We're Enjoying the Journey

2011-11-01T13:52:00.000-07:00

This is our little mummy! We love Halloween this year. We went to our ward's trunk or treat on Saturday, Sunday was the primary program and B got a new calling. He is going to be working with the teachers!! He is excited to be starting something new. I am well, sad he's leaving me in the nursery by myself!!! It will be weird not having my honey home on Wednesday nights too. Then Monday we laid back and enjoyed watching the Twilight movies. My husband is the best to watch girl movies with! At one point I looked and him and he is mesmerized by the tv and Bella and Edward lean in to kiss. B starts clapping his hands and saying "I love this movie!" Holidays seem way more fun with a little one to keep us on our toes. We are already counting down the days until Thanksgiving!

DINNER WAS A SUCCESS!!!

2011-10-20T13:42:00.000-07:00

I have to post about a delicious meal I made last night! It does not happen often enough so for my husband to text me today saying "I"m craving CAULIFLOWER pizza!!!!!" it's a pretty big deal. That's right ya'll!!!

CAULIFLOWER PIZZA

Mr. J is a BIG pizza fan. If he gets to choose what our date night dinner is, he always {ALWAYS} says pizza. We got a pizza last week and after we both looked at eachother and groaned....yuck I feel awful for eating that!!! The solution??

CAULIFLOWER PIZZA!!!!

2 cup riced cauliflower (riced cauliflower is like grated up cauliflower. I almost did a whole head of cauliflower in a blender but be careful not to do it too much and make mush.)
1 .5-2 cup shredded mozzarella
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp crushed garlic
1/2 tsp Italian herbs
-you can also brush some melted butter on top to give it a more browned crispiness

That's the recipe....easy easy!! After 'grating' the cauliflower, put it in the microwave for 8 minutes. No need to add any water. I only put a tiny bit of butter around the edges. I rolled mine a little too thin. Cook it at 450 degrees for 10 minutes then 350 til it's how brown and crispy you want it. I topped with some spaghetti sauce, cheese, deli turkey, and pineapple. And let me tell you, it was YUMMO!!! I didn't tell Brandon what it was made of until after he had a few bites, and he would have NEVER guessed.

CAULIFLOWER PIZZA??!!

Seriously it's really good. And cost effective. I spent about $6 on all the ingredients and I swear, this was twice as good as a $5 hot and ready. Plus we can have it every night if B wants and I won't feel like a porker. When you tell your family what they're really eating, they'll never believe you. We're eating...

CAULIFLOWER PIZZA!!!!!!!!!!

2011-10-18T14:27:00.000-07:00

FACT: Brandon Derek Johnson and Allee Brimhall Johnson make cute babies. We might just have 31...
Thanks to an awesome cousin, we had someone to go to "Schnepf Farms" with. It was fun but I wouldn't spend the $30 again, I can just go to the park and enjoy the fantastic weather next time. But it was an enjoyable evening and I can't wait til next time!

I was reading a blog today and I am jealous of the way she writes. (She's my cousin and I love when I see that she has updated her blog....I probably check atleast 5 times every day!) I feel like I used to write entertaining things that made my life happy, and now I'm old and boring!! So to make me feel more {alive} today, I pulled out my Halloween box. It was excellent! Last year after the holiday, the hubbins and I went and bought stuff on clearance. It was fun to see what we bought! I'm in the process of hanging up all our spider webs and glittery skulls!

I can't wait! This weekend we are going to Snowflake for the father-in-law's reception. I am excited to go to the pumpkin patch and snuggle in bed with my lover. We still have the ac and fans on at night here. I love being cold enough that you need to spoon!

Here's to waiting semi-patiently for this weekend!

A few of our favorite things

2011-09-14T11:37:00.001-07:00

Kimee Tink had a few hard trips from Snowflake this summer. Brandon thought she liked looking at the leaves so when we pulled over to clean up a blow out, he got KTJ a little entertainment. We had ants crawling around our car for the next couple of days. Thanks Daddy!

Summer time swimming doesn't get any better!!! I love try to swim! Mommy says I have a cute bum bum when I 'kick'.
Sundays are oh so fun!! Since we are in the Nursery KTJ gets plenty of attention from the little kiddos. There is one girl who wants to feed her and hold her and read her books. It is just too cute!!!
OREOS!!!!! Our whole family has oreos on the top of their favorites list.
I love when mommy and daddy tell me stories about Grandma Tink. I especially love wearing some of her old clothes. Oh ya, I'm rocking the OVERALLS!!! I love my Gma Tink.
I love couponing!! It's my favorite!
I like to do everything just like my daddy. I wasn't feeling too good so my daddy was up with me watching some tv. Mommy thought it was cute that my arms were folded just like daddy's.
I love watching KTJ learn new things. I happens almost every day. Right now she is learning to pull herself up to things. She is learning that if she cries and holds onto your leg, you will pick her up eventually. She loves to eat anything mommy and daddy are eating and gets mad when we won't share. When I pull my phone out to take a picture she puts on her cheezer smile. She can be crying her head off and I can pull out my phone and she'll look at me and smile. Little pill :-)
Our family LOVES snack time!!!
Shopping!!!! I thought the cart tasted sooooo good! Mommy kept on telling me "No! No!" and wiping it off with a wipe, but I just couldn't help myself!!

These are just a few of our favorite things. We love our little fam bam!! Brandon and I just celebrated being married for 2 years!! Woop woop! I'll share pics later if I get around to it...

2011-08-10T15:50:00.000-07:00

How lucky can we get?!!

This weekend we spent a beautiful day in Snowflake. Brandon's dad got sealed to Roxanne and we were able to go to the temple with them. I can't imagine what was going through their heads. I talked with them today and they both seem blissfully happy. President Tenney did a perfect job. He just reminded us that we are all connected through love. It was perfect for the situation in the Johnson family. I am so grateful for a husband who is worthy to go to the temple and who can choose to be happy with his dad's choice. We love Roxanne and her daughter Arwen. We love the fact that Papa Les is happy again. We will never forget Grandma Tink and the special person that she is in our lives but we are excited to invite Mama Rox and Aunt Arwen into our family.

I need a cheap and easy craft. I've been craving to use some sort of "creativeness" but I feel like I just haven't had time. The other day I had this feeling and I ended up painting something bright purple. I don't love it but it made me feel better. I'm sure B would appreciate it if I would make something productive instead of making something that I have to hide when I'm finished.

Aunt Arwen has spent the last few days here at my house. Oh what a mess I have but I'm too tired to pick up right now. You'd think with me having a baby I would be used to getting up in the middle of the night but my baby hasn't done that for a few months!!!! B's lucky I already cleaned the kitchen...maybe tomorrow I'll finish the rest of the house...maybe.

We're grown-ups now, B started his 401K this week! Can you believe it?!??

