Can I shoot you?? I promise it won't hurt

As I said before we are currently packing everything in sight in our apartment. Sometimes it gets difficult knowing whether or not to pack something, like certain dishes, hair stuff, and clothes- however this is a story of something that I am very happy to say is now packed away...

The other day I was packing up our closet that had a lot of random toys, games and other stuff in it. As I was packing I came across Brett's air-soft gun, it looks something like this:So I'm packing up the boxes and decide just to throw this gun in the box. Before I pack it, I wanted to do something fun and so I cocked it and shot a cardboard box that was in the room- it made a huge hole, so i realize how powerful it is!

Brett was out in the living room, he heard the noise and came back to see what was going on- when he saw what I did for some reason he though that meant I was game for anything he wanted to do with the air-soft gun. All of the sudden he gets a big smile as he's playing with it and says, "Let me shoot you"-
"WHAT?!" I say, thinking he really must be joking, but then he says it again, "I'll just shoot your leg you have jeans on."
"No way!" I say- still thinking he has to be joking. But then as he keeps repeating it I'm realizing that he's not joking at all.
"It really doesn't hurt that bad- my brothers and I used to run around the house and shoot each other all the time" he says, like it's no big deal and like I am a crazy for not wanting him to shoot me in the leg.

As I realize more and more that he is not joking I start to run out of the room for fear of my life. I found that this is kinda like the same reason why you don't run from a bear. They chase you. Boys and bears have a lot in common. Brett thought that me running meant fun, and that he could chase me because I was going to let him shoot me. I was now a moving target.

Realizing he was chasing me, I began to be in fear of my life. He clearly did not understand that I did not see this game as fun. I did not grow up with brothers shooting me with air-soft guns. I grew up playing barbies and tea-parties- something I don't think Brett understands.

After I run out of the room we are both standing in the living room, with a small coffee table between us. I'm begging him not to shoot me, but I'm slightly laughing because I still can't decide if this is serious or not. Seeing me laughing, Brett thinks that it means it's ok and that I'm down with him shooting me. Seeing him prepare I run into the bathroom and into the shower.

Now I'm so panicked that I'm close to tears- I'm standing in the shower peeking out from behind the curtain now pleading with Brett not to shoot me.

I guess something clicked and he realized that I was really serious and that I didn't want him to shoot me.
All of the sudden Brett's eyes got as big as a puppies. I can tell he's in total shock once he realized how scared I was- he set the gun down and started apologizing over and over.
Once I sensed the area was safe I came out from the shower and I explained my feelings of fear the whole time and Brett felt awful.

Looking back it was pretty funny. It's been fun seeing how different Brett and I grew up just because he's a boy and I'm a girl. I love him and I'm so thankful that he's sensitive enough to not have shot me that day. :)

The Latest... {with no pictures, sorry}

Our life has been busy, crazy, crazy busy and all in between.
I am dragging myself through finals as I prepare to graduate this week- I still can't believe it, I can't imagine a life without homework and essays, and tests, but I bet that life is going to be wonderful... I might forget how to read, write, and do basic math but as long as I'm not doing homework- life will be bliss. I just know it. Well, it will be until our child asks me to help with homework and I can't read the directions- then I will be embarrassed, but then again maybe not.

While we are both preparing to graduate- we are also packing like crazy!! Brett is the best packer in the world. I am so serious. He fits anything and everything into every nook and cranny of the box and he packs so fast, he is like a professional. Seriously, if this new career he has doesn't work out I am really considering starting a "Packing by Brett" business... He would change the packing world!

Now to the other "lately's"... since we are packing, and my turbo-packer husband packs like a maniac, in his packing frenzy he packed my camera battery charger. So- I am out of batteries for my camera hence I have no pictures to show. But I wanted to throw in some details about the latest of my almost 11 weeks pregnant self.

~ The snack that I could currently eat morning, afternoon and night are the Target brand of roasted, salted almonds. I buy a whole jar and it's gone in 2 days. They are to die for.
~I'm still not throwing up {thankfully} and my nauseousness has pretty much ended as well. Wa-hoo!
~ I feel huge already- and I can't wait to get a belly. I've been asking everyone I know who has had a baby when they started showing, just to see if I'm on track.
~ I smell everything, and for some reason our dishwasher has smelled horrible to me these past few weeks, as soon as a cycle is done, I open it up and dump baking soda in to neutralize the smell- it's really been helping.

That's about it! Brett & I are so excited to be parents- we love any chance to watch our friends and families babies, we watched this adorable guy on Sunday and we loved every minute of it!

