Quick Post

So today I was out "Black Saturday" shopping as I didn't have alot of time on Friday morning (we went only to Joann's and it took an hour and a half...). So we left early, even after getting home after midnight from the temple trip, and did the Galleria Mall and then the "Big Joann's". By this time I was hungry and attempting to get Mamaz to take me to McDonald's (she always takes me if I say I am hungry and we are in the States). So off we go to McDonald's. Now the Happy Meal toys right now are from Madagascar 2, and Kyle LOVES the penguins from the movie, so naturally I got a Happy Meal (I still have yet to graduate to adult meals) and I asked for a penguin in my meal. The lady said to ask at the second window and so we did. I was then told that they only had lions right now. I didn't care, I mean how could I? I didn't have a choice! So I ate my burger which sat atop the toy, then I opened my toy..... Now I dubbed the lady at the drive threw my tool of the day.... I don't know if she just didn't know her animals or what but that was not a lion.... indeed it was a zebra. A ZEBRA!!!!! Not even close to a lion in anyway other than they both are animals on earth in that specific movie..... So..... I dunno just so.

Thanksgiving

Today is the American Thanksgiving, and that means
1. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2. Tomorrow I will be Black Friday shopping
3. I can decorate for Christmas
4. A good turkey meal to get me by waiting for Christmas meals to enter my belly

So today I have been decorating, and trying to keep Christmas from being completely chewed up by a cute little Sugar cat. She has given up chewing it all and has taken her place under the tree as the only present anyone will ever want or need.

I haven't been feeling much of the Holiday Spirit this year, I have just kind of been down..... That's not really like me at all, I spend all year looking forward to December (which also includes my birthday, so it is like the best month of all time) but this year I dunno I haven't even been able to get myself to finish my Christmas shopping. Hopefully I will feel more into it as we get closer to Christmas.

However today there is a good reason for not feeling much like decorating or Christmas. I went to bed last night hoping that the pain I was feeling in my nose was merely a pimple of some sort. But upon waking today my fear was confirmed, it couldn't be something as simple as a pimple but is definitely the infection spreading off to the side of the original site. I can now feel a defined bump where the pain is, which I hadn't felt before. Dang. Looks like the surgery won't come soon enough next year.

Kyle & Laura

How did we meet? We met when I first started coming to church, though we weren't friends right away since we didn't have any of the same friends, but I remember he came to my baptism anyways (he said he was forced by his parents....what a sweet story).

Where did you go on your first date? On our first official date he took me to the Falls on this rock face where they keep the lights that light up the Falls and we just sat and talked for like 2 hours.

How long have you been together? It has been 5 years and 1 month since we started dating or 2 years and 1 month since we got married. We started dating, got engaged, and got married on the same day (just different years).

Who said I love you first? I did, that is a really sad story. At the end of our first date where he told me he wanted to marry me some day I said I love you when he dropped me back off at my parents house, he just turned and walked away. I was all like shoot, way to blow that one. Anyways like over an hour later he came on MSN and told me that after thinking about it he loved me too. I wasn't too happy about the thinking about it part, but at least I didn't blow it!

Who sings better? That is a constant argument, I would say we are both really bad, but he swears up and down I am amazing....so I guess me????

Who does the laundry? For the most part Kyle, I only do it when he won't have the time to do it. But I fold and put away since he sucks at folding and organizing.

Who does the dishes? For the most part me, Kyle will do them sometimes on weekends or when I am sick. He also sucks at cleaning the dishes and putting them where they belong so he doesn't do them often.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Depends on how you look at it, looking from the foot of the bed Kyle sleeps on the right, I don't know why that is, I love that side of the bed since it is close to the window but I didn't get there first I guess.

Who pays the bills? It is Kyle's money but I take care of all the bills and banking items, I am better about getting them in on time.

Who mows the lawn? Well we don't have one now, but that would be Kyle. That is like the 1 job that I will never do ever.

Who cooks dinner? I usually cook dinner, with some help from Kyle if there are too many things going at once. Kyle bakes more than cooks, I cook more than bake.

Who drives when you are together? Kyle for like 99% of the driving, I have my licence now but the conditions have to be perfect for me to be daring enough to drive.

