Griff and Rose meet their Uncle Duke

Even though we did not have church this past Sunday due to general conference, I still dressed Rosie in her Sunday best to meet her uncle Duke.




WARNING: THE FOLLOWING PICTURE IS THE CUTEST ROLLIE FACE YOU WILL EVER SEE IN YOUR LIFE.

























































Rose has no pictures with uncle Duke because she was just too scared of him. She hid between my legs pretty much the whole time. She just likes to sit back and observe (one of the main characteristics of sharpei's). She sounds like a big baby, but she'll be the first to rip the head off of anyone who messes with her family. Griff on the other hand wouldn't stop kissing his favorite uncle.play play play la la la



They always fight over who gets to sit on mommy's lap


Rose and Nana Nae

Rose and Papa Bruce (He can watch conference with his eyes closed!)

Wal Mart didn't have much cute boy stuff, so I plan on hittin up some thrift stores to find Griff a cute bow tie. Next Sunday Rosie is getting her nails painted :)
I have a cute video I want to put up but the thing keeps saying "Server interrupted. I am stupid, blah blah blah".

Hope you enjoyed my sweet pups!
*post to look forward to* Big Boy and Rosalee's first date!!

Happy 99TH Birthday Bug!

My little buggy turned a whopping 99 YEARS OLD on March 5th. He was born this day in the year 1910. He is a walking history book!!! He has seen all the Era's of fashion, cars, wars, EVERYTHING!!! So that day we had a little party for him. He was SO EXCITED, he kept asking my dad if he should wear is "good tie". He was checkin the clock every 2 minutes waiting for the party to start :)

This is him trying to read a birthday card a friend sent to him. Poor guy cant hear OR see anything. Even with strong prescription lenses and a huge magnification device he can only make out a few words.



BIRFDAY CAKE! Great story here.
After he blew out his candle, he says "WAIT! I HAVE TO MAKE A WISH!"
He then says,
"I wish.....(grumble grumble grumble).....(words we dont understand)...good will to all.....in the name of Jesus Christ..Amen."


In honor of my bug, I have a couple more pics to share that I havn't posted yet.

Friday afternoons I'de take him for a ride around the neighborhood in the wheel chair. Then we'd come back and watch for air planes. (he cant see how many fingers your holding up but he can spot an air plane 20,000 feet in the air? ya, I dont get it either)


When grandma falls asleep, I'de whip out a bucket of ice cream and let him HAVE AT IT! HE looooooooooves ice cream.







Happy Birthday my sweet buggy, your the greatest grandpa a granddaughter could ever wish for. I love you with all my heart! Love, your favorite grandchild ;)
I love you!

Rosalee and Griffin

Before I start this post, let me say this. I will not make anymore promises that I will post more often because I go through spurts of being really good and really bad... But what I can promise is I will do my best :) I would also like to recognize those who have been asking for a new post! I feel so loved!! I would also like to recognize you wonderful ladies who have come out and let me know you actually read my blog!! It makes me so warm and fuzzy inside when I get your comments, thank you thank you!!! ok on to the fun stuff.

Last Saturday, my darling Q and I wanted to do nothing but go out and spend the day together. He said we could do ANYTHING I wanted to! So, I chose to have lunch at Costa Vida, go shopping for house stuff, and visit a couple animal shelters around town. I just wanted to play with all the pubbies and kitties (if you havn't noticed I'm an animal LOVER!). I wanted to get another baby kitty so Charlee could have a friend while I was at work, but there were none to be found in the shelters.

I went home and got on Craigslist in hopes of finding a kitty that needed a home. As I was conducting my search, I saw a "for sale" add for 2 sharpei puppies. I wasn't looking for a puppy but I thought I'de click anyways. I FELL IN LOVE.... HARD... AND SO DID Q... We immediately called the foster parents and got to go visit the pups. We wanted to get just 1 but seeing how inseperable they were, we coudn't take them away from each other...so we got BOTH!! They are brother and sister. They were dropped off at the pound because their momma rejected them...anyways....

I am pleased to introduce to you our newest additions.
Meet Griffin "Griff"





Meet Rosalee "Rosie"

(she's a little camera shy)








Meet Rosie's Rolls

ARE THOSE NOT THE CUTEST ROLLIES YOU'VE EVER SEEN?!?! I LOVE THEM!!!

Here's some pics of the kids together
-the ride home




-bum rollies!




-sleepy time (I was asleep in the middle, but I obviously got up to take a picture)






(Griffs favorite ducky)

They are so much fun and are such HANDFULS! They can be partners in crime, worst enemies, and best friends :) They have such unique personalities that complement each other. Rose is a calm puppy, VERY protective of me and her brother, responds very well to commands, and is a cuddle bug. Griff on the other hand...well we're workin on him :) He's pretty much ADD and very wild. He lets Charlee chase and boss him around and his a BIG whiner. He is such a big baby! I just love both my little puppers!

The End :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Before I start, let me tell you that I LOVE Valentimes day. I love making cute Valentines cookies and remembering that I have a wonderful hubby. BUT I am also one that doesn't think valentines day is a day to do a bunch of expensive gift giving to your significant other because Vday is a day to celebrate the fact you even have someone to love and that you should celebrate together(with dinner or something) and not have the stress purposely trying to be romantic. Romance to me is spontaneous and not planned. Valentines day is like sex tax day. Its the same day every single year and no one looks forward to it because they know its coming and there's no way around it unless you want to get in trouble. With that said, let me tell you how I got spoiled this Valentines Day :)

My daddy got ME a bouquet of these beautiful peachy colored roses. He's always done a good job in the flower department. Thanks daddo I love them!!! My dad is great in the charming department to, For he does RANDOM rose delivers to!

Even though we all know the roses are for me, Charlee thinks they are all hers. She guards them. For real, she does. Kinda like I guard my pizza or chocolate...its an on going problem.

"AAAAWWWWWW!" HOW CAN YOU THINK SHE IS NOT THE CUTEST THING EVER?! if you dont think so, you can just get out of my blogs face. :crowd que: OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!!!!

She even SLEEPS next to her flowers and checks on them every few minutes to make sure their ok.

Later during the day me and the hubs got pedicures! Yes, Q loves pedicures and only a REAL man can admit that. He needed one REALLY BAD! He had moss growing on his big toe! (somewhat of an exaggeration but not really)...Oh ya, before the pedicure Q gave me this GINORMOUS card. "AWWW!"

Later in the evening we went on a threesome and/or "triple date" to California Pizza Kitchen (I recommend the Pesto Creme Pene. I'm Italian so you better listen to me cuz I know my stuff.biotch.) with 2 of Q's best friends Tyler and Mike. Hey ladies Mike is fresh off the mish and is scowling around Mesa for some cool mamasitas to chill with so right now we'll start the bid at $2.50. hummmmdiddlediddleheyeedumdiddle hey oh dedoodledoodlehey anybody want to bid $3? (If you dont get the hummdiddles that is the sound of me being an auctioneer)Here is Tyler,Q,and Mikey

Happy Valentimes Day everyone!

