Showing posts with label Dale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dale. Show all posts
Sunday, March 18, 2012
First Time Parents
Dale and I are first time parents...which means everything our 1 kid does is pretty much the most exciting thing in the world. That means when our kiddo is ready for his first haircut, I want to be there. I want to collect some of his hair (even if it is too small to really collect). Dale and I had talked about giving Trey a haircut for quite awhile. It was growing over his ears, and getting pretty shaggy. The kid does not lack in the hair department (though his leg hair, which was ridiculously thick when he was born, has gradually evened out). But, we were busy, and life went on. Trey's haircut was put on the back burner for awhile. Then one day I came home from work and saw Trey's freshly cut hair. Dale had given him his first haircut while I was at work. I gotta admit, as cute as Trey looked, I was pretty disappointed/somewhat upset. It was lucky for us Dale was teaching Piano lessons for 3 hours so I had time to get over it. I know he was just being helpful. I get that. But I did have to explain that as a working mom I feel like I already miss out on so much, so I want to be there for those big things we can control...like my kid's first haircut. As it turned out giving Trey a haircut was a 2 person job, and Dale wasn't actually able to finish it completely by himself. So, I still got my pictures. I still got a few scraps of hair. And our hairy kid has now had 2 haircuts, and could technically use a third.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Baby Giggles
My favorite sound in the world right now is baby giggling. There's nothing sweeter! The only problem is I cannot for the life of me get my baby to giggle for me! He laughs at Dale non-stop. He laughs for random people at church. He WILL NOT laugh for me...until tonight. I tricked him into it. Dale was doing his normal goofy "ABOO" routine, and Trey was giggling up a storm. Then Dale finished and I snuck in. All I had to do was say "ABOO" and he gave me the HUGEST laugh! He did it twice...then he realized it was me and stopped :(. Oh well, at least I got 2 in! My new goal is to get him to laugh without the help of Dale :).
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Gourmet Dining
A couple of weeks ago (yes, weeks...I need to learn from my friends Jessi and Erin's examples and be more on top of things :) our sweetheart husbands made us dinner. Us girls got to relax with our kiddos while the guys cooked us a fabulous practically gourmet meal of feta cheese chicken, fruit salad, steamed veggies and dessert, the most important part! Check out this feast!
After dinner we played "The Celestial Dating Game." Dale and I were a little behind. Apparently it's hard to win when your husband says your favorite season is "Pepper" and your favorite toy is "Chapstick" :). The Millers rocked the game with an awesome win! The Hymers were a close second, and then there was us. We came in third. Dale and I are going to study up and then demand a rematch :).
Our Chef hubbies: Ryan, Dale, and Brett. They humored us by wearing the aprons :)
The Dads showing off their boys :)
Dale awkwardly hugging Ryan :)
Dale and Trey
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Love Story
**Warning: Ridiculously long post!**
This month Dale and I will celebrate our 3rd Anniversary! 3 years of eternal bliss and happiness.....okay, so this may be a SLIGHT exaggeration, we all know there's bound to be bumps along the way, but I wouldn't trade it for the world!
We've talked a little about our anniversary this month, but haven't planned much since it's pretty close to my due date. But, I've dug up a bunch of pictures from when we were dating, and apparently now is the perfect time to compile them...
So, without further adieu, here's a blast from our past...our "Love Story" :)
The Summer of '07...this was one of my all-time favorite summers. But I guess I should start from the beginning. In December of '06 I started feeing antsy about where I was at. I was living with my sweet grandparents in Murray while teaching out in Herriman, but it didn't feel right anymore. I knew it was time to move. So, I started going to a Singles Ward out in Herriman, found some roomates, and moved to Riverton at the beginning of February.
Little did I know that Dale was feeling the exact same way at the exact same time. Dale was living on the other side of Murray, and also decided it was time to move. So he packed his bags and moved home to his parents house in Riverton.
