Kate ala Promotion!

Well, finally, after two years of very interesting work here at Vcommerce, I have been promoted! Starting in a few weeks (after I train my replacement as the Executive Assistant) I am going to be starting as the Marketing Coordinator! I don't have a really good idea exactly what I will be doing, but as long as it doesn't involve cleaning out garages and paying someone else's bills, I am going to be a happy camper! I will post more information as I have it!

Immortalized Forever . . . Sort Of

Well, Matt and I have been immortalized forever . . . or at least until our wedding photographer changes his website. We're on it! Neither one of us would have picked the picture he chose, but it does capture us in a fun moment and we're both really smiling . . .

This is the actual picture but you can see it on this website www.breenstudios.com We are in the "couples" section.

Our photographer was Quinn Farley and he really is OH so fabulous. He took the pictures of my sister's wedding too and I'd recommend him to anyone!

CAAAAARRRRLLLLAAAA

My friend Carla Thomas Danko came to visit us today. She was getting some GORGEOUS (as you can see) pictures taken with a friend down in Mesa and we got so spend some time together. Carla and I met when we moved into the same apartment at the Colony while going to BYU. Sheila, Melinda, Hannah, Leslie and I all moved in together and we got lucky and had Carla as our fabulous sixth roommate.

Some of my favorite memories of Carla include . . .

Our combined birthday party where we played "Spin the Bottle" and scandalized the entire BYU community (not like it's hard)

Dancing around in circles through our apartment to Linda Eder, Faith Hill or the Dixie Chicks

Speaking in horrid (ok my accent was horrid) Scottish accents

All the boys. Enough said.

And most recently . . . the HUGE rack of ribs she ordered tonight at dinner. I think it weighed more than she does . . .
Anyway, now we are just chilling out together watching Season 1o of Friends and loving just hanging out. I hope I get to see her again very soon!

The Coolest Chicks Ever

I had to clean off one of my network drives this week at work (I got in trouble for having too much stuff on it . . . oops!) and I discovered all this fun stuff I had forgotten I had kept! I also went through Matt's computer last night and discovered all kinds of fun pictures I had forgotten about as well. What is all boils down to is that I happen to have the coolest bunch of girlfriends in the whole world and we have so many fun pictures and memories . . . these girls have been my rock and my joy for over ten years. We have had more fun that should be legal . . . so i thought I'd share some of my favorite pictures that I have in digital format . . . I'll add more from home tonight too.

Melinda, Emily and I on the famed San Francisco Trip with "We're Just Friends" Matt Batman . .. I mean Batmale

This is a picture from my going away party right before I moved to Phoenix

Rhonda and I at a Jazz vs Suns Game

HAHAHAHAHAH this was what? 1999? Heheheheh OH THE BANGS!

Melinda, Anne and I at one of our many TV Watching parties . . . we laughed really hard and scared Blake while taking this one

Hannah, Anne, Melinda, Julia, Rhonda and I at my 25th Birthday party

The First Annual Ladies Soiree!

Getting Our Groove on . . .

The dream is over . . .

First of all, I am lame and I don't think we took ANY pictures in California, but I'll have my Mom send me some of hers.

We had a wonderful time just hanging out with the family. Mom's birthday dinner was, in typical Shirley Lynsky style, FANTASTIC, and best of all, Meagan and Luke decided last minute to drive out so ALL the kids were there and it was so great to be our little famly as we all remember it . . . the four kids and just Mom hanging out at Grandma and Grandpa's house by the pool. I took a hilarious picture of Patrick doing a backflip off the diving board . . . caught him right in mid-air. I'll post it when Mom sends it to me. It's honestly the funniest picture I've ever taken.

Matt and I have decided to head back to California again for the 4th of July weekend. We have four whole days to play there so it will be wonderful. We're planning to go to the beach and the Swap Meet and do all kinds of things. We are very excited.

California Dreamin'

These are pictures from one of our trips out to California last year before we got married



I'm so excited because today we head to California! It's just a quick trip for the weekend, but my brother Sean is there from Pennsylvania and my Mom is going to be there too. We are celebrating her 50th Birthday as well as Father's Day, my Grandma Shirley's birthday and my grandparents anniversary. Phew!

We have a big seafood dinner planned for Saturday night and I'm hoping I get to see Sheila and the babies (Rylie is almost three and Brandon is about six months old) and play with them for a little while.

We're dropping the dogs off at Agata's store managers house tonight so we don't have to worry about trying to take them in the car, so it will be a fun road trip for just Matt and I. We have both been so busy lately it will be a good time just to catch up with each other for a few hours. Matt started his new job on May 22 and has also been continuing to do the bookkeeping for Parker Universal (his old job) on the side, so needless to say we haven't had a lot of alone time between the jobs and the dogs! ( I guess this is a prelude to kids, right?!?!) Anyway we're excited to have the six hours just to talk and hang out for a while. I'll post some pictures when we get back!

Damn Dirty Dogs . . .

Excuse our french . . . we are dogsitting for two weeks while my boss and his wife are in Italy. They are Malteses and oh so cute. They're not actually dirty, they are actually really good. They are very attached to us already and very protective of our house and particularly me. Matt isn't really allowed to touch me lately. Super fun! They have claimed their "spots" on our couches and are pretty much ruling the roost right now. They even sleep not only in our bed, but spread out between us. Ahhh the joy. Here are some pictures of Kimi and Enzo (Kimi is the one sprawled on the floor . . . he seems to like rolling around on our rug . . . ) We will probably be sad to see them go but for right now I've realized I'm very selfish and I like my house and my husband to myself . . . :)

Our Patch of Dirt and the Model

This is a picture of the front of the model of our house plan. Our colors will be a little different but this is basically what the front is going to look like!!

Isn't the kitchen gorgeous? Our cabinets are going to be darker and we'll have stainless appliances!
This is the view from the living room/dining room as you come in the front door of the house











I know you've all been waiting to see it . . . the pictures of our lot (or our patch of dirt as I'm lovingly calling it.)

The first picture is Matt at the North side of our lot (there is going to be a wash with a stream bed and desert landscaping next to us) The second is a picture from the back of the lot (looking the direction the house is going to face) and the third is a picture from the front of our lot (so the view from the back of our house)

We went to our design appointment and picked out the few color options and upgrades the builder has allowed for. We could really only pick out cabinets, wall color (we opted with just white so we could do our own colors and save some moolah) and flooring so there wasn't a lot to pick. We're really excited though and now we just have to wait . . . as you can see from the pictures the roads aren't even in so it will be a while!!