A YEAR AGO TODAY!

Wow...
Time sure flies when you sit down and think about it.
This happened a year ago TODAY.
Sure doesn't feel THAT long ago!

In case you don't want to click the link.
I'll give you a QUICK run down.
A year ago today,

Russ was Baptized
We were Engaged
and decided that day to get Married a WEEK later!

What a year it has been!
And we are more in Love then we ever have been!
We are SO happy!!
I LOVE MY LIFE AND MY HUSBAND!

This Saturday, we go through the Temple!!
We are both SO excited for this HUGE STEP!
And can't wait to be in PROVO!!

Obviously next week is our first Anniversary!!
CRAZINESS!!

That's all for today! :)
Lots of love!

TO MY MOMMA!

I have been dancing around my house all morning,
and singing a song that goes a little something like this.

THIS MONTH IS SUCH A SPECIAL ONE
ITS BIRTHDAY TIME FOR YOU.
WE'D REALLY LIKE TO CELEBRATE
THIS HAPPY DAY WITH YOU!
ZIPPIDY EIGH AND HEIDI HO
THERE'S SOMETHING WE MUST DO.
WE'LL SING A SONG
THAT WE ALL KNOOOOOOOW...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

(I REALLY wish I had more pics of you Momma!)

Momma-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I hope you have a WONDERFUL DAY!
I am SO excited to see you next week!
But am SO sad I am not there with you today!
We'll consider me coming to you
a late birthday present. :)
(Just kidding...sorta)
WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
Have such a GREAT ONE!
Talk to you SOON!!

A BITTER SWEET POST

Lets start with the SWEET shall we?

Today, my BFF and Maid of Honor, LACEE got MARRIED!!
Unfortunately, I was unable to fly out to Cali for the B-E-A-UTIFUL event!
I know she is going to be SO happy with her Jason!
I love her SO much, and am so glad she is now MARRIED!!
Welcome to the club Lace Face!
I can't wait to see pics of your Wedding and Reception!

I LOVE THIS PIC OF LACE!
SHE IS SO GORGEOUS!!

Love ya girl!
Thanks for ALWAYS being there for me!

Hope you have SO much fun on your Honeymoon!

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And now the bitter.

We had to give Mover back...
Let me give you a time line for the reasons why.

We got him Wednesday,
Wednesday night he tore up a towel that was at the bottom of his kennel.
We didn't really think anything of it.
Just figured he got bored.

He wasn't alone until Sunday.
(I had put a blanket in his kennel with him Thursday, cause he liked it.)
When we went to church, he ripped up half of it.

So we got the hint that nothing could be in the kennel with him.

Now not many people know this part,
but now you will.

Monday night we had Temple Prep.
We put him in his kennel.
When we walked in,
there he was waiting for us-at the door...
We were afraid of what we would find.

Yes, it was bad.

He dug a hole in our carpet (down to the concrete floor),
squished his body through the opening in the bottom of the kennel,
lifted it over himself and got out.

Its the worst spot in the room too!
Smack dab in the middle.
But it will be fixed soon.
Of course Russ was IRRITATE,
it really could have been EXPENSIVE!

Russ screwed Movers kennel to a sheet of wood,
so there was no way he would get to more carpet or out of his kennel.

Ok so, Tuesday night I had Young Womans.
Russ was leaving with Jeremy for a half hour.
He got the idea to put a video camera in the room
while he was gone to see what he would do.

Its actually a really sad video.
He barked the WHOLE time,
and he was MAD.
REALLY mad.
He kept trying to bite the door open,
and was cutting his face in the process.
He got a hold of 2 zip ties and broke them off.
Basically he was trying to do ANYTHING to get out of his kennel.

Russ was REALLY upset when I walked in the door,
so I knew it was not good news.
I asked him how he was and all he said was "Look at the video".
I knew at that moment we were going to have to give him back.

**He always had a friend at his other house (another dog).
So he was NEVER alone.

Russ took him back on Wednesday night,
I cried the WHOLE day until I had to go to work.
The I had to fight the tears as I had to say good bye to him.

Its been lonely for me since he has been gone.
He was by my side all the time.
My little cuddle buddy.
My protection while Russ was gone.

I miss him A LOT!
I know we will all be ok,
and this is better for all of us.

So now you know.
But I sure miss this guy!!

OUR LITTLE MOVER

Most of you are not aware,

but I was recently called into the Young Women Organization in my ward.
I am the 1st Counselor in the Young Women Presidency...
Yes, I said 1st Counselor... I was just as shocked.
I am LOVING my new calling, LOVE the girls, and LOVE the Women I serve with.

