the PURSER family

oh the places you'll go...

2010-03-02T22:06:00.000-08:00

happy birthday dr. suess. tonight i read dr. seuss books for a good hour or so while marc is slaving away at his other home (aka weber state, weber state, great! great! great!) oh the life of a student's wife...back to dr. seuss, he truly is amazing. here are a few favorite memories and lessons learned thanks to a great man...

how the grinch stole christmas-every christmas eve growing up my sister kayla and i would 'build a tent' in our bedroom made of blankets, read dr. seuss's 'how the grinch stole christmas' with a flashlight, then sleep in our tent...some of my greatest memories...i've never missed a year...the tradition still lives on...

oh say can you say?-clearly a classic! if you've never read this trumultulous toungue twister then you must! it is impossible to read and not smile:) i remember my mom reading this to me and kayla and we would just laugh and laugh and laugh! good times...

horton hears a who!-a person's a person no matter how small...:)

the lorax-stop making thneeds! a thneed's a fine-something-that-all-people-need, but a thneed needs trees to succeed! and if we cut down all the truffula trees, we won't have clean water, or air, or what we really need! read this book and you will want to recycle, and walk where you could've drove, and use cloth diapers (another post coming...) and give a little to mother earth that gives us so much beauty...

the sneetches-'the day they decided that sneetches are sneetches, and no kind of sneetch is the best on the beaches. that day, all the sneetches forgot about stars and whether they had one, or not, upon thars.' hopefully we can get this smart one day:)

oh, the places you'll go!

i'm afraid that some times
you'll play lonely games too.
games you can't win
'cause you'll play against you.

all alone!
whether you like it or not,
alone will be something
you'll be quite a lot

and when you're alone, there's a very good chance
you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
there are some, down the road between hither and yon,
that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.

but on you will go
though the weather be foul.
on you will go
though your enemies prowl.
on you will go
through the Hakken-Kraks howl.
onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak.

on and on you will hike.
and i know you'll hike far
and face up to your problems
whatever they are.'

i love to think of the places we'll go...don't care where, just so long as we're together! read a dr. seuss book, i promise you will smile. if you don't have a dr. seuss book, buy one, everyone needs at least one...

two month ritual...

2010-02-18T18:57:00.000-08:00

I've been known to be an inconsistent blogger, but really I AM consistent, just not frequent...:) I just now noticed my trend...every two months...so here's the update for the past two months! Christmas was phenomenal, of course, as you will see below we are sporting our lovely 'ugly' sweaters with our dear friends Shelli, Jessica, and Gordon. Shelli knows how to throw a marvelous par-tay!
Jovi dear LOVES to chew on just about anything she can get her mouth on...and she already has 2 teeth! So adorable! Yet so sharp...I'm half tempted to give her blocks to chew on so she can file down those wicked ridges! (Notice the name in the background? I made it out of wire hangers...the extent of my craftiness coming out:)
Sittin' up like a champ! And a chunky one at that!
These beauties below are my very merry christmas from my very handsome husband! Love them! For the first time in my LIFE, I have a new pair of skis! And my skis, poles, boots, and coat all match! I'm officially a nerd...

Jazz game! And they lost...it was still fun to go with our fun sis' in law Jill!
Papa and his granddaughters...:) Jovi's papa came in town after Christmas and it was so great to spend time with him, we can't wait till we go to Denver in just a few short weeks!
Here's three years of being so incredibly happily married! We went sledding with Marc's dad while he was here and had a blast!:)
Jovi and her cousin Piper (just 6 weeks younger) on Christmas...this is what play time looks like at the ages of 4 months and 2 1/2 months...Piper wasn't too thrilled Jovi took a rest on her lap and she spit up all over her in protest, it was rather hilarious!
Jovi LOVES to eat her feet! It is so funny! She actually sucks on her big toe! What a ham:)
I just love these pics, sportin' her new rocking chair!

We are so enthralled at watching Jovi learn and grow. She is rolling all over now so we really have to watch where things are. The other day she was chewing on Marc's textbook...whoops! Water damage! Monday is her 6-month appt, already! Perhaps I'll break the trend and post before two months, but if not, see you in April!

I'm back!!!

2009-12-12T18:41:00.001-08:00

My oh my it sure has been awhile! Life just slips by so quickly, before I knew it two months passed since I last entered the world of blogging! It's so fun to see what you're all up to, here's a little update of our life...this girl keeps us smiling all day! I just love these pink boots:)

Below you will see our very own adorable WSU cheerleader!

Nate Carter took some newborn pics of Jovi and they turned amazing! Next 4...

Halloween! Three "littlest" ones of the Anderson fam: Piper-2 weeks, Carter-1 1/2 months, Jovi-2 months. It was so fun being preggo with two of my sista's and now it's even more fun having three little ones!

All 11 wild ones! Roxy the dog escaped from the picture...I love these kids so much!

Jovi's blessing day was October 11th. She looked so beautiful:) It was a super special day...

Daddy and his princess...Jovi just beams when she sees Marc!

Four generations...my Grandma Taylor made my blessing day dress and Jovi wore it too. I love my mom and Grandma so much. They are such incredible examples.

Our last day fishing for the season! Marc took me out sometime in October and I caught an albino fish, I guess that's pretty cool? Marc was so proud of me. He had never caught an albino but he went out again with a friend and caught one so I was glad...:)

Jovi loves bathtime, and her handsome dad:)

Latest and Greatest

2009-10-05T15:22:00.000-07:00

Here's an update of the latest and greatest of miss Jovi. She sure is a precious little peanut! It's amazing how much fun a newborn can be! She's already one month old and up to 9 lbs! (According to the produce scale at Smith's:) Every day is an adventure with her and we love every minute of it!

Jovi loves chillin' with her dad:) Marc is convinced we'll have all girls and he's just fine with it! He loves his princess so much, it's so awesome to see him as a dad...isn't he handsome?

