House: For Sale!

Many of you know that our house is for sale. It was put on the market on May 30th.


I know I'll cry when we sale it and I know I'll cry through the entire 3 hour block of our church, but at the same time it will be fun and exciting for new adventures up and coming.

Here's some pictures of our lovely house:

And for the specs on it you can go to most any Utah Real Estate website and enter this MLS #: 804099. If there is anyone who knows of someone who might be interested please let me know...or if you have any tips on selling a house we are totally open for suggestions. Wish us luck!

My Dad Rocks!!!!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! These 2 pictures have nothing to do with father's, but they are the only ones taken this father's day weekend that I thought were worth posting.

(Ashley...Ty's Sister)

(Bryce...Ty's cousin)

Sadly, I didn't get any of the Dad's/Grandfather's in our lifes, but let me just say that I love them none-the-less. Sunday we went up to Morgan to Terry's and Susie's to celebrate with Tyler's Grandpa. And today my grandparent's and the rest of my family came over to our house for a bbq. Dad, if you ever read this...I LOVE YOU! (He never reads this).

Tomato/Tomata

Ever since there has been the salmonella out-break and tomatoes have been out of sight; I have been craving them EVEN MORE! Everything I have ordered in the past few days usually has tomatoes on it, but sadly they have been obsolete...i.e. my burrito at Costa Vida was just not itself without those vivid wonderful tomatoes. Why is it that you always want what you can't have? Well, hesitantly, but yet with some haste, these are the culprits that I bought and will eat. I will let you know how they taste.

p.s. These tomatoes are "supposedly" salmonella free. Notice the vine they are attached to? That is the distinguishing difference.

A couple pictures from this weekend...ha!

On Saturday we had a barbecue at the Butler's. We decided to get all the boys together for a picture.

(Jake, Mitch, Brandon, Tyler, Matt)

These boys (minus a few) have all been friends since Jr. High. We ate, visited, and also forced the boys to play board games with us, which I'm sure they ended up loving =) As a married couple we seem to hang out more with Tyler's friends, but luckily for me and him I really love his friends and their wives and always have a good time!

ps as soon as Teresa sends me a copy of their "Professional Friends" picture from 7th grade I will post that :D

On Friday I reluctantly left Tyler behind and had a girl's night with a couple of my dearest friends. (Note: Originally Tyler was going to go to an x-box night with a couple of his coworkers and so I had no guilt whatsoever, but he changed his mind at the last minute and decided to work on his hot rod at the last minute...therefore the guilt was there)

Anna and Brindy are a couple of friends/roomies from Snow College. They are awesome and I love getting together with them. Brindy's husband was off to scout camp and Anna was on break from teaching school so we decided to have a sleepover (I actually left to sleep in my own bed). We ate at Cafe Rio, went to the park, experienced a blowout with Taylor (Brindy's little girl), ate some more, watched The Office, and chatted. Such a fun night and it makes me reminisce and remember times at Snow College and the year or so after that before I got married. We really did have some crazy times and did some crazy things.

Here's a pic at the park...right before the blowout (Taylor, Anna, Me, and Brindy)

And for memory lane's sake here's a few from the past. Can you believe these pictures are from 5 years ago? Look how much we've changed...not...we look exactly the same!

And this one is for Amanda another one of my old roomies...I still can't look at this picture without cracking up!! HAHA!

Can someone please call the fashion police?

Tyler and his wonderful matching skills...although you can't really tell with the lighting of this picture...Black hat, Blue shirt, Brown shoes. It's a good thing that I don't really care, I just thought it was funny =)

On June 2, 1956...

Happy Birthday to my Dear Old Dad!!

He turned 52 on Monday...Here's to my great Dad and all of the crazy wrinkles I gave him, and to many more birthdays down the road.

ps. If you're wondering where my m'azing momma is, well, she wouldn't let me take a picture...lame!

Yaaawn...

It's been a great weekend...Rusty-Roo is tuckered out!

Oh, and this one is of Rusty patiently waiting for the last bite.

Always Grateful!

