Brrrr!

By Margo


This is the view from Brock's campsite, it looks so cold!
This is officially the longest we have been apart, and it's stupid.
I hate elk.
 

T-Day!

By Margo
Well Thanksgiving was with the Browns this year. It was a short and sweet day, because the much anticipated ELK HUNT is here! We drove to Pima Wednesday night after I got out of school. I got a little hematoma in anesthesia and my jaw and ear were killing me! I rode with an ice pack on my face...sexy.



Thanksgiving morning was spent preparing the food and hanging out with our families. We got to see Bobby, Marisol, and Tammy who live in San Diego now; it was so fun to see them. Brock's cousins came over, along with his Aunt Sharon and Uncle Terry. Thanksgiving dinner was yummy and before we knew it we were already leaving for Mesa so the boys could get on the road to Flagstaff, where their hunt is. I am a HUGE baby and wasn't a happy camper when Brock left. Let's face it, I'm still not. I grew up with my dad and brothers hunting but thought nothing of it, till I got married. I called Tamara and my mom in tears after Brock left and asked if them leaving gets easier...the answer was no. They could have at least lied! ;) Anyway, I love our families and am so THANKFUL we got to spent a little time with them!







He's SO happy to go eat. Aww, I miss that handsome face.




Look, Brock and I cooked! We were assigned the veggie trays, which we left in Mesa, so we had to stop in Globe and try and find something. We have veggies coming out our ears now!




Grandma Angle, Tamara, and I ALL making the gravy. Tamara and I got a gravy lesson that day! :) It made my Thanksgiving!


We asked Bobby to take a picture...and this is what we got the first attempt. The little stinker does this on purpose, but turns out I kinda like the pic!


Just hangin out.... we so did not plan on both wearing plaid! This is one of the first times I didn't pack his bag, and we wound up with similar ensembles. Great minds..



Doesn't Tamara look smokin? I loved her sweater!



Not too sure why this pic is tinted blue? Katelyn and I were first in line....she had to leave to go to work and I, well, I was hungry! :)



Cyndle hiding behing her cute turkeys. They were seriously darling!



The boys throwing the peace sign...probably trying to make peace with their wives for leaving on Thanksgiving



I think something inappropriate was said here. That's Brock's mischievious smile. PS. Did you notice how white I am. I have had 3 diff people tell me I remind them of Snow White...all I hear is "get a tan"! I could fit right in w/ the cast of Twilight. Blah.


Trouble-makers...but I miss em!


Right before Brock left. My eyes are prob red and puffy. I can't wait for this week to fly by!

 

Chat with Ree

By Margo


So the Pioneer Woman had a live chat and I told her to say hi to Brock and she did! It was so cool. And yes, I am a crazy fan and star struck, but I'm ok with that. Of course now Brock thinks she's cool! Actually he is claiming she wants him now...great...that was not a good idea! Lol, I think she is in love with Marlboro Man, but I'll let him hold onto that for a day or so. Anyway, it was so fun to chat with her, she is too sweet!
 

Ree chat part deux

By Margo
 

Things I don't like, and things I do.

By Margo
1. Husbands leaving Thanksgiving day to go hunting.

Yes, I am happy for him that he got drawn and him and his dad, grandpa, and brother are gonna get to spend time together..but let's face it, I am sad for purely selfish reasons. They are leaving Thanksgiving evening or afternoon and I doubt I will handle it well. I will miss you babe!