Fun Fact: We moved on the EXACT SAME DAY! :)
I loved living with my new roomies...we had lots of fun together. And, it was through them that Dale and I first met. My roommates had met Dale at a wedding reception, and were convinced that he and I needed to date. So we schemed and decided to invite our friend Brett over to teach country swing dancing lessons for FHE. Dale and Brett "just happened" to be good friends, and they both were good dancers :). So Dale came to help. The plan worked :). We met and Dale stayed and talked for a while. A bunch of us went to Dale's house a few nights later and roasted marshmallows and played games, but nothing really came of it.
A couple of weeks later a group of us went dancing at Studio 600. Dale was there too, and he flirted with me all night...but then he asked all of my friends to dance, but not ME! At least not until the very end, right before we left. What was with this guy? :) He told me later he did this to "keep me wondering if he was interested". Gotta play the game I guess :). He came with us to a fireside the next night at our Bishop's house, and we talked for quite a while afterwards. He also got my number that night. Sounds promising, right? That's what I thought :).
A couple of weeks after THAT, I hadn't heard from him at all. Then he randomly called one night while I was at the dunes with my friends. I didn't have any service, and I got his message the next day on our way back to town. He wanted me to go get ice cream with him and some friends. I remember feeling a little disappointed I didn't get to talk to him, but I was glad he called!
Getting ready to ride the 4-wheelers!
2 of my roomies...Jessi and Ellie
More 4-wheeler fun!
A couple of MORE weeks went by without hearing anything from him. I was dating on and off, and didn't really expect to hear from him again. Then Dale came to our ward and did a musical fireside. As it turned out he had moved down to Provo during the past few weeks. He also brought 3 or 4 girls with him that night to his fireside. I decided right then that I was done being interested :). That resolution lasted until the end of the night when the girls left and Dale stayed behind and talked with me for hours. I invited him to our FHE the next night, and he came, and we talked for hours afterwards again. Things seemed to be SLOWLY progressing.
In the next couple of weeks Dale came to a Stake BBQ with me. He made a little wager with me that whoever lost the game of "PIG" we played together had to make the other cookies. Amazingly enough, Dale lost :). He brought me cookies later that week and he stayed pretty late just talking and goofing off.
The next weekend we went to the Manti Pagaent together. I had fun with him, but wasn't really sure if he was really that interested. I decided I wasn't going to invite him to anything else, and just see what happened.
Being goofs at the Manti Pageant :)
Apparently he was more interested than I thought, because he called the following Monday and asked me out on our first official "date". Good thing he called early too, because 2 other guys asked me out the same day...I like to tease Dale about it :).
Our first date was somewhat of a marathon date. He picked me up at 2:30, and the adventures began! Our date consisted of:
- tandem bike riding
- skipping rocks
- eating a picnic lunch/blowing bubbles/making chin videos (a very Dale thing to do :)
- going to a rodeo
- eating ice cream at Sub Zero
First date...after the bike ride
He drove me home around 11:30 that night. It was the longest date of my life...but not in a bad way :). To complete the evening, Dale DTR'd with me on the way home. He pretty much just laid everything out...he was interested...he was pretty sure I was, and let's see where things go.
So there you have it...it took us awhile to get there, but we finally did! Things were still a little touch and go at times. Dale still wasn't completely 100% "IN" until after the 4th of July. We had done an all night hike up MT. Timp. the night before the 4th and I was super quiet on the way down (I was super TIRED on the way down!) and Dale wasn't convinced I was the girl for him.
Roomates!
Didn't quite know what I was getting myself into!
But luckily the next night we pulled ANOTHER all-nighter with his ward at the BYU parade and things turned around. Apparently I had a little more to say :). This is where everything changed for Dale. He was "IN".
The 4th of July! Sparks flew :)
That summer was the best. My roommates were all dating too, and we did a TON! Here's the pics from our incredible summer :).
Going to see the play, Mama Mia for Lesser's B-day!
At Lagoon for my Birthday :)
My birthday...the big 23!
Dale's KILLER fish
Ward Campout
The Zoo
The Zoo Crew
Gone Fishin'!
Dale's Birthday...the BIG 25!
Utah State Fair
The Fort Date!
The 24th of July...our first kiss :)
Prank War! The sticky-noted car...
This is the Place Park
Hanging out...usually playing Guitar Hero!
