Last weekend was so much fun! I got to hang out with my older sister and her kids in Mesa. They are so much fun. But, on Sunday night around 9, I started getting a headache so Seth and I went home and I fell asleep on the coach.
When I woke up, my throat hurt a little. Seth gave me Advil, helped me into bed, and I was out. At about 5 am I woke up with the worst sore throat I have ever had. I was in so much pain and I could feel that I had a fever. I didn't want to wake Seth up so I got up, found a flashlight, and looked at my throat. My tonsils were so swollen and I had blisters all over the right side. It was gross. At 7, I went into our room, woke Seth up and said, "Can you look at my throat? I might need to go to the doctor." He got up and looked in my throat. He said it looked pretty bad, so I made a doctor's appointment.
I told the doctor that I had felt just fine the day before. He asked me all these allergy related questions, looked at my throat and said, "That's gross." I kind of laughed a little, thinking he was joking. But then I looked at his face and he said, "Seriously, it's nasty inside your mouth." Oh. The doctor said it's definitely strep throat and gave me antibiotics to fight the infection. I was shocked! There were no white spots on my tonsils and I haven't been teaching this year so I thought for sure I couldn't get sick. That night was the worst night ever though. I had a fever and the chills and I couldn't swallow my own spit. I even considered just letting myself drool all night so I wouldn't be in pain, but that's gross. I finally got up at 3:30am and looked at my throat. My tonsils were a big sheet of white. Eww. I went and laid on the coach. Much more comfortable. I popped the Advil in my mouth and drifted off to sleep.
Seth was so sweet and took care of me. I hope he doesn't get sick. I have been on antibiotics for more than 24 hours now so I shouldn't be contagious. Last night, Seth went to the store and bought me a ton of soup, fruit to make a smoothie, and potatoes so he could make me mashed potatoes. The mashed potatoes were so good! They were creamy and flavorful. And the smoothie was just what I needed. Full of vitamins. He was definitely thinking about what I needed and not what he wanted, which was probably steak.
Today, I feel so much better. Seth decided to work from home today. He made me soup for lunch and we will probably have more mashed potatoes for dinner. Ha ha- but I haven't heard him complain once! I think he likes taking care of me. Or maybe I just like it when he makes me food I can eat. :) I am so lucky to have a husband who takes care of me. He's the best!
Side note: Before I went to my doctor's appointment, I had to take Seth to work because his battery died on his car. When he got home, we went and got a new battery, and he installed it himself. I was very impressed. Also, thanks to my dad who made me a PB&J sandwich that I forced myself to eat so I didn't pass out.
One last note: The maintenance guys came to fix the leak in our hallway. It doesn't drip there anymore! . . . but . . . that's because now it drips in our bathroom right above the sink. A little less annoying, but still annoying.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Still dripping . . .
"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" was the cry Seth heard two nights ago at 10:00 pm. "It's dripping again. Great."
We have been dealing with a condensation pan leak for the last twelve days. Our small apartment hallway has been covered with bowls, buckets, and pans to catch the dripping water. It's very difficult to walk down the hallway, but we've come up with a few tricks and know where to step so we don't get wet!
I have gotten to know the maintenance boys real well. I think they have come to our house almost everyday. For sure every day this week. Last week, maybe three times. It is so frustrating because they don't know how to fix the problem. They thought the pan was clogged, so they sucked the water out of it. It still dripped. They tore out the drywall to see if the water was coming from underneath somewhere else. Nope. Still drips. Drips faster actually.
They tore out the old condensation pan and put in a new one. Yea! No more dripping . . . for 12 hours. Then came the "no" cry to Seth. I went to the office first thing in the morning to let them know. They came right over. The maintenance guy said that he could see that the pan was clogged again so he sucked out the water. Yea! No more dripping. But I was tricked before. . . and tricked again because 5 hours later, sure enough, the air conditioning is leaking water.
Sigh. Luckily my maintenance friend is coming this morning to check it. I think he will be surprised, and frustrated. I bet he wishes I would stop calling them to come over, and I wish I could. But, the water is not clean. It's gross, so I will call everyday until it is fixed.
