Only If Dreams Really Did Come True

As were laying in bed last night watching our favorite show, Chelsea Lately, Rodger looks at me and says:
Rodger: "Do you know the 2 things I dream about the most?"
Me: "Rockclimbing?" (I answered this because the other morning he wakes up and says his arms are sore. I asked him why, he said because I was rockclimbing in my dream)
His answer to his 2 things he dreams about most are:
#1-He is in the field with Jack Bauer saving the world
#2-He is on the court with The Utah Jazz winning the game
This is why I LOVE my Rodger Bear. He cracks me up. I need to remember this on a bad day:)

Um...

Our good friend Abbie told us about this adorable dog. She saw it at a store called, The Garden Shop located right by Trolley Square. The owner has his dog roam around the store. We went there a few nights ago before we were heading up to babysit Caroline & Ava. Let me just say.....I'm in love! First off, the store is fantastic it's for home decor and has really neat stuff there and second the dog is what I want! It's called a Portuguese Water Dog. Rodger and I, as some of you know, bought a dog about 2 months after we got married. Big mistake. We sold little Belle about a week later. We believe in a few months we'll be ready for a dog and this time we'll stick with it. We understand it's a lot of responsibility, but I'm ready for it. I want to take walks around our adorable neighborhood, cuddle on the couch, play with it, love it, take a million pictures of it. I'm ready. The bad thing is.....Rodger may not be. He's been saying he wants a dog, but now when I've found the one I really want....he's taking a step back. I don't want to get one if it isn't right for the both of us. But I know he loves the dog as well. He says after our little 1st Anniversary trip, he'll consider it. Wish me luck.

New Year Goals

If I write these down I might actually stick to them. Plus I use this blog more for myself, it's my journal.

• Watch what I eat (cut back on sweets)
• Thank Rodger more often for all he does for our little family
• Continue to have a clean home (it's a great feeling)
• Continue to love going to work
• Make more meals at home (this week we're doing great)
• Work out
• Be happy and smile more (Rodger says I don't smile enough)
• Go to the temple at least once a month

I've always been a fan of goals.  I've learned that if I don't write them down, they won't happen. If I see them more often I know they will get stuck in my head and it'll bug me unless I do it. I hope everyone is starting off the year great and I hope it continues throughout.

Christmas Continues

We went to my mom's on Friday after Christmas for lunch.  Here is Annie excited for me to be there:)

Linds, (Landon not really seen) Keat, Mom, Chels, and Isaac.

Rodger and I in front of my moms lovely tree.

Left to Right: Annie, Linds, Rodg, Me, Ash, Mom, Chels, Joe, Keat and Ike in the front.

Rodger after he finished putting together the game we planned.  My dads whole extended family came up to Eden on Saturday.  The game is called Santa's Balls.  You get prizes (All A Dollar is the best option to buy the prizes) and you just wrapped them all up with grocery bags, boxing tape and shrink wrap.  Everyone forms a circle and you have 2 sets of dice going and whoever gets doubles goes into the middle and starts tearing the ball apart.  Until someone else comes with doubles you get to keep whatever you got unwrapped.  Everyone loved it.

Rodger and I excited to play the game.

Rodger explaining the game to everyone

The girls opening their gifts

Top Row-Left to Right: Joe, Chels, Me, Rodger, Dad, Angela

Bottom Row-Keat, Ike, Caroline, Linds, Ava, Ashley.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Feliz Navidad

This is at Rodger's Work Christmas Party.  He won the prize for the ugliest sweater. I had to post it.

Rodger's dad and step-mom gave us a wonderful Christmas present to go to Puerta Vallarta.

In the lobby in front of the beautiful tree

The place we stayed at was gorgeous @ Velas Vallarta

Ping Pong by the pool.  Scott won the competition and received a t-shirt.

Iguanas were right by the pool, sometimes they would hop in and swim, we never saw that happen though unfortunately.

These next couple of pictures were taken downtown on the boardwalk.

Our pool

Rodger won the BlackJack Tournament.  He really believes he should play professional poker...silly boy.

Jeff (Rodger's brother) won the Mexican Bingo Tournament.  His prize was hilarious.

We went to Sea Life the Waterpark.  We had a blast.  I love Waterparks.

You could swim with dolphins, which is what Holly, Jamie, Alyssa, and Rachel did.  We also saw a Sea Lion show.  They were cute.

This was my favorite ride.  Rodger is on the left, me in the middle, Jamie closest.

Amber (Jeff's finance) and myself.

The whole gang.  Left to right: Rodger, Rachel, Me, Amber, Jeff, Alyssa, Scott, Holly, and Jamie in the front.  This was taken before we went to El Eden to go on 12 different zip lines.

It was the location were Pedator was shot.  The Alien on the right really did pop out of the trees and scared the crap out of me.

On the bus ride back, we had a blast on the zip lines.

This was our view from dinner on Christmas Eve.  It was beautiful.

This guy whipped these pictures up in just a few minutes.  They were very cheap so we had to buy a couple.

He uses spray paint.  We saw him make this exact one in about 1 minute.

Heading to the airport

Coming home all nice and tan.

Back home on Christmas night.  Rodger's mom came over and she made us dinner.  We then opened gifts for each other and played Guitar Hero.  We had a blast in Mexico and were happy to come home for a White Christmas.

Gingerbread Houses

We had some friends over last night.  Rodger made his famous pasta that is delicious. My cute little chef!  We then made gingerbread houses.  We bought the kits and it's much easier and lots of fun. 

Our Gingerbread house

"J" for Jessop of course

Here we are in front of our tree

This is Rodger's good friend Braden. It was his first date with Mallory. She is a Jazz dancer. A little FYI, the Jazz Bear is a guy, I've always believed it was a girl.  She's also met Paul Millsap, my all time favorite.  She said he wasn't very nice, that doesn't change it for me:)

I babysat the girls Friday morning before work. This is me and Ava. I love her.

Caroline's a silly girl.  I love her as well.