Michelle & Eric

Best Husband

2012-01-18T19:34:00.003-06:00

This is how I know I have THE BEST husband:

Upon my departure from work yesterday I called Eric to tell him,

"Don't bother making dinner. I am not even close to being hungry and probably won't be until much later tonight."

(Notice, this implied notion that he would be making me dinner, because, well, he usually does...)

We make a plan that I'll just drop by the house and pick him up for a little shopping at Babies R Us. We'll worry about dinner when we get back.

A half-hour later, as I'm pulling away from the train station, I call him back to say,

"We'll have to go by Babies R Us later, I'm starving. But still, don't worry about it. I'll be home in 10 minutes and I'll just grab something quick."

Eric's response?

"I figured. I already started making tacos and they should be done by the time you get here."

I mean, really!? How did he KNOW!? I swear, I don't pull shenanigans like that often.

BUT HERE'S THE ICING ON THE CAKE:

I'm about a mile from home and that noise I've been trying to ignore the past couple miles just becomes too suspicious not to take a peek at -

I have a COMPLETELY flat tire.

Seeing as though I don't bend at the waist anymore (and lets face it, I have no idea how I'd take care of this under normal circumstances), I knew this was out of my hands. I call Eric... again...

"Uhmm... I have a flat tire... and I'm pretty sure I've been driving on it flat for quite a while... like, since this morning when I left for work... sorry..."

Eric seems completely unperturbed by the recent turn of events, comes down the hill, changes the tire in about 10 minutes and we drive home... to a STILL WARM, fresh-cooked meal.

I think this picture I took over Christmas shows the full extent of his greatness

Yes, he is vacuuming and taking care of Ezra while Jen&Jeff are gone and I'm doing what!?
IDLY SITTING BY AND TAKING A PICTURE!

And as I sit here on the couch, watching TV and eating everything I can get my hands on, Eric is doing the laundry. He just finished sorting through his tools and getting the 72-hour kit ready...

Best of both worlds? I think YES!

It's a GIRL!

2011-11-04T23:23:00.006-05:00

It all began one hot, steamy July night...

but we can skip that part for EVERYONE'S sake.

On July 31st we thought we better take THE TEST.

We were both certain it would be negative, but apparently neither of us knew what we were talking about.
Then, we were both SURE it was a boy.

Again, neither of us knew what we were talking about because

IT'S A GIRL!
(Although, our subconsciouses must have been trying to help us out as we each dreamed it was a girl last night...)

Anyway, we're in the ultrasound (looking for gender at this point as the rest of baby looks healthy (which, I should add, I'm so grateful for, I know I'll spend some time tonight thanking God for all the blessings He has given me. Seriously, this whole things is nothing short of a miracle)) and I yell out, before the tech even has a chance, "It's a GIRL!?" After a few minutes of utter bewilderment I was so excited I could hardly contain myself. I repeated "I can't believe it's a girl!" for about 2 hours. Then, OF COURSE, my mom and I went shopping for clothes and yarn for me to begin my knitting endeavors (still to no avail!).

Eric and I had been looking forward to today for the past 3 months. I woke up at 6 AM this morning b/c the excitement was too much for me. It was like I was 6 years old on Christmas morning. We're already so grateful for this tiny angel that pokes me all day long. We thought we'd be content once we knew the gender and that everything appeared healthy, but now we can't wait until she actually gets here!

Anyway, we'll keep praying for a happy, healthy baby girl!
<3

In His Own Words

2011-10-08T14:49:00.012-05:00

You hear about it all the time. All the new mom's talk about it. You can't quite understand it, but you know it must be true. They all seem to say the same thing.

"Leaving your child, even if just for a day, can be tough."

They say they worry about them and miss them. They hope they're safe, that they're being looked after.

You wonder, "What the he!! is going to happen to your kid while you're out for a few hours?"

Now I know.

I left Eric unattended for 24 hours this week while I flew to BYU for some EY recruiting. Was I worried about him? Not really.

I will be next time...

In his own words, the morning after I had left:

"It ended up being a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day... it's almost too soon to relive it.

I went out the front door, unlocked by bike from the banister, and started on my way to school. It was like any other day.

Cold. Rainy.

I'm going through the only intersection between home and class. A fairly busy intersection, always cars waiting for a green light. The construction has made it worse.

So what happened was, I'm in the bike lane, coming up on the construction zone. I suddenly realize the the bike lane has been blocked by a road-roller.
(Eric now calls this "The Enemy" whenever we drive by)

I had to get out of the bike lane. I noticed just before the road-roller, there was a break to enter the sidewalk.

I'm about a foot from the sidewalk... and then I see it.

The construction workers had dug a divot for the road repaving right before the ramp. Now there's a 3 inch high lip to the sidewalk, but I figured my tough mountain bike could handle it.

It couldn't.

(Eric swears the construction workers must have filled in the divot since then... I'm skeptical)

It stops me dead... and I fall all the way off my bike. I land on the ground, my bike wrecked, jeans ripped and hands bleeding.

I know people saw the whole thing because when they're light turned green, it took them a moment to get going.

The worst part: I picked up my bike and the brakes were bent, making it impossible for the wheel to turn. So I had to turn around and walk back across the busy intersection... dragging my bike home.

Later, after I got my hand all bandaged up, people kept asking me what happened. When I told them I crashed on my bike, they'd ask, 'Motorcycle?'

'Nope... my bicycle.'

Then we'd usually just part ways."

I am going back to BYU for recruiting next weekend. I'm not sure what I'll do to keep him safe in my absence. Today I think we'll stop by the bike store and get him some necessary gear (helmet, elbow pads, knee pads, reflective vest, gloves, maybe a protective leather jumpsuit that erupts into sirens and lights upon impact).

Maybe I'll ask around church on Sunday for a good babysitter to check in on him... because this is apparently a recurring problem:

As of late...

2011-07-10T22:32:00.010-05:00

Lately, Eric and I have been having lots of fun. While we both have to work, we've made time for the important things in life. I have been meaning to blog about our Honduras and Lake Powell trips in detail, but cannot find my camera with all the pictures... to be continued...

Anyway, mostly we spend our time on normal weekends with Jason and Gin and their little rugrats Ollie (almost 3) and Max (10 months). As such, I thought I should post some of my favorite pics of Eric with our nephews. Now, let me explain this family dynamic to you by way of a conversation I had with Ollie the other day after an afternoon of swimming in our pool:

Me: "Ollie, did you have fun swimming with Eric?"
Ollie: "Yeah."
Me: "Good. I love you Ollie."
Ollie: "Ok... and I love Eric."

