I {Heart} Valentines

For those of you that know me...know I am a Complete Romantic!! And that is why I LOVE Valentines!! And each year they seem to get better & better for me :) Mike & I decided to do something new this year & take turns being the one to "plan" our special events; like Valentines & our Anniversary. So this year Mike chose to do our Anniversary & I got Valentines & it was soo fun planning it for him!

First we started with having a Yummy Breakfast before the "BIG" game (church ball...very important in Mike's life). After Mike's game, I went to run some errands & when I came home I found my pretty flowers w/ his personally designed & made Valentine's Card! I have to admit it is my favorite & I love it WAY more than if he would have boughten me a nice card.

Then that afternoon I surprised Mike with a Couples Massage & although we didn't really see each other at all durring it we both enjoyed ours VERY much!! It felt so nice to be pampered together & get nice and relaxed before our evening.

And, because I think restaurants are a total joke on Valentine's, we enjoyed a romantic evening at our house w/ our favorite Pizza Hut Pizza & cheesecake (don't worry I dressed up the table so it still felt like an evening out)...and Mike surprised me again with some Way Yummy Chocolate covered Strawberries!! We slow danced, we talked & snuggled the night away & it was Perfect!!

I really do Love my husband!! He never ceases to still make me giddy & I am just so happy that I can call him "My Valentine"!!!

The Birds are Chirping!!

Yes, it has been quite a while since I have left a post (not that nothing has happened, but not enough for me to blog about it until now). Ok so this is totally corny but when I got up this morning to take Mylo out the first thing I noticed when I walked outside were the Birds Chirping. In fact it sounded like they were singing :) It instantly drew a smile across my face & I thought "YES" maybe Spring will come again!! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to PLAY in the snow, but this last while has just been filled with EXTREMELY cold days, where it just bites your nose & leaves a little sting as you walk to your car. I am not a Fan of that!!

Besides the feeling that we will be warm again, it really made me think that although the economy is spiraling downward & things just seem to not be going "smoothly" for us right now that we really do live in a beautiful world & we have SOO much to be GRATEFUL for & the feeling of HOPE that chirping birds bring should never be taken forgranted!! I know that those birds have probably been there before & my life was just too busy to notice them but Today I really needed them!! I hope all of you gets to hear the birds SINGING too :)

Skype...Anyone??

So the other week I heard about this program called, "Skype" where you can call eachother over the computer and using a webcam & microphone you can talk to & see each other. Anyways, I think it's really cool & there are soo many of you out there that I would love to See!!! So...if you have Skype, leave a comment and tell me your ID name so I can look you up. Mine is just Traci Purser :)

Also if you don't have it and you have a webcam & mic, you should definately download it. It is Free! Just google Skype & follow the instructions to download. It's pretty easy & quick to do :)

Happy Birthday to Me :)

As many of you know (because so many of you Wished me a Happy Birthday) My 26th Bday was on Monday. 26 years!! Man that is Ollddd...to me that is, since I still looke like I'm 18 & I have no kids yet...Ahhh!! Anyways, I had a really fun Birthday this year. First off, Mike took me snowboarding at Sundance on Saturday & we had Lots of Fun!!

Then that night he took me to dinner at the Chef's Table. It is sooo yummy!! It is one of those, no children, reservation's only kinda places so you know it's not cheap but man is it worth it (on special occassions). Mike was pretty embarrassed that I was taking pictures of our food, but I had to so you could see just how pretty the food is :)

Monday, my actual Birthday, I left work early and Mike & I hit the Matinee of Marly & Me. In case you haven't heard you will absolutely Bawl at this movie!! & I Loved it!!! And just in case your not a "dog" person, you should still see this movie! It is SOO funny & definately brings across a real nice message so GO SEE IT!! But don't forget the tissues ;) Then we got home in time for 24! We are 24 freaks & this season is going to be sooo good!

And for my birthday present I get to go shopping!!! What do I want?? I don't exactly know but it sure is nice to be able to shop & not feel guilty afterwards :)

Thanks Honey for such a Great Birthday & to all of you that was also apart of it in some way!!

100,000 Miles

Yes I reached 100,000 miles on my car. Now I know what your thinking...Yeah, Big deal! Well it is such an occassion for me because I got my 2003 Saturn Ion Brand New fresh off the lot 6 years ago so WOW to know that I personally have put 100,000 miles on my car is crazy.

I know this is kind of a random post, but when I saw the 100,000 mark (well, Mike did - Thanks honey for being soo observant) all of a sudden I started thinking about All the things I have done with this car & where it has been, so now I want to dedicate this post to my Dear Sweet Car the Notorious I.C.E (Thanks Nicole for helping me name it).

It's crazy to think of all the things I have been through with that car & all the things I am sure I will go through & although she may be a little warn around the edges, she runs just as great as the first day I got her (I have pics of that day but that was before my digital camera so I would have to look through my pics & scan it and so forth & that just seems like way to much work on the moment, so sorry for no pic of that fun day). So anyways here is a list of what my car has meant to me:

