t + j

in loving memory.

2011-07-29T16:46:00.000-07:00

david wendell grow III

November 10, 1971 - July 24, 2011

david, my life has been blessed because i met you. i will love deeper and serve harder. you were too good to be true. i am glad to know you are at peace.

Resident of Murray City passed away Sunday night in Murray City. Dave was born in Santa Cruz, CA and raised in Pleasant Grove where he attended Pleasant Grove High School.

He was one of four children born to Marilou and David Wendell Grow II and was the beloved husband of Jessica Grow for over 10 years. Dave will forever be remembered by his beloved children Isabella and Lauren, brothers Brian, Matt and Greg, loving sisters Jen and Megan, caring in-laws Jennifer Grow, Ann Marie and Rendle Chadwick, Richard LeBell, Veronica and Colin LeBell, Justin and Taryn LeBell, Nathan and Elizabeth LeBell, along with many other friends and family whom were truly blessed to know him. Dave loved being with his family, especially his precious daughters, painting, cooking, carpentry, and caring for and playing with Ginger, Stuart, Finn and all his other pets.

Dave touched the lives of everyone he knew with his friendship, loyalty, charity, kindness, generosity, and maintained his loving, nurturing, selfless nature all the way to the end. Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service on Friday, July 29th, 2011, with a viewing from 9 - 11 AM followed by a graveside service.

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2011-01-10T17:10:00.000-08:00

i have been thinking a lot lately how fast time goes as you get older. i used to think christmas never came... but it now seems to fly bye with no pictures to prove i even participated! and since when did it become 2011? crazy. i wish time would slow... so i had more time to stop and smell the roses.

semester one.

2010-12-10T17:05:00.000-08:00

can't believe my first semester is done. i couldn't be more happy. now the question is what will i do with all my free time...

road block

2010-11-18T17:08:00.001-08:00

I have kind of hit a bloggers road block... with nothing new going on. School has kind of taken over my life and put everything else on the back burner. The good thing is I enjoy it... all except the early mornings and long days.

Before nursing school I didn't realize how excited people were to show off their wounds, incisions, scars... you name it. Before I have a chance to tell them I don't need to see it, they have already pulled down their pants or pulled up their shirt. I am then forced to oooh and ahhh. They trust me when I tell them their wounds look good (even though I have no idea how they should look.) I tend to wear masks when the nasty stuff happens so I can breathe through my mouth and gag with smiling eyes.

Happy November.

harvest boutique

2010-10-16T11:36:00.000-07:00

many ladies (not myself) have been working their crafty magic to make adorable goods.

there is a man..

2010-06-30T19:25:00.000-07:00

and by man i mean the cutest little old guy that walks his dog molly every single day... just around the time i take finn for a little jog. some mornings i see him twice. we always smile and wave and some days we talk. our conversations usually go a little something like this...

cute old man: "does your dog bark when someone comes to the door?"

me: "no"

cute old man: "he must! you need a protector not just a playboy! you must teach him. he cannot just be a playboy."

me: "ok... i will try"

but then one evening justin was with me and we stopped to talk... he asked how long we had been married and if i was happy. he asked if justin was good to me and if i was good to justin. he has been married for 58 years... and told us that marriage has its ups and downs but we need to be nice (he doesn't know what good advice this is for me... i try to be nice... but sometimes things don't come out as i intend them to.)

he said marriage is hard when you come from a different country... so naturally i asked where he is from.. he made us guess.. justin said germany. and he was right. he then told us that he fought in world war II. and now i am totally intrigued.. a few months ago i read a few books about world war II. one was excellent.. sarah's key... and i have thought about that story often in the last few months. on sunday i started reading night. i want to talk to the cute old man more about what the war was really like. i find it fascinating. justin told me not to ask... that people don't like to talk about the war. but i really want to know.. i am hoping one day he will tell me all about it.

lately...

2010-06-27T23:22:00.000-07:00

summer has finally come and i feel like it is almost gone.

as of lately...

i have been living the life of leisure and going to school only two days a week.

finn and i have spent a lot of quality time together. he has also spent a lot of time with my mom and grandma.

i have loved my tuesday and thursday mornings spent doing yoga with whit. she is amazing.

glenwild pool with ash, addy and carly.

sewing.

eating yummy caramels and rum truffles.my mothers creations of course.

cleaned out a portion of one of my closets for our new roomie dave.

walks with justy.

pizza with cyndi and cole.

ugly duckling

2010-06-25T07:34:00.000-07:00

and he's back...

2010-05-29T04:25:00.000-07:00

a few pounds heavier and a couple inches taller.

i couldn't be more thrilled.

one for two, two for one

2010-05-26T07:51:00.001-07:00

in one day craig and justin get home. can't wait to see them both!

and in two days dave gets home. i can't even believe it.

new york, new york.

2010-05-25T18:20:00.000-07:00

eleven days of.....

* walking til we could walk no more

*eating til food repulsed us (or til the next meal time came around.)

*people watching... and then watching more people

*stroller up and down the subway

*laughing with ashley

*central park

*picnic in central park

*falling in the subway.... flat on my face. a stranger came to my aid.

*ashley running past me into the subway as i lay flat on my face

*itchy eyes

*seeing bry

*brooklyn flea. i love brooklyn

*firehouses

*frozen hot chocolate

*the MET

*battery park

*ninja... worst restaurant EVER.

*NOT waiting in line for the statue of liberty and ellis island

*ferry to new jersey for lunch with husbands

justin's ten extra days...

*dinner alone

*chewy steak room service

*adventures with jake and ash

*not putting bbq in the fridge and wanting to eat it the next day

*watching tv. lots of tv.

*missing taryn

taryn's ten days without j...

*taking care of finn

*steak cooked in a 1000 degree oven

*living in park city

*going to school

*missing justy

2010-05-04T07:35:00.000-07:00

what can i say?... i love him.

and his posing with bird skills.

we may as well be italian...

