Has it really been 3 months!?

I can't believe how long it has been since I've updated this. I wish I had a great excuse, but I don't...just being lazy and a little busy. But I will make up for lost time now. I pretty much just went through all the pictures on my computer from the last time I posted till now and picked a few to share to catch you up with whats been going on.

It seems like forever ago, but in July we got to go and see Wicked. It was SO AMAZING! I had been listening to the soundtrack for a long time and already loved the music but the show was even better than I expected. My brother in law and sister in law Stew and Robyn came down from Utah and went with us, and my sister in law Jen. We of course had dinner first at Oregano's. Here are a few pictures from dinner...

And here's Chris doing what he does best...

Me and Jen before the show.
Here's the stage

This is Robyn so excited for it to start

And me and Chris

Lately I have been really into trying to get my food storage. There is a new store in Chandler that has so much stuff. Its right down the street from my salon so I go when I have a break and need to kill time. I think my favorite thing I have tried from there is their taco "meat"...its a vegetable protein flavored to taste like ground taco meat, and it really does. I've also done a little bit of canning too. Here is some spaghetti sauce and salsa.

We also sold our truck this summer. We bought it when Chris was working in construction and he needed it. Since then, we decided that it was too big and expensive so we wanted to sell it. Chris posted it on Craigslist on a Saturday and sold it on the following Monday. I thought I would be so happy, but I was actually sad to see it go. I still kinda miss it but I know we will have another truck one day.

In August we helped with our wards youth conference. Here is Chris helping with one of the activities. The kids had to jump over the beam that Chris was helping to control.

This is me and my friend Kim at the service project.

Our group was in charge of doing a deep clean of a dance studio owned by a family in our ward. It was so great to see the kids not only willing to clean, but happy to be serving too.

Later in August, I went to Seattle with my sister to visit my brothers. We had so much fun spending time with them and their families. Our trip also overlapped with my parents trip there so we were able to have most of our family together for some of the trip. I took tons of pictures but can't find any of them right now except this one...

We went to the beach one day to take some family pictures together and walked by this wedding. I saw these two standing by each other and whispered to my brother that I hoped this was the father...then they started kissing so I knew it was the groom. We walked far enough away to sneak a picture. It wasn't till I got to blow it up that I noticed her shoes...great for your wedding day or a day of fishing! I laughed pretty hard over it.

This past weekend we went to my parents for conference. We had a great day listening to conference and spending time together. In the late afternoon, we went out and threw a football around and tried to fly a kite (I think it was broken cuz we couldn't get it up at all!). The weather has been so beautiful and it was so nice to be able to go out and play and get some fresh air. I'm so glad that we can enjoy the outdoors again.

Anyway, I will try to post more pictures from Seattle if and when I find them. And I'll try to be better about posting more than once every three months this time. Hope everyone has a fun weekend planned. BYE!!

Are you kidding me?!?!?!?

I was watching TV just now and saw this commercial! I thought it was a joke but there is a website and everything. I just can't get over how ridiculous this is. Hope you enjoy!

Long Time, No BLOG!!

It has been a very long time since I've updated this. I've been so busy with school that I haven't had time to do much of anything. Yes we are alive and well, just busy. Chris just started back at school this month too...a job benefit for him. So today I had a few extra hours so I'm updating you all with whats been going on. This is going to be a very long post so make sure you make it all the way to the bottom. Hope you enjoy.

Christine

I always tease Chris about wanting to put make up on him but of course, he never lets me. So on Sunday, I took advantage while he was napping. Hope you enjoy!!

I would like to introduce you all to Christine!

Produce

Jen told me about this farmers market in Mesa that is SO AWESOME! Its on Main between Greenfield and Higley, I think. I've only gone once and I'm sad that its so far away. I got all of this....

.....for only $20!!

