Living life happily ever after....one day at a time.



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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Thanksgiving, 2006



We just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving and know that we are thinking of you and wishing we were sitting a little closer today...We are thankful for you and feel very blessed to have you in our lives.

Yes, it does snow in PA.....

Well, Saturday morning we woke to white stuff on the ground. We usually don't see snow until January and that's if we are lucky. It obviously wasn't much but it was enough to make the sled go down the hill and that was all that mattered! As you can see, a few times down the hill and the snow was gone, but they continued on around the yard for several hours until there wasn't any left. The weathermen are calling for above average snowfall this year. Everyone that lives here is complaining, but us Utahns are crossing our fingers that they are right!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Happy Halloween...Happy Fall!


Well, it was an usual year for us. I thought I would recover from my surgery sooner than I did so unfortunately, I only got around to getting costumes for Bryson and Preston this year. Bryson was a soldier and Preston was a ninja, we had a lot of trick or treaters probably about 150 or so. The weather was great and the kids got tons of candy. Our neighborhood has trick or treating hours between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. It was very interesting to see that our doorbell did not ring again after 8:28. The trees here are beautiful, everywhere you go it looks like something out of a magazine...I took some pictures of all the boys out working in the yard on Saturday, I tried to get one with our house so everyone could see where we live. Bryson is learning to use the trimmer (I won't let him do it without safety glasses) and Preston has a new hobby of breaking rocks to see what they look like inside (I won't let him do this without safety glasses either) maybe it's because I only have sight in one eye and wish I could see out of both, I don't know but I am an advocate of safety goggles.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Goooo Phillies!!!


We have had alot of excitement around our house this week due to the fantastic World Series with our very own Philadelphia Phillies! It has been so fun to feel the enthusiasm and get a break from the election coverage on the news. The last time we were this excited about a sporting event was when the Utah Jazz were in the NBA Finals 10 years ago...the only difference here is I think the Phillies have a better chance of winning the title...we'll see! Tonight is game 5 with the Phillies up 3 games to 1. Last night's game was incredible one of the most exciting baseball games we have seen in a long time, even the pitcher hit a home run, that hasn't been done in 34 years! We are definitely seeing red this week....Go Phillies!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

My Husband.....My Hero

This is a tribute to my husband for being such a trooper while I have been under the weather since my surgery. I wasn't going to tell this story, but I think it is worth sharing....Anyone who knows JJ knows he doesn't do well with hospitals, needles, knives, blood...you get the idea. So, the morning of my surgery we had to be at the surgical center very early and having not slept well the night before and we had fasted the day before the surgery (something I don't recommend doing so close to a surgery, another lesson learned) JJ was not in prime condition for the hospital scene. After we consulted with the doctor he told us they needed to do an ultrasound before the surgery so we went into a small office where the nurse told us it would be a vaginal ultrasound. After about 1 minute of watching the ultrasound JJ said he needed to sit down. He sat down on the chair and put his head between his legs at which time the nurse said "That is a good idea to put your head down" unknown to either of us he had passed out and that is why he was bent over, after about a minute he toppled over onto the tile floor and we knew we had a problem. The nurse says to me "give me your hand" so I did. She put my hand on the ultrasound tool and told me to hold it......in my vagina. Meanwhile, she proceeded to go out in the hall and gather anyone and everyone who was breathing to come into this little office and assist my husband who was face down on the floor. Within seconds I was surrounded by 2 doctors, the anesthesiologist, and 4 nurses who as I layed on the table with my legs in stirrups, still holding the ultrasound tool in place tried to have an intelligent conversation with the doctors who were asking me about JJ's history of fainting spells. When they turned him over he was as blue as Violet on Charley and the Chocolate Factory after she chews the blueberry gum, they quickly administered oxygen and smelling salts. He did come around and was fine other than the cut on his head and a very bruised ear where he had fallen. So, you might be wondering where the "hero" part comes in? Well, he was a trooper the rest of the day even when they tried to find a vein for my IV for 20 minutes and had to call in the "difficult case" nurse. He let me squeeze his hand as tight as I wanted and didn't complain and for the next 2 weeks has been a great nurse to me even when he had to help me tear off the steri strips that were stuck to the incision. Anyway, I just wanted to send out a public thank you to him and tell him that even after everything I wouldn't have wanted anyone else with me during this ordeal....Thanks, sweetheart. I love you.




Friday, October 17, 2008

We are connected and back in the baby making business...

Yes, you are seeing correctly...this is a picture of a woman's fallopian tubes. I liked it because this is probably what mine look like, yet again....On October 6th I had surgery to reconnect these little guys back together I had very good news from the surgeon that the reconnection was a success...so keep your fingers and toes crossed and we will keep you posted....

Monday, September 29, 2008

New York, New York



So, here are a few of our great pictures from our New York trip. It was great, I don't think Bryson was quite prepared for the amount of people that are actually there. After a while you can just block them out and focus on the surroundings, there is always something going on, it is a very exciting place....

The one below is at the Toys R Us in Times Square it is huge, 4 floors with a ferris wheel in the middle.















The famous NYPD in downtown Times Square.


Having fun at the downtown Hard Rock Cafe, they were slow and we were bored, hence the video...

Central Park Entrance













The Museum of Natural History, this is the museum where Night at the Museum was filmed, it was huge. It was fun to come home and watch the movie and recognize the places we had been.
























A cool picture of one of the many tall buildings, it was hazy in the sky so it looked way cool,
kind of like a scene from Batman....











A typical New York scene....taxis, steam and a cool church.











The famous New York Times Building


Well, we had a great time. There are lots more pictures I couldn't decide which ones to post, you will have to click on them to get more detail in the picture....we can't wait to go back. New York is a place that no matter how long you are there you feel like you could have stayed for another week and still have lots to do and see...The best part about New York...you can pass gas anytime because it is so noisy and stinky that noone ever notices, not that I have done this personally....


Sunday, September 28, 2008

Karly getting down.....

Here is a video of Karly getting crazy at HARD ROCK.. I am sure this post will be deleted soon so if you are one of the lucky people to see it leave a post and tell Karly how much you like it and want it to stay posted... Enjoy

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Hiking in Great Falls, Virginia

We decided to take a drive on Saturday down to Great Falls, Virginia. It took us about 2 hours and 15 minutes to get there. During the drive we passed through Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C. and Virginia. It was a beautiful day and a great National Park!


We are headed to New York tomorrow, so look for more pictures next week!

Thursday, September 18, 2008

This is the beginning....


Hey, everybody we are finally up and running and we decided to be cool like the rest of you and create our own blog. We are pretty much settled in, the last of the boxes went out to the trash yesterday. We are liking the area except for the yummy smell we are greeted with each morning, which we found out is the compost that the mushroom farmers use around here, we also found out there are 125 mushroom farms in our surrounding area so if you drive anywhere around here in the morning the smell goes with you, we are seriously considering omitting mushrooms from our diet from here on out. I will post pictures of the house and we are going to New York soon so I will post pictures of that as well. When Ashley and JJ went to New York she was surprised to see a man on the street in a box, she said she didn't realize that homeless really meant without a home, so now Bryson and Preston want to see for themselves. Ashley started early morning, I should say Ashley and I started early morning seminary it begins at 6:00 a.m. sharp, they have their largest seminary group ever at 26 kids who meet at one of the member's houses, lucky for me I live the closest to her (2 miles). A special thanks to our father's for driving us out here and working long hours for little pay to help us move in, we love you.

Welcome to Pennsylvania....