Happy Anniversary

Today is my 4 year anniversary. I can't believe it's been so many years. But they really have been the best years of my life! I know Jared doesn't read my blog, but thank you babe for all of the fun times. I can't imagine my life without you!

So Freekin' Cute!!!

I have the cutest nieces and nephews EVER!!! So last night we were preparing dinner at the Nelson household and I look over to see my nephew, Jonah, wearing his gangster U of U hat around. Later that night he had it on sideways. He was so cute that I had to share him with you.

How can you not smile when you see that face?

Unconditional Love?

So at what point does unconditional love become conditional? Bella has been doing so well, so I thought. Tuesday night this is what I came home to......and the picture doesn't even do it justice...
I lost it. They were both dead meat! I had to cool down first because I was just too upset. After I punished them I decided to leave the mess so Jared could see it when he got home. I turned on the tv to try to calm down and relax. Seriously, not even 10 minutes later Bella started chewing on it some more. That just confirmed my suspicions that Bella was the master mind behind all of the destruction. Don't get me wrong, Floyd was just as guilty for participating, but we never had these problems until miss Bella came along. Here is a list of things that have been done since Bella joined the family....
1 couch
3 stuffed Christmas decorations
1 dog house (she has torn off the wood, shingles, and insulation)
1 back yard (it looks like a war zone. There are more holes than I care to count. One of them went all of the way down to the sprinkler pipes)
4 blankets
1 dog bed
4 plastic dog bowls (we now only use metal)
hundreds of dog toys, which is fine, but she destroys them in seriously less than an hour.
And I'm sure many many more things that I just can't think of right now.

Things destroyed before Bella came along, when Floyd was an only child...
1 pair of shoes

It has been a rough week in many different ways, and this just was the icing on the cake. Bella has now been sentenced to life in a kennel.

Someday I will forgive, but that day isn't today. Jared told me they are just preparing us for all of the things our kids are going to do to us in revenge for all of the things (mostly Jared) that we did to our parents. Maybe some day I will tell all of the stories I've heard of Jared as a kid and all of the things he destroyed. They are really funny stories, but I'm sure they weren't at the time.

I'm learning patience, but I'm still a beginner.

One by One...

This is what Jared and I came home to the other night. I thought I put my Christmas decorations out of reach, but I forgot my dog thinks she's a cat. So they have now destroyed one Christmas decoration...how many do we think they are going to get total this year? The best was the look on their faces. They knew they were in trouble the minute we walked in the door, but they weren't sorry at all. They would do it again in a heartbeat. I just wish I could have been there to see what really happened.

Last night I was working on the computer in our office and all of the sudden I noticed how quiet it was. I turned around and saw this...This is Floyd's favorite chair. Basically it's his. And he always seems to sleep in the oddest positions.

And Bella looks dead. I promise, she's alive and well.

I love my dogs. I love the entertainment and love they bring into my life!

I'm a GLEEK!

What can I say...I'm a Gleek! If you don't know what this is, you will become one soon, just you wait! It's a tv show on Wednesday nights on fox at 8pm. It's not a reality show. It's about a teacher trying to bring back glee club. The characters are AWESOME! My favorite character changes every week. Right now my favorite is Kirk. The characters sing and are so wonderful. You never know what amazing song they are going to choose each week.
Even Jared loves the show. He gets mad if I don't wait for him to get home from work before I watch it.
On really rough weeks at work, looking forward to watching it each week gives me the strength to get through it.
Anyway, point of the post...WATCH IT! You'll become a gleek too!

Happy Birthday...to ME!! (and Monique!)

Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes! It was a great birthday this year! For my birthday dinner Jared took me to my favorite place, Ejo's. It's a Korean bbq and they have sushi. It was wonderful! Sorry no pictures of that, I always forget. But I really have the best husband ever! He spoils me!
The next week was Monique's birthday and we all went to Braza Grill, it was delicious! Here is Mo in her birthday hat...Yesterday my wonderful friends Andrea and Eliza took me to Cheesecake Factory :). We got the red velvet cheesecake. OH....MY.....GOODNESS....AMAZING!!!

Eliza...

Andrea...

The girls. At least what is left of us. :(

We had a blast having a girls day. We spend hours at the mall. It was so much fun!

Thank you everyone for making this year so wonderful! You are all so great!

Cleaning...

For those of you have haven't ever heard of or used a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, I'm sorry. These are AMAZING!!! They clean pretty much everything with little effort.

It's mean to keep it a secret. I've been using them for a few years but my passion for them was rekindled when cleaning the basement apartment at my mom's house last weekend. Um, I know, I sound like a drug attic. hahaha. Anyway, try them on your toughest caked on mess and you will never go back to life without them. I think they work best on really dirty bathrooms, really dirty ovens, and also the cooked on crap that you can't get rid of on your stove top. Try them on anything and you will see their power.