Monday, August 30, 2010

tickles and whispers of the Holy Spirit...

...that have taught or reminded me of glorious truths.

My Eternal Companion

  • Catharine Fortuna will always be a princess, but Catharine McAllister will always be a Queen.
  • It is better that I die a most tortureous, grieveous and terrifying death than lose my Purity or break my Covenants. Defend it nobly. Satan has confused the world. If I get bamboo shoved under my finger nails, flesh eating bugs scattered on me, and nails hammered into my teeth then left for open festering infections to puss (like the Chinese do to torture).... it is worth it. In the Eternal perspective, it is always worth it.
  • Kirk is so in-tune with the spirit. Sustain it, honor it and encourage it beyond anything else.
  • Some parts of life can be draining and hard, but it's worth it to work through it. School may be a struggle, self image may be a struggle, it may be drugs.. family.. motherhood.. health... marriage ...dating...anything. But that's the key...you just gotta work through it. This world if full of the "easy way outs", avoid them. There is more satisfaction and self gratification in working through whatever life has given you.
  • Joseph Smith didn't just see Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ when he was 14. They didn't only tell him not to join the current churches... but they conversed, taught and explained glorious things to him. Who knows how long Joseph could have been in that grove of trees. I never thought of it that way before...
  • The world needed relgious leaders such as Clement, Cletus, Linus, and Luther in the Middle ages. They helped to open the minds of the people so when JS organized the Church, the world was okay with this new and Enlightened relgion. The world was forced under a strong but un-unified Christian belief at the time. If it weren't for these men being brave enough to break up the molds, JS would have been ignored and looked down upon even more. Then the American dream of relgious freedom blossomed. Relgious excitement flourished. Heavenly Father truly prepared the world for Joseph.

2 Beautiful Weddings!

Chills and Boyfriend!




Kellie & Blake!























the CUTEST wedding favors ever! gum balls!


























KIRKS OBITUARY

Obituary
Kirk Boyd McAllister, nicknamed "Smurf Boy", died March 24, 2086. Kirk was killed by an elderly man named Bill CLinton who looked at him while Kirk was hinging from the rim of a basketball hoop after making his 120,000th point. Kirk played in the NBA and was the oldest man drafted and played longer than any other player in the history of the sport.
Kirk was born January 17, 1987 to Peggy Jane and Boyd keith McAllister. He had two devoted sisters, Kellie and Karlie. ATheir children Billy Joe Bob, Henrietta, Sally and tawatha will greatly miss their Uncle Kirk.
Kirk beccame and Eagle Scout when he was 15 years old, having earned every merit badge possible. He also created thirteen new badges.
Kirk graduated with the highest honors from Stanford University and majored in Hydraulics. Kirk went to Stanford for 3 years. Kirk played college basketball as the point guar and that is where he met his wife, the beautiful pop singer, Brittney Spears.
Kirk had 5 children, three daughters Autumn, Summer and Wednesday and 2 sons Jahogan and Bob. Kirk loved to play sports with his girls and listen to his sons play the trombone and french horn.
Kirks' fun loving and kind spirit will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Written By Kirk on Nov 21st, 2001 .
13 years old

Thursday, August 26, 2010

LOVE our LIFE together!

End of Summer party!

The St George Fire Department put on a big dinner for all the Firefighters and their wives- no kids! It was our first time going to a big Fire Party and it was soo fun!! I got to hang out and meet some of the wives and Kirk got his time with the guys. It made me so excited to be involved in such an awesome team. One lady I met, Jenny, has been involved in Fire with her husband for 46 years. Everyone was so welcoming, nice and full of energy! We just loved it! Plus the GIANT BBQ in the fire station was delicious! I can't wait for more big parties! I'm so proud of my husband too!



THE DOG PARK!
All rules and trainig goes out the window!
Moja was so tuckered out that she was sleeping in the water bowl. It was soo funny! I've never seen her do that before


I would have never imagined it in my wildest dreams...the dog park. The yucky, goobery, wet, stinky dog park. Full of slobbering and pooping dogs who have nothing better to do then chew on each other. It's quite an experience! One that we get to enjoy several times a week :) hahaha
My Sleepy Man!
It takes SECONDS, literally, for him to crash after a long hot battle with a fire. It can be pretty funny sometimes!



HALLE!
Isnt' she a doll!? I tried to take a cute pic with her of us swimming but it just didn't happen! But i loved this pic. Look at the CUTE CUTE chubby little finger poking through my earring :) Oh i just fell in love with this sweet thing. Thanks for letting me babysit mommy Brenna!





Sunday, August 22, 2010

inspired by the Disney Tarzan movie! :)




"Put your faith in what you most believe in"


What do I believe in the most? ...For me, More than anything I believe in Kirk (he is more than anything I can describe, perhaps one day Heavenly Father can give me a word that defines him, until then nothing is wonderful enough ), and I Believe in my Heavenly Father. Everything seems to catagorize itself under those things.... My loving Eternal Companion, Family and the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. That sums it up for me in one statement...

