Our Story.

Six years ago today, Jeff and I had our first date! I cant believe it has been six years since I met my best friend. I thought it would be kind of fun to write about how we met and our first date.

In 2005 I had just recently moved to Arizona and was enjoying living near a city, since I grew up in a small town. I dated alot....but nothing really went past a couple dates....either he wasn't into me....or I wasn't into him. So in August I set a goal that I was done dating for awhile and wanted to start figuring out what to do with my life.

During that time Myspace was very popular....and of course I had a account to keep in touch with all my friends from California. One day I got on and I had a message....I was pretty excited! I thought maybe it is a friend that misses me :) But it was a message from Jeff DeMoss and there was no picture to go with it...and I had no idea who this person was. Being curious I opened it and I cant remember exactly what it said....but it was a very friendly email....I will be honest, It wasn't the first time I have received a email from a stranger....and I usually just deleted them....but something made me email him back....I just had to do it.

I found out that he found my profile looking for people he went to high school with in the Vail area. When he did the search I was the first to pop up :) We emailed back and forth for a couple of days.....Then I found that he worked at the fire department right down the street from my parents house! I was like HOLY MOLY a fire fighter WOW! and he is working right down the street CRAZY....( I had always had crushes on fire fighters.) We decided that we would talk on the phone one night.. We talked for hours. He was so easy to talk to and he made me laugh. At the end of that phone call he asked me on a date.....

(Now let me get this out there.....We were not searching for someone to date on Myspace and Yes it did cross my mind that maybe he is a crazy online person....but for some reason I had a really good feeling about the whole thing.)

I said yes and we decided to go out the next day after I got off work. Now since I wasn't expecting this date to go anywhere..because of my past dating experiences..I decided I was going to wear yoga pants and a t-shirt....and if anyone knows me very well....If I knew I was going to meet my future hubby that night....I would have spent hours upon hours of primping ....but no for some odd reason I wore yoga pants....sigh.

I met him at his apartment parking lot....and I would never forget that moment..... I just got off the phone with him letting him know to come down and meet me....He got down there right as I was getting out of my car....I shut my door and looked up .... I thought lightning had struck my heart. I couldn't breath...in a good way......I just knew he was going to be something special.... It was such a weird feeling. We both just couldn't stop smiling at each other. Then I felt like a idiot wearing yoga pants ( but I guess that was a good thing....I didn't false advertise.....I wear yoga pants all the time now lol)

He took my to Texas Roadhouse....I ordered Chicken because I was so nervous and picked the cheapest thing on the menu....I'm a huge steak girl...it was a sacrifice lol. I ate everything off my plate....I was alittle embarrassed by this....but it turns out...he was impressed by it lol. After we had dinner, We watched the Notebook.....and the rest is history.

I am so grateful I took that chance to meet him....My life has been truly blessed since then! I love you
 babe....Happy 6 years.

Auntie Kisses.

The other day I realized I am the Aunt that gives way to many kisses and pinches cheeks.....I only pinch cheeks on my older nieces and nephews....because it is fun to watch them squirm :) in a loving way. But I just so hard not too....I love all of them so much and they are just sooooo CUTE!

So here's how it starts. You hand me a cute baby.

Then I notice the cute squashie cheeks.....

Then this happens......

I just cant help it :)

Our New Joy.

We have always wanted a dog. Now that was have a house of our own.....we figure there is no better time then the present. So we got a Chocolate Lab and named her Bailey. I have always wanted a dog named Bailey.....I know there are a million other dogs in the world named Bailey. But the name just fit her.....and it is Irish....so it cant get any better then that.

 

Here is a video of her trying to get off the couch herself....the camera died right before she finally jumped off....but it is still fun to watch (Please ignore the couch color and wall color in this video....that couch is only in there temporally :) I don't have that bad of taste lol)

Our Home!

On August 26 we went into town and signed papers for our new home we were having built. This is our first home and we are so excited! We got the keys that afternoon then painted our little hearts away. :)

I got pictures of the whole house before we painted.....I figured I would show you those....then as we get the house together.....I will show you the afters in other posts :)

This is our view from the back door that goes to the garage. This is our laundry room/pantry.

This is our view from the Pantry

The laundry room from standing in the Kitchen

The Kitchen :)

View of the great room from the kitchen

View of the front door from great room

Hallway from front door

Spare bath

 

Hallway from in the Den

Spare rooms

Our Room

Our room from where the bed is.

My Closet I mean OUR Closet....I know :)

Our Bathroom

Me :)

Spare Bathroom

Back Patio

Us Just after we received the keys!

