Our Chickens

Okay so we finally got chickens. Mike has wanted chickens since he was like 5 and ever since we have moved into our house he has been bugging me to get them. I never have really wanted them so I always told him no. Then one day after we had went to lunch together he wanted to take me to Cal Ranch. So we went there and he showed me the baby chicks. They are very cute. I didn't want them because they are messy and stink and didn't want to have to take care of them. Well we were looking at these chicks and what sealed the deal was Mike saying "Just think Brandie if we get 6 of these Chicks we will be saving them from being slaughtered."

So of course I said yes because I am a sucker for animals and he knows I hate animals getting killed. Plus it would be good to have to not get eggs at the store. When We first brought them home I was like Oh they are cute but I felt like I was living on Little House on the Prairie. But I do have to say now that I really do love them. They are starting to look like chickens now but they are still cute and we did name them. I picked 3 names and Mike picked 3 names. Mikes names were: Mrs. Featherbottom, Omelet, and Ginger. My names were: Sunny, Annie, and my favorite, Gizelle.

So here are some pictures of their first time outside. They have to live in the house until they are big enough to be outside and kind-of defend themselves and when it is warmer.

Kitty Loves Water

Elyse's Wedding.

So my little sister Elyse got married last Saturday. It was so beautiful and I am so happy for her and Steve. I am really going to miss her, she has been my best friend for years but I am very excited for her to start this new chapter in her life. Love you Elyse.

So here are some pictures.

Elyse in the Bridal Room.


Me in my Brides Maid Dress.


The Bride and Groom. He is a Marine.


Me and My sister. She looks so beautiful. And last of all her car. Which she thought she has a good hiding spot for it.

Update

So nothing much has been happening over the past few months, but there is some exciting news for February.
First of all and the most exciting is that my little sister Elyse is getting married on Saturday. I am so happy for her and Steve and it is going to be a beautiful wedding. Pictures will hopefully come soon.
Lastly I am having surgery at the end of this month. It is kind of scary but I am excited for it because the doctor thinks that this surgery is going to help me get pregnant and everyone knows how much I want to start my family.
And lastly but not the most exciting thing is they called me to be a relief society teacher. My first lesson was at the end of January and I think that it went well. I am scared about this calling because it is so important but I am excited to learn some new things and maybe not be as scared to get up in front of people as I am now.
Well that is about it. I hope you all have a good Valentines Day and a good month.

I Hate the Police

Can I just say I officially hate the police? Well, not really "the police" per se, but the entire automobile and traffic regulation system. As most of you may well know, I've had some bad luck (and 1 dumb decision) that have made me feel this way.

First, I was hit by an uninsured, most likely illegal immigrant and had to pay for the repairs to my car myself. Because he was uninsured, he literally didn't have to pay for any of my repairs. I (and my insurance) had to pay for all of it.

Then I got my scooter. One night, last May, I get pulled over for making an "illegal left turn" when I really didn't. There were trees obstructing the view of the cop. I fought it in court and won, but I had to take half a day off of work to go to court.

Literally the night after I get pulled over for the "illegal left turn", I'm driving on a completely different street in Provo and, out of the blue, a cop pulls me over. Turns out it's the exact same cop! He drove by me and recognized me from the night before and pulled me over to tell me that after I had left, he had seen on my records that the scooter wasn't insured.

So, ironically, I got tagged for not having insurance on my SCOOTER (after having to pay for my own repairs when the Mexican hit me) and am put through the ringers. Apparently the penalties for insurance, registration, etc. are the same if you're on a tiny scooter or a 3,000 lb car. I had to pay a $100 fine (after $300 discount for obtaining insurance.) And that's not all. On Friday I got pulled over for having a tail light out and ended up getting a ticket for driving on a suspended license!

As it turns out, my license was suspended when I got the ticket for driving without insurance. I guess in Utah the DMV requires you to carry "SR22" insurance if you've driven a vehicle without insurance. Whatever that means... Your license is suspended until you take proof of said insurance to the Drivers' License Division and pay a $30 "reinstatement fee". The problem is, I was never notified that my license was suspended. I called the DLD and asked why I hadn't been notified. As it turns out, they had been sending letters to my old address in Orem. In other words, the only excuse I'll have if I fight this ticket for driving on a suspended license is "I didn't change my address when I moved"...

So here's what I've learned: You can't do everything right. Even if you're trying to. And if you aren't, you can get off scott free. If you are, you can still get screwed. So why bother? Why not just drive around without any insurance, registration, or anything and just hope to high heaven your tail light isn't out?

Visiting Big Bro

So my mother and I went on a little trip to Arizona to visiting my Brother and Sister in Law and Evelyn my new niece.

On our way we had been driving for about 5 hours and we had just entered Arizona and this is what we saw



We felt like we were driving into the Apocalypse . It was kind of scary. My mom asked me if we should stop because we thought that it was a fire. I told her that there wasn't anyone stopping traffic so just keep going. We were a little nervous to see what we were getting ourselves into. Luckily it was just a really bad wind storm.

here are some pictures from the trip. I didn't take very many but here they are.






This is my newest niece Evelyn. She is the first to be born on my side of the family.




The proud Grandma hold Eve. She is very excited to be a grandma.



This is my brother Tony. The whole trip was so relaxing as you can see in the picture. We visited, took care of Eve and just had a lot of fun. I am so glad we were able to visit. Thanks Tony and Rachel for letting us come down and see you guys. Love you.

Mollie and Sierra

So Mike and I have always wanted animals but our landlord would not allow them. So because of the move we can have as many as we want. First Mike's parents are moving and they had us take their dog mollie until they can move back to Utah. I am already in love with her and would keep her forever if I could. Then for my Birthday I wanted a kitten. Well a long story short we found an abandoned one and took her in. She is so sweet and cuddly. I could not have asked for a better cat. We are so happy with the two and they get along together to. Which is a plus. Our family is now complete for the moment.




This is Sierra. She is a beautiful Kitten. We love her.



This is Mollie. Such a Good Dog. Could keep her forever.