La and Dev

Happy Valentine's Day ............................................. You have Bronchitis

2011-02-14T19:21:00.007-07:00

Happy love day to all. Just wanted to give a big shout out to the Mr.

Every wife I know today has posted either something on their blog or facebook about having the best husband ever. Well, nice try ladies but my bloke takes the cake.

It all starts about 3 weeks ago, when Mr. Cutie Pie decides we are going to Ruth's Chris for V-Day. So, he makes a reservation, gets gift cards in order and lets his lady know. Boy oh boy are they excited. Last week, Lauren starts feeling a wee bit yucky. By Friday, her voice is gone and she is hocking up a lung, can't breathe, her throat stings of nails scratching, (you get the point). Mr. Cutie Pie takes care of her. Tells her to save her energy, get better, stay in bed, because we have a hot date on Monday! Enter Monday, February 14th, Valentine's day. Lauren and Devan drop Howard off at daycare in preperation to be able to go to Park City for din-din. Lauren still not feeling well, goes to see the doctor and Wah La, Bronchitis. She has to cancel on her one true love after all his darling hard work. His reply? "Oh sweets, let's just get you better! We will order some take out and spend a nice evening at home". So ladies... my guy, wins! Happy Valentine's everyone!

Grand Re-Opening

2011-02-02T19:49:00.012-07:00

I'll be honest. I have gone through an anti-blogging phase. The thought of having to actually get together thoughts, feelings, and quirky comments sounded like a good ol' flush down the toilet. After hearing an old friend tell me "I check your blog all the time. You never write anything, but I check it", a glimmer of purpose and meaning of life came back to me. There are people out there besides my mom, mom-in-law, sister and sister's in law who may actually read this. Who would have thought?! So for your viewing pleasures, I am officially entering the grand re-opening of La and Dev. (Insert groans here). Updates:

Devan= Still as cute as ever. Big ol' smile, playing lots of basketball, yelling at Howard, yelling at the tv, yelling at the playstation, smiling at me, loving his job, loving Howard, loving the tv, loving the playstation, crushing on Jimmer, staying busy. Hot and Cold that one.

Devan's battle wound while rough housing with Howard. A few stitches later he was good.

Lauren= Loving her new truck, loving Howard-meister, driving Howard crazy for smothering him, extreamly sick of the cold, Crazyball fanatic, thinks about Disneyland everyday, obsessed with Call of Duty (pathetic, I knew I should have never gave in), loving good, quality family time with Dev, (playing Call of Duty) and also staying busy.

Got a new tattoo. It mysteriously dissappeared 1 week later...

Howard= BIG. Sneaking into his food bag, loving peanut butter, loves to run at the park, tired all the time, loves his new daycare he, always breaking things with his tail, is so glad to be back together with his soulmate (Nana) after she forgave him for breaking her little tosie on accident.

Lake Powellio

2010-06-23T12:29:00.004-06:00

We went to Lake Powell. Had a blast. And then had to come home. Urgh.

Shown below is the entire gang. Howard has body image issues, he wanted no part in pictures.

All the ladies looking GaGalicious

This is Howard and Harley. So cute.

What a cute set of brothers!

We had an absolute blast in Powell. Thanks to everyone who came and everyone who helped and made it such an amazing trip. I think I may have to officially retire from being the photographer of the family (I didn't take a single picture the entire trip). Thanks to Mary for sending/taking these wonderful pictures. Thanks again to everyone, SO good to see everyone, can't wait for 2011! :-)

Graduating

2010-05-12T11:37:00.022-06:00

Ok. I know you heard lots of words from me about Devan graduating, so I am going to let the picutres do all the talking:

Enjoy!

PARTY TIME

Kan-Jammin'. I want to kan-Jam with you.

(I just can't get over how cute my nephew is right here, he should be working at the PCC)

Wished Camera would have been there for me. The backyard looked like a legit luau, and the foodies were incredible. Anyways, happy graduating Devan.

Oh Devan...

2010-04-30T12:30:00.003-06:00

***Offensive Alert: If you are easily offended when somebody calls your residential city no-fun, do not read past this point. All cities named in post are proud cities of the United States of America.***

"Provo Least Fun City in the Nation?"

It is official everyone... Provo has been voted the least fun city in the nation. (And when the say Provo, I include Orem since it should be called PrOrem.) For many Timpview-ites, Provo-ians, and Zoobies (BYU-ers), these are what we like to call our stomping grounds, home sweet home, the land that I love. So why blog about this? Well, it hits a little home to my dear, sweet, Devan (who was not born in the land of Provo, but is an official resident of the city, 6 years and counting) . Lets start with the basics, Devan is 26 years old, a college graduate, and is from the Modesto, CA. area.

I get a phone call from Devan this morning saying "Hop onto KSL.com and read the article about Provo City". Naturally, I do it right away, I just can't wait. I see the headline "Provo least fun city in the nation?" and immediatly think, oh boy, this should be good... As I chuckle to myself, I continue to read on. The article states that indeed, Provo has been voted the least fun city in the nation, by this 3rd party poll people. It then goes on to list reasons why Provo IS a fun city (i.e. Boating Utah Lake, Rock Canyon, ect.) and I must agree. As I continue further, the article goes on to list a couple other bottom-dwellers of fun-sucking cities, and frankly, to much of a suprise, next on the list is (drumroll please........) Modesto California! Devan and I bust out in laughs, chuckles and cheers.

What are the odds? Provo, Utah and Modesto, California? I fear that if he or I dug further, we may find other no-fun-Devan-dwelling zones on that list such as: Puyallup, Washington, Bismark, North Dakota, Pierre, South Dakota, and Casper, Wyoming. So, the moral of my post? Watch out friends and family and work associates... You may very well be associating with the person who is among the least fun people in the nation, I'm just sayin'...

PS. To read the article, go here: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=10587782
PPS: To all those who know Devan, I don't have to tell you that he is indeed, a fun person. To those of you who don't personally know Devan, he is FAR FROM a no-fun person, this is purley a coincidence.

Dear Camera,

2010-04-26T13:42:00.002-06:00

How are you? I am doing fine. I wanted to ask you something... In your mind, what constitutes a major life event? A wedding? A birth of a child? A baptisim? A colledge graduation? All of the above?

Well my dear camera, I agree with you. All of the above are certainly life changing events that you would like documented. So why oh why couldn't you be there for me this weekend? I really needed your support. I think that we both agreed that a colledge graduation fits right in that category. Well, colledge graduation came and went, and you failed to document. Why couldn't you make sure your battery was tucked away nicely, rather than on the charging dock at home? You should have known I would have been to busy to think about checking you as well as myself before I walked out the door. I am not superwoman.

Camera, I hope you don't think I am mad at you, just disapointed. I will always love you. I hope for the next milestone event, you get your pretty little self ready to snap away for me rather than leaving me hanging. I hope you are doing well. I hope your battery isn't getting to dusty from being forgotten. Until next time, keep it real.

Sincerly,

Lauren (Wife of a recently graduated colledge student)

PS, I would say you can be there for me next time, but since there won't be a next time, I don't know what to say. I just hope you made the right decision.

