Tyler & Corinne

Baby

2011-12-03T07:15:00.000-08:00

We are so excited to FINALLY be telling everyone that we are having a baby. We found out over General Conference weekend in October and have had a hard time keeping the secret. We spilled the beans a few times, but now we can officially tell everyone! My due date is June 6th. It seems so far away, but the last 3 months have flown by so I'm sure the rest will too. So far we have seen the baby at 8 weeks and yesterday heard it's heartbeat. At the end of this month our wonderful Dr will peek and see if we can tell a gender.
What has this done to our lives? Well you will notice I'm getting bigger and my poor husband is getting smaller! I love to eat, but HATE to cook. If I cook it, I wont be able to eat it. We are so thankful for wonderful friends who have kept us fed well. My cravings have been random at best. I usually crave one thing and need it that second then I will move on the next. A few things we have been through are sticky rice, juice, top ramen, pepperoni pizza, wingers... the list goes on and on, but like I said I crave it, I eat it, and I move on. I haven't been very sick. I can count on both hands the number of really sick days I have had in the last 3 months. My boss says I'm meant to have 10 kids.... (I think he is insane). I am pretty tired though. I could spend the entire day on the couch taking naps on and off. It's terrible.
We feel pretty prepared for this pregnancy part of things. My good friend Cassie is also pregnant and she keeps me updated on what to expext. I think my Dr might wonder why I never ask him many questions.
Cass isn't my only pregnant friend, there are actually quite a few and I'm loving that!
Everyone has been wonderful to me. We told a few close friends that we do a weekly FHE with (becuase they were bound to notice my grumpiness) and one of the husbands says I am now allowed to do and say whatever I want. I knew I liked my friends. I try not to be too much of a brat, but people really do make it easy! haha I am truly grateful for everyones kindness.
Now I am just slowly growing and moving forward. I really feel like I need a makeover, my hair is too long and I have forgotten how to do my make up. I look pretty crazy most days!

well, I stink at this blogging stuff so the next post may just be a real picture of the baby!! Wish us luck!

I Strongly Dislike Running

2011-05-03T21:10:00.000-07:00

Yet, I have signed up for 3 5K's this summer, one is next Saturday. What am I thinking? It's the guilt from that Easter candy. All 3 are for such good causes though, I couldn't pass them up. 2 of them my work is running and the other Tyler and I are running for a family in our ward. I started running again the other night with Cassie. It went well, we got the whole 3 miles in, so at least I know I can finish. Unfortunately, I think I crushed some vertebrae. I will be taking a quick trip to the chiropractor tomorrow and then will be ready to go again.
I'm actually not too worried. After riding along with Cass for up to 18 miles, 3 seems like cake. Even thought I would rather crawl then run, I do like how good it makes me feel to be active.
Want to join in on some of the running fun? Let me know and I can get you a link to every one of the 5K's I'll be running!

Happy Easter

2011-05-03T20:44:00.001-07:00

We LOVE easter... and by we I mean me. I love the savior and all that he did for us and I love having a reason to celebrate him.
I also LOVE Easter candy! All 10 bags of it in my cupboards. It's awful, I know. I could easily eat a dozen cadbury eggs (which I did do). Easter eggs hunts are my game. We are pretty dang lucky to have some great friends who invite us their Easter celebration every year.
So this year, as tradition goes we went down to Payson (which by the way was voted #1 for best summer celeberation "onion days"... weird right?). We started off the fun with a kid egg hunt then an adult. I was so excited because Duncan, Dereks brother, left on a mission so we would have one less adult to compete with. However, Tiana brought her husband this year (he is usually traveling) and they worked us all!!! After the hunts we had a delicious dinner. I was in charge of dessert and I make this 2 layer cake filled with strawberries and cool whip. It turned out great.
Cassie had saved our rocket from last year so we set out to the feilds and shot off some rockets before ending the day.
While at the Andersons we also got up close and personal with 2 bee hive boxes. Cassie's father-in-law was just released from being Bishop and he decided to become a bee keeper. Now, I hate bees and will do just about anything to avoid them, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see this box up close. Brent taught us a ton about bees and I am glad we decided to check them out.
Sunday we went to Tylers parents and had more Easter celebrations with them. Our friend and relative (tylers sisters sister-in-law) got engaged on Sunday, what a way to celebrate. I love when people get engaged, I just know how awesome it is to be married and I'm excited for them to join the ranks.
Ok enough rambling... here are the pictures from the weekend of Easterness. Never mind the pictures wont load, maybe another time.

Soldier Hollow

2011-04-13T07:25:00.000-07:00

My boss took the whole office on an outing to Soldier Hollow this winter (ps, it's still winter!) We could each bring our family, which means me and Tyler. Well.... Tyler was working so I decided to take my niece Julia. She and I had a blast!! I was nervous about driving to Heber in the winter, but the weather was fine. We were both completely bundled up, which ended up being completely unnecessary. It got so warm! We ended up taking off hats and coats and gloves just to cool off. Here are a few pictures of us waiting and sledding.

There really isnt a better place to sled. Each session is a perfect 2 hours. You take a tow rope up to the top, jump in a very short line, and speed your way to the bottom. Despite the short walking distances Julia still wanted me to pull her around. I tried, but it was too hard!!! On our way home we stopped at mickey D's and bought some lunch. I have never bought a happy meal for a kid (I shouldn't have really) but it was so fun to see her get excited about the barbie toy inside! I wish Tyler could have gone too, maybe next year!

Remember My Early Morning Routine?

2011-04-13T07:13:00.000-07:00

In case you were wondering, yes I still get up super early every morning, but no it's not to work out anymore! We have found that Tylers brain just works better in the morning so he gets up early and starts his work day, I on the other hand like to let my brain rest. BUT! If Tyler is up and moving, it awakes the sweet angel sleeping in our guest room.....

Bless his heart, but if he is awake, he needs to pee. I have taken on the task of training our little Oliver, which requires a lot of potty time. I am home all week and determined to get him to top dog by the time I go back to work. He is such a smart dog, too smart really. Training Toby was a breeze, he was pretty submissive. Oliver is a cocky confident pup, who feels no need to please me. He is already doing better, but it has taken some hard work! Oliver is also our problem child. A week ago he broke a baby canine in half leaving it exposed for infection. We cringe at the idea of paying a hospital bill for a dog, but it seemed needed. Luckily, that day of the surgery (they were just going to yank it) it fell out on its own!! His new canine grew in beautifully. Not a few days later and his canine on the other side came in as well, however the baby on that side hadn't fallen out... I should have taken a picture but I promise once Oliver figured out what was happening with his loose tooth, he chewed on a bone till it was gone. We are glad that Oliver is capable of fixing all his medical needs on his own.
Toby had some issues of his own last week. The week prior we took the dogs running. We met our neighbors(they have 3) out in a feild and just let them run. Poor Toby was not used to such running and ended up with a blister on each pad. They all blew last Sunday and we were wrapping up his feet in bandages. They have healed now and are much tougher, so hopefully it wont happen again.