2010-05-03T09:21:00.000-07:00

our pizza is... that good.

the roaring fire.

the maker and the baker.

they're slippery little suckers.

cheese, basil, italian sausage.

cpk thai chicken pizza.

we all wanted to stop eating after the third pizza.. my mom said we must keep eating. we are on the hunt for the PERFECT italian dough. we tried six doughs this weekend.. which may or may not have been like 12 pizzas.. in two days with four people.

hippy hippy birthday

2010-05-02T06:03:00.000-07:00

my big brother is aging. i cannot believe he is 28 years old today. i wish we were still running around the streets in umbro shorts. i wanted to be just like craig whe
n i was little. and he didn't seem to mind one bit. i think i was pretty lucky to have him.

nowadays he makes 1/2 of cute babies. and i like that too.

already dreaming of the sights and sounds...

2010-05-01T04:57:00.000-07:00

not much more wait. map found here.

in case you haven't..

2010-04-30T17:17:00.000-07:00

seen enough of our wedding, tessa from utahbrideandgroom put our wedding on her blog. i felt really bad.. i think it took me months and months to get all the questions answered.

don't you hate when life gets in the way... anyway sorry tessa. but, better late than never... right?!?!

today is the day...

2010-04-30T15:43:00.001-07:00

that i am officially unemployed.

(it is much nicer being unemployed when it is by choice.)

the first thing i learned is that it is hard to drive and stuff your face with ice cream.

the semester is over (except for one minor chemistry final.)

i am hating the snow... but the grass sure does look purrty.

life is good.

wild hair&tan legs

2010-04-24T07:27:00.000-07:00

lake mead... april 2008

(i miss those locks)

rain, snow or shine.

2010-04-23T06:35:00.001-07:00

we hit the pavement... and finn stops to smell the tulips.

happy rainy friday.

2010-04-18T16:41:00.000-07:00

2010-04-17T14:14:00.000-07:00

i am completely content. sometimes life just seems to go right. it's a new week... the $1,400 that we owed the tax man last week is now done and taken care of. finn is clean thank goodness. i tried to teach him to dry himself in the sun.. instead of three people (finn is the size of a person) crammed in our pintsize bathroom. with the hot blowdryer and the smell of a wet dog.
i am attempting to cook rice for finn. it is boiling over and causing a big mess. i don't mind though. sure beats diarhea. i didn't cook rice the way justin told me i had too. i went a little heavy on the rice. oops.
i love this weather. spring is fun. especially when you are allergy free like me. justin went and bought himself a whole-lotta pills after accusing me of taking them. puh-lease. i don't need that stuff.
i have two weeks of work left.. yup.. count up the days. TEN. 10 days left and then i enter the sweet life of the UNEMPLOYEd. poor never felt so good.
i am excited for summer. not excited for the 50 pages that weber state sent to have filled out before starting school. the fbi will need to check me out, i will need to pee in a cup, get some shots... by shots i mean h1n1 and head shots. i read that and thought yea riiight. first of all i would not get a professional photo of myself.. just myself. head and shoulders. i think weber and my badge will just have to have a professional passport photo. i will be the most unglamorous nurse and i don't even care.
of to park city. xoxo

dave&47

2010-04-11T07:23:00.000-07:00

hapPy BirthDay davey

i cannot believe i haven't seen you in 681 days(you haven't missed too much.) i hope you are still the same. i can't believe that you are 21 and that you will be back in utah in 47 days!

p.s. on day will you take me to sweden. cos it looks beautiful.

s&s

2010-04-06T19:51:00.000-07:00

snow day and strawberries.

love strawberries.

hate snow.

'STOP! dream...'

2010-04-05T14:54:00.000-07:00

i was driving to school the other day... kind of having a bad day. don't you hate when you aren't your chipper self for no good reason.

i was stuck in traffic. glanced left and a huge yellow and red sign caught my eye... it read, "STOP! DREAM HOMES SOLD HERE" i looked through the holes in the chain link fence.

and saw something like this:

i laughed. i smiled. and i had a better day.

is it easter already....

2010-04-04T07:24:00.000-07:00

i wish my mom was here to hide some money eggs for me to find. but, i guess it wouldn't be fun looking for eggs all by myself... i miss my brothers and our footed pajamas.

any who... happy easter!

2010-04-03T14:46:00.000-07:00

lauren and finn @ bella's birthday party...

the only two photos i took. bella was too busy partying with her friends anyway.

have i been cursed?

2010-04-03T08:51:00.000-07:00

i am trying to think back to all of the bad things i have done in the last week to try to understand how i got cursed with bad luck. and nothing comes to mind.... well nothing out of the ordinary. possibly finn is the curse.

two weeks ago i had my moms car towed by AAA... easy harmless. when the tow man told me how familiar i look and asked if he had towed my car or anything before.blah.blah,blah.. i told him, "no, i have NEVER needed to use AAA before."
fast forward to wednesday... went to get in my car.. key would not turn. nothing would turn. but the radio would come on. how nice. well... in about 2 weeks and $750.00 later that will be fixed. lovely.
i didn't want to drive justin's green machine... so i had my dad's friend drive the car down to salt lake for me. i like my dad's car. it has been awhile. i used to drive it every time my parents would go away.
i loved it 'til it tried to kill me. and by kill i mean start an electrical fire over my head. i am now waiting for that car to be towed. i hope the care they let me borrow is problem free. i need a car. my dad will need a car. and to be honest i hate cars. they are so much trouble!!

the one reliable car in all of this is the 15 year old truck. she ain't fast, and she ain't pretty... but at least she works!

2010-03-24T11:39:00.000-07:00

if i had a home phone... i would want it to be this one.

well... i want it anyway

spring.

2010-03-21T18:50:00.000-07:00

i love the weather. i loved this weekend. day dreaming. long walks. cafe rio. yard work. sunshine. happy dog. wedding. catching up with family. losing my husband to march madness. ice-cream cones in the backyard. skyping mom & dad. i can't wait for more weekends like these.

a lot.