Jovi, Grandma, and cousin Carter. This was Jovi and Carter's first time meeting here on earth. He was born just two weeks after her and is so adorable! He weighed exactly one pound less, it's amazing how much bigger she looks! We can't wait to meet the next cousin in just a couple weeks!

I love this picture! Jovi's making a cute little smiling smirk:) This picture was taken last week when she was one month old and the next picture was taken at about 1 1/2 weeks old, she's grown so much!

For Jovi's one week birthday we celebrated by taking her on her first walk around the cemetary! We've been on many, many walks since and she loves 'em!

Jovi Katherine Purser

2009-08-30T21:40:00.001-07:00

Wednesday August 26, 2009
8:54 pm*7 lbs 3 oz*21 inches

2009-06-02T22:26:00.000-07:00

Graduation!!! Officially...

2009-06-02T20:27:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm officially Weber State Alumni and it feels WONDERFUL!!! I graduated May 1st (crazy how time flies) and it was such a blast! I've been 'finished' with school since December so this was just the celebration part. I feel so fortunate when I reflect on my past 4 1/2 years in college. I have had some of the greatest times of my life throughout my college years! My college days started out with Kasie Carlos...Kasie and I carpooled every day and had every class together for the first two years of college...those were some awesome days! I wish I had some pics on my computer from our first years but unfortunately those were still my 'old fashioned' days when I actually developed all my pictures...I need a scanner for those ones...Once we 'parted' and decided on different majors I met some of my best friends I have now and some of the most influential people in my life. I really loved school, really! I actually miss being in classes and learning. I learned a lot about health promotion and nutrition but I believe I learned more about myself and what is most important in life. I know that I am a better person for all the experiences I've had. I also feel so fortunate to have such an awesome job that I absolutely love.
Dinner at Sonora Grill with Shelli, Jessica, Gordon, Jodi, Tate, and my sweet hubby:) I met Shelli and Jess in my degree and they are some of greatest friends I could ever hope for... Tate graduated from Utah State the next day...congrats!

The man who stayed with me through it all! My last semester of college was probably one of my toughest. I was constantly doing homework and Marc was such a lifesaver in so many ways! I wasn't the most pleasant person to be around and he was so supportive and patient through it all. Marc is one of the biggest reasons I chose the field I did and I couldn't be happier. He always believed in me and is constantly helping me be all I can. Marc made sure I had a special graduation day by making me French Toast for breakfast (my favorite!), praying it would rain (I also LOVE the rain!), giving me beautiful purple flowers, and so many more things:) He really pampered me and made sure I knew he was proud of me...I love you so much!

When I got home from graduation this was a surprise from my wonderful in-laws! Jill was so sweet to come to the graduation and do this for me for the rest of the family that couldn't make it. They say when you get married you marry the whole family, which is so true! I love Marc's family so much, they really are the best in-laws ever!

Rachel and I with our beautiful flowers from our sweet husbands:)

My wonderful family that came to support me, Mom, Kayla, Wyatt, Josh...I have the best family in the whole wide world! They were all so kind to make it a point to congratulate me and make me feel so loved.

Marc's grandparents had 3 graduates on this busy day and they were so supportive to come! I look up to them so much and feel so blessed to be part of their family.

Health Promotion Graduates!!! I'm sure gonna miss seeing all those faces...

Human Performance Graduates!!! I'm also gonna miss seeing these faces...

My good friend Catherine Hall...We met in an aerobics class we had together and discovered we both loved aerobics so much we studied hard and became aerobics instructors ourselves! We've been through some awesome certifications together and I learn so much from her...Catherine is such an awesome girl...if it wasn't for her I don't think I would be teaching classes now which is one of my favorite things in the whole world!

I really wouldn't be here if it wasn't for these two amazing people in my life. My mom and dad instilled in me at a young age the importance of education. I always knew I would graduate from college because I had wonderful parents that lead by example (both Wildcat Alumni) and made it possible for me. I cannot thank them enough for the wonderful gift they have given me. I love you mom and dad!

And the Doctor says...

2009-04-15T20:47:00.000-07:00

IT'S A GIRL!!!

Boy or Girl???

2009-04-13T21:32:00.000-07:00

Only 41 more hours till we find out if baby Purser is a boy or girl!!!

We've been having a lot of fun lately and I'll be sure to post some pics soon, until then, we are finishing the semester...17 DAYS TILL GRADUATION!!! As many of you know I'm pretty much done with school (other than Marc's classes of course), I just get to go to my graduation now :) I'm super excited!

We loved General Conference and Easter and are thoroughly enjoying this beautiful spring weather, what a wonderful time of the year!

Here's a birthday shout out to my big sis' Natalie, love ya!

not 1 baby...not 2 babies...but 3 babies!!!

2009-03-14T15:13:00.000-07:00

That's right! Three babies! Not in me of course...triplets? No way! Two of my sisters are preggo too! I'm in the lead at 15 weeks, Jen is at 12 weeks, and Kayla is at 9 weeks. I'm so excited! This will be grandbabies number 9, 10, and 11...crazy! I think it's way fun being preggo at the same time and it's super cool to know that my little one will have cousins within a month and a half :) I got to see another pic of my baby a couple weeks ago, 3 inches already! I'll find out if it's a boy or girl on April 15th when I'm halfway. I can't wait to find out, then I can really start planning...:)

Marc's sis Kati and daughter Abby -4 - brought this way cute outfit over awhile ago for the baby. Then my mother-in-law brought over this box of diapers. I have the best family in the whole wide world! I really can't imagine marrying into a better family, they are so good to us. We are so blessed to be surrounded by amazing family on both sides, we love you guys!

