Quite Possibly A Bullseye

You Are An ENFJ

The Giver You strive to maintain harmony in relationships, and usually succeed.Articulate and enthusiastic, you are good at making personal connections.Sometimes you idealize relationships too much - and end up being let down.You find the most energy and comfort in social situations ... where you shine. In love, you are very protective and supporting.However, you do need to "feel special" - and it's quite easy for you to get jealous. At work, you are a natural leader. You can help people discover their greatest potential.You would make a good writer, human resources director, or psychologist. How you see yourself: Trusting, idealistic, and expressive When other people don't get you, they see you as: Bossy, inappropriate, and loud

What's" Your Personality Type?

Happy Anniversary!

1. Where did you first meet your husband?

• Family Home Evening in the BYU 123rd(?) ward. I was the FHE mom and his apt was in our group. I thought he was really tall and cute.

2. What was the first thing you said to your husband?

• Directly or indirectly? Directly it was probably something like, " And You?" we were going around the room and everyone would tell something good about their day or week. Indirectly, "Welcome to FHE" I know real romantic eh?

3. Where was your first date?

• Again official or unofficial? Do you mean when he asked me out or I ask him OR when a third party asked John out in my behalf? Yes, we had a complicated beginning.


• First date was to the homecoming fiasco...I mean spectacular(it's a show in the Marriott center with singing, dancing, tributes etc). We went with my roommates and their fiances/boyfriends. John and I were the only non-couple there. Josh, my roommates fiance went to his apt. and set up the date (I had no knowledge of this-honestly) Their conversation went something like this...

Josh: Hey are you John?

John: Yes

Josh: What are you doing next weekend?

John: What?

Josh: You know LeeElle?

John: Yeah

Josh: Want to go out with her next weekend to the homecoming
spectacular?

John: Does she know you are doing this?

Josh: No, not yet.

John: I'll go but let me ask her out OK?

Josh: Great! bye!

...a few minutes later Josh ran into my apt. and let me know that he had asked John out for me. I was so embarrassed. Yes I wanted to go out with him but that is not how I pictured it happening. I felt like a charity case. Nevertheless it was a fun night.

4. Where was your first kiss?

• In the snow (awww) after we went to an acapella concert.

5. Did you have a long or short engagement/courtship?

• It depends on your definition of long/short. We were friends who "hung out" with each other for about a year. We officially dated 6 months and were engaged for 3 months.

6. Where did you get engaged?

• On a mountain overlooking Utah Valley at sunset. I was caught off guard and completely surprised. ( I'll save that story for another post...maybe my anniversary next year).

7. Where were you married?

• We were married in the Los Angeles L.D.S. Temple.

8. Where did you go on your honeymoon?

• We went to Park City, Utah for a week. We stayed in a Marriott (Janae hooked us up with a sweet discount) we just relaxed and hung out with each other. We brought our snowboards in hopes of hitting the slopes but there was no snow, of course our last night there it snowed. John took took me to a play in SLC (even though he was sooo sick), we swam, went to the movies, slept, ate, and just had a fun time together.

9. Where was your first place together?

• Spanish Fork, UT. It was a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, furnished apt. with washer and dryer hookups for only $400/month!! It was a steal. The owners rented it out to married students at the Y. They said they remember what it was like to be starting out so they wanted to help out.

10. How long have you been married?

• Three years today. Good times!

I Can't Think of a Title

Last night I drove in traffic for two hours down to Anaheim to hear Collin play in the honor band and it was well worth it. He played wonderfully. I actually got a little choked up-surprise, surprise! It was also fun because I was able to see one of my teachers from Jr. High and High school.

After Collin's performance my mom and I went to the Marriott restaurant to visit Janae. Cory and Kerilynn met up with us there where Janae hooked all of us up with a free meal. The food was really good I would recommend the sweet garlic chicken and the desserts-Delicious! We split the berries and creme (it has a fancier name but I cant' remember it), the little devil (a fudgy brownie with ice cream-yum), chocolate/banana bread pudding, and my favorite creme brule. We met all of the staff of the restaurant the chef even came out to tell us how much they like Janae. It was a really fun night with my family. Sadly John was not able to come...law school(said while rolling my eye in a dramatic/sarcastic way). I sound like a single lady gallivanting around with out my husband. Whatever:)

And now your parting gift....

