Happy Birthday cute little man!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

100 things I am grateful for... in no specific order

1My membership the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
2Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ
3An Eternal Companion (Thanks Ev's for choosing me)
4My family
5Life long friends
6A Bachelors Degree (English Literature & Family Communications) from Utah State University ...That I'm an Aggie... & on the Deans List (So what is my major was DANG EASY...It's still fun to brag haha)
7That Elder Adams (A senior couple from my mission) was able to seal Everett and I together in the temple
8Running
9Graduating debt free... Thank you scholarships (MAJOR BLESSING)
10Being married to a handy man
11Living off love: The poor life is the worst and the best!
12My obsession with Texas (I wish I could live in Austin someday)
13Red Lipstick
14Snuggling with Everett
15Pumpkin cake on thanksgiving
16For Everett when he sings as loud as he can in the shower. (It makes me laugh out loud every time)
17To be an American
18That I was able to serve a mission ...Full proselyting and in the Oakland Temple Visitors' Center (Best of both worlds)...and that when I got back from my mission the man I love most didn't get married and even broke up with his girlfriend to marry ME:) THANKS LOVE
19For Everett's hands that were SERIOUSLY made for mine
20When Everett kisses my head
21English Literature
22 That I can have Blond hair
23A bald Man (Bald men look rich & manly, don't ya think?;))
24That growing up I was able to spend hours every single week taking dance lessons
25That I have been to a Broadway in New York and London
26Joseph Smith
27That I have been Skydiving and Bungee Jumping
28My nieces and nephews
29For my sister who I can always vent too and laugh with in the same conversation (Thanks Lace)
30The Book of Mormon
31Mine and Everett's dreams
32White fluffy down comforters
33A honeymoon in Ireland with my sweetheart
34Cozy Fireplaces
35The 4 seasons
36The opportunity to live in Hawaii with one of my best friends ever (Thanks Cam;))
37To have been a nanny in Chicago & for my nanny family, who today still treats me like a daughter. Thank you!
38 Kissing Everett
39The Bible
40For breakfast at the Grand America
41To be surrounded by so many Temples
42To be a mom someday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully.................................
43The Atonement
44Mom who is always there for us
45Laughing so hard that I pee my pants (I have done this countless times... Sick, I know!)
46Prayers
47Legs that can run marathons with little or no training
48Summer time
49Snow on Christmas morning
50The innocence of little children
51My Rock-star husband
52My musically talented in-laws (Even though I am extremely JEALOUS of their talent and feel like an IDIOT b/c I am completely music illiterate in every way : it's always a treat to hear them play and sing!!!!!
53Education
54ALL of my in-laws especially my Father-in-law
55An unwavering testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
56The opportunity I had to tour almost all of Europe
57The Holy Ghost
58The opportunity I had to see the New York City Ballet with my mom when I was 14
59The rain... and kissing in it
60Reading Books, especially 'These is my words' this is my all time FAVORITE book!!
61Winning a pumpkin pie twice now at the annual Turkey Trot in Brigham City (I for sure look
forward to this race every year!)
62Good Examples & Inspiring people
63The Beach/Ocean, Lake, rivers (really any body of water)
64 Everett, for secretly signing me up for a dance class. Thanks Ev's you're so thoughtful!
65Telluride Colorado
66Revelation
67Cliff Jumping and Rope swings
68Fresh Laundry
69My Carpenter husband
70Chips n' Salsa & Pizza in the same setting (Ya, I'm a fatty, OK)
71A husband who holds and takes the priesthood very seriously
72 All red Candy
73A really good job (I've been really blessed)
74Scooter rides with Ever's in the summer
75The smell of a BBQ
76Classy homes (Colonials are my favorite)
77Christmas lights
78Thomas S Monson, a living Prophet
79Long walks with Everett
80Chubby Babies, actually any babies (I love them all)
81My car
82My husband for telling me I am beautiful and that he loves me EVERYDAY! Thanks Love...
83Being a cheerleader in HS and College (I learned A LOT those years about hard work, dedication, and how to sacrifice/get along with a group. I also, met friends that I hope to keep forever... Life learned lessons that help me out still today)
84The Restoration
85The day Everett took me flying (This is one of my favorite days. Thanks love)
86The song the Everett wrote for me (I LOVE when he sings it to me)
87Country Music
88A ruggedly handsome husband
89Switzerland (I can't wait to go there with Everett someday)
90All those who have ever served our country
91Missionary service (Actually ALL service)
92Ballet
93My mom for allowing me to have billions of parties at our house growing up. Thanks mom!
94The smell of Everett (I smell him even when we're not together... I love it!)
95My sight and hearing
96Photography (other than my own haha It's a talent I hope to develop someday)
97Sparkling Cider &Fancy dinners
98Drives with Ev's through our favorite neighborhoods and down our favorite streets
99All My blessings, too many to mention
100That this list was so hard b/c there are so many more things to be grateful for than just 100...