2010-03-14T19:59:00.000-07:00

there is a lot going on when my mom leaves me in charge of her life and my own. next time my parents try to go on a trip i am going to have to put a time limit... two months is too long for me and grandma to handle.

so far this month i have:

- searched for money... a lot... then lost it and found it again.

-taken finn on too many walks to count. rain or shine.

-got into the first year of nursing at weber state. still in shock.

-gave two months notice to my job.

-been to park city. looked at the dust. taken pictures of dust.

-used bob and marilynn's microwave for some popcorn for the drive down the canyon (ended up eating the whole bag while talking to them.)

-watched movies with justin.

-sorted pills for grandma. lots of pills.

-skyped with craig, kate and linds.

-put off running my own errands.

-worked.

-schooled.

-wished my spring break included a trip... or something. anything.

time flies when you're having fun...

2010-03-04T17:08:00.001-08:00

i can't believe i became a mrs. one whole year ago! i remember before i was married thinking the day would never come... and now days don't seem to stop! i am more in love with justin march 4, 2010 than i was march 4, 2009. i love the mornings (which are often... but not every!) when i wake up thinking life doesn't get much sweeter than this.

i love you justy!

-wifey xo

p.s. i wish we were here... tomorrow

o what a day...

2010-02-27T20:02:00.000-08:00

let me preface this with... we are still getting used to the whole doggy thing. we wanted finn to get some fresh air while we hit the gym. we left our crying pup at the gate. when we got home we noticed he was just laying down. didn't move when we started walking towards him..

of course j and i looked at each other and said in unison "he is such a good dog."

as i got closer i realized that he wasn't moving because he couldn't. his head was STUCK in a hole that was in fact much smaller than his gigantic head. it wasn't pretty. and he wasn't happy. luckily a big tug from behind freed him.

we then took him up to park city to check out the remodel. i wouldn't let him move from a cardboard box that was flattened on the floor. the house looks great and i can't wait 'til everything is finished and the dust is gone. before heading home we thought it might be fun to walk finn on main street (in hopes to find some children to pet finn. he LOVES kids... wants to be with everyone that he sees.)

we found a dog park instead. one dog.. hunter took a fancy to cute finn. hunter skipped the whole first comes love, then comes marriage.. he jumped right into the let's make a baby for the baby carriage. luckily finn wanted NO part of that.. justin was dizzy from defending our boy.

finn.

2010-02-26T07:17:00.000-08:00

our super-sized puppy.

finn is a one year old labradoodle. no one wanted him... so justin had to have him. i mean is face is pretty irresistable. he has had two previous owners... the first if which wanted him shot and buried on a farm and the second had no time for the little guy... that happens when you have five kids... two dogs and one cat (possibly more.)

sooooooo... after a sleepless night justin needed this dog. i said no. you would say no if you saw how giant his paws are. justin told me to trust him... i do trust him... and now we have a really cute and good dog.

if you have children... can we have a play date? he loves kids... pretty much stalks them giving his cutest puppy dog face in hopes to find a little child he can kiss and smell. (luckily he doesn't kiss adults!)

2010-02-19T23:30:00.000-08:00

today:
i can barely move my legs because of the squats justin made me do yesterday.
i decided to have special k for breakfast instead of my usual oatmeal. i was hungry at like nine am. i will stick to oatmeal from now on.
anatomy class... depressing. i don't like talking about skin cancer.
my parents made it to sydney then back to new zealand. i am jealous. i want to be warm. and i don't like the prospects of holding down the fort.
an unfulfilling salad
intentions of studying muscles... very good intentions
talking to grandma
dinner with my wifey and her hubby and my hubby at eva. it was pretty yummy. i liked my fig and pig pizza. i like being back with my wifey. i have missed her.
loving getting into bed and resting my sore bod.

things i contemplate, so i figured i should share....

2010-02-18T18:07:00.000-08:00

a) have you ever noticed how hairy guys necks are? especially at the gym. i am sorry but if you are at the gym i know you must kind of care how you look.... to all the men out there, maybe you should have a little look at the back of your NECK. and then shave it.

b) too many people like to hear themselves talk... okay (i might be one of those people.) BUT i certainly do not waste a whole chemistry class time trying to reinvent scientific theory. i swear one of these times i may scream "shut your pie-hole" from the back of the room.. and then pretend it wasn't me.

c) when it snows like one flake people forget how to drive. it bugs. big time.

d) it should be sunny and 80s all year around. i don't even care if i stop appreciating it. i just hate when i get cold... right down to my bones.

e) i now understand how sucky it is to work and go to school. i am sorry for thinking otherwise.

f) this is hilarious... we found it in the scrabble box. i love the man i married. just in case you can't tell by the scores... 'the winner is circled.' love it! vintage justy circa... 1990... at least let's hope he wasn't older than 10.

g) i gave my grandma some doctors order.. eventhough i am no doctor.. i told her she needs to have a bowl of ice cream everynight.... the more people i can make have ice cream everynight the less guilt i feel. i love coffee ice cream. i mean LOVE. and what i love even more is that i get the whole 1/2 gallon to myself. justin hates it. he just doesn't have refined buds.. as in taste buds like me.

happy valentine's day...

2010-02-14T17:41:00.000-08:00

eleven thirty east made some cute couples. i think if you lived in the basement at our house it meant you would fall in love and get married. and have to move out... or in my case move upstairs.

three happily married basement dwellers... erin&adam, taryn&justin, ashley&jake.

i am sure glad i found my forever valentine!

i wish i took more pictures. SURPRISE....

2010-02-07T17:38:00.000-08:00

30 thoughts for 30 years.

