favorite flowers

Last Tuesday, (Feb 12) Eric surprised me with red roses for V day. He stopped at Costco and bought them for me. I thought that was really sweet of him. He remembered early and he didn't spend too much money on flowers. (We both feel the same way that spending too much money on flowers is a waste, most of the time.) Later that night, we were talking and he said that he realized that he didn't know my favorite color of rose. I had to think for a minute. I really don't have a favorite color of ROSE. I answered that it had to be yellow roses. My grandma's favorite flower was yellow roses. Everyone knew that was her favorite flower. EVERYONE! Whenever I see a yellow rose it reminds me of her. So I guess that is my favorite color of rose.

Well two days later on Valentine's Day.....Guess who stopped at Costco and bought yellow roses?? Aren't I a lucky girl?!?!?

As for my favorite flower is has to be the seasonal things. I love the lilac of the early spring. I love love LOVE tulips. I love flowers that grow in my own garden. I think my favorite flower to get is probably the gerbera daisy. Pretty and loving. Like it is just there to cheer you up!! So what is your favorite flower? Do you get flowers a lot or just for special occaisions?

man tag.

What is his full name? eric willbur j.
How long have you been married? almost 8 years
How long did you date? about 8 months, I think
Who eats more sweets? me by far. i love the sweets! he eats more in general
Who said I love you first? not sure. maybe him. maybe me. i think it was him. i was in a place where i wasn't going to say it unless i was ready.
How old is he? 32
Who is taller? he is by 2 inches.
Who is smarter? I would say he is about most things but I win the prize for random facts.
Who can sing better? duh, if you ever heard me you wouldn't even ask. his whole family is more musical than most families. I sit out when the music starts.
Who does the laundry? i do.
Who pays the bills? he does.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? which is the right. i sleep on the right if you in the bed.
Who mows the lawn? dallin and justin. but if we didn't pay them, eric would do it. he is sort of a perfectionist in this area. i don't think he would let me mow the lawn even though i know how and have been doing it since i was 7 or 8.
Who cooks dinner? i do. eric used to do it once in a while, then he started working more.
Who drives? he does. although I backseat it a lot with directions and speed control.
Who is more stubborn? varies. we both have our moments.
Who kissed who first? eric.
Who asked who out? not sure. we just started hanging out and then dating. he probably asked me on our first "real" date.
Who proposed? eric.
Who has more siblings? eric. 7 vs. 4. but I have more sisters. which really is way more siblings than he could ever have!
Who wears the pants? what pants. if eric had a choice we would all be naked. seriously. more of a team. we both take turns.

i tag who ever. if you want to do this please do. and danielle, i know where you live too. now do the bag tag. i want to see inside your purse!!

happy birthday to my dear husband!

eric's birthday was a few days ago. he was actually working the night of his birthday so we postponed celebrating until tonight. we did go to dinner with some his family members (adults only!) to market street on tuesday. that was tons of fun. all the girls sat on one side. the food was yummy and the company even better. tonight we celebrated with the girls. savannah was so excited to give eric his card and present that he got them the minute he walked in the door. she wrote her name on his card all by herself. she also drew a picture of a snowman (that can walk). it was really sweet. we had a simple dinner of salad and baked potato. (his choice) and the our favorite guys from the northeast made a visit. we sang to eric with a plate of cookies. eric is totally a no fuss guy when it comes to his birthday. this used to frustrate me. i love a party. i love to plan a party. i love to have people over. eric is the opposite. he doesn't even want people to know it is his birthday. he would be happier if it were forgotten. he usually even buys his own present because that way he gets what he wants. this year i felt particularly bad. i usually make him something as a surprise and I didn't even do that. i know he understands but i love to make him feel special. he is an amazing guy. i feel so lucky that he is in my life and a father to my beautiful (or will be once the impetigo is gone) girls. so thanks eric. i hope it was a good one. next year i may actually plan something. i may not. be good or i will plan a big party!!

Eric's New Toy

Well, if you really know our family, you know that Eric is usually the person who vacuums in our house. I hardly ever do it. In fact, Eric picked out our last vacuum around the time I had livvy and well I didn't even know how to turn it on (or even where he put it) for a really long time. We made a deal when we got married that he could vacuum and I would do laundry (although he no longer remembers this deal). So a few days ago Eric brought home a new vacuum. It is the Dyson Stowaway. He was so excited. He has been wanting a Dyson FOREVER! He waited until after dinner to open it. It then became a family party. Olivia loved it. Savannah had a blast. Eric was in heaven and I got an freshly vacuumed house! What could be better?