Have You Ever...

Have You EVer....
Had a rat tail?
Let alone have a rat tail ALL day and nobody tells you it's there?
I have, and I can prove it.


WTF that rat tail is HUGE!!! Thank GOODNESS I discovered it before I got served! I was thinking about braiding it. But then I didn't have enough time. I will next time for sure.

Have You Ever...
Met BIG FOOT?!
I have, and I can prove it.


YA, he almost smashed ALLI! Just before he ruined her beautiful face I swooped in with my rat tail and saved her from the beast! He is Dr. Glausers friend Chris. He's a cool dude who has way to much time on his hands. He hangs out with us orthodontic technicians AKA "assistants" pretty much all day every day. You'de think he'd bring us a sonic drink or something...

This is his foot compared to mine. WOOOOAH NELLY!!!!!
(see I told you I found my shox!:)


Peace, Love, Save the Whales

What I've Been Up To

alright alright i'll explain! I realize I have not posted for about 3 months...I feel so out of the loop and so overwhelmed because SO MUCH has happened these past few monthsthat I have been wanting to blog about. I have been so busy I havn't even got on the internet what so ever to even look at other blogs or check my emails. What could I have been so busy with you ask? well, I shall tell you, not in order tho cuz I cant remember the order.

Number 1. We have welcomed an unexpected addition to the family that I have been raising for exactly 3 months (half the reason I havn't had time to blog). My brother was at Chevron filling up his car when he noticed a box nearby and was hearing what sounded like a baby crying. He looked inside to sure enough find an abandoned baby girl. Not knowing what to do, my brother called me. To make a long story short, we made it work out to where Q and I have chosen to raise her. I have chosen the name Charlette Hazel Harvey, but we call her "Charlee" like "Charlie" but spelled more girly. I am so excited to have a sweet little baby of my own, although earlier than planned, she is a huge blessing. Here are some pictures of my sweet Charlee. drum roll please.....










This is Charlee just a few days after bringing her home. She was approximatelly 6-8 weeks old. Her furr was obviously pretty mangled and she had ring worm on her ears and feet from mal-nourishment, being in the cold, and just not being loved...


Heres a little bit about Charlee from the time we got her till now.Pay attention to the pictures, you can see as her furr darkens to black and how quickey she grows into here big ol'e ears and whiskers as she gets healthier.

You can tell she did not feel good, she looked so ill...


As Charlee grew healthier with each day, so has her personality. She loves to sit on daddy's shoulders ALL the time. I came home one day and Q was sweeping the floor with Charlee sitting on his shoulder like a little bird.





She also likes to stand on mommy's head when she's doing her make up! And I let her do it. I actually think Char makes a pretty nice hair accessory

She sleeps with mommy every single night, without fail. Since we've had Charlee, I've been waking up feeling a little fuzzy... OH thats right, thats because Charlee lays her little fluffy self completely across my face! I have yet to take a picture of this phenomina

Char is OBSESSED and I mean OBSESSED with water! She'll sit and watch the water drops fall from the sink and bath tub for as long as they keep dripping. When I take a bath she will GET IN and walk along my beautiful non-shaven legs. Probably because its just like walking along the beach on a sunny day. She also hops in the shower whenever I take one, which is about twice a month. *Crowd* EEEWWWWWWWW!`


Straight caught in the sink!

She absolutely threw the biggest TANTRUM when I tried to throw away her kitty food box. She argued it made a good transportation device. Yes, I carried her to the vets office twice in this thing along with an array of her favorite toys. She was the only kitty in there surrounded by 9 dogs. Shes so tough, she layed in my lap just sprawled out all relaxed like. When a dog came up to smell her, she non-chalantely looked at him and whacked him in the nose! I was so proud.

I had to bring her toys to the vet, otherwise she gets very bored.

This would be a great advrtisement for Lay Z Boy...or marijuana

Quick Story: Charlee is the CRAZIEST kitty I have EVER had in all my years of raising many kitties. She will climb up your pant leg and up your back for two reasons: 1. she wants to be held, which is ALL the time. or 2. She wants to chew on your hair and/or sit on your head. This is quite funny till she does it to STRANGERS. The relief society presidency came over today just to visit. Charlee was running around and climbing everything like usual. We were all laughing at her crazyness when I said "Well she's actually being pretty good right now, I'm suprised she hasn't jumped on your head yet!". They laughed, thinking I was joking when I realized I must have given Char the que, because at that exact moment Charlee came running through the living room, up the couch, and plopped right on top of the 2nd counsilors head! I was so embarrassed but couldn't help but laugh. theend.

Number 2. We bought a house that we have lived in for 2 weeks and are already moved in, decorated, and organized (for the most part). WHY ELSE WOULD THE RELIEF SOCIATY PRESIDENCY COME OVER?!? To visit the new members of course! This is the main reason I have not blogged in so long. We've kept our eye on the market since we've been married when one day we decided to get a little more serious about it. We found the house we wanted, got qualified for a loan in less than 24 hours, made an offer on the house the next day and closed on it a little over 3 weeks later. Ya, you wanna talk fast? I was pulling my hair out trying to get all the documents and crap we needed to try to close before Christmas. I immediately began painting, cleaning, and more painting my head off so that I wouldn't have to do any of it while we were moved in and had furniture everywhere.
Goodbye my sweet little guesthouse/aparment/barn/thing


Goodbye driveway

I'll admit, I got pretty teary eyed walking through the aparment for the last time. This is the place we started our life together and spent our first year of marriage. But needless to say I am also very happy to now be living in something that is more than 600 square feet.

By the way, we did NOT move to Queen Creek. We are only 5 miles away from where we lived before. I will never be able to leave my Mesa Bubble. I am just 4 minutes away from work and Red Mountain Campus of MCC. SOOO nice on time and gas!
The place was a foreclosure, but did not need a whole bunch of work like most foreclosures usually do. Its 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and in very good condition. The only big thing we had to do was replace the roof (which we have already done) and a few cosmetic things to fit my taste. Heres the house! I plan on ripping out the tree, planting grass, adding black shudders, planting toe parry trees on both sides of the right window, flowers, and making the cement walkway come straight out to the street with pavers along the side. Not for a while though. This isnt' the greatest pic cuz I took it on a rainy day. But still the potential is there!

Here's a little more about our new home!

See this beautiful sky? Doesn't it just make you want to have a pic-nic? Then come over and sit on my potty! I get the luxury of this view whenever I feel the urge to relieve myself...dont be jealousssssss


This is my ATTEMPT to paint the picnic worthy sky. My 10 foot ladder got in a tight spot, but I used my skills to correct it.