Other then that we are enjoying the season of Christmas-although we have no tree, no lights, no decorations up, so really I feel a little like Ebenezer-but we try to get the spirit with Pandora's Christmas stations and we cannot wait to be home in sunny, snow-less California spending the holidays with family. And without homework. Oh, what a life!

I have some explaining to do.

I have been neglecting this blog lately.
Why?
Because I have been tired, sometimes emotionally moody, nauseous, craving weird food, and gagging at the thought of some of my used-to-be favorite foods...

Because we are 9 weeks pregnant of course!!! :)

We are so excited for this new adventure. Right now the due date of our little one is July, 6 2011.

We have been so blessed in our lives, especially these past few weeks. Brett has a job at a great company starting early next year in Salt Lake. We are also graduating college in 3 weeks, I can't believe it! No more homework? No more tests? I can't imagine, what is that life like?

we are so excited for our up coming adventures. Spending the holidays at home will be wonderful. Sunny and wonderful. Not to mention one of my best friends is getting married that week so it will be one loooong week of partying! I love weddings. I love the dress, the cake, the flowers, and my most favorite; spending the day watching the bride and groom goggle and gaggle over each other all day- I can't wait.
Count down till home- 18 days. Oh ya baby.
Although- thinking of leaving this cute, wonderful little farm town also brings a tear to my eye. We love so many people and parts of this town... But we will visit! (maybe? Or maybe they visit us?)

Thanksgiving Thankfuls

I love this time of year. It's perfect- there is enough time before Christmas to enjoy the season and get excited for the holidays, but the fact that Thanksgiving is here is so wonderful!!
I love the day of feasting and enjoying company.

I have a lot to be thankful for, here goes;
A wonderful husband
The Church & my testimony
Family & Friends, including parents who are such a good example to me
My heat dish
Good food
Pandora Christmas stations
snow boots & winter gear for the 4 degree weather currently outside
Mother Nature's creations
animals
Hope
Modern Medicine
Ice cream

and finally...
A husband who LOVES to shovel snow!! :)

Thank you Veterans

I am so thankful for the Veteran's who fought and continue to fight for our country.
I am grateful that they willingly put themselves in harms way to protect me, my freedoms and the freedom's of others around the world. It is such a self-less act, and it is a wonderful example of charity and courage.

Happy Veteran's day to both my grandpa's.

Grandpa Gubler served in the Air Force
Grandpa Crowley served in the NAVY
&
Happy Veteran's day to Brett's grandpa's

Grandpa Blodgett served in the ARMY
Grandpa Adamson served in the ARMY
And Grandpa Jenkins served in the Air Force

And thank you to Brittany Cayford, my best friend and buddy since the day I was born. Brittany is in the NAVY, and she is amazing!!

When I've had a bad day...

When I have had a hard day of living in a snow covered winter wonderland- which yes is beautiful- but is more miserable than beautiful because it makes me too cold to function. I mean it, my hands get purple and I can't use them. My lips freeze shut and I can't/won't talk to anyone because cold air will get in if I open my mouth and I automatically turn grumpy...
AND THEN... I go to work, hungry (because I haven't had time to eat the wonderful lunch my hubby packed me) :) and I get yelled at and whined at by clients at work and then I feel like I am not making a difference and that they hate me.. so why bother?!
HOWEVER... when I've had a bad day and I come home to my sweet husband it makes life great again. And then... I thumb through old photos and find this treasure.

My noble steed, Duncan, cuddling with my crazy cat Zoogie. I don't miss them more then I miss my family, but I think I miss them just as much... SICK, some of you might say... but I just say it's extra love I give and extra love I get! :)


p.s. I think it was also easy for me to write this angry post because I am still hungry (just to lazy to get up and make something yet) and I'm extra heated because the handsome guy I live with got a ticket today....

I'm not heated at my handsome hubby... just at the cop & giving money for no reason is really difficult for me to do.

But now, with the writing of this post I'm letting my bad day go. Poof it's gone.

The End.

Quick video of Kaley in the ER!!

Kaley gets stitches

We were enjoying a weekend with Dustin and Moriah and Kaley... we had done a lot of fun things, and we were just enjoying a saturday morning of football at the park.
Kaley was going deep for a pass, trying to out-run her brothers (which she did by the way) she caught an amazing catch, turned to run and ran SMACK into a HUGE tree.
We ran over there and blood was POURING from her forehead and legs...
so we too her to the ER where she got some stitches...

