Thursday, December 11, 2008

Funnies from the Daily Universe

On Tuesday, Ryan got to take pictures of the dean of the 0f the school of business at BYU for work. While he was on campus he grabbed a copy of the campus newspaper, The Daily Universe. On the way home from Provo we read the different stories from the police beat. I attached a few of my favorites below. If you are interested in reading more go here.

Oct. 18:
A female resident of Wymount Terrace called in a suspicious phone call in which a man made statements with the intent of hypnotizing the student. The student said she does not remember most of the conversation, but she called him her master. Police say it is virtually impossible hypnotize someone over the phone.

Sept. 16: Residents of Taylor reported three males making noise and pounding on their windows, including one dressed in a Spiderman costume. Police discovered they were residents from May Hall. The students explained they were bored and looking for something to do.

Nov. 1: Police received a call concerning screams and pounding coming from a room in the Maeser Building. Police investigated and discovered the screaming man was a custodial worker watching the game between Texas and Texas Tech., and was upset about his team's loss.

Nov. 9: A female student was reported missing for two days. It turned out the student had been staying with a friend and had failed to inform her roommate.

Nov. 25: A student reported a theft that had happened three weeks earlier. The student said he went into the bathroom, and when he came out his backpack was gone. The backpack contained a packed lunchbox, a fork and a bus pass.

Nov. 30: A student employee's mother called BYU police after her son had not returned home from work when she expected. Police checked on the student's workplace where they found the student was still working.

Nov. 30: Another student's mother called police after she tried calling her son and could not get a hold of him. Police went to the student's dorm, and found the student, who said he was surprised his mother would call BYU police. The student was fine and promised he would call his mother right away.

Nov. 17: Police responded to a call reporting suspicious individuals with red paint. It was subsequently determined that these individuals were paint contractors who were painting a fence on campus.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Dwindle


Dwindle: A card game that rocks!

This card game is very dear to my heart, it was the first game I played with Ryan's family. I would explain it to you all so that you can enjoy it, but I am horrible at that sort of thing. The purpose of this post is to announce that I played a nearly perfect game on Friday night. I got all but one of my bids. The reason I am so happy about this is I never, ever, ever win games. I guess it must be because I am not very competitive, but then again here I am bragging about a "nearly perfect" game. Perhaps my competitiveness has been suppressed. I really enjoy playing all types games so if anyone is up for a game night let me know!

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Privacy Please

Katie Hafen convinced me, or was it KSL news? In any case we are going to make our blog private. I would love for everyone to keep visiting so please leave me your emails in a comment or send it to me at tlindsayann@gmailcom. I'll be making the changes in a few days in order to give everyone a fair chance to leave me their info.

Happy Anniversary Ryan!

Ryan and I were married three years ago in the Jordan river Temple. We have had all of the forces of nature try to keep us apart but we are still going strong.

First year of marriage: Jordan El snagged Ryan's wedding band right from his had, it currently lies at the bottom of that darn dam. Now he has two more just in case.

Second year of Marriage: The Potomac River tried to take me whole, I almost slipped off a snowy hill and landed in the cold river. Ryan saved me (not as serious as it sounds).



Third Year of Marriage: Could Micah be considered a force of nature? I would say so! Well that little guy demands a lot of attention, with good reason too. Micah likes to wake up at night just as Ryan and I are getting ready to cuddle on the couch and watch a movie. And he is a pro at interrupting mine and Ryan's daily catch up at the dinner table, but he has filled our home with so much love and definitely brought me and Ryan closer together.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Pinewood Derby


Our ward does a Pinewood Derby for everyone to participate in, it is quite the occasion. I have never been to a pinewood derby so I was pretty excited. Ryan did all the work and Micah, Haley (my neice), and I were there to cheer him on. Ryan's car did so well that he got second place. It was a tight race and a lot of us were certain he would take home the gold. We were proud that he did so well but we can't dwell too much on that race we are already getting ready for next year's race.

Halloween


I have been dying to share my Halloween pictures, our costumes are nothing special but I worked really hard on them. I am not quite proficient at sewing but I figure I can't become a pro if I don't practice. My mother suggested trying to follow a pattern; she is definitely right. I won't try to make up my own designs until I have become more proficient. But it was a great learning experience
So here we are Barny, Betty, and Bam Bam Rubble.


