Jared and Becky

the debut of little miss

2011-11-04T11:46:00.000-07:00

Tenley Jade Tieman

8lbs 6oz

20.5 in

10/25/2011 8:54am

Our sweet little girl was born just 8 days before her due date, but I had been feeling ready for her arrival for sometime before that! I was at 3cm for a couple weeks, and had my membranes stripped on the 21st when I was now at 4cm(not the funnest experience). After that I had been feeling contractions on and off for a few days, but they just never got any stronger or closer together, so it was slightly frustrating but I knew it couldn't be too far off. Went for a few walks here and there, but mostly just tired me out!

Finally on Monday night around 11 or so I noticed the contractions were getting a little stronger, and I really hadn't been able to sleep much anyways so I waited a little bit longer and at midnight I decided I would start timing them. Well, I only recorded one, because about 12:15 my water broke while I was laying in bed. It was for sure a weird feeling, first a pop, and I swear it was like a popping sound even, and then a bunch of fluid. I woke Jared up and started for the bathroom, where I spent the next 5 minutes just constantly leaking....if you are grossed out by this, you may as well stop reading now :)

While I was chilling in the bathroom, Jared and my Mom grabbed the go bags and got ready to leave. I finally came out of the bathroom and started having much much stronger contractions...i was ready to go! We got Kaleb in the car and headed to my sisters to drop him off. On our way to the hospital I had contractions about 5 mins apart and they were really starting to hurt. Once we got there and up to OB Triage, they decided they needed to assess me to make sure that my water really had broken.....really,? I think it's humanly impossible to pee that much, and I was totally in labor anyways, by now my contractions were 2-3 minutes apart, hurting like a mother, I mean they were bad enough that while the lady was asking me a million questions I couldn't answer during a contraction because they hurt so bad. I don't even know how long we were there answering dumb questions, even tho we pre-registered, but finally we got to a room!

By now I was in serious serious pain, like pain i've never felt before, my entire body would shake kinda pain, and there was no position or any combination of breathing that made it easier to get through. It was all in my lower back too, I mean i could feel like pain of the contraction in my abdomen area, but my back hurt so bad that's all i could think of. I couldn't get my epidural until i had one bag of the IV through my system first, so I just stared at that dang bag hoping my evil glares would speed up the process!! At this point I felt like I was being a wimp, because we really hadn't been at the hospital very long, maybe a couple hours at the most. When the IV went through, the anesthesiologist was in my room, getting me ready to go...I had more than one contraction while he was working his magic and hearing the words 'hold as still as you can' during the worst pain of your life was pretty comical, but i did my best....I think i probably squeezed that poor nurses shoulders a little too tight during them. It took a little while for the medicine to kick in and when it did I could still feel significant amounts of pain, so I guess he upped my dosage.

Oh yah, and after the epidural the nurse checked my cervix and I was 9cm dilated!!! Seriously?! I progressed super fast, so no wonder I was in a hellish amount of pain...who knew? Lol, but seriously i felt much better about not being wimpy after she told me that. Here's where things slowed down considerably....it took a little while to get to 10cm and when I did, little miss Tenley was positioned a little crooked behind my pelvic bone. The doctor said that her head was hitting the 'corner' of my pelvis, which turns out to be slightly crooked on one side anyways. He thinks thats why my babies have such a hard time coming down further, that combined with their bigger than normal sized noggins. He said my pelvic bones have plenty of room for them, it's just a matter of getting them 'around the bend'. So yah, he tells me we need to have the epidural wear off so that i will feel the contractions more, which will help my body labor down. HOLY PRESSURE batman, that was awful! Every contraction felt like the baby was gonna shoot out, but they tell me that I can't push yet because the pressure i'm feeling is her head trying to push around that bone, which she hadn't quite accomplished yet. This was super agonizing, waiting, and waiting, and waiting.....

My poor doctor knew about my last experience with labor, so i think he was afraid to even use the word vacuum in front of me :) He did finally bring it up and assured me that she was pretty low, he just wanted to use it to see if he could guide her head around the bone, and he promised no crazy pulling :) He kept his word, and after a few good pushes, she was OUT! The nurses took her right away, she had a bunch of gunk in her lungs so she took a little while to cry, but man does she have a set of lungs!! The doctor kept giving the nurses a hard time for taking so long, but finally i got to hold her and it was the best feeling ever!

I just remember being so physically exhausted when i had Kaleb and I was so out of it by the time I had him that I don't really remember much of our first cuddle session. I remember he was beautiful and it was so peaceful laying with him, but that's about it :) This time around I was still way tired but much more alert, and looking at that sweet baby girl on my chest was a little bit of heaven. I also think that the fact that she was my second child and I knew exactly what we were in for made me more emotional. I mean I have this wonderful son who I love more than the world, and now I'm holding a sweet baby girl who will have the same effect on us as parents. It's a pretty cool feeling people.

We are just so in love with this little girl and she is the perfect addition to our growing family.

patiently waiting i guess

2011-10-24T09:10:00.000-07:00

Quick little update on Baby Tieman numero 2.....she is still cooking! I am So ready for this little girls arrival, but I guess she is not :)
Ever since my last Dr's appointment I have been having lots of contractions. They are even pretty consistent, but they are just not getting any stronger or closer together, so I know going to the hospital would be a waste! Especially since the doc said if I did go they would probably keep me there since I am already dilated to 4cm. Then if I didn't progress they would end up breaking my water for me or putting me on pitocin...yuck! I really want things to happen on their own, so i'm waiting until labor really hits to go in.
Because of all the contractions, I haven't been getting much sleep at all, so I have been trying plenty of 'natural' labor inducers....WALKING sucks! Seriously it's a chore, and i don't think it's helping either...i just get really tired after we get back home! Nothing else has kick started anything either, so I'm thinking it'll happen when it happens and thats that :)
I can't wait till she gets here, I'm so excited to see that little face and get to be done being hugely pregnant. I'm not a big complainer but being this pregnant with Kaleb was much much easier...Jared says it's because girls are a pain :)
Hopefully my next post will be full of hospital pictures and a cute little baby girl!!!

9 months and 2 helmets later!

2011-08-19T10:24:00.000-07:00

i'm finally getting around to it, but Kaleb has been helmet free since July 28th!!! The picture to the left is his very last moments in his helmet, and let me happily say, his LAST car ride having to wear it!!
He was 4 months old when we started the doc band treatment with Cranial Technologies, and it was quite a ride. Dealing with stinky, and i mean STANKY helmet head was probably one of the least loved moments. Car rides lasting longer than 10 mins in the AZ heat were also terrible! I carried a hand towel in the car so i could wipe down all the sweat in the helmet at each destination. I would also sometimes carry a few ice packs and leave them in the car seat while we were in the store or wherever, just so when we came back he seat wasn't so dang hot!
Luckily, Kaleb was pretty much an angel child through the whole process and it never seemed to bother him that he had to wear that thing 23 hours a day! Overall, we are very happy we decided to go with the doc band, i loved Cranial Tech, they were great (sucked that i had to drive to Phoenix Childrens Hospital ALL the time) and we are pleased with the results.
You can see his before and after pictures below, which may not seem that amazing to everyone else, but it is crazy awesome to me!!!

the $3 Boppy Slipcover

2011-08-12T10:40:00.000-07:00

yes, you read that right, I said 3 dollars :) I love my Boppy Nursing Pillow, I used it ALL the time with Kaleb, but teh cover for it was blue on one side and rocketships on the other. Cute right, but not exactly girly, so I looked for some cute ones, found a couple that i loved, but not enough to pay $24 bucks for them! So i got crafty, and tada, here it is!
I already had the fabric for the project, so I only had to spend 3 bucks on a zipper, not bad i'd have to say! One side is the Black Damask print, and the other is a soft pink.I found a pattern online, but I didn't like the way the zipper was done, so i modified it so I could put the zipper on the outer seam. I also used an invisible zipper (see below) and I liked the way it came out much better! One more thing i can check off the list of stuff to get done before the little sweet cheeks arrives!

a Summers Update

2011-08-10T12:40:00.000-07:00

Jared graduated from ASU in mid-May, and didn't start his new job until the beginning of June, so we took the opportunity of that rare free time and enjoyed some family vacationing!

It started off with a quick trip to the Wildlife Zoo as one of Kaleb's pre-birthday presents. Everytime he would see any type of animal on TV or dogs around town he would FREAK, so we thought he would just LOVE the zoo! It took him a while to realize what was going on, but once he did, he was in baby heaven :) He loved riding on Dad's shoulders and checking out all the animals, even the super boring birds! Mom's favorite part of the whole day-trip was the aquarium, and probably because it was all indoors and air conditoned :)We planned our vacation to go up to Colorado and visit with Jared's sister Julie and her super fun family. We never get to see them unless they come here because Loveland is pretty north in CO and made for a long drive. It was worth tho, not only did we have a blast visiting family, playing with crazy kiddos, going out to eat..alot, but the scenery was amazing!!

(Suprisingly enough when we got to the cabin it was cold AND rainy!)

Since the drive was pretty long, we decided to stop at the Tieman cabin in Parks, AZ and stay there a few nights first. We also went to Bearizona, again....we love going there! It's a pretty cool drive thru zoo in Williams. There is also a walkthrough area with smaller animals, once again, Kaleb thought the animals were pretty sweeet!(kaleb thought the rain was pretty cool too)

(super cute bear clubs climbing a tree)

When we finally left the cabin to head up to Julie's, we had a good 7+ hour drive ahead and we weren't too sure how the k-man would do, so just to be safe we booked a hotel in Telluride, which was close to halfway between the cabin and Julies house.

We also go to stop in Four Corners for a break, it was super windy though so we didn't stay long! Our drive through the mountains to Telluride was breathtaking! i couldn't stop taking silly pictures of mountains topped with snow and rivers, but seriously they were everywhere and so beautiful!! When we got to our super nice hotel, we were all starving, so we got a quick bite to eat. We hurried back to the hotel because it was FREEEZING! Literally! it snowed while we were there, which i did not expect at all, and since i was in flip flops i wasn't exactly prepared either!(one of MANY snowy mountain shots taken on the way up)

(see i told you, beautiful rivers, and snow everywhere!)

(snow starting to come down, on our hotel balcony)

We were sad to leave the beautiful little village of Telluride, but excited to finally get to our destination. Once again we drove through some amazing mountains, cool tunnels, and TONS of snow!! It got a little scary at some points, we couldn't see anything and were driving down some steep roads with big trucks whizzing by us! Luckily we made it in one piece! We seriously had so much fun in Colorado. The weather was amazing, we got to do some pretty cool touristy things, even took a day trip to Wyoming so Jared could get his precious fireworks :) Thanks again Krause family for letting us stay, we can't wait to come bug you guys again!(another georgeous mountain covered in snow!)

(jared and kaleb almost at the top of the Rockies, we couldn't drive all the way up because snow still covered the road, but it was freezing and clowdy up there!!)

MAY brought a graduation and a new job!

2011-08-01T07:27:00.000-07:00

After 4 years, and countless study hours, he did it!!!!! Jared Tieman became an official ASU GRAD! I was so proud of him and all the hard work he put into his schooling. At the graduation ceremony one of the speaker was recognizing different key people that helped the students graduate and when he mentioned for all the spouses to stand, I jumped out of my seat and was hopping around and waving my arms like crazy...they even put me on the jumbo screen...Jared thought it was pretty funny! It really felt like forever that he was in school and it is SO nice to not have to worry about tuitions and class schedules.....now if we can only get those student loans paid off :)

Amazingly enough Jared had a job lined up before he was even graduated! Now that was an ordeal in itself...i serioulsy lost count of the places he had applied to, and with the construction industry really struggling in this economy, i have to admit we were a little worried. After a Temple trip or two, and a lot of prayer and fasting(on Jared's part), he was offered a great job with a company called Kitchell. The best part about it is that he gets to stay in one area since he is working at one of their offices right now, and they offer some amazing benefits, which we desperately needed!

So far thnigs are going great there, Jared really likes it and we are extremely blessed!!

Pregnant...round 2

2011-07-29T08:15:00.000-07:00

i am currently 26 weeks pregnant, but this post is going to be more about when we found out we were pregnant again :)It was right around the beginning of March that I finally decided to take a pregnancy test...honestly, being pregnant was the furthest thing from my mind when my period was late, i really just thought it was still getting back to normal since having Kaleb. It was my sister Donna, who convinced me to go buy a test, so i bought some cheap off brand one at Fry's. The line was definitely there, but it was SUPER faded, so i convinced myself it was probably a bad test, but I told jared about it either way.
I was a little nervous about what his reaction would be, but to my surprise he had a big grin on his face and his first word was 'cool'. We were on our way home from Macayos when I gave him the news and he decided to stop at walgreens so i could get another test to be sure.....I bought 6 tests total, and i took 4 of them....by the fourth one, which was a big, fat, digital response that read PREGNANT, i figured it must be true and didn't take anymore.