Ollie and Eric
Max and Eric - and those are raisins in Eric's hand... not poop...

I think another illustrative conversation I could share occurs every time I walk into Ollie's house without Eric behind me:

Me: "Hi Ollie! What are you up to?"
Ollie: (With his "naughty" face on) "Are Eric?" (Translation: "Where's Eric?")

As you could gather, Ollie LOVES Eric. I think Eric may have even usurped Grandma's thrown. He doesn't want me to get in the middle of their play time, he doesn't like Eric to hold Max, and a common phrase I'll hear him tell ANYONE else trying to help and/or play with him is "Eric do it."

Regardless, I still love the heck out of those babies. Here are Ollie and Eric one morning of the 4th of July weekend "cleaning their ears:"

Anyway, I thought I should also quickly recap this past weekend for posterity's sake and to warn the general public:

Eric and I decided we'd take a weekend trip to Yosemite.

Our plan: Spend most of Saturday hiking the Yosemite Valley, stay overnight in a hotel, and then return the next day for more scenic hiking and breathtaking views.

Reality: We arrive to Yosemite Saturday around 4 PM. The park is PACKED! We are literally STOPPED in traffic in the park and cannot find a parking space for over an hour. We finally get out of the car and make our way down Mist Trail. There are so many people with crying children I momentarily wonder if I died and some how ended up in Hell. Amazingly, the park's beauty still outweighed the weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth and we managed to get one picture without 50 strangers in the background.
We leave the park around 6:30 to try to beat some traffic out. We are trapped in traffic anyway and eventually make it to our hotel in Jamestown, CA around 8. Now, I found this hotel weeks ago using Hotels.com and chose the only one with more than 2 stars in the area that wasn't over $150. It was an "America's Best Value Inn." OH MY GOSH... IT WAS THE WORST PLACE I'VE BEEN IN MY LIFE! Eric and I decided to write this review for Hotels.com and we're planning on calling the manager again (he seems to never be around):

"Insomniac Plumber's Haven"

"We got in around 8 PM ready to crash after a full day of hiking. Our "cottage" was more than rustic - it was a DUMP! The wall A/C unit was so loud and erratic my husband and I were still awake at 5 AM when we decided to just leave and make the two hour drive home so maybe we could get just a little sleep that day in our own bed. The unit continually switched on and off all night - and not a sweet background air noise - a huge blast of sound (and no accompanying blast of cool air... it was so hot in there and the windows DON'T open)! The toilet ran continually unless you re-flushed it a few times until you got lucky and it finally sealed. When our neighbors on the other side of the cottage came in around 10PM, we could hear every sound they made. We knew it was a male, female, and little girl speaking Spanish. We heard when they went out to get things from their car, used the toilet, shower, sink. We even heard them get into bed. We decided we should probably turn our TV off as their daughter probably needed to get to sleep earlier and if we could hear them this well, they were probably following the storyline of the movie we were watching on our side of the wall. Anyway, if you haven't gathered, I don't know how this "hotel" managed at 2.5 star or why their overall rating is a 3!? Maybe those pleased with the accommodations are insomniac, plumbers that enjoyed having others around to listen-in on at the wee-hours of the morning and broken toilets to tinker with all night long."

So we came home, missed our second day of hiking, and flushed a cool hundred down a leaky toilet.

(Disclaimer: Yosemite is still BEAUTIFUL - you should go, but reserve a campground and bring a bike)

Employment

2011-04-13T00:48:00.010-05:00

So I had to fill out a government form for California when I started my job asking about my previous employment. This was in attempt to better understand the job market in the state and assess how well our wonderful government's unemployment department is handling this economy. The form asked,

"How long did you look for work after your previous employment before finding this position? What was your previous employment?"

I seriously looked at this form for approximately 10 minutes while all the other new hires were hurriedly scribbling all their past experiences to prove they were no bozos. Finally, I wrote,

"What previous employment?"

I think Jerry Brown will appreciate that for his statistical sampling. Although in hindsight, this probably wasn't the best response b/c you know all the entitlement programs are going to use that as the poster child for stimulus dollars suddenly employing some life-long welfare case as an accountant. Anyway, let's leave politics out of this....

I guess people in this working-career world have a notion that most people have jobs. In fact, apparently they believe BOTH parties in a marriage would have a job (we're still working on 50%). Hence, I get this question a lot:

"So what does your husband do?"

At this point I pause for an uncomfortable moment to watch their face suddenly become concerned I have some unemployed liability and therefore assume my next logical step will be a lawsuit suing them for harassment. See, it takes me a moment to pick my response First, I rank the inquisitor on a scale from witty to unimaginative. Now, given my line or work and the stereotypes thus attached, I usually just have to safely respond that he is "self-employed," "in sales," or "taking classes."

*Which I must make a disclaimer that most of my colleagues are hilarious. I guess stereotyping isn't always appropriate, who knew? ;)

While all of the above responses have emblems of truth... but I feel like the most accurate responses would be:

Aquaponics Enthusiast

honestly, 9 out of 10 times when I get home I find this.

And let this be a warning to our neighbors... apparently Eric is always scantily clad while doing his aquaponics and also strategically positioning the plant life to provide the illusion he is indeed nude, so be careful if you have a wandering eye.

I have enjoyed the fruits of his labor though... or should I say "vegetables" of his labor? Mwahahaha.

Another great description of my amazing husband's largest pastime would be:

Church Baller

Remember growing up on Tuesday or Wednesday nights, all the men aged 12-85 would gather and bring their friends for a couple hours of wholesome church basketball? Often there wasn't much real talent and everyone would still pass the ball to the 4 foot 12 year old because they probably got picked on at school and wouldn't get a chance to play otherwise?

Yeah, Eric's not into that.

Eric will often wake up at 530 AM to play in the mornings and will sometimes play til midnight in the evenings. Now, I heard the crew that played at our building in Saratoga were a little rough, but from the looks of things I'm pretty sure they were actually referring to the white boy that most enjoys spending his days gardening (i.e. my husband).

Here's just a few pics of Eric after another family-friendly game:
Note: the cut near his eye still noticeable two days later...... and the black eye on another occasion.

