2010 XmAs

--MERRY CHRISTMAS--

Sibling dinner Christmas day, THANKS Bj, best brother ever!!! Can you believe how tall my brothers are!?

Movie day with dad...
Nutcracker Ballet :)

Me and Liv

HOLY COW!!! JOSCELYN! Me and this girl became immediate friends 2 years ago out on one of our summer adventures and have been like best friends since. You know the friends that you can not talk to for a month or more and still pick right back up!? Thats her...i love this girl! We had sooo much fun catching up and shopping for xmas. One day we WILL live in the same state !!! haha love you girl!

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS!! LOVE YOU!

Im Back.

Well only back to blogging like a day and im already addicted again :)

I should be writing a paper right now but of course im on the computer so this is what happening haha.

Thought i would go ahead and start this single Laura's blog and see how i like it.

Soooo where to begin...

I am staying in a house of 6 girls, really living the college experience i guess haha it is really really fun! I share a room with my best friend since 8th grade Becky and we are having loads of fun.

I am in nursing school 3 days a week at UVU and enjoying it. I love the medical field and really just want to be done and working! ha i have a long way to go still though.

I still work for the Pediatrician in orem and seriously love it sooo much and will have plenty of stories to share about those crazy parents out there ;)

I had to pick up a second job you know, the single student thing without a loan is really killllller on the bank account, SO i am a waitress at Ruby River in provo as well.

Here are some pics of the good times and the people that helped me survive recently throughout everything crazy going on right now.

This is Brit and Becky my roomies who are constantly making me laugh and cheering me up whenever needed. I share a room with Beck and a wall with Brit :)

My SISTERS. Gosh i cannot even explain how grateful i am for these 2. They have hugged me, cried with me, saved me, supported me, and never been gone for a second that i have needed them.
My lil TuX boy. Anyone with dogs KNOWS that they are exactly like your kids. I don't get to see them much in my current circumstance and it kills me. But when i do get to we always go run around and have a good time and then have a good snuggle. It sounds retarded but i think they are having a hard time adjusting without me too :(

-Family-

Just missing one sis in this pic, but us siblings have gotten so close lately and it is so fun to grow up together and be there and support eachother in all new ways. This was MEgs birthday party this month.

Olivia (aka becky) My BFF and rock for the past few months. She is the greatest person i know and is such a good example to me. She is also like my mom in a way always taking care of me and looking out for me :) Thanks Livi!

Well that is it for now! Gotta try and get some of this paper done !

not blog worthy.

So blogs are for Happy Times, Happy news, Happy lives.

Never do you see much else around these parts.

BUT i am a lil unconventional at times and for some unknow reason feel the need to put this on my blog.

1-because i love and care about all my far away friends who only communicate through these blogs, and would care to know sad things about their lives as well.

2- It seems only fair to Chris, myself, and our friends that some things are known to avoid rumors and awkward run ins. So here it is in the nicest, least awkward way(insert sarcasm here) you could ever tell your friends tragic news.

Chris and I are no longer together.

We are on good terms and taking care of our puppies together.

It is BeSt for us.

I can't even imagine the weird judgements going through some of your minds right now. For one that we are divorced in the first place. For two cause im blogging about it!? But i dunno for the past few months i've been wanting to tell my family and friends, for support...? or i don't even know but now you know. I still want to keep in touch with you guys and felt the odd blog shame that i couldn't unless i was posting pics of my perfect lil married life.

So for all our friends /fam i'd still like to stay in touch and share life and friendship, maybe it will never be the same but i hope it can still be good. I will still get on here and update some of what is going on in my life since i have been going crazy not checking up on all of you! :)

love,

Laura

10k

Our first 10k

Terri, Chris, and I did the Freedom Run monday morning! It was me and Chris's first race event since we starting running 2 months ago. It was SOOOO hard, but SOOOO fun! Terri and Chris were nice enough to go my pace (sorry guys) and i wasn't the very last person to cross the finish line :-) But really they were so great and im so glad we did it! I hope we will have an even better time at our half marathon next month!

**********4th***********

**HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY**!!!!

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend

We'll keep busy this long weekend w/family-bbqs-fireworks-hot air balloons-parade-10K

Rated-R

Wow shocker! Rated R and his entertaintment wrestling career have a girlfriend!!!!

And what in the world Jessie (from jakes season) she is drama! First with the Roslyn last season and now this! Finding rated R's gf! (what a ploy to get on tv by both girls)

Can you believe he ran through the bushes in his bedazzled sweats and boot from the broken leg!?

Yikes it was ugly, way to go ali for calling him out in front of everyone! haha so awkward that he jsut kept running then randomly returns to throw his beloved Jessica under the bus...i loved the voicemails playing in the background as he gimps away hahaha

But after that ridiculousness....

Ty---you are a beat-around-the-bush-er." answer the questions about your divorce or else she will be too scared to marry you!

Did i call it with Craig or what!?!? but it was adorable how hard he tried and WON the wrestling with the freekish turkish dudes! kudos!

Kirk sadly your next i think just cause of the height thing. But i like you, your adorable.

