The Sweet Life

BIG NEWS!

2012-01-06T17:46:00.000-07:00

So remember how I havent been blogging so much? That's because there were really so many IF'S in our future. some HUGE ones being that Logan has 3 internships this year where he could be sent pretty much anywhere in the united states, and we would have had to pay for him to get out there, and pay for him to live there. Most likely going anywhere with him would have been extremely difficult due to our sweet child. BUT TODAY WE GOT THE WORD! WE GET TO STAY IN SAN DIEGO! Yes, all THREE internships are here! San Diego, Fallbrook, and La Jolla!! We get to stay together, we get to find a place to live LONG TERM. LIFE IS SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!

**In the mean time, we are living with Logans parents which will be a fun adventure with Landon, and lets be honest, they're way more excited to live with Lando than with us ;) **

oh yeah, life really is good.

2011-12-05T16:00:00.000-07:00

Well I've been complaining alot lately. Money, school, loans, tired, blahblahblah. BUT THEN I woke up this morning with an overwhelming feeling of happiness and gratitude. and I had a wonderful day shopping with my mom and my aunts and my sisters and my lovely son and niece. And life is really really great, and who cares if things go wrong along the way, because I have really awesome people in it. Thats all I have to say about that.

Happy Holidays, Be Joyful

spirit of thanks

2011-11-23T10:28:00.000-07:00

In the words of Josh Groban "Theres so much to be thankful for"

-My little family, Logan and Landon bring me more joy than I ever dreamed of.
-My big family!! Did you know that between our two families there are 22 of us? AND 3 lottles on the way?
We seriously have the most fun people in our lives, its awesome.
-The Gospel of Jesus Christ, Book of Mormon, etc.
-Holiday smelling candles
-Christmas spirit
-Taylor Swift (did you really think that wouldnt make the list?)
-Homemade Bread
-Brother Greg who shares his wonderful talent of taking pictures
-My TV shows, Friends, Vampire Diaries, Chuck.
-Pats famous cookies
-Going shopping and out to lunch with momma and my sasters
-My Crock Pot
-The new starbucks hot chocolate
-The twilight series, it never gets old
-My Kohls Card
-Living close to our families

I'm missing a bunch of things, but my sweet boy is waking up! Love to all, and Happy Thanksgiving! Go watch miracle on 34th street!

Hello World, Landon Is ONE!

2011-09-30T20:43:00.001-06:00

My sweet boy turned 1 a few weeks ago! SERIOUSLY? Did that really happen? To me, he's still the 6lb 8oz teeny tiny baby who loves to snuggle and sleep all day. Only he's not, AT ALL. He rarely snuggles, and surely does not sleep all day. He does however, eat cake like a champ. I have never seen a one year old eat cake the way Landon did at his birthday party. See pictures here. I enjoyed it, and I'm certain he did as well. Other things Landon does these days

-Walks, only walks- you will never see his silly crab walk again. Sad..

-Loves sharing water with dad, out of a big boy cup.

-Eats only people food now, no more baby pureed nonsense.

-Sleeps alll night long.. 12 hours most days, some days we get really lucky and its 13 full hours! I almost forget what it was like waking up every hour with him.. almost..

-He loves to be outside, and when we are at the Moore's he screams at the door until someone takes him outside to play.

-He has a big ottoman full of toys and he pulls out the same 3 things every day: a football, basketball, and baseball bat. Logan much?

-He takes a nap every day about an hour after he wakes up in the morning. (I know.. I'm so lucky! Not to mention he still takes 2 more throughout the day after that)

-He follows cousins emmy, and ava around wherever they go. He gets the biggest kick out of them. I love love love seeing them together.

-He is extremely active, sitting through sacrament meething? No way. It doesnt matter how many books, toys, snacks, etc I bring for him, he refuses to stay in one place..I've found I get more out the meeting whem I'm in the foyer and Lando can run, so I just listen from the couch :)

-Whenever 'enchanted' by Taylor Swift comes on he does this darling hand wave, booty bounce dance that kills me... its one of the funnier things I've seen in my life.

I know there are a million other things I want to remember about Landon at this age, I just cant think of them all at the moment. He's such a blast to play with, and sometimes I just have to look at him and laugh when he's being a booger, or else I might have a breakdown. He's the most challenging and rewarding thing in my life, I love him to pieces :)

(Landon enjoying a bratwurst at his 1st birthday party)

accident prone

2011-08-02T12:53:00.000-06:00

Landon fell in church on sunday and sliced his ear open...

Then he got a carpet burn on his chin when he fell while he was crawling..

... and finally he fell in the bathtub and hit his cheek and it started to bruise immediately.

he is so sweet though..

The sweetness

2011-07-06T08:38:00.000-06:00

If you know me, then you probably know my cat sweet bob. We havent seen her in a week, it makes my heart break a lottle bit. Since my parents moved to valley center a few months ago (where there are coyotes galore) we knew it would only be a matter of time before this fluffy joyness might be leaving our family. We've had her for 11 years I think..and she's been through quite alot. She flew from the balcony as a tiny kitten, she's been hit by a car..twice..her best friend (besides waz) was a possum..pretty much the only time she ever purred was when she was eating. She wasnt much of a snuggler, but a lover nonetheless. She had her very own myspace, and lots of friends as well. We have more pictures of her than any person should have of their pets. When I was homesick in Utah, Taylor and I each had a super regal picture of her by our beds.. it made life so much better OOOOOOOHHHHH THE SWEETNESS. Shes going to be so missed..but she is a survivor.. so maybe she just found a different home? Id like to think that. I luff her.

***its better if you speak in the sweet bob voice

such a party

2011-06-30T08:32:00.000-06:00

Oh yes, the missouri cousins are in town my friends! ALL OF THEM! Aunt peggy, uncle kev, pat, brenn, natalie, lauren.. and the babes! sweet reese and carson! ahhhh amazing. Throw in some fireworks, sidewalk chalk, matching 4th of july clothes, and the fair? Wow..too much excitement to handle. I love the longwells. TONS.

Momma's Boy and Real Joy

2011-06-06T09:32:00.000-06:00

Lately, my sweet boy hates falling asleep on his own. He will cry and cry FOREVER in his crib and then the second I pick him up and snuggle him, hes out like a light. Or, as soon as I put him next to me on my bed, out. Most of the time I love this about him, because I am quite the snuggler myself and I absolutely love that my baby wants to cuddle with me. Other times, when we aren't at home, this habit is quite the curse. But since he's the only little I have right now, I will savor the snuggle days since I probably wont be able to do this with my next ones..right?

The past little while I have realized how joyful my life is. Logan and Landon bring me more happiness than I ever knew I could have. Living here in san diego for the past year and being close with both of our families has been such a blessing. We've had the wonderful opportunity to live with both the Moore's and the Nielsen's. I have gotten closer with each member of my family through this. I don't even know if I could count on one hand the close friends I have that aren't my family. Stephanie, Nikki, Alana, and Savannah are my absolute best friends. These girls are all so amazing, and I love the relationship I have with each of them. Dyanna, my mom, and myself all went to lunch last week and had such a fun time, how many people get to say that? Kyle, Jensen, and Tanner have been great friends from the very start of mine and Logan's relationship, but over the past year Hunter and Brandon have also become two of my best friends. I am working on a slideshow for Hunter's graduation and the reality of him leaving for BYU and going on his mission is really coming fast. I can't believe how much I will miss that goof ball :) Brandon is the funniest, wittiest, smartest person I know. I could talk to him for 1 hour and feel like I learned more in that one conversation than I did at 4 years of High school.

All in all, I have absolutely nothing to complain about. I get to spend so much time with the people that I love, its such a blast. I see my mom almost daily, and the love she and Dyanna have for Landon is one of the biggest blessings in my life, and his. I love what I have, and who I have in my life. I can't even imagine it getting better than this.

It started... again.

2011-05-24T20:18:00.000-06:00

My addiction of the bachelor/ette/pad series. I can't help myself, it sucks me in every. single. time. I read the spoilers for every season @ http://www.realitysteve.com/ and it makes the show a million times better. I know the show is a total fake, and lets be honest they have 2 couples that are actually married, and one couple that is engaged, well I gues 2 engaged couples if you count brad and emily, but who knows what the heck is going on with those 2. Anyway, the track record for the show pretty much blows and it will almost assuredly not work out for the suckers in the end, but its the hopeless romantic in all of us that keeps us coming back for more.

This season Ashley Hebert is the bette, and come on, no one really LOVED her on brads season, in fact we were all kind of suprised to see her get as far as she did. AND if Chantal wasnt engaged right now, she would be exactly where ashley is now. But regardless, she's there and looking hot as ever. She has darker hair, better hairstyle, and her fashion sense has had a major upgrade. This season will most definately deliver all the romance and drama we came to see. We've already seen tim get completely hammered and pass out, and Bently (even though his name is sweet) is a complete tool. And how about that one guy whos a bachelor fanatic and wanted a picture with Chris Harrison? Really? What a winner. anyway, if you want to know more about the season and who gets sent home when.. just head on over to reality steve. Your bachorette watching days will be totally enhanced. xoxo

Royal wedding, what not and so forth.

2011-05-01T16:11:00.000-06:00

Yes, I was totally into the royal wedding. Kate's dress was to die for..pretty darn close to perfection. Pippa's dress was a close second. So classy.. mm I loved it. William was looking pretty dapper, and I quite enjoyed the ceremony too! It was all very sweet and romantic, I love wedds.

During the adult session of stake conference last night my dad was sitting up on the stand, and it reminded me of my childhood days when daddy-o was the bishop and he would sit up there and wink at me from the stand :) Last night he looked at me like used to and gave me the classic wink, it made my heart smile and reminded me how much I love my dad. He's so fantastic :) Love you pops!

PS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET ALANA MARIE! I sure love you sis!

My sweet angel baby

2011-04-05T12:09:00.000-06:00

My sweet little guy is sleeping right now, and I just feel so incredibly grateful to have him in my life. I know that in just a few minutes he is going to wake up and be so smiley and excited when I walk in to get him. It makes me so happy. He is so fun to play with right now, and growing and learning so fast.. it blows my mind. It literally feels like just a few days ago that we took him home from the hospital. He seemed so weak and fragile his first week, and now he's getting so huge and so strong! I absolutely love that I am fortunate enough to be home with him. I love being able to spend all day every day with him, we really are bff's :). Logan and Landon have the sweetest relationship too. Log is super busy with school, so he really only gets to see Landon early in the morning, or for a just a little while at night before he goes to sleep, and I love listening to Logan talk to lando when it's just those two. I can't explain how happy it makes me feel :) We have been trying to pray together as a family every morning and night. This morning Logan was praying while Landon sat in my lap, the whole time sweet lando was touching my face and (lovingly) head-bumping logan heheI love how happy and content he is just by being with us. I hope he always stays that way:) Oh Landon Patrick, I love you to pieces.

hehe

2011-03-20T16:51:00.000-06:00

I love this silly face that he makes..

A few weeks ago it was my mommas birthday... tomorrow is momma-in-laws birthday. Tributes coming soon because I love them both.

bff's

2011-03-06T10:30:00.000-07:00

I love my sweet guy.