Playing Catsup

2010-04-06T19:45:00.024-06:00

So, I'm a major slacker, blog world. Needless to say, this semester has been $#%&*(#!. Feel free to fill in the blank with your word of choice. I choose poop) So a quick update since September:

October: Celebrated Halloween (love it!) Annual Halloween party with the Severson's, Howard grew like a weed, Dev turned 26. A few pictures to commemorate :-)

November: Howard grew like a weed, Shotgun shooting with the McGuire's, and New Moon baby!

December: Howard grew like a weed, Dev finished semester, a nice long Christmas in Cali home.

PS (don't mind my little kid bangs. I tried to cut them myself... Bad idea)

January: Enter #$^@&$*! semester. Howard still continuing to grow like a weed, we think he may never stop, depression sets in because the real snow/cold has just started to come. No pictures to post because January was to depressing.

February: Continuation of #%&*@(!^%*$# semester, Howard starting to pest Devan, Lauren feeling crafty. Depression continues as cold weather and snow move forth. Sorry, no pictures, February was too depressing as well.

March: Yet more continuation of ^#*@$^%%#&*!#@$!*@#!%)$ semester, Lauren LOVING St. Patty's day, Devan being Mr. Studious, girl trip to St. George with Caity, road trip to St. George/Vegas/Primm with the Seversons, which meant Buffalo Bill's, Howard gets nutered and we think that he is done pestering Devan because of the nueter...Oh and you better believe it... still snowing

April: And here we are. Howard decided that the nutering did nothing for his attitude, still bothering Devan, Pappa Devan and son Howard go on a nice fun hike and Howard takes his backpack, fun weekend in St. George with the McGuire's, Father Steve in St. George at same time for golf trip, #*%#(!*@&^%#(@!*!@#%(&@#*^%#$(@!%*#)@$(&%$@!* semester almost to a close which means.... GRADUATION! Yay!!! Oh and PS, it did snow again like a week ago, but Utah redeemed itself by giving us the lovely weekend and week. :-)

(Thanks Em for the pictures, I stole them from your blog BTW)

So as graduation is only days away, I sit here and contemplate if there is supposed to be life beyond school. It seems as though Devan was brought to this earth to be a perm-a-student, so I feel like come Thursday, 2012 may arrive a little early. Way excited for Dev-Man, and very proud of him! Congrats Dev! Sorry for the marathon post, I must be better.

AJ 6

2010-03-16T10:00:00.004-06:00

For those of you that know me well know that there are few things in life that I really enjoy; Lauren, Family, basketball, and shoes. Shoes you say. That seems odd, but I have always enjoyed shoes and especially ones that pertain to my other favorite thing, basketball. Yes I can't get enough of basketball shoes.

In the third grade I got my favorite pair of basketball shoes ever, the Air Jordan VI. I loved them and the problem with having nice shoes as a third grader is that your feet still grow rapidly and I wasn't able to have them for a long time.

A couple of weeks ago while browsing eastbay.com I saw the Jordan VI in a size 12 rereleased. Thanks to my wonderful wife, she got my dream shoes for me. Imagine my joy. She doesn't quite understand why I needed another pair of shoes, but even though she doesn't understand she got them for me any way. Thanks babe.

Big Dog = Big Crate

2009-09-27T18:30:00.000-06:00

So we bought Howard a new crate about a week ago. I think me and Dev were more excited to be in it then he was.

Greatest Shows Ever

2009-09-18T10:20:00.007-06:00

Need I saw more about this one? SOOOOOO good! I really think I should have been a Vampire...

Good largely in part of these two:

Total Gleek. I crave this show and from Tuesday at 9pm to next Tuesday at 8pm I sing whatever song was featured that week. LOVE IT!

The entire cast is just delicious. Full of quirk and laughs. Funny. Highly reccommend.

Jail-Bait anyone?

2009-09-14T13:20:00.003-06:00

Yes Please.

Already watched it about 30 times. Feel free to take a peek, but know, you will not be able to wait until November, and you will completly wish you could be both a Vampire and a Werewolf.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3859022361/

L Triple C

2009-09-09T00:30:00.002-06:00

Update:
Sorry for the MAJOR lack of posting. We got so busy with work, school, trips, and Howard that we disappeared for a few months. So, we have Howard, and have had his for a while. He is now about 50+ pounds at 12 1/2 weeks and gaining about a pound a day. Horse...? Soon to be. Pictures to come.
We have gone to Cheyenne, WY, and Couer De' Alene, ID/Washington in the past month. Hannah-Banana (Collin's girlfriend) came with us and is our wonderful photog. More pics or Couer De' Alene to come. Devan is back in school and busy with school and work. Lauren is busy with work and what seems like a billion bridal showers. Tis' the summer/fall to get married I guess. I missed the memo on that one! :-)

So, these pictures are old... We have since been to Couer de' Alene to see Collin play again, and boy oh boy did he look good!

14hrs...2 days... LCCC

Thanks Banana for taking such wonderful pictures and great memorabilia. Needless to say, when you are stuck in Cheyenne, WY. the game you came to watch has been temporarily rained/wind/and lightning out, you get a little creative. Here is just a smidgen of proof:

"The White Men Can Jump"

"The Goalie"

"The Eye See You"

"The Darth Maul" or
"The I will kill you Hannah"

"The Serious"

" The 'Es un Gaye'"

"The Cheeser"

"The Driver"

Thankfully, I had this post saved.... My dear laptop kicked the bucket yesterday and we lost ALL of our life with it. Pictures, memories... gone! Darn you technology. But thanks Dad and Mom Stiles for the happy graduation/birthday present for Devan in his new computer. A much excited for Mac, a large mac. Thank you! :-) :-) :-) So more posts to come, as soon as we can get some actual footage and candid of our lives.

All I can say is...

2009-06-24T03:09:00.003-06:00

I wish I was an AutoBot... BOO Freakin' Yeah.

Pinewood Derby anyone?

2009-06-20T10:52:00.004-06:00

Our ward (The Elder's Quorum put it on) had a little Pinewood Derby this morning. So imagine a bunch of young couples, lots of babies, and the occasional Derby dork are all included in this little excursion. If you have ever been to one of the functions, you know that people come ready to race. Their cars are legit, the gear is legit, and they have got their game faces on. Never have a I seen a group of adult men act like nothing is more precious than the moment you hear go. Wifes sit and cheer on their husbands car, although secretly they really don't care. Needless to say, Devan and I did not go in ready to win. We were missing the Mini a bit (can't you tell?), and decided to make our car a Mini. We went in knowing that we would be last place, and had no problem with that, as long as a little piece of our lives and our hearts could be entered into this race. After taping coins all over the car to give it a little extra weight, we were on our way. First couple of races go by and we haven't gone yet, there are a couple of cars that are going real fast... All we can think of is, "Remember how much fun the Mini was?" and not caring about what place we take, not even caring if our car made it to the end. When our turn gets up, we end up taking 2nd place, behind the car that won 1st place. I found myself after a couple of rounds making secret gestures and mouthing words to Devan of how we could place our coins and weight so that we would win... "Put it at the back. You need to put an ounce of weight at the back. Make sure you get some graphite on your wheels. I'm telling you, if you put more weight at the back we will win!.. ect." We ended up getting 3rd place overall. There were 14 other racers, so we give ourselves a high five. I can now consider myself a lover and official Pinewood Derby Dork. Here's to you Dev, thanks for making the best car there ever was!

