Anniversary!

Today was a great day! It all started at exactly August 20, 2008 12:01 AM. Aaron took me into my office and on my chair was a dozen roses and the next two books in the Twilight series. (Which I have fallen in love with!) We finally went to bed around 1:30. We woke up around 9:30. I thought I got up before Aaron so I could read, but he was awake too. We got up and got ready to go. We went to Einsteins for breakfast. Then we went to Wal-mart and PetSmart to do some shopping...I know Wal-mart isn't really shopping. But we got much needed camping chairs. Then we went to a movie. When it was over I went grocery shopping for this weekends camping trip. Then Aaron and I went to the Macaroni Grill for diner. We were having fun coloring on the table, when the waitress came over and apologized for the food taking so long. (We didn't think that it had been long at all.) She said that the manager was bring over the food. When he gave us our plates he said the meal was on them. Cool! Free diner!! We looked at the time and it had been 45 minutes. We thought it had only been 15 minutes. We were in no rush and were enjoying being with each other. We weren't upset, but were quite happy with free food! I had written on the table "Happy Anniversary Aaron", and waitress noticed and gave us free cake! I suggest that everyone go the Macaroni Grill on their anniversary! Then we went to Boarders and picked up the rest of the Twilight series! It was been a wonderful day.

I am so grateful for Aaron. He has bee such a light in my life. I have never had a better friend. I love him with all my heart.

Boredom!

So today I really didn't have much to do being my last day at Marriott so I decided what a better way to spend my time! 200 Have and Have nots! BOLD the haves! (Thanks Melinda!) :)

1. Touched an iceberg

2. Slept under the stars

3. Been a part of a hockey fight

4. Changed a baby's diaper

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Swam with wild dolphins

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a tarantula

10. Said "I love you" and meant it

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise

15. Seen the Northern Lights

16. Gone to a huge sports game

17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope

20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Bet on a winning horse

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Taken an ice cold bath

28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Ridden a roller coaster

31. Hit a home run

32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking

33. Adopted an accent for fun

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment

36. Loved your job 90% of the time

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Watched wild whales

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach

41. Gone sky diving

42. Visited Ireland

43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited India

45. Bench-pressed your own weight

46. Milked a cow

47. Alphabetized your personal files

48. Ever worn a superhero costume

49. Sung karaoke

50. Lounged around in bed all day

51. Gone scuba diving

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Done something you should regret, but don't

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Been in a movie

60. Gone without food for 3 days

61. Made cookies from scratch

62. Won first prize in a costume contest

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Been in a combat zone

65. Spoken more than one language fluently

66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone

67. Bounced a check

68. Read - and understood - your credit report

69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy

70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did

71. Called or written your Congress person

72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over

73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge

74. Helped an animal give birth

75. Been fired or laid off from a job

76. Won money

77. Broken a bone

78. Ridden a motorcycle

79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph

80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

81. Slept through an entire flight

82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

83. Eaten sushi

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read The Bible cover to cover