2010-02-05T07:34:00.000-08:00

one: he makes me smile. a lot. even when i am mad ( well a few hours after.)
two: who do you know that grew up on border town in texas and doesn't speak a word of spanish... yup that would be my boy.

three: patient.

four: he grows out his nails so he can scratch my back. he is embarrassed to show white.. but i sure do love it!

five: justin has an obsession with new (or used) t-shirts and is ALWAYS on the hunt.

six: he likes the projects i give him.. and is gearing up for a painting extravaganza.

seven: he never complains.

eight: justin always exceeds my expectations... which are pretty high.

nine: when i want to share food he always will.. and even lets me eat it all. i know he knows i feel better cos we are sharing.

ten: we get to fight over who eats more special k. i swear before i even get a bowl the box is gone! eleven: he is a true people - watcher!

twelve: i have turned him into a vegetarian and he doesn't even mind.

thirteen: loves to cuddle and watch movies on friday nights.

fourteen: justin wanted an el camino for his birthday.

fifteen: he only makes me do hang-man with our primary class and he takes care of the rest.

sixteen: justin is a dang good brownie maker.

seventeen: justin is never allowed to cut his own hair again...

eighteen: justin would wear the same outfit everyday if he could. yet he... (see nineteen)

nineteen: justin acts like a kid in candy store when shopping... he comes right home and puts on all his new goods.

twenty: the laundry is justin's baby... and he does it well. he hasn't ruined one item of clothing yet.. this i consider a great accomplishment.

twenty-one: he has prescription goggles. basket-ball goggles.

twenty-two: i call justin puppy, and he likes it.

twenty-three: he bribes me to work out.

twenty-four: justin loves music...and i mean LOVES... but refuses to sing (even in church) and plays no intsruments.

twenty-five: justin is calm... calmlikeabomb (one of his passwords)

twenty-six: justin's curls are uncontrollable... and i love them!

twenty-seven: he looks good doing push-ups.

twenty-eight: justin could sit in silence. he only talks when he has something to say. frustrating... yet endearing.

twenty-nine: justin is a smarty pants. he teaches me a lot...and he enjoys watching the history channel.

thirty: i love you justypie and i am glad you are mine. here's to thirty more years (and hopefully more.. cos 60 is not too old.)

our fish.

2010-01-18T17:49:00.000-08:00

was found floating at the bottom of his bowl. so long regi. it's been real. a real hassle having you. i asked justin if we should get another. the reply, "no, he was too much work."

we lost our friends to the big apple!

2010-01-17T17:58:00.000-08:00

ashley, jake and baby addy are off on an adventure in nyc. our weekends will miss them!

we celebrated jake's new job at faustina... thanks thorntons!

feeling blue.

2010-01-15T17:36:00.000-08:00

going back to school is not so fun... a quiz and a test the second week of school. are you freaking kidding me? i haven't even gotten used to the idea that i go to school.. let alone gotten the dumb books. ummm $284 for anatomy.. i don't think so.

first day of school.

2010-01-11T17:53:00.000-08:00

my mom wasn't there to take my picture on the front porch...

yes... i kind of have a scowl. it was cold. and i was going back to school.

twenty ten resolutions.

2010-01-01T01:55:00.000-08:00

twenty ten is the year i aspire to...

1. go to the gym ( something that didn't happen ONCE in '09)
2. run... maybe 6 miles consecutively.
3. make at least one new recipe every week.
4. learn how to make italian pizza (in my parents new oven coming feb '10)
5. go on a fun vacation ( this is of course a very selfless desire.. i want to show justy the world)
6. cook more meat for justin.
7. buy a rug for my front room.
8. visit grandma far more often than i did in '09.
9. get into school.
10. play... a lot.

Other fun things twenty ten promises... justin turns 30, davey comes home, and i will hit my quarter century mark!

a married new years eve.

2009-12-31T10:32:00.000-08:00

it is new years eve. we have no exciting plans. i really haven't cared to think about it (maybe it is being sick that makes me not care.)

i don't think anything big will go down tonight. BUT, i am hoping we will get together with friends.. play some games.. talk about life. talk about new years resolutions we will not be able to keep, and maybe some that we will.

the only thing i know is that (i won't have to waste anytime trying to find someone to kiss) i will be kissing justylips at midnight!

this old house.

2009-12-29T10:53:00.000-08:00

somewhere in the middle of nowhere we found an old house.

i couldn't resist snapping a few photos. it is crazy to think that used to be someone's home. i loved the rust, the rotting wood and ripped up mattress. they had quite the view... with nothing around to block their desert-scape.

merry christmas.

2009-12-25T00:01:00.000-08:00

i will spend the morning talking to this guy. can't wait! i love him.

2009-12-24T13:16:00.000-08:00

angel food fiasco.

2009-12-23T23:54:00.000-08:00

i guess a box of angel food cake is harder to make than i thought.

i wish.

2009-12-22T11:51:00.000-08:00

it would be nice to wake up in this room, in this bed....

can a room in a house be on a christmas list? if so, it is on mine.

a sign.

2009-12-21T14:36:00.000-08:00

justin and i kind of want a dog (for like thirty seconds) then i think about potty training.. and really just the pain the whole deal would be. but then i think of cute puppies and want one again. so justin decided that if we should get a dog one will find us (yea.. whatever.) apparently his dog found them who found their cat. so he thinks this kind of stuff happens. (i would not be okay with a stray.. because the whole point of getting a dog is to have a cute puppy!) ANYWAY, i think i have gotten my sign. i have almost run over two dogs in a week. it seems like the only puppies finding me might find themselves stuck to my tires.

