cosmo and jenn

my two dads

2012-01-21T09:57:00.000-08:00

over mlk day weekend, we took a trip to san diego to see richard and erica.

while there, we took a trip to imperial beach to walk down the pier since it was still too cold to play on the beach.

cosmo and richard got some weird stares while they walked down the pier holding annie's hands, plus cosmo had van strapped to the front of him in a baby carrier.

me and erica kept our distance to not ruin the magic of it all.

the happy couple.

van enjoying some fresh ocean air

i wish i would have gotten a picture of it, but the first morning we were there, i was feeding van and all three of richard and erica's girls came in with their pink pi's on, holding baby dolls, and they all sat by me on the bed and fed their babies while i fed van. cosmo just looked at us and repeated his relief that we have a boy. thanks richard and erica for putting up with us all weekend and for letting van pee on your bed.

van's blessing

2012-01-02T12:25:00.000-08:00

van was blessed on new years day as

Van Kenneth Krummenacher

i am not a fan of the silky white blessing outfits they offer for boys, so i made his pants and bow tie and scoured the internet for infant suspenders. figuring i can't even find pants that fit him, i didn't think i would be able to actually find baby suspenders, but the heavens aligned and i ran across these little gems. probably not the most comfortable, but i'm trying to teach van "fashion over function" in his young age.

my whole family was able to be there.

cosmo's sister kristen, dad and mom

van was named after my older brother kenneth.

he had his baby lynlee a month and a half before we had van.

krummenacher family

january 1st, 2012

baby cuz i'm a thug

2011-11-29T13:46:00.000-08:00

we were at a friends wedding when i looked down and discovered that Van is a straight up gangsta.

west side!

all the other kids with the pumped up kicks...

2011-11-14T15:33:00.000-08:00

van rockin' his vans.

my husband insists babies dont need shoes, but how can you resist when they look this cute?!

this kid is already smiling at us. i love it.

and no, its not just gas

3 1/2 weeks old

2 weeks old

his aunt erika made him a hoodie with his name

i swore i wouldnt be one of those moms that talk about how their kid is the best, but seriously, he is.

he only wakes up once a night to feed (knock on wood) and he's my little rockstar ninja.
i love his guts. baby acne and all.

sleep, eat, poop. repeat.

2011-10-26T11:38:00.000-07:00

happy one week!

we woke up this morning and all three of us (me, cosmo, & van) were healthy and happy.

i consider that to be a successful first week.

i hope i am not jinxing myself, but i think we got a rockstar good baby.

he is SO MELLOW and feeds every 4 hours during the night, so we are able to get a little sleep.

he hates being naked and getting his diaper changed, but thats about the only time he cries, and even then, its a pretty pathetic whimper.

he has long skinny girl fingers like his dad, and he has his dad's toes and feet.

he has my nose and cheeks.

if you notice on the left side of his head, he has a pretty good lump.

he was in the birth canal for over 2 hours. the rest of his cone head has gone down completely, but they have told us that because he was crowing for so long in that one spot, he has major bruising in the bone and that lump will be there for quite some time. poor kid. my sisters have already nick named him "lumpy".

good thing its getting close to beanie season!

its crazy how much we love this little guy, even if he does poop all over us and the bed at 3:00 in the morning when we are exhausted and half awake.

look what we made

2011-10-21T18:55:00.000-07:00

Van Kenneth Krummenacher

october 19th, 2011

8lbs 15oz

(although my doctor said i earned it to just tell people 9 pounds)

22 inches

(yup, those are pants with michael jackson silhouette on them, thanks to erika)

first family photo

our little...uhhh... big ninja finally made his appearance early early wednesday morning

october 19th 2011 @ 3:31am.

i'll tell the whole story later but for now, enjoy the pictures of our cute kid, and i'll go actually enjoy him.

nope.

2011-10-12T19:40:00.000-07:00

today is my due date, and the answer is NO

and from the looks of things, this kid is VERY COMFORTABLE where he is at. i feel like that youtube kid 'david at the dentist' when he looks at his dad in desperation and asks- "why is this happening to me?? is this going to be forever?!"

soo.... to get my mind off that unpleasant realization, here's pictures from my awesome weekend.

me and cosmo are trying to live up our last kidless days, so along with my little sisters angela and erika, we went to see kevin devine on saturday.

he's one of my very favorites. as i have mentioned before, he's a lyrical genius.

me, kevin devine, angela, erika

since the hard rock cafe is a really small venue, we were able to talk to him afterwards for quite a while.

me and cosmo have met him several times, and each time he is just as genuine and sincere.

he was in love with the fact that i was pregnant and talked a lot about how he loves the energy and the thought of a new life growing inside. he was flattered that i would come to his show 9 months pregnant and HE thanked ME for being there and sharing my energy with him.

it sounds cheesy, but it was a cool moment.

"we wrap bibles up in blankets, just in case we're watched in sleep, but its the slingshots underneath our pillows that keep us calm and rested and relieved.. cuz we're a nation built on eggshells, bandages, and appleseeds. attractive homes on top of bruised foundations that come apart gradually, before they're leveled completely...."
-kevin devine

me and cosmo enjoying our childless last moments....

it was amazing. the show. not the childless moment... actually that too.

and even though i said i wasnt going to talk about it.. just an update..

my doctor is out of town this week, so if i dont go into labor naturally (which does NOT look like its going to happen) then they will induce me on Tuesday Oct 18th when he gets back.

in other words, 5 more days and life will never be the same.

its the final countdown (you have to sing this)

2011-10-06T21:31:00.000-07:00

6 days to go until Dday

oct 12th to be exact.

am i foolish to hope for this weekend?

oct 9th is john lennon's birthday, so that would be rad to have him then.

plus, it would mean i would be 3 days early, which would be AMAZING.

38 weeks

39 weeks

both my belly and my swollen feet and ankles continue to grow..

so now we wait..

and just for kicks and giggles and to get that awful image of my feet out of your head,

this is me circa 1984/1985 maybe?

check out those cheeks!

poor van doesn't stand a chance....

"girl, i like em huge" -moto moto madagascar2

2011-09-17T21:47:00.000-07:00

34 weeks pregnant

36 weeks pregnant

i am a few days shy of being 37 weeks.

roughly 25 days to go.

but who's counting... ?

is this real life?

2011-08-28T13:37:00.000-07:00

one month and some change to go until D-day.

i am hot and swollen and done.

gross huh?

we put up the crib a couple weekends ago, and it made it a little too real..

i walk by the room now and see the crib and think-

"oh crap. this is really happening.."

i LOVE this crib.. it is the same crib my mom used for all 8 of us kids, and my little sister used it for my nephew as well. it has a lot of memories attached to it, including the chew marks on the sides from me teething.... i guess i liked the taste of crib.

embarrassing fact- i bought this baby bedding before i was even pregnant. it was on sale, and i loved it and couldn't pass it up. good thing we are having a boy!

cosmo painted this wooden rocket ship to match the bedding and we'll be putting it somewhere in the room once i figure out what i want to do.

33 weeks pregnant.

and just to put icing on the cake of this thing really happening, our carseat came this week.

what have we gotten ourselves into?

sugar and spice and everything nice? OR snakes and snails and puppy dog tails?

2011-08-28T12:35:00.000-07:00

back in april

(yeah it was 4 months ago and this is old news to everyone, don't judge, i'm pregnant..)

we found out the sex of our baby and had a gender reveal party to tell everyone what it was.

i made cupcakes and put blue or pink filling in the middle depending on what the sex was

as you can see, all the treats and drinks were blue and pink.

i had asked my mom to make divinity (above) and she was so sure it was a girl, so made WAY more pink.

can't have a party without steve's krazy subs!

team BLUE

team PINK

its a... BOY!

we broke the "krummenacher curse"

every one of cosmo's brothers have had girls first.

we are more then excited (and very relieved) to be having a boy!

his name will be

Van *Kenneth Krummenacher

*middle name subject to change...

kenneth (my older brother) said we can't name him after him if he's ugly....

weebles wooble but they dont fall down

2011-08-09T15:17:00.000-07:00

the other day i was walking (waddling) my pregnant body through the parking lot, dying of heat, when a big SUV stopped to let me cross in front of them.
just as i was thinking of how nice and thoughtful they were, a big buff black guy leaned out the window of said SUV and exclaimed "daaaaaaam girl.. you look like a weeble wooble!"

how was i suppose to respond to that?! "why thank you kind sir, indeed i do! laugh laugh. (cry....)"

say cheese!

2011-07-23T01:12:00.000-07:00

over the 4th of july weekend, my sis-in-law brooke asked if i would take their family pictures while we were in utah.

this made me nervous.

i just need to stop second guessing myself.

anyway.. here i am growing and learning and sharing outside of my comfort zone...

it was a beautiful perfect day for pictures. ie: not in arizona's 115 degree heat

greg, brooke, and james

any feedback or suggestions are more then welcome!

thanks greg and brooke for being patient with me..

"you sort of look like a hot air balloon" -erika

2011-06-27T12:52:00.000-07:00

i'm convinced that people like to see belly pictures just to see how fat youre getting

(at least thats why i like to see them).

so for all of those curious mean people out there...

here you go!