Good luck this weekend in Grease Cory! (see Kerilynn's blog for more!)

Wordless Wednesday-Thanks Amber

Yay KL!

My sister has finally bit the bullet and has started her own blog....check it out!

http://www.kerilynnjex.blogspot.com

**she is not going to be happy that I put this picture up...oh well!**

Happy Birthday Weston

Weston and our cousin Garrett

It was my brother Weston's birthday on Sunday. I can't believe he is 18! On Saturday I went down to Anaheim to go to his quarterfinal CIF water polo game. This is the farthest the boys team has ever gone, unfortunately their CIF run ended there however Weston did score 5 of Loara's 7 goals (takes after his big sister/s:)! Two of the goals were made at half tank-he's really got an arm.

We celebrated on Sunday with a yummy dinner and mini lava cakes. Wes is a good guy. He's a work horse around the house, not by choice, but he does a good job helping out. He is kind and is tendered hearted (once again taking after his big sister) He just recently completed his eagle project where he put together a couple hundred hygiene kits for the church humanitarian effort, I'm very proud of him. He has grown up to be a very handsome boy! Happy b-day weston!

My Own Stacy London

Shout out to my beautiful sister Janae. She is one of the kindest people I know. Here's a great story:

When I was in high school I was at a football game sitting in the stands and Janae walked by. A friend of mine got my attention and asked if she was my sister. I confirmed the relation to which they responded, "She looks just like you but pretty."

I do not share this for sympathy or a self esteem boost but because it is funny! Janae is great! She wants the best for everyone. Growing up Janae didn't fight like the rest of us did, she has always been a peacemaker. She has great style and is generous. I get more compliments on the outfits she's given me than the ones I buy! Thankfully I am the recipient of her closet cleaning binges. We've spent more time with her lately and I'm realising (again) how glad I am to be living close to her ( and the rest of my family:) Love ya Janae!

***Please ignore the gangster/weird look on my face in the picture***

Post Summer Lovin'

Westwood College Presents... ... the musical!

Starring: Cory Cooke as Danny Zuko

Friday, November 16th @ 8pm

Saturday, November 17th @ 8pm At the...

The Forum Theatre

4175 Fairmont Blvd. Yorba Linda, Ca 92886

Tickets are $8 Presale & $10 at the door

Yes that's right our very own Cory. You can bet your bottom dollar we'll be there opening night singing along!

post script: Kerilynn is doing the music i.e. piano for it-woot woot!

Alright Kevin

This is Kevin (and John). Kevin and I met back in ought 3 in the Roman Gardens Apts. He was one of John's roommates. They met in the MTC while serving missions in Brazil. They are BFF's. I consider him to be one of my BFF's too.




Kevin is one of my favorite people for many reasons. Things you may not know about Kevin

• he has wonderful taste in friends
• he has a wonderful wife (Sarah, I'm working on a post for you but we all know that kevin needs his very own post to be satisfied)
• he's got some crazy guitar skills
• he can see Creep by Radio Head, even the part where it goes really high.
• he is the king of double standards (said affectionately)
• he can throw a mean tantrum ( a close second to my storming out)
• he was supposed to sing a solo for the Easter program in our singles ward and was soo nervous he made himself sick. So that morning I get a call from him apologizing for bailing out on me and offering to show me his vomit spattered shirt and proof. pfft.
• he really is color blind
• he is well read
• he is a very good friend to John (and me)
• he is a good listener, he'll make a great therapist
• he was voted Mr. Distribution Center
• he is the best embosser this side of the Mississippi
• my whole family has a crush on him
• he is very creative
• he's funny...here are some recent blog comments kevin has made that make me laugh

In response to "Only if All the Others Are Full"

Tall...more like Freakishly tall!And by the way, until they put a handicap sign on those stalls, I refuse to see them as anything but the deluxe bathroom suites that my fine behind deserves. Wheelchair bound, take a number.

In response to "Who Back Wisconsin Now"

I am sooooo sad (Sarcasm intended). This reminds me of a funny anecdote. On a recent episode of the hills, star, Lauren Conrad, in denial of her feelings for friend, Brody Jenner, went on a date with a model named GAVIN. After one date, Lauren dumped GAVIN because he was incredibly boring and not as good as Brody. I will let you work out the implications of this little allegory yourself, but let's put it this way, as long as there is a KEVIN and a John, the music will never die.