This will be mine..

2011-02-22T17:00:00.000-07:00

Yes friends, we broke down and purchased the itouch! I was in need of a new ipod.. the one I have now is only a 2gb and I wanted something that would hold more and that I could have my scriptures on and the other sweet apps. I am really so excited :) yee! coming in the mail in just days!

early days

2011-02-21T22:40:00.000-07:00

I just figured out how to get pictures from my phone on to my computer, Im a late bloomer apparently. Anyways, enjoy a few from landons early days. Im sure I'll get around to posting some recent ones of him eventually! Oh and special thanks to sas nak for creating my new header. My baby is pretty darling.

wow. for some reason this is the only one that is uploading, goodnight.

happy day.

2011-02-01T11:44:00.000-07:00

I came to the moore's house this morning, Dyanna and I were back in the office working on some YW stuff.. Pat came back to say goodbye and head out the door. He kissed Dyanna and told her loved her, presh. Then he walked out to his garage and a few seconds later he came back and said "Michelle I just want to let you know I think Logan did a really really good job on picking a wife, I love you too." What a great way to start February, January was kind of a bust.

I love my family.

Following Rita

2011-01-24T22:20:00.000-07:00

About 6 years ago, Rita Schroeder drove a bunch of us young women to youth conference. On the way there she wanted to stop to get a smoothie, she sweetly bought each of us one. I remember I got a strawberry vanilla flavor, she ordered strawberry banana. In the car we were listening to the "My private nation" album by train. Rita said her favorite song on the cd was "Following Rita".. naturally :) That song has always reminded me of her, and always will. We were having such a blast on the drive, we drove about an hour past our destination - we laughed like it was the funniest and most stupid thing we had ever done.

She was also a teacher in YW's, I loved her lessons. She told touching and sometimes hilarious stories about her daughters, and taught in a way that always left me wanting more. Her lessons were some of the most memorable and spritual for me. She was interested in our lives, she truly cared. I will never forget the love that eminated from her everytime I was around her. She was a terrific role model to have in my life during my crucial teenage years.

I was lucky enough to marry into a family that knows Rita probably as well as her own family. Logan referred to her as his second mom. My mother in law Dyanna has been her best friend for about 20 years. I love hearing their stories about them as young mothers, and their children growing up together. Most of these stories will leave you in tears because of how funny they are. seriously. Their families have spent nearly every holiday together for years and years, the past few years that I've been in the family I've been able to see a little bit of their traditions - like spending every Christmas eve together.. its such a party. I love it. This year, they came over to the Moore's for Christmas eve like they have every year. Rita's health was declining, but she was there with a smile on her face. What a treat to see her and visit with her. They sang for us like they had in the years past. One of the songs was Carol of the bells, Rita sang her part, and of course sang it beautifully. It was a Christmas eve to remember, and I am so grateful I was able to be a part of it. I am grateful to have nothing but absolutely wonderful memories of her. Absolutely wonderful.

Sweet Rita, I feel blessed to have known you.

An appendix and a tender mercy

2011-01-24T09:22:00.000-07:00

What a week! On wednesday night my sweet logan lovebug was feeling really so sick. He threw up at least 10 times throughout the night, it was heartbreaking. Nothing was making him feel better, the poor guy couldn't even stand up straight. His dad and brother came over in the morning and gave him a blessing - right after the blessing Logan started feeling extremely sharp pain near his appendix, so off to urgent care we went! They took forever there, and said it was probably appendicitis but we needed to go to the ER to find out for sure with a ct scan. We got to ER and they were super quick to do everything and sure enough, his appendix was looking pretty ugly and was in need of an emergency appendectomy. They got him into surgery that night, and took care of that nasty little thing that made me lovebug feel oh so sick. He stayed in the hospital one night, and is feeling so much better. Only thing is, he can't lift anything right now, including our sweet baby boy. Doc said I could hand him to him, which would be fine but Lando is kind of a spaz lately and kicks your tummy alot, so thats a no go for logan. SO the last few nights landon hasn't been sleeping great because he has a little cold. We're talking waking up at 12am, 3am, 6am then he's up for the day. haha its been rough. Well last night he woke up at 2am, and ate and then was back asleep by 2:15. He woke up (not crying, just making silly noises and talking) again at 6:15.. i thought "well thats not too bad" I go into the kitchen before I picked him up to make his bottle. I got in there and realized that it was actually 5:15.. I wanted to cry. I was so tired. I finished up with the bottle, and then all the sudden Landon was silent, he fell back asleep! I think he was talking in his sleep :) Sweet little guy stayed asleep until 7. it was lovely, and I said a prayer of gratitude right there in the hallway. I woke up feeling refreshed and so did my sweet baby.

Oh, and just in case you forgot how cute he is.

January?

2011-01-07T10:56:00.000-07:00

I had every intention of posting new pictures of my sweet baby today, then I suddenly realized that I left my camera in my mommas car. boo. Oh well, pictures coming soon! pinky swear. Speaking of my darling baby, hes so silly. He's laying right next to me giggling at the headboard on my bed. haha? Little weirdie, I love him. He's getting soo big. All of his clothes are too short on the arms and legs because he's so tall, its crazy. His feet already hang out of his carseat. Speaking of his feet, oh yeah those are huge too.. he's wearing a size 2 now! I can't believe how fast he is growing, it makes me sad..but he's soo fun right now and I know it just keeps getting more fun as he gets older. I just want him to stay my little baby forever :) On another note, we moved! We have our own little place in san marcos and I just love it. It's so nice to get back into our own routine of doing things.

Oh yeah, The bachelor started this week. Yes Please! I already know who wins, but I'm still obsessed. You wanna know the winner too? www.realitysteve.com plus.. hes hilarous. You wont be dissapointed.

xoxox

A thankful heart, I am a copycat.

2010-11-23T11:03:00.000-07:00

Sas Nak inspired me to also make a list of what I am thankful for :)

My sweet Logan Lovebug, my precious baby boy, the food channel, fires in the fireplace, hot chocolate, apple cider, christmas socks, momma and daddy for letting me, log, and lando live here, hot bubble baths, all things taylor swift, The Book of Mormon, baby blakets and burp rags, DWTS, emmerson claire, nielsen family (including dunhams), moore family, rainy weather, WIC program, shortbread cookies, f.r.i.e.n.d.s, my beautiful car that fits landons carseat :), sparkly nailpolish, silly dancing (especially with my sasters)

Could I ask for anything more?

Santa Baby -- and an update on life :)

2010-11-20T10:00:00.000-07:00

My sweet boy met Santa for the first time this week! He was so good, only minimal crying. luckily they captured a picture of him where he was looking pretty content :) I can't believe how fast my little man is growing. He's already 9 1/2 weeks old, and smiling all the time and becoming so much more aware of things. I love love love being a mom. He is so much fun, I never get bored of just looking at him. He's not sleeping through the night yet, he's quite the big eater, haha. But he's doing better and sometimes sleeps for 4 1/2 hours at a time, so I do get some rest. Logan has been so great, and so helpful. Im so lucky to have him :) Speaking of my wonderful man, we are celebrating our 2 year anniversary on monday!! Crazy how fast time flies. Best years of my life, thats fo sho.

Taylor Swift - Back To December - CMA Awards 2010

2010-11-11T11:01:00.001-07:00

Landon Patrick

2010-09-25T17:23:00.000-06:00

This post is just a tad late, as I'm sure you can imagine we have been pretty busy lately..since my baby boy has arrived and everything :) Sweet Landon Patrick came into the world on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Everything that happened leading up to his arrival was so surreal to me.. I went to bed on tuesday night feeling pretty normal.. I had been having contractions throughout the day but nothing that made me think I was going into labor or anything. (Keep in mind, Landon's due date isn't until Oct 13) Anyways, I woke up at about 2:30am and I really thought I just peed my pants a little. haha! I went to the bathroom and sat on the toilet (sorry.. Too much info?) for about 2 hours and the leakage would. not. stop. It was barely coming out though, so I really didnt think that my water was breaking, but I came to my senses and thought if my water really is breaking, I need to do something about this asap. So I woke up Logan and told him what was going on.. he went and got his dad? who then went and got dyanna up.. she jumped out of bed and confirmed that my water was most likely breaking and we needed to call the doc. Poor guy, getting called just after 4am. Anyway, he said to go straight to the hospital.. so just before 5 logan and I got to Pomerado Hospital. The nurse checked me out and said "yep your water broke" I was also 80% effaced and 2 cm dialated.. with contractions every few minutes. Crazy. I was in shock a little bit i think.

We got situated in our room and what not.. by about 10:45 I was dialated 4cm and this is when I started to get a little scared. You see, they came in to do my epidural at 8:30.. and well by 10:45 I was still feeling contractions and though they weren't excruciating.. it hurt enough to make me uncomfortable. So I asked the nurse what needed to happen so that I wouldnt feel it when I started pushing.. she rolled me over to my side to make sure the rest of my body got numb. That didnt work.. and before I knew it, it was a little past 11am and they told me I was at 10 cm and it was time to push. Ahh. So not ready for that pain! Haha, I kept asking the nurses "Am I going to feel this?!" No one answered me...and I knew this was going to hurt. But only one way out right? I pushed for 40 minutes, and though it was so not fun at all.. my sweet baby boy was in my arms by 11:55. The pain didnt matter anymore, and all I cared about was the tiny human laying on my chest. I couldnt believe the amount of hair he had! and his sweet chin dimple, and all his other precious features. He weighed 6lbs 8oz, and was 19in long. Perfection. The day went lovely, and family came to see our sweet little. Everyone is in love with him.

The first night in the hospital was a little bit of a blur. He slept on my chest most of the night, and seemed to be doing pretty well, but early in the morning the nurse noticed his breathing was pretty rapid. She checked him out and thought she should take him to the NICU so they can check him on the monitors and all that stuff. I was worried, but I figured it was just procedure and he would be just fine and back in my arms in no time. They came back a few hours later and told his breathing was way too fast, and it was possibly a pneumonia, and he would most likely stay in the NICU for a while. The next day, they said it was pneumonia and he had to be on antibiotics in the NICU for 7 days. Logan and I went to the hospital every day and spent pretty much all day there. It was so hard having to say goodbye to our little man everytime we went home..I just couldnt wait to have him home with us. As hard as it was, the nurses in the NICU were absolutely amazing. Every single one of them were so great, and took such wonderful care of Landon. He was the only baby in there, so he had 1 on 1 attention the whole time. All the nurses fell in love with him, and one of them even made him a blanket on his last night there :)

We finally got to take him home on wednesday the 22nd and it was such a happy feeling. He has been doing so well since he's been home, I couldn't be happier. Being a mom is so much fun, I had no idea. Logan and I are having the best time hanging out with sweet Landon, we are so lucky :) We absolutely love our son.

