Home of the Holmans

Zoo Lights

2012-01-02T15:57:00.000-08:00

We went to the Zoo Lights this New Year's Eve at Hogle Zoo with Toad. It was cold but it was fun!

The best part was the Tiger's cage you could get so close you could pretty much reach out and touch them. And just after I took this picture this Tiger just stopped and stared at me like he was about to attack me. It was a little bit frightening but still pretty cool.

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2011-11-27T22:00:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't posted in so long we didn't have internet and Josh forgot his password but here it is. I will combine a couple into one so hopefully it makes sense.

Here I am in my birthday pic I can't believe I am 25!

Here is Josh skiing. Not really this is a picture of him behind a cardboard cutout at the Olympic Park in Park City.

We recently got to go down to Poway California for Thanksgiving with Josh's sister and her family. It was so much fun! I would like to thank Nicholle and Shaun for letting us stay in their awesome new house, and Jenny for flying all the way from London, England to spend time with us. Also I would like to note Josh's interesting Thanksgiving outfit.

This is Nicholle, Josh and Toad after the polar bear plunge in Nicholle's pool in the end of November with no heat. The funny thing is they were saying how cold it was but the very next day Madison got in the pool no problem to just swim around so she pretty much made them all look like total babies!

Also part of the reason we went down was for Josh and I to be sealed in the San Diego Temple. It was so pretty and so nice that day, the temp outside was about 80 degrees and sunny.

Here is my fam that came down to go through the Temple with us. Thank you all so much for going all the way down to support us in that, and I also got a surprise visit from my cousin Brandon who was waiting outside the temple when we walked out. Thanks BranDon it was so fun to see you!

And here is Josh's family that was there with us as well. I like this pic because it shows you how touchy feely Josh's family is. We said ok everyone get close to fit in the picture and that is as close as Toad got...way off to the side.

It was such a great trip and again thanks to all who were willing to make it!

2nd Annual Holman Brother's 1 Mile Fun Run, For The Cure (the band.)

2011-07-02T11:02:00.000-07:00

Official fun run t-shirts

Pre-race picture. We both look like winner's

A pre-race stretch

Post race cool down, it was a hot day but we both improved our times over last year. Once Matt & Ty turn in their times we'll reveal how we did. It was a great success and we were able to raise nearly a dollar for The Cure (the band.) Can't wait for next year.

Demolition Derby

2011-07-02T10:51:00.000-07:00

Toad was nice enough to take us to our very first demolition derby and it was awesome! There is nothing like the smell of exhaust and fried foods on a warm Summer night. We can't wait until we go again.

Sorry it has been so long!

2011-05-30T22:59:00.000-07:00

Sorry to all of our loyal fans that it has been so long since our last post. Josh lost his email password so we were unable to log in, and were unable to post comments on other blogs as well. So luckily for you we will be blogging again and leaving our amazing comments on all of your blogs. First of course I need to blog about Josh's birthday April 14, 2011 he turned the big 31. So Happy Birthday to you!

Also as some of you know we just returned from an AMAZING trip to Europe. We went to Paris, London, and Rome. It was so much fun! We stayed with Matt, Jenny and family in London and they were so great! They were our tour guides and drove us every where. It was so nice of them to take us around and let us stay with them at their house and we just want to say thank you again! We had such a great time in Paris and London, but we decided Rome was our favorite. We also decided we will be learning Italian and going back ASAP! So here are a few pic's from the trip. I took almost 700 pictures in the 10 days we were gone so I will only be putting up a select few but if you want to see all 700 just let me know and I will be more than happy to send you a narrated dvd spending 5 mins each picture telling you all about the trip!

Notre Dame is the first thing we saw in Paris because we stayed just across the stree from it in a great little hotel it was exactly what I pictured a hotel in Paris to be like so I really enjoyed staying there.

Later we saw the one thing you have to see when in Paris the Eiffel tower it was much bigger then I expected. We did get to go to the top and I put that picture up, but it loaded after the next picture. So they are a bit out of order, but I didn't know how to fix it.

Here is Josh at the Louvre Museum we did get to go in, and it was pretty awesome!

This is us at the top of the Eiffel Tower it was pretty windy, but really cool cause you could see all of Paris.

