How Pathetic

So, I am looking at all of your blogs thinking how adorable they all are. Lately I have been so computer challenged that I don't dare try to be too creative. That is only part of the pathetic. The other part of pathetic is the pictures posted of our recent trip to Carlsbad. When Blaine and I go somewhere, I take pictures, but he hates being in them. So, I try to take them while he is not paying attention. I noticed lately that Blaine is always on vacation, but I am nowhere to be seen. This explains why it looks like I took a picture of myself (which I did). I got so tired of not having any documentation that I actually have been on a vacation! Kylee did not go with us. She opted to spend a few days with my parents and her cousins. Sometimes an adult vacation is needed! We spent the majority of our time down at the beach doing absolutely nothing! It was not as warm as I would have liked, but it was so peaceful and relaxing. We ended up going to the Padres game, which was really fun, until the earthquake. Yep! That is right, earthquake! I was terrified, and the rest of the stadium erupted in laughter and cheering. I looked at Blaine and said, "Let's go! I am done. I want to go home!" The game went on. People were joking about it. I did not find it one bit funny. Needless to say, we did stay for the rest of the game. We were watching the news the next morning and they said the safest place to be during an earthquake is Petco Park! The stadium is built with all of these shock absorbers around it just for the purpose of earthquakes. Well, good for us! Apparently we did not feel the full force of the earthquake like the rest of San Diego did. THANK HEAVENS! Well, school will start soon. Our vacation time is pretty much over. :( I think a big fancy vacation with LOTS of pictures is in our future somewhere!

FInally Settled! (sort of)

Ok! I think things have settled a little. We have had a crazy couple of months. I will give you the short version. My job was in limbo, we had our house for sale, and everything seemed to be not working in our favor. I was pretty stressed from about February to the end of May, and I am just going to admit that I was pretty unbearable to live with. There is nothing like being unsure of what is going to happen with your income! Anyway, our house sold and we were not sure where to go. In fact once it sold, I was sad and wanted to tell the people that we were just kidding. In one day, things changed so much. My job situation got all worked out, we found a house, and life seemed to be working out. And that is pretty much it. We have moved (still in St. George) to a place where we can have a little more space. Kylee finally has some room where she and her friends can hang out. There are still some things to be done, like a backyard, but all-in-all we are loving it. I really miss our old neighborhood and the view in that area, but we will manage. Kylee will have to change schools, but it is pretty exciting. She will go to school right next to my work, and when she gets in high school, I will be there! She is not all that excited about this part, but oh well! I am! I will get to keep an eye on her! Blaine is doing great! Football, football, football! Go Flyers! I hope he can have a year like last year, although that is a pretty big wish! It will pretty much take a miracle for that to happen! Well, we can always wish! Right? OH! P.S. Please come and visit! We have room for you!

NEW PICS!

Yea for me!

I believe I actually have some new stuff to post. Kylee recently had her birthday (number 13) and she had a fun party at the park! She invited all of her friends and they were all so cute! They ran around, ice blocked, ate pizza and had cake! She had so much fun and has such a cute group of friends! Needless to say, I was exhausted after the party. Although my mom did most of the work because I was working all week! Where would we be without our mothers?! Anyway, here are some pictures of the eventful party!

One year later!

I suck at this! I told Kylee I would update. Nobody reads this anymore because it has been so long, but I told her I would. Too much has happened to update it all. In a nutshell, we are all doing well. Ky will be in 8th grade next year (AHHHHH!) She is still pretty sweet, so I guess the teenage angst is just around the corner. I am lucky it did not his sooner. We miss all of our friends and family, but it is way too warm down here to move back! Hope all is well!

Home Sweet Home

I Looked out the window and what did I see... SNOW! Are you serious? Now, I understand the first snow is exciting, but really, it was like an inch, maybe 2. No big deal, right? Not according to the school district. We had a SNOW DAY... NO SCHOOL! How ridiculous is that? There was absolutely no need for it. My car (not an SUV, not 4-wheel drive) would have made it just fine! Now we will have to make it up some time in April when the weather will be 80 and wonderful. These people down here have issues! I have never had a snow day, and last year I remember driving to school (on many occasions) pushing snow like a snow plow! It was such a waste. I would not be so bitter if we would not have to make it up!

