Ferfasaurus

Projects Around the House

2011-11-01T14:22:00.000-07:00

As I mentioned in a previous post, our house did not need much work.

It just needed to be spruced up a bit.

So project number one was in our living/family room.

When we bought the house there was already chair railing up in the family room,

the thing with it was that it was painted the same color as the walls, and it looked dumb.

So what did we do?

We (I) took measurements of the room, decided how many boxes I wanted on each wall,

and went to Home Depot to buy some skinny molding (it cost us a whopping $36 btw),

Thomas cut the pieces to size with the correct angles and we nailed up the molding underneath the chair railing. I am a terrible writer, so this probably doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Here are a couple pictures to help you get the idea.

this is the room before (that tree unfortunately is not ours)

This is the room after nailing up the molding

and this is the room after we painted everything beneath the railing white.
(sorry all these pictures were taken with my phone)
See I did know what I was doing. I am really happy with how it turned out.

The 2nd project was a piece of furniture I bought at goodwill for $60.

I don't really have a during the process picture so I will just post a before and after.

This is the dresser before . . . and after.

We re-stained the top, taped it all off painted the rest this greenish color, once that had dried I glazed it, and we put a clear coat on top. I love this dresser, we are using it in our family room as an entertainment center for our movies and Nintendo and what not.
Anyway those are the projects we have been working on. Next stop Nursery.

(Probably should have been first stop)

I Can't Believe This Day Has Come

2011-10-26T13:24:00.000-07:00

I honestly cannot believe that this boy . . . (the one on the left...haha Julia)
left on his mission today.
And when he gets home . . .
this boywill almost be as old as this girl . . .
The people of Mexico City are very lucky to have my little brother for the next 2 years. I am a little heart broken that he won't be here for our baby boy, but I promised to send him lots of stuff and to make sure our little guy knows his Uncle Teeny before he gets home.

We miss you already Tanny Baby. I have to stop writing because I am getting emotional already. You are the best.

I love my Family

2011-10-19T14:31:00.000-07:00

I know I just did a post about 2 of my nieces Hattie and Mariah.

But I thought you might be interested to know that Mariah is Mega Mind

and she calls Hattie "Minion".
I love that girl.

I can't wait to have my baby play with his cousins!

I hope he is hilarious.

Family Discussions

2011-10-06T10:36:00.000-07:00

We have all been debating whether Hattie looks just like Mariah.
In some pictures they definitely look like each other . . .
but I think they just look like sisters.

A little on Hattie. . . she is the sweetest baby ever.
Seriously she kills me.
She has started to make some noises and
her little voice is just so sweet.
We love her to pieces!

Anyway you be the judge . . . are they twins?
. . . Or just sisters.

(baby Hattie)

(baby Mariah)

Oh and P.S.

Mariah has been doing so good having a baby sister!

She is such a good helper, and calls Hattie "Baby sister Hattie"

And when she talks to her sometimes she calls her "Honey".

It is really cute.

The New Girl

2011-09-21T11:21:00.000-07:00

This show looks kind of funny.
Mostly when she does the cute guy alert.
Maybe I will start watching it while we still have cable.

Also I really enjoy this clip from How I Met Your Mother . . .
When Barney is Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing.

Woo Hoo!

2011-09-14T14:08:00.000-07:00

So it has been 5 weeks since I last posted.

Honestly life is quite boring for us right now.

Oh wait . . . just kidding.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WE BOUGHT A HOUSE

We are so excited! It is basically right where we wanted to be
and was pretty much move in ready. We have not made the transition yet,

but we will be moving-in in the next couple weeks. There were a few minor

things we wanted to do and a couple furniture projects we (I) want to get done.

I feel so helpless though because I am not really supposed to paint since I am

pregnant, but I keep thinking of all these great ideas we could do. Then I remember

WE = Thomas and he has work and school like everyday.

So anyway that is what is going on with us right now . . . oh and I am in my

3rd trimester, no big deal. I will post pictures of the house next time. But

here is one just to hold you over. . . its not terribly flattering for the house,

but you get the idea.

(ps if you ever need a house. . . Eric Dixon is the man to call)

22 Weeks

2011-08-08T09:34:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe I am 22 weeks along already.

It is literally insane.

We found whether I would get to start making

cute headbands, or whether I would be able to start...well I don't know

what you do to get ready for boys.

And guess what?

. . .

It's A Boy!

It has taken me a while to come to terms with it...ha ha.
No I am joking, but I was surprised for some reason.

I honestly thought I was having a girl.

Mother's intuition...what's that?

Anyway I have bought him a few things that crack me up.

(like these jammies found at target)
It is kind of fun because you can be more ridiculous with boys

I think, and they will still be cute. Maybe I am just telling myself that.

I wanted to buy this as a joke because I wanted to see how Thomas would react
But it was too much moola to spend for him not to wear it. So I took a picture instead.

Anyway I am really excited for this little guy to come.

He has had so many cousins born this year,

and I am so excited for them to be little best friends!

Happy Fourth!

2011-07-07T12:33:00.000-07:00

I know this is a couple days late, but happy 4th of July!

In case you didn't know, the Fourth is my favorite holiday.

We got to go to Sierra Vista and visit the Clawsons

(Eloise, Mike, Kimber, Lance, Chelsea, Brodie, and Jett.)

It was so fun being with the family!
We went to Bisbee to watch the boxcar races,

Pizza Hut for an all you can eat buffet of pizza, pasta, salad, and cinnamon sticks,

and just hung out watching The Sandlot and playing games.

I picked up the guitar and jammed for the first time in a while,

and remembered how much I love it.

We drove home on the 4th because I had school the next day.

I was pretty bummed out that we had to go,

but it made it a little better seeing parts of firework shows from the road.

Basically life is good, everyone was safe and happy and free.

I am so grateful to live in the United States of America!

Pickles and Lemons

2011-06-21T14:19:00.000-07:00

Two of the things I have been "craving" most are pickles and lemons.
I put craving in quotations because I have always loved pickles and lemons.

Want proof? Look at my favorites on the sidebar.

I swear I didn't edit it.

Anyway more important matters. . .

Annie Fanny Clifford got married.

She looked stunning. No Joke.

Want proof? Bickitty Bam.

It was so fun seeing all my friends!

Even the ones who have moved away (Lauren and Vianca)

And now Annie has joined them.
This is a shout out to Kristina Clifford and Heidi Larsen...lets play.

(Sorry Lauren apperantly you are black now)

Other exciting news includes:

*Me being 15 weeks along now

*Us finding out what we are having in 3 weeks

*Old news but still exciting...Tanner graduated.

*Thomas starts at WP Carey this fall, go devils

*We are looking to buy a house! Yay for being adults.

Here is a baby bump picture for your viewing pleasure courtesy of the self timer.

Its Kinda a Funny Story...not the movie

2011-05-23T09:53:00.000-07:00

So this year on April Fools Day I pranked Thomas and told him that I was a week late . . .

Then (here's the kicker) 2 weeks later I really was a week late . . .