This is the Arc De Triomphe, and yes we risked our lives by standing in the middle of the road to get this picture.

This is in England eating luch at the pub on our way to Fountains Abbey and York.

This was one of our favorite spots in England it is Fountains Abbey. It was just some old ruins of an abbey but it was so pretty and just so fun to walk around.

This was another amazing place in England and the only picture I got of one of us at Stonehenge was this one of Josh in his Canada jersey. It's a thing they do at his work where they take this jersey on vacation and take pictures with it on of cool places they go.

This is Westminster Abbey in London you might recognize it from a little thing called the Royal Wedding.

This is Big Ben and I liked this picture cause I also got a street lamp in it and it just looked so London to me.

Now we are in Rome at the Trevi Fountain. That was one of my favorite spots in Rome it was so much bigger than I expected and after I saw that I decided I am going to move to Rome and make a book of all the fountains in Rome.

Here is a picture of where we stayed in Rome. We were in the orange building on the corner and yes we were literally across the street from the Colosseum.

This is a picture of the outside of the Pantheon. After seeing this building we decided is just crazy how they were able to build some thing so big and have it measure and turn out so perfect way back in ancient times.

And one of the last things we saw in Rome but one of the oldest and coolest was the aquaducts. It was especially cool because we were the only tourist's there everyone else were locals. And trust me with our luggage and camera's and speaking english we fit right in. So like I said all together it was such a great trip and such a wonderful experience to see all of the things we saw. By the time we got home we were so tired from the miles upon miles we know we walked but so happy with the whole trip we decided we would take being tired. And we hope me can make out there again some time soon!

Happy Birthday to Mao

2011-01-13T19:22:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Mao, Happy Birthday to you!

Go JAZZ!!!

2011-01-03T18:08:00.000-08:00

Saturday Josh got some awesome Jazz tickets from work so we finally got to go to a Jazz game! They played the Memphis Grizzlies and had a rough start but pulled out a 98-92 win. It was a fun, and exciting game and our voices were a little hoarse the next day from all the yelling...but it was worth it!

Poor Sick Mao

2010-11-20T16:43:00.000-08:00

Poor Mao got a small ear infection, and because of that he kept scratching at his neck. He was itching his neck so bad he got what is called a hot spot, which is like a sore on his neck from scratching it so much. He had to take an antibiotic, which in order to get him to take we had to wrap the pill in turkey,but when we did that he didn't even chew the pill he would just inhale it. We also had to rub a cream in his ear and on his sore to prevent an infection. The poor guy kept itching his neck so we had to get this cone and when he would wear it he had horrible depth perception and kept running into walls and doors and he couldn't understand that it was becasue of the huge cone he had around his head. Luckily he has healed nicely and is feeling much better but, I will admit I kind of liked having to put him in that cone it was pretty entertaining to watch him try to walk around with that thing!

Mao's Halloween

2010-11-07T17:46:00.000-08:00

This is Mao in his super cute pumpkin halloween costume. He would not look at me when I was taking this picture because Josh was on the couch being very distracting. He said this was a frilly girl dog costume, but I know it was for boy dogs because Mao looks so cute in it, and I think he just wanted to look more manly in front of Josh.

This is the first picture I took of Mao and as you can see Mao is just chillin in his costume he didn't mind being in this costume at all when it was just me around. I also like how this picture is with his long hair and the other one is him with his short hair after his new hair cut.

This is a picture I told Amy I would take of the pillows she made for us for a wedding present, she just gave them to us about a week ago...but I do like them they go great with our house and as you can see Mao likes them as well.

The one and only...James Hong

2010-10-28T13:16:00.001-07:00

I was recently in Orlando, Florida attending XANGO's 8th anniversary convention at the beautiful Gaylord Palms Resort and while I was there I ran into the one and only James Hong. And though you may not know him by name you are sure to recognize the face that has graced scenes in movies and television since the 1950's, shows like Seinfeld & Waynes World, and character voices in Disneys Mulan & Kung Fu Panda among many others. My most memorable James Hong role was, of course, David Lo Pan from "Big Trouble in Little China." I asked him to autograph one of his 8x10 glossies of that character which is now proudly hanging above my computer at work.

I Can't Believe I am 24!

