1 year ago
Foree Family Pics
Over Christmas, we took some family pictures. You can't really tell from our smiling faces, but it was fuh-reezing! Check out the picture with the frozen fountain. Beautiful. These are the ones that I thought turned out the best. Mom- I will get you the disc with all the pictures soon!
I love how you can see our reflection in the wall on this one.
I love this one.
See? Frozen icey fountain. So pretty.
I love how you can see our reflection in the wall on this one.
I love this one.
See? Frozen icey fountain. So pretty.
The 50 year old blue dress
My mom has been visiting us the past couple of days. Today we took Kate to get some professional portraits. We were trying to recreate this picture:
This is me. Ain't I cute?
My great-grandmother (Kate's great-great grandmother) purchased this dress and my mother has a picture in it, my Aunt Sherri has a picture in it, my cousin Khristen has a picture in it...and now Kate! It was so fun to keep this tradition alive, and it's such a beautiful dress!
You think she's my daughter? haha. She looks just like me!!
We also took some pictures without the blue dress, and I think they turned out pretty cute too.
This is me. Ain't I cute?My great-grandmother (Kate's great-great grandmother) purchased this dress and my mother has a picture in it, my Aunt Sherri has a picture in it, my cousin Khristen has a picture in it...and now Kate! It was so fun to keep this tradition alive, and it's such a beautiful dress!
You think she's my daughter? haha. She looks just like me!!
We also took some pictures without the blue dress, and I think they turned out pretty cute too.
Mommy's litte helper!
You may remember that both my mother and my husband gave me aprons for Christmas. Here are Kate and I modeling them for you!
My mom made these:
Isn't she talented?
And Dustin gave me these:
Kate loves helping out in the kitchen!
My mom made these:
Isn't she talented?And Dustin gave me these:
Kate loves helping out in the kitchen!
My curse
IMPETIGO
im·pe·ti·go
Have you ever heard of this?
If you know me well, you have. I have been cursed with this skin infection many times. Too many times. I cannot even count the times this horrid little beast has made an appearance on my face.
It is not a cold sore. It looks like one, but it is not. It is much more evil. It spreads rapidly (if not taken care of) and will take over your entire face. I have had this happen twice.
I was in junior high the first time. At first we thought it was an allergic reaction to dish soap. But after a week or two of it getting worse and spreading all over my face (completely humiliating for a tween) my mother finally took me to a dermatologist where I was diagnosed and given antibiotics. I moved on with my life and forgot about it...
...until I was in college. I was dating Dustin at the time, and I was trying to get in touch with my spiritual side. I felt that I needed to be closer to the Lord in order to make the decision to marry. So... I prayed to be humbled. Which, you know, isn't the worst idea. Sometimes people need humbling. After this experience though, I have always been more careful for what I pray for. haha.
The next morning I woke up with what I thought was a killer cold sore. My roommate took me to the store and we bought some Abreva. This, unfortunately, did nothing. It only made it spread. I had health insurance, but there was a battle over which doctor I was allowed to go to. I didn't make it to the doctor until about 2 weeks after the infection had started and by that time it was ALL OVER my face. I think I skipped school for about a week because I was too embarrassed to show my face anywhere.
This is not a picture of my face. But ask Dustin, Dawn Sheree or Cindy and they'll tell you this is about how I looked:
Long story short. I finally got medicine and it was gone. Untill...
...my wedding day.
Yes. You read that right. A couple days before my wedding day I woke up to the spawn of satan on my lower lip. I completely freaked out, and went to the doctor right away. I mean, how could I even kiss my groom if I had a disease on my mouth?!? I recieved my antibiotics (and a lecture on how birth control will not work while I'm on them) and began to treat the impetigo. Something I havent told you yet though--impetigo looks WORSE when it's healing. It gets crusty yellow dry scabs, easily bleeds, and appears much larger. I'm sorry, were you eating?
Anyway, even though I had medicine, this curse was on my lip for my wedding and all the pictures that go with it. At my reception my mother planned this really sweet thing where I started off dancing with my Dad, then my husband cut in, then my brother Andy, then Jared. I never got to Alex. While I was dancing with Jared I spun him around (he was still little then) but when I did, his arm hit my mouth and I started bleeding everywhere!
