Our Story :)

It's Official!

2011-09-14T21:44:00.000-07:00

I passed my state boards and I am now officially an RN! It feels so good I cannot even express! I also updated my blog so keep on lookin' there are a lot of pics!

Summer Play!

2011-09-14T21:03:00.000-07:00

Remember the honey comb I told you about? if not see the first post of the the day :)

Pioneer Days Rodeo, Butler Family Tradition. We go every year on family night with the whole Butler Clan. Seth got married, and Ry was the best man. It was a beautiful wedding in Thatcher Id. We are so excited for Seth and his new Wife Devin. They moved to Kansas and I can't wait til they move home so I get to know Devin better :)

Weber County Fair Stallion Alley. We had our halflinger stud at the fair this year. We love the fair. This year we set up our stall next to our friends Matt and Katie and we would all just hunker down and do some good ol people watchin. It doesn't get better than the fair :) This year however our time at the fair was cut short. A friend of our family's son had been lost at scout camp. So we packed up a day early at the fair. We headed up to help look for him the next morning and he was found about ten minutes after we got there. We decided since we had drove three hours we should still got for a ride, so we made a day out of it. It was a beautiful ride, however I did not have my camera!

A day at Willard Bay with the Mark Family.

Little miss attitude, aka Hallie Jo. What a hoot!

My Grandma Betty turned 80! She is such a sweet woman!

We have played more in the last month and a half since I have been graduated than we have in a long time and it feels great!

I graduated from nursing school!!!!

2011-09-14T20:42:00.000-07:00

I graduated from nursing school in July. It was a bittersweet moment. I got really close to some of these girls and I really enjoyed seeing them several times a week. I made some life long friends and I am so grateful that I went to the DATC. It really was the perfect place for me. I will always remember the amazing experiences I had. It's funny but ever since I was a little girl I have had a hard time when anything comes to an end. You would think I would be thrilled, but all it really means is that another part of my life is over. Don't get me wrong, I am very excited for the life to come, but I hate saying goodbye to a different part of life.

I most certainly could not have accomplished any of this on my own. My hubby was there for me every step of the way. My mom taught me that I could do anything I wanted with my life and my daddy taught me how to work hard and be persistent. God bless these amazing people!

Love these girls through and through.

Our 2nd Anniversary

2011-09-14T20:34:00.000-07:00

Ry and I celebrated our second anniversary on June 26th. What a lucky woman I am. Ry is my hero, my hard workin man, my therapist, my knight in shining armor, my kiss in the dark,my hand to hold, my personal comedian, but most of all he is the love of my life. I couldn't ask for more, but I wouldn't settle for less! I also celebrated my 24th birthday on June 23rd. Man I am getting old!

We bought a house...or should I say project?

2011-09-14T20:16:00.001-07:00

I know this little thing looks pretty pathetic, but I think we are gonna love it! As my sweet friend Kallea Jo sings to me, " Love grows best in little houses" We were able to get six and a half acres with it. We have had a fun time working on it so far. Let's see.... we have found an entire wall full of honey comb, rancid honey comb that is, and thousand of dead bees, a cat skeleton along with several carp skeletons under the floor in the front room, a marijuana pipe, hmmm let's see what else? A squirrel was digging it's way underneath our house, so we caught it in a have a heart trap, our neighbors cows are constantly running through the fence. But I can already tell that it is starting to feel like home. Our family has been great to help us out with fixin' it up.

Utah Valley Half :)

2011-09-14T20:07:00.001-07:00

Well I ran my first half. I screwed up my knee at about mile five so I was pretty disappointed in my time (2:16) But I was very proud of myself for finishing considering how much pain I was in. I love to run and it took me a couple of months to be able to start running again, but I am back and it feels great.

I have a lot of making up to do...

2011-09-14T19:38:00.001-07:00

The Race for the Cure is one of my favorite traditions. If you know anything about me then you know that my life has been greatly affected by breast cancer. Well I again had the pleasure of celebrating the survival of thousands of women, but most of all my mother and my grandmother. Or as my brothers would put it, my bad ass mama and my bad ass grandma. These two women are as tough as nails and as sweet and kind hearted as Mother Theresa herself. Blessed, that's what I am, aint no denyin' it!

Usually we take the opportunity to have a girls weekend when we go to the race, but this year we brought the boys with us. When I say the "boys" I mean my twin brothers. We always have referred to them as the boys. I'm sure it is because they were the fifth and sixth children and have four older sisters. Poor boys :) they were mothered to death. I was so glad they came. They mean a lot to me, and you can see in this picture just how much they love their mama!

Then there was the flood. My in-laws own thirty acres that borders the Weber River, by the end of all the run off season it was completely under water. These pics are right at the beginning of the flooding, it got really much worse after these were taken! But all is well now. They lost any hay they would have gotten, but the water has receded and there land has dried out.

BoObS!!!!!

2011-04-27T14:07:00.000-07:00

Hey we all have boobs! Even all you guys out there. You are at risk for breast cancer too. My mother and my grandmother are survivors of breast cancer! Woot Woot. I know they are survivors because of the dedication and research that has been done in years past and that research needs to continue! Please donate to the cause click here

Love me some Halflingers!!

2011-04-13T20:06:00.000-07:00

Ryan and I often spend our extra time either with our nieces and nephews, or at the Butler's farm, or both. Ry and his dad both have a team of halflingers and I love to drive them!! We have so much fun hookin up the teams and going for a ride. Ry was insistent that I learn to drive them I now I love it. Thanks babe for teaching me. I love spending time with my family :) PS we love to give rides so if you or your kiddie wanna come out, let us know!!

Help!!!!!!

2011-04-01T12:10:00.000-07:00

http://www.curesearchwalk.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=452894&lis=0&kntae452894=714DD62DE3C74C13A9BCCB4AA83BD3F5&supId=0&team=4104446&cj= Meet Mckall. She is my cousin's little girl, she is 4 years old and she has leukemia. She is hilarious and can be a spit fire at times. We are participating in a the Cure Search Walk on July 9th and would love for you to join us. It is only ten bucks and kids under 15 are free. In the words if Mckall's mom Lea, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come and walk with us! Or if you don't have time or just don't want to walk, in the words of me PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE donate to the cause. Tomorrow you could find out that your son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandson, or granddaughter has cancer. I hope that never happens to you, but if it does you will wish that you had donated, even just a dollar to the research that will eventually cure this disease. Thanks for donating!!!!

Come What May & Love It

2011-03-30T15:29:00.000-07:00

I have never been the most religous person, but I have always been very spiritual. I pray a lot! and I find so much comfort in the words of these great men. I stole this video of my friends blog (Thanks Holly) and it is just what I needed to hear. I hope someone else can take something from it as well.

The power of prayer

2011-03-29T11:03:00.000-07:00

This is a video about my sister's friends and their little boy. From what I know they are an amazing familiy and could benefit from all of your prayers. If there is one thing I believe in it is the power of prayer! Please pray for them !

A gift from our Heavenly Father :)

2011-03-27T14:25:00.000-07:00

My sis Lacy had her baby on March 13. His name is Ryker David Taylor, he weighed 7 lbs 14 oz and he is PERFECT!! He is an amazing gift from or Heavenly Father and will forever bless our family. It is truly a miracle to have a healthy baby. When I look into his sweet face I am reassured of the love our Heavenly Father has for us and His hand in our lives. Congratulations to the Taylor family. Love you with all my heart!