I got a problem

2011-08-04T11:29:00.000-07:00

Brandon and I, well we need CA (Couponers Anonymous). We try to limit our coupon shopping to once a week, $50 a week. (We know that's too much but you should see our year supply!) Our house if {OVERLOADED} with stuff that we have bought for nearly nothing. We have a shelf full of laundry soap. Retail value is over $120, price we paid, just over $20. Our kitchen cupboards are stuffed full of cereal, beans, baby food, crackers, granola bars, peanut butter, rice, noodles, chocolate milk mix, and a whole bunch of other goodies that cost us, well, pennies. It is sooooo fun and addicting! Brandon ran out of shave cream the other morning and he just opened the cupboard and he had several scents to choose from. Our bathroom cupboard does not have room for anything else. We have rolls and rolls of toilet paper and paper towels, tooth paste, soap, razors, shave gel, lotion, body wash, Q-tips, and girl 'stuff'. We are pretty much set for any major disaster! Last night was no different....

6 bottles of Ivory body wash....FREE
12 boxes of Crest tooth paste....FREE
12 travel size Degree deodorants....FREE
6 packages of floss....FREE
1 travel size tooth paste....FREE
9 bottles of Softsoap hand soap....FREE
6 boxes of Colgate 'Cinnamint' tooth paste....49 cents each (We wouldn't have bought them but I LOVE this flavor!)
2 packages Wisps....FREE
6 travel size St. Ive's body wash......29 cents each
6 packages Hello Kitty band-aides.....29 cents each
2 packages of 12 ct Bic disposable razors.....59 cents each
3 rolls of Viva paper towels....61 cents each

And this is only the stuff that won't fit in our cupboards! See, it's hard not to put it in your cart when it is going to be 100% FREE!!!!!! So if anyone is in need of some rockin' prices, come shopping at my house because we can't give up couponing and we are out of space!

2011-08-02T16:12:00.000-07:00

Today is a shout out to my mom-asita and my cousin Megan. At the PSR this year they taught me how to braid. I've been practicing every day since and this is the first day where it was half way good enough to wear without feeling like a 4 year old who did my own hair. I've tried learning before but I just didn't catch on but I think I got it this time. Thanks!!!!!

(Please ignore the curvy parts....I'm not a pro you know.)

Next I'd like to show you my amazing baby. She is seriously soooo good. We put her to bed around 8:30 and she sleeps til about 6:15. HEAVEN!!!! She loves to smile and I'm pretty sure I'm her best friend! Heavenly Father definitely blessed me with an easy baby so I will have more. She's so easy, she even feeds herself already!!!

Starting over

2011-07-30T10:03:00.000-07:00

Oh boy! I feel like.....hmmmm tired...socially awkward...quiet...the 'weird' one...not myself lately. BUT THAT IS ALL ABOUT TO CHANGE!!!! I've been letting myself slip away being married and having a baby. Worrying about this or that has made me the boring person that I am now. I've been trying to change my mindset this week. While we were in Snowflake for the 24th, I enjoyed myself more than I have in a long long time. I think it's because I had no responsibilities weighing me down. I'm not saying that I can just ignore being a grown-up and the things I have chosen to do but I CAN handle them more lightly. Just because I'm officially an adult doesn't mean I have to act like a 89 year old woman who believes life is void of any happiness. This week I have {tried} to be happy. That sounds bad that I had to try but I've been stuck in this rut of [insensitivity] that has been sucking life from me.

I feel lighter!!! (And not just because I've started WeightWatchers and lost almost 6 pounds in 6 days!!!!) Life is GOOD! My baby needs me to teach her that life is full of surprises and my husband deserves a smile and a healthy dinner after a hard days work. AND I CAN DO IT [JOYFULLY]!!!!!! It all seems like an easy fix....I don't know how I didn't think of it before. I am excited beyond belief to tear out these pages of dullness and start the next chapter in MY LIFE story. It's going to be full of color and vibrancy. I know there will be chapters of grey rain clouds BUT rain drops always follow (sooner or later). I will dance in that rain and show those around me that I am happy. I am a mom who cares that my daughter learns that trials come but that doesn't give us permission to complain. I am a wife who will show my husband that I love him unconditionally, especially through the hard times. I am blissfully happy.

I have magic wipes

2011-05-16T17:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, being a warm summer Sunday morning in which church starts at 8 am, i got ready for church and ran out the door with my toes showing. Looking down I realized, "My toes really need painted again!" I sprinted back inside and grabbed a bottle of turquoise polish and then off we drove. Swipe 1....Swipe 2....After the 3rd swipe I saw that the pink nail polish i still had on could not be covered in one mere coat and i did not have the time for swiping then repeating. I quickly grabbed one of KTJ's wipes so i could wash it off before it dried. AND TAH-DAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No more see-through turquoise color! But the real magic trick was when that awful pink polish I was trying to cover quickly DISAPPEARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We must have magic wipes....

Goings On

2011-05-09T13:28:00.000-07:00

This is Kimee Tink's happy face. Isn't she a doll baby??!
And I think she makes the BEST sad faces! I feel bad but sometimes I like to watch her cry because she is just so super cute!
This is Kimee Tink's blessing dress. It was her Grandma Tink's dress when she was a baby. Grandma Kimmy made the blanket behind her and Aunt Caskie made the bracelet!!
She is the most precious thing in my life. I can't believe how much I love her and how happy she makes me. I have an AMAZING family!
I love dressing her up! I try to make sure that she has a flower in her hair everyday. I'm trying to teach her to dress up and look good whenever possible because her momma likes ponytails and sweatpants way too much!!!!!!!

My baby is the best!! She sleeps through the night and is starting to smile a ton! Mother's Day was such a special time. Brandon and KTJ gave me a computer program to do scrap booking digitally! It will take me a while to figure out how to use it but once I do, it will be great! I got my favorite breakfast in bed, then we headed to Snowflake to listen to Brandon's cousin report his mission. It was a fabulous day!!! I still can't believe that Brandon and I have a baby of our very own! I am so grateful that she is strong and healthy (and growing like a weed!). I love her more than I ever imagined I could. She and her daddy are my very best friends. I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!!

2011-04-20T09:21:00.000-07:00

To anyone who did not get me email:

We are blessing Kimee Tink on May 1st! Our ward starts at 8:00 am and we ARE going to the entire block before we eat lunch. The church house is on the north side of Ray just west of Gilbert. Then lunch is at Chad and Caskie's house at 11:30. We're having BBQ sandwiches! Yummmmoooooo!!!!! If you're going to be there, I need to know so we can have enough food. We're also making some simple assignments if you're coming, just so you know. We would love to see you all there but we TOTALLY understand if you can't make it.

Love ya'll!!!!!

