Labor Day Activities

Evs and I had a bittersweet Labor day morning. We had to say goodbye to his parents whom we miss tons already, but we were able to meet up with my college roomie Renae, her hubby Justin, and their sweet angel Payton (our first time meeting Payton out of the womb). We ate breakfast at The Original Pancake House in Yorba Linda and it was grub, but then we had to say another sad farewell to them as they drove back up to Nor Cal (they came down for the weekend to go to Disneyland with their sweet Payton). We will miss them too and hope to see them again soon!

We love our little Bria Makenzee! She turns officially TWO this month, but this afternoon we had a chance to get together at my brother's house and have a celebration. We love this little face, especially when she is being cute and not her TERRIBLE TWO self! We were happy that we were here on the mainland to share fun events like this with my family. 

Another fun visit

We have been so blessed to get to see Evs parents so much this summer because they have been traveling so much to the mainland for different trips. When we did get to see them it was usually just Mom Stubbs or just Dad Stubbs as their travel plans for work or leisure never seemed to be scheduled at the same time. Thankfully this time around it being Labor Day weekend, they came together and they are staying with us for a few days. They drove in from Las Vegas, NV yesterday and then we headed down to San Marcos,CA to visit with Evs sister and her family. They happened to be moving so we ended up spending all of yesterday packing and moving them into their new home. Its always nice to have family near by to help. Moving is terrible. All those last odds and ends seem to add up and soon you never realized you had so much stuff, thats how I felt when we moved here from Hawaii. We ended up throwing so much stuff away..we had to. Anyways, Evs parents left this morning and we were sad to see them go. We loved having them stay with us in our new place. Right when Sage got used to them being here they had to leave. Thanks for visiting us!

First there were TWO...

NOW THERE ARE THREE!

I found a momma kitty that had a litter of 6 kittens. I heard the kittens whining behind a patio in our building, this was on Thursday. I went back on Friday afternoon to check on them and the momma was still there feeding them. I told Evs to check back on Friday night and he said she was gone. So when we took Sage for a walk on Saturday morning we checked back again, but we just saw the momma hanging around, but no kittens. We figured she moved them and hoped she was taking care of them and that someone would take care of them when they got a little older. This morning I was walking Sage before church and got this feeling to go look back where the kittens first were, low and behold there was a box and two kittens inside crying. One of them wasn't moving and they were so hungry. I didnt see the momma cat around anywhere and 4 of the kittens were missing (we think someone took them, then brought them back but the momma dug out figuring someone took them) so I took the box and brought it home and prayed my husband wouldn't kill me for bringing them home. I didn't want them to die so we took them to the humane society (non-killing shelter), but they had to reject them because they had no room (yesterday they rejected over a hundred kittens). We came home with the two kittens and I fed them, then I took Sage out again for another walk and heard little cries again. About 50 ft from where I found the other kittens, I found another one on someones porch. We knocked on their door and told the people and they had no idea. So we are officially foster parents to three little kittens that we named Jett, Miley Nums, and Ninja Boi, they are about 2 weeks old and love to snuggle with each other to keep warm. We don't plan on keeping them just fostering  until we can find good homes. Its all about love!

Improvising

When you leave your dogs leash at your Mom's and he needs to go out and pee you gotta do what ya gotta do, use a belt! My husband is so smart!

Dad is 50!! OVER THE HILL!

My Dad did NOT want a celebration that he would be a half a century young. We wanted to do a big surprise party and everything, but he was very CLEAR that he did not want one. But we had to do something fun! So we decided to throw a party, but kids and grandkids only. We decorated with streamers and balloons that were black..and bright colors. We plastered the OVER THE HILL banners throughout the house..with the intention that Dad would really feel old haha. We bbq'd chicken, hot dogs, and steak. We had Mom's famous potato salad, corn on the cob, Brittanie's famous deviled eggs, and one of Jenn's famous, from scratch, baking creations--Cream cheese cake. We filled a jar full of memories that each of us have of our Dad. It was funny and nice to see all the good our Dad has done in our lives, regardless of whether we have had our own issues with him at one point or another. Love family get togethers. Happy 50th birthday Dad!

Together

A day at the Redlands, CA temple with my hubby. It was an awesome day! Peaceful. Calming. Carefree. Just what we needed. Evs has been working nonstop completing his clinical work and now he is about to start school on Wednesday and continue his clinical work. Busy guy! We were glad to have this Happy Friday to spend with each other. We went to Marie Calendar's for lunch too. A fun date just me and my hubby! Love this guy!

