Posting Strike

Well, i haven't posted in quite awhile. And the unfortunate news is I don't really plan on posting more in the near future. In fact i REFUSE to post until I get a new, really cool, customized to my personality background that EVERYONE else in the whole world seems to have figured out EXCEPT me! So until i get some sort of tutelage on the creation of fabulous blog backgrounds, designing woman is decidedly mute!

-Sincerely
Designing Woman

My Dad is SO fast...and We're all glad my mom was born!

A couple of weeks ago I got to FLY to St. George, UT and watch my Dad run the marathon, and my mom turn a year older. I was awesome. It was pouring rain and those runners made it look like it was some sort of "survivor man" not 26.2 miles. I'm just glad the first marathon I saw was my Dad's lucky #7. Even though, no records were set everyone was a winner in my eyes :). I also got to see both my Grandma and Great Grandma and that was sweet. My cute GG is so sweet, but she is a HUGE Obama hater, it was hilarious. Summary: Good times were had by all (Missed you Brett!)

Too Berry Pickin Fun

We had the BEST weekend with these little Hawkin's boys (Brett's nephews). There were so cute and so funny as we picked rasberries (Blake became our little expert and was telling me which ones were the best to pick), MADE our own apple juice the old fashioned way (and everyone clapped when they were done becuase all 3 boys were so into it), and played old school checkers (which ended up being the thing we could not pull them away from). Also it ended up being some sort of "Civil War Day" and there were booths set up like a civil war camp with a "hospital", "laundry", and "cannon/gun display". Blake and Colin, being the real boys that they are, were hanging on every minnute detail the cannon guy was telling them, it was hilarious!

As he was feeding the goats Colin kept calling them "goat-y" like puppy. Then one of the goats sneezed and spewed mucus all over Colin and he looked at us with this discusted face. In an effort to try and make it cute I said "Say bless you Colin," and Colin told the goat bless you. It was THE cutest thing.

This weekend would not be complete without mentioning Brett's new little niece (younger sister of the adorable boys, and the baby he is holding in the above pic).

Avery Ann Hawkins

She is seriously one of the cutest little babies i have ever seen. She is such a good baby and will just lay content in your arms for hours. I'm so glad there's a little girl in the Montgomery family now, its SO FUN!!

I HEART September!

So far September has been pretty darn awesome. Full of outdoor activities, which everyone has been real excited about because its been very helpful in alleviating my chronic paleness. So, from Coronado concert in the park to Carly Torgerson-Christensen's Wedding (Brett's Cousin), fun was had by all :)

Summer Baby Whisperer....Maybe?

What can I say, I've held a lot of babies this summer and they seem to be fairly content in my arms. I enjoy the little-ness and cute-ness, and the ability I have to give them back to their parents. I am looking forward to the birth of my God-Baby Grace and possibly pretending that she is mine occasionally. And I wish I could hold all the other little ones that are far away (namely Brigitte, and my cousin Cate). I don't know if i'm officially a "baby-whisperer", I don't know how one would qualify for that...but these summer babies sure are cute!

Fun, Joy and Excitement...

Brett and I took a compatibility test a little while ago and one of the questions was "What is the most important thing in life, to you". Brett chose stability and I chose fun/joy/excitement. So, after that little tid-bit of information, it now all seems to make sense why we are together. :)

PS: I don't know if Brett would like a half-naked picture of himself posted on my blog, but what the hey...it demonstrates a little of the fun/joy/excitement I am lucky enough to experience every day.

Bridesmaid Experience #2

Jamie (Gracie) and I had a little 24 hour date a couple of weeks ago....to Jenna's Wedding! We got away from the boys for a bit and had a little girl party (not that we ever want to get away from our "boys"). Jamie was such a tropper being 7 months pregnant and all..and Grace totally kicked me, she is getting so big (I've been told). The wedding was beautiful with the pink and brown decor/theme. Even the dreaded head band turned out cute. Jenna you really had the vision and I'm glad we all finally saw the light. Congrats to Steve and Jenna Hull!!

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I Went To Cancun!!

I went to Cancun, and it was pretty sweet. It was the "Last Family Vacation"...but, my mom has been saying that for the past 4 years (I think so my dad will feel like its REALLY necessary for us to go on exotic trips). So, we went on our fourth "last vacation". It was very fun filled and as brett says, I stayed at the Tai Mahal, so I wasn't roughing it by any means (which is secretly my favorite kind of vacation). Here are a few pics to really give you a good feel for the extravaganza.....

Ok, FINE......