I also made me and Micah a Bumble Bee and a Daisy earlier that day, I had no reason for it except that I haven't grown out of the dress up stage from my childhood. Don't judge my costumes to harshly, even though they aren't fabulous, I had so much fun with them. If only I could put that same motivation and enthusiasm towards my homework or housework. I figure it was a healthy Hobby while it lasted. And I can't wait for the next project to strike my interest.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Zucchini Bread


So a few weeks ago I set out to make Zucchini bread for the women that I visit teach. I had all of the loaves neatly arranged on the table. Well Micah was ready for a snack at so I placed him in his high chair and went to grab him something to eat. Micah is such a big boy that he didn't need any help getting a snack. My sneaky little guy had pulled one of the loaves over to him and when I turned around he had a mouth full of zucchini bread and another handful on its way to his mouth. It was so sweet that I couldn't take it away from him.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

A match made in heaven

Ryan and I have seen this done quite a bit on facebook and other blogs, we had to give it a try. You can have a blast from the past too, just click here.

Monday, October 20, 2008

11 day's 'till Halloween!

I love Halloween, I love all of the different parties that go on, I love carving pumpkins, I love the candy and most of all I love to dress up! my favorite thing to do is to dress up in pairs. Last year I was pregnant and so Ryan and I dressed up as a basketball player and a basketball hoop, Micah was the Basket ball.
I have been trying to get Ryan to get into the Halloween spirit but it just isn't his thing I guess...or is it? For his work party last year, I stayed up really late making him the coolest Wind Blown Man costume, I think it was then when he started to come around. Just last night Ryan asked me if I was done making his Halloween costume, this was one of the proudest moments in our marriage for me.So this year I am making the whole family dress up as the Rubble family from the Flintstones. I am Betty, Ryan is Barny, and Micah is Bam Bam. I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to try my hand at sewing again. I tried to make aprons on mothers day for my mom and mother-in-law and they turned out aweful, I can't beleive I gave those away. Sorry mothers. Anyway, so I made our costumes, I am still working on Ryan's.

Micah and I went to the Little Haunts Activity at This is the Place Heritage Park last Friday. We spent the day with my cousin Brooke, her husband Anthony, and there kids. It was really fun getting all dressed up, even if I was the only adult in a Halloween costume. So Micah and I got distracted somehow and didn't get all of the treats from the different stops around the park, all we ended up with was an eraser and a spider ring. I guess I'll be giving those out for Halloween because Micah is to little for any type of Halloween treat.

Top: Hally, Anna, Kayla
Bottom: Camden and Micah
Micah is such a good sport, he kept his costume on almost all day and it didn't bother him a bit, luckily it was a really warm day because he won't be wearing this little number out of the house again. The only problem we encountered was that he wanted to eat the bone on his costume, the only problem is that it's a dog bone and I don't know what its made out of. Micah's hat was a really pathetic attempt but I think it is a good make shift. I coudn't figure out how to make a hat so I just sewed fabric to one of his other hats. My favorite touch is the club. I found a bowling piun at the D.I. and I rubberband a paper bag around it.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Happy Belated Birthday Ryan

Ryan celebrated his Birthday way back on October 3rd. We spent the whole day together, Ryan Micah and I packed up our things and headed to Logan for the USU/BYU game. We also found a pretty canyon and took some family photos. We had a lot of fun, but Ryan and I both agreed that we never want to have a busy day on our Birthdays ever again. Despite the fact that we had a great time, it was a big hassle.
While we were in Logan we spent sometime with Ryan's Sister Katie, She is a student at USU right now. Together we found a cute little place to eat called Textbook Cafe, we all had a delicious turkey avocado sandwich, mm I am drooling just thinking about it. We were cutting it close to get to the game so we rushed to the stadium to find a place to park. We all know how frustrating it can be to park at a football game, or any event for that matter. Well Ryan , being a suborn Birthday boy was certain he could fit our car into a small space in between a motorcycle and a sedan. This spot was so tight that only a parallel parking master could have parked here. Well did I forget to mention that Ryan is a parallel parking master? With mine and Katie's help we were able to park the car without touching the vehicles on either side of us. Well hours later we decided to leave the game a couple minutes early to beat the rush. When we were walking back to the car we just happened to be walk up to our car at the same time as the owner of the motorcycle behind us. We were embarrassed to walk to our car with him right there so we just kept walking, as if we were parked down the road a little more. I could tell this this guy was frustrated, and with good reason. Well when we could tell that the coast was clear we went back to the car and found this this man in his anger ruined our license plate. I don't blame him for being upset but that was just low, especially because we did not touch his precious motorcycle. Oh well, life goes on.
I have one more special gift I would like to give Ryan for his Birthday. One of my hidden talents is changing the lyrics to familiar songs (a lot like Michael Scott, The Office) I would like to dedicate this number to my Man. You should know that I am doing this freestyle, no preparations here, the subject is definitely Ryan however....