2009-12-17T22:06:00.000-08:00

i wish christmas this year was a big deal to me (i am sure i will be sad when it is over.) but seriously EVERYONE has asked what my big plans are for our FIRST christmas together... embarrassed, i have to say 'nothing.' i finally had my mom find a two-foot tree that we finally bought lights for tonight. as in a week before christmas. i once had visions of a decorated house, but the time and effort involved haulted the fruition!
i have a holiday candle. it has yet to be lit. the lights on my dinky tree have not been turned on. i have baby-size ornaments sitting next to the tree. gifts unwrapped in the basement. it may as well be July in my house.
i promise next year i will be better. i am going to buy decorations once they go on sale. maybe if i have all the stuff i will actually put it up!
by next year i hope i will have called the chimney cleaner so we can have a fire. stockings up, a real christmas tree (okay maybe not real because i don't want to clean up the mess) but a DECENT size tree. ornaments, lights, holiday cookies and hot cocoa.
on the decorating front i have ruined our first christmas... at least there is always next year!

and one year is plenty of time to up ideas.

254 pounds later.

2009-12-17T06:28:00.000-08:00

the toffee orders have been made, boxed and delivered. i know have my life back!

2009-12-14T14:29:00.000-08:00

i want to see it again.

kate turns two.

2009-12-01T08:07:00.000-08:00

mom - kaf- kath- mimi-bugs

2009-11-28T19:10:00.000-08:00

happy birthday mom!

i am glad we were able to spend a cold, rainy day in palm springs together! i wish i could beat you at dominos and scrabble. i wish that when i bought pants i had the problem of them being too short rather than a foot too long. i wish that our toffee was on martha stewart and not toffee that tastes ng (no good)! i wish you a happy, happy birthday.

i love you. i am glad you are my motha!

xoxo tar

thanksgiving.

2009-11-27T08:11:00.000-08:00

this year thanksgiving didn't quite feel like thanksgiving. maybe it was because i didn't have to wake up to the smell of turkey roasting in the oven (very thankful for that.) or because it was warm in las vegas. or because we had a small crowd to feed, justypie, my parents and me. or because the jw marriot was booked out for dinner, and every other restaurant was serving a 'special' thanksgiving menu. when your first choice is dark or white meat... mcdonalds starts to sound pretty tasty. had mcdonalds been open i think i would have gotten a filet-o-fish. but, it wasn't. we found a papa johns and a panda express ( i don't think you can add turkey to chinese or pizza... something i was thankful for this year.)

i didn't know this but apparently my mom doesn't think panda is that bad and was ready to eat there... but justin piped up and said he would rather eat a mayo sandwich than panda. so papa johns it was. delicious. nothing like eating pizza in a hotel room and watching lock up.

water on the moon.

2009-11-25T09:00:00.000-08:00

i will preface this story with the fact that i have always hated space. i think it stems from second grade. Alphabetically i was between two scotts. they loved space. they wore stained shirts with galaxies and planets in orbit. they also always wore sweatpants. pudgy kids should not wear sweatpants. i thought they were weird. so naturally i thought space was weird.

this all brings me to last night. justin and i were driving to fashion place and i brought up the fact that water was found on the moon. so, i asked justin if people actually want to live on the moon. he told me yes in a round about way... i even learned that people are willing to die to go to mars.. they are willing to die because apparently any trip to mars is a suicide mission because there is no way home. i was in utter disbelief. some people are nuts! but, back to the moon. i explained to justin that there may be water on the moon... but there are no trees! how would people build things?... i am serious.. who would want a house that looks like a rocket. how would they even stick to the moon? and doesn't the whole moon look the same. so you just pick the prettiest crater and that is your 'view.'

obviously the moon is some peoples cup of tea. it will never be mine. i am thankFUL for the earth. and i like gravity.

the guac queen and other weekend meals.

2009-11-08T17:40:00.000-08:00

my first free weekend in a long time was jam packed with dinner parties! cyndi came in town.. so we had a feast and game night at the quists. it seems like i haven't seen them in forever. they are still fun! cyndi seriously made the best guac and salsa i have ever had. it was so yummy... i wouldn't mind some right this second. and of course she made her famous cookies. i love hers more than mine.. even though i make her recipe. i guess food just tastes better when all you have to do is show up and eat. marilynn's fruit trays always deserve a shout-out... justin calls me a fruit bat... and if i really were a fruit bat i would request to reside with marilynn. her fruiting skills are incredible. and coleybug is cute, big and charming. he talks so much. my dad taught him to have dinosaurs bite my mom on the bum.. cute dad... let's hope he doesn't do that to the girls in his play group! mexican train dominos is a game all should play for a good time. thanks quists! you sure know how to throw a party.

saturday was moving day. well kind of. we have one couch {actually in our living room and dining room there are three extra couches... with no homes.. leaving us no space} that we are trying to move... and it will not fit through any door in our house.. so we figured off to grandmas it would go... turns out after an extremely valiant effort that it would not fit there either.. so back to our house it comes. so, i pretty much have couch claustrophobia. on a happier note justins brother nathan and his wife came and surprised his family. he recently moved back to the US from italy. they are living in vegas. i think justin is happy to have his brother close again. there was a bbq at dave and jess' last night.. it was fun to sit by the fire and chitty chat with the gang.

on sunday i decided i should have a birthday dinner for my dad.. since i didn't get him anything for his birthday. i came up with a yummy appetizer that all should try.. {bacon, blue, cheese and caramelized pear on french bread.. toast them till the cheese melts.} and a chocolate bundt cake, with bananas foster and coffee ice cream. delicious.. and filling... but then toffee time it was. we got six of the 180 pounds made. i think we will have more toffee days ahead. on a side note.. i think i have the best mom and dad... they are great friends to have. and i am glad i am an only daughter so i get them all to myself ( you know what i mean.. in the girly ways...)

hope everyones weekend was as tasty as mine.

bad hair cuts and laundry.

