I Need Help

Oh how I would love to be posting about all of the great books I have been reading, but since I haven't been reading any, you get to read about what I watch on tv instead. And hopefully it is what you watch too, because these shows are the bomb.

There are so many...where to begin?
Monday- House. I jumped into this show a couple seasons ago and now I love it. I especially love this season, since House went to the loony bin. He's different, yet the same. Sometimes I couldn't handle his narcissistic ways and he drove me crazy.
How I Met Your Mother- Funny, slightly (okay sometimes more than slightly) inappropriate, but we have come to love it.
Big Bang Theory- This was a surprise hit for me. We started by watching re-runs and turns out we really liked it. I'm not a trek-y, or a genius, but I still love it. Love Raj.Tuesday- So You Think You Can Dance. I am still going through withdrawals from my dancers from last season...the seasons are too close together. I miss you Jeanine, Kayla, Jeanette and Brandon!! After this week there are a few people that I am really starting to like. Jacob is fantastic, Eleaner (as Cat calls her) is good too, but Ryan with the tiny head bugs me. He reminds me of the guy on Men In Black...where they shoot off his head and it gets really tiny before it grows back. And Mollee, it would be lovely if you went home too.
NCIS- This is one we DVR and when we're REALLY strapped for a good show we turn it on. I always end up liking it when we watch it, but it's not one of my faves.

Wednesday- SYTYCD Results. Did anyone else want to punch the tv when Mollee and Nathan didn't get put in the bottom 3?
Modern Family- This show is just funny. Manny is our favorite. There is even a kid in our ward who looks like him and oh how we wish it was. Who's family isn't a little dysfunctional? It's fun to watch another family's craziness (even a tv family).
Criminal Minds. I think I can safely say that this is my favorite show. Is it weird that my favorite show is about serial killers? Maybe, but it fascinates me. Every week I look forward to this show the most and it never disappoints. Okay this week maybe a little, with Gavin Rossdale as a vampire...a little crazy, but they did find a way to slip in a Twilight reference. See, it's such a hip show.
Glee. Oh I love you Glee. Thursday- Community and the Office. Community we love, but it seems like the Office is slowly losing steam. Love Abed.Bones- I first started watching this show because an old family friend was on it. He isn't on it anymore, but I realized I loved it anyway so I still watch. Sometimes it's gross though.
Fringe- Speaking of gross, this show is not for those with a weak stomach. Everything that happens is completely ridiculous and could never really happen, but it's interesting and freaky.
Friday- Monk. I used to just watch this because Steve loved it, and I almost always fell asleep. But now I love it and never miss it. We are all a little OCD sometimes, right?

I feel like I'm addicted to tv now more than ever. And I'm in big trouble when my winter shows start (Lost, 24, American Idol). It's just so nice to crash at the end of the day and do something that requires no thinking.

I'm pathetic. Anyone know a good book I can read?

Halloween Highlights

Well, this was just the most fun Halloween...kids just make everything more fun (usually). I'm very lazy right now, but here are my favorite pictures.

The Jolley tradition of spooky dinner continues. We had delicious vampire vomit, skeleton bones and scarecrow guts...mmmmmm.

Easton and Nathan were the best trick or treaters. Easton kept forgetting that knocking on the door is key to getting your candy and he would just run up to the door and would yell "Trick or Treat!!!" before even knocking on it. Then they would both say, "open the door please, pretty please!!!" So funny.

Umm...adorable.

Thanks to the Mathews (above) and Burns(below) for coming. The Burns had their baby girl the very next day. I guess spooky dinner just spooked her on out!

Other highlights were:
Trunk or treat with Claire
Easton's ghetto Buzz costume
Playgroup party

Can't wait until next year and now I'm so excited for my favorite holiday...THANKSGIVING!

Rambling

Every once in awhile I like to let you all in on the secret (or not so secret) annoyances of my life. Here are a few things that drive me nuts.

1. I am so over low-rise jeans. Bring on the grandma pants. After having a baby is just the worst time for clothes- wearing. I don't care if you're skinnier, bigger, saggier...whatever, everything is just in a different place and basically I just need a whole new wardrobe. My pants bug me the most.

