Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Happy Birthday DaleLene

Today is DaleLene's Birthday! It's been just over a year ago that she passed away. Even though she's not here with us anymore I still think of her daily and love her more than ever.
(Cindy, Kelsey, Mom, Me, Jessica, Cindy at lunch for DaleLene's Birthday)



"I have not lost her... I know right where she is" - Randy

WE LOVE YOU!

Staying at Sundance


Work paid for Jon and I to stay over night and ski up at Sundance. The rooms are cute little cottages and the skiing was actually really good. They were having demos on Ski's and Snowboards so Jon tried skis out and Dad tried snowboarding. They both rocked it!


There was a Bride and Groom Skiing!


Its fun that my dad works for the company too so him and my mom stayed at Sundance with us. Sundance has fabulous Sunday Brunch that Jon always dreams about!

Holiday Party at Sundance


I was in charge of our Company Holiday Party again this year and decided to host it at Sundance! It was pretty stressful planning at party for 200 people all by myself with the President of the Company breathing down my neck wanting it to be absolute perfect, and I believe it was. I haven't heard one bad thing about it. My Santa and Mrs. Claus was wonderful, and our string quartet was the frosting on the cake!


Monday, December 13, 2010

It's finally here!

This semester is finally over!! And with a teacher going into labor with 3 weeks left from class I pulled off a B+ in Physiology and an A in my Chemistry lab; which means I am done with my prereqs for Nursing and am able to apply for Nursing Programs!

Once I get into a school I only have 4 semesters before I am a RN, unless I pay extra and go to a private school I should be done in 2-3 semesters. Now the fun part; trying to figure out how we can afford school/me not working until I am able to graduate. Life is always full of surprises

Friday, November 19, 2010

It's getting cold outside!

I would first like to say... I am not one to dress my dog up. However there are some circumstances that this is acceptable. One being Halloween.Milo was a fantastic Captain Hook for Halloween this year. I'm sad that I didn't get a picture of all of us together; Jon was Peter Pan, I was Tinkerbell and Milo of course was Captain Hook. At first Milo didn't love the costume, but when he found out that when he wore it he got ALOT of attention and got to go to fun places (we took him to our wards trunk or treat where he sat next to the car like a pro and had many kids pet him; pretty sure he was in doggy heaven).
I know some of you are saying wow you really treat this dog like your child, but anyone that has met my dog can agree that this dog has a personality of his own. He loves our renters Ashley and Erika that live downstairs. He greets all of their friends with a big smile and wagging of the tail; however if you happen to be a male he is not happy. He barks and barks and will stare at them through the little space between the door and the floor and lets them know he is not happy with you being there. Now if your a guy friend of mine or Jon's you are more than welcome in our house. Pretty sure he thinks that Ashley and Erika are his girlfriends.
Anyways Milo has very little fur. He is 100% muscle, no fat, and no fur. So now that the weather has changed he literally has to sleep under the blankets. If you're cuddling in a blanket on the couch he will come up and paw at the top of the blanket and start stuffing his head under the blanket until he is completely submerged under the blanket. We have some throw blankets in our bedroom that he will wiggle his little nose underneath, get the blanket on his back and walk around the house with a blanket on his back. So it was inevitable......

Of course I would get him one with a soccer ball on it =) He actually LOVES this sweatshirt. If he's not wearing it he'll go and get it and cuddle with it. The only problem is we have to remember to roll it up when he goes to the bathroom.... good thing that dog loves his showers and we can just turn the shower on and throw him in there by himself at midnight when we forget to roll it up =)

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

4 Weeks left of class...

and its official. My Teacher has gone into labor. She's early so is on bedrest andIV's... this could either be REALLY good or REALLY bad. She said she has a substitute to come in and teach or her husband will come in. Well the only other time she had mentioned her husband was when she said to the class "Now you all understand that the body receives blood at the same time and not just one side at a time right?" we all stared at her like is this a serious question? "Well my husband didn't understand that so just making sure you all did."

Wish me luck!

