Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The Lion King

Last night Jamison and I went to The Lion King at Capitol Theatre. Amazing.
We only had two tickets and I debated taking Chase instead of Jamison, but the tickets were a little pricey and in the end I decided I didn't want to chance taking Chase and have her not be able to sit through the whole thing.

I should have taken Chase.

Actually, Jamison did enjoy it...but he isn't really a theatre type of guy.
I have taken him to Les Miserables, Mamma Mia, and Fiddler on the Roof. Really I am lucky that he would go to all of them with me because he never really enjoys himself (the majority of the plays my Mom and I go to alone so the boys don't have to be tortured).
The seats at capital theatre are tiny and there is almost no space between the rows, which for a 6 foot 2 guy is extra uncomfortable.

Besides the fact that "when ever he sits down and the play starts he gets the sudden urge to fart and pee".
His words exactly.
Classy right?
Well all I can say is, if you get the chance go see Lion King, DO IT. And there were tons of little kids there, so now I know, I probably should have taken Chase.
Next time for sure!


Now we are off to Disneyland.
WooHooo!!!

Friday, August 20, 2010

The Homestead and Johnny Depp.

This past week we spent some time at the Homestead with Jamison's family. For whatever reason I only pulled out my camera when the boys were skateboarding....hence all the skateboarding pictures. So although it may look like thats all that was done, it wasn't. Lots of swimming, game playing, yummy food, and Arrested Development watching.
Sadly we ended up leaving early because I didn't want Chase to miss any more days of preschool, since she will be missing even more when we go to Disneyland (YAY!).
But we were able to spend some good quality time with Jamison's Mom and family.
Twas a blast.
Andrew taking Cohen for a skateboard ride.


Blurry Jamison skateboarding.


Andrew skateboarding (which Cohen was extremely fascinated by)


Jamison showing how its done.


My handsome/messy boy.


cousins Kade, Andrew, and Ms. Chase


Jamison and the kids at the top of the crater.

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Now, you may be wondering what this Johnny Depp business is all about.
Let me tell you.
Jamison's brother David used to live in Hawaii. He moved back to SLC a few months back.
Jamison's 2 other brothers still live in Hawaii.
As you may or may not know there is a 4th Pirates of the Caribbean currently being filmed in Hawaii....basically in Jamison's brothers back yard (or back ocean?)
Anyways, whilst at the Homestead David received a few text messages from a friend of his still living in Hawaii.
I wanted to share them with the world.
This is probably the closest I will be to Johnny Depp. It is no secret how much I love him.
The fact that my brother-in-law has a good friend who was this close to my Johnny gives me butterflies in my tummy. I'm not going to lie.

Here we have the Black Pearl. How would you like to be Jamison's brothers who can look outside and see this everyday? Personally I would enjoy that.

Oh, and heres Johnny himself heading to the set.
Sigh.
There are those butterflies.



Pictures taken by Dave's friend, who I am jealous of because she was this close to Johnny.
Unfortunatly I don't know her name.

I hope you all enjoyed them as much as I did.
Thanks to Dave for sharing them with me:)

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

First day of Preschool.

Can you believe that this little baby girl has turned into...

this preschool going 3yr old?

Because I can not believe it. In fact, for the past few months I have been desperately trying not to think about it. But today I couldn't push it to the back of my mind any longer. Today she started preschool. We woke up early, had a yummy breakfast, got ready, took pictures....then the inevitable. It was time to drop her off. She was excited, not the least bit nervous (except right when we got there I could sense a tiny bit of nervousness), but she soon go over it and headed inside without a backwards glance.
I might have shed a few tears on the way home.
Its not easy watching my girl grow up.
But I am so very proud of my Ms. Chase.



Sunday, August 15, 2010

Chase's favorite part of Saturday.

Usually we only ride the 4-wheelers when we go up to the cabin, but this last Saturday my parents decided it would be fun to go on just a day trip up Mirror Lake Highway to find a spot to ride them. The scenery was beautiful, and the kids had so much fun. I was glad we went.
If you ever feel like taking a scenic drive, head up Mirror Lake Highway all the way up to Bald Mountain. And as you drive stop at all the little lakes along the way. So beautiful. It is worth the drive.
And Chase's favorite part of the day? Going through mud puddles as fast as her Dad could drive on the 4-wheeler. After the ride she was caked in mud from head to toe (and teeth to!). But really what little kid doesn't like being caked in mud from head to toe?

Friday, August 13, 2010

Our house is haunted.

(or maybe I downloaded a free app yesterday that involves putting ghosts in your pictures because I was bored)

Monday, August 9, 2010

Milestones.

In case you missed all my facebook posts, or my screaming from the rooftops, or me screaming out my car window as I drive anywhere.....JAMISON IS DONE WITH SCHOOL. GRADUATED. GOODBYE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH. WE WON'T MISS YOU. PEACE OUT. we are OUT!!!
Really, if you know how long we have waited for this moment, and how hard it is having a husband working full time and going to school full time, not to mention being the husband who is actually doing it, while raising 2 young kids, then you understand our excitement. People may wonder why it took so long.
Let me break it down for you.