Don't you just want to kiss his little face off!!!!

Can this girl sing or what?

2011-03-24T17:12:00.000-07:00

The quick and dirty of life lately.....

2011-02-22T17:54:00.000-08:00

My sweet sister in law Michelle got married on Saturday! She is an awesome sister and an even better mom! I am so excited for her and for her new little family. I wish her all the best. We have been so busy lately with birthdays and weddings and school oh yeah and work. Here are a few pictures of us lately.
Michelle at her bridal shower...

Ogden Pizzeria for Holly's sixth birthday...

Maddox for Chel's wedding dinner.....

Michelle and Casey's wedding.. Look at my hot man!! He cleans up nice :)

Meet Pete, Ryan's new pride and joy.....

Very flattering picture of me on Pete :).....

Driving the boys... Beau on the left, Pete on the right....

My little family :)

Valentine's Day

2011-02-15T09:05:00.000-08:00

I had an awesome day! Ryan surprised me with lunch and a dozen beautiful hot pink roses! I have such a sweet husband. Then I had clinicals in the ER and it was insane! I got to see and do a lot of cool stuff. Nothing like eight hours in the ER to remind you how lucky you are. This is Valentine's Day number five for us. Here's to 80 more babe. Love you with all my heart!!

It's all in the Name :)

2011-02-08T07:41:00.000-08:00

Meet Karah Danielle. Can you believe someone would name there child after me? Well I couldn't either! Everyday she gets bigger and smarter and sassier and I couldn't be more flattered to share my name with her. What a blessing she is to my life :)

...Where I am supposed to be...

2011-02-01T22:22:00.000-08:00

I am where I am supposed to be. I know it. Life is good, I am happy :)

Mi familia: mi corazón y el alma

2011-01-30T10:35:00.000-08:00

My Family: My heart and soul

Family, the dictionary describes it as a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered a group, whether dwelling together or not (dictionary.com, 2011). But family is so much more, family is unconditional love, family is home, family is support, family is life. I am overwhelmed with how much I love my family. In the words of my sister Lacy, family isn't just a mom and dad and their babies, family is grandmas and grandpas and aunts and uncles and cousins and even friends. I pity those in this world who have decided not to have children, for they know not what they are missing. There is no better feeling in the world than to have a little one sqeal with delight at your presence, to hear their giggles for the other room, or to see the light of discovery and understanding in their eyes. Sometimes I fear that my family will tire of my phone calls and invitations, my text messages and drop ins, but at the end of the day I still feel like I don't get to see them as much as I would like to.

Where did I go?

2011-01-21T08:32:00.000-08:00

Oh how I long to do the things that I love again. The past year I have been consumed with the oh so infamous nursing school. I have loved my experiences so far and am eager for more, but.... I miss going fishing, I miss spending the entire day with Ry, I miss giving my sweet Bill the attention he deserves. I miss riding my pony ( I haven't rode since August!), I miss camping and Ice fishing and snowmobiling, I miss going to concerts, Hell I even miss driving to remote places looking at mules and horses that my husband has to have and I miss doing nothing! I have a little over six months left so I dare say.. ~~ It's the final countdown~~ Lets all hope I can hang in there!

RyAn'S 24!!!

2011-01-05T14:23:00.000-08:00

My man is 24 years old today! We started dating when we were both 19 and have known each other since were 12 or 13 so it sounds really quite strange to say that he is 24. Ryan is a great person. He is alwasy eager to help other people even if he sacrifces what he wants to do. He love kids and kids love him. He is a hard worker and a great supporter for his poor student wife. He is an amazing and compassionate animal trainer. He is hilarious and never ceases to surprise me! My life would be dark and lonely if I didn't have Ryan. Happy Birthday Baby! You're my one and only! Here's to many more birthday :) Hope you have a great day !! Love you!

Trap Shoot!

2011-01-01T21:53:00.000-08:00

We are having a trap shoot on January 8th at noon for Ryan's B-day.

We are going to have hot dogs and cobbler. Bring your own trap and a dish to share.

If you'd like to come let me know and I'll give you directions.

Woot Woot! I did it!

2010-12-24T21:35:00.000-08:00

I passed my LPN boards! I am now officially a NURSE! I still have a lot of work to do before I get my RN but if feels great to have accomplished something! All my hard work is paying off! I could not have done it without my awesome husband to support me and my friends at school! Merry Christmas to everyone!!!!

My Parents Rock!

2010-11-16T11:50:00.000-08:00

My parents 30th wedding anniversary was yesterday and I just wanted to brag about them. My parents are amazing examlpes of love, respect and patience. I just think it is refreshing to see two people still in love with each other after so many years! Thanks mom and dad for being wonderful parents. I am so thankful that thirty years ago you fell in love and took a leap of faith. My entire existance revolves around the love you have for one another! Much lover :) Happy Anniversary!

My SaNiTy!

2010-11-08T09:38:00.000-08:00

My husband is my rock. I love him so much. I have been so stressed lately with school. I have two tests this week, clinicals, I work this weekend have three papers due on Monday and then I have a test on Monday and a test on Tuesday that determines my placement in the RN program. And just when I am about to freak out, Ryan saves me. He makes me laugh and comforts me and lets me know that even if I crash and burn at school he loves me no matter what! I am the luckiest girl in the world and everyone should have someone like Ryan.

MuLe! Really :)

2010-11-02T12:30:00.000-07:00

My husband has recently become the proud owner of a small black mule. Yes I said mule. He has rode horses his entire life and suddenly has become interested in roping off a mule. So he bought one. I don't know a lot about the differences between a horse and a mule when it comes to breaking them, I'm not sure that Ryan does either but he is giving it a shot. Ryan is also known for training his horses to go anywhere and do anything he asks them to, he is attempting this with mule as well. Well he was riding the other day at his parents, we are too poor to have our horses at our house, he was making the mule walk up the back steps when it started raining. Well he had the brilliant idea to get in the horse trailer and wait out the storm, that's when he did something stupid. HE GOT ON THE MULE INSIDE THE HORSE TRAILER! Well he was riding it around inside and made the mule walk out. Well he, the mule, did well so Ry thought he would try it again. The mule got in the trailer and spun around and jumped out the of the trailer and started bucking. Well for those of you that don't know mules they have a smaller shoulders so you have to use a britching so the saddle doesn't go over there shoulders. THE BRITCHING DIDN'T WORK. The saddle slid far enough forward that it inhibited Ryan from pulling the head around,so the mule started spinning. Needless to say Ryan came off the mule:) Ry has two huge bruises on his thighs from the swells on the saddle! I wish I could have seen it. Ry's mom freaked out and his friend Matt got a pretty good kick out of it! I'm never there when the action happens. Better luck next time :)

