10 Things...

Thanks Tawni!!
Terms of this award: must list 10 things about yourself, thank the person who gave you this award and pass it on to 10 wonderful bloggers.

1. My middle name is Jo. I was named after my Great-Grandpa Joseph Parker. Unlike some people, I actually LOVE my name.. Chelsea Jo. Maybe because both names have something to do with someone in my family.. Or maybe just cause I like the sound... Chelsea Jo..

2. My favorite color is Baby blue.. I personally think my parents tried to pound this into me, I probably never even had a chance to decide a favorite color for myself, My baby blanket and doll are both baby blue. ;) But it's my fave just the same. And I probably wouldn't change it anyway.

3.I loved the show "Golden Girls" growing up! Still do! My Grandma Parker and I used to sit and laugh till our sides hurt at that show!

4. I have a pet goat, Her name is Harley. She is pretty much AWESOME!!

5. Jon and I are getting ready to build our first home.. And I don't quite understand why everyone asks "Is it your first?" or "Are you planning on doing it again years down the road?" If we ever do build or buy again, it's not in our plans now. We are just trying to get through this one!

6. I get to work with my husband, even if we aren't in the same department. I love driving to work with him on the mornings we work the same shift.

7. One of my favorite pass times is spending time with family.

8. Most people that don't know me very well can't believe I LOVE to go camping! I guess I don't have the "look", and I don't exactly know what that's supposed to mean. I didn't know there was a look???

9. I love to have my nails painted.. While most girls love to go get tips put on (which at a time I did too)I would much rather have a nice classic solid color. I love the look of nicely painted nails!

10. And for the grand finish!! I met Jon on a blind date, and had never met him before. Although... My Great-Grandma Parkers maiden name was Dattage. Yes, try to figure that one out.
**Don't worry, we checked, we're not related... closely. ;)**

I tag:
1. Erin
2. Lonna
3. Ariell
4. Chelsie
5. Amy
6. Dani
7. Christina
8. Kami
9. Whitney
10.Gwendolyn

Blog Stalkers...

Lately I have had SO MANY people tell me they read my blog, but they don't follow or comment. So in a word.. "Blog Stalkers" I totally understand this!! I do it all the time! I read so many peoples blogs and never comment, I just see whats going on in their lives, so I'm totally guilty of being a Blog Stalker. But it got me thinking.. I wonder how many people actually do read my blog and rarely or never comment. So just to see.. How about you all just leave a quick note. Now I understand this is going to be very hard to do, since most of you that read this still probably won't. It's totally against your M.O. And also because I'm asking you to come WAY out of your comfort zone. But I promise I will only ask it of you all this once. But even if you don't.. Thanks for reading just the same!!

Sadness, Happiness and Everything in the Middle...

So many things have happened in the last couple of weeks! I don't know where to start. Maybe from the beginning.. Yes?
Mother's day was awesome!! We got to spend the first part with my Mom and the second half of the day with Jonathan's Mom. My Mom made some delish baby back ribs, and everything else BBQ that you could want! There is just something amazing about going to the parents house for Sunday dinner. It's like a little escape from everything going on in life.. a little break. Then at Spencer and Beryl's we played some games and chatted! Just over all a really great relaxing day!

Jon and I when to our "First time home buyers class" last Saturday too. It was the longest 8 hours of my life!! But on the plus side we know a lot more about homes that we did to start out! And the money to help with our closings is pretty much going to be worth it I think! We also had to go to a counsel session on Wednesday to finish it up. Still a little freaked out (come on, it's a big deal, and a lot to sign to) but over all feeling pretty good about the whole thing!

This last weekend has been a bitter sweet one. Spencer, Ariell and two of the kids moved to Texas this last weekend. I'm kind of a boob, I'm not going to lie. Jon and I have become really close with Ariell and the kids and seeing them leave was pretty hard. Poor Jon had to hear me boob about even the next day as we were going to a wedding. Even though I'm a little selfish about it, I am so happy for them to be together! I love that family so much and they deserve the very best! I can only hope that someday Spence will be station here in Utah..**Hint Hint** ;) Now the sweet part of our weekend was Harley's wedding. Jon has a group of five guys that are just hilarious together.. I love it! Them being together for this wedding was so much fun. And a pretty good bunch of guys if I may add. Two down three to go!!

