Would UPS have done it??

I imagine his morning went something like this:



"Where are my keys...ahhh I can't find my keys!!" he must have looked in all his usual places



"Honey where are the keys, I am going to be late to work!" no one could find his keys....so as a result he grabs his spare keys and runs out the door.



I am sure he admired the fact that it was a BEAUTIFUL Salt Lake morning, with 50...that's right 50 degrees!!



As he drives, he looks at the clock and punches the gas a little harder so that he doesn't get the parking spot all the way in the back....



Stopped at a red light, he notices a FedEx Van behind him, and the driver gets out of the Van and starts walking toward his car....the back of his car...he does something and then walks towards the driver side....the man must have noticed all the other cars around, and the drivers looking and wondering what is going on...



The man rolls down the window and the FedEx man hands him his keys....YES he left them in the trunk!!!



The man notices the pretty girl in the gold Suzuki (that is very dirty because her husband REFUSES to wash the car during the winter.."it's only going to get dirty again!" uhhh....sorry on with the story) smiling as she watches the FedEx guy get back in his Van and continue on with his glorious day of delivering packages!

Goodbye Bank Account, Hello SHOES!!!

HALLELUJA!!! I would like to first thank the city of Sandy for approving the building of the Nordstrom's rack, secondly I would like to apologize to The Brenton for all of the time and money I will spend at this store!

Yes I know there is a Nordstroms rack 20 min from my house, however it is kind of "ghetto" yes I'll say it... ghetto!

So thank you for opening a new store closer to my home! BRING ON THE SHOES!!!!

3 ...2...1.. Contact!!!

Well Houston, we have made contact, and The Brenton has finally felt the wonderful soccer player/boxer that has been moving around for the last 4 weeks...

It's funny because just yesterday we were talking with family because our little Peanut has a cousin that is barely 10 days younger than her, and they have been able to both feel ol' Muffin move and groove...

Obviously our little Peanut doesn't like to be known as the "Weak One" as I called her, and so today she kicked harder and more often to prove her point...Looks like reverse psychology works on her!

So as I was laying down to go to bed, and literally I was going from the seated position down to the lying position, I had the weirdest feeling that I have not felt before. I seriously thought Brenton had reached around and poked my stomach hard (which he knows better to do because poking my stomach = death in this house)...I asked him if he did that..of course he had no idea what I was talking about....

so here is the explanation...my stomach isn't a nice cute round firm belly, it has character and is a little, shall we say "pliable" So I when I sit down there is an equator line that divides the north from the south pole. I think Peanut got a foot/leg/arm or something right in the equator and as I bent down it squished it, I am sure it frightened her as much it did me!

Lets just hope it wasn't her face! 23 weeks!

A Whole NEw World!!!

The Brenton has been learning a new language since last fall so that leads me to the following videos...they are awesome



AND




I think they sound a whole lot better in the other language, however they are harder to sing-a-long to...

The Secret

Did you guys see Oprah on this "Secret"??? The idea is you put this thought out there in the universe and if you keep putting out positive thinking... it happens....so here I go..this is me using the secret.....

Getting Tan on a nice warm beach..and Pablo my cabana boy bringing me a refreshing drink!

Cold Crips Watermelon that you eat at every BBQ!!!!

Saturday's at 11-1..you will find The Brenton and I here

Mmmm...need I say More??

The Need to get your toes scrubbed and polished from all the sandal wearing

Cooking over Propane because we're CAMPING!

COME ON SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!

Home at Last

Wheewww we made it home. Due to mother nature our quick CA weekend trip ended up with a day extra and I'll tell you what, we are beat. Good thing we all have a huge pillow to come home to. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Dedication or Stubborn????

Presidents Day Weekend = Long weekend when I can go see my family without taking work off+not too pregnant to drive 10+hours...so we headed to CA!

We got news that it could snow on our way, we got chains(which was a fantastic idea because we used them TWICE! The Brenton...he did such a good job putting them on, and taking them off...I did really good about reading the directions and turning the steering wheel! TEAMWORK!) we packed our car with extra blankets and food and water....we were ready....it started off like thisThe last 4 hours were...amazing from 3am-7am it was like this (view from our windshield)13 Hrs later we arrived to our wonderful destination....my mom's house!

