Linz & Ronnie

I'm going to Paris!

2011-06-15T17:57:00.000-07:00

Just kidding! But I knew that would get you guys to read this :) I actually just entered a contest to win a trip to Paris...ummm, yes please! You can go this link... http://ohhappyday.com/2011/06/goes-to-paris/
to enter if you'd like. Trust me, I'm not begging you - the less competition the better! Hugs to everyone!

Picking Asparagus

2011-05-29T23:33:00.000-07:00

My brother, Nate and his wife, Rebecca took advantage of the long weekend and came to Idaho Falls for a little visit. Since they were driving from Boise and we don't get to see them very often, my mom, dad, Maci & Emmi all came down too! It was a fun impromptu family get together. While we had Nate and Rebecca in town, I asked if they would mind teaching us how to "hunt" for wild asparagus...I've always heard it was out there, but never knew exactly how to find it. So the adventure begins...

We drove to Rigby and walked up and down this canal bank. Asparagus grow randomly along a lot of canal banks in the area. They're actually a little tricky to find (at least they are for me) because they like to hide in the grass and sometimes you have to really search to find them. Usually if you spot one sticking up out of the grass, you can find several more in the same place. It's kind of like the "Where's Waldo" of nature.

Here's Ronnie, patiently searching. You can see all the rest of the family in the distance. He's much better at it than me, he learned the trick of where to look for them and had no troubles, all I could think about was how cold I was! It will be a fun tradition to start as a family.

I just love this man...

Witney, Maci and Mom...showing off Maci's 4 whole asparagus! Woo Hoo! It was way cold since we have had nothing but crazy, rainy weather here for the past couple of weeks.

Here we are with a couple of HUGE asparagus that Ronnie found...not so good for eating, but very good for pictures!

Ahhhh, Romantic!

Here we are, the first-timers...proud of all the success. Although, this was a combination of everyone's efforts! Thanks for showing us the ropes Rebecca!

So, I had Ronnie taking these pictures of Emmi, Maci and I and he kept telling me to smile as he was taking pictures and later realized that he was just taking pictures of my CHEST! Typical.

I'm so glad that we were all able to get together. I am thankful for our long 3 day weekend.

Mom and baby Isaac, born May 14. Somehow dad managed to escape my camera this weekend :(

Logan & Rachelle

Gwen

Phoebe and her lollipop

Rebecca & Nate (and baby boy Owen on the way)

Witney & Bren

Emmi & baby Isaac

Maci & Greysen

Dear Family,

I love you all! I have the best family in the world and I couldn't ask for anything more. I have so much fun when we get together and am always looking forward to the next time when you have to leave. Please know how much you mean to me and my little family. Hugs!!!

Love,

Linz

i LOVE being a MOM!

2011-05-26T00:26:00.000-07:00

What a lucky girl I am, I have the most beautiful baby boy in the whole world! I fall more and more in love with him everyday. A lot has happened since last post...besides the fact that Greysen in getting SO big, and more chubby by the second. Time DOES just seem to fly, my 3 month LOA ended and I went back to work on May 16th (sniff sniff) - it was just as hard as I imagined it would be and I sure miss those chubby cheeks and thunder thighs every second that I'm away from him. Lucky for me, my WONDERFUL sister-in-law, Tennessa is watching and loving on him while I work and I know he just LOVES his Auntie :) Here's a little glimpse into our lives the past couple of months...
First of all, is there even a question anymore about who little G-Baby looks like? It was a debate for the first month, but I think that these pictures will speak for themselves...or will they? I think he has a great mix of both, but he is definitely his daddy's boy :)

Baby Ronnie

G-Baby

Baby Linz

Here are some pictures of Grey at about 1 month...

Gramma Owen made this hat...and he's got a death grip on it :)

2 months...

At Greysen's 2 month doctor appointment:

Weight: 11lbs 9oz (7lbs 4oz at birth)

Height: 22 3/4 inches (18.5 at birth)

We went to Soda Springs during General Conference, it was nice taking our first little road trip :) We went out for Pizza at little parlor in Montpelier.

Proud Papa...

First Sunday at church...isn't he handsome!

Lovin' his swing...

...and his crib (although he still sleeps in the bassinet by our bed, just can't let him go yet!)

Mama's Lil' ROCKSTAR

I just couldn't contain myself...I took about 30 pictures of him in this outfit - he is just too darn cute!

Are you talkin' to me????

Rarrrrrrrrrrrr...

My happy boys...

Aren't these the best????

...and I was worried I wouldn't be able to accessorize a boy!

The moments that make my heart melt...

Greysen's Blessing Day -
Everything was so crazy the whole day, so I barely got ANY pictures! I keep meaning to put him back in his outfit for more pictures...we'll see if that ever happens :) He was absolutely adorable, he wore a simple knit outfit with a crochet bow tie (I actually made it) and a crochet newsboy hat and booties, courtesy of Gramma Owen- of coarse!!

With Papa Thinnes

And of coarse he had to have a special outfit to change into afterwards...my handsome!

Not only is he obviously cute, but Greysen has been the most easy going little guy (definitely doesn't take after me!) Since he was about a month and a half, he has been sleeping through the night and I'm talkin' we'll feed him a bottle at 9:00pm and he won't wake up until 8:00am or later! He just loves to eat, sleep, poop and snuggle with us...what more could I ask for? I got to celebrate my VERY first Mother's Day and this little guy made in so special for me...

Here I am with my boy AND my girl :)

My Mother's Day smooches...

Love all the hats! Going to visit Grandma Thinnes for Mother's Day.

My precious gift, now I can carry my family with me always...purchased from argyleartistry.com

My other gift...for our theater room! Can't wait to get it all finished!

Sorry about the annoyingly long post! I always have a goal to update as things happen, but life just seems to get in the way. I love my new mommy role so much and aspire to be the best wife and mother to the amazing boys in my life.

Sometimes...

2011-04-03T12:48:00.000-07:00

...don't you just feel like giving life the bird????

Newborn Pictures

2011-03-28T15:31:00.000-07:00

When Greysen was just 4 days old, we took him to get newborn pictures. Oh my heck, they turned out sooo cute!!! Of all the babies born in the world, I don't know how I was lucky enough to get the CUTEST one! :) I know everyone says that, but I think he is just so special! Caralee Case took his pictures and she is absolutely AMAZING...check out her blog here. Enjoy!!!!

Greysen's Story

2011-03-24T19:55:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that it has already been a month since my sweet little boy was born...the other day at girl's night my friend asked me to tell her EVERYTHING about my first birthing experience and I was seriously struggling to remember some of the details! Shut up! I need to get this into writing ASAP! So here it goes...

I was scheduled to be induced at 2:00pm on Monday February 21, my original due date was the 19th and up until my last scheduled doctors appointment, I had absolutely NO progress - he was definitely being stubborn! Ronnie and I showed up at Mountain View hospital...
...we were excited (horrified) as you can see... :)

My last pregnancy picture...40 weeks+...

After finishing all of the paperwork and getting into our room, Ronnie and his dad gave me a blessing...with all the chaos and excitment of the day I almost forgot to ask for a blessing, my mom asked me if I planned to get one and I'm so glad that she did because I would have totally spaced it! I can't help but think that everything went so smoothly because I had been blessed with extra protection that day. They started me on pitocin at around 3:00pm and slowly increased it for the next couple of hours...it had obviously not kicked in yet at this point... :)

Once the contractions startd getting more intense the nurse recommended that I bend my knees and have Ronnie push on my legs during my contrations to help relieve some of th pressure...honestly, it probably didn't do much good, but I made him do it during EVERY contraction! At one point he had the NERVE to tell me that it was hurting his wrists to push so hard...oh my heck...forgive me, my love, for not having a little more sympathy!!!! This was obviously a tense time...hence, no pictures! I had a couple hours of heavy contracions before my doctor came in around 9:30pm, I was still only technically dialated to a 3, but he decided to break my water and order the epidural...halle-freakin'-lujah! I knew going into it that I probably wouldn't have a very high tolerence for pain, and I was ABSOLUTELY correct! I actually handled it pretty good considering I have never been in the hospital for anything before in my life...no stitches, broken bones...NOTHING! Here we are after my epidural...a HAPPY little couple once again...

I love this picture of me sleeping, even though you can clearly see me having contrations on the monitor...yes life was good!

The doctor and nurses told us to go ahead and get some sleep because they didn't anticipate the baby coming until about 5:00-6:00am the next morning. We were both exhausted and planned to take FULL advantage of what would possibly be our last night of peaceful sleep. Little did we know...our little guy had a different plan. I woke up at about 11:30 pm when I heard the door open, it was just my doctor coming to check on my progress. As he lifted the sheet I saw a puzzled look on his face, and he looked at me and said "let me get the nurses, we're about to have a baby!" I was still half asleep and didn't know if he was joking but I hurried and woke Ronnie up and he didn't believe me until the doctor and nurses all came running in a few seconds later. We had the coolest doctor and earlier in the day he asked Ronnie if he would like to participate in the delivery, so while the nurses were prepping me for delivery, Ronnie was getting all suited up...how exciting! I wish I had a picture with Dr. Thinnes, but everything was moving so quickly! I started pushing at about 12:00am and everything progressed really nice, it was fun watching the doctor explain to Ronnie everything that he needed to do and how he needed to hold his hands in preparation to catch the baby. I was pushing for probably 30 minutes when they realized the he was coming out face up instead of face down like the are supposed to. I don't know if this is really that big of a deal, but he was almost ready to come out when the doctor proceeded to tell Ronnie that he needed to do exactly OPPOSITE as he had just explained (as far as getting into position to catch the baby). I could tell that Ronnie was getting nervous and he turned to the doctor and said "umm, you can go ahead and catch this one, I'll get the next one"...yeah right! The doctor said, "nope, get in there...you can do it!" and I'm so glad he did, it was so awesome to watch Ronnie catch his son and hand him over to me. Greysen Gene was born at 12:47am on February 22, 2011 - he was a healthy 7 lbs 4oz and was 18 1/2 inches long. He was such a cutie (even though he had a HUGE cone head from delivery...apparently he was sitting in the birth canal for a while before anyone even realized it! Here he is just a few minutes after joining our family...