This guest bedroom is what sold me on the house. I knew it was THE ONE.
Inside of kitchen cabinets BEFORE

Inside of kitchen cabinets AFTER

I simply used my moms left over wall paper to line the filth nast cabinets! clever I know.
Before I end talking about the house my IN-LAWS DESERVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT!!!!! THANK YOU GUYS FOR HELPING US MOVE!!! seriously, they did EVERYTHING. I was asking them what I should be doing. Quentin and his dad moved all the big furniture all by themselves. My mother in law went back to our apartment and cleaned the whole thing while Meg(sis in law) and Hayden (bro in law) helped me out at the house organizing stuff. Because of their help, we moved all in ONE DAY!!! No you cant have them, they're mine.

There are a few more things I shall post about the house later, this is good for now.

Number 3. Q's 23rd Birthday

First off, I have the two CUTEST round cake platters I could have displayed the cake on but of course my head was up in my cloudy bathroom somewhere and I made a rectangular cake, therefore not being able to use my cute platters...?!? Second of all, arent you suppose to make two rectangular cakes and stack them??? and Third, arent you also suppose to write "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" on the cake rather than just "HAPPY DAY"? Not in my book, I felt that writing "HAPPY DAY" was better...actually, I didn't think I had enough room to write out "birthday". I guess I could have done B-DaY. whatevr.

Despite my nasterful cake, the "party" turned out great and like twenty something of our friends came! I was a little worried it wouldn't be a good turn out cuz it was a Tuesday night, but our dear friends came through! Thanks you guys for coming!!!
Here's a birthday song video. My favorite is the end of the video. Thanks Adam for bringing a little bit more joy to my life.

Number 4. Thatcher Claspell and Mikey D both came home from their missions from Hawaii. I've known Thatch my whole life and he is like a big brother to me. Here are two videos in honor of him. The first video is his Praying mantis impression and the second is his Chicken impression.enjoi.

I dont have anything in honor of Mike. Not even a picture. But what I can say in honor of mike is what an amazing person he is. Mike comes from a devout Catholic family and is the only one who has joined the church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). After high school graduation, Mike took the missionary discussions and one year later left and served a full time mission in Hawaii. WE LOVE YOU MIKEY! Well done.




Number 5. Back to work.
I was actually back to work before Q's birthday but whatevr. It was hard having two weeks off of work then having to go back bright and early.. During the two weeks I had off I had completely moved in and had been working on the house from 6 A.M. to 11 P.M. every day and was completely exauhsted by Monday. Not only that, I was ticked cuz I lost my favorite nike shocks that I wear to work every day. They dont hurt my feet and I feel like I'm walking on clouds. Like the ones in my bathroom, but fluffier. So I've been wearing the only other pair of tennee's I own. Is that snow?? Yes it is my friend. It was my turn to work in Pinetop last Friday, so I got to enjoy a bit of snow in my super cool Roo's. These things are decieving. Their cooshy sole's are actually the most uncomfortable things I've ever worn. My boss likes us to wear WHITE shoes and this is the closest I had to it haha!
UPDATE: I FOUND MY SHOCKS TODAY!!!! someone had put them in my HAT box in my closet. fools. It was probably my husband, because I would never put my precious shoes with my precious hats. He denies everything. Expected.


Well, I am sick of writing on this post. I am going to make a couple more posts right now and publish them all right now because I think each of them are worthy to have their own post. So please scroll down because there is MORE MORE MOOOOOOOOORE!!!!
adios.

My Spruce

This past Friday one of my very best friends, Kelsie Webster (Sprouse) was sealed in the Temple to her pretty cool hubs Adam. I had the wonderful opportunity to be one of the few to witness this special day with Kels. Tears welled up in my eyes as I heard the words said in the Temple that day as I began to remember my own sealing.
I am so proud of Kels. She has always been one of my most loyal friends. She's the kind of friend where you don't see them for two months but when you get together its like we've never parted. She is such a beautiful woman and I will always look up to her. I love you Spruce! Congratulations :)

HAPPY 49TH BIRTHDAY DADDO!

My daddo's birthday was sometime in January. I think the 16th. or 14th. Meh whatevr it was sometime this year. My daddy is my hero. Seriously tho, he is. He's taught me all the important things in life such as, how to make great sounding fart noises with your mouth, how to punch my brother (only when he deserves it tho), inappropriate jokes, an array of swear words and how to create your own by simply adding an object behind of the word "ass". For example: ass-lamp and ass-clown, just to name a few. Just kidding I made those up myself. I love you daddy, thanks for all you've done and continue to do for me :)
Oh p.s. my dad is a model for Bass Pro.

Charlee's Jar

K I did not want this post to be my first one back from being absent for 3 months but my computer is acting strange and wont let me publish the one I want to so please scroll down to the post titled "What Ive been Up To" to get a whif of what I've been doing. But onto this post.

I walked by the hutch in my living room one day to find Charlee enjoying her stay in my mothers jar.


she was pretty upset when I put the lid on it. Don't worry, I did away with the lid.

I Am Grateful For..

Ya I was NOT good at keeping up my blog this week and its already FWIDSE Monday again! So what I'm going to do is post a FWIDSE Monday tomorrow instead because today I want to post about something else. In honor of Thanksgiving, I am posting about one of the many things I am grateful for.


. A few days ago my bug (remember my grampa? refer to my 2nd post for a refresher) had a pretty bad fall backwards in the shower. He of course didn't break ONE BONE but is very very sore and has been in alot of pain since. He NEVER complains, so when he does complain you know he's gata be hurting pretty bad. We were hangin out at my moms house when my dad called Q and asked if he would help give my sweet little bug a blessing. As we walked into the room, it was hard listening to his groans of pain.

There was nothing sweeter than seeing my husband lay his gentle hands upon, my grampas bald little head.

Following the consecration of the oil, it was so touching to witness my father give his father a beautiful, comforting blessing. Tears quickly began rolling down my cheeks. The spirit was so strong. One of the miracles in blessings is that you dont have to physically hear them to feel their affect. My grampa has been completely deaf for 50 years, therefore not hearing one word, but feeling just as much as I did. This little experience is just one that has strengthened my testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I KNOW it is true, I KNOW the power of the Holy Priesthood is a God given power for all to benefit from. I am extremely grateful for the Priesthood and for the righteous men in my family who's worthiness allow them hold it. I must have done something right to deserve them!

Reply to this post by telling me one thing YOU are grateful for

FWIDSE Monday!

One day I got bored, so I looked up funny/weird/interesting/distorted/shocking/ect. pictures on google. I found a bunch that I liked and decided that once a week I will post a few of them for your viewing pleasure. I was going to title the posts "weird wednesday" or "freaky friday" but not ALL the pictures are JUST weird or freaky.
Thats why I shall title the posts FWIDSE Monday(Funny/Weird/Interesting/Distorted/Shocking/Ect.) get it? of course you do. now on to the pics.

HAPPY BIRFDAY TO ME!

So Tuesday November 11th was my 20th birfday. To be honest I am a little depressed that the chapter of my teen years is over forever... but then again I feel better because who said I have to start acting like it?!!