23 WEEKS

24 WEEKS

25 WEEKS

(pretty sure i blew up over night this week, and if i look tired, its because i am. i have a ninja inside me that decides night time is a good time to practice karate.)

so far my loving sisters have told me that i have "pregnant fat face" and while attempting to shop for clothes that fit, i walked out in one shirt only to hear the comment- "you sort of look like a hot air balloon".... which was quickly followed up by "but a really cute hot air balloon!" when she saw the tears starting to form in my eyes. oh the joys of pregnancy hormones.

and i had to share this lovely gem...

for mothers day, cosmo made a mini jenn out of donuts with pregnant belly and all.

i love how creative he is. he keeps me smiling.

the pregnancy is.....going.....

while i'm thrilled to be pregnant and to start our family, the whole act of being pregnant is pretty crappy.

no one ever really tells you that.

next time i hear a girl say how she just LOVES being pregnant,

i'm going to have her tell that to my swollen feet

a letter to the kid

2011-05-12T11:26:00.000-07:00

dear baby,

you are definitely your mother's kid and want to do things your own way.
believe me, i get it.
but will you please move around a little bit so that youre not laying with your head in my back and feet in my stomach. its not very comfortable and they say it will just get worse the more you grow if you dont change positions.
i know you can move, youre doing backflips like a crazy ninja in there.
if you could just do a little twist in one of those flips and reposition yourself, i'd be grateful.
the ultrasound tech laughed when she saw how you were laying, and told me you already danced to the beat of your own drum.
you will have years ahead of you to make me miserable.
just give in this time, and i'll give you ice cream for breakfast when you get here.
i love your little translucent ninja guts already.
love, mom

below is an artists renditioning of your position:
(click to enlarge)

this post was brought to you by the letter "P"

2011-05-01T21:41:00.000-07:00

first comes...

then comes....
then comes...

after a few heartaches through the past year and lots of prayers and time spent holding our breath, we're excited to finally tell people- I'M PREGNANT!

the first trimester was a nightmare that i do not wish on even my worst enemy (who in their right mind does this more then once?!!?).
but i'm starting to feel better and can actually function without hating my life.
doctor says baby is strong and healthy, and its such a relief to hear.

thanks to everyone close to us for your thoughts and prayers through the roller coaster ride that this has been. luckily we're off the crappy ride now and on to the fun one. one where they give you a baby at the end..... thats only slightly scary....

no... really...

2011-04-26T23:03:00.000-07:00

dear husband:
who needs to save money when you can see sunsets like this?!

dear cheryl (my travel buddy):
sure hazel is only a couple months old, but she likes to travel. she told me. i wouldnt lie about these things..

dear haiti:
i would come see you again if you took care of those hypodermic needles we found on the beach. something tells me thats not very sanitary...

dear everyone:
WHO LET ME CUT MY HAIR?!!? ugh...

this has been a public announcement brought to you from stir crazy jenn.
its not getting any better.... looking at vacation pictures may or may not be helping matters....

its that time again.

2011-04-19T13:57:00.000-07:00

sometimes i get stir crazy.
like now.
i NEED to take a trip.

"two of us riding nowhere. spending someone's hard earned pay. you and me sunday driving, not arriving, on our way back home. we're on our way home.
you and i have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.
two of us sending postcards, writing letters on my wall. you and me burning matches, lifting latches on our way back home. we're on our way home. we're going home" -the beatles

"this is gonna be reality, you can never dream it down..."

2011-04-14T10:28:00.000-07:00

much to my husbands dismay, i am not political. AT. ALL.

i try. i really do. (thats a lie, i dont.) i even went to ASU with him to watch ron paul speak. i ended up annoyed and bored. you can call it uneducated, uninformed, ignorant, whatever. i'm fine with that. i just choose to not have a "oh woe is me, everything is going to hell" attitude, which seems to be the case amongst most politicians and people that talk politics. its all just too negative for me. i've never thought that politics really effected me. until now.

now. i'm. pissed.

but i'm not sure at who.

this is where my immature selfish childish side is about to raise its head. let me explain.

i LOVE music. i live for music. it gets me through life. makes me happier when i'm happy and gets me through tough times when i'm sad. ...you get the point.

ever since arizona passed SB1070 (the immigration law..dont worry i didnt know it was called that either) many bands have gone on what they are calling "The Sound Strike".

this makes me sad. i dont know if i'm upset with politicians or musicians.. it just makes me....well.... sad. especially when i find out my favorite band of all time - bright eyes - has joined this strike and will NOT be coming to AZ on their tour this summer (colorado here i come!)

so here's my political selfish duties.. (let me preface this by saying- i really dont have an opinion either way on this law. there are definitely pros and cons and i dont know enough about it to try to have an opinion) but can we PLEASE do something about it so my bands will come back to AZ? thank you.

here's a letter conor oberst (the lead singer/creative genius behind bright eyes) wrote to stateside presents (a concert promoter here in the valley) about why he is joining in the strike if you are interested - go HERE.

i'm not saying i agree or disagree, but if you are into that sort of stuff, its interesting.

this is making me hate politics even more.

i just want my music back.

my holy grail

2011-04-11T13:19:00.000-07:00

yup.

youre seeing that right. mac & cheese pizza. my trusted hole in the wall pizza joint Slices really pulled through for me this time. the only thing that could have made this better was hot dogs sliced up on the top. that would have been the trifecta of greatness. i cant even think about it without getting a little teary eyed.

luckily cosmo had his camera phone to document such an amazing event. he almost wouldnt take the pictures because he insists i need a camera phone and was trying to teach me a lesson. i will refuse until my dying day....or atleast until i cant find a replacement to my trustee oldschool nokia, but thats another story for another day....

needless to say, my not so pleasant day, just turned pleasant. very cheesily pleasant.

editors note: for those who are not aware- mac & cheese (w/ hotdogs) is my FAVORITE food. cosmo took me to a fancy restaurant for our anniversary a few years ago, and i ordered a $35 plate of essentially what was macaroni and cheese.... oops. i have the palette of a 4 year old.

rants and silver and spoon

2011-04-04T08:59:00.000-07:00

i have been interested in photography since i was young. i've always enjoyed creating and capturing a moment that will last forever. this is only a known fact among my family and closest friends. its never something i shouted from the rooftops or wanted to make money from. it is a creative release for me. i have always just done it for fun.

i've used my family and friends as my scape goat models from senior pictures to baby pictures to band pictures to artsy pictures that may have frightened my mother and made her question why i was smearing black make up all over her innocent little girl's face. i've coveted a nicer camera since i can remember but could never justify spending the money on the one i really wanted.

for christmas, cosmo completely blew my expectations for a camera out of the water when he got me a nikon d7000. like i've mentioned before, i cried like a baby. i was overwhelmed and overly excited all at once. this was A LOT of camera for me.

now here's my rant:

since owning this camera i've been asked a lot if i plan on starting a photo blog or website. these cameras and photo programs are so accessible these days, it seems everyone is a "photographer" now. its actually a huge pet peeve of mine. i'm not saying i am this fantastic amazing photographer. i'm not. i have SO MUCH to learn. especially when it comes to this digital stuff. but i do this for myself. it makes me happy. plain and simple.

i'm also not saying that there are not AMAZING photographers out there with photoblogs. there are several i look at daily and oogle over their ability to create.

i'm just tired of the "mary janes" that pick up a camera for the first time in their lives and decide they are a photographer and start charging people money for it.

you are not a photographer, you just have an overpriced camera.

ok. now that that is out. this is the first time i've really shared my work with everyone... it makes me nervous and anxious to put it out there.. especially after that little rant. but i'm trying to grow. to not be fearful. to share my talents. photography makes me happy.

my little sister's friend makes rings from antique spoons. the name of his company is silver and spoon he had made her a few of them and asked if she would take pictures showing the rings. she, in return, asked me if i would take the pictures. this was the first real shoot i've done with my new camera.

here are just a few shots.

go check out his rings HERE

so there you have it. my photography in all its glory.

who is excited for sunday night?!

2011-01-15T10:18:00.001-08:00

ME!!!!

3 days!!

2011-01-13T17:27:00.001-08:00

i miss you cosmo.

this song basically sums it all up. and ya know, its the beatles, so its a win win.

to cosmo.

2011-01-07T20:49:00.000-08:00

for christmas, cosmo got me the camera of my dreams. actually way better then the camera of my dreams. a nikon d7000. i cried like a little baby.

i am still learning how to use it, but these are my first attempts at a few video. there are a few focusing issues (erika!) and a few things i know to do different from now on out, but for a trial run, i think they turned out ok. thanks to tay and erika for helping me put these together. mostly tay. ok, all to tay.

this is for cosmo who left me to go to dubai for 2 LONG weeks.

i love you and miss you cosmo! you should surprise me and come home early... think about it...

no? ...its ok, you dont have to answer now.

cosmo come home. from Jennifer Krummenacher on Vimeo.

i'm not crying from Jennifer Krummenacher on Vimeo.

"theres a map of the world on the wall in your room, green pins where you wanna go..."

2011-01-03T21:30:00.000-08:00

saturday night, my husband left for an adventure of a lifetime.

he is gone for two weeks to dubai for a study abroad program for school.

if you are interested in following his journey, he started a blog about it.

go here

i miss him.

alot.

this is going to be a lllloooonnnngggg 2 weeks.

love you cosmo.

signing out

-lonely jenn

army of one

2010-12-16T19:43:00.000-08:00

my uncle richard loves the way i dress

(not really)

he's always telling me how awesome i am.

(really)...

...(sort of)

thanks to him, i can add this little number to my wardrobe.

rich gave me some of his camo pants.

aka fatigues if you want to sound legit.

these are the real deal.

i think he was half way joking, but i, of course, took them.

i hadnt found the right opportunity to wear them.

until today.

something about the rain just made me want to be all i could be.

my dad told me to send a picture to richard from my phone,

but since i still have a phone from the dinosaur ages

(which i happen to love with all my heart)

my sister alisha did the honors and took pictures with her phone to send to him, and since i'm nice, i decided to share them here too.

my nephew brodie had to get in on the action because of how rad he knows i am.

i'm pretty sure they are suppose to be worn clear up on your waist since the crotch is to my knees, but come on, that wouldnt be cool, now would it?

hoppy? halloween...

