5p8NrVu09KkQZZguroztH6aDBfwV2plHfZuqKDrQDXSvM5U2QPLOOBMdSZEtNqAXlSTHVY03lnM2qP2as56oHcKWZ-nbonoXqsFJ2EQBQ_FVe078_u8qdD0-k5ZYk/s320/us+eating+yum+dessert+fondue-good.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653120833033320610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see..we are VERY happy in this pic..not just cuz it's our anniversary but because we're about to divulge ourselves in one of the best desserts of mankind</div></div><div><div>What else is new?? Hmm...I got a job at an Autistic Center. I work in the office and am covering for a girl that went on maternity leave. When she gets back, there's a chance that I can stay on and I'm really hoping that I have that opportunity since I really like it there. :) So we'll see and hope and pray for the best!</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Oh! Recently, I got my craft on and went to a super saturday..I'm pretty sure it was my first one I've ever been to so I was pretty proud of myself if I do say so myself. i actually did crafts! I know!-Crazy! I'm trying to get more crafty since its kinda fun and that's what girls my age do around here..so ya know...ya do whatcha gotta do. I remember growing up thinking how lame crafts were..and don't get me wrong, that part of me comes out at times still, but overall I enjoy it MUCH more than I did before..that is a true foo. But I actually had a great time and considering I was socializing and crafting at the same time..it took me a little longer than most people..surprise surprise?but I got 2 projects done and I took the materials home to work on the third! Look how cute this stuff is!!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBz3Tfv1qPBLL8F4ISrfl8vro7EfjUGcvdwtnXqTgGBRXPW2g8lGvjlrxFJ_4FpWJfPkKx1ShC5mOsuN4VU5Jp16B7VQpC_Q-dSd7uiNhRuiRpv5dnDi0vuaiDpRVzes-pvejxo27FhQ8/s1600/pumpkin+craft.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBz3Tfv1qPBLL8F4ISrfl8vro7EfjUGcvdwtnXqTgGBRXPW2g8lGvjlrxFJ_4FpWJfPkKx1ShC5mOsuN4VU5Jp16B7VQpC_Q-dSd7uiNhRuiRpv5dnDi0vuaiDpRVzes-pvejxo27FhQ8/s320/pumpkin+craft.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653120830364923922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">love my pumpkin! One of my first Halloween decorations! Heath would be so ashamed</div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuXttHaCyX2QsNSfJZxmCemKCdD1Nl53Xw9BcV1L8YNJiAl1NN9j9j2vRXlBTomzYA9Z5wNuPdWwWISa2BSJWUaxzbNUthM68xkpHBhZPYgHWpsYW8S3nG2J3fuZUt1PQQKv_uFawY50/s1600/christmas+tree+craft.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuXttHaCyX2QsNSfJZxmCemKCdD1Nl53Xw9BcV1L8YNJiAl1NN9j9j2vRXlBTomzYA9Z5wNuPdWwWISa2BSJWUaxzbNUthM68xkpHBhZPYgHWpsYW8S3nG2J3fuZUt1PQQKv_uFawY50/s320/christmas+tree+craft.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653120825409926002" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Yay for Christmas! I'm already excited!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHdS3nDtt9MFayK1_dKCndWY_BjxyZKDhWNR9vqJOU0l297au3UpmaYuA5hh_fdWDNWbrvj6VVWpAD65tuoh7uTqL9hJXWp9S_WVMNfzaXoT-WR2aV5Ue-xIq-ogopdftJUJHOBvkLwg/s320/new+craft.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look how amazing this craft is!!pshhh-- I wish my crafts looked this good--no, I actually have to work on this one..any guesses what it's going to be?! Let's just hope I finish it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>SO right now we're dog watching the cutest pup ever. I pretty much fell in love with her the minute I saw her and after that it was just fate. I actually offered to dog watch while our friends went on business trips because she is ador (so ador she looks like a Disney stuffed animal) ..like seriously..like.. i want to dognap her..but that wouldn't really work since they know where we live... They took us up on the watching and now we get to watch her for a week! She's a teacup poodle with a bow in her hair and her name is Hermoine (HP fan I am) and now I really want a puppy.....like SO bad..but that won't be happening until we get a homey home. I definitely want a small puppy though..easy, adorable, don't shed, and ALWAYS look they're a puppy even if they' like 80 people years old...too good to be true. I told someone today that it's almost like having the perfect child..but I guess I really wouldn't know since I don't have kids, eh?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9HMZekQGp1_g8xmxvsu0NvD497PZ9kJFVGMF8u6W7NCYCna4VtLIzw2D_P346qgVxzEZtGORnX6MurRLprY8lp1dHSz9nriBsiIPAxAu_hMsr7MlGHYF2g3hUVwooDlbjxxoKugs7N4/s1600/cute+hermoine.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9HMZekQGp1_g8xmxvsu0NvD497PZ9kJFVGMF8u6W7NCYCna4VtLIzw2D_P346qgVxzEZtGORnX6MurRLprY8lp1dHSz9nriBsiIPAxAu_hMsr7MlGHYF2g3hUVwooDlbjxxoKugs7N4/s320/cute+hermoine.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653120819856548786" /></a><div><div><div style="text-align: center;">If all human species were as cute as this dog, the word ugly would not exist..I can't believe I"m blogging about someone else's dog..I really need to get one</div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>Recently, I've read some pretty good books..such as "Matched" (a lot like "The Giver" so if you like that book, you should like this one), um..."The Firm" (very good), what else...I finally finished "The Survivors Club" (I think it took me longer because it was a non-fiction but it was VERY good)..and right now I'm reading..wait for it...wait for it..."The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide" (Oh yes, be jealous, its not as interesting as the other books-obvio-but its interesting how it gives the background of the characters and its getting me more and more excited for vampire baby movie in November! "Breaking Dawn" is it? Not that she'll have the baby in this part, but it still looks interesting. I like how I didn't end my parenthesis right there.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think that's all for now..if you're reading this blog, i probably owe you a phone call... or two...don't worry, it will come..eventually..before you have a baby or have a 2nd or 3rd baby...wow that sentence totally applies to almost every single person that will read this blog post...well except for the older people..that would be a little worrisome and yeah....</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9HMZekQGp1_g8xmxvsu0NvD497PZ9kJFVGMF8u6W7NCYCna4VtLIzw2D_P346qgVxzEZtGORnX6MurRLprY8lp1dHSz9nriBsiIPAxAu_hMsr7MlGHYF2g3hUVwooDlbjxxoKugs7N4/s1600/cute+hermoine.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9HMZekQGp1_g8xmxvsu0NvD497PZ9kJFVGMF8u6W7NCYCna4VtLIzw2D_P346qgVxzEZtGORnX6MurRLprY8lp1dHSz9nriBsiIPAxAu_hMsr7MlGHYF2g3hUVwooDlbjxxoKugs7N4/s1600/cute+hermoine.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-51925133746165573752011-07-28T10:09:00.000-07:002011-07-28T11:29:44.693-07:00St. Louis Happy Times<div>Everyone should be very proud that I'm actually posting sooner than 3 months after my last blog post! Yay!!I'm actually on a role! Maybe that's what happens when I actually don't have a job...hmm..So yesterday I had a job interview for a job I really hope I get..but I guess we'll see..the job hunt is continuous and not very fun...I'm going to make sure all my kids go into something that they can actually find jobs in b/c public health..um...not so much... Randall started his job and is doing a great job!! Go bun bun! He gets his first pay check Friday and we're gonna go to Vegas and blow it all on the slots, ha, yeah right. Last night I had a dream that all my high school friends got together and we met at Jamie's dad's estate and there were some people that were there that really shouldn't have been there like Chelsea Tucker..um..weird....I wasn't even friends with her and neither was Jamie so it was just plain weird. BUT it was great to see all my friends..LIKE all my high school friends..even the ones I don't even talk to anymore..sad face. Relating to high school friends, I recently went to St. Louis and LOVED it! Barb got married so I of course had to attend and I got to see my amazing St. Louis peeps that I love dearly and "we will still be friends forever" (Vitamin C song) I wish I could belt it for you out loud for ya but most of you have probably already heard me sing for fun so it really isn't necessary, no? Um...oh yeah, so back to St. Louis, I had a blast of course, and wanted to display some of the tre bon pics I got of being there..I should have taken more but I always say that.</div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcovNBKhF8Crnmo8_2DjUzD_L5MQZAqeSyz6eAp8jrxpRkNE7-KtUpqXZmH0Ypm2ObJseIM8G-wJmNQaA-HJIveLq9CxaGStvjdMqyvPfppsRGg-LteHkklM2i-991BpZoMjkWEZZYjs/s1600/DSCN4257.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcovNBKhF8Crnmo8_2DjUzD_L5MQZAqeSyz6eAp8jrxpRkNE7-KtUpqXZmH0Ypm2ObJseIM8G-wJmNQaA-HJIveLq9CxaGStvjdMqyvPfppsRGg-LteHkklM2i-991BpZoMjkWEZZYjs/s320/DSCN4257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634466678581374674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look how happy Barb is-ador, and they make a pretty posh couple, posh?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRbFdJn9vb7xK903sFjFCgGHOgi1f8fYeEatn1TROOgvgntmpV3DjE1hnBEUZIsChV1b6pyU1S2xIwmw9YlS3fXCGxETTDY2ST9kKoRXNntkNDdh0ce08zCUOjQRlOWMxlEzDm2LhZ0k/s1600/DSCN4258.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRbFdJn9vb7xK903sFjFCgGHOgi1f8fYeEatn1TROOgvgntmpV3DjE1hnBEUZIsChV1b6pyU1S2xIwmw9YlS3fXCGxETTDY2ST9kKoRXNntkNDdh0ce08zCUOjQRlOWMxlEzDm2LhZ0k/s320/DSCN4258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634466594474423490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look how excited Barb is to see me! This girl to the right apparently thinks she's supposed to be in the pic..ahh...sad</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsm0eVEeBa1tljN0wO89cvCT9TuC_LCVred-piubS4NkXG9D2IfZSEBUrR2YwdW9jIxIrbr5zGcmmdteIac_0ozdVZ2-UvlRdP5RnIMShrbXwgOBKf7_EEbL6uK4VIdRzh19VSzyA3ac/s1600/DSCN4262.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsm0eVEeBa1tljN0wO89cvCT9TuC_LCVred-piubS4NkXG9D2IfZSEBUrR2YwdW9jIxIrbr5zGcmmdteIac_0ozdVZ2-UvlRdP5RnIMShrbXwgOBKf7_EEbL6uK4VIdRzh19VSzyA3ac/s320/DSCN4262.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634466589824949810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I should get a pic of us in the nursery and compare..we pretty much look the same</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDkxPsn44nsrEy_3d1QwdFyoK6xa2g1Nqn6WQDdg4lQQIA6TQ5FoBAszfdm7xpym3T1huq-8fwt6TVXgHOUYYrIWeDPE-XxWhBUYbFdabThTtIhjTZj5cnG_-Txl564cgZKo4yM3BRuE/s1600/DSCN4266.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDkxPsn44nsrEy_3d1QwdFyoK6xa2g1Nqn6WQDdg4lQQIA6TQ5FoBAszfdm7xpym3T1huq-8fwt6TVXgHOUYYrIWeDPE-XxWhBUYbFdabThTtIhjTZj5cnG_-Txl564cgZKo4yM3BRuE/s320/DSCN4266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634466584319552194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My St. Louis girls! So..Barb needs to put her arms around Jamie and as you can see, Jamie and I both have baby bumps..but hers actually has a baby inside..well 2 babies to be exact</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYF5ZMWY7agiLQjYH7m7dRAgad9fbcZbQd84JVbThtU5k7M2zS8hGvFqDqfff9pjsDv0eFwlr4eKkdi3JUAtqfreEV86aGl250tjBnUmXcXdnUxluDFwby6VHQ5QXmD3a1JP97YW6650/s1600/better+pic+of+everyone+at+hp.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYF5ZMWY7agiLQjYH7m7dRAgad9fbcZbQd84JVbThtU5k7M2zS8hGvFqDqfff9pjsDv0eFwlr4eKkdi3JUAtqfreEV86aGl250tjBnUmXcXdnUxluDFwby6VHQ5QXmD3a1JP97YW6650/s320/better+pic+of+everyone+at+hp.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634466582088673506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Um..it totally looks like Barb and Lucas are a couple here....don't worry, they are very incompatible and I would give that relationship maybe an hour..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So what did we do in St. Louis? Thursday and Friday were wedding festivities. Saturday, we all went to Jamie's for a yummy breakfast brunch that was truly amazing....probably the best thing Jamie has ever made..but then again that may be the only thing I've ever tasted of her making....SO, we had a yum yum breakfast brunch that you can find a truly delish recipe of a breakfast casserole <a href="http://lnsjns.blogspot.com/2011/07/easy-breakfast-casserole.html">here</a>. Oh and it's really easy to make according to Jamie. After we ate, Barb came over and ate her meal and we chatted before scooting off to Harry Potter!! It was of course fabulous as I expected it should be. However, I did think it was going to be longer AND at the very end, their characters did NOT look 19 years older..pshha, yeah right, maybe Harry, but Hermoine and Ron look like they just got out of college at most! I was a little upset by that. Anyway, after Harry Potter we went to Ame and Connor's to make a great dinner that mainly Amy and Connor cooked as we just helped and then ate and talked for the rest of the night. Later that night we watched a couple episodes of the "Wonder Years" which who can't get enough of that cute Kevin Arnold's face!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next day we went to church with Jamie and Lucas, ate some of the best Indian food you could ever ask for, and then visited SLAM (St. Louis Art Museum) Just found out those initials....afterward I went back to Jamie and Lucas' house to chill for the afternoon and then was on my way that night. Overall, it was a great trip and I always LOVE going to St. Louis!!!</div><div><br /></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-87251546396013030072011-07-12T18:02:00.000-07:002011-07-12T19:31:55.608-07:00Our cute new apartment and Swag bucks!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div>Now that we're in Frisco, it's pretty much ALWAYS hot outside, and not just hot, but REALLY hot, like disgustingly hot, like it makes me even miss the Utah winters kind of hot...but once winter here comes around, I will be happy as a Belle with her beast (my husband is not Beast, he's the prince the Beast turns into)..anyway, we have a cute apartment and I thought I would show some cute pics of it cuz...it pretty much looks like our old apartment cuz it has our same decor but of course its bigga and betta! We now not only have counter tops, but we have central air conditioning AND a washer and dryer!!! I know--amazing! Ok, so most of you already had all these things, but it is a first for us as a married couple and it's awesome!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8_gamyTVEHj6hyfLvAw764FrCJAfQOd2Cj-jNIw6GfMKn-e0c-Vw-ix1iadj2FO5rZnmX3Wt_tWhSJijx9QB2_gCjZdQ5dK18XBOIyTVtq4hig1b7Kipnubycf8GUrdRx6-AatbLCfs/s320/DSCN4241.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our sweet old apartment..tear tear..oh the mems</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQm-oYCtNqXLL5fqbFWFk6NYeVZWjggkJOJeRvRwk6WNXAOC_ZjzofCesBTSzx7N5aayQSed2uOFpHwETMPGmMcw8zroI9m4dAFnsRT0QYT1pG4aE4k2ivEL25scpR0k_fVpR7zQuVzU/s1600/DSCN4239.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQm-oYCtNqXLL5fqbFWFk6NYeVZWjggkJOJeRvRwk6WNXAOC_ZjzofCesBTSzx7N5aayQSed2uOFpHwETMPGmMcw8zroI9m4dAFnsRT0QYT1pG4aE4k2ivEL25scpR0k_fVpR7zQuVzU/s320/DSCN4239.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628647888935443378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our last dinner with Royce and Heather before we left..JBs? yumm, so sad to say goodbye</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD92qyMR7ymG_8oGkE4Zor7v85mfsamu-PVOgmYKNpTctpu-_hMFOebwzSDJTXFrbtnS6VdiNnI3NWabjwmyLGCnRP73W64_dCt3wJHXl8iv98elm_i8GK9TjA9sy1beNeFHEj2OGchQ4/s1600/DSCN4211.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD92qyMR7ymG_8oGkE4Zor7v85mfsamu-PVOgmYKNpTctpu-_hMFOebwzSDJTXFrbtnS6VdiNnI3NWabjwmyLGCnRP73W64_dCt3wJHXl8iv98elm_i8GK9TjA9sy1beNeFHEj2OGchQ4/s320/DSCN4211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628647450600702226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is our pool that we love to go swimming in :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZe4OV22X92abyixl076VcvsiOOTHvwioJLoTI164q3wX6kWIUNRDfORGl7dTej4ObG4KAbGp5dCjH4MaGMg1UXFUcBrWm6dUGPiR9SQzXT3SsHow2C5vVwTAsIe9WiBZUZdPc_htwHg/s1600/DSCN4245.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZe4OV22X92abyixl076VcvsiOOTHvwioJLoTI164q3wX6kWIUNRDfORGl7dTej4ObG4KAbGp5dCjH4MaGMg1UXFUcBrWm6dUGPiR9SQzXT3SsHow2C5vVwTAsIe9WiBZUZdPc_htwHg/s320/DSCN4245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628647443276856498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yay! fun times at the Rangers game! oh HELLO grandma!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPf631xpLsYwuW7Q1iFTy7WOigqj5oYG5IbTkJMdj3Zul-Hk9Q98Qg40lphFnsisvK62tNaxKI1B7VXHNaZ4L4a8uYhNsr_fHE4RPaPCsCTiekuQ9AkREwztIXOh_vjncHMFD77v3u_U/s1600/DSCN4254.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPf631xpLsYwuW7Q1iFTy7WOigqj5oYG5IbTkJMdj3Zul-Hk9Q98Qg40lphFnsisvK62tNaxKI1B7VXHNaZ4L4a8uYhNsr_fHE4RPaPCsCTiekuQ9AkREwztIXOh_vjncHMFD77v3u_U/s320/DSCN4254.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628647440655780530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look it's our cute dining area</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsgm3ICuuhlyHON8fD2mGTfU_z61_qRqkY3zWt5RmsYxbtICYEozazKLgJzGrvIIAjlt9Zft3bmvt2RSm4B59Bu-ADWNFDkVvUBEUEwMp1C3u5vKp7YblHEPS8iFok515YA3HVA1xeHE/s1600/DSCN4251.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsgm3ICuuhlyHON8fD2mGTfU_z61_qRqkY3zWt5RmsYxbtICYEozazKLgJzGrvIIAjlt9Zft3bmvt2RSm4B59Bu-ADWNFDkVvUBEUEwMp1C3u5vKp7YblHEPS8iFok515YA3HVA1xeHE/s320/DSCN4251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628647435418736978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is our ador bedroom</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHg0Ipu6HTbc4RW4Vx4lz6kADfjoqKGe8l2TVYxDc3TI_Jf-pHV2rd30ZShHosATKmoIR201njgkEkEi5BQ_W3GI4nNM9gCR2PQxBP4oZ7jXGYN_FVZZbYbtkrwA8f8I4fwhXDLZ3DC4k/s1600/DSCN4250.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHg0Ipu6HTbc4RW4Vx4lz6kADfjoqKGe8l2TVYxDc3TI_Jf-pHV2rd30ZShHosATKmoIR201njgkEkEi5BQ_W3GI4nNM9gCR2PQxBP4oZ7jXGYN_FVZZbYbtkrwA8f8I4fwhXDLZ3DC4k/s320/DSCN4250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628647428984628962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Star Bathroom</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV0ZCL2pi-82Zk5fT-tYysEiatE0G4ZAD4X3mvP8G5tsWlcBGqZ4wgBloSrLMZjTtl-wn4_enqn5R50DHqqkuzNKsJEmTB1_BVJaSQO18yEk1o34wb2TKwUq8B8xmKfGxgcOhOUFYJxQ/s1600/DSCN4249.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV0ZCL2pi-82Zk5fT-tYysEiatE0G4ZAD4X3mvP8G5tsWlcBGqZ4wgBloSrLMZjTtl-wn4_enqn5R50DHqqkuzNKsJEmTB1_BVJaSQO18yEk1o34wb2TKwUq8B8xmKfGxgcOhOUFYJxQ/s320/DSCN4249.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628645926925422786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Much bigger kitchen than before</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCRsLvvlk6abtmExq6nnjNdFsAYfxeoXc3dY8q250EpYVeaWknXxb3Vo8mU5breZfxFCxRtAqCaJbEOsXyMtZivi-I9zZLO5AO1AelfNc-qXHWAbpZ35Q56cesFjX8xvxagDT_Vu5VP0/s1600/DSCN4247.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCRsLvvlk6abtmExq6nnjNdFsAYfxeoXc3dY8q250EpYVeaWknXxb3Vo8mU5breZfxFCxRtAqCaJbEOsXyMtZivi-I9zZLO5AO1AelfNc-qXHWAbpZ35Q56cesFjX8xvxagDT_Vu5VP0/s320/DSCN4247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628645921886281810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our family room</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAwlLmIQgZA7VNJtIWrsa-1y0b5Ep-xtCf4zLicO1xzEy316D-HinpTZph516qvfFqF67o8MJ3so5Krp0wQvKnJ8Dru1-j8p9rqwZ7cUW-LMKvHPvUutS1wWmdqTmGcwDIcmM631rnQQ/s1600/DSCN4248.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xsqmzjAws2K5aoz0kSmLCt1sj4GIMWJjptB1cOkTst6PgoxKbThdOkwktH-KqlXUvldPFBLFPA8OpR-M8j1lqZKNhsMYASoU4I_MsjM6F5nLbJwSrknWvklqXBdnY4SGLm7UYTKBs6k/s320/DSCN4216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628645905743648018" /><div style="text-align: center;">Look we even get a garage and we LOVE it, not all 3 of them, those are our neighbors</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One last thing, I normally wouldn't do this, but I feel that most people should know about SWAGBUCKS!! OK, so most of you will already know about Swagbucks because it has been around for a while, but if you haven't, you're really missing out!! SO, if you do have Swagbucks and haven't been using it, you need to start because you can make easy money! :) So, I'll be honest, it is easy money, but it does take a while to accumulate. Swagbucks is a search engine that gives you "bucks" for searching. My husband and I have made about $350 in Amazon and Southwest gift cards in about a year and a half, and we redeem usually 10-20 dollars a month in Amazon gift cards up to today. (you can get other prizes but we think Amazon is the best) Now, of course that really isn't a ton when it all comes down to it, but we really didn't have to do much to use Swagbucks. We used it when we were watching TV or using it as an everyday search engine for internet sites we look up. It's really simple, so if you go on every day you're bound to win about 10-20 "bucks" depending on what you do. Usually when you search, you win about 7-10 in one search but if you win periodically throughout the day (i usually win 2-3 times) then you can get up to 30 just in searching. ALSO, they have videos you can watch, daily polls you can take, and NOSO that gives you bucks. Once you get the bucks, you trade them in for gift cards. It's pretty much amazing. NOW, if you've never used it before, click on this link below and sign up through my hubby Randall. Every time you win any through searches, he'll win the same amount. That's why it's so great because every time you invite someone to do Swagbucks and they win, you'll win what they win as well! :) I LOVE swagbucks--it's easy, free, and you get money for using it. OK, so here's the link, click on it to get started...let me know if you have any questions :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b><a href="http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/rwt534"><br /></a></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(73, 114, 166); font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/rwt534">Swagbucks link</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(73, 114, 166); font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(73, 114, 166); font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><br /></span></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-4680430789975377542011-06-12T16:34:00.001-07:002011-07-03T18:41:33.376-07:00And 3 months later...and maybe the longest post yet<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; "><br /></span></span><span style="line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; ">SO of course it has been like 3 months since I've posted.. geez, blogging is like running a marathon with no practice for me...you wait until that day to actually blog and its the hardest thing ever...everyone else is about 5 miles ahead because you haven't been practicing at all (or blogging at all) and then you finally finish and it took you lik</span><span style="line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">e 5 times longer because you didn't train (or blog weekly) along the way like everyone else did..hmm...oh to blog..</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Anyway, like a billion things have happened since I last blogged..its really quite crazy..but that's typical, eh? Hmm...what was first on the list? Oh yes, the going away get together that Randall and all his "da duck" buddies that he's had since freshman year and their wives had right before graduation and people taking off. It was great times! We first admired my cut haircut..b/c it was pretty dang cute j/k, but everyone did notice b/c I had it done right before..THEN we ate yummy milk shakes and I spilled it in my hair..gross! We then hid from the boys behind the bed and made animal noises..my cow noise was pretty lousy but it was soo fun and we felt like we were 20 again..oh wait..most of those girls are barely past 20 anyway..but I felt like it, SO it was great, and then we played this really fun charades game Kip taught us..the best was the relief society arm for relief society pres, but the pics below will explain more of the game :) We then took pics of everyone and the boys and had a gay ol' time.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CzBvTAS0SjtuOAHZ5-QOOPbY6a_6KCiC0-q0jTPcG-uBqrDwqHoBRk3lbFdRJ6-Sqj3wiC57R51qyCwhJ9rDLh8QKqXtuJARKoB3rOnhJTQMx0OiRZQffw2RYX_hOwvUGBNxbkQeiR0/s1600/me+actin.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CzBvTAS0SjtuOAHZ5-QOOPbY6a_6KCiC0-q0jTPcG-uBqrDwqHoBRk3lbFdRJ6-Sqj3wiC57R51qyCwhJ9rDLh8QKqXtuJARKoB3rOnhJTQMx0OiRZQffw2RYX_hOwvUGBNxbkQeiR0/s320/me+actin.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624835063574893042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I dont' know what I'm acting out..but it must have been hard</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCTQi7Q4C4cweI8BOqWmhXa5fV0BEJHP7zE_z_wNP_v5nZ-1VeBmIazttP88aGpJLmB5d64pG562nZdqau45LYTL5Uwy2TH9ltvx8Ytyr3nugxlG71goJMbVFsiiFWbH3UotznEGWRcA/s1600/good+group+pic.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCTQi7Q4C4cweI8BOqWmhXa5fV0BEJHP7zE_z_wNP_v5nZ-1VeBmIazttP88aGpJLmB5d64pG562nZdqau45LYTL5Uwy2TH9ltvx8Ytyr3nugxlG71goJMbVFsiiFWbH3UotznEGWRcA/s320/good+group+pic.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624834871536104722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">ahhh look how cute we all are</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyRZHOlYwIWjPlOFMTJaJ0qmet7A3fccq5MM8otJvn66ppw4c494_0OUVN4-G_PsEmhucdnJ3STVooZPwgls4u-13pJNq0zhSnVHl3hedpwSMa4UNclt5P8PlOHxcBTRwMr2Qnnyv-UY/s1600/DSCN4076.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyRZHOlYwIWjPlOFMTJaJ0qmet7A3fccq5MM8otJvn66ppw4c494_0OUVN4-G_PsEmhucdnJ3STVooZPwgls4u-13pJNq0zhSnVHl3hedpwSMa4UNclt5P8PlOHxcBTRwMr2Qnnyv-UY/s320/DSCN4076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624834869280711138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Da Ducks</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRkHSdbl7LPGOGWlHUSCUrvXdhzkDWcX19VuvWAbXNOC6llJbc1cjigQ8cxdh1QiOg6EWGPYBJRTH41vxOUTfgpeShhIJwD5xJhOr7KCZ0Q6yPzVw1serQ0BKxgw6n81iLHYZH_wj5NM/s1600/us+being+weird.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRkHSdbl7LPGOGWlHUSCUrvXdhzkDWcX19VuvWAbXNOC6llJbc1cjigQ8cxdh1QiOg6EWGPYBJRTH41vxOUTfgpeShhIJwD5xJhOr7KCZ0Q6yPzVw1serQ0BKxgw6n81iLHYZH_wj5NM/s320/us+being+weird.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624834856177765650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yes we are crazy</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6cMptw49KA-7VgRxPBPCY9KlMQ7bDKoQFOArFzGrSxoV3nRuJABr4Al-_lxdLlwPc2ErqdZpL649buK7hprzhnQDwoCB6ebYO5Sf7M4vhhQm_WCTjO3VyGLIZmJMrKnvHlGYNSEgQVk/s1600/us+girls+by+the+bed.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6cMptw49KA-7VgRxPBPCY9KlMQ7bDKoQFOArFzGrSxoV3nRuJABr4Al-_lxdLlwPc2ErqdZpL649buK7hprzhnQDwoCB6ebYO5Sf7M4vhhQm_WCTjO3VyGLIZmJMrKnvHlGYNSEgQVk/s320/us+girls+by+the+bed.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624834852417308002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hiding behind the bed..it was awesome..