Adventures in post divorce dating??....
So I was talking to my sister and my friend the other day about blogs and how terribly boring mine is and I had a thought "maybe I should blog about my dating life?" All my married girlfriends, everytime we get together I end up talking most of the time because they are caught up in the latest guy, what he has done that is romantic etc. So..maybe I will start putting a few funny tidbits here and there...except my dad reads this so..dad will that be weird ;) LOL.
Like maybe I will tell you about I was hanging out with this guy, we were watching the jazz game and he laughed and farted and I just kept talking pretending I didn't notice although he said excuse me. All the time thinking, should I aknowledge it, if it were me I would rather them pretend they didn't hear. But you know maybe stories like that are inappropriate and not what you gals are wanting to hear. LOL K just tryin to be funny.
So I will ad a few tid bits here and there...but in with the funny, romantic stuff will come with frusteration. I have forgotten how the whole process works, like you go on a few dates, you like eachother you keep going on dates where does it end and when does it keep going? Silly stuff like that.
As some of you know I mainly date men I meet online "GASP" I'm sure is what most of you are saying, but seriously I have met 2 guys in real life who have asked me out and one was 42! Sadly I don't meet men in real life but I really have met some great guys online and suprisingly no weirdos. I am always careful, meet in a public place like starbucks for hot choclate, cafe rio, usually somewhere its quick so you can see if you really lke them as much as their pictures and on the phone. and then after that you make a real date. LOL so there is your online dating 101. And hopefully more to come.......
and if anyone knows any cute single guys from 25-35 hook a sista up!!!
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Ahhhh......Christmas.......
I'm feelin the spirit of christmas! Kirsten and I got the tree up today, not decorated because her dad came to get her but we will finish up on sunday after church. We got the christmas cd's out today and soaked up the spirit of christmas! I feel it in the air and very excited about this time of year. Sipping hot choclate, bundling up to see the christmas lights, feeling the chill in the air. Gotta get the christmas shopping done, any ideas for my 8 year old nephew, and kirsten?
Christmas and Thanksgiving to me are such family holidays. Its been a hard adjustment just being Kirsten and I, but I am grateful for our little family no matter how small. I love to see her excitment about it being christmas time. I long to be a full family again and I know it will happen again, just takes a little patience and time.
I'm so grateful for this time of year, to gather with those I love and celebrate the birth of our Savior. I keep reminding myself the real reason for this season, I'm grateful for Christs love, understanding and mercy he has shown upon me. I'm grateful for the sorrows he has carried and for the love I feel from him!!
Merry Christmas!
I'm feelin the spirit of christmas! Kirsten and I got the tree up today, not decorated because her dad came to get her but we will finish up on sunday after church. We got the christmas cd's out today and soaked up the spirit of christmas! I feel it in the air and very excited about this time of year. Sipping hot choclate, bundling up to see the christmas lights, feeling the chill in the air. Gotta get the christmas shopping done, any ideas for my 8 year old nephew, and kirsten?
Christmas and Thanksgiving to me are such family holidays. Its been a hard adjustment just being Kirsten and I, but I am grateful for our little family no matter how small. I love to see her excitment about it being christmas time. I long to be a full family again and I know it will happen again, just takes a little patience and time.
I'm so grateful for this time of year, to gather with those I love and celebrate the birth of our Savior. I keep reminding myself the real reason for this season, I'm grateful for Christs love, understanding and mercy he has shown upon me. I'm grateful for the sorrows he has carried and for the love I feel from him!!
Merry Christmas!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
We spent thanksgiving at my aunt claudias! We had a wonderful time with my grandma, sister hayley, and other sister Piper and her kids. It was a good meal and great conmpany. We missed Taylor, Kim, and Kara and especially mom and dad! Kirsten and I enjoyed Enchanted all by ourselves it was fun but both of us were very tired!
A few things I am grateful for:
1. my beautiful healthy daughter and the laughter, joy, and love she brings into my life.
2. my health.
