David Archuleta!!! And some soccer team...

I'm kidding, I know the soccer team. I believe they are known as Real Salt Lake. A little bit ago, Alex's parents got the family tickets to the Real game-but it was extra special, because David Archuleta (Utah's own American Idol) was singing the National Anthem and doing a concert when the game was over. So last night, we all got to enjoy our favorite things. Alex got soccer, I got a teen idol, and Tessa got a churro. Aw, the joys of life. The family at the game-Alex was taking the picture. Tessa and Alex, cheering for the game.

Tessa and her churro that she totally stole from the people next to us. (Don't worry, we knew them.)

DAVID ARCHULETA!!!!! I totally cried.

You can't see this really well, but we were sitting right underneath the jumbotron-so Leslie is staring lovingly up at Archie while I cry my eyes out. He was touching my very soul with his voice!

The very last song he sang was a new one, so he asked the crowd to "get up, dance, jump-just really get into it."

Doug was happy to oblige. I'm pretty sure he cried too.

Alex and me. My hair apparently is purple now...I'm not sure what that's about.

Tessa with Jordy. He found this half of a noise maker, and she's still beating my head with it today.

The family at the end of the game-I didn't get a picture with any Real Paraphernalia, so this is in the Jordan Commons parking garage.

It was really fun-even though I only went for the concert, I got into the game as well. I'm pretty sure we tied. I'm not sure though... BUT to cap off the awesome night, I spent the rest of it puking everything I had eaten the day before. So that was fun. I'm feeling ok now, but I'm pretty sure I'm 5-10 pounds thinner.

First Dentist Visit

Tessa had her first dentist appointment on Thursday, and it was uber exciting. She actually did really well. All they did was count her teeth and make sure she could bite and stuff like that, so it wasn't a major cleaning session or anything, but still, exciting! That morning I told her we were going to the dentist, so she got really excited and kept saying "I need to go to the dentist, we need to go now!" I had a feeling she didn't really know what the dentist was. But she did great! I just couldn't believe she's getting old enough to have preventative care on her teeth!!! Waiting for her check up. I'd just gotten done with mine, that's why I look awesome.

Getting her teeth counted. Only 16, which I thought was odd...but then again, she has a little mouth.

First Pet

For those of you who know Alex (my boo) you'll know he's an animal person...I know, crazy that we're together. But he always tried to make me into an animal person as well. I'm not into it. So now he's moved onto Tessa. And he finally got to her, much to my dismay. On Monday, we went and got Tessa her very first pet. We got her 6 goldfish-too bad 3 of them have died already. Apparently that happens, according to Alex.

She just wanted to hold the fish bowl. She was so excited! She even named them. All six are Billy. She's not so good on the naming part. But at least we don't have to remember 6 names!

Alex and Tessa getting ready to pour them into the bowl. Again, notice her excitement.

I was just happy that she was happy. I'm not actually excited to have to take care of fish...I just don't get it. Sorry.Their first meal. The next day, Tessa fed them some Fruit Loops, Chicken Nuggets, and Root Beer. All at once. I saved them though...well, 3 of them. But those three seem to be doing really well.

My First Giveaway

I'm totally entering this giveaway...Cailey (my lil sis) wants this dress, but she's pregnant, so what's she gonna do with it, right? Right.
Marseilles Dress SHABBY APPLE GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Ode To Mike

So as promised, this is my post for Mike. He's always saying that my blog is too boring, and he "doesn't want to read this crap about Tori Spelling" (direct quote). So I was all, This is gonna rock his world. So this post is about Alex's friend Michael Lyn Miller. He's my friend too...more than Alex's. He's actually my best friend...pretty much. Not counting a lot of people. Anyway, let's get rockin! I actually don't know how awesome this post will be for other people, but I know how much I love to read about myself, so I bet you'll love it Mike...let me know if you do...and don't tell Kelly. He thinks it's weird for you to talk to me...yeah Kelly, I know what's up.

This is Mike way back in the day. No, ladies, that's not his natural hair color. This was before he couldn't smell...long story. Actually not really. He fell on a longboard, broke his neck, and now he can't smell or taste...some may call him "blind of the mouth." (Is that inappropriate? I hope not. Sorry Mike.)

Andy, me, and Mike on News Years Eve 2006. So almost 2007. I think 2007 was really our year, Mike, because by the look on my face, we were not friends yet. Or I was mad at something else...I'm always mad at something.

This is Mike, about to eat a whole rack of ribs. He dressed for the occasion (he looks like a lumberjack...Classic Mike).

He's sporty too. Volleyball. Manly. Anywho, he's single, so if you're interested email me! (Mike-I'll be sure to screen them for you.)

Lastly, but not leastly: I'm determined to turn Alex's friends into huggers, even though I'm not necessarily a hugger. And so I decided to start with Mike.

This was after I stalked him for an entire weekend...but he was cool with it. Except I'm pretty sure he was trying to kill me, because my ribs were definitely cracked after this...Thanks Mikey.

Welp, that's it. I'm pretty proud of my post so...

...Suck it, Mike. And be safe!

Are You Ready...

... for a super long post? If you aren't ready, stop reading, because a storm's comin. I jest. It's not a storm really. This weekend Alex and I went to St. George with all of his friends. There were like a million people there, minus a lot. So like 25. But it was a blast! I took a total of 250 pictures in the short 4 days we were there, but I'm not going to post all of them. That would be too fun...or not fun, whichever. So we'll start from the beginning. First of all, Alex and I drove down on Friday after he worked a little. Traffic rocked. Seriously, we got there in record time. I had made a road trip mix on my iPod because some of the guys were going to drive down with us, but then they didn't, so I just played it for Alex. And I think I nailed it. But that's for a different post. Which I'll probably never do. But I digress. Tessa on the drive. She's the best to travel with because she just sits in the back and talks to herself, or watches movies. But never sleeps. It's creepy. And if you're wondering if that's a bowl of ham fried rice she's eating, it is. We love Chin Wah.

