It finally happened...

In a desperate attempt to get herself to Hawaii my dear big sister suckered me into becoming an Usborne Book consultant. Can you believe it? I know, totally thought if I ever gave into being a consultant for any company it would have been Lia Sophia. However, these books really are awesome and even though I have no children (yet) I own around 20 titles. I don't quite know if I'll try to make something of this, get me some money on the side, or just let it expire. I guess that rests on you, my readers! All 3 of you! HA! If you're interested in hosting a show - which would earn you 50% off some books and getting others for FREE! - please let me know! I would love to get you and your kids some really great books! Check out my website if you're interested! www.ubah.com/G3324 Thanks! Wish me luck!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

JJ and I have spread Valentine's Day out over a week or so because he's had so much homework and then work, so we weren't going to have a whole day to be together - so we spread the love! We ate out some nights, went to see "Valentine's Day" at the District (Fabulous movie!!!), ate lots of chocolate, cuddled on the couch, etc - but most of all just enjoyed our love for one another!

Friday night I was waiting for my Valentine to get home from work and the doorbell rang... what the?? No one comes to visit so I was immediately skeptical. This is what I opened the door to!

A tiny Koala bear holding a Love You! balloon :) someone loves me!

Valentine's morning I got up and decorated the kitchen table, then made pink waffles with dark chocolate chips for my sweetie - he gushed over how good they were the whole time! GO me!

Present time! Jidge got some new shoes & some Tootsie rolls (he loves the vanilla ones) and I got another stuffed animal "bear"ing presents - chocolate, a girls best friend. I also got a new tank and sweater (seen in the next picture...) I love you JJ!

Smiling kids in pink! We look so cute together, don't cha think???

Me and Caitlin - super cute sister! We just had to have a picture since we looked like we could be going to a school dance with our matching outfits :)

We ate dinner at JJ's mom's house - she made heart-shaped meatloaf! Sooo very impressed by this! My sister can't stand meatloaf - hello, it's a LOAF of MEAT! Ug! hahaha, but I'm a fan and very much enjoyed this tasty Valentine's dinner!

The girls! I look a bit evil but JJ was making me laugh pretty hard so you get a crazy face!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

Superbowl XLIV!!!

Are You Ready For Some Football?!?! We sure were! We joined some of my siblings at my dad's to watch the game, laugh at commercials and eat some seriously yummy food.

Superbowl XLIV: Saints vs. Colts - Go Saints!!!!

We didn't have any Saints attire so we went with a little Steelers and Buccaneers clothing instead, showing some love for the sport at least!

This was my sad attempt at making a cake into a football.... It didn't go well to say the very least and I was pretty distraught over the whole catastrophe, but JJ insisted that we eat it. It was just further evidence that I am not a chef/baker.

Stop The Presses!!! My pigs in a blanket turned out awesome - they were a hit! They disappeared so fast! I also made Muddy Buddies - soooooo delicious! I apparently just need to limit my ingredients, make sure there's not much required from the human making it, and as little cooking as possible and I do ok!

Cute Fans!


The Saints WIN!!!!! WooHoo!!!! I snapped this shot, classic gatorade dump! I love me some Breez!!! :) Hope you all enjoyed your Superbowl Sunday!

My Beautiful Damsel!

This is my sweet Grandma, she always calls me her "beautiful damsel" :) How cute is that, right? Sometimes I can call her that before she says it to me and it always makes her giggle. I live to make her smile and laugh, it's one of my very favorite things!!

So for one of my ideas on getting her to smile super big was to take her to see New Moon!!!

The piece of paper that looks like a film strip has a picutre of Edward on the bottom (you can barely see it) but boy oh boy how she giggled when she saw him!

I took her to see Twilight so I wanted to continue with the tradition, my mom and I took her to the District to see the movie & eat some lunch.