I just want to say "I'm sorry" to all those that may have sustained similar injuries at the hands of my husband. Apparently, he's not there to make friends.

All Good Things Must Come to an End

2010-12-13T23:52:00.018-06:00

So... I am the WORST blogger, EVER.

I know.

Anyway, the last 6 months...

The past six months have been THE BEST months of our lives!!

After the RV trip we went to CALIFORNIA to watch Jason complete his IRONMAN TRIATHLON. He finished his 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and then finished off with a full marathon like it was no big deal. To put this into words everyone can understand: if the end of the world comes, Jason will be the last man standing (it also doesn't hurt that he can fix anything and happens to basically RUN Apple).

Ollie turned two. He didn't really know what was happening but someone (i.e. Eric) kept putting frosting on his toes which Ollie was most pleased to find.

We met up with Eric's family in Oregon for a little vacay... IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. Eric and I really took the time to just ENJOY NATURE with all of it's many scents and sounds...

Ok, but seriously, it was so pretty up there...

We met grandpa up in Island Park for a little Golf

and then eventually made our way to North Dakota! We worked in the bees with Pops for a couple weeks. Then we drove some honey back to Utah.

We stopped at Mount Rushmore and I reminisced all the happy memories I have from North Dakota. I got to see so many great people while we were there and spend some time with Jessica. I wish we could live there... and that is wasn't below ZERO there for 4 months of the year...

We came back to Utah... but only to say "good-bye" to some of our favorite people...

before we left we had to measure Ez to see just how much he'd grown
Poor kid.

Now, the BIGGEST news stories:

Jason & Gin had their baby boy:
Maxwell Miller

(I babysat him the other night and he cried the whole time)
I still love him. I'm a sucker for nephew's + 1 niece.

Eric and I went to a Boise State game when they played San Jose and I got a picture with Buster the Bronco. It was SOOOO cool.
Anyway, then I started doing this thing called work that I'm still trying to grasp the concept of... so far it's pretty tough.

After a few weeks of that Ezra came to visit!!!
Oh yeah... Jen came too...
She's the best sister ever!
and no one could hide their excitement... not even Eric, or Ezra!
Grandma came down to see her grandsons and they did some Christmas photos. The whole production was hilarious:

Other than that we have just enjoyed our family SO much. Mike came down for a week for Thanksgiving but I didn't manage to take a single picture. Don't worry Mike, we still love you too.
Lastly, here is a video of Ezra teaching us some SWEET dance moves:

RV TRIP

2010-08-07T23:36:00.010-05:00

A few weeks ago Jen & Jeff + Ez and Eric & Me went on a massive RV trip. We traveled from our home in Orem, UT to Moab and then ventured to Colorado where we stopped in Durango, Ooray, and Telluride. Besides me being a little motion sick on occasion, it was REALLY FUN! Most of the trip is detailed on Jen's blog:

http://jeffandjenlee.blogspot.com/2010/08/rv-trip.html

The only thing I have to add is when the guy was telling us how to switch on the water heater after days of cold showers (by honestly just flipping a huge switch that really said "WATER HEATER" on it) he tried to empathize with us and said, "I remember how it was my first time. The renters are telling you all these things but you're just too excited to listen to them and you can't wait to get behind the wheel." Jen and I were just like "Uhhhh, right..."

Eric and I got the MASTER SUITE on the RV and we slept better in there than we do in our own bed... it was weird. Maybe it was due to the fact we were always parked on somewhat of a slant so maybe all our blood was pooling in our feet so there was limited brain activity available.

Eric looked SO GOOD in my skinny jeans... :/ I haven't eaten since the the trip... it isn't a good feeling when your husband just slides into your tightest jeans. ;)

Here's a few photos from our trip:
Arches
Delicate Arch
Needle Something Canyon... it was like a little Grand Canyon
Some Indian Ruins

Train ride from Durango to Silverton
Telluride

So we lacked a little on capturing some of our finest moments, like when people come up to tell me how cute Ez is when I happen to be holding him without Jen around and I just start GUSHING over how adorable he is so they probably think I'm the most self-absorbed mother EVER... or when Jen and I got massages from a 70 year-old man and the most disheveled 60 year-old woman ever. Don't worry, the man even commented on how cute Jen's "panties" were.

Lake Powell 2010

2010-06-27T13:41:00.022-05:00

A couple weeks ago we got the chance to go to Lake Powell with my uncle Scott and his family on their house boat. Here's what you need to know about Lake Powell:

THIS IS MY FAVORITE VACATION, EVER!

We used to go every year, but we haven't been so lucky the past like 4 years!! :( So this year was especially exciting.

Here is the list of this year's crew:
Eric & me
Grandma & Grandpa Horrocks
Mom
Jen & Jeff + EZRA :)
Uncle Scott & Aunt Michelle + Their Kids

Charlie - 3 years old (but looks like he's about 5)
Grace - actually is 5 years old (& looks age appropriate)
Abbigail - 7 years old (but is about as tall as a 5 year old)
Emily - 11 (looks age appropriate)

Emily & Grandpa

Here is a list of what we did:
wakeboarding
skiing
surfing (Even got Grandpa to try it! He was a natural.)
tubing
fishing
ATE LOTS OF GOOD FOOD (thanks aunt Michelle!)
read books
slept under the stars
jet skied
harassed children
jumped off rocks
and of course we did some swimming

So my little cousins ended up being the most fun things ever! Eric spent most of the days setting fishing lines for the kids. Lake Powell has mostly Carp :/ so I wasn't too thrilled BUT they ended up catching a lot of Catfish, Bluegill, and even a Bass!

This is a picture of Eric with "his" bass:
He made me take the picture at this angle so the fish would look bigger...
Truth be told though, it was actually these two gremlins that caught the fish, and this is a better representation of it's size:
Grace & Abby (plus fish, which still looks quite sizable)
They were always so excited when there was a fish on... I was mostly grossed out.

One day there was a wicked wind storm so we hung out mostly inside. This is Gracie and I watching Chicken Little - it was really a good movie (as far as kid movies go)... can I admit that here?

This is Eric and Charlie getting ready for a little nap together

This is Abby after a REALLY fun dunking session (for her anyway. "dunking session" = me getting dunked by both Abby & Grace, simultaneously. I soon put on a life-jacket cuz I'm not sure they fully grasp the concept of what happens when you drown). Look at this face:
She is so stinkin' cute!

