Haslams Life

What's in a Name?

2009-04-29T19:30:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, Tim here. I wrote a little story about my last name and how everything thinks it is Islamic. Check it out on my website - http://www.timhaslam.com - Leave a comment there and tell me what you think.

Thanks,

T!M

Google Analytics

2009-02-23T18:29:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,
Have you ever wondered how many people read your blog, where they come from, what posts they like the most, etc? If you have, then you need to setup Google Analytics. I wrote a short tutorial on my website on how you can install it on your blogspot blog. Let me know if you have any questions.
The tutorial is listed here - http://www.timhaslam.com/185

Thanks,
Tim

25 Things Tag!

2009-02-14T08:13:00.000-08:00

I don't know if anyone has seen the 25 things tag on face book but I got tagged on my blog so here goes!

1. I was really a tomboy growing up but I still had a doll collection, I never really played with them but I still got them for christmas and birthday's. I had 2 american girl dolls (samantha and addy) a few porcelain ones, and the coolest of all was an old "horseman" doll. My dad was fixing something in our attic a long time ago and he saw an old garbage bag. He thought the whole time we lived in our house that it just had insulation in it. He decided to go look in it and there was an ancient doll in it. The doll is probably 200-500 years old. They don't even make the material that she is made of anymore. It had a 24 carrot gold pin in her hair and the same ancient clothes that she was produced with. pretty cool!

2. I was really accident prone as a kid. I have had 1 broken bone, 16 black eyes, 2 concussions, and 3 sets of stitches. The most strange accident I had though was when I was 7 or 8. By brothers harmonica case got stuck on a hook on the ceiling. So we pulled the couch up for him to jump off of and grab it. I was standing underneath so when he came off he landed on me and his tooth lodged into my head and broke off. I was taken to the ER and they said because it was a human bite they could not stitch it up because of the bacteria that could have been in my brothers mouth. So it eventually healed over but I still have his tooth in my head!

3. I had a best friend growing up named Chase Busath. We would do 1 of 2 things every single day. We would either work on our tree fort in his crab apple tree or play the game SORRY. We probably played that game thousands of time. At least 3 or 4 times a day for years. So if you ever want to duel at SORRY, unfortunately I will probably destroy you.

4. Songs I could listen to over and over and over and not get sick of them. "In Da Club" 50 cent, "Happy Ending" All American Rejects, "Defying Gravity" Wicked, "Fix You" Coldplay, "Grey Street" Dave Matthews, "The Way I Are" Timbaland, "These Words" Natasha Bedingfield, "Godspeed" Dixie Chicks, "Austin" Blake Shelton, "Run" Collective Soul. There are actually many more but I want to finish this post today.

5. If I could have one talent it would be to be able to DANCE. Hip-Hop, Crump

6. I am a HUGE closet "Avatar" fan! haha

7. I am obsessed with everything apple. I only have 3 ipods and an Imac. oh... and a time capsule. It does not help that Tim is too. I also have an obsession about "the north face". If I had buko bucks I would buy a lot of apple products and north face gear.

8. Whenever I wash my hands I have to apply lotion. I absolutely hate the feeling of water drying on my hands. If I wash and don't have lotion I have to clench my fists til I can get some lotion. I think it is a little OCD. I have even contemplated not washing them if I know I don't have lotion. Don't worry though It has never happened. I think!

9. My favorite scripture story is about the strippling warriors mothers.

10. My favorite temple that I have been in is the Newport temple. My favorite one that I have not been in is the San Diego! one day.

11. Dream calling: Young Womens Camp Director

12. We live in a 2 bedroom home and one of the rooms has 5 guitars in it. And we still have 1 at Tim's parents house. So a total of 6 guitars. Only 2 are technically mine. Oh and there is a Ukilaelae (not sure how to spell it). I can only play 4 songs though. Silent night, grey street, godspeed, my life would suck without you.

13. I still don't have all my wedding prints from my photographer. It has been more than a year and a half. It infuriates me!

14. I am pretty good at Halo 3, Well lets be honest, I generally get 1 kill to my husbands 25. But if any of you know Tim that is actually pretty good.

15. I loved Seminary and Institute. Seriously! loved!

16. I love wild sunflowers! I think they are sent straight from heaven.

17. I hate change. More than anything.... It seriously shakes me up. But I am getting better at it. Strange though... I love the change of seasons.

18. My real name is Dominique Marie. A lot of people do not know this. I never go by it though so maybe that is why. There is one person who calls me by my real name (shanna). I did not even know this was my real name til I was probably 13. I just thought it was my name for when I was in trouble. I did not know how to spell it until I was probably 15. Sad. I do love my real name though. It is different and It was a name my parents loved so I am so happy they named me that. My nana was the first to call me nikki. Nikki stems from an italian song that has dominique and nikki in it.

19. I once talked to Jason Mraz at work. He called in to make a payment on his account. He has a home in park city! He had been in london for the past few weeks and he made a 5,000.00 payment to his electric account.

20. My husband makes me play soccer with him on a weekly basis. I really am not a big soccer playing fan. He is just waiting for the snow to melt so we can go play. I still have my let it snow sign up at work for that reason. We are REAL salt lake season ticket holders. I do like watching them play. I just don't like playing.