First bath - he still has this reaction sometimes!
Proud (and tired) daddy :) This was the first newborn he has ever held and he looks like a pro...ahhh I LOVE this man!

Our first official family photo...
Greysen's "birth"day cupcakes...I thought it was cute that the hospital gives you cupcakes, they were from the Cocoa Bean...yum! PS...cute hat courtesy of my mom-in case you couldn't guess - I LOVE all of the hat LOVE!

Sweetness...

Ahhh...soooo tired!
Since we had Greysen 47 minutes into Tuesday, we had to stay in the hospital until Thursday...sheesh! I was sooo ready to go home, especially since my mom came down and she could only stay through Sunday. Here he is, all ready for his first trip outside...

Welcome home Greysen! Here I am with my little boy AND my little girl :) Mercedes is doing so well with him, although she has jumped into his bassinet with him in the middle of the night a couple of times! She wants to be wherever he is and I think it is adorable.

I really feel like I have been so blessed...I went through this whole process with no complications and came out of it with a beautiful and healthy baby boy. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world!

Introducing...

2011-02-27T21:02:00.000-08:00

Greysen Gene Thinnes

Born February 22nd at 12:47am. Weighed 7lbs 4oz, 18.5 inches long. He's absolutely perfect in every way and the cutest thing you will ever see. We love him sooooo much. I will post about the whole delivery story when I get some time, but I just thought I should share him with the world!

Baby Showers and Basements!

2011-02-20T20:30:00.000-08:00

Wow! It's crazy that the day is finally here to have our little guy! My due date was the 19th (yesturday) and I'm scheduled to be induced tomorrow at 2pm...I'm anxious and nervous all at the same time, but I THINK that I am ready for this new adventure. I figured I better do a quick post before going in to cover all of the things that have been happening in the last several weeks. First of all, I had 2 AMAZING baby showers, one with all of my collegues and friends at work and the other with family and friends from outside of work - they were both wonderful and I definitely felt the love. My friends Jane and Patty threw me my first baby shower was with all of the girls in my department at Melaleuca...everyone gave me some great advice about being a mother and raising children, and honestly at this point, I can use ALL the help I can get! They all spoiled me with adorable outfits, diapers, blankets etc...I'm so blessed to be able to work with such great people. Here are a few pictures!

Jane and I...I like to joke that she got more "tummy time" than Ronnie...I knew that she would appreciate all of his little movements throughout the day and I would always make sure that she knew when he was kicking so she could enjoy too. Jane moved away and I miss her so much at work, hopefully she will be able to come and see him soon. Love you girl!!!!

This is me with Jane & Patty - the party girls! Thanks for throwing me such an awesome baby shower!

My second baby shower was given by Ronnie's amazing mom and sisters, they are so fun and creative and it was just the perfect day. I was surrounded by some dear friends, some of which I haven't seen in a while, and it was so special for me. My brother-in-law works at a hotel and he was able to reserve a conference room for us...it was so nice to have all of the space so that I could invite all of my wonderful friends and family.
First of all, the decorations were soooo cute! They made these adorable vases out of a cable knit sweater sleeve and added branches and crystals...I thought that they were so creative and perfect...I even went home and made a couple for myself!

We played some fun games...for one of them, we had to guess what my baby was going to look like - young or old! Everyone had to cut different features out of magazines and glue them on a paper...here are a couple that they came up with!

This one has a SLIGHT resemblance to David Beckham...ahhh...thanks guys!

I also got some amazing gifts, Alicia made me this adorable carseat cover...

My mom made him some more adorable hats...he has so many now, his head should never be cold...he's gonna be one lucky kid with a such an amazingly talented Grandma!

Look how cute this outfit is from Aunt Rebecca & Uncle Nate...

I got so many cute things...too many to show! The best part was having so many people that I love right there with me...here's my wonderful family...my sister Emma-Leigh, my sister-in-law Rebecca (all the way from Boise!), me, my mom, my baby sister Maci and my sister-in-law Rachelle.

These are the girls that put everything together...all Ronnie's beautiful sisters and mom...Beth, Monique, Alicia, Tennessa (with our niece, Jayda), and Ronnie's mom, Anna. Thank you guys so much! It was perfect in every way!

Now onto the basement saga! I wasn't able to start my baby's room for a while because it was being occupied by my baby bro. The plan was to finish part of the basement "really quick" so that Bren could move downstairs and we could get going on the baby's room. Well, I guess I never realized all of the steps that it took to finish a basement. When we moved in, half of the basement was sheetrocked and even painted, but it was still just one big room and we wanted to add another bedroom, so a couple of weeks ago it was finally finished...Yeah!!!! Here are some progress pictures.
This was taken before we moved in, this is a view looking towards what would one day be the bedroom...

and here is the view while in progress...

at the last possible minute we decided to put some tile down there because we knew that we wanted to have a countertop and cabinets for snacks and things, but we ended up buying a Coke fountain on Craigslist and thought that it would be better to have tile if something wet/sticky was entering the equation

and here are some finished views - YIPPEE! I have a nice closet for blankets and games and a very spacious room that we are planning on putting a screen, projector, surround sound etc. For right now, it is just a big beautiful finished room.

and this is a picture looking towards what would one day be our "theater room"...

and pretty much finished...once Bren moves out, we plan to put our exercise equipment in here...I thought that I had a different picture, but this will have to do!

There is obviously a lot of stuff still left to do down there, but to have carpet, better lighting, doors, switches (separete ones for each room...I know, high tech!) is just so nice. Our next project is finishing the other side of the basement which will include another bedroom, a bathroom and a laundry/storage room. I can hardly wait!
Well, I'm off to bed! We have a BIG day tomorrow and I need to get my last night of good sleep. Wish me luck! I will be posting updates when our bundle of joy arrives!

Baby Bump!!!

2011-01-30T23:00:00.000-08:00

So I went back and forth trying to decide if I should get maternity pictures taken. I've seen some ADORABLE pictures of some dang cute prego ladies, but didn't know if I could go through with it. Well, after a little convincing from the hubby, I made the appointment. I am sooooo excited how they turned out! I went to Caralee Case and she did an AWESOME job. I love how they are cute and classy will still showing a little skin :) Check out her blog...caraleephotography.blogspot.com she does some of the cutest newborn/children pictures and I can't wait for her to do our little guy's pictures. Enjoy!

It's crazy thinking that I only have 3 weeks left! We've been working on the nursery all weekend and I will have pictures to show shortly. It has been the biggest stresser for me to have to wait to get things done on it, but it looks like we will be able to get it all finished up. More updates to come!

As promised...

2010-12-05T18:04:00.000-08:00

...and because my mom told me to, here is what else has been happening with our little family in the past couple of months. First of all, in August we had a little addition...she's absolutely adorable and makes me so happy everyday. She was my birthday present from Ronnie - what do you think?

She is a Morkie (Maltese/Yorkie mix) and her name is Mercedes. When Ronnie brought her to me she weighed just over 1 pound and last time we took her to the vet she was about 4 pounds. She has the funniest personality (even though I'm pretty sure she likes Ronnie better than me). Here are some more pictures of my little Cedes...

and here is what she looks like now (just a few months later)...isn't she just a doll?

See, I told you she loves Ronnie, and it's no secret that he loves her too ;)

In September Ronnie and I went on a Caribbean Cruise for our anniversay (3 years baby!)...I just realized that all of the pictures are on Ronnie's work laptop, so I will write all about the cruise in a separate post. After the cruise we decided to stay for a couple of extra days in Orlando, so we went to Universal Studios...it was awesome! Here are some of the highlights.

We spent the whole day here...it was such a blast, I just LOVE amusement parks, they really bring out the kid in you!

I took this picture, just to remind Ronnie where he doesn't want to be!

I just love this guy...

While at Universal Studios we got to go to the new Harry Potter "world"...although I've never read the books or really watched the movies, I still thought that it was amazing how they included so much detail.

All in all it was a really fun day! Lots of memories and goofing off!

We had such a fun vacation - it was nice to take a couple of weeks off and just be together (although we were excited to get home to our puppy!)

Ok, ok...last but definitely NOT least we have a little announcement to make (although I'm sure the whole world knows by now). Ronnie and I are having our first little baby in February! I know, this seems like a really late announcement, but we decided to keep the whole thing a SECRET (I know, surprising for me!) until after we found out what we were having...not even our moms and dads knew. When I first took the test, this is how I told Ronnie...

although I don't think he "got it" at first, he was so excited! He always said that he wanted to be there if I ever took a pregnancy test, but I thought that this was a lot more fun! We decided that we wanted to keep this our little secret for a while and I'm so glad that we did, it was a little tricky trying to hide the bump when I started showing, but I made it through with only a few weird looks. I'm really disappointed that I haven't taken a lot of prego belly pictures, but here are a few...and if you look closly at the vacation pictures, I was about 18 weeks along at that point.
Here I am at 24 weeks...oh yeah, PS...we're having a BOY!!!!!!!!!!!

and at 26 weeks...

and 27 weeks...

at 28 weeks...

and FINALLY, here I am today at 30 weeks!

