The Story Of Our Life

A resolve to do better

2011-11-29T03:40:00.003-05:00

For all my friends who still read this blog I need to start keeping it updated. It's like a journal of my life and experiences I don't want to forget about. So this Sunday I am going to update the past year and then start from today.

My 25th Birthday

2011-03-17T15:20:00.004-04:00

Since Paul was going to be gone for my birthday I thought we would celebrate before he left. I love the melting pot so we had to go there for dinner it was delicious.

Also during the week Paul took me to Islands of Adventure which is the Theme Park Associated with Universal Studios it is where the new Harry Potter land is. We loved it. We had butter Beer which I loved and they also had pumpkin juice which I didn't like so much thankfully Paul did. The Harry Potter Ride was amazing and lots of fun. What a fun time we spent together before he left.

Pictures to come

Car Accident

2011-03-17T15:14:00.002-04:00

On Oct 1st 2010 the very day Paul came home. We got into a car accident. We were rear ended and as a result my back and neck hurt a bit so I was referred by my good friend Jessie to her Chiropractor and still continue to go and have found not only have they helped the car accident problems but have helped with other pains I had been having. Since Paul was leaving in a week that left me to figure out fixing the car and handling all of that. Thankfully I have great friends who helped me out. Thank you Lisa & Jessie for helping me drop off Paul's car and then helped me pick it up. It's nice to know I have friends I can count on.

Long Overdue

2011-03-17T15:05:00.002-04:00

So for anyone who still reads sorry it has taken me so long to post anything. Paul has been gone since September 16th 2010 and then came home for a week October 1st-October 8th and just got home February 22nd 2011. Crazy how much he has been gone. Since he has been gone I have gone and done things but haven't posted about them so I will catch up on some major events and then try and be better about updating on a more regular basis. One of the main reasons I haven't posted is because Paul took my laptop with him on his deployment and I really dislike desktops because I hate sitting at a computer desk. That is my excuse!!!!!!

Lowry Park Zoo

2010-09-17T00:06:00.004-04:00

My friend Jessie and I seem to be spending a lot of time together these days. Its our joke to each other that the only time we call or hang out with each other is when Paul is gone or when she is bored. We both know that's not true but we do spend a lot of time together hanging out. We went to the zoo one day when Beau her oldest son got out of school a half day and spent some time feeding the birds.

Paul TDY

2010-09-16T23:58:00.004-04:00

Well as you all know Paul is in the military which takes him away from home often for days, weeks or even months at a time. This time he will be gone for about 2 weeks and is traveling to some pretty neat places. He is first going to South Carolina, Maine, Scilly, Greece and Germany. I sure do miss him when he is away but I know he gets to explore new places of the world. I also thinks he looks so cute in his flight suit.

Jet Ski

2010-09-16T23:53:00.002-04:00

Last Saturday the YM in our ward decided to have a beach BBQ. One of the YM counselors has a jet ski that I drove and rode on for about an hour it was so fun. Although I don't have any pictures it was a great time and my first time driving a jet ski although I have rode on one before.

Bird Feeder

2010-09-16T23:46:00.004-04:00

When we moved into our home I thought it would be nice to buy some feeders so we could see the animals in our area. I got this really awesome bird feeder and thought about all the neat birds I might see. I first hung it from a tree in our backyard but since we don't spend too much time outside right now because it is a bit hot outside I thought I would move it outside our big front window. Well no sooner did we get an animal visitor but it was not what I expected. Well we got a squirrel instead of a bird. We have yet to see a bird at our bird feeder but the squirrels seem to like it.

Fortune Cookie Making

2010-09-16T23:35:00.005-04:00

For any of you that are in YW/YM you know how hard it can be to come up with ideas about what to do for mutual every Wednesday Night. Well last Wednesday my good friend Jessie was in charge of the activity and she decided we would make fortune cookies. It was such a great idea. I wont tell you how many we made to make sure we got the recipe right. They were so good every last one of them I mean we couldn't let them go to waste right? We had the girls make fortunes for other girls and make the cookies for someone else. We then packaged them up and they looked so cute.

Labor Day

2010-09-16T23:28:00.001-04:00

Our friends the Felt's invited us to go to the beach with them on Labor day so we went to Clearwater beach. It was a nice day just hanging out with our good friends. Beau their oldest son loves playing with Paul and building stuff in the sand Bronson their youngest son like destroying the things that they make. They are such cute fun kids and we love hanging out with them. Beau is such an adventurous kid that sometimes he will wander off. Paul and I went for a swim near the pier and I stopped only to find Beau behind me saying I'm following you guys. I didn't think much of it and then after being out in the water for about 10 minutes or so we saw his dad Brock walking quickly toward the pier we told Beau that maybe he might be looking for him. We headed back to the beach and Jessie had the lifeguards and Brock looking for Beau they didn't know he had been with us and following us and neither did I. Thankfully he was fine but he had a talk with the lifeguard about why he needs to tell an adult where he is.