To the tune of "Happy Family"

Ryan loves fishing and he loves me,
We don't like Mercury no sirree,
He wants waders so you see,
We are a fishy family!

Okay, I realize this is a gross song but it's late and it's the best I can do at this hour. I am much more clever in the morning hours.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Wheeler Farm

I went to Wheeler farm today with some friends form church. We had a little picnic together, this was a good opportunity to get to know more people. I had a lot of fun but I don't have the pictures to prove it. However, it so happens that I went to Wheeler farm just a few weeks ago and I do have pictures from that time that I haven't posted.
Micah loved watching the Geese flock together and battle it out for some bread.

Notice the ugly bandage around my arm? Ryan and I were canning tomatoes the night before. When I went to lift the lid of the pot, one of the jars exploded splashing boiling hot tomatoes on me. It was so painful! Luckily I didn't receive a single scar from the whole episode

Beware of the geese, they are bound and determined to get food from you. They are the biggest moochers I have ever known in my life.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Photo tag, Tour of my apartment

I was tagged by Megan weeks ago, sorry I haven't done anything about it until now Megan. Bellow you will find random pictures from my house (I don't think there's 10, my memory card ran out of space).
Here is my Bathroom, the we have it decorated in Green and Peach colors. It has been like this since we were married, maybe we should get something new.

This picture is pretty blurry, but It is my stove with a couple can of tomatoes that Ryan and I canned.


This spot is sort of a "catch all" our grocery bags hang here, along with our keys, Jackets and a Christmas ornament.


This is our plant table, It needs some rearranging desperately.


This Chair belonged to my Mother-in-law, she has had this since her first baby. She let us have it and Ryan refinished it for me, I think it is so beautiful.

This is Micah's crib after bath time.

Our wall, couch and Micah standing next to the couch.


Our Washington D.C. shrine, these three pictures are different angles of the Washington Monument. Micah standing under the table and doesn't know how to get out from under there, he is so cute.

This is Micah's butt! We were making dinner and he sat down on a bean that fell on the floor.

Now it's your turn, I tag: Marisa, Kortney, Dana (start a blog and post pictures of your new house) and Jen.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Busy, busy, busy


I feel like it has been forever since I have written a post. I have actually been really busy because school is back in session and I am taking classes. I talked to Ryan and we decided it would be best for me to finish school now, while I have a year left than try to finish after we have a million kids. I just don't want to resent not taking advantage of finishing up; even if I have to put other things aside. I'll still be blogging I have tons I want to catch up on, don't give up on me.
By the way I am taking classes at Utah State University. Luckily they are all online!

Monday, September 1, 2008

Surprise!

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who made my birthday fabulous, especially Ryan. Ryan was so great, he got up with Micah and made me a delicious waffle breakfast. When he came home he gave me a beautiful bouquet. Ryan also managed to throw me a surprise party; I am a very nosy person so I am surprised I didn't find out about it. I am also really glad that My twin brother made it to the party, I haven't seen him on our birthday in years.



This last weekend we also went camping with Micah for the first time. He did really well for the most part. The only problems we had was diaper changes, it didn't help that it was freezing outside, then again it can be nice and warm and Micah still throws a fit over having a his diaper changed. So after we had him nice and dry and changed into his warm pj's he was out. He only woke up one more time and cried for a second before he was back to sleep. I can't wait to take him on more camping trips in the future.


Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The joys of motherhood

Micah is growing up way too fast. I have had my hands full with him lately. He is your average 7 month old, I am sure that not everything he is accomplishing or that is happening isn't unique to him, but I am still proud of him. Let me tell you what has been going on in his life. This summer he has learned how to sit up, and crawl, he has his first two teeth!

Every morning I bring Micah into my bedroom, as soon as I plop him down on the bed he crawls up to Ryan and starts laughing hysterically. As soon as Ryan opens his eyes and notices him, Micah buries his face into the blankets, then after a second he will look up again and start giggling (just like peekaboo).

