Chris & Carly Ladd... plus Coen!!

New Blog! HUGE CHANGES...

2009-03-28T18:08:00.000-06:00

Ok first off I'll be using this blog from now on

http://amotherandherson.blogspot.com/

Second... Chris and I have officially filed out papers and he's moved out... Divorce will be finalized in June...

Third... Mel and her hubby have graciously opened their home to Coen and I! We'll be moving in at the end of April... it's only temporary... just to help us get on our feet...

Fourth... I START MY NEW JOB MONDAY!!!!! after over 8 weeks of unemployment, it's finally over! WAHOO!!!

The D word...

2009-03-13T22:59:00.003-06:00

I've been waiting to blog about this cuz for some odd reason that just makes it seem all too real... After 2 years of constant ups and downs, Chris and I have decided to go out separate ways... On one hand sure we both agreed to it... on the other hand we're both devastated... ok at least i hope we both are... i know i am and i guess i should only speak for myself...
I have a great net of people around me and that is the only reason i'm surviving... Coen and I will be staying with a good friend and her little family for a while... Coen gets to live with his best friend so Coen will be in heaven... at least that's my hope... Not sure when we'll be officially divorced, but soon... the next few weeks we'll file...
I still haven't gotten a final word on what is exactly going on with my body. Need to get into the dr's office one more time to go over the last tests results... I tried looking at the images myself and sheesh i don't have a clue if they show anything good or bad...
I had my first job interview since losing my job 6 weeks ago, today. I think it went really well! I pray that i get this job... having a job while still living here will make things much easier... in the mean time thank God for unemployment! :)

I've started a new blog... but I haven't written anything in it yet...

http://amotherandherson.blogspot.com/

I'll post on this blog once I start writing on it... so far nothing has happened that is blog worthy :)

Unemployed Person of the week!! can i really brag about that??

2009-03-05T23:54:00.003-07:00

6 weeks after getting laid off... still in the job hunt... but hey maybe this shout out will help!! check out the link haha

http://zoo.971zht.com/pages/unemployed/

Discovery Gateway...

2009-02-26T15:40:00.004-07:00

With all of this free time I have right now, I'm trying to get creative with the ways I entertain Coen. Sure he's still in school 2 days a week, but still! I want to make sure the time that he's NOT in school, he's still learning and absorbing as much as possible. Mel heard of a GREAT deal at the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum where you pay $65 and get 2 ID cards and any combo of 4 people can get in! So I have a card and she has a card... We can either go together, or each of our families can go... we can take other people with us... it rocks that it's not just a family membership! so we split the $65 and had a lot of fun today... Next time I might call ahead and see how many schools and daycares are going to be there though. IT WAS PACKED! A bit crazy for the mom's, but man the boys (Ethan & Coen) had a blast!
There is a house, grocery store, barn, water table, and an area for smaller kids...Upstairs there is a freaking helicopter! Both boys loved it!Liam is obviously a bit young for this kind of fun... but he was still smiley and cute as ever... (not so smiley in this pic though... little stinker! haha)

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

2009-02-14T19:16:00.004-07:00

We decided that a lazy day at home was in store for Valentine's Day this year... Coen spent the night at his Nana's house (my mom) last night so when Chris got up to go pick up Coen, I kinda went decor crazy... haha Chris was warned before hand that he'd just have to deal with a certain level of girly cheesy lovey stuff today...

My Mom sent home delicious goodies!!! chocolate covered strawberries... raspberries in white chocolate... blackberries in chocolate... and some awesome cookies!! She also gave me some cookie mix and Coen and I had a BLAST baking more!!! Then on to DINNER!!! The rolls are rising...The noodles are ready...
The water is boiling...
The veggies are chopped...The salad looks amazing...And holy cow these stuffed shells were amazing!!

We spent the rest of the night eating goodies (mmmm thanks mom!!!), cuddling, and watching movies!! I hope everyone else had a great amazing fantastic Valentine's Day :)

Daddy's at a movie... so we had a photo shoot!!

2009-02-12T20:33:00.002-07:00

Oh the time I've got... BRING ON THE PROJECTS!!

2009-02-05T14:42:00.004-07:00

Since losing my job (aka having incredible amounts of freedom!!!), I've been getting many much needed projects done... Having Coen still in school is a great help with getting so much done!!
Project 1 ~ Clean the carpets... CHECK!
Project 2 ~ Tie up the cords behind the TV so they aren't crazy... CHECK!
Project 3 ~ Go through cookbook HEAP and organize it... CHECK!
Project 4 ~ Type out recipes that we've found online... IN PROGRESS! (this is a BIG project!)
Project 5 ~ Go to the dr and get more tests done... CHECK!! AND I GOT BETTER NEWS THAN EXPECTED!! Well sort of... Depends on how you look at it... I did find out that I have 2 disorders not just 1, but they think that fixing 1 of them will help fix the other... PHEW!! Bring on the fiber! and apparently I can't have alcohol or soda... I'm sure some of you are quite thrilled that I'm medically banned from drinking... I however am not thrilled at the thought of no more wine... I'll survive though... I MUST get this pain to subside!
Project 6 ~ Go to ceramics class with my mom and grandma... CHECK!
Project 7 ~ Help Vanessa build a bench out of galvanized steel... CHECK!! (and it turned out awesome!!)
Project 8 ~ Do more fun things with my kiddo... CHECK! well this is in progress I guess cuz I don't really plan on stopping... Mel and I took our boys (she took Ethan and got a sitter for her 2 month old) to the library for a puppet show. It was adorable and the boys really enjoyed it!
Project 9 ~ Plant herb garden... CHECK!
Project 10 ~ Find a way so that my kiddo won't freeze at night as his bed is on an exterior facing wall... CHECK AND I MADE IT MYSELF!!! check out the picture!! My mom and I went and got a piece of peg board, some buttons, and black ribbon... I had an extra fitted sheet that matches his bedding and she had the batting!! We Whipped it up rather quickly! I'm quite impressed... Step 2 of the project will be weather proofing his window... :)

How do you heal a broken soul?? Devotchka!!!

2009-01-29T10:02:00.003-07:00

Ok so you may be asking what on earth is Devotchka... who on earth is Devotchka... where on earth is Devotchka... Don't worry I was equally as puzzled when my dear friend Vanessa informed me that she was buying my ticket and we were going to Devotchka... After this past week (I'll explain the bad news in a sec... lets focus on the positive!!), i was really hoping that Devotchka would turn out to be a gorgeous island in the south pacific and we were going on a much needed vacation... I had high hopes for the healing powers of this elusive Devotchka... Well i was ever so rudely informed to google Devotchka and find out what it was... so i did... and got the most depressing slow downer of a music video... much to my surprise Devotchka was a band... from Europe... and apparently going to Devotchka was a dream come true for Vanessa... and she needed someone to go with her... so i was ringered into going... so i ask where is Devotchka playing... she informs me that it's at "in the venue"... at club sound... stories start flooding my mind... memories of going to Bricks with Kenna... hearing stories of Vanessa's adventures at said club... ah this Devotchka is starting to sound like it is NOT going to have the healing powers necessary... BUT i digress... and i go with her... with enthusiasm even! after a speedy trax ride, we arrive... and yes club sound has the distinct smell that bricks used to have... and the oddly placed dance floors... a newly added cage... and a rather odd band playing... i ask if it is the dream come true that Vanessa had been pining for... she said no, it's just the opening act... they weren't terrible, but they sure were odd... I'm a sucker for a good violin so I'm getting intrigued. after a delicious Lemon Drop Martini, we were off to find a good place to stand... i see a small sign that says Devotchka isn't coming on for another 45 minutes... off to the bar for a rum and coke... a small fortune later and still with ZERO buzz, we reestablish our landing spot on the stairs... the lights dim... and silence... waiting... waiting... wondering if it was cancelled... still waiting... a few laughs and silly conversations... still waiting... lights dim even more... so much that i'm starting to fear for my safety on the stairs... and FINALLY DEVOTCHKA TAKES THE STAGE!!!!! accordian and all!!! WTH DID VANESSA GET ME INTO!!!!! Violins, accordians, an oddly placed red curtain ribbon thing... oh and a tuba with blue christmas lights on it... the music starts... is this a polka?? oh yes it surely is... (i'm not sure i was drunk enough to fully enjoy a good polka)... but hey the crowd is getting into it... apparently they even sang in "little miss sunshine"... ok i'll admit it... i was enjoying myself... for many reasons... the music was actually pretty catchy... and then something magical happened!!!!! the red curtain ribbon thing... it's purpose was finally revealed!!!

Oh yes she really is hanging from the curtain by her ankles... swinging around... twirling... standing... falling... it was insane! absolutely insane! I honestly could've watched her all night long... check out that sit up!! her abs were INSANE!!!! Ok so the night was quite delightful... it ended in hula hooping at vanessa's new apartment... ah so delightful...

ok and now to the bad news... the explaination as to why I titled this blog this way...

on monday i got laid off... luckily it was a lay off so i did get a severence paycheck... that will help out with money for a bit... Coen's last day in daycare is friday :( i'm extremely upset about this, but it's $500 a month we can't afford if i'm not working... who knows how long it will take to find a new job in this economy... I have a friend who's been looking all month and still nothing is finalized... so keep your fingers crossed for me!!!

(warning more broken soul info coming...)

Due to my new found time off... i finally decided to go to the dr and find out why i'm always in so much pain and why i can't seem to lose any weight... (i've been dieting for months and eating so much more healthily and still nothing...)
Dr tells me that due to my long labor with my son and the size of his gigantic noggin and the fact that he was quite literally stuck in me and i ended up having a c-section... he'd caused a great deal of damage to the muscle wall that is the support for my internal organs... this has caused them to all "fall" and them falling has made them freak out so not all of them are working the way they should be... I have a diagnosis and it's not a good one, but it could be infinately worse!!! it's degenerative and progressive... there is no cure... but we caught it early! so hopefully with extensive diet changes, possible medication, and weight lifting restrictions i'll be able to avoid surgery for a few years! :) there are a few posibilities for surgery, but they won't even look into that until it's progressed MUCH further... Monday we'll know how far along it has progressed and how damaged the muscle wall is... there's no way to repair it, but we can at least slow the progression!

sorry that this post was such a downer... i started it with the concert for a reason :) Please pray for me and my little family... and seriously if you know of any job opening that are paying well, LET ME KNOW!! :)

Happy New Year and Sledding fun!!

2009-01-10T13:17:00.005-07:00

For New Years this year Chris and I went to a karaoke bar down town! I don't sing, but it was still pretty fun! Vanessa came too! Steve, Anna, Dale, and a group of other friends came as well! It was delightful, but that place can't make a decent lemon drop :(
We FINALLY got to take Coen sledding! First time I've EVER played in the snow with him! How lame is that!!! I'm him mom and I've never played in the snow with him... sad... but we had so much fun! He was a bit scared so we started off slowly. Then he wanted to try a bigger hill so we did and he giggled the whole way down!
By the end, he was quite DONE! We went home for lunch and hot choco... :)

Christmas 2008...

2008-12-28T12:25:00.009-07:00

(This is going to be a LONG post... full of pics too!)

Christmas is usually a VERY stressful time of year for me... It brings back some unhappy memories from the past, and it's just a stressful time in general for people. This year I was DETERMINED to make it happy, stress-free, and I WOULD LOVE it... Period! As a mom do I really have a different choice? Not really... you suck it up and make the times happy for your kids...

BUT!!!!! This year just feels SOOOO different! My hubby and I are doing GREAT! We're in such a great place in our marriage and we've grown so much together over the past 2 years! Can you believe I met him over 2 years ago!?!?!?!

Ok so we started out our Holiday adventures with a trip to Gardner Village to find the Elves... It was adorable! FREEZING though... We go on Sunday cuz no one is there and all the shops are closed... AKA Coen has free reign and can run around hunting down the Elves (or Witches if it's Halloween!)Hilarious!!! Chris made the Naughty List!!!!!Next on our Holiday agenda was the Thompson Family Christmas Eve Party at Judy's... Yummy Chili, TONS of kids, insane amounts of insanity, a few presents for each child, and a whole lot of fun... (and a REALLY great way to wear the kids out on the big night!!) Coen is a quite mellow kid and doesn't like playing with the older cousins yet... He says they're crazy... aka they play a lot more rough than Coen will stand for... So he teamed up with Kaitlyn, his next younger cousin... They had a blast!
Next... Santa showing up!!!!!
Ah then the big day!!!!! With my Mom and Brothers heading down to my Dad's house for the holidays and me having to work the day after Christmas (mean hu!! but I had a TON to do and I got off early and my boss too me to MarketStreet Grill for lunch!), we had the privilage of staying home!! Just the 3 of us all day! It was amazing!! Coen even let us sleep in til 8 AM!! how lovely is that!!!!!

Coen got rather overwhelmed about half way into the presents... so we took a break and played with toys... See the new Lightening McQueen/Mack truck!! It's the hit toy of the year... so far...
Ok and now onto the goods!!!!! Some of the great gifts we got... :)New art for the kitchen! freaking gorgeous!! Thank you Vanessa for the Bday gift card!! and dealing with my indecisiveness!!!!! And the new spice rack below! I was going to buy it, Vanessa no longer needs it, VIOLA!! Looks so good with my art!!
This lovely tidbit is for Munchkin... Oh yes it is a Checkmark book shelf!! His Great Grandma signed him up for the Dr Suess Book Club... and I've been DYING to get them out of his closet! Ikea had this adorable shelf and with a bit of elbow grease, it works perfect!

