IF YOU WANNA BE LOVER, YOU GOTTA GET WITH MY FRIENDS

Best friends are the best. Yeah, we had some crazy fun times.....then marriage reared its ugly head**

Caitlin, Brenna, Jen, Melissa

I have been married for almost 2 years and its true that being married automatically kicks you out of the club, making you quite a loner among the single crowd. I have always thought that my three best friends need to catch up and 2 years later they are finally catching on. CONGATULATIONS JEN! I finally have a [almost] married friend. Join the club

**j/k marriage is the best


JP's friends aren't quite catching on and most of them are all still very much single. Granted they are just as young as he his so we forgive them and actually encourage the single time [JP is 20 years old and already been married for approximately 2 years, wow :) ].


JP, Levi

MY DAY OFTEN GOES LIKE THIS

Its amazing that after loading a million things in the car, going to class, stopping at the bank, looking for a Halloween costume, stopping at DI, waiting in traffic (note to all you Brigham Cityers-Orem is SO SO different from Brigham traffic wise), and ending up at walmart with a crying baby, that when I rush home to feed him, after him screaming for more than 10 minutes, he still looks up at me to smile and coo.

here's a glimpse

Being in the car by yourself with a crying baby is so hard because you cant do much to comfort them-SO SAD! At this fragile state, poor Charlie probably felt abandoned for that LONG ten minutes.

I'm sure glad he still love me :)

CHARLIE THOUGHT THIS PAST WEEK WAS PRETTY DARN COOL

baseball with dad

bath

balancing practice

tummy time







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I swear this kid smiles, apparently never at the opportune time for a picture but I'll catch it one day.

IM NOT A RING (OR ANY JEWELERY) PERSON BUT....

After about the 50th time dropping my ring, one of the small diamonds popped out and was no where to be found. I took it in to get replaced at Cassar jewelers in Ogden where we originally purchased the ring. Because we live in Orem, I wasn't able to pick it up right away and was without it for over a month. After getting hit on left and right because my left ring finger was bare, I was finally able to head north and pick it up. **Yeah, that actually didn't happen even once-I think I've let myself go... :(

When I got the ring back it was cleaned to perfection and the diamond replaced. Being without it for so long made me realize how much I love it (the picture doesn't do it justice).

~A little history behind the ring~
The two diamond bands on each side are actaully a promise ring JP gave me when we were dating in 2006 (I know, I know very sappy and cliche). He bought it while on a trip to New York City and didnt eat for the last two days of the vacation because he used all his money. ALL FOR LOVE!! They split the promise ring down the middle and used it as my wedding band on either side.


Jp and I after he gave me the promise ring-March 2006 [He looks so young :)!!]

JUST A FEW

***I enjoy (in no particular order)***

Chips-All kinds

The news

Ballroom dance

JP and Charlie

Tacos

Dealing with money

Tiger Woods

My brother Daniel and his wife Rachel

No Longer a Newborn :(

While I was away today and JP was watching Charlie........











He rolled over [multiple times]!!! I'm so proud, yet so sad. Not only is my boy growing up, but I wasn't there to see it. And for heaven sakes, are two month old babies suppose to be rolling over?! He should be laying in my arms doing nothing for about 10 more months right...I wish. Just stop growing for a little while Charlie.

A Breif History

I swore I would never start a blog.....but Ive ALWAYS loved snooping at everyone else's. Well I finally realized that a blog is one of the best ways to stay in touch so I will begin by playing catch-up.

My senior year of high school I started dating a super fly guy from Brigham City (JP Olsen) and been together ever since...sort of-there was alot of off and on.


We tied the not on December 22, 2006. Such a great day, weddings are the best.


We live in Orem working hard for the money and attending school. JP works at an aerospace company making waste and water tanks for the new Boeing 787 airplanes [very exciting-he loves it :)] and takes classes at UVU for...something great I'm sure but he hasnt picked a major yet. I sometimes work [since the baby I'm just "on call" for any busy days they may need me] at a credit union handling people's financial perils and take classes at BYU for broadcast journalism.

We got married super young but it has been the best thing to ever happen to us both-so fun! I recommend it :)

Nine days of marriage-New Years Eve 2006

Fourth of July fireworks 2007

We love BYU football, notice the happy faces-fall 2007

Mr and Mrs Zorro, we totally didn't even plan that-Halloween 2007

Bountiful Temple Sealing. Eternity is a LOOOONG time. Cant wait!!-Dec 2007

As a married couple we have many wild and crazy weekends-This is us playing cards on a Friday night-yeah I know we live on the wild side

Pretty darn huge and pregnant, 3 days away from giving birth-Fourth of July 2008

I wasn't due until July 24th but I could tell the bebe was ripe and ready. JP and I went on a Sunday walk and I could feel contractions-they didnt hurt though, they actually made me laugh-then at 11:30 PM that night my water broke. Its so much easier to labor at home because you can do what you want (walk around, shower, eat etc) whereas at the hospital they make you lay in the bed quite a bit, so we decided to stay home until I was in alot of pain. Not to mention women often contract for hours before actually giving birth so I was in no rush.

We walked to Smiths (a few blocks away) just to get things going faster because I wasnt feeling any pain. Well it worked! That was about 1:00 AM and we then headed to the hospital. My goal was to do the labor all natural. I wouldnt even let them put an IV in my arm. All I have to say about my natural birth is thank goodness it was only 3 hours...it is pretty darn painful. The funny thing though, is that I didnt even think about an epidural the whole time, It didnt cross my mind for some reason, which is a good thing or I may have given in and taken it.

So, after a short period of pushing Charlie arrived early monday (7-7-08) morning. Overall, labor and delivery was super fast and easy-of course that is not what I was saying immediately after. But I would do it natural again in a heartbeat!

Just minutes after birth, loving life outside the womb

2 weeks old

Dark hair and skin like his fatha-1 month old

Presenting the Olsens...The End