Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

I am very grateful for Martin Luther King Jr. in many ways.

He achieved so much in his lifetime, much more than most people.

I am thankful for this day off, sometimes everyone needs a day off.

Jerry and I stayed up till 12:30 playing Monopoly on the Wii last night.

He won 3 times, I won 1.

And in case you were wondering, it took us 5 hours to play 4 games. uh hu. Monopoly is a very long game, even on the Wii.

I woke up this morning around 9. I got on Facebook, and to my sweet surprise my best friend Katie was online. Which is typical, but not today, today she is in the Netherlands, with an 8 hour time change, all the way across the world.

And even though, usually Katie is 6 hours away in Laramie Wyoming, I miss her much more when she is in the Netherlands.

As I have chatted to Katie, for the last 2 and a half hours, I made stuffed bell peppers for Jerry and I to have for dinner. I prepared them all the way until the point that I would usually put them in the oven. Jerry is going to put them in the oven when he gets home. And while I was at it, I made a cherry chip cake. :)

I think I will take a shower, and go the Michaels to buy some craft stuff. I got a Cricut for Christmas, and I've been dying to make something!

I hope you too, are enjoying your Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

-Martin Luther King Jr.

Finally,

Finally today I got my ring back from the jewelers, and finally today, I get to wear it!

And finally today, I am going to tell you how he asked me. :)

As Christmas week came, Jerry told me that he wanted to have our own little Christmas at our house, on Christmas eve morning, since we were headed to Evanston that night for Christmas with both of our families. I agreed, I told him that I would wake up with him at 5:30 that morning so that we could open our presents to each other that were under our tree.

I woke up that morning and he told me to wait in the bedroom while he got everything ready. I then got all of his stuff ready. We both stuffed a stocking for each other and we opened those first. I then told Jerry to open one of his presents. He opened the impact wrench that I got him, and then I opened a sweatshirt that he got me. Then he opened snowboarding boots, and I opened a pair of earrings. Finally he gave me a card, inside the very sweet card, he wrote something about how he wished that someday that I could wake up and put a ring on my finger knowing that I would always be with him. He then wrote that he had a gift from his heart in the tree. I went to the tree looking underneath it, I looked and looked, but still couldn't find anything. He said that I needed to read the card more carefully. So, I read it again, it said, "Your last gift is something from my heart, and it is IN the tree." That's when I looked in the tree, I noticed a ring hanging on a silver ornament in the tree. I was so excited I just looked at him and smiled. I took the ring of the ornament, and that's when he asked me! I was so excited!

The only problem was, the ring was too big. My sweet Jers read online somewhere that a girls shoe size is the same as her ring size. That may be true with some people, but for me it's not. My shoe size is 8 and my ring size is 5.5. So Jers took it to Zales last week to get it sized, and finally today it was done. I am so exited to be wearing it! I love it!

The question everyone is asking is, "When?" And our answer is, sometime in 2012. We haven't set a for sure date yet, because we want to wait until I graduate. I am hoping for summer time, although Jerry thinks he wants to get married on top of a ski hill, and snowboard down after the ceremony. Luckily, I have a year to change his mind. :)

School

So I'm sitting at the WSU union building. I slipped as I walked from my parking spot on the street to class because apparently they don't shovel here anymore. I also watched at least 4 people fall on the ice.

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As I went to my class at 8:30, the teacher announced that the same class is being offered at 9:30, so I switched to allow for more sleep. :)

It has started out to be a fairly good day though, I am now waiting to go to my 11:30 class, which is Children's Literature, I am really looking forward to the class, despite the fact that it requires 5 books, 2 of which are over $100. Maybe I can find these books somewhere cheaper online, I'm hoping. Last semester I bought a book, that we didn't even use in class, I still had it in the plastic wrapping, and when I sold it back, I got less than half of what I paid for it. This semester I have decided not to buy the book until I know that I will need it.

I am drinking a mocha and eating a bagel as I watch people walk in from outside.

I hope you have a Happy Monday my friends!

Top 10 2010

I was so hoping that I would make a cute little blog post about our very special Christmas, but I don't see that happening any time soon, as school starts up again tomorrow.

So instead, I will posting about the top 10 things, or events rather of my 2010. It has been a very special year, in which I will never ever forget.

10. Boating with my most favorite people.

9. Moving in with Jerry.

8. Starting the teaching program at Weber State University.

7. Snowboarding with Jerry, Kami and James.

6. Going to Wendover, the Zac Brown Band and on many adventures with my sweet dad, Penny and Jerry.

5. Playing poker, and laughing so hard with Bart and Rani.

4. Making Christmas goodies with Penny and Katie.

3. I turned 21, and had the most memorable birthday party with my family and friends.


2. My sweet princessa, Kimber Barrett Roberts was born July 29, 2010.


1. My sweet Jerold Dean asked me to marry him.

As for 2011, I can't wait. I look forward to all that another year will bring. I can't wait to see what I else I will learn and who I will meet. I have never made real resolutions, that actually happen. But a few goals for the next year for my self will include,

1. Getting in shape.

2. Getting good grades.

3. Blogging daily, or at least more often.

4. Spending lots of time with the people I love.

5. Spending more time with my beloved Stanley, I miss him so much!

Happy 2011 my friends! I hope you find this year filled with good health, happiness and friendship. :)

Four Years

Jerry and I have been dating for four years today.