However, because I have been sick, it was nice to have an extra day. It also gave Kylee some time to play with friends and make a snowman! So, not a completely wasted day!

What is THIS!!???

Are you kidding me? I went to great lengths to get rid of this stuff. I thought that I had eliminated this filth from my life! What am I talking about? SNOW!!! The Devil's dandruff! ICK!!! Today we got snow! The kids at school were excited about it. I, on the other hand, was in a really bad mood! Snow makes me cranky! I really was not in that bad of a mood, but it did put a damper on my day. It is actually kind of nice because it has been hard to feel like Christmas is coming without cold weather and snow. It has been pretty warm and very sunny! Blaine and I were playing tennis a couple of weeks ago. I am sure that my spirits will lift in a couple of days because it will melt before I know it! THANK HEAVENS! 

THANKS!

Wow! It has been a long time since my last post! My photos are not loading as quickly as I would like, so I am getting frustrated! Anyway, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I think the best part was that we had no idea where we were going! We were supposed to go to Las Vegas, then Blaine maybe wanted to go to California to watch the Weber State game, and Kylee wanted to go north. We got in the car having no idea which option Blaine would choose. He got on the freeway and headed north. We spent a great couple of days with family. It was really nice. We have not been home for Thanksgiving for a couple of years, so it was really great. My mom and I almost got up to hit "Black Friday" (JK!). There was no way we were getting up that early. We hit the stores at about noon, and we still were able to hit all of the stores we wanted and get the stuff we wanted. No way am I getting up early to fight with people over stuff. My sleep is too important. It is so amazing to really appreciate the holidays. I have been so busy during this time that I have not had the chance to enjoy Thanksgiving or Christmas. Not doing the drill team has given me so much more time with my family. We are having so much fun together. I miss my drill team family, but I do not miss the craziness. This change has been a blessing for us!

We are really excited for the upcoming holidays. We are having so much fun in the 60 degree weather! It is so awesome! Have I mentioned that I love it down here?

Bitter Sweet

Over the past week, our family has had an experience that I will call bitter sweet. My cutest grandpa in the whole wide world passed away. I am telling you, they don't get any more handsome than this guy! Although we are very sad at his passing, we are also so proud to say that we had so much time together. He was 98 years old, growing very weak, and more and more frustrated with every passing day. Oddly enough, he was doing pretty good, but he just had enough. I feel so lucky that I was able to have him around all this time. I remember kids throughout grade school losing their grandparents at such a young age, and I have had mine throughout my adult life. I am so lucky! The most important thing is that Kylee has been able to have these amazing grandparents as a part of her life. 

I could go on and on about my wonderful grandparents, but I will just say again that I am the luckiest granddaughter in the world!!! 

Halloween...What a crazy night

Halloween is a crazy night anyway, but to top it off, Blaine had a game! Kylee is getting old because she could have cared less if her mother was around! She went Trick-or-Treating with one of her friends and they had a great time. She only got 59 pieces of candy, and they were done by 8:00. Do you remember the days when you would start at 5:00 and get done around 10:00? My pillow case would be so heavy that I could barely carry it. I often had candy that lasted until Easter, and we would walk around our neighborhood, then go to the top of the city and walk all the way to the bottom, hitting almost every single house! Her candy will be gone by Monday. She dressed up as a spider (as you can see) and we are so glad that we were able to use an old dance costume. It was perfect! Everyone at school loved it. She did knock a few people over with her arms (on accident...wink, wink). She also complained that she had a hard time typing; her other arms were getting in the way! She is so funny! 

Blaine did win his game. YEA!!! So, it wasn't such a spooky night after all!  

What a weekend!

