Mare Bear

Oh how i miss you like a fat boy loves cake.

i don't even think that makes sense. 

lately, i have been missing our laughing sessions that lasted all day

and all night. laughing at the stupidest things that we thought were hilarious.

laughing so hard tears would roll down our faces, our mouths were as wide as they could be,

but no sound coming out.

oh how your mission drags on. i know its a wonderful thing but i think its lame

you had to leave. of course you are having incredible experiences that are changing you forever and of course

i am so happy for you but sometimes i just like to complain about how you are gone. because i miss you so much.

you are just irreplaceable.

me, lindsay, and jess---we are having a great time.

we get together and laugh and laugh. just like nothing has changed.

but you always come up in our conversations about how we wish you were there.

how grateful we are that we have your friendship.

how blessed we feel to be such good friends with you.

we are so lucky. so so lucky.

i sometimes wonder why i got to be so fortunate to have you as a friend.

i'll never know why Heavenly Father blessed me with such a wonderful person,

but i could thank him a 1,000 times and still, that would not be enough.

go get em' tiger.

those frenchies got nothin' on you!

you are the bomb.com

Dad,

Are you so proud of me? :)

I know you probably cannot believe your eyes. But yes, I did in fact wash my very own car on Saturday.


MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!


your daughter is growin' up...fast!
And luckily has a very patient husband that is willing to teach her everything she doesn't know. ( A LOT) what would i do without him~!?


p.s. did anyone see/read this article?


business weekly-------- "God's MBAs: Why Mormon Missions Produce Leaders"


check it out!! and have a lovely monday
                                       Mine will be filled with:
                                                 -writing letters to my missionaries
                                                 -running (attempting)
                                                 -taking care of Frank/work
                                                 -going to P-town
                                                 -enjoying the bachy bachy. yes I am watching the bachelorette. yes I should be ashamed. yes it makes me so happy that I am a.d.d.i.c.t.e.d. it's so dumb? why do i love it so much? its the drama. my life has none. so i am currently living through ashley hebert. i love J.P.


(ooo just realized FHE isn't in there. someone's gotta get their priorities straight!)
                      

My lovely self

Early in the morning.

Right after I have woken up.

With mushroom head.

(Isn't Daron lucky?...don't answer that haha)

Recently my mother told me that I don't put the cutest pictures of myself on my blog.

(mothers honesty- i have truly come to appreciate it. and no doubt, will be the same way with my future daughters)

At first I didn't believe her. 

Then, the truth came out.

I not only do not put the cutest pictures up on here but I also don't send Daron

the most attractive pictures 

(the above picture being one of them)

the other day at work, during a little bit of down time, i started going through the pictures on my camera phone. and i couldn't help but laugh. ALL but one look very similar to this.

(i will spare you by putting up more examples)

the point is, this doesn't make me sad. it makes me happy.

i write on this blog so that mine and daron's kids can have glimpses of life

before them. and so our family and friends can see how we are really doing.

we have frumpy tired days.

grungy lazy days.

put together days.

and everything in between.

life is good.

Thoroughly Disturbed

Tyrone Spellman, 27, of Philadelphia, was convicted of third-degree murder for killing his 17-month old daughter in a rage over a broken Xbox.

Ohio teen Daniel Petric shot his parents, killing his mother, after they took away his copy of Halo 3 in October 2007.

New Mexico woman Rebecca Colleen Christie was convicted of second degree murder and child abandonment, and sentenced to 25 years in prison, for allowing her 3 and a half-year-old daughter to die of malnutrition and dehydration while occupied with chatting and playing World of Warcraft online.

In November 2010 in South Philadelphia, Kendall Anderson, 16, killed his mother for taking away his PlayStation by hitting her 20 times with a claw hammer while she slept.

ARE THESE STORIES REAL!?!?

I am pretty sure I am way behind. 

(I know I am)

But I had NO IDEA these stories existed and I cannot help but be thoroughly disturbed.

Somehow,  I can't remember how, the topic of "world of war craft" came up.

Today was the first day I had ever even heard of it.

