THE BEEDE BUNCH

Merry Christmas to US!

2010-03-24T21:17:00.011-06:00

I know, I start all my blogs out with some form of this statement, but I really am pathetic!! It's been an entire year since my last post (which I never actually finished, oops) so I apologize to anyone that gave up on me- or is about to give up on me! But I am going to try for a come back... Why? Because people complain to me about my neglect, I feel guilty about my neglect, and now... drum roll please... I can actually contribute what people like to see in blogs: PICTURES!!! How fabulous is that?! We had a camera- actually two- but I didn't like either of them (not so great picture quality) so I never used them. So, for Christmas 2009, Morgan and I bought ourselves a nice, new toy- one with excellent picture quality when we get it right!
Meet our Nikon Coolpix p90 So, we may have had this for 3 months now, but we still have a lot to learn! We are still trying to figure out which settings are the best for different lighting and locations and such! So, if anyone has any helpful tips, please pass them along, thank you!

This is a picture of our first outing with her. We went to see the lights on Temple Square and it was foggy- bum deal! However, I think the fog added a cool effect! Everything had this amazing glow!

I love this Nativity scene. I think it is just beautiful! And having it in the reflecting pool makes it so much more spectacular! And the fog, Heavenly... Merry Christmas to us!

*Does anyone know why I can't get that area to not act like a link? I started typing and that is what it looked like- I DON'T LIKE IT! And this is one more reason why I don't blog very often... Grr!

Be kind, please rewind! Part 3

2009-03-22T22:39:00.016-06:00

*** A forewarning, this post is not quite finished. Actually, it's not even close to being finished! I'm going to come back to it to finish the blurps for the last pictures. What it boils down to is we had a very FULL vacation. What you will see below is the last third of the trip- probably the fullest part of the trip. We did a ton of stuff in just a few days! Some of it I don't even have pictures of! I think this vacation is going to turn out to be three different post. Part 1, 2, 3. And I'm going backwards, so this is part 3. Man! I think I'm making this harder than it should be! Oh well! No turning back now!! Feel free to read on or wait till it's done!***

Morgan and I went to San Francisco with Aunt Fay, Uncle Bob, Jeremy and Tanna and kids: Sydney, Keegan, Evan and Austin. The weather was great, considering it was December! We walked the Golden Gate Bridge, went to the Presidio, ate ice cream at Ghirardelli Square, and rode the Cable Cars. The next(?) day we went to Montera and the harbor. What a fun day we had! Thanks Aunt Fay and Uncle Bob for the fun and adventures!

This is where Uncle Bob's dad is buried. We took flowers for his late birthday!

I love cemeteries. They are so peaceful and I love reading the inscriptions on the headstones about their life... imagining what they went through when they were alive. Especially in this cemetery- it is dedicated to soldiers. All the heroes who have fought for the freedoms we enjoy in this country. Thank you to all who have fought to get us where we are today!
Check out this location! Isn't it a beautiful site! I just love it!!

Chowing down on an ice cream sundae at Ghirardelli Square. Yum!

After Ghirardelli Square. We were waiting in the long line for the Trolley Cars. It's a bright picture but I love it! I can't get enough of city lights! Ahhh...

RIDING THE CABLE CARS!!

The Cable Car! What a fun adventure they offer! I'm hanging off the side of the car, Sydney is on the outside bench between two sweet Asian ladies. They really liked her! The next picture is the view from the car. Morgan was taking the pictures so we didn't get any of him! Sorry! But he had fun! It was a great way to see more sights that we hadn't seen earlier in the day!

Montera Lighthouse, right outside Half Moon Bay (HMB). I beginning to share my mom's love for lighthouses. I've always liked them, but as I get older, my love for them is growing. They are so neat... A beacon in the night! This is a small one and may not be that big of a deal, but it's still cool! Of all the times I've been to HMB, I don't think I've ever visited this lighthouse- as far back as I can remember, at least!!

New Blog

2009-03-17T23:44:00.002-06:00

I've started a new blog. I wanted to have blog relating to all my floral design work so I finally did it! You can check it out at http://beededesigns.blogspot.com/ I also need some help to get it going. So please go to the link and read about it, if you have the time or desire, or just skip to the bottom and see what's stumping me! I need all the suggestions I can get, so please help! Thanks a ton!

61 and Heavenly...

2009-03-17T17:57:00.004-06:00

I walked out of work tonight, about 5:40pm, to warmth and sunshine and 61 degrees posted up on the bank's flashy electronic sign. Hallelujah!!! I usually wear my winter coat to work- over a light sweatshirt that I wear while I work. Today... no winter coat, just the sweatshirt!! And, here's the best part... I even turned the air conditioner on in the car!! For some reading this, it may not seem like a big deal to you. So let me help you understand a little better, it has been a very FRIGID and LOOONG winter... very brown and white, so to see the yellow sun and actually feel the warmth it normally emits, is like a miracle for us! If we saw the sun, there was no warmth attached to it and we were just blinded by it's brightness reflecting off the snow. Now, the wonderful, warm sun has melted most of the snow and allowed us to start thawing out! Yeah!! One of my other favorite things about this transition is seeing the new buds/growth on the trees... Who would have thought that little nubs on trees would be so nice?! I just love it! Spring is nearly here! Let's just hope it lasts!!! Oh! Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
**I just discovered how fun colors can be! Enjoy!**

A Day/Weekend of Thanks!!!

