Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not?

I have heard parts of this song before, but on my way home from work tonight I heard the chorus and instantly fell in love with it.  I came home and listened to the whole thing on Youtube and loved it even more.  If I didn't know any better I would have thought the inspiration for the song was our first kiss story.  It fits it. to. a. "T".  

I'm pretty sure I have written about that before, but I'll give you a brief summary. (or you could just skip straight to the song, it seems to tell the story perfectly)

First date....no kiss

Second date....no kiss

Third date....no kiss

.....

Twenty-fourth date...no kiss

Twenty-fifth date....still no kiss so...talking in the car before he drops me off, I had to ask "are you gonna kiss me or not?"

You think I'm exaggerating, but we didn't kiss until we had been dating for a month.  Okay so they weren't all formal dates, but we did see each other every day so I think that counts.  I like to tease Cam about being such a chicken, but in reality I think it was cute that he was so nervous about it.  Call me old fashioned, but I wanted him to make the move.  And to be honest, we were having so much fun I didn't worry that he didn't like me or something, but after a month I was a little tired of waiting :).  So we may taken that part slow, but I think we made up for it with the rest of our relationship because two months later we were engaged and then two and a half months after that we were married.  

Anyway, without further ado. The song....Are Gonna Kiss Me or Not  

Tuesday Confessions

I have seen people do confessions on a couple blogs and I thought it was fun to read their lists.  Since I am waiting for Cam to finish his game so we can go to bed, I thought I'd give it a whirl.  So here goes nothin'.  

1. I don't think I have eaten a thing with any source of nutritional value in the last 48 hours. My diet has consisted of chocolates, buttered/salted popcorn, chocolate covered popcorn, french fries, pizza and Dr. Pepper.  You know its bad when I am actually craving healthy foods.  

2. I don't like the term Hubby at all.  Don't take offense if you use it, that is totally your choice, but as for me, I will never use hubby, hubs, husby, hubster or anything like that.

3. Although I would love to be, I am not a routine person.  However, my morning routine is strictly the same almost every day.  This is especially important in my showering routine.  Also, I cannot blow dry my hair right after getting out of the shower, it has to air dry for a few minutes before.  During these few minutes, I start, but don't finish my make up.  Once I am done blow drying, I finish my make up and then straighten my hair.    

4.  I absolutely hate raisins.  I think they are so disgusting and even though I hardly pass up anything sweet, I won't eat sweets with raisins.  However, I love raisin bran and in that case, the more raisins the better.

5.  I would definitely rather be cold than hot.  Being hot makes me grumpy.

6. I talk to my puppy like he is a person.  

7.  I absolutely have to say "I love you" to end a phone conversation to anyone in my family, but especially Cam.

8.  I could read about cooking tips and tricks all day.  In fact, I have a couple cook books that are filled with such information and I could read them like a novel.

9. I love old buildings.  I love older homes, churches, and especially European castles. They are so charming and filled with so much character.

10.  I love pretty packages.  I definitely believe in the phrase "presentation is everything".  I happily (and sometimes unhappily) stress about how the things I bake and the gifts I give are going to be packaged or presented.  I really appreciate how things are displayed and put almost as much effort into how something looks as how it tastes. 

So there you have it...10 random facts that I'm sure you were dying to know.  I thought it would be harder to think of things, but it was actually quite easy and fun.  Hopefully you will see a post about our Christmas sooner than later, as soon as I upload the pictures :)   

Fire Burnin'

When we bought our house, my favorite part of it was instantly the fireplace.  I adore fireplaces and always wanted one in my house someday.   My grandma has a closed fireplace and she uses it all the time, I believe that is where my love for fireplaces came from.

Since we moved in our house in the spring, we haven't ever had a fire. So you can bet as soon as the weather showed signs of getting cooler I had plans of having a fire.  The chance finally came and I loved it even more than I thought I thought I would.  Here are some pictures of the event.

My (super cute) personal fire builder

So cozy!

I just love the warm, cozy glow it puts on the room

Hercules loved it, he just laid there and watched it all night.

I can't wait to do it more often.  Bring on the holidays!

to...two...too...

Two years have passed since we became Mr. and Mrs. George.  I have one thing to say about the second year of marriage...it went by twice as fast as the first.  I really feel like I just wrote about our first anniversary and here we are again.  The other thing I could say about the second year is that it was twice as good as the first too!

To celebrate we stayed at Little America and it was sooo much fun.  I have always wanted to stay there and we were not disappointed.  The room was huge and beautiful,  the service was awesome, and the pool and hot tub were so nice.  It is now one of my favorite hotels.  

We started our day visiting our new "niece" Quinn.  We had seen her right after she was born the day before, but I couldn't stay away and it wasn't hard to convince Cam to take a trip back to the hospital in the morning before going to the hotel.  We just love her (and her parents of course) and loved being able to see and hold her again. 

After peeling ourselves away from Quinn we headed to the hotel and lounged in our room watching football (mostly Cam) and reading (mostly me)  We took a dip in the hot tub and ate dinner at the Roof.  On a side note, during the hour or so we were eating, we had two couples get engaged and those were only the ones we saw.  I wonder how many times that happens in a night.  Anyway, we had such a fun time.  Its funny because I was super excited to lounge in our room and go to dinner, and those were so much fun.  But, I think swimming in the morning before we went home was almost the funnest part.  We were laughing and playing in the pool and it reminded me of our dating days.  I loved it.  

I told Cam that I would not object if we made The Little America and The Roof our tradition every year.  It was perfect.  Thanks Babe for such a fun weekend and thanks even more for another fabulous year!

Dancing for the King

Last year I was given the opportunity to teach a couple dance classes as the studio I used to take at.  I was so excited to put on my dance shoes after hanging them up for a couple years.  I taught two classes, the eleven/twelve year olds, and seven/eight year olds.  I loved getting to know those cute girls and being able to see them learn and progress throughout the year. 

(Eleven/Twelve--"Smooth Criminal")

(Seven/Eight--"Rockin' Robin")

Our theme for the spring recital was "A Tribute to the King of Pop" so all the dances were to Michael Jackson songs.  I personally love his music and think he was an amazing artist so I was especially excited!  The other reason I loved it was because I was that we, as teachers, were able to perform in the finale which was "Thriller".  I forgot just how much I love the thrill of performing and I loved every second!  Even though it was a pretty short section that we performed, I couldn't help but be pretty nervous backstage as I waited to go on.  It was really fun to be able to perform with my sisters and sister-in-law, it was quite the family affair :)  Here are a few more pictures of the occasion. 

Sisters!

They have some serious moves! It was so fun watching and cheering for them!

And of course, what would a post be without a picture of this handsome fella?

It was so fun knowing he was in the audience :)

Pretty freaky huh?

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!