Grace kept calling Eric her "buddy:"
"Have you seen my buddy?"
and later started referring to herself as "Ariel" from The Little Mermaid so her and Eric would go together. She really liked Eric:
but maybe not quite as much as Charlie did. Charlie refused to get in the water the whole week. He said the water "reeked." hahaha!
He wouldn't even get in with his mom,
BUT ON THE LAST DAY HE DECIDED IT WOULD BE OK TO GET IN WITH ERIC!
Charlie's thoughts:
"No Mom, I do not trust you with my life... but this guy I just met a few days ago with all that scruff... he looks like the embodiment of safety; never mind he was just the only one to jump off that cliff into the water."

This is a fair representation of about how much he enjoyed Jen & my company:

The whole trip was seriously SO MUCH FUN! I want to go back again this summer. I can't even explain how much I love Lake Powell (or how much Eric LOVES to endure looking at me for a whole week without any make-up).

The only sad part occurred when Eric, Jeff & I were "exploring" (Jeff's word) on jet skis and Eric and I may have had a collision WITH EACH OTHER! He T-boned me (Ok, some fault MAY have resided with me, but only like 90%)! Old White didn't fair so well, but Trusty Red pulled through the accident without a scratch. It's ok though, Scott didn't murder us & I think I may have just enabled the final retirement of an ailing machine. However, we are more than willing to provide adequate restitution (be it disposal fees or repair work).

DISCLAIMER: Most remaining pictures in this post taken by little Gracie

(surprisingly, however, most turned out pretty well).

EZRA TIME :)
Ez had LOTS of fun at Lake Powell. He got a nice rocking motion 24/7 & someone was ALWAYS willing to hold him...
even Eric!
my two faves in 1 picture!

Ez with his Great-Grandpa & Grandma. :)
Ez with his Grandma... she's pretty nice, but since she's skinnier than me I can't help but hold some animosity towards her... even if she did birth, cloth, feed, etc, me for the past 23 years.

Lastly, I just want to mention I have the BEST GRANDPA in the whole world. Honestly. I'd be willing to bet large sums that there has never been another one quite as great at this one right here.

NEGLECT

2010-06-22T22:35:00.001-05:00

My poor blog has been feeling awfully neglected lately. Eric and I have just been using her as a means to see if anyone else has updated their blogs. Isn't that selfish? It's ok Buela (that's the blog's name now), I'll start paying a little more attention to you now... maybe... although if the past is any indication of the future, don't hold your breath Buela.

At first I thought about capturing all the events from the past 4 months in detail in an attempt to justify my long absence from the blogging world, but then I was realized A) no one really cares what I did 4 months ago (or even my current activities if we're being honest) & B) it wouldn't be the whole truth...

... so here is a consolidation of all events transpiring February til June:

1. We went to Las Vegas with my family + grandparents. I'd never been to Vegas but I knew that everyone at BYU LOVES taking trips there and justifies frequent excursions due to it's "close" proximity (close being 5 hours... yeah, I don't get it either). Well, it was still a pretty good time, but I think Vegas loses a little of it's appeal when you can't drink, smoke, gamble, or even look at all those little handouts they give you on every corner of those wholesome young ladies. ;)

my cute/fave grandparents

a disgusting pic of me being a total bad a** and playing the slots... I'm pretty sure I lost a dollar there...

2. Breanna Steven/Baker (http://bsquaredlove.blogspot.com/) got married and I got to be a bridesmaid and go home for the wedding! It was so fun/beautiful and I can't wait to get outta Utah & back to CA!

I guess none of us are too familiar with how cameras work... or maybe we just all thought we had a "good side" we wanted to work for this picture.

3. We celebrated our FIRST anniversary! We went to the Grand America in SLC for a couple nights and just hung out together. It was so nice to get a little break from school. I'm still really happy I married Eric and I am so lucky to have him. It is so great to live with my best friend and have someone that continues to make me laugh every day with his ridiculous antics.

Another free picture slideshow by Smilebox

Please ignore the fruitiness of this video and the opening scene of bugs... Blogger wouldn't let me upload the video normal...

4. I graduated! I officially have my Masters of Accountancy degree. My job doesn't start until October so I'm having a wonderful relaxing summer and studying for the CPA exam (which makes me want to die sometimes... it's pretty discouraging when you're taking an exam with a LESS THAN 50% pass rate).

5. John (Eric's counsin) & Gracie got married!! We went to their wedding in Visalia, CA. Eric was the best man. :) It was really cold that day so I'm wearing a jacket in all their photos (I'm sure they love that, I'd show you a pic of my atrocious outfit but I didn't have my camera that day) or maybe I wore the jacket cuz I'm just really white trash so I have no idea what's appropriate at a wedding. I think the next wedding I attend I'll wear my tapered Cherokee-brand jeans from K-Mart? You know, from the 80's? Black? That's cute, right? I just hope those butt pockets still sit really high so my bum looks extra long. :)

This is John & Gracie... aren't they just the cutest?

6. Finished off CA with a stop in Campbell to see my brother Jason, his wife Gin, and son Oliver. We also stopped to see Mom in Newcastle. We're obsessed with Oliver. As you can tell, the feeling is mutual (don't mind those disgruntled looks on his face):

7. Traveled to Boise to see Eric's family and did a little fishing. The only proof I have of this is on Aubrey's blog: http://thehappymills.blogspot.com/2010/05/fishing-trip-to-brownlee-reservoir.html I made HUGE strides on this outing. I even helped unhook the fish towards the end. Addi, Ruger, and Lincoln were there too and we LOVE seeing them so it was basically the best fishing trip EVER!

8. My family has been out here (in Utah) a ton... including Oliver. He actually liked me on this visit:

It's a lot easier to make him love you when you feed him s'mores first... when his mom isn't looking.

And then you chase him around on the trampoline even though it's like 100 degrees outside and you're sweating bullets.

And then your husband plays whatever game Ollie wants at exactly the moment he wants (although in this particular photograph they both look equally bored with each other).

Now, all of that stuff was all fine & good and could almost justify Buela's neglect... but the real reason I haven't been getting ANYTHING done (i.e. studying/blogging/housekeeping/shopping/etc) is this guy:

Ezra Jason Lee

Born March 19, 2010

My sister had her first little baby and I basically can't function without him. It's really pathetic. I'm constantly making up excuses to go see Jen basically EVERY DAY,

ME:

"No Eric, I HAVE to go up to Jen's today because I think I left my... umm... nail polish there."

