MS. SKINNER

So how many of you remember Ms. Skinner? Well, I do and I've run into her TWICE now at Costco. I don't know if she remembers me but I sure do remember her. Two memorable things happened in her class when I was in high school. Some of you may remember Chrissy Boyle's party where we went over to the park and played hide and seek and upon Sara Sorensen Patchett and I chasing the same hider we ran smack into each other. Sara suffered two slightly black eyes, a swollen nose and some damage to her two front teeth and I had a big black eye. It's actually really funny now but it sure did hurt then and I was embarassed to go to school the next day. Anyway, the next day Ms. Skinner pulled me out of class and asked if everything at home was ok. I know she was just being a good teacher but I couldn't believe that she thought maybe my parents caused the black eye, it was so awkward! That was the first memorable thing. The second was one day I was sitting in her class and the door to the hall was open. I guess I wasn't paying attention to the lesson because I noticed that there was a kid outside in the hall trying to get my attention. When he finally had it I realized he was making a gesture like his hair was exploding while at the same time saying POOF! I realized he was making fun of my curly hair which was pretty big. I was mortified. Anyway, these things are really of no importance but when I saw Ms. Skinner I got to thinking about them and I wondered if any of you have anything you remember about her or her class. Good times but I wouldn't want to go back!!

Tagged!

Ok, I've been tagged, thanks Rachel.

8's

8 t.v. shows I love to watch:
The Office
The Hills
What Not to Wear
Project Runway
The Bachelor/Bachelorette
Wheel of Fortune
Dateline
The Today Show

8 Favorite Restaurants:
The Cheesecake Factory
Tacones
Cafe Rio
Baja Fresh
El Pollo Loco
Deluxe
Abuelos
Bennihana

8 Things that happened yesterday:
Woke up
Made Jeremy a sandwich for lunch
Wrapped Christmas presents with my mom
Went to Walmart
Went to Relief Society gathering
Ate icecream and brownies
Folded Laundry
Watched Becoming Jane

8 things I am looking forward to:
Buying our first house
Decorating our first house
Getting pregnant again
Finding out if Jeremy passed the bar
Ryan going to nursery
The Holidays
Starting a business
A cure for Diabetes

8 things I love about summer:
Flip flops
Going swimming
The smell of cut grass
Family vacations
Jeremy's birthday
Getting a tan
4th of July
BBQ's


8 things on my wish list:
Big house
Caribbean cruise
Jeremy getting an awesome job
Get my idea for a business up and going
Hardwood floors
Infinite knowledge of the gospel
Student loans paid for by someone else
The word "NO" erased from my daughters vocabulary


8 people I'm tagging:
Michelle
Britney
Sara
Jodi
Mandy
Juli
Cairen
Jenna

Williams Camping Trip

So over Labor Day weekend we went camping with the Cooley's. It was fun to be with family especially because we don't get to see some of Jeremy's siblings as often as we would like. We rode the quads, which Ryan was not very fond of, ate lots of yummy food and took in some beautiful scenery. It rained every day which was actually kind of nice but unfortunately it brought out the Mosquitos! I think I made it out of there with only 30 or so bites but Jeremy did not fare as well. His whole leg is covered and I mean covered in bites. Other than that it was a good time. I've decided that I'm slightly a control freak. I should have known that Ryan was going to get dirty being in the mountains and all but I was surprised at how dirty she got. After the 3rd time of her throwing dirt in her hair and about the 20th time washing her hands because they were covered in mud or dirt I decided to just let it go. Anyway, dirt and all we had great time and sorry there aren't more pictures but of course my camera ran out of batteries the first day!

This is my brother Shaun and his wife Carilynn and their son Jackson. They just found out that they are expecting their second child around April. I'm so excited for them.

This picture sums up the quad rides! I think they thought we were going to take them on a ride but we were just trying to take their picture. From left to right it's Jeremy's brother Rex's little boy Isaac, Jackson and Ryan. Like I said before I wish I could have taken more pictures but my camera died.

California

So last week we went to California to relax and have some fun. Jeremy served his mission in Carlsbad so while we were there we drove around in his mission, went to the beach, visited Seaworld, saw the temple and had a great time! Some areas of his mission were Del Mar, Laguna and Oceanside. Needless to say it was beautiful and a lot of fun.

At Seaworld they have something called Breakfast with Elmo. Ryan had so much fun. You get to have breakfast and meet the cast of Sesame Street, Ryan's favorite. They come around and you can take pictures with all of them. Ryan loved them from afar but as soon as they would come close she would hold onto me with a death grip. This is a picture of Zoe.
Ryan and Jeremy at Seaworld watching the pink flamingos and ducks.
Ryan posing as a penguin, I don't know why I didn't get the whole body of the penguin in the picture. I'll have to work on my camera skills.
San Diego temple. It is so beautiful.
After our California retreat we headed to Kingman where Jeremy's family lives and one of the days we went up to the Hualapai mountains. It was really nice except for a little bit of rain that fell while we were there. We had a nice picnic and relaxed.
So this is COLIMAS. Jeremy used to eat there sometimes. It's in Oceanside, a block from the beach. The food was pretty good.
This is the beach a little ways from Colimas. It's in Oceanside. Of course the water was freezing.
In Laguna Beach they had a little play area right on the beach so Ryan got to have a little fun.
We both did!
Cookie Monster.

Family pictures

This is my favorite one of Ryan.
twirling in her dress.
Ava, Lora and Ryan


We just got our family pictures back from when we took them in May.

I can see the light

So yesterday Jeremy took the first of three parts of the Nevada Bar which will let him practice law. He has been studying so much and has worked so hard. It's three days of intense testing and yesterday when he came home I could tell he was exhausted. It's been a long time coming and we're both ready to be done. Today he takes the second part and then tomorrow will be the LAST. I can't believe it! He's such an wonderful person and I just want him to know that I am proud of him and all that he has accomplished and I love him very much.

Anyone need a wipe?

So first I need to say thanks to Cairen for teaching me how to make these adorable wipe cases. Ever since I learned how I've been making them for all of my sisters. I thought I would share my attempts at being crafty! They are so fun to make because you can use any fabric you want, the choices are endless.

Alex's soccer game

Alex is my oldest brother Brin's boy. He is the one in the middle with the yellow jersey on. He is an awesome soccer player.
Brin and Melissa's second son Spencer with grandma.
Here is Lora, their 3rd child and only girl. She is a sweetie and she loves to hold her little cousin Ryan!
Last but not least is Jacob. He's a cutie.

PIG TAILS

Today I tried to put pig tails in Ryan's hair. I don't know if I would consider these pig tails but I'm desperate to do something other than put head bands in her hair.