2009-01-31T20:46:00.017-07:00

Here's my plan: To accomplish ono event, from the holiday months, a night. You think I can make it before the rush of Valentine's comes (that gives me a week)? I don't know either! But I can tell you this, I sure as heck am going to try! If I can accomplish this and the stress of Valentine's- along with the joys of everyday life, then WOW, what a boost that would give me! The race is on...

So, Morgan and I spent Thanksgiving in Vernal this year. We had a great time! It is always fun spending time with the Beede family! On our way to there, we stopped and picked up Morgan's oldest brothers (Kenneth) kids- Trevor and Austin. I had never met them yet so that was fun for me! We had the most relaxed Thanksgiving I had ever experienced! It was great! We had a turkey, stuffing, corn, rolls left over from a funeral the day before, an easy jello salad, and some yummy home-made pies. Talk about easy, low stress and very enjoyable! It was just Morgan's parents, Kenneth, Trevor and Austin and us at the table. We had a bigger family gathering on Sunday. We didn't get any pictures of Thanksgiving day, sorry! But keep going, there are other pictures!

I don't remember if I've included any pictures of Morgan's parents on here yet so here's one. It was taken in Salt Lake and it was the first time I had ever met them

The day after? Thanksgiving, a whole bunch of us got together and went shooting! Brian, Morgan's friend from high school brought his collection of guns for all of us to play with! And play we did!!! He had an old school revolver- cowboy style, his "cop" style handgun and his 12 gauge shotgun! Here are a few pictures showing off our fun!

1st pic: Trevor using shotgun; Middle: Austin using cowboy gun and Last is me using shotgun! I even hit a few clay pigeons!

On Sunday we celebrated the blessing of our new nephew: Drew (can't remember his middle name, oops!) Timothy. Son of Danielle (Morg's sister) and Clark Timothy. It was a wonderful day! Especially since their house was full of sick kids in the days prior to the blessing and they managed to be free from illness long enough to make it through all the festivities! What a blessing! Drew is one adorable little guy! You'll know what I mean when you look at the pictures below!!

Sweet little baby faces... Ooo! Ahhh!

Some of the family enjoying little Drew...

The proud Aunt and Uncle (and of course the coolest!) with Drew (Morgan sure will make a cute daddy!!! What a stud!!)

Grandma Beede (Morgan's mom) with baby Drew and proud big brother Chucky (aka Devin); Kenneth (striking a pose!) and his wife, Tracy, with Drew.

We all had a good time hanging out with the fam. before we ate dinner. In taking a closer look at some of these pictures, I am realizing that some were actually taken at Mom and Dad Beede's house and David (Morg's brother) and Jamie's house. But they were all taken the same weekend so I decided to keep them in the mix!

D.J.- I wonder what he wants to be when he grows up...; Brooklyn trying to hand off Jackson

Austin just chillin'; Jackson trying to walk- and if i remember correctly, he likes to walk on his tippy-toes!

Danielle, the proud mama of Drew; l-r on couch: Jaime with Drew, Trevor, Jonathan

Carston, too cool for the camera!; Jenna and Jonathan (about to get hit by a nerf football- the red blur in front of the plant)

Katelyn and Kayla resting on the bar counter (Kayla was starting to get the flu); Chucky with his funny face- he didn't want to give us a serious smile!; and me with baby Drew and Chucky!

I tried to get the best pictures I could but some of them weren't great! Sorry! And I realized I am missing a few people in the family... Sorry Grandpa Beede, David and Clark! I guess we were never in the right spots at the right times! Next time for sure! And when we were taking the pictures they were just at random. We wouldn't have forgotten you if we had an agenda!

Well, That's Thanksgiving weekend in a big, coconut sized, nut shell! Thanks to the Beede clan for a fun weekend! Hopefully we'll be able to head out there soon. We miss you and love you!

As for the rest of the holidays... baby steps!!! I like the whole "one event a night" plan! Keeps me motivated and less stressed about all the catch up I have in store! So stay tuned, there's more to come! Wish me luck!!!

DiStRaCtIoNs

2009-01-30T23:22:00.003-07:00

To all my friends and family out there with better blogs than mine (which is everyone!), this one's for you! I tried to update my blog tonight but all your blogs got in the way! As soon as I get on here, I want to check everybody's before I get started on mine. There's where the problem lies! I get distracted with reading all your blogs that I run out of time to do my own! And I don't get on the computer very often so there's a lot of back-tracking to do and it takes even longer to go through them all! I am beginning to wonder if I will ever win on this thing!!! If everyone would be more like me we wouldn't have this problem! After thoroughly enjoying everyone's great blogs, I've become sleepy and am off to bed! Maybe I'll blog tomorrow... Hmmm... We'll see! Goodnight!

Friends...

2009-01-12T22:13:00.002-07:00

So I've just gone on Facebook and added a bunch of friends blog addresses. So I hope nobody minds. If you do, I'll remove it! I still feel new to the blogging world so I'm not really sure what the blogging etiquette is for adding people... especially when they don't know... hmmm... Anyway, I'll do a better update later... you know, the holidays and such... Adios!