No I am not making this up. I'm not even exaggerating. This actually happened to me.
At. My. Wedding. Reception.
Now roughly about every 3-6 months I have had bouts with this skin disease. It never leaves me. Which brings me to this morning. This morning I woke up with this:
Disgusting right? Enlarge the picture, if you dare. The worst part is-- I JUST HAD THIS. Two weeks ago! My impetigo occurrences have seemed to increased exponentially. I will be diligent in taking ALL my antibiotics this time. But it will be back.
It always comes back.
So folks, the moral of this story is that the Lord does indeed answer our prayers. If you pray to be humbled, you might just end up with a disease on your face.
im·pe·ti·go
(ĭm'pĭ-tī'gō)  n. pl. im·pe·ti·gos A contagious bacterial skin infection, usually of children, that is characterized by the eruption of superficial pustules and the formation of thick yellow crusts, commonly on the face. [Middle English, from Latin impetīgō, from impetere, to attack; see impetus.] |
Have you ever heard of this?
If you know me well, you have. I have been cursed with this skin infection many times. Too many times. I cannot even count the times this horrid little beast has made an appearance on my face.
It is not a cold sore. It looks like one, but it is not. It is much more evil. It spreads rapidly (if not taken care of) and will take over your entire face. I have had this happen twice.
I was in junior high the first time. At first we thought it was an allergic reaction to dish soap. But after a week or two of it getting worse and spreading all over my face (completely humiliating for a tween) my mother finally took me to a dermatologist where I was diagnosed and given antibiotics. I moved on with my life and forgot about it...
...until I was in college. I was dating Dustin at the time, and I was trying to get in touch with my spiritual side. I felt that I needed to be closer to the Lord in order to make the decision to marry. So... I prayed to be humbled. Which, you know, isn't the worst idea. Sometimes people need humbling. After this experience though, I have always been more careful for what I pray for. haha.
The next morning I woke up with what I thought was a killer cold sore. My roommate took me to the store and we bought some Abreva. This, unfortunately, did nothing. It only made it spread. I had health insurance, but there was a battle over which doctor I was allowed to go to. I didn't make it to the doctor until about 2 weeks after the infection had started and by that time it was ALL OVER my face. I think I skipped school for about a week because I was too embarrassed to show my face anywhere.
This is not a picture of my face. But ask Dustin, Dawn Sheree or Cindy and they'll tell you this is about how I looked:
Long story short. I finally got medicine and it was gone. Untill...
...my wedding day.
Yes. You read that right. A couple days before my wedding day I woke up to the spawn of satan on my lower lip. I completely freaked out, and went to the doctor right away. I mean, how could I even kiss my groom if I had a disease on my mouth?!? I recieved my antibiotics (and a lecture on how birth control will not work while I'm on them) and began to treat the impetigo. Something I havent told you yet though--impetigo looks WORSE when it's healing. It gets crusty yellow dry scabs, easily bleeds, and appears much larger. I'm sorry, were you eating?
Anyway, even though I had medicine, this curse was on my lip for my wedding and all the pictures that go with it. At my reception my mother planned this really sweet thing where I started off dancing with my Dad, then my husband cut in, then my brother Andy, then Jared. I never got to Alex. While I was dancing with Jared I spun him around (he was still little then) but when I did, his arm hit my mouth and I started bleeding everywhere!
No I am not making this up. I'm not even exaggerating. This actually happened to me.
At. My. Wedding. Reception.
Now roughly about every 3-6 months I have had bouts with this skin disease. It never leaves me. Which brings me to this morning. This morning I woke up with this:
Disgusting right? Enlarge the picture, if you dare. The worst part is-- I JUST HAD THIS. Two weeks ago! My impetigo occurrences have seemed to increased exponentially. I will be diligent in taking ALL my antibiotics this time. But it will be back.It always comes back.
So folks, the moral of this story is that the Lord does indeed answer our prayers. If you pray to be humbled, you might just end up with a disease on your face.
Just some pics of Kate (who else?)
