Another One Down....

That's right, another one of my best friends is off the market. Well, she has technically been of the market for quite some time...with a boyfriend, mission, new boyfriend...but now it's official, with a ring and all! While she was on break from her mission, being sick and stuff, she met, dated, and fell in love with her bishop's son! What are the odds?!? They had never met before because she was in the singles ward, then he went on a mission, then she went on a mission, and then he was up at school. It wasn't until Christmas break that their paths crossed and the rest is history! So what I'm trying to say here is....if you want to get married...go on a mission...get sick...and everything will work out. On second thought... Bad idea. Especially the getting sick part. Don't do that....

Anyways, it all went down on Tuesday night. Austin invited me to "help" out with the proposal, since she's my best friend and all, but instead I did what any good friend would do...and snapped a million pictures of it all. Stupid boys...they never consider the important things...like pictures! In my mind, if you don't have pictures...then it never happened. Okay maybe I don't really think that...but pictures are worth a thousand words...and keep the memories alive. Good thing I came along. You're welcome.  And it also was a good thing that I wasn't on "fireworks duty" like he planned, because...well...ya...just not a good idea. 

Ashley and Austin are getting married on August 6th! Yay! I can't wait. She finally found her mister perfect. And for the record, I will still be calling her Tres...because Hunt just isn't as cool. No offense, Austin. :)

mother's day.

I can't even begin to tell you how much being a mother to this sweet little boy means to me. I love him more than I ever thought possible. I wasn't exactly ready for motherhood...at all. In fact, it turned my world upside down. But looking back, I wouldn't change it for the world. Matix is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Maybe I'm not doing everything perfect, and I know I make a lot of mistakes, but I do what works for us, right now. And Matix is a cute, healthy, and sweet little boy....so I must be doing an okay job. I can admit that I am a little bit of a selfish person, but not when it comes to Matix. I will get out of bed because he's thirsty, wake up in the middle of the night when he has a bad dream, share a bowl of my most favorite ice cream, and will spend my money on a cute new outfit for him, instead of on myself....but I don't even notice. He's my little buddy, and I would do anything just to make sure he has whatever he needs. I feel like we are more like pals than anything else. I really hope it stays that way. I hope he stays my best little friend as he continues to grow up. I tell him that the Taylor Swift song "Never Grow Up" is my Matix song. He loves to listen to it and during the chorus he says...."...But mom, I wanna grow up"...every time, without fail. He just melts my little heart.   I know that things will change, especially when I start having more kids and life gets a little more stressful..but for now, he's just my best friend...who sometimes drives me absolutely crazy....but in all the right ways.

 For Mother's Day, Matix woke up bright and early to snuggle me in my bed at 6 a.m....but before falling back to sleep he gave me a big hug and tells me that I'm the best mom in the whole world. What a perfect way to start such a perfect day. He told me happy mother's day all day long, and made me a cute little "giftcard" (as he called it) in nursery. My dad, brother, Doug, and Matix made an amazing meal for us girls, along with a couple of single ladies in my parents ward. Steak, potatoes, lobster tails, salad, and cherry cake was on the menu....YUMMY. Then it was naptime and the rest of the family came over to hang out for the rest of the evening. What a perfect little day. 

 I also am grateful for my mom and all she does for my little family. She's the best. 

the power of the loubs.

Sometimes {okay, often times} I find myself at ridiculously {awesome} dress up parties.

{CEO's and Office Ho's.....(Mormon party) duh}

Dancing the night away with all my friends.

And sometimes I get to wear my friend's thirteen hundred dollar shoes.

Yes, i just said $1300. for shoes. 

Louboutin's to be exact. 

And yes, she actually let me wear them. 

And not just for a minute. Or an hour. But for the night. The entire night.
And I danced my little heart out in them.
Verrrrrry carefully.

I have really nice friends, I know.

 

 

I kind of wished that they were actually my own. 

And that I could take them home with me. 

And then I remembered that if I ever paid that much for shoes....I'd just shoot myself in the head.
{No offense} 

Unless I were rich. Then I'd have lots of Louboutins. Like the Kardashians. haha.

{sigh}....Maybe one day. 