ERIC:

"Didn't you just paint your nails yesterday?"

ME:

"What? I can't hear you... I have to leave immediately... I'll call you later!"

Me feeding Ez at the hospital after he was born.

I'm sure Jen loved that I was there before the delivery, immediately after, and then haven't left her side since. "Oh what? You need to shower/have 20 minutes alone/Ez could use some time to himself too? I don't get it. I'll just wait here for Ez to wake up... and here's your towel, but I think you might have missed a little section between your bum cheeks... here, I'll get it, hold still."

Eric LOVES Ez... mostly when he's asleep though...

Great-Grandpa & Ez... They're buddies.

Mom & Ez... he loves his mom so much... he always smiles the second she comes into view. He's too young for candy so I'm at a loss on how to win him over completely.

Ez and me on the boat at Utah Lake... He actually quite enjoyed himself. I was trying to find a water sport for him to enjoy... can you imagine how little his wakeboard would be?!

Anyway, that is why I am currently SO BUSY! I guess I haven't seen Ez since Sunday though so maybe I'm having a break through. My dependency is starting to dwindle; however, I have been experiencing a lot of hot/cold episodes, nausea, shaking, and can't stop thinking about my next fix... I mean, my next babysitting assignment...

Is this normal?

Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

2010-02-27T13:15:00.011-06:00

So a few days ago I finally understood just how much poor Alexander had to endure:

Initially, I didn't realize it was going to be a “BAD DAY.” When I woke up I was so proud of myself for getting up early to work-out with my good friend Denise

AND I had even left early for school to ensure I wouldn’t miss my quiz!

It seemed like life was on the up & up...

As I was trolling for a parking spot, I made an ILLEGAL LEFT TURN. Right as I was pulling into my lane, a cop came around the corner and spotted my blatant disregard for the law. Sorry Papa Teichert… I’m sure this confession is making you see me in a whole new light:

Well, he let me off the hook as far as a ticket goes, but after I told him I HAD to make that left turn so I wouldn’t be late, he made it his duty to ensure my tardiness just to make sure I learned my lesson. He inquired of my California license while driving an Idaho registered car in Utah, and asked me all about school. I was about to ask him if he just wanted to have a seat in my passenger side so we could really get into things (i.e. his family, hopes, dreams, etc) when he finally handed me my documents and told me to have a "good day"…. I'm sure he actually cursed me with that wish of good fortune!

I thought my luck had changed as I drove up to the parking lot and saw a GOLDEN parking spot right next to the business building. I was quite pleased with myself because I was sure I could still make it to class in time. That officer wouldn't get his way after-all. As I was pulling into the spot, a stupid boy STOLE my spot! Just came around the corner and zoomed right in. I was speechless... WHO DOES THAT?! After I finally found a new spot (10 mins later) and finished keying his car, I knew I was late.

I got to class just as the quiz was being collected and secured myself a 3 out of 10 by shear luck on the multiple choice. Thanks officer. :(

In my next class, the teacher berated me for my lack of intrigue in the subject and called me out on the fact I had neglected to do the reading. Listen here professor: “No one else did the reading, either!” After my public humiliation I proceeded to my next class where someone stomped on my foot and I had this conversation with Mike via G-chat, which made me recall some early morning disappointments I had overlooked:

Michelle

I think i'm going to go home and read that book about Alexander's "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day"

Michael

hahahahahhhahhahah

did you not get a prize in ur cereal?

Michelle

NO! In fact, i ate raisen bran and I only had TWO raisens in my whole bowl

Michael

what!?!?!?!

wow

u r having a bad day

Michelle

and when denise and I were working out this morning she wasn't as encouraging as usual

she just kept telling me this was "boot camp" and to get into it and use my legs

Michael

lololololol

This really sealed the deal… this was THE WORST DAY EVER! It had started the moment I woke up.

To put the icing on the cake, I had practically drank my weight in caffeinated beverages in an attempt to stay alert during my classes & many disappointments. Needless to say, I had to make a trip to the restroom about every 20 minutes. Now, usually sneaking out of class for a walk through the school hallways is a highly anticipated high-point in my day where I can finally relax. This semester though, it is a whole ‘nother ball game. See, unfortunately 3 of my 4 classes are held on either the “old-side” of the business building, or the “new-side” on the 1^st floor. If you’re unfamiliar with the Marriott school, here’s the problem:

1. Bathrooms on the old-side were purchased & installed approximately 100 B.C. before the average person had attained a height of 5 feet. As such, the toilets are about a foot off the ground. This makes "the hover" increasingly more difficult as you have to recruit ALL your legs muscles to keep afloat. Alternatively, if you do choose to sit, you feel like a giant and/or obese person trying to use a pre-schooler’s facilities.

2. New-side bathrooms are nice and ergonomically designed for normal sized humans. The problem lies in that the 1^st floor facilities are used by about a million people every hour so they tend to NOT be the MOST cleanly as the day progresses.

Ultimately, the decision comes down to-

Do I want to be Buddy the Elf…. Or Typhoid Mary?

Btw, officer, I have continued to turn left illegally. I have just been so looking forward to our little chats, I keep a special eye out for you every time I do so. ;)

My Babe's Birthday

2010-01-25T22:26:00.009-06:00

Every January 6th we have a true reason to celebrate. In fact this year it took us two straight days to show Michelle how much she means to us and how happy we are that she was born. For her birthday we went to a steak house and ate all the meat we could and then went to a funny play called "The Importance of Being Ernest."
The party started once we got to Jen and Jeff's house. We all got to feel a little like Michelle does everyday as we decorated and wore our little princess crowns. You can see all the fun we had by visiting their blog, Jen made an amazing video that really captured the moments:

http://jeffandjenlee.blogspot.com/2010/01/princess-birthday.html

Thanks Jen for making such a fun party.

Past 4 Months

2010-01-02T14:31:00.040-06:00

I have been having a hard time deciding if I should make one REALLY long post or like 15 medium sized posts to recap the past 4 months. Ultimately I decided on one big post. This way my followers (all 3 of you) can just print it out and read it as a novel in your spare time.

You're welcome.

To start the school year off right, Emma, Eric, and I went to the Timpanogos Caves.
I remember Eric was in a hurry to get to the BYU Football game that night, so we basically RAN the whole way to the top. Let me illustrate that it is like 1.5 miles straight uphill. This picture illustrates how far up we had to go, and we were already like halfway down when we took this:Emma and I thought we were going to die. Nonetheless, it was AMAZING inside!