2010-09-18T13:59:00.000-07:00

Well since I suck at blogging I figured I would do one big post about the summer. A lot has happened, I turned 23! Ry and I celebrated our first anniversary! We rodeoed quite a bit! Went boating a few times, worked a lot, had a stud in stallion alley at the fair, went swimming at my parents almost every sun day! Celebrated a lot of family birthdays. Drove the horses in the parade and around town very often, bought some new horses, bought a new wagon, went to the drive in (fell asleep), went to the swap meet, ate a lot, cooked a lot, laughed a lot! Drove to Rexburg a lot, picked up my brother in law who broke both arms(silly boy). Karah broke her arm doing a little evil- canevil herself trying to be like daddy and uncle Nick. Roped a lot but not enough, watched Shylee grow up before my eyes, Annie makes me want to be a kid again, and Hallie has more attitude than I know what to do with, I think she gets that from her mom's side of the family :) SkyLee and Rowdy tagged along with us several times, love them kids :)I got a new nephew, Wyatt Legend Butler, and Holly and Lance got a new brother. One more niece on the way and Lacy is prego and doesn't know what it is yet.I am just waiting for Mandy and Nick to tell us they are pregnant too:) I just love the summer, I love the hot days and warm nights, I love sun tans and ice cream, I love summer rain and crazy Utah weather. I love the smell of hot leather and the creek of the saddles, I fall in love with Ryan all over again every summer. He is such a hard worker and has such a love for the cowboy way of life. I love running in the morning when it is still cool but the sun is shining! I love life. I'm sad that summer is over but I am excited for fall and all the comes with it! Look at my pictures and leave me a comment so I know you are out there!

Shylee and Annie Jo's birthday party. Ryan and I took the horses over and gave wagon rides. It was a big hit!

Echo Reservoir with the family! It felt so good to get out on the water. We didn't have near enough of that this summer! Love my sista's and Ma!

Uncle Ry and Rowdy

Dave, Annie, Shylee and SkyLee on the tube!

Girls being girls!

Naked Baby!

ROWDY MAN!

Our stall and Stallion Alley

Ry showing SAM!

Mandy Jo's Birthday and Nick's broken arms!

Part of the Butler Family

Lovin' my man!

Playin' at grandma's

Stone Rodeo July 24th

Nick in the hospital in Rexburg

The new horses, big huh!

Pioneer Days Rodeo on family night! It's TRADITION!

Slaterville Parade

1st Anniversary at Bear Lake

You can see a deer if you look really close!

Hiking :)

23rd Birthday! Wow I'm getting up there!

Me and Ma and Pa, I love my parents! Look how cute my dad is! You're cure too mom!

Love my Hubby!

What would life be like without the little ones?

Ry and Holly Jo

SkyLee and My Ry Guy

Evanston Rodeo Series, I almost ripped my thumb off this night :) OOPs

The ZOO with my favorite Taylor Girls

I can tell Shylee loves me by the way she looks in this picture:)

Waiting patiently :) What good little girls :)

Well that's it for now. Hope you enjoyed a little glimpse of my summer. I'm back in nursing school and who knows when I'll have time to update again. Happy Fall to ALL!

4th of July

2010-07-28T16:16:00.000-07:00

We took the team to the parade in Slaterville and had a blast. Everyone loved the team and the wagon. I'm so proud of my husbands handy work. He and his brother Jer built the wagon from the frame up. Little Rowdy had to sit on Ryan's lap the whole time or he would scream and cry. It was hilarious. Ryan was trying to get the horses to hold still, but they kept wanting to go and go and we could couldn't figure out why they were wanting to go so much. Finally some one figured out that Rowdy was kissing to the horses, and with these to horses one kiss and they are gone. It was so funny. Rowdy had to have his hands on the reigns the whole time. Gotta love that kid.

Rodeo :)

2010-06-05T15:17:00.000-07:00

Well the Evanston Rodeo Series started last night and we entered up. We had a good time. We didn't do any good but we had a good time. I love everything about the rodeo, the sounds, the smells, the dust, the feeling of being a part of something bigger than your self. I love, love, love it. I especially love the way my man looks in his cowboy hat. I'll have to snag a picture next time because he is smokin' hot!!!

2010-05-22T17:04:00.000-07:00

BAM 1st annual Race Me and Camille we ran most of the race together and both finished in about 25 minutes!

Me and Mandy Jo after the Race

This is the Race for the Cure we do every year. This is my mom, 10 year survivor!, My Grandma Ruby, 1 year survivor!, and Amy, 2 year survivor! WOOT WOOT!

Me and my SISTAS! Me and Mandy ran this race around 26 minutes.

One Hell of a woman!!!! Ain't she pretty?

Me and Lacy Lunar Loo! (Nick name courtesy of Mandy Jo)

The rest of these picks of us roping down at our friend Blaine's place. Gotta Love it!

Ropin' and Runnin' (PIC OVERLOAD!)

2010-05-22T16:26:00.000-07:00

We've been having a blast this summer roping and I have been running. I am loving having no school and working full time. It is great. love life! On May 8 we did the race for the cure again this year. We went down and stayed at the Hyatt Place right next to the gateway. Mandy and I ran the race and the rest of my familia walked. We had so much fun and it was a much deserved night on the town for all us girls. Today I ran the BAM race in memory of Aaron Greer with my sista Mandy. I am friends with his sister and it turned out great. The Mckellars put it on and did an awesome job. I ran it in 25 and froze my butt off. I love that me and Mandy are both running and we can do it together. It is awesome to have a running buddy. Love ya Mand! I also love roping with my freakin Hot Hubby! Love ya baby. Well enjoy the pics, there are a ton, two posts worth so keep looking :) Happy trails :)

BOOBIE WARRIORS! Breast Cancer can BITE IT!

2010-05-03T12:00:00.000-07:00

This amazing women is a 10 YEAR Survivor of breast cancer! Woohoo! GO MAMA! My grandma also just got done fighting her own battle with breast cancer GO RUBY :) . We are doing the race for the cure this saturday and I am trying to raise money to donate! The proceeds stay right here in Utah! This will help us all out in the future! Click on this link to donate, even a dollar will be appreciated! Let's stand together and fight for our Boobies! Big or small let's save em all!!

http://www.komenslc.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&eventID=501&participantID=7684

2010-04-28T16:36:00.000-07:00

Well school is out for the summer and life is taking off :0) I love this warm weather we've been having. We are the proud owners of five roping steers and can't wait to get roping. We went and helped brand calves on Saturday and we had a blast. We have roped twice so far, not much, but better than nothing. Ry has been working a lot of over time and I am going crazy at home. I have tired to pick up any extra shifts at work but there aren't many available at the moment. I have started watching my niece and nephew and it is so much fun. They are such cute kids, ya never know whats going to come out of a four year olds mouth. W e bought a new truck as seen above :) I love it. Ry wouldn't smile for a picture dyeing easter eggs. I took three and that was the best one. What a butt head.

BusY buSY!

2010-04-05T12:56:00.000-07:00

Life has been very busy lately as usual. I have just under three weeks left for this semseter and then I have the summer off! Ryan and I are so excited, we are planning on playing very hard and roping all we can. Can't wait for the warm weather and all the festivites of summer, fairs, rodeo's, picnics, boating, drive inn, late nights, summer rain, BBQ's oh if it was only summer all the time! I think I have spring fever, anyone else?

