Here comes 2010...

2009 is wrapping up and it has been one interesting year. In January Vince turned 26 and less than a month later Sarah turned 25. I think it finally hit us that we are those old married boring people. Oh well, *WE* think we're fun. the year went by FAST! Vince has a new job, Sarah moved up in her job (then didn't move up again like she she applied for at the end of the year but she's not bitter... grrrr). We added to our vehicle collection twice this year with Sarah's scooter and Vince's Toyota Corolla which matches nicely with Sarah's Toyota Corolla. We're healthy, happy, and still the funniest couple you'll ever meet!

...oh, you wanted to know about the dogs? Frank has gained enough weight to now be on the small end of the healthy pug range. He enjoys sitting on Sarah's lap, curling up on her feet, and following her around. We call him "Velcro-pug!". Penny isn't a puppy anymore but trying telling her that! She has lots of energy and is always ready to pounce on anything that happens to move. She enjoys wrestling with Frank, then curling up with him for naps, and "herding" everyone around by pulling on their pant legs. And yes, she knows how cute she is and has Vince wrapped around her paw completely. Olie learned a few new tricks recently, he first learned how to jump over the dog gate that blocks the basement theater room. We are not amused by this, and he is learning this trick is "naughty". His second trick is a more positive one, he can balance a dog snack on his nose and wait for instructions to shake it off and eat it. This took some tries because Penny thought "if he wont eat it, I will" and often tried to snatch a free treat. Olie still insists that the loveseat is HIS loveseat, and can often be found sleeping in it after he has run laps in the back yard area. Both Olie and Frank enjoy playing "chase" with the Pitbull on the other side of the fence. They will run back and forth the length of the fence all together, and now Frank sometimes does it even when Mr. Pitbull isn't there.

We wish everyone a happy and safe new years! We're hoping to make 2010 the best year yet! But we can't tell you our resolutions, or you'll hold us to them ;-)

Christmas Eve 2009

nsert witty Christmas message ---> HERE <----

LOOK! Photos! (taken on the cell phone for maximum blurry goodness!)

Victorian Minnie Mouse Tree Topper

This Santa delivers presents on his little blue scooter, because he's tough like that. And more Mickey and Minnie.

Sarah's new Winter hat. Its mickey mouse... we kinda like Disney. Not that you'll be able to tell from the following photos...

Disney ornaments on tree...of course!

7 1/2 foot Disney..I mean... Christmas tree all lit up

Stockings hung by the chimney with care (and thumb tacks!)

Vince's Father Christmas Collection. In front of Sarah's festive dried wedding flowers. And yes, Burney family, that IS the original PISS BOY card you see there. It wouldn't be Christmas without it.

Count Down to Christmas Disney Clock

The pie that couldn't wait until AFTER Christmas Eve dinner.

...Still waiting for Santa Pug to sit still for photos.

MORE TO COME. AND XMAS MORNING LIVE INTERNET FEED BROUGHT TO YOU FROM OUR LIVING ROOM... TACKY PAJAMAS AND ALL

Anniversary Presents!

Its hard to see the details, but thats good because these diamonds sparkling would blind you! My beautiful necklace from Zales (see past post about the Zales box...sneaky Vince)

And I got Vince a train. Well, first I had him open a wooden train whistle. He thought he was getting a train set. Yeah, well, I'm sneaky. He got the Dept 56 Halloween train instead! Love ya, Bug!

Ya know what this week is?

This week is...

OUR 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!



(more fun posts to come)

Happy Birthdy, Mr. Disney

Walter Elias Disney would have been 108 this year. We love you, Mr. Disney! This is my favorite photo of Walt... enjoy!

Odd self-photos

Sometimes I find weird photos on our computers that I forgot I about. Most of them can be found on Vince's Mac because it has a "photo booth" program that takes a quick snapshot of you. It is way top fun, and I've taken nearly 3,000 photos of myself on it.

Here is the most recent, take on Halloween before we left for Denver. I think my eyemakeup looks awesome, and no- I don't ever wear eyeshadow on normal days.

VOTE FOR FRANK!

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Hiding Christmas Gifts...

