Baptized & B-dizzilie

Jaden was baptised on March 6th & Mike & I couldn't be prouder of him! He was so cute because he was so excited! He was beaming the whole day! I was so grateful to all of the family that could make it. Jenny even drove all that way from Vegas! It meant so much to be able to share it with loved ones. We all came back to our house for donuts, fruit & juice afterwards & I just thought that the day went so well. Love you Jaden!

And now I am officially the big 2-9! My b-day was on 3/14, which landed on the sabbath this year, so Mike took me out the night before. It was so much fun, he took me to a restaurant called Luganos! Sooo delish! Mike had apparently googled "best Italian restaurants in SLC" & this was one that came up. So neither of us had been & it was fun to try out something new. I would highly recommend it. In fact I am craving it as of 5 minutes ago.... He then took me to "Dear John", it gets a 7 out of 10 from mua. And then we came home & had yummy chocolate cake that the boyz had made me earlier in the day. And on Sunday (my actual birthday) Camren gave me some roses that he had picked out all by himself, such a romantic! And Mike gave me his present, okay, I'll give you three hints: It's sleek & black, I am using it right now & it rhymes with Maphop...... A LAPTOP! Ding Ding Ding... you are correctomundo, now give yourself a big ol' pat on the back! On my actual b-day my Madre made me some yummo fried chicken & mashed potatoes! One of my faves! Thanks so much to everyone who made my day special! :)

Lyrics to my life...

So I am going to be posting all about Jadens baptism & my recent b-dizle, but for some reason this particular post has been floating around in my head lately & I just needed to put it on here & whatev's. So the other goodies are still to come, but for now you get to get a glimpse into my randomness that is my brain.

I am crazy mad about music! Always have been. I feel like everything is a bazillion times better when music is playing. I feel like some song writers must have seen inside of my emotions & written a song about it, because I can hear a song & I feel like this person knows me & gets me. I may be making myself out to be a true blue psycho, but I am seriously serious, I sometimes if I find a song that puts better into words the point that I am trying to get across to those really close to me (my cute Huzzy, a sis or bro, or even Ma or Pa), I will play that song to them & it almost is a way of my communicating what I can't put into words. I just feel that music has so much feeling behind it too, that just that alone helps me to try to help others understand mua better. Run on sentence-o-rama! I don't mind, I write as I think/talk & I definitely think/talk in run on sentences. Anywhoo, so there is a LOT of songs/lyrics out there that I wish that I had the talent to actually come up with cause they are flippin' amazeballs. Oh, & there is just way too many for me to ever recollect & post at this time, but here's a few...

*"Time never had the chance to heal your heart, just a number always counting down to a new start. If you always knew the truth, then the world would spin around you. Are you dizzy yet?"

and from the same song, diff part...

*"If everything I meant to you, you can lick and seal then fold in two, then I've been so blind."

-"Dizzy" Jimmy Eat World

*"Cause when you cry, all of your tears I will wipe away. And when you laugh, who do you think got you that way? And when you dream baby, when you wake up, is it me you long to see?"

- "Look at Me" Keri Noble

*"Your baby blues, so full of wonder, your curly cues, your contagious smile. And as I watch, you start to grow up. All I can do is hold you tight."

same song, diff part...

*"When the clouds will rage in, and the storms will race in, but you will be safe in my arms.

Rains will pour down, waves will crash all around. But you will be safe in my arms."

- "In my arms" Plumb

* "But if you never try, you'll never know just what your worth."

- "Fix You" Coldplay

* "You don't have to put up a fight, you don't have to always be right. Let me take some of the punches for you tonight."

- "Sometimes you can't make it on your own" U2

* "Just live your life. Ain't got no time for no haters. Just live your life. No telling where it

will take ya."

- "Live your Life" T.I. feat Rhianna

* "Time it was, and what a time it was, it was a time. A time of innocence, a time of confidences. Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph. Preserve your memories, they're all that's left you."

