I kinda like my little New Port "getaways".  I always feel bad for my hubby and kids who are not invited to stay with Nana and Papa for a bit.  Adults only. My only wish is for Jeff and Marcee to come stay with me too!!! 
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  Loved the first glimpse of the beach..... this seagull had taken over someones towel had to giggle a bit!

 The Marriott's views are unbelievable  the golf course Crystal Cove.  and the cute little towel animals they leave for you . I really should learn  how to do that for my kids.

 So me in Calie and Bry ice fishing with the kids last Saturday.  He said it was beautiful  sunny and 35 degrees which is warm lately.  Didn't catch anything for dinner but that's ok they ate the pheasant he shot a few days before.  LOL (Bry went with friends)

 The store Bliss my favorite one in New Port, its right on the main drag and the whole store looks like I could just wrap it up and bring it home, but alas it was a little expensive the 4.800$ console table will just have to wait  sigh.....

 This little chalk board is from a shop in Laguna, I love the nautical feel of the place. I always have to go in there and I'm still regretting not getting a glass buoy from last year.  It was not there surprise surprise.

 We did drive down to San Diego for the day it was a bit cloudy, but eating at Anthony's on the water was so beautiful.

I have to admit I have a little obsession with sea glass, I hunt it like my husband hunts wildlife.  I just can't get enough and i love treasure hunting!  I found so many beautiful  pieces on the beach this year.

and back home i go  to put these little summer shoes away for a few more months.

Tanners 3 pointer

Tanner lives for sports.  He begs to get into the game no matter what the sport!  The Priest are playing church ball every Thursday night, Tanner comes home from school on Thursdays and is in his basket ball shorts before i even say hi.

Last week he made a 3 pointer and we didn't hear the end of it for days.  So this week Bry was prepared with his cell phone to see if Tanner would score again.  He made 7 points in the game and wouldn't you know it our ward won by 7 points.  What a great group of boys we have.  Thanks 10th ward Boys you rock.

Tanners big night

I don't know what it is about having a child with special needs.  One minute you are wondering  if you are ever going to make it through the day and the next is an amazing experience that gives you a glimpse of a bigger picture.

Tanner is a very social child and is always wanting to hang out at Maddi's house or go over to Bommers.  So I try very hard to keep him busy with sports special needs YM our ward YM and scouts.  Its Tanners Sr. year at Alta and with it comes Sr. banquets and lots of sadness for Tanner at times. He thinks he is going to the U to play football with Harrison Handley, its so hard to tell him this is it.

At the Sr Banquet Harrison won an award  "The Impact Player of 2012"  Your not a kidding!  He is a super star, all the little leaguers look up to him, he's kind, he's put together, and he's smart!  This darling boy who seems to have it all has one more thing, the most important thing i think a person should possess a kind heart.  He took Tanner under his wing in football, made him feel special like one of the boys.  He treated him like any other player and for this I will be forever grateful.

But to show you the real character of this boy you have to know this.  After he won his big award this big cool trophy that he can show his kids.... He quietly said thank you, walked down from the front and walked up to tanner and said this trophy is for you buddy and gave him a hug and a high five.  Not many people saw that not many people knew what he had done.  Tanner couldn't put the trophy down he kept kissing it saying "me and Harrison" (he even slept with it).

                                                                   (Cole Meyers)
We went over to Harrison after the banquet and said there is no way we can take this!! He said Tanner is one of his best friends and he was honored to give it to him.  I cried all the way home, I was so filled with gratitude for loving football players.  It was a highlight in my life as well.

                                                                      (Chipper)
When Tanner was born I was told I will have my highest highs and my lowest lows.  Well we have had our share of Lows, but this was a high  The highest of highs, the epitome of love and respect and friendship I never thought Tanner would ever have from someone outside our family.  I'm so grateful for these Alta football players, Chipper, Cole, Carson, Alex  there are too many to count and so many I don't even know who befriend Tanner.  To you there are no word of gratitude my heart is too full of love for you. Thank you for being who you are and loving Tanner, you will forever be etched in my heart!

out 11 months

Yea I'm so excited! Austin has been out  on his mission for almost a year, 11 months today to be exact, and this transfer is the one he has been waiting for.  Finally going to Rochester to teach sign language!!!

 I'm so excited for him, he is so happy, wow he is not the same boy i sent out.  They sure grow up and become men don't they?

Happy New Year

Happy New Years!! I can't wait to get this year started.  I love all the blogs out there that are choosing a word for the year.  I love the idea of having a word that will inspire me all year. I just didn't want one word so I picked a phrase, Enjoy the Journey,  that's how i end all my letters to Austin and how i want to live my life.

If we can't enjoy what we have now then we will never enjoy it when we get what we think we want.  So i am going to take more time to enjoy, if that means a floor with crumbs and a less than perfect bathroom then so be it!  I know its going to be so hard to let things go but time is racing by and i want to enjoy every minute of it!  so if that little phrase shows up time to time in my decor or on my blog. Its just because I'm needing a little reminder.

So...... enjoy the journey

ps if you want a tutorial on the new years deco go to theglitzypear.blogspot.com

Christmas 2012

Wow I can't believe that Christmas is over.  Why does it go so fast?  I think my favorite part was talking to Austin.  I loved seeing him on facetime. he looks so old, well he did just turn 20.

I loved Brys Christmas party

I loved spending time with the boys at our night sleeping over in the city

I loved Christmas morning, seeing there faces when my kiddies got just want they wanted.

I love taking it all down and having a fresh slate.

I love the new year and making new goals and starting new.

