tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197757533892475232024-03-05T01:28:05.037-09:00The BennionsChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-8684859093865115142015-04-01T17:55:00.003-09:002015-04-01T17:55:20.711-09:00WAPUPS!Lilian is really in to flowers right now.<br />
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I take that back, she's really in to EVERYTHING.<br />
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Today after finishing dinner I wiped my brow, threw my hand on my hip and took a deep breath.<br />
"There is stuff everywhere."<br />
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I spun a slow circle and realized that there was, indeed, stuff. Everywhere. Every surface of our small house was covered in all the things.<br />
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I know Lilian needs to get in to things and play and learn but she does not need to get in to the kitchen cabinets, in my opinion. Spices, glass bowls, brown sugar, and cleaning supplies never did a kid good.<br />
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I needed a solution and I needed it yesterday so I ran to the Home Depot and got two dowels. I ran the dowels through our cabinet handles. Problemo Solved.<br />
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The best part (other than less mess) is that Lilian loves it! Why? Well, see for yourself.<br />
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A place to put her beautiful flowers all in a row.<br />
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p.s. Don't worry, I know she'll figure out the dowels soon enough. Well I'm one step ahead of her. You'll see.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-82006039349138063282015-03-24T11:37:00.001-09:002015-03-24T11:37:18.030-09:00March 20thRobert and I are on a reading streak. The genre is non-fiction. Epic. Survival.<br />
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First, we read <i>Endurance</i> an account of Shackleton and his crew's Antarctic expedition and their struggle to live with nothing but floating, melting ice flows and fatty seals. Then we got in to <i>Unbroken</i>, the biography of Luis Zamperini, an Olympic athlete turned bombardier who survived a downed plane, weeks at open sea, and lived to tell about being a Japanese prisoner of war. I recently finished <i>Miracle in the Andes</i>, the first hand account of a Rugby team's story of survival and escape from an uninhabitable nightmare after their plane crashed in the Andes. That one was pretty dark on account of the cannibalism. Eeesh. And I just started <i>The Lone Survivor. ...</i>Pretty self-explanatory.<br />
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Talk about page turners. </div>
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It's been an experience. Each book was different, each challenge unique, each individual affected differently, but to me each book was the same experience.<br />
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First, I'm horrified at what people are put through.<br />
Second, I'm blown away by the resiliency of the human body, mind, and soul.</div>
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Third, I wonder if my own body, mind and soul would survive <u> (fill in the blank) </u> hardship.<br />
And lastly, I breathe a ginormous sigh of relief when (spoiler alert!) Shackleton reaches humanity, WWII ends, Parrado sees a man across the river, etc. It makes you wriggle down into your nice soft clean bed and love that your belly is full (of NOT your friends) and your fingers aren't frozen.<br />
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I have never been through something so traumatic but every year I experience that emotional sigh of relief. Every year I am sucked in to a dreary place, as are we all, where there seems to be no warmth, no sunlight, color, happiness, or hope for better. That place is called Winter. Now, I can't complain, this winter has been mild and, dare I say, magical thanks to a Christmas storm. But after marrying an Arizonian cyclist I see that winter holds next to no happiness (unless you have the time and money to enjoy winter sports. Ain't nobody got time for that.) and it's hard to see him suffer.<br />
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Last week Robert opened our front door and just stood for a while on our tiny front porch. He looked around, took a deep breath, let out that sigh of relief that says so much in so little breath, and with all the fervor of a lone survivor whispered, </div>
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"We did it."<br />
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Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-33106486231803008042014-10-06T09:29:00.000-09:002014-10-06T11:52:20.979-09:00October Conference<span style="font-size: large;">It was a beautiful Conference weekend full of inspiration and renewed determination to do what is right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was also full of delicious food, birthday dinner, Halloween decorating, and baby play time. Lilian had a blast playing with Stagg cousins, Papa and Grandma, and Grandpa, Gram, and Uncle Michael...of which I took no pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But here are a couple of Lilian in our back yard, and a few pictures from our epic trip to the Cabin in August. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-6271202685058322052014-09-30T18:59:00.000-09:002014-09-30T18:59:23.948-09:00Lilian is 10 Months Old!**UPDATE** I obviously started working on this post a couple of weeks ago when Lilian was actually 10 month's old. Now she is nearing 11 months. Oops.<br />
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My baby is 10 months old.<br />
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She can crawl, pull herself to standing,<br />