And, while I'm at it, I might as well post the pics from the rest of our dating :). We dated for a year- and were married almost exactly 1 year later from our first date.
Halloween
Valentine's Day...gotta love the full body PJ's! I was nervous to give them to him, but they were a huge hit! He still wears them sometimes :)
Bowling
Road Trip to Cove Fort
St. George Trip!
Milking cows at Thanksgiving Point
Watching "Wicked" in California
California Trip...
The Beach!
Disneyland
This month Dale and I will celebrate our 3rd Anniversary! 3 years of eternal bliss and happiness.....okay, so this may be a SLIGHT exaggeration, we all know there's bound to be bumps along the way, but I wouldn't trade it for the world!
We've talked a little about our anniversary this month, but haven't planned much since it's pretty close to my due date. But, I've dug up a bunch of pictures from when we were dating, and apparently now is the perfect time to compile them...
So, without further adieu, here's a blast from our past...our "Love Story" :)
The Summer of '07...this was one of my all-time favorite summers. But I guess I should start from the beginning. In December of '06 I started feeing antsy about where I was at. I was living with my sweet grandparents in Murray while teaching out in Herriman, but it didn't feel right anymore. I knew it was time to move. So, I started going to a Singles Ward out in Herriman, found some roomates, and moved to Riverton at the beginning of February.
Little did I know that Dale was feeling the exact same way at the exact same time. Dale was living on the other side of Murray, and also decided it was time to move. So he packed his bags and moved home to his parents house in Riverton.
Fun Fact: We moved on the EXACT SAME DAY! :)
I loved living with my new roomies...we had lots of fun together. And, it was through them that Dale and I first met. My roommates had met Dale at a wedding reception, and were convinced that he and I needed to date. So we schemed and decided to invite our friend Brett over to teach country swing dancing lessons for FHE. Dale and Brett "just happened" to be good friends, and they both were good dancers :). So Dale came to help. The plan worked :). We met and Dale stayed and talked for a while. A bunch of us went to Dale's house a few nights later and roasted marshmallows and played games, but nothing really came of it.
A couple of weeks later a group of us went dancing at Studio 600. Dale was there too, and he flirted with me all night...but then he asked all of my friends to dance, but not ME! At least not until the very end, right before we left. What was with this guy? :) He told me later he did this to "keep me wondering if he was interested". Gotta play the game I guess :). He came with us to a fireside the next night at our Bishop's house, and we talked for quite a while afterwards. He also got my number that night. Sounds promising, right? That's what I thought :).
A couple of weeks after THAT, I hadn't heard from him at all. Then he randomly called one night while I was at the dunes with my friends. I didn't have any service, and I got his message the next day on our way back to town. He wanted me to go get ice cream with him and some friends. I remember feeling a little disappointed I didn't get to talk to him, but I was glad he called!
Getting ready to ride the 4-wheelers!
2 of my roomies...Jessi and Ellie
More 4-wheeler fun!
A couple of MORE weeks went by without hearing anything from him. I was dating on and off, and didn't really expect to hear from him again. Then Dale came to our ward and did a musical fireside. As it turned out he had moved down to Provo during the past few weeks. He also brought 3 or 4 girls with him that night to his fireside. I decided right then that I was done being interested :). That resolution lasted until the end of the night when the girls left and Dale stayed behind and talked with me for hours. I invited him to our FHE the next night, and he came, and we talked for hours afterwards again. Things seemed to be SLOWLY progressing.
In the next couple of weeks Dale came to a Stake BBQ with me. He made a little wager with me that whoever lost the game of "PIG" we played together had to make the other cookies. Amazingly enough, Dale lost :). He brought me cookies later that week and he stayed pretty late just talking and goofing off.
The next weekend we went to the Manti Pagaent together. I had fun with him, but wasn't really sure if he was really that interested. I decided I wasn't going to invite him to anything else, and just see what happened.
Being goofs at the Manti Pageant :)
Apparently he was more interested than I thought, because he called the following Monday and asked me out on our first official "date". Good thing he called early too, because 2 other guys asked me out the same day...I like to tease Dale about it :).
Our first date was somewhat of a marathon date. He picked me up at 2:30, and the adventures began! Our date consisted of:
- tandem bike riding
- skipping rocks
- eating a picnic lunch/blowing bubbles/making chin videos (a very Dale thing to do :)
- going to a rodeo
- eating ice cream at Sub Zero
First date...after the bike ride
He drove me home around 11:30 that night. It was the longest date of my life...but not in a bad way :). To complete the evening, Dale DTR'd with me on the way home. He pretty much just laid everything out...he was interested...he was pretty sure I was, and let's see where things go.
So there you have it...it took us awhile to get there, but we finally did! Things were still a little touch and go at times. Dale still wasn't completely 100% "IN" until after the 4th of July. We had done an all night hike up MT. Timp. the night before the 4th and I was super quiet on the way down (I was super TIRED on the way down!) and Dale wasn't convinced I was the girl for him.
Roomates!
Didn't quite know what I was getting myself into!
But luckily the next night we pulled ANOTHER all-nighter with his ward at the BYU parade and things turned around. Apparently I had a little more to say :). This is where everything changed for Dale. He was "IN".
The 4th of July! Sparks flew :)
That summer was the best. My roommates were all dating too, and we did a TON! Here's the pics from our incredible summer :).
Going to see the play, Mama Mia for Lesser's B-day!
At Lagoon for my Birthday :)
My birthday...the big 23!
Dale's KILLER fish
Ward Campout
The Zoo
The Zoo Crew
Gone Fishin'!
Dale's Birthday...the BIG 25!
Utah State Fair
The Fort Date!
The 24th of July...our first kiss :)
Prank War! The sticky-noted car...
This is the Place Park
Hanging out...usually playing Guitar Hero!
And, while I'm at it, I might as well post the pics from the rest of our dating :). We dated for a year- and were married almost exactly 1 year later from our first date.
Halloween
Valentine's Day...gotta love the full body PJ's! I was nervous to give them to him, but they were a huge hit! He still wears them sometimes :)
Bowling
Road Trip to Cove Fort
St. George Trip!
Milking cows at Thanksgiving Point
Watching "Wicked" in California
California Trip...
The Beach!
Disneyland
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Mr. Mom
I've always loved that song by Lonestar about the Dad who loses his job and becomes "Mr. Mom." I've gotta admit that even though we don't have kids YET, my sweetheart hubby has really stepped up and taken over on our household duties. I sometimes can't believe I've been blessed with such a helpful and incredible husband! He takes care of all of the laundry, does the dishes, helps out a TON with dinner- often times making it and cleaning up afterwards, vacuums, cleans the bathroom, and does just about everything else around our apartment these days. I sure appreciate and love him! I honestly couldn't ask for anything more! :) Baby Trey is sure lucky that he'll get to spend some quality time with his daddy when he really DOES become "Mr. Mom" :). Only 11 more weeks!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
My Hero =]
Dale is my hero. Why? Because he carries in all of our groceries every week. Apparently it doesn't take a lot to make me happy :). Not only does he do that, he also always carries them inside in 1 trip. That's right folks, 1 trip! He HATES having to go back multiple times. So each week he carefully loads everything up in his arms and makes 1 trek into the house. As long as he doesn't break anything this works for me too! At least until our little baby boy is big enough to help :). Then they can share the role of being my hero!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
December Flu
If somebody gives your hubby the flu,
he's going to ask you to take care of him.
He'll probably even ask you to go to the store late at night...in your PJ's...to get some Theraflu, juice, and stuff to make homemade chicken noodle soup.
If you give give him some Theraflu, he'll take 20 minutes to whine about drinking it before finally gagging it down.
When he's done taking his medicine he'll lie on the couch and begin watching the entire consecutive second season of 24 on Netflix. Then he'll ask for a glass of juice.
If you get him a glass of juice he'll probably ask for some homemade chicken noodle soup to go with it. When he finishes eating the soup he might insist on helping to do the dishes...even though he can barely manage to stand. You'll have to gently FORCE him to get some more rest.
When it's time for bed you'll have to kindly "suggest" he sleep on the couch so he doesn't contaminate your bedroom (the one germ free area left in the apartment). And even though he's on the couch and you're in the bedroom with the door shut, you can still hear him coughing all night long.
The next morning you'll force him to take some more Theraflu. Then he'll insist on going to church because he has to play the piano for the ward Christmas Program.
After church you'll have to persuade him to eat something...which is very unlike him. That's when you know this is a bad flu.
If you get him to eat something, he might take a nap...and his fever might actually go down.
When he wakes up you'll take his temperature again and find out that his fever is back. You'll probably start to get tired of your hubby having the flu.
If he starts to feel better, he'll probably go to work the next day. But then he'll most likely overdo it and have to come home early.
After repeating this cycle for a couple more days, he'll finally start feeling better. Yay! Then you'll have to do some serious de-germing of the apartment.
If he's feeling better he'll probably start sleeping in your bedroom again...even though his cough isn't gone...and then you might end up being the one to sleep on the couch just to get some rest :). FINALLY, after Christmas, his cough will go away, and he'll feel 100% better.
And if you ask him if he wants to get a flu shot next year, he'll say NO WAY! And so, you'll probably be going through this again next year...
he's going to ask you to take care of him.
He'll probably even ask you to go to the store late at night...in your PJ's...to get some Theraflu, juice, and stuff to make homemade chicken noodle soup.
If you give give him some Theraflu, he'll take 20 minutes to whine about drinking it before finally gagging it down.
When he's done taking his medicine he'll lie on the couch and begin watching the entire consecutive second season of 24 on Netflix. Then he'll ask for a glass of juice.
If you get him a glass of juice he'll probably ask for some homemade chicken noodle soup to go with it. When he finishes eating the soup he might insist on helping to do the dishes...even though he can barely manage to stand. You'll have to gently FORCE him to get some more rest.
When it's time for bed you'll have to kindly "suggest" he sleep on the couch so he doesn't contaminate your bedroom (the one germ free area left in the apartment). And even though he's on the couch and you're in the bedroom with the door shut, you can still hear him coughing all night long.
The next morning you'll force him to take some more Theraflu. Then he'll insist on going to church because he has to play the piano for the ward Christmas Program.
After church you'll have to persuade him to eat something...which is very unlike him. That's when you know this is a bad flu.
If you get him to eat something, he might take a nap...and his fever might actually go down.
When he wakes up you'll take his temperature again and find out that his fever is back. You'll probably start to get tired of your hubby having the flu.
If he starts to feel better, he'll probably go to work the next day. But then he'll most likely overdo it and have to come home early.
After repeating this cycle for a couple more days, he'll finally start feeling better. Yay! Then you'll have to do some serious de-germing of the apartment.
If he's feeling better he'll probably start sleeping in your bedroom again...even though his cough isn't gone...and then you might end up being the one to sleep on the couch just to get some rest :). FINALLY, after Christmas, his cough will go away, and he'll feel 100% better.
And if you ask him if he wants to get a flu shot next year, he'll say NO WAY! And so, you'll probably be going through this again next year...
Sunday, October 3, 2010
New Baby!
Farewell Clavinova...Dale said goodbye to his beloved Clavinova CLP 311 on Thursday, September 30, 2010. This piano has been one of his best friends for the last 15 years. During this time it has been on the receiving end of many scratches and dings, each witnessing to the magnitude of its use. It was on this piano he composed "Best Friend" (no, this is NOT a song about me :), "Cannon in C" and "Jen's Song," just to name a few. He probably even spent more hours playing on this piano than he's spent eating, which is saying something :). But, let's face it, it was definetly time to move onto greener pastures.
So, I'd like to introduce Dale's NEW best friend, Yamaha P95B! Dale says of his new friend, "I didn't buy it for the sound...I bought it for the feel." He bought a program to go with it that makes the sound ROCK! He says he finally has his $300,000 piano :). Wahoo!
So, I'd like to introduce Dale's NEW best friend, Yamaha P95B! Dale says of his new friend, "I didn't buy it for the sound...I bought it for the feel." He bought a program to go with it that makes the sound ROCK! He says he finally has his $300,000 piano :). Wahoo!
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