Now we are getting ready to do it all again on Monday! Yes we could have stayed home and avoided the dangers of driving in nasty weather, but I need to visit the homeland ever-so-often...plus who doesn't jump at the chance to see their mom?

Instructions on How to Almost get Penned by a Pregnant Woman

Location: Now this is very important, you want to be on a college campus when it's dark outside, say 6:50pm-7pm, make sure that the Campus is in kind of a sketchy area!

Step 1: Find a pregnant girl who is walking across a big parking lot and who has to cross the street to get to where her car is parked (make sure this girl is a paranoid girl, due to all of the episodes of "UNSOLVED MYSTERIES" that she watched as a child!)

Note: This girl should be walking by the bus stop and have to go behind the overhang area where there is just a solid cement wall and perfect!

Step 2: Once the pregnant girl gets to where not many others can see her, and she has to walk across a bridge next to the portables where it's lit but still very scary...that is when you start walking closer and closer..oh and make sure that you walk very loud so that she knows that you are getting closer

Step 3: Coordinate your timing so that there are other people walking by, so she isn't scared, just very JUMPY! And when you finally come side by side with this girl, make sure that there is a second guy walking behind her, so she really becomes aware of her surroundings.

Step 4: Don't just pass the girl, no no walk next to her obviously invading her comfort zone.

Step 5: Make sure that she has a clicky pen in her right hand and have her other hand getting ready to grab her keys

Step 6: Just keep on walking by, like an idiot who just doesn't know how to give someone her personal space while you two are walking in a parking lot AT NIGHT!!!

My New BFF!!!

(the pillow...not the pregnant woman)

Oh Boppy...thank you for being there to snuggle me at night, Brenton did the best he could but A. He rolls too much and B. He generates enough heat for our whole apartment. Boppy, my back and hips no longer hurt! THANK YOU BOPPY THANK YOU!!!

No Pressure

Dear Peanut:

I just want to give you a little heads up...you are going to be grandchild #12 for Aby Joyner. 12!! We are going to have to think of something good to make you stand out, because as of right now, anything cute you do....it's been done 12 times before...

I know you think that you could do a cute dance or something, no sorry, I mean we have Adam's butt dance, how can you beat that?? You think, Oh I'll just be smart...No have you seen your cousin Anna she was born a genus. We can already throw out the evil genius, we have way too many of those... Sad I know, but really...don't worry I have a plan for you.

None of these kids speak Spanish...and the fastest way to Aby's heart is through Spanish, I mean look at Uncle Tim, how else do you think he got to marry Aunt Jamie?????

So I will get you a tutor and we will work on our Spanish. In the mean time, keep cookin' and work on those looks that I told you about, you know the ones that will get your daddy to forget the trouble you caused!

LOVE YOU,

Your crazy mama!

The RING

No I am not talking about the one dealing with Hobbits...I am talking about the one that I gave to my husband Aug 5, 2006 (okay so he got it a couple days earlier, I am a sucker)

Anyway, ON CHRISTMAS this year, Brenton was being so kind as to scrape the 4 inches of snow off the car before we left to drive (in a HORRIBLE snow storm) home.

It was about hour and a half into the drive that Brenton looks down and Ahhh...his ring is gone!!

His poor cold finger shrank so that his ring just fell right off without him feeling it!

Well me being a very awesome wife, calls the jeweler that we bought it from originally and orders the SAME EXACT RING....

The jeweler is in CA, and we are going to be out there over Valentine's Day weekend and so I had a plan to give it to him on Valentines Day (it was going to be a surprise however I am a sucker and he asked if I ordered it...I told him no...and then 20 seconds later told him I did! What was I supposed to do, he asked me at CHURCH? I can't lie at church!!)

So we have the ring all ready for him next week, and he gets a phone call from his dad....why you ask??? Because his dad just so happened to stumble across my hubby's ring today!!!

I'll tell you what, my Brenton was so happy, it made his day, his week almost! And so he and his ring will be reunited once again on Sat! And I called the jeweler and YES they did allow me to return the ring... so I don't have to pay for a new ring (which costs more the second time you buy it, we are in a recession!) THANK YOU LINCOLN JEWELERS for being so great and letting me return it!!!

