finley jean's first day

lovebirds -- tagged

Well, amanda tagged me and told me to get on it, so here I go!

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1. Where did you and your husband meet?

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i met robby when i was 13 years old through a friend in my ward. he was 15 -- you know how lame a 13 year old following you around is? ... needless to say he was not impressed. but i hung out with the other guy in attempts to try to hang with robby. i dated the guy for 2 months. and then we were all just friends. robby and i had classes together in high school (he would copy my geometry homework ... and we have a mural that we designed and painted [8 feet tall by 16 week wide] in a senior living center in ontario). after high school he went on to join the marines and a year later i went to college in idaho -- we lost touch.

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after i graduated i was back home for a bit. i heard about a party for a guy who just returned from his mission so i figured i would stop by before heading to my friend's house. when i knocked on the door i was greeted by the RM's parents and while i was standing there i see this guy kinda standing/crouching behind them ... i take a second look and realize it's robby. he stands up and give me a hug (lifting my feet off the floor). we talked in the kitchen for the rest of the night ... even after the rest of the party people left. (my mom says we haven't stopped talking since). we exchanged phone numbers and planned to hang out.

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when he called to hang out the next day (which was a sunday) and i told my mom who i was going out with, she commented: "he's a dork!" she said this because she knew i had always liked him and that he had never given me the time of day. she didn't want me to get hurt. so he came over and picked me up and headed to in-and-out. i had already eaten dinner and i didn't want to order anything (pesky little 10 commandment) -- but i munched on his fries while we talked.

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he went back to camp pendelton (he was only home on leave for christmas) and we returned to just phone calls. i got a job opportunity working for a girl from college who was trying to start a modest prom dress company and needed at patternmaker ... she was located in san diego (only 20 minutes from camp pendelton -- way closer than the 1.5 hours he would later be driving to see me after the job was over). i broke up with my boyfriend of 2 years (the day he broke his jaw ... poor guy, it was wired shut and he couldn't even defend himself!) called robby and told him i was coming to san diego and that i broke up with tim.

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2. First thing said?

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who knows ... it was AGES ago!!

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3. First date?

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do you count while we were "hanging out" while i had a boyfriend ... our first date after i broke up with tim ... i called robby after i got off my first day at the prom dress company (january 14, 2003) and got directions to camp pendelton. i went and picked him up (he didn't have a car at the time) and we went and got some fast food (wendy's i believe). then we went back to his barracks and watched "super troopers".

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4. First kiss?

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while we were in his room watching "super troopers". i HAD to do it ... i had been wanting to kiss him forever, but he wouldn't do it while i had a boyfriend, and he was unsure if i wanted to so soon after breaking up. it was great!

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5. When "I Love You's" were first said?

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who knows ... it was really soon after we started dating, i think like 2 or 3 weeks. i know we were saying it by valentine's day (a month later).

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6. Long or short courtship/engagement?

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SHORT ... we dated for 4 months, and were engaged for 2 months (to the day!)

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7. Where did you get engaged?

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on may 5th, 2003, we headed to disneyland. i knew he was going to do it, i just didn't know where. he kept faking me out all day! then we went on the mark twain (the paddle boat that goes on the rivers of america -- i could point out the spot on the river!!) it was great. i said yes ... the ring was PERFECT (he picked it out all on his own -- we never looked at rings. he asked me what i wanted and all i told him was "not a diamond". it's a triangle cut pink sapphire with little diamonds on the sides and i LOVE it). no one around us on the boat seemed to notice or care (which was a great relief to robby, he would have been so embarrased if anyone had said anything)

8. Where were you married?

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on july 5th, 2003, we were married for time in the creekside building in ontario. and on october 10th, 2004 we were sealed for time and all eternity in the redlands temple.

9. Where did you go on your honeymoon?

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we went to catalina island ... off the coast of california. it was great. we were kinda wanting to go back to celebrate our 5th anniversary ... but i didn't want to go on the boat while being pregnant (not fun). maybe next year.

10. Where did you make your first home?

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well for the first month after we got married we house-sat for a little old lady. then he deployed for 8 months (iraq and other places) and i moved in with my sister. when he got back we moved to hawaii and lived by kaneohe bay on oahu for 6 months. then in with my parent's for 2-3 months, then 2 different apartments in ontario ... and now renting a house in rancho cucamonga.

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ok, so now I tag anyone who reads this and wants to do it!!

happy 5 years!!!

well saturday was our five year anniversary, so we figured we better go out and celebrate. we called up rob's mom and she graciously agreed to babysit.

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we headed off to market broiler ... our absolute favorite restaurant. and since i'm a crazy blogging person, i took pictures ... enjoy!