At that point I panicked and made Thomas take me to Walgreen's

and bought about 1 million tests . . . they all came out with the same result.

. . . So guess what?

I am pregnant!

yes that is a + sign

. . . Yes it was unexpected, but we are excited!

I am 11 weeks today.

So I guess it serves me right for trying to fool my husband.

And thinking about it now . . . I was pregnant when did that.

Tacos

2011-05-04T11:32:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I make like 10 tacos for just Thomas and myself.

Its fabulous. And I buy Mexican soda. And make salsa.

I love taco nights.

Good News

2011-04-01T10:09:00.000-07:00

So life has been treating Thomas and I well the last week or so.

First we got our tax returns back . . . um holler.

Then Thomas got an interview for a job.

Then he got a second interview for the same job.

Then he got a call that said he got the job! Yahoo!

So as of April 11 he will be working at Bank of America.

We are so excited and grateful.

Also my sister in law Annie had her baby. . .

Little Elaina. She is beautiful. So much hair.

Such big squeezable/kissable cheeks. We love her so much!

So in conclusion, life is bueno.

*P.S. would anyone be interested in playing a game of softball? The weather is perfection. And we went to the batting cages the other day and it was fun.

Flowers

2011-03-16T11:35:00.000-07:00

My whole life I have had flowers at my house.

Beautiful geraniums, petunias, portulacas, and zinnias

filled the planters and lined the walkway at my parents house.

So at our apartment we have a tiny back patio thing

and I decided it was in need of some life.

So a trip to Home Depot and 47 dollars later we had three pots full of color.

And I am very happy.

Spring is here!

Hair

2011-03-15T11:25:00.000-07:00

As of late I have been trying new hair-do's that I have seen on other blogs.

I think they are pretty cute, but I am not sure if they are too formal looking.

I guess everything is formal to someone who sports a ponytail 50% of the time.

Anyway check them out.

First the top knot from this blog

My bangs aren't long enough to have them all the way

back so I have to pin them.

. . . and then this one called very cleverly

"three twisted buns"

Also in case you hadn't realized . . . summer is almost here.

I can almost feel my skin being burned right when I walk outside.

And I am excited. Yes I love AZ summer.

Also since my last post TWO of my best friends

(Vianca to Adam and Kristina to Craig) got married.

I am so happy for them! They were both beautiful.

And I have another on getting married in June!

Holy weddings!

But I am so excited to have more married friends.

Happy

2011-02-07T15:34:00.001-08:00

Life lately has been happy.
And despite being sick for the past two weeks . . .
Thomas and I have been having fun (watching alot of TV-movies and playing rummie)
He turned 23 two Sundays ago. And he feels like he is ancient. (he's ridiculous)
He watched Sense and Sensibility with me this weekend. (thankyouverymuch)
I got a new phone. (thank you theives at Suns game) . . . no really, thank you.
I got my hair done. (thank you Kristy)

. . . and I love this song. (thank you Brad)

P.S. If you happen to know of any part-time jobs laying around . . . let us know.

He's Here!...and Another Suprise.

2011-01-11T09:27:00.001-08:00

Baby Royce William Hatch is here!

He got here on Jan. 8, 2011 at around 5:00pm.

He weighed 7lbs 3oz and is completely perfect!

Here he is.

Also I am glad to report that my sissy Rach is doing great

and they got to go home the next day.

Also my other sissy Rebecca announced to our family that she is pregnant!
Yahoo! So now I have 1 sister and 3 sister in laws that are pregnant!

So exciting, crazy, fun right?

Yep so the next two are coming in March . . .

Then the twins in May . . .

And one in August.

Yes that is ANOTHER August birthday to add to our 7.

I love babies and I am excited to babysit whenever needed.

Sorry So Late

2011-01-07T09:47:00.000-08:00

First off . . . Christmas Eve.

Thomas and I gave each other PJ's.

Thomas got me a robe to go with mine.

I don't think he actually thought I would wear it.

In fact I know he didn't think I would wear it . . .

because he said so.

But here's the thing, I wear it . . . alot.

I am always freezing in our apartment.

So in the mornings I just put it on.

And walla I am warm, and ugly.

This was our apartment on Christmas Eve.

Christmas morning we woke up at around 7 or 7:30

to open presents. It was so fun and weird having it

be just us two.

We are pretty.

After presents we (Thomas) made french toast.

It was delicious.

I miss having our tree up. It came down on Monday. Sad.

Anywho that is all I feel like posting about at the moment.

Next post: Salt Lake.

Oh Christmas Tree

2010-12-17T07:45:00.000-08:00

Ps I hate that song.

I love Christmas trees, but that song kills me.

The only decent version of that song is the Charlie Brown one.

Anywho . . . this is ours.

And we love it. It's a little 4 1/2 foot pre-lit from Home Depot.

I know we are Grinches, but this is our first year, cut us a break.

Also don't mind that we are in separate photos with our tree.

That's the problem with living with living by ourselves . . .
there is no one to take our picture, so they all look awesome.

I also wanted to pay tribute to the movie Burlesque or

however you spell it. No I didn't see the movie, but thanks to

that hooker-ish looking show, OPI came out with

this AMAZING polish.

And I love it.

Another thing . . . I hate how my hands look this time of year.

The End.

Don't Let Me Down!

2010-12-02T09:45:00.000-08:00

Please ASU Sundevils. . . don't let us down.
Beat the nasty Wildcats today.

Most of all don't let Mariah down.

She love the Devils.

She even does Touch Down!

. . . and puts her hands up in the air.

SO. . . Don't let us down!

Our Apt.

2010-11-23T09:13:00.001-08:00

Incase you were wondering what our apartment looks like . . . this is it.
It is very simple, we can't paint.

(side note: white walls are blah . . .

especially when you are dealing with super-high glossy paint)

It is tiny, but we are having so much fun making it our home.

We are trying this new thing called

"hanging up your clothes right when you take them off"

Please don't think we are disgusting.

Since it has only been in effect for a week, we are doing really well.

It is ridiculous how quick a 600-ish foot apartment gets/looks dirty.

Anywho . . . this is it.

. . . well our family room and kitchen that is . . .

More pictures to come of the bedroom, bathroom, and office.

This is the view of our family room, right when you walk in the door.

Our lovely couches and ottoman courtesy of Biglots . . . we are classy.

Our television and laundry. I don't know why I didn't move that for the picture.

Our kitchen table.

Our appliances are from the 70's I am pretty sure . . . our oven is yellow.

I am loving it here.

Our neighbors are Awesome!

I am SO thankful for my sweet husband and for our apartment and for our jobs and for school (even though I hate it).

another sidenote: sorry for the crappy picture quality.

Don't Tell Thomas

2010-11-10T09:49:00.000-08:00

. . . or my dad . . .

I am playing Christmas music on here already.

Have you noticed people being nicer?

Its the AMAZING Arizona weather. . .

and the fact that Christmas is just around the corner!

I am excited to start watching movies like

. . . yes both versions . . .

