M&Ms

All right, I have a problem. I admit it. Some of us talk about our vices being caffeinated beverages, and others of us, namely me, need to declare our love for chocolate. More specifically Peanut M&Ms. Remember a couple of months ago when I declared my love for Costco and my insatiable desire to buy things in bulk? It just makes me happy. Well, in recent months I've noticed that Costco starting carrying an XXL bag of peanut m&ms--that's 56 oz of deliciousness, my friends! But, I have resisted buying this because, I don't know, I don't need an 10 extra pounds on my hips coming solely from a bag of candy. But I must have mentioned to Trevor on one of our numerous trips to Costco my desire to buy it and that I wouldn't. Well, Trevor being the nice guy that he is, when he was buying me some flowers for our anniversary, also picked up one of the gargantuan bags of m&ms. I don't think he realized that that is like buying drugs for a recovering cocaine addict. Seriously. I think I've eaten nothing but m&ms for a week. And today, in my attempt to get them out of my house, I took them to G's birthday party and let her friends finish them off. That's right, the whole bag is gone. I was so glad this morning that they were gone. But now that it's 9:30 pm, and I'm craving a little chocolate, there is none to be had! I'm going through major withdrawals! I told Trevor that I was probably going to have to buy another bag. I need to get some help. Moral of the story...never never never ever buy the big bag of m&ms from Costco...it will only lead to weight gain and tears. :)

Happy Birthday to my Baby Girl!

I can't believe my baby girl is now 6 years old...and starting 1st Grade on Monday! I'm so ready for summer to be over. We all need a little more structure and organization in our lives. So, back to the big birthday. G's birthday was Tuesday, and we went out to dinner with our little fam to Friday's. She was so excited when the employees sang her happy birthday. She's having a party with her friends at Chuck E Cheese tomorrow. I've been working on her birthday cake all night tonight, and I took a few pics to share. I hope this makes up for last year, when she got cupcakes from a box for her birthday. (No one got cute cakes last year--or homemade dinner for that matter.)

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On a completely different (and maybe slightly inappropriate) note, I am proud to announce that she finally did it! H is potty trained! It was like one day the lights suddenly turned on and she just got it. I am so glad we have moved past the diaper phase with her. I'm not saying she's perfect at it yet...but hey, she's pretty darn near it!

A history of anniversaries...

Happy 7th Anniversary to US!

I can't believe how fast seven years has gone by. Today I was remembering all the anniversaries we have celebrated, and I thought I'd share them with ya'll:

2001--It was 5 days before G was born (yeah, we didn't waste any time, did we), so I was hugely pregnant and we couldn't do much of anything. We were living in Wyview and very poor, so I remember we went to a movie at good ole Movies 8. I don't even remember what we went to see.

2002--We were in Yellowstone on a fun weekend trip with some cousins. We even left G at home with grandparents. It was fun because we went to Jackson Hole, which had fun memories because that's where we went on our honeymoon.

2003--Our anniversary was the night before Trevor was leaving to go to Texas to start school. Our house we were purchasing wasn't done yet, so he was going alone and Grace and I were coming a week later. Needless to say, we were in the middle of packing and it was a pretty crazy time. We did get to go out to dinner, though. Trev took me to a place up in SLC called Tiburon...it was really good.

2004--Again, I was very pregnant, this time with H. We didn't have anyone that could babysit G, so she came along to this Chinese restaurant that we had heard good things about in Austin. The food ended up being really gross, and it was a bummer that we couldn't even get a night out alone.

2005--We had been in Houston a couple of months, and Trevor had just been made EQ pres, so of course he had a stake leadership meeting on our anniversary. We were able to go to dinner, but it was cut really short because of the meeting.

2006--Let's see, last year, yet again I was pregnant, but this time I was in the early stages and very sick. Plus, it was the first day of Kindergarten for G. I don't remember if we even got to go out. I don't think we did because food didn't start sounding good to me until around November.

2007--Well, today I've spent most of the day curled up in the fetal position fighting off some sort of stomach virus that has been raging through our family. I guess we couldn't let all our friends and family living in Utah County suffer alone. So, we won't be doing much celebrating today. Hopefully I'll be better by Saturday, so we can at least go out to dinner.

Looking at the crazy history of anniversaries that we have had, it's amazing to me that we even had time and a clear calendar seven years ago to even get married! But, it's been a great seven years. I'm still the luckiest girl in the world to have married my best friend.