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feed herself avocados, pick grass and eat it, pull her books off the shelves and flip through the pages,<br />
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and she is incredible at imitating sounds and inflections. She's even learning to whistle! True story.<br />
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She loves reading and getting out of the house on errands. All animals make her laugh, and she's in love with Daddy.<br />
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She is always happy. Her first tooth erupted on my birthday, July 30th, and her second one just popped out on her 10 month birthday. We love her so much!<br />
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<br />Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-48751030630809261162014-06-23T14:51:00.000-09:002014-06-23T14:51:00.668-09:00Seven Months YoungLilian is 7 months!<br />
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She FINALLY got sick. The three of us all caught a cold and Lilian experienced the misery that is sinus congestion for the first time in her short life. In true Lilian fashion, she powered through it with a smile on her face (most of the time..).<br />
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For Father's Day we went to Heber City to see a working bomber from WWII and although it was fun for Dad and Papa, Lilian wasn't overly impressed.<br />
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Last night she slept from 8 pm to 7:30 am. Haaaaaaallelujah!<br />
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She is somehow scooting around. I never see it in action but I'll leave her in one spot, do some dishes or something, and when I come back she is far from where I left her. Time to start baby proofing.<br />
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She's had carrots, sweet potatoes, and prunes (oh. my. goodness. Diaper=destroyed). Along with whatever we think would be funny to let her tastes, including but not limited to: crepes, jell-o, watermelon, mustard, sprite, and a little bit of guarana.<br />
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She's still just as happy as ever and is the perfect little companion. We love her more than anything!<br />
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Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-18550216848960556422014-06-07T09:09:00.000-09:002014-06-07T09:09:38.074-09:00CarrotsLilian is getting bigger and stronger!<br />
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She can roll over both ways, pivot, and she's trying to do the wounded soldier crawl. She wants to move!<br />
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She loves playing with daddy. I walk in from doing yardwork or switching the laundry and Robert is always doing something new and making her laugh.<br />
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<br />Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-85828938216626577232014-05-18T07:31:00.001-09:002014-05-18T07:31:11.964-09:00Six Months!Lilian is 6 months old!<br />
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I was chatting with Tarra about motherhood (her sweet girl is almost 1 YEAR!) and we reflected on how time passes differently now that we have a little one. Sometimes the days drag on but all of a sudden 6 months have gone by! It's incredible how quickly time flies when you are watching your child learn something new nearly every day. The rate at which they grow and change reminds me how each day truly is a gift. As adults (really? I still feel like a kid!) we don't change a whole lot day to day physically, intellectually, emotionally...etc., but babies do.<br />
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Lilian wakes up ready to play and learn, eat and grow, cry and feel. As her mother, I am the one who will facilitate most of her learning. I was talking to another mommy friend (my VT's, actually) and we decided that, although the time goes quickly, motherhood is a lifelong, emphasis on LOOOONNGG, calling. With just one little baby, you are often tired at the end of the day but not sure why. We often ask ourselves "What did I DO today?" It is a hard transition to make from student/employee to mother. There is really no way to measure your accomplishments or to feel like you are making a difference. That is where the LOOOONNG comes in. Time passes quickly, but the fruits of our labors are only reaped in small moments now and then until we die.<br />
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We don't have a big project with a deadline, or quarterly reviews with someone who can tell us what we are doing right and where we could improve. It is a dichotomy of time, passing quickly but lasting a lifetime and beyond. Going fast but <i>never </i>ending. If you're on a train going 100 MPH but the ride never ends, you might as well be standing still. It's a weird feeling, often overwhelming, but full of blessings from a loving Heavenly Father and Mother who know exactly how it feels. It is a comfort to have our earthly parents, siblings, friends, and of course our Heavenly parents, on the same train with us. It is a long calling but definitely not a lonely one.<br />
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Robert and I are so grateful to have Lilian in our lives! She is such a joy and a little miracle to watch. She loves pinching faces, jumping, taking baths, her Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal, being tossed in the air, and laughing at Robert. She can roll over from her back to her tummy, pass things between her two hands, put her binkie in her mouth herself, and is working on sitting up on her own. She's happy, vocal, and outgoing with a smile for anyone. We love you, Lilian!<br />
