Christmas Vacation

Today I purchased plane tickets for Christmas.  One for me, one for Kenton and one for Rex.

This could be our last Christmas in Washington for a few different reasons.

Details to come later. 

I know it is still October but I am so ready for the holidays to be here already.

Are you?

Birthday Dinner!

Tonight we will be dining here

Why, you may ask?

Because they are so very kind and let you have one free meal for your birthday.

And, because, by some weird coincidence, I got an email from them today letting me know that they are now serving American Bison. No, I will probably not eat it, but I like to think that they knew it was my birthday and sent the email out today just to let me know they were thinking of me.

I have promised myself that I will only go to the salad bar once and only have one bite of each of my favorite meats. I hate leaving there feeling so overwhelmingly full.
(If you have been there, you know what I mean)

Home

We are home!

Pictures to come soon!

Delivery!

I just had these beauties delivered to me at work!

I love my husband!

Two Wonderful Years!

Today we celebrate our 2 Year Anniversary!

In many ways it feels like it was only yesterday but, at the same time, I can no longer imagine my life without My Love!

I love you, honey!

Thank you for all you do and for making these last 2 years the best years of my life!

I know it is silly but I just had to put this on the blog for remembrance.
These little people walk along the bottom of our blog everyday counting the days of our marriage. Not often do you see them back at the beginning of the path. (ok, so maybe every year but that is still not very often)




Maybe I will try and make it a tradition... we will see if that happens.

Great Giveaway!

One of my amazing friends is having a wonderful giveaway!

You can enter up to FOUR times and if you win, you get a $15 Amazon Gift Card!

Visit her blog here to enter!

Only two more days of work and then...

(Images found on Google Images)

Phone Conversation

When I answered the phone this morning, the phone call went as follows:

Me: "Craig Ainge's office, this is Mika."

Caller: "Hi, I am looking for Phil, is this his house."

Me: "Nope, I am sorry Sir, this is a business."

Caller: "Ohhhh..???"

Me: "This is the office of Craig Ainge CPA."

Caller: "Oh, ok, I guess I have the wrong number."

Me: "Well you have a good day anyway Sir."

Caller: "You're welcome."

You're welcome! What should I be welcome for??? For you wasting my time by calling the wrong number? Just thought it was pretty silly!

And on another point, You're Welcome, who came up with that saying??? Where am I welcome? I have never really thought about it before but it really doesn't make sense! Am I missing something? Probably, I will probably look like an idiot when someone reads this... if so, please tell me!

Things to look forward to in August!

• REAL Salt Lake vs. Seattle Sounders at Rio Tinto on Aug 8th (It will be hard for me to choose who to cheer for but, since I have the jersey and everything, I think will stick with REAL)
• Celebration of our anniversary on Aug 8th
• Williams 10th birthday on Aug 8th
  
• Our 2 year anniversary on Aug 11th
• Yellowstone vacation Aug 12th - Aug 16th
• My Birthday on the 19th (Lets just say it will be my 23rd)
• BYU vs. OK at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium September 4th - September 6th (I know this is not really in August but we will for sure be looking forward to it this whole month)
  

Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! Only a couple more months of this horrible heat and we will be into wonderful Fall weather. Cant wait!

Washington Vacation

Here are some pictures from our recent trip to visit my parents in Washington.

These are my mom's wonderful friends who love to eat her roses.

Such a beautiful day at the beach.

Perfect time of the year for sand dollars.

And Jellyfish!

Lily.

Rex.

My favorite road to the beach... washed away.

apology

For the very small few of you that actually may follow this blog, I apologize for the 2008 updates. Slowly but surely, I am trying to post pictures (mostly for a kind of journal for myself) and I promise I will get up to date soon!

WA here we come!

In less than 24 hours we will be on our way to visit my parents in the beautiful state of Washington!

Hard to believe that it was 2 whole years ago that these pictures were taken.
(This was when Kenton flew up to meet my parents for the first time before getting engaged. Also the weekend when he first told me he loved me!)


I have made a promise to myself that I will remember to take the camera this next week so, hopefully, I will be posting new pictures when we get back!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Another Great Quote

♫ "No one of us is less treasured or cherished of God than another. I testify that He loves each of us—insecurities, anxieties, self-image, and all. He doesn’t measure our talents or our looks; He doesn’t measure our professions or our possessions. He cheers on every runner, calling out that the race is against sin, not against each other."

Jeffrey R. Holland

Day Off

I have the BEST boss ever and yesterday he declaired today an office holiday! How wonderful.
Today I plan on:

• Cleaning the kitchen (I mean really cleaning)
  
• Doing all the laundry (so Kenton doesn't have to do it this weekend :) )
• Cleaning all the bathrooms
• Taking Rex on an extra long walk
• Finishing a sewing project
• Starting on my blog gifts
• Straightening the extra bedrooms
• Watering and taking care of my outdoor plants
• Getting my oil changed
• Running a few errands

and

Its date night, so we will finish the day:

• Eating at Market Street Grill (Mr. Lobster here I come)
• Going to see Transformers
  
• And going to bed knowing that I will get to sleep in a little (sleep in for me is 7:30)

Oh how I love days off and weekends!

Happy Friday!

He will be missed

1958-2009

I have the BEST Man

On Monday, Kenton made cheesy potatoes.
(funeral potatoes for those of you who know what that is)

We really didn't have all the ingredients but somehow he whipped them together and they were AMAZING!
(I know, I know, after my last post you are thinking, she definitely shouldn't be eating cheesy potatoes, BUT... moderation in all things, right?)

He really is the most wonderful husband!
He cooks for me all the time, takes the dog out at 3:00am every morning, ALWAYS does the laundry (I HATE laundry), works full time, goes to school, and pretty much does anything and everything I ask.
(I promise he is not a slave. I try to do things for him too.)
I love him more than anything!

How did I ever survive with out him? I don't know.

Starting Today...

This beauty has been sitting in my house for almost a year now.

Has it been used enough?

No

Do I feel guilty about the amount of money we spent on it for it just to sit there?

Yes

Do I HATE the 15 lbs I have gained since getting married?

Yes

Am I going to start using it again?

Yes

Starting Today!

LIFE

I came across this quote from President Hinckley today and thought I would share.

"Years ago I clipped these words from a column written by Jenkins Lloyd Jones: Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, and most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like a old-time rail journey... delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas, and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride."
(Deseret News, 12 June 1973, p. A4)

As I was writing about my thoughts, I realized nothing else is really needed.
We all have those times when we need this counsel.
All I can say is that I am having one of those times.

iPod Touch Giveaway

I know I have posted about a lot of giveaways lately but I just cant help myself....

I want to WIN everything!

For your chance to win a brand spanking new iPod Touch visit Tweetest Backgrounds here.

Another Great Movie This Summer

We were a little worried about this one after seeing the horrible reviews....

BUT... we LOVED it!

Very funny!

There were a few uncomfortable moments (including one scene of Oscar from The Office) but overall it was hilarious!