21. I am supposed to be getting ready for a utah basketball game right now but I am typing this post instead.

22. People I have looked up to in my life and have inspired me: Gordon B. Hinckley, My Mom, My sisters, My best friend Krista, Michael Phelps, Brittany Allison, Jessica Christensen, Amber Taylor, Alison Love, Mrs. Watkins, Sarah Tingey, Sam Perkins, My brother Matthew, My Dad, My Uncle David, My bro Wesley, The Haga Twins, My sisters-in-law, Dixie Philipoom, Jenny and Julie, Mark Jensen, Matt Christensen, Alex Chamberlain, Shanna, Angie, Chase Busath, Richard Busath, My cousin LIndsey, and My Husband.

23. I freaking love tetris!

24. I am really bad at laundry. It is my worst weakness!

25. If I am listening to a good song it must be loud. I am talking a loud as it goes. I get that from my Mother!

I tag anyone who reads this

Update

2009-02-04T19:31:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone, Tim here. I am just writing while Nikki is at Young Womens. She recently got called to be the Mia Maids adviser and I have never seen her so excited at church. I am pretty sure she almost cried she was so happy to be in Young Womens. As far as an update, Nikki and I have both been sick for almost a month. I recently redesigned my website - http://www.timhaslam.com - Please go there and give me feedback. Tell me what you like or dislike and if it was easy to use. Don't worry, Nikki and I have been keeping up to date with The Office, American Idol and of course, LOST. Toodles!

Holidays 2008

2009-01-01T21:32:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, sorry for the delay in posting. We were so busy this holiday season as I am sure you were. We had a great finish to 2008. It started with Nikki's birthday on Dec. 13th. We went to Jon Schmidt at Kingsbury Hall. It was a great concert. Christmas was good too. Nikki kept busy by making tons of hats (see below) and I kept busy studying for my last final. I finally graduated so now I work full-time like everyone else and I love it. We had a fun New Year's Eve with the Taylors and Ledbetters. We played Skip-bo, which Nikki got for a birthday present from her friend Krista (thanks Krista for the awesome game). We also played Guitar Hero and Rayman on the Wii. Then we watched the ball drop in NY at 10 and midnight while sippin Champaign a.k.a. Martenelli's.

Picture Time!

Bandit - Nikkis parents new kitty cat. He is rarely this still and he was resting under the Christmas Tree so I had to get a good shot of him.

Boston Red Sox Hat for my nephew. Nikki made this awesome hat. Notice how the white lining has red stiching, just like a baseball. It was cool because my nephew got a Boston bracelet for Christmas in his stocking so this matched perfectly.

Hat and Glove combo for my neice.

Storm Trooper hat for my nephew who is obsessed with Star Wars

This the train board Christmas village that my brother and I set up every year at my parents house. It was another successful year.

This is the extent of our Christmas decorations. Notice the hand made stockings that Nikki made! Pretty cool. Also, the white, two-drawer box is Nikki's Christmas present to put her Stamping Up stuff in.

RSL vs New York Preview

2008-11-12T19:56:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,
go check out my sports blog for a preview of the RSL vs. New York game
http://timhaslam.blogspot.com

~Tim

Halloween!

2008-11-07T18:02:00.001-08:00

Sorry I have not blogged in a while. I thought I would post some pictures or Halloween. It was such a fun night. We got invited to our friends Allen and Melissa's awesome Halloween party. We went as Mario and Luigi in case you could not tell. We had a lot of fun. There are also some pictures of Matt and Krista too, in case you could not tell who they were. Anyways, I have some more pictures of stuff from the last month but they are on my camera and I can not find the cable since the move so we will post those later. Ps.... Size 40 overalls and a t-shirt are not very flattering. So in case you are wondering after looking at these pictures, I am not pregnant, I do not have cancer (my hair is just up), and I am not growing facial hair, its paint!

MARIO BRO"S

2008-10-31T14:27:00.001-07:00

Ok so the explanation on the really weird post. So on halloween Tim and I were Mario and Luigi. I was at work on Halloween (dressed as Luigi) and I was in training. I already knew what we were learning, so I was really bored. There are no games on our computers at work but there was this program called paint. I am sure all of you have see it. You can make pictures and stuff. I used to love it when I was a kid. Therefore, I spent probably two hours on this picture. It was fun just to remember all the stuff in the Mario bro's games (original nintendo) so for those of you who cant remember it is mario with flower power (red balls), the green tube with the mean plant thins, a turtle on bricks and a biggie. blast from the past. I will post pictures of our halloween costumes. That is the very long explanation! oh wait.... I forgot to say why it was on my blog. Well, after I finished making it I forgot that on the training computers I could not save it. I spent so long on it and was actually pretty proud of it (paint is super hard). So my only option was to post it on my blog to save it. I was just going to delete it as soon as I got home and save it to our computer but I left it on so long I am sure you were curious.

RSL vs. New York

2008-10-10T08:19:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone, check out the fun time Nikki and I had at the RSL game in the new stadium. http://timhaslam.blogspot.com

FALL

2008-10-01T20:00:00.000-07:00

Ok so I feel kinda like a copy-cat because someone I know just posted a similar blog post but I just wanted everyone to know how much I love fall and how come!

