Tuesday, February 26, 2008

9 Years of Wedded Bliss...

Cory and I met on May 25, 1998. He had been home from his mission for about 3 weeks. He was not shy at all. I worked at Gart Sports when he and his friend Matt Evans came in to buy some basketball shoes, and boy did I think Matt was cute! Cory didn’t take long at all to ask me for my phone number. It took about another week for us to finally be able to talk on the phone. But when we did, we talked for two hours. We talked about waterskiing and jeeping and camping and music and everything else that is important. We had so much in common. I wondered “where the heck did this boy come from, he is perfect". We doubled with Matt and his crazy girlfriend at the time. We went bowling, then to the store to buy ice cream. Little did Cory know,he bought my heart with Ben and Jerry’s. Then we left Matt, and went to WJ Park. We sat on a blanket and talked while we ate our ice cream. I am not sure if he intended to talk or make out. But, we made out. That was the night I fell in love. I went home and told my mom that I was going to marry him some day. She said “does he know that” and I said “I don’t know, but he will”. Cory and I didn’t spend much time apart after that. "Someday" came really fast. We got engaged two and half months later after my friend Heidi’s wedding reception. I caught the bouquet and he had the ring in his pocket. He asked me to marry him later that night overlooking one of my favorite canyons. Our courtship and engagement was so much fun. Everyday we spent together, I loved him more and more. We bought a cute little white house in South Jordan that needed some serious remodeling. Cory didn’t care because it had a huge garage. We worked really hard on our little home while we were engaged and it turned out perfect. We got married on Feb. 27, 1999. What an amazing day that was. I would not change one single thing about it. For the next year Cory spent a lot of time teaching me about the Gospel and I couldn’t wait to be sealed to him for eternity. So, one year later on March 4, 2000 we were sealed in the Jordan River Temple. After that, time started flying like crazy. In 2001 Brock was born. In 2002 we bought new house in Riverton so we didn’t have to share a bedroom with our baby. And, in 2003 Parker joined us. The past five years have been the best in my life. I am so thankful for Cory. He is an amazing man. He works hard and knows how to have fun. He is such a great dad and our boys love him more than anything. The last 9 years have been so great I can’t wait to see what the next 90 will bring. Happy Anniversary to us!!!

Monday, February 25, 2008

I've been tagged!

What is your husbands full name? Cory Christian Proulx

How long have you been married? 9 Years on Wednesday

Who eats more sweets? Me for sure

Who said I love you first? He did, I think I felt it first though.

How old is he? 30

Who is taller? He is

Who is smarter? Duh!! me of course. But he awesome common sense.

Who can sing better? I sing more often, he sings better.

Who does the laundry? I do! He doesn't belive in folding.

Who pays the bills? I pay them with the money he makes

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does

Who mows the lawn? him 80% of the time, me 20%

Who cooks dinner? Me

Who drives? He does. ALWAYS!

Who kissed who first? He kissed me

Who asked who out? He did

Who has more siblings? Him by 3

Who wears the pants? I do on the little stuff. He does when it comes big stuff .



I tag Janelle and Sadie

Friday, February 15, 2008

Snow-Snow-Snow!!!

I just want to talk for a few minutes about why I love the summer time so much. BECAUSE, I hate the snow. Everybody says, "it is so pretty" BS- What's pretty is when you look outside and see flowers in the flower bed, green grass, little boys playing outside barefoot in thier swimsuits, your husband cruising down the street in his jeep with the top off, while you sit on your front porch soaking in all the happiness knowing that on the weekend there is a pretty good chance you will be boating.
I have been amazed at the amout of snow there has been this year. I feel like I have been spending more time with my shovel than with my husband. (darn snow plow job) I do have to say, that I have some wonderful neighbors that are so nice to always help me shovel. Thanks Dan and Keith. I think my nasty feelings toward the winter is rubbing off on my boys. They don't even try to eat the snow anymore.


On a happier note, we have been doing some fun things lately. Brock, Parker and I went to our first circus a couple of weeks ago. It was so fun. Brock was absolutely amazed. He keeps telling his Papa that he is going to run away to the circus. He wants to be an acrobat. Parker on the other had was mostly interested in the popcorn and glow-in-the-dark swords.

Another big event for me has been, My computer bit the dust. (not fun) I had to get a brand new one. The good new is, I did't loose any data. We were able to save all of my information.

And one last thing, CJ and Jennilyn bought a new house, so we have had a chance to spend some time with them painting. We always have fun with them and are excited for them to live close to us. I am also excited because their house is the perfect distance for a good bike ride with the kids.

On Valentines day, I decided that great minds do think alike. My sweet husband gave me a singing card, some M&M's and a gift card for a massage. I gave him a card, some M&M's and a gift card for a massage. CRAZY!! We decided that we are going to turn our massages into a couples massage on our anniversary which is next week. FUN!!

I am really going to try to blog more often so that I don't have write about so much stuff all at once. But until then I hope you all enjoy this yucky white stuff and please pray for sunshine.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

About Us

My friend Adrian has a really fun blog. She did a really cool thing on hers where she listed 100 things about herself. It was really fun to read and a really good way to get to know her. I thought I would do the same about each of us. I am not going to do 100 things, but some.

