looking back through our pictures..

my big brother!

This is a post about one of my heros. this goofy picture is of my older brother. were four years apart so when he was graduating i was in my "im so cool im 14" stages. for any of you who are spaced that far apart you know that you dont go to high school together or junior high. so needless to say during high/junior school years we weren't super close. it was after he returned from his mission and i was just graduating that we were able to become best friends. my parents moved to arizona right after i graduated so it was only me and darren in lethbridge. he was the best brother a little sister could have had! he helped me get to know lots of people in YSA ( that big scary world ). he showed me how to be me. darren was always there through all my ups and downs and yet showed be through example of the way things are. sorry this is just such a blab but he had a quote on his status today that really hit home for me and just made me come to miss him so much as him and his "2 cuties" are living in saskatoon.

heres that quote:

"the differnce between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life you're given a test that teaches you a lesson." Lately this quotes really hit home.

Thanks darren for being such a wonderful example and big brother. love ya so much!

Heres darren and his family now..

i have no title.. im lame.

Heres my nice puffy/swollen smile! This is taken about 5 days after i got my wisdom teeth out. somehow i still look stoned!

heres ME! with my new extensions and color.. i know i know. i have been saying im gonna grow out my hair and get to my natural red hair. i cant help it. its a terrible addiction, i know i should quit!

this is what we do for fun! ROCKBAND! this is my brother-in-law Roger.

heres mindy and dan rockin' out! they enjoy wearing matching outfits, just teasing! ;)

heres our babies im sure everyone thinks were obsessed. they are now sleeping next to one another and playing! woohoo! it was scary at first they didnt get along. they are constantly making us laugh. rascal (kitten) is so playful! he is such a spaz (in a good way). bowie (the grey chunkster) would be a good mouser if we let her outside. she talks to the flies and makes such weird noises. we always get asked if there is a baby in the house, nope its just bowie boob. what a terrible nick name, and thats only for a cat. our poor kids.

this is the cat tree dave built! i love my handy man! saved us $100!


heres bowie boob sleeping.. i dont know how she is comfortable?

heres razzy bear. hes getting so big! we cant get over how fast its happening. we have almost had him for 3 weeks now!

i am a chimpunk...

Well yesterday was the BIG day. All 4 wisdom teeth were extracted. We had thought i was being put out, like completely asleep. HA! No it was just IVS, big surprise to me when i woke up and became conscience half way through! thankfully i had awesome dental assistants to help me calm my hyper ventilating and going into shock. they had to help me get my heart rate down before they could finish. it was the worst thing ive ever heard or felt. i could hear them cracking my one tooth because they couldnt get it out. GROSS! then i could feel lots of the pressure and my mouth had started to unfreeze on the right side. poor dave could hear me in the waiting room crying and asking why i was awake? I am so grateful that the drugs have not made me crazy or have any hallucinations. yesterday went fairly well besides the fact my arms and legs were tingly and the left side of my face stayed numb 12 hours longer then it should have. i was nervous because the dentist had never heard of anyone having numbness in any other areas besides the face. but all is well. im starting to look like a chipmunk but i feel awesome and am being spoiled like crazy from dave! just giving an update! thanks for all the phone calls or emails of concern!

the niche...

I am SO in love with doing hair at home! Its cheaper, more relaxing, and comfortable. Just these past few weeks I have been doing more hair at home and I have loved getting to know everyone better and to do hair out of the salon setting. Yes, I do wash hair in the kitchen sink for colors but if you don't mind that the prices are less than half of what you pay for at the salon! We just bought our first place and I now have more room!

The days I that TRY to work are:

Mondays - 9am-7pm
Tuesdays & Wednesdays - 7pm-10pm
Saturdays - 9am-7pm

It never hurts to just message me and ask if any other time works. I'm pretty flexible. I still work full time at Regis Salon in Park Place Mall.

Prices:
Woman's cut: $20
Men's cut: $15
Children's cut: (16 and under) $10

Solid color $35
Half head foils $35
Full head foils $55
Solid and foils $75

Perms $50

Special on right now:
With a color right now your haircut is 50% off.

the newest addition to the family: RASCAL

Dave and I had been discussing over the past couple of weeks to get a friend for Bowie. We looked a little and then never said much after that. Monday when I got home from work Dave came out to see me with a little kitten.
(his head is way to big for his body and his ears are huge with his beady eyes.)

