since it has been an eternity since i wrote any "jamie-isms" i thought it was about time.
yesterday we went to lunch and half way through i realized i had been wearing my shirt/tunic thing inside out...
j: that is how you know your clothes are too fancy, if you can't tell immediately which side is right.
the man is wise i tell ya.
also, just wanted to document it and tell the world that i LOVE my hubs! we have both been down with a nasty stomach flu AND we are both soda sober!!! as a result we have both been super sore. so yesterday he texted me and let me know he had gotten me a massage-what a guy!
darren is so much fun. i love our super-uno tournaments that last hours before bed (and usually end in 1/2 of us being angry), i love his humor, i LOVE his optimism and perseverance, i love his generosity and kindness. i also love watching better off ted and how i met your mother with him at night and hearing his giggle-it is charming.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
boss man
i love my dad.
so, so, so many reasons.
i thought i would write down a few.
a few weeks ago i got to go to my cabin with just my dad...it was amazing. we took a tire off our back-hoe (bigger than i imagined it would be) but struggled getting the nuts and bolts off so i got a quick physics lesson in leverage as my dad used a fencing pole to get those suckers off.
we rode bikes all over the red earth that night, through the most magnificent summer sunset.
that night we slept on the balcony and my dad sang me hymns as i fell asleep. i love his voice. this took me back to climbing the grand with my dad and sister-we had been hiking for an eternity and still we were not to the upper saddle, feeling positive i could not go on, my dad whipped out his harmonica and played "if you could hie to kolob" as we hiked the last few miles.
just last night we went on a little date to look at horses...we sold the horse that got me through my early 20's. my dad saw i was struggling and had the idea to bring the horse up to lehi so i could ride him 4-5 times a week. it was one of my favorite summers, thanks to my daddy.
anyway, we went to see how this horse was doing last night. the little girl who got him adores him and dotes on him and brings him treats, he is in heaven. and truth be told, she runs him on the barrels 10 x better than i ever did.
before we left to the stable my dad looked at me and told me to take his new convertible, put the top down and enjoy the perfect evening and he would take my car and meet me there.
i love so many things about my dad but my favorite thing is spending time with him, and he is so generous with his time.
so, so, so many reasons.
i thought i would write down a few.
a few weeks ago i got to go to my cabin with just my dad...it was amazing. we took a tire off our back-hoe (bigger than i imagined it would be) but struggled getting the nuts and bolts off so i got a quick physics lesson in leverage as my dad used a fencing pole to get those suckers off.
we rode bikes all over the red earth that night, through the most magnificent summer sunset.
that night we slept on the balcony and my dad sang me hymns as i fell asleep. i love his voice. this took me back to climbing the grand with my dad and sister-we had been hiking for an eternity and still we were not to the upper saddle, feeling positive i could not go on, my dad whipped out his harmonica and played "if you could hie to kolob" as we hiked the last few miles.
just last night we went on a little date to look at horses...we sold the horse that got me through my early 20's. my dad saw i was struggling and had the idea to bring the horse up to lehi so i could ride him 4-5 times a week. it was one of my favorite summers, thanks to my daddy.
anyway, we went to see how this horse was doing last night. the little girl who got him adores him and dotes on him and brings him treats, he is in heaven. and truth be told, she runs him on the barrels 10 x better than i ever did.
before we left to the stable my dad looked at me and told me to take his new convertible, put the top down and enjoy the perfect evening and he would take my car and meet me there.
i love so many things about my dad but my favorite thing is spending time with him, and he is so generous with his time.
Monday, September 19, 2011
so long, farewell!
i said goodbye to one of my dearest friends last week. this friend has ALWAYS been there for me... good days and bad, to celebrate or just to hang out, before tests, after tests, and always around for my drive home.
i always have been able to find reasons or occasions to bring this friend around me, because just the presence- i found heavenly.
but, truthfully there came a point in my life where my happiness depended on this friend... i even smuggled this friend to girls camp because i knew i could not go 5 days alone (i was too scared to try to smuggle on trek, it was a LONG three days).
it was time to cut the cord from this dear friend that i became so dependent on. it has been a tough week. my body aches from the separation and my head has been pounding. i have wondered if i really needed to to take such serious measures...
but today has been one week exactly, and i feel amazing! so long diet coke!!!
i always have been able to find reasons or occasions to bring this friend around me, because just the presence- i found heavenly.
but, truthfully there came a point in my life where my happiness depended on this friend... i even smuggled this friend to girls camp because i knew i could not go 5 days alone (i was too scared to try to smuggle on trek, it was a LONG three days).
it was time to cut the cord from this dear friend that i became so dependent on. it has been a tough week. my body aches from the separation and my head has been pounding. i have wondered if i really needed to to take such serious measures...
but today has been one week exactly, and i feel amazing! so long diet coke!!!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
six months
We have been married for 6 months today! It seems like the longest and fastest six months of my life!
