Sweet Face

I think Pops is sweet. Just to make sure everyone else knows how sweet he is I made him pose for this pic.
He loved me taking this pic so much that I thought Hummer would like to get in on the sweetness.
Hummer is sweet too.

Sometimes, every once in a while, Pops thinks I'm sweet.
It was a family affair.

I LOVE YOU LIKE A ZOMBIE LOVES BRAINS

Pops n I are not good at hiding our detest to the holiday that is Valentines day. We hate the commercialism of it, we very much hate the ooie gooieness of it all, we hate getting/giving roses ("to show you my love let me give you soft petals of flowers that will soon wilt and crust away") we hate the pinks and and reds and whites combo colors that are painted in every store you walk into, and we hate the focus it puts on the girlie half of a duo. Considering neither one of us are very girlie it just doesn't suite us much to celebrate Valentines day! So as normal we found ourselves swearing off hearts n little stuffed gorillas/bears telling us that they love everyone walking by for the mere price of $14.99! (Half of those "cute" little guys got recalled this year for lead poison by the way! see for yourself HERE)

As we walk around with our arms tightly folded high on our chest and faces in a perma stink face about the the upcoming Holiday (imagine a 2 year old pouting) we surprisingly received a letter in the mail from a beloved friend/cousin Tessa...


arms uncrossed as soon as we saw the wizard stickers on the back...

Faces started to lighten as the contents revealed themselves from the little pink package...


Oh my...


I think I might...



Is it possible....


If this is setting the pace for this year's ooie gooie holiday then I LOVE VALENTINES DAY THIS YEAR!



Back Unfolded


It was just so perfect for Pops n I's personality, no? How could one person know just how to melt our icy stone hearts just in time for Love Day? Well, Tessa aka Zelbie aka KickAssSuperGirl, if we weren't completely convinced of your amazing talents before (which we totally were) we are now!

This weekend as we talked we talked about roses and pink colors and not liking the lovey dovey stuff we revealed that we don't actually hate the holiday. We just choose to focus on what's important that day... each other in each other's lives. I decided to celebrate my Love for Pops on this special weekend and do the one thing he always does for me and I never, NEVER do for him. I was going to cook! It started out with big plans and elaborate dinners. Then reality set in, I got overwhelmed and didn't want to ruin the day by stressing over this meal. Thinking of something we both like and something that I like to cook I thought of these:

I'm great at making a mean crepe aka creepies and Pops enjoys eating them with me. I pick up some amazingly HUGE yummy strawberries and RediWhip, broke out the Nutella and started cooking. I made sure to pick up some Diet Coke and Snickerdoodle cookies to hold him over until the first creepie was done and boy was he surprised. I though, "yeah, this is what Valentines day is about." There was no ulterior motive behind it and no expectations in return from it. Just wanting to do something sweet for the Love of my Life.

Of course, as normal, there was no shortage of sweet back rubs while cooking, while watching TV, while taking a quick nap from Pops all day long. I know that I'm a lucky girl, because I mean it when I say that's normal. Pops rubs my back daily even if it's just a quick press the kinks out the lower back from a long day.

Keeping in with the theme of Love I was surprised when Pops consented to taking me to see New Moon! So I subjected him to this filth...and even I know it is filth.

I mean this guy is sweet at all times, but I TRY not to take advantage of that much and I definitely try not to subject him to things that I know will make him throw up. But when I asked there was no hesitation... "Yeah, sure. I will do that for you." That last sentance albeit sweet, is his way of sweetly saying, "Even though I know this will rip part of my soul out of my being and I may die a weaker man, I love you enough to suffer through it." He's amazingly sweet without even knowing it every single day!

So although I'm sure that every year I will vow not to harass others with my distaste then not be able to contain it and claim my war on Valentines day one thing will remain the same forever and ever... I Love this Guy Like a Zombie Loves Brains!

Happy 2010!

Want to hear about our road trip to California for New Years n more???
Well, this is all you're getting for now. I wanted so badly to post, but it took far too long for my pics to download and now I'm so very tired. 2010 is going to be better in our blogiverse, I just know it! But for now... sleep.

Dogs Gots Places To Go Too

I came across this story today about dogs in the subways of Moscow. Smart Little guys aren't they? ;)

CALLED TO SERVE (FOR CARREN)

I adore Janna Banna! She has one of the strongest testimonies and is such an example to me. I couldn't be happier for her than I am right now.

Anyway, the big reveal! You can deal with the length of the video. I didn't edit it so big sis' could feel like she was there. ;)

Pat's BBQ in SLC!

There's a great little BBQ joint up in SLC punk called PAT'S B.B.Q. Kendall had been wanting to go there for the longest time so finally one day he just made the trip up and we met for lunch.

I've never been to the south, but this was a sampling of what I imaging the the South feels like.

Great live guitar and harmonica music from a man with a very cool raspy voice


Cute old men up in the corner of the joint just enjoying the scenery like he's been going there for 50 years
Oh and the food.... oh the food.
I was full for a week!

My Sis' is Bad A!

My sis made a commitment to herself to be crazy this year and do a couple Triathalons and a half marathon. Along with her other 5K's that she does. ;) She competed in the Woman of Steel Tri in May in American Fork to start the year off right!
Click here for her full story

She was all smiles with nerves of steel
Go 182!

This is one of my fav pics. Jess lookin like she's walking on water :)

I love the Moon in the background of Jess' 2 biggest fans, her boy Dylan and Grandpa Smith

Jess said she really like this Tri as her first because it's in a pool rather than a lake or pond so it's not quite as intimidating!

Dylan showing me how his Mom does the back stroke

Her second lap and she's even smiling!
It was nice that she had a blue helmet and red shirt. She wasn't too hard to spot. It also helped that Aaron was timing about the time that she should be riding past us. :)

It's a race to the finish and Aaron is getting it all documented like a true photographer!

It's a close call, but I think Jess won! ;)

And of course she's still smiling!

The Happy Family :)