What a week!!

I must say this has definitely been a strange week. I loved Christmas and I'll post all about that soon but I had some other eventful days. Last Saturday I got a call from my mom telling me that my uncle had died. I knew it was coming since he had been in the hospital for months and moved to hospice not long after he went into the hospital. We didn't think he would last a day without the iv's that he had in him but luckily he lasted another few weeks. He had been sick for years and no one could figure out why but it turns out that he had an organism in his body that only 8 out of 1,000,000 people get. And there was no cure. We had the funeral on Thursday.

And to top the cake.... I got a call from my dad last night and my mom was admitted to the hospital after feeling a tightness on the left side of her chest. Everything is okay but it totally freaked me out! My mom is my best friend and I don't know what I would do without her! Luckily, I don't have to think about that but I had a major scare! I went to the hospital today and stayed until she was released. They are putting her on medication to straighten her out. I just hate seeing my mom sick, it breaks my heart.

We did it!!!

We found our apartment that we are going to live in up in Flagstaff!! We have been searching and searching and couldn't find anything that was in our price range and accepted pets! But finally we took a trip up there and as we were at the institute building we looked across the street and fell in love with these apartments! They are reasonable and they accept pets with no pet deposit or pet rent!! I think they are beautiful and they are so easy to find! They are right when you come into town. If you know where the Denny's is, the apartments are the next right turn! And they are across the street from the institute so we don't have to walk or drive far to go to church! How perfect is that?!?! We called on them and they have an open apartment on February 15th. So we have a set date! As of the 15th we will be in Flagstaff!!!!

Postum!!

Okay guys, I had to give up my LOVE for coffee about 2 years ago for a few reasons but mainly to follow the suggestions of the Word of Wisdom. I have had cravings almost every morning for a big cup of coffee with Irish Creme creamer! But I had to ignore them!!! NOT ANYMORE!!! No I'm not going against the church or being rebelious, I simply found Postum! I am in love! Bryan told me that there was a substitute for coffee and I was shocked! I had no idea that they even made such a thing! It is natural, has no toxins, is caffeine free, and tastes exactly like coffee!! I am so pumped! Thank you Postum!

Adjustment......

It's been about a month and a half since I've been home. I am finding that it really is a big adjustment. I like it, don't get me wrong, but it feels very weird not having a set plan everyday and not really having anywhere to go. I do have a lot more time to go and hang out with my family which I have really neglected over the past year and spend time with Bryan which, sorry to say, has also probably been neglected. I look back at how much I was working and how exhausted I always was when I got home and I feel bad. I was always falling asleep early and I wanted nothing more than to just relax on Saturdays that I never wanted to go anywhere. My job wasn't that strenuous but my body gets tired pretty fast and the stress of my job just took it's toll. This being "retired" business is actually working out for me! I will have to definitely look for another job when we move but I think I am just going to go back into doing hair and for maybe only part time!! That way I won't be stressed and I can still spend more time with Bryan! I think this adjustment is a good one!

Turkey Day!!!

I hope every one had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! I got to go over to my uncle's house which is where we have it every year. It was fun but why we try to cram our whole extended family into a tiny house I will never know!! I think my mom might take over next year since our family is slowly growing! We had all the good fixin's! The turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce...... mmmm!

I went shopping with my mom today! I finished my shopping for my nieces and mostly for my nephew! I wasn't going to go shopping at all because I hate crowds but I went to visit my mom and she talked me into it! There really were some great deals!

On another note, my friend Heather was visiting for the holiday! I got to hang out with her 2 of the days! And I get to take her to the airport in the morning at 4:30!! Let me tell you how excited I am!!! Her plane leaves at 6:30...... she's crazy! But I am very glad that I got to hang out with her as much as I did!

Blues....

