Day 1

Day 1 - a photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.*This picture was taken this weekend with my beautiful niece Abbi Jo, who's bday is tomorrow! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW ABBI!!!*

-Well my day today has really not been too bad, just a typical day in my boring life. Really...it is VERY boring! I got up, got ready for the day, went to work, got home by 2:30, got on the computer to waste a good chunk of time looking at blogs and facebook, when I've finally had enough of the cyber world I will do whatever dishes are in the sink, clean up a little bit around the house, start thinkin about dinner, do odds and ends that need done (pay bills, work on any projects that got started but not finished, those kinds of things), cook dinner, eat dinner, watch "Biggest Loser" with my hubby who should, maybe, possibly, FINALLY done with homework for the day, watch some news, then go to bed. Exciting eh?? I know you guys are all chomping at the bit to trade me lives. Really, I'm sure you are....I feel like the only person in the world that doesn't have a million and a half things to do all the time, it kinda sucks (remind me of that when I'm complaining about havin too much to do! :)

I'm gonna do it!

Ok, so lately I have seen a lot of people doing this 30 day blog challenge and thought, what the heck! Since I don't blog a whole lot and when I do it is really not entertaining or exciting, maybe this will give a nice change of pace to my blog. Although I doubt I'll get it done in 30 consecutive days..I will get it done! :) So here's the list!

Day 1 - a photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.

Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.

Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.

Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.

Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.

Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.

Day 7 – Your dream wedding.

Day 8 – A song to match your mood.

Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.

Day 10 – A photo of your favorite place to eat.

Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?

Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.

Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?

Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.

Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.

Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.

Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.

Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.

Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.

Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.

Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.

Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.

Day 23 – 15 facts about you.

Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.

Day 25 – What’s in your purse?

Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.

Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?

Day 28 – Your favorite movie.

Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.

Day 30 – A photograph of yourself today & three good things that have happened in the past

Happy Birthday Dillon!

Dillon turned 26 last week! Can you believe it? In 4 short years I will be married to a 30 year old!!!!!! :) We didn't do a whole lot for his birthday but did find our way up to Shelley for some hot tubing and ice cream cake with his family Monday night then just spent the evening together Tuesday (his bday!) Here are a few pics of our birthday fun!

Happy Birthday Dear!!

The Bastow Twins

Since we had a long weekend this last weekend and hadn't been to Wyoming in a while we decided, what the heck! :) I talked my sister into coming and bringing her little cuties. It was so much fun to see them and how much they have grown and changed. THEY ARE ADORABLE! I, of course, took tons of pictures and since they are so stinkin cute I have to show them off!


*For anyone new to my blog (hahaha, yeah right, I dunno if there is even anyone "old" to my blog anymore! lol) click here to see how these little ones made their grand entrance into this world at only 26 weeks gestational age!

Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day (yesterday) everyone! Hope you all had a day full of love! :) Dillon and I had a nice, quiet Valentines day together. Yesterday when I got off work I had to go and clean (I took a little side job cleaning an amazing house every other Monday). Dillon texted me about an hour and a half after I got there to ask how much longer I was going to be. I told him another hour or so then I didn't hear anything from him for a half hour or so. He then sent me a text asking if I needed or wanted his help. I told him I wasn't sure how much longer I was going to be but I was gettin close to being done. Well I finished my cleaning and headed out the door. Right as I stepped off the front porch I looked down the road and there was my sweet husband driving down the road to come and help me finish cleaning! :) (It's the thought that counts anyways, right?) So we turned around and went home. When I walked in the front door I saw these beauties sitting on the kitchen table....ooooooh how I LOVE lilies! I of course gave him a big old smooch then went to change my clothes. As I opened the door to our bedroom I saw this....
My sweet husband, he sure knows the way to my heart...Lilies, Reeses and Cookies! :) After I smooched Dillon again and changed my clothes we headed out the door to find some dinner. We went into Blackfoot and ate at a Chinese Restaurant we like then came home and watched "The Wedding Planner!" All in all it was a very nice day and was lots of fun to spend time with my wonderful hubby and have an excuse to go out to dinner! :)

*Side note: when we got home from dinner Dillon said something about being surprised the balloons hadn't fallen to the floor. When I asked why, his reply was, "because that's good ol' static electricity baby!" LOL and guess what?...one of them is still hanging out above our bed! :)

I seriously feel like the luckiest girl in the world having Dillon for my hubby. We've been through lots of trials and struggles together and I can honestly say that I am grateful for those and for the strength it has brought to our marriage! Dillon has been my rock through everything and I find myself falling more and more in love with him everyday!