I think I was truly in denial for the first few weeks, and if it wasn't for Jared I don't know when I would have finally scheduled an appointment. Lo and behold we made it to that first nerve racking ultrasound and there it was...my little blob staring right back at me! I think it was then that I had my first really excited moment, and immediately I had HUGE feelings of guilt for being negative about changing two sets of diapers, and having to deal with a new baby, while my first baby was still a baby!

Announcing this pregnancy has been...interesting. Most people are shocked just because how close the kiddos will be...just under 17 months if you were wondering :) Although I have had tons of positive feedback from people, I am surprise at the amount of negativity some people have decided to give. Some have actually laughed when i told them, seriously laughed...i don't see the humor, or do i understand the question "wow, crazy, what were you guys on when you decided that?" Well Birth Control actually, but really, does it matter if we had planned it or not, shouldn't you just be happy for us that we are having another child? I have come to the conclusion that people that give me comments like those are either

1.) Too stupid to realize what they are saying is offensive, or

2.) Too rude to care

needless to say, I rarely mention anymore that this little one was unplanned, because I could not be more excited to have this baby! I also realized that most of my concerns about having a second child would still concern me even if they were much farther apart. I think it is so amazing knowing that this special little spirit is so exited to come down here and hang out with us! I am still nervous about handling my kids and still getting use to the phrase "my kids", but i wouldn't have it any other way!

Since then we found out we are having a sweet little girl, although Jared didn't believe the ultrasound tech and it took two more visits for him to finally agree that things will be a lot more pink around here :) We will have to make some adjustments around here for her arrival, but I am so blessed to have such an amazing, supportive husband and a perfect little boy to keep my stress levels down! This little girl has a alot love coming her way and we can't wait to meet her!

Merry Christmas 2010

2011-07-28T08:11:00.000-07:00

OH Christmas, how you were so different this time around than any other year! Usually jared and I wake up, eat some yummy breakfast, open 1 or 2 gifts from eachother and we're super bored by noon!
This time, 90% percent of the presents under the tree were for Kaleb, and even though he was only 6 months old, he still managed to unwrap most of them. However, he was more interested in the piles of wrapping paper than his shiny new toys.
It was also very different putting up all our lights....every year we put lights anywhere we possibly can and we can usually get the biggest stuff done on one Saturday. We had to block a seriously mobile baby from playing with all of my de-tangled lights strewn around the house and could only manage serious outside decorating during naps.
Even though it took twice as long, we still managed to get our house all spruced up, and it was even more fun watching the reveal with a squealing little man to enjoy with! I'm sad to say i cannot find a picture of the house all lit up, and I KNOW i took a few!
It was probably the funnest Tieman Christmas yet, which makes me even more excited for this year! Kaleb will be 18 months old, and even more fun to watch. plus we'll have a teeny tiny baby girl to add to all the crazy!

here we are!

2011-07-27T12:26:00.001-07:00

Let's see here, I haven't updated this blog in oh, 8 months or so! I really don't want to do a super long post of updates, so I'm starting off with a normal little post of what we did this last weekend...i'm going to do updates one at a time, but enjoy this little tidbit in the meantime :)

Over the weekend, we had our Stake pioneer Activity...which was really just a big BBQ, so we only stayed about an hour. Me and the outdoors do not get along so well right now, maybe by october we'll be on better terms. Sunday after church we (and by we I really mean Jared) helped Josh and Claudia move some of their stuff to a storage facility. It's always fun seeing them, and it was great because we got to hang out at Tom and Shirley's afterwards, and my two favorite boys went swimming together.
Kaleb had a blast in the water, but much like his dad, he didn't last long and was ready to get out pretty quickly..aren't they the cutest!!!

back with a vengeance!!

2010-11-15T08:00:00.000-08:00

That evil little monthly pal that all of us ladies have to eternally endure has finally made a reapperance in my life, and needless to say it was no pleasant suprise! I have thoroughly enjoyed the past 14 months free of the nuisance!! To top it off, for some reason, maybe it's because of the extended leave of abscence but it decided to make quite the entrance! Using the word vengeance isn't really doing it justice! It always felt like death was upon me in the past, but now that i've had a baby and enjoyed my freedom, it seems to feel more like an endless reign of unbearable torture in the pits of hell where no friendly light awaits me at the end of the tunnel. I fear this is the end of me friends.................at least for the next few days :)

Rice Cereal, YUM!

2010-11-05T12:14:00.003-07:00

He eats a very little bit at a time, mostly he just wants to chew on the spoon. It's fun practice anyways :)

Sitting Up!

2010-11-05T12:05:00.000-07:00

Kaleb is nuts..........seriously he is all over the house with his crazy rolling! Now he is really starting to get the whole sitting up thing. I've been 'meaning' to buy a bumbo for sometime now, but i doubt i'm going to at this point. He loves to wear these jammies and play with the little doggie ears on the toes! It gets to the point where he can't take it anymore and HAS to put them in his mouth, and falls face first :) He's been sitting up on his own for very very short increments of timelately...and then toppling over and rolling away.....madness! he is growing way to fast!

4 Months

2010-10-12T13:12:00.000-07:00

<----- This is what Kaleb looked like after he got his shots, and man is he LOUD! He doesn't whine or cry much, but when he does, it is ear piercing! Time is just flying by and he is getting cuter and more fun by the second! Happy to report a healthy baby from his appointment this morning. His doctor pretty much said the usual...'your child is an abnormally good baby'...trust me, i count my blessings. He also said he is extremely strong and active for his age, burning tons of calories, which is probably the reason he is so skinny. He did address his big head again, and said he is almost positive we will be putting him in a helmet to correct his Brachycephaly w/ Plagiocephaly....Basically his head is way flat, and because of the force of the vacuum plus my pelvic bone, his flat spot moved, making it alot harder to correct on it's own. We've done really well with keeping him on his tummy, but it just doesn't seem to be working. So at 6 months he will go in for a evaluation to see if we need a helmet. I'm not too concerned with the helmet, he won't have to be in it that long, and he will still look adorable as ever! Other than all that he is doing great, and we have been so blessed to have him be a part of our family!

Here's his 4 months stats....

14.5lbs - (29th percentile for weight)

26inches - (75th percentile for height)

41 inch head circumference - (97th percentile!)

so we have a tall, skinny, big headed cutie pie! :)

...in love...

2010-10-07T09:06:00.000-07:00

Do you remember what it was like when you fell in love with your spouse? How you could never quite verbalize the feeling of how much love you had for that one person?

Well, it's like that feeling all over again but now there's 2 men in my life that i am madly in love with, and somehow i still can't find the words to describe it!

I am such a sucker for these two! I think of how much they look like eachother, and how i can't wait until I can hear Kaleb say 'daddy' and get to see him copy his dad and watch them become best buddies. I am so thankful Jared is the man my son will pattern his life after!

I was on my way home from work the other day and this song came on the radio, which turned me into a ball of tears and blissful gratitude for my boys :)

'I've Been Watching You Dad'

Driving through town just my boy and me

with a happy meal in his booster seat
knowing that he couldn't have the toy

till his nuggets were gone

Green traffic light turned straight to red

I hit my breaks and mumbled under my breath

as fries went a flying and his orange drink covered his lap

well then my four year old said a four letter work

that started with "s" and i was concerned

so i said son, now where'd you learn to talk like that

He said I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool

I'm your buckaroo, I wanna be like you

and eat all my food and grow as tall as you are

We got cowboy boots and camo pants

yeah we're just alike, hey aint we dad

I wanna do everything you do

so i've been watching you

We got back home and I went to the barn

I bowed my head and prayed real hard

said Lord please help me help my stupid self

Then this side of bedtime later that night

turning on my son's Scooby Doo nightlight

He crawled out of bed and he got down on his kneed

He closed his little eyes, folded his little hands

and spoke to God like he was talking to a friend

and I said son, where'd you learn to pray like that

He said I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool

I'm your buckaroo, I wanna be like you

and eat all my food and grow as tall as you are

We like fixing things and holding Mama's hand

Yeah we're just alike, hey ain't we dad

I wanna do everything you do

So i've been watching you

With tears in my eyes I wrapped him in a hug

Said my little bear is growing up

He said but when i'm big I'll still know what to do

Cause I've been watching you dad, ain't that cool

I'm your buckaroo, I wanna be like you

and eat all my food and grow as tall as you are

Then I'll be strong as you and Superman

We'll be just alike, hey won't we dad

When I can do everything you do

Cause I've been watching you

Tale as Old as Time

2010-09-21T13:57:00.000-07:00

Beauty and the Beast is my ALL TIME FAVORITE disney movie, and the DVD is out of the vault on October 5th!!! Even if you have the old version, I know you want to buy the new Blue-Ray edition...SO HERE is how you can get 10 bucks off when you go to buy it. You just have to have an old copy for the UPC to enter. Or you can just use mine: 786936171631

a long time coming

2010-09-20T14:37:00.000-07:00

Typical Kaleb Face: Flaring nostrils, and Wide eyes!!
No more tears during tummy time! Happy Happy Baby!!

I really should post more, especially now that I have a sweet little guy t hat I coudl talked about forever!! But, being a mom and going back to work is crazy and really the last thing I want to do when i finally get home is get on the computer and blog! SO here's a quick update with what the Tieman's have been up to......

Jared: BUSY BUSY BUSY with school. He has a very full schedule once again, and all his classes are later in the day, so weekends are really the only time we get to spend time together. After this semester is done, he only has 2 classes left, we couldn't be more excited!!

Becky: BUSY BUSY BUSY with work/church/mommy stuff :) I work mon-fri, so i'm gone from about 7:30 to 5:30. I rush home everyday so I can get as much Kaleb time in before he's down for bed! The weekends are the best ever because I get to be with my boys all day :) I'm still in YW, which I love, but it is way harder planning things with the way my schedule has been.

Kaleb: Best Baby Ever! He is the sweetest, custest, little man! He makes my day, everyday! We are super blessed to have such a happy baby! He LOVES to chew on his blankets/bibs/mom's shirt. He also drools more than i've ever seen a baby do, he soaks his clothes completely! He loves to play with his Dad. He loves bath time. He doesn't hate Tummy Time anymore!!! He is so much fun to play with now that he can really hold his head up, and he has started grabbing at his toys, so now i can actually distract him with his toys instead of just waving them around his face. He also loves to look at the T.V. when food network is on....don't ask me why, maybe it's the colors on that channel, but it's hilarious! I'll face him towards me so we can talk ,but he strains his neck like crazy so he can see the screen...who knows maybe he just loves food like his momma :)

We might have kind of a crazy life right now, but i feel like we have finally gotten used to being parents.... I'm sure something new will come up soon and throw us for a loop :)

Birth Day

2010-07-20T18:43:00.000-07:00

Kaleb Joshua Tieman

7lbs and 15ozs

20.5 inches long
6-12-2010 at 12:37am

The Story - warning, it might be pretty long :)

On Thursday, June 10th, Jared and I got to the hospital pretty late at night, around 10:30, so my labor could be induced. After some paperwork and settling into our room, they finally started my labor officially around 1am, on Friday June 11th. They started me by using this gel that goes on the cervix and it's supposed to soften and thin it out so that things start progressing...typically they do 3 rounds of the gel, but they ended up doing 4 on me, because my stupid body just didn't want to cooperate.

I tried to sleep some during this time because my contractions weren't very strong, i could feel them but they weren't causing any real pain. I think i was just too excited to sleep, plus the nurse was in and out of my room every hour or so, so getting sleep wasn't happening for me! We got some visitors around 8am that day, which was kinda nice, something to keep my mind off the fact that nothing was happening! Finally around 11am, they said i was progressing slowly, but at least i was progressing...enough that they were comfortable to start the Petocin drip. At this point the nurse said we probably had a good 8 hours ahead of us, but she said things should really start moving....wrong!

By now my contractions were really consistent and getting painful. They were bearable I guess, but they offered the epidural and i TOOK it! It was wonderful!! I actually got a little sleep here and there after the epidural, but things really weren't moving any faster. Around 2pm, Mckernan came in and broke my water hoping that would finally make me progress faster. They called my labor 'textbook', because i began progressing after 6pm an additional centimeter every hour. Well a textbook labor really sucks then!

Sure enough at 10pm, i was at 10cm dilated. Baby was still pretty high tho, so they thought if I tried pushing a little bit that maybe he would come down with my contractions. He would come down a little with each push but go right back up. He was pretty much just stuck behind my pelvic bone....I don't even think he was crowning at all! I had been in labor so long that my epidural started to wear off, and i was really starting to hurt...luckily they got me a refill and I wa good to go again. I was so exhausted from the lack of sleep, and a little mad that they were having me push and it wasn't doing ANYTHING! I felt like i was just wasting my energy! I pushed for more than 2 hours and it was basically hell!

Mckernan came in ad decided that he needed to come out asap, so he busted out the vaccuum. He got the vacuum on and seriously started pulling SO hard, it was a little freaky looking! He finally got the little man's head and shoulders out and told me to pull him the rest of the way out. So I reached down, grabbed the little slimy dude and plopped him on my chest. It was a HUGE mix of emotions, but i have never been so tired in my life! Kaleb came out on June 12 just after midnight at 12:37am, rocking out to some Led Zeppelin music!

