Finally!

We are going on vacation. We've tried going to Hawaii twice, and have never been, so we're determined. No, we're not going to Hawaii, we're going to St. Lucia! Everything's planned, it's really going to happen. We're leaving tomorrow morning...early. I'll post when we get home. Have fun in the snow everyone!

It sucks!

Yes, that's right, but in a good way. Ever since we got our cats about 4 months ago, my vaccuum has been getting clogged. It wasn't picking anything up, and I'd have to de-hair it often while vaccuuming. After not vaccuuming for awhile, we splurged and bought a Dyson, after my sister's recommendation. (They also have cats) I am in love. It is amazing. After vaccuuming one room I already had to empty it. It consisted mostly of cat hair, which made me sick to think that we'd been living in that for so long! Anyway, I highly recommend them. It's one of the best investments I've made; not far behind my house, and washer and dryer. Here are some pictures to intrigue your mind and gross you out.

Let's play tag again!

Rules:
1.You have to post these rules before you give the facts.
2. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.
3. When you are tagged you need to write your own blog-post containing your own middle name game facts.
4. At the end of your blog-post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag.
5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Middle Name: Don’t have one but my email is Tea Maria (cuz it rhymes) I’ll go with that.
M- Murray- This is where I live
A- Apples- My favorite fruit. It’s true that if you eat one a day, the doctor stays away.
R- Rocky - My favorite series. In college we had 2 Rocky marathons. Very cool.
I - IBFX - My job. It’s very hard to explain where I work. Go to IBFX.com if you’re dying to find out.
A – Alarm clock- I will snooze it every morning until I must get up. Don’t ask why I don’t just set it for later. I guess before I go to be I feel ambitious. I hate mornings!

1. Do you like cheese? Yes. Once I ate a whole block of it.
2. Have you ever been arrested? Nope
3. Have you ever shot a gun? Yes. Just clay pigeon shooting. I was sore for awhile after
4. Your favorite song? I cannot choose one. I love the theme song from House. I had it as a ring tone once.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? No
6. What do you think of when you eat hot dogs? That this probably isn’t very good for me. (munch)
7. What's your favorite Christmas song? The whole NSYNC Christmas CD. C’mon, you know you love it too.
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Water
9. Can you do push ups? I don’t know. I haven’t tried for awhile.10. Is your bathroom clean? Yes.1
1. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My wedding ring.12. Favorite Hobby? Searching the internet. (I love my job!), blogging, reading, shopping, watching movies.13. What are you listening to right now? The click click of little fingers typing.
14. What is the last thing you ate? Taquitos
15. What one trait do you hate about yourself? My shyness.16. Middle Name? ?
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment? Today is going to be slow, I hope I don’t have to talk to that client again when he calls back, where is my cell phone?18. Name the last 3 things you have bought. Gasoline, cookies, batteries19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink. Water, milk, hot chocolate.
20. Current worry right now? How I’m going to drive home in this snow!!!21. Current hate? That Ryan is warm in AZ. I’m jealous.
22. Favorite place to be? Sleeping in my bed.23. How did you bring in the New Year? Went over to my sister’s house. It’s not quite as exciting as it used to be.24. What is your quirkiest habit? Eating every 2 hours.
25. Name three people who will complete this and return? Sue, Vanessa, Morgan
26. How many siblings do you have? 2 sisters, 1 brother27. Do you own slippers? Yes, and they vibrate!
28. What shirt are you wearing? Blouse with a sweater.
29. What shampoo do you use? Alberto V05. I hate it!
30. Favorite colors? Blue
31. Would you like to be a pirate? No.
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? I’m usually rushed. 5 minutes tops!33.Favorite female name? Don’t get me started…Idina, Kelly, Stacy, Leona, Risi, Edyta, Ava, Thandi, Macie. I’ve got a growing list.
34. Favorite male name? Grant, Benjamin, Roderick, Bruce, Clinton, Trace, Ivan, Vincent, Hammond, Royden, Neven, Julian, Marshall, Tennyson, Tarwin, Efraim, Roman, Emerson, Cheyenne, Jackson, Boston, Cruz, Rumer, Byron, Preston, Mayer. *BTW these are all copyrighted. No copying! And yes, I will use them all somehow.
35. What's in your pockets right now? Nothing.36. Last thing that made you laugh? Watching the “Pacifier” last night.37. Best bed sheets as a child? I don’t remember
38. Worst injury you've ever had? My finger got slammed in the door when I was 3.39. When's your birthday? April 16
40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 1. That’s plenty.
41. Who is your loudest friend? Sydney
42. There is no 42
43. Does someone have a crush on you? I wouldn’t go that far.
44. Do you wish on shooting stars? No.
45.What is your favorite book ? I don’t have a favorite.
46.What is your favorite age? Somewhere between 18-21
47. What song do/did you want played at your wedding? Little Big Town, Bring it on home to me48. What song do you want played at your funeral? I don’t know yet.
49. What were you doing at 12 am this morning? Going to bed.
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I guess I need to get up now.

I tag:
1. Morgan Mallory
2. Vanessa Lowe
3. Tara Peckham
4. Sue Slade
5. Erin Leithead

Oh happy day

I got a raise! Yipee!

Husband Tag

Husband Tag

Sorry about all these random posts. Ignore them if you must...