L-HAM was showing me what it was all about and we stumbled upon 

the "notable deaths" (as they refer to them) occurring during or because

of video games.

So far there are notable deaths in:

China

South Korea

Netherlands

United States

and

Canada

Obviously this is a tiny part of the population

BUT STILL

I am in utter shock that these stories even exist.

These people actually get to the point where their cyber world becomes

THEIR REALITY!?

So much so that they would starve themselves and their family members.

Where do the instincts to survive come in?

I am just so so confused how this is even possible.

All I know, is that this is just another testament of how wonderful and terrible the internet can be.

It blows my mind how something can bring so much good and so much horror at the same time.

Even though these are extreme cases, (very very  VERY extreme)

it is a good reminder to always be careful with our use of the internet, who we communicate to,

who we "look" at, and the precious time that may or may not be using wisely.

It was a good reminder for me anyway...

well on that depressing note.

hope everyone enjoyed a joyous june, 8 2011! :) haha 

Daron and I are going to watch the next episode of

AMERICA: the story of us

This 12 episode documentary is fabulous and actually really helps at educating me!

For some reason I remember the info more when I watch it then when I read it out of a text book.

I think that is a bad thing.

Oh well.

I recommend it. Very uplifting!

Confession

I do not know what has gotten into me.

I have always thought politics were important but 

I cannot stop researching things about the upcoming candidates

and figuring out who I like and who I don't and everything about them.

All night last night I was looking up articles and interviews to figure out 

all the info. This is the one part of t.v. that I miss.

I do not want to be out of the loop on this stuff!

Oh well, the internet will have to do for now...

Usually  I am not very opinionated when it comes to politics because 

I haven't been as educated as I would liked to be.

I am anything but a guru now...but I will say I have taken a lot more of 

an interest.

This guy ( Mitt Romney) isn't perfect. He has definitely made me wonder why he has made 

some of the decisions he has. And even though it is very early on and I could change my mind,

I have decided something.

I LIKE MITT.

I like him a lot.

(i said it!)

I like him so much I FINALLY joined the tweeting world just so I could follow him.

I texted "GO" to 466488 so that I could get mobile updates.

I also actually went to the site 'mittromney.com' 

anyone who knows me, knows this is very unusual.

I am not a web browser/surfer whatever they are.

I don't really know how to use search engines that well

or find things on the internet.

I don't know why I have been so hesitant to tell people that i like him.

Maybe because many people say he doesn't have a chance and that no one will vote for him.

And the media especially has some serious quarrels with this guy.

But I don't even care. 

I'm done hiding in the closet.

As of right now, I like MITT.

And I will support him.

MITT ROMNEY 2012

(sounds nice to me :) 

moving on to bigger and better

Remember when our "New Love" = the vitamix?

Oh how times have changed. 

Baby Ellie = Our New Love 

Some of you may feel the need to remind me that baby Ellie

is not our child. haha don't worry. I am unfortunately aware :)

She is just so precious. 

I never realized how wonderful newborns are.

Just straight out of heaven. It doesn't get better (well I guess it does...when they are your own!  ha...but still...)

It's just been the greatest to have someone close to me go through this

before I will. I think I have gotten somewhat of a real picture. 

It definitely makes you realize what actually matters.

The fancy cars, the trips, the love of money and fame go out the window.

(figuratively speaking)

All of a sudden, nothing else matters.

You realize that raising little you's will ultimately bring you the most joy. 

Daron has received the nickname "baby hogger"

Yup. that's right.

I have to say its been so fun to see Daron interact with Ellie.

It makes me fall in love with him all over again. 

and again. and again. and again...

Happy Long Memorial Weekend

Our weekend will be filled with adventures here.

Bryce Canyon National Park.

We are going with another couple and we just can't wait.

I have wanted to go to southern UT and do the hiking there ever since

I went to Zion's on this same exact weekend 2 years ago.

My life was so different then. 

Kind of weird to think about.

Hope everyone enjoys this special weekend we have to commemorate all those who

have fought so valiantly for our country.

May we never take those courageous people for granted and 

never cease praying for them.

I will say...

I am going to miss this little one though.

She just melts my soul.