Everett rocking out Thanksgiving night

Zailey being a dork haha

Games, Thanksgiving night

Steven and part of the gang

Baby Jocelyn is so beautiful!! (This is a SICK picture of me, but Ev's and Jocey look dang cute!
Cheers to Everett (He almost made it an entire year soda free) 2 more months ... I say Thanksgiving doesn't really count (It should be a free day)

Harry Potter Opening night (waited in line for 4 hours)

H.P.

Welcome baby Jocelyn... She is BEAUTIFUL! We LOVE her!!

Congratulations Curtis'

Pumpkin Carving and Hocus pocus!!

Our first Kiss was on Halloween 2005: This is the front of a card I gave him right before we were married... I LOVE this card... and I LOVE to kiss Everett...

Halloween Party 2010
Good job Beck
Lacee and Brady as Juno
Dead Pilot and Flight Attendant (We thought this would ONLY be appropriate: we both burned that bridge, before it was too late)

Us at the Herzog Halloween Party (we won best Costume AGAIN... Duh we do every year!)

Breakfast at the Grand America

I ran the 2010 Deseret News Marathon

Babysitting... You two are so cute!Happy Birthday Little Lou Bug
Happy Birthday Tanic haha
My Two biggest Hero's Everett and his dad!
American Fork Canyon
The SLC ZOO




Our two little visitors... at our part time bakery job

the zoo



US AT DINNER FOR MY BIRTHDAY

(I got extensions for my birthday, I like them but

I feel too silly and ghetto when

I wear them haha)

25 things I did when I was 25...

1Went to Telluride Colorado for our anniversary and camped in our car

2Moved to Logan for a semester so that Everett could finish flight school... Go Aggies... and lived off food storage for 4 months it was incredible... Food storage is an amazing principle!!

3Was a Flight Attendant: Based in Chicago (for a few months anyway haha)

4Ever's and I got stuck in Hawaii...I left our money and ID(s) in the San Francisco Airport ........and we still had FUN!!

5Went to Connecticut and discovered a hidden rope swing at a place called lovers leap. We have aunts and Uncles that live there- Ev's was able to meet them for the first time, it was a lot of fun. Maybe even the highlight of our summer!

6Drove across the country (Utah to Washington DC)

7Went to Quebec Canada

8Met L. Tom Perry (Walking out side of our apt)

9Went to Chesapeake Bay

10Went on mine and Everett's first motorcycle ride in VA

11Moved to Washington DC for the Summer

12We got our clothes robbed out of our community washer and dryers

13We caught our robber and received MOST of our clothes back, and a few new shirts lol

14 8 months later... We were robbed AGAIN! This time it was our apt in DC!! The robber cut himself pretty badly on his way in and left blood every where-even in my purse and on CASH! The robber(s) left hundreds of dollars and 2 credit cards (All visible) and ONLY took our Mac-book and I-pod (shheeesh ya love Apple or what! Thanks for leaving the cash ya filthy animal, but we would still like our stuff back:))

15 Put together two 5k races for my mom... then celebrated when she beat her cancer.

16Finished the Old Testament for the first time

17Wall papered our apt in Logan. It was really classy next to our cinder block wall haha

18Ever's and I got part-time jobs working at a British Bakery together: Everett was the assistant baker (Don't be jealous)lol

19Colored my hair flaming red for St. Patties day (Bad idea haha)

20Test drove a new Land rover (Just for fun!)

21Traveled all over our beautiful country (when I was a flight attendant)

22. Watched the fireworks on the 4th of July right next the capital and White House

23. Ran my 6th Marathon (24th of July: Deseret Marathon... Thank you Pioneers, you're amazing. I could barely run the end of their journey: TRUST ME I would have been a gonner before we even left Nauvoo)

24. Everett took me on a romantic plane ride (just the two of us... He's a great captain)

25 Went to Nauvoo

26 Things I want to do when I am 26

1 Look for the best in everyone and every event

2 Get pregnant

3 Run my 7th marathon and hopefully a few 1/2's

4 Have our neighbor come to church with us

5 Read all 7 Harry Potter books (For Everett)

6 Build forts all the time

7 Go to my mission with Everett

8 Go to Yosemite and Lake Tahoe with Ever's

9 Go on the annual Coral Pink fourwheeling trip with Ever's family and his neighborhood

10 Grow my hair out

11 Learn how to play the guitar (This is always my goal haha)

12 Take photography classes (This is always my goal too haha)

13 Go skinny dipping

14 Get a couples massage

15 Go cliff Jumping with Ever's

16 Go Snowboarding with Ever's

17 Dress up really fancy and go to a nice restaurant with Ever's. Just for fun

18 Convince Aunt Lori to take us to Lake Powell

19 Get together more with life time friends that I never see

20 Complete my journal/scrapbook

21 Go Kayaking with Ever's

22 Write a Children's book

23 Make a quilt with my mom

24 Go to the beach and have Everett teach me how to surf

25 Cuddle with Ev's under a full moon on a clear night with wine glasses and sparkling cider

26 Make out EVERY time it rains (cold or hot)

Milcreek Canyon

Our Cousin Chetney's sealing! Congratulations Chetney... We're so happy for you!!