DaNcInG! and Random Pics

2010-01-31T18:54:00.001-08:00

Christmas Eve 2009 Ryan's 23rd BirthdayDancing :)

So Saturday night Ryan's brother put on a country swing dance. I had so much fun. Ry isn't much of a dancer but my little niece SkyLee is. We danced the night away! It was fun for us to get out and do something out of the ordinary. I love my husband more than anything. I'm so glad I hooked him three and a half years ago at the fair. Wouldn't change a thing. Nursing school is going good so far, but I may be singing a different tune next Friday. I think we took a jump from the wading pool to treading water in the deep end. I've met some really great girls and I'm excited to learn more about taking care of people. Until next time :)

OMG

2010-01-28T16:30:00.000-08:00

Could everyone look at my hair please. What the crap was I thinking when I cut it off?????

Once again....

2009-12-20T16:36:00.000-08:00

My goofy hubby fractured his fibula. He went hunting with my brothers and dad and was helping my brother drag his cow out. They were on a steep hill and the cow started to slide and Ryan got pinned between the cow and a log. Dakota had to get the 900-1000 lb cow off of Ryan by his self. Anyway we went to the doctor and it's broke. My man has a affinity to getting hurt. Love him dearly, can't keep him healthy to save my life :)

Just more pictures.

2009-11-29T18:55:00.000-08:00

WoW! WhErE dOeS tHe TiMe Go?

2009-11-25T07:53:00.000-08:00

Well life for me and Ryan has been busy busy. I have been working and going to school. Ryan is working and always has someone he is helping. I swear I have the most selfless, giving husband! He never put his self first and he is always doing a favor for somebody. I married a good man :) We had family pictures taken a month or so ago and I think they turned out pretty good. I will need to get a copy of the one of me, Ry and Bill its really cute. I'm sorry I am so bad at updating this blog. I haven't even put our wedding pictures up yet. Oops. Anyway I am really looking forward to the holiday season and I can't wait to start the program in January. The sooner I start the sooner it is over! Hope you are all doing well. Happy Holidays to all!!

HaRvEsT tImE!!!

2009-09-19T06:49:00.000-07:00

I love this time of year! Although the summer is fading and the cooler weather will soon be upon us, now is the time we reap what we sow. Ryan and I planted a garden before we got married and it went CrAzY! Our squash plants grew out of our garden and about 15 feet towards the road. My neighbor referred to them as the squash plants that ate Manhattan :) Here are a few pictures. I canned 24 pints of peach jam (requested by my Ry), 12 pints if peaches, and 6 pints of apricot jam. I am looking forward to canning some salsa and maybe some tomatoes. Oh and I think our squash cross pollinated because we have a few funky looking squash.

PS if anybody would like squash I have plenty, the catch is you have to come and visit me to get some:)

Freakin' Frusrated!!!

2009-09-10T10:51:00.000-07:00

Well I made a slide of my wedding pictures and for some reason when I try and put it on here it comes up as some other girls pictures!! If anyone knows what I am doing wrong please let me know. Here is a link to the slide show. Enjoy!
http://www.rockyou.com/show_my_gallery.php?source=ppsl&instanceid=143028201

Well I did it.

2009-08-08T06:25:00.001-07:00

I finally got into the nursing program. I start at the DATC on Jan. 4. Hooray!

Marriage and all it entails!

2009-08-05T12:20:00.001-07:00

So I have officially been Mrs. Butler for a little over a month. I must say I have absolutely loved every minute of it. I have not been disappointed once! That is probably in part with the fact that I married the most amazing man on earth. Yes that means my husband is better than yours! Here are a few things I love and love not so much about marriage.

Loves
- Waking up next to Ry.
- Going home after work to Ry.
- Cooking dinner, I pretty good I must admit :)
- Walking around our cute neighborhood
- Visiting with our cooky 84 year old neighbor
- Not having to share a laundry room with 5 other people!( Other people that I love!)
- Having Bill ( our blue heeler) around all the time
- Being able to go home and just relax.
- Growing my own garden. Our squash have taken over our entire yard. My neighbor ( not the 84 year old one) says its the squash that ate Manhattan!
- My husband does laundry and I don't even have to ask!
- Knowing that it me and Ry forever! He loves me:)

Love not so Much
- Not having a dish washer
- Baking and not having a bunch of siblings eat it all. Me and Ry end up eating way more than we should.
- I miss sitting on the porch with my parents why they drink their coffee.
- Not having a computer or the Internet at my own home
-Having milk go bad because we don't drink it fast enough

Over all I love my life and I am so unbelievably lucky to have Ryan as a husband. Best decision I ever made! Love you baby!
Pictures of wedding and honeymoon to come.
Stay tuned:)

2009-06-14T06:40:00.000-07:00

Well I am getting married in a little less than two weeks and I am more than ready. I have had three bridals showers and I was spoiled rotten! At the shower for my side of the family my sisters made me where a crown and a ribbon, as shown above. I'm having a blast. Sorry I haven't blogged lately. Life is busy. I'm sure this will be my last post for quite a while. So I hope to see you all at my wedding! Chow! :)

Last Call for addresses

2009-05-28T13:45:00.001-07:00

Well only a month left until the wedding. I can't wait! I think we have almost everything done. We got all the invitations put together last night and thanks to Ryan's mom we got about 98% of the addresses too, but there are a few more I need. If I haven't asked for your address or if your not sure if I have it email me. daniellemark@mail.weber.edu. Things are moving along fairly smoothly. My first shower is on saturday from 11-1 at my parents house. If anyone wants to come feel free :) I'm getting my bridals taken on wednesday and all I have left to do after that is put a couple CD's together for dancing afterwards. I'm very anxious and excited. A few of the girls I work with keep telling me how awful showers are but I'm excited. I love my family and what better excuse to get together. Can't wait to see everyone, pictures to come!

Still Here

2009-04-27T12:44:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. I'm still here, just trying to finish finals and then I'll do an update. Plannig a wedding is time consuming especially working and going to school full time. Anyway there's lots of life going on around here :)

New Niece, New Nephew, New Job WooHoo!

2009-03-08T11:43:00.000-07:00

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Well a lot of life has been going on around here! On Feb. 19 Mandy had precious little Hallie Jo Vance. She has a ton of hair and weighed 7lbs 8oz at birth. She is doing wonderful and is an amazing addition to the family. Last night Ryan and I were blessed with a new nephew. Rowdy Douglass Butler, he weighed 5lbs, 15oz, he was born 4 weeks early but is doing well and was not sent to the NICU. Cassee is doing good too. Me and Ry are excited to get to spoil a two more kids rotten !!! I also got a new job, I will be working over in same day surgery at McKay. I'll stay on the surgical floor as well. I'm excited. Change is good. Life is good. Hope everyone out there in cyberspace is as happy as I am. Oh, and if you're planning on spending anytime in the recovery room I'll see ya there. Peace out :)

Sweet Love

2009-02-17T11:51:00.001-08:00

There is nothing sweeter than being in love! Everything seems to be falling in place for me and Ry. I found my dress! I'm not posting details, Ryan can't know a thing. If you want to see it , guess you'll just have to come to the wedding :)! We found HOUSE! It's teeny, tiny, but I've never been more excited for anything in my life. It's in Plain City, and its adorable. I'm already excited to plant flowers and trying my hand at gardening. It's ours starting March 1st. Ryan and I had the best Valentines yet. Seeing as how we are about to enter the real world, we didn't want to spend too much. So I decided we would stay in, and I surprised him with a candle lit dinner. It was great. I love to cook! I set it all up in a spare bedroom, with candles and music, the whole shebang. When he got to my house, he came in the kitchen with a dozen beautiful roses. I turned to him and apologized for not having something more special for him. Then as the food got done I asked him to go out to the car and grab my camera. When he went outside I shifted gears and hustled all the food up to our little make believe get away. I had the music playing softly, and all the lights off, except for the candles burning. When he came back in I took him by the hand and led him to our table. It was so romantic, just me and him . No back ground noise, or waiting to be seated, it was perfect. Then we finished the night visiting with Mandy and Nick and stuffing our faces with cookies and ice cream. Life is so good! Oh and we set a date. June 26, 2009. Don't miss it!

