Shutterfly Holiday Cards

Shutterly is doing a promotional deal where if you write a blog post about thier holiday cards you can get 50 free cards. This is a pretty sweet deal and they make nice Christmas cards. We have used them for our Christmas cards for the past 3 years and have loved each one. For those uncrafty, creative challenged Shutterfly has a ton of different formats to choose from that you can just drop your pictures in. They print and ship your order quickly and the quality is great. They also have cards for every occasion, you can make a calandar or even a photo book. They also will mail the cards for you so it elimates that tedious stage of handwriting out the envelopes and making it to the Post Office in time!

This year I am thinking of using this Holiday card this year.


I like the ones that you can put lots of pictures in since I really like to look at pictures rather than read stuff!! I am excited to see all your Christmas cards this year!!

Surgery Pictures

After my recent laproscopic surgery the doctor took pictures which I of course love to look at. So here they are for your viewing pleasure!!

Before the surgery:



After the surgery:

My Creative Streak

I decided to make my sister's baby shower invitations and after a few days contemplating it I came up with these. With the help of Jesse and my sister-in-law of course!!



Now I am onto making a quilt, sewing some booties and Kimono PJs, knitting a few hats and booties for the soon to be here Hum Baby!! I can't wait!!

Celina & Adams Wedding

The 5th of this month Celina my great friend got married to a wonderful fun guy. I have been friends with Celina from the time that I moved to Utah which doesn't seem all that long ago but now counting back it was a whopping 8 years!! Wow how time flies when you have too much fun. I have to contribute many years of good memories, laughter and lessons learned with Celina at my side. We met when we lived at Belmont and we were the youngin's, well she was a baby and I was a youngin', as we inflitrated the "old" crowd. We loved living across from each other so we moved to The Avenues the next year next door to one another. Our two apartments became best friends and most of us still are very close to this day. Celina loves to meddle and create a little drama in everyones life (said with love!!) and so does Kristen (again said with love!!) who were roommates and so we were led on many of fun adventures. A few examples 1) We prank called this one guy asking for Sam Temple but it wasn't one time and one person no I believe it turned into at least 20 people that called this "Sam Temple" with varying stories of how they knew him and how they got his number for at least a week or two 2) One of the roommies got a job at LDS Mingle and was able to get all of us free accounts. Of course that turned into two apartments all with laptops chatting with the same boys playing mind games and such. We even decided to create the "perfect" girl. She was a young school teacher that was half ethnic, her goals in life were to get married have children and serve her husband, she loved animals, long walks in the park and did service in her free time. We even had a line on our answering machine for her. Oh the boys that flocked, it was really funny (now I suppose a bit cruel for the boys)but that kept us going for months!! We even shared a twin bed that was at least 3 feet in the air that you had to climb on a box then the desk to the bed (yes it was my bed) for several months until we remembered the upstairs bedroom was empty and had a full size bed!! She has pushed me outside of my comfort zone more times than I wanted to but am grateful she did, she has been there for the bad and ugly and the good and pretty times. We did a "Summer of Fun" and planned a gazillion great activities so we wouldn't be bored, the summer I met Jesse as well. Anyways, I love Celina to death and was soo happy for her and being able to see her in the temple and getting sealed to the man she loved was a great day. It is always great to see one of your close friends on one of thier happiest days. So congrats Celina and I am excited for you to get home from your honeymoon so we can play again!!

This is What we Usually are Doing When Together


The Great Photo Booth


The Group of Girls


Outside the Provo Temple Looking Our Best



Thanks Sarah for taking all the pic's I would've been pictureless without you!!!

Panama Trip So Far

We have arrived!!! It was a decent flight, bad food and entertainment, but not a horrible flight. It is humid her for sure!! We were picked up by a driver who was very friendly and gave us lots of information about the city and the history. He dropped us off at our hotel which I thought was a nice little bed and breakfast but ended up being a John's house for the single guys!! There is a girl that cooks and cleans there and she was wonderful and took us around to get our cell phone chip and minutes and shopping. She told us all about the prostitutes her boss brings in for people and his guide to the sleezy places in town. Our room had two naked ladies on the walls, my mom and I were dying of laughter!!

The next day we went to the bus station to go down to the beach where we are staying the rest of the time. The bus is four seats wide, air conditioned, I think a suped up muffler and a dubbed over american film and we were all packed in there for an hour in the dark. The resort management company met us at the market and took us to our house. We were soo exhausted that night and all we wanted to do is fall on the floor and sleep!!! The next day we lounged around and checked out the beach.



We walked to the next town via the beach and found a baby starfish that was soo little. Lots of shells and sand dollars were everywhere on the beach. The ocean was pretty and green-blue. We are having a great time and enjoying all the relaxation.

Little Orphan Child

My neice came home with me to play for a little bit with the neighbor kids. She loves, loves, loves playing in the dirt and since I am the aunt I like let her do what she likes best becuase a happy neice is a happy aunt!! In about an hour the kids all had ditched their toys and moved onto more fun things like dirt!! This is what she looked like when they were all done!!

Yes I did send her home that dirty and with a little candy in her tummy as well!!

My Boots Arrived!!

I got these online at Piperlime with them being on sale and then with the Gap Friends and Family 30% off coupon I was able to buy my first pair of Frye boots at a lovely 56% off!!! Thanks Sarah for being a Gap employee!! They were sitting on my porch, earlier than expected but a great treat as they were my birthday present to myself!! I am excited to wear them somewhere so I am going to have to figure out where they will be debueted!!