2010-10-17T17:39:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that it is my birthday again. I am now 24 years old! Josh planned an amazing day we went to this great little family farm where they had all these farm animals and we got to go out in their field and actually pick our own pumpkins. Then we went to my favorite place Olive Garden to eat dinner, and went and saw a movie of which I will not mention the name but it used to be a show on MTV and it was pretty funny. I had a great birthday and it was all thanks to my fav guy Josh!

This was a cute dog wandering around the farm that reminded me of mao cause she was waddling but we found out it was not because she was old she was just very pregnant.

This was me with the pony's they had to ride but the guy said that was only for kids, so I was a little disappointed.

This is Josh showing off his muscles by carrying the pumpkins we picked through the patch.

This was a hive of bees which I thought was weird cause I had never seen them before and you can't really tell cause we were kind of far away but I just didn't want to get any closer.

This was just a cute bunny!

These were pigs they had to look at, and I just thought the sign was pretty funny!

This was another first, we saw this great big turkey and realized we had never seen a real one before so that was fun.

New Shumway

2010-10-15T17:45:00.000-07:00

I would like to officially welcome my new nephew into the family. His name is Rook Shumway he was born 10/13/10 (which means he can throw awesome friday the thirteenth birthday/halloween parties for himself) he was 21 inches long and weighed 8lbs. He is a cute chubby little guy!!

The Hike

2010-09-02T22:32:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday Josh, Toad, and I went on a little 3.5 mile hike. Mao was detained by business and was not able to join us but he said next time for sure. It was super fun, and really pretty. Josh suggested it the thursday before and I was pretty surprised when he actually went and didn't even try to pull the sick card. It was fun and hopefully we can do another one soon.

I have decided my new thing will be pictures of signs so when I saw this sign on the hike I had to take a pic.

The description of this hike said these are supposed to be the most photogenic waterfalls in Utah and I would definitely say they were very pretty.

This is Josh's new go to pose he wants to start his modeling portfolio and I think this would be a great first picture.

The Great Baseball Game

2010-08-23T20:26:00.000-07:00

We had a very fun weekend last weekend. We were able to go to a Salt Lake Bees Baseball game. The Bees didn't win the game, but the fact that we were at a baseball game wasn't even the fun part of the night the best part was when Josh was able to get a picture with the new Jazz power forward Al Jefferson! I am a little disappointed in my self because I turned the flash off earlier and when I took the picture of Josh with Al, as I like to call him, it was pretty blurry but it is a real picture and it was amazing!

There was also a Bald Eagle who was trying to fly away the whole time the national anthem was being sung.

Some fireworks that were super loud I thought I was going to be deaf by the end.

This is Al Jefferson relaxing watching the baseball game.

And the best part Josh with Al who is 6'10" and I am pretty sure right at this moment Josh was wetting his pants!

The Best Concert EVER!!!

2010-07-22T16:50:00.001-07:00

Yesterday my favorite band 311 came to Utah in concert. I have been waiting to go to their concert for about 5 years and something always came up till this year. It was so much fun I loved all the songs they played and we had a great time!

There were alot of people that were hurt in some way, but apparently are such big fans they weren't going to miss the concert no matter what. Like this kid with his neck brace.

And this kid who had a little wheelie cart for his broken leg.

Then there was this lady and yes that is a thong you see. About 5 songs into the concert she came crawling (literally) out of the crowd and collapsed on our blanket. Her and her boyfriend were on something and she went a little too crazy I guess. She wasn't responding and they had to call the EMT's who finally had to carry her out. We didn't know what happened to her, but when we were leaving after the concert was over we saw her sitting on the side of the road looking totally normal it was crazy!

This is the best picture we got of the band cause we were not close at all, but it was good because we didn't have to deal with all the crowds, and we were able to dance and jump around as much as we wanted.

Those lights in the bacground are the stage like I said we weren't close but I still loved every minute!

1 mile time

2010-07-05T20:45:00.000-07:00

Just did it in 8 minutes & 30 seconds. I'm gunnin' for ya Matt.