I was in labor for almost 24 hours, had 2 pretty bad tears and plenty of stitches, but it was all worth it. Kaleb had a serious conehead and a nasty war wound from the vacuum...seriously the pictures below don't do it justice. He had some fluid in his lungs, so they had to take him to the nursery. We didn't get into our recovery room until almost 3am, and I barely got to see my little guy. They finally brought him around 4:30, and until we left the hospital on Sunday I don't think i got any sleep. It was the craziest few days, but the best at the same time. I had an amazing husband who supported me the whole time. It's truly amazing having this sweet little guy finally out and being parents!!

Super Tired, but trying to put on a happy face

you can see where the vacuum was at...poor guy

another shot of the battle scars

one happy and super tired family

1 day old, and so ready to go home!

the Final Countdown....

2010-05-24T09:46:00.000-07:00

well sort of anyways :) We had an appointment last Friday and were able to take the baby's measurments...again. What do you know, he's still quite large! He was measuring at about 7 and a half pounds, which is a good 2 weeks ahead of where 'normal' is. It puts him right around 10lbs if I was to go to 40 weeks, which my doctor is not conerned about. Apparently, he is confident that i would have no problems pushing out a 10 pound baby, lol! However, the doctor is concerned with the baby's head measurements, which were putting him at 41 weeks! He's got quite the noggin! Basically if I was to continute to my due date, his head would not fit and I would definitley be having a c-section. NO THANKS!
So really, the countdown begins on Thursday, we have another appt. and we will be getting the date that i will be induced. Sounds kind of funny actually, getting told the day your baby will be born :) I was very positive in the beginning of my pregnancy that i would be going into labor naturally, aka, no inducing for this girl...so much for that! :) I will admit, i was a little dissapointed to hear that I would for sure be getting induced, but I have an amazing doctor who I trust completely. And honestly I really do not want to be forced into a c-section if i can avoid it. Whatever is best for me and the little man is what I'm going with!
It's very exciting, but also a little annoying....seriously I can't WAIT for thursday! I can't believe i'm going to get to meet this little guy soon. I have been so blessed with such a wonderful pregnancy, and Jared and I are SO ready to be parents officially!!!

hApPy BiRtHdAy Mr.T

2010-04-14T08:40:00.000-07:00

25 Years...you old man! ;) I'm sorry you have to spend your day at school in classes you hate, but happy birthday anyways!! I loves loves LOVE you! Seriously I could go on forever and ever, but here's 25 reasons that you ROCK my socks!

hot dogs and sno-cones...oh how you get me!

bOOty

your knowledge and testimony of the gospel

BLUE EYES

i never have to ask you to help clean or cook, you are amazing

back massages, foot massages, heaven!

you is my baby daddy :O

the fact that you want Rainbow Chip Birthday Cake because you know how much I love it!!

you watch The Bachelor with me

67 Camaro

that you served a mission and sent me tapes ALL the time!

you don't make fun of me when you catch me twirling

the SMILE

you are ALWAYS willing to help people out

you hate Twilight, but you still go to the movies with me

Lemon-Berry Slushes

that you Hold, Honor, and Practice the Priesthood in our home

playing with the kids = happiness

your passion for all things cycling

hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, backpacking

your Family is AWESOME!

you always say exactly what you mean

taking me to the Temple

Big, giant, huge, massive HEART...even if you pretend you don't :)

the amazing dad that i know you will be....can't wait!!!!

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX....i feel lame because there is no way possible for me to ever really explain how much I love you and how much my life has been blessed with you in it! But i know you know it....in my best Harry Potter accent 'Happy Birthday Jared'!

whoa baby!

2010-04-10T09:42:00.000-07:00

So, Friday we had our 30 week appointment, which included a 3D ultrasound.....super cool!! It was so neat to get to see our little guy and get a better picture of what he's gonna look like. Makes it all feel very real and very very exciting to finally see him and hold him!

He cooperated really well, so we got some good pictures! They also did his measurements before they started taking 3D shots and let me tell you, I was shocked! They'll get a good shot of his head and his belly and measure around them, while they're measuring you can see on the screen about how far along it puts you. When the tech was measuring his head it was showing 34 weeks! I thought, okay, maybe he just has a big head....but he was still measuring at 34 weeks after he did the other measurments. They estimated his weight at 4lbs 11oz!!! Basically he's HUGE considering I'm at 30 weeks....most babies at this point are right arounf 3 pounds. I passed my glucose tolerance test, so the doctor said it's definitely not gestational diabetes...he said it looks like i'm just bound to have big babies. They also said that at this rate I'm looking at a 10 pound baby, at least! Excuse me?!

Needless to say i freaked a little at the thought of pushing out a GIANT, but McKernan is awesome and made me feels tons better. We're gonna have another ultrasound to do big boy's measurements and see where that will put me for delivery. Most likely I'll have to be induced somewhat early...just depends on how big he gets.

Certainly makes things interesting, but either way i'm SO excited to finally see him, and super happy that all is well and baby is doing good!

Charlotte's Web

2010-04-08T09:53:00.000-07:00

if you've seen the movie than you know EXACTLY what i'm talking about.....

I am sitting at my desk and out of the corner of my eye i see a tiny, little, baby spider floating down from the ceiling. I started to watch it make it's descent when i noticed 2 more little spiders making their way toward my desktop. I had a flash back of Charlotte's Web, when after Charlotte dies, 3 of her daughters float down and start talking to Wilbur....

They were holding on to their little web string swaying all over the place, and it took them a while to finally land safely on my desk. As soon as they were on the flat surface, I SMASHED them!! Cruel?? I think not! Needless to say these little spiders did not talk to me in sweet voices and they were NOT cute happy girl spiders with big eyelashes.

Hopefully whoever their momma was, didn't have as many babies as Charlotte, if so, I am finding a new office!

2010-04-06T09:06:00.000-07:00

30 WEEKS! Holy smokes people, i only have 10 weeks until I get to finally meet the little man of my dreams and I am SUPER excited! I haven't gotten nervous about it yet, I just think i'm too excited to feel nervous! I can't believe it's gone by so fast, i'm a little worried that this last stretch will feel really long, but who cares, he'll be here soon!

2010-03-26T12:56:00.000-07:00

#1 The CRIB

We got the crib in, and Yup, we ordered it from Walmart (k-mart) haha.....Anyways, that comes as a big shock to me, because my hubby HATES that place!! After some price convincing and reading tOnS of reviews, I got him on board. He set it up the day it came in, and it looks great, it's very sturdy, and was priced wonderfully for my taste/budget. I just couldn't justify spending 400 bones on a crib...yowsa! So here's the picture and it'll be awhile before there is any bedding on it.

#2 Third Trimester!!

I am officially on the last third of my pregnancy and it so exciting that I have less than 90 days on my little ticker! It has felt like it's gone by pretty fast so far and I'm hoping that trend stays. I started feeling pretty tired since about a week and a half ago and I'm sure that will only progress. I had my last monthly appt. today and then it's down to every two weeks!

My favorite things have been:

*The ongoing pregnancy excuse to do whatever I want :)
*My ability to continue working without any preggo related issues
*Feeling little man do his warm ups in the morning
*Watching my belly move around all weird like!
*How just the thought of all the different things coming up in our lives have really strengthened Jared and I as husband and wife
*Ultrasounds and Dopplers at my appointments
*All the cute boy clothes
*How amazing my husband has been to me for the last 6 months and how excited he is to be a dad!
*Dreaming about this great little guy that I can't wait to snuggle and kiss and spoil!

The not-so wonderful things: (but they're worth it!)

*horrid back pain
*the ridiculous leg cramps from hell that strike at 1am!!!
*my boobs are getting huge and not in a good way!
*swollen feet by about 4pm :(
*1 million+ bathroom trips a day
*headaches, oh the headaches
*strange people at the grocery store that feel inclined to rub my ever growing bump!

Yep, pregnancy has it's ups and downs, but I really have enjoyed it all, just thinking about holding that little man in my arms in less that 3 months makes it all so SO worth it!!

28 weeks! Yes that is a pile of laundry in the background that i ignored for 3 days, and Yes, those are Jared's pajama pants!

feet?

2010-03-23T15:36:00.000-07:00

on Saturday I got a pedicure and it was wonderful....my toes look super cute too! However, I'm not sure why I paid to get them all cute and painted because unless I am sitting down, they have disappeared from all visual angles!

*the view from above...SEE, no toes!*

Thursday = Friday!!!

2010-03-18T14:40:00.000-07:00

t-minus 2 hours till my weekend starts, woohoo i made it!!!!! (almost)

*on a side note we got the crib in yesterday and set up....pictures soon!!

SPRING break?

2010-03-15T09:35:00.000-07:00

Yes I work for a School District, but NO i do NOT get Spring Break off....I am a 12 month employee, so I don't get any normal school breaks off. All i get is the regular holidays, think of a bank, or post office schedule...that's me! :)
It gets better tho, in an attempt to save the district money, they usually make it mandatory to take Friday's off during these week long no school periods. This does not mean they give us a paid day off on Fridays...it means if we don't want to use a vacation day we must work 4, 10 hour days, and boy do I love working for 10 hours :) I was not made to work for ten hours at a time...ever!

Jared on the other hand, loves the idea of working longer hours if you get an longer weekend....I wish we could switch this week.....But I am glad he gets a week off of school, he deserves a break even though I know he won't give himself anytime to relax. that is just how the man operates. I love my dear sweet husband, I do not understand his constant need to be doing something, but I am thankful for him and all the things he does. I can pretty much guarantee that during his week 'off' he will finish any school assignments possible, he will study alot. Our house will be ridiculously clean. He will do more yardwork than normal. He will go grocery shopping. He will do all the laundry that I ignored this last weekend. He will work on projects that have been ignored lately, like hanging up pictures, cleaning out the garage and i'm sure he will put the crib together. And when i get home from my 10 hour work days he will give me back rubs and listen to me complain about how horrible my day was.

I have THE greatest husband in the WORLD!

black & white

2010-03-03T14:02:00.001-08:00

Okay, so I am on a pretty big Black and White kick right now. I love the idea of the furniture in the nursery being either of those colors, with lots of Black and White accents. I love it even more that it pops out against that super bright green wall.

So here's something new for me....I am going to be making the bedding for the crib, with some major help coming from my uber talented seamstress sister!!! But here is a peek at the fabric that I am considering. the white fabric is a soft minky chenille fabric.

What do ya'll think...too much?

going green

2010-02-14T16:15:00.000-08:00

so here are some of the 1st installments of what is to be the infamous NURSERY around here. I've finished all the painting and I think if I saw another roll of painters tape or caulking I just might puke!!! The Vinyls dots were actually pretty easy thanks to my awesome sister DONNA coming to help me, thanks!! I'm happy with how it is coming together, just need to get a lot of other things together in there!! You can ignore the iPod dock....it saved my sanity while I spent so much time painting!

HALF WAY THERE!!

2010-01-27T08:36:00.000-08:00

WOW, it is weird that I am half way there to meeting our little man, people weren't kidding when they said it would go super fast! It has been fun and very enlightening. I feel great (most the time, mostly the not so great times is when I'm trying to sleep).
The biggest question people are asking lately is, 'Have you thought of any names?'...Have I? Of course I have, I think of names ALL the time, it is actually driving me nuts, I didn't realize naming a person would be so difficult! We do have a small list formulating for now, but i'm sure it will change so I am not going to share it yet. I can guarantee that he won't have a name until he is out and screaming his head off, that will be the moment that I know just what to call him :) or at least shortly after, but I promise we won't leave the hospital with just a 'Baby Boy Tieman'
We have been working on what the Nursery is going to look like, we've decided to take advantage of my energy and willingness to work now, so we will be painting shortly. Coming up with a color scheme was pretty difficult, but what do you know, it's mostly GREEN! I will definitely post pictures when we are done.
The little guy is doing great, still growing and moving more every day. Everytime we go to an appointment, they tell me the same thing, 'He is SO active!' trust me people I know, I can feel him moving around like crazy. I'm hoping this is a trend he will discontinue after birth......
Jared and I are doing well, he is fully engaged in his schooling again, so our schedules are wacky once more. We are definitely keeping busy and don't get to see each other nearly as much as we'd like, but it is nice to be busy when you are making progress toward goals we've had for sometime. I'm sure when his schooling is over, we'll look back at it like everything else, thinking it went by so fast!
That is it for now everyone, I'll be sure to post again when something exciting happens!!

Popcorn Popping

2010-01-20T09:29:00.000-08:00

Yes that is the best way to describe this little acrobat inside me....The first little movements I felt reminded me of popcorn popping in the microwave. They are getting stronger and come more often, he is definitely a super active little guy. It is the coolest thing people! I can't wait for Jared to get to feel this little man kicking away!
Sometimes I'll be sitting at my desk at work and I'll start cracking up when he starts at it. I don't know why, I just think it's the neatest, weirdest thing and it makes me laugh. People are beginning to think i'm crazy i'm sure. I don't care, I am enjoying every second of this pregnancy, even the hairy belly and crazy back aches!!

