Brent and I are there on the left and per Deb's request, this picture was taken after I cut my hair so you can see what it looks like now!
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Date Night!
A few weekends ago we set up two friends of mine on blind dates! It was really fun! We went bowling and took this picture afterward.
TAG I'M IT! AND NOW 6 OF YOU ARE TOO!
Natalie tagged me!
The Rules: Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves. At the end of the post the player tags six people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Have fun!
1. I’m not too good at stuff like this because I have a hard time coming up with things to write about! Especially things that I don’t mind if other people know, but here goes! (Does that count as one?)
2. I will have to copy Natalie a little on this one! (See, I told you I have a hard time with this!) I have a lot of annoying habits, like biting my nails (Brent’s favorite, ha ha!) But one of the worst is this twitching thing I do with my fingers (and sometimes my toes!). Sometimes I do it to what people say (like when watching a movie) or to the music. Weird, I know!
3. I love old movies! My mom is a huge fan of Doris Day, so she got me started! My mom, my sister & I used to love to watch them together when I was growing up. Some of my favorites are: Meet Me in St. Louis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Pollyanna, Summer Magic, The Thrill of it All, & White Christmas, just to name a few!
4. I just cut my hair off! Random, but that’s what this is all about, right?! I cut six inches off and it was liberating! Why is it that as women our hair is sometimes made out to be such a big deal? I decided I didn’t want long hair just to have long hair anymore. I haven’t had short hair since I was in high school, so it has been fun to have a change! I also wanted to cut it so that it wouldn’t take me so long to get ready in the mornings. But I’m discovering that when your hair is thick, even if you cut 6 inches off, it is still going to take a while to do it! Oh well, live and learn!
5. I HATE scary movies. They freak me out. I used to think they were kind of fun back in high school when we’d get together and watch them with a big group of friends. But then when Brent and I were first married our apartment got broke into and now I’m paranoid, so they aren’t so fun anymore!
6. I used to think that I was a city girl. Now, after taking our trip back east, I know it’s the country life for me! My friend Lindsay and I would always wonder what our lives would be like when we were grown up and married. She always wanted to live in the country and I wanted to end up in the city. Funny how things really turn out! She lives in Atlanta, Georgia now and here I am in Millville, Utah! As you drive in to Millville there’s a sign that says “Country living at it’s finest!”
Wow, I’m surprised I could come up with so much to write about! That was impressive, if I may say so! So now I tag: Deb, Erin, Heather, wait! I don’t have very many blogger friends! I will tag those three and call it good I guess!
The Rules: Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves. At the end of the post the player tags six people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Have fun!
1. I’m not too good at stuff like this because I have a hard time coming up with things to write about! Especially things that I don’t mind if other people know, but here goes! (Does that count as one?)
2. I will have to copy Natalie a little on this one! (See, I told you I have a hard time with this!) I have a lot of annoying habits, like biting my nails (Brent’s favorite, ha ha!) But one of the worst is this twitching thing I do with my fingers (and sometimes my toes!). Sometimes I do it to what people say (like when watching a movie) or to the music. Weird, I know!
3. I love old movies! My mom is a huge fan of Doris Day, so she got me started! My mom, my sister & I used to love to watch them together when I was growing up. Some of my favorites are: Meet Me in St. Louis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Pollyanna, Summer Magic, The Thrill of it All, & White Christmas, just to name a few!
4. I just cut my hair off! Random, but that’s what this is all about, right?! I cut six inches off and it was liberating! Why is it that as women our hair is sometimes made out to be such a big deal? I decided I didn’t want long hair just to have long hair anymore. I haven’t had short hair since I was in high school, so it has been fun to have a change! I also wanted to cut it so that it wouldn’t take me so long to get ready in the mornings. But I’m discovering that when your hair is thick, even if you cut 6 inches off, it is still going to take a while to do it! Oh well, live and learn!
5. I HATE scary movies. They freak me out. I used to think they were kind of fun back in high school when we’d get together and watch them with a big group of friends. But then when Brent and I were first married our apartment got broke into and now I’m paranoid, so they aren’t so fun anymore!
6. I used to think that I was a city girl. Now, after taking our trip back east, I know it’s the country life for me! My friend Lindsay and I would always wonder what our lives would be like when we were grown up and married. She always wanted to live in the country and I wanted to end up in the city. Funny how things really turn out! She lives in Atlanta, Georgia now and here I am in Millville, Utah! As you drive in to Millville there’s a sign that says “Country living at it’s finest!”
Wow, I’m surprised I could come up with so much to write about! That was impressive, if I may say so! So now I tag: Deb, Erin, Heather, wait! I don’t have very many blogger friends! I will tag those three and call it good I guess!
Monday, October 22, 2007
ROAD TRIP!
Let's see...where do I begin? I have wanted an SUV for a long time and I wasn't quiet about it! (poor Brent!) I mostly wanted one for the space and so that I don't have to duck down so far every time to get the car seat in and out (high maintenance, I know!) So Brent researched the best one for us (an Acura MDX) and found it on e-bay. He bid on it and he won! Wahoo! But it was a little bit far away. It was in Rhode Island!
