welcome

you know you've officially arrived in the WB (west bountiful) when you get a carton full of fresh eggs as your welcome present!!

we had a few of our new neighbors stop by a couple of nights ago, and they brought us some fresh out-of-the-chicken eggs! they even joked about 'here in west bountiful, we like to welcome you to the neighborhood with some eggs...'.  it was funny. but we loved it! we've been enjoying them already {obviousy - there were two missing before i even got a picture taken}. we also got a rather large box of fresh grown carrots and what look to be parsnips on our doorstep yesterday. we're assuming they're from our friend Jerry across the street. but seriously, what are we going to do with a giant box of carrots and parsnips?? i didn't even know you could grow anything like that this time of year! so if anyone would really like some carrots or parsnips.......clearly Zoey things they're pretty neat so you might have to fight her for some :)

the weekend is here friends! and if you're in the salt lake area, it's gonna be a nice one!! sunshine, here we come! our weekend will consist of lots of unpacking and organizing,  putting up more blinds so we don't just have big open, uncovered windows for everyone to see us {as fun as getting dressed in the kitchen just to avoid people seeing you is}, lunch with the oveson's, hunger games, maybe a visit to the new city creek downtown, {hopefully} nap time, and church in our new ward! should be a gooood {quick} few days.

enjoy your weekend everyone!

so many things

so little time.

the last week or so has been a whirlwind for us. of course, we only helped the whirlwind get crazier by getting our new little pup! the last week has looked a little like this:

*monday we (somewhat) randomly got a puppy! went straight to the store for a bed, toys, food, etc for new puppy. took puppy around to show family. first night with puppy wasn't the greatest...
*tuesday-thursday puppy had an appt for her first shots and to get a check up. she's perfectly healthy! both jae and i worked and puppy hung out with grandma a lot and got lots and lots of attention.
*jae started to have a sore throat and runny nose. boo. i worked lots while jae worked on finishing up the dang tile in our shower. such a pain. and i wasn't even the one doing it! he was all on his own, poor guy.
*then the weekend came. what did we even do this weekend? oh yeah...moved a bunch of our crap to our house. all day saturday, i was moving and (trying to) organizing and packing up (with the help of my sister & her kiddos and Jae's mom - you guys were awesome) while jae worked on grouting that same dang shower tile. and it was not going too great. he was a bit frustrated. but he finished it (with the awesome help of jord & chels - thanks again!) by about 730 saturday evening, we had about 95% moved, with our bed being one of the things that wasn't moved yet. we were both so exhausted by the day, we said forget it, and spent the night at my parents, rather than trying to move the bed and get it all put together before we crashed.
*sunday was church and family dinner - the usual stuff. it was actually a really good day, and we were able to rest a little bit.
*i started to get the sore throat....no bueno.
*miss Zoey is finally starting to get the hang of going to the bathroom outside. as long as we stay on top of it and take her out every 1-2 hours or so, she does good! although she still has some serious anxiety when we even walk out of the room. we're working on it.
*by monday, i had a full blown runny nose all day long. red, painful nose from the hundred or so tissues i went through. jae had the day off, so he worked on sealing the tile and packing the rest of our stuff up to move to our house. i left work early (mostly my nose just couldn't handle the awful sandpaper tissues there) and helped jae pack the rest up. finally, by about 830pm, we got everything to our house and got our bed set up with our new bedspread. we also got a new rug for our bedroom, it's awesome!
*i think our first night went pretty well, all things considered. boxes, bags, stuff everywhere. but it's all good. we're super happy to be in our house f.i.n.a.l.l.y.

big huge thanks to all our family & friends who have helped over the last (almost) 8 months. we couldn't have done it without you!

and an even bigger big huge thanks to my husband, Jae! you worked soooo hard to get us in our house and make it a comfy, happy place. i love you so much!

**pictures to come soon sometime in the near future. for now, here's baby girl and daddy snuggling :)

3 things

1. i am now breathing easier - i had to give a talk in church this past sunday. i haven't done that since i was probably 17. it was a little nerve-wracking, but i think it ended up going ok! thank goodness it's over. and yes, that's why i was side-tracked all last week. trying to keep my anxiety level down :)

2. jae and i hardly got any sleep last night. we were up and down and up and down. and numero 3 will explain why...

3. we got a new PUPPY!!!!!!!!!!!! oh man. she's a sweetheart. we have got to get her trained on a few things, of course, but we're working on it. her name is Zoey and she is a dachshund/chihuahua mix and she is itsy bitsy and we just LOVE her.

