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.