2. Ovarian Cysts

I don't know what's wrong with this chick, but I feel her pain. The Dr told me there's nothing I can really do....sweet! It could be worse. Whatev.
3. When the mailman takes your mail.
We were looking forward to our blockbuster DVD's in the mail and a few things I ordered, but I guess our mailman thought our box was too full and took our mail without leaving anything in our box. I thought we didn't have mail for a few days, I knew something was fishy when we didn't even have junk mail. I am not about to mess with the mailman though, that's a dangerous situation
4. Turkey Trot
Stinkin Audra and Denise talked me into the Turkey Trot this year. Ugh. Don't they realize all I do is SIT and study now? Gone are the days of running 4 miles every day. I have been trying to build my endurance back up, so I hope I make it across the finish line and live to eat Thanksgiving food! Oh, this picture brings me to my number 5....
5. People dressed as animals!!! It freaks me out and I might eventually delete this picture. People should not dress as animals, end of story. Remember those "You can choose" videos with the mouse and other animals? Roger Smith scarred me for life with those! (Love you Roger!) :)
Well in the spirit of Thanksgiving I should say things I AM grateful for, and I will double the number just to cancel out my negativity above.
1. A husband who works hard and loves to snuggle as much as I do, though he might not admit it to you. He is my BFF and I can't imagine a world without him. Plus he is fun to look at! ;)
2. The pillows I bought at Costco..heaven I tell you. Thanks Tamara for taking me to Costco and picking them up in the first place.
3. A warm house-I am cold all year round, so I am thankful for central heating!
4. Health! Despite my abdominal pain, I am so blessed to be healthy and pray everyday for those that aren't.
5. Amazing family (in-laws included!) Family is my favorite.
6. The gospel-would be lost without it! Sundays are like a breath of fresh air, and I want everyday to feel like that.
7. School-even though I will cuss it till I graduate, I really am thankful to receive an education and will be able to help provide for my family if the need arises! Doesn't mean I have to like studying though.
8. The people who serve our country. I don't know if I could do it, and I am so thankful for the courageous people who do!
9. Friends
10. My DVR-without it, I wouldn't be able to get caught up on my shows...hey, it's the little things right?! Ok that's a bad last one, so I am grateful to live in a free country where I have the opportunity to get and education and to belong to the church of my choosing. I can't imagine having those choices made for me by my government!
I am thankful for so much more, but it will start to get a lil mushy so I'll stop. Have a great Thanksgiving everyone, love you!
 

You know you wanna buy one!

By Margo
My friend Jennifer makes these amazing shelves. I just thought I would post some pictures of them for you to see in time for Christmas. She does amazing work and her shelves are in a lot of really cute boutiques. Her email address is jenncauthen@gmail.com. You can contact her to order a shelf; there are a lot of cute designs, lots of different sizes and colors. Also, check out her blog at http://decorcreateur.blogspot.com/.








This is the one in my house. Isn't she amazing? She makes this from scratch, basically making me look like a talentless ninny!



 

Brock facts

By Margo
You guys, I live with the funniest person ever, you might not expect it from him, but he comes up with the funniest stuff! Here are some fun facts about Brock, he might kill me for these so it's been nice knowing you!


1. He calls a bath loofah a chalupa..like from Taco...Bell..... ? When we go to Wal-Mart he always says, I need a new Chalupa


or ??????




2. Addicted to chapstick. I love kissing him goodnight because I know I will get some chapstick. He buys the black labeled chapstick and removes the label as soon as he opens it.



3. He loves emo...not. I pray our kids will not like this style. We were in the mall once and this kid had on the skinniest jeans and his hair parted so far to the side he walked with his head tilted so it would stay. Pure comedy.





4. Punched a guy out on his mission because the guy was holding a knife to his companions neck, threatening to kill him. One punch, the guys was done. Good thing he doesn't beat me!






5. Has a pulled psoas (pronounced so-ass...well it is) muscle from messing up his back playing softball. I feel so bad for him cause it's been that way forever and hurts...but I love asking him how his psoas feels. :)




6. I got out of the shower once and Brock yells from the bedroom, "Hey, I see your Benjamin Buttons!". What the? Prob TMI but it's funny.


Any resemblance?



7. He was in the newspaper with his brother when they were little. They were selling melons on the highway in Pima and a funeral procession went by so he stood up and put his hand over his heart as they went by and someone took a picture. Melt my heart why don't ya?

8. Where's Brock? We obviously have too much fun at Bass Pro Shop. I was laughing histerically when I took this because it really was hard to see him!










 

Yup, Gonna be a bear.

By Margo
 

Summer Ditch

By Margo
Ok, I can not be the only person that utters this phrase. I swear all the farmers in Pima have said it, when not saying the real thing. I said this at school one day setting up for clinic and my instructor looked at me and said, "Margo, was that you with the potty mouth?". Apparently it sounded a little too much like the real deal. I had to explain that, no, I didn't swear, but said something to resemble swearing. She just laughed at me.

So please tell me you have heard the phrase Summer Ditch somewhere, or am I that much of a small town girl? I fought it for so many years, but I guess you can take the girl outta Pima, but can't take the Pima outta the girl. My sister, Jen won't like that analogy too much. She is still fighting the battle.

And yes, my blog isn't private anymore. It was dumb. I may switch back, but I reserve the right to change my mind as much as I want.
 

Pioneer Woman Book Signing.

By Margo
I don't know if any of you read The Pioneer Woman's website (click HERE to see it), but I am a faithful reader. She came out with a cookbook and is on a book tour..and came to TEMPE! I conned my mom into going with me thinking we would be in and out in an hour, WRONG.