2010-11-03T21:44:00.001-07:00

minus the clown with the strobe light on the stairs,

shasta threw an awesome halloween party.

"i'll get you, you wask-a-ly wabbit"

this was our lame attempt at throwing together costumes last minute for it.

thanks to travis who let cosmo borrow all of his hunting gear.
hunter and rabbit, and pregnant barbie and ken (cheryl and travis)
my poor tail was squished by the end of the night

me and my little sis alisha

me and cheryl

according to cosmo, this was "fake halloween" since it was 2 weeks before halloween.
stay tuned for pictures from "real halloween".

i think we were able to redeem ourselves with the "real halloween" costumes...

things i think about on the drive to work.

2010-10-29T08:06:00.000-07:00

when you see a garbage bag on the side of the road, does anyone hope/imagine that there is a dead body cut up inside of it?

you say morbid.
i say imagination.

*i should probably stop watching criminal minds so much*

come out, come out, wherever you are

2010-10-04T21:51:00.000-07:00

for my own fleeting sanity...

winter please come soon.

i am special.

2010-09-27T09:35:00.000-07:00

happy birthday to me!
dont believe me that i'm awesome?
even google agrees that my arrival to this earth is worth celebrating.
i always have to smirk my little bratty smile when i see this.

i am jack's complete lack of surprise

2010-09-15T22:35:00.000-07:00

reason #72 that i love my husband:

we have deep meaningful conversations over dinner.

tonights discussion- which movie did brad pitt look best in.

thats right.
these things are important topics that need to be discussed.

the contenders:

Tyler Durden-Fight Club

"listen up maggots. you are not special. you are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. you're the same decaying organic matter as everything else."
"the things you own, end up owning you."
"i want you to hit me as hard as you can"

Mickey O'Neil-Snatch
"d'ya like dags? yeah. dags"
"its not for me. its for me ma"
"why do i want a caravan that's got no wheels?"

cosmo's pick: tyler durden
his argument:
"he has the best shoulders, he's in amazing shape, he's just awesome. and i want his clothes. i really want his clothes"

my pick: mickey o'neil.
my argument:
"he's still cut, but he's tatted up and dirty. plus he has a rad accent"

so what do you think?

cruisin'

2010-09-12T22:33:00.000-07:00

back in may we went on a cruise with cheryl and travis.

it was awesome.

and here's some pictures.

(i'll post a lot more later when i get more time, i was just sick of my hair pictures being the first thing you see on this)

tulum ruins

cozumel mexico

miami skyline from the boat

haiti

(not the earthquake part)

we went to haiti, jamaica (a horrible place), cayman islands, and cozumel mexico.

i'm going to leave you in suspense and post more later.

lets just say, i miss franklin, and i want to go back.

diamonds? nah, HATS are a girls best friend

2010-07-20T19:10:00.000-07:00

my love affair with hats and bandannas has definitely come in handy..

my head will be warm for the next 3-4 months

(i figure this is the amount of time it will take to get a little length back)

change in the wind

2010-07-19T13:05:00.000-07:00

"nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.
leave the house before you find something worth staying in for"
-banksy

i needed this little kick in the butt.

i need to create.
i need to be spontaneous.
i need to trust my abilities.
i need to explore.
i need to not grow complacent.
i need to be adventurous.
i need to not be afraid to fail.
i need to accept change.
i need to live up to my potential.
i need to love more.
i need to stress less.
i need to be jenn.

oops. i did it again.

2010-07-07T22:06:00.000-07:00

every 3 or 4 years i get bored and this is what happens.

long story short...

this is not the outcome hoped for.

3 haircuts from 3 different people in 3 days,

(thats gotta be a record right?!)

all the while, it kept getting shorter and shorter...

and farther and farther from the original idea.

dont ask me if i've cried..

hair grows right?

next time please talk me out of it.

luckily i will attract millions of 14 year old girls with my striking resemblance to justin beiber

hypothetically speaking...

2010-05-20T20:49:00.000-07:00

when you ask to try on your best friends cute shorts, and she tells you that they are going to be way to big on you, but you argue with her and tell her that they will fit, but she insists that they wont, and then you put them on and they do indeed fit,

what you SHOULDNT say is-

"SEE I TOLD YOU I WAS FAT"

"youre a wolf, boy get out of this town..."

2010-05-15T16:18:00.000-07:00

sometimes i really like being right.

this is one of those moments that makes me sit back, kick my feet up, put my hands behind my head, and smile with a quirky grin and think 'i told you so'

let me preface.

i love concerts. always have. i'm not talking big arena, way too many people being obnoxious, crappy band concerts.

i'm talking small, intimate, sweaty because youre in a little room with no a/c, youre so close to the band that you can see the passion in their eyes, concerts.

i'm hooked. like a drug.

many years ago, someone

(i wont say names, but i do like this person,they just gave bad advice)

told me..well challenged me... to stop going to shows.

told me that i would never find a respectable young man to date and marry that would go to shows with me.

he said that a concert is no place to meet guys.

i tried to explain to him that i went to shows to hear music, not to pick up on guys, but this concept was lost on him. he could not understand how a girl could be into that kind of music scene (he was a part of this music scene in his younger days)

i told him i wouldnt stop going to shows. it was part of my life blood.

he told me that i would never have a nice young man that would go to shows with me once i was married, and when i was married, it would be inappropriate for me to go alone, so i should stop now.

this brings us to present day...

as i stood there listening to sea wolf, head bobbing to the music,

the conversation from the past that was long forgotten popped into my head.

i looked to the left of me, and there was my good respectable husband standing next to me, singing right along.

and i grinned.

i love being right.

just what i needed....

2010-04-30T20:15:00.000-07:00

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars"
-kahlil gibran

"It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then"
-alice in wonderland

"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed."
-g.k. chesterton

dont ask. dont tell.

2010-04-18T19:28:00.000-07:00

L to R: lafe, cosmo, sean, steve, richard

sorry.

had to re-visit this beauty.

posted this a long time ago, and i was looking through pictures and got a much needed laugh.

happy spring lovin' everyone!

insomnia = happy easter!!

2010-04-02T00:38:00.000-07:00

PICTURES!!! i discovered i could take pictures from cosmo's phone and send them to my email and then put them on here! so this will do for the time being.....

tonight i cant sleep.

i'm exhausted and burnt out, but my brain wont shut off.

i feel anxios and decided i needed to create something.

a great outlet to focus my energy (or lack there of) on other things...

brainstorming...

what can i do/make?

...easter this weekend....

....i could make a treat for work tomorrow for everyone....

something impressive so everyone can confirm how awesome i am...

after a quick late night trip to walmart

WAH LA! TA DA!

easy peasy lemon squeezy.

except it doesnt have peas or lemons in it..

little mini baskets with corn flake rice krispies died green with coconut and robin eggs on top.

now i can sleep.

hope everyone has a happy easter!

confessions of a pictureless blogger...

2010-03-27T13:14:00.000-07:00

still no pictures.
with everything going on in life right now, getting new space for the computer has been last on the list of priorities and concerns..
right now the goal in life- survival.

one of my survival modes- shopping.... more so window shopping... i love looking at all the fancy clothes i want online without ever really buying anything.. i love picturing how i would make it work and how it would look. but when reality kicks in, i'm a boring white vneck t-shirt and jeans kind of girl. no accessories, no fuss, no fun. maybe to add some spice, i'll throw in an occasional colored hoodie. oh how i love my hoodies....

i have big dreams of dressing girly. i really do. i look at old vintage websites over and over. admiring how girls can have the imagination to pull some of these outfits together.
my style icon = zooey deschanel in 500 days of Summer. actually, just her in general.
i WANT to be that girly girl with that old vintage fashion feel. i WANT to wear ruffles and pretty colors and accessorize.
but morning comes and my white vneck calls my name over and over again. taunting me with its comforting and carefree/non-fuss ways.

and guess what.
it wins.
game over.

pity party. table for one.

2010-01-19T21:23:00.000-08:00

since i STILL cant download pictures onto my computer, i'll get some advice from everyone in another pictureless post....

Remember Jeremiah ?

well.... i went back for a trim. a TRIM.

nothing more. nothing less.

i raved about how much i loved his last hair cut, and i told him i wanted it exactly the same, just my ends needed to be trimmed up because i torture them with my blow dryer and flat iron daily.

i went in with a smile. i came out with tears. (my poor husband... i was on suicide watch for a good 48 hours..)

i lived with it for about a week until i finally got up the guts and called and asked if he could fix it. (i have NEVER done that before, but i had spent too much money to hate it as much as i did..)

So i went back in and he 'fixed' it.

4 1/2 inches later.... my long hair was not so long anymore.

ok...so its still long.... just not as long....

and its still not as good as it was the very first time he cut it...

SO...... do i go back next time i need a trim and give him another chance?? or do i cut my losses and continue my search...

am i being to critical?

am i a brat?

should i relax and stop whining?

probably.

possibly.

maybe.

yes.

maybe i should cut it short again...

LONG (before the quote, unquote, trim)

sorta SHORT (with britt and shasta, girls i love!)

(its been shorter, but cant find a decent pic of it right now...)

thoughts? ideas? inspirations? dreams? wishes? hopes? desires?

what would macgyver do?