Me so happy and relieved the building process is over.....So happy I had to strike a pose.

The Hand Mixer

So since I haven't had aton of time lately to upload all the house pictures....I figured I would write a little post to hold you over until I can put the house post together.


Hand mixers are not my favorite tool in the kitchen. I have a love hate relationship with them....They are great when I don't want to use my kitchen aid....but they also freak me out alittle.

I was a young teenager and I loved to bake. I still do :) I was making some cookies and at the time I had very long hair. As I was mixing the yummy cookie dough...I leaned forward to look in the bowl and in no time The mixer was wrapped up in my hair....all the way to my scalp....now what do you do when this happens? Well I will tell you what not to do....do not scream for your mother....and start crying....like I did.....just simply unplug it. Once My sweet mother unplugged it for me she carefully unwrapped the bent beaters out of my cookie doughed hair.

Now cut to a few years later......I am using the new hand mixer to make some cookies....since the one that ate my hair was all bent......I leaned over the bowl and what do you know....just a second later the beaters where stuck in my hair all the way to the scalp.....and what did I do....screamed for my mother in a panic....It still did not dawn on me to unplug the thing......

One thing I learned.....It takes me twice to learn to put my hair up while I bake :)

Questions.

I hate to admit it. But the past few years I have questioned my faith in my heavenly father.....In my heart I had faith in him.....but I struggled tho wrap my head around that....if that makes any since. I just didn't under stand for me to do everything I was asked of from him....why I wasn't getting what I most wanted. I just couldn't understand what I had done wrong. I felt I was being punished.

I would see people around me that were amazing people, where going through such tough trials. Then I felt the people that just didn't care were being so blessed. Its bad I know to even think that....but I have struggled with that the past few years.

Lately I have been working towards moving on with my life....and to just see what comes....instead of dwelling on what I am not getting. Since I have been thinking this way.....the past few months have just been wonderful. I have been so happy, and feel like aton of bricks have been removed from my shoulders. Why did I even question my heavenly father when he has blessed me with my savior Jesus Christ.

Most of all how did I feel he didn't bless me, When he has given me the biggest blessing of all....Jeff and being able to be sealed to him for all time and eternity.

I have been truly blessed and have been given so much. I am so glad I have come to realize this, so that all my blessing wont go to waste.


"Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out."

— Gordon B. Hinckley

California Girl in Arizona.

I grew up in Kelseyville Ca. About seven years ago my family moved to Arizona. I was really excited about the move. I had never been here and I was boy crazy and figured there would be more boys in AZ then the small town I grew up in lol I was right! I met this cute boy.........

SWOON! And convinced him to marry me :)

One big shocker moving to AZ is the bugs and wild life.....No joke its seems everything is super sized and poisonous here!

Example 1:
Before I met Jeff I lived at home. I came home from work late one night and was locked out of the house. My sister was still up watching T.V....... so I got her attention from the front window, for her to let me in. She came smiling and joking that she wouldn't let me in.....after a few minutes of that. She turned on the porch light looked down at my feet through the window and saw this......

I of course didn't know it was there until her eyes got big and she pointed down at my feet! It was right next to me.....I hate spiders!....and I seriously thought these things only existed in pet stores until that moment. I proceeded to scream at her to let me in....and she didn't for awhile, because she was rather happy the door was separating her from that......I still have not really forgiven her for that moment :) A house spider super sized in AZ?

Example 2:
When Jeff was at work one night I was cleaning our house and ran into this guy....

He was just chilling on the family room floor....who knew such a little thing could send a 26 year old women flying onto her couch screaming.....and talking to herself about how this has to happen when her husband is at work...... I would like you to know.....I didn't relocate him.....I smashed him with a shoe....I hope this got to his friends that they are not welcome inside the DeMoss house.

Example 3:
Last night Jeff and I came home after looking at our new house. We had the trash can sitting in the driveway and Jeff went to move it into the street for the trash guy to come the next morning......Me being me talking his ear off stayed out side while he was doing this. I watched him start rolling it then saw something under it. At first I thought it was a piece of trash, But then I realized it was this......

I gasped as I watched him step right over it....there just wasn't enough time for me to say something. Then I shouted "BABE" and pointed (I know alot of help right....when he is standing right next to a rattle snake!) I'm not kidding he almost stepped on it wearing flip flops Cringe! Thanks to our wonderful fire department....they came and got this little baby rattle snake and relocated him.....and to answer your question..YES..I now look at the floor when I walk everywhere!

I'm really hoping I don't have anymore experiences like these....once was enough :) To my mom I am sorry, I know you don't appreciate the pictures in this post.