So we decided to pack up, fly out to get it and make a fun road trip out of it. Brian & Jaimee (Brent's brother and his wife) came with us for the first part of our adventure! From Salt Lake we had a layover in Cincinnati, OH and then we landed in Providence, RI. We picked up the car there and drove an hour north to Boston, Massachusetts. Brent's cousin Tiffany and her family live there so we went to stay with them. While in Boston we went on a duck boat tour and it was neat to see places like the cemetery where Paul Revere and Samuel Adams are buried, The Cheers Bar, the Boston State House & Boston Commons, etc.
So we decided to pack up, fly out to get it and make a fun road trip out of it. Brian & Jaimee (Brent's brother and his wife) came with us for the first part of our adventure! From Salt Lake we had a layover in Cincinnati, OH and then we landed in Providence, RI. We picked up the car there and drove an hour north to Boston, Massachusetts. Brent's cousin Tiffany and her family live there so we went to stay with them. While in Boston we went on a duck boat tour and it was neat to see places like the cemetery where Paul Revere and Samuel Adams are buried, The Cheers Bar, the Boston State House & Boston Commons, etc.
After staying in Boston we drove to New York City. We stayed in a hotel called 'The Paramount' and it was right off of Times Square. It was nice to be staying so close to the city so that we wouldn't have to drive so far, but it was pretty expensive! While in New York we went on a 'city sights' tour and saw Times Square, The Empire State Building, The Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, etc. It was awesome to see all of those things! On our way to see the Statue of Liberty Gavin got pretty sick. He had a fever and was very cranky! So we didn't hike up to the observation deck, but we walked around and enjoyed the view from Liberty Island. 
The next stop on our adventure was Laurel, Maryland where Brent's brother Greg and his family live. They live pretty close to Washington DC so we got to 
tour around there with them for a while. We saw the Washington Monument, The World War Two Memorial, the White House, The National Archives Building (which holds the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, etc.), the Lincoln Memorial, the Capital 
Building, Arlington Cemetery, the Washington DC Temple, etc. Then on the last day we went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Brian and Jaimee flew home after that. Then Brent and I continued on for the second half of our adventure!
tour around there with them for a while. We saw the Washington Monument, The World War Two Memorial, the White House, The National Archives Building (which holds the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, etc.), the Lincoln Memorial, the Capital 
Building, Arlington Cemetery, the Washington DC Temple, etc. Then on the last day we went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Brian and Jaimee flew home after that. Then Brent and I continued on for the second half of our adventure! 
From Kirtland we drove to Nauvoo, Illinois. We stayed there for two nights and it was nice to be in one place for a little while! The one picture of Gavin is in the Women's Garden at the Nauvoo Visitor's Center. I call this statue his girlfriend because he was pretty in love with her! (As you can see in the picture!) In Nauvoo we took a wagon tour and saw all of the neat things there. We also drove by the Nauvoo Temple. Then we drove about 45 minutes to Carthage Jail and took the tour there. 
The rest of our trip was basically driving! We did a lot of that, you know! We stayed one night in Lincoln, Nebraska and then we went on to Denver(Aurora), Colorado to stay with Brent's sister Susan and her family. Then we drove from there to Bear Lake to stay at the Hirschi Hideout with the rest of Brent's family for Conference weekend. And finally from Bear Lake we drove home! We had a fun trip, but it was sure nice to come home!
The rest of our trip was basically driving! We did a lot of that, you know! We stayed one night in Lincoln, Nebraska and then we went on to Denver(Aurora), Colorado to stay with Brent's sister Susan and her family. Then we drove from there to Bear Lake to stay at the Hirschi Hideout with the rest of Brent's family for Conference weekend. And finally from Bear Lake we drove home! We had a fun trip, but it was sure nice to come home!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Gavin's 9 month pictures
I know he is almost 11 months old now, but here are some of Gavin's 9 month pictures! (I'm a little slow at getting them posted) My sister-in-law's sister, Rachel, took them. We did some at my sister-in-law Jaimee's house, then we walked down to a wheat field and took some more. It was a fun day and Gavin was good for most of his pictures only because he got to take a nap in-between! (The perks of being friends with the photographer I guess!)
He is growing up way too fast and it is hard for me to believe that he will be a year old next month. Where has the time gone? I sure am glad I have been given the opportunity to be his mom. My life is happier and more blessed because he is in it. (Pictures taken by Adam & Rachel: www.arfinephoto.com)
Family Pictures September 2007
This year we decided to have our family pictures taken at Bear Lake since it is our second home now!They were taken by Adam & Rachel McCracken (see http://www.arfinephoto.com/ for more information) We took some at the Hirschi Hideout in front of this cool old red barn.
Then I wanted some taken at the beach, so we decided to hurry and drive to North Beach before it got too dark. On our way it started pouring rain! I was so sad! But after a few minutes it stopped and there was this awesome rainbow! So the rain was a good thing I guess! (Meeko even joined us for a few of our pictures.) 
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