2011-04-10T20:48:00.000-07:00

Playing MOMMY is the best thing I've ever done in this game we call house. I can't believe that my little Kimee Tink has been here for almost 4 weeks! I didn't know I could love her so much. It's so neat to think that she is a part of me and Brandon. (And we did make a beautiful baby if I do say so myself!) I love dressing her up! I love days when we have nothing going and her and I just snuggle and hang out all morning. I am so blessed that my mom spent the first week with us, I would have been lost without her [and still sleep deprived]. I loved our visits and it's so neat to see MY daughter being held by MY mom. I am lucky that Brandon had this week off just to spend with us. We had a blast! I didn't know that waking up in the middle of the night to feed a crying baby could make me smile. I thought that I knew what proud was, until today when KTJ went to church with us.
My life has totally been turned upside down by one little girl. I had no clue what it meant to be a mom until March 17th and I wouldn't change anything about it. I am so thankful that Kimee Tink is healthy and getting stronger every day. Brandon laughs at me because 4 days after our Irish Princess was born, I was telling him I would do it all over again but you look at my girl and you'd feel the same way. I just LOVE being mommy!!!!!

LOVE

2011-04-05T08:32:00.001-07:00

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2011-02-17T09:10:00.000-08:00

My Grandma Kathy ROCKS!!!
A couple of weeks ago at my aunt's house, she randomly decided to give out a little advice about a little bottle called 'LemiShine'. She had NO idea out dishwasher was, what we thought was, broken. B decided to try some of this so called 'LemiShine' and what do ya know?!!! It works like a miracle!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our dishwasher is no longer 'broken'. Thank you Grandma Kathy!

I went to the doctor on Monday and she said I was dilated maybe a fingertip.....B took this as awesome news and thinks we're going to have a baby any day! Little does he know, she was probably just being nice saying that. I know it sounds bad, but I am SO ready to get this baby out of me. I am pretty sure I've been pregnant since we've been married....it's been a year and a half...

God is watching us...

2011-02-11T16:15:00.000-08:00

Some things just make you stop and think. On Thursdays my schedule is as follows:

Pick up Tyler at 1:30

Drop Tyler off at LIFE at 2:00

Drive as fast as the speed limit will let me to barely make it to Jack's school at 2:30

Back to LIFE with Jack at 3:00 (We're usually late to therapy)

That's just how much time it takes to drive around here....

Well I went ot drop Ty off at LIFE and they were late picking him up. I waited impatiently and when they finally came to the waiting room I dashed off because I was going to be WAY late picking up Jack, making us WAY WAY late for therapy. When I got into my car it was 2:12. I was 'freaking' out...I said a little prayer and started to drive. I decided to try a different way to Jack's school because there has been so much construciton the other ways. Somehow, I made it to Jack's school on time. I didn't speed. I just don't know how it happened. I've tried going that same way since then and it takes me 30 minutes still to get from point A to point B. How did I make it in 18 minutes you ask???????? God is watching us. Through Him, anything is possible, even getting to point B on time.

2011-02-08T06:10:00.001-08:00

First I have to do a shout out to my AMAZING sisters and mom!!! They threw an AWESOME baby shower this weekend in Snowflake!!!!! Lots of people came and we got way too many cute outfits. Ashley even said," You didn't even get anything ugly!" And boy was she right! I loved seeing everyone and it was nice just sitting back and relaxing. So Miss Kimee Tink.....we have all the clothes you'll ever need plus a few extra, the cutest headbands, the warmest socks, the smelliest lotion, the cuddliest blankets, so {YOU CAN COME ANY DAY!!!!!!!} Thank you to everyone who came too. I appreciate it more than you will ever know. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!

School is kicking my trash....I know, B has way more classes than I do and he is doing fantastic at getting his homework done. He comes home from work and sits at the table and won't stop until he's all done. Last night we were up til 11:00 so he could finish. That's all great and fine but....when I'm used to having my hubby all to myself and him rubbing my feet every night, a girl gets a bit down when he can't do that any more. Yes, a very sad face!!! But I am so proud of him and glad that he is choosing homework over....[me]

Yesterday Jack's dad asked me if I could do an over night thing with Jack on a Friday night so that the mom could have a break before I was gone for a while. I said sure and he told me to take a look at my calendar and let him know which Friday worked best. I ONLY HAVE FOUR MORE FRIDAYS TIL MY DUE DATE!!!! Let's just say it wasn't hard to pick one.

Kimee Tink actually said good morning the B this morning! This NEVER happens! He was leaving for class and I was laying in bed. He put his hand on my tummy and she jumped!! Maybe that's what actually happened....he scared her!!! Regardless, he loved it and started giggling and said,"Well good morning Kimee Tink!"

I am so pumped about Kimee's blessing dress. We decided to try to find her Grandma Tink's blessing dress so it could be worn. B found several dresses in Tink's cedar chest and Granny Lapriel couldn't remember which one was her blessing dress. So we're just going with the one that doesn't have any holes and of course it's a gorgeous off white one made completely of lace!! It is super pretty! There are a couple of places where the seams are coming undone but my mom said that would be an easy fix so we left it with her and we're crossing our fingers! I hope Grandma Tink approves. She is greatly missed. I don't know if it's my pregnant hormones or what but I cry almost every day because I miss her. I am sad my kids won't know her. I'm sad she's watching from the other side. I'm sad that Les isn't happy. I wish she were here. She was an amazing lady and she loved the kiddos. I'm glad that she is B's mom. She taught him so much and he has nothing but good things to say about her and I believe every word. I hope I can be like her in alot of ways. I hope Kimee Tink remembers who she is named after and takes it to heart. Two grandmas who love and serve and love God. What an inspiration to be the best that you can be. I hope I'm up to the task of teaching her.....I guess I better learn fast if I'm not!!!

What could be better than where we are right now??? Nothing. Each day if full of promise and trials and happiness and stress and determination but I lay my head down every night with a smile on my face, a rounded belly that reminds me constantly that I have a bundle of joy waiting and a kiss from my husband on my cheek. What could be better than that? Nothing....

Week 35!

2011-02-03T11:52:00.000-08:00

Okay these are for you Aunt Yvette. This is me and my 35 week tummy....only 35 more days!!!!!! (Ignore my dirty mirror....I'm sick of cleaning for the day and that just didn't get done....maybe next time.) It's been fun to watch her grow from the outside. I love feeling her move all the time. I'm already not looking forward to not being pregnant. It's such a special feeling. I have a friend with me all the time and whenever I need a little pick me up, Kimee Tink is always there. In a few weeks that's not how it's going to be any more. I know she'll be close for a while but it's just different. Right now I'm the only one giving her everything. Right now, I feel like I'm the only one who KNOWS Kimee. Right now, I'm the voice she hears, I'm the motion she knows, I'm the comforting hand to her. Soon there will be others to help take my spot....not that it's a bad thing but it's just a weird (hard) thing to think about. I can't wait to meet my pumpkin and giggle with her and watch her grow and learn but for now I'm perfectly content feeling her get her wiggles out before her next nap.