We have been dealing with a condensation pan leak for the last twelve days. Our small apartment hallway has been covered with bowls, buckets, and pans to catch the dripping water. It's very difficult to walk down the hallway, but we've come up with a few tricks and know where to step so we don't get wet!
I have gotten to know the maintenance boys real well. I think they have come to our house almost everyday. For sure every day this week. Last week, maybe three times. It is so frustrating because they don't know how to fix the problem. They thought the pan was clogged, so they sucked the water out of it. It still dripped. They tore out the drywall to see if the water was coming from underneath somewhere else. Nope. Still drips. Drips faster actually.
They tore out the old condensation pan and put in a new one. Yea! No more dripping . . . for 12 hours. Then came the "no" cry to Seth. I went to the office first thing in the morning to let them know. They came right over. The maintenance guy said that he could see that the pan was clogged again so he sucked out the water. Yea! No more dripping. But I was tricked before. . . and tricked again because 5 hours later, sure enough, the air conditioning is leaking water.
Sigh. Luckily my maintenance friend is coming this morning to check it. I think he will be surprised, and frustrated. I bet he wishes I would stop calling them to come over, and I wish I could. But, the water is not clean. It's gross, so I will call everyday until it is fixed.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
I've been Hacked
Earlier tonight, Seth and I got on my e-mail account to look at an e-mail my dad had sent us. In bright red letters, popped up - your account may have been hacked. We went to the account history and this is what it looked like:
If the activity below doesn't look like yours, change your password immediately.
Unknown Finland (inet.fi:88.192.161.9) Aug 8 (2 days ago)
Unknown Peru (190.233.86.157) 6:32 am (15 hours ago)
Browser * United States (AZ) 10:19 pm (0 minutes ago)
Browser United States (AZ) 9:20 pm (59 minutes ago)
Browser United States (AZ) 9:07 pm (1 hour ago)
Browser United States (AZ) 8:50 pm (1 hour ago)
Browser United States (AZ) 8:48 pm (1.5 hours ago)
Browser United States (AZ) 3:23 pm (6 hours ago)
Hmmm . . . . well the last 6 look normal probably because they are in the United States AND Arizona of all places - which is where I currently live. But . . the top two . . look different. I don't remember making a trip to Finland 2 days ago and Peru yesterday. Let me think . . nope. I'm pretty sure I was in Phoenix on those days. Yep.
I have never been hacked before. Seth and I just spent the last hour changing all the passwords I can think of to all the important websites. Luckily they didn't do anything with my e-mail. Hopefully this won't happen again.
Have you ever had an account hacked?
If the activity below doesn't look like yours, change your password immediately.
Unknown Finland (inet.fi:88.192.161.9) Aug 8 (2 days ago)
Unknown Peru (190.233.86.157) 6:32 am (15 hours ago)
Browser * United States (AZ) 10:19 pm (0 minutes ago)
Browser United States (AZ) 9:20 pm (59 minutes ago)
Browser United States (AZ) 9:07 pm (1 hour ago)
Browser United States (AZ) 8:50 pm (1 hour ago)
Browser United States (AZ) 8:48 pm (1.5 hours ago)
Browser United States (AZ) 3:23 pm (6 hours ago)
Hmmm . . . . well the last 6 look normal probably because they are in the United States AND Arizona of all places - which is where I currently live. But . . the top two . . look different. I don't remember making a trip to Finland 2 days ago and Peru yesterday. Let me think . . nope. I'm pretty sure I was in Phoenix on those days. Yep.
I have never been hacked before. Seth and I just spent the last hour changing all the passwords I can think of to all the important websites. Luckily they didn't do anything with my e-mail. Hopefully this won't happen again.
Have you ever had an account hacked?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Six Flags -- A Scary Adventure
Last week, Seth and I decided to go to Six Flags with my parents. I had never been to Six Flags (Magic Mountain) before, although I tried one time last year. My friends and I got together early one morning - drove all night to CA, rode into the parking lot, and was turned away being told that Six Flags was closed that day due to a rain storm. The kicker was - - it wasn't raining. It had been raining earlier that morning, but had already pretty much died down by the time we got there. Anyway, I finally got to go for my first time last week. It was an . . . interesting experience. I can't really describe the experience in words, so hopefully the pictures will do justice.
