Mascara...friend or enemy?

Watch out! This...

Could make you look like this...

Scary, I know!

Sorry about the lame post title. This past week I have been in bed (for almost 4 days now) with huge puffy eyes (see picture above), a massive headache, dry mouth, and aching body. After about the third day I had my sister (who is an RN...I don't just ask anybody these things) call her doctor and ask what he thought my symptoms could be and how I should treat it. He said it was just allergies and a head cold. Bad combo...trust me, I know from experience. I've been taking so many pills! The only thing that would work for my headache was Maxal (GREAT stuff!) So it has been determined that I had an allergic reaction to a new mascara I tried. I've used Loreal Voluminous mascara for years and have loved it. Then me being thrifty (being a newlywed and all) saw a buy one get one free package of this new kind and thought I'd give it a try. Let's just say I'll go back to using my previous black eye goop.

Countdown til...

Okay, so I'm SO excited for the next book in Stephanie Meyer's series to come out in just 14 more days! I've been reading all the other books in the series to refresh my memory of the whole story line. My husband teases me for reading these books...but come on! Who couldn't use a good love story filled with vampires and werewolves?! :) I already have mine on pre-order and according to Wal-Mart it should "arrive on or just after August 2!"

Quick Little Trip

This past weekend, Ryan and I headed down to St. George for a little fun. Ryan had a softball tournament and so he left Friday morning and they played from 7pm til 5am!!! Yes, that's right, I said AM. They play during the night because it's so dang hot there. I didn't leave til Saturday morning because I had to work on Friday and that night was also my sister-in-law's birthday celebration. Gotta stick around for some cake! :) Our little trip was fun, but I didn't even get to see Ryan play a game! Once I got down there, Ryan pretty much slept the entire day, so my sister-in-law and I went and did some shopping and then came back for Ryan so we could go drop him off at his game. He played at 6pm and it was still hot outside, so Ryan suggested that me and his sisters go out for dinner and then come back to watch him play in a later game when it was cooler. So right in the middle of dinner, I get a call from my cute husband to inform me that he lost and they were out of the tournament! We were all really sad that we didn't get to see him play! Then we all headed back to Ryan's sisters place to play some games and eat a TON of junk food. (I think my stomach still hurts days later!) And then to top it all off, we slept on a twin bed! Yes, Ryan and I FIT on a TWIN bed; not comfortably, but we fit. The next morning we got up and headed back to lovely Orem. I was planning on taking some pictures of Ryan playing, but since I didn't see him play, no pictures...sorry. :)

Independence Day!

I've always loved the fourth of July...especially when it falls on a Friday and gives you a FOUR day weekend like this year did! Ryan and I had a great fourth of July weekend. I ran a 10k down in Springville at 7 in the morning with a friend and then met up with Ryan and his family at the Provo City parade. I have to admit, I'm not really a parade person...too many people and screaming children. After battling the traffic to get home Ryan and I finished a much needed project...painting our bedroom. I know, what a fun fourth of July activity. It really does look great now. After finishing that up, we headed down to Spanish Fork to have some BBQ with my parents and the family that was in town. We went to that Hawaiian shaved ice stand on main street....SO GOOD! Those things are freaking' huge AND they put ice cream in the bottom of your cup! I might just have to drive down there whenever I get a craving. :) We had the BBQ with the family and then headed over to Brooke and Tj's place and then met up with some friends on Traverse Mountain, just above Cabela's, to watch the fireworks at Thanksgiving Point. It was such a great day! And about the matching t-shirts...all I can say is that I have the most adorable husband...it was HIS idea. :)

On my parent's porch. We're such dorks...I love it! :)


Just waiting for the fireworks up by Thanksgiving Point.

Me and Brooke.

Celebration!

Ok, so yesterday was mine and Ryan's one month anniversary. I know that's really not a historical marker of any sort seeing how we've got time and all eternity together. And I'm making this known that I will NOT be celebrating every monthly anniversary we have. From here on out it's only yearly. So since yesterday was our one month anniversary (holy crap time has gone by fast!) I decided I'd try something new...say... cooking! Yes, that's right. Since Ryan and I have been married I have NOT cooked a real meal. I did cook one of those Stauffers (sp?) Skillets things. (Those things are actually pretty darn good!) But really all that requires is to heat it up on the stove. AND I did bake some cookies...but I've never actually cooked a meal. So last night, I did! I so LOVE my cousin Stephanie's blog. I've been looking at her blog for a little while now and picking out things that I want to try making. So last night I made this and oh my gosh it was good! It's definitely not hard (totally my style). I didn't put that ham in it; I'm not a big fan of that part of the pig. I highly recommend her site. So happy one month anniversary Ryan and give me a gold star for FINALLY cooking!

'J' is for Jackson

So today's post is about another one of my favorite kids in the world! My first ever niece/nephew...Jackson. Oh my gosh there's so much I could say about this kid! First of all, I must say he is one the sweetest of the bunch. He is so sensitive to other's needs and he's so observant! It always surprises me how much little kids know without us even telling them! Jackson is so patient with Caleb when he's terrorizing him...that is until he gets to his breaking point. :) But even then, it's way past my OWN point at which I'd let him have it!
I will always remember Jackson calling me "Aunt Timmie" because he couldn't quite pronounce his 'K's yet. Oh my goodness how that would just melt my heart. I have so many fond memories of this boy because when I first came to college I would babysit him quite a bit! He is definitely a unique spirit in our family and we just wouldn't be the same without him. I can't believe he's getting baptized this year! I'm so getting old... Love you Jacks!

"B" is for Brecken

Okay, so I have the four world's cutest nieces and nephews! I decided that I would like to give them each a little tribute because they make my life so much more fun. I LOVE being an aunt. Even though now that I'm married, they all prefer my husband over to me. I still love those kids SO stinkin' much! First of the tributes is...(drumroll...even though you can tell by the title of my post!) Brecken!
Brecken is the product of my older brother Zach, and his amazing wife, Chante. I first must admit that I never thought Zach would actually settle down and have children. And then when he actually did settle down, I never thought he could have such an adorable little girl. She really is in a class all of her own. She's so sassy and hilarious just at one and a half (definitely a Weber then!) She's such a Papa's girl and definitely prefers boys over girls. (Just starting her off early!) I love going down to my parent's house in Spanish Fork every Sunday and seeing her (and of course all the other little kids!) Anyway, she really is a blessing in our family and we love her tons! I took these pictures last week and absolutely LOVED them. She looked all Texas white-trash and I absolutely LOVED it! Love you Brecken!



Brecken at Brooke's wedding...which I'll post about soon. :)