Just a little something...

2008-12-13T00:17:00.002-07:00

So, I spent way to much time fussing with my blog background that you're not getting much tonight!

I added a recipe to the side bar that I just love!!! It's so yummy, I could eat it with a spoon! But I'm pretty sure that's not the best idea since it's loaded with butter and sugar! But Mmmm... It's down-right tasty! I made note that I like the crushed pineapple- that's the only kind I've tried, but I like the way the crushed spreads over the ham. And we served it on the sliced pieces but I'm sure it would do alright on a pre-sliced, lump of ham. Anyway, this is tried and true and thoroughly enjoyed! I'm actually making a big pot of it for our ward party tomorrow night. Hopefully it goes over well!

So here's something for you... We've had an unusually mild winter so far. Temperatures in the 50's or higher, sunny skies, etc... We've had a few cold and blistery days but nothing too bad... A touch of snow, nothing stayed more than a few hours... Well, the other morning I woke up and what did I see?! WHITE!!! And lots of it! (And by lots, I mean more than I've seen all season! But probably nothing compared to what I'll see later in the season.) And it actually stayed for a day or so! I was going to take a picture but I got too caught up in getting myself ready for work- Sorry Aunt Fay! I'm starting to remember to take pictures, I'm just still forgetting to keep the camera on hand! I'm bound to get better, right?! Anyway... the snow... So, we got a cold spell after the snow so we all know what happens... ice. Well, in coming home from work today I noticed that the big ice patch that seems to collect on the walk from the carport to the front door was nearly gone! You can imagine my glee! No more thinking about each step I take so I don't fall on my bum! But alas, that glee didn't last for long because I remembered about this dreaded storm that is supposed to beat us to death this weekend! Grrr! What can I do, right?! I'm the one who chose to live in a valley that sits in the middle of two large mountain ranges that the snow seems to be drawn to! Oh well! So, I met a customer today that shares my dread for winter. In our chat about the upcoming storm, I mentioned that after 5 years you'd think I'd be used to it. His response was that after 27 years of it, he's still not used to it! There's no hope for me!! However, he gave me a better outlook on the part of winter I seem to hate the most- February, March, April, May... He said it is these early months of winter that he particularly dislikes because it is just the beginning of a long 4-5 months of blah, but that in Feb, Mar, Apr, we may still be experiencing winter, but it's almost over! I can agree with that. However, there are more distractions in the early months that can make it less of a bother; and December and Jaunary always seem to fly by so fast so I really can't decide if I fully agree with him. And in the later winter months we are supposed to be experiencing spring: the melting of giant snow piles, blooming flowers, tiny green buds of new growth that glitter the trees, birds coming back, flies (I'm only grateful for those when we first start thawing out, and that doesn't last for long!) and other things that mean warmth is just around the corner! But around here, those later months are just ugly and cold and the reality is that spring is becoming extinct! And to add to that, not much happens during that time so it seems to drag on and on and on... The truth of the matter is that I just have to deal with it! There's no winning when it comes to winter... The beginning can stink and so can the later part! And it's coming whether I want it to or not!! And honestly, the positive outlook is great until I have to trudge around in it! Then poof! It's gone!!!!

Well, my "little something" has turned into a lot of somethings! That's just seems to be the way it goes when I get on here! Hope everyone is getting excited for Christmas and handling the winter okay!! It really hasn't bothered me much so far (*knock on wood*). The things I probably dislike the most are driving in it and all aspects of the ice! The driving part worries me the most with the storm coming. I fear hitting black ice and losing control of the car. Eek! Oh! I hate the constant spread of diseases during the season! Something spread to me and I woke up this morning feeling super congested and it's been getting worse all day! Tis the season!!! But, I have tomorrow off and I couldn't be more thrilled!! I get to sleep in! Wahoo!

Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Halloween

2008-11-05T21:17:00.003-07:00

This is the first Halloween in my entire life (to my knowledge) that I have not dressed! I had absolutely NO Halloween spirit whatsoever! How sad is that?! At work they allow us to dress up for the festivities! In the past, it was always the day before and the day of. I would always get way into it. Usually doing two costumes: the first day would be an easy costume (hula girl, witch, etc...) and the day of would be the outfit that took careful planning (cowboy with gunshot wounds to the face, pirate, Garth from Wayne's World {my co-worker was Wayne}, fancier or scarier witch, Cardinals fan that got beaten, literally {year of the Red Sox vs. Yankees World Series... good game!!} etc...) This year... NADA! I didn't feel any festiveness at all! I usually decorate my department, too. But even that got neglected. Poor store! But I think these are the reasons for my lack of festiveness: I am trying to find a new employee for my department and until I get one I don't get a day off if my Saturday help can't work a Saturday (which has already happened a couple times), I had two weddings and a funeral the weekend of Halloween, on top of that, the lack of help has added many more hours to my week, oh, did I mention that I'm cranky about hiring someone new? I liked my former girl and didn't/don't like the fact that she had to leave me but at the same time, I understand why she had to go. Bitter sweet... Also, the two weddings were quite large for what I'm used to! And they were both for Saturday, the 1st, and were being picked up in the morning. You can imagine my stress! All that, and getting off work at 8:15pm on Halloween, lead to no desire to get festive! The fun part of the day were the Trick or Treaters! The store invites youngsters from all over to come to the store and ToT at every department. That has to be the best part of the day! All the cute little kids in their costumes learning that the traditional magic word "please" doesn't work on this day, but the real magic words are "trick or treat"... and "thank you" still applies!! There were some pretty cute costumes! My favorites were probably the little babies bundled up in their fuzzy monkey, turtle, bunny, lamb, lion, doggie, etc... It just makes you want to snuggle with them. Funny story... my co-worker had her husband bring their baby girl in- she was a fuzzy lamb with pink hands and feet (adorable). While there, some friends from their ward came in with their baby boy... he was a lion... Get it?! The Lion and the Lamb... they were so incredibly cute! Where was the camera when we needed it! Anyway... Morgan's work, Maceys grocery store, allows dressing up as well. He didn't want to be festive either! How pathetic are we?! The most unfestive ever!! Oh well! There's always next year! But there's good news... I promise to be festive for Thanksgiving and Christmas! Can't wait!! As a matter of fact, I get to start my Christmas festivities next week! I start decorating the store with fancy trees and garlands for our Holiday food show on the 15th (we show and sample all sorts of holiday goodies giving people more ideas and inadvertently encouraging them to buy more... HA HA HA!!! j/k :-) ) Hooray for holiday festiveness!
Well, I'm getting tired, so I think it's time to quit! Hope everything is going well for you! At the end of my last blog my goal was to have a new post on here in less than a month... check out the dates... I'm five days shy of a month!!! Wahoo! Congratulations to me!! Maybe next time it'll be 10 days shy of a month... Hmmm! That might be pushing it!!! Aufwiedersehen...

I'm Fired!!!

2008-10-10T21:24:00.002-06:00

Well, I have NOT been fired from my job, however, I feel I ought to fire myself from attempting to be a blogger! I'm terrible at this, and I must apologize for my short comings! But here's my thing, when I get on the computer, I have a tendency to be on for a long, long time! I get lost in cyberworld! My solution, I avoid the computer! Leading to my failures as a blogger! It's a vicious cycle! My other problem, I'm not a super fast typer so that takes longer, also deterring me from my blog. And yet another problem, I'm very particular, at least I try to be particular, about my wording and grammar. In which case, I put a lot of time into what I write. Leading to the "long, long time" spent on the computer. Vicious, vicious cycle! Oh! here's one more problem to add: I don't feel like we lead the most exciting lives to blog about! Work, school, work, school... BORING!! I'm just laughing at myself as I write this... yet another issue, if something exciting does happen, we never have a camera to document it cuz the batteries are usually dead!!!
**I know some of you are laughing at the word "cuz" and a link to the comment I just made about my particular notice of wording and grammar... but that is one word I don't care about- as far as I'm concerned, it's in the Dictionary of Corinne and that's good enough for me!! Besides, it's so much easier than writing "because" all the time! Too formal for me!**
Back to my excuses... I have no more, at least not at the moment!! So here's to our not so exciting lives...
Morgan is in school and working. He's taking Math 1050, Chemistry 1220 and Human Physiology. Yikes! Yeah, it's been a rough semester for me! ME, you ask? Yes, I'm the one suffering here!! I never see him anymore! It's a hard knock life for me!! When there are no classes and no work, he's usually on campus studying. However, I am very proud of his dedication to studying. And very impressed! I am trying really hard to be supportive and encouraging, but I find it difficult, A LOT! If I were him, I'd cave... fast! But he's doing a great job. So far, he's made good grades on some very difficult tests. All as a result of his hard work and diligence! Not a bad beginning to the semester! And how sad is this, we've already figured out how long till the end of the semester!
We are super excited for the holidays! The plans: Thanksgiving with the Beede Family and Christmas with the Jenkins Family. And somewhere around Christmas we'll make our way to Vernal to have more Beede time! I can't wait for all the family time and festivities!!! We haven't been to Cali since we got married... almost a year!!! Can you believe it? I can't! This is the longest time I've spent away from home and it has been very, very HARD! My only survival has been Morgan, Tanna & Jeremy and the kids and Morgan's family in Vernal! I'm glad to have his family close. It's still far enough away that it really is a vacation when we go and a whole lot more feasible than trekin' to California. And, luckily, we've had the opportunity to go to Vernal a few times this year. And I LOVE living like 2 miles from J& T! It's great! The kids are my pick-me-up on bad days (when Morg isn't here) and when I'm bored (consequently, also when he's not here). And Morgan... he's my lifesaver, my biggest pick-me-up! I just love him!! Family is great... Life's greatest blessing!
So Christmas... I've have already started the Christmas shopping... not just for me!! hehe! I figured with all the time I have on my hands, with Morg being gone a lot, I should get a head start. It's so fun! But that's all I'll say about the gifts... no hints!! And I do have to say that it has got me so stinkin' excited for the holidays. I can't wait to decorate and bake and listen to the fun music and decorate and eat festive treats and decorate!! Ooo! I can't wait! The one big thing I could do without is the snow, which I hate to say, is coming this weekend! Eek! Enough about that, it makes me cranky!! Well, some things I am enjoying about the change in seasons are the fall colors. They are so pretty! The leaves changing, the crisp air, the pumpkins, my sweatshirts- I love them, the Corn Maze, ahh... Autumn! We went to the corn maze on Wednesday with our friends and had so much fun! It made me really want corn though! Anyway, Fall is great!
Well, that's the latest on us. My apologies for not updating regularly. Hope all is well with everyone! My goal is to be back in less than a month... Baby steps...