I have had such a great year, we have had ups and downs moves and fixing uping, but through it all I've had the best family and friends a girl could want.  Here's to 2013

PS if you want to see more of my crafting stuff head on over to theglitzypear.blogspot.com

Parties I set up this week

I love a good party. And I love fussing and setting up a pretty table and  buffet.  I had two parties this past week and boy, it was crazy! The first is for a cute friend of mine Rhonda Swant, she has a darling day spa by the way  called  beauty addix and her facials are delightful!

She wanted me to set up for a dinner party so I brought some darling things to spruce up her already decked out home!

                                                                       Dinning Table

                                                                         Buffet Table


The next little gig was for a cute friend of mine who Caters parties and weddings and I always love helping her set up for her events.  this is the buffet table I set up, don't you love those little red vintage houses?

 the desert table is my favorite!! just look at all those cookies and cupcakes. I love using pedestal's and tiered trays, it just shows off all the yummy sweets!  You can see i put square dishes on a round glass cake plate, just use what you have and remember levels levels levels...  Then to top it off with the hot chocolate at the end WOW!

She had that banner done at Cougar Copy, they do such a great job, if you can't make a banner by hand.  It still looks special and festive!

I  loved using red and green, the next party is all white and natural  I'll post that next week if I survive!

http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=71&sid=23062482#ooid=9yeXc0NzpiFz6DiVl7C_YbLjI5Q1o6GE

I think you can copy this link in you browser and see the video, its darling, or go to my Facebook page.

Tanner was so cute on Studio 5 today.  They did a great story on  him and the Alta football team.  What a great thing it has been to have Tanner participate in sports at Alta High.  I was so worried that he would be teased and sad and never live a full life.  Seeing him at school or just out and about in the community makes me happy.  I never thought he would be so popular and have so much fun!  From proms to girl choice dances, football, swim, and baseball Tanner has done it all.  we are so proud of you Tanner!!!

austin letter

So this week was filled with a whole lot of service and tracking again. Other than that we had a good week this week on the service list was clean out a nasty SES pool. There was a semi investo who has been investigating for a few years now and we helped him with his little pond that he has in his back yard I had to shop vac it out then clean out the leaves then scrub it down with bunch of Clorox and man that was the worst thing I have ever smelled. It wasn’t that hard it was pretty small but it had been like that for a year and a half so it was pretty rancid. Like rotten eggs milk and some moldy trash in one combined smell it was not pleasant but it had to be done!

The next went to the Yoder’s and shoveled coal for them for a good 2 hours that was so hard if you want another good work out just go shovel a pile of coal for 2 hours every day. Then later that night we got to sort potato into bags for an hour then basketball to top it all off that was such a hard morning to get up form the next day. Then we went to brother Taylors and helped him with a bunch of little things that he was not able to do. Moving furniture and stuff like that.

But two cool missionary stories happened this week. One is, we where tracking and this woman had been praying for her son to get his faith back and wanted to know how to do that. Later that day we knocked on her door so that was really awesome she let us in we talked to her and her 2 daughters her husband and son were out hunting. Then later in the week we got a call from this guy named Larry who said that he wants to change his life and his brother is a member in Las Vegas ward and his brother told him to call us. He did and he came to church he wants to meet and take the lesson and he is golden!

Thanks for all that everyone does whether you are a missionary or just a normal everyday Joe you are all god’s children and all he wants for us to do is come back to him. Once we do this we will feel joy and peace. I’m so thankful for everyone this thanksgiving season and for all the blessing that out loving heavenly father has given us. Be safe and have a good thanksgiving eat a lot for the missionaries that may not be able to eat that much. I will hopefully be taken care of :)!!!

With all my love everybody,

Elder Inkley

We are in!!!

Its been three months of renovating, painting and stress but we are finally in our new home.  Yes yes yes I know we are no where near done with the renovating, painting and stress but we are living at our new address.  I don't know why this is so hard for me.  I love to have a project going, the problem is I'm soooo busy with all my other jobs I can't seem to get unpacked and finish this house!!!

Bry says be patient, ok I will how ever I can not be patient with everything strew from here to New York.  If I could just put a few things away I would be so happy.

 I painted the cabinet  doors cream and took out the rock back splash behind the stove. As you can see we don't have the tile put in yet nor do we have a working hood at the moment.  the hood I want is 1,200$ and needless to say that is not going to happen.  Bry is going to make a cute cover for the  hood and trim it out with a drop hood, when I do not know as his to do list is a mile long.

 The island is also going to be ripped out next summer it does not have an over hang for the bar stools and it only seats three very uncomfortably so we will make a larger one that will seat five and be bigger to utilize the space.(and when i say we I mean Bry)

The laundry room is one of my favs so far, however its far from complete but it so much more open.  We knocked out the closet from my office and will be putting in cabinets and a folding table.  For now I have two little armories from Ikea that I just painted white that will work till I can get the real thing.  Also waiting on a little sink for the corner of the room, its plumbed but again the $$$ thing.

 I know I know it still has the tape on from painting it black. I'm not quite finished. I bought a high gloss paint and started painting away because that whats I did with my door at the other house.  Well this door is so old and there is no over hang to keep the weather off of it???? so it was flaking like crazy so I'm going to have to do the final coat in a mat finish to hide all the imperfections.

Last but not least is my family room again the rock???? (not a fan)  we took out the rock and arch and just dry walled a fireplace in.  Again not finished, the tile is picked out the mantle is number 14 on brys to do list so spring maybe??? but for  know it looks ok, just need to clean up a bit still trying to find spots to put things in.