YogurtZ

2010-01-14T11:46:00.001-08:00

This is for all you Surprisians! I found this yummy self serve frozen yogurt place, and now I'm hooked!! You go in, grab a bowl and fill it up with as much (or little....yah right) of all sorts of yogurt flavors and then put all the toppings you want on top....including Ghirardelli chocolate syrup! They charge you by the ounce, Jared and I each got a bowl for about 4 bucks. I had Death by Chocolate frozen yogurt with brownie chunks and lots of choc. syrup!!! HEAVEN! It is right by the Fry's Marketplace on Greenway Road and Cotton Lane.....only 2 miles from my house :)

It's a.......

2010-01-01T12:08:00.001-08:00

BOY!!!! We found out on Tuesday...it took a while tho, cuz the little stinker wasn't cooperating, but we finally got him to move and got a few good shots. Jared was just beaming when we left the office. It was awesome to find out and great that we got the ultrasound....our first one was at 7 weeks, so there wasn't much to see.

I feel pretty great, actually I've been extremely blessed during this pregnancy. I didn't have any morning sickness, and the crazy fatigue is pretty much all gone now. We couldn't be more excited to be parents and feel so blessed that we have this little guy on the way. Now if I could only think of names....... By the way Mom, I posted more pics on my facebook, the ultrasound tech was awesome and took a million, just for you :)

It's Raining!

2009-12-07T07:35:00.001-08:00

Why is it that on beautiful rainy days such as this one, I am forced to work indoors all day! I am so jealous of all of you that get to run around in the rain today, HAVE FUN! Hopefully there will still be some left for me when I get off work :)

the most Wonderful time of the year!

2009-11-30T08:41:00.000-08:00

There has been so many wonderful things going on lately, I feel inspired to share ....or maybe Jared keeps giving me crap about not updating my blog :)

~Christmas Music is in full force and I couldn't be happier!
~Thanksgiving: was so gooood, I ate too much pie and enjoyed every bite! It's always so nice to hang out with family.
~My mom came in town and it's been so much fun hanging out with her.
~Black Friday Shopping: it was a bust, WALMART is the devil, but I had fun anyways!
~Temple Lights/Kidmans Singing/Bahama Bucks Sno Cone = perfect! oh and my hilarious nephews at the Mexican restaurant!
~We finished decorating the House/Yard with all our Christmas lights, it looks great! (i'll try to get a good picture)
~This weekend we get to go Christmas Tree hunting in Flagstaff, I can't wait to get it home and decorated so I can finally put the presents where they belong!
~This semester is almost over which means I will get to see my loving husband more, even if I only get to see him playing the new Call of Duty game 24/7, at least he's at home :)

And there is so much still coming up this month, I LOVE it!

yay for good BIRTHDAYS

2009-10-15T07:50:00.000-07:00

yesterday was my 24th birthday and it was a GREAT day, it's been a little while since i've had such a nice birthday and i'm feeling pretty good right now!
My boss took me out to breakfast at Paradise Bakery, which i LOVE! I also got some sweet giftcards from a few co-workers.
Jared got me Snow White and i already watched it :) He also came to my work with Panda Express :) He drove from ASU all the way to my office and could only stay for 30 miutes because he had to drive all the way back to ASU for more classes....A M A Z I N G, I love my husband, he is the best!!! and he had the most beautiful bouquet of Daisies and Roses sent to my office!
My niece Gracie left me the cutest happy birthday voicemail, and my nephew Aidan called and sang Happy Birthday to me....so cute!!
Lastly I hosted mutual at my house and we played Gospel Feud, I love the young women and my calling and it was a fun way to spend the evening.
After mutual Jared got home from school and that was pretty much it for day, it was PERFECT.
Thanks to everyone for all the birthday wishes!!!

good luck Mom & Dad!!

2009-09-01T08:02:00.000-07:00

Last night I said goodbye to my parents, they are currently on the road heading to Alaska where they are moving to!! It was pretty tough saying goodbye, considering they've never lived more than a 30 minute drive from me. But i kept my promise, and I didn't cry!!! I'm sure it was hard enough on my mom as it was and she didn't need me bawling my eyes out in front of her.....I waited to do that until they left and Jared made it home just in time for the water works :)

I was a little sad because of course I will miss seeing them so frequently, but I am SOOO happy for them!!! I am truly so blessed to have such amazing parents who have set such an awesome example for me. My whole life they have made sacrifices for their children, so it really brings me a great amount of joy to see them get to do something that they have wanted to do for so long. I love my parents, they are the best and I wish them good luck in their new adventure and many successful fishing trips to come. Can't wait to visit!!

2009-08-23T19:29:00.000-07:00

Dear New Neighbors,

We are so exited to finally have someone to occupy the house next door. We are especially happy that you have little dogs that love to stand by the fence and bark all day.....so cute. We're also very thrilled that you leave your back yard lights on all night, mostly because all that light pours through my bedroom window and now I can see at 3am when i get up to use the bathroom. I also just love that there is almost always someone parked in front of our driveway, even when yours is totally empty, cars looks better on the street anyways. But my favorite thing so far has got be that your beautiful children use my back yard as their trash can. At first I wasn't sure but tonight when i took out the trash i was able to witness the airborne garbage. Welcome to the neighborhood, so glad to have you :)

hello everyone

2009-08-17T11:18:00.000-07:00

I guess i have ignored Blogland for long enough. Not sure why I haven't posted lately, but we're doing great.

~jared is not looking forward to starting another semester in the next week, and neither am I.

~we got a new sweet little niece on August 14. Aria Renee Tieman (i hope i spelled that right)

Congratulations to jason and jennifer, she is so precious and perfect!

~our Stake split on Sunday, it was pretty exiting. We are still in the Surprise Stake.

~my parents are moving come Sept. 1st to ALASKA!!! It's going to be a big change for all of us, but I am very exited for them and their new adventure!!

~since my parents are moving, my 'not-so-little' brother Waylon is moving in with us for a while, and i am exited, waylon rocks!

Things are going really well for us, I feel so grateful for all of the blessings that we have!!!

2nd Anniversary

2009-08-17T11:10:00.000-07:00

We hit 2 years on July 7th, 2009!! I was at Girls Camp that day so we just went out the weekend before, nothing special, just went out to dinner. It's weird how fast time flies by, because it feels like just yesterday that we got married.

Seriously I can remember the day very clearly. I spent the night by myself at our condo, and Jared picked me up that morning to go to our sealing. I remember having slept SOOO well, and I felt really happy. I wasn't nervous at ALL! I remember thinking i was weird for not being even a little nervous....we had an amazing sealing and so much fun at our reception! Our honeymoon was a blast and sometimes it still feels like we're on our honeymoon.

Jared is the best husband ever!! He is constantly helping around the house, and he cooks dinner quite frequently! He always makes sure i'm happy and 'not bored'. He has the biggest heart, always trying to help out people where he can. And he gives the best backrubs ever!!! I have loved every second of our marriage and it just gets better everyday!

2009-07-31T08:57:00.001-07:00

Girls Camp was July 6-9 and I had a GREAT time!!! We had the most amazing group of girls ever. It was very spiritual and I felt so blessed to be able to be a part of it. Here's a few pictures:

Hallie: our fearless 'mini leader'

Maddie falling on the trailKylie and Mitzi being themselvesHannah, the cutest 1st year ever!!!I was up at camp with 2 of my sisters which was super fun!!! p.s. i swear i'm not bald

I spent my anniversary at Girl's Camp and these came for me. A rose for every year, My hubby is the best!!

Half Blood Prince

2009-07-15T08:23:00.001-07:00

it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good!!!

peace out!

2009-07-01T07:47:00.000-07:00

things have been insanely HECTIC around the Tieman house lately.....We both are sooooooo busy with work and school and seem to have a million other things going on too!! We've also got a pretty packed couple of weeks coming up. Which means I won't be blogging for a little while, so I thought I'd give you guys a little rundown to hold you over til I get back :)

July 4th Weekend : We will be spending it up in Parks at the cabin with some of the Tieman gang. Hopefully the weather will be wonderful, we're both really looking forward to a relaxing few days away from our daily schedules!

July 7th : is our 2nd anniversary!!! I can't believe it's been 2 years already, time really flies. We're not doing anything too crazy, probably just out to eat or something simple the weekend before or after.

July 6th - 9th : the reason we'll be celebrating our anniversary the weekend before/after the actual date.....I'm going to be up at Camp Lo-Mia for Girls Camp!! I'm really exited for camp, I'm sure it'll be tons of fun going as a leader, but mostly I'm exited because then it will be over and no more camp planning and prep!!!! Seriously I am constantly doing camp stuff, so it'll be nice to be done with that!

July 11th : My grandparents will be here that weekend, so we're all(Marble Family) getting together to have a BBQ.

July 15th : Ummm Harry Potter Midnight Showing BABY!

July 18th : Going to see Wicked at the Gammage with my Mutti, my Bro and his wife!

I will TRY to post after I get back from Girls Camp, but I'm not making any promises until after the 18th. BUT, there will be a lot of pictures, you can be sure of that!

2009-06-30T07:29:00.000-07:00

hApPy BiRtHdAy to my BEAUTIFUL sister Jenny!! I love you sis!!!! Hope you have an awesome day!!
------------> Here she is with her adorable family, she has the cutest kids and the worlds greatest husband!!!

i have the BEST husband in the world!!!!

2009-06-25T14:03:00.000-07:00

SURPRISE!! today he drove all the way out to my work just to bring me a Lemon-Berry Slush from SONIC!!!! ah, he sure knows what makes me ridiculously happy! I am the luckiest girl ever.

waiting sucks

2009-06-24T06:55:00.000-07:00

So if you haven't noticed my sweet counter for the release of Transformers 2 is o v e r, and I still haven't seen the movie! It sucks, waiting sucks!
I am pretty much the QUEEN of midnight releases, I LOVE going to them! I love waiting in ridiculously long lines for hours and hours and watching all the super nerds that are dressed in costumes be super nerdy! Yah, I know, I'm one of those super nerds! SO what was I doing at midnight, not watching the movie so what does it even matter?! After a long debate I decided it was best to forgo the midnight experience just this once. It sucks really bad, but it just wasn't really possible for my sweets and I to go. So after all this waiting, I have to wait one more day!! We'll be going tomorrow night at 7:45 and I can't wait, it's going to be complete awesomeness!

UPDATE: I was sick of seeing the counter saying 'countdown complete', because well, it's not complete for me yet, so i reset it for my personal showtime for tomorrow, ha ha!

memory lane

2009-06-10T07:41:00.000-07:00

(Warning: long post ahead)

So yesterday I was looking through my old e-mail account and I came across a conversation I had with Jared's cousin, Joshua....it was back when Jared was still on his mission, about 4 months until he was coming home(10/31/06 to be exact). Well, waiting for Jared was one of the toughest things I've ever done, and reading back on things like this reminds me of how much I appreciated Josh!! He was there for me for the entire 2 years, and I really don't think I would have made it without him. He can be a super turd, and we fight each other all the time, but Josh holds a very special place in my heart, and I hope he knows how much his friendship meant to me while Jared was gone. Well, anyways, this particular conversation is of a Story Josh made up for me. There's a lot of inside jokes i guess, but I had to post it so I NEVER forget it, hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. THANKS JOSH!!!