Who's been in my car?...PART II

2009-03-03T20:14:00.000-08:00

Many of you may remember a post about 5 months ago when I got into someone elses car when leaving my internship at HAFB fitness center...well the story continues...I am now working at the Warrior Fitness and Wellness Center at HAFB (internship was a success!), and I love my job! Absolutely love it! I feel so blessed to have a job in my degree. It was worth it to delay my much anticipated graduation to May 1st. Although it feels like I'm already graduated because I'm not digesting homework sun up to sun down...

Back to the story...so I'm now employed at the fitness center and I still park in the same parking lot where I got into someone elses car. For work we (Ashley-my other brain at work) needed to purchase supplies for an event we were hosting and our boss - the fitness director - has the money card to purchase supplies for work. One of the interns happened to be working with me at the time so 4 of us (me, ashley, ellie, and boss) wouldn't be able to take the work truck, we needed one more seat belt. So, my boss volunteers to drive...you guessed it! It was my boss' car!!! The only other 1993 bright blue Pontiac Grand Am that parks in the huge parking lot at the fitness center is my boss' car!!! HA! Unbelievable!

!Bienvenidos Hermana Nava!

2009-02-23T19:17:00.000-08:00

Welcome Home Cami!!! One of my very best friends came home from her mission in Chicago on Thursday. It was so good to see her on Sunday! Cami and I have known each other since before we can remember...we went to preschool together, we were each others first enemies in second grade, we rode bikes together, we played jr. jazz bball together, we walked to YW's together, we were doubles partners in tennis, went to college together, and have made a lifetime of wonderful memories. I don't have a scanner so I resorted to taking pics of pics...not the best method for high quality...but they're pics of my bff nonetheless! Here's to you CC!

I seriously can't believe I posted this pic... one of the ugliest of our times!!!

Life as we now know it...

2009-02-15T17:43:00.000-08:00

WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!! September 5th is the due date. Here's a pic of the gummi-bear, the biggest circle is the head, the smallest circles are the arms, and the other one is the "nub"...ha! I'm 11 weeks and I have been so wonderfully lucky to have not been sick one little bit!

We're in Colorado visiting Marc's dad. Friday we went skiing, Kelly hasn't hit the slopes in two years, but you would never know! His form is so precise! The conditions were perfect for a wonderful day of fun!This is what Marc does while Kelly and I ooh and ahh and take the pics. As long as he's on a board or ski's he'll never be too old for these tricks! I'm just glad he didn't brake any ribs this time...:)

Valentine's Day was certainly one to remember! We went to the VFW (veterans of foreign wars somethin' somethin') dinner and dance. It was pretty much a nursing home, but a party one at that! Marc and I were the youngest by at least 20 years!

PROOF!!! Marc is actually dancing! That's right, we are on a dance floor doing the sway. I made sure Kelly got a pic of this! Kelly danced with me and Roberta danced with Marc to teach us some groovy moves. We got the two-step down! We had a blast!

These are the beautiful flowers from the most wonderful man in the world! I love Marc so much! He truly is my dream come true. I could've never imagined a better man to be with for eternity. I look forward to every day with him. I am so comforted to know that he'll be such an amazing dad, Happy Valentines Day Sweetheart!

We're Alive!!!

2008-12-22T15:35:00.001-08:00

So I know many of you have been wondering if we're alive, and yes, we are! A few reasons for no blogging 1) the internet is down at our place 2) we were striving to survive the last few weeks of school, and 3) I've started reading Harry Potter! I've been looking forward to reading Harry Potter 1-7 continuously for about 6 months now. Of course I had to wait until I was graduated otherwise it just wouldn't happen, and now I'm graduated! Well, not really. I'm done with school but I won't be "graduated" till Spring. WooHoo! I finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone yesterday and started Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets today... what a wonderful life!

Much has happened, and many pictures have been taken, and I do plan to post about significant events in the last couple months, but until then, here's a sneak peak: I ran my first 5K on Thanksgiving (which was really 5 MILES!!!), we were stranded in Deer Lodge, Montana, Marc turned the big 2 5, and we went to an ugly sweater Christmas party...

HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! (Perhaps I'll post again before then, but no promises!)

Wickedly Spooktacular Halloween!

2008-11-11T20:00:00.000-08:00

Well, I'm well aware that Halloween was a mere 12 days ago, better late than never! I spend just about every waking moment trying to unbury myself from the pressures this semester so frequently provides! From Resveratrol to Celiac Disease, and High Fructose Corn Syrup to South Korea, well, let's just say this is my life in a nut shell!

Halloween...we had an awesome Halloween full of good food, good friends, cool costumes, and fun family! We attended some pretty sweet parties as well as hosted one of our own at none other than the MORTUARY! Marc and Richard lead tours through the scariest place on earth, the MAUSALEUM! It's where people are in caskets out of ground...thanks to our awesome neighbors and best buds Rich and Rach for planning it in such short time!

I don't know why some of the pictures are sideways...all the costumes were so creative I had to post pics of all of 'em! Enjoy! Rich and Rach are missing in action...check out their blog linked Rich and Rach for their awesome polygamist pics...:)

Tayte=Prom King, Jodi=Prom Queen
Rory=dog, he took off his costume before i got a pic, Lori=looked awesome...?

Charles=Flower, Heather=pregnant Bumblebee

Chelsea=Pepper, Steve=Salt

Ethan=Devil, Tausha=Witch

Kati, Makenzie=Old woman, Mike=Old man

Scott=Tree, Megan=Tree Hugger, Alexis=Witch, Eric=Devil

Gordon=Big Bad Wolf, Jessica=Little Red Riding Hood, Shelly=mechanic

Quinn=Joker, Kristy=Ranger

Pumpkins we carved: WSU W and Snowman

Marc=Buddy Elf, Abby=Minnie, Me=Jovi Elf

I love that my mom dressed up! Kayla and Josh=Shrek and Fiona (they made their costumes!)

