HAPPY 94th BIRTHDAY GRANDMA !!

Mark and I traveled down to Good ole' Sanpete Valley, for this years Memorial Day festivities and for Grandma O's Birthday!! She is now 94 years old!.. She is still full of it!!.. She has a Memorial Day party and Christmas party every year and then a Thanksgiving party every other year. For these party's she cooks for close to 90 people!...She is so much fun to sit and talk with! She has some really fun stories and knows a lot!... She is still fully with it!.. She drives everywhere. She bought herself a brand new Toyota Avalon a couple years ago, its all leather with a sunroof its NICE!!.. She even drives herself down to St. George for the winter, so she can stay in her condo in the warm weather!.. She also has to go to St. George for the winter so she can keep golfing.. YES, she still golfs!.. Only a few short years ago.. (I think she was 89)... she got a Hole in One!! She is an amazing lady and I love her dearly! I am pretty sure Mark almost gave her a heart attack this afternoon!.. He saw a plate of Jalepenos on the table ... SIDE NOTE: Let me add that Grandma had put a sign on the plate of jalepeno's that said "HOT Jalepeno's".. so she was already worried about someone eating one and not knowing they were HOT!! So with that said... Mark looks right at Grandma and says "Oh these look like such delicious pickles.".. Grandma Starts waving her arms at Mark and almost jumping up in the air... OH NO MARK, OH NO MARK.. THOSE ARE HOT..THOSE AREN'T PICKLES OH MARK NO.. Mark then busts up and says oh really!!!.. She later told us that she thought that they were Sliced Cucumbers when she bought them and when she ate one she couldn't breathe for the next half an hour!.. It was really funny!.. Grandma is so Great and we love her so much! We are glad she is still here so that we can talk with her and make good memories!.. Ever since my Grandpa B. died I have been trying to be better with taking pics and not acting like people are going to be around forever on this earth!!.. So her is a pic of Grandma O and Mark and I!! She's the sweetest!:) WE LOVE HER!

A Family of 66!!

So.. Our lives are not too exciting right now.. so... Since most of you have cool things to write about because you have all of those cute kidlets.. I will reflect on some of the good times I have had and tell you all about when Mark and I were Parents to 64 kidlet college students!.. It all started in the month of February 2006. Mark and I were pretty sure that we were going to get hitched!.. We saw a flyer up at the activities center at Snow College. We both had to fill out a applications, where we had to answer questions such as: If 2 roomates were having a fight what would you do??... and If someone came to you and told you their roomate was gay what would you do?? How this didn't scare us off right at first, I don't know! We still wanted the position! I'm Pretty sure we were in it all at first for the "FREE" rent ! It seemed to be too good to pass up.. Little did we know it was not really free rent! We went through a application/interview process where we had to dance in front of others and talk in front of everyone!!.. not sure how I got through that, but I somehow did! We got the job!! We were so excited.... Little did we know how much work it was going to be! We had to do kick outs, make sure that there were not members of the opposite sex in each others rooms after a certain time and a lot of other various things!.. It was a really great year! We were the Resident Assistants for a whole school year!.. We grew close to many of the Resident! It was a blast! I sometimes miss having a whole 30 girls upstairs (the other 30 or so were boys!) to talk to when I get bored! I am really glad that we had the opportunity to meet so many great people and make so many friends.. I miss them all!!.. I especially miss Mark and I's first home at Nuttall Hall!!! Just so none of you worry.. Mark and I had an apartment off to the back of the building we didnt actually live in a dorm! Well we did, but it had an attatched apartment! And for those of you who think we are crazy for doing it.. We would do it all again!!! Oh yeh and some residents really did call us Mom and Dad! It was a blast!

MY VERY FIRST TAG!! (thanks Ash!)

I've been tagged by Ashlie so here we go...THE RULES:Answer these 15 questions about yourself on your blog. List: 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

JOYS
1. Hanging out with my husband and family
2. Going shopping and buying things for others!
3. Playing with my cute nieces and nephews (oh how wild, fun and crazy!)

FEARS
1. Teaching my Sunday School Class (They are ages 14-16)
2. Not being able to have kids! (scares me to death)
3. Picking my nose and having my finger getting stuck up there!! (ha ha Mark told me to say that!)

GOALS
1. Getting my degree in the next few years!
2. Prioritize my time better and get more done!
3. To eventually have a family of my own!

CURRENT COLLECTIONS OR OBSESSIONS
1. Blogging!
2. Reading Books that help me better myself!
3. American Idol and The Office.

SURPRISING FACTS
1. I am trying to learn how to sew!
2. I am a Coupon shopper!
3. I love to go shopping at the DI.. The joys of other peoples junk!.. (ok so I sound like a total cheapo, coupon shopper and di.. ok maybe I am a little on the cheap side!- I LOVE saving money!)

Now I Tag everyone on my list.. Cause I think I only have 5 friends haha!!
Brooke, Ashlie, Krishelle, Camille, and Markell... Yep I think that is all of you!