.. a legend, at least in my house ..

well, today is a spectacular day indeed. 

it is my dad's birthday. no i will not do a list of things i love about him, it would be a book. seriously, he is old and everything would have a story. so i just thought i would list a few. and give you a great picture to look at.

this cute old guy is my pops. i am probably one of the luckiest people in the world to have him as my dad. he has been the best support and taught me great and wise things. this guy gave me my affinity for reading, it is a blessing and a curse. he also is the one who taught me how to work hard and to finish the job. he never shys away from what needs to be done, but rather jumps in with both feet and does it to the end. he taught me the importance of school and how important it is to have a degree. he spends countless hours hanging out with me, especially when cody worked saturdays and I was home alone. he would let me tag along to the grocery store, help him do the yard work and have drives where we could catch up and just talk. he is one of my greatest supports and truly a best friend. wouldn't trade him for the world. 

so dad, happy birthday. i am so glad you were born so I could come and have a great example of how to live life and be a good person. i will spare the embarrassing stuff, like your age. but just know you are old, but I love you. 

happy birthday pops

.. the date that comes every year & signifies how long you have been 'stuck' together ..

two posts in one day?!?! what in the?!?

okay.. it is because it is our anniversay. ha ha yep, 6 years. dang. so instead of the long post that i did last year i thought i would just list the lessons we learned with a picture..

. 2005.

. adjusting to change takes effort on both sides, and requires daily efforts for success .

. 2006 . 

. remembering each other every day makes all the difference in the world .

. 2007 . 

. having a family means more than you ever could imagine .

. 2008 . 

. a positive attitude can make all the difference in the world .

. 2009 . 

. hard work pays off, just stick to it .

. 2010 .

.  loss is one of the hardest life lessons, but if you stick together life isn't that bad .

. 2011 .

. giving 100% of yourself to the other pays off ten fold .

happy 6th anniversary babe, here is to yet another year being 'stuck' with you!

.. its your day of birth ..

alright so it is the hubby's birthday and since I haven't ever done this for him.. here are 28 reasons why I love Cody.

1. His hilarious sense of humor

{mini golf summer 2010}

2. the way he claims he will stay awake during movies but always falls asleep

3. the way he takes care of me when i am sick or hurt

4. how he loves jet and tyke

5. his willingness to put up with my retarded requests

6. his dedication to aviation

7. tickle fights in bed late at night, and how i always win

8. his sense of adventure and trying new things

{jazz game january 2011}

9. that he works for delta and i can fly for free {don't judge it is a rockin benefit}

{washington dc may 2011}

10. how his mind is made up of gears and oil {it revolves around cars and planes}

11. his sweet thoughts and gifts

12. his ability to handle my emotional swings and crazy rants

13. loving my family, even if they are crazy

14. being patient with me when i act retardedly

15. how he still loves me even when i make him sleep in 'coffin' sheets. {i have a thing with sheets in my bed. they have to be pulled tight with no wrinkles, i mean none. on our first night in our apartment i made the bed and he got it and asked me if i was trying to kill him by putting him in a coffin cause they were so tight}

16. how he knows when i say maybe i really mean yes, i just don't want to sound mean or demanding

17. how he believes in me and my dreams

18. his back / shoulder rubs, they are divine.

19. he allows me to have an addiction to books and reading

20. his family, they are some of the most wonderful people i know

21. how obsessive he is about his car {it is always the one to get cleaned and vacuumed, when we had tyke he wouldn't let him ride in his car because of his fur.}

22. how he supports my efforts to be healthier by working out and eating better

23. his bear hugs, seriously the best

24. his work ethics. he works 2 jobs and goes to school, and when i was in school he worked full time and did school so i could finish my degree

25. how he loves me for me

{maui august 2010}

26. how on our wedding day despite being sick and in the hospital he powered through the day, thanks to many naps, and made it one of the best days of my life

27. his beautiful blue eyes

28. because he is my knight in shining armor and i wouldn't trade him for the world.

{new years eve 2010}

happy birthday my prince!

happy oct.. i mean november!

alright so I am terribly lame, I know. I got so busy with work and stuff at home that when it came time to try and update the blog all i wanted to do was sleep or not be around a computer. ha ha. so my bad. so here is a catch up of our october. cody went on a trip with the school on the 14th for a week. he toured the FEDEX facilities out there and flew in a simulator that costs $8,000 an hour to run. yes I did see about a million pictures of planes and listened to hours of stories and factoids he had to give. but i love him. so, yep just me and jet bug at home. so our nights consisted of late night photo sessions and watching loads of greys anatomy. love that show. 

he was home for a week, and in that week we did this.. 

went and saw thriller, great tradition we have. it is a dance show in utah and it is amazing. fun for halloween and even has funny stuff in it. you can check it out here. this year we went with my brother m* and his wife e*. 

we carved pumpkins, this one is from another time we did it cause I forgot to take a picture of the one i did on halloween, don't worry it was lame. 

i dressed up at a ramp agent, aka cody at delta. it was awesome. we looked like twins for the day. ha ha. i did this for work, in attempts to win a costume contest yep sure didn't. 

{jet tried on the headphones.. too funny}

jet was a devil for halloween, pictures to come. he filled the part well and even left his costume alone. grand. 

we hiked the y with cody's mom. her and i had never done it so we did it, and took jet with us. he was a trooper and made it up and almost down on his own, and he slept the rest of the day only getting up to eat and drink. splendid. 

i made a few desserts, I have gotten into baking and decorating stuff it is actually pretty fun. i made spider cupcakes, cute forgot to photograph them. with the left over icing i made sugar cookies. we made frankensteins. 

then sure enough cody left us again for SEMA, the car show in vegas, for 4 days. So you guessed it, pictures, greys and loving the pup.

so i guess it is on to november. we have a bunch coming up it seems. cody just got back from vegas, he is taking his stage check in flying as we speak. his little brother r* gets married tomorrow, so we will be doing that wedding party stuff again. my mom has a knee replacement on the 16th. cody turns 28... ha ha! and we have our 6th wedding anniversary on the 22nd. thanksgiving is on the 24th, and dad's birthday is on the 26th. talk about a packed month. so i guess i will be updating the blog a bunch in the upcoming weeks. 

happy november!!