I Hang Out With YouTube Sometimes On The Weekend

So Miley Cyrus. I know right? VMA's and all that drama. But once upon a time, very recently, Miley released a song called Wrecking Ball. Which I hadn't heard. All people talk about is her racy music video (which I haven't seen) and not the actual song itself. But then something beautiful happened. A cover was born. You guys, there is something about a guy and a banjo. I've already told Mike that this will be his new hobby. And we all know me, addict of small YouTube stars and covers alike. So watch. And then watch again and dance.


Oh and if you haven't seen this, you better jump on that hilarious bandwagon. And then go watch the clip of Ellen doing it. I die every time.

The Actually Busy, But Not So Busy, Month of September

These past two weeks have been seemingly crazy around our house. I'm not quite sure what it is that we are so busy doing, but hence, the time goes by and its another day in the life. I decided that the best that I could come up with was to document the house, as it were, in the midst of it all.

And then I realized as I was uploading these photos that it sure makes us look like we were doing a whole lot of nothing. Putting our feet up and watching a movie? Okay, so these pictures may not be the greatest of representations of our busy couple of weeks.

 At Mike's request, German Chocolate Brownies. That pan is disappearing faster than my hips would like.

So we don't have an ottoman. And yes, those are Christmas pillow cases....

 What the armrest next to me looks like while my feet are propped so nicely on my 'ottoman'.

 

 
 I love how the sun comes into my house in the late afternoon. Not looking forward to the end of Daylight Savings.

And I love the fields that I get to see when I look out my window.

 I couldn't really watch too much of this movie. Made me a bit too anxious. Hence, all the gear on the armrest to keep me busy.

Well. I wish I could say that things are slowing down, but I think it will be October before we get there. Hopefully this fall weather will stick around so I can actually enjoy some of it.

A Little Chill In The Air

Which led to me listening to my first Christmas song of 2013. Mike tells me that's not good. But it is. It is very very good.

Even If Today's Facial Hair Creeps Me Out Just A Bit...

I still love you to the moon and back, husband.

Quote From The Weekend

During our walk to the library.

Mike: Did you know that if we could figure out how to harvest the inside of a tumbleweed, it could be used as packing peanuts?

So glad I married someone who keeps me guessing on what he’ll say next.

And for Labor Day?

I have to say it was pure happiness. I spent the entire day with husband, shopping and eating and erranding. We returned a lease, so now we get the adventure of playing marriage and life with only one car. Luckily we pretty much go everywhere together, including carpooling to work, so having one car should be smooth sailing. We just can't decided what we want! Four wheel drive. But that's about as far as we have taken it. We figure we'll just save ourselves a bit of money while we don't need a car and when an instance comes along where we need two cars, we'll get that second car. As soon as we figure out what car that is. Ah. I hate car shopping. What a crummy way to have to spend a beautiful autumn weekend. I'm gonna put it off until the snow hits.

Oh and somehow we made our way to the Herriman Reservoir. Along with the rest of the southern Salt Lake County population. Now Mike wants to learn how to paddle board. Yeah lets just add that to the golfing that we were supposed to be taking up this summer...

It's Friday. Thank The Heavens For That One.

Today has already been a doozy. So lucky that there are some moments when sitting on a computer at work that can be completely inspirational. You just have to find the right material. And inspiration is how I will lead into this lovely Labor Day weekend.

Read this.

Once you have read that, read this.

There Is A Lady In My Ward That Lived In New Zealand Awhile Back.

Her and her husband just decided they were sick of Utah and they needed to take themselves a little break. One day her husband comes home and says, I think we need to move to New Zealand. And so they did. How amazing is that? And how brave. How many of us would pick up and move to the opposite side of the world? They had no jobs, no connection, nothing for them when they got there. Except pure freedom. Peace of mind. I don’t recall how long she said they lived there. It wasn’t for very long. And then when they decided it was time to come back, they took the long way home. Stopped and traveled along the way.

 

For some reason I have been reflecting a lot on our time in DC last summer. I have found myself missing it. Because as much as I hated the droplets of sweat dripping down my back as soon as I walked out the door, what an amazing city to live in. To be surrounded at every turn by the things that built this country. Maybe it’s the itch of needing a little bit more variety in my life. Since we all know how much fun getting up and going to work every day is.:) Does anybody else get bored as quickly as Mike and I do? Maybe it’s the product of being on the go go go since we have been married. Things sure do slow down once school is over. And yet, in all my boredom, how nice it is to be settled. To be able to make plans. To be able to have stability. To be able to see the product of all the work that we put in. I feel so lucky to be where I am. We worked hard for this settled, stable life. I guess maybe I just need a few more picnics in the park and kitchen dance parties to keep things interesting

I Try, But I Admit, I Really Just Don’t Like Def Leppard...

...but please play me Elton John, all the day long.

Veggie Straws, eh? Nursery food if there ever was one, but I love them oh so much.

I have started to read blogs again. And I forgot how utterly addicting they are. Because now all I want to do is read blogs. Those debits and credits can wait….meanwhile, on Love Taza back in January 2008…

There was a fight at Mike’s soccer game last night. That was fun. And no, Mike wasn’t involved. I told him I would disown him as a child if he ever fought in a rec league soccer game.

Some fairies came and decorated our office overnight. The amount of pictures that is now hanging on the wall is border-line highly excessive. We've got some nature. Some are business related. And then some are like these:

Things just got weird, huh?

 

Does anyone else actually pray in their morning prayers that the workday will go by quickly? No? Just me?

 

Speaking Of

There is just something about people who tease. And I don’t mean tease in a brotherly sisterly love sort of way. And I also don’t mean the bullies at school way. I just mean those beyond irritating folk that find it just so fantastically fun to say things just to see if they can get a rise out of you. Well guess what? You won. You got a freaking rise out of me. And then I proceeded to absolutely blow up at them. Because when you try to get a rise one to many times out of this extremely stubborn person, you are absolutely gonna get a rise. Unfortunately, we work together. So that’s awkward. But someone had to teach them a lesson. You can’t act like a 13 year old forever.

And for the record, I am stubborn. Always have been, always will be. It’s in the genes. But at least I act like the adult that I claim to be.

Word to this beyond irritating folk spoken of above: probably should try just knocking it off. Teasing is for preteens and middle school. And one day someone is going to blow up in your face. And they are going to enjoy it. And you, you’re going to feel like a fool.