Wyatt=Donkey, Jeffrey=Ninja, Jaxon=Fireman, Ryker=Fireman's dalmation,Garret=Superman, Lauren=Tinkerbell, Jayne=Witch, Isaac=Dragon

Jaren and Linsey as Ronald and Wendy

The Wonderful World of Disney!

2008-10-15T19:48:00.000-07:00

Well, as you know, we just went to DISNEYLAND and had the most magical time ever to be had! We left early saturday morning and came home wednesday evening. Saturday we just struggled to manage our way from the airport to the hotel...what an adventure! Saturday night we had a girls night out (thanks to my wonderful mother in law:)and went to the all amazing WICKED musical! It was so awesome! I've been lucky enough to have seen it twice now, and I could see it a million times more! Sunday we went to the beach. I'm always amazed at the beautiful waves... then Monday brings us to CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE!!! This was my first time here, and it was so fun! Some classic favorite rides/moments: tower of terror, soarin' over california, toy story mania, california screamin', and of course the pixar parade. When California Adventure closed we headed over to Disneyland to catch the magical parade. I loved the parade! Tuesday we spent most of our day at Disneyland. Cherished moments include: matterhorn, space mountain, indiana jones, splash mountain, pirates of the carribean, big thunder, jungle cruise, getting free mickey mouse hats, and Toon Town (so cool!) where we met Mickey. Our niece Abby just turned 4 and she was so fun, I’m excited to take our little ones one day! Wednesday we celebrated my brother in law Kody's birthday (Happy Birthday Kody!) with a makeshift cake and candles, then we headed for the airport and flew home. I can't wait to go back, I love Disneyland so much more now that I'm older! Enjoy some pics below of our magical moments at Disneyland! (Alyssa, notice I didn’t do a slideshow... just for you:)

Who's been in my car?

2008-09-04T21:14:00.000-07:00

So, I started a really awesome internship at HAFB in the Fitness center working with the director, exercise physiologist, and dietician. One day last week as I was leaving, I got into my car and thought, "that's strange, I didn't notice those dirty work gloves in here before", next thought, "I thought I left my bookbag on the passenger seat floor", not thinking twice about it I continue putting my things in the car, sit down at the wheel, and my next thought is, "holy crap! I'm in someone elses car!" Hahaha! I gather my belongings and quickly exit the car feeling like a thief and praying the owner of this car doesn't see me! Sure enough, my identical looking car was parked a few stalls away. I had to laugh when I realized that the car I got in also didn't have locked doors, and I thought, hmm, they probably don't care if someone wants to steal their 1993 bright blue Pontiac Grand Am either! Ha!

I have been feeling extra blessed and happy lately for a few reasons. One, I'm going to Disneyland! (notice the countdown?) I am very, very, excited to go! We are going with Marc's family for Abby's 4th birthday. I have two friends, Holly and Alyssa, who love Disneyland SO MUCH they both own season passes, yes, season passes, and yes they live in UTAH! Another reason I've been feeling blessed is because I am back in school! I love school, really, and I'm really excited to graduate December 12th! Also, as I mentioned earlier, I started a really awesome internship at HAFB. I've been wanting to work at HAFB in their wellness center and this is such a great opportunity for me. I'll be able to learn a lot about my career through this experience and so far it is everything I dreamed it would be and better! Let's all pray it turns into a job when I graduate! :) Here's a shout out to my sister in law Kati, Happy Birthday! Love ya!

Red Castle

2008-08-28T15:13:00.000-07:00

To celebrate our last weekend of summer we went backpacking to Red Castle in the Uintah Mountains with just me, Marc and my Dad. It was beautiful! We left Wednesday night, slept at the trail head and started hiking early Thursday morning. Dad hadn't been to Red Castle for 18 years and thought he would remember it better, well some things have changed in the last 18 years! We followed the trail till it split and then the trail soon diminished. We could see our destination - Red Castle Mountain - so we bush whacked through the meadow, forest, and swamp until we finally reached the lake, 11 hours later! I was so sore and tired by this point. I've done quite a bit of backpacking and my pack was much too heavy. We took lots of breaks towards the end of the day. We even stopped on the trail, laid out our sleeping pads, and took a nice 30 minute nap while Marc fished in a frog pond nearby. Needless to say, he didn't catch any fish in the frog pond :) The lake we camped next to was beautiful! We were at the tree line elevation so all the trees around us were really stunted. We fished Thursday night and Friday morning. Friday we caught a good number of fish. Most of them were tiger trout, which I'd never seen before, really pretty with the tiger stripes. They were sure good eatin' too for lunch! We packed up Friday and started hiking out at 2:00. We got back to the truck around 8:30. Oh yeah, we found the trail and learned that it doesn't split where it used to. The trail is a really good one, which was helpful because of the distance. We drove home Friday night and were in bed shortly after midnight.

Slippin' on the Slides

2008-08-07T15:11:00.000-07:00

Above: Jill, Sara, and Marc Below: Abby
We went to the Roy Aquatic Center with Marc's family and had so much fun! Marc, Jill, and Sara are so goofy when they get together, they're like little kids! All three of them try to skip as far as they can on the water off the big slide. I'm not very brave, I always get nervous to sit up when I go down the slide, so I just lay down and scream, but I love it! Here are some pics and action photos of their mad skills! Well, the video actually did work when I tried to post it, but it's a sweet one of Marc going down the big slide and skipping all the way to the rope! All the little kids (and big kids) watching think it's pretty cool too as they cheer for him:)

Happy Birthday Harry Potter!!!

2008-07-31T18:11:00.000-07:00

Here is a shout out to one of the greatest wizards to ever live! I love Harry Potter! I dream of the day to be a witch and go to Hogwarts... I was so happy to celebrate his birthday at work with Holly, Alyssa, and Jill. Lime Ricky Sherbet and Ginger Ale...this one's for you Harry!