Well my friend Heather is officially gone :( She moved to Colorado. The sad thing is that I thought that she was leaving of the 7th of November and I was planning on going to hang out with her on the 6th but when I called her she had already left!!! She left the 4th!!! I was so bummed!! I was a little upset that she didn't call me to tell me she was leaving earlier but I got over it! Now I just feel bad that I didn't get to see her before she left. But luckily she will be coming to visit the 20th - the 24th so I'm stoked!

A Few Thoughts!

Bryan wanted me to show the progress of his Toyota!! He's got it lifted and running well. He next will be changing out the gears to make it a better rock crawler! And I must say that I was very proud of myself... I helped Bryan put in the carpet on the interior!! He is doing such a great job! I am very proud of him!!

Bryan and I got called to be in Primary at church a couple weeks ago! We teach the Sunbeams (3-4 years old) They are so cute!! We have 5 girls and only one boy! They are so full of life and really are just a joy to around! I am so thankful that we were blessed with such an awesome group!!!

Update..... Bryan is feeling better! Not 100% but still a lot better than what he was!! Thank you very much for your thoughts!!!!

Babies, Babies, Babies

Well it seems like babies are coming out of the woodworks!! Here are the pictures of my sister's baby, Montana Taylor!!! She was born on October 23rd weighing in at 6 lbs 14 oz and 21 inches long!!
And she came into the world with a mohawk!!! Should that be a warning?!?!?!

Sicky :(

My poor husband... He has been sick since Sunday afternoon :( We had to take him to urgent care on Monday to get him some meds. After the doctor took a half way look at his throat he decided Bryan had strep throat!!! His uvula (the dangly thing in the back of his throat) is 3 times the size it usually is and he has white spots all over. I feel so bad because there isn't much that I can do for him! He sleeps almost all day and the best that I can do is try to keep him comfortable. I hope this goes away soon! I hate seeing him sick.

Long Month!!

Well, it has definitely been a while since I have blogged!! It has been one crazy month!! Bryan and I have decided to move and be completely focused on school! We've had some career setbacks....... long story! And my sister had her baby!!!! I'll post the pictures soon!! Her name is Montana Taylor and she weighed 6 lbs 14 oz. and was 21 inches long! She is absolutely beautiful!! Also, my best friend is moving next week to Colorado :( Even though I don't see her very often I still like knowing that she is there when I need her. It might take me 45 minutes to drive to her house but she is there. And now she is moving to Colorado and I will see her even less. I'm really sad about the whole thing. But what can you do..........

PHS

I stole this from Kasey's Blog.......

1. Who were your friends? Josh, Lindsay, Travis, and Shawn
2. What sports did you play? None
3. What kind of car did you drive? 1991 Ford Ranger
5. Were you a party animal? More after High School
6. Were you considered a flirt? I don't think so.
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Band
8. Were you a nerd? Probably
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? Almost
10. Can you still sing the fight song? Nope - I might be able to still play it!
11. Who was your favorite teacher? Mr. Preston - I can't remember any others
13. Name of school? Peoria High School
14. School mascot?Panther
15. School Colors? Green and Gold
16. Rival high school? I think Ironwood or Cactus
17. Did you go to Prom? Yes, but I went my Freshman and Sophmore year
18 If you could go back and do it again, would you? Yes except my Senior year
19. What do you remember most about graduation? Not much! I went over to a friends house afterwards :) I don't remember much after that!
20. Where did you go for senior skip day? I probably just slept!
21.Favorite memory? First time ditching Freshman year.... we got caught by our drum instructor!
22. Were you in any clubs? nope
23. Where did you go most often for lunch? Cafeteria or Sonic across the street
24. Have you gained some weight since then? about 15 lbs.
25. Who was your Senior prom date? My Sophmore prom date was my boyfriend at the time, Cameron
26. Are you planning on going to your 10-year reunion? Nope
27. Who was your home room teacher? Can't remember
28. How many fights did you get in? Never fist fights (except my sister) mainly yelling matches
29. Who was your high school sweetheart? John
30. Do you still talk to people from high school? No
31. Did you win prom queen or king? Nope
32. Where did you work in high school? Special T's (t-shirt printing)
33. What were your grades? B average.
34. What was your dress style? Jeans and t-shirt.
35. What year did you graduate? 2002

Now it's your turn!

