Josh and Micah

Fal Pals

2011-05-26T23:31:00.000-07:00

i LOVE Jimmy Fallon. He is so freakin' funny! i want to be best friends with him. one day, i will!
i have to watch his TV show, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" every night before i go to bed.

it starts at 11:37 p.m. on channel 5. i think everyone should watch his show

because he is so hilarious!
every Friday night show he does a segment called, "Thank You Notes."

Well, the writers at Late Night, along with Jimmy, just wrote a "Thank You Note" book. currently its #1 on amazon right now.

i just bought it, and suggest everyone else i know does as well!

its so worth the "dozen bucks" as Jimmy calls it, or $12.

Go here to buy the book on amazon.com.

2011-05-16T22:00:00.000-07:00

wordle.net

seriously, go check this website out. its so cool! at the top of the website there is a tab that says "create" click on that and type away. that's how i made this. so fun, and so ncute!

a year later

2011-04-29T13:49:00.000-07:00

i love this song! it makes me tear up every time i hear it. the words express what i can't.
Justin Moore, If Heaven Wasn't so Far Away:
"... And what I wouldn't give
To ride around in that old truck with him
If heaven wasn't so far away
I'd pack up the kids and go for the day
Introduce them to their grandpa
Watch 'em laugh at the way he talks
Then tell him we'd be back in a couple of days
In the rear view mirror we'd all watch 'em wave
Yeah, and losing them wouldn't be so hard to take
If heaven wasn't so far away..."

Today marks the one year anniversary of grandpa passing.
What a year it has been!! We have grown so much as a family!

i miss grandpa everyday. i think i just expected grieving to be easier. its not. i am lucky enough to have married a wonderful man, who understands me in every way. as the year has gone by, i find myself noticing older men who remind me of my grandpa; whether they look like him, talk like him, smell like him, cough like him...
i don't think it will be any easier to go to my nana's house and not seeing grandpa sitting in his chair. i don't think it will be any easier to go to dinner at Sizzler and grandpa not joining, i don't think it will be any easier to go four wheeling and grandpa not coming.
i do know that when josh and i have our own children they will have known grandpa personally and he would have taught them everything they needed to know before they came to earth. i do know that grandpa is watching over josh when he is jumping his four wheeler so he doesn't get hurt. i do know that i will one day be able to see my grandpa again!

2011-04-13T10:11:00.000-07:00

four years ago today, April 13, 2007, josh asked me to marry him.

the best decision i have ever made!

i am such a lucky girl to get a man like josh! he makes me happy like no one else can!

when i am with him, i feel like myself.

and that is why i married my best friend!

2011-04-07T22:37:00.000-07:00

finals are coming up... yet the only thing i can think of is this...

love you gramps. miss you all the time! teach my future children lots and lots! can't wait to see what special spirits you helped picked out!

adorable.

2011-03-26T16:33:00.000-07:00

spring is slowly approaching Utah. it keeps teasing us with gorgeous sunny days, then 5 days of snow. i am keeping myself busy with school, work, and a little field-work in my career path. here are some of my favorite things for this spring and summer, and a few things i have found that are just plain adorable.

enjoy!

i have received many emails from piperlime.com about wedge shoes. they are making a come back! it gives height, and is still comfy to the feet. here's a whole list of super cute wedges for summer.

i am loving lace in fashion as of late. i love this shirt from downeast. its so feminine. you can dress it up with a skirt, or play it down with a pair of skinny jeans.

what says Easter better than a fabulous Easter hat to go along with your fabulous Easter dress??

i would love for these to be in my classroom. i could have tons of fun with these; let alone a whole classroom of 4 year olds!
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i have an obsession with bowls -- especially pottery bowls. i am in love with this cantaloupe bowl. perfect for summer.
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i want to get one of these. maybe now UVU will let Max come to school with me.

under pressure

2011-02-21T21:56:00.000-08:00

i feel like i need to get this off my chest, it has been eating at me for a while now.

a lot of people have been asking josh and i about when we will have children.

i feel this is a VERY personal question. having children is something that should be between josh and myself and Heavenly Father. not between someone i just met, or someone who has known me a few years, or someone who just feels they should ask. it makes me feel so uncomfortable when people ask me questions about when we'll have children or about the birth control we are using. why is it anyone else's business?

our first year into marriage people began asking us when we wanted to start a family, and we have been under pressure ever since. josh and i have set goals that we want to accomplish before we have children.

i love my husband more than anything. i want to spend as much time as i can with him; just the two of us. i think people forget how young josh and i are. i was 19 and he was 21 when we got married. we want to enjoy time getting to know each other and creating memories.

when josh and i decide to have children it will be our choice! not a choice that is made because everyone around us is having children and its the popular thing to do.

definitions: part 2

2011-02-17T13:54:00.000-08:00

sim·pli·fy [sim-pluh-fahy] : to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.

one of my friends said her favorite word is "simple". it got me thinking, what can i do to simplify my life?

any suggestions are appreciated.

changin' times

2010-11-15T10:36:00.001-08:00

i dont know if its the weather lately and the time change, but i am starting to feel the winter blue's. i hate it. i hate winter. i hate cold. i hate that its dark at 5 o'clock. i'm ready for a change. i am trying to convince Josh we need to go here, or even here. but i think we will hold off on going on one of these.

also, i found out in August i am going to graduate school. seriously? crap, now i have to grow up, and get a real job, like a career. i'm sort of freaking about that.

we got another dog a few weeks ago. oh man, this little guy is fiesty. he will be josh's hunting dog so he will be outside, but for now he is in the house. sam fights fight all the time with him. max is still really jealous and wont play with him for too long. its a good thing he's cute or one day he might mysteriously "run away".

another thing, today in my ethics class, we were discussing our chapter about Caring. the class went into a heated discussion about marriages and men and women's relationships. one of the crazy authors {Helen Andelin, we were discussing her writing Fascinating Womanhood} we read about in this chapter was saying its a women's job to make a man feel manly by just doing everything for him. i completly disagree. men and women should have equal parts in a marriage. after class i was talking with my good friend, who is a boy that i have been friends with since before high school. he asked if me and Josh's marriage was like that crazy lady said it should be. I answered with a "HELL NO!" and then said, "one time i refused to do Josh's laundry until he started putting his dirty clothes in the dirty clothes hamper. and guess what happened, he started putting his clothes CLOSER to the dirty clothes hamper." i am like the best wife.

one more thing, have you heard this little girl sing? she is amazing!!

anthro

2010-10-28T12:52:00.000-07:00

for my birthday in August, the family i work for gave me a gift card to this store.
this place is known for its cute clothing, shoes, and even home decor! i had a hard time choosing something from there. I ended up with this cute apron. i love that it looks like a dress. it even has pockets, so i can hide chocolate chips in there to sneak while i cook. its made from super light fabric, that wont make me all sweaty making all my baked goods. :)

i have more money on my gift card and i am thinking about getting some of these. or maybe some of this. looove all the stuff there!

Sept. 22, 2007

2010-10-28T12:32:00.000-07:00

these past few months have been so CrAzY! josh and i are so busy. josh wouldn't have it any other way. he loves his job, and he loves being busy. i love that he loves his job, and i love the fact that he is providing for me, but it comes at a cost. i hardly ever see him. we try to go to lunch together as much as we can so we can spend some time together during the day. i am staying busy as well with school, and work. this semester i am taking a physics class, and it is so freaking hard. its going to be a miracle if i pass this class.

our 3 year anniversary was this past September. I cannot believe we have been married for three whole years! time just flew by! we have grown so much as a couple. we know each other so well. josh is my best friend. i love him so much! i am so blessed to have him in my life!
on our anniversary, we went to lunch together. josh left work early (i got the day off! yay!) and we ate dinner at Pizza Factory in Orem. we love that place. our waitress was totally awesome, and she even gave us FREE dessert! we were going to go see a movie, but we decided to just go back to our house and rent The Killers. which i might add, was totally dumb and predictable. we didnt like it.

josh i love you so much! these past three years have been so fun! i cant wait for eternity!