Dave had told me that a lady had emailed him asking him if he was interested in a cat still? Dave replied that we had been thinking about it and if he could come see the kitten. Rascal was just dropped off at a dog kennel service on the door step. He maybe weighs 1 and 1/2 pounds. Dave was sold when he saw him!
Rascal is insanely cute but so underfeed that we knew we could help! You can feel his spine and ribs he is so skinny. Its been quite the adjustment for Bowie. Its been a challenge for us to figure out how you take 2 cats from separate lives into one. We are slowly learning what we need to be doing and what we shouldn't be doing!
This is our 2 cats, whom we adore as I'm sure everyone can tell! We are so excited they are both awesome with kids and both are little trained!

one of those moments... where the world seems perfect..

*turn this song on in the background while you read this.. (helps set the mood)*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgUL3ut4gyQ&feature=related

you know when you have that moment where it seems nothing can go wrong? where everything seems just absolutely perfect and your in a movie? this weekend has been one of those moments, all 48 hours! there was nothing special about the weekend but we just have been able to spend every minute together. we got to work together today selling corn and went on a date last night, some how this just set me off all day thinking WOW! I feel like im in a movie. you know when you see a movie and your like "oh if only life was really like that". i seem to get those moments when i watch chickflicks! haha anywho.. ive just been thinking how if we just step out of our life and look at who we are and where we are life is always one of those moments! not always a moment we will be proud of or a moment where we feel our world is crashing. somehow we just always make it through and have the chance to reflect and see why? i dont know how much this is all making sense but im just having one of those days where you dont want it to end, hence why i am up at 12:30! things have been wonderful for dave and i this past month. life is going by WAY to fast! we have almost been married a year and a half! we are love owning our own home! i mean the extra bills aren't super exciting but SO worth it! we have been doing little reno's here and there. i can not wait to paint, but i feel maybe i should wait till im unpacked before i create more of a mess! we got a super cute cat. She is our little bowie boo ( she is so not little, she is on a weight loss diet ) whom we adore to pieces. poor cat gets talked to like shes a human, she must think we are insane. shes such a blast to have around even at 3am when shes tries to cuddle up and is actually walking on my ribs and waking me up! preparing us for parenthood i know!

*if you like that song check out regina spektor's fidelity.

our busy lives..

July 1st. CANADA DAY: Dave and i both worked that day. He called me at work and said he was gonna pick me up from work. i thought this was a little unusual but didnt think anything more of it. when he picked me up he said he wanted to go for a walk at Indian battle park. i was complaining that i was SOO hungry and i just wanted to get home. so he made up an excuse of why we need to go down there. while we were walking around we somehow ran into my family who were all having a wiener roast. what a surprise! it was such a fun birthday party! im so spoiled by dave. i dont know how i didnt ruin the surprise because i tend to ruin everything thats a surprise. thanks to all the family that came it was such a blast!

July 3rd. RENAE DEANNE ROBERTS: Congrats to Darren & Laura!

July 4th. CAMPING IN WATERTON: We headed out friday afternoon and came home saturday night. it was a short trip but a great birthday. we both just love to escape from the city!

July 13th. THE FIRST LOOK: Randy Miller showed us a property he had for sale at about noon. its 956 sq ft, 2 big bedrooms, 1 bath. huge kitchen/dinning room. at about 1pm we went to see if we were preapproved for the mortage. at about 3pm we found out we are preapproved. at about 7pm we put an offer on the house. the offer is accepted. whohoo!

July 21st. CONDITIONS LIFTED: we found out the mortgage is all gone through!

July 23rd. LAURA'S BABY SHOWER: I threw a shower for my sister in law at Lei Lani's house. it was alot of fun, im not much of a games person so we just mostly ate and visited. everyone was oooing and ahhing at all the pink presents! i learned how not to make marshmallow foundant! next time i wont attempt that on the same day as the event.



July 24-26. ROBERTS REUNION: Lei Lani and I planned the reunion for the summer. this all started back in december when my uncle from NM said he would come up if we planned a reunion or some kind of big get together. then it just kept going and plans started to happen. it was alot of planning and alot things to do and remember to make it all happen. we tried to keep things fun and not to structured. the biggest hit of the whole weekend was skit night. i wish the battery hadnt died to the camera so you all could see what we all saw. my uncle came running into the hall with shorts and a grass skirt on. some people had to show us how they would light their farts on fire. just so many things i could say about the weekend! it was just so much fun to have everyone together. im glad my aunt has decided to do this in 2 years, it will be a nice tradition.