Need for Updates

2011-04-13T07:01:00.000-07:00

I recently encountered a blog stalker. I was informed by this person that they had been reading my blog and were disappointed that I hadn't updated in a while... well! If I had only known people were reading my blog I would be better!

I uploaded all my photos so I could decide what I would blog on.
It seems I missed V-day and showing the world what my giving husband did for me!
I also work for a wonderful boss who recognizes that he works in an office full of women and he had us working on V-day. He had some great baskets made for each one of us! His are the flowers on the left.

Yes, those are (were, I ate a few) a dozen cadbury eggs, I can not resist easter candy! I even read an article recently in hopes of breaking the addiction, but to no avail, I still crave it! This year is different though because I am on a strict budget and usually can't find the extra cash to buy any. My friend/trainer Lisa is probably sighing a huge sigh of relief.
I am still expecting an easter basket from Tyler filled with yummy easter delights that I ration thoughout the year.

Freedom

2011-03-11T18:58:00.000-08:00

No more braces!

2011-03-09T21:45:00.000-08:00

This is officially my last night with these dang braces!

Early Morning Routine

2011-03-09T05:28:00.001-08:00

Today is the second day this week that Tyler and I have gotten up early, 6 AM early! Who even knew this time existed? It looks like it is actually 7:00 PM outside. We decided we waste too much time sleeping in. We have already done a quick workout and now are moving on to the rest of our day!

GOOD MORNING WORLD

Oliver

2011-03-04T12:08:00.000-08:00

Updated pictures of Oliver! He is growing fast, I hate that. He's doing really well with his training and is pretty much house broken (which is wonderful). We found out that the best place to put his kennel at night for him to sleep is in our room! We really didn't want to do that, but he sleeps so well and doesn't bark a bit when we put him to bed at night. Im willing to let him stay there if I don't have to listen to him cry at night.

Sledding

2011-03-04T11:56:00.001-08:00

A few weeks ago Tyler and I had Katie and Josh over for the day. Tylers family came over for breakfast because his cousin was in town at our house. After breakfast we all went sledding. Luckily Tyler is brave and was willing to go down the hill with the kids. It was tons of fun! Thanks Cassie and Derek for loaning us your kids!!

California Christmas

2011-01-11T18:40:00.000-08:00

This year was the Cali year for Christmas. Even though we were just in CA for Thanksgiving, I couldn't miss out on another trip down there. I worked until a few days before Christmas Eve so we ended up flying down on Christmas Eve. We tried out a different airport this trip and landed in Long Beach. It is basically two portables stuck together manned by 6 workers. The best thing about a small airport though is fast luggage! It beat us out of the terminal.
The weather in CA was great and we had such a wonderful time. We got to meet my familys new friends Jeremy and Vicky and I consider knowing them a blessing. I'm excited to meet their little baby girl this summer.
Tyler and I also got to go visit some of my extended family. Tyler has only ever met two of my uncles and their wives. Unfortunately, my family doesn't get together as much as we used to, and when they do, I'm usually not in town. It was really fun getting to see some of my cousins and meet their kids. We made a visit to Corona to see Sara and Nic and Tyler was basically in heaven. nic works for Pimco and can speaks Tylers stock market language. We kept that poor couple up half the night!
Christmas day was great. We got some awesome gifts and are thankful for my family for making it so fun. Im going to just throw on a few photos from the event!

Jumpstart 2011: 11 Ways to a New You Wellness Conference and Fair

2011-01-10T19:40:00.000-08:00

Im not one for New Years resolutions, mainly because I can't keep them. However it is an ongoing goal of mine to stay fit and healthy.
My lovely sister in law is the queen of this and has been asked to speak at the Jumpstart 2001 Conference put on by Natural Momma 4 U. I took a look at all the vendors and decided that I need to be there! It looks like a great place to learn how to live a better life. The Conference is on January 22nd from 10 till 2 at Noahs in Lindon. I'll be there, will you?

I'm attaching a link for the registration because this is the easiet way for me to get you to the event!

Our family is growing!

2011-01-10T19:15:00.001-08:00

No we aren't having a baby, sorry world.
But this puppy might as well be one with all the attention he requires. And I swear Toby gives me the "get this annoying new kid away from me" face. Right this second Oliver (our new pup) is running back and forth barking his head off because Toby wont share his bone. Toby just keeps chewing on that bone.
Oliver is Brittany formaly know as a Brittany Spaniel, but awhile ago the dropped their second name, which I think makes him pretty legit, like Madonna or Cher.
He is a pointer by nature, which is a reason we got him. Tyler plans on using him to hunt.
The best part of all is he is adorable, just look at this face.

Oceanside California

2010-12-04T18:30:00.000-08:00

Tyler and I purchased a time share package last year and had to get our last bit of use out of it before the new year. We decided to spend Thanksgiving in Cali. It was a great trip and nice to be out there when it was freezing in Utah. This would be the first trip since our honeymoon that it was just us two, and even still we spent a few days with my family.
We had a super nice view from our room and were fairly close to the beach. Unfortunately those crazy californians think that 65 is cold so most of the beachside shops were closed for the "winter". Oh if they only knew. We did get a chance to go see a few different sites.
On our second day there we went to the USS Midway, as suggested by some friends. I thought I may be bored, but it turned out to be really interesting. I even learned a few things. I talked Tyler into going to Seaworld with me, which was also a blast. I am always amazed by people telling a killer whale what to do (or asking it to do something). Tyler had never seen the San Diego temple (weird right?) so we stopped then on our way past one evening. For more photos check out my Facebook (it takes way too long to upload them all on here)

I'm coming back home...

2010-11-26T22:00:00.001-08:00

Tomorrow we head back home! We have been in California for over a week now. I'm excited to blog about all of our adventures!!

maybe this will be our card???