This story started the day I got this calling.
The new Young Woman President was asking how many kids we had.
I said none, then she joked...
"We have an extra dog, you can have him!"
At least I thought she was joking.

Every time we were together she said something about this dog.
Last week we held our meeting at her house.
I walked into the door, and saw the dog she was referring to.
It was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
He sat at my feet the whole time during the meeting.
He even licked my toes.
I was smitten.

At that meeting, I heard the story of Mover.
Let me tell you it now.

At the beginning of December 2008,
Callie's (Callie is the name of the Pres.) Husband was hanging Christmas lights.
He saw a dog wondering the neighborhood.
He didn't think much of it, until the dog decided that their door step was his new home.
There was even a day that they were putting the kids in the car and the dog jumped in.
Callie FREAKED out cause the dog was in the car with her 2 boys.
After 2 weeks of the dog never leaving,
They brought him in the house.
Callie called the local Dog rescue,
and was informed that there was no room for more animals.
The man on the phone asked what kind of dog it was,
She informed him that he was a Pit Bull.
With no hesitation the man on the phone said
"DO NOT TAKE HIM TO THE POUND!"
I guess that at all pounds, they put Pit Bulls to sleep on the spot.
He also informed her that 90% of the Dogs pulled from Michael Vick's house
were able to be rehabilitated.
The other 10% couldn't be because they were SO sick
and hurt they found it best to put them down.
With all this in mind, Callie decided that she had to give him a home.

This dog had gotten himself out of the rope/collar he was tied up with.
He had a REALLY bad cut around his neck.
(I guess down here, when people lose their houses, they just tie their dogs up out back and leave- horrible visual, I know but I think its TERRIBLE!)

The first time they bathed him,
Callie was SOO worried because she didn't know how he would react.
He sat in the tub, and never moved. He was so submissive.
She asked her son after a few weeks what they should name the dog,
Cale (her son) said "Mover!"... and he had a name.

Ok, now Callie has 2 boys (4 and 2), is pregnant and already had a dog.
The boys used to sit on Mover, attack him, and he would just lay there.
With him being a Pit Bull he has high tolerance for pain.
Callie knew all along that they would try hard to find a new home for him.
She liked him, but it logically never made sense.
With the new baby coming, she didn't want to train Mover how to be around the baby.
She was running out of options, and was getting really worried about it.

So now, this past week (after the meeting) I had to talk seriously with Russ about it.
I really wasn't going to, but something about Mover made me think twice.
So after telling Russ about Mover, of course, he didn't even have to think.
He wanted him right away.
Sunday, at church, I let her know that I was serious, and that we REALLY wanted him.

Callie was worried a little, because Mover was definitely beat by a man in his previous home.
He is very scared of men, until he gets some sort of affection from them, and then he is smitten.
I knew Russ needed to meet him, and see how Mover reacted to him.
Tuesday night was the meeting of Russ and Mover,
and again, of course, it was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.

We brought Mover home Wednesday and he has been my little Love ever since.
He follows me everywhere, and we already have bunch of fun stories about him.
But for the sake of this post, I will post pics and tell more stories later.

He's a little guy, at least compared to Jar and Jett.
He goes up to Russ' knees, but he's a stout little fella!
Weighs 60 pounds at the most, so he is perfect for out Apartment.
We love him SO much, and he is already a member of the family!

So here you have him...
OUR LITTLE MOVER!!!

Don't mind me in the background... LOL

Such a little guy!

I had more pics to post, but I'll stop here! :)

A PERFECT SUNDAY

Today has been a WONDERFUL day!

Russ was Ordained to the office of an ELDER!

For the past year, Russ has been working hard to get to this point!
We are all SO proud of him, and so excited for whats to come!

My dad was unable to be here to do the Ordination,
so Russ asked my Uncle Troy to do it for him.
We were SO glad that he was willing and able!

We are also SO glad to have so many worthy men in our lives!
The Ordination was great and the Blessing was beautiful.
The Spirit was SO strong in the room!

We LOVE the Shepard family,
and we are so glad we got to spend the day with them!

Russ also wore the tie Josh sent from Korea,
We look at it as Josh being present at all of these events.

*Sorry, I forgot to take pics today,
and the tie was off before we were home from church*

We love our family so much!
We hope you all know how much we wished you could have been here today!

I am BLESSED to have such a WONDERFUL Husband!
He is a WORTHY PRIESTHOOD HOLDER!
And now, he can do ALL the things that are needed and
important parts of life!
I love him SOOOO much!

I LOVE YOU RUSS!!

With this said,
next month we will be here!
We can't wait!!