Where do I start???

2008-07-02T20:28:00.011-06:00

Okay, I am so ashamed of myself! I can't believe it's been so long since I've updated this! My excuse is the weather and Morgan's work schedule!!! Over the past couple months, the weather has changed DRASTICALLY!!! We've gone from freezing our buns off to roasting like turkey's on Thanksgiving!!! We seem to be out and about enjoying the higher temps more than staying inside the house. Although, we do enjoy some nights inside where we have the luxury of a nice, cold Air Conditioner!!! Another plus to summertime is that Morgan is working more morning shifts rather than night shifts. He's working tonight, which is why I am actually spending time on the computer!

So, I am going to try to not make this too long of a post, but there seem to be lots of updates so I'll do my best. First, my girls night, including slumber party, with Sydney... We had a blast! We got all dressed up, Tanna even gave Sydney a special hairdo! We loved the play- Syd had so many questions about the play! She wasn't the biggest fan of the Beast when he was unhappy, but she was so excited when he was nice! And she loved Belle's yellow dress. She kept asking me when she was going to wear it! After the play we got to meet Belle, Gaston, Mrs. Potts, Luigi and Coggsworth (and a few more, I think) I have to say, Luigi and Coggsworth were definitely my favorite characters! They were hilarious!!! Syd and I had a late night full of fun! She will tell you we stayed up till 10:50 (way past her bedtime)- she was so excited, she payed special attention to the exact time she went to bad! The next morning we, with Morgan, got up earlyish and made a yummy waffle breakfast for the rest of her family. Even Jeremy came over! That's a special treat for us, since he's usually up and working early in the morning! Our girls night turned out to be a big success!!

The month of May was nuts, but I survived!!! Hooray that it's over!!! As an end to May and a kickoff to our summer, Morgan and I made a fun purchase... We our now the proud owners of a brand spankin' new Bar-B-Que!!! It's all shiny and pretty and we are loving it!

The beginning of June brought us summer! Wahoo! June 7th was a fun day! My good friend, Sterling Fife, was sealed to Alex Hogge in the Logan Temple. Morgan and I got to attend their sealing. It was wonderful! It was especially nice since we haven't been to a sealing since our own. Marriage is so important and it's always good to have a refresher course on how to have to best relationship with your spouse. I also had the opportunity to do their flowers! Alex loves Gerbera Daisies and her colors were a light/medium pink and a hot pink! Those colors and those flowers equals were super cute!!! We used a bed of white Hydrangeas and tucked in lots of gerbs, in the 2 colors, in her bouquet. The white background made the gerbs pop! Then we used hot pink gerbs for all the corsages and boutonnieres! Simple designs but so incredibly fun!! Congrats Sterling and Alex! Thanks for including us in your festivities and giving me the opportunity to do your flowers! We had a blast! And thank you especially for your friendship- it means so much to us!

The one downfall to that weekend was that I got sick! What a way to start out the summer! Luckily, it didn't last that long! And I owe most of that to Emergen-C! When I am sick, I live for it! It makes me feel so much better and kicks the cold so much faster! Thank you, Mom, for recommending it to me!

With summer here, Morgan has been itchin' to be outside- camping especially, but also fishing! He has some fishing equipment, but I don't have any! So we went shopping and bought me a fishin' pole and a 365 day fishing license!! I am actually really excited to own it! I love fishing, it's so relaxing, and yet exhilarating... that is, when you catch something!! I've been out a few times, Morgan more than me, and we've loved it! We are going to Vernal this weekend and are planning to go fishing on the Green River. I just hope we catch something there!

So, as you can see, June has already turned out to be a busy month! But wait, there's more! Sunday, June 22 was Morgan's 23rd birthday. Happy Birthday to you!!! We wanted to go somewhere different than the usual Layton, Ogden, Salt Lake, etc... So we decided on Jackson Hole, Wyoming! The Wednesday before his birthday we ventured out for our day trip to the Hole!We ate lunch when we got there, hit up all the shops- we were on the hunt for sweatshirts! While on the hunt we ran into a funny sign on the side of the street... We took the old fashioned pictures- one day I'll try to scan it in so you can see it! We watched a pretend gun show in the middle of the street- too many people, so no pictures! We fancied ourselves to a horse drawn carriage ride (it looked like the old Wells Fargo wagon)
And ate super tasty Hagen Daz ice cream! And of course, we took the traditional pictures with the famous antler arch!
On our way home, we took a small detour to Freedom, WY. All I have to say is beautiful country!!! Okay, so I have more to say! But really, it is beautiful! Freedom is where my Grandpa (Papa) grew up and is buried. It was so nice to go back and visit. The sun was setting as we got there and cast the most beautiful glow on the hills. I only wish I had snapped a picture of it. All in all, we had a great day!! It was just too bad that we couldn't stay another day! Oh well, we'll just have to go back again! Well, there's more to say, but it's late and I'm so done with the computer! We don't get along very well... I've already gotten really frustrated with it tonight! I guess I should quit while I'm ahead! I'll be back soon... that's a promise! It's my goal to stay on top of this thing... I'll believe myself when it happens!!!! hehe!!!

