O' Christmas Lamp O' Christmas Lamp....

As you can see from the pictures, I had to do a little improvising tonight since our Christmas tree is completely buried in the back of our storage unit.

Thanks to Lindsay for sending a tree garland, which she might have thought to be just some extra cushion in the package for Jordan and me, but turned out to be the main decor in my new Christmas tree/lamp!!

The kitties have been very curious and sniffing and snooping... so I'm not too sure how long our tree will last!!

Kitties

Cats must have an instinct for human feelings. I know a few cats I have had in that past that are a prime example. One in particular was a very sweet, black and white kitty named Cow Kitty. What a great cat. She would be right by your side if you were sick. She would lay there the whole time, making sure you knew that it would be okay and you would soon feel better, even if it were for a few hours, or a few days!
Our two little kitties are such fun. They love to cuddle... especially Jerry. They both like snuggling up at night, or through out the day. They keep me from going crazy in this apartment. Very affectionate are these two.
I am really really sick today, sore and swollen throat, throbbing headache and a terrible achy body... and guess who is right here to keep me company... Lil Jerry. I'm sure Jordan would love to cuddle too but I'd rather not get him sick as well. Its a terrible feeling being sick. Oh man. Its not fun.

....House pics

I cannot seem to get gmail to email these pics so I thought I would give it a shot and try to download them on here... this is mainly for Jordan's family, so whom ever would like to take a look is welcome, but no need. :)

Today our good friend George invited us to an ASU football game.

It was so fun to get out of our little apartment for a while!

The game went very well for the Sundevils, not so much for UCLA... the game ended with the defense scoring back to back intercepting touch downs!

George pretty much lost his voice by the end of the game, as for me and Jordan, well we don't usually like to be LOUD, but we did clapped and stand up at the moments of excitement.... If I tried screaming or hollering for my team it would be like a normal tone to people! (if you know me, I am pretty quite when I talk haha)

Anyway, it was fun, and hopefully we can make it to another game sometime!

Turkey Day....

Happy Thanksgiving! Jordan and I are far from home and sure did miss our families this holiday... But it was great to have a friend to spend it with. We ate with our friend Lina and her family. There was turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, ham, cheesecake and mini pecan pies for desert and the main course was Vietnamese food... (Lina and family are Vietnamese). It was very good, I would definitely eat it again. After dinner we played Rock Band on the PlayStation. It was quite fun, Jordan rocked the guitar, Lina and me as well, and her little brother Harrison is amazing on the drums. We didn't have the singer though, the mic was broken. (too bad, that would have been a blast!) Our evening ended with a movie on the laptop while the kitties snuggled up with us on the couch. It was a great day.

...rewind... 10.31.08

This is my lil sister Parker Poo (right) and her friend Emma (left). What a cute little vampire she made! AND this is Brady Bear my lil bro! He could have fooled me! Scarrrrry.
They are so great, these two. I love them so much and hope they know they mean the world to me! It stinks being so far away and missing them grow up... I bet Jordan feels the same way about his family. Kids grow so fast, it's crazy.

Well, I can't wait to start a family with Jordan. He will be such a great dad, it's in his blood... Pretty much any kid I know adores him! He has a way to make them smile, laugh and just feel safe. I hope I can be a great mom, I better start takin' some lesson from Jordan!!

I <3 NY

Jordan and I had a pretty crazy summer! Working a job like summer sales is not always easy but we try to manage with all the different trials it brings us. It always seems to work out in the end. Can ya believe we have lived in 5 different states since we were married!? (NY, MN, WI x 2, MI, AZ x 2) Hopefully this sales job will be a bit more long term here in Arizona! We both enjoy seeing the different parts of the country... don't get me wrong, driving cross country, here or there, from one state to another, is not so much fun, but just experiencing it together has had its rewards!
That's why it was so nice to visit home for a while. No xbox 360 with the guys, no sitting around being so bored you just stare at the wall, just lots of fun, games, motorcycle rides, yummy food and the occasional presidential debate conversations with family! And we got there just in time for Halloween, which was so much fun.