And now the GRAND FINALLE!!! (with a bit of back story...) I work at Overstock.com... Once a month we have a party and my department is thanked for their hard work in the form of lavish gifts... It just so happened that this party was the friday before Christmas this month!! AND!!!!! I WON THE TV!!!!! 37 inch flat screen plasma tv to be exact!!!!! MERRY FREAKING CHRISTMAS!!!!! So if you look back at the pics of the presents under the tree, you'll see a gigantic green present on the left of the tree... yuppers i wrapped it up and tormented chris (and myself!) with it... It was a complete surprise to him! I even got the beast in the house by myself! with the help of Coen's sled!!!!! Anyway Chris got a Playstation2 (because I also won a different prize last month and got the brand new Playstation 2 for a whopping $45!!) AND a big screen tv for the bedroom... It was an amazing Christmas for all of us! Electronics for Chris, TONS OF TOYS for Coen, and plenty of girly things for me... including perfumes, lotions, new clothes, and even new charms for my bracelet...
Honestly I couldn't have asked for more... It was an amazing day for my little family! Man i love my boys!!

Ah we've decorated for Christmas!!

2008-11-29T15:38:00.003-07:00

I MADE MY FIRST THANKSGIVING DINNER!!!

2008-11-29T15:32:00.004-07:00

Me, my hubby, my son, and my dear pal Vanessa all had Thanksgiving dinner together! It was my first time cooking the whole thing without my mom... It turned out wonderful (pats self on back)... Here are pics!!

Wow... Quarter of a Century went by FAST...

2008-11-27T20:37:00.008-07:00

Here are some things I've realized since turning 25...

1~It's really not as old as some people say... I still feel quite young... except the fact that I'm always tired... but i don't put that on old age, i put that on having a full time stressful filled job and a 3 year old and a fairly new marriage!! haha
2~I didn't have to settle for my Plan B!! Which is quite nice as he turned out to be someone completely different than i had thought... Thanks to Chris for saving me from that sitch!! ;)
3~Only 3 more years til the baby making machine is put to rest... EEK this one kinda freaks me out!! the thought of having 2 kids... man i just don't have the time!! haha but i have also realized that I'm pretty sure that i want another baby... until then I'll just live vicariously thru Mel and her 2 babies!!
4~Even if I don't feel old, I realize that time is passing by to quickly to let others control me (or you) in any way shape or form... I'm working on being a better and more happy and more enthusiastic person...

Ok and now onto my Bday!! Since my Bday actually fell ON Thanksgiving this year, we had my party on the 22nd! I first spent the day at the salon!! Oh my dear hair dresser (one of Chris's friends) Tiff is just amazing... :) I love being pampered by her... Who would've thought I'd ever go blond!! I'm just as shocked as you are that I'm Blond and in curls!! oh and just so you know... there is actually 24 caret gold dust on my cheeks!! I told you I got pampered!! Hair and makeup!!

For the actual party, we went to the Tavernacle... It's a dueling piano bar down town... Seriously if you weren't there you missed QUITE a show! It was a blast!! Here are some delightful pics!! PS... The dress was my present from Chris!! Freaking awesome!!

THANK YOU to everyone who said happy birthday, came to my party, did my hair, did my makeup, went shopping for the dress, spent time with me, helped me thru the last year, became my friend, stayed my friend, and took the time to read this blog... I love you ALL!! :)

Ashley tagged me!!

2008-11-15T17:48:00.003-07:00

My friend Ashley tagged me on this one... so here it goes!! I like that it's about the whole family!! haha

3 random facts about me...
1.)The only way i'll eat zuchini is in bread!! haha and i only like blueberries if they're really made out of apples... (don't call me crazy before you read the ingredients on the back of the Jiffy Muffin mix box!! there are apples in them, not blueberries!)
2.) I'm turning 25 next week and I still feel the same as i did when i was 21... Age isn't a factor with me at all...
3.) I scream OW a lot!! Like if i get a random pain or pretty much anything... I yell OW.

3 random facts about Chris...
1.) He HATES working on cars!!
2.) He loves Sci-fi and Anime and is a totaly history buff!! oh and he will beat you in a political debate... only cuz he won't give up... ever! haha
3.) He'll seriously eat just about anything besides lima beans!! He's not picky at all!

3 random facts about Coen...
1.) He has his first REAL girlfriend (not just one of my friends saying they're his girlfriend haha)... haha Her name is McKenna and they're in the same class. They follow each other all around all day long and hug each other goodbye!
2.) He's hooked on superheroes! I'm pretty sure he wants to be Batman when he grows up...
3.) He sleeps with about 10 stuffed animals on his bed... and he talks to them all as he's falling asleep! When we go to leave the house, he tells all of them goodbye and kisses each one of them. If we're leaving for a long time (more than a day) he'll actually tuck them all in bed. Oh and if his "babies" are asleep, we must all be quiet cuz they're sleeping!

Liam Gabriel Hill!!! FINALLY HERE!!

2008-11-10T18:48:00.005-07:00

My best friend Mel had her baby today!! He's absolutely gorgeous!! I got to be there for the whole thing. She was my roommate in college in Provo. Seriously I don't know what I'd do without this girl! It was such an amazing day... I am so grateful to have been able to be there to help her! Her hubby Mark was there of course, but the more help the better! haha
Liam Gabriel Hill was born at 2:43 PM on 11/10/08. 7 pounds 15 ounces and 21 inches long! He was born after 2 hours of labor (counting from when her water broke) and after only 4 minutes of pushing on 1 1/2 contractions!!
This is Mel, Mark and Liam when Liam was about an hour old...
Mark later went and picked up Ethan (their son who will be 2 next month!)... This is their first meeting!! Ethan kept telling everyone to look! It was adorable!

CONGRATS TO YOU MEL AND MARK!! You are 2 of the best parents I know, and Mel you are one of the most amazing moms, friends, sisters, PEOPLE that I've ever known!!

Election Night Party!!

2008-11-05T20:16:00.002-07:00

So I was going to be on a business trip this week in Vegas, but it got cancelled at the last minute... Chris had already planned on having his guy friends over for Election night. But since I was going to be home, we invited over some of my friends as well!! It was a really fun night!! full of taunting and teasing, but all in good fun... We had a few people on both sides of the election... it was a blast!
Nothing like Patriotic cupcakes!!! :) oh and yes there was a bit of discrimination as to who you were voting for... haha the majority at the party was Republican... so the majority of the cupcakes, candy, and toothpicks were red... Chris's little joke... :) one of our guests (hint hint) was a bit of a rebel and ate a cupcake of the WRONG COLOR!!! EEK... that led to a LOT of hilarious jokes... of which that guest laughed at...
Abe and Steve!! oh and Di's head... haha
Dale and Chris... see all the food!! We had wings, meatballs, star shaped cupcakes, left over halloween candy, and chips & dip...
oddly enough for them, Vanessa and Anna ended up playing with Coen for part of the night... He's been known to "steal" our guests and drag them into his room to show off how spoiled ROTTEN he is!!! hahahaha

Halloween!!!

2008-11-03T20:06:00.003-07:00

This year was awesome!! Even though Coen is 3 1/2, this is basically his first halloween... every other year we've down played it BIG TIME due to either pneumonia or ear infections... so this year was big!! He was Batman... of course... he's hooked on super heroes... We actually got this costume for him a while ago and he normally wears it about once a day... saving the world of course... but on Halloween... when he was supposed to wear it... when we WANTED him to wear it... nope ... he wasn't having any of that!! i think he was nervous that he'd get made fun of ... so i promised him that if no one was wearing costumes at school, we'd take it off and save it for later... well that was convincing enough... he put it on... with clothes on under of course... Got to school... EVERYONE was in costume... nearly all of the boys were super heroes too! it was PERFECT... for me at least... in his eyes... it was mob HELL!! seriously all the kids rushed up on him and were pointing at his costume and going insane over how cool they thought it was... about 10 three year olds going bezerk was about all his little mind could take... he started BAWLING and tore it off... luckily not actually tearing it... he REFUSED to even wear the mask (his favorite part in the past)... so we put it in his cubby and hoped for the best! EEK
my mom brought him to my work to go trick or treating... he hated the whole idea, refused to wear his costume, or talk, and he made me carry him everywhere we went... so i quickly gathered up my things and we went to leave... our next destination was chris's work... but they had a no costume/no candy rule and i wasn't going to drive all the way to american fork (about 25 minutes) for nothing... so we went home and Coen went down for a nap... or so i hoped!! nope... attitude at the top level and refusing a nap... today was going to be an interesting holiday!! EEK i finally talked him into wearing his Batman costume... if and ONLY if, i dressed up as Batman's kitty cat and would meow before talking... (oh the lengths we go to get a freaking picture!!) so i dressed up... Chris was a good sport and dressed up as Batman's faithful sidekick, the little known Birdman!! And we were off for trick or treating and a halloween party!! it ended up being a GREAT night... the weather was AMAZING!! no snow!! and it was warm enough to just wear a t-shirt!! INSANITY!!! I loved it!! we managed to only lose the car once during our trick or treating around a neighborhood we barely knew... and coen got A TON of candy!! We all slept REALLY well that night!! Coen finally got into the trick or treating and was running from house to house... it was so much fun!!

My mom even got in on the dressing up action!! whipped out her halloween scrubs!! and goofy glasses... :) man she's adorable!!

The world works in amazing ways...

2008-11-03T10:11:00.003-07:00

I just received this email from my mom... it was sent to her from my dad... Yes it's insanely random, but i promise it's true... :) Enjoy... just a little info... Carrie is my mom... Nathan is my step brother... Audrey is the woman my grandpa married after my grandma died... Fred and Stephen are my dad's brothers...

Carrie----
Thirty years ago my Mom got a little photo album, about 4 by 6 inches with a blue sort of corduroy cover. She turned this into a guest book for the cabin. It had photos of Dad working on the cabin from start to finish. She also wrote the story of how the cabin came to be starting with Dad finding out about the aspen logs up on Antimony Mountain way back in 1974. Mom listed every step of the building of the cabin and who helped with what. She also had every visitor to the cabin write the impressions of their visit in this book that she called 'The Cabin Guest Book'. Nathan even had an entry in it mentioning how he liked to chase the lizards. Do you by chance remember that book???
Well, Friday I went to the post office to pick up my mail and Rosalie Peterson was working that day. As I told her good morning, she HANDED ME THAT BOOK!!! She told me that when she opened up that morning it was on the front counter of the post office. Now I thought that Audrey might have taken it to show to one of her friends and had forgotten and left it at the post office. When I asked her about it she said that she had never even seen that book before!!!
Now, you remember my telling you that when Mom died and Audrey was going to come into the picture, Dad, one way or another got rid of everything that had anything to do with Mom. Lots of things he just took to the dump. I was able to rescue some things like the pictures that I sorted through for Fred and Stephen. Audrey has been here since 2001, so that was over seven years ago that Dad threw out all that stuff.
My question is, did he throw out the guest book also?? Did someone find it at the dump and hang onto it all these years and just now decide to leave it at the Post Office in hopes that it would find it's way back to the right family? Did whoever had it even know who the Roths were?? How did it find it's way back into my hands?????? There are many strange things that happen in this life. This is one of the most strange that has happened to me though!!!!

JASON MRAZ!!!

2008-10-30T10:20:00.004-06:00

So I went to his concert last night!! ok so it was really a PRIVATE PARTY that the CEO of the company I work for put on... Overstock.com... FREAKING AWESOME NIGHT!!! I even won tickets to go meet him!! ok so i must admit... i wasn't a giddy school girl fan of his... but after meeting him and seeing his show... I'm converting!!! He's adorable... and we had so much fun!! My friend's Vanessa and Anna came with me... (well Vanessa works with me so she had her own ticket... haha) It was an awesome concert for many reasons... first off, it was a blast running into so many (drunk!) people i know... and meeting Jason was really awesome... We didn't get to hang out with him or anything, but we got a few minutes to chat and then (in his words) we hugged it up... and got a pic... I'll post it as soon as I get it... His concert was a lot of fun! He's really goofy and playful on stage... His music is really chill and it was a lot of fun!! Here's a pic... I'll post more as I get them!!! This is Anna and I right after hugging it up... (seriously he's adorable!! haha and so zen...)

Pics From Bev...

2008-10-18T17:50:00.005-06:00

So this weekend we spent the day at Bev and Ted's house... Aka Chris's aunt and uncle who we used to live with... It was a really nice day! Coen got some much needed time with them and the dogs and horses and sand box, and I had a great day with Bev, while Chris and Ted put new brakes on our car! haha Multifunction visit!! Here are some pics I found on her computer!!
Chris's Bday 2007...

Random pics of Coen at Bev and Ted's last year!!! seriously look at how much he's grown in a year!!! INSANITY!

Pic of Chris from before I met him...
Coen with his adorable sunday school teacher!!

Hubby Post!!!