86. Changed someones mind about something you care deeply about

87. Gotten someone fired for their actions

88. Gone back to school

89. Changed your name (last name only)

90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands

91. Eaten fried green tomatoes

92. Read The Iliad

93. Taught yourself an art from scratch

94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt

96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

97. Been elected to public office

98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream

99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you

101. Had a booth at a street fair

102. Dyed your hair

103. Been a DJ

104. Rocked a baby to sleep

105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all fours

106. Raked your carpet

107. Brought out the best in people

108. Brought out the worst in people

109. Worn a mood ring

110. Rode a horse

111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap

112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe

113. Buried a child

114. Gone to a Broadway play

115. Been inside the pyramids

116. Shot a basketball into a basket

117. Danced at a disco

118. Played in a band

119. Shot a bird

120. Gone to an arboretum

121. Tutored someone

122. Ridden a train

123. Brought an old fad back into style

124. Eaten caviar

125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need

126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant

127. Published a book

128. Pieced a quilt

129. Lived in an historic place

130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage

131. Asked for a raise

132. Made a hole-in-one - if mini golf count?

133. Gone deep sea fishing

134. Gone roller skating

135. Run a marathon

136. Learned to surf

137. Invented something

138. Flown first class

139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite

140. Flown in a helicopter

141. Visited Africa

142. Sang a solo

143. Gone spelunking

144. Learned how to take a compliment

145. Written a love-story

146. Seen Michelangelo’s David

147. Had your portrait painted

148. Written a fan letter

149. Spent the night in something haunted

150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane

151. Ran away

152. Learned to juggle

153. Been a boss

154. Sat on a jury

155. Lied about your weight

156. Gone on a diet

157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget

158. Written a poem

159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox

160. Gotten food poisoning

161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission

162. Hiked the Grand Canyon

163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks

164. Gone to the opera

165. Gotten a letter from someone famous

166. Worn knickers

167. Ridden in a limousine

168. Attended the Olympics

169. Can hula or waltz

170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books

171. Been stuck in an elevator

172. Had a revelatory dream

173. Thought you might crash in an airplane

174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert

175. Saved someone’s life

176. Eaten raw whale

177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint

178. Laughed till your side hurt

179. Straddled the equator

180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing

181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival

182. Sent a message in a bottle

183. Spent the night in a hotel

184. Been a cashier

185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

186. Joined a union

187. Donated blood or plasma

188. Built a campfire

189. Kept a blog

190. Had hives

191. Worn custom made shoes or boots

192. Made a PowerPoint presentation

193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course

194. Served at a soup kitchen

195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube

196. Know CPR

197. Ridden in or owned a convertible

198. Found a long lost friend

199. Helped solve a crime

200. Responded to a NJP newsletter

Summer Fun

We have had quite the week. Months ago we planned a camping trip with my family. We started this tradition last year. We always have so much fun camping with them. We planned on going up Friday as soon as Aaron got off work. So I was in charge of getting ready. We got most of it ready Thursday night except for the food and packing the car. Well as we were settling down for bed, around 11:30, Bella started having her puppies. I don't know how familiar any of you are about dogs having puppies, but dogs have a puppy an hour. So we knew we were in for a long night! I tried to let Aaron sleep as much as possible because he had to work and I didn't. The first puppy was born at 11:40. An hour later puppy number 2 was born. By this time, I am struggling to stay awake. Aaron was asleep in the living room because it was father away from Bella. After the second puppy was born I knew I had a hour, so I went and lied on the couch. Around 1:30 Bella started crying, and was getting ready for the 3rd puppy. I went in, but she kept crying, it woke Aaron so he came to check on her. As soon as he came in the room, she stopped crying and did her thing. Aaron tried to go back in the living room, but as soon as he left she started crying again. He ended up having to sleep in the bathroom. She didn't make another sound. Around 2:30 she had a forth. Puppy number 3 was a stillborn, but the other 3 are healthy and happy. Aaron got about 3 hours of sleep. I got about 3 1/2 hours. I woke up on Friday early to bring my Jeep into Big O Tires to get a new tire. When I got home I finished getting everything ready, however I couldn't pack the car, because it wasn't home. So I had to wait till Aaron got home so we could go pick up the Jeep. So as soon as he pulled in we ran to Big O. When we got home Aaron got the dogs ready...puppies and all, while I packed up the Jeep. All thous years of Tetris really paid off. We got to Current Creek about 5:30. We had a nice relaxing weekend with my family. We didn't get much sleep, but it was a lot of fun. I will do another post with pictures about the camping trip. I started reading "Twilight"...I will let you know how I feel about it when I am done...in about a year! ; )

Good Times....

My friend was doing this on her blog and it looked fun.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses.

If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

With the new rug...

So with the arrival of the new rug, we thought it would be good to get a new vacuum. Our old one wasn't that old, and works great, however it just doesn't cut it with dog hair. It gets clogged up and then spits everything back out...gross! So we got a new vacuum that is made for dog hair. In fact the name of the vacuum is the Bissell Per Hair Eraser. I love it! I am vacuuming all the time now. And now I realize how little our other vacuum was working with the dog hair.