See what I mean? He's funny. I will end with my haiku titled "Kevin"

Kevin
Spiteful, clever, wit
Dear friend, soon to be daddy
leaves comments on blog

Only If All The Others Are Full!

Story...

John walked into the bathroom a few weeks ago, seeing that all the stalls were available he chose to use the largest one aka the handicap stall. He took his time putting his things down and taking care of business and packing back up. When he walked out he saw a young man in a wheelchair waiting for the stall. He felt sooo bad!-serves him right! Moral of the story...don't use the handicap stall unless it's the only one available and if you do use it, be quick about it.

Random

I finally took my pictures off my memory card and transferred them to CD's so I can use them now!!!

This picture was taken a while ago when John and I went to the Grove. These are two Abercrombie & Fitch employees. What is there job you ask? To look pretty in their matching outfits and open the door for you. (I think the one on the left saw me whip out my camera and posed for the photo)

I've heard of China Town, Korea Town, Little Italy...but Little Ethiopia? That's LA.

Goulet

Robert Goulet 1933-2007
The world will never be the same.
Single tear.

I'm Cultured

A few weeks ago we went out with some friends for Korean food. As many of you know I am somewhat of a picky eater and thus was a little worried about the upcoming feast. John on the other hand grew up eating Korean food. I don't know many non-Koreans who appreciate kimchi but John does. We drove up to Santa Monica or LA...sometimes I forget where one city ends and the next one begins! Where ever it was we drove there and pulled up to this fine establishment. Asian YA!

Here's the group:

front to back/left to right

Serene and then her husband/our resident Korean Kevin

Amy Jo & John

Gavin & me

This little guy was in our tofu soup! Eyeballs and all! Speaking of the tofu soup what wasn't in there. It had tofu (of course) and the some sort of shell fish, meat, shrimp etc. you name it! It wasn't half bad!

Here is me getting ready to enjoy my friend!

Yeah right! It was all staged. I'm willing to try things but when their eyes are still attached-no thank you. Besides I've tried shrimp before and wasn't a fan.

Here is the tofu soup. We also ordered different meats. John got a large order of the ribs, our friends tried to tell him how big the servings were but he went ahead and got it anyways, and yes he ate the whole thing. Told ya he loves Korean food. They also brought out a ton of ramekins with different um...stuff in them. I tried almost all of them. I'm a big fan of the spicy cucumbers and I can't remember what the rest of them are called but they were pretty good.

Overall I enjoyed the food. It's not something I will crave but I would eat it again. It was just nice going out on a date with friends.

No Cake For You

Fellow blogger Denae asked if you could change one thing about your wedding what would it be? I thought I would share my response with you.

Overall my wedding was great. It was crazy but who's isn't? A family friend who is a prof. chef offered to make my cake. As the date got closer she realized that she would be evaluated the same week as my wedding. Knowing that it would be too much for one week she had us go the bakery she used to work at and order a cake. Because we also had cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory we didn't order a huge cake. The day came and my friend went to pick up the cake to set it up at the reception and decorate it but when she got to the bakery it was locked. The owner had gone home to take an afternoon nap but didn't wake up to her alarm. So we didn't have a cake. The owner called that night after the reception and apologized profusely. Honestly I wasn't really phased by it. My mom told me about it and I said, "oh, well" It would have taken a lot more than an MIA cake to spoil my day. The bakery did deliver the cake to my mom's house the next day where my sister (who people say looks like me) and her boyfriend (who is really tall) took a picture cutting the cake with the hope to one day photo shop our faces in:)

Here's what my cake might have looked like...

Who Will Back Wisconsin Now?

John's band has there last performance tomorrow night, their drummer is moving to Seattle.
I'm happy because this means a little more time with John however I'm bummed for him. He really likes playing shows and writing music...not that the music writing has to stop.
I know it's late but all are welcome to come.

Kaitlyn Jane Mock

I'm and aunt again!

Hoo-ray for Janelle and Lance they had their baby girl on Saturday! (pictures to come soon hopefully)

Kaitlyn Jane Mock
6 lbs. 9 oz.
21"
born sometime time in the a.m. on October 20th

I'm not sure if I spelled her name correctly or if my stats or right. 3 days old and I'm already losing favorite aunt points-dang it!

