YOU'RE IT!!!...

My lovely sis Brenda tagged me! :) Well!... first of all, I thought everyone had enough of the tag game! But, I guess I'm it! LOL! :)
Ok!... so, hopefully I won't offend anybody with my answers. Hey! I'll just be honest and live with it! :)

You all know how it goes!..... 5 things in each category.

What I was doing 10 yrs. ago: Wow!... That seems like yesterday! Well, Josh had just entered the MTC and I was living in Cedar City, Utah going on my second year of college. These were some of the hardest days with him gone and yet the most exciting with college life!
I was living with 4 amazing, gorgeous, intelligent and absolutely wonderful friends! I don't think I would've made it without them!!! I was more focused on getting a letter out to my Love than working on homework! But!... they were some of the best days in life!

5 yrs. ago: Josh and I were living in Lindon with his parents, trying to save up for school and all. I was at my same job (Albertsons Pharmacy) of course. Josh was working, tutoring and attending UVSC. Our hopes of being parents were raising our anxiety and frustration! LOL! Our excuse was that we never saw each other! Well, we weren't lying!... we didn't! Very difficult days! But, we continued to hang in there!

Yesterday: Ok! Yesterday was a nightmare! First of all it's been 100+ degrees! And!.. while trying to find kitty litter that wasn't 20 dollars, my car DIED in the parking lot! So, 1.)Work. 2.)Shopping for litter. 3.)Planned on relaxing for a min. by the pool!... forget that!!!! 4.)Prepared my 2 lessons for Sunday. 5.)Went to bed at 3:00 am!

5 favorite snacks: Diet Coke, Ice cream, Strawberries, Sweet n' Salty bars, Twizzler Bites! :)

5 favorite books: "No on can take your place", "Kite Runner", "Eat, Pray, Love", Max Lucado's books!!!, ANY quote or thoughts book! Reading "Twilight"... so, we'll see!

5 places I would love to run away to: Bahamas, Hawaii, cabin in the Mountains!, Peru... again! :) Anywhere with my honey! :) :) :)

5 bad habits: Procrastination! Being late!... well, that's just considered "Whiteley" time now. But! Can't be late to work out here!.. they're real serious! Staying up late on the computer! Forgetting everything!... I have "post it notes" all over the place!!!

5 things I would never wear: leopard anything! tight ankle pants! fur boots in the summer! neon anything! Well! The "whatever is "IN" just to fit "IN" thing"!!! Some of the designs are just awful!!!

5 pet peeves: Untactful & Spurious people! Oh!... look at me!...I'm "Bigger, Better, Faster"!!! I'll just say that... I like my Privacy too! Utah and California drivers! And! P.G. GOSSIP! Let's see!... how old are we now???!

5 things I like to do: Spend any time that I get with my Love!!!!!! Go Shopping with my girly friends!... or by myself if I have to! :) Cleaning! I am so so OCD!! Listen to my tunes! Anything crafty!

5 favorite TV shows: "The Office", "Friends", "The First 48".... and I can't think of more since we only have rabbit ears and 2 channels! LOL!!!

5 famous people I would like to meet: "The Office" crew!! Jennifer Aniston along with the "Friends" crew too! :) Faith Hill, Kevin James and Sara Bareilles!

That's all folks! :)
OK! I tag Shauna, Becky, Jalayne, Brittany & Jaclyn! Good luck!

Thought of the day:

"Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart." ~MLK

C&O... Friends...5 Crowns!

I just can't resist a beautiful face when I see and know one!... that's definitely when the camera comes out!!! Oh!... and how about the gloriously wonderful italian food EVER!!! If you think the Olive Garden is fabulous! Oh, you are just missing out! This amazing restaurant next to Venice Beach, called C&O is heavenly!!! My manager recommended it to me and come to find out, Chad and Brittany had already been there as well. So, it didn't take much to twist there arms to go again! So we enjoyed a night out with friends and some fantastic food! How bout playin' good old cards too! I thought that only the "ole farts" played cards! LOL! :) We were happy to find out that we're not the only ones that enjoy a game of cards!!!! We had a blast spending time with them! Hey Brittany!... just a Q for ya!... are we, like... weird and boring???! LOL! Thanks for the good food and laughter! We love you guys!!! So glad we're in this together!!!!