Grumpy, Sleepy, Dopey, Doc, sometimes Happy and not so much Bashful or Sneezy!!!

2008-05-20T20:50:00.004-06:00

Those are the emotions I am feeling these days! May is a horrible month for me, as a florist. It starts out with Mother's Day, then the local high schools Senior Prom, then Seminary Graduation right before the super busy Memorial Day weekend, just days after that we have the local High Schools Graduations and to top it off, our store does a summer food show where we exhibit and sample a whole lot of our specialties. All of which require tons of preparation, stress and lots of hours at the store! Needless to say, I hate May!!! And it makes for no time to update this! Sorry! But, the good news is I'm two-thirds done with the month!! Hooray!! Two events down, three to go!! All in all, I feel like most of the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White. Work makes me "Grumpy" and "Sleepy". I feel like I have a pharmacy in my purse- Aleve with no food causes owies in the stomach, prescription to fix that, work stressing my fingers, prescription to temporarily fix that. "Dopey"... well, with the stress of work, my assistants and I have to find ways to make our days go better- we find ourselves acting a little dopey... professional, but dopey!! We laugh, we joke, we're sarcastic with each other- we have to make it as bearable as possible! And, yes, "Happy" is in there. It's more if a struggle these days but I'm trying as best as I can. Thank goodness for a good husband to come home to and for family gatherings! My family will be joining us this weekend for the blessing of my nephew, Austin Blaine Jenkins (Jeremy and Tanna's new baby). The bad news is that Memorial Day is this weekend so I'll be super busy. But at least we'll get to see them! That makes me "Happy"! That only leaves "Bashful" and "Sneezy". Now that I'm married I don't get bashful much, hooray for that! And I'm super grateful that I'm not feeling "Sneezy", that would make everything so much worse! So, that's an update of what's been going on with me! All the meanwhile, Morgan has been super supportive and comforting. He listens to all my complaining and has been taking good care of me! And he's really enjoying being out of school for the summer! I think after this month we'll both be ready for a vacation!!! Any suggestions??? One of these days I'll back track and update on the girls night to Beauty and the Beast! Readers Digest version goes something like this: We had a blast!!! Till next time...

Jackson Jonathan Beede

2008-04-30T12:16:00.009-06:00

PROUD MOM & DAD, JONATHAN AND JENNA BEEDE:

I've been wanting to put pictures up of the latest Beede addition, but when we were in Vernal, I forgot to take pictures! Luckily his dad posted some pictures on Facebook so I copied them to post here! He was born in the beginning of April- I completely forgot the exact day. I know it was right before we went to Vernal and we were there the following weekend, so my educated guess puts it on the 3rd!! He's a cute little thing!
We visited them in the hospital and there we couldn't tell who he looked like, but these pictures give him away!! I think, anyway! I see mostly Jon and a little Jenna in these pictures!! Check him out!

We saw this as we were leaving town. Jon works for Pepsi and I think he used to work with Wendy's somehow! Whatever the case may be, someone there want to congratulate them!

CONGRATS JON AND JENNA!!! MORGAN AND I ARE SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!

Girls Night

2008-04-26T22:06:00.005-06:00

It's been a while.... Sorry!!!
But I have some super exciting news... no, I'm not pregnant... I have a date, on Friday, with my cute little niece Sydney! We are going to see the play Beauty and the Beast!!!!! I can't wait, I think I am more excited than her. Actually, I know I am! I don't think she knew what I was talking about when I told her where I was taking her! However, she did know about the building where the play is- she's been there before. I've been looking forward to this day for a long, long, long, long time!!! I learned about this play before the actors were even picked for the parts... the bakery manager, where I work, is the owner of the production company putting on the performance! I get to hear all about the productions he's doing and he's always honest about how the actors are doing. i.e. with the last show, he had no problems telling me that the singing wasn't bad, but not the best he had heard and the dancing was definitely not the strong point! This show he is excited at how well they are doing. He said that everyone is doing so well with the choreography, the costumes are phenomenal and some of the best voices he's worked with. Can you imagine my excitement?! I'm oozing with it!!! One fact about the costumes, Belle's big yellow dress is complete with schwarovski? (I can't remember the exact name, but it's something funky like that!) crystals! Expensive, I hear! Making it sparkly and extra princessy! How fun!!! Anyway, I asked Tanna to help get Sydney excited, so she said she'd read the story to her! I hope she gets as excited as me!!! We'll see! Oh, and to continue our girls night, we will be having a sleepover at my house with a delicious breakfast in the morning!! ...Morgan and the rest of the gang (Tanna, Jeremy and kids) are invited!!! I'll keep you posted... Ooo! One more thing, we will be dressing up in our best for the big night... extra girly!!! Oh! I could squeal, I'm so excited!

26 TID BITS ABOUT ME:

2008-04-14T17:51:00.003-06:00

I thought this looked like fun... I never usually do things like this, but the alphabet made it look more exciting than the traditional email forwards I get!!! So, I figured, why not?! Thanks for tagging me, Shakirra!

