Dracula photos

I can't even tell you how strange the kid looks with black hair. I didn't even recognize him when they came to pick me up.

Guess that's what Halloween is all about! :)

Tristan as Dracula Halloween 2007

Holy Crap

A week...a week has gone by and I haven't even written at all! WOW...we had a pretty busy week. Mon night I worked, tues we went to the punkin patch with a few friends, it was cold, and I was being an ass (sorry honey), and by the end of the night I was riding on a teeter totter with Becky and couldn't help but laugh out loud, you know one of those -from the depths of your tummy- type laughs. It was so fun. Thanks for a great night!

Wednesday was a date with Treec-we went to dinner at Applebee's and I even stuck to my diet. Had roasted garlic chicken with asiago cheese and steamed vegetables. WHO AM I??? Ha ha. (update, still no soda pop and have been really good about my food portions. I even have turned down sweets, and was totally okay with it. I worked out 5 out of 7 days this week and am going to be even better this week!) Then we went to a play at Hale Center theatre, it was called Once Upon an Island. WOW...I was completely effected by it, I have never felt an attraction to someone from a different race before, but I could not keep my eyes off this "brown girl" (as my brown friend Summer says) who had the most amazing voice. Every time a song or scene got over I swear I was jumping out of my seat with the loudest clap and "whoot-woot's". It was so awesome. Thursday Tristan had another bloody nose, poor guy, so we went to the doctor to make sure he's not developing hemophelia, which he's not...but we were given some good nose pinching techniques to help stop the bleeding so it's not gushing for 20 minutes like normal. Then friday Trist went to his other mothers and Treec and I settled in for a weekend of just the two of us! WHAT AN AMAZINGLY GREAT WEEKEND WE HAVE HAD. Friday night I went to dinner with a friend that I haven't seen since way before her baby was born and he's now 7 months old, it was a couple of hours of catching up and playing goo with a baby. Then I went over to Ky and Becks to hang with Ky, Becky was going to a friends party and Tree was at a party for her work girls. It was fun to hang out with Ky (even though come to think of it we didn't even get to spend time just her and I...hmmm, we gotta work on that). We sang some karaoke, talked, and encouraged each other with comments of self doubt and frustration. Thanks Ky for being such a great friend and for always being honest and open with me, and I hope that my honesty never comes across as judgement. Your in my heart friend! Saturday Treec and I slept in for the first time I think since we have been together. We finally got out of bed at noon and went downtown to Lambs for breakfast...ended up getting lunch and then walking around downtown a bit. We went and picked up my Vespa from getting fixed and then stopped at a cool store and did a bit of shopping. Love me some shopping! :) Saturday night was our annual "Scarey Movie Night" at friends Heather and Shelly's. We eat soup bowls and appetizers and watch a scarey movie or two. This year we watched Saw 3. So fun...we got home at midnight or after and I decided in the back of my mind that I love that Treec didn't go home after dropping me off. I really want to live together! I got up this morning and took my little brother to the airport for his 3 weeks of work in Minnesota, came back to my sleeping girl with a Grande Sugar Free Skinny Carmel Machiatto from Starbucks and the paper, where we layed in bed and paroozed the Toys R Us Big Book for Christmas ideas, and then I read the sports page while she enjoyed her coffee! It was one of the most amazing mornings of our relationship! I am so in love with my pretty girl I can hardly contain how I feel inside. SORRY ...kinda got all mush on ya...bleck. :) I am now at work until 5:00pm. Two more hours, but after a morning like this morning I can't complain about anything. Oh and Treec just called me a little bit ago and said there is a guy going to look at her house this afternoon! Again...keep your fingers crossed, i'm just excited that people are looking at it. I am trying not to get my hopes up but I can't help it, I really want to take the next step!!!

Okay I think I have puked you all out about now...so I will leave it with this...