- "Bookends" Simon & Garfunkel

* "And now your my whole life, now you're my whole world. I just can't believe the way I feel about you. We'll look back someday, at this moment that we are in. And I'll look at you and say 'And I thought I loved you then"

-"Then" Brad Paisley

* "All of these lines across my face tell you the story of who I am. So many stories of where I've been. And how I got to where I am. But these stories don't mean anything when you got no one to tell them to. It's true: I was made for you."

- "Story" Brandi Carlile

* "I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance. Never settle for the path of least resistance......... And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you DANCE"

- "I hope you dance" Lee Ann Womack

* "May your smile shine on. Don't be scared, your destiny may keep you warm."

- "Stop crying your heart out" Oasis

* "Don't let your soul get weary & confused. You will be still, don't try. Don't let your heart get heavy, child, Inside you there's a strength that lies."

- "Be Here Now" Ray Lamontagne

* "We'll make a wish and send it on a prayer. We know our dreams can all come true, with love that we can share. With you I never wonder, Will you be there for me? With you I never wonder, You're the right one for me."

- "Love of a Lifetime" Firehouse

* "Don't matter if I step out on the scene, or sneak away to the Philippines, they still got pictures of my derriere in the magazines. You want a piece of me?"

- "Piece of Me" Britney Spears

Okay, so that last one I just LOVE the way she says "derriere" in the song. No, not that she actually uses the word derriere, but quite literally the way she says it.

So, is it just me that thinks in lyrics all of the time & gets so connected to a song sometimes, you would have thought that I gave birth to it? Or do any of you do it too? Fess up. No, it's just me? Well in the lyric of Gnarls Barkley....

*"Does that make me crazy? Does that make me crazy? Does that make me crazy?

Possibly."

Loving Right Now

Here are some awesome things that I am LOVING RIGHT NOW...

*The Wendy Williams Show!!! I found this show through "The Soup" which I religiously watch. The Soup is a show that makes fun of other shows, well it kept making fun of this show & so I ended up being curious enough to actually watch the show & I love it! It cracks me up.... she is straight up crazy & fabulous at the same time. My favorite thing about her is that her "sources" that she uses for "Hot Topics" on the show are from like the National Enquire & Star Magizine & shiznits & she's dead serious! So Awesome!

*MAC's Cremesheen Glass, oh & their Dazzleglass. It's like Patent Leather for your lips, need I say more?

*Jennifer Aniston in the newest issue of "Architectural Digest" I just am obsessed with her anyways & then to get a look into the place she calls home is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! The house is just beyond & I love seeing the pictures of her chilling at her sweet pad. She is a "bestie" to me in my head.



*The show "Guiliana & Bill" I just adore her already from "E! News" where I get all of my most important news from daily at 5:00 pm, & I saw a special where she got married to Bill (from The Apprentice) in Italy & I said to my huzzy "I wish that they would just do a reality show already!" Well about a year & a half passed and I am minding my own business watching E! & all of the sudden I see a preview for their reality show! I about pee'd myself (yes, I do get THAT excited over these things)! They are in there second season & I love it even more than I had thought I would in my mind before there even was a show! She is going through all of this infertility crap right now & I feel like she too is another "bestie" of mine, if only in my mind!

*The Buried Life, if you haven't watched it, then you shall, cause it's ridicuosly cool! It's these 4 guys from Canada that wrote a list of 100 things they want to do before they die & for everything they cross off on their list they help a stranger cross something off on theirs. Sooo good, makes me laugh & cry, not even kidding. That's all I'll tell you about it for now because I want to do a whole post dedicated to this show. So stay tuned....

Blogging Backwards

Well Hello there! I feel so current, we actually have the Internet again. So lucky for all of my many adoring fans out there, I may just be back in the blogging biznatch bidnis! Oh, there is none of you left out there? Never was to begin with? My bad. I will still do it anyway for any of you blog hopping bunny's out there that are adoring fans of other blogs that may or may not lead you to mine! I feel like there is so much that I need to catch you all up on and just simply not enough time. So we will make this more like a PowerPoint presentation & just highlight the main events (not only do I feel current, I feel a wee bit professional)....