Fall

2010-09-28T21:07:00.000-07:00

I am so blessed to live in the prettiest place in the world.

Josh is currently out of town, and I am trying to keep myself busy.

Today after class, I went home, picked up the dogs, and went on a hike.

It was absolutly gorgeous!

The dogs had so much fun roaming the mountain side.

I was in awe at how gorgeous my own "backyard" is.

24th B-Day!

2010-09-13T09:18:00.000-07:00

This handsome fella turned 24 years old Sept. 9th.

On his actual birthday we didn't do much to celebrate.

Josh and I worked til pretty late in the evening.

We ordered take-out, and spent the night together.

The weekend before his birthday (Labor Day weekend),

we took a 4-Day long trip

to the Sand Dunes. We have made this trip to the Dunes

annually for the past three years!

We had a blast while we were there.

Even though, anything that could go wrong on the trip, did!

On our way there a tire blew on the trailer. Scary!

When we got there the batteries weren't working on the trailer.

When we fired up the generator, it was sputtering.

Josh was racing up the face of Sand Mountain, he was in 5th gear, and his shifter broke.

He couldn't shift up or down. Totally scary!

All that happened before Sunday!

All in all it was a great trip!

We were surrounded by wonderful family and awesome friends!

Happy Birthday Josh! I love you so much!

Live this year up, cause next year you will be a quarter of a century old! :)

fun size

2010-08-26T17:45:00.000-07:00

whoever came up the the "fun sized" candy bars should go to jail for false advertisment.

in my world, "fun sized" would be like a 5 foot long candy bar,

that weighed 5 lbs. and took me an entire day to eat.

in this world, "fun size" means a tiny candy bar that i can eat in maybe two bites.

seriously...

now, this is "FUN SIZED"

{plus, look how happy that little child's squishy little face is.}

that candy bar is as big as she is!

its my party...

2010-08-12T08:26:00.000-07:00

... and i'll cry if i want too...

yesterday was my 22nd birthday. its weird that i am in my early-twenties. josh and i have celebrated 5 years of birthdays together. crazy!

my 17th birthday: josh called me, and i didnt have his phone number in my cell phone. it was awkward and random... and my "boyfriend" at the time who was also named josh didnt appreciate it.

my 18th birthday: josh and i just started dating. we went to dinner with my family, and then we went with my sisters to see Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift. we still talk about that night. it was fun!

my 19th birthday: i dont remember much about this birthday. josh and i were engaged, and our wedding was in a month. times were crazy! this is probably why i dont remember this birthday. :)

my 2oth birthday: my first birthday with josh and i being married. we went to dinner with my family, plus Monica (my cousin) at Sizzler. this is also the same year my mom crashed on the 4-wheeler and broke her foot. Josh got me a pink iPod nano for this birthday.

my 21st birthday: i had a rockin' 21st birthday party with a 90's theme. it was a blast! so many friends and family members came to it. we had an awesome BBQ, cool jams, and yummy cake! you can reminisce about it here. josh got me a pink Sony camera.

my 22nd birthday: josh and i worked for the majority of the day. we got off work fairly early, and went to dinner with my family and my nana at Olive Garden in Provo. as usual we were way too loud than necessary, and had a great time! we went and did a little shopping after dinner, and went back to our house for cake and ice cream. for this birthday josh got me a lap-top. my own personal lap-top. loooove it! it came with a pink case.

are you catching a trend here? i think i LOVE technology and PINK!!

josh knows me too well! :)

{this adorable child isnt me, but this is what i look like blowing out my candles. i am that cool.}

i have had many memorable birthdays, including this years! thanks so much to everyone who text me, called me, and left me facebook messages and wished me a happy birthday!!

definitions

2010-07-28T08:30:00.000-07:00

in·ap·pro·pri·ate [in-uh-proh-pree-it] : not appropriate; not proper or suitable.

i dont think i have used this word more than when i started nannying. some examples of everyday uses of this word are:

please dont sing this song, the words are inappropriate.
please dont watch that youtube video, its inappropriate.
whoa, turn that T.V. show off, its inappropriate.
umm... that music video is defiantly something you shouldnt watch, its inappropriate.
do not throw your stuff at me, thats inappropriate behavior.

if everything is already inappropriate nowadays, what am i going to do when Josh and i finally have kids in 10 years?!

funniest thing EVER!

2010-07-12T21:22:00.000-07:00

if you havent seen this... watch it, NOW! maybe even watch it a couple times. it is hilarious!

july

2010-07-02T10:44:00.000-07:00

this blog has been neglected lately. its not due to lack of things to blog about, but lack of time to sit and actually do it. life has been a blur since the end of may, and i dont think i'll be able to catch my breath til school starts in the Park City School District in mid-August. who knows, maybe by then i'll be in a mental hospital!
Josh is work, work, working... like usual. anyone who knows Josh; knows he will work til he cant keep his eyes open, and he'll saw his fingers off.
me on the other hand, well i have been working more hours than Josh. yes, i said it... i have worked more hours than Josh. i wake up before he does, i leave to go to work before he does, and get home at night after he does. (now do you understand why life is a blur?)
things are going well at the Goode household. there will hopefully be lots of good posts in the next few weeks - who am i kidding, the next few months! :)
my little sissy got married the second weekend in June. it was a beautiful wedding. she, of course, looked absolutely gorgeous! their sealing in the Salt Lake Temple was wonderful! it was so amazing to be in the sealing room, with my parents, josh, and my sis and new brother in law. of course there were other people there too. i hope pictures of their wedding will be here soon, so everyone who blog stalks me can see how gorgeous the wedding was.
this weekend, josh and i along with my family, (minus the newlyweds) are heading down south to enjoy some time with extended family at a cabin. i am so excited to go! not only to sleep in, but to spend time with my neglected hubby!

HAPPY JULY 4th EVERYONE!

i think Lee Greenwood said it right, in his song "Proud to be an American" (just a few excerpts from the song that i really like.) (Random tangent for anyone who is still reading, i dont remember what grade i was in back in the day at Dixie Downs Elementary School, but we sang this song to some Japanese people from our sister school in Japan. I still remember like it was yesterday)

I’d thank my lucky stars,
to be livin here today.
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can’t take that away.

And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
' Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

Well there's pride in every American heart,
and its time we stand and say.

i am proud to be an American. i am so blessed to live in a Country were can i have freedom of speech, were i can wear the clothing i want, listen to the music i want, read what i want. i am blessed to have a grandfather who loved his country enough to serve it so loyally. at his funeral when they did the 21 gun salute i couldnt have been more proud in my life!

thanks to all the veterans, and the soldiers who are fighting for me, and my future children.

In Loving Memory...

2010-05-25T00:33:00.001-07:00

First off, thanks so much to all my wonderful friends and family who left comments on my last post. I appreciate everything that was said. Thanks for being there for me!