• Lots of fun trips to Vegas w/ Nicole
• 6 different moves (3 with Mike & 3 prior to Mike)
• Lots of Laughs shared in that car
• Lots of flat tires (I am notorious for flat tires)
• Boys...boys...boys
• Lots of Tears shed in that car (refer to bullet point above)
• Lots of sweet kisses (yes mom...it's true)
• Mike & I's 2nd kiss (if I remember correctly we were leaning on the car)
• Lots of road trips to St. George
• Lots of road trips to Logan while Mike & I were dating (every other weekend for a whole year)
• My closet away from home (it got pretty scary looking in there at times)
• A warm place for long talks (with myself & with others)
• A place of piece and quiet (best place to just be out & get away from it all)
• A good companion when the roads were slick (I have yet to slide off the road in my car)
• A Safe Ride (No accidents...except for the hit and run that happened RIGHT after I got her)
• My invisible car (seriously, I use to be quiet the speeder...yet cops never seemed to see me)
• Mylo's first car ride (I still remember how nervous I was driving home, he was just soo small! I know I know, but that's how I can relate to you sweet mommies out there. I know its not remotely close to the same thing, but you can let me think so)
• My own personal recording studio (I can't sing but in there the sky was the limit)
• A yummy meal (In fact you can still see most of those meals on my seats :( Oh my poor gray seats)
• 34 miles to the gallon!! Really helps when gas prices are SOO High!
• MINE (I paid it off last Spring/Summer, Man it felt good :)

My car has definately been good to me & although I really want an SUV with ALL wheel drive, I will always be grateful to her (yes it is a her)!!!

Ok now you are all Free To Laugh :)

The Best of 2008

Even with our ups & downs we really had a Great 2008 Year!! I know this probably should have been posted the end of Dec or something to help close out the Year & I know that you all already know what went on in our lives month after month due to this blog BUT here is a fun little recap of our year!!! Thanks for enjoying every moment with us :) Also click on image to make larger...much easier to see that way!

What does Christmas Bring???

Lots of Presents & LOTS of Pictures :)

Mike & I definately had a good Christmas this year! First off we started it off by visiting Mike's family the weekend before Christmas because we would be in St. George with my fam for Christmas, so we had our Christmas exchange then & got some great stuff! The best thing though was the toilet bowl lid on the bucket....Yes, I will explain ;) I told Mike's mom that we needed 72 hr kits. Well, instead of getting us some she got us a good start and got us a bucket w/ a toilet bowl lid on it. It was soo funny & definately not expected. As you can see in the pics below we had a little fun taking silly pics with it :)

Then we headed down to St George to spend Christmas with my family. In my family it is a tradition to make Danish Pastry every year on Christmas Eve, so my dear Grandma Tanner came over to help Amber & I carry on the tradition & besides the yummy treat we had afterwards we had a lot of fun teasing Grandma durring the cooking extravaganza...

We sure Love You Grandma!!! She was a good sport & even though she didn't know we were taking silly pictures with her she had a good laugh with us afterwards ;)

Then of course after our Christmas Eve Party we always get to open One Present which always just happens to be PJ's :) And with that comes our traditional photos in front of the Christmas Tree in our PJ's. Thanks Mom for such great new Pajamas!!

Now instead of posting many pics of us opening fun presents that are probably more exciting to us than you here are some pics of some of our randam fun we had durring the week. I must explain though the pic of my mother. My mom, dad & my little Bro got Aerosmith Guitar Hero for their Wii & although we expected it to be played alot by Tyson and us, my Mother ended up surprising us & becoming a little more addicted then we would expect. After being out with my sis & bro n law we would get home late & find my mother on the couch playing it with that face (see pic below). It was soo funny watching her play & concentrating Soo Hard!! Mom I know you'll get past "Beginner" Very Soon :)

Lastly I have to share these pics because they are too cute & fun not too. Ok, see exhibit "A"

Have you ever taken what you would consider a Great photo & then realize the person lingering in the background that somehow ruined it. Well that would be this photo. Thanks Josh for taking away Paige & I's Kodak Moment.

Now the following pic was WAY too cute not to take. So on Sunday as we were loading up the car we left Paige & Mylo inside anticipating the departure. Well, my mom & bro were inside & witnessed this cute moment. When Amber & I went outside Paige & Mylo both went to the window to take a look out & see where we went then they both were whining. It was soo funny!! This Pic helps express that moment...

Ok so finally I am to the last of the cuteness. The first was just so sweet & I had to take a pic. I talked Amber into coming back with us & spending a few days with me before the New Year, so we got to bring Paige along as well & on the way home we captured this moment... Then when we got home the 2nd Pic was our next moment. How Sweet is that??? Man I just can't wait for Mike to become a Daddy :)

Well, I am sure there is no question as to if we had a good Christmas or not but Thanks for Sharing these moments with us!! I hope all your Christmas's were just as memorable :)

You Can Laugh & Poke Fun At Me But........

Isn't this the cutest thing you ever did see??!!???

Have a Very Merry Christmas!!! We LOVE EACH OF YOU & WISH YOU THE VERY BEST THIS HOLIDAY!!!!

Happy Birthday Mike!!!

This last Tuesday was Mike's 27th Birthday!! (Yes, I am a little behind posting this on my blog) So, I don't know about Mike, but I think he had a Great Birthday this year!! Last year I threw him a birthday party but we ended up having a Huge snowstorm & most of our guest got snowed into their house, so let's just say it turned out to be a tiny winy birthday party :( So, to make up for last year's events I made sure it would be a big celebration & it was! We had alot of our friends come over & we had a great time!! I thought it would be fun to play a little game to see how well people could guess Mike's age so I made this board with all these pics of him growing up & boy was it hard!! And of course we had "Better than Sex" cake & ate lots of yummy refreshments. And Mylo even made a new friend :)

Well, Honey I Love You Soo Much!!! I hope you had a Great Birthday & thanks for letting me throw you a party (since we all know the party was really for me...I just LOVE throwing parties & hadn't done one in quite a long time)

I Swear I have OCD!!

So...I'm sure none of you have noticed (but my sis' Amber) but I have changed this background like 5 times in the last couple of days!!! Sorry I guess my heart won't just stay on something & I don't even know where to begin with telling you about my anxiety over my header!!! Anyways I just had to share because I caught myself wanting to change it...Again :)

Love You All!!!