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Fall

Fall Brings wonderful things:
Halloween decorations
Colorful leaves
Thanksgiving
My beloveds Birthday and my own
Cold crisp air
Football
Sweaters
Dresses w/boots

Unfortunately, Fall doesn't show up in Southern California. But that won't stop me. I'm going to make fall arrive even if it stays 70 degrees and the leaves don't change. Today after work, in celebration of Fall, I am going to go get new colored place mats and napkins to go with the beautiful napkin rings and vase that I got on sale at pier 1 on my lunch break. While I'm at it, I might as well pick up some fall colored decorative pillows for the couch ;)

When Kiel comes home it will be Fall and he will say..."you changed the place mats," "you got new pillows" just watch.

What do You do When You Get Together?

We take PICTURES!

(of people taking pictures)

Beth, Sarah and I had fun in the sun in San Diego and went Wedding Dress (I know wedding dress isn't normally capitalized but I find it as such great importance that it should be, just as Babies and Puppies should be as well) shopping. Now is the part I mention whose getting married but it's not official yet, so mums the word. Beth or Sarah, that is the question.

Here we are basking in the sun, enjoying each other's company and talking about things that ONLY girls talk/think about.

We also did a mini photo shoot in our bathing suits while we were on the beach but they are too embarassing to post so I will just post one of Beth.

The mini photo shoot is a favorite past time. Something I would do with my sisters and cousin, whenever we got our hands on a camera. We would run upstairs, pick out our outfits (you always needed more than one) and Frannie and I would ask my older sister and cousin to do our make up and hair. We would then scope out our scenery to see what shots would look best (creative directing at such a young age, no wonder) and work on our pose. Of course that was the time we didn't have digital so our shots HAD to be perfect. We only have 35 shots, that's 5 shots each, make it good. I would try my best to look like a super model, stretch out my neck and try to pretend that my long dangly monkey arms and skinny bird legs were an asset. We would anxiously wait until our dad got home from work so he could take us to 1 hour photo and we could begin the process of elimination. I actually still have a few of those photos, me trapped in my 9 year old body even though I was 15, trying to pose like Cindy Crawford but only to replicate what could be nothing more than an awkward milk carton picture. A few of those pictures turned up in our most recent shoot, except I look older than 15.

As you may notice Kiel was not with us, it only took two words: wedding dress, and he was all of a sudden feeling "under the weather." So I went by myself to hang with my posse.

Something I haven't done in awhile and it felt as good as a water fight on a hot summer day!

Yesterday for F.H.E.

Kiel and I thought it would be grand to go to the Temple. I rushed home from work, quickly changed and we were off. But to our disappointment, the Temple was closed :(. Temple work is a great F.H.E. activity for couples like us that have no children, but then it dawned on us, temple workers have families too and they get to be with them tonight :)

Since we were there anyway we took some pictures (are you surprised?) of us at the temple and then went to visit cousin Amy and catch up on some hot gossip.


All pictures in this post were taken by Kiel with his cell phone. To learn more about my religion and why we have temples click here.

4 Months & an Excuse to post a wedding pic.

The 25th marked our 4 month anniversary and the birthday of my stepmom Karen (happy Birthday, I need to call you). We don't really celebrate our monthly marks but we'll mention it if we remember.

On this particular anniversary it was activity night and I wasn't in the best mood, I'll admit. After taking all three girls home I think I texted something to Kiel like "Please shoot me" and no it wasn't while I was driving. I've learned my lesson (thanks for the video Brittany). He responded with, "I take it the drive home is going well ;)" and that was that.

But when I got home, my hot husband was making dinner just for me because he had already ate. And the movie Millions was finally downloaded, a good watch for all, especially around Christmas. And so it was, I was happy again, eating the dinner my husband cooked for me and scoping out facebook and that was that.

Then I went to change into my pajamas and my husband wanted me to listen to something. "Babe, come here I want you to hear this"
"Ok, hold on I'll be right out" but knowing Kiel that answer wouldn't suffice, so he came in to get me.
"Babe, COME here I want to show you something"
and then my voice got a little louder even though he was right in front of me, "by the time You take out the trash, I will be ready to see whatever you want to show me"
But he persisted, "Just COME HERE"
"Take OUT the TRASH!" and so he did and I finished changing and that was that.

And now, it was time to listen to whatever he wanted me to listen to. It was a song, a romantic song called Good Company. The most adorable song I've ever heard and we listened to it on our 4 month anniversary and it went a little something like this:

You and me together we'll be

Forever you'll see

We two can be good company

You and me

Yes, together we two

Together, that's you

Forever with me

We'll always be good company

You and me

Yes, together we'll be

You and me

Together we'll be

Forever, you'll see

We'll always be good company

You and me

Just wait and see

and then he said, in his cutest voice "see babe, that's all I wanted" and then I felt horrible, but also wonderful because I really did marry the best man in the whole world, and the story continues...

and here is what his face looks like when he uses his cute voice.

Bay Area

We went home this past weekend and I forgot my memory card for the camera, thus no pictures but the weekend kind of went like this:

1. Dad picked us up from the airport, said not very nice things about Oakland and let us borrow his truck for the weekend. We arrived to a romantically decorated 5th wheel, thanks to Frances and I reunited with Montana (my dog).

2. Saturday, Brittany texted us early in the morning inviting us to an opportunity for blessings and we opted out. After breakfast from chef Jared, I did my usual bay area stops while Kiel went with his dad to help people move. We then all went to Patrice's high school reunion picnic and that is when I discovered I forgot the SD card to my camera. We ate good food and then I went and got my hair chopped off! Thanks Katie! If you live in the bay area and want something done to your hair go to her she's amazing, Permanent Solutions! To see a picture of the lovely "do" scroll down to the next post.

3. Afterwards we took Kiel's family to the Olive Garden, where we ate and chatted and I watched as they carried on a conversation by using just quotes from movies (as an outsider it is quite amusing).

4. We went to church, which I have to say was a wonderful sacrament meeting, I felt the spirit so strong and then in relief society Diane Billstrom did such a good job on her lesson. It was a wonderful Sunday! Then we went and ate and packed up and ate some more and then it was time for us to go home.

We'll be back September 10th! But not before we go to SAN DIEGO this weekend!

By the way this post is lame without any pictures, feel free to not read it even though it's too late. But all in all it was a great time.

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