La Vida Bella

I should probably be working on my assignment for school...

but who does that now days?

Besides I got an awesome genius husband to read and edit my papers.

Life is good. I have been having so much fun lately. When Franklin and I both don't have work we go to get donuts and then afterwards we go to the park with puppy and play frisbee and hit a ball for him to chase.

So here's the angle! Secretly my present to Franklin for our anniversary is secretly for me too. So we had the clunker of all clunkers for a TV. And I wanted a new entertainment center.

Specifically this one... But our TV was too deep for this stand. So I had to get a new TV to get a new stand. AFTER I get the stand I am going to get the rest of the pieces to finish the "set"

With two of these, one on each side.

and this to bridge over the top. Get the picture?? Oh yes, I definitely have big plans for the future!

Oh PS Franklin and I are getting our pictures taken by some cute and trendy photographers tomorrow and I can't wait! I am still figuring out what I am going to wear!

When Somer has a day off...

It's not very often that I have a day off,

but when I do, boy is it a day off.

So I went to Target and Best Buy and Arrested Development (one of our favorites) was on sale.

So being the awesome wife that I am I bought them and put them as a present for me... I mean Franklin.

Then we went through our "end of the world" boxes and added some of my contributions.

(mostly lady products...)

Then we went to Ikea where we bought lots of random things.

And we also bought another bookcase.

You know its bad when you have two big bookcases and one half bookcase and thats still not enough...

And we bought an end table because our living room was looking pretty lonely without our big Christmas tree in it.

So, in conclusion, on a day I don't work I spend lots o' money. So I always need to be working.

I'm Your Number 1 Fan

If you knew her, you would understand

I know I have already done a heart filled best friend blog.

Where I ranted and raved about how my best friend is my hero.

But I haven't realized how much I have missed her and how much I have learned from her.

Its funny, because even thought we might be miles and miles apart we can still depend on each other.

I know that if I needed her to be there, she would.

And even though we are so close, we don't need to call each other ever second and be all dependent and fatal attraction.

She is great at pretty much everything.

oh and we made a plan that when she became a doctor she would take care of me financially.

In return I would take care of her house and her animals when she travels.

Oh and I would also be there when ever.

And would have babies for her to play with, and spoil.

These are the wild quixotic plans we think up when we are together.

I love hanging out with her because she makes me laugh and want to be a better person.

What the Duce?

What happens when you come home from a long night of work and find this?

and then he tells you to get all dressed up?

my first question was, "Are we going to see bishop?....I'm not going."

"No."

Then I ask him..."are you pregnant?"

"I don't think that is possible."

Then I ask "Are you going to die?"

"No, I would send that to you in a text."

He surprised me and said he wanted to do something nice for me.

So he filled up my tank, bought me a diet coke, and some ding-dongs.

we drove for an hour talking about everything.

We came to the other side of town right on the edge of the desert.

Then we went for a nice walk (we kept trying to see the lunar eclipse but it was too darn cloudy)

Then we exchanged Christmas presents.

Over all it was an awesome night :))

Feliz cumpleanos

Yesterday was my niece, Tyler's, Birthday!

A birthday isn't a birthday without an awesome cake.

or an excited child

or present opening

I am glad to say we had all of those and more!

I can't believe how many people showed up for Tyler's Birthday.

I don't even think I know that many people!

It seems like yesterday she was turning three and we were in the same family room

with almost all the same people (with a few lovely additions).

And both years we most definitely had a nerf war.

Its starting to look a lot like Christmas...

<3

 Early Christmas Present.....

Such a mountain man...

Thanksgiving

"Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday...The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production." -Ayn Rand

I was thinking about this quote all this week....

Pre-Thanksgiving

I think the most important thing to remember

...is that I do not eat meat.

The next that is important to remember

...is that i made turkey for thanksgiving.

That involves pulling turkey necks out of random cavities... and taking out hearts and livers

Franklin owed me big time

:))

Thanksgiving is about giving right?

I am lucky I got this picture because that plate lasted two seconds

We had a small thanksgiving just the three of us.

It was great.

We had tons of leftovers.

Thanksgiving Part Deux (actually)

It started off with softball with the McDowells

I think they only invited me as their secret weapon....

But it was fun none the less.

Then we went to Franklin's Parents house to have some more Thanksgiving fun.

Joni's Thanksgiving was definitely a more experienced Thanksgiving dinner...

Even the plates were fall themed.

THE SADEST THING THIS THANKSGIVING IS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PIE, SPECIFICALLY PUMPKIN PIE... AND I STILL HAVEN'T (BLASPHEMY).