Hey Its my Birthday!

Jon and I went to California for my birthday this year! It was soo fun! We stayed with his sister and enjoyed the time spent with her and her cute little family. We went to the beach the first day; 6 flags the 2nd day;shopping the 3rd day; and Disney the 4th!!! Couldn't have been any better!!!We didn't get soaked on splash mountain this time!! Take that splash mountain!!

Buzz Lightyear - Possibly the best ride ever!

Its a small world... after all

When we got home from California we went hiking up to the Spanish Fork hot springs with my family. If you have never been there; its definitely worth your time!!

Milo and I passed out after a LONNNG day. Thanks everyone for all the Birthday Wishes!!!

Flaming Gorge '09

Our little family went to Flaming Gorge with the Thorpes the end of August this year. We started the weekend off rafting down the river and little Milo got to come!! He just loved it!! He was actually better behaved than the little kids!! He just sat up in the front and looked at the water the whole time. What a little sweet heart!!!


















The next couple of days it was pouring rain so we had to improvise a little bit, but the sun did start to come out sooner or later! Everyone had a good laugh at me because we were all under a canopy but Milo didn't fit and was out in the rain just covered in sand and mud just shivering and came and crawled up on my lap and huddled under my towel. Poor little thing was freezing!! hah everyone laughed that they would never want a wet dog on their lap let alone a muddy one; guess it just goes to show how my little Milo is my little precious. He did love playing on the beach though.

Do you want smore?

Some more what? smore! How can I have more if I haven't even had any! You're killing me smalls!!

Well I've never been on to really fancy a smore. I love roasting the mallow but eating it?... never been one to really enjoy that. I'd always force my nicely browned mallow onto someone else to eat.

Well last weekend Jon and I went camping with his sister and they put reeses peanut butter cups on their smores. Forget this hersheys chocolate thing. A reeses!! A little bit of heaven! Oh boy was it delicious!!! Thank you Alisa, now I can officaly say I want S'MORE!

Disney let me down =(

So last month I had the best idea that for my birthday not only will we be going to Disneyland (becuase its free on your birthday!) but that I wanted to get my hair done at the Bibbodi Bobbodi Boutique inside Cinderellas castle. They make you into a princess and give you glitter gallor! What more perfect than to be fancied up as a princess, in Disneyland, on your birthday!... Nope nothing!! Well yesterday I really started researching it more and it was like I was a little kid finding out there was no santa. This boutique is just a fake. The "fairy godmothers in training" at not licensed hairstylists and all they will do is either pull your hair in a tight bun on the top of your head give you a tiara and call you a princess or pull it back in a pony and stick one of those hair elastics with multicolored hair going every which way. How disappointing. I don't think I'd look like a princess just more like an ordinary girl at disneyland with way to much gell in my hair. So I've decided I'll just wake up early on my birthday and princess-ify myself!

So... now what else should I do in southern california for my birthday? Disney 2 days? one day? Anyone been to Knotts Berry Farm? Ideas? Places to eat for dinner on my birthday in Disney? or around Disney?

Sample anyone?

It's funny how you are married for such a short period of time yet feel you know everything about the other. Well Jon surprised me the other day. We were walking through costco awhile ago and of course I wanted to sample everything. Who goes to costco for shopping and not eating?? Oh whats this? hot pocket samples? MMmm! I asked Jon if he wanted some but he said no. I thought perhaps he just wasn't hungry. Later we went to Cafe Rio, delicious, and they were handing out free samples of Horchata, sooo yummy! Of course I jumped to get one and asked if Jon wanted one and yet again he said no. I said do you not like Horchata? and he said, no I just don't like samples. What??? How can someone not like samples? He then told me that he thinks samples are gross and it just reminds him of old ladies leftovers that no one wants. Ha how silly since they are made fresh right in front of you at costco. Oh well... I guess you learn something new everyday, I have a non sample husband.

Bragging Time

I think it's time for me to brag about Jon for a little bit. I know he works in construction and oversees all these things but it is so fun for me to actually see something he built. He is absolutely amazing!! I sure did marry a handy man. There is seriously nothing he can't do!

Waterfall that Jon built at a home above the Old Mill Golf Course.

Arbor that Jon built at our home while I had my surgery. I am in love with it!! Good job babe!

Surgery Update

I haven't wrote on the blog for awhile; but I think I have a good excuse. I had surgery on May 20th for my 2nd ACL repair, 4th knee surgery, and 9th surgery overall. What a blast!! The doctor had a little bit of trouble getting my screw out from the previous surgery to I have a larger incision than anticipated on the side of my knee to go along with the large vertical incision below my knee cap. Altogether I have about 5 stitching sites. I thought I would be getting along faster than I am; and am annoyed that after 2 weeks I am barely getting back to work when I only expected it to be a week; but what can you do? Jon has been great threwout everything. Always getting things for me and making sure than I am comfortable and happy. (doing cheeseburger runs and ice cream constantly throughout thee 2 weeks; hey whatever makes me happy right?) Sadly I have seen my ice cream diet shift to my tummy so I'm ready to start some physical therapy today and get things moving!! I saw my doctor last week and apparently my incision below my knee is getting a little infected and not healing properly but thats mostly because he went through the old scars so it's practically dead skin anyways and just taking a little more time to heal. My mom was a little nausiuos looking at it all purple and bubbly that I had to cover it while we were waiting for the doctors. I did play a little doctor last night and looked at it; Jon was still grossed out but it is looking much better! Here are some pictures.

<---Infected incision


This is my ice pack. It came with a small cooler that you fill with ice and water and plugs into the wall and circulates cold water all around my knee. Pretty cool and it came with the surgery! Maybe this is my punch card? 9 surgeries and you get a fancy ice pack for free?? ------->