We got something called a "Flash Pass" (because it was July and really busy). This "tamagachi" looking thing practically got us to the front of every line AND they gave us wrist bands so we could ride all the rides TWICE. I love roller coasters and I thought that was a pretty good deal. You just stay on the ride, show them your wrist band, and they send you off on the ride a second time. I would recommend this pass to anyone who goes in the summer. It sure beats standing in a 3 hour line for a 20 second ride.
The first ride we went on was mild. It is called Colossus. The roller coaster was wooden and just went up and down a lot. I kind of felt nauseous after riding the ride TWICE.
The next ride we went on was Scream. I thought that ride was a lot of fun, but it went upside down one too many times. My mom and I sat out while the boys went on their second run. It was getting a little too hot for us by that time so we went on a water ride. This simple log ride turned out to be one of my favorite rides. We got soaked!
Seth was drenched by the second run (mostly because I sat in front and he sat behind me and on the last drop I ducked and all the water washed over my head and into his lap -- hehehe). :)
The water felt nice because it was a hot day. We felt refreshed and ready for the next ride - - Goliath.
This ride was fun - - but made me really sick. There is a huge drop that takes your breath away and an inside loop that made my vision go black. It would have been a lot more fun if I didn't almost black out. I think after that ride we were feeling all bleh, so we went and ate lunch. Six Flags does not have the best food. But we all felt better after we ate. So . . . we headed over to BATMAN the ride.
We were all nervous and excited for this ride. We went on our first run. I was shaking so bad when it was over, but it was a lot of fun. I looked over at my mom and she said, "I think I could do that again!" Alright, I thought. If everyone else is doing it. . . .
After our 2nd time around, I could tell that my mom had made a big mistake. We got off and she had to go sit down. We rested and drank lots of water and cooled off. When she felt a little better, we went on a more mild ride - Ninja. This ride swoops in the trees. I think this was our second mistake. The motion of sweeping back and forth through the trees made my mom even more sick. When we got off we rested again and my mom thew up in the bathroom.
After she threw up, she felt so much better, but she was done with the roller coaster rides for that day. By that time, there were only 3 rides we really wanted to go on, so we decided we would go on them and then go out to a nice dinner and be done for the day. The next ride we headed over to was Tatsu.
This ride was intense. I was tired and hungry and we had been standing in line for 25 minutes and I lost it. So, the ride is really high and you sit in a chair and then they tip the chair forward so you're facing the ground. The whole ride is done while you face the ground. I am scared of heights and was trying to be brave, but right as we got up there, I stated crying. It's a little embarrassing, but it happened. Seth and my dad kept saying, "You don't have to ride this one." but I told myself I would try everything at least once. So I stopped my tears and forced myself to get on the ride. Once we started going I realized how high we were and we kept climbing higher and higher, and Seth said, "you should close your eyes and I'll tell you when you can open them." Well, I don't remember him ever telling me to open them and the times I did, I wish I hadn't. When the ride was finally over, I remember bursting into even bigger hysterical tears because I was so scared and happy I could get off the ride.
This is not the best picture . . but up close you would see me bawling, and Seth and my dad trying to comfort me. They really wanted to go on the ride a second time but what were they suppose to do with me. "Hey, you stand there by yourself and try to stop crying while we go on this one again." Hmm . . . so they got off with me and after I started walking on the ground again, I felt better.
We walked over to the SUPERMAN ride. After Tatsu, I felt like any ride I went on would be a piece of cake. We rode Superman twice.
This ride was one of my favorites, except the line is ridiculously long for a 5 second ride.
The last ride we went on was APOCALYPSE.
It was fast, fun, and safe. It was a great ride to end the day on.
I enjoyed spending time with my husband and parents, but I think next time we we'll go to Disneyland.
We got something called a "Flash Pass" (because it was July and really busy). This "tamagachi" looking thing practically got us to the front of every line AND they gave us wrist bands so we could ride all the rides TWICE. I love roller coasters and I thought that was a pretty good deal. You just stay on the ride, show them your wrist band, and they send you off on the ride a second time. I would recommend this pass to anyone who goes in the summer. It sure beats standing in a 3 hour line for a 20 second ride.
