Kid: "my name is Leeland Jr., I'm named after my grandpa."
Me: what's your grandpa's name?
Kid: "Leeland Grandpa."

I love kids

Life

Today I:
got to give candy to cute trick or treaters at work
-talked and laughed with my bestest twin sister
-admired my mom for her strength as I talked and listened and talked with her
-spent lunch with my sweet husband who loves me so much he studied stats with me so I would pass my test
-met some really neat people who make me smile
-racked my brain for answers as I took my stats test
-prayed for my aunt who is in ICU
-admired my sister-in-law Alyssa, who enjoys the simple things in life and makes every day count
-ran three miles and sweat real hard
-maybe argued with my new coworker and then reminded myself i'm grateful to have a coworker to argue with
-indulged in one of my favorite comfort foods: mac n cheese
-wore my favorite shoes: red converse
-learned about gambling: is it compulsive, or is it an addiction?
-found myself staring at my husband thinking "how on earth did I get such an incredible man?"
-Laughed till my stomach hurt about my other coworkers children, they are to die for.
-Think about how much I love fall: pumpkins, red, orange, brown, smells, leaves, crisp air
-mumble under my breath about the bitter cold, and then realized it was a great excuse for some hot chocolate
-got some mixed reactions on my newly dyed dark brown hair, an old guy said I looked sexy... made me wish I was blond

I love my life!

Here's to another school year

"Be Yourself... There is no better GIFT you can give the world than to be the person you DREAM you can be. Begin with yourself and watch the MAGIC begin."

Here we go! Another school year is about to begin, we are both workin full time, goin to school full time and we are going to enjoy every minute! Here's to a new school year, I'm going to be the person I dream I can be and watch the magic begin.

crazy eights

I've been tagged by my cute Aunt Jill

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To~
1. Paris
2. London
3. More time with family
4. Graduating
5. Autumn
6. Visiting the temple
7. A day off
8. Using my new spin shoes in my spin class

8 Things I Did This Weekend~
1. Celebrated my birthday
2. Ate lots of sushi
3. Worked
4. Went to a hillarious improv show
5. Finished the second season of Lost
6. Made new friends at a retirement home
7. Made brownies for my cute new neighbors accross the street
8 Things I Wish I Could Do~
1. Go to lunch with my mom and sisters
2. Sing
3. Sky dive with Dixon
4. Eat all the brownies, ice cream, and cookies that I want and not gain a pound
5. Run a marathon or do a triathalon
6.
8 Places I'd Like To Travel~
1. China
2. India
3. Jamaica
4. Rome and Florence
5. Georgia
6. Australia
7. New Zealand
8.Brazil to see where my husband served his mission
8 Shows I Watch~
(when I have time)
1. Lost
2. Friends
3. The office
4. Scrubs
5. Gilmore Girls
6. Full House
7. So you think you can dance
8. Survivor/ the Amazing Race

Happiest Birthday

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This is my twin sister. She is also my best friend, my guardian angel, my cheerleader, my hero, my example, my confidante, the person that makes me laugh with my gut till I wet my pants, or holds me and rocks me in her arms when i'm sad, she's the person who is stronger than she knows, more beautiful than she realizes, and the sweetest most sincere person I have ever met. It was her birthday yesterday...She is 20, which means that she's not in her teens anymore, she feels old, but she keeps me so young. We share such special memories (the good and the bad) and she is the basically one of the few people in my life who "gets me." She knows just what to say at just the right time. She is the person that when you call to ask about how she's doin, she turns it around and wants to know how i'm doin before she talks about herself. She's the person who gives up her shoes to make someone else's walk back to campus more comfortable (true story), she's the one you can trust to keep a secret when you want it kept. She's my better half!

Happiest Birthday Ky!
I Shluv you!

Our Newest Addition

Meet the newest addition to our family, its a white 2008 Nissan Sentra! We love it!


As for this car, I cried and cried when we sold my it! I loved that car, it was so good to me. I'm so blessed to have parents that gave me such a cute reliable car that got me everywhere, it's been with me on so many new adventures...it was a part of me! Luckily, it is going to a very cute owner who already loves it as much as I do and really needed it! And I even get to see it every now and again. I already miss that beloved car!

Syd's birthday and Mexico

Landon and Dixon at mini golf!!!

My cute new Mexican flip flops (complete with new pedicure)

Dixon on the X-Men set
aMe in the X-Men elevator
eDixon on the green screen for special effects

bUs on the titanic boat
Dixon reading his book at the beach
The happy couple!
Our Skanky leg pose
Picture perfect
Thriller!!!





Wow, my apologies for not blogging in ages. We have been so super busy, which is a good thing, but it hasn't left me with a lot of blogging time. Sydnee is already eight! I can't believe how big she is, we went up North for her baptism and had such a good time with family and friends. Dixon sang at the baptism in Portuguese, and Ky and I did talks. She looked like a princess all dressed in white! I'm always amazed at how tall everyone is getting. Landon told me that when he grows up he wants to be tall and skinny like Dixon because he's gonna eat Subway. We also got to hang with the fam at Oakridge Country Club pool... which is where this next funny story happened: syd wanted to order food from the club so I told her to call dad, so in her sweetest voice she says "Daddy, is it ok if me and Dixon and Shay order some food" after he says yes, she hangs up the phone and pumps her fist and says "I OWN my dad!!" We laughed about that for the longest time! It was fun to see all the extended family that we don't get to see very often. That weekend me and Dixon took just Landon mini golfing, which was a blast because Landon LOVES to golf!! I think him and Dixon kicked my butt, but I'm trying to block that out of my memory!:)

The last week of July Dixon and I went with the Leavitts to Mexico!! It was a blast. For the first few days we had the oportunity to be there with just Carolyn, Chase, and Hannah, which was a blast! Let me tell ya though, Chase kicked my butt in Pool, Uno, and Mario Kart, so we must go back soon for a rematch so I can beat him! We had perfect weather while we were there, and we sat outside and read books for most of the day! I got through two books this year! I read one on the Columbine shootings which was way interesting, but so creepy, and I finished a fiction one called "Hunger Games" which surprisingly ended up being my favorite! Dixon got me some cute sandals at one of the flea markets, and I love them, I have been dying for some cute flip flops! Dixon and I went to Fox Studios for a tour, it was a lot of fun. They built that studio to film Titanic and you should see how neat all the tanks and stuff they built for it to film the movie. We got to try out some special effect stuff and explore around some of the sets. Alec and Tiff, Janae, Alyssa, Jessica, and Wade got to the beach on the Wednesday of that week and it was so fun to see everyone! We all danced to thriller and made up our own moves, went to Tacos Cantimar, this amazing hole in the wall taco place, we sat outside late at night talking, had some of Carolyn's to die for homeade icecream, saw some dolphins as the sun was going down, took some fun pictures, watched family videos, shared lots of laughs and had so much fun! Unfortunately, we had to leave on Friday, so we didn't get to be there with everyone for very long, but we still had a BLAST! Janae was so cute and made the "Gram's Beach Party" shirts! We all loved them!