It has been almost a month since my grandpa has passed away. I am still having a really hard time with it. I don't know how to get my feelings out, until it just builds up, and all I do is cry. I still have been extremely sad lately. I think Josh and I need to go to the temple. No more excuses.
I have been working on this post for the past 2 weeks. I am not sure how to put into words my feelings. I have been reading other family members blogs that have been tributing my grandpa, and I cant think of anything more to say about him. I am truly blessed with such an amazing family. Since going to the hospital and saying our good-bye's to our wonderful Grandfather, and being there for each other as a shoulder to cry on and give support to during the funeral we have all grown so close to each other.
I love that we were all able to sit around his house, with our Nana and mom's and reminisce about all the memories we had with Grandpa. We looked at pictures, made jokes, and celebrated his life! That would have been how Grandpa wanted it to be. Lots of love and smiles around his home.
I think the most memorable, yet hardest part of Grandpa's funeral was when all the grand kids got up and shared a memory of Grandpa, and what we would miss the most about him. We all loved him so much. He will be missed so much!
Josh was saying a few nights ago as we were talking about Grandpa, that the night we left the hospital, the same night as he passed, Josh went and talked to Grandpa and Grandpa took his hand and with all his strength gave Josh the best hand shake he could. I remember Grandpa trying so hard to express to all of his grand kids how much he loved each and every one of us, but because he was so weak he had a hard time speaking. Even though he was too weak to say it, he showed it in many other ways.
I love you so much Grandpa. I know that you will be missed here on Earth, but we will see you again. Maybe not as soon as we all would like, but we will. Teach me and Josh's children everything you know... Your strong testimony of the gospel, going to church, and paying tithing; how to love unconditionally; that family is everything in the end its all you've got; your famous whistle; your adventurous spirit... and so much more! I think you can leave the stubbornness up in Heaven with you though! :) Between me and Josh, I think we have got it covered! I'll make sure I tell any future great-grand daughters, " To keep their legs closed!" See you soon, Gramps! Love you so so so much!

lately...

2010-04-27T10:25:00.000-07:00

i hate the feeling of not being accepted because i dont have a baby, or i'm not pregnant.

lately life has caught up to me, and i have been feeling a little sad. josh tries to understand, but sometimes i just cant explain it. i hate crying. i am not a crier by nature. and lately i have cried over too many stupid things. but at the same time, i have cried over a major thing that is happening in my life.

i feel like i am loosing all my friends one by one. but i am lucky enough to have married my BEST FRIEND. i am lucky enough to have him by my side all the time. he is so great to me. i love him so much! he is my rock.

i am not writing this post to get sympathy from people. i just need to get my feelings out, and i figured this is the best way to do so. sometimes i am at a loss of words, and things to say to people. i hope i havent offended anyone in anyway shape or form. i apoologize if i have.

yesterday morning, i got news that my grandpa, who was diagnosed with lung cancer back in Oct., was admitted to the hospital. he is weak. i think the end is coming. quicker than we all thought. i am sad to know that none of mine and josh's children will know him. he is a great man! he is so strong! my hero. i love him so much!

when josh and i got married towards the end of our reception my grandpa wanted to dance with me. luckily our videographers where there and were able to capture this moment. i am going to charish that video, and the few pictures from that forever!

oh panda... you know me so well

2010-03-13T16:55:00.000-08:00

Birthday Bash!

2010-02-08T11:12:00.001-08:00

On Saturday, it was my sister Aryn's 17th birthday. We celebrated it without her. :) She decided to ditch her own party and hang out with friends. (I think I have done that a few times growing up! It happens to the best of us.) We went to Olive Garden with Nana and Grandpa, Bekah, mom and dad, and obviously me and Josh. Courtney and her beau, Jake, met us there. It was a yummy dinner, even though one of the waiters would give me a plate, and 5 seconds later he took it away (Maybe he was trying to tell me the unlimited salad and bread sticks actually does have a limit!). We had a wonderful time chatting about "The Jersey Shore", Nana finally retiring, and wonderful memories we share. It is always a good time when we go out... Sometimes we get a little loud, but its always a good time!

After we had dinner, we went and watched "Tooth Fairy" (You know, the kid movie with THE ROCK). It was my second time seeing it. It is so good! I love it. Its so funny! (In a 5 year old immature way) The funniest part of the whole night though, and you can ask Josh-he was crying cause he was laughing so hard-was when my mom knocked over the $6 bucket of popcorn, and my sister Bekah tried to grab it mid-air to save it! Even funnier though, before the movie even started, Courtney knocked over her and Jake's $6 bucket of popcorn. There was popcorn flying the whole movie from G section at the movies. Again, such a good time and we even got a little loud! (No surprise!)

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, was my mom's birthday. Everyone piled over to our house. I told my mom Josh and I would make dinner for the family, so she could have a day were she did nothing! We had chicken parmesan, spaghetti, bread, and some yummy salad. After dinner we busted out Madagascar Karts on the xbox, watched about 20 minutes of the game, and decided to watch "UP".

What a fun filled birthday weekend!

I love you mom so much and am so thankful to have been raised by such a great lady! You are truly amazing!

I love you too Aryn, you are such a good sister! :) Thanks for always being willing to do anything!Mom, Bekah, and Dad. At my 21st Birthday party. No, they dont always wear sweet side ponies, and overalls! :)

L to R: Aryn, Me, Courtney, and Bekah. In Chicago 2008 at the Planetariam.

lucky in love.

2010-01-14T12:30:00.000-08:00

I have found someone who does whatever it takes to make me smile. :)

Someone who challenges me daily to be happier than I was the day before.

Someone who knows me inside and out.

Someone who smiles while I laugh hysterically at my own jokes.

Someone who lets me do whatever I want, no matter how off-the-wall it may be.

Someone who knows that as soon as I have a little 'tude, can find me food faster than he can spot the tool section at Home Depot.

Someone who cleans out the fridge, cause the smell makes me sick.

Someone who is just as silly as I am.

Someone who loves the same cheesy TV shows as I do.

Someone who says "I Love You" every time he gets off the phone with me, even when I make him so frustrated.

Someone who in my darkest hours he is still here to hold my hand and walk through it with me.

I am so lucky to have found someone who loves me for me, and not for what he wants me to be.

Happy Christmas!

2009-12-28T11:51:00.001-08:00

The whole gang!

LtoR: Maddi, Bekah, Mike, Moni, Uncle Dean, Auntie Brenda, Mallory, Aryn, Nana, Grandpa, Dad, Mom, Makinzee, Courtney, Josh, & Me!

My Auntie Breanda, Mom, Nana, & Grandpa
All the Men! Oh, plus Nana!

The whole entire Duncan Family got together Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas. It was so "MAGICAL".
We had so much fun; playing games, watching movies, painting fingernails, opening presents, having traditions, and most of all just having fun!
Christmas morning we all woke up, went upstairs and waited for everyone else to wake up, and went back to the basement to open presents. It was so fun to see everyone so excited to see what they got, and what Santa brought!
Mallory had a wonderful idea to make mix CD's for everyone in the family. The #1 song on all the CD's and the last song on all the CD's was the same. The first track is Kris Allen, "Live Like We're Dying", and the last track is Michael McLean, "We Will be Together Forever".
I am so thankful that this year I was able to be with my ENTIRE family for Christmas. It was so nice to get everyone together. We had so much fun, and we will have so many memories from this Christmas.
Thanks to my entire family for making this a Christmas to remember!

Whirlwind!

2009-12-16T12:45:00.000-08:00

I know its been forever since I have last blogged! Like, we're talking months! The past few weeks have been such a whirl wind (hence, the blog title!), I took my last final today. Which is such a relief. I didnt think that I would be anymore happy for school to get over than I was this semester!

I cant believe Christmas is right around the corner! I was listening to Christmas music in my car, and Josh got in, and was like, "its too early to listen to Christmas music." Whatever! Christmas is like NEXT week!

I love this time of year! We get to refelct back on everything that has happened the past year! I am so thankful to live in such a beautiful place. I have everything I need; a loving family, a wonderful husband, my health, a house, a car, I could go on and on. But more importantly, my grandparents. Life has changed alot lately, and I am not sure how much longer I can say I still have both sets of grandparents living! I cant express my love for my family at this time, especially my mom. I cant wait for Christmas in Tooele with EVERYONE, cousins, aunt and uncle, sisters, parents, husband, maybe even dogs! :)

Sorry I dont have any pictures or anything, and this is just a ramble, but I just want my family to know how much I love them, and how thankful I am for them!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

Happy Halloween

2009-11-03T13:11:00.001-08:00

This year for Halloween our good friends, Chris & Ashley Ivie has a rockin' "CLUE" themed party. After the party a few of us went bowling. It was so much fun!