Who is more stubborn? I don't know. Kyle has that foot down last word authority, but I have that childish fit throwing if I don't get my way thing going on. We aren't the best matched for an argument.

Who kissed who first? He kissed me first. Before we were officially dating we were out with some friends but I was really crushing on him hard and I told him I wanted to kiss him and he said no. When he drove me home he asked to come in and get directions out of the subdivision that I lived in since he got lost on the way over and like 3 steps in the door he spun me around and pulled me in tight and kissed me. It was so romantic...I almost melted in his hands....

Who is more sensitive? Oh that is definitely me. There are a few things Kyle is sensitive about but J-Potty and I are really mean so he is less sensitive about things now. But I will just go from happy to fall on the ground crying over the littlest things.

Who proposed? Kyle did, but I was in on it. A few people knew what we were planning but we had to keep it a secret from certain people so we did everything under the radar. Anyways he took me back to "our spot" at the Falls and we had some snacks and talked about the first time we sat there, then after and appropriate amount of small talk he got down on 1 knee and asked me to marry him. Oh I should mention that the squirrels are friendly there and that the small talk was interrupted when one tried attacking me to get my Doritos, I would have none of that they were mine and I wasn't sharing. Anyways we then had to tell his parents that everything the planned for him and wanted him to do wasn't going to happen, and that's when the proposal day was ruined.

Who has more siblings? Kyle for sure, even with my imaginary sibling counted he has more. My parents only had J-Potty and I (J-Potty is a year and 5 months younger than me), but Kyle's family goes Amanda,Craig,Kyle, and Lindsey.

Who wears the pants? If Kyle had it his way, I would. He always dreams that I will some how make it big (though I have no talent) and he can be Mr Mom. But for now he mainly wears the pants, but he insists that everything be equal (I feel he makes the money so he gets more say, that and I grew up on like 1950's families on TV so I fall into that stereotype).

I Did A Good Job!

Ok so I am really proud of myself, Kyle let me frame a picture all by myself and when I finished he said he liked it and I did a good job. This is exciting to me since he always laughs at me and calls me color blind because I can't see shades and get colors mixed up alot of the time. Like I was buying shoes for a blue dress I had, and it wasn't till I got the blue shoes with the dress that I realized that the dress didn't look quite right, Kyle laughed and said that's because the dress was purple. Yeah, it's that bad. I am not even allowed to scrapbook stuff because I don't have the eye. But I framed this picture and did a good job so maybe I will get to do more in the future. I shouldn't take all the credit though, I got my inspiration from a picture Mamaz gave me a couple weeks ago. The green backing is snuggle flannel. The picture is of Sugar and was made by my cousin Kaleigh a couple months ago, she also made a green one but I felt that it didn't look right with the green backing (in my experience if it doesn't feel right I shouldn't do it or Kyle will laugh at me for the colors not being right).

Christmas Is Coming

I love the Holidays. It has to be my favorite time of year, and living in Canada makes it that much more great. I love the snow, I love the decorations, I love how it gets really cold and you have to snuggle in that much more, and I love shopping with the Christmas music in the mall. So since my holiday traditions are so close, I start on American Thanksgiving, I decided to share some of my favorite movies that I watch EVERY Christmas.

I start with Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, OK so that isn't a movie. But the thing is as soon as that parade starts Kyle said that it is OK to start decorating for Christmas since it is relatively close (He is a Grinchy poo, he thinks it should be up a week before and taken down Boxing Day).