We have only been married for 3 years (this December) but we already have some strong holiday traditions in place. One tradition we didn't plan on, but it is a tradition nonetheless, is Sarah finding her Christmas presents early. By "finding" we mean "exploring every nook and cranny in the house until every last one of her presents is uncovered". Vince, however, is just as sneaky. This morning Sarah found hidden up high on her art shelves a small little black box from Zales. As thoughts of diamonds and emeralds danced her head she opened the box and found...Its times like these that:
1) you laugh that to hide something from Sarah you simply have to put it up high
2) you know you met your match and..
3) have no doubt you married your ideal match and true soulmate!

CCU

Sarah has decided where to finish up her never ending college life. After looking into their programs for about 18 months now, she decided on Colorado Christian University, a private university in Denver, Colorado.

Sarah will be, of course, continuing her study of Early Childhood Education. She will start in Spring 2010 and be completing classes through their Colorado Springs location.

Update Time

So I was reading through some old posts and I'm really bad at updating. So here it goes in a nutshell:

"Wow I can't believe its November"
(I say this every month... just replace the word November)

Wicked on Halloween was AMAZING... killing 6 hours in Denver between the show and dinner... not as amazing. People in Denver smell of smoke and I know it was Halloween but wow- (thinking of the nicest way to say this) I've seen more cotton in a bottle of asprin.

Work is same old same old. That goes for both of us here.

Our dogs are CRAZY. I don't mean crazy like "oh so cute" or "wow they are hyper" I mean flat out mental issues crazy. Not just the pug either- he's a pug so he has an excuse.

The holidays are coming. Our wish lists are on the right side of the blog. This is by popular demand, and the hopes that random blog viewers will buy me presents. I may not know you, but you can still buy me things, it could be the start of a wonderful friendship.
*giving me things does not mean you will be my friend, but I will take the present and run away happily

Chicken Pug

Sometimes in life there is no reason to do a blog post. Now is not one of those times. Look, a photo... you remember photos don't you? Once upon a time I put them on this blog. Then I stopped for some unknown reason. Well, now the photos are back. This photo was taken about 3 minutes ago... its of Frank-en-pug wearing his Halloween costume. Except I forgot about it until tonight. He rather enjoys the softness of it and the hat part actually stays on. Poor pug, will he even stop being my source of entertainment?

Answer: No.

Happy Halloween!

Our Spooky Halloween Adventures will be updated later.
Right now we're too busy out haunting.

One week til a WICKED good time!

I bought our tickets back in what- Feb? And yay a week from right now we will be on our way back from the show! Woohoo! I love fancy theatre dates with my hubby- and what better day to see this one than Halloween?

Oct 1/2 way gone

I don't know where all our time has gone lately. It is half way through October now and I'm ashamed to say we have barely decorated our house for Halloween at all. While this might not seem like such a big deal to some, you have to remember we are the people who usually start at the beginning of September just because we can't wait to spook-i-fy our lives. I blame work, being a responsible adult isn't all it is cracked up to be. We already have a VERY COOL thing/idea/plan for next Halloween, but you will all just have to wait a year to hear about it.

These dancing skeletons remind me of a classic Disney silly symphony cartoon I send to my old friend every Halloween along with the classic "trick or treat for halloween" Donald duck short. Some years it is the most contact we have, but we're still close, just busy like I said above. Thank goodness this weekend we have NO plans except to hang out at the house and do as little as possible all while living in our pajamas.

A new Wii fit?

I love my Wii fit, I know people make fun of them as a lazy person's workout... but hey- I'm lazy I guess. Now they have a NEW WII FIT.. or should I say expansion? It's $20 on amazon right now and you can bet its on my 2009 Xmas wish list.

In other related Wii news, the price is going down $50 sometime in the end of this month. So if you were thinking of getting one and haven't- I highly suggest getting one by the way- now is the time. I'm a little bitter that I got one back when they were more $$$, but I also got mine free in a contest so I guess it doesn't matter for me in the end.

Family Portrait (minus the humans)

Here's a cute lil' snapshot I captured of our furrballs this morning with my cell phone. It isn't high quality, but the blog hasn't been updated in awhile and it is rare to get these three in a photo together due to the high energy of all three- especially Penny!

Things are going well over here. Vince started his new job last week and Sarah is adjusting to another semester of teaching. We can't believe it is already September!

Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooommm

We have been debating about getting a new (used) car so Sarah can escape the dreaded rides in our cities unreliable stinky buses. We opted for a little powder blue scooter instead, what do you think?

Vince took off on it like he had been riding them his whole life. Sarah, our family daredevil, screamed when she got the thing up to a whopping seven miles an hour. It takes some practice but it is FUN!