We have been married 20 months today!

The HEAT

It is flippin HOT outside. This 3-digit weather needs to go away and cool down already. Its seriously so hot that its hard to breathe. Its like being in a sauna but not half as relaxing! I have been hiding away in my air conditioned apartment only going outside to walk Sage or leave for work. Please God make it rain and cool this desert off!

4-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 92503

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
108° F | 70° F	108° F | 67° F	97° F | 61° F	88° F | 58° F

2 years ago..

Two years ago today, my then boyfriend of 5 months, picked me up from the Honolulu, Hawaii airport with a single rose in hand and hugged me so tight because he missed me so much. He then held my hand and helped me with my bags. Then he loaded my bags in the car and he opened my door for me. We headed to At&t to fix some account information and get that all in order. Then we went to the Ala Moana shopping mall and went to our favorite restaurant, Tanaka of Tokyo (we went here on our first date, we went here after we were offically a couple, and the he took me there to ask me a special question). While we were in the restaurant we ordered our usual shrimp, chicken and steak. It was delicious. I was just so excited to see Evan! I was grinning so wide. I had missed being with him all summer while I went home to California for 2 months, seemed like an eternity. After we ate dinner, we were waiting for our dessert to come and Evan asked to see this sterling silver band I was wearing on my left ring finger (my pretend engagement ring that I bought so people would stop asking where my ring was if I was engaged). He "accidently" dropped the ring on the floor, leaned down to get it and next thing I know there's Evan on his knee with a ring in his hand, a real ring, one he saved up all summer to buy me, one with diamonds! It was then that my sweet boyfriend became my fiance. When he asked me to marry him, I was so happy! I laughed. Not the kind of laugh thats insulting, like yah right dude who do you think you are, but the kind of laugh that was a joyful kind, it was a F-I-N-A-L-L-Y laugh. (We had pretty much the entire wedding planned, flights booked, even the temple date set and scheduled.) Thats why I gave a F-I-N-A-L-L-Y laugh. Oh what a day I will always remember.(Evan thought I would have my camera, but I didn't, so we didn't get any pictures of the actual proposal, but my memory of that day is so vivid) My sweet husband has brought so much joy and laughter and fun to my life. I cant thank him enough for asking me to marry him. How did I get so lucky?!?!? I am so blessed to have Evan in my life. He is my best friend and eternal heaven buddy. We are linked together as ONE. I cant wait to see what life has in store for us! I love you Evy!

Pictures taken August 23, 2008

Speaking in Church

So Evan and I were asked to speak in church today, but not in our ward (congregation) but in the American Sign Language branch. I wasn't sure what to expect. I knew someone would be translating for us, but I guess I just didn't know how it would be. I can say this. It was quiet. I could hear kids laughing and screaming every so often, but I suppose that was okay because no one else could hear them. The music..well there was none.Per se. The chorister signed the words and the congregation signed along (we sang out loud--acapella--except for the last song; I didn't quite know the tune so I decided to try and sign the song by watching the chorister haha). It was a really cool experience. What I loved most about it was that you could feel the Spirit so strong. It became very clear to me that the Spirit of God dwells where it feels invited. It doesn't matter what language is spoken, whether there are actual words even spoken (ASL). Truth is truth. And the Spirit is the testifier of truth. I am grateful for this experience I was able to have to learn this important message and learn the language of the Spirit.

"Proficiency in the language of the Spirit permits one to breach barriers, overcome obstacles, and touch the human heart.Rarely does the Spirit communicate by flashing sign or loud voice; rather, the language of the Spirit is gentle, quiet, and uplifting to the heart."

80's Surprise Party

We have a good family friend that turned the BIG 50 this month. Today was her surprise party. It was themed "the 80's". Evs and I went to Josh and Britts house to visit them before the party to hang out. Britt and I busted out the crimper and went searching for something bright and ugly. It was fun to dress up! Evs only stipulation for his outfit was that "it didn't look like an old man died in it." What do you know?? thats the only thing I could find! Even though we didn't get to wash our clothes before wearing them (they smelt like thrift store-p-eww) We had a ton of fun! And I know Jaci Taylor did too! She was super surprised and it was good for her. She is a hard worker and the last couple years have been hard. I am glad we were able to be there to celebrate with her!

Auntie Darcy let Ru have the lipstick to play with, she loved it.

The crowd that dressed up!

My husband is hott!