Fall weather
Changing leaves
FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL
Football
Football
Millcreek Canyon
Fishing
Pumpkins
Carving pumpkins
Fall colors (red, orange, green, and brown)
My sisters birthday
Football
UTES UTES UTES
Fall Food (chili, broccoli, french bread)
Rain
Cold weather at a Football game, cuddled up under a blanket!
Go Utes
Sunflower (everywhere)

That is why I love fall. Oh by the way.... I updated my creativity blog! Check it out at http://nikkisnits.blogspot.com Have fun. Here is a picture of our newly painted walls, our new bedroom set and tv stand (the small tv does look a little funny on our stand but a new tv is in the upcoming budget). The flash makes them look super red but it is a darker red than this

Real Salt Lake vs. Chivas USA Recap

2008-09-22T10:11:00.001-07:00

Go to my miscellaneous blog to read about Real Salt Lake vs. Chivas. http://timhaslam.blogspot.com

Final Walk through

2008-09-09T18:24:00.000-07:00

OK.... So I know that I have not blogged forever and thanks to my husband you at least got some updates. I started to read the Twight books and then there was the Olympics, and they seemed to take over everything that is important. So.... sorry about all the excuses, I will try to be a better blogger. So we did our final walk through on our house this week. We will probably close some time this week or maybe next. I am so excited! It is looks so good.

Our family room/ that is our bedroom door and then a media nook, then on the right is an art nook and a fireplace. This wall we are actually going to do as an accent wall and paint it a darker red. They would not let us come in an paint it before then put our regular color on it so we are just going to paint over it.

This is our front door!

This is the entry to our home and our stair case. This is what it looks like if you walk in our front door. Just not at such a steep angle.

This is the front of our island. We opted to get the table legs on it, what do you think? I really like it.

Just another angle.

Our kitchen.

Tim

The master bedroom. This picture makes it look kinda small but it was taken in our walk in closet so it is kinda far back. We opted to get a glass shower with tiled walls instead of the standard bathtub that is just like a one piece fiberglass thing. I did not like it so we just got it in the second bathroom so we have a bathtub.

our shower. Sorry the picture is a little crooked, I took it.

Our shower

Our master bedroom and window seat.

Our window seat, The blue tape was where some nics were so they are fixing them before we move in

Our bedroom door

This is our Kitchen!... Obviously

This is our balcony and sliding and the side of our fireplace

This is Adam our walk through guy and our fridge and cabinets behind him!

So I guess that I did not put pictures of the second bedroom (tims office), the second bathroom, or the laundry room. Next post!

Other Blogs

2008-09-02T10:36:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,
be sure to check out my other blog Haslams Happenings at http://timhaslam.blogspot.com and my brothers website, www.haslamphotography.com

Fishing at Strawberry

2008-08-28T21:46:00.001-07:00

My dad got a new boat so he took Nikki, Ben and I fishing at Strawberry. This happened awhile ago, but it was still fun. Nikki caught 6 monsters and Ben caught a couple and I caught a monster too. My dad mainly drove the boat.

Cabinets and Tile

2008-08-18T06:53:00.000-07:00

Here is another update for our Townhome. They painted, put in the cabinets, tile, and tile shower.

Summer Time

2008-08-10T20:18:00.001-07:00

So I finally finished the summer semester and did better than I thought. I only have two classes left then I will graduate in December. Nikki is doing well, just loving the Olympics. She is obsessed with Swimming and Water Polo and I love the soccer, even though I haven't woken up early enough to see them live. Nikki and I have been playing soccer at least twice a week. We are both trying to lose weight and trying to exercise on a regular basis, something neither of us have done since we got married because we have been so busy. We will be moving to our new place next month and can't wait. It will be nice to start a new phase of our lives and have a place to call our own. (Nikki already has decorating plans) That's all for now!

Townhouse Update

2008-07-27T22:00:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest progress with our townhouse.

Living Room. Has a fireplace and "art nook" with a indented place for a big screen tv!

Front

Front Door

MEMORIES... New Tag

2008-07-11T11:22:00.000-07:00

Heres a little game! who doesn't? Leave a comment on my blog of a memory that you and I have had together. It doesn't matter if you've known me for a short time, or a long time, anything you remember!

Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Ready, Set, GO!

Camping and House Update

2008-07-07T20:32:00.000-07:00

So Nikki and I went camping recently at Strawberry Reservoir. It was awesome. Krista and Matt joined us for one of the two nights we were there. It was hot during the day and cool during the night.

The Lake with a morning fog on it.
Nikki looking cold in the morning.

Here is a look at our new townhouse. It is getting closer to being done! The top floor will be ours so all the windows you see will be our windows. Also, the garage on the right will be our garage.

2008-06-29T18:44:00.001-07:00

You Are Snow White!

Pure and trusting. You are a gentle soul who can get along with just about anyone. Everyone you meet instantly falls in love with you. How can they resist? You have a pure, lovable nature that's irresistable. Just don't trust everyone who comes across your path.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

I"M ALIVE

2008-06-24T10:49:00.000-07:00

THESE ARE THE WEDDINGS I DID THE FLOWERS FOR. ONE WAS ON JUNE 7TH AND THE OTHER THE 14TH.

JESSICA'S WEDDING (SUNFLOWERS)

THE REST ARE MELANIE'S WEDDING

So I am sorry I have had no time to post lately! Things have just been so busy! I am sure that nobody is even going to read this because you think I must have given up on blogging. Well the last time I blogged It was my anniversary ( I can't believe it has been that long, sorry). I guess that I should update everyone on what is going on in our life.

Our townhouse is on course to be finished in September. They poured the foundation a few weeks ago but no building has been done yet. That also means that we are currently living with Tims parents. I love my in-laws so this in not a bad thing. Just a little crowded. Not with people because Tim has no siblings at home still but just because everything we owned is pushed into a 12x10 room. We have some stuff in the garage, but mostly everything is in our room. I am just excited to have something that is ours, so we can decorate and do whatever we want with it.

