Let the fun begin.....

This is what I'm going to look like in 6 weeks. I was talking to Amber this morning and she was telling me about a 10k that her and April are doing. For some reason, I got excited and said that I wanted to do it too. I have found a training program on-line and Amber and I are going to follow it and work out together. I'm really excited about it. I know that 10k isn't as far as a full marathon or anything, but it's a start. Justin said that he will help me and so I'm going to make him be my trainer. Wish us luck!

FuN PiCtUrEs!!

I was cleaning out some drawers this weekend and found some c.d's of pictures. I don't think I have ever looked at them because the sleeve was still sealed with the sticker. Anyway, the disks had some really fun pictures. There were our engagement pictures, my bridal showers, the day I went through the temple, and other randoms! I thought I would put up a few of the entertaining ones so that everybody could share in the joy and laughter!

We were trying to have fun while Amber was taking our photos. The picture of the bull is too funny. I giggle at it everytime I see or even think about it!

These are obviously from a while ago. Eli was so cute. If you are wondering what's going on with Jordan's hair, well....Angie and I thought it would be funny to put his hair in a pony-tail! According to the look on his face, he thought it was pretty cool!

Justin said my blog was still not good enough. I asked him what he wanted me to put and this was his answer:

JUSTIN

is

Awesome!!

I decided I better tell people why Justin is awesome:

• He sings in the morning while he is getting ready. This tends to wake me up...FIGARRO!!
• Every now-and-then he'll get me a surprise. Like a candy bar or a Pepsi
• He fixed our dryer last night after it decided to stop heating
• When I got home from helping Angie, he had the house clean and the laundry going! It was amazing!

Justin has been mad at me the last couple of posts because he says that they are going down-hill. I'm going to try and make a HAPPY post!

The weather up here is finally starting to look like spring/summer. Everything is getting green and it's looking so pretty. It has been cold at night. It's been in the 20's the past few mornings. It gets nice during the days. It's supposed to rain this weekend. Can't complain about the moisture though!

Our cute horses are having fun. I thought I would show some pics of Chill and Charlie. That way maybe you can put the name with the horse...

Thay are so much fun. I know they are just horses, but their personalities are so much fun! I just laugh at Chill all the time. He's part-human, I'm sure!

This is one tasty treat that I got to enjoy while I was visiting...

I think that I need to open one up here. I love it so much and was so excited when Adam brought me home one! Thanks Ad!!! It was um...um...tasty!

I always enjoyed a bit of heaven...

Haven't had that in a while and I forgot how delicious it was! The rolls are to die for! I really shouldn't order anything else! Just rolls! (Adam should find this funny!)

I hope this has been a happy post! It's made me giggle while I've been typing it. Hopefully it's a little bit more upbeat than the previous post!

This Past Week!

This past week has been very interesting. It has definitely been a challenge. It all started on February 26...I was at work by myself and the missionaries came in to see what was going on. My mom tried to call my cell phone and I didn't answer. I thought she was just calling to say "We made it to Disneyland! Don't you wish you were here?" I didn't want to hear that. So I continued talking to the missionaries. About 5 minutes later, Justin called and said, "Abbey, your mom left me a message and you need to call her ASAP!" I called her right away and got the most devastating news. My brother-in-law Adam had lost his dad! Nobody was expecting this! It was so sudden!

In the meantime, my parents & Amber and her family were at Disneyland trying to have the time of their lives. I called Angie to see what was going on. It's never fun to hear somebody you care so much about, so upset. Grandpa Dave Hadley had, in fact, passed away! He was only 62! He was too young! My mom wasn't sure what to do because she wanted to be home with Angie. I took on the mom role and told my mom to stay in Disneyland and I would drive home to help Angie. Angie had a baby that was only 3 weeks old and now had this to deal with. I hopped in my car Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. and headed to Arimo. It was a long drive. About 8 1/2 hours. It was really sad when I got there. You could tell Adam was sad and it made me feel awful. Adam has always been like a brother to me. He and Angie started dating when I was about 6 or 7. When they were living at my parent's house with me, he and I would have talks that you only tell your best friend!

 I was there to help Angie take care of her kids and help her so she could be there for Adam. It was the first time I got to see Ella Grace and she looks just like Sophie. I got to spend some quality time with her kids. Me and Eli have mastered Call of Duty and we would play that.

Friday was a very emotional day for all of us, as that was the day of the funeral. My parents re-arranged their flight so they could be back for it. The funeral home said that they had never seen that many people at a funeral. They were putting extra chairs up and people were standing in the doorways. Adam and Amanda both spoke, and they did amazing.

 I drove to Boise and stayed at April's house Saturday night, and then drove the rest of the way yesterday. It was fun to be able to see everyone, even though the events were not very exciting. We love you Adam and Angie!

Dave Hadley

1947-2010