Lately I have been wasting a lot of time in Photoshop. I'm having lots of fun figuring it out and learning new techniques. These aren't the best pictures, but I had a blast creating them. I have a very basic camera, so it's hard to get the results I want with it. Believe it or not I actually do own a Canon SLR. Dustin and I bought it when we took a photography class back in college. Only problem is that it's a film camera. Yeah. It's basically obselete now. I've always wanted to purchase a digital one, but never have. Maybe I'll add "get the camera I've always wanted" to my list of new year's resolutions. Anyway, I thought these pictures turned out kind of cute and I thought I would post them.
There is actually a story behind this little red dress. I originally bought it 3-ish years ago when I found out my friend Alicia was having a little girl. Well, obviously I was a horrible friend and never gave it to her (sorry Eash) but I always kept it because I thought it was so cute and I wanted it for my little girl. Over the years I would come across it and smile, imagining my litte girl wearing it. Then, when I found out that I was having a little girl, I was so excited that I already had something for her. This is also the dress that inspired me to decorate Kate's room in ladybugs..jpg)
Yesterday, I was organizing boxes of Kates clothes and I found it! I had completely forgotten about it! I looked at the tag and realized that it's now the perfect size for Kate.
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*tear*
I love this little girl!
There is actually a story behind this little red dress. I originally bought it 3-ish years ago when I found out my friend Alicia was having a little girl. Well, obviously I was a horrible friend and never gave it to her (sorry Eash) but I always kept it because I thought it was so cute and I wanted it for my little girl. Over the years I would come across it and smile, imagining my litte girl wearing it. Then, when I found out that I was having a little girl, I was so excited that I already had something for her. This is also the dress that inspired me to decorate Kate's room in ladybugs.
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Yesterday, I was organizing boxes of Kates clothes and I found it! I had completely forgotten about it! I looked at the tag and realized that it's now the perfect size for Kate.
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*tear*
I love this little girl!
Goals for 2010
Isn't this little girl cute?
That's all.
Okay not really. I just wanted to post that picture.
Over the past few days I've been thinking about some goals that I wanted to set for this year. I love to learn. I just love it. I want to learn how to do everything in this life (okay, not everything) and so I've got a few things that I want to learn how to do this year.
Cake decorating. I've always wanted to learn how to do this well, and shows like Cake Boss and Ace of Cakes reminded me how much fun it could be. My mom bought me some basic stuff for Christmas, and I'm going to start by taking some lessons at Joanns. Does anybody want to take them with me? It'll be fun!
Sewing. A couple months ago, I borrowed my sisters sewing machine and I have yet to do anything with it. I'm going to start small. I'm going to make some kitchen curtains and some pillows for my couch. I'll test the water, and if I like it I'll plan on taking some sewing classes as well!
I also want to take more hair classes. Even though I'm not currently working in a salon, hairdressing is still one of my passions, and I want to take some continuing educational courses this year.
Other goals this year:
Pay down debt! We can't wait to get our tax credit and get our heads above water again.
Save money each month
Start a retirement plan. (Yeah we don't have one, and we really should!)
Finish reading the Book of Mormon. I had a goal to finish reading it before Christmas, and I failed miserably. So, I'll set a new deadline. Let's say... March 25th.
Go to the temple more often! I just realized that it's been since Sherice was endowed that I went to the temple. That's 6 months ago. Yikes. I know it's been even longer for Dustin. So let's set a reasonable goal and say...I will visit the temple 6 times this year. That's every other month. That's doable right?
Make my house a home. I want to do something for my home each month. It may be painting a room, upgrading fixtures, or just adding some pictures to my wall.
Okay I think that's good. I maybe should also set a goal to lose weight, but I'm not even going to worry about that until I'm done nursing my incredibly hungry baby. I will start walking more often though. I will. I will, I will, I will.
So there you go--some not-so-thought-out goals for 2010. I'm very excited for this year and for all the adventures it will bring!
--and seriously, does anybody want to take my cake decorating class with me? I don't want to go alone! I'm going to Joanns this Saturday. I saw online that they are having some sort of open house from 1:00-3:00 and all classes are 50% off! So...any takers? Please?
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