Anyway. . . Happy Thanksgiving! . . .

Now let's get on to Christmas. . . kidding kidding.

Fwankenstein

2010-11-08T10:07:00.000-08:00

. . . I love my husband . . .

. . . he dresses up with me for Halloween . . .

. . . Carves a wicked pumkin . . .

. . . and . . .

. . . lets me indulge in my white trash love . . .

A Letter to Pepper

2010-10-27T09:55:00.001-07:00

Dear Pepper,
We miss you. Thanks for being such a great pet to our family. I don't remember life without you. You were such a wonderful part of our family. I always joked that you were as much a part of our family as Tanner, since you were the same age and all. I remember when we first got you and you were tiny! You were the sweetest little thing. We all fought on who got to sleep with you. You were always so content, and would just walk around our backyard, I know you had your routine. When we left you would always peek your head out the gate and watch us, and when we got home you would be in the same position. You were looking out for us. Thank for being sweet with Mariah, she loves you and was always so excited to see you. Anyway Cheps, we love you and we're going to miss you. I am glad you aren't in pain anymore.
Love,
Ferf

Flying

2010-10-11T10:22:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a special day.

Katie and Ryan blessed baby Ellison.

It was amazing.

I love baby blessings, they are so sweet.

Ryan did great, and little El Rae looked precious.

After the blessing and luncheon,

Thomas, Sonny, and I flew to Utah.

It was my second trip to UT

and I was there for less than 30 minutes.

Kinda crazy.

We got to fly over the Grand Canyon.

It was beautiful.

Thomas and I flew home in the helicopter

listening to Brad Paisley.

Besides the headache and popping ears,

it was a wonderful trip!

Here are some pictures, unfortunately I didn't get any of

the happy family, but rest assured, they all looked great!

Sometimes...

2010-09-17T10:50:00.000-07:00

So sometimes, for no reason at all, I just feel like saying, "Hell".

. . . I can't explain it . . .

Like its not like I am mad or anything, I just feel like saying it.

Today is one of those days.

And unfortunately typing it isn't the same as saying it.

So rest assured that today I said hell at least once.

Here is a cute picture so you don't feel like this was a

complete waste of your time.

Mariah likes to show everyone her "button"

and sometimes she will come over and lift up your shirt

to show everyone your button. Its pretty funny.

San Diego 2010

2010-08-25T10:01:00.000-07:00

So for Thomas and my last hoorah before

we have to go back to the real world of work

. . . AND school . . .

We decided to go to San Diego.

It was SO fun and I realized, again, I love going

on road trips with Thomas.

They are the BEST!

It was just a Friday to Sunday trip, but

I love those ones the best sometimes.

So on Friday we went to work for a couple hours,

then I picked Thomas up from work (Thanks Sonny)

And we were on the road by 10AM.

Our goal was to get to Sea World in time to see

the Shamu Show. . . and we did. And it did not disappoint

Thanks to my sissy Rachel we had 2 day passes

and were able to go on Saturday afternoon too.

(Day 1 at Sea World)

After traveling all day then going to Sea World we were pooped

and went to our hotel. Which I highly recommend BTW.

The Double Tree in Del Mar was Awesome!

They gave us delicious warm

oatmeal chocolate chip with walnut cookies upon our

arrival and when we left they gave us some for the road!

That's what I call hospitality.

Anywho . . . Saturday Morning we decided to go to the beach

since Sea World was open til 11PM that day.

I loved it. I am not a beach person.

Like I think its pretty, but I cant spend all day there.

I think one reason might be because I am pasty white.

But this time I really enjoyed it.

There was grass at this one, and it wasn't super crowded.

So we pulled out our Diet Mountain Dew, our Cheez-its,

and our football and had a blast at the beach.

When we decided we'd had enough of the beach,

we went to Hodad's to eat a delicious hamburger . . . only

problem . . . it was 12:00 and everyone had the same idea.

So we settled for a pizza place down the street and I am

SO glad we found that little gem.

Our pepperoni and mushroom calzone was to die for.

After that we went back to our hotel to get showered and

ready for Sea World.

In case you didn't know . . .

Sea World on Saturday= PACKED.

but we were able to do everything we wanted

and at around 5:00PM it started clearing out some.

We might have gone to the shark exhibit twice

and I loved it both times.

I have a interest/hate relationship with sharks

and whales for that matter.

Shamu scares the crap out of me.

(Thomas saving me from Shamu)

But I love Sea World.

(and the shamu beetle)

After Sea World we journeyed back to Hodad's

and were able to eat that for dinner.

Then we went back to Hotel and watched

youtube videos of shark/whale attacks.

It was awesome, and I think Thomas is scared of them now too.

San Diego was so Fun and I am so

Glad we were able to go and see Shamu,

the star fish, the penguins, the sea lions, the dolphins, the

polar bears, the moray eels(this is more of a hate/hate relationship),

and all the other animals at sea world. And I am

glad I have my best friend to go on all my trips with.

I love my life.

Twins

2010-08-10T13:06:00.001-07:00

Since Mike D'Antoni became the Suns coach

my family noticed an uncanny resemblence

between him . . . Coach Mike D'Antoni

and him . . . Rikki Tikki Tavi.

. . . Angry Mike . . .

. . . Angry Rikki . . .

I miss Mike. ALOT.

Remember That One Time

2010-07-26T10:29:00.000-07:00

. . . So remember that one time . . .

. . . like TWO months ago . . .
. . . At around 12:45 . . .

. . . This super cute boy . . .
. . . Decided to make me . . .

. . . the happiest girl on the planet . . .

. . . And we were sealed . . .

. . . for time and ALL eternity . . .

Yeah . . . me too.

. . . And I am so grateful for him . . .

. . . and now I can't imagine . . .

. . . how I used to live without him . . .

Happy 2 Month Anniversary Mots!

Round Table

2010-07-23T10:33:00.000-07:00

This year Thomas and I were honored to be
able to attend our first Round Table camp out.

On our way up to Big Lake . . . can you tell how excited we are?

It did not disappoint.

Now I cannot include many details

about said "Round Table"

because its activities are top secret.

I can tell you we went to Big Lake . . .

We ate a lot of tasty food . . .

The Jones Family was in charge of dinner one night.

. . . Thomas and I did the dishes . . .

We went fishing . . .

We just hung out with all our married Allred cousins.

And sat around the campfire telling stories and eating smores . . . yum.

side note: use rolos next time you make smores.

It was so fun!
I honestly don't know the last time

my family went camping.

Probably because we grew up hating it

and hearing how terrible it was.

Anyway, we had so much fun

I can't wait til next year!

and on our way home we were able to

stop at El Rey and eat a delicious

green chile cheese crisp.

(pictured in the previous post)

Heavenly

2010-07-16T09:56:00.000-07:00

. . . when I die . . .

. . . I want to be burried with on of these . . .

I love you El Rey!!!

My 4th of July

2010-07-07T10:16:00.000-07:00

First off. . . I just want to let you all know. . . my niece is really cute.

