Im a big kid now!

Guess who turned...


. . . that would be. . .



ME!!!

Yesterday was my birthday, and oh boy was it G.R.A.N.D.
I woke up to balloons, confetti, a Naked(its a drink peeps), and a birthday sign made by yours truly... I know some may be saying, "You made your own birthday sign?" Well I wanted a cute sign, so I did it the night before while Robbie studied. Don't judge me. (all other birthday decor done my wonderful hubby)







All day I was pampered with kisses, clothes, fab food, hugs, presents!, and a night out on the TOOOOWWWN. To say I was spoiled, is an understatement. My Robbie is TOO good to me.


In honor of my 23 years of living... I decided to make a list...

23 things to-do in 23 years

1. Swim with Dolphins.
2. Attend the temple once a week for a whole year.
3. Go to Africa
4. Make my baby girls blessing dress from my mom's wedding dress.
5. Own a home! With LOTS of window's and beautiful molding... these 2 things are a must!
6. Overcome my addiction to sugar.
7. Continue to prepare myself to serve a mission with Robbie someday.
   
8. Start my humanitarian aid business.
   
9. Convince Robbie that Disneyland IS the happiest place on earth... this will take many many trips to convince such a cold hearted person:)
10. Adopt and/or Foster a child.
11. Get a wedding published in a major magazine.
12. Sit at one of my child's extracurricular activities and cheer for them till I loose my voice!
13. Do a temple session in the Rome Temple.
14. Write a book/dissertation on the similarities between Les Miserable and God's plan of Justice vs. Mercy.
15. Photograph a wedding in Hawaii. (hint hint future clients)
16. Become an AMAZING cook... the kind that brings all my kid's friends to our house to eat scrumptious food.
    
17. Go shopping for one whole day, with no money limit, and buy WHATEVER I WANT - yeah, this won't happen for a LOOONNG time.
    
18. Go to Lithuania when Robbie graduates.
19. Buy a families entire Christmas one year. Including food, clothes, toys, and a cherry on top!
20. Find a picture perfect field of wild flowers, knotty trees, blue skies, and birds singing and stay there all day reading and frolicking in the field... yes, I just said frolick!
21. Give birth -- YIKES!(hopefully natural... thanks Jen for the encouragement!)
    
22. Have a time-share to Lake Powell. ah heaven!
23. Be a "soccer" mom!
    

Man, creating this list was SO MUCH FUN! What are some things you want to accomplish in your life?

loves.hugs.

jess

to you. love me.

remember that time when i was sick and you gave me kisses and told me i was beautiful? i do.

remember that one time i cried & cried about missing my momma & you just cuddled me, petted my head, and told me everything would be okay? i do.

remember that time i came home and was oh.so.very.exhausted and you forced me to lay down so you could give me a massage? i do.

remember that time when we got and married & i never did the dishes for like 3 years? i do.

remember that time i soo mad at nothing and just wanted scream, and you let me? i do.

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for years you have loved me, cherished me and brighten my life with your smile. thanks for all happy love!

good luck with your test, and the growing pains of dental school. I LOVE YOU!

confused.

so sometimes i pretend to have it all figured out. as in i KNOW EVERYTHING. but i don't know everything...

and tonight i feel like i know nothing. my heart is broken and for some reason puddles of water are resting in my eyelids. i am confused.... confused by the wickedness of the world. puzzled by the hatred of the hearts of many. dumbfounded by how quickly families are ending. disturbed by what is so easily tolerated today in movies, tv, and music.

why are these things happening??


WHY?



tonight i am simply confused.

i am stuck on band-aid brand...

so did any of your mom's ever tell you band-aids are not toys? well mine sure did! that is why when i was over come with the most dramatic and intense bug bite attack in human experience... i knew that each band-aid i was going to use must be used for only the most serious of situations.

break down of my night a few days ago:

12:00 am: cry myself to sleep (i exaggerate peeps.) cuz my feet are itching so dang bad.
12:41: wake up. smother my feet in anti itch cream
2:17: repeat.
4:12 repeat.
4:45: go to the bathroom
6:23: SO DANG MAD my feet won't stop itching. smother my feet AGAIN. take drastic measures and pull out the band-aids

(there are 11 band-aids on my feet)

at 6:30 in the morning i created my own remedy for bug bites by sticking anti itch cream on the back of the band-aid... and guess what?... IT TOTALLY WORKED!

i went back to sleep, and like a baby.... slept for 5 more uninterrupted hours.