Dont worry, its fake! :) And I mean the belly AND the tattoos

Aww... Happy little "family"

Greg went as the Geico "caveman". He looked just like one!

BEST YET!!

2009-10-11T22:01:00.000-07:00

I am a big "Office" fan! In fact, I was just saying tonight how I wish "The Office" was real life!

I think Thursday's episode was the best!!

Now, I dont know how to post a YouTube video on my blog, I have done it before, but I am having a huge brain fart and can't remember.

Watch this here, and you will understand why I loved it so much!!

Its the best episode yet!!

Anniversary!

2009-09-23T21:18:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was me and Josh's 2 year anniversary! I cant believe it has been that long since we got married!

We both worked til late, I actually got home after Josh did, which is rare! We went down to Provo, and had dinner at Chili's, and walked around Costco. We didnt do much of anything but spend time together, and I wouldnt have had it any other way!

Josh is such a great guy! I fall in love with him every day all over again! I am one lucky girl! :)

Here are some pictures of us through our whole two years of being married, and three years of being together!

Happy Birthday Josh! 9/9/09

2009-09-23T10:55:00.000-07:00

I am so bad at blogging! Josh's birthday was like two weeks ago! We had some friends, and family stop by for an "ice cream social"! (Labor Day weekend we went to the Sand Dunes for Josh and Chris Ivie's Birthday.) It turned out great! And Steve even came all the way from Provo!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by, and wished Josh a Happy 23rd Birthday!

The whole gang, Greg & Megan, Devan & Spencer, Ashley, Steve, My parents, and Josh.
Megan said, in honor of Joshs birthday, she was going to dress like him, boots and all! Their shirts were even the same color! Oh, and her belt buckle said "redneck!"

A glamour shot of Steve.

21st Birthday-90's Style!

2009-08-26T11:09:00.000-07:00

Yummy cake! Moni and Maddi looked so awesome!Megan and Karadie

My mom, dad, and Bekah. Love the side ponies!

Steve in his sweeeeet jersey!

The beautiful flowers Josh got me for my birthday!

Our computer hasnt been working so well, thats why it has taken forever for me to update!

My 21st Birthday was on August 11th. We had a 90's theme party. It was so much fun! We had a bbq in our backyard, and so many people came! We had sweet posters of all the popular TV shows during the 90's, sweet tunes from the 90's. Even the invitations were on CD's with sweet music from the 90's! It really turned out to be a fun bithday!

Thanks for everyone who came, and everyone who wished me a happy birthday!

Steeeeve!

2009-07-31T11:15:00.001-07:00

Thats right everyone! Elder Calderwood has honorably returned home after serving the Lord for two years. Well actually more than two years... On Friday July 24th at about 11:00 am Steve came up the escalator at the Salt Lake Airport and CHEERS were echoing as we all saw him!

We sure did miss him! Pretty much every day since he got back we have hung out with him and reminisced about the "old times".

We missed him, ALOT! And are so glad he made it back from Sundai, Japan safe!

Fourth of July!

2009-07-10T11:47:00.000-07:00

This weekend Josh and I along with our very best friends Greg and Megan, Spencer and Devan, Garret and Mari (who got engaged Monday! Congrats! :)), and Steve went to the Hot Rockin' Fourth Derby in Ogden, Utah.

Me and Megan thought it would be funny to buy some "tattoos" for the derby.

Spencer and Garret were both in the derby, and at the last minute so was Greg. Greg drove in the truck derby, and Spencer and Garret were both driving cars.

Garret's car

Spencer's car

The truck Greg drove, sorry its kinda blurry.

**Spencer made it to the last heat. He ended up getting third place!!**

This is Spencer in the last heat. He is such a crazy/good driver! I would never be able to derby!

CHECK THIS OUT!!

2009-06-28T21:22:00.001-07:00

This weekend, me and Josh ventured to Santaquin, and got our pictures taken by this FABULOUS photographer, Kristen! You can check out her blog here.

I am loving these pictures she did! They turned out better than I had ever expected!

If ANYONE needs a photographer, I totally recommend her!

Thanks again Kristen! We had so much fun!

Super Heroes!

2009-06-25T12:00:00.000-07:00

Last night, Josh's dad needed to go to the hospital. He poked his finger, and they think he got an infection. Josh and his mom took him there, and I offered to watch Keldon, and put him to bed. I figured we could run around a little, and I would make sure he got extra tired. We played Super Heroes. We shot guns at each other and hid around the house for about an hour. It was a really good time. Then after that we read some dinosaur books, and went to sleep.

**Side note, this is Josh's little brother. Josh was like 16 and a half when his mom had him. Josh is not the oldest, but for 16 and a half years he was the youngest in his family! Josh has an older brother, 2 older sisters, and one younger brother!**

Our guns and "specs". (to see in the dark rooms)

Our bear claw faces.

**Notice Keldon's hand is in action**
Catching some bad guys

Sorry his one is a little dark of Keldon. He was "flying"

Crazy!

2009-05-21T12:22:00.000-07:00

so i have been a total slacker at this blogging thing. me and josh have kept pretty busy this past month. josh has been working alot, and i have been working too! ha

here are some pictures of the past couple weeks, and what has kept us busy!

me and josh are the best aunt and uncle! we gave baby cameron a pepsi can, and had a little photo shoot. isn't he a doll?

this is at baby easton's blessing on sunday! awesome job at the blessing norm! good food jenny! :)

i am so glad we made it before chris and becky!

my baby sister, bekah, graduated D.A.R.E.!poor maxie got nuetered. he hated his cone!me and megan went to take josh dinner one night at the house he is generaling, and there was a tractor out front, so we decided to try and dig a hole. this was the biggest hole we could dig. if you look close in the picture you can see josh behind us keeping a close eye on us!

two weekends ago, me and josh went to the sand dunes. when we got out there, i noticed we forgot to grab the sunblock. my arms got burnt to a crisp! i am still peeling... but hey, at least i have a cool farmers tan!

p.s. this is also the same weekend i rolled my four wheeler! not a good weekend for me!

Rub-A-Dub-Dub Two Dogs in the Tub

2009-04-06T09:10:00.000-07:00

I am not even going to say anything about this... I will just let the pictures do the talking.

If you look closely you can see Max.

First Dunes Trip 2009

2009-03-08T22:19:00.001-07:00

This weekend, Josh, me, and Greg went to the dunes. It was so nice to just get away. The weather was perfect, and there was hardly anyone there. We had so much fun!

While we were there, I raced Josh up a hill, and I won... Yup, thats right, I beat Josh. Its cause I am so much better at riding than him. :)
Just thought I would rub it in your face, babe!

While we were there, Greg picked up a new habit! ha Just kidding, His flag broke off, and while we were loading the four wheelers, I looked back, and Greg was "smoking"

Greg getting some sweet air!Josh getting some sweet air!Cute Josh in his gear

valentines day

2009-02-19T10:39:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how many comments I got on my last post! Thanks for making me feel like I am not the only one who has so many irrational fears! :)

Megan, Greg, Ashley, Chris, me, and Josh
For Valentines Day this year, me and Josh, along with our FABULOUS friends, Megan and Greg Jacobsen and Ashley and Chris Ivie, went to Bear Lake. We had so much fun! The girls made breakfast every morning, and the house smelled like bacon all weekend because of it! The boys played ping pong (they seriously were obsessed!) all day. At nights we cuddled on the couch watching seasons 3 and 4 of The Office. During the day we went extreme sledding!
We had 3 sleds and tied rope to the back of the truck. Needless to say at the end of the trip all 3 sleds were broken! We only suffered minor injuries included a split knee that Megan super glued (Josh), a swollen ankle (That was me... It didnt hurt till we went home! ha), and an entire arm from the elbow to the wrist bruised (Megan).