Don't Drink The Water!

It is not uncommon in Utah to know double digits of pregnant women however here in California it is. Seriously can you believe this? (granted not all of them are are in CA. 8 of the names below are from my ward!)



Recent Births

Janelle
Karen
Karene
Erika



Friends full with child (in order of due dates)

Julie
Lisa
Allie
Laura
Kimmie
Kimra (I can count her right sarah?)
Tanya
Liad
Sarah
Chelise
Amber
Charlotte
Leanne
Crystal

think of the baby shower gifts-geesh!

Remeber Me When You're Famous!

Last Thursday John and I went to see my friend Danny in a play. It's called Neither Have I Wings To Fly. It was phenomenal! I laughed and cried...actually bawled. It was amazing. Danny did a magnificent job as well as the other cast members, not a weak link I tell ya. It's set in Ireland in the 50's, so they talk with accents-fun! It's about love, loss, heart break, relationships, self discovery, taking chances... The play write is also in it. She wrote this play when she was about 23! I'm smiling just thinking about it.
Here is Danny...don't forget me when you're a big star!

If you live in the greater LA area I strongly suggest you go see it! You can get more information by visiting http://www.roadtheatre.org/

Good Job Danny! & THANK YOU so much for the tickets.

How 'Bout You Sideburns?

In loving memory of John's sideburns
May they rest in peace

Wordless Wednesday

I knight thee..

L's & E's

I joined facebook a few months ago so Kirk could have two pages of friends. I wasn't planning on doing anything with the account but recently some old friends have found me on it. Apparently it was difficult to search me out because they couldn't remember my married name. So having decided that facebook was OK I was going put a little more effort into my account. I wanted to add my maiden name so today I went into my account to change my name. They say it could take some time because they want to verify that it is a legitimate name. I click on "my account" then "change name" I then type LeeElle Jex Tullis and it gives me this error message...

TOO MANY REPETITIVE LETTERS

whatever.

Suzie Homemaker

I went to Joanne's on Friday to buy some fabric for a fall craft I will be teaching the Young Women to make. After looking at their limited selection of overpriced fall fabrics I decided to try Wal*Mart. So on Sat I went down to my parents to go to Wal*Mart and guess what? They no longer sell fabric! After making a few phone calls my mom and I headed over to M & L Fabric. It's a huge fabric store with great prices. We got there at 5:45 and they were closing at 6:00 so we feverishly rushed through the $1 pile and made our way to the $1.98 pile. We grabbed as much as we could and then at 5:55 they turned the lights off in the room we were in. We tried to look by the light of my mom's blackberry which did not work so we made our way to the front. There was a lady there saying sorry we don't cut after 6. To which we responded, "Ok, it's not 6:00." After a salty glare and eye roll from the worker she cut our fabric and rang us up. When they say the close at 6:00 they mean it. I was happy with my purchases considering I only had 10 min.!

Sorry for the bad lighting....

My loot! All this for $38!


Here are some of the personality filled fabrics:

You can't tell but this fabric is brown with gold glitter flecks! Who doesn't love a little sparkle?

This is an awesome fall paisley

Funky!

Jazzy!



I know, I know turquoise for fall? It's a modern take on autumn. Plus I think the Young women will like them.



Love this one!

I also purchased some traditional fall fabrics. Stay tuned for the finished product.

How To Live Large While Starving Students

Send your wife flowers via email a.k.a. a picture. If you concentrate hard enough you can smell them. Yes, I have a great husband.

Wordless Wednesday

Yogurberry? More like Poopberry

Tonight we went to a new frozen "yogurt"* shop in El Segundo called Yogurberry. It's a Pinkberry wanna be. Now first let me say that I was skeptical of Pinkberry the first time I went there. Just because it's popular doesn't mean it's good. However I went in with an open mind and to my surprise it was tasty. It's tangy, not what I expected from this non-frozen yogurt treat but delicious. They give you hearty portions of fruit/toppings so each bight has an added zing. I would recommend Pinkberry and go back there again myself. Luckily we are getting one in town soon.



