HAPPY FRIDAY

Hey Everyone!! ITS FRIDAY! yay about time right? i LOVE WEEKENDS! hee hee anywho i got off at noon, which is nice, got things done around the apartment and got done 5, yes 5 LAYOUTS!! here they are. THey are all from Dani's Calander Kit, So each LO is from a month... Ill put them in order from Jan-May :) hee hee anywho... oh yeah there are my flowers on those LO's i recolored etc. LOVE THEM!!

GUESS WHOS 4!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAEGAN! I can not believe you are already 4 years old! wow time really flys. I just wanted to write to you and let you know how much i miss you and love you!! You are getting so big and you are such a wonderful girl!! Happy Birthday!

CHECK IT OUT!!!

HEY EVERYONE I FINALLY DID IT!! HERE ARE PICTURES FOR MY APARTMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Note: coloring is off a little, but im super tired to fix it again! lol so hopefully its okay. Bathroom and small hallway not shown!

Flat Stanley

Okay so Connor sent me this little guy he colored named FLAT STANLEY. In his Second grade class they read a book about this boy named Stanley and one night in bed he had a dream that his bullentin board fell on him and made him Flat. So he did all these wonderful things and even mailed himself to a friend in California. So his class all made a Flat Stanley of their own and sent it off to a friend or a family to take pictures of him and then send him and the pictures back so they can display it in the classroom. This is my first picture for Connor. I thought these magnets from Target's Dollar Spot would be fun for a picture. Anywho still cleaning and organizing, really wanting to get pictures up tonight, might be tomorrow!

Long time

Sorry guys ive been running around so busy lately!! anywho i hope all of you are doing great! my new job is wonderful! i love my family i am working for, they are just so wonderful and nice... makes me feel so comfortable. Logan loves his new job as well... its exciting to see him come home happy and on time for a change!! So life is going great, and only two weeks from today my mom is coming down! YAY!! Im so excited! wow can you believe that Connor turned 8! and Halie turned 7! wow i feel old!! Then in March Maegan turns 4 and Matthew turns 7! i feel like im too young to have nephews and neices that old!! Then My sister has her birthday then I have mine and then my mom has hers! Wow March is SUPER UBER BUSY! I cant believe im going to be the big 2 0!!! two Decades baby! lol anywho... oh in the scrapbooking world look what i made! I made these flower doodles and going to sell them at designbydani.com im so excited!!



















Well anywho its late im tired and i need sleep! good thing i dont work tomorrow! YAY!! Oh and if i get everything to the way i want it tomorrow i will take pictures of my apartment and show them off!!

Hey There

Happy Valentines day everyone!! Hope it was great! Anywho made these LO's of my Great-Grandparents... for christmas my sister and brother n law made a cd of their my grandparents recordings, THEY LOVED MUSIC! and my grandfather told stories of when he was a child n such. Anywho it really got me thinking and emotional so i had to scrap something of them!!

been so long...

Sorry everyone, its been a long time.. oops :) hee hee anywho whats up? i started my new job as Emily's nanny (a ltitle girl who is one) wow and she is amazing! i love this girl and her parents are fantastic. I am truely blessed to be able to work with them and get to know them. Logan started his new job on Wednesday and LOVES IT! he is the project manager at a warehouse that is kinda like a third party legistics.. anywho he is in charge of this fantastic scrapbook company and he packages and sends out all their orders to stores n such. www.basicgrey.com check it out! Amy you would love this stuff! anywho.. just chillin and cleaning up the apartment today. Oh! im so excited my mom is coming out on March 9-14th! im so happy! it sucks being so far away so this will be so much fun! anywho well here are some scrap pages i have done and im way excitd about :) talk to you all later!

Dirty Game...