</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: black; ">That weekend was Graduation for Randall!! Yay!! His family came in Wednesday night and mine came in Thursday..my bro was also graduating--Go Russell! I had work off Thursday and Friday so Thursday morning Britt, Karma, and I went and got facials and pedi's. They also gave really good foot massages and I was in Heaven! We then ate lunch at Brick Oven which will probably be the last time we go there for a long time. The whole Terry fam then headed to the Commencement or Convocation, I always get the names mixed up, the one with all the graduates, but it was really good and I really enjoyed Richard G. Scott's talk. It was all very fun and then we went to take pics of course. You'll see bunches of those below. Also, we then headed to PF Changs that night with Randall's cousins and ate some yum yum food. afterward, we went back to our house and played a little Wii Party--Love it!</span></p><div style="text-align: center; ">The next day we went to his other graduation..ya know..the one probably called convocation..It was fabulous when they called Randall and Russell's name because we all screamed at the top of our lungs and I think he even heard us! Then of course we took more pics outside..I liked the pics of the day before better..but what do you do? ya smile. We then headed over to Chef's Table and ate some really delish food. I got some really good beef..mmm...Chef's Table..I truly will miss that place once we leave. It has brought joys to my soul. Anyway, we then met some family friends for the afternoon and I had no clue the people they were talking about b/c it was all Ohio peeps, but its all good b/c it made the Terrys happy. Afterward Randall's fam came and talked to us at our place. Randall's dad gave us some really encouraging words of advice since we were in a bind at the time not knowing where we would be in the few following months after Randall had graduated. Anyway, it was really good words, I dont know if I'll write them down here cuz it might make me cry just thinking about it, but if you want to hear the story, just ask and remember "everyone in the world was conspiring for your success". Ok, we met my parents later that night for late night pizza that was pretty good along with my R, R, and H. Anyway, I'm kinda done talking about this b/c I feel like I went waaay overboard and feel like I've been talking for ages about graduation. I'm kinda done with it. geez..One last thing--we went shopping the next day and then went to Royce and Heather's Easter Party where Royce's MIL wanted the basket I found to go to someone else..but I'm just really happy I found it b/c it was awesome and finders keepers, right? Oh I hope his MIL doesn't read this, that would be embarrassing.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpYYcXsmOXsK9jDufvjquArHzVWWsYpcOUHK1sE2yfB1b-yr4-u6-iRQryq9DFGml4me6BFtpQlLXH_pnM8jAvJT5-HI8e3kzlgx36u8SHa_mQM3QOWrqYiLnJ5BquwL9EweNVgEr0VA/s1600/DSCN4093.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpYYcXsmOXsK9jDufvjquArHzVWWsYpcOUHK1sE2yfB1b-yr4-u6-iRQryq9DFGml4me6BFtpQlLXH_pnM8jAvJT5-HI8e3kzlgx36u8SHa_mQM3QOWrqYiLnJ5BquwL9EweNVgEr0VA/s320/DSCN4093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624832557475293234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Randall and his g parents :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOWYxLy2DKzRaQFsafMr6dd2ypqAvDgMB7kSsHm-_ZYHEzzjIEfdYJnGhevLGv80fVMhowi2nTHDEodQNASRWo9kTyZ1dcHvDGaOgDY6v4oUcK0hySFAczIC72yqxbaAnUuYxn8lnHH0/s1600/randall+with+diploma.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOWYxLy2DKzRaQFsafMr6dd2ypqAvDgMB7kSsHm-_ZYHEzzjIEfdYJnGhevLGv80fVMhowi2nTHDEodQNASRWo9kTyZ1dcHvDGaOgDY6v4oUcK0hySFAczIC72yqxbaAnUuYxn8lnHH0/s320/randall+with+diploma.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624832552913386370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Randall and his diploma! He's a graduate!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-InuWAt2VKGHKTO8qiX2ZgG6-4ONHD71uBS6aJHXuKxXlZ9gc256XxUGt7K0avGPXzOFY32qN_vkzROXt5GkxXRtUG9axbg8dBoJOe1EC2ulPqC7vy13r7BuW_chVSK9hW_oi86-8XM/s1600/DSCN4094.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-InuWAt2VKGHKTO8qiX2ZgG6-4ONHD71uBS6aJHXuKxXlZ9gc256XxUGt7K0avGPXzOFY32qN_vkzROXt5GkxXRtUG9axbg8dBoJOe1EC2ulPqC7vy13r7BuW_chVSK9hW_oi86-8XM/s320/DSCN4094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624832546925909394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Randall's cute fam (well..without Britt's boys and hubby)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5leKeTY8NvuDVvg6THsabL7O3l_5dYL6lA4BYTCfWYdhFX5ltRy3iL8h1Cr4BKoGucel8xmIntZ1iw4She4cFU2_XVgMGlxl0Bn2TLHBYoQjlkmmpnCrOYEtluvC5kCaDcsN2eFsvoms/s1600/DSCN4102.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5leKeTY8NvuDVvg6THsabL7O3l_5dYL6lA4BYTCfWYdhFX5ltRy3iL8h1Cr4BKoGucel8xmIntZ1iw4She4cFU2_XVgMGlxl0Bn2TLHBYoQjlkmmpnCrOYEtluvC5kCaDcsN2eFsvoms/s320/DSCN4102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624832542780669970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Don't fall..</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jq_S1LroxpZuIT5EEDWaRTXfHYopO0SfmrEy9ggXKb_py9wveOlWi6Wlmue8IUAh-z0HzscfrUUNqQ-fH5mllRURO8L8pA02tcLd4oz3pr7Bv5gs09tEQ49enxsuHMtUwP9dRtVI6bA/s1600/DSCN4097.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jq_S1LroxpZuIT5EEDWaRTXfHYopO0SfmrEy9ggXKb_py9wveOlWi6Wlmue8IUAh-z0HzscfrUUNqQ-fH5mllRURO8L8pA02tcLd4oz3pr7Bv5gs09tEQ49enxsuHMtUwP9dRtVI6bA/s320/DSCN4097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624832540009333714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">kissy kissy..he deserves it!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaaiPYR6hhyIt1UGzqqy_xyzl26Px78u6chweeGnGUG1osIBcFBuW1-HTt3HfmdCv5-E2lUXsLBd_DfhKniEu3WPuIvENYFRqInFRzLRAsFbwCSegil4SIAMeABYrApzRVAncFw70yLs/s1600/DSCN4108.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaaiPYR6hhyIt1UGzqqy_xyzl26Px78u6chweeGnGUG1osIBcFBuW1-HTt3HfmdCv5-E2lUXsLBd_DfhKniEu3WPuIvENYFRqInFRzLRAsFbwCSegil4SIAMeABYrApzRVAncFw70yLs/s320/DSCN4108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624801864704809570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This may be going on the x mas card</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZ88eE1o1XyUC0ORmy8ddw2qwFgRrhPUMHI3k5wwVRHEVpzFtuOCNDpZ6UppDwsScGNxxLi9eGZZpsJ5EHk8DhfD7R3t7Qyi1u7g8ZwVYOWYaEivOnIuyJnNQRX21STGpRaeYVzSpJD0/s1600/DSCN4111.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZ88eE1o1XyUC0ORmy8ddw2qwFgRrhPUMHI3k5wwVRHEVpzFtuOCNDpZ6UppDwsScGNxxLi9eGZZpsJ5EHk8DhfD7R3t7Qyi1u7g8ZwVYOWYaEivOnIuyJnNQRX21STGpRaeYVzSpJD0/s320/DSCN4111.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624801854861054114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is like maybe a quarter of my fam...lol, but it was good to get with the 2 grads!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIc3iQD_WpVZKdh2aPt_gUCk535bq6QeDdun1rai_cahOLf46QKHwqV2_Vh8Q1CYFXi5t_CA50OgZ_oAwUOVhF9pfzI_BrBaP1-WkXNoqtwSilRwvWgB7NcnB7y3orAwYmflExHbRyX8/s1600/DSCN4112.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIc3iQD_WpVZKdh2aPt_gUCk535bq6QeDdun1rai_cahOLf46QKHwqV2_Vh8Q1CYFXi5t_CA50OgZ_oAwUOVhF9pfzI_BrBaP1-WkXNoqtwSilRwvWgB7NcnB7y3orAwYmflExHbRyX8/s320/DSCN4112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624801850261149090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My rents were so proud</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzAYBIv1b8NS9WedxAkIosxkfW0pW1YKzTtGGuO-be5yT27CVF58wBRSYtLUqukB97wuwIWuwOWT3ZNQJLzI21XxcsO8n7n63KhIJNB3SO-96spkY9QNJEWPjgsDawQ6F2sbOWR0qpig/s1600/our+fam+at+pf+changs.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzAYBIv1b8NS9WedxAkIosxkfW0pW1YKzTtGGuO-be5yT27CVF58wBRSYtLUqukB97wuwIWuwOWT3ZNQJLzI21XxcsO8n7n63KhIJNB3SO-96spkY9QNJEWPjgsDawQ6F2sbOWR0qpig/s320/our+fam+at+pf+changs.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624801844676235298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Randall's fam at PF Changs..it was tasty I do say</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMw0RmnFAXk-aCULHUUotSpAf_eiLYGBXnzd_adi8rQ0_gm6RyRzoj55pGApEyiaVKxHprK75leAd-6XiYQASY-DOEyCbBwMD6qcORDVVOfuj1O2CkVNzrmSed2jr-sNgFqMzNswrSTMo/s1600/DSCN4115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMw0RmnFAXk-aCULHUUotSpAf_eiLYGBXnzd_adi8rQ0_gm6RyRzoj55pGApEyiaVKxHprK75leAd-6XiYQASY-DOEyCbBwMD6qcORDVVOfuj1O2CkVNzrmSed2jr-sNgFqMzNswrSTMo/s320/DSCN4115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624801840056891874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My fam at this yum pizza place..I wonder if its still running.hmm..</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span">OK, finally moving on from that weekend, b/c all those paragraphs were waaay too longwinded, don't you think? Um...what's next? OH YEAH! Our cramping, ha, cramping, no, our Camping trip! It was an experience, let me tell you. Our friends Jake and Liz (expert campers) went with us to Capital Reef, a National Park in Utah! It was really pretty and we were excited to go and actually get in a tent! (ok..this was going to be maybe my 3rd time getting in a tent and sleeping there in my life) SO i was excited, but also a little nervous. Anyway, as we were driving there, about an hour out, the temperatures got down into the 30's and it started snowing pretty bad. The temperatures dropped even more and by the time we got there, it was in the twenties!! We decided to build a fire, cook our foil dinners and banana boats(very delish) and then decided that the camping grounds were not only full but it was extremely way too cold to camp anyway so we decided to stay at this cute little inn and it was pretty great. Our first room that we were given actually had people already sleeping in it, so..we kinda had to get a new room b/c that would have been a little too creepo. The next day we went and saw some pretty cool sites and went on a fun hike. Loved it! You can see how pretty it was from our awesome pics. We headed home Saturday afternoon and had a blast on another "unofficial" camping trip b/c we didn't have to stay in tents--hallelujah, ahh, I mean...someday, maybe?</span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HlWf0TJ9mNayEFbFzTGZS8TPEA_7yrQ9y21nb3BiLm3rJtBf54be_-XrOvITdcU6ifhCzxDP50GBQj9RyAv0L0lJNvTEnlwQ9zDIPLSxatIRB_kvws00g2lfA2A8jsuQ16zxGDajD44/s1600/DSCN4127.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HlWf0TJ9mNayEFbFzTGZS8TPEA_7yrQ9y21nb3BiLm3rJtBf54be_-XrOvITdcU6ifhCzxDP50GBQj9RyAv0L0lJNvTEnlwQ9zDIPLSxatIRB_kvws00g2lfA2A8jsuQ16zxGDajD44/s320/DSCN4127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624800842428230482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think I should become a pro photographer, no? ha, yeah right, but the ice on these flowers were dang cool</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-94d1ULciIVubpNaZTkd9MIWQcCazHfz07Thw6bqO_jQ0sA9KzVfGHm8VAqXhhL3E8ouUML58YK-dNCd09OqbyxMtQqhQ3gtWARkfXV98QdMMHXzYjiVpVw4Ig88YvuLy5p8GTwvEp4g/s1600/DSCN4116.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-94d1ULciIVubpNaZTkd9MIWQcCazHfz07Thw6bqO_jQ0sA9KzVfGHm8VAqXhhL3E8ouUML58YK-dNCd09OqbyxMtQqhQ3gtWARkfXV98QdMMHXzYjiVpVw4Ig88YvuLy5p8GTwvEp4g/s320/DSCN4116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624800834897150658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I am SO excited to pet these animals! We stopped at a gas station on the way to camping and there was a petting zoo at the gas station! Who would have thunk it?!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ27jeCRp7W8WNQZnTTAlRxc4usFqPLEc3nU7s8X1nuw_iwc6wAVIrvRhyphenhyphenLFa5dhxI8mEIaZgn61NfJ_etJzubbIKBFAmDrfUbkpnYSa8M_NB5SHxvVz01xpoRGt-TWMkA2L_oxqKP0_o/s1600/DSCN4135.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ27jeCRp7W8WNQZnTTAlRxc4usFqPLEc3nU7s8X1nuw_iwc6wAVIrvRhyphenhyphenLFa5dhxI8mEIaZgn61NfJ_etJzubbIKBFAmDrfUbkpnYSa8M_NB5SHxvVz01xpoRGt-TWMkA2L_oxqKP0_o/s320/DSCN4135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624800832285498994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not really sure what I'm pointing at..Liz? do you know?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj993EjJHyn-2X0aYtxjo_1r-m5-G8FxBYrqQafExmLsv9bWoWKtsHa0XcuqNuX6ZVpL0d2TICg4r0NveG4jD4WajjFxwZuFXlr2EfP8zloSqLH2OVqy5tHSzcssXfW6Xkseh5m49QlZIw/s1600/DSCN4124.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj993EjJHyn-2X0aYtxjo_1r-m5-G8FxBYrqQafExmLsv9bWoWKtsHa0XcuqNuX6ZVpL0d2TICg4r0NveG4jD4WajjFxwZuFXlr2EfP8zloSqLH2OVqy5tHSzcssXfW6Xkseh5m49QlZIw/s320/DSCN4124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624800830409174706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, we were bundled it up like it was the middle of winter..oh but don't worry, it was practically spring in Utah and 20 degrees out...we all huddled by the fire</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKWLr0YwLTLYCjZ2Ij_m6i-KY6WITs-oUoeK_eCDl-6UBzPCDpdU-AIFqU7-levlxZPQFELwmPhX44gTmG2MmDboXg0F7Cj2NaNQ9p5luXXVACV_d_I3a3teAMkGSckuNEWN4bVg9EPI/s1600/DSCN4125.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKWLr0YwLTLYCjZ2Ij_m6i-KY6WITs-oUoeK_eCDl-6UBzPCDpdU-AIFqU7-levlxZPQFELwmPhX44gTmG2MmDboXg0F7Cj2NaNQ9p5luXXVACV_d_I3a3teAMkGSckuNEWN4bVg9EPI/s320/DSCN4125.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624800825190324850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This looks nasty but it was delish!! Banana filled with marshmallows and choc. chips melted on the fire..omg.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJHRzie1GGmrcMScLcrAahwXt89rurGdwARjhpW4LnqV5J1NejuBR523iN3iOS_hRSKmFkfgpkeQgfLAtnJEmmyNHCByXRuIZRSkFOOvTKrT-di7QXtouyLxEg2RaSslsVZOcuw4i2DE/s1600/DSCN4121.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJHRzie1GGmrcMScLcrAahwXt89rurGdwARjhpW4LnqV5J1NejuBR523iN3iOS_hRSKmFkfgpkeQgfLAtnJEmmyNHCByXRuIZRSkFOOvTKrT-di7QXtouyLxEg2RaSslsVZOcuw4i2DE/s320/DSCN4121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624799954335798482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is sunset point but I think the sun had pretty much already set..pretty still</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV4TW9_74U1eVNp5B2tlgHXN19RYFxgPgmxsuRv4CkfNu_widVchlHirWPCQmvW7xKWwrI_VaLlmCncZK3q-SaMRwnrhV5RSj5NrzagQGPt0Ou6AOg5w9jxp8hVjusnCeyWkwDXVU8yY/s1600/DSCN4131.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV4TW9_74U1eVNp5B2tlgHXN19RYFxgPgmxsuRv4CkfNu_widVchlHirWPCQmvW7xKWwrI_VaLlmCncZK3q-SaMRwnrhV5RSj5NrzagQGPt0Ou6AOg5w9jxp8hVjusnCeyWkwDXVU8yY/s320/DSCN4131.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624799943303718338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was a site to behold..the Mormons had settled here and they staged it with an old pioneer cart...we bought some really yum peach salsa they were selling..best yet</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvMaJNmc6hyS2mmekMnc1XHOqG54LMRAdIJL3ENUtmPjoqhb1-ExxrWEHKYQ_rLNQbRwaNnWUXIVVqXl1VEuzu18QN5c8ao39JOqmvIE3wuTiqwvGJaVgjnI61Lek0CwC90azxhyphenhyphenejUw/s1600/DSCN4126.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvMaJNmc6hyS2mmekMnc1XHOqG54LMRAdIJL3ENUtmPjoqhb1-ExxrWEHKYQ_rLNQbRwaNnWUXIVVqXl1VEuzu18QN5c8ao39JOqmvIE3wuTiqwvGJaVgjnI61Lek0CwC90azxhyphenhyphenejUw/s320/DSCN4126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624799938019311634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And this was our sleeping quarters because we didn't want to die in the freezing cold</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgFyb6VFYr7RGzcKWWVNf3FmYcXTZ096zkmvDPbQnkAr5rNzl1Jv1jIoUWb1EiBQo9May63cWtfLz2liif-9B9ak09dASdm5UAKgE__kVvPFhk5IUL37lanm07GFo6QsobhiAoD06KXk/s1600/DSCN4138.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgFyb6VFYr7RGzcKWWVNf3FmYcXTZ096zkmvDPbQnkAr5rNzl1Jv1jIoUWb1EiBQo9May63cWtfLz2liif-9B9ak09dASdm5UAKgE__kVvPFhk5IUL37lanm07GFo6QsobhiAoD06KXk/s320/DSCN4138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624799930350697634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'm so stong</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5NFXB8FpExJy0jUYqYpdGkvUB9spWVwot-QcQJ7i0vHtqW6C3f1eUOw4YDTfTkR-55qBTGMP60WkjYlZTecbC7hFBIF2EmhrY4ld5fbERgyNIpwPmg83nmcBEfdMRuA3qFe0xnkUowQ/s1600/DSCN4136.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5NFXB8FpExJy0jUYqYpdGkvUB9spWVwot-QcQJ7i0vHtqW6C3f1eUOw4YDTfTkR-55qBTGMP60WkjYlZTecbC7hFBIF2EmhrY4ld5fbERgyNIpwPmg83nmcBEfdMRuA3qFe0xnkUowQ/s320/DSCN4136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624799258623783474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All of us in front of an arch</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdque1CVa03tKSTuRsIqiGRt_eREN24Nzq2F3kYB12N05cira1ptSJEtOEkw6EcMiXw1qr6DGp6-5qKmNaboDSGdYDFUCf-w7p007eHrJ0HWOK89B1LVBDhl-C4Fm8BORxZEWbFVybsQ/s1600/DSCN4146.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdque1CVa03tKSTuRsIqiGRt_eREN24Nzq2F3kYB12N05cira1ptSJEtOEkw6EcMiXw1qr6DGp6-5qKmNaboDSGdYDFUCf-w7p007eHrJ0HWOK89B1LVBDhl-C4Fm8BORxZEWbFVybsQ/s320/DSCN4146.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624799247549421522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'm pointing at something..I can't remember what..I think it was something the pioneers edged into the rock</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuOASQK93PmirQmjUQjLYgX_CGUsbdIlqujdY9R2wSBZbhVsn3gaI-KziRGWNaQ2KVwJ0Co8WXOEzxlteN1fWipwqDts5H1YlP9-coMWsv8gypqpiiUBVEf0NKV3VLUfLVGW8ZUQG2mg/s1600/DSCN4150.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuOASQK93PmirQmjUQjLYgX_CGUsbdIlqujdY9R2wSBZbhVsn3gaI-KziRGWNaQ2KVwJ0Co8WXOEzxlteN1fWipwqDts5H1YlP9-coMWsv8gypqpiiUBVEf0NKV3VLUfLVGW8ZUQG2mg/s320/DSCN4150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624799244822007234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at that masterpiece</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlp_QMUe0_WDiBWmVaQrsKoKyFrebNM3gOYreLAdOmDIMSvTuAioc5XTKf_qc1ok2ot_ulPzHzgg-gDFJWHRnLk4mPEhIs7Kz-ZR6o10q2MUIYmUKQyikvsLGjixPNgXsQv0RZMfxkW4/s1600/DSCN4147.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlp_QMUe0_WDiBWmVaQrsKoKyFrebNM3gOYreLAdOmDIMSvTuAioc5XTKf_qc1ok2ot_ulPzHzgg-gDFJWHRnLk4mPEhIs7Kz-ZR6o10q2MUIYmUKQyikvsLGjixPNgXsQv0RZMfxkW4/s320/DSCN4147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624799242056848322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Liz and I could have slept in this little cubby</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuDTK_9CODdnIffxpoRo127xTmzJ4Uc-kI1H7kaPaCWMVYY07AjtXmWBnG5hArc86mj0h2z3EuK7ZrExjwFJGtZ_qBUdzc-xJYulAIE5s3ycZ0fn3e1VVf5M37KzR4SJ2tSuBhmOcDXc/s1600/DSCN4149.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuDTK_9CODdnIffxpoRo127xTmzJ4Uc-kI1H7kaPaCWMVYY07AjtXmWBnG5hArc86mj0h2z3EuK7ZrExjwFJGtZ_qBUdzc-xJYulAIE5s3ycZ0fn3e1VVf5M37KzR4SJ2tSuBhmOcDXc/s320/DSCN4149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624799234232371986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was what was at the end of the hike...not that great but at least we got to the end, right?</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">OK, what's next? Um...Disney World!! It was SOO much fun, loved it!! We went with all of Randall's family and were in Orlando for a week. Of course we didn't go to Disney World all week, but we did go one of the first days and it was way fun. We went to Magic Kingdom and got on like every ride before 2:00 pm because it was NOT busy. We had fun with the kiddos (our nephews, not our kids) and were worn out by the end of the day (how can you not be?). The next day we went shopping and relaxed by the pool. Wednesday, we went to Universal and Islands of Adventure and got on like every ride pretty quickly as well b/c there were like no lines as well! It was tremendous! May is the time to go peeps! Some of the rides made me a little queasy or head achy--I guess i'm getting old or something, but overall it was a blast! The best part was that we got to go to Harry Potter Land!! YAY!! Since I'm now obsessed with Harry Potter, I was so happy to go and we got to ride the main HP ride which was definitely a ride of a lifetime--there is nothing else out there like it. AND I got to go through Hogsmade and drink butter beer!! Oh it was scrumptious..had a butterscotch kick. Overall, it was pretty awesome. I just love theme parks! Thursday, we went to the beach and the boys LOVED it! It was cute to see them get so excited to play in the waves and the day was gorgeous! I think it was Daytona..We had a great time and headed back later that afternoon. Friday was a catch up day to do whatever we didn't get to..of course we just shopped some more, laid by the pool, and relaxed before leaving the next day. That week we also ate at some really yum yum restaurants...there was a great Indian restaurant, a fab Tai Place, and of course of my fave Cheesecake Factory. Overall, we had a blast with the Terry family and were very grateful we had that opportunity to go. It was a great trip to relax after hearing the great news.....</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7v14xPY5MYDpBiVKFirdEbBlCjTzBa8dl-SSgp9o1WNFFGr6Zq-heTR-8sXZg_qjpmBKCnvr6gYo7Gqx4DgZ_nmHFWRxCUWqkX7-k7tBQXU-SSJ09C0kLiORZPk1IE4mc31RjVSKtpo/s1600/DSCN4154.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7v14xPY5MYDpBiVKFirdEbBlCjTzBa8dl-SSgp9o1WNFFGr6Zq-heTR-8sXZg_qjpmBKCnvr6gYo7Gqx4DgZ_nmHFWRxCUWqkX7-k7tBQXU-SSJ09C0kLiORZPk1IE4mc31RjVSKtpo/s320/DSCN4154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624797608846401842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We took this pic when we got to the resort in Orlando, we were so excited</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDMiDBvQhXr3LhVLO9jnsNaRU_kNOpzm-3d1sRgLZz78OVkoXeJMkXpzz2dkOWEacKv3eDhsrhL9mIvJUoGv2CmGPy_oWatkoltAFAU9ocRL2Ga-hjlsyMmERSlPnp6DCfCh_f4o54Sg/s1600/everyone+but+Karma+at+disny.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDMiDBvQhXr3LhVLO9jnsNaRU_kNOpzm-3d1sRgLZz78OVkoXeJMkXpzz2dkOWEacKv3eDhsrhL9mIvJUoGv2CmGPy_oWatkoltAFAU9ocRL2Ga-hjlsyMmERSlPnp6DCfCh_f4o54Sg/s320/everyone+but+Karma+at+disny.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624797605239784354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All of us at the front of Disney, except for Karma taking the pic :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJLSLC6qq_BhSQW2S0azqIbdK1WBfl8zHxSN8cJtRbr3FMuxA7uMLPSC1YjM9z6HL1Msjindvurr-5ICXK0Wz7muaDGdtrClMpUL4fpK1vc6wIFB1nelGCtbCNKEeX_WuPVw2oqYF7cQ/s1600/DSCN4164.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJLSLC6qq_BhSQW2S0azqIbdK1WBfl8zHxSN8cJtRbr3FMuxA7uMLPSC1YjM9z6HL1Msjindvurr-5ICXK0Wz7muaDGdtrClMpUL4fpK1vc6wIFB1nelGCtbCNKEeX_WuPVw2oqYF7cQ/s320/DSCN4164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624797599105988146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Randall with Ethan and Max..ador</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FdZopCG14N8uIQ8_HdQaJcLePAzaJgTrL5DVpUjMFdpb8o6-fteoZ5KDwYY5vUiRH1NXJI2FwA7pcR-Hw98HGIlEY7EuE5PlPUOw8PEbHhpgQ53mB4kTSEp-p04Kv7pP36P1nwOVd6w/s1600/DSCN4155.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FdZopCG14N8uIQ8_HdQaJcLePAzaJgTrL5DVpUjMFdpb8o6-fteoZ5KDwYY5vUiRH1NXJI2FwA7pcR-Hw98HGIlEY7EuE5PlPUOw8PEbHhpgQ53mB4kTSEp-p04Kv7pP36P1nwOVd6w/s320/DSCN4155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624797550170164690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us in front of the BIG castle..unlike Disneylands</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ffx7JznJKuS_Qjj9e-FdovqJlakw5zKJ6PQXvf7AZAD-11kN5AV_CH4PCYgmptKhyphenhyphen8b2wlbIfILRr8S9sApqzlPNF7wFGAGR8n2UMfE6H8QZhq1GhsT7k3FUsyfsrV9mbrP1XJjlGBU/s1600/me+and+e+on+buzz+2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ffx7JznJKuS_Qjj9e-FdovqJlakw5zKJ6PQXvf7AZAD-11kN5AV_CH4PCYgmptKhyphenhyphen8b2wlbIfILRr8S9sApqzlPNF7wFGAGR8n2UMfE6H8QZhq1GhsT7k3FUsyfsrV9mbrP1XJjlGBU/s320/me+and+e+on+buzz+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624797551056861682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I had a ball zaping monsters with E</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9BfufVPK6cpw7Q5BPB2CeAHxvXoJpVEfzXQve_rixtcRsDsSniU0ge8aSvcwdFD0z2IxsKBjCtVPv8n2z8VidhxXRLWUMLFHTaesOPgupayccO9A70LHJ3s4N-IrMnK_qH5xX5HaZJc/s1600/e+praying+on+sward+ha.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9BfufVPK6cpw7Q5BPB2CeAHxvXoJpVEfzXQve_rixtcRsDsSniU0ge8aSvcwdFD0z2IxsKBjCtVPv8n2z8VidhxXRLWUMLFHTaesOPgupayccO9A70LHJ3s4N-IrMnK_qH5xX5HaZJc/s320/e+praying+on+sward+ha.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624794435153572498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love this pic of E b/c it looks like he's praying even though he's trying to get the sword out of the stone</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdx2r4nN1ESS8lUJM_LvmnxgmZKe1aSnW3SqE0xUEsGXJJCO5q-KzzpWc7sJja3nUjwqxBI270RncnNtev7mL79yOoTD9P_bN8Ymn4kjijiuuRdOdTJb98v_upZ4A8HpQBJJdApaSQ4LI/s1600/DSCN4166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdx2r4nN1ESS8lUJM_LvmnxgmZKe1aSnW3SqE0xUEsGXJJCO5q-KzzpWc7sJja3nUjwqxBI270RncnNtev7mL79yOoTD9P_bN8Ymn4kjijiuuRdOdTJb98v_upZ4A8HpQBJJdApaSQ4LI/s320/DSCN4166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624794426299417074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dumbo was SOO much fun and I think the longest line! 3o min.!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia45h3uFhaAbnl2V2E3iWc07_r5oGmE4e9nS0olZRlk9zxbdXHnT9co01ROblLE-pgey9V2DTLoXxGncvRWMb9dw7DiXckfFZK2DTi56txsoBB2XCTnhnA6m3XEdhoXRzc_oQE2nmmb3Y/s1600/DSCN4170.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia45h3uFhaAbnl2V2E3iWc07_r5oGmE4e9nS0olZRlk9zxbdXHnT9co01ROblLE-pgey9V2DTLoXxGncvRWMb9dw7DiXckfFZK2DTi56txsoBB2XCTnhnA6m3XEdhoXRzc_oQE2nmmb3Y/s320/DSCN4170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624794421287981410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Harry Potter land!! This was supposed to represent..well if you don't know..then read the books</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtET3PIMIQ_C5DWHEvNwJwB9y4YpypP_wuXoCREsrAcK0UZUqEle8migyv31wtLmcPAo1eR6KhPqJ3MfUKQ9xXMMrMrgQqo_MNfGf_-GIx3OMh3J6iE3qVEA_n3ehJqRlHN7sK4mkF4ks/s1600/DSCN4176.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtET3PIMIQ_C5DWHEvNwJwB9y4YpypP_wuXoCREsrAcK0UZUqEle8migyv31wtLmcPAo1eR6KhPqJ3MfUKQ9xXMMrMrgQqo_MNfGf_-GIx3OMh3J6iE3qVEA_n3ehJqRlHN7sK4mkF4ks/s320/DSCN4176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624794419200336786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sorting hat!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgos_hYviT6RsInbxaaSGQJJS_C79MoQS4jTqxQjD5bvZYnAT2mH13RoWwgAj7YAhRlmWDVBe_SdVLmGBTGS1s04cb3BUypoo-45UJBXHsETFaiScLVHRykdzls6SPGDuDssiE0qypgiHE/s1600/DSCN4178.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgos_hYviT6RsInbxaaSGQJJS_C79MoQS4jTqxQjD5bvZYnAT2mH13RoWwgAj7YAhRlmWDVBe_SdVLmGBTGS1s04cb3BUypoo-45UJBXHsETFaiScLVHRykdzls6SPGDuDssiE0qypgiHE/s320/DSCN4178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624794418966907938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us in front of the castle!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4VpMyvmgMJIElhmfFvgUkyEee86ZFmkV_Y65yymPyjQ4W-ZR9ohD0U3btHO2mz9ddOZNhgTFNLi0c4AElswTnnGmrhPYwgiQ21cLMp6ff4ES5_1h_PmbCUscHj18imNu9xOTzieH4Gs/s1600/DSCN4180.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4VpMyvmgMJIElhmfFvgUkyEee86ZFmkV_Y65yymPyjQ4W-ZR9ohD0U3btHO2mz9ddOZNhgTFNLi0c4AElswTnnGmrhPYwgiQ21cLMp6ff4ES5_1h_PmbCUscHj18imNu9xOTzieH4Gs/s320/DSCN4180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624793447465001106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I am such a good broom rider..does that sound bad?