Sister Power!

My sisters and I decided yesterday that we were going to to up to Bridal Veil Falls after I got off work. So we went and hiked up to the falls and up a little higher.. I though for sure I was going to die before we started but it was a great little hike for me!! I felt good when I got to the top! I haven't been hiking for a long time.. I usually don't' like it. I'm always afraid of falling.

My sisters are crazy and I love them!! We took a million and a half pictures of crazy stuff but it was a blast. After our hike we did a little exploring which is what we Merrell girls do best!! There is some abandoned houses over by the falls... you can barely see the tops of the houses from the road.. Brett and I had been there before so I took the girls there... it was fun. The houses were small but it seemed like they weren't that old. There was electricity and a small water heater. There had been a fire and everything inside was burned.
The falls are so pretty. It fun to just get out into nature.

Sunday Afternoon

This is my fridge-- crowded huh? it looks cluttered but that's how I like it. It has pictures of all the people that I love the most!!

Crate Paper makes these chipboard buttons that are sticky on the back to scrapbook with.. They are super cute. and I bought some magnets from Walmart and stuck the buttons to them. They are adorable!

Today, I got called as the Relief Society Enrichment Coordinator. So that should be fun. I was scared going in that it would be Relief Society or Sunday School teacher-- I don't know that i could ever do that. At least not well and not without stressing years of my life away.

On the Sundays that Brett works, I usually hang out with my family. I went and took him dinner today. We decided that we need to get into the University Mall as well. That mall does twice as well for every company that we have talked to. We are getting a loan to do it as well as our next order. But finding a cosigner is much harder then it seems. So we will see.

Addictions

Carrie and Kaylynn both did a post about their addictions.... So I thought I would share some of mine.


Addiction #1: Spending time with Brett. I cant get enough of that guy! He is my best friend in the world and the one person who can always make my day better. We have so much fun together-- basically just acting like little kids! Laughter is a huge part of us. (especially since I'm so crazy!)



Addiction #2: TV. I am such a TV junkie... I have several favorite programs that I watch on a regular basis... Lost, So you think you can dance, Top Chef, The bachelor to name only a few. Its a good thing that Brett works late half the nights so I can watch the programs he doesn't care for.



Addiction #3: Vacations. Every time we go on a vacation, we will have only been home for a week before I am ready for another one.. There is just not enough time to go everywhere I want to go.
But, we do plan at least one big vacation a year-- This year its California this month and hopefully another cruise in December. I love doing and seeing things I have never before. And road trips with Brett are so much fun!!



Addiction #4: Babies/kids. The only exposure I have is with my nieces and nephews. I love them all so much!! My Brother has 3 kids and they are a great age to play with. I don't see them as often as I see my nieces on Brett's side. I used to be a preschool teacher for little handicapped children and it my favorite job I have ever had. I just enjoy being around kids. I think I would rather be in the play room with all the kids then sitting and chatting with all the adults.

Addiction#5: Animals! The zoo is one of my very favorite places on earth!! We have already been once this year. I love the penguins the most. they are so cute! Ask anyone and I am an animal lover-- we have our dog Mimi, and then we have a rabbit named Rusty, and a 40 gallon fish tank that has 8 fish in it. I love my pets.



Addiction#6: Blogging! I love to write in my personal blog. It is like a journal to me. This blog is for our fun family stuff... and it has given me new excitement about blogs!! Plus I love to read my friends blogs and family's blogs to keep up with whats going on and get ideas from blogger way more experienced and creative than me!


Addiction#7: Hint of lime.The one food addiction I will put on here is Hint of Lime Tostitos-- They are my favorite snack food. And really addicting.

Nieces

I cant express how much I love my little nieces. They are the cutest girls I have ever known. They bring a lot of joy into mine and Brett's life. We are so grateful to have Tori, Sofie and Adrienne here for the summer. It's fun to see them on a regular basis. And now that Mandi and Adam live so close-- we get to see Brooke a lot!

Sunday was Sofia and Adrienne's baby blessings. They looked beautiful in their white dresses. I could just stare at them all day long.

Hopefully Brett and I will make a decision about adoption by the end of the summer. The waiting list is 6 months- 2 years so the sooner we can get in , the sooner I can have a little precious of my own. But until then I have my girls and they make us so happy.

Mimi

This is our dog Mimi. I have had her in my family since I was 13. The kids in my family are growing up and there was no one to really take care of her at my moms house so Brett and I decided to adopt her. We love having her. She gets pretty jealous when I am giving Brett all my attention and not giving her any. She is a little spoiled.

Today I gave her a bath. I have been meaning to take a picture of her after her bath forever now cause she is cute and today I did it. She doesn't sit still for pictures so I don't have many good ones. But this is her all wet. She hates the bath and its a battle once a week to get her in. After her bath she usually stays away from me-- that's her way of telling me she is mad at me. But she gets over it and smells a lot better!

I took her camping last weekend with my family up Ogden Canyon. She had a lot of fun there. My Uncle has a bigger dog that is really sweet and calm. Mimi was terrified at first. About 4 years ago, Mimi got attacked by a pit bull. It was pretty bad and she almost died. After a few surgeries and stitches and a lot of healing she was back to normal but never has gotten over her fear of other dogs. (rightfully so)

Our Kiosk

Roclistic Lifestyle Clothing has been up and running in the mall for almost 2 months now. We are doing great. The center of the kiosk is just wood squares and our shirts wrapped around them. We are excited to come out with our new collection of shirts in the next few weeks and they are awesome. We are also sponsors of Orem Summerfest on June 13-14 so we will have a booth there by the carnival.

Hello!

Hi there!

I have had my own blog for a year or so but I think its time to have a family one. I was using the other one for both but I like the idea of having my personal stuff be separate then our fun family stuff!!

So whats new with us lately? Not a whole lot. I am working for Crate Paper ( a scrapbook paper manufacturer and wholesaler) and I like it a lot! I have been her for about 8 months. Brett quit his job at Sprinkler World last month so we could open our own store in the Provo Towne Center Mall selling our clothing line. It has been a journey with that but we are excited about where it is going. Brett is also working with real estate investing and such which is going good as well.

We are planning our big trip out to California next month. We bought those southern California passes that get you 3 days at Disneyland, one day at Universal Studios, One day at the San Diego Zoo and one day at Sea World. We are leaving on June 20th. That will be a lot of fun and a vacation that we both need.

That's all for now.. I will keep this updated with new happenings in our lives.