Although there is so much to say about our 4th of July weekend, it is now the end of July! So I have decided to post this little video just as a highlight of the weekend! Thank you Deise for catching this one on film!:)
P.S. Yes, that is me in the brown shirt! Yes, that crazy little break dancer in the middle of Central Park did a back flip over 5 people! Yes, I know it was insane! Hence the fact that I have decided it was the highlight of 4th of July weekend!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Peek-a-boo
Just because I love this little man and he totally took peek-a-boo to a whole new level I am posting this video! Enjoy!
P.S. If you think this is cute you have no idea just how adorable it was in real life! Thank you, little Edwin, for bringing joy into our lives through small and simple things! We love you little man! :)
P.S. If you think this is cute you have no idea just how adorable it was in real life! Thank you, little Edwin, for bringing joy into our lives through small and simple things! We love you little man! :)
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Summer Happenings!
Lots of summer happenings thus far! It's been a blast so brace yourself for a picture frenzy to get all caught up with the summer crazyness!
Summer started with a ward party at church right before our ward split! Although it was sad to say goodbye to half our ward family it was an awesome way to jump start the summer right! They even had a photo booth with dress ups! Hence the silly picture above! :)
With Saturday's free at last, no homework or studying to be done, Broc and I have started actually seeing some of the city that we live in! One Saturday we went to Arlington Cemetery, the Iwo Jima Statute and the Netherlands Carillon Bells!
So then Broc has been a traveling man as of late but the best part is I've gone with him a few times this summer since I have the time! It has been heavenly! So a few weeks back I went with Broc to Fredrick, Maryland for a night or two! We enjoyed the quaint little town and even found a beautiful little park for an evening stroll! This bridge was a pretty find we couldn't pass up without a picture!
Another Saturday allotted a trip to the Torpedo Factory! We enjoyed walking along and seeing the different artists and their styles! Certainly a place we will need to go again soon!
And yet another Saturday allowed us to go to Eastern Market! This was a recommendation from some neighbors and we totally fell in love! We can't wait for the next set of visitors to come so we can take them to this awesome little market! Delicious fruit, pretty homemade crafts and beautiful art! All a perfect way to spend a Saturday morning!
So then Broc went on another business trip and this time I was certainly pleased to go along! We were in Virginia beach a whole week and I soaked up all the sun I could get! Not only did we have a nice long boardwalk to explore complete with giant statutes of Neptune, but we also ended each day with a walk along the beach! It was seriously the most relaxing week of the summer so far! I must admit that getting a job offer on Monday set the week off on a high note! :)
So there you have it folks! A run down of the summer thus far! Stay tuned for a Fourth of July weekend update! We went home with some friends and let's just say it was a weekend to remember! Toodles my noodles as I used to always say! Until next time! Happy blogging!
Summer started with a ward party at church right before our ward split! Although it was sad to say goodbye to half our ward family it was an awesome way to jump start the summer right! They even had a photo booth with dress ups! Hence the silly picture above! :)
With Saturday's free at last, no homework or studying to be done, Broc and I have started actually seeing some of the city that we live in! One Saturday we went to Arlington Cemetery, the Iwo Jima Statute and the Netherlands Carillon Bells!
So then Broc has been a traveling man as of late but the best part is I've gone with him a few times this summer since I have the time! It has been heavenly! So a few weeks back I went with Broc to Fredrick, Maryland for a night or two! We enjoyed the quaint little town and even found a beautiful little park for an evening stroll! This bridge was a pretty find we couldn't pass up without a picture!
Another Saturday allotted a trip to the Torpedo Factory! We enjoyed walking along and seeing the different artists and their styles! Certainly a place we will need to go again soon!
And yet another Saturday allowed us to go to Eastern Market! This was a recommendation from some neighbors and we totally fell in love! We can't wait for the next set of visitors to come so we can take them to this awesome little market! Delicious fruit, pretty homemade crafts and beautiful art! All a perfect way to spend a Saturday morning!
So then Broc went on another business trip and this time I was certainly pleased to go along! We were in Virginia beach a whole week and I soaked up all the sun I could get! Not only did we have a nice long boardwalk to explore complete with giant statutes of Neptune, but we also ended each day with a walk along the beach! It was seriously the most relaxing week of the summer so far! I must admit that getting a job offer on Monday set the week off on a high note! :)
So there you have it folks! A run down of the summer thus far! Stay tuned for a Fourth of July weekend update! We went home with some friends and let's just say it was a weekend to remember! Toodles my noodles as I used to always say! Until next time! Happy blogging!
Crepetastic!
The lovely ladies and I did some crepe cooking a few weekends ago and although it was a fairly simple dinner group compared to the rest...it was spectacular!
We started off with a breakfast crepe complete with poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, bacon and Swiss cheese! Talk about a delicious and filling crepe to start off the meal! We then proceeded to do the typical fruit and chocolate sauce filling which of course was to die for as well! To top it all of we made a delicious mango, banana fruit smoothie! Talk about an amazingly easy but oh so delicious, and might I add, crepetastic dinner group for the month of June!