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds9RC_cleSZ6GLf9imjTo5QkoAFlkCCtwqI8jFyRVvncb-UOqjh7zenSwwZdkH3UtS6niP9ffkIu9tOudIBHNz4RgUFXc_CjWzH6qb8AM1o6hd8I4lobiG8FoKSgQ0ISno1ix_Dwnq7w/s1600/DSCN4182.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds9RC_cleSZ6GLf9imjTo5QkoAFlkCCtwqI8jFyRVvncb-UOqjh7zenSwwZdkH3UtS6niP9ffkIu9tOudIBHNz4RgUFXc_CjWzH6qb8AM1o6hd8I4lobiG8FoKSgQ0ISno1ix_Dwnq7w/s320/DSCN4182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624793441461608786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hogsmade!!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9X3NyaltK_9gy20gXIEoYc-GFZY0uexPel9L-RcAc6dYmpdVaKDjKd9wYQUorm3ImeluLNTpIiciI9V1dxbWtwmSRB88eSIfDfIe-ujz85Om1lC69tKIU4wfvxTi-N_sHRRifqjoWxNg/s1600/DSCN4185.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9X3NyaltK_9gy20gXIEoYc-GFZY0uexPel9L-RcAc6dYmpdVaKDjKd9wYQUorm3ImeluLNTpIiciI9V1dxbWtwmSRB88eSIfDfIe-ujz85Om1lC69tKIU4wfvxTi-N_sHRRifqjoWxNg/s320/DSCN4185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624793433611183058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">That butter beer was sooo delish</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnNcMu7OpJdquVrU6511-7nexbY2ox9yA8e4qYlWhQrImUSdBMNs4jyUiQ5xUXLR7YAM3dU141c3akiQ3lRO0xOsAhp0To_cMtiLA_-ANro_LCil7UFGY08qG3Pw6D1DXbYPyxLiiQUY/s1600/DSCN4188.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnNcMu7OpJdquVrU6511-7nexbY2ox9yA8e4qYlWhQrImUSdBMNs4jyUiQ5xUXLR7YAM3dU141c3akiQ3lRO0xOsAhp0To_cMtiLA_-ANro_LCil7UFGY08qG3Pw6D1DXbYPyxLiiQUY/s320/DSCN4188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624793428524440450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us in front of the train to take us back to Hogsworth!! Randall looks like he's going to kill someone here but it's mainly just b/c of the sun</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmI6QCUzT2_YtpUuot_jW8TbMwx6_BWA8ewa43a5qypQUfC3MxdyStb-w5DXjSiK3jNR7gh94_cefiufvmzka0VIy98FA6OSkaV8iuL8RLwvQhKBeG602opvreegJhU2zDHMigzIfL4Y/s1600/DSCN4193.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmI6QCUzT2_YtpUuot_jW8TbMwx6_BWA8ewa43a5qypQUfC3MxdyStb-w5DXjSiK3jNR7gh94_cefiufvmzka0VIy98FA6OSkaV8iuL8RLwvQhKBeG602opvreegJhU2zDHMigzIfL4Y/s320/DSCN4193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624793430381451554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We loved hangin with Grinch</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxUKDri4ZvMwpNaDfh9utgVkurZtVxASQSRKZshsL-f99qWXJj4vYPQKtXtrt1PdQrlOwPDy1ralE-nj9ZiOvubGIxQPuLlrSwaV3fA_aIL9MR-AxlXtYCxi6xFMewOA_AbFgOoz8i_8/s1600/DSCN4195.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxUKDri4ZvMwpNaDfh9utgVkurZtVxASQSRKZshsL-f99qWXJj4vYPQKtXtrt1PdQrlOwPDy1ralE-nj9ZiOvubGIxQPuLlrSwaV3fA_aIL9MR-AxlXtYCxi6xFMewOA_AbFgOoz8i_8/s320/DSCN4195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624792413841504242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">UNIVERSAL BALL</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHKvmGXw1pzdSgXrO_3dkJZZ92y4qsylVYM_ICoVBY1UhtCnMYVq88namEnh9WWR0JsqLHFEgsZ9dFXoyWAcMDaVSGAG7fuOZOmMmMCwKh_oyM4tuMExiKu-4T3xOOzibypUYLnfexTA/s1600/DSCN4205.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHKvmGXw1pzdSgXrO_3dkJZZ92y4qsylVYM_ICoVBY1UhtCnMYVq88namEnh9WWR0JsqLHFEgsZ9dFXoyWAcMDaVSGAG7fuOZOmMmMCwKh_oyM4tuMExiKu-4T3xOOzibypUYLnfexTA/s320/DSCN4205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624792414328426530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bathing beauts!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbIVUXsUAvj7oaRFyPOnpihE-EDO7oOqFPnS9HClDFVyVz5Gvc4CDE4UOLzF6yEH9r-t0ILI5R6YXA9LidT3X3iJcqDdPFgDLnT5nENRKUVz7mcZCMa__rDjr2WBQgWfZKWvT_tFNl_E/s1600/DSCN4201.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbIVUXsUAvj7oaRFyPOnpihE-EDO7oOqFPnS9HClDFVyVz5Gvc4CDE4UOLzF6yEH9r-t0ILI5R6YXA9LidT3X3iJcqDdPFgDLnT5nENRKUVz7mcZCMa__rDjr2WBQgWfZKWvT_tFNl_E/s320/DSCN4201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624792408948097026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The boys could not get enough of that water</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5acZGv2S5Pznda3BKal5Azpe_C9A4WUWfAo06a-PTQiRVGDiT4lSB_6CvezYaBTVqTrdawd81OY2TdmoxQypr0GLuBVR2x1qutdDfVDdaFmVtGR8jyVlHw8_MrNfxhZIjD7he2In0gw/s1600/DSCN4199.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5acZGv2S5Pznda3BKal5Azpe_C9A4WUWfAo06a-PTQiRVGDiT4lSB_6CvezYaBTVqTrdawd81OY2TdmoxQypr0GLuBVR2x1qutdDfVDdaFmVtGR8jyVlHw8_MrNfxhZIjD7he2In0gw/s320/DSCN4199.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624792404510326242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us at the beach!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59id30ldgVbqTG5Cx1KnS2YZFt0Am9WjH7rvLOszyCLKaqqHIZPDEVDrerOmc5GOUJzSv4cC5biWATcTqeqoqotaNQOcodjxD_0ysdIxQwC6mzfpMkTx5Wv1nCGZ6AOIDIBMf5ZkCSwQ/s1600/DSCN4207.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59id30ldgVbqTG5Cx1KnS2YZFt0Am9WjH7rvLOszyCLKaqqHIZPDEVDrerOmc5GOUJzSv4cC5biWATcTqeqoqotaNQOcodjxD_0ysdIxQwC6mzfpMkTx5Wv1nCGZ6AOIDIBMf5ZkCSwQ/s320/DSCN4207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624792399313142530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Randall's b day at Cheesecake factory! Look at that little face in the background! fo cute</div><div style="text-align: center;">Randall got a job!! We were so worried b/c we were going to go to New Jersey and I was a little scared of doing that, BUT he ended up landing a great job in Plano, TX with Capital One, as an Operations Analyst! We are very happy for him and and I'm so grateful that i have a husband that is persistent and a go getter to find such a great job. It truly was the hand of the Lord that we could end up in Texas so close to family with such a great job, modern day miracles do exist. He starts in a week and in the meantime, we've decorated our apartment really cute, I continue to look for jobs, spending time with fam (cuz they're so close!), running errands, going to the pool and swimming, and we started watching the most hilar show known to man--30 Rock, omg, it's laugh out loud on your butt funny. I do recommend. SO we are happy to be here and staring a new phase of our life as "out of collegers" yes..that is something I made up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you ever in a situation where you just want to apparate? Well..sometimes I'm somewhere I don't want to be and I just want to say "my apartment" and suddenly appear there! Or say "Hawaii" and immediately be standing on the beach..or say "Amazing Race" and consequently appear on the Amazing Race Gameshow and be traveling the world and then win a million dollars! ( I guess that would take a little more than apparating) Why can that only happen in Harry Potter? OH speaking of Harry Potter, it is coming out in like a week or something and I AM SOO EXCITED..just to get pumped and ready, I actually read and watched all the books and movies in sequence (books for the first time!) and loved every minute of it..I kinda miss reading them :( Anyway, that was waay fun and now I am really excited to go see the last movie!! Hurray for HP! I still wish they would do a college years and I could be in it..I could be a Hermoine that went through a growth spurt in college and got to be almost as tall as Ron..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm very excited for my mini trips in July--a trip to St. Louie to go to Barb's wedding and to see my peeps of all peep--my St. Louis clan, and then on to see Natalie's new baby girl be blessed-Rachel, in Bako. She's a presh little baby. OH and almost everyone I know now is either prego or has a baby...congrats! I guess it's that time of life, eh? Wait..didn't I say this last year? More pics to come in regards to our cute apartment!!</div><span class="Apple-style-span"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></span><p></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-23984370715672314432011-04-17T16:34:00.001-07:002011-04-21T12:39:32.342-07:00Where have I been?<div style="text-align: left;">OMG, really? 2 months..that is uncalled for..patetico..really I have no excuse..well I kinda do, but I dunno, whatev, (don't worry..not prego) I'm just happy I'm FINALLY blogging!! Its such a breathe of fresh air! Let me tell ya, it feels just as if you have had dishes piled up for days and you keep eyeing the dishes because they keep eyeing you and you're so stressed about doing them because you know it will take years to get through them, but you finally just suck it up and do them!! (Not that I would ever leave my dishes dirty for days) ha! Anyway, there really has been a lot that has happened in the past couple of months so I'm just going to perform word vomit and spit it out..wait, don't I always do that?</div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>OK, first of all, back in the day, sometime in February, we started up a couples ballroom class..now it wasn't one of those formal, become as good as the BYU dance team or anything, but it was sooo much fun! We only had classes for 6 weeks in the row and we learned such dances as: cha cha, west coast and east coast swing, the waltz, the buchata (very seductive dance, watch out), marengue, and maybe one other one I don't remember but they were all so amazing and so fun! I had learned a bunch of them in a BYU class that I took, but I really wanted Randall to learn them too so we signed up and danced the night away! I actually learned a bunch of new things as well and will always have that class in my heart. I'm really sad i didn't take any pics but what do ya do..ya smile.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKjuY0jO9Dgi2jSKufXd59frOkHZ3FnYPsY0GcaLu6coTbgCWVFAfhjMP2GDmfP6-rrHi5KaJTXfMcYy0eVJDHcV0NiodIA_B2NiEV9b7anipkLbfVtEtwqXQHhCHzcRCx-f3wsCvXOI/s320/wedding+pic.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">yeah...so I didn't get a pic of us dancing in our class.but I figured this is what the pic would have looked like except different clothes obvio, this pic just makes you want to dance, no?!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Next on the list...hmm...OH yeah, so in the final days of Jimmer (I know this news is sooo old) we got sooo into BYU Basketball and were hoping they would at least make it to the elite 8, but at least they made it as far as they did and we were proud...Here are some pics of us REALLY getting into the game one night at our house..GREAT times.</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fZWzgl8sAOI71DA4jFvH-rdXAv24GFQBBjFqs24Y6vjpWus0LX-7GYgq_daWUOGg2QOvMlF_0hXmEmxhBVkNcOj6hv9RYsMfaou3nbklsThqPnrr9QlvShGZiMYbcj4rrsSmGM_TD5w/s1600/randall+and+I+at+byu+bball+party.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fZWzgl8sAOI71DA4jFvH-rdXAv24GFQBBjFqs24Y6vjpWus0LX-7GYgq_daWUOGg2QOvMlF_0hXmEmxhBVkNcOj6hv9RYsMfaou3nbklsThqPnrr9QlvShGZiMYbcj4rrsSmGM_TD5w/s320/randall+and+I+at+byu+bball+party.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597487318825550914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us supporting the Jimmer!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYtpa_QDJ0yD1kX4zQbk3kMVKyRMZlHuZMnceVxdWdnOtO_3wBzCZEZ03aeMo8fsdGtzhuMyVwqkYyY7mKOgqT8EYFY38BC7rLVW1sVT2gHW-sa9AIVi58NJ7SzmkDeP9RgKbQzjdoao/s1600/blue+and+sammy+loving+the+game.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYtpa_QDJ0yD1kX4zQbk3kMVKyRMZlHuZMnceVxdWdnOtO_3wBzCZEZ03aeMo8fsdGtzhuMyVwqkYyY7mKOgqT8EYFY38BC7rLVW1sVT2gHW-sa9AIVi58NJ7SzmkDeP9RgKbQzjdoao/s320/blue+and+sammy+loving+the+game.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597487314631083650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blue and Sammy are sooo into it</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1o60o0fl_0zs1PwhXmOJs9n-5cCFZn90zwGA6fQ1TR8lOP-EaoVYrGcpHt3XyWCXWU4Kxbx3TR7mUm3RafyQycaKX85A-UX5aesLZYktDijrCgf3bxrvLuToJaa_crQGDkjkc_-tlgJM/s1600/ben%252C+karin+and+jackie.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1o60o0fl_0zs1PwhXmOJs9n-5cCFZn90zwGA6fQ1TR8lOP-EaoVYrGcpHt3XyWCXWU4Kxbx3TR7mUm3RafyQycaKX85A-UX5aesLZYktDijrCgf3bxrvLuToJaa_crQGDkjkc_-tlgJM/s320/ben%252C+karin+and+jackie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597487310315367522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ben and Karin and Jackie..Jackie should have looked at the camera</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9CpPv7g6GU4Nh0YolaxKE2flXse4R-uY106dDR1VTF3ZnUk4sZUvUFu5sginl414xcAwzN9YrhLMupvNAyt3mkKHvVnZPNeYFeZgPWqdtAMYlJzT3nsy3qRJwCeH4gk20fLf8TK2eG8/s1600/all+of+us+cheering+on+jimmer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9CpPv7g6GU4Nh0YolaxKE2flXse4R-uY106dDR1VTF3ZnUk4sZUvUFu5sginl414xcAwzN9YrhLMupvNAyt3mkKHvVnZPNeYFeZgPWqdtAMYlJzT3nsy3qRJwCeH4gk20fLf8TK2eG8/s320/all+of+us+cheering+on+jimmer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597487308168640354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at this Jimmer ma-ham! </div><div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of basketball, Randall played his last and final year on the team "Da Ducks." They were an excellent team and have been playing together for 4 years! They're all friends and all LOVE playing basketball. It was fun supporting them at the games. Sadly, I didn't go to the last game because I felt so sick and Randall was out of town, BUT I'm going to show the picture below because its the pic he WOULD HAVE been in if he had been there, I kinda wanna photo shop him in the pic but I don't know how...anyone know? ;) Haha, but good job Ducks! You guys did super bueno!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVt5CHaHMw82rlw_rmElb_PywMUqzPsfjjuYbuOSZdoEDPlaIBRTrFrw5C8Kmg1bCP0_qLbEsY3UpGRVM9mWyE6yPCbdv0nDq9lG_XCjnrydkE9RqNW47Bl4hTImNfihLgkjc3nGKF0BY/s320/randalls+basketball+team+without+him.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the pic Randall needs to be photo shopped into..someday, it will be done</div><div><br /></div><div>I've started reading Harry Potter...I know, sad, right? I'm just NOW reading Harry Potter!! I've seen all the movies but they just don't even compare to the oasis I've been going to every time I pick up one of those little, actually humongous, books and go into my Harry Potter Land. I seriously don't know why I never read them before, really? omg, what was I thinking?! I think I figured, that at the time, I was already so behind on reading them that i would just enjoy the movies and that would be that...but oh how wrong i was. Seriously, anyone that hasn't read them (u hum..Natty) should get their butt going on reading them. OH and not only do I read them, but I read a book and then watch the movie!! I think what has gotten me soo excited is that we're going to Harry Potter Land in May!! OMG, so ecstatic! AND the last movie comes out in July!! What's not to anticipate here people? SO, any kind of free time I get..pretty much goes to Harry Potter..some days I wish they made a Harry Potter--The College Years and I could be the lead Hermione!...that would work, right? Oh how I wish....</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfl1uDo5hOSRl4q2pdU1DSKHbGeEa4ixfN1VfwKiXzH8YlGCAo3okQIYqWbfYtlmRq1ApTZw11gDHKMvxHtW2UqGAdjpyJY3NgK-gk8eI68S2p8jXqi3TJr6zic04BKXvMV1LCHgkXfA/s320/harry.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh...Harry Potter..whats not to love?</div><div><br /></div><div>Next on the list...General Conference. What an amazing general conference, no? If you didn't have an opportunity to watch it, go <a href="http://lds.org/general-conference/sessions/2011/04?lang=eng">here</a>, the prophet, apostles, and all those that spoke were all very inspiring and I even had the opportunity to speak on one of the talks today in Sacrament Meeting! I talked on"The Atonement Covers all Pain." It was a marvelous talk and I'm glad I got to study it out a little more and then present on it. I actually don't mind public speaking once I'm actually up at the pulpit..its the preparing and anticipation of it that worries me...me? Worried? never! ;) OH and I cried when I gave my talk...gosh, why do I do that every time?!? I wish when people told you that you gave a good job on your talk, you could really tell if they were being honest like they really thought you did good on your talk, OR they were just saying you did a good job to be nice....Oh well...Anyway, for general conference, we had the chance to go to Royce and Heather's house and spend most of the weekend there. My bro Rhetty poo even came down! What a stud with that handle bar mustache....SO we watched conference, then when the guys went to priesthood, mom and I were able to work on some more scrap booking pages-they were seriously ADOR, let me tell you--we were able to work on the pages of me and bros at my wedding..I just love scrap booking, it just takes me a while to do it since I'm a perfectionist at it..weird since I'm not really a perfectionist in other things..hmmm...weird. While we worked on scrap booking, Heather watched this ooooold show with people dancing and singing wearing these hilarious outfits from the 50's..maybe older? don't remember. This one guy even looked like the Ken doll. When the guys got back, we went and ate at Rumbi...mmm...delicious, and then played some games, and went to bed. The next morning we had yummy cinnamon roles, watched wonderful conference, played some more games, and then went home and said bye to the rents. Overall it was a superb weekend and enjoyed the time with fam. See pics below :)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgVqbQjtc-0ZDt86ZZdAecZJ5iutoFnUlwxqBn97Gq4btcf12AGL63Y2ExeRm3toNx3rw-8tBcZJs0qk8ylZhY6g6XyXPUzy-jkvMyL51eHtrfqC_DPZwb02UNfEj4OTRLO7m_Ph5_KY/s320/randall+and+i+at+royce+and+heathers+house.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chillin with bunner during conference</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_u17ySP0W1yXlcbilZg4tQ_9K75xUP9434uq0AGuetSLBs-6M0nD7x60GZN_DDntXmU6L_SfAaM2DRa2t0-VFe-IaGLUCTG3Gw2fa2cUw_YRfSYk2xAwtSxGliig8uzASFtu4wD9W-0U/s320/randall+and+i+at+rumbi+with+fam.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yum..Rumbi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmG6LYivtUQYs5DSwqTM0CcgSivoMfYXfBUtEyATHnkOcpzaPOmwRoLm6n2fLfIdnddJ_uzWXRwiJmB0dqc98w_tCENyqlHfP15ks7L-ZdkEVmGbX-gtM7UEHIu5V4ioD1OoGC_1bBtcM/s320/fam+at+rumbi.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rhett does kinda look Mexican here</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjV2zvaNTUSc5jXU1rVxf5Y1KnxhKoiCpz0d3SWR0b_rFp2ZM-Yvv9b-QYs84Q6MxeASx1ttsndhOSUrnt59Re0NLN4ygMDDR9ksPZ65IjFZzrOBbtw3trgOqDF1ZSLcZgroCM0uHD13Y/s320/us+playing+house+on+the+hill.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">House on the haunted hill!! Or it's called something like that..its SO FUN!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsZ9t_0muwrdMTIgyyfVdOM9-YbQdit5ajsQ8xv3WMYtrmf4z8it3n1pZgnRmkpggdLW__CotdWucHxtuxY2Z2P0g80C54eXamAslzTyl_k0bQ4MFNhs1YI5CkdqLuYQxm0d_xG2FIOE/s320/pics+of+the+boys+after+priesthood.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes..my brother DOES have a handle bar mustache..all the ladies love him</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Lets talk about whats been taking all my time now. Late last year I was asked to team teach a Hispanic Chronic Conditions Class. I went through a training and started teaching at the beginning of March and I finished this past week. It has been an amazing experience and has allowed me to use my Spanish as well as my public health degree that I received a year ago. it truly has been a blessing as I've taught and been able to see how these people have learned what they need to do so they don't suffer, but have the willingness to go on and be fervent in living a healthy life while living with their chronic illness. I also got to teach with a great Chilean friend of mine that was such a treat since she's the ONLY Chilean at my work! Absolutely loved it! Go Chile!</div><div><br /></div><div>Next on the agenda. Time out for Women. SO last weekend, we went to Time out for Women in Fresno, California. It's pretty much this little conference that Sherry Dew puts on and has ladies and a few gents speak at. They're amazing speakers and the spirit was sooo strong throughout the whole conference. I really enjoyed it and I got some good notes! Here are some of my favorite things they said:</div><div><br /></div><div>John Bytheway "Character is the ability to follow through with goals you've made long after the mood you were in when you made them."</div><div><br /></div><div>Kris Belcher "Christ doesn't always cure us, but he always heals us."</div><div><br /></div><div>Deann Flyn "Home is where the heart is, not where the microwave is."</div><div><br /></div><div>"" "We should overlook greater proficiency with greater priority." (in regards to making your home a heaven on earth)</div><div><br /></div><div>Laurel Christensen "We must ask if the good things we're praying for are the things he wants us to praying for. Our Father does want to give us good things but it has to be at the right time and we need to ask to know if its ok to pray for those specific things."</div><div><br /></div><div>"" "Don't ever be the one thing standing in your way." (power of thoughts to never hold you back)</div><div><br /></div><div>Mary Ellen Edmonds "What lies behind us or what lies in front of us is not as important as what lies within us."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziRjIfpRSxgKPARRjEkUuXN2R57SiVZUz1HcBYMy4te0m62l9j8EBq2K2mn6R7OTjripSMqeD46bexmn6fgmgQEYki1zY2udRDCeSMJoFK1ittyUuzU0cfXFmuJDz7AEg2YWrMh-EF40/s320/DSCN4051.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Us at the beginning of the conference..ahh mother and daughters</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJeBRbTw_02sAqEkUzzPvVAgZB_E4bLPiLRn3T_5-aRW7TYz5JvCgP-FtRvzKHuzXJ1mSMmLCsY1YB_uDAeFtS_eA09fY36QdqlGfieEw5qxZPgfEeFP_lkd5I-yhriARsw2OvTd-G0U/s320/DSCN4052.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We got a pic with John Bytheway! He's so famous..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVTT1og_26dMIZ9fM16CPOHUeKI4VpI5HilYGCkp-UxlmBsf7pxSwF-v4XVOTyuVKHBN7EJjtQrlqF-PkAatWm5Nxt6-ZEAcu6UWhf1SV1KblxCLnz9jFqLetbxrBNlzVVIsliaItPyo/s320/DSCN4053.JPG" />v</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom with Michael Mclain! she apparently went to seminary with him and he still remembers her...my mom will tell you the story..she loves telling it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiFsPGqq0xqjPvFNQ2czMUffm3zuDSWHFo0_kOEFg3xl8u6gyY_5hdOiYiR2smBez7mWm-MB1cITnTfKz9z7EF8rZoTflny5WeIWt7xR5XLvYzLe1rmw7BjGM6n0ecxbYsaep9ihps1g/s320/DSCN4055.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Us on the Saturday session</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkztGt0vFMrKfDfdM22JHR6fs-n8d33Sm9h_3qeN9Y0AFE83igTmFvKTgCJgF5vH5TO3OAPvWOCl_BwM_QDGFE4fwtA_vDPl-D6-lfGK4MwHYLxVhtHyDB6mzswne0xIF79-Fpc9eg5OA/s320/DSCN4057.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know why I felt the need to get a pic of this sign..but whatev</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">OH!! BONUS PART OF MINI VACA!! SO every time a Wicked play has a showing in any city, they do a raffle before hand to the community for 10 people to win tickets for $25 and each person can bring someone else. Natty, me and Mom all entered and my mom won!! We could not believe it!! It was a miracle!! SO mom and I got to go to Wicked!! AND We had 2nd row seats!! It was truly a spectacular play, probably one of the best ones I've ever seen and I was SOO grateful I had that opportunity to go..I seriously recommend anyone that reads this to go see it!! And try the raffle thing b/c it is DANG expensive to see this play..your chances are pretty good, there were only like 50-60 people in the raffle! Go Wicked!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_c8htwQiVoJyUCtKS3LyOLoXDOOs-qT8jUTlvkhnqql7Y4GKaq8SVoGGukaUXFu4RpPtUBOTxq4aneNbu2DA0TI5BtEFqH-v_-Mjh8vmU3MEEm0WbfkVMuXt7mHKJu9gl-133cZTLxdA/s320/mom+and+I+with+Wicked+tickets.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Where my mom won!! We got little buttons that said "You've won the wicked lottery" haha</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZCJbLD7yt6RROE4SRZ9rft82O_XfXLnnNDJsfOQd7bQFyi7Y3nINZof1D0FATVJ2VP3ImkJ8pby1wZDzwMaAloNDDmSLGxHybUu4GaZnGZhZdlALL0o_xZgWbnvDEgimIk_Je3Kh6wM/s320/me+in+front+of+wicked+poster.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to get this pic</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMf6AfQL_BVjhe-yp9CK5J9a7bNp4i3xtvv2yeADfdbj_yL8Hsv2B84orTez2aFixRmrmFGJqRbtsXoJhH-6tDnIkSEE0wYb1jUnus-7uMSIpFnQgAyqorfy-3GW69i4SNf4hDmjkgLO8/s320/Wicked+stage.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I shot a pic of the curtain b/c it was amazing..I then found out I wasn't suppose to take any pics..oops!</div><div>So, I think thats about all that has happened int he past couple of months. I can't believe time has flown and that Randall will be graduating this Friday!! Ahhh!! craziness, but we're all very proud and happy for him and I think he is such a bunner for graduating! It will be way exciting with family in town to celebrate this marvelous event! I wish I would have lost like 10 pounds to look good in all the memorable pics, but whatev, that's another story. SO, yay for my honey and I love him soo much for all the very hard work he has put into accomplishing this great thing. Once we know our secure future plans, I'll blog about it..but right now..its still in the air. We might be going to Jersey though! AHHH! But ya never know what could happen.</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGA1UW4hcdN6C6GJn0quBohtymscsi8KD98G8jrzB3W9J_eHj9xrzgB5VKNwYQa6nt5KIrBjJeRwi3hu77zk2IN6Q7oUZVyx5_Df4tPvtDjlPnaqu_3FWHIPNddmOsSAZb3ob8Qg81JA/s320/DSCN4035.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, this is just a random show of us with Katie, Andrew, little Edin, Russell, and us. We went to spark and got yummy drinks!! It looks like I'm drunk holding a baby but I promise..these drinks are non-alcoholic</div><div><br /></div><div>On a side note, one of my closest friends is having twins!! I can post that because no one knows who I'm talking about..hahahaha, but they're going to have the cutest babies and I can't wait to see them and hold the preshies. Natty will have her baby in about a month and half and I'm pretty sure that brings the number of friends I have that are married and don't have babies down to like 3 or 4 or something like that and don't worry..I do have more than 4 friends....but I am happy for everyone and one of our whole purposes here on earth is to multiply and replenish the earth so... I get it :) Well I will be blogging soon about graduation...thats all for now :) Peace in the middle east.</div></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-68992328939795018032011-02-23T16:38:00.000-08:002011-02-26T16:17:26.850-08:00Vegas baby!