california here i come

so the big move finally happened. i am down in cali soaking up the sun and the smog. its nice waking up every morning knowing the sun is out so it will be a very warm day! as for justin, he must still play the guessing game with the weather in portland. I always knew i loved so cal, and now i remember why. the family and good food make it my paradise (though chicken makes it a close second while staying with her, she knows the way to my heart with her delicious cooking). oh how i love la la land.

this week

i love the smell of: fresh hambergers being grilled on the barbi'
i love the sound of: tim mcgraw and faith hill in a beautiful duet
i love the sight of: "tight pants mcgraw" as ben would say
i love the feel of: my warm bed at sleep time
i love the taste of: yummy chicken salad rolls on the way up to the concert

timmy at the rose garden

what a night!! on the way up, while eating our chicken salad roll/pita delight, we needed to warm up our vocals and brush up on a few of the lyrics. singing "shes my kind of rain" (and not understanding what he meant by "love from a drunken sky") at the top of my lungs never sounded so good. it rivaled mariah and whitney with pure talent and ability! and if tim would have seen us in our cowboy attire, he would have been proud. complete with boots, big buckles, and the tightest jeans we could find, we looked like we walked straight out of a john wayne movie. and aside from the grumpy man behind us trying to get us to sit the entire show, we enjoyed our time.

one more day...

only one more day until the concert of the year! okay, well not quite but it will be a good one. tim mcgraw and faith hill are back on the road for soul 2 soul 2007. for those who missed the soul 2 soul 1 & 2 (both of which i was at), dont worry, i hear this one is better than ever. they kicked off in omaha last week and i got my first hint of them last night as my beloved friend sheri ward attended the show in slc. ever since i cant get his songs out of my head! i am so excited and i will be singing the hits the whole way there and back. i dont know what to say, "i guess thats just the cowboy in me."

this week

i love the smell of: the earth after fresh rain
i love the taste of: cheesecake from the cheesecake factory
i love the feel of: the spirit as i sit in the temple
i love the sight of: my puppy as she snuggles up to me to fall asleep
i love the sound of: friends laughing

highlites of the week

so i have never been one to wax my eyebrows, but on tuesday i got brave and decided to give it a try. i let brooke do the honors. other than the pain of pulling the hot wax off, it was quite the experience. i don't think i have ever laughed so hard at the two of us all baby powdered up. brooke i am sorry i slammed your hand in the door and then yelled at you. and i hope all the wax came out of your eyelashes... but thanks for an awakening to a whole new world of no plucking.

on thursday we went up to visit justin in portland, check out his new office, squeeze in a session at the temple and hit up cheesecake factory for some always delicious food! as we pulled into justins work, and headed up to the 14Th floor, i couldn't believe this was really were he worked. with a view overlooking downtown, his office was unreal. of course we had to document the moment with a few pictures. next on our big adventure, was down to the portland temple for a wonderful session. every time i go i get more enlightened and with the help of justin, get more of my questions answered. next was off to our beloved cheesecake factory. a trip to portland is never complete with out stopping here! once we had our dinner and specialty cheesecake for the road, we headed back to eugene (a 2 hour journey). poor ryan had to drive back with 3 girls sleeping soundly. we didn't feel that bad however because he is the only one out of the bunch that didn't have to get up and go to work the next morning.

so you know when you can't remember something. for whatever reason, i can remember my 10Th birthday party at the bowling alley, but i can not remember monday! even on tuesday i had no idea what happened the day before. i suppose some temporary amnesia has fallen over me, that or it just wasn't that memorable. oh well, must not have been very important.

this week

i love the feel of: the warm sun during my lunch break picnic
i love the taste of: fresh strawberries
i love the smell of: bbq's cooking something good
i love the sound of: my husbands voice telling me good night at the end of a long day
i love the sight of: the clock ticking away to the weekends beginning