Wow, what a journey...everything has been good so far, I haven't had ANY morning sickness (thank you mom for your good genes) and every time I go to the doctor he tells me that he doesn't have anything to pick on me about. I just passed by glucose test and so I am thrilled that things have been so perfect. When we FINALLY told our parents, it was awesome. We invited all of Ronnie's family over for "Ronnie's birthday" and I made a cake and baked a little blue rattle into it. We were in the kitchen cutting the cake and were stratigically handing them out so that Ronnie's mom would be the one to get the surprise. Everyone was a little worried when I told them to watch out for the little prize, but they were soooo excited when they found out what it was! It ended up being perfect to have everyone there and to tell them all together. Ronnie even had an uncle in town from New Mexico, so it was really neat. The next day, we traveled to Soda Springs to tell my parents. If you remember last year for Christmas, the kids gave my mom and dad a rock...

we thought it would be fun for them to add the rocks as new grandkids were born. So we had this little guy made for them...

We told them that we had something for them in our trunk and we stood in the window watching for their reaction...they opened the trunk and my mom read...Baby Boy Thinnes! It didn't actually hit her until half way up the driveway that it said "boy" on it and she asked my dad..."do you think that they really know it's a boy, or are they just guessing?" my dad said..."well, I'm sure they know if they put it on the rock!" It was so fun, he will be their first grandson, although Logan and Rachelle are kinda thinking that's what they will have in May. It will be fun either way to have cousins so close in age. We are very excited for this next chapter in our lives, we are both anxious and nervous at the same time to see what the future holds, but have faith that everything will turn out the way it is supposed to. We are currently in the process of finishing our basement so that we can get the baby room all ready for when our little bundle arrives, in the meantime, I am just waiting "patiently" (everyone knows that's a lie!) for the day I can start painting and setting up for my little man.

Hello, my name is Lindsay...

2010-10-10T19:24:00.000-07:00

Wow! I feel like I need to introduce myself! I'm still here, still alive and healthy (if you count living on fast food "healthy"...), but I'm just my normal busy self. Life has been interesting the past several months, tons of changes and tons of adventures. I don't know if I will EVER be able to remember everything, I definitely should have done this sooner! Beware to anyone who is short on time or interes, this will be a VERY long post. So, here it goes...
Seattle
A few months ago, Ronnie had a training in Seattle and I got to go! It was so fun (of coarse I wasn't the one in meetings all day). We went with Mark and Bridgette, the owners of the security company that Ronnie works for and they really spoiled us. When I go on vacation, I spend most of my time trying to keep us in a budget, so it was different when we showed up to the hotel and they had upgraded our hotel room! We had the Presidential Suite, complete with 2 bathrooms, a meeting area, living room, master suite, jacuzzi tub, wet bar etc.

Seattle was really cool, Bridgette and I went down to Pike Place Market while the boys were in class and saw some really cool little stands and shops...we even saw some guys tossing the fish around and singing! One night, they took us to eat at the restaurant at the top of the Space Needle and it was soooo cool, you feel like you are on top of the world! Not to mention, the seafood was AMAZING I had fresh crab legs...you just DON'T get that in Idaho.

Emmi's Graduation
I can't believe Emmi graduated! I'm still in shock by how fast time flies. Of coarse she was the valedictorian (not sure on spelling, obviously I wasn't the valedictorian). She gave an awesome speech and I was so proud of her. Here are some pics.

Apparently in Soda Springs, each graduate gives the Principal something as the go up to receive their diploma. Ususally it is something weird like a paper clip or penny or something. Well, these guys decided to steal all of my dad's ties (he has one for about every day of the school year) and give him those. It was really cute, and here he is!

Here are all of the kids and spouses.

While we were in Soda, we decided to tour a nearby ghost town called Chesterfield. I've always enjoyed finding places like this, it gives you an appreciation for how the people survived that many years ago.

Wow! We totally rocked the bonnets, now all we need to learn to do is churn butter.

Yikes! Scandalous!

Las Vegas

Ronnie had another training in Las Vegas and I got to go AGAIN! Traveling with his work is was different than traveling with mine...I go to cool places and never see the outside of the Convention Center, but when I go with Ronnie, it's like a total vacation! Like Seattle, we were totally spoiled...nice dinners, shows etc. We stayed at The Mandalay Bay and it was so nice, they have a lazy river and the girls went down and hung out by the pool while the boys were in class. We did end up going with them to a trade show one of the days...here they are with their safely dog friend...

We had a lot of fun doing all of the Las Vegas stuff...we went to the Bodies exhibit, we saw the Cirque Du Soleil called Mystere...AMAZING! I wish that we could have taken picture during the show, they did some awesome stuff. We also went to the wax museum which was really fun - we met up with some of our closest friends...here are just a few of them.

Britney...Hey! Eyes on me unless you want to lose them!

Bradley and I...it was so cute how he ditched Angie for me...

Shaq and I...

Ronnie & Babe...

As for everything else that happened...well, you know what they say :)

I think I'll stop here for now, I'm only about half way done, but figured it'd be better to post SOMETHING. I will post the rest in a day or two...

Mi casa es tu casa...

2010-05-13T17:29:00.000-07:00

Behold, my beautiful home...looks welcoming, doesn't it? Well, I was VERY disturbed when my husband texted me today - letting me know that we had an unexpected visitor.
Apparently she ignored this warning...

...and took this "welcome" sign a little to literal...

And here it is...the first sign of spring around the Thinnes house...

a perfect little robin's nest - nestled at the top of our wreath. My reaction: Whew Sick! Get it the H!@# out of there immediately! As much as I hate to admit it, that little nest kinda creeps me out!

Whose spoiled now?

2010-05-06T21:28:00.000-07:00

Ronnie likes to remind me on a regular basis of how spoiled I am. If I see something I HAVE to have, there's usually no way of telling me No or talking me out of it. For a couple of years I actually had him convinced that when I bought something it was for "us"...not for "me"...yeah, not falling for it anymore! I was in Sam's Club a couple months back and found something that I really, really wanted...here's how the telephone conversation with Ronnie went...
Ronnie: Hello?
Me: Hey Hottie - I love you!
Ronnie: Oh crap, wha'd you do?
Me: Nothing...
Ronnie: What did you buy?
Me: Nothing...yet.
Ronnie: What do you want?
Me: Well, I'm at Sam's Club and they have this really good deal on KitchenAid mixers - do you remember the other day how I was saying that it would be sooooo nice to have a KitchenAid mixer?
Ronnie: No
Me: Well, I did and WE really, really need one.
Ronnie: How much?
Me: Not too much...like a couple hundred ($285)
Ronnie: (sigh) I guess, but you owe me
Me: Yippee! Should I get a red or black one?
Ronnie: Get a black one...for sure a black one...
Me: Ok

I totally got a red one!

Several months ago I came home to an ugly scene - Ronnie sitting in front of the computer with a piece of paper and pen. On the paper, three colums...Linz...Me...Us - Oh crap, he was really adding up all of the money that I had spent the previous month, all that he had spent, and all that we had spent together - BUSTED! It didn't go over too bad, and I did learn a few valuable lessons 1) Ronnie has now been able to breach all of my security passwords on our bank account...he even figured out my grandma's maiden name and where my grandpa was born (I just made that answer up-I really have no idea where he was born) apparently I thought it was iron clad 2) I really DO spend a lot of money and I really AM spoiled. 3) It's OK to get what I want, but maybe sometimes I should let Ronnie have a turn to get something that he really wants. 4) Never tell Ronnie that he can have whatever he wants...he'll end up coming home with this...

It's not a joke, my husband is the VERY proud new owner of a 1976 Stingray Corvette...I think HE owes ME now! Ronnie has always been a "car guy" - to anyone who's been to our house, that's not really a secret. He has 4 cars parked in the RV parking area, 2 cars parked in the garage (one of them being the Corvette), and our 2 everyday drivers got that shaft and are now parked in the driveway...sigh!

What's been keeping me busy....?

2010-02-09T21:59:00.001-08:00

Cakes!!! As most of you know, I took cake decorating classes a couple of years ago before I was married because I thought it would be a fun thing to know for when I had a family of my own. Well, the word got out and the past couple of weeks I've been cake cRaZy! Here are the ones that I've finished...

Baby Shower for a baby girl...I thought this turned out cute...just a fun pink cake for a new baby girl!

Cookie Monster...this one was so fun! I made this for a co-worker for her husband who loves cookie monster! It was fun to use frosting again where I do the majority of my cakes in fondant.

This is a John Deere tractor cake that I made for another co-worker of mine...I thought I better add a few animals to this fun little farm! I made all of the animals out of fondant and it was actually really fun to do!

Here is the cute cow...

and the messy little pigs!

a sheep and a chicken with her little chicks...

a duck in a little pond, and of course the TRACTOR!

Here is a fun baby shower cake for a little baby boy...

Even though you can't eat it, here is a diaper cake that I made for my sister-in-law's baby shower...I've never made one before, but it was so fun figuring it out!

Brendan's Home!

2010-01-31T23:18:00.000-08:00

Even more exciting than Christmas this year was welcoming my baby bro back from Brazil! We got to talk to him on Christmas as usual, but it was different knowing that we would be able to see him in person in less than a month...well here's how it went!
Everyone waiting...and waiting...and waiting!

Phoebe showing off...Look what I can do!

Gwen's pouty face...

Mama waiting...patiently????

The poster - anyone who knows my dad knows that with every BIG event, a poster MUST be made!

He's here!