I did 2 weddings (the flowers) since the last time I blogged. It was awesome and I know that is what I will eventually do for a career, besides being a mom. I did my friend jessica's at work, and I did my cousins Melanie's. They looked awesome. I will post some pictures tonight or tomorrow when I get a chance.

We are going camping this weekend with Matt and Krista. I am stoked. We are going to go to strawberry and do some fishing, hiking, and just R&R. I seriously am so so excited.
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20 Years Tag

20 Years Ago

I was eating babyfood
I was just walking
I was loving life as a one year old

10 Years Ago

I was best friends with Chase Busath
I was playing the game sorry every day
I was working on my tree fort daily

5 Years Ago

I was a Sophmore at Olympus High
I was on the Swim/Water Polo Team
I was BFF with Krista Webb, loving boys!

3 Years Ago

I just graduated from High School
I was teaching Swimming Lessons for Krista
I was dating Rick Maloy

1 Year Ago

I just got married to Tim
I was living at the Evan's house
I was looking forward to the beach trip with Tims Family

So Far This Year

I am Still working for the power Company
We bought a town home
I have been to a few Real Salt Lake Games (because tim is obsessed)

Yesterday I.....

Went to work
Worked on a bracelet I am making for my nephew James
Went to Cafe Rio for dinner

Tommorrow I will....

Go to work
Eat
Sleep

In the next year I will

Move into our Townhome
Go to the beach again
Go on a camping trip with my family

I tag anyone who actually reads this!!!

FOOTBALL!!

2008-06-12T19:07:00.001-07:00

No silly, not THROWBALL, I mean futbol, soccer, FOOTBALL. The EURO 2008 tournament is in full swing for those who didn't know. I am hoping Germany will win. Nikki made me a cool bracelet that looks like the German flag. I think the Netherlands will advance as well as France. It is an awesome tournament. If you have nothing to do during the days, go to ESPN2 and watch it. You will love it.

Tim

Update

2008-06-09T17:56:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone who reads this blog.
This is Tim Haslam, husband of Nikki and co-author of this amazing blog.
Things are going well in my life. I am working in the Web Design field and loving it. If you know anyone who needs a cool web site to help streamline their business, let me know. IT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY!!! Email me @ t (dot) haslam (at) mac (dot) com for more information.
School is going well. I am about one third of the way through the summer semester which is awesome. I also photographed a wedding last weekend for one of Nikkis friends which was fun.
Peace Out
TH

1 YEAR

2008-05-19T18:20:00.000-07:00

So this weekend was our one year anniversary. I can't believe that it has been a year. It goes by so fast. With all the wedding that are coming up it makes me miss my wedding. I wish that I could relive that day all over again. I loved my wedding. And I love my husband. Here are a few pictures from that day!

ONE YEAR AND STILL SO IN LOVE!

This is seriously one of my favorite pictures from my wedding. I think it is because it is really original. But kinda funny that my favorite picture happens to be our feet!

My cute Family

From left to right Eric nephew, Jake nephew, Libby niece, Richie brother in law.

Sammy Sosa (nephew)

My cute husband!

And Again

Hoorah!

THIS YEAR

Tim surprised me with a weekend to The Grand America Hotel. It was so fun! We stayed there for our first night after we were married. Tim got the same room that we stayed in last year so it was very romantic! There were roses waiting for us in the room and a plate of chocolates.

We got to the hotel on saturday at around 4:30 and took a nap. We were exhausted from earlier that day. We woke up and went to PF Changs. It was so good and filling. We then went and saw "What Happens In Vegas" It was actually a lot better than I thought it would be. I thought it was going to be kinda scandalous and vulgar, really though, it was so good. I laughed so hard.

We went back to the hotel and the room has really large bath tubs so needless to say we took advantage of that fact. We woke up the next day and went to Brunch. It was so yummy. It was a great weekend and I love my husband so much. He is so good to me and makes me so happy. Bestest friend in the whole wide world. WUV YOU TOOTIE!

David Archuleta

2008-05-09T20:22:00.000-07:00

Ok my big day with David Archuleta! I found out yesterday that David was going to be on the radio at 97.1 ZHT and I had won tickets from them in the past, so I knew where the studio is. I had this crazy idea to go to the studio in the morning and see if I could spot David. So I called my sister paula last night and we thought it would be fun. I woke up this morning at 6:30 and we left for the studio about 7:00. There were no other fans there so we waited for about hour and a half. Finally a few other cars showed up with fans. Finally at about 8:40 he pulled in, in his huge stretch limo truck. We chased the limo around the building to the back. There were lots of camera people and news crews. One lady told us to act excited because she was the filmer for American Idol. I got his autograph as he was walking in the building and my sister paula got him to sign her phantom of the opera song book. I had brought my sisters friend Carly and she did not get an autograph at first so we waited for him to come out of the studio. While we were waiting I was interviewed by the SL tribune. Here is the Articles!

