thank goodness - -

- - it's friday.

food for thought.

"It is wonderful to know that our Heavenly Father loves us--even with all our flaws! His love is such that even should we give up on ourselves, He never will. We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever. Although we might settle for less, Heavenly Father won't, for He sees us as the glorious beings we are capable of becoming."

- - Joseph B Wirthlin

welp.

i may have stolen this from bethany's blog, but after watching the elections last night, i just couldnt help myself.

communication problems.

i have problems.

i have finally come to publicly admit that i have communications problems.

i, more importantly, want to apologize to all of those who have been affected by my negligent communication skills, primarily those who i love. please know that however long we may go without talking, i still do love you and think about you daily. * a very special thanks to my best friends in the whole world, rachel and breanne for always understanding and picking up right where we left off the last time.

i never wanted this weakness of mine to affect my husband, but i think this morning i let my problem get the best of me.

i am so sorry boo.

couch potatoe

dont get me wrong, i love our little zebra couch. how rad is this though.

a big high five--

--to my fantastic husband.

this weekend the offer that he made, with his buyer clients, got accepted. the paperwork is in the works and i could not be happier for him. he has worked so hard this past year and i am so pleased that he is seeing the fruits of his labors.

Happy Halloween!

We had a party....

Thanks to John and Lauren for the music and goodies (above, left) and Brock and Lindsey for helping us throw the party! (above, right) You guys rock!

good news.

it's halloween people, hence an excuse to dress up, eat treats and get my groove on.

if i lived here:

i would never leave my house.

i am also,

happy about these pretty things i found awhile ago.
it's just too bad i didnt see these before the wedding;)

happy hump day.

today is a day to be grateful that

• the work week is half way over
• the husband made an offer on a house today with some clients *whoop, whoop*
  
• it is warm and sunny outside
• i made some dang good bread last night
• halloween is two days away
• i have a fantastic husband who shows me he loves me every single day
  
• the red bugs in our office are leaving
• i am wearing my favorite boots today and feel fantastic
  
• my family, however far away, supports me
• i don't have a headache
• our little niece, Norah was born without any complications
  
• my fingernails are painted
• aaron sold more stuff from our house that we didn't need
• we have a macbook pro to watch our fav shows on
• the leaves are falling so i can crunch them under my feet
• i have a husband that always makes me laugh
  

did i mention that halloween to two days away? im stoked.

BE GRATEFUL

im hooked.

i am a huge fan of keeping things of the floor and on decorative hooks like these.

rest your head--

--on these bad boys.

five little things

as if my life werent boring enough, you people get to read more about me.

what i was doing 10 years ago:

- wearing braces

- sporting some sweet poofy hair-do

- singing in jackson middle school's patriotic choir concert
- dated school heart throb nick life

things on my to-do list:
- finish the twenty art projects that aaron and i have for our house
- make bread, again
- get a costume
- tell my husband that i love him
- clean out my closet and get ready for winter

snacks i enjoy:
- salt and vinegar chips
- cauliflower
- bread
- twizzlers cherry licorice
- corn nuts

things i would do if i were a millionaire:
- buy a house
- buy some flat black shoes
- get a gym membership
- invest
- help out family members

i tag:
- shelby
- jenn mize
- rachel
- beth
- kacie

my weakness

= carbs.
ya, i am a sucker for bread what can i say. so obviously my night with mom oldham teaching me how to make home made wheat bread was a highlight, to say the least.

wish me luck this weekend trying things on my own.

does anyone else,

have a husband that is as talented as mine? probly not.

here he is singing for his album 'organ for jonah'. thanks to kev we have this fabulous picture.

hats off

to mothers. although it may not be mother's day a mother's worth does not depreciate. i found this little article, 'the price of a mom: $138,095' on my friend christin's blog and i could not be more impressed.

so hats off to all the cleaned up messes, the long nights without sleep, the patience with tempers, the carpool to school and practice, the creative strategies and ideas and more importantly the love for your children and husband. hats off to the mothers in the world and more importantly the mothers in my life.

happy belated

birthday to husband.
husband who teaches me new things everyday. like how to appreciate the small things, how to love unconditionally, how to laugh without reason, how to persevere in hard times, how to work on my talents and how to listen with open ears and mind.

husband, i love you.

one day -

- we won't live in a basement apartment.
- we will have a deck that looks out into the forest or beach.
- we will be able to put holes in our walls.
- we won't have to worry about spiders under our pillows.
- we will have bright natural light beaming in from huge windows.
- we can have a white couch.


for now i love our little place; a space, however small, that aaron and i can call our own.

gimme some:

peace. i have noticed, be it the upcoming election, the current war that we are in, or the up and coming 60's/70's revival, the peace sign is every where. i think i could sport this subtle suggestion.peace, love and harmony, ya baby.

im finding,

that etsy has quite a bit to offer my selfish feminine desires.

i love this ring; reminds me of a bracelet that my papa made my mom that i now have and love.
i am a fan of this darling little design, and for 8 bucks, this might just be a steal.
i'm not going to lie, this just makes me smile.

my development

has recently been 'arrested development'. who knew a family could be more messed up than mine; kinda refreshing.Michael: Since when are you against leather?