Girls Love Vampires!!! :) As we sat down with our lunch (from the deli - oh how I love their turkey sandwiches and fries!!) I asked my Grandma how she liked it... her response? "Well, the werewolves really scared me!" Ooops... I kinda forgot about those, so very sorry Grandma! I'll have to see the next movie and really think about things like that. But we had a fantastic time and really need to do fun things like that more often!

Excuse Me... I ordered the LARGE!

Holy Huge House Batman! My uncle moved into a new "home" this past weekend... and when I say house, I really mean Mansion!! :) This place has 17 rooms and 32 bathrooms! Ok, so I might be exaggerating a little, there are really only 7 bathrooms. I was glad to help him move as he was awesome enough to help JJ and I out in our endeavor, and I was amazed at their new abode. The driveway was a bit steep and I ended up twisting my already bad knee so I trunked out a bit early, but I was able to walk through the entire mansion with my Grandma and that was just priceless! Here are just a few shots...

This is the DOWNSTAIRS kitchen if you can believe that. It's nicer than most people's own kitchen! It was just gorgeous and I was extremely jealous to say the least.

If I thought I was jealous of the kitchen it was nothing compared to what I felt when we discovered this room at the end of a long, wide hallway - The Theater. 3 levels, Giant screen, leather couches... what more could a movie lover like myself ask for?? Hey uncle, can I rent out your theater for a night?! :)

Congrats on the new home uncle - it's beautiful and I can't wait for the next family party!!

Spur-Of-The-Moment!

On Thursday my sister Amy and I decided to be good little granddaughters and drive to Sunny St George to take care of our sweet Grandma. She went through surgery on Tuesday and it took a lot more out of her than expected. So we packed our bags and raced to her side.

We helped put all her Christmas decorations away and restore order to her home. Did some grocery shopping, light cleaning and just stayed by her side to do any other task she just couldn't do on her own. We visited, watched movies and made her smile as often as possible. My grandpa was able to go on an ATV ride he had thought he would have to cancel as well, I think it's freaking awesome that my 75 year old Grandpa is out on the trails - throwin' up dust! We left on Sunday afternoon after many smiles and endless thank-you's. I'm soooo glad we were able to go down and take care of both of them, grateful we had the time and ability to do so. Thanks for asking for our help Grandma and Grandpa, we truly enjoyed our time with you, thank you for the nice relaxing weekend!! And boy oh boy did we enjoy the weather!! A sunshiny 57 degrees!! Woo Hoo! :)

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year Family, Friends & Followers! We partied this year again at the Orr home - and it was a blast as usual! Playing games, eating delicious food, laughing uncontrollably, seeing cousins from distant lands, playing more games, lighting fireworks, kissin' at midnight... and finally falling into bed at 4:15 AM = GOOD TIMES!!!


This is what you consider a good time at a party?! Monopoly??? Will one in the end - don't Lawyers always get what they want? Why even play!?


Baby Girl is ready to party!!


Rachel is freaking awesome!! Love this girl to pieces. She brings life, laughter and smiles to any party - any girl that does the worm in her wedding dress is a staple to a great party :)


Me and my mommy!!

Whilst setting off fireworks my Aunt Julie released a mini air balloon - here we go with 2010!

This may be completely gross - but he had me laughing sooooo freaking hard! I love you Sean!

Drewbee wins the most annoying award - he mastered the act of making the most high pitched squeal from these things! I'm sure dogs around the neighborhood were going crazy!

He may be putting in the wrong place, but at least Bri isn't being as loud as the others!!

Me and Wendy Girl :) She flew off soon after the party to return to the East Coast, her fancy new job in D.C. awaits! Congrats and Good Luck!

Me & Cassie - the most adorable girl on the planet!! I love you!

PARTY PING PONG:

A must have to every New Year's Bash - my family rocks!

Mommy & Brother keepin' the party going - pour that bubbly!


A Toast to us! Happy New Year!

Uh-Oh... It's all gone....


XOXO!! I look forward to spending another year with you my love!