July 31- Aug 2. BREAKFASTS, BABY BLESSING, BBQ: Friday night we were out to magrath for a luau reception, with real Polynesian dancers! Saturday i worked and then right after it was upto cardston fir a family BBQ. that same night we headed upto chestemere to stay over at darren and lauras. Sunday morning we were able to be there when Renae was blessed. then we headed back to lethbridge to grab some things. then back out to mountain view. Monday morning dave took his nephew out fishing and then we all headed to the camp kitchen for a breakfast.

August 3rd. OFFICIAL HOME OWNERS! Its now all official we own the house and papers are signed all the fees are paid, every things accepted!



sorry for such a lengthy blog but its been so busy trying to move in between all these events and still both of working full time. its been a blast already owning our own home. there's been ups and downs already. at least am i lucky enough to have a handy man who can fix leaky windows and dryer vents! i already have the paint chips out and want to paint. i guess we should finish moving before we start all that fun.

the big change..

Well in a matter of a week our whole life has been thrown upside down. We don't have much time to make our decisions so we can only hope and pray were making the right ones. We are hoping to stay here in Lethbridge and Dave attend the college for the CJ (criminal justice) program. If you know of any places to live let us know :). We are considering Edmonton because they have a 16 month intensive program that way we would be done sooner. Its just more expensive to live. its been an insane week for us, all of a sudden all the plans we had made are now gone. We arent sure why things happend but we are going to keep trying.

"Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. Thats is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience." -anonymous

Happy Father's Day!

A Dad is a person
who is loving and kind,
And often he knows
what you have on your mind.
He's someone who listens,
suggests, and defends.
A dad can be one
of your very best friends!
He's proud of your triumphs,
but when things go wrong,
A dad can be patient
and helpful and strong
In all that you do,
a dad's love plays a part.
There's always a place for him
deep in your heart.
And each year that passes,
you're even more glad,
More grateful and proud
just to call him your dad!

Thank you, Dad...
for listening and caring,
for giving and sharing,
but, especially, for just being you!
Love ya Daddy.

"Please don't nag yourself with thoughts of failure. Do not set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. Simply do what you can do, in the best way you know, and the Lord will accept of your effort." -Gordon B. Hinckley

i remember hearing this quote and when i found it this afternoon it gave me such a little boost to my day.

our lives as of lately...

So dave and i wont have many opportunities to do much camping this summer so we thought we would try to get some in this past weekend. we were determined no matter the weather..

All bundled up and trying to stay warm..

We headed upto edmonton last weekend to get Daves medicals done. We stayed with Matt & Shauna for the 2 nights. Thanks again! We went shopping at west ed and hit Bass Pro Shop on the way back. We got to visit with Darren & Laura in chestemere, it wasnt very long but nice to see them. I gave the girls haircuts while i was up there. We dont have a picture of Graces.
Becky's new hair cut....

Anna's new hair cut....

its a long drive to edmonton and back in 3 days we were getting bored ( im wearing 3D glasses). I even atteptempted painting my nails in a moving car.. it was very difficult.


Dave and i have been doing quite a bit of fishing heres some new fish pictures...

ammon (above) and david (below) fishing...

the waiting game is coming to a close...

So everything is all done! The RCMP is done the background checks, were done the medicals. Now we are just waiting for the letter or the phone call saying when depot is, could be 2 weeks could be 6 weeks. I'm hoping sooner then later! The sooner hes gone the sooner hes back! We are ready now that were all moved in and the storage unit is filled.
Its sure been different living with Mindy but a good different. We now shut doors, we put everything up high, we wake up earlier, we appreciate 7:30pm and we constantly get " auntie nysha/uncle david i missed you." Its so fun having kids around i have to admit i was a little nervous ( who wouldn't be? ) we don't have kids and then all of a sudden you have 4 running around. its been so fun! Playing with them or them just asking us if we slept well.
I'll keep you guys posted on when dave leaves, they don't give much notice. He could leave within 10 days of getting notice. I really want to have a big whoha for when he leaves, give him some support and encouragement for his upcoming depot/boot camp (pretty much the same thing).

Happy Birthday.

My favourite sister is turning 26!! Happy Birthday Lei Lani!

call us sailors.....

gone fishin'

thats me a fishin'

theres our baby pike

my handsome (burly) man & his pike! its the first time i have seen someone
catch a fish. it was so much fun. im going to get my license tomorrow!

i need a new haircut... help

So i need help on deciding a new haircut. ive been trying to grow it out but my back grows so fast that i keep getting a mullet. so i need to just except reality that i cant have long hair.also i have had the same style for almost 3 years. here are some pictures, tell me what you think..




so im open to any ideas... i do have extensions to give myself long hair...
PLEASE HELP! i think im gonna be cutting it soon so let me know what ya think!