Jamison returns from mission.
Jamison goes to BYU.
Jamison hates it.
Jamison goes to UofU and doesn't do so well.
Blah Blah Blah....
We meet.
We marry.
Jamison starts back up at UofU with plans to be a pharmacist.
Jamison changes his mind a few years into it.
Jamison starts all over again with new major.
cut to 3 yrs later, and Jamison is done.

Can I just say that I am SO proud of him. He chose not to do the whole cap and gown ceremony, and thats O.K. All that matters is that he is done. Now we are playing a bit of a waiting game. His current employer does not want to lose him, and has created a new position specifically for Jamison to fill (a position which requires the very degree he now has). But, being that he works for a very large corporation, creating a new position, and then submitting it for the approval process takes time. So we are just waiting...and waiting, and it seems to be taking forever...but we are hoping and praying for the best. (and I really miss him right now because he is currently on a business trip. So Jamison, if you read this, I MISS YOU.)

But while we wait we celebrate! I am a poet.
We got together with all a bunch of friends this last Saturday and had a delicious dinner at Thaifoon in celebration of Jamison's graduation.
(and a funny side note about the picture taken at Thaifoon, sometimes when we get together with everyone, instead of couples sitting together, its just easier for wives to sit together and husbands to sit together. This way no one is yelling over anyone else trying to carry on a conversation. Us wives talked about many important things...like the weird and sometimes scandalous dreams you have while your pregnant. The husbands planned a spur of the moment camping trip to lava hot springs for next weekend for just the guys. I am OK with this. I hate camping.)
Before dinner we finally went and saw Inception. I really really liked it. Probably one of my favorite movies of all time. I'm not going to lie to you.



All of these pictures were taken earlier in the day. We had a family member in town, who had never been to Utah before. One of the things she wanted to do was see temple square, so we went and took a nice little stroll.
A beautiful butterfly


And speaking of Jamison being done with school, today Chase and I went to her preschool orientation. She starts next week. Will I die of a heart attack as I am attempting to drop her off for the first time? Its possible. I tend to think of every possible horrible thing that could happen to her when I am not around. Literally, it keeps me up at night. Jamison is always telling me to "turn my mind off" while I am laying in bed trying to sleep. But, I do feel better about the whole thing after today, and its clear she is going to love it. I just need to learn to let go a little bit. I may shed a few tears, but I will soon get over it, and life will go on.
That is all.

Oh, and incase you forgot, Jamison is done with school.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

My favorite performance of last night...or maybe the whole season.

Oh my goodness. Did you watch SYTYCD last night? Travis Walls contemporary routine that Kent and Niel danced I thought was A.MAZ.ING. And I loved the story behind the routine. Someone you love and trust and lean on stabbing you in the back, and having to learn to go on without them, and just walk away.
I just loved it. I couldn't resist posting it.



Monday, August 2, 2010

Have you read it yet?

I just finished reading Eat Pray Love.
I might be the last person on the earth to have finally read it.
As it turns out, I LOVED IT.
Have you read it? What did you think?
I don't usually enjoy biography type books. I have started many, and finished very few...as in none. Wait, I did finish the Porter Rockwell biography, and I did enjoy it. I mean, the guy is fascinating.
I suppose this book isn't so much a biography, but more "one women's search for everything across Italy, India, and Indonesia", as the front cover explains.
Truth be told, I could not put the book down.
I found it so honest, refreshing, fascinating.

Some of my favorite quotes from the book:
"...people universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you're fortunate enough. But that's not how happiness works. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it.. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. If you don't you will leak away your innate contentment. It's easy enough to pray when you're in distress but continuing to pray even when your crisis has passed is like a sealing process, helping your soul hold tight to its good attainments."

Another Favorite:
"...all the sorrow and trouble of this world is caused by unhappy people. Not only in the big global Hitler-'n'-Stalin picture, but also on the smallest personal level. Even in my own life, I can see exactly where my episodes of unhappiness have brought suffering or distress or (at the very least) inconvenience to those around me. The search for contentment is, therefore, not merely a self-preserving and self-benefiting act, but also a generous gift to the world. Clearing out all your misery gets you out of the way. You cease being an obstacle, not only to yourself but to anyone else. Only then are you free to serve and enjoy other people."

And just one more..
"The other problem with all the swinging through the vines of thought is that you are never where you are. You are always digging in the past or poking at the future, but rarely do you rest in this moment. It's something like the habit of my dear friend Susan, who- whenever she sees a beautiful place- exclaims in near panic, "It's so beautiful here! I want to come back here some day!" and it takes all of my persuasive powers to try to convince her that she is already here. If you're looking for union with the divine, this kind of forward/backward whirling is a problem. There's a reason they call God a presence- because God is right here, right now. In the present is the only place to find Him, and now is the only time.

Maybe you should just read it, instead of me posting my 20 favorite quotes from the book.
I am interested in how the movie version of the book is going to turn out.
Anyone up for a girls night to find out?