*We are currently in the process of putting in our adoption papers, hence the reason that we got the Internet again. Stressed out wouldn't even come close to describing how I am feeling about the whole process. But we are just starting out on our "Adoption Journey" & I feel like this whole getting/having another baby thing is going to pay off sometime & that I definitely am being taught a lesson in patience. I, so far only know the beginning of this part of my story & I know that when I see the other parts unfold & come together however & whenever they are supposed to, I will look back & realize that "Oh, that's why!" & I will hopefully be better because of it all. I am looking forward to that, & to be completely honest with ya, that's what keeps me going most of the time with this "I know there is another child out there meant to be in our family" thing. This may sound sappy, but it is honestly how I feel & I am just putting it out there... How can you miss someone sooo much that you have never even met? I'll leave it at that.

*Jaden, our oldest, is getting baptised tomorrow & I can't hardly believe it! I mean I remember the day I was baptised like it was yesterday & now he gets baptised tomorrow. Am I really that old? I mean I did have him when I was 10 years old (Ahem...) & everything, but really, time is a funny thing. I am so proud of him & all of the choices he is making!

*As the previous post mentioned, I started dance back up & I am loving it! There are moments when I am in the middle of teaching a class & I look around at the girls & I just get a huge grin on my face. It's like I am seeing a glimpse of a dream that I had a million times as a little girl growing up & having my own studio, & yet it's not just a dream anymore, it's real life & it makes my heart giggle with delight!

*Camren, our youngest, has pretty much grown out of his "girlie" stage. I don't know exactly what triggered the loss of interest in high heels & everything that sparkles. But either way, I think that it is a good thing. Whatever makes him happy, if that ended up being lip gloss & tiara's then so be it. People don't get all uppity when little girls like to play with soccer balls & get their clothes all muddy, so I didn't get too uppity about his likes. And I think in part by me letting him have his "princess time" he kind of did it & then moved onto not really wanting "princess time", and naturally wanting to play more "boy stuff", according to him. Now, don't get me wrong, I still see him getting a little jealous of the My Little Pony stickers that I give to my dancers. But I think that it just gives him more character & he's going to be one heck of a ladies man when he grows up because he will be more in touch with his sensitive side. Not a bad thing.

*Mike & I celebrated our 9th Anniversary on December 28th & it was so fun because 2 days later on the 30th my brother Spencer got married to his sweetie Tiffany in the SLC Temple (same temple as me & Mike had 9 years earlier). It was awesome to be there & watch them get sealed & reminisce back on our own wedding day. And I have just loved having a new sister in law! Tiffany already has added so much to the Jackman family!

Well, I do believe that that will be all for now. I'll be back on this time sooner rather than later! :)

Pop Rox is Back!!!

Oh yeah! So I am going to be starting Dance back up again & I am very excited about it! This may be semi-lame, but I am using this as an advertisement of sorts! If you are interested, leave a comment with your numba, or call me- you know the digits, if you don't know the digits, leave a comment & I will contact you.I don't necessarily want to leave my numba hanging out there for any "weirdos" that may or may not blogstalk me. Probably it's just me being a Nervous Nancy, but ya know.... Anywhoo, I will be starting up mid January & having open enrollment until then. Hopefully I will hear from many of ya'll cause I miss the heck out of you! Talk/See "some" of you soon! Lovely!

Whatever, Whatever, Whatever....

Yeah, so my "title" doesn't mean anything, at all. I'm just coming on to say Hello to everyone, to update- sorta. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the big 31 year old on Tuesday! Can't wait to celebrate with you! You are getting so big and tall, like your Dad Lar-Bear! Love ya Mike! We are still not preggers yet, taking a little break from all of it actually. Laura + crazy hormone drugs - no baby = CRAZY LAURA & that's never too much fun for anyone really. So we are "reevaluating" for now I guess you could say. Wish I had a billion dollars so that I could go "reevaluate" in Jamaica or Paris or something like that. But for now, the mental break is kinda nice. Ramble....ramble....ramble....

Some new things that I am obsessed with lately.....