Unfortunately I had to work on my special day, but it was a really fun work day because:

1. Some really hot guy sent me red roses

2. Tiffany got me a BOMB banana creme pie from Village Inn plus a cute card with a kitty on it that had everyone in the office write a nice note inside
3. Niki treated me to lunch at 'Sauce' for my first time (the mushroom pizza rocked my world)
4. I got text messages from long time friends wishing me a happy day. I felt so loved.
5. And last but not least, this is what had made 20th birfday the happiest one.
what? just a card you say? Oh no my friends, this isn't any ol'e card. When I picked it up to read it, there was not just words between the pages.
GUS GUS?!?! IS THAT YOU?!?! He may not be the original GusGus, but he was just as good if not even better!For those of you who dont know about Gus Gus, here is his story.
Basically, Niki pulled all the hair out of her brush and made a mouse out of it. She then gave him to me as a gift. The End.
We had the original GusGus for quite a while. We would hide him around the office in an attempt to make people poop their pants. We would let him live in the Toe-parey tree in the clinic until one day he disappeared. I think one of our co-workers threw him away cuz they were jealous of all the attention he was getting. WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN HIM OUT OF THE TRASH TWICE!But the last time he didn't survive...jerks.

Anyways, my dear friend probably brushed and brushed and brushed her hair for weeks till she could make me a whole new GusGus! THATS WHAT I CALL A FRIEND! (brings me to tears a bit).

He even as a tail this time!

After work, I was treated to Outback Steakhouse by my parents along with some gigantic cupcakes and a food processor! We then headed to my inlaws for some delicious homemade strawberry shortcake and this really cute planter thing my mother in law gave me as a gift. The bars go up as to look kinda like a stroller. Cant wait to put it outside!

Later that night, my visiting teacher sis. Harper-Smith came by and brought me a cute little chocolate cake! She is the coolest lady.

So there yuh go, that was my 20th birthday experience! Thanks to all of you who made it extra great!!! You are all so thoughtful:) MWAH!

THIS IS AMERICA!!!!!!

Saturday morning I stopped at the gas station to fill up my car. Instead of paying at the pump like I normally do, I went inside to pay so that I could buy a drink and gasoline all together. When I finally got to the counter, the teller lady said that I can only pay with my debit card outside at the pump cuz the inside debit machine wasn't working. When I told her I had to run back to my car to get cash for the drink, I asked if I could take my drink with me (i didnt wanna leave it there on the counter incase her or someone else decided to spit in it or put some kind of drug/poison in it) She then VERY rudely answered
" OH NO!! YOU NEED TO LEAVE IT HERE!!" TRANSLATION: you'll drive off with it like a dad gum drunken theif!
I was a little embarrassed because there were alot of people behind me and they heard it...

So, as I was drinklessly filling up my tank, I heard a handsome man voice say:
"excuse me ma'm?"
I turned around to discover a big ol'e black guy (probably in his early 30's)

Me: yes?
big black: That was STUPID she didn't let you take your drink, THIS IS AMERICA!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!! then handed me my drink!
I was so impressed/surprised/impressed.
I told him thank you very much and how kind it was of him to do that for me.

He proudly said "you're VERY welcome!" and walked away.

The cool thing was I didn't feel like he was trying to hit on me. I felt he was completly genuine and was performing a random act of kindness for a total stranger.
These days people don't to have money to just throw around, especially for strangers at gas stations.

Thanks Big B, you'll forever be remembered :)

Best SNL skit ever!

I actually saw the end of this on SNL a few weeks ago I believe and giggled a bit. Then I saw the whole thing on my friend Julie Ellsworths blog and it became my new obsession! Somedays before I head to work I watch it to put me in a good mood. Works every time. Enjoy!

The New HIgh School Musical 3 Cast!!!!

This is one of the main reasons I love my old ward, the good ol'e Lazona Ward. The Dillards decided to make Bishop Brown and his lovely wife Allison the new High School Musical 3 cast and I must say they do a WAY BETTER JOB!

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HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CONT'D

OH I forgot to add something else! Saturday night I fell asleep on the couch (this is still at Creekside Inn). At about midnight Q woke me up so I could go nye nye more comfortably in the bed. I got up, took two steps, and BAM! I HIT THE FLOOR LIKE A ROCK! Confused, Q helped me get back up. Again, I took two steps and BAM! I HIT THE FLOOR LIKE A BOULDER! Now I was a little more awake and realized I couldnt feel my legs... It felt like they weren't even there, like someone flipped a switch turning off my legs...what a mean joke. Obviously my circulation was cut off because of how I was laying on the couch. I just thought it was funny :)

HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY !

Wow, I cant belive its been a whole year since the day I became Mrs. Harvey. What a sophistacted name! When I meet new people i like to introduce myself as Mrs. Haaawwwwvey in an english accent. Brings out how fancy the name is. Anywho, when Q and I were deciding on how to celebrate this special occasion, I had already known for years what i wanted to do, which was go to the happiest place on earth. No not Disney Land silly, MAGIC MOUNTAIN!! OOOHHHH I LOVE MAGIC MOUNTAIN! Q disagreed and was thinking of something more "romantic" like, psh, i dunno a resort or something??AFter considering the fact we have school and work like 24/7 it would be easier to just do a weekend getaway to SEDONA. For those of you dont know about Sedona, its a place where you go to see big pretty red mountains that have names that look nothing like the mountain. Anywho, i am a TOTAL HOTEL SNOB and REFUSE to stay anywhere that looks like a desert inside. I'm sorry for those of you who like Indianish, Southwestern, dry cactus bed spreads cuz i hate them. In no way do i find it sophisticated like my last name. one more time Haaaaawwwwwwwwvey. k cool. Anywho so i searched high and low to find a place that wasn't "deserty". I finally found a BEAUTIFUL bed and breakfast called The Creekside Inn. omg it was so so so pretty. I felt like royalty there! Heres some pics so you can have a break from reading so much.
When you first walk in they have your names written on this glass thing! (notice: Kathleen and Carol, Diana and Linda.... what a cute couple...OF SISTERS! :) Also, Q forgot to give the owners my name, so i just wrote my name myself. I tried my best to make it look like their handwriting.

mini story: for those of you who know me well know that i LOVE ANIMALS! specifically kitty cats and/or pretty much anything that is FWUFFY! (not fLuffy) anywho, as we were getting close to the Inn, i said "Since bed and breakfasts are suppose to be really homey,i wonder if they have complimentary pets! like a kitty!" Q replied "no kids or animals are allowed, and i guarantee they wont have any kitties" I teared up a little bit but quickly got over it. Shortly after we got into the room i went to open the double doors that opened up to our own little patio with a water fall thing and LOW AND BEHOLD, guess what was on top of the water fall thing.... A CUTE LITTLE GREY KITTY!!!!! i couldnt believe my eyes!!!! I emmediatelly brought him into our room and let him crawl all over everything :)(P.S. all grown cats are kitties in my world and all dogs no matter how big are "puBBies", not "puPPies")
Q likes to follow rules so i had to let him back outside. I couldnt find anything for him to eat and he didn't want the can of coke i offered him, so after about 15 minutes i set him free.
I later found out that the kitty's name is EDITH! i know how cute?!?! And she is the owners cat. They also have an awesome dog named OPAL! that is awesome because when i get a pet someday, i wanna name it Pearl or Opal! This dog wanted to play fetch with sticks i cant even pick up. Check it Opal would seriously find a tree with a branch that was hanging low enough to the ground and rip it off! this dog likes bark!...ha! bark.