This year for the 4th the whole Neil Jones family

headed down to Sierra Vista to hang out with our Clawson cousins!

(just like we do every year)

So fun.

On Saturday we were able to go to the Army base in

Fort Huachuca and look in a few museums.

We also went to the cemetary there and walked around.

It was so beautiful and peaceful!

Sunday we went to the Spanish Branch in Sierra Vista and
sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic in Spanish!

Then we came home had lunch and played a couple games

and got ready to go to the Fireworks!

The fireworks were AMAZING this year! As usual.

Scott (my brother in law) was being mr. photographer

all weekend and I am so happy he was.

He got some super cute pictures.

P.S. Mariah loves fireworks.

The end.

Milk Was A Bad Choice

2010-06-28T08:38:00.000-07:00

The Air Conditioning at work is broken.

As a result I have been feeling kinda like this.

I drank chocolate milk for breakfast this morning.

Our 1st Meal in Our Apt.

2010-06-17T09:42:00.000-07:00

Chicken Pillows and Green Beans and Mashed Potatoes

It was pretty tasty if I do say so myself

(ps don't mind the jar of pickles we have just sitting on our kitchen table)

I love our apartment.

It is so small, but it has been so fun to decorate

and clean and just come home to.

2 weeks and 1 day

2010-06-10T13:40:00.001-07:00

. . . I Love My Life . . .

Can I Please?

2010-04-27T15:32:00.000-07:00

Can I please have a set of these?

Okay not really. . .

I guess I would settle for

THESE

. . .I am talking about their abs. . .

Get your mind out of the gutter

Nintendo Rulz

2010-04-23T09:55:00.000-07:00

So the other day Thomas and I were at

Best Buy looking for a movie

. . .that we didn't find btw. . .

And I mentioned to him that I thought the

old Nintendo was so fun, and how

I wanted one someday.

(which I didn't think anything of because

I say that kinda a lot. ie: Someday

I want to be able to afford a cabin,

a house, a nice Tahoe, and possibly a boat)

Hello Super Mario Brothers. . .can you blame me?

Anywho I think part of my obsession with it is because

as a child I ALWAYS wanted one and

my parents were anti-Nintendo.

Which, looking back was probably

a good thing haha, but back then I just

thought they were lame.

. . .
Back to the story

So that was like a week ago that we talked about it.

Last night Thomas said he got me a

"Bridal Shower" gift.

I was very surprised and maybe just a little

weary of opening it.

But I opened it anyway and

. . .Lo and Behold guess what it was. . .

A Nintendo!

I promise I am not a freak about these
sorts of things normally, but I was so excited!

Not only did he give me the Nintendo,

but he gave my like 10 games to go with it.

The most important one being

Super Mario Brothers of course, but

a close second would be tetris.

Which was also included.

How cool is he? I am just beginning to realize

the extent of his cool-ness and thoughtful-ness.

So last night we watched the Suns spank the Blazers

and then celebrated by watching

Flight of the Concords and playing Nintendo.

I love my life!

My Life

2010-04-14T15:03:00.000-07:00

My thoughts, dreams and life as of late have been consumed by:

1. Purple Ranunculus

2. White Shoes

3. Liberty of London Decor

4. Laundry Mats

I must be going crazy. . . or getting married.

Things I Hate

2010-03-14T11:55:00.000-07:00

. . . I HATE packing . . .

. . .and leaving behind my sweetheart. . .

. . .for THREE days. . .

BUT I do love Disneyland and my parents

and wonderful little brother Tanner.

My mom called it my last Hoorah

before I get hitched. . .in 10 1/2 weeks. CRAZY!

If you are wondering who my photographer is going to be

it's my cute cousin and her husband at pie in the sky photography!

It's True

2010-02-08T10:58:00.000-08:00

. . . I am Engaged! . .

So mark your calenders for Wednesday, May 26, 2010.

The Boy: Jacob Thomas Hogle (Thomas)

The Girl: Jennifer Jones (Jenny)

The Story: Thomas and I met last June, we started out as friends,

but quickly realized we liked each other.

We had a minor set back in the beginning, but it has been worth it!

. . . First hand holding August 7 . . .

. . . First kiss August 18 . . .

. . . First "L" word exchange somewhere around October 20 . . .

As you can see things moved pretty quick, but you have to factor

in that we had spent everyday with each other since August.

The end of December is when things started getting

"really serious". I realized I wanted to marry him, and he started

saying things like, "if we ever got married..."

Then one night he said, "Jenny, I don't like saying IF"

. . . And that was the end of saying if . . .

So then it was just a waiting game, I had no idea when he was going to ask me

or how. But one by one he started getting rid of his 2 trucks and

1 dirt bike. . . and then slowly, but surely he found a steady job.

It had to be coming right?!

I started showing my wonderful sissies what kind of rings I liked

and thinking of colors and dates.

Even though I knew it must be coming, I didn't think it would be for a while.

The Question: Like I said, I thought it would be a month or so til he

would propose. So Friday February 5, 2010 I ate a whole row of Oreos for

breakfast like normal. (not with milk, we were out, but with Diet Pepsi,

because who drinks water) I went to work like normal.

I went to my sissy's afterwards like normal. Thomas called at

around 2:00 like normal and asked if I wanted to go with him to fly his

model airplane. . . very normal. I said sure and went home to meet him.

He was almost an hour late, not so normal, but its happened before

so I let it slide. We headed over to Harmony Park and on our way Thomas

was telling me about how his niece sat on his plane, so he had to fix it with this

special glue that couldn't be in the direct sunlight. Me, being oblivious was

like, "hm that's interesting" and me not knowing that there is no such thing

as glue that couldn't be in direct sunlight, didn't think anything of it.

But since the glue couldn't be in direct sunlight he had to but a piece of paper

over it on the wing that was "broken". So we are down in the

retention basin and Thomas starts flying his plane and it starts flying really

weird . . . and crashes. He asked me if I would go get it for him and take off

the paper because he thought that was what made it crash.

I go over to the crashed plane about 15 feet away and start taking off the

paper. To my surprise there was writing under the paper that said,

"Will You Marry Me?"

So I turn around and see Thomas behind me, kneeling down on one knee.

And he says it, the question you wait for your whole life,

the moment you have dreamed about since you were a little girl,

"Jenny, will you marry me?"

I was so shocked and quite honestly speechless.

I think I said something along the lines of,

"Are you serious? Shut up. Wait really?"

And then he stood up and I gave him a hug and said a simple,

"Yes!"

Then he started to put the ring on my finger, it took about 15 seconds

because both of us were shaking so bad.

So yes, its true, I am engaged to Thomas, and we are

getting sealed in the Mesa Temple on May 26th at 12:45 and having our reception

that night at the Wright House Garden Room.

Anyway. . . that's the story, I am so happy. I don't think its possible for

a girl to be happier than I am now.

(Sorry this is really long and I don't have many pictures)

So here's the ring, which I LOVE by the way! Its exactly what I

wanted and SO sparkly!