Our American Fork City Hike

2010-07-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

We decided to do a 3 mile hike last Saturday, but it was not in the mountains on some random trail it was through the totally awesome city of American Fork! We found a small bakery about a mile and a half from our house and just decided to explore the city and walk there. We had so much fun walking around and now I know more than two roads around my house. We didn't take Mao because he was busy that day, and I forgot to take my camera but I drove around later and took some pictures of the cool things we saw so at least we would have some thing to show for our travels. So if you have any questions about the city of American Fork feel free to ask because we are now experts on it!

This is a cute little antique shop we stopped in to check out. We found one of those cool books here that is actually a box to store special things in then hide in a library to look like just another book, but then we realized we don't have anything special to put in there or a library so we didn't get it.

This is the bakery we based the trip around it is called FlourgirlDoughboy (and yes I think it is one word) and we had a great breakfast sandwich at 1pm. So if you are looking for some delicious food in or around American Fork you should try this place it was very yummy!

This was an old church building we happened upon. We found out it was built in 1903 and that is when the American Fork first ward was made which is our ward and they met in this building until it was bough by a family that still lives there today and they build those big Organ's that are in all our churches. We were just so surprised to find this really old church in the middle of the city surrounded by homes.

Provo Canyon Walk

2010-06-06T18:32:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we took Mao for a short walk up Provo Canyon to Bridal Veil Falls. He was super excited at first, but as soon as he realized there were lots of other dogs and he would have to excersise he wasn't so happy. We still had a good walk and I know Mao loves all the attention he gets. Everyone that passed would look at him and say how cute he is. Everyone loves Mao!

Our California Trip

2010-06-01T21:03:00.000-07:00

We just got back from an awesome trip to California. First we visited Toad in Redlands where we were going to get some pizza at some fancy pants pizza place but unfortunately it was closed and we may never get the chance to go back (unless of course we lose our house and have to move in with Toad.) Next we headed to Disneyland for three days and then we got to go stay with Josh's Sister and family in San Diego. We had so much fun,it was so good to go down there and get some sun and relax a little. Thanks Toad for the tour of Redlands we loved that cool little town and thanks Nicholle, Shaun and Family for letting us stay with you and for all the fun we had!

Redlands temple and the burger alternative to the pizza place

Josh & C3PO at Disneyland (he isn't as nice as you'd think)

A few Disney pics

A couple of pics from Josh's new favorite ride, Grizzly rapids

Josh as a Toy Story action figure

Josh & Toad at the Lego store

Lego Darth Vader after cutting off Josh's hand

Kristy' tea cup adventure

Toad taking a bullet and riding the vomit cups with Kristy

Leaving Disneyland on the last day

We were able to visit Lake Poway and rent a paddle boat & feed ducks which was really fun. There was also a possible Kate Gosselin sighting but I can't post the picture until after I try to sell it to TMZ

And of course a visit to the Pacific Ocean which is still an amazing sight to see

Vinces

2010-05-28T22:31:00.001-07:00

A fun tradition Kristy has brought into our marriage is the mandatory visit to Vinces Spaghetti every time we find ourselves in California. We didn't want to dine alone so we asked Shaun, Nicholle, and Toad to come with us to share in the deliciousness. Thanks Shaun & Cole for paying!

This picture really isn't showing the true magnatude of the plate of spaghetti, it was nearly the size of my head which we all know is quite large.

And just in case you were wondering - yes, I did get a free dessert item for wearing grandpa Holman's smoking jacket to the restaraunt.

1st Annual Holman Brothers 1 Mile Fun Run

2010-05-15T20:09:00.000-07:00

Checking the track

Stretching

About to set the new land speed record

End of lap one

Josh at the end of lap 3 (of four)

Toad at the end of lap 3

Josh's sweaty finish

Toad at the finish line

We had our first annual Holman brothers 1 mile fun run today at the Orem Junior High track. This all started with Matt challenging the Holman brothers to a mile race, and since Matt wasn't here we just timed them and figured we could compare times. So Matt we are gonna need a mile from you pretty soon, hope you're ready! The whole family came out to watch Josh and Logan run even Mao who kept wanting to run with Josh when ever he ran by but got as far as the leash would go and had to stop, it was pretty cute. They both finished the race Josh with a time of 10:06 and Logan with 10:49. They prepared for the race for about ten minutes before it started but had lots of cheering to get them through it. And it must have been pretty tough because they laid in my living room for about an hour afterwards trying not to laugh because whenever they did they would just start weezing and have to drink some water. We have decided to make this a yearly thing so any family member who wants to participate next year better start preparing now! So hope you enjoy the pictures and we hope to see you there next year!

