15 years ago today!!!!

1) What is his name?

Travis Jonathon Nelson

2) Who eats more?

Well he is always on a diet but I still think he ends up eating more then me- just less carbs

3) Who said "I love you" first?

I think I did- we were playing that game where you "write" something on the other person's back and they have to guess what you wrote. Travis taught me what love is. He loves so completely and so selflessly.

4) Who is taller?

He is by about three inches

5) Who is smarter?

Depends on which one of us you ask! LOL- I am the one the kids come to for help with their homework but I think he probably has more common sense and he can fix/build/take apart(and put back together) anything.

6) Who is more sensitive?

For the first ten or so years of our marriage it was totally him. I think that I have softened up a bit over time and he has maybe gotten a bit more stubborn but he is still very sensitive.

7) Who does the laundry?

If and when the laundry gets done its because I did it. Not to say that I keep up on it like I should and not to say he wont or never has he just doesn't have the time.

8) Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?

We switch it up

9) Who pays the bills

I do

10) Who cooks more.

Ummmm whatever restaurant we are eating at. Some friends of ours bought me a tiny frying pan to hang in my kitchen. It says in this kitchen we cook as little as possible. But in reality I would say that we both do our fair share of cooking.

11) Who is more stubborn?

Me for sure.

12) Who admits they are wrong first?

I don't think either of us is real keen on admitting when we are wrong. We don't really insist on someone saying sorry either. We just start treating each other better. We are the get over it and forget it and move on kind of people. We don't hold grudges and we don't expect each other to change or see things our way just because we said so. We accept each others differences.

13) Who has more siblings?

He has three brothers and one sister and I have three brothers and one sister.

14) Who wears the pants in the relationship

We share them. Although he is known to ask Who's your daddy?

15) What do you like to do together

We like going to the movies, hanging out playing games with friends and family, camping, bowling, shopping (well I like shopping).

16) Who eats more sweets?

Neither of us eat a lot of sweets. He buys more and the kids eat them.

17) Guilty pleasure

Me- Books and Cd's Him- Red Bull

18) How did you meet?

We were in high school- he walked by me- he had one of those wallets with the long chain that hangs down- and I was like "nice wallet"- he turned around and I was like wow that boy is cute.

We didn't technically meet that day though. I just stared at him every chance that I got.

19) Who asked out who first?

If me having someone write on his notebook for a good time call and my phone number counts then I guess I asked him out first.

20) Who proposed and how?

He proposed- We were in his backyard and we just started talking about how much we loved each other and he said he thought we should get married and I was soooo happy but we didn't like set date or anything. A few weeks later we were in the mall and he took me into a jewelry store and told me to pick out a ring. Once we had it paid off he got on his knee right there in the mall and asked me. I am sure the people around us thought it was pretty crazy seeing some teenage boy on his knee asking his equally teenage girlfriend to marry him.

21) His best features and qualities?!

Way too many to list here. He is kind, and hard-working, he is the MOST loyal person I know, he is smart and funny and the best Dad on the entire planet. I am just so grateful every day to be married to my very best friend. 16 years ago today I was wandering around in a graveyard looking for where Jimi Hendrix was buried- I can honestly say I had no idea that exactly a year later to the day I would be marrying the adorable boy that was with me. So Happy Birthday Jimi and Happy Anniversary to me and Travis!!!!

Molly- Thanksgiving and other thoughts

Man I wish I hadn't let Travis take the camera with him to Utah. A Yorkie puppy just kind of fell into our laps (and that is where she in content on staying) and man is she the cutest thing ever. As soon as Travis gets back I will post some pictures. This dog is seriously the most chill puppy ever. Kailyn named her Molly (after considering Boo and Batty). She was born on Sep 10 and is 11 weeks old. She is an only puppy- no siblings. Kailyn is completely and totally in love. The puppy is her Christmas present (slightly early I know). They are cuddled up in a chair watching a movie as I type.

I am getting ready to make some pies in preparation for Thanksgiving tomorrow. I can't wait to hang out with everyone and squeeze on baby Manon!!!! Food is sooo much better with friends.

I am soooo grateful for all my blessings and sooooo grateful for the gospel in my life and soooooo grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ- For the life He lead, the example He set and for the sacrifice that He made in my behalf. The knowledge that I have of Him brings a peace to my life that I couldn't live without.

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!!!!!

Love

I just wanted to say how much I love reading everyone's blogs and looking at the pictures. It has been great to see what everyone is up to and how their kids/families are growing.