The End.

New Found Love

2010-02-03T14:55:00.000-08:00

I LOVE Norman Rockwell paintings!
Like I have always liked them and thought they were cute and cool,

BUT lately I have seen a couple that are super awesome!

There is one in particular I like that I saw in the bathroom at Thomas's

house. It's called "The Prom Dress"

Here are a few more that I really like...there are many more that I like, but this post would be ridiculously long if I posted them all.

Anyway, this was kind of random, but I haven't had much to blog about lately.

Rootbeer

2010-01-08T14:20:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday Sam, Nicole, Thomas, and I made some homemade rootbeer

. . . and a dry ice bomb . . .

It was awesome and reminded me of making it at Grandma Jones'

at Halloween and blowing on it like on Hocus Pocus.

It overflowed when we added the dry ice.

Other than that minor detail it was flawless.

Sam kept breathing it in and then blowing it our his nose. Pretty entertaining, but when I tried I nearly choked to death and felt like I had the black lung.

What Would I Do Without Her?

2009-12-11T15:56:00.000-08:00

I honestly can't remember

what I used to do to entertain myself

before this sweetheart

so kindly entered our family.

I love her so much.

. . .My Favorite Commercials Right Now. . .

2009-11-17T10:51:00.000-08:00

Congratulations Progresso!

You have my favorite commercials right now!

I love them.

Are they not wonderful?!

Thank you for providing me entertainment in between my entertainment.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

2009-11-04T10:35:00.000-08:00

Go see it NOW!

. . . I saw it on Halloween with Thomas. . .
because we didn't want to go to any lame parties.

It was so so cute! I highly recommend it.

Preferably in 3D so you get to wear these little beauts.

(yes we were dressed up for Halloween)

He as a football player and I as a baseball player.

. . . Just a little warning. . .

the mayor in CWACOM is creepy. . . but he was kind of my favorite.

What Shall I Be?

2009-10-16T14:18:00.000-07:00

So for Halloween this year I have come up with 3 Ideas

and I would love it if you could help me choose which one to be.

So here it goes. . .

In no particular order

1. Medusa

2. Mad Scientist

3. Fortune Teller/ Gypsy

I got these pics from the Internet, that is the reason for the different sizes, not because I am trying to sway your decision.

Hello Beautiful

2009-09-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

So I was just looking on the internet at cars I cannot afford

. . . kinda a favorite passtime of mine. . .

and found this.

Someday it would be nice to have one. HA HA HA.

. . .I'll keep dreaming. . .

Cause this one is used and 3 years old, and its still 43,000 buckaroos.

Maybe I should just be grateful for what I have.

Sounds like a good plan to me.

Life is good, I am happy.

Here She Is! . . . Introducing Miss Mariah Elle McLaws

2009-09-08T21:23:00.000-07:00

It has been too long since I last posted, BUT I think you will forgive me after you see this. . .

I mean, after you have seen her. . .since I don't think most of you have!

So here she is. . . Miss Mariah!

These were taken with my phone, so they aren't super clear, my apologies.

7lbs and 20inches

She loves to stretch, it's so stinkin cute.

Grandpa

(I wish you could see the pure bliss on his face when he's holding her)

Grandma

It is so sweet when Mariah cries and my mom picks her up, because she almost immediately stops crying.

Our family couldn't be happier. Honestly. . .we love her SO MUCH and can't get enough of her! Welcome girlfriend! We are so glad you are with us!

*yes I added two new photos.

Pain

2009-08-08T19:12:00.000-07:00

My life lately has consisted of PAIN.
Not ordinary, "Oh I have a headache" pain,

but some real sucky, " I feel as if I might die" pain.

. . . Equation numba One. . .

title: wake boarding

My head + A wake board= Pain

Explanation: I don't really have legit one,

so basically I was going along wake boarding,

being careful to stay in the wake because I cant do anything cool,

and I did a face plant. . . and ate it soooo hard.

Hard enough that somehow the board went behind me,

then over my shoulder to hit me in the cheek.

"Is that physically possible?" you might be thinking.

My only answer is, " I guess so"

. . .Equation numba Two. . .

title: wisdom teeth

my mouth - four teeth = Pain

Explanation: I got my wisdom teeth out.

IV, Laughing gas, the whole shee-bang.

I ate mashed potatoes and ice cream for like 5 days.

Luckily for me I did not swell,

and didn't start hurting til day 5 or 6,

when I started eating real food.

If you would like, since I don't have a picture of the day it happened,

you can imagine me looking like this. . . even though I didn't swell too bad.

This is me a couple days afterwards with my Whole Grain friends.

. . .that is all. . .

Lake Trip

2009-07-14T14:41:00.000-07:00

SO. . . yesterday I got to go to the lake. . . FINALLY! I had a blast. I love my friends and our group right now. So fun. My friend, Thomas Hogle, took Vianca, Kristina, Jason, Clayton, Fletcher, Lane, and I out to Saguaro for a bit of fun in the sun.

I didn't attempt wakeboarding yet, but maybe next time.

Yesterday, I basically conquered the tube. . . and gave myself whiplash haha.

Here are a few pics of our adventure. . .

PS: We went to Los Taquitos afterwards and let me tell you, it has never tasted so good.

We were starving, and it just hit the spot. I ate my burrito like a savage.

My Girls! . . .well, two of them.

Our Captain (aka: thomas)

Clayton, just chillin.

I asked Kristina to pose with the sunlight so perfectly behind her,

and this is what I got. Love her.

kristina, vianca, and me

Vianca and Jason had matching sunglasses, so I took a picture of their twinner-ness.

Fletcher on the tube

Lane and Clayton after getting thrown off. . . you can't tell, but Clayton is pulling up his pants in this picture hahaha. . . he informed me of this when he was looking at my camera.

I had so much fun and I am looking forward to more amazing lake trips this summer with my friends, slash learning how to wakeboard.

Good Times

2009-06-04T15:01:00.001-07:00

My reading as of late has consisted of this:

This:

and this:

When I opened the latter to begin reading, I found this:

It was probably one of the greatest nights ever. Ryan is the best cause he didnt even read Harry Potter and he came with me. Seriously when I found it I laughed for like 5 minutes. I love and miss my best friend Ry Dix in Croatia.

Bon Fires and Walmart

2009-05-21T15:16:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago my friends and I went out to the desert and had a bonfire, it was a great night filled with smores, hot dogs, horse shoes, and a wholesome game of Bull S***. Good times. Here are a few pics of the night.

Annie has a sweet Polaroid camera.

We are H-core

and for your entertainment. . . one night we got bored. . .

which for our friends is never a good thing. . .

A few years ago Annie went though a "pillow making" stage. We found some cotton badding in her room and decided to make ourselves look prego. . . and go to Walmart.

It was awesome.

Hola Amigos

2009-05-05T14:37:00.000-07:00

Hola Amigos

Feliz Cinco De Mayo!

(yes those are feathers)

Keep it real homes . . .

