We've always wanted a big headboard for our bed so we finally built one! I was a good project and turned out pretty good. Now I just need to find a comforter that matches... :)
Ben Banks the Movie shot scenes at Frostop last week! We stayed there until 2 am for them to finish - it was quite the production. I played an extra serving food to a lady - So if the movie hits the big screens watch for me giving a lady a bag of food at the counter :).
Sal Masekela, host of the X Games on ESPN, is playing a main role in the movie so brad just had to meet him and get a picture with him :). He was super nice - the picture is blurry but it was fun to meet him.
These past three years have been amazing. I know I've grown so much because of my sweet husband, Brad. He is the best guy ever and I'm just excited for all the years to come :)... we have a lot left to do in this life! I love you sweetie!
Top Memories So Far...
- August 10, 2007 - the beginning
- cruise
- living in Oklahoma for 2 1/2 years
- okc temple trips
- osu basketball
- nauvoo
- long road trips to utah and Idaho
- making great friends in oklahoma
- first family member, bullet
- camping trips
- tennis wars in real life and wii
- moving to st. george
We had such a great week visiting family and friends in Idaho. To start the vacation off we visited Whitney and Brandon and their new baby Ellie. It was really good to see them! Sunday we had a nice bbq with my Brother Shane and his family and with my Uncle Larry's family. We had some great smores and lot's of funny stories! We met up with Kali, my CSI roommate. She got married just last weekend! It was so good to see her. We also met up with another teammate of mine, Ashley - she is married now and we had some yummy milkshakes at Applebees and reminisced about the good times at CSI. Coach Kiester had us over for breakfast - it was delicious and was so great to catch up with her. She is an awesome lady.
Larry let us take out his new boat - super nice of him and we had a blast! Alexis almost got up on the wakeboard! Trinity and Izzy loved the tube until they got sprayed with water - then the bawling began! Brad and I did the driving so we didn't get to take many action pictures. It was super fun and has caused Brad to lust over getting a boat even more :).
We picked fresh strawberries from grandma Thornton's garden and made some yummy jam! The worst part is I left it in Idaho... It will have to wait until I visit again I guess... :(.We went camping at Granite Hot springs in Wyoming for the Thornton Family Reunion. It was soo beautiful and so fun!
We found a well/pump on our hike with the kids- it really pumped water but we didn't dare drink it!Thompson Family
Me and Trinity
We went Rafting down the Hoback (near Jackson). Here are the best picture of our two times going over Big Kahuna!
unt Jenny and I fell out on the Big Kahuna! You can see her legs and the bottom of my shoe. The second time down no one fell out but it was sure fun!
We had the Keddington Family reunion this weekend at Zions National Park. We stayed in awesome cabins which was nice because the weather was freezing for this time of year for southern utah - it was mid 60's and rainy all weekend :(. We missed out on the pool but we went on some good hikes, rode the zipline, mini golfed, volleyball, and overall just had a great time! :) Now I can't wait for Granite Hot Springs in July with the Thornton Family reunion!
GOODBYE POKES - Brad Graduated!!! He wasn't able to walk during commencement because he flew out to St. George for a job interview .... we took some good pics anyways. I'm so proud of his accomplishments.
We are truly going to miss our best friends, Nick and Cassie. It has been so much fun the last couple of years with them and it won't be the same without them blocks away. I'm going to miss our Sunday evenings together with great desserts, our dog walk/play days, camping, game nights, wii battles, and the countless other great memories. We have major plans to meet up every year though :).
We spent our last weekend in Oklahoma at Lake Tenkiller to get a last boating outing with our boating buddies! I didn't get a group shot but the pic below is my favorite little buddy.... Braxton! We will miss Kristin and Justin so much! So many wakeboarding and camping memories :) I will also miss working in YW with Kristin - we had so much fun planning events!
Here are the best videos i snapped of brad....
One of the last nights in Oklahoma we met up with some other best friends in Tulsa for Dinner. Kendria, my co-worker, has been a best friend of mine - I'm going to miss her so much. She is seriously the kindest, most generous lady you can meet - her husband (not in the picture) is exactly the same way as well. I can never thank them enough for the amount of hospitality they showed to me. Natalie and Daniel Bobik are awesome people! I will miss football season selling Cool Chicks Wear Orange t-shirts!! The last 3 football seasons we had so much fun at the booth outside of Boone Pickens Stadium - football won't be the same anymore!
Kendria is a die-hard Oklahoma State Fan - She decked out a Smart car to show her pride! The car's name is Bullet so we had to take some picture of my Bullet in her bullet. (Bullet is the horse's name at OSU's football games). These two pics below are Bullet the dog, Bullet the smart car, and the statue of the horse Bullet!