First off I just want to state that im not a huge football fan. I mean I'll watch a game here or there. I only watch the Super Bowl is because of the junk food and comercials. Yes im from washington and i was pretty excited when my home team made it to the Super Bowl, but if i had missed it i would have been perfectly fine. I'll admit im still learning alot about the game, but I know enough to understand where there is a dirty game going on, and last nights Super Bowl XL was a very dirty game. The only reason why the Steelers won is because of those Refs, who were clearly not liking the SeaHawks team for some reason. Im not just saying this because SeaHawks are my home team, i Mean i know Steeler Fans that even said that the made Crappy Calls all over the game. There were points that SeaHawks should have recieved and points that the Steelers should not have recieved. I have to say of all the games i have watched, this one made me sick. How could those Refs get away with such dirty acks? I hope they understand that they pretty much cheated the rightful team of winning. Steelers, yes they are a good team, heck they made it to the Super Bowl, and yes the SeaHawks were the underdog, but admit it everyone... They have a better team... Not just talent wise, but look how humble they can be, and how they dont trash talk every single chance they open their mouths... but the Steelers trash talk the entire game! And what about the pregame show? 90% of that was only Steelers! And all the Team Related Comericals they showed, 95% of that was all about the Steelers... so they game looked rigged from the start... i could be wrong, it would not be the first time, and i would apologize, but it sure looked dirty to me... anywho well i do have to go, enough about the Super Bowl.. i have to say i did make prettu good food though! hee hee anywho have a great day!

The Act Of Kindness...

So this picture is old, Last September (2004) but i was sorting through my pictures and this made me think of the simple act of kindness. My friends and i went out to the beach and we got stuck, sad i know but it happened. We sat there struggeling, Grant and Fernanda and Stephanie trying to get me out, not working as well as we would have hoped. People drove by and saw us struggeling, then a car stopped. Not the most buffest people, or young, but they stopped and they helped, with out then we would have sat for a while. I dont know their names, where they live, or if i would ever in my entire life see them again, but i am very thankful for them. Since then i try to do simple things out of kindness. Like getting the door forsomeone, picking up something they dropped. Doing extra diapers so my co-worker doesnt have to as much. Something people are happy that you do that for them and it only takes a few simple seconds. So just a random though of the day... help someone out you see at the supermarket, work, or just in your own home. :)

Some great Shots!!

Logan and I went up to Ensign Peak lastnight, and only went to the smaller point rather then the very top because there was tons of snow :) but i still got some amazing shots!! check them out :)

sick...

One of the kids in my class at the child care center i work at gave me a wonderful cold! but not any cold... one of the worst head colds i have ever had... which has given me a migrain! how wonderful and sweet of this little boy!! lol anywho i think ill live though. But i wont have to worry about getting so sick so much because in less than 2 weeks ill be a nanny!! i gave my two weeks notice on Tuesday, a hard decision, but a right one. Im so excited to start this new part in my life, and grow and experience some more new things :) yay! well anywho... i just popped some midol, yah that time of the month too :( and sudefed... talk to you all later :)

TAGGED AGAIN!

The rules for this particular tagging are as follows: Remove the blog name in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add yourself to the bottom slot.

Leah
Amy
Rebecca
Amy
Laura

Then you get to select five people to pass the love on to. I picked :

Rae
Dani
Denise
Ingrid
??

Here are the questions.

What were you doing 10 years ago?

I was nine, probably enjoying elementry school, riding my bike around all day long and playing with my friends

What were you doing 1 year ago?

I was just newly engadged and very excited. Helping my sister paint her new house and move into it.

Five snacks you enjoy (in no particular order, as all snacks are created equal):
1. Easy Cheese!!! LOVE THAT STUFF
2. baby carrots
3. Ice Cream (chocolate chip cookie dough)
4. Nacho cheese from the jar and tortia chips
5. Reese Peanutbutter cups!

Five songs to which you KNOW all the lyrics:
1. 100 years-Five for Fighting
2. Eleanor - Low Millions
3. I am a Child of God
4. Goodbye Earl-Dixi Chics
5. - Um.. i dont know...