What is his name? Ryan Erastus Everett

How long have you been married? 1 year and 4 months

How long did you date? 7 months

How old is he? 24

Who eats more? Ryan

Who said I love you first? Ryan. It took me awhile.

Who does the laundry? Me

Who does the dishes? Me

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me. It used to be the other way around, but he refuses to go back.

Who pays the bills? We split them

Who cooks dinner? I do mostly, but whenever he does, it's amazing!

Who drives when you are together? Ryan, although I love to.

Who proposed? Ryan. It was a surprise. I had no idea what was happening.

Who has more siblings? Ryan. He has 6, I have 3.

Fun activity!

I thought it was so fun! Here's what you do: type your answer to each of the items listed below into a Google image search and post a photo from the first results page.

Favorite animal:

(That is one LARGE cat)

One of your favorite places:

(My bed)

A place you would like to visit:

(New Zealand)

You college major:

(generals)

Favorite Holiday:

(Please note: it is not the snow!)

A bad habit: (That is a really gross picture. Sorry!)

An old pet: (A dog named Raisen)

Age you will be on your next birthday:

Favorite food:

Middle name:

(None)

Favorite color: Where you live: (Apparently this is Tyrone Murray. Anyone know who he is?)

My inner European is...

Dutch!! Maybe I'll have to learn it.

Your Inner European is Dutch!

Open minded and tolerant. You're up for just about anything.

Who's Your Inner European?

Stampin Up

Here's a picture of the cute cards I made tonight. Maybe you'll be lucky enough to be the recipient...

This is what it looked like when we decided to stop.

Thawing out out lunch

Snowmobiling!

Let's take a break from all the sadness this year has brought to us so far and reflect on one of the last days of last year. Our long awaited snowmobiling trip came and went so fast. The company was great, but the weather, not so much. It snowed the entire time, and although we stayed warm, at one point it was a white out and we couldn't see 3 feet in front of us. Luckily we had a guide and he led us safely, and slowly back to the lodge. We ended up quitting about an hour early. Ryan was bummed because he didn't get a chance to "play." He hopes to go again next month.

My sisters and me



Toni and Evan

What a way to start the new year part 2...

Apparently our storage unit wasn't the only thing to get broken into. Yesterday, we went around looking at everyone elses locks in our community. Lo and behold, about 6 others had been clipped or ripped off the door. Our friends upstairs (refer to part 1) also got camping equipment and some other things stolen. Walking by my car on our way up the stairs, I noticed my car seat was all the way laying down. Looking closer I realized, once again, it had gotten broken into. Again, they attempted to steal the stereo, but couldn't. They took the faceplate, my car charger, some Cd's, and everything out of the glove box and console which wasn't anything per say, just lots of papers, car and insurance papers. Luckily, the accused were smarter and got in without actually breaking my window, which I'm very grateful for. We called the police, and of course, they just filed a case, but nothing can really be done. This morning I got in my car to go to work and it wouldn't start, didn't even turn over or make a sound. I didn't have time to look at anything under the hood, not that I would notice if anything looked askew, so I took Ryan's car to work. My bet is they stole something from the engine. We are so frustrated. This is the 5Th time in a year that we've been victims of break-ins/burglary. Our association pretty much doesn't care and says the door is our responsibility. Don't worry, we'll be at the next meeting.

After!!!

This was my Christmas gift this year. It's finally finished! Thank you to all who helped. We love it.

Before....

Picture taken of our old kitchen before we bought it...

What a way to start the new year...

This morning I was getting ready to mop the floors. Ryan had put the bucket in our downstairs storage unit so I went down to get it. It still had our paint brushes and rollers in it full of water, so I decided to let him clean them out we he gets home. Walking back up to our house I tried the door and it was locked. You know that panic you get when you know you're in trouble? I checked 3 or 4 more times just to make sure. Realizing I was in my slippers and jammies, didn't have any keys or my phone with me, I thought of what to do. We don't have a spare key hidden anywhere for the car or our house. Let's see, I could call my dad, but wait, no phone. Standing on the front steps, I ran up 2 flights of stairs to my neighbors house. Luckily, she was home. Embarrassed, standing in my pjs at her front door, she kindly let me use her phone to call Ryan. Then, she drove me to the airport to get his key. Lesson learned: We need a spare key.


P.S. While I was looking in our storage unit, I realized our pad lock wasn't on the door. When I looked inside I also noticed our luggage wasn't there, and also our tent and sleeping bags were gone!!! After this whole incident I called Ryan to see if he had misplaced the pad lock. He hadn't, so I informed him we had been robbed...again!! I'm so tired of being burglarized. Maybe we can blame this one on the Association and get a new door...

And the answer is...

If you take the first letter of each word, place it at the end of the word and read the word backward, it will be the same word.‏

I only had one guess. Maybe next time?

Puzzler

There is something unusual about these eight words. See whether you can figure it out: assess, banana, dresser, grammar, potato, revive, uneven, voodoo.

I'll post the answer tomorrow. Good luck!!

30 Years

and running strong! My parents 30th anniversary was on 12/27. We celebrated by taking them out to eat at the Olive Garden. Afterwards my mom took my sisters and me to see "Enchanted." We surprised my parents by making them a wedding video, which we've been planning for about 4 months. It was a great hit that brought all to tears. My parents are amazing. I love you Mom & Dad!!!

Christmas 2007 with the Everett's