* The songs "Happy" by Leona Lewis & "I turn my camera on" by Rock Kills Kid

*The "Winter Candy Apple" Home Oil from Bath & Body Works

*The saying "Why I aught" (in a Boston accent) while holding up your fist VERY annoyingly

*The show's "Flowers Uncut"- he's genius, "The Hills"- Justin Bobby is a tool, and of course "So you think you can Dance"- where do some of those dancers come from? Amazing!

*Asiago Bagels from Harmons bakery with chive & onion cream cheese smothered on it- oh & then go talk to someone really close to their face, if they stay put or actually call you out on your horrid breath, you know that you have found a true friend.

*The book "The Hourglass Door"- liked it just as much as Twilight, or more.... if that doesn't leave you dying to read it as well, I don't know what will.

Peace up, A town down.

New!

So I know that I promised all of these "pics to come" & I am still not delivering. But I was getting really annoyed at myself that the picture of my face was just sitting there at the top of my blog forever. Now this will be at the top & I will sleep semi better at night. Things are good with us, still NO BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS, so without saying it, just thought I'd put it out there. Hopefully sooner than later. Thanks for all of your well wishes & prayers that you send our way, they are all felt & appreciated. So in the words of the great TuPac Shakur, in the loving song to his mother "Dear Mamma".... "You are appreciated. Don't cha know we love ya...."

Yeah that's right I am putting up another picture of JUST ME & ONLY ME...

Well, Well, Well lookie who's updating, & since I haven't updated in ages, probably no one cares to check my sweet blog out anymore anyways. But to the uno or dos  or possibly even tres (if I'm lucky:) people that are out there....Hola! Sad fact: I still do not have the world wide web, but I am up at Snowbird & have a chance to update, so here it is. To explain the pic... Peter took some more pictures of mua & here one is, we went out to the salt flats cause he wanted to try out some cool things out with the lighting & voila goal accomplished. He's a great photog as I have mentioned before, it was fun, my friend Heidi came with me & she too is an awesome photog. See Loosli Taken & Heidi Walker Photography on my side bar & check em out. Life has been swell since my last post. It has been filled with trips to Powell (pics to come), a weekend in Park City for the 4th (sweet fireworks by-z-way), a mini vacay to our very own Salt Lake City (sometimes you just need to stay in a hotel), & many trips to Lagoon (it IS what fun is, so we got season passes this summer). My Dance classes are on "Summer Break" & so the baby making bidniss is in full swing, but still to no avail. My hopes are still high & fingers crossed (not my legs though....sorry) & it looks like invitro here we come. I'm a bweirdo. Yes I meant to put a b in front of weirdo, it makes it more  bweird! And it hornts my dreams. Most of the population won't follow any of that, I guess you have to live in Laura Land to fully comprehend. Mooooving along... Mike got a sweet b-ball court all set up in our backyard. His life long dream fulfilled, but that's just what I do, I make dreams come true. Pictures to come. Anyways, it's late & I have way to much sugar in my system. What? I have to have candy whilst playing game after game with my familia. Well back to the games, carry on..... 

Bye Bye Bye

Alrighty then! We cancelled our internet & so it's gonna be harder for me to keep up this blogging biznis, but I will try to come on & update every now & again. The End.

Ice Ice Baby

On March 13th Cam & I went on a Momma-Son date to Disney On Ice, I can' t even start to explain just how much fun we had together. Seeing Cam get to see Tinker Bell in real life was the cutest thing eva... 4eva eva, eva eva? And when she started to "fly" around, he about fell out of his seat, he said to me "Mom, MOM! I want some of her pixie dust to fly with her!" In "real life" he also got to see characters from The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Lilo and Stitch, the rest of cast of Peter Pan & of course Micki, Minnie, Goofy, Donald & Daisy. There were so many little girls there dressed up in their princess costumes & Cam kept eyeing them down & then whispering to himself "Soooo Sparkily". But hey, he got to get a Crown with Micki ears on it & has been wearing it all over the place ever since....

What a cutie pie! And props must also go out to Mike, who that night after we got back from Disney on Ice surprised me & took me overnight downtown to the Hilton for my birthday (which was the following day, the 14th)! Thank you also to Jesse & Krista for watching the kiddos while we went & partied like it was my birfday....go, go, go Shorty, it's your Birfday, We're gonna party like like it's your birfday....