Another cute thing he does is bury his face in my shoulders and cling to me tightly when he gets scared. He is mainly afraid of the vacuum, the hair dryer and the blender; all things I use often. He tries to be brave and watch me while is use these items but when it becomes too much to handle he clings to me like a clinging vine.

In case you haven't had enough of Micah I have more to add. He is such an observant little guy, when we are eating, he will either become very jealous and do everything in his power to get his hands on my plate or he will sit back and watch as he pretends to chew a mouth full of food. As I am drying my hair he will sit outside the bathroom and shake his head, isn't that adorable!

Just when I think I am going to wrap things up I think of something else I want to share. So Micah doesn't have a pacifier anymore, with the exception of bedtime where he tries to suck on his little thumb. Anyway, he seems to be doing really well without it. However, I have found him sucking on the most random things. For example, post it notes, car keys (he looks like the dog on the "pirates of the Caribbean" ride), a bracelet, rubber duckies, wash clothes and the list goes on and on.

I have to just stop myself now because I can keep going, easily.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Happy Birthday August!


Almost everyone I know has a birthday in August. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to wish all of you a happy Birthday. I love you all so much, and although I am "singing" solo here try to enjoy my birthday song to you.

"You've had a birthday shout 'hooray!' We want to sing to you today. One year older and wiser too, Happy Birthday too you."

Happy Birthday to
3-Kevin Johnson
3- Katie Taylor
14-Mason Pappas
19- Mom
19- Josh Pappas
20-Grandma
24-Liz
26-Cammy
28-Jordan
28-Me
31-Marisa
Did I miss anyone? just in case I did, Happy Birthday to you too!

Sunday, August 10, 2008

New Olympic Event

This commercial came on during the opening ceremony's of the Olympics and I haven't been able to stop thinking about how funny it is. I should have added this bellow with my favorite TV shows. Oh well, if you are in need of a laugh here you go.

I've been tagged by Marisa

Four random things I like about my husband: Ryan and I lost each other at the Museum of Natural History, this is when he spotted me.
1. His smile, dimples and gorgeous blue eyes; all he has to do is show me those pearly whites and I am entranced.
2. His in-sock invention, I can't say any more but they will be available to the public soon.
3. His determination, once he gets excited about something there is nothing that can hold him back.
4. He is such a great father, no one can get Micah to laugh the way Ryan can

Four Jobs I have had: Me and Ethan at the Zoo in D.C.
1. Nanny, Washington, D.C.
2. Medical Records, Central Utah Clinic
3. Reception, Strong Audi
4. Front Desk, Sheraton City Center

Four movies I have watched more than once:

1. Truman Show
2. That Thing You Do
3. Two Weeks with Love
4. The Emperor's New Groove

Four TV shows I watch:
1. The Office
2. My Name is Earl
3. Scrubs
4.American Idol

Four Places I have been: Ryan, Lindsay and Flat Stanley in Amish Country
1. El Salvador
2. Washington, D. C.
3. Pennsylvania
4. New York

Four people who e-mail me regularly:
1. Baby Center
2. Ryan
3. Marisa
4. I don't really e-mail now that I'm not working

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Cilantro
2. Limes
3. Ice Cream
4. Chocolate

Four Places I would like to visit:
1. Austria
2. Italy
3. Spain
4. Hawaii

Four things I'm looking forward to in the coming year:
1. Holiday's that keep Ryan home from work
2. Trip to Oregon Coast for my Anniversary
3. Micah's 1'st...
4. Moving to Boston (maybe)

I Tag: Brooke, Kortney, Aloha, and Erin

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

National Underwear Day

Did you know that August 5, is national underwear day?

Happy underwear day everyone. In light of this holiday, I would like to tell about Micah's new underwear. As you may or may not know, I try to be green any way that I can. I have also found that this green lifestyle is saving us some cash. Some new and exciting things we have done are, planting a garden, drying clothes on a drying rack, changing out our light bulbs for fluorescent bulbs, turning off power strips and unplugging everything else. My most exciting switch however is changing to cloth diapers.
I was trying flushable diapers called "G" diapers, they were pretty easy and surprisingly cute, but they were also very expensive. I went back to disposable for a little while, but only because I couldn't convince Ryan that switching to cloth would be worth it. Well I crunched the numbers for Ryan and after he saw that we would be saving over $2,000 by using cloth diapers, he was a lot more supportive. I have been using them for over a little while now and I seriously LOVE them.
I thought I might have to spend a lot of time cleaning the soiled ones, but I just use a "diaper only" spatula to scrape the mess into the toilet and before I wash them I soak them in Borax or Oxy-clean, baby. Oh yeah and I don't even have to worry about pinning because I bought a cool "Snappi" that holds the diaper together. Not to mention it is way better for the environment and for Micah's bum.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Transformers, ballroom style!