Now back to Yougurberry, their "yogurt" was ok, similar to pinkberry's but what was really lame was the toppings or lack there of. John and I shared a medium with three toppings; kiwi, mango, & raspberries. We had six raspberries...now if you are going to charge 95 cents a topping you better give us more than six raspberries for heavens sake! I would be willing to give them another try if they beef up their topping portions.



In true LeeElle fashion here are 3 positive things about Yogurberry

1. They have cool wooden spoons


2. The fruit we did have was good and ripe


3. Their store was nice and they have a cute logo

*"The National Yogurt Association (NYA) established its own criteria for live and active culture yogurt. In order for manufacturers to carry their Live and Active Culture seal, refrigerated yogurt products must contain at least 100 million cultures per gram at the time of manufacture, and frozen yogurt products must contain 10 million cultures per gram at the time of manufacture. " - Wikipedia, the source of all worldly knowledge. I know that Pinkberry got in legal trouble for calling their product "yogurt" and I doubt that Yogurberry is any more cultured than Pinkberry.

Kevin Lloyd Curtis Needs Attention

Kevin said he would storm off unless I dedicated a post to him. Well friend, here ya go...

1. He has the perfect build to shop at thrift stores
2. He has curly hair
3. He is color blind

I hope you and your ferunkle are happy now.

Wordless Wednesday on Thursday

Boring

So, my attempts to change my template did not work. It looks like I'll need to set up a date with Shannon again soon.

Experimenting

Trying this template on for size...

Army's Army

You may have noticed in my post yesterday that my family all had the same t-shirt on. It says Army's Army. Some may say it's redundant others think it doesn't make sense so please allow me to clarify.

Here is Army...

And this is his army

Army is my grandpa, his full name is Armand but he goes by Army. This was taken at our yearly beach camping trip in Carlsbad. I can't remember a summer where we didn't camp at the beach. This past May my grandpa turned 80 and for his birthday he wanted all of his family at the beach. One of the days we were there was our "All about Army day" We ate some of his favorite foods for dinner, we wore our Army's Army t-shirts that Kerilynn's boyfriend Cory designed, we had a little program where we sang a song to him, we made him a scrapbook, and finished the night off with red vines and lemon heads (his favorites). It was such a wonderful day-week really.

My grandpa is amazing, he is the most active 80 year old I know. He competes in the senior Olympics and almost always wins gold, be it double or singles. (At the beach he gave all his family a medal he has won, it was very touching) He is very competitive and still teaches all of the younger grand kids and now great grand kids how to boogie board, hit a ball, play volleyball etc. My grandpa was a high school coach so he comes by it naturally. I remember in high school he was at my water polo game freshman year when I scored my first goal. At half time he came over not to congratulate me but to run a play and check my defense. Many of my cousins swam, when we would go over to grandma and grandpa's pool we would be so excited to be playing in the pool rather than practicing. At some point during the day he would have us do flip turns or treading water just to check our form blah blah blah. My grandparents recently moved back to Utah, I miss them terribly but I know grandpa is loving being up there for ski season. He gets in free now, apparently there are many 80 year old who ski, let alone the black diamond runs.

Here are a few more things about my grandpa Matern.

• He is such a loving person and is always serving.
• During the winter he plows all of his neighbors driveways!
• He loves the church and is currently the young mens secretary
• He knows everyone, no matter where we go someone knows Coach Matern
• He is one of the hardest workers I know
• He loves bargains

I'll leave you with the song we sang to him on his day (to the tune of Take Me Out To The Ball Game)

Army Matern is eighty

He hasn't slowed down one bit

Playing in tournaments from coast to coast

Winning Gold medals but he'll never boast

Now it's gold in singles and doubles

In any age group he plays

Let's sing hip, hip, hip, hip hooray this is Army's day!

Army sure loves his bargains

Good deals he always will find

Buying a few is not his style

He's not satisfied til he's cleared the whole aisle

Then pass them out to the masses

To friend or unknown it's okay

Let's sing hip, hip, hip, hip hooray this is army's day!

Now when it comes to fashion

Good deals he always will find

Gucci, Armani he never will buy

Unless it is found on the racks at DI

Socks, ties, and suspenders

For every holiday

Let's sing hip, hip, hip, hip hooray this is Army's day!

