Six of One; Half a Dozen of the Other

Why BYU Fans Love Away Games

2009-11-25T14:30:00.003-05:00

I'm getting excited for the BIG game on Saturday.
FYI, Davis and I will be wearing different colors as usual. GO UTES!

Baby Blues

2009-11-24T17:57:00.003-05:00

My cute niece was blessed a couple of weeks ago, and I, of course, missed it. I hate to miss all of the happenings. I can't get over how cute she is. She's kind of out of control.

Can't wait to see her in a couple of weeks.

The Gunks

2009-11-24T14:06:00.003-05:00

Last Saturday the weather was kind of amazing so we decided to rent a car and go upstate for a little hiking, outlet shopping, and eating... I can't lie.. I kind of love these little adventures. It's the only way I survive city living.

Lyla loves hiking and does a surprisingly good job. She gave me a heart attack when she took off, and we couldn't find her for ten minutes. Let's just say there was some drama and after that she wasn't allowed off her leash anymore.

After our hike Davis found this old inn he ate at a few years ago with his parents. Actually, Greg found it from his old visa bill... That's what I call organization... too bad Davis didn't get any of those skills.

Here's to buying a car.

Champions!

2009-11-23T18:46:00.003-05:00

Last night we stayed up late watching Real vs. Galaxy.... It was quite the intense game and pretty exciting that Real won!! Holla!!
I liked this guy...

And I felt bad for this one when he missed at the end... Even though I'm glad he did, still sad.

Holla, for having champions in SLC!

Must Sees

2009-11-22T18:14:00.004-05:00

I can't get a couple of movies out of my head lately (Jacob might be another one I can't get out of my head)....

After seeing Previous I just felt sick to my stomach about it. I don't think I've ever cried this much in a movie... Although It was an interesting movie going experience because Les and I were surrounded by some characters so we'd be crying our eyes out at the movie and at the same time laughing at all of the crazies around us. That's what we get for going to Times Square. This show is definitely emotional but so worth seeing.

The other flick I loved wasn't quite as depressing.. Fabulous Mr. Fox. GO SEE IT. It was perfect. So funny. So cute. So everything. We all loved it. I think I need to read the book now. Somehow I missed this one after catching all of his other goodies.

Buddy

2009-11-20T09:47:00.004-05:00

The only thing better than this guy...

Is this guy??

How can I love Buddy so much??
That's just how it is on FNL... It's blowing me away ...

Flirt

2009-11-18T22:36:00.002-05:00

Lyla got a little package in the mail from her cousin Romey, and she looks super cute in it... In case you can't tell, it says, "Dog Run Flirt."

Lyla loves wearing it... Thanks, Romey.

2005??

2009-11-16T17:41:00.003-05:00

My last year at BYU we discovered this old Nintendo game called Tetris Attack and well, the rest is history. We spent more hours playing that game than doing anything else... It sounds pretty lame, I know, but we had SO much fun playing it. Joe, of course, was the master, and it was our goal to beat him. There's a pic of some of us on facebook after church one Sunday from back then, and the caption says, "Tetrix Attack, A Quick Sacrament Meeting, Tetris Attack."

I guess some things never change. ...

Tetris, Sleep, Tetris, A Quick Knicks Game, Tetris...

(of course I was the one to beat this weekend)

BTW, the Jazz won this game after playing really dumb during the 4th and almost blowing it.

Now if only Joe moved back and Nici followed everything would be right in the world.

HOLLA!!

New Digs

2009-11-13T14:44:00.007-05:00

It's been pretty chilly lately, and Lyla HATES going outside in the cold. I don't blame her, she's so tiny, that when it's cold she just starts shivering and when I pick her up her ears and feet are freezing. Since she grew out of her sweater from last winter we had to do a little shopping...

I've kind of been dying over how cute she looks in this thing...

You have to admit that hood it out of control...

In case you were wondering... her legs are so short and her body is so long, it's kind of hard to find clothes that fit her.... But this one has legs that work so she can run around and doesn't trip over it... HOLLA!!

Then we had to go to the vet today, and she was stressing out so much it wore her right out. When we got home she curled up on the computer and fell asleep.

Notice how her eyes go blue from the flash.. I wonder why hers go blue and not red??