<div>SO...as most of you know..or maybe as most of you don't know..we went to Vegas last weekend!! It was fabuloso let me tell you! I lost all my money, but it was well worth the trip, ha! yeah right! I won money! But maybe I shouldn't be posting this on my blog b/c most Mormons are against gambling and since that's pretty much 98% of my viewers....uh oh..but whatev, I won like a dollar and bet like a dollar so stop calling my bishop. OH, but it was loads of fun aside from winning a dollar. (on the penny slots I might add). SO we start driving to Vegas on Friday afternoon and lo and behold my Patty (aka Natty Patty) surprises me by being in Vegas and staying at the same hotel we were at! Fancy pants! BUT it kinda wasn't a surprise b/c I figured it out..but its all good because I didn't find out until we were actually in the car driving down I-15 south. We (both couples and Hyrum) stayed at the Strat, it was wondrous! I don't think thats a word.. oh..wait, it is, anyway, we stayed at the Strat and I really liked it..it probably wasn't as entertaining on the bottom floor..but as soon as I went to the top floor--I was thrilled beyond air (I'll go into that later) Plus the rooms were really nice! 3 stars baby!</div><div><br /></div><div><div>When we got in that night, of course there was an hour long check-in..not really, but it was long--duh--President's Day Weekend, but as soon as we got in, Natty Patty called and wanted to know if we would go to the fountain show at the Bellaaaaaaaaaaaagio, it's way more fun to say the Bellagio like that. So we went and saw the fountains and the first song was waaay better than the next but don't ask me what the first song was..it was just good, and then the 2nd song was Elton John...soo...yeah, but then we walked around the Bellagio Gardens inside and they were also celebrating Chinese New Year and the year of the rabbit!! It was way nifty and glad we got to see it. When we got back to the strat, we went up to the top of the building..naturally..when we got there, there was a few wackos that were bungee jumping off the top of the frieking building!! I know (rolling my eyes) So that was pretty amazing, and then we went to the even higher look out point outside and we just about died! Seriously, it was so windy up there we almost got blown off the tower and I am not exaggerating. When I realized how windy it was.. my answer for going on the rides was negatory. I think its funny that sometimes they have to close down rides when its too windy and they actually open up the ride when it's "not as windy" not windy my butt! It was so scary that when the people were going on the X Scream and they were screaming, i was screaming for their life along with them because I thought they were going to die!! SO..no gracias, but it was pretty cool to see people risk their lives.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYs75WRcKfcJmUcZN_i82V5fr96TMLkzyFtNf-bNURANI03gZw8tgJnjV0XNbltObozbWK7T75_9YTfqaLkLhkJDiRU1RaVWMvLOMzXWuIxdRfytUL9M1RaPNM2_nnaz2CnCVjUdj3mTQ/s1600/DSCN3999.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYs75WRcKfcJmUcZN_i82V5fr96TMLkzyFtNf-bNURANI03gZw8tgJnjV0XNbltObozbWK7T75_9YTfqaLkLhkJDiRU1RaVWMvLOMzXWuIxdRfytUL9M1RaPNM2_nnaz2CnCVjUdj3mTQ/s320/DSCN3999.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577847069032146322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ahhh...Patty and her Hi-Guy(Hyrum)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGOSv-_VdpZtzTw69a8wWYSnCR5rmkhYRT75r_PTMmR0NHfwanswlzusVjSt_mKijfTCa5NjgSp0QlziE2eG-uCzy6wakrzWDnllN1C24tc-c0cq1w5kGq08L8Rb1BtHqFUrQmr4ji4k/s1600/DSCN4000.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGOSv-_VdpZtzTw69a8wWYSnCR5rmkhYRT75r_PTMmR0NHfwanswlzusVjSt_mKijfTCa5NjgSp0QlziE2eG-uCzy6wakrzWDnllN1C24tc-c0cq1w5kGq08L8Rb1BtHqFUrQmr4ji4k/s320/DSCN4000.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577847063677203042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful show-I'm sure most have seen it</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4BzCb6hPk1dAEkXPqqdvVN8eSB-6xkC0i8vqrL0rl8CaFxxaXG_FrkQVbhnDE_qmmIYXSDI92_rHvTlNhVfiS-CtjsPL1PnnLPsBFvBKfo4VoWLhxhjA5zUexjv64jI8weSaHkKtdzs/s1600/DSCN4002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4BzCb6hPk1dAEkXPqqdvVN8eSB-6xkC0i8vqrL0rl8CaFxxaXG_FrkQVbhnDE_qmmIYXSDI92_rHvTlNhVfiS-CtjsPL1PnnLPsBFvBKfo4VoWLhxhjA5zUexjv64jI8weSaHkKtdzs/s320/DSCN4002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577847060103009714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yay for the fountain show!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFE5dtNNwbwavxOaWm-ehWNxK-wZTRKJRkR_fwYnpiS3tF57jCcuG4USz18BQlH39C_7wOu61B6C-PLNPn0jV1gtuI_KVKO4LE99_B_CwHGMNLRxLvwnXjTspO6oi1VGuyCMz4Nt2Hyo/s1600/DSCN4005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFE5dtNNwbwavxOaWm-ehWNxK-wZTRKJRkR_fwYnpiS3tF57jCcuG4USz18BQlH39C_7wOu61B6C-PLNPn0jV1gtuI_KVKO4LE99_B_CwHGMNLRxLvwnXjTspO6oi1VGuyCMz4Nt2Hyo/s320/DSCN4005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577837428063542642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ahhh..look at them girls</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-gLhv62UQxFgZKfixAwO20oOUXKqyfcxlybRGYHo8yeFXgJRDjiY8tf-nqNWQ9avIbvj_kOweO5R8haAt-1zZK_1MM3AU6scEZdn1xi0zMbs3ukk-mgCooqEwyVfE2afeDS5OcPX-DI/s1600/DSCN4007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-gLhv62UQxFgZKfixAwO20oOUXKqyfcxlybRGYHo8yeFXgJRDjiY8tf-nqNWQ9avIbvj_kOweO5R8haAt-1zZK_1MM3AU6scEZdn1xi0zMbs3ukk-mgCooqEwyVfE2afeDS5OcPX-DI/s320/DSCN4007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577837425262865666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Some day that Eifel Tower will be real in the pic.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pwJU9s7DiB4pkI0-w6RLwDk6ee_VYe5F-W-DLijWs8LljiyXWfX-7blf-Rez89bcebApX8DzoZ92_hNGMPI9aVoAEv_XDkZ9ADLwNFy8drA1Al0C36qlJqyzxsDdlSVq_m1bMMZeEbg/s1600/DSCN4008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pwJU9s7DiB4pkI0-w6RLwDk6ee_VYe5F-W-DLijWs8LljiyXWfX-7blf-Rez89bcebApX8DzoZ92_hNGMPI9aVoAEv_XDkZ9ADLwNFy8drA1Al0C36qlJqyzxsDdlSVq_m1bMMZeEbg/s320/DSCN4008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577837417202100242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Randall's practicing being a daddy</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1o8_g1lLhHKacuamChnMO6fIqUAR-pNLFi-M_7LR10lL6bet4hGehYnZaZCP0ySqRpSKAstvMu72wI0zAdB9lbFTU8sZguwNj42n8fs3TIU5hM2zlN-ZiZ9BUuF2SnfB45EGroiCK2IY/s1600/DSCN4010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1o8_g1lLhHKacuamChnMO6fIqUAR-pNLFi-M_7LR10lL6bet4hGehYnZaZCP0ySqRpSKAstvMu72wI0zAdB9lbFTU8sZguwNj42n8fs3TIU5hM2zlN-ZiZ9BUuF2SnfB45EGroiCK2IY/s320/DSCN4010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577837415222882050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Year of the bunner! haha</div><div>The next day we got up and got a yummy breakfast with of course--hashbrowns, ahh, gotta love hashbrowns, and then we went and visited my girl Kelly! I just love that girl and her fab family. She has the cutest kids and I was so happy to see them since it had been about a year and a half since I saw them last. We chatted it up...naturally..and then we were on our way to do lunch with Natty, John, and Hyrum. We ate a yummy Mexican place in Planet Hollywood..not too bad but I'm pretty sure I've had better...thas right...es la verdad<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-_3m7OGApMWntvHJXZTDkMZ330BSrpM7wfWLKe5HWHQsyORDuChUupJp-jSmcJS8PNueJfONTKOknCG2wtnxY2DOkCOFgo6ZybMXQCLkCpz6IiFy3PYGrDvVECmeK3t-ldkXRAD1hZk/s1600/DSCN4016.JPG"></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-_3m7OGApMWntvHJXZTDkMZ330BSrpM7wfWLKe5HWHQsyORDuChUupJp-jSmcJS8PNueJfONTKOknCG2wtnxY2DOkCOFgo6ZybMXQCLkCpz6IiFy3PYGrDvVECmeK3t-ldkXRAD1hZk/s1600/DSCN4016.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-_3m7OGApMWntvHJXZTDkMZ330BSrpM7wfWLKe5HWHQsyORDuChUupJp-jSmcJS8PNueJfONTKOknCG2wtnxY2DOkCOFgo6ZybMXQCLkCpz6IiFy3PYGrDvVECmeK3t-ldkXRAD1hZk/s320/DSCN4016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577837411974289410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I got a bug bite on my face among the mist of our busy schedule! What up with that?!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPDTmSUmwE9swb0KFk6zP3bCd5duSA2szxtO2ebAyKgFm4yRBoC1vtc79DuSrCTHtIDmlyhrrpFUHUPxPjl3YtcXiUBviUKyFlNBQfD6wA-V4cDVGekYqtzmh_qPzny1Zq8zoeMfHtlA/s1600/DSCN4017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPDTmSUmwE9swb0KFk6zP3bCd5duSA2szxtO2ebAyKgFm4yRBoC1vtc79DuSrCTHtIDmlyhrrpFUHUPxPjl3YtcXiUBviUKyFlNBQfD6wA-V4cDVGekYqtzmh_qPzny1Zq8zoeMfHtlA/s320/DSCN4017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577836359978308882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Love my girl Kelly!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhQQXXZGuXsfuycVLYGVJN8ORFg6Sblyr3bITQ67guxwv239anj9ONJ6aOc0yAxXC2Po1HSjB6TjqYD4ChCvH6OBO1N9xq4wlk54bKZAbmrxZGsckJ_B6V8ycvBQNjYiDq2Oyygh_aSU/s1600/DSCN4020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhQQXXZGuXsfuycVLYGVJN8ORFg6Sblyr3bITQ67guxwv239anj9ONJ6aOc0yAxXC2Po1HSjB6TjqYD4ChCvH6OBO1N9xq4wlk54bKZAbmrxZGsckJ_B6V8ycvBQNjYiDq2Oyygh_aSU/s320/DSCN4020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577836352032968818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us at the Mexican Restaurant that was just "ok"</div></div><div>Natty and John headed back to California after lunch and we headed back to the Strat. We went back up on the tower and it was even MORE windy! We wanted to see Vegas from the tower in the day time so we did just that! We then headed over to the amazing Luxor Hotel so we could see the Titanic Exhibit! If any of you haven't seen this, this is definitely something that deserves a once in a lifetime trip. As soon as I got into the exhibit, I felt like I was one of the passengers! Good thing when the boat sank, i survived. No, but for reals, it was so impressive. They had artifacts and a piece of the actual ship! They gave you a detailed description of what actually went down.. when the ship went down, ha ha, but yeah, it was really interesting. At the end of the exhibit, the person you were given at the beginning on a piece of paper, was either on a list of those that lived or those that didn't. Both of our people lived. I had Rose and Randall had Jack. Oh wait..Jack didn't live.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZdC46F27b_YAsH2BASN-xodDOc-XWkoLt1i7USLgI8WFbYNgChhSmf8DwK6_WWHh8cJZcPXpAnjlGwFKqjaF9bl9xIzuxdbcgQ2fHeIELbMS1jrei6p8K3FTQ6mbW4TmTtdda5jRt-M/s1600/DSCN4022.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZdC46F27b_YAsH2BASN-xodDOc-XWkoLt1i7USLgI8WFbYNgChhSmf8DwK6_WWHh8cJZcPXpAnjlGwFKqjaF9bl9xIzuxdbcgQ2fHeIELbMS1jrei6p8K3FTQ6mbW4TmTtdda5jRt-M/s320/DSCN4022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577836344552502034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As you can tell, the wind is blowing our hair around on the top of the Strat..I look like a diva and Randall looks like Frankenstein!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0vn27QgL3MUde8V7-cR7th1qhyphenhyphen34lbyOUtbDGY7zyIeb41QS8ACKo-tnXL6FrCuflyCcyaDjcJI3X3H_e2q60sosThGzL-VtjXGfJ8mXdGNxfHQnNcq1t_U_4PFARsI_WcN2zuo6lOo/s1600/DSCN4023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0vn27QgL3MUde8V7-cR7th1qhyphenhyphen34lbyOUtbDGY7zyIeb41QS8ACKo-tnXL6FrCuflyCcyaDjcJI3X3H_e2q60sosThGzL-VtjXGfJ8mXdGNxfHQnNcq1t_U_4PFARsI_WcN2zuo6lOo/s320/DSCN4023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577836340347084818" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Amazing Titanic Exhibit!</div><div>Once we left the Luxor, we headed over to the Rio!! We went and saw Penn and Teller! They were hilar and were pretty magical...they made this guy's cell phone disappear! It was stupendous. I don't really like that word..they were "beyond belief"..there we go..afterward we got pics with them! I'm famous! Well..I'm not really, but they are and it was exciting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKcB7pt2OjaSS5EHMK0LUZADEYcliqNCQVkRQQ9GVgIgbbIpJF5RgZ98n7fccF5Q4DmIEk8uE8jcnl16KBuSFTAB8iiIZd5aHGxwfVGnLF77rY0y6kR-aulLtRQ6j3ID63FoCVHGiSdQ/s1600/DSCN4024.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKcB7pt2OjaSS5EHMK0LUZADEYcliqNCQVkRQQ9GVgIgbbIpJF5RgZ98n7fccF5Q4DmIEk8uE8jcnl16KBuSFTAB8iiIZd5aHGxwfVGnLF77rY0y6kR-aulLtRQ6j3ID63FoCVHGiSdQ/s1600/DSCN4024.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKcB7pt2OjaSS5EHMK0LUZADEYcliqNCQVkRQQ9GVgIgbbIpJF5RgZ98n7fccF5Q4DmIEk8uE8jcnl16KBuSFTAB8iiIZd5aHGxwfVGnLF77rY0y6kR-aulLtRQ6j3ID63FoCVHGiSdQ/s320/DSCN4024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577836336715560370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Penn and Teller!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoH0p7-wy0Xg6_vi15CWt5gN3tGjXGAJ9fdx-hck1QNQfOjMOXCruWrXfdqUT6ojlt2CKS3Cp1I8eCiLzvtLIttaquB7zlEiSbFmdJxYlDSN1CUktn_6AZYC4KinXudj_0GKbjxFwCS44/s1600/DSCN4025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoH0p7-wy0Xg6_vi15CWt5gN3tGjXGAJ9fdx-hck1QNQfOjMOXCruWrXfdqUT6ojlt2CKS3Cp1I8eCiLzvtLIttaquB7zlEiSbFmdJxYlDSN1CUktn_6AZYC4KinXudj_0GKbjxFwCS44/s320/DSCN4025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577833753127320498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">At the beginning of the show we had to go up and look inside this wooden box that opened on one side. We made sure there was no trap doors but what do we know? Teller of course came out of it once the show started..don't worry, I have my theory of how he did it..I had a theory on almost every trick of how they did it...hahaha, We also had to sign a piece of paper that was used later in the act</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrOlXyeT0e7u9ydov3cVitw4ixC5Go8rvAZdAyHkmD6C3dLrtLJEEWCPbu39pFwxEOHRXQWm35GJY86KedrtHdV5_PN9lQvXs9goaYJecT2-m-GaZq28kiEDsL44Ec5Sn3D_4uTLR8-Q/s1600/DSCN4028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrOlXyeT0e7u9ydov3cVitw4ixC5Go8rvAZdAyHkmD6C3dLrtLJEEWCPbu39pFwxEOHRXQWm35GJY86KedrtHdV5_PN9lQvXs9goaYJecT2-m-GaZq28kiEDsL44Ec5Sn3D_4uTLR8-Q/s320/DSCN4028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577833746490725026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us enjoying the pre-show jazz</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoV_Os6fWwZ0FHCsS_eosAYWLrdPb7vA72dXcU-PWbAJTnPQxH8cw2yGPHzCtrECeWGH1gsKSV7eUR8rMS0yIkP8NFWYyVwBPU3qakc2H48uuihtTLJyOsIqWJxPVStS1Q8txXBumE7k/s1600/DSCN4032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoV_Os6fWwZ0FHCsS_eosAYWLrdPb7vA72dXcU-PWbAJTnPQxH8cw2yGPHzCtrECeWGH1gsKSV7eUR8rMS0yIkP8NFWYyVwBPU3qakc2H48uuihtTLJyOsIqWJxPVStS1Q8txXBumE7k/s320/DSCN4032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577833741770908818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Teller and I!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayIE06BRdWX7W5udP7d3sP_fI_Sz5ctTVJyhS50rITjZik0bmxYB69205xPH_MaPIxwVTvWAv6YESebiAUQsPaLFNRrD6Ie5Wcjsi_XM1gDtikzYIWeakdiU2Tc12AWq8wZkq6nxabVA/s1600/DSCN4033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayIE06BRdWX7W5udP7d3sP_fI_Sz5ctTVJyhS50rITjZik0bmxYB69205xPH_MaPIxwVTvWAv6YESebiAUQsPaLFNRrD6Ie5Wcjsi_XM1gDtikzYIWeakdiU2Tc12AWq8wZkq6nxabVA/s320/DSCN4033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577833734765032930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Penn and us!! He's so tall!</div></div><div>Anyway, I know this is the never ending story, but I just have to add the last tid bitty. SO after the show we were really hungry because it had been like 10 hours since we ate so we went to the Mirage and checked out this place called BLT Burger! We didn't think much of it but after we debated a little, we decided upon Fried Oreos....omg...words cannot explain the yumminess..the deliciousness..the party in your mouth kind of flavor that fried oreos brought to my soul. Soul sounds kinda deep but these oreos were deeP! Deeply set into my arteries..but it was a true fantabulous moment and I just hope that every single person I meet in this life gets to try this new favorite dessert of mine..if not this life, maybe the next...well my heaven will have chocolate anyway so there ya go. But back to the fact that you can't find fried oreos anywhere but maybe thats a good thing so I don't have a heart attack before i turn 30...Anyway, BLT Burger Mirage.. don't forget.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWx2IvQB_8LTcmjO1GxnQz0a8rEF5EE-2jfrNF5FaIuOMUV_1UyFZLzU_lBT8m9r1mP2Mz5dMOsKHJip3p7E_nPL66pAeh2JvwQojG0USN-g299KZ18bW9qRrzRo497nMn3FXDahNXL_U/s1600/DSCN4034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWx2IvQB_8LTcmjO1GxnQz0a8rEF5EE-2jfrNF5FaIuOMUV_1UyFZLzU_lBT8m9r1mP2Mz5dMOsKHJip3p7E_nPL66pAeh2JvwQojG0USN-g299KZ18bW9qRrzRo497nMn3FXDahNXL_U/s320/DSCN4034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577833728486705394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The delicious heaven in my mouth that probably almost gave us a heart attack</div><div><br /></div><div>We left the next day. Made it home safely. Such a fun trip! The end :)</div></div></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com158tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-91462086519642095672011-02-06T11:13:00.001-08:002011-02-13T20:37:51.636-08:00FAB FEB Weekend<div style="text-align: center;">Wow, what a fun weekend!(last weekend..I'm just now getting around to blogging about it the Saturday after the fact..surprise..surprise) It was very eventful and I was left very tired on Sunday night after the weekend fiasco! Friday night..we went to Randall's Facility and Property Management Formal at the Hinkley Center! His major is so small, so they have fun activities for the students and their fams! It was a nice night filled with pictures, socializing, dinner, and dancing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHvkRqylHPQS8PhcmUBu7itYdVGgFFyUl6XOlJgi9kPkkGHOQ2CfN39fAqkm2RB2tJqeqiIB1yXo6iTgQN3fQGnC_UmJ1rd7PV7wl8C6J__ObT5EsmnXOWLL_iES2F6Vln9G0tGUQhiI/s1600/1st+pic+in+front+of+fire+place.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHvkRqylHPQS8PhcmUBu7itYdVGgFFyUl6XOlJgi9kPkkGHOQ2CfN39fAqkm2RB2tJqeqiIB1yXo6iTgQN3fQGnC_UmJ1rd7PV7wl8C6J__ObT5EsmnXOWLL_iES2F6Vln9G0tGUQhiI/s320/1st+pic+in+front+of+fire+place.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570659907303214818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Winter Formal Pic..fancy pants</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yxoEgUVhmDMllq9bOL3zAYhajRIoNLwgBqMtpTTbXexgzFUIs1XuWxmqzFkqxbOPQiZHLjX64S99b8zX9_oZK38vdmew4yHtrDeGBrFIc9oPneMT6ghNb-xS-M2dOJxqQe3ZqOKKjhI/s1600/3rd+pic+in+front+of+fireplace.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yxoEgUVhmDMllq9bOL3zAYhajRIoNLwgBqMtpTTbXexgzFUIs1XuWxmqzFkqxbOPQiZHLjX64S99b8zX9_oZK38vdmew4yHtrDeGBrFIc9oPneMT6ghNb-xS-M2dOJxqQe3ZqOKKjhI/s320/3rd+pic+in+front+of+fireplace.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570659896064340722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Um...this pic looks a little like an awkward high school dance pic b/c of the soft hand hold but the photographer lady didn't really position us. We had to do it on our own so pshhh, we didn't know what to do.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxYYpKWXsgTRXuv8qsnG8rn4jlMlJQsuvunShQLLar5l4a2GotNMFTKBl2naY6vg2GBXCtDjHX8-PjVj_ChpyrEbSLl5jRU2M0GHHxxRzK5x3KnOTBfyxAB6_C19bCkNO6wwTIdcdnTw/s1600/Us+as+dinner+table.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxYYpKWXsgTRXuv8qsnG8rn4jlMlJQsuvunShQLLar5l4a2GotNMFTKBl2naY6vg2GBXCtDjHX8-PjVj_ChpyrEbSLl5jRU2M0GHHxxRzK5x3KnOTBfyxAB6_C19bCkNO6wwTIdcdnTw/s320/Us+as+dinner+table.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570659893525825794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Socializing with our awesome table buddies and eating yummy food</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P_K5-DjJ3Arfq7XG2iz9ykGR_AmXxerorCvoffz8PF25BhTYn8BlspKL_IIxf7ETyxgFH0KIYF1tV2d_t37XCL-nxQmlgp9O5zU0Xnxfw6Dnb-ojBzpLuW4TuWpOYjf_JqPaK5Z1RFY/s1600/us+dancing.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P_K5-DjJ3Arfq7XG2iz9ykGR_AmXxerorCvoffz8PF25BhTYn8BlspKL_IIxf7ETyxgFH0KIYF1tV2d_t37XCL-nxQmlgp9O5zU0Xnxfw6Dnb-ojBzpLuW4TuWpOYjf_JqPaK5Z1RFY/s320/us+dancing.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570659884771851058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Um...usually I'm a more crazy dancer but the dress wouldn't really allow it..don't you worry, I promise I'm a better dancer than what this pic portrays..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiOk_DKqUFEKiBTb_BwcEk-ukeZ0h-LU9MDxQwYcSEcaJivbC_HPY5C3W9yUg4252aIgLCe5wvpk5zwnJ8QEGc9NWnQDISYLD61Xe1r-mUgE0oXjj4r_ueaYJ2De3atuGGYreXZW2Ens/s1600/boot+scoot+boogy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiOk_DKqUFEKiBTb_BwcEk-ukeZ0h-LU9MDxQwYcSEcaJivbC_HPY5C3W9yUg4252aIgLCe5wvpk5zwnJ8QEGc9NWnQDISYLD61Xe1r-mUgE0oXjj4r_ueaYJ2De3atuGGYreXZW2Ens/s320/boot+scoot+boogy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570659547434272594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think this was the electric slide..maybe?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqlfQUOLyZvditePHWwdhZuX17WOrgcJW_w-WDHzy4oIzeLWggRElFYuUZcrpvMyVX2wbWuSVWteMVCPbZm23B1XsutD2PHam0-gFyqbakczy1-1P53GQTeLT6XlqAWGhyphenhyphenz7o0VRAPi0/s1600/boot+scoot+boogy+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqlfQUOLyZvditePHWwdhZuX17WOrgcJW_w-WDHzy4oIzeLWggRElFYuUZcrpvMyVX2wbWuSVWteMVCPbZm23B1XsutD2PHam0-gFyqbakczy1-1P53GQTeLT6XlqAWGhyphenhyphenz7o0VRAPi0/s320/boot+scoot+boogy+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570659542952011314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Boot scootin boogy all the way baby..wow that girl in the blue was getting way into it</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXRZzaWI7qLmJmpEnt9iX3VKu07MZIvJbloBH9vCOTlfJhPJGxTvEjx1ndyyoRXBcS5aMqlhJqHbKvUi_FzSSBpWRnEoW_jJxZR9PpmaFovELBOR6NKy9Kw-KTsmBR4I2TyArrS1tkUo/s1600/me+gawking+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXRZzaWI7qLmJmpEnt9iX3VKu07MZIvJbloBH9vCOTlfJhPJGxTvEjx1ndyyoRXBcS5aMqlhJqHbKvUi_FzSSBpWRnEoW_jJxZR9PpmaFovELBOR6NKy9Kw-KTsmBR4I2TyArrS1tkUo/s320/me+gawking+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570659533071569570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So..I don't really know who this person is but my facial expression is..I'm speechless</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-NTAJwZm_LvLp-atPeJtxstVt-01X0iZ5DTaLTkMFoQ_0ONTp4-R0wVY4H1T2CCV7HKfNBuGTyQYEsqbugU0_HEUq411SX3JmXVmpYWf-iF2KMjHZ7NeKBv19ehcBRuL2kFBMX3i5Yk/s1600/us+slow+dancing+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-NTAJwZm_LvLp-atPeJtxstVt-01X0iZ5DTaLTkMFoQ_0ONTp4-R0wVY4H1T2CCV7HKfNBuGTyQYEsqbugU0_HEUq411SX3JmXVmpYWf-iF2KMjHZ7NeKBv19ehcBRuL2kFBMX3i5Yk/s320/us+slow+dancing+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570659522094203266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ahh...............................presh</div><div>The next day we got jimmered!!! haahah, twenty years from now I'll look at this post and be like..what the--?? But then again I'll probably say that about half of my blog posts. Anyway, it has been Jimmermania here in Provo for the past month or so and we definitely had to go to the game! We of course won and had a blast going with friends, I even got a pic of the Jimmer Big head which cracks me up every time I see it..especially when Cosmo steals it away b/c Cosmo can do anything..wow am I really blogging about my alma mater's mascot??...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8dIpyy0GRQG33g2KaKJSRxIfJjXoNM88dRBF9m2SKF0z9IdMfyS2EN_V-JKEDQQxCOZ-7l_yf2hP8oC_45aqc2jCb38IDTyy40pSgN-lrLcl5lQD9-_UK2UtwCpOMNMe0KyGI7OPKKg/s320/DSCN3992.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jimmer!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4kVtcwEQDPU7Cxc4RzgPJvidBIcbRzpAaHoQa_-7T-VJqh_PFkqubyuaNa-PDxy6b7qdi4FBwIvqVnd0LjjXkszAQDDsqoRrdmR0u_rFbsOqyJEb2-1BOYeU4ldWkbM2bv87B5l2UOM/s320/DSCN3993.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jimmer Face! That thing is bigger than me..literally..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQteImBHy2Q5D4IyVgCIr0NBU0lL41YthEfrQ-abl2joyWS_jqxF1lvJpeX8O7ISXpXkV0ObaaRs0nuuXvOxA7zQ1upHyOtW6QkcrH6oeFgZrZ-Y36MjI-VoUdRuFVkXD53dQQUVenrfg/s320/DSCN3990.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the true fans were at the game! Yah..totally caught the glare on my glasses</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMWt8Upai3HSLzsNw3YK7WnNqyvB-ioejOHMPtIC7UVRF4sNCNOkDBzQ-y76wE_6K3MeiOAI_Uqym1NepHuJ3mTttL67bAhCmAcZgHXN8WPfxqkRqxLk9uAgfnmZeGbiPj-47O3o8JjU/s320/DSCN3991.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yay!! Go Us!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>SO that night we went to my brother's Chinese New Year Party at his Kung Fu gym and it was pretty amazing. We ate some junk food..ya know..what people do at parties..then someone tried to kill someone else using there kung fu skills..ya know, the usual, ok, that last part didn't really happen..but i really did want to see someone beat someone else up using kung fu or wing chung skills..Heather and I thought that pretty much would have been amazing..but of course it didn't happen..OH and they did a lion dance--ya know like the dragon one they do in China but unfortunately we got there too late which was sad times but overall it was happy times because we THEN got a lesson taught to us by the seefu (that's probably not how you spell it but he is the master, head hauncho..ya know) and his lesson was VERY interesting. He first taught a Chinese lesson which i don't really remember what it was called because it was in Chinese thus making me forget..BUT it was great. It was about how we shouldn't just enjoy life once we've completed goals but that we should enjoy life always..even in the process of making those goals happen. I'm sure someone else could explain it better, but that's the main gist I got from it sooo yeah..OH but then he gave another life lesson (I love life lessons taught to me) and this one was on how each of us has a checking and savings account and how to use your energy wisely in your checking's account so you don't have to withdraw from your savings..it may sound confusing b/c I'm not explaining it well but it makes really clear sense. Anyway, hopefully I'm allowed to talk about this on my blog b/c if not, I'll have to erase it and I'll be really sad. The night was fab and then they had a pick up sticks contest that we def weren't going to stay for b/c it was like 10:30 pm when we left.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0FGnLN2OtKJadwYGb-HsBntqWtTEiCsU3Xh9s2RoswHnpYrcMb-W0kAw4AvNRVMUxQZ0dJcGUi6C4PsP86H1FF2vuTFVlZb6-Tj6Nl2j75T7WtFt3UbC7qMngFwnyY59hFck0svOtj8/s320/DSCN3995.JPG" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at that doorway!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfJDyG4ILtfpucyKivAUaw9WqwraUc05qsv6zPCegZf8hi247TgyjAQ9-qHYvvBuoF4UkpnVCRrGu3eyrM7YH6ZZBR6MAkaM_ntmFPWEtwLaUNOF-dghTlbxv-KsxvfDyRfJdavRAuMs/s320/DSCN3996.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chinese decorations!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprvZDhgHivH_cp-jRj0IovqddQgHzHmEgSc-llVsxwFs_ybC8QRm6wCr30DneQqD3GkEvuHRE9akCVL7mt-ZZPuARS93wujE4atAhcZNcOdmxsIO4szHdhi7yVRs4ZbV9DetwQnVIZ4w/s320/DSCN3997.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Year of the rabbit!! Bunner is a rabbit! Hahaha, that is pretty funny</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div>The next day we had stake conference and Richard Hinckley came and talked to us! He's pretty much amazing of course. The rest of the stake leadership also talked to us and I very much enjoyed it. They stressed the importance of temple work and Johnny Lingo....LOVED it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Later that day we had Russell over and ate lots of yum snacks :) What a fab Feb weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In other news, Barb is engaged!