May 5, 2010

2010-05-04T21:14:00.000-07:00

Happy Cinco De Mustache!

The 5k

2010-05-02T20:02:00.001-07:00

Well I did it! On Saturday I ran a fundraiser 5k. Well I didn't run the whole thing but I finished a 5k. Josh was going to go with me but he got sick...(yeah right) so I guess we will just have to find another one! So if anyone knows of a 5k around here let us know. And I guess my next step...is a marathon!

Josh's Birthday

2010-04-14T20:33:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to Josh today the big 30! And still just as HOT as ever! Here he is in his traditional birthday picture. It wasn't a super crazy day because I wasn't sure if he would have to work all night or not. Since he didn't we went to lunch at his new favorite place Rubio's, and dinner at Pier 49. We also caught the Jazz game of course, at least the parts he wanted to watch cause they weren't doing so well. Anyways I hope he had the best b-day ever and knows how much I love him!

Mao's St. Patrick's Day Fashion Show

2010-03-16T22:16:00.000-07:00

So I think I am a little too bored here at night with just me and Mao. But I wanted to dress Mao up for St. Patrick's Day. Since I promised Josh that I wouldn't buy Mao any outfits I just had to make do with what I had. The sad thing is My shirt was a little too tight around HIS belly. So I hope you enjoy Mao's St. Patrick's Day fashion show.

Mao's Birthday

2010-01-14T19:09:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was Mao's 7th birthday so keeping with our new birthday tradition I took this birthday picture of him. Josh decorated by putting up the birthday banner and of course instead of putting it down by him, I lifted all 40lbs of Mao to the counter (lifting with my back in small jerking motions of course) and took this picture before he jumped off. Mao is so cute I love him! He is the best dog ever and now that he is considered a senior in dog years he gets to retire and just sleep and eat all day long...wait that is all he does already.

Letter to My Family

2010-01-07T18:34:00.000-08:00

So my plan was to send all of you a personal note of thanks sometime soon after the wedding but I just never got around to it and since I want to make sure it gets done I will just do it all at once on the blog. There has been some big events in my life the past 6 months that would have been largely impossible without your help and support, I I have really come to appreciate how great you all are how much fun it is to be around you. Of course Kristy and I want to say thanks for the BBQ you all chipped in for, we have loved it and been able to use it several times already.

Cole: Thanks for all of the nieces and nephew, I love being able to have fun with them and, of course, give them a hard time. And thanks for pretending it's funny when I do my impression of mom or Kristy on the phone since I know it hasn't actually been funny for at least 12 month's (if it ever was).

Tiger: Thanks for being someone I admire and strive to be like. I also love being able to make fun of the fact that mom likes you more than all of the other kids. "Only Ty"

Matt: Thanks for coming all the way across the pond to attend mine & Kristy's wedding. I was happy to see you and I was so happy that Amy was able to come and hang out. I had so much fun with you guys here and it wouldn't have been the same without you. Also your kids and home are better than Nicholle's

Toad: I'm glad that we have the same sense of humor and that I have someone to share my adventures in the bathroom with. It has been great seeing you this Christmas and I'm glad that you will be the butt of all family jokes for at least the next 18 months.

Parents: Thank you for the unwavering support throughout the years and for all that you continue to do for me, and now Kristy. Without your advice and help ($$$) it would have been next to impossible for us to purchase our home. I'm gad that I enjoy coming over to your house and that I can just relax while mom asks if she can take me out to lunch or tries to give me money from her purse. And dad, thanks for all of your advice and patience and mostly thanks for putting off retirement a few more years so that mom can continue spending money on all of your kids and grandkids.

Our First Christmas Together

2010-01-03T20:30:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas this year. I was so surprised on Christmas morning when I opened my present from Josh and his parents and saw an ipod touch! First because I was not expecting it at all, and second because Josh cannot keep secrets and he actually kept that a secret from me for a long time and that must have been very hard for him. So thank you for that wonderful surprise on Christmas! This is really the only picture I got this Christmas of Josh with the Bubba Clause santa hat that my mom got at a gas station in Tennessee. And I know it is hard to see because of the camo but if you look really close you can spot it on his head.