The time has gone by fairly fast, although at times it seems as though it has been forever.

We spent 5 months in High school dating. 1 year, he was in Rock Springs, while I was still in high school. The next year he was in Rock Springs, while I was at Weber. The year after that we went to Weber together, and for the last 9 months, we have lived together in a tiny house.

My love for him has never subsided, in fact I know that it has grown everyday since day one.

I love the time that we get to spend together and just talk about our day. He never leaves a detail out, about what he did at work each day. He continues to tell me about the work that he does on cars, even though he knows I don't understand.

He questions me about the cars that we pass on the road, and when I get one right he always says, 'Good work.'

He never fails to tell me good luck before a test, and tell me, 'I knew you'd do good,' when I tell him my score.

He always remembers to give me [[3]] kisses before we fall asleep, and he gives me more, when I think it's necessary. :)

He never questions the crazy things that I want to do in my life.

And he puts up with my crazy cleaning routine, in which I believe you should always dust BEFORE you vacuum, even though he insists on vacuuming first.

He let me put up our Christmas tree before Thanksgiving.

He doesn't get mad when the house becomes a disaster when I do all my crafts.

He loves to tickle me, especially when I'm laughing too hard to tell him to stop.

He's a picky eater, but when he finds something that he likes, he eats it a lot.

He would eat popcorn every night, if I let him. And if we had a bigger house, that he could chomp on popcorn without me hearing, I would let him. :)

He is a hard worker, he is smart and he is always willing to help out other people.

He loves to be with kids, almost as much as I do. ;)

He hangs Maddie over the edge, and teases her, and she teases him in return.

And he has really taken a liking to his role as 'uncle Jers'.

My mom loved Jerry too, and that is one more thing that makes our relationship very special to me. He has helped me out through so many things, and he has never once complained.

He is so special to me, he always texts me to tell me that he loves me, at least 3 times a day. He helps cook dinner and hangs lights on our house for Christmas.

He is absolutely, the best boyfriend that I could ever possibly ask for. <3

Smile Because She Lived

Sometimes it seems as if it were yesterday, when I think back to that elevator ride when my dad told me that my mom had passed away within the night.

It seems like yesterday when I had the huge lump in my throat, looking at caskets at the funeral home.

The funeral, viewing and rosary, seem only minutes ago.

But then I think back to the last day that I spent with my sweet mom, we got our nails done, went to the store, and made dinner together, it seems as if it were many years ago...much more than just two.

I think back to our last conversation, our last hug, our last 'I love you.'

We have so many memories together, many more than most mothers and daughters can claim.

I can remember lessons she taught me, I can remember gifts she gave me, and I can remember the never ending love, that I can still feel to this day.

There are so many times, that I just wish that my mom was with me. I just want to show her things, I want to have her help me with things, and I want her to see the things that I have achieved.

I want her to see me graduate college, get married and have kids. I want her to see Kimber grow up, though I know she will be with me through it all. I just wish she was here.

I miss her a lot, so much everyday! I talk to her, and I ask her for help. I just wish that I could call her up on the phone. Oh I can just imagine all the things I would tell her.

As my dad and I were at church on Sunday, it seemed as though Father Bueno was preaching directly to us, as the entire service was about life after death. At one point he read, "He is not God of the dead, for to him, everyone is living." And to me, my mom is still alive, she is just so much father away than the other side of the world.

Sometimes, I still resort back to the thoughts that this isn't real, and maybe she is just hiding, and or on vacation. Some days it's easier to feel sorry for my self and to think that life is just not fair.

But I know that all things happen for a reason. And If God brings you to it...He will bring you through it.

But at times, this journey is more than just making it through it. Sometimes it is about helping others, and letting others know that they are not alone. Sometimes losing a life is about more than just missing them, it is about their journey to heaven. I know that someday I will be reunited with me mom. And I can't wait for the day that I can hug her again. The day that she will make me laugh again.

Life is so short, and you never know when you might lose your best friend. If I can give you any advice today, tell your mom you love her, call you mom....right now. Visit as often as you can and make sure that they know just how much they mean to you.

"You can shed tears that she is gone,

or you can smile because she has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back

or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,

or you can be full of the love you shared.

You can remember her only that she is gone,

or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind,

be empty and turn your back.

Or you can do what she'd want:

smile, open your eyes, love and go on."

-David Harkins

Christmas

I have been getting really excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas lately.

I even started listening to Christmas music today. =]

I have decided that this year for Christmas, I am going to make all of the gifts that I will be giving away.

I think that it will be fun, not to mention cheaper. Besides that, I think that the stuff I make, usually turns out better than things you can find in the stores, and because it's from the heart, it means more to the recipient.

I will try to keep you updated with the gifts as I make them. But some of them, I won't be able to share until after Christmas.

I already have some great ideas, I can't wait to get started. :)

We just need a little snow outside...I would love that!

Anddd Thanksgiving is only 3 weeks away, I have been looking up yummy recipes! =]

As I type this, Jerry is reading ridiculous ski patrol scenarios to me that he has made up. Oy Vey, where did I find him?

Happy November!