These gals I cook with are gems! I do not lie when I say that I look forward to our crazy cooking adventures every month! Next month's dinner group just can't come soon enough!
We started off with a breakfast crepe complete with poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, bacon and Swiss cheese! Talk about a delicious and filling crepe to start off the meal! We then proceeded to do the typical fruit and chocolate sauce filling which of course was to die for as well! To top it all of we made a delicious mango, banana fruit smoothie! Talk about an amazingly easy but oh so delicious, and might I add, crepetastic dinner group for the month of June!
These gals I cook with are gems! I do not lie when I say that I look forward to our crazy cooking adventures every month! Next month's dinner group just can't come soon enough!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
He Said He Wanted to be Cultured...
As many of you know ballet has been an important part of my life for many, many years! I grew up dancing hours upon hours each week, spent summers at dance camp and even sacrificed my beautiful feet for this hobby of mine! Okay...so maybe the feet were never beautiful but still, pointe only made them more ugly!
So as you can imagine one of those things I had on my list of qualities needed in a future husband included being open to appreciating an occasional ballet! Now when I say appreciating I do not mean appreciating like my father did for years! Instead of a dozing date like my dear father was all those years he endured watching my ballets, I wanted a man who could at least pretend to enjoy the dancing along with me!
Well, a few years back when Broc and I weren't even dating but just going on dates, I invited him to accompany me to a ballet performance by one of BYU's ballet company's! You can imagine how pleasantly surprised I was when Broc kindly informed me that he had never been to a ballet before but that he wanted to be cultured! So he accompanied me to ballet and that one simple night made me realize just how lucky I was to have this manly-man by my side!
So now it's been three years and I am glad to announce that that man of mine is STILL being cultured! I think I've trained him well because this year for Christmas without any prompting, that cultured man of mine got me tickets to the Washington Ballet! Way to be the best cultured husband any ballet dancing gal could ever hope for Broc! We enjoyed the flirtatious and outrageous Carmen, a personal childhood favorite a few weeks ago and it made me happier than happy! Here's to many more years of ballet watching ahead! Love you Broc!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Legacy!
I've always known that I was born into a wonderful family! My grandparents, my parents, my siblings! All amazing people! Well over graduation weekend I had the opportunity to see just how amazing my grandma and grandpa Merritt truly are! We had the unique chance to go on a little tour of Springfield, Virginia where my grandparents lived for 10 years as they raised their young family!My dad lived in Springfield from 6 to 16 years old! Well over those ten years, my grandparents did some amazing things! Lucky for me, we had time to go and see just how much of an impact my grandparents had on this small Virginia town they once called home!
The tour started at a little baseball field that has a lot of history! This little field was just that, a field and nothing more before my grandpa got a grand idea! For months he worked with a few other fathers to transform this shabby field into an amazing baseball field! My grandpa built that very concession stand that is still selling candy and goodies to many families! He built the back stops and dugouts and made this field a place for children and families to gather and enjoy the excitement of little league games for generations of time! How neat is that? When we drove up to the field there were literally hundreds of kids and parents taking joy in a pleasant Saturday afternoon at the ball field! How neat!
After a stop at the baseball field we were fortunate enough to swing by both my dad's Elementary school and Junior High School! That rock has been in front of the Junior High School for 50 years! It's been around as long as my dad! He remembers the year his class got to paint that rock with pride! Every year the 8th grade class gets to paint the rock! How neat to get a glimpse into my daddy's childhood!
We then swung by house number 8143 where my grandparents spent their 10 years! The same man that my grandpa sold the house to 37 years ago was still living there! He was kind enough to let us in to see most of the basement that has gone unchanged! My grandma was thrilled to see the basement wall she so carefully painted white, orange and black so many years ago! She was delighted that this act of love done for her children was still standing! Even more shocking was the framed picture on the basement wall, the bell my grandpa installed to wake my dad up in the mornings and the flower beds built by my grandpa! Oh and not to mention the ivy they planted a lifetime ago is still growing strong in the front yard! Talk about quite the experience!
All in all, this little walk down memory lane made me so grateful for the wonderful legacy my grandparents have left! Their actions from so long ago have impacted generation after generation and for that I must say I am eternally grateful! I love you grandma and grandpa! Thank you again for a wonderful graduation weekend and for the special opportunity you gave me to appreciate the legacy you have left! I must admit I am proud to call you both mine! :)
The tour started at a little baseball field that has a lot of history! This little field was just that, a field and nothing more before my grandpa got a grand idea! For months he worked with a few other fathers to transform this shabby field into an amazing baseball field! My grandpa built that very concession stand that is still selling candy and goodies to many families! He built the back stops and dugouts and made this field a place for children and families to gather and enjoy the excitement of little league games for generations of time! How neat is that? When we drove up to the field there were literally hundreds of kids and parents taking joy in a pleasant Saturday afternoon at the ball field! How neat!
After a stop at the baseball field we were fortunate enough to swing by both my dad's Elementary school and Junior High School! That rock has been in front of the Junior High School for 50 years! It's been around as long as my dad! He remembers the year his class got to paint that rock with pride! Every year the 8th grade class gets to paint the rock! How neat to get a glimpse into my daddy's childhood!