Addresses Please!

2009-01-23T09:45:00.000-08:00

Well the wedding plans are coming along. I know it's a little early for addresses, but I take after my sister Lacy. I want to do everything I can now so I don't have to worry about it later. So please e-mail me your address: daniellemark@mail.weber.edu. If you are family don't worry about it I probably already have it, but for all you newly weds, or those of you I know who move once a month :) please make sure and e-mail me. It will make my life much easier! Thanks. Oh and we are getting married on June 12, hopefully, so save the date!!

To the man I love! (a little late)

2009-01-08T14:24:00.001-08:00

Ryan turned 22 years old on Monday. Happy Birthday baby! We're getting married :) I hope you had a wonderful birthday and I hope you know how much I love you. You are more than I ever hoped to find in a companion and I can't wait to start our new life together. Here's to another eighty birthdays, ( yeah that means you'll be one hundred and two!) Love ya!

I'm ENGAGED!!!!

2009-01-05T05:58:00.000-08:00

Well after a really challenging year I finally have some good news. Ryan finally purposed!! It was so perfect. Ryan sent one of his rope horses down to Arizona to sell and I kept teasing him about what he was going to do with the money, so he never told me when he sold him. On Saturday we were down on his property having a trap shoot for his birthday, we invited all the people we love the most. My family was there and so was his. I was standing by the fire and he came and put his arms around me. He started almost whispering to me, he asked me what I thought would make the day more perfect. I just said I don't know, he kept trying to get me to guess. That's when I noticed the circle of people around us. Here's where it starts to get fuzzy. I looked around at everyone staring and then back at Ryan. He said, "I sold Boozer," (that's the horse). That's when it clicked. I felt like everything was in slow motion. Everyone was ewing and awing as I saw Ryan pull a little white box out of his pocket. Then he's down on one knee and I heard "Will you marry me?" as clear as day. I was so excited I said yes about one hundred times and almost pushed Ryan into the fire when I was hugging him.My brother in law got it all on film. Then about one minuted after, I said, "Wait a sec, did you ask my dad?" (He had asked my dad about ten minutes before). It was amazing. Ryan knows me so well. It was perfect, I had just promised myself to someone for the rest of time, and all the people I love were right there with me, waiting to celebrate. I told my mom I'd always wondered what it would feel like, and I never thought it would feel so good. I love you Ry, forever and ever babe. Sorry the ring pic is fuzzy.

An Ode To Jake

2009-01-01T12:49:00.000-08:00

This is an Ode to Jake, The best horse I've ever had. My heart is breaking with sorrow.You were many things to me, but most of all you were a teacher. You taught me trust and patience, responsibility and respect, hard work and unconditional love. You were patient with me when I learned to rope, and you took me to my first Rodeo. You were my pal and on snowy days I wished I could bring you in the house with me. Thank you for all you gave to me, thank you for giving your heart to Rodeo. I'm sorry we had to lose you like this. I wish I could have done something more for you. I love you Jake.

Spoiled Rotten!

2008-12-27T08:41:00.000-08:00

Well Christmas has come and gone again. I was spoiled completely rotten. It all started when My niece was born on Dec. 8 and was named Karah Danielle. I was extremely honored that she was named after me. Isn't she beautiful!

Then my Ryan decided he was going to spend his years wages on me for Christmas. Here we are about to open our gifts to one another.

I was super excited to give Ry his because I had worked on it for four months. I secretly got all his high school rodeo photos and scrap booked them. He was really excited, I almost started crying when we opened them. I gave him some new clothes also.
Then it was my turn. I knew Ryan had been really excited about what he was giving me, but I hadn't a clue what it was. So....

When I opened it and found a brand new roping saddle I was shocked. It is absolutely beautiful. It is all hand tooled and it is seriously breathtaking. As you can see I was petting it because it's so pretty.
And then to top it all off, we went over to the Butler's for breakfast. Ryan casually asked me if I wanted to go downstairs and watch everyone open presents. So we walked into his family room and he smiled at me and pointed and said Merry Christmas.

It's a queen sized pine log bed and it is absolutely gorgeous. I'm one lucky girl. Oh and by the way, I am recovering from my surgery well. Hopefully I will return to work next week.

First for Everything

2008-12-20T18:02:00.000-08:00

I had surgery yesterday. I had my gall bladder removed and they said i had a small pocket of bile under my liver. Dr. Mo wasn't quite sure where that came from, but he wasn't concerned. I'm hanging in there. I'll be back to normal in no time.

It's Christmas Time!!!!!

2008-12-12T14:15:00.001-08:00

Well it's that time of year again. My favorite time of year, when the nights are cold and the fire is warm. When everyone spends more time at home. I love to keep the house dark and enjoy the magical glow of the Christmas tree. I always feel so grateful and close to Heavenly Father. When excitement is in the air, and when family traditions are at their best. My absolute most favorite tradition is on Christmas Eve. Mandy and Lacy come home and we have a big fancy dinner ( thanks to the gourmet chefs I have as parents). Then we exchange presents between siblings. We do it on Christmas Eve because we are all home at the same time. Then we open our brand new PJ's which my mom tries to pretend she didn't buy! For anyone who doesn't know my parents, you are really missing something special. Anyway, we all change into our new comfy pajamas and hang out until it's time for saint nick to come. Then the best part. We all grab our pillows and blankets and hunker down in the same room. We have done it every Christmas that I can remember. Everyone used to sleep in mine and Cassie's room but the past few years we have slept in my parents room. The last year Lacy lived at home she didn't feel good and wanted to sleep in her own room. I bawled (mind you I was 17 years old). I was so sad, I couldn't imagine not all sleeping together. So being the good sport that she is she slept with us, even though she didn't want to. Love ya Lace :) Bet your glad you did it. Anyway the festivities have started. My work party was on Wednesday. It was a lot more fun than I had imagined. Here are some pictures of our night.Getting ready to leave :) Carly and Glenda playing nurses (big stretch)

Amanda playing a patient

Tyler cast as Santa with a bowel obstruction (hospital humor)!

Ashley as another patient

Playing Catch Up

2008-12-10T13:38:00.000-08:00

Life is great right now. Ryan is finally back to work for five hours a day. He still get tired pretty quickly, but he is doing wonderful. I have a lot to be thankful for this year. I'm very thankful for the love Ryan and I share and I'm even more thankful that he is ALIVE. A lot has happened in the last little while. But the most exciting was the arrival of 7 lb 6 oz Karah Danielle Taylor on Dec. 8,. I don't have any picture, but she is beautiful. She has a little bit of dark hair, and she looks a lot like Shy. I had the privilege of staying with Annie Jo and Shylee while Lacy was in the hospital. I had a blast playing mommy, and I can't wait until it's my turn. I am planning to do the twelve days of Christmas to a few families so if you have any ideas let me know. Thanks. Here are a few pictures of Ry in the hospital and of our Thanksgiving.