Beer Can Island

2010-09-16T22:56:00.008-04:00

On Friday before Labor Day Paul and I rented a boat and went out to what is known as Beer can island. It is an island right outside of the base and is covered in beer can or at least that is how it got its name I did not see any beer cans though. It was a beautiful island a beautiful day and just a fun time. We even brought Brownie along and he loved it. We did get attacked by mesquites which was not fun but we made the best of it. We brought Paul's BBQ and made shish kabobs.

Date Night

2010-09-12T21:50:00.010-04:00

Every Friday night Paul and I go out on a date which usually consists of going some place yummy to eat and maybe renting a movie or going to a few stores. Since we always do the same thing I wanted to try something different so I was thinking about things to do in Tampa that maybe we haven't done before and since I know that we wont live here the rest of our lives I want to do everything. There is a place called Channelside where they have restaurants and it is also where the Port Of Tampa is along with the aquarium. They have a trolley that will take you from Channelside to a place called Ybor(Yes Jessie I spelled it right this time) with more places to eat and a few shops. I had never been to Ybor before so I thought this would be a fun date night. We ate at this crepe place Paul ordered a panini and I ordered a wrap and for dessert we shared a dessert crepe with nutella, peanut butter, marshmallow, strawberries and whip creme. It was so good talking about it makes me want one. Then we visited a few of the stores my favorite was this vintage shop. We found a high top show with a fish in the heel that Paul tried on just like Pee-Wee Herman wore in the movie and he also found this really neat green suit that he tried on and although it was very mad hatter looking I loved it. It was about $200 which was more than we wanted to pay but Paul seemed to have fun playing dress up. We also went into this one store where you could draw on this marble slap thing I thought Paul's picture was so cute.

Good Samaritan

2010-09-12T20:45:00.002-04:00

Well about a week or so ago I was asked by my friend Lisa Howard (Bishops Wife) if I could help her with moving some stuff in her house to the base chapel. Of course I said yes. On our way back I saw a dog roaming around. In the past I have always tried to see if any wondering dogs would come to me in hopes that I might find their owner or take them somewhere they could be safe. In the past no luck put that day I had the best luck and it turned into a pretty neat story. So I asked Lisa if we could stop and see if this dog would come to me she said "sure" I told her of I didn't have any luck we would just go on our way. So the dog came to me and I saw it had a county tag we called the county and they gave us the name of the owners,their phone number, their address and the name of the dog which was Champ. I called the number but their was no answer so I left a message. Just as I asked Lisa if we could put the dog in her car these 2 men drive up and said they could help us get the dog over to my house since Lisa didn't have room and their house had a dog that was not friendly. So they followed us over to my house and we put him in our back yard. Just as I was going to leave the house I check the backyard to make sure everything was ok with Brownie and Champ and I couldn't find Champ anywhere. He must have jumped the fence. Paul and I looked all around the neighborhood and could not find him. I called the number back and again there was no answer I left another message saying that the dog I had was gone and felt so bad about it. 2 hours after I found Champ his owner called me and asked about Champ I told him the entire story and let him know where I lived in case he wanted to go and look for him near my house. The man thanked me and told me he would call me to let me know when and if he found his dog. Hours went by and I hadn't heard anything about Champ so I decided to call again. The man had said he had found him and that the men that had helped bring him to my house had found him back where Lisa and I had found him and took him over to him he was busy working and said he had been meaning to call me. I was so happy that he had found him. The next day the door bell rang and who was there Champ with his owner the owner had brought him by to let me know that he was alright and to thank me for all the help I was to help finding him. These are one of those stories you hear and read about that happens to someone else not me but now I have one of those stories. Brownie & Champ really got along

Base Pool

2010-08-28T21:11:00.010-04:00

At the Air Force base they have a pool with a water slide and a diving board and after living here for 2 years this is the first time I have been there because it was always closed. It was a nice day and we even ran into the Cantwell family (John, Cherry, Gregg, Maddy & Dan) there. There was even free Marco's pizza which was so good. We went down the water slide and Paul and the guys took plenty of dives on the diving board. We even played a game of keep away the teams were Paul, John & Dan and me, Maddy and Gregg. Maddy was ruthless and kept attacking Paul John kept doing shark bites which meant he grabbed my ankles. It was so exhausting. As we were leaving we ran into the Zitto family. It was a good Saturday.

Grant & Beckett's Birthday

2010-08-26T21:57:00.004-04:00

Paul and I went to go see Grant and Beckett for their 4th and 6th birthday at Chuck E Cheese. Beckett turned 4 and Grant turned 6. They are kids I used to watch a few days a week while their parents were at school. They have a big sister named Hannah that gave me a big hug and remembered me. It was good to see them again.

