My Kirky Monster!

♥

SooOoo this morning Kirk went to work like any other normal day, with a big hug and a kiss! After he was out the door I was heading down the hall to brush my teeth when the front door opened again. "BAAAAAABE, you should drop by the office today and see me! I love you! Bye again!" Awhhh another teency tincy moment that made me love him more. Of course I'll drop by!!! I know he loves spending time together whenever we can, but to HEAR it... to have him ASK it, for him to SAY it,.... Awh. I know, little right!? But it made my day! I'm so grateful and blessed. And yess, that little moment made me fall in love with him and our happy marriage even more! .... Somehow he ALWAYS does that! I tell him all the time that I don't think my love for him can grow any greater, but he always suprises me! He always finds a way without even knowing it! And I stand here again to say that if my love grows anymore for him, it's going to explode everywhere! Love guts and goo over EVERYTHING! hahaha

"I've seen the storm clouds in your past,

But baby rest assured 'cause you are home at last!

I rescued you, you rescued me.

We're right where we should be when we're together.

I know the questions in your mind, but go ahead and ask me one more time.

You'll find the answer's still the same...

...It won't change from day to day, for worse or better.

Will I promise to be your best friend?

And am I here until the end?

Can I be sure I have been waiting for you?

And did I say my love is true?

Baby I will.

I am.

I can.

I have.

I do.

I know the time will disappear,

But this love we're building on will always be here.

No way that this is sinking sand...

On this solid rock we'll stand forever.

Will I promise to be your best friend?

And am I here until the end?

Can I be sure I have been waiting for you?

And did I say my love is true?

Baby I will. I am. I can. I have. I do. "

Country music says it all sometimes!

I have a bestfriend forever!!!! wo. I have someone who holds the priesthood in our home. I have someone to love me forever. I have someone who believes in me. I have someone who will squish the bugs for me. I have someone who pulls out my gray hairs and still loves me(i know, i know. i'm only TWENTY TOO!). I have someone who is my running buddy. I have someone. I have someone who tickles me, even when I get mad at him for it. I have someone who plays jokes on me. I have someone to dance with. I have someone to sing in the car with. I have someone that reads me Gospel books. I have someone with a really cute smile! I have someone who saves other peoples lives. I have someone who will do a load of laundry when he see's it's been a busy week for me. I have someone who lets me come home to a candle lit evening. I have someone who shares the same priorities with me. I have someone whom I share open communication with. I have someone who takes me back to the temple. I have someone who is committed to me. I have someone to make dinner for. I have someone to take care of. I have someone to create a cozy home for. I have someone to love. I have someone to tell my funny Preschool stories to. I have someone to kiss. I have someone to watch movies with. I have someone who eats my leftovers. I have someone to call. I have someone with big, manly, gentle hands and big, stinky feet. I have someone who knows how to make me happy. I have someone to cuddle with all night. I have someone to be unconditionally grateful for, and another Someone to be unconditionally grateful to.

where does a mommy belong!?

*** before you read this, please know that these are my personal thoughts and feelings on the subject of Motherhood. i don't mean to preach or tell ppl what's right and wrong, i simply mean nothing more than to journal keep about something i am passionate about. take my words with a grain of salt and know they are nothing more than just me :) everyone has something different going for them and these are only my and my good hubby's thoughts. (i forget ppl actually read my blog)***

HOME vs WORK?

To start off, I want to make clear that I don't deny what's right for one person may not be what's right for another. But that's the point, right!? Doing what we feel is right in this lfie! Being a single mom or having financial burdens can be the decision maker between being a Stay-at-Home mom or a working mom, but huh. All the time I feel like I am the 'odd ball out' because I DO want to be a Stay-at-Home mom.! So bad! Even though it has become the less popular route, am I okay with that?! You bet I am! :) I have only met one other who wants that too..just ONE! I stick out like a soar thumb whenever the conversation of being a working mom is brought up, and around married couples our age it's a popular topic of conversation, but the feelings in my heart and the unspoken words in my mind always leave me feeling like I am following Gods plan for Catharine McAllister. Gratefully, the man I married feels the exact same way.

Last Saturday Kirk and I went mountain biking with some really great friends. I have to say I was EXSTATIC that I met another girl in St George that puts value on Motherhood in the same ways I do! THE FIRST GIRL in what feels like forever! It was a sweet spirit that filled our conversation that morning. I felt like it was a little piece of Heavenly Support :) My closest friends don't feel the way I do. Many girls I admire qualities in leave me flying solo, and sometimes shocked. Some fabulous women I know have left me feeling like I'm paving a brand new trail. Something inside me dies when they tell me they have no aspirations of staying home with their children. Gosh, it just makes me feel sad...

No, my opinion on motherhood has never changed. Do I believe that Heavenly Father has foreordained women to Motherhood? Absolutley, just as I believe He foreordained men to the Priesthood. Do I belive that Motherhood is too valuable to be replaced? With all my heart... it doesn't matter if it's work, babysitters or anything, nothing is comparable. "It is for you a great work to be done that cannot be left to others" Pres Hinckley.