Our next big event was Eric's 25th birthday! Eric was especially excited for the festivities to begin that afternoon.
He had been out hunting the night before so he hadn't slept much... but once he saw all we had in store for him, he really livened up!
These are the FABULOUS cakes I baked him. In case you can't make out exactly what they are due to a blurry photo or poor resolution on your screen (because I know they looked perfect so it could not be any fault of my own), one was a football and the other was the football field. The sad part was I had intended to make it the Boise State field, but I had already, absentmindedly, made the "grass" before I recalled it should have been blue. No worries though, BYU is cool too. :)

While I'm sure he was really disappointed, he quickly recovered when he started opening all his loot!

new jacket

new tieAnd yes I'm aware I should never wear that hat. I'll go ahead and put that in my 72 hour kit. Only upon severe circumstances will that ghastly scene see the light of day. Oh, and let the record state that I'm sure I probably won "Pin-the-Tale-on-Whatever-Animal-Pinup-Jen-had-Chosen-From-the-Dollar-Store" that night, as I usually do.
There will be NO further investigation.

I guess October held no significance because we have no documentation of events, so it's on to THANKSGIVING! We went to the Teichert's for the weekend and ate dinner at Grandma & Grandpa Ball's.
Luckily, we did NOT have to eat the pheasant Eric so graciously shot for us. We left that as a "donation" to Eric's parent's food supply. :)
We did have a Thanksgiving miracle all our own this year... both Addi & Ruger (our niece and nephew) decided to acknowledge our existence, and a BEAUTIFUL friendship sprouted. In fact, Addi even pretended to be Eric's baby... in utero.
When we got back, Eric and I went to the Jazz vs. Magic game. The tickets were $3.25 each, so you can imagine how close to the action they were. When we had finally traveled all the way UP to our seats, got our nose bleeds under control, and got our oxygen tanks flowing... it was a GREAT game.
I can't remember the details, but I vaguely recall being down and then coming back to win. Although that could be a pure figment of my imagination. We could have lost. In fact, I'm not even sure who "we" is. I may have been rooting for the Magic... is there a way I can just block Eric from being able to read this?

Anyway, on to CHRISTMAS! It's the most wonderful time of the year! I love Christmas!!
We purchased this classy tree from Target... right off the shelf. It was the last one, had no box, and had been the display tree throughout the holiday season. We got it 30% off and it was in IMMACULATE shape when it left the store. Upon its arrival to our home though, it took a turn for the worst. In a joint mistake in which neither of us is to blame no matter who may, or may not, have been in control of the tree at the time, one of the legs of the stand may have snapped off. We couldn't return it because we had purchased it "as is," so we just had to improvise. We tried super-gluing the leg back on to the tree, but unfortunately we just ended up gluing the leg to the carpet, and the tree continued to crash to the floor. Ultimately we decided to strategically root it to the ground by positioning presents and other devices around the base to keep it steady. It was really white-trash, I mean... thrifty. "Yes Eric, I am gifting you that case of Costco brand toilet paper this year... just don't use too many rolls from one side of the package until it's time to take the tree down... I just don't want you to use it all at once... :/"
Here's some shots from our little Christmas before we went on the road to see family. Eric got me this picture of Christ. I'd been wanting one for awhile, and it is really beautiful so I was ecstatic!

This is Eric with his new tool set:
and his new sunglasses that he needed for obvious reasons...
His old ones had been struggling for some time:

Sorry the filming is so bad... I was trying to drive during the taping. Probably not the brightest thing I've ever done.

We only got to spend a few hours with the Teichert's for Christmas. :( We wish we would have gone to Boise for awhile, but you know how that hindsight is always 20/20. This is us in our stunning, matching pajama pants from Eric's mom paired with our flossy Miller's Honey shirts from dad.
We went to Blackfoot to stay with my grandparents and then the rest of my family met up here. Here's some pictures from Christmas day:
Jen in her new coat she can wear this winter while prego & loving life. My new hat! I better get to wearing that before the cold subsides... but it's kinda pointless to get dressed up when you haven't left the house in 4 days due to self-inflicted food poisoning (excellent weight loss technique btw).

Eric got his tent he wanted from my parents:
Eric's mom got us a camping stove so we got it out and pretended to be camping in the living room for about 5 minutes... then the wood floor started to make it not so fun. I'm excited to get some use out of our new goods... as long as there is a bathroom in the vicinity.

We got to spend some time with Oliver. Eric and him really bonded. This is Eric being such a good uncle:
and this is me being SUCH a good aunt and Ollie reciprocating the love:

Right before we had to leave, Grandpa turned 84! We got together with all the family and had a PARTY (it was really wild) for the little guy. Here he is with some of his new accessories.
On the way home, A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!! We had the luxury of spotting the Bronco's trailer! I had to persuade Eric to not actually follow the trailer because we had responsibilities back home, but it sure got him excited for that Fiesta Bowl!! Btw, what a game right? Incredible.
Anyway, now we're back in Utah, with my LAST semester of school EVER underway, and with this food poisoning I've been to about 2 classes in the past week (but I'm still not sure it was worth it... I really wanted to die for awhile there).

Anyway, it's been a great few months and we know that we're so lucky and blessed to live such wonderful lives with great opportunities. We've especially noticed that this past week while I have been nursing an upset stomach while so many people in Haiti are suffering so much more. Our problems in life are so insignificant, and we thank God for that. We love our family and friends, and we're grateful for the Gospel and this great country we are so lucky to live in.

First Week of School

2009-09-10T00:33:00.005-05:00

Ya know when you see that someone has updated their blog, and you get so excited to see all their new anecdotes tied in with some cute pictures? Well, this is not one of those posts... this will remain completely pictureless for both of our sakes...

I know you're secretly relieved, and yes, I'm aware I've gained a few pounds.

Eric and I are back in the Home Land (i.e. Utah) and school is in full swing. I have officially placed myself into my typical student-mode and have effectively fallen behind at least 1 class period for each of my 5 classes... isn't it nice to know some things just never change? This year I had initially resolved to really kick it up a notch and stay on top of all my studies, but it just didn't quite sit right with me. That feeling during lecture, when the class and the professor are just on it... jiving together and really "engaging" in an enlightened discussion while you sit in utter bewilderment at what class you're even in right now and really contemplating if anyone can tell you pulled today's shirt out of the dirty clothes & if the teacher sees that you're really texting under the desk, just feels like home to me.