24th of July

2008-07-29T19:43:00.000-07:00

Happy Pioneer Day! We had a very interesting, and wonderful, 24th of July this year. Being on call all day at the mortuary was much more eventful than expected! Marc picked up 3 bodies, one of which was at the U of U hospital where he had to trek through SLC during the marathon and parade, crazy! That pick up alone took nearly 3 hours! Kayla, Josh, and Wyatt came over for dinner that night and we enjoyed yummy lettuce wraps and scrupmtious (sp?) shrimp! We made our way out back for a firework frenzy of fun! Kayla is so good to hang out with us when we are house bound, love ya sis!

Annyong-hi kashipshio Trevor!

2008-07-23T20:55:00.001-07:00

Trevor is back home in Korea now after visiting for a few weeks. It was so great to be together will all the family while he was here! We went to Yellowstone and had a blast! We stayed in a really nice cabin, thanks to Kayla and Josh for taking the lead in planning:) Marc and I rode with Jen, Dave, Lauren, and Garrett. I was so impressed with how well Lauren and Garrett traveled, they were wonderful! It was really fun to ride with them, we listened to "oldies" music which is really just Jen and Dave's era, ha! We left thursday and went fishing that night at a kiddie pond. Most of the kids didn't last long with the whole fishing thing, they ended up exploring and adventuring. But Lauren stuck with it and caught the only fish! Way to go! Friday we went to Yellowstone where we saw the amazing Old Faithful, Lower Falls, lots of bison and elk, and of course lots of pavement and trees. Saturday we went to Big Springs where the start of the Snake River is. There are huge fish there that are fun to feed. Then we went to Mesa Falls~beautiful! Saturday we headed home and watched the Weber State Fireworks. All in all it was a wonderful family vacation! It was so great to enjoy time laughing together while we played cards, the wii, and reminiscing! I love my family! Thanks for coming out to visit Trevor! We miss you already!

Fireworks, Baseball, and Soggy Sandwiches

2008-07-09T20:01:00.000-07:00

Me, Holly, Alyssa, Sara, Jill, and Tanica
The four amigos at the mortuary!
Josh, Kayla, Trevor, Marc, Wyatt, Me
Take me out to the ball game! We went to a Raptors baseball game with our family and friends, and they won! It was a pretty exciting game. My brother and sister in law both caught baseballs from foul balls and my brother gave his to me and marc. The game was tied going in to the bottom of the ninth inning. The first batter stands up to the plate as marc says to me "He's going to hit a homerun and win the game." And sure enough, the first batter hits a homerun to win the game! WooHoo! It was awesome! Our friend Richard was in a contest on the field to put on a frozen t-shirt and he won too! Way to go Richard!

Boys playing ball
Isaac taking a swing!
Pop! Pop! Popcorn!
Firework show!

Grandma, Jayne, and Lauren
Trevor, Jeffrey, and Jaxon playing pass
Talkin' Ladies

Happy 4th of July! What a great holiday! I am so proud to be an American! We were house bound the 4th of July answering the phones because we were on call at the mortuary so I wasn't expecting too much excitement on the 4th, but I was sure wrong. My wonderful family decided to bring the party to our house! We had a picnic and played all afternoon. I love my family so much! They are the best! Trevor is here visiting from Korea for a few weeks and we are so glad he's here! I made red and blue mother goose popcorn for the first time and it was a big hit, mmm! mmm! mmm! That night we did our own fireworks with the best neighbors in the world, Rich and Rach, and other friends Jeremy and Amanda.

Now for the soggy sandwich story... so, here I am, about to leave the house to get my haircut by one of my best friends Jessica when I remember I need to put a load of laundry in the washing machine downstairs on my way out. I had made me a delicious pb and j sandwich to eat on the go and I was fumbling with holding my sandwich and the laundry basket. So, I put my sandwich on top of the clothes in the laundry basket, problem solved. Once my laundry is started washing in the dryer it's time to leave, but where did I put my sandwich? You guessed it! IN THE WASHING MACHINE!!! I hastily opened the washer, rumaged through my wet clothes searching for my soggy pb and j sandwich. Luckily I found it and luckily it wasn't in a million pieces yet! Whew! I can be a real spaz sometimes!

Merry Christmas Jessica!

2008-07-03T18:29:00.000-07:00

Gordon and Jessica with her Merry Christmas Birthday cake
Action photo of us eating sushi...yummy!

Me, Jess, and Shelli
Marc, me, Jessica, Gordon, Shelli, and Tim

For my friend Jessica's birthday we went to a sushi restaurant on 25th st. in Ogden called Tona. When we sat at the table we noticed the "birthday" cake Jess's husband Gordon got for her. It said "Merry Christmas Jessica"...? The only wrapping paper Gordon had was christmas print so he decided to stick with the christmas theme for her birthday. The best part is when he went to the bakery to have the cake made. He proceeds to tell the story...Gordon walks to the bakery counter and tells the cake lady, "I need a cake that says 'Merry Christmas Jessica'." The cake lady says okay, walks away, then turns around and says, "Did you say 'Merry Christmas?". Gordon says, "Ya, I have a handicap sister and she's convinced that today is Christmas, so my family decided to go along with it and celebrate." (At this point in the story I'm laughing hysterically...almost in tears...) The cake lady then praises Gordon by telling him how sweet he is. If she only knew! He is such a rascal! You may think Gordon was with a friend or something, but no, he is completely alone through the whole joke, laughing inside all the while! Anyway, here's a shout out to Jessica, Happy Birthday, hope it was a great one! Thanks for inviting us to celebrate with you! By the way, the sushi was amazing! I'm over my fear of raw fish! Well, at least when it's in sushi...

Campout!

2008-06-25T20:43:00.000-07:00

Marc couldn't wait quite long enough for breakfast to be ready...

What a Beauty! I could frame this for money!
That's my man!

Grotto's Trail~ice cold water...yes, we all jumped in!