2009-12-24T08:10:00.000-08:00

you know you're from arizona when you go out to your car in the morning to discover that your windows are covered in ice and you panic.

the panic is eased when you realize you can scrape it off with a cd case.

thank you macgyver.

i was just told credit cards also work wonders.....

multiple choice test

2009-12-20T14:45:00.000-08:00

i found myself in a predicament this past weekend...

i happened to realize i had X amount more money free to spend then had been planned.
this X amount of money just so happened to be enough to either:

A. get a hair cut and feel fabulous or

B. get the (much needed) alignment fixed on my car

guess which one i chose......
and guess if my dad just rolled his eyes and sighed or not....
oops.

on a side note:
due to wonderful technology, i have not been able to download new pictures onto my computer for a while... when i get this little error fixed, i have a lot of catching up to do, so stay tuned for all the fun and excitement! i know you're holding your breath!

killing me softly

2009-11-23T20:37:00.000-08:00

murder mystery dinner at the four dueces

holy scary red eyes!
my little brother greg and his wife brooke threw a murder mystery dinner.
roaring 20's was the theme.
i was a baroness and cosmo was a detective.
SO. MUCH. FUN.
who doesnt love dressing up?!
except red lipstick is NOT my color...

actually...i think lipstick in general is not my color...

our camera wasnt working very well, so i didnt take a lot of pictures, but if you want to see more pictures of everyone dresseed up (and you do!) go to my sister-in-laws blog HERE

thanks greg and brooke for a murder filled night!

something wicked this way comes

2009-11-17T19:29:00.000-08:00

do you want to re-live halloween because its memory is fading all too quickly?

yeah me too!

shane and josie had us over to carve pumpkins.

cosmo didnt get there until late because of school, so i just watched.

this was shane's awesome pumpkin!

josie's rad mummy!

life long dream of mine came true this halloween.
i dressed up as peter pan.
.......we already had the costume........
.......only really funny to those who know why we had it........

cosmo was jon. as in: wendy michael and jon.
except everyone thought he was harry potter.
since when did harry potter wear a top hat and nightgown?

my nephew brodie as
M-I-C (see ya real soon!)
K-E-Y (why? because we like you!)
M-O-U-S-E

alisha made his costume.
i told him i wanted to squish him because he was so cute,
to which he replied in disgust-
"DONT SQUISH ME!"

he had had one too many pictures taken of him, and he was NOT having one more...

"and I JACK! the pumpkin king"

my little brother michael as
jack skellington from nightmare before christmas.
my mom made his costume which turned out AMAZING.

my sisters angela and erika as nerds.

and no, i'm not the jolly green giant.

i just happen to look huge next to them.

ang in all her glory.

sadly, the shirt and suspenders are mine...

not sure what that says about me...

erika jill.

what boy could resist this face?!

the untold romance of peter and jon....

as the cries start to penetrate still air

this day we celebrate

the wait now ends

from four corners smoke plumes into a reddened sky

in the face of lantern light, tonight my destiny lies.

this day so hallowed, this day so hallowed,

from here to forever its will I will follow

tonight will come to life.

deadened branches stirred by whispers in the wind

fall children fill the streets at dusk, at last, it all will begin

tonight will come to life

-afi

happy halloween!

the happiest place on earth...or in cosmo's words "the greatest exploitation of children"

2009-11-08T20:53:00.000-08:00

we pulled some east coast/west coast action in the month of october.

the weekend after we went to new york, we drove to california and met up with my whole family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters, mom and dad!) to go to disneyland!!

i am holding my nephew garrett.

we like to pretend we have a family.

the haunted mansion is decorated like nightmare before christmas,
which = awesome.

bff's

can i tell you- i LOVE halloween, so it was SO FUN to be there in october and see all the decorations!!

shasta is basically part of my family, and she was out in cali the same time we were, so she met up with us.

i think this was the only time cosmo was happy.
the whole day, the only thing he wanted to do was ride autotopia.

brodie and alisha on autotopia

i got yelled at by some cranky man in line for taking this picture.

"WE'RE ALL WAITING!"

are you allowed to yell in disneyland?!?!

finding nemo submarine ride.

the, hands down, greatest ride in disneyland.

cosmo pretending to be happy.

i have to apologize to all my family members for being so cranky.

yup. i was cranky in disneyland.

i didnt know it was possible either.

it was HOT.

like melting lava hot.

and i have to apologize for not getting more pictures of everyone together..

i didnt realize it until i got home and got them onto my computer!

but thanks grandpa and grandma for getting us all together and for such a fun time!!

skoobys

2009-11-08T20:33:00.000-08:00

not to be sacrilegious, but i would like to think that if God wanted a hotdog,

he would go here to get it.

this is SKOOBYS.

located in the heart of hollywood california on hollywood blvd,

i still remember the first time this heavenly hotdog hit my lips.

my friend cj got really hungry one night while we were all in cali to see a band play. he went on a crusade to find something open at 3am. he came back with skoobys hotdogs and the holy grail of hotdogs was discovered.

its a MUST to hit it up every time i'm in california.

i'll admit, in the past when i was still single and fun, i have made special trips out there, just to get a hot dog.

not only are their hotdogs delicious, their french fries and special dipping sauce are to die for.
their fresh hand squeezed lemonade isnt bad either.

lets just chalk it up by saying i love this place.
and you will too if you ever get lucky enough to taste the goodness that is SKOOBYS.

IMAGINE

2009-10-14T19:49:00.000-07:00

"...imagine no possession.

i wonder if you can.

no need for greed or hunger.

a brotherhood of man.

imagine all the people

sharing all the world..."

we were the second people there to start off the celebration for john lennon's birthday (oct 9)
thats our apple we put on the memorial. it says "happy birthday john! we love you!"

"...you may say i'm a dreamer.

but i'm not the only one.."

a group of guys showed up in the early afternoon and started playing beatles songs.
everyone gathered around and sang along.
the crowd grew and grew.

strawberry fields forever

"i hope someday you'll join us,

and the world will be as one"

by night time, there was a huge crowd and the imagine memorial was basically covered.
it was so much fun to sit around and sing and see everyone join together in remembering john lennon. i should have been a hippie because this was awesome.

all you need is love.

"i just shot john lennon" -mark david chapman

2009-10-14T19:22:00.000-07:00

at the dakota where john lennon was shot by mark david chapman on dec 8, 1980.

it happened right outside of these gates where i am standing.

after mark chapman shot him, he sat back down on the ground with his copy of 'catcher in the rye' and when asked what he had just done, he calmly said-

"i just shot john lennon"

and waited for the cops to arrive.

the ironic thing about all of this-

lennon was once asked how he thought he would die,

his response:

"i'll probably be popped off by some loony"

a little bit of culture

2009-10-14T19:11:00.000-07:00

one of my favorie things we did-

the rock and roll hall of fame museum with a special john lennon exhibit.

"say you'll share with me one love, one life time.."

thanks to elizabeth for letting me borrow this great coat!
beware the phantom of the opera!
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.

"when you get caught between the moon and new york city, the best thing you can do is fall in love"

2009-10-14T18:56:00.000-07:00

ice skating at the rockefeller center

me almost falling while the picture was being taken.
its harder then i thought.

carriage ride through central park

i'm not gonna lie, i didnt want to hold onto the horse to take the picture, but the guy driving the carriage insisted that i did.

central park.

its surreal to see the big green trees and the tall metal buildings in the same skyline.

and i'm proud to be an american

2009-10-14T18:43:00.000-07:00

let me preface this by saying that the first time i went to new york city, i didnt get to see the statue of liberty, so i was excited.

call me a a complete brat, but when i first saw it from the shore, i was under impressed.

its SO SMALL! i was wanting to be HUGE!

its not.

see it?

its way way way in the background.

on the ferry to see the statue of liberty.

aww we match!

ok, so once we got close enough, it was pretty cool.
and i wanted to go sit in the fold of her sleeve.
its now on my "things to do before i die" list.

dialogue wallking into the hotel room

2009-10-14T18:36:00.000-07:00

*open door to room*

cosmo: what is this?! i thought i got two twin beds?!

me laughing: these ARE twin beds!

he thought twin beds were doubles.

he got two beds because our friends dick and erica from buffalo were going to drive down for the weekend and meet us. good thing they ended up not being able to come. things would have been extra cozy. those were SMALL twin beds!

"there is no leaving new york"

2009-10-14T18:03:00.000-07:00

"start spreading the news. i'm leaving today

i want to be a part of it

new york. new york."

-frank sinatra

here's what else went on in new york:

breakfast at EJ's.
i'm just happy to be here!

this guy was selling these clocks on the side of the road.
RADDEST thing i think i have ever seen, and thats a bold statement.
we bought one. i couldnt resist.
we couldnt take it on the plane, cuz it kinda looks like it could be a bomb, so we're having it shipped to us. its going to be like christmas when i get it!

the LDS Temple.
cosmo says i look like a sister missionary in this picture.
then i punched him in the nose.

fettuchini giovanni at pelligrino's in little italy = heaven in my mouth.

no, i'm not puking it up, i'm shoveling it in.

cosmo's $5 glass of orange juice.
breakfast at city hall

time square

FREE HUGS!!

yes please.

papaya king.

cosmo wanted to eat here because kramer on sienfield always talks about it.

this is what we had at papaya king.

hot dog with chili, cheddar cheese, and curly fries on top.

it wrecked my stomach.

my dream come true.

dylan's candy bar.

too bad there were a whole gaggle of annoying kids ruining my good time.

and thats all kids.

new york trip oct 2009.

happy golden birthday to me!

2009-09-30T20:10:00.000-07:00

birthday #27 was a golden success!!

