pics.

we took this picture before we left yesterday morning for the zoo.

other pics. taken today by Traci washburn! :)

one year down. eternity to go.

Our anniversary was yesterday!

when we woke up mike turned to me and said "this has been the best year of my life" aww.

ok so we went & made a mortgage payment in morning. we went and ate at Senor Tacos. eh it was alright. then...
we headed to the ZOO! :) it was fun. mike hadn't been in 7 years. (i went with our class just 2 mo. ago) we had fun! one of the monkeys came in a bush right up close to us- that was cool.

so we had a blast! then we watched the 1st three X-Men movies. because friday night we had gone to the x-men wolverine movie...so we had to refresh our memories. & in between 2 movies we went to dinner with our friends patrick & kelli to texas roadhouse!

we had an eventful day! :)

i'm glad i'm such a lucky girl to have mike!!!

i brought the wrong camera cord to tracis house today so i can't post them!!! :)

happppy....

birthday family!!! :)

happy birthday ryan!
happy birthday tim!
happy birthday MIKE my love!!!
happy birthday jim!
and... well happy birthday scott next week!

sorry for my lack in blogging. i really would post WAY too often{is that possible} if i DID have the internet! but as you all know we steal WiFi & well they finally locked it. too bad.

i guess its time to spend some money & just get the internet.

update on our lives:
-work is great. hope to have a job next year. really.
-mikes work is great. just bought a mercedes benz an 85'. {imagine me rolling my eyes HERE}
-we both got callings a few months ago in our semi-new ward. i'm a beehive advisor & he's a priests advisor! fun fun!
-umm gracie {the pup} is getting bigger and bigger. still so fun.
- so life is good. staying busy. walking with kate after school most days. gave up soda & fast food. 1 cheat day a week.
-anyways...have a great day! or week. or month haha.

whoooo?

gracie lou!
i was leaving yesterday & when i was gonna get in my car i saw THIS:
don't mind my reflection! anyways...her cute little tag, was necessary after she ESCAPED the backyard while i was gone. i was a mess...driving all over the neighborhood trying to find her!! then finally the neighbor across the street came out with her! goodness! pheeew. anyways. i'm loving having company at home all the time! i'm also watching a little chihuahua mix dog for a girl at work...teacher in the classroom i work! shes great! anyways...

heres my SWEET find from target:cute eh eh?

hopefully i can update this more often! well or buy the internet. hmmm.

Gracie Lou.

we have a new addition to our family!!! :)

our new puppy. Gracie Lou Hermann!

she is a australian shephard/queensland heeler mix!

here she is:


better pictures to come soon!!!

sweethearts & headaches

sorry its been so long. as you know we steal wi-fi from neighbors so if i CAN get on the internet, i check my email & look at a few blogs until i lose the connection. well i picked up my mom from work, so i have access at their house to do this! :) so let me update you:

{valentines} mike told me he got us tickets to WICKED{if you don't know, this is a broadway musical} this summer! woot woot! & brought me home 1/2 dozen roses in the afternoon :)

{work} stressful at times but i LOVE the kids i work with & the ladies i work with are incredible! honestly. one of our students is having a rough time & is sometime a challenge, getting hit, hitting himself, frustrations of not being able to communicate! i can't imagine!

{life} its good. getting more time with my hubby. still making lots of wood letters & it worked out to make some more business when i went to a baby shower with my gift {ELLA} & people wanted me to do their kids! yay. & then took a Big {B} to a bridal shower! {BLUEYEDESIGN.BLOGSPOT.COM} SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!!! please.
ok so life...its good. keeping MORE busy than usual with cooking nights, craft nights, & american idol of course! :) we went shooting/quading last week & that was way fun!

thats all folks. sorry. i'm boring. love you all! :)


{p.s. the headaches, really had nothing to do with the post, but i have been getting more headaches & can't figure out why.}

yellow.

its one of my favorite colors.


and can you believe what i found when i came home today from work!?



it was SO refreshing & made me smile all giddy! wouldn't YOU smile?

yeah. i'm smiling.

& i did not plant these. {someone else did that long ago i guess}

p.s. found a GREAT steal at anthro. and at goodwill. will post those soon!