New Rug!

This is our new rug for our dinning room. I wanted the black one but then realized that the dog hair would show up really bad on the black, so we went with the ivory. The sunflowers match our kitchen. So we were really able to tie the rooms together! Well, it is really that new anymore I am just behind on posting. I love it so much. So does Johnathan! He loves to roll on it and when we are watching TV and not paying attention to him, he goes and lies on the rug and usually falls asleep. (Which is amazing by the way, because he usually can't fall asleep outside of his kennel!)

Our Puppies!

Here are two of our puppies. They are Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. We have one boy and one girl.

This is me and John. He is a mamma's boy. He follows me everywhere. I have been working really hard on training him. He is a fast learner. The newest trick was roll over and it took him 5 minutes to learn it!

Here is my little sister Tricia playing with John. He loves her so much.

This is our Bella. She is our princess. We think she is pregnant, and she gets really hot. Her favorite spot is the tile by the garage door. It is the coolest place to put her belly! This is John again. I was showing my mom and sister our new tricks and they only picture we got was him sitting. But he sits so well!

Friends and Games

About a month ago we had some of our dear friends over for a BBQ and games. We all played American Idol for the XBOX, and then the boys went and played one of our favorite games, Settlers of Catan. Here are some pictures!

Aaron, Tyler Smith and Donny Domer

Megan Smith and Tanya Strickland soon to be Domer...and Domer might be with two "m"s!

Personal?

So I have been wondering how personal I should be, and if people even read this. That is why I added the counter. But now I have added a poll. I know that some people who get VERY personal with their blogs, but there are others who hardly say anything. So I thought I would poll the people who do read my blog what they want to hear. Personal or not. I know that some of you will try to be funny....Bryant....but I really would like every ones honest opinion.

Thanks for all of your help! Love you all!

Counter, Roommates, and Life!

I added a counter to see how many people look at my blog, but realized very quickly that it won't be totally accurate because every time I look at my blog it counts me too! But when I last looked at the counter it said 12, and I know that I haven't looked 12 times!

Aaron and I are pretty excited! We are getting new "roommates" today. Our best friends Megan and Tyler Smith are moving in our basement! We love to hang out with them and play rockband, or play board games, or watch "Freaks and Geeks" and "Soap"! We are glad to have them live in the same house so we don't have to drive to visit, which is only bad because gas is $4 a gallon! Which I am sure I don't need to explain!

Everything else is going great! We love our new place. We have so much room and the dogs love having a yard to play in with no leash! Sorry, I still don't have pictures of the new place, and even though I can now scan pictures, our computer broke. It doesn't turn on any more. So, I can write posts at work, but I can't post pictures. :(

Our Favorite You Tube Video!

Pictures

So now I am learning how to scan our pictures, which means....no more using the fact that we don't have a digital camera! As you can see I have added some picture of us from the beginning. You will also be able to tell we don't have a 3rd Anniversary picture. There are a couple of reasons for that. One, our 2nd Anniversary was really taken about May 2007, we were a little late. Also we couldn't afford it at the time. But good news in a few weeks we will be adding our 4th Anniversary! Time flies when you are having fun! I can't believe it's been four years! Sometimes it feels longer, and other times it is like we are just married! We are still loving every minute! Anyway, I hope you are all enjoying the new blog....I myself think it is looking good! : )

My little secret

So right now, unfortunately Aaron and I have to work both Saturdays and Sundays. My job can get pretty boring on the weekends, so here is my little secret....I go thought my friends blogs and steal ideas. But even more, I go though all of their friends blogs. It keeps me awake. I know a lot of them. I get ideas from all of them. So I just want to say thanks to everyone for putting their friends link on their blogs....and thanks for keeping me awake. I also love reading updates on everyone. Facebook is fun, but blogging is better for keeping up on each other! : )

Cool

So I am figuring this blogging thing out more and more!!! Now I have a cool new template. I had a hard time picking one though! I liked so many, but in honor of your 3 dogs, I decided on the paw print. Not that they will care or even see the blog!

