costume chaos.

gotta see it. this is the ultimate must for any halloween season. it is without question a classic. also served well for some costume ideas. matich is leaning toward beetlejuice, suppose we will see.

this is what i think matich should be.

october.

What an exciting and busy weekend. Birthday celebrations and halloween fun. We celebrated Brandons birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDON!) with a Matich family dinner, quite the gathering. We were all so excited to see Laurie and Terick's new adorable, smell goody and scrumptious twins. love them.

Also found a little time to invite Noah and Squeeks over to Oma's house for a little hallow's eve fun and decor....Matich wins for most creative cupcake (as shown below). I have discovered two things thus far in the halloween festivities; 1) buying all needed crafts, candy, costumes, and tools does not come cheap

2) what ever happened to good old triangles for a pumpkins eyes, nose, and mouth? Glorified stencil cutouts are overrated and yet unavoidable. bah.

fall happenings.

I registered. Sounds terrible and even worse to admit, but I have never voted.

Nevermore I say.

A little snip of our friday night fun. Be it the mountain tops or the west, its always a good time supporting the teams. Brandon and Jon are amazing coaches and we wish them the best this 2008 football season!

and many more....

I cannot believe it has already been a year. This time last year was such an exciting time, blizzard and all. It could not have been more perfect, what I like to call a beautiful disaster. Lets be honest, renting a tent and setting it up the night before the wedding was not exactly what I had planned (thanks wilker, mike, & poppy), nor the 4 inches of snow that day. But there is something to be said about the spontaneity and excitment of "winging it" and the irreplaceable, devastatingly handsome grand prize waiting for me at the end. This has been such an amazing year and for the lack of better words, trying my best to not sound cliche, I have found the most amazing partner anyone could hope to find. Matich is the most patient, sweet, loving, and caring person I have ever met. He gives me balance and confidence in everything I do. Behind him stands the most amazing family that I am now lucky to call mine. I have not only gained a Moose and a TorTor, but best friends. It is the package deal.

I remember years back when Kam or Laurel, or one of my many shopping buddies, and I would hit up the mall and without fail I was certain to spot this handsome redhead in Banana Republic. He wasnt real. I truly could not believe it possible for someone to sweep me off my feet with just a glance. I am undoubtedly amazed everyday with what an amazing and remarkable person I get to spend my life with. Matich you are the smartest person I know and I am so proud to call you mine. I am and will always be yours for the taking. You are my movie star.

Happy Anniversary.

Love you everyday.

Drivers BEWARE!!

So this past Saturday was very much an adventure to say the least. My little brother Travis turned 16 on the 24th (I am continually shocked by how fast time goes by) and my mom was eager to celebrate with a "sweet 16" birthday bash. I volunteered my house for the party. Minus the grass catching on fire and the remains of candy, soda, and pizza crust all over the backyard, it really ended up being a great time. Chris and Cara managed to keep him distracted while the rest of us prepared for the festivities, Trav did his best to act surprised. The turnout was great and us "old folks" even found ways to keep ourselves entertained!

Happy Birthday Trav.

love your bum.

Man am I lucky!

Babysitting the monkeys = lots of pics and fun with photoshop!

my HERO!

So after my internship today Wade very graciously said he would pick me up and give me a ride home. As I approached the car I noticed a nice little surprise sitting (better yet sound asleep)in the back seat, my monkey Noah. While being transported to my house I suddenly realize that I neglected to put the house keys in my backback.....seriously....I thought I was done with this curse! So once again I have locked myself out of something. Wade and I decided to head to the house anyway to see if we could find another way in. I will admit I am usually on Matich for forgetting to turn off the light, or close the window, etc. So with my luck....today he remembered to do ALL of the above, everything closed and accounted for! Inspector Wade decided to take a look around the house and check for an entrance one more time. He was MIA for a few minutes so Noah and I decided to go have a look. To our surprise, Wade had managed to make a small opening only big enough for our favorite little guy Noah. I turned to Noah and asked, "Hey Monkey can Opa lift you up through the hole so you can unlock the door for Aunt Arn?" His reply, "Ya, I do it!". So I lifted him to Opa Wade, who slowly helped to get him in. Wade and I held back the laughs as we heard "Im in, I did it!". That little man climbed off the counter, through the house, straight to the front door. In like flin I like to say! Noah saved the day! It was very obvious he was very proud of himself and he should have! There were high-fives all around and a "skittle" of rewards. We were all so excited and I was SO PROUD of him that we decided to re-enact the event!















LOVE YOUR GUTS NOAH!