This past weekend was a 1st!!! My BFF( ha! ha! I have always wanted to use that!) Jenn and I went to Las Vegas!! This is the first time the two of us have been on a VACATION together. I have known Jenn for about 14 years! We have shared so many highs and lows! Many of you are wondering how can this be? We did travel together many times, but none of them, and I repeat, none of them were a vacation. This was the first time that we did not have 20 or more girls (and their parents) along with us!! Our main reason was to see Justin Timberlake! I know, we are so lucky! We saw one of the best concerts ever. It turned out to be Justin and "Friends" so we saw The Jonas Brothers, Leona Lewis, Boys II Men (for all you 90's kids), Lionel Richie, 50 Cent (so awesome), Adam Levine (Maroon 5), Rihanna (the best of the night!), and I know I am missing someone, but I can't think of it! It was a crazy night!!! Before the big show, we spent 7 hours shopping! I have not done that for years!!! It was good old fashioned girls fun! On Saturday we lounged by the pool, ate nachos, licorice, and of course chocolate! Later that night we went to the New York New York and saw Zumanity (very cool!!! But not recommended for those who are easily offended). Later I talked Jenn into going on the roller coaster (her first time). It was so hilarious! We felt so old, yet we acted so young! I guess you have to do that every once in a while! Well, I can't wait to do it again! What a weekend!!! 

By the way, I know the pictures are upside down, sideways, etc. But I don't know how to fix it, so it is what it is :) :)  

Good Times and Crazy People

Last weekend, my BFF Jenn came into town to run the Marathon (WHAT?) I know, totally crazy! I am so proud of her, but I still shake my head and ask, WHY? WHY? WHY? She ran 26 miles in the freezing rain! But, she does get to say that she has successfully completed a marathon. It was so fun to see her and her beautiful Olivia. We just love to hang out with them. Olivia sang "Baltimore" for us before they headed back north. I don't believe I have ever seen anything that cute! Jenn,Olivia, and Krista came over on Sunday for breakfast. Good times and Crazy people (Jenn :) ). 

Friends Forever

Last weekend we had such a great time. We headed north to a dance convention where Kylee was able to hang out with her best friend Aeriel. We had so much fun with her! We really miss having her around. Kylee has made some good friends, but Ky and Aeriel are like "peas and carrots". If you take a look at all of the pictures, you can see how much fun they have together. We also got the chance to hang out with grandmas and have dinner with Nate and Kyler! He is the cutest little guy I have ever seen! ( I am talking about Kyler) He was not feeling very good, but he was so cuddly and still pretty happy. I cannot believe kids can be that cute! It was great to see Grandma Cazier, Greg, Melissa, Easton, beautiful little Cadence, and Grandpa H! We loved hanging out with the family. Blaine stayed behind because he had a game (they won, YEA!) so he missed out. He flew up on Saturday and went to a football game with Derek at the U. It was a great game and it was wonderful to see Derek again. He is so grown up! Ky had so much fun dancing with all of her friends again and it was good to get out of our routine. By-the-way we still are waiting for visitors! Come on Down! 

Still Going!

Ok! So it is official! I am bored! I am blogging and I have absolutely nothing new to tell! Ky is still doing great! Blaine is still handsome as ever. We all still have the same activities, blah blah blah! Of course that means that I do not have any new pictures to post because who photographs nothing? Well, I am looking for some hobbies. Nothing too strenuous or that requires me to sweat. HA HA! I also need to watch the money flow. I find that the more bored I get, the more I find myself at Target. I think the people think I work there. We still love it here! The weather is perfect. I love being warm. We do miss our families. But, all in all, we are still loving it!

Whew! That is over with!

We have had a fun and busy couple of weeks. School started last Tuesday! I was nervous for Kylee, Blaine, and myself! I was nervous about hating 7th graders; I was nervous that Blaine would put too many people in their places on his first day, and I was nervous that Ky would be all alone! Well, to make some long stories short, we all had a great day. In fact it has been a great couple of weeks! We all really like our schools, and have made some great friends. 

More importantly, last night Blaine had his first game! It was a rough first half but THEY WON! It is so hard to know how things are going to go with boys we don't know and playing teams we don't know much about. The second half was much better and the team looks great! We hope things keep going in the right direction. I had the biggest headache after it all! I think the whole starting school, Ky going back to dance, and first game gitters finally came to an end last night. I know there are many more games (and headaches) to come, but it was nice to get these first couple of weeks over with! 