Paul's 25th Birthday

2010-08-26T21:03:00.012-04:00

Paul turned 25 on August 9th. I always like to try and make him something special or surprise him with a fun thing. Last year I surprised him with concert tickets to see Metallica. This year I surprised him with tickets to go see the Blue Man Group in the Aquos Theater at Universal City Walk in Orlando. Before we saw the show we ate at the Hard Rock Cafe it is supposed to be the largest Hard Rock in the world. We are starting a pilsner collection to any hard rock we have been to; so far we have 5 one from Key West, Orlando, Tampa, Cayman Islands and our friend Fernando just brought us back one from Panama. So if you are looking for a gift to get us you could get us a Pilsner shaped glass from a Hard Rock cafe somewhere near you.

Jessie made me a blanket for my birthday last year and ever since Paul and I fight over it so I thought I would make one for him with Jessie's help of course because she knows it would not have come out as good without her help. THANKS JESSIE what would I do without you. My Parents also sent Paul some chili sauce and some other edible things. Thanks Mom & Dad he really enjoys eating all of them.

CA Trip

2010-08-26T16:48:00.028-04:00

It had been over 2 years since Paul or I saw either of our families so we decided a trip to CA was long overdue. There was so much to see but more importantly more to eat because we stopped at all the places that we loved to eat at that we don't have here in Florida just to name a few: El Taco, Kosmos, In-N-Out, Del Taco, Round Table Pizza & Pink's. While we were there 2 big events went on Paul's brother Sam had his Eagle Court Of Honor.

Sam had this huge car jumper for his Eagle Court of Honor I'm so bummed I didn't get any pictures of it.

Also our Nephew Jeffrey my sister's son celebrated his 7th birthday at Chuck E Cheese. For Jeffrey's birthday we took him to Downtown Disney to build his own remote control car he had so much fun building it with Paul.

The first day we got there we din't do too much I wasn't feeling too well. We stayed at Paul's grandpas's house I am also bummed we didn't take any pictures with him I need to start taking more pictures. The next day we went to the pioneer celebration at the stake center which was nice because I got to see some people from my ward I hadn't seen in a while. One day we went to Sunset Beach with Paul and his brother's and we had a few dinners during the week with my side of the family. We took Paul's grandpa out to Mimi's Cafe (that is where he picked to go) we thought it would only be nice of us to take him out to lunch since he was letting us stay at his house. I went to the movies with my family and saw the movie Grown Ups which was really funny and went Go Karting it was so fun and we took those photo booth pictures together. My parents took us to LAX to catch our plane home which I am grateful for. I am also grateful that Kellie picked us up from the airport when we got there and for my dad loaning us my old car. The trip was great.

While we were there we went to my Best Friend's Kellie's House and had us some little hamburgers well you can tell from the picture not really and had a fun time playing a card game. It was really nice because we got to see our friend Adam who was visiting from BYU Idaho the old gang was back together again. We had all known each each other for over 7 years. What a fun time.

I had a girl's night out with my best friend Kellie and my very good friend Denise and went to the Elephant Bar the place we all went (minus Roxy from this picture) for my girls night out before I got married. Then only one married at the time was Kellie she was married about 6 months. Since then so much has happened to all of us and we have remained friends through it all. Kellie has had a beautiful daughter Gwen and is expecting her second daughter in November. Denise got married to Ryan the guy she has been with before his mission and have been married for a year and I have been married for 2 years. Roxy who we all wish could have been there is serving a mission we know she is truly doing the Lord's work and miss her so much I need to write that girl.

While we were there we were able to go the the LA Temple with Paul's mom it was so nice to be in that Temple I hadn't been there since Paul and I got married. I have attended the Temple more times than I have the LA Temple which is odd cause I lived in CA more years than I have in Florida. After our Temple trip we went to eat at Pink's they have the best hot dogs. The picture of the hot dog is the one that Paul ordered. They have such funny names for hot dog's there. Paul got the Rosie O'Donnell Dog his mom got the Martha Stewart dog and I got a hot dog covered in bacon and nacho cheese it didn't have a special name. They were so good.

Also while I was there I was able to go visit one of the families I used to nanny for while going to Cal State Fullerton. The Mathesons (Melissa, Jay, Jack Eden & Will) When I first started watching them Jack was 2 and the twins were 7 months. The last time I saw them was at my wedding Jack was 4 and the twins were 2. Well Jack sorta remembered me Eden and Will did not but they warmed up to me. They had me over for breakfast and then we headed down to the park. We then came back to the house and the kids played outside while Melissa and I got to chat and catch up. It was so good to see them and they promised they would remember me next time. I hope so.

Fourth Of July

2010-08-26T16:31:00.004-04:00

On July 3rd we had our first visitors since living in Florida. Paul's sister Katie her husband Cyril and 2 boys Aidan & Nathaniel came to visit us from Texas. We celebrated with lots of fireworks because Fourth Of July is Paul's favorite holiday aside from Thanksgiving. We went to the beach one day and got caught in the rain on the way back. We also took them to Busch Gardens. I am not sure why I didn't take any pictures of them being here I think it has to do with our camera not working. We had a great time having them visit us and were so happy that they were able to go on their cruise. There was a miscommunication with passport information but it all got worked out thank goodness. We hope they come back and visit us soon.