The Basics

So everyone says "Just stick to the basics" when it comes to buying things for our precious bundle of baby...and so Brenton and I have purchased a few diaper packages, a few onesie sets....and are still debating on what is the perfect pacifier....

We know there are more things that we will have to start purchasing, but what are the basics? I mean, are a bunch of hair bows and headbands with flowers the size of her head...is that basic? (because I am already wanting to get those!) Are shoes part of the basics, when will I need those?

Is a Bobby a basic or extravagant? Can I get a baby swing and one of those small chairs that have music and vibrate too??? Or am I just being greedy??

The big baby store over here gave me a checklist for the "New Mom" and about 200 products later they said I'll be ready....HA, I say..HA!

Are we there yet?

Well today The little lady, Brenton and I have survived 20 weeks with each other...everyone should get a gold sticker!



We have survived sickness, cravings, potty emergencies, hot flashes, stretching bodies, crying Jazmine, moody Jazmine, and needing to buy bigger clothes....

Brenton hands down gets an A++. There should be a boyscout badge for husbands when they go through a pregnancy.

Now that we are growing more, I am starting to be really amazed as to how our bodies handle this...and yet I wonder...our hips move so that the baby can get out...so why can't our bladder move so the baby isn't sitting on it??? I mean really, when I have to really go potty, and then nothing comes out because I am pretty sure she is pinching a tube...I am not a fan!

What a Day!!!

So our Big Dr. appointment was today. I wore a blue shirt to support the boys team and pink eye shadow for the girls team....(no it did not match but that wasn't the point today!)

I have created a little video for you to watch..yes it's 3 min, but at the end you get the answer to your question!

This video is just bits and pieces of the long video the Dr gave us. Sorry if you are bored, but I am pretty dang proud of the little creature I have been growing for the last 19 weeks and 4 days. Most of the body parts shown the technician points out and labels, I think the only one that isn't is the heart, but you get the idea once you see it....I mean it's beating and all!

The film is rated PG due to the shaking of a certain baby near the end of the video... someone not moving their legs=technician shaking my stomach (and full bladder!!) to get you to move! TWICE!!!

Why Brain Cells are important

I would just like to express my appreciation for brain cells. Apparently, I did something wrong to them, and so I think they went on strike or something.

I have notice that without brain cells I cannot think and speak correctly at the same time. I find that I say things like, "I like your salad" instead of "I like your sweater" (true story I did that to my brother...or it was sandwich, see if I had brain cells I could remember that!)

I can't type a correct sentence the first time round...no no I have to read and reread and reread to make sure that I don't sound like an idiot. I mean really, I am typing what I am thinking..that's easy enough. But when I go reread it, it says something completely different from what I remembered typing. (Just to prove, I will not edit this post, so you can see what I am talking about)

I miss being able to recall things past 7 hrs after it happened.

I miss having a the brain cells filter what I say from the "what I wish I could say, but it's too mean so I am just going to think it" and then I really say it...sorry Brenton for taking that Brunt! You are a trooper!


Brain Cells...WHAT DID I DO WRONG?? Please come back, I miss you so. I fear that I will do sometihng horrible if you don't start working again!

Poor Chloe

Sorry Chloe!!!!! I don't like putting this collar on you, but if we don't get the barking under control then they are going to ask us to get rid of you!!

Hopefully we have made some changes so you aren't barking when we leave (new chew toy, blocking your view out of the window, longer walks...)

One day we will have a house with a big yard where you can run and play and bark all you want and there won't be any LAME neighbors that feel they need to complain!

So please forgive us!!

oH and to the neighbor that complained...

Congratulations on LYING to the office about how bad Chloe is

1) We are home by 7pm on most nights, and we do not allow her to bark late at night like you say
2) I am home until 8:15, and again there is no barking, and the quiet ordinance ends at 6am (or maybe 7) so WHATEVER to your barks early in the morning!!

Jazmine Vs. Her Fellow Students

Well I must start off with sharing that I have failed...I have failed at being the most obnoxious person in my World Religions class...oh no I don't even come in 3rd place....let me introduce you to our top winners!

#3. Girl in the yellow who doesn't know how to whisper, and decided to talk to the guy next to her over and over throughout the lecture...

#2. Scrubs boy..he liked to hear himself talk and so he'd not really answer a question but tangent off ...AWESOME! In case you were interested, he can read Russian...