The first ride we went on was mild. It is called Colossus. The roller coaster was wooden and just went up and down a lot. I kind of felt nauseous after riding the ride TWICE.
The next ride we went on was Scream. I thought that ride was a lot of fun, but it went upside down one too many times. My mom and I sat out while the boys went on their second run. It was getting a little too hot for us by that time so we went on a water ride. This simple log ride turned out to be one of my favorite rides. We got soaked!
Seth was drenched by the second run (mostly because I sat in front and he sat behind me and on the last drop I ducked and all the water washed over my head and into his lap -- hehehe). :)The water felt nice because it was a hot day. We felt refreshed and ready for the next ride - - Goliath.
This ride was fun - - but made me really sick. There is a huge drop that takes your breath away and an inside loop that made my vision go black. It would have been a lot more fun if I didn't almost black out. I think after that ride we were feeling all bleh, so we went and ate lunch. Six Flags does not have the best food. But we all felt better after we ate. So . . . we headed over to BATMAN the ride.
We were all nervous and excited for this ride. We went on our first run. I was shaking so bad when it was over, but it was a lot of fun. I looked over at my mom and she said, "I think I could do that again!" Alright, I thought. If everyone else is doing it. . . .After our 2nd time around, I could tell that my mom had made a big mistake. We got off and she had to go sit down. We rested and drank lots of water and cooled off. When she felt a little better, we went on a more mild ride - Ninja. This ride swoops in the trees. I think this was our second mistake. The motion of sweeping back and forth through the trees made my mom even more sick. When we got off we rested again and my mom thew up in the bathroom.
After she threw up, she felt so much better, but she was done with the roller coaster rides for that day. By that time, there were only 3 rides we really wanted to go on, so we decided we would go on them and then go out to a nice dinner and be done for the day. The next ride we headed over to was Tatsu.
This ride was intense. I was tired and hungry and we had been standing in line for 25 minutes and I lost it. So, the ride is really high and you sit in a chair and then they tip the chair forward so you're facing the ground. The whole ride is done while you face the ground. I am scared of heights and was trying to be brave, but right as we got up there, I stated crying. It's a little embarrassing, but it happened. Seth and my dad kept saying, "You don't have to ride this one." but I told myself I would try everything at least once. So I stopped my tears and forced myself to get on the ride. Once we started going I realized how high we were and we kept climbing higher and higher, and Seth said, "you should close your eyes and I'll tell you when you can open them." Well, I don't remember him ever telling me to open them and the times I did, I wish I hadn't. When the ride was finally over, I remember bursting into even bigger hysterical tears because I was so scared and happy I could get off the ride.
This is not the best picture . . but up close you would see me bawling, and Seth and my dad trying to comfort me. They really wanted to go on the ride a second time but what were they suppose to do with me. "Hey, you stand there by yourself and try to stop crying while we go on this one again." Hmm . . . so they got off with me and after I started walking on the ground again, I felt better.We walked over to the SUPERMAN ride. After Tatsu, I felt like any ride I went on would be a piece of cake. We rode Superman twice.
This ride was one of my favorites, except the line is ridiculously long for a 5 second ride.The last ride we went on was APOCALYPSE.
It was fast, fun, and safe. It was a great ride to end the day on.
I enjoyed spending time with my husband and parents, but I think next time we we'll go to Disneyland.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Random!!
Okay, I had a few random pictures of various events, but I'm going to lump them all together.
First, here is a picture of the engagement ring! It's so pretty. I just had it solder together with my wedding ring. It is pretty thick. I can barely get it on, but it's worth it because it's so pretty. :)
Okay, so I am trying to still post these in order of when they occurred. . . . let's see . . . what's next. Probably my trip to the farm with my first graders.