2008-10-06T09:40:00.002-06:00

Where did you meet your husband? That depends... haha the FIRST time i'd ever seen him was actually on myspace of all places... he was the very first person to ever email me... i ignored him though!! WHOOPS!!! but i wasn't interested in meeting new people... (BTW i didn't realize this til after we were married!! haha) The first time I ACTUALLY met him was at my house in Taylorsville... My friend Moriah hooked us up... I was going to actually go out with him that night, but didn't get a sitter in time... so he came over to my house!! Risky i know, but Moriah said only good things about him... haha
How long did you date before you were married?We met in September 2006... We were married in April 2007! Crazy that it's been 2 years since we met!!!!!
How long have you been married? a year and a half this month!!! TIME FLIES!!
What does he do that surprises you? My FAVORITE thing that he does is comes up behind me and kisses my neck or shoulder and gives me a hug... i absolutely love it... but he's also really into bringing home flowers... and he's REALLY good at remembering what ones i like!! haha lillies and snap dragons... he's a great hubby!
What is your favorite feature of his? i love his eyes... and his smell... it's a mix of his body wash and cologne and i love it! and if we're gonna talk about this... his butt... especially in his dark jeans!! haha
What is your favorite quality he has? I'd have to say his logical mind... he has a way of taking emotion out of things and making a plan for how to logically fix things... granted sometimes this is offensive cuz i'd love for him to be more emotional, but i do love that he has a sound mind for getting things done...
Does he have a nickname for you? Wifie... haha
What is his favorite food? GREEN CURRY!! he absolutely loves it... (i think it's awful!! haha)
What is his favorite sport? hands down football... actually he doesn't care about ANY other sport!! haha
When & Where was your first kiss? Valentines Day at his house... after he surprised me with a GREAT date...
What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? SHOPPING!! we love it!! haha or watching tv or movies... i love going camping with him... and we absolutely love playing with Coen...
Do you have children? Yuppers... WE have 1 son... and yes it's totally a WE thing... Coen isn't just mine anymore and that is an amazing feeling!!
Does he have any hidden talents? remembering EVERY football player and their stats!!! which for a football-newbie like me is just genius!! haha he can also cook some amazing meals!! he can just whip something together!!
How old is he? i think he'd murder me if i posted his age... but lets just say that we're about 8 years apart...
Who said I love you first? he did... and it was the first time i'd ever seen him flustered or at a loss for words!! haha
What is his favorite music? gosh he's got quite the ecletic music taste... i'd have to say just about anything besides rap, r & b, pop, country, or elevator music... haha
What do you admire most about him?his connection with his family... I love finally being a part of a family that is so connected! my family is all spread out so we never really got that bond. his ability to keep friendships going strong ever the years...
What is his favorite color?black red or purple... haha
Will he read this? he might?? i don't know how often he reads this... haha
Who do you tag?Ashley (both of them!!), Emilee, Laura, Melanie, Stephanie, Mandy (both of them!!)

HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS!!!

2008-10-04T18:37:00.001-06:00

Fall brings fun times...

2008-10-04T18:28:00.005-06:00

Fall is especially fun at our house... first off it's cooler, so Coen can play outside more... Pretty sure I've blogged about this, but he's got a heat sensitivity... He gets overheated REALLY easy... last summer was NOT pleasant... Heat stroke, throwing up, losing weight, high fevers, NO BUENO!!! But now that it's Fall, he's been outside a bit more... Chris is even teaching him the basics of FOOTBALL!! haha
Coen's also getting really good at brushing his teeth!! sounds silly, but this is BIG... haha before he'd barely touch his teeth with the brush and really just wanted to suck the toothpaste off of the brush!
And fall also brings random rain storms... perfect for cuddling in bed watching movies... we get a little silly though!!
Coen's Great Grandma (My mom's mom...) bought him some new curtains!! I painted the rod green to match the book shelves and finally got them hung up!!

7 Things... I've been tagged!!

2008-09-18T10:44:00.003-06:00

7 things I CAN do:

1. Keep my son's room organized!! quite an accomplishment with a 3 year old... but I've taught him well and he knows where all of his toys go... there are different drawers for different toys... cars, animals, potato head, action figures, etc...

2. Live on a budget... I'm actually quite comfortable living on a tight budget... Chris isn't quite as comfortable... I'm the saver and he's the spender... but we make it all work out! :)

3. Read really fast... only if I'm interested in the book, but man I can FLY through them!!

4. translate most kid-talk... maybe it's just being a mom... but I can usually understand other kid's babble too!

5. I can still sit my splits!!! (you dancers know what that means...) but hey that's a pretty good accomplishment for someone who hasn't danced for 6 years!!

6. I can drive for hours without falling asleep... I once drove straight to Tennessee from Utah... took 21.5 hours and we only stopped for McDonalds and gas... we had a 3 year old and a 6 month old... it was me and my cousin... I drove the whole way!! insane i know...

7. I can watch my TV shows whenever I want... thanks to having 2 DVRs... haha I don't see how people survive without it!!

7 things I CANNOT do:

1. do crafts... of almost any kind!! I'm just not good at it...

2. make up my own recipes... I can follow a recipe just fine... but i can't just whip something together... partially cuz I'm afraid it will taste awful...

3. handle a messy house... i don't like going to other people's houses if they're messy and my house is cleaned up almost every night before bed... anal yes... but I've got OCD so i can't really help it...

4. read in front of people... don't know why... i just get nervous... I can read just fine, and I'm not afraid to speak in public... but i just can't READ in front of people...

5. can't go more than like 2 days without talking to my mom... while she was in Germany this summer, i nearly lost it!! it was so weird to not talk to her...

6. see very well... my glasses help, but they're not perfect... and my contacts are absolutely perfect but they hurt my eyes sooooo much...

7. stand hearing my alarm go off!! i swear nights go by WAY too fast and i never seem to get quite enough sleep!!

Seven things that I love about Chris:

1. His spiritual beliefs...

.2. His humor.

3. His love and devotion of his family...

4. His height!! Seriously i love having such a tall man!! I'm about 5'7" and he's like 6'3"! I just feel more protected and safe...

5. His ability to be a total DORK and goof off... I love it!

6. The way he is with Coen... He'd seriously do anything for that boy and that means a lot to me... It makes me very happy that I chose such an amazing man for me who also is such a great father to Coen...

7. (He's going to die when he sees this one!!) His love of the outdoors... I grew up in the country and I love doing things like camping (not for a long period of time though) and I love being in the outdoors (just not in the blazing heat)... After I had Coen, all of that changed cuz he had a severe heat sensitivity... It's getting better now, but it's not totally gone... but going camping with my hubby is SO much fun...

Seven things I say most often:

1. HAHA... it's sad, but i text that a LOT... but hey i laugh a lot too!!

2. COEN! (usually when he's getting into trouble or going to get hurt hahaha)

3. Hey Honey... but oddly this goes for Chris AND Coen... So i usually have to say small honey or big honey!! haha

4. Overstock.com... that's where I work, and I end up saying it a lot through out my day!! haha

5. I love you. If this phrase CAN be over used (when it's really meant, not when you're like 13 and saying it to any guy... haha) then I definitely overuse it... I say it ALL the time to Chris and Coen...

6. You're my best friend... it's an inside thing with me and Coen... He'll come up to me and whisper in my ear that I'm his best friend... I don't know how we started this, but we've been saying it to each other for a while now!!

7. lots of bad words that most definitely shouldn't be said in the close proximity of children... sadly i swear like a sailor!! EEK (oh and i say EEK a lot too!!)

7 favorite foods:

1. Mexican food... I'm a sucker for burritos, tacos, nachos... gosh anything with guac or sour cream...

2. Indian food!! Chris got me hooked on it!! the feast at Taj India is basically HEAVEN!!

3. Italian food... I'm a sucker for marinara and parmesan cheese... and garlic bread!!! mmm

4. Fruit!! I'm so addicted to pink lady apples, bananas, cantaloupe, peaches, green grapes... ah i love fruit!!

5. Salads!! With just about anything on them!! i love them all!! (I'll pass on the bleu cheese though!! YUCK!)

6. Roladeen!! But only if my mom makes it!! it's a beef and mustard and onion like gravy over mashed potatoes... but NO ONE makes it like her!! haha

7. Chris's concoctions... steak made with champagne and onion soup mix... pork chops baked with super pulpy orange juice... chicken breasts stuffed with garlic cloves (removed before eating)... seriously i lucked out by getting a man who can whip up just about anything and have it taste great!!

7 celebrity admirations:

1. Brittney Spears... Her life went totally to hell, she admitted she needed help, she got help, and now she seems to be doing sooooooo much better... it makes her seem so much more human...

2. Reese Withorspoon... she's beautiful, survived a divorce with flying colors, and is all for health care reform... gotta love a woman who uses her money for good causes!!

3. Kerri Strug... in the 1996 Olympic games, she won the gold for the women's gymnastic team... she was the last person to go... she needed a 9.4 on the vault (higher score taken between 2 vaults done one after another)... on the first vault, she landed on her butt... limped back to the starting point, obviously in a lot of pain... she ran the second vault, landed perfectly, threw her hands up in the air signalling the end of her vault to the judges and landed on her knees... she got a 9.7 on that vault! freaking awesome showing of endurance and perseverance... so unselfish of an act for her team... she ended up in a cast and had sprained her ankle and heel.

4. Natalie Portman. she's a great actress and graduated from Harvard with a bachelor's degree is psychology. To top all of that off she speaks English, Hebrew, German, French, Japanese, and Arabic. INSANE!!! Plus not too many people get to say that they shacked up with Darth Vader!! haha

5. Drew Barrimore... she grew up in the spot light and turned down a very dark path... was in rehab at the age of 13!! now she's a Goodwill Ambassador against Hunger!! (there are MANY others who do this as well and they also rock... i just have a special place in my heart for people who turn their lives around in such positive ways!!)

6. Christopher Reeves... Having suffered such an incredible injury after being SUPERMAN of all characters, he didn't fall back into the shadows. Until his death he used his injury, celebrity status, and money to help fund research for spinal cord injuries and disorders as well as educate many people on these injuries and disorders... having a little brother with Spina Bifida, this is huge for me... sure during his life time, a cure or quick fix wasn't found, but all his efforts helped greatly!

7. Anyone who can juggle being a parent and a celebrity... I couldn't handle that much attention... so the ones who can make it work and have amazing marriages and amazing families; kudos to them!! there aren't many!!

7 people I'm tagging: Bridget, Ashley (either one!! haha), Jillian, Emilee, Shyanne, Melanie... (you won't hurt my feelings by not doing this, but I'd love to see your answers!!)

More Camping pics!!!

2008-09-18T10:44:00.002-06:00

Camping Extravaganza!!!

2008-09-15T12:35:00.005-06:00

Chris and I HAD to get one camping trip in this summer!!! He's been a few times with friends, but I hadn't been yet... SO... we planned a trip... just so happened to have 2 friends (Steve and Anna!!) who were planning on going too!! so we joined up and got a STELLAR spot up American Fork Canyon by TibbleFork Reservoir... it's gorgeous!! we had this awesome waterfall in right by our camp site!!

We had a lot of fun... sat around the camp fire... had an awesome dinner... and great conversation... Steve and Chris have been friends for a while... I obviously met them thru Chris... Anna rocks!! We get along great and can sympathize with each other over our hubby's weird humor... haha

Chris brought some glow sticks... Couldn't help but to break them out before the night was over... yes we're silly!!

The next morning the guys fixed a delicious breakfast... mmm... quite tasty.. and then we set off on our HIKE!!! yuppers... i ventured into the great outdoors!! AND SURVIVED!!! we looked in Anna's guide books and found one that was 3.8 miles round trip... sounds decent... it ends at a lake... saw a little pic of it... looked pretty... all seemed to be a great idea... packed up some snacks and we were off...

it started with a not so nice ride for Steve and Anna... they rode in the bed of Chris's truck while we drove up to Silver Lake Flat... IT'S NOT A NICE ROAD!!! I feel bad for their butts!! I'm sure they got bruises... EEK... (sorry guys!!! we should've sat laps!!! i'm not scared...)

and then we got to the mouth of the trail... saw a funny poster about not trusting bears cuz they are smart enough to learn to ride a motorcycle... ok and the mouth of the trail looked HARMLESS!!! pretty aspen trees... no huge rocks in our way... in the shade and there was a cool breeze... at this point i thought i could jog up this hike, piece of cake... ok so lets throw in a pic... steve looks exhausted, but he's really just leaning over so Anna could see me...

we crossed a nice little stream... i'm talking little... but it was nice and cold and we got to cool off a bit... chris was extremely excited to get his hair wet and started squealing like a girl, i mean manly grunts, when he realized how cold the water was... this is where the hike changed... we were now on the face of the mountain, not sheltered by those pretty aspen trees... so it started getting hotter... not insane though... we kept going... taking some small breaks... the view was amazing!! and then I saw a snake!!!! ok it was really like an overrated worm, BUT I STILL SAW IT!! haha wild life!! later we saw a pheasant... that was the extent of our LIVE wild life sightings... oh a few horses... but those were hardly wild... haha

so we again check the guide book to see how far along we are... calves and butts were starting to burn... and it says we have about a half a mile left... and that portion is the hardest/steepest!?!?!? ok... so we have a cookie and move on... Chris doesn't appreciate me taking so many pics!! haha

i'm so very glad that Steve and Anna were there with us, cuz Chris and I would've chickened out and just headed back... I'M SO FREAKING GLAD WE FINISHED THE HIKE!! It was gorgeous!!! the lake was so clear and it was just so pretty... we climbed to the top of a huge rock and looked down on all of the fish swimming... so pretty!! and Anna packed some dried mangos!!! ah i about died!! they were so refreshing!! definately hit the spot!!!

and after we relaxed and goofed off, we ventured back down the mountain... that was a piece of cake!!! didn't take long at all... chris and steve went to Silver Lake Flat and fished for a bit while Anna and I relaxed in the back of the truck and talked... all in all it was a fantastic camping trip!! (ended the night with grilled chicken, avacado, tomato, lettuce, and some cajun seasoning... freaking awesome sandwiches!!!)