And this is our new chair that we got for a Christmas/Wedding gift from my mom. So now we can actually have people over and they will have somewhere to sit! I love it and I am so excited to finally have more than just a couch in my front room! And Mao hates anything new so he refuses to sit in the new chair, but that is ok with me because then he wont stink it up. I am sad Christmas is over already, it is definitely the best time of the year, but now I can start planning for next year!

The Antique Store

2009-11-29T13:45:00.000-08:00

We are kind of weird but we love to go to antique stores because they have the craziest things. We hope to one day find something cool to decorate our house and we finally found something at this store but when we asked how much it was the owner said that was the only thing not for sale...of course. Here is the store from the outside, it used to be an old flour mill and now it is a creepy antique store.

This is Josh going down into the basement where it would not have suprised me to find a torture chamber or something weird like that.

Mao's Halloween Costume

2009-11-02T11:13:00.000-08:00

Since we don't have kids yet... we have to dress someone up for halloween, and that is what Mao is for. So here is Mao in his cute little halloween bandana that Josh bought for him even though he told me he refused to dress Mao up cause he is a dog. It glows in the dark but as you can tell by the look on Mao's face he dosen't really like to wear it so we were lucky to get this picture of him wearing his cute little costume.

Happy Birthday Kristy!

2009-10-17T14:25:00.001-07:00

We celebrated Kristy's 23rd birthday yesterday, we ate her favorite meal (Olive Garden salad), went to a couple of stores she wanted to visit, and then went to the movie "Paranormal Activity"

During our travels yesterday we drove by a real life DeLorean in American Fork! Craziest thing about the scene was that he was being followed by some suspicous looking Libyan guys in a VW bus.

Happy Birthday Kristy, I love you!

Mao's Surgery

2009-10-12T21:38:00.000-07:00

Mao had minor surgery today to remove what has become a pretty rotten looking tumor on the back of his neck. Fortunately it was not cancerous so the cut didn't have to be too deep.
He passed out immediately after I got him home so I covered him up to keep warm.

His eyes have been glazed over all night and his walking has been a little shaky but he is doing jut fine. He is such a good little dog, we can't wait until we can scratch his neck again!

Our Fun-Filled Crazy Life

2009-10-11T18:22:00.000-07:00

Sorry that I don't blog very often, we just don't have a very exciting life. But finally we got out of the house and we have done things over that past two weekends so here is a two-for-one special and you better enjoy it! First we were able to go to conference. It is always such a great experience to be there with all the wonderful leaders of the church, and to be able to listen to them speak. It was a little rainy and this is us out side the conference center with our xango umbrella (of course) about to go in.

Now I did almost get us kicked out twice while we were there (not actually kicked out, but in trouble). First I took my keys and completely forgot that I have a small thing of mace on my key chain, and while security was going through my purse they found the mace and they had to call the main security guy over to talk to us and tell us that we are not allowed to take my keys out of my purse at all for any reason while we were in the conference center. And I felt really bad cause I just forgot that I had that on my keys.

Then I decided to take this picture of us in the conference center, before it started of course, and I did turn the flash off but the usher guy still came down and told us that we were not allowed to take pictures even though all around us people were taking pictures with their super bright flashes blinding everyone. Luckily we didn't get kicked out and we were able to have a great experience at conference. Then yesterday we decided to go up to the aquarium in Salt Lake. Now I am used to the huge aquarium that we visit every time we are in Tennessee so I was a little disappointed because we got through this one in about thirty minutes walking as slowly as possible, but it was pretty good and we still had fun. So this is Josh outside just super excited to go in!

This is me on a giant frog because you have to have at least one picture of yourself on a giant frog! It was kind of awkward to sit on that is why it looks a little weird, and it also looks a little weird cause I am sitting on a giant frog.

This is Josh petting a sting ray it is a little blurry and I tried to get another one but Josh refused to put his hand in and pet another one, so sorry!

These are just spotted little sting rays that I thought looked cool.

And these are Pirannahs and I thought they were cool cause I have never seen them before and they are supposed to be able to eat like a whole person but they just look like normal fish.

