Moving time!

Well I know I haven't posted much lately but I keep saying that I'll get my pictures from our Arizona trip all ready and post some (but I took hundreds, literally, I think I had over 300 pics!), and pictures of this and that because that's how I best express myself, Derek is the one who is good with the words. But that sure hasn't happened, its been a super busy few weeks! So hopefully someone still checks our blog!

Well our lease on our first married couple apartment came up at the end of April. We started looking for a place in March and tried and tried for 2 solid months! I was about ready to sign another lease- Dreading another year of hearing our neighbors blow their noses and the "elephant" who stomps around upstairs at all hours of the night, not to mention no one can ever get ahold of me cause there is zero reception in our place! But then just 3 weeks ago we found the perfect place! Ok maybe not perfect but as close as you can get and still be renting. It's a duplex in the Milcreek area where we have a TON more room and no one above or below us! We are so excited and will have everyone over as soon as things are put together. So after two years in the basement and a tearful good bye with my Young Women and ward we are moving on to bigger and better. Pictures to come soon.

Also wanted to remind everyone about RELAY FOR LIFE! Its this Friday night (12th) and into Saturday morning at This Is the Place State Park. We have put together a work team and will be there all night so come down to support donate and have some fun and food for a good cause. All funds raised go 100% to the American Cancer Society to help fight cancer. Please come down and support us if you can, or donations are still being collected online (see post below) Appreciate it!

Fight Cancer with Relay for Life!

Dear Family and Friends,

I've decided to take a stand and fight back against cancer
by participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® event
right here in my community.

Please support me in this important cause by making a secure,
tax-deductible donation online using the link below.

To donate online now, click here to visit my personal page.

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY09National?px=11359158&pg=personal&fr_id=14933

Relay For Life® is a life-changing event that brings together more
than 3.5 million people worldwide to:

*  CELEBRATE the lives of those who have battled cancer. The
strength of survivors inspires others to continue to fight.
*  REMEMBER loved ones lost to the disease. At Relay, people who
have walked alongside people battling cancer can grieve and find
healing.
*  FIGHT BACK. We Relay because we have been touched by cancer and
desperately want to put an end to the disease.

Whatever you can give will help - it all adds up! I greatly appreciate
your support and will keep you posted on my progress.

Sincerely,

KandisEsplin



CELEBRATE and Double Your Money
Many employers offer matching funds programs. Your $50 donation
could turn into $100. Inquire with your personnel/HR
department to complete the paperwork required to get your gift
matched. Visit our Matching Gifts page.
http://www.matchinggifts.com/acs/

REMEMBER loved ones through Mosaic Of Hope
Create a moving memorial tribute to your loved one lost to
cancer or an inspiring honor tribute to your loved one winning
the fight against cancer. Visit the American Cancer Society
Mosaic Of Hope web site to build your own memorial or honor site
dedicated to your loved one.

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/DON/DON_2_Mosaic_of_Memories.asp?from=RFLFooter

FIGHT BACK by becoming a member of ACS CAN

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http://www.acscan.org/

You have the opportunity to make a difference and save lives by
becoming a member of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action
Network (ACS CAN). ACS CAN is the organization that allows the voice
of the cancer community to be heard. ACS CAN is a national
grassroots movement of people just like you - cancer patients,
survivors, caregivers and their families and friends who who are
dedicated to changing laws and policies to help people fight cancer.
You CAN take action. We CAN save lives. Together, we CAN
make cancer a top national priority. Join CAN today, at
www.acscan.org
http://www.acscan.org/

Check out the new ride!

So Derek and I have been wanting an off road vehicle for a long time now.  Well we found one that was too good of a deal to pass up, and so our Xterra was born!  And of course we had to go check out the off road package this weekend.  Thought we'd share some of the fun with you.  You can hardly tell because she handles so perfectly but these were quite the rugged trails!  She's a champ!

A hard lesson to learn

So a few of you remember the night before my wedding-I was kind of a mess.  I had been working non-stop on this cute DVD of Derek and I's baby pictures (you know the standard reception ones)  I had scanned all the pictures and put it all together myself-I was quite proud.  It looked great on my computer.  It was going to be used for the luncheon and the reception.

So I had it done like 2 weeks early and didn't think twice about waiting to burn it.  So around midnight the night before the wedding I put the DVD in and waited for it to burn, well much to my dismay (I hadn't ever used my DVD burner) I got an error message after waiting the 45 minutes or so.  So I tried again...same error.  It would take the time to burn it and go through the process but said error open completion and it was no good.  

So at this point I am stressed to the max-taking it out on my poor dear brides-maids and soon to be husband. Who were all quite patient with me that night-thank you all! I was quite crabby! NO ONE could figure it all out.    Well we ended up getting little if any sleep.  Anyone who knows me well knows sleep is very important to me-my best friends had an interference plan for how they were going to handle it when I got ornery at the wedding.  Which I am please to report didn't happen-even without sleep I was a delightful bride.  

Anywhoodle, the other day I was doing a few things and figured it all out!  Can you believe it-a year and half later!  Well it was all in the type of DVD I was trying to burn it to, I had purchased DVD ram and I needed DVD-R.  I had mixed emotions when I figured it out, I was peeved that I was that stupid and all the stress could have been avoided, and delighted because now I can at least take it off my computer and have a copy in my home.  So anyone need a DVD? Cause I now know how to use my computer!

Picture Tag...

Here are the rules...

Open your Picture folder on your computer.

Pick the 6th Folder

Select the 6th picture in that folder.

Post that picute on your blog...and the story that goes along with it.

Tag 6 others to do the same....

I was tagged by Kyra!  Thanks-this was a fun one.  Everyone that knows me knows I have a TON of pictures-I am a photographer after all.  Though I recently have been burning all the photo's to disks so that other families aren't taking up my hard drive's space-so mostly they are my personal ones and one's of Derek and I. Can anyone even imagine how many pictures our future children will have taken of them!  Wowser!  So of the 5 or so picture folders I have I randomly picked on and followed the rules.  So here it is...

Not to exciting of a story, for the rest of you but it is for me. This is Derek and I on our honeymoon!  See that would be why I am beaming with excitement-I get to be with that adorable face of his for eternity!  We were on a cruise of the Mexican Riviera aboard the Paradise vessel.  Cruises are the way to travel-tons of food and a new destination each day!  We had a blast.

I tag...

Samantha

Jessica

Charity

Heather

Kassie

Melissa

& everyone else who would like to it is quite fun!

Car Show!!

I look forward to the car show every year, and this year was no exception. I was a little bummed that BMW wasn't there, but there were a couple others that kept me plenty busy. You know those surveys that friends send you sometimes, the ones that ask you what your biggest fear is or where you would like to retire? Well, I would retire to Germany so I could drive on the Autobahn all day and my biggest fear is that I will never own a Porsche. Here are a couple pics from the car show:

This is our next car so we had to see how we looked.

What do you think?

Someday... Me, the Autobahn, and this car.

Arizona Here We Come!!

Hey friends and family in Arizona! We're planning a trip to Arizona in March and we want to see everyone. We're so excited to get away from this snow and into the desert sun. After visiting with everyone we plan on going to see the sights. We need some suggestions on what we should do/see while we're there. We know we want to see where Kandis grew up in Flagstaff and then the Grand Canyon; but what else is a must-see?