3. my family, they support me no matter what sort of mistakes I make. I don't know where I would be without them.
4. my friends, they listen to my same stories over and over, keep my spirits up, and the laughter I need in my life!
5. the gospel, I know I would be nothing without it and can be everything with it!
We spent thanksgiving at my aunt claudias! We had a wonderful time with my grandma, sister hayley, and other sister Piper and her kids. It was a good meal and great conmpany. We missed Taylor, Kim, and Kara and especially mom and dad! Kirsten and I enjoyed Enchanted all by ourselves it was fun but both of us were very tired!
A few things I am grateful for:
1. my beautiful healthy daughter and the laughter, joy, and love she brings into my life.
2. my health.
3. my family, they support me no matter what sort of mistakes I make. I don't know where I would be without them.
4. my friends, they listen to my same stories over and over, keep my spirits up, and the laughter I need in my life!
5. the gospel, I know I would be nothing without it and can be everything with it!
Monday, November 12, 2007
6 things about me...
tagged by non other than Marilee
The rules of the game should be posted at the beginning of the post. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
1. I am a shopoholic, I love to shop!!! I do keep it to a minimum however there are times where I just can't resist and enjoy spending money on clothes and shoes for kirsten and I. Having a baby girl doesn't help either!
2. I hate writing about myself, which is why I only post pics on my blog these days.
3. I wear my emotions on my sleeve, which is why I am writting about emotions. hahaha it has been and up and down sort of month, good days and really really bad days! THats me :)
4. I love music, I really want to get back into playing the piano more. Growing up we always had great music playing or one of my sibblings playing the piano. I really miss that!
5. I love going out and getting all dressed up! I don't get to do it as often as I would like but I love going to dinner with friends or a handsome guy and get dressed up. Its so fun!
6. LIfe the past year hasn't been quite as I expected and its been the hardest time in my life but I keep telling myself that I will come out on top and I will be happier than I ever imagined (I've been told by people the more you tell yourself things the more likely they will come true)
sorry things are so random, I couldn't think of anything exciting.
I tag kara, Kim, hayley, sarah, lindsey and dawn. Course you don't have to do it but ..go ahead if you wanna!
tagged by non other than Marilee
The rules of the game should be posted at the beginning of the post. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
1. I am a shopoholic, I love to shop!!! I do keep it to a minimum however there are times where I just can't resist and enjoy spending money on clothes and shoes for kirsten and I. Having a baby girl doesn't help either!
2. I hate writing about myself, which is why I only post pics on my blog these days.
3. I wear my emotions on my sleeve, which is why I am writting about emotions. hahaha it has been and up and down sort of month, good days and really really bad days! THats me :)
4. I love music, I really want to get back into playing the piano more. Growing up we always had great music playing or one of my sibblings playing the piano. I really miss that!
5. I love going out and getting all dressed up! I don't get to do it as often as I would like but I love going to dinner with friends or a handsome guy and get dressed up. Its so fun!
6. LIfe the past year hasn't been quite as I expected and its been the hardest time in my life but I keep telling myself that I will come out on top and I will be happier than I ever imagined (I've been told by people the more you tell yourself things the more likely they will come true)
sorry things are so random, I couldn't think of anything exciting.
I tag kara, Kim, hayley, sarah, lindsey and dawn. Course you don't have to do it but ..go ahead if you wanna!
Monday, November 05, 2007
THE BEACH!!!
Kirsten and I enjoyed the beach the sunday after we went to disney! It was a beautiful day compared to the day before when it rained. I wish I had brought her suit, but as you can tell by the last picture she was drenched in her clothes. She loved it and could not stop laughing!!! I loved to see her enjoy it so much and me and her jumped a few waves!
I think I might become a southern cali/beach addict!!!
Kirsten and I enjoyed the beach the sunday after we went to disney! It was a beautiful day compared to the day before when it rained. I wish I had brought her suit, but as you can tell by the last picture she was drenched in her clothes. She loved it and could not stop laughing!!! I loved to see her enjoy it so much and me and her jumped a few waves!