Ry and his feeding tube :(

Ry feeling a little bit better. Ry feeling quite a bit better.

Thanksgiving at home!

True Colors of Friendship

2008-11-13T08:49:00.000-08:00

Ryan is doing really well. He is mostly over his headaches and nausea, but now he has some other stinkin' virus. He has lost his voice, but I think he is feeling better everyday. I've learned a lot through this experience. First, I love Ryan more than I ever thought a person could love another. He is my best friend and I know we could make it through anything together. I've always known that me and Ry had something special, but when you go through something like this it makes your bond even stronger. The second thing I learned is that in situations like these true colors really show, and some of those colors are rather ugly. I've always been one of those girls who has a few really good friends and then a bunch of just casual friends. I always thought my really good friends would be a strong support to me in rough times, but I was wrong. I was really surprised at how many of my friends didn't call and then I was again shocked at the ones who did. The same with Ryan. We were both surprised at the people who were there to support us. It was friends that we hadn't talked to in a long time. The third thing I learned is that family is really the only thing you can count on. Thank you to all of my family who was there to support me, and all of you who weren't afraid to ask how we were doing.

Ryan Update

2008-10-27T13:49:00.000-07:00

Well we have been home from the hospital for just over two weeks. It is nice to be home and Ryan is continuing to improve. He has gotten a lot of strength back, but he's got a ways to go before he is back to normal. He has helped feed the animals a couple of times and we might try getting on a horse today. We are just taking this one step at a time. He is really battling with extreme headaches right now. We are still unsure about when he will be ready to return to work, but I'm sure that day will come soon enough.

I'm an Esme!

2008-10-20T04:00:00.000-07:00

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Home sweet Home!

2008-10-12T13:05:00.000-07:00

After eleven awful days in the hospital, Ryan finally got to come home. He is able to eat on his own and keep most of his food down. Everything we have read and heard says that he will probably have to battle the nausea for a month or so. We are ok with that. I think Ry just feels a lot better being at home in his own environment. Hopefully he will get good nights sleep and continue on the road to recovery. Thanks to everyone for your prayers and concern. Hopefully all this snow will kill off all those pesky mosquitoes so we can have a few months to recover before we have to worry about getting infected again.

Moving Forward

2008-10-11T12:56:00.000-07:00

Well we are still in the hospital, but Ry is making improvements. He had a bad day yesterday and he wasn't able to eat anything all day. My brother in law and Ryan's dad came and gave him a blessing last night. About forty five minutes later he started throwing up. He threw up so violently that his feeding tube started to come out his mouth. I know that's kind of gross. Anyway after they finished pulling the feeding tube he immediately started feeling better. He was able to eat some frosted flakes for breakfast, and he just ate some chicken noodle soup so we are crossing our fingers that he will be able to hold it down. We aren't out of the woods so keep us in your prayers.

Ryan Update

2008-10-09T14:34:00.000-07:00

Well I think your prayers are working. Ryan has been improving extremely fast. He was able to eat some cream of wheat for breakfast, and some oatmeal for lunch. This is a huge improvement. Me and Ryan's mom Vickie have been doing a lot of research on West Nile. Everyone we have talked to who has had the virus, and everything we have read has said that it takes a long time to recover. Both of the gentlemen that we have spoken to said it took them at least a month to stop throwing up. I am sure that we have a long journey to make, but Ry has been improving extremely fast. He is so strong and has so much support. My niece Shylee has been praying several times a day. She keeps asking her mom if Ryan can hear her pray. Just another reminder to make sure you wear mosquito repellent and stay in away for the mosquitoes when possible. We couldn't do this without all of you behind us. Thank you with all my heart. I'll give you another update soon.

Good News

2008-10-08T09:04:00.000-07:00

Ryan had an MRI last night to make sure there was no swelling on his brain. The results were completely normal. This is very very good news. They placed a feeding tube yesterday and he is tolerating his feedings very well. He is going to try and eat on his own today, so cross your fingers for us. We are very thankful for all the support and I will continue to keep you posted.

Please Pray for Us

2008-10-06T08:35:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone. I have some bad news. Ryan was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday with viral meningitis. He has been doing well and getting a little bit better day by day. This morning the doctor came in and told us that the meningitis was caused by the West Nile virus. He is going to stay in the hospital until he regains his strength and begins eating again. I know with all my soul that Ryan will make it through this. It's going to be a long road. Please keep us in your prayers and I will try and keep you posted. Oh and one more thing. Try and keep in out of the mosquitoes and if you are out when they are make sure to wear repellent.

Tagged: High School Tag

2008-09-30T07:21:00.000-07:00

1. Did you date someone from your school? I dated a lot of different people. Ryan and I went to school together but didn't date while attending.
2. What kind of car did you drive? I drove a Black Chevy Blazer. I loved it :)
3. What was the most embarrassing moment of high school? I can think of a lot of embarrassing moments like sneezing and having a massive amount of snot on your face with no tissue, or tearing your pants while stretching at track practice, but none of that happened in high school.
4. Were you a party animal? I've never been to a party with alcohol so I guess that answers the question.
5. Were you considered a flirt? I always flirt, but I wouldn't consider it flirting. I like to tease and joke around with everyone
6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Nope
7. Were you a nerd?NO, but looking back I think I would have benefited from being more nerdy.
8. Were you on any varsity teams? No I quit sports after my sophomore year.
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? No but I did spend my fair share of time in the principles office.
10. Can you still sing the fight song? I know the school song.
11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mr. Denton by far. He was tough, but always willing to go the extra mile to make sure you understand. I had him for math and Chem.
12. Where did you sit during lunch? Where ever
13. What was your school's full name? Fremont High School
14. School mascot? Silver wolves
15. Did you go to Homecoming and who with? Junior Year: Mike Dehaun, funnest dance I ever went to.
16. If you could go back and do it again, would you? No, I didn't care too much for high school. I am much happier now.
17. What do you remember most about graduation? One of my good friends since kindergarten was paralyzed the weekend before graduation. I remember his best friend got his diploma for him while he was talking to him on the phone. It was really emotional for me. That's when I realized how much life was going to change. Nothing was set in stone anymore. Real life was beginning18. Where did you go senior skip day? Was there a senior skip day? I don't remember and I don't know if I went anywhere.
19. Were you in any clubs? Nope
20. Have you gained some weight since then? I'm with Robyn on this one, but if you must know I put on quite a bit of weight after, but I now way less than I did in high school.
21. Who was your prom date? Drew Tubbs and Darrin McKellar
22. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? Probably
.23. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself?Don't have a boyfriend, Date everyone and be friends with everyone. Get involved. Get good grades.
I TAG: Anyone who wants to do it.

School's Out Forever!!!