I'll post more pics after i get them from Anna!!! wahoo

thanks Steve and Anna for a GREAT TRIP!! must do it again ASAP

Hurricane Ike... Please pray...

2008-09-12T10:29:00.002-06:00

Ok i NEVER put out prayer requests... but i just have to on this!!! I have a dear friend named Amy who lives near Houston... The hurricane hasn't even hit land yet and she's already received word that her area is under 3 feet of water... everything is going to be a complete loss... luckily she and her family are safe in San Antonio... but she and her family and everyone in that area are going to lose EVERYTHING... I'm praying her house isn't completely torn down but there's a pretty good chance it will...

All of these hurricanes all at once is just INSANE... i cannot believe how scary and stressful it must be...

i don't care what your religion is... please pray for their safety and for their sanity...

GO SEAHAWKS!!!

2008-09-07T14:42:00.005-06:00

So the season has started!! AND WOW I'M A HUGE FOOTBALL FAN!!! (ok not really... thanks to my high school not having a football team, i don't know JACK about football... but i'm trying!!) Here are examples of how hard i'm trying!!! VIA GAME DAY SNACKS!!
Amazing spinach artichoke dip!! first time i've ever made it and it turned out amazing!!!
oh why yes that is a football shaped bean dip!! also amazing!!
i think i'm going to enjoy football season this year... game day snacks rock!!
and a special thanks to my father in law for getting chris and i new seahawks shirts!!! last season he got coen a jersey! but coen is refusing to wear it today!! haha

GO SEAHAWKS!!! (as well as all of the guys on my fantasy team!! I MUST not take last place!!

(also it's been confirmed... Coen's got ANOTHER ear infection... but the tubes wouldn't have been able to stop this one... nasty little bugger is in the top portion of his ear... he's NOT doing so good... lots of pain )

My little man is sick... STILL!!!

2008-08-22T14:59:00.008-06:00

Coen's got a cold... first one since having his surgery in December!! And boy it's kicking his cute little butt BIG time!!! we're getting it full stream too... coughing, sneezing, random fevers, PLUS nightmares, attitude, being super clingy, needing mommy lots more... the full gammet... breaks my heart... but I figured I'd post some of my favorite pictures of my little man... :)

MMM Verbena... what i think heaven smells like...

2008-08-14T09:55:00.002-06:00

Ok i'm ADDICTED to a new smell... VERBENA!! i didn't have a clue what it even was but it smells like i think heaven should smell... mmm... this all started on new years... we stayed at a hotel down town and the shampoo, conditioner, and lotion were all Lime and Verbena from Bath and Body Works... HEAVEN!! then i go to st george this weekend and didn't want to take HUGE bottles of shampoo (i use Treseme and as you may know, the bottles are gigantic!!) so i took the little sample bottles from the hotel... (yes i yoinked ALL of them in the room haha) well... i fell in love with the smell again... and then i found dryer sheets that are lemon, camomile, and VERBENA! HEAVEN!!! and last night i went to the grocery store... and low and behold... Suave makes a knockoff of the Bath and Body Works stuff from the hotel!!!!! i can't bring myself to buy shampoo from Bath and Body Works but i can DEFINATELY afford SUAVE!!! ah i used it this morning and i think i'm in love...

ps... after googling it... apparently Verbena is a flower... with some pretty random history!!

~Verbena has longstanding use in herbalism and folk medicine, usually as a herbal tea. Verbena has long been associated with divine and other supernatural forces. It was called "tears of Isis" in Ancient Egypt, and later on "Juno's tears". In the early Christian era, folk legend stated that Common Verbena was used to staunch Jesus' wounds after his removal from the cross. It was consequently called "Holy Herb" or (e.g. in Wales) "Devil's bane." Other legends held it that vervain protects people from vampires, by mixing it in a herbal tea, keeping it near you, or using oil extracted from it in a bath.

changing my blog...

2008-08-12T13:50:00.002-06:00

ok i'm sick of it being boring... but i'm insanely anal about having it look right... so... it might change a LOT for a while... haha i like the "old" look of the big pics of us... so... bare with me... hahaha the maddness will one day stop...

Road Trip to St George!!

2008-08-10T19:36:00.007-06:00

This weekend Coen and I went to St George to spend the weekend with Brit and her family... It was REALLY FREAKING HOT!!! Not used to that heat, that's for sure... I don't know how people stand it!! EEK... ok but anyway... here are some pics from the adventure!!

Mr Potato Head set was a surprise for the trip... It entertained him QUITE a bit!! I've decided all road trips will start with a new surprise toy!! haha

Ah Nessa... So freaking cute... it was great to get to spend some time with her since I haven't really seen her much... only like 4 times and she's a year old!!

Just chillin on the couch with Aunt Bebe watching Over the Hedge
This is at the demolition derby at the Washington Days county fair... Coen decided he needed to take a picture with his phone too and the wind hit me right as I took the picture... such is life haha
They jumped this van over the rocks!!! Then it came back around and jumped again... totally trashed it!!

Watch this video to see the actual jump!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH2kIXNEcQ

Sunday before we left, we went to Quail Lake to go fishing and to have a picnic!! It was really freaking hot, but the water felt GREAT! Coen loved it!!

These pics are all from my phone... I forgot my camera at home :( but we have better pics with Brit's camera... She's going to email them to me!! Such a pal!!

random updates...

2008-07-31T10:35:00.005-06:00

Theft Situation...
ok so last week i was told by 1 of the 4 detectives that they probably had enough info to arrest her... and it's a felony to commit check fraud (but not to commit debit card fraud!?!?! no clue how these laws are thought out...) so i'll be involved with the court proceedings... as of yet my dear tawnie hasn't been arrested...
BUT!! there was a random guy who was arrested on outstanding warrants who just so happened to have my 2 debit cards in his pocket... he claimed to have found them on the sidewalk... which sounds like a lie, until you hear this... my MOM got a phone call from someone who works downtown and said she'd found my driver's license on the sidewalk... (my guess is that crazy tawnie threw them out the window after everything got shut down)... the very nice lady mailed my driver's license to my mom... i had her address on it... ah i love nice people!!

St George Vacation...
YUP!! i'm coming to st george!!! for the first time in over a freaking year!!! i'm coming down the weekend of the 9th... just me and Coen... chris is going camping... sooo peoples... anyone down there who would like to get together, LET ME KNOW!! it's the derby and carnival so that would be fun... wahoo... (oh and everyone glare at Robyn for not being in town that weekend...) FYI.. EVERYONE CAN STOP GLARING AT ROBI NOW... SHE HAS APOLOGIZED... HAHA

Coen Starts School...
we're putting him back in school on monday!! we're all quite excited... we found a really nice one that is highly accredited and doesn't cost a fortune and it's really close to our house!! wahoo for a shorter commute... but my heavens i'm REALLY going to miss seeing Mel and my boyfriend, Ethan, every day :(

well that's about all the updates i've got!!

Coen's book shelves are DONE!!!

2008-07-28T10:27:00.002-06:00

Ok i bought these shelves at the same time i bought coen's leaf for over his bed... they've been sitting in the kitchen ever since while i was looking for paint that i loved... i finally found some thursday!! so this weekend they got 2 coats of paint and they're finally up!!! Coen loves them!!! and i love that his books aren't in an old diapers box!! haha

One of my MOST favorite things - DATES (of all kinds, in chronological order)

2008-07-25T07:08:00.009-06:00

disclaimer... this is going to be a long post!!

Date #1 - PLAY DATE!!
Mel and Mark wanted to go on a date and see Dark Knight. So i jumped at the chance to have Ethan over to your house for the evening... it was GREAT... the boys didn't fight at all!! Ethan wasn't thrilled about sitting down to eat though. too much to look at and play with!! haha I decided the boys needed a bath so they took one together. that went great til Ethan got splashed in the face! Then it was OVER!! i raced to get him washed and out and then got him ready for bed. Got Coen out and got him out on the couch (this normally happens in his bedroom, but i needed this end of the house to be quiet) for his "nigh nagh" movie, Veggie Tales. And i got ethan in bed in our room. He was less than thrilled about this as well. So i actually got to ROCK HIM TO SLEEP!! Mel was incredibly jealous cuz he won't do that for her! but it melted my heart... ah it was great! here are pics...
Date #1 - DINNER & MOVIE DATE!!
Chris and I decided to let Nana have a day with Coen... So we went to Joes Crab Shack and had the most amazing lunch... mmm i'm lame and won't order seafood, but i got a delightful cob salad (sans blue cheese haha)... chris got a lot of different kinds of seafood... and i tried a bit of all of it, except the crab legs. i already know i don't like those!! hahaha Then we went and played arcade games!! yes we're kids and we love them! And then it was time for the DARK KNIGHT!!! We went to the IMAX theater at Jordan Commons... we THOUGHT we'd gotten GREAT seats... but they ended up being CRAP seats... but I loved the movie so much that i couldn't have cared less after the movie started!! it was the fastest 2.5 hours EVER!! seriously the movie was amazing... i'm just about certain that it was the best movie i've seen all year...Date #3 - FIREWORKS DATE!!
SOOOO... I knew that Brittney (my "little sister") was coming up here to SLC to train for a job, but I had no idea how long she was staying exactly or that her hubby and daughter came with her!! she surprised me wednesday night!! My heavens I've got a gorgeous niece!!! haha she's just over a year... on the 24th of July, I went to the fire works with Brit, Shep, and Nessa... It was delightful!! We didn't do much, but since I have only seen her once in over a year and that was a funeral, it was GREAT to spend fun time with her!! I left the boys at home to sleep!! chris was sick, and it was WAY too late to take Coen out and then get up at 7 the next morning for work!! Here are pics!!

MEMORIES!!!

2008-07-23T12:37:00.000-06:00

It seems most people have this on their blogs, and I thought it would be fun to see the crazy and random responses... Don't be shy and play along!
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!--Remember to keep it clean... but have fun!! haha
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

My dear pal, Tawni...

2008-07-18T07:28:00.002-06:00

Ok well the thief really REALLY messed up this week... she decided to try to cash one of my checks... well sadly (for her) she was caught on tape, and i'd already put a stop payment on the checks... so it wouldn't go thru... the Check City she went to called my bank and my bank called me... we got the check back (with her first and last name on it and a forged signature... $200!!) and we have a picture of her with her full address... well thank God for google.com... we were able to verify her address, get the name of someone else she lives with and she was in jail in May...
there are 4 cases open with 3 different precincts in the valley cuz Utah's police system is retarded... She was able to rack up $900 at 3 different gas stations, a redbox, and some phone call thing... and yes those charges WENT THRU!!! why?? well if you remember from my last post, i wasn't sure what was in my wallet... my old debit card from my checking account from before i was married was in there... and she went buck wild!!!
I FEEL SO VIOLATED!!! SO INSECURE!!! This last week has been hell... We STILL don't have new debit cards... We've burned thru almost ALL of our stimulus check from the government... this is seriously killing me... driving me insane... and turning me into a person I don't like... nor does my son or husband like...
I'm praying that the detectives will go on the information I was able to find for them... (why do we have detectives if the victims have to do all the leg work!?!?) I know i probably won't ever see my stuff again, but i REALLY want an evil person like this to be put in jail where she belongs...
UGH!!!

Dear retarded crack head looking chic in sugarhouse...

2008-07-14T19:04:00.002-06:00

Dear Moron...

First off I'm really hoping you enjoyed the 90 cents you procured from my wallet last Tuesday... Sorry that I wasn't carrying more cash... Also Please PLEASE enjoy the picture of my little brother... I love the kid... I hope you worship that picture... Also please be careful with my social security card... it's on it's last leg... rather torn and fragile... i don't advise pulling it out too quickly... luckily my son's is fresh and crisp... you'll have no problems pulling that out of the wallet... i hope you enjoy the lovely pink color... FYI that was a gift from my hubby... i hope you can feel the love behind it... OH OH please PLEASE enjoy your free meal at Cafe Rio... Yeah... in the second pocket there is a filled up Cafe Rio punch card... FREE MEAL!! wahoo... winner winner winner... I'm sure you've noticed that you can either write Carly Ladd or Carly Roth... which is easier for you to forge... there's a driver's license with each of those names on it... OH!! and please use the $3 off coupon to thrift town... I was saving it for some treasures... please put it to good use... there are some really awesome finds at the one on 33rd south... Honestly i'm not sure what else was in there...
Oh i must warn you... after you tried to cash a check for $200 at Check City, we were notified by our bank... and I can't believe how careless you were... don't worry... i've got your name and address but i won't steal your identity... i've got more class than that... i pray that the cops i'm turning it over to (along with you picture... nice eyes by the way...) also have as much class and don't use your info to steal your identity... coming from someone who this has recently happened to (hint hint), it's extremely nerve wracking and stressful... a real sense of insecurity and feeling violated... so yeah i'll drop in a good word for you to let them know NOT to steal your identity...
oh and i'm sorry that you didn't get to make any phone calls on my phone... if you could, please call every number in my phone and let them know that the NEED to text me... you'll have to use a different phone though cuz that one was shut off... they have my number, i didn't change it... just shut off that phone...
once again... i hope you enjoyed your finds while it lasted... and enjoy prison bitch...