2011-02-01T07:58:00.001-08:00

So get this.....WE'RE HAVING A BABY NEXT MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it?! I can't! I'm so so so ready for her to come! I'm all done with the back aches and acne and stuffed up nose and I'm pretty sure she's jumping on a nerve causing a pain in my booty....I'm just ready to hold my sweet baby girl and see what she looks like and whose nose she has and what her cry sounds like. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and I'm going to see if they will induce me a little early because B found out yesterday that a banker is going on vacation and he has to work 6 days a week March 4th-11th and they said they would have a hard time letting him go to the hospital that week. B said regardless he would be there....even if he had to quit his job! I'd rather that not happen so I'll see if the doctor could help us out a bit there. B finally SAW Kimee trying to bust out of my tummy the other day and it scared him. He didn't know that she could make my whole abdomen move. I just laughed and told him that's what I'm always looking at when I'm sitting there staring at my tummy. Silly man needs to pay attention!!!

We're both taking classes right now and so we're staying pretty darn busy! We have one class together and that is just way fun! Nik Willis is in our class too so we all just sit and visit the whole time. People have figured out that we all know eachother and are friends so they pick us to be on teams together and stuff so it's worked out way awesome! The other classes are kicking out trash a little but we're figuring it out. B's classes are all pretty....confusing....but he's a hard worker and has been doing good at coming home and getting homework done instead of rubbing my feet....yeah, I'm not liking it all that much!!! But I'm proud of him and all he does for me. He was supposed to have a class this morning but while he was in the shower his phone rang and it was his teacher canceling class because she has a sick child. It was soooooo nice because B just crawled back into bed and snuggled me for a little while.

Life is still so so so so good and I'm just waiting {im}patiently for Miss Kimee Tink to get here. Happy FEBRUARY everyone!!!!

Baby Shower

2011-01-30T13:08:00.000-08:00

Okay so I can't figure out how to make a post on the PSR blog so I'm hoping you all will just see that I updated and take a look here.

I was trying to make my sister's lives a little easier....they are throwing me a BABY SHOWER and I had them send invitations only to the AUNTS. They are addressed to the aunt and girls....that means you girl cousins! All ya all!!!! Just come visit and hang out for a little bit.

When: February 5th
Where: Aunt Kim's house
Time: 12:00 (Noon)
For who: Kimee Tink

And for those in the valley, Caskie and April are going to be doing a small one down here....details will be later....I think you'll be getting an email.

Love you all!

2011-01-19T17:34:00.000-08:00

Life is such a blur! Can you believe that in 2 weeks it's going to be February????? Yeah, totally crazy!
I went to the doctor today, I'm seeing her every 2 weeks now. After they had checked everything and I was good to go they reminded me to leave a urine sample. I went into the little bathroom they have and sat down, got all ready, turned around to get my cup off the back of the toilet and.......IT WAS ALREADY FULL!!!!!!! I almost dropped it and spilled it everywhere. I just stood right up and pulled up my pants and was out of that room in what felt like .2 seconds. I washed my hands twice and then sanitized. The nurse walked in to grab the urine sample and I meekly said,"That's not my urine.....it was already in there." She had this shocked look on her face and said,"But noone has been in this room today yet....." Well someone must have forgotten to check someone else's from yesterday because that cup is FULL and it's not warm anymore.....YUCK!!!!!! But after all was said and done, I left MY urine sample and was out the door with another appointment in February. I sure am excited for March to get here! My mom and dad bought Kimee's crib and it's all up and decorated. It is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!! B&I finally bought a car seat. Brandon has been wanting to buy a travel system and wouldn't hardly look at anything else but while we were wandering through Buy Buy Baby, he couldn't help but spot this gorgeous carseat! It's black and purple and so so so so so so cute! He wanted to buy it instantly. I giggled and let him because I love when he gets excited about stuff like that. He is so good!
We started class on Tuesday and we are excited for all of our classes. We have one together and we are pretty pumped about that.....we'll see who gets the better grade!! Life is good....busy....but good. B's been working almost 60 hours a week and I've been working lots of late nights. The little extra cash is good but we're tired of not being able to hang out with eachother at home. *To every up, there is a down* We still love life but we're getting worn out....and we're hoping February comes to slow things down before it gets way too out of hand!!!

We got her good!

2011-01-06T07:31:00.000-08:00

We tricked her and we got her good!!!!! Brandon hasn't really felt Kimee Tink move much....maybe twice. {And it was always me saying, "Did you feel that?" and him responding,"Uhhhhh yeah. I think so.....maybe."}

The other night we were laying in bed and Brandon had his arm around me. Kimee was kicking up a STORM!!! He just had the biggest smile on his face and kept saying,"Whoa, that was her again!" or "She just kicked again!" or "I had no idea she moved this much!" He slowly slid his hand across my tummy and........[she stopped moving completely!!!!!] We just sat there in shock.....how could she just stop? Brandon moved his hand and lightly rested his arm back on my tummy and there she went again!! We finally figured out how to trick Kimee into moving for her daddy.....she just has to think he isn't there! Silly girl!

We had our last ultra sound the other day and it was way fun to see her again! She has the Johnson nose and a big top lip....hopefully that looks cute on a girl when she gets here. The whole 3D part didn't work great because she had both arms up by her face and a hand right in the middle covering everything. We only got one shot of her face. But she has chunked up some and is looking really good! 66% in most everything. It was crazy when my doctor said,"Well the next time you see your baby, it will be in real life, in your arms!" Yay! Yay! Yay!!!!!!!

Last night as we were sitting on the couch I just had to stop and stare!! My belly looked like something was going to explode out of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {I was soooo mad at myself later for not saying something to Brandon so he could watch....but I was busy watching myself!!!!} It was seriously the coolest feeling! I think that means she's ready to come out right?! I would be totally fine with that....We are officially 31 weeks now. It's just so much fun!

Sorry all the posts lately are about Kimee Tink....but that's just what's on my mind 24/7. And I think that is all right....I can't wait to be a mommy and hold her in my arms.....and rub pink lotion on her all the time!! Ugh I love babies!!!!!!!

Oh and I found a fantastic way to clean glass showers!!!! Dryer sheet....baking soda...and a little bit of water. Scrub the glass with it, rinse it off, and WA-LAH!!!! A super clean shower! I've also heard that after it's all clean you can run baby oil on it to help keep the hard water marks off and the water will just roll off the glass. I'm trying it today!

Living on.....

