Your Parents.

I have so many great parents! Holy crap. Where do I begin?! Biological, I suppose?

My Dad, James. He is such a good dad to me. I am so grateful for him & all he does. He is kind, loving, caring, compassionate, & hilarious. We have a great relationship & I love him with all my heart.

My Mom, Amy. Until Reese she was my best friend. She is still a very close second. We get along so well & can talk about everything. We used to talk 4 or 5 times a day, but we are both so busy lately that we will go days without a good conversation. It's hard. I miss her. I am lucky to have her as my mom & I hope to be just like her when I'm a mother.

My StepMom, Kathy. She is so good to me. She is smart, kind, helpful, & loving. I am so grateful for all of the love she gives me & to my dad. She takes such good care of him & I know I don't have to worry about him since she's such a great family manager =)

My Father-in-Law, Ray. He's kind of quiet and in the background - until he has a good story to share, then you better watch out! He is very funny & kind. He raised a great son & I hope Reese will end up just like him.

My Mother-in-Law, Cresta. Where do I begin? She is great. She is the kindest person I know with the biggest heart in the world. She is hilarious & an amazing cook! I love her so much.

My Taddy-Daddy, Tadd. I don't know where I'd be without him [& Kara and my Grammy]. They took me in when I really needed somewhere to be & they truly are like other parents to me. I look up to them & love them so much. Plus, Tadd is hilarious & we could laugh for years and years!!


Ok, well that's the list on my parents! I know it was a little longer than the normal list of 2, but I have a lot of great parents in my life.

I hope you are all having a great week! Enjoy Tuesday.

Your Vices.

Oh boy, talk about airing out my dirty laundry! Vices can say a lot about a person - about me they say that I like sugar. Well, at least currently I do. I don’t know that I have a year-round vice, they seem to change. So I will tell you about my current vices.

Firstly & most importantly: Candy Corn. Not just any candy corn, it’s GOTTA be Brach’s candy corn. I like what I like; deal with it.I’ve filled this mug 3x times today & each time I told myself that’d be the last time I’d fill it. Then I’d eat it all & fill it again. I’ve almost eaten a 1 pound bag today [plus my 3 meals]. Let’s not talk about it.

Secondly: Absolutely Zero Monster Energy Drinks. For those of you have followed my blog for a while you’ll know that it went from Green Monsters, to Blue Monsters, & now finally onto the Purple Monsters. But…it’s always been Monsters. They are delicious. They are bad for me. That’s why it’s a vice - right?
Also, please notice my TOTALLY cute Menu Board behind my flat of Monsters - My mother-in-law made it for me & I love it.
*Please note that this is the second 24 pack/flat of Monsters that I’ve gone through in a month & a half. Don’t judge.

Thirdly: Watching corny/hilarious/stupid movies & shows with my husband. [That one might be an all year deal.] Right now we are popping in Hot Rod & are going to laugh our booty's off. Be jealous.

Have a great Sunday & I’ll see you all tomorrow!!

Your Best Friend.

So, I know it's totally ridiculous that I haven't blogged in 10 years & when I did it was a tribute to my husband. I get that I'm lame - & I'm sorry.

It kind of amuses me that when I didn't have a job & I basically sat around all day I had oodles & oodles of things to blog about, but now that I am working & busy everyday, nothing seems important enough to write about. Kind of ironic, I guess.

So, to get myself back into the swing of blogging & to get my brain back into writing mode I have decided to follow one of those "30 Day 30 Topic" thingymajigs. There have been a few lists out there that I've seen & liked, so I made a little compilation and will be doing the list for the next 30 days. Weird to start in the middle of the month? -Or awesome? I pick awesome.

Day One: Your best friend.  When I searched "define best friend" on Google it said: the one friend who is closest to you. So, obviously that would have to be Reese & not just because of our proximity right now. Although it does apply there too.

He is the one person who knows me better than anyone else.
He makes me laugh.
He makes me smile.
He makes me feel pretty.
He makes me feel safe.
He knows all of my secrets.
He knows all of your secrets - if you've told me =)
He knows who I dislike.
He will dislike them too.
He knows how much I love shoes & he lets me get lots of them.
He lets me cry in his arms.
He agrees to hire a hitman when I'm having a bad day & I jokingly mention I'd like to have someone killed.
He is the best friend anyone could ever ask for & he's mine!

I hope that wasn't too terribly boring, but at least I am back & writing! Don't put me on the inactive blogger list in your readers! I'm back. I promise! Just getting back into the groove of things.

Have a fabulous weekend!

P.S. I realize that I mocked myself for having my last post be a tribute to Reese & this one basically is too....so sue me! I love me hubs.

My Husband.

Today marks 3 years that I have been married to the most wonderful man in the world. I could not be happier & feel more like a Queen. He is so good to me & I am lucky to have him.

He proposed to me on July 28, 2008 [I promise to tell that story sometime - it is a good one!] & I thought I was the happiest any person could ever be. I was wrong - I keep getting happier & happier everyday.Our engagement was a quick time that flew by very quickly, but I didn’t care because it was getting me closer to marrying the man of my dreams.

On October 3, 2008 Reese & I were married for Time & All Eternity in the Mount Timpanogos Temple. It. Was. The. Best. Day. Of. My. Life.


I was his! He was mine! Could life really get better than that? The answer was & is -  Yes, it really could.

He never ceases to amaze me. I keep getting to know him & I love everything I learn; I love him more & more each day. He is kind, sweet, loving, gentle, sincere, handsome, selfless, strong, protective, a good provider, a worthy Priesthood holder & so many more amazing things.

I love him with all of my heart & can’t wait to spend the rest of time with him. We have fun together. We can laugh at ourselves & everyday is a new wonderful adventure. He is my husband, my best friend, & my person! I could not live without him.









I am so grateful for Reese & all the love he has given me this far. I can’t wait for the rest of our lives.

Delicious Cookies.

Have you ever been so busy that you feel like you don't have time to breathe? I have felt that way for the last two weeks. I still feel that way! I feel like I don't ever see Reese anymore. Every night this past week I had something going on, & I just miss him! But this weekend is a great refresher - time to sit, relax, get spiritually edified, spend the whole day together & eat good food [I may or may not have eaten a whole bag of Candy Corn today...]!

First of all today was General Conference & it was amazing. So many wonderful talks from our wonderful Church leaders. I keep a notebook that I take notes in 2x a year at each General Conference. This year I could not write fast enough to keep up with all of the wonderful things being said. The best part is that it isn't over! Tomorrow we get 4 more hours of amazing lessons from great, spiritual Church leaders! I can't wait. If any of you want to come over to my place to watch with us, just let me know!

Then...for the delicious cookies part of the day. I made some tonight. Cookies, I mean. They are chocolate & toffee & divine! [A few of them are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups flavored - it's a new thing I tried, so I hope they are good.]

The yummy stuff.

The dough.

The finished product. They may not be pretty, but they are good!

We are having a potluck thingy-majig on Monday at work & I am taking cookies. So, I figured I'd make them tonight so we could enjoy a few tomorrow - plus I am going to take some over to my neighbors to try & make them like us! Living in an apartment can be so hard & I always feel bad whenever we are loud or obnoxious. So maybe I can earn some brownie cookie points with them. Good idea, right?!

Anyway, the cookies are delicious, my day was fantastic, & I just wanted to pop in and say hello to the bloggy world!

I hope your Saturday was at least half as good as mine was, because then I know it was amazing!!

Enjoy your Sunday!