I really shouldn't be in charge of this thing...

So I'm extremely bad at keeping this thing up to date... But I'm going to try harder!

As some of you may already know James and I are expecting!!! I'm due on March 31st! I'm kinda hoping to be early and have a St.Patrick's day baby. We are also waiting until the delivery to find out the sex of the baby. I just find it more exciting and a sense of catharsis after going through labor to hear those words after wards "IT'S A ....." So we are very excited for that. We are still in the process of converting our computer room into a nursery, but things are going slow. James is building us a BEAUTIFUL changing station cabinet. So I think we're going to wait to get that in first so we don't have a ton of furniture to move around. Since James is Mr.Fung Shui I'm sure we will be doing a lot of that.

Work has been very good lately. Usually around this time the shop gets really slow, but it's been thriving and staying busy really well. At least from my perspective it has been. So it's always good to have James busy at work, and to have his parents not worrying. Work for me has picked up a lot too. Holiday season means a lot of large parties coming in, and that means lots of money for me!!! I love it though, my job is always a lot of fun. And all my friends at work are quick to help me out anytime I need to sit down or have someone carry something for me.

Speaking of friends I couldn't be more thankful for the ones I have right now. They have all been so great to me and for me during my pregnancy. It's as if this child isn't just mine and James' but everyone of my friends' as well. I have my dear ones from out of state coming to visit just for the occasion, and all my boys at work Garrett, Danny, Nate, and Bobby are like surrogate fathers and husbands to me while I'm at work and take good care of me. And my girl friends have been so great with support and giving advice and just an ear to hear about all the stuff going on. I love them all!!

Family is doing VERY well. Mom and Jim just got home from New York, that was their christmas gift to each other. Mom has been battling her vertigo again, but for the most part she's been ok. Jim had a scary time a month ago with his gallbladder and liver. He had to get his gallbladder removed and it was pretty much dead inside his body and dissolved inside him when they went to remove it, and part of the necrosis had spread to his liver, and when they scrapped that off the liver something happened and the liver started leaking. So he was in the hospital for a week!! But it regenerated and self healed and he was much better!! He just can't eat reeses peanut butter cups for a while. All that is over and past now though and they are doing wonderfully!

Annika is dating a really nice guy named Adam... he's perfect for her. A gamer and very intellectual but makes great jokes and is very sweet. It's good to finally see her happy. You can tell her whole confidence is way up!
Alexis is busy running Lone Star, ever since she became General Manager it's EVEN HARDER sometimes to see her. Pretty much we have to go into the restaurant to see her. Which isn't bad since she discounts our food. Which is good when you aren't loaded with money, which James and I are not.... tee hee.

The little sisters are doing well!! Sasha is working with her mom at Jaylynn photography, and she's become a slumber party distributor. It's been very handy!!! She's about to move into a new apartment with one of her friends, and she seems to be moving into a very positive direction in her life.
Cheyenne is graduating high school early this January. I'm so proud of her! She's got so much going for her, I hope she follows it all the way through. She wants to open her own day care some day soon, so she's doing some kind of internship after she graduates, and that also means free day care for me once I have the baby!!!

I don't have any new pictures as of now... We keep forgetting to take it places with us. But with the holiday's and everything coming up I'm sure we will have lots more. So I will try and remember to post them soon. We just want everyone to know how much we love them, and we are so grateful to have you all in our lives. Have a very safe and happy holiday!!!

Our 24th of July weekend

So we had a nice 24th of July weekend. We went camping with James and his brother Mike and his family. Mike works the canyon patrol as a cop and reserved us an AMAZING spot in the Spruces for us. So we went up Thursday afternoon, and had a great time!! Then on the 24th we really didn't do much.... we helped my manager Kenzie move to Payson, then made dinner at home and watched movies. It was really nice to just relax together and have a night in. Sunday we went to Memory Grove and walked through the trails and just layed under a tree by the creek. It was so nice!!! I thought I'd share some of the pictures from camping though, only because I think my niece and nephew are super cute in most of them!!!!