Carly...

4th of July...

2008-07-08T10:31:00.004-06:00

I'm lame and forgot my camera on the 4th :( but i did have my phone so i did take 2 pictures... haha we had a lazy weekend... Thursday i was in a lot of pain (I'll explain at a later date... need more answers before i go freaking people out...) so we cancelled our plans... we were going to the fireworks at the old Murray High and going to a karaoke thing... i don't really like karaoke so i wasn't too sad... i was quite mad about missing the fireworks though :( Friday we just spent the day at home until that evening when we went to Riverton Days to watch Chris's cousin Mark sing with his band... it's country music and really reminds me of stuff back home so i love it! Coen had a BLAST dancing... he was hilarious! and at the end he put out his arms and said TA-DA... i think he thought it was HIS show, not Marks... haha gosh I'm mad I didn't have my camera!! well then Coen started getting restless so we went for a walk around the carnival... he's still a bit too short to go on any of the rides and i didn't want him getting hurt with bigger kids in the play land... some of the kids were way too crazy! haha but a really nice guy handed me the rest of his tickets so we went on the carousel!!

sorry that Coen's blurry... he was moving up and down... he loved riding the horse and was laughing hysterically the entire time... I've got a pretty retarded look on my face, but I know I'll get yelled at if I don't post at least 1 picture... hahaha

then we headed back over to get our spot for the fireworks... we already had family saving space for us, but i just wanted to go lay down... in pain... (again I'll explain later...) the fireworks were awesome!! and they're shooting right over us... ah i love it! fireworks are my favorite!! haha Coen only jumped on the first one and after that he was yelling out the colors as they exploded... he loved them but they lasted for a really long time and he started getting really tired... luckily Chris had gotten a parking space really close to where we were sitting, but it still took us FOREVER to get home... it was a really fun weekend and was nice to spend some time with Chris's family...

my mom, dad, and little brother Jacob were in Germany for 2 freaking weeks and got home on the 3rd... they didn't do anything for the 4th because they were exhausted!! i was so happy for them to get home and to show off their vacation stuff!! I'm insanely jealous that they went! The only place out of the country I've ever been was Tijuana and that was on Senior sluff in 2002!! haha their pictures were gorgeous!!!!! and my mom was like a kid in a candy store talking about everything they saw... she even managed to get some cobble stones from Castle Frankenstein!! INSANE!! haha my dad's making a DVD slide show of all of the pictures... if I get any of them, i'll post them...

BWAHAHA I'm in trouble...

2008-07-07T06:44:00.004-06:00

Hey peoples... wanna see what happens when your dear pal has a birthday, runs away to Cali for said birthday and the 4th of july, rubs it in your face that she's on the pier, drunk dials you at 1:59 am, AND leaves you the keys to her house to tend to her cats... man i'm mean...Here's my partner in crime... he was wondering why we were at Vanessa's house, but Vanessa wasn't home... oh and was terrorizing the cats... hahaha
I think a 6 foot sign was not quite big enough...TEAL COLORED streamers!!!! WAHOO!!! (her fav color)
quilty as charged... hahaha Ah and here's the reasons this all happened... Grendal and Atticus... BWAHAHAHAHAHA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VANESSA!!!!! (A day late on blogger cuz i couldn't post this til she got home... didn't want to bust the surprise... oh and she got home near 1 am last night... quite a late night surprise if you ask me!!)

AMAZING NEWS!!!!

2008-07-03T08:43:00.000-06:00

For a while now at work things have been... well lets say less than perfect... more so close to unbearable... :( and a month ago I got moved off of the team that I've been on for over a year, along with 2 other senior members of the team... i guess there are some major differences of opinions... but i rocked at their "challenge" of being put on a different team... which was 3 levels lower than i was working... basically a temporary demotion (apparently management were laughing and calling it a timeout)... but I seriously rocked at it and I think they were shocked that I tried so hard at it. It was at the most awful time for me... I got the demotion the day after I got back from Chris Burr's funeral, and so many other things had happened as well... I was a wreck... actually started crying when they told me... ugh haha... but well then we got stuck in this weird transitional time... we went back to our old team and it wasn't quite as awful as before... the lead definitely stepped up and was holding her weight... which was a nice change from before... oh but apparently the 3 remaining members of the team JACKED UP the team while we were gone... well and now there are some major negative changes coming up... I've been determined to get OUT of this drama and so I applied for a lot of positions in the company... Executive Assistants, Partner Account Managers, Admin Assistants, seriously anything that I felt I at least remotely qualified for...
AND I GOT ONE!!!!!
I got a Partner Account Managers position... it's for a brand new portion of the company (FYI i work for an online commerce... at their corporate offices...) I'm freaking excited about my new position!! I start on the 14th... moving to salary, getting to travel a couple times a year, getting a window desk with an awesome view, getting out of the drama, getting a NICE raise, and this is going to be such an amazing new challenge for me. Which I've been looking for a way to challenge myself lately because life felt stagnant for a while... but this is going to freaking rock!!! it is a bit bittersweet though... I'm leaving behind my dear pal Vanessa... But she's in school, and our job isn't her life, it isn't her future... (and I'm saying this to make myself feel better about ditching her hahaha) I'm needing to feel like I'm in more of a career and not just a job though... so wish me luck! I'm gonna need it!! this is unlike any job I've ever had!! haha
I'm still in shock that i even got the position... over 15 people applied for it, some from within the company and some from the outside... I refused to keep my hopes up so I wasn't really prepared i guess to actually get it hahaha... I'm so very excited though...
The day after I got the news, my dear pal Vanessa brought me flowers... which made her late for school... haha she's amazing... and even got me PINK flowers... which has oddly become my favorite color... hahaha
when i got home that day, Chris took Coen in the kitchen... (after some MIGHTY suspicious phone calls that day... which included him asking if we had food coloring...) and he had Coen say congratulations (which after only 1 minute of practice time definitely didn't sound like congratulations AT ALL!! haha but it was cute) and they brought out this cake... keep in mind Chris only had 1 hour to get it baked and decorated... and we don't have a cake decorating kit... he used the back of a spoon... it does say "cong-ats" but i laughed so hard that he had baked a cake for me that i couldn't care less about a "typo" hahaha... my husband is awesome... and quite quick thinking!! the huge red swipe of frosting is because he had extra hahaha...

HAPPY BDAY TO BRAYDEN!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S 6!!!

2008-06-30T11:52:00.004-06:00

One of my best friends's son just turned 6!!! We used to live with Emily and Bray when Coen was a baby... I've known her since Brayden was 2!! INSANITY!! I can't believe how big our boys are now!! Here's the birthday boy!!

Well Emily thru Bray a slip and slide pool party yesterday. It was so much fun to hang out with her and Bray and Bryan (Emily's boyfriend...) and all of her friends... we're all mommys and we used to hang out randomly... here are pics from the party. Coen was such a dare devil and went down (aka Bryan slid him down) the slip and slide a ton! it was hilarious!!

Coen's New Bedroom!!!

2008-06-18T17:38:00.002-06:00

I've been wanting to finish off Coen's room for a while now... And since we have a nightmare problem, now was the best time!! his room is 100% monster free... He helped me redo everything so he knows it too!! The problem first started out with being afraid of the dark... so we solved that by getting him a lantern nightlight... OR SO WE THOUGHT!! For about 2 months he's been complaining about a bug in his room... But we've never found said nocturnal insect... One night last week I was sleeping on his floor til he passed back out and I saw the most GIGANTIC monster of a bug EVER!!!!! ok so it's NOT a bug, but it sure does look like one!! The shadow off of his lantern looks like a 3 foot spider!!! EEK!!! no wonder he was having nightmares!! POOR MUNCHKIN!!! I feel awful for not figuring this out sooner... So solution #2 came to mind... a CANOPY over his bed... therefore ridding his line of sight and removing all possibilities of there being another encounter with the scary spider shadow... So here are pictures of the canopy (thank you Ikea!!). I decided to go with the leaf because first off his room is supposed to be green (hence the bedding... the red "Cars" tent DEFINATELY throws off the color scheme!! But he loves it, so it must stay... and it hides all of his stuffed animals... and serves as a GREAT hiding place for a 3 year old). second the leaf because I had to keep it "boy" and not let it look feminine... that wouldn't fly with Daddy... hahaha

This picture was taken after a lovely trip to our swimming pool... who knew a 3 year old would take to water like Coen did!! I need to take my camera to the pool one of these times... Him and his life jacket and he's fearless haha... He's got the doggy paddle down pat!! And oddly he barks when he does it... hahahaha

HAPPY FATHERS DAY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DEAR HUBBY!!

2008-06-17T12:27:00.009-06:00

Ok so... all of my little family was born on holidays... Coen - Memorial Day... Me - Thanksgiving... and Chris is on Father's day!! Well this year his was actually ON Father's day and mine is actually ON Thanksgiving... ANNOYING!! haha

This past weekend we decided to just hang out... went swimming saturday... coen's a FISH! He loved the pool... and with a life jacket on was swimming around the pool like it was nothing... i can't believe it!! haha Due to going swimming and getting sun burned, chris and i were both really tired!! we'd planned on going to the park and playing with coen and fishing on sunday for Father's Day, but yeah... didn't happen!! EEK... between coen's nightmares and us being REALLY tired, we ended up being really lazy and just staying at home... Til it was dinner time and we went to Red Lobster!! Here are some pics of our evening :) I have no idea why he's freaking out?!?! haha but it's HILARIOUS!

I Hope that my hubby knows how much I love him and how amazing of a father he is... he's such a great guy, father, husband, friend, and I don't know what I'd do without him in my life :)

My favorite pictures of Coen...

2008-06-12T10:10:00.003-06:00

Ok it was brought to my attention that my blog has a lot of stories but not many pictures... hahaha so here are a few favorites of Coen when he was younger... I don't have all of his pictures on our computer (hint hint i want a scanner...) but here's what i've got :) sorry most are taken with my cell phone haha

Our weekend of Concerts!!!

2008-06-09T15:28:00.006-06:00

Ok this weekend was crazy busy!!! But a blast... Friday night we went to a concert at the Avalon Theater...

I'd never seen them before and I'd never been to the Avalon... so this was a totally new thing... wahoo... not only that but we had to be there at 6:30 pm... which in normal people time is pretty easy to accomplish... BUT NOT IN MINE!! hahaha I get off work at 5... get to the sitter's by 5:30... and then had to drive across town to my mom's to drop him off... but on this amazing concert going night the traffic god's were working in my favor!!! by some stroke of luck I got back to my house AFTER DROPPING OFF COEN by 6pm!! So I had some primping time... not much but some... hahaha Then were were off... I LOVED THE CONCERT!! They're such a fun band... and the singer is hilarious... this all came to a halt when a big guy decided that standing on the floor wasn't nearly as much fun as standing on my FOOT!! yup... he stepped right on the top of my right foot... OUCH!?!?!?! It wasn't entirely his fault... the mosh pit (which i was NOT a part of) got a bit out of control and everyone jumped back... we were about 4 rows away from them and i still got trampled... well back to the music... WAHOO i loved them... after that we went to get food as I had taken the time to primp but not to eat... silly me... mmm mexican food... it hit the spot!! and we were headed home.. exhausted... poor chris had been up since 5... EEK!!

on to saturday night... this whole weekend was the Dark Arts Festival at Area51... don't freak out... i'm not turning evil or to the dark side... i love going to this bar and i really like the music and atmosphere... and the fact that i get to get all dressed up and basically play a different character than plain jane is quite exciting... not only that but my hubby knows quite a few people who work there or frequent there... so we were off again!! this time coen was staying at home with a sitter... got to put him to bed which is nice for me... (lame mommy moment... haha)

ok back to my story... getting ready... all "gothed" up i guess you could say... no matter how goth i try to look, i still look like a mommy trying to fake it. haha anyway... here's the outcome...

goucho's with a fun blue top, knee high boots... and a rockabilly style mohawk!! and yes i realize that my picture chopped off the mohawk... i'm quite disappointed... :( it was rather awesome!!

Basically we went to the Dark Arts Festival for one thing...

and no i don't mean anything vengeful... it's a band... a really really good band!! chris's buddy Jesse is the guitar player... he's amazing... they had a lot of technical issues... first the sound check ran longer than it was supposed to... so they started late... and then the cordless mic went out... haha but other than that it was great!! here's where the problem lies... remember the foot smashing incident from the night before?? yeah well i obviously didn't!! or i NEVER would've worn high heals the very next night... needless to say my poor foot is NOT a fan of mine right now... it's quite bruised on the inside... there's a little bruising that you can see looking at it but take my word for it... it hurts... and i'm wearing nice shoes for the rest of the week just in case!!

next on our agenda... CHRIS'S BDAY!!! WAHOO!!

How mom's spend their Friday nights... a post for Meghan & Vanessa...