2009-04-25T14:18:00.000-07:00

PASSED!

Thats right, I passed my boards and am

awaiting the arrival of my license.

Just thought I'd let you know!

Scorpion Attack

2009-04-13T16:45:00.000-07:00

Last week I was being my awesome self and crushing cans. In case you didn't know, my family drinks a TON of soda. . . we joke that its a good thing we don't drink. . . cause we'd be alcoholics.

. . . .

Anyway, I was crushing cans because I had nothing better to do and a SCORPION started to crawl out of one of the cans I had just demolished. My first thought was how did that survive? Then I started freaking out cause it was going to get away. . . and it did.

. . . .

Because I was taking THIS picture

. . . and I couldn't find our blow torch fast enough.

So moral of the story:

make sure the scorpion is paralyzed BEFORE you

run off to get your camera so you can blog about it.

W.T.F.?

2009-04-07T16:48:00.000-07:00

On our way to Thatcher a couple weeks ago we were going through the McDonald's drive thru and this was in front of us

. . .What. The. Ferret. . .?

Please note the following;

-Bumper sticker

-license plate

-license plate holder

-and last, but certainly not least the wolf dream catcher sticker.

All I can ask is WTF?

. . . In case you forgot what a ferret is here are a few pictures of the little vermin.

Happy Easter!

Familia Vacation

2009-03-22T21:17:00.000-07:00

Yes I am fluent in Spanish. . . anyway. . . for spring break my parents, Rachel and Chad, and Tanner and I went to California. Good times. First we went to

Knotts Berry Farm.

Needless to say. . . we had a good time.

It was Chad's first time and there was a total of like 100 people there. Which = walking on rides. Sheer perfection. Plus the weather was to die for.

Me and Tanner we SO excited, we just had to take a picture. . . lately I have discovered that I have a lazy eye, which is really unfortunate.

Rachel and I are. . . Awesome. . .

Tanner and my Padre. . . Tanner being the schmuck I love.

After riding a lot of rides.

By the end of the day everyone was ready to go back to the hotel.

I was so dang tired. . . my hair+California= suckfest

The next day my parents and Tanner and I went to Disneyland

I truely believe it is the Happiest Place on Earth.

There weren't TOO many people there, which was nice. We were able to go on every ride we wanted at least once.

This is before Splash Mountain waiting in line.

. . . and After. . . You get a heck of a lot wetter than I remembered.

If you are wondering why I am wearing an ASU lanyard, its cause I had to represent because our basketball was playing. . . and we won that game.

California is so fun especially when you are with your family/the people you love. The only sad thing was I never saw Belle, who is my favorite princess, because she was the only one with brown hair when I was younger.

So I plan on going back to Disneyland for my birthday in May. . . if anyone wants to join. . . so far its just me going. haha. No but seriously, I want to go.

The 9/12 Project

2009-03-17T10:36:00.000-07:00

Glenn Beck has inspired me to become a better person. If you haven't heard of

. . . the 9/12 project . . .

you should check out the website the912project.com it helps remind us of what our values are.

. . .The 9 Principles. . .

1.America Is Good.

2.I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.

3.I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.

4.The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.

5.If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.

6.I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.

7.I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.

8.It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.

9.The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.

. . .The 12 Values. . .

1.Honesty

2.Reverence

3.Hope

4.Thrift

5.Humility

6.Charity

7.Sincerity

8.Moderation

9.Hard Work

10.Courage

11.Personal Responsibility

12.Gratitude

Check it out!

Its Awesome.

. . . sounds a little familiar right?. . .

My Man

2009-03-11T22:07:00.000-07:00

A few months ago I meet a boy named Evan. So for the past 5 months we have been hanging out A TON! He is super cute, but a little on the quiet side. . .

Anyway I guess things are getting kinda serious. . .

He is really helpful and supportive of my schooling. . .

Here is a picture of us! I am SO HAPPY!!!

Did I mention he is a mannequin. . .

yeah, I'm Awesome.

I will be working on him when I take my state boards.

Yikes!

White Trash

2009-02-25T10:47:00.000-08:00

So this morning my dad made pancakes for Tanner and I.

Just a side note. . . my dad makes us breakfast every morning.

I KNOW he is the Sweetest!

Anywho, back to the story.

I come down to eat breakfast and I have my hair down.

I finish breakfast and we are reading scriptures,

when I decide to run my fingers through my hair real quick

. . .

My fingers ended up not being able to go through my hair real quick.

Cause I am white trash and I got syrup in it!

I know Disgusting! How old am I? FIVE?

I just thought I would share that little story with all 2 of you that read this.

Have a Great Wednesday!

Fashion Mistake 2008

2009-02-20T17:29:00.000-08:00

Ladies and Gentlemen

For your Entertainment

I present to you . . .

My BIGGEST Fasion Mistake of 2008

"WHY the Hell did you think you could pull these off?" is a good question. "What the Hell are they?" is another great question, but the most important qustion that I think that should be answered is "Where the Hell did you get them?!"

the answer: Name Brand Exchange

I apologize for my use of the "H" word, but I felt it extremely necessary.

Meet Gunner

2009-02-11T16:28:00.000-08:00

This is Gunner. He is the horse I want really bad. I first met him in Thatcher out at the corals at my Uncle PJ's house. We had a connection. He wasn't broken yet and he still let me pet him! AND when I started walking away from him, he tried to follow me. Basically it was Love at first sight. I love him, and for the first time in my life, a pony is on my birthday wish list. . . Even though its not til May.

I sound like a complete Freak.

A Little Late. . .

2009-02-06T12:19:00.000-08:00

Okay I know that January 1st was 35 days ago, and that we were supposed to have figured out a resolution by then, but I never did. So, last night I after I had read my scriptures, I was laying there in my bed, just thinking. "About what?", you might ask. Well, most of the time before I end up drifting to sleep, I think of my testimony. I think about all that I know to be true. About what I just read in my scripture study, and how it could apply to me. So one thing lead to another and I was thinking about how great my life really is. About how much the Lord has blessed me. And how I have Absolutely NOTHING to complain about.

So Drum roll please. . . My 2009 Resolution is:REMEMBER, Worse things have happened to Better people. Which roughly translates to: suck it up, life is good, don't complain.

SO, if you ever hear me complaining, just punch me in the face or something, and remind me of how good life is. Remind me that the sun is shining, the sky is blue, the grass is still green, flowers are still beautiful, and the earth is still going around.

LIFE IS GOOD!

Being Ugly

2009-01-27T13:28:00.000-08:00

In my family, we THRIVE on being ugly/creepy. Like its almost a compliment when someone calls you either ugly or creepy. Does your family do anything like that? Maybe we're just awesome. Anyway here is a picture to show you what I mean.

From left to right- Mom with cucumbers, Holly with yellow bell peppers, Rebecca with mushrooms, and Me with red bell peppers. I hate bell peppers! (Note: my creepy hand)

Oh for those of you who haven't seen me lately. . . I got my hair done! Finally! Here's another picture of it, taken by yours truly.