Mom not wanting to share (typical) :)

The fam...but it looks like Nate and Rebecca are missing...hmmmm...where did they go?

Freezing weather (not quite what he's used to)

First request - Reed's Dairy- Of coarse!

Welcome Home Brother!

Christmas 2009

2010-01-31T22:37:00.000-08:00

A little late as normal, but I got some super cute pictures of Christmas this year that I HAD to post!

Christmas was A*W*E*S*O*M*E! My husband spoiled me with my gift...custom gift tag and everying...

..I was so excited, it will take me a while to learn about all of the cool features, but photography has been something that has interested me for a while and I am anxious to start learning! I got Ronnie this affects pedal thing for his guitar, for anyone that knows anything about guitars (me not included) it has like 4 pedals on it and it allows him to distort sounds and record etc...that's about the extent of my knowledge. He can do some crazy stuff on it though! It was so nice to spend some quality time with the family, everyone was able to come this year (except for Brendan who was on his mission...at the time). The little girls were as entertaining as ever! Phoebe still loves her mama the most...actually I think she loves her mama ONLY - we still have a hard time getting her to come to us, but it's sure a treat when she does! Here she is giving her kissy face - I know my mom put this on her blog already, but it is now one of my favorite picture and I had to post it too

Gwen was as also entertaining as ever! I'm afraid that I might not be the best influence on her...she kept stealing my Diet Coke, so I decided to give her her very own cup-I'm sure that didn't help to keep her calm...

CrAzY gIrL!

All in all it was an awesome Christmas - I love any chance I get to sneak away from work for a couple of days and relax with everyone that I love!

Our new arrivals...and a new FIRST!

2009-12-15T20:36:00.000-08:00

I hope nobody got too excited...we don't have any kind of a BIG announcement to make, but looky what arrived at our house last week...

So may high tech buttons...

We got the best deal on these! They were normally $750 each, but were on sale for $900 for the set. We didn't really need a washer and dryer, so we were doing the usual debating back and forth, but then we noticed that there was a $100 rebate to our local power company, we thought...what the heck? So they ended up around $400 each - I thought it was a steal! They are so quiet and a lot more gentle on our clothes...not to mention "energy efficient".

Also this last week Ronnie and I had our first taste of...

DEER! Ronnie (the crazy boy) actually stood out in the snow and barbequed these deer tenderloins for us (I think they are technically called venison tenderloins, but it's not as easy to say), and I must admit that they were really not that bad! I was expecting much worst, but I think that I will actually be able to stomach it...yeah for me! I just have to try and not think about that poor little guy hanging in my garage...:(

November in a nutshell

2009-12-08T20:05:00.000-08:00

The last couple of years Ronnie has really been into hunting and gets excited every year when the season comes around...he never has a lot of time to squeeze it in, and up until this year has never actually shot anything, so I would tease him and say that he wasn't a "hunter" he was more of an "armed hiker" Well, I can't say that anymore! He finally got his first deer! He shot it right through the lungs with his bow and arrow (that's got to be hard, I can't even pull the dang thing back!)
Here a picture of him with...wait...were'd he go???????????

and here's the poor little guy...it was dark when he shot it, so he had to go back the next morning for it. He originally thought it was a doe, but when they found it the next day, it was a little buck! He's a little thing, but when you're nearing the last days of hunting season and you still haven't shot anything, you start to be a little less picky...he'll be just fine for our little family.

~New Moon~
Ok, I'll be the first to admit that I have never read the Twilight books - I know! I'll get around to it someday, but I'm not going to be a party pooper when all of the girls decide to go and see it...I mean, who wouldn't want to stand in line outside for an hour in the FREAKIN' freezing Idaho weather?

I actually really enjoyed it, I just love these girlies...they are so fun to hang with!

Thanks Ashley, Stacy, Ingrid, & Angie for an awesome time!

Let's see, what am I missing...oh yes...some yummy grubbin'!

Most people would think that I'm not a big Thanksgiving person - I don't really like Turkey or Pumpkin Pie...I know, a little crazy! But I really do love Thanksgiving, I love the family time, playing games, catching up, reflecting on all of the things that are really important. Each Thanksgiving I'm reminded a little more of how much my Heavenly Father has blessed me in this life, I am so thankful for every little thing that I've been given and hope that I will never take anything for granted. Here is my awesome family...I am thankful for every single one of them - Love you guys!

Little Gwenie just melts my heart! Ronnie and I always say "I love you more" to each other, so a little while ago I told Gwen that I love her "more" and now every time I say it she tell me "I love you...more" she thinks it's really funny. What a dolly!

Here's a picture of little Phoebe, she's growing up so fast, and actually kinda likes me a little now!

After we ate lunch at my parent's in Soda Springs, we drove back to Idaho Falls to spend some time with Ronnie's family...it looks like someone had a long day...sweet Amarrah was just pooped!

I hope everyone had an AWESOME November!

Here goes...

2009-11-08T20:43:00.000-08:00

*WARNING* Put on your seatbelts, it's gonna be a wild ride!

Here goes what may end up being a very sad attempt to update you on our goings on the past several months. Sometimes I feel like I get soooo far behind that I can't post recent events until I've properly noted past ones...sigh...life is so difficult that way, it never seems to slow down for ONE second! So let's take a shot at this...

~JULY~
Ronnie and I moved into our very first house, it was kind of a stressful process (hopefully it gets easier each time...mom?) Anyway, we looked at several houses and finally came to an agreement (kindof) on the one we wanted. Ronnie was pretty set on the one we ended up getting, but I was a little concerned about the pet odors - no kidding it smelled like cat pee and I wanted to throw up everytime we went inside, but we were able to work some new carpet into the contract and now It's better than new! Ronnie actually got permission to go inside the house before it was ours so that he could rip the carpet out and seal the floors before closing...here is a picture of us getting the floor ready for carpet...it looked pretty disgusting, huh?

Here we are on closing day - I was really freaking out, not just pretending!

Since then we have beautiful new carpet (more house pics to come on a later post) and have been working on the next phase...PAINT! We started painting 2 months ago and still can't say its done! However, like a good husband, Ronnie is in the living room right now putting on another coat - gotta love him!

I really hope he stays focused this time...

And doesn't get distracted again...

July is also when little Gwenie was born! This year they came to our house for the celebration. With everything so hectic, I wasn't able to make the cake that I wanted, so I made (with the help of my mom and the girls) some ice cream cone cupcakes...I think Gwenie liked them, what do you think?

I was glad that everyone was able to come down to my house for it! It worked out really well...

Happy Birthday Princess!

~August~
Happy Birthday to me! I had an awesome birthday this year, although every year Ronnie and I say that we're gonna starting taking each other's birthdays off from work so that we have the whole day together, we never end up doing it...so, it was short, but sweet! Ronnie sent me roses at work and bought me my first sets of Fiesta dishes (this may be the start of an addiction)...I just love all of the fun colors, I'm already planning my next Fiesta purchase! Ronnie also took me out for sushi - one of my absolute FAVORITES-yum!

After dinner I got a surprise from some of my bestest friends ever! Ashley, Janell, & Stacy came over to Ronnie's parent's house to drop me off a "sweet" surprise...so thoughful! Love you guys!

~September~
Happy 2nd Anniversary Baby! This year Ronnie and I said that we were going to do something WAY fun for our anniversary, but as things go we ended up spending our WHOLE summer...literally...working on a tile job for some friends (we could only work on it at nights and it was a very large job and Ronnie was pretty much doing all of the work himself, although I did hand him tiles and was by his side EVERY night for months!) Anyway, we had to do a makeshift anniversary trip which ended up being really fun. We went to...

Isn't it beautiful?

We had a lucky day, we ended up running into someone VERY famous...and if I remember right, I don't think that anyone has ever actually photographed him before, but we talked him into one picture...check out this SEXY beast...(and yes, I'm talking about the one on the left!)

Check me out...and I'm not afraid to admit it...that wasn't the only bear I was caught kissing that day!

We ended the day with a really fun dinner show that started with a covered wagon ride through the mountains, it was pretty authentic (indian attack and everything!)

These were our trusty horses, Chic and Clay, I couldn't believe how HUGE they were!

Here we were after the show was over, it was so fun getting away together!

We love Jackson! It ended up being JUST what we needed - a really low-key getaway!

PS...gotta LOVE these antler arches, they are really amazing! It's crazy to get up close to them and see how they've inter-twined them-true talent!

~October~
Happy Birthday Ronnie! So, I'm the worst wifey ever! I didn't really take many pictures of Ronnie's 25th! All I got was this random picture of him shooting his birthday balloons with his new competition BB gun (I know, don't ask me - that's what he wanted!) Is this an "anything is better than nothing" moment or did I just totally blow it? I can't believe I didn't take more pics! Anyway, here it is!

Halloween this year at Mela was way fun! Our dept decided to go with Dr. Seuss as the theme and we focused on The Grinch, Horton and Cat in the Hat. I'm sure I don't have to tell you who won (sorry I get a little cocky, but we totally rocked this year!) I decided to be a Who from Whoville from the Grinch, it turned out way fun! I especially liked it when I had some special visitors...Tennessa brought the kids down from Rexburg, they were adorable!
Here's the whole group...

Here's a closer look at some of the Who's...including The Grinch and CindyLou Who herself!

Aren't these guys awesome!?!

And here are my little cuties! I'm lucky to have the best nieces and nephews-they are sooo adorable!

Now, I'm setting a New Year's resolution for 2009 - to blog during the months of November AND December! I know, I know...it sounds impossible, but I really really think I can do it! I hope that I didn't just put everyone to sleep with the last 6 months of my life!