2008-06-07T21:10:00.009-06:00

Ok so one night I was supposed to go out with Meghan and Vanessa... well i completely 100% FORGOT that we had plans... What can I say, I'm a basket case... Not only that but I was getting ready for Coen's Bday party the next day... so here is how i spent my night.. (looking back I think I had the better night... see Vanessa's blog for her night hahaha)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COEN!!!!

2008-05-23T06:37:00.004-06:00

My heavens I can't believe my little baby is 3!!!!! It seriously blows my mind!!! AND BOY HE'S SPOILED!! hahaha he's getting a TON of parties!! Tonight he, chris and I are spending time together... we're having breakfast for dinner, waffles and eggs... he LOVES waffles... and then he gets to open a couple presents (that i still have to wrap EEK) and we're gonna play with him til his bedtime... tomorrow is my day with him!! we're going crazy!! haha depending on the weather... my plan was to take him swimming because the pool opens tomorrow... but it's probably going to be rainy... so we might go up to the rec center that is like 2 blocks from my house!! next Saturday is his actual birthday... having a kid born on a vacation holiday drastically limits the times you can have their party!! but i'm used to that considering my birthday is on thanksgiving every couple of years!! hahaha Anyway here are the 3 year old pics we had done a few weeks ago... i love them :) and i love him!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUNCHKIN!!
(i don't know why it's posting it twice!?!)

Chris Burr... His funeral was so emotional...

2008-05-20T09:13:00.002-06:00

After hearing of Chris's passing, so many things came to mind... old memories, old friends, life in Marysvale, fun at Piute, wrestling tournaments, little league, senior sluff and the crab fights, watching movies and eating sugar daddies with him and all his cousins, gooseberry, helping my mom with Cub Scouts stuff, adventures in the field behind his and the Johnson's house... if you're not from a little town (and most of you on here can attest to this...) then you just don't understand how close people get... most because there is no one else to befriend... but still! everyone knows everyone, everyone is friends (some closer than others)... after graduation (which insanely is going to be 6 years ago on Saturday) i've lost touch with many of my old friends... some thru emotional falling outs, some thru distance across the state, some due to life differences... but going to this funeral reminded me of how close those bonds are/were... i miss the simplicity of life down there... i'd never move back, but i do miss the people...

Christopher Taylor Burr, 24, passed away May 14, 2008 in Overton, Nevada.
He was born April 24, 1984 in Richfield, Utah, to Ronald Robert & Susan Elaine Blackwell Burr of Marysvale. He married Melissa Gough, December 28, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Christopher was full of life and energy. He loved everyone and everyone loved him. After he met the love of his life, he never left her side. His passion was cooking and running Carly’s Restaurant. He put his heart and soul into the food and business. He loved fishing, hunting, and being outdoors. Christopher was on the Piute High wrestling team that took state in 2002.
Christopher, you will be missed by everyone who knew you. We are grateful for the time we had with you. Our hearts will never be the same. You will always be our Taterman!
Christopher is survived by his wife; parents; brothers and sisters:
Melonie (Monty) Carson, Salt Lake City; Stephanie (Brian) McConnell, Salt Lake City; Matthew (Christina) Burr, Stansbury Park; Annalee (Frank) Henry, Salt Lake City; Russell Burr, Salt Lake City; grandparents: Bill & Florence Blackwell, Marysvale; Donna Burr, Robert Burr, both of Salt Lake City; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Monday, May 19, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. in the Marysvale LDS Church — Friends may call at the church from 11:00 to 12:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Marysvale Cemetery. Funeral directors:
Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook:
www.maglebymortuary.com
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Christopher Burr Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo Bank.

Happy Mother's Day!!

2008-05-12T10:11:00.006-06:00

So mother's day is a big deal to me!! Sorry but it is... On the other hand mother's day is a hard day for Chris... (for those of you who don't know, his mom passed away a few years ago...) So we decided to stay low key this year!! just have fun as a family cuz I mean that's all any of us want anyway! So I decided I wanted to go to the zoo as a family... I didn't want to have a whole day packed with running all over town visiting everyone... just the 3 of us... I spent Saturday morning with my mom buying new flowers for our flower gardens!! I've kept my first batch alive so I was ok with having more!! hahaha (oh and my seeds are growing!! so far all the snap dragons are about an inch tall! and one tomato plant is growing FAST!!) So because I got to spend the time with her Saturday, that left Sunday all for me and my little family... I'm thinking I'm going to get to sleep in, and relax and have some ME time... Coen had other plans... At 6 AM he came flying into our room and dove onto our bed... AKA wake up!! after a little wrestling, chris took him out to get his breakfast... I TOOK THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK TO SLEEP!! hahaha a little while later, the bedroom door came flying open again and Coen yelled "HAPPY MOTHLERVS DAY MOMMY... now sit up and eat your breakfast." still half asleep, I had no idea what I was supposed to eat... Then I saw Chris walk in with breakfast on a tray!! WAHOO FOR BREAKFAST IN BED!! It was quite yummy and Coen came in numerous times to check on me, kiss me, tickle me, and request bites of my omelet! Then we got up and ready and around 10ish we got to the Zoo... Coen has been twice with Mel, but I've never EVER taken him... (heat sensitivity... long story... basically he can't play outside without getting heat stroke... it's a BLAST!! not really...) Coen had a lot of fun showing us things he's seen. I loved the new elephant habitat and tiger habitat... it's about time they spruce up the zoo here!! haha After that we went home so Coen could take a nap... :) all in all it was a great Mother's Day... I even got to go shopping! new capris and new shorts! Thank you to Chris and Coen for a great Mother's day... (oh and friday chris took me out for Morocean food!! that was my gift... the food was amazing!! and the restaurant is great. very authentic... and they have belly dancers!! haha)

SHORT AND BLOND!!!

2008-05-03T14:38:00.009-06:00

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A WOMAN IS IN A FANTASTIC MOOD AND FEELING DARING!!! HAHAHAHA

I absolutely love it!! I feel like I lost 5 pounds just in hair!! ;)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!!

2008-04-27T19:17:00.015-06:00

Ok so this weekend Chris and I celebrated our 1st Anniversary!! After a whirlwind of a 1st year both of us were quite excited to get to spend nearly 3 full days together without Coen! This is the FIRST time we've spent more than 1 day away together from Coen!! Coen had a blast at his Grandma and Papa's!! Our weekend started on Friday (our actual anniversary) and we took Coen out to Coen's Grandma and Papa's house...
After that Chris and I were STARVING so we headed to a place that has an odd connection to our marriage...

We went to the Bayou after getting engaged last March... Every time I go in there I remember the giddy phone call to my mom telling her that we were getting married... and the first time washing my hands and not knowing how to wash my hands with a new ring... Can I use soap?? Do I have to take it off?? hahaha silly questions now, but not at the time... anyway on this trip we had wings and pizza... and they had my favorite beer... mmm strawberry beer... sounds odd but it's amazing! but only seasonal so it's not in all the time...
We then went home to get ready for our night on the town...

Our plan was to go to dinner at an Italian place that Chris loves...

SERIOUSLY AMAZING!! Ah the food was fantastic!! and we even tried seared Ahi Tuna... a first for the both of us... it wasn't bad, but I don't think I'll order it again!! haha (not a fish fan) luckily it was just an appetizer. My main dish was heaven!! Chicken Cannaloni! MMM if you're in the mood for great Italian and want to drive to Gateway, I highly recommend it!!
Next we were off to the Symphony!!

Carmina Burana by The Utah Symphony and The Utah Symphony Chorus... the singers were AMAZING!! Little did I know that it was all about a drunk guy trying to get a cute virgin to sleep with him!! haha The singers did a bit of acting while they were doing their solos. It was such a great night!! (PS. this was the theme song for the movie 300! haha)
After that we were both dead tired so we headed home and crashed for the night... Saturday started off quite slowly! At 1pm we had an appointment for a couples massage

THIS WAS AMAZING!!! EXACTLY WHAT WE BOTH NEEDED!! We each got a full body massage. Chris's focused more on his shoulder which he hurt in football years ago, and mine was focused on my back because my 40 pound son apparently throws my back off!! :)
After this we realized we were again STARVING!! and we learned 2 sad facts... 1- Orbits Cafe is closed... made us quite sad... 2- Pierpont Cafe is closed... MADE US QUITE SHOCKED! So we resorted on going for Chinese!! haha

Their food was amazing and our waiter was a RIOT! We finally rolled out of the restaurant QUITE full and decided to spend the rest of the day shopping... It just so happens to be one of our favorite things to do together... We went to Koi to see if I could find new plugs (earrings for guaged ears), then to Arsenic Apparel to see if we could find anything fun. Chris ended up finding an awesome flask and cigarette holder set for only $15!! It's silver and black leather... gorgeous! Not sure when he'll use a flask, but the cigarette holder is quite swanky and will rock when we go out... Next we were off to the World Market, which I found to be QUITE dangerous!! We found some fun stuff... I also got 2 new pairs of pants at Steve and Barry's! After that we were exhausted and so instead of going out that night, we rented 2 movies and went home with ice cream and ate the top of our wedding cake!!

(Thanks to Chris's Grandma for storing it for us for a year!) We were warned that the cake would probably taste awful but it was quite good! I was shocked! We watched I am Legend. It was my first time seeing it and I loved it! Chris saw it in the theater and the fact that he would see it again told me it would be good. I was not disappointed! :)
Sunday was a lazy day filled with laundry and rest! After Coen had taken a nap we headed down to pick him up from his grandparents. He had a blast with them and we had a blast without him, but my goodness I was definitely ready for him to come home! I missed my little critter :) In this picture he's pulling up his feet because Chris is trying to tickle him!! I love both of my guys dearly and wouldn't be the person I am today without them!! :)

My hubby... :)

2008-04-24T11:47:00.005-06:00

What is his name? Christopher Ladd...

How old is he? He's turning 32 this year!! I'm quite excited for his b-day!! VEGAS BABY!!

How long have we been married? 1 year tomorrow!!!! (that's actually why I'm writing the post...)

How long did we date? depends on who you ask... hahaha we met in September 2006... dated in secret for a few months... then in March we made it official... then we were married in April... so not very long!!

Who said I love you first? Chris... we were cuddling at my house and he said he had something to tell me... and he whispered it... it was great...

Who is taller? Chris FOR SURE!!! I'm about 5'7" and he's 6'2" or 6'3"...

Who sings better? sober?? honestly neither of us are amazing vocalist... hahaha we don't crack glass or make kids cry, but it's not very good either... I'd say we're both average... we can sing in church and people don't stare...

Who is smarter? Depends on the subject... I'm better at Math and Language Arts... But he kicks my butt at history and government!! seriously I've never met someone who knows so much about history and government...

Whose temper is worse? EEK... touchy subject... um... well I'm the first to yell... but he's the one who has to get the last word... hahaha first few months of marriage we had some interesting fights... on very trivial matters...

Who pays the bills? I go thru everything and write it all down and figure out what check which bills are getting paid... and then we go over it together and make changes if he sees anything that needs to be changed... it's a good system... I'm the one that writes the checks though... (better hand writing!!)

Who does the laundry? I'm so anal about clothes... so I do it all... but that's fine with me...

Who cooks dinner? Chris cooks during the week... he gets off work 2 hours before I do... and I cook on the weekends...

Who drives when we are together? short distances, Chris... long distances, me... Chris falls asleep on road trips...

Who is more stubborn? for sure Chris!!! but I'm not that far behind him...

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? neither of us!!

Whose family do you see more? It used to be Chris's... but now it's mine... my mom comes over about once a week since we live closer... we're all in the salt lake valley though... except Chris's dad and step mom who are up in Oregon!! I've only seen his dad once, ON OUR WEDDING DAY!! kinda odd situation to meet your father in law!! haha

Who has more friends? Chris!! for sure... he was a social butterfly before we got married!! had friends everywhere!! I have a lot of friends but so many of them live other places that I don't see them much...

Who wears the pants in the family? COEN!!

Who eats more sweets? I know I'm weak so I stay away from them... but Chris is even more weak when it comes to sweets!! he's always wanting something... like Tuesday he baked a cake!!

Who mows the lawn? We don't have a lawn! Someday though!

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Chris... he gets up first so he sleeps closer to the alarm clock!

Who asked who out first? My friend hooked us up actually! But Chris asked me out after that...

Who kissed who first? Chris kissed me first... on Valentines day... right after he'd talked me into calling in late to work and surprising me with chocolates, flowers and lunch at Johnny Carino's... It was the turning point in our relationship for sure!

What is my favorite thing about him? His passion for life, God, and the things he knows... He can passionately talk about fishing! hahaha it's just amazing how he can get worked up about the little things in his life that he loves... His ability to be a complete goofball! I love it... He's by far one of the funniest guys I know... The way he acts with Coen! Even when he's teaching Coen something completely random... Like "bobblehead" where Coen would just stand and shake his head til he got dizzy! or shaking hands... Coen goes insane with it... but it's just cute seeing them interact... I absolutely love Chris and I love being married to him... he makes me a better person... I've learned more about myself in the past year than I ever though possible... Thank you honey!! :)

Coen's Hair cut...

2008-04-19T20:24:00.000-06:00

Sorry that that one is so blurry... it was taken with my cell phone... because i forgot my camera... of course...