Everymorning we were served a very fancy 3 course breakfast. I am skeptical about fancy food because i am Pro-McDonalds and have an All American palate. I dont like anything authentic. For example: Authentic Mexican food VS. Tia Rosas. I choose Tia's. Vito's Ristaurante Pizza VS. Barros. I choose Barros. Point made. BUT the food here was magnificent. My favorite part was this heart butter! oh how clever! how did they know we were in love?!?


For dinner we ate at a place called Bistro and it tasted like crap. The next night we went to an Italian place called Dahl and DiLuca and it was MARVELOUS. aboslutely the most beautiful Italian restaurant ive ever seen. Remember,my mother is 1/2 Italian and 1/2 Portuguese. Seriously, her maiden name is Rodrigues! So that makes me a steamy sexy very white skinned (except for summer time and/or when i fake bake) Italian chick. I lied again. I actually like authentic italian food. I guess its cuz its in my blood.
Q had decided that he doesnt smile in pictures anymore. stupid. BUT i do have him smiling in this pic! I HAVE to add this picture, i just cant get over how incredibly sexy i look when i laugh! I never realized i'm one of those people who have such a light hearted, soft, airy laugh. As seen here I believe this was the result of flatulence.
Anywho, the days proceeded with one drive around town, 1/2 a cup of a Pink Jeep Tour, 2 teaspoons of a COUPLES MASSAGE: k i wasn't very excited about the massage thing because with my past experiences with them i felt that they were over rated. BUT since the day i got one in sedona, it has all changed. I thought i died and went somewhere really nice. I swear the lady who was performing the massage read my mind! She used hot stones...oooooooh those were the BEST. i realized i felt that massages were over rated because i got 60$ ones from stupid MASSAGE CRAP ENVY and if you pay 5 times more than that you'll get a good one.


Anywho, we went back to the room and i took a very lovely hot bath while enjoying one of the 12 carmel apples(covered in peanuts of course)i bought from Fry's Marketplace. (i love carmel apples and i stocked up on them cuz they're only around in fall and i'm too lazy to make them myself) Every bite i took, a whole bunch of peanuts would fall into the water. It didnt' bother me, Peanut oil is good for the skin. Plus i'm Italian so it couldnt hurt me anyways. Anywho, after draining the tub i realized i was in trouble. I had forgotten that the tub had jets. soooo what does that mean? that means, that there are suctions in the tub and they had sucked up my peanuts! I looked into the suction thing and sure enough a million peanuts were stuck in it! i hope i got all of them out.... I will feel really bad if Mark and Tammy (the owners of the Inn) get a complaint from the next couple who use the room that peanuts were floating in their bath. They would have no idea what!They provided such a wonderful weekend for me i would feel so bad if i ruined their reputation just cuz i love carmel apples.
Anywho, we took beautiful walks along the Creekside. Seriously, words cannot describe the grounds there. I really want to go back. Also, while on this little getaway i discovered something new about my husband. He has a hidden talent in photograpy! check out some of his work.The first one is my fav


I love the beam of light from Heaven on this one.


I obviously took this one
breathtaking

two of the cutest creatures of the forest

Cha, i know, cutest cankles you've ever seen

LAST BUT NOT LEAST MY ABSOLUTE FAV! this one I title:
"Huck Finn meets Johnny Appleseed with a Purse"

On the way home, I was sad. I didn't want to leave this Fall Paradise. But I found joy in my black flower hair peice I got at Forever (or F21. apparently thats the cool way to say it now)

I also found joy in this HUGE LEAF!!!! i bet this is the kind that Krista from Furngully likes

FLASH BACK TO WEDDING STUFF: I dont have any wedding pics cuz, well I havnt made an album yet and the photographer I used doesnt have it set up to where I can put them online. So here are some "picture of a picture" pictures of our engagements.

I'm secretly flipping everyone off in this one with BOTH hands



They call me mellow yellooooow

I know its fuzzy. Just pretend its on purpose.

Happy Anniversary sugar. This was the happiest year of my life.

Its a Story of Infinate Love, Laughter, and Hygiene

Meet Myrtle Pearl

Meet Ralph

They, are in love(dont mind the flying woman in the backround)

They've been going VERY strong for over 50 years!

Ralph sure knows how to make her feel special!

But just like every marriage, things arent ALWAYS perfect. Myrtle still gets upset when Ralph farts at her.

After Myrtle scolded Ralph, he got so scared he wet himself...poor Ralph

"OH WELL!" "I STILL LOOK GOOD!"


At the end of the day, they always remember how grateful they are for each other and their wonderful family and friends
THE END
OOPS cant forget to mention NATE DAWG!!! (he's the lab guy)


It is a joke how much I love my job. I'm so lucky I get to work with some of the most awesome people I've ever met, esspecially 2 of my very best friends Alli and Niki(they both have blogs just look up their names under my friends. I dont know how to add a link) I get paid to goof around all day and work a little bit ;) You'de think we would get sick of each other, but we dont! (at least I dont!) I'm also lucky to have such a cool boss that puts up with us all the time!I think we could tone it down sometimes but,we've decided thats out of the question :)

MUST READ! A CRAZY OLD MAN CRASHED MY FIRNEDS BABY SHOWER!!!!! AND ITS CAUGHT ON TAPE!

My long time friends Jamie and Jacy Jarvis (now Sprouse and Skousen) had their beautiful combined baby shower last night at the Wright House. Everyone was having a great time enjoying each others company. There were about 6 tables of lovely women, young and old, chatting away when all of the sudden out of NO WHERE a crazy old man came galloping out of the bathroom and began to,I guess what you could call "dance", in the middle of the floor! My trusty friend Niki Worthin (Crum) happened to have her camera on hand and caught it all! TURN UP YOUR VOLUME SO YOU CAN HEAR THE MUSICAL TUNE HE WAS CHANTING!!!

Mr. Peckinson has been evicted! (PLUS SOME!)

Remember Mr. Peckinson the woodpecker? I havn't heard him for a few days so I went outside to check on him on Tuesesday morning. I stood in disbelief as I saw that my landlord had patched up his home!!! I was surprised that he hadn't taken it all apart like he usualy does, so I asked my landlord what her trick was this time and she said that she had stuffed the hole with paper that she had soaked in water and CEYENNE PEPPER so that when Mr. Peckinsons beak would touch it, it would burn and not taste very good. I told her that was a brilliant idea, even though I was realling thinking "HOW DARE YOU?!?" I secretly want to take it off so that Mr. Peckinson can have his home back, but I shant.