At times I can be a whiner and complain about things that to me at the moment are most important and must be dealt with now! Ask Tyler he knows... and is good just to listen to my rantings. But, as soon as I do this it isn't but maybe a few days or sometimes a few hours later that I am reminded of how menial my problems are. I think that God is humbling me somewhat and reminding me that there are those who have it much harder...

Just a few things that have kind of made me step back a little is today hearing about a dear friend having to have open-heart surgery this summer. She of all people is someone who gives and gives and never ever complains, but at the same time is always hit with lots of traumatic health issues. Also this past week I learned of a co-worker's niece who passed away at the tender age of 10 after a battle with cancer. My thoughts turn to her parents and family and the pain they are battling now. Also recently I have thought about the millions of people affected by the earthquakes in China. I can't help, but wonder where they are sleeping, what they are eating, or how they will rebuild after such a horrific experience.

Next time I start complaining about things like traffic or mushy bananas I hope I can remind myself that life really isn't all that bad and the good in life will always outweigh the bad and that God will never give us any trial that is too big for us to bare. Even those who are going thru these horrible experiences will get through them and come out on the other side stronger people...I guess you could say I am grateful for my trials, because they make me who I am.

Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day to all...but especially to those brave, unselfish, men and women who sacrifice their time and sometimes their lifes for our sake and our freedom and our happiness. You and your families are always in Ty's and my prayers...

Snicker Salad and Weezer

I am making Snicker Salad for our family get togethers today...This is a recipe that Katie Butler has made several times and it is so yummy!! Definitley not a healthy salad, but who cares sometimes =)

*5-6 apples, cored and cubed

*1 lg. container Cool Whip

*3-4 SNICKERS candy bars, cut into sm. pieces

Mix all of the ingredients together and refrigerate. Enjoy!

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Today I have decided to post the new video for Weezer's Pork and Bean song. Ty and I had fun watching it and trying to figure out the different viral videos portrayed. Weezer is one of my all time favorite bands and if I had time I'd dedicate this blog entry to them...but maybe another time. Let's just say they're awesome and they're releasing the "Red Album" at the beginning of June.

Go Bees!

The Jazz season is over...It was fun while it lasted...Totally wish Boozer could have pulled his head out...Love Williams and his effort...Sloan has a potty mouth...But is a great coach...Impressive Ronnie's...It was fun watching the games with our family and friends...Okur is a tall outside shooter, wow...My sister wants a date with Kyle...See you guys in October

Kelli came to visit!

So, this past weekend one of my favoritest persons in the world came to visit...Kelli, who is my dear roommate from my first year at Snow College. We have so many good memories and laughs. I should seriously right a book about those 2 years. Anywho she flew in from Missourri for a friends birthday and decided to come stay with me for a couple of days. We had a blast visiting with old friends, shopping, eating, and even had time to get a hike in...

I have never really watched American Idol, but since it was David Archuleta day and Kelli's Mom is a HUGE fan we decided to go and catch a glimpse at the gateway. Problem was making our way through thousands of 13 year old screaming girls. This was my only shot of him...blah.

Anyways, I am now a fan. I'm always at Young Women's on Tuesday nights so my Mom and I have been catching the YouTube videos of his performances... Here is my favorite:

Anyways, I hope to be able to go and visit Kelli out in her stomping grounds soon...And this is a shout out to you Kelli, since you apparently NEVER read my blog :(

4 Years of Bliss

Today Ty and I have been married for 4 years and 1 day!!! It's been the best 4 years ever!

Hola, today is Cinco de Mayo.

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!

This is where I will be today...

...this is where I should be (Cancun) :) ...

...and this is the smoothie recipe I want to make for Ty and I tonight in celebration of this day:

Banana-Mango Batidos:

Ingredients:

* 1 Ripe Banana Sliced (Can use a frozen banana)

* 1 Cup of Ripe Mango Chunks

* 1 Cup of Ice Cold Milk

* 3-6 Ice Cubes

* 1 tsp Vanilla (optional)

* Sugar to taste (optional)

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth - - Enjoy!

Tenga un dia bueno todos!!