Utah

A few weeks ago, we went to Utah for one of our cousins wedding. We had so much fun! Because of Chris's new job, he can't take time off for a few more months. So I went up a day earlier than he did with his sister and her husband, Jen and TJ. I was cracking up with them the whole time..a little too much. So much, in fact, we missed our flight! It wasn't totally our fault though. Our flight was supposed to leave at 4. When we got there, we were told it had been delayed till 5. So we went to go eat but stayed close by. We went back to the gate before 5 and waited for a while. I eventually asked the guy what was going on with Salt Lake and he said it would be just a min. So we continued waiting. Eventually the plane started leaving and again asked the guy what was going on and he basically told us not to worry and pointed at the plane so we figured they had to move it for some reason. We again, we continued to wait. After a while he started to walk away so again questioned the status and he told us it had left! I don't understand why he didn't tell us it had already boarded when I asked him about it the first time! He said they called our names but none of us ever heard them. Long story short; they put us on another flight and we made it safe and sound. We had tons of fun being away. Jen and TJ were so good at taking care of us...knowing all that we had to spend on fixing our cars. Jen even bought me a new purse and I totally love it. It was a very early bday present. The coach outlet was having way too good of a sale to pass up. She was WAY TOO GENEROUS but I am so grateful and love it. The wedding was beautiful and I love being able to go to the Salt Lake temple. It was great to spend some time with the fam, especially our nieces. They are too cute and so funny. I love that they let me take so many pictures of them. If I get my camera out, they pose over and over again saying, "do a picture of me doing this!" over and over again. I got so many pictures of them, it was hard picking my favorites to post. So, be prepared for a total picture overload. Jen and I both get really camera happy...especially when we are together! They kinda got out of order when I uploaded them, so bare with me.

Ashley eating dinner Kaitlyn and Hailey posing

Kaitlyn eating dinner...I have a lot of dinner pics, but they are pretty cute!

Hailey

I KNOW Laurie is going to hate me for posting this one but its too funny to pass up. This is us showing off our "Utard" hair. I'm so good at ratting!This is us at the Lion House after the sealing. Jen went to the bathroom and practically came running out saying she had found the greatest spot to take pictures.... We got a little carried away and I swear we took probably 30 pictures here. Thank goodness for timers on cameras! The happy couple! doesn't her hair look great?

Here's my sexy man!

Me and Robyn!

The boys getting tired of pictures.

Us at the Temple

Love you, Jen!!!

Kaitlyn

Hailey

Addy, I love this face...

Ashley on the swings

TJ loved this sign so we had to get a picture of it.

Me and my Utard hair

and the front...

Here we are sad about our plane.

Another dinner one. (don't worry, there are only a few more pictures...you're almost there)

Here we are on the chairlift at the Apline slides.And getting ready to go on the coaster

And last but not least, Chris and I after the coaster.

I apologize for the lengthy post, I didn't realize how many pictures this was.

Swimming

We have gone to Jen and TJs a few times to go swimming and have so much fun with them. I took several pictures, but my camera was taking weird pictures and this was the best I could get. I'm so lucky to have great in-laws and especially lucky that they have a pool!

SAD DAY!!!!

We have had so many car problems this year. And not just one car but all three at the same time. I'm not gonna go into all the details but just know that it has sucked bad. Just so you get an idea....

After spending about 7 hours at the mechanic, I spent some time with my good friend, Lauren, who tortured me. She does laser hair removal and skin care treatments. I love her to pieces but its never a pleasant time in her salon!!! (Totally worth itthough!)

Show Low

For Memorial Day weekend, we got to head up to Show Low to stay with some friends at their cabin. It was a great escape from the heat and went by way too quickly. We tried going fishing but had no luck. The best part of that was stoping for fry bread...twice! What can I say, I'm just a fat girl who loves to eat!

Here's Chris playing pool and acting like a pro.

Since I'm SO not good at pool, I did what I know best...

Your truck might be TOO BIG if.....

...you need a step ladder to work on the engine!!!

Chris's Birthday!

Chris's birthday was just over a week ago and I'm finally getting around to posting about it. We had a gift card to the Melting Pot so we went there to celebrate and it was SO GOOD! I remembered to bring our camera but what I didn't realize is that the battery was at home charging. So the only pictures are on my phone and not so great. But we still had a great time. Then Sunday we had Dinner with Chris's mom, Monday with Chris's dad and then yesterday with my family. Its so fun getting to celebrate so many times, it makes birthdays last a long time. Yesterday was also Mother's day so He had to share his day....actually, both my dad and little brothers have birthdays coming up so we were celebrating all of them yesterday. I made the most beautiful and delicious chocolate cheesecake for it. You should all be jealous that you weren't there, but there are some leftovers for whoever wants some. It's very rich so I can't eat it all but wont waste it. So let me know if you want it :)

Anyway, school is basically done now and I'm so glad to get a little break. I just have one class over the summer so I only get a few weeks off, but it will be so nice! Hopefully I will have the motivation to get my house cleaned...it has been totally neglected all semester I feel like. I've been so busy and have probably neglected my family and friends too. But I think it will all pay off, I think I am going to be happy with my grades. Anyways, I gotta run for now. I'm going to try to work on the house work before work today. Have a great week!