Wherever he went this morning, David Archuleta was far and away the most popular teen in Utah.
    From a television station near the Salt Lake City International Airport to The Gateway mall downtown, Archuleta's screaming fans were in full force, cheering on the 17-year-old to become the next "American Idol."
    Thousands chanted his name at the AT&T store at the outdoor mall, and some screaming girls even cried as he walked up the steps to sign autographs. For a brief time Friday morning, Salt Lake City had its very own version of "Beatlemania."
    "I'm obsessed," said 21-year-old fan, Nikki Haslam, who was waiting outside the back

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doors of radio station KZHT 97.1 FM, where David appeared on the morning show. "I love watching him. And these are my sisters - I pulled them out of school to come here."
The Murray High School junior is in town for a homecoming rally Friday that will be filmed by "Idol" producers for Tuesday's episode. He is one of three finalists on this season's show, along with Missouri's David Cook and Florida's Syesha Mercado.
First stop this morning was the studio of local Fox affiliate KSTU Channel 13, where he greeted his first fans of the day - some hundred or so - and sang a version of Dolly Parton's "Smokey Mountain Memories." "It's amazing to be here," he told the Fox morning anchors. "I never

thought I would make it this far."
    Then it was scheduled appearances on three stations, including KZHT and KEGA 101.5 FM. But when David's limousine driver got lost on the way to the first radio station (David was traveling in a long black stretch limo with a truck bed attached to the back), he had to cancel an appearance on country station KBULL 93 FM.
    Finally, the teen appeared at The Gateway, where at least an estimated 2,000 fans waited in a line that wound down the second floor sidewalk of the shopping center, all hoping to catch a glimpse and chanting his name.
    Janet Wayman, 14, Riverton, who has been waiting since 9 a.m., carried a sign that read: "Marry me (in four years)."
    "He's cute, and he sings nice," she said. "I have newspaper pictures of him hanging on my wall." Around 10:40 a.m., David arrived in the limo as gray clouds hung overhead, popping his head through the sunroof, waving to the crowd. Thousands of fans screamed in approval.
    "This is crazy," said one AT&T spokesperson at the event. AT&T Utah director of sales Marty Clark said the company held similar appearances in Missouri and Florida for Cook and Mercado and said those events "didn't come close" to the number of people who showed up for David.
    After the autograph signing, David was whisked to his hotel - he is not staying at his Murray home for security reasons - for a few hours of downtime before the big event at 3 p.m. at his high school. He is scheduled to sing two songs at the school and will be given a gift basket by Murray City Mayor Dan Snarr.
    The singer also is scheduled to perform the national anthem at the EnergySolutions Arena for Game 3 of the Utah Jazz-Los Angeles Lakers playoffs. That performance will not be televised.

AND HERE IS THE FIRST ARTICLE WRITTEN TITLED "HIS FIRST STALKER"

9:15 a.m.: Outside KZHT, there are a few crazed fans waiting for David to step out of the building.

One of them is Nikki Haslam, a 21-year-old from Salt Lake City.

"I'm obsessed. I love watching him," she said with so much enthusiasm she was about to burst. "And these are my sisters. I pulled them out of school to come here."

Haslam and others - there's only about a dozen outside the radio station - have been waiting there since 7 a.m.

"You feel connected when he sings, and he's from Utah, so how can you not love him?" she said.

David walks out the black door, and the small crowd gives out a screeching yell.

He stops to sign autographs. Nikki is oh so happy.

Pet Peeves

2008-04-17T22:16:00.000-07:00

So I was reading on a fellow bloggers blog and she blogged about her pet peeves. I thought that would be a fun tag so I am going to start it! Just put your top ten pet peeves and why they peeve you off so badly.

1. When my husband takes his socks off and they are all balled up. I hate this because then you wash and dry them like that. They never get fully dry because they are all balled up!

2. Red arrows on left hand turns. I can't stand when there is one because instead of yielding to oncoming traffic and eventually getting to go, you have to sit and wait when you know you could make it across the intersection.

3. Washing my hands and having no lotion to put on after. You know when your at school or another public place and you do not have lotion with you. I don't know why this is such a bad one for me. I think it might be a little OCD about it.

4. When people talk about other people behind their backs. This one is not always a pet peeve as I do it sometimes as well, but it is when you don't agree with what they are saying about the person so it is really awkward.

5. When you are at a restaurant and people butt you in the soda line. This is especially bad at cafe rio. Do they just not see you waiting there!

6. LAUNDRY LAUNDRY LAUNDRY!! I absolutely hate doing laundry. I don't know why. I just simply do. I would pay someone to do my laundry. I would clean a 100 bathrooms in one day if I did not have to do laundry

7. When people come in my lane while driving. I think this one is bad for my because my car is hard to see, but they don't just cut me off (which I can stand) but they come directly in my lane while on the side of them. So the only thing I can do is move into another lane or let them side-swipe me.

8. When I vacuum up bobby pins. This one is my fault. I don't how they get on the floor but I hate when I vacuum them up because it is so loud and it scares me half to death.

9. When I have headphones on and people walk up on me. This scares me so bad. For instance: I am folding clothes and someone walks up on me and touches me or talks really loud so I can hear them. I hate this.

10. When I have headphones on and people try to talk to you. Like they think you can hear them or something. They are not just in my ears, hangin out. Obviously I am listening to something. It would be fine if they came up to you and made a motion that they want to talk to you or something like that. But they just start into their conversation. "what did you say, sorry I had headphones on in case you did not notice" haha

Ok so now it is everyone else's turn. I tag anyone who reads this to do one on their blog. BETSY, MELISSA, NICOLE, KRISTA, MOM, I know you all are reading this STEPH, JACCI come on girls. I think it is so interesting to find out what peeves people off.