Jordan and I are currently looking for a home here in Arizona, so wish us good luck! We had our first "outing" with the realtor today. We had a pretty successful house hunt today and hopefully can find something we like soon... man it makes me feel old, yet I'm just 22. but the thought of actually owning our own home is crazy. I guess that just part of growing up!

There is just something about October that I love. Maybe its the changing of the leaves, the cool crispy air or the thought of *free* candy! :) haha. For a candy lover (Jorrrrdan), its much anticipated!! Even though, as we get older some of us tend to think its childish or say "im too old to dress up," well i think you are never too old for anything!

This was kind of funny... The Boo Bees... (say it fast once in your head tee hee hee.)

Linda's lil guy

Here's little Roque (row-kee) Biesterveld-Duenas! Also known as Meklo. It's nearing his 2nd birthday (Sept. 23rd) and I know family has been anxious to see pics! Linda sends me pictures on my phone quite often so I thought i'd post them on here!!

Linda, Rj and Roque are doing well. Linda and Rj are working full time, living in Killeen and have their hands full with this little ball of energy! Oh boy does he love to talk. Whether it's on the phone, at the grocery store, or just anyone close by that can hear him! Mainly it's a bunch of gibberish but its fun to play along and have silly conversations with him on the phone. Their busy schedules didn't make time for the family reunion this year, but hopefully next time will work out! I can't wait to see them again--- Hopefully Jordan and I can make it down to Texas on our way to Arizona.

....Wisconsin and Jordan's Birthday!!

This is silly us, taking a pic in our new apartment

.... and again.

8.03.08 was Jordan's 22nd birthday. I surprised him in the morning with all these presents, lots of sweets (he loves candy) and we had a pretty fun day together.

For all the wear and tear he does to his body at his "door to door" sales job, I thought it would be a fun surprise to have him get a nice relaxing massage. He was so nice and even split half the time so I could get one as well! How sweet. The kitties also thought it was a great idea too because they felt bad for scratching him all the time.

They're getting big!

The life of Tom and Jerry.....

Trip back home!!

We saw this pig on our way to lunch in Canandaigua... the girls had to take a picture on it :) And thats me with Kobe

These are a few church sites, the sacred grove, the Palmyra Temple and the Smith Home... we also saw the Hill Cumorah and walked through the visitors center.

Icon Security- Detroit

"Rollin' in the dough"Jordan's office recently had a fun game for the guys as an incentive.... it was called "rollin' in the dough."

Each person's name, who got a sale that week, was put into a box and, at random, pulled out and that person was wrapped in double sided tape and had to roll on the floor, covered with money. Jordan's name was picked 3 times! (The most out of everyone) He won over $100!!

Thomas "Tom" and Jerry

The two newest additions to our little family... Tom and Jerry. For a week I could not think of suitable names for these two lil guys but Jordan thought of Tom and Jerry. I think they fit well because Tom, being bigger than Jerry, was a big bully, always trying to wrestle with his little bro... even when he was trying to sleep! Poor Jerry had no time to rest, but now they coordinate their little kitty schedules and sleep the same time, and eat, and play! They are inseparable!

<~~Tom <~~Jerry

They both LOVE to play in and on grocery bags! They must love the feel or the loud crunching of the bags... so every time i go grocery shopping, and throw all the bags on the floor and they go crazy- jumping from one to another, going in and out, trying to catch one another...

Tom must have been weaned too earlier because he has a little suckling problem. I thought it was cute at first but every time we go to bed, there is Tom and his sucking, sucking, sucking away on our blanket.

Our One Year Anniversary!!!

I can't believe its been one year already! I am sooo thankful for Jordan. He is really an amazing person. I could never do what he does for a living, knocking door to door, shut down one after another, and still manage to be positive and such fun.

We didn't take many pictures, but we did get one nice view from our hotel room. We stayed at The Scottsdale Resort, it was so nice to get away... even if it was only the next city over from Mesa!!!

Disneyland!

Whooooo hooooo!

This is our pal Justin.

On one of the rides!!!

<3

Suns Game

Going to the Suns game was pretty fun! Loud and so exciting! And my present to Jordan for our 1 yr. anniversary! :)


We thought it was going to be pretty boring, it seemed as if noone was scoring!

Little did we know it would be one of the best that season! The last few minutes were so intense!!! GO SUNS.