To me, Motherhood is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. Certaintly I feel stronger, more confident and ready to take on the world when I am done up- but from the moment you finish getting cutified, lose yourself in creating yourself and your family a beatuiful day! My mom has changed the darkest hours into the most beauitful days! What would I do in those depressing minutes if her light wasn't there to scare the darkenss away? Wow...I would have become lost in the world a long time ago. That's something a babysitter or daycare lady can't do!! It is something I imagine becomes part of a mom through the process of having and loving a child. Nobody loves like a mother does.

Just teaching 3 and 4 year olds, and having had worked on Pediatrics has shown me motherhood in glorified ways. It seems like having your own children increases your capacity to love. I know I don't have kids, but I have found that my quality of expressions has grown by being around them. I have been shown and discovered ways to love, love more, and love funny things. I think Motherhood is desgined that way. I also think it can fine-tune and build your spirituality. It can show you ways to develope and spotlight your delicacy, radiance, sensitivity, creativity, charm, graciousness, gentleness, dignity, and quiet strength. Those are qualities women bask in.... not necessarily men.

My sister in-law nailed it perfectly when she said "It would be easier for me to go to work any day than stay home. I catch myself wanting that at any minute, but it's the easy way out. A good day at work is far easier than a good day at home." Perhaps that's why women choose to work out of the home. Stress, pressure, cleaning up the same messes day in and day out, ruined this-broken that, "no, no, no", listening to screaming and crying, no privacy, no peace ... I can't imagine. But don't give up. Before you know it, it will be gone and missed. "I believe our problems, almost every one, arise out of the homes of the people. If there is to be reformation, if there is to be a change, if there is to be a return to old and sacred values, it must begin in the home. It is here that truth is learned, that integrity is cultivated, that self-discipline is instilled, and that love is nurtured. - Gordon B. Hinckley. A full time mother is needed so badly. Strength, progression and conquering the world is learned by being a mom :) "Motherhood is manifest differently in each girl or woman, but each of you possesses it. Mothering is part of your inner beauty" Pres Faust.

"If the day comes when we are the only women on earth who find nobility and divinity in motherhood, so be it. For mother is the word that will define a righteous woman made perfect in the highest degree of the celestial kingdom, a woman who has qualified for eternal increase in posterity, wisdom, joy, and influence." -Sheri Dew

I love you mom, thanks for teaching me how to become the person I am! The gospel is alive in my life because it was alive in your home when I was growing up. I've learned so many outspoken things through your beautiful testimony. I always look forward to hearing your cheerful voice and your uplifting words. There's things only you can say. I love you! I hope I can become the woman you are! You're an example to me mom! xoxoxo

Dancin with thunder!

smokin baby! Oh my gosh Becky, look at this FIRE! This is what we saw on our drive home from Salt Lake! I know Kirk is a firefighter but man alive! And .... there's another one burning farther South that had BIGGER flames! It was unbelievable..but it's been burning since july! We didn't get a pic but we shoulda, coulda,woulda! ...it's HOT!

Work it MO! ow ow

Mo is black. She spends her car rides making the most ridiculous faces out the window...she's a freak. And believe me, there's nothin like moja's lips and eye lids flappin in the wind... it's music to my ears...

BABY J!
if you can adjust your eyes to see past that orange whale, there IS a brand new baby girl there!


Big J and Little J! Happy Blessing Day! Jason offered a beautiful baby blessing in church on Sunday! There's def a special spirit in the Parry family, mom-dad-and baby! We are so excited we got to come to salt lake for this special day! It may have been another 25 hour trip, but family is worth it! Every time.

Happy Family!



RODEO FOREVER

forever forever forever forever

He's my cowboy hero and I'm his rhinestone cowgirl!

This was Rodeo Night # 2 of the weekend! And of course, the rodeo gets better and better each night! But we are proud to say we witnessed a Bronco record of 92 on Fancy Pants this night! YEEHAW!! Maybe that's a sign that we should host the PRCA rodeos!!!?!?!!!!!. BUT... I do have to say I was extremely dissapointed in the crowds. I can't tell you how stinkin mad I was that the couple next to me didn't put their hand over their heart for our National Anthem. They were the only ones I saw who didn't, but I heard there were more and heck. Show some respect! Are you not from America or have you forgotten the way things go around here!? "It's a free country, I can do what I want" ...it is, and to heck with you for not acknowledging where those opportunities and blessings come from, and why we have them. Is it such a hard thing to humble your pride and lift a hand?? Our freedom is at risk everyday because of selfish and ignorant people exactly like you, who don't give a dang. I know i'm being pissy right now, and you can totally see how strongly I feel about (believe me, i could go on for pages)... but I want to tell all those disrespectful and arrogant minded people that they should PRAY something doesn't happen to their husband, wife, child or loved one that humbles them to be grateful for all we have.... we live in the greatest country in the entire world. Why? Because we fight for it. In blood, tears and words-we fight for it. There are people who will never to any extent or comparison, experience what we do on a day-to-day basis. It's a blessing that we have all we do, simply because the Lord sent us here to the United States. He could have just as easily born us into a mud-floor, grass hut filled with flies and excrement where there is no food to eat, and no clean water, where our government is corrupt and our families live in fear and danger everyday. But He didn't. That alone seems like an untouchable blessing, but for us Americans it is only the very, very basic beginning.

