Foggy?

This post is specifically for Mom... I was just wondering is it foggy at your house today?

We have beautiful clear skies here! Too bad I have to leave my house-above-the-fog to go to work. :( I love you!

14 Days of LOVE

So, for Valentine's this year I am doing the 14 Days of Valentine's for Stuart. It's kind of like the 12 days of Christmas... I wish this was my original idea... but it wasn't. Each day from Feb. 1st through the 14th, Stuart will get a little something as a reminder of my love for him! I would give you the list of what he is getting... but he does occasionally read our blog, so I'll have to post it later. This was what he found for day one. The note included said, "ONE cute wife who is WHEY into you." He got the picture and some whey protein. I know it sounds like a lame gift, but Stuart is currently in this hard-body competition at work, he's working out like crazy... so he eats (or drinks) this stuff everyday. Stuart is looking great by the way, I will have to post the before/after pictures of him when he is done. I have also been doing the diet/workouts, and I'm proud to say I have lost 9 pounds! Yes!!! Anyways, I will post more later!

(bytheway, Emily (my sis-in -law) took that great picture of me... it was quite a feat, since I am NOT photogenic at all!!! Thanks Emily!)

Christmas!!

Yes, I am FINALLY putting Christmas on my blog... I am such a slacker! We had a great Christmas break and got to spend it with lots of family! Here are a few pictures of Christmas morning... I LOVE Christmas! You can just ask Stuart... I get so worked up and excited! He could get me dirt and I would be thrilled!

This is the first gift I had to open...Stuart is quite the gift-wrapper! :) Stuart totally surprised me by buying me a kitchen table!!!! We have been using my mom's old one, but I am THRILLED to be getting one of my own. Stuart actually had this one all picked out (I helped pick it out, but thought it was for my Dad), but there is more to this story....I found out with the next gift...

This gift was a furniture catalog. Stuart actually has a buddy who can get furniture at wholesale. He told Stuart this 2 days before Christmas, the tables were 1/2 the price! It is insane, so I got to pick one out of here that I actually like better, plus I get bar-stools! We're getting them ordered this week! Horray!

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This is a framed antique map of Argentina (where he served his mission). I gave him the map for his b-day last year, now that it's framed he has it hanging in his office.

This was Stuart's big surprise... (notice they were hidden in the laundry room) GOLF CLUBS! Stuart has been playing with some golf clubs that we got at a garage sale, so it was time for some new ones!

This is Morty's gift. He was actually REALLY excited about it... he even tried to open it by himself!

This is a little globe Stuart got for his office also... it is made of marble.

Leather Jackets

This is Stuart's "special" look! We taught him how to do the buttons...

Stuart's dad has been working over in Afganistan. He picked up these very nice leather coats for Stuart and his brother (I also got one... but didn't take a picture). They were cheap and very well made! Thanks Dad!

Gingerbread Houses!

Well, we spent most of the Christmas break with Stuart's family. One night we made gingerbread houses. What can I say... we won't make a profession of it! :)

A few more...

Here are just a few more random pictures... We had Dallas's and Mom's names for my side this year... This is the wall hanging I made for my mom.

And of course the yearly calendar that makes me want to pull my hair out! :)

Dallas got the traditional fruit cake!

And some pretty little clips and such for his long, flowy hair! Actually I really gave him some opera music he was wanting... but it wasn't here yet.

I'M A WINNER, AGAIN!

Okay, so here is just a quick post to tell my good news that happened on Friday morning. As I was driving into work, I was listening to the local country station on the radio. Every morning they do a thing called 'secret sound' where they play a snipit of a sound and then everyone calls in and tries to guess what it is for a prize. Sometimes I think I know what the sound is, but I have never been able to get through. On friday, the sound sounded to me like popping the metal top off of a can of Spam. A bunch of people had called already and gotten their guess wrong, so I thought, well, I'll give it a shot. So, I called about 4 times and finally got through on try 5. I told him what I thought the sound was, and he told me I was wrong. I was thinking, oh well, at least I tried, when he said, "I'm getting tired of nobody getting this right, so I'll tell you what, I'll tell you what the answer is and then you say it back to me and you will be our winner!" I thought that was strange, but said ok! He then told me the sound was popping the top off of an aerosol can (like hairspray). Now, many of you know the extent of my acting skills.... NONE! So, when I said it back to him it sounded retarded and forced. But, he just recorded that part and I was the winner! So, I got free dinner at Cafe Sabor in Logan and I also got entered into the end-of-the-month drawing for a big prize. So, everyone cross your fingers and hope that I can win again-even though I don't deserve it! :)

Yes, it's a Tag...

Okay....

I have never done a tag before... I have been tagged, but never actually done it. Emily tagged me about my 6 unspectacular quirks. I naturally assumed I didn't have any, but Stuart 'helped' me to remember a few. :)

1. I tend to bring my nails up to my mouth like I am going to bite them, but I don't actually do it. I'm not sure why I do this, I think it's a nervous habit, and definately unspectacular.

2. When I get stressed out I rub my eyebrows. I know, it's strange, and I didn't realize I did it until Stuart pointed it out one day. I don't rub them back and forth, I kind of just flatten them against my face.

3. I hate putting away laundry. I don't know what it is about it, but I absolutely HATE it. We can literally have a clean pile of laundry sitting on our chair in our bedroom for a whole week. I'm sure it drives Stuart nuts (although not enough for him to actually put it away either!).

4. I have to be touching Stuart somewhere when I go to sleep. It can be a foot, or a hand or anything, but I have to touch him. I'll even just scoot my bum over and have it touch him. I guess I am very needy!