#1..The winner and I will have a good name for him soon, but for now it's 49er puffy jacket guy...he used my idea of answering all the questions before anyone else has a chance.....Oh and if the teacher would answer it before he was called upon, he would raise his hand to say, "That is what I was going to say"

**Sad thing is this is the 2nd class that The Brenton and I have had with him, I remembered because the first class I saw him at, I thought to myself, "wow a 49er puffy jacket..."

I do have an award for the best dumbest question ever asked tonight in class. This goes to the guy sitting right next to me, who felt he was the first person to figure out that you can text on your phone as long as you just hold it under the table!! GENIUS

Okay so the question:
"Umm..the syllabus says that there are 7 take home essays...what exactly does that mean??

I don't know, now I am not all brainy and all..but I figured that meant that there are going to be take home essays...and we'll have to do I don't know....7 of them!

Okay so taking night classes while hormonal isn't such a good idea, but The Brenton said that it is great entertainment for him...to watch me silently explode at people!

18 Weeks

Tomorrow is the beginning of Spring Term. Which means....18 weeks of FUN!


I think this term, my goal is to be the most annoying person in class.

I have to deal with the big mouths in class every term
Examples:

• Michael from stats class who was the smart kid who didn't know how to be funny but TRIED anyway!!!

• Rusty from Accounting, (and Econ) who had to show up 20 min late to every Accounting class and the teacher would restart to catch him up!!!

• The guy in History class that shared his angry feelings that they don't allow concealed weapons on campus

and last but not least..

• the girls in my Advertising class that don't freaking know how to turn off their phones..one had her text message sound be the Tinkerbell chime, and was text messaging about 2 dozen times during a test...and the other girl with the phone ring of a horse neighing
  

Yes I am tired of having to deal with these people, and so I think I will be the one annoying them.
My annoying checklist:

1. Be OVERLY peppy the first day of class when we have to introduce ourselves. Maybe tell a joke that no one will understand
   
2. Use my loud laugh
3. Try in anyway to have something in common with my teacher and then bring it up EVERY class
4. Have a really awesome phone ring of a song that gets stuck in your head easily and have it go off during class, but take about 20 seconds before I turn it off
5. Answer all questions FIRST without giving anyone the time to think about the answer

By the end of the term, my goal is to have everyone have to look down every time I talk, because they are so annoyed (you know like the awkward testimony meetings)

I am still working on the list, it will grow and grow as I get inspired by my fellow students!
Wish me luck!

Most Random Compliment EVER!

Scene: We went house hunting last summer, for something to rent. We were just leaving a house when I noticed that the owner starring at me, not bad.. but enough to make me kind of go "uhhh"

Guy: Did anyone tell you that you have the eyes of......(trying to think of the name)
Jazmine: J-Lo? for some reason I get that (women in Loomis, CA felt that I looked like J-Lo and would tell me that... I look NOTHING like J-Lo..okay continue)
Guy: No, No...uhh..she was on that Superman show...uhhh
Jazmine: Teri Hatcher???
Guy: Ha, yes that is it, Teri Hatcher, you have eyes like Teri Hatcher
Jazmine: oh! Thank you...( WHAT????)

Dear Santa.....

So I had a great Christmas, but I must share with you the best part of all...Christmas Eve and the reason my niece Amy is going to need therapy by age 6..

Scene: It's a lovely Christmas Eve night at my sister Jen's house. My brother Jared and Wife Lindsey as well as The Brenton and I have finished having a wonderful Christmas story read to us by Wesley
The kids got to open their new Christmas PJ's and so they rushed off down the hall to go put them on so we could see how amazing they looked in them.

I am not sure how many kids made it back to the living room to show us, but we did notice that both Dad and Amy were missing. And here follows the rest of the story:

Dad: (Mad tone) Amy, you better straighten up or Santa won't come

At this point I am thinking that she was asked to do something, and in true Amy stubbornness decides that she doesn't want to..so again

Dad: (A little louder Mad Tone) You better act up right or I am going to tell Santa not to leave you anything

Amy: (Breaks into the slow but loud cry as she realizes her Christmas Fate)

Dad: (He means business tone) AMY!! I am leaving Santa a letter and I am going to tell him not to leave you any toys!