As for me.....
This week has been long already and its only Wednesday. Allias didn't make the school basketball team and he was way bummed. The coach told him he needed to lift weights and that he wasn't fast enough. I thought that was a little harsh. Allias actually is a really good basketball player and even the rest of the kids were shocked he didn't make it again this year. He has a hurt knee on top of everything else. We took him to the doctor and he has Osgood-Schlatters disease. It's very common but there isn't much that can be done other then ice and rest. The doctor said when he stops growing it should stop bothering him but right now its REALLY bothering him.

My job is psycho right now. We are soooo busy and its hard to stay sane. I think that part of the problem is that I get such a spiritual high every morning teaching seminary that dealing with everyone's issues and complaints at work is a HUGE let down. I did talk to this amazing woman from California yesterday. Her software had major issues so we were on the phone for about an hour and got to chat a little. She was talking about how hard it is to be a follower of Christ in California these days and how she teaches a class on Political Philosphies for her homeschool Co-Op. The course is set up to teach students what our founding fathers believed in when it came to governemnt. It sounded fascinating and I think I may purchase it. It was refreshing to talk to someone who is surrounded by the ways of the world everyday and is still trying to stand for something better.

I am looking forward to the holidays and spending time with friends and having some time off work.

Kailyn makes headlines

Travis opened the newspaper Friday evening and said hey that looks like Kailyn and sure it enough there she was right on the front page. I love that she is wearing her school t-shirt. And how cute is that inquisitive look on her face!? Maybe that is why he chose her as his volunteer. She was so excited to be on the front page that she took the paper to school with her the next day. She even signed a few autographs. It's great to be famous.

I decided to check out their website and found really cool slideshow that shows exactly what they were doing. There are some adorable shots of Kailyn in it.

Tyler started wrestling this week. He has wrestle-offs on Tuesday (for those that don't know wrestle-offs are where you wrestle everyone in your weight class to see where you will be in the lineup) and then the first tournament is on Saturday. As of right now he will wrestle 189 but that could change depending on how much weight he looses once he is excersizing again every day.

Allias has basketball tryouts on Thursday. If he makes the team he will be playing both city league and school ball this winter. He is way excited and I really really hope he makes the school team. He tried out last year and didn't make it but he has been practicing a lot and working to improve his skills so we shall see. He also got called as the Deacon's quorum president and was set apart today at church.

Travis and his scout troop did a canned food drive this weekend and I wish that I had pictures of the amount of food they collected. The food bank was totally shocked that they collected so much food in three or four hours. They donated enough food for 520 meals. I know the boys felt great about their accomplishment and its great to know that even during hard financial times there are so many good people out there willing to help those less fortunate.

Halloween!

Kailyn wanted to be something scary for Halloween again this year. We had the hardest time finding something because all the costumes were either too skanky or too expensive. We found this Spanish ballroom dress at TJ Maxx. Kailyn loved the way she could twirl in it but still really wanted to be something scary. I told her that we could totally make this dress work for a zombie bride. She was way excited because she got everything she wanted- A super scary costume with a beautiful dress. Here is the finished product. I used blue finger paint for her face. If we ever do this again I will have to work harder to convince her to let me paint her neck and hands.

I think she turned out absolutely gorgeous in a super terrifying kind of way of course. She did scare quite a few kids at her school trunk or treat and most of the teachers didn't recognize her.





She was totally concerned about being serious all the time to keep the whole scary thing going on. You can't see it in these pictures but we stenciled a red rose on one cheek and a black spider by her eye.




And WOOO HOOOO she won the best costume award for her age group at our church trunk or treat. She wanted me to win too but I got beat by a hobbit.

Behold the mother of the bride. I had a little heart on my shirt that would flash when I would walk.
We ended up not even going trick or treating on Halloween. Its weird having older kids that don't really care about it. Travis and Allias went to eighth grade band night at the high school. Allias had a blast and is totally stoked for high school band next year. Tyler was out with friends and I took Kailyn to run some errands and then she spent the night with her friend Emily. She had already loaded up on candy twice and it was FREEZING cold outside so she wasn't too disappointed that she didn't get to actually go out.

Our wedding day

Maren tagged anyone who read her blog to post a wedding picture so here is one of us. I know the coloring is terrible. I promise we weren't really pink but this is a copy of a copy of a picture. We were such babies then. 15 years later Travis is still my very best friend. I am so in love with him and so blessed to have him in my life. Marrying him definitely makes the list of top ten best decisions I have ever made in my life.

Your turn.

Family Photos

I have no idea what I am doing! Hopefully I will be able to get all these pictures on this thing. I need a blogging for dummies book or something. WOW each picture is taking like five minutes to upload. I just don't have that kind of time. Here is a link to my whole album on facebook.
our pictures
Just wanted to add that Shannon White (S&G Photography) took these pictures. She is really really good and totally affordable. If you want pictures done give her a call. (Click the little business card on the right side of my blog)