ME: i can't sleep josh, tell me a story
jOsh_tieman: there once was a girl named Becky, who wandered through life with dreams of owning a big block nova
ME: i like this story.....
jOsh_tieman: but alas her evil father the king had promised the nova to her younger brother who showed no interest in it
ME: nooooooo!!!!
jOsh_tieman: but it was at this time that a handsome young prince came into this fair lady’s life
jOsh_tieman: he was handsome, funny, smart...well ok maybe he was funny cause he was just goofy and maybe he was quick witted
jOsh_tieman: but hey i’m tellin the story
jOsh_tieman: so this handsome young prince came into the young lady’s life and swept her off her feet
ME: this is good stuff
jOsh_tieman: when he first came to pick her up he arrived on his fathers steed, the most expensive horse in all the land named Escalade
jOsh_tieman: however, this did not impress the young damsel
ME: hahaha, that's right!
jOsh_tieman: so the next time the prince came to get her he arrived on a horse named Camaro that his extremely handsome and beyond pimp cousin had first suggested to the young prince that he should purchase
ME: lol, yep can't forget that important part
jOsh_tieman: for you see his cousin was no ordinary man but in fact a wise wizard who proceeded to teach the young prince squire all he needed to know to survive in the land
jOsh_tieman: so this wizard instructed the young price that while this steed did not appear at first to be the strongest or best looking horse, that in time it would turn out to be far more desirable than even the young prince could handle
jOsh_tieman: the wizard instructed the prince in the care of this steed and showed him how to raise, nurture it, ride it, and help it develop into a mighty steed
ME: smart wizard
jOsh_tieman: at this point in the story the prince was called away on a special adventure by his father, the duration of which would be no less than two years
ME: lol
jOsh_tieman: it would be fraught with danger, exposure to new kingdoms
jOsh_tieman: people, places, foods, and all sorts of experiences that would further shape the young prince
jOsh_tieman: for the wizard had explained to him that this was how he gained a vast amount of his knowledge, of course he was born with a great deal of knowledge also but the wizard left that out
jOsh_tieman: so the young prince ventured into the cruel cold world, alone, left to fend for himself and learn those things that he was sent to learn
jOsh_tieman: and as the time passed he grew and learned and matured into a mighty fine young prince. it was during this time he grew in emotional stature to a point where one day he would be able to rule his own kingdom
jOsh_tieman: of course he shrank in physical stature but hey what do you expect eating rice and beans
ME: hahahah!!!!!
jOsh_tieman: so his journey continued, and he grew and grew till one day he awoke and found that his time had passed
jOsh_tieman: for his adventure had grown to a close
ME: and...
jOsh_tieman: before he even had expected it, he had to return to his home land and tell tales of his adventures from the faraway kingdom
jOsh_tieman: so he rode home
ME: yay!!!
jOsh_tieman: and as he entered the kingdom he began to see all of his loved ones, his parents, brothers, sisters, cousins and all those people who meant the most to him in life
jOsh_tieman: but alas! there was no maiden
ME: lol, whatev
jOsh_tieman: what could have befallen her in his two year time span?
jOsh_tieman: perhaps she was consumed by a horrible dragon?
jOsh_tieman: perhaps some other young prince had stolen her heart?
ME: not!
jOsh_tieman: nope, she was busy at the castle playing Halo with her brothers.... and behold the prince’s anger waxed strong against the fair lady
jOsh_tieman: not really
ME: haha
jOsh_tieman: i just threw that last part in for certain members of my audience…..
jOsh_tieman: so the prince returned home and found that his steed had grown further
jOsh_tieman: that his maiden had grown fairer and also matured much
ME: lol, thanks
jOsh_tieman: for she too had her share of hardships while he was away
jOsh_tieman: but behold the day came when they returned to each others embrace and had one of the greatest weddings in the history of the kingdom
ME: lol, alright!
jOsh_tieman: and the young prince returned to the wizard and thanked him immensely for the steed, the maiden, and everything else he had given him in life
jOsh_tieman: and behold the fair maiden and the young prince rode off on their steed and grew old and happy together and their kingdom prospered and they had a wonderful life together
ME: so they all lived happily ever after, even the wizard right?
jOsh_tieman: until a mere ten years later they attended the pimp wizards funeral after he died mysteriously in a hang gliding accident at the brutally young age of 33
jOsh_tieman: the end!
ME: lame ending!!! do-over!
jOsh_tieman: ha
jOsh_tieman: you know you loved it
ME: other than the ending, i loved it, it was a wonderful story
ME: i think i'm gonna have to save it, and show jared someday
jOsh_tieman: k the wizard found a young maiden of his own, had a amazing wedding, and had kids that would beat the crap out of the young princes kid all the freakin time!

I HATE school

2009-06-08T07:01:00.000-07:00

and I'm not even in it!! Yes, HATE is a strong word, but school sucks! I know the end is great and it's all worth it and blah blah blah, but I miss my husband! I don't get to see him at all on Mondays and Wednesdays, especially with me working 10 hour days now. The days that he's not in school, he usually locks himself in the den and literally studies ALL night!! My dear sweet precious weekends, I am so glad I still have you!!! But seriously people, I can't WAIT until school is over for good!!! In the meantime, I really need to get some new hobbies, I've been spending most of my freetime doing this:and this........

and lots and lots of this........These are all series that i've read over and over, and currently am reading again. Don't get me wrong, I love these books, but does anyone have any reading suggestions for me?

SLEEP........

2009-06-02T07:21:00.001-07:00

....I sure could use a bunch right about now.........

Memorial Weekend

2009-05-26T12:42:00.000-07:00

It was a busy, fun filled weekend, so i'm gonna make this simple....

Friday:
*got off work way early, woohoo!
*drove up North to Lee's Ferry by Marble Canyon
*camped in the crazy rain

Saturday:
*woke up way too early for a weekend
*changed our Paria Canyon hiking plan (thanks a lot RAIN!)
*waited in the rain some more
*hiked 6 miles to the petroglyphs with a billion bugs following me there
*hiked 6 miles back out, the bugs were still there, but biting flies joined them, yay
* r e l a x e d
*drove to Page real quick to get my yummy Blue Raspberry rainbow from R.D.'s
*saw a bunch of my awesome cousins (good luck Terri-Lynn)
*drove back to the camp site
*tried to nap through the crazy Nav's gangsta music
*had yummy hamburgers
*goofed off
*slept through another night, less rain, more noise and light

Sunday:
*pancakes
*took down camp and drove home
*cleaned up all our gear and gave the truck a good washing
*took a LONG beautiful shower
*hung out with the Pens
*s l e p t g o o d

Monday:
* went to see TERMINATOR SALVATION with my hubs and my bro
(movie was awesome, i love the series!!!)
*saw the sweetest preview to Transformers, seriously i would have paid just to see the preview!! I love this Summer's list of crazy awesome movies coming out!!!!
*dropped my brother off
*went home and Jared played video games FOREVER!
*had Mr. Goodcents for dinner :)
*watched Seven Pounds (BORING) at the Pens house
*s l e p t g o o d

I had a great weekend! Got to spend a lot of time with family, saw a sweet movie, got to hang out with my husband a lot :) I wish all weekends came in days of 3!

...Weekend Update...

2009-05-12T13:37:00.000-07:00

this last weekend Jared and I drove over to Tucson for a quick visit with Josh & Claudia. We only stayed until really late Saturday night, but we had lots of fun. I'm SO glad Josh is in medical school, but it's super sad having them all the way in Tucson, we really miss getting to hang out with them!!
We went up Mt. Lemon on Saturday afternoon for a little picnic, and who knew it looks like Flagstaff in Tucson???! Seriously, it was so neat to go from hot desert, to cool, beautiful forest in about a 30 min drive!! We also rented Bed Time Stories while we were there, which was surprisingly really good! Got to take a tour of the Campus where Josh spends all his time and have some good quality chat time with Claudia while the boys were beating a video game.....Yes, they started and finished an entire Xbox game while we were there.............It was a really great time, I'm glad they let us bug them for a couple days!!!

seriously?

2009-05-11T08:18:00.000-07:00

So i was talking to my sister Jenny, on Gmail Chat this morning and she had to go take her kids to school, but before she takes off, she's replies "Here... I'm gonna take sis to school. Talk to Ian. :) "
My nephew Ian is 8 years old....do 8 year olds even know how to use instant messaging?????? Apparently they do! (oh and it's not showing how cool his smiley faces were, or the little heart he typed it, but i think you get the point)
me: IAN

why aren't you going to school buddy?

Sent at 7:57 AM on Monday
jenny: I do not feel good.at all

me: that's not good

Sent at 8:00 AM on Monday

jenny: I no.It horbal.

me: well, i'm going to come see you guys tonight!

Sent at 8:02 AM on Monday

jenny: i guss i better get drest.

me: haha

i won't be there for like 9 hours

so you don't have to get dressed yet

Sent at 8:05 AM on Monday

jenny: good

good

good.

me: did you have fun at T.G.I.F.'s for Ally's birthday dinner?

jenny: :->

Sent at 8:09 AM on Monday

jenny: =) are you crazy. that is wat got me sik.

me: why?

too much dessert?

jenny: ")

me: you are good at making faces Ian

i am not

Sent at 8:15 AM on Monday

jenny: ;) it is cool.

me: HAHA!

so what are you going to do all day?

jenny: =D

Sent at 8:18 AM on Monday

jenny: ;i

me: what was that one?

jenny: :*

Sent at 8:20 AM on Monday

jenny: there is a :) at the bootom of the tip box.

me: oooooooh

lol, I didn't even know that

Sent at 8:25 AM on Monday

jenny: :]

Sent at 8:27 AM on Monday

jenny: =] :} so how is work going ?

me: it is slow and boring!

Sent at 8:32 AM on Monday

me: speaking of work, I have to go dooder

but i hope you feel better!

Sent at 8:33 AM on Monday

jenny: thanks. i <3 you.

me: love you to Ian

see you later

bye!

jenny: bye

I Love this kid!

I love how long it took him to respond sometimes. Seriously tho, I thought my sister was kidding when she said 'talk to Ian'.....that kid is growing up too fast!

lesson learned!

2009-05-07T12:31:00.000-07:00

Why is it that GOSSIP is such a prominent part of people's "to do" list?? I absolutely hate it, and find it extremely disgusting. The saddest part is that I know I participate in it much more frequently than I even realize. For example, last night:
I'm listening to a couple of people talk about an issue with someone, and I kind of shook my head along with them and said things like 'really?'.....'wow, that's interesting'. I was totally blind to the fact we were gossiping until I figured out the person that they were badmouthing was someone I knew quite well!! At that precise moment I got very defensive, and upset that they would even be describing this person in such a manner. And then it hit me, WOW, how many times have i had participated in conversations just like this one, and I just listened because I didn't really know the person being 'gossiped' about! I wonder if ANY of those past talks were even remotely accurate!!!

I was so surprised by my findings that I think I shocked the poor ladies telling me the story. I might have even embarrassed them with how defensive I got, totally wasn't my intention! I don't even really speak to the person they were talking about anymore, but I felt extremely compelled to express my feelings.

I just really hope I don't forget how I felt last night, and I can recognize when gossiping is going on right in front of my face! I know it's something everyone could probably work on, especially me!!

2009-04-28T08:26:00.001-07:00

Tagged by Gramees' Porch

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To:
1. Summer Heat....NOT!
2. hiking down the Paria Canyon in May
3. getting my Blue-Raspberry Rainbow after the hike :)
4. Jared finishing school!!!!
5. a vacation
6. starting a Family in the future
7. Wicked in July
8. finishing my Craft Room

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. worked
2. went Grocery Shopping
3. complained about my sore legs!
4. watched a movie with Jared
6. played Fallout 3
7. forgot to take a shower
8. ate Taco's for dinner just so i could have Guacamole

8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
1. a backflip
2. be better at sewing
3. not have to work
4. crank my A/C down to 70
5. pee standing up, anytime and anywhere on a road trip
6. go to the movies more!
7. be a judge on American Idol so I could tell Adam Lambert how much he sucks!!
8. eat hot dogs every day

8 Shows I Watch:
1. The Office
2. Smallville
3. Americas Next Top Model
4. Biggest Loser
5. Survivor
6. Man vs. Wild
7. Food Network Challenge
8. American Idol

the year curse!

2009-04-23T08:00:00.000-07:00

Every job I have ever worked at has had the same weird issue. Right at about a year of working there, something crummy happens. I mean usually the first year isn't anything spectacular, but it's not bad, and I don't mind working there....BUt then at that Year Mark, it goes to the craps!!! I've waited it out each time, dealt with it for a bit, but really it ultimately drives me to finding another job. It really kinda sucks actually. And what do you know, I've been working at my job now for 10 months, and something really lame came up! I'm not going to go into now, but it's really annoying and I feel like it's some weird Job Curse i've been stricken with!!!!! What the heck man, seriously?!

24

2009-04-14T08:32:00.001-07:00

no not the T.V. show, it's how old, Jared, my sweet sweet hubster turned TODAY!

Happy Birthday Love!! You are the best!

took this picture almost exactly 2 years ago for our wedding invitations

a Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush....

2009-04-06T14:00:00.001-07:00

...then how much is a bird in the truck worth??

I've had a request to post this horrific event. I really didn't want to re-live the experience, but they did say 'please'.

I had to run into town for work unexpectedly, so I had no lunch options that day. After arguing with my stomach for what felt like 6 hours, I caved and pulled into the Drive-thru at a fancy KFC/Taco Bell Combo.....nothing says lunch like a fast food duo.

After listening to the inhuman like noises my stomach was making for a few minutes, finally I was able to pay & grabbed my 99c meal of no value! Remember, i was driving a primitive vehicle from work, so thanking the lady and rolling up the 4 foot window at the same time is no small feat! As i neared the end of the drive-thru, still rolling up the window (i think i had about 2 feet to go), the roaring engine of the old Ford Ranger scattered a few doves picking away at some KFC leftovers on the ground.

2 birds flew gracefully up and away from the truck.....one bird however, chose poorly. And by poorly I mean, flying in the direction of the KFC wall, bouncing off said wall and shooting directly into my still remaining OPEN window.

Yes this bird flew right past my face and into the passenger side CLOSED window and proceeded to flop frantically around the tiny cab of the truck. In the process, spilling my medium Mt. Dew all over the carpet! I of course reacted how any normal human being sharing a small truck with a wild crazy Dove would....