There were so many people there, and a lot of people we knew, it was crazy. They gave out tickets from A-Z when you bought the book, and we were in group N. Crud. They let all the people with kids and in group A go first which was the majority. It started at 7 and we got home at 11:45. I was SO star struck and a lil nervous, but by 11, I was thinking, "Just sign my friggin book already". :)

We finally got our books signed and she is gorgeous and so nice. Oh, and has BEAUTIFUL teeth, which I told her. I also gave her a book called "Don't Whiz on a 'Lectric Fence" with funny cowboy sayings. We were almost up to her in line and my mom sees some gifts people gave her, which were cute and said "Oh look at all the cute stuff people gave her and you are giving her a book with Whiz in the title!". We got the giggles so bad and so did the rest of the line, prob cause be were so tired. Anyway, I am an even bigger fan now, and had so much fun. I met her sister-in-law Missy, and her mother-in-law, Nan, as well. Such a fun time!





The crazy crowd. We ditched out for a while and went to Stein Mart.




Me with Missy and Nan. They were so nice and fun. Missy told me she loved my hair cut. Kinda made my week.




My mom and I with P-Dub herself. Isn't she pretty? So is my mom. Kinda felt like a thorn with these two. Losers.
 

Good Times. I can see Denise and I now....

By Margo
 

Halloween, Anniversary, and Presents, Oh My!

By Margo
Well school is in full swing, Brock is working hard (and working out hard might I say and dannnngg, homeboy looks good), but we have also had a lot of fun the last few weeks. I love Halloween and love getting dressed up, but this year we were lame and didn't do anything. We went to our ward's trunk-n-treat and I got scared in the haunted house. They had cameras in it and a movie screen outside so people could watch. Let's just say I got laughed at a LOT when I came out. We also went to my sister's ward Halloween party, which she put on and did amazing. We handed out candy at her house later, and Roxy was IN CHARGE of the candy. I think that girl ate 20 lbs of candy that night.


They were a hippie family for the most part. Reed, you look groovy! :)

Oh those dimples and floppy ears.. I just wanna bite em.

Triple Trouble. These women are so fun. Jen you look so dang cute.

Syd and Roxy: sister love.

November 4th was our 4th anniversary. Before we have gone all out and got dressed up and went to fancy restaurants and that whole deal. This year we we chill and got sushi and just hung out. It was so much fun and made me love him so much more. Can I tell you he gets husband of the year. He had people come clean out house for me...which got him MAJOR brownie points. He also got me some Viva La Juicy perfume, and a cute sweater and scarf from Buckle. It's the first time he picked out clothes for me and he did so good. I loved it all. I got him some tires for his 4-wheeler, and some clothes. LOVE anniversaries, it's like a double birthday party. I could not have chosen a more amazing man, I seriously scored the jackpot with him.

B-rock and his new tires.

Didn't he do good!? I am so proud he surprised me, cause it's not easy. Love it!
 

I am distracted from studying=high school tag

By Margo
1. DID YOU DATE SOMEONE FROM YOUR SCHOOL? Yep.
2. WHAT KIND OF CAR DID YOU DRIVE? I loved my first car, it was a new silver Mustang convertible. It was so much fun, although some people were jerks to me because of it.
3. DID YOU PASS YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST YOUR FIRST TRY? Yes!
4. WERE YOU A PARTY ANIMAL? Not at all.
5. WERE YOU CONSIDERED A FLIRT? Probably, what girl isn't in high school?
6. WERE YOU IN BAND, ORCHESTRA, OR CHOIR? No, I wish I was musically gifted, I am SO not!
7. WERE YOU A NERD? I don't think so, maybe a book nerd.
8. WERE YOU ON ANY VARSITY TEAMS? Volleyball, Track, Tennis, and Poms. Good times!
9. DID YOU EVER GET SUSPENDED/EXPELLED? Nope, I was a goody goody
11. WHO WERE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHERS? Mr Arave was fun, and Hemphill was cool. All our teachers were fun though I think.
12. WHERE DID YOU SIT FOR LUNCH? We always went home for lunch, except for when we has student council..which Brock ditched. Thanks punk!
13. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S FULL NAME? Pima High School...original
14. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S MASCOT AND COLORS? Roughriders...blue and gold.
16. IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN WOULD YOU? No way, I like my life now. Although I do wish I had kept a journal so I could remember stuff!
17. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT GRADUATION? Having to talk for something, getting dared by my sister to do "superstar" when I got my diploma...which I did, and throwing tortillas (random huh!)
18. WHERE DID YOU GO SENIOR SKIP DAY? To the mountains...which Brock and I still get in a disagreement about.
19. WERE YOU IN ANY CLUBS? I think knowledge bowl for like 2.5 secs, and in NHS, and student council
20. HAVE YOU GAINED SOME WEIGHT SINCE THEN? For sure
21. WHO WAS YOUR PROM DATE? my boyfriend at the time
22. ARE YOU PLANNING ON GOING TO YOUR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION? Ya...I was the class pres, Brock was the VP, and Denise was the secretary...it gonna be interesting for sure!
23. DID YOU HAVE A JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL? Ya, the theater and Star video
24. WERE YOU AN HONOR STUDENT? Yes
25. DID YOU TAKE SEMINARY? Wow, this is a Mormon quiz? Ya I did.
26. WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR MOST FUN TIME? Sports, Poms, and hanging out with friends
27. WERE YOU CONSIDERED SHY OR OUTGOING? Prob outgoing, I don't know. I can be shy at times though.
 