Our First House

2010-08-26T15:39:00.014-04:00

July 1st we were able to move into our first house. I want to thank everyone who helped us move in: Jessie, Fernando, Pete, The Zitto Family you guys are all awesome. This house is so cute I love all the colors and how much like home it makes it feel. It has a great big back yard plenty of space for Brownie to run around. I love love love it.

Girls Camp 2010

2010-08-26T14:04:00.012-04:00

This was my second year at girls camp in Florida I was over the YCL's (youth camp leaders). I really enjoyed it this year. I was able to go with Angie Zitto the YW leader in my ward. The very last day I was there I had a rash on my face caused by either bug spray or sunscreen or a combination of both and the heat did not make it any better. Paul was so nice to come pick me up the night before we were supposed to come home. Overall it was a fun time away from the distractions of the world.

One Day Angie and I were in charge of a water game so we got 8 inter tubes and split the girls into 2 teams and on each team 4 of the girls were in the tubes and the rest of their teammates had to push them close to the opposing teams tubes and knock out the girls in the tubes. Only the girls in the tubes were allowed to push and try and knock their opponents out of the tube. It was such a fun time and I think the girls really enjoyed it.

While I was at girls camp I saw this really awesome turtle. It was huge.

Update.

2010-08-26T09:10:00.002-04:00

So it has been a busy summer so I need to catch up on my blogging according to Jessie which I agree so I thought today would be the perfect day to do so. I have had a few projects I have been meaning to get to. One of those projects is scrapbooking. I told my friend Jessie about it and she said I should turn my blog into a book like she does which I think is a great idea so in order to do that I need to not upload videos or running pictures like I have in the past. So I am going to just post my favorite pictures from an event that I really like and upload the rest onto facebook so if you would still like to see all my pictures you can see them on facebook. Thanks

Baby Abby

2010-06-13T23:17:00.003-04:00

Last Sunday Paul and I were able to help out our friends Lisa and Eddie by watching their little girl Abby who is a month old. Eddie had to go into the hospital and they needed someone to watch her. She was such a good baby Paul fed her while I made dinner and she slept a lot it was fun to have a little baby in the house.

Paul In Arizona

2010-05-23T20:38:00.004-04:00

Paul went on a trip for work and left May 16th he thought he was going to Vegas and ended up in Tempe Arizona. Kim lives near there and so Paul has been able to see her and his neices. Kim also graduated from college yesterday and Paul was able to attend how awesome is that? CONGRATS Kim.

HAPPY 2nd ANNIVERSARY

2010-05-23T18:09:00.006-04:00

Today 2 years ago I married the man I will be with forever. We have had our rough moments and trials but together we were able to make it through some tough times. I can't imagine going through life with anyone else who knows and loves me the way Paul does. I have been blessed to have him in my life for 7 1/2 years 2 of which we have been married. I look forward to a lifetime of making good memories and spending time enjoying being with him.

Paul has been out of town since May 16th in Arizona and since he couldn't be with me he sent me these beautiful flowers they were waiting at my door step when I got home from church. Sorry the picture is a little fuzzy I took it with my phone Paul has our camera in Arizona.

Brownie's 1st Birthday

2010-05-22T17:59:00.005-04:00

On May 14th Brownie turned one we celebrated by buying him a new bed and he had a dog version of a birthday cake.

Colorado Day 4

2010-05-16T21:25:00.001-04:00

Our flight home was later than we thought so we had an extra day to look around at things. We went to the museum on the Air Force Base we stayed at and then went shopping at an outlet mall. It was a nice day.

Colorado Day 3

2010-05-16T21:21:00.003-04:00

On this day we took a small hike up a mountain called Pike's Peak and packed sandwich's to eat. It was so beautiful and peaceful we miss the mountains there are not any near Tampa. We then went to a place where they had homes that people actually lived in i can't remember what the name of people that lived there were called or what the homes were made out of but it was neat to see them and to know people lived in them.

Colorado Day 2

2010-05-16T20:44:00.003-04:00

On our second day we went horse back riding through a place called Garden Of The Gods the scenery was beautiful and so peaceful. After that we went to the Olympic Center where we got to see where the Olympians train for the Olympic games. It was neat to see their training facility.

Colorado Day 1

2010-05-16T20:14:00.002-04:00

The first day we were there we visited the Air Force Academy and they have a lot of church services for varying religions which a lot of the pictures are of and then later we went to the Cave of Winds which was nice and cool inside and very neat to see.

NEWS!!!!!!!!