If not...I will be happy just remembering the day that I looked like I was the richest person at a party....

Because obviously I was.....

Thanks for making all my dreams come true Leaaassssha.
:)

The big bad wolf.

Matix's ward (my parents ward) had a talent show last weekend. 

As soon as my mom heard about it she, she knew we had to do our "3 Little Pigs" skit.

I don't really exactly know how the skit even came about...all I know is one minute we were reading the story at bed time, and the next we are reciting/acting it out at all times of the day, and for anyone that will watch.  Matix made up all of our lines from his memory of the story. We would alternate turns being the pigs and the wolf...but for the talent show, we both decided that he makes a much scarier wolf. Although he did change his mind about being the wolf about a billion times before the show.  All he could talk about was going to church to be the big bad wolf. He didn't even want to go to his dad's house that week, because he was scared he'd miss it. Cute kid. 

I'm really proud of my little boy! he did such a good job! I was certain that we'd get up there and he'd get super shy in front of the crowd...but he did quite the opposite. He actually was quite the microphone hog! He wouldn't even let me say my own lines....he was saying them both. Finally, I gave up fighting for the mic and let him take control. It turned out super cute. Everyone loved it and came up to tell him how great he did. He was the youngest participant by far, and I'm so proud of him! Go Matix!
See for yourself....

He even got a sucker necklace as a participation reward. 

He was so excited!

Take your child to work day...

Was yesterday.

... But I decided to bring Matix to work with me today!

My mom was up in Utah all week visiting her dad, so my office manager suggested I just bring Matix to work with me today. I figured what the heck, especially since me leaving for work on Fridays is usually such a traumatic experience. What can I say? The kid loves his mama. However, when this plan was arranged, I wasn't sick, so it seemed a little bit more do-able. Going to work sick is horrible itself. Going to work sick... And having to keep track of a kid is quite the task. But luckily he was great and we survived thanks to a whole lot of movies and a few treats from Wendy's.... ;)

Oh how I loved spending the day with my boy. I just wish I wasn't so sick. I'm so over feeling like crap.

Royal Wedding.

This week has been awful. Seriously awful.

Somehow I got sick on Monday. Like had the flu, want to die sick.

And then I got better.... or so I thought....

Here I am 4 days later feeling just as bad as Monday, maybe even worse.

Someone tell my body to fix itself....and soon.

Thank goodness I finally was able to get to the doctor today.

On the plus side...I have had a lot of time to catch up and watch some good 'ole television while being a bum in bed all day. Here's my thoughts:

Who knew Audrina from the Hills had a new reality show? I didn't!! But now I do. And now I have watched all 3 episodes. And it's pretty boring....but I'll still watch it I'm sure.

The Real World? Ya I have never watched it....until now. It's in Las Vegas again...so I thought what the heck....and I was in bed all day remember? ya...well...let me just tell you...MTV sure knows how to pick 'em because that show is getting worse and worse every season.... I'm sure. To find out your "boyfriend in the house" is/was a closet internet gay porn star. Umm...probably the worst thing that could possibly happen to a girl. I feel so bad for the girl. And I feel bad that I am watching it all unfold and now i need to know what happens next. Stupid MTV. If you don't watch...you probably should just keep it that way.

Now moving on to the Royal Wedding! 

I am suddenly so super intrigued. Kings, Queens, Princesses...they all seem so surreal. This is not real life....I'm pretty sure it's just a Disney movie or something. But I am loving all of the coverage. Okay maybe not ALL of it...but i do like to get my daily dosage of it. And the wedding...I recorded it and will surely be watching it as soon as I get home from work today.