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<br />Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-66942044941893207562014-04-30T18:57:00.003-09:002014-04-30T18:57:09.821-09:00No School!Robert finished finals last Wednesday and we spent an entire week in Bountiful!<br />
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Lilian flew a kite!<br />
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She did great at her 4 month checkup despite being nearly 6 months old. The doctor said she is "growing beautifully" and we said, "yeah, we know." My parents wanted us to ask the doctor if we are in for some kind of nasty surprise down the road since she is so perfect right now. </div>
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I don't know who chewed on that corner. Probably someone who was really nervous the whole time. Psh, wasn't me... </div>
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A few "trophies" from some sprint triathlons I did in junior high.</div>
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A balloon Jared and Jason gave me when I had appendicitis. Knowing my appendix had left me, they brought me this appendix-shapped balloon to keep me company. So thoughtful.</div>
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And of course, the fun posters that my amazing coach, Suzie, taped to my door every time I qualified for State. Thanks Suz!</div>
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It was a very fun week! Congratulations to Robert on another stellar semester. Just one more year to go! </div>
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Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-14431849359490568492014-04-01T17:13:00.001-09:002014-04-01T17:13:11.152-09:00The cutest<span style="font-size: large;">I know I'm biased, but seriously, Lilian is a cutie. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She is 4 1/2 months old and happy as can be. I haven't really captured her big smile yet but I'll work on it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lilian is growing and learning. She learns something new every day and it's a joy to watch. She loves to reach for things, especially her toes, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and whatever gets caught in her squishy little fingers will most definitely end up in her mouth!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The semester is coming to a close here in the next few weeks and Robert is working hard to finish strong...when he isn't playing with Lilian.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The apricot trees are in bloom and the little wilderness behind our apartment is waking up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good times. </span>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-55041277150561096402014-03-07T12:20:00.000-09:002014-03-07T12:21:45.605-09:00I’m no Arteest<span style="font-size: large;">I don’t really have a creative bone in my body and I have a long way to go before I’ll feel comfortable using a camera, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but I can’t stop taking pictures of this cute kiddo!</span><br />
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Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-36980125573020485642014-02-27T10:13:00.003-09:002014-02-27T10:13:58.869-09:00New Valentine<span style="font-size: large;">We have a new Valentine on our hands!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This picture was taken on Valentine's Day. Not a happy post-vaccine baby. (Yes, I vaccinate my child.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But our trip to Mesquite for my amazing little sister-in-law's soccer tournament seemed to cheer her up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And Lilian met cousin Haley (well, my cousin, Lisa's, baby).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Big news of the week, Lilian took her first trip to the zoo!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-64498113817960903222014-02-27T09:57:00.001-09:002014-02-27T09:59:15.714-09:00Late ValentineCall me creepy, but I've basically been obsessed with Robert Bennion since he moved in to my home ward when we were 12. Sure, I was probably a foot taller than him and twice his weight and going through the awkward teen years but I just hoped love would conquer all...awkwardness.<br />
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Nothing brings two hearts together like holding a bleeding pig head by the scruffy hairs after having just watched it be slaughtered. Mmm mmm.<br />
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When Robert moved in, my dad was the Young Men president and Eric Bell was a counselor. He and my dad starting taking the boys to The Ranch. They loved it so much that they starting going just for fun and my sister and I would tag along. That is where Robert and I began to be best friends.<br />
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The 4.5 hour drive was never long enough.<br />
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Work was play.<br />
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Play was a dream.<br />