--Yay! Katie had her baby!-- Yay! I'm prego! Yay! Ha, JK, I'm pretty sure I would post that news on Facebook before I posted it on my blog..but I dunno..that's a good question...hmmm.. but we're definitely not prego yet :) Hopefully most of you would know that news before I posted it on a blog or Facebook anyway. But then again..I probably only have 10 viewers of this blog anyway. We're going to Vegas next weekend!! Woo hoo!!</div></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-39323868171359990762011-01-30T13:00:00.000-08:002011-01-31T08:59:57.122-08:00Busy Past Month<div style="text-align: left;">WOW, so why haven't I blogged in a month? Pretty much because I was overwhelmed by how much I had to blog about..I mean geez--Christmas, Birthday, January...don't get me started..actually I should get started so I will. December was fab of course, Christmas Break was amazing and I think I'll just give a brief synopsis of what we did...even though my "brief" isn't always that brief......</div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>Before we hurried off to Dallas, we had our own little Christmas here in Utah, we exchanged presents and pretended like that was our only Christmas even though it really wasn't..it was still a lot of fun and our tree is too cute.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once we got to Dallas, we spent our first week with Randall's fam. It was waaaaaaaaaay fun! Let's see what did we do? We went to the Fort Worth Zoo which was amazing because it was like 80 degrees out and in Heaven. We went with the nephews so that was loads of fun seeing their reactions to all the animals-SO CUTE. What else did we do that week? We went shopping for Christmas, we got to babysit our nephews one night which was sooo great--they are too fun, we went and saw "True Grit" Um...weird--yeah it was..fo sho. I got my hair cut to my ears!--not really, but I did get like 7 inches off!!, we hung out with the in-laws, we went to a really good Mexican place called Chueys with Ryan and Brit because Ryan builds them all over the south east part of the U.S., we had an amazing Christmas Dinner with all the good stuff,man, I can't get enough of that food, we had an awesome Christmas Day watching the kiddies open their presents and seeing all the fun things we got while also playing Loopit!! Yay for Loopit! Randall of course played basketball a ton, it was just overall way fun and I'm so happy we got to spend that week with his fam!! See amazing pics below :)</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ5dRtdliyHq3ppADmIHR__7zpbR5KEUPAQdj9AJeFo_LXGeJI2JIJ43JOC2n-iCY4R7yO8WOR6c5m3GRaVJYFOWKla8YdyTU0T2AjnmCXZ42n3M29h05zQ2Vmr_PbLCHX1bOliEaypI/s320/DSCN3914.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at that cutie patootie tree! It's actually one of two for a set you would put outside your front door, but since we don't actually have a real "front door" yet, we just use one as our X mas tree! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2vAHOt4roA1vaHaR04nrKUWM-m1Q_xrq9CjFki7XCAM_ScSYOk478omZwPJBSMYT6UKaZeNDcEOLUN2OFo7PccY8PrOsvn7A5fYfhFmeoKDVG8nsueHuQyMHfA998YYUA2SHp3PbtUU/s320/DSCN3930.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ahhhhh...Randall looks a little tired, but I like the pic</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCop0Og0FixLzd2JYuukGi3m0-BK9HYtMTOJ15nvC5PDVQKT4GJRqXOrLM38uLrkanSPR4-Paa_VQj-q6nx8OQ_R9o7A9tXjzHWKwcwAuq9en2Jp1t5eyzlfYNpkP2xOsTnNhURdwq5-g/s320/DSCN3913.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Before" hair pic--it got sooo dang long!!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xfJIQAGPT6XS4V_jAMKfG9EWHD7N8l6h-YYwqtGb2m0fe-67baQu7vIP_3dAiUqZxBvnoFo9WLICTwvfD-ZxdM81AQeESKfRJXz-LZNB9qXX5iJnfiWX_kf7UiP2ayd_y8vJxFqGQ4M/s320/DSCN3938.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"After" hair cut pic! It definitely looked the best that day I got it cut--definitely can't get it to look like that again..there was maybe a gallon of product in my hair..</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhHsmx_kwx60fE5TJNe14ToSShBIYZBif_6XgGWMJupG89iHDDHDMk5JnrCJt61pfvaLiLukBoHKfjNpIcmX4kzJ2b7UWXaByrT0QbNi5FOsXc9RORhL3VNKXQGOJB2BIPkOuFbypUwU/s1600/Christmas+2010+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhHsmx_kwx60fE5TJNe14ToSShBIYZBif_6XgGWMJupG89iHDDHDMk5JnrCJt61pfvaLiLukBoHKfjNpIcmX4kzJ2b7UWXaByrT0QbNi5FOsXc9RORhL3VNKXQGOJB2BIPkOuFbypUwU/s320/Christmas+2010+002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568103855655539938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at our cute sister Brittany and her amazing fam! This pic of Ethan is SO Ethan</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX5gGEZvvyKjJ91-apTi46wmq-3IiC3-xJyAiLbx8oHpkKvQ1oY_XFqqg47O1-wuA5MI7bMfa33LPbABTBQQMRBdt0FdPzW1yPQBn7u2Jd54hIlOfw8pYWyek_CaKi-A5aNRe0TruuBU/s1600/Christmas+2010+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX5gGEZvvyKjJ91-apTi46wmq-3IiC3-xJyAiLbx8oHpkKvQ1oY_XFqqg47O1-wuA5MI7bMfa33LPbABTBQQMRBdt0FdPzW1yPQBn7u2Jd54hIlOfw8pYWyek_CaKi-A5aNRe0TruuBU/s320/Christmas+2010+003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568103850213244290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's Christmas Day in the morrrrr nin (the song) </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQK3_mneGPEFMGON8E1VfJg6tGOiZ2KEvrNm8KloNt3mprPWAbbZpgc7w-JWG6_X-d94dFH-kj3eE6WJYmZDGgKiTsL3tjIgnz1BA5-LHc7n5J4Giu3u_D3pStePwwVCsAgoZR5y2ztQ/s1600/DSCN3946.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQK3_mneGPEFMGON8E1VfJg6tGOiZ2KEvrNm8KloNt3mprPWAbbZpgc7w-JWG6_X-d94dFH-kj3eE6WJYmZDGgKiTsL3tjIgnz1BA5-LHc7n5J4Giu3u_D3pStePwwVCsAgoZR5y2ztQ/s320/DSCN3946.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568102673191568338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My nephew and I at the zoo--he is such a cutie, kinda dark pic, sorry</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGuCQbuRvQfrZahOs2EYnmO7ZASZaeQMMdcVXSmC_pg8b3UqhkcXG3Vv_RU_V22lcyHdtKUNcqGnYqOtacYixCLvopON0ih4HH_TR_tETXLLu43R7iXQ6o0CsIcDxtqCYY-KPptGVDh4/s1600/Zoo+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGuCQbuRvQfrZahOs2EYnmO7ZASZaeQMMdcVXSmC_pg8b3UqhkcXG3Vv_RU_V22lcyHdtKUNcqGnYqOtacYixCLvopON0ih4HH_TR_tETXLLu43R7iXQ6o0CsIcDxtqCYY-KPptGVDh4/s320/Zoo+003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568101092890313426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I could not get over how nice it was that day, I pretty much should have brought shorts to wear</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjictfJUX8dD9vlNusmEEpOV-S7uXAqCU27tLMGHi0-1AfvdPXUDxLzuVsrBHgz8pAat5SamicaQbgQkn9GV9u7qtg_G5L8oTqWMMZLCACLCcNtHdwIpnBEdoD0jKKVMum5N9j5J5Cxnug/s1600/Zoo+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjictfJUX8dD9vlNusmEEpOV-S7uXAqCU27tLMGHi0-1AfvdPXUDxLzuVsrBHgz8pAat5SamicaQbgQkn9GV9u7qtg_G5L8oTqWMMZLCACLCcNtHdwIpnBEdoD0jKKVMum5N9j5J5Cxnug/s320/Zoo+009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568101085354901714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Havin fun at the Zoo</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_KujF8euFlMC81jQ1Y1RzPQLYMeAV0RpgPTVynyBpGS91sUHN4H2JquxlGzSeRVh7hBlYpqWunLGsFWQeCGmXmldqNqctXq8pUVqCJHnaDyvkErfic6GgsNjUroeFQuvGefnzmKQa8I/s1600/Zoo+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_KujF8euFlMC81jQ1Y1RzPQLYMeAV0RpgPTVynyBpGS91sUHN4H2JquxlGzSeRVh7hBlYpqWunLGsFWQeCGmXmldqNqctXq8pUVqCJHnaDyvkErfic6GgsNjUroeFQuvGefnzmKQa8I/s320/Zoo+013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568101080582488050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My nephews are too dang cute..they had fun riding on the crocodile or whatever that fake animal is..</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63IvXJezlDcp1h3O6iyCkVlKPfuGwR3-sggsKXz9PqXiQ5LRYyaDJvnkSQm7gEQ5NwADpivCsdhBzfLasGrL2_ToEMHf32npaXWZq2a569OUGugyg8B182fKNMS5Vk1Vt06gGcIqE77U/s1600/Zoo+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63IvXJezlDcp1h3O6iyCkVlKPfuGwR3-sggsKXz9PqXiQ5LRYyaDJvnkSQm7gEQ5NwADpivCsdhBzfLasGrL2_ToEMHf32npaXWZq2a569OUGugyg8B182fKNMS5Vk1Vt06gGcIqE77U/s320/Zoo+007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568101074662829634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Maxwell got such a thrill out of feeding the birds--one even came up on his lap!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsjaLqdNAr_V7E8CWOoiBDhuG_fMDj-5ZWRRdljUTx761BwYDQrAJ_fHbnDdBdGKrp0ejpbhJxvfQDGFo-XE-UbTrlpTW4piGtwdzkBhCyMf7Hk1EWe4QQ3183flfc-vFYv8uxEDOk64/s1600/DSCN3945.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsjaLqdNAr_V7E8CWOoiBDhuG_fMDj-5ZWRRdljUTx761BwYDQrAJ_fHbnDdBdGKrp0ejpbhJxvfQDGFo-XE-UbTrlpTW4piGtwdzkBhCyMf7Hk1EWe4QQ3183flfc-vFYv8uxEDOk64/s320/DSCN3945.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568101068472242802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Max and Uncle Randall</div><div><br /></div><div><div>The next week we spent with my fam. Oh so fun! On Christmas Eve we went to the Nutcracker!! Can I just say I LOVE the Nutcracker, we use to go every year with my grandma, but the tradition kind of died as time went on so we had the chance to see it again with her and the whole fam (well..accept Russell and Rhett..I guess not the whole fam) SO we went and saw that and then made crepes for Christmas Eve Dinner and had a talent show! My talent was doing 10 hand stands in a row..everyone was really proud-yeah right, I wish, I actually played the piano as an accompanier to everyone else that sang, Heather played the violin, Roycey told a story and sung with Heather, Rhett looked awesome, Robert showed us a performance he did, Randall did push-ups, Russell showed us kung fun (kung fu), mom showed us her talent for sewing, and dad showed us his coin collection, such talent the Severson family has!!</div><div><br /></div><div>That next week the festivities began! My mom made a calendar with a million things we were going to, of course we didn't get to all of them, but we did get to a lot. On Monday, we did a Mystery Dinner consisting of 5 courses--not knowing what you're ordering for each course, if you really don't know what it is, then look it up, but it was way fun and one of my courses consisted of all utensils! It was amazing, OH and one of my courses I ate my ice cream with a pita chip. The next night was cheese tasting contest--of course I lost b/c I do NOT know my cheeses, but it was still waaaay interesting and ate chocolate cheese! (I have eaten this before) That night we went to a wedding reception and took pics in a photo booth they had there!! Sorry..I don't have them to put online..just tangible copies. We also ate sushi and really good cake balls. The next day we got our professional pics done!! I wore my prom dress from high school, ha, that would be too funny, but we did get professional pics done and unfortunately, we don't have those either to put online, just tangible copies, you'll have to come visit me if you want to see them. I think we had our road rally or scavenger hunt that afternoon and it was SOO fun, we had to go to all these different places and take pics! Fun times, and then the meeting place at the end was put put!! Thursday, i really don't remember what we did, but Laura came over and we made yummy macaroons, only the yummiest treat of all!! Then on Friday was New Years Eve! We went out and partied all night long! Not really. I actually brought in the New Year by eating fondue with the fam (I made a caramel one that was too good to be true) and then scrapbooking!! HA HA HA, who would have thought? Me...scrapbooking as the clock struck 12, but don't you worry because my mom and me totally scrap booked all week and I think I got like 7 or 8 pages done of my wedding scrap book! It was amazing and we got to work on mom's new cricut!! Anyone who scrap books should invest in one. SO we did that and of course played games all week and that night and drank lots of wine, I mean martinellis and had a gay ol' time. Anyway, that was the majority of the weeks that were just very exuberant and wouldn't have asked for anything more. The only thing is that I used up all my vaca and now i have none left so I really don't know how I'm going to make my hubby's graduation in April but it will happen..somehow..someway... oops::)</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAIsMSjUZgQ6HCbHTxoE9PZttuWNEzNUy6L1hYqhCiDoLpA9QS3GL0jwJRDYUf-d2XnM3BroFLzYVuqFGcT113hC15M4G182ziAjedb_7ocUuCft4wRMYoqsiFjqUadtUBaz5-aE0qbk/s1600/DSCN3951.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAIsMSjUZgQ6HCbHTxoE9PZttuWNEzNUy6L1hYqhCiDoLpA9QS3GL0jwJRDYUf-d2XnM3BroFLzYVuqFGcT113hC15M4G182ziAjedb_7ocUuCft4wRMYoqsiFjqUadtUBaz5-aE0qbk/s320/DSCN3951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568099590406427922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us at the Nutcracker at Bass Hall! SOO good!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOkOsE-yGFA-6rwrzgL165gfsD4zHZvEVBQBmL59obR_-7WGmT5aShOwipUBwzI9Jye4dozgT5yPRAoGFGLRNW0A7_pkNOL16Ou3nE_zAcuhll4PhK6D9Ymsc9fznBGfuIsxtlGRu0-E/s1600/DSCN3957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOkOsE-yGFA-6rwrzgL165gfsD4zHZvEVBQBmL59obR_-7WGmT5aShOwipUBwzI9Jye4dozgT5yPRAoGFGLRNW0A7_pkNOL16Ou3nE_zAcuhll4PhK6D9Ymsc9fznBGfuIsxtlGRu0-E/s320/DSCN3957.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568098632295845186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">There's nothin like getting a family pic with my dad's balding head right smack front in the middle</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR6rn8xA-72SvnB2kfXZf7qeXt1HSHIDvpbjWt_TTCc135ge3dNTZGQqZO9enRLNzh6p5bYrrj2U3ignO66_vEZKcEzVTeLHreAoALF2gHRDwK7TmPDWJs4fUvsCNDmIaqqfP4bJ5Pf8/s1600/DSCN3958.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR6rn8xA-72SvnB2kfXZf7qeXt1HSHIDvpbjWt_TTCc135ge3dNTZGQqZO9enRLNzh6p5bYrrj2U3ignO66_vEZKcEzVTeLHreAoALF2gHRDwK7TmPDWJs4fUvsCNDmIaqqfP4bJ5Pf8/s320/DSCN3958.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568098628272899122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was part of the road rally! We had to get a taco with an expired coupon--this lady truly loved being in this pic! I was too excited!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMobjul61IUxqCKJyq2yaBW79T_1gxLm3LEFCetdZy38a2sOVqfE0FH6OXZmy267anYnmVMkBPC5aeGlZ-IFYzWrC4C5JfrSnusTh25idjqEPrPObrQdz1LnKwsdHMEYPrCHKwfIKtpk/s1600/DSCN3963.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMobjul61IUxqCKJyq2yaBW79T_1gxLm3LEFCetdZy38a2sOVqfE0FH6OXZmy267anYnmVMkBPC5aeGlZ-IFYzWrC4C5JfrSnusTh25idjqEPrPObrQdz1LnKwsdHMEYPrCHKwfIKtpk/s320/DSCN3963.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568098618390631810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Um..don't ask me what I'm doing with my hand and my face and this ice cream...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXVY1wQjLKJE9-O9EBOJ1OcBjH6IhhzS-5AZq8LMxF63uQxauSCpkG6WgMmTEgGz45fF5Lvuwc5bEgUxZaYQRoag4JVD_fMgTYOYJDHWhsJTKBWdL5rKebsTkX35Fi8WIAAO6UDwCNKQ/s1600/DSCN3970.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXVY1wQjLKJE9-O9EBOJ1OcBjH6IhhzS-5AZq8LMxF63uQxauSCpkG6WgMmTEgGz45fF5Lvuwc5bEgUxZaYQRoag4JVD_fMgTYOYJDHWhsJTKBWdL5rKebsTkX35Fi8WIAAO6UDwCNKQ/s320/DSCN3970.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568098613914430994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We all had to sample frozen flavored ice..yum</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6OQMiy2a8A73ToBK2v6FejRXWgdb_b2zi5o_szmGY4yhmMB9LHppznOzcxPwa9yiZBYkNXjlWTlyc3NwFX9_5jVeXmIBVKpUCtvOXrhphLFE4abtJB9q2GZc-wZpu8hgEIc0iZ6PFPY/s1600/DSCN3971.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6OQMiy2a8A73ToBK2v6FejRXWgdb_b2zi5o_szmGY4yhmMB9LHppznOzcxPwa9yiZBYkNXjlWTlyc3NwFX9_5jVeXmIBVKpUCtvOXrhphLFE4abtJB9q2GZc-wZpu8hgEIc0iZ6PFPY/s320/DSCN3971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568098607537907234" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">um..yeah</div><div>SO that was the amazing 2 week break that we both indefinitely needed. My birthday came a week later and we celebrated by going to Happy Sumo!! The best sushi in pretty much all of the United States..ok that's probably a lie but I haven't had much sushi and that was Randall's first time trying it!! SOO good! Randall got me Pen and Teller tickets so we're going to Vegas over Presidents Day Weekend and we get to see them perform! Most Mormons don't know who they are..I think that's funny..don't worry, they're clean. On Saturday night, Royce, Heather, Russell, and us went to The Garden for my b day--great view of the temple!</div><div><br /></div><div>January has been pretty much me focusing on the fact that BYU Basketball and Jimmer is amazing. I'm sure I'll look back in 20 years to this blog post and ask myself why I blogged about BYU Basketball but they are so dang good that I just had to mention it. We've gone to a bunch of the games and we'll continue to go!! They've only lost twice!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, that has been of late, this was oh quite long but so much to say!! Yay for December and January. I really hope to never fall this behind on blogging again after big events because it just takes FOREVER to catch up, I know all you bloggers know what I'm sayin sayin. Peace.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6Md-k8fcAEriuSRN0GgoYNa39T62g1ny3kILhA6JGWGYFeACsCAoSQW-X50Rpvmr55LVPfyu3wY_Z2gnWQNS-lL59CAOVQq9SBgFuHTKI4puAso53J0yyDv_r3rpEMBj1Jb7WCqPkHY/s320/DSCN3975.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I mainly wanted to show this pic because look how cute my sweater is that I got for Christmas! It's pretty much darling. These flowers were so sweet of my hubster for my b day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIyv1YSU4l0j-NtydsoMge_-4K-Q_1KJebFhhFKgLWWeeku58nrV9aIHpBisHlSa7lRIJarP7asMHrz3z8gZcT3RyNJyDREEcadJpsfR2XtYjHNE_dwBbIitcq4vaJrxEv8gVwDUp5ng/s320/DSCN3978.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Um..why does it look like this game is consuming me up?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXeJqyyjxdXy1KpQVbK6YhdZ_u4Vxg72lthO3cF2_rFXAnjUx5wfDaq-oihyphenhyphenvKBSiWsTmvx0OtNl1pvFM6oi8Ze__92CGRm3rpKvMseq1Q2iPM4UYAq-ySYPlg3ceo3AD0CdXc5MIFCk/s320/DSCN3979.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Penn and Teller tickets! So exciting!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5gU5Mr_UJ4gEmmlRLz5e_Qz0hkyfAy79Q0KlqokIvSE81zJ1WlZwREBs9OiFuIsWMM0GjJHGSgLPYTGUI3Nvz_EPl3YlaAiTCUYfstASbvp-eJe4LzCLjIf9vBzpYH-LmM374Nsa3QTw/s320/DSCN3984.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Us at The Garden for my b day, pretty good food.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAluupp_836f0Le6F_M0LFyYetsxBPXrzMccGkwXzne2DKuUFeQOxL7FobgCXfW_bCHAr0rE7sTSMLctK28W_Ihu3ImP-Bc1k5ciH-PGRn9f2f2mn7Zq0vn6OCeVyKp4PCaVZlNioKqU/s320/DSCN3985.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Russell! Why did you eat my green beans?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67ELqiw7AXP8Xr7RX_9GMnlWUGfhMkvqoolskp7GQLheJ2F7hyphenhyphenfTpVuRg22AWNG2rE-XFAQpLAjAb0xjDyG4YJaa_OXkUuFvVml_-pU2UTTta194_tJG9W2BCkYMPjAI-kVKQRRybawY/s320/DSCN3986.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heather made me a huge cupcake cake!! It was awesome! We frosted it green and put sprinkles on top, Heather's such a good baker</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-t41UC6aK1gM_9aeEv0SUms9dunxFIX9toijmcysGmSo70X1mZ3KEa6iu2UeCoRpU6rveyPxlGoZs2Wqb5xWWnTZw9YMuz-L2sC4Xaly4Aa4rFzaMrbbPfRf2OGvN63OwYwanz7MCo8/s320/DSCN3988.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my pretending to blow out the candles even though there wasn't any ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DVxJyuU8bH5avDfE2m3zR2Skc1HHMIh9mYfBRQYDDyKLd0ZuMswFDxdvxGpAp2Y1wFhqAIdGtbcwJArjY6AOUW9V1lkvvoENs2C-xlxvxYumPGVi2c0g84i-hJZefmAP02ZZ8r63JD4/s320/DSCN3982.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Us at the BYU Basketball game!! woo hoo!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69GaxoOAxpt-SpZ39b9RTW_T9YGwy-nLGF8SV_ooC8DGMwgJOAdVBDQL3ZkjEDiaR-z-9JpzHJcMsuGFCQgjbo-BJHziacC3g0R3-JJ2YbuprIpm5v9sg-r0WeFcjHsYd2hfcQwI5LEs/s320/DSCN3983.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Go Cougs! I'm a Coug and I'm proud of it..in both ways :)</div></div><div><br /></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-59379181435379410942010-12-15T20:10:00.001-08:002010-12-15T21:23:05.154-08:00Parties Galore!<div>SO, Christmas parties have definitely begun! Actually..I think they have already ended as well. Last week we had 4 Christmas parties in a row!! It was fab! We first had a Christmas party for one of the organizations that is affiliated with Randall's major. I think it was a real estate one. They served really good food, had great socializing, and good speakers. (Ok, so maybe the speakers were a little boring but whatev, the desserts kept me occupied.) It was held at a place call Noahs that has an indoor ice skating rink on the 3rd floor!! Pretty nifty!</div><div><div><br /></div><div>The next night was my work's Christmas party!! SO fun! We all went to Tucanos! Tucanos is a place that serves delish Brazilian meats with a fancy dancy salad bar--not to forget the best Brazilian Lemonade in the world! SOO amazing!! We talked and chatted with others and had a splendid time! However, later that night I did not feel so hot from the meat and it pretty much kept me up all night with a sick belly and way into the late morning the next day as well. Oh, but don't worry, it pretty much affected 2 other people from my work as well so we're pretty sure it was one of the types of meats...however, I still LOVE Tucanos and by late afternoon I was feeling better.</div><div><br /></div><div>Friday night we had our ward Christmas party!! It was oodles of fun! Our calling this past semester was to be on the Activities Committee in our ward before it got disbanded so it was GREAT TIMES planning the gig. Randall and I were over the food so we ended up ordering from BYU Food to go which had pretty good food but the only negatives were A.) They got lost with the delivery and couldn't find us even though our building was right across the street from them. B.) They dropped a tray of chocolate brownies that couldn't be fixed so the substituted pumpkin bars in their place (not as good) C.) They forgot the chocolate cream pies so we had to somehow get a hold of them and they delivered them late. Other than those 3 minor inconveniences ;) life was good. We went through the food quick--young married students-go figure, and then we played these awesome Reindeer Games! They're like the minute to win it game show!! Randall and I helped set everything up and then we gave 3 million dollars to the winners! They were so excited! Ha-they wish, but they did win nice cocoa cups from Sams that we picked ou! We were running around making sure the food was good and then cleaned up afterward but the whole night was pretty much a blast! Go Wheelers! (co-chairs)</div><div><br /></div><div>The last and best party of all of them was of course OUR party!! Now, if you're reading this and you weren't invited, its either because 1. I forgot to invite you or 2. you live too far away to be invited. SO don't feel bad or sad or offended..just get o. OH but it was a blast! We had an "Appetizer and White Elephant Party." Now, we were thinking..."Oh we'll invite a million people because probably only half can come because its the holidays and people are busy with other stuff." OMG, it was a packed house..it truly made me want to buy a house..like asap. We were expecting maybe 12..but I think about 18 or 19 showed up! It was awesome! I felt really bad b/c our apartment is itsby bitsy, BUT I was cool with it b/c most of everyone there had about the same size of apartments as well and could relate ;) As everyone arrived, we set up the appetizers and started eating. They were all scrumptious! We socialized and ate yummy food for a while and then we decided to play our white elephant gift exchange! It was so great. You can check out the pics below :)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGI1q4N9hv5rfMUQ9qSF6fBS1suvDDx0hNvsCJTgEjTiEqFvQk779QeLDppcvXT67iuHeYfhu2OVpDDFc0C05-44_O8Xm31RUz0wD4zekl8reiEDxoa0mwEarYNieZOgRi-_Zg0uYsro/s1600/DSCN3888.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGI1q4N9hv5rfMUQ9qSF6fBS1suvDDx0hNvsCJTgEjTiEqFvQk779QeLDppcvXT67iuHeYfhu2OVpDDFc0C05-44_O8Xm31RUz0wD4zekl8reiEDxoa0mwEarYNieZOgRi-_Zg0uYsro/s320/DSCN3888.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551140572198793026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yay! Right before the party started!! We were getting everything all set up. We made this yum dip and delicious pin wheels!! We just LOVED our appetizers! Oh and my double jointed arms look kinda weird..look how long my hair is getting! Almost to my butt-->yeah right</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Cz7i0hLLQjyhjTqyeq8F8lm6Untt4TI-AF-cn_Hcamt-rdP1PNQ5Udq0zK0PY7qvrXlAhG5SHj2NMzmlYFGwuxGYQee-5J33tSPhLFnxpgCr3BlqZYXXu_Wyzb9FbDvOt9MfXl83iFI/s1600/DSCN3889.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Cz7i0hLLQjyhjTqyeq8F8lm6Untt4TI-AF-cn_Hcamt-rdP1PNQ5Udq0zK0PY7qvrXlAhG5SHj2NMzmlYFGwuxGYQee-5J33tSPhLFnxpgCr3BlqZYXXu_Wyzb9FbDvOt9MfXl83iFI/s320/DSCN3889.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551140562770960610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Some peeps enjoyin the grub</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2drZ5pL2u5nT2SHhG5mHE5dshehmal3M1bi_XXN6y8pz6W7DnBbgChTSutxNpCvKb09QclK3BKffG9n_GIu7tfSu3AR6qVpH2Sy1MF-a3s4GG7CGp8vzN_7hUYHjtrh5cFPQnp1Ka3A/s1600/DSCN3891.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2drZ5pL2u5nT2SHhG5mHE5dshehmal3M1bi_XXN6y8pz6W7DnBbgChTSutxNpCvKb09QclK3BKffG9n_GIu7tfSu3AR6qVpH2Sy1MF-a3s4GG7CGp8vzN_7hUYHjtrh5cFPQnp1Ka3A/s320/DSCN3891.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551138617512163154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is my bro chattin it up with his lova, jk, they're just friends, I love Ben and Karin's faces in the background.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbCz38g_p77fW0klFVdvuQjwS_ks2nqwl7T7cTtR55GZ5hFnw5WpY_XURyVNmmNDRvSz0a-gL61x3IOhUPXEQbxhKYFssQLUQ1aDTZlkCgu2WX7wqd20I-n2joebxiJuiq0Coc0-2Y_4/s1600/DSCN3892.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbCz38g_p77fW0klFVdvuQjwS_ks2nqwl7T7cTtR55GZ5hFnw5WpY_XURyVNmmNDRvSz0a-gL61x3IOhUPXEQbxhKYFssQLUQ1aDTZlkCgu2WX7wqd20I-n2joebxiJuiq0Coc0-2Y_4/s320/DSCN3892.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551138612061673858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's the Ohio Crew! Some of the friends Randall grew up with</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmmLM3exkHrWmkzclFASHgKQI2WeJVnSdM7ogjygRQ9gY3gj4NmrNlSJ6qzCCm9FDPH9QSmTRQJWobqLvDJqN4quKCoshU0dH51UcYroSyT0lW3SVBwynwDEbfNWBw-uYZjiM2Wn-zbM/s1600/DSCN3893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmmLM3exkHrWmkzclFASHgKQI2WeJVnSdM7ogjygRQ9gY3gj4NmrNlSJ6qzCCm9FDPH9QSmTRQJWobqLvDJqN4quKCoshU0dH51UcYroSyT0lW3SVBwynwDEbfNWBw-uYZjiM2Wn-zbM/s320/DSCN3893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551138607106877234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Once we started the White Elephant Gift Exchange, Dave picked first and chose the Victoria's Secret bag--he of course got a Jacob poster and LOVED it, I think it's actually hanging above his bed now..haha</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs-HPTC1vibS_chkrQjkLKF-05Tija3PWMHYyykLkfCJbB8hNHlUT6anBgd-ecC_8mlnoNvI_HS9_n9KYz2EIf65JWonyA3AiuIf63L1S6gF1DOMN4rW3h5SFQpyRrdKopS0hrFK_VfM/s1600/DSCN3894.