The BEST things....

...according to Audrey!

1. The BEST conditioner.....Tresseme moisturizing!

2. The BEST brand of cheese.....Sargento

3. The BEST breakfast food every....Bruggers cinnamon raison bagel with plain cream cheese

4. The BEST book...Water for Elephants

5. The BEST camera that is in my soon to be price range....Canon Rebel Xsi

6. The BEST guilty pleasure...terrible 80's movies..ie: the Labrynth

7. The BEST feeling ever...waking up in a cold room under a down comforter and knowing you don't have to get up for hours if you don't want to.

8. The BEST mascara...L'Oreal Voluminous in Carbon black

9. The best website ever...Craigslist (is this a suprise to anyone???)

And last but not least......
10. The best hair stylist.....JULIE!!!!!!

I finally got my hair done!!

Just for Kris....THANKFUL THURSDAY!

I'm just been needing a little break lately so I have avoided posting a bit. I might still be a little
MIA but we'll see.

I have done a little reflection lately and these are the things that I am most thankful for right now:
1. Phones that come unplugged and allow me to just ignore the outside world.
2. My ability to plan ahead when it really counts
3. A spare bedroom that family/friends can stay in
4. TRUST!!!
5. waterproof mascara
6. New little nieces (Hi Georgia!)
7. My dad for putting out flyers for Ty's aeration business
8. my chaco sandles
9. husband who lets me vent/cry/scream & knows when to stop giving advice and just shut up.
10. GOOGLE!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, and here are some recent photos:

Scout's first day of school??

I took Scout to her first day of obedience training last night and she did extrememly well. I thought for sure she would spend the entire time trying to play with all the other dogs but with the exception of one very hyper boxer, she was very polite.

I'm hoping that I will be able to trust her around smaller dogs and trust her to be off a leash. I just felt so bad after class though because she just seemed sad. I've never been that direct with her and I don't think she was sure what to think. She was back to her normal puppy self this morning though so now all we have to do is keep her as playful but just more obediant!

Happy Housewife day!!!!

..what is wrong with me??? I have been unbelievabely excited about taking a day off to do what? Be a housewife!!! All I want to do is stay home, go grocery shopping, do laundry and finish photoshopping. NEver in my life did I think I would actually WANT this let alone be EXCITED about. I guess I'm just getting lame:) I'm just kidding! Its just my mormon brain tumor kicking in again:)

In other news....
Here is this week in photos!

Thanful Thursday conglomerant...

..so I know that today is thankful thursday but I am going to focus on one thing today... 9/11
I remember I got up that morning to go to class on turned on the TV for some background noise while I got ready. In fact I turned it on just in time to see the second plane hit. I honestly was in total disbelief.

Still, I headed to class and the only word I can use to describe my emotion that day is anger. Everyone teacher wanted us to talk about what happened and how we felt and all I wanted to do was sit, think, and mourn.

I was working at Buffalo Wild Wings and the time and I was scheduled to work. If you have ever been in there you know they have the biggest TVs ever and a ridiculous amount of them. Every last screen replayed the footage over and over again. Some jerk put enough money in the juke box to play "its the end of the world as we know it" over and over and over again. I think only one person came in to eat that night.

Fast forward 3 months...
I was heading to a dance with my roomates and our dates when I got a call from my dad saying that my brother in law was being deployed. I honestly NEVER thought that anyone I loved would have to go but this was the start...

In the meantime, my other brother in law was aware that he too would have to go at some point. I met Ty during this time and stuggled a little with the fact that he was in the army. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't like I didn't consider him because of it, I just was a little nervous.

When we were engaged there was a chance that he would be deployed and it scared the CRAP out of me. I was a mess for days. We decide if we got deployed we would hurry up and get married really fast before he left. Luckily that never happened.

We were married and very soon after Michael did deploy. It just seemed like it was fore shadowing.

We were living in MN for 7 months when we got the call. He was to report for duty in 3 weeks for an 18 month depoloyment. I was beside myself. Its all I could think about. We quickly got a dog, got a house and prepared the best we could. Then the army told us he wouldn't be going, then going, then not. We got one last call for him to report later that week to deploy and this time it stuck.

It was hard, but we both learned so very much about our selves. I am so proud of him for the sacrafice he made to serve his country. Because these people who willingly serve, those at home as safe. We get to worship how we see fit, live how we believe is right, and know that we will be given a fair chance.

September 11th was a terrible day that lead to many I love, as well as my self, being forced to make the sacrifice of being without a loved one, but I'm thankful for what we have become because of it. We are stronger, more loving, and better people because of this experience.

The treasures of saturday morning cleaning!!!

So I was cleaning this morning ( I know, I know...me?) and I ran across this picture of my dad when he must have been 17 or so. I think he looks like Steve Carell!!!

What do you think???

Thankful Thursday....(take 8, or something)

I'm really happy that I have taken to doing this. Sadly, things don't always occur to me that I should be thankful... Shocker, I know. But here are the things I am thankful for this week....

1. Good Bras (too much info, I know:)
2. my new neighbors across the street. They are AWESOME and our age!
3. The office season 4 on DVD. This is why Ty and I are hiding at the moment
4. Cool enough air to need a second blanket at night
5. The internet!!! This week I made my own BBQ sauce and learned how to make my favorite dish, Pad Thai. I am offically better then any at restuarants!!!!
6. my library card
7. Jes Bennion! Enough said! She just makes me smile:)
8. ebay (bet you thought I was going to say craigslist:)
9. My 65 year old dad! Happy birthday Papa bear!
10. Ty Ty Ty Ty Ty.......BUBBA BEAR!

I need your vote...

..I'm not saying that its a democracy, but I want to know what the people think!!! Yes, its that time again. Time to reconsider the hair color. My hair ADD has once again gotten the better of me. The only known treatment for such a sickness is..........a trip to Julie for a change:)

I'm thinking I will do a color I have done before and these are my finalist. which one do you think?? Blonde? Brown? Red? or Reddish/Brown? I'm going to wear it like it is in the blonde picture so don't pick based on style. Thanks good voters for the input....

I cursed early morning...

..So Ty and I took this weekend paper route to pay down some debt we have. The pay is actually not bad but we sometimes question weather its worth getting up at 2 in the morning every saturday and sunday morning (usually at about 2 is when this happens:)) Besides the benefit of the extra money, I have seen some really beautiful things and have been able to capture some of them on my camera.

So really, I have found the silver lining to my storm cloud:)

Happy, Happy birthday childre.....er, I might Scout dog dear!!!

Scout turns the ripe old age of 3 today! I must say, she wouldn't shut up about it last night, she was too excited! She gets to spend the whole day not being home alone! Yay! If only it was that easy to please the rest of us, right???

Here are some things I love about Scout:
1. Her ears! If you have ever met Scout you know what I mean. The are so expressive and not to mention you can make them flap like a bat! She is often the focus of a spontaneous chorus of "do your ears hang low"
2. I have never met a dog who like to cuddle more. She always comes and lays down next to me before bed.
3. I think shes part rabbit! This dog can jump like nobody's business!