2010-11-18T23:09:00.001-08:00

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Merry Christmas with Shutterfly

2010-11-16T21:19:00.000-08:00

Most people who read this probably know that I am addicted to Shutterfly, but did you know that I have NEVER made a scrapbook since learning about Shutterfly? Nope, not once. I bet you're wondering how many photobooks I now own... well the answer is 6. Not alot, but enough! I love their photobooks. I also love getting good deals on them.
Recently I found a website offering 50 free holiday cards for doing a blog about Shutterly.com, I figured it would be easy enough seeing how much I love their stuff. I also love their customer service. I have never had a huge issue with my orders, but I once sent my mom to make a book and use a code, well that ended up being a bit confusing and the right code did not get entered. Mom got charged quite a bit, but was just going to let it pass. Well, I decided that the guilt I felt for the confusion was too much and I called the Customer Service. It was the easiest thing I have ever done! They fixed the problem right away! It is nice to know I'm working with a company who cares about their customers.
Last Christmas Tyler and I sent out just a few Christmas cards, and I loved the way ours turned out. I think it's somewhere on this blog, or on my Facebook. This year I want to do them again! So far this one is my favorite, but not sure it is the final choice! They have so many choices! Tyler and I still need a good photo to use for it. Maybe we will take one while in Cali. A beach shot would be great! I'm hoping to be able to get 50 free ones because that will be double the amount I got last year!!! If I can get these cards, 50 of my friends and family will get a little love from me and mine thie holiday season. Wish me luck!

Manners Matter

2010-10-24T15:19:00.000-07:00

As we watch people raise their children I am always impressed with the ones who teach manners so well. It is very endearing when a small child will say please and thank you and such. We decided it was time our "child" learned some manners. :) We feel it is polite to always wipe your feet.

My "Very Cherry" 5K

2010-10-24T15:06:00.000-07:00

On Saturday night (yes NIGHT, that very cold night) Cassie, Lacey, and I ran a 5k! My sis-in-law Nisha, of Healthy Moms Kitchen, invited us to run with her team. We all wore super cute Flirty Aprons that Flity Aprons donated to HMK as part of a sponorship. Love mine? Nisha sells them on her HMK website. I have 2 of my own now and tyler has his manly one. I LOVE LOVE LOVE those aprons!

Anyways, we had alot of fun running. I didn't do as well as I have before, BUT I also didn't train very hard haha so considering that, I did great! Cassie kicked butt and came in 2nd in her age group. I wish I was a fast as her. It felt good to run and I am going to start doing more of it, despite the winter that is looming just around the corner.

After the race Cassie and I went home and played game with our hubbys, Tyler and I love Cassie and Derek!

My encounter with someone better then me

2010-10-21T21:23:00.000-07:00

Today was a long day.... At work it was just a half day. It felt long though because of the stress I felt once leaving work. Unfortunately it was also grocery shopping day, so I headed to Smiths. I walked in feeling blah. I definitely wasn't happy, I felt pretty lonely. I wandered the different aisles trying to find the best ways to use up my coupons before the expire, and yet trying not to buy things I don't need. I found myself in the aisle with razors. I noticed an older man scoping out the razor selection looking quite perplexed.
Let's pause for a minute though so I can explain my deep rooted affection for elderly people. I don't know what it is, but show me one who seems confused or in need of help and I want to cry. My heart literally aches for them.
Ok, so today I felt that ache, but kept on walking instead of offering help and showing him the razors that I knew were on sale. I was pretty selfish.
I finished my shopping and picked a line that seemed short enough. Low and behold I am right behind my little old friend who I did not help. I watched as he got ready to pay for his overpriced razors and my heart hurt even more. Luckily Heavenly Father doesn't just rely on me to follow his promptings. Our lovely cashier asked him to sit tight for a second and ran over to the table where all the sale priced razors (that I have recently stocked up on) were sitting. I wanted to crawl into a hole... She brought them back and even took the time to explain the similarities and prices savings to him! His face lit up. He thanked her. Tears, real live ones, fell from my eyes. haha I'm sure people thought I was crazy. I did not think I would be able to even say anything to her when it was my turn. Luckily I hadn't lost my power of voice and I made sure to tell her how kind she was. If only she knew how kind I hadn't been.
I guess this all seems silly to anyone but me. But I truly think it was Heavenly Father giving me a chance to feel his love and help one of his children on a day where I felt so far from him and I regret not jumping on that chance. I'm grateful there are others out there more willing than I am. I'm glad I was still able to feel his love as I watched someone else take that opportunity, it truly brightened my whole day. If only Ronda knew what she had done.

p.s. I had to reword this for fear of retribution.

Birthdays and Corn Bellies

2010-10-20T21:50:00.001-07:00

Saturday was our friend Laceys birthday and we decided that we all needed to celebrate!! A few weeks ago Tyler and I woke up at the crack of dawn to take the cubscouts to Corn Bellies to be on TV! For this kind act of service we were awarded free tickets back! We went back on Sat with Lacey and AJ and quickly realized this place is more for kids... but we did bring Tyler and AJ and they are practically kids.... so.... it worked! The corn maze was pretty fun and we got through it much faster then anticipated. For those of you planning on going... don't use the hints... they are pointless!

The boys had a race on the slide... Tyler clearly won!

It was a quick trip but plenty of fun. AJ couldn't seem to grasp why they would name the place Corn Bellies, so if anyone knows why, we'd love to hear it. I love going out to new places and spending time with Tyler and all our friends! I did feel bad in the end when AJ reminded us that he is allergic to corn though. oops.

After Corn Bellies we dropped AJ and Lacey off at Pier 49 so she could have birthday dinner with her family. It was at that time that we started having camera problems. The lens just wouldn't open and I was having a heart attack!! Luckily, we were near Best Buy and felt like taking a few mintues to go in and get the thing checked out. The nerds there, the ones who claim to be soooo smart, told me that it was toast and beyond repair :( Tyler and I talked it over and decided we would need a new one sooner or later so we picked out a new one and are trying it out now! I love it so far.

The friends came back after dinner to eat the delicious ice cream cake Tyler and I had made, and of course, play Halo! You may notice that instead of candles we used matches. I swear I own candles, but I couldn't find them.

2010-10-16T07:37:00.000-07:00

Excellent wife? Or torturer?

2010-10-16T07:33:00.000-07:00

Tyler and I both had small boughts of the Flu. Nothing life threatening, but enough that Tyler was willing to try anything to make his go away. Well, some of you may remember I used to work for YLEO. Of course I still have many wonderful oils laying around so I decided to make him a delicious tea! I knew this tea would help and I also knew he would not want to drink it because the smell is a bit strong. But I swear taste isn't!!! Well... He suffered through, making this face most of the way and dumping out the rest, but guess what! He was healed!!!!!! It may not have been what he wanted, but it was for sure what he needed. Sometimes we just have to suck it up and drink the tea.