Monday, October 4, 2010

The Facts

When is your "engagement" anniversary?
January 17th 2008; but we don't really celebrate that, we do celebrate the first day we met though, Oct 16th 2006 =)

When is your "marriage" anniversary?
May 15, 2008

Where were you married?
Salt Lake City Temple

How did you meet?
Funny story actually. My best friend Jessica really wanted to go to this guys house. "its like a 30:1 ratio Bre!" Pulling my arm we went on our way. Then I saw Jon. Oh cute Jon! I didn't even look at the 30 other guys. A bunch of us were goofing around with some handcuffs and seeing who could get out of them. (i.e. handcuffing peoples feet together and what not) I ended up hand cuffing my foot to Jon's hand... and we couldn't get out.... and Jon's friend David who had the key had just left.... so Jon and I were stuck Hand and Foot together for a couple hours. We've been unseperable ever since =)

Who asked who out first?
Jon asked me out to the symphony for extra credit for his class

Who kissed who first?
Jon =)

Who said "I love you" first?
Jon did!

How long did you date/court before you got engaged?
1 1/2 years

Who proposed?
Jon did. He's adorable. We went sledding, then went and saw 27 dresses and then went on a carriage ride around downtown where our horse went crazy and kept running into the street on red lights. By then I kinda new what was up and was just waiting for it, well it didnt happen on the carriage ride and we went to the dinner at the roof. Still didn't happen??? We then walked around Temple square and stopped in front of the "Mermaid Fountain" (the one on the south side of the Temple that looks like a clam shell) and he hugged me and I heard his heart going thump thump thump and just started laughing. By then I knew it had to be close. Poor guy; don't know what he was so nervous about!


How long have you known your spouse?
4 years

Where did you go on your honeymoon?
Cruise to Mexico

Do you have any kids?
Not yet
How many kids do you want or already have?
We're thinking 3 is a good number.

Do you have any house pets?
Mr. Milo. We LOVE LOVE him if you couldn't tell

What is your favorite vacation spot?
We're lucky that we have been able to go on alot of vacations together. First one was to Disneyworld so that will always be special. Recently to Seattle which was so fun to show Jon where I grew up.

Do you live in the city or out in the country?
I'm a City Girl

Who works and who stays at home?
We both work but eventually this market will turn around and I'll be the stay at home mom

Who is taller?
Jon is by like a foot. Okay just a half a foot

Who is older?
Jon's 6 months older

Are you from the same hometown?
Jon is Utah through and through

Who had more boyfriends/girlfriends?
hah I did.

Who gets more jealous?
In the beginning me, but now we know there's nothing to be jealous about

Does your spouse give you flowers often?
he buys lots of trees for the backyard; does that count?

What pet names do you use for each other?
Pretty sure we just call eachother Bre and Jon

What's something funny about your spouse that others may not know?
well he acts shy to others, but at home he's crazy!! Making up songs and running around and just screaming all the time. Goofball

What do you do in your free-time together?
Usually take Milo on walks. He likes that

Who does the laundry?
Jon does alot of it actually, but I'd say its more half and half

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
I do

Who wakes up earlier?
Me

Who pays the bills?
Jon pays the mortgage, I pay everything else.

Who is better with the computer?
I'd say 50/50.

Who cooks more?
Dating Jon used to cook all the time for me, ever since we've been married. NEVER lol.

Who is more stubborn?
I am. Jon's pretty easy going and says not to really worry about stuff

What is difficult for you right now as a couple?
Trying to figure out how to pay for my schooling

Who has more siblings?
Jon. He's got 4 siblings!

Who is messier?
when it comes to eating; Jon. He leaves the wrappers everywhere! I'm horrible at keeping the closet clean though

Who takes longer showers?
Me. Have you seen how much hair I have these days??!

Who worries more?
I do for sure!! I need to know everything about anything! Jon takes a different approach.

What is your spouse's best physical feature?
I love his callused hands. He works so hard for our family!

Who is more outgoing?
When Jon knows everyone, Jon for sure. You can't stop that boy. He needs to be doing something constantly!

What is your spouse's greatest quality?
He's so caring and slow to judge others. People tend to bug me alot and Jon is everyones friend no matter what. He's such a hard worker and is constantly working on ways to improve our lives whether its working on our house or doing little jobs for other people on the side. He never thinks about himself and is always making sure that I'm happy. Love him!

Leave a piece of advice for other couples.
Everyones going to have their up and downs but its how you deal with them that make the difference.