The Elders Quorm in our ward put on a Pinewood Derby

No Time For Laugh Dr. Jones

2009-06-16T23:10:00.008-06:00

First, a formal apology for the lack of posts for the past months. The Stiles' family has been busy. Between working lots of hours, selling the Mini (still a tough subject), looking at lots of houses, deciding to build a house, deciding against building a house, getting ready to move into a new apartment, wishing we didn't have to do the actual moving of apartments, getting really excited for Mckae and Nates wedding, being super pumped for little bro Collin to play college soccer in Cheyenne, WY, trying to figure out travel plans all over the mid-west to attend those soccer games, writing posts about my wonderful cuz Rob, having a wonderful pregnant sister ( kiddo#4) and a wonder pregnant sister-in-law (kiddo #3) seeing lots and lots of midnight movies and solid summer flicks, becoming painting extraordinaires when it comes to random pieces of furniture, becoming Handy Manny's when it comes to sprucing up your house, busy with the NBA finals, having another visit to the vet for one of the turtles, watching So You Think You Can Dance and loving every second of it, eating better, working out, losing weight, wishing we could go to Italy, Ireland or Hawaii, spending lots of time at Hokulia Shave Ice and becoming snow cone maker extrodinaires (Clint and Stef's new WONDERFUL shave ice place * see star below), and finally, having a new addition to our little clan...

Let me formally apologize for the not so great quality of pictures. All these two Stiles' managed to think of was to bring our phones, so pictures are courtesy of IPhone.

And now introducing D. Howard Stiles: He will simply be known as Howard.

Here is our new little guy. Howard is a black male Great Dane. (Here is where you insert your joke about it not being a dog, but a horse - not to hurt anybody's feelings, but yes, we have heard that one before...so yeah if we laugh, it is a courtesy laugh.) Howard is the oldest of his 6 brothers and sisters. He has 3 brothers and 3 sisters. He has white on all four of his paws and a little bit on his chest. He also has these beautiful almost tiger like stripes down his fur on his back, which we hope stays because it will be absolutely beautiful. Hard to believe that something so small will grow so quick.

Here is Howard's mom who is a 2 year old beautiful fawn great dane. She has some of the softest fur I have ever felt. She is 32 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds.

And here is Pops. Dad is obviously black and has the same white patch on his chest and paws. Dad's name is "Moose" and he is 35 inches tall and 185 pounds. Big boy, however one of the sweetest dogs you'll meet.
Welcome Howard. We promise to get you a great cushy bed and lots of yummy food to keep your big tummy full.

Sorry for the long post, it is long overdue, so I guess I felt it necessary to try and explain everything in one post. Thank you, Thank you for reading.

*Ever had a snow-cone in hawaii with the amazing flavors and ice cream in the middle? Well that is what Hokulia Shave Ice is, and if you would like more details on where or anything about it, let me know.

Ode to Rob

2009-06-14T14:31:00.004-06:00

My cuz-in-law approached me yesterday in hopes that I could dedicate a post in his behalf. If I was smart enough to create a "Real Men of Genius" ad for you, I would have. Needless to say, I don't have the connections - so your getting a poem.
(If you don't know what "Real Men of Genius" is, turn up your speakers and listen here)

So here's to you Rob...

Rob is the man
Besides his choice in sports teams
We are glad to have him in the fam.

His love for red
And those runnin' Utes
Makes me want to drop dead.

We may not see eye to eye
When it comes to most things sports
But for being family, we sure do try.

It was obviously fate
That you married my cousin
But seriously Rob, I think your great.

*All copyrights for this poem are owned by Lauren. It was that good.*

Good Bye Old friend

2009-05-04T15:05:00.005-06:00

Well today was a bitter sweet day in the Stiles Family life. We sold our beloved mini cooper. It will certainly be missed, but it is what needed to happen in our life right now. One day we want to own another. Niel diamond's song, "Hello Again," sums up best what one day will be happy reunion with a long lost mini cooper. This is how I picture our reunion, go to this link to view. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pwX-XzgcTM

Uhhhhhhhhhh

2009-03-13T21:16:00.001-06:00

Boo-yeah... end of post.

Ut Oh

2009-03-13T20:59:00.001-06:00

In deciding to give our blog a face life - all of my links to others blogs got erased. If I missed putting your on (which i know I did for some peeps) could you be so kind as to leave me a comment giving me your blog address again? Don't be offended - I promise to never forget another URL again! Thanks all!

Fun things

2009-03-13T19:05:00.003-06:00

I know Shaunee will appreciate this. Being a total self proclaimed blog stalker I found this on someone's blog and thought it was cute. If anyone knows me (like you Magurn) knows that I love these things. Pass it along if you'd like! It is for both spouses which is fun!

-What are your middle names? Ray and Anne
-How long have you been together? 2 yrs 6 months
-How long did you know each other before you started dating? Ut oh... One day...
-Who asked who out? Dev
-How old are each of you? Old man is 25 and robbed the cradle is 21 woo-woo!
-Who's family/siblings do you see the most? Lauren's because we live 5 minutes away.
-Do you have any children together? Nope.
-What about pets? My two babies and crazy turts (turtles) Danny and Mr. Deline.
-What situation is hardest on you as a couple? Trying to decide where or what to eat.
-Do you go to the same school? No
-Are you from the same hometown? No
-Who is the smartest? oh the Devster - but ask Lauren any celebrity or entertainment and she's got it.
-Who is the most sensitive? Devan
-Where do you eat most as a couple? Probably Red Robin or Sushi
-Where is the furthest you two have traveled as a couple? Well I know Mexico is closer, but that is out of the country, so probably Hawaii.
-Who has the worst temper? Lauren
-Who does all the cooking? Lauren
-Who is more social? Lauren
-Who is the neat freak? Seriously? Neither
-Who is more stubborn? Lauren
-Who hogs the bed? Lauren (These questions are actually turing out to be quite embarrassing!)
-Who wakes up earlier? Lauren. But Devan does on Thursday's (early class)
-Where was your first date? Ummm - we still to this day don't agree. I think we didn't really have a first date... EVER. But Devan would say we went on lots of dates...?
-Who has the bigger family? Exactly the same. However, if you count siblings kids - the McGuire family is just poppin' em out.
-Do you get flowers often? No, and I really don't mind.
-How do you spend the holiday's? Switching off every other family. Love it!
-Who snores louder? Haha, any Stiles should know the answer... Devan.
-Who goes to bed first? Lauren
-Who is more jealous? Lauren
-How long did it take you to get serious? Ha, too long. We dated for about 6 months. Finally one week in February, Devan decided to say I love you. Exactly one week later we talked about marriage, exactly one week after that we were engaged.
-Who eats more? Devan but Lauren comes in at a close second... sad!
-Who does the laundry? Lauren with a few random loads of Devan. *retraction* Devan just wispered in my ear that he folds the clothes, so really he does the laundry.
-Who's better with the computer? Devan
-Who drives when your together? Devan - unless Lauren is feeling a little F & F (fast and furious)

Dancing Queens

2009-03-06T22:33:00.003-07:00

Don't you worry that this is a regular occurrence at the McGuire household on Sunday nights. This post is a little late... this production was a few months ago, but we have a date to create our next production which may include a rendition of High School Musical 1, 2 and 3.