Dinner at a Pub

2010-10-16T07:25:00.000-07:00

Cory had a school assignment to eat at an European restaurant. He picked McCools in the district. I was pleasantly surprised by their yummy food and excellent service. Ken and Emily were in town so they came too! After all was said and done and I looked at these pictures I realized two things... 1, I am way too white, and 2, I need to ditch these braces soon!!!

Cory and Julie are so dang cute!

2010-10-16T07:17:00.000-07:00

My best friend since I was a teenager (forever ago!) Amanda and I went on a short road trip to California to see this beautiful couple be sealed in the temple. We were lucky enough to actually get to be in the sealing room and attend all the activities afterwards. I love going to things like this in California, not only is it exciting to see friends get married, but it's also fun to see old friends that I don't get to see too often! We also went to Brittany Warners wedding since she was kind enough to get married the next day.

I got to spend a few days with my family, and Amanda with hers. I love visiting my family, especially because I have an adorable neice who used to live at my moms! She is hilarious and never ceases to make me laugh.

Grace loved Sydney! I loved being with Amanda! She is such an excellent mom and I am so happy for her and Jeff and their beautiful baby! Tyler and I wish they lived closer then St. George!

Family reunion.

2010-10-15T19:24:00.000-07:00

Tylers, moms aunt own a beautiful piece piece of land out in Nephi. It is amazing! There is a cabin and a dining area. We enjoyed hanging out on one of the many hammocks, playing on the kids toys, swinging on the swings that hang over a small stream, sliding down the HUGE water slide (in our clothing) and playing games with the family. I am so glad the invited us to come along! i'm also glad Cory isn't afraid of being.... funny :)

Tyler and I have the same favorite shirt, and will often be found wearing it at the same time. Like it yourself? I know a guy who will sell you one!

Update # 3

2010-10-15T18:54:00.000-07:00

A few months back a friend of mine gave us some discount coupons to Lagoon (so nice of her). I have never been there and I just tried asking Tyler if it had been his first time, but he is too busy blogging to answer me, so I will assume that it was. We knew there was a good chance we would be bored going just the two of us (don't judge, we love eachother but standing in lines for a long time is not our strong point as a couple) so we decided to invite Cory, Heather and the always entertaining Chris along for the rides. We made the right choice... My bro-in-law Chris never lacks interesting topics of conversation. He and Tyler also won me some prizes throwing a baseball. We filled up on Cherry ICEE's which I had forgotten about and haven't had since, but loved.

We didn't stay long and didn't ride much, but had a good time.

Unfortunately we were not impressed with the park and decided to never go back... oh well!

Update #2

2010-10-15T18:47:00.000-07:00

Toby.... I know everyone is wondering how he is doing.... right?

Well.... HE IS AMAZING! Toby is probably the best dog in the world, not even kidding. :) We are even a little impressed ourselves. Tyler has taken a liking to him (surprise to everyone) and works with him daily to become the best he can be. Toby can do what is called a double T, it is a hunting technique, funny enough we don't hunt, but it makes him listen better which is all we can ask of him.

Our trainer, John of Arrow Kennels, is nice enough to invite us to all of his home and garden shows to show off the tobster. Toby absolutely LOVES these things, why you ask? Because he can sit on a table for 8 hours and be pet by every single person who walks by. What dog wouldn't love that. We are so proud of how well trained he has become. Who agrees it's time for a second?

Update #1... of many!

2010-10-15T18:32:00.000-07:00

Seeing as how I never blog, I thought maybe I could just have a goal of one blog post a year! This post will officially meet that goal!

Tyler and I have done so much this year. I probably cant blog about all of it, but maybe I'll do more blogging later... who knows!

It also may be easier if I work backwards as I seem to remember the most recent things MUCH better!

So... Last Monday we jumped the gun with some neighbors and decided to go get some pumpkins and carve them. It was soooo much fun. We have a few couples in our ward that are about our same age and we LOVE having them over. We planned on going to a pumpkin patch, but we all work too late so we ended up just going to Smiths which was alot more fun then I had expected. Once home we got to work! Carving pumpkins, even small ones, is a lot harder then I remember. I definitely needed help gutting them out, but I did the carving all on my own! Having never attempted anything other then a scary pumpkin face, I would say my puppy turned out great!

Unfortunately... Thursday morning my puppy was pumpkin mush in the street. I guess thats what I get for putting carved pumpkins out over the schools fall break. Dang kids!!

Aj and Lacey, are our neighbors down the street and they practically live at our house, which we love! However I have picked up a gaming habit from them and it has taken over my family room... we had to rearrange so I could see the TV better. Gaming is ok if you play with neighbors right?

Tyler and I both celebrated Birthdays, but there is only one picture(of my b-day cake given to me by Cassie) as evidence. Tyler improved my quality of winter living by purchasing me some wonderfully warm snow pants! I can't wait to go tubing this winter.

End of 2009

2009-12-31T11:00:00.000-08:00

I don't blog... not hardly ever, its too time consuming. However, I do love to read other peoples blog and I love following their lives!

This Christmas we sent out a couple of Christmas cards (not very many at all), but no Christmas letter. I just didn't have the time to sit down and write about myself and my husband. Also, how in the world am I supposed to remember a whole years worth of information? Luckily, I received many letters from friends and that got me thinking about what I would have written in my own. I have had the past few days off and have though even more about so I thought I would write a blog letter! So here it goes!

We have had a fabulous 2009! We took many vacations which included trips home to California and Indiana, a lovely cruise and St. George. I love to travel, Tyler hates it. We manage well :) We started the daunting task of decorating our home. I love it! I have learned what it means to take pride in my home and I now understand why my mom was always telling me to clean.