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this is us waiting for our food, enjoying their sourdough and a shrimp cocktail (no pictures ... we devoured it before i could grab my camera from my purse!!)

then our food arrived ... i opted for threasher shark (with lemon pepper seasoning ... we love that you can request certain seasonings!!) cheesy mashed potatoes and a side of cottage cheese ... YUM!!

robby opted for a trio: thresher shark (with jamaican lime seasoning), salmon (with lemon pepper seasoning), snow crab legs with rice pilaf and steamed vegetables.

i cleaned my plate (well robby said i didn't because i had cottage cheese left over, but i say that doesn't count!!) i almost always only eat about half of my shark and half of my potatoes (leaving me a yummy lunch the next day) but i ate it all ... it was delicious!!!

and this is us all happy and STUFFED ... oh it was soooo worth it, absolutely delicious!! i wish we could go there more often. afterwards we went and saw "the incredible hulk" ... GREAT movie!!

oh, yeah and look what robby bought for me for our anniversary ... a new iPod ... 80gb silver video ... oh the happines, i was getting tired of seeing this sad display on my old 20bg photo ipod

aquarium of the pacific

robby had last friday off (3/21/08), so we decided to join some friends at the aquarium of the pacific. robby and aidan both love fish, so we figured it would be a perfect family outing. the day started off kinda rocky, but it was worth it. so much fun!! (sorry i haven't posted all week, my sister was in town and we were playing playing playing all week, now we're sick sick sick! thank you scott for passing that along to us!!)oh, and check out those shoes, this was the FIRST time we've ever put shoes on the kid. he's usually barefoot or just weaing socks. it took him a bit to get used to them. after i put them on he sat there for five minutes trying to get them off, then he refused to stand up and would only crawl. after about 20 minutes he was walking all over and it hasn't slowed him down a bit!!

they had an outside play area which also features a squirting thing which SOAKED aidan! (dontcha just love his little fauxhawk!) so he got spoiled and we bought him a new shirt so he wouldn't be freezing the rest of the day (unfortunately his camo shirt somehow fell out of our diaperbag and is now lost forver -- sad day! i loved him in that outfit and he had only worn it twice!!) oh well!

here he is giving the puffin some kisses, awww!

first time ever on daddy's shoulders while watching the sea otters playing! he loved it!!

he also got spoiled with a new stuffed shark, which he absoluely adores!!

back at home, chillin' with daddy after having a fun day at the aquarium!

happy birthday aidan!!

we threw aidan a party on saturday, here are some pictures from all the fun!

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we settled down and read some books before everyone else arrived. nicole and her kids hannah and adam came early to come play and spent the night after!!

aidan and his loving parents, aren't we a cute family?

gr'papa and gigi (ya know, for great grandma!) fiet!(uncle) patrick and (aunt) rachel, friends but basically family!rob's mom (a.k.a nana) and the birthday boy!robby and his dad deanrobby's sister susie, baby jolee (born on my birthday) and boyfriend timnicole and adam (best sister in the world!) thanks for the fantastic photos, you're the best photographer, and the album was amazing! you are so talented!my mom (a.k.a. 'ama) and hannahmy dad (a.k.a papa) and my brother scott (we missed you amanda!!)1 of the 2 cakes i made for aidan, look at my mad cake decorating skills!! (thank you gigi for teaching me while i worked at baskin robbins!)aidan enjoying my mad cake decorating skills!aidan decided to share some of the yummy cake with daddy! that was nice buddy!presents!! aidan was more interested in the paper and bags than opening the presents. but once they were opened he was a happy boy, he got tons of fun things to play with!after the party and the kids were asleep, nicole and i relaxed with a little favorite of ours named: root beer floats. oh the deliciousness!!thanks for coming everybody, it was great fun! we are so lucky to have such great family (and friends!) we love you! happy birthday aidan, we love you the MOST!!

HUZZAH!!!!

HUZZAH!!!! my sister, who blogs over at moments & milestones just made a huge announcement over at her blog. seriously, i'm so excited. i'm going to be an aunt again. HUZZAH!!!! another shelby kid is gonna be around to call me aunt hemi. that just makes my day. so go over and wish her some congratulations, and stick around and read some of her other posts. she has the cutest kids and is the most incredibly talented "life artist" (aka scrapbooking to those of us who aren't as talented). seriously, and takes the most beautiful photos. i love this girl, and i love her kids, and i love her husband. i LOVE the shelby family, and i'm so excited to have another one join this crazy wonderful bunch! congrats sis! i love you. ... and hopefully you'll get over feeling vomitocious and go back to just being sexilicious!