Richard soothing us with his campfire melodies...
Last weekend we went camping with some of our friends to Payson Lakes and we had a blast! We spent the majority of our time fishing, hiking, eating, and sitting around the campfire. It was a wonderful and much needed vacation, I love camping!

the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!

2008-06-18T15:02:00.000-07:00

Larissa, Tanica, Jill, Me, Alyssa
Tricia, Lexi, Me, Jill, Holly, AlyssaPaint crew 2008 is great, great, great! Well, I'm back at it. 5 years on the good ol' paint crew for Davis Co Schools. This is a picture taken from the roof where we are painting the brown fascia (sp?) brown again. This would certainly be numbered among the "worst" jobs, mostly because it's difficult finding shade on top of a roof! The other pic is by the big bad beasty glass van that we all love to cruise around town in! These are only a few of the crew I work with, more pics to come later! Awesome crew+painting fun=good times...

Month of May Update...

2008-06-03T16:18:00.000-07:00

So it's been about a month since I've posted, not because I have nothing to post about, I certainly do. I'm sure I've broken every rule of blogging by posting a mass amount at one time, but if you read one new one a day, you should be done in a little over a week... see for yourself below... This is just a taste of what we've been up to for the month of May...

Visiting Bennett

2008-05-29T16:22:00.000-07:00

Marc and I went to Provo last weekend to visit our good friends Janica and Eric and their sweet little newborn baby boy Bennett. It was so great to be with them! Bennett is so cute;) We had fun eating subway, macey's ice cream cones, and going to a park with them. Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy!
We also made a stop by Cabela's. This store is awesome! It was my first time experiencing the absolute outdoor store of all time, and I loved it! My favorite part was certainly the ginormous fish tanks! They weren't filled with the usual exotic cool looking fish, but with even better fish from Utah! All sorts of trout, bass, catfish, perch, bluegill, etc. We really enjoyed ourselves here, it's like a museum!

Owls

2008-05-28T18:42:00.000-07:00

So, we've been seeing owls lately here at the mortuary. This is the first sighting on Richard and Rachel's back steps. Last night we watched them for a good half hour or more outside our window. They were in the big trees and eating something in the garden, it's really fascinating to watch them!

Happy Birthday Roxy!

2008-05-27T17:14:00.000-07:00

On memorial day we celebrated Roxy's birthday (my sisters dog) with cupcakes and ice cream, it was so delicious and fun to be with the fam! Here are a few pics of my little friends:)

Lauren, Garrett, Jayne, Wyatt, and Jeffrey playing and jumping in the jump-o-lene! Jaxon, Jeffrey, Lauren and Jayne

Top Row: Garrett and Wyatt, Bottom Row: Lauren, Jeffrey, Jayne, and Isaac

I looked out the window and what did I see?

2008-05-26T17:03:00.000-07:00

So many flowers people brought for me! We looked out our window and we saw flowers upon flowers people brought us and decorated our lawn with! It was so wonderful, it lasted three days! Our whole yard was full of beautiful varieties of flowers, mostly mums. People also left us flags...Or perhaps they weren't really all for us, just most of them...:)

Fishing

2008-05-17T18:48:00.000-07:00

We went fishing to Schofield Resevoir with Papa Jeff, Dave, Rob, Nat, and their three little ones. It was very warm and I got fried! :( Marc and I didn't do so hot with catching fish, but my dad and Dave sure did! They caught six together and were kind enough to share them for a delicious feast! Mmm. Nothing like being back on the lake...
This is Jayne reeling in the biggest fish of the day, way to go girl! She was awesome!
Papa Jeff, Jayne, and Jeffrey after another big catch...
The three amigos...Jayne, Isaac, and Jeffrey
This catch was the first for the day, and boy was it a good one. As you can see below, Papa Jeff was quietly resting on the side of the bank with his pole propped and ready for a bite. Me, Dave and Marc were about 20 yards from my dad when we saw his pole bouncing like crazy. We all starting yelling "Jeff, Jeff, Jeff!" No response. We continued yelling while Marc runs over to his pole and begins reeling in the fish. Still no response, Marc is just about kicking Papa Jeff when he awakes in alarm in total confusion. Needless to say, it was hilarious!

The Cave...

2008-05-12T19:13:00.000-07:00

We moved out of "the cave" and into a much larger, much nicer apartment within the walls of the mortuary. Our former apartment was referred to as "the cave" for a number of reasons: 1) the ceilings were not very high, at all. They were about one inch above Marc's head (he's 6' 3"). 2) This picture is the view from the kitchen into the bedroom. There are pantry looking doors in the kitchen that would make you believe that there is a pantry behind those pantry looking doors, but much to a big surprise, it leads to the bedroom. The bedroom ceiling is, believe it or not, shorter than the rest of the aparment. Our first sunday living here, Marc had his dress shoes on in the bedroom and looks and me with his neck kinked and says "I think these shoes make me a little taller." I should've taken more pics of this lovely abode, but the move was rather sudden. We certainly did enjoy our stay while in "the cave", but we very much enjoy our stay here in the large kitchen apartment....although we do miss our bathroom...

Graduation

2008-05-02T19:25:00.000-07:00

I went to Shelli, Keri, and Jessica's graduation on May 2nd. It was certainly a bitter sweet moment. Bitter because they won't be there next fall when I return for my last semester and sweet because it's awesome they've graduated! Way to go! I feel like I should've been there with them walking across that stage...only seven more months. Thanks to Keri we went to Maddox after graduation and had a delicious feast in celebration with the grads families and me and Marc. They are so awesome to include me in all the graduation celebrating, as if I graduated too, thanks girls! We had a blast this past semester with some good times I'll always cherish. I'm sure gonna miss you girls at school next fall! You best be comin to visit me in the lab and in aerobics classes! :)

8 down, 1 to go!