Out of rebellion I think that Mr. Peckinson has told all his animal friends that live around here what has happened to the beautiful home he had put so much hard work into. Like any good friends would do, they want to open a can of whoop...yaaaa haha i didnt say iiiiittt! on me. Mr. Peckinson got evicted on Tuesday morning. He then emmediately told his friends and this is what has happened on the following days:

Tuesday night: found a baby scorpion crawling up the wall in the living room. I almost stepped on it! I put him in a container so that Q could see him but I accidentally suffocated him in the container cuz I closed the lid all the way.



After flushing the scorpion down the potty, I began to load the dishes into the dish washer. As I was bending down to put in another dish, something ran across the counter RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. It was a nasty little mouse! I screamed and he ran away down into the holes of our gas oven stove!!! I keep my counters very clean and clear of food at night, so I couldnt understand why a mouse would be on the counter. Then I realized why he was there. He was there for REVENGE! I thought to myself "what kind of revenge could a mouse do?" Then it came to me... Micr like to POOP like crazy. By the way i love the word POOP. YES I SAID IT POOP POOPIDY POOPERS!.POOP. I pulled the microwave out from against the wall and sure enough there was a bunch of tiny black pebbles! Not only that, but he had been chewing on the microwave cord AND my electric mixers cord. oooooohhh I was MAD! I was so disgusted I spent a good amount of time scrubbing and alcoholing the counters like i've never scrubbed before!

Wednesday night: Heard noise in the kitchen around 9:30. I could hear the mouse running around inside the stove. I slowly crepped up to the stove and flung it open like a crazy gypsy! There was nothing to be found...I could still hear him...He was laughing at me, calling me a FOOL! I couldn't see him, but I knew he was there. Just like the wind, you cant see it, but you know its there.
I had set mouse traps out for about a month and had no success. I threw out the stupid traps and went to Wal-Mart and got those sticky pads. When mice run across them they get stuck and cant get off.

I set not 1, not 2, not even 3, but 7 traps out around the stove and against the base boards of the kitchen. I dont mess around.

I went to bed not expecting to find anything in the traps the next morning.

Friday morning:Oops I was wrong! I caught not 1, but 2 mice! What makes it even better is that they were stuck on the same trap! Before disposing of them, I looked them both straight in the eye and said
"who's the FOOL now bioooooooooooootch!muuuaahahahhahaaa!"


To be honest I did feel kinda bad for the little guys...one of them was squealing for dear life and I couldn't help but tell him he was gunna be ok and I forgive him for calling me a fool. (even tho he was going into the dumpster)

Friday evening we took off to the mountaints to go camping with our Schnepf Farm friends. I left the traps out just in case. We got home and I was glad to find there was nothing in the traps exept for Q's footprint (he forgot it was there). First thing tomorrow morning I'm making Mr. Peckinsons home available!!!

P.S. heres some pics from the camping trip. IT WAS FREEEEEZING! but I was very, very cozy in my heavy duty sleeping bag from Cabela's (thanks dad!)

mmm love :)

The amigos


Q's favorite part of the whole thing.....the portable potty he bought at Wal-Mart. I've never seen him write our last name so proudly...

Wonderful Weekend

Last weekend was marvelous! Friday night us and some friends went to Schnepf Farm and had a bomb diggity time playing in the corn maze, ridin the rollercoaster, yellin at people to not smoke on the hay ride, ect. Punkin face painting! This is in the corn maze. I told the boys to make a "scared" face and this is what they came up with...haha! Kyle(in the middle) must have thought I said "look like a dinosaur" Watch out for the spider monkey! The following morning I had the great opportunity to take part in theh Nie Carnival Fundraiser that was held in downtown Mesa. I feel bad that I havn't posted anything about the Nielson's yet because they are always on my mind, but when I bring myself to it I am at a loss of words. No words can describe how my heart aches for them and their family, but at the same time how much inspiration and joy they have instilled in me because of their faith and strength. Special thanks to all of those who put so much time and energy into this great cause. I was floored at how many people were willing to to do whateever they could to help and didn't even personally know Stephanie and Christian. (not just for the carnival but since the accident also). What a miracle of love! Anyways the carnival was a huge success and raised a grand total of 20,000 dollars! Me, my wonderful mother-in-law Renee and Barb were in charge of this cotton candy stand. It was a blast! There were also many other booths that I dont have pictures of but you can check out Lindsay and Spencer along with Boyd and Nikis blogs for more! Renee and Barb! (special thanks to Mrs. Lara who made our adorable aprons!) Yumm! As I was wondering around the carnival checkin out the different booths, I got curious to see who was behind the ocean blue curtain of the fishing game. (kids pretend they are fishing and when they feel a tug they get a prize) I was pleased to find a sweet elderly man behind the scene :) Stephanie and Christians silhouettes placed on the balloons for the balloon launch. Off they go! A very tired and happy pair. I am proud to say this is my sweet mama DEBBIE BRENNER! aka Deb-OR-UH! She was in charge of ALL the decorating for this event and did a FABULOUS job as usual! My mom can take on just about anything. She is SO TALENTED and knows how to give everything the touch it needs. She always gives 110% and so much of her time and energy to whatever project comes her way and it always comes out on top. I love you mommy! (she even painted those adorable construction cones in the backround because "the bright orange will not be cute!" haha) If you would like to find out more about Stephanie and Christian Nielson or how to donate you can click on any of the icons to the upper right top of the page.

P.S. I ALMOST FORGOT! there was this girl who was singing and a young boy decided he was going to make it a duet! I apologize the video is shaky in the beggining but watch at the very end of the song when they say the last lyric, which is "down". I wish i got more video of him because he was getting really into it!

YOU PECKER!

When Q and I first moved into our sweet little guesthouse/apartment, we were very excited about it being located on a large lot with lots of tall trees. It is a very quaint and quiet place. Until... Every morning I thought someone was door ditching me. The knocks were very fast and were always coming from the wall, not the front door. I would fling open the door and run outside ready to chase whoever was creating such mischeif, but no one would be there. Very confused and frustrated I went back inside and waited for the next knock. Instead of making an abrupt scene, I slowly opened the door, peeked around the corner and there he was...I yelled "get outa here you pecker!" yes, a BIG OLE WOODPECKER! HE WAS THE CULPRIT! our place is made of wood so he's decided he's going to make a home in the wall. I guess he chose our place because all the tree's here are already taken by other woodpeckers. We are infested with them! Heres some before and after pics



We've been battling with him ever since we've moved in and so far he is winning. We've puttied the hole many times but he always removes it.



Eventually I just got use to the pecking, but recently it has been abnormally loud. I hadn't checked the little hole for a while so when I went out there, this is what I found.
Now I see why the pecking is so much louder. ITS BECAUSE HE LIVES IN THE WALL! I'm just waiting for the day I walk through the living room to find a bird head poking out and looking at me. Wanna see what else he did????

