Six Adventurous Years

Yesterday was our sixth wedding anniversary. We both can't believe that it has been six years! It seems like just yesterday we were starting our life together. To celebrate, my wonderful hubby got us a room at the Anniversary Inn. The room came with rose petals, chocolate covered strawberries, cheesecake and sparkling cider. Poor Shawn was sick with a cold so we used the time to get a little R & R. We went to a movie, ate at The Cheesecake Factory and bought each other some anniversary gifts. It was a great weekend!

I thought it would be a neat idea to post some pics from our six years together. Enjoy!

Year One

Honeymoon in England and Scotland

Year Two

Christmas 2004



Year Three

Sarah's 2-year Graduation

Year Four

Cruise to Ensenada Mexico

Year Five


Graduation and Disneyland


Then and Now


Engagement Pic and Graduation 2009


Our room at Anniversary Inn 2009




Isn't if fun to see how we have changed?

Long time, No post

Sorry I haven't posted anything for two months. Life has been, we'll to say the least, interesting. However, the events that have occurred aren't fit for public knowledge. Anyway, on Saturday, Shawn and I went to Star Wars in Concert. It was amazing!! The symphony orchestra and choir were pure perfection!! I was sitting in the audience wishing that I was up there singing the classic choral Star Wars tunes. I took a few videos and will post one for your enjoyment. If you have a chance to go, you must!!!!! This was one of the most amazing moments of my life! I'm sure glad I made us get expensive seats, they were worth every penny!

On another note, until today I had been making or shall I say, asking my husband to grow out his beautiful hair. He has thick wavy hair and I was thinking along the lines of McDreamy. He he. H was kind enough to grow it out for me and I was enjoying his thick waviness, until I started surfing through some past pics of him with short hair. All of a sudden I wanted to cut his hair!! 10:30 PM is great timing, right? I have posted a pic. What a handsome guy!!


The handsome man after his haircut!


Myself with the aforementioned hair (Can you tell it's 11 PM? I look tired!)

Keith Urban

Wow!! Keith Urban is one heck of a performer! Last Saturday my Mom and I saw him in Las Vegas. Thanks Mom! I am still in a euphoric state because we had floor tickets and I was about ten feet away from him (for about 15 mins)! He reached out to let the girls touch him and I nearly dove. . . . until I saw the look of dread on his face from the ambush. I had to fight the urge but I felt bad for the poor guy, being mauled like that and all.

If you enjoy country music and have the chance to go--GO! I actually think I might get tickets for his SLC concert in September. Check out the amazing pics!

Farewell Farrah and Michael.

What a sad day. The world lost an "Angel" and a "King." Farrah's beauty, both body and spirit and Michael's amazing talent as a singer and dancer will be sorely missed. May you be both be at peace.

Farrah Fawcett, the blonde-maned actress whose best-selling poster and "Charlie's Angels" stardom made her one of the most famous faces in the world, died Thursday. She was 62. Farrah Fawcett rose to fame in the 1970s, thanks to a best-selling poster and the hit show "Charlie Angels." Fawcett's death was confirmed by Paul Bloch, one of her representatives at Rogers and Cowan, an entertainment public relations firm. Fawcett, who checked into a hospital in early April, had been battling anal cancer on and off for three years.


Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died Thursday, CNN has confirmed. Michael Jackson, shown in 2008, was one of the biggest pop stars in history. He was 50. He collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, California, about noon Pacific time, suffering cardiac arrest, according to brother Randy Jackson. He died at UCLA Medical Center.

Excuse Me????

What's this? AT&T screwing over Adam Lambert? Argh. I know that when I texted in about 15 votes on my phone (I have AT&T) that I wasn't sure if my votes were counted. It took about 18 hours to get a reply back from AT&T saying that they had received my votes. Smell something fishy?

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Some fans of "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert think their favorite singer may have been robbed of the "Idol" crown by Arkansas employees of AT&T, a major sponsor of the talent competition.
Kris Allen, left, defeated Adam Lambert, right, in the "American Idol" finale.

Kris Allen, left, defeated Adam Lambert, right, in the "American Idol" finale.

Since the final count is a secret, there is no way to know if text-message votes cast at two AT&T-sponsored parties in "Idol" winner Kris Allen's home state of Arkansas made a difference in the outcome.

Lambert and Allen -- who are good friends and share the same publicist -- are not talking about this.

"This is an AT&T matter -- no comment," publicist Roger Widynowski said.

The controversy is an embarrassment for AT&T, although there is no evidence it was part of an anti-Lambert corporate conspiracy. Blog: Did 'Textgate' make a difference?

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette -- a Little Rock, Arkansas newspaper -- reported that local AT&T representatives helped Allen fans each cast 10 or more text-message votes at one time through "power texts."

"American Idol" rules say votes made through "technical enhancements" could be thrown out, if detected.

The votes in question were made over demonstration phones brought by AT&T reps to two local Allen watch parties in Arkansas on the night of the final performances, the newspaper reported.

"Idol" watchers used text messages and phone calls to cast 100 million votes for either Allen or Lambert last week, an AT&T spokesman said.

The spokesman said AT&T would issue a statement on the incident Wednesday.

Fox Broadcasting has not responded to requests from CNN for comment.
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CNN's Denise Quan contributed to this report.

Up and Coming Arrival

SIKE!! No, were not pregnant. I thought it would be fun to tease you all. Sorry, I couldn't resist it.
I decided it's about time for a new sofa! It is being ordered from the manufacturer and we should have it within the next 2 weeks!! WAHOO!! Here's a pic of our new sofa (minus the pillows.)

Look what came

On Thursday my two diplomas came in the mail! Yipee! Shawn and I bought some really nice frames for ours so we could display them. Also, I officially have my teaching license (for $55.) Things really feel finished now.