Wonderful :)

2010-09-14T10:25:00.000-06:00

What a lovely time in my life right now :) I turned 21 yesterday, and I had the best time celebrating with my families -- moore's and nielsens. I am so blessed to have all these wonderful people in my life. My parents took us kids out to dinner on saturday night to my favorite restaurant, carvers. Amazing! We had a great time hanging out together, and no matter what we do we always have so much fun. Sunday dinner this week was with the Moore fam so we had delicious dinner, and then had family night! This was awesome, since it was my birthday everyone in the family told me something they like about me :) How fun is that? It was so sweet, and made me appreciate the relationships I am building with my in-laws. Yesterday, we had a big bbq at my parents house with both families, plus grandpa and uncle terry and aunt maryanne, I had a blast, and my families are the most fun people around. I couldnt ask for more :) You should be jealous.

On another note, Logan and I have been living with the moore's since we got back to SD. Savannah and I have gotten way closer, and that girl is seriously so easy and fun to hang out with. I can honestly say I have never met anyone as easygoing and chill as she is. Plus, she's already way smarter than I am and shes only 14. haha! Hunter and I have a really silly relationship, we are always laughing together and I love it. I had no idea how funny he was until I moved in here. Brandon is hilarious.. I could listen to him talk all day. His witty sense of humor kills me, and he's brilliant...how in the world does he not have a teaching job yet? Lame. Kyle and I have always been close, and it never ceases to amaze me at how genuinely good of a person he is. Every morning when I wake up, he is already awake and in the living room reading and studying the book of mormon. I always knew he read every day, but theres something different about seeing it and knowing that he makes time to do it. So cool :) Pat and Dyanna are just wonderful people. Since I dont do much of anything these days, Ive been able to follow Dyanna around, grocery shopping, helping at the school, feeding football players, etc. She is such a selfless person, pretty much everything she does is to help someone else. Pat is probably the most spiritual person that I know. Sometimes he spends all day in his office studying, and he'll just come out and tell everyone something that he learned, or something that inspired him while he was reading. He cares for his family so much, and he really truly does want what is best for them. I feel so blessed to be around these people on a daily basis. It is hard that Logan and I still dont have our own place, but it makes it so easy to not get discouraged when we have amazing family to support us at this time. I am thankful :) Love.

this family...

2010-08-13T10:53:00.000-06:00

is coming to play today!! for 2 whole weeks!! Oh how I've missed them.

Blabber Blog

2010-07-31T22:57:00.000-06:00

Hello friends, so tomorrow is August first, and I realized I havent said one thing about the month of July. hehe, oops! This month has been so lovely! I have been back in san diego for about a month, and time is flying by!

Steph and Nate are now Mr. and Mrs. Dunham, yay! Their wedding was absolutely beautiful and everything about the day turned out just perfect, they were glowing :) Congrats to those two lovebirds, I'm so glad they are married now!

The pregnancy has been going well, but I am starting to feel more and more uncomfortable, blah. This boy loves to hang out in my ribs, I think its his feet, could be his hands, it does not feel good. The good news is I already love him to pieces, and I can feel him move around all the time, so presh :) Oh and did I mention we decided on a name for our little lovebug? Landon Patrick Moore. 10 weeks til we meet him for real :)

We have been having a blast hanging out with our family, it's so great to be close to them again. I haven't even really seen too many of my friends because I have the most fun with my family. Sweet Emmy Claire is so dang fun! She is 9 months old now, and as cute as can be. She is so funny and so much fun to play with. I think she is finally starting to recognize me, I love her. I cant wait for her and landon to be bff's.

I miss my utah pals. Particularly tanner and alana, duh! Dyanna and brandon went to visit them this week and it made me realize how much I miss those two and their sweet Ava. Good thing they are coming in a few weeks :) I cant wait! Im also missing my job at empower group, if I couldve kept that job and still live in san diego I would have done it in a heartbeat!

Logan and I are still on the lookout for a place to live, we are on the waiting list for a few places that we love so we are crossing our fingers that those work out. In the meantime we are having a great time staying with his parents, hopefully they dont get too sick of us ;)

Hopefully August finds me more inspired to blog than July did! P.S. You need to read The Hunger Games if you havent already. xoxox

Its Starting.

2010-06-22T09:47:00.000-06:00

So far in this pregnancy, I really haven't been that emotional. But the past few weeks alot of things have made me feel on the verge of tears. Just today my really awesome co-worker Kate came up to me and said "Did you hear we are having a going away party for you?" I was trying really hard to keep my eyes dry, and I dont even know why! I DID know that we were having a party, but I just felt so happy and yet so sad at the same time that it made me want to cry my eyes out! and then she dropped this bomb on me: "The company is buying sensuous sandwich and a few people are bringing cookies and stuff" WHAT? sensuous sandwich?! for me?! Yeah, verge of tears again. and then she said "but we are going to do it on wednesday..we would do it on friday cause thats your last day but sean (CEO) and jon (CFO) really wanted to be here for it, and they will be gone on friday" WOW. so nice, I feel so loved! And kind of like I want to cry all over again.

P.S. logan and I are on season 10 of friends right now.. and there are only 2 episodes left. You better believe thats going to make my emotions go haywire! I get really depressed at the end of friends..good thing I have all the episodes so I can go back to season one when I feel sad.

P.P.S. Packing is really not fun.

P.P.P.S Im really going to miss logan for the few weeks when he is still in utah and I am in california.

Provo Vs. San Diego

2010-06-15T14:41:00.000-06:00

In 12 days I'll be heading back to California and leaving Provo for good! So exciting, but at the same time a little sad. It is definately strange knowing that I wont be coming back here, and I will probably never call this place home again. Im so grateful for the experiences Logan and I had living in provo. Our first years together were spent here, and it was amazing! Just a few things I'm going to miss about provo:
-Sensuous Sandwich (seriously the most amazing sandwich place I have ever been to.)
-Our lovely little home, I am SO sad to leave this place, its been the best.
-The huge mountains! I dont think you ever really get used to seeing massive mountains right outside your window..
-Being close to Tanner and Alana, they are our best friends and its definitely going to be really tough to be so far away from them.
-My job! Working at empower group has been challenging and so fun, I really am sad to leave this place. Maybe someday they will move the company down to San Diego.............
-The Shopping! Great selection of bathing suits and church clothes that are already modest. If only I had more money to spend on that sort of thing!

On the other hand, I am sooooo ready and excited to move back to California. I miss my family so much! I really hate being far away from them, and now more than ever I want to be close to my momma. I'm so glad I get to be home when our little dude is born, and we can all be together. Even though there is alot I am going to miss about utah, the stupid weather is not one of them. The snow is dumb, the heat is uncomfortable, and there are like 3 days out of the entire year that are totally comfortable. That is just not something that I love, and I've paid my dues by putting up with it as long as I did :) I'm excited to be home for these reasons, even though I'm sure there are lots more..
-Pat can make his famous ooey gooey delicious neiman marcus cookies
-Our parents will be around when we have our little! Amazing!
-Season Tickets to Hunters Football games this year! Fun!
-The beach
-Saster Stephs wedding!! Yay for love!
-Getting to know sweet Emmy Claire, oh what a joy that will be!
-Logan and I starting another chapter of our life, not only with a new baby but starting out somewhere new and not really knowing where the future will take us.

Ahh so excited! and nervous, and a little scared..but Im ready!! Pray for us :) We are still looking for a place to live!

Love to all of you, P.S. we still don't have a name for this little guy, suggestions?

This little lady..

2010-06-10T11:25:00.000-06:00

Is turning 1 on Saturday!! I absolutely blows my mind that Sweet Ava Lynn has been with us for a year! I am so glad that Logan and I were able to be so close to Tanner, Alana and Ava this year. We have had a blast getting to know her, she has one the most fun personalities a baby girl could have. I am definately sad we aren't going to be as close to her the next few years, but I can't wait to see the little person she'll become :) Hopefully someday we will all live close by eachother again!

My Mother is GOOOOOD!

2010-06-01T10:37:00.000-06:00

Hello friends, sorry it's been so long! Not a ton has happened the past few weeks, but we did have another ultrasound last week and it was so presh :) He is soo much bigger now and everything was so much more clear this time around. We were really happy to find out that the little guy was measuring a week and 2 days earlier than we had thought so my due date could actually be Oct 4 instead of the 13th, but I'm not sure if my doctor officially changed it or not. A lot of doctors don't change the date, they would just rather have you have the baby earlier, which is fine with me :) I'm just so excited to meet my little man!

On another note, a few weeks ago my mom went garage sale shopping, and she is really amazing at finding good deals, and talking people down on their prices :) She found a garage sale that had tons of baby stuff on craigslist so she went to check it out and was so pleasantly surprised to see that there was a TON of baby boy things!! Including a black and graycarseat with 2 bases, really reallllly cute baby boy bedding with airplanes which I have always said I liked, and a million pieces of clothing. So she called me with the news, I found the bedding online and said I loved it and she should get it. She said it was perfect condition, and looked brand new. She also said the carseat was perfect and we all know I wanted a black and gray carseat, so I said yes! get that too!! So my mom walked away from the sale with:
1 carseat
2 bases for the carseat
Basically the entire airplane bedroom set (blankets, bumper, sheets, lampshade, mobile, wall decor, and pillows)
MORE clothes for the little guy, this kid probably already has more clothes than I do :)
& A nice pile of maternity clothes for me, I am a lucky girl!

Logan and I feel so so blessed, we really have been so lucky to get a lot of things we need for our baby. We got a free cherry wood crib that is absolutely beautiful from one of my moms really good friends, and my golf coach from high school gave us his awesome Graco stroller that his little boy is too big for, and oh yeah the car seat my mom got from the garage sale is Graco which means that it fits perfectly into the stroller, fate!

Eclipse

2010-05-14T11:19:00.000-06:00

My friends, the date is June 8. The twilight saga: Eclipse soundtrack will hit stores! So wonderful, here is the track list, it was just announced yesterday, it will without a doubt be amazing. The first 2 absolutely captured my heart.

1. Metric — Eclipse (All Yours)
2. Muse — Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever)
3. The Bravery — Ours
4. Florence + The Machine — Heavy In Your Arms
5. Sia — My Love
6. Fanfarlo — Atlas
7. The Black Keys — Chop And Change
8. The Dead Weather — Rolling In On A Burning Tire
9. Beck and Bat For Lashes — Let’s Get Lost
10. Vampire Weekend — Jonathan Low
11. UNKLE — With You In My Head (feat. The Black Angels)
12. Eastern Conference Champions — A Million Miles An Hour
13. Band of Horses – Life On Earth
14. Cee Lo Green — What Part of Forever
15. Howard Shore — Jacob’s Theme

Gives me goosebumps

2010-05-03T09:57:00.000-06:00

Sweet Logan has had some practice with Ava, but it sounds to me like boys are a whole different story :) This song melts my heart.