I think I might become a southern cali/beach addict!!!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
DISNEYLAND!!!!
Kirsten and I ventured out all by ourselves last wednesday at 4am to take a 12 hour drive to california!!! I have to say I am giving myself a good pat on the back for a drive and trip like that all by myself. Can we say super mom? hahaha we just got back this morning at 2am after a flat tire in Las Vegas. We survived and had a grand time!! Here's some pics!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
HERE I AM!
My sister requested a pic of my new hairdo :) Here ya go Kim. I really really needed a change, I'm a HUGE change person, I embrace I love it, especially when it comes to hair. So after 3 years of growing out my hair I just needed something new. I had an appt. with my regular hairdresser showed up that morning with a pic of Victoria Beckham and then realized I had gotten the wrong day ! well by then I was in haircut mod so I called a friend whos cousin cuts hair went to her and after debating about the cut said heck with it! And chop it off! Its really fun and cute, I'm happy I did it!
Monday, September 10, 2007
SOME SERIOUSLY TOTALY CRAZY FUN!!!!
Saturday I went with my friends Sarah, Lindsey, my sis Hayley and Sarahs friend to the Jamboree. I was super excited to see Dashboard Confessional but was pleasantly suprised by quite a few of the other bands! by the end I was DEAD tired, and my ears were ringing and I felt too old to be there with all the screaming teenagers but it was WELL worth it! Thanks girls for such a great time!
Thanks Linds for the peace sign. hahaha
With one of the singers of Limbeck (suprisingly so hot when he sings and perfomed!)
K, this is the BEST pic. We all thought this was the lead singer to Dashboard, I mean it really does sort of look like him, but we later realized it wasn't. NO CLUE who he was but we were giddy and excited and I'm sure he thought we were idiots! HAHAHAHA
Lead singer of The Format, SO GOOD!
the only decent pic I got of Dashboard, he is so hot!
Saturday I went with my friends Sarah, Lindsey, my sis Hayley and Sarahs friend to the Jamboree. I was super excited to see Dashboard Confessional but was pleasantly suprised by quite a few of the other bands! by the end I was DEAD tired, and my ears were ringing and I felt too old to be there with all the screaming teenagers but it was WELL worth it! Thanks girls for such a great time!
SO SQUISHED! right up front!
Thanks Linds for the peace sign. hahaha
With one of the singers of Limbeck (suprisingly so hot when he sings and perfomed!)
K, this is the BEST pic. We all thought this was the lead singer to Dashboard, I mean it really does sort of look like him, but we later realized it wasn't. NO CLUE who he was but we were giddy and excited and I'm sure he thought we were idiots! HAHAHAHA
Lead singer of The Format, SO GOOD!
the only decent pic I got of Dashboard, he is so hot!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
My growing girl....
Before haircut
After!!!
I cannot believe how much kirsten has grown up this summer. Its amazing how much she changes day to day. and even though she's getting a little Miss Thang attitude I love her. I am sooo lucky to be her mama, she makes me smile and laugh everyday.
My sister kara cut her hair today, we took off atleast 4 inches. I'm so glad we did it she looks soooo dang cute. not like she wasn't before!
Before haircut
After!!!
I cannot believe how much kirsten has grown up this summer. Its amazing how much she changes day to day. and even though she's getting a little Miss Thang attitude I love her. I am sooo lucky to be her mama, she makes me smile and laugh everyday.
My sister kara cut her hair today, we took off atleast 4 inches. I'm so glad we did it she looks soooo dang cute. not like she wasn't before!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Crazy!
I am doing a ton better from my little sickness! It seems though, eveytime I think I'm totally over something sneaks up and reminds me to take things more easy. Even 2 weeks later! I was just reading this about my syndrome and didn't realize how crazy, rare and scary it really was. Thought I would share!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemierre%27s_syndrome
I am doing a ton better from my little sickness! It seems though, eveytime I think I'm totally over something sneaks up and reminds me to take things more easy. Even 2 weeks later! I was just reading this about my syndrome and didn't realize how crazy, rare and scary it really was. Thought I would share!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemierre%27s_syndrome
Sunday, August 05, 2007
So grateful.....