He pulled out all the insulation out of the wall too! i actually dont mind providing a home for him because woodpeckers are actually pretty dang cute, unlike stupid pigeons. They're pretty fluffy and their chirps sound like squeeky toys. Come spring time I hope there will be some cute baby woodpeckers hatching :) i'll keep you updated on that as soon as spring comes along. In the mean time I think i'll name him Mr. Peckinson

My Olympic Moment

Today, I had an Olympic moment. Literally!
The 2008 American Olympic Wrestling Champion Henry Cejudo from Phoenix came into the office today and is getting Invisalign! Dr. Glauser is friends with his agent so he brought him in and let us gooo all over him and his medal! I actually got to TOUCH a real live Beijing Olympic medal with my own two hands AND got to wear it!
(back view)


Ohhh yeeeuh


Me and the little BIG CHAMP himself!



Dr. G was pretty stoked himself so he threw up what he represents!...errr at least TRIED to...

Almost got it...

There we go! We told him he needed to make a meaner face and this is what he came up with! gata love Docta G!


Heres the crew all together (some of us are missing)

Thats right, he's wearing our shirt! Thats what I call representin!

As you can tell today was a pretty exciting work day!Henry was extremely nice and very down to earth. You can check out his great story just by typing in Henry Cejudo into the Google toolbar. So...if you want A "CHAMPION SMILE" come to Glauser/Williams Orthodontics!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPS!

Even though my father in law Bruce's birthday was a couple of days ago, I find it to be important that he still get a dedicatory post.
Bruce is the most awnry and fabulous father in law I could ever ask for!

Thanks for always letting me know that if anyone messes with me you will hurt them, haha! Hope you have a wonderful 48th!!!

Heres some pics of the occasion!



The balloons got caught in the fan not once... not twice...but THREE TIMES! WAY TO GO HAYDEN! Special thanks to Sean Pearce for happily untangling the balloons all 3 times. Thanks balloon man!


YAY AN AIR COMPRESSOR!


This is balloon man's son Gunner. He is too cute I HAD to include this pic!


aaaand this one :)

"HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!"

I've always heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So lately i've been taking the time to eat a good breakfast every morning before school. Today I happened to be in a hurry and didn't have time to eat anything so I jumped in my car and went off to school. I hought I wouldn't be hungry, afterall I've gone so many years without having a morning meal. I guess my body has gotten use to having breakfast now because I got the biggest hunger pains as I was on the freeway. So I stopped at good ol'e Micky D's for a hash brown. After the drive thru lady gave me my change, I began to pull forward to the next window all excited for my hash browns when suddenly, THIS HAPPENED...













(can you see the nubbin?)



yaaaaa... you know those side view mirror things that every car has? well my car now has just one. It now has a mirror on the right side and a nubbin on the left. Obviously I pulled up too close to the posts that keep people from scraping the building because it straight ripped off my mirror. What makes it worse is that it probably wouldn't have came ALL the way off if after the first hit I didn't try to go in reverse then back in drive again, therefore basically hitting it twice...

My adorable brown eyes emediatelly began to fill up with tears. I got out of the car (holding up the line) and shamefully crawled underneath(wearing a dress) to pick up the mirror.
Apparently the window lady had forgotten what she had just witnessed OR she just couldn't see or hear me BAWLING because she gave me a BIG 3 toothed smile along with a whole-hearted "HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!"
I thought to myself...are you serious right now?

I'm sorry, but I dont think I've ever seen a destraught person and told them to have a great day, haha good ol'e McDonalds lady! She was my favorite part of this whole thing!

So my first battle was over. Now for my 2nd battle, TELLING Q....
Bawling almost hysterically, I called my husband and the conversation went as follows: (remember what you sound like when your crying hard and trying to talk)

Q:hey babe whats up?
Me sobbing: "your going to be so ma ma maaaad at mee eeee!"
WORRIED Q: DID YOU GET IN AN ACCIDENT?
Me still sobbing: .....
WORRIED Q: BABY WHAT HAPPENED ARE YOU OK? ARE YOU ALRIGHT?! ARE YOU HURT?! TALK TO ME! DID YOU GET INTO AN ACCIDENT?"
Me: "Noo its stuu stupider than thaaaat!"
CONFUSED Q: ..what?
Me: "I b b broke my side mirror at McDonalds! I just wanted a hash brown!"
SWEET Q: HAHAHAHA! awwwww baby its ok dont cry
Me: Im sor sorry...(sniffle sniffle)
Q: aww its no big deal im just glad your ok, things like this just happen sometimes. I'll take a look at it when I get home. In the mean time just be careful driving ok?

END OF CONVERSATION
Isnt he so sweet?!?

I think i was being so dramatic because
1. i was affraid Q was going to be LIVID
2. its a brand new car, havn't even had it for a year yet
3. its going to be very expensive to fix

Moral of the story is, those may be the most expensive hash browns I've ever had, but hey at least I can still "HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!"

Speakin of my last post....heres some good times we've had riding!

DIRT BIKE FOR SALE!!!!!

Well it is finally time for Q to sell his bike. It is a 1998 KX 125 and in very good condition! We're asking $1700 for it and we are willing to compromise. If you or someone you know is interested feel free to email us at qjharvey@yahoo.com. There we will give you more details about it.

My Darling

I would like to make a tribute to my sweet husband. This is hard because I dont know where to even begin. Lets just say i have the most wonderful husband in the whole world. Ladies im sorry if you think you have the best one because you dont, I DO! I am just going to write what comes to my mind, so i hope it all makes sense. He is always SO thoughtful and sweet to me. When i think he cant be any sweeter, somehow he always manages to be. I love how he calls me during the day "just cuz" or "cuz i miss you boo" and always sounds so excited to talk to me. I admit... sometimes I turn the volume down on my phone cuz im embarrassed someone might hear him being so lovey dovey, but from now on I will not be ashamed, im turnin the volume up cuz i love it!!!

I love how he is always so helpful. I know many a husband who come home and plop on the couch, but mine does none of the sort. If there is something that i had not been able to finish, he will always help me out or tell me to relax and he will do it himself, despite the fact he works long, hot 14 hour days and alot of times more, PLUS homework for 4 classes and NEVER complains. I love that he frequently brings me flowers, but what REALLY impresses me most about it is that he actually takes time and thinks about which ones he thinks i would like the best. A couple of days ago he got me a gift certificate to get an hour and a half massage. In his distinctive handwriting, the certificate note said:

"To: My Baby -Thanx for all you do boo! I Love You!"

He has such a way of making me feel truly appreciated and its not just in the way of gifts even though he continually spoils me with them. Before falling asleep at night, he always tells me how much he loves and appreciates me and says it so sincerely. Hearing him SAY things like that means SO MUCH MORE to me than any vase full of flowers ever could, even tho i very much appreciate those to.