I fReAkEd OuT!!! My arms were flailing around everywhere, I was screaming in a made up tongue, and to my dismay the selt belt release disappeared from the truck! I was stuck!! By some miracle i finally found the button and managed to throw the door open and throw myself out as well. I stood against the Fast Food building for a few minutes hopping up and down, trying to get all the feathers off of me as I waited for the bird to find it's way out of the car.

When the bird finally made it's exit, I realized i was still parked in the drive-thru and probably blocking everyone who had their food. I turned around to see the friendly employee with half of her body sticking through the freakishly small drive-thru window laughing histerically along with everyone in the Big Truck that was directly behind me.

I took my bow, walked with my head held high and marched back into the feather filled war zone of a truck and pulled swiflty into the closest parking space where I literally sat and laughed at myself for a good 3 minutes.

I wonder how the bird's story went?

almost finished!!

2009-04-05T14:59:00.000-07:00

So we finally got some more furniture for our front room!(thank you tax return). We bought the 4 chairs and the bookcase. The bookcase matched the larger one we bought for the other side of the room and the chairs we picked out from Target. Actually, if you ask Jared, he'll tell you that he chose the chairs. :)

Now we're on the lookout for a round table to go in the middle of all the chairs, but I'm so glad to finally have something else in there. Slowly but surely we are finishing our house, yay!!

O Brother!

2009-03-23T18:35:00.000-07:00

so this last weekend when my wonderful hubby was at school late (like usual)....I decided last minute to go see one of the Young Women in my ward perform in a play. It was at TheaterWorks in Peoria, and the play is called 'Signs of Sara'. Well since I hate going anywhere by myself I took my awesome little brother with me!! It was TONS o' fun, and the play was really good!! It brought back lots of good memories when I would drag my little bro along with me pretty much everywhere. I LOVE my brother and I am so thankful we've always been so close!! He is a pretty awesome dood and has always set a really good example for me...lol, yah i know I'm older i should be setting the examples here, but seriously Dizzle you are the best, i love ya bro!

Here's some Good Time oldies of Waylon and I

all TIED up

2009-03-23T12:04:00.001-07:00

so i was having this conversation with my brother Waylon the other day, and what do you know I can't stop wondering about it, really it's just very deep, mind boggling stuff!!

Why do headphones or pretty much any other item with cords get all tAnGlEd up??!! Seriously!!! after having that talk i decided the next time i put my headphones in my purse that i would roll them up really carefully and tight! So i did, and today I pull them out and they were a jUmBlEd MesS!!! how is it even possible that they had so many double and triple knots in them???? Is there some evil cord God that likes to mess with me!?

Tonight's the night, TONIGHT!!! WHOA OOOOO!

2009-03-20T07:57:00.000-07:00

that's right baby, Twilight is released at midnight!!! I will be picking up my 2 disc special edition DVD at that time precisely! Woohoo, T-minus 17 hours to Edward fest!! HAHA!

CHANGE is GOOD

2009-03-18T07:47:00.000-07:00

I'm doing this tag to hopfully inspire everyone else to do it....I love learning new stuff about people!!! SO DO IT!

How much have you changed? Read it, then do it yourself.

****15 YEARS AGO (1994)****

1) How old were you? 8
2) Who were you dating? LOL
3) Where did you work? i don't think i even knew what a job was
4) Where did you live? BFE, Arizona
5) Where did you hang out? with my little bro at home
6) Did you wear contacts or glasses? Nope
7) Who were your best friends? Tabatha Tyree
8) How many tattoos did you have? 0
9) How many piercings did you have? 1 in each ear.
10) What kind of car did you drive? i drove my bike!!
11) Had you been to a real party? a REAL party?
12) Had you had your heart broken? i didn't really care about boys yet
13) Were you Single/taken/Married/Divorced? Single
14) Any Kids? Nope

***10 YEARS AGO (1999)***

1) How old were you? 13
2) Who were you dating? hmmm, i was probably changing my 'boyfriends' every week
3) Where did you work? i was making bank Babysitting
4) Where did you live? still in BFE
5) Where did you hang out? at friends houses
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? nope
7) Who were your closest friends? Lindsay and Lindsey
8) How many tattoos did you have? None
9) How many piercings did you have? 1 in each ear.
10) What car did you drive? i didn't even have my bike anymore
11) Had your heart broken? I probably thought i did :)
12) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? single
13) Any Kids? nope.

****5 YEARS AGO (2004)****

1) How old were you? 18
2) Who were you dating? dating...Jared most of the time, but lots of other boys that were nowhere near as cool!
3) Where did you work? at Speed World on and off
4) Where did you live? Surprise, Az
5) Where did you hang out? Jared's house a lot!
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? nope
7) Who were your closest friends? Jared, Katie, Lisa, Brandon, Sherri, Marissa, Lauren
8) How many tattoos did you have? None
9) How many piercings did you have? 1 in each ear
10) What car did you drive? Hyundai Elantra (R.I.P. May 23, 2004) and then a Chevy Silverado
11) Had your heart broken? Yup, I think so.
12) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Single...Taken...Single....Taken....Single.....(it was an intersting year)
13) Any Kids? nope

****TODAY (2009)****

1) How old are you? 23
2) Who are you dating? My Sexy husband!!
3) Where do you work? Nadaburg School District
4) Where do you live? Surprise, Az (man i get around alot!)
5) Where do you hang out? anywhere my hubby takes me, and at family's houses
6) Do you wear contacts and/or glasses? Nope
7) Who are your closest friends? Jared is my BEST friend and there a lot of people who are close to me!
8) How many tattoos do you have? None
9) How many piercings do you have? 1 in each ear
10) What car do you drive? Hyundai Elantra....not the same one from before, I killed the old one :)
11) Had your heart broken? Nope, i have someone really freakin awesome taking care of it for me!
12) Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Married to the man of my dreams!
13) Any Kids? Not yet!

Santa Monica

2009-03-17T08:21:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Jared and I got to take a quick trip over to Santa Monica to visit jared's sister and her family. We don't get to see them as much as we'd like, so it was great! and I think the last time we drove to their place was about 2 years ago...kinda sad! We didn't get any pictures, sorry!

It was a lot of fun!! We didn't do a whole lot of activites, mostly just hung out and played with the kids, but it was a blast. little Megan (who really isn't so little anymore) is such a creative little girl. She's also very energetic and determined, I had a lot of fun doing 'projects' with her! and Kyle is the cutest little man ever, that kids smile is heart melting!

We did get to go to a cool Soda Shop with tons and tons of different sodas....i got 2, and i picked them out by the label, they're pretty funny. I'll have to snap a picture of them later. We also went to Benihana together and it was super yummy and hilarious to watch Megan's reaction to the 'live action' cooking.

It was a good trip, thanks for letting us come bug you for a weekend Julie! Hopefully when they move we won't have to drive 6 hours to see them....aka....move to az!!! ;)

New Calling!

2009-03-09T08:21:00.000-07:00

So, since our ward recently split and we ended up in the 'new ward' there were a lot of callings to be assigned. I though for sure that we would end up staying in scouts because we really had the hang of things and there would be 10 boys in it! So when the 1st counselor said he wanted to come see us last week, I was ready to continue with scouting....SO i was totally thrown off when they asked me to be the 2nd couselor for Young Womens!!! I was a little nervous yesterday when they did the sustaining just because I could tell all the girls were really interested to find out who their new leaders would be, but I am so exited for this new calling!!! I hope i can be a good example and a good leader for all of them and that they don't hate me!

Also, Jared is now the 11 yr old scout leader, and he gets to go on outings now!! I think he's really exited to be in boy scouts now because they get to do so much more than the cub scouts program. I know he'll be great and those boys will have a blast with him!

????

2009-03-02T21:09:00.000-08:00

18 days or 22????

2009-03-02T07:34:00.000-08:00

I am SO frustrated with Amazon right now!!! There is only 18 days until this DVD is released and that's about how long until I want to sit down and watch it! However I pre-ordered this on Amazon, and the shipping says expected arrival is MARCH 25, 2009....that is 22 days away!

I made the pre-order on January 13th just so i wouldn't have to worry about recieving it late.....backstory....I did the same thing w/ Harry Potter Book 7 and according to amazon "pre-ordered it too late to have item delivered on the release date"..SO i had to cancel the order and went to barnes & noble and picked it up......Anyways to avoid that this time I pre-ordered it right away! I even called customer support when I realized the delivery date was after the 21st.....The guy told me not to worry that the date would probably change within a week or so since they've had so many pre-orders....that was in January and it still says the 25th!!! I called again this morning and another person told me the same thing....I'm giving them another week, and if it says the 25th, I am CANCELLING my stupid order and will pick it up at Walmart for $3.11 cheaper!! AND i will NEVER pre-order anything from Amazon again! (yes Jared, I realize this was the most pathetic rant i've posted thus far!) GRRRRR!

homemade

2009-03-01T20:07:00.000-08:00

I finished my Wall Art project!!! And it was just in time for my freshly painted bathroom. I'm so glad our guest bath is finally finished!! And i'm pretty pleased with the art i made for it. It was something i was wanting to do for a while, and I really liked the way it turned out.... AND it was SOOO easy!!!

SPLIT!

2009-02-23T07:17:00.000-08:00

SO, yesterday at church they announced our Ward S P L I T! Let me tell you people this was needed for so long!! I have been witness to so many ward splits in my life, I think i've lost count. I've also been through 2 stake splits...and this is all within the last 8 or 9 years. I'm really exited for this new experience, but it also means we might not be in scouts anymore. I don't know what's going to happen with our calling. I'm up for anything, but I really will miss those crazy boys!! They've taught me a lot about the difference between being a buddy and being a leader, I know i've grown a lot just from the few months working with them.

This new split also just goes to show how quickly the church is always growing. It is amazing and I am so blessed to be part of this wonderful gospel!! here's to change!!!

OCTOBER 14, 1985

2009-02-17T07:32:00.000-08:00

do YOU know the #1 song on the very day you were born???? Well, I DO! it was "Take On Me" by a-ha. (they were a bunch of hotties right?) Pretty sweet huh? Just something funny to know....So go this PLACE and find out your song and post it in my comments please!!

Yay for new Backgrounds!

2009-02-17T07:28:00.000-08:00

i'm very HAPPY to have a new background....i really was beginning to hate that hearts/valentines day one. I know St. Patty's Day isn't for pretty much another month, but I LOVE green, and I love that it gave me an excuse to change it!!!!

my new favorite item

2009-01-27T08:29:00.000-08:00

I don't usually post things like this, but I had to share my new found love for the Ziploc Zip 'n Steam bags! I know it sounds lazy right...why don't you just get a veggie steamer and do it the real way......but, these little microwavable gifts from heaven are perfect for us!!!!
We are really busy people these days! And we've been trying to eat healthy, which is really time consuming and expensive!! But anyways, i can prepare all my meals in the morning, portion them out and at dinner time i just throw the veggies in the steam bag and *BAM* 2 minutes later they are perfectly steamed and ready to eat! You don't even have to add water or butter....all i put in with them is the wonderful Bruce's Seasoning (pretty much a staple on everything we cook) and they taste awesome! I will never go back to steaming them in a pot..unless maybe i have more time in the evening to make dinner. But for now, this works and it saves me major time, LOVE THEM!

SICK DAYS

2009-01-24T19:07:00.000-08:00

Why is it that the days you get so SiCk that you don't feel like doing anything, end up being WEEKENDS?! Seriously the 1 day that i'm bad enough to take a day off from work IS my day off from work! Why o why couldn't it be a monday or friday or ANY weekday!
one of the questions i'm asking in heaven....

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

2009-01-24T10:20:00.000-08:00

Last night Jared and I took my little bro Waylon to go see Underworld: Rise of the Lycans...Her's my review:

Plot: An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans

Rated: R - for bloody violence and some sexuality

First off, this is not Underworld 3, it is the 3rd movie to come out, but it is a prequel to the other 2 movies, placed centuries before Underworld.

If you like Vampire/Werewolf movies and lots of blood and sweet action then go see this movie immediately!!! I LOVED this movie, it match all of my expectations and more! I was very worried about how good or bad it might be, considering it was a prequel. Usually i feel like prequels spend too much time trying to bridge the gap between the movies. Or they have way too much or too little info for people who didn't see the originals. This one got it dead on perfect! It had plot and character references to the original Underworld movies, but it wasn't overbearing...it was just enough actually. They also casted perfectly for the part of Sonja...Rhona Mitra...she was awesome! I even liked her better than Kate Beckinsale in the other 2 movies. Granted they played different characters, but Mitra did a way cooler bad A vampire chika! I also thoroughly enjoyed watching Michael Sheen play the infamous Lucian. He was great in the first 2, but this one was all about him and he freaking rocks as a crazy Lycan!! Bill Nighy (Viktor) doesn't dissapoint either...he does the insane weird evil vampire perfectly! I love his reactions and facial expressions!! There was plenty of Vampire vs. Lycan death matches and tons of blood and gore to go right along with Underworld, and Underworld: Evolution. Oh and for all you ladies who are debating about seeing it because of teh violence...this movie has one of the most powerful and intense romance stories ever!! I give it 4.5 stars for pure awesomeness!