It's the Great Pumpkin!!!!!!

We bought Trapper a Halloween Costume!!!!!!! It's supposed to be a large but I think we need to find a bigger size for our obese dog!!!! Isn't she so cute!!! Our poor dog!!! I think she hated us when we put this on her!!!

Crazy Times!!!!!

Okay, so I decided to stay at my old job! I know I was supposed to go but I got to "thinking" and actually took my emotions out of it!! Yes I would have loved to stay with my old manager but I realized it was purely emotional attachment. She was great to work for but I would have never moved up in my career while working for her. She was going to keep me where it worked best for her! Since I've decided to stay I have already gotten a better office and I am working as a team with my escrow officer (that also decided to stay)! I feel great about this decision! I just hope the company is done with there lay offs!! Otherwise I am not going to be a happy camper! I just have to keep bringing in money and I will be fine!!! In which, since I've decided to stay, I have been so swamped at work!! I've been coming in early and leaving late!! I love being busy!

On another note, I feel so bad...... Bryan is sick!!! He has a bad cold and has been stuck in bed! I think it is just God's way of slowing him down!!! He has been running himself ragged for a while now! He has been trying to help friends with vehicles and quads all while trying to fix his truck so it can run and fix our car that has no air conditioning!!!! Every weekend we have something to do so he doesn't even rest then! Plus he's going to school!! That boy is crazy!!! I love him!!!

Salt Lake City, Utah!

Here they are............ Pictures!!!!!! Bryan and I on top of the conference center in front of the SLC Temple.
Bryan on top of the conference center. Can you believe all of this is on the roof!!!

Salt Lake City Temple viewed from the top of the conference center.

Courtyard at the temple.

There was a stream going down the sidewalk!!!!

The Conference Center!

I was really amazed how green everything was! We went to a session in the temple and took a tour of the Conference Center. We walked through the tabernacle and the Joseph Smith Memorial building! It was a lot of fun!!!

What Flower are you!?

I am a Violet What Flower Are You?

So I got this from Lacey's blog! I actually think this is very acurate! Mine stated:

"You have a shy personality. You tend to hesitate before trying new things or meeting new people. But once people get to know you, you open up and show the world what you are really all about."

Just click on the link and take the quiz! It's fun!!

ROAD TRIP!!!!!!

We are going on a road trip!!! Our friends Cameron and Natalie have dared to take a 10 hour drive with Bryan and I to............

Salt Lake City, Utah!!!

I've never been but I heard it is beautiful!!! And we are going to this wonderful, beautiful place, the Salt Lake Temple! We are very excited! We leave Friday morning @ 2:00!! (Natalie and I get to sleep the whole way there!!!!) And we don't get back until Monday night! It's going to be a great vacation!!!

Two weeks notice!

Well, I did it!! I gave my two weeks notice! I'm glad I decided to leave but I find myself feeling bad that I'm leaving such a great company that has treated me so well. I have worked for this company for 2 years now and I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to be apart of it! But I have to protect myself. The company is making a lot of changes such as mergers and layoffs! I can't be one of the people they lay off and with me not being a full escrow officer yet, I would be!! I'm just a little nervous starting a new job. But I'm sure it will be good and I already know that my manager will be wonderful!! Wish me luck!!!!

My Family!!

This is my family!! I went over to my sister's house on Saturday! We had a blast! We went swimming and had a bbq! I love spending time with my family! The one on the right is my sister Tiffany!This is my niece Ariel! She is 4 and beautiful! She is going to have to beat the boys off with a stick!!

This my nephew Raistlin! He looks very innocent in this picture but he's not fooling anyone! He is now 3! Isn't he handsome!!
And this is my 2nd niece!!! Her name is Montana Taylor! She is minus 2 months! Her birthday will be October 23, 2007!