The second to last week of school, I took my first graders to Shamrock Farms in Maricopa city. It took a little over an hour to get there and I had to go to the bathroom the second we got on the bus, of course. My kids had a lot of fun pretending to sleep on the bus, which was fun for me too because they weren't yelling and screaming which was nice. Seth came with me. I was really glad to have him there. Him . . . and the mom of my student that runs from my classroom on a daily basis. I was also glad she was there. So, it was a pretty stress-free field trip. When we got there (at 10:00) they had my group eat lunch while another group toured the farm. After a while the kids started getting impatient so they brought out chocolate milk and ice cream. The ice cream was so delicious. I didn't get any chocolate milk . . . but I'm sure it was good. Then, I noticed that they had a little memory match game on the wall, so i gathered my class together and we played that until it was our turn to go on the tour.
When it was our turn, we loaded on the tram and they drove us around to the different areas of the farm giving information about things the kids didn't really care about. Then after 15 minutes they pulled over to a playground in the middle of the farm. The kids were so excited. It was a pretty cool playground. Everything was made out of Shamrock products. They got to play (and milk a pretend cow) for about 15 minutes. Then we walked over to a building where we watched the cows get milked.
They told us that the cows milk is 101 degrees Fahrenheit when it first comes out of the cow! We watched a movie about what they do with the milk after it comes out of the cow. Then, we all got back on the tram and went to their cow nursery. The kids got to pet and feed baby cows! They loved it . . . the kids that is. The calves were not the biggest fans and they looked terrified. They tried to run away, despite the cages they were in and most of them couldn't control their bowel movements. The smart kids were grossed out by the baby calf diarrhea and stayed away. The tour guide said that all the cows on the farms were girls and she was going to let us name when of the baby calves! The students were so excited. They all wanted to name the baby calf, but only two kids got chosen and we voted on the 2 names. They were Charlie and Carly (an actual girl name). Ha ha - - so which name do you think my brilliant children chose??
You guessed it . . . .
CHARLIE!!
We had so much fun together. I am actually starting to miss that group of kids. :)
Next random item . . . .
Seth got new glasses!! He looks so good in them. His brother, Zach, tells him he looks like a married man in them . . which is good . . . I guess.
Okay, so I guess I got out of order some how because this actually happened before the field trip. Seth and I took a trip to Las Veags. It was actually for our Honeymoon. While we were there we went to the Coke Museum or World of Coke and tried 16 different flavors of Coke from around the world! Some of the flavors were so good!! And the rest were just awful.
Ya. . . you see that green one in the picture? It tasted like I was drinking my Listerine mouth wash. But, hey, if that's what you like . . . gross. Also, if you are ever in China, DO NOT get Smart Watermelon for your drink. It was not American watermelon. It was very bitter.
Almost done! Only 2 more random things to talk about. First, Seth's birthday was a few weeks ago. It was a 3 day celebration.
On Saturday, my parents wanted to have dinner with us. They surprised Seth by buying him a steak. He was very excited. We also got corn on the cob and Seth had a recipe he wanted to try with it. So I ran all over Mesa to three different stores trying to find him this special cheese so his birthday dinner would be complete. I finally found the cheese at Ranch Market.
We also got him a Frozen Yogurt Pie. The girl doing the yogurt pie filled our pie about half full when the owner said, "You're not done I hope." Then showed her how much yogurt should go in a pie. That is the thickest yogurt pie I have ever had from them. It was delicious. :)
Here are the presents. Plus he got a few more things from his family that I don't have pictures of to post.
On Sunday, we went over to Seth's parents house and ate . . . I'm not quite sure what that was, but it was good and I'll have to have Seth describe what it was.
On Monday night, we went to Grimaldi's Pizzeria in Scottsdale. They got confused and brought us the wrong order, but we had already started cutting into the pizza, so we got a free pizza. Sweet!
The last random thing I was going to write about is our Search for the Perfect House!!
My dad is a realtor, so him and my mom came to visit a few Saturdays ago. We were going to go to the Body World exhibit at the Phoenix Science Center. But, before we went, we thought it would be fun to go look at houses. Seth and I will eventually buy a house. We are not too serious right now, but thought it would be fun to start looking to decide what we want and what we don't want. After looking, I definitely know some things that I DO NOT want in a house.