2008-05-01T16:01:00.000-07:00

The semester is finally over! Woohoo! I finished last week thursday and anxiously waited for Marc to finish last night! It sure is a great relief! I have 8 semesters behind me and only one more till I graduate, I am very excited! This semester was certainly one of my best ones, and not so much for Marc. I suppose it's better we didn't have our uglier semesters the same time. Marc will have a short break till summer classes start :( We are looking forward to the summer full of vacations and seeing family!

Ryker Brian Vincent!

2008-04-22T13:49:00.001-07:00

My sweet new little nephew was born yesterday, April 21st at 6:00 pm weighing in at 5 lbs 2 oz. This is a picture of Jaxon and Ryker. Jaxon is so excited to have his little brother! He is very protective of him already and makes sure that everyone washes their hands with the "special" soap and sits down to hold him:) Ryker is so adorable! I love new little babies, they are so precious, right from heaven! There are few things as sweet and tender as holding a brand new baby. Way to go Brian and Natalie! You produced a good lookin' kid!

In Loving Memory

2008-04-09T16:12:00.000-07:00

My grandpa passed away last week tuesday. Grandpa has always been so healthy and active for an 86 year old man, so it was hard to see him in the hospital this past month. It's comforting to know he is free of physical pain and enjoying a wonderful reunion with his family and friends on the other side. His mother died when he was just three years old. The most difficult part of coping is of course seeing my grandma lonely. Some of my favorite things about my grandpa are: whenever there was a moment of silence he would say "Oh, doh-dee-doh" (so cute:); last summer at our family reunion in the mountains my grandparents insisted on sleeping in a tent on a mat (remember, he is 86 years old) after we brought them a nice trailer to stay in, they were one of a few people that slept in a tent while the rest of us young-ones slept in trailers...remarkable; when visiting him in St. George with my sisters and their kids, my grandpa would get down on his hands and knees and crawl around with his great-grandchildren~ amazing; he was always interested in what we were doing and would often ask Marc and I how our "body pick-up business was doing"; he would often call Marc to come fix their TV, all Marc would do was push the "satellite" button on the remote, my grandparents think Marc is a genius!; my grandpa was always so happy to see everyone, I felt so much love from him, when Marc and I were dating he told Marc that he loved him, and he really means it! One of my favorite stories about him was when he and my grandma were called to be primary teachers for the 5-year olds a few years ago, the bishop's son was in the class and when the bishop asked his 5-year old son who his primary teacher was, his son replied, "The prophet." This sums up the kind of man my grandpa was, I love him and will miss him so much, and am truly grateful for his faith and righteousness. My grandpa was very proud of his 42 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren, he knew them all by name! It was so good to see family, it's not very often we are all together. I love my family and admire my grandparents for their incredible posterity!

A Little More About Us...Tagged!

2008-04-04T12:47:00.000-07:00

How long have you been together? Three years and three months…whoa, time flies!
How long did you date? Well, we met and were married two years later, but technically we dated for a year and a half, the other half was “hanging out”.
How old is he? 24
How old is she? 22
Who eats more? Marc, hands down! Although I could put up a tough competition when it comes to doughnuts! mmm…
Who said "I love you" first? Marc, he sent me an e-card on our six month anniversary of our first kiss, I couldn’t believe he first said it in an email!
Who is taller? Marc is 10 inches taller than me, almost a whole foot! Tall, Dark, and Handsome!
Who sings better? Marc, he has an exceptionally good voice, yet won’t admit it.
Who is smarter? Marc certainly is when it comes to common sense! I can sure make a fool of myself…when it comes to school however, I am much more dedicated!
Who does the laundry? Both of us, but if it's really late at night Marc will do it cause sometimes I get a little spooked walking through the mortuary at night...ha!
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Marc does unless we’re on call, then I do to answer the phone in the night. So he does for two weeks, then I do for one week, weird.
Who pays the bills? Most definitely Marc, I’m not even sure the bills we have!
Who cooks dinner? Whoever is home first! We cook together a lot too :)
Who is more stubborn? Well, that’s a tough one, but probably me, Marc is super forgiving and would rather have peace and harmony than argue!
Who kissed who first? Marc kissed me first, in the rain! It was perfect…
Who asked who out? Well, I pretty much invited Marc to everything I did for about 4 months until he FINALLY asked me out on a “real date”. What a stud.
Who proposed? Marc, of course! We met at an institute class in West Point and Marc took me to the seminary building where our class was. When I walked in there were rose pedals in a trail leading into the classroom where Marc was playing “I Love to See the Temple” on the piano. He then played the Michael McLean song “Together Forever” and sang to me! He professed his love and proposed, how romantic!
Who has more friends? Most of our friends are the same, so it’s equal!
Who has more siblings? Me, 3 sisters and 2 brothers, Marc has 3 sisters
Who wears the pants in the relationship? This is a tough one too, I’ll have to go with Micah’s answer: we each have one leg in!
Who are you tagging? Everyone! Jessica, Jess, Sara, Kayla, Natalie, Janica, Steph, Lori…

Happy Birthday Katherine!

2008-03-27T11:23:00.000-07:00

March 20th was my birthday, and what a wonderful day it was! First of all, it rained. I love the rain! What a great way to start my day! We had french toast for breakfast (birthday tradition), and I was totally out of hairspray (tragedy!) so Marc was so sweet to go to the grocery store and buy some at 6:00 in the morning. He also bought me a chocolate doughnut, my favorite food group! :) I went to schoool and my friends made me a birthday card and gave me a Twix candy bar. Thanks Shelli, Keri, and Jess~you guys rock! I had a couple hours between classes so Marc and I went to Mimi's cafe and our friends Richard and Rachel came. We love our friends! I taught a couple classes then I was home free! Marc's family came over for cake and ice cream and we opened presents. Richard and Rachel came over too, of course! Marc got me a gift certificate for a free massage! Sweet! He also got me a HOT PINK ripstick so we can ride together! I also got chocolate, a yoga mat, new decorations for my sign on my door, and lots of love from friends and family! The next day I had lunch with my mom and sisters and little friends (neices and nephews):) Sunday we had a birthday dinner with all my family for the March birthdays~ Happy Birthday Natalie, Garrett, and Brian!

