Tim & Faith

Friday night I went to the Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Concert. It was seriously the best concert I've ever been to! (and I've been to a lot of concerts I must say!). The stage was awesome---they sounded awesome--dispite the fact that the sound system in the Delta Center sucks--and they just seem like a good down to earth couple. I guess they decided to tour together so they could take their 3 little girls with them. I have my concert best friends which include Missy, Jeanette & Amy but I told Jed the next time Faith and Tim come in concert he is going!!!! (and yes, he just kind of grunted when I said that---he's not such a concert buff--oh well).

So You Think You Can D-D-D-Dance?????

So my girfriends and I are a little obsessed with a show called "So You Think You Can Dance?" We watch it every week religiously and pretty much trash talk the entire time we watch it about how much we either love or hate the dances!---Secretly I think we're all jealous that we can't seem to shake our booties like they do on the show. The dancing really is amazing. There's one kid that's our favorite this year--Benji! He's a cute little mormon kid who gave up dancing for two years to go on a mission. The judges actually refer to that fact quite often--I personally think he's been a great example for our church.
















Riz, Missy, Amy, Jen and Lani all calling in and voting for Benji!!! We are all so happy that Ivan and Natalie got kicked off last night! Next week is the big finale and YES---there will be another girls night for the big event!!!

Cannon Nathan Thomas

So here's the newest addition to the Oram Family. Cannon was born on July 14, 2006. Maile and the baby came to Seattle to party with us last weekend. Well, I should say we all partied while Maile recuperated. Cannon is a sweet little baby and EVERYONE fought over who got to hold him! Cody took this picture of Maile holding him. Isn't it so cute!!

Montana, I mean Seattle Here We Come!!!

Last week was a little stressful to say the least. I was put in charge of the Oram Family Reunion which was supposed to start on July 20th at the Grasshopper Inn in Polaris, Montana. My nieces Hayli and Chelsi and nephew Austin were here from Texas and going to be going with us to the reunion. Well, Sunday night before the reunion my Grandma Bell passed away (which was good because she's been sick for a long time). So plans changed and we headed to Seattle instead. I felt bad that the kids didn't get to go to the reunion but luckily we were able to spend a little more time with the nieces and nephews before we headed off to Seattle due to the air-conditioning going out in the truck so we left at 5:30pm rather than the 10am depature time we planned on!!!! (was that a run-on sentance or what!) As you can see from the picture the kids LOVE Uncle Jed!!!----which I'm not sure why because he tortues them non-stop and teases them like there's no tomorrow!!!!















This is one of my favorite pictures of the weekend. It was taken at the luncheon after the funeral. Even though it was a crappy reason to be brought together it really was SO FUN to see all the cousins and be together. Kim and Mike were here from Indiana which was the best because we only get to see them every couple years......it sure made me wish they lived closer or at least wish I was rich so I could go visit them whenever I wanted!!! You can't tell in the picture but Shandy is 8 1/2 months prego. She was such a trooper!!! You should have seen her cankles, I mean ankles after riding in a car for 15 hours----not pretty.














Another super fun part of the weekend was going to the Mariners game on Friday night. You can tell from the pictures that we had nosebleed seats---but who cares when you get to stare at the Seattle skyline! And yes, I got peanuts and Jed got Crackerjacks and we rooted for the home team till the bitter end----even if they did lose!!

Island Park Reunion

The 3 Amigos!!!















The 3 Amigos have multiplied and replenished to a total of 12 including spouses.

















Pretty much anyone who knows me knows that I've had two best friends since Ricks College Days, Karmen & Sarah---(yes, Ricks College was 13 years ago! (I know, I know, I'm freakin old!!) Anyway, Karmen and Ty and her three kids flew in this weekend from Texas and Sarah and Caleb and their three kids came up from Blackfoot and we all headed to Gail & Todd's (Karmens mom) cabin for the weekend in Island Park. They have this incredible cabin right on Henry's Lake. It was seriously so fun. We went boating and 4-wheelin and roasted marshmallows and fed the fish and hunted for Jed's wedding ring (thanks to Karmen for finding it---she heard us tell the kids we'd pay them $20 if they found the ring and that was all the motivation she needed----and yes, Jed paid up---hey a $20 finder fee was a lot cheaper than buying a new ring!). Needless to say we all had a blast. Jed said to me the second day---"Oh my gosh you guys can all talk---I go to bed listening to Karmen talking and I wake up to Karmen talking!!!!" Thanks again to Gail for treating us like royalty---she really shouldn't have been so good to us because we're going to want to make this a tradition every summer!!!

Cody & Karena's New Pad

Guest Bedroom
















Master Bedroom
















Kitchen--obviously!




















Laundry Room---I've heard that Cody is not allowed in this room seeing as the two times he's done laundry in the two years they've been married he's turned the whites a funky color.



















The Living Room---a nice aerial shot.



















Living Room Looking Up!!

So there you have it! There new house in Cedar Hills. Pretty fun huh! They've done an awesome job on it. I took more pictures but they didn't turn out---I guess y'all will just have to come see it for yourself!!!

