The truth is- I use to think no one read my blogs (except Krissa) until about a month ago when people started telling me they check Prestons blog all the time.

The truth is- Patrick and I officially became engaged on the day we went to go scout out a location to take our engagement pictures.

The truth is- I use to have this cat who's name was Punchy. Strange name for a cat, I know. But it was just Andrew and I living here at the time, and he agreed to let me keep the cat if he could name it. It just so happened that he was going through a Rocky Balboa stage and told me my choices were Punchy or Butkiss- the names Rocky gave to his dogs in various Rocky movies. I went with Punchy.

The truth is- I hate walking down the stairs in my house while wearing shoes.

The truth is- When Prestons hair sticks up it reminds me of a baby orangutan. In a cute way of course.

The truth is- When I was younger my siblings and I use to make up dances and then perform them for various relatives. One time Laura and I did Phantom of the Opera. I was the phantom of course. Homemade mask and everything. We performed it at some family birthday party. Pictures exist, video does not. For which I am thankful.

Cleanin out my closet....

I wasn't kidding when I posted on Facebook that my closet makes me feel like I belong on an episode of Hoarders. I have a LOT of clothes. So many clothes that I think that for the first 2 months Patrick and I dated I didn't wear the same thing twice. I just like clothes. They make me feel pretty. But it was getting out of hand. So for the past few day's I've been working on getting it organized. I think it turned out pretty good!

BEFORE
(This is Patrick's side of the closet. Poor guy, the rest of the closet is mine.)

AFTER

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AFTER

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(yes, that is a giant mountain of clothes on the floor)

AFTER

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Told you I have a lot of clothes. And this is after I got rid of a good amount of them. . .
At least it's organized! Now on to the rest of the room.

SUPER fast weekend! But still managed to squeeze in:

Mothers Day picnic @ the park w/ Patrick's family * potato salad! * more birthday gifts (yay!) * the best episode of "Community" EVER * Preston sleeping 10 1/2 hrs Saturday night * Talking Krissa out of climbing that mountain * super filling omelets * cleaning * Patricks bow breaking (and cutting his nose. sad.) * cars that want to quit * naps!! * Dreams about Cardinals players dying * Jacob and the Techno-colored Dreamcoat sing-a-longs * Titanic * TALKING TO ANDREW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! * Church & good times with our Sunday School class * Patricks dad spending the afternoon with us Saturday * Fantastic cheeseburgers * Land of the Lost * a baby who refused to nap * My first mothers day * reading * scrabble *

Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day!
Being a mom is..... indescribable.

I LOVE IT.

And I love my own mom.
Who was great.
And who I miss a lot lately.

"Through out the generations, Mothers have been honored as they have honored their sacred calling. Every sister who stands for truth and righteousness diminishes the influence of evil. Every sister who strengthens and protects her family is doing the work of God. Every sister who lives as a woman of God becomes a beacon for others to follow and plants seeds of righteous influence that will be harvested for decades to come. Every sister who makes and keeps sacred covenants becomes an instrument in the hands of God." Elder Russell M Ballard

Guilty Pleasure Song

I'm so glad they remade the movie musical Hairspray. I have nothing against the original or Ricki Lake, but I do so love the new version!! John Travolta as Edna Turnblad is perfect. Amanda Bynes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, James Marsden, Allison Janney the list goes on and on. And everyone is hillarious in it.

Oh and Zac Efron. Thats a post for a whole different day. Basically the kid belongs in musicals, and I belong on my couch watching him.

PLUS the new Hairspray was directed by Adam Shankman, and he's my favorite favorite judge on So You Think You Can Dance!

This is definitely one of my favorite musicals, favorite movies, favorite soundtracks, favorite to sing along to, just favorite favorite.

I want to be in this movie.

The Truth is Wednesday. . .

*The truth is my friend Krissa made this button so that I don't have to struggle with the word confession anymore. What a good friend. Did you also know she made the header for my blog as well as designed Prestons?!

*The truth is the first time Patrick came over I wasn't completely sure his name was Patrick. See, when he started Myspace emailing me he never signed his emails "Patrick", and his username was his nickname he got on his mission, Fub. So I looked through his comments to see if someone used his name, and someone called him "patty cakes" so I just figured his name was Patrick. Then when he introduced himself to Andrew as Patrick I knew my detective work was right. He didn't know this story up until a few weeks ago.

* The truth I saw Titanic 13 times in the theaters. It should be noted this is not why my dogs name is Jack, thats just a happy coincidence. Kind of funny that I don't even own Titanic on DVD now.

*The truth is before Titanic my previous movie theater record was 9 times, and that was for Romeo & Juliet. Leonardo DiCaprio in his prime = hotness.

*The truth is I have to have at least 1 foot uncovered in order to fall asleep. And I can not CAN NOT ever sleep with socks on.

*The truth is I can't wait for Preston to try Pop Rocks for the first time. It's going to blow his mind.

*The truth is if I could have any job in the world (besides being a stay at home mom) I'd want to be on Broadway. Singing & dancing are just fun for me! Which is probably why I put on a show for the people who drive down Brown Road everyday when we go on our walk and I sing. Kind of hard to dance while pushing a stroller. Being a cake decorator would be fun too...

*The truth is when I was pregnant I couldn't stand fruity gum. Now I can't get enough of it. Especially Trident Layers. It's like a starburst and jolly rancher that you chew on!

*The truth is I'm 28 years old now.

This weekend was great! Kinda long, but still goood. It included:

My birthday!!! Sorry you dont get to hear about it now, it was so good it gets its own post * Hiking the mountain. Twice * Finding a cell phone * realizing that there is someone out there who loves Johnny Depp more then me * 2 mile walk to pancakes (worth it) * naps! * Cheesecake factory with friends, and one fussy baby (mine) * Pride and Prejudice * Lots of time with Krissa!! * Stake conference * chocolate cake * more naps * early church * Arachnaphobia (the movie not the actual fear, although spiders do scare me) * Learning about starfish * uno * scrabble * dancing around in an attempt to get Preston to laugh * spending a Kohls gift card * good times, great oldies *