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1. Buy my dream house in the Avenues in SLC
2. Pay of our debts
3. Set up funds for our future kids
4. Set money aside for traveling etc.
5. Get Logan's dream car

Five bad habits:
1. Procrastination
2. Not keeping up the Apartment as well as i should
3. stressing out
4. being lazy
5. Not doing the laundry

Five things you like doing:
1. scrapbooking
2. spending time with family
3. snowboarding
4. Movies
5. photography

Five things you would never wear, buy, or get again:
1. Sweater Dresses! YUCK!
2. Pegging your pants WHY?
3. white washed jeans
4. most of the 80's
5. ?
Five favorite toys:
1. my camera
2. my computer
3. my explorer
4. my snowboard
5. ?

Just some Pictures...

I was going through some files and found these pics that i like... just felt like putting them up :) i love the last one!

SUPER 40 BABY!!!

WAY TO GO SEAHAWKS!!





















First time ever going to the superbowl is the awesome SEATTLE SEAHAWKS!!! WHOOOHOOOO!!! im so excited, but logan WAY excited :)!! (by the way this isnt a pic from tonights game :(.... Anywho way to go guys!!

Howdy

Hey everyone, whats up? Just wanted to take a little time to fill you in about the past month or so lol! Logan and I were blessed to go home for Christmas, so we packed up and we headed out Thursday night 22nd of Decemember and stayed the night at my cousins house in Boise. Early morning we heading out and started our long drive to Olympia, Washington... well that was short lived when 20 minutes outside of Boise, Id our truck spun across the big grassy median and ended up sideways along the opposite side of the highway, then clipped by another car. THankfully we are okay our car is okay and the other car is okay... we hit some ice as we were trying to avoid a car on our side that was stuck on the side of the road due to ice as well. We did make it home though and before we stopped in Lacey at my parents house we headed up to Federal Way and picked up a little present for my mom... A cute Black Kitten she named Nikki... We got to go out to Logan's moms and surprise his sister and our niece and nephew (his family didnt know we were coming) then we had Christmas eve as his Grandma's and then we drove over to his Dad's to say hello. THen straight up to Amy's house were we spent the night and Christmas morning my mom got the surprise of her life... She LOVES THE KITTEN! wow i didnt know that she would love her that much! lol... It was so nice to spend all day with the family and go to church and just be with everyone again! i Have missed logan's family so much as well! MOnday morning we went out to Breakfast with Logan's dad and Kit and HIs sister and family. it was so much fun then we got to see Addison, wow i have missed that kid! Then that night we saw Rae.. wow didnt realize being away from my bestfriend is hard as it is! Luckily she came out to visit in Novemeber and hope to come again soon :)!!! We drove home tuesday morning and went back to work Wednesday! Busy holiday but i wouldnt change a thing! We got to go snowboarding on the 2nd of Janurary! WOW the snow here is unbelieveable! WOW LOVE IT! anywho just been hanging around the house and just having a fun time. I have to go to work but i miss and love you all!

I've been Tagged!

Thanks to my wonderful sister Amy (www.family.grendell.net) i have been tagged! so here i go...

4 jobs I've had in my life:
Taco Bell! 2 years!!
Penser North America (office Assistant)
Nanny For theBarretts!
Assistant Teacher at C St.
4 movies I'd watch over and over:
National Treasure
Pirates of the Carribean
10 things i hate about you
??
4 places I've lived:
Spokane, WA
Clarksten, ID
Lacey, WA
Salt Lake City, UT
4 tv shows I love to watch:
CSI
House Hunters
Mystry Diagonses
Family Guy
4 places I've been on vacation:
Whistler, Canada
Sandeigo, CA
Sioux City, Iowa
Glacier National Park
4 websites I visit daily:
designbydani.com
My sisters blog
Hotmail
Digiscrappin.biz
4 favorite foods:
Pasta from Olive Garden!!
Cheese Fries from Training Table!!
A really good salad!
4 places I'd rather be right now:
Back in bed
At the Temple
On vacation with Logan
Snowboarding
4 Bloggers I'm tagging:
Dani
Rae
Denise

Having Fun

I was just playing around in adobe with a picture of myself that turned out a little funny and then i got this as the end result! I LOVE IT! i think its so funky and neat i dont know i just love how i got to this :) anywho hope everyone is having a great day! :)

Hey guys!