C&O Italian Restaurant by Venice Beach.... amazing food!!!!

Paige!.... she's irresistibly gorgeous!!!!

Brittany & Paige :) She's showing us her happy clap!.... Yeay!!!!

Josh and Chad are 2nd year dental students together. We live in the same apartment complexes and also attend the same ward! We are so blessed to enjoy their friendships!

Chad and Paige Erickson. She is such a sweet, happy and beautiful girl!!!

Next time the "nasty" will come out in us!... and there will be No "nice guy"!!! :)
Thought of the day:
"Friendship is genuine when two friends can enjoy each others company without speaking a word to one another." ~GE

Dads Special Day!

Happy Father's Day! & Happy Birthday Dad Whiteley! :)
This applies to my fantastic husband, Dad's, brothers, Grand-pops and friends! :)
We want to recognize all of you and the tremedous amount of hard work, dedication, endurement, and simple acts of love you share and provide! We certainly love and appreciate all of you! And!... to my dear, sweet Love! It may not be today that you are experiencing the great joys of fatherhood, but someday sweetheart! You will make the best father!.... the best daddy! Your patience with me and the process will hopefully make it that much more marvelous when our day comes! I love you with all of my heart Josh!
This is one of my favorite poems about "Dads"! Everything about it is so true to life and dads!

What Makes a Dad......
God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring, The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity, The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His materpiece was complete,
And so, He called it ... Dad


Thought of the day:
"Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad."

DON'T LEAVE!....

Now!... I know that I'll probably get a few laughs outta everyone since I'm posting pics of my lil' stinker! But he is my "baby"!... You know!... just like you have photos of your baby or kids. So, this is our lil' brat cat Moi. We absolutely love the terd! He has so much personality which is hilarious and fun but can also be annoying! Anyway, he LOVES Josh like no other! There must be a male bond there or something???! When Josh leaves in the mornings or at all, this is what he does! He curls up next to the door and just whines the whole time! It's kinda sad! He waits patiently for him to return too! Now, wait!... I don't get that kind of attention from him! What's wrong with me???! Probably because I don't play rough with him and let him chew me to pieces! :) But he gets lots of kisses from me! :) Yeah, so I thought I would share the Love our cat has for Josh! I'm glad he also understands and acknowledges how wonderful he is! We are both so lucky to have Josh in our lives!!!! We love you Sweets! :)






Thought of the day:
"If I'm not back in five minutes... just wait longer!" ~JC."Patience is the key to paradise." ~TP.

"Life is Beautiful!"

For our "date night" Josh and I went to the ManHattan Beach to enjoy the night life and relax as well. I'm really nutty about my camera and have to take it everywhere we go!... In fact we had to turn around and go back home to grab it! :) Hey!... you never know what you're gonna see or experience, right?! And I want it there to capture every special "moment"!
WOW!... this was the perfect time to have it! Well, as usual my eyes are always focused on the surfers! They amuse me with the waves they dare to ride and conquer! As I was being entertained by some nose dives and hard hits, I was suddenly distracted by some children crowding underneath the Pier. There was police tape wrapped around a certain small area. My curiosity got the best of me!... I had to see what was going on! So, I walked over and this is what I found!....... Oh, I was THRILLED!!!
Now, if you know Natalie... you know that I have such a Love for all animals! Look at this lil' guy though! He sat there for a few minutes sitting up looking at everyone. Then exhausted, dropped to the ground and just couldn't keep his lil' eyes open! Oh, my heart ached for the lil' baby! I couldn't help but to wonder where his mama was or what happened to him! Not too long after I got my photo shots of him, the lifeguards came over and rescued him! I'm certain he's in good hands and will be taken care of! :) What an experience for me and what a beautiful creature! :) :) :)



Thought of the day:
"Smile and others will smile back. Smile to show how transparent, how candid you are. Smile if you have nothing to say. Most of all, do not hide the fact you have nothing to say nor your total indifference to others. Let this emptiness, this profound indifference shine out spontaneously in your smile." ~JB