We then swung by house number 8143 where my grandparents spent their 10 years! The same man that my grandpa sold the house to 37 years ago was still living there! He was kind enough to let us in to see most of the basement that has gone unchanged! My grandma was thrilled to see the basement wall she so carefully painted white, orange and black so many years ago! She was delighted that this act of love done for her children was still standing! Even more shocking was the framed picture on the basement wall, the bell my grandpa installed to wake my dad up in the mornings and the flower beds built by my grandpa! Oh and not to mention the ivy they planted a lifetime ago is still growing strong in the front yard! Talk about quite the experience!
All in all, this little walk down memory lane made me so grateful for the wonderful legacy my grandparents have left! Their actions from so long ago have impacted generation after generation and for that I must say I am eternally grateful! I love you grandma and grandpa! Thank you again for a wonderful graduation weekend and for the special opportunity you gave me to appreciate the legacy you have left! I must admit I am proud to call you both mine! :)
Monday, May 30, 2011
Time for Touring!
Broc and I were so happy and lucky to have Grandma and Uncle Rob come out for a visit this past week! Since my schedule is currently wide open I got to play tour guide for the week and oh boy did we have fun! We went trotting around the city and saw so many things! I still can't believe how quickly the week flew by but here is just a short re-cap!
They arrived late Sunday night and Monday Uncle Rob had some time so we went on a tour of the Capitol, saw the Library of Congress and the National Archives plus the National Gallery of Art. It was a packed day! Then on Tuesday grandma and I had some time together so we went and took a tour of the Masonic Temple and also stopped at the Air Force Memorial! We then went grocery shopping and I showed Grandma my couponing ways! Once we were done grocery shopping we picked Rob up and made our way over to Arlington Cemetery! Again it was a packed day! We ended the day right by making a family favorite Dutch meal, green potatoes, and watching the season finale of biggest loser! Talk about a fun day!
Then on Wednesday Grandma and I hit up the city once again! We started the day off at the Holocaust Museum! It made us grateful for this country and the freedoms we so dearly love! After the Holocaust Museum we hurried over for a tour of the Washington Monument! The view from up top is so spectacular! Once that tour was over we hurried on to the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History which were both packed full of interesting things to see! By the time we were done with all of that I think I can honestly say for both of us that we were exhausted! We made our way home and enjoyed a nice little picnic out front for a while! It was so enjoyable after a long day!
On our final day together we decided to go to the temple! Broc and Rob both had work off and it was a beautiful time! We love the temple and are grateful every time we get to go there! After the temple we came home for a quick lunch and then while I went off to an interview and grandma took a nap, the boys went golfing! Hard life we live wouldn't you say? Once all the afternoon festivities were complete we went out to eat in celebration of a great week together! We tried out a new place called Ted's Montana Grill and it was mighty fine! They even specialize in Bison Burgers! Pretty intense! Once the burgers were gone we decided to end our touring week by showing grandma most of the monuments! We saw the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, the Korean memorial and even the Jefferson Memorial! It was the perfect end to a perfect week! Grandma and Uncle Rob, we miss you both already so hurry up and come back soon! Please!?!
They arrived late Sunday night and Monday Uncle Rob had some time so we went on a tour of the Capitol, saw the Library of Congress and the National Archives plus the National Gallery of Art. It was a packed day! Then on Tuesday grandma and I had some time together so we went and took a tour of the Masonic Temple and also stopped at the Air Force Memorial! We then went grocery shopping and I showed Grandma my couponing ways! Once we were done grocery shopping we picked Rob up and made our way over to Arlington Cemetery! Again it was a packed day! We ended the day right by making a family favorite Dutch meal, green potatoes, and watching the season finale of biggest loser! Talk about a fun day!
Then on Wednesday Grandma and I hit up the city once again! We started the day off at the Holocaust Museum! It made us grateful for this country and the freedoms we so dearly love! After the Holocaust Museum we hurried over for a tour of the Washington Monument! The view from up top is so spectacular! Once that tour was over we hurried on to the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History which were both packed full of interesting things to see! By the time we were done with all of that I think I can honestly say for both of us that we were exhausted! We made our way home and enjoyed a nice little picnic out front for a while! It was so enjoyable after a long day!
On our final day together we decided to go to the temple! Broc and Rob both had work off and it was a beautiful time! We love the temple and are grateful every time we get to go there! After the temple we came home for a quick lunch and then while I went off to an interview and grandma took a nap, the boys went golfing! Hard life we live wouldn't you say? Once all the afternoon festivities were complete we went out to eat in celebration of a great week together! We tried out a new place called Ted's Montana Grill and it was mighty fine! They even specialize in Bison Burgers! Pretty intense! Once the burgers were gone we decided to end our touring week by showing grandma most of the monuments! We saw the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, the Korean memorial and even the Jefferson Memorial! It was the perfect end to a perfect week! Grandma and Uncle Rob, we miss you both already so hurry up and come back soon! Please!?!
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