2010-05-08T00:33:00.003-04:00

On March 26th I took a pregnancy test and found out I was pregnant. On March 29th it was confirmed by a blood test at the doctor's office that I was. That week I was off for spring break and Paul was able to take some time off work so we took a quick trip to Colorado Springs. We had a great time pictures to come. On April 13th I was at work when I had a sharp pain on my side I thought it was nothing and hoped it would go away it didn't the pain got worse and I left work early I drove home and Paul took me to the ER. We were there from 1:00 sitting in the waiting room waiting to get called in they finally called me in about 2:30 and ran all kinds of tests from 2:30-6 when they finally knew what it was they came in and told us that I had an ectopic pregnancy. For those of you who may not know that means the baby was growing in one of my Fallopian tubes. They told me the baby was 7 weeks and 2 days old. The baby still had a heart beat but they told me I had to have surgery in an hour there was no way for the baby to survive but now it was a matter of making sure I was ok. It broke my heart to know that this was what had to be done and there was nothing I could do to save my baby. I cried tears of fear and sadness. Fear for the surgery I was going to have and sadness for the baby I could not save. Paul was wonderful through the entire process and he gave me a blessing which put us both at ease. We can still have kids and I know that Heavenly Father is watching over us knowing all that we are going through. I really am doing fine and am grateful for the things I have learned about myself and what I can handle and for the spiritual lessons I have learned as well and have been able to share with others. If anyone has any questions about this please feel free to call, e-mail or leave a post and I would be more than willing to answer anything you would like to know about.

New Years Eve/Valentine's Day

2010-05-08T00:08:00.002-04:00

Although there are no pictures we spent the night ringing in the new year in Missouri in 20 degree weather lighting fireworks.Blankets wrapped around us and our little nieces. On Valentine's Day Paul took me to see wicked it was nice to see and very entertaining.

Drive Through Christmas Display

2010-04-18T18:03:00.002-04:00

There was a church that puts on an awesome Christmas light display that you drive through. Erin had a coupon for a full free car otherwise we would have had to pay a pretty penny to get in. It looked better than the cameras pictures display. The kids loved it.

Branson, Missouri

2010-04-18T17:59:00.002-04:00

Everytime we visit Missouri we go to Branson they have a lot of neat places to viit and things to do. This time we decided to visit the Ripley's believe it or not museum and Paul saw his dream car as we were driving down the main street of Branson.

Incredible Pizza

2010-04-18T17:46:00.003-04:00

Everytime we visit Missouri Ryann always wants us to visit some new fun food place. We went to Ryan's buffet last summer and this winter we went to Incredible Pizza. It'like Chuck E. Cheese only better. We had a great time.

Adam-Ondi-Ahman

2010-04-18T17:13:00.002-04:00

Adam-Ondi-Ahman was so beautiful covered in snow I am sure most pictures people see of the land is not during winter so it was a very special treat for us to see the beauty the snow covered land was.

Far West

2010-04-18T17:07:00.005-04:00

Erin was so awesome to take us to all the neat church sites while in Missouri. While we were there we went to Far West and were able to see the corner stones.

Liberty Jail

2010-04-13T07:16:00.001-04:00

While in Missouri we also got to visit Liberty Jail where Joeseph Smith was in prison. There was a very special feeling there.

Independence Missouri Vistors Center

2010-04-12T19:03:00.002-04:00

While we were in Missouri we visited the vistors center in Independence. It was very cold.

Christmas 2009

2010-04-12T17:52:00.003-04:00

This year we were able to have a white Christmas in Missouri with one of Paul's sisters Erin and her family. We had a great time the pictures speak for themselves.

Thanksgiving

2010-04-12T17:41:00.005-04:00

Thanksgiving in 09 was fun we spent it with our Friends the Felt Family. I made a Trifle which was so good, we ate yummy thanksgiving dinner and played kickball at the park.

My first time camping

2009-11-27T22:01:00.005-05:00

Paul has been camping forever and this is the first time I have gone. It was a fun new experince and I got to share it with my favorite person in the whole world.

Paul at Hoover Dam

2009-11-27T21:47:00.002-05:00

Paul gets to travel to some really neat places in the miltary and one of these places was Hoover Dam. He got a private tour because one of the girls brothers works there and took them to some sites that most of us don;t or will ever get to see.

Paul and Brownie

2009-11-27T21:27:00.001-05:00

Paul and Brownie like spending time together mostly taking naps

My 24th B-Day

2009-11-27T21:06:00.002-05:00

My 24th birthday was so fun. I went to a place called the melting pot and had some yummy food. My parents and sister sent me gifts and Paul bought me some cute useful things. It was a great day and I'm grateful to be another year older.

Paul In A Cage

2009-11-27T20:54:00.003-05:00

Paul was getting something out of Brownie's cage and went all the way inside so I locked him in it. It was very funny trying to watch him get out.

Brownie's Graduation

2009-11-27T20:44:00.005-05:00

So our Dog Brownie had been getting into a few of our things so we thought we would send him to dog school. This was his celebration after he graduated. Paul was in Greece so he missed his graduation this was his after graduation party.

Paul in Greece

2009-09-27T22:32:00.003-04:00

On Friday Paul was asked to go to Greece to help fix a jet that was broken he left yesterday at 1 p.m. and I have no idea when he will be back hopefully he took lots of neat pictures that I can post when he gets back and hopefully he brings me back something nice.

