Sunday, November 8, 2009
Mall of America
Monday, October 26, 2009
Carving Pumpkins and Pumpkin Cake
Friday, October 2, 2009
What I Miss About Provo
Some other things I miss about Provo:
-The first day of classes in a new semester
-The first Sunday at church in a new semester
-Seeing snow on Timp as I walked to school 8 months out of the year
-Fun ward activites with awesome food because the ward budgets were huge
-Walking or riding my bike everywhere (which meant we hardly ever bought gas)
-Running into everyone you could possibly know in one passing period on campus
-The BYU Creamery
-J-Dawgs
-Intramurals (especially Ultimate Frisbee)
-Being able to play a pick up game of Ultimate anytime with random people at Kiwanis Park
-Hot chocolate during finals week
-Free dances, volleyball games, basketball games, etc.
-My awesome friends in Union Square (love you guys!)
-Those few days of warm weather in March/April before you're hit with one last snowstorm
-Cinnamon bears from the BYU bookstore (both with and without chocolate)
-Pudding on the Rice
-Chicken Caesar Wraps from L&T
-Getting 10 boxes of cereal for $10 (they never have anything even close to that in Kansas)
-Bajio and Cafe Rio
-Feeding the ducks at the pond on 8th North
-Randomly seeing deer on campus and watching everyone freak out
-Going with Jimmy up to our spot on the mountain where we could see all of the valley
-Being able to go to the temple every month and only having to drive a few miles to get there (someday soon, KC!)
I could go on and on. Although I do really miss Provo and all my friends there, I know it was time for us to leave and move on with our lives. I'm so glad that we got to graduate from BYU and I can't wait to go back and visit sometime! My whole life I knew I wanted to go to BYU, and I hope my kids have that same dream. It really is an awesome place and I couldn't think of anywhere better to get an education.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Thank You Notes - October 2, 2009
Dear Old Lady at Wal-Mart,
Thank you for rudely interrupting my transaction at the service desk at Wal-Mart. I'm sure the other 10 people in line appreciated it as well. But who cares? You're old and you need help. That comes before anything else. And right when I thought you were done, you ask another question! Go ahead, keep ignoring the cashier after she asks you to go wait in line for the third time. And you just keep standing there pretending like you didn't hear her because she'll give you what you want eventually. That way you're time is not wasted (although everyone else's time is). I see your plan. It's genius. When I'm old I'll do just the same thing.
Thanks,
Natalie
Dear Winner of (insert any major prize here),
Thank you for being so unenthusiastic when you were presented with your prize. It really made me feel much better about losing when you didn't seem to care at all. It's not like I spent hours entering my name every day for months on end. Oh wait, it is. But go ahead, enjoy your million-dollar dream house/ hybrid car/ huge check/etc. You deserve it, and clearly I do not.
Thanks,
Natalie
Dear President Obama,
Thank you for sharing your opinion on absolutely everything that's going on in society. Who are you picking as the winner of the NCAA men's basketball tournament next year? Please, do tell! What do you think of Kanye's rude interruption at the VMAs? We're all dying to know. Our questions for your are endless. But it's like you have ESP sometimes and we don't even have time to think about your opinion before it's the headline on every major news show. Can we say crazy?
Thanks,
Natalie
Dear American Journalists,
Thanks for sharing said Obama opinions with us. It's nice to know you care as much (if not more) than we do. Now seriously, what does the president think about last night's episode of "Grey's Anatomy"? I don't think I can live another minute without knowing.
Thanks,
Natalie
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thank You Notes - September 25, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Twins in the Family, Crazy Kid Sayings
Some of you may know that my sister Stephanie is pregnant with twins! We're so excited about it. She's having a baby boy AND a baby girl in the end of January. Yipee! I can't wait to take pictures of them.
So this is my sister who's 6 feet tall. With her first baby she wasn't showing for awhile because she's so tall and thin. She said she feels a lot bigger lately. But apparently she's not showing as much as she thinks.
Yesterday she went into a maternity store and this girl who worked there asked when she was due. She said "January" and I think the girl was due around the same time. Then she asked Stephanie what she's having and she replied "a boy and a girl." The girl's eyes just got huge. So Steph asked her what she was having and the girl said "just a boy." Then the rest of the time Steph was there shopping the girl was totally rude! I guess she was really offended that Steph was having twins and wasn't showing much. Can you believe that?
We love having so many nieces and nephews and are excited to have more! They say the funniest things. Last weekend we were hanging out with Jimmy's family and our niece Kaihli would not stop calling us "Uncle Natalie and Aunty Jimmy." Her mom accidentally said it once and then she just wouldn't quit.
On Labor Day I went boating with my friend Bryanna and her family. We were having a barbecue after and her 10-year-old nephew said the blessing on the food. In the prayer he said "and please bless the world to be happy." It was so cute, and apparently that's a common phrase in all his prayers which he came up with on his own. Then later he was freaking out about wanting a double burger while his mom insisted on a single. After he calmed down, he shook his head and said "gosh, kids these days" exactly how you would imagine an exasperated adult to say it.
I really hope that when we have kids we remember to write down all the funny things they say.
Monday, August 31, 2009
White Coat Ceremony
Here was Jimmy on the big screen after he got "coated" (I'm not sure if that's what you call it, but that's what I'm calling it).
Jimmy's parents and two younger siblings came to the ceremony as well. Don't they look proud?
I'm kind of making a weird face in this picture, but Jimmy looks really good.
Here we are again outside the auditorium on campus.
After the ceremony all the students and their guests were invited to a reception over at the Marriott Muehlebach downtown and had the best food ever (seriously - lobster macaroni, quesadillas, fresh fruit, key lime tarts and red velvet cake!). My mouth is watering just remembering.
I know it's been a long time since I posted! We moved in mid August and things have been crazy ever since. I promise to post more pictures soon.
In June I started a new job at the Bank of Blue Valley here in Overland Park. I started as a payment processor and moved up in August to a consumer loan processor. I work in a really fun department where we have snack days once a month with tons of yummy food.
Jimmy started school on August 10 and already finished his first unit. He got an A and was really happy about that. He's got two guys that he studies with a lot and they all work really well together. They're both LDS too so it's good that they have that in common.
I signed up to take Wilton Course II in October with two girls from my ward. I'm excited to make more cakes!