2011-01-04T15:03:00.000-08:00

Living on what?! Living on.....hmmmmm peanut m&m's, leftover soup, cinnamon toast, salad, cafe rio salad, and NO SLEEP!!! Is this what it's going to be like when Kimee's born????????? I'm the kind of girl who needs sleep....and I haven't been getting it! Today my eyes are drooping and it hurts to keep them open. But I have too much to do to let them close for very long....and what am I doing???? [Blogging]

So as you all know, yesterday I got up pretty early to make some cinnamon rolls for the Wells Fargo crew. {AND I heard they turned out fabulous! Better than 'Cinnabon'!} I stayed pretty busy all day so I was tired but not tired enough to take a nap or have time to take a nap. I was okay with that though. About 8:30 last night I caught my second wind and B couldn't get me to shut up or go to sleep. We had to head over to the airport at 11 to pick up B's dad so about 10 B couldn't stand it and went and laid in bed for an hour. I decided to follow and ask if much sleep got done in that hour.....NOPE!! We both tossed and turned and looked to see what time it was and whispered "I love you" just to see if the other was awake...and we both were. B took his dad's car and I drove our to the airport. We found where we were supposed to be and waited...and waited...and waited....as 11:55 came and went we finally read the board....DELAYED!!!! We sat there for another hour and a half waiting for the plane to land. Papa Les finally drug himself off the plane and we followed him to help him get his bags. He took some really cool pictures of the Philippines on New Years and fun pictures with his fiance Roxanne and her daughter. It was fun to see how they looked together. After saying goodbyes and loading in the car, it was about 2:15. We crawled into bed about 3 and B.....tossed and turned...heavens boy!!!! Needless to say, this pregnant lady didn't get enough sleep last night. We did sleep in til 8 but 5 hours of sleep for me is just not enough...especially when I'm used to getting close to 9. Hopefully tonight goes better!!!!

We had a little scare last night but later on B told me that he was actually excited because he thought Kimee Tink was coming early. Just some weird sharp pains that lasted for a while with some nausea but Dr. Brother Chad said everything sounded fine....he only thought he wasn't on call last night....thanks Chad!!!! I'm thankful for a healthy baby girl who is still moving around and making me feel like I'm going to randomly potty my pants. Guess what??!! I get to see her in the morning!!! 7:50 am baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I worked with Tyler today. I haven't seen him in over 2 weeks and before that I only saw him for a few hours in December. I thought today was going to be a headache with him BUT the little man proved me wrong again. I walked up and told him hi and he said,"Hi Allee." AWESOME!!!!!!!!! We're buds and had fun today.

Now I need to get busy and pick up the house and clean out the fridge before I go pick up B....oh and figure something out for dinner....ugh I'm so not good at this!!!!

2011-01-03T06:50:00.000-08:00

Whew.....is December over already?!! Life is zoooooooooooming by too fast....don't get me wrong, I love it! Every minute that ticks by is one closer to when Kimee Tink is here but I just hope it slows down when she gets here. {I'll get lucky right?}
Christmas was great!! Brandon and I feel so blessed. The gifts that we received from family and eachother were amazing! The gifts that were given from some one we didn't know and still don't know was exhilarating. We are so blessed!!!!!
My cousin was due with a baby boy on December 26th but ending up giving birth to a still born on the 22nd...Abby, April, Blake, and I went to his funeral. What a solemn occasion that was. It was raining seriously all day. They had taken pictures with this sweet baby. Each picture was filled with sadness, loneliness, and despair but there was also something behind all those emotions. My cousins had a great understanding of what was going on. They know that they will be able to raise their son some day. There was hope and light in their eyes at a time when I would have been utterly distraught. Brax Ryan Brimhall, I love you already. I know you are perfect and for that reason you were able to reach heaven before all of us.
We had a New Years party at Abby's and lit off fireworks. It was really fun!!! Plus I tried to make some soup and it actually didn't taste too bad! I'm all into trying to be a better mom lately....I make bread once a week. We have a year supply of it as I try to perfect it and make it as good as my mom. I'm not even close yet.
This morning is kind of a big day for Brandon at work so I decided to get up at 4:30 and make some cinnamon rolls for him to take to work....I have to say I'm pretty proud of myself. It was only my second time to make them and I think they turned out good. Well atleast they looked good! I haven't heard from Brandon if they actually tasted good too.
I'm still trying to figure out my goals for the year. It's alot harder to think of goals for not only me but for Kimee too. I want to set some that I can actually accomplish this year. I'm going to do it!! I love this time of year and the chance that I have to look over my life and see where I need to improve and pick one thing to work on. Yay!!!!!

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas filled with Christ and that your New Years has reset your resolve to be better!!!!!

Oh we go in for a 3D ultra sound this week....super excited to see Miss Kimee again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

2010-12-07T07:41:00.000-08:00

We had a check-up yesterday for Miss Kimee. We were a little worried because she hasn't been moving very much the last couple of days. Our doctor told us to track how much she's been moving starting at 24 weeks. She is supposed to move 8 times in 1 hour once a day. AND she has been! She usually moves 8 times in about 15 minutes in the morning. Well Saturday and Sunday there just wasn't much....and it was all very, very faint. So we went in for our check-up and our doctor sent us straight to the hospital. I sat in a chair with monitors on me for about 35 minutes. The nurse that was working with me was way awesome!! She was actually due only a day after me so we were laughing and comparing the whole time. Everything is fine and Kimee's heart is still as strong as ever! The doctor said this might just be how she is from now on and this is what I should compare to from now on. I'm a little depressed.....I loved feeling her move like crazy....now I have a hard time telling if it's her or if my stomach is grumbling...yes I'm sad....BUT everything is okay and that's all that we can ask for! It seems like time is creeping on but then I think that we're almost 27 weeks and my jaw drops to the floor! Only 13 1/2 more weeks?!

We got called to be in the Nursery and this Sunday was our 2nd time there. A mom came and picked up her son and asked,"Has my husband told you about his eye?" Brandon and I had noticed that he had a lazy eye but we hadn't heard anything about it. "Well,"she said,"Don't freak out if it just pops out...." I'm sure our eyes almost popped out when we heard this!!!! He has a prosthetic eye apparently. We were just glad it hadn't just jumped out while we were playing the past two weeks!!!! Yipes!

We are as happy as can be and life cannot get any better....well maybe when we have our little baby girl here but we can wait....we can handle being just us two for a little longer.

*I said,"Our daughter is going to be so cute!" the other day....do you know how weird that sounds??!! I'm going to have a daughter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-11-26T14:14:00.000-08:00

I'm sooooo bad....I get on here to blog and I end up on facebook, checking other blogs, changing my blog background, just sitting here staring, yeah it's pretty bad but look at me today!!!! I'M BLOGGING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I woke up feeling....[blah] if not worse. My sweet, amazingly handsome husband just tucked me back into bed and let me sleep all morning. He ran to the store to get milk and eggs AND made breakfast! I seriously am the luckiest girl. I feel bad for him though, all he wants in return is to feel Kimee Tink move and as soon as he gets within an inch from my tummy, she freezes!!! Maybe someday....

I also realized I'm addicted to "America's Next Top Model". It's so much fun to watch the drama and the girls crying over silly things. I've found myself looking in the mirror and trying to do the photo shoot with them. Tyra Banks gives them hints of how to fix things and I find myself trying to figure out if I can smile with only my eyes. It's getting bad....even Brandon's getting involved!

We are officially all moved in. I know it's almost been a month but when you move into a furnished home it's hard to pack stuff away and have room for everything. Thanks mom and dad for letting us 'rent' one of your closets upstairs.