Veterans Day

2009-11-12T12:13:00.006-05:00

There are few people whose life I look up to more than my Grandpa Huber's. If you've ever heard me talk about him, you know how amazing I think he is. He's a hard worker and applied that to his work life and to his many hobbies. He was a successful business man, but has always made time to do the things he loved. He was an avid gardener, rancher, outdoors man, boater, card player (not gambler), cook, and lover of animals. I was lucky enough to live close to him growing up so I grew to appreciate many of the things he loved. In the summers I spent hours working in the big garden with him, driving with him and my grandma to and from Price and Wyoming, and swimming with him at the Deseret Gym. On Sundays after he cooked a feast we would always get in a good game of cards with some Cherry Coke. When I got older and Peter and I were the only kids around we got to go out to dinner every week with the adults and grandpa always encourged us to order whatever we wanted. When I recently went home, we went out to dinner, and I was late. My said that he insisted on ordering the crab legs for me because he still remembers that it's my favorite. He always remember little things like that about all of his grandchildren, and I know they all feel loved in an individual way because of it.

Without my grandpa, I wouldn't have such fond memories of camping in southern Utah every Easter, or riding horses, and Lyla definitely wouldn't be sitting on my lap right now. My grandpa has a rough exterior, but is the most generous person I have ever known. It seems there is nothing that brings him more joy than sharing what he has with others. I was lucky enough to be the recipient of a pretty big gift from him that I get to wear on my finger so I am constantly reminded of what an amazing love story he had with my grandma.

My grandpa put up with a lot, especially from his daughters, but he also knew how to have fun. I love that about him. I love hearing stories from my mom and aunts about grandpa pulling up with a new car unexpectedly, or deciding to put a swimming pool in, or forcing them to water ski, or driving the RV across the country just for fun, or bringing new animals home... the list goes on and on. It seems that somehow he found a way to have the perfect balance of work and play and service while ensuring that everyone felt loved along the way.

When I think about how much time I've been blessed to spend with him over the years, I feel overwhelmed and grateful for the personal relationship I have with him and all of the fun memories we've had over the years. I feel so lucky to have been blessed to have him as a grandpa.

Yesterday this amazing man was one of 11 veterans honored at the University of Utah for his service in World War 2. I wish I could have been there. I heard it was a great celebration and one he was excited about even at the age of 94. You can read about his service here, and watch a clip from the celebration here. He's the second Veteran they talk about.

Congratulations, Grandpa. I'm so proud of you.

"Just Because"

2009-11-10T18:19:00.002-05:00

We were lame and didn't dress Lyla up ... I wish we did .. Here are some pis friends sent me of other weenies dressed up...

A ballerina weenie...

And a hot dog weenie... So cute...

In other news, I can't do the lists anymore.... It just didn't feel right...

Season 4

2009-11-06T11:54:00.002-05:00

Since we can't have Ali, we decided Brigham was the next best thing, and we had a threesies watch FNL night... and oh boy... I just can't get over it... I was a little worried since there were so many changes, but I didn't miss all the oldies that much, and these two and the newbies just make up for them being gone.... It's still the best show.

"Today"

2009-11-06T11:50:00.001-05:00

1. medicine
2. torrents
3. the panini maker
4. quilts from my mom
5. frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriday

"Part of the List"

2009-11-05T10:43:00.004-05:00

The day before Halloween I asked a little girl what she was going to be for Halloween, and she told me that her family didn't have enough money to get her a costume so she wasn't going to be able to dress up. As I've been looking at everyone's Halloween pictures the past week, and espeically all of the cute kiddie costumes, I haven't been able to get that little girl out of my mind.

Sometimes I get caught up in all of the little things that are going wrong in my life, and it takes a really extreme situation to make me realize how selfish I'm being. The thought of that little girl hit me hard, and ever since our conversation, I've felt really overwhelmed with gratitude.

The past few days I've been thinking about doing some thankful posts, but decided not to for fear of being too cheesy... But really, am I one to care if I look silly or cheesy on this thing? NO!! And November is the perfect month for that, right? Then to top it all off Nat mentioned that November is National Blogging Bla Bla Month, so I decided this would be the perfect month to try to blog everyday about little things that I'm thankful for... Since today is the 5th I'm going to do 25 things from the past week to catch up....

1. sunday naps
2. testimony meeting (it's always my favorite)
3. enough time to walk to TWO dog runs
4. patsy's
5. motivating runners

6. puppy play group
7. crock pot meals
8. davis doing the dishes
9. halloween candy
10. holding hands

11. a random holiday
12. no school in NYC so I can do my visits early
13. the crosstown bus
14. remembering watching the inauguration last year with coworkers
15. finishing a book

16. new magazines in the mail
17. a long bath
18. winning at tetris
19. getting off early
20. reading 100 pages of a new book

21. somebody to get me out of bed
22. tv homework
23. crossing things off my list
24. yoplait
25. google

"Done and Done"

2009-11-04T10:42:00.002-05:00

It only took SEVEN months...