HOMES AND FLOWERS

2008-04-11T08:20:00.001-07:00

So I am sorry I have not blogged in a long time! I really just dont have a ton to blog about. Tim and I, this last weekend, put money down on some condo's being built in West Jordan. They are so cute. They won't be built til December but that means we will be the first owner. They are 1,200 sq. feet and totally affordable. It is really close to my work which will save on gas for me. Tim is another story because who knows what he will doing by Then. He graduates in December though which will be soooo nice! He is so busy lately because he has so much home work. He is constantly working on something. I live in the same house as him yet I miss him. I just can't wait for him to come home from work and we can do anything we want, instead of being tied to the house. I don't think I will ever graduate! I have been going to school for over two years now and I feel like I havn't gone anywhere. I have changed my major 4 times now, which might be the reason why. I know for sure what I am going to do now though. I am going to graduate in Communications, just so I have a degree, and then I am going to be a florist. I know for sure that is what I want. I might start with just wedding's and eventually have my own flower shop. I love to do arrangements and it would be a dream come true if I was able to work with flowers for a living. Plus if I am self employed then my schedule can be flexable if I have kids. I am loving that the flowers are popping up lately because I love to work with spring flowers. Here are some I my more recent arrangements!

A WICKED WEEKEND

2008-03-31T20:21:00.000-07:00

So I just got back from California yesterday and we had such a blast. We got to Burbank and went to Tiffany's (Sister that lives in Cali) home. She was there with James Richard because the girls were at school. We went swimming at her house in the 80 degree weather. It felt great to be in the sun. Most of us got sunburned but is was almost worth it. We then waited for the girls to come home and it was so good to see them. We left for our hotel and anybody that knows me knows that I must have left something at Tiffany's. However, I actually lost two items: my makeup bag and my Brighton bracelet from Tim.

We got to the hotel and unpacked. We were all starving so we went to dinner in Pasadena at a small Mexican joint. It was for real Mexican food, not that tex mex stuff. SO GOOD! We got back to the hotel pretty late and stayed up playing cards and talking til Tiffany talked us all to sleep. The next day we went to Wicked the Broadway musical. We got the theatre and there were about 4 rows in front us us that were empty. We figured that a bus had not shown up yet. Soon after about 60 high school age kids walked in. They were all dress so modestly and cute. We figured it was maybe a church group. That was until I swore I heard rachelle's voice (best friend Krista's younger sister) I looked in front of me and one row ahead and two chairs over she sat. I was so shocked. It was Olympus High's concert choir. It was so fun to see her there. Wicked was amazing. I absolutely loved it. I can not believe that some people can sing like that. I had chills everywhere.
This is the Witch hat necklace that we all bought for Nancy! She is the best Mother-in-law for taking us all. So kind of her

Tiffany and Sarah

This is us in front of the Theatre

The only star that I knew!

Stars in Hollywood

After the play we went to a outdoor mall nearby and that was so much fun. We went to eat at this amazing BBQ place. We also went to the American Girl Doll store. There were two ladies in there that asked the store worker "Where is the American Girl Dike." We all had a good laugh. We then went to the Cheesecake Factory and got some cheesecake. On the way home Tiffany accidently took the wrong way and it took probably an hour and a half to get back to the hotel. Its ok though Tiffany I am not mad, I swear. It gave everyone some time to eat there cheesecake and some bonding time. Sunday we just shopped and ate and came home. What a fun fun fun trip. Thanks Nanc for the trip. You are so sweet, and thanks to my fun sisters. I love you all. Thanks for including your stinky little brothers wife on your fun, lucky, neat, silly trip! Shout out to you Bets!

Girls at dinner, starting with me: Nikki, Sarah, Betsy--- around to the back of the table Nancy, and Tiffany

Weird Story!!

2008-03-26T18:27:00.001-07:00

Ok so I have a funny story to tell: today at work while I was looking at all the blogs I normally check out I thought "I wonder if my old EFY counselor has a blog." Mind you, when I went to EFY and she was my counselor I was about 13. I have no Idea why I thought of her today but she just popped into my mind. So I went to google and typed in her name and it totally brought up a web site that she has. I was totally shocked because I did not really think anything would come up (how many of us can type our names into google and have something come up that really has to do with us). So I wrote her an email because it had her email on the web site. She really touched my life when I was so young. I was struggling to figure out who I was and she was such an awesome example. To this day I still look back and want to be like her. Get this, I got home from EFY and sent her a CTR bracelet. I thought I was so cool. Anyways I will let you know if anything comes from me emailing her. I just thought it was way funny!

This is her, I guess being the funny teenager that I was I did not get a better picture, or get one with both of us in it!

I'VE BEEN TAGGED

2008-03-25T14:08:00.000-07:00

Ok so my sister-in-law tagged me, probably one of the only people who reads my blog, but thats OK
4 Jobs Ive had

Newspaper boy (girl)
Lifeguard at Fairmont Aquatics
Lady Liberty girl for Liberty Taxes
Customer Service rep for Rocky Mountain Power

4 Places I have lived

um..... Salt Lake
Salt Lake
Salt Lake
Salt Lake... boring!