{sorry for the poor phone picture quality}

side-tracked

i haven't blogged in a few days. nothing too new, i know, but i've been really trying to keep up better on my blog and stay consistant with it. well, i've been a little side-tracked this week. i'd tell you why, but i don't want to. ha! ok i'll tell you why, but not for a few more days. i have my reasons. so in the mean time, be patient with me and love me anyway.

and remember this. cuz it's true. adios for now.

{my friend told me that this post makes it sound like i'm pregnant. i don't think it does, but if that is, in fact, what you assume, then here's my disclaimer: No, it has nothing to do with being pregnant or babies or anything of the sort. i've just been busy with extra things! thanksbye.}

weekend wrap-up

this is how our sunday evening was spent - with Jae's family,

celebrating the five birthdays we had in ten days.

how did you spend your last precious moments of your weekend?

happy monday!

tag, i'm it.

my beautiful sister-in-law, chelsea (who's birthday happens to be today...happy happy birthday, chels!!), tagged me in some blogging fun. you've probably seen this one going around...it's only a matter of time until you'll be it!

game rules:
1. post these rules.
2. post a photo of yourself and 11 random things.
3. answer the questions set for you in the original post.
4. create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them.
5. go to their blog/twitter and tell them you've tagged them.

my 11 random things:
1. i don't like my 'smart phone'. it's not very smart. and i hardly use the internet, etc enough to make paying extra for the data plan worth it. i'm seriously thinking about going back to my archaic 'non-smart' phone instead.
2. i love water. it's my numero uno drink of choice. but i am pretty picky about what water i'll drink & its taste. {for example, i do not like most bottled waters.} i definitely get my 8 8-ounce glasses a day.
3. i would rather be in sweats and a tee or jeans and a tee {but NOT skinny jeans} then any other outfit. oh and flippy flops.
4. i have hypothyroidism. i blame that for my always being freezzzzing and the extra layers of flub i have that never seem to go away  ;)
5. i often wish i was a much better dancer and/or a much better singer.
6. the only bones i've ever broken have been fingers, and i've broken or sprained just about every one of them.
7. i'm totally a cold cereal girl. i could eat it for every meal. all different kinds. bowl after bowl. you get the idea..
8. i hate the cold. i don't enjoy winter. i don't really so much like snow. i've lived in utah almost all my life and have never gone skiing or snowboarding. i could definitely get used to california winters.
9. i {still} write reminder notes on the top of my hand to make sure i don't forget something important i need to do.
10. i have a pair of slippers that i got in China and i LOVE them. they're my absolute favorite. i put them on as soon as i get home.
11. my favorite m&m's are the good ole plain originals. none of this peanut butter, crunchy, crispy, peanut, whatever other kind they have crap. just plain for me, thanks.

questions from Chels:
1. what is your favorite place to shop? depends on what i'm shopping for! target, american eagle, ikea
2. what is your favorite pass time? spending time with Jae. doesn't matter what.
3. if you could be anyone, who would you be? myself. cheesy? lame? maybe. but i am who i am, and i'm good with that. {ok, maybe i'd like to be carrie underwood. but i'd still like to be married to my Jae, not the hockey guy.}
4. what is your favorite color? i have two - taupe & plum purple
5. if you could have any job in the world, what would you like to do? be a stay-at-home momma that also works part-time doing....something fun and not stressful....so i guess i'm not sure just yet.
6. what is your dream car? i feel like i should say a maserati or something. but if i'm being somewhat realistic...a tahoe or a range rover. and it must be pretty.
7. if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be? in Rome, with Jae.
8. what is your favorite book? of course i want to say the hunger games series, but that's probably mostly because i'm re-reading them right now. i plead the 5th on this one. can't decide things like this.
9. what's your favorite restaurant? can't decide this either. olive garden, texas roadhouse. nothing too fancy.
10. when do you want to start a family? oh chelsea, of course you would ask this! we'll go with 2013.
11. why do you blog? because i don't keep a journal faithfully. so this acts as that for me. because i get to read about/meet/connect with so many fabulous people i wouldn't get to normally. as an outlet for feelings, emotions, experiences. it's fun! many reasons.

11 questions for you:
1. what do you love most about your life?
2. pulp or no pulp?
3. where/what was your most favorite trip you've been on?
4. if you had to pick one place to live for the rest of your life, where would it be? why?
5. list your top 3 favorite male/female celebs.
6. what is something unique to you that not many others may know about?
7. what would your dream family be made up of? how many boys/girls? why?
8. favorite movie?
9. favorite kind of ice cream? toppings?
10. what is one of the nicest things some has ever done for you?
11. why do you blog?

you're it!!
*mary oveson
*petrice rose
*leslie jackson