These thank yous are no longer bogging me down... They're done!!

"Movin On Up"

2009-11-03T16:32:00.003-05:00

I feel like I'm getting old because I'm getting so much joy from household items...
I recently purchased a vacuum, and every time I use it I'm surprised by how much I love it...

The other item I'm kind of obsessed with is the crock pot I got for a wedding gift... It's SO SO easy to use, and I love it because I just dump everything in before work and when I get home dinner is ready.. It's magic!

Pinkie should be proud.. Holla!!

"I Want Candy"

2009-11-02T14:02:00.006-05:00

Halloween weekend we had some fun times...

Friday night we went to St. John's Cathedral see the original Dracula movie from 1922, "Nosferatu,". It was fun to run into Scott and Lindsey who were visiting from Arizona.... We also ran into them the next morning while we were getting brunch at Bubby's..

NYC can be so tiny.

On Halloween Slade and Andrea had a fondue party....

Andrea and I whipped the boys into shape...

Here are the results...

Pretty impressive, right?? Now, I just want to go home and eat more candy...

"Namesake"

2009-10-29T10:55:00.002-04:00

Lyla has a namesake*.... This little cutie...

Luckily, she arrived a few weeks early so I got to see her when I was in Utah two weeks ago....

*I just like to tease her mom and dad that that they named their baby after my baby...

"Wish"

2009-10-28T11:05:00.003-04:00

I'm so sick of rain... I just want nice fall weather like we had in Adam's Canyon....

"The Day Off"

2009-10-23T15:10:00.002-04:00

Karen came for a visit and, luckily, some of us had a day off so we took advantage and did lunch at Momo. The expert of all things Momo, Brigham, came along and ordered for us....

After lunch we saw one of the WORST movies every... Bright Star. UGH.
Wish I had more days to do fancy lunch and a movie.

"Dachs Song"

2009-10-06T16:14:00.007-04:00

While the fam was here I dragged them down to Washington Square Park for the Weenie Festival. Since I've had Lyla SO many people have told me about the festival and how I HAD to take her... This year it rained so I'm told there weren't as many dogs there, but we still had fun.
There were probably a couple of hundred dogs.... It was fun to see all the different kinds of Weenies.

I thought these twins were SUPER cute... Their sweatshirts said "It's RUFF being spoiled."

This fatty cracked me up...

A lot of the weenies were dressed up.. This was my favorite costume. I think next year we'll have to get an outfit for Lyla.

There were also some impostors running around... Tia fell in love with this little girl.

We ran into Jed and Heather while we were there. Jed is Spencer's friend from FOREVER, and Heather was in my ward in SLC. They actually met at the Prom we had, and now they're married... How crazy is that?? Anyways, Jed took some cute pics of the weenies....
I love this one with the arch in the back...

And, of course, one of Lyla...

The party wore her right out, and she spent the rest of the night cuddling with grandma.

In case you were wondering what the "Dachs Song" is take a listen.... It's a special song just for weenies that everyone sings at the festival while they walk around the fountain holding their dog up!!
It's awesome... Holla!

"Give Me One Reason"

2009-10-05T10:54:00.019-04:00

Conference was this weekend and you know what that means?? We've been married for SIX months already. (The best part about getting married on conference weekend... You get a "get out of conference free card" once a year for the anniversary.. Holla!) Marriage has been quite the adjustment, but I think we're both pretty happy with the way things have turned out! I guess I'll keep Davis around.

I thought to mark the 6 months of wedded bliss I'd do a little list...
"Six Reasons I'm Glad I Married Davis..."

1. He let me paint a PURPLE wall in the bathroom and get a frilly shower curtain.
2. He let me choose our first pet.... But he still loves her...
3. I've trained him not to fart in the bedroom... This is a life changer...
4. He likes to tease my mom even though her only comeback is "Oh.. WHATEVER, Davis."
5. He has somehow convinced Ben to like him even though he almost killed him on the wave runner this summer.
6. He'll not only watch Road Rules/Real World Challenge and Rachel Zoe with me.. He'll LOVE them with me.

Thanks for being a fun one to be married to.

I just realized that I never posted any pics of the big day... Here are a few of my favorites. The first three are from Karen, and the rest are from Joshua Brown.