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

So here's a list of a few of my favorite things:

1. Jed
2. Family
3. Dr. Pepper
4. 4-wheelin

Lucky for me I got to experience ALL of these today!!! We rounded up some of Jed's family and Cody and headed to the mountains by Mona, UT. We took a trail all the way to the top where there is an old nickel mine. You can actually go into the mine a little way ---if you have a flashlight--which we didn't---which was fine by me because yes, I get a little scared. It was a super pretty drive. We stopped at the top and had a little picnic. It was about a 5 hour ride---just perfect!

Saturday is a Special Day

These pictures might not be too exciting for any of you but they bring complete joy to MY heart!!!! I've been nagging Jed for two years now to PLEASE clean out the garage. Well, today was the day he'd had enough of my nagging and did it! We can actually park two cars in here again. Of course I had to give up a day in the sun at Seven Peaks to "help" him---actually I think he would rather I had gone to the pool instead because I have a tendancy to throw things away while he seems to be a bit of a pack rat.......I can thank his dad for that one! His mom told me when we got married to throw things away in a garbage can far, far, far from the house because if he was anything like his dad he would look through the garbage to make sure I hadn't thrown away anything too valuable. Several of you already know the story of me throwing away an "empty" (at least I considered it empty) jar of peanut butter when we first got married and Jed digging it out of the garbage. I LOOOOVE that story!!!

Kenny Chesney Concert----finally!!!

So the big day finally came----the Kenny Chesney concert. It's been a full 24 hours since the concert and Sarah is still breathing heavy. I thought I was going to have to haul her out on a stretcher she was so exhausted from dancing and screaming for Kenny all night! I will say Kenny sure knows how to please a crowd. He played for a good two hours and when he opened the show he was on a platform out in the middle of the lawn seating (or ghetto seating according to us "true" fans). It really was a fun night---props to Jeanette for being a fan club member and getting us awesome seats! I took today off to recuperate----Sarah and I layed in the lazy river at Seven Peaks all day and reminisced about the concert. Don't worry Karmen---I got you a t-shirt so you won't feel totally left out!

Strawberry Days Rodeo

Gidee Up!!! Saturday night we went to the famous (ok, it's not really that famous) Pleasant Grove Rodeo. We went with about 40 of our closest friends. Jed likes to call them by herom--I prefer to call them my "posse". So anyway, we go every year. Lani and I usually try to limit ourselves to the strawberries and cream because we could easily eat 10 bowls between us!!! They are so grubbin!!! This year we invited a few couples from our ward also. The picture above is of our friend Lauren experiencing the strawberries and cream for the first time---she was a fan at the first bite! I also posted a picture of Nikki and Brendan (anyone who knows my dear friend and old roommate Nikki will not be shocked that she has a PINK cowboy hat). Can't wait til next year for more grubbin stawberries and cream!!!

Card Club

So I belong to a "card club". Now before you go off thinking I'm evil and belong to some gambling club let me explain. My old friend Jen (I mean we've been friends for a long time---Jen's not actually old) anyway....Jen started this club where we all make a card every month and we get together and exchange cards. There's 14 chics in our club so we go home with 14 different cards each month. I've taken a couple pictures of a few of my favorites from tonight. My sister-in-law Shay made my favorite one tonight---it's the black and white wedding card at the bottom. Let's be honest---if it wasn't for Shay I'd be kicked out of the club because she makes all my cards for me!! It's way fun and a super good excuse to get together with the girls every month. Chari hosted this month and made the best triffle (not "tri-fold" Jen) ever! Maybe I'll even post the recipe when I get it from her. As you can tell from the picture above....Lani takes card club VERY SERIOUSLY!!!!

Wild Women Luncheon

So my mom and a group of her friends like to get together once a month for lunch and they call it the "Wild Women's Lunch" (I think it's kind of like the ya-ya sisterhood but mormon style---at least I don't think they all sit around and drink and talk about sex). So anyway, my lovely mom was the host last week and she made this fruit basket. I was actually quite impressed so I though I'd share it will y'all to enjoy. It's amazing the things she's gotten herself into since she retired........no nursing home or blue hair for her.........just yet anyway. HA! HA!

Shoe Obsession???

Some of you might know that I have a small shoe obsession. (small being quite the understatement). Well, this week has been an exciting week for me........the Nordstrom Sale started on Wednesday and I bought 2 pairs of new shoes. Those of you who have known me for a long time know that my parents use to get quite upset with my shoe problem. So when I would buy a new pair of shoes I would throw away the boxes in a garbage far far from my house and if they happened to notice I had new shoes on I would usually lie and say I had them forever or that they were my friends shoes. Well, I'm sorry to say a whole lot hasn't changed since I got married!!!!! Well, Jed being the smart guy that he is though counted all my shoes when we got married so he would know how many I have. So now, I've learned that when I buy a new pair---I have to rotate an old pair out of the closet. So basically what I'm saying is Karmen ---be expecting 2 pairs of my old shoes any day in the mail!!!!

NEW YORK CITY















So I'm finally joining the "blogging club". I swear---I'll do anything to try to be popular! Anyway, I just got a new computer at work so hopefully I'll be able to be a regular blogger. I'm posting some pictures of my trip to New York in January. Basically those are the only pictures I have on disk at work right now so that's why I'm posting them. It was a fun trip! I went with Lani, Jen, and Chari. We ditched the husbands and headed to New York so we could see broadway shows and shop to our hearts content!!! Jen even brought an extra suitcase just for the purses she bought on Canal Street.