It's time for us to decorate Kimee's room. Whoa, I did not realize how hard that was going to be!! Thank goodness I have a sister who does vinyl so we can have some color without painting. Purples, green, and brown....I love it already! I made a to scale replica of the room with paper, tape, and colored pencils. I felt like I was in Mr. Westover's Integrated class working on our house project again. But it is all figured out and we are excited to get started!

That's where we are in life right now. Brandon is Mr. Wonderful and I'm Mrs. Emotional. He still has to whisper "No crying" to me but it doesn't work. Kimee Tink seems to be doing fantastic and I feel her move all the time. We are going to have a 3D ultrasound the beginning of the year and we are so excited!

Imagine that....

2010-10-19T15:29:00.000-07:00

Being pregnant is....fun...tiring...suspenseful...exciting...boring...but most of all EMOTIONAL!!!! On Sunday we went to my mom's ward and guess who cried during all of Sacrament Meeting?? Guess who finally offered his tie so I could try to dry my eyes? Yes I do love my husband but when I was on my 6th round of crying and he says,"Really?" i could have hit him! We went to his dad's Sacrament Meeting and before the meeting even started Brandon has the nerve to tell me "No crying." Yeah right!! 10 minutes in and i'm hastily wiping away drops off my face....

We drove two cars home that night....he drove my mom's old impala and I drove our car. Well it's been a long long long time since I've driven in the dark and let me tell you it's kinda hard to adjust. I haven't gone on a long trip by myself since before we got married and to top it off I couldn't remember where the road turned or where the stinkin elk were hiding! By the time we hit Payson I was fit to be tied! I had to cry for a minute but after that I was just ready to get home.

See what I mean?? EMOTIONAL!!!! Emotional wreck to be exact....but I have a sweet husband who lets me cry and who tells me,"I'm glad you cry to me....it makes me feel like a MAN!" Easily pleased right? I just bet he can't wait for little Kimee to be a teenager!!!

2010-10-10T15:06:00.000-07:00

Pretty as a Picture!!!!!

Yep, it's a girl!!!!
Hello everybody!
I have ten toes!!!

This is our cute Kimee Tink!! She's a looker :D We love her more and more every day!

2010-10-09T11:10:00.001-07:00

Well...we went to the doctor to find out what our little one is....it's not a baby snake like Jack [the little boy I work with] wanted.

WE'RE HAVING A CUTE LITTLE BABY GIRL!!!!

So far she is teeny tiny with no chubby cheeks or anything. It was sooooo fun to see what she has become in just 10 short weeks. When we went in, her legs were so close together there was no way to tell if she was a boy or girl. So the ultra sound tech told me to go to the bathroom {I was hurting to use the potty!}. When I came back in the room the tech asked,"Did you give the baby a pep talk while you were in there?" The next picture we see is her 3 lines with her legs wide open!!!! Such a smart baby...listening to her momma already!!!!

We've been thinking about it for a while and we're going to name her Kimee Tink...or maybe KimeeTink, after her two grandmas. We know her Grandma Kimmy is happy to share a name and we're pretty sure Grandma Tink loves the idea too....I mean she has been spending some time with our little princess I'm sure! Baby Kimee Tink has alot to live up to.

We thought about calling her K.T. (Katie) since it might be confusing to have a Grandma Kimmy and a Kimee but we've decided we're just going to call her Kimee Tink all the time. Kimee Tink Johnson....I like it!!!!!!!!

So for all of those who voted girl....we'll have a treat for you when she makes her debut!!!!

2010-10-06T09:44:00.000-07:00

Calling all bloggers!! Calling all bloggers! Only 3 more days to cast your vote! I am super excited! I can hardly wait. I've been moving around in my momma's tummy alot...just so she gets even more excited!!!!!! Because of me, mom's having some tummy pains....sorry mommy! She's says I'm stretching out her ligaments. But I'll be TOTALLY worth it! Daddy talks to me every night, and guess what? I CAN HEAR HIM! My bones are finally getting harder and I can flex my arms and legs. I'm one tough cookie! I'm starting to taste things and feel things better than I did last week. I weigh a whole 5 1/2 ounces! Holy moly I'm getting big!!! Maybe I'll be a big, muscular boy with lots of dark hair. You know....tall, dark, and handsome? But maybe I'm a girl.....Curly Sue hair as yellow as the sun. AHHHHHHHH, I just can't wait to tell you all! FRIDAY PLEASE GET HERE SOON!!!!!!!! Love you all!

2010-09-30T10:46:00.000-07:00

I am so excited! A week from tomorrow my mommy and daddy get to find out a surprise that I've been keeping for 18 weeks!
They are going to get to take a picture of me to decipher if I'm a boy or a girl! I can hear them and they just can't wait! Lots of people say they think I'm a boy...but some people think I'm a girl.
What do you think?
Take a guess and record it on my mom's blog on the poll (just look above this post). Mom says whoever guesses right gets a special treat from her! My mom always has good treats!

BUT I'M MAKING ONE STIPULATION....I WANT TO MEET EVERYONE!!!

So the only way you get your treat is if you come see me when I'm born. I'm coming some time in March, mom will keep you updated. Come see me and {I} will give you the yummy treat!!!

So, in short, you need to vote on my mom's poll (Again, just look up and you'll find the poll right under that line of flowers). If you guess I'm a boy and I am, then I get to give you a snack when you come to see me in March. If you guess I'm a girl and I am, then I get to give you a snack when you come to see me in March. Easy? I think so!!! Even if you guess wrong I want to meet you too though.....I can't wait!! See you all in MARCH!!!!!!

I choked on a Muffin today!

2010-08-22T14:27:00.000-07:00

Sitting in Deacons Quorum today I was given a blueberry muffin (not any bigger than a big bouncy ball) I decided that I could shove the entire thing into my mouth....

Well it was like eating a ball of flour! My mouth became extremely dry and as I tried to swallow, it got stuck. Now this was in the middle of Deacons Quorum....you know, when it's really quiet and still. So with a cough cough and a weezing for air, I cleared my throat of those pesky blueberry tidbits. But where did they have to go after being pushed out with such force? That's right, along with my spit came bits of blueberry! All the Deacons turned to look, of course, and they all had a look on their face like,"What the heck are you doing???"

That was my Sunday....how was yours?

What a life we live!

2010-08-12T14:30:00.000-07:00

WE {LOVE} LIFE! I'm job searching, Brandon's working, and we just love life. We got gym memberships and went for the first time last night. It was way fun and I actually [SWEATED] I know...totally ridiculous! It felt good and I'm sure we'll go back tonight. Well if you didn't know, we're expecting a baby!! We're only about 10 weeks but Brandon just can't -hold it in any longer-!!! I've been sick...every day is a battle between eating and well...being nauseous and tired. I could sleep all day long I feel like most days. My husband sure is cute! We went in for an ultra sound, just for our benefit just to make sure every thing is A-OKAY. And, it is!!! The office we went to gave us a video of the whole thing! Brandon loves it. He asks all the time if we can watch it or he just sits and stares and the pictures they gave us! See, cute! His manager is also pregnant so that's pretty much all they talk about it sounds like to me. Well she suggested that he watch birthing videos...so of course he did. To say the least, FHE turned into an anatomy lesson. So when we have nothing better to do, that's what we watch. We were walking through the store the other day and B saw some nursing pads. "You're gonna leak?!" [OH BOY] he has alot to learn!