LOTS of changes have happened, almost all great ones. And we have been busy making memories.
We have been to:
*Trek (we had the BEST family!!)
*Girls Camp
*Torrey Reunion
*St George
*Park City
*Phoenix
We have:
*MOVED to the most spectacular place on earth!!
*A new niece Miss Scarlet CAIT and a new nephew William Winslow and a ? on the way (not mine :)
*A new car (YAY!!)
*learned how to live with a member of the opposite sex
*been learning how to communicate
*learned how to not be a bachelor (darren)
*learned how to not be an only and adored child at home (me)
*learned how to budget/shop/cook/clean
*learned how to make friends in a new neighborhood and ward
TIME FLIES! it seems like yesterday darren was down on his knees in the snow...
LOTS of changes have happened, almost all great ones. And we have been busy making memories.
We have been to:
*Trek (we had the BEST family!!)
*Girls Camp
*Torrey Reunion
*St George
*Park City
*Phoenix
We have:
*MOVED to the most spectacular place on earth!!
*A new niece Miss Scarlet CAIT and a new nephew William Winslow and a ? on the way (not mine :)
*A new car (YAY!!)
*learned how to live with a member of the opposite sex
*been learning how to communicate
*learned how to not be a bachelor (darren)
*learned how to not be an only and adored child at home (me)
*learned how to budget/shop/cook/clean
*learned how to make friends in a new neighborhood and ward
TIME FLIES! it seems like yesterday darren was down on his knees in the snow...
Saturday, June 11, 2011
dimples
yep. i LOVE darren's dimples. did you know a whole peanut m & m can fit inside this amazing facial feature? so can a candy corn. one of my favorite games...not one of his. shocking.
i am so overdue in documenting our lives. better late than never...
we got to go to the zoo and play with 8 month old bengal tigers. it was AMAZING! darren was in the cage for about 45 mins, i lasted maybe 5. i got picked out as the "weak one" and was escorted out. but they LOVED darren and played with him. it was (to quote my good friend barney stintson:) LEGEN wait for it...DARY!
side bar: i am apparently VERY allergic to said soft, yet fierce animals. my face blew up like a red balloon. my lips grew to three times their normal size (have you seen the pussy cat dolls lady-robin antin-on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE this year? my lips looked worse than hers even)
anyways, one of the coolest things i have ever been able to do, all thanks to my awesome hubs and his golfing tendencies.
darren tore his hamstring at softball this week...
just in time for trek! i am not going as a single ma across the plains in two weeks so we are doing ice baths and being the nurturing, sweet, wife that i am; i requested the ice baths to take place in our guest bath so i could still enjoy my nightly bubble bath. what can i say? i am a giver.
we have been VERY busy watching the NBS finals and of course, so you think you can dance. why can't i dance? we have tried to teach me, it is pointless. why!? my hubs can dance!! i love it when he dances me. but let's be real...his talent lies in his krumpin skills! (incidentally these skills scared cath and me in san fran and heidi and me at the cabin, but now i HEART the skills since i understand what is going on and i don't think he is seizuring). he is buck! (yeah, i just learned what that meant)
what can i say? i love those darn dimples.
i am so overdue in documenting our lives. better late than never...
we got to go to the zoo and play with 8 month old bengal tigers. it was AMAZING! darren was in the cage for about 45 mins, i lasted maybe 5. i got picked out as the "weak one" and was escorted out. but they LOVED darren and played with him. it was (to quote my good friend barney stintson:) LEGEN wait for it...DARY!
side bar: i am apparently VERY allergic to said soft, yet fierce animals. my face blew up like a red balloon. my lips grew to three times their normal size (have you seen the pussy cat dolls lady-robin antin-on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE this year? my lips looked worse than hers even)
anyways, one of the coolest things i have ever been able to do, all thanks to my awesome hubs and his golfing tendencies.