This is the nurse that helped Kaley, who was really nice. Brett and Dustin went back with Kaley which made her feel better.

I also have a cool video of her, but it's not working right now... hopefully soon

I just want to stop looking at that scary picture...

I don't want to look at my husband as a vampire anymore, so I am desperate to find something else to blog about. Since I have no fun pictures or anything new to post, I just thought I would post a few pictures of things I am enjoying lately.

This is what the burg is looking like lately. I'm loving it. Usually by now we have snow- but it is full of yellow/orange/red leaves and so beautiful! I'm trying to soak it up before the snow hits...

I have been doing yoga these past couple weeks and it's been so fun. I never thought I'd enjoy it, but we do a lot of strength building as well as stretching and it is a lot of fun.
It is a free class on campus and me and some girls from the ward go- My friend and I are trying to convince our husbands to go with us... we'll see if that happens! :)

Happy Halloween!!

From two sibling vampires!!

An October Day

This morning we decided to do something fun and festive: Horse back riding!
We bought our tickets through the school and I was so anxious about it all week.
I have a love/scared relationship with horses... They are just so massive and it's not like they talk, so who even knows what they are thinking?!

I put my anxiety and nerves aside this morning and went... Once I was on my horse I felt good and I was ready to go. Kaley and Brett are of course naturals, and were practically laughing at my fears. My fears were realistic though...

You can imagine my ease and breath of fresh air when I got to my horse and read his name tag:

It was fate and definitely meant to be.
What better name could I want for a horse that I'm scared of??

Kaley's horse loved her. So much in fact, that one time he pinned her up against the fence. Kaley loved it- I would have been kicking and screaming...

Brett of course is a natural.
He loves horses, and he is so good with them. His horse, Oliver, had some authority issues- he really wanted to be in front. He was pretty stubborn and bucked Kaley's horse twice!!
But of course, Brett handles it like a pro is was so calm and I think he secretly loved the adventure of it all.

Reminiscing

Sometimes on these dark & dreary days in the burg- I imagine going back to these places...

...of course this time I would be going back with my best friend... which would make it so much more enjoyable!!
I have a traveling itch, I think I get it from my mom and dad...


mom and dad in Oman

Thanks Joelle

Thanks to my good friend Joelle for inspiring me to now bake with Mini chocolate chips-
They make the dough and the cookies so much more yummy, and I like them so much better now then normal sized chocolate chips!

Also- Check out Joelle's AMAZING cooking blog.
HERE!

More Family Fun!!

Devin, Kim & Wyatt came and visited us this past weekend. We were so excited to have them, and we had a blast! Thanks guys for coming :)

One of Wyatt's definite highlights was the scooter riding

Of Course we had to make a stop at Craigos!

Kim's sister and her husband joined us- it was a lot of fun!


Despite my pleadings, hoping and begging- we went to the haunted straw maze.
I don't like scary things one bit. The movie 'Signs' is the scariest thing in the world to me.
Call me a whimp, scardy-cat or sissy or whatever you like.
I embrace them; because YES, I AM a all those things.

Before we had made the decision to go to the straw maze, Brett made a rule that no one could bring a flashlight. I snuck an itty bitty flashlight into my pocket- and he found it in my pocket and took it away!! I was allowed nothing!

Despite my pleadings, Kim and Kaley were super brave. So we went.

This is after we had gone through the maze. My heart rate was probably still not back to normal and I think my tears had dried by now....
(ok- I didn't cry.. maybe almost.. but if you want the WHOLE story ask Brett...I supposedly was "really dramatic" in the straw maze.) Dramatic? Not me. :)

I had to put this video on. Wyatt was SOOOOO tired. But he LOVED the scooter- so he had some mixed emotions- so cute!!

Family Fun

This weekend we enjoyed a fun visit with my parents and Kate and Clark in Salt Lake. Thanks mom and dad for coming out to see your children :)

Carrie & Brooke, we missed you!
Waiting 'a half hour' to be seated. Thanks Brett and Clark for being adamant about checking up on our reservation status and for not getting angry and throwing the courtesy toothpicks at the waitress/greeter lady :)

Photo courtesy of self timer. Enjoying the outdoors of SLC.

Pedicures!!
So much fun. Except that I don't understand a single word those workers say, and I always think they are secretly talking about me and other customers and how annoying we are. One day I'm going to ask them what they are saying.

Enjoying the Sunday picnic!!

Brett & Molly 'bonding'

Kate & mom preparing for the Sunday picnic

Thanks again fam, sure love ya!