The boys trying to ski.

Can you spy Josh in this picture? He's there I promise!

Josh, Greg, and Ashley. Sorry about the annoying voice. Its me! :)

Valentines Day, we woke up, made breakfast, went extreme sledding, came home, got in the hot tub to warm our little toesies, showered (Me and Josh had cold showers cause we were the last ones!), and went and ate at the Famous Old Ephraims Pizza Place. (If any of you have been to Bear Lake, you will know what I am talking about!) We bought some chocolate covered raspberries, and enjoyed our pizza! We came home and played the Newlywed Game, our own version of it! The boys then wanted to make up their own questions, and quiz us. We then played Curses, and Blurt till the wee hours of the night.

We did not order Old Ephraim. Chris tried to talk us into getting it. We got 2 papa sized ones, and didnt finish!

Sunday Morning we woke up, ate some french toast, and watched The Office. The boys fixed the sleds that were broken, then we were off again to go extreme sledding!
We ended up staying till Monday morning, and on our way home, Ashley spotted a goat stuck in the fence in a little town outside of Bear Lake. The boys rescued it and another that was stuck.

We had such a fun weekend! Thanks Megan and Greg for inviting us! And, a HUGE thanks to my family for watching the little guys! :)

Fears . . .

2009-02-13T13:09:00.001-08:00

I have some fears. Josh and his brother, Chris, like to call them irrational (I would like to call them rational, cause I do believe they can happen!). For example, last night we were at my parents watching My Big Redneck Wedding, and the lucky couple drove off in a monster truck, I said, "I would be so scared that a tire would pop!" Josh and my sister, Courtney, said, "I would be scared the truck would just flip over backwards." Really... I am scared that someones tire will pop while I am driving behind them, and hit my car.

In me and Josh's front room we have a coffee table that Josh made for us before we got married. Its made from iron wood (The strongest wood there is, its VERY rare, and found only in the rain forest). Sometimes when I am watching TV I think, one day, I am going to trip and fall and knock my two front teeth out on the corner.
Whenever I turn on the shower water without opening the curtain, I am scared that someone is going to be in the shower, who will grab me, and suffocate me with the plastic shower curtain. (We have a cloth shower curtain and a plastic one now... So hopefully this cant happen)
Whenever I get into my car at night, I ALWAYS check the backseat. (I know everyone has heard the scary story of the guy in the backseat with the knife, and the other someone following the persons car and flashing their lights so the killer wont stab the person driving!) My windows in my car are tinted, so even if there was someone back there, I wouldn't be lucky enough to have someone driving behind me see them.

One day, I know, I will find a homeless person sleeping in my garage. a.) because our garage isnt that hard to get into. and b.) its warmer in there than it is outside.

So... If any of you bloggers out there, have some fears that you may think are irrational, or rational, or agree with me on any of these, let me know! :) I need to prove a point to my husband. And his brother.

Snowmobiling

2009-01-31T21:02:00.000-08:00

Today me and Josh went with some friends; Greg and Megan Jacobson and Jacob and Brittani Merryweather, snowmobiling at Lake Creek. Me and Josh go four wheeling and camping there during the summer, and I think this is where we will spend alot of our time "playing". It was such a good day to go snowmobiling, the sun was out, the weather was perfect, and the company was great!

I of course forgot to take a camera with us! So you will just have to deal with this picture of a snowmobile that kinda looks like the one we rented today!

The Little Guys

2009-01-23T13:09:00.001-08:00

Max eating Copper's "Christmas Bone"
The little guys sleeping.
Look how big Sam looks next to Max!

Me and Sammer... He is a poser!

This is Sam's "Young Chap" pose.

Life around the Goode house is pretty boring lately. Josh and I have been really busy lately, so we dont really get to do alot of fun things. So here are some pictures of our cute "babies". They have been geting along so well with eachother, and Sam doesnt even get too jealous anymore!

Look here!

2009-01-16T09:02:00.000-08:00

Any of you who read my mom's blog as well as mine, have seen her NEW WALL.
On her new wall she has a new shelf, that Josh built (and I "helped") for her for Christmas. Josh is going to start taking orders on these. You can have it as custom as you want, or as simple as you want, and you can have any color you want too.
If you are interested in a shelf like this, or have a design for a shelf that you want built. Go to Josh's blog, and get his contact info., and call him or email him! He can usually have a shelf completely done in about 3 days.

P.S. He is also going to start building some magnet boards, some shelves with mirrors in them, and some other things like that. So if you are interested in those, go to his blog and let him know!

T & G Finish

2009-01-12T22:36:00.001-08:00

Josh has started his own blog! I think everyone should check it out and see Josh's fabulous workmanship!

For all of you who dont know, Josh owns his own business and has his General Contractors license. He does lots of things, but mostly finish carpentry. I think he does a pretty dang good job at a lot of things (but I might be a little biased!).

Check out his blog, and leave a comment on there if you want anything done to your house, or you know anyone who might want anything done to their house.
He doesn't have pictures of all of his work on there yet, but there are some really good pictures so far of what he has done, with more to come. So keep checking it and see what he has added.

http://www.tandgfinish.blogspot.com/

Clean House

2009-01-12T13:17:00.001-08:00

So... With all the Christmas hustle and bustle, my house got a little neglected! We had some pretty rotten food in our fridge left over from all the Christmas dinners we had, and some left over chicken that some how exploded or something in the fridge that was smelling REALLY bad! Since I cant stand the smell of rotten food (Frankly, I don't know who can?), Josh cleaned out the fridge. Not only did he clean the fridge, he took out the shelves, wiped them down, and removed all the rotten food, while I stood on the "deck" gagging for all the neighbors to hear. (At one point, I looked over in our neighbors yard, and one of our neighbors was BBQing! ha)

After Josh was done doing that, I did do the dishes and cleaned the stove. So here are some pictures!

Our nice clean fridge, with nothing but the necessities.

Milk, Mtn. Dew, water, jam, garlic... haha
Josh cleaned the front of the fridge and made it all shiney.

The clean stove.

Resolutions

2009-01-07T10:23:00.000-08:00

Some people (Monica) have been getting on my case about not blogging. So here are some New Years Resolutions I have thought of for the new year.

1. Be a better wife, and better mama to the little guys, and spend more time with Josh.

2. Go to the temple more often. Seriously I can count on my hands how many times I have been since me and Josh got married. Not so good.

3. Cook more meals at home. (Its hard to cook for two people. And I am not a big fan of left overs.)

4. Blog More.

5. Get to work on time. This is seriously impossible for me! I cant do it. (We are doing pretty good with church though.)

So bring it on 2009!

Traditions

2008-12-28T21:30:00.000-08:00

My family has always had lots of traditions around Christmas time. We have sharred some of them with Josh, and me and Josh have started some of our own.

1. My little sister Bekah has a dance recital at Swiss Christmas every year.

2. We always go to the Creche, in the past we have gone with a neighbor family also, but they have moved since then, and now we just go as a family.

3. We always go look at the gingerbread houses. My bosses wife, Tonia, every year makes the best and prettiest ginger bread houses.

4. On Christmas Eve we open one present, its always pajamas. This year Josh got Mountain Dew pj's and I got some green pj's. After opening pj's my dad will read Luke II in the scriptures, and we watch the movie, Luke II, that the church produced.

5. We always go look at Christmas lights on Christmas Eve. Sometimes with pj pants on. This year we all got hungry and stopped at Sonic. I think this is our new favorite ice cream/snacky place.