Holy Cow - I'm alive!...I think!

2009-08-16T20:26:00.000-07:00

Wow it has been such a crazy couple of months...I have so many stories to tell, but will never have enough time! So, just a super quick update, Ronnie and I moved into our new house the first of July...here it is the middle of August and we haven't even unpacked everything yet (I know - sad!) Soon after we moved in, Ronnie started working on a tile job in a friend's house, so we pretty much come home from work around 5 o'clock and are out working on tile at 6 o'clock. We have even pulled a couple of all-nighters! This past week I've been in Orlando, FL for Melaleuca's annual convention - it was a ton of work and some really late nights (maybe a total of 12 hours of sleep the whole week), but I just got home this afternoon and I'm so glad that we made it through another year! Our internet connection hasn't been working at our new house and although we were still paying for the service, we didn't even have time to have someone come out and fix it for us, but when I got back this afternoon Ronnie had figured out a way to Jimmy-rig something to make it work...I don't care what he did, I'm just glad I can connect! My friend Kayla tagged me on one of her posts, so I thought that would be the perfect way to get back into the swing of things...here goes!

What is your current obsession? Since I haven't had a lot of time to actually do anything extra lately, my obession would have to be just talking about all of the things that I need to get done...I have tons of to-do and honey-do lists all ready for when life slows down a bit.
What do you hate (or dislike) the most that everyone else seems to love? Kraft macaroni and cheese...are you kidding me - you can't shove this stuff down my throat! Ask my mom, I am probably the least picky eater of all my brothers and sisters, and I am willing to try anything, but this is the one thing I REFUSE to eat!
What's for dinner? Ronnie went and bought us a Pizza from Little Caesars...Pepperoni + Jalapeno = delish!
What would you eat for your last meal? Probably a nice steak dinner - that can't go wrong!
What was the last thing you bought? I splurged a little on some new clothes for myself...it's been a while since I've done that, so if felt good!
What are you listening to right now? Peace and quiet...it's the first time I heard this in a while and it sounds nice!
What do you think of the person who tagged you? Kayla is one of my best friends! When I moved from Arizona to Idaho, she is one of the first people that I met, and althought she is a couple of years younger than me, we pretty much did everything together during high school! She is truly the nicest, most genuine person I have ever known...she has helped me through some rough patches and I hope that she knows how much I look up to her and admire her Christlike example. Love you Kay!
If you could have a house fully paid for and totally furnished anywhere in the world, where would it be? I've realized after moving so much that it's not necessarily where you live, but who you're surrounded by that really matters. As long as I am close to Ronnie and preferalbly both of our families, I will be perfectly happy.
If you could go anywhere for the next hour, where would it be? Maybe to go and see my cute little nieces...I don't get so see them enough!
What is one of your hobbies? I like to do crafts for my house...they are so much more fun than buying everything - they add that perfect personal touch.
What are three things that annoy you most? 1) Bad breath - you know when people get right up in your face and start talking and they have the worst breath? Yeah, that makes my want to barf! 2) When I see people that don't buckle their kids in the car and they are standing up and walking around, I just think it's irresponsible.
3) Laziness.
What is your favorite color? Pink...I'll always be a girly-girl!
What is your favorite item of clothing in your wardrobe? My new jeans...I don't buy jeans that often because they are so spendy, but I totally spurged and don't even feel bad about it!
What is your favorite fruit? Grapefruit with salt on it - I used to pick them fresh from our grapefruit tree in Arizona and eat them for breakfast.
What inspires you? Everyone around me, I try to find things each day to inspire me to be a better person...church music definietly inspires me, if I'm having a hard day, I can play church music immediately feel uplifted!
Who was the last person you kissed? My Hottie! I got lots of kissed from him today when I got home!
What are you currently reading? Nothing really, I need to find a good book or series...any suggestions? I would like Ronnie and I to read The Work and the Glory together...I read them in high school, but would love to read them again!
What delighted you the most today? Being back in Idaho and feeling the dry air instead of the humid Florida air...although my skin in super moistuized! I was also so happy to see Ronnie's face - I can't help it, I miss him so much when we're apart!
I tag...
Mom, Janell, Stacy, Ashley, Whitney and Rachelle!

We've been on the HUNT!

2009-06-09T19:31:00.000-07:00

For our very FIRST house...!

This one's too BIG...

This one's too small...

BUT...this one's JUST RIGHT!

It's official! We're moving into our new house on June 29th! We've been looking at houses for several months now and we FINALLY made a decision! It is definitely one of the MOST stressful things that I have done, but we are almost there!

Blessing 21

2009-06-09T19:20:00.000-07:00

My New Table!

I seriously LOVE my new table! I got it at a yard sale (by far the best find this yard saling "season"...which is only like 4 months in Idaho). It is an 8 person table, and get this...it came with 10 chairs and 2 bar stools! The guys selling it told me that he paid $1000 for the table, $80 for each of the chairs and $100 for both of the bar stools...I got the whole package for $350...Woohoo!

I have been wanting a new table for a while now (the one we've been using is a hand me down from my Grandma Owen...it was good while it lasted, but I was ready for something nice!) I love finding good deals!

Finally some nice weather!

2009-05-24T14:57:00.000-07:00

In Idaho it is definitely a long time coming every year, but we are finally seeing some good weather! Ronnie finally talked me into going to the driving range with him on the Saturday before Mother's Day...it was fun, but I need a TON of practice! Hopefully I can get good enough that we can actally play a whole game without me driving him crazy! Here are a couple of pictures...

Blessing Marathon...

2009-05-21T21:33:00.000-07:00

OK, here we go with my blessing marathon...I hate making excuses for not blogging, but seriously...life has been crazy! So, to make up for it, I'm gonna have to say that my blessing # 16 is...

BLOGGING!...Yeah!

Blogging is the greatest creation...(you know besides the earth, water, Diet Coke & Ronnie)...I have really enjoyed staying connected and caught up with all of my friends and family. It is also a way to help me document everything that is going on in our lives...I am horrible about remembering dates that things happened, and since I am really bad about keeping a journal...blogging is the closest thing that I have - and I LOVE it!

Blessing # 17 - This...

This just arrived in the mail today...YIPPEE! I have had my little Escort for about 6 years now and earlier this year after reading Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover" (a must read for anyone trying to get out of debt...which should be everyone!)

I decided to kick it into full gear...we've never had a lot of debt, but since the beginning of the year we've been able to pay off over $4000 worth of credit card and car debt which leaves us with only the Subaru payment...this is a HUGE blessing to Ronnie and I! I am so thankful for all of the advice we get, whether it is from friends, family, co-workers or the pages of a book - we are so lucky to have these resources to remind us of what is really important!

Blessing # 18 - My missionary

I can call Brendan "My Missionary" can't I? I just love my baby brother and I'm so proud of him and I'm glad that he is doing so well on his mission in Brazil. It's so fun to talk to him on Christmas & Mother's Day...none of us ever want to hang up! This is my 3rd (and last) brother to serve a mission and it's so crazy to me how much they mature over the 2 years...I know it sounds so cliche, but they really do come back as men! The other day I happened to be sitting in front of the computer when he emailed me, so of coarse I emailed back right away and we got to have a short little conversation...it wasn't much, but it made my heart happy that I got to have my own little private chat with him. I am so proud of him and I hope he knows how much he is a blessing in my life.

Blessing #19 - My BIG BRO Logan
On my brother's and sister's birthdays I like to let them know how much I love them! Logan's birthday was on Tuesday last week and Ronnie and I went up to Rexburg for a little party...it is always nice to have a good excuse to go up there (I think we need more of them because we don't get up there as often as we should) I got to play with the nieces and visit. Anyway, Logan and I are only 15 months apart and were partners in crime! Just look how sweet and innocent we were...Awwwwwww... Mom, stop rolling your eyes!

My mom tells stories of how perfect Logan was until I came along, apparently I was into everything and Logan learned from my evil ways! Logan is one of the smartest people that I know, lucky for me, he was pretty much my math tutor from 5th grade on...Me + Math = huh? not even joking! Logan has always been such a great example to me and I hope that he knows how much I look up to him and respect him (even when the teachers were disappointed that I wasn't as smart as him). Not to mention he has the sweetest wife and the most adorable little girls!

Thanks for the lift brother!

and FINALLY...Blessing #20...BARGAINS!
I'm admitting it for the first time, but I think that I am becoming the crazy coupon lady! Thanks to my sister-in-law, Tennessa who taught me all of her tricks, I have been using coupons to get tons of stuff for practially free! I always thought that coupons were a waste of time and effort, but let me tell you that it is soooo addicting once you get the hang of it, not only that, it helps me get stocked up on things that I need or use on a regular basis. So here are some things that I got on my last little shopping trip - any guesses on what it probably costed me (there is a pack of gum missing too...Ronnie took it!)?

All this for only...$2.66! The first time I ever used coupons I got 8 boxes of cereal (the good kind like Cinnamon Toast Crunch etc), 5 12 packs of Pepsi products, 2 bottles of Palmolive dish detergent, & 3 tubes of toothpaste all for only about $18.00! I know I know...I addicted!

Blessing # 15-Gatherings

2009-05-05T16:54:00.000-07:00

Whether it is with family or friends, I have always enjoyed gathering together with the people that I love...I think that sometimes we take for granted the people in out lives and only realize it when they aren't close by. I get so excited every time my family comes into town, I feel lucky that they live so close now and that they can drive here to visit in just a couple of hours! I also love being able to spend the weekend in Soda, especially when the whole family is there...the craziness is the fun part!