darren tore his hamstring at softball this week...
just in time for trek! i am not going as a single ma across the plains in two weeks so we are doing ice baths and being the nurturing, sweet, wife that i am; i requested the ice baths to take place in our guest bath so i could still enjoy my nightly bubble bath. what can i say? i am a giver.
we have been VERY busy watching the NBS finals and of course, so you think you can dance. why can't i dance? we have tried to teach me, it is pointless. why!? my hubs can dance!! i love it when he dances me. but let's be real...his talent lies in his krumpin skills! (incidentally these skills scared cath and me in san fran and heidi and me at the cabin, but now i HEART the skills since i understand what is going on and i don't think he is seizuring). he is buck! (yeah, i just learned what that meant)
what can i say? i love those darn dimples.
Friday, June 3, 2011
it's a...
nephew! sweet grayce and james finally had baby winslow william!!
i have been waiting for this day since last september when she filled me in that a baby was on the way...not sure how it felt for grace, but for me it was a long wait to meet this little guy!
he is perfect. i love the faces and sounds he makes while absorbed in baby dreams. he will smile, furrow his brow, squeak, almost cry and then look at peace all in about 10 seconds. his eyes are truly blue, just like his daddy. his lips are full and beautiful. he has 10 tiny fingers and 10 smashed toes and 2 fabulous froggy legs. each time i hold him i cant help but think of what a miracle life is.
grace is the most amazing, sweet momma. she really is. i could not be more impressed with her. or more grateful.
i have been waiting for this day since last september when she filled me in that a baby was on the way...not sure how it felt for grace, but for me it was a long wait to meet this little guy!
he is perfect. i love the faces and sounds he makes while absorbed in baby dreams. he will smile, furrow his brow, squeak, almost cry and then look at peace all in about 10 seconds. his eyes are truly blue, just like his daddy. his lips are full and beautiful. he has 10 tiny fingers and 10 smashed toes and 2 fabulous froggy legs. each time i hold him i cant help but think of what a miracle life is.
grace is the most amazing, sweet momma. she really is. i could not be more impressed with her. or more grateful.
Monday, May 23, 2011
fore!
i love the hubs. he is golfing this week at myrtle beach. i miss him more than i realized was possible!!! here are a few reasons why:
*he makes me laugh, i LOVE his humor
*he is substantive
*he plays uno tournaments with my many nights before bed
*he is my biggest fan
*he is fun
*he is CRAZY COMPETITIVE!
*he makes me feel safe (maybe due to the many guns he has invested in?)
*he is smart
*he is an incredibly hard worker
*he is kind
*he is an amazing friend
*he eats my cooking
*he laughs at me (sometimes with me)
*he understands my heart
*he is good
*he bike rides with me
*he loves me despite my VERY serious fear of snakes
*he is optimistic
*he watches how i met your mother with me
*he is an unbelievable golfer and still takes me with him so i can have treats and read and play one or two holes
*he is passionate (mostly about his favorite radio host)
*he is reasoned (about everything else)
*he snores EVERY night, but still claims it is because he is sick or was in a funny position :)
*he is darling with his sisters and nieces AND nephews
*he watches idol with me and sandy and supports my crush on SCOTTY
so, here is hoping that first, he shoots even par (so he comes home happy) and second, that saturday comes FAST
*he makes me laugh, i LOVE his humor
*he is substantive
*he plays uno tournaments with my many nights before bed
*he is my biggest fan
*he is fun
*he is CRAZY COMPETITIVE!
*he makes me feel safe (maybe due to the many guns he has invested in?)
*he is smart
*he is an incredibly hard worker
*he is kind
*he is an amazing friend
*he eats my cooking
*he laughs at me (sometimes with me)
*he understands my heart
*he is good
*he bike rides with me
*he loves me despite my VERY serious fear of snakes
*he is optimistic
*he watches how i met your mother with me
*he is an unbelievable golfer and still takes me with him so i can have treats and read and play one or two holes
*he is passionate (mostly about his favorite radio host)
*he is reasoned (about everything else)
*he snores EVERY night, but still claims it is because he is sick or was in a funny position :)
*he is darling with his sisters and nieces AND nephews
*he watches idol with me and sandy and supports my crush on SCOTTY
so, here is hoping that first, he shoots even par (so he comes home happy) and second, that saturday comes FAST
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