Major Slacker

2009-03-06T18:59:00.002-07:00

Sorry for the major lack in posting as of late. We have been busy with trips to California, new jobs, back to school, getting ready for the DAT, baby sitting ect, ect. Not much new as of late besides my wonderful sister in law is prego with numero three. Other than that... just plugging along. Pictures of our latest trip to California coming!

A Picture of a Picture

2009-01-28T10:27:00.005-07:00

Yes. This is a picture of a picture, a picture of a $15.00 picture to be exact (courtesy of the Circus-Circus). In fact it is the only picture we have of remembrance of our fun trip. Still from Thanksgiving, we have not charged our camera battery... We went down to Vegas with Mac and Nate to go and see Phantom, and of course, take a picture on Lake Mead of a shark getting us - and to warn you, this REALLY happened. (Shaunee and Emily). Thanks for inviting us you two and hope to be back soon! P-A-R-T-Y at the Planet Hollywood - with the Highway Patrolmen in Beaver.

Oh Deer!

2009-01-14T22:12:00.003-07:00

These little guys are sure cute when they are little. I remember growing up in Washington and loving when the deer would journey into our back yard. Inexplicably the deer would stop coming when they were older and looked like this guy.

I now know why the little stopped coming into our back yard. They probably got hit by a car. For being cute and fun to look at, they sure are dumb. While driving on Canyon Road towards Alpine, one of these lovely creatures decided that it would be a good idea to jump on top of our car. I tried to slam on the breaks and swerve, the deer even made a last ditch effort to miss the car (a little too late if you ask me) and he jumped. As you can see from the picture the damage was isolated to pretty much the windsheild (thanks for jumping) and a few dents on the side of the car and now not functioning handle. Besides the minor damage and a scared to death wife (Lauren still swears that the deer looked at her and winked) we are ok and the car will be fixed.

Were Back

2009-01-04T22:53:00.003-07:00

A big shout out to Mom and Dad Stiles for the FABOLOUS trip, which included - The Emerald Bowl (Cal vs. Miami), shooting at the range, mani's/pedi's, great movies, shopping, yummy foodies, taking care of Devan (the goober was sick the whole trip), tennis, and long walks on the beach. Ok, not that last one, but I know we all thought about it. Thanks so much for the great trip and the fun memories. Although we were short two (we missed you Dal and Kerry), we hope to be back shortly... and when I say shortly, like I am thinking next week when we get dumped with yet again, another pile of snow and we could use the get-away to the 'warm' weather. California love.

PS. Sorry for the lack of pictures. Took our camera - battery died - but Devan did bring our charger - but still didn't take any pictures. Don't know why and that's not a lie.?

Shooting

2009-01-03T15:38:00.003-07:00

Went shooting yesterday... admist a good time with the Stiles clan - I felt a tingle inside of me that made me swear I was the following people...

My gun - James Bond (Daniel Craig style)
Dev's gun - Fidy Cent, T.I, (You get the point)
Father Steve's gun - Some sort of hot Russian spy chick (make your own assumptions)

Good times.

Must return home tomorrow, back to school, work, and life. Thanks for the fabolous trip and hope to be back soon! :-)

Alive?... Yes

2008-12-23T11:39:00.004-07:00

We are alive. Went and saw this movie yesterday. SOLID flick - highly reccommended by the Stiles. The Holiday's sure do bring busy times and good friends/family... Needless to say we are one of the busy ones. We are grateful to be able to spend this time and reflect upon Jesus Christ's birth and be together as family and friends. Merry Christmas to all!

Dear Ray Bans

2008-11-26T23:35:00.005-07:00

Dear Ray Ban Makers-

If you used Edward Cullen as your spokesman, I can personally guarantee a purchase of at least 3 pairs of sunglasses from the advertisement. I would buy 1 for my lovely husband, and 2 for me, because I too would like to look like Edward Cullen.

Thank you for making such smoking hot glasses, which makes a good looking vampire, even better looking. Change your advertisment, and change peoples lives. Thank you.

State Champs

2008-11-21T20:34:00.002-07:00

My brother-

The only McGuire to have a 2-pete state champ under his belt. CONGRATS PEEN DOG. Great season and great game. California, knows how to party!

Love this Kid

2008-11-16T18:50:00.003-07:00

Love this Kiddo-

Congrats Peen-Dawg on the big W. Love you and 1 more till the big 2-pete. Number 2-4 in the house!

RemiMISSING

2008-10-28T22:29:00.001-06:00

Opening Night

2008-10-28T21:44:00.003-06:00

Opening night at home tomorrow for the Jazz (vs. Nuggets). Tis' the season!

W-I-M-P

2008-10-22T23:41:00.004-06:00

I was always taught to be a tough girl... but considering I have been congested from the moment we stepped off the plane from Hawaii, and not able to talk for the past week I am going to throw in the towel, and go see the doc tomorrow... Wish me luck. However, on a better note, I did get a new shirt today:

And I love it. Devan also got on the new shirt train and got the ol' Maximillias t-shirt that looks like the jersey. Go blue or go home. Thanks team.

Quirks

2008-10-16T19:40:00.003-06:00

Thanks Ra-Ra for the tag. 6 quirks you may not know about me:

1. I must have my door locked (all 3 locks) all windows closed every night and house/closets/rooms checked too. I will check 3 or 4 times before I finally fall asleep. Even after I have eyes closed, just about asleep, I usually have to double check with either Devan or get up to make sure they are locked and everything on the home-front is safe.

2. I don't measure anything when it comes to cooking. Actually, I feel like if I do measure I know whatever I am cooking will taste terrible, it's just the way it is. I have to put things in as I please, and can't follow a recipe or I won't like it.

3. I am kinda obsessed with being the super-fans of certain teams (Jazz, BYU, Timpview). If anyone thinks they know more or are the bigger super-fan my face gets all hot and and my blood boils. I insist that Devan, myself (and a few friends) are the ultimate fans and truly know the most!

4. Kind of like number 1, but I am a MAJOR scaredy-cat. Not only scary movies, walking to my car alone at night, being alone at night, but even down to watching Prison Break or Hero's. I have to watch a happy show after those, or if I get riled up or scared it takes me quite a long time to calm down because my mind races like you would not believe. The last scary movie I watched (The Grudge) I cried the entire time (in the movie theatre), which is sad because everyone says it isn't even scary-but I had nightmares for days. Any time I watch LOST, it's a guaranteed scary dream for the next couple nights.

5. I talk to my turtles funny. I swear they can hear me and they love me lots. They get the special goo-goo-ga-ga baby talk and get treats like royals. I have a crazy obsession with not only my turtles, but ALL animals. I love animals with a passion, and anytime one dies or gets hurt in a movie, I cry (and totally try to hide it from Dev, but it never works- three words I Am Legend).

6. There in nothing more important to me than my husband and my family. I insist on making sure I say I love you every time I talk on the phone or see them. Even if they hang up quickly, or close the door, I will call back or walk in to make sure they heard me say I love you. I get worried that they will forget that and it will hurt their feelings. Also, I get worried that something bad will happen to them if I don't - the one time I don't. You never know and I always always say I love you to whoever I can whenever I can. So to all my family... I love you! :-)

So I guess we all have our quirks, which bring laughs, worries, and faults (like my own). I hope all of you enjoy reading others quirks as I do. I tag Ray-I-Fer, Lindsay T, Emily or Garrett.