Denver

2008-03-13T20:20:00.000-07:00

Yes, we're still alive! This school business tends to consume ALL our time, so here's an update on what's been going on. For spring break Marc and Jill (marc's sis) and I went to Denver to visit Kelly and Roberta (marc's dad and step-mom). We left Friday night to fly out at 9:00 but our flight was delayed three hours so we didn't fly out till midnight. Marc and Jill found the kiddie play area and entertained themselves with the miniature basketball hoop while I delved in to the first vampire book (twilight). We finally got to Kelly and Berta's about 3:00 a.m. The next day Marc and Kelly went golfing while Jill, Berta, and I went to a movie (Penelope-loved it!) and shopping. Berta bought me clothes and a new red wallet for my birthday! That night we watched our Weber State Wildcats lose in the semi-finals :( Sunday we went to church then drove to Marc and Jill's old house in Aurora, where they lived till Marc was 12. It was so fun to see the park where they played, their elementary school, preschool, friends houses, local stores etc... It was a fun drive down memory lane for them. When we drove by their house I insisted that we tell the current owners we were going to take a picture of their house, to avoid awkward conflict. Sure enough, Marc and Jill resisted and as Marc stopped in the road, windows down, camara's aimed at the house with children playing outside, a man walks up to our car and questions us why we're taking pictures of his children. What weirdos! We told him this was the house Marc and Jill grew up in, he was really nice about it. He bought the house from Marc's parents and he updated us on the neighbors and what was going on in the area. I'd heard so many stories about Marc's childhood in Colorado, it was really fun to see where so many memories happened. Monday we went to the 16th street mall in downtown Denver. We spent a majority of our time at the ESPN Zone playing games. We also went to the Denver Mint (where money is made), but the tours were full. Tuesday Marc and Kelly went golfing while Jill and I went to a movie (Definitely, Maybe), and shopping. We had a great day together:) Jill is seriously an awesome sister-in-law:) Wednesday the three of us went to the Denver Museum of Science and Nature. This was really cool, it reminded me a lot of the Clark Planetarium in SLC. We saw an IMAX movie about life under the sea. There were all sorts of stuffed animals from all over the world with fun facts about them. One our favorite parts was the gift shop where we entertained ourselves by recording our voices into these raptor toys that replayed the sounds we made into them. This was so hilarious! I think we changed all of them from their original roar! Ha! That night we went to dinner then headed off to the airport. We had a fabulous vacation and loved seeing Kelly and Roberta (and Roy-the dog). We love our family and our so blessed to feel so much love from them!

Ripstickin' at the Mortuary

2008-02-29T16:10:00.000-08:00

The sun is shining! It seems as if it's been so long. We love the winter, and really wouldn't mind another big snow storm, however, this change of weather has sure been delightful. We've been aching to get outside and play since the increase in temperature, and today we had a few minutes to do just that. Marc got a ripstick for Christmas and at first I was a bit hesitant, but we love it! We've been riding it in the garage with the vans, limo, and herse (luckily no damage was done when I lost control:). We hear this place is awesome in the summer because there are large grass areas (without headstones) and a lot of roads that are relatively unbusy to rollerblade, bike, jog, or ripstick. Today when Marc was beginning the rounds (the routine of locking up and cleaning up the mortuary at 5:00 when it closes) he called me to come down to the embalming room to see something. I went down there and there was a PINK casket! Not the usual wood ones either, it was like fabric, really soft material with roses and lace on it. I'd never seen anything quite like it! I wanted to take a picture, but I'm not so sure that would've been a very good idea:) They should make caskets more creative like this one more often. Marc and I have a great idea to start a casket rental business, for those of us that don't care how pretty the box is that is under the ground, only for the viewing. Along with this we would offer people to design their casket, like the pink one, or have cool designs carved in the wood...one day we'll be millionaires with our grandiose ideas!

Ice Fishing

2008-02-22T13:35:00.000-08:00

marc and his big fish!

we bought these hats last year on clearance, pretty attractive eh?
marc making a beautiful snow angel:)

On President's Day we went ice fishing to east canyon dam. Our success rate was relatively low, only one fish, caught by marc, what a stud! It's a rainbow trout and it was delicious! The sun was shining and it was a warm day which was a nice change in weather. Marc made a snow angel and a heart in the snow for me:) We saw about 100 deer and about 30 wild turkeys on the drive there and home. I had never seen a turkey fly, it was quite the adventure!

We've joined the club...

2008-02-09T21:23:00.000-08:00

Well, we are now official "bloggers". I suppose the first thing to post would be a little bit about ourselves. Marc and I were married on December 29th, 2006 in the Ogden Temple and are both working and going to school. Marc is studying business and communication (for the moment) and I am studying health promotion and nutrition. I am planning to graduate in one more semester (!) and Marc will be graduated in a couple years (?). Marc is working at HAFB in the contracting department as part of a student trainee program and really enjoys it there. I am working for the state health department with the gold medal schools program and I mentor four elementary schools in the Ogden area for the program. I also teach aerobics at WSU and I'm working in the stress lab on campus as part of my internship. (Gold Medal Schools is the other part of my internship). I absolutely love my jobs and also school! This semester has been extra busy for both of us and we are counting down the days until spring break! We live in a mortuary which is very eventful and is a great conversation starter. Marc picks up the bodies and we get to live rent free, it's a pretty sweet deal. Our good friends live here as well so it's lots of fun. Marc enjoys telling people we live in the biggest house on 36th street...it's a good laugh when they find out we live in a MORTUARY!