I love love love interior decorating and I came across this beautiful Blog. Check it out! click on THIS. Plus she is having a giveaway! Woot Woot!!!

Check out my hat I just made! I am pretty dang proud of myself! If you look close, it's not perfect, but thank goodness you can't tell from far away! I love the bright green stitching on the black fabric. and the lining is a way cute green, grey and black stripped fabric. I am a total hat girl. I have way too many. Landon's brother said this to me last weekend: "I don't think I have ever seen you wear the same hat twice." ha ha I'm sure that's probably true. See? I told you I was going to start sewing! I forgot how much I love it. I am still working on the quilt I'm doing that i posted on the last post. There is the cutest fabric store in Bountiful. i go there maybe 3-4 times a week. I'm sure the workers are sick of me, but I just can't help myself.

Pictures of camping coming soon. I'll post when I feel like it. Am I the only one who thinks uploading lots of pics, then uploading them on a blog is a REAL BIG PAIN IN THE YOU-KNOW-WHAT????

Hope everyone had a great 4Th of July!!!

(the dark 2 squares look extra dark in this picture, you can't tell but they aren't that dark and they have tiny pink polka dots)
I started my first quilt! I am so dang excited I can't stand it. I got all the squares sewn together. its a queen size. now all i need to add is the border, and make the back then put the batting in the middle. I am going to take it to a quilter and have it quilted so it looks professional. I heard if it's your first quilt you should tie it (you know, the little nots of yarn where the corners of the squares meet) because that's easier and obviously cheaper. I just thought it was to dang cute to tie! I am going camping all weekend and I am so sad i can't work on it. I am so impatient with every thing i do. I always want things done NOW, so maybe this will teach me patience, because I sure do need it! I will post a picture of the finished product when its all done

(bad pics courtesy of my iPhone, but i don't care)

My new (and first) pair of waders! and I got the boots to go with

them but they are too hard to get on and a pain for just a quick picture. I got the smallest size, but they still drown me. The waders are to go with this......

So my dad came home last Saturday, and he said I bought you and Landon something. So I followed him outside and my sweet daddy bought Landon and I our very own fishing float tube thingy! (don't know the exact name..) I was so excited and had to blow mine up and test it out immediately. thank goodness we had something to test it out in! My dad and brother each have their own boat, and now me and land each have or own! We are so excited!

My sweet little grandmas funeral was this week. she died almost a month ago, but we had to wait for my uncle to get back from Africa to have the funeral. rude huh? What was he doing in Africa that was more important then his own mothers funeral? beets me. Don't even get me started on this subject. I would drop ANYTHING, and I do mean ANYTHING to be there asap for my mom. It was a sad day, but happy ( well, just a tiny bit) at the same time because she isn't suffering anymore.

My Daddy and I at the funeral

This was a scrapbook page I did a long time ago. My favorite picture is the one that's a circle in the middle. She is just the cutest! She looks so innocent.

A family pic is very rare for us. So I'm glad that I got this one.

This is my cousin Jeff. He is the only one my age that's on my moms side. we are like brother and sister, We were very close. He is pretty dang good looking and he is single laddies!!!!! a return missionary and he is going to be a doctor!( ha he would be so embarrassed. good thing he wont read this!!!)

Then here is my Land. he is so dang supportive. I know he had to be bored and not very excited to meet my crazy extended family. But He was there for the whole thing, went out to dinner with my family sun, mon and tues. What a trooper. He is the best.

Love you Grandma!

(I took a pic of this oil painting. I don't know if this picture shows all the fine detail. She wrote the whole Humpty Dumpty rhyme upside down in perfect handwriting.)

My dear sweet Grandma died last Friday in her sleep. (my mom's mom) She had been suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia for a long time. Its so sad, but it is so much better that she went back up to Heavenly Father, Grandpa, and my two aunts. oh, and don't forget her dog Nik. We were surprised that she lived this long. we jokingly called her the energizer bunny because she kept on going and going! I loved her so much. I was lucky enough to have her live just 3 blocks up my street before she went into a home. My favorite memories of her are that she taught me how to sew and she was an AMAZING artist. She did that oil painting above. can you believe that? it's a painting of her and her two oldest kids. I guess that's where I get my artistic ability from! she would do little painting projects in her nursing home and her paintings were still phenomenal. She never lost that talent. She taught me how to sew when i was 4. I loved making doll clothes with her for my barbies and American Girl dolls. I sewed up until my sophomore year, then got out of it. But this last month, I have wanted to start sewing. I want to pick it back up so badly again! then when my grandma died, I wanted to so even more! So I am so going to get started!

(This picture of a picture was taken 5 years ago. and I would not wear that hat, glasses or tie out of the house. I was just being silly.)
I love you so much. Your such a wonderful lady and you have taught me so much. I couldn't of asked for a better Grandma. Ill miss you!

ha ha I just thought of this. so she has Alzheimer's right? One Christmas morning we were opening present. This was when ZCMI turned into Meyer and Frank (now it's Macy's). Her gift box said " Meyer & Frank" on it and she said, "Frank? who's Frank? I don't know a Frank. I will have to make sure that I send him a thank you card." And she was DEAD serious! My Family got a good laugh out of that one all morning!

Traded in my TSX for this. OK I'm lying. But I wish! How awesome is this car??

Lake Mead

( Lets see if I can hurry and do this post on my lunch break!)

May 6 thru the 9 Land and I packed up and headed down to Lake mead. I have never been there before so I was so excited! Especially to go to 80 degree weather. (at home it was in the 50's!) It was Landon's cousins wife's birthday so I guess it is a tradition for them to go there every year. (I didn't get any pictures of anyone else. woops...)

