HARRY POTTER

after watching all of the harry potter movies this past winter i have decided to read the books. i can't believe i didn't want to read these books when i received the first one in sixth grade for christmas. i suppose my mom new what was "in" and i didn't. well i have finally caught up to the bandwagon after it has already left.

honeymoon continued.....

after much research looking at all inclusive tropical resorts, we have concluded that although it would be fabulous......we may get bored. soooo, yes we have decided to go to colorado. i mean we have only been there probably 1,000 times but it NEVER gets old. we desire to live there so we may as well travel there every chance we get. we could go to a tropical getaway but instead we have chosen colorado. now all we have to do is decide on a town......probably breckenridge. you can never go wrong with eric's pizza and clint's coffee. oh how i am absolutely in love with breckenridge! ever since i was 7 years old i claimed i would live there. maybe one day!

memories

as i was looking through our photos i found this lovely video. when we visited family in albuquerque, new mexico i had this crazy idea to brush my teeth with beef flavored dog toothpaste in exchange for a pair of teva sandals. thus the video. get some popcorn and enjoy!

it has been a while blog.....

so since the last month that i have blogged much has happened. yes i did slack on enlightening people on the newest events in our lives. i have begun a nanny job with three wonderful children. bryce and grace are twin 7 year olds and sydney is 12. they sure keep me busy! with golf, swimming, dance, and baseball, we are always on the go. the other day sydney told bryce that i was moving to hawaii and would not be their nanny the next day and bryce responded with this quote, "did you hear that? my heart just broke!" hahahahahahaha i thought it was so funny coming out of his mouth!

jay is in his first 5 week session of summer classes and only has one more 5 week session left! yay go bubsy! he is almost done and cannot wait. i can't wait for him. he is still working at scooters and is now a manager over managers of a few stores here in lincoln. god is good in always providing for us!

because god is so good we wanted to pass that on to those around us and we started with jay's parents. jay's siblings and us redecorated their living room with new furniture, a rug, a sweet clock for above the mantel, entertainment center, and odds and ends. they absolutely loooovvveed it! it was so fun to see. unforunately i need to get better at documenting our life with pictures, otherwise i would show you.

and finally my birthday was this past week. yay for birthdays! we had dinner with friends at chilis and jay got me a beautiful plant! i love flowers. i wish i could have a garden with wild flowers and veggies but that will happen someday. so for my birthday i was able to go on a shopping spree at super target and we gutted our office. by gutted i mean deep cleaned and spruced it up. jay hung his 500 bikes on the deck and we got rid of needless school papers. we also hung some curtains that are a little too short but don't look aweful. oh well! we got an round ottoman for the living room and some new pillows for our bedroom. i love pillows...seriously i have a crazy addiction to them and i need help. it was fun to kind of redo our apartment. we had a very productive saturday and i loved every single minute of it with the love of my life.

new goal: document our life with pictures

the end

today is my brother chase's birthday. happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy biiirrrttthhdddaaaayy deeeaarrr cccchhhaaasseee, happy birthday to you! jay and i hope you have a fabulous day. if only we were able to partake in the wonderful home cooked meal you get to enjoy this evening with the rest of our family. darn school not allowing us to go.

since we cannot be there jay and i thought we would post a picture of what we want to get you. get excited brother! jay is riding your present! don't worry, we'll send it in the mail to denver..

thursday morning with jay

upon waking up jay prepared for his day full of school, work, and most importantly his wife. he stretched and put on the usual clothes....khakis and a black shirt. after thoroughly brushing his teeth and putting norman in his kennel, he headed downstairs to drive downtown. "it's raining?" he thought as he walked outside. "i'm sure maggie has an umbrella in the car," he reassured himself. driving carefully downtown making sure never to go over the speed limit, jay parked in his usual free spot approximately 2 miles from the university. he begrudgingly reached underneath the seat searching for the golden ticket, an umbrella. after a few seconds his hand felt the slick umbrella. "perfect," he thought. he pulled it out and quickly saw that i so graciously left the multicolored and far from sturdy umbrella in his car. he really didn't think this would matter because of his high self confidence in his manhood. well it turned out that this wonderfully multicolored umbrella really does not keep the rain away from a person when the wind is blowing. as he started walking to scooters for his pit stop for coffee, the umbrella blows inside out creating quite the sight with rain pelting his face and pants. he approached scooters and quickly ran inside. the regulars are sitting at the surfboard table near the entrance and immediately asked him, "would you like a man's umbrella jay?". "hahaha, funny guys", jay responded. not thinking anything of it and getting a laugh at himself, jay grabbed his coffee and briskly headed outside. as he glanced over his shoulder after he put up his umbrella, he noticed the regular coffee goers getting quite the laugh at him. he was glad that he could provide much amusement. to say the least, this amazing umbrella i left for him was not so amazing.......he still got wet. 2 hours after walking in the rain his sleeves and pants were still wet. maybe its time for a new one.

coffee and rainy days

rainy days always call for baking cookies and snuggling up to watch a movie on the couch. the sweet scent of baking in the air and the feeling of being warm and cozy while it is dreary and brisk outside. oh if only we could do that! i suppose i would rather work on a day that is raining than a bright sunny day because then i would only want to be outside. so really are we ever content and satisfied with what we are doing? that would be the question ladies and gentlemen. perhaps that is the underlying problem....i am not truly finding my complete satisfaction in Christ, thus not finding contentment in all areas of my life. hmmm....something to think and act on!

here's a recipe for some GREAT monster cookies. thanks paula dean!

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 12-ounce jar creamy peanut butter
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 1/2 cup multi-colored chocolate candies
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup raisins, optional
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal (not instant)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.

In a very large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and sugars. Mix well. Add the salt, vanilla, peanut butter, and butter. Mix well. Stir in the chocolate candies, chocolate chips, raisins, if using, baking soda, and oatmeal. Drop by tablespoons 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Do not overbake. Let stand for about 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool. When cool, store in large resealable plastic bags.