A- attached or single: very much... ATTACHED!!!
B- best friend: my hubby, of course! And Shakirra, Sterling, Elle, Cami... to name a few!
C- cake or pie: Oooo, yummy! Oh, right! Pie... Mom's apple pie or french silk, ooo, or that Caramel pecan chocolate silk yumminess from Village Inn (Utah's version of Denny's)
D- day of choice: Any day off, usually Wednesdays but Sunday is always good- work can't call me!!
E- Essential item: chapstick and earrings- I always thought that those people who always carried and used chapstick were weird... now I'm one of them! It's always in the right pocket pf my pants! And I feel NAKED if I don't have earrings in... I know, I'm weird!
F- favorite color: GREEEEEN... green car, clothes, iPOD, eyes, blog, binder, wedding, maybe even a green phone tomorrow... hmmm...
G- gummy bears or worms: tiny gummy bears, in ice cream from Cold Stone, worms in that fun flower pot dessert, yumm... I think I'm hungry
H- hometown: Camarillo
I- indulgence(s): I have lots! Air-popped popcorn, for one- yum! gummy watermelon slices, caramel squares- I stocked up after Halloween!!!
J- January or July: JULY for sure!!! My favorite holiday is the 4th of July! Partay!!!
K- kids: is that asking if I like them? YES- do I have any? NO- do I want any? YES, someday...
L- life is incomplete without: the Gospel, Morgan, Family, Friends, FOOD, Water, of course! Notice no mention of work, hmmm...
M- marriage date: December 28th, 2007, yes, still a newlywed... when exactly are you not considered a newlywed???
N- number of siblings: 4- 2 sisters and 2 brothers
O- oranges or apples: Well, preferably neither- I like Strawberries (California girl!) BUT I do enjoy a Pink Lady apple and I really like oranges if someone else peels them, what a mess!!! Ooo, mix them all together and you have a fantastic fruit salad... hmmm...
P- phobias or fears: my house burning down, but lets not go there- it terrifies me
Q- quote(s): "You look like a fine little helper, what's your name?"
R- reason to smile: I am married to the most wonderful man!!! And, I have yummy enchilada waiting for me downstairs, oh! and the sun is shining- it got in the 70's today! Now that's cause for a big ol' smile!
S- season: Spring- the snow is melting, Summer- there is NO snow! and I love warm thunder and lightening storms, Fall- all the colors
T- tag five: I think i only have 5 friends on here! So, Lindsay, Anie, Christy, Ellie and Amanda! But don't worry, I won't be offended if I don't see this on your blog! I almost didn't do it!
U- unknown fact about me: I can't think of anything so it must be unknown to me, too!!
V- vegetarian or oppressor of animal: CARNIVORE- I may not be able to eat very much meat at one time, but I definitely can't go without it!
W- worst habit: I doubt it's my worst, but I am terribly at keeping in touch with my family and friends. I'm so bad at calling them- they usually have to call me first. Sorry!!!
X- x-rays or ultrasounds: hmm, I've never had an xray, although it does sound fascinating! I have had an ultrasound (not for pregnancy), and it too was fascinating. It's cool to get a non-painful glimpse of what's inside of you!!!
Y- your favorite food group: Breads!!! Hmmm, YUM!!! is it a part if the wheat and grain group?
Z- zodiac: Aries

A Quarter of a Century... Hmmm...

2008-04-08T22:31:00.003-06:00

So, yesterday I celebrated my 25th birthday... I had some hesitations about reaching this milestone- feelings of agedness, mostly! But as it came and went, I feel no different. Which I've decided is a good thing! Anyway, Morgan and I decided we wanted to do something fun for the weekend. We thought about staying and playing in Salt Lake, but with it being Conference weekend we opted to stay away from the chaos! Not to mention, big weekends in SLC always mean jacked up prices! So we got to thinking of other "exotic destinations" and came up with visiting the family in Vernal! It all started on Friday night when we first stopped in Bountiful for Morgan's Switzerland Zurich Mission reunion. It was most enjoyable! It's fun to put faces to the names in all his stories! From there, we headed on to Vernal, almost 3 hours from Bountiful. We got there at about 2 in the morning and crashed! Saturday we got a late start but really enjoyed the time off! We went and saw his brother, Jonathan, wife, Jenna and there day old baby boy, Jackson Jonathan Beede! He's a cute little thing! The poor little guy had to have the suction used to get him out so he has a perfectly round tattoo looking spot on the back of his head! Apparently he came out with a conehead, too! But by the time we saw him, it didn't look bad at all! He should turn out just fine! Although, that "tattoo" will stick around for a while turning into all the different shades of a bruise. But other than that, he's great! I'm kicking myself for not taking any pictures, though. I completely forgot- I was distracted by his cuteness!
Later that night, the men gathered and went to the Priesthood session of Conference while the women and kids gathered for pizza, brownies and a girl time!! It was really fun to bond with my new in-laws! Every time we've been to Vernal we've always done family nights so I've spent lots of time with them, but this time was different with just the girls. It was nice getting to know them better! The guys joined us later that night after their traditional "after Conference dinner"- this year they went to Golden Corral.
Sunday we watched Conference, were interuppted by the Carbon Monoxide alarms going off, had to have a Questar Gas guy come and find the problem (turns out it was the oven) and had a family (birthday) party for me and Danielle, Morgan's sister, who had a birthday a week before mine! It was lots of fun! Morgan got me a Waring Pro Belgian Waffle Iron. One of those fun ones that after you close it, you flip it! And it cooks them perfectly!! So fun! I hated my old one so I can't wait to use this one! And he got me this super cute brown purse. I only have black ones so now I have something to go with my brown-based outfits!!
So, Monday was the actual birthday. It was a good day! Morgan and I had money at True Value, from the wedding, so we went shopping and got some things for the house. Then we went out for lunch, where we both ended up ordering breakfast... is that still considered lunch?? Anyway, we then packed up and started our journey home! Oh, but the night didn't end there... we went to see the movie, 21. It was a pretty good flick. I quite enjoyed it! Then it was back to reality... for a day!! Tomorrow, Tanna and I are taking the kids to the Dinosaur Park in Ogden. I normally would've worked on Wednesday since I took Monday off, but I decided to keep my normal day off (Wed) and play with Tanna and the kids! So, I think I'm done for the night!! That was my super exciting, super fun birthday weekend! So I didn't make it a more exciting post, but I thought I should report! Oh, and thank you to all who called, text or wrote and wished me a happy birthday! I enjoyed every bit of it! Hopefully I'll remember to take pictures of our fun day tomorrow so I can post something more exciting! Thanks again!!!