'Uh Oh'

2008-10-11T09:35:00.003-06:00

Big shout out to Carl Lewis. I have been thinking a lot about him lately, and somewhat feeling his pain when he so humbly decided to sing us the national anthom. Listen here to hear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uDc5tQxmJY. I have had quite a few 'Ut Oh' moments in the past few days which would include (but not limited to)

1. Having our laptop kick the bucket after only a mere 1 yr. 10 month life span... BOO
2. Having to sing the "Give Me the Beat Boys" song in a concert with Sierra
3. Almost getting my head cut off by a chainsaw by Matt Dorme (yes, the Matt from So You Think You Can Dance) at a dance concert, also with Sierra - while holding hands, interlocking style and a tear streaming down my cheek.
4. Watching the new Twilight trailer for about 30 mintues straight, over and over again.
5. Trying to find a clever Halloween costume, which is looking like resulting in being Dee Brown or Ronnie Price for the second year in a row.
6. Realizing that having 3 hours worth of TiVo everynight is NOT ok.
7. Realizing that I am really and truly secretly in love with Knight Rider.
8. And finally, realizing along with my laptop kicking the bucket, also means all my pictures are on there, and somehow I need to surgically extract them.

So Carl, this ones for you. I'll make up for it sometime!

Stinkin' Good Times Part 1

2008-09-12T19:12:00.010-06:00

And were home from paradise, aka Kona, Hawaii. We were thrown right back into the scuffle of work and school after gaining 10 pounds, shopping and playing cards like there was no tomorrow and of course laying on the 80 degree weather, baby blue water beaches for 2 weeks. No Mercy I guess when your back to real life and playing house. Here are some pics:

We started out with snowcones the size of a human head (Only the first of about 12, so like 1 human head a day)
The happy couples, and not cuse we are together, cuse we have snow cones!
Finished the entire thing! The bottom is the best anyway because all the flavors mix together plus you get a little bit of creaminess for the ice cream that was in the middle that melted. YUMMM!
Went on a little drive up the hill and looked out
The happy couples, and this time because we are together!

The view from the lanai at the house, the beach was just across the street. We were right across from some of the best waves on the Kona side of the island so there were always locals out there surfing.

Some delicious white pinapple - it tasted just like candy... jucy, delicious candy!Some delicious avacados, the size of my hand - courtsey of the wonderful Hawaii farmers-market.

This is us at the Volcano. It erupted about a month before we got there and is just DUMPING into the ocean. You can see the smoke in both of the pictures, it was really neat.

We saw waterfalls, lots and lots of beautiful waterfalls!

Beaches, Beaches and lot of beautiful beaches!An absolutly KILLER boogie-boarding wave. We sat and watched all the people as we were having a delicious dinner on the beach.

A few notes:

Firstly, thank you Clint and Stef for such a great time. We totally partied like it was 1999.

Secondly, for all of you who are jealous... just wait for "Stinkin' Good Times Part 2". We had a great time and have more pictures to post - I don't want to bore anyone with a mile-long post of pictures of beautiful Hawaii... Actually I need to go to the mall so I need to peace-out. Well, Peace Out.

Ocho Cinco

2008-09-04T22:06:00.003-06:00

Just wanted to give Dev's favorite player a big shout-out:

This guy. Chad Johnson has offically changed his name. "As of Thursday 9-4-2008; Florida courts have ruled that Chad Johnson will offically be known as Chad Ocho Cinco." Shout out to a future H.O.F. , the guy formally known as Chad Johnson, and the guy who would make the NFL a little less interesing.

PS Chad:

85 is actually ochenta cinco not ocho cinco, but who really cares...

We Made It

2008-08-29T14:19:00.001-06:00

We are here. Already had some yummy snowcones, a few shopping sprees, great pedicures, and great waves, we have made it to Hawaii. More posts with pictures to come.

J-O-Y

2008-08-24T10:47:00.004-06:00

Pure fun is the only words to explain our last outing with Clint, Stef, Jeff and "Chika".

Our fun consisted of Devan trying to break a crate with flip-flops:

Clint with an ax...
Devan still trying to break a crate with flip-flops :
And as always... FOODIES :
Jeff and his darling girlfriend Brittney:And of course, us still eating. It's amazing devan was able to catch us all pretty normal in a picture...

As Promised

2008-08-08T20:53:00.005-06:00

Here are pictures from our Cruise. Since camping pictures are on a costco cd (Mamma McGuire's favorite), I can't quite figure out how to put them to my blog and Devan isn't home so Whoa is me, they will come. Just want to give a shout out to the McGuire's and Stiles' for such wonderful family vacations. BLAST. Anyways, enjoy!

Even though I have held a respectable position in my company for over 2 years, been married for over 1 year, and been out of school for over 3 years, I still had to have a hole punch in my card because I wasn't 21. I got teased (and only by my one true love) the ENTIRE time.
We stopped in Vegas along the way... Still not 21.Our first stop was Sand Diego - to the beautiful temple and the awesome Coronado Island to hit up the beach.
Catilina Island. So beautiful! (2nd Stop)Gettin ready to go 'schwimmin'!
Our boat, The Monarch of the Seas
On our way to Catilina Island. Segways, here we come!
Welcom to the Segway crew, I hope you have a Segway too.Ensanada (sp?) Mexico. Full of life, love, and stink. Not many pictures necessary...
The one and only. I forget how awesome Disneyland is. A few of the family favorites: Indiana Jones, Screamin' California, Soarin' over California, Space Mountain and of course the Buzz Lightyear where you get to shoot targets.
Grizzley Rapids... Mom Stiles got a pancho, Dad Stiles lovin' it, Lauren Stiles not really understanding and dear Kerry Stiles who the rapids had a nasty grudge against.

Viente Uno

2008-07-27T23:59:00.000-06:00

Yes folks, the day has come. Happy happy 21. We just got back from our wonderful vacations with the McGuire's and Stiles' families. Great pics to come!

So long, No Post

2008-06-19T14:51:00.005-06:00

Thank you Sierra for the tag. I am now alive. See, since I have been 'single' if you will, I have cut the blogging/friends/family/contacts out of my life, stuck myself in my house, in the darkest room I could find, put on all my jammies (which happens to consist of all Jazz gear) and pigged out on Oreo's and Cream puffs. Not really, but interestingly enough, I have been busier now than every before which certainly has it's pros and cons. Pros - the day goes by quick. Cons - Nobody can read my delightful posts because I havent posted (not). Anyways Sierra, a big shout-out to you and the Ry-Guy for waking me out of my deep slomber and tagging me with something so fun. Now if you would just come watch SYTYCD with me.........

What I was doing ten years ago....

*Playing with my little birdie Sparky, teaching him to whistle at me so I felt cute, also watching/drooling over NSYNC, playing tennis, and fighting with my little bro.

What I was doing five years ago...

*Googling over boys, wishing I could drive because I was the youngest almost-Junior on the planet, and struggling with the accident with my mom-learning to be an adult and care for my family which I would never ever take back.

What I was doing one Year Ago.....