Anything Like Me: Brad Paisley

I remember sayin I dont care either way
Just as long as he or she is healthy Im ok
Then the doctor pointed to the corner of the screen
And said "Ya see that thing right there well ya know what that means"

And I started wondering who he was going to be
And I thought heaven help us if he's anything like me
He'll probably climb a tree to tall and ride his bike to fast
End up every summer wearin something in a cast
He's gonna throw a ball and break some glass in a window down the street
He's gonna get in trouble, he's gonna get in fights
I'm gonna lose my temper and some sleep
It's safe to say that im gonna get my payback if he's anything like me

I can see him right now knees all skinned up
With a magnifying glass tryin to melt the Tonka truck
Wont he be a sight with his football helmet on
That'll be his first love til his first love comes along
He'll get his heart broke by the time he's in his teens
And heaven help him if he's anything like me

He'll probably stay out to late and drive his car to fast
Get a speeding ticket hell pay for mowing grass
He's gonna get caught skippin class and be grounded for a week
He's gonna get in trouble we're gonna get in fights
I'm gonna lose my temper and some sleep
It's safe to say that I'm gonna get my pay back if he's anything like me

He's gonna love me and hate me along the way
Years are gonna fly by I already dread the day
He's gonna hug hes momma he's gonna shake my hand
Hes gonna act like he cant wait to leave
But as he drives out he'll cry hes eyes out
If he's anything like me there's worse folks to be like
Aw he'll be alright if hes anything like me

Happy Birthday Lan!

2010-05-01T10:04:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday to Alana, aka Lan!

21 years of age today..

Happily married to Tanner Miles.

Full time momma to sweet baby Ava

My Best Friend-Who loves f.r.i.e.n.d.s

Oh Lan, I'm lucky to have you in my life! Happy Birthday old friend, many more to come!

Sweet little dude :)

2010-04-28T10:21:00.000-06:00

We are so excited to have a little boy in our family :) The ultrasound was amazing, our little guy looks absolutely perfect and he was moving all over the place. He was stretching is arms and rolling around, ahh I loved it so much. At the end he even waved to us! It was precious, and we counted his fingers and we know at least one of his hands has 5 fingers. I love this little guy so much and I can't wait to snuggle with him :)

Joy and Burgers.

2010-04-20T09:43:00.000-06:00

Hello Friends :) This wonderful weather makes me so happy. Its been mid 70's the past few days, ahh its lovely. Last night Logan made burgers and they were soo yummy. He mixed teriyaki sauce and other spices to the meat and it was so delicious, we topped them off with grilled pineapple, grilled onions, tomatoes, and lettuce. And to make it even better, we ate outside on a blanket :)Im so glad my sweet logan is good at making my burgers. How is it that this is the first time in our marriage we've made burgers? Weird.

Thursday we are making the long drive home to visit our families :) and we get to find out if this little is a boy or a girl on friday!! Whats your vote? I want a boy, but I wouldnt complain if they say its a little girl. hehe.

I want this.

2010-04-16T09:53:00.000-06:00

I decided I really really want a black car seat, very neutral and I'm not a huge fan of any of the colors car seats have to offer. SOOO while searching for a sweet one, I found this one at costco.com and its exactly what I want. Maybe Logan and I will have to make a trip to costco this week and test the weight :) Oh and its only $105.00 :)

Heartbeat :)

2010-04-01T10:23:00.000-06:00

Oh oh, it was so precious and surreal. Yesterday morning my sweet logan and I went to the doctor to hear our sweet littles heartbeat. The doctor found it within a few seconds and it was so strong! We were beyond thrilled. Finally there was PROOF that there is a little tiny being inside of me!! Ahh I love it so much, and I cant wait to meet this little one.

P.S. there is a rubber band holding my jeans together.. this morning I couldnt button them. When did that happen?!

Newsie Pewsie

2010-03-24T15:03:00.000-06:00

Lauren Longwell is pregnant!! She is my sweet cousin (in law) and is due just a few weeks after me! I was soooo excited when she called last night to tell us the news :) I only wish we lived closer to eachother, Missouri is so far away!!! I am excited to share our pregnancy stories with eachother along the way :) We already decided our babies will be BFF's.

Today marks my 11th week! Sweet Baby is the size of a lime. Aww precious little lime, I love you so much already :) and I really hope that at the 12 week mark, all the sick feelings will go away. Cause let me tell you, feeling dizzy most of the day is not my favorite thing.

I heard on facebook from Janessa friend that RC Willey was selling New Moon DVD's for 8.95! WHAT?! Lucky for me I have been lazy about going to the store to pick up the movie, so when I heard this news I was ECSTATIC. I called the nearest RC Willey and asked if the sale was still going on, and I ran down there on my lunch break and snagged one! AND it was the deluxe 2 disc special!! What happy day. AND its beautiful outside, people are wearing shorts and sandles. I love it. I love spring. I love babies. I love logan.

Let me call you Sweetheart

2010-03-03T12:00:00.000-07:00

My sweet sweet Nana. I've been missing her alot lately. We always had such a great relationship, and I honestly do not have a single bad memory of her. She was so much fun, and never seemed old to me. Her license plate on her car said "Id rather be shopping at Nordstrom" haha! She loved Olive Garden, and I remember many times going shopping, and getting lunch afterwards, most of the time at olive garden. When her cancer started to get really bad, she craved chocolate shakes from Carls Jr. She used to call me "her little picker" because I picked at the food shed make for dinner before it was on the table. I notice now, that my mom does the same thing, as Im sure nana did as well :) We used to go to their house every sunday for dinner, and there was always dessert. I think we even had dessert after lunch! She had such a generous heart, and everyone felt so welcome around her. We loved watching A Wedding Story on TLC, when it was a really good episode she would call me up and ask if I watched it. She watched the food network and soap operas during daytime TV. Without fail, she always had a bag of Lays potato chips in the kitchen, and she loved the chips shaped like tacos. When I was a little girl, I called her every single day. I remember sitting on the stool by the phone and just talk with her. Stephanie and I used to wrap her christmas presents for her so we could make some money. Looking back, we didnt even wrap the presents well at all, but she still let us do it, and had cookies and lunch for us, and definately paid us way more than we deserved. Today was the day 4? years ago she was diagnosed with cancer, and just a few short months later she passed away. Oh, I miss her so. I am so happy I get to see her again someday, I just wish she was able to be here to experience all the joy thats been going on in the wonderful family she and grandpa created. I hope she knows how much we all love her.

I guess its that time..

2010-02-25T17:08:00.000-07:00

Yep. It must be the time of year when EVERYONE and their dog gets sick. Im pretty sure more than half of the people on my office are sick. I for one have been sick for like 2 weeks now. It is seriously killing me. Not only do I have the normal cold-flu symptoms of sore throat, runny nose, BAD cough, headache, etc.. I also am feeling the very lovely morning sickness, and Im at the peak of it being at 7 weeks along. What medicine is good to take? Is there medicine that is okay to take when Im pregnant? Ive been drinking tons of water and trying to have as much fruit as possible, but the fruit hurts my belly because of all the acid. I guess I will just have to tough it out, I mean after all I did ask for it! I am so happy to be pregnant, and I dont mind the morning sickness so much, I just wish the cold part of it would go away. Darn Utah..being so cold all the time, making me sick. I cant wait to go back to san diego!!!!!

My Favorite Playlist

2010-02-19T11:38:00.000-07:00

I listen to a lot of music at work. I love it. Here is a list of my most favorite tunes for the day :

Two Worlds Collide - Demi Lovato
Am I missing - Dashboard Confessional
Life after You - Daughtry
Here we go again - Demi Lovato
I wanna know you (feat. David Archuleta) - Hannah Montana
He could be the one - Hannah Montana
Ice Cream Freeze - Hannah Montana
Sweet Silver Lining - Kate Voegele
Manhattan from the sky - Kate Voegele
Tip of my tongue - Kelly Clarkson
Need you now - Lady Antebellum
Possibility - Lykke Li
Who I am - Nick Jonas and the Administration
Vanilla Twilight - Owl City
Fuzzy Blue Lights - Owl City
Jump then fall - Taylor Swift
Forever & Always (Piano Version) - Taylor Swift
Hey Soul Sister - Train
Siberia - Backstreet Boys

My little loves

2010-02-12T10:09:00.000-07:00

I just love these little ones. Im so lucky to live so close to my sweet Ava. Alana and I see eachother quite a bit, and its such a blessing to be around her and see her and Ava together. Ava is at such a darling age, shes just learning to crawl, she laughs at everything, puts EVERYTHING in her mouth.. its hilarious. She puts me in such a good mood, plus shes adorable.

Sweet Emmy Claire is so so precious. Im so sad I live far away from her, but it is so exciting everytime I get to see her. Lucky for me greg and nik post a ton of pictures of her and I just look at them every day :) She is probably the most stylish baby I have ever seen, and has the most amazing hair.. she's 3 months old and can already have ponytails..thats a beautiful thing.

I love my precious nieces.. Im so happy I get to give them a cousin :)

haha wow.

2010-02-05T10:55:00.001-07:00

Ok so I looked back at my previous blog and could you tell I was just a tad excited? How many mistakes could I fit into one blog? hahaha oh man.

anyways, on a really happy note..our due date is October 13!! yayy.

Thanks for the love & support friends!

A Little of our own?!

2010-02-04T09:15:00.000-07:00

Thats right friends, Logan and I are expecting!! We are soo so excited, and decided we didn't to keep this special surprise a secret for long :) I peed on the stick last night, and we looked at the results together..TWO PINK LINES! We jumped for joy and called our family, it was such a wonderful moment for us. We cannot wait to have this little one in our life! We are both hoping for a boy, but would be totally happy with a girl too :) or both! aha.. just kidding..kinda.

Ive feel pretty good, mostly just really tired and really thirsty..weird? Is that normal? ahh so much stuff to learn! Love to you all. Pray for our little family :)

Congrats Girl

2010-02-01T10:01:00.000-07:00

Go Taylor Swift!! 4 Grammys last night! Including ALBUM OF THE YEAR. You have truly taken the music industry by storm.

Now go and make more music for us to enjoy :)

Nielsen Mobile Detailing

2010-01-19T10:45:00.002-07:00

Hey guys! Become a fan of my brothers business on facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nielsen-Mobile-Detailing/259480484559?ref=mf

Thanks friends!

A cookie worth blogging about

2010-01-16T21:52:00.000-07:00

If you're anything like me, you love the oogey-gooey-ness of a chocolate chip cookie. I think it is the perfect dessert, there is nothing like a warn chocolate chip cookie fresh out of the oven.

Only problem is I discovered I cannot bake in utah. Seriously, I have attemted the perfect cookie countless times here in this state, and sure they taste okay, but they are always flat, too crunchy on the edges and still doughy in the middle. Well tonight I really searched the web until I came across a recipe that seemed really great and quite different than what I had used in the past.. the outcome was a SUCCESS! My eyes almost watered a bit when I pulled out the cookie tray from the oven, they looked beautiful, and tasted so scrumptious. I thought it was only fair of me to share this recipe with my bloggie friends.