I switched jobs (THANKFULLY) from being an account manager to an orthodontist assistant. It was a nerve wracking switch considering my lack of experience in that field, but it has gone quite smoothly and I am thoroughly enjoying myself. Some of my biggest accomplishments this year are as follows:

I have continued to workout and eat healthy (most of the time) resulting in some much anticipated weight loss

Mastered my new job without permanently injuring any patients

Finished out the year without ANY car accidents! (I guess there is always today)

I can accurately predict (within about 20 seconds) when Toby will give us back all the water and food he has so quickly swallowed

I've learned that dishwasher soap cubes were the answer to all my problems

I can cook just about anything!..... in a crockpot (including desserts)

Learned that if I were to ever not work I would be bored out of my mind

I have met and made friends with so many wonderful people in my ward

I have gained a strong testimony of my calling as Enrichment Board Leader

Tyler continues to be an expert in his field. He is currently a coach, mentor, webinar instructor, frequent article writer for his company (the one most of his family works for). His job has only slowed down a bit and for that we are grateful. Here are some of Tylers accomplishments:

Tyler has:

Written over 50 articles for his companys magazine

Started and followed through (unlike his wife) with a fabulous blog that is all about the stock market and (because he wants you to know) has had 60,000 pg views this year

Taken on new responsibilities at work that include mentoring and teaching webinars

Become a first rate dog trainer and has taught little Toby many amazing things

Taken on the task of doing the dishes

Learned that if you don't shovel the snow after the first dump, you will sorely regret it

Learned that when buying a house, in a place that snows, make sure the sun actually hits your front yard

Become very involved with local and... not so local politics

Conquered the art of being an assassin (twice)

Brought the spirit into our home by honoring his priesthood and working his hardest at his calling with the Elders Quorum

Our lovely Toby is growing like a weed (a huge weed, like a tumble weed you find in your backyard). He now weighs in at about 86 lbs. We hope he is done growing. He has become much like his father and is quite the genius. Some of his accomplishments are:

Jumping over Tyler on command (without kicking him in the face)

Sit, stay, heel, front, down, off.... and all those other useful commands

Sitting in place whenever told to do so

Swallowing food and water so fast it comes back up looking the same as it did in his bowl

Never barking (unless you are wearing an Obama mask)

Shedding all that unwanted hair of his

Mastering the puppy face

Eating just about anything his teeth can chew through

Playing nice with little kids

We had too much fun this past year and we hope to continue to enjoy ourselves. We celebrated one year of marriage in August and honestly is was a good year! We already have many plans for next year and I can't wait to get started.

California

2009-06-09T20:36:00.000-07:00

I love my new job! I am getting alot of time off to get things done! A few weeks ago I had the whole week off so I convinced Tyler to also take the week off and drive to California with me. We left on Tuesday night after his workday. We drove down to St. George and stayed in a sweet condo. That next morning we spent a few hours with our good friends Amanda and Jeff. Tyler and Jeff went golfing and Amanda and I spent the hours talking ( I miss having her close by! ). After our morning of sunshine we continued our drive on to Cali. We arrived in time for Dads birthday dinner. We spent the next few days visiting the beach and friends and family! I was excited because we got to do some temple work in the LA temple for my moms family. It was there I learned that my Grandma was a cradle robber (not my words, the temple sealers!!) My Grandpa (who had passed on) was like 9 years younger than my G-ma. The beaches were a bit cold and overcast, but it was still nice to visit. As you can imagine, Tyler, the kite flying guru that he is, loved the wind!

We had an excellent time over and hope to go back soon. My family is coming up in a 2 weeks for a stay out here. I hope they dont mind the bi-polar weather!

2009-06-09T19:35:00.000-07:00

He looks so innocent right?? Today I got a call from Tyler telling me that Toby had chewed through his rope and run away!!!!! He put Toby out at about 11 and I got the call at about 6. We don't really know how long he was out for. I got home and started my search. I yelled into open feilds, stopped groups of kids on the street, then decided to pray. I felt impressed to check KSL. I got online and lo and behold there was a found ad for a dog in Eagle Mountain!!! I called the girl (annie) and told her what Toby looked like. I asked her where I should come pick him up at and she told me she lived in Hidden Canyon!! ( this is where I live) It dawned on me that she is my newest Enrichment board member!! I ran on over and picked him up. They are so nice! The kids were very friendly and told me that they had even BATHED him!!! I think Toby might be running away more often haha. I am so grateful for kind neighbors!

I truly think this was a blessing, because last night I was not as grateful for my neighbors. We are having trash can issues on my street due to some strong winds ( that blew all the cans around last week). The neighbor a few houses down took ours last night (because it had his serial number on it) so we found our number and found out that the beighbors across the street had ours! Tyler talked to them and promised that on trash day he would help them find theirs... Dang wind!!

zipline

2009-05-24T09:22:00.001-07:00

While we were on our last cruise we went on a zipline adventure. This is me coming to the last stop

Sophies mad face

2009-05-24T09:01:00.000-07:00

This is a video Tyler and I took while babysitting Sophie awhile ago. She never ceases to make us laugh. I think she is telling us she is going to be sassy.... Nisha?

Reading so far...

2009-04-13T13:15:00.000-07:00

I have had to play a little catch up with my reading but so far I am doing good. It has been really easy for my to understand what I have been reading.
We have had a few blessings that I have recognized and thought I would share. First of all, last night I started my reading and Toby started his barking. I realized though, that he would not bark as I would read, only if I would stop. It was nice to know that someone has some control over my dog!
Secondly! A few weeks back I went to an interview at an orthodonts office. I had not heard back and have since stopped thinking they would be calling. Well, today I got a call from a number that I didn't recognize. The lady started saying something about Dr. Watson. I thought it was my dentist..... Then she asked if I wouldn't mind coming in for a second interview tomorrow! I really couldn't believe it. I feel as if I am being truly blessed as I read.

Reading the Book of Mormon

2009-04-06T16:49:00.000-07:00

Last night we celebrated Easter with Tylers family. We had a wonderful ham dinner with all the fixings! It was very yummy. While we were there Tylers brother in law, Rusty, told us about how he and Hilary read the Book of Mormon every year starting on April 7th and finish it by July 1st! That is the time that it took for the Book of Mormon to be translated.
Tyler and I decided to take the challenge. It is going to be about 6 pages a day this month, 7 pages a day next month, and 6 pages a day the month after that (my numbers could be wrong).
We think it will be amazing and as Rusty said, "If they could translate it in that amount of time, I sure can read it".
Nisha forwarded on the e-mail about the challenge. It comes complete with a website where you can enter in your start and finish dates and you will receive daily e-mails telling you how much to read and I think maybe something about what you read (we start tomorrow so I haven't seen one yet). It will also take your dates and calculate how much you will need to read daily in order to meet you goal, so if you need a little longer (or maybe even less time) you can just adjust it to those dates!
The website is www.ReadTheScriptures.com just go there and sign up. I think it is fabulous that someone has created this site!!
We start tomorrow night! Wish us luck. I hope some of you take the challenge as well.

CNBC ALERT!!

2009-04-02T15:08:00.000-07:00

Leave it to CNBC and the “market pros” to call the rally “real” after we bounced 26% off the lows and the SPX is up almost 70 points from its last pivot low. Nice timing… sheesh.