I HAVE AN AMAZING LIFE!


oh and one more thing I have this new fascination with asking Jack who his favorite auntie is and ever time he says Heid...it's so cute...just a cute little photo of the cutest Jackson and his favorite auntie! :)I know I shouldn't say that, 'cause he has lots of aunties that love him, but i'm still his favorite! HA HA HA


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So I'm A Slacker

So I am a total slacker...I haven't posted the photos from the Halloween party, nor did we even get the camera out at the softball tournament in St. George this past weekend. BUT...I promise to get better.

Life is about to settle down a little bit! WOO HOO. Softball is over for the year, we have a long 5-6 months of yucky winter to get fat and lazy in and I determined this year not to do it! So with the encouragement of my fishin buddy and my two greatest friends...I am working on drinking protein shakes twice a day, eating healthier and smaller portions, and working out each morning at 6:00am to get my day going! I have a goal of dropping 3 pant sizes and at least 2 shirt sizes in 9 months. I want to look back in 10 months at our Hawaii photos and enjoy seeing myself in photos...so that is the goal, and I am going to stick to it! I am excited about it, and although it's been tough this past week, I have been one full week without "soda-pop" and that is huge! :)

The softball weekend was fun...we went to St. George. The weather was great, and we missed the snow fall that was had in SLC and Utah County while we were gone! PHEW. We took 3rd in the lower division, which was the greatest ranking we have had this season, but by the time we hit that last game our team due to some of our players not being able to make it at the last minute was on the edge of "done" anyway. All in all it was fun, and like I said the weather was great. We were able to swim and shop and eat and play. How can that be a bad weekend?

We got one text this weekend from our Realtor that another Realtor wanted to show Patrice's house. That was our first call...keep the good thoughts flowing...I would love to sell prior to the end of the year! HOW AMAZING THAT WOULD BE! :)

We started Christmas shopping the past couple of weeks. Gotta spread it out over the next few months. We are all very excited about the holiday season. And mostly about our Disneyland trip the first week of December! I can hardly wait to have Tristan and Patrice experience Christmas time at Disneyland.

Well, better go read some of your blogs to catch up...

May have more to say later...

TTFN

Wendover 2007

The kids and me in the hotel room about to watch Transformers while the mommies are at the concert.
Alyssa, Ky, Beck, and Jackson at breakfast
Tristan me and Tree-c at breakfast
Concert tickets and room key
Tristan the day after during his nap...he was so tired he slept hard!
Beck and Ky on the drive to Wendover

Wynnona Judd Concert Wendover 2007
Tree-c, Beck, and Ky prior to the Wynnona Concert
Braving the cold in the hot tub

Well, it's sunday, i'm sitting her watching the Green Bay Packers playin some football and thought I would download some of the photos from the weekend. We went to Wendover friday night with Ky, Beck and family. The mommies all went to the Wynnona Judd concert while Heidi and the kids stayed in the room and watched Transformers on pay-per view! WOO HOO.

When we first got there we had just enough time to go down to gorge ourselves on the seafood buffet at Montego Bay. I think we all felt like we got our moneys worth...then we went back to the room where the girls got ready to be hot for Wynnona and me and the kids got our sleeping stuff all set up and in our jammies. When the mommies got back to the room the kids were all asleep so Ky, Beck, and I went down to the casino floor for a little 21 and slots. I made myself give Tree-c my wallet and only took down $40 (THANK GAWD!) cause after a few ours of play and entertainment my $40 was gone and I was digging in my pockets for any spare money that just may have appeared. Ky had a few tequila shots and was dancing and threatening spankings to the dealers if they didn't start dealing her better hands...which they promptly replied favorably and she started handing me chips which ended up adding up to about $100. When she lost all her money, with pouty lip in tow we went back up to the room to sleep off the tequila. She woke up sad to know she lost everything, and was SUPER happy when I handed her $100 in chips. The kids were cheering for the pool...as we went down to find out it was an outdoor pool, and the pool even though heated was still chilly, they jumped into the hot tub for about 15 minutes. We went back up to the room, got dressed and went down to the breakfast buffet. I don't think any of us felt satisfied with breakfast, but we ate it anyway. Sadly the mini vacation was over and so we packed up and headed back to SLC. When we got home Tristan was so exhausted he took a couple hour nap and then we got up and went to a friends to play poker. I think I got my fair share of gambling out this weekend...but boy was it fun!