Amy: (More Crying)

Dad:
Dear Santa,

Please do not leave Amy any toys this year she has been naughty and does not deserve any toys...."

US: Laughing, a lot...we look over at my sister Jen who just rolls her eyes, then gets up to go see what is going on...

2 min later:
Jen walks in with Amy in arms, (who has a smirk on her face..mind you she is 4 but is no dummy)

turns out her High School Musical PJ's were more RED than PINK and she didn't want RED... (hence the screaming father)

So Poor Amy, doesn't like red pj's and will probably need a good shrink when she is older because she can't figure out why Christmas Eve brings pain!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone, and to your families too! I hope being good all year long paid off and you get that one thing you were wishing for, and if not....well better luck next year!

For those California readers who are without a white Christmas, I send some snow your way! Enjoy your blue skies and green grass!

For the Utah readers and east coast readers, stay inside, it's COLD! We should think about moving to California!

Merry Christmas to All, and to all a good night!

Guess What's Cookin'

Okay so here we have it, the official count down until The Brenton and I find out if we are having a Nina or a Nino (for those who are white, I said little girl or little boy...continue reading)

We have a scheduled appointment for January 21st at 9:15am to find out what I have been cookin' in here the last 14 weeks and 4 days!

So here are the rules it's pretty difficult, all you have to do is guess what it is that I am having, Choose boy or girl...(P.S. Lindsey you cannot guess that it's a dinosaur like we originally thought... it's been proven it's just a baby!) then I will update the list of girls vs. boys

Okay so there you have it my official guess is that I am having a boy so there is one for the boys team!

Boys Team:Jazz, Aunt Cathy, Jeri, Aubry, Krista. Sean, Aby, Stephanie


Girls Team: Emily D., Sharen, Emily F., Auntie Kaitlan, Auntie Lindsey

Auntie Mer can't decide she says one of each...even though we have proof there is only 1!

Just remember it's all worth it!

Fact: Jazmine has a work Christmas Party on Thursday
Fact: It's in Salt Lake, and Fancy
Fact: Jazmine does NOT have a fancy dress to wear to said party on THURSDAY

Tonight we are on our second try of looking for the perfect dress, we hit Macy's and find a couple, I don't love them, but they can be backups I guess

**I am still wondering why are all the designers doing their dresses above the knee?? HELLO IT'S WINTER! And if they think that I am going to do the short dress with black tights underneath, well...I'm not!

Oh forgot....Fact: Jazmine's body is growing, whether it's due to the fact that there is a baby growing, or for other food related reasons... no matter what, the body (mainly the mid section) is growing..

So being in Macy's I feel that all the skinny people are watching me, why I am I there they say in their secret skinny code glares...so I say FINE and go to the Motherhood Maternity store to see what is there....

and of course everyone there looks down at my stomach to see if I belong there...and okay No I am not exploding from my stomach, but can't a girl shop for things she will need in a month or two?? Very judgmental pregnant people!

So I find myself in clothes limbo! I wonder if I can dress up a pair of sweatpants with some heels??

Good Morning

Just a little something for my California People:

It was 23 degrees when I got into my car this morning!!!! Twenty what? You ask, yes 23, and at one place it went to 21 degrees!

What does 21 degrees feel like?? Well....cold!! I have learned that the California jacket a.k.a the Sweatshirt, is not sufficient enough to work out here, it does NOTHING...so you must have a jacket, a good jacket!

So there you have it, December 5th..no snow but it's 23 degrees...I would really like to be back in Sacramento right now!

Blogging, my way of not finishing my Final

Yes, I know I should be doing my final (that I haven't started) and it's important (because it's due tomorrow) but still, I just don't wanna.

I have blog stalked, looked on my usual websites, facebook-ed, check my email about 4 times and no one has sent me anything new....so I guess the only thing left to do is create blog post so I don't have to do my work!

Today's post is really titled: My dog ate my rent check

Scene: I am drying my hair this morning and Chloe comes over to the door chomping on something. She only does this when she is eating something that she is not supposed to, it's like her way of showing me that she is causing trouble!

I already know to go and look for clues of what it could be that she has eaten, she has been known to pull of loaves of bread, cookies, and pot holders. So I walk into the kitchen, nothing, it's clean.

