6.19.2010

Utah Summer Games Triathlon

Go Jeremy!!!






My big brother Jeremy ran the Olympic Triathlon this year in the Utah Summer Games and did amazing!! It was his first time running a Triathlon and he went BIG as always. His time was 3 hours and 6 minutes just shy of his goal of under 3 hours but there is always next time!


1 mile swim, 26 mile bike and 6 mile run!!


6.12.2010

Randomness


I finally finished my entertainment center!! Kerby's mom gave us her old unit and I decided to spruce it up a bit. My dad helped me out a lot, actually he did most of it, he added the crown molding on top and fixed the shelving. I covered the back with bead board, painted the whole thing black and then scratched it up a bit to look old again. I love it and it's perfect for our tv and other crap. Ta da....


{May 10}


Mom and Dad's Birthday


Cutest parents ever


BEST CAKE EVER!!
Betty is a genius.


Me and Lisa
..LOVE her..


wtf....


...and Franklin
he's so cute

6.10.2010

26


I am 26 years old now.
The day was spent at work with my awesome friends at Mesa View, they really are the best, then Kerby took me to dinner and my family sang to me. Couldn't ask for more!



My dad danced... it was great


one year older and wiser too
happy birthday
to you!

6.05.2010

Blaire & Steve's Wedding


Gabby & Me


Milanie & Me


Me & Rachel




I LOVE these girls!!




Awesome Wedding!

5.28.2010

...its been a while...

So yeah, I realize now that I really don't post that much on this thing. Well I never really post, lets be honest. But I would like to. I just forget.

That happens so easily though when I actually have access to my photos and such. The weekends are packed with other more important things that I am actually doing. I rarely have time to just sit. But I want to change. So hopefully as I get settled in my new situation I will be able to focus more and get back to book making and life journaling.

But until then... seeing as I am at work waiting for the last 2.5 hours to pass I will ramble a bit...

+  I love my new house! I just want to let everyone know (the 2 people who read this) that I absolutely love living back in town and surprisingly, with my family. We all thought that it would be hard to do but it's turning out to be really freaking sweet!! Cheap rent, great roommates that I already know and love, time together as family, lots of laughs, and the feeling of home. Hopefully I am not the only one that feels this way and my parents are happy too... I know they are :)

+  I have the best friends in the world. I just do. We don't have to talk for months, sometimes longer, and as soon as we're together its like we've never been apart. I love that about them. We will always be friends. And I know, for sure, that they will always be there for me. And I for them.

+  Does anyone else love there job?? Cause I do. A lot. I might be a weirdo, but it's true. It doesn't get any better. Seriously.

+  I had an awkward moment with a renowned surgeon the other day. I said something totally valley-girl-like and then wanted to kill myself for the stupidity of it. Don't you just love when your brain forgets its normal processes and you end up sounding as if you are 14?? Cause I sure don't.

+  You know when you meet new people there is that time period where you have to introduce yourself and get to know each other and in most cases try to out-do/one up the other person with the factors of your life? i.e. your job, your husbands job, your education, his education, your house, cars, crap, crap, crap, blah, blah, blah...   I HATE THAT!!
From now on I want to make my life sound as completely boring and shitty as possible. Just so I am not a participant in that game. Effing posers.

+  I love online quizzes and questionnaires. Filling them out is so fun that whenever I see one on anyone else's blog that I almost immediately steal it and fill it out myself. I don't know if that makes me self-absorbed or if I just like looking at my life and myself in a new way. Who knows... but I do like them and if you have any of that kind of thing just send it my way and I'll fill it out.

+  Dark hair (on me) is the bees knees.

+  I have become obsessed again with Cafe Rio. When this lovely mexican grill came to St George I had to eat there at least once a week but then it became old and not my favorite. Well call it a comeback cause I freaking LOVE it. The last chicken salad I had was one of the best. Guess I know what's for dinner.

+  Is anyone else excited for Eclipse?? Cause I am. But not for the movie. H no. We girls are once again going down to LV for the annual DeMille Twilight Experience!! So much fun!! This year we are staying at the MGM and having a two day mini-break. Dinner with everyone, shopping, laying by the pool, getting a tan, shopping some more, probably eating some more, and then the movie. Blah. I always laugh at Kristen Stewart and her eye tourrettes. Seriously the bitch blinks way too much. S'all I'm saying.

+  Only one more hour... I can make it, I can make it, I can make it....

5.17.2010

Drew and Adrienne



















So at the latest Martyred Outlaw show our friends Drew and Adrienne got engaged!!
The band played their song and then he got down on one knee in front of everyone.
Cutest thing ever!!




Congratulations you two!!

4.15.2010

Have you ever? + more...