So that is what we have been doing. I know you are all so jealous cause we have such a fun-filled crazy life ,but we are just lucky like that!

New Phone

2009-09-22T19:33:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went into the Verizon store to buy a new phone, and when the salesman walked up I told him that I wanted a new phone because my blackberry was too expensive. I got it so I could be on my moms family plan and only pay the $10 per month, but because it was a blackberry I had to have the data plan and that cost $30 extra dollars per month. I never used any of the things like e-mails and other things. I just wanted a cheaper phone every month. Right after I got done telling the salesman how I wanted a different phone he said "Well I just got a new blackberry and it is a great phone it lets me get e-mails and I can download my pictures right from my phone to my facebook, it is such a great phone and I love my blackberry" he was trying to sell me a blackberry even though I told him I already have one and I came in to get a DIFFERENT phone. So it was a frustrating day at the Verizon store:) Sorry I didn't get a picture of the salesman so there are no pictures for this post:)

2009-08-24T23:09:00.000-07:00

Ok so this is going to be a longer story than normal, but trust me you will want to read it cause it is pretty good. So we used to live in Provo, and we had some very white trash neighbors. You know the kind that park their abnormally large truck on the front lawn, leave their mattress on the back lawn, and get mad when our dog poops on the grass, but are totally fine throwing their cigarette butts all over. (seriously they did all of that) And we used to have this super cheap vacuum that did the opposite of vacuuming, it actually spit dirt and things back out on the carpet instead of sucking it up. So we decided to throw the vacuum away cause it was doing more harm than good. We just put it in our garbage can to be picked up with the rest of our trash. Well the next day we noticed it was not in the garbae can anymore, but the trash had not been picked up yet. We figured someone had taken it, and said jokingly that we would probably see it in someone elses trash in a couple days when they figured out it didnt work. Well a couple nights later I was coming home from work and I saw the handle sticking out from the neighbors trash. So they had gone in our trash pulled out the vacuum, used it, saw it didnt work and threw it away in their trash can which was always right next to ours. I don't know if they thought we wouldn't notice but the handle was sticking all the way out, and it is on the end of our driveway where we always drive by. So lesson learned if you don't want your trash stolen, don't live by white trash people who have no shame!!!

That is the handle sticking out of their trash, and that is our trash right next to it.

A visit to the post office

2009-08-21T00:09:00.001-07:00

Kristy & I came across this van while visiting the post office and we were a little shocked. We assume he was probably picking up some discreetly labeled material from his PO Box.

The Honeymoon

2009-08-09T20:42:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone sorry it has been so long since the last post. I lost the camera connector in the move. I thought it got thrown away since Josh is a throw-awayer (I don't think that is a word but I am gonna use it anyways) But lucky for all of you I found it a couple of days ago. Well as most of you know we got married 3 weeks ago and we took an amazing honeymoon to Hawaii. Here are some pics of all the fun!!

This is Josh at the airport in Hawaii

This is the view from our hotel room and after a little rain we got this beautiful rainbow.

This is a picture of a fish I got while we were snorkeling, I got an underwater camera case but I still couldn't see what I was taking a picture of so it is cut off a little sorry.

This is us at Hanauma Bay which is where we went snorkeling.

And that is Josh in the bottom right corner it was dark so you cant see his face but he was very happy cause we found the cheeseburger factory where he could get a burger with just cheese and ketchup...even in Hawaii!!! We had such a good time and it is so great in Hawaii that we didn't want to come home (seriously we wanted to move there) but since we couldn't find any jobs we came home. We are still happily married (for now) and saving up for our next trip to visit Matt, Jenny and the Family in England!!!

The Olive Bistro

2009-06-30T20:46:00.000-07:00

Kristy, her mom, and I found ourselves up in SLC this morning around 11:00am and decided to get a bite to eat. We found a little place across the street from the Capitol Theater called The Olive Bistro that served a selection of sandwiches, coffee's, & deserts and decided to give it a whirl. I ordered a three cheese panini sandwich which was out of this world and both Kristy and her mom agreed that the food was excellent. This little gem has only been around a couple of months and I would highly recommend to anyone in the downtown area to give it a shot, you won't be dissapointed. The picture above is actually a meal from the Olive Bistro not just some random picture of food.