THAT is why I am completely offended, and why Kirk and I have vowed to never let that happen again without something being said.(Don't worry, we'll be nice about it :)...... or at least try!)

It may not be your husband who is in the military, or your girlfriend who is in the Air Force, or your son who is sent over seas... it may not be your nieghbor who will be crippled for the rest of their live due to war, or your grandpa that left his wife a widow and his children fatherless... but it IS someones' someone out there. And it is YOU who reaps the benefit. don't you get it???? rawr




SOMEONE'S HERO!

That was the theme of Rodeo night #1, the Childrens night! They had all the firefighters, police, medics and military members be recognized. It was so cool! They even drove a tank out in the middle of the arena and had a little girl climb out the top holding an American flag. THEN they had a combat helicopter fly overhead. It was a pretty awesome recognition for all our service-men in our community! And it sure made me a proud wife! Kirk is such a stud. When the firefighters walked out (they were the very first) the little boy infront of me looked at his dad and said "This is so awesome!" and I couldn't help but smile through tears. Kirk and I have it all, I love him so much, I'm so proud of you sweetheart.

excited? WAY!

My Accomplishment of TODAY!

i'm very proud of myself!

• I finished my visiting teaching!! bomb baby! I made a goal to do my VT b/c I never have! This month went absolutely fabulous and I have come to really see why we do it. If not for the girl-talk that we ALL NEED (admit it or not) it's to share ideas and help with everyday things in our lives. It was good for me to just meet new friends, being somewhat new to our ward. I learned that the lessons are important and inspired but not essential to building this kind of a realtionship. Especially when you have less active families or some who aren't ready to hear it! It's more about service. But ending the visit with a prayer certainly brings a powerful spirit. Anywho's... I'm super proud of it, but slightly ashamed that it's a first for me! Aimee and I rock, go US!

Guess What Else!?!!!!!

I've been learning how to bargain shop...find amazing deals and use them coupons!

• Bra's from heaven! I found the best fit I have ever had in YEARS! So.... i got 3! After a $10 gift card and a coupon I got them all for $18.60!! Which to me, the only thing that could make this any better was if they were dipped in chocolate!
• 7 cake mixes, 1 cornbread mix, 3 twenty oz pancake mixes, 3 boxes of pretzels, 1 box of pop tarts, 1 12ct box of brownies, 1 box of granola bars, 1 diet mtn dew, 1 package of rice, 3 Cups of Noodles for $14.23!!!!!!!!!!! I went to buy snacks for Kirks office at work and holy smokes! Course I went to another store to buy apples and yogurts for snacks as well, but I got 22 items for less then 15 bucks! loved it!

TODAY ROCKS!

Loo Loo Shmoo Shmoo

L.O.V.E. Locks!
Have you ever heard of a 'Love Lock'? It's symbolic of locking/sealing your love FOREVER! The idea came to America from Asia... there's a long, beautiful artsy fence on the Great Wall of China that has literally thousands of locks on it. On them are engraved couples names...they put their lock on the fence, then throw the keys off the great wall to never be found, symbolically locking their love forever. Well, a guy name Randall Paul (is way stinkin awesome) brought this idea to little St George. But instead of throwing the keys away, he simply made locks without a key hole at all! It's pretty awesome! If you live here, or are coming out we'll have to show it to you! The locks are pretty cheap too! Plus, he's letting people use their own :) It's pretty cute!

PEACH YUMMY-NESS!

Here I am after some hard work! But it sure paid off....peach jam! It was my first time, but it turned out suprisingly well! I'm pretty happy with it :)

YARD WORK!

Gotta love it!


BANANANANANA Bread!

HAPPY BABY SHOWER BRECKEN!

Don't let the blue and brown fool you, because this mama is pregnant with a GIRL! For cute huh!? This is my good friend Brecken. I met her last year at the hospital when I worked in the Float Pool. She's so awesome! She is always there for me to have a little girl talk with, something I sometimes can't get enough of! Isn't her cake stinkin cute!? Love you girly! Congratulations again!





HUSBAND TO THE RESCUE!

As the picture below shows... we were just getting ready to go to Western Underground when Kirk got called out! So I dropped him off at the station, caught a great action pic, then went out for a diet coke and a walk. Luckily it was a quick call for him so we still made it to the concert! i LOVE country music!!! Especially a concert on the rodeo grounds... :) St george rocks!