I was kidnapped.........

Really, those girls pulled a fast one on me and showed up the day BEFORE my birthday to take me to my surprise birthday dinner. I was in bed doing homework when they stormed my room singing "Happy Birthday" and swept me out the door. As a general rule, I NEVER blog about myself, but I'm making an exception. Thanks girls. It was definitely a memorable night. And as for how my day went today..........great. I am grateful to have such great people in my life.

"8"

The 8's (tagged by Jen Seeley)

8 TV Shows I like to watch

. House
. Grey's Anatomy (of course)
. Brothers and Sisters
. Fox News
. 24
. Biggest Loser
Only because I'm supposed to list 8 will I list these last 2
. One Tree Hill
. Gossip Girl (brings out my inner teenager:)


8 Things That Happened Yesterday

. Worked
. Was disappointed that I could still barely move after my 1st Bikram yoga class ( I actually think it's a form of self torture, but I did really like it.)
. Bought way too much at American Eagle (there's my inner teenager again)
. Studied
. Got a pedicure
. Tried to get everyones info to register for the 5K (still need yours Jennifer)
. Helped Owen with his homework
. Went to class

8 Favorite Places to Eat

. Panera Bread
. Cheesecake Factory
. P.F. Changs
. Jose Peppers
. Bolings
. Jack Stack
I can't think of 8.

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To

. Summer
. Getting a degree
. Owen getting baptized
. Sending my boys on missions
. Seeing Cole & Owen get married ( to someone I hand pick of course)
. Our 5k on Thanksgiving while the men cook and watch all the kids. (great idea Sam!)
. The day you can order groceries online
. Getting life figured out

8 Things on My Wish List

. Free time
. Living near the beach
. Taking the boys to Atlantis or a Disney Cruise
. A shopping spree at Banana Republic
. Tickets to any Taylor Swift concert
. 1 of everything at Crate and Barrel
. Guitar lessons
. A personal chef

8 People I Tag

. Dana
. Bridget
. Margene
. Bree
. Aubrey
. Heidi
. Kami
. Erin Mohler


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What's been going on.......

Okay, so we've had a lot going on, but I've had very little time to blog about it. October is by far our busiest month every year. There are tons of birthdays, work is crazy, and there are just so many things we like to get out and do while the weather is nice. We are really enjoying having Jon and Jen live so close by and are thrilled to have mom and dad here now. Dad started his new job on Monday and they have been house hunting in their free time. For those of you who have asked, no, they are not going to move into our ward. They are looking mostly in Kansas, but considering Lee's Summit as well. Dad is working for Black and Veatch, so no, he did not end up at HNTB with Jon.
Also, we were all sad to see our good friends (McCullough's) move to Texas this week. It has been exceptionally hard on me since Missy and I are so close. It's a good thing she plans on coming back to visit often.
Last, Owen FINALLY lost his messed up tooth! He came running in after school on Monday saying, "Big news mommy big news, I finally lost my second front tooth!" We called it is "second" front tooth because his adult tooth was already growing in even though the baby tooth hadn't fallen out yet. It looked really messed up. To top off the excitement, he woke me up at 4:30am the next morning to show me that the tooth fairy left him $10! Obviously, the "tooth fairy" didn't understand me when I told him to get change and go put some money under Owen's pillow. Let's just say Cole was a little ticked.

Happy Birthday Matt

In between conferences we celebrated Matt's Birthday. The big 32! Wow, we are getting old. I still get to be younger for 16 more days. Anyway, we all had a pleasant day. Conference, wrapping paper fights, Wii (of course) and beautiful weather. Enjoy the pictures. We miss all of you who aren't here.



For those of you who get such a kick out of hearing all of my gross stories about animals being brought into my house (usually dead, usually courtesy of Sydney), here is a pleasant one. The boys found this adorable baby turtle outside today. They were sooo excited to bring it in a show me. I didn't cringe and even agreed to let them keep it. After discussing the details with Matt, they decided to let it go in the creek so it could have a better life. So there you go, a feel good story about animals being brought into my house. I still haven't forgotten the dead squirrel Sydney put underneath Cole's bed. Ewwwwwwww.