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies...Seriously

1/2 cup Butter

1/2 cup margarine OR butter flavored shortening (I used shortening)

1 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

3 cups flour

3/4 tsp. salt

3/4 baking soda

1 bag chocolate chips

Bake at 350 for 10 - 12 minutes

Enjoy this! and really try it, especially if you live in Utah, it just might lift your spirits :)

My Husband

2010-01-07T19:39:00.000-07:00

Logan will be home from school in about 10 minutes and I was about to get dinner ready, when I was thinking about how much I love that boy. I was having issues today (like awful cramps and headache issues, sorry) so I took the day off and spent it with logan :) We sat around and watched the OC (dont judge) and ran a few errands, and it was so lovely! We talked about how we want a vacation with just the 2 of us and how it probably wouldnt happen for a while but its nice to think about, hehe. Im so excited for the rest of my life with him, and with littles too someday! Im grateful for him and I hope I can show him everyday how much he means to me.

Christmas Love!

2009-12-30T11:08:00.001-07:00

I can't even describe how WONDERFUL our christmas was this year! As most of you know, my moms whole side of the family got together and went to big bear! Yes, 30ish people in one cabin! sooo much fun.. The cabin was awesome, 3 stories of goodness :) We had a dance party, all of us girls made tutu's and danced around in them all night, it was magical to say the least. Those of us who are married danced to our wedding songs, which was precious. Sweet baby Emmy, and Sweet baby Carson were beyond adorable together, more than half the pictures taken at the cabin were of them I'm sure :) We had gorgeous weatherm with just enough snow on the ground for the littles to sled and Logan built a snowman.. hehe. The best part was just hanging out and being with family, everyone was so happy to be there and we had so much fun.. We were all sad to leave, but it was a trip jam packed of memories to last forever! Here are just a few pictures that I loved :)

Dont Worry

2009-12-12T18:33:00.000-07:00

Dont worry guys, I cleaned my room, vacuumed, did the dishes, made cookies and frosting, wrapped them up all cute, and now I am sitting here waiting for my sweet punkin to get home. Life is beautiful.. and so are the cookes i made. Oh and I had friends on the whole time :)

P.S. We are going to Docs pizza buffet tonight, and that makes me miss Jensen, because that brother of ours can do some serious work there. He eats more than any human I have ever seen, seriously.

P.P.S I keep getting emails from my uncle tim, who wants music for the dance party that my family is going to have when we go to big bear. 30 ish people... Oldest being my sweet grandpa, youngest being sweet emmy.. the dancing will be amazing. its going to be a party and I am so excited. Be jealous.

Anyone?

2009-12-12T12:44:00.000-07:00

I am having the hardest time getting myself to do ANYTHING today.
-My room needs to be cleaned really bad, like really really bad.
-There are dishes in the sink from when i made chocolate chip cookies last night
-My laundry basket is filled to the top, but I dont want to do laundry because to get to our laundry room in the cellar/basement you have to walk outside, and its snowing. I dont feel like it.
-I want to make christmas cookies for my visiting teachees, but that would require me doing the dishes that are currently in the sink.

Hahaha, I know I sound rediculous right now. But about 20 minutes ago I managed to get out of my jammies and into normal clothes. However I must admit that I still have Logan's raider slippers on :)

Anyone else struggling today? something about this weather, all I want to do is curl up and read 'Soul of the Fire' (My new favorite book series, Sword of Truth, Soul of the Fire is the 5th book in the series, mmm soo good! Thank you Brandon for introducing me to it) and drink hot cocoa, and listen to christmas music while yummy smelling candles are lit.

Ok ok I just got motivated to do my tasks because I really want to curl up and do all those things I just said! Peace out friends, have a wonderful Saturday. Mine is finally getting started.

The Sweet Life - Seriously

2009-11-30T14:14:00.000-07:00

I had the best thanksgiving :) I wish it wasnt over! We had such a fun time going home and being with our families, it was so low key and thats what made it perfect. We spent plenty of time at the Moore's playing NERTS, which is seriously the most fun game in the world. We played lots of monopoly, at both houses. Lots of puzzles, lots of food, lots of football, more food, putting up christmas lights, shopping, and best of all meeting our newest addition to the nielsen family, Emmerson Claire! She is beyond perfect, and so beautiful. I fell in love with her the minute I saw her and her out of countrol head of hair, so precious! Logan and I were blessed to have 2 thanksgivings, one on wednesday with my family and one on thursday with logans family, both were absolutely delish and my mouth might be watering right now just thinking about it. The weather was so perfect the whole week, sunny and warm! On saturday though, there was a thunderstorm, which only made the experience more perfect. Being inside playing card games, fire going in the fireplace, and christmas music was truly magical. Oh yeah, and my sweet father in law, Pat made his perfect cookies, oh man they are seriously heaven in my mouth. I requested that he make them a week or 2 before we even went home and oh man when he made those I think i cried a little.

All in all, thanksgiving couldn't have been better. I cant wait to go back home for christmas! This year my moms side of the family is all coming to california, and then we are all heading up to this way cool mansion in big bear for about a week. its going to be a blast! Yay for families and christmas music.

Tonight

2009-11-19T10:30:00.000-07:00

The wait is almost over my friends, TONIGHT my lovebug and I will be seeing NEW MOON!!! aHHH! Midnight seriously is not soon enough, Im so excited!

Love,
Team Edward.

Such goodness

2009-11-11T18:48:00.000-07:00

I am so happy! I dont care if its not thanksgiving yet, I am listening to Josh Groban's Noel chrismas album right now. I have a pot of beef stew simmering away on the stove, corn muffins in the oven, and a cinnamon vanilla candle filling my house with such yummy smells. I am home all alone, I cant wait till loganzinho gets home in about 30 minutes to share the joy with me :) I am so in love with the holidays right now.

P.S. Nikki, tell greg its not too early for christmas music.

Loving

2009-11-08T12:23:00.000-07:00

I love the crisp fall air
I love logan
I love my cozy bed
I love my niece's emmy and ava
I love making food that smells so yummy
I love listening to taylor swift
I love lighting candles
I love taking baths
I love snuggling with logan after a long day
I love playing yahtzee with my favorite people
I love counting down the days til thanksgiving break in california
I love listening to efy music
I love when my ensign comes in the mail
I love waking up everyday to my best friend
I love my family
I love baking cookies
I love decorating
I love my life.. every little part of it.

Never ceases to amaze me!

2009-10-26T16:17:00.000-06:00

I love taylor swift. Every song.
today her Fearless Platinum album came out with 6 new songs. WOW! sooo good.

My favorite one of the six is called Jump then Fall. its worth listening to. twice. or twelve times.

She also has a piano version on Forever and Always. (The song written about Joe Jonas) and it is beautiful!

The other side of the door is also a great new hit, have a listen and tell me if you like.

Taylor Swift my dear, you have captured my heart once again. Rock on first country artist EVER to win a VMA. You make us proud :)

P.S. Emmy Claire is coming today, Nik is in the hospital and progressing nicely!

Sweet Suprise!

2009-10-24T15:08:00.001-06:00

I got home from work on thursday I think it was, to find the sweetest suprise in my mailbox! im really loving that little mailbox lately :) hehe. What I found was a KING SIZE starburst and a sweet note from a certain gal from the ward(i have a hunch who it is, someone with the last name that rhymes is LAVICAN. haha ) saying they stalked my blog and learned that I love mail and she was thinking about me so she decided to MAKE MY DAY! It took me by suprise, and it warmed my heart. It was so nice to know that someone was thinking about me, and I only started getting to know this girl the past few months! I gotta tell ya, sometimes a girl like me needs a sweet girl like her to lift my spirits :) I think ill be done writing for now seeing as I have said 'sweet' alot in this short but sweet bloggie.

ShellMoore

ps. Im loving the rain thats pounding against my window right now.

The Hills.

2009-10-21T17:04:00.000-06:00

I have seen every episode of the hills - dont judge. HOWEVER I have mixed feelings about this season a little?
-I was team kristen on laguna beach, can't really decide if I still am. She seems a little weird now? I dont know, help me out on this one.
-I miss lauren! I used to think she was boring, now the hills is just not the same. and I miss her clothes.
-I am a huge fan of spencer and his cowboy hat, which is really weird because I used to hate him, now I think he's funny and him and heidi are cute together.
-As much as I love the hills.. I think I love the hills after show even more..its so funny to me..love love love it.
-its funny to me how kristens and laurens homes in laguna are like exactly the same - seriously. and they drive the same car? weird.
-Oh and Lauren is still the voice of "Previously on the hills.."
-Justin Bobby? What is this guys deal? Secretly I want him and audrina to be together, hes a dirtbag. why do I feel this way?

haha. Gotta love these shows. does anyone agree with me?

It brings me joy.

2009-10-20T10:26:00.000-06:00

DISCLAIMER: this picture has nothing to do with the blog, I just really love him

It brings me joy to see mail in my mailbox after a long day at work from 6am to 3pm( listening to angry moms who have not yet received their kids halloween costumes I might add) It brings me even more joy when the mail is from my sweet mother in law, Dyanna. ESPECIALLY when she sends me some peppermint hot chocolate just because she saw it and thought of me. Getting mail is so exciting to me, always has been. But yesterday I wasnt feeling great - apparently the flu is going around- and after work all I wanted to do was put pj's on and get cozy with my book. What a sweet suprise to get my favorite treat in the mail from one of my favorite people in the world :) Dyanna, you really did brighten my day!

P.S. Congratulations to Steph and Nate! I know everyone already knows, but I am SO SO SO happy that these to lovebirds found eachother and are going to be married so soon :) I love you saster steph and brother nate. Eternity is going to be a blast!

Front Porch Decor!

2009-10-17T21:58:00.000-06:00

Made a wreath and decorated my little porch! So fun and soo easy :) I want to learn to be crafty. Suggestions? What else can I do?! Oh I can already see lovely christmas decor in my head.. mmm

TOP 15

2009-10-01T12:35:00.000-06:00

I love music. Here's a list of my favorite 15 songs of the moment. They are in no particular order.. some are old songs some are new. enjoy :)

1. Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA

2. Jordin Sparks - Battlefield

3. Matt Kearney - Closer to Love

4.Beyonce - Halo

5. Taylor Swift - Fearless

6. Kellie Pickler - Best Days of your life

7. Lifehouse - First Time

8. Lenka - The Show

9.Taylor Swift - Fifteen

10.Katy Perry - Waking Up in Vegas

11. Rihanna - Run this town

12. Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) - He could be the one

13. Demi Lovato feat. Joe Jonas - This is me

14. Selena Gomez - Magic

15. Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato - Send it on

There you have it, these songs make me feel happy :)

quick trip :)

2009-08-31T10:15:00.001-06:00

On friday I flew home to san diego to suprise sister nik for her baby shower on saturday!! It was a perfect little trip and it was a blast hanging out with my family. On friday night (after i jumped out of the closet and suprised nikki with my presence) we went out for pizza and enjoyed eachothers company :) saturday was the day of the shower.. in the morning steph and I finished up making ADORABLE bows and headbands for sweet baby emmerson- she is going to be the best dressed baby around.. (but really I am going to start making more bows and what not its so fun and soo easy) and then we were off to the shower! It was soo dang cute - everything was so girly and pink. Nikki and emmy got sooo much stuff, all the necessary things to make sure she is dolled up every day :) it was fun visiting with people I havent seen in a while, like rachel and sweet RYDER! Ryder is the little guy I used to nanny for when logan and I were engaged. I started with him when he was only like 2 months old and noe hes a little over a year - so he didnt recognize me, but hes still so dang cute. All in all it was a successful shower and well worth the trip home :) I spent the rest of my time hanging out with steph, and sunday morning I spent at the moores. I love my families to pieces and I am so grateful for the love I get from every single member of my family. I miss you san diego - We will meet again soon! xoxo

changed it up a bit :)

2009-08-20T19:41:00.001-06:00

I cut my hair!