Raking Leaves

Eric spent a few hours in the yard on Saturday. He dug a hole to find the leak in our sprinkler system. (I have to mention that he wanted me to take pictures and put it on my blog. Because so many people care about sprinklers!) Then he raked up the leaves in the backyard. We have one large maple tree and this is about all the leaves we get. Eric wanted Savannah to have fun in the leaves. He wanted her to run and jump and play and throw them around. She didn't get it. Finally he jumped in the pile too and then the fun took off! It was great to see Eric spending a little time having fun with Savannah!

How I Became a Jorgensen!

How I Became A Jorgensen

I saw this on Kat's blog and decided that today was a great day to copy!

1. Where did you meet your spouse? At the singles ward. We grew up in the same stake and never met. I do remember, right before I met him, sitting by his whole family at stake conference. (I was there by myself) It was funny because I remember his mom and kat and dave saving seats and then everyone else came in late and at different times. Side note: the person who sat by me was Debbi Yamamoto who later became a good friend. Funny huh?
2. What was the first thing you said to your spouse? I have no idea. I really don't remember. He was kind of shy. I do remember him calling up for Danielle. They were set up for the Presidential Date Night that the singles ward does every year. So basically Danielle went out with him first.
3. Where was your first date? We have an "official" first date. It was in July. He actually asked me out and picked me up and everything. (He didn't have a car so I usually drove to his house.) We went with Tyler and Mindy to Cafe Rio and to see Big Daddy. We were with Tyler's mission companions and then we went a big mansion in Orem (the former owner of WordPerfect or something).
4. Where was your first kiss? In my room. (or the hot tub a few months before that, depending on who you talk to)
5. Did you have a long or short courtship/engagement? Met sometime in January of 1999, became friends then began dating in June/July and engaged in October and Married in March. Short compared to my friends who were all engaged for a year or something like that, but long by LDS standards.
6. Where did you get engaged? This is funny. October 30, 1999. That is right 8 years ago today. At Rodizio Grill. It was a Saturday in Utah so it was basically Halloween. Eric's family tends to do alternate Halloween activities. This time is was dinner out. I had my tonsils out a week or two before this. I couldn't eat and could barely talk. I think I had mashed potatoes and mango juice (I had an allergic reaction that night and now know that I am allergic to mangoes). I had known he had the ring for a week. I had been at home and didn't have much to look forward to. Back to dinner... There was a birthday being celebrated at the table next to ours and when the servers were singing happy birthday, Eric leaned over and whispered,"Will you marry me?" I was so shocked I actually said, "You are doing it here?" I even held out the wrong hand. He put the ring on under the table and we didn't tell anyone. We left and told his grandma first. Then we went to my house and told my parents and then his house. It wasn't a big surprise for anyone except for the way he asked. That was a surprise. and that was his goal!
7. Where were you married? Salt Lake Temple, March 11, 2000. Spring Break Saturday. Never ever do that!! It was crazy! I was bride 67 or something crazy like that.
8. How did your reception go? It was fun! It was a party by LDS standards. Calm compared to most of my friends weddings. We had dancing and it was fun. I didn't eat. I heard the food was good.
9. Where did you go on your honeymoon? We went to St George. Not a lot of money and it was a good thing, since I got sick and spent a few of the days not being able to do anything! We did go into vegas for one day. That was okay.
10. If you could change anything about your day what would it have been? I think that I would have eaten. And when we cut into the cake we got the carrot cake layer. I hate carrot cake. For the most part I loved the whole day. I think I might have gotten married later in the day and then had the reception right after. And I would have had the reception at a larger venue. More room to party!!

Taco Tuesday

It took me 7 1/2 years of marriage to realize that Eric loves tacos. No, I mean LOVES tacos. His whole family does. I would hardly ever make tacos. I like tacos but I am not in love with tacos. So a few weeks ago I began Taco Tuesday. Every Tuesday night we have tacos. Eric loves it! I repeat, LOVES it. He knows what he i having and is excited about it! So if it is Tuesday and you are hungry stop by. We are having tacos and there is always plenty to share!

can i get her up?

This morning at 6:25 while eric was getting ready for work. Olivia started crying. Eric hurried to get dressed. She stopped crying. Eric said, "Does this mean I can't go get her up?" In that moment I realized every thing I do with the girls eric misses out on and it makes him sad. He was so happy to see olivia first thing in the morning!! It reminded me of the time just after savannah was born that he was smiling as he was getting ready for work. I asked him why he was so happy that early. He simply said he couldn't wait to get home from work to see savannah because he loved her so much! What a great guy!