"This is what happens when........"

So about two or three weeks ago, I had a 'Girls Night' with Tierra Johnson and her cousin Aimee Fawcett. For some reason we were all feeling a little silly and decided to raid Tierra's costume box and put on anything and everything that we could find! Then we spent the rest of the night taking pictures of our creative apparel and stunning people with our good looks as they drove by! Then we went and got ourselves some ice cream and ate it while we loaded the pictures onto the computer and watched a slide show of them!!! Ha ha!! I must say it was a lot of fun though!!! During the 'photo shoot' and between being crazy and laughing hysterically at ourselves, Aimee turned to Tierra and and I and said... "Look at us!!! This is what happens when you decide to have a girls night after spending most or all of your time with boys (or a boyfriend)!!" So true. I doubt you'll ever catch Tyson and me doing anything like that on a random Wednesday evening..... Or will you? :)

That's Right...... I'm engaged!!! Yay!!!!

Thumbs up for being the only Gubler Girl to get married at such a ripe old age!!




Well, as most of you (if not all of you) know, Tyson proposed to me on Tuesday night..... I told him I'd have to think about it and get back with him. Ha Ha, of course I said yes in a heart beat, thus we are FINALLY engaged - after a year and half of dating! Whoo hoo!! I know a lot of you have been wondering if it was ever going to happen for me ;) It's been great though.... I'm glad we've dated for as long as we have, because we have gotten to know each other really well, so I don't feel like there will be any major surprises when we get married! Most of you know the engagement story too, but for those of you who want it in full, your going to have to call me to get the scoop! But the actual proposal was perfect. He completely surprised me by showing up to the house on Tuesday ( I thought he was in meetings all day in Cedar City ) and popping the question later that evening in the back yard. I started jumping up and down and squeeling and I think I even did a cartwheel or something..... anyway, then I hugged him again, and he said "So.....does that mean yes?" Ha ha, poor guy didn't even get a straight answer from me! We are getting married on November 22 in the St. George Temple! The funny thing about that is, I had already called the temple the Saturday before and scheduled us to be married for that date before he had even proposed! We had talked about it though and decided to go with the 22 of November, so it's not like I totally surprised him by doing that! Ha Ha, I'm a dork!

Anyway, some of the family that lives far away wanted me to post pictures of the ring, so I tried to take some close-ups of it to post!! Some of the pictures (because they are close-ups) I think make it look a little bit bigger than it really is. Also, it's a good thing I didn't try to take up a career in hand modeling, cause....dang!!! But here it is anyway! I love the ring though, he did a great job at picking it out, and it is perfect for me!!! Yay!!!! I'm so excited!!!

Pets

Grant's and Micah's Cow





Well, it's been four days now, and Bandit is still missing :( I can't image that she would just abandon her kittens or not show up for some food at least - so I am presuming her dead...... These little kittens are so adorable though! They are so playful!!! They are starting to take to the cat food and store-bought milk now, so I think that they will be ok without their mom! If you know any one who might want a kitten, let me know - but I am keeping the calico :) Mom really wants me to keep the calico because she believes it will have cute kittens - she said if it has calico kittens that look like her (especially boys), then we could sell them on Ebay for a couple hundred!! Yes, she really said that hahaha!!!!
Shivers has been quite the little stink with these kittens. I don't know if he feels threatened or is just a flat out pansy and scared of them, but he isn't taking to them so well. He's batted at two of them (knocking one off the tree stump), and all they were trying to do was play with him! Hopefully he will get used to them. We still love Shivers though - I will usually find him running sideways around the yard, climbing up trees spaztically and jumping off of them. He always runs to me all crazy like when I'm walking and I either end up tripping over him or kicking him hard (accidentally). Sometimes I think he has Mad Cat Disease.... I try to jog up and down the hill, but it's difficult because Shivers likes to hide behind one of the bushes or in the shadow's and come out at me right as I jog by then hurry and run back to the bush. Even though I know he's going to do it, it still scares me every time!!
And finally, Grant's cow. I don't know what his name is, or if he even has a name..... but nonetheless he's here at the house as part of the pet family. He had been hanging out in the upper half of the field, because the lower half was gated off..... Well, today Micah opened up the lower half (giving the cow the entire field to roam), and I don't know what happened, but the cow is going crazy!! I can't tell if he likes it or if he's mad at the situation. He keeps mooing and running around like he wants to charge at something.... He'll sniff a bunch of stuff in the lower half of the field then take off running again like he's going crazy!! He keeps doing it - sniffing vigorously then running out of control. Anyway, I thought it was hilarious, and I got a good laugh at it as I sat on the swing and watched him for awhile! I'm sure he'll get used to the changes. :)

We Miss Our Mommy!!!

Hooray!!!