2009-11-07T16:17:00.000-08:00

i am a week late but last saturday i came home to a clean house and my seemingly sweet husband in bed taking a nap. i wanted to wake him because i hadn't seen him all day. i look at his {usually} cute little face... and he was "sleeping" with a hat on.. how odd. turns out he wasn't asleep.

justin: "don't be mad."

taryn: "huh."

justin: "don't be mad. i did six loads of laundry.... it was a mistake."

taryn thinking: {he bleached all my clothes.... no remove the hat... Shock, HORROR, i left curlylocks and came home to baldy!} "you look like demi moore in GI jane!"

justin: "it was a mistake.. i am mad too"

you betch your buns it was a mistake. a mistake we will live with for the next six months. lucky us.

tuesday delight.

2009-11-03T17:38:00.000-08:00

today was a good day.

i woke up about an hour before i usually do... leaving me plenty of time to sip hot chocolate and surf the web.

lunch @ rio with these cute ladies, plus linds, my mom

and dad. kiko is fun and funny. she likes black beans and is

more than happy to dip her way through a meal. grandma is always a pleasure. she makes me laugh and always has some good, witty advice. she will stick with the salad

at rio... the usual for her is better than the adventure of coconut shrimp tacos.

work went by fast. and i mean real fast. i guess an unlimited supply of candy helps. i didn't eat so much candy when i used to diet coke... but i guess you win some, you lose some. candy is more tasty.

indian for dinner. too spicy for me... i guess if i could eat rice i could have handled it... if your chutney went moldy like mine, apricot jam kinda works.

to top it all off coffee ice-cream for dessert.

i wish for more days like these...

happy birthday pops!

2009-11-02T21:13:00.000-08:00

i hope you had a fabulous birthday. i am sorry you had to work all day and pick out cabinets... you should have gone golfing. i am also sorry that justin was the only one who actually knew your age. no matter how old you are, you still have great hair. (apparently that is one of dave's favorite things about you... who knew) it is not one of my favorite things... i mean i like your hair, but i love how you can make me laugh. and how you try to make me stop crying in front of homeless people at maccas.

i love you.

xo,

Bear

happy halloween.

2009-10-31T17:16:00.000-07:00

i hope your holiday is filled with extra treats...

2009-10-27T21:38:00.000-07:00

there is nothing like a cold snowy night in october

and homemade cinnamon rolls.

fall and winter collide.

2009-10-27T09:13:00.000-07:00

the first snow fall left our leaves covered in white fluff and my toes-ies freezing.

halloween hasn't even come and gone and there is already peppermint ice-cream in stores! we bought our first of many cartons. it is beginning to feel like christmas.... in october.

kiko cuteness.

2009-10-22T18:44:00.000-07:00

all dogs go to heaven.

2009-10-16T16:00:00.000-07:00

joey was the best puppy i have ever had. i will miss the little guy. no other dog loves lettuce and carrots like he did. as my grandma once said, "he has lived a good life... he traveled a lot." unfortunately, i doubt dogs care about going on trips. but he did. he and i have a lot in common.. born in illinois, lived in new york, lived in australia, lived in utah... he was a world traveler. i will miss his little face. he made me happy for twelve years. he bounced like a rabbit and pranced like he was royalty.

i told justin we cannot get a dog. i don't like when they die. my children can have a hamster or a fish.

p.s. sorry i wasn't there when you died. i couldn't handle it.

the day i turned 24.

2009-10-15T11:44:00.000-07:00

justin spoiled me... and so did my parents.

i was a lucky girl on october 8th.

attempting.

2009-10-13T09:44:00.000-07:00

i am trying to do some cute fall decorations. in hopes that trick-or-treaters might come to the door! i started with the outside... any suggestions for inside???

i'll take one in an 8X10.

2009-10-07T10:47:00.000-07:00

dear justin, if you were planning on spending $898.00 for my birthday, please purchase this cute thing from anthropologie.

xo, wifey.

snow. hail. rain. what happened to fall?

2009-10-07T08:19:00.000-07:00

this weekend was seriously freezing. fall was skipped all together. i hate that. i hope it warms up before winter strikes. it snowed in park city. yuck. not a lot... but any snow in october is too much for me.

luckily my spirit was warmed by hot chocolate and my dads delicious french toast.

i worked so much this weekend helping my parents pack up the house for the remodel. i had a lot more stuff up there then i thought. now the containers are patiently waiting in my kitchen to be put away. i think tonight is the night. i can't reach the microwave and hot chocolate maker.. two essentials in my morning breakfast routine.

on sunday we had a carmel apple making marathon. 37 apples in one afternoon. they always turn out so pretty with my moms special touches. we tried a new apple rolled in pretzels. quite delish. justin learned that making tasty delights is not very easy. his hands started to cramp... obviously he needs to work with his hands a little more!

(notice how jake is holding his new baby girl... i love it!)

sevens.

2009-10-01T08:46:00.000-07:00

sometimes things come in pairs... other times they come in sevens.

on monday dave informed me that he will be home in seven months. that brought a little smile to my face.

october marks seven months of marriage... which has flown by. let's hope the next seven months comes and goes just as fast.

seven days till my birthday. yikes. 24.

my favorite 'seven deadly sins' is gluttony. i could seriously indulge in some sweet and satisfying treats right about now.

seven places i have never been and would love to go: greece, turkey, egypt, thailand, switzerland, croatia, and havasupai

the seventh day of the week is my favorite.

seven things on my mind... what to make for dinner?, picture frames, should i go back to school?, curtain fabric, snowcapped mountains... pretty, but really??, when will justin be home?, fruit salad

seven things i would rather be doing.. than sitting at work (it will be hard to narrow this down.. i could just go with anything!) in a warm bed reading a good book, catching up with a friend over hot chocolate, baking a masterpiece.. in the form of cupcakes, holding hands with justin on the beach in a land far, far away, watching a good movie at home on the couch with lots of blankets, visiting australia, finding a hidden treasure that i can't live without

seven foods i love: cherries, red peppers, sprinkles, apples, pasta, feta cheese, and coffee flavored anything

it's official.

2009-09-29T06:24:00.000-07:00

finally, after how many months of marriage i changed my name. if i knew how easy it was i would have done it a long time ago!!

xoxo mrs. leBell

fall. falling. fallen.