The first morning, Andy made everyone crepes. They were da bomb. Yeah, I know what I said.

This is Andy. He's a chef. And that's everyone eagerly awaiting their breakfast, since we had to wait for Andy to wake up to eat. And he's a late sleeper. We. were. starving.

Jake and his crepe. He was uber excited...as well he should be, they were delish.

Me and Emma. I've only actually been in the presence of this little gal twice, but she loves me and I love her. Well, I love her. I'm not sure how she feels about me. She liked me when I took her outside.

Nextly, we headed out to let the babies hang in the inflatable pool. Babies love pools.

Tessa, Emma, and Emmett. I'm not sure where Wes was. I never did get a picture with all of them actually in the pool, but I don't think they ever did. Emma really loved the hose. And Emmett loved everything else. Like being dry.

That's just a frog. And Heather's arm. Together.

Then, if that swimming wasn't enough, we headed over to Green Valley to swim some more. And do other awesome stuff. Like beat Mike at horse. That actually didn't happen this time, but it probably would have if we hadn't stopped playing. Or if someone had actually been able to make a basket or two.

At the kiddie pool. From the left: Kelly, Emma, Whitney, Alex, and Tessa. And random kid, down at the bottom. Kelly and Whitney (and Emma) live in California (or as I call it, Lamesville) and they drove on up to hang out with us. Particulary me, since Whitney's totally my bestie. Yeah, I went there. We text hug. This is Wes, and this was his first time swimming. He was indifferent. I kid, he loved it. I caught him in a moment of concentration.Tessa let me throw her tube over her head, and so when I finally made it, she fived me. We love swimming!

Tessa must have been looking at another camera.Tessa making out with Wes. Or choking him.Playing volleyball. Or not...I'm not sure what's going on here.Kelly's jump serve.

That' Alex. Remind anyone of Top Gun?Alex took Tessa on a walk by the Virgin River, and she loved it. This is one of about 30 pictures he took of her on the walk. They caught a lizard, but then realized it was dead. I'm sorry I missed it...

One of the nights we got Pizza Factory Pizza and I made cupcakes for everyone. Well, if you were wondering how many cupcakes Heather fit in her mouth and eat at once...

It's 3.

We also discovered something amazing on the trip, thanks to Kelly and Whitney. Lovingly known as Prison Uno, this game lead to the most beautiful night of most of our lives...

Kelly and Alex had a moment while shuffling. I don't even remember what happened. But I loved it. And so did Alex, obviously.

Tessa loves Steve. It's almost sad, because I think she'd rather hang out with him then me. Sad for him, try. (I love Tessa.)We were into it. I was probably trying to look at someone's cards, because that's how I roll. And everyone found out, so no one wanted to sit by me. But I'm fine with it.

At about 1 in the morning, we decided it had to be our last game. So Steve said, "If this is our last game, whoever ends with the most cards has to do something." So we decided they had to shove a bunch of gummy worms in their mouth and try to eat them. So on we played.

And Adam lost.

VIDEO FOOTAGE!!!!! Those sounds you hear in the background are Rebecca dry heaving. It was seriously gross. So I thought I'd share.

Little did we know, that Steve's suggestion about the last game of Prison Uno would lead to a whirlwind night of magic and wonder...I called it Food Challenge. I don't know what happened. It was like we were in high school again (not for me though, I never did this in high school.) It was disgusting and awesomely funny. So Steve, if you're reading this, you've changed our lives. And Mike, if you're reading this, pass that on to Steve, because I'm pretty sure he's not reading this blog...but you are.

I'm not sure if this is before or after they tried to eat these...I think it was before, since they don't look disgusted and the worms aren't slimy with their stomach juices.

Eating Marshmallows. I totally lost.

Steve ate a spoonful of Saigon Cinnamon.

And it made him sad.

Steve also ate about 30 gumballs. It was gross. He won almost every challenge.

Welp, those were really the main highlights of the trip-except for the three times we went to Cafe Rio, since they don't have it in California and Whitney needed some. It was way fun, and I got so many pictures that if I posted them all it would take forever. There were a lot of cute ones of the babies, but I figure I'll email those to their corresponding mom's and they can blog them, right? So Whitney, Heather, and Rebecca, get ready! Also, I got a bunch of awesome pictures of Mike...you know who you are. And let this be a warning...an awesome blog is coming. It's coming fast. And when you read it, your mind will be freaked.

Mommywood

Hey. So normally I don't really blog about books or movies or anything like that. I don't frown upon it, I just don't take time to let people know what I'm excited about or anything. Like did you know I was super jazzed about the new X-Men: Origins movie? Well, I was. And it was alright. But normally I don't feel the need to let people know my feelings. Until today. So last year my little sister let me borrow sTORItelling, by Tori Spelling. I finished it in about a day and a half. It was really that good. So when I found out her new book, Mommywood, would be released, I called Alex and begged him to get it for me. Well he's a pretty good listener. I received this book for Mother's Day, and I just finished it today. It. Is. Awesome. I recommend it, especially if you're a mom. If not, still read it, because she's pretty funny. I need to become famous so I can befriend her. I'm working on it...

Also, I blogged about this because I didn't really have anything else to write about, and it's been almost 2 weeks. People must miss me!