Tim McGraw

When we heard Mr. McGraw would be making a visit to Utah a few months ago, we quickly picked up some tickets and looked forward to it for what seemed like forever.  
I was really excited to hear Lady Antebellum, but we ran into some uber bad traffic on the way and ended up missing them completely.  It took us a whopping 2 hours to get to the venue.  I'm surprised that any of us had hair by the time we arrived, but we made it just in time for Tim and quickly forgot about the commute. 
My favorite part of the concert may have been when Tim pulled a little girl up on stage and danced with her while singing "Tiny Dancer". Talk about melting your heart!
Cam loves any excuse to dress up and considering the event, I shouldn't have been surprised with what he came up with.  Much to my dismay, the handlebar mustache made a comeback.  Even though I hate it more than anything, I have to admit that it was quite fitting for the occasion and Cam blended in quite nicely with the crowd.  He won't believe me, but I ended up thinking that it was really funny...especially because he shaved it off first thing the next morning :)

Wrinkles

Most people fear the day they will find them, but this little guy pulls them off quite nicely.  In fact, for him, the more the better.

This is Hercules, but we call him Herc.  He is the newest resident at our house we just adore him.  Cam has always wanted an English Bulldog.  I wasn't always so thrilled about it, I just didn't think they were all that adorable. You see, I am used to tall sleek hunting dogs and English Bulldogs couldn't be more opposite.

But, over time I warmed up to their squished faces and stocky bodies and now we have this cute guy as our little buddy and we just love his adorable face.

As soon as I even showed signs of changing my mind about English Bulldogs, Cam jumped at the chance to start looking for one.  There were two that we were debating between, but Herc won  and now, lucky for us, he is ours to keep. 

I was quite surprised when Cam went and picked him up earlier than I thought he would be available.  He brought Herc to his softball game where I was to meet him there later.  I was quite confused when his Aunt was holding Herc, but I thought it was just a dog that was his identical twin.  I fell for the trick hook, line and sinker and before they told me that it was in fact my puppy, I was utterly amazed that at how much "her" puppy looked like ours.  I can be quite gullible sometimes.

Having animals around is not a new experience for either Cam nor I, but this is a first for both of us as far as training and being the sole caretaker of one.  We have really enjoyed it.  Don't get me wrong, we don't love his constant chewing of our furniture, rugs and most annoyingly our feet. And cleaning up accidents is not on our lists of favorites either, but since he is as cute as can be its hard to stay upset for long. 

Anyway, before I start sounding like one of those crazy cat ladies, I will just leave you with this cute picture. 

Look at those paws!

I shouldn't be surprised

On our way home from our date tonight Cam suggested a movie before bed.

I agreed 

I took 2 minutes to let the dog out, change to pajamas and take a potty break. 

I swear it couldn't have been more than two minutes. 

I'm ready for the movie... but where is Cam? 

Asleep on the couch.

Sound asleep

Still fully dressed right down to his shoes. 

How that boy can fall asleep in the blink of an eye is beyond me.   

Its just as well, we need to go to bed anyways.

So, I'm not bothered at all, just laughing because

I shouldn't be surprised.

Makin' a comeback

It has felt like we have been gone from our little blog for a long time.  We haven't had internet at home since we moved and it has felt like forever!  I have written a couple of posts while on other computers but didn't post them due to not being able to add pics and we all know how much more enjoyable pictures make reading :) So for all (maybe 2 or 3) of you that read this blog, you can look forward to hearing more from us now! 

It feels good to be back :)

Looking Back

Memorial Day weekend was quite the memorable time 2 years ago. So I thought I would write it down for my sake and if you want to hear about our first kiss then keep on reading.

Cam and I had been spending oodles of time together for about a month and I was loving every second of it.  However, we had yet to do any smooching.  I was suprisingly not very worried about it, I was having so much fun and loved that we didn't just spend our time kissing. I liked that we were developing a strong foundation of friendship.  Don't get me wrong, I knew we were definitely more than friends (it may have taken me a little bit to actually get it through my head that he could actually be interested in me like that) but I knew.  So needless to say, I hadn't given it a ton of thought, nor did I worry about reasons why he hadn't kissed me yet. I just knew it would happen in its own due time.

On the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, we went to his sister and brother-in-law's house for dinner and to play games.  We ended up having and interesting conversation that made me laugh and made Cam laugh but made him squirm a little :)  The conclusion of the conversation was that Cam was basically being a wimp (remember he had just returned from his mission) and that I would basically either need to initiate it, or be patient...but that it could take a long time.  It may sound like that would have been awkward to talk about, but it really was funny and it wasn't awkward in the least.  

