Love My Bobbie!

"Lucky" Official Video With Colbie Caillat

K, Nancy has been referring to this song on Facebook for a while now and I finally looked it up last week. I must have been living under a rock not to have heard this (or in nursing school) but regardless, I had not. I'm so in love with this song! It's now my ring tone for Joe (aka Bobbie) and it's so true! Love ya sweetie!

Lyrics:

Do you hear me,
I'm talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky, oh my, baby I'm trying
Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Ooohh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I'll wait for you I promise you, I will

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we're in love every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music fill the air
I'll put a flower in your hair
though the breezes through trees
Move so pretty you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning round
You hold me right here right now

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

Ooohh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooooh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Kids' Dance Festival

Kelsey and Jake had a dance festival yesterday at their elementary school. This year it had a super hero theme. Kelsey was NOT happy about dancing to Power Rangers. They were both so cute. My children truly are my Super Heroes! Love you guys.

Running

New Motto : "Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever."

I realize it is so strange for me to even talk about running but I must say I'm starting to love it. I have NEVER been a runner. I tried track in junior high and it was hopeless. My track coach was a bit of a loser and saw nothing special in me. I don't think I got 5 minutes of her time the entire season. She'd just have me "go run half a mile," "go run 200 meters," "let's try hurdles," etc, etc. The list goes on. I never found what I was good at and the best I ever did in a race was 3rd. Not to mention, other kids said I looked "funny" when I ran.

So, now I'm an adult and I don't care if I look funny while I run. I've finished the biggest challenge in my life to this point (nursing school, duh?) and need a new one. So, why not running? Gives me something to work for and there is the great benefit of getting fit and looking good in clothes, right?

Last night I ran at 8:30 pm since I worked the night before and had slept through the day. It was so euphoric. The sound of music in my ears, cool breeze on my face, and a beautiful pink sunset off in the horizon. It was so nice I just kept running. I think it's the first time in my life I thought, "I get it now." I can see how people get addicted to this thing called running. I'm crossing my fingers that I can get addicted myself.

So . . . new goal in life. Running. Start with a 5k, then 10k, then 1/2 marathon. I think the goal may stop there. We'll see how the knees hold out. :)

New Favorite Blog!

K, I officially have a new favorite blog. Joe told me about it and it just cracks me up! Obviously, it's only going to be funny to Mormons, but I hope you enjoy. Warning: I have a crass sense of humor, so don't be offended if it's too "edgy" for you.

Random Example of Post :

Because there's nothing more annoying than
when your wife uses your hymn book.

Field Trip with the Kido

Today I got to hang out with my little Jake-o and go on a school field trip. You know the school district is hard up for money when your field trip is walking to the local grocery store. Got to love it!

I did enjoy being with him and will totally miss the day when the kids are too old to have field trips. They are growing up way too fast!

Love ya Jake. Thanks for not being too cool for your mom, just yet.

Lunch with the Gal Pals

Today I went to lunch with my girlfriends, Andrea and Kelly, that I lived by in Springville 8 years ago (wow, time flies!). It was so good to see them and catch up on life. Really missed seeing our other pals, Staci, Soon, Brandi, etc.

We all rented condos in the same complex and had little kids running around. I think it was one of the best summers of my life! We all hung out outside watching the kids, having BBQs, going to lunch, going shopping, etc! I happened to be prego (3rd trimester) with Jake, so I was the size of a whale, but the gals loved me just the same.

Thanks for the memories and your friendship. Without Andrea and Kelly showing me the way, I don't know that I would have had the nerve to plunge back into school. Way to go ladies. You inspire me and have changed my life for the better!

My Bleeding Heart

Seriously, this post isn't about a "broken heart," it's about my actual Bleeding Heart plant in my back flowerbed. The bleeding heart or Dicentra spectabilis (binomial name for weirdos) is bringing me such joy! Just call me a flower geek! This plant completely dries up in the winter and is cut to the ground. Then, amazingly, in the spring in only a month or two, it grows 2-3 feet tall and has these beautiful blooms. YES, this picture is from My plant. Spring does my heart such good.

Thank You Family

My family made Mother's Day wonderful! My sweet children adorned me with gifts. Jake brought in the large whiteboard (above). Translation: Coupon for foot rub. Give back to Kelsey after using this (the whiteboard belongs t her). To mom. $10 - 10 = $0 He is so dang cute. I took him up on that foot rub and it was great.

Joe got the girls and me a corsage. This is a long standing tradition, as my father used to do this for my mother and his daughters. I always tell Joe he doesn't have to do it but he still does and I love him for it! I had tears in my eyes as he was pinning them on the girls and explaining to Jake the importance of women and their potential to work with God and become Mothers. I married an awesome man. I love you family!

Happy Day

My Birthday Boy

Today is my "Bobbie's" (nickname) 37th birthday. Happy Birthday Honey!! I hate to admit that I have been so busy lately that I have completely neglected him today. I worked last night and thought I'd get off in time to get to the store and bring home a card, some cash, and a gift or two. Well, long story short, no card, no cash, and no gifts (yet). At least we had some yummy indian food for dinner!

I do promise to make amends in the next day or two, but I'm sorry honey. . . I didn't spoil you the way you deserve to be spoiled. You are the love of my life and the man of my dreams. You are a wonderful human being, a strong man, a kind husband, and loving father (not to mention you are pretty steamy hot).

We've been married 15 years this August and I love you more today than ever. I can't wait to grow old with you (as long as I get my Botox, hair color, and plastic surgery to keep me fresh.) Thanks for putting up with my fiery attitude and keeping me laughing. You truly are the BEST.

I LOVE YOU LIKE CRAZY!!

Party Time!

After the formal events for the day, Susie and my sisters threw me a party. You gotta love a graduation luau! As you can tell from the pics, my sister Debby had me dressed up crazy (I think it's revenge for her last b-day party). We had lots of laughs. Thanks for the party, it made my day perfect!

Joe offered up his fantastic cooking skills and did a shrimp boil. Um, hum, finger licking good! We all gathered around the table and loaded our plates.


Finally, Debby offered endless humor with this cake. She used a pic of me on the beach in Mexico (trying to be funny and look sexy) and had it blown up on a cake. The best part was the air bubbles that formed under the pic. The bubbles kept moving and provided hours of laughter. At first it appeared as though I had boils but by the end of the night I had a fat eye and Angelina Jolie lips.

Graduation May 1, 2009

So, the big day finally arrived and was great! Commencement was 2 hours and would have been miserable except President Monson spoke and was wonderful. I sat near the front of the McKay Events Center so it was cool to be so close to him. Pres. Eyring and Pres. Uchtdorf were also there and made it special.

Convocation was immediately after commencement and lasted another 2 hours. Holy Long! I know my family and friends must really love me to sit through all that. We were all texting back and forth through the ceremonies and entertained ourselves. Don't worry, I tried to be discreet and hide my rudeness.

Classmates and me after the ceremonies. Can you see the relief on our faces? I know I could feel it!






Me and my honey! I think it's time for some rest and relaxation. Joe deserves a nice romantic weekend getaway to make up for all those nights he went to bed alone while I stayed up studying. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink!


Both my sisters, Debby and Tammy, came for the big day. Debby's boyfriend, Curtis, also flew in from Missouri. Aunt Toni, Uncle Shirl, and my in-laws, Carol and Lynn also attended with us. Wow, THANK YOU so much!


Finally, my dear friends Jae and John and also Susie and Annie attended. (Susie and Annie snuck out before pics were taken.) I love all you guys and am so grateful to have you in my life!