Family times are the best of times...

Please excuse my lack of blogging. We have had lot's going on, but sadly I have no pictures to document any of the things that we have done. I feel like I'm not cool enough to write a post with out a picture to go with it. You would all stop reading my blog if that was the case! But you may just have to suffer through one, just this once.

Anyway, this past weekend my parents and sisters came for a visit! It was so great to see them and spend time with them. I love my sisters. They truly are my best friends. I love and look up to them so much. We are true sisters in every sense of the word. We know how to push each other's buttons and get on one another's last nerve. But we also know how to laugh and have a blast together. I'm so lucky to have the big sisters that I do. Having them come visit us in little ol' Laramie was so awesome! We were SO happy to have them and want them to come back right away!

It was equally awesome to get to see my mom and dad. They are just the best. My mom is so cute and stylish. I love talking to her and getting her opinion. It means so much to me because I want to be just like her when I grow up. And my dad is pretty funny. He is the only one that can get me to laugh when I'm in a bad mood. I also believe he has some of the funniest sayings in the world. What would we do without Whompis to make us all laugh?

I have been blessed with SUCH an awesome family. Then I got even more blessed when I married into the Sheets family. I am definitely a very lucky girl!

PS- we are always accepting visitors so come on by! We'd love to have you sleep on our floor! :)

Labor Day Weekend

I love Labor Day. Summer is coming to an end, and fall is right around the corner. It's pretty much my favorite time of year. I also love this time of year because it marks our one year engagement! It was exactly one year ago that we went ring shopping and got this beauty....

*Please disregard our ugly purple/red hands in this picture. It was a toasty 16 degrees on the day we took our pictures, and I was pretty sure my hands were falling off.

I love my ring. I have always wanted a pearl, and even though it was a tad difficult to get a salesman to sell us one for my engagement ring, we finally found it.

I also love Labor Day because that's when Jordan's family has their reunion. 3 days of camping, eating, games, eating, reading, eating, and relaxing. It's pretty much the greatest time ever. Last year was so fun, and this year didn't disappoint either! Here's a few snapshots of what went on....

*we're dorks. Let's be honest, my funny face is 10 times better than Jordan's.

* Leith and Jordan. Yay for brothers. We just needed Cam and Preston to jump in to make the picture complete.

* T-man and Aunt Steph. They love each other.

*Steph and her sexy face. OW OW!!

* Jordan's sexy face....He should quit school and be a model, right? ;)

*Teagan got to escape from the heat and go swimming. I wanted to join him, but he wouldn't share. Good thing he's so stinking cute!

* Too bad Leith and Brittany like him. We'd steal him in a minute if we thought we could get away with it.

* And here we are, just being happy.

Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make the reunion fabulous! We're so lucky to just be able to show up and get pampered!

My husband is awesome....

Today at work, I got a craving for a cream soda. Kind of weird because I don't drink soda often, and when I do it's Dr. Pepper I want. But, for some unknown reason, a cream soda sounded delicious. I decided to text Jordan about my craving, just because. I told him we should get one as a treat this weekend. I thought that by telling myself we would have one this weekend, my craving would lessen....but it didn't. Not even thirty minutes later, Jordan came into the office with a cream soda. :)

Ya, he's pretty great.

An Adventurous Weekend

This past weekend was fairly adventurous. Jordan goes back to school next week so we decided we needed one last HOO-RAH before he was slaving away at school. Plus, I quit my awful job at the bank and am starting at a doctors office Monday, so we decided a celebration weekend was in order. Friday after work, we headed down to Denver and ate some delicious food, and stayed at an awesome hotel with a king sized bed. We were both quite thrilled to have the king sized bed. We both woke up at different times in the night and were reaching out trying to feel where the other one was. It was fabulous. We woke up Saturday and went to the temple. It was perfect. Just what we needed to rejuvenate us. Such a great place to start off your weekend!!

Funny story about this picture....we were standing at the bottom of the hill waiting for someone to come along so we could have them take a picture. A few people passed us by that were rushing to get to one of the 800 wededings that were taking place. Seriously, brides everywhere. We had to come out of the temple smiling because we knew we would be in someone's picture. There was just no getting around it. Anyway, we finally found someone to take our picture; a friendly looking man who was more than happy to do it. You might be able to tell from our squinty eyes that the sun was a tad bright. It literally brought tears to my eyes. The man thought I was crying because I was moved at being at the temple or something. He instantly became semi-creepy when he reached in and wiped the tears off my cheek. Don't get me wrong, I was thankful that he took the picture, but wiping the tears off my cheek was not needed......

After the temple we headed out of the city and into the beautiful mountains. We had both been wanting to go river rafting all summer. I had gone a few summers earlier with my sisters and had a blast and I wanted Jordan to see what it was all about. The trip defintely did not disappoint. We had tried to book an advanced trip, which is the one my sisters and I had done before, but they told us at this water level it would be more along the lines of an intermediate level. I was a little sad, but once we got on the water I realized there was nothing to be sad about! Our trip started out nice and slow, like this......

But then it suddenly became like this!!!!