Happy B-day Julie!

2009-01-15T15:22:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to my beautiful Sister-in-law Julie. She is Jared's sister and Mom to 2 of the cutest kiddos on the planet! I am so lucky to have in laws like her, she has always made me feel like family, and I am extremely grateful for the amazing example she is to me. I hope I can be as good a mommy as she is someday. Jared and I just wanted you to know how much we love you and we hope you had a great day today, we miss you guys and hate California for keeping you! Happy Birthday Julie!!!

2008 in a nut shell

2009-01-06T15:54:00.000-08:00

Well 2008 was a good year for us, actually it was a GREAT year for us!!! Here's some fun info to wrap up what we were up to last year!

February - Went up to the cabin with my little bro Waylon to play in tons of snow!!

March - My mom and I got to go to the Hockey Fan Night w/ the Phoenix Coyotes at Dave & Busters in Desert Ridge...I got to meet my favorite player: Keith Ballard!!!

April - Jared had his 23rd B-day. We went up to Parks again this time with Josh & Claudia for some fishing, and I went to Bug O' Rama 2008 with my brothers Waylon, and Jeremy

May - We went on my family's traditional Memorial Day 'Death March' hike down the Paria Canyon, and this time Jared and his Mom got to come too!

July - We went up to Lake Powell for an AWESOME Tieman vacation on a big houseboat and celebrated our 1st year anniversary while we were there by going on a sweet plane ride above the lake and staying at a hotel for a night.

August - We moved into our house!!! and we had another fun vacation with the Tiemans in Deer Valley Ut at this amazing cabin!

October - my 23rd B-day, Our Halloween Party! and we got new callings at church - Bear Cub Scout Leader....and we love it!

November - Thanksgiving at the Cabin with the Tieman Family and some uneventful Elk Hunting

December - Christmas! and lots of fun times with Family!

Here's to hoping for 2009 to be just as good, if not BETTER for everyone...Happy New Years!

2008-12-23T06:48:00.000-08:00

Does anyone else SEE what my christmas countdown says?!?! I probably won't post again til after SO...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS to EVERYone!

This one is just for Katums

2008-12-20T14:31:00.001-08:00

(yes this picture is of me, and yes i am in a giant box) This is back in the good ole DB days and without Katie I would NEVER have worked there! I came in just because she told me to apply, i didn't really want to work there, but they interviewed me on the spot and what do you know I became a somewhat faithful employee of Deseret Book.....lol, okay no i wasn't a faithful employee at all, but surprisingly enough I LOVED working there. I got to spend time with the greatest person ever!!

Katie is the most beautiful person i have ever met! Don't be jealous, just deal with it! Seriously tho, she has the best, funniest, happiest, craziest, goofiest, biggest, HEART!! Yes we officially met at girls camp, and I was quiet.....okay i admit, but i was probably only quiet because i was mad i had to go to girls camp in the first place! Little did i know i would be going to the same highschool as her a year later!

Working at DB together

I never hated highschool, i loved it! Especially all the moments in drama with katie! Just a highlight of the best times:
Katie doesn't wear shoes....ever. She always takes them off in class and one time we could not find her shoes anywhere!! Being the shoeless girl she is, it didn't bother her and she went home without them. Well that night at one of the Plays at school I was up in the light booth i believe and what do i spot at the very front of the stage sitting ever so out of place...the missing shoes!

At seminary...this one's pretty old, Sophmore year i thinkOne time we decided to ditch our last hour, but where did we go? We went underneath the stage in the orchestra pit. There were all these boxes and we set them up around us so we wouldn't be seen. Katie layed down on a dead mouse, and she wanted me to take care of it for her...ew! And then to top it off Mrs. Imel found us down there and we pretended like we were sleeping, so great!

In theatre and NO! katie did not buy this shirt just because she had a crush on the boy from XTORTION!!! :) another day of ditching: you know those areas at the church where they put all the a/c units...well that's where we went to ditch class(hey none of us were old enough to drive yet, and the church was across the street) look Katie isn't wearing any shoes.

After school we went to the vending machines, well Katie felt something hit her head as we were walking, and she turns around to yell at these kids sitting at a table. I laughed SO hard because it was actually a bird that pooped on her!! And then she got really mad at me because i wouldn't get it off!!!

Grad night with Lisa and Marissa 2 other very beautiful ladies!

I had SO many good times with this woman during highschool and then after graduation when we worked together! Katie knew that i was crazy about my husband before I did, and while he was gone on his mission she was my rock. I would not have survived without her. Everytime I think of Katie I smile and I can't think of a single thing bad about her. Even when she has cottage cheese palms or grapefruit eye, or hasn't showered all week, she is beautiful!

Katie the great doodle artist...she drew this of me and jared and our story while he was on his mission :)

So moral of the story is that I am sorry if you don't know Katie, but I am a vey lucky person for having found such a great friend. You are the greatest Katums!! Thank you for giving me more than 3 strands of hair in the picture you drew!
ps. she also makes up the best games....but that's a whole other story for another day...

THE MOP IS GONE!!!!

2008-12-18T18:04:00.000-08:00

i'm a little late as usual in posting, BUT......jared got his locks cut off!!!! I can't even explain to all of you how happy this makes me :) Granted, I loved some of the shaggy days, but enough is enough! I haven't seen my hubby with short hair since our wedding!! That was a year and a half ago people! So anyways, he had his Mom cut it for him while we were all at the cabin, and I got to cut the first chunk off and it felt great!!! Here's some pictures!!

Look at ALL that hair!! let the cutting begin!The new Jared..........HA! I don't think so, but this picture is hilarious and extremely disturbing.....I guess I know what my husband would look like as a complete redneck!!

The REAL finished product...Now that is one Sexy Beast!

1 semester down....

2008-12-18T13:59:00.000-08:00

...i really don't know how many more to go :) Jared is officially done with ALL of his finals and is done with school this semester!!! He is also finished with G.C.C. and will be at ASU main next semester. No more switching schools, ASU is where he will stay and finish. He has had to go to Glendale Community, Paradise Valley Community, Mesa Community, and Phoenix College for various classes, it will be nice to not have to worry about the different places he's at all the time. I seriously always forgot where he is!! I am SOOO proud of all the hardwork he has put into his schooling. He studies very hard, and puts so much time into each class. I know I give him a hard time for getting on the Xbox between study sessions, and I always bug him while he is studying, but he made it through another semester of it all! I love you SO much Jared, and I'm so exited for the next few weeks of NO school!!! good job babay!

Scattergories!!

2008-12-09T06:56:00.000-08:00

I got this one in an e-mail, but I decided to do it as a TAG instead!

Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things.. nothing made up!
You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME: Becky
BOY NAME: Brock
4 LETTER WORD: Boob
GIRL NAME: Bathsheba
OCCUPATION: Barmaid
A COLOUR: Burgundy
SOMETHING YOU WEAR: Belt
BEVERAGE: Blue Raspberry Koolaid
FOOD: Beets
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Baby Changer
A PLACE : Borneo
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Bloody Knee
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: 'BOY it's good to see ya!'(what?.. i can't type that bad one!)

I Tag EVERYONE!!!

this just in!!!

2008-11-26T06:26:00.001-08:00

GO DADDY!! It's looks freaking gorgeous!!! Love you dad, congrats!!! Oh man, this makes me so exited for Jared's elk hunt, i hope he gets one!!!

It's Raining, It's Pouring, Work is REALLY Boring!

2008-11-26T06:13:00.001-08:00

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the rain!!! It's incredible and there is nothing like the smell of rain to put me in a good mood. Too bad being at work is offsetting that happy feeling. Seriously, I work at a school, well technically in the District Office, but what school employee works today....me! It wouldn't be so bad if the office wasn't right next to an elementary school, noone is there today, so it makes me feel like I shouldn't be here today either! BUT, i came into work at 6 this morning, and it was so dark and peaceful. No screaming kids, no crabby teachers, no stuffy district peopl to deal with, it was GREAT! I just sat on the playground when i first got in and enjoyed simply watching the rain. It looked so beautiful coming down between all the trees and the basketball court lights just barely illuminated it, like i said...INCREDIBLE!!! Rain is one of my most favorite things in the whole world!!! OH, and I checked the weather for this weekend at the cabin...80% chance of snow tonight and tomorrow, YES!!

*on a side note, did anyone see the sunrise this morning, WOW! I've never seen such beautiful shades of orange!! LOVE this day

time for TWILIGHT

2008-11-20T08:01:00.000-08:00

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!! Well, it's at midnight, but today i'm going to go to the theater and see Twilight!! I couldn't be more exited about this right now, and I have that funny feeling that today is one of those, "oh my gosh, how many times am i going to look at the clock" days??!?! I feel like i've been waiting for this movie forever! and it's finally come, WOOHOO! I hope so badly that it is a good as it has the potential to be. I'm not too freaked out about it being perfect aligned with the book, I just want to see a good movie! And i want to see alot of Edward! (is that SO pathetic, c'mon you all are thinking it too!) But seriously, I really like Robert Pattinson - yes i was a big Cedric fan, and I cried my eyes out when he died, so I am thrilled to get to watch him again, especially in this role! I have to admit, No, i'm not the biggest Kristen Stewart fan, but I'm not letting it bug me. Truth be told, I think it's impossible for anyone on this planet to play the characters from this book as perfectly as they are in my mind. The best part about this evening is that my husband is coming along with me! He rolls his eyes at every mention of the word Twilight, but he LOVES me and he's going because I begged him to be there, and we truly do like going everywhere together. I hate being away from him, even my 9 little hours at work, so I'm very glad he's coming tonight. Thanks hubby! I just hope me and my sisters don't kill him with our post Twilight chatter!!!

HOLIDAY getting to know YOU!

2008-11-17T10:18:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the 2008 Holiday Edition of Getting to Know You!(more like getting to know me)

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? mmmmm Egg Nog! so much it makes me sick

2. Does Santa wrap presents or sit them under the tree? why would Santa forget to wrap a present???

3. Colored or white lights on tree and house? Both, but lots of Color on the house!!

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No, but i think i will!

5. When do you put your decorations up? They're already half-way there!

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Home made mashed potatoes with the skin left ON!!

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? waking up super early with all of my brothers and sisters, gathering around the tree in our P.J.'s and each of us wrapped up in blankets!!!!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I believe in the Magic of Christmas, but if you want to get technical i was too young and my sister Jenny told me, it okay, I forgive her, I probably did something mean to piss her off anyways

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? No

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Lot's of Blue's White's and Silver's

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? I love Snow, and i've always dreamed of a White Christmas!!

12. Can you ice skate? technically yes I can skate, but no i am not good at it and I fall quite frequently!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? my most memorable gift was when we got a Nintendo with a really cool pad for games, all of us were freaking out!

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Family

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Sugar Cookies

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? decorating

17. What tops your tree? i'm not a huge fan of tree toppings, i don't think we had one last year

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? giving, but i do enjoy the receiving as well!

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? I want a Hippopatamus for Christmas, lol!

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Only the starburst flavored kind!

I tag everyone who read this far!!!

Weekend at Parks

2008-11-14T08:51:00.000-08:00

So out of nowhere we decided to go to the cabin last weekend, and like always, it was GREAT! We left late Friday and had to come back Sunday by 4, for some church meetings, but even that short of a trip was tons of fun. I never want to leave, and i usually drag my butt when it comes to packing up. The weather was so good, and so cold, but I love it cause we got to have a fireplace and actually NEEDed it! Jared brought up his homework and wrote a paper most the day, I brought up the XBOX and played more Fable 2 - still not finished! We only saw one elk, and no it wasn't the cool new elk statue that's up there, it was a real one. On Saturday night, Jared took me on a date date (long story, but i'm sure you can guess) we went to Olive Garden and had some yummy food, and then we went to the Lowell Observatory. It was awesome, i love astronomy and i am so hypnotized by the beauty in Space. I wish i could have taken pictures of what we saw, but you can't, so just go there next time you're in Flagstaff, it's super cool! Sunday we just lounged around, made some good breakfast, and cleaned up. Gary and Janet showed up Sunday morning and Tom and his friend Lance came up just before we left to put up new shingles. I wish we could of stayed longer to help and see the finished product, but i think it's gonna look really nice!! I guess i'll get to see soon, we'll be up there for Thanksgiving and Elk season, and i can't wait!! Here's a few pictures that i took......

The cool new Elk - I tried to convince people that it was real....they didn't

buy it Jared being such a good boy and doing his homework, even with me bugging him constantly

the lovely fire that I made

Ready for our 'date date'

me and my new buddy, i think i'll call him Nacho

yes, i made Jared stand by it too, but he thought it was lame

Halloween

2008-11-14T08:44:00.000-08:00

Well, it's mid November, so naturally I am now posting my Halloween pictures. This year we threw a party at our house and it was lots of fun! I love having family and friends around and i think that's why I love the holidays so much!! I didn't take many pictures of the party, but I know my sister did, so i will have to steal some shots from her. But for now here's one of our costumes......