In my "research" (if you can call wikipedia that) I found out some interesting things that I did not know. If you think I'm dumb for not knowing this things, I am sorry. But I'm sure there are plenty of you out there that didn't know it all either....

a.) Even though Catherine married a prince, she is not a princess. To be a princess on your own you have to be born into royalty. She will be named Princess William of Wales, when the monarchy is rearranged and prince Charles becomes the king. Her official title as of now is "Her Royal Highness, Duchess of Cambridge"

b.) Queen Elizabeth the II "reigns" over sixteen independent sovereign states... United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevi....I really just thought she was the Queen of England...who knew? 

c.) Kate and William are kissing cousins...Sir Thomas Leighton (an Elizabethan soldier, the Tudor tyrant was best known as the cutthroat Governor of Guernsey for some four decades.) '...is William's 12th generation great-grandparent, and Kate's 11th, making them 12th cousins, once removed.'

d.) When Kate Middleton becomes the wife of Prince William she will not be able to do certain things because she will be joining the Royal Family. These are the 10 obligations she must follow:

1. People may not address her as ‘Kate’

Once married, her official title is “Her Royal Highness Princess William of Wales.” People can refer to her as Catherine or Catalina in Spanish, but “Kate” may not be used.

2. She will not have the right to vote

Both the Queen and members of the family have the right to vote, but the royalty considered unconstitutional and violate the real desire to represent all sections of society, including minorities.

3. She cannot aspire to political office

For the same reason mentioned in point 2.

4. She cannot escape public observation

The future princess will have to avoid exhibitionism. She will have the approval from the public and rejection. She will always be in the sights of the people, the press and the rest of the world.

5. She cannot play Monopoly

In 2008, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, said the royal family was not allowed to play Monopoly at home because “it was a very vicious game.”

6. She cannot express issues that cause controversy

She cannot disclose publicly her political preferences, social, sexual and accept large amounts of money from the “business” for an interview with her husband.

7. She cannot eat seafood

The royal family does not eat seafood for fear of getting sick or poisoned.

8. She cannot perform any work

Although Kate has degree in Art History may not work for money while she is being part of the royal family but is allow making official activities and charitable causes and supporting her husband Williams on official missions.

9. She cannot sign papers which are not official

Kate cannot sign autographs or anything other than official papers already authorized by the Queen, just so her signature doesn’t get faked. But she could sign some papers and government regulation in lieu of her husband.

10. She cannot finish her meal

If Kate was eating slower than the Queen, she must quit although recently has started her plate. In Britain, when the queen finishes her meal, all guests must do it also.

Source: M24Digital

As cool as it might be to be in the royal family....I think I would prefer my much more simple life. Disney does not make prince/princess life seem this complicated ;)

Congrats William and Kate...thanks for keeping me entertained during my sicky sicky week.

easter festivities.

Our Easter festivities started with our Annual Family Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. The whole family came over for dinner, dying eggs, and of course, the hunt. Our family is getting so stinkin' big that any family gathering becomes such a big ordeal. (12 adults including two significant others and 13 kids including two step-grand-kids that hardly come to family functions) Luckily my dad's infamous "garage" is framed, so it was the perfect place to host the chaos.(More on the garage to come...)

We sure appreciate all the hard work my mom puts into such fun family activities. Thanks mom. 

Easter Morning:

I had to wake Matix up at 8 o'clock to see what the Easter Bunny had brought him. Lately Matix has become quite the night owl, and prefers later nights and sleeping in. Silly kid. It took a few minutes for him to wake up and then he was off to find his basket. The Easter Bunny wasn't so nice this year, and hid it under the living room couch pillows! That silly rabbit. ;)

 

In his basket was a ton of candy, Mighty Beans (he's been wanting for a while now), A new Book of Mormon church book, and some dinosaur figurines. The dinosaurs are definitely his favorite. This kid is obsessed with dinosaurs. They go everywhere with him...eat breakfast, church, playtime, and even get tucked into bed with him. :)

  

 

Then it was off to church. I let Matix come to church with me and Dougy, because it was a special occasion. Plus there was an easter treat "munch and mingle" after. Of course he loved coming. And so did my friends. And he looked so super handsome in his new Easter suit.  

On a sidenote: As I was getting ready for church I was listening to my favorite church song, "Oh Lord, My Redeemer," hoping that they would have a musical number of it because it is the perfect easter song. And then I get to church, and bam, and special musical number with that song. It made my day.  

Our Dinosaur Rawrrrr!

After church we had our traditional ham and potato Easter dinner. Took extra long Sunday naps. Visited the Eells house to say goodbye to Audrey before she leaves for AZ. Then it was off to bed...with our dinosaurs, of course.

 

It was a Happy Easter!