But wait…
There’s more…

“Using the Fibonacci numbers sequence to predict stock movements, Hager says 8,330 and 9,313 will be critical resistance levels for the Dow, with 10,220 seen as a breakthrough that will firmly establish the potential to challenge the historic high of 14,164 on Oct. 9, 2007.”

Sounds easy right? After all, we merely need to pierce 10,220 then we can “establish the potential to challenge the historic highs of 14,164” Are you kidding me? What’s his time horizon…10 years?

Don’t get me wrong… it’s great to point out key resistance levels, but dang give your viewers some context here.

Sometimes the manure they put out is "udder" nonsense.

Tyler -

A good blog

2009-03-26T06:59:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!

Tyler has created a blog that pertains mostly to things that are happening in the market. His job is to teach people how trade and he has decided to spread the wealth by updating a blog with lots a great information on that same subject.
He is more addicted to blogging then most people I know, and he loves to have people visit his site and ask questions.
Go take a look!! www.Tylerstrading.com enjoy!

Corinne

There is something about Nanas house

2009-03-15T12:25:00.000-07:00

This last week Tyler and I had the chance to go on a cruise to Puerto Rico. I will post much more on that later!

Toby was supposed to be going to a doggie kennel in sandy, and it was going to cost us a lot of money. Well, Tylers family offered to take him. Toby has been sleeping in the basement and really isn't an outside dog. He was going to have to become one however if we wanted to leave him with Nana. So, wednesday night, we let Toby sleep outside in his new doggie kennel, that Tyler went and bought for him, and he wasn't too fond of it, he cried a lot! He did make it through the night tho. Thursday night we took Toby to Nanas. I was really nervous because he is pretty hyper alot of the time and still has accidents. Well about midweek I got an e-mail from Julie letting me know that Toby was doing great! He had actually slept inside the house and did not have an accident!!! He managed to keep himself occupied outside and was overall really good for them. Tylers dad, Rob, gave him a bath so when we picked him up he was very clean! We brought him home and I am telling you he has never been calmer! He has just been mosying around minding his own business. We put him outside while we got ready for church (which we ended up missing because we forgot about Stake Conference) when I went out to get him, I found him IN HIS DOGLOO!!! I took a picture because I couldn't believe he was in there and that he didn't come running at me when I opened the door. If you look close you can see his red rope leading into the entrance.

If I had known he would calm down so much and get better at potty training just by leaving him with nana, I would have done it much sooner!!!!! Nisha, I think this means when you come home from your cruise Sophie should be all set.

2009-02-26T18:27:00.000-08:00

1. Where did you meet your husband?At church, he was one of the first people to talk to me on my first day in my new ward
2. How long did you date before you married? umm... about a year... maybe? He proposed on July 5th and we had gone on our first date the previous year July 4th.
3. How long have you been married? 6 months
4. What does he do that surprises you? Takes care of my dog while I am gone
5. What is my favorite feature on him? His..... Face, he has a nice face
6. What is my favorite quality of his? Tyler is quite the comedian!
7. Does he have a nickname for you? I think annoucing these would embarrass his, but basically any two words he can rhyme together.
8. What is his favorite food? hmmm, I should know that! He likes the frozen pizzas I buy haha
9. What is his favorite sport? I'm going with Golf
10. When & where was your first kiss? I should also know this.... I remember how it happened, just not when!
11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?I love to play games with him.
12. Do you have any children? nope
13. Does he have any hidden talents? You should see him dance!
14. How old is he? 24
15. Who said I love you first? He did. Thankfully!
16. What is his favorite music?Anything I listen to.
17. What do you admire most about him? Tyler is quite intelligent. I can't imagine loving learning and working the way he does
18. What is his favorite color? Black... Is that a color?
19. Will he read this? I will tell him to

Adventures cont...

2009-02-26T18:16:00.000-08:00

Well I made it to Omaha. Napping in the airport, not comfortable!! My bum is so sore, I am grateful for the soft chair I am now sitting upon.
I landed about 4:30 which I thought was great! Unfortunately, my luggage stayed in Salt Lake, and once again, I chose to wear sweats on this trip. After sorting out my luggage issue I hailed a cab for a ride down town. This driver didn't speack much English so I was worried I wouldn't end up in the right place! He made it though.... I think I would like to compare him to a Tortoise.. he drove sooooooooooo SLOW! It took way too long to get to the hotel.
Once I got here I was greeted by Russ (my co-worker) and some wonderful Distributors who just kept assuring me that my dressed down, no makeup, bad hair look was ok.
I probably wont see my luggage this week, I leave at 6:30 tommorrow morning to Indiana. My luggage is headed here.... Oh the joys of such rapid travel. Russ and I will hit up a mall in Indiana... Maybe I'll call some family for help!
Having my computer out is wonderful, all the orders have been entered in, in hopes of an early bedtime tonight.
PS I am still looking for some formals for my cruise!! Any help would be appreciated!

Airport Adventures

2009-02-26T09:29:00.000-08:00

Sitting in the farthest out terminal has it's perks, although not many. It was quite the walk out here... The seats are much more comfortable!! I can't seem to find a plug though. I will be here till about 1:00 waiting for my 3rd flight! I missed my first one because of a big accident on the 15 freeway. My second one was going to be great ( I was upgraded to first class ). While I was waiting for it, however, I found out that my connecting flight out of Minneapolis was cancelled due to weather. I had to make a quick change (with the help of my travel agent who called me right away) to a flight that flies directly into Nebraska (why wasn't I already on this flight?) I will arrive pretty close to meeting time, and I am not sure that they were able to reroute my luggage, so once again NE will be getting a special meeting from me. I hope my co-worker makes it!
It seems I'm not the only one who is having delay and cancellation problems, I can hear many upset people around me.
I'm starving, I hope there is food close by! I had a yummy smoothie but it is not holding me over!
Speaking of eating, I am going to start a 5-day cleanse on Sunday. I want my metabolism to be at it's peak for our cruise, and I bet I can drop a few pounds.
Well I'm going to attempt a nap, which will be uncomfortable, because I have to lay on top of all my things so they don't get taken!!
Wish my luck

Corinne

Lately...

2009-02-21T08:21:00.000-08:00

So Cassie reminded me that now that I have a camera I have NO excuse not to blog... well... I've been busy Cass... haha
I have been out on the road recently and therefore can not blog :) And when I am home, I am sleeping. haha
Valentines day was fun for us. On Friday Tyler gave me some beautiful roses! Saturday morning I made some lovely heart shaped pancakes that tasted wonderful!! At least I hope they did, I didn't actually eat them, but Tyler seemed to enjoy them. After that Tyler and I decorated some YUMMY cupcakes and took them to his family. It was really fun visiting all of them in one day! We may start doing that more often. After we have visited all but two houses we went shopping!! Unfortunately, even though I live in Utah, I still could not find a dress long enough to be considered modest. HELP!! If anyone knows of any places to get dresses please let me know! Our last house was John and Alex where we stayed for awhile. We watched some B-Ball and Harry Potter. All in all it was a fun filled day!

