Happy Belated V-Day February 16, 2010
Posted by Emily in : Family, Holidays, Little Man Dallin , 1 comment so farHappy belated Valentine’s Day from our house to yours.
I hope your kids got roughed up a bit and loved every second of it.
Caramelized Cheetos December 29, 2009
Posted by Emily in : Christmas, Holidays, Memory Lane, Thoughts , 2commentsHave you ever tried caramelized Cheetos?
They are DELISH! I was introduced to them about five years ago, and FELL IN LOVE with them the second they hit my tongue.
I had not thought about them since the day I ate them a few years ago, and suddenly, I remembered them and I had to make them!
So, there I found myself, entering the automatic doors of my local Walmart, on Christmas Eve.
It was worth it. Squeezing through Crazy shoppers and all to get what I needed to make this recipe.
Never tried them? Never made them? Get the recipe here. Trust me, YOU’LL LOVE THEM!
Yes, I Would Like Some Cheese With This “Whine” December 14, 2009
Posted by Emily in : Daily Life, Holidays, My Handsome Husband, Thoughts, Utah , 4commentsIt has been snowing buckets of sleet here in Utah. Every shovel full of snow weighs like 50 pounds.
I don’t know that personally, but I have very reliable sources. (Should I feel guilty that I don’t know this info first hand? No? OK.)
I really do think this valley is beautiful covered in snow, especially around Christmas time, BUT . . .
What ever happened to DRY POWDER snow? The Utah snow famously known as “The Greatest Snow on Earth?” Besides the Osmonds, what else is Utah famous for?
To top it off, David left yesterday and will be gone for some of the week for residency interviews. I’m happy he has interviews lined up, but sometimes I feel like, “CAN’T EVERYTHING COME TO US FOR ONCE?”
That would be so convenient.
Selfish. I know. But we just got him back after being apart for five weeks.
Did you want me to whine a little more?
Because if I thought really hard I could probably conjure up a few more things.
Blah, Blah, Blah. November 23, 2009
Posted by Emily in : Family, Holidays, My Handsome Husband, Photography, Princess Hannah, Thoughts, Utah , 4commentsI’ve been feeling rather blah lately.
It could be because I’m up to my eyeballs in my Photoshop class and it’s sucking every last drop of creative juice out of my body.
It could be my temporary role as “single parent” that is just doing me in as well.
It could also be that part of my heart is on the other side of the continent. What am I supposed to write about when my life feels so incomplete? So alone? So not the same?
I’ve been missing my husband who has been in North Carolina for the last few weeks.
UGH. I really hate being apart. Now don’t worry, I’m not going to get all sappy on you . . . I do not enjoy reading posts when women proclaim their undying love for their spouse. It’s like, TELL THEM NOT ME! Most of the time it’s just TOO MUCH INFORMATION and I feel like a peeping Tom eavesdropping on a private love conversation. There is a 100% chance I don’t feel the same way about your spouse (which is a good thing!) and it just grosses me out.
Phew. It felt good to get that off my chest.
Just know that I miss my man.
A lot.
He is the reason I started this blog.
Ahem. It’s more like, he set this blog up for me and said, “WRITE WOMAN!” (Maybe it was his secret attempt to get me to talk other people’s ears off instead of his so he could spend more time studying . . . OK, that’s probably not his motivation but you know . . .)
He also encouraged me (read: enrolled me at AAU) to pursue my passion for photography.
He solves my technical problems, re-installs my computer programs, and he calmly suggests logical answers to my “I think I’m going to die!” problems. Why is it that last week I was rear-ended, our clutch went out, a loose muffler hit my windshield at 70 mph, and my desktop computer contracted some virus that overtook my entire hard drive all within a few days?
UGH. It was so inconvenient to take care of these things. This is totally a “David” thing to take care issues like this. I’m the CEO of the inside of the house (decorating, grocery shopping, buying clothes, and deciding where every piece of furniture is set and where every frame is hung) and he is the CEO of the outside and electronics which obviously includes car and computer issues.
So, what I’m saying is . . .
I can’t think straight and I’m sad that he doesn’t get to see our cute little kids.
The only benefit of David being gone is that I get 100% of the kid snuggles.
Yep. That’s about the only benefit.