Me, loving the warm weather (but not the dang wind!). anywhere there is palm trees, I am happy! (wait, there were no palm trees by the lake, just in the town on the way there.)

Land showing off my parents little camper. that thing is 17 years old and it is in mint condition. Better then sleeping in a tent! Land better be grateful he got his favorite gourmet breakfasts every morning! He looks sweaty and greasy but its just sun screen. He burns so easily, me on the other hand, not so much. He didn't burn at all. His mom was so proud of me that I kept sun screen on him the whole time! I was like a psycho over protective mom chasing a little kid with sun screen!

Love this little chunk. It's land's cousin Andy's little boy Drew. I just want to squish those cheeks and those rolls!

Thought this was a cool pic. Me and Land love to fish.

when it got dark we noticed all thees tiny bats flying over us and swooping down close to our heads. it was freaky. so we decided to stop! it one landed on me I would seriously die

Ya I am aware that I look asian with no make up on!! ha ha
It was a blast but so sad to come home!

Lookey what I found!!!! Pretzel M&M's!!!!! Peanut M&M's and peanut butter M&M's are my favorite candy and I love chocolate covered pretzels. So thees new pretzel M&M's are soooo good! they are both sweet and salty. So you should give them a try.

lake mead post coming soon, whenever I get time. (I never ever have time lately!) right now I should be driving to Landon's softball game in Kaysville, but instead I am posting something about M&M's... ha ha ha I better hurry before he hits a home run and I'm not there!

Going to this beautiful place tomorrow morning for some MUCH needed R&R. Lake Mead is supposed to be in the 80- 90's, a nice change for how cold SLC has been. All I want is a tan. That's all. oh, and to catch a bunch of fish, and to have fun! so.... cya!

(please don't see snakes... please don't see snakes... please don't see snakes...)

I am so obsessed with mirrored furniture! I think is is absolutely beautiful! when I get my own house, I will definitely have furniture like this in my bedroom! (and evry where else!) Check out this cool website here. It's not very "manly" but Landon better put up with it! Thank goodness he says all the decorating is up to ME!

Just Purchased thees

springtime = new shoes (but so does summer, fall & winter:))

First off, thees dang pictures are so out of order. Don't know how to fix it, drives me nuts! Any way, Landon and I went to St. George for the weekend. It was so much fun to get away. I thought it was going to be warmer, but it was windy and a little chilly. But it snowed in Bountiful that weekend, so I guess I can't complain. We did a TON of golfing. Landon got me clubs for my birthday last year. We have gone every weekend for the last two months. I'm not quite as good as Land, but I will kick his butt one day! ( ha, in my dreams! he has been golfing since he was 7, and me, um like 7 months! But I am getting pretty dang good though, so he better watch out)
Hitting a bucket before we played
(gotta love shirts that look like maternity clothes! NOT!)
Landon's best bud Brady and his girlfriend Ashley came down too. It was Ashley's first time golfing EVER and she kicked some major butt too.

Oh land is so nice to hold our purses for picture time! ha ha

This is Andy and Misty. Andy is Landon's cousin. we stay at there house when we come down. They are the nicest people ever. Thanks for always letting us come stay! We always go to the Olive Garden when we go down there. cuz it is Delish! soup, salad and a diet coke is my very favorite!

(don't mind my messed up face. apparently I can't get my eye brows waxed anymore because I now (never happened to me before! but thees last 2 months) get an allergic reaction. Plus, I'm breaking out all over like a 14 year old. how lovely)

This is Land's Easter basket. I got him a Cabelas and Jamba Juice certificate and some shorts and T-shirts and a ton of candy.

we did our baskets on Friday night because He got me some golf stuff and a private golf lesson (and NO candy. (which is good) he knows just what i like!) We did our baskets then because he wanted me to use my new stuff for when we went golfing. I guess when your older you don't really care to get your stuff early. (except for Christmas!) If I was little, I would be sad if I didn't get anything on Easter day.

We did a ton of shopping, lounging and golfing. and spent waaayyyy too much money! There is a smoothie place there called The orange Peel. I am obsessed. I went there every day! we need one here closer! I don't mind the drive to St. George or Las Vegas, but the worst part coming home is nephi to Lehi. Horrible Horrible Horrible. It seems like it goes on F_O_R_E_V_E_R!!!! I'm flying next time!
Oh then the night I get home it snows 5 inches!!!! good thing its starting to melt! I am sooo ready for warm weather!

yay! I finally have stuff to post! but not now, sorry. I just don't feel like it! Later, I promise. Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

So... January and February are just sucky sucky months. At the Ortho office I only work Mon - Thurs. But I have been doing that for over 6 years now and having Fridays off gets a little boring (call me crazy, 3 day weekends are getting old to me). My aunt Paula opened up Fire house car wash in Bountiful ( it was the old Bischoff's on 5th south). So I decided to work there as cashier on Fridays and Saturdays. (then in the summer when there is actually fun stuff to do, i will just work on Fridays). I love it. it is such a fun place to work. at the ortho office I am by myself all day stuck in a lab. I love it and couldn't ask for a better place to work, but I get lonely!!! I took the car wash job to have human interaction! (but then you get those annoying customers and I think 'what am I thinking??') It is such an amazing car wash. seriously, this place is awesome. Plus I get to keep my car spic and span, plus a little extra money is nice too.

So come in and get your car clean!!!!

life is so boring lately. I can't wait for warm weather to go out side and play.
I wish I had a cruise to look farward to like I do every year, but this year I have NADA!! So, Jan and Feb, please go by super fast!!! Im begging you!!!!