P.S. I hate self-taken-self-portraits.

Time and All Eternity

2009-01-24T17:31:00.000-08:00

I think I could handle that. They were married yesterday at 11:15. They are so happy! Thanks to all who came! I am usually terrified of the thought of marriage, but yesterday settled some of my fears. I'm obviously still NO WHERE near ready, BUT time and all eternity with the person you are in love with sounds pretty good to me. Yay Trevor and Adrienne!

No Excuse

2009-01-21T15:02:00.000-08:00

SO. . . Im sorry about the lack of blogging going on at this time. I feel I have a few valid excuses.

Numero Uno, Trevor and Adrienne's Wedding

Once Again, Amanda, you are AMAZING!

Number 2 and number 3 dont seem as important next to that, and I dont have pictures of them, but Ill bore you anyway.

#2 I am about to graduate and I have a HUGE project due

#3 There are ELEVEN children in my new primary class.

Those are my excuses for not blogging. Maybe it will get better in a couple weeks, but probably not. . . Im kinda sick of blogging. Oops did I actually write that?

I Love You Arizona. . .

2009-01-02T17:58:00.001-08:00

Arizona, in my opinion, really is beautiful. I didn't always think this though. I think its been just this year that I have realized how much I truly love good ol' AZ. How much I love the clear blue skies, the mountains, the sunsets, everything. . . So here's to Arizona.

S- A -D

2008-12-26T19:47:00.000-08:00

Look what I did this weekend.

Go ahead say it. . .

You: "Jenny, youre a fat ass."

Me: "I know"

Me being sad realizing this fact.

I Have an Announcement. . .

2008-12-10T16:25:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to introduce you all to my new boyfriend. His name is Raja. We are basically in love. The only problem is, wait for it. . . He's Married! Sad face. Sigh. A girl can dream. . .

My Knees Hurt

2008-12-07T18:54:00.000-08:00

"Why do your knees hurt?" You might ask. . . well I'll tell you. Last Friday for Zach Young's Birthday, he and Erica decided to go ice skating. Yeah I Know, Jenny+ Ice= Bad News. So basically I fell. . . alot. In my defense one of the times was not my fault. My sister Rebecca pulled me down with her. Very kind of her. But here a few pics of the night.

My sad knees after the first time I fell. I'm Bruised.

Rebecca, Rachel, Holly, and I

Rachel and Chad (she didn't fall once that night, jerk)

Rebecca and Scotty

Oh and I forgot to mention, Polar Ice is Skateland on ice. Its ridiculous how many kids were there. I had no idea. Ice skating is fun, but quite painful and damaging. . . Both to your body and dignity.

A Jones Tribute to The Pilgrims

2008-12-05T16:52:00.000-08:00

So on the Saturday after Thanksgiving my family went out to the desert and I think we got back to our English roots.

First we rode through water. . .

. . . it was muddy, but it was water. So fun.

Next we made fire. . .

After that we shot guns. . .

. . . Pigeons and Rabbits

Then we ate. . .

. . . We had a good time, and I feel we would make our ancestors proud. . .

Loved It!

2008-11-23T20:55:00.000-08:00

Loved it. . .

. . . That is all.

Actually not quite. . . The whole time I was watching it, I was smiling ear to ear like an idiot. I love them as Bella and Edward. So good job whoever chose the cast.

Tanny Baby Is Growing Up

2008-11-15T10:28:00.002-08:00

This past week my little brother Tanner (aka Tanny Baby, Tan Tan, Teeny, and a few others) got asked to Winter Formal! His first dance. . . . That means he's 16. Bleh that makes me want to throw up. . . . and cry. Tan tan has been one of my best friends my whole life. From having Lego wars- where we would make these shelters with dry erase boards and throw legos at each other, to just this Monday when our whole family decided to desert us and us being awesome decided to watch Kung Fu Panda and get Filiberto's. Arizona Burritos anyone??? Oh and I mustn't for get that while we were in the drive thru we were dancing so good to any and every song that came on the radio. Keep in mind WE ARE JONES' and as such have been cursed with having an overwhelming lack of Rhythm. It was so fun and funny. I have a million memories of teeny and most are of him being hilarious. Here are 10 Reasons I Love Tanner. . .

#1) He is the biggest smart a in our family. . . I think it comes from being the youngest and picking up on his older siblings/parents examples.

#2) He is not afraid to look like a schmuck.

#3) His eyebrows. . . they are un-tamable

#4) He is almost always willing to get me a drink

#5) He and I have the same sense of humor. . . but he is actually funny.

#6) He can quote the movie Hot Rod almost perfectly. . . and the Music Man

#7) He and I can tease each other. . . it drives my mom insane, but we are just entertaining ourselves.

#8) He can make some of the most hideous faces. . . like me.

#9) He is just too stinking cute.
(Don't mind the sunflower seeds in my dad's mouth)

#10) He is actually really nice and sweet.
(He is the one on the right pushing the handcart with the little girl on it)

. . . . .

And to think. . . this whole post was started by him getting asked to a dance. Oh how time flies. I love the kid. He's going to do great in life. This is how he got asked and him being way excited.

Yay Tanner!

A Beautiful Thing - Decode by Paramore

2008-11-11T16:42:00.000-08:00

I am sooo Excited for Twilight after watching this video!

Sunday Evening Mouse

2008-11-09T20:15:00.000-08:00

Today after dinner my little brother tanner went outside to look for his baseball glove. We have this big black box that we put all our athletic equipment in. Out of the corner of my eye I see Tanner jump and scream, "A Mouse!" In a matter of seconds everyone in my family, including my future sister in law, that's right, its official, is standing by the window looking in the big black box. Tanner was tearing everything out of the box quickly, but carefully as to not accidentally pick up the mouse. Eventually all the boys were outside trying to find/kill this little rodent. Then I in brilliance was like,"Oh my gosh let me get my camera so I can post about this!" It was disgusting and sad at the same time.

This is the black box
Look at all the crap we stuffed in it!

Softball gloves, badminton rackets, a kite, bases, etc.

. . . . . .

And now, if you are faint of heart, you should not go any further.

Here is a picture of the culprit. The poor little nasty rat. I almost felt really bad.

I know it is cruel/inhumane to put this picture up, but I felt the post wouldn't be complete without it.

Its kinda no wonder why it decided to live there, it was dirty, there was a large stash of dog food near by, and it had its very own guard dog. Sounds like a good deal to me, Until you get caught and killed by my dad.

I find it necessary to add that in the event of taking these pictures my brothers, brothers in law, and my very own father tried to push me into the box with the dead mouse. One went so far as to physically pick me up and hover me above it.

Our neighbors probably thought I was being murdered because of the screaming.

The were calling it "The Boo Box" like from Hook.

Entertainment

2008-10-28T16:02:00.000-07:00

My family has season tickets to the ASU football games. Needless to say, they haven't been doing so well, and their games aren't very entertaining. . . UNLESS. . . You're sitting behind

this guy. . .

