Paris!

This years our Christmas was a trip to Paris, Barcelona, and Rome. We spent 2 1/2 weeks Going to museum and sightseeing. I will try and hit all the highlights.
January 16,
Leaveing our home and our puppy with my brother Stephen. Thanks Stephen for all your help. We had a direct flight to Paris, 10 plus hours. The good thing is Ben and I had an empty seat next to us so we could strech out.
January 17,
Landed in Paris and man was it cold. Because we only had 4 days our goal was to hit as many places as we could. We went to Notre Dame First, when we entered they were having a performance. We sat and listened before walking around. We did not climb to the bell tower because there was a huge line.

Next we walked to Saint Chapelle. This place had vaulted roofs with stained Glass windows going all they way up. It was very pretty with the light shining through them, and each glass window told a different bible story.

Our next stop was The Conclergerie (the prison). This was once a Palace but then made in to a prison during the revolution. This is were they held Marie Antoinette before she was put to death.


For the last stop of the night we went to Arc de Triomphe, I loved this place! We were getting there as the sun was setting. With no elevator we walked to the top 234steps. All the walking we did that day my knee was hurting so Ben (my hero) offered to carry my on his back all the way down. Lets just say he got his leg work out.



Off to dinner we found a little shop Ben had been to the year before and had Pizza and Spagetti.
January 18,
Not sleeping the night before Ben and I crashed and sleep till noon the following day. When we were up we headed out to Chateau de Verailles, what we did not know is that they were closed. The good news is that the gardens were not so we spent mosted the day walking and looking and the fountains and statues. Ben and I have a plan to come back and see the gardens when it is summer.






Before dark we left to Sacre Coeur, it reminded me of a indian palace. The timing was great because they were also having what looked like a Christmas performance.


As we were walking down the street we found a Indian restaurant and had our favorite Chicken Tikki Masala dish.
January 19,
We headed back to Verailles, This place was huge! The best part for me was the painted ceilings, so many colors I wish I could do something like that in my house. The Hall of Mirriors was cool to. I still don't know why they call it that; maybe because they had mirriors. lol.

Next stop Musee Rodin there was only 2 things Ben said were worth seeing. they were "the Thinker" and "The Gates of Hell" we did not stay because we still needed to hit Musee d'Orsay.


d'Orsay reminds me of a train station in an old movie, were the ladys had bonnetts and hoop skirts. Ben was upset because he wanted to see whistler's mother, and it was not there, it was out on loan. We had justed talked about Mr Bean disaster with the picture.

We saved the best for last that night and went to the Eiffel Tower. It wasn't dark yet so we were able to see all around it. Walking there all I could thinking about was that is a lot of steps. As we were in line to go to the top we found out that it was closed for repairs, we could only go to the 3rd floor. it was still romanic to see it up close and look at the view.






To be Continued...

Fall

Halloween was Great!
Jenn and I had a family party planned with games for the kids and adults. Last year we had a game called guess what body part this is. And well it was very funny. This year was the same but with bugs. We did not get to play many games because everyone was catching up which was still very fun. And everyone dressed up. I even had Ben dressed for the pictures. Thanks again Jenn you’re the best!

Baby Sitting for Janae and Jason for 10 days.
I had all 4 of their kids while they were on a cruise and Ben was in AZ. I know what you are thinking I was crazy for agreeing to babysit, but I had a lot of fun. The kids were really good and we had a lot planned. The big thing was painting. I love to paint and it is quite and easy. I have wooden shapes for them to paint then when that was done I had them make a picture using the shapes they painted. they also liked homemade pizza night. I had the dough ready and they made there own. they rolled it and topped it with what they wanted. they liked it so much they wanted pizza the next night. The Best part for me was watching them sit by the oven and watching their pizza cook. they thought it was the coolest thing. They ate so well we did not have leftovers both nights. Saturday before I left I took them to Chuck e Cheese and for Ice cream. I think the kids had a good time and I really enjoyed getting to know them better.