I just got home from almost 5 days in the hospital! Monday morning I went into my doctor after being sick for about 4 days and not getting better, my fever was 105 and I kept getting the chills, and just wasn't getting better. So they sent me for some blood work, then a CT scan and then to the hospital. For 4 days they couldn't figure out what was wrong with me, my temp held pretty low at 101 with iv fluid and some antibiotics and after 4 CT scans, 3 xrays and one ultrasound I found out I have Lemierre's syndrome, basically its a clot that forms in your pulmonary artery and gets infected and then spreads infection through your whole body. I never imagined my hospital stay being that long and I'm sooooooooo grateful to be home!! Although I still have to lay around and take it easy, its good to be in my bed and just to be home.
As I got my prescriptions today at costco I kept thinking wow..people never know when their health can be taken away like that. And we take it so much for granted. I want to do better at not taking my health for granted and be healthier. anyhow..there is my schpeal, I took some pics on my phone but I doubt I will post them..maybe... we'll see.
Thanks to my family for everything!!! I have no clue where I would be without them.
I just got home from almost 5 days in the hospital! Monday morning I went into my doctor after being sick for about 4 days and not getting better, my fever was 105 and I kept getting the chills, and just wasn't getting better. So they sent me for some blood work, then a CT scan and then to the hospital. For 4 days they couldn't figure out what was wrong with me, my temp held pretty low at 101 with iv fluid and some antibiotics and after 4 CT scans, 3 xrays and one ultrasound I found out I have Lemierre's syndrome, basically its a clot that forms in your pulmonary artery and gets infected and then spreads infection through your whole body. I never imagined my hospital stay being that long and I'm sooooooooo grateful to be home!! Although I still have to lay around and take it easy, its good to be in my bed and just to be home.
As I got my prescriptions today at costco I kept thinking wow..people never know when their health can be taken away like that. And we take it so much for granted. I want to do better at not taking my health for granted and be healthier. anyhow..there is my schpeal, I took some pics on my phone but I doubt I will post them..maybe... we'll see.
Thanks to my family for everything!!! I have no clue where I would be without them.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
UTE STAMPEDE!!!
Its Rodeo time!! Last weekend we attended the Ute Stampede in Nephi. I attended this for the first time about 7 years ago with my friend Jen (who is from Nephi) and have loved it and been to it ever since. Me, Molly, Hayley, Derik and Deriks' mom and sister went on friday night. We got cowgirl hats and all! Saturday I spent the day with Kirsten and Tyler and we attended the rodeo that night with some of kirstens uncles and aunts. It was a lot of fun. I love how patriotic rodeos are, and my fav. part of this one is at first they have a man parachute into the arena with an american flag behind him all while playing "proud to be an american" I get tears and chills everytime.
Here's some pics, ENJOY AND YEEEEHAWWW!!!
Hayley Derik and Julie (Derik's mom)
Kirsten with her new guinea pig "Ozzie" watching the parade
Hayley, Molly and Me just a few regular cowfolk hahaha!
SISTERS!
Here are all my wonderful sisters (excluding Piper :( ) sorry Pip. We went to lunch for my sister in laws bday sherrie (the preggie in the middle :) ) anyhow it was really fun and I thought for sure we should take a pic cause who knows when kim will be here again. Miss her and her kids already. Love my sisters, thanks for all you have ever done for me. I will forever be in your debt!!
Here are all my wonderful sisters (excluding Piper :( ) sorry Pip. We went to lunch for my sister in laws bday sherrie (the preggie in the middle :) ) anyhow it was really fun and I thought for sure we should take a pic cause who knows when kim will be here again. Miss her and her kids already. Love my sisters, thanks for all you have ever done for me. I will forever be in your debt!!Thursday, July 05, 2007
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
We had a wonderful 4th spent in Nephi in the morning at the carnival, watching Tyler play basketball, kirsten riding lots of rides and spending time with the Hall family.