Well, I finally did it!! I'm updating my blog for the first time in two months!! I guess you know what that means..... yep, I'm engaged! JUST KIDDING!!! Hahaha! Nope, it means I finally have new pictures and new things to talk about! Life is good - I'm still trying to get adjusted to living here in La Verkin and having Mom and Dad gone..... It has been a rougher transition that I thought (big surprise right?) Tys and I are still dating - taking turns driving back and forth between La Verky and Cedar City.
Also, for those of you who don't know, I am starting a performing group for kids ( a 'Mini Acclamation' if you will.....), and our first classes will begin next week!! I'm really excited! It should be a lot of fun, and I thank Martha for motivating me to do it, and Nikki and Martha for their help!
The Miss UT pageant is in July, so it's sneaking up on me pretty quickly!! I've been working with Karmen Wilson (My pageant director) a little, but I need to bump it up into high speed now if I want to be fully prepared! Other than that I've just been working (at Cross Creek) and spending time at home. I know what you're all thinking; Lucky girl. Right? Ha ha j/k.
Well, that's about it. From now on I will try to keep this as updated as possible! Thanks Leesh for putting the pressure on me!! I'll try not to let it happen again! Love you all!!!




On Monday, Tyson, Me and our friend Isaac went to Toquerville falls. Here are some pics. It was a lot of fun!!!

Sand Hollow Resort

Well, the past ten days have been a little crazy for me! Karmen Wilson (my pageant director) was one of the event coordinators for the 'Sand Hollow Resort Block Party' (which was kind of in conjunction with the St. George Parade of Homes), and she asked me to be a part of this event. So from Friday the 15th up until Sunday the 24th I have been bouncing back and forth between spending the entire day out at Sand Hollow Resort (with my crown and banner on, which made me feel kind of silly), and over at a booth in the Red Cliffs Mall handing out brochures and spreading the word about the block party. The first two days out at the Resort (Fri. and Sat.), Karmen arranged for G.I. Jill (Miss UT, Jill Stevens) to come out and spend the day with me meeting and greeting people and passing out free FatBoy ice cream sandwiches. It was a lot of fun having her there - the only problem was I had lost my banner and had to re-order another one and it hadn't come yet - so of course EVERYONE knew who Jill was, and they all wanted to come talk to her..... so here I am hanging out with her, and all I have is a crown on. Nine times out of ten, after a person or group of people would finish their conversation with Jill, they would turn to me and say "Who are you?" After a while I finally just started to answer them by saying "Well, I'm Miss Fat Boy!!" There were actually quite a few people who believed me, and a couple of older women said "Oh how cute! They give you a Tiara for that?" Ha Ha Ha!! It was fun :)

So let me explain a little bit about the whole Block Party shin-dig. What happened was people were welcome to come out to the resort and tour the three model homes out there, and also tour the new golf course they have out there. There were free self-guided tours of the course, and free helicopter rides that flew over the entire resort (of which I had the opportunity to do, and it was AWESOME!!) Anyway, they had a number of events going on out there: Live entertainment, putting contests, temporary Steak and Seafood restaurant, different vendors, Harley giveaways.... it was pretty cool. The best part was this: During this time we (Karmen, myself and a few others) where selling Golf Balls with the Sand Hollow Resort Logo for two dollars a piece as a fund raiser for The Children's Miracle Network. They could take the golf ball out onto the green and putt it for a number of prizes (free lunch, discount at the pro-shop, fast pass to ride the helicopter etc.) We ended up raising a total of $7,000 for the Children's Miracle Network, and was able present a check to Renita Revill, who is a representative for the Children's Miracle Network, this past Saturday!!! So, even though these past ten days have been a little draining, it was all worth it in the end!

Fun Date, Fun Day!!!

That's right! BAMMM!!

Well, about a week and 1/2 ago Tyson and I went on a super awesome fun day date. It was on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Matt's favorite holiday), and it really was a blast! First we went to Wal-Mart (exciting huh!!!) and we bought a little plastic sled for $7. Then we drove up the canyon a little ways and found the perfect spot for snow sledding! I did most of the sledding, because Tyson's weight hindered the sled from going down very quickly (if at all) :) Ha ha, what do you expect, it's a child's sled!! I was lucky to even make it down on it! Also, neither one of us had "Real" snow clothes (I left my home in LaVerkin) so by the time we were finished, we were both soaked and on the verge of frost bite! I did, however, have a wonderfully warm coat that protected the upper half of my body (thanks Matt and Kim :) Anyway, after returning from the mountain we changed into warm, dry clothes, ate lunch, then set off to go shooting! That was also tons of fun! Tyson has a really good shot, and he hardly missed a target! I was really embarrassed because I wasn't even remotely close to hitting any of the targets, until I realized that I wasn't using the aiming guidelines built on to the gun, so once I figured that out I was ripping it up!! Yep, so then we went home, ate dinner and watched the news! Ha ha, I know that sounds kind of lame, but it really was a fun day for us!

Just admit it.... we're awesome!!!
























Fun In The Snow!!!

Tyson Is Going To Kill Me When He See's This!!!!