Elf, relatively new to the list but some good laughs, can't go wrong with Will Farrell.
Rudolph, classic, used to watch the original taped one from 86, but that has since passed away.
Frosty, also classic, up until a couple years ago would be watched on TV, but now I have it on VHS.
Muppet Family Christmas, my favorite of all time, I have it memorized word for word, used to watch it on tape from 86 but it too passed and I got a DVD copy.
Very Merry Muppet Christmas, also relatively new, it was really a mistake, Mamaz thought it was the original but it was the new TV special, great guest stars though.
Shrek The Halls, OK this was added last year after I had caught it on TV, has to be one of the funniest Christmas movies, I loved all the Shrek movies and this is no different.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, the all time funniest Christmas movie, classic scene with the cat blowing up after chewing the cables, after renting every year finally bought a copy last year, Kyle HATES it.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas, started as a watch at the Barton's Christmas day but stopped when we all got older, however I always carry the VHS copy in case.
The Year Without A Santa Claus, older movie but new to the list, gave it a try after hearing the song on Veronica Mars, pretty funny along the lines of Rudolph.
A Charlie Brown Christmas, used to watch every year on TV, but have recently gotten a DIVx copy, short and classic.
The Family Man, this one I usually end up watching with Mamaz as no one else likes it, not too much of a Christmas movie.
The Family Stone, also not much of a Christmas movie, one that if there is time we watch.
The Simpsons Christmas Specials DVD, just to break up all the sappy Christmas stories something outrageous and funny.
It's A Wonderful Life, this one is all mine, no one else watches this with me because no one else likes it.
Joy To The World, church movie, usually watched at Kyle's parents as no one in my family is a member or is interested in church stuff.
Mr Krueger's Christmas, aka Freddy Kruger's Christmas, we watch this if only because Jimmy Stewart is in it.
The Nativity Story, this is only brought out when JPot isn't around as she asks too many questions regarding the accuracy of the Bible.
Nightmare Before Christmas, only if I somehow over looked playing if for Kyle around Halloween.

Those are the movies I get to enjoy every year. However on Christmas morning we watch what ever one of us got, one year that was Clerks, another it was Family Guy pretty much anything goes Christmas morning at Mamaz house!

Great Wolf Lodge

So Kyle's parents got a couple rooms at the Great Wolf Lodge during the Sleep Cheap week and they gave us a room. Kyle and I had never been before and since our anniversary didn't work out as well as we wanted we were excited to get a second chance to have fun and get away. Though I wonder if you can count the Great Wolf Lodge a get away for us as I can see it from my parents back yard.....but I still think it counts. It was well worth the $35 a night, Kyle even said it was worth the $199 it would usually cost to stay there. You get 2 days at the water park and a sleep in an amazing hotel room. For me I haven't been to a lot of hotels but this was by far the nicest one I have ever been to. We had a blast at the water park, they had so many awesome slides which were so long and the lines so short. They had an arcade across from the pool/water park area and so we spent some time/money in there as well. Before we left we got our pictures done from the water slide but I haven't put it on my computer yet, I shall share when I get around to putting it on here. While we were on our getaway we bought some presents for each other, though Kyle is more patient than me so his are still in the wrapping in the present box at Mamaz house. Mine on the other hand are opened. I got the Twilight soundtrack and The Princess Bride on DVD. I absolutely love the Twilight soundtrack, though I love music in general so it isn't a stretch.

Ok so bad part of the getaway? Yeah there is always a bad part, because well we have bad luck at least 25% of the time. So Grandpa had to be picked up from the hospital after spending the day with Grandma there, I personally don't know why Mamaz panicked and went right to the hospital before calling to see if someone had brought him home, I would have called first since Uncle Rod was in charge of feeding Grandma dinner and would likely bring Grandpa home. But Mamaz didn't call so I went running into the hospital as I wasn't feeling well and just wanted to get back home to lay on the couch and watch TV. This is where it gets bad, Grandpa had already left and as I ran into Grandma's room the nurse was changing her diaper and she was completely bare backed. YIKES! Not at all what anyone wants to see. So nightmares ensued. I did spend some time at the hospital despite my "bad attitude" towards having to go everyday. Kyle and I were asked to feed Grandma lunch on Monday, to which I didn't want to do but did under a lot of anger saying so help the nurse who says something to me or the man who gives me the wrong lunch for Grandma, I was out for a fight. Yes I do get angry, it takes a lot to get me there but once I am I need to punch and yell and fight. Probably not good but hey I never do it to someone undeserving of it. Then I went everyday after lunch to take Grandpa in and dress him in the gown and gloves, though when Grandma started fighting with him I called the visit short.

So that was our 5 day getaway, which ended with Kyle promising more time to go on vacation and once a year returning to the Great Wolf Lodge (hopefully on the Sleep Cheap deal!).