Day 11: Favorite quote

Dear Mother Nature,

I HATE YOU! That is all...

Sincerely, me

I don't even feel like it should be the middle of May, I know everyone says that...but I LOVE SUMMER almost as much as my husband. And that is saying A LOT! I try to look on the bright side by thinking about how the rain will help fill up the lakes for boating...but guess what? I think with the amount of rain we've received this year, we've filled the lakes up twice over!

In other news...I just wanted to share a quote with you all from Coz 2011.

"Why is the dark ones can't be afforded?"

-Brant Lucas

Now this quote refers to empty condos...one night, while sitting in the hot tub, someone commented on all the dark condos at the Palmar Condominiums were we stay. So Brant, just wondering why people weren't renting them, asked this question...just had trouble getting it out right! But that sentence was repeated OFTEN throughout the rest of the week, it was awesome!

Now for a serious quote...written by J.K. Rowling.

"It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be."

-(Pretty sure this was said by Dumbledore)

This means (to me) that you are who you want to become! Nobody can choose but you.

Day 10: A place you've been too

We've traveled to all the normal places everyone else usually has...

St. George

Vegas

 Disneyland

SeaWorld

I'm going to Boise in a few weeks, never been there before! Pretty excited!! Dev is REALLY excited to go to Morrison, CO for the concert...but we also have been to Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico and not a lot of people have spent a week on the island like we have. Its really nice there and I love it!

It is also probably our favorite place in the world cause we got engaged there! Best decision of my life! :)

My family has been to Hawaii and I am DYING to go back! It really is heaven on earth to me! I will make Devin take me there before we die, cause I know he would love it as much as I do!

(This could actually be the beach where we stayed...but I'm not sure cause I googled this photo!)

I was reminded by my sister Emily about our family trips to Lake Powell growing up. I forgot about the trips while writing this blog, but the fact is, I've never forgotten about those trips! They were the best ever! We would always go with our family friends, the Isaac's("Dan the Man" and his father "Jim Bo Billy Bob"), and have an absolute blast! We would watch "Little Rascal's" constantly, sleep on top of Doc's Orders(that was our houseboats name), get wind chapped so bad, we'd cry from the stinging the lotion would cause, cook Lake Powell dinner(teryaki chicken and heavenly potatoes), set up mouse traps for the critters trying to get on the boat, have at least one storm every year where the boat would come loose and howell at the coyotes that never seemed too far away!

Lake Powell is one of the best places on Earth, and if you are one of those tree hugging environmentalists who wants to drain my beloved Powell, I will punch you in the throat! :)

Day 9: Favorite Animals

I love animals! What can I say? I would love to have a...

baby lion

tiger

and bear

 (Oh my) one day!

Yeah, like that will ever happen! Ha ha! But I do love dogs the most I think!

Prob a little bit TOO big for me to handle...

Of course, I love MY four legged kids even more than I love random dogs! So here are a few pictures!

"What?! I'm sleeping!"

"Oh, it's mine! I got it!"

Muscle Man!

Day 8: YouTube, YouTube

This is a post of YouTube videos! The first one is of Devin and his lil' bro Clayton scuba diving with a turtle while in Coz. Devin had the chance to scuba many times while we were down there and I'm really glad he, along with his brothers + Papa DeMann, were able to have that experience while down there! All while us girls had a great time, on land, enjoying the sun! :)

Now this video could quite possibly be my favorite of ALL time! I laugh hysterically everytime I watch it!

Please enjoy!

Day 7: Photos that make me happy!

I have a lot of things to be happy for in life...I'm very blessed to have a husband who loves me and provides for me! I have a job that I love, a great family who is always there for me!

Probably the best in-laws in the world (I've heard some scary stories)

And I have a place to live and food in my fridge. I have a happy life...there are things I could complain about, but who wants to read that.

When I first thought of what made me happy...Lake Powell popped into my mind...I love this place...
A-MA-ZING!!

Also...these children make me happy! I only hope that, one day, we will have kids as cute as them!! They are usually well behaved, but let's face it, they are children! :)

And of course, this man probably makes me the happiest! I am so in love with him, it's awesome!! Sorry to be so mushy, but when you feel so grateful to someone, those feelings just spill out. There are plenty of other things that make me happy, but I'll leave it at that for now.





On a side note...Devy and I bought these things over the weekend for our future home.



(My Grandma Lou had one and my mom has one of these clocks and I love them, so glad I found one)

(Who needs china when you can fill your china hutch with knick knacks?)

FYI:

• Nixon is not "technically" a nephew. But I love him like one and I love his parents like siblings!

Special thanks to:

• Ali Micek, one of my oldest(going on 16 years, I believe) best friends, for designing this wonderful blog for me! It is super cute and I love it. Plus people think I am a crafty person! Check out her blogs at mommielife.com and alimicekphotography.blogspot.com.
• To all the parents of those super cute kids! They all mean the world to me!

Day 6: The music of our life!

I CONSTANTLY use shuffle on my iPod...you can never beat a good shuffle...but then again, some days you get a REALLY bad one where you just continually skip through til you find a song you want! So here on the first 10 today from my iPod

1. Jason Mraz-Love For A Child
2. Blink 182-Going Away To College
3. Dashboard Confessional-Saint and Sailors
4. Jason Mraz-Tonight, Not Again
5. Darius Rucker(Aka Hootie)-Don't Think I Don't Think About It
6. Nelly-Country Grammer
7. Frankie J-That Girl
8. Taking Back Sunday-MakeDamnSure
9. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus-Atrophy
10. The Wreckers-Leave the Pieces

I wouldn't say that is the best shuffle, but it wasn't the worst!!

I don't have Devin's iPod...but I'm sure it would be something like this...

1. Dispatch
2. Incubus
3. Dispatch
4. Ben Folds
5. Michael Buble
6. Incubus
7. Tool
8. Dispatch
9. Ben Folds
10. Josh Groban

He REALLY loves Dispatch!!

Also....I am, once again, starting to try to get healthy! Anyone who wants to join me can!!

Day 5: Hopes, Dreams and Plans

Our hopes, dreams and plans?

Well, for one...we really HOPE for a wonderful house;

I DREAM of it often enough for both of us;

We PLAN on being in the position for one next spring!

But you already knew that!

To be in that spot next year;

I HOPE we can pay off all debt...

There isn't an outrageous amount, but its always better not having to worry about it!

I DREAM of the family I'll one day have;

HOPE they will all be healthy and;

PLAN on being able to provide for them (and spoil them a little bit)!

I HOPE one day, I'll be as good of a cook as Devy!

I DREAM of the spring weather we should be having!

Yesterday, Dev and I had our 9 month wedding anniversary! We could've had a baby in that time!! But we did not...just added Baxt to the fam! I am so lucky to have Devin as my husband! He takes care of me when I'm sick and provides for us! He is one amazing man! I love you so much baby babe!!

Here are some fun cell phone photos of the pups!!

(One of Bella's favorite spots to lay down)

(Our handsome guy! I've caught him on multiple occasions doing this...and yes, he is staring at his reflection in the fireplace!)

(Got our sweaters on! Let's go to Grandma's!)