The Olive Bistro
57 W. 200 South
801-364-1401
Hours: Mon. - Fri., 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.; Sat. 5 - 10 p.m.

Our condo

2009-06-13T13:14:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pics of the new place. The specs are: 870 sq ft, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, and a deck.

This is the spare bedroom, I don't know why I focused on this corner in particular but oh well.

Here is the other corner of the spare bedroom.
Bathroom picture with the tub.Double vanity which is very nice!

View of the bathroom from the hall doorway.

Hall doorway in front room.
Toad doing some heavy lifting (wisely using small jerking motions with his back) in the front room.

Front room view from the kitchen.

Kitchen appliances.
View of the kitchen from the front room.
Laundry room and back door that leads to deck through the kitchen. The washer, dryer and all of the other appliances were included which was very convenient.
Back door on the deck which goes into the kitchen. It's a big glass door that lets in tons of sunlight.

This is the deck, it's really quite large which will be great if we ever have enough money for a grill and table. I wish Jenny were living nearby so we could purchase a custom outdoor table.

New purchase

2009-06-12T19:06:00.000-07:00

I'm sure you have all been dying for those pictures of the new place but unfortunately I just haven't had the time to upload the pictures (maybe I could hire Toad to run my blog since his schedule is pretty much clear for the next couple of months). While we're all waiting for those house pics I thought I would post a picture of the sweet new bed I bought from Ikea. Its from the Malm series and it's super low to the ground which is great for my geriatric dog plus it looks really cool. I also got the nightstands to go with it and of course Toad had the time to pretty much assemble the whole thing for me.

Thanks Toad for your help, it's gonna suck when you go back to school and I become the loser of the family again.

Home Owner

2009-05-28T14:55:00.001-07:00

So I bought a house (actually a condo) and it is awesome! I am very excited and after the kinks get worked out and I move in I'll post some pictures. The condo is slightly smaller then the above home.

Finally

2009-05-08T19:22:00.000-07:00

I've never really finished anything in my life; School- Dropped out, Seminary- dropped out, Church- Stopped attending, Work- I either quit or got fired. But I finally acted like an adult and stuck it out until the end, yes I just made the final payment on my car loan! After 5 years of uninterrupted monthly payments I am now the proud owner of a near mint 2004 Honda Civic LX sedan. I guess this is what accomplishment feels like and it feels great. I also started to get hair in wierd places and my voice sounds a little bit deeper but that is a blog for another day.

Mao's Haircut

2009-05-02T22:50:00.000-07:00

After

Mao got a hair cut about a week ago and I just noticed how he looks like a completely different dog after a hair cut. He has got so much cute curly hair that I love but,we had to cut it for the hot summer months that are coming up. So these are mao's before and after pictures. I tried to put the before on top but I don't really know how to do everyting on this blog so the after is on top...sorry.

Before

Happy Birthday Josh!

2009-04-15T13:43:00.000-07:00

So Yesterday Was Josh's Birthday! This is his new picture and he looks so Great! Happy birthday Josh!! Also We had a little party for Josh and as you can see Mao partied himself out!!!

The Boys Just Napping

2009-04-08T22:23:00.000-07:00

So I have realized I am going to be one of those horrible moms that wants to take a picture of everything, like "oh honey your sick well tilt your face this way when you puke so I can get a good picture of it" because 90% of my camera is mao, but it's because he is just so cute! Anyways here is mao napping by Josh with his body literally half way off the couch, but he is somehow still sleeping! Well he must have gotten that talent from Josh.

Happy, Happy Birthday

2009-04-08T00:14:00.000-07:00

This is Josh last year at his birthday, which will be one week from yesterday. We have decided to take a picture like this on our birthdays every year, and wach ourselves grow old. (Although Josh is pretty old already) just kidding! Happy birthday Josh!!!

Welcome to the new blog

2009-04-07T01:27:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the newest, and probaly best blog you will ever read. I was pressured to make a blog since Josh and I will be getting married on 7/18/09. YAY!! This will be a funny, witty, and just all around awesome blog that you will want to read all day everyday! So sit back, relax, and enjoy!!!

P.S. So I typed in "awesome pictures" into google and this is what popped up so......