This is MY man!

I know I've been such a blogaholic this week, but I can't help it, I guess I have a lot on my mind that I just need to say.

So today, me, Brandon, Bran and Trey go to Chili's for lunch...I think we look like your average family...Mom and Dad with 2 kids......WELL....

Ladies (especially waitresses at Chili's), I know my husband is HOT, he's lookin' good! But, he's MINE...back off! He doesn't need your smiles and your flirty little looks and we certainly DO NOT NEED SEPARATE CHECKS! What the crap! The waitress asked us if we needed separate checks, REALLY! What do you think Brandon is...my brother, my nephew, my co-worker, my WHAT?...He is my HUSBAND. Granted, he lost his wedding ring, but he didn't lose his wife...I'M RIGHT HERE! I was willing to ignore the smiles and flirts...but separate checks? As we were walking out I totally expected some ABC/CBS/NBC reporter to come and ask me why I didn't say anything about the flirty waitress...but no, nothing, we weren't even on hidden camera! Is our age difference becoming so apparent, that no one would think Brandon is my husband? That's it!...Botox, Plastic Surgery, Personal Trainer...here I come!!!!

Here's to you "MR. HOTTY PANTS"!

Farewell WAMU

I will miss you WAMU...you provided me with lots of good times, like do you remember...

1. That silly guy who yelled at me when I wouldn't refund his fees, and I told him why, because he was mean...and then the next day he sent me flowers! (and he got his fee's refunded!)
2. All those college students who just couldn't understand why they went negative in their checking accounts and when I would ask to see their check registers, they would ask, "what's that?".
3. Those few dates I got asked out on...they were all very interesting!
4. Dillon...he's in a category all of his own!!!
5. All those moves...Salt Lake, Logan, North Logan, Provo.
6. Passing our audit with a higher score than my rival branch...aahhh sweet revenge!
7. All those many gay parades you TRIED to get us to participate in.
8. Those few customers that made me cry because they were just THAT mean (or I was probably just PMSing)!
9. Brandon...if it weren't for you WAMU I may never have gotten married.
10. When I had Bran and only had to pay $200.00 for the whole pregnancy and delivery...yes, I still do miss that insurance plan I had with you.
11. You're the reason I have a cell phone...getting stranded in the snowy canyon driving back from one of my many meetings in Salt Lake was no fun, luckily Becky was with me and she had a cell phone.
12. My retirement account I have (or had) with you...Please don't let me down, I need that money!

Thanks for all the memories, I truly will miss you.

100 Things You May Not Know About Me!

Alright...I'm a copy cat. A few of my friends did this and it looked kind-of fun, so here we go.

I LOVE...

1. playing board games
2. watching MTV and Comedy Central late at night and even a little CNN
3. making up bed time stories for Bran
4. LOVE, LOVE Oprah
5. sleeping in
6. LDS romance novels
7. coloring in Bran's coloring books
8. to dance (I secretly want to be a dancer in music videos!!!)
9. murder mystery parties
10. big, chunky jewelry
11. numbers
12. Bear Lake, UT
13. Desperate Housewives (yay for this Sunday...the new season starts)
14. thunderstorms
15. smothered burritos from La Frontera (I crave them)
16. fall time
17. my maiden name, Ketterman
18. purses
19. shopping
20. sleeping at hotels
21. "to do" lists (I make one everyday)
22. pillows
23. going all out for holidays and birthdays

I WISH I...
24. was a better cook
25. was more out going
26. had pretty finger nails
27. was more bold with my make-up
28. knew more about computers
29. spoke Spanish
30. was a runner
31. had more money
32. was a better neighbor
33. was more unique

I USED TO...
34. take tap dance classes
35. be afraid to wear sunglasses in public
36. use cloth diapers on Trey
37. play intermural basketball in college
38. played softball (for 8 years)
39. smoked herbal cigarettes (only like once or twice)
40. take zoloft for depression and anxiety (I still should)
41. steal quarters from my mom and dad
42. have a poo pencil instead of a plunger!
43. have braces
44. wear glasses
45. play the clarinet
46. get offered money to swear (but I never did)

I DON'T LIKE...
47. watching movies
48. riding horses
49. that I gained 60 lbs. when pregnant...both times!
50. watching cartoons with my kids
51. spiders
52. commercials (I always mute them...that provides quiet moments in my life that I need)
53. that my house only has 2 closets

I HAVE...
54. two private blogs
55. two tattoos
56. always had awesome roommates
57. miscarried
58. driven and operated a back hoe
59. dreamed about Stephen Colbert (it was only a little inappropriate!)
60. ridden an elephant
61. been proposed to three times...ring and all!
62. almost drowned...I was 5 months pregnant snorkeling in Mexico...SCARY

I AM...
63. very open minded
64. very loyal
65. a blue belt in karate
66. trying to grow my hair long
67. afraid of natural disasters
68. in a Youtube video
69. a published poet (have you ever heard of the Mini Page?!)
70. amazed by the women around me