Emotional Roller Coaster!!

Well to say the least this past week has been an emotional roller coaster! Everyday was a new load of stress. And unfortunately for Bryan stress makes me a huge grump!! I generally don't want to talk to anyone and I eat a lot (which in turn makes me more depressed!) But today was the ultimate! My manager resigned :( and we met our new manager, as if one bad thing happening today wasn't enough! Let's just say the staff is very different than what we are used to! I'll have to figured out what is best for me, whether it is staying here or going with my old manager! We'll just have to see!!!

Corporate America!!

Well, today my office had a bombshell dropped on us! Our boss from downtown came in and fired our front desk, who is way more than just the front desk!! She can be an escrow officer with the knowledge that she has of this industry!! And we love having her work with us! And thier excuse was "the company can't afford her"! Please someone tell me how a Fortune 500 company, who was ranked one of the best financial institutes, can't afford our 1 front desk person!! I guess that's corporate America for you!! Our boss also asked our branch manager to step down and they want to merge 3 offices into our 1 and have one of the other managers be the manager here! Nobody in this office has ever heard any good things about this other manager and I have already had a run in with her and she is in a completely different office than I am!! To say the least I am not looking forward to her coming in here! I have a feeling that my branch manager will leave the company. She is the best manager that I have ever worked for! She is fair, generous and is always willing to help with any questions or issues that come about in files!! All of us here are stunned and don't know what to say! In this market how can we be sure that our jobs are stable! Our downtown assured the rest of us that our jobs are secure but how can we trust what they say and how can they be so sure (especially with a new manager coming in who can decide what staff she wants to keep or get rid of!!) I'm having a really hard time knowing how to deal with this "explotion"!

Here she is!!

Meet our baby!! This is Trapper! I've had her for about 7 years now! She is a 9 year old golden retriever and is CRAZY!!! Trapper has become our "child" if you will! She wakes us up in the middle of the night and is constantly needing attention! She keeps us extremely busy! Trapper loves the lake, the river, and any ponds...... but for some reason she hates baths!! I still don't understand how "water" dogs can hate baths!!

Proud Wife!!!

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband! I am very proud of all of his accomplishments and all of his ideas and goals! This is one of his goals that he had! To build a rock crawler! He bought this '85 Toyota pick-up for cheap and is rebuilding it from the ground up!! He already has the beautiful, huge tires that are a must for rock crawlers!!

And he has already rebuilt the engine!! It's a beauty, isn't it!!

He is going to start working on the body work next! I am amazed every day at his talent!

Weekend Getaway!

Bryan and I got away this weekend! We are very blessed to have such a wonderful family that let us crash at their cabin! We stayed at Sandra and David's cabin up in Forest Lakes! It was absolutely beautiful!! (I'm an idiot and brought the camera but forgot to take any pictures!) It was around 65 degrees all weekend and rained a little! The air smelled wonderful!! I finished my book (that I've been working on for 3 years now..... can you tell I don't read very often!!!) and we rented 4 movies! We rented Lady in the Water (a little wierd but interesting), Shooter (very good! Mark Wahlberg is a sniper!!), X-Men the Last Stand (Very good), and Employee of the Month (Surprisingly very funny!!) Needless to say we had a very relaxing weekend which was way over due!!

Family Day Fun

On Sunday Bryan and I went over to my parents house for dinner. I love seeing my family and I absolutely love seeing my niece and nephew! My sister and brother-in-law brought over the Wii. That thing is amazing! It is so interactive and it actually gets you up and moving. It is so addictive! My niece of course beat all of us at bowling! (yes bowling with the Wii!) We also played tennis, boxing, and golf! It was so much fun, Bryan and I are thinking of getting one!!

Day off!!!