Maeby: Yeah, you're not even a vegetarian.
Lindsay: Well, I'm not against the insides. I mean, people need meat to survive.
Michael: You are aware they don't remove it surgically, right?

-thanks kris and bethany. you have forever changed my life.

im into

little rows of pretty things.

plan around--

--this sweet design from chistiaan postma. this kinda reminds me of those people that decorate with pictures from their old inspirational calenders, but cooler. a lot cooler.

red slippers

i have never been the biggest fan of red, but i think i could live in this little shop by hayon studio forever.

lovers chair

from italian designer nacho carbonell. his purpose seems abstract, but i love the creativity of his whole line.

word

aaron found this rockin site. i am all about finders keepers, but i am fine sharing this little diddy with you.

oct 11th

marks the first snow in provo utah.

bring it on winter.

best husband award goes to . . .

. . . aaron oldham for . . . bringing me bright orange flowers after work, whisking me off to d.i., then dinner and a movie. what a friday night, am i right?

LOVES

It's a BOY!

Arrived: Oct. 10, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Weighs: 5 lbs 4 oz
Measures: 1 x 14.1 x 9.6 inches

It sleeps all night without a sound. True love.

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does anyone ever feel this way about their weekends?

cup o' tea

how rad is this?
found at uncommongoods.com--worth a gander for sure.

more good deals

for $49.99 i am quite certain this is a steal.

free.99

pretty sure that free hand bags on the hour, every hour is the way to go.

http://www.handbagplanet.com

check it. what what.

dont you--

--hate it when you wake up, feel something sticky under your pillow, lift up the pillow to find a spider leg and then notice that there is a HUGE spider just chillin' all curled up, shriveled and dead on the underside of your pillow?

i thought i was going to throw up. good morning wednesday!

i want

these fabrics in our bedroom. delightful.

the cougars--

--have a new member. aaron got accepted to byu this afternoon.

can i get a 'woop-woop'?

i <3

enrique iglesias. i am the only one that still grooves to his tunes?

mid-life crisis

do you think that i should be embarassed that i starting bawling my eyes our during my voice lesson so hard that i had to leave, then hypervenilated outside my voice teachers' house, officially freaked my husband out and had an overall breakdown all within the same hour?

well, i am.

we are expecting . . .

. . . this newest addition to our little family.

SEGOfestival

free local tunes outside meets provo utah in the sego festival.



the third annual sego art festival was this weekend with a kick off in downtown provo and all day jams up at the amphitheatre above the mental hospital.

good times were had by all.

ATTN: all 'office ' lovers

tonight, September 25th, 2008 @ 7pm MST the fifth season of 'The Office' comes out. glorious.

20 years young

a shout out to my little brother who is officially 20 years young today.
reasons why he deserves the best birthday the world has to offer.
- he can grow facial hair
- he can sing like a rock star
- he has his own fashion sense and knows how to rock anything
- he is sensitive to others feelings
- he accepts people for who/what they are
- he laughs at my jokes
- he has always been a talented artist
- he can thrift shop with the best of them
- he can make the thizzle face
- he will never be too ashamed to sing the 'christmas tree' song
- he loves taco bell and mountain dew baja blast *which we all know is the best combo on earth
- he will watch chic flicks with mom and me
- he is the best brother a girl could ask for

our house

#1 i was raised right because this is the first album i think of when i hear the words 'our house'.

#2 i cannot wait until aaron and i finish all these projects that are, for now, just floating around in our creative little minds and post fantastic pictures of our home!

notes to note

i found a genius idea from this blog:
how rad would this be in our living room you ask. so rad.

100th POST

happy 100th post to me.

welcome in--

--the fall.

driving up to aaron's parents house saturday the leaves were all at different stages of decay. i life for this circle of life that brings about change, progression and unmeasureable beauty.

im really digging

this fabric collection. it would look real nice in our bedroom me thinks.

dear urban outfitters,

why?

sincerely,

your disappointed viewer

its a good day when--

you get a raise at work.
and your husband buys you a spice rack that you have been wanting for a month.
and your husband takes you out to a fancy dinner.

all without asking.