Here's what you really want, I know you (my five readers). You really just want pictures of Brett. You'll try to be nice and say "No Krystle we like hearing about your disease or other humorous things that happen to you." But, I know the truth, you really just want pictures of my adorable boyfriend. I have facts to back this up. The post with Brett in the picture got 13 comments!!!! As apposed to my usual average of 3. So, that means you care about Brett about three times as much as you care about me.....thanks. I don't blame you though, he is attractive and a pretty fun guy :)
(Actually since he's in Hong Kong right now, this is pretty much the only thing I want to see or post on my blog)
(below is our sad attempt to mimic the famous "farm couple" painting)

....and please do not comment on how pale/pastey I am....I am very much aware :)

GROSS!!!!

!!!WARNING!!!

What you are about to see is pretty darn gross and not for you "weak stomached" people.
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Don't say I didn't warn you.......

This is the face of MONO!!! Thats right, mono. Luckily I made the doctor take a blood test on Wednesday for mono. Then, I found out the next day that it was official, I had this horrible disease.
Let me just say this is ALMOST as bad as my food poisoning experience. My tonsils have been sooooo swollen and the only thing I can do is eat popsicles and soup. Also, the best part is that no medicine even touches mono. All I can do is pop a few advil and hope for the best. I'm just glad I was able to document this pain and suffering for my fellow bloggers and for future generations. I pray that none of you will ever have to go through this......

Do I Have a Messed Up Punnett Square?

So, as many of you know I have the very rare, and dare I say exotic, combination of blond hair and brown eyes. But, some people (brett montgomery) seem to think that because of this interesting combination my genes are all messed up. Actually the direct quote from this person is, "Krystle, you have a messed up punnett square."

Upon further research of punnett squares and dominant and recessive genes, I have found that brown eyes usually always trump blue eyes. This would be unfortunate for someone who believes that blue eyes are always better then brown. I submit that they are NOT.

However, I believe that I have a dominant recessive gene for brown eyes, so it would be possible for my children to have blue eyes (pretty much a 50/50 chance). Not that I care, maybe I WANT ALL my children to have brown eyes!

Blue eyes are fine, but really would I want to deprive my future children of my exotic combination? No, I think NOT.

But, if any of my readers have better knowledge of punnett squares and genes, PLEASE share your knowledge, so this blue vs. brown debate can end!!!

Mommie and Me.......

The long awaited movie of my mom and I in Hawaii.
Background:
-We went for a few days for a family friend's wedding.
-Luckily I made it to the sealing
-Unfortunately right before the reception I "let it all go" in a plant
-I was deathly ill from food poisoning for 2-3 days

Blame This Man.......

All five of you have probably been desperately missing my, attempting to be hilarious, blog posts. Well I'm here to tell you not to blame me, blame the guy in this picture. This adorable man has been taking pretty much all of my spare time for the last 3 months. I mean the only reason I am even able to write this post is because "he" is working at the temple tonight, otherwise this probably would not have happened. Of course this time taken away from my blog has been well spent filled with laughter, joy, fun etc. But I have missed the blog....sort of :) I'm sure all sorts of crazy and hilarious things have happened in the past three months, but I cannot recall them. But, I would like to officially rededicate myself to my blog. I will try not keep my five fans hanging for another month!

My Mommie!!!

For the last little while my mom has been quietly and very sweetly inquiring why her adorable face has not made an appearance on my blog. So, her patience has finally paid off and this whole post is dedicated to her. My mom was nice enough to let me go to Hawaii with her for our family friends wedding. This trip was amazing (insert sarcastic tone). Hawaii and the wedding was beautiful, BUT I got FOOD POISONING!!! To put it lightly I completely ruined the trip. I may be the only person in the world that went to Hawaii never touched the water, never ate, and came back whiter than when I left. My mom put up with me during this whole ordeal...and in the mist of me acting like a cancer patient this conversation was recorded (with my super cool "flip video" that Santa brought me)...OH, how I love me and my mom's relationship!

These are a few of my favorite things...

#1 Waffle Night @ The Walton House

Well, Sunday is pretty much my favorite day of the week, because I know that half of them are going to be spent with the Waltons (and various couple friends) eating waffles with syrup (of various types)!

#2 The Sensor Shooting Game at Dave and Busters

I LOVE this game, I think I wasted about 37% of my "tokens" on it! Its THAT cool! It makes me feel like I should be a secret agent or something.

Angela...Is that you?

I attempted to be "Angela" from The Office this year for Halloween. Several people have unfortunately told me that I look like her, so I thought why not embrace it? (above, please note the cat button of the late sprinkles, I worked hard on that :)

(Halloween at HED...me and my cubicle neighbor Chris)

We LOVE Sea Creatures!