The other day as I was waking up I could tell, I NEEDED to eat something and quick!! B was in the kitchen getting a drink of water so I just asked him to bring me something. He quickly ran back to me with a.....COOKIE! I was laughing so hard! Here we have grapes and watermelon and cantalope in the fridge but he just wanted to hurry so fast and get me something to eat that he got the first thing he saw. I seriously have the {BEST} husband ever!

We've been married 11 months...yup, almost a YEAR! So crazy! It seriously feels like...yesterday that we were married!

Anyway, that's a random report on us. Way excited and just getting through the first trimester!!!

Jack (1996)

2010-07-13T08:46:00.000-07:00

Brandon and I have a free trial with Netflicks, so we've been watching lots of movies. We turned this one on this morning. I wasn't super impressed with it til the end when it taught me two very important lessons.

The movie is about Jack. He is born when he is only 2 months along because he ages 4x faster than he should. His brain doesn't just his physical body. His mother tries protecting him from bullies at school my having a tutor come to their home. The tutor finally convinces her that he's young and needs to go to school. Well, the first few days were rough for him but eventually he found LOTS of friends. He is in 5th grade and his teacher assigns the class to write an essay about what they want to be when they grow up. Jack ends up having some health issues and it makes his mom worry about sending him to school because his body is so fragile. Jack realizes that he isn't going to live long...so why is he learning all this stuff. His tutor told him something that impacted him. He said that he doesn't teach so kids can learn. He teaches so he can learn from kids. He needs reminded that it's fun to sit in a tree house or splash in a puddle. Jack decided he wanted to go back to school and enjoy the life he had. His friend, Louie, was giving his report on what he wanted to be when he grew up.

"I want to be just like my best friend when I grow up. He's only ten but he looks much older. He's like the perfect grown up because on the inside, he's still just a kid - he's not afraid to learn things or try things, or to meet new people the way most grown ups are. It's like he's looking at everything for the first time - because he is. And most grown ups aren't like that."

Jack walked in late at this point. Louie went on to say that he didn't know what he wanted to be yet...but he knew who he wanted to be like.

It's graduation time and Jack made it! He has grey hair and wrinkles all over. He is the valedictorian. He stands up to give his speech, glasses in hand.

"I don't have very much time these days, so I'll make it quick--like my life. You know, as we come to the end of this phase of our life, we find ourselves trying to remember the good times and trying to forget the bad times, and we find ourselves worring about the future. Start to worry, thinking what am I gonna do, where am I gonna be in ten years? But I say to you, 'Hey, look at me.' Please don't worry so much, 'cause in the end none of us have very long on this earth. Life is fleeting. And if you're ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky, when the stars are strung across the velvety night, and when a shooting star streaks through the blackness turning night into day... Make a wish, think of me...Make your life spectacular. I know I did. I made it, Mom. I'm a grown-up. Thank you."

He then rides off to celebrate his graduation with his friends.

Even though Louie was young, he still knew alot that some of us forget. It's okay to not know everything. It's okay not to always be the responsible one. Being silly isn't bad. Whoa, now after hearing this I thought about me...I feel like I've become a serious ole bum...there's enough of those around...I don't need to be one ALL the time.

Jack's last speech given at graduation taught me to live each moment to the fullest. I take for granted that my life is long. But really, how long is it? I'm sure he tried to have the funnest time all the time. That's what I need to do. I'm excited for the future but if that's all I look to how am I supposed to see that the exciting things I was looking forward to a week ago are happening now??

So while this movie may not be worth watching, I would tell everyone to watch the last 15 minutes or so of it. It made my day!!!!

Can I get a WOOT WOOT!!!

2010-06-30T20:34:00.000-07:00

We've had all sorts of fun lately! We recently moved...got new jobs...trying to figure out car stuff...growing up and getting our own insurance...getting sunburned...going to Camden's Kindergarten graduation...paying for our own car registration...going to the new zoo...going to school with Jack...and lots of other things!
Look at this handsome guy! He is so super talented!

He's kind of crazy but you have to be to hang out with me! I am sure proud of this little guy! I'm so glad I got to watch you graduate! You ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lions....and Tigers....and Bears....and BRANDON?????? Yes my friends, my husband is a {CRAZY} man!!!

Oh wow how I love this guy! He took me to the zoo on his day off! Thanks Blake & April for inviting us!!!

We've also recently painted our bedroom and we love it! We're looking forward to going the Taylor this weekend for a night under the stars! We love this time of year! We even put together a patriotic playlist to play all the time...I'm sure our neighbors love us!

2010-06-07T15:52:00.000-07:00

Today I've been missing things...it's just one of those days where no matter what happens you're just down...I feel like bad news is just around every corner...I know it's not but some days I have just felt like that. I'm happy but whew! I'm sick of trying to make lemonade! But mostly I think I'm just an emotional wreck!!! C;
I miss...

My [long] hair....

Singing "Mama Mia" with my besties...

Camping....

My Daddy...

I tried to make a treat to take into Brandon's work. I've been trying to take in something every week. But it looks like they won't be getting anything this week. I was going to make homemade oreos....well I did but they just don't taste like I wanted them to. So if anyone wants {SUPER} off brand oreos, come on over!!!

2010-05-05T22:20:00.000-07:00

So {I} decided I'm sick of the boring old posts I've been doing or thinking of doing. I miss my days of writing about whatever {I} want, things that pop into {my} head. It's like I think [just because I'm married means I have to write about Brandon did this...Brandon did that...our house is like this...] but that's just not me. Sure you'll know what's going to be going on in our lives but just not in the boring way that I've been thinking it has to be done.....