I was so excited. I finally took time off of work! Grant it, I really wasn't feeling all that great but I was mainly just exhausted! I left early on Monday and called in sick on Tuesday. I had fun sleeping in until 10:30, watching "The Pursuit of Happyness", and hanging out with the boys! Bryan, Cameron, Kyle and I went to Peter Piper Pizza for lunch and went shopping. Cameron and Bryan made homemade buffalo chicken wings! They were so delicious! Put those two in a kitchen and it's amazing what they come up with!! I pretty much had a "chill" two days! I was very excited!!

Baby Brenden!!!

We had the fam over at our house last night! Sandra and David came with their boys including the newest edition..... Brenden!! He was very comfy on Bryan's belly!! How cute is that!?!?!

American Idol!!!!

Last night my office got to go to the American Idol concert!! My manager, Carolyn, rented a limo for all of us to ride to the concert in! We luckily all fit!! It was wonderful! The boys of the American Idol finalists formed a band. They are the little ant size figures on the stage!! This was actually an awesome highlight of the night!! I was very impressed!!!

Bryan and I in the limo!! How we got stuck with the cooler I have no idea!! But we were so excited to be riding in a limo!!! Thanks Carolyn!!!!!

One Word

Courtesy of Angie..........


1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Relationship? unpredictable
3. Your hair? long
4. Work? stress
5. Your sisters? one
6. Your favorite thing? massage
7. Your dream last night? forgotten
8. Your favorite drink? Pepsi
9. Your dream car? Excursion
10. The room you’re in? office
11. Your shoes? Heels
12. Your fears? small
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? mom
14. Who did you hang out with this weekend? Bryan
15. What are you good at? Escrow
16. Muffin? Chocolate
17. One of your wish list items? Vacation
18. Where you grew up? Arizona
19. Last thing you did? Eat
20. What are you wearing? Slacks
21. What aren’t you wearing? Socks
22. Your pet? Trapper
23. Your computer? Annoying
24. Your life? Good
25. Your mood? Bored
26. Missing? Bryan
27. What are you thinking about right now? Files
28. Your car? F-150
29. Your kitchen? Dirty
30. Your summer? Hot
31. Your favorite color? Pink
32. Last time you laughed? minutes
33. Last time you cried? yesterday
34. School? maybe
35. Love? Bryan

Men's Luxury Expo

On Saturday Bryan and I went to the Men's Luxury Expo!! My mom gave Bryan tickets to it for his birthday! It was great! Bryan was like a kid in a candy store! They had corvette's, the ford GT (which was the one I was excited about....... I LOVE that car!), camaro's, and more! We wish they would have had more demonstrations on actual car stuff. They had a lot of booths where they were just trying to sell random things (cruises, life insurance, jewelry, ect.) But it was a lot of fun! And we also stopped by Cabella's! If anybody gets a chance to go out there, we highly recommend it. It's an outdoorsman's play ground!!!

Boot Camp!!!!!!!!

Okay so I went to Heidi's bootcamp last night!! Holy cow it was awesome!! I am sore and I have never sweat that much at the gym!! I love having someone there that is pushing you to do your best! At the gym, I kind of get the mind set of "okay I'm sweating a little, that was a good workout" I realize now after going to the gym for a few months now, I'm not in any better shape than when I started! I think the boot camp is a great idea and I think it will be really effective!! I'm excited for my new adventure!!!

To Catch a Preditor.........

Bryan and I are obsessed with this show!! It is on MSNBC. If you have just regular cable, Channel 65 I think at 5:30 and 10:30 (or somewhere around there). The show is awesome! If you have never seen it before it's where the police and MSNBC have adults pretending to be minors (generally 13 or 14) in chat rooms! And of course they attract some gross men who try to meet these young girls! So they lure these sickos to a house and as the men come into the house, the host comes out and finds out what they are doing there and what they were thinking. Of course, as the guys leave the police arrest them!!! I wouldn't let children watch this show, just for some of the graffic nature of the emails that these guys write (but of course it is pretty censored for TV thankfully). But it is very addicting and it makes us feel good to see these crazy guys being arrested!

