At any particular time there are at AT LEAST 3 pairs of shoes strewn about my house. The culprit...my sweet husband. At first, this annoyed me greatly. Now, I have come to accept it. And on my very best days, I find it sort of adorable. When we don't see each other very much on the weekdays it's a cute reminder that seems to say "Brett Was Here."
All I can say is, "Vienna is still here!!!!" Wow.
-Is anyone else tired of Jake's ties from circa 1991?
-Good for Jake to get rid of Ashley and Jessie, can you say no personality.
-What was with Gia's date. She acted like a 9 year old with all the hide and go seek and piggy backs.
-Then they turned into 8th graders and starting playing spin the bottle? I was honestly really uncomfortable and did a little uncomfortable chuckle. I just didn't know how to react. I still can't believe that really happened.
-Cori really came out of her shell this week and I think I'm kinda glad she's still here, she seems normal. And she kinda looks like Jake, just a girl version.
-I still feel similar about Allie being a little mean. But, she's kind of exciting and fun. Which is a lot more than I can say about jake, if you know what I mean.
-I can't believe after all that Jake has heard and seen from Vienna, that he's still keeping her. I mean wasn't the body language during they're "one on one time" on the group date totally awful?!
-I predict a bachelor first...Jake proposes to both Allie and Tenley at the end. Now THAT would be the most dramatic rose ceremony ever!
-Also, there is something seriously wrong, when I'm watching the rose ceremony and I'm more worried about Jake breaking down into tears than the girls :)
(Michelle pictured above)
Although Jake is not my "heart of hearts", he probably went up a few notches in my book after this last episode, because he Weeded Though the Girl Crap!! However, the crying episode before bunji jumping, was pretty embarrassing. So that brought him down a few notches. So, really he's probably at about the same level of notches as he was last week :)
-I have decided that Michelle is bi-polar. And I could not be happier that Jake got rid of her. AND I'm even " more happier" that he didn't wait for the rose ceremony. He couldn't stand to look at her for one more minute...hilarious.
-Does Jake not realize that Vienna is cross-eyed?? Am I the only one who sees this???
-After the last episode I really liked Allie. But, now...I feel like she's sort of a jerk. She has been so mean to Vienna...and I don't even like Vienna or her eyes (or is this just what the editing people want us to think Allie=mean, I dunno)
-Elizabeth: YES! So true Jake, some people don't kiss for religious reasons, cool. But, she is raunchy and not like that AT ALL. I'm so glad Jake realized she was just messin with him.
-2nd most uncomfortable moment of the night Michelle's choppy speach, "I, am, here- to-find-love...and get, married." Lame-o
-1st most awkward-est moment of the night, Jake and Michelle's kiss...ewwwww
-Still lovin Tenley...but the question now is: Is she too good for Jake?
So, yes, its almost February, but I felt Brett needed props for this oh-so-romantic gesture. Just when I'm thinking "he doesn't do as many romantic things for me as he used to" he pulls out something amazing. Like "The 12 Dates of Christmas". YES!!! What that entailed was me having something amazing to do every night when I got from work. I didn't cry once in December...pretty incredible, I know.
1st Day of Christmas: Hot Chocolate
2nd: Dinner Party with Friends
3rd: Lights in Clairemont
4th: Ice Skating at Horton Plaza
5th: Went to the Temple
6th: Brett Took Me to Lunch
7th: Ice Cream with Kassidy
8th: Movie "Mr. Krueger's Christmas" and Hot Chocolate
9th: Lights at The Hotel Del Coronado
10th: Visit For Lunch Again (Because its my Favorite)
11th: Dinner at Thai Restaurant with Cass and Chad
12th: Olive Market in Redlands
The Bachelor, is back.
After a hard day at work there is nothing more comforting then coming home, putting on a polar bear robe and realizing The Bachelor is available on Hulu.
I sat down and rewarded myself with Part 1 AND Part 2 of the Season Premiere of "The Bachelor: On the Wings of a Dove" (or something cheesy like that). I have a love/hate relationship with the bachelor. But, generally the rule is if I watch more than 5 minutes I'm in for the season.
Thoughts:
-What is with the SUPER serious girl that cried...on the FIRST NIGHT????
-Do they make the Bachelor keep certain girls on for drama?
-Jake, really, the Paris Hilton wanna be?
-I'm glad one of the girls made a comment about the excessive cleavage, because really, it was out of control tonight.
-What was with Jillian and Ed showing up, they came on like they were life long friends, but really it was just awkward.
-I like Tenley.
The "This Season On The Bachelor" preview was amazing. What could make Jake so mad that he would kick a latern? I don't know but I can't WAIT to find out.
I was thinking about our thanksgiving and really, for us, it was pretty much selfish. People were giving us stuff and we pretty much just said "Thanks". At least we're grateful right???
Every two years we get with my mom's side of the fam and go to a cabin in Zion National park. It is pretty much one of my favorite things, to go there and be with my aunts/uncles/cousins/siblings etc. We play games, ride dirt bikes, watch movies, eat, shot guns and chat it up (pretty WT, I know, but its nice to get back to your roots sometimes). SO FUN! It was Brett's first time, I don't know if he enjoyed himself as much as I did, but we all loved having him there!