Thanksgiving.
I can't wait. Ben and I are going to my mom and dads. My parents just moved into their new house. Then this weekend we are going to Vegas. Ben has to work and well I get to lay out by the pool and spend the nights with him. I just love spending time with my husband he is amazing and I'm grateful I have him in my life. I love you so much baby.

A Beautiful Summer.

I know it has been along time for me since I updated my Blog.
Catching up, this summer was great, I’m wishing it was still here. Ben and I spent so time at our favorite vacation spot with our family at Lake Powell. We have talked many times about this, and this is our number one spot we love going every year. Ben was working very hard on wake boarding. He was getting pretty good. Hopefully next year he will get to ride some more, it is fun to watch him.
We also had the opportunity of going boating with Ben’s friend/co-work Dave; he was giving Ben some advice on wake boarding and also kicking butt on the tubes. It amazes me that Ben has no fear to try new things.
I learned how to shot a Gun. I know that is big for me because I have always been scared of them. I’m not ready to get my own but now I know how to handle one.
For some big news we finished our last bathroom YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! =)
It was the biggest and we had to get it done fast for an appraisal. This means we have one more room to remodel in the house and a lot of finish work in the rooms. Having a house is a never ending story but we love it and Ben is wonderful when it comes to dedications to work on it. I don’t even have to ask. He still has time to help out family with their tile jobs. He spent days with Jason on there basement. It looks amazing, hard work always pays off.
Ben has been traveling a lot this summer to name a few places he has gone, San Francisco, three times.(His favorite place to work. To tell the truth he hates going there it is cold. And you know pride week.) New Orleans, New York, Phoenix, Orlando, Kansas city, and Vegas.

Good News.

Ben started tearing out the upstairs bathroom over the weekend. This is the last bathroom that needs to be worked on. Everything was BLUE. Don’t get me wrong I love blue BUT I don’t think it works with toilets and tubs. Everything is out. Thanks to the help of Clint and his Bro Rob. The 3 of them took out the big heavy Blue tub and put it by the side of the house. I don’t know how Ben and I are going to get rid of it. All of that will be taken care of in time. Anyway I plan on painting tonight so the walls will be ready or maybe that was the laundry room that I’m painting. I don’t remember. Anyway it is on its way to being finished. =) Also we picked our beans and peas for the first time yesterday they were getting so big. And we had them for dinner; they were so sweet and tender. The garden is doing very well for the 1st year. Our tomato plants are getting so tall. Some are almost as tall as me. As see by Jenn. And Ben did a good job on the wall. I can’t wait for the yard to be finished.

Beautiful!

Ben had flowers delivered to me at work yesterday. They smell so good in my office. Thank you baby.

Last weekend

I went camping with Tim and Jenn. Jenn told me she was taking me for my Anniversary because Ben was out of town. We went to Fillmore, to the Lava caves. They were very hard to find. The 1st day we drove around for a good 5 hours looking for them. When we were driving around we saw a group of people walking around a hill so we stopped to see what they were doing and if they knew were the caves were. They did not know where they were, their group was looking for Sun Stones. Sun stones look like broken glass. They are very beautiful yellow gemstones, which are protective and for good luck. So Jenn and I gathered some. Also we drove and found a sand flat Tim went crazy on it and I thought we were going to get stuck. After we stopped at a safe place, we played in the sand with the dogs. Even though we did not find the caves we had a lot of fun. The next day we found a map at a gas station and found the caves. They were really cool one went on forever but it was too dark to see and I did not want to crawl throw them with no light. It was very funny to watch teddy, he is a really good climber because in can fit in between the rocks. He was also fast and would go find a shady spot and lay down and wait for us. At the gas station they also said there were hot-pots around we could not find them so we went back to camp and sat in the river. It was so cold.

Best Friends,

Today is a great day, a celebration of a cherished marriage! These 3 (Plus 7) years we have spent have been wonderful. Like a sunset, Colorful with Passion. I just wanted you to know how very special you are to me and how much I Love you.
This song that you gave to me so long ago, I’m giving back to you now. I love you baby, and can’t wait for you to come home.