*Being a super-googlie few months newly-wed with a husband that cut his finger off and being the boss of 15 girls... whew

What I was doing Yesterday...

*Working, painting my end tables, preparing for Devan's visit, working out with my best workout buddy (mckae) and watching Las Vegas.

Five Favorite Snacks...

*M & M's (I'm on a plain kick)
SNOWIES!!! YUMMMM
Garlic Bread - Totally addicted
Dr. Pepper - so bad, so good
Gum - The Orbit Sweet Mint, that is some good stuff

Five Favorite Books....

1- Twilight 2- Eclipse 3-Harry Potter -all 4-BOM 5-The Great Gatsby

Five Places to Run Away...

* 1.Hawaii (August :-) ) 2.St. George (a McGuire favorite) 3.Cal-i-forn-i-a (fam-bam) 4.Italy and 5.Jamica

Five Pet Peeves...

* 1. People who don't think Mini's are the best car ever. 2. Bad/Mean drivers. 3. Rude people requesting Medical Records. 4. When Smith's runs out of Garlic Bread. 5. When people try to talk over eachother.

Five things I enjoy....

*1. Going out to eat. 2. Watching TV. 3. Being with Family. 4. DOGS-or any animal in general ( I am SUCH an animal lover) . 5. Deban!

Five favorite TV shows...

* 1. LOST 2. Las Vegas 3. So You Think You Can Dance 4. America's Best Dance Crew 5. Prison Break - the list goes on and on :-)

FriendsFive famous people I would like to meet...

* Besides the prophet of course - 1. Ronnie Price (kinda already did) 2. Carlos Boozer/Deron Williams/ Paul Millsap, oh shoot, lets just say the entire Jazz crew. 3. James Caan 4. Jack Sparrow 5. The Treo - K.G., R.A., and P.P

Five people to tag...1. Magurn 2. Collin 3. Garrett (he loves this stuff) 4. Jen 5. Allet

24 hours

2008-05-22T22:18:00.002-06:00

Less than 24 hours have gone by and already, I am an array of emotions. I sure do miss this guy:
Money has already been spent, parents/friends visited and caught up on a lot of TiVo'd shows. I guess I have to make the next move and take either one of two options. Excersise or clean the house... Suggestions anyone?

I am K9 Friendly

2008-05-21T12:34:00.003-06:00

So for the past while (oh i'd say 3 or 4 months), I have been driving Devan crazy about getting one of these:
Unfourtnetly, Devan doesn't want a "horse-dog". :-( But in lew of recent events that have taken place in my home, I think Devan would be greatful to have one of these bad boys around for me to keep me safe while he is gone. Alas, our apartment does not allow us to be the proud owners of this guy (do you blame em'?), so I guess our new dead bolt will have to protect me until then. :-) I think for the next year, I might go a little crazy due to the need/want/would kill for a dog attitude that I have had as late, especially that I will be alone for a little bit. I would love to have "mans best friend" by my side. This is my ode to all you dog-wanters out there, the time will come my friends when we will join the rankings.

What Happens in a Year:

2008-05-20T14:12:00.003-06:00

This post is more for my own selfish reasons. See I am the worst journal writer in the world, but recently someone described blogging as an 'on-line journal' and I offically justified that. These are my journal entries for our little family!

I'm sure everyone thinks back and ponders what has happened to them within the past year of their marriage. Here is how it worked for Devan and myself (in chronological order)

-Provoscooter
-Lacerated Tendon
-Had reconstructive surgery on tendon
-Weeks of Physical therapy
-Went bankrupt because of Tendon
-Added a niece
-Bought a new car
-Great trip to Texas :-)
-Appendectamey
-Went double bankrupt because of Appendectamey
-Great trip to California :-)
-Winter blues/Turned off our heat (why)?
-Writers Strike... Boo
-Added a sister-in-law
-Diagonosed with Hypothryoidism
-Are pretty sure we will go bankrupt a 3rd time...
-Heart-broken by the Jazz... Again
-Put together our house
-Getting ready for Devan to leave for Montanna
-Getting ready for Mac to come and live with Lauren while Dev in Montanna
-Can't wait for what the next year brings!

Happy Anniversary to you Dev! I sure do love you and have loved every minute of this year together! Looking forward to the many, many more to come! :-)

Zions

2008-05-19T17:12:00.000-06:00

Last weekend Dev, Me, Clint and Stefani all went to Zions and then up to Clint's ranch in Joes Valley to do some campin'. AWESOME. We had a blast hiking through Zions, eating like King's, playing cards, not showering, potty in the woods (the boys were kind enough to build us little toilets out there in dem' woods), black boogers, bugs, massive fires (I think everyone burned themselves in one way or another) sleeping in our sweet tent, doing some bike riding, and a whole lotta smores. This is us in our sweet tent. Almost the whole top is open, so we could see some major stars!

BEFORE our hike through Zion's.

*More pictures are to come. We have an after shot of our hike through Zion's... along with a few other pristine pictures, you will all be pleased to see!

A tRiBuTe:

2008-05-16T16:47:00.005-06:00

Dear Gruesome Twosome-

We will miss your laughs, tears, jokes and whatever other emotions you had up your sleeve. Here is a tribute of one my personal favorite moments from the 'couple' known as Rob & Big: (Make sure you pump up the volume and rock-it with Rob...)

Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com.

Ronnie...

2008-05-14T13:01:00.007-06:00

WARNING: IF YOU ARE A FAIR-WEATHER FAN, THIS POST MAY HIT HOME, OR WORSE HURT YOUR FEELINGS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO READ IF YOU ARE ONE OF 'THOSE GUYS'.

Dear Fair Weather Fans-

I went in to Fanzz yesterday to try once again since the beginning of the season to pick up a Ronnie Price shirt. For months and months, which seemed like years, I didn't get one because all they had stocked were mens L, XL, XXL, and XXXL. I figured one would come along later. After months and months of tearful, sweatful, disappointing searching, I found that they don't make those shirts in any size smaller than a large, so I figured I would buy one in a Large and shrink it. Well fancy the fact that as soon as #17 had a sweet game which consited of an amazing block and a great shot off a foul, ALL of his shirts were gone... interesting!

So to all of you fair- wather, bandwagoning, goober-noggins, I give to you the what Devan and myself like the call, the 'degrading thumbs up'. If any of you have ever gotten one of these while, driving, driving, or possibly driving, it probably came from Devan. Now I give it to you for #17. . . Boo.

Midway

2008-05-13T17:12:00.004-06:00

Happy Anniversary! For our anniversary, Devan suprised me by taking me up to Midway for the weekend. We stayed at the homestead and had what should have been an illegal amount of fun. We celebrated a little early because he is going to Montanna for 5 weeks to work. Anyways, come to find out he is leaving after our anniversary, but we still had a blast! We did a lot of biking, swimming in the Homestead CRATER, tennis rocks my socks, watching Jazz/Hornets/Magic/Spurs games and ate our weight in desserts and delicious foodies at the homestead buffett... Certainly a blast. Sure do love you Dev. Thanks for the great trip!!!
The Happy Couple!
As Promised, pictures of our bikes. Devan's is red and silver, mine is cute blue! HCMB2 (hard-core-mountain-bikers-squared [for the two of us])! We just need some of those form-fitting, butt-shaping, lovely spandex shorts with the belts that hold the little packets of 'GOO' that all the hard-cores wear.