Airmen Leadership School Graduation

2009-09-27T22:22:00.005-04:00

A few weeks ago Paul graduated from a class he had to go to that was 6 weeks long. He received the highest award in the class John A Levitow is the name of the award is was named after a man who was an AC-47 gunship loadmaster for the 3d Special Operations Squadron who became the lowest-ranking Airman ever to receive the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime.I was so proud of him because I know how hard he works and all the time and effort he put into the class. Here are some pictures from the night.

Brownie & Lincoln at the dog beach

2009-09-27T22:07:00.003-04:00

One Saturday Paul, Brownie and I went with our friends Alan, Princess and Lincoln to the dog Beach it was a fun day Lincoln loved the water it was Brownie's first time and he was a little scared. After Brownie was so tired he took a nap and Lincoln got really sick they player their little dog hearts out.

Brownie Updates

2009-09-27T22:00:00.001-04:00

Brownie thinks he is so cute and always wants to sleep on our bed he is such a cute dog. Paul and him are such good buddies in the morning he comes into our room jumps on the bed to look for him when he is not there he seems a little sad.

Walt Disney World

2009-09-27T21:07:00.002-04:00

Our passes were about to expire so we decided to go before they did. Here are some pictures from the day. We even tried out for the American Idol Experience neither of us made it which was fine by me because Paul wanted us to try out.

Brownie Scared

2009-09-16T22:27:00.002-04:00

Living in Florida our apt is no stranger to bugs a huge wasp flew in and I tried killing it with a broom and this is where Brownie went to hide because I was banging things and making so much noise and he got scared.

Youth Temple Trip

2009-09-16T22:19:00.004-04:00

The closest Temple to us is in Orlando which is about an hour and a half away. The youth are always so excited to go to the Temple they are a great example to me.

My first Quilt

2009-09-16T22:15:00.002-04:00

Thanks to Brie Williams I learned how to make a quilt and was able to give it as a gift to my very Best Friend Kellie Larsen who is having her baby in just a few short weeks I love her so much. I am grateful for all the good friends I have in my life.

Book Of Mormom Marathon

2009-09-16T21:59:00.003-04:00

The youth got together around 3 p.m. on a Friday and all day Saturday until 10 p.m. that night and read the Book Of Mormon our goal was to finish we got close but the youth had a great time and it was a great testimony strengthener that the Book Of Mormon is true and that the gospel is true.

Lowry Park Zoo with Olsens

2009-09-15T22:39:00.002-04:00

Right before I went back to work Amy invited me to go to the zoo with her and her 2 daughters. They are so cute and have the cutest little red hair.

Some Updated Photos of Brownie

2009-09-15T22:31:00.001-04:00

Paul Really tired

2009-09-15T22:25:00.002-04:00

I took this picture one day when Paul was really tired. I think it is funny that he is always telling me to get rid of Snoopy and yet he is sleeping with him pretty funny.

Mutual

2009-09-14T22:27:00.002-04:00

Sorry I am so behind on posting so I will have to post for about the past few weeks. We had a pool party at my apt and it was a lot of fun 2 of the YW are off in school now Amy who I miss so much she is wearing the red bathing suit and Diane she is the one making the funny faces it was a fun night. All the girls were so fun to have over.

Paul Playing with Brownie

2009-08-10T15:31:00.001-04:00

Happy 24th Birthday Paul

2009-08-10T15:21:00.004-04:00

Paul's Birthday is August 9th which was yesterday. We had a great time celebrating his birthday. I made this angel food cake that Paul's mom gave me the recipe for (Thank You Carol) it was made with a boysenberry and whip cream frosting. It was so Good. Thank you Mom,Dad and Monica for sending Paul a gift card to Arby's it's his favorite food I got Paul tickets to the upcoming Metallica concert on Oct 3 here in Tampa he is so excited.

Brownie's Bathtub Bath

2009-08-10T15:13:00.002-04:00

After we went kayaking Paul and I decided Brownie needed a bath it was raining outside and he can get scared at times so we meaning Paul took him a bath in the tub.

Kayak At Crystal River

2009-08-10T14:45:00.002-04:00

On Saturday Paul and I went to a place called Crystal River and found a spring called Three Sisters. It was a bright sunny day. We are so lucky to have great friends who lent us their kayaks (Thank you Sharp Family) and because of Jessie Felt we were able to take the pictures you see (thanks for lending us your camera Jessie).

Nothing New

2009-08-02T22:41:00.004-04:00

Not much has been going on with us this week. Paul has been working a crazy schedule from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. and this week he is working days 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. yeah. It has been a normal week. Sorry! I have been keeping myself busy with doing some catch up on things I normally don't feel like doing when I am working.

A new addition to our family

2009-07-27T00:03:00.005-04:00

Well we have been traveling around a lot and our life seems to be settling down so we thought we would add this little guy to our family. His name is Brownie and he is a Labrador mixed with some type of Hound we adopted him from the humane society. Paul and I thought of the same name without even asking each other what we thought it should be. He has been a lot of fun to have around.

