too many random thoughts

*summer is finally here and we ARE enjoying it! our backyard is awesome, that's where the kids want spend most of their time, jumping on the tramp, helping dad in the yard, playing in the hose, "weeding" the garden, we are taking a break from karate for the summer, we have gone on a few mini trips and swimming lessons have started and nick will do 2 sessions of them this year. we got new bunk beds for the kids, that was fun for dad to put together! nick broke his arm.... we knew it was coming, cuz he is sooo active! he was climbing up the door frame and slipped breaking his left arm a "buckle" fracture, he didnt cry for me, he wanted his bugga, he will be in a cast for 6 weeks, its a removable cast which hasn't been too bad, he can swim in it, we can take it off for baths! 2 weeks down 4 more to go!

*nathan and i celebrated our 4th anniversary 6/16/06, we have been together 7 years, wow~ we had bugga sleep over and we spent the night at anniversary inn, ate at ruth chris, we shopped, we walked down town salt lake, we had drinks at gracies, it was really nice spending time with my amazing husband, we really, really do like each other, we need to spend more time just us, seems like kids, work, money, house, school, life all take precedence. fathers day was fun, with the kids getting older and understanding holidays. we let dad sleep in, made him breakfast in bed, and he got a weed eater, went to the in-laws for dinner.

*nathans birthday is coming up, we are considering having his annual birthday party, i really do look forward to it, its fun, i should say crazy, too many people, but once a year? we actually haven't had one in a couple years! so its time, we also need to celebrate he graduated with his associates and spanish to go for his bachelor!!

*strawberry days came and went, it is such a tradition, carnival, rodeo, parade and the carnival again, i am glad it was warm this year last year it rained on us and i was only a few days out from surgery, this year was much better.

*jorja is..... a handful! she is beautiful, people stop us and ask do you curl her hair like that... yes my almost 2 year old sits still for me to put ringlets in her hair..NO!! she is funny with a little personality, a little shy, she is stubborn, and ALL girl, she gets her feelings hurt, dad spoils her!

*i have been hanging out a lot lately with old friends, it has been a blast reconnecting, i am grateful for good friends, dinners, drinks, bbqs, concerts, 3 of them are going through divorces, and i have to say how VERY VERY grateful i am for nathan! he is soo patient with me, a great dad, so faithful, and confident! its a second "marriage" for both of us and i think it has taught us what really matters! I am so thankful to be in utah with nathan and not in california, 8 years ago i would never have imagined being happy like this, i have almost been with nate as long as i was with jeff, that blows my mind! jeff and i are friends, which i think is healthy, i couldn't "hate" someone i spent so much life with, he taught me a lot, i have grown so much through that whole experience! i know who "I" am, not a lot of people can say that!

* i have rambled on and on. we have a new mini laptop, i hate it and i need a new cord for my camera to connect to the computer, to down load pics, do you know how hard it is to purchase just the cord?? i am thinking of going "private".....