WE HAD A BLAST!! Cookie Cutters rocks... the kids get to play on a slide while they wait... they have movies for them to watch and each kid gets to sit in an airplane, or truck, or motorcycle! they each get a balloon and sucker when we're done... the ladies are adorable too! it's well worth the money!! At first Coen was TERRIFIED of why she had scissors in her hand. He started crying and shaking but was trying to hard to hold still... finally he broke down and said "hey lady why do you have scissors!" in a very concerned tone... so she explained the whole hair cut. Coen got to watch Incredibles which made it much easier on him!! I'm so proud of my little trouper...

Coen's Best Friend

2008-04-12T08:06:00.003-06:00

Last night I got to kidnap my boyfriend... aka Coen's best friend... aka Melanie's 15 month old son, Ethan! He's freaking adorable... and the way that he and Coen interact is so fun to watch... i don't get many opportunities to see them play like this cuz they mostly see each other while I'm at work. Melanie is one of my very best friends and she watched Coen while I work... she's a life saver!! Anyway... our night was a blast!!! I even got him to lay on my shoulder! Which is amazing cuz he's not a cuddly baby. (Melanie actually threatened to KICK me when i told her that he had done that! she's rather violent!!!) Here are some pictures...

This just in...

2008-04-08T14:18:00.003-06:00

Vanessa's not dead...

I would like to thank the Murray City Police as well the manager of Lost Creek Apartments for helping with this investigation. Phew...

Please see her blog for a total recount of her side of the story...

http://vanessajoking.blogspot.com/2008/04/as-promised-in-which-cops-storm-my.html

Wendover, Chris, and Penny Slots ROCK!!

2008-04-05T11:18:00.002-06:00

K so last night we got a sitter, and we made the incredibly boring trek to Wendover... :) we sat down at the penny slots and went crazy... :) we took a total of $60 out of our account... (only cuz i completely suck and kept losing!!) and well.. CHRIS CASHED OUT AT $550!!! we used $75 of that a piece to keep playing and stashed $400... and all in all we walked out with $400 cash!! INSANITY!! Happy Anniversary to us!!!

ok i'm done bragging... :) hope you all have great weekends too!!!

random facts!!

2008-04-03T17:04:00.002-06:00

OK Jessica tagged me and so i have to think of 7 random or weird facts about me!

1. I started dating another guy a week after meeting Chris cuz he didn't want a relationship at the time...
2. My house is incredibly organized... I cannot handle junk drawers... even coen's toys are organized!!
3. I hate feet... (except coens!!) and i really hate shoes...
4. I'm terrified of Clowns!! EEK
5. I'm fairly certain that i'm addicted to diet dr pepper...
6. I type "HAHA" and "..." WAY TOO MUCH!!
7. blogging makes me miss my friends so much... i hate it... ugh...

Here are 7 random facts about Chris
1. HE HATES HIS JOB!!
2. He can go camping completely alone and be perfectly entertained...
3. He watches movies on his ipod while fishing?!?!
4. He used to primp more than i did!!
5. He's a Seahawks fan... and loves football...
6. Emo people drive him insane... as do bad drivers...
7. He's an only child, but has a gigantic extended family...

Here are 7 random facts about Coen!
1. He loves flip flops...
2. the first color that he learned and remembered was PINK!! second was YELLOW!!
3. He hates being dirty...
4. He's almost 3 and he takes a standing up shower and is 90% potty trained!!
5. He refuses to eat meat... except for ravioli and swedish meatballs??
6. he refuses to dip any food... no ketchup, no ranch, no extra sauces period!!
7. he only cuddles when he's sick or tired...

The 7 people I tag are Morgan, Melinda, Jillian, Laura, Shyanne, Lacy, and Bridget!

The tag is to write 7 random facts about me!!
The rules are:
1. Link to the person who tagged you
2. Post the rules here
3. Share 7 random or weird facts about yourself
4. Tag 7 random people at the end of the post, linking to them
5. Leave a comment on their blog so that they know they’ve been tagged

K I'M NOT OK WITH THIS SITUATION!!

2008-03-31T08:50:00.002-06:00

I'm never happy when I wake up to this!! Granted I know it's Utah... and it's still March... BUT!! It's officially Spring... aka sun shine, warm weather, breaking out the capris and flip flops... i'm ok with rain... but not this!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

2008-03-23T16:04:00.004-06:00

Ok Coen's napping after a long morning... so i'll blog :) Here are some pictures from our day... and the scavenger hunt idea rocked! he loved it... :) we went to my mom's after we were done here and he had another hunt... my dad and 2 younger brothers, jason and jacob, were there as well... it was a great day...

EASTER DILEMMA!!

2008-03-22T21:46:00.002-06:00

Leave it to me to not START shopping for Easter til the afternoon before Easter... slacker I know!! But luckily we live right by the most amazing shopping plaza and I found a lot of treasures!! My idea this year since he's only 2 is no candy... My intention was to find little toys and cars to put in the jumbo eggs instead... and wow I found some amazing stuff!! bob the builder, mini tonka trucks, and a few other fun toys for him... THEY FREAKING DON'T FIT!!! AND IT'S 10 PM THE NIGHT BEFORE EASTER...

luckily I'm a quick thinker (on rare occasions)!! SCAVENGER HUNT 2 YEAR OLD STYLE... I put slips of paper in the eggs saying something like "I go woof woof... look behind the TV"... I have to pat myself on the back... I love this idea!! and it was quite easy to find places for everything within his line of sight but not just out in the open... one place is in the box of tissues!! hahaha I'm really hoping he likes my idea as much as I do!!

anyway... HAPPY EASTER!! hope to hear fun stories from you guys about your holiday weekend!! :)
Love the Ladd's!!

What does your past say about you... :) fun post...

2008-03-20T14:55:00.002-06:00

What T.V Show did you want to be in when you were little? Honestly i was such a tom boy... it would've been like teenage mutant ninja turtles... hahaha Which character or star? for sure i would've been the reporter chic!! haha

Most embarrassing moment your friends will never let die? oh my... i haven't told this story for YEARS... but in grade school i was always playing tackle football with the guys... and well i went to tackle Jordan and ended up totally pants-ing him! EEK... i took off running to the bathroom and literally locked myself in there til the teachers kicked me out! i was mortified!

Your proudest moment or accomplishment? this is a long one... but finally growing up... ditching bad habits, bad friends... really making something of myself... who would've thought that only 6 years out of high school i would be a mother, wife, and making the money i do... i'm not cocky about it, but i'm really proud of myself! i've come a long way!!

What adult did you have a crush on when you were little? hahaha i can't say!! i could've last week... but now his daughter is on my page!!! hahaha ok ok i'll just say it... Layne Johnson... yes Jillian... i had a crush on your dad... hahaha now i'm blushing... (how did this blog get so embarrassing!! haha)

What habit or personality trait do you have of your mother or father that you swore you would never do? AH! i hate it... but i'm a yeller... which i get from both of my parents... i always swore that i'd NEVER yell... ugh... i'm working on it!

What did you want to change your name to when you were little? oddly enough... Samantha... i read the American Girl series as a kid... and i adored Samantha...

Who was your first kiss? Kendal Allan... hahaha i was in like 2nd grade... ran across the gym, kissed him on the cheek and ran away... haha if that doesn't count... then it would be Todd White when i was 12...

What are 3 adjectives that someone from high school or middle school would use to describe you? oh goodness... depends on how much they know!! haha i'd say... trouble, party girl, bad influence, dancer... if they knew the rest of me they'd know things like... book worm, day dreamer, math geek hahaha...

What hairstyle, clothes, or other accessories did you rock back in the day when it was cool?
i've rocked a perm, those belt loop things that went on your shirt, banana clips of EVERY COLOR, flannel shirts in middle school, leggins with the elastic strap, neon clothes, Doc Martens... but then again... i lived in the middle of NO WHERE so every thing that was in at our high school was about a year behind the rest of the world!!

What job did those long and annoying surveys in school say you would be good at? always said i'd be a social worker... hahahaha which i'd love to do now...

What made you laugh harder than you have ever laughed before? remembering the old times... with Mel or Amanda or Felicia or Drill team... there have been some insanely funny times...

Favorite memories of hanging out with your best friends? gosh so many... dragging main with Jen, hanging out in the Cafe with Amanda and Bryce, making up adventures with Lori, playing with Jillian and Meagan at Jillians house, slip and slide with Emilee and Kendal, hanging out in Richfield with Felicia and Casey, the college parties with the Branbury crew, spending day in and day out with Melanie and her family, the parties at the house with Kenna and Dolls, Hansens, the FireStation, Los Hermanos, man... this makes me sad... k i'm stopping... haha i could go on and on, but it just makes me miss the people from my past...

What's the most trouble you have ever gotten in with your parents? hahaha goodness... well i was grounded for like 2 months once... but i still got away with everything... i was a rebelious teen!! TO SAY THE LEAST!

What was your 5 year plan when you had to write it out in high school? have fun and find a good job... that was basically it... i didn't ever really plan on going to college cuz i knew i was too broke to pay for it...

And last but not least...What is your 5 year plan now? i swear it changes constantly!! hahaha but in the next 5 years, i'd like to get debt free, look for or buy a house, have another baby, help chris thru school, gosh by then coen will be in school so i guess add find a good school for him!! EEK...

I tag... Jillian, Jerrica, Jessica, and Robyn!!

wahoo... tagged!!

2008-03-14T09:49:00.003-06:00

Grown Up Tag
RULES OF THE GAME:
1) Each player answers the following questions
2) After answering all the questions, the player tags 4 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves a comment letting them know they are tagged!

10 years ago I was:
I was 14... and a hellion!!! no joke... i got into WAY more trouble than i EVER should've been allowed to... but live and learn... also... 10 years ago... chris was just turning 22... hahaha

5 things on my list to do today:
1) work...
2) put away clean laundry...
3) STAY CALM... work stresses me out more than it should...
4) pick up coen and maybe dye mel's hair...
5) watch Black Snake Moan with my dear hubby... :)

Things I would do if I became a Billionaire:
1) Pay off everything!
2) Pay off all of my parents and chris's parents debt!
3) Build a beautiful home with all the extra's chris and i just dream about haha
4) Buy a travel tailors, boats, seadoo, better truck for chris
5) put away enough money for our retirement and coen's college (and our other kids if we have more haha)...
6) Own a coffee shop!
7) travel the world and teach coen about other cultures
8) build a vacation home in Greece...
9) INVEST LOTS!!!!
10) Buy my mom a house that is handicap accessible and pay Jacob's aide the money she deserves...

3 bad habits:
1) getting overwhelmed, stress, and having anxiety... i'm a worry wart!!
2) Over cleaning!!
3) Bottling up emotions...

5 places I've lived:
1) Marysvale - Carly
2) Provo - Carly
3) SLC - Both
4) Tennessee - Carly
5) Washington - Chris

Something most people don't know about me:
I have an a million pet peeves!! hahaha body hair, messy kids, dirty houses or cars, body image, bad drivers, annoying customers, angry idiots, getting the bottoms of my pants wet, wet floors... seriously the list could go on and on... some of these chris shares with me as well... hahaha

5 jobs I've had:
1) Overstock.com - carly
2) Weider Nutrition - carly
3) Myler Law office - carly
4) Cybersource - chris
5) Fidelity Investments - chris

4 people i tag
1) Melanie
2) Vanessa
3) Christy
4) Morgan

Feeding the birds...

2008-03-11T13:40:00.003-06:00

I love our new place!!! so very very much!! and this weekend we found another reason to love it!! there is a creek within walking distance from our house and about 50 (no joke!!) ducks and geese live there... so coen and i went for a walk and fed them "lunch." haha That's what coen said we were doing... i mean we went at lunch time... here are a few pics!!

don't mind the mis-matched clothes... hahaha we're potty training and this was our first outting in "big boy underwear" so we didn't want to get something he loves messy... he gets a bit emotional when he has an accident... but we're only 6 days into no more pull ups... so it's still very new... he's doing great!!

My mom's surgery... updated

2008-03-04T16:31:00.002-07:00

K So for those who don't know... my mom had back surgery last thursday... it went longer than expected, had to do more work than expected and she was in more pain than expected... scared the hell out of me cuz I've heard horror stories about this surgery!!! but finally she's home!!!! WAHOO!! she's a trooper... haha

3/6/08
my mom's been in a TON of pain... like 8 out of 10!! she's on tons of pain pills too... ugh... might be headed back to the hospital... :(

Wow has life changed...

2008-03-03T10:58:00.002-07:00

This has been weighing on my mind quite a bit lately... I'm in awe how much life has changed... My life has always been insanely dramatic and I'm constantly being thrown curve balls... But right now I'm at peace... I finally feel like my life is coming together... My relationship with Chris has never been this good... We have our own place that is just amazing... We're finally settling into our life together... Sure it took us damn near a year!!! our 1st anniversary is next month... But still... we obviously had to go thru all of this to finally realize how great things could be... makes me so much more grateful for my patience in the situation and for just having chris... Some days I don't feel like i tell him enough how grateful, appreciative, and lucky i am to have him... Not like i look at him as the person who saved me from a life of being a single mom... but more so for filing in the void that was in my life... i have a best friend, companion, and father for my son... all of which are amazing and all of which are things i never felt i deserved to have... I'm also ridding my life of all of the trash... bad influences, bad friends, bad habits... everything... I'm getting my body back in shape so i don't feel so crumby about myself, I'm even ridding myself of some of the bad memories... seriously what's the point in holding onto bad things!! I'm working thru some emotional issues too... things i never though i'd let go of! I've made some amazing friends thru the years and i love that they've stuck by me and my drama!! you know you've got great friends when they're still with you after the bad times end!!! I finally feel like a whole person... or at least like i'm working towards this whole person who is the Carly to be... I used to read other people's blogs and was extremely jealous of their happy life and their life experiances... but now i'm not jealous... I have the most beautiful son ever who i adore and who adores me... and I have the most amazing Husband i could have asked for... now that we actually talk about stuff, we realize we have more and more in common... hahaha odd how that happens... anyway... wahoo for me... haha
FYI... housewarming party is tentatively the 2nd weekend of this month!! this may change...