It's pretty sad when....

By Margo
the highlight of your day is when you and your friend are so proud of jumping your car, that you feel the need to take a picture. :) Like a genius, I left my ignition turned on (not running at least!). My key has a microchip thing that lets you start the car without having the key in the ignition. So, I left it on and went to school all day and came back to find a dead car. Jenny and I though we were pretty dang smart doing this all by ourselves!


Also, we thought it was the funniest thing ever to tuck our pants into our cool socks they make us wear. They seriously will pull your pant leg up to make sure you have socks that cover your ankles. We are hot.


This is a lady that cleans teeth at the VA hospital. I got to do a rotation there, and it was so cool. I got to clean a WWII prisoner-of-war's teeth. He was such a cute guy! It was a really cool experience.


This semester we have our anesthesia class. I LOVE giving injections! It is like an adrenaline rush...I am such a freak....
I can give a PSA injection now in clinic, which is awesome. We get to practice on each other, so I kinda felt like a pin cushion today. I got 5 injections and was numb for a loooong time.

Awful picture, I know. I was concentrating!


We had a tie-dying party today at school. Our shirts are for an oral cancer walk that is coming up. It was so fun and I wanna make Brock tie-dye shirts with me! I think they turned out so cute. I pretty much wanted to tie-dye everything I owned today.
 

My Missionary

By Margo

We went to Pima this last weekend so Brock could go on the Brown annual quail hunt. I went to EAC's library and studied and got to hang out with Brock's mom a little bit. Anyway, while we were there, Brock's mom found his mission journals. We had one of them but now we have them all. On the way home I started with the first one and read out loud the whole way. (I was hoarse by the time we got home!) It was SO neat to do that. We have talked a lot about his mission but to read every single day of his mission and have him explain stuff to me made it like I was there. There were definitely times that we got choked up. Ok I did a lot, and Brock did once, but it was so cool to see how great of a missionary my husband was, even from the first day. We only got through like the first 5 months, but we are gonna keep reading them together. It probably was one of the best car rides we have had. I am so glad I have such a smart, caring husband who served a mission and left a lot behind, and sacrificed to serve. I look up to him so much and want to be better because of him. Sappy post I know, but I want to remember this. I vowed to write more in my journal, but this helps out too!

This is Brock and his dad before they went to the priesthood session. Best buddies! I started the tradition of getting Brock a new tie for when he goes to the priesthood session, so he is sporting the new one here. Looks good!
 

I love to see the temple...

By Margo





Well for my friends in Pima, this post is not very exciting. I saw pics this week from the Angel Moroni and steeple being added to the Temple in Central. I can't wait to see it this weekend! I am so excited there is going to be a temple about 4 miles from my parent's house; that is just amazing to me! We had a lesson in Relief Society about how you can make any environment like the temple, and it made me really want to try and make my home more peaceful and inviting. Here is a link to see more pics of the temple and its progress: http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/gilavalley/construction/
 

Dear "Mike"

By Margo
I don't know who you are, or why you are such a jerk, but you have some nerve coming onto MY blog and leaving such an awful comment. Not to mention it was a post about my father-in-law, and we were truly scared for his life and it was a sincere post.

You said I make no sense....listen up genius....it's pretty obvious that Brock's dad told him he felt like he might die AFTER THE FACT. You're pretty quick on your feet! Good job buddy!