Fast forward to the drive home and not suprisingly that conversation got brought up again.  I teased him for being wimpy and kind of laid down the law (in a humorous way of course) that I would not make the first move.  He teased that he could wait forever then and that as long as we could cuddle and I would tickle his arm (he LOVES that), he could wait for months and that at some point he could guarantee that I would break down and make the first move.  Well, I wasn't going to have any of that :)  I said that I hadn't worried about it, but what girl doesn't want the guy she is falling in love with to kiss her?  So I decided to put a little pressure on him.  I told him that I would not tickle his arm or cuddle with him until he kissed me.  He laughed and couldn't believe I would put that kind of pressure on him.  But I was determined to stay strong and hold my ground.

We pulled up to my house and he tried to trick me into tickling his arm while we talked and I refused.  After a small debate, I agreed to tickle his arm with the (very) strict understanding that he would kiss me after 10 minutes and true to his word, he held his end of the agreement. 

The kiss was great for the first couple seconds, but I started to get weirded out when there was absolutely no movement at all.  It was like a peck on the lips that lasted for what seemed like 5 minutes.  "What in the world is going on?"  I thought.  Even though it was probably only 10 seconds it felt like forever and totally not normal.   Thoughts like "he can't be this bad at kissing" and "did he forget how to kiss over the past 2 years" flashed though my mind.  I tried to pull away but he wouldn't let me so I had no choice, but to open my eyes slightly to see what was going on.  I shouldn't have been suprised to see him wide-eyed staring at me trying to weird me out and just waiting to see how long it would take me to open my eyes.  I immediately started laughing and pushed him away.  Who does that? I shouldn't have even been surprised that he would pull a stunt like that.  It was hilarious!

Finally after we stopped laughing, he actually kissed me for real.  It sounds cheesy, but it was the best kiss I had EVER had.  I remember wondering if it was just the slightly awkward way I was turned in the car and the fact that the center console was there that made it so it was hard to breathe, that had never happened to me before. But since that feeling was the same every other time we kissed after that, I realized why my breath really was taken away that night. 

Obviously, our first kiss story isn't the romantic, movie scene kiss, but to me, it is better.  It kind of illustrates our entire relationship.  We laugh a lot, we have fun and we don't let ourselves take everything too seriously.  That just doesn't work for us. 

Last Night

Last night I was feeling a little bothered

Bothered about some things that have been bothering quite a bit lately

Things that I really don't need to be bothered about at all

But I was.

Cam could see that I was bothered

 He always can

No matter how hard I try to hide it

So he asked

I didn't want to say

But he always knows how to get me to talk

I expressed concern

He listened

And then he did what he does best

He made everything that I was worried about not so bad anymore

He made it all go away

He told me all the reasons I shouldn't worry about it

And all the ways he would help if my worries came true

He always knows what I need to hear

I felt so much better

And then he made me strawberry milk

And I was one happy girl again

He is my favorite

Easter Weekend

Easter/Conference weekend was a lot of fun.  I always enjoy Conference and getting to listen to our Prophet and other leaders of the Church speak.  It really is such a priviledge.  Saturday morning I woke up earlier than Cam (surprise surprise :)) and made breakfast burritos before the first session.  Not to toot my own horn or anything, but they were delicious and better yet Cam loved them.  He asked if I could wake up every day and make them for him, so I suppose they were a hit. 

Cam went for a bike ride later in the day and I picked up the house and got ready for girls night with my mom and sisters.  We made a cute spring topiary and then went to H.M.S. Pinafore (a play) that my grandpa was in.  I love going to plays, it is something I have done since I was a little girl because my grandpa is very involved with Rodger's Memorial Theater and has been in numerous shows.  I loved getting dressed up and going, I always felt so grown up.  I also loved the music and of course the romance which was usually a common theme.  While I sat at the show I made a promise that I would always make a point to carry on the tradition with my little girls.  I'm really excited for that. 

For Easter, I put together a basket for Cam. Obviously we don't have kids for me to spoil, and I also can't help doing fun things for Cam so I always take advatage of an excuse to do something fun and different.  I filled his basket with simple things that were needed and useful but also fun.  He got some new flip flops for Florida, a bag thing for his bike and then one funny thing.  I got him these window crayons for the shower.  I saw the idea on a blog where the writer and her husband leave notes in the shower for each other and I thought it was a really cute idea so I stuck those in with his other gifts.  And of course he got a bunch of candy which was a really bad idea because I think I ate more of it than he did.  Not a good thing when you are in a weight loss competition.  Oh well :).  I also sent him on an Easter egg hunt.  To mix it up a little, I found a cute idea on that same blog so I put little notes in the eggs along with the candy.  The notes said things like "You are an eggs-ceptional husband" or "My life with you is eggs-traordinary" and so on. It made it fun and he liked the added touch.  

That afternoon, Cam rode his bike up to Layton for our family party with the George's.  We watched the afternoon session and had dinner.  It was a lot of fun.

The weekend was really relaxing and so fun.  Like I said, I love Easter and Conference and putting the two together really makes it especially fantastic.  Hopefully all of you had a fantastic weekend as well.