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<br />Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-64580187464474223112014-02-13T15:40:00.000-09:002014-02-14T08:21:45.926-09:00Official Angel<span style="font-size: large;">Lilian is here!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She will be three months old tomorrow, Valentine's Day, but she just had her two month appointment this afternoon. She was given a certificate (as if that would make the shots feel better) saying she was an "Official Angel." Well I'd have to agree...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">...most of the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When Lilian had her 2-week appointment she was 50th percentile for height, weight, and head size.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today she measured 75th percentile for head size, 85th percentile for height, and 20th percentile for weight. She's definitely her daddy's daughter :) Health, happy, tall, and thin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A lot has happened in the past three months and since I only have 40 minute intervals to get things done in the day I haven't blogged (obviously). I haven't found the time to write my experience with becoming a mother. It has been a dramatic change for me, as it is with every new mother, and I'm excited to share my experience...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">...just not during this nap time.</span>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-38477953264219452742013-11-10T14:52:00.000-09:002013-11-10T14:52:40.850-09:00The Final CountdownWell, it's time for my bi-annual post.<br />
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Psh.<br />
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We are now 10 days away from the due date! Want a quick recap on the pregnancy?<br />
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I had morning sickness in the first trimester, it faded in the second trimester, no problems in the third trimester. Now that I'm in the final stretch...no pun intended...I am uncomfortable but not one problem to report. I'd almost say it's been a breeze.<br />
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I swam a little over a mile a few weeks ago and was glad I did it when I did. By the next week I could hardly swim half that length. Too many weird pangs and twinges, so I just floated around the lazy river and pretended it was the hot tub.<br />
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I miss hot tubs.<br />
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What to guess what our baby will look like? Here is a little taste:<br />
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Happy Father's Day, Dad! Love you!</div>
<br />Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-63346955011500861832013-06-01T16:10:00.003-09:002013-06-01T16:14:16.021-09:006 month re-capAnother link to <a href="http://alsoclaire.blogspot.com/2013/04/hard-drive-exploring.html">K.C.'s blog?</a> Why not? She inspired my 6 month re-cap. Or is it 6-month recap?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Other sister-in-law Brynn and I pull out the ol' Christmas socks.</span></td></tr>
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<br />Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-7148865901817638982013-06-01T14:51:00.001-09:002013-06-01T14:51:14.410-09:00FacebootBack in December Robert and I <i>finally</i> got Faceboot accounts.<br />
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...then we spent the night updating our profiles. Make sure to Share! :)<br />
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<br />Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-81997320593581701912013-06-01T14:39:00.001-09:002013-06-01T14:39:10.731-09:00My next postMonths ago I entitled this "My Next Post" hoping I'd get around to it soon. Well I didn't.<br />
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Robert and I tagged along with siblings, nieces and cousins to hunt down our own Christmas tree this (last) year.<br />
K.C. has some great pics of the really fun afternoon <a href="http://alsoclaire.blogspot.com/2012/11/turkey-series-three.html">here.</a><br />
I'll add a few more pictures and videos.<br />
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Flight suit and saws at the ready!<br />
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Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-59971517822773314842013-06-01T13:22:00.004-09:002013-06-01T13:57:25.745-09:00'Tis the SeasonOkay, so it's been a while. Here are some things we've done:<br />
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Want to know how the Air Force Ball went? It was fun. We had a few light refreshments, danced a few dances, shook a few hands, had a few laughs, and tried to take a few self portraits after we got home and changed, then remembered we didn't have pictures so put our gear back on and set the camera on a timer.<br />
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Our clock is military time. It still throws me off. (By the way I see the date is November 11th. Yes, it's been a long time.)<br />
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Robert headed to a field training preparation overnighter. I was proud of my packing skills.<br />
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Thanksgiving dinner at the Dave Naegles. Delicious as usual. Robert had two name tags since we still can't get his name right.<br />
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Oh, the weather outside is freeeaking awesome.<br />
And watching the Les Mis trailer is so delightful.<br />
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I have creatively, beautifully, and successfully portrayed in this verse the Top 4 things I am excited for right now.<br />
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1. The <span style="font-size: x-large;">Air Force Ball</span> tonight. This will be my first dance. Well, my fist dance where Robert is my date, that is. Yipee! I'm nervous, but excited.<br />
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(UPDATE: It turns out Stephanie posted a "Love-Les-Mis" post yesterday, too. <a href="http://brianstephstagg.blogspot.com/2012/11/les-mis-love.html">See here</a>.)</div>
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Bear with me as I confess to you (my millions of readers) my love affair with Les Miserables. </div>