Parker First (he is helping)
He makes everyone laugh
He has pretty blue eyes
He like to eat breadsticks
He likes to eat at McDonalds
He likes to play Star Wars Legos on the PS2 and is very good at it
He has a huge heart and is very sensitive
He has cute little birthmark at the top of his bum
He sleeps with a “doggy” that Daddy and Brock gave him when he was born
He use to call Superman Pooperman
He will be big enough for the big rides at Lagoon this year
He is a really good helper to his mom
His favorite movie is Hot Wheels 4
He loves to build race tracks with his Dad
His favorite song is ”GO GO GO”
He will start Kindergarten in the fall
He eats his peas
He wants to be Luke Skywalker when he grows up
He knows all the letters and their sounds
His Papa calls him Toson (after his great great grandpa)
Grandma Jen calls him Sparky
His middle name is simply “T”
His brother Brock is his best bud.
He could do a front flip off a diving board when he was 3
He likes to rock crawl in Moab and doesn’t get scared
His family loves him more than life itself
He can sing all the words to the Strawberry Shortcake song and will do it with his mom whenever she wants him to.
His birthday is 03-03-03
He is a Star Wars Junkie
He broke his leg when he was ll months old
He can ride a 2-wheeler
Now Brock
He has green eyes that use to be brown
He will not eat mashed potatoes and gags if he does on accident
He is a brilliant 6 year old
He is allergic to peanuts
He will play machine pitch baseball this year
He wants to take gymnastics but his mom knows how addicting it can be
He loves school
He is VERY handsome
He is 6 and a half and has not lost any baby teeth yet
He loves the big rides at Lagoon
He can swim
He rode his bike 5 miles last summer (and back)
He loves hard rock music and can memorize the words
He was potty trained at 20 months
He could say the entire Pledge of Allegiance before he turned 3
He can do flips on the Trampoline
He like to write and send notes to people
His real name is Christian Brock
He still sleeps with his blanky
His teacher says he is a ladies man
He says he never wants a girlfriend
He loves to wrestle with dad
He likes to watch Guts and Double Dare
He is better on the computer than me
He loves to make people laugh
He knows how lucky he is to have a little brother to be his best bud
He weighed 9 and half pounds when he was born
He doesn’t eat his vegetables
He hates to carry is laundry downstairs
He loves to surprise people
Cory’s Turn
He is an amazing husband and father
He is very graceful if he tries
He knows the scriptures very well
He is as strong as they come
He never judges people
He broke his neck when he was 17
He is a GREAT kisser
He is a really hard worker
He like to watch the discovery and history channels
His name is Cory Christian
He use to work at Hardee’s
He loves a good burger
He has awesome legs
He never had a cavity until after he got married
He snores
He is a mamma’s boy
His favorite desert is Jell-O No Bake cheesecake
He loves his little brother
He is a Jeep man (and can build one from scratch)
His boys think he is absolutely amazing
He loves hot weather
He is really good at yard work
He is a true friend
He never says bad things about people
He is very silly when he is alone with his wife and boys
He likes to play games
He is a HUGE Cougars fan
He could have been a football star
He wants to buy an old 60’s convertible Firebird when he goes through a midlife crisis
He doesn’t like to hear gossip
And finally Jeri
I will be thirty this year (its gonna be great)
I am surrounded by boys
I love-love-love chocolate ice-cream
I am always on a diet
I love the way you feel after you work out really hard and get really sweaty
My big brother is one of my best friends
I stay in touch with my friends from elementary school
I live to water ski
I have no need for the winter time (except for the snow to put water in the lakes to water ski)
I think my mom is amazing
I love the gospel and cherish my testimony
I think that having two boys is the greatest blessing ever
My dad understands me better than anyone
I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with my husband
I would love to move back to Price someday (but then I wouldn’t be able to spend the rest of my life with my husband)
I like to mow the lawn
I really enjoy swimming for fun and exercise
I am a little OCD
I love a clean house
I like to eat at Chili’s
I remember people’s birthdays
I am horrible at video games
I truly care about all of my friends and understand how important friendship is
I have anxiety about spending money
I love to take baths
I would choose Edward over Jacob any day
I love cheesy, girly, teenager movies (duh, why did I write that?)
I wish I could sing and dance
I still have 9 original Strawberry Shortcake dolls
I am now addicted to blogging

Friday, January 25, 2008

Just the Beginning


Well, this is just the beginning for us. We have never done anything like this before. Our cute little sister-in-law Jennilynn introduced us to blogging and it seems like fun. We thought we should give it a try. I picked the name Proulx-x-4 because well, first, there are 4 of us and it also ties into something that we love to do as a family, 4x4. I am a little concerned that I won't have very exciting stuff to write about. Winter time is long and slow for us. Cory works alot and the kids and I go nuts not playing outside. Our family lives for summertime (and water skiing of course). This will be fun and a great way to journal.