Pulling out of St. George in the Uhaul! We reserved a 14' truck but the day before the move they informed us that they only had the biggest truck available - the 26 footer! We weren't too happy to be driving a huge truck all the way to Utah but we didn't have to worry about not having enough space for our stuff.My mom and little sister, alexis, came out to help us move. They were sooo much help - my mom is great at packing, as they have built a lot of houses and she has packed a lot of boxes in her life - so it was great to have her help! Thanks mom and lex! The drive consisted of high winds, lots of gas, lots of sore bums, and a lot of "are we there yet"!
We made it and are living in Brad's parents basement until we are settled with job security. School of Ball is going well - check out the website and if you know any kids who play basketball send them to our camps this July! Brad is still searching for that right job and I am currently registering for classes at Dixie State to finish up my education.
We had an eventful evening. I had signed up to go to the temple but the day before I called the guy in our ward telling him I don't know was I was thinking signing up when we are moving in a week and I have a million things to do and I wouln't be able to make it. Well it was a blessing because there were tornadoes all over and I probably would have driven right in one.
Yesterday around 5pm I was making dinner and brad was playing Tigers Woods on the Wii. I got a phone call from a friend that thought I was going to the temple and calling to tell me to get home cause tornadoes are all around there -thank goodness that wasn't the case. Since we don't have cable we turned on the radio and a tornado was in Oralado, OK which is just about 15 mins west of us. We jetted out of our apartment, left our food on the stove, grabbed bullet and my box that i keep all our of important info and drove to my work on campus. It has a basement and is one of the "safe places" for tornadoes.
While we were there watching TV in the conference room there was this tornado...
They were showing this tornado on tv. It was happening just miles away from our apartment down the highway. Luckily it stayed in fields and didn't hurt anyone. Later a tornado came through a part of Stillwater but I hear it only caused minor damage and mainly to trees.
We are very blessed to not have been hit. I do have to say I'm not so sad we are leaving after that experience! ;)
This video was taken by someone on campus. We were under all of that nasty sky!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRAD!!!
Ignore our messy house with boxes and junk everywhere - we are packing up :). We sold our entertainment center and bigger tv... i think we need to get us a bigger tv so we can see the screen! It's kind of hard to read anything on the games. I got brad Tiger Woods PGA Golf, framed his tassel and diploma, and a new chuck it toy and balls for him to play with bullet. I am so lucky to be married to brad - I couldn't ask for anything else. Love you sweetie!
By Brother Nick had his third girl - Tilly Shiree Thompson! Tristan is such a good mom - I don't know how she did it with the two active girls and now she is going to have three and she will pull it off with no problem - super mom!
Tilly is tiny but I have to laugh at this picture because nick is 6'7" and has big hands so he really makes her look super small :)
Trinity, Izzy, and Tilly! Tilly is going to be one loved girl, no doubt! I can't wait to see them!!
We went camping at Granite Hot springs in Wyoming for the Thornton Family Reunion. It was soo beautiful and so fun!
We found a well/pump on our hike with the kids- it really pumped water but we didn't dare drink it!
Thompson Family
Me and Trinity
unt Jenny and I fell out on the Big Kahuna! You can see her legs and the bottom of my shoe. The second time down no one fell out but it was sure fun!
We are truly going to miss our best friends, Nick and Cassie. It has been so much fun the last couple of years with them and it won't be the same without them blocks away. I'm going to miss our Sunday evenings together with great desserts, our dog walk/play days, camping, game nights, wii battles, and the countless other great memories. We have major plans to meet up every year though :).
Here are the best videos i snapped of brad....
Kendria is a die-hard Oklahoma State Fan - She decked out a Smart car to show her pride! The car's name is Bullet so we had to take some picture of my Bullet in her bullet. (Bullet is the horse's name at OSU's football games).
These two pics below are Bullet the dog, Bullet the smart car, and the statue of the horse Bullet! 
My mom and little sister, alexis, came out to help us move. They were sooo much help - my mom is great at packing, as they have built a lot of houses and she has packed a lot of boxes in her life - so it was great to have her help! Thanks mom and lex! The drive consisted of high winds, lots of gas, lots of sore bums, and a lot of "are we there yet"!
I got brad Tiger Woods PGA Golf, framed his tassel and diploma, and a new chuck it toy and balls for him to play with bullet. I am so lucky to be married to brad - I couldn't ask for anything else. Love you sweetie!
Tilly is tiny but I have to laugh at this picture because nick is 6'7" and has big hands so he really makes her look super small :)