Pink Hot Chocolate

2009-08-14T21:11:00.001-06:00

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a hot chocolate fanatic. it doesnt matter if its the middle of summer, anytime is a good time for the delicious treat. A few months ago when my mother-in-law Dyanna was in town, we went to this super cute place called Gardner Village and there was this darling tea store (cant remember the name at the moment) and I found BLISS. PINK HOT CHOCOLATE!!! I've kind of forgotten that I had it stored in my cupboard, and tonight sweet Logan said "Do you want pink hot chocolate?" Oh boy I did. So we tried it and I was anything but disappointed. Plus its pink - who wouldnt love it? I recommend trying it, even if you dont love hot chocolate, because this kind of tastes like a cupcake with frosting turned into a delicious hot drink. You will be satisfied. I promise.

Mrs. Alana Moore

2009-07-25T12:08:00.000-06:00

So Alana and I grew up together.. our parents have always been really good friends, which was great because we got to be good friends as well :) Lucky for us - We married twins!!! Tanner and Alana make living in utah worth it for Logan and I. We really only hang out with eachother, and I'm pretty sure we are all okay with that. We have wayy too much fun together and I think we drive our husbands crazy half the time. And they are crossing their fingers that we never get pregnant at the same time, when really Alana and I think it would be the most fun thing ever. We are so much more alike than we ever thought we were. We can just look at eachother and laugh because we usually know what the other is thinking. It's either that or other people laugh at us and we arent laughing because we cant figure out whats funny.. oh I love having her around.

The Joys of Shell and Alana
-we have equal obsession with friends
-We have the same level of smarts and maturity
-We cry at the same time - yes we know the reasons we cry are usually rediculous
-We rarely get jokes and most of the time have to ask eachother "did you get that?"
-We laugh so hard we cry - really really cry
-We have so many "you had to be there" moments although some of those moments happened while other people we around and no one else thought it was funnny? maybe we are just special.

All in all having Alana as my sister (in law) and as such a wonderful friend is a huge blessing :) growing up with eachother and then becoming family is awesome! and I am so excited to watch her beautiful family grow and someday our kids will play together - How cool that our kids will be cousins! Who woulda thought? :)

Disney Music? Yes please!

2009-07-15T09:47:00.001-06:00

I'm a fan! I love Hannah Montana music AND Miley Cyrus.. Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez are darling. The music is so dang fun and happy, I love it. and the jonas brothers rock too.

Disneyland!

2009-07-07T15:58:00.000-06:00

On thursday we are going to disneyland for logan and tanners birthday because they gets in free.. but theres a bunch of others going and we are trying to find a more affordable way to go :) Does anyone know any great deals for disneyland??????? PLEASE LET ME KNOW!

San Diego in 3 days!!!

2009-06-30T10:39:00.000-06:00

Logan and I are ecstatic to go home on Friday! We are going to be there July 3-12. I get to spend 4th of july with my family! and if you know us at all - you know we LOVE this holiday- dress from head to toe in patriotic colors and play with sidewalk chalk and we have an annual 4th of july breakfast every year in our backyard. We spend the day at the pool or the beach and finish it off with fireworks. I just love this day. I love my sisters. Im so excited to be there with them on our favorite day. PLUS we get to celebrate steph, logan/tanner, and nikkis birthday while we are there!

On another note, I read My Sisters Keeper. I have to say I didn't really love it.. there were way too many swear words for my taste, and the story wasnt great. But the trailer to the movie looks way good- much better than the book. If you have already seen the movie, let me know how it is! Cause I will probably just wait to see it in the dollar theatre.

Michelle's Favorite Books

2009-06-24T22:47:00.000-06:00

I read a lot of books. I have loved reading my whole life and I love sharing books with people. In fact I am probably missing most of my favorite books because I want other people to read them so I let people borrow them and sadly I never get them back. So, I've decided to post to my bloggie friends about my favorite books and if you so desire - go have a read :)

My first book I'll write about is called 'Say Goodnight Gracie.' I read it in 7th grade and absolutely fell in love with it. I have read it more times than I can count, and it's just one of those books I never get sick of. My sister Stephanie (Who has never been much of a reader) read this book and could not put it down! It's a story about two best friends, Morgan and Jimmy. It tells about them going through high school together and trying to pursue their dreams - and then dun dun dun tragedy hits, and you see the characters cope through it. Sounds cheesy and hey maybe it is.. but it captured my heart the first time and still does :) Plus you can buy the book for like a penny at amazon.com :) Enjoy.

Jon & Kate plus 8

2009-06-22T23:38:00.000-06:00

Is anyone else totally sad that they are getting a divorce? My heart just breaks for those kids who not only have to deal with their parents separating, but they have to do it on national television! goodness, its just so sad to me. I want to cry. I pretty much figured they were going to get a divorce.. but I was definitely holding on to the hope that they would work it out.
best of luck to the Gosselins!

our new place part 2

2009-06-16T22:57:00.001-06:00

So we are basically done making our house look like a home and I am soo happy with it! Its exciting that we finally have room for all our cute things. So here are the pictures (mostly for my family so all you others out there, sorry for the overload) Enjoy!!

Ava Lynn Moore

2009-06-12T10:18:00.000-06:00

She's here! this is quick because i gotta go! BUT shes 8 lbs 12 oz 19 pounds. Ill blog more about my sweet neice later!

xoxox

Our New Place.

2009-06-10T22:44:00.000-06:00

We are finally in a place we love that is all our own!!
you seriously have no idea how much joy this brings into my life. If you saw our old place, you would know why I am so ecstatic about this move :) The first 5ish months of our marriage we lived in a closet. SERIOUSLY. it was so tiny. I liked it because it was our first place, BUT it didnt have a bath tub, just a shower, and a closet that would be too small for even 1 person. We struggled a little in that area :) Then for about a month, Arica and Andrew Young were kind enough to let us live in their charming basement apt while they are enjoying life in california for the summer (lucky ducks), and as much as I loved their place, it just wasnt ours. So here we are! Its this darling 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom place and there isnt much that I dont love about it. Its old and the floors squeek, but its perfect. Its a duplex, so it really feels like its a house. The neighbors are awesome and we even have a yard! PLUS it has a gas stove, and if you've ever lived in provo you know how fabulous that is. On top of all that, we got a killer deal :) We are hoping to live here for the rest of our stay in utah!

Things I love:
-BATHTUB!
-Washer and Dryer
-Super Cute Neighborhood
-Our own mailbox :)
-hardwood floors
-ceiling fans! woot woot!

ok ok, so I know none of those things aren't super exciting, but they are to me and I am sooo happy to be living here! Pictures are coming soon I promise, I just need to spruce it up a little :)

Shells Favorite Show

2009-06-05T11:06:00.000-06:00

[Joey comes out from his room wearing ridiculous clothes. He has to look nineteen for an audition.]
Joey: 'Sup? 'Sup, dude?
Chandler: [putting his hands up] Take whatever you want, just please don't hurt me.
Joey: So, you're playing a little Playstation, huh? That's whack. Playstation is whack! 'Sup with the whack Playstation, 'sup? Huh? Come on, am I nineteen or what?
Chandler: Yes, on a scale from one to ten, ten being the dumbest a person can look, you are definitely nineteen.
[After Monica gets a disastrous haircut.] Ross: How's Monica? Phoebe: She's calmed down a bit. I put a clip on one side, which seems to have stopped the curling. Ross: How's the hair? Phoebe: I'm not gonna lie to you Ross. It doesn't look good. Joey: Can we see her? Phoebe: No, your hair looks too good. I think it would only upset her. Rachel: Oh. Phoebe: Ross, you can go on in.

[Playing Football]
Monica: Okay Phoebs, you know what you're doing right?
Phoebe: Yeah.
Monica: Okay Joey's gonna catch the ball and you and I are gonna block.
Phoebe: What's block?
Monica: Phoebe, I thought you said you knew what you're doing.
Phoebe: I thought you meant in life.
Rachel: Honey what are you doing here? Phoebe: [to Ross] Which sister is this, the spoiled one or the one that bit her? Jill Green: Daddy cut me off. Phoebe: [to Ross] Never mind I got it. Jill Green: And you know what I said to him? I said, I'm gonna hire a lawyer and I'm gonna sue you and take all your money and then cut *you* off! Rachel: Wow! What did he say? Jill Green: He said he wouldn't pay for my lawyer!

Phoebe: I just went to my old apartment to get you the-the cookie recipe and the stupid fire burned it up!
Monica: No! Why didn't you make a copy and-and keep it in a fireproof box and keep it at least a hundred yards from the original?
Phoebe: [pauses] Because I'm normal!

cheers! I love friends :)

sweet brothers

2009-06-04T18:46:00.000-06:00

Today when I got home from running a few errands I saw Logan and his brother Kyle at the park across the street playing catch :) It really made my heart smile to see them both so happy and having fun together. I'm so thankful for the relationship that logan has with his family, especially his brothers. Im so glad that my children will have not only my father, brothers, and husband as amazing men to look up to, but logan's brothers and father as well. I have been blessed with two remarkable families in my life, I dont know what I ever did to get so lucky!

In case you missed it..

2009-06-01T09:07:00.000-06:00

Here it is, AMAZING! enjoy :) and watch it a million times, because i have.

New Moon- Official

I love this boy.

2009-05-30T22:09:00.000-06:00

Words cant even express how much I love my husband! Every day I am completely amazed by him, and I am so lucky to come home to the best person I know :) He's so good to me and doesnt even mind when i wake him up in the middle of the night and say "I miss you, lets snuggle." He plays with my hair when I ask him to. At least twice a day he says "hey shell guess this song" and most of the time its our song 'first time' by lifehouse,which makes me smile all the time. He lets me watch the cooking channel, when really he wants to watch ESPN. I could go on and on about all the sweet things he does for me. But mostly I just wanted to say that I really am the luckiest girl in the universe, and thanks to my wonderful mother-in-law Dyanna for raising my favorite person ever :)

p.s. you can view Dyanna's blog here

television.

2009-05-18T22:03:00.001-06:00

Logan and I are big fans of 24.. Jack is the man for sure. However tonights season finale was such a dissapointment!! We were so bummed.. but jack is still alive so thats a plus.. but everything was pretty predictable and slightly boring. Even still, we will probably be back for more on season 8..the creative show will find some new ways to capture our attention :)

on another note, im VERY excited for Kristen to replace Lauren on the hills. I was team kristen back in the day on laguna beach, and cant wait til september when the first 10 episodes of the new season with her in it begins to air! woot woot!