I was a crazy version of the Road Warrior from MAD MAX (thank you Dennis for your drawing!)And Jared was a turd and wouldn't pose - he was the Reaper!!! (notice the XBOX controller in hand, ahh so typical :)

soooo busy!!!!

2008-10-28T09:53:00.001-07:00

Lately us Tiemans have been very busy!!!! I'm actually surprised i've kept up this Blog at all this month! We Just got called to the Bear Den leaders for the Cub Scouts in our ward....lol, man was i clueless when it comes to scouts!!! I figured it would be such an easy calling. I had no clue the amount of work that goes into being a den leader!! It's very time consuming, and Tuesdays are taken up from her on out, but we're both SO happy to be working with the boys. It's a ton of fun and an awesome learning experience for us both!
Next on our list to do...Halloween Party!!! I'm so exited for halloween, it is my favorite time of the year! I love costumes, creepy decorations, pumpkins, and all the cheesy scary movies they play on t.v....it's awesome! I love it so much i thought, 'hey, why not throw a little halloween party, that should be fun!'...little turned into a lot!! I've been prepping things ALL month, and i'm super paranoid that i won't get it all together for Friday, but i'm sure it'll all be fine and it's just me being overly stressed! I also made my costume this year and I made a few of our decorations.
So between work, scouts, and halloween stuff.....wait a minute, what "between", there is NO In between!! hahahaha...anyways, i just wanted to rant about my busy life right now...and hopefully none of you feel like i'm ignoring you lately, or at least now you know why :)

NOVEMBER 21st...what a day!!

2008-10-22T09:08:00.000-07:00

Metallica Concert Nov.21st 7:00pm

The day that never comes(or at least felt like it wouldn't) FINALLY CAME!

YES! Jared and I were lucky enough to go the Metallica concert at the Jobing.com arena last night!! It was the opener of the Death Magnetic tour and it was amazing!! This album rocked and they played lots of songs from it! The band ditched their softer side and brought us the great Metallica Metal Music!!! Oh how i missed it! We were 3 rows from the pit and then the stage was 30 feet away or so....our seats kicked butt!! We got to rock out to one of the best bands ever! for 3 blissful hours!!! I may not be able to speak today, and i my ears might still be ringing by the weekend, but it was SO worth it people!!! The crowd was incredibly loud, I think the band could have played pure crap and they still would have screamed all night! James Hetfield was ridiculous...that man had so much energy! If they ever come back, you absolutely have to go, what a night!!!!! My favorite performances were "the end of the line", "master of puppets"(yes they played the whole wonderful song), and "nothing else matters"......I think my hearing was pretty much gone by the 2nd encore but I could still feel the beat from Lars pounding away on those drums, I think I still do, but it may just be a headache :)

SETLIST if anyone is curious....how do you create a setlist of 15 songs from Metallica?!?! SO many to choose from, but these rocked

1. “That Was Just Your Life” (Death Magnetic)

2. “The End of the Line” (Death Magnetic)

3. “Sad But True”

4. “Wherever I May Roam”

5. “One”

6. “Broken, Beat & Scarred” (Death Magnetic)

7. “Cyanide” (Death Magnetic)

8. “Frantic”

9. “Until It Sleeps”

10. “The Four Horsemen”

11. “The Day That Never Comes” (Death Magnetic)

12. “Master of Puppets”

13. “Fight Fire with Fire”

14. “Nothing Else Matters”

15. “Enter Sandman”

Encore 1: “Last Caress”
Encore 2: “So What”
Encore 3: “Seek & Destroy”

why not?

2008-10-17T08:42:00.000-07:00

I am ... really mad that i have to be at work right now!
I know... how to drive a forklift! (i just learned on tuesday)
I want... to buy a dog
I have... a really messy house right now!
I wish... i was home working on my Halloween stuff
I hate... negative people
I miss... seeing josh and claudia
I fear... not being able to have children
I feel... like having a hot dog for lunch today
I hear... the worst honky tonk hick music right now, seriously, it's bad
I crave... entertainment ALL the time
I search... for my shoes way too often
I wonder... if Jared got out of bed at all this morning?
I regret... not putting on deodarant this morning
I love... my amazing husband!!!
I care... about little furry woodland creatures :)
I always... forget to turn off the front patio lights
I am going... to the Metallica concert in 4 days!!!
I believe... i have the best family in the world
I dance... on my bed sometimes when i think i'm alone, but Jared usually catches me doing it and makes fun of me for days
I sing... ALL the time, way too loud, especially when Jared is studying and it drives him nuts
I fight... with Jared about how America's Next Top Model really IS a good show!
I write... on this blog when i can
I lose... my patience with the teachers at work ALOT
I never... send back those stupid e-mails where you have to forward them for good luck....UGH!
I listen... to Jared snoring almost every night
I am scared... of the dark when i'm alone
I need to clean... my house so bad, i have halloween crap everywhere!
I think it's crazy... that anyone would vote for Obama!

8

2008-10-13T18:23:00.000-07:00

8 TV Shows I Like to watch:
SMALLVILLE
The Office
America's Next Top Model
Biggest Loser
Monday Night Football
Man vs. Wild
How It's Made
Kitchen Nightmares

8 Restaurants I like to eat at:
Macayos
Pei Wei
Babbo
Panda Express
Old Spaghetti Factory
Abuelos
Benihana
Dazzo's :)

8 Things that happened today:
Woke up TOO early
went to work
ate leftover spaghetti and stuffed mushrooms for lunch
was attacked by a horde of grasshoppers
worked on my halloween projects
took a 15 minute nap
mailed in my early voters ballot

8 Things I am looking forward to:
jared's Fajitas for dinner tonight!
Metallica concert on the 21st!
my Halloween party
Fable 2 coming out on the 21st too!
my birthday(even tho it won't be exiting)
Jared being done with school!!!!
my nephews baptism
going to bed at a decent hour!

8 Things on my wish list:
to finish my costume :)
get a puppy
buy a new bedroom set for our room w/ a KING bed!!
have some babies in the future
win the lottery and get to do hobbies ALL the time instead of work!
get into better shape for next years Paria hike
go to Africa
finish my degree

8 People to tag:
anyone who hasn't done it yet!!

PICTURES!!!!

2008-10-09T21:38:00.000-07:00

Whoops, the pictures kinda go from the end to the beginning, oh well...enjoy!!

I absolutely LOVE having a laundry room, no more quarters is the best!!!
another shot of the laundry room, it's pretty large!
last but not least..our garage has room for 3, so the Camaro is finally where is belongs...with me!!

2008-10-09T21:35:00.000-07:00

door to the Master bedroom that is way to messy to let you guys see :)
but you can peek at my bathroom
and our big closet with tons of room, I love it!
(Jared's side)

2008-10-09T21:30:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite things about our house....the HUGE pantry!!!
Family Room (Halloween decorations starting to be put up)
Jared's favorite part of the house
Guest bathroom
Jared studying away in his messy den

2008-10-09T21:21:00.000-07:00

In the kitchen looking at some hallways and the garage door and pantry door
I LOVE my kitchen!
I also LOVE our fridge!
my super cool spice drawer organizer..i love it, i just need more spices!
more organizers for my drawers....Shirley would be SO proud!

YAY! Pictures!!

2008-10-09T21:12:00.000-07:00

Home Sweet Home!

Super nice paver walkway that Jared & Tom rocked out!Another shot, they did one going to the back gate too, they're awesome!
Front Entry
Front Room (half that has furniture in it anway)

been a long time....

2008-10-07T20:33:00.000-07:00

sheesh, i have no excuses really, but MAN it's been a while since i've posted here. Life get's really busy I guess, especially with Jared back in school this semester, and my new job is very exhausting!! But, enough of that

- update time -

We've been out here in Surprise for just over 2 months now. We LOVE being in our own house!! It's extremely spacious for us, especially since we came from a 1 bedroom condo. Basically we have tons of room and nothing to fill it up with :) Hopefully we'll get a new bedroom set soon and we can throw our old stuff into one of the rooms for a "guest room" Our front room is still unfurnished as well. For the most part we are done being moved in. We love our new ward out here. It's HUGE, and we haven't met everyone yet, but we've felt very much at home there. It's such a nice change from our last ward. I haven't decided if I want to put up pictures of the house because we've started decrating for our Halloween party, so we'll see, as long as you all don't think i normally decorate my house with skulls and spider webs, i guess i can snap a few pictures tomorrow.

Jared is still at GCC finishing up all the classes he can take there before he has to go to ASU. He is doing really well in all his classes, straight A's so far. He's been doing a great job of juggling his homework with his nightly Call of Duty 4 time(my favorite time of the day......NOT!)

I started a new job with Nadaburg School District as a Clerk for the Maintenance dept. It was supposed to be mostly data entry, but it's turned into a heck of alot more than that!!!! I do all the running around for the district, and i'm in charge of the receiving area......school's get a TON of stuff. Sometimes it's very overwhelming and I come home and collapse at 7pm, but it's not a bad job. I get to carpool everyday with my Mom, so i get to save gas money and chat with my mom everyday...it's a pretty sweet deal, but i'm sure she's sick of me by now :)

That's pretty much it for the Tieman's right now, life is sweet!

UPDATE COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-26T16:17:00.000-07:00

yes i am alive, and now i have time to get online and update, so I promise you all will get one within the dext day or so.
LOVE YOU ALL!!

time to say goodbye......

2008-06-13T08:47:00.000-07:00

......to crazy homeless people, traffic from all the games, my job, all the weirdos in our building, light rail construction, the abnormal happenings of Central Ward (crazy Russian dood that plays "Godfather" prelude music in particular), the communal laundry room, my job, trying to manage all the grocery bags in one trip, extra curricular bum activities, the doorman, did i mention my job? and WHY do i get to say goodbye to all things downtown phoenix????

WE'RE MOVING!!!!!

Yes, that is right folks, Jared and I are moving into a new house in Suprise. We had a lot of good times here in downtown, and there are actually things I will really miss, but I am SO exited to leave some things behind and start a new adventure! We should be moved out there by middle to late July. We have so much stuff to do and buy too, it's gonna be a busy month!! We're going out there this Saturday, and i will take some pictures, to post, so you can all see where we'll be!!!

THREES

2008-06-05T09:25:00.000-07:00

How to play this game. Post these rules on your blog; List 3 JOYS, 3 FEARS, 3 GOALS, 3 CURRENT OBSESSIONS/COLLECTIONS and 3 RANDOM SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names.

JOYS:
1. JARED: I am crazy about my hubby, he is the best person in world, and I couldn't live without him!!
2. MY WHOLE FAMILY: they are full of weirdos but I love them
3. The fact that I'm quitting my stinking job at the end of this month, YAY!!!

FEARS:
1. Losing a member of my family
2. Not being able to have children
3. The Dark - totally with you on that one Melissa, it's scary people, c'mon!

GOALS:
1. Getting into a house by the end of Summer
2. Being in better shape for the Lake Powell trip...running out of time, and it's not looking good
3. Find a new Job by next week!

CURRENT OBSESSIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
1. Everything TWILIGHT, seriously I can't get enough of those books, I should kill my sister for telling me to read them!
2. Polka-Dots: clothes, cards, bags, shoes, ANYTHING.....it's quite pathetic actually
3. Rockband/Guitar Hero 3 (when i have time, and when Jared isn't hogging the XBOX)

RANDOM FACTS:
1. I have what Jared calls a "Process" when i get out of the shower, i can't just grab and towel and get out, I have to ring out my hair and get most of the water off of me first. It's weird, yes i know, but i HATE touching wet towels, even if i just barely got it wet from drying off.
2. If it was possible to not gain a million pounds, I would eat a HOT DOG everyday of my life, they are by far the best food ever!!
3. I daydream ALL the time, like seriously day dreaming. For example: after I read a good book or see a cool movie: I'll make up new story lines in my head, and put myself in as a main character, and then daydream about how it plays out all day. (yes i did it with the twilight series, if you wanna know just how weird i am, ask and give you the details of my character :)

okay, now that that's over, I think I'll tag : Donna, Joann, Julie, Erin, Julia, and Jennifer, woops that was 6, oh well, have fun ladies!

ALMOST!!!

2008-05-22T07:59:00.000-07:00

YAY!! Memorial weekend is around the bend and I couldn't be more exited!! We're going up to Northern Az for some hiking, and fishing and of course to hit up my favorite fast food place in Page.... R.D.'s Drive-in......my mouth has been watering for the last month! BUT! the best part is that my oldest sister and her 3 lovely kiddos are finally coming back from Utah! They're even gonna meet us there!! I miss them like crazy and I can't wait to see my babies!!!! Here's to a great, extra long weekend!!

If I was a gangsta....

2008-05-08T17:19:00.000-07:00

...this is what I'd look like! LOL, yes! My incredibly awesome, uber multi-talented brother in law Dennis draws tons of stuff all the time!! His most recent project was drawing each of my sisters as skanky gangsters girls.....his little ode to Grand Theft Auto 4 (hate the game, LOVE his artwork) So here i am, anyone got a good street name for me? :)