A few months ago I was up late feeding Micah; this was when we were both new at nursing and it took like 45 minutes for him to eat. Anyway, this particular night I was watching a Ballroom competition and I saw this awesome performance. I pulled it up to show Ryan last night and I figured that the rest of you would enjoy this too.

Recalling the past


Marisa, Heather, Jenna, Cammy, Auburn and Me at the San Diego Temple

I thought I would share one of my memories. A few years a go for Spring break, I along with some of my best friends packed up into my little 1994 Nissan Sentra and drove to San Diego, CA to visit our friend Jenna. There were a lot of great memories that came from this trip but what sticks out in my mind the most is the fact that I could not keep track of a single thing. I was constantly misplacing my keys, sunglasses, you name it I couldn't find it. Luckily Auburn had my back the whole time, she always new where to find my lost items. I guess this is one of those you had to be there moments.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Weekend Fun

This last weekend was so great. The greatness started on Friday afternoon when Ryan came home and surprised me with a box of chocolaty, nutty, caramels, a hat, a Carmelle apple and tickets to the Jazz festival; needless to say I was surprised. So thank you Ryan the treats were yummy and I love you so much.


Later on Friday night we went to a BBQ that our friends Drew and Emily hosted, the best part of it all was getting Micah into the pool. He loved it so much, he was kicking, splashing and giggling the whole time, I think he is going to be a swimmer like his Dad.

On Saturday Ryan and I decided to go yard sale hopping to see if we could find some used bikes, mainly because gas prices are ridiculous. As we went from house to house our search was seeming fruitless, then to my surprise I found a great deal on a car that I couldn't pass up. It was actually a saucer for Micah. I was so excited to find this because Micah wants to be held in the standing position all the time.

Saturday night was date night, so Ryan and I went to the Jazz festival. We had such a great time, we go every year. This year was the first time that the city charged for the festival, but somehow my honey got our tickets free. Ryan likes to think that the only good thing that Rocky Anderson did for Salt Lake City was make the Jazz festival free, I thought that was a funny joke but I'm sure he did a lot of other good things for Salt Lake. FYI Ryan isn't a "hater."



Sunday was pretty relaxing, I always enjoy the Sabbath. Like a lot of people my favorite part of Sunday is going to church and spending time with family. You just can't beat a nice sunny weekend to be enjoyed with the family

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Good News Minute!

I have been playing around lately with different templates, sorry if this has been confusing. Anyway I am pretty sure I have found my favorite one. What do you think? I lost my fun poll about who Micah looks like with the changes, I'll get one back up and you can vote again if you'd like too. Micah is changing so much, I think he looks more like my twin Brother Jordan right now.


Good News Minute
I was recently called to serve in the Nursery at church so I don't get to participate in good news minute in Relief Society. I wanted to share with all of you that West Jordan has started up the Farmers Market again, it is now in Veterans Memorial Park every Tuesday from 3-7:00 and it goes all the way to October 8. The most exciting part is I live right next to the park so I can just walk over and see if they have anything I want. YEAH!!! I also would like to add that Ryan will have a story coming out soon in the Salt Lake Tribune about the farmers market, keep a look out for it.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Etreprenuer of the Year Awards




The last time I got to dress up all fancy (besides my wedding) was high school prom. Last night Ryan and I had the opportunity to go to the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards with his work, Utah Business Magazine. This was a Black tie event and it was so much fun. The entertainment was by The Three Waiters, They seemed to be a spoof off of The Three Tenors. They played off the whole thing as if they were part of the Salt Palace banquet crew. They were pretty believable at first but I soon caught on when they had their choreographed numbers and silly jokes that told so well. The award ceremony was fantastic, I was really impressed with all of the Entrepreneurs. These people have sacrificed so much because they believed in their business so passionately. A lot of them seemed to have started their business with a second mortgage or living in their parents basements with their own families. It is so admirable to see their determination and their success. So Congrats to all of the nominees and Winners last night.

To find out who the winners were last night visit the link!
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700238825,00.html