This was our FAVORITE thing this weekend. My 3 year old cousin Cate, would make a turkey ANY time you held up your hand and said "turkey". It was adorable!
My mom....Chinese. A little weird, but mostly a good time. 
I saw it SNOW...you can't really see it, but I really felt like it needed to be documented.
Pretty awesome view!
Little Montgomery Nugget:
We were able to see Brett's family on Sunday afternoon. And it was "extra special" because we got to meet our future sis-in-law Eleece. She was great, I think we're for sure going to the wedding now :)
And....Brett holding the special Christmas "Chalice" that holds the names for the ACNE (Annual Christmas Name Exchange) where we pick our holiday fate. Yeah, I got Cass this year!
Why must those movie people make me want to turn to the dark side (literally the darker skin) and be team Jacob...NOOOOOO!!!! How dare they make Jacob gorgeous, kind, loyal, funny and have excellent teeth. WHY!!! Don't get me wrong I am "Team Edward" all the way, actually that is the one thing I regret about my new moon experience, not having a team edward tee shirt....shame.
Anyway, it is with regret that I say I am now 40/60 (jacob/edward). Go ahead mom say it "I told you so." But really, could they have made Edward anymore English-grunge at the end of the movie?! After staring at Jacob for an hour and a half, one look at Edward's teeth in Volterra and I was about ready to bump the percentage up to 50/50 :). They really did our poor Edward a disservice in this movie. Did they tell him NOT to workout? Did they ban him from a gym? Really, the comparison was extremely unfair.
So, in conclusion I was in total shock at my feelings for Jacob in the movie, that didn't exist AT ALL in while reading the book, what a surprise.
My family has NEVER been to Torrey Pines...weird. My mom was so upset I hadn't taken her there sooner....my bad. But, there was fun had by all. Even for the ones that didn't want to go in the first place (Dad, Kassidy, Brett). 
Mom, you know you like this one, since they're doing the same thing "matching."
Oh, he is just so handsome. 
Sorry I didn't get any pics of you parentals.
I was a 50s girl, and Brett decided to be a jellyfish...The only stipulation I gave him was that he had a make it for FREE. Because mine was just an old costume I had and it was free. He did well, he's so industrious and creative :)
Brett as a jellyfish.
My friend June at work.
Me by lots of glasses.
Some of my peeps at work.
Here are the two blurry photos I took on our recent ward camp out. Maybe I need to learn the different modes on my camera. But, we did have a great, memory making, time. There's just something about everyone being a little uncomfortable and in a different environment, that tends to bring out the crazy in people.
My crazy. At 3 in the morning I say to Brett, "I have to go the bathroom really bad. But I don't want to use that gross one. I just want to squat. I think we can make it work if you hold my legs." WHAT?! How would that even work?! But it totally made sense in my messed up camping mind.
Brett's crazy. Loud house/techno music starts going somewhere in the 4am region. All of us in our tents wake up, a little ticked. Brett and our friend Tim decide to go "check it out." They find the music coming from a truck up the road. They flash their flash lights at the car, the music stops. But, this is not enough for Brett, this man should not be allowed to play his loud music again. He goes and taps on the stranger's (who might have a gun) window and politely tells the man, who happens to be listening to loud music, by himself, in the wilderness, in his truck, to stop playing loud music. Luckily, this man was not a pyscho-killer and Brett and Tim are alive to tell the tale...and we got 2 more hours of sleep, thanks guys.
Well, when my mom called me up a couple of weeks ago, and like a little girl, invited me to her all girls birthday party, I was ecstatic to say the least. Three of the coolest girls I know are My Mom, and My Aunts (her two sisters). So, what better setting could there be for 4 party people like ourselves then Vegas?! Don't worry, we did get a little conference in...no really. Plus we saw the Donny and Marie show so that was kinda church-ie right?
Plus my mom treated us like celebrities by giving us all "goodie baskets" full of her favorite things...they, were, amazing.
In addition to the sweet gifts, we went the spa and had massages. Great food and shopping topped off the list.
Love you mom, that's for being born!
That's right, disneyland. We met my fam there...but you really can't tell. We decided to take pictures of ourselves kissing instead. Go figure. It was quite the whirlwind going from 8-11pm. But, it, was, AWESOME! We will definitely use our passes post-work/school again, totally worth it.
Tomorrow is mine and Brett's "all-important" 6 months anniversary :) So, I thought I'd take a second to brag about my husband. First, he puts up with my "stares of death", is so fun to be around, does things for me all the time...just for fun. He's so good in fact that his brother overheard all the things he had done for me one day and said, "Why did you do all that, are you in the doghouse or something?" To which my humble husband replied, "No I'm just a freaking good husband." And that pretty much sums it up...I have a freaking good husband. 
(Just wanted to include this pic of an old-school boat in SD Harbor, from when we went on a friend's boat a couple of weeks ago. San Diego is so great.)