Dinner On The Boat

2009-07-26T23:53:00.004-04:00

Every night on the boat we had a three course meal for dinner. The food every night was so good. Paul had one favorite dessert the warm chocolate melting cake and for dinner sometimes you are seated with other people you don't know we were lucky enough to have a group of people who were nice to talk to and friendly.

Relaxing Day at the Beach

2009-07-26T23:22:00.002-04:00

We went to Cazumel and went to a private island and got there by taking this speed boat ride that does 360 turns in the water it was a fun relaxing day at the beach

Cave Adventure

2009-07-26T22:56:00.001-04:00

One day we stopped in Belize and did a cave expedition it was so neat. We repelled in one cave and into another and zip lined from one cave to another it was so fun.

Our adventures in Roatan

2009-07-26T21:38:00.002-04:00

We went to a place called Gumbalinda Park. We were able to go snorkeling off a catamaran and see Macaws and hold and play with monkeys. It was such a fun day.

Stingray Sandbar

2009-07-26T20:14:00.002-04:00

This is a once in a lifetime experience. These stingrays were huge we were even able to get a massage from them.

Day At the Turtle Farm

2009-07-26T19:45:00.004-04:00

We were able to see these awesome turtles they were huge. We were able to touch them and hold them.

Caribbean Cruise

2009-07-26T19:06:00.002-04:00

Right after Paul got back from Scout Camp the very next day we were off to Miami to go on our 7 day cruise. We did so many fun things.

SCOUT CAMP

2009-07-26T18:30:00.002-04:00

Right after Paul got home from Kansas he was off to Virginia for scout camp with the boys in our ward. He had a great time and took tons of pictures here are just a few from his trip.

Paul and Ryann

2009-07-19T21:40:00.006-04:00

Paul is so great with kids. His nieces love him. Ryann is 4 and she is so shy but she loves her uncle Paul. While we were there she said there are only 2 boys I love Aiden (which is her cousin)and Uncle Paul. During the week she fell down and got hurt getting into the shower her mom asked her if she wanted to snuggle with her dad and she replied " I want to snuggle with Uncle Paul" who was in Kansas during the week. It was so cute

Paul sent away again

2009-07-19T21:03:00.001-04:00

A little after a month since Paul had been home he was sent on an assignment to Kansas for 3 weeks. With me being off for the summer being home by yourself is no fun so I went to Missouri to visit Paul's sister for 18 days it was so fun to spend time with my nieces and a perk to this trip was Paul was so close he could drive from the base he was at to his sisters for the weekend. When I say close I mean 5 hours but closer than Florida from Kansas. We had so much fun the 2 weekends we were able to see each other.

Girls Camp 2009

2009-07-19T20:38:00.003-04:00

Girls camp this year was a lot of drama but also a lot of fun. Princess I would not have survived without you. You know what I mean.

Ray vs. Royals Baseball Game

2009-07-19T20:18:00.004-04:00

Paul was given tickets to this game from a guy he works for they were right behind 1st base we had a blast. They were such awesome seats.

1 Year Anniversary

2009-07-19T20:06:00.006-04:00

We had both decided we would not buy each other any gifts and instead purchase a new TV so the only thing I bought Paul was a card. The next morning he surprised me with some small gifts of things that were very sweet. A small compact digital picture holder that I could hang on my purse so I could see him anytime, an armband for my IPOD that I could use when I worked out, Ferngully movie which i loved watching when I was little and a rose along with a card. I woke up before him to see these cute gifts on the couch in the living room. I felt so bad that all I got him was a card so I made him breakfast belgian waffles and bacon yum.

We had a special day planned for our 1 year anniversary we decided to visit 2 castles.The first one was the Orlando Temple. We thought it would be nice to do a session on the very day we got sealed as husband and wife.

Then we spent the day at Disneyworld and ate inside this castle.

We had forgot our camera so the only photo we have from the day was the one we got with our dinner meal before we went in we took a picture with Cinderella. It was so nice.

Key West

2009-07-19T19:31:00.002-04:00

After Paul got home he really want to take off somewhere fun so we headed to Key West for the weekend. We left on a thurday afternoon after I got off work and got there around midnight. It was an awesome trip we did and saw so many amazing things. It was such a fun and relaxing weekend

Apologize

2009-07-19T19:24:00.002-04:00

First I have to apologize to my best friend Kellie who got me started on this blog world so she can keep updated with what is going on in my life since I live so far away now. I am making her and anyone else who still reads my blog a promise I plan to update my blog every Sunday with something new from the week. I have some catching up to do so there may be a lot of new stuff to look through at first after that once a week I will add some new events that happened from that week.

Paul's Home

2009-05-03T07:37:00.002-04:00

Well he almost is. He is coming home today he left Dec. 30 and is coming home today May 3rd. I haven't seen him in over 4 months I am glad he is coming back. I have really missed him. This weekend we are going to Key West it should be a lot of fun.