VIVA LA VIDA meets LOVE STORY

okay i admit i cried the first time i heard this song. for those of you who know me might know im a taylor swift groupie...groupie as in a big fan! also my best friend Kaylee Gardner is a huge Coldplay fanatic and got me hooked in high school. this song just rushed so many memories to me and i cried i full out admit i cried to a song! just wanted to share this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v3d6SFcDys

a weekend of family fun!

Last week i worked so hard! im tired of only making minimum wage so im determined to make commission (regis sets a very high standard). So i worked about 48 hours last week and just kept working and taking in walk ins. so i was just dead by saturday night and looking forward to our weekend of family. Dave an i babysat on saturday for the olers and had a blast! Sunday was our last sunday teaching in the 11th ward so we had a little primary movie/party/lesson with our 4 year olds. That was fun. So im gonna brag a little here: so im not much for a cook but sunday morning i made muffins for breakfast, cookies for church and 2 pies for desert for mothers day whew! At 5 we had family over for mother's day and Darren and Laura came down for dinner and surprised my mom. We made roast beef, mashed potatoes, vegetables and there were salads... yum! then pie for desert. Monday is my day off so i conquered 3 loads of laundry and then went to the olers and took over the movie bolt to distract the kiddies. We got supper going and got the cake baked. it was so nice to just help mindy and have such a good chat. shes a saint and doesnt even know it! also i got to add this story in:

when i got to the olers i just put my purse on the couch and went to the kitchen, i was peeling potatoes when ammon walks in with my glasses on and mindy tells him to put them back and stay out of my purse. i told him that other peoples glass can hurt your eyes. then david comes in with my sunglasses on, again.. go put them back! mindy jokes.. now i know that i will have to keep my door locked for when i move in. then david comes back holding a compaq tampon in each hand and ask "auntie nysha what are these?" haha i just started laughing. again mindy tells him to go put those back. Mindy and i had a good chuckle over that. you can tell i dont have kids yet.. im not use to these funny little stories happening all the time.

so that night we went to bryans 1st birthday party! it was fun and so cute to see him so curious and gentle with the cake. then tonight we went and hung over at britany and lawernce's house before going to see wolverine. it was nice to go over there we havent hung out with them in awhile. dave and i enjoy it so much! they have 2 adorable children and britany allows me to quiz her with a million questions about kids, babies, and being pregnant (and NO im not.. in case you were gonna ask...). anywho thats our weekly update! it was such a fun weekend. now we need to get our butt in gear and get packing!

P.S. if anyone has any extra boxes, we would love them... we move in 2 weeks and dont have enough boxes...

im facebook free and it feels good!

after a week of contemplation about facebook, i decided to just get rid of it and it feels so good!! also i knew once dave would be gone it would be alot more tempting to go on more and i want to start filling my time with other things. just wanted everyone to know so they dont think i deleted them off my friends list. hope everyone had a wonderful mothers day weekend.

facebook........ ?

ive been contemplating the past few days what to do with facebook. i think i just need to make a pros and cons list. i think facebook creates more destruction then good now. i love being able to keep in touch with people that i normally never get to talk to. im just growing tired of the constant gossip and how i seem to allow it to take up and waste so much of my time. my sister and her husband quit facebook when they got married and i always thought wow that's drastic, but now i agree with their reasoning's. a lady and i got talking from church about facebook and how she quit a little awhile because of the same things i feel about it. i know it seems silly but it was such a good example to me and im contemplating the pros and cons of it. maybe i am the only one who thinks about leaving but im so tired of the ads i see and things that get put up that are terrible. also some peoples status i always question why would you put that on facebook?!! im just so torn because i get to keep up with so many people and i get to find out whos getting married and having babies etc... agh! i dont know what to do!

smoothie queen

okay i have this fetish with smooties, i guess saying fetish makes me sound like a real creeper. i love to make smoothies and create new tastes and experiment. Last night i think i made the mother of all mother smoothies. Heres my recipe to greatness:
Peach Danone yogurt (use the full container this gives the thickness)
1 1/2 cupsFrozen summer assortment of fruit ( pineapple, honey dew, cherries, peaches, cantaloupe)
3 tbsp.Tropical Bacardi ( this is a virgin one i promise!)
1/2 cup milk
3 tbsp. Pina colada Bacardi
1/2 cup of ice

This was sooo good! i loved it! just thought i would share it!