Hey everyone! hows it going? i did this lo of logan and i today.. we just took this photo of ourselves and i had to scrap it! i thought it was so cute and funny! looks like we were caught doing somethin! lol anywho today has been a great day wonderful day at church and we got about 3-4inches of snow! YAY LOVE IT! anyways well i will be going but have a great day!

Here you go...

After weeks of "nagging" by my wonderful family here is a picture of our beautiful cute full of character tree! We got our tree like on the 19th i think so its still up! lol... we didnt have hooks to put up the ornemants so we use safty pins! lol like our star? its a snowman! i thought it was so CUTE!!! anywho well hope everyone is doing great!! Down below is a LO i did over the last two days of my mom and I... i miss her so much so i had to use this picture again, one of my favs of her and I.

Journaling reads: When this picture was taken it was only days until Logan and I packed up all our things and headed to Utah to live. Now 3 months later I wish I was in that moment again. I miss my mom so much. I miss just hanging out everynight with her or going out to lunch. I miss being able to walk a few feet and ask advice or see if she likes my outfit. Mom i love you and Miss you so much! I hope that when we are able to move back to Wa. we will be so close in distance, because i already know we are so close in heart.

Eight Months

Its Been eight wonderful months!!! Logan and I offically have been married 8 months and two days!! wow time sure has flown by! i cant belive its been eight months! This cant be a long entry im sorry but i have to get to work in 13 minutes and im FAR from ready! love you all and miss you!!

The journaling reads: Eight months ago our lifes changed for the best. We were eternternally sealed together. Everything thing we knew was gone and we were on for an adventure. I am grateful that i have you everyday in my life. Our marriage is growing stronger and more beautiful every single day. I love you so much that there are not words fine enough to discribe. Thank you for being my Prince Charming.

ABout TIme!!

Hey all its been so long i know!!! But we are doing great! we got to go home for Christmas and it was so exciting!! This is a short entry i gotta go get ready for work! Talk to you later!! Oh this is a LO i did yesterday for my goals of 2006 thats not all of them, just some serious and fun ones :)

Hey Everyone!

Hey everyone hows it all goin? we took this picture on Sunday night when we decorated our cute Christmas Tree, yes ill post a picture of that too by tomorrow! :) anywho... just wanted to give you all an update. We are doing great, weather is ok.. snow here and there and ice everywhere! lol but we are getting use to the drivers here lol.. they are very scarey and the funny thing is most of them know it! lol... We are loving our apartment, each day we get it to look more like us.. busy schedules equal neglected apartment! lol... but thats ok cause its coming along. Im not sure what else to say here lol thats pretty much our little update lol.. we are loving Utah but we miss home too.. miss all the GREEN! So anywho... yeah, well have a wonderful day you all! and we miss you so much!!
(yes we both know logan looks funny in this picture lol.. but its still a cute one lol)

A year ago...

I wanted to do this post in October, since this is when Amy took this pic (last year though) but with moving and everything i totally forgot about it until this morning... A year ago i was fresh out of High School, enjoying my new job in an office rather than in TacoBell. I was excited to enjoy life, and just be myself. Fernanda had just moved in and we were having fun. I was finally jumping into the singles branch and going to activities out side of just Sunday. I was meeting new friends and figuring out how much life held for me. As OCtober ending and the months blended together I met Logan, the love of my Eternity. He was the first boyfriend who treated me like something other than crud and i was enjoying it, not thinking that it would lead to marriage, best choice of my life. Shortly After Christmas and the New Years we got engadged and things got busy! Dresses, flowers, colors, Attitudes, craziness, stubborness, and pure Love of my family dealing with me! lol... March i turned 19!! and then May 7, 2005 i was sealed for all time and eternity to Logan! I couldnt have been any more happy! We flew off the San Diego and enjoyed the sun, surf, and all the sites we went to. Getting home, and getting into my new job as a Nanny was an adjustment. Living with my parents, being married, and starting a new job was a little more hectic and stressful than i thought, but thanks mom and dad for not kicking me out and dealin with me! lol i love you!! I became a Nanny to the most wonderful child that i could nanny, Addison taught me so much in life and im never going to forget any of it. Agust came and i flew off to Utah to check it out and get the feel of what was around me. I started to LOVE it, then i had to go back home, say goodbye to Addison then Logan and i drove back to Utah to find an apartment, jobs and figure out our life. Once we got settled we drove back. Said goodbye to loved ones, family, friends, and everyone around us. We packed up and moved 4 states away to Utah. Never ever living out side of Washington i was scared but i was able to do it. These past 2 1/2 months has been wonderful! im turely grateful for Logan and the love he has for me, and for my family and the love they have for us and the support! thank you everyone!! Well im going to go, but iwanted to write about my year, and im sure all of you know about it all ready lol but that was a nice reminder lol! love you!