I spent the past week and half with my fam. It was awesome, as usual. I escaped the fires and the constant smell of bbq, so I am very lucky. Before the unfortunate fires, my sister Kassidy and I went to Sea World. I have always loved sea creatures, as evident by the variously display of them throughout my house. However, we discovered this past week that my sister is what we like to call a "starfish whisperer"...I could not pull her away from that stinken tide pool!

This post however, would not be complete without mentioning my dad's birthday. This special day for my dad consists of dragging the whole family down to Tony Roma's for all you can eat ribs (yes there is usually a bib involved)...enough said. The picture below is very telling, of what i'm not quite sure but...
Note 1: the signs behind us. This is a tradition in which we all write down random stuff about the birthday person and tape them up around the house...usually fairly entertaining.
Note 2: the hallowed out powder horn slung around my father...enough said :)

My celebrity Morph....

Watch me turn into Robin Wright Penn (aka Jenny in Forest Gump)
Thanks TJ!

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NOOOOOOO!!!

This was my first reaction to being "tagged" by my dear friend Christy. Being "tagged" requires me (kind of in the same way you are "required" to forward those annoying emails to 10 friends and your wish will come true) to list 6 random unknown fun facts about myself. So, I decided not to fight this "tagging"...enjoy!

1. I have Hair OCD. Honestly, my hair has only been seriously messed up etc., ONCE in my life. I think there is a picture somewhere of this one time occurrence.(The sequel to this sad confession, is that I don't really enjoy my hair being touched...ever)

2. I love breakfast food! I have no problem eating this meal for dinner or lunch, any day of the week. If I had to pick a food to live off of for the rest of my life, it would be cereal.

3. I despise cantaloupe. You would have to pay me A LOT to eat it. As a child I refused to eat it, and was sentenced to "sit at the table until you finish." I spent an hour at the dinner table mashing it in my hands. My parents finally decided that I meant business, and have never forced me to eat this disgusting melon again.

4. I shed a few embarrassing tears during a "sanctioned" game of Settlers of Catan. I was loosing big time, and was simply trying to end the game with a respectable score....well, really there is no excuse I was a poor sport/competitive baby. The worst part is, this was LAST YEAR!

5. I have a white robe and slippers that I wear around the house all the time when the weather drops below 75 degrees. I probably look kinda like an angel :)

6. "Dog the Bounty Hunter" is one of my favorite TV shows! There is something so magnetic about the mixture of bleached hair, leather boots, and mace that I just can't resist!

POP!! Goes My Heart

Where do I begin?! A couple of weeks ago I was at a movie night at Julia's. We decided to watch the movie "Music and Lyrics". After the movie we were totally fired up about the 80s, dancing etc. I said "Wouldn't it be fun to do a remake of the 80s music video in the movie?" Julia said, "Yeah it would!" I said, "I'm serious we should do it." Then she said she was serious too.
So, the next day we went thrift store shopping to obtain our "80s music video outfits"...which was amazing, I hadn't really been before. In this pic, it may be hard to see but I am in fact wearing a beautiful satin "puffy pirate" shirt (similar to the pirate shirt on Seinfeld). You may also be confused about if Julia's outfit is a one-piece....Yes it is! She actually was getting compliments on that dress from older ladies in the store (she also wore this out to dinner with her sister....man I have fun friends)!
So, the music video "POP Goes My Heart" will becoming to a YouTube near you very shortly....I know you all can't wait :) My mom wonders what I missed out on in my childhood!

I did a 360....On a Knee Board!

I went home this past weekend (to Palm Springs). I always love going home, because I do really fun things....like boating. My family has a little boat, that we call shamu (because it sort of looks like a killer whale), and we go boating and perfect our skills. Knee boarding skills, wake boarding skills, eating junk food skills, water skiing skills, flag holding skills(I am guaranteed to be called "stupid flag girl" at least once every boating trip...family joke). On this particular trip I perfected my 360 skills. Which means I did a 360 degree turn while on a knee board, being pulled behind a boat, at I'm sure a very high speed.
I love going home because lets be honest, I get a little spoiled. Even more since my brother went to college (They miss him more I think, but since he can't come home they decide that seeing me is the next best thing.). So, I wouldn't want anyone to get jealous by the list of things that I did while home this last time. But, here it is anyway: a day at the spa (which means messages and other wonderful things), shopping, lunch, ping pong, movies etc. Yes, my family is awesome...they have thought about adopting a little Chinese girl(since we are all leaving), but maybe I could put a good word in for one of you!