Here are my two favorite sisters! (and the spoiled dog)

I also really enjoy hanging out with all of my friends in the ward...we have such a fun group! Last month I "hosted" a Murder Mystery Dinner Party...Wild West themed...it took tons of planning, but it ended up being sooooo fun! The food was delicious (Cafe Rio's Pulled Pork Barbacoa Salad)---YUMMY---and everyone really got into their charaters...even the boys...I was TOTALLY impressed! I assigned the parts to everyone before I really read into them at all, so there were a several real life husband & wife's that played "couples" in the game, but everyone else was just assigned the part of a single character. So it was funny because I actually assigned Ashley the part of the murder and her husband, Nick the part of the charcter who got murdered...oopsy, I guess they had to work that one out on their own! :) Here is a fun picure of the group...don't we look awesome?!?

Whose this sexy cowboy?

Blessing #14-Talents

2009-04-26T19:35:00.000-07:00

I'm not saying at all that I am a talented person...I definitely like to try new and exciting things to challenge myself (to Ronnie's horror) I am always on to the next project as soon as I finish one. As most of you know, a couple of years ago I took a cake decorating class...this is never something that I intended to do for anyone other than my family, but word got out and now I am the go-to-girl. I am not only thankful for all of the talents that I have, but especially for the talents of everyone around me...I know so many talented people and enjoy watching and learning from them everyday!

I have posted a couple of pictures of some cakes that I have done, the one on top (with the martini glass) is my most recent...I made this a couple of weeks ago for my nail lady's little sister - it was her 21st birthday!

Fish cake - I made this for a good friend of mine who used to be a river guide, I was friends with his daughters when I first moved to Idaho Falls and he was like a second dad to me...I am lucky enough now to work in the same department with him at Melaleuca.

Sock Monkey Cake - This is a cake that I made for the niece of someone I work with...I didn't really know what a sock monkey was before I got this request!

52 Blessings Project #13

2009-04-14T16:36:00.000-07:00

Blessing # 13
~My Cell Phone~

It's hard to even remember what it was like not having a cell phone with me at all times...how the heck did I ever communicate? It makes me feel more safe that I can have some way to communicate if I am ever in trouble (mostly when I lock my keys in my car)...but seriously, I remember when I was probably 8 or 9 years old and we lived in Mesa and my mom locked her keys in the car and we had to go knocking on random doors to see if we could borrow a phone...hello, scary! We are so blessed by modern technologies...we've come so far, even in the last 10 years and I am so thankful for it!

Pay It Forward Exchange

2009-04-02T16:52:00.000-07:00

This is a really fun idea that I got from Ashley's blog...I'm kind of a slacker because I was supposed to post this like a month ago, but I'm really excited about it and hope that you will want to participate. If anyone hasn't seen this movie, I would definitely suggest it...it's been a while for me, but I really appreciated the message.

This is how it works: Pay It Forward Exchange is based on the concept of the movie "Pay It Forward". I will send a hand made gift to the first three people who leave a comment to this post on my blog requesting to join the PIF exchange. All the gifts will be made and posted out sometime within the next year. How exciting to not know when your surprise package will arrive! What you need to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROMISE TO POST THIS SAME 'PAY IT FORWARD' MESSAGE ONTO YOUR BLOG, WHICH MUST BE ACTIVE IN ORDER TO PLAY. YOU WILL PAY IT FORWARD TO THREE PEOPLE WHO COMMENT ON YOUR BLOG. Remember: It’s the spirit and the thought that count! When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love! If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same. I'd love for you to join me! Will you? Who doesn't love a gift or giving gifts???

PS: I think that this will be fun for anyone, no matter where you live (I might have to get some addresses), so don't be shy! Plus, if I get a few more than 3 comments, I might still do them anyway :)

Say Cheese!

2009-03-27T22:18:00.000-07:00

Here's a fun picture we took while waiting outside the temple! First of all...everyone that hasn't seen it...take notice of my new hair color! I love it and have had so many compliments...thanks Ashley! I thought this brace face picture was funny, this is my baby sister Maci who just got braces a couple of months ago and is now sharing in my pain! I'm glad we can be metal mouth together!

PS - don't forget to read below...I know it's been a while!

Blessings Blessings Blessings

2009-03-27T21:23:00.000-07:00

This is gonna be a blessings catch-up session...I don't know what has happened, but this past month has been soooo hectic that I haven't found a spare moment to blog, so here it goes!

Week # 10
~The innocence of a child~
The other day when we were at the temple for Nathan's wedding, Emma-Leigh and Maci were watching the kids. While in the visitor's center they caught Gwen doing this on camera...

...priceless! When I saw this picture I was reminded of all of the things that are truly important in this life...Heavenly Father and Jesus don't ask for perfection, they know that would be impossible...but they do ask us to love them, I'm glad that they send these precious angels down here to remind us of that every once in a while!

Week # 11
~Our growing family~
I am so blessed to have a new sister-in-law...I'll be the first to admit that it was hard for me to see my little brother get married, there is something deep down inside that is VERY protective of all of my siblings! We are so lucky that he found Rebecca! She fits right in and they are so perfect together which makes it a lot easier to let him go...that doesn't mean that I didn't bawl like a baby! We love you guys!

Week # 12
~Spring~
Unless you live in some place like Idaho I don't think that you can truly appreciate the magic of spring! I personally HATE the snow, so every year that it melts away and we start to see the sunshine and grass again, it feels like a miracle! (Of coarse as things go in Idaho it can be beautiful one week and snowy the next...even in...June!) I really enjoy bringing out all of my Spring decorations to brighten things up a little bit...I may have jumped the gun a little this year since I was decorating during a random snow storm, but I decided that I didn't care what mother nature was doing...it was going to be spring inside my house dang it!

52 Blessings Project-Week #9

2009-02-24T23:19:00.000-08:00

Week #9

My blessing for this week is my sweet sister Emma-Leigh. Her birthday was on the February 23rd and I can't believe how fast she is growing up. I remember the day that she was born like it was yesturday...I wanted a baby sister more than anything in the world (I already have 3 brothers)and since my mom and dad never found out the sex of their babies, I was left waiting until the very last second! I remember waking up early one morning because I thought that I heard my Grandma talking...I got out of bed and sure enough...mom was at the hospital and they just had a baby...GIRL! I remember being so excited that I cried! Even though Emmi is 7 years younger than me, she has always been a good example of kindness...it is definitely humbling when that is shown to you by someone so much younger, but I hope that she knows how much I love and respect her. Happy LATE Birthday sista! I love you!

Here is a cute little picture of when we lived in Salmon...what a cutie!

This is a more recent picture...I think it was last year because it was one of her first dates, I went up there and did her hair and make-up for this dance!

Love Notes on the Wall!

2009-02-22T23:24:00.000-08:00

I was going through some pictures today while I was making my St. Patrick's Day header and I found a fun one! A couple of months ago Ronnie hooked his laptop up to our movie projector to watch a movie that he had downloaded (legally I'm sure)...I was in the middle of writing thank you notes or something, so I wasn't paying attention, but when I looked up I saw this...

...he's so sweet! He never lets a day go by without telling me he loves me...it's not always plastered on the wall, but he makes sure that I know it!

PS...if you notice, he didn't say a bad word, he just ran out of space :)

52 Blessings Project 7 & 8

2009-02-17T22:34:00.001-08:00

Week 7 & 8
OK, so once again I am cheating! I'm doing 2 blessings in one post, but I can't mention one of my blessings without mentioning the other! My very special blessings are my two adorable nieces Gwendolyn May & Phoebe Elizabeth. I've always loved children so much and it has been so much fun to be there right after the birth of Gwen and Phoebe. First let me talk about Gwen...she is such a firecracker! I've said this a million times, but I have no idea how Rachelle EVER keeps up with her...she wears me out in 10 minutes! She loves VeggieTales and is getting very good at singing along, she can also sing her ABC's...even though sometimes in the middle she says L-L-L-O-P :) She is so fun to just watch because she does such a good job of entertaining herself. Here are a couple pictures of Gwen...she is such a princess! She looks just like her dad in this picture...with her Aunt Linz's attitude! This is Gwen at the hospital when they were bringing Phoebe in for the first time! Sponge Bob was on, so she was oblivious to everything around her. The stuffed caterpillar behind her was the stuffed animal she picked out for Phoebe (even though I have a feeling it will be more for her)...it is over 5 feet tall, and I'm sure there were plenty more "sensible" toys to choose from, but I couldn't resist those puppy dog eyes...what can I say, I'm a softy! I was so excited that Gwen let me do her hair before we left for the hospital (I watched Gwen while everyone was at the hospital)...apparently she never lets anyone touch her hair...I might have the magic touch! And here is my other blessing! Phoebe Elizabeth was born on Friday the 13th...what a LUCKY day! She was 9 pounds 11 ounces (poor Rachelle) and is the cutest thing ever! I've kind of had a little cold, so I haven't been able to go back up and see her since her birth, but she is so precious, I could just cuddle her all day! Her poor head was bruised a little, but she seemed pretty happy the whole time we were there -passing her all around!

I'm the luckiest aunt...I'm glad that I have 2 adorable little angels to spoil!