We looked at about 4 or 5 houses. I liked a little something about each house, but didn't like a single house as the entire whole. Some had a nice layout, but needed a lot of work put into it. Two had a nice kitchen, one had every wall a different color (orange, green, blue, red -- in the same room), one had really tiny hallways (you could open the closet door and miss the wall by a cm), one had a nice built in surround sound system, one had a nice big backyard, one house was just painted and we set the alarm system off when we walked in - realized it was JUST painted, closed the door, locked it, and went to body worlds. Ha ha--
AND THEN THERE WAS THIS HOUSE:
Now, let me just paint the picture of what you are actually looking at.
Imagine going to bed at night, in a nice soft, cozy, comfortable bed. Your husbands alarm goes off. He goes into the bathroom to take a shower. You roll over in bed. . . and. . . THAT is your view. Yes, this bedroom had no wall. Just a piece of glass that looked right into the shower. . . and yes. I could even watch my spouse use the toilet from the comfort of my bed. That's not even the best part! The windows were angled in a way so that if you have guests over for, let's say a barbeque, and you accidentally left your bedroom window open, and ran inside to use the bathroom. . . let's just say everyone at the party is going to be getting a show. Dinner and a show! Ha ha ha-- ya I'd rather not have all our guests watch me use the bathroom. But, hey! Maybe some people like that . . . I don't want to be friends with those people.
Well, that's all for my random things. I think I am all caught up now. I have taken a few pictures of some sewing projects I have been working on so I'll post updates on those soon. :)
First, here is a picture of the engagement ring! It's so pretty. I just had it solder together with my wedding ring. It is pretty thick. I can barely get it on, but it's worth it because it's so pretty. :)
Okay, so I am trying to still post these in order of when they occurred. . . . let's see . . . what's next. Probably my trip to the farm with my first graders.
The second to last week of school, I took my first graders to Shamrock Farms in Maricopa city. It took a little over an hour to get there and I had to go to the bathroom the second we got on the bus, of course. My kids had a lot of fun pretending to sleep on the bus, which was fun for me too because they weren't yelling and screaming which was nice. Seth came with me. I was really glad to have him there. Him . . . and the mom of my student that runs from my classroom on a daily basis. I was also glad she was there. So, it was a pretty stress-free field trip. When we got there (at 10:00) they had my group eat lunch while another group toured the farm. After a while the kids started getting impatient so they brought out chocolate milk and ice cream. The ice cream was so delicious. I didn't get any chocolate milk . . . but I'm sure it was good. Then, I noticed that they had a little memory match game on the wall, so i gathered my class together and we played that until it was our turn to go on the tour.
When it was our turn, we loaded on the tram and they drove us around to the different areas of the farm giving information about things the kids didn't really care about. Then after 15 minutes they pulled over to a playground in the middle of the farm. The kids were so excited. It was a pretty cool playground. Everything was made out of Shamrock products. They got to play (and milk a pretend cow) for about 15 minutes. Then we walked over to a building where we watched the cows get milked.
They told us that the cows milk is 101 degrees Fahrenheit when it first comes out of the cow! We watched a movie about what they do with the milk after it comes out of the cow. Then, we all got back on the tram and went to their cow nursery. The kids got to pet and feed baby cows! They loved it . . . the kids that is. The calves were not the biggest fans and they looked terrified. They tried to run away, despite the cages they were in and most of them couldn't control their bowel movements. The smart kids were grossed out by the baby calf diarrhea and stayed away. The tour guide said that all the cows on the farms were girls and she was going to let us name when of the baby calves! The students were so excited. They all wanted to name the baby calf, but only two kids got chosen and we voted on the 2 names. They were Charlie and Carly (an actual girl name). Ha ha - - so which name do you think my brilliant children chose??
You guessed it . . . .
CHARLIE!!
We had so much fun together. I am actually starting to miss that group of kids. :)
Next random item . . . .
Seth got new glasses!! He looks so good in them. His brother, Zach, tells him he looks like a married man in them . . which is good . . . I guess.
Okay, so I guess I got out of order some how because this actually happened before the field trip. Seth and I took a trip to Las Veags. It was actually for our Honeymoon. While we were there we went to the Coke Museum or World of Coke and tried 16 different flavors of Coke from around the world! Some of the flavors were so good!! And the rest were just awful.
