Why I Love My Husband Oh So Much!

He does things like this:

Look closely at the left nare. Hehe!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

BREASTIVAL

Today Clark's nursing group held a "Breastival" at the ASU East campus Student Union. In order to raise awareness about breast cancer, these wonderful students provided loads of valuable information to anyone who wanted to participate in fun games and walk through each booth. I just had to go and check it out and take some action shots!


Lisa copping a feel...

Some male students finding lumps in Clark's breasts.

I had to take advantage of Clark too...



I guess 750 m&m's fit into a DD bra! WOW



This is the booth Clark was in charge of... go figure :)

Mt. Charleston in the Fall

Last weekend we took a little trip to Vegas for Jakob's homecoming and to get away from the Valley for a couple of days. Last year we took a visit around the same time, and drove up Mt. Charleston while the foliage was in full force. Of course, Clark didn't have his camera on him at the time and I was left devastated because there were so many beautiful trees that I couldn't take pictures of....but this year, we drove up to Mt. Charleston not only to hike and enjoy the outdoors, but to take pictures of the beautiful foliage! We were able to make up for last year, however, this year was slim pickens. But hey, we got a few good shots in!








I just love the lone, yellow-leafed tree.




What a daunting trail, huh?

Soooo Not Worth It

Q: How long does it take to put up cheap Wal-Mart blinds???



A: Roughly an hour and a half.

Terrible quality = time consuming

Progress is Being Made

So lately Clark and I have been working on trying to get the house in order and determine what we really need and can live without for now. Here are some recent pictures:

We really thought the light fixtures they put up are tasteful. Very glad they didn't use gold colored fixtures.



Here is the office/ music room before it is put together. There is a computer, desk and chair in the room as well now. Not worth taking a recent picture of because it is Clark's study room and extremely messy.


The kitchen as we unpacked.



The kitchen again.

Clark taking a little break from unpacking. See the foosball table? It hasn't moved. We don't know where to put it and Clark won't let me sell it on craigslist because it was a "wedding present." Why does he have to be so sentimental?

And here it is still...



The new addition to our kitchen. Someday all the appliances will match.

The super sweet blonde colored chairs I bought off of Craigslist. They are from World Market so I was pretty stoked. And Clark not only has his own study room but he also likes to take over the kitchen table as well.


Our little shrine to ourselves and a picture of Jesus. You can't see them very well but they are pics from our wedding. Also, notice the very tasteful light fixture.


Here is our friendly cactus in our backyard. On the right branch you will notice a bud. Clark was so excited about that. It has since died and fallen off. And our backyard is going to be the biggest project of all. Notice all the weeds.

We have been watching plenty of this lately too. We actually had to buy season 2,3 and 4. We could not help ourselves. Must haves for the house.

Hotty Toddy!

Gotta love Ole Miss! Love for the Rebels still runs deep in my veins


The Rebels beat Florida last Saturday 31-30! YEAH!

(I would have posted this sooner but I've been working all week...)

Hotty Toddy, baby!

They're Back....

Like 3 years ago I started to have recurring tornado dreams. I have no idea why, I have never had a fear of them. But they would occur every 1-2 weeks for about 2 years. Then, out of nowhere, they stopped like a year ago.


And now they are back. I just had my first tornado dream in about a year. Does anyone have any idea what recurring dreams/nightmares are supposed to indicate or mean? I thought I didn't have a fear of them but maybe I'm developing a subconscious fear due to these dreams.

We Did It!!

We are officially homeowners! We are both SO relieved that this whole fiasco is over and done with! Whew!

And the Training Begins

I am officially signed up for my first marathon in January of 2009!


Here's the link: http://www.rnraz.com/home.html



It is going to be 26.2 miles of sheer bliss. I am so excited!

September Pasco Trip

Here are a few reasons why I enjoy visiting Pasco...

Chase enjoying ribs. Mmmmmmm

Cute little Cole wishing he could eat ribs

Family bike rides in the nice weather. I actually ran along side and Katie Rollerbladed.

Picture day with Cole

Ty, Katie and Cole ejoying the bbq at the house.

Chase throwing up dust on his Daddy

I tried to be a professional photographer

At the end of the trip. Too bad Ty, Cedar, Scott and Dagmara couldn't be in this self timed photo.

Problem Condo

Though I am thankful that Clark and I both have a roof over our heads and a place to stay while we are in limbo with this whole house buying fiasco, I have to admit that I CAN'T WAIT to get out of this condo! Here's a few things that I can't stand:

1. The condo is on the second story. After this experience I, personally, would never live on any story but the 1st story unless there were elevators. Moving things up and down stairs is not fun

2. There's a bug problem. We told Clark's nursing friend (who owns the condo we're renting) not to worry about cleaning for us after they moved all their stuff out because we would only be here a couple of months. But oh my gosh, if you leave anything out on the counter the little ant type bugs will be swarming in no time. Yuck

3. The skylights let in too much light and sun and there is no way to close the blinds without a ladder! And we refuse to buy a ladder just for this purpose...

4. The air conditioning unit leaks like crazy. attached are some pics of a small waste basket half full- from 2 days of condensation! One night Clark and I heard what sounded like rain in the apartment and walked over to the door (where the air conditioning is located) and saw droplets

of water just pouring out of the unit! I am soooooo annoyed with this.

Anyway....so here is the link to the spinach and leek soup recipe. It is so tasty, and healthy. I always omit the cous cous too because it would make it way too thick! Let me know if you try it!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Spinach-and-Leek-White-Bean-Soup/Detail.aspx

One Great Recipe

I made this recipe the other night. I don't even pretend to be a great cook (Clark actually has the gift) but Clark and I both agreed that this dish turned out fantastic. And the best part is that it is SO simple. here is the link:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Garlic-Red-Potatoes/Detail.aspx

there is also a spinach and leek soup recipe I will have to find and post. it is unbelievably good. my mother even liked it, and she happens to be the hardest woman to please.

Also, in other news, we should be closing on the house this Friday....keep your fingers crossed! The selling bank has been such a hassle to work with but hopefully we will seal the deal by Friday. If, for some reason, we are unable to close, I am going to take that as a HUGE sign that God really doesn't want us to have the house after all....

Sad Week....

The course of this past week was notably sad and discouraging for both Rachel and Clark. Our long time friends Arian and Karemu are moving to Utah. Our Morgage company is unable to meet the closing date for our house, breaking our contract and causing us to possibly lose our beloved future home in Gilbert (more details later). And the guys in Clark's Band decided this week that life had become too busy to dedicate so much time to a band and the Mid-life-Crisis rock band that Clark was a part of dissolved.

Rachel and Karemu

Arian and Clark

All of us saying our good-byes