. . . Like me

This Is War!

2008-10-21T22:58:00.000-07:00

So this year for her birthday my mom asked for a ping pong table, and when I say asked, I actually mean that she kinda demanded one. Telling us that she's been wanting one forever. Naturally my dad got her one. (and she acts like she's not spoiled HA!) If you come by our house and pull in our driveway at around 9 or 10PM you will find this.

It looks harmless, but don't let them fool you. They get competitive.

I told them to look scary and this is the best they came up with. You should see them at Halloween! Ha ha.

Table Tennis, Ping Pong, whatever you want to call it, has a new home.

The Jones Neil Jones Garage.

I Love my parents! Here's to Neil and Andrea.

The Primary Program

2008-10-15T17:19:00.000-07:00

So the primary program was a couple weeks ago, but I forgot to post about it. I feel it needs to be posted about since I ended up having to go up with my class. We got these new twin girls in our class about 3 weeks before the program, they didn't go to church much before that time. So it was really good having them. They are 4. So they got into a full on fist fight during the program, of course I was the one sitting by them. It was bad. The one was like, "STOP IT!" and then the other one punched her. No good. The one that got punched was on my lap in like .2 seconds and another teacher came over and put the other one on her lap. Thank you Beth! Everyone came up to me afterwards and told me that I had the "Patience of Job" it was a compliment, but really what could I do? That was quite the experience. My first Primary Program, a fist fight. Whats next? I don't know if anything can top that one, but Ill have to wait and see what happens next year.

Two in One

2008-08-09T17:27:00.000-07:00

Okay so I never posted anything about the rodeo I went to, so even though I already posted today, Im going to post some more pictures and tell you about them. First off my family went to the PBR rodeo last Saturday, It was So Much Fun.

This is Tanner and Me in our cowboy get up.

Crazy cowboy who made it the entire 8 seconds

And now I present the Greatest part of the night... Wolf from American Gladiators was there! It was awesome!

In conclusion Saturday was Amazing.

Story of My Life

2008-08-09T17:09:00.000-07:00

So this is the story of my life in nut shell.

It started when I got an iPhone for my birthday. No joke 10 days later, Apple announced that they were coming out with a new iPhone that would be half the price and twice as fast. Kill me. So I got over the fact that my phone would out dated a month after I got it cause lets get real, I had an iPhone. Well on the night of August the 1st my Phone started ringing so I went to answer it and dropped it. Sad face. I had dropped it before but this time was different, it landed on its face and cracked into a million pieces. I almost cried. It still works and all but now its ugly. That's the story of my life.

Edward vs. Jacob

2008-08-01T19:19:00.000-07:00

Which do you prefer? I find it appropriate to ask this seeing it is only 3 hours 41 minutes til the release of Breaking Dawn. Wow. I am actually nervous. Whats going to happen? Will Edward die? Will Jacob die? Maybe Bella? Who knows.... the suspense is almost unbearable. So I want to know, what do you think will happen? Will Bella become a vampire? Or will she in the end choose Jacob? I feel like the biggest nerd right now. If anyone posts about the end of the book before I finish reading it, I might have to slit their throat. Consider yourselves warned. Ha ha.... No but really, Beware. I feel it necessary to share with you a shirt I saw on the Internet. I think its pretty..... Awesome? Weird? Pathetic? Okay so I can't find it anymore, but it said "Save a Volvo, ride Edward Cullen" Once again WOW! Another one I saw was "Only a vampire can love you forever" oh and I cant forget the classic "Real men Sparkle" I thought I would share those with you, I think if you just Google "twilight shirts" you'll find them.

Wrong Time?

2008-07-25T15:21:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong time period. No joke. Like I love ABBA and other old music, I enjoy dressing up in 60s and 70s clothing that was my mom's, like I just love their styles, and I don't know I just think it would be a blast to have lived back then. Its just a theory, but on decades day at school I would wear different dresses that my mom made in high school and all the teachers would be like "you make a great hippie" or "kindred spirits" or "why couldn't you have been in high school in the 60s we would have been friends..." that one was weird! I'm just throwing it out there, I am going to try to find pictures to go along with this theory, but until then, you'll just have to believe me. :)

Jimmy!

2008-07-24T17:15:00.000-07:00

So about a month ago I went to the Jimmy concert with my friend Vianca. Anyway I bought tickets for it on the day of the concert, not expecting to get that great of seats. We arrive at the Dodge Theatre and start walking to are seats and some how we ended up having tickets on the front row in the very center! It was totally awesome. It was a great show by the way. Here are a couple pics from it!

Random Pics

2008-07-21T12:52:00.000-07:00

I just want to start out by saying, I enjoy taking pictures. I must have gotten it from the Jones side. I took photography at Mesa for three years. Anywho, here are some pictures i have taken recently. I know, they arent my best work, but oh well.

2007-07-26T15:51:00.000-07:00

So this is the shirt i was wearing when i finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. You may have noticed the spots. Those were from the tears that were rolling down my cheeks. Its not that I was sad that it was over but a certain part of the book just made me cry. Earlier in the day I was making fun of people who told me they cried, but i completely lost control. I now understand. Feel free to make fun of me cause I know its patheic.

Me Best Friends

2007-07-18T21:09:00.000-07:00

So this is a tribute to two of my BEST friends whom i love dearly. So one of these friends(Todd) has already left on his mission i went through slight depression but don't worry i will be alright. i don't know what i would do with out them and they really are my best friends. ryan dixon is seriously the closest thing to heaven on this earth. he really is a saint! so why am i posting this you may ask... i just wanted to brag and tell everyone that i have the coolest friends in the world. i went to efy and realized how blessed i am. so thanks guys your the best! Big Gulps eh.... Welp see ya.

tanner's creepyness

2007-07-17T21:31:00.000-07:00

this post is dedicated to my ever creepy brother tanny baby. you may have noticed that tanner is very good at being creepy. these are just a few examples. he seems to be in the background of every picture. oh and the monster you see on the left was the result of massive cucumbers growing in our backyard and us being very bored and tired one sunday evening..... yes those are googley eyes taped on. rachel, chad, rebecca, scott, my dad, tanner, and i were pleased with the results.

Alright This Is My First Post

2007-07-15T19:03:00.000-07:00

So my summer.... really cool. I started it out just working at my, count them, two jobs. The Wright House and Whole Grain Bread Co. It was pretty lame but i saved up some money for a trip later on in the summer. A few weeks later I went on a cruise to Key West and Tulan, Mexico. Peggy Wright decided that we all deserved it and paid for us. It was pretty dope. I did some shopping and touring. So after that I did some laundry and left the next day to Sierra Vista for the 4th. I got home a few days later and did laundry again. The next day I left for EFY. It was my first time to UT so that was pretty cool. I went to temple square and it was amazing. I just got home yesterday from my 2.5 week adventure. I am so glad to be home. I really love my family so much. I hadn't seen my sissy becca in three weeks! Needless to say I think I will be staying around home for the rest of the summer.