6 quirks about my Ellie.......from Carly's point of view...LOL!

So Ellie posted a comment about how it would be funny to name 6 quirks about me (from her point of view). So I said.......your on.......baby!

1. Ellie CANNOT stand when people name their baby girls ELLIE. She absolutely hates it when she is at a soccer game, grocery store, mall ect. and a mom yells ELLIE!!!!! Now I have to agree with her. Nowadays there seem to be alot of little girls with the names Ellie and Carly. I here my name everywhere I go as well. But I also think its awesome that we are in our early thirties and our names ROCK!!!! Obviously you know your name is cool if all the young moms are using them to name their children, enough said.

2. Ellie puts her foot in her mouth sometimes......not all the time.......just sometimes.

3. Ellie calls closets in her house......rooms......ie. Love grows best in a small house!

4. Ellie is not a "hang out with the girls" kind of girl (except with me, of course) Like she said in her blog, she would rather hang with her hubby.

5. Ellie is not good at sharing, borrowing out ect.......enough said.

6. Ellie tends to leave her (cordless) house phone on the bumper of her Suburban. Then occasionally she drives off with it (still on the bumper). How many are we up to.....3 maybe 4? LOL, she just ordered a new phone yesterday.

Now it wouldn't be fair to just name all her quirks.

Here are 6 wonderful things about my Ellie.........

1. She is the best friend I have ever had in my entire life. I honestly could not live without her. I honestly think that we either knew each other in heaven (or before). My life has been so enriched since I met her.

2. She tells it like it is. (believe me that 's a good thing)

3. She is a WONDERFUL mother. She sees and recognizes things she could improve on and works on them. She prays for patience and understanding when it comes to her children.

4. She is a wonderful wife.

5. She is one of the most humble and content person I know. She rarely gets caught up in material things. Of course she would love a new house ect. But she sees the real value in life. The most important things, are not things........they are her family, our Heavenly Father and Jesus, and of course.........me!

6. This last one might only make sense to me. A wonderful thing about MY Ellie is her husband. He is one of the reasons why she is the way she is. Yes , at times, he can be a typical husband, but more often than not I'm amazed at what a fabulous man he is.

I have been blessed with a wonderful best friend, who is married to a wonderful man. Good Job.....baby...you chose well.

"A good friend helps you up when you fall....a BEST FRIEND laughs at you and trips you again"

6 "quirks" about myself....hmmmmmm

So I've been tagged by my Ellie. If anyone knows all my quirks it would be her. Soooooooo what are some of my quirks!?

1. I'm a total hypochondriac....enough said.

2. I hate, hate, hate to do my hair and make-up. If God made women bald I'd be the happiest girl on earth. I'm jealous of men and their easy morning routine. Nothing ruins my day more than realizing I have to wash, apply product, dry, curl/straighten my hair. Plus the whole make-up thing overwhelms me as well...........whatever! This is the reason why I own close to 50 hats. I love hat days, which seem to be more often than not.

3. Moving on......hmmmm....it's funny but Ellie and I have the same pillow quirk. When I take my decorative pillows off my bed at night they have to be placed exactly how I want them. Nice and neat.

4. I have to watch something "HAPPY" on T.V. before I go to sleep at night. I can't go to sleep unless I have a happy thought in my head. If I watch a scary movie, or even the evening news, I have to go to a happy channel/show otherwise I'll worry all night....

5. I like cool "dates". For example I was married on 9/3/93 (cool huh) My #2 was born on 8/8/99. I was born on Friday the 13th (lucky -maybe, maybe not) I like it when dates "rhyme" i.e. 9/27/97 sounds better than 9/27/98. That first date is when my husband and I were sealed in the Logan LDS Temple. I also have an innate ability to remember almost anybodys birthday. I usually only have to be told once and it's in my brain forever. But if your not important to me, then I usually purposely try to forget it.....

6. I really don't like running into people i.e. grocery shopping, at the mall, movies etc. I probably shouldn't admit this but I usually ignore, turn the other way, or pretend that I don't see them. I dislike being "fake" happy. Small talk bugs me....

P.S.
Anyway one of Ellie's quirks was that she likes spending time with her hubby. That is a TRUE statement/quirk. And YES it bothers me, but I have gotten use to it. I would love to have her on all of my girls trips, nights, getaways ect. But she chooses to hang with her man. GOOD choice baby, wouldn't be mine, but it can be yours. She did concede to our latest girls day which is going down in December (the day before my b-day). I'm soooo excited.........more info on that at a later date!

P.P.S.
Well as you can tell I changed my blog (again). What a pain in the butt!!! The nice thing though was the latest pics of my kids. They didn't give me as much grief as I anticipated. My #1 was even accommodating...who would of thought?

I tag my dad.........that ought to be interesting!

Nights in Rodanthe....