Im Alive

Hey been a few days and i feel like im really slacking! lol... saturday logan and i went to the Olive Garden for soup and salad, cheap and totally hit the spot! lol favorite place!!!!!! Anywho and then we got some thing done, and hopefully tonight we are getting a tree! YAY!! anywho short, but im ill write more later!

Tis the week of Rings and Prayers!!

You ask why? well so far this week i lost my black CTR thumb ring and after a night of praying constantly and nightmares i found the ring, in my pant leg? yes my pantleg of my jeans the weirdest spot but it was there. I dont know if it was heavenly fathers doings, or what, but i am super thankful for finding it. The night before i found it i had taken a shower and our drain in our tub is open... so its so easy for something to fall down the drain and go un noticed. Well i finally found my beloved ring and life was normal until.. this morning. As i am sitting here on the computer as logan is taking a shower, then i hear a cling cling and then logan screaming "NO NO NO" and i immeditaly know what had happened. i run into the bathroom and i calmly said "please tell me that wasnt your wedding ring" and guess what yah it was his wonderful ring! so i quickly call where we got the ring to find out that our warrently doesnt cover lost. But after constant prayers logan thinks about going under neath the apartment and looking in the pipes. He goes gets the keys from the manager and goes down under. I hear CLANK CLANK CLANK and then i yell did you get it? and guess what YES!!! HE FOUND THE RING!! We are so lucky and thankful for these two rings!!! now i posted a sign that says NO RINGS ALLOWED right as you walk past the sink to take a shower... so we have learned our lessons!!!

LayOut of Matthew

did this one of matthew this morning... miss you guys all so much!!

This is a LO i did of maegan this morning...  

Hey

I did a LO this morning about me bein 19 and everything... i just liked how it turned out...
Lastnight logan and i hit the dollar theater... we saw THE CORPS BRIDE, its a cute movie. I like Tim Burton's take on clay movies. His characters are so neat. Anywho... just wanted to say hello again... Its snowing outside like mad and its beautiful! im so excited to walk home in it tonight... its exciting to me! hee hee... anywho.. Not much else to chat about.. oh.. i think im going to make cookies tonight and get my apartment smelling like yummy christmas time!! dont know what ill do with all the cookies, recipe makes like 40+... maybe ill give some to my neighbors :) anywho well i hope you all are enjoying winter so far. I miss you all!

Quick Hello

I just anted to say hello, its been a while since i wrote something instead of a quick picture and a little blurb of something. Update from Utah:: SNOW! we love snow!! im lovin waking up and being so excited like Christmas morning, and running to my window that looks out front and peaking through the blinds to see snow, and usually its there but old snow. But there have been mornings when im totally surprised by a blanket of fresh powdery snow! Anywho Turkey day was great! yummy turkey and lots of fun!... Wensday i got sick ick! Stomach FLu something i wish not on anyone! Sunday Logan, BRad, Diana and i all went to the Christmas Devontional and it was amazing! so Spititual i loved it! Totally brought in the real christmas spirit. We got Christmas Lights and our awesome star on Saturday... I cant wait to get our tree!! Anywho we are doing great. We love it here but miss everyone back home so much! love you all!! I have to go sorry!! work calls!
Laura

I love this Man!