Here's to being yourself and

"All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. I was naïve. I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer. It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization everyone else appears to have been born with: that I am nobody but myself." ~Ralph Ellison

Our Sweet Little Baby J

2010-04-14T19:03:00.001-07:00

Dear Baby J, we are so so so sad that we don't get to meet you, but we know that if we could, we would be bestest buds! Heavenly Father just has a different plan for us...and we will trust Him. It's harder than we thought it would be and we feel like our hearts are broken. We'll never forget the fun we have had planning for your arrival!! We know that you were so special that Heavenly Father needed you more than we needed you, and He knows everything so we will sadly let you go back to Him. We'll miss talking to you and debating what you're going to look like. We'll sadly put everything we bought to be ready for you to come in storage for one of your brothers or sisters. We hope that you know that you were loved and that we would have loved to have you in our home, but just remember that there is a plan for each of us and we need to have faith in Him that He knows what He is doing. We know that He does and that with prayer, He will see us through. We love you Baby J. Never forget!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,
Mom and Dad

Thanks Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Shum for the flowers. I'm sure Baby J would have loved them!!! :-)

2010-04-12T23:01:00.000-07:00

SO today I was working, just a normal old boring day....well that was until a little guy, well like a 12 year old little guy, came in to get the sugar bugs cleaned of his teeth. He was the only person we worked on after lunch and boy were we worn out!!!!!!!!!! Everything was a huge deal and {EVERYTHING} hurt. Of course his mom wasn't any help. "If you move that drill is going to go right through the roof of your mouth!!" and other things to just make him even more nervous...if that was even possible. Anyway, after that whole ordeal I was thinking [how am I going to handle my kids in a situation like that? A place where there are scary sounds, unfamiliar people, yucky smells, disgusting tastes, 'drills', holding your mouth open for what seems like forever, and a mouthful of stuff at all times.] Do I want to be the kind of mom who just lets them cry so the dr has to send you to a different dr?? HECK NO!!! But then do I want to be the kind of mom that says "Shush!!!! Stop crying and open your mouth!!!!!!!" NO WAY. So there definitely is a happy medium but how the world do you find that??!!

AND I feel like I'm huge....

P.S. I'm pretty proud of myself. I blocked someone in volleyball tonight that I thought I would never be able to block. I grunted and all!!!

I need a hair cut...but I want to grow my hair out! UGHHH!!! AND my eyebrows need waxed {EXTREMELY} bad!

I haven't told the people I work with that I'm pregnant yet. I'm not sure how to tell them...I was hoping they would just hear it from the grapevine. Darn. Now what???

I had a dream last night that I had a miscarriage. I woke up devastated. But then I had a dream about having twin boys! Well I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing...So it was a weird and emotional night for me...but that's how most nights have been around here :-/ Poor Brandon.

Anyway, this is just some of my ramblings for the night...
I am extremely happy and I absolutely love my life!!!!! 6 months is forever away!!!!!!!!!!

My Story

2010-03-01T20:17:00.000-08:00

Well many have asked and many want to know... Allee yep that is right she is the love of my dreams! It all started many many years ago back in 8th grade. Some say it was love at first sight and for me it sure was, but for Allee, lets just say she did a really good job at playing hard to get! I was in love! Well the years went by and by and by and yep Allee was still not with the one and only Mr. Brandon Johnson, so I did not give up! I tried and wondered how I could get to see Allee. Well Sundays were the days to go and hang out at the Temple and I would always invite Allee to come and be with me there but some how all of her other cousins would show up, well I could not understand it how could they be there this was time for Allee and I to be together....ALONE! But it never worked out so I just tried to make the best of it! And this is just the beginning of THE ADVENTURES OF BRANDON AND ALLEE..... Stick around and the story will continue!
Brandon

Projects....

2010-01-14T21:09:00.000-08:00

Some people got it...
Some people don't.

(P.S. YOU HAVE TO TURN YOUR HEAD SIDEWAYS TO GET THE FULL EFFECT!!!! I don't know how to make it turn the right way.)

I just happen to be one that doesn't have it in the artistic area...

BUT I did buy these really cool vases for $5.00 each!!! I got the whole shopping thing down!!!!

Once again just tilt your head to the side :-)

Brandon and I got out pictures and we decided to try something new to display them....What do ya think???

....Tilt your head...

I LOVE IT!!! Ya know how you envision stuff in your head and you try it out and it's awful??? Well this went exactly as planned :-) YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-01-06T19:30:00.000-08:00

Whew...IT'S 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can any of you believe it??! Us either...
We're doing great and are having a hard time thinking that we've almost been married {5 months}! Crazy how time flies!!!!

We've had a couple of firsts the last couple of months...

*First Christmas back with his family (my first Christmas away from mine)
*First Christmas together.
*First New Year's party with the Brimhalls.
*First fight :-) hahaha
*First home together.
*First college classes.
*First sprained foot.
*First time sharing a bed room with a girl!!!!!! hehe
*First time being witness couple at the temple.

And that's not all!! Those are just a few! But maybe that's what is making time fly by so fast! We're having lots of fun and just loving being with each other. [Brandon] works at Dr. Birtcher's office answering phones, checking insurances, pulling charts, picking up lunch, addressing envelopes...just whatever pops up that day. [I] work at Dr. Caskey's...yes, yes we both work for dentist :-) I assist Dr. Caskey and I absolutely love it!! I may not be the best at it and I'm sure pretty much every day Dr. Caskey thinks,"Come on Allee, remember we've done this before." but he's really patient with me. I also work with some really great ladies! I feel like best buds with all of them.

[Brandon's] taking some classes at NPC this semester and I'm taking some from Rio Salado. We're really excited about it and can't wait for Monday to come to crack open those book...I'm being totally sarcastic. We're just ready for the next 10 years to be over with haha

Hmmmm well I do believe that that is a pretty good update of our lives...sorry I'm not too good at this but I'm really going to try harder because I'm still not good at writing in my journal :-/

"I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to another in a lovely constellation, where we will sparkle in the heavens forever." ~Amy Tan

2010-01-04T21:31:00.000-08:00

We got our pictures back!!!! We think they're pretty much the cutest things ever!! We had the best weather! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

2009-08-13T19:54:00.000-07:00

Look at my {hott] -almost- husband! I think we look pretty good together and he is so good to me! I have loved LOVED LOVED working with him in my parents apartment this week. Thanks to my new Daddy J and Mom, I am the luckiest girl ever! They taught him very well [aparently]. He's worked so hard and is willing to do anything....including cleaning up all my {messes}. (He better just get used to that!) I just love him lots and can't wait for 27 more days!!!!!!

My Amazing Man!!

2009-07-11T14:28:00.001-07:00

We've been dating for {2 weeks} now!!!! It feels like I've been with my Brandon Johnson for forever! He's my best friend and I LOVE HIM! The past 2 weeks have been pretty crazy! I'm a lucky girl because B was able to come stay with me the whole time! Today is our first day in different towns....I'm sitting at work in Gilbert and he's at work with his dad in Snowflake. What a not fun day!!! I'm missing him like crazy! He is so good to me!! He even dressed up with me and Abby yesterday! [Cow Appreciation Day at Chick fil A and we got free food!] AND he even said that I could always be a dork! Oh what a happy girl I am!

Well today I just want Brandon to know how much I really do love him. I feel bad for him...I'm not so good at saying what I'm feeling...I'm actually not that great at showing it either! Every day is a guessing game for him. {POOR GUY!!!!} But I love him! Alot! Alot!!! He is the perfect man for me :-) He's made me so happy! I can't even put into words how much I appreciate him! He's an amazing man! I love you babe! FOR ALL OF THE DAYS!!!!!