We are getting ready now to go to the GLPU Halloween activity. Tristan is very excited to be Dracula. PHOTOS TO FOLLOW!

TTFN (Go Packers!)

Feel so out of touch!

So we go away to California for the long weekend and I feel so out of touch. My thoughts are dwelling a bit on others tonight...Mer and Summer and their tragedy. I have no idea how that would feel, or how I would handle the same events in my life. Beck and Ky and their wonderful anniversary weekend in San Fran. Kori and LaLa running a marathon, someday I think I might make it a goal to write that on my list of things I want to accomplish in my lifetime (ha, ha). Karen having a total meltdown and maybe popping a few too many little pink pills that she would play dress up (and still fit) in her high school dance outfits. (and her comment about dating the high school basketball player...funny that I just saw a basketball photo of that same person the other night as Tree-c and I were cleaning out some stuff in her den-because they played on the same team) It's as if our weekend was so long ago!

We went to Sacramento, to my mom and step-dad's. 10 hour drive, with a 5 year old, who actually did amazing! I was really proud of him all weekend, we had some fun experiences. This is the 3rd time he's seen my parents, and feel naturally into calling them Grandma and Grandpa. When we got to my little sisters house, he found it so comfortable that he told me and Patrice to go to dinner without him, he "wanted to stay with Penny" who was also going to dinner with us, but he didn't want that! :) My little niece will be 1 Oct 21st, her first b-day party was sunday the 7th so that both me and my older sister could make it to the party. It was a lot of fun to spend time with them, but as always the weekend was way to short, but just a teaser to get us really excited for our family Disneyland trip in Dec! :) YEAH!

In 8 short weeks from today we will be in Disneyland! "I CAN'T STAND IT TO GO TO DISNEYLAND" in Tristan's words! :) We decided that flying would be a better option this trip, so we purchased our tickets yesterday and bagged taking 3 extra days off work and trying to book hotels in Vegas for each end of the trip to help split up the drive time. It'll be more like a fun, relaxing vacation! I can hardly wait!

Tomorrow is Wendover! And then next friday we leave for St. George for our last softball of the season. We are really excited for both events.

I got called to jury duty, I was so freakin excited, I have had to call each day this week at 5:00pm to get my next days instructions...each day the little operator telling me that my number for selection wasn't pulled yet and to call back the next day. Again, I am so excited about doing jury duty, each day at 5:00pm promptly I make the call, and still nothing. Well, tonight at 5:00pm I thought for sure, it's going to be may day to report for jury selection, NO...DAMN, they have picked the jury and they don't need me to report at all! WAAAAHHHH I so wanted to do jury duty. I never have, and I really really want to. Maybe next time :(

Well, I guess that's it for now.

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And So It Starts...The Results Show

So the fundraiser was a success! Tristan took the catalog and sign up sheet to our softball game, we hit up co-workers, family, and friends and after it was all said and done...we found out that Tristan was the student that sold the most items. He won a limo ride to lunch with the principal, and he is so excited to be the winner of the whole school. In Tristans words he "can't stand it to go for a ride in the limo". So congratulations to Tristan!

We had a late softball game last night, 9:30pm. Not so fun on a cold fall night...but we came out swinging...beat the other team 21-7, and that part was way fun!

Tristan got in his first (i'm sure of many) fights at day care yesterday. He came out of it with three scratches down his cheeks, and not just cat scratches but deep couple of layers of skin gone scratches. They haven't got the "whole" story, but per Tristan "the other kid got a write up" and he kicked the other kid only "after" he was scratched...supposedly there was a girl involved. We'll see what comes of it...we should know more this afternoon.