5K Run

2009-05-03T07:17:00.005-04:00

My friend Jessie who I work out with every morning encouragaed me to do the 5K run with her and I am glad she did I look forward to the next one. Thanks for being an awesome friend Jessie and pushing me when I don't think I can continue.

Boring Blog

2009-04-13T23:28:00.002-04:00

I am sorry my blog is so boring without a camera I am lost. I am hoping to get one really soon. Paul is coming home in a few weeks and a lot of fun things are coming up. I am going to girls camp in June and Paul is going to scout camp in June we are planning on taking a cruise in July to Cazumel Mexico and Jamaica and Key West it should be a lot of fun. Paul's sister Erin is planning a family reunion in Nauvoo that sounds like a lot of fun I hope it all comes together. I will keep you updated soon.

BAD NEWS

2009-03-08T16:52:00.004-04:00

Well some of you may have heard but Our Apt was broken into recenty on the 25th. They broke through the window and took Paul's computer and my digital camera. We were lucky they didn't take more. They broke in, in the morning between 7:15 when I left the house to go to work and at 10 my neighbor noticed the door open. They cut their arm from breaking the window so there was blood in a few places in the apt.It was a pretty scary experience to say the least. The worst of it all is that a lot of pictures we have taken since we have been married were on Paul's computer and I wish I had kept my blog more current because if I had our first Christmas pictures would still be with us in some form. My advice is to back up your pictures somewhere else besides your computer because you computer can go out on you. I am not scared anymore or upset that someone broke in but that I can not replace those pictures but I can always replace the stuff that was taken. So I don't have any new pictures to post cause all of mine were taken and I don't currently have a camera to take anymore with. So hopefully soon I can post some more pictures

Sea World

2009-02-09T17:38:00.002-05:00

Me and Paul went to Sea World before Christmas it was one of the coldest days last year we went the week of Christmas.

WWE

2009-02-09T17:29:00.004-05:00

Paul surprised me by taking me to see WWE it was a lot of fun

Halloween

2009-02-09T17:15:00.002-05:00

Our ward had a hallowen party Paul was unable to go cause he had to work but I had a great time. Here are some pictures

23rd Birthday

2009-02-09T17:03:00.006-05:00

On my 23rd birthday Paul bought me a turtle that he thought I would really love. I named him Squirtle and he decided that it shouldn't be alone so he bought himself one and named him Snorkle. These pictures are when we first got them they are a lot bigger now

Apologize

2009-02-07T14:32:00.001-05:00

I have to tell everyone who views our blog how sorry I am for not updating it as often as I should. It takes so little time. I promise I will be better in the future.

Last Set Of Disney World Pictures

2008-10-25T17:10:00.001-04:00

More Disney World Pictures

2008-10-25T14:34:00.001-04:00

Disney World

2008-10-25T13:40:00.002-04:00

When Paul got back from his deployment we went to Walt Disney World for a few days and here are some pictures from our trip

My New Car

2008-10-25T13:30:00.003-04:00

When Paul got back we knew we were going to need 2 cars so we went car shopping and I fell in love with this car.

Game Night at the Cantwells

2008-08-24T14:07:00.003-04:00

Since Paul has been gone the Cantwell family has taken me in and treated me like family. They are such a sweet family and I love their kids. I bought this game for Paul called Quelf which is a wacky game of doing and saying funny things I played with Cherry, Maddy, Gregg & Dan they all loved it and thought it was so fun.

Another Mutual Actvity

2008-08-24T13:56:00.002-04:00

This past week the YW made cookies and took them to a girl who just moved into our ward. The girl's father was relly happy we took the time to do that and the result the entire family was at church today. Pretty neat what a little kindness can do.

Mutual

2008-08-16T11:27:00.002-04:00

A few nights ago for mutual the girls had a makeover night with painting finger nails and getting beauty tips. One girl taught us we could use crystal light to make lip gloss or lipstick that lasted for a long time it was a fun night and we all enjoyed hearing everyone's beauty tips

Manny's 60th Birthday

2008-08-11T00:21:00.002-04:00

My dad's friend that he has known for about 35 years just had his 60th birthday and yet again another surprise birthday party. My dad grew up with him and worked with him. I have known him pretty much my whole life. He is a really great guy and it was a fun night.

ZOO DAY

2008-08-11T00:07:00.002-04:00

We have been on a lot of adventures we spent the day at the zoo. The best part was this little baby Gorilla next to Paul's niece who banged on the glass as we got there. Everyone bust up laughing.

DAY AT THE BEACH

2008-08-10T22:41:00.002-04:00

On this trip I have been able to get to know Eva one of Paul's sister and her family a lot better. WE had a great day at the beach

A day at the Aquarium

2008-08-10T21:25:00.003-04:00

I went to the aquarium with Paul's sisters family Eva, Derek, Jill, Kendra, Lauren & Seth along with Paul's mom Carol and his brother Sam. We enjoyed the day seeing the animals as well as touching some of the rays and star fish it was a fun hot day and of course getting attacked by the birds