Dancin' Pants

My Dancing Pants are back into heavy rotation! Wehoo! I started teaching dance again 2 weeks ago, & man how I had missed it! I LOVE all of my students, both new ones & ones that I taught last time. They are all so fun & just add to my love of DANCE! Here's a couple of pictures of the new studio Mike built for me (well isn't he Mr. Handy?)....



French Doors Tickle my Fancy....

For the love of POP ROX, look at those beautiful mirrors...

"and when you get the choice to sit it out or Dance... I HOPE YOU DANCE"

What can I say? That saying and that song just speak to my "soul" ;)

Many a sweat beads will transpire in this studio, much laughter will be had in this studio, many a friendships will be made in this studio, and my lifelong dream will continue to be a reality in THIS STUDIO! Now LET'S GET TO IT....and 5 6 7 8........

Birthdays, Valentines, Cavaliers...Oh My!

Here's the hizzity happity happenings of the past few weeks...




HAPPY BIRTHDAY JADEN!!!

How do I have a 7 year old? I mean I must have been 10 when I had him! The Friday before his actual b-day he had a cousin's only Slumber party. For the first few hours we had almost all of the cousins, it did get a wee bit crazy laddy, but then just the "older" cousins slept over. The night was full of Pizza, cake, presents, games & more sugar. The funnest part was to see Jaden enjoying every bit of it. I am so proud of Jaden & what a good bud he is! Birthday wishes must also be extended to my Madre who Jaden shares his birth date with. Yes, my Mom did get to spend her birthday 7 years ago in a delivery room with me, watching me try to PUSH HIM OUT, PUSH HIM OUT, WAAAAY OUT! for three hours, to then just have me be wheeled out for an emergency C-Section? WHAT! He ended up being a big butterball weighing in @ 10 lb 2 oz! Who would have guessed it? Oh me, that's right, just don't try to tell my doctor, who decided to let me go over my due date by a week! He'd already obviously cooked enough in my oven, Dr. Hutchinson. But, oh la, it's 7 years later & I have a dashing young fella to show for it. If I still sound bitter towards my awful first OBGYN, well, I'm not going to answer that now, but I will warn anyone & everyone to NEVER give him business! I'm done, & sorry that I veered off course, Jaden I love you more than anything & I would go through that a zillion more times just to have you in my life!

Next, it was Valentines time! This year we made boxes as a family & put Valentines in them for each other leading up to the big day. The kids loved it! Mike & I got to go on a fun day date the day of & we went to Red Robin & then the movie "Taken", it was good. I'd give it 3 and a quarter stars out of 5.

Next up, my parents took us to see King James at the Cav's-Jazz game! It was really fun seeing him dunk that biznis in person. Mike got the sweetest picture of him throwing the chalk in the air. We could frame it & sell it on e-bay for millions....

Thanks to all of my well wishers out there while I went under the knife this past week. In case some of you didn't know I went in and got my boobs reduced & butt implants, all is looking well so far.... Oh wait, that's not what I had done, I just went in & had my Endomytriosis (sp?) removed, but that doesn't sound as exciting. I'm doing good, now let's put out "Baby Vibes" into the Universe for Sister Laura shall we?

Hey, It's Okay....

So, I was reading my "Glamour" magazine the other day & they have this page in the back every month titled "Hey, It's Okay..." & then they go on to list 8-10 things that some people may not view as okay, but they are Proclaiming to the world that, Hey, it really IS Okay! So I am going to do my own version of it. So off we go!

Hey It's Okay.....

*to think that the definition of "Eating Healthier" is only eating 2 handfuls of Peanut M & M's a day instead of a whole bag!

*to know that the "media" would print "Laura's A Whale" on the cover of US Weekly if I truly was the rock star that I imagine myself to be. But not give a crap , because the media's version of "SKINNY" is sooo out of whack it's not even funny! LEAVE JESSICA SIMPSON ALONE!

Okay, now I'm off to eat my daily meal of M & M's....