New Trends for Hair...

Jonathan has been needing/wanting a haircut. But with his busy schedule he hasn't been able to get in to get it done. He asked me if I have ever cut hair, I told him with confidence that I had. It's never been hard for me to hurry and chop someones hair when the are so completely desperate to have an untrained hand do it. And not to toot my own horn, but in the past I have been pretty good at it. So today Jon grabbed the shears from his Mom's house and brought them home for me to do it. I wasn't anxious at all, I just started chopping away into the style he wanted. It was looking pretty good for the beginning stages.. I got the back and sides all trimmed up and grabbed to shears to try and tame the top before I shaped it. Well... how do I say this.... I thought I grabbed one guard.. and I grabbed the other short guard.. :/ went right to the center of his forehead and... There is was. A nice diamond of short hair.. he got really nervous when he saw my eyes get huge!! But when I started back into the cut he calmed down a bit.. I could tell he was trying to look into the window to see what had happened and how short it was. But he didn't have his contacts in so it was useless. He couldn't see the damage! I finished and cut it into his normal cut and let him go shower wear he able to get close to a mirror, which is when I heard him scream.. "YOU SCALPED ME!!!" I felt so bad but I couldn't stop laughing! He was nice enough to say "Thanks for trying, You did a great job." I knew he was just trying to figure out how to say "You idiot!! Short shear long shear!" So I went back to it, blended it, it's a little shorter than he would normally like. But thankfully my non schooled skills are okay enough to hide it enough so he didn't have to buzz it off. I refused to let him buzz his head. Two weeks or so it will fill in enough, then he wont need another cut for a month. It will all work. I hope.... On the bright side he liked the rest enough to say that I could do it again when his bald spot grows in.. ha ha ha.... I shouldn't laugh but I can't stop. I would have posted a picture, but Jon said that this is something that can be laughed at but it doesn't need a picture to remember it. So he wouldn't let me take one...:( Sorry.

As Good the Second Time Around as The First...

I looked at the calender this last week while trying to make a couple appointments, and noticed how far along into the year we were. The same feeling I had a year ago rushed back when I saw the month May. One year ago I was so excited my cousin and one of my best friends was going to get married. I was so happy for her! So happy to see how happy she was to start this new exciting journey in her life! I think May will alway have that effect on me. Then I flipped one more month and saw June. And all the giddy feelings of last June came back. These two months were so important to me last year! And again, I think June will always have that effect on me! A year ago I was so excited to do all this with one of my best friends. How many cousins (that are actually close) get to do all that together. Love ya Natalie Smoot!

Changes of Focus...

Since Jon and I found out we were approved to build our home random questions pop up everywhere, "Should our current black and white bathroom be in the guest bathroom, or in our room?" "Should we dark woods or light?" "Guest rooms, Office, Craft Room?" "Lawn mower, garden, trees?" "Stone or brick?" All while Jon is finishing up his EMT-B class and his Wildland Fire class. This summer is going to be so busy, so much work, and so much fun! The memories we will make while building our home will be amazing, as well as stressful at times. We go to the first time home buyers class this May that will officially be the first thing to do as we start. I hear it's a long 8 hour class that I will want to pull my hair our by the end. Hmmm... I'll have to bring Cherrio's for Jon. Yes, that will be a must!

....Things are Happening so Fast...

This last January Jon and I started looking at houses. We didn't want to buy quite yet we just wanted to be in the market for a couple of years. Well in true "Us" fashion someone else had different plans for us and we heard about Neighborhood Nonprofit Housing. Just for kicks we looked into it, and everything ended up falling into place. We sent in our application and after two long months of waiting today we found out we have been approved!! We are building our home! If everything goes according to plan we should be able to dig in June or July.. Happy one year to US! The thought of my very own yard just makes me giddy! I can't believe we walked into this. Jon and I have learned to just walk through the open doors until closer, then just choose another door. We are so grateful for this opportunity and I can't believe how lucky we are that it has come up! I will keep this updated with everything! Well I'm off to look at house plans!!