Frank has a CrOoKeD smile! What the! and take it eay spoiler alert at the end!!! Please just show us the last episode and Frank ditching out.....geeezzz....

(secretly i think that he'll pull and Ed and come back and propose at the end and she'll say yes) Only if she is dumb though and doesn't choose Roberto! Wow he is dreamy! and comforting her with the whole rated-r situation...yum

Olive Oil wrestling=gross homo behavior.

Chris L you are a doll.

Someones dad is a taxodermist(spell?) i can't wait to see whos hahaha she looked thouroughly disgusted!

Frank why did you buy a massive rug!?!??! what the....

I am addicted to this ridiculous show.

and Ali please make your hair less PEE yellow and get better hair extensions.

Eclipse

Went to Eclipse tonight :) Im glad they now have money to make a half decent show!!!!

Overall i loved it, but of course there are a few weird moments as always.

Bella your stage kisses are awkward--at least with Jacob anyway.

Why was Jake all sweaty at the end!!!??(ya i know hes hurt) But could they have at least wiped of the sweaty mustache area!?

Edward- i love you in books, but in movies you are too dull and borderline unattractive so i don't like your scenes much. BUT i will admit he was much better in this movie than the others!

Loved the meadow, LOVE Charlie! I swear he's the only one that knows how to act in these movies....The script could use some work but an overall SUcCEsS!!! Yay for Twilight geeks!

CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS....to ME :)

I came home today to this amazing banner hung across the fence made by my dear friend Elisha. She is the greatest!!! So creative, and amazing....i wanted you all to see the detail so i split it up :)

... flowers from my amazing, supportive in-laws--love you guys!

I recieved the best bit of mail i've ever recieved in MY LIFE!

I got ACCEPTED into NURSING SCHOOL at UVU!!!

I can't believe it actually happened...My husband has been so great to me the last 2 years putting me through school, THanKS babe, you are the greatest husband in the whole world! I owe you more than i could ever repay you, but ill spend my whole life trying! Love you!

Thanks to all my family and friends for supporting me! All my "other moms" at work as they call themselves, THANK YOU! your support means everything to me...they were there when i was trying to finish high school! and now ill be a NURSE!!!

I can't believe how excited i feel because-- so much work is coming!!! BUt it will be so worth it getting to do what i LOVE.

The Nuptials

So im only 3 months late...but i just realized i didnt post any pic from my baby sistas wedding!!! So here they are!

.The lovely bride and groom.

.Can't doubt his love for her in that look there can ya.
Me helping the baby sisa get ready :) {note the finished product on her head}

ALL the NEW sisters!

*My FAV*

.her first sight of him wating for her at the aisle, seriously a tear jerker.

I love My lil sis Haley more than anything..We have always been close and im so happy that she as chosen such a great guy to love her and be the father of the lil baby growing inside her now :) It's weird, i still think of her as being like 12 yrs old sometimes and am shocked into reality when i remember what an amazing woman she has become.

Love you Hay

week 5

Ya i skipped last week because well i couldn't quite put into words how AwKiE Kasey and his tatoo were, but some highlights and lowlight of this week were....

Kasey aka. "guard your heart"- freeky tatoo man got left on a glacier haha i wonder what his future wife will think of his tatoo standing for another girl and 11 "studs" as he puts it.

Rated-R: You want to hold ali over your head like a wrestling belt...yikes.... I think i saw his shirt in next weeks preview for the guy with the gf lol. your crooked smile makes you look a lil evil maybe stick to the pity party cause i have broken leg version of yourself.

Chris M- i finally know your name even though tonight is the first time i've seen you i think, you have no personality and fyi when someone asks what your guilty pleasure is, mexican food is not the correct answer. Poor guy.

Who thought iceland-the coldest place on earth was romantic??? Running around in puffy coats, and hats with fur on them with snot icicles hanging from your nose is just about my worst nightmare for a romantic setting.

Craig- you are funny and the fake tatoo was hilarious but sad to say your gonna get cut next week just because your the least attractive.

On that note- Ali stop telling Roberto that he is too hot for you! Pretty soon he remember its true and dump you!

Kirk is cute :) i luv him, and Chris L. also love.

Ty is a southern gentleman but those big ears are very distracting.

Ali is on t.v. can she get a hair stylist!?!?!?

til next week...

xoxo

RoDeO...CaRniVaL...

I love Utah summers

Me, hubby, and the lil Balto he won for me :)

The pro dart shooter, winning a prize for his lady
Sloat and I...re-living our high school days at strawbery days

Love love LOVED the Rodeo and Carnival...and can't say enough how excited we are to be here this summer...Ahhhh such a good feeling.

STRAWBERRY DAYS!

IT'S STRAWBERRY DAYS! I AM SO EXCITED! THE LAST 3 YEARS WE HAVE MISSED IT, SO I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET UP WITH ALL MY FRIENDS AT THE RODEO AND HAVE A GOOD TIME! PICS TO COME!

wHO eLSE IS gOING!?

It's that time of Year...