*to only have read the "Twilight" series once & still consider yourself as big of a fan as all of those that have read it 5 times or more. (What? I've wanted to move along and read other literature, also A-OKAY!:)

*to get excited every single night when the little kiddies go to sleep, you still obviously love them ta death, you just need a break!

*to change up your hair color every 6 weeks, WHY NOT.....IT'S FUN! And bonus: My hubby gets to be married to a Brunette one month & then a Red Head another, but for the most part a blond! Fun Times!

*to secretly wish that you and Jennifer Aniston were besties, well not really "secretively" because every one knows this desire of mine.

*to REALLY be PERFECTLY BLISSFUL with the "Besties" that you already have, they really are the best friends in the world! Love you all!

* to watch "The Real World, Brooklyn", "True Beauty", "The Bachelor" & "The Real Housewives of Orange County" every week, without fail!

*to sometimes wish that you looked like Nicole from "The Pussycat Dolls" Trust me, I'm as straight as an arrow, but dang, that girl is Fine! Isn't it funny how, if you are weird like me & wish sometimes that you looked like someone else, that they are usually completely opposite of what you look like. So, let's take Nicole for instance... She has looooong almost black hair, I have a "Pixie" cut & it's blond & brown, for the moment. She is ethnic & has olive brown skin, I have to self tan my way to not looking ill. She has firm abs & I flaunt a muffin top wherever I go. Ya get the idea. And while I'm at it, I want to set the record straight, I'm not making jabs at my current weight, so that all of you will jump right onto the "Make A Comment" section of my blog, & say "Oh, Laura, you are such a silly thing, you look great!" Fake smile dripping from your comment. I am grateful for the body that I have, but also am looking forward to loosing the muffin top through Dance!

* to shake your money maker & sing opera really poorly at the top of your lungs out, all while washing, rinsing, & repeating in the shower!

Late Update

Sorry for the really LATE Christmas update, but I've been lazy. We had a really nice Christmas, the boys were happy with all of their presents & I think Mike was a little too happy with one of his presents. Santa got him an official NBA basketball & I think that I may have a little competition, he loves the thing so darn much. I'm not exaggerating, this may be a little TMI, but on our Anniversary which was on the 28th of December, I'm all in the bathroom trying to get all "cute" for my huzzy that night & I peek out & he IS waiting on the bed, but to my amusment, he's holding his new basketball, just admiring away & pretending to throw it up in the air like he's shooting the game winning 3 pointer in the NBA Finals. Luckily, when I stepped out, the ball fell to the floor, Phew, I was worried momentarily. Like I said, TMI, but this is MY BLOG, and I did forewarn you all. Happy 8th Anniversary to us! And a late Happy Holidays to all of you. I am not good at all at doing the whole "Holiday Card" thing, again, I'm lazy. So this will have to do...


MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS! :)

Now, on my side of the familia we draw names for Christmas & Mataydo happened to get Mike this year & he got him a paintball gun (I believe that it actually tied with the b-ball for Mike's favorite gift this year)! Well as soon as the present opening was finished the boys headed outside & made up a little game. Pretty basic, run across the back yard as fast as possible while somebody tries to shoot you. Spencer had the best shot of the day, managing to hit Matt ALL 4 TIMES on his turn. Mike had the next best getting Spencer twice, I believe. And I'm not saying anything about Matt's shot, but let's just say Mike didn't get a hint of Paint on him. As you will see, I posted some of the war wounds. OUCH! But they love it, it's like "I am Man, I like Gun & Welt!" Hey whatever floats ya boat, I always say....

Mike running for dear life.....

The proof is in the pudding, whatever the hay that means....
Spencer's been shot in the arm....

Man down, MAN DOWN Matayo is still the mayo on my sandwhich though!

I don't know how I got all of this space at the end of my post, nor do I know how to get rid of it, so I might as well take advantage of it!

Joey: It's a Moo Point.

Monica: A "Moo" Point?!?

Joey: Yeah, It's like a cows opinion, it dosen't really matter, It's MOO!

Rachel: Have I been living with Joey too long or did that just make sense?