(x) Shot a gun
(  ) Gone on a blind date
(x) Skipped school.
(x) Watched someone die
(  ) Been to Canada
(  ) Been to Alaska
(  ) Been to Cuba
(  ) Been to Fiji
(  ) Been to Europe
(x) Been to Las Vegas
(  ) Been to Mexico
(  ) Been to Florida
(x) Been on a plane
(  ) Been on a cruise ship
(  ) Served on a jury
(x) Been lost
(x) Been on the opposite side of the country
(  ) Gone to Washington , DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Played cowboys and Indians
(x) Recently colored with crayons
(  ) Sang Karaoke
(x) Made prank phone calls
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose.
(x) Caught a Snowflake on your tongue.
(x) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone.
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating
(  ) Gone snow skiing
(x) Camped out under the stars.
(x) Seen something so beautiful that it took your breath away?
(x) Are or have been Married?
(  ) Children?
(x) Have a Pet?
(  ) Been skinny dipping outdoors
(x) Been fishing
(x) Been boating
(  ) Been water skiing
(  ) Been Canoeing
(x) Been hiking
(x) Been horseback riding
(x) Been camping in a trailer/RV
(x) Flown in a small 4 seater airplane?
(  ) Flown in a glider
(  ) Flown in a helicopter
(  ) Been flying in a hot air balloon
(  ) Been bungee-jumping
(  ) Gone to a drive-in movie
(x) Done something that should have killed you
(x) Done something that you will probably regret for the rest of your life.


1. Any nicknames? GaGa (before Lady GaGa, Natalie couldn’t say Jessica when we were growing up so she called me GaGa. swear. we have it on video.), Jess, J.

2. Favorite Drink? Diet Coke

3. Body Piercing? just ears

4. How much do you love your job? a lot lot lot lot

5. Favorite vacation spot? camping in the mountains (but Hawaii is pretty fun too)

6. Been to Africa? nope and don’t want to either

7. Ever eaten just cookies for dinner? yes

8. Ever been on TV? no and don’t want to either

9. Ever steal any traffic signs? no but that would be fun

10. Ever been in a car accident? yes

11. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4 door vehicle

12. Favorite number? 10

13. Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings (I’m a dork)

14. Favorite dessert? ice cream from Cold Stone

15. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? living in some random town where Kerby is flying. having a couple of kids. maybe a dog. being a family.

3.10.2010

Gratitude

> I have been LOVING the rain and stormy weather that we have been having lately. Even with all that has fallen we still need more; there is still a drought. I just love the sky when it rains, the smell it brings, the way everything looks when it is wet, and it always reminds me of this:

I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain,
And ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again.
I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain,
I want to be the best I can and live with God again.

> Friday night at 7:30 is honestly the best time of the week for me. Walking down the radiology hall to leave knowing that I have 4 whole days with my family and friends to spend however I want is a great feeling. It is not that I hate my job or anything, far from it, I just am so grateful that my life is how it is and that every Friday night I am starting a mini-vacation.

> My Primary calling. I know that I complain most of the time about it but I truly do love Primary. I love learning and teaching the gospel in its simplest form; attend church, say your prays, pay your tithing, be kind to others, honesty, read your scriptures, love for your family and friends, faith... the basics. It helps to remind me that it really is so simple and that if you just do what is right the Lord will bless and guide you.

> Awesome friends who are definately more intelligent than you, who give great advice and assistance.

> The relationships that I have with each of my family members. I am the luckiest girl because I truly have the greatest family in the world and I know that we will be like this (crazy and always having fun) forever.

> Girls trips to Las Vegas. Whenever my mom (nugs), sister (little red), sister-in-law (the hotness), and me (lame-o) get together it is always fun times. Can't wait for this weekend.

> Nothing fights with my husband. They're not what you think they are. For example:
Radio stations are one topic that we disagree on constantly. Kerby insists on listening to NPR (talk radio) because he was mistakenly born in the 80's and not the 40's. I insist on listening to actual music...

One day as we were driving around town Kerby hurridly changes the channel to his favorite old-timey station and exclaims, "My favorite show is coming on!"
I quickly reply with a "No! I want to listen to music. Not people talking."
Kerby responds, "Carol Off and Barbara Budd are on and I am not missing it."
"No Kerby, it drives m-"
"LISTEN TO CAROL!!!"

His facial expression, the way he yelled, and his hand pointed directly to the dial on the radio was probably one of the funniest things he has yet to do. We died laughing as we drove on Turtle Road and I honestly couldn't have loved him more.

> That this year has started out great. Kerby and I have accomplished things that we had set out to do this year and this momentum is keeping us on track to completing more. It is such a great feeling to be making progress.

> Camping season is quickly approaching and I can't wait!! First trip that starts it all off is Easter weekend with the Mackelprangs and Millers. This year is going to be great, as always, but it feels like we haven't been out in forever so I am really looking forward to it. Hanging with the fam, campfires, four-wheelers, Grandma Linda's macaroni salad in the biggest piece of tupperware you have ever seen (it doesn't fit in anyones cooler... so it has its own but the cooler still won't close), sleeping in a cot like the dead, etc., etc., etc.

> April 27th is coming quickly. It will be here before I know it!!!

3.06.2010

Martyred Outlaw