4 people that email me regularly

Tim
Dad
My boss
My bosses boss

4 TV shows that I watch

LOST
American Idol
Biggest Loser
Greys Anatomy (sometimes)

4 Things I look Forward to this year

This weekend (girls weekend in L.A)
Camping with my family
70-80 degree weather
Tims Graduation

4 Things I love to eat

Speghetti
Cafe Rio BABY
Rice (with soy sauce and butter)
Dr. Pepper

4 Places I have been

Australia
Banff Canada
Cozumel Mexico
Grand Cayman

4 Movies I love

August Rush (love love love)
The Guardian
Emperor's New Groove
Liar Liar

4 People to tag

Melissa and Allen
Nicole bradley
Aubrey Rassmusen
I don't think anyone else reads this but if you are then your tagged! yes I am talking to YOU

I'M GOING TO HOLLYWOOD

2008-03-24T13:45:00.000-07:00

Ok no I am not going to be on American Idol.... I wish though. I am going with my Mother-in-law and all my sister-in-laws to california to see Wicked (the broadway play) on Friday, and I can't tell you how stoked I am. I am just excited to not have to go to work, do laundry, do homework, and cook any meals. It will be so nice.
We had an easter egg hunt with all the nieces and nephews yesterday. It was a blast. They are so cute. I have to say that being with them makes me totally baby hungry.... but not yet. Then we went to the baseball diamonds with tims brother and fam. It was super fun.
Tim and I just found out that the evans (people that own our house) are going to sell it in June. So we have to find a place to live. I am so sad that we have to leave this house. It is so nice to live in a full house. I will also miss our ward (we definetly can not afford to buy a house in the area, there is one for sale that is probably 2000 sq ft for 750,000.00. insane huh!) Tim and I are looking into getting a condo, maybe. The search is on!
Other than that I really have nothing exciting to blog about.... Oh update on the friends we gave the flowers to. So I called them the next week but they had their brother coming to visit so they could not hang out that week. She just called me today though to see if we could go to a movie on Friday but like I said before, I will be in California. I have decided that making friends is hard! I guess that I have not made new friends for a long time. For some reason I get so nervous... Like I am scared to call them... but if any of you know me that is sooo not like me. I think It is just cause we dont know them that well and I don't know if they will like us. They are super nice though so I don't know what I am thinking. So I invited them to go to a Real Salt Lake Soccer game tonight but they have not gotten back to us yet. It is so weird but I am so scarred. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!

Hello

2008-03-21T13:45:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone who may read this blog at some point in time. This is Tim checking in here. March Madness is under way and I am doing okay with my brackets. Lacrosse is going okay, we have a young team who are doing well. We are 2-3 but should be 5-0. Oh well, thats how the game goes. I am excited for RSL to start next week!! All is well. See ya later.

Finally, time to post

2008-03-10T12:55:00.000-07:00

Ok so I got told yesterday that I needed to update, so here goes. A lot has happened since we last blogged even though it has only been like a week. We got a new computer last week which was very needed (and wanted). We have been using our in-laws computer for the last 9 months. That is hard though for two students. Especially when I used to work til nine, cause I would be over til all hours of the night. The computer is a 20 in mac (apple) and I love it. However with Tims current school situation and it taking priority over me blogging and searching Itunes, I have only used it a few times.
I taught R.S last sunday. Believe it or not, I actually like to teach. It was so fun and the ladies really responded to the lesson. That is hard to do because normally nobody talks is our R.S. I taught on the example that Christ sets in kindness. It was a really fun topic. I asked a few of the ladies in the ward to give me an example when sombody was a good samaritan to them. I really learned a lot from everyone and it was good to hear them all talk. Then in Sacrament Meeting the R.S presidency was released (except for me, assistant secretary). Nancy(mother-in-law) was called as the R.S president, Shauna Olsen 1st counselor, Jane Gottshall 2nd counselor, and Carol Theurer Secretary. It will be awesome. I will definetly miss the old presidency but it is fun to get some new blood in R.S.

On Saturday I got really crafty and following in the footsteps of Melissa, I went to the DI. I know what your thinking "what crafty things are you going to find at the DI" but it was actually super fun. I found these way cute glass pasta containers that were square and about a foot high. I then got the cutest fake tulips and fake grass and made the cutes flower arrangements. Well, atleast I think so. I actually made three of them but one was a larger container. I gave one to Krista, because they are moving and I thought she could use it as a house warming gift. And the other one I gave to a cute couple in our ward whom Tim and I want to be our friends. Thier names are John and Allison Love and they are so nice. So I wrote a card that said

-Loves-

Your cordially invited to be our friends

WHEN: Starting now

TIME: ASAP

HOW COME: We really need some friends

PLEASE RSVP: Then I left me and Tims phone numbers

We then proceeded to doorbell ditch them. It was so funny. They have like 50 stairs up to there house (more like 15) and I was totally wearing my crocs. I walk up to the house and the sensor light turned on. So I was like "Crap, need to hurry, need to hurry" I ran up the steps, then they turn and I ran up the rest. I knocked really quick and tried to run back to the car but again I was wearing my crocs so I almost died. I could not stop laughing. They talked to me on sunday and I was so embarassed, first for door bell ditching them ( I swear I am not in Jr. High anymore). Then for almost dying on there driveway. I guarantee they saw me. They were really nice though and I hope they call us. If you made it all the way to the bottom of this post I am really proud of you for not falling asleep. I will post some pictures of the flower arrangements I made later.

Mid-week action

2008-02-27T09:03:00.000-08:00

Tim Here
I cannot wait for the weather to keep getting better. Yesterday was so nice and today looks to be better. Yesterday after lacrosse practice, I went to Buddys house and watched the Jazz game. The Jazz looked terrible. Marcus Brady and Dave Cook live there too. After the game I went and picked up Nikki and Al and we went to my ward ball game. We got smoked. They had a guy who was like 6'8" and two guys who just ran circles around us. I had two three pointers, two baskets and one foul shot. It was an okay game. Today I am at school all day long. Thats okay, I like school although I am fearing today will be BORING. Oh well
Cheers

Nikkis Nits

2008-02-24T17:09:00.000-08:00

PIRATES

This is the spiderman one I did for my nephews Jake, and Sam this Christmas
This is a hat I made for a huge Broncos fan at my work

Hey Everyone, I just wanted to kinda show you the hats I have been making lately. I love making hats. It has become one of my favorite hobbies. I especially love doing customized hats. They keep things fun and interesting. If anybody would like one they are just $20.00 and really warm. I can put anything you want on it, just let me know (post a comment on the blog). I can do any size (Rex), color, strings or no strings, pom poms, ears or not, ANYTHING! So since winter isn't over yet, let me know.