Tag, I'm It!

1. How did you meet your spouse?
Well, actually in the 1st grade! Although, neither one of us knew that until high school. But it's kinda fun to look at our 1st grade class picture, and there we both are. But all of you know the rest of the story--friends in high school, dated after he got home from his mission, and the rest is history.

2. What can you live without?
Of course, I have to say roaches, or any kind of bug for that matter.

3. 3 Favorite Books
I don't know if I can narrow it down to just three, because I just love to read. So my favorite books are the ones I'm in the process of reading. But most recently, Harry Potter#7, Eclipse, and I really like any book from Brock and Bodie Thoene.

4. What was your favorite subject in school?
Probably US History in high school. In college, I really liked my Accounting classes--does that make me a total nerd?

5. What is your favorite memory?
So hard to narrow down...but from childhood, I remember in the 1st grade, my parents took us out of school and surprised us with a trip to Disneyland. I thought they were so cool for surprising us, because we really had no clue. I also love Christmas mornings and any kind of holiday spent with family. Another fun memory is, last November I flew to Utah and surprised my mom for her 50th birthday. That was a real kick in the pants. Surprises are so much fun.

6. 3 Guilty Pleasures
Blogging! (My kids get severely neglected when I log on.)
Chocolate Chip cookie dough
photobooking--when I get going I just can't stop! (again, it's a guilty pleasure because of the neglect involved.)

7. If you were stranded on an island what is the one thing you would wantto have?
chocolate chip cookie dough. kidding--or am I?

8. Describe your ideal vacation (where, how long, who with, etc.)
I really want to take Trevor to Europe. I went back in 2000 with Megan and my cousin, and it was such a fun trip. I want to spend a week on the Amalfi Coast in Italy basking in the sun, and eating really good Italian food.

9. How did you know you were in love?
Trevor likes to tell people it's because I told him he didn't make me sick. And I have to clarify that by saying that any other relationship I had been in, just didn't feel right; hence it would make me "sick." (not in a literal sense) With him, there was just a feeling of calm and peace, and I knew it was right. And by the way, I remember having this exact thought one day when we were all sitting at lunch in high school--"Whoever marries that Trevor Aitken is sure going to be the luckiest girl in the world." And who would have known, that it would be me...the luckiest girl in the world!

10. What is your favorite kind of gum?
I actually have no love for gum. I would rather have a tic tac.

Watch those emails I will tagging someone soon!

Baby K is 6 months! New Family Pics

Could she be any cuter???

No...I don't think so.

Music

I'm so proud that I figured out how to put music on my blog! Thanks to my good blogging buddies for showing me the latest and the greatest...I'd be lost without you! So, it's a pretty wide variety of random songs. I hope you enjoy.

Random thoughts from the gangsta 'hood

So last week I had to go to the doctor to have a blood test. A regular occurrence for me because of my thyroid. Well, as the lab technician was taking my blood I noticed that one of her front teeth was a gold tooth with a star cut-out of it--clearly for decorational purposes. It was so funny to me that people actually choose to do that to their teeth. And even funnier still that it took me a good 5 minutes of looking at this woman before I even realized what I was looking at. (What does that say about my observational skills? not much.) So I came home and googled "gold teeth with star cut-out." I couldn't believe the sites I came across with pictures of people's "grills". Apparently that's what they call them. If you would like to see all the nastiness that people put on their teeth, click here. It's pretty ridiculous. You probably don't see much of this out in good ole Utah...but here in the gangsta ghetto, it's quite common. Don't you wish you were here? :)

On a completely different subject...we signed back up at the YMCA a couple of weeks ago. I'm finally facing the fact that I need to workout. It's something that I have been avoiding since I was pregnant with baby #3. I was really good for about a year, then I took this last year off. I'm so out of shape it's not even funny. Something I have come to realize is this: when you choose to workout, you are choosing a life of pain. Seriously, last week I was in so much pain I couldn't hardly function. Over the weekend I recovered, and I was back at the gym this morning in a spinning class. Can't wait to see what that's going to feel like in the morning. And I keep thinking, "oh once my body gets some of its strength back, the pain will be a thing of the past." But then I think back to the year that I worked out consistently. I was in pretty good shape, but I have to say that I was in pain pretty much the whole time. So, I don't know why I like to subject myself to this self-inflicted torture, but I will back for another dose of "pain" tomorrow in my pilates class. It will be worth it in the end...right? I sure hope so.