2. Do you ever feel like everyone else’s babies are perfect? Sleeping through the night at 3 weeks, never fussy, perfect nursers and later perfect eaters? I don’t have those kind of babies. I love trying to help new moms however I can, because I love babies, but also because I had such a hard time after Easton was born, so I assume other people do too. Well, this is not the case. Whenever I call to offer anyone my services because "I know how hard it can be", they say, "oh no we're doing great, he/she is such a good baby..." Ugh.

3. Whenever I see other people with their hair in a ponytail I think it looks so cute. But when I put mine in a ponytail I feel like it’s just a cop out; like I’m too lazy to do anything else so I just throw it up.

4. I’m a grammar snob. I can’t stand misspelled words, sentences that don’t make sense, etc. There are exceptions though. Some people can get away with it because I love reading what they write no matter how it's spelled. Obviously I make mistakes too, but in a world with computers where EVERYTHING has spell check, it’s just ridiculous. And I write complete sentences when texting, with capital letters and real words. None of this ‘wnt 2 go 2 a movie 2 nite?’ crap. Exceptions apply here too: I lol. I think most people text this way, but it just kills me.Which brings me to my next item:

5. I love Craigslist. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, right? I know that all too well. Anyway, I love it, but I REFUSE to buy something from someone who doesn’t spell things right.

That's pretty much it for now. I re-read this 50 times, so everything better be spelled right, or I'm sure I'll hear about it.

Carly's Day

Our families took over the foyer after church. Who can resist those pictures with the scratchy wall carpet, bad lighting and floral couches? You know the drill; you with baby, us with baby, us with you, parents with baby, kids together, you, me, kids, etc. I think we took every picture combination possible. It was a fun couple of days though. A great baptism and confirmation, and 2 beautiful baby blessings. I love hearing what the dads have to say, and seeing a circle with so many handsome, worthy boys holding my baby. Just perfect.

My beautiful baby. This dress is the one my sister and I wore, made by LeAnn. LOVE IT.

Jam-Packed Boise Weekend 'O' Fun

The purpose of our trip to Boise was to get 2 babies blessed and one 8 year old baptized. That will be a later post, but here's what happened the rest of the weekend. I think I got about 10 hours of sleep total over the 4 nights thanks to my kids, but look at all this fun...who has time for sleeping?!Lots of baby holding took place. Carly and Addie were just too cute to resist.

Of course the pumpkin patch. I was so glad to be able to come here since there is nothing like it in Las Vegas. Easton had so much fun getting lost in the maze and choosing his pumpkin.Lots of game playing. Grandma Rogers loves to play games with the grandkids. Here they are catching bees. Speed scrabble was fun, even though I lost every time. It's my goal in life to beat my dad in scrabble (in any form). And we introduced the Rogers to Slapsies Creepsies. And here are the girls doing a little hoedown throwdown. Somehow nobody's video worked, so all we get is a picture. It was radical though.

Yes, Carly and Addie are less than 2 weeks apart even though Carly towers over her. She's just a tiny little thing, and as I've said before, we make them big. It was so much fun hanging out with family. Thanks everyone for such a fun weekend!!

Can't. Stop. Watching.

Megan Visits!

One of my oldest and dearest friends came to visit last week. Megan and I have been friends since we were 3 and she moved in across the street. We grew up together and it was with her that I spent most of my time playing at her house, making up dances to Paula Abdul, making mud pies, fighting, talking about boys, going to church dances together and double dating. I love this girl!It has been awhile since I hit the strip during the day. I always have fun taking people there who have never been before. Of course, it's way better at night. I'm glad Megan loved the fountains as much as I do.


Here she is with Carly...they had some good conversations during the week. Megan was super helpful with the kids and so good with them. I can't wait until it's her turn to be a mom!
Now for the really exciting part of the week. It has been too long since Megan did my hair. Oh how I missed her talents...she just knows my hair, and I'm so happy with how it turned out. Although I had never had a hair cut and color take so long in my life. Carly chose this day to not take a nap. She was awake pretty much from 7 am -7 pm, and finally after about 6 hours, with breaks for eating and watching the Hannah Montana movie, we finished my hair. Just in time for us to go see Le Reve! It was so amazing, I didn't want it to end. The combination of talent and strength was just incredible, plus the music...fantastic!

It was so much fun hanging out with you Megs, thanks for coming!!