We're Fine

We just had a lovely day in Cairo visiting the Pyramids and all they had to offer. Then we returned to our room and switched on Fox News to find out that a bomb went off in the middle of Cairo today targeting tourists. We had no idea until we saw it on the news.

We are fine, we had no incident.

APRIL-

Will you please bring our mail in and throw it on the kitchen table. The key is on Shawn's chain that you have and the mailbox is the one right outside of our house, number 12. Thanks a mill.

Dear Mom,

We survived Turkey. I thought you'd be pleased to know. Tomorrow we'll be in Egypt. This is just a brief line to let you know we're alive and well. Internet aboard this vessel is $.75 a minute but Shawn had to log in for work anyway.

bu-bye,

Whitney and Shawn.

January 3, 2009...

That was the last time a caffeinated beverage passed through my lips, ice cold onto my tongue and down my ever ready throat. I love Diet Coke. I really do. I miss it. I pass absolutely no judgement on those who drink it, I feel nothing but comradery and jealousy towards them.

It just seemed like a good time to stop. We had gotten back from Christmas, there wasn't any in the house and it was Sunday. Ordinarily in this situation I'd go to the change jar and grab some money for a vending machine run but we had just given all of our change to my dad for Christmas. You might say the stars aligned and I knew it was time.

I long for the day that I'm strong enough to order one with a value meal and not fall right back into my 44 ounce a day habit but I know deep down that I'm not ready yet.

And so, for those of you out there keeping Coke in business, I salute you. I'll be back, just hopefully not so regularly.

1 and Counting...

Today is Whitney and Shawn's first anniversary and in honor of that Whitney has decided to make a list of her favorite things about Shawn, one item for every year of marriage.

1. His butt.

OK, I did think it would be easy to just make one because well, one is easy but its also kind of a cop out so here's my top ten list for Shawn:

10. His butt (Hi mother-in-law, maybe you could just skip straight to #9?)
9. His dimples
8. His creativity in many things including, writing, drawing and animating
7. His willingness to go with the flow in almost any situation
6. His kindness towards everyone, seriously, everyone
5. His patience with me and my crazy emotional self
4. His love and esteem for each of his friends
3. His love and real concern for each of his family members
2. His pure, childlike faith
1. His love for me and the way he shows me and tells me he loves me everyday

I realize these statements seem simple but that's because with Shawn it is simple. What you see is what you get. I'm really a very lucky girl and I know not everyone gets to be as lucky as I am.

What Is It About Me That Says, Please...Go Ahead, Take Whatever You'd Like?

• When I was in High School (in front of my house)...they broke in and stole the change from my ash tray
• When I was in High School...they got into my locker and stole my purse with everything in it
• When I was in Provo (in my parking garage)...they broke in and stole my car stereo
• When I was in Vegas(in front of my brother's house)...they broke in and stole my car stereo, wallet, work phone and camera
• When I was in Lehi (in a church parking lot)...they broke in and found nothing to steal
• When I was in Draper (in front of my house)...they broke in and found nothing to steal
• When I was in Draper(in front of my house)...they broke in and found nothing to steal
• When I was in Draper (i.e. this morning)(in front of my house)...they broke in and found nothing to steal

Hmmm....I was pretty sure today put me up to 9 but I can't think of another one...I'll keep you posted.

P.S. After the second car stereo was stolen I've never gotten another one because I know it'll just be taken again, which you can see would have happened 4 times since Vegas. Awesome.

Shawn's Baby

Well...here it is, the result of hours of labor from my one and only husband Shawn. He has wanted to animate for a long, long time and finally purchased some software to help the dream come to fruition. Please, take 10 minutes out of your busy schedule and drift slowly into the fantasy world Shawn has created...and please leave him a comment on the web-page. He loves comments.

And, if you guess correctly which character I do the voice work for, I'll send you a quarter.

http://www.hecklerspray.com/daeth-by-dislexya/200919279.php

Paper It Is

So, as some of you may not know the traditional first anniversary gift is paper. And, Shawn and I are never ones to break traditions so we bought ourselves some anniversary paper. Item one: 2 paper tickets to Barcelona, Spain, Item two: 2 paper tickets aboard the Norwegian Jade cruise ship from Barcelona, Spain to Rome, Italy, to Athens, Greece, to Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey, to Alexandria (Cairo, Giza), Egypt, to Valletta, Malta back to Barcelona, Spain.

So, we'll be gone February 12th through the 27th and we'll be loving every minute of it. I'm pretty excited!!! I've posted before how much I want to go to Egypt and I couldn't be more thrilled. My mother couldn't be less so. You win some, you lose some.

Man, I sure love paper gifts.