2008-09-25T12:38:00.000-07:00

My man, Ryan finished school on Tuesday! I am so proud of him, he is now considered a multi-skill maintenance mechanic. He had to take plumbing, computer, electrical, electrical motor, and PLC classes ( and others that I can't remember). I am so proud of him. He worked so hard and finished some of his classes in record time. He is employed at HAFB and now that he is done with school he can advance in his career :) I took him out to dinner last night to celebrate. Here's to bigger and better things baby.

August all summed up

2008-09-09T11:56:00.000-07:00

The last half of August flew by. I went to a baby shower for my friend Tiff. She's the one in the middle :) She is due in October and she's expecting a pink bundle of joy. I've been friends with Tiff since junior high or before. We don't see each other much, but is is a lot of fun getting together.

That same day we celebrated Shylee and Annie Jo's birthday. Shy is 3 and Annie Jo is 1. Lacy is due with baby girl number 3 in December. They are so excited. This a a picture of Shylee in pink and Ryan's niece SkyLee in purple. They are the same age and best buds. Shylee wants to name the new baby Skylee. My dad turned 49 on the 27th of August. We went out to Chili's. The whole family was there. My dad is such an awesome guy. He has taught me so much. I'm lucky to have a dad that supports me in everything I do. Here is a pic of Shy and Uncle Nick.
Lacy, Mandy, and Annie Jo
My mom and dad are the cutest couple. They have been married for almost 28 years. They set a wonderful example of what a marriage should really be like.

Here are my silly brothers Austin and Dakota and cousin Trevor

This is My Uncle Rick, Uncle Kevin and my GORGEOUS cousin Bessie.

Karlie and Me

Labor Day weekend was TOMATO DAYS in Hooper. We had a lot of fun. Annie was in the baby show and Shylee was in the Miss Pink Tomato pageant. She was a little on the shy side, but she got a ribbon and she couldn't have been happier. This is her and the Tomato Days Rodeo Queen.

I was in my first rodeo since sixth grade on Labor Day. I had so much fun. I team roped with Ryan. I missed :( but I still had a blast. I love my life!!!!! This is us before we rode.

Two Fabulous Years!

2008-08-12T15:20:00.001-07:00

Yesterday Ryan took me on a date to celebrate being together for two years! We went to Prairie Schooner and then to the movies. I drug Ryan to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: 2. He didn't even complain. We had a a lot of fun. I'm so thankful to have him in my life. I can't imagine what I would do without him. Since we started dating my life has really taken off and I am totally content. He is always making me laugh and he supports me in everything. We knew each other all through junior high and high school. I had a huge crush on him! Then two years ago we ran into each other at the Weber County Fair. We kissed that night, and just for the record he kissed me!

Fading Summer!

2008-08-01T08:27:00.001-07:00

It has been a really fun last couple of weeks. My family took a trip to Lava Hot Springs. We had quite a good time. Lacy wasn't able to come because Dave crashed on his dirt bike. He ended up with three broken ribs and a punctured lung. He is healing up ok. Cassie also wasn't able to come because she had stitches on her forehead and wussed out. We had a lot of fun without them, but would have enjoyed their company.
We went to the pool and they had a pretty neat climbing wall that we all enjoyed. Then we floated down the river three times and let me tell you that was one too many. The first to runs down the river were really fun and mostly uneventful. The third run down the river was a different story. I cut my leg open getting into the water. Dakota scraped his back against some rocks and had a nice battle wound. And last but not least, my dad got stuck in a counter current and some how his tube flipped. He ended up slamming his head against a rock and was bleeding in three different places. OUCH!
When we got home we joined Ryan's family at the Pioneer Days Rodeo. It is a tradition for his family to go on family night ever year. We had a really good time. Ryan's nephew participated in the MUTTON BUSTIN', and although he didn't make it all eight second when he was finished he stood up and waved to the crowd. It was adorable.
On the 24th we went to Stone Idaho where Ryan team roped. When they signed up they were told that they would be in the slack, and that the slack would be after the rodeo. When we got there at about six o'clock they had already run the slack. The boys were pretty bumbed out, but fortunately since it was the secretaries fault they let them rope in the performance. They had a good run, but weren't fast enough to win any money.

I can't believe it is already August. After the Weber County Fair summer is pretty much over. The days are beginning to get shorter and the summer is fading away. So here's to the rest of the summer.

Tagged!

2008-07-31T19:03:00.000-07:00

Tagged!
How long did you date? It will be two years so far on August 11. It could be another two, ya never know.
How old is he? He is 21.
Who said "I love you" first? Ryan did after one year of dating.
Who is taller? Ry by about a foot
Who is smarter? It depends on the subject. I'm book smart, Ryan is smart smart.
Who's temper is worse? That's a toss up but probably Ryan's.
Who does the laundry? We do our own, which I'm sure will come to a screeching halt when we get hitched :)
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I think I will
Who pays the bills? We pay our own bills
Who cooks dinner? We like to cook dinner together.
Who drives when you are together? We alternate
Who is more stubborn? We are both stubborn as can be, but we try to accomodate one another.
Who kissed who first? I say he kissed me, he says I kissed him. I guess the important thing is that we kissed!
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? It depends. Whoever is wrong usually admits it first. If not we talk about it and come to mutual understanding.
Whose parents do you see the most? We try and keep it even. But probably Ryan's. We ride his horses a lot so we are at his house for that, and we go to my house every Sunday.
Who proposed? Ryan will, any day now :)
Who is more sensitive? I am.
Who has more friends? Ryan by far, he is a talker!!
Who has more siblings?We both have five. Ryan has four brother and one sister. I have three sisters and two brothers.
Who wears the pants in the family? We will find out sooner or later but probably Ryan. and I like it that way. He takes care of me.
I tag: Mandy, Nicole, Ashley

Thanks Shay!

2008-07-31T19:00:00.000-07:00

Rodeo, Rodeo, and more Rodeo!

2008-07-07T12:27:00.000-07:00

So we have been really busy the last couple of weekends. Last weekend was West Haven Days. Ryan did very well. He headed and heeled and caught both time. His rope partner is Clint Kap who is a year younger than us. They do really well together. Their time at West Haven was 8.56 seconds. Which is decent but wasn't fast enough to be in the money. On the fourth we went to Plymouth, which is just north of Tremonton. It is just a little tiny town, but they have one heck of a rodeo. They have all the funny events, like wild cow milking, the hide race, and the chicken chase. It makes for a fun watch. Ryan just entered this rodeo once and unfortunately his header missed. There were so many people they didn't rope until about one thirty in the morning. So naturally we didn't get home until about three thirty or so and the next day we headed to Evanston Wyoming at about two thirty in the afternoon. Ryan and Clint roped at about twenty after five. They were really fast. Their time was 5.65 seconds and they would have one it, except Ryan lost a leg when he went to the horn (they add five seconds to your time if you only rope one leg). We had so much fun and can I just say that my man is FINE!

Summer is finally here!!

2008-06-20T12:13:00.000-07:00

Well the summer weather is finally here, and it feels good! But along with the weather comes the crazy schedule. It is getting really busy, but in a good way!I got the privilege of watching SkyLee so I took her over to Lacy's so that her and Shylee could play. They had a blast and there were a lot of tears when it was time to go home!