I can't remember the last verse right now but I'll post is when I find my lyrics.

Anyhow, that's my Grandpa Army!

Wordless Wednesday

Looking Forward To...

This is going to be a very exciting weekend. Here's why....

Tonight we are going to the Hollywood Bowl with our friends Shannon and Dan...

We are getting the Internet on Friday woo-hoo! I can't believe we made it a year with out it! I will no longer have an excuse for not posting.

We are going here...good times!

And we might get to meet him...

This weekend is stake conference and Elder Perry is coming! Hopefully I'll get to meet him. I told my uncle (who is the stake president) and aunt that I will be baby-sitting their girls all weekend just in case a certain someone come over for lunch. Regardless if I meet him or not it will be wonderful to hear him speak.

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday yesterday mom!

John's mom had a birthday yesterday. I didn't forget about the birthday I just forgot to post this and wasn't able to call. What a horrible daughter-in-law. (In my defense I didn't get home till 10pm-I had class).

Here are some things that make TMP so lovable:

1. She is the most honest person I know

2. She has great skin...I hope our kids inherit that

3. She is a good listener and I'm a good talker so we get along well

4. She loves the Lord and is always serving

5. She is very obedient

6. When she sneezes it's not the standard one, big, loud, relieving, "A-CHOO"! But rather, several, little, quiet " a-choo, a-choo, a-choo, a-choo, a-choo's"-it's cute.

7. I love that she calls us every Sunday. I always look forward to it. I often ask John to make sure his phone is not on vibrate so we don't miss their call.

8. Something you may not know is that I am her favorite daughter in law, seriously, I am. :)

Happy Birthday Mom we love you!!

Rise All Loyal Cougs!

This past weekend we went to the UCLA v. BYU game. Kirk came up in the morning we did errands while John studied then it was off to the game.

The cougar turn out was impressive, they say there were 20,000 BYU fans. If you look hard you might be able to see us (left side, 45 rows up on the second level)

I left the game with the same feelings and emotions I had while attending the Y...close but no cigar.
The parking at the Rose Bowl is ridiculous!! There are only 2 entrance/exit points and the majority of the cars are parked on golf course!! We parked our car at a local business establishment and then hopped in my aunt and uncle's car so we didn't have to deal with the mess. I was planning on having them drop us off at our car but they were not going to be leaving anytime soon so we walked. It only took about 15 min...not bad. I called to see where they were at as we were getting on the freeway, they had not moved one inch! ouch!

After we met up with our good friend and John's former roommate Greg Jones ( I forgot to get a picture). We were supposed to meet up for dinner but there were communication issues so we ended up going to eat on our own then congregating in the hotel lobby and catching up. Oh Greg Jones...we miss you! You should move out to So Cal!

***all pictures are courtesy Kirk Nakano*** I still do not have the internet however that will change in the next month. With the extra cash from my job at ECC we'll be able to afford it, woo-hoo!

post script: My cousin Marshall is engaged to an adorable girl named Janelle. Congrats you guys! Janelle you are a lucky girl, Marshall is great!

Wordless Wednesday

Our Un-Labored Day

Sunday we were wondering why we celebrate Labor day so I turned to the ultimate source of knowledge....Wikipedia. Here what it said....

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on the first Monday in September. The holiday began in 1882, originating from a desire by the Central Labor Union to create a day off for the "working man". It is still celebrated mainly as a day of rest and marks the symbolic end of summer for many. Labor Day became a federal holiday by Act of Congress in 1894.

Oh how I love Wikipedia. Did you know they have a sister site too called Wikihow. It tells you how to do things i.e. remove stains, install items, entertain children....

We had a great Labor day. We started off by going to the beach with our friends Gavin and Amy Jo ( and baby Ashley). I know it's crazy busy on Labor day but we got there early and only stayed for 2 hours, just enough to enjoy some beach games and good waves, not to mention the free parking hook-ups (Gavin is a lifeguard). Can I just say I love to swim any body of water will do. I believe that a vacation &/or fun requires bathingsuits. We then headed over to G&A's house and jumped in their pool cool off again and wash off the sand. After we were sufficiently prunish we headed to Adams house where we were staying to shower and run errands. We ended the day with a tasty dinner and yummy Brownies while watching Freaky Friday. The day could not have been better!