52 Blessings Project-Week 5 & 6

2009-02-10T20:31:00.000-08:00

Week 5 & 6 This last week we've celebrated the birthdays of my brother-in-law, my mother-in-law, my brother, my Grandma Owen & my Granny Elmer (who passed away last year)...not to mention I have a niece due anyday! Things have been a little crazy, but on February 9th, which is Nathan & Granny's birthday I realized how grateful I am for the both of them. Nathan Nathan was my first baby brother, although I think I sometimes resented him for taking the attention away from me (I was, and still am, kindof selfish), I hope he knows that I respect him and am so proud of all that he has accomplished. Here is a cute picture of us as kids...getting caught trying to wake Nathan up! Nathan shares a birthday with my great-granny Phoebe...she passed away last year right before her 98th birthday. Granny was one of the most amazing people, she always had a way to make you feel so important. I had the opportunity to go down to Arizona and visit her several months before she passed away and she never seized to amaze me! She could recall memories like no one else, I would enjoy sitting there and listening to her tell stories of when she was a little girl...she included every little detail! I actually have a cute video of her telling a story, but I can't get it to upload right now, I will work on that and post it later.
Here is a picture of granny and I, I love and miss her so much, but know that she is so happy in heaven with all of our loved ones...especially her sweetheart who she'd been away from for so long!

52 Blessing Project-Week 4

2009-02-01T21:48:00.000-08:00

Week #4

This week I am thankful for this...

Don't judge! I know that some of you think that I am crazy and that this is a silly thing to be thankful for, but if it weren't for Jack in the Box...most nights I probably wouldn't eat! Not to mention...they are open late...and I'm starving right now!

PS...just a reminder for all the ladies that are interested...The Bachelor @ 7:00(PM-please don't show up in the morning, it won't be pretty!)-my apartment...I'll probably call tomorrow to remind too! See you then!

Canning like CRAZY!

2009-01-25T23:40:00.000-08:00

This weekend the Thinnes family took on a VERY grueling & tedious task...we canned over 1800 #10 cans of food storage! I knew that it was going to take a long time, but when I got to the house and saw this...

and this...

I started to sweat it a little! We canned until about 11:00 on Friday night and midnight on Saturday night, but we finished it all...yeah! We canned wheat, rice, beans, spaghetti, sugar, flour, milk, pasta, drink mix etc for all of Ronnie's brothers and sisters and their families. It was so nice to be able to work together to complete such an important project. Here are a couple more pictures of our fun filled crazy day...

Ronnie was such a trooper and manned the canner almost the entire time! Not to mention the hair net (kinda turns me on!)

Here's Tennessa and I (Ronnie's oldest sister) with her super sexy face mask so that she would stop sneezing while we were trying to can flour!

Alicia & Trevor packing cans in boxes...(more like Trevor watching Alicia pack cans in boxes) :)

Here's Bethany-(Ronnie's second oldest sister) First of all, please don't shoot me for putting this picture on here...it's the only good one I had, plus I think it's kinda cute :) Second, Beth was so awesome to let us use her house...she had a layer of powder on every surface!

Ronnie and I in front of a few of our boxes (it took us over 4 car load to get it all back to our apartment!)

A much deserved treat at the end of a very long day! Tennessa, Bethany and I are determined to come up with Diet Coke in a dehydrated form for our food storage...it's gotta be possible!

Last but not least, here are Ron and Anna (Ronnie's parents)...they are so wonderful to provide us with all of this food! Food storage has always seemed like such an overwhelming thing, I had no idea where to even start! They have definitely given us a much needed boost and I am more determined than ever to make sure that we always maintain it. Thank you so much for your generousity and love...you are such a blessing to us! Love you!

52 Blessings-Week 3

2009-01-25T23:17:00.000-08:00

Week #3

Once again...way late! "Better late than never" was written especially for me...I'm sure of it!

This week I am thankful for this...

...A husband that works hard! There are so many days that he gets home from work and just crashes! I am so glad that he is willing to do what it takes to take care of me. I love you Hottie! I snuck this one in too...

...out like a light!

Tagged!

2009-01-19T23:37:00.000-08:00

Yeah! My first Tag ever!...Thanks Eliza!

Tag.One Word Answers.

1. Where is your phone? Dunno
2. Where is your significant other? LoveSac
3.Your hair color? Multi
4. Your Mother? Listener
5. Your Father? Nomad :)
6. Your favorite thing? Shopping
7. Your dream last night? Forgot
8. Your dream/goal? Cosmetology
9. The room you're in? Spare
10. Your hobby? Crafts
11. Your fear? Everything!
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Rich
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. What you're not? Patient
15. One of your wish-list items? Kids (don't get too excited mom! Actually, lets just say Travel to make things easier!) :)
16. Where you grew up? Arizona
17. The last thing you ate? Jack (in the Box)
18. What are you wearing? Braces
19. Your TV? Off
20. Your pet? Chirppy
21. Your computer? Speedy
22. Your mood? Confused (is chirppy a word?)
23. Missing someone? Lots
24. Your car? Turbo
25. Something you're not wearing? Slippers
26. Favorite store? Mall
27. Your Summer? Convention :(
28. Love someone? Everyone
29. Your favorite color? Pink
30. When was the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Today (OK, so it's possibly that time of month!)
32. Something you crave? Bajio's
33. Why you blog? Reunite

I tag: Stacy,Janell,Ashley,Jennifer,Whitney & Kayla!

52 Blessings-Week 2

2009-01-15T21:40:00.000-08:00

Week #2

Wow! Has this been one CRAZY week! It's been my intention to sit down and write this blog several different times this past week, but every time I try, it seems that something else comes up. Work has been especially stressful...we had several meetings going on with a lot of preparation that went into each one of them. There were times that it seemed like everything was falling apart with no solution or way to repair the damage (canceled flights, UPS delays, incorrect data, canceled meetings etc etc)...some of you that are reading this know exactly what I am talking about because you may have been there with me at 10:00pm on Friday night...for the rest of you...JUST TRUST ME! At times I thought we should just give up and go home, so it may be strange that the blessing I have chosen for this week is my JOB! There are a lot of people out there...people that I know personally who have lost their jobs and have no where to turn. Every day that I come home stressed and exhausted I am comforted to know that I will still have a job to go to tomorrow, the next day and the next day after that. It definitely makes it worth the blood, sweat, and yes...even sometimes the tears!
I found this picture that I thought I would show along with this post. This is me and my manager Patty (on the right-very pregnant at the time!) and a couple of other girls at our annual Convention-I think that this was the one in Atlanta! We were at the end of a very long week and this is us all dressed up right before our big Awards Banquet!

52 Blessings

2009-01-08T20:36:00.000-08:00

This is such a great idea that was posted on Ashley's Blog! Once a week you have to blog about a blessing in your life. In today's world it seems like we tend to focus so much attention on all the bad things that are going on that we forget to be thankful for all of the blessings that the Lord has given to us. I for one am sooo guilty of this! I hope that this project helps me realize even more how truly fortunate I am.
So, this is a day late, but here it goes!

Week #1
I am so thankful for my Temple marriage and for my husband who took me there. I love the peaceful feeling every time I go inside and I'm comforted to know that I will be able to have an Eternal Family. I love my husband for being worthy to take me there. Here is a picture of Ronnie and I in front of the beautiful Bountiful Temple.

Christmas 2008

2009-01-05T22:38:00.000-08:00

These may be a little late, but I couldn't resist posting them! We had an awesome Christmas (other than the fact that we were missing 2 brothers), but we had a lot of fun with who was there. Ronnie and I got a Wii for Christmas and I think that ended up being one of our favorite things to play! Going through looking at everyone's Christmas pictures I noticed that almost everyone looks like Super Models on Christmas morning...what's that all about? I didn't even shower before we started digging into the presents...is something wrong with me? Take a look for yourself! I know I know...scary..,huh? Next year I'll make more of an effort to look beautiful! Like my mom mentioned in her blog, our favorite Christmas gift was talking to by brother Brendan who is serving a mission in Brazil...I almost made it through the whole call without crying, but as soon as we started singing Happy Birthday to him (his B-Day is the day after Christmas) I lost it! Here is a little video of him singing in Portugese...hope you can hear it!

Here's one more cute little video...it appears that Gwen wasn't having as much fun as the rest to us during Bren's call.

My cute, cute neices and nephews...

2008-12-22T00:55:00.000-08:00

I'm the luckiest girl in the world! Not only did I manage to get a cute husband, but he came with the cutest nieces and nephews. They are one of the things that I am actually proud that I inherited (the cars...not so much!) Anyway, we've made it a little tradition to take them to the movies for their Christmas present...we all have fun and it gives us a chance to spend some time with them. These are Tennessa & Ryan's kids (Ronnie's oldest sister)...we haven't had a chance to take any of the other kids out yet, but hopefully after Christmas when everything settles down!

It's the MOST WONDERFUL time of the YEAR!

2008-12-22T00:12:00.000-08:00

So, I love Christmas! I've been thinking a lot lately about all of the Christmases that I had growing up, and how the simplest things would make me so happy. I sometimes miss the "good 'ole days" where we got nice, long Christmas vacations from school and had a couple of weeks to just spend with each other. Now it seems like Christmas sneeks up on us so fast and I'm lucky to get a few days off! For work we had to write down some of our Christmas memories and I said that something I will always remember (no matter how much my parents hated it) was when my brothers and I would wake up at 3:00 in the morning and we would each take a turn to go and see all of the presents around the tree and take a quick "peek" inside our stockings. We weren't really allowed to "wake up" until 7:00, so we would play card games until it was time. I also remembered one year that I was looking through my stocking and noticed that I had butter rum Life Savers (not my favorite), so I switched them with Nathan's fruity Life Savers (he hated butter rum more than me) and then when he saw that Santa gave him Butter Rum, he would give them to me...so I ended up with 2! I'm surprised that I didn't get more coal for Christmas with how naughty I was...ask my mom, she'll tell you stories! Anyway, no matter how hectic Christmas has become, there is no mistaking the magic of that day...when the whole world stops to celebrate! I took a few pictures of my Chrismas decorations...I've done the snowman theme on my tree the last couple of years, and I love it! I wish the apartment was a little bigger though, we had to totally rearrange to get our big tree to fit!(mostly because of the LoveSac and our huge couch), but we finally made it work! Take a look!