We went for drives a whole bunch. On one of our brave excursions we found the HUGE house that could probably fit about 100 of our apartments in it. It had douple level garages, so cars were on top of cars. They could hold around 15-20 cars. It was nuts. Thanks again Dev for the best suprise and greatest anniversary yet!

New Hobbies

2008-04-30T13:45:00.005-06:00

If I knew how to add sound to my post I would. Here is what it would say: (while your at it, play name that tune)

"Bicycle, Bicycle, Bicycle. I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike. I want to ride by bicycle, I want to ride it where I like."

Devan and myself are proud to say that we are now officially in the 'bike crew'. No, not a part Dad's Harley crew, BACA or Hell's Angels, we have joined the ranks of proud ownder of pedal bikes. Devan was already in posession of a sweet Gary Fisher bike, in which he pedaled his way to school last year. I have never forgotten the time when I was 10 years old, and my purple Mongoose bike got stolen, so since that time, I have never owned, nor ridden a bike... until now (I was heart-borken). We bought myself a bike and have been riding them everywhere we go! Here is a picture of us on our bikes:

Real pictures will be forth coming when... well when we take them. Enjoy!

WE ARE SELLING OUR SOULS

2008-04-23T22:31:00.004-06:00

Attention to all in the blogosphere:
After long thought, study and prayer, we have decided that we are willing to sell our souls for Jazz playoff tickets. See, before the playoffs, we could scrounge up a mangy 20 bucks to go sit on top of Mt. Timpanogos (aka the nose-bleeds). How ever since our measly 20 dollars will need to be times 3 in order to sit in outer-space, we have decided to sell our souls to any who are interested. Look for ad's on the ever-awesome E-Bay, Craig's List, KSL.com, and whatever sort or marketing device we can find. Please search under the title "Savvy Stiles Succomb to Soul Selling". Thank you and wish us luck.

http://creedthough.us.gov/creedthoughts

2008-04-03T21:47:00.005-06:00

Starting on April 10th, our lives will be somewhat put back together. See since the writers strike/aftermath of the strike the Devan and Lauren Stiles family have been what you might call, a little, well confused. See because of the excess time we have had not enjoying our shows (Prision Break, Lost, Office [which starts APRIL 10], the list goes on) we have taken on other hobbies. Proof that those stinkin writers have us brainwashed. Devan has decided to take on studying, I have decided to take on cleaning on the house, and proof that we have just gone down the tube----- we have taken up running... Which leads to this....
Devan and myself ran a half marathon. We relayed it and had a blast doing it. Devan ran the last leg and did absolutley amazing. Below is me... SLEEPING :-) after the race. However, here is the proof that our minds have been twisted into some realm where running is acutally cool. Go team Stiles!

Thank you Turbo Tax!

2008-04-03T21:47:00.003-06:00

I always thought that tax-time was scary, terrible, a time when you think about selling your home/soul/kids/ ANYTHING in exchange to not have to pay taxes. Well boy has my mind changed thanks to this little program called TurboTax, our lives have been a dream. A little click of the mouse, sure can go a long way, along with paying a full Tithe. We love you America!

Random Thoughts

2008-03-15T21:50:00.009-06:00

Calling all:

If anyone could help me out with the definition of a "Steeno" it would be greatly appreciated. However, unfortunately I think that our fate as Steeno's may lie in the hands of a certain 2 year old........

WE LOVE LOVE LOVE:

WE WISH WE WERE HERE:

WE ARE CURRENTLY:

Wishing we could watch "Legs" play soccer.

WE WANT TO:

Be watching this:

Start selling theese for a living???

And Pick One of these:

And yes, that is Elmo underwear...

It's Official...

2008-03-10T00:08:00.006-06:00

It's official. We are obsessed with the Jazz... A few more high quality pictures from the JAZZ/Mav's game with Sierra and Ryan. Unfortunately we won't have any from the Nuggets game, cuse when we got there.... SOLD OUT!!! BOO!!! The one time we don't have tickets, we get the boot. Boo Hoo.

2008-03-01T00:08:00.001-07:00

My First Tag!

2008-02-22T00:08:00.002-07:00

IVE BEEN MAN TAGGED! This is the best kind.

1.How long have you been married? 10 Months
2.How long did you date? Oh that debatable, but right around 6 months.
3.Who eats more sweets? Lauren by far far far far far.
4.Who said I love you first? Devan after a long, LONG awaited time.
5.How old is he? 24
6.Who is taller? Dev-Man
7.Who is smarter? Book smarts goes to Devan. Street smarts goes to Lauren. No we are both pretty bright.
9.Who does the laundry? Lauren aka 'laundry basket'
10.Who pays the bills? Lauren gets all the good ones like the hospital and surgery bills, oh yeah and the car bill. Devan gets the dish, gas and electric. But thanks to an awesome insurance agent, that one gets taken out automatically.
11.Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Devan... it's by the scary window. He's so brave!
12.Who mows the lawn? When we have one, Devan will. And he will 'ride' the lawn (riding-mower), not mow it.
13.Who cooks dinner? Chef Ya-Ya
14.Who drives? Well thats where are releationship really gets good. See it either turns into a 'shot-gun' game for who gets to drive, or an all our race to whoever gets there first, so if you ever see us take off and try to trip eachother, don't worry it's normal. We have got to get rid of our cars!
15.Who is more stubborn? Silly question. For anyone who knows Lauren you will know the answer. Nickname: Lauren "stubborn-mule" Stiles.
16.Who kissed who first? Devan baby. Boo-Yeah.
17.Who asked who out? Call us romantic, but neither of us can remember a real first date.
18. Who proposed? Devan, but Lauren knew it was coming. See when you go to Magebly's for dinner and you see every single employee, manager, cooks and all, ducked behind the counter wispering and giggling about something... you kind of put two and two together. However, it was sweet. Especially when the old lady from the other side of the resturant yells " DID SHE SAY YES?!"
I am going to tag Shaun and Em. Brag on!

Genius...

2008-02-08T21:48:00.000-07:00

Me and Devan had a genius idea... we decided that this winter we were going to shut our heat off, yes, I said it OFF... and the fact that we have done it all winter is proof that some (the majority) of our brain cells have been frozen in stupor. For those of you in Utah, you understand this freezing cold weather and forgetfulness of what the sun looks like. For those of you not in Utah... here are a few pictures of what me and Devan look like right before we jump into bed, to survive the lone, dreary night.

This Guy...

2008-01-26T00:08:00.000-07:00

Thanks so much to Dalles and Mckae (Merry Christmas) we got to enjoy a night of this guy during our Jazz game, and I mean it, he was quite entertaining. Full of flagrant fouls, blowing kisses to the booing crowd, hitting his chest like tarzan, and toppin' it off with getting two "T"s along with the walk of shame, this guy gave us a great night. If the cheers ANY time he missed a shot were not enough, he really left with class by giving the Energy Soultions Arena the bird. Thanks Ron Ron for being a real role model! Following are some pictures from our AWESOME Jazz game.

Go Jazz and Ronnie Price (who got in!) and Kyle Korver (my new favorite and by the way has an absolutley beautiful shot).