I look by the computer, and there is a piece of paper on the ground, I pick it up, and yes it's the envelope that I had just placed our rent check in maybe 10 min earlier. The only thing left of the check was the corner where my signature was!

I was so angry, because WHO EATS A RENT CHECK?? I fed her breakfast, do I know she is not hungry! I think she is doing it just to be a jerk. So I told her (yes I really did out loud) that I hope she has a hard time digesting it!

Sorry Apt people, my dog ate my rent! (luckily I just wrote another check out, but think about if that was our last check, then I would have just given them Chloe!)

Dear Makers....

Dear Creators of the Royal Dansk Cookie Tin:

My name is Jazmine and I would just like to take a minute to thank you for the wonderful gift that you have given to me, your cookie tin!


This tin has been a part of my life since I was a wee girl! When I see a tin in my home, I just know that it is officially the Christmas season. It brings me joy and happiness to know that inside are yummy sugary cookies waiting for me. I want to personally thank the person who invented the multiple layered tin, just when you think your cookie is gone, just take the paper out, there is more inside!! Brilliant!~


So thank you to all for this fantastic cookie! I am eating them now as I write to you!! Keep up the good work!

Sincerely,


Jazmine, my pants are probably not going to fit by January, Livingston!


P.S If you could make a whole tin out of the sugary pretzel looking cookie, I think it would be a big seller!

PEANUT

If you can't see it, I will help you along. The baby is the white blob (a very cute blob) in the middle of the dark almost circle in the middle. Imagine peanut standing up, but because its head is 1/2 the size of it's body, the head is drooping down, so his eyes are looking down. Peanut's little arm is jabbing my side but it looks like it's coming out of his/her head, He/she is a lefty!

Our First Thanksgiving, we better like Pie this year!

My title is based off of the fact that since I have been blessed with child, that "we" have not enjoyed sweets. It's a shame really, sugar just isn't my thing. I know it's not a bad thing, but come on...THANKSGIVING is on Thursday, and I like Pie! So, I am giving my little bundle of joy a pep talk, and making sure he/she understands what is at stake here!

In other news, we had our first ultrasound this last week, and it is by far the coolest experience, the Dr. (who is AMAZING by the way) was just doing her thing, and giving me all of these instructions and do's and don'ts of pregnancy, and while I was trying to keep up with her, I look over and all of the sudden there is our little peanut on the big screen. I figured I should get used to seeing him/her on the screen since I am going to push my child through hollywood! :)

Other than that, things are great. We get sick or tired ever so often, but usually not at the same time, and if we do, then peanut has been gracious enough to let it happen on a Saturday, so I can lounge!

P.S. I would like to give a shout out to my fantastic hubbin Brenton. He has been so wonderful with all of my random crying, being sick, having to cook dinner because I now refuse to..food = eww gross, he takes the dog out on walks when I am too tired/sick to. And he is so dang cute when he gets all excited about being a dad. I am very blessed to have a great supportive husband! So..thank you sugar!

(Right now Blogger image is not working, so I will try to add my pic, later today! )

Have a great Monday everyone!

We are 11 weeks and going strong!

The Beginning

Well thank you to all who are so excited for us, we too are very excited!

We are planning for our little bundle of joy to arrive around June 13th-ish. And for those of you trying to do the math, that means I am only 8 1/2 weeks along.

(Gasp) I know, it's before the first 3 months, but seriously I was never good at keeping secrets anyway!

And for those of you who are wondering...YES Brenton is the father!

As for "how I am doing"...well lets just say I know some ladies who spent most of their time in the Ladies room home or away...I have found that I have a super power, where I feel fantastic the whole day. That is until I walk through my door (or run) and then all bets are off.

I think it's just a mental thing, and I vow to be able to stop it!

What I don't get about being Pregnant is: Why is my body not letting me sleep at night? I get that you don't sleep when you are huge and your back hurts, and your stomach is about to explode...but I have a pinto bean inside of me...what the????

Upcoming Events

I laughed outloud!

Okay so I live on the West side of Sandy. The other day I was driving on the East side of Sandy. I pass a school that I have passed many times before but this time I noticed something that I had never noticed before.