GOOD NEWS!!!!

James and I are going to be home owners! We are so excited!! We got a cute 1200 sq ft house, for 137,000! It's move in ready, but needs just the right remodels. It's on Blair St, right next to Fitz Park. Or Duck Park to those who know it. We close at the end of the month.




This is the front, we want to make those two windows bigger so we get some nice light in the living room and the second bedroom.



We're going to paint the house and the door, and take off the ugly screen door.



This is the second room, we're going to have it be an office computer room, until someday becoming a nursery.



The doorway out of the second bedroom



Our tiny bathroom, but since James remodels bathrooms for a living room it'll be cake to make new and pretty



Master bedroom with his and hers closets



The doorway out of the master bedroom



The entry room living room. It's really big, and we want to knock out that wall to open it up into the kitchen.



Here's looking into the entry room from the kitchen



So excited for a mudroom!! We're going to re-tile, and James is going to build a cute cubbie thing to put shoes and coats and stuff.



Our kitchen. All the cabinets are original from the 1950's... James is going to remodel this first.





Looking into the kitchen from the family room




This is the family room, with a great fireplace!!!



This is the family room looking at the dinning area, with the kitchen on the right, sliding door goes out to the garage and back yard.


Our cute back yard with a Narnia lamp post!!

We'll keep everyone updated on when we move, and let you know when our house warming party will be.

what have we been up to???

So here we go, catching up.... again. We've been busy bee's together. A-Line is starting to pick up again, so they were able to hire back one of their guys, but only as part time, and only a few days a week.

Roadhouse as been very busy busy, I can't wait for mothers day!!! My dad Ron was able to get his hands on s ton of pearl necklaces for us to give away to the mothers who come in. I'm super excited about that!! We've been doing a lot of community charity work and a lot of caterings lately so I've kept busy with all that.

We went to the Britney spears concert!! And that woman knows how to put on a show! My friend Shawni was sitting really close to me, and Parker and Kennedy were like accross the arena from us. It was so good to see all of them! Here are a few picture from the show.








It was pretty much incredible. We love our Miss Brit. We also went to see the musical Wicked. It was so incredible!! The woman who played Galinda was amazing, she reminded me so much of my friend Maci! We got all dressed up to see it, and we had great seats. I absolutely adore doing things like that with James.

We are also BOTH doing Pride and Prejudice!! The show is coming together so well, it's funny cuz we play brother and sister! The show opens May 22, so I'm very excited for that. We have both worked really hard, and I'm stage managing the show as well so I've been having to take care of a lot of behind the scenes issues.

Friday is James' birthday, he'll be 24... It's so exciting. I love growing up with him. We're going to get a couples massage, then we'll go to the Melting Pot again, he just loved it there, then we're seeing Miss Saigon that night. I have wanted to see Miss Saigon for ages! I love this musical so much. It will be nice to make his birthday special, just as it was last year. But nothing will compare with last years....

Wedding video!!!

I finaly figured out how to get my wedding video on here!!! I love it, thanks to Johnny Orgill from Ortec design!!!

catching up again...

So here's what's going on in our lives right now. We've finaly been hit by this recession everyone is talking about. James' parents had to fire the other 2 guys that work with him at their cabinetry business. So now it's only James as their hard labor, and his mom does the painting and stuff, then his dad works with the clients and does the contracts. I's crazy, I'm just glad they didnt' have to dissolve the business and put James out of a job all together, even though with his spanish speaking he could get a job anywhere. As for me, I'm still helping with the Marketing of Texas Roadhouse, and serving. I've been making great money and starting to climb up that ladder at work. I'm auditioning for Pride and Prejudice on Thursday!! And then if I don't make that I'm auditioning for Guys and Dolls March 24th. I'm prtty excited it's been awhile since I've performed and I miss it incredibly!!!