6. When I was living at my parents (before I was married), me and my sisters would sleep in the same room. We wouldnt ever get much sleep. Now that I am married, me, Josh, Sam, and Max sleep in the same bed on Christmas Eve. Its just as crowded with them as it is with 3 little sisters.

7. Christmas morning, we go to Josh's parents house, and see what Keldon got for Christmas. Josh says we have to do this, cause he misses his little brother.

8. We always go to my parents right after that, and hang out with my family. This year, Josh and my dad snow blowed driveways for a while.

9. After we visit our parents, because we are so self-less we open the presents we got for eachother. (I am totally kidding, it usually cause we sleep in, and have to hurry to get places.) Since we are usually always together when we are shopping for Christmas, we try to get at least one surprise for each other every year. This year, I got Josh a hoodie, shirt, and a one day pass to the Canyons to go skiing. This year Josh got me a hoodie that he spent WAY too much on.

10. The day after Christmas we go to Logan for Josh's mom's side of the family Christmas party. This year, we stayed in Logan an extra two days, and Josh went hunting, and I went "shopping" with Angie, Connor, Brennan, and Keldon. Needless to say, I was pooped by 3 o'clock. I told Josh after that day, we arent having kids. (I am kidding mom :))

Meet Max

2008-12-14T21:56:00.001-08:00

Josh and I got a new puppy on Thursday. We love him so much! He is alot smaller than Sam was at this age. Sam is having some jealousy issues, but he is doing alot better!

Max likes to walk and scratch his collar, bark, play with his BIG brother, walk in circles, go up stairs-but not down, give kisses, be fearless, jump off couches, and just be little...

Christmas Time!

2008-12-12T12:36:00.000-08:00

Josh and I put up our Christmas tree, and decorated our porch with lights on Tuesday. It was so cold outside! I wish it would just snow already!

Early Christmas

2008-12-09T15:23:00.000-08:00

I got Christmas early this year. Our old washer and dryer broke this past weekend. So I got these babies at the Sears Outlet in Orem. Buy one get one free! You cant get any better than that!
Even if I do hate the blue, its slowly growing on me! :)

Thanks for Giving Weekend...

2008-11-30T20:48:00.000-08:00

This past Thanksgiving weekend, Josh and I had the chance to serve some of Josh's family members. At first I was so not looking forward to spending my Thanksgiving weekend helping people I hardley know, doing something I dont even like doing. I even told Josh I wasnt going to Thanksgiving Dinner with him. But, Thanksgiving morning, I woke up, got ready (well before the sun was even up!), and went with Josh to help.
When we got there, we noticed that this family needed alot more than windows put in. This family lives in the basement of a house that was built in the 1950's. The upstairs of this house isnt even livable, and the basement is pretty bad.
We worked all day untill about 3. We tore down old wall paper, tore out old windows, ripped up base boards, and door caseing. It was a long hard day, but we got alot done.
As we were sitting at Thanksgiving Dinner that night, Grandpa Goode stood up, and gave a little speech about how hard everyone was working, and how amazed he was with Josh's building skills.
As me and Josh were drving home that night, my heart got so full of love for Josh. He has such a big heart, and is so willing to help. I am so thankful I have such a sweet, loving husband that is so willing, and able to help people.
I am so thankful for Grandpa Goode, Kavin (Josh's dad), Roseann and Pete, GeorgeAnn and her sons, Craig and his sons, and Kami and Curtis and their sons for helping accomplish so much!
This Thanksgiving has helped me realize how much I have, and that I really should not complain about anything. I have a livable home, I have a loving family, I have so many things that make my life so great.

2008-11-30T20:15:00.001-08:00

1. Did you date someone from your school?
Micah- Yup... Shoemaker, and Josh :)
Josh- Yes, Lindsay, Megan, Whitney

2. What did you drive?
Micah- 98 Ford Contour, and 02 Hyundai Elantra
Josh- 83 Nissan Pulsar, 88 Nissan Pick up, 90 Chevy Half Ton

3. Did you pass your driver's license test on the first try?
Micah- Yup... Good ol' Mr. Moss
Josh- Yes

4.Where you a party animal?
Micah-I went to bon fires with cowboys... haha
Josh- Kinda, I liked to go to them

5. Were you considered a flirt?
Micah- I am sure I was!
Josh- Yes

6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Micah- Nope... I lived in the TV Broadcasting room :) And obsessed with FBLA
Josh- No I cant even read music

7. Were you a nerd?
Micah- Oh yeah, still am
Josh- I didnt think I was, but everyone else probably thought I was

8. Were you on any varsity teams?
Micah- Varsity TV Broadcasting ha
Josh- Varsity Soccer

9. Did you ever get suspended/expelled?
Micah- No
Josh- No

10. Can you still sing the fight song?
Micah- Of course! Team fight for dear ol' Wasatch... :)
Josh- I'd probably screw it up

11. Who were your favorite teachers?
Micah- Miss Carlile, Mrs Edwards, Mr. Moss, Miss Belnap
Josh- Freddy, Felsch, and Wheatley

12. Where did you sit for lunch?
Micah- My house, or my friends house, or Dairy Keen
Josh- One of the restaurants in town

13. What is your school's full name?
Micah- Wasatch High School
Josh- Wasatch High School

14. What is your school's mascot and colors?
Micah- Gold and Black, Wasp
Josh- Gold and Black, Wasp

15. Did you go to Homecoming and if so, with whom?
Micah- Ryan Horton, Josh Shoemaker
Josh- Sarah Richardson, Megan Rawlins, and Whitney Green

16. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
Micah- No... It was fun, but I wouldnt do it again
Josh- Yeah, life was easy. No mortgage, no bills

17. What do you remember most about graduation?
Micah- It was long... And I was sunburned.
Josh- Beach Balls that we snuck in

18. Where did you go Senior Skip Day?
Micah- A park in Provo Canyon. It was fun
Josh- A park in Provo Canyon, Robbie Piles dinosaur noises

19. Have you gained some weight since then?
Micah- I am not sure... haha Gained, then lost...
Josh- Yeah alot!

20. Who was your prom date?
Micah- Josh Shoemaker, both times
Josh- Whitney Green, Tessa Bates

21. Are you planning on going to your 10-year reunion?
Micah- Yeah! It will be fun
Josh- Yeah

22. Did you have a job in high school?
Micah- Yes, Taco Time, Old Navy, UPS Store
Josh- Yes, Dairy Keen, Super Wash, Premier Quality Wood Products, The Cabinet Company

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T13:22:00.000-07:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Hope you have a freaky, spooky, fun-filled day!

Love,

Sam the Pirate

P.S. Sam might be getting a baby brother this weekend! Yay! :)

Fun Weekend!

2008-10-29T09:43:00.000-07:00

This weekend, Courtney, Bekah, Monica, and me went and saw High School Musical 3. We went and had lunch at The Lion House, at University Mall, and made our way over to Wynsong Theatres to start watching this much anticipated movie! After lots of cheesy songs, and moments that were so funny you had to laugh out loud, we left 3 minutes early. Monica was already late to work, and we didnt want her to be ever later! Here are some pictures before the show started with the cast! Can you find Monica?

Josh's mom's birthday was last Sunday, and after the movie, I needed to go get her a present! But Bekah had to take a pee break, so while she was in the bathroom, me and Courtney found these AWESOME pink colenders!

Take 1
Take 2
Take 3... Finally turned out okay haha

Hunting...

2008-10-22T10:25:00.000-07:00

Last night, Josh, Nate (the business partner/"friend"), Stuart (the brother-in-law) and myself went deer hunting. Now... I have never been hunting in my life. All I know is Josh loves it, and last year he went and came home with a spike elk, some pheasants (Golden Eagles as I call them :)), and a HUGE bull elk.

