life has been happening, i promise

^^finally, trail running season has arrived!

^^a during the week lunch date with my favorite person.


^^birthday dinner for Mystie & Chana with my high school besties.



^^proving to ourselves we're still young & hip by going to the alkaline trio concert.

^^happy st. patty's day!

^^sunday dinners with this little guy are the best!




^^we got to spend time with a few of our favorite little people so their mama could have some time for herself while their dad is serving our country in Afghanistan.  i also have a great respect for melanie.  she's an amazing mother and those kids love her dearly.  they are great kids!


^^gordon turned 27! he thought he was turning 26. i reminded him he wasn't. it took awhile to convince him. to his dismay, he's 27.  (also, i love that by chance all of his friends were in town and could go to dinner to celebrate with us.  gordon is such a great friend to them that it made me so happy that all of them rearranged their schedules and made time for him.)

^^went to the Brigham city temple for the first time. it's nice to have a temple somewhat close to us again. counting down the days til Ogden opens up again though.



^^easter! egg hunts & egg dying. fun fun fun!

^^my talented husband installed hardwood floors and framed our windows in our upstairs living area. it's like i have a whole new house it changed things so much. i love them!  next up...new couches (a girl can dream...)

^^mandi was in town from Texas so we got together for lunch in the park. loved seeing her & miss her so much!

^^my very first trip to trader joes. is it possible to fall in love with a grocery store? cause I totally did. trader joes, come to Ogden please!


^^baby girl shower for Jodi! Jenny taught me her crafty ways & we made paper pom poms & yarn ball garland.  pretty sure every party i decorate for will have those two things as part of the decor from here on out.







^^and last but not least, my step dad Tim turned 60! he had a few parties. the one at boondocks was my favorite, but the surprise was pretty great too.

& there ya have it. the past month or so in a nut shell.

social d

gordon recently went to see social distortion live in concert.  he went with his friend chris.  chris is single.  i made the comment (jokingly) before he left to not let any hot punk girls rub up on him...and to send them chris's way if this happens. 

well he tried this.  chris didn't want the girl he was trying to send his way.

it all went down like this:

chris and gordon were talking during a break between bands.  gordon felt someone pinch his nipple.  he assumed when he looked to see who the person was that he would see an old friend (...my friends do not pinch each other's nipples but whatever).  instead he saw a girl.  a drunk girl.  who proceeded to harass him.  she tried to link arms with him.  she told him she had a claw (as she stuck her hand out in a claw and caressed his arm).  she wanted him to have her kiss, to which he politely said "no thank you"...and she impolitely said "$@#% you" and walked away.

oh my poor husband.  always fending off the ladies.

he had a similar situation happen to him when he was in moab last summer.  he went to leave a bbq and there was a drunk girl was sitting in his cruiser.  she loved his cruiser and wanted to love him too.  he politely showed her the way back to the bbq and he left.  at least he's polite, right.