2009-09-22T07:08:00.000-07:00

eight reasons i love fall:

1. warm days and crisp nights

2. pretty orange, red and yellow leaves falling

3. boots and sweaters

4. soup

5. hot chocolate for breakfast and dinner

6. carmel apples

7. pumpkin seeds

8. cuddling to stay warm

once all the leaves have fallen... winter comes. there is only one thing i like about winter... it always ends.

when i have a garden.

2009-09-16T11:59:00.000-07:00

i hope to have one of these beauties in it.

hungry eyes.

2009-09-15T13:55:00.000-07:00

he may have had his last dance... but he will always be the best dirty dancer.

plates, plates and more plates.

2009-09-15T06:42:00.000-07:00

i am now on the hunt for plates... i want them all. but, i think i would want to eat off them.. anyway thanks for the cute idea found here.

our weekend in a nutshell.

2009-09-14T06:44:00.000-07:00

friday: hunted for the perfect granite with my mom then dinner with the mendenhalls, thorntons and fryers.. followed by dessert at the mendenhalls. ashley makes a delectable chocolate cake! p.s. dear baby mendenhall please come out so we can all see your cute face!

saturday: work out with jdog, pedicures and nordstroms with some fun girls.. ker, jo, kel, whit and baby charlie then up to park city to peel peaches. i also ATE a hotdog... well half of one. i seriously cannot remember the last time i did that... it wasn't bad.. but the thought of them makes me sick. my mom promised they were all beef with no fillers... but really what does that mean?? a hot dog is a hot dog.

sunday: i love sundays and sundaes.. my mom had a craving for marshmallow brownies.. they are delish.. we went and saw the yeah yeah yeahs what another perfect sunday treat. they were great.. only karen o could wear a onesie with tiger stockings.

summer is ending.. i can feel fall coming. on the drive to park city some of the leaves are starting to change.. bye bye summer... hello fall!

spontaneous.

2009-09-08T13:24:00.000-07:00

on friday night justin walked through the door and said, 'we should go somewhere.' he threw out ideas like vancouver and san francisco.. we settled on vegas due to our time crunch. with a BIG help from the littles we got a room at the jw marriott in las vegas!

we had so much fun.. it was so nice to just get away on a whim!

we soaked up the sun

we atE at YUMMY places

shopped

... we also ...

did this...

lost a dollar on the slots

and saw this...

yes, that is a goat!

thanks justin for a fun weekend.. i thought we might get bored... twelve hours in the car just the two of us! didn't happen, and that's one of the many reasons why i love your sun-kissed face! xoxo

six months.

2009-09-04T15:44:00.000-07:00

many people say that their wedding day was the happiest day of their life. i think i am the luckiest girl in the world because i have had six months worth of happy days. i can't believe how time flies and love grows... i guess that happens when you marry the sexiest man alive! i love you justypie!

seriously? seriously.

2009-09-02T16:02:00.000-07:00

CALLing all children... ask mommy and daddy for this for christmas...

unbelievable... if you want more info click here.

i swear i have never been blonde.

2009-08-31T19:28:00.000-07:00

i seriously have done the dumbest things in the past week... it all started one friday afternoon. for three days i missed the delivery of my laptop.. of course i had to sign for it. i kind of knew this might happen.. because i sit at work all day instead of at home. so i took the plethora of notices and headed west to find my package.. i pull up at UPS tell the lady i am here to pick up a package and hand her the slip... she nicely pointed out that my papers said FED EX... oops. apparently fed ex was just down the road.. don't worry i got lost. couldn't figure out my north from my south and my east from my west.. that hasn't happened in a while.

later that night justin and i were going to park city... i had a lot of things to bring.. joey and all of his paraphernalia, my clothes for the weekend, a craft or two... justin was loading everything up. i jumped in the car and we were off.. when we arrived in park city i grabbed everything i could.. justin did the same. he told me that he brought everything in... my bag of clothes was no where to be found. they were left in salt lake.. back down the canyon we went.

then we get to last night... i thought i would plan a nice evening.. a picnic in the park with friends at 6:30pm.. justin didn't get home til 7:40.. by that time our friends had left the park. i still wanted to go. we went and bought dinner.. got some cups of water.. all was well, until i dropped justin's phone in my cup of water. the phone seemed fine... then it started blinking.. and an hour glass started spinning.. i drank the water as i waited for the phone to recover. it took a while to all dry out.. and by this morning it was working like a charm. but seriously who drops a phone in a cup of water?!??! ( i am raising my hand)

i hate doing stupid things.. i am a brunette, i am a brunette... things like this should not happen to me!

tomatoes.

2009-08-27T17:19:00.000-07:00

i lOVE LOVE love homegrown tomatoes... this year i thought i would grow some cherry tomatoes.. i think i have gotten a whopping 5 from my plants... my green thumb grandma has so many tomatoes.. lucky for me she doesn't seem to eat them..

alta.

2009-08-27T16:48:00.000-07:00

as much as i hate utah winters... i have to admit the mountains that hold all that snow sure are pretty. last night i packed a picnic of curry and peach cobbler and headed for alta.. justin had never hiked up there. it is beautiful.. in july the mountain was carpeted in wildflowers... i think they all died in past month.. but the weather was perfect, the company was perfect and the dinner was delicious!

dinner.

2009-08-21T06:46:00.000-07:00

i seriously have the HARDEST time thinking of what to make for dinner... it is so hard to think of something different every single night... and then when i finally decide on something i hate realizing that i am missing a few ingredients. i was talking to my mom about it.. kind of mad 'cos justin never tells me what he wants... and what she told me was quite wise. she said that she loves being in charge of making dinner because every night you can cook what you feel like eating.
so.. last night i took her advice. i made something completely for myself with the hopes that justin would like it too. i attempted vietnamese spring rolls.. they turned out great. justin hates rice noodles and rice paper... two essential ingredients. he loved them... so thanks mom for the advice. i think justin can learn to like what i like... he has already come such a long way!

so many yummy fresh ingredients.. mint, cilantro, shrip, rice noodles, carrots... and not to mention peanut sauce for dipping (that was for justin.. i am not fond of peanuts)..

delights of the day

2009-08-19T21:11:00.000-07:00

1. dinner with the adorable whitney and her handsome hubby.