K...better get going to work, just had some time to kill this morning.

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Organizing and packing sucks!

So this past weekend was spend organizing and packing a few things in Tree-c's house to attempt to get things ready for the photographer to take inside and outside photos of the house...yeah, so that didn't allow much time for anything fun, and boy did Tristan let us know about it..."I don't freakin have anyone to play with" he shouts as we tell him to go in his room for a little while longer to get him out from under our feet...it's times like that that having a lil sister (his choice) or brother would really come in handy! I look at Jack and Alyssa and see the bond of sibling they have...it's so cute (I know it's not all candy and roses-but only-children syndrome is hard sometimes). Do we want more kids...sure we've talked about it, we aren't throwing away all the baby stuff as we pack, so I guess the answer is yes, but let us get moved in together before we leap and bound our way into that step. But yes, the older he gets the more we want to hurry...so we'll see what happens.

Let me tell you for those of you that have never experienced it before, organizing and packing up a house that has 12 years of memories that aren't your own can be taxing and emotional...I guess I shouldn't take that away from Patrice, I am sure organizing and packing up 12 years of memories that are your own can be taxing and emotional. It's been hard, and i'm sure that it'll be just as hard when we get to do it at my house too!

Trying to convince Tree-c that taking her personal photos of Tristan off the wall isn't because no one wants to see that adorable kid, it's because people don't want to see your family photos on potentially their new wall, they want to visualize their family photos on those walls...and trying to pack enough to de-clutter, but not so much that she can't live in the house is a hard line to toe.

But we are doing it, and it's a step toward our life together...the pay off is so great, we are very excited to get a move on!

I can't believe it's October first and that we have already had our first snow fall of the season. It actually makes me a bit nauseous. I am very much a summer girl, if it could be 78-82 degrees year round, so I can golf and play softball year round, I would be in heaven! I would rather be HOT then cold. I can't say I hate it, but I really really don't like winter. It makes me want to get fatter and hybernate...was I a bear in another life? HMMMM.

October I think is my least favorite month. Halloween (which is Tristan's favorite holiday) is my least favorite holiday. I keep getting told I will feel different now that I have Tristan, but I am tolerating the decorations, and am fine going trick or treating with him, but I am NOT dressing up or going to a party where I have to dress up. Okay, I guess I shouldn't be so "NO", 'cause I would do anything for Treec and Tristan! But I am not going to like it. HA HA.

This October is full of weekend plans, which makes me happy...We are leaving friday for Sacramento for my nieces first b-day party! I am very excited to see my family...it's been since last Christmas for my lil sis and niece, and it's been since last Thanksgiving since I saw my big sis and nephew. So I am very excited to get on the road...those that know me know I already have the list going of things to bring and will be packed wednesday night anxious to leave the second we can get Tristan out of school friday and get on the road! THANKS TO KY AND BECK for allowing us to use the mini van (I never in my wildest dreams expected to thanks someone for such a thing...ha ha ha) but the dvd player and headphones will be a God send on a 10 hour drive with a 5 year old!

The following weekend I got Treec a ticket to see Wynnona Judd in Wendover so we are going on a little family trip (long overdue) with Ky, Beck and the kids. I will be playing with the kids while the "adults" go to the concert...Tristan can hardly wait to stay in a hotel room and I am just excited to spend time with my favorite people! :)

The third weekend in Oct will bring the annual Halloween softball tournament in St. George. It's a nice get away to some warmer climate when fall and cold is in full force here in Salt Lake. The team we are taking this year seems to be almost seamless...I am really looking forward to coming back with an announcement of a large trophy! I will keep you posted...

Then the last weekend i'll just hold my breath through for Halloween...and then it'll be November...OH MY, do you realize it's only 84 days until Christmas! AHHHHHH

(here's holding my breath for good news from Mer and Summer)

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