Not much has been going on. We are settling in very nicely and loving the house. We are having a hard time figuring out the sprinkler system, the front yard keeps going on and off, but the water for outside is free. : ) July 4th and 5th we are going to have a yard sale and we are pretty excited about that. And hopefully soon, we will get a digital camera so we can start posting pictures!

YEAH!!!

I am starting to figure this blogging thing out!!! YEAH!!! Turns out I just need to play with it! (And a lot of help from Ginny!)



Not too much to update on. Aaron went to the Jazz game last night. Tricia came over to hang out with me. We watched Hairspray. (Well, she watched it, I slept. I wasn't feeling good.) On Friday we went to a friends house and had an "Office" party! We were all so glad to have the "Office" back on. It was a ton of fun!



Not much else is happening. Just living life as usual.

Sorry

I can't figure this thing out. I have tried adding links to my friends blog and it didn't work. I tried several times and thought I figured it out....but obviously I didn't! I will get it someday.

In case you are wondering why there aren't any pictures....we don't have a digital camera. I am going to start getting CD's when I get film developed until we get a digital.

I know that everyone starts out their blog not know what to do, but I have had this blog for about a year and still haven't figured it out....any notes will be helpful!

Ok, so I was reading my sad little blog and realized that I am way behind!

Aaron no longer works at Lowe's. He was attacked trying to help someone, who turned out to be robbing the place. Aaron asked if he need help finding anything and the guy hit him in the head with a wrench and started to run. Aaron yelled, "HEY!" and the guy turned and threw the wrench at him and it hit him in the elbow. It hit him so hard it chipped the bone. It also bruised his side. He started to have panic attacks when he would go to work, so we started looking for something else. He now works for Frito Lay and loving it....especially the pay checks!

I still work for Marriott Vacation Club, but I am now a supervisor. Now I get to talk to all the angry owners. So I fight all day. It really isn't that bad. I mostly answer questions for other associates. Every once and a while I get to fight with a customer.

Not much else going on. We are loving the new place and we are almost all unpacked. And I mean ALL....since we have been married 3 1/2 years ago we have never fully unpacked....we are almost done unpacking the last of the boxes. It's like Christmas!!! We are finding this we have totally forgotten about. We plan on having a yard sale in July to get rid of some stuff.

Well, that is it for now....

I promise I will be better!

I know that I haven't been very good at keeping this up to date! I am going to be better! I promise!!!!

Aaron and I are getting ready to move. We are so excited! We will be able to save close to $300 a month that we are going to put aside for a home! I will post pictures when we move!

Other than that, not much is going on. We are busy working and that is about it.

April 2007

In April, Aaron had to live without me for a week, while I played in California with Tanya Strickland and Megan Smith. We spent one night in Old Town San Diego. We spent a day at Seaworld and Seaworld will never be the same! Then we spent a few nights in Newport Coast. Beautiful area, and not far from Disney! We played for 3 days in Disney. Shopping, rides and MUCH more shopping! We had a lot of fun just being the girls!

New Year!

Aaron and I are doing great! Because the market is so good we sold our house in January. Aaron got a second job at Lowes and with in a few weeks they were begging him to be full time and gave him a promotion. Lowes loves him and Aaron is enjoying what he is doing. With in a year he want's to be out of Tommies!!! (Music to my ears!)

I am still working at Marriott Vacation Club. Are busy season is coming to an end, so I will like my job a lot more in a few weeks. I have decided that I want to cook. I love baking, but cooking is a little harder for me. Aaron is really good at cooking and has helped me a lot. We have a lot of fun cooking together.

Our dogs are doing great! Bella and Jonathan are with us in the apartment. Bella now stays out of her kennel while we are gone and she loves it! Jonathan is mamma's boy and is full of energy! Meg is at my parents with thier dog, Sammy.

(As soon as I figure out how to get pictures on here I will post some.)