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs-HPTC1vibS_chkrQjkLKF-05Tija3PWMHYyykLkfCJbB8hNHlUT6anBgd-ecC_8mlnoNvI_HS9_n9KYz2EIf65JWonyA3AiuIf63L1S6gF1DOMN4rW3h5SFQpyRrdKopS0hrFK_VfM/s320/DSCN3894.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551138595616742882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Camille was soo happy to get this bright and colorful, as well as educational United States Map Puzzle! I think she went home and worked on it that night</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDAdMa7oN9LzRPGsBWZSbSrmAjE1xPNIZKHQIwsErRkj-d0fjB_mDSb49QHpEStoCp7806O-1SDSawdk9Bmuxbu0Y7zjcDQ2ktIphQac7GWdOop1ckssIO9kjxCtabna4Mo0vpR5XCmI/s1600/DSCN3896.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDAdMa7oN9LzRPGsBWZSbSrmAjE1xPNIZKHQIwsErRkj-d0fjB_mDSb49QHpEStoCp7806O-1SDSawdk9Bmuxbu0Y7zjcDQ2ktIphQac7GWdOop1ckssIO9kjxCtabna4Mo0vpR5XCmI/s320/DSCN3896.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551138590187729762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Scott was sooo happy with his Where in the World in San Diego game...unfortunately, we stole it and its been added to our game collection...sorry Scott!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOmYFqyyzalLeL5Wo2JZPy5fmAnweKJQhzfvoU1WCnDNCJS_wRM67a4mTwFTG2G-ThRgMgy5rditAGgyBnYZxXYFlFSNR4lJqtpzwTRXX-S6dUxN3CJL044RDYufi3dZ3OxkgERl1cLY/s1600/DSCN3905.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOmYFqyyzalLeL5Wo2JZPy5fmAnweKJQhzfvoU1WCnDNCJS_wRM67a4mTwFTG2G-ThRgMgy5rditAGgyBnYZxXYFlFSNR4lJqtpzwTRXX-S6dUxN3CJL044RDYufi3dZ3OxkgERl1cLY/s320/DSCN3905.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551138029391843906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Karin was so impressed with the <u>Wednesday Letters</u> book, she read the synopsis on the back in a heart wrenching kind of voice way and pretty much fell in love with the book the moment she saw it...sadly, it was also stolen by a huge <u>Wednesday Letters</u> fan</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtyTH0WJgamhUWkqPKPsBmkbua6TylikRkTc4zsSuwvzcgflXXwbfGmwZIkhwHRqa7cgCatDbSm_5jKJ7H9-z5qYy6FcyEV3GZo8tIDBeTxaaHyRfLTBN5mSn2Ns9BwApNahUhEG0XNY/s1600/DSCN3906.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtyTH0WJgamhUWkqPKPsBmkbua6TylikRkTc4zsSuwvzcgflXXwbfGmwZIkhwHRqa7cgCatDbSm_5jKJ7H9-z5qYy6FcyEV3GZo8tIDBeTxaaHyRfLTBN5mSn2Ns9BwApNahUhEG0XNY/s320/DSCN3906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551138025984959026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This pic is classic b/c you catch Jake and Liz's facial expressions perfectly. They hate popcorn and that's what they opened..sad times! or Happy times for us b/c they left them at our house?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakb1RNkqLxR_n_NeD4aVzHlN-0wL3jgm7UHSkK58JziSy3kR2zBOpNrl5SB2Hmw4Q5VXZbtddiapy-EwV2GEU3G0fWT0t6g8rjl9kJuuZ3Diugx0iF5a7R1d2rOAUB4_W5LVsvuQ8xEI/s1600/DSCN3904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakb1RNkqLxR_n_NeD4aVzHlN-0wL3jgm7UHSkK58JziSy3kR2zBOpNrl5SB2Hmw4Q5VXZbtddiapy-EwV2GEU3G0fWT0t6g8rjl9kJuuZ3Diugx0iF5a7R1d2rOAUB4_W5LVsvuQ8xEI/s320/DSCN3904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551138017889036914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bun was so excited to open weird DVDs and play dough..too bad it was stolen 2 seconds later</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJrSEOKJe0Ok19o7Thyphenhyphenr1fLxCCSccDz4P_afJs3P7U7zLNszRV2THedddZlEAF-x_nir-RyOWc-bfd87oWH3OkbqUP9hjxPqcF-hW6XlWKCn3zBZTS-gt8kYIVbLQ4LMicRQ8RG4ovYU/s1600/DSCN3909.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJrSEOKJe0Ok19o7Thyphenhyphenr1fLxCCSccDz4P_afJs3P7U7zLNszRV2THedddZlEAF-x_nir-RyOWc-bfd87oWH3OkbqUP9hjxPqcF-hW6XlWKCn3zBZTS-gt8kYIVbLQ4LMicRQ8RG4ovYU/s320/DSCN3909.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551138012886526738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tyler loved this picture of a butterfly or flower or something..can't really tell, I'm pretty sure he put it right next to their wedding pic on their shelf at home ;) </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iNAbMk6jKoNSUt1H3SKiafBKq8HsbN0h0aSpaPo-huCuGGs0BSAIDgYDZslSmtUVc-VTkem10geU40nJCllY5r3kkCgK9_bVo9htQJkcQaqvHdTvncWbnlLrQAKUnnASEcpj240doEc/s1600/DSCN3910.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iNAbMk6jKoNSUt1H3SKiafBKq8HsbN0h0aSpaPo-huCuGGs0BSAIDgYDZslSmtUVc-VTkem10geU40nJCllY5r3kkCgK9_bVo9htQJkcQaqvHdTvncWbnlLrQAKUnnASEcpj240doEc/s320/DSCN3910.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551138005870449170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Funnily, that's a word? Humorously, Ben won this creepy doll statue and had to keep it in the end b/c honestly, who would steal this? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, after the fun and games of White Elephant, we attempted to play Kuponk--the white elephant game John ended up with--having to deal with bouncing a ball in the cup in weird ways and it was great :) We all had a grand time and I'm glad we could throw a fun party, even if it was a little cramped...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yay for Parties Galore week! </div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-3281989399845897862010-12-01T16:21:00.001-08:002010-12-01T17:53:18.186-08:00Turkey Week<div>SO Turkey Weekend was great this year. We thought we would be stuck going to Mimi's Cafe on T Day because all of our relatives were going to Vegas, however, we ended up being invited by my awesome brother Royce and his wife Heather to spend it with her family so we did! Don't get me wrong, I think Mimi's is amazing and has some darn good food on Thanksgiving, but we were way more excited to spend it with family--even if we're not "blood" hahaha, Rhett? Anyway, it was great!! We headed to Salt Lake on Wednesday night and watched the Game Show Network b/c we love it and who doesn't? Then on Thursday, we got up and Heather and I made a chocolate pie and green bean casserole..she made most of the pie but it was fun cookin it up together! This green bean casserole was FAR better than the regular one you make, no joke! We chilled most of the day and then headed over to Heather's parent's house where we enjoyed lots of food and more food and played fun games and spent a great afternoon with Heather's family.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>And then came Black Thursday (not Friday)....</div><div><br /></div><div>Don't you worry, right after Heather's family's house, we went right over to the mall where we got the deals of a lifetime at GAP!! Of course the mall was way ridiculously over crowded and people were waiting outside of Gap to get in b/c there were already too many people in the store and they couldn't break fire code, BUT Randall waited 2 hours in line to check out!!! Ok, so you might be asking..um..Crystal..why didn't you wait in line???!? SO, I went to get hot cocoa and by the time I got back I would have had to wait in this huge long line to get in the store so I figured I would just go roam the mall and see what was going on....poor honey :( BUT it was well worth it and we got some AMAZING deals on nice pants--since I really needed them--and they were all HALF off!! Anyway, I was kinda done with shopping by then and was WAY tired by the time we got home--12:30 am...so we hit the hay and slept in! Randall got up at 7:45 am to get a few Christmas Presents for others but I was mostly done..</div><div><br /></div><div>Later that day we went and saw Harry Potter 8 or whatever number its on and it was WEIRD! But..it was still good and Harry and Herminie need to get o! Anyway, that was a lot of fun and we then went to Tai Garden for dinner which was SOO good! We've been before but we always love eating Tai food. That night we headed to bed because we were SO excited to go to Arches National Park the next day!</div><div><br /></div><div>Arches was wonderful!! We just did a day trip because we're not all intense hikers so 3-4 hours over there was plenty for us :) It was pretty cold in the shade but pretty nice in the sun...so overall the weather wasn't too shabby! The sites to see were SOO cool and I'll explain a little more below</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaYdCbwKD2X3MkpH71jEkIeZ8Xc_dHOBnOhxMBV1JitSu_yNJtyf80SqMRqtJsUgnIwVHyTABfFtNQhiYG7BkncxlYfl8RL7SHxlw38ZkmC0MOUNgkyXhDPRnFrjQfgITFqg04_brF8s/s1600/DSCN3856.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaYdCbwKD2X3MkpH71jEkIeZ8Xc_dHOBnOhxMBV1JitSu_yNJtyf80SqMRqtJsUgnIwVHyTABfFtNQhiYG7BkncxlYfl8RL7SHxlw38ZkmC0MOUNgkyXhDPRnFrjQfgITFqg04_brF8s/s320/DSCN3856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545882106354550418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Amazing! I think this looks like King Tritan's castle in Little Mermaid...but not underwater..obviously</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffG3Gw40A7_QBjO5jwpI_e9KgCW42PWOmpAQAn8IgidfEMNP7-9EtCBqJoc_Re3lG4TxtXA0x56vjLJXvv41F34z3-WsRVKQldZ1HO_ZlixSvfslbL9y-V6u0DKn23xSvdrr-WyS7Z08/s1600/DSCN3857.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffG3Gw40A7_QBjO5jwpI_e9KgCW42PWOmpAQAn8IgidfEMNP7-9EtCBqJoc_Re3lG4TxtXA0x56vjLJXvv41F34z3-WsRVKQldZ1HO_ZlixSvfslbL9y-V6u0DKn23xSvdrr-WyS7Z08/s320/DSCN3857.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545882100466055170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">us in front of Falling rock or rock on cliff or what was it called again?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXI6d7gZvp3As9bsR8EXRkELbaNOGcc57iv2U16MgyoR9vVuWc58OsAv1xKSqiXUUo90Eee1ymqrKYDf4YKgTv9g3LXVLlhKD5NAi7Q0JLjUjrG-lt1-pb-bzJl61txwlMJ_qM-JVAEC4/s1600/DSCN3858.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXI6d7gZvp3As9bsR8EXRkELbaNOGcc57iv2U16MgyoR9vVuWc58OsAv1xKSqiXUUo90Eee1ymqrKYDf4YKgTv9g3LXVLlhKD5NAi7Q0JLjUjrG-lt1-pb-bzJl61txwlMJ_qM-JVAEC4/s320/DSCN3858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545882098387914738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Randall made me crack up in this pic..that's why my face is in the daaaark</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7Ks4A9ayPRA51OOoj6LGGQDPfeI_stNkAOgoKm4zYoKGs2ScmpsLhr4eyZVtLzo4NV6KgLHPxR7csbIFvEd4n37WWdDEwLNkt9oFfS-VLYwHwyDSK7WiTzQ7LxkK81FKJisMlEmMHNQ/s1600/DSCN3861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7Ks4A9ayPRA51OOoj6LGGQDPfeI_stNkAOgoKm4zYoKGs2ScmpsLhr4eyZVtLzo4NV6KgLHPxR7csbIFvEd4n37WWdDEwLNkt9oFfS-VLYwHwyDSK7WiTzQ7LxkK81FKJisMlEmMHNQ/s320/DSCN3861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545880575893514130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us in front of falling rock</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthgTHf9IcbavoJsR-PAwfw16c6iI80DXLnTjJfe94K-c-AsTIFmAorYZNP7mQw2DIRb_p0jj1kIjp7soOdPt4wxJYamSF5LS5faINJdusveQJ3k8EW7vLYrzm8KCAaZ9n6ecvbLczhUs/s1600/DSCN3862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthgTHf9IcbavoJsR-PAwfw16c6iI80DXLnTjJfe94K-c-AsTIFmAorYZNP7mQw2DIRb_p0jj1kIjp7soOdPt4wxJYamSF5LS5faINJdusveQJ3k8EW7vLYrzm8KCAaZ9n6ecvbLczhUs/s320/DSCN3862.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545880558742311506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Heather is so happy in this pic because she's realized how strong the tips of her fingers are</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2zM_6OLyFAkzEB71GUXxbS6q5gJjSIXMha-TIAvKSV49QYVIK_xquvZu8eI-K0SvLHr50Fh2Xdjd_Tru2AwCE7_0Kqkrn9GTZ_9IM9L1ciYJGP_WWpchTcNgVqAu_vy_JwP9F-dxSRY/s1600/DSCN3863.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2zM_6OLyFAkzEB71GUXxbS6q5gJjSIXMha-TIAvKSV49QYVIK_xquvZu8eI-K0SvLHr50Fh2Xdjd_Tru2AwCE7_0Kqkrn9GTZ_9IM9L1ciYJGP_WWpchTcNgVqAu_vy_JwP9F-dxSRY/s320/DSCN3863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545880552156180450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is totally a leaning tower of pisa picture!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywsALNDYfZJjiFWuAJBdCYCfjAUpeb58RDNgFjvhD35j-zYLqdQL8vLUvJQTpb5vlF_h78Kr0o-Dz_fxWqhT5yVqTvKo1vfqIQj4YU8Wa-qc0t4rYBPXJTVGDE17bFTfm_NTscqSh_qo/s1600/DSCN3864.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywsALNDYfZJjiFWuAJBdCYCfjAUpeb58RDNgFjvhD35j-zYLqdQL8vLUvJQTpb5vlF_h78Kr0o-Dz_fxWqhT5yVqTvKo1vfqIQj4YU8Wa-qc0t4rYBPXJTVGDE17bFTfm_NTscqSh_qo/s320/DSCN3864.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545880547285397234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Right before we had this picture taken, our legs were cut off and now we're all little people</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIffindzCawZBOrqvbHkq4k3rtdKqI5oJFtY7IXcpBi-dPOmGRU2W286kwjvNNXMRdr60xR1sdvqrzs3XcFREwBWffyCOWlsJpkPOau2bIACH2LLtO7mgT56jO4IkYewapOPbMBZkxwwU/s1600/DSCN3865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIffindzCawZBOrqvbHkq4k3rtdKqI5oJFtY7IXcpBi-dPOmGRU2W286kwjvNNXMRdr60xR1sdvqrzs3XcFREwBWffyCOWlsJpkPOau2bIACH2LLtO7mgT56jO4IkYewapOPbMBZkxwwU/s320/DSCN3865.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545880533147451394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ahh hon bon in front of a breath taking view</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_XgTpZ1LqdZDI2OThQDiRFtl2YpSBvz81cSjTeGHueUQmupHBPMyAp_EQFSpWo-_nocFY3giBYw-2Za76i6yEiUBcDimXtR5f902_Qo5s0tkkYTT6fJECjOAndn_pNDGd_u376eZ_34/s1600/DSCN3866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_XgTpZ1LqdZDI2OThQDiRFtl2YpSBvz81cSjTeGHueUQmupHBPMyAp_EQFSpWo-_nocFY3giBYw-2Za76i6yEiUBcDimXtR5f902_Qo5s0tkkYTT6fJECjOAndn_pNDGd_u376eZ_34/s320/DSCN3866.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545878921713001234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is falling rock? maybe? I'm sorry i should remember the names of all these but most of the time we just made up the names of the rocks anyway..maybe that's why I don't remember..</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPQ-qggtTCDY0PuFMIleGr5DM6UTUESqk9eDALxAoXp-yVoxOT-yLSatHtr-uhg0BTj6DeUhKTUig1CkJNPBveiGfYbMbMz9XZvCsoDYSB9Zblf3iv8zhGrQTEZOWd5DTMbIsu1y_Dxw/s1600/DSCN3869.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPQ-qggtTCDY0PuFMIleGr5DM6UTUESqk9eDALxAoXp-yVoxOT-yLSatHtr-uhg0BTj6DeUhKTUig1CkJNPBveiGfYbMbMz9XZvCsoDYSB9Zblf3iv8zhGrQTEZOWd5DTMbIsu1y_Dxw/s320/DSCN3869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545878917268821634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me right in front of Delicate Arch! I'm so close I can touch it! Ha, jk, we didn't do the long strenuous hike cuz we didn't need anyone passin out..BUT we went up to the look out point and we got some great pics..good enough, right?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiov2UyrNFRKjc3AKXfN86owq3_OrNDRHtoRxd0DboB7E4KWeYyGqitAwjsGt8dc22krbR56yTvQc9DKfMNW6Eeo7atAVYLCQM3vA9XzCtrfHN6tcYzb1lJglRg6M8632_fBFffyYHDNjE/s1600/DSCN3871.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiov2UyrNFRKjc3AKXfN86owq3_OrNDRHtoRxd0DboB7E4KWeYyGqitAwjsGt8dc22krbR56yTvQc9DKfMNW6Eeo7atAVYLCQM3vA9XzCtrfHN6tcYzb1lJglRg6M8632_fBFffyYHDNjE/s320/DSCN3871.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545878906390219026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at them classy brothas</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4rTSBOEDMqe-XCIm2SvcXwPiPGauMaWr5ryQkeu5gNk5Nv4nk486ZiqZ2cLBJFJzJ8BiLH3jywUv8hNQaj9nw7Z5fVK_S2nvBPCWfOSfQx3QdTcQjDuBtDu1eyJ_PRNnT_xCdKoNuMA/s1600/DSCN3873.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4rTSBOEDMqe-XCIm2SvcXwPiPGauMaWr5ryQkeu5gNk5Nv4nk486ZiqZ2cLBJFJzJ8BiLH3jywUv8hNQaj9nw7Z5fVK_S2nvBPCWfOSfQx3QdTcQjDuBtDu1eyJ_PRNnT_xCdKoNuMA/s320/DSCN3873.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545878903622425682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It looks like Royce is at the pyramids or something..</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSx7qffLWZna4HwKpi-O6EPIXo4TeWXGhxxX3X5cGieiZTHy0elzcU0Gm5nz8sJnJUXqIFQFjBaDQyZxMKstsk5i-Ubqx5pxVhbq3poZfAQWZQuNul2MLXe2Yd71QWqE186L8Zw0sHbkI/s1600/DSCN3874.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSx7qffLWZna4HwKpi-O6EPIXo4TeWXGhxxX3X5cGieiZTHy0elzcU0Gm5nz8sJnJUXqIFQFjBaDQyZxMKstsk5i-Ubqx5pxVhbq3poZfAQWZQuNul2MLXe2Yd71QWqE186L8Zw0sHbkI/s320/DSCN3874.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545878893674155826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We chilled on some rocks for lunch...the view was amazing</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAbp3_iVhMzTwRG2LxNPYtkN3Qk-tqtQmThLiVGU2fLORezwm_s9gJJbu0g7E9yidLo_08YEAMi8qU-lG_G3sg9n3Q-xVM7w6LqnnfuG0vBlN3KgfkY-LvTbCBorBP1SNXDDi9iAhpHk/s1600/Butt+rock.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAbp3_iVhMzTwRG2LxNPYtkN3Qk-tqtQmThLiVGU2fLORezwm_s9gJJbu0g7E9yidLo_08YEAMi8qU-lG_G3sg9n3Q-xVM7w6LqnnfuG0vBlN3KgfkY-LvTbCBorBP1SNXDDi9iAhpHk/s320/Butt+rock.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545877040574546114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This, by far, is one of the coolest things at Arches! It's butt rock!! I don't know if its officially called that, but I think it may be because when I googled it, this pic came up since I didn't get to take an actual picture of it! Pretty amazing what these arches can look like..</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvsRwUoO50QaiY-5Uor0RRg8cnWuOO5OmBLSV8Owlu7dlE7fJeVrFAywRrCMU9KQrdrLMpXk32fzBTGSs6IdaHzU7RKPgwkFVGu6jyF3d9iIh_7NwCvyD9L-ljAhtBRBCrHjYS5pKKsw/s1600/DSCN3879.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvsRwUoO50QaiY-5Uor0RRg8cnWuOO5OmBLSV8Owlu7dlE7fJeVrFAywRrCMU9KQrdrLMpXk32fzBTGSs6IdaHzU7RKPgwkFVGu6jyF3d9iIh_7NwCvyD9L-ljAhtBRBCrHjYS5pKKsw/s320/DSCN3879.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545877036336754642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think this was window arch or something? I'm probably wrong....but I like the pic</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfh6FKxYOxtra3sNz8QnC3VbnWviPG4mZ8KFK-w-Fwv2cN0CkU6rCBb3SYCHicskmZds44IKN5eSKo5DkW3eIJzT8IIq4nEILHQ4DWehURdwz0j3YfPaeoQtU-rJP8lOqwPxpezdjSJQ/s1600/DSCN3881.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfh6FKxYOxtra3sNz8QnC3VbnWviPG4mZ8KFK-w-Fwv2cN0CkU6rCBb3SYCHicskmZds44IKN5eSKo5DkW3eIJzT8IIq4nEILHQ4DWehURdwz0j3YfPaeoQtU-rJP8lOqwPxpezdjSJQ/s320/DSCN3881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545877031300860210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Even though you can see us here, we just thought it was neat that we could practically be in the arch! go us!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmlk4c19Vc_Exvx77eXYkvYo9NhJe-bQTyROhFTfe-WOQl_X-uuooiLCFEv3M4I4Uy8Rzjc6HW6cTb7NN_WtuVnOgf9XIHJ2aw6yfIXM_DWRX8BLK1Oajakb57IKu0FGTrXgfwo6YP_g/s1600/DSCN3883.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmlk4c19Vc_Exvx77eXYkvYo9NhJe-bQTyROhFTfe-WOQl_X-uuooiLCFEv3M4I4Uy8Rzjc6HW6cTb7NN_WtuVnOgf9XIHJ2aw6yfIXM_DWRX8BLK1Oajakb57IKu0FGTrXgfwo6YP_g/s320/DSCN3883.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545877023915313746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Landscape Arch was an inspiration for me to go to Arches because it may not be around when my future kids are grown up! It's soo narrow..it's pretty much not going to be an arch in like 20 years..I am SO glad I got to see it..pretty much one of my favs.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_us7wYfDZXeh6nP1CzhdybYWv5ImWmoSiX7XOJOK1cotpbuo3-xPsapnbkYRzXMBtEjAyTCkWiIMxsHV6S9T_q8SAkzUJ7wd93zji0hvUacPaxGt37rJIHknl9ia8wJH1by9IpVvhsYY/s1600/DSCN3886.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_us7wYfDZXeh6nP1CzhdybYWv5ImWmoSiX7XOJOK1cotpbuo3-xPsapnbkYRzXMBtEjAyTCkWiIMxsHV6S9T_q8SAkzUJ7wd93zji0hvUacPaxGt37rJIHknl9ia8wJH1by9IpVvhsYY/s320/DSCN3886.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545877017850548866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us in front of Landscape Arch--Royce looks like the unabomber</div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, the weekend was a blast and I'm soo happy we got to do all that we did, Arches was truly a site to see and I was very grateful we had the chance to go. Yay for Thanksgiving 2010!</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-75308955615771506642010-11-06T12:05:00.000-07:002010-11-06T19:57:48.871-07:00Happiest Place on Earth-other than the temple<div style="text-align: center;">So back in the day, Disney was offering a FREE DISNEY DAY PASS if you did a day of service! It was pretty much an amazing deal, why <u>wouldn't</u> anyone take it!? SO we followed in Royce and Heather's footsteps and we gave service at the Aquarium here in Utah (I think it may be the only one). IT WAS SOO FASCINATING! Actually...we just folded booklets and cut out pretty pictures, but it was SO worth it and we had a good time :) From the pictures you can tell we had a blast! We then got a free tour of the aquarium--so cute!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h5w3pkEI1gHf0OI5V7X-cT1x9Qb1r7oFBcy2VmeEAikVTO2OuuBpiQXKncoB4sE3H2_g-rTa51rd38AS9MZTfEhvQVZUzCr5r6LQ5c5USqDiYYt7kyvkqIG3p4P5q7BfxxIYIo0OyIo/s1600/0206001058a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h5w3pkEI1gHf0OI5V7X-cT1x9Qb1r7oFBcy2VmeEAikVTO2OuuBpiQXKncoB4sE3H2_g-rTa51rd38AS9MZTfEhvQVZUzCr5r6LQ5c5USqDiYYt7kyvkqIG3p4P5q7BfxxIYIo0OyIo/s320/0206001058a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536551187576638802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at that cute little moose I'm about to cut out</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1akJiY3FlNW0MW8iivx74ZhuRVB-2LplXtMdnwHrFjh_qW5pGPFbMn8L7YAzAaifpFiwhZZJrLOvNGOqr_CMB_lYAiovUatATHnzzAWSvZ7ghMxgqfqhWdyz3gllUrpV1Jbt6-0WiOUw/s1600/0206000945.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1akJiY3FlNW0MW8iivx74ZhuRVB-2LplXtMdnwHrFjh_qW5pGPFbMn8L7YAzAaifpFiwhZZJrLOvNGOqr_CMB_lYAiovUatATHnzzAWSvZ7ghMxgqfqhWdyz3gllUrpV1Jbt6-0WiOUw/s320/0206000945.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536551181498529458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is Randall folding pamphlets, such a good little worker!</div><div><br /></div><div>Our next step was to plan the trip! We planned for a weekend in October and we were on our way! Right when we got in, Natty and John picked us up and they took us to the condo. We got to hang out with them that night and then they had to be on there way later that night :( We wished they could have stayed but they were going to use their Disney Service Pass in Florida. We had a fun little time with them and Hyrum! He's getting so big! We were saddened by their leave but we headed to bed once they left because we had a big day ahead of us! Woo hoo! I was so excited! Oh, also my fab mom also got us matching shirts as you will see in the pictures to come! We were so cool, someone even asked to get their picture with us!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPfy19vhghkmMRE7sW6qpUI0_iBjtH1zFNcxEwXr0LllY34kNUnGT5vDTjBrgH0p_4OJdkpbEwuewf4r6JdmWHR-IwqYidigvdqfU54lOJ6s-Ivrgfw_FyKe6y-WniHsOQm50cv9wxRA/s1600/DSCN4208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPfy19vhghkmMRE7sW6qpUI0_iBjtH1zFNcxEwXr0LllY34kNUnGT5vDTjBrgH0p_4OJdkpbEwuewf4r6JdmWHR-IwqYidigvdqfU54lOJ6s-Ivrgfw_FyKe6y-WniHsOQm50cv9wxRA/s320/DSCN4208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536551178678924466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Little Hyrum is walking now! Well..with help, but he's doing so good!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYUnNRhT3kSCzyfkVN5Z3HshSfBfpugBiqE1-76-04H9Zw2ykBMQCPrzxXhk0wIxb9lh5MeiJw60rkRdgaIzBbFmJo7zWzbjcx_UfFWKqD1u6C1JUyPs-fuXYMTki-k7SYqNdxnmYEGM/s1600/DSCN4218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYUnNRhT3kSCzyfkVN5Z3HshSfBfpugBiqE1-76-04H9Zw2ykBMQCPrzxXhk0wIxb9lh5MeiJw60rkRdgaIzBbFmJo7zWzbjcx_UfFWKqD1u6C1JUyPs-fuXYMTki-k7SYqNdxnmYEGM/s320/DSCN4218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536551156393886674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is such a cute pic of Daddy and son!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Uf3Tw6CJdExSTVxtDjQP-Ph3lZAx7SU74mD_77wtBEE8CO8fbI-WK6ITjxzbKqOwXxsHHNuZQitouB4HIUlQ5x9MULFHWCkWuYoz-UTz7pdKp7kmNpHZXScEaKKQrFXb60paFThYlZU/s1600/DSCN4217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Uf3Tw6CJdExSTVxtDjQP-Ph3lZAx7SU74mD_77wtBEE8CO8fbI-WK6ITjxzbKqOwXxsHHNuZQitouB4HIUlQ5x9MULFHWCkWuYoz-UTz7pdKp7kmNpHZXScEaKKQrFXb60paFThYlZU/s320/DSCN4217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536551153394855602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mother and daughters! My mom just LOVES smiling that big, I think she wanted to be like Patty</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, we headed out that day to California Adventure and had SUCH a good time! We got on almost every ride and hardly had to wait in any lines because it was a Friday and in the middle of the school year. The weather was also gorgeous! Couldn't be any betta! We actually went to Disneyland in the morning since Adventure didn't open until 10. I think my favorite rides at California were Soarin, Screamin, and the Buzz Lightyear Ride--OH so fun! We kept busy riding all the rides, even though I did get sick on Mickey's Fun Wheel (not so fun) and then we headed out for dinner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX9Hka5HiW_UT14PST7d14eSOViHGwKDGBHglV91DcrVsifyThdw-kTxJKV3fpTcwgOlbp7axHOgwZJVm1Y-uWzxDeR9yIxnKvrZ0-fKIiJkG7fVhvM1oFR6pBML4IP0gMqoJn4bIoSY/s320/PA220067.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was the happiest Chinese man I've ever seen!! He must REALLY love the materhorn!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1tXAgZx_oTEObJtYP04adIS4mCf5iciE2npO1E9L4UaoWHpDX_vWgMJim-fSRoo8OY5DeUuOk4gmTatN6ricdW4yKnrs_DlUbHiKvVBWx9uLO2Up0akIuibLhEs32L1VzAiyL0nyIXQ/s320/PA220064.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matterhorn was so awesome, the line was so short that morning, we went twice!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMU-m3faWPvSdVHUgLrH6zP2WaUrZN7PoCyyADWNom_5V6HnUI5Dz7cDGim4sPQfV3UMvuKNLbwB01DdcL08jdY-Af9c_xpbI4vQfFoaz_qCaVoywYHPl20NpS_bGqZieYpTcE15s6mqI/s1600/DSCN4223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMU-m3faWPvSdVHUgLrH6zP2WaUrZN7PoCyyADWNom_5V6HnUI5Dz7cDGim4sPQfV3UMvuKNLbwB01DdcL08jdY-Af9c_xpbI4vQfFoaz_qCaVoywYHPl20NpS_bGqZieYpTcE15s6mqI/s320/DSCN4223.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536550541219186418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nothin but incredible..so muscular and his face was twice as big as mine</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRK9N-J4QKvGmeopee1o3HkLAhu-P_BnPqVfQLYy4fqPWiJDj4G-k9eYumwWSIfYXIa4CknfQeA7ht27EE04tOfWXokz14aTHnl3HpMhyv18B9W4V4sUgt8mUpE9zMtVcHhRACgqrvgM/s1600/DSCN4226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRK9N-J4QKvGmeopee1o3HkLAhu-P_BnPqVfQLYy4fqPWiJDj4G-k9eYumwWSIfYXIa4CknfQeA7ht27EE04tOfWXokz14aTHnl3HpMhyv18B9W4V4sUgt8mUpE9zMtVcHhRACgqrvgM/s320/DSCN4226.