EVIL CREATURES!!!!! and a recap of yesterday...

2008-03-01T09:11:00.004-07:00

I'VE FOUND THE ABSOLUTE MOST EVIL CREATURE ON THE PLANET!!! NO JOKE!!

BOX ELDER BUGS OF DOOM!!!!!

did you know the only way to get rid of them is to get rid of all box elder trees...? and that most pesticides won't work on them...? and that they live in window wells, walls, and dark corners...? AND THAT THEY CAN'T BE TOTALLY ERADICATED!!!!! nope... only by removal of the trees... and even then you have to wait for them to come out of your walls so you can VACUUM THEM UP! insanity!!!!! If anyone has a backhoe and some steathy black clothes... i'd like help in removing all of the trees around here... you must be quick though... considering i live in an apartment complex... don't want management to catch us... any takers??

ok and now some good and bad news totally unrelated...

my mom's surgery was 2 hours longer than it was supposed to be, they had to do twice as much work as they thought they would, and she took longer to wake up then she should've... BUT SHE WAS UP AND WALKING THE NEXT DAY!!!!! HOLY COW! I was shocked when we went to visit yesterday... i had horrid images of my mom being on total bed rest immobilized for the next 6 months... nope... she's a trooper... higher than a kite on pain meds but a trooper none the less...

yesterday was Carlos's last day at work... going on a mission... i'm quite sad... we've known he was leaving for months... but yesterday kinda snuck up on us... or maybe we were just in denial about him leaving... either way me and vanessa aren't exactly thrilled that we won't see him :( or play pranks on him :( or stamp his forehead with the red stamp :( sad sad day at work...

Yesterday was also Coen's last day at school :( he's going to my friend Mel's house for the next few months til we can find a school closer to our new house and til we've saved up some money for it... i was really sad about him leaving... some of his teachers really love him... one even gave him presents and gave me her phone number and offered to be our on call baby sitter... she was CRYING!! along with 2 other teachers... I can't believe my son had this impact on these women...

Danielle, Terecea, and Nicole are the strongest people i know...

2008-02-26T08:54:00.004-07:00

Yesterday my husband, son and I drove down to Circleville for the funeral of Dan Westwood... For me it was a huge shock as I just found out that he had cancer 2 months ago... I have a bad habit of only going back home for funerals and weddings... both rather emotional... I loath this habit!! but honestly i rarely have a better reason to go down there... Going to this funeral and getting to listen to Danielle and Nicole talk about their dad brought back so many memories... dance competitions, basketball games, drama events... so many things that he was ALWAYS at!! He was Danielle's biggest fan... I was always rather jealous haha... Getting to show off my husband and son really made me realize the amazing relationships that I had down there... Of course none of these people still live there, they've also moved away and moved on... it's just weird and hard... Danielle had a pivitol role in my life and actually in me getting off of drugs and cleaning up my life so I could focus on dancing... She and I were in 2 completely different groups of friends... but that never really mattered... She was one of the few people that your social class or standing didn't matter... she was literally friends with everyone... Her mother... now she's an amazingly strong woman... She and I butted heads ENORMOUSLY when i was a cheerleader... I was always the troublemaker and always the one breaking the rules... She was such a motherly figure to me though... even though i hated listening to her and hated her rules, i also hated letting her down... The look on her face when she met my son and my husband melted me... she was actually proud of me! It was amazing... hahahahaa Nicole was a lot older than us growing up... Now the age gap doesn't seem so large... but when i was in grade school, she was the one person i ALWAYS wanted to be like... She was the Dairy Princess (which is a pagent hahaha... sounds odd i know...) she would come to all the elementary schools and talk to us about all sorts of things and i just remember how beautiful she was and how likable she was... She was also Danielle's big sister... a privelage i never had... i have all brothers... and that made Danielle even "cooler" in my eyes... as a 3rd grader... I also got to see some people i graduated with... Wyatt didn't even recognize me... and actually started a conversation! which if you know him, he's not always big on talking... hahaha at least in high school... he did always manage to throw out a smart ass comment to a teacher though... and Stefanie (Dalton, not sure what her married name is...) Gosh she was in awe that I had a son and a hubby... hahaha i guess lots of people are shocked that i finally grew up and started acting like an adult... Chet and his wife came up to me as well... got to chat with them for a bit... I'd never met her... she's adorable... I even got to meet Brittney and Robyn's kids!! gosh i wanted to steal both of them!!! of course i took my camera... and of course i completely spaced taking pictures... pics at a funeral aren't quite appropriate, but i went to their parents house for a while as well... wish i would've gotten some of the kids!! hahaha

hahaha I don't really know where i'm going with this post, but going home made me realize how much i'm missing out on by avoiding going back home...

ok and new goal... no more crying at work... hahahaha (sorry for the emotional blog...)

New House

2008-02-23T18:39:00.003-07:00

ok i've finally gotten our house semi-put-together... there's still plenty to be finished haha but here's a tad of what i've gotten done so far :)

hubby's sleeping... i'm bored...

2008-02-17T22:05:00.001-07:00

ok chris passed out... so i've posted a TON of new pics on my picasa web album... please check them out :)

I DARED ENTER THE DOORS OF HEAVEN.... HAHAHA

2008-02-17T20:36:00.007-07:00

ok i have another post... haha this one is for Vanessa...

WE WENT TO IKEA!! HAHAHA

here's what we got...

~a canister for my kitchen utensils!! it's brushed silver...

~hooks to put in our hallway in our bedroom for purses and belts!!
~everyone needs a front door mat... not everyone pays only $.90!! haha

~and we didn't get this cuz chris doesn't want to damage the ceiling... but my heavens i want this rack in our kitchen so badly!!!
~i also got wine glass racks but i can't find them on Ikea's website hahaha

~we went to Target and got this for Coen's room... before we moved we got him a lantern for his room so he has a light at night... this is to hang it up on!!

moving weekend...

2008-02-17T20:10:00.002-07:00

first off let me say that it's amazing that we have our new place... i love it... having said that... my heavens my whole body hurts like hell!! hahahaha... and i miss my baby :( Coen's been at my mom's house since thursday!!! i saw him for a little bit on saturday while we were filing our taxes and that's it... i'm going crazy!! haha but we've been so busy that time is flying... we have most of the big stuff situated and i took most of the day and got the kitchen done while chris hooked up electronics and sorted coen's toys... haha we got to sleep in our own bed, in our own room, in our own apartment last night... it was great!! i've missed this pillow top!! hahahaha luckily both of us have tomorrow off too... i'm going to use tomorrow to finish the kitchen, do the bathrooms, finish coen's room, and do laundry... i'm hoping to get new pictures on here soon!!! and since we have our computer that will be even easier!!! hahaha

anyway... back to unpacking i go... just wanted to post an update...

PS... THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH TO Vanessa, Anna, Steve, Mark, Joey, Bev & Ted for helping us get our crap here!!! hahaha we would've died without the help!!

Happy Valentines Day!!

2008-02-14T13:01:00.002-07:00

chris and i have decided to not give each other gifts this year until after we move... and then we might get some fun stuff for the house or something... we really just want to make sure we have enough money for the move, and rent, and buying food for the house... but he's been spoiling me all freaking week!! hahaha i came home to a box of chocolates on my pillow one day, then next day i came home to a cute card and a stuffed animal frog (my fav!!), and last night he got me a cute paper weight heart to take to work that says "Love is a moment that lasts forever." i love it... haha i love him so much... and i got 2 new burned cd's from my pal Vanessa... i love them!!! just a random mix of stuff she knows i like... we listen to random music... so i'm just jamming out at work... hahaha
tonight i believe the plan is dinner and a movie... we're going to the same restaurant as last year (which was basically the turning point in our relationship...) Johnney Carino's and then we're going to see Fool's Gold... i got to pick the movie!! hahaha if we're not dead tired after that we're going to go to a bar/club called Area51... it's one of our favorite places to hang out and have a few drinks... tonight they're having a party, 80's Prom theme!!! hahaha i haven't had time to find a dress to wear to be in costume, but we might show up anyway to check it out haha
Anyway i hope you all have a great time with your significant others... :)
Carly...

WE GOT THE APARTMENT!!

2008-02-09T18:00:00.000-07:00

FINALLY!! WE GOT APPROVED FOR THE APARTMENT TODAY!! WE MOVE IN ON FRIDAY!!
Best Valentines day present ever!! haha i'm so excited... it's nearly perfect too!! it's HUGE too! 1200 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with a gigantic laundry room and a big patio... i'm thinking of putting a garden out there this spring!! sounds like a lot of fun and a nice hobby for me!! wahoo...
this move is most definately the most gratifying so far... we're on top of our finances, and we're more grateful for getting this apartment.. i'm so happy... wahoo... and this move will be SOO much easier than before... everything is in a storage unit... just getting a big Uhaul and loading it up all at once and HOPEFULLY taking just 1 trip!!
i'll post pictures after we've moved in!!

hummdy dumbdy dumb...

2008-02-05T09:58:00.000-07:00

so it's been brought to my attention that i don't blog enough... well i've been thinking aobut how i wanted to go about this... wanted to start at the beginning of being a mom... yeah that would take WAY too long... and honestly that would be rather boring as most people have heard those stories before... plus i just don't have the time to do that... then i thought i'd start at the time that chris and i started dating... mmm... yeah i don't like that idea either... so here i am... i'm going from today!! hahaha rather grand idea if you ask me... so here's bit of a life update...
~first off we're still living with Chris's Aunt and Uncle... it's been great for getting out of debt and having help with Coen and all of that... but the time has come to be adults again and get our own place... chris has 5 days off the weekend of Valentine's Day so it kinda makes sense to move then... well there's one mondo glitch!! NO PLACE TO MOVE IN TO!!! EEK! yeah that's kind of important... we've put in a few applications and looked at TONS of places... no luck... the person right before us gets it every time either that or the place just wouldn't work for us... our old condo was 1200 square feet and 3 bedrooms... yeah we filled the place too!! (lots of crap!! and workout equipment and 2 computers...) and now we're downgrading to a 2 bedroom... in an attempt to save money... DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND A DECENT PLACE IN A DECENT AREA FOR A DECENT PRICE!!! not pleasant! i'm quite sick of it actually... but chris found a place yesterday and went to see it. loves it! so he's putting a deposit down on it tonight in hopes of them holding it for us so we actually have a place to move into!! phew...
~coen has MASTERED the terrible 2's... i swear that child is trying to drive me insane!! haha i know part of it is living with other people and the commute (he suddenly isn't the best in the car... but my commute is pretty long... over an hour each way) and there's a boy in his school that drives him absolutely insane... so there are "reasons" for his attitude... but we're getting on top of it and we've found that just saying "Coen use your words, don't scream" really gets thru to him... i felt retarded saying it at first, but i'm seeing great results!! he's so smart.. knows most colors, can count to 10 and knows 1-5 on his fingers... he knows the first half of the alphabet and even knows the whole song, at least the tune and the first half of the letters...
~i've got tendonitis in both wrists and chris has it in his elbow... we're just a banged up team... haha if one of us is having a light pain day, the other is dying... hahaha it's miserable... he got a cortosone shot (well a second one) today, and he says it hurts like hell... that pretty much talked me out of getting it!! EEK... but i'm hoping to get surgery on at least my right wrist in March... we'll see what my dr says...
~chris and i are finally coming out of our shells... and i say finally cuz we kinda buried our TRUE selves right after getting married last year (can you believe we're coming up on our anniversary!!!) and now we've made a deal to get back to our real selves and see what happens... so far it's brought us closer together than we've ever been!! we even found something that we both LOVE doing together... SHOPPING FOR ME!! HAHAHAHA and i hate shopping! but i love going shopping for new clothes with him... he's all about me getting all dressed up hahaha... he's even gotten me to wear a dress and a skirt!! and if any of you know me, that NEVER happens! i hate them! but i love these...
ok this is getting rather long... so i'll stop for now... :) more to come i promise... haha oh and there will be more pics up on my picasso album once we move and i have access to my photo's again!!!
love Carly & family... :)

August 11, 2007

2008-01-22T10:57:00.001-07:00

I've decided it's time to just start it... haha

2008-01-22T10:35:00.001-07:00

ok so i've been FIGHTING starting up another website... i'm already on cafemom, facebook, myspace eek! haha but this way other people can see our lives too... family and friends and such... so this is going to be slow starting but i'll get on it as i can haha... we are in a "transitional time" right now and will be moving again soon... into our OWN place again! it will be amazing!! i'm quite excited... more to come... i have millions of pictures to share but with our computer in a storage unit... there will be a while before lots of pics are put up... i have some at work though so i'll start posting away :)