Bucket LIst

50 Things to Do Before I'm 50!!!

1.Go to Times Square on New Years Eve

2. Learn to drive a stick shift
3. Travel to Europe
4. Swim with dolphins
5. Visit all of the LDS Church history sites.
6. Climb Mt. Borah in Idaho

7. Learn how to Juggle
8. Buy a home
9. Go on a cruise
10. Visit the Grand Canyon
11. Run a half marathon (I don't think I could do a full one)
12. See Mt. Rushmore

13. Learn to surf
14. Ride in a hot air balloon
15. Read the bible cover to cover
16. Visit Puerto Rico
17. Learn CPR
18. Go to a BSU game

19. Ride in a Limo
20. Visit all 50 States
21. Meet Taylor Swift
22. Learn to play the guitar
23. See Niagra Falls & Shoshone Falls

24.Record and transcribe my mom and dad's stories of their youth
25. Visit the San Diego Zoo
26. Take a culinary class
27. See the Eiffel Tower
28. Reconnect with a long lost relative or meet one I've never met
29. Get my food storage
30. Go to the Cake Boss Bakery in Hoboken, N.J.

31. Plant a tree that generates fruit
32. Eat moose
33. See the 7 Wonders of the World
34. Take my mom back to Spain where she served her mission
35. Make a giant sandcastle

36. Win a contest
37. Visit a WWII concentration camp site in Germany
38. Try every recipe in the Our Best Bites Cookbook
39. See a Broadway musical

40. Learn to snowboard
41. Camp in the Frank Church Wilderness in Idaho (the second largest undeveloped land in the U.S.)
42. Drive a convertible
43. Bike the Boise greenbelt from one end to the other
44. Ride in a train
45. Catch a fish
46. Tour the White House

47. Ride a tandem bike
48. Learn how to do a back flip
49. Go Whale watching
50 Get my entire family together for a day (including 31 nieces and nephews, 14 siblings, parents, 10 bro-sis-in laws)

Do You Know Me?

I been trying to think of other things that I can blog about besides that day to day experiences that I have here in good ol' Boise. So my sister and I found this one blog that has a lot of cute ideas and this was one of them.

35 Random Facts About Me

1. I lived in the same house all my life in little Eagle, Idaho until I moved out when I was 18 to attend college at Byu-Idaho.

2. My daily must haves include- chapstick, water, sunglasses and fruit--random I know.

3. My favorite meal of the day is breakfast. I must have it. My favorite is strawberries with waffles and whip cream.

4. I can never get sick of nectarines. I absolutely love the hard kind.

5. I am a budget-savvy kind of person.

6. Some of my biggest pet peeves include Utah drivers and cigarette smoke.

7.I love swedish fish and peanut butter m&ms.

8. I absolutely cannot sleep with noise, even if it's just Keith watching T.V. or talking to someone in the next room I like silence.

9. I hate Tuesdays- I think they should be removed from the week.

10. I have 30 nieces and nephews. (some of them below)

11. I have never met my paternal grandfather. He was born in 1892 and died in 1967. My grandma and him were about 25 years apart.

12.I hate seafood but my husband loves it.

13. Politics get me upset--don't even get me started on Obama-- ugh!

14. I have a perfect driving record--not even a warning.

15. My favorite summer activities are white water rafting and water skiing.

16. My least favorite household chore is doing the dishes.

17. I can never get sick of U2, The Goo Goo Dolls, Taylor Swift and Boyce Avenue--love them!

18. My favorite season is fall--love the smells, weather, and holidays.

19. My sister Misti is my best friend (along with six other lovely high school/middle school friends-Kathryn, Emily, Danni, Mary, Nichole, and Brittany)

20. My husband is a way better cook than me, although my new hobby is trying new recipes.

21. Some of my favorite places that I've been include-- New York, Alaska, and Hollywood.

22. I really want to vacation in Puerto Rico.  (Where my husband served his mission).

23. I want three kids.  (maybe... just maybe, four)

24. The Washington D.C. temple is my favorite (still have yet to see it even though Keith's parents are three hours from it....someday)

25. I hate flying.

26. I love watching Boise State football--don't interrupt me it gets intense. BRONCO NATION BABY!

27. I love to shop at Forever 21, Platos Closet, and Rue 21.


 28.My favorite restaurant is Chilis--I love the variety of their menu. OK, and I gotta say I love Moons in Downtown Boise too--classic.

29. I've had kidney stones three times. (twice after giving birth)-- not fun!

30. I hate mint flavored things--especially mint ice cream. ick!

31. I think I eat too many sweets--gotta have my muddy buddies

32. I have easy pregnancies (well, so far out of the one that I've had!)

33. I almost drowned in a sewer when I was three.
       My brothers Jared and Eric and sister Shae were all playing by the sewer when I fell in, Jared and Eric stood there laughing as I was struggling for air. Shae ran and got my mom who jumped in and saved me. 

34. Keith and I are 6 years apart.


35. I am the 12th out of 15 children in my family and am the only child with naturally curly hair.

Our New Home

So many of you know that we moved to Boise at the end of March. We are absolutely loving it here. We live so close to shopping, movies, the freeway, the mall, restaurants, the airport, family and downtown. I think in our first week back from New Jersey once we moved in we went to the greenbelt almost everyday! I love the greenbelt so much! The weather has also been a lot I mean A LOT better here than in Rexburg. I love it! I'm wearing shorts! That wouldn't happen until like July in Rexburg. Although one thing we sure do miss about Rexburg is our good friends. It's nice to be able to see all my good high school friends again though. Hey you Rexburg friends if you ever need to get out of Rexy and want some nice weather seriously come stay with us! We would love to have you :)

Beautiful Boise

So a lot has happened in the past few months. Our precious Carson was born in January and he is growing like CRAZY! Seriously he is getting so big! It's bittersweet. In March we moved to Boise and the next day headed out to New Jersey for a fun vacation so Keith's parents could meet little Carson. We were only supposed to stay a little over a week but it ended up being a three week vacation because I got those stupid kidney stones again (second time after having carson) and Keith also got sick. Some of the highlights from New Jersey included; Carson's blessing (my mom was able to fly out for that), a day in Philadelphia, the Cape May Zoo, the beach, and Atlantic City. We always have a blast when we go to New Jersey. Can't wait to go again! Although I can say that I hate flying with a baby especially when you have two layovers and you're flying Delta! ugh! Anyway....That about sums up our busy busy past few months. We moved into our apartment almost two weeks ago and we LOVE it!! We are so excited for the summer activities--our favorites--camping and swimming. So happy to be home! (p.s. sorry I didn't post more pics I need to upload them from my camera)

Carson's Blessing 4/10/11