(golden birthday= i turned 27 on the 27th)

cosmo wrapped all my presents in gold wrapping paper, and had golden ballons and gold on the cake. i couldnt have asked for a more creative husband.

happy birthday to me!

make a wish!

the elusive triple high five!

"if its your birthday, we'll make a blue cake, and we'll eat it off these blue plates"

(see birthday post from last year for explanation)

we had papa murphey pizza for dinner.
bought them the night before, and cooked them up for my family on sunday!
delicious!

my family playing buzz quiz

thanks everyone for all the fun and attention!

i couldnt have asked for a better birthday!

they just keep getting better and better. i'm already looking forward to next year!

give me presents

2009-09-30T19:41:00.000-07:00

surprise after surprise..

i teach mia maids in church, and the young women heart attacked my house and chalked up my patio.

lots of help opening presents from garrett and brodie

brodie (with a little help from alisha) made me a card and was showing me everything he drew

old vintage records (the doors, pink floyd, the beatles, and fleetwood mac)

my little brother greg made me a flower. awwww

the monsters of folk cd. pure genius.

garrett made me a book and wrote me a story about cosmo coming to save me while i was doing my hair. it was a true literary piece of work.

my hoodie that i bought for myself a while ago. i went to wear it and asked cosmo if he had seen it, he told me- "dont worry about it". i opened it up on my birthday...surprise!

my last gift from cosmo... what is this... an apple??

and what is this?? a report?
..............
......................................

WE'RE GOING TO NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!

the big apple

he has the whole thing planned and booked and paid for.

he requested time off work for me and everything.

we leave october 8th.

things on his itinerary he made up for me:

carriage ride in central park, phantom of the opera on broadway, ice skating at the rockefeller center, rock and roll hall of fame, the met, lots of good eatin' ,and (the main reason we're going) the memorial for john lennon's birthday.

i am beyond excited and i really do have the best husband ever.

he made my golden birthday one to never forget!

love you cosmo!

"you may say i'm a dreamer. but i'm not the only one..." - john lennon

birthday fun for everyone! mainly me!

2009-09-30T19:31:00.000-07:00

to start off my birthday weekend festivities,

we had dinner at joes farm and grill with friends

the girls
shasta, jenn, cheryl, josie

the whole gang

josie, shane, sean, cosmo, jenn, tanner, shasta, cheryl, travis

(not pictured: wood)

cosmo and jenn
(nope, he cant pull a normal face)

we had lots of laughs and falling scorpions.

erika's birthday song to me

2009-09-30T19:10:00.000-07:00

my little sister erika changed the words to the beatles song 'come together' for me as my birthday present.
i could not stop laughing. she just makes fun of me the whole time, and its great! she sang it to me once, and we didnt get it recorded. luckily they made her call my older brother in utah and sing it for him, and i caught the magic on camera!

here are the lyrics in case you couldnt understand them:

COME TOGETHER
(happy birthday to jenn style)

here come old jenny she come groovin up slowly
she got googly eyeball she one roller derby
she got hair, red and greasy as can be
got to take a shower or you'll get a disease
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! RIGHT NOW! TO YOU!
She wear no high heels, she got finger toe syndrome
she got bearded husband, she cry hair cut problem
she say "ooooh no, dont you judge me!"
one thing i can tell you is you got to be free
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! RIGHT NOW! TO YOU!
she pops your acne she got black head lovin
she got sleep disorder, she got fibromyalgia
she got witches mole right on her chin
sadly she will never have an asian baby as kin
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! RIGHT NOW! TO YOU!
she wears her kanye, she got nerdy symptoms
she work many hours she got mean co-workers
she say "i am right and she is wrong"
i just dont think that we were meant to get along
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! RIGHT NOW! TO YOU!

WARNING! WARNING

2009-09-25T07:56:00.000-07:00

i feel like being nice and giving everyone a little reminder to save our friendship-

you have 2 days to get those birthday wishes ready!

AND its my GOLDEN birthday-->turning 27 on the 27th!

so make them good!

i love this boy.

2009-09-16T20:56:00.000-07:00

"love is real. it is not just in novels or the movies. it is fact. and it is standing here right in front of you. so if you open your eyes, oh what a sweet discovery, there is hope, and there is joy, and there is acceptance. so now let all of the light that collects on your plants keep you warm, make you smile. and i will be there with this pen in my hand to record all the while you'll be laughing so loud that the house would shake with sound and everything will be as new as the day it was found. love is real. it is not just in long distance commercials. or something that you thought you felt back in high school. so I will turn black and white become that horoscope you're reading. it predicts something good is on its way. oh, and then I will send you the world green and blue in a box through the mail. you can open it up, hold it right in your hand and be glad that it's there and be glad that you're there. now you can feel all the knots in your stomach start to untie. and suddenly it's not so hard to say you're all right. love is real. it is not just in poetry and stories. it is truth, and it will follow you everywhere you go from now on. so if you'd just cast off your doubt then your lips would answer for you, oh my darling, when you smile, it is like a song and I can hear it now..." -conor oberst

you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince

2009-09-11T21:01:00.000-07:00

and i'm not talking about my husband...

intrigued?

the story goes as follows:

i am PICKY about my hair...

now it may not look like it from photos on this blog because my hair has been ignored for too long..

i have been in search of 'the one'.

after a long loving relationship with mike, i called up the salon to schedule an appointment, when they dropped the bomb on me that he no longer worked there.

i had no idea he was leaving. he left without saying goodbye.

i wept.

after being carelessly dumped by mike, my broken heart and bad hair were in search of someone to fill his shoes.... his stylish fashionable shoes....

i searched high and low for over 3 years.

hair cut after hair cut.

this one too short, that one too poofy, most of them just not right.

tears were cried.

i decided to take a break.

my poor hair had suffered greatly and just couldnt take it anymore.

i had stopped trying.

on a whim, (and after cussing out my hair that morning)

i decided to give it one. last. chance.

and thats when i found him.

jeremiah.

his name rings music in my ears, and his scissors make my hair have wings (but not literally, that was out in the 70's).

my life is whole once again.

no longer will i walk the streets with split ends and a tear in my eye.

no longer will my hair go unloved and unkempt.

i can start living.

today, i jennifer krummenacher, have found my hair soulmate.

our still lives posed, like a bowl of oranges

2009-09-05T15:22:00.001-07:00

at the wedding, me and cosmo had a little bit too much fun taking pictures of ourselves...

sneak peek:

we ended up fitting into the era of the house way too well.
random unknown people kept stopping us and asking to take a picture of us.

i wont lie, i felt cool.

i have to thank shasta for letting me borrow the dress, angela for the sweater, and julia for the shoes. there is no way i could look this girly on my own.

we have alot better pictures on my cousin tyler's camera, so there are more to come, but i couldnt help but give you a quick taste..

dont worry baby birds, i wont leave you hungry.

there was love, all around, but i never heard it singing, no i never heard it at all, till there was you

2009-09-05T15:09:00.000-07:00

my cousin tyler got married in august and me and cosmo were lucky enough to go to southbend indiana for the wedding.

lauren and tyler

cosmo was one of the groomsman.
before me and cosmo got married, tyler and cosmo became instant friends when they bonded over video games and music.

uncle richard and aunt kathy

lacee and scott (scott is ty's brother)

me and cosmo

now i aint sayin' she's a gold digger

2009-09-05T14:16:00.000-07:00

the rehearsal dinner the day before the wedding

i spent the entire time behind a camera lense.

ty asked me to use his awesome amazing camera to capture all of the events since he was preoccupied with getting married and all...

i was happy to oblige.

but because of this, most of the pictures i took were on his camera, so i'm waiting for a cd of all the pictures from him.

*hint hint* ty

this is where they got married.

it was the old studebaker mansion.

ya know, the guy that made the cars.

it was way way rad.

cosmo called me kanye all weekend because of my rad sunglasses.

grandma, grandpa, and me and richard on the left with his head cut off.

cosmo and richard spent the rehearsal dinner playing pinball.
i was extremely impressed with richards skills.
cosmo's skills.....not so much...... but i still love him.

things i learned about southbend indiana:
1. its humid.
2. i loathe the humidity worse then the heat
3. its humid
4. there are certain parts of town that two completely white women should never go alone. me and kat learned this one the hard way...
5. its humid

the windy city

2009-09-05T13:45:00.000-07:00

after the wedding, we were able to go spend a day in chicago with my uncle richard and aunt kathy and grandma and grandpa.

in chicago the following events took place:

met forrest gump at the bubba gump shrimp co.

he loved me because my name was jenn..... jenny....

dirty chicago hot dogs

they looked disgusting to me, so i just got mine drenched in cheddar cheese.
=heaven.

what the...?????
we have no idea...

the big giant bean.

unfortunately we didnt get many good pictures of it.

a HUGE rainstorm hit out of nowhere and they made us leave the premises faster then i could blink. apparently its a huge lightning rod.

finished the day at lou malnatis.

last time we were in chicago, we asked a garage tennant where the best chicago style pizza was. we didnt want the touristy crap, we wanted real good chicago pizza and he sent us here.

it did not disappoint.

so we had to revisit it while we were there.

richard and cosmo.

both happy from a delicious meal.

a few things i learned about chicago:

1. its really clean. which surprised me

2. it really IS the windy city and my hair was not grateful.

3. parking is expensive

4. because of this, we walked. alot.

5. mother nature does not mess around when it rains there. i was DRENCHED

6. you DONT want to get lost in the bad parts of town...

"you can call me flower if you want to.."