Later in the afternoon we headed to Nanna's house to swim with kirsten's cousins and then fireworks in Sandy!
what a wonderful day it was spent surrounded by family. We feel so blessed to be surrounded by those we love.
Kirsten's face painting!
Derik, Hayley and Kirsten enjoying the fireworks
counsins!!! They had so much fun playing together!
Kirsten focusing on making her birdhouse
kirsten took a pic of leanne
We had a wonderful 4th spent in Nephi in the morning at the carnival, watching Tyler play basketball, kirsten riding lots of rides and spending time with the Hall family.
Later in the afternoon we headed to Nanna's house to swim with kirsten's cousins and then fireworks in Sandy!
what a wonderful day it was spent surrounded by family. We feel so blessed to be surrounded by those we love.
Kirsten's face painting!
Derik, Hayley and Kirsten enjoying the fireworks
counsins!!! They had so much fun playing together!
Kirsten focusing on making her birdhouse
kirsten took a pic of leanne
Bye Yorgie!
We sold our 4 year old chihuahua on monday :( He's had a really difficult time with the divorce (as weird as that is to say, he's a dog!) but he's been peeing all over the house and I just felt he needed a home with more attention. I put him on KSL late sunday night and got a call monday afternoon from a cute family in Farmington with 3 kids and a big yard. They came to see him that afternoon and took him home right away. Kirsten has been pretty devistated, but I know it was the best choice for yorgie.
We got Yorgie in January of 2003, just after I had my first miscarriage. He was just a tiny thing and I remember him cowering from us under the couch. He would spend his nights crawling up tyler's shirt and sleeping there. He was such a sensitive dog, and just wanted love and affection.
sounds sappy to write a tribute to your dog but..he was a good dog.
We will miss your little yorgster!
We sold our 4 year old chihuahua on monday :( He's had a really difficult time with the divorce (as weird as that is to say, he's a dog!) but he's been peeing all over the house and I just felt he needed a home with more attention. I put him on KSL late sunday night and got a call monday afternoon from a cute family in Farmington with 3 kids and a big yard. They came to see him that afternoon and took him home right away. Kirsten has been pretty devistated, but I know it was the best choice for yorgie.
We got Yorgie in January of 2003, just after I had my first miscarriage. He was just a tiny thing and I remember him cowering from us under the couch. He would spend his nights crawling up tyler's shirt and sleeping there. He was such a sensitive dog, and just wanted love and affection.
sounds sappy to write a tribute to your dog but..he was a good dog.
We will miss your little yorgster!
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Summer Time!
I cannot believe its almost july already *sigh...I love summertime and its almost halfway over. How time flies. Here are a few things we have been up to.
Hayley, Derik, Kirsten and tyler went to the arts festival in Salt lake kirsten had her face painted like this and she went around the rest of the evening barking and growling at people just like a little puppy!
I went with my friend Nicole to the Manti pageant, so fun!
Derik threw hayley a suprise bday party at the pool house! Lots of fun! I had Nicole make that cute cake!
We visited the graves a few weeks after memorial day. This is Kirsten at the grave of her great grandma zella who she is named after.
I cannot believe its almost july already *sigh...I love summertime and its almost halfway over. How time flies. Here are a few things we have been up to.
Hayley, Derik, Kirsten and tyler went to the arts festival in Salt lake kirsten had her face painted like this and she went around the rest of the evening barking and growling at people just like a little puppy!
I went with my friend Nicole to the Manti pageant, so fun!
Derik threw hayley a suprise bday party at the pool house! Lots of fun! I had Nicole make that cute cake!
We visited the graves a few weeks after memorial day. This is Kirsten at the grave of her great grandma zella who she is named after.
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