anniversary post

james and i have now been married for over 2 years!! i did do a post about our festivities but for some reason it didn't go to the top of the page. so if you wanna see it go here.

Weekend in Kaysville

This weekend has been so wonderful. James got to Utah on Friday night. On Saturday we went out to breakfast at our favorite local breakfast restaurant: Grannie Annie's. It was delicious! After that we (James, Joel, Suzanne, and I) went to the Ogden temple. It was so special to go to the temple with Joel before he leaves on his mission. Joel and James. (James wanted to do the dorkiest pose he could think of. I think he succeeded.)

James and his sweet mommy Suzanne

After the temple we went back to the house and hung out for a little while. That evening we went to see The Dark Knight. It was pretty good. Heath Ledger did amazing in it, but it was entirely too long and Batman's voice when he is in costume is ridiculous. Anyway, it was a fun evening.

On Sunday we all got up really early to take new family pictures in the front yard. I'm glad we did it in the morning because by last night I had a huge tumor (zit) on my chin. So fun. Joel's farewell was so special. He gave an awesome talk and sang with his good buddy. Lydia also surprised Joel by singing his favorite song. It was such a special sacrament meeting and I was so glad to be there with people that I love. Yesterday was filled with food and fun. We pretty much ate all day long and visited with eachother. And what would a Sunday in Kaysville be without a little Rock Band? Here are the rest of the pictures from the weekend:

James and his brothers, Matt and Joel

cute Davis, he is showing us where his brains are

this is Joel's nightly skincare regimen. if you look closely you can see his retainer!

St. George Trip

We got back from St. George a couple of days ago. It was so relaxing and fun, minus the fact that I wanted to beat the crap out of my little brother atleast 5 times a day. He drives me absolutely crazy, but I do love him. Anyway, we had fun hanging out at the pool, playing games, and of course: going out to eat! Here are the pics:

my sweet mommy and daddy

daddy and me

me, jakey, and mommy

at our favorite mongolian bbq

at brigham young's winter home (pretty awesome)

proof that we went

hangin' by the pool shot

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Anniversary!!

That's right, James and I have been married for 2 years now! I can't believe how time flies. It seems like just a couple months ago we were going on a date for our first anniversary. We did almost the exactly same thing for our first anniversary date: saw an awesome movie and went to dinner. We went to see Get Smart which was a pretty entertaining movie. Then we went to dinner at this little italian restaurant called Italian Village Ristorante. I admit I was skeptical about this place but James talked me into it and I'm sure glad he did. Deliciousness. The waiter asked us if we wanted more bread to which we replied, "Don't even ask, just bring it!" (quote from one of the funniest movies ever: Hot Rod)

Yesterday we were driving around killing time before the movie started and James surprised me by taking me to look at sewing machines. I saw an awesome machine but didn't expect to actually get it. James bought it for me using the birthday money that his dad sent him! He told me that he couldn't think of anything that he wanted more than I wanted a sewing machine. It is so pretty and I love it!

I am so lucky. James is the kindest, most loving person that I know. I am so grateful to be married to my best friend and that I get to spend eternity with him. He is the greatest little guy and I love him very much.

Here are some pictures from the festivities:

waiting for the movie to start

outside the restaurant (don't mind my sunburn or james's mouth, he just started sucking on a mint)

Good News!

I don't have tuberculosis! YEAH! I was never worried that I had it, but I had to get the bubble shot under my skin just to make sure. I had to get my "nursing school physical" on Monday and wow have I realized that going to ANY doctor in Midland or Odessa Texas is a huge pain in my butt! I have to plan to be there for at least 3 or 4 hours. I hate Midland health care. I really hope that we are back in Utah by the time we decide to have babies. Anyway, so I turned in all my paperwork to Midland College and all that is left to do is actually register for classes!

i'm embarrassed....

to even be watching the New Kids On The Block new music video. don't get me wrong, their singing is fine. but to see them frolicking on the beach with girls half their age and their shirts unbuttoned is embarrassing for me to even watch by myself. yup, this is what i do in the morning after james goes to work. i get up, eat a bowl of cereal and veg on the couch flipping channels between music videos and hgtv design shows. i am a big lame-o face. oooooh- alicia keys just came on! ;)

funny pics

yesterday i really wanted to just take one cute picture of james and i. i was laughing so hard from james's faces. he would NOT be serious and take a cute picture.

this pic is of my little guy's face. he played bball on thursday and got his face scratched off! how sad for him

we finally got a cute one.

