My tribute to Top Gun – the greatest movie of all time

Jordan and I went to the Idaho Falls Airshow yesterday and it was a great time!  It was a beautiful, sunny day – not a cloud in the sky, with just enough wind to keep the heat and bugs off.  But besides the ideal weather conditions, they had the Blue Angels perform!  Check out this video we took of them….

 

Amazing right?!  They were honestly so good and so entertaining, yet the whole time I was watching them I couldn’t help but think of the greatest movie of all time – TOP GUN!  Yes, it came out the year after I was born and yes it’s a little cheesey at times… but it has all the elements that a cinematic masterpiece should have.  It makes you laugh, it makes you cry (I’ve seen it a million times and I still lose it when Goose dies…), it has some of the best one-liners (ie: "I feel the need... the need for speed! Oww!!") and when your done watching it you feel like making out on a motorcycle down by the pier while fighter jets fly overhead… or maybe that’s just me?  Anyway, not only do those things make it awesome, but it also features Tom Cruise at his finest (pre-Scientology craziness), Val Kilmer at his hottest, and it made it super cool to wear aviator sunglasses (and I thank Top Gun for that everyday of my life).  So here’s to you Top Gun, you have made this world a better place!

Disclaimer:  This is only my opinion… Jordan does not think Top Gun is the greatest movie of all time.  I made him watch it once… he’s had no desire to ever watch it again.

365 days.. 52 weeks... 12 months... 1 whole year!!

Jordan and I celebrated our 1st Wedding Anniversary this weekend! So we decided to relive our honeymoon by going to the Pocatello pool to soak up the sun! And just like we did in Florida, we totally got sunburned. But despite having skin that felt like it was on fire, we had a really great weekend together! Just enjoying each others company and remembering all the reasons why we chose to get married in the first place. It's funny, I never pictured my life like this... If you had told me a few years ago that I would be living in Idaho with two adorable dogs and the hottest husband ever, I would have thought you were crazy!
BUT if you had told me I would also have to deal with things like the horrid hobo spider, skunks under the shed, dead squirrels buried in my garden, cows mooing loudly at 5:00am and snakes living in the spinker system (just to name a few), I probably would have punched you for saying such gross things to me. But such is my life here and despite being the sissiest girl on the face of planet, I'm surviving. And not only surviving but flourishing! I may have never pictured my life being like this, but now I can't picture my life being any other way! I love living in Idaho, I am so thankful for all the many blessings I have received the past few years that lead me here! I am also thankful for my family back home and the fact that I can feel all their love and support even though I live so far away.
This past year has been amazing... and I can only imagine that it gets better from here!

Dogs a.k.a. Kid Training 101

When we got Hurley, a lot of people asked why we didn't have a baby instead of getting another dog... well for one, he's a lot cuter than a baby and two I feel as though having dogs is merely a way of training and mentally preparing for the day when Jordan and I have a little one join our family. But until that day, here's what we've learned so far from the dogs to prepare us for kids:
- If the house seems a little too quiet, they have probably just done something bad. As evident from the side picture, taken tonight after Hurley chewed my cell phone charger in half.
- They are devious and sneaky - you have to be more devious and sneaky!
- If you want them to do something for you, a treat will always get it done.
- Road trips must have potty stops planned along the way, as well as knowledge of where a potty stop may be if needed.
- My Dad always says "Patience is a virtue". It is soooo true.
So for now, Jordan and I love our little doggie family but we are looking forward to the day when we can graduate from puppies to babies.

Fireworks!

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God Bless America!

Well, I have officially celebrated (and survived) my first 4th of July as a Permanent Resident! And like every other American, we marked this holiday by lighting off Fireworks in the backyard!
Now, being from Canada and growing up in the city, I can't say that this is an activity that I had ever really participated in. And up until the big event, I was quite skeptical about it's awesomeness - even though Jordan kept telling me how fun it was and yadda yadda yadda... my thought was 'why spend money to buy our own when there's tons of FREE firework shows going on?' Oh, how naive I was.
Sunday night we went out to the backyard and not knowing what I was to expect; Jordan lit a row of insanely loud crackers and threw them to the ground! After my initial shock and desire to cry had worn off, I realized that it was love at first fuse for me and fireworks. Pretty soon I wanted more to be lit; bigger ones, louder ones! As the festivities went on, I even shot some off myself and experienced the thrill/terror of lighting the fuse and then running like hell!
All in all, the night was a success - nothing burned down and only Jordan sustained minor injuries to his thumb when he didn't quite throw some crackers down fast enough. But I think the fact that I admitted he was right about the fireworks, probably helped to ease the pain a little!
So for now, I am just counting down the days until the next fourth of July when I can again feel the American Spirit exploding in the sky above me!

Big dogs are the new little dogs.

I thought it would be fitting if my first blog entry (I know, exciting huh?!) was about my dearly loved Chow Chow Roxy!
Soooo, for all of those who know me, you will know that I love to put fun, bright bandana's on Roxy as a way of dressing her up a little... call me weird, but Roxy loves them and I love how cute she looks in them... anyway, I haven't been able to put bandana's on Roxy lately because:
1. Hurley thinks they are really cool to chew on and it makes me mad when he puts giant holes in them
2. With Roxy losing her fur cause it's so hot out, her fur keeps getting tangled whenever I put them on
Ok, so dilemma. BUT I came up with a super cute alternative - BOWS! Yes, I am putting cutesy little bows in Roxy's hair and it is soooo adorable! No longer are ribbons for little dogs that you can put in your purse - oh no, they are for big dogs now. FYI, big dogs are the new little dogs... in case you didn't know.
So yeah, she looks adorable and I have to thank my co-worker Carrie cause she's the one who actually made all the bows for her... So look out world! Roxy's got a new way to make you sick with how cute she is!!