Actual photo of the Bull Elk...

I dont like to eat elk (Josh tried to tell me it tastes like beef... It doesn't), and I "tried" some deer last year... And I thought it tasted like weeds. I am just going to stick with regular meats, like chicken, and beef. They taste much better, and I dont have to see it hanging in my garage "bleeding out" for the next week.

Anyways... As Josh picked me up from work to start this "wonderful" adventure, I was kind of excited! I get to spend the night with my husband (which is VERY RARE) doing something he loves, and maybe I will like. As I put on my cute Roxy Camo hat that my wonderful Aunt Brenda gave me last year, I told Josh I was going to be the cutest hunter out there. He justed laughed, and now that I think back, it was more of an evil laugh than an agreeing laugh. (Cause he knew what was ahead) We met Stu and Nate at the "secret spot". And as soon as I stepped out of the truck, it was FREEZING! I made sure it was known too, I told Josh it was freezing, and I think that was the last thing I said the rest of the time! To my surprise hunting consists more of tip-toeing around a mountain side, not talking, squinting your eyes to see a deer, and a whole lot of sitting and staring. As the night progressed, I decided to wander, and enjoy the scenery, despite it being so cold, it was pretty up on the mountain side. Soon the sun started to set, (I was praying it would go down faster, that way we could leave!), and then the deer started to show up a little. I only saw one buck the whole time I was on the mountain side, and no one shot it. Which is fine by me! All I can think about deer hunting is somewhere there is a little Bambi, who's Dad might get shot and killed, and not come back. (Josh hates that movie cause it makes hunting "look bad") The night got colder, the wind blew harder, and I started to walk back to the truck. Josh, Nate, and Stu, were still on the mountain side. The hill was pretty steep, so I did a little sideways step, walk zig-zag down the mountain, which added up to be like 3 miles more walking than what the boys did. I got to the trucks, and like 2 seconds later, the boys showed up. Of course I had to take the long way!

Last night, when we got home, I told Josh I was never going hunting again!

Family Pictures

2008-10-16T13:43:00.001-07:00

We got our family pictures taken, as well as a "family shot" for me and Josh, and some Senior Pictures for my younger sister. They turned out pretty good. My favorite is the one with Timp. in the background.

Real Salt Lake

2008-10-10T11:52:00.000-07:00

Oh lay oh lay oh lay oh lay... Real Salt Lake!

Last night Josh and I went to the Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls game at the new Rio Tinto Stadiumin Salt Lake. My wonderful mom got Josh the tickets for his birthday. He loved every second of it! Josh was totally in his element, and at towards the end, he was getting really into the game and yelling and cheering! It was a good game, and I had lots of fun. Even though it was cold! The new stadium is so cool! I hope we can go again!

The sprinklers turned on before the game started. It was kinda funny!

We had such good seats! This is on my camera phone, not zoomed in or anything!

The Real Lion was SO crazy... He's in the middle of the field going crazy with the Real Flag.

These little soccer playing cuties played during the half. They were so excited!

This is before the game started. I was so freezing! At least Josh looks cute! :)

Thanks again Mom for the awesome tickets!

50/50

2008-10-08T12:52:00.000-07:00

I saw this on Whitnee North's blog, and I thought I would try it! Mostly to waste time at work, but it looked fun too!

Whitnee did 100 facts on herself and 50 on TJ! I was impressed! I decided to do 50 on me and 50 on Josh! :)

50 Facts about me:
1. I am OCD about light switches. They all need to be down if the lights are off, and up if the light is on. Our house makes me CRAZY cause they are all backwards!
2. I love celery now! I used to hate the taste of it, and one day Josh got some sticky fingers from Wingers and it came with celery and i decided to eat one and loved it!
3. I eat Skittles 2 at a time, and they have to be the same color. If there are any left overs Josh gets them!
4. I love the smell of laundry.
5. I am late to everything! No matter how much I try to be on time, I always end up being late!
6. I taught my little sisters primary class with Josh before we were married.
7. I dont know what I am going to name by daughters! All the boy names are picked out!
8. I am addicted to blogging!
9. I love clean sheets and towels! I love to get into bed when they smell good, and i love getting out of the shower and smelling clean towels!
10. I love four wheeling with Josh!
11. I enjoy camping, unless its cold, and Sam is all over the place. Then I get frustrated!
12. I love garlic!
13. When i was little me and my sisters would drink pickle juice and run around the house!
14. I love shopping for house decorations.
15. I once pushed our family dog Tippy out of the playhouse in the backyard and broke his leg. He was going to attack my sister!
16. I never talked to Josh in high school. I knew of him, but never knew him. He dated or kissed like seriously all of my friends!
17. I love reading Twilight, I cant wait for the movie to come out! And i think one of my clients is a vampire!
18. I love reality TV
19. I love celebrity gossip!
20. My favorite food is Italian. If i could i would eat something italian every night!
21. I dont like anything spicy. Even the hint of spicy
22. I love being an aunt! Its so fun... Especially when you can give the screaming child back!
23. I will randomly get on a healthy food kick for about a week, and then for the next 3 months, i will eat nothing but french fri's and ice cream to make up for it!
24. I have dated 2 guys at the same time. I dont suggest it!
25. I would always wear black shirts if i could.
26. I like my hair short.
27. I am the oldest of 4 girls.
28. I love watching movies! Especially funny movies!
29. I always laugh too loud at inappropriate times
30. I have never drank, smoked, or done drugs! And i am proud to say that!
31. I check my email at least 50 times a day! At every time I do, I have at least one new email.
32. I love rainy days were you sit around all day and hang out.
33. I fall asleep to the TV every night!
34. I am paranoid someone will break into my house.
35. I am home alone alot cause Josh is always working!
36. I am really close to my family.
37. I enjoy the fall. The weather always seems to be so nice, and i love seeing the changing leaves!
38. I love listening to music!
39. I once rode around Josh's parents triangle on Josh's bike with no shoes!
40. I cry almost everytime I watch A Baby Story on TLC. I love seeing the daddies be so proud of their new child!
41. I eat lunch at my house everyday, and I feed Copper and Sam then too.
42. I hate when Sam finds gross things to roll in!
43. I throw up easily.
44. I love having Girls Nights with old friends! Its so nice to act like a kid again in this "grown up" world!
45. I love family get togethers! My family always gets dirty looks for being so loud!
46. I suck at pretty much every sport!
47. I hate cutting my toe nails! My mom has always done it for me! haha Or I just get pedicures!
48. I love high heels!
49. I love cooking deserts, I just wish I had more time to do it!
50. I am married to the sweetest, hottest, funniest guy in the world! :)