Don't waste time trying to find us in the photos. I got them off their website. The place we went wanted $30 for ONE picutre on a CD. But I promise you I am not exaggerating on the intensity level. It was AWESOME! Our group was pretty interesting as well. We started out with Jordan and another strong looking boy up front, with me and the boys brother in the middle. About 5 seconds into the trip we realized it wasn't working out. The two brothers were impossible. They didn't stop arguing the entire time. Plus they stunk at rowing. When we reached a calm spot, the guide had me go in front with Jordan and the two brothers went to the middle. They were mad I was in front, but really, it might have saved our lives. There were many times the guide would get so mad at them for not following his instructions that he yelled and cursed at them. It was hilarious. Next time we hope to have enough people to fill our own raft so as not to chance it with another pair of weirdos.

We absolutely LOVE rafting and plan to make it an annual trip. And THAT, my friends, was our adventurous weekend.

The CORRECT way to eat Lucky Charms

Growing up, I was a BIG fan of Lucky Charms. I mean really, what's not to love?? All that magical marshmallow goodness, mixed with the sweet and satisfiying cereal crunchies. Magic in a box. Every summer we would take a trip to visit our grandparents and my Grandma would ALWAYS have these for us. It was awesome. My mom wouldn't get them for us very often. Something about no nutritional value was her reasoning......Anyway, Grandma Goose came to the rescue. Heidi and I would pretty much leap for joy when we would wake up and find Lucky Charms waiting for us on the kitchen counter.

The other week, I was preparing to go to Girls Camp ( what an experience THAT turned out to be ) and in the craziness Jordan and I didn't really have time to go grocery shopping. It wasn't that big of a deal, because most of the week I was going to be at camp, so we just needed the basics to keep Jordan alive while I was gone. On a quick trip to the store, we happened across this magical cereal. We couldn't resist. We went home and opened them immediately. I was taking a moment to slowly savor my little bowl of pure joy, when I noticed Jordan eating them ALL WRONG. Everyone knows you eat all the cereal crunchies FIRST, being careful not to eat even one magical marshmallow. Well, I guess not everyone knows that because Jordan was just spooning away. I was a little offended. I tried to correct him, but he paid no attention. He continues to eat them incorrectly. Oh well, he has no idea what he's missing!

Now you must go out and pour yourself a big bowl. I promise you won't regret it!

The Blogging Experience

Well, I finally did it.....I've created a blog. Actually, I should say WE created a blog. This was most definitely a team effort. Who knew it was so hard to create a blog?? It probably wasn't that difficult to most of you, but I am most definitely computer illiterate.

I love blogs. In fact an embarrassingly large chunk of my day is spent looking at them. I even started to think in "blog posts". Something funny or embarrassing or lame would happen to me and I would start thinking about how I would write about it if I had a blog. I know, I'm kind of a weirdo. Why didn't I just start a dang blog then? Well, I was nervous that we live way too boring of lives to interest any of you cool people. However, I finally caved to my secret wish, and started one. So here goes my first ever post.....

Once upon a time there was an awesome boy and an awesome girl. They met at a mission farewell for the awesome girl's cousin. They had seen each other before, and had even talked a few times, but the timing wasn't quite right. This time, however, the timing was just perfect. The awesome girl was stranded at her aunts house (because her parents forgot that they had a fifth child and left the party without her). It was a tad embarrassing to be left at her aunt's house by her parents, but she shrugged it off. Her cousin would give her a ride home when he took his girlfriend home. Sure, it would be awkward being the third wheel, but she was ok with that. Then, the awesome boy who made her more than slightly nervous, offered to take her back into town. She couldn't say no, because that's rude and her mother had taught her better than that. So, into the car they went. She babbled on about stupid things pretty much the entire way to her grandparents. Hardly taking a breath or letting the awesome boy say much of anything. Then came one of the most awkward moments. They were parked in the driveway of her grandparents. The awesome girl could see how nervous he was.....should he walk her to the door, or just let her go it alone? The awesome girl had to hold back the laugh as she watched him panic. Being the nice girl she is, she took matters into her own hands, let out a "thanks for the ride!" and pretty much ran to the front door. Once she got inside, she was more than a tad sad that she would never see the awesome boy again.

The next day, the girl started on the long drive back to Arizona. One of her very best friends in the entire world was getting married that weekend, and she wasn't about to miss it. The entire 12 hour drive she thought of the boy. Then, to make matters worse, one of her cute cousins (who happens to be married to the awesome boys brother) texted her asking about the ride home. The girl tried to play it cool, so she just said it was fine. Then the cousin said the boy had asked for her number. The girl couldn't believe it. She was so happy in fact, she had to call her sister. Again she tried to down play how twitterpated she was about this boy. However, her sister could see right through her. "He probably won't even call." the awesome girl told her. The sister disagreed and the two hung up. Not even 5 minutes later, the girls phone rang. It was the awesome boy! They talked every night the girl was in Arizona. And when she went back to school, they continued to talk. Soon their first "date" was scheduled. The girl was freaking out. What if it went bad? What if it went well? The first date came and went, and it was great. They spent the day with his family, and the girl felt right at home. She was falling fast. But they still hadn't kissed. Everyone knows that kissing someone is the best way to figure out how you REALLY feel. They were at the end of the date, standing awkwardly on her aunts doorstep. The awesome boy was nervous, and instead of going for the kill, he opted to shake the awesome girls hand. It was AWKWARD. The girl couldn't hold it in, she burst out laughing at him and began teasing him relentlessly for the hand shake. The awesome boy knew he had to redeem himself, so he bucked up his courage, and planted one right on her lips. From then on, it was history. Two weeks later, they were engaged, and three months later they were married for time and eternity in the Logan temple. It was FAST, completely insane, but most of all, it was meant to be.