Bryan's Birthday!!!!!


Today is Bryan's birthday!! I am so excited! We are having the family over tonight for our bi-weekly dinner get together! I am just so excited that the whole family is back from San Diego so we can all be together! I have the best in-laws!

Top 4
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4 jobs I've had
1. T-shirt Screen Printer (I don't know my technical title!)
2. Cosmetologist (Stylist, asst. mgr, and mgr)
3. File clerk at a law office
4. Assistant Escrow Officer (current)

4 Movies I can watch over and over
1. Just like Heaven
2. Sweet Home Alabama
3. Young Frankenstein
4. Mclintock or The Quiet Man (both John Wayne movies)

4 Places I have lived
1. Phoenix, AZ
2. Peoria, AZ
3. Mesa, AZ
4. Can you tell I'm a native?!?!

4 Guilty Pleasures
1. Massages
2. Napping
3. Pizza
4. Pedicures and getting nails done

4 TV shows I watch
1. What not to wear
2. America's next top model
3. HGTV
4. King of Queens (Doug totally reminds me of Bryan!!! They have the same personality)

4 Places I have been on vacation
1. Las Vegas
2. Mexican Riviera (Cruise)
3. Hawaii
4. Colorado

4 Favorite Foods
1. Pizza and Wings (preferably from Venezia's)
2. Olive Garden Salad and bread sticks
3. Oreo's
4. Cereal (generally Lucky Charms)

4 websites I visit
1. Blogger
2. Intelliquick (I'm boring.... this is our courier service at work! That is mostly the only time I'm on the internet!)
3. USAA
4. Craigslist

4 Places I'd rather be right now
1. Maui
2. Colorado
3. Flagstaff
4. On a Cruise!!!!

Good Times!!!!

Sorry it's been so long since I blogged! I've had a little bit of writer's block!! But it's gone!

Bryan took me out on a date on Friday night!! He took me out to Red Lobster for dinner and we saw Evan Almighty at the movies!! It's very cute!! If anyone watches "The Office", another character from the show is in the movie! Which makes it even more entertaining!! I love date nights!!

On Saturday Bryan, his younger brother Kyle, Kyle's friend Clint, and I went floating down the river!! That was tons of fun!! I haven't been down the river since I was in elementary school and even then it was just once!! They are some crazy boys!! I had such a great time!!

An Eventful Weekend

On Friday, Bryan and I were supposed to go camping with ours friends, but when those plans fell through :( we went on a mini road trip! :) We went to Globe! I know what your thinking! "Globe, what in the world is in Globe?" Great Mexican food!! I forgot the name of the place but it was delicious! They had flour tortilla chips! Needless to say we all couldn't move afterwards!! Saturday I went to a girls day out lunch! We went to Ruby Tuesday's. It was great fun! And Sunday....... We went to church and after that we went to my parents house! It was great to see my family. Bryan and I played with my niece and my nephew most of the time. I love those kids!! We watched Finding Nemo and VeggieTales and played in their little kiddy pool! After we left there Bryan, Trapper and I went over to Bryan's parents house, (yeah now that it's not it San Diego!!!) and chatted with them for a while. Overall a pretty good weekend!! It just went by way too fast!!!

Bryan and Jackie '06

Miracles Can Happen!!!

Okay so I just have to say that I am absolutely amazed when it comes to seeing or hearing about miracles that happen only through HF!! My mom called me this morning and told me of a story that she heard about. This guy had Crohn's Disease (those of you that don't know, Crohn's is an incureable disease that affects the intestines and causes a lot of stomach pain and a lot more. And I have it.) This guy was married with kids but was really having a hard time with this disease. It was even affecting his work and his ability to lead a normal life. He started praying about it and had his family and friends pray for him and just really asked HF to help him get through it. His next doctor's appointment, they ran a bunch of tests (typical at every appointment) and examined him. The doctor called him a few days later with the test results...... They could not find one trace of the disease!! They searched and searched and found nothing! He was cured! And with this disease that just doesn't happen. But it did! I am just amazed what the Lord can do!! This story really hit home for me and I wanted to share it! And it really just reminded me that miracles can happen and they do happen! Anything is possible!!!