It is VERY rare that we ever get into an argument, but one night we managed to get into one where my feelers were a little hurt. Very irritated I was getting ready to go to a bridal shower without giving him a kiss or an i love you. He of course runs to the door, gives me a kiss and tells me he loves me. Still bitter, I told him i loved him to and left. On my way home i called to apologize to him, even tho it was all totally his fault ;) at this point it was all good. When I walked in the door, the house was unusually pitch black, except for one lamp that lit up this scene: After i had left, he put some cute flowers in a vase next to a card with a very sweet hand written apology inside. He had also turned the picture of us around so that I would see it when I walked in. I noticed that he thoughtfully also put a nicely folded napkin underneath the vase so that it wouldn't leave a ring on the table, WHAT GUY THINKS OF THAT?! (The picture doesn't show the napkin cuz I took it out b4 i got the idea to take a pic) My eyes began to swell with tears as I adored the sweet message he wrote in the card. As I quietly crawled into bed trying not to wake him, he rolled over and kissed my head.

These are just a few examples and reasons of why I adore my husband so much. I cannot write more because the rest I simply cannot describe with words, but I hope he feels. I am so grateful to Heavenly Father for blessing me with such a wonderful husband and best friend. I am forever grateful for our temple marriage and to know that we are sealed together for time and all eternity. I am grateful for the pure and righteous life he has always led and continues to lead. He has so many Christ-like attributes and is such a wonderful example in so many ways. I know that he will someday make such a wonderful father. I've never met a man who loves children more than he does and children are likewise SO drawn to him.

I love you hunny!

Thank you for making me the happiest woman in the world.

Love,

your wife

Funniest/Cutest Grandpa in the World Award goes too.....

This award definatelly goes to my grandpa Brenner, or "buggy" as i call him because he is just a cute little bug! He doesn't know i call him this because he has been deaf for the last 60 years. He has lived an amazing 98 years and is still chuggin along! It must be in his genes because his mother lived to be 109! I just love my little bug for so many reasons, but a big reason i love him is because everytime i go to visit him i am thorougly entertained. When im not visiting him, i am hearing stories of him entertaining other people. The majority of the stories are him just saying hilarious things. I think he does this because he just realized that he is old and when you are old you can say whatever, whenever you want and not get in trouble for it. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES:

1. In church one Sunday morning my dad was asked to help pass the sacrament. He didn't want to leave grandpa and grandma by themselves because those two act like their brother and sister who cant get along. But he thought they would be just fine and that the sacrament wouldn't take very long. So as my dad is in the line at the very front of the chapel quietly listening to the sacrament prayer, he hears "DA%$ IT LEAVE ME ALONE!" You have to understand that my dad is also hard of hearing, so if HE heard something from that far away, you know EVERYONE heard it. Then he hears, "LET ME GO I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM!" My dad, extremely embarrassed, let someone take his tray and had to take grandpa into the foyer before he yelled anymore obscenities :)

2. One night as we were TRYING to get buggy to go to bed he turned to me and said "have you ever seen a crazy person before?" I said "no buggy why?" He then pointed to grandma and said " Theres one right there!" I told him that grandma is very nice and she is not crazy. He replied "Ooooh ya she's crazy, She wants to fool around with me! Shes never acted like this before!" He refused to get into his pajamas , so he went to bed in his blue jeans and John Deere suspenders, affraid that grandma might want to "fool around" LOL

3. According to bug, my brother Georgies name is now Potatoe King

4. One afternoon me and bug were chillin at my parents house. He was petting our cat Cooie when suddenly Cooie turned around and play bit him. I promise you this bite was so so soft but because buggies skin is so thin a little dot of blood appeared. I wiped it away but he wanted a band aid for this HUGE WOUND. He was being so dramatic and making it sound like blood was just gushing everywhere. My mom started vacuuming the house and he said " Oh she must be cleanin up all the blood". I gave his battle wound a kiss to make him feel better. We brought him home and he told grandma all about it. He was so upset that he was making up all these different ways that he's going to kill my cat, one of which was to Casterate her (even though shes a girl). He leaned over to my husband and said " You In?" He proudly told me "Im going to castrate that cat and He's gunna help me!"

5. We were in a church attending a funeral. Bug had been good the whole time until he loudly said " Whens this thing gunna be done?!" I didn't blame him for asking, it was very very long. At the luncheon he left 20$ on the table. When i put it back in his pocket, he was very excited that everything was free.

6. One sunny afternoon me, my dad, and bug went to an ASU baseball game. This must have been a pretty big game because the bleachers were very full. An african american player went up to bat and hit a home run. When the crowd finished cheering for this amazing player, grandpa said " DA$% them jiggaboo's sure can play ball!" I swear every eye in that stadium was on us....our family is not in any way racist, you just have to understand he was born in 1910.

7. I feel like some of these stories make him sound a little brutal, but he's not a brutal person. The rest of the time he is ALWAYS so thoughtful of others and has always taken such good care of my grandma. Besides the night he said she was crazy, he cant go to bed without her. He actually refuses to be in bed alone. When he prays it is easy to see his dimensia kick in, but he NEVER ever forgets to pray for the grandkids. He is such a wonderful man and i am so grateful he is my little bug.

YAY INTERNET!!!!!!!!!!!

i am stoked cuz today we FINALLY got internet! which means i can update my blog more often :) so be ready for some new stuff shortly!

Officially Hardcore

<-----(this one hill was WAY too easy to ride up so i sprinted instead)Since i was little, i always admired married couples who had hobbies they did TOGETHER. They always seemed to have that EXTRA something about their relationship that i knew i wanted in my marriage. We knew we wanted to do something that was more physically active so we could maintain our sleek physiques, SO a couple of weeks ago Q and i decided that we were going to take up mountain biking.We found some sweet new bikes (complements of craigslist), followed by a very expensive run to REI to get all the spandex and gear we needed. I have been pretty faithful at biking on the streets every morning, but we hadnt had a chance to get on some mountain trails until....... TODAY!!! Bro. Asay in our ward has been a hardcore mountain biker for 15 years and was nice enough to volunteer to take us out today. On the way there at 5A.M. this morning, i made sure to remind him that we are BEGGINERS. But I wasnt too worried about it considering all the street biking i've been doing lately would surely pay off and id'e be able to keep up with Bro Asay. Boy was i WRONG WRONG WRONG! He was seriously flyin UP this mountain with his eyes closed and no hands, like a crazy gypsy! In the mean time, i was on the verge of death...like seriously my body was shutting down. You may think i'm exaggerating, but i bet you've never had to POOP pee AND throw up all at the same time. so that is proof that i was dying. I must say i'm pretty impressed with Q tho. He did a pretty dang good job. We made it to the end of the trail and we were seriously considering calling my brother and/or a helicopter to pick us up. BUT my trusty companion reminded me that since the first part had been ALL UPHILL that the way back would be all downhill=FUN! AND IT WAS! after i told niki about my experience today, she crowned us Officially Hardcore through a very honorable text message. All excruciating pain aside, it was one of the funnest experiences Q and i have done together and we loved the feeling of accomplishment we felt in the end. THE END