We're saving up to buy a house!! I'm so excited I can't wiat to have my own place. Also we dont' want to be in an apartment of basement whenever we decide to start having kids, we want our own place. And James wants a little fixer upper so he can add his own elements to the house. We've got a bit saved up now and my grandma said she's help out with the down payment. So we hope to get a place before July so we can cash in on that tax rebate for being a first time homeowner.

Faith and Fiero are getting along much better. They can actualy lay in the same area without fighting now. And every now and then we'll catch them "kissing". Fiero descovered how comfortable the bed is! He's not alowed in the bedroom while we're sleeping because he hogs it and purrs too loud. So when we leave the bedrom in the day he runs in there to sprawl out in the bed. It's pretty cute actualy.

We didn't really do anything for Valentines, I honestly don't believe in it... I think it's a commercialized holiday that puts too much pressure on people who are in a relationship to prove how much they love the other, and for single people it just reminds them they are single. So we went to dinner with my ex-step dad and his girlfriend and celebrated his birthday. However James wanted to buy me a new outfit, while I was just going to buy some cotton leggins, he got me a shirt and jacket as well. He just loves buying outfits for me. I bought him tickets to see MIss Siagon for his birthday, which is one of my FAVORITE musicals of all time!! And we're also seeing Wicked in April along with Britney Spears, so we have a lot coming up to do!!!

That's about it for us, I know we're not vey exciting people....

19 reason's I love James.... ( I knew Amanda would pick me)

1. Where did you meet your husband?
At the Salt Lake Pizza Factory in Fat cats, it was love at first sight.

2. How long did you date before you got married?
On and off for 7 years.

3. How long have you been married?
4 months, 1 week and 3 days

4. What does he do that surprises you?
How well he really knows me. I've always known he knew me best, but it's like he reads my mind. Sometimes it's creepy. But it surprises me more and more the more I realize just how well he DOES know me.

5. What is your favorite feature of his?
His eyes when he smiles. He is so incredibly handsome :)

6. What is his best quality?
He's so down to earth, but crazy too. He's always organized, knows how to get things in order and get things done, but is the most playful and crazy person when he wants

7. What is his nickname for you?
He doesn't really have a nick name for me.....I have one for him, but I've ALWAYS said nick names just never stick with me.

8. What is his favorite food?
anything, but mostly mexican food

9. What is his favorite sport?
He's not a big sports watcher but he likes football watching with me

10. When and Where was your 1st kiss?
It was after we all went out with the cast of his play the Crucible, we were in Granite's parking lot, and it was raining. It was perfect and I was so up in the clouds I don't even remember driving home from there.

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
Make fun of other people.... you'll understand if you know us.

12. Do you have any children?
Not now

13. Does he have any hidden talents?
He does back flips, but really he's not shy to show off his talents, nothings hidden

14. How old his he?
23, almost 24

15. Who said I love you first?
He did, while he broke up with me right before his senior year started.... THen he said it first again when we got back together

16. What is his favorite music?
Alternative punk

17. What do you admire most about him?
He's extremely patient with me, I'm very dramatic and have some issues that he just waits out and works through with me. And he's very devoted to everything he loves.

18. What is his favorite color?
Blue

19. Will he read this?
nope

Oh what a day....

Today was the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. I must say he has such an enchanting way of speaking. His speeches are powerful, and touching. He is truly trying to bring our country back together, and stop dividing ourselves. I don't think it matters if you voted for him or not, this was a moment in history, and I hope everyone shared in it somehow. Everything, from the speakers to the performers to the former family and Barack himself, were perfect. There was only on little hiccup in the oath of the President, which has never happened since Taft was being sworn in. But hey at least it shows he's only human right? I enjoyed it all, and I hope those who dissagree with Barack becomeing president can put that to the side for one moment and join in the amazing festivities in this historical occasion.