Moving out!!!

Yep! That is right! We have to move out! Why? Because if you notice the picture somewhere on this page, we had a pet visit, and I don't like pets, especially ones that do not fit into the animal category! 

A Tarantula! Can you believe it? Sooooooo disgusting! 

My mom, dad, and niece Alyssa were visiting this weekend. My dad was coming in and out of the house moving stuff from the car. He called for me to come to the front door and there it was! YUCK! A tarantula on our front porch! My dad had put one of our glasses over it to trap it. I could not sleep all night. I kept having that Brady Bunch vision playing in my head. You know the one where the Brady family goes to Hawaii and a tarantula latches on to all of their stuff. Eventually the tarantula is climbing on the bed sheets towards Peter Brady as he is sleeping. He of course wakes up and freaks out! Yes! That was the vision in my head all night, and for the past three days! 

I have been on the lookout for snakes since the day we got here, but it seems that I underestimated the power of whatever kind of category that falls under. Spider just does not quite cover it! 

Check it out!

Finally! I have some pictures to post. I am so technology challenged that posting pictures is really an all day chore. Anyway, the most intriguing pictures are probably the ones of Ky's allergy test. She was a mess the beginning of this summer. It did not matter if she was here or up North. She was totally miserable. I took her to an allergist and he did the test (see the pics). In a matter of 5-6 minutes she had full on hives! She was itching so bad, and there wasn't anything I could do. The doctor said that she was basically allergic to every plant and every tree! She has to go through this major series of shots (which are not that painful, but there are just so many) for about 2 years! She has been such a good sport! We can already tell a difference. She is feeling much better! 

Se habla Espanol?

Please don't laugh! I am writing this post as a response to Leann (my sister-in-law). She is so hilarious! She just talked about getting packages from the "brown Santa" AKA the UPS man! I, too, love online shopping and getting packages! Whenever I get a package, Blaine announces, "It's Christmas time!" He exaggerates and says everyday is Christmas around here. The funny thing is this time I ordered an online Spanish program. I am trying to learn Spanish, but I do not have time to go to a class. I do not have a person to speak Spanish with, but oh well! We will see how it goes! If you would like to post in Spanish, feel free! It may take me a while to figure it out, but it would be good practice, right? 

OHHH POOP!

This sucks! Sorry to those of you who do not use that phrase! We barely have had a chance to get settled and find some time to relax, only to start tomorrow! Blaine and I have to report for meetings tomorrow. YUCK! It is still pretty hot, and who can think in this heat? But I guess it is the reason we are here. Blaine was on the radio today talking about football, blah, blah, blah! It was fun to hear him. We also got a visit from our good friends Zac and Amy! It is always nice to see friends from home. Kylee is getting excited for school and has made some cute friends. We hope all goes well with her at school. It is definitely going to be different for her. 

Kylee says "HI" to all and call her and text her as much as you can! Or post on the blog! Have a great week!

SO MUCH FUN!

We just had the best week! Lexi (one of my DT girls) sent a text that a bunch of them were coming down. Of course I could not let them roam aimlessly around St. George. So, they all stayed here for the week. We had Lexi, Bailey, Nikcole, Calli, Timbre, Viola, Collette, Sabree, and Stefanie! WOW! I hope they had as much fun as Kylee and I did. It was so good to see all of them and to hang out! We went swimming, eating, shopping, eating, lounging, eating, and boy watching! (not me, but Collette and the girls). Kylee loved hanging out with Timbre. They giggled all week. The girls went to Blue Bunny and ate 26 scoops of ice cream. The dessert was at least 2 feet high! It was crazy! They will get their names on a plaque that is displayed in the store! 

 They left on Friday and we were very sad. It is always hard to see our families go! Kylee becomes so sad and it makes me feel terrible! But it was such a great week! WE LOVE ALL OF YOU! THANKS FOR COMING AND PLEASE COME AGAIN! 

(Pictures to be posted soon)