5. Another sleep one... I have to have covers on. Even if it is blazing hot I need something covering me. It can just be a light sheet, but I must be protected from whatever it is that attacks people without covers on!

6. I hate to loose to Stuart. It doesn't matter what the game is (video game, board game, hangman), I hate to loose. This is especially difficult because he is a bit of a cheater. So, he tends to win a lot. I can loose to other people and be a good looser, but not to Stuart. I take it personally and usually get mad at him. Needless to say, we play most of our games as a team now! :)

Okay, there they are... now that I think of it, I probably have a lot more. Oh well! I tag Sarah and Whitney.

Twilight!

Ok, so I know it's retarded and I know there's a chance I could be dissapointed, BUT, I am really excited for the Twilight movie to come out!!! November 21st! I have already talked Stuart into coming with me.... he could use some new material to make fun of anyways... :)


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HALLOWEEN 2008!

Well, we had Halloween Party this year at our house and it was a ton of fun! We really appreciate everyone that came and would like to thank you all for being good sports! Here are some of our guests:

Well, it looks like Mom and Dad came! I know these costumes are very convincing, but it's really just Paul and Stuart!

Here are the Bytheways, Whitney was a Lortab (her new friend since her spinal headaches after having Hadley 1 week ago), Paul was Mom Cutler, Sesaly was a cowgirl on a horse, and Hadley was a hot dog!

Here is the Heaton Tribe. Blake originally had a loin-cloth on, but Lauryn and Celeste vetoed it. Jaq's cute little headband said "Little Round Belly". They were very cute!Here is Heather, Justin and Kaden... Heather was Einstein, Justin was an Aggie fan (?), and Kaden was a little greaser!

Dad the convict (note the tatoos) and Mom the homemaker (just kidding!).

Celeste the Oriental, and Stuart dressed as, well, Dad!

Annaka and Heidi... our cute cowgirls!

Helen, our frightening Tongan.

Bobbing for Worms!

Now, this game is a knock-off of bobbing for apples... but since that is disgusting to have everyone stick their faces in the same water, we did bobbing for worms in cool whip! There were 7 gummy-worms in the bottom of each bowl of cool whip and each person had to fish them out with only their mouths (and obviously faces!)... Blake and Stuart enjoying mouthfuls of cool whip!

Paul, Dad (with his face in the bowl) and Justin... I guess they had to come up for air.

And here is our winner, Blake! Horray!

Mummies!

This was our Mummy wrapping contest... each team was given 4 rolls of the cheapest toilet paper ever and they had to wrap their mummy the fastest and the best...

This team consisted of Dad, Mom, Paul, and Helen...

This team had Heather, Blake, Annaka, and Heidi... notice Sesaly and Kaden just staring... they weren't sure what to make of all of this...

This team was obviously the best of all, it included Justin, Stuart, Celeste and Lauryn.

Here are our finished mummies! Heidi, Lauryn, and Helen! It was a blast!

Rootbeer Drinking Contest

We had a rootbeer drinking contest also! Justin almost won, but Stuart made him laugh and this is what happened! Poor Kaden got ice-cold rootbeer all down his back! Unfortuantely Justin was disqualified for loosing some...

Here is Blake and Stuart chugging away!
And here is our winner, PAUL! By the time he was done, his eyes were watering and he had a few burps to share with us. :)

A Story About a 4-Wheeler...

This is the sad but true story of a beautiful yellow 4-wheeler. This poor little 4-wheeler has had it's share of adventure in it's short 14 month life. It all started back on July 27th 2007 when it was given as a birthday present to Celeste...

It was a very happy day for this shiny, new 4-wheeler. But, this was not to be a happy day for this poor little machine. Nope.... sadness was lurking right around the corner. Only hours after it's first ride a terrible accident happened. Luckily (due to the fast thinking of a certain person) no people were hurt, but the same can not be said for the young 4-wheeler...Although the dear little thing must have been in tremendous pain, not one complaint was heard. We thought for awhile that perhaps she wouldn't pull through, but after a few months and repairs later, she was back, good as new.

But this is not where this sad little 4-wheeler's story ends. No. You would think this would be enough, but it goes on.

One year later, a recall was given for a part on this 4-wheeler, so back it went to the shop with it's friend (Stuart's ATV). But, a few weeks later when it was time to go home, the little yellow 4-wheeler was not to be found on the repair lot. What had happened? Well, the MORONS at the repair shop had sent her home with another family. Ironically with the last name of Brown. So, after a special trip to Providence the IDIOTS at the repair shop finally returned her to us. I can only hope that is the end of this poor little 4-wheelers adventures. It seems like more than any machine should endure.

Happy trails little 4-wheeler....

Raging Waters!!

Well, Michael and Sherry invited us on their family adventure to Raging Waters. We had a BLAST! This is Stuart and me... just hanging out in between runs on the slides. I didn't get a picture of it but I, Celeste, went down the huge 43' drop slide! It is 7 stories high and you can go up to 40 MPH. Yes... and it gets better... I went TWICE! I was very brave... and it was kind of fun. :) Of course Stuart, Michael and Sherry went off it much more and Stuart and Michael were getting amazing air off of it... but I am just proud that I did it!
Aren't we an attractive couple?

Here are Michael and Sherry's cute kids! We had a blast! Thanks for inviting us!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STUART!

Stuart spent his birthday in the Uintahs. So, we haven't really celebrated yet. But, he's the big 29! He decided that he needed some more bass for his jeep, so here he is installing the sub-woofer from the Beast Truck. Running wires...
The amp and sub-woofer... the amp is under the back seat now.
More technical stuff... it sounds great though!
This is Stuart's main birthday present. He actually got it early, but we decided he needed it for Bear Lake. It's a great deck... it plays right off of our Ipods. Yeah!