2009-08-29T23:57:00.000-07:00

one more thing i can add to my list of stuff that cosmo wont let me have:

i found out you can get their scent thing removed and you can have them as pets.

i need one.

i told cosmo if he got me a pet skunk, it would replace my baby hunger.

he still said no.

life is hard.

"i read the news today, oh boy.."

2009-08-20T22:13:00.000-07:00

the girls from work went to starbucks,

since i dont drink coffee, i got a smoothie.

this is what it must feel like to be hip and trendy.

Kelani McKinnon

2009-08-06T07:58:00.000-07:00

for anyone that knows Shane and Josie, and has not heard yet,

Josie was in a really bad car wreck on monday evening.

Her baby was due in a few weeks, but they had to do an emergency c-section on her that night.

after trying everything, their sweet baby girl Kelani McKinnon passed away early tuesday morning due to brain damage from the car wreck. (she has a beautiful long hawaiian middle name that i am not even going to attempt to spell)

she was 7lbs 8oz, had a full head of dark dark hair and big fat chubby cheeks. she was beautiful.

its been an emotional week, and they are a lot stronger then I think i would ever be.

everyone please please keep them in your prayers regardless if you know them or not.

they need all the strength and support they can get right now.

*note to self:

2009-07-30T17:03:00.001-07:00

trying to dress like a girl for work WILL get you the following comments from co-workers and bosses:

* "so cute! you look like a little 8 year old girl!"

(in her defense, i had a long piece of licorish that i was savoring while this comment was being made, and i have a blue plastic duck barrette in my hair that you cant see)

*"aww jenn, youre in a dress! you look like a mormon!" (this coming from my jewish boss)

*don-"oh man- can i take your picture?"

me- "what? why?"

don- "me and shawn were talking about little house on the prairie yesterday and you look just like that girl on it...whats her name?...ummmm..."

my boss ty- "laura. laura wilder."

don- "thats it! you look just like her in that dress. i gotta show everyone this"

*click from a camera phone*

this picture was taken in my kitchen after i got home as a re-enactment of the shameful event

the rest of the day everyone called me laura.

lesson learned for the day-

jeans and t-shirts may not be fancy, but they keep my huge ego safe.

dinner.

2009-07-23T20:35:00.000-07:00

does this make me a bad wife?

raindrops keep fallin' on my head

2009-07-21T06:31:00.000-07:00

wonderful mornings like this:

make me want to give my left little pinky toe for these:
unfortunately for me, my husband deems them unnecessary.
a word i have come to learn and detest in the year+ of our happy union.

lucky for me, i have this rad green rain jacket to tie me over for now.
and just for extra happiness, there are little green whales printed on the inside of it.

unfortunately for you, this was the best self picture i could get as i was rushing out the door this morning, so you cant really experience my jacket in all of its awesomeness.
just take my word for it.

its awesome and makes me smile.

"this monstro, he's a whale of a whale"...or a bed.

2009-07-19T21:46:00.000-07:00

meet monstro.

like the whale from pinocchio.

equally as big.

equally as annoying.

ignore the unmade messy bed.

i'm about to climb back into it in a few hours, what was the point of making it all up just for a picture?

laziness at its finest. i digress...

you cant tell from the picture, but this bed is huge.

its a california king, and then on top of it, there is that huge horrible 'i just came straight out of a cabin' looking bed frame.

i married into this.

cosmo loves it. i loathe it.

my problem is, our room is such an odd weird shape. it doesnt fit anywhere where its going to look good.

i need someone with high level decorating skills to come save me.

i will mention this is the only source of contention in our marriage,

and i've come to the conclusion that this is a battle i am never going to win, so monstro stays.

now i just have to figure out a way to work with it...
i'm thinking i still might have a chance in the "if you wont let me get rid of it, let me paint it" argument...

so please come help me. i'll make you cookies.

AND

i'll let you sign my bathroom wall:

and even if you dont have any good ideas for my bedroom, come visit me and sign my bathroom wall anyway.
i'll be the first to admit that my decorating skills are lacking,
but this is the one room in my house that i am proud of,
and honestly, was quite surprised cosmo let me get away with it!

please please please help me. i'm sending out an S.O.S.
amateurs need not apply.

2009-07-16T21:26:00.000-07:00

= a happy sane me.

"when panic grips your body and your heart's a hummingbird

raven thoughts blacken your mind until you're breathing in reverse

all your friends and sedatives mean well but make it worse

every reassurance just magnifies the doubt

better find yourself a place to level out...

got a cricket for a conscience

he always looks the other way...

i tried to pass for nothing

but my dreams gave me away..."

-conor oberst

oh say can you see

2009-07-06T21:31:00.000-07:00

every year for the 4th of july, we have a big family campout up in utah on our family's property in nephi canyon.

they have been doing it since my dad was a baby.

i look forward to it every year!

home sweet home
for the weekend at least

we have a lot of veterans in our family, so on the 4th we retired old flags.
uncle mark put on a ceremony and it was quite emotional.
above is uncle richard cutting apart the stripes on the flag so it could then be burned/retired.

i realize this looks kind of bad...
we are not just burning a flag in some kind of weird protest.
they had several old flags that needed to be retired, and after the ceremony, we were able to take one and retire it if we wanted. it was a cool experience and i'm glad i got to do it.

while we were up in utah, we got to take an afternoon and meet up with cosmo's family for lunch.
it was good to see everyone and we had a good time with great food!

keep reading the next couple posts for all of our campout adventures!
happy 4th of july!

put another log on the fire

2009-07-06T21:21:00.000-07:00

campfires are my favorite part of the 4th of july campout.
everyone sits around and roasts marshmallows and makes fun of each other.
nothing says family bonding like pointing out your imperfections for others to laugh at!

me and cosmo and dr pepper

dad, mom, and michael

alisha and brodie

trent, julia, and lacee

angela and erika

its hard to see, but greg played the guitar and we all sat around and sang.

these are a few of my favorite things..

2009-07-06T21:16:00.000-07:00

i cant get enough of these two

garrett and brodie my nephews
i love you garrett!
i miss you already!

delicious

2009-07-06T21:13:00.000-07:00

who doesnt want an economy size bucket of cheese balls?!

oh the joys of camping.

lets play!

2009-07-06T21:03:00.000-07:00

a few of the fun activities that went on:

brodie and cosmo swinging
i think cosmo may have outgrown that particular swing

B-I-N-G-O and bingo was his name-o!

i win!

please ignore the snotty red nose.
i was crying after i was viciously attacked and punched in the face by my lovely husband in front of my whole family!

he was sitting next to me while playing with a toy that you pull the side strings out to make the disc spin in the middle of it. anyway, he pulled out really hard and the string broke and my face was in a clear shot of his fist.
it hurt.
my dad said at least now i know to never make him mad!

uncle kerry as the....number..puller..guy..
what do you call them?

the famous volleyball game

look closely-can you find me?
trick question.
i dont play volleyball.

homeward bound

2009-07-06T20:16:00.000-07:00

Q: what do you do when you have a boring 10 hour car ride home in front of you?

A: take embarrassing pictures of your little sisters and post them for the world to see

angela and erika in all their glory

R.I.P.

2009-06-25T15:12:00.000-07:00

Michael Joseph Jackson

August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frDceygosnk

huh?

2009-06-14T23:02:00.000-07:00

i love my husband because he can actually understand what all of this means....

these are his actual notes from his engineering class he's in right now.

he's smart.

these are my math skills:

i hope our future kids inherit his brains and his tan skin.

you can tell he was amused that i took his picture.

thank you cosmo for being so smart and tan.

i love you too much!

worst. day. ever.

2009-06-02T18:11:00.000-07:00

**WARNING: the following post is really whiny... even by my standards...**

my little sister angela graduated from red mountain highschool.

yay for ang!

and on that happy note, i hated my life that day.

let me preface this by saying i wasnt in the best of moods to start off the day.

i know you are all thinking-"what?! jenn cranky??!! no..."

but i was very cranky.

there are reasons for this, but i wont blog about it because of dick's 'rules of what not to blog about' , but you can probably take an educated guess..

it hasnt rained in months and months and months and of course, the day of her graduation comes, and its raining. i kept secretly hoping they would cancel it being outside and have it in the gym and the auditorium.

on this hope, i didnt really dress for rain, and went over to my parents house to wish ang luck.

then i find out they are going to brave the rain and have it outside... oh no...

but how bad can it be right?

only problem is, i just straightened my hair.

that sounds stupid, but i have wavy/curly hair and its thick, so when i straighten it, it takes me a little over an hour to blow dry it and straighten it. so knowing it was going to get ruined in the rain, just added to my crankiness.

i debated taking my umbrella, but then figured that it was kinda rude to put an umbrella up in the football bleachers, and figured everyone else would have that same thoughtful thinking.

we show up and its sprinkling, we look up in the stands and everyone has umbrellas.

we find a spot and sit down, and on top of the rain coming down on me, i have the people in front of me with an umbrella and all the water pouring off of their umbrella into my lap and occasionally getting hit in the head with it.

my nerves were wearing thin.

my dad had brought a few rain ponchos and so we put those on.

the one i chose to wear had a big rip in the front that had been taped up and the tape kept sticking to my face.

you can imagine my patience at this point.

julia, elizabeth, and erika braving the rain

exhibit A: this is me NOT having fun.
me, mom, dad, juila, and michael

then we sat through some stupid guy who went on and on about obama and how great he is and the change that is going to happen.
I DONT CARE!
this had nothing to do with graduation and it was obvious that everyone was miserable, most importantly, I was miserable, so get on with it already!

then they finally get to the point where they are going to start reading all 800+ names, and the seniors busted out beach balls and the readers wont start reading until they take away all the beach balls, so we sat there for another 5 minutes in silence getting rained on.

this is when i had a nervous breakdown and lost it.
i wont go into the embarrassing details, but i ripped off my raincoat and hoodie, and ended up sitting there getting soaked in the rain.
my dad laughed at me and told me i needed a xanax.
i think i needed several.

finally the names are all read and the graduation is over.
here's me and angela on the field.
and dad in the background trying my patience even more.

she graduated with honors and i am really proud of her.
i barely graduated, so she was leaps and bounds ahead of me!

but oh no, the story doesnt end here.
just to put the final nail in the coffin, when we were walking back to the car, i was walking next to a chain link fence and my hood caught on the fence and pulled me back and choked me AND ripped a big hole in the hood of my hoodie.

sigh... the worst day ever.