....When nothing good is on t.v. anymore :) Jk you know i love the bachelor and bachelorette, but this season is already killing me! It's the same old stories just repeating themselves, but somehow still sooooo addicting! Already i have a list of freekish things that i hate but can't stop watching for lol...such as:

~Ali, do you really need to wear chucks on EVERY date? We get it, your fun! and take it easy with all the pony tails.

~Roberto=Yum i love him! He is my favorite in everyway and the most attractive. {in fact Ali keeps telling how gorgeous your face is and its ruining cute moments}

~No to be offensive but is that one blonde kid deaf? or WhAt is up with his VoIcE!?

~Weatherman-you do not "easily have the best personality" and you come off capital G gay. {please say you guys are watching Glee and get my joke :)

~Ty-Are you the next WeS but mask your skeezy ways much better???

~Kirk- I think him and Ali and straight up make-out buddies only. They spoke once on the first episode and made out for like 10 minutes this episode, it was gross and in front of EVeRYonE {he is cute though}

~Frank--Umm not sure, your charming but freekishly ObSeSSed!

~Justin aka Rated-R-Kudos for crutching for 2 hrs up the freeway to Ali's mansion....dang is all i have to say, and also not sure why all the boys hate you other than you have bigger muscles than them.

~Jesse- You are young, handsome, and charming...Seriously your wearing a straight up Jean Get Up to the rose ceremony!?!?!? yikes, serious bachelorette faux pas.

~All you other men who have made no impression on me yet, good luck, this looks to be like a predictable yet entertaining season. Im rooting for Roberto or Jesse and this point. See ya next week!

News For The Week

GuEss WhAt...?

So i didn't want to say anything until i knew more but i'm just so excited i had to say something! I got an interview for UVU's nursing program.

It is the last step! Im done with the classes, took the stupid entrance exam, and have been waiting impatiently for my rejection letter...when surprisingly i got an e-mail that said i was selected to move on the the next and final round!! InTeRvIeWs!!!!

There is still a possibility of not getting in but i am still really happy about it :)

I wanted to say thanks to everyone who has helped me, my family and friends, and especially my summer girls! Remember, it seems like yesterday, you were all helping me study for my ACT and convincing me to go back to school?? Well thanks...i LOVE you all.

Please wish me luck!! Ill need your support if i get rejected after all!

Other news...

Hope everyone's Memorial Weekend was awesome, our was spent eating and playing in the amazing weather, talking about how we couldn't believe we were in Utah for Memorial day for the first time since being married. The dry heat is so fantastic i couldn't love it anymore. We also spent some time training for a half marathon we are bound on doing this August. We are not runners at all, but are now up to 4 miles! I wish i could say it was going well, and... well, it is for Chris, and losing weight and feeling healthy is nice, but my feet aren't made for running! Already in 3 weeks of training i've had 3 visits to the Podiatrist including one Cortisone shot right into the bottom of my foot!! It might have been the worst experience ever, and i don't even mind needles! I will just admit it, i swore, right at the doctor (who for the record used to be my stake president). Yikes.

But i will continue because i don't want to be the last one to finish that race!

The Squeeze....

ThIs piece of furniture......and.....

ThEsE CuShIoNs.....
Are supposed to go together and fit inside ThIs DoOr to create a lovely new living room for us.

However...they Do not FIT inside this stupid, ridiculous, itty, bitty, concrete stairwell and door-frame. I want to punch down the wall. All our time, money, and effort...for Nada. Anyone want to buy a couch off of us?? :(

But Im Just So HuNgRy!!!

This is Tux--lately Tux has been waking up naked...(aka. without his collar on)...

The first time we found this laying next to him in his kennel...just the plastic buckle chewed to bits
A new collar and a few days later, we found this....buckle AND some threads chewed

And today....Completely demolished!...

With this guilty faced lil' monster (aka LiLy) looking up at us we are sure she is the culprit.

Weird Right....?

Mi Familia

Mothers Day we decided to take a couple pictures of the fam real quick because we are hardly ever all together, it was so fun!! They are anything but professional haha but it's been years since we had a family picture and we have many new additions to the fam. Here is my lovely familia...

the unmarried half--My sis Megan, bro Andrew, sis Jessica (and lovely momma of course).
My gigantic (6'7) "little" brother

Beautiful mother and her great husband Mark

Chris and me with my madre. (forgive my scraggle hair, it was a windy day)

All 6 of the kids mothered by the one and only JaLee (haley in front is prego, ck out the cute belly!! :-)

The Whole Family! Im so glad to have a gorgeous sis in law with blonde hair too so i don't stick out like i used to with all the black beautys in the fam haha

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After Thursday life will begin again :) We will be here in UTAH for the SUMMER! My nursing application will be IN! Please cross your fingers for me!!!!

Birthday Bash

Its my birthday!! Well was... on Sunday. We spent the weekend hanging out with friends/a family bbq/and studying of course :) I love birthdays especially mine haha Greatest weekend ever...now if we can just get through finals ill think about starting to blog again.....XoXo

My Sweet Momma

Beautiful lil sis lookin adorable in the first of the maternity clothes :)
Luckily the restaurant did NOT sing, but i still got my free dessert YuM

My best friends becky and ryan

My sister and other sister