Hip Hip Hooray!!!

2008-03-31T20:05:00.000-06:00

We knew this day would come, we just didn't know when. But it's here, Baby Boy Jenkins (BBJ) has been given a name... drum roll (use your imagination- it makes it more fun!) please... His name is Austin Blaine Jenkins... take notice to the initials- just like his Grandpa Owie (Allen Bailey Jenkins) That is merely coincidence, but still fun. I'm sure they'll grow up to be great friends! I love the name Austin- I've always wanted to name a boy that- but after Morgan and I got engaged he shot that dream into oblivion when he informed me that he has 2 nephews named Austin!! There goes that idea- that would just confuse Grandma and Grandpa Beede a little too much! Luckily it wasn't the end of the world, it just gave me something new to think about... names I like that go with Beede- Austin went so well with Beede, too... Hmmm! Oh well! Anyway, I'm just excited that I get to be so close as to enjoy it with the Jenkins Family! He is such a sweet baby and a blessing in all our lives. I look forward to watching him grow into a little man... Just like his older brothers! Well, now we can all give a sigh of relief knowing that Austin won't grow up thinking that his name is Baby!!
Oh, and Dad, starting the cradle now wouldn't be such a bad idea- it'll give you PLENTY of time to work on it. Then you won't have to work under so much pressure!! :-) For all of you who may not have understood that blurp, my Dad builds a beautiful wood cradle for each of his kids when they announce they are expecting their first child. Well, Dad usually gets started a little late into the pregnancy and then ends up spending many evenings in the shop working on it so it'll be done in time- my poor mom, she hardly sees him! So, Dad posted a comment asking if he should start building the cradle and that was my reply! I'm not pregnant, but don't you worry, I'll let you know when it happens! For now, Austin fills any baby cravings I have!!! Thanks Tanna! Well, that's all for now! Have a wonderful day, friends and family!

Da-Duh-Da-Da... (Wedding March... if you didn't catch that!!!)

2008-03-30T21:29:00.000-06:00

Apparently we aren't the most exciting people cuz I'm struggling with things to put on here... But alas! I had an epiphany! Wedding pictures! Actually I've been intending on putting those pictures on here, but the thing is that I really don't have any on our computer, just our enagagements. Here's where the epiphany comes in... I have the link to the website that has all the pics our photographer, Megan Hook (who is amazing, I might add), took! I also have the link to her business website that I really like cuz I feel privileged to have been added to it! So fun! Anyway, enjoy! And one of these days I'll decorate this thing with fun pics!

Link to all our pictures:
http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/MHook/Beede

Link to Megan's website:
http://www.meganhookphotography.com

Oops...

2008-03-29T19:03:00.000-06:00

So, I forgot a pretty important detail... That's my nephew!!! By the name, clearly he's not mine... But I thought I'd clarify anyway!!!! :-) He's the son of my brother, Jeremy, and his wife, Tanna.

Baby Boy Jenkins

2008-03-29T18:45:00.000-06:00

He's so precious... I just couldn't resist taking pictures of him! See more below...

Aunt Fay and I really, really wanted him to open his eyes... this was all we could get!

So far, this is my favorite of BBJ (Baby Boy Jenkins)! Check out those lips... some girl will love kissing those someday!!! He was snuggling with his daddy... So cute!

A WHOLE NEW WORLD

2008-03-29T00:03:00.000-06:00

We did it! We took the plunge and entered the world of blogging! And I have to say, I'm a little lost... Anyone have a map?!? It is my goal to become as good as my sister, Lindsay and my sister-in-law, Anie. I love checking out their updates and seeing their creativity shining through such fun blogs!! So, please be patient as I fugure out this whole new world!!