My ONLY form of sanity

SOFTBALL!!!!

Jarrod came to my games last week and took a few pics of the MVP (wink, wink)!! I told him in my entire softball "career", I have only team photos. (He changed that for me.) Now, here are some RAW photos of me IN ACTION! Enjoy them, cause it's all you get to see, unless you come catch some exciting Mesquite Coed Softball on Tuedsday nights!!!!

Backyard Picnic

Last Sunday we had a backyard picnic.

Jarrod finally got done with the 12 hour shifts after 2+ months straight, so we bbq'd some pork loin and some red potatoes and had a little outdoor feast. It was really fun to have a sit-down meal with the kids, since that has been non-existant since outage began!

Anyway, we had fancy drinks and good food, and the kids loved it!!! :)

Well, except for Zane...........he was a little grumpy!!

What a fun day!

Yesterday, we had a Birthday Party for my cousin Lee, that was visiting from Mississippi. Lee traveled far to spend a few days with his family, and especially his "brothers" Brady and Brinson.

We had a great time at the park, and the kids were happy as they could be playing and playing and eating, and playing some more!!

Jumping in the wagon.......

Ok, so after much (OK, not much) deliberation, I am going to make my blog private. I know a few others that are doing this as well, so I feel this is a good thing. I don't want people I don't know viewing our private life - there are TOO many weirdos out there for me! Anyway - send me your e-mail and I will send you an invite, or you can e-mail me at briannaprice@hotmail.com (This will be in effect April, 2009)

In other news..................................................................

Ok, no new news! We are doing great, and getting excited for our cousin Lee to come visit! It will be a great time of family, food, and fun - OF COURSE!! Here is a great pic of Lee - can't wait to see ya cuz!! :)

Fun Tag about Jarrod and I

(Thanks, Janeece - this just sounded fun to do!! )

This is kind of like the 25 things - except there are pre-decided questions and it's about you and your spouse, not just you.

♥ What are your middle names? James and I have no middle name
♥ How long have you been together? We have been married for almost 10 years
♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating? We didn't know each other very long, but Jarrod was seeing someone else at the time we met - obviously, he HAD TO dump her - then he moved home, so it took us a little while to get serious
♥ Who asked who out? We went out with our roomates (as friends) - I thought he was really good-looking and he made me laugh, and he was SO easy to talk to - I think I did most of the pursuing, ironically :)
♥ How old are each of you? I am 30 and he is 31
♥ Whose siblings do/ did you see the most? probably mine, but not by much
♥ Do you have any children together? 4 beautiful kids - blessings and trials all rolled-up into one ;)
♥ What about pets? 2 dogs and a cat
♥ Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? outage - we LOVE to be together!
♥ Did you go to the same school? no
♥ Are you from the same home town? no, BUT we were both born in Cedar City and our families lived across the street from each other when we were born!!!!!
♥ Who is the smartest? Him by far
♥ Who is the most sensitive? Him, hands down!
♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple? Anywhere! Lately Sushi Masa
♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? Colorado or Wyoming
♥ Who has the craziest exes? niether (but I have more exes)
♥ Who has the worst temper? Him, although lately it my patience is running low.......
♥ Who does the cooking? probably him, he is better at it!
♥ Who is more social? that would be ME! Jarrod would rather stay home....this has been a topic of discussion MANY times at our house!!!
♥Who is the neat Freak? probably me, but I'm not really obsessive
♥ Who is the more stubborn? I think we're equal
♥ Who hogs the bed? Jarrod, by far!! He sometimes thinks I am his pillow :)
♥ Who wakes up earlier? Jarrod leaves wayyy early for work- he gets up about 4:30 am
♥ Where was your first date? He and his roommate Joe came over to my apartment to have dinner with me and my roommate Katie, and then we went to a movie (We met through Joe and Katie)
♥ Who has the bigger family? Jarrod - he is the youngest of 9!!
♥ Do you get flowers often? no, I keep dropping hints...... ;)
♥ How do you spend the holidays? Christmas with my family, Thanksgiving we rotate with his
♥ Who is more jealous? Probably equal, although there really is no reason for either of us to be!
♥ How long did it take to get serious? A little while - he had moved away, and I called him to tell him Joe and I missed him and wanted him to come visit us, and he did and then he didn't really want to leave.......shortly after that he moved back to Cedar (where I was attending school) and we were inseperable. We met in Sept- Oct and were engaged by April of the next year, and married that Aug.
♥ Who eats more? Jarrod
♥ Who does/ did the laundry? Always ME, because this is the only thing I obsess over - I have to fold (and hang up) the clothes right out of the dryer!
♥ Who’s better with the computer? Jarrod knows almost anything there is to know about computers........in fact I believe that he can fix ANYTHING! He is wonderful that way!
♥ Who drives when you are together? This has also been the topic of a few heated discussions at our house..........he thinks I should drive because it's "MY" car, and I think he should drive because he is the man! I don't like to drive.....unless its running around town. He drives (almost) always when we travel somewhere.

I am tagging anyone who wants to share some of their funny spouse stories/quirks! :)

A Fun Idea!

I saw this on Angelina's blog and totally wanted something from her, so I am doing the same.

The first five people to respond to this post will get something from me!

My choice.

For you.

Handmade.

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It'll be done this year.
4- You have no clue what it's going to be (nor do I at this point).

The catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they want to receive a homemade gift from me will indeed receive one. Be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!!!

My neices visit

My brother and his girls came through last Thursday and we had so much fun. Despite my kids all being sick, they seemed to manage to get in lots of laughs! I love these girls so very much - they bring me so much joy! Here are some pics of all of them throughout their visit! :)