So....I had a quick girls night out.....movie and some chips and salsa, plus my most favorite new beverage..........A Sangrita baby!!!! Don't get your panties in a bunch, it was virgin, all three of them. Yummy yum yum....Katie on the other hand thought they looked disgusting...but NOT me. Anyway moving on to the movie. I read the book "Nights in Rodanthe" this past summer and loved it. Nicholas Sparks is one of my more fav authors. But this movie is no "Notebook". It was "loosely" based on the book, and I do mean loosely. Katie and Natalie (who haven't read the book) were just as dissappointed and me. Soooooooo would I recommend the movie.........yes.........but just go in knowing it isn't what it's hyped up to be.

I need another night out just to have another SANGRITA, or two, or three........baby!

Wanted Outlaws......Baby!

Be not Afraid.....

Pandora Radio......baby!

I stumbled upon this cool website called Pandora Radio. It's pretty cool. You basically name an artist and it makes a radio station with music from that artist and other similar ones as well. So for example: I named Emerson Hart (LOVE HIM FYI) and now that station plays his music along with other songs that sound similar to his.

If I'm not making sense go to http://www.pandora.com/ and check it out yourselves.

Some of my Pandora Radio stations include:

John Mayer
Emerson Hart
Lady Antebellum
Sick Puppies
One Less Reason
Anberlin
Plumb

It's cool because some of the artists (i.e. on my Emerson Hart station) I have never heard of, but yet it is music similar to his. So now I have a broader music base to choose from. The next logical step would be to go to itunes and download some new tunes.....yeah baby!!!

Don't forget to pray.....

First game win....baby!

Congrats to CrossFire on their first game win. I was a little nervous. It's a brand new team, I honestly didn't know what to expect.......but they did great. Don't ya think their uniforms ROCK!!! Hopefully we can keep this up! Good Job guys........

One step at a time........

I usually don't comment much on my personal life. I try to focus on my kids, my hobbies, my friends and family etc. I do however need to begin sharing my spiritual life more, but that will have to happen in another post.

Anyway, life is more difficult than I ever really imagined it to be. It leads you down roads that you didn't ever expect to go down. But the truth is, those roads take you to places you needed to go in order to become someone different. You learn from heartache, you learn from your trials, you finally see what really matters in life.

I love my 4 boys with all of my heart. They truly are my greatest blessings. I strive everyday to be a better mom. To be less irritated, more patient, give more attention, be a better example ect. My family is my universe. But that HAS to include more than just 4 boys and a Mom.......

So anyway........I hate it when I cry and type at the same time.......hopefully, with a prayer in my heart, my entire family can someday be complete again. One step at a time starting 9/9/08.

I want to thank my many friends, family ect. For all your love and support. I love you all, and you know who you are. I could not have made it through without you. Most importantly I want to thank my Heavenly Father and Jesus. Through many, many prayers I owe my life, my children, my sanity, my peace to Them.......thank-you.

We are not through the woods yet, but step by step, day by day, prayer by prayer.......I believe we will see a clearing.

Peter A. Cohen "There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps"

Define Soccer Mom.....

In North American social, cultural and political discourse, soccer mom broadly refers to a middle-class suburban woman who spends a significant amount of her time transporting her school-age children to activities such as soccer practice.

The phrase soccer mom generally refers to a white, married middle class woman who lives in the suburbs and has school age children. She is sometimes portrayed in the media as busy or overburdened and driving a minivan. She is also portrayed as putting the interests of her family, and most importantly her children, ahead of her own.

(I agree with everything in this definition, but I DO NOT drive a mini-van)

And one more makes four........baby!

I can't believe it!!!! My baby, my last one ever, my #4 boy is finally playing soccer! On his very own team. Whoa what a milestone, I think I'm gonna cry...... So one more makes 4. FOUR stinky little buggers, 4 soccer teams, 5 to 8 soccer practices a week, 4 t0 7 soccer games a week etc. PLUS me and my Ellie are in charge of #3's team CROSSFIRE. That has included massive emailing, texting, calling, ordering, scheduling, planning........Huh, sometimes I ask myself why? Then my reply to myself is, if not me, then who?

Anyway it's a lot of work, but those little guys are worth it (sometimes)

FYI the blog background change, what a pain in the BUTT!! Ellie's butt hurts probably more than mine LOL!!! But you have to admit a 3 column blog ROCKS!!!! But HTML SUCKS!!!!! Ellie you are beyond AMAZING, but you already know that!!!

P.S. I finally created my own AVATAR. I've been wanting to for a while, so there she is......wait there I am.....in the digital world. NICE.........dorky, I know.........but NICE.

P.P.S I forgot to mention that Ellie and I manage our women's indoor soccer team, Team X-Treme (her husbands X-Treme Coatings business is our sponsor). That as of lately has been a pain to organize, but all is well now.

Preschool, Baby......

My #4 who happens to be 4, had his first day of PRESCHOOL today. He has a little "attachment" issue with me. I can't complain much, because he is my BABY you know. He didn't want to go to school today, but he conceded in the end. Anyway........he attends two different preschools, but Miss Jodies is his favorite. I thinks it's because she is soooo wonderful!