I...
71. don't take the word FRIEND lightly
72. served a LDS mission to Fresno California
73. grew up in Ohio
74. graduated from Utah State University
75. worked as a banker for five years
76. change my outfit at least twice before going out
77. think my husband is HOT
78. talk to myself...all the time!
79. only dated Brandon 5 months before we married
80. smell like a pork chop right now!
81. crack my knuckles
82. lock myself in my room quite often
83. always burn myself when I iron and bake...I have the scars to prove it
84. miss who I used to be
85. dig in the Doritos bag to find the chips with the most seasoning
86. own two houses (or at least I have two mortgages!)
87. will watch the new season of 90210
88. always buy yogurt and never eat it
89. would love to have a little girl

RANDOM (it's hard to come up with 100!)...
90. I used to dye my hair with kool aid
91. in college I rollerbladed EVERYWHERE
92. my middle name really is Sue
93. my older sister died when she was 21 (I was 14)
94. my family brings me the most joy in my life
95. and the most frustration
96. all my family is from West Virginia
97. I sometimes hula hoop for exercise
98. I amaze my husband by how many nursery rhymes I DON'T know!
99. I make up songs all the time and sing them to my family
100. I'm looking for a job

Family Traditions

This weekend we went to Logan and had a great time...we got our hair done, did some shopping, visited with family, ate great food, and went up to Utah State University to walk around and go to the book store for some USU apparel. While up at USU we decided on a family tradition....every year we will go to the bookstore and buy USU shirts (which will be Christmas presents), then we will walk around and see what's new on campus and go to an Aggies football game. I can't wait till next year to put our tradition in place. I figure we should get our kids well acquainted with USU since that is obviously were they will go to college!
I think family traditions are so important and I want my kids to have wonderful memories of great traditions.

The Prince and the Princess

Alivia and Branson

Today my friend Janeece was playing Cinderella at a birthday party, so I watched her kids while she was gone. Her little girl, Alivia, of course wanted in on the action and dressed up as Sleeping Beauty. Well, Branson decided she needed a Prince Charming so he put on his little suit to play the part. Don't they look cute together!

And what did they do after they got all dressed up...build their castle!

Cinderella and Trey
It's not everyday Cinderella comes to your house, so I had to snag a picture of her too!

cute boys

I just had to post these cute pics of my boys.

I love the little yellow jammies Trey has on in these pics...when I had Branson, my mom brought me a box of my baby things and in the box was these yellow pj's....they survived me, my brother, Branson, and now Trey!
Also note Branson's nose in the pic., a few weeks ago we started taking family walks every night and when we would get near our house we would let Bran out of the stroller to walk with us...however, he always insists on running and one night he was running so fast his legs couldn't keep up and he landed face first on the sidewalk...it was pretty scary and I was afraid to look at the damage, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (I was envisioning 911, policemen, firetrucks and ambulances surrounding our house!!) Luckily it was just a bunch of scratches, a few brusies, and hardly any blood. Bran, one day those legs will catch up with you!

Forget crawling...Trey is now cruising...well kind of.

One of Treys fav. places to crawl to. May boys just naturally know where their thrownes are!

Whatcha got cookin' good lookin'! Trey keeps playing with this kitchen, even though it's fallen on him twice! Good thing the kitchen is so light weight...guess it's time for baby proofing!!

oooohhhh....who are those STUDS!!!

Kite Fest

This morning we got up and had nothing to do so we decided to go check out Spanish Fork's Kite Fest. We had no idea what to expect, we thought it would be a few people down by the wind mills flying kites....Boy were we WRONG! Like I said in a previous post, Spanish Fork knows how to PARTY!!! They had tons of booths set up, places for kids to make their own kites and other crafts for free, kite surfers (we didn't see them), jet skiers flying kites on the reservoir, remote controlled air planes and lots more cool stuff....it was way FUN! I must admit, we walked away feeling proud to be part of this little town. We are constantly amazed at the cool things Spanish Fork City does.

I especially love the pics of my boys at the reservoir.

Mommy's Weekend Get-a-Way

Back in my college days I lived at Old Farm Apartments (Apt. S4 to be exact). While I lived there I had some way awesome roommates, Heidi, Carrie, and Joy. We had a lot of fun together and really lived up the good ole college days at USU. We swore to each other that when we moved out we would keep in touch and have roommate reunions every year....Well, we weren't so good at staying in touch which put a damper on the reunions. But thanks to a little invention called Facebook, we were able to all reunite and finally 8 years later plan our reunion. So Labor Day weekend we all met up in Park City and stayed at an amazing condo and had tons of FUN!
I had so much fun catching up on their lives and exploring Park City...I had no idea there was so many cool things to do there. We truly had a great time and I look forward to next year when we meet in Portland.
The only down side to our weekend was my DIET!!! We totally indulged in yummy food and tons of junk food...I don't know what it is but when girls get together chocolate has to be involved!!!

This is us at the Stein Erickson Lodge...that was our 1st indulgence...Raspberry Chocolate Decadence is to DIE for! And the Lodge is absolutely beautiful.

Joy (Las Vegas NV), Carrie (Sandy UT) Me, Heidi (Portland OR)...this pic was taken at our condo. The Alpine Slide...we also rode the coaster...So FUN and worth every penny!

The Olympic Park

This is at the Olympic Park...it is where Olympic skiers from around the world practice. We spent quite a bit of our time here. They are AMAZING to watch!

After a great weekend, I was ready to come home and be a wife and mom again. Brandon did a great job being home alone with the kids. I even came home to a totally clean house!
Brandon I owe you BIG time!