2. the falafel i consumed at dinner... i need to go to mazza more often.. delish

3. shopngo after dinner. justin and i for once agreed on flavors and shared... chocolate, vanilla and wild raspberry. i wonder if they really use wild raspberries to flavor it.. and are wild raspberries really better?

4. 4 1/2 lbs of apple to make apple crisp... which will make my tomorrow extra special.

i wanna hold your hand

2009-08-19T20:53:00.001-07:00

the other night justin and i were on a walk and a cute old man was walking towards us. he stopped right in front of us and said...

cute old man: "can i ask you a question?"

us: "yes"

cute old man: "are you a couple?"

us: "yes"

cute old man: "then why you don't hold hands?"

moral of the story: hold hands with the one you love...

2009-08-06T08:38:00.000-07:00

justin and i had quite a busy weekend... 1)on friday, his dad flew in from texas for a surprise visit. the family met at cucina toscano for a delicious meal.

2)on saturday justin left early to go camping with brian and joe... he forgot sunscreen. oops.. i hope his skin is ruined forever

(yes justin is wearing camo shorts... scary)

3) i went to Logan with my mom.. we picked apricots to make fruit leather and jam.

4) then we hurried back to park city to go to a demolition derby in coalville.. justin missed out.. i kind of screwed up the plans. it was quite the experience.

goodbye... not good buy.

2009-07-21T18:58:00.000-07:00

so.. the time has come to get rid of my car. justin and i have begun our search for a new one... it is sad when a '95 GMC pick up with 170,000 miles is the preferred car to drive.

.......any takers????........

montana adventure.

2009-07-02T16:41:00.000-07:00

last weekend justin and i were lucky enough to vacation in beautiful montana with ashley and jake mendenhall. we laughed. we told stories. we ran out of gas in idaho. we filled up the tank with an arrowhead water bottle and gas from the boat. we stayed in a cute little cabin surrounded by a lush landscape. we learned about "thump-swish" from ashley. we slept in a bottom bunk together. it was a tight squeeze. we had the most incredible smoked salmoncooked by jake. we got in 60 degree water. i have never been so cold. i saw a seven-monthpregnant ashley surf behind the boat. and she made it look easy! an incredible sight. we then stayed in a bigger cabin. i took my first steam shower. we learned to play settlers of catan. an amazing game. we are now obsessed. we went on a hike. and turned around when we say bear foot-prints in the mud. we finally got our first tans of the summer. we went into yellowstone for five miles. finally turned around after 30 minutes of not moving. justin had to leave monday to go to work. we got pulled over on the way to the airport. he almost missed his flight. he forgot his car keys in my purse. i stayed and played longer.

i fell in love with montana.

who are you?

2009-07-02T16:36:00.000-07:00

this new 'do' is going to take some getting used to. one night a part and all the curls have vanished! i miss you curls.

take me out to the ball game.

2009-05-15T11:45:00.000-07:00

last night justin and i went to a Bee's game. he loves baseball. i like it. i am sure we will go to a few more of the 72 home games this season.

birthday boy.

2009-05-03T12:54:00.000-07:00

it was my big brothers birthday yesterday. he is old. 27. i have not sent a gift yet. i am a day late in wishing him a happy birthday. at least i know i am his favorite sister and always will be. happy birthday eggy. i love you.

reginald.

2009-04-28T19:24:00.000-07:00

we moved to salt lake about two weeks ago. we bought a fish the day we moved in. justin named him reginald. the day after we bought him i thought he had died. he was just at the bottom of his tank... well, bowl motionless. i decided to check things out and knocked on the glass. justin exclaimed, 'why did you wake him up? he is exhausted!' scary. i can't imagine what justin would be like with a dog, or even a child.

welcome home.

2009-04-28T19:06:00.000-07:00

i have been in california for the weekend with my parents. we went for the tkm memorial golf tournament. like always it was a blast. i think kerry and i have the best job as snack-passer-outers. this year was freezing. we stayed under blankets. no tan like last year. ker and i weathered the cold and had a lovely gossip-filled day. thanks for a fun weekend!
poor justy was left at home with joey, who is blind and can be a handful. justin managed to get a lot of stuff put away in between his outings with joey. joey loves hamburgers at mcdonalds. justin indulged him.
justin must be good with animals... joey is still alive. reginald is thriving. and i saw a mouse in the house. o it is good to be home!

birthday girl.

2009-04-23T08:26:00.000-07:00

i am a day late. but it was one of my favorites birthday yesterday. i miss her. she moved to texas. i miss our walks, talks and lunches. i hope you had a good day cyndi! love you. xoxo

2009-04-12T18:37:00.001-07:00

happy easter ! xo

birthday boy.

2009-04-11T09:03:00.000-07:00

this little guy turns twenty today. i can't believe my baby brother is all grown up. i miss him dearly. he has been living in sweden for almost a year now. i am ready for his return. love you davey.

no more.

2009-04-11T08:54:00.000-07:00

i understand that april showers bring may flowers... the saying is not april snows bring may flowers. beCause it should not SNOW in april. enough is enough. i do not want to wake up to another morning like THIS.

rash.

2009-04-06T19:09:00.000-07:00

i thought it would be cool to give my husband a ring from a previously FAILED marriage. it turns out that P&S Pawn in Provo had exactly what i was looking for. too bad a month later my $84.95 purchase has given poor justy a rash. OOPs. i guess i could let him take off the ring, because who would want some guy with red bumps on his hands. well.. who besides me.