"we're a nation full of envy, insecure and losing sleep"

2009-05-27T13:33:00.000-07:00

last weekend we went to see kevin devine and the miniature tigers at the phix.

it was a rad little hole in the wall venue that made the whole show very intimate.

we saw kevin devine open up for the band brand new a few years ago, and i have been in love ever since. he is a lyrical genius. right up there next to my all time favorite conor oberst.

the phix was so small that there really wasnt a "backstage". he was just walking around the whole time that the other bands were playing, so we got to meet him and talk to him for a bit.

i always try to be cool and collected in these moments, but always end up star struck and stuttering.
he's such a down to earth, genuine person.

the miniature tigers opened up for him and they were amazingly fun!
we got their cd while we were there and have been listening to it ever since.
i cant wait until they come back.

here's a little taste of kevin devine from the show.
this is just recorded from our little digital camera, so its not the best quality, but you get the idea.

bibbidi-bobbidi-boo

2009-05-27T12:49:00.000-07:00

it was angela's senior prom and we all had fun helping her get ready.

mom even made the dress!

as always, she's amazing

bryce and angela

the dreaded boutonniere...

for dinner they went to the landmark and didnt have a group to go with, so me and cosmo got to get dressed up and double with them.

there were alot of prom people there and i personally had a good time judging all of the girl's hair and dresses. most of which i would have loved to go help out...
i dont remember a time when it was ever sexy to show your whole bra in the back. i must have missed the memo where that was suddenly cool because 80% of the girls did it..

thanks ang and bryce for letting us tag along and pretend we were in highschool again.
we had a great time!

"tell it to the volcano..."

2009-05-21T13:31:00.000-07:00

happy 28th birthday cosmo!

ok so this is slightly delayed figuring his birthday was march 31st, but i'm just now getting to post these pictures because ya know.... i'm busy.... being unemployed and all..... its hard work!

i had a small group of friends "surprise" him at NYPD Pizza for dinner.

i use the term surprise loosely since he tried to stay at work longer to do homework, and kept trying to push dinner back later and later.

i finally had to tell him there were people waiting for us.

thanks everyone who was patient with all the time changes!!

unfortunately i forgot my camera and didnt get any pictures...

then we came home for cake and ice cream.

you can tell how excited he is

yes. that is a volcano cake. with dinosaurs.
there is dry ice in the middle of it so it was smoking.
thanks mom for helping me create this masterpiece!

cosmo does root beer reviews and saves all the bottle caps, so i put them all in a frame for him.
kind of a selfish move on my part because i was tired of them laying all over the counter, but it turned out looking pretty cool, so it was a win-win situation!

happy be-lated birthday to my most awesome husband!

oh woe is me

2009-05-11T22:38:00.000-07:00

on friday i got the not so pleasant news that i was being laid off.

they were just too slow, and since i was the most recently hired, i got the axe first.

i write this post, not for sympathy...

aww who am i kidding!?

of course its for sympathy!

AND

to just ask everyone to keep an ear open for anyone hiring.

it seems to be everyone's story these days...

and on a more pleasant note, i have found comfort in the following 2 items.

thank you mountain dew and circus peanuts for quieting my silent cries at night.

you take away my pain and put me in the beginning stages of being a future diabetic.

i owe you my happiness in this trying time of life.

to answer your question- yes.

2009-04-21T20:30:00.000-07:00

i do, in fact, have the two cutest nephews ever.

thanks for asking.

brodie (alisha's) and garrett (ken and delaina's)

(and yes, i bought brodie his shoes. that kid is STYLIN!)

"when i make it to moab, i'll get my canteen filled"

2009-04-21T19:31:00.000-07:00

one of cosmo's good friends got married up in moab, utah. so we took a fast road trip in the blur that was march.

we left arizona's sunny warm weather, and ended up in snowy cold moab.

dont get me wrong, i'm not complaining. i LOVE that weather, but i was not prepared at all.

and just an FYI for everyone- there is not a target or walmart, or clothing store for that matter, in moab where one could purchase a jacket because one was freezing her butt off.

me, afton & theo (the newly married couple..those poor fools), and cosmo

we had a good time and got to see a lot of cosmo's friends.

i also got to meet one of his ex girlfriends, and was sad to see that she was not fat like i had hoped, and was in fact quite pretty.

thats ok. what i lack in looks, i make up in awesomeness.

thanks to the walstons for giving us a bed to sleep in and for all the great food!

b&b excavating, straightline utilities. this is jenn. how may i help you?

2009-04-21T19:20:00.000-07:00

in the beginning of february i got a new job!

ok... so i dont actually drive these things, but they let me get in it and actually operate it so i could get a feel for what we do.

dont i look cool? i felt cool, so just say yes.

i am now working at b&b excavating/straightline utilities.

we are a wet and dry utilities/excavating company.

when you get held up in traffic because of construction on the US60 by Mill Ave, or on the I-17 and a little bit of the construction going on at gilbert and university.

thats us.

you're welcome.

i am in charge of accounts payables and receivables for both companies.

it has been a big challange, but its been good for me.

keeps me on my toes.

maybe they'll let me become an operator one day...
i'm still trying to talk them into it...

rain, rain, go away. come again some other day

2009-04-21T19:01:00.000-07:00

i've decided that someone upstairs does not want me eating smores.

those who are my true loyal fans, remember that some time ago, i tried to roast marshmallows with my family and it was smoldering hot outside.

well this time, it was raining.

but i was still bound and determined to get my smore fix.

and luckily i have nice friends that humor me.

it took shane forever to get the fire lit.

something about the rain getting it wet... it was a good excuse.

i love this picture of me and cosmo.
basically sums up our whole relationship!
he really does love me... i promise.

i LOVE these two people.

josie and shane.

aww look how happy i am.

thats all it takes.

i'm easy to please.

my little sisters erika and julia tagged along.

and yes, thats an umbrella.

next time if i invite anyone out to roast marshmallows, just be warned- some weird weather crisis will happen, but we'll stick it out all for the gooey goodness straight from heaven known to most as a simple smore.

brick walls and button eyes

2009-03-18T17:57:00.000-07:00

february was a CRAZY month. i'm trying to play catch up so this is just the beginning of it.

we went and saw the pink floyd laser show.

one word- DISAPPOINTING.

the old pink floyd laser show at the arizona science center was way better than this.

dont get me wrong- the sound system was amazing and the music was amazing, but the actual laser show was.....kind of just..... blah....

"all in all its just another brick in the wall"

then cosmo took me to see the movie coraline in 3-D on opening night.
he had gotten me the book (by neil gaiman if you want to read it) for christmas and we had both read it, so i was super excited to see the movie. plus i love henry selick who was the director. he also directed nightmare before christmas.
(note for everyone saying- 'that was tim burton retard!!' -tim burton WROTE nightmare, but henry selick directed it)

a little scary for kids.....
who am i kidding...a little scary for ME, but i loved it!!!
check out the new 3-D glasses! arnt we cool?!

so this consisted of a couple weekends in february.

stay tuned for the rest of february because i know you're all dying to know how i spend my life.

rebels

2009-03-05T21:17:00.001-08:00

between school full time, and work full time, cosmo is usually gone from 6:30AM to about 11:00PM (two nights ago he didnt get home until 2AM because of studying and homework!) so needless to say i dont see him very much on the weekdays.

I've been trying to bring dinner to him at his work on nights i know he will be really late so I have the chance to see him.

so tonight i grabbed us some Slices Pizza (YUMM) and made my trek down to his work (of which i will not name to protect the guilty of the following crime that was just commited) only to find that they were replacing the carpet in his building. His cubical floor was just cement.

who can resist a blank cement floor?

so cosmo proceeded to show his love for me in the best way possible- graffiti!

how gangster are we?!?!

now our declaration of love wil remain secretly hidden under new carpet for the rest of time.

awwww doesnt it make you gag a little in your mouth?

i love him.

i hope he doesnt get fired.

to my "oneness"

2009-02-28T10:26:00.000-08:00

happy 1 year to us!!