"Fame"

2009-09-29T18:04:00.002-04:00

Sometimes I get sad about living so far away from home, or I get burned out on the city life, and then I see a movie or show that takes place in New York and all of those feelings are washed away. I was having one of those days on Monday and then I saw this hit movie...

and I was excited about the city again...

"It's a Life Changing Experience"

2009-09-25T12:46:00.005-04:00

I grew up on U2. My older brother, Spencer, always had their albums around, and you know I was always stealing them, but I didn't really FALL IN LOVE until I saw them for the first time during the Elevation Tour on 11/9/2001 in the Delta Center (which is what I continue to refer to it as, thank you very much). It was right after 9/11, and I was just blown away by how emotional the show was. I'd been to a lot of concerts, but none like that, and I didn't really understand how a band could make a whole stadium feel so intimate. I cried during "One," and I haven't looked back since.

I then saw them three times during the Vertigo Tour and every time was an event.. making shirts, watching concert DVD's for weeks before, memorizing Bonos' hip thrusts, and talking and talking and talking about it, but I think the highlight of that tour was on 4/15/05 in Arizona when the ENTIRE stadium sang "How long.. to sing this song..." over and over again the entire way to their cars.... Words can't explain, words canNOT explain.

On 12/17/05, while walking to my third show of the Vertigo tour at the Delta Center (the night after I saw Neil Diamond for the first time, thanks Davey, sorry, Nici) I was screaming "U2!! U2!!" while waving my arms around like a freak bomb, and a newsman asked me (on film) to describe seeing U2 live, and I responded, "It's a life changing experience!" Dorry worry, later that night my phone was flooded with texts of people who saw me on the news. What can you do, I'm just famous like that.

I guess you could say, I consider myself a pretty big fan, and if you get me talking about the music or how sexy Bono is... I have a hard time stopping. So, I've been excited to go to another show since 2005! Last night that waiting ended, and Davis and I headed out to the Meadowlands for the show.... It was his first time so I was pretty excited for him to experience the goodness that is a live show... We drove Scootsies out, which was the best decision of the night (good job, Davis. Don't worry mom, driving around on the freeway on Scootsies isn't an dangerous as it sounds). Once we navigated through traffic and parked illegally we headed in for a bit of Muse... I like Muse, but I wasn't really feeling it that much last night, sorry. Maybe I was just too excited for my boyfriend to come out.

Now that it's over, how do I feel about it?? I LOVED it, of course, BUT comparing it to other times, I didn't love it QUITE as much. Here's why.. 1. We were in Giants Stadium (there were a record breaking 82,000 people in attendance), and I just felt like some of Bono's energy was escaping through the roof. I think for U2, I prefer a closed roof, although, the fact that I wasn't sweating my brains out from jumping around so much was a benefit of the open air. 2. I tried to enjoy the new songs, and some of them were better live, but it just wasn't the same as it was the times before when I stood up the ENTIRE time and sang EVERY word (BTW, I'm pretty sure I'm the most annoying person in the world to sit next to at shows like this). There was actually a lot of energy for "Get on Your Boots," ( I could see this being the only song they play from this album on future tours), and I enjoyed "Moment of Surrender," but I don't think it was a good choice for a closing song... It definitely didn't compare to "40."

So that was the bad.. And the good... the stage was over the top and awesome, as usual, even though I still like the stage from Elevation the best. Bono was in his usual form... getting the crowd into it, creating emotional responses, and just being his SEXY SEXY self. And the oldies were definitely still goodies. The video of Desmond Tutu before "One," gave me chills. I love the way the band is able to encourage activism and change... It was pretty uplifting. (All of you who think Bono is annoying, stop thinking that, just stop it.) I could tell those in attendance took it to heart when the lady walking out in front of us kept yelling at everyone to "Shut the F!*& up!" That's how it's done in Jersey, folks. Song highlights for me... "Ultra Violet," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," "Stay," and "With or Without You," I'd never seen that one live before, and the whole crowd sang every word. I loved it. I could probably add a few more favorites to this list, but then it would be almost every song, so I'll leave it at that with this sexy old one of Bono.

Stop thinking you're so cool because you hate U2, and just face the facts that they rock, and you can like them and indie rock at the same time.

"I'm So Excited..."

2009-09-24T12:24:00.002-04:00

to see this man TONIGHT!!

It's the most anticipated day of my life!! I'm keeping my expectations low because I'm not loving the new album, and it looks like they're playing quite a few songs off of it... but I'm still hoping for that spiritual experience. Too bad Brando won't be there with him... I think this combo would blow my brains out.

Thanks for the pic, Nici!