Public Again

After thinking about it I have decided to go public with my blog. I guess I was just too worried as to what could happen to my blog, which means that it couldn't happen, it was just a precaution. To make it easier for people to find my blog and what not, this is what I have decided. However for future reference I will let you know or you will be notified if I decide to make my blog private again.

Enjoy!

Visiting Teaching

I have always believed in Visiting Teaching, however its when you get a sister that's not compatible with you its hard do your Visiting Teaching or be the one that is going to be visited. I have been lucky so far in my sisters I am partnerd with and the sisters I am assigned to visit.

I just recently got a new visiting sister companion, who is awesome and is a really cute girl and we ended up getting a new sister to visit teach (due to my one moving out of the ward - I miss you Keri).

Normally when you visit teach you plan on being there for about a 15 minutes to a half hour and then you move on to the next sister's house. This last week my companion and I went to visit our new sister's house and we were very gabby and ended up being at her house for an hour and a half - crazy. It was the best time I have ever had. In the end I found out that she is my husband's 2nd cousin. How bizarre is that.

Here is how it breaks down - Her Grandpa Wayne is Jerry Ottley's brother. My mother in law (Joyce) her mother is Jerry's sister. But if you really want to get into it, my husbands father (George) his sister is Joanne who is married to Jerry.

Wow, do I need to run that by you one more time?

Wayne, Jerry and Lael are brother's and sister. George and JoAnne are brother and sister.
Wayne is my new VT sister's Grandfather, Lael is Joyce's mom and Jerry is just Jerry. Jerry ended up marrying JoAnne.

We try to keep it in the family. So besides that my new sister's husband went to elementary school with Jason (Jeremy, my husbands brother).

What a very small world. So all I can say is when you go Visiting Teaching take the time and get to know your sister, because who knows you might be related.

Happy Brithday To Me!

Although my birthday isn't for a couple of weeks, Jeremy decided to give me a surprise birthday party due to the fact that I am turning the big 3 0 this year. He called all of my friends and family to come and join us for this great occasion. My mom called me begging me to go with her to find her a dress for my brother's wedding.

So as I had a baby shower (Congratulations again Angie) I attended that and was able to see Angie since she lived in San Francisco. Then I am came home and my mom and I then headed to Park City. She had been trying to find a dress for the last couple of months and the last time I went with her we found one, however she wasn't in love with it. So we weren't able to find anything in Park City so then we headed to South Towne Mall. They were saving two sizes for her and of all the dresses that she has tried on for this occasion the dress that I liked that she is not in love with, but the cheapest amongst all of the other dresses we tried on, figured out what size would work and we bought it.

So heading home Jeremy kept calling me finding out where we were when we were going to get home since we was STARVING. We got home about 7:00 pm and as we were pulling in I noticed a car parked on the right side of the street which looked like George and Joyce's (Jeremy's Parents) Justin was coming out side just as we were to walk in the house and I asked him, "Are you parent's here, that car looks like theirs?" He said, "No, that must be the neighbors car." Not thinking very much of it we entered the house. Jeremy started giving me a hard time as to its about time you got here. As I started walking down the hallway I saw a group of people in our kitchen, STILL not putting things together all of a sudden everyone yelled, "SURPRISE!" All the kids came up and gave me hugs, that was just awesome knowing how much people love you.

Me, Sadie, Jason and I think Cody's head - before the candles are blown out.

Me, Sadie, Jason and Cody - after the candles are blow out.

Kylie and Jason licking the frosting off of the candle sticks.

Kylie, Jason, part of my mom and Riley, they are still licking the frosting off of the candlesticks.

Sorry for the dark picture - starting left - Patrick, Logan, Kaia, Brian, Rachel, Angie and Jeremy.

Again sorry for the dark picture, I wasn't taking the pictures. Starting left - Zac, Logan, Kaia, Brian, Rachel, Angie and Jeremy.

Much better, same picture as above.

Jeremy's family, starting left Jared, Brynlie, Jason and his proud finger, Tyler, George and Joyce.

Grandpa's Head, Jon, Laurie and Lauren.

Thank you everyone who came. I heard there were people there that had to leave to do prior engagements. Thanks to Diana and Amber for making the attempt. Sorry that Mikey, Derek, Jacob, Mindy and Kayla weren't able to make it. However hopefully this summer we will be able to get together.

Thanks Babe for taking the time, planning, cleaning and putting this all together. I Love You!

BB King!

For the longest time Jeremy has wanted to see the KING himself that he was tempted last year to buy tickets for BB’s Concert in Deer Valley, he never did. So I heard BB King was coming to Salt Lake and was going to play at Kingsbury Hall. So I buckled down and I bought Jeremy tickets to see BB King for Christmas.

Last night was his concert. For the opening act they had Willie Nelson’s son and his band (which we didn’t know he was Willie Nelson’s son until BB King said something at the very end) anyway as they were getting ready to play the next song, he helped someone propose to his girlfriend, it was really funny.

It was amazing. BB King is such an awesome performer. He is 83 years old and plays his guitar named Lucille. He tells funny stories and gets embarrassed easily. But he can for sure play his guitar. At the end of his concert he asked the audience if he could come back next year, the whole crowd answered back “YES”. If he comes again, I strongly recommend seeing him.

Happy Easter

Easter is a fun celebrating day. Hoping the Easter Bunny comes to your house and brings you a nice Easter dress, candy and of course eggs. You get to wake up to a big Easter basket filled with yummy treats and get to go collect eggs throughout the back yard. Being with family and especially if its a nice day, Easter can't be that much better.

Happy Easter Everyone!

Hearst Castle

When we were younger we would go and visit my dad's parents in California. My grandpa built a beach house in Cambria and I remember that everytime we would make our long trip out to california after visiting the grandparents in Earlimart, we would make our way out to Cambria and stay for a few days.

Cambria is a small tourist town where you can hear the ocean from the balcony of the Beach House. It was built in the 70's which makes it somewhat of an antique, the green appliances, carpet and anything else you can imagine.

When we would visit Cambria we would also make our way 15 minutes north to San Simeon which a Dream of a Dream was built through the eyes for William Randolph Hearst, Hearst Castle. Everytime we would make our trip to Calfornia, then Cambria we would always make time to go through this Dream of a Dream a man decided to build after his mother died in 1919.

http://www.hearstcastle.org/

Its an amazing place to go and see and I love going there when we visit Cambria. It was actually there in May of 2000 that my dad met his wife, Christine. She was our tour guide and of course my dad who can NEVER give anyone a hard time, she was able to put up with his crazy tactics. In December 2003 they were married in San Diego.

Dad and Christine were living in Madison, Wisconsin and about a year ago moved into my grandfathers beach house making that home their permanent residence. They were invited to be actors on a few special tours of what it was like back in the 1920's when William Randolph Hearst would invite movie stars on the "A" list to his home and spend the weekend. Here they are in their few minutes of fame.

Nice Job guys. You know I am really jealous!! Can't wait to see both of you in May. Love You!