34 things you may not know about me, but you should! (cause I turned 34 today)

(this is me TODAY age 34, receiving a birthday wish-song from my Mother and Grandpa Mike, not sure why I look cranky, I was really enjoying the song)

1. I want to be in a Flash Mob Dance someday (so if you know of one-please call me!)

2. I think Convertible, Volkswagen Bug cars are the cutest cars ever made.

3. I love, love, love music (preferably live- when you can feel the bass in your heart).

4. I love surprises (good ones that is).

5. I love to get mail (bills excluded).

6. I love new socks, they make me happy.

7. I love things that smell good-pine sol, lotion, candles, even laundry soap.

8. I love a clean car.

9. I play "By The Sea" on the piano, at least once a day (usually more).

10. I admire people who work hard.
11. I love a good book.
12. Massages are the greatest thing ever!
13. I love to hear people laugh.
14. When I see my family or friends cry, I cry.
15. Butterfly kisses make me think of my mother.
16. I like when my toenails are painted.
17. Dave Ramsey ROCKS- I would love to work for him some day.
18. I always wanted to be 5 foot 4 inches...never made it.
19. When the wind blows I am always scared it will knock over the huge tree in front of my house.
20. I like to watch things grow- plants (not weeds), kids, testimonies, my bank account... you know, stuff like that.
21. I love when my 5 yr old tells me that my cheeks are chunky, not fat-just chunky.
22. I eat oatmeal almost every morning (to me it tastes like eating a cookie with milk, makes me feel like I am eating a treat, not something that is good for you).
23. Rugby is my new favorite sport (it is a little on the violent side-no pads, no helmets, you just knock them out of the way)
24. I am a little bit of a pyromaniac (I like to watch fires burn...might have something to do with my father being a firefighter?)
25. I love musicals-Wicked-Les Mis-Phantom. They are all good.
26. I love the piano, when I see someone who can play it well it melts my heart :)
27. I like to pretend that I have a very clean, well organized house...the TRUTH=I just know how to shove things in places where people can't see them.
28. I like things that are fluffy-pillows, blankets, clouds, marshmallows.
29. I have 2 pairs of pants that I absolutely love and will probably cry when they wear out.
30. I have Tendinitis in my left ankle, my left shoulder, left wrist(had surgery to fix that one) and my right knee...Advil is my friend.
31. I am a hugger (a people one, not a tree one) If I know you I usually leave you with a hug, not sure why, it's just who I am.
32. I fear having my husband die (the women in my family seem to always outlive the men)
33. I feel pretty darn lucky to be married to a tall, dark, handsome man (never was attracted to blonds)
34. I am 34 yrs old, but I feel 24! If I were really 24 then that means I had my 1st child when I was 12...guess I really am 34....oh well.

So here is to another year, full of fun adventures, good friends, and loving family.

The first 15 years.....and the next 15 years!

What happened  in the first 15 years? 2 Apartments, 2 houses. 4 kids. Hubby graduated from U of U. He had 1 surgery, I had 2. We had 1 parent and 5 grandparents pass away. Lots of fun little vacations and 1 huge/fabulous/marvelous vacation to St. Lucia. 

So what will happen in the next 15 years? (this gets kind of scary) Hubby will get his Masters from BYU. We may even move to where ever his new job takes us. Kids will learn to drive, will begin dating and will graduate from High School. All of our children will be grown and out of the house (we hope). There will be missions served and weddings held. We might even be Grandparents by then, hahaha!

All of it sounds good to me!

To celebrate our 15 years together we went out of town and pawned the kids off on my sister (thanks again Shelley). It was a great weekend. Then on the official date of our anniversary we went to a benefit concert for Julie Hendrickson (she is a cousin to Paul Cardall) She had a double lung transplant. There were a few different performers. It was a fabulous night!

(side note=I had a migraine headache that morning, but by 3:00 pm I was doing better, yea)

Here I am trying to take a fun picture of us at the concert and typical hubby....he hates having his picture taken...so this is what I got. Enjoy!!!!!

This is Charley Jenkins, a country singer. Very fun and also a local Utahan:)

 This is Lindsey Stirling on the fiddle. She was on Americas got Talent and made it to the top 48! She was so much fun to watch.

Peter Breinholt...got to be honest, when ever I hear his voice I think of Christmas :) I think it is because he has like 4 Christmas Cd's out and they always feature him on FM100. So it was fun to see that he can sing regular music also.

 

And last but not least.....Paul Cardall. I just love this man!!! He is so amazing on the piano. You need to read his book to fully understand all of the trials he has been through. He is such a generous and giving person, so kind and very personable. When he was signing Cd's he actually talked to  the people, showing a real interest in them and what they had to say. I think he made my top 10 favorite people list :)

So that was our anniversary adventure...many more to come!

Kindergarten registration....last time!

Confession = I have 4 children and last week I went to my FIRST ever Kindergarten registration meeting. Weird you my say....here is the reason why; they always have the meetings on a Friday, at 2:00 p.m. (now how many parents are really home at that time) and they ask you NOT to bring your Kindergartner and other children! Really? And they say "if you are unable to attend just pick up your packet from the office at any time" so that is what I have always done. This has been the first year I have had a child old enough to stay at home and babysit while I go to the meeting. I figured I had missed 3 other ones, maybe I should attend my very last one. Was it worth going to? Not really! They talked mostly about riding the bus (which my kids do not do) a lot about parents volunteering (which I already do) and how you really should make your child come to school on Fridays/short days (I guess a lot of parents don't?). But now I can say I have been to "Kindergarten Registration"....GOOD JOB MOM!