I've Been Tagged

What did you do 10 years ago? Let's see, 10 years ago I was approximately 11 years old and in the 5th grade. (James makes a grossed out face at this fact, cuz 10 years ago for him he was just getting his driver's license.) I had a crush on this lurp with a huge head and glasses and I pretended to love the Utah Jazz even though secretly I really loved the Chicago Bulls.

Five items on my to-do list? Hmmm.... get a new plant so Josie can be an outside plant, read the Book of Mormon, fix and paint our entertainment center, go on a cruise (when i graduate), and save money.

Snacks I enjoy? Wo, I will try to keep this to a minimum: BLUEBELL ICE CREAM, chocolate, chips, cookies, anything sweet, chewy, crunchy, tangy, sour, or chocolate....

What would I do if I were a billionaire? I would make James quit his job so he will live longer. I would buy a house and pay off all our's and our families' debt. I would travel the earth with my honey.

Places I would live? Utah, Houston, Dallas, Austin, Las Vegas, St. George, Phoenix, Reno, Boise, Portland.... pretty much anywhere close to my family.

Jobs I have had? Knightsbridge telephone surveyor: I would call people after they got their cars serviced to see if their service was satisfactory. Training Table busser: I worked a total of four shifts I think. Hated it! United Healthcare insurance claims scanner: I would literally have a stack of insurance claims that I would put on a huge scanner and push the green button. I made awesome money and I got to listen to cute Venezuelan ladies argue in espanol and listen to bachata music all day! Gap: folded clothes, pretended to be interested in peoples' outfits. Research assistant: by far the best job I've ever had. I got to work with first-time mom's through their entire pregnancy. I drew their blood and went to their deliveries. I also got to draw cord blood and cut up their placentas! Yummy! And once again, The Gap.

3 People I am Tagging?
Carli Fabrizio
DVJS
James McAllister

Aaaah, Midland

We have been in Midland now for over a year. There are so many things that I really love about this place:

The Rushtons: Christina, Mike, Brooklyn, Aubrey, and Ayla. This is a family in our ward. I love hanging out with them and I love their little girlies. I am so grateful to have such a great friend in Christina and I know James feels the same way about Mike. We love them.

Our ward. We love it. (Well atleast I do). Minus the sunday school president I really like everyone in my ward. Everybody is just so stinkin' nice here!

The size of Midland. Everything is literally no more than 10 minutes away. There is no traffic, ever.

My school. As everybody knows, I got accepted to nursing school here. When we lived in Utah I really didn't know how I was going to get into a school because every woman and their dog wanted to be a nurse so every school was extremely competitive. But here, I have just worked hard and got in. I can't believe my dream of becoming a nurse is finally becoming a reality.

Wordless Wednesday

i hate feeling sick.

It's The Final Countdown

(if you haven't seen the show, then you won't understand this pic, but if you have, then you should be laughing)

I am having some major deja vu about this post, but it's true.... once again, I am going to Utah!! I leave in one week and six days! YEAH! James's little bro is having his missionary farewell so we are going up for it. Of course I am going early to spend a week with my fam before the farewell. We are going to beautiful St. George. I don't know what it is about that city, but it is so fun and relaxing. So there ya go, I'm excited.

"When you give blood everybody wins!"

Ok I know it's Wordless Wednesday, but I just had to blog. Guess what I did?? I donated blood. Our stake had a blood drive and I like to donate whenever I can, so I went. When I walked in the church I saw one of the little girls in my ward. She was sitting in a chair, ghostly white, with icepacks all around her neck. It brought back memories of this one time when I was in the ER getting an IV and James passed out. Funny story: I had a kidney stone last October so I spent many days in the emergency room. I was getting an IV and James was sitting in the corner, not even looking. I looked over at James and he was completely white. He raised his hand in the air and said, "I'm going to pass out." And then sure enough, he did. Afterwards I sent him out to get some food. I'm scared for when we have kids.

Anyway- back to the blood donation. I was sitting there waiting to get started. The phlebotomist was having a hard time with the patient before me, and this made me nervous. I should be so used to this (being a phlebotomist and all), but I had to look away when she stuck me. Needless to say, I was fine and lived through it. I even got a free t-shirt, a Dr. Pepper, and some mini Nutter-Butter sandwich cookies. Yum. Here are some pics of my war wounds and the rewards that came from it: