Yes for marriage!

On Novermber 4 we have an opportunity to amend the Arizona constitution to specifically define marriage as:

"Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state."

For those of you who live in Arizona you can find out more about this proposition through the permanent link I hyper-linked to this graphic at the top right side of the page.


Please give careful consideration to this proposition, and register to vote. This is our chance to help institute a change for the better in our state. For those of you who live elsewhere there is a good chance that something similar is coming on a future ballot in your state! Now is the time to stand up for the value system we want to raise our kids with, and I am positive the result of this proposition, and others, will indicate where our country is headed in the future!

P.S. Everything went fine for my parents down in hurricane country, they didn't have power for about 48 hours, but things weren't too terrible.

Trouble brewing

Well we're home now! Have been for about a week. It's so nice to be back in our own house after living out of boxes and apartments all summer. The pups are happy to have their backyard back, and all their favorite hiking spot too.

In other news, I've been closely watching the weather the last few days. I'm from hurricane territory and as of today Ike is headed straight for Houston. My parents still live down there in a suburb south-east of town as well as friends scattered all over the place. Thankfully the people who needed to get out have and the rest of them are in for a killer storm. My parents are in an area that will be safe from any water walls or flooding so they just boarded up the windows and will weather the storm, but their not in any real danger. Here's a picture of what's brewing in the gulf.


Cool huh? Nature is amazing... but scary too. Hopefully Ike keeps sucking dry air and stays at a category 2.

Jason Appreciation Day!!!

Tuesday was Jason Appreciation Day! A whole day completely dedicated to my husband. My new friend Liz Marshall introduced me to this wonderful idea. In a nutshell it is a random day I pick each year to tell my husband thank you for all his hard work to support our family! This was my first go at it, and I think it went over pretty well! To start off he woke up to a big sign in our living room window and some new toys (he's been missing his dirt bike while we've been traveling for work this summer)!

Then I drove him to his appointment for a massage. And after that I picked up Indian Food for lunch (yum yum). That night we spent some quality time together over dinner and a movie in bed.

Thank you for all of your hard work sweetheart, I hope you had a great day! And thanks for the idea Liz!

A date with destiny...

A friend of mine explained a very important concept to me this summer. It's called your shoe destiny. Every girl has a shoe destiny. It is the pair of shoes that fit you so perfectly and are so you that they were MEANT for you. If you pass up your shoe destiny, you will inevitably regret it FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. I thought I found mine Wednesday night at Aldo.com. Unfortunately my date with destiny will have to be postponed, as I was seriously disappointed when I actually tried them on. You can imagine Jason's relief, they were not cheap! Just remember girls, there are a few things in life you don't want to regret, and passing up your shoe destiny is one of them!

On Sunday we took the dogs to the river about 20 minutes from our apartment. The water and play time was greatly anticipated by all. Thought I'd share some pictures so you can see where we're currently located.

An update!

Jason and I are currently in a small town called Tracy in central California located near Modesto. It's nice to be in an area that is a little greener, even if only for a short stay. We will be back in Phoenix sometime in September.

We'd like to say congrats to all of our family members that have had exciting news lately! Chris and Esther have a new little boy, Jay Leslie; Jenna is engaged and getting married to Curt Kleiner on October 3rd; and Jarrod and Rachel have a new little girl, Brooklynn Elisabeth!

Hello

Well we thought this might be an easier way for everyone to keep track of us. It also provides a great opportunity for a readers digest version of our lives in the last few years so here goes. We got married, went to school at BYU, bought a house in Provo, got our first dog Koda, got our second dog Kira, started Jason's company, moved to Arizona, sold our house in Provo, bought our house in Mesa, got our third dog Titus, started Robin's company, moved to Las Vegas for a few months, moved to Tracy, California for a few months, and will soon head back home to Arizona (for at least a few months). Now that was a mouthful!