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Some of my earliest memories include Les Miserables. I remember sitting right in front of the speaker in our living room acting out Les Mis with two trucks; A TONKA truck for any male singer and a pink and yellow truck for any female singer. The fist hook was simply the music. It was beautiful to me. It gave me goosebumps.</div>
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Then I started listening to the story. I would listen, while sometimes interrogating my mom. If I was <i>really </i>lucky, my mom would sit and explain the whole story to me as we listened, which she did many times. </div>
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She also took us to see the musical. I remember a few things from it (and Phantom, and Beauty and the Beast, and Secret Garden, and Music Man, etc.) but mainly I just remember being enchanted throughout the whole long thing. And getting goosebumps.</div>
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As I grew, I found out about the 10th Anniversary Concert. What?! A whole new world of dialogue that wasn't on my Original Cast recording! I would watch it, then listen to my CD in my room and act the story out as it pieced itself together. My appreciation grew.</div>
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In my little freshman dorm, half my roommates and I used pens and highlighters (Angela Valentine Naegle style) to act out the whole thing to the other half of my roommates. </div>
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Then...the 25th Anniversary Concert. My Les Miserables world turned upside down. First, because the Jonas kid was a really poor casting decision, but second and more important, I fell in love with Alfie Boe and Norm Lewis. They are <i><span style="font-size: large;">my</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i>Jean Valjean and Javert.</span></div>
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Robert and I went to see it at the Capitol Theatre a few years ago (THANK YOU AUNT CRISTY!) and Robert, who loves a good story, fell in love, too. Robert and I then began asking more important questions about the characters...well, character. About society. About the author's views. </div>
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Here we are, the present day, and I am halfway through the book. I needed answers to my questions and the book is thorough. I think it is safe to say there is no book in existence that is more thorough than Victor Hugo's <i>Les Miserables</i>. When I listen to the musical now, I get goosebumps and cry like I never have before. Ah...I could go on and on. </div>
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Les Miserables is a fantastic story. I can't wait to see it in "movie" medium. I know there are Les Mis movies out there but this one will be grand because it's a movie of the musical. I will keep my singing expectations in check and look at Hugo's story from a different point of view. I am so excited!</div>
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There is a magic about Christmas time, and listening to cheesy music awakens past holiday feelings of peace, electricity, and the Spirit of the season. I don't see anything wrong with giving two months to this feeling instead of 25 days. Why must I hold back until a certain day to start getting excited about all of the <span style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"> </span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRn6ISJETJ4FuPmHUcQLKW3IapuMzWa0Caa_IbcZ0j7nI2uNr9WeQ" style="line-height: 16px;">magical</a><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;">, </span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRRpN6SliY049BOY3T63_OnTKlTba9quoJoaCFjLlaUK-LSxS1Y" style="line-height: 16px;">wonderful</a><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;">. </span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTdcKshdXGx-Ei-sBG6sSS0WiXq_VckCKnyaHUYXutKQvxGHm9nKA" style="line-height: 16px;">spectacular</a><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;">, </span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRpCpuFRWh2l9kOOGVZJ_5s-qiD6aRYRjR_NXVriIJZm8DZ9JYU">miraculous</a> things about Christmas? Uh uh, not me. I'm not waiting.</div>
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As the date approached I began thinking about what to be. I really wanted to be Rosie the Riveter but I wasn't sure what Robert would be. Seeing how he is actually in the Military, I felt funny asking him to dress up like a soldier, and I think he felt the same way. Before I even got the chance to ask him, I had a wonderful idea with which to replace the previous not-so-good idea. </div>
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This was a forever long and unimportant post about something silly, but it meant so much to me. That night before we fell asleep, we watched the clip from <i>UP!</i> You know the one I'm talking about, where it shows Ellie and Carl's life together.</div>
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Nowadays, when Robert and I have juice night, or go visit Gram and get into her candy drawer...etc., I could make it last a week, whereas Robert enjoys it right away. (This does not apply to Chocolate Chip cookies. I will eat half the dough and the remaining cookies as soon as I can. Also, there are times when I binge on candy and desserts, yes, but for the most part, I can ration like a starving sailor during a shortage. )<br />
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It's because I want to enjoy it <i>last</i>.<br />
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I want to eat a yummy dinner and then sit back and savor each nibble of whatever sweet thing I get to have sitting in my mouth. I want to deny myself even a crumb so when the time comes that I have nothing else to do but eat my dessert, I do just that, and I eat a lot of it.<br />
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OCTOBER IS HALFWAY OVER AND I HAVEN'T MADE ANYTHING PUMPKIN!<br />