But I also want to expound on just a little more... I believe in love. I believe in goodness, and good friends. I believe in building self confidence in yourself as well as those around you-but especially the ones you love and serve. I believe in Hard work and finding joy. I believe in dedicating yourself to your personal convictions. I believe in forgiving to progress, I believe in progression. I believe in the Good book just as much as I believe in the Book of Mormon, I know there's something important in them for me no matter what stage of my life I am in. I believe in being gentle and kind. I believe in being inspired, and finding ways to inspire and encourage others. I believe in supporting one another, that's part of love. Gosh, there is soo much to believe in. But I guess what's important is what you most believe in. Perhaps, maybe what you most believe in should influence or encompass all your mini-beliefs, that just seems right.

It's easy to have faith when you just start to believe in something, anything.
I have faith in my Kirk and my Lord.



On a lighter note! This is what our friend just posted on FB! :

Let's go through this one more time. There is a difference between a nerd and a geek. Web designer, nerd; IT guy, geek. Nerds can function in reality. Geeks function only in virtual reality. Nerds can get dates. Geeks eat dates. Geez, folks.


Somehow I can't help but think of my little brother.... :)

Friday, August 20, 2010

la la de da!

look at THAT sexyness in the very middle of this pic, wearing red shorts and looking down... that lean mean maching belongs to ME! ...okay, now stop checkin out my man!
hahahaha just kiddin!
kirk made a killer touchdown! WahOooO!
AND- we even ran into some of my dads cousins...Russ Brown and Josh Brown. Small world! Didn't know we'ld have to move down to st george just to increase the chance of seeing our family from Bountiful!


no lie.
first the car and truck die, then the fridge bites the dust, next the vacuum...now the stinkin AC! good sha-nan-a-gens! oh well, it's all good! can always be worse!



RAWRRRRR!! poor mo. kirk likes to gang up on us when we're vulnerable...us girls gotta stick together more often. sorry stinky puppy!



AWH!! FINALLY! working at the hospital=no nails...that reason alone is DEF worth the quit! i've been missing these! and for some crazy reason i haven't been able to talk kirk into getting his done so he can scratch my back! psh..boys.



good morning kitty kitty! we found her preciousness at the walmart parking lot...SOooO we kept her over night and took her to the shelter today! she was sooo little! totally would have kept her if
1. litter boxes didn't stink like stinkies
2. moja didn't want to eat her
and 3. kirk wasn't allergic1
but she really couldnt' have been more then 5 weeks old, no way possible! she was so small! the pic doesn't do justice!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

weddingNESSSS

with all this talk about weddings going on....i wanna mush about OURS!!













































Aug Log!

welcome to the end of summer!!!! it's unreal! my brains go to mushy goosh if i even try to take it all in! but looking back over AUGUST, this is a list of the things kirk and i have loved the absolute most!
our kissable & huggable LOVEABLES:
TUCK JAMMIN
we can be a bunch of dorks sometimes! we love to blllassst up whatevers playin on the radio and sing like we're going to explode! this was one of those moments...driving back from toquerville!


ZIONS!
we love LOVE love double love zions! if we die young, just burry us in a bed of roses at some killer sweet place up there, as tree-hugger as that sounds! we just went last week to the Narrows and rallied it! we ran the whole flippin way. i think i ate it about 25 times, with bruises to prove for it! and i would do it 1000 times over!





CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS!
oh flip, i can't tell you how many times i wanted to pee my pants watching this! kirk has been sick the last little bit so i supirsed him with a movie yesterday. i didn't have any clue how much we would just love this movie! it's so silly i just laughed until i cried! if I got to pick what would rain from the sky, it would most def be red vines and diet coke!



Piggy Piggy!
Brad through and killer party over the weekend that kirk and i lucked out in going too! it ROCKED! belly flop contests, yummy piggs, loud music, tons and TONS of old friends, tikki tourches, slip'&slide, blow up bloxing court....it was epic! def going down in my top 3 bests!







YUMMY YUMS!
Here's my Lt. Dan pounding down icecream sandwhich #4! Can't touch that!





JOSSLYN
Angel! I just love this pic! Our baby niece...isnt she precious!?






HOSPITAL VISIT!
Lovin up on our sweet thing!







CALA_BUNGA!
Jumping off a waterfall! Seriously, I think st george is rubbing off on us a little too much! We just might never leave this FANfreakinTASTIC place!








RIO MUCHO YUMMO
the last meal i would savor as my dying wish.... oh so deliche! black beans, no chips or cheese with extra guac PLEASE! the meal of champions.
Un pictured August LOVIN:
  • Kellies Bridal Shower
  • Movie date night
  • Gunlock sleep over
  • buying a new night stand
  • kirk giving me a BEAUTIFUL italian silver anklet!
  • Cardin's Wedding