Happy Valentines Day babe! I LOVE YOU!

Sunshine

Yesterday the sun was shining and the weather was SO nice, Dillon and I HAD to get out of the house but since it is still winter, but just cold...no snow to play in, there weren't many choices of things to do so we loaded up the guns and went shooting. We started a fire and just hung out down by the river. There was a breeze that made it a little chilly at times but all in all it was so nice and even some what warm not to mention SO SO nice to get out of the house for a little bit. Here are a few pics of our fun time.

So pretty

Such concentration
I told him he looked like a sniper :)
So I had to try...
but it was just a little scary bein able to hear the ice crack under
me every time I would take a shot
Us

A couple of weeks ago Dillon went goose hunting with a guy his uncle knows and was quite successful not to mention seemed to have a LOT of fun. I wish I didn't like sleep and a nice warm house so much so that I could go with him from time to time :)

Have I mentioned lately how much I love this man???

2010 in review

2010 is over and 2011 is here. I can't believe it! This year has gone by so fast and I can't say that I'm all too sad about it. This year has been full of ups and downs but we had lots of good times together and made lots of good memories.

2010 in a nutshell:
Jan -- Started the New Year by going to a Jazz vs. Nuggets game in SLC, got settled into our "new" house in St Anthony, spent the month getting used to having a dog and to the pros and cons of having our new "man's best friend"Feb -- Spent Valentines Day at Lava Hot Springs then stayed in a scary hotel in Ogden, met up with Dillon's family in Ogden the next day and spent the next 2 days skiing at Snow Basin and Powder Mountain, Dillon turned 25, finally got a kennel for Skeeter aka HoudiniMarch -- Took a little roadtrip to Spokane WA for Dillon's interview at Eastern Washington University, this... http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/article_271f6bca-487f-5a3e-821f-9edb33750021.html ...happened at Dillon's work, I turned 23April -- Spent Easter in SV with all the family (minus Elder Cody), Dillon graduated from BYU-Idaho, went to Pocatello to the Dodge National Finals Rodeo, had a Brough girls weekend in Utah, had our initial doctors visit for fertilityMay -- I got done working for Madison School District, started looking for a place to live in/around Pocatello, hit the one year mark of trying to have a baby, went to SV for my little sisters high school graduationJune -- spent lots of time fishing and lots of time workingJuly -- went camping up Robinson Creek, had Payzli and Abbi come stay with us for a few days, had Dillon's old companion and his brother come stay a weekend, went camping up Smiths Fork (in SV) with our amazing friends that Hardy's, found out we were pregnant, celebrated our 2 year anniversary by staying at the Red Lion in Idaho Falls, said goodbye to our employment at Frontier Pies and the Mini-Mart, found out I would be working at Blackfoot Community Center teaching preschool, went to Priest Lake for the Merrill Family ReunionAugust -- spent most of my time throwing up and sleeping, moved to Blackfoot, had our first experience making applesauce and canning, found out my due date was on my birthday (March 31st), Dillon started the Occupational Therapy Masters Program at ISU, found out we were going to have a miscarriage, had to turn down my preschool teaching jobSeptember -- spent the first 2 weeks waiting for the miscarriage then had the D&C, spent the next 2 weeks re-cooping and finding the motivation to look for a job, went to Utah to celebrate Lukas and Sofia's 1st birthday!October -- had my best friend and her little girl come for a weekend visit, added 2 new members to our animal family, had a Brough girls craft weekend in SV, got a job working at Rockford Elementary as an aid in the resource roomNovemeber -- got a snow day and sat at home watching movies with my hubby, spent Thanksgiving in SV with all my family (minus Elder Cody and baby sister Emily)December -- went through the temple with Dillon's little sister Taya, celebrated the wedding of Chase and Taya Mills, spent Christmas with Dillon's family in Shelley

We're excited for 2011 and to see all that it has in store for us!