"technically" we got married on feb 29th. leap day. and since that only happens every 4 years, on the off years we get to celebrate on 2 days! feb 28th AND march 1st. i knew what i was doing!

everyone always says it, but i really cant believe its been a year!

i love being married to my very best friend.

our wedding cake toppers that me and cosmo made
"i am thinking its a sign, that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images
and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned.

and i have to speculate, that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes
like puzzles pieces from the clay"

-postal service

"and at some point i'll call you and tell you i miss you, and you are the point of my days.
and my face will get flushed and my throat will choke up
when you tell me that you feel the same.

you're the first on my list, you're the lotto i've hit, you're the star on the top of my tree.

so tonight i will call you and try to say thank you for being the sun on my face,

i know the worlds almost over, but you make it seem better and i hope for you i do the same.."
-kevin devine

"i cannot say that i was ready for this.
but when worlds collide,
and all that i have is all that i want.
the words seem to flow and the thoughts they keep running.
and all that i have is yours.
all that i am is yours.
so when you say forever, cant you see,
you've already captured me.."
-mae

"yours is the first face that i saw.
i think i was blind before i met you.
now i dont know where i am, i dont know where i've been,
but i know where i want to go.
besides maybe this time its different.
i mean i really think you like me.."
-bright eyes

"she smiled in a big way, the way a girl like that smiles,
when the world is hers, and she held your eyes.
and she pulled you in, and she bit your lip, and she made you hers.
she looked deep into you as you lay together, quiet in the grasp of dusk and summer.
and she combed your hair, and she kissed your teeth,
and she made you better then you'd been before.
she told you bad things, you wished you could change in the lazy summer.
some things tie your life together, slender threads of things to treasure,
days like that should last and last and last.."
-dashboard confessional

"and i kissed you in a style that clark gable would have admired.

i thought it classic"
-postal service

"remembering everything, about my world and when you came.
wondering the change you'd bring, means nothing else would be the same.
did you know what you were doing? did you know?
did you know how you would move me? well, i dont really think so.
but the night came down and swept us away,
and the stars they seemed, to paint the most elaborate scene today.
when was the night that showed us the sign?
revealed in the sky, to leave all behind.
and where to begin? throwing caution to the wind,
we reached for the stars, everything was now ours..."
-mae

(this was me and cosmo's song that we danced to. its been our song since we started dating and it sums up our relationship. he even proposed to me with the writing on the moon "when was the night, that showed us the sign? revealed in the sky...")

cosmo is an amazing husband and i cant wait to spend eternity with him!
lets make this always a forever.

i love you cosmo!

i'm not bean, i'm a fire breathing dragon - rawr!!

2009-02-24T16:41:00.000-08:00

thanks to my cousin scott and his wife lacee,

we were able to enjoy a blast from the past when we received this treasure in the mail.

well...atleast i was. cosmo was skeptical...

for those who have never seen this. it has a jennifer seal of approval.
we grew up watching this and i hadnt seen it for years and years but still remembered every word to every song.

i decided the only way to properly watch this old classic, was to build a fort up in our bedroom.
naturally.

how jealous are you?!

In Memory of my Grandpa: Charles Lee Sperry

2009-02-19T18:11:00.001-08:00

“Life sure aint easy, but it was never supposed to be.

You just learn to love those closest to you and then they up and leave.

‘Don’t worry,’ I can almost hear my Heavenly Father say,

‘That’s why I gave you a memory bank, for tough days like today.’

Thank goodness for His mercy, for all the memories,

we all have of my Grandpa. Mr. Lee Sperry.”

-by Kenneth Whimpey

November 30th, 1928 - February 10, 2009

Last week the world lost the kindest, most loving, hard working man that it has seen.
my grandpa.

crazy that just a month ago we were gathered to celebrate his 80th birthday and he was in tip top shape. he even beat my brother greg at a mercy war.

suzie, tammy, mom (becky), bart, grandma, craig

my mom's family

grandpa always had licorish that he would give the kids. his favorite story that he told me EVERY time i saw him was about a time i asked him for licorish and he told me he didnt have any, to which i replied-'yes you do! i can smell it on your breath!'

my grandpa's first wife, grandma beth sperry, passed away in 1971 and grandpa was buried next to her.
he remarried my grandma LuDean in 1972. she is the grandma I have always known.
i never knew my grandma beth, since she passed away when my mom was 12 but i know i got my pale skin, auburn hair and freckles from her.
grandpa always told me i reminded him of her and would always get a little teary eyed. the big comfort of all of this is knowing he is with grandma beth again. that must have been quite the reunion.

garrett asked ken why he was crying. and ken told him because he was sad. to which garrett said - "well you shouldnt be!! he's gonna be resurrected!"
you have to love the faith of a child.
here is garrett putting a flower and a picture that he drew for grandpa on the casket. (this is where i completely lost it...) garrett was really close to my grandpa sperry because they live right by them. i know he is only 4, but he was so at ease with everything because he knew he'd see grandpa again. i've tried really hard to have garrett's spirit and attitude thru all of this.

my grandpa served as a sargent in the korean war.
they honored him with firing rifles and presenting this flag to my grandma.

the funeral was held on february 14th in nephi utah. it was snowing outside and was so surreal to look around at everyone bundled up in big coats and scarves, to see their tear stained faces and the snow gently falling on top of everyone. i cant even begin to describe the feeling and emotion of it all.
one final salute to my grandpa.

i love you grandpa.

you will be missed tremendously.

are you a steelers fan? I AM NOW!

2009-02-04T20:08:00.000-08:00

usually i could care less about the superbowl.

most of the time it comes and goes without me even noticing.

but when the cardinals made it to the superbowl, and everyone in arizona went crazy about it and became instant cardinals fans,
i, being the childish person i am, had to root against them.

naturally.

i'm not sure where this need of going against the grain stems from, but i acknowledge it, and i embrace it.

back to the steelers.

i knew everyone at church would be in red and white to show their new found love and support to their new favorite football team.

so i, along with my husband (i love that he humors me) showed our new found love and support to our new favorite football team.

GO STEELERS!!

whenever i take pictures with cosmo it usually takes 2 tries.

this was our first attempt, he's making fun of me standing pigeon toed...

much better.
i only wish a team with more flattering colors could have made it.

and ps... just in case you hadnt heard.....the steelers won. and now they are going to disneyland.
yay for us!

its all fun and games until someone loses an eye... or freezes a radiator...

2009-01-27T16:00:00.000-08:00

BEFORE:

"yay! its snowing! how fun! i love the cold weather!"

AFTER:

ok... so you're probably asking yourself how these two pictures are related...
well sit back and let me tell you a little story.. its long, so bare with me...

like i said before, we went up to nephi utah for my grandpa's birthday.
i loved being up in the snow and the cold. something we definitely dont get here in arizona.
the trip was short, but alot of fun.
until we woke up sunday morning to drive back home.
we get in the car, its literally 0 degrees outside. yes, ZERO.
cosmo goes to start the car and the heater is not working.
we had to go pick up alisha and brodie at our other grandparents house where they were staying and we hoped it would warm up on the short drive over there.
nope.
instead the car starts overheating. in ZERO degree weather. i didnt know it was possible.
so to make a long story a little shorter, cosmo and my grandpa whimpey work on the car for a while and come to the conclusion that the radiator is FROZEN.
down here in arizona, we never worry about antifreeze...oops.
we also think the radiator is cracked since it keeps leaking.
we finally decide to borrow my uncle richards truck to drive home since we had to be home for work on monday and they would keep our car and see if they could get it fixed up there.

keep in mind, its me, cosmo, alisha and brodie and brodie is in a carseat.
my uncle's car is a truck. with the little extended cab with the fold down seats on the sides. so we were SQUISHED.
grandpa and cosmo loaded all of our luggage into a big plastic case meant to be strapped to a car, but they just strapped it into the bed of the truck so our stuff wouldnt get wet.
thats the above picture..

but the fun doesnt stop there. oh no. its just beginning.
so we have our stuff packed up and its the afternoon by this point and we are getting ready for a long drive and alisha starts throwing up. we go back and forth as to what we should do, when we decide to just get a bucket and get on the road.

about 20-30 minutes outside of nephi, brodie starts throwing up.
we are all so tired and frustrated by this point, we stopped the truck and tried to figure out what to do.
then alisha asked cosmo to give brodie a blessing.
the second cosmo put his hands on brodie's head, he stopped crying and fell asleep.
i am so thankful for a husband that holds the priesthood.

so we decide to keep driving.
we made it to st george where cosmo's parents live and stopped there for a quick bite to eat and a short nap. we had only been driving a little over 3 hours but it had been such a long day.

after we were re-energized, we packed ourselves back into the truck and drove all through the night. alisha and brodie were still sick, but brodie was able to sleep for the most part and alisha is an amazing mom. she was sick herself, but he was always a first priority.

we finally made it back at about 4am.
i was never so happy to be home.

so to wrap it all up:
yes, i love the snow and the cold, but not when it breaks your car.

the end.

"grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days"

2009-01-26T12:43:00.000-08:00

happy 80th birthday grandpa!

at the beginning of january we took a trip up to utah for a surprise party for my grandpa sperry.

he was able to have all of his kids, grandkids, and great grand kids all there.

grandpa sperry and me

just some decorations they had up.
i LOVE this picture of my grandpa in the army.
he served our country in the korean war.

waiting to eat.
dont worry, we took about 8 pictures and this was the most normal face he had in any of them..
sigh..i love him.

each family got up and had a little presentation for my grandpa.
this is just my family singing.
then ALL of the family got up and sang to just my grandpa.

"grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days.
sometimes it feels like this worlds gone crazy
grandpa, take me back to yesterday,
when the line between right and wrong didn't seem so hazy
did lovers really fall in love to stay? and stand beside each other come what may?
was a promise really something people kept?
not just something they would say
did families really bow their heads to pray?
did daddies really never go away?
oh, grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days"

these boots are made for walkin'

2009-01-26T12:27:00.000-08:00

grandpa sperry is known for his cowboy boots.

i couldnt even tell you how many pairs he has. lets just say its A LOT.

they had his boots as decorations around the room,

so at the party, a few of us decided to try them on.

i was even able to coordinate with my outfit!
so what do you think? should i add them to my wardrobe? ;)

in honor of grandpa sperry