YUCK!!!!

Tonight we came home to two of the ugliest visitors we have ever had at our front door....

It was so disgusting and I keep feeling like they are crawling on me. Needless to say, Chris is going to be spraying tomorrow morning. I'm trying to make this post look cute and it just doesn't seem right.

Watch out!!!

I hope none of you need your cars jumped around me, cuz I wont do it anymore...now that I'm the owner of a BENZ. Yep, never in my lifetime did I think I would own such a luxury vehicle, but I guess I was wrong. I guess when a car is as old as I am, it becomes affordable. Me on the other hand, I just get better with age!

I know I have been totally MIA for a while now, but I've been so busy with school, work and Chris that I just haven't had time to do much. I only have a few more weeks of the semester though and then I get just a little break before summer school starts. So just so you all know, I'm alive and well.

Surprise, surprise!!

Thank you everyone for your prayers in our behalf with Chris's job situation. He has finally found a new job and we are so excited. He is going to be starting on the 30th, so I think he's sad that he only has one more week off, but he is so happy to have a job again. So thanks again!

Now that its all over, I can tell everyone about Chris's surprise trip. Before he started working again, I wanted to go on a trip. So I called his dad and he agreed to fly us to VEGAS. I had his dad call him to invite us to go flying, so Chris just thought we were going to go up north and have lunch. I packed all our stuff and was able to sneak it on the plane without him noticing.

After we landed, a guy from the airport came to help us get all our stuff out and loaded it up in a van. He asked how long we would be there and Gary told him that it would be overnight. Chris was just totally just going with the flow and never questioned anything, even though his dad had said we would be there over night and we were unpacking luggage. I had to finally tell him that I was in on the whole thing; he still almost didn't believe me. He was totally surprised!

While we were there, we ate TONS of food! We had a buffet dinner at the Belagio and it was so good. I think my favorite thing that I ate was chocolate mousse, SO TASTY!! We also were able to see a show, Le Reve. Its one of the cirque du soleil shows. It was so cool but also kinda weird. We only did a little gambling, $11, and lost all of it. On Friday we did some shopping at the outlet mall but didn't really buy anything exciting. It was so great to get away and even better to be able to surprise Chris like that. Thank you so much, Gary and Debbie, for such a fun trip, we both had a fabulous time!!!



Then the day after we got home, Chris surprised me! I guess we got a coupon in the mail for new phones. We both got new blackberry storms for a smokin deal! They are so cool and I feel like all we have done since we got them is played with them. I still don't know how to even use a lot of the functions, its too fancy for my blood! I'm sure I am going to waste a lot of time with my new toy. Thanks BABY!!

This is what we have looked like since we got our new phones

And here's the phone, doesn't it look cool!?!?!

Not in my Benz

After leaving the store today, my car wouldn't start! I tried a few times but nothing would work (its definitely time for a new battery but haven't really had time to get one). There was a guy that walked right by me while I was trying to start it and didn't even stop to make sure I was ok. I finally got out to see if there was anyone in the parking lot that could jump it and the only person I saw was the jerk who didn't offer help. So I asked him if he wouldn't mind helping me jump my car and what does he say? "Not in my benz!" Can you freaking believe that?! Unwilling to help a woman in distress because it might hurt his precious benz! It wasn't even a really nice one, Get over yourself! Don't worry though, I was able to find someone else who was more than willing to help me out. I'm so glad that I don't have to deal with people like that all the time!

A good thing gone bad...

Yesterday, I decided it would be funny if we TP-ed Chris's sister Jen's house. We were out in the area and thought about how fun it used to be so we wanted to do it again. We did a drive by and the house was dark and Jen's car was gone, so we figured they were out. So we bought the cheapest toilet paper we could find and went to town. We were being so sneaky and were so proud of ourselves. We really didn't do all that much, plus it was windy so the toilet paper kept blowing away! We got in the car to make our get-away...only the car wouldn't start! Are you kidding me?!?!? Chris was feeling so mad but all I could do was laugh. We decided to call them to see how long they were going to be gone, only to find out that TJ was home sick. He had been home the whole time and had no idea we were there, and neither did the dog. We stayed and hung out for a while and Jen was nice enough to help us jump start our car. Needless to say we had to clean up the yard first. Although it was not the way we planned to end the evening, it was great to spend some time with them!

Here we are sad about our car

Now that I'm looking at the pictures, it really looks pathetic, but I promise it looked better than it does here. The wind really did keep blowing it away.