Gushing for a moment...

I know that mother's day isn't for a couple weeks... but I thought I would get a head start...

I was so happy that my mom and her husband Scott took a little road trip to come visit me and Richard yesterday. They were just here for two nights and one day, but I loved every minute of it...

After they left this morning, I have just been thinking of how much my mom means to me...

I am SO grateful that my mom belongs to me... I think that Heavenly Father just hand picked her for me because we just fit together perfectly... I am getting teary eyed just thinking about how much I love her and how grateful I am to have her as my best friend...

I have not lived in a place that my mom didn't decorate. I love her style and taste and creativity. I will just describe something to her over the phone and the next week I will get a package with the perfect thing right inside. And its great because its not like i have to like things because my mom sent them to... she actually knows the EXACT perfect thing.. super powers!

My mom is HILARIOUS!! She has the most wonderful sense of humor and we just die laughing any time she is around. She has such a great personality, I dont know ANYONE who has met her that doesnt love her. She makes everyone feel comfortable and loved... Its a quality I wish I had...

My mom is 100% there for me! Loving and supportive and not judgmental. She will sacrifice anything and everything for her kids, and she will do anything to make us happy, but not in a spoiling kind of way... its like she is just in-tuned to our needs and knows what is the best for us...incredible

She is the perfect example... of everything that I want to be. Our family has been through some really rough times... my mom has been our leader through it all, never wavering... and coming through any challenge with amazing attitude. I love that she is loved and respected by all of her kids, she has a great relationship with each of us individually. She is our spiritual leader, our rock, and the main reason that I have survived.

I love you mom! Happy mother's day...

And PS... live by me! I need you!

Fine!

Just to let you know... the bishopric came over AGAIN last night.. unscheduled and unannounced... and I let them in... EVEN THOUGH Richard's socks were on the floor right under their feet and I didn't notice it UNTIL they left... 

I am SO embarrassed... let's hope they didn't notice!

Don't Do IT!!

My sister's blog got me thinking (http://chrisandmelissahayes.blogspot.com/)... I am pretty self

controlled when it comes to most things... I don't eat a lot of junk food, I don't cook really unhealthy food, I'm not a chocolate freak like Melissa is...

BUT there are somethings that ARE MY ENEMY!!

 I have to yell at myself (in my head of course) not to buy these things when I'm at the store

, especially when they are on sale...

Oh, my favorite snacks that will disappear in an instant... if I buy them they are guaranteed to be gone by the end of the day...

Oh my blessed Party mix- I will eat the whole box without even noticing it! Its so awful, when I buy it I have to put the whole thing into baggy sized portions and hide them so I wont eat it all at once...

I tried to buy these in place of my party mix, hoping that they wouldn't put the same spell on me... WRONG! They are just as delicious and magically disappear so quickly. I don't even know that it happens.

And the amazing peanut buttery chocolatey goodness of life. I ONLY buy the Reese's pieces when I am going to the movies. I didn't realize I had the problem until I opened the box, probably five minutes later Richard asked if he could have some... THEY WERE GONE! Who even knew...

If you love me... DONT BUY ME THESE spawn of Satan's!! They are too good and I will go to great lengths to make sure they are gone within hours of purchase. It is the only time in my life when I can literally not control myself...

 Why do they all have to be majorly unhealthy foods? Why can't I be addicted to carrots, or celery?

A New Pet Peeve

Just a quick venting session...

Yesterday I woke up with a splitting migraine. This happens once or twice a month. Richard is getting over a cold and we were a great sickly pair. We stayed planted to the bed and couch all day, I didn't even bother to get dressed or anything. (i know that you all have those days too, so don't judge)

Anyway, my house is never dirty cause I have OCD, but there were dishes in the sink, and I had Sassy Pose boxes stacked up in the dining room. Pillows and blankets were everywhere... is 9 PM... I am literally stepping out of the bath and putting my robe on... then the doorbell rings.

(Now, let me just make a note here, family is always welcome to stop by without notice cause they already know you and it doesn't matter if have pajamas on... so if you're reading this, it doesn't apply to you, stop by anytime, especially is you have treats!)

We just moved here, and all the people we know are family or coworkers (most of them are family too anyway) so who could be at the door... I looked through the peep hole and its like 3 guys in suits.

I don't want to sound like a witch or a unfit Mormon, you know it was like the bishopric or home teachers or something. Up to this point (we've lived her almost 3 months) we have not been contacted by any men from our ward (points for the Relief Society who CALLED me and scheduled a time to stop by months ago)

I think its rude to just stop by someone's house that you don't know, without calling first. You don't know what they could be doing in there, you don't know their situation (literally, we just moved here). What if we are drug dealers and don't have any time to hide our crack... you don't know! Now I'm sure their intentions were good, just wanting to meet the new couple and get to know them... but really just call and make an appointment! I do not want people in my house if its not clean, I don't want people in my house if we've been sick all day, and especially don't want people who I've never met to have that first impression of us...

DONT JUDGE ME FOR THIS... but we just didn't answer the door. They rang the doorbell a couple of times and then left. I was in a robe, it was 9 at night, the house was a mess, and we were sick... that's my justification...

If they would have called and told us they were stopping by I could have been dressed and had the house picked up, maybe made some cookies... I was just so annoyed... and then I felt all guilty...

What would you have done?

Life Goes On...

Not much has been going on around here since everyone left me. I hate the feeling when you are excited and planning for weeks for something big, then when its over you have to go back to normal life (like planning a wedding... so anti-climatic)

Anyway, we had some old friends in Vegas for a wedding. We drove down to meet them for the afternoon. Ive been to Vegas a hundred times, and for me its not really exciting unless you are rich or have some event going on... plus its more fun for people who drink or gamble. Richard hadn't ever been to the strip (we've drove through a couple times). He was excited. So we started walking around... 

The Bellagio has a fountain show every hour on the hour, so that was cool...

So after walking around for like less than a hour, Richard realized that Vegas is really over rated... especially when it's hot. There are always just a million people and nudity every where. We hit the main attractions and were ready to go.

Don't get me wrong... Vegas is super fun when you're there for like a wedding or a weekend get away with your friends... or if you are shopping or seeing shows...

I'm happy that we live close enough now that we can go for special occasions and what not. It's always more fun with a lot of people, so if you're driving through, let us know and we'll meet you down there!

COME BACK!!!

I was so happy last week, ALL of my sibs were here AT THE SAME TIME!!! Oh love... I miss those folks... first Christie and Lucy came in... love of my life! It was so great to spend time with Christie and have her be my first guest in the 'guest quarters...' Lucy is just amazing and I get teary thinking about how much I love my little niece... she is the best baby and just a cutie! I can't express it in words... she loves me the most!

Kailey came too for her spring break. We had fun chillin and layin out by the pool. 

Kailey was tryin to get tan but the wind was not working in our favor.

Then on Friday, Chris and Melissa (and hooshie!) stopped in on their way moving to ARIZONA! Happy day, they are going to be within driving distance of me! Whop! It was so fun to have everyone in my apartment and be around together... LOVE LOVE LOVE! 

And of course Scottee is here, working most of the time, but we got to be with him a couple nights.

I loved our Easter weekend complete with a sunset devotional on the cliffs over looking St. George.

Alas, the weekend was too too short, and everyone left me again. 

I look so forward to June for our family reunion here so I can have another fun weekend!

More pics coming soon (once my memory card is working again...)