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I think, "Oh, October is here but I don't want to over-do it at first...I'll just wait..."<br />
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Wha...wai....What does that even mean? October is October. There is nothing like it! And here it is, the SIXTEENTH, and I don't have any decorations up or any pumpkin spice flavored dishes on the menu. I ration my enjoyment and acceptance of fall because...because...because it's a good thing and I should make it last!<br />
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Well, it comes as a surprise to me every year that I can not stop the seasons. The great thing about Utah? October will happen again. I need to enjoy something simply because it's here, and <i>while</i> it's here.<br />
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I guess at the very beginning we did get these great pictures while on a drive up the canyon with dad and Dana.<br />
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Now excuse me while I go do something way over-the-top with pumpkins and squash.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-37276007245602569712012-09-19T18:51:00.000-09:002012-09-19T18:51:20.960-09:00Pressing OnIt has been a difficult week. On Thursday...I starting learning to crochet. <div>
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Well on Thursday I decided I would learn and I decided I would make me a hat. The kind of hat with the ear flaps 'cause those are the cool kinds of hat. I used yarn that I purchased in New Zealand. I bought it because I LOST my FAVORITE hat in New Zealand so I figured I'd buy yarn and make me a hat. </div>
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With the same breath I use to grumble while suffering through the stitches, I am giggling at how ugly it is. </div>
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Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-18374613963671863732012-08-22T16:35:00.003-09:002012-08-22T16:35:57.278-09:00The CABINWARNING: This post has more pictures than you can shake a stick at.<br />
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Robert walked out of his last final of summer term (which he aced) and headed home. We stayed up late into the night with flashlights and shovels fixing a few sprinklers, then packing for a 6 day vacation to the cabin. We got up early the next morning and headed north.<br />
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The girls dug a new little flower bed but it felt more like a giant version of a Zen Garden.</div>
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We found interesting things at the Mountain Man Rendezvous. I did give in and buy myself some wonderful earrings. They are Bison. </div>
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We drove through Yellowstone. Here we are breathing in the hot pots.</div>
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This big guy was taking his own tour of Yellowstone along the road. </div>
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Another great animal sighting. </div>
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It had been raining all day in Yellowstone and we enjoyed this gorgeous sunset on our way back to Island Park. </div>
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The Lookout tower. </div>
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I bet you thought it was called the "Lookout Tower" because it was used to watch for wild fires...</div>
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Gone Fishin' with the ferocious Coshi. </div>
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The fires burned out throats but made for enchanted evenings. </div>
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The girls found a romantic old swing...</div>
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...and Robert found a frog. </div>
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Robert is a master reptile catcher. If it weren't for that ring on his left hand people might think he's just a big six year old. </div>
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Smoky air, but fun fun times at the Cabin. Thanks Gram!</div>
Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323001962497462529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019775753389247523.post-48221849072515651992012-08-22T15:28:00.000-09:002012-08-22T15:28:52.450-09:00July Part IIINext up, my birthday.<br />
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When I was young I had a water birthday every year and invited all 13 kids in my Sunday school class to slide down the slip n' slide and eat cake and give me presents.<br />
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My birthday was basically the best holiday of all time. And my half birthday. <br />
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As I grew older I found I enjoyed waking up, mowing the lawn, cleaning my room, and washing my Jeep more than having much ado about nothing. But this year I really wanted to do something with my family, since my birthday happened to fall on my day off. <br />
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We had a big BBQ Sunday with both our families. (Oh the joy of having parents and in-laws that live within 5 houses of each other. I can't imagine it being any other way.)<br />
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The next day Robert had to study for a final exam (which he got, oh, 102 PERCENT on. Sheesh!), so I went to the zoo with Steph and her kids.<br />
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Robert took me to P.F. Chang's that night and I acknowledged every craving that surfaced since the <i>last</i> time I went to P.F. Chang's. Yum. <br />
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