Bryan "needs"

Okay, I was encouraged to do a "Bryan needs" so here goes.........

-Bryan needs a top
-Bryan needs a title for his home page
-Bryan needs to get it
-Bryan needs to get a life
-Bryan needs to get a life, I know
-Bryan needs to work on his delivery
-Bryan needs a mayor who cares about everyone in our town
-Bryan needs a better story
-Bryan needs some traveling money (I agree!!!)
-Bryan needs the poo (I have no idea what this site was about but it's a little scary!!!)

Jackie "needs"

From Kasey and Angie........... Go to Google and type in Your name needs and post the first 10 search results!!

-Jackie needs a friend
-Jackie needs a good and loving home
-Jackie needs to be stimulated
-Jackie needs your help
-Jackie needs a new home
-Jackie needs your assistance in order to make her accessible for even more nationalities
-Jackie needs you
-Jackie needs more tiles
-Jackie needs to announce these room changes

Fun Stuff!!! There was one more but it really wasn't appropriate!!!! Lol!!

Oh, I forgot...........

IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!

Bryan's Birthday!!

Okay, Bryan's birthday is exactly 1 month from today!! Any suggestions on presents?!?! I was thinking things for his garage or camping gear. I think I want to take him out of town somewhere too. He loves the outdoors and just being away! Why can't I just read his mind sometimes!!! :) (Although that might be a little too scary!!)

Date Night!!

I was so excited!! Bryan and I haven't been on a date in probably a month or two :( But last night he took me out!! We went to Souper Salad (I'd never been there before and now love) and then he took me to MFY!!!! The best frozen yogurt ever!! It was really a great date! We both are usually way to tired to go anywhere after work so this was a fun treat!

Finally an Update!!!

Well here goes......

For those of you that don't know, Bryan and I have been married for just over a year. It has been wonderful. We had the obvious bumps in the road that I blame on it just being our first year and us trying to readjust from our selfish phases! Now we've got most of the kinks ironed out and are loving life!

Bryan and I are waiting to have children for a couple years. We want to be able to just be us and enjoy being able to pick up and go at a moments notice. We love it! But here's the problem..... I am getting baby fever!!! I have been trying to deny it and just brush it off, but it keeps coming back!! I really feel (and know) that we are not ready. I am just around a lot of women that are either pregnant or trying to be. And it's not that I want to be like them or I want to be pregnant just because they are, it just makes me think of how great it would to be a mommy and have Bryan be a daddy! He would be a WONDERFUL one!! And I am so excited for each and every one of them for starting their families, I think it is awesome! So pretty much I just wanted to vent a little and I thought that maybe typing it out would help me! Plus I have to realize that once Heavenly Father says it's time, I will really know! And now is not that time!

Hello Everyone!!!

Greetings from the Rhoton family. We're new to the Blog scene but we hope to adapt quickly.

We were married on April 12th 2006 at the Wright house in Mesa then Sealed in the MesaTemple exactly one year later; and no, it's not what your thinking, Jackie was Baptized a member of the Church on January 28th 2006, hence the reason for the one year delay...

We live in our beautiful home in Mesa with our golden retriever named "Trapper". This where we both have our many projects, me with my 1985 Toyota 4x4 EFI Rebuild and Jackie with her creative interior paint ideas...

Jackie works for Landamerica Lawyers Title as an assistant Escrow Officer where she has been for a year and a half.

I am selling Property & Casualty insurance for USAA up in north Phoenix where I have for almost three years.

This hopes to be a start of a beautiful blogging relationship...