Dance Dance Revolution

2009-01-29T08:26:00.000-08:00

Tyler and I occasionally pull out our DDR and dance off some calories. I am not a huge fan of the game because I NEVER win. Well I really got into the song Tyler picked and for the first time ever I won!!! My score is on the left.

Toby the larger

2009-01-29T08:20:00.001-08:00

Mans best friend.... Toby

2009-01-28T14:06:00.000-08:00

It's about time I put some pictures of Toby up. Unfortunately, the ones I have are all a few weeks old, he is much larger now. I will add the more recent ones later.
I have wanted to get a new puppy since Tyler and I got married. Tyler did not agree with the idea, I wore him down tho and when we got back from Christmas in California I picked up Toby. We purchased him from a lady who dontated the money to an adoption agency. I felt good about our money being put to such good use.
Toby has grown sooo fast! We love him, yes WE. Tyler watches him while I am at work. he enjoys have a friend to play with. Toby is almost potty trained, I can't wait till that's over. He knows how to sit, just not stay haha.
Tylers view on animals has completely changed! We love our Toby!

Financial Planning

2009-01-02T09:33:00.001-08:00

Tyler found this amazing financial planner to help us get all of our money and investments in order. He has been wonderful and has helped shed some light on many things. Patrick (thats his name) has been working in this industry for a VERY long time and knows just about everything. The best part about it all is that he doesn't charge ANY fees. It's great! I really think we have a great find here and he is always looking for new clients, so if you are interested let me know!

Keeping up my reputation

2008-12-28T13:11:00.001-08:00

Well, as many of you may know, I have a knack for getting into car accidents. I figured with me being home for the Holidays and my parents having one car that I have yet to wreck, I may as well get the job done. Tyler and I were heading out to Anaheim last night to meet up with a few of his friends. I was telling him how comfortable I felt driving on the freeway, because as I was going 75 I was the one speeding. The freeway slowed down and eventually came to a stop. I had merged into the carpool lane and explained to Tyler that in CA I never cross the double yellow lines(I used the dotted section) We were sitting at a standstill in this carpool lane when I looked in the rearview mirror and caught a glimpse of a truck swerve into our lane (to avoid the stopped traffic in his own) and head straight for us at what appeared to be quite a fast speed. I held tight to the brakes and informed Tyler that we were about to get hit. Now, I say that all the time (I'm a very nervous driver) but this time I knew it was a sure thing. Tyler however didn't believe me so he turned around to look. Just as he did the truck slammed into our bumper. I was only a bit shaken up (which is amazign because normally I lose control). The other driver and I chatted for a bit and we waiting for a tow truck to come get his now useless truck. I was amazed at how bad his front end looked compared to our backend. It took quite some time for an officer to get to us (according to the dispach girl they were working on something "bigger" then our two cars in the carpool lane of the 60 freeway.
It all turned out to be alright in the end. The kids dad seemed pretty ticked off by the time he got to us. I felt bad for him. Tyler and I still made it out to Anahiem.

Tomorrow I will have pictures up of our newest friend....stay tuned!

Disneyland!!!

2008-12-28T12:59:00.000-08:00

Waiting for fireworks

Tyler took me to Disneyland as a part of my Christmas gift. We had alot of fun. When we first arrived the park was empty enough for us to hit all the major rides without much of a line. We watched a few shows and parades as well. We waited 2 hours in the cold for a fireworks show that didn't happen. You will see how happy Tyler was about that in the pictures. It was a really fun day!

Merry Christmas

2008-12-28T12:50:00.000-08:00

Tyler and I went to California for Christmas to be with my family. Here are some pictures we took.

Tyler built a block towerIt got knocked down
He wasn't happy

Grace, my niece

2008-12-22T19:41:00.000-08:00

I haven't blogged in forever!!! Here are some pictures I took with our new camera.

Museum Adventure

2008-10-30T18:10:00.000-07:00

Last week I went to Michigan as a part of work traveling. We decided that we needed a little fun and went over to an amazing museum. It had a sculpture garden that was quite impressive. There was also a small farm with some HUGE Pumpkins. We took a tram tour and enjoyed some fabulous breakfast sandwiches. I usually don't have the time or the energy to do anything extra on these trips, so it was a nice change!

Some of the giant pumpkins

Part a nature walk area

I think that this was an angry mom or something haha

The great lake fountain

A GIANT HORSE!

Wedding pictures!!

2008-10-18T07:35:00.000-07:00

I now have the long awaited wedding pictures. They are beautiful. I can't decide which ones to have printed.. I may just print them all!!! Big THANKS to Colleen for taking these and making them look so wonderful!!

Tuesday Night...

2008-10-14T19:25:00.000-07:00

It's been a few days! I gave Nisha her camera back and all text blogs just did not seem exciting. However, I am bored at home so I thought I'd get on.

It snowed this weekend and I wasn't sure how I felt. I love the idea of snow, its driving, walking, working, standing, and living in the snow that I struggle with. I guess I need to get used to it, I'm pretty sure it's going to be another long winter.

Tyler has moved his office into our loft. It's so nice to have him here!! I can't talk much with him, but it's nice that he is home.

Last night for family home evening we watched the conversion story of Glenn Beck. It was amazing! This man has a great story to tell. I suggest everyone get it and watch it! We were inspired to dig deeper into our own testimonies. We are hoping to go see him in a few weeks at UVU. I'm not sure what his topic of disscussion is, but I'm sure we will love it.

Not much else has happened. Tomorrow I work out with Lisa (pray for me) She is the best thing that has ever happened to me! (lol not to offend anyone else in my life) She really is fantastic though.

Home Sweet Home

2008-10-07T20:11:00.000-07:00

Tyler's Birthday

2008-10-07T18:10:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Tyler's 24th birthday!! I decided that since we are married I should make him a birthday dinner. I prepared a fabulous dinner that actually turned out to be pretty good. I even made him a yummy cake. Once I had finished all the preparations I realized that I would have to blog about this and would need pictures. Luckily, Nisha only lives 1.8 miles away and has a digital camera that she willingly let me borrow. You will notice our beautiful dining room table. Hilary and Rusty heard a conference talk that inspired them. They had this table as their craft table, but were nice enough to let us borrow it until we are able to get our own. It was perfect. Tyler was so happy that I had done something special for him, and I was awfully proud myself. Prepare to be amazed!