Ya. . . you see that green one in the picture? It tasted like I was drinking my Listerine mouth wash. But, hey, if that's what you like . . . gross. Also, if you are ever in China, DO NOT get Smart Watermelon for your drink. It was not American watermelon. It was very bitter.
Almost done! Only 2 more random things to talk about. First, Seth's birthday was a few weeks ago. It was a 3 day celebration.
On Saturday, my parents wanted to have dinner with us. They surprised Seth by buying him a steak. He was very excited. We also got corn on the cob and Seth had a recipe he wanted to try with it. So I ran all over Mesa to three different stores trying to find him this special cheese so his birthday dinner would be complete. I finally found the cheese at Ranch Market.
We also got him a Frozen Yogurt Pie. The girl doing the yogurt pie filled our pie about half full when the owner said, "You're not done I hope." Then showed her how much yogurt should go in a pie. That is the thickest yogurt pie I have ever had from them. It was delicious. :)
Here are the presents. Plus he got a few more things from his family that I don't have pictures of to post.
On Sunday, we went over to Seth's parents house and ate . . . I'm not quite sure what that was, but it was good and I'll have to have Seth describe what it was.
On Monday night, we went to Grimaldi's Pizzeria in Scottsdale. They got confused and brought us the wrong order, but we had already started cutting into the pizza, so we got a free pizza. Sweet!
The last random thing I was going to write about is our Search for the Perfect House!!
My dad is a realtor, so him and my mom came to visit a few Saturdays ago. We were going to go to the Body World exhibit at the Phoenix Science Center. But, before we went, we thought it would be fun to go look at houses. Seth and I will eventually buy a house. We are not too serious right now, but thought it would be fun to start looking to decide what we want and what we don't want. After looking, I definitely know some things that I DO NOT want in a house.
We looked at about 4 or 5 houses. I liked a little something about each house, but didn't like a single house as the entire whole. Some had a nice layout, but needed a lot of work put into it. Two had a nice kitchen, one had every wall a different color (orange, green, blue, red -- in the same room), one had really tiny hallways (you could open the closet door and miss the wall by a cm), one had a nice built in surround sound system, one had a nice big backyard, one house was just painted and we set the alarm system off when we walked in - realized it was JUST painted, closed the door, locked it, and went to body worlds. Ha ha--
AND THEN THERE WAS THIS HOUSE:
Now, let me just paint the picture of what you are actually looking at.
Imagine going to bed at night, in a nice soft, cozy, comfortable bed. Your husbands alarm goes off. He goes into the bathroom to take a shower. You roll over in bed. . . and. . . THAT is your view. Yes, this bedroom had no wall. Just a piece of glass that looked right into the shower. . . and yes. I could even watch my spouse use the toilet from the comfort of my bed. That's not even the best part! The windows were angled in a way so that if you have guests over for, let's say a barbeque, and you accidentally left your bedroom window open, and ran inside to use the bathroom. . . let's just say everyone at the party is going to be getting a show. Dinner and a show! Ha ha ha-- ya I'd rather not have all our guests watch me use the bathroom. But, hey! Maybe some people like that . . . I don't want to be friends with those people.
Well, that's all for my random things. I think I am all caught up now. I have taken a few pictures of some sewing projects I have been working on so I'll post updates on those soon. :)
Thursday, June 2, 2011
WE DID IT!!!
On March 12, 2011 I married my best friend in the Mesa, Arizona temple. It was a happy day AND we looked so good. :)
There was a lot of family that came and many friends. We have had so much support and help. I have many people to thank for making the day so special -- and stress free.
Thanks to my mom and dad for all their hard work and physical labor in making sure everything was ready for the reception. Thanks for the endless hours spent making center pieces and decorating/remodeling the Ash's backyard. AND thanks to the Ash's for letting us use their backyard.
Thanks to Linda and Mannie (my new set of parents) for helping with the wedding and for the awesome lunch-in. I am so lucky to be a part of the family.
Thanks to Eva, my new sister, for doing all of our reception food. That was a lot of work, but we think it was worth it because the food was delicious.
AND Thanks for making/creating the most beautiful cake I have ever seen!! I love my cake -- and it tasted so good. :)
Thank you to all of our brothers and sisters!!
