Time for USU football!

Words can't describe the persona that James is portraying in this picture. It screams "hick". Please admire the hat though. James found it at the DI, unstitched the previous logo, and painted the "A" on it. Go Aggies!

I swear he likes me more than just a shopping partner.

Long story here: Christy and James were friends at Oakridge. Apparently they hooked up once. She worked at Uinta Academy with me, and now we all hang out. Don't worry, she is married and has a kid on the way.

This made history! USU beat BYU! Suckers!

James was still giddy a couple of days later.

In other news, the townhouse is underway to be sold. It was suppose to sell back in August, but silly taxes weren't filed correctly. It should sell anytime this month. James and I moved into the apartment complex he works at. It's very nice to have discounted rent and to see him more often. James is in his last year of school, thank goodness! And, I'm in the process of applying to grad school. I'm very nervous about this! What if I don't even get into my backup schools?! Stay tuned!

Dedication to "Kitty Galore"

But first, what's another picture at a baseball game? I swear, this summer I have tripled the amount of baseball games that I have watched in my life. We received free tickets to a Bee's game so we took Kinta and Jeremy with us. Kinta is from Australia which also happens to be where James served his LDS mission. I wonder what they talk about while trying to convince me to move there.

She meows like it's life or death if she doesn't get her milk. Here's the cat drinking the remnants of the milk that she clawed and attacked us for. Not really, she just climbs over every limb of us to attempt to get it.

Who doesn't like king crab? We have created a monster by allowing her to eat human food.

Where's Abby?

We call this her gopher stance. She has really strong hind legs and it's amazing to see her development.

Who says cats don't like water? She has even showered with us. Whenever we are at the sink for any reason, she wants to play or drink water. She is such a snot now, because she won't drink out of her water bowl.

Summer...

Happy 4th of July! James and I spent the evening with his family in the USU football stadium to watch the fireworks. I'm a bad wife for not remember this aircraft, because James says it all the time, but it was pretty cool to watch how close it flew across the stadium.

Oh, in the life of Abby the tabby. She certainly loves to get into things. I've found this kitten on top of our double towel rack not knowing how to get back down. The places she explores is remarkable for how small she is. She is smart to figure out how to get to her destination but is dumb on how to get herself out of it. I've googled her to figure out what breed she belongs to, since a tabby is apparently just a coat coloring. I've come to the conclusion that she is a Eyptian Mau with maybe a little Ocicat in her. It's amazing the terminology that a person develops by watching animal planet and surfing the web.

She is delightful to have around when she is sleeping. Between the two pictures of her, you can see the transition between the PC and Mac.

Leaving Logan to visit....

Los Angeles....This is the original power plant to the Edison Electrical Company that was converted into an underground club.

The club manufacturered the original light bulbs and displayed them around the club. The chandelier was my favorite.

The Rotating Lounge. It was fun to see the cityscape of LA.

Michael and I. We have to represent the "coolness" of the clubs in LA. It was awkward.

Its like the gates have opened in heaven for James!

I have proof of Michael in a baseball cap, lol.

James caught a home run ball. It really is heaven.

Joanne and I. I'll miss her, but she is moving to Phillie for grad school.

Happy Birthday Mom! I love the misspelling, it makes it that much cuter.

Changes...

Will the townhouse ever sell? I married the right man who knows how to fix any problem in the house. First the dishwasher and than the oven broke. We have continued to try and do little (but major looking) updates to the townhouse. We replaced everything that was gold and put silver and oh man, does it look ten times better.

James and I met up with his ENTIRE family to attend a Bee's Baseball game.

I'll be honest, I was baby hungry until she came into my life. Her name is Abby and she is six weeks old. James wasn't thrilled about the idea since it was completely random. We were at Summerfest and James read aloud "Free Kittens". He claims to regret the fact he read it out loud, but he melted the moment he held her. His mood changes daily, depending whether or not she pees in the litter box or on our comforter. I keep telling him that she is much easier than a baby even if she woke us up at 5:30a.m. the first morning together.

Didn't you get the memo about wearing red with military cargo? James is such a trend-setter with his nephews and cousin Scott. This is the second time this month.

In the beginning of May I went down to LA to visit my mom while the rest of the family was in Europe. Sadly, to report that after the doctors had done a few more tests, they found that the cancer had spread to her ribs and she started chemotherapy this week. Boo! Other than that the trip was a success. As you can tell I'm standing with my HS friends Kristen and Joanne with Mary Poppins. The only reason why my poster was as proper as it was, was because she told me to stand up straight. You have to listen to Mary Poppins!

I wish had the before picture but the dresser looked nothing like this. Once again, James sanded down the front of the drawers and put new ones on. I love it and it's a solid piece of wood!

Happy Birthday James! Our awesome brother-in-law Patrick aloud us to take his precious Harley out for a ride. Don't we look cool in our motorcycle jackets, lol! James did feel cool however, because he had the chance to give other bikers the super cool hand signal.

You should of seen the shock on his face! "I have to think about this. I need to go mow," were his exact words. Don't worry, we still have it. Happy Birthday baby!

And so it's begins...

I was nervous all day yesterday. I spent a good portion of time outside of the house to keep my mind off the fact that my mom was having surgery. I think James was doing everything he could yesterday to please me. Since we completely forgot about fast Sunday we opted to fast yesterday. James and I both agreed that each time our bodies reminded us that we were hungry we remembered why we were fasting. Due to my hunger I eventually ate a whole Costa Vida salad and some Aggie ice cream. I would say yesterday made my "top 3" on the list of opportunities that I've been to the temple. I immediately called my family the moment we got out. My mom is "stage 2". The surgeon found cancer in the lymph nodes, but the doctor is positive that things will continue smoothly. I'm very anxious and scared to go home in two weeks. I hate being so far away.

The good, the bad, and the ugly...

This is how James spent his Saturday down in Clearfield. The backseat and all the side panels had to be taken out so that he and his dad could rewire everything.

Give James another day and he wouldn't have been acting silly about the project.

Happy birthday Patrick! Dress up as someone over the hill! James is dressed up as his gay uncle Bob. That's really what he wears every day and in the summer time replace the sweatpants for shortie shorts. Laurie, Eilyn, and Cyndi are all dressed up as their Aunt Rula.

Getting into costume is one of my least favorite things to do, let alone spending money on something that I will only wear once. So, I looked through my closet and found an outfit that resembles my mom . I put on gold earrings, bent my hair under, and put on a pair of glasses that I haven't worn in years. You can't see much of the outfit since it was freezing in the garage but both James and I looked at each other and said wow. He wasn't aloud to kiss me or do anything that night because he looked and acted like a creep.

Happy birthday Gerik and Brandt! We always make fun of Gerik because he has the "bee stings" for me. All I have to do is bat my eye lashes and I can get him to do whatever I want. Brandt is becoming even more handsome these days. Girls are already giddy over him.

And, this is a tribute to my mom. I wasn't there for this tribute but that doesn't make this cake any less funny. Only my brother Michael could get away with it. Sadly, the situation isn't funny at all. I think this will be more of a journal entry than a blog, but here goes....If I could just stop crying...I need someone around so that I can put up a front...My mom has breast cancer and it was found in both breasts. I've always hated being so far away from my family, but this just sucks. I'm in Utah and there is nothing I can do to help. My mom has done everything within her power to help me over the years and there is nothing I can do for her. James and I were already planning on going down to California in July, but oh my gosh, that needs to come sooner. It's good that I'm writing this because I just put up a front whenever someone asks, and I think I have cried more while trying to write this than during this whole circumstance. I love you mom!