If you read the sign it says JORDAN Beetdiggers

Then I read it over and over again until it finally sank it...their mascot is a Beetdigger? I laughed out loud as I passed by.

So that got me thinking...what does a Mascot Beetdigger look like? Well Here is their Logo...
it hasn't given me much of an ideal..and I looked over their website, no sign of a mascot pic anywhere....

so there you have it...the Jordan Beetdiggers....do they grow beets here??

Catching Up

Okay so really I don't have much to blog about at this time. So I will do a friendly catch up to those who are new to my story!!

I am living in Sandy Utah, which is 15 min South from Salt Lake and 30 North from Orem!

I live in a 1 bedroom apartment where at first I thought it was fun and exciting being a newly wed couple, but now we are running out of space! I need a back yard...and so does Chloe, right now we are playing fetch in our living room which consists of me throwing the ball 10 feet away into a giant dog pillow for her to get! Sad :(

I like to go for walks with my dog, however having a golf course right next to you tends to make you feel like a sitting duck. It's always a scary feeling when you find golf balls on the other side of the road, very very very far away from the hole they were aiming for! I consider wearing a helmet sometimes!

My Brenton and I have been married for 2 years and 2 months. We have created this really odd language that we speak to each other...it's not so much mushy lovey dovey stuff...but it's a mixture of the weird words that my nieces and nephews say and then add them to our vocabulary. So basically we talk like 3 year olds! It's really embarrassing when we forget where we are and talk like that in front of others, you just can't come back from saying "Sank Yu" instead of Thank You!

Don't worry about the huge Hurricane IKE slamming Texas!

Love that this is what we have as "Featured News"
All the media on her hair?? Really? I guess she will just have to cry on the shoulder her hot stud of a husband DAVID BECKHAM!

Hello!! I give a big Grrr shout out to the UK!


In Other news: I have successfully ruined 3 attempts at cooking dinner in the last weeks period! Yes 3! But in other good news...Brenton can fit comfortably in his work pants again, so there is a rainbow after all!

Define a Blogger Friend

So I just had a random thought come to my mind...this after I spent the last 30 min, possibly longer, being a Peeping Tom and looking through blogs of people that I know ** and then look on their Friends List. (Don't judge, you have all done it!!)

How well should I know someone before I add them to my "Friend's Blog" list?

**Know: People that I once knew from a distance, not like I was invited to their b-day party or anything. Or people that I was close to, but lost touch with and now it's awkward

What's the point???

I am driving home from work, and I drive by this

Yes this is the girls LEG!!! Girl driver, you give the rest of us a bad name!! PUT YOUR LEG IN THE CAR!

p.s. And yes I am a hypocrite for judging her on her reckless driving as I am taking a picture with my camera phone while driving!!

What to Blog? What to Blog??

I think it's the saddest thing that I have nothing to blog about, and it's been two weeks since my last post, sorry everyone who saw the same video day after day.

I had finished Summer Term on the 4th and this week I'm gearing up to start Fall, so I took a mental vacation in between!! All I have to say is, WHO INVENTED SCHOOL???? And who decided to make it FOUR YEARS LONG! (In this case 12 for Brenton and I??)

Well the best thing that did happen was...drum roll....We survived two years of marriage on the 5th!! Thanks for all the prayers mom! And Mama Jeana, I apologize for corrupting your son into the stubborn smart mouth that he is :) !!!!

Best Laugh All Week!!!

Okay so this is by far the best laugh that I have had all week...thanks to my mom for showing me this. 

What you need to know before watching it:

The Partridge Family was a 70's T.V. show about a family that was their own rock band. Foxy Teen Idol David Cassidy is the lead vocal, while his mother is the back up singer. Now there are about 3 main kids who actually play a big roll in the show, and there are two younger ones that are there for filler. One of those kids in particular played the tambourine, and the directors didn't really show her how to play it well, or even on beat for most of the filming....and now you may watch the show!!

 

Welcome Chloe

Our Family has grown! Welcome Chloe to our family! She is a 2 1/2 year old full grown Lab Retriever Mix. And she already ignores me and listens to Brenton....I fear for our children!

Sorry Crystal!

Okay so here is a very long and complexed story, BUT if you stick with it, you won't be sorry!