Vince even took our neighbor's daughter for a spin around the circle! More photos coming soon.

Stickin' Around

There are just too many reasons right now to NOT move and stay in our current house/state/jobs. Boohoo, we're both home sick- but we have a lot of good things here.

Why NOT to move right now:
-Have you seen the housing market- NOT THE TIME TO SELL
- I can't take my beautiful house with us back home
- Sarah's job here is amazing with good chances for working up the job ladder
- Sarah's job is also easy to get to via city bus (we only have one car in our family)
- Have you seen the job market? Why give up two jobs here when not one is set in place out there
- Staying now does not make a future move impossible, just delayed
-Our current location is great for our dogs (most places back home do not allow more than 2)
-The money it costs to move can be better used to visit people and vacation
- I saved money switching to Geiko, not really... it just felt like something to type

Junk and Treasures.

Packing is incredibly boring. It makes me realize how much junk we have that we don't use. I can't tell you how many times I've thought "What is THIS- why do we have THIS- wait, isn't this broken?" Its funny and stressful all at the same time. Anything that isn't mine is junk and anything that is mine is priceless... and even if I haven't seen it in years and even maybe forgotten I had it or what its original purpose was- I need it.

This picture is worth 1,000 words...

This pic is worth 1,000 words- but what words would those be? Hehehe. Updates to come.

Straight A's for Sarah !!!

Sarah just got her grades back for the Spring 2009 semester. In all five classes (16 credit hours) she got perfect As! That's a 4.0 gpa for her, not too shabby! Especially since she was also working fulltime and attempting to play housewife as well. Home, school, work- she was one busy girl!

In other academic news, Vince is going back to school this fall. Because Sarah is making him. :)

Sew... how's your weekend?

My excellent hubby found a great deal on this sewing machine and so I'm going to get it. No more will I be in tangles of thread trying to make my mom's old machine work! For the record, my mom could rarely get her machine to work for her either. (piece a junk...piece of frusterating junk...). And everyone is sick of hearing me say "as soon as I get that blasted machine to play nice I'm gonna make this or fix that..." In reality I am an AWESOME at sewing I just need tools that work. I even made a last-minute white gown for a friend once in a rush. But no, I'm not going to be one of THOSE housewives. You know the type I mean, and the thought makes me shudder in endless fear. I'm not going to be any kind of housewife... I'm a workin' Sarah! Okay, I'll go off on my feminist-I-hate-what-people-expect-of-married-women rant later. For now just look at my beautiful machine. Hooray!

Happy After-Easter 2009!

Happy after-Easter 2009! While our Easter wasn't traditional we sure had a lot of fun. We watched a horribly bad alien movie with friends, played in a toy store, ate Mexican food, and went bowling. The real holiday is after Easter when everything is 50% off. Sadly, we didn't get to the stores until very late because of work and school so our Easter season did not include a single jelly bean, cadbury creme egg, or candy eggs. Good for health, bad for taste buds! The highlight was finding fun pre-filled Easter baskets for each of us. Sarah's is Crayola Art themed with paper, crayons, pencils, markers, and chalk. It also was a cute wooden crayola box insstead of a basket she can use in her scrapbook room. Oh yes, it also had a giant stuffed blue crayon! Vincent's baster was toy themed with a shooting darts toy, spinny tops, sticky goo, and candies.



We also have a video of our own Easter 'Bunny' click this you-tube link to see it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuPMOuAbs6U

All Dressed Up...

We rarely, if ever, remember to get a photo of us when we are dressed up and going out. Usually our concerns are more about remembering tickets, directions, and Sarah changing her mind 30+ times about jewelry and shoe choices. So for your entertainment and enjoyment- a rare photo Sarah caught on the I-Mac of us looking almost ready to go.

And for those who asked:
Vince's shirt- Walmart $7
Sarah's Dress- Walmart $5 (!!! A great find!!!)
Sarah's Necklace- an Aunt Cathy piece of course! PRICELESS (From the Christmas 2008 collection)
Sarah's Eyeliner: Revlon 110 FreshCoffee
Sarah's Mascara: Covergirl LashBlast in VeryBlack

Happy Mardi Gras!