Favorite Things

2008-10-01T09:50:00.000-07:00

3 Favorite Last Purchases
My House
Hair Straightener
the fridge

3 Favorite Movies
Baby Mama, Charlie, Iron Man

3 Things I Haven't Done Yet
Bought a bed for my house
Made real dinner meals
whitened my teeth

3 Things I Can't Live Without (since it says things, I won't list people)
my house
Chocolate
my car

3 Favorite Dishes (this is super tough for me!)
BBQ pizza from Village
My moms candied yams
Burritos

3 Favorite TV Shows
Fringe (its new but I like it)
So you think you can dance
Gossip Girl

3 Last Places I've Traveled
Texas
Mexico
California

3 Favorite Treats
Ice cream
smoothies
baby ruth candy bars

3 Things I'd Buy if Money Weren't an Issue
A puppy
New clothes
a New Car

I tag:
Cassie, Heather, Brooke (lets see if that works haha)

Moving day!

2008-09-29T09:06:00.000-07:00

On Saturday Tyler picked me up from the airport and we started the BIG MOVE. His wonderful mom Julie cleaned the majority of the house for us while everyone else helped load and move everything. We filled a few cars with all of our stuff so it only took about one trip! Everything is pretty much put away now, which is nice! Tyler bought us a new washer, dryer, and fridge! The dryer needed some TLC to hook it up, so Tyler and his dad took care of that. Adam got the first drink out of the fridge. Which as he was doing so the fridge guy told him wasn't a good idea. The water was pretty sick. We have borrowed Cassie and Derek's air mattress until we can get a real bed, which should be this week sometime. We are pretty much set. As we put everyhting away we made a list of all the things we would need, and didn't have, then spent the rest of the night at Target and Walmart.
Sunday morning I made waffles (which is kind of a big deal) and they were delicious. We had a great day at church. Tyler heard about a priesthood activity that he is excited to go to. I signed up for a Super Saturday event. We really love the new ward.
Tyler is still preparing his conference talk for next weekend. He had his friend Nate come over to work on it with him. Nate's wife Anna and I got to spend alot of time chatting it was really nice. We all played a game called Ticket to Ride which I lost horribly, but I suggest everyone play!!
This morning there was no breakfast made due to the fact that Tyler had to get up waaaay to early! But Cereal is sometimes a great way to start the day!

Mi Casa Es Su Casa

2008-09-25T12:45:00.000-07:00

Is that even spelled right?

Tyler and I went today and did the final walk through on our house. Then went to the title company and signed all of the papers. As of tonight it will officially be ours! We are so blessed! The owner, Tim, is very nice! He talked us into buying a picture that he has hanging on his wall. It is really nice and we decided that instead of searching for another one, we would take the deal he was giving us. Saturday is moving day! If anyone wants to help.... haha. Actually we don't even need that much help.
We hope to start having people over ASAP, we just need a fridge and a couch to make the visit more comfortable.
In other news, my newly aquired neice Julia and I had a grand time painting toenails last night. She normally is really shy around me, but once she discovered I could paint nails, we were best buds! It was alot of fun!

Honeymoon Pictures

2008-09-22T17:30:00.000-07:00

Wedding Pictures

2008-09-22T17:18:00.000-07:00

Tyler and I

Just me...

Birthday Weekend!

2008-09-22T08:51:00.001-07:00

Friday was my birthday. I turned the big 2 1. Unfortunately I was in San Antonio Texas. My co-worker did a great job in making it a special day. Saturday I came home and played with Sophie until Tyler got home from golfing. We spent the rest of the evening with Sophie, Julie, Jonah, Eli, and the rest of the fam at a carnival the stake put on. It was a lot of fun! Eli loved the train. I think I rode it 6 times. Tyler got to play some football, which he loved as well. Getting out of the house is one of my favorite things! Fall in Utah offers a lot of opportunities to be out and about.
On Sunday Tyler and I decided it was time to attend our new ward. Sacrament meeting was much louder then I ever remember a family ward being. We met some of our new neighbors, well we met a lot of them considering the majority of our block are members. I am excited! Everyone was very friendly, which made us feel very welcome.
That evening Julie (Tyler's mom) threw me a birthday bash! We had yummy Alfredo pasta with an assortment of dishes then finished it all off with a chocolate fountain. There really isn't anything better then fruit covered in chocolate. I got some great gifts from the family. It was a wonderful birthday!
Now the week begins... We have a girls night on Tuesday for me to look forward to. Tyler will be spending all week practicing Hmong. He is graciously translating General Conference. We should be in our house by next Saturday!! HOPEFULLY. I'm forecasting a busy, but great week!

Getting Closer...

2008-09-17T12:08:00.000-07:00

Tyler and I are much closer to getting our dream home! We are just about done with all of the paper work and such. I hope we will be in by the end of the month! We have to get some shopping done! We have no bed, couch, fridge, washer or dryer, among other things! I think I will be getting some of it as my birthday gift haha. If anyone knows of any places to get these things for a good deal, please share!
I leave for San Antonio Texas on Friday. Poor Tyler will be lonely. I'm sure work will keep him busy.

The First Blog!

2008-09-15T16:35:00.000-07:00

Tyler felt it was important that we created our own blog. It seemed like a fun way to keep me busy. We have just settled back in from a whirlwind of activity. Our wedding was amazing!

Both receptions went so smoothly thanks to many friends and family. We had a fabulous time on our cruise. If I can figure out how to post pictures, I will put some up! The cruise was more fun then i thought it would be. We both got a bit seasick Sunday night, but we hardly noticed the swaying by the end of the week. In Puerto Villerta we swam with a dolphin named Triton. It was a blast! Cabo San Lucas was a beautiful city, we both agreed that we enjoyed it more the PV. Our excursion was canceled so instead we rented a jet ski and rode around. It was Tylers first experience on one, he loved it. Back on the boat we enjoyed Ben and Jerrys ice cream (I hope Lisa doesn't read that) and many buffet dinners. There was a rock climbing wall that Tyler dominated, and has the gold medal to prove it. At night we attended the comedy shoes that kept us laughing. Our itty bitty room was perfect for all the mid-day naps we took. It was so relaxing to not have to worry about anything.

Now we are home and catching up on work. My birthday is on Friday!! We are celebrating Sunday night with a chocolate fountain! I can't wait.

Well... I am going to attempt to post this and add some pictures, wish me luck!