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536550533589578546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pluto is such a cutie pie</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mFqwykzC7uSM6eNE0IQTE7oxcYGYF5JZtL2qr4pT7irUj1e0rqjD4UyV_DV-yf0xicGoj257zQTwTn7rE_vYR5oaQ_Ga_JseHmUSjEuArM5toL4YtktXjObWdR2HutWxF_h7W_lsOJw/s1600/DSCN4222.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mFqwykzC7uSM6eNE0IQTE7oxcYGYF5JZtL2qr4pT7irUj1e0rqjD4UyV_DV-yf0xicGoj257zQTwTn7rE_vYR5oaQ_Ga_JseHmUSjEuArM5toL4YtktXjObWdR2HutWxF_h7W_lsOJw/s320/DSCN4222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536549675362630370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We all LOVED the safari ride!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubk8dupIYWTJzwFGgflJSeIwQRkPFa5QBymVBuXiF5ekt6iAK31B40kHsPnA-JoSMs8m5kJZiHQ6RQTm61QrXO4z_6-YVzcNMnU28bIe5a32_lbJtNDfSCcnvO5Qbbp5Lp3JZza0Kb5o/s1600/all+of+us+stuck+in+toy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubk8dupIYWTJzwFGgflJSeIwQRkPFa5QBymVBuXiF5ekt6iAK31B40kHsPnA-JoSMs8m5kJZiHQ6RQTm61QrXO4z_6-YVzcNMnU28bIe5a32_lbJtNDfSCcnvO5Qbbp5Lp3JZza0Kb5o/s320/all+of+us+stuck+in+toy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536549665075301458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Who's gonna buy us? We are SOO popular and fun (we're posing as toys if you can't notice)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGE0gw15sc7CWU4SLYOl6baoAI06zl6FHmenniQsOjDy81OVN3ZQl5ULiCiwLN9A2xPpBb1AGDVITGNumbbnOsC_R57uQH2tqFP_15LDYnmm0exMA7_JXs-e9b8JzjyTh7RuPCguFZ4UQ/s1600/DSCN4229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGE0gw15sc7CWU4SLYOl6baoAI06zl6FHmenniQsOjDy81OVN3ZQl5ULiCiwLN9A2xPpBb1AGDVITGNumbbnOsC_R57uQH2tqFP_15LDYnmm0exMA7_JXs-e9b8JzjyTh7RuPCguFZ4UQ/s320/DSCN4229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536549648234972370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Woody is running away because I punched him in the face..jk, I would never do that!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibI-420Jzyb_iGMSlznk6WU4QdvmiRr3sU1LUa-OUCgjM0l-41HNP329WSrdH5MOExtP95qnRyCyjQt8RVUjOQQ4OyHpRHWTpvkk_u2IEKOU9x96Vsrcv6wom-XDP4S_hEQBhEvyinqp0/s1600/DSCN4227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibI-420Jzyb_iGMSlznk6WU4QdvmiRr3sU1LUa-OUCgjM0l-41HNP329WSrdH5MOExtP95qnRyCyjQt8RVUjOQQ4OyHpRHWTpvkk_u2IEKOU9x96Vsrcv6wom-XDP4S_hEQBhEvyinqp0/s320/DSCN4227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536549646828774450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">YAY Mickey!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAn3x1wFFqgtFt0b_hfvjjar843ptHjqj404JJ846OaFOto7Y40Q3VibJVNjlJZu6fdYVPg2jZJkL1wf_D7GD3Xv0Z7aXSWJC8yW16FEEoKHIuj4MJWonmEdEs53U8kfjvrSuKKN-Mvs/s1600/DSCN4224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAn3x1wFFqgtFt0b_hfvjjar843ptHjqj404JJ846OaFOto7Y40Q3VibJVNjlJZu6fdYVPg2jZJkL1wf_D7GD3Xv0Z7aXSWJC8yW16FEEoKHIuj4MJWonmEdEs53U8kfjvrSuKKN-Mvs/s320/DSCN4224.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536549630025169762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Randall is so sneaky</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvmRjJeX9VlCxELoc3IYPHVvnXyJq2rAnjnfKtw-d344AOGAnJbKVSwW0YiNrJQkHpUyKutaVP4GltDZ8wELnncf_c5JPLtZO8zqVJI83XvFhAzN8A8MEQxChw5d2_i2ebeORjlLqARg/s1600/DSCN4230.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvmRjJeX9VlCxELoc3IYPHVvnXyJq2rAnjnfKtw-d344AOGAnJbKVSwW0YiNrJQkHpUyKutaVP4GltDZ8wELnncf_c5JPLtZO8zqVJI83XvFhAzN8A8MEQxChw5d2_i2ebeORjlLqARg/s320/DSCN4230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536548790549210450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ah look at us, Mickey and Minny Mouse couple! We should have been in the Mickey Mouse Club with Christina and Brittany!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2nyuAwSNW09nBpnWmw7ThE4tPe-1xoh2Cn4Pz2H6rfRVK5iADfxiipplP4Vw0EVMU3WbsJsL7Uk3r5EjxatJsfZ8P7GPDIVzvxYPFQJ0ooN0VMwsqQJp1ovotwAdKNgBljjyYBbb5Cw/s1600/DSCN4250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2nyuAwSNW09nBpnWmw7ThE4tPe-1xoh2Cn4Pz2H6rfRVK5iADfxiipplP4Vw0EVMU3WbsJsL7Uk3r5EjxatJsfZ8P7GPDIVzvxYPFQJ0ooN0VMwsqQJp1ovotwAdKNgBljjyYBbb5Cw/s320/DSCN4250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536548785359819378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Aladdin's Palace!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gPYv5bUiKqF_FMRslAjU4K0r710kPnd0sjzw7dPIxYJ3NId2vrkUTUqPoR68TUUYGVt6ed0USXDGIpbqPpSUAIO-GCHoPfdm-ITPRzU7p2y31mq-FbIqCcFPNDmJbwADgXkDl_VBZnc/s1600/PA220082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gPYv5bUiKqF_FMRslAjU4K0r710kPnd0sjzw7dPIxYJ3NId2vrkUTUqPoR68TUUYGVt6ed0USXDGIpbqPpSUAIO-GCHoPfdm-ITPRzU7p2y31mq-FbIqCcFPNDmJbwADgXkDl_VBZnc/s320/PA220082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536548771186720226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Stocker Photo!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2M0mjQhL8nX12EmrNByQALLKccUPEhmE7zhfa2wpHe8umYNEDRaF1qZ7Leww6oJ426MeCFRJP2GQpFPOpnFY5lHKXHq3rerF6UPRitCmmM-TWYdxVfm6j7hqkmaD6OKgvh_8Ica4C4E/s1600/DSCN4233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2M0mjQhL8nX12EmrNByQALLKccUPEhmE7zhfa2wpHe8umYNEDRaF1qZ7Leww6oJ426MeCFRJP2GQpFPOpnFY5lHKXHq3rerF6UPRitCmmM-TWYdxVfm6j7hqkmaD6OKgvh_8Ica4C4E/s320/DSCN4233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536548768148522258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This pic is hilar because it shows exactly how mom was feeling--FREAKED out, I don't know how she was so scared when the rest of us were just plain nauseous</div><div><br /></div><div>After a fun day at Adventureland, we headed to Hunington Beach to see Sergio! I had never met Sergio before but my mom and dad had met him on a cruise they took earlier this year, and when he found out we would be in town, he offered to make us a true Brazilian meal! We made it to his awesomely modern and cute home (full of Brazilian culture) where we got to meet this fabulous man! He seriously is like a cute little Martin Short but Brazilian! He cooked beef stroganoff (Brazilian Style of course) and it was delish beyond means--I was talking about it for days on end afterward. He also made this really good potato salad that was out of this world! After dinner he showed us some pictures of his homeland in Brazil and promised he would be our tour guide if we ever made it down to Brazil--I, of course, was already thinking of the next available time we could go to Brazil..hahaha, afterward, we walked along the beach since he lives right on the beach and it was breathtaking! After we said our goodbyes to Sergio, we headed back to California Adventure to see the light show! It was sooo good! I think its called World of Color? Pretty much amazing since all the pictures were being reflected off water!! SOO beautiful! We slept really well that night since we didn't get to bed until about 1 in the morning and we were exhausted, but still ready and excited for the next day at Disneyland!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdCyMBM0KMYATW7P0AgwJCrjEpA_3wn3PfalbjUiBP8p4HmERAREPl6UiFZrXzhQrihI_yNzfuSiCneJfyGN5rUlCOgF5jGvY5ohUPM-B0v4yLcvgCkMNatJShT9usXEH-ESe-scBIK8/s1600/PA220083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdCyMBM0KMYATW7P0AgwJCrjEpA_3wn3PfalbjUiBP8p4HmERAREPl6UiFZrXzhQrihI_yNzfuSiCneJfyGN5rUlCOgF5jGvY5ohUPM-B0v4yLcvgCkMNatJShT9usXEH-ESe-scBIK8/s320/PA220083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536548758873159410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us with our amazing Brazilian friend-Sergio! Look at that awesome tapestry on his wall!! It's 3D! This home was definitely not child-proof as you could tell..not that we had children there..I really don't know what the point of saying that was..</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFIRwEKPfBJV4bDZUbmW0-i2rZOp4DLKCKe0O9VEHEC3wIC5dfto-eKKH67AHd1AaOOS1mYNBSShaAq4iCBZB4W9KMR8YWFXkLFRIxte2d-LHnvhLVnqIkjm1DyCGnG_iMMfvNBUVkio/s1600/mickeys+fun+wheel.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFIRwEKPfBJV4bDZUbmW0-i2rZOp4DLKCKe0O9VEHEC3wIC5dfto-eKKH67AHd1AaOOS1mYNBSShaAq4iCBZB4W9KMR8YWFXkLFRIxte2d-LHnvhLVnqIkjm1DyCGnG_iMMfvNBUVkio/s320/mickeys+fun+wheel.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536546661690923938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mickey's Fun Wheel! Except it isn't very fun, it just makes you sick if you ride it, BUT it does look pretty here :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0QC-NcDu_nADHJHBZBvuQiQQ7Y0o3kQYuqrSPZIefuD5u03F839YKL3tpsqO3g8pf8pq9ytlRINrUmyyXifxZ7vzFRU3BxPDjM-NvKNqcQR92XigoJHUb5Y92g2s5D471tsQUReM6kw/s1600/DSCN4239.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0QC-NcDu_nADHJHBZBvuQiQQ7Y0o3kQYuqrSPZIefuD5u03F839YKL3tpsqO3g8pf8pq9ytlRINrUmyyXifxZ7vzFRU3BxPDjM-NvKNqcQR92XigoJHUb5Y92g2s5D471tsQUReM6kw/s320/DSCN4239.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536546650797968482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look, that's water!!</div><div>We got up pretty early on Saturday so we can get on as many rides that morning before the crowd showed up. We got on almost every ride that day and some of them we got to ride twice such as like Indiana Jones!! Pretty much my fav (and it freaked me out) We also got to see the Disney Parade and it was waaay cute. All the Disney characters were dancin! We got as many pictures we could with characters-even the Disney Princesses! We had a fun filled day and I could barely walk by the end of it because it was soo jam packed full of rides, but we were so pleased and happy this trip could turn out so well. We left early that next morning and headed back to Salt Lake. YAY FOR DISNEY!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7Dw4AgGIRkkZieOOnZ-kEw4qTbZSbSMiBKU2WDmwvBhg2J-_J8lxgSXkyNPWM_Lg_GMt2mOs_ku_6p5h3ifo17g6nb0AoAqgsJiXHfa0p5_e4MnKRqfyrGq2mwPoMHr0POkR3TRoNo8/s1600/DSCN4241.JPG"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7Dw4AgGIRkkZieOOnZ-kEw4qTbZSbSMiBKU2WDmwvBhg2J-_J8lxgSXkyNPWM_Lg_GMt2mOs_ku_6p5h3ifo17g6nb0AoAqgsJiXHfa0p5_e4MnKRqfyrGq2mwPoMHr0POkR3TRoNo8/s1600/DSCN4241.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7Dw4AgGIRkkZieOOnZ-kEw4qTbZSbSMiBKU2WDmwvBhg2J-_J8lxgSXkyNPWM_Lg_GMt2mOs_ku_6p5h3ifo17g6nb0AoAqgsJiXHfa0p5_e4MnKRqfyrGq2mwPoMHr0POkR3TRoNo8/s320/DSCN4241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536546640822718434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We loved this pumpkin..Mickey was winking at me</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_2vl0tZQNDvxREikbxd-uwX-AXbesFpIk0Xishf8nmRONxA6CedKQTfT8Z4kLkx21OQdomgnUiUyqQaWeEb4weFXqn0JC7oHkQx9Kolkh6VRK6eVQD-P0ozasDdjV8DNDeZBp6ZvTGY/s1600/DSCN4244.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_2vl0tZQNDvxREikbxd-uwX-AXbesFpIk0Xishf8nmRONxA6CedKQTfT8Z4kLkx21OQdomgnUiUyqQaWeEb4weFXqn0JC7oHkQx9Kolkh6VRK6eVQD-P0ozasDdjV8DNDeZBp6ZvTGY/s320/DSCN4244.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536546640111751186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We are ALL princesses, ....or princes..whats with this weird pose?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF5MucdEXJZeFuJbenqnCsBDvrp0hsG-au4MSMWtR8KJN8KFwgn80dXgEBJUBbdylp-VzqUyY2RIbvncA2JaLjKLMGKrv_16VGKojbcptVTBy2ZT-6GXe55j_ca30HJx6xi_A2-nEgCU/s1600/DSCN4245.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF5MucdEXJZeFuJbenqnCsBDvrp0hsG-au4MSMWtR8KJN8KFwgn80dXgEBJUBbdylp-VzqUyY2RIbvncA2JaLjKLMGKrv_16VGKojbcptVTBy2ZT-6GXe55j_ca30HJx6xi_A2-nEgCU/s320/DSCN4245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536546622713523122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yay-Castle! Way smaller than Disney World...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4oIS9u5Oi-wXhhf3GtxGl2QkMMCBuJafANJ_wOniIzEAjMDgChFXJe60cRJzK5tpr3S91WfKLVTA87XwnCdNPMcZczcDXnsXIEgWhP2qUAvGFNu4U1RSYamNsTwFHce4CGxyWI4yuMQ/s320/PA230095.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">SO Everyone dressed up that weekend and OMG this couple looked as if Jack and his girlfriend came right out of Nightmare before Christmas and went to Disneyland-amazing!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oAGPioPkcjm2PoygPoLJgdPDgAmqE1LR0WygtTa1TG2NlMH9OgAh8MsIgxcrtMc4htCSiEbuYF4Q5QB4Bwk8m2e21K16W5BrkqeEJdQJn4RKdBNlbA1LmEuFeXwo9AUvovc_CWfXTRQ/s320/PA230092.JPG" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Haunted Mansion! they dressed it all up Halloween style and it it had the theme Nightmare Before Christmas--one of my fav rides!</div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can't wait until next time!</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-80096680392365820712010-10-16T16:20:00.000-07:002010-10-16T21:08:25.609-07:00Oh Baby Oh Baby! (not mine)<div>SO Katie is having a baby at the end of November and Cami and I threw a shower for her about a month ago. The shower was filled with food, fun, and games! (Games should actually be fames so that there's 3 f's in a row). Anyway, Cami and I had a great time planning it together and we think Katie really enjoyed it. Gotta Love These Pics!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFhxLF3esqiZicG1NGuDrwo6fvFUPdmyDd4P96L4zoTl0eVWEVqkN2GcHblF-Hil_XbADzZ2yWtiDhHp64fhxBbITZlUbmcIwv4cCSakJ2u2qsZTxRHU1G-j9njLzkxy9hwfrT1lk0xs/s1600/yummy+spread.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFhxLF3esqiZicG1NGuDrwo6fvFUPdmyDd4P96L4zoTl0eVWEVqkN2GcHblF-Hil_XbADzZ2yWtiDhHp64fhxBbITZlUbmcIwv4cCSakJ2u2qsZTxRHU1G-j9njLzkxy9hwfrT1lk0xs/s320/yummy+spread.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528792733401623042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at that spread!, it was def. yumalicious</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-FxhfLVZeZElb3bWupc2t8erM30gkyGcq0whfUUvAJ_CTKx3LgsrPvo-FqiEBWHb5xyWH6cpTsZ-xwEqeJrKG_Zx4FSe98dUK0qKMrST-WXj7SvAhHfnNUWtV9A3eMGfbAdMn2G6BLQ/s1600/us+enjoying+apple+sauce.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-FxhfLVZeZElb3bWupc2t8erM30gkyGcq0whfUUvAJ_CTKx3LgsrPvo-FqiEBWHb5xyWH6cpTsZ-xwEqeJrKG_Zx4FSe98dUK0qKMrST-WXj7SvAhHfnNUWtV9A3eMGfbAdMn2G6BLQ/s320/us+enjoying+apple+sauce.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528792727715382626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">hahha, this was the game of who could eat the baby food the fastest, as you can see, I am slowly... truly enjoying the moment while everyone else is scarfin it down (actually the girl next to me chugged it..it was so great)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XCm6_He7q66K4OjtPE2PpDC5WDXv5-mqIiAx6QstFqkvexuZfz7BQLxiOT5UV7l96EMi72n_1lW0N3Ch_T_v29Ts_A_lMDfR1kFWgm47lvFxOL7R-6P7h5gkTT425_xlSKujmXcgQRU/s1600/onsie+i+made+for+katie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XCm6_He7q66K4OjtPE2PpDC5WDXv5-mqIiAx6QstFqkvexuZfz7BQLxiOT5UV7l96EMi72n_1lW0N3Ch_T_v29Ts_A_lMDfR1kFWgm47lvFxOL7R-6P7h5gkTT425_xlSKujmXcgQRU/s320/onsie+i+made+for+katie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528792725339334338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We all made onesies for Katie and this was the one I made, SUCH a good idea for baby shower-go Cami!, now she can remember this sweet mem with all the onesies her baby wears. LOVE it</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUhmIVYHMYORJ4ldNA4tp6gOhPQzHaEEft5NURjhsxBET5R1dbIEIUnYTBn68lHBB3zbfwYVA_U-v0tf7p8Uq2UXdF070jHVbInN5EtnOGpNzfVM1CEpYJ2tEN2vgXD0pVD57oBS89og/s1600/me+and+katie+laughing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUhmIVYHMYORJ4ldNA4tp6gOhPQzHaEEft5NURjhsxBET5R1dbIEIUnYTBn68lHBB3zbfwYVA_U-v0tf7p8Uq2UXdF070jHVbInN5EtnOGpNzfVM1CEpYJ2tEN2vgXD0pVD57oBS89og/s320/me+and+katie+laughing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528792715672388994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I really don't know what we're laughing at</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUl0GYOCZiZOvdVdWICa5HimIa3MR-WWxmkwJs7HD3IRM6OxzILE_h-qMStTra-O2XR3A8bAqIyZCQ28bZyoukaodTSGJgol5313KoPL527K6bdmLko4Ejyagsu2-rU1Y_KA4pVGpZkZo/s1600/me+and+a+toy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUl0GYOCZiZOvdVdWICa5HimIa3MR-WWxmkwJs7HD3IRM6OxzILE_h-qMStTra-O2XR3A8bAqIyZCQ28bZyoukaodTSGJgol5313KoPL527K6bdmLko4Ejyagsu2-rU1Y_KA4pVGpZkZo/s320/me+and+a+toy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528792716797084034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What is this thing?????!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3aYtQo4vlufytHyseCe1VKo_qSMxYKjeuRQZMmhuK6gTpagj0zLu-9LpvVHd4pnXXfF5inJCnhECJqjiouL0QWoqZDnNpG1ehCLGirnqA9rmABC3N2wT9MsnjFib1p4_-tzbtuJfEg0/s1600/me+and+a+green+thing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3aYtQo4vlufytHyseCe1VKo_qSMxYKjeuRQZMmhuK6gTpagj0zLu-9LpvVHd4pnXXfF5inJCnhECJqjiouL0QWoqZDnNpG1ehCLGirnqA9rmABC3N2wT9MsnjFib1p4_-tzbtuJfEg0/s320/me+and+a+green+thing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528792176205337026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at this beautiful green changing pad! My faces are awesome!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_DYuGT81uM31qaT9oEg6IiTyK0sD5UPirZ8np0F8ee2Zh8Jz4VfVmmozbCPdXdwdVWwj5N78Bmm72bVbqSMqBVGV-Oc6lHuiiODCzqUFviZWZ7utvOHRZXEikAFl1qHqDMYCmaTG7Zw/s1600/katie+cami+and+i.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_DYuGT81uM31qaT9oEg6IiTyK0sD5UPirZ8np0F8ee2Zh8Jz4VfVmmozbCPdXdwdVWwj5N78Bmm72bVbqSMqBVGV-Oc6lHuiiODCzqUFviZWZ7utvOHRZXEikAFl1qHqDMYCmaTG7Zw/s320/katie+cami+and+i.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528792174409325106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cami, Katie, and I...we're kinda white</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAI3dpdp4rlNdug8x9A9QPpwUcmW_25bvTWegaVrtOcTmNUlwYNlLfg_wNioV1gpHA9-uXklMlreV9Ji22l7IiRC69jiZevSDtgW6hKeLhzxkjVp-aOL0plhCRuSiHVowLf-jXgKVvao/s1600/group+in+the+room+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAI3dpdp4rlNdug8x9A9QPpwUcmW_25bvTWegaVrtOcTmNUlwYNlLfg_wNioV1gpHA9-uXklMlreV9Ji22l7IiRC69jiZevSDtgW6hKeLhzxkjVp-aOL0plhCRuSiHVowLf-jXgKVvao/s320/group+in+the+room+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528792170894509314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We're playing the nursery rhymes game and Kaiden (Cami's baby) is too presh</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBV2eEAFpymbeNl2n4lNcoq9bqnMDo_PjIMD22MC2E7fJCFyhJ3nIXWmSu8ttefvPp6HgURlQPCXxjuA43UNM9PdrfATLmRUuZcbaJUoLLh7Lq7y18WE2vOc7cy8Pr6tipweCenZKhKE/s1600/bear-mouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBV2eEAFpymbeNl2n4lNcoq9bqnMDo_PjIMD22MC2E7fJCFyhJ3nIXWmSu8ttefvPp6HgURlQPCXxjuA43UNM9PdrfATLmRUuZcbaJUoLLh7Lq7y18WE2vOc7cy8Pr6tipweCenZKhKE/s320/bear-mouse.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528792161939137570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Um..so the theme of the shower was semi teddy bear oriented, and I thought the place I ordered this cup cake thing from would make like 3 tiers with individualized teddy bear cupcakes, but um..no-don't worry, they made it INTO a teddy bear! (although..I think it kinda looks like a mouse or fox or something) </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmq953kNy0OICH00dDU_SaURxy7iJqxv97kHhtAOxRfb3bjWQfVhpo1dlhC5I4RSD0Rjy2Gr6-UcTD7_edYAV5YR9tp7YJcpFRDvsm_O0KGUQ-qqwCs5BUp_Tx8VZfmDUdQd0UwbuDaHg/s1600/a+group+on+the+room.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmq953kNy0OICH00dDU_SaURxy7iJqxv97kHhtAOxRfb3bjWQfVhpo1dlhC5I4RSD0Rjy2Gr6-UcTD7_edYAV5YR9tp7YJcpFRDvsm_O0KGUQ-qqwCs5BUp_Tx8VZfmDUdQd0UwbuDaHg/s320/a+group+on+the+room.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528792159254852962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at them cute baby clothes hangin up! Oh, I also like this pic because you can see some of the decorations of my house which reminds me I need to take picture of our apartment because I have like none and i need to remember our first apartment! (and hopefully only one)</div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-12658898743867838732010-10-04T15:19:00.000-07:002010-10-04T15:48:55.437-07:00Great WeekendOh, this past weekend was awesome :) On Friday night, Randall and I had a great date night! We first went IHOP to get some dinner which was way yum (even though I like Denny's pancakes better), we then went to see the facebook movie..or whatever its called..social media? It should just be called the Facebook movie..it would probably get more viewers. The movie was...interesting and very informative, probably wouldn't buy it..but ya know..its cool to see how Facebook all came about. Once we were done, we went to Baskin Robins! We got free ice cream for (speaking of Facebook) making a Facebook Baskin Robins Group and if you got 31 people to join then we all got ice cream! YAY! Overall, it was a great date night and I love my honey.<div><br /></div><div>Saturday was spiritually packed with amazing talks by the prophet, apostles, and general authorities from General Conference. I would have to say..a few of my favorites were Elder Holland and Elder Uchtdorf's, those particular made me cry the spirit was so strong! BUT all of conference that day was wonderful and I'm glad we got to watch it. We did some grocery shopping in between sessions, and later after conference, we headed to Katie and Andrew's for some yummy stew they made, it was deliciously delightful, I will so be making that recipe someday soon. Us girls then stayed and talked while the boys headed to Priesthood. We then all played Mexican Train together later that night. Great times! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday we headed to Royce and Heather's and was jam packed with conference sessions which of course were amazing ,and ate great food and did some game playing and of course followed through with sonme amazing race watching. It was a spiritually powerful day along with some fun games that we all played together in between conference sessions. Heather made chicken cord on blue --ha, I wish it was spelled like that, and then we headed home. It was a fabulous weekend that was definitely well needed :) Sorry-no pics, I know, much disappointment in that! :(</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-74906410739370104752010-09-29T18:47:00.000-07:002010-09-29T18:55:07.423-07:00YUMMY SoupThis recipe was SOOO good! I got so many people asking for it that I decided to make a blog post about it and give the recipe-I should have taken a pic!<div><br /></div><div>mac+cheese soup</div><div><br /></div><div>10 slices thick-cut bacon</div><div>1 medium onion, finely chopped</div><div>2 cloves garlic, crushed</div><div>1/4 cup all-purpose flour</div><div>1 14 oz. can vegetable broth</div><div>3 cups whole milk</div><div>1 Tbl. good-quality chili powder</div><div>1 tsp black pepper</div><div>1 tsp dry mustard</div><div>4 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese</div><div>1 1/2 cups dried elbow macaroni, cooked</div><div>Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish</div><div><br /></div><div>Directions:</div><div>1. Cook the bacon, crumble, set aside</div><div>2.Add a little oil to the pan if needed, then add the onion. Cook the onion for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.</div><div>3. Add the garlic and continue cooking until the onion is soft and lightly browned, about another 5 minutes</div><div>4. Add the flour and mix well. Cook for 2 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a simmer, stirring often. Then add the milk, chili powder, pepper, and mustard</div><div>5. Return the soup to a simmer while stirring occasionally. Cook for 3 minutes. Add cheese and bacon and continue cooking and stirring until well blended, about 4 minutes. Add the macaroni and return to simmer. Remove from heat and serve with parsley garnish.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was DE-LISH</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-91735267133018009442010-09-27T15:18:00.000-07:002010-09-27T17:15:40.918-07:00Things I LOVE and am GRATEFUL for1. My hubby-duh, he's amazing<div>2. Books-I just got done reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and truly loved it, right before that I read The Kite Runner and right before that Mockingjay, all very good books, currently reading: These is my Words, CANT get enough of books!</div><div>3. My family-don't worry this is in no particular order..hahahha</div><div>4. My friends-I wish I could see them all more!</div><div>5. My job-even though it can get a little boring or tedious at times, there's always an adventure here and there to keep me going-gotta love projects</div><div>6. Food-wow, does that sound like a fatty of me or what?! BUT i do love good food, that's why I really want to check out this El Salvadorian place on Center, this Peruvian place by the mall, and this French Bakery off of State, oh and learning new recipes is always wonderful</div><div>7. Traveling (see, I told you this wasn't in any particular order, if it was..this would be close to number one ;) Yes, I'm a fanatic, My goal is to go to every country in the world-HA yeah right, who does that? BUT I definitely have travel dreams to go to many other countries I haven't been to yet..I know my husband is rolling his eyes as he reads this, but yes, seeing places I've never seen before and are interesting to me, truly fascinates me. Estoy super animada para Disneyland and Texas!!</div><div>8.Learning-I'm very thankful I got my education, but I truly love learning new things. I try to listen to NPR every day so I can listen in on all the appealing things they talk about, I also try to catch up on MSN and YAHOO to see what the latest news story is. I would love to take night classes on random things but that's not really in the cards right now</div><div>9. The Gospel-ok this one would definitely be close to number 1, obvio, but I'm sincerely grateful and deep down happy because I have the true gospel of Jesus Christ in my life and I reap from the blessings of living it everyday. Conference this weekend! Everyone should watch!</div><div>10. Blogging, aka blarging, as Robert would put it, I truly believe every single one of my friends should have a blog, honestly, why shouldn't they have a blog??</div><div>11. Being in good shape-As much as I'm not in good shape right now, I remember when I was and I truly miss it, I need to get off my fanny and go to the gym more often-don't worry-I plan to go right after I leave this post. I read an article on Drew Carey and how he lost 75 pounds or something, he looks like a new person! Working out is something I'm def. a fan of.</div><div>12. Movies-OK so I love movies, more like..I love to see movies, I usually don't like seeing a movie more than once unless its something amazingly entertaining like "Hitch" with charmer Michael Weston or "It's a Wonderful Life"-my fav, but viewing a good movie for the first time is always something to splendor...which reminds me, we're seeing the Facebook Movie on Friday and I am excited! I truly think this movie will do really well since ALMOST everyone can relate to it, no?