Umm... Happy Mardi Gras! Or ya know, whatever excuse I can use to update this blog. It is long overdo for an update. So how's everyone been? Really? Thats Great! Tell me more. No actually don't- because you'd just be sitting there talking to yourself. We're doing great over here. Things are, as always, crazy busy. This blog is getting kinda boring with the same old updates of: work, sleep, school, feed the dogs, repeat. So I'll throw this in: this Sunday we're going to see Phantom of the Opera in Denver!!! Woohooo! We're making a big fancy date of it- nice hotel overnight, shopping frenzy in the city, dinner at the melting pot, dressing to the 9s, the whole romantic package. Alrght thats all for now. (and BTW thats Vince and Quinn in the photo...taken at Walmart...at midnight... do we know how to live it up or what?)

SARAHS 25th BIRTHDAY!

Some people have a Birthday- Sarah has a Birthday SPECTACULAR where the events just keep going! Because I'm hard to surprise, my best friend and husband planned a surprise party for me at Mr. Biggs (its like the FunDome in SLC) the weekend before my Bday to throw me off. It worked, and I was totally surprised. We had a good time playing on the bumper cars, rollerblading, mini-golfing, and watching the auditions for "So You Think You Can Dance" TV show. Bri said it best by stating "theres a reason the show isn't called "So you CAN dance". Hahaha. After Mr. Biggs I was taken for another surprise!

Check out the photos below. This is Quinn, Sammy, and I at Living Art Tattoo where I got my present from Quinn... no not matching tats (not THIS year anyway!) but matching best friend ear piercings on the top part of our ears. We are officially tough chicks now...right? Right? (yeah..right!)










For the actual day of my 25th birthday I had to work an 8-hour shift then had a 3 1/2 hour night class. Yeah- a long night! Luckily my sweet hubby delivered a HUGE bouquet of flowers he arranged himself to my work. So pretty!!! It was a little weird taking them to class with me after work, but they made the whole place smell like heavenly roses. And when he picked me up we went for a late fancy dinner out. I think I was asleep before we got home for the night, but it was a great Bday.

The weekend after my Birthday the festivities continued with a night out of Marathon Martini drinking with my best friend. We played table-trivia (and were horrible at it), and enjoyed some good food, good drinks, and great company...despite the crankiest and slowest waitress I've ever seen. (it shouldn't take 30 minutes for a glass of water... and we're still waiting on those straws). The fun didn't end when most places around town were closed due to the late hour- we have a 24 hour Walmart. Yes, you are never to old to cruise Walmart at the wee hours of the morning.

The next morning (well.. afternoon to the rest of the world) another friend took me out for a Bday breakfast that was also delicious! Both of us were beat, so we called it a day after- but we have a late birthday boardgame marathon coming. And I'm going to take her down! (I know you're reading this Hope- so bring it on!)

I still have yet to go birthday bowling with some of the family out here... so the celebrating is still going on. Or is on hold I guess. Anyway, as you can tell its been one heck of a celebration of my quarter of a century of life! WOOHOO!

Birthday Wishes...

This post, of course only for the people who won't stop asking me what I want (even though I HAVE told you, Vincey!) and if it is entertaining for others, well then thats just spiffy. And if saying "HINT HINT" at the store doesn't work on hubby, the blog always does! :) No shovels for this lady! (someday I'll blog that story, if you really care just comment me back and I'll tell ya)

Sarah's Wishlist:

- A new Brita Water Filter Box system Thingy-a-ma-jig

-A cute apron (most I've seen don't really cover properly if you...um...okay, I'll say it- have big boobs. Sure I can cover one or the other, but I like to cover both...)

-Food storage rack/shelves (have I told you all what an AWESOME shopper I am?)

-Someone to fix my bike tire for me (the tire is wacky since I crashed)

-Dinner at the Melting Pot (Mmmm... cheesy fondue goodness)

-A new pair of jogging shoes for the treadmill

-A GOOD waterbottle I can take to work/school

-A week where I don't have to cook (a girl can dream, right?)

-A new pair of my favorite jeans (and I quote "I love the way they hug my butt, my butt feels so cuddled!"

-A sterotypical dinner and a movie date. And the dinner can't be from a drive-through, and the movie can't be at the dollar theater.

-A day at ITZ or Mr. Biggs (chuckee cheese just doesn't work, sorry)

-Some more Acrylic paints, I'm running low (esp. on black and white as usual)

-New Paintbrushes

-A clean house (dreaming is fun... dream on!)