50 Facts about Josh:
1. He has a new love of salad, thanks to me and my mom!
2. He loves to hunt!
3. He is an awesome soccer player! And he still has awesome skills!
4. He can not drive ANYWHERE without making a phone call!
5. He loves Wendy's
6. He would rather sit on opposite sides of the couch and share a blanket then cuddle
7. Josh tried to teach me how to load his hand gun "in case anyone broke in." I told him I would never shoot anyone, I would just beat them up!
8. He loves trucks. And blames it on work that he has to have one.
9. He will be an awesome dad one day!
10. He has a fabulous eye for detail in everything he does!
11. He is really strong! His arms are seriously as big as my face!
12. He is addicted to Diet Pepsi Max and Mountain Dew!
13. He loves to grill on the BBQ
14. Josh has built and refinished alot of our furniture
15. He is extremely smart at everything! He can figure stuff out so fast!
16. He owned his own business before he was 22 years old!
17. Sometimes he can be really annoying! He knows just how to puch my buttons!
18. He is really stubborn sometimes!
19. He has a great sense of humor! He makes me laugh all the time!
20. We like so scare each other. So far Josh is in the lead! Of course! But I have got him a few times!
21. He has awesome work ethic. Sometimes too awesome!
22. He would go out of his way to help anyone!!
23. He has beautiful eyes and eye lashes!
24. He can eat really loud sometimes! haha
25. One day he is going to build us a nice house. That will have everything we want in it! Like a master bathroom! :)
26. He likes spicy things!
27. He loves asparugus (spelling). I cooked it once, and it was pretty good. I just think it looks like a weed.
28. He is constinatly looking at KSL for a new 4 wheeler dispite how many times i have told him, he is not getting a new one!
29. He loves to go camping! He sleeps better camping then he does anywhere else.
30. He used to be addicted to texting! He would have to be texting at least one person or else he would FREAK out and randomly text more people.
31. He is a good brother to his siblings.
32. He is an Eagle Scout. He got his drivers license a month late cause he didnt get it in time.
33. Sam loves when his Daddy comes home! He jumps all over his legs and waits for Josh to pick him up and licks his face!
34. He is really good at doing wheelies at the Sand Dunes.
35. He likes to check my blog. I think its just so he can see what i say about him! haha
36. He likes hard rock and scream-o music
37. He is getting grey hair! haha I find them all the time!
38. His favorite restaurant is Wingers. Everytime we are in Provo, we have to eat there! I am getting sick of it personally, I miss Cafe Rio!
39. He misses Steve every once and a while. And so do i!
40. He likes to go for rides in the mountains
41. He is a great friend
42. For our first "date" went to the AFI concert. I got a black eye from "Pirate Guy" and Josh punched the dude! haha
43. He likes Family Guy and the Simpsons but loves Seinfeld
44. He finished my parents basement, he turned it into a theatre room
45. He was born in Heber
46. He is a great carpeder
47. He puts up with me everyday! And has put up with me for more than a year!
48. He is really shy when he doesnt know anyone
49. He has kissed like every girl in Heber! SERIOUSLY! haha
50. He is my prince charming! :)

Wedding Cake

2008-09-25T11:34:00.000-07:00

Me and Josh got home late on Monday night, so we decided to eat the top of our wedding cake on the anniversary of when we "lived together!"

Here are some pictures of the cake. It was actually pretty good.

Josh eating some cake

Me haha

Even Sam wanted some! haha

Before

After

One Year!

2008-09-23T13:16:00.000-07:00

**CAUTION LONG POST AHEAD!**

Dont mind the Double Chin. I was laughing histarically! The blinky glasses :)

Only about half the tickets Josh actually won!

I wasn't quite as good as Josh was at the Elvis coin pusher! haha

Dont mind the flaired nostril in this picture. All the smoke from the casino was getting to us!

Josh gambeling... He lost like $15
Gas was so cheap in Vegas. Josh had to take a picture of it!

It was me and Josh's one year anniversary on Monday! We decided to take a trip to Vegas for the weekend. It was so much fun to get away and just spend time together! We stayed the night Saturday at a sketchy motel in St George. We went and watched a movie, and had dinner and drove around that night, and I showed Josh my old house, and elementary school. Unfortunatly our freaking camera wouldnt work (It hasnt worked since the sand dunes. I think there is sand in it... Oops!) But it was still fun! I got really excited showing Josh were i spent my childhood! haha

Sunday we drove to Vegas, and spent Sunday and Monday there. We stayed at the Stratosphere. They had a nice swimming pool on the 8th floor that we swam in. We walked the strip 3 and a half times, and it seriously KILLED us! haha On the drive home we stopped at In-N-Out in St George, and we looked like 80 year olds trying to get out of my car! haha Needless to say we need to start to work out more! Saturday night we decided we didint want to get kicked out of the casino's for a minor gambeling (ME! haha) so we walked to Circus Circus and played the arcade games! It was so much fun! I schooled Josh at Skeet-Ball and the water balloon game! And I won Sam a new toy! haha And a bunch of crap, like the blinky glasses I am wearing! haha After Circus Circus, Josh played slots for a second, and we left and walked the strip wearing the blinky glasses. I am almost positive people thought we were drunk. But we weren't! I swear! haha

On Saturday, Josh couldn't wait to give me my anniversary present, so i got it 2 days early! (I am so lucky!) It was a wedding band to go with my engagement ring! This picture doesnt do it justice! Its beautiful! I love finally having a wedding band. Maybe now people will stop asking what grade I am in! haha

Sorry the pictures kinda suck they were all taken from the camera phone...

"THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS WATER!!!"

2008-09-18T21:11:00.000-07:00

Tonight Josh, myself, my parents, and my two youngest sisters, Bekah and Aryn, went to watch my sister, Courtney, play in the powder puff game at the high school. After Aryn and Courtney went to the bon-fire, Josh, myself, my parents, and Bekah went to the Dairy Keen to get some ice cream. While we were there, Bekah went to go fill a water cup with water for an "expirement", and while she was gone, my dad poured some salt in Bekah's water.

This was her reaction!

Typical Bekah reaction too!

Me and Josh talked her into having a drinking contest and we gave her the salt water, and she chugged and then spit the water out, saying, "THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS WATER!"

It was priceless! I wish I had a video camera!

Josh's New Truck!

2008-09-17T15:09:00.000-07:00

So I forgot to mention in Josh's Birthday post, that we bought him a new truck! He has needed a new one for a while, but we didnt really want to spend the money or time of selling his old truck, and looking for a new one. But one day, randomly, we went to Provo, and drive past Ken Garff Nissan, and passed this beauty! haha I think it was love at first sight for Josh, we walked right over to it and asked the salesman how much it was! Of course, it was more than we thought, but Josh still got it!

Sorry the picture kinda sucks, I took it on my phone before we went 4-wheeling. Thats also why the 4-wheelers are on the back of it! :)

Happy Birthday Josh!

2008-09-11T11:53:00.000-07:00

Josh's birthday was on Tuesday. My wonderful parents gave us a night at the Zermatt on Monday.

Thanks for the fabulous hotel room, Mom and Dad! We loved it!

Me and Josh went and had a "Birthday Dinner" at the mexican restaurant in
Midway (I dont know how to spell it, and I am not even going to try and attempt spelling it! haha), and after we went and had cheesecake and ice cream at my parents house!

The Birthday Boy! :)

Even Sam got some ice cream!

HAPPY 22nd BIRTHDAY BABE!

Sam got a hair cut!

2008-09-09T12:34:00.000-07:00

Long Hair
Short Hair

Sam got a much needed hair cut this past week! While he was getting his hair cut, he got to play with a little girl, and when i went to pick him up, he didnt want to leave! Well... Untill I said, "Let's Go Buh-Bye!" His favorite sentance! haha

Doesn't he look so much better!?

Labor Day Weekend!

2008-09-05T21:21:00.000-07:00

Stephanie caught this lizard. It was a baby, and we named it Willy I had the coolest flag there! It was pink with a skull.

Miss Stephanie and Me
Josh... Check out the BIG dust cloud behind him!
Josh is letting pressure out of his tires. That is what our red neck friends told us to do... Apparently it makes you go faster! Roger Dodger is helping!
Josh... Again

Labor Day weekend, me and Josh went to the Sand Dunes with some of our friends. It was the first time I had ever been, and it was SO MUCH FUN! On Friday night, we stayed at the face of Sand Mountain, and I didnt get sleep, at all! So the next night we went to White Sand Campground. It was a lot quieter! We met lots of red necks there, and unforunatly our camera wasnt working for most of the time, so we only have a few pictures.

First Blog!

2008-09-03T14:25:00.000-07:00

So... Here goes nothing!

This is my first blog. Though I dont really know how to start things out... I will just put up some pictures of Josh and I. :)

Two of our engagement pictures! These are all i had on my work computer! :)