</div><div>13. Music-gets me goin, what can I say?Especially hip hop or anything with a good beat, oh and I do miss my calling as a relief society pianist, it allowed me to have a keyboard ;-0</div><div>14. GAMES! So fun and I love collecting them! Very much a game oriented fam</div><div>15. I can go on, but I won't..but whatev, if I think of anything else, I'll just add it, gotta</div><div> LOVE LIFE :) </div><div><br /></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-90026094108225741862010-09-15T15:37:00.001-07:002010-09-16T14:52:25.645-07:00YAY for PATTY<div>Wow, it has been waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long since I blogged, what is my prob bob? I dunno..all I know is that it is definitely that time and I know all of you are SO excited, ha, all 5 of you that read this blog, but anyway.... SO, I dedicate this blog to Patty, AKA Natty, AKA Natalie Crabb Lalone. She is pretty much like my sister, SO my parents and I went out to her graduation back in July. This was also a BIG deal for Patty because she was the first to graduate in her immediate family (well..her other immediate family) I didn't have a camera since the camera we own was in PA so I had to rely on other peeps to take pics (which by the way-I've definitely learned to hate doing because you never get the pics back OR you end up getting them months later and it doesn't fit into sequence with your blogging but whatev) She graduated in general studies from BYU-Idaho and so my rents and I took a little trippy trip up to Idaho so that we could celebrate with her and her hubber and her sonner. It was also fab times because I got to see mi hermano Rhetty poo as well! What a great bro.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>One thing I do have to say that I thought was quite annoying was that we weren't aloud to clap or scream when Patty walked across the stage!! What up with that? I know they are trying to keep the spirit strong there on campus and I do fully agree that having the spirit on campus is very important, BUT I also believe that during a joyous celebration such as: a graduation, I believe people should be more than welcome to scream and yell when you're loved one crosses the stage! I hope I'm not struck with a lightening bolt now that I've said that, but I just think that occasion is too happy to sit down and be quite instead of voicing your enthusiasm for the person graduating. Anyway, GO PATTY, I just LOVE America because we find any way possible to celebrate (especially Mormons) which having fun is my specialty :)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeGW7CZjif_sMR9TNkfgrWp6hwTqHCi01c86D8JnAckfvQQKt7ILHCPS9DKQXQCTGhb2XQE210C4LQsHmmbMwfndmFqyoLr3g-O4w_dtNsMTf470Juddv4St5-fB_QgF6gah9C2p-bfQ/s1600/crystal-double+chin,+natty,+john,+hyrum,+mom+in+bookstore.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeGW7CZjif_sMR9TNkfgrWp6hwTqHCi01c86D8JnAckfvQQKt7ILHCPS9DKQXQCTGhb2XQE210C4LQsHmmbMwfndmFqyoLr3g-O4w_dtNsMTf470Juddv4St5-fB_QgF6gah9C2p-bfQ/s320/crystal-double+chin,+natty,+john,+hyrum,+mom+in+bookstore.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517283130931279538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Um...why do I have a double chin here? Earth to Crystal-Go to the gym</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByU7GmKml9SBKR8Zg-w8l2yZhPmt9wNk9N8h9lfwWGtRpPiAhur0M6Qkcno1A-nKMV1twhBr9DEvgASZCEQ54_VyTznelriIPx5nW2X3Lzao-G6v4Hnpefr-OqNTvjmyZoyeo4LMi3XM/s1600/hyrum+and+my+mom.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByU7GmKml9SBKR8Zg-w8l2yZhPmt9wNk9N8h9lfwWGtRpPiAhur0M6Qkcno1A-nKMV1twhBr9DEvgASZCEQ54_VyTznelriIPx5nW2X3Lzao-G6v4Hnpefr-OqNTvjmyZoyeo4LMi3XM/s320/hyrum+and+my+mom.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517283123558009618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My mom has an obsession with this pic because she thinks she ALWAYS takes bad pics and this one is good but whatev, she looks good in all of em, don't believe her</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEASr-RbCznWiBh12qCW1VbdW9gC5PWl8siylUDkU_L7d5UNCw6UFEWdIMGzkgdbgwOazTLnRRMyv0IT0NIhIZvGvhvF1Y6-Mk9vtxgh9-k4As3k66Xyt3t0W66Vi_VrGhUYPCiGPfqg8/s1600/natty+and+the+rents.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEASr-RbCznWiBh12qCW1VbdW9gC5PWl8siylUDkU_L7d5UNCw6UFEWdIMGzkgdbgwOazTLnRRMyv0IT0NIhIZvGvhvF1Y6-Mk9vtxgh9-k4As3k66Xyt3t0W66Vi_VrGhUYPCiGPfqg8/s320/natty+and+the+rents.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517283113154730930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Natty and the rents</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFLsQ26yfUNg7B5ITWYryaNbCIk0kNk6QpmGz1WpwJHNPx8aG3p1wRGA7BEPIfdO3yVZKKES6tQuJRBMz6A15kQfuibh9VSXwLc31UUYjYbvY5cvbt4QuL4-iZEVgFb0N6_d0W9weEfE/s1600/me+natty+and+rhett+2nd.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFLsQ26yfUNg7B5ITWYryaNbCIk0kNk6QpmGz1WpwJHNPx8aG3p1wRGA7BEPIfdO3yVZKKES6tQuJRBMz6A15kQfuibh9VSXwLc31UUYjYbvY5cvbt4QuL4-iZEVgFb0N6_d0W9weEfE/s320/me+natty+and+rhett+2nd.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517282426607927458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rhett looks SO excited to be in this pic</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOeXCjf2KRpXIIxfLKryXTfnj_0DRDHPVaQ5d8NtIKZTg1xCkpOa8inw0m8OJTEPgfOmLqVPawDKeMSSEY7SYqyzhztao9Ho1XJHVecEdlQl8vQXEoIqDPj_KsNtP3OLyz8yapJ6bipy8/s1600/me+at+natty%27s+graduation+with+speaker+background.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOeXCjf2KRpXIIxfLKryXTfnj_0DRDHPVaQ5d8NtIKZTg1xCkpOa8inw0m8OJTEPgfOmLqVPawDKeMSSEY7SYqyzhztao9Ho1XJHVecEdlQl8vQXEoIqDPj_KsNtP3OLyz8yapJ6bipy8/s320/me+at+natty%27s+graduation+with+speaker+background.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517282413382832402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">OK I posted this pic because I think its hilar that my mom always wants to get pictures of the speakers even if she doesn't remember their names or what they talked about at graduations..(hence..the speaker in the background)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cnhnfqTT4i0xpmw74BVEakckxxpaD9W-bMiNQc156pfBOrpHdRyHXvSrOGbW_UOKH8kfJ89LmPnT16iVGsZS763zowmEfnJPjkmYZ0HcjyqFzglJ4mrQJ0rAFsMsHx7cQuHaV8vkM_E/s1600/natty+with+hyrum+up+on+stage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cnhnfqTT4i0xpmw74BVEakckxxpaD9W-bMiNQc156pfBOrpHdRyHXvSrOGbW_UOKH8kfJ89LmPnT16iVGsZS763zowmEfnJPjkmYZ0HcjyqFzglJ4mrQJ0rAFsMsHx7cQuHaV8vkM_E/s320/natty+with+hyrum+up+on+stage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517282402560399106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Natty brought Hyrum up on stage and I'm preeeetty sure that guy next to her doesn't apprec.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDwUc0JnyBhAgHloL3ejg6YVHIDw6J1opz10cWlnBhjbAWZduIB3zdJl2tQuuNw_Tm-AZwpRMIOgdmsre1KiJQBC-fKJZlCPNPnmmILpjmqhPeGe5WwWP_yyZbfwrYagTLl_WQqGZ26I/s1600/me+and+natty-me+biting+my+lip.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDwUc0JnyBhAgHloL3ejg6YVHIDw6J1opz10cWlnBhjbAWZduIB3zdJl2tQuuNw_Tm-AZwpRMIOgdmsre1KiJQBC-fKJZlCPNPnmmILpjmqhPeGe5WwWP_yyZbfwrYagTLl_WQqGZ26I/s320/me+and+natty-me+biting+my+lip.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517282395906765298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Why am I biting my lip? Natty is soo animada</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOW6Km0_ZGscwbf4NoaXwf_TkIAsXY-Ban_IytoyNMOyclvBT8DOzcMmbS1PFI-OZvLxXtmNROhxw3kNY6rMUYljIjuMGElwYtYcNLbb8_zxfbGohIftX3QZCTKNdxz4KUIJmn7GM23o/s1600/me+and+natty-me+closing+my+eyes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOW6Km0_ZGscwbf4NoaXwf_TkIAsXY-Ban_IytoyNMOyclvBT8DOzcMmbS1PFI-OZvLxXtmNROhxw3kNY6rMUYljIjuMGElwYtYcNLbb8_zxfbGohIftX3QZCTKNdxz4KUIJmn7GM23o/s320/me+and+natty-me+closing+my+eyes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517282377668104194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And..why are my eyes closed? Natty just wanted to show her camptodactyly, it is a medical condition..a very serious and contagious one in fact..</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-23872273299788118232010-08-30T19:27:00.001-07:002010-09-15T15:27:47.183-07:00Our One Year Anniversary Road Trip!<div>SO since Randall and I didn't have the opportunity to spend our one year anniversary together right on the 15th of August, we got to celebrate together 5 days later by taking an awesome road trip!! IT WAS FAB! Our first day, I met him in Cleveland and we drove a couple of hours to Toledo where we stayed at Maumee Bay! We stayed at this cute lodge that was gorgeous and right on Lake Erie! </div><div><br /></div><div>The next day we had a long haul to Omaha, Nebraska so we had to get going on the road. We had a great time talking, singing, and laughing in the car-great times! When we got to Omaha we were SO excited to hear that the Winter Quarters Visitor Center was still open until 9 pm! SO we made a little pit stop and got the grand tour of the neat little visitors center they have there. We also went to the grave site they have there because we think it had a few of our ancestors! SO that was an awesome little pit stop we made. That night we ate a really good pizza place named "Sam and Louie's" even though Randall pronounced it Sam and Louis' ha! very funny. It was SOO good, I wish they would put one in Provo but that's probably not going to happen. </div><div><br /></div><div>The next day we hit the road bright and early again but we made a little detour and went to Mount Rushmore!! It was sooo fascinating and I was really happy we had that opportunity to go see this. We walked around and took some pretty pictures and then watched an informative movie about the making of it. After that, we headed to Casper, Wyoming and relaxed in the nice hot tub at the hotel. </div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning, we made the long haul back to Provo, UT. Oh, but don't worry, we got a nasty flat tire on the way back and had to stop in Rock Springs to get 4 new tires! Our tires were totally shot! Entonces, we had to drive on a spare from a little way out of Casper all the way to Rock Springs! Quite a while! So, we finally made it back to Provo and we arrived just in time to go see Toy Story 3!! We had advanced free tickets but we were scared we would run out of time before it left the good theater, but we were able to see it and it was the perfect way to end our WAY fun one year anniversary road trip together. LOVE my hubber.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJiisJQYPzQRk7ivQeyZyB63kCzSei6lV7b5ktCi_aQPToeWYlEn0n_FjhKSPxownow2VaNsA6A6U7WCV_qM4ieBC9ybG9EYIOBNfudi0dMOK_mEbOGIPwxgXb6A504v6jLnu0KPU-BA/s1600/DSCN4114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJiisJQYPzQRk7ivQeyZyB63kCzSei6lV7b5ktCi_aQPToeWYlEn0n_FjhKSPxownow2VaNsA6A6U7WCV_qM4ieBC9ybG9EYIOBNfudi0dMOK_mEbOGIPwxgXb6A504v6jLnu0KPU-BA/s320/DSCN4114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511724835355170386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">OOOh look at that wata!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLRVSEMY6T7LNyCix4Fb5AY2GS7CCq55zxlOm15i_aB93uwDW3GvyeAJl-tOAgdx7tRr7QhwwA8V1uPGjqqGiNrU6cneFK-lPlgg-jM8gCkKQhloUotnIQtiT3xA_lqoVjTIM6gKSWg4/s1600/DSCN4115.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLRVSEMY6T7LNyCix4Fb5AY2GS7CCq55zxlOm15i_aB93uwDW3GvyeAJl-tOAgdx7tRr7QhwwA8V1uPGjqqGiNrU6cneFK-lPlgg-jM8gCkKQhloUotnIQtiT3xA_lqoVjTIM6gKSWg4/s320/DSCN4115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511724823496405778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">SUCH a pretty sun set plus I like this pic bc I look somewhat skinny</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitne40hSYOEB0EdmJXxH4zk7V5TbUo6waibDvs2v8m27u9_uj5vDxMMGnFIFrnB7wj0ulKMZXpb5Fyd7DrNU0phVPAkgzGylF7ZQ8hiWc3f6SFQqTAPEB-Dw-BlTdTnzbwk_ex3uc4n7Q/s1600/DSCN4117.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitne40hSYOEB0EdmJXxH4zk7V5TbUo6waibDvs2v8m27u9_uj5vDxMMGnFIFrnB7wj0ulKMZXpb5Fyd7DrNU0phVPAkgzGylF7ZQ8hiWc3f6SFQqTAPEB-Dw-BlTdTnzbwk_ex3uc4n7Q/s320/DSCN4117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511724815042801458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ahh bunner</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ2YR-peYKHMc636Fr14v_2BSyMwV947MS-69SeaAO66gTKGenmV0Zj-COWPp8sZGwbmKT4-ldfW-fBsp4BTjPaQnge8fr9477rdZXoR3IuAKt_GbscrjeBbSC1Yba7rNTK3ZUF58euY/s1600/DSCN4120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ2YR-peYKHMc636Fr14v_2BSyMwV947MS-69SeaAO66gTKGenmV0Zj-COWPp8sZGwbmKT4-ldfW-fBsp4BTjPaQnge8fr9477rdZXoR3IuAKt_GbscrjeBbSC1Yba7rNTK3ZUF58euY/s320/DSCN4120.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511724806610299298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Winter Quarters! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3W-siuUwf3rrhM0XRs4c8NRMunp38sDEWcyhhd68jtA4e1Vxski6cXMYlhWHUBd3mMrKqvUoBW6XVG9WJa5sEJPF0pvSnhO3t_ICdDQLgxytdAS9fDJrAA-9Baa_33VWPMhfnajZDZc/s1600/DSCN4121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3W-siuUwf3rrhM0XRs4c8NRMunp38sDEWcyhhd68jtA4e1Vxski6cXMYlhWHUBd3mMrKqvUoBW6XVG9WJa5sEJPF0pvSnhO3t_ICdDQLgxytdAS9fDJrAA-9Baa_33VWPMhfnajZDZc/s320/DSCN4121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511724794355401650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look it's Brigham Terry! Maybe we should name our first son Brigham?? No? Yes? Who wouldn't want to name their child Brigham</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2V3Xc4DvaA6967vWWcQArgrBvhvtgaI-p2cAcTWT6tnCEG5yXNxCIT3qfksOaljKIVeJ_kxtUxHovM0QJtuB6Fo5le9RY4-a_eXxiSmyK2KWZ8sE1WxG0iOUCVLvEMW3mO25xZvq6co/s1600/DSCN4119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2V3Xc4DvaA6967vWWcQArgrBvhvtgaI-p2cAcTWT6tnCEG5yXNxCIT3qfksOaljKIVeJ_kxtUxHovM0QJtuB6Fo5le9RY4-a_eXxiSmyK2KWZ8sE1WxG0iOUCVLvEMW3mO25xZvq6co/s320/DSCN4119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511721760794642210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love this sculpture because it truly depicts what the pioneers had to do to get to Winter Quarters</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJab48WjUZNH2Ze_8MhpEoYjFdzVpseP0NXm3fc1cFyfLPOK9WZOyd7zlW0QXETVImaMBpnGOVLeacK2ZT1BibDTr631AFF5cAo7pJlci8brTlCMM9Ctlu7rvvRg97D0_sWDCMvFNu8A/s1600/DSCN4123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJab48WjUZNH2Ze_8MhpEoYjFdzVpseP0NXm3fc1cFyfLPOK9WZOyd7zlW0QXETVImaMBpnGOVLeacK2ZT1BibDTr631AFF5cAo7pJlci8brTlCMM9Ctlu7rvvRg97D0_sWDCMvFNu8A/s320/DSCN4123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511721747818148242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I marvel</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiel_8n0pDgZUGGkxEgK7XJ0elLePotD43DRZFp8IU6_-JFnWgiNPVaOe1aYPGy44MwhBrRmEA4Sezi-E8f7EkLhPku9IaDtWVtJ7V7LAgrr8ssxOQ2C_PrXo8S3wlN3wCTsoBEFEViX04/s1600/DSCN4126.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiel_8n0pDgZUGGkxEgK7XJ0elLePotD43DRZFp8IU6_-JFnWgiNPVaOe1aYPGy44MwhBrRmEA4Sezi-E8f7EkLhPku9IaDtWVtJ7V7LAgrr8ssxOQ2C_PrXo8S3wlN3wCTsoBEFEViX04/s320/DSCN4126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511721735445520290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">BIG faces! So they look really big but they really don't seem big as you scroll down to the next picture...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidim3y2Vlr4buOfrJmqUEe083XIGfXc6xCBUJFqxn96wZWwB9ik9BwQQEndnwYhx3STUzuUWQZw-3BYffCh1WzUeMHzPrTYkeXxIciU_rSbY44YxTo7-hxw1y0rLqUK8kT6Ft0QgfRIk4/s1600/DSCN4129.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidim3y2Vlr4buOfrJmqUEe083XIGfXc6xCBUJFqxn96wZWwB9ik9BwQQEndnwYhx3STUzuUWQZw-3BYffCh1WzUeMHzPrTYkeXxIciU_rSbY44YxTo7-hxw1y0rLqUK8kT6Ft0QgfRIk4/s320/DSCN4129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511721727011485746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">TINY faces! Great times at Mt. Rushmore!!</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-25368037141868518942010-08-16T17:37:00.000-07:002010-08-16T18:38:10.372-07:00Crystal's 1 year Amazing Book Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-vv_owOXUP8cKi70h1YDOVNFkiHuBtQNK8IuyxXujzB77swmR7ki9SeoiurJaw9FnN4ZJtYvA9JaeUYEScnE_n6fhu9sWVagEIYJxXKKFjDg2Adpsb5pKtn5vKaAv8XBlcsfl7t2_FY/s1600/books_1.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-vv_owOXUP8cKi70h1YDOVNFkiHuBtQNK8IuyxXujzB77swmR7ki9SeoiurJaw9FnN4ZJtYvA9JaeUYEScnE_n6fhu9sWVagEIYJxXKKFjDg2Adpsb5pKtn5vKaAv8XBlcsfl7t2_FY/s320/books_1.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506146220205397618" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>SO this past year I have read some pretty dang good books if I say so myself and I'm going to write a very short(ok..medium) review for each of them so I can remember how much I liked, disliked or didn't really care for the book. I LOVE READING. I'm going to be honest though, my opinion on most books is that the beginning of a book is like a trial..it pretty much sucks and you don't understand why you have it, or in the books sense, you don't know why the author picked this beginning because its so slow and sometimes confusing....but as you go through the book and work at it, or like a trial, you get through it and learn from it, it becomes much much better and the ending is successfully learning from your trial or in the books sense, enjoying the book because the author finally gets to the point and makes the very slow boring beginning worthwhile or in a gospel sense, the Lord allows you to learn from the Trial and molds you into becoming a better person. Deep? I know, ..ha! yeah right, but I really do think that's a good analogy..., I'm also going to try and go in order from when I started reading all these books--about a year ago, oh and WARNING, if you don't want to read all the reviews..there is a lot, then just skip to the books you haven't read and maybe I'll convince you to read them or.. run from them<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Deception Point</span>-This was a very interesting book. Like I said earlier, the beginning to me was a bunch of words all bunched together on a page, but as I read on, of course the storyline got more interesting and the puzzle pieces came together, the climax is amazing and the plot is very unique. I would recommend it, especially to those Dan Brown fans.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">The Actor and the Housewife</span>-This book is a crack up. If you want a good laugh, but also a good cry, be sure and read this book. I LOVE it. So witty and fun, if you're Mormon, you'll understand a lot of the setting of the main character Becky, but if you're not Mormon, you should read it to understand more of what Mormon housewives do..even though I think she has a little bit more of an extravagant life than most Mormon house wives...I really did ball my eyes off though..that is a warning. It might offend some Mormons as well with how overboard she goes with her relationship with Felix, but it's fiction! It's not real, so whatev.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">The Last Lecture</span>-Pretty much everyone should read this book before they die. SUCH an amazing story of a very impressive man that learned a lot in life and passed this knowledge on. I think I pretty much cried every 5 minutes but then again..I cry in like every book and movie...MUST READ</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">The Goose Girl</span>-So when one of my close friends asked so "what is this book about?" I said, "Well...its about a princes that talks... with.... animals-BUT-it's really good!" Ha, that does sound funny now that I say it, but the book was just presh. Of course its original plot was by the Brothers Grim but I really think Shannon Hale turns this book into a creative fairy tale making you so consumed in each chapter. So WHO CARES if she talks with animals?! Power to the princess.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Princess Academy-</span>This book is also by Shannon Hale, yes, I was on a Shannon Hale kick for a while, go me. But anyway, this book was very well written and definitely had you taken in at once. This book also got that gold medal award (I can't remember what that's called) so obvio it must be good. I especially like the main character and her lover boy..its like they're childhood sweethearts, but I guess literally they are because its not like they get that old by the end of the book, maybe 18 years? even younger? Cute book fo sho</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">The Thirteenth Tale-</span>Amazing story! This was another book that had a very slooooooow beginning, but as you got more into it, the more addicted you became to read it because the whole time, a lady is telling the story of her life, and every part she adds is like adding a little more frosting on the cake and makes the ending one of the best endings I've ever read with how much you figure out the tale and why the story the lady told was so peculiar. It left you in awe.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">The Hunger Games-</span>Pretty much one the best books I've ever read, if you haven't read it, I don't know why I'm friends with you, ha, j/k! But seriously, I think I read this book in like a couple of days because I couldn't put it down, and it wasn't just he way Susan Collins wrote the book, it was the actual storyline and how enthralling it was. Katniss is one brave girl, I'm pretty sure I would have been slapped in the face on the first day in the arena and probably would have fallen down dead. I seriously can't wait for the movie. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Catching Fire</span>-SO obviously, the sequel, a little disappointed in Susan Collins for the lack of creativity, but whatev, all power to her for making such a good book, it didn't matter how unoriginal the 2nd book was, cuz I'm sure she still made millions. But of course with her writing style still pulls you into the dark hole of reading non-stop, and the ending was kinda confusing, BUT it definitely gets you pumped for Mockingjay!!! Can't wait my peeps.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">The Help-</span>OH MY GOSH, this book is so good! I loved this book, the book was not only innovative in it's writing style, but let you witness what black maids had to go through back in the early 1960's and how one courageous educated girl could help make the difference for a lot of these black maids. I guess it makes sense why it was on the New York Best sellers list. Go Help!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Three Cups of Tea</span>-Um..couldn't get through it, probably got through the first chapter and then it was due at the library...wasn't worth the late fee..no siree, maybe if I was a history major..or liked non-fiction books better..i dunno, I guess this book shouldn't be on this list as well since I didn't technically finish it...ah whatev.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">The Lost Symbol</span>-Very intense book. Again, couldn't get into it at the beginning, I could still see how it was interesting but it didn't entice me like Davincii Code. However, I knew it would eventually get there because my hubster read it and said it definitely got better, so I kept reading and OMG I couldn't believe some of the stuff in there!! Very exciting, very on the edge stuff, will make a very good movie, you better believe it. Makes me want to go to D.C.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Dear John</span>-As most of you know, Nicholas Sparks' books are of course.. romance books, but not the raunchy kind you get at used book stores, it's cute love dove stories that make you want to puke-I mean--wonder at this kind of mumbo jumbo..but this book--to my astonishment was actually one of my more favorite books by Nicolas Sparks. It was interesting because you learned a lot about autism and what its like to have an autistic family member. The ending was sooooo sad, but maybe for the best? This is probably bad or low of me to say, but I liked the movie ending better, even though the movie did not follow the book that well at all, just like most of his books that are turned into movies end up being, but I guess you'll only understand this if you've read the book and seen the movie. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Best Friends Forever-</span>I read this book because I had finished my other book and would be flying all day so I definitely needed some reading material. This book was.....interesting and hard to describe. I didn't like that she made the characters swear a lot and there was some pretty crude things that happened that I didn't apprec. so much, but it was just a very different book, the style, the writing, the storyline, all very different--I think because the storyline was semi-interesting and because she's a very good author, it did make it hard to put down. That's all I'm going to say on that.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">The Guernsey and Potato Peel Pie Society-</span>This was an.............interesting book. I don't know how to describe it, it was EXTREMELY hard to get into because you didn't know who was who or who was friends with who and what exactly was going on until half way through the book since it was all written in letter format which I'm not a big fan of..but ya know. By 3/4 of the way through, I really got to know the characters, and some of the stories from WWII were very sad, but interesting. The ending is soo cute, it almost makes it worthwhile trudging through that book to see the very last letter written. Its cute and pretty witty :)</div><div><br /></div><div>SO-there you have it! My one year book review! Averaged about one book a month..could do better, but I'll get o.. I've enjoyed almost all these books and hopefully you guys have or will soon :) If you have any other book recommendations that I'm definitely missing out on, please let me know!! I want to hear! 8 days til Mockingjay!</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090095645413373748.post-13730309539430216242010-08-15T11:23:00.000-07:002010-08-15T11:36:40.894-07:00I can't believe it's been a year!!<div>Well I just wanted to say Happy Anniversary to my hub bub Randall and to myself. We are awesome! We just completed one year of marriage together and it flew by! (must have been fun) Its just so crazy to me! It was really cute because he vicariously-through a friend- left pink roses (my fav) on my porch so when I got home from grocery shopping, they were right there! So presh! Its special days like these that make me so grateful I did not meet my husband on the Bachelorette, true love all the way baby! It really is a shame that we have to be apart from each other on this blessed day but I will see him this Friday when I meet him in Ohio and I am SOOO excited!! We will then make our little road trip back and celebrate our one year of marriage together :) We're even making a pit stop in Mt. Rushmore!! SWEET! Oh, and we don't have the top of our cake but I'm sure my mom will get that out to us somehow..whether we eat it or not..that's another story.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0Xxn322JUOf9giUHEZaUzN76qegei0AJf8y7bETvaCzYhlLitT8FNqkzJMcbClrygwLGSvQ4J0TPl3LDLmQSgB336hyphenhyphenq07pFuilz-LTNPIXVFKkakyYF349rQv4ei_8qeDA0QQzFLPA/s1600/C+Rwedding-1198.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0Xxn322JUOf9giUHEZaUzN76qegei0AJf8y7bETvaCzYhlLitT8FNqkzJMcbClrygwLGSvQ4J0TPl3LDLmQSgB336hyphenhyphenq07pFuilz-LTNPIXVFKkakyYF349rQv4ei_8qeDA0QQzFLPA/s320/C+Rwedding-1198.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505706332759960786" /></a>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575918046504434852noreply@blogger.com6