Oh and the greys anatomy season finale last week had me freaked out for a few days when we found out that GEORGE GOT HIT BY A BUS. crazy tv.. we lived without it for 5 months.. now we watch way too much of it

enough said.

2009-04-23T19:03:00.000-06:00

Because the trend in society today is away from the values and principles the Lord has given us, you will almost certainly be called upon to defend that which you believe. Unless the roots of your testimony are firmly planted, it will be difficult for you to withstand the ridicule of those who challenge your faith. When firmly planted, your testimony of the gospel, of the Savior, and of our Heavenly Father will influence all that you do throughout your life. The adversary would like nothing better than for you to allow derisive comments and criticism of the Church to cause you to question and doubt. Your testimony, when constantly nourished, will keep you safe.

-President Thomas S. Monson

Weekend Joy

2009-04-13T17:02:00.000-06:00

Logan and I are both working a ton these days, so we haven't really had a alot of time to do fun things lately. But this weekend was absolutely wonderful. On saturday logan was gone for a little bit so I decided to get some fun easter things and suprise him when he got home. I got a basket together with tons of candy and a few games :) We really are little kids at heart! We boiled some eggs and got ready to decorate them. My mom had us decorate eggs every year growing up, so I couldnt pass it up. We had so much fun hanging out and being goofy acting like kids.

On sunday we went to church with tanner and alana, and then ate dinner at logans grandmas. Everyone just brought tons of food,it was soo goood! Complete with ham, cornbread, asparagus, carrots, salad, twice baked potatoes, and garlic bread. Our first easter together was a happy one! Yay for many more to come and with littles to share it with!

alphabet soup

2009-03-04T11:35:00.000-07:00

A ]
- Available: only to sweet logan lovebug
- Age: nineteen years of age
- Annoyance: the rugrats that im babysitting/
- Animal: sweet bob and wazz

[ B ]
- Beer: not even a little
- Birthday: september 13 1989
- Best Friend: logan, steph, nikki, alana, momma
- Body Part on opposite sex: Logan Moore
- Best feeling in the world: bubble baths
- Blind or Deaf: deaf. probably. i dont know. i like both those senses :)
- Best weather: springtime :)
- Been in Love: Currently. FOREVER
- Been on stage?: i have before. but not recently.
- Believe in Magic: in a young girls heart! and yes i do believe in magical things.
- Believe in Santa: totally.

[ C ]
- Candy: twix, milky way, swedish fish, skittles, starburst, sour patch kids, you name it, i love it.
- Color: mostly pink, but i love all colors
- Chocolate/Vanilla: chocolate
- Chinese/Mexican: chinese
- Cake or pie: chocolate satin pie from marie calendars
- Continent to visit: ive never been anywhere. so i dont really know..
- Cheese: i LOVE cheese. all kinds

[ D ]
- Day or Night: i like both equally :)
- Dance in the rain: id love to!

[ E ]
- Eyes: i have green eyes, but sometimes they arent so green.
- Everyone's got: a nosey posey.
- Ever failed a class?: no way.

[ F ]
-Full Name:Michelle Linda Moore
- First thoughts waking up: I have to go to the bathroom.
- Food: in n out. or anything with alot of cheese.and brownies

[ G ]
- Greatest Fear: not being able to have sweet littles
- Goals: lots of littles, and lots of happiness
- Gum: spearmint, or watermelon
- Get along with your parents?: always
- Good luck charm: mm i dont really have one.

[ H ]
- Hair dark brown
- Height:5'6"
- Happy: so much happiness
- Holiday: i love the fourf of july.
- How do you want to die: old and happy

[ I ]
- Instrument: i love the sound of the piano.

[ J ]
- Jewelry: my wedding ring
- Job: I know all there is to know about hollister co.

[ K ]
- Kids: are really funny most of the time.
- Kickboxing or karate: kickboxing would be sweet, but i probably wont try it anytime soon.
- Keep a journal?: most definately

[ L ]
- Longest Car Ride: I think CA to ID
- Love: is unconditional
- Letter: mail is so fun to get, and suprise love letters from logan
- Laughed so hard you cried: almost everytime

[ M ]
- Milk flavor: ovaltine :)
- Movies:High school musical 1.2&3.
- Motion sickness?: yes yes, for my whole life.
- McD’s or BK: i pretty much dont like either one.

[ N ]
- Number of Siblings: 2 nielsen brothers. 2 nielsen sisters. 2 moore sisters. 5 moore brothers.
- Number of Piercings: one in each ear
- Number: 7 will always be my favorite

[ O ]
- One wish: I wish i enjoyed being physically active

[ P ]
- Perfect Pizza: pepperoni all the way. from costco. or pizza hut
- Pepsi/Coke: i dont drink soda. i like water and ovaltine and orange juice

[ Q ]
- Quote: "It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry, I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of his blessings, He will hear our prayers." -Pres Gordon B Hinckley

[ R ]
- Reason to cry: at goodbyes.
- Reality TV Show: american idol. the city. the hills.
- Radio Station: i like ipods instead
- Roll your tongue in a circle?: im not sure
- Ring size: 5.45 or something

[ S ]
- Song right now:lucky - colbie and jason
- Shoe size: 7.5
- Salad Dressing: balsamic
- Sushi: im not a fan
- Skipped school: sometimes i left to get lunch. or went late because i got breakfast
- Slept outside: only in a tent
- Sing well?: haha.. no but i love doing it anyway
- In the shower?: love to.
- Swear?:negative
- Strawberries/Blueberries: STRAWBERRIES dipped in chocolate

[ T ]
- Time for bed: haha 9:00
- Thunderstorms: i love them!

[ U ]
- Unpredictable: i dont think so

[ V ]
- Vacation spot: Hawaii. San Diego. Cabo

[ W ]
- Weakness: clothes
- Which one of your friends acts the most like you: steph and nikki
- Who makes you laugh the most: gregory john
- Worst feeling: homesick feelings make me sad
- Wanted to be a model?: not so much
- Where do we go when we die?: I can teach you about the Plan of Salvation if you want :)
- Worst Weather?:COLD. brr

[ X ]
- X-Ray[s]: I used to sleep with him on my face, now i cant. i guess im too old or something.

[ Y ]
- Year it is now: 2009 already. thats crazyy
- Yellow: my shirt is yellow.

[ Z ]
- Zoo animal: polar bears

LAST PERSON WHO…

[ 1 ] Slept in a bed beside you?
my sweet logan

[ 2 ] You went to the mall with?
alana marie

[ 3 ] You went to dinner with?
hmm.. logan and tanner and alana

[ 4 ] You talked to on the phone?
momma

[ 5 ] Made you laugh?
logan

[ 6 ] Hugged you?
sierra pennock, when she left for preschool

[ 7 ] Said they loved you?
logan

[ 8 ] Held your hand?
logan

[ 9 ] Spoke with?
caden

[ 10 ] You cried over?
i almost cried when i watched High school musical 3 last night. haha :)

Lucky Im in love with My Best Friend

2009-03-03T08:57:00.001-07:00

And so I'm sailing through the seaTo an island where we'll meetYou'll hear the music fill the airI'll put a flower in your hairThough the breezes through treesMove so pretty you're all I seeAs the world keeps spinning roundYou hold me right here right now

I love my logan lovebug:)

Long time no see!

2009-01-27T14:20:00.000-07:00

Hi friends! utah is snowy snowy. But i dont mind it so much seeing as i dont have a job yet and therefore i leave the house is little as possible :) Driving in the snow truly scares me. Speaking of this job search though, does anyone here in provo or nearby have any ideas at all of how to go about finding a job? I look at craigslist constantly but it never seems to work out. I am struggling! I need help!

Marriage Bliss

2008-12-10T16:36:00.000-07:00

Logan and I have been married for 18 days! How wonderful it has been :) We are so in love and have enjoyed every minute of it (despite the freezing cold weather) Its been a joy being able to be a wife and cook food for my sweet husband. Shopping with gift cards is my new favorite thing and I just cant wait till we are completely settled in and our apartment is officially cute :) in the mean time here are some pictures of our wedding day!

joynessss

2008-11-22T00:51:00.000-07:00

First things first, my wedding day is tomorrow! THANK THE HEAVENS.. it feels like weve been engaged for 12 years. :) so needless to say im ready and happy and excited and i just cant wait to be mrs. moore!

AND HOLY COW TWILIGHT was AMAZING! i cant get over how fantastic it was, Edward Cullen.. there are no words. the movie was brilliant. the book was brilliant. the love story is brilliant. Lets just say i was a little crabby before the movie, and when i left i was happy as a clam :) I love stephanie meyer and i just want to give her a big hug and tell her thank you because she brought so much joy to my life tonight :)
Now off to my little bed for the last time as a single gal here in the nielsen home. Goodnight all, ill catch up when im married :)

tagged by nikki nielsen.

2008-11-12T15:40:00.000-07:00

Tagged.
Favorite Person (outside of family)? Thats hard because I mostly only hang out with family. I even work for family... but lets see here probably ashlynd taylor alexa and ashley. These 4 girls have been my friends for years and we still love eachother dearly :) and of course the moores, but in 9 days they WILL be family so that doesnt count i guess!

Favorite Food? anything with cheese. I realized i really love pizza. Cheeseburgers. and eggo waffles, i like them better than homemade :)

Quirks about you? I sleep with a stuffed animal dog covering my eyes. thats pretty weird i guess

Any regrets in life? I regret that i ate a huge bag of hot cheetos the other day on the drive home from utah, it made me a little sick.

Favorite Charity/Cause? Mm, theyre all good. :)

Favorite Blog recently? I always love nikki crandalls, because her littles are so precious.

Something you can't get enough of? Logan Miles Moore, Hot chocolate, and f.r.i.e.n.d.s

Worst Job you've ever had? Ive pretty much liked every job ive had, but platos closet had to have been the worst.

What job would you pay not to have? giving old people baths.

Guilty Pleasure? 90210 old and new. one tree hill.

Got any confessions? nope sir.

If you had $1000 dollars to spend on yourself how would you spend it? Id get a new wardrobe or a nice tv.

Favorite thing about your house? My momma decorates it pretty.

Least favorite thing about your house? I love my house.

One thing you are bad at? Working out.

One thing you are good at? taking care of little ryder.

If you could change one thing about your circumstances, what would it be? I wish logan could be done at BYU so we could live in southern california right when we get married :) but thats okay i still love him.

Who would you like to meet someday? Hilary Duff. and the friends cast, holy cow i would die.

What makes you feel sexy? dressing up as a lottle for halloween.

Who is your real life hero? My daddy. aw..

What is the hardest part of your job? My job is awesome. i get paid to take care of the sweetest baby in the world, i love him.

When are you most relaxed? Driving home from work listening to music on del dios highway. love that drive.

Do you agree or disagree with the recent article that reported that blogs are authored by narcissists? Ive never read it, and i dont think i would really care.

Why do you blog? gives me something to do:) i like to share my thoughts and read about other peoples life :)

i tag anyone who reads this, cause not many do :)

Help!