PS. Since Dee Brown no longer plays for the Jazz I have decided to dedicate my "Super Fan" monstrosties to Ronnie Price.

Troy Polamalu

2008-01-16T22:32:00.000-07:00

For what you may ask, am I dedicating a blog to Troy Polamalu... I will tell you. First of all, for those of you who do not know Troy, he is the saftey for the Steelers, and also known for his great locks of hair, bouncing around out of the back of his helmet as he runs up field. Around Halloween time Devan started to call me Troy. I related this sudden changed in "pet" names due to the family we kind of have a crush on in our ward... The Unga's. See, they dressed up their youngest son to be Troy Polamalu for Halloween, so I thought this was just a continuation of our little crush. Come to find out, I have more in common with Polamalu than many may think. (See Below)

Due to the wonderful genetics of both of our parents, Troy and I share some common things like a great head of hair... luckily for him those locks of love are worth a whole lot more than my $30 haircut. You keep em' growing, thanks Troy for your inspiration!

Christmas Eve at the Falke's

2007-12-25T11:40:00.000-07:00

We spent Christmas eve at the Falke's house. It was a time of good food, good company, and a whole lot of noise. We has a nativity play in which Wags and Pop were the stars. Wags played baby Jesus and Pop played Joesph. The missionaries also helped out in bringing girft as the wise men. Couldn't have asked for a better play. We played the left to right gift game in which after Devan got his little stuffed cow snabbed by one of the little kids the second he opened it... we both ended up with the presents I had wrapped. Score!

Ode to Guitar Hero

2007-12-22T22:58:00.000-07:00

There comes a time in everyones life when they need to sit down, flash the rock-on sign and play a little gee-tar hero. Many hours and blank stares and close to bloody fingers have been put into this beautiful mind-trap of a game. This blog is to make our love for guitar hero known. ROCK ON!

Go Cougs

2007-11-24T23:28:00.000-07:00

As the season comes to an end, we must look back and give our thanks to BYU football. Thank you for all the lost voices, frozen toes, the band, 'boos', penalties, touchdowns, screams, guys who think they are best friends with everyone on the team, guys who can't sing the fight song on key, and guys who can't scream without their voice cracking. Football brings many good memories, touching moments, nailbiters, and laughs and this blog is dedicated to our love for BYU football.

SSCC

2007-11-07T22:11:00.001-07:00

The Utah branch of the Stiles family have started a new tradition. It is called Super Stiles Cooking Class (SSCC). The first Saturday of every month we are having a cooking class. This past Saturday was Pie Night. Garrett, Jeff, Sue, Devan and I all gathered together to learn how to make pies. Jeff and Garrett each made a beautiful apple pie. Smelled delicious and the filling was perfect. Sue made a triple-berry pie in which I have never seen a better crust, it was marvelous! And Devan made a Lemon Meringue pie which turned out even better the second day! :-) So the following are some pictures from the first anual Super Stiles Cooking Class. We all sure did have a lot of fun, and thanks to Burgers Supreme, some wonderful hamburgers (and a grilled cheese smotherd in fry sauce for me!) We needed a little sodium. Later classes to come! :-)

Halloween

2007-11-05T19:04:00.001-07:00

There comes time to reach in your closet and see what you've got to dress up in for Halloween. Some of us reach in and find gear for our favorite idol (my costume), dress to impress, show your love for someone you think is awesome. Of course when you reach in and find that you have your baby blue Western Leisure suit, a sigh a relif blows through your mind. 10 minutes beofre our trunk or treat my dear husband reaches into his closet only to pull out his baby blue western leisure suit. It probably fit even better now than it did when he wore it to his senior prom. It hugs all those newly formed areas on the thighs, buttocks, and lower abdomen that we like to call "marriage lumps". Needless to say his Western Leisure Suit (which was a big hit) looked better than it ever has! :-) Love you Devan!

The ol' western leisure suit and Dee Brown.
Our 3 dollar trunk or treat.
Some of the work girlies...
Shootin' hoops... you know it. I went all out... corn-rows and all.

Feliz Cumpleanos

2007-11-04T23:31:00.001-07:00

For Devan's Birthday we went to Salt Lake and ate at the Roof... and of course made a nice stop at Nordstrom's Rack. Here are a couple pictures from the dinner:

These are all pictures from our table we were eating at.

We really had a great time... and the desserts were to die for!

I loved the flan!!!
Birthday Boy!

Twilight....

2007-11-04T00:12:00.000-06:00

For all of you vampire-obsessed, Edward loving, tear-jerking Twilight lovers, this blog is here to tell you that Devan and I understand. Yes, Devan and I, so I cannot be the only one from the Stiles family that has been consumed by the Cullen family. For those of you who can't seem to get out of the Twilight world, we hear ya. Our world has been consumed by vampires, werewolves and a little girls names Bella that we just cannot seem to get out of. I guess my main target for this blog is Emily and Shaunee, both of who understand my pain. Many burned dinners, dirty diapers, ignored husbands, ignored children, 2:00 am bedtimes, tear-wetted pillows, ignored husbands, obsessed-thoughts, dreams, endless minutes on Mom's rocking chair and ignored husbands are due to these magnificant tales. Thank you Stephenie Meyer!

Now, the following pictures are those who I think would be great for the parts in the upcoming Twilight movie (2008) :-)

Edward Cullen:

Hey Edward... Bite me!

Bella Swan:

I love this girl.

To Blog

2007-09-28T22:40:00.001-06:00

To all who read our blog... my apologies. See Devan made us a blog and then things just went from there. It has been a very busy summer/fall for the both of us. Devan lascerated his tendon in his finger and had to get it stitched back together. We went to Idaho and Texas for summer vactions. I had an emergency apendectamy (appendix out) which stunk. But now that things are sort of back together I am going to make blogging a regular thing. Hope you enjoy our things to come.

our wedding

2007-08-06T21:28:00.000-06:00

Lauren and I got married on the 19th of May, of this last year. It was a beautiful semi-hot day. The day was such a blur that it is hard to recollect all of the events that took place. In the morning there was a brunch (I liked to call it a bruncheon) at the BYU Sky Room for all of our guests that were going to attend the temple and also other close friends and family. That was a nice affair even though it was very difficult for both Lauren and my self to eat very much. After the brunch we traveled over the American Fork to the Timpanogos Temple. There we were sealed for all time and eternity. That was such a beautiful thing, and it is amazing to me how I get the opportunity to spend the rest of eternity with the woman that I love most. After the sealing was what seemed like an endless amount of pictures. We then traveled back to Provo for our reception in the Moulton's backyard. That was a beautiful party. It was very nice to see all the people that came to see us and wish us their best as we begin a new life together. After the reception it was off to SLC for Lauren and myself. So that was our beautiful wedding day.

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2007-08-03T11:54:00.000-06:00

Well, hello. This first post is for my wife to let her know that I love her. We have been married for almost three months now. It could not have imagined a better three months. I love her more and more each day. Things definitly change when you get married. We just recently bought a car. A Nissan Altima. It is a nice car that will be great for Lauren to drive around. Next week we are heading off to Idaho for the Jenkins family reunion. We are really excited to get away, and the following week off to Dallas, Texas. Future updates on those trips are to come. Adios. Via con dios.