Elder Teddy Parker

So I've heard of the people who buy Build-A-Bears and make them their missionaries. Lindsey and I decided to do that with Parker, and take him places that Parker would normally go and then take pictures and send them to Parker and put them in his scrapbook. So meet...

Elder Teddy Parker

Lindsey and I had so much fun making him. And yes... we were the only big girls in the store besides the people that worked there. The faces that some people were giving us were hilarious! We made bears to be us too... a Lindsey and Shelby Teddy. Kinda lame haha but it was fun and we're excited to do this for Parker.

Elder Teddy Parker with hair... it was just funny at the moment. What a horrid wig!

Yes I am a lameo... but I miss my brother haha. That's what only child syndrome does to you. Well me at least.

Sorry I haven't posted since before Christmas. Christmas was fun! It was different without Parker there, especially while watching "The Grinch" but it was fun. New Years was a blast as well. Lindsey and Deb and Claude couldn't come down because Lindsey had to work New Years Eve and morning, but Holly and her friend, Emily, came over and we ate and played games. It was fun! Then after Linds got off work that afternoon, we went to her house and to The Bead Fairy and bought beads to make those bead watch bands. (I have no pictures yet so please forgive me... I will post as soon as I get them up.) Then we just played all night. I slept over and then went back home on Sunday.

Lately, I have been feeling really lonely. I have no brother to tease me to my wits end, I have no boyfriend to tease me to my wits end either hehe :P (I love both of their teasing... hence the reason I miss it so much. Poppa Shawn? I need you to take over more bahaha!) My sister is far away... okay not really too far away but far enough away that I can't just drive over there and hang out with her and the nephews all the time. Lindsey is far away... Nash is off doing her soccer stuff most of the time so I hardly see her :( So yes, I have been super super lonely. I was listening to Backstreet Boys "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" today on my way to work and almost started crying because now I really know the meaning of being lonely.

Sorry this is such a long post. I needed to catch up! Forgive me for not being good about updating Cody's blog as well (if you follow it at all)... I haven't heard from him in weeks so I really have nothing to post.

Until next time... :*

27 Years

Today is my parent's 27th anniversary! I am so grateful for my parents and for all the good decisions they have made and for all the hard work that they do for me and my brother, sister, brother-in-law, and my nephews. They have been such great examples, and they have taught us so well and I am very grateful to have been in their lives. I haven't always made things easy for them, but I am so glad that they have stuck by me and have been there for me, even when I didn't want them to be. I love them so so so so much!

Engagement Photo

On their wedding day, 27 years ago. ( Too bad I couldn't find a good picture of both of them with my Dad in his black cowboy hat... BAHAHAHAHA! This'll do. :D)

Today... still in love.

I have another thing that I have been thinking about lately... This picture:

This picture was taken around the end of December or beginning of January, right before Cody left. What is he wearing? If you can't tell... it's my headband that I was wearing that night. We were playing around and being goofy and he had pulled it off my head and was playing with it. Then I took it from him and put it on his head. He let me take this picture. No complaints or objections. He just sat there and smiled while I put it on his head.

As I look back on this night, I think... "What an idiot! I must have been super retarded to put that on his head!" But the more I think about it and think about how he never complained or told me to take it off, I realized how much he must love me to sit there and let me be retarded :P and let me put it on his head. What a patient guy. Sometimes I do wacky stuff like that, just because it is my personality. And that doesn't bug Cody one bit. He loves me for who I am and for how I act... even though sometimes it's crazy. And he loves me enough to let me do these kind of stupid things to him...

After I took this picture, he did this:



He put the headband down on his eyes like that and then told me to take a picture. :D

I love him so so much! What a guy to put up with me... sometimes I wonder what he even sees in me haha! But I love that I love him and I love that he loves me. I can't wait for the day that he comes home and that I can give him a huge huge hug and tell him about everything! I can't wait for the day when I can see him smile again and hear him talk and hear him laugh. I just can't wait to see him again.

I have a good post coming tomorrow! I'm warning though, you may want to be have an extra pair of pants on hand, or be close to a bathroom.... you'll have to wait and see why. :P