2008-10-30T13:54:00.001-06:00

Logan and I are having the hardest time finding a place to live in provo, I know married housing is ridiculous there, so if any of you have any ideas or suggestions please let me know! thanksssss

HSM3

2008-10-26T19:09:00.000-06:00

Along with friends, the hills, one tree hill, and 90210.. Disney channel is an all-time favorite of mine, which means I have passionately loved High School Musical, High School Musical 2, and the most recent High School Musical 3: Senior Year! I went to see it yesterday with sister nik and absolutely LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT! Theres something about the corny dance moves and cliche songs that just sucks me in and keeps me addicted forever. I came home and bought the soundtrack on itunes right away! This is what has been keeping me entertained :)

quotes

2008-10-14T22:22:00.000-06:00

"Are these perilous times? They are. But there is no need to fear. We can have peace in our hearts and peace in our homes." --President Gordon B. Hinckley

"He is your Savior, your Redeemer, your Shepherd. He knows and loves you perfectly. How well do you know Him?"

"The Church exists to exalt the family. And the family is the fundamental unit of the Church." --Elder Russell M. Nelson

"Lucifer is determined to devour marriages and families, because their demise threatens the salvation of all involved and the vitality of the Lord's kingdom itself." --Sister Sheri L. Dew

"It is exciting to realize that even though the Lord has all things at his disposition...His greatest interest is still the happiness of each of us."

these quotes made me happy today :) enjoy

Thoughts :)

2008-10-14T22:08:00.000-06:00

FIRST i want to remind everyone that Logan and I are getting married in 5 and a half weeks :) Its insane how fast it is going by! It still seems a ways away for me, but in the big picture time has absolutely flown by! I just cant wait to be married.

So this week the Yes on Prop 8 signs have been delivered and put up in various places in california, this really makes me happy and excited that so many people are showing there support. With that said, we put one up on our front lawn and in broad daylight someone came up and took it down! We were home we just didnt see who the little sneak was, but we were surely upset, so we put another one up :) But so many people have been telling people about prop 8 and word is definitely getting around at how important it is. My cousin rachel heard about it for the first time today from a friend who is extremely passionate about it and is literally calling every person she knows to teach them more about it. I think its fantastic!

On the news today they covered the story about the teacher in san francisco who took her FIRST GRADE class on a fieldtrip to city hall to watch her and her partner get married and after words they showered the couple with rose petals. i was blown away by this! The teacher claimed it was a learning experience for her students and she wanted them to see first hand same-sex marriage being accepted. How absurd is that?! As 6 and 7 year olds you hardly know what marriage is, let alone being exposed to same-sex marriage at such a young ages truly frightens me for my future childrens' sake. I cant even imagine what will happen if Prop 8 doesnt pass, the future really does depend on us and whether or not we vote. This will be the first year that I am able to vote and i am sooo grateful that i get to during such a critical time, I really am not willing to see what will happen if prop 8 doesnt pass

www.protectmarriage.com
www.preservingmarriage.org

Protect Marriage!

2008-10-10T21:12:00.000-06:00

Do your part in voting YES on PROP 8 go to protectmarriage.com to learn more, or preservingmarriage.org. There are tons of videos and editorials to teach you more about this and how truly important this campaign is :)

ALSO, if you havent seen the twilight trailor..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8arbgAbF4l4

enjoy :)

45 days till marriage

2008-10-07T21:20:00.000-06:00

so yet again i just got back from utah for the weekend to see logan. It was so so wonderful seeing him, I missed him terribly! We had a really good, fun weekend. I got there on thursday and it was kyles birthday so we went to chuck-o-rama to celebrate and had a good time, friday I went to class with logan :) and we enjoyed a night at home watching football and eating little ceasars 5 dollar pizza, it really doesnt get better than that! Saturday was great, it rained alll day but we drove up to salt lake and met up with my parents so logan and my dad could go to priesthood while me and my mom shopped, then my parents surprised us with dinner at the roof! which is the most amazing gourmet buffet in all the land, plus its on the highest floor of the joseph smith building so it overlooks the beautiful salt lake temple. it was a perfect evening spent with people i love dearly. Sunday we got to go to the afternoon session of general conference which is always so good and something i always look forward to. Some old friends of ours had us over for a fantastic homemade meal which was totally appreciated and then we got to walk to see the new temple being built in south jordan, it was really neat to see. then on monday i spent the earlier part of the day with logan until he had to go to work for a few hours, then he got home and we had to get ready to head back to salt lake so he could take me to the airport :( it is not an easy thing to be away from my fiance, but the good thing is theres only 45 more days until my wedding, i truly cant wait! in the mean time here are some pictures of our fun weekend and some old ones from the beach :) enjoy!

Find out a little moore about me :)

2008-09-22T21:41:00.000-06:00

8 Things I'm passionate about...
1. Logan
2. My family, and His
3. The scriptures
4. Church
5. Music
6. Naps
7. Friends, the tv show and the real kind.
8. Good Smells

8 Words Or Phrases I Say Often...
1. Pumpkinnnnnnn?
2. Hi sweet bob!
3. Littaaaal?
4. I dont get it.
5. I love you
6. Hi lots.
7. Hi its michelle
8. goodnight

8 Things I Want To Do Before I Die...
1. Marry Logan Moore
2. Have little shells and little logans
3. Go on a Cruise
4. Live in San Diego with Logan after BYU
5. serve a mission with Logan
6. Be really good at interior design
7. Meet the friends cast
8. see all the littles marry in the temple and have littles of their own.

8 Things I Pray For...
1. Protection for myself and my family
2. That people i love will find true love
3. My future Moore family :)
4. Logan
5. A happy Marriage
6. Humility
7. New Friendships
8. Old Friendships

8 Things I Have Learned...
1. Heavenly Father will NEVER put anything in our way that we cant handle
2. Wear Snow boots in the snow, NOT VANS
3. Music is a form of Therapy
4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is true
5. Put oil in your car when you need it.
6. There is nothing better than a double double with fries and pink lemonade from in n out
7. Family is the best part of life
8. Those who are lost can always find their way back

74 days 13 hours 40 minutes until marriage :)

2008-09-08T23:19:00.000-06:00

So this past week i went up to utah with logan and the rest of the gang because school started for them, logan and i looked for places to live and had some success i guess. but all in all it was a really fun week. I had to come back home today to go back to work tomorrow and i have never been so crushed to say goodbye to someone! I know i will only be away from him for about a month, but it kills me to be away from him for just a few days. But i know its what we need to do and its a really short amount of time in the big scheme of things, it just kills me right now. I miss him so much. :(

so any one tree hill-ers out there? Does anyone else agree that its turning into a HORROR tv show? First off nanny carey is a freak and kidnapps jamie, Dan threatens to kill her, She runs dan over with a car and holds him hostage in her home pretending to be his nurse, alll the while torturing him. Brooke gets beat BRUTALLY by a man that im assuming her mother hired because shes a psycho as well, and then quinton just got murdered tonight! i honestly dont think i can even watch this show alone anymore, it scares me to death. OH and not to mention a few seasons a go when the stalker derrick almost killed peyton! this show is nuts.

111 days, 1 hour, 52 minutes till Marriage :)

2008-08-03T11:09:00.000-06:00

It has been quite the eventful week! It was my last week at Hollister, yes yes I am finally done working there after 2 stinking years. The Moores and I went to HOLLYWOOD (or hollyweird is it?) on thursday. We went to a place called Farmers Market that had every kind of food imaginable and it was DELICIOUS. Logan and I chose the philly cheese steak meal and we were satisfied. Kyle got a BLT, Brandon got some asian thing I THINK, dont mark my words, Pat also had Philly cheese steak, but from a different booth. Dyanna had a pizza, and think hunter jensen and vanny all had burgers. But basically everyone ate everything, and it was lovely. Then we walked (long long long walk in the heat) to Hollywood Boulevard! it was soo cool seeing all the stars on the sidewalk and the outside of the kodak theatre, it was awesome. And then yesterday logan and I went to register at target with my mom and grandpa. haha, yeah i dragged logan along but he was a good sport :) all in all i had fun picking out all the fun things for our house when we get married and it was so exciting! Logan on the other hand was scanning 3 huge tvs, each somewhere between 700 and 1500 dollars. oh what a wish list that is :) then we went back to logans where dyanna took some engagement pictures..

They way I live.

2008-07-27T12:01:00.000-06:00

Once upon a time there was a little girl, no older than 6, who was asked to be the flower girl in her cousins wedding, she looked up at the bride and followed her all night and wondered what her wedding dress would like like and what her handsome husband might be like..

12 and a half years later that little girl is me all grown up, getting ready to spend the rest of my life with the boy i will always love

Speaking of weddings and love, LOVE IS IN THE AIR! yay for ashley homer and jordan armstrong who are getting married december 27th in the san diego temple. Ashley has been a friend of mine for gosh like 6 years now, and she deserves the BEST and i dont think anyone could have picked someone better for her. Im SOOO happy for my friend and that we get to experience the joys of planning a wedding together. Tanner and Alana Moore are as happy as can be, and a darling married couple. It's so exciting that alana and i get to be sisters after knowing eachother for our ENTIRE lives, let me just say.. we are going to have fun together. Greg and Nikki are so cute together and extremely in love, ex: Greg, Nik, and Myself were getting ready to leave the beach and they just stood there and hugged for NO JOKE 3.5 minutes, and i was like umm you guys are leaving together? are you saying goodbye? Nikki says " no we just really love eachother" hehe, its kind of like that. I love them. They just got a new place in del mar and they get to move in on friday, THANK GOODNESS. they need a bigger place.

anyways, enough about that.

Momma is out of town this week because gramps brother died, so shes in michigan partying and participating in fishing competitions... funeral? no way, celebration of life is what we like to call it. :)

Its sunday which means its the best day of the week, therefore its church, which i love. Catch ya on the flipside. ( Lizzie Mcguire lives on)

-Shell

7 things -- I love.

2008-07-23T14:05:00.000-06:00

I love my friends from the Rincon Valley ward, I always will. So much of who I am came from the youth of this ward, and I am forever grateful for the blessing it was to have friends like them in high school
Please, who doesn't love Hilary Duff? I have ALWAYS been a fan, and I always will. Logan will learn to deal with it, right?

Oh sweet bob, the most precious cat in the world. Shes amazing, enough said.

My family, (chris also, but hes in russia) My family ROCKS. seriously, it doesnt get any better. We have so much fun all the time, i wouldnt trade it for anything.

And i should probably mention my new family, the MOORES, yay! yay for marriage and happy families.

Of course the beautiful San Diego Temple where I get to be sealed on November 22!

Friends is classsic, and my favorite tv show of all time. If I'm having a rough day, pop one of those dvds in and I'm good to go, truly.

And my love bug loganzinho moore. I have found the love of my life and i get to spend eternity with him, whats cooler than that? NOTHING, I am so excited and ready to share every aspect of my life with him, Michelle Moore sure fits huh?

None of these pictures were in no particular order, they're just some things that came to my mind at the time. I could probably fill up pages and pages of the things i love, from cottage cheese to cotton sheets :) Life is good, and blogging is great. Sorry about the bore, see you all soon! much love!

-The soon to be mrs. moore