Happy Birthday John!

My handsome husband is 26 today! I reminded him this morning after getting birthday doughnuts and chocolate milk that he is now closer to 30 than 20 ! He came back quickly that the day after I turned 25 I entered that category too...brat! I however am not the one with the grey hairs sweetie:)

So yes in honor of John's birthday I thought I would list 26 about him (this does not mean it will be a yearly thing)

1. He is a marvelous guitar player
2. He is in a band called Backing Wisconsin

3. He cuts his own hair

4. He is very loyal
5. He is hilarious (He's 105 on a scale of 100-according to Kevin,pfff)

6. He used to walk out of the bathroom after taking a shower with a towel wrapped in his hair and one wrapped around his body under his armpits. (that's what you get for being the youngest and having 4 older sisters)

7. He knows all the words to Everybody Dance Now

8. He loves fruity candy

9. He served a mission for 2 years in Brazil and speaks Portuguese fluently

10. He can shake his booty like Beyonce

11. He is good at fixing things

12. He wipes down the toilet after every use, yes I know I'm lucky!

13. When he vacuums he leaves carpet tracks

14. When he talks about his mom he can't help but smile, he loves her sooo much
15. He was once pulled over and accused of driving under the influence on the way to a church dance. As it turns out the car just had really bad alignment

16. He's an eagle scout

17. He is ticklish

18. He is very patient

19. He doesn't follow any sports, in fact I'm more of a sports fan than he is

20. He loves the apple pies from McDonalds and the Carmel empenadas from Taco Bell

21. I don't think there's a soul who doesn't like him

22. He was on the water polo, swimming, soccer, track and tennis teams in high school

23. He loves music and is very picky when it comes to his own compositions

24. My sisters call him Brother John, my dad and grandpa call him big John, and the rest of my extended family (aunts,uncles, & grandma included) call him cousin John

25. He worked as a life guard when he was a teenager

26. He is very honest

Here are some pictures of John Tullis, so they're not my John Tullis but I've already posted the two photos I have of him on my computer-deal with it. Happy Birthday John, I love you!

Road Trip

We went to San Jose and Sacramento this weekend to see 2 of John's sister and his parents. Mom & Dad Tullis recently arrived home from their mission in England so this is the first time we saw their new house in Sacramento. I got some pictures but I left my camara at home on Saturday-bummer. Oh well I'm not able to upload them anyway. Highlights from this weekend:

• Spending time with John on the car ride talking & singing.
• Seeing The Millers
• Going on a walk to the park even though it was sooo hot!
• Playing with the nieces and nephews
• Seeing Mom & Dad's new house
• Going to the Sacramento temple with Mom and Dad (it's a beautiful temple)
• Seeing The Brinks
• Eating a tasty lunch-thanks Suzie!
• Homemade apple pie and cookies-thanks Suzie!
• Watching Zach (and Dad) do the Happy Feet dance
• Staying up late talking with Mom on Saturday night
• Church was very nice. It was a treat to be able to sit with John during Sacrament and then go to Sunday school and relief society!
• Spending Sunday talking with Mom & Dad
• Homemade strawberry pie-thanks Mom
• Coming home and getting to sleep in our own bed

She Passed!!

Kerilynn is the newest Cosmotologist in CA! Yay!!

Good Luck KL!

Tomorrow my sister Kerilynn is taking her state cosmetology boards. (My mom is going to be her client) Kerilynn is amazing when it comes to hair, nails, and make-up. She's always had a talent to do hair. Girls have been coming to her for years for prom's and homecoming's. Her passion though is make-up, thanks to KL for giving me the best mascara ever! Because of her I'm slowly starting to do more with myself. I love her soooo much. We used to fight like cats and dogs when we were little and though we were girls we didn't hold back from using our fists. She won most of the time because she was stronger but I was quick just not quick enough. Luckily we have moved on from that phase (it's been about...oh...2 years since our last fist fight:)j/k) and now are really good friends. I love being close to her and being able to call her to sing with me or trim my hair or talk. Love ya Kerilynn, you'll do great tomorrow.

Slow News Week

What to write about....Last week my mom gave me a copy of the soundtrack from little women the musical. I love it! I've been singing two of the songs from it all week, the Massachusetts one and the duet with Jo and Beth (sorry I don't know the names). Some of you, wait there's only 3 people who read this, so all of you probably know that I love musical theater. I have been know to spontaneously erupt into song and dance. If only the people around me would join in then it would really be like a musical:)

In other news a few days ago I had a blog surfer leave a comment! It was so exciting for me. It was one of the first things I told John when I picked him up from school. Thanks to those who have included me on their blog roles. So my blog surfing friend got me thinking about how she found me, I think it was from Jeanine site, any how I was thinking about blog genealogy. I'm weird I know. I have a lot of time in the car to think about these things. You know what I mean though just a way to see how the connection was made a la 6 degrees of separation. It's something I've become accustomed to being LDS it seems it's not hard to find a mutual friend with a stranger. It goes a little something like this: your friend's cousin is visiting from out of town they are from that city that your roommates ex-boyfriend is from-their siblings went to high school together, their brother served in the same mission as your uncle (who is younger than you, that's how we roll), instant connection BFF and now you can add them to your social contacts list next time you run into that roommates ex. Same idea with blogging. It's a small world after all.

Some Things that Make Me Smile

I am Grateful for:

Good Samaritans

The Smell of Jasmine