Logan Graduated!

2008-12-21T23:48:00.000-08:00

Wow! I can't believe it! My big brother finally graduated! I wasn't able to make it to the ceremony because they were only allowed a few tickets, but afterward everyone drove down to Idaho Falls and we ate dinner at Garcia's (a family favorite)

This is a picture of my younger brother with this fiance...they will be married on March 21st!

I love my family so much...it's nice to have everyone so close.

These are a few of my favorite things...

2008-11-23T23:26:00.000-08:00

To get to know me, I thought it would be fun to share a few of my most favorite things in the world, these are in no particular order, but I knew I'd get in trouble if I didn't put Ronnie first, so...
Surprise! Ronnie is so amazing! He is probably the most patient person I know (being married to me he has to be) and he would do ANYTHING for me...this is a picture of him chopping onions, I swear, I can't chop an onion without crying, so it looks like he found a solution!
Diet Coke I know, I know...it's gonna kill me, but at least I'll die happy!
Wingers 552-5312...no that's not my phone number, but it is the number for Wingers take-out...I don't have to remember it...I have it on speed dial!
Gwen

This is Gwen at her first birthday...I love her so much, she's my only niece (so far-another one coming in February), but she's been so much fun!
LoveSac

Ronnie and I splurged on our 1st anniversary and bought a LoveSac...we didn't go small either! This is the biggest one that they have "The Big One" and it is 8 feet and over 100 pounds. As you can see, it takes up most of our living room, but who needs a couch anyway?
Phoenix Suns

I hope that I didn't just lose any friends, but I am from Arizona and have been a Suns fan for as long as I can remember...sorry guys, it's in my blood!
Disneyland

It really is the most magical place on earth (and the most expensive), but it was so worth it!
My Slippers!

So this is a few of my favorite things rolled into one...first of all, I LOVE these slippers, they keep my feet sooo warm and they are some of the cutest slippers I have ever seen. Second, they are obviously cowboy boots, so country music is another one of my favorite things. Third is shopping...Ronnie needed me to pick him up from Vickers, so while I was waiting I decided to check out the store, not like I thought I was gonna buy anything because it's not exactly my thing, but this just proves that I can go into any store and find something that I HAVE to have...it's kind of a gift (or curse if you ask Ronnie)that I have! :)

Fall Decorations

2008-11-23T23:10:00.000-08:00

Ok, so everyone is posting their way cute fall decorations, so I figured I better show mine before my favorite season is gone. These are of coarse the famous Give Thanks blocks that Janell's friend made and I just think that they are the cutest things ever!...I've already gotten so many compliments on them...thank you for sharing your talents! Here are a couple of other fun things that I put up this year...although in an apartment, I can't do as much as I'd like!

Email address

2008-11-06T14:52:00.000-08:00

My email address is just lthinnes@gmail.com for Ashley & Ingrid. Yeah! I'm way excited to see everyone's blogs...I'll figure this thing out before too long :) Did you guys hear that Stacy Roberts had her baby last night? I'm so excited for them! Her name is Megan Livia (last I heard), but I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to even call them yet. Hope that everyone is doing awesome! Talk soon!

Ingrid...

2008-11-05T21:40:00.001-08:00

Hey Ingrid! Thanks for finding me! I'm still new at this, so I need to figure out how I can add you to my list...(if that's OK);) I see that you're blog is blocked for anyone to view, so maybe you can tell me how I can look at it. Also, I would totally make a cake for you! I give my friends REALLY good deals, so let me know!

A couple more cakes

2008-11-05T21:23:00.000-08:00

Here are my cakes from the last week...it's been a busy one! The Tinkerbell was for a little 5 year old (I work with her mom.) The princess cake was for little Avery Roberts, Steve & Stacy's little girl...she turned 2. And the sock monkey cake is for another lady I work with, it was her nieces's birthday, and apparently she loves sock monkies...who knew?

More Halloween

2008-11-05T20:34:00.000-08:00

So, I've dressed up more this Halloween than I ever have before! We were invited to another party where Ronnie and I decided to go as the Scream guy and a hippie...too bad that we really didn't get very many good pictures of it...dang! THEN we had our annual Melaleuca halloween celebration...you wouldn't believe how big it is until you actually see it...the whole company goes COMPLETELY all out! This year we were High School Muscial (you may have seen pics on Whitney's blog), but we were so awesome! Here are a couple of pictures...
...this is Ronnie slaving away at 3:00 in the morning to help me finish the HSM sign, we only got 2 hours of sleep that night...thanks babe!
Here are a couple more picture of our group...it's crazy how much I still look like a freaking 15 year old...I guess I'll be thankful for that someday! Our department actually ended up winning best overall(we'll get a pizza party, but more importantly-BRAGGING RIGHTS)for our decorations, costumes and performance...that's right...we totally did a dance all day long! In fact, Human Resources liked it so much that they asked us to perform it in front of the whole company at our annual employee meeting on the 12th...scary! Shhh, its supposed to be TOP secret...so Whitney, tell Chris not to tell! I love my dept so much, they have so much energy, I couldn't ask to work for a better company or with a better group of people

Halloween Party

2008-10-26T20:31:00.001-07:00

Make a Smilebox greeting

Halloween was so fun this year, we went to a party dressed as pirates and had a blast! We went to another party and Ronnie was the scream guy and I went as a hippie...Halloween is definitely one of my favorite holidays!

Our Wedding-Sept 7, 2007

2008-10-26T19:02:00.000-07:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Here is a slideshow of our wedding...take a second to look at the slideshow...it tells the story!

Cakes, Cakes, Cakes

2008-10-12T22:22:00.001-07:00

A couple of years ago I took a cake decorating class...I don't like to bake and I really don't like cake, so I'm not sure what possessed me to do this, but I have had fun! Here are a couple of my favorites!

New Things!

2008-10-12T21:22:00.000-07:00

Ronnie and I are complete opposites when it comes to fun...when you look fun up in my dictionary, this is how it is defined. Fun adj. shopping, scrapbooking, crafts, country music, traveling, parties, money, a new pair of jeans that makes your butt look super cute, pedicures, hair, nails, make-up, not cooking, not cleaning...(the list goes on and on). Ronnie's definition is much different. Fun adj. hunting, golfing, shooting, playing guitar (ok, that one is kind of fun), camping, farting, anything but country music, working on cars, not shopping (ever ever ever), anything outdoors, roller blading and anything else tha

t is dirty, greasy and gross. Since we started dating, we've had to compromise a little...here are a few things that he's talked me into! He took me to Yellowstone last year to become "one with nature"...it seemed to go pretty good!

For the last several years, Ronnie has tried to teach me to golf...I'm not very good, but dang I sure look good trying :)

Here I am shooting a gun for the first time...watch out everyone!

There is one thing that we both seem to agree is fun...see if you can guess what it is!

No matter how opposite we are we know that our differences are what attracts us to each other!

Lindsay-From the Beginning

2008-10-12T20:33:00.000-07:00

Now about me, Lindsay Jean Owen! I was born in Aurora, Colorado, the only one of my siblings to be born outside of Arizona...my dad used to tell me that the air must be thinner in Colorado...(whatever that means!) I am the second oldest in my family...I have an older brother, two younger brothers, and two younger sisters...a house full! My mom tells me that my older brother, Logan was the perfect child until I came along...apparently I got into everything and taught him to do the same. I pretty much grew up in Arizona (a lot of different towns), but when I was getting ready to go into high school, my dad felt in necessary to move us to Salmon, Idaho (I know what you're thinking-why Salmon? I have no idea...ask my dad!) My dad was the principal of my High School, which may sound kind of rough, but there are definitely more positives than negatives to being a principal's daughter...everyone knew who my dad was, and to this day I think that I've gotten out of at least 4 speeding tickets! Thanks Dad! After HS I moved with my family (yes another move) to Idaho Falls and that is where I met Ronnie at church, for him it was love at first sight, but for me, I had to take a second glance before I was convinced, at the time I kind of had my eye on someone else, so I am definitely grateful for Ronnie's persistance! Ronnie and I dated for 4 years and had soooo much fun together during that time! He makes me laugh like no one else can...I love him for that.

Ronnie-From the Beginning

2008-10-12T18:44:00.000-07:00

Since I've never blogged before, I thought I would tell a little bit about us...I'll start with Ronnie! Ronald Del Thinnes Jr is the fourth of five children (all boys, except for 4 girls). He was born in Ogden Utah, lived in Missouri for a little while when he was younger, but for the most part-he's and Idaho boy! Since Ronnie was the only boy, he and his dad were very close and spent a lot of time together, from his dad, Ronnie got his adventurous spirit, his "I can fix that" attitude, and oh yeah-how can I forget...his love for cars...(thanks a lot Ron!) Ronnie currently has 6 cars...4 of them are "projects" but I try to be patient because I know that it is something that he loves.

From his mom, Anna, Ronnie got his nurturing side...she is very patient and softspoken and I am so thankful that she taught him these things. Ronnie is the most patient person that I know, which works out great for me because I require A LOT of patients! I just hope that Ronnie knows how much he means to me, he keeps me focused on the things that are most important in life and I am so thankful everyday that our circumstances allowed us to find each other at just the right time...he definitely brings out the good in me, I couldn't have wished for anyone better! Love You Hottie!