Also, if you would clear up the comment about me being a copy-cat, that would be greeeaaattt. Who did I "copy" and what does it matter to you if I did? It's pretty clear that you made up a fake profile and blog just to hate on others. Why not just man up and tell me who you are? I have no patience for people who are mean, just for the sake of being mean. I don't know why you can't just say who you are, it takes a real coward to hide behind a fake blog. You sure are tough talking to a woman, try sending that to my husband or saying it to his face....you have not only ticked me off, but quite a few others. It's because of morons like you that people have to be careful on the internet and why people make their blogs private. I really do feel bad for you; it is sad and pathetic to make others feel bad, just to make yourself feel better.

This is not my first time dealing with cowards writing hate letters on the internet trying to scare people. I would love to know who you are and why you have such a high opinion of me. Thanks for an interesting Monday.

XOXO, Margo

Ok to everyone else, obviously someone has made me mad. Someone left a pretty nasty comment on the post I wrote about Brock's dad being attacked by bees. (Be warned, there is some bad language) What I can't figure out is why? It was a heartfelt post, and we really were scared for Brock's dad's life. I have not one enemy that I can think of...I like everyone! I really do (with the exception of this Mike person). What the? Why do I always attract the crazies!!! So unfortunately I am going private Friday. I know I said I would before and I have just been lazy about it. Plus, I don't want to! It's fun having people comment on your blog and finding new friends. I hate it when a few people ruin it for everyone. However, my family and especially Brock are pretty mad and told me I gotta go private. (Brock is REALLY mad) Dang. If you left me your email address before I have it, if not, get it to me before Friday. Sorry to post such a depressing post, hopefully this will be the last of the blog freaks.
 

Well it's about time!

By Margo


I got my vinyl a few months ago, and have been asking Brock to put it up. Well I finally took matters into my own hands and did it. What a pain in the neck. I was seriously sweating and let out a, "Son of a motherless goat!" a few times. Such a rebel, huh.


Yay! I just ordered some vinyl chandeliers and frames that are awesome. I can't wait till they get here.
 

Glass half empty!!

By Margo




What do you notice about this glass? Hopefully you notice it's half empty, because it is representing me being HALF DONE with school. Ya, you read that right! I am now on my two week break from school. (Well, technically after I take my online test tomorrow I will be, but I am not sweating that at all.) Yessss! Next semester is going to be more challenging in clinic, but I am excited for it. We also will learn our anesthesia, which we practice on each other! I am sure I will be posting some stories about that!


That glass also represents me drinking more water, which you all recommended. I am drinking more water, which I love. I also noticed that I am getting my migraines on Thursdays. My blood sugar can get really low and I eat breakfast around 5:30am on Thursdays and then I am in clinic all morning and don't get home till about 1. I think this has really affected me and I need to take a short break and eat something. Duh Margo. I am also gonna try some of the other things you all suggested...thanks so much!


It's funny how when life gets super busy you forget to take a drink of water, or eat a snack, or sleep, or in my case all of the above. My goal for next semester is to take a little bit better care of myself and not run myself into the ground.




This is my new toy! This is one the things to help me take better care of myself! I never have ANY time to go to the gym anymore so I quit the gym and got this bad boy. I love it! It is pretty cushioned so running on it is a dream. I like having it right there so I can jump on, get my workout over with, and then get back to studying. When I went to the gym to drop my membership I walked in and said "I wanna quit the gym!" like Chandler does on friends. Ya....no one got it. Brock busted up laughing, but that was it. Please tell me you have seen that episode! I was half expecting them to bring out the hot chick that persuades you to keep your membership.
 

I need your advice...twice

By Margo



So I hate headaches. Like REALLY hate them. Do any of you get headaches? Lately I have been getting migraines like once or twice a week and it really is not fun. Excedrin Migraine doesn't work, Tylenol doesn't work, and Ibuprofen doesn't work...awesome.


The only thing that makes me feel better is some 5 year old, expired migraine medicine that my doctor gave me because he though I was just having headaches. (He also gave me Xanax because he thought I was stressed out about my upcoming wedding. Turns out I when I got an MRI because none of that stuff helped, it was a severe sinus infection in the middle of my nugget. Awesome diagnosis doctor!) However, that medicine KNOCK me out and I can't take it during the day.


So, what do you people do for headaches? Yes, they are prob from stress from school, but I don't see that stress going away anytime soon.

Soo, I have been thinking about getting highlights. My hair is so dark and grows so fast that it makes me a little nervous to do it, just because I am busy with school and will have to get my roots done a lot. I am kinda chicken...should I do it. BTW, I like the above picture a lot and like her color. Mine will be a lot darker though, bummer.

So your two jobs...migraines and highlights, what do I do?