Shylee Nicole
SkyLee Marie
Ryan and I finally got away for the weekend. We went up to Strawberry Reservoir and visited with my grandparents. It was really nice to have a weekend to ourselves. Hopefully there will be more to come.
I wanted to go down to the doc and put my feet in the water, so after a little coaxing I got Ry to come with me. But when we got to the marina the wind was blowing so hard that it was too cold. But it was nice to go see the water anyway.
So we decide that we would cook hobo dinners, because they are good and easy (or so we thought). The first night we put them in the fire and then went over and visited with the grandparents. When we came back to our camp we were starving, so we opened up our dinners all excited to eat, and they were burnt. And when I say burnt I mean BURNT. Thank goodness we had plenty of snacks to hold us over until morning. The next night we decided we would try it again, but this time we stayed close the fire and made sure to turn them often. This time we succeeded. They were delicious. So as you can see life is good and busy. We have been ropin' a lot and Ry has a rodeo in Evanston tonight. I'll let ya know how he does.

Ropin'

2008-06-10T17:26:00.000-07:00

Well it is ropin' season again. My man lives for roping and he looks good doing it. Lately it is all we have been doing. Ryan has been roping since he was in seventh grade, I on the other hand have been roping for about a year and I think I am finally catching on. Last summer we built a roping arena in Ry's back yard, and when I say we I really mean we. I dug holes and carried railroad ties and all that good stuff. We used the arena a lot last summer and it was really worth it. This year we haven't used it much because we don't have many steers. We have been going to a couple of Ryan's buddies houses. Hopefully I will be good enough to start entering rodeos by the middle of the summer. Cross your fingers for me and pray I won't lose any of mine! This is Ryan and Boozer at the Tomato Day's Rodeo last summer.
This is Ryan and Boozer again in Ry's back yard.
This is the arena we built.

2008-05-23T12:05:00.000-07:00

ABC's "getting to know you" TAG ABC's of you.Each player then tags 3 people and posts their names, then go to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

A- Attached or single: Most definitely attached
B- Best Friend: Ryan Brett
C-Cake or Pie: Cheese Cake or peach or cherry pie
D-Day: Saturday
E- Essential Item: Sunscreen
F- Favorite Color: Navy, Red and Forrest Green
G-Gummy Bears or Worms: Worms
H-Home town: H- Town Baby (Hooper)
I- Indulgences: Reese's
J- January or July?: July
K-Kids: none but one day :)
L-Life is incomplete without: My family
M- Marriage Date: Some day in the future
N- Number of Siblings: 5- 2 brothers and 3 sisters
O- Oranges or Apples: Oranges
P- Phobias or Fears: Losing someone close to me/ not being able to have babies
Q- Quote: Those who play together stay together
R- Reason To Smile: I'm happy and healthy
S- Season: Summer
T- Tag Three: Robyn, Mom, and Natalie
U- Unknown fact about me: I have a tendency to scream in my sleep.
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Bring on the ribs!!
W- Worst Habit: Always in a hurry
X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Neither
Y-Your favorite food: Chicken Pillows
Z: Zodiac Sign: Rabbit

Renaissance Maddness

2008-05-18T07:42:00.000-07:00

What an experience! Ryan and I took my little brothers to the renaissance festival this weekend. They have it right across the street from Ryan's house and over this weekend and last we could hear people screaming and cheering, so we thought we would check it out. You had to park about a half a mile away from the festival and walk in. I expected the people participating to be dressed up but come to find out, if you were dressed up you got a dicount. We encountered a lot of big bare bellies and a lot of corset cleavage. The main reason we wanted to go was because we had heard rumors that they had real life jousting. We figured it would be interesting to see and if nothing else a good laugh. It turned out to be two farely over weight men on clydesdales. They were dressed in the whole shebang. Armor and all. When they first started I was sure some one was going to turf it. They were bouncing everywhere in their saddles and I was just waiting for one to face plant, but it never happened. They began the joust by hitting a target, it was pretty boring. Then when the real jousting began it got pretty entertaining. They jousted about six or seven times and each time the joust itself would shatter. I would never go to the festival again but it was an ok one time thing. The only thing I regret is forgetting my camera.

"Will Race For Boobies!"

2008-05-12T11:27:00.000-07:00

Another race came and went and we had a lot of fun. One of our favorite things to do while we walk is read all the interesting t-shirts. Here are the top few for 2008:
- "Save the Ta-tas"
- "Will Race for Boobies"
- "Blue Footed Boobies"
- "Big or Small, Let's Save Em All!"
There were plenty of others but those are the ones that caught my attention. It is always an emotional time for my family. After the race is finished all the survivors gather together and do a survivor march. They walk around the top level of the gateway and then pose on the stairs for pictures. They even let about 100 white dove loose. It was really quite amazing. My mom is a surviovor of eight years and I am very thankful to have her in my life. What a woman!! So to all of you out there make sure you get your mammograms every year and do your monthly self exams. Early detection is the key! Heres to the next eight years MAMA. Love YA!

RACE FOR THE CURE

2008-05-09T08:16:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is the Race for the Cure in SLC. All the women in my family participate every year in celebration of my mother. She will be an 8 YEAR SURVIVOR in June! We have all put pink in our hair and I can't wait until tomorrow. If you haven't donated yet here is your last chance: http://www.active.com/donate/komenslc2008/kslcSMark

It's a great cause and eighty percent of your donation stay right here in Utah.

Our Story :)

It's Official!

Summer Play!

I graduated from nursing school!!!!

Our 2nd Anniversary

We bought a house...or should I say project?

Utah Valley Half :)

I have a lot of making up to do...

BoObS!!!!!

Love me some Halflingers!!

Help!!!!!!

Come What May & Love It

The power of prayer

A gift from our Heavenly Father :)

Can this girl sing or what?

The quick and dirty of life lately.....

~~ Valentine's Day ~~

It's all in the Name :)

...Where I am supposed to be...

Mi familia: mi corazón y el alma

Where did I go?

RyAn'S 24!!!

Trap Shoot!

Woot Woot! I did it!

My Parents Rock!

My SaNiTy!

MuLe! Really :)

4th of July

Rodeo :)

Ropin' and Runnin' (PIC OVERLOAD!)

BOOBIE WARRIORS! Breast Cancer can BITE IT!

BusY buSY!

DaNcInG! and Random Pics

OMG

Once again....

Just more pictures.

WoW! WhErE dOeS tHe TiMe Go?

HaRvEsT tImE!!!

Freakin' Frusrated!!!

Well I did it.

Marriage and all it entails!

Last Call for addresses

Still Here

New Niece, New Nephew, New Job WooHoo!

Sweet Love

Addresses Please!

To the man I love! (a little late)

I'm ENGAGED!!!!

An Ode To Jake

Spoiled Rotten!

First for Everything

It's Christmas Time!!!!!

Playing Catch Up

True Colors of Friendship

Ryan Update

I'm an Esme!

Home sweet Home!

Moving Forward

Ryan Update

Good News

Please Pray for Us

Tagged: High School Tag

School's Out Forever!!!

August all summed up

Two Fabulous Years!

Fading Summer!

Tagged!

Rodeo, Rodeo, and more Rodeo!

Summer is finally here!!

Ropin'

Renaissance Maddness

"Will Race For Boobies!"

RACE FOR THE CURE

Valentine's Day