NIKKI

Update

2008-02-20T16:29:00.000-08:00

Tim Here
I am just waiting for my web design class to start. It is three hours long, but only once a week which is nice. I watched Arsenal play AC Milan today in the Champions League. Both teams had good chances to score, and Arsenal should have won. It was fun because I watched it in the Union with a bunch of other people. The guy I sat next to was from Cameroon. He was nice. Based on the play from the past two days, I predict Barca will play Arsenal in the final, and Arsenal will win 2-1. You heard it here first.

VALENTINES DAY!!!

2008-02-15T13:15:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was Valentines and it was a total surprise. Tim and I were planning on celebrating Valentines on 02-15 (friday) because of the lack of money (that happens sometimes as newly weds, money is tight). So we exchanged cards in the morning and planned on going out on Friday. Tim I guess had a different plan I guess. I was so excited because we actually had Cafe Rio when I got home from work (my favorite). The best surprise was that I went to get a drink out of the fridge and Tim had hidden a bouquet of gorgeous flowers in the fridge. It made me so happy. The only problem is that I expected to celebrate it of Friday so all tim got were some home made coupons for things like "speghetti dinner" or "30 minute back massage." I will have to get him something over the weekend.
My sister Paula went babysitting for my Nieces and Nephews. She said that she had so much fun. PS..... I have the cutest nieces and nephews in the whole wide world. All 11 are on Tims side. Hopefully we will get some on my side soon.

Weekly Recap

2008-02-10T15:57:00.000-08:00

Nikki and I had a good week at school and work. Hopefully this next week will feature a couple of golf articles, lacrosse articles and a column about soccer in the Chronicle. I am happy this sun is beginning to shine because that means soccer and lacrosse are just around the corner. Nikki and I went to the ward on Saturday and we played lacrosse. I got a new string kit for my stick and it throws soooooooooo nice. I can't wait to watch lacrosse games. Well, thats it. Tim

PRESIDENT HINCKLEY

2008-02-06T10:12:00.000-08:00

This last week Tim and I were able to go to the viewing of prophet Gordon B. Hinckley. It was an amazing experience and it was fun to be there with people how all had a love and respect for him. We got there around 5:30 PM and parked at the Wells Fargo Building. We got the the conference center and it was packed. It seemed that everyone had the same idea to go down on the last day. There were probably 4 different lines, entering at different areas of the center. Each line wrapped it way around the center is some fashion. Tim and I jumped in the first line that we found an end too. It was around 45 to 50 degrees when we got there but when the sun went down it got down to about 20. Most people were dressed in their sunday best with their coats, hats, gloves, and scarfs on. I wore a skirt but did not have tights on with it. I seriously thought my legs were going to get frost bite and fall off. Needless to say I took a few trips over to the visitors center to regain feeling in my feet while Tim held our place in line. I met a lady over at the Visitors Center who was likely in her early mid 60's and she was so happy to be there. She said what everyone else was thinking, "he has done so much for us, we can do this for him". At one point my parents came by after eating pizza at Litzas and shared some pizza with us and a little boy in line that "LOVES PIZZA." It was really nice of them to come down. We finally got inside the Conference Center around 8:30, so we were outside for three hours. After getting inside they ushered us to the auditorium and we waited there for two hours. While inside we met the cutest little boy named Jackson. He was behind us in his seat and he was 15 months old, so stinkin cute. he wandered over to Tim and I and played with us for a while. After being inside for two hours we were put in line to the go the room of the prophets. While on the escalator up to the room the spirit was so strong. Everything changed the closer we got to the room. As we approached there were ushers and security guards and they all were very still and reverent. Even the kids around us seemed to know the importance of where they were and who was there. There were probably 30 security guards on the inside of that small room. The spirit was so strong and it was so amazing to be there. I am so glad that I was able to experience that for the prophet.
I am so thankful for a latter day prophet. I was only 8 years old when President Hinckley was called to be the prophet so I guess all those years he just felt like my prophet since he was really the only one I remember. I have total faith though in President Monson now that he is the Prophet and I am thankful for the confirmation I recieved that the mantle has been passed. What an amazing church we have. One more thing that I thought was interesting, epecially during this time of political debate for a new President of the US. We put total and complete faith in the selecting of a new prophet even though we have no input and say in who it is and yet when we are granted the right to vote for a President we are always questioning he/she in there views and opinions- The Lords way- versus - The worlds way I guess!
PS..... THIS IS NIKKI

Livin' Life

2008-02-06T08:46:00.000-08:00

Today, I am at school and Nikki is at work. The snow is coming down like a wild banshee. The Chronicle published my match up box for the USA vs Mexico, but not the entire article. That is ok though. I will be at school today from 7:20 AM to around 9:00 PM. I like going to school though because it is enlightening. I have to work on my website now, good day.

WELCOME!

2008-02-04T19:55:00.000-08:00

Welcome to our newly created blog. We hope you will enjoy reading our posts from time to time. Happy Blogging.