TAG

I got tagged by Kuulei, and didn't think I had anything to write until I started, so here it goes: The rules: A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning. B. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves. C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1. I’m ANNOYED BY SLOW DRIVERS in the fast lane. I have always been annoyed by this but ever since I moved to Oregon its worsened! It’s like no one knows the rules of the road around here: The left lane is for faster cars, the rest you can go as slow as you want! Not that hard right? Well, not only that but they like to slow down even more when they realize you are right behind them. As if I am the one who’s not following rules….I admit tom my road rage and stupid drivers just get to me!
2. I have to EAT CHOCOLATE EVERYDAY (and savor it)….Ever since I had Carly it’s like I crave it constantly. Really I don’t think it’s a bad thing, and I don’t want it to go away! It’s just when I eat 5 chocolate chip cookies in a row I wish I would have had just straight chocolate instead, and it all just backfires on me.
3. I’m totally ADDICTED TO SODA!!! I love the fizz, the carbonation is great! I don’t care how many times Clint tells me to stop drinking it, I must have it! I am trying to switch sparkling mineral water but I don’t know that I can do it. I like sugar way too much
4. Along with the previous posts I guess this ties in…I would rather SKIP DINNER AND EAT DESERT. Or just eat a few bites of what’s important, like vegetables and some protein, and then get my chocolate. I’m starting to wonder if all I can think about is sweets….hmm….guess so!
5. I love WORKING OUT FIRST THING in the morning...short and sweet!
6. I am always planning out my days, and to do lists IN MY HEAD. I rarely write it down, unless I really have to, and it works for me. I really do remember almost everything I need to. I ALSO get annoyed when I can’t complete everything that I have listed for myself for myself to do that day in my head. I feel like I am trying to get it all done ASAP so that I can finally relax, but I can’t until I finish it all!

SO I TAG (trying to think who hasn't been yet): Brittany, Amy, Myra, Kristal, Molly, & Jolynne

trick or treat!

carly had her first trick or
treating experience...and loved it! she actually caught on real fast and was
so excited each time we went up to a new door and she had to get the candy herself
(as shown). we went with a group of friends we met through tee and steve
ramos (we met on our honeymoon, crazy huh?) they have two
daughters, one
that is a week younger than carly (megan) they were fast freinds & are already
sharing their
candy! YES that was clint who found the puking pumpkin...happy halloween!

ITS GONE...Bad Day

I don't usually have "bad days" but yesterday was one! I went to IKEA shopping for decor/furniture for Clint's office(which we have been redecorating and painting all weekend) and I went on a busy Sat (bad idea always!) I had to HOLD Carly who wouldn't sit down in her cart that had no seat belt, she was trying to kill herself I guess. Finally, as I was checking out with all my stuff and was exhausted from: HOLDING Carly, pushing a crazy heavy IKEA cart with 4 wheels that have a mind of their own, holding my pee for the last hour, and then the cashier asks "Are you missing a diamond?" Well obviously I was! Just what a perfect top to the now known "shopping trip from....(fill-in-the-blanks). Anyways, I am just glad that it was insured and I can get it replaced. But what replaces the diamond your husband proposed to you with? So as I was walking out to the car and getting teary eyed, I was just about to loose it. Then some nice guy, whom was obviously there to answer my prayers when I felt I couldnt take anymore,took my cart to my car for me and loaded everything into the trunk. Then I had to go back inside and report my missing diamond in case they find it...(yeah right). I was also thinking that I could barely manage having 1 kid throughout this whole mess, and could I ever have 2, or more? Bad day to think about that...So a little bummed today and I ate all this junk food I bought for Halloween. Now my daimond and my candy is gone...dang. Enough whining, wow! don't you just feel so bad for me?

Boise

I don't know why its taken forever to post lately...maybe because I just don't feel inspired ever since my "nice" camera decided to die on me! It's getting fixed...so in the mean time photography is on hold... I had to take pics with my little digital sony when I visited my sister Khara in Boise!!!(I wanted to do their pics so bad!)

It was SO good to go see her and I miss her even more everytime I see her. It is so hard not to be close to any of my sisters anymore, I just don't feel normal! Plus I have to reunite Mackenzie and Carly as often as possible! Aren't they the cutest cousins? I think so...they could be sisters they look so much alike! I miss those guys and can't wait to see them again at Thanksgiving!

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Life as we know it...

Has forever changed...No more "bigger is better" as it is said in Texas. I really turned into such a Texas lover and Oregon is definitely different than anywhere I have lived! It is very green, and many people are very holistic which is good for Clint's profession right? There is this term "granola's" around here...fitting I guess! We are now Oregonians (ORG-OWN-IANS)…Actually I really do like a lot of things here...even though I feel like I am camping since we are living up on a mountain! Like I said it is green, and that’s because it rains, and rains, and rains, and rains (with intervals of a little sun sprinkled in there.) I've seen many rainbows!
Well, we have done a little exploring but really we have loved the outdoors. Here are pics of our walks, trips to the farmers market, view from our apartment, and visiting ducks at the Lake Oswego where we live... We have much more exploring to do around here, and it is so beautiful and the people really are great...I just need a little adjusting...