On the flip side, I am on on full time Dallin diaper duty (which is a challenge at every change because the busy boy literally needs to be pinned down!) and I get to listen to Hannah ask, “WHY?” 846 times a day and I get to think of obscure answers. (Trust me, the kid doesn’t take “I don’t know” for an answer.)
I am on the countdown for his return at the end of this week. The Webcam will just have to do for a few more days.
When he returns, my groove will be back and I’ll be posting lots of adventures from Utah.
I have lots of fun Christmas activities planned to do as a family and, of course, lots of pictures to take.
Waiting to get my groove back . . .
Too Beautiful Not to Share November 10, 2009
Posted by Emily in : Church, Holidays, Photography, Utah , 6commentsThis is what the Timpanogos Temple looked like on Halloween night.
The moon was full.
The lights reflecting on Utah lake were beautiful.
As always, the temple looked amazing.
This night was too beautiful to keep to myself, so I thought I’d share.
Disguised Little People November 2, 2009
Posted by Emily in : Family, Holidays, Princess Hannah , 5commentsSay hello to the junior Dr. Lesher.
He is a handsome little heart breaker who didn’t care about collecting candy.
Hannah on the other hand . . .
Turned into a pumpkin on Halloween and really, really liked collecting candy as much as answering the door and handing out her own candy.
We spent Halloween at my oldest brother’s house. (He’s the guy holding the camcorder and his son is the ghost in the picture.)
Hannah took one look at my brother and said, “Uncle Brad, you’re so cute!” And then she leaned over and kissed his cheek.
LIKE HE WAS THREE AND NOT IN HIS LATE 40’s.
That kid knows how to wrap everyone around her little finger.
Hope everyone had a fun Halloween!
Don’t steal too much of your kids candy! (I would never do that you know . . .)
There is Much to Blog About July 7, 2009
Posted by Emily in : Birthday, Friends, Holidays, Little Man Dallin, Saba, Texas , 5commentsThere is much to blog about.
I have many pictures to post.
We had a wonderful time with our friends in Texas celebrating the 4th of July and Dallin’s birthday.
Now that we’re back, I need to catch up on some assignments (remember how I’m in school full time?) and upload some photos.
But for now, know that this delicious birthday cake got our birthday boy very, very messy.
And it made him so very happy.
And this delicious cake made the adults very happy.
On Their Way to the North Pole July 1, 2009
Posted by Emily in : Daily Life, Holidays, Kansas, My Former Dog Children, Princess Hannah , 4commentsTwas’ the night before Monday and all through the house
Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds
While dreams of new ways to torture Paris danced in their heads.
When out in the sky there rose such a clatter,
I sprang from my computer to see what was the matter!
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Ripped open the door and almost dropped some cash!
But what to my wondering eyes should appear,
Large hot air balloons, so near!
We pulled Hannah from her bed so fast,
We wanted her to see this, we knew it would not last.
The balloons were so colorful, so large, and so close,
Hannah pointed to all of them and said, “I like that one the most!”
Where are they going? Why are they here?
Hannah yelled, “They’re going to the North Pole to visit Santa and his reindeer!”
There you have it. This is exactly why hot air balloons were flying over our neighborhood in Kansas right around the 4th of July. TO GET TO THE NORTH POLE OBVIOUSLY.
Really, we should all start thinking about Christmas in July.
Happy New Year! December 31, 2008
Posted by Emily in : Exercise, Family, Holidays, Little Man Dallin, My Handsome Husband, Photography , add a commentI look forward to the following things in 2009:
- More sleep
- Fewer diapers
- Better pictures
- Less pounds
- More exercise
- Mothering two kids (I’ll no longer have 24 hour grandparent help after January!)
- Living in Kansas
- Living on my own stuff again after three long years of separation
- And many, many more things . . . (I don’t want to get too ambitious here . . .)
We plan to ring in the new year sitting in our warm house, drinking hot chocolate and Martinelli’s. We may or may not stay up until midnight watching New Year’s Rockin Eve . . . but I’m sure our little man Dallin will give us a wake up call sometime early 2009 and David and I will kiss and ring in the new year then.
Merry Christmas! December 23, 2008
Posted by Emily in : Holidays, Utah , 2commentsMerry Christmas Everyone!
Carol of the Bells – 2008 Holdman Christmas Display from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.
(These are our very festive neighbors. The show is very exciting in person!)