To add to my college bliss, I now qualify for GRADUATE PARKING! I honestly get to park just outside my building. This may very well be the best thing to ever happen to me (although my feet may have a different opinion. That relationship we all have to endure between a cute shoe and pain may get the better of me this year because I have no distance walking (or brain activity) to deter me from wearing them).

I went to the gym for about the 1st time in a month and I'm pretty sure I have lost all use of my legs and/or buttocks. The most dreaded part of the day is when I need to change classrooms. Getting out of, and back into, a chair is probably the most pain i've ever endured. I'm not even afraid of future childbirth, nothing can be worse than this. I have started to strategically plan my movements for the day to involve as little ascending/decending from chairs as possible (maybe I'll start going directly to my next classroom... even if I do have to sit through some unrelated class for a couple hours and wonder if they're scrutinizing my rancid shirt choice too).

I am considering actually taking my bridals this fall, and there is no way this new post-marriage blimp is going to fit back into that dress. I'm not sure though, with this current pain level, maybe I'll just forgo to whole thing. :\ Btw, any ideas of good places in Utah to take some bridals when the fall colors start appearing?

Hello, Goodbye, Etc

2009-08-19T17:49:00.016-05:00

I've gotten a little behind on my blog exposes, so this post will be a my take on a conglomerate of events (I know, you're SO excited).

First, let it be known that Kregg (Eric's brother) got his mission call to Sao Paulo, Brazil. He'll be speaking Portuguese, so none of the Teichert boys will be able to tell secrets about anyone in their second languages. :)

Eric - Russian (Ukraine)
Jeff - Chinese (Taiwan)
Phil - English (Austrailia)

This is right after Kregg read his call, the look of pride in Eric's eyes is classic. I should send this into the Ensign to use in building up future missionaries (I was going to use the word "propaganda" but I'm pretty sure Germany ruined that word for everyone).
Kregg leaves November 11th and no one is quite sure how we'll get along without him (he just yelled at me at the pool and told me to go to work) :( But we really will miss him... he's a funny kid and completely irreplaceable in the family.

A week or so later, Eric and I went on a little road trip to see the rest of Texas' finest. We did a circle and hit Austin, San Antonio, and Houston (all in 48 hours... 12 of which were driving... through the desert... with no sign of life...).

This is yours truly in front of the massive Texas state capitol... it's second in size only to our nation's capitol in DC... typical, right?

Oh look here, it's me at Mellow Johnny's (Armstrong's bike shop in Austin)! We bought Jason a shirt for his birthday because he is a huge cycling enthusiast. Oliver maybe not so much though cuz he promptly destroyed Jason's souvenir with a little chlorine from the pool. Jason said he almost cried. :*( I would have understood if he did... gifts from me are priceless (probably only cuz they're so rare. with this level of self absorption, you can only focus on someone else for moments at a time)

Oh look, it's me, again, but this time at the Alamo! We remembered it for about 10 seconds before we decided it was too bloody hot to do anymore tourism and headed down to the Riverwalk to get some grub... Eric put his hand on my back to lead me into the restaurant and was completely appalled that I had sweated through all my layers and left his hand moist... he hasn't touched me since.

Anyway, the trip was a success. Oh, do you think I went alone? Does it appear as though I made up Eric's entire existence? The only proof I have of Eric's company is from when we found his best friend, Delilah, on the road with us:

The next week Eric and I headed back to California to help mom watch Oliver while Jason & Gin were vacationing in Alaska. Oliver was so happy to see us he was just beside himself with joy.

Eric tried especially hard to get Oliver to like him:

Eventually, Oliver did warm up and one day while I was playing with him he actually, out of his own free will & choice, got up, came over to me, and gave me a hug... complete with an open mouth gooing across my cheek, which I guess was a kiss. :/

Unfortunately, his change of heart came just before we returned him to the parents:
From then on, he just looked at me like this:
Jason works at Apple and he took us on "campus" for lunch where we actually saw Steve Jobs! Jason has the best/coolest job in the world. I easily convinced Eric I HAD to work there so now I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get hired on (change majors, register as a liberal, go green, start wearing Costco tapered jeans, etc.).

Our last adventure in Texas consisted of the Mesquite Rodeo! We went with some of Eric's friends, including Ammon, who I LOVE.

It was seriously such a good show, except I had anxiety the whole time from fear the cowboys were going to get killed right before my very eyes. I decided most of a rodeo (aside from the actual bull riding) is just for grown men to show how they can outsmart and out muscle small animals...

Well, I'm not here to judge.

Birth Control

2009-07-17T10:36:00.011-05:00

These past couple weeks Eric and I have gained a little insight to life after children:

First, I discovered a new website: morphthing.com. I decided to morph Eric and myself into a cute little baby... AND THIS WAS THE RESULT:

Definitely NOT the best-looking creature I've ever seen... it better at least have a "great personality" or "sweet spirit."

I convinced myself that maybe this was just an ugly baby? I mean, neither of us were the eseence of cuteness when first born (baby acne and obesity) & we turned out to be STONE COLD FOXES!

So... I morphed us into... like... a teenager?

... and the result can be described in one word: CREEPY. I can't even look at it. It's like one second I see Eric, then I see myself, and then Eric again...

Second, I did some babysitting. The kids were cute, smart, and well behaved but OMG they're a lot of WORK! Now, if you're familiar with my current lifestyle/"occupation" you would understand how any notion of "work" would sound like fingernails on a chalk board to me! Anyway, it was a good time overall, although, FYI, I'm NOT any good at it....Basically, I egg them on and only intervene when the situation becomes life threatening.
EXHIBIT A:
This picture was taken after her first bite and I just let her keep going til it was done... everything was sticky. I will never look at the McDonald's play area the same after I know what goes on in there with the ketchup and the ice cream and the nuggets (all mixed together). :\

Lastly, I basically already live with a two-year-old. He takes naps, makes messes, says the cutest things, and GETS SICK! This week, he got an Ear Infection.
And he was SUCH a little kid about it (I'll admit: I secretly think it's adorable)! I had to make the Dr appts, drive him there and then go in with him, get the medicine, HIDE the medicine so he doesn't take it all when it doesn't instantly make him feel 100% better, and do lots of CUDDLE time when he starts getting cranky in the evening.