Poloroids

Here is a fun site that turns your single photo into poloroids! @ http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/hockney.php Try it out!!!

Many Faces of Carly

Here's a collage that I just love of Carly and a pic of her each month of her life! I love you Carly, you have made me smile everyday!!! It has been a wonderful 1st year, and it has flown by so fast. I love that each day is so special and I feel so lucky and blessed to have such a wonderful daughter I feel undeserving, I look forward to each new day with you...I can't wait! I have the best family ever!

Texas & New Mexico 1 Year Birthday!!!

Poor Carly!! Glad we had a chance to celebrate and have a Birthday Party for Carly right before we left Texas with my family! Carly got to eat her own cake and make a huge mess...BUT THEN we went to New Mexico on our way to Oregon and was there for her Birthday! (Clint drove the moving truck to Oregon with his Dad, while Carly and I made a vacation out of the trip) Carly was sick with the stomach flu for the first time ever on her Birthday...throwing up every 5 minutes!!! Not how I was planning Carly's 1st birthday to work out...It was still fun visiting one of our best friends the Brimhalls, at least Carly was able to look happy enough to take the pic with her strawberry cake (NM pics shown first) for a few mintutes and then threw up a few seconds later...poor girl...good thing she chowed on her Texas cake earlier, cause that was all she got! At least she got some cool presents!!!

Here are also some pics I took of Amy and her new baby Scout at 3 weeks old! He is so adorable and a good baby...I love new babies! It really made me baby hungry! uh-oh!

Goodbye Texas!

Today @ 6:30 we load up the truck to move to Oregon!!!

It's really hard to say goodbye to a place that you loved so much. My family moved here 9 years ago, and to me this move is so bittersweet. It's time for us to move on and leave so many great people, good memories, and my family. This is where Clint and I met, started a life together, and had our first baby! I feel so grateful for the times that we have had here, and all the people who helped to contribute to how blessed we have felt! We love you all and hate to say goodbye! Thanks to all of you who have been such great friends and have loved and cared for us!

I had to write a list of 20 things that I would love about Oregon and this move to make it easier....then of course I had to inlude a list of why I love Texas, but at least I made it shorter! lol I love Texas!

Here are some pics we took recently at a little pizzookie getogether with some of our friends to say goodbye! You guys are awesome!

20 Reasons to love Oregon!

Finally! Outdoor recreation
You can sit on the grass! No fire ants
No black mold…gross!
Holistic mindset (there may be too many hippies though)
Beautiful agriculture! I love the tropical plants that grow there!
Most beautiful Temple ever
Less traffic, smog, pollution, etc…
4 seasons
A new start ;) Always nice
Tap water you aren’t scared to drink
WAY less crime
Clint has a job!! Money! Money! Got to have it…(yeah to pay off our student debts) this should be number 1
Mountains
Clint parent’s nearby, and their HUGE ranch… 3 hours away
Closer to Utah, California, and even Alaska (for Clint’s sake), and other cool cities to visit like Seattle!
A change in Scenery
No more blistering hot, humid weather
Cheaper Airline tickets to states I like to visit (flying to Utah from TX is lots of $ I don’t have!)
Awesome Seafood/close to the coast
Lots of lakes for boating, skiing, wakeboarding, fishing, etc…

10 Reasons I will miss TX
Brick and Stone housing (its a million dollars for one of those in Portland!)
Awesome restaurants because that’s what I do here…eat!
Economy is great
Shopping is too
Southern Hospitality, the friendliest people live in TX (great friends!)
Bible belt, conservative (very different in Portland)
Texas pride…seriously what other state waves their flag everywhere? And it is the only state allowed to wave it as high as the US flag!
My family is here
This is where Clint and I met, started our life together, and had our baby!
The church is awesome here

Oklahoma

If you like the zoo, this is the best place I have been too! It's called Arbuckle Wilderness and its inbetween here and Oklahoma City- almost half way. Anyways, you drive through this wilderness and there are just wild animals roaming around and you feed them through your car...but dont get out! I have to admit I was a little scared and nervous of some of those animals, especially the bull looking ones with horns! Plus they warned us that some of them bite, like the Zebras and the donkeys! We fed everything from Ostrich's, camels, zebras, horses, weird bull/cow looking things, deers, and gazels! It was seriously the funnest thing in a long time!

We also checked out Bricktown in downtown Oklahoma, and went to their botanical gardens. I have to say, and I am sorry for any OK fans, but other than the wilderness there wasn't much else to see! Oh well we had fun, thats all that counts!