Background:
I have a gigantic scar on my left bicep, it's HUGE. I received this lovely scar by riding bikes at my friends house in lovely Penryn, CA when I was a wee girl. My friend and I were riding the bikes, and her brother was chasing us on a riding lawnmower (may I remind you we are country folk..this is just what you do when you're not old enough to drive). Okay so I am on my friend's bike. I start going down the hill, when I realize...I Don't know where the brakes are!!" I thought they were on the handles, but they were on the peddles....or is it the other way around??? I don't remember..all I remember was that the brakes were not where I thought they were. So the outcome of that was me stuck to some lovely old barbwire fence! I know...that stuff is everywhere in Penryn....so I do a inventory of my body making sure all is in tact when I find this huge gash on my left arm...which resulted in 12 stitches and a Tetanus shot!

Fast forward about 18 years:
So yesterday I am walking out of my office getting ready to go pick up the man from work. I see a few co-workers out testing a new scooter, as one of them bought her very own brand new scooter. It was so cute, white and just so precious. So I am standing there admiring the bike, as it is being ridden up and down the isle of the parking lot. They ask me if I want to try it, I declined. I had a huge water bottle that I was chugging all day, and I had to use the little girls room. I feared just the mere excitement of riding that zippy scooter would cause an accident. Again, I was asked, and I am not sure if at that time I declined or accepted, but the next thing I remember was that my friend was taking my things out of my hand and I was sitting on the bike.


I was shown how to make the scooter go...and I was OFF...LITERALLY Off, I was so surprised for whatever reason and I totally froze! I had no idea where the brakes where (again) I couldn't stop this thing...and I BARRELED into a pile of bushes....oh yes I am thinking, " oh great I am up on a curb with bushes I am going to stop" NO I plow through these bushes and really the only thing I remember was falling to the ground. Now the three in the parking lot are laughing...I even think one was on the ground laughing...or maybe it was just me on the ground. So they run over. I am fine and we pick up the bike and it looks fine. I was so embarrassed and horrified that I totally 4 wheeled my friends brand new scooter. There was the question, "have you ever been on these before" and my response was "NO, but you would think that I would have been smart enough to drive one of these bad boys!" Then we hear the air starting to come out of the back tire!


Oh yes, the tire was taken off the rim and became utterly and totally completely flat!!! The look on my friends face, well it was total shock! I just apologized over and over and she was just as positive as could be. She kept asking me if I was okay...and physically yes I was fine, nothing was cut, bruised or broken...that is except my ego!


After a bit I get in the car and drive off...leaving the mess I had made in the parking lot. I called my husband, who the very day before was talking to me about buying such a scooter. So I tell him what happens, and he says of course, "Are you okay?" followed then by, "So what do you think about the scooter?" I told him I had about 3 seconds of driving it, and it ended very badly, So, I don't have good things to say about them! I am pretty sure that night all I heard from him was, "Don't worry honey, when we get ours, I'll make sure you know how to drive it before you get on!" So helpful that husband of mine is! Oh I also heard...."honey if we need to we can buy her a new bike, and then repair this one! So we can have a scooter too!" Again, so wonderful and positive!


So today is the day after, I am set to go fix my horrible mess, but my darling of a friend is already on it, and it's in the shop hopefully getting fixed! So she has already blogged about this wonderful moment in life, so when I get her blog, I'll link it so you can read her version!!


Lesson Learned:
So the scar on my arm really has meaning now to me, it is a constant reminder to ask, "Hey where are the brakes" 2nd Lesson Learned: Scooters are not for Jazmine, cars and quads are..but scooters...nahh Sorry Crystal!

What's in a Name?

My favorite thing to do when I am having to sit still and be quiet for long periods at a time (okay think church) is think about what I am going to name our kids. No I am NOT PREGNANT, but I like to be prepared for things. (and also if I am not doing that I am very disruptive and Brenton gets angry...true story)


Well actually it's more like me sitting there thinking what nicknames I am going to call them. That is very important, because nicknames can stick forever whether they are gOOd or bAd!

Now growing up, my family came up with some pretty scaring nick names for me (and so help me if any of you post those names) but my little brother Jake, well at one point we called him...Nu Nu Muk Muk (sorry Jake) ...I have no idea why.


Okay so group participation....who has a really good nick name from their childhood, or know of a real good one????