Needless to say, we have a new resolve to keep all contraceptives in place, we're currently considering absintance.

Miller Honey & 4th of July

2009-07-09T16:52:00.012-05:00

First off, I'll just go ahead and apologize for the blog silence since June 12th... Honestly, I still don't know what to say. I mean, the competition has been fierce. Lincoln came on the scene, and then Oliver took his first solo steps! How could anyone compete with a chubby newborn (with a fuller head of hair than my GRANDPA), and a crazy tipsy toddler?

Oh well, here goes...

My dad sent us some honey in the mail (Eric has become a honey fiend... it goes on basically everything now) and I decided to show our gratitude with a few snap shots of Eric in pure honey bliss...

He's gotten so excited about honey he actually asked me what I thought about him going into the family business... :\
Later that night he asked me if Miller Honey was going to pay him for his modeling... I didn't even know what to say.

The 4th of July started with a display of my cake baking SKILLS
Oh, you weren't aware we actually changed America's colors from red to pink? And I already know, the Statue of Liberty & Liberty Bell at top are absolutely stunning. It almost looks like a photograph of them. I have decided to start taking orders for weddings, birthdays, etc.

We went to a classic car show
(wearing red, white, and blue)

and fulfilled our patriot duty & attended a fireworks show
(I guess the recession really has hit all industries cuz this show was meager at best... in fact, I think we took this during the finale)

Although, not all was lost! I feel America really secured another victory that day...
Eric got a mean sunburn that weekend (this picture really doesn't do it justice). We have a never ending battle that always ends with me spraying Eric down with the sunscreen against his will cuz he thinks he doesn't burn... ever. That day, he snuck out without his daily dose and finally learned it's all for his own good.
He has willingly subjected himself to a hearty dose of SPF 30 every morning since. :)
VICTORY

Happy Days... No... Literally...

2009-06-12T19:41:00.008-05:00

So apparently I am on a musicals kick this summer cuz I again bought us tickets to a show (of course, Eric was elated). This time, it was Happy Days! I was way excited for it (Remember how good it was on Nick-at-Nite?), but I must admit I was sorely disappointed! Regardless, Eric finally learned who THE FONZ was, and I got to sing the theme song the whole way home in the car!

This is how flossey we looked at the play. :)
I look pregnant in this picture, but I assure you I am NOT! Maybe that's why the lady kept asking us if we wanted her to take it again... :(

The good news for the week is WE HAD A CRAZY THUNDERSTORM complete with TORNADOES and all! Hence, Eric and I got a rain day so I got to play with him for a whole HALF day! Because it was POURING outside, we went to see UP! in theaters (does it seem like we need constant theatrical entertainment?). We watched it in 3D so we got these SEXY glasses!I think Oliver's (our nephew) "crusty" face may have inspired this photo...
http://www.jasonandginny.blogspot.com/
Maybe we just really miss him... ? Which is actually perfect because WE JUST BOUGHT OUR TICKETS TO SEE THE LITTLE GRIMLIN! We are going in August while Jason & Gin are in Alaska so we can have full exposure to their offspring for a few days (we'll probably come back with a whole new determination to NEVER get pregnant... Rumor has it, sometimes babies cry and poop and stuff... Speaking of which, we can't wait until Aubrey & Tyler have theirs :) )!

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-05-29T16:42:00.004-05:00

Our Memorial Day Weekend was great! We both got to choose an activity for us to enjoy together. I'm sure you can't guess who chose what! ;)

On Saturday, we went to "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Dallas Music Hall, and we BOTH loved it!

This is how excited we were for the show to begin. Eric really did like it! He was dancing and singing "If I Were a Rich Man" for a full 24 hrs after the show.

Monday was spent at the Ranger's Stadium! They were playing the Yankees so it was packed & so HOT! We were both dripping sweat so we broke down and bought a $4.50 Diet Coke... ridiculous!
The Yankees demolished us like, 8 to 0 (We left during the 8th inning, & I'm a girl, so this score is approximate). We did get to see A-Rod & Jeter... apparently they're a big deal... :)

I think the best part of the weekend was Monday evening. Eric and I just relaxed around the apartment and went out to a great little Mexican restaurant. Plus, the Lakers lost! ;)

Honeymoon! :)

2009-05-25T10:11:00.010-05:00

After school was finished, we went to Cancun for our honeymoon! Grandpa foot the bill for our room, mom bought the tickets, so we just had to show up! :) About half way through the week, everything closed due to the SWINE FLU, so we just hung out around the resort for the last few days. Since we were the only sober ones around, we won all the contests and actively participated in the elderly's water aerobics classes! It was seriously such a nice week, we needed some relaxing time after finals. Oh, and don't worry, we didn't get the flu!

Our favorite trip was to Cozumel where we rented a little scooter and drove around the island.

Not only was it fun to scoot around to the different beaches,
but we also looked so SEXY while doing it, too. ;)

Here's a little glamour shot of our speed racer!

We stopped at a few different beaches and did a little snorkeling.
We got chastised by a fellow
serious snorkeler
who didn't feel we were fully committed to the sport.
Apparently, you're not supposed to be dunking each other,
posing for underwater pictures, and then leaving 10 minutes later
if you're expecting to see the BIG fish. :(

This next few days were spent on the beach. Life was good there.

This was our balcony off our room. We were sad to leave. :(

We're Married and Life has Begun

2009-05-13T13:26:00.000-05:00

Basically I haven't really gotten on board with this whole "blog" thing like every good married woman is supposed to so... I'm repenting now...

We got married! Yeay!

Since March 6th, we have moved twice, finished school, started working (well, one of us has), and still no babies! :)

We're in Dallas for the summer while Eric sells ServicePro pest control door-to-door to the good people of Texas. So far, things have been really good. The people here are amazingly nice, so I basically love Texas (which I definitely did NOT expect to happen)!

I am currently a "stay-at-home-wife" (yes, that's a title I made up so I feel validated). I thought I would be bored stiff but I'm actually really loving life. I have been catching up on "things" (hence, the blog post) and doing online classes. Hopefully we'll start doing some really fun things to keep everyone riveted to our blog.

I'll post Honeymoon pictures when I get some time (I'm really busy... maybe I'll find some time... later today :) )

Engaged!

2009-02-18T19:56:00.000-06:00

Eric and I got engaged on December 29th, 2008 and we're getting married March 6th, 2009!