Thanks to Karen Pelley for my beautiful bouquet and for doing the rest of the bouquets and corsages.
Thank you to all those people who helped behind the scenes and in the kitchens.
Thanks to the rest of you for supporting us and making our day special. We are so happy and in-love. :)
I can't not say enough how LUCKY and BLESSED we are to have great families and wonderful friends.
There was a lot of family that came and many friends. We have had so much support and help. I have many people to thank for making the day so special -- and stress free.
Thanks to my mom and dad for all their hard work and physical labor in making sure everything was ready for the reception. Thanks for the endless hours spent making center pieces and decorating/remodeling the Ash's backyard. AND thanks to the Ash's for letting us use their backyard.
Thanks to Linda and Mannie (my new set of parents) for helping with the wedding and for the awesome lunch-in. I am so lucky to be a part of the family.
Thanks to Eva, my new sister, for doing all of our reception food. That was a lot of work, but we think it was worth it because the food was delicious.
AND Thanks for making/creating the most beautiful cake I have ever seen!! I love my cake -- and it tasted so good. :)
Thank you to all of our brothers and sisters!!
Thanks to Karen Pelley for my beautiful bouquet and for doing the rest of the bouquets and corsages.
Thank you to all those people who helped behind the scenes and in the kitchens.
Thanks to the rest of you for supporting us and making our day special. We are so happy and in-love. :)
I can't not say enough how LUCKY and BLESSED we are to have great families and wonderful friends.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
New York and Engagement!!
I am trying to catch up on my Blog posts since the last time I posted something was a year ago about a dog I don't even like. Ha ha-- anyway. . . I am recently married and will be posting more about my wedding later this week. I had this post saved in my files. Why I never posted it? Who knows.
Last summer I went to visit my sister in New York. It was a lot of fun. Seth came with me. We had to take the subway everywhere which was new to me since I had never done that before. There were a lot of . . . interesting people that ride the subway. Including homeless men that smell like their own urine. Gross. Anyway, we got to see a lot of the sites including the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square, PLUS we got to go see The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.
After a few days we rode a train to Washington D.C. That was so fun. Lyndz came with us since CW was already in Texas.
We ate at a lot of really cool and delicious restaurants in NY. My favorite (and probably most expensive) restaurant was Babbos. I loved every thing I ate (even the squid ink pasta!!) We also ate at Shake Shack, Momo Fuku, a bakery in Hell's Kitchen, and I got a vanilla ice cream cone from McDonalds about every day. :)
There was also a little bakery by Lyndz' apartment that we got a cannoli from -- my first one!! I was addicted after that. I LOVE CANNOLIS!!
On the last day, we decided to take a cab back to the airport. I have never been so scared in my whole entire life!! There were a couple of times when I really thought we were going to crash into the car driving next to us. But, we made it.
I wish I had more pictures to show, but sadly they are not on this computer that I am using. I will have to find some pictures and post them up later.
Last summer I went to visit my sister in New York. It was a lot of fun. Seth came with me. We had to take the subway everywhere which was new to me since I had never done that before. There were a lot of . . . interesting people that ride the subway. Including homeless men that smell like their own urine. Gross. Anyway, we got to see a lot of the sites including the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square, PLUS we got to go see The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.
After a few days we rode a train to Washington D.C. That was so fun. Lyndz came with us since CW was already in Texas.
We ate at a lot of really cool and delicious restaurants in NY. My favorite (and probably most expensive) restaurant was Babbos. I loved every thing I ate (even the squid ink pasta!!) We also ate at Shake Shack, Momo Fuku, a bakery in Hell's Kitchen, and I got a vanilla ice cream cone from McDonalds about every day. :)
There was also a little bakery by Lyndz' apartment that we got a cannoli from -- my first one!! I was addicted after that. I LOVE CANNOLIS!!
On the last day, we decided to take a cab back to the airport. I have never been so scared in my whole entire life!! There were a couple of times when I really thought we were going to crash into the car driving next to us. But, we made it.
I wish I had more pictures to show, but sadly they are not on this computer that I am using. I will have to find some pictures and post them up later.
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