Our First Family Pictures!!!

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We spent Halloween day finding matching shirts and then taking family pictures. We shot all of the pictures across the street from the Haunted Old Mill. . . :)

It's a work in progress and there is still some color correction to do, but this is how we envision it on our living room wall.

Let us know what you think!! :)

Jamba Juice Has Redeemed Itself!

Daniel and I go to Jamba Juice nearly everyday for breakfast. We always get the same thing, and we always get excellent service. Last week I went in and had a HORRIBLE experience. I won't bore you with the details, but if it weren't for the excellent service we usually get, I wouldn't have ever gone back. Well I wrote Jamba an email to tell them how I was treated. I got an email back that said, well your next smoothie is on us. I was a little annoyed because that was not the point, but I let it go. Today when we went in, our favorite Jamba employee gave us this card and Jamba "Tree" with gift certificates and a few other things on it. It was so sweet. They cared SO much about us as customers! I don't think I have ever felt as appreciated by a company than I did today at Jamba Juice!

Happy Birthday Shananagin!!! :)

Shannon, Me, and Herbalina

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
HAVE A HAPPY DAY!!!

What can I say about Shannon? She is one of my oldest friends. :) I remember when she found out I was pregnant with my precious Carolyn and she called her Herbie. When we found out she was a girl, she called her Herbalina. :) She has been a friend to me through the good and the bad and has never failed to keep in touch! :) In 99 I missed telling her Happy Birthday for the first and last time, although I did see her that day... So does that count? lol

I love you Shannon! You are a wonderful mother, a wonderful wife and a wonderful friend. You deserve the best in life! And I celebrate the day you were born! :) Hope it is a good one! :)

Halloween Party

We missed Aunt Crisinda at our Halloween party and so I just have to post a bunch of pictures so that she can feel like she was there! :) Linda is carrying on the Breitling tradition of having a Halloween Party for all of the kids. We painted pumpkins and had chili in pumpkin bread bowls! The kids loved it! :)

Zoey, Bella, Me, Cassi, Charlie, Merlin, Harrison, Talon (Dad in the background!)

When I went to pick up the kids from Morgan Cassi asked if she could go with us and then Merlin asked if Talon could come as well. (two of Morgan's girlfriend's kids) Harrison and Zoey wanted them to come to because they hear so much about Cassi and Talon from Merlin and Charlie. So I said yes. (7 kids... what was I thinking? lol)

Bella, Zoey, Cassi, Charlie, Merlin, Harrison, Talon

The kids got along great! I was really suprised at what quick friens Cassi and Zoey and Harrison and Talon became. It was a lot of fun to see all of the kids really like each other! :)

Harrison, Talon, Merlin, Charlene, Cassi

Zoey, Bella, Knighton

Bella was so funny! She was so involved in creating her pumpkin that when I called her away to take a picture with the family she said, "But Mom! Why do I have to be in the picture?"

Elijah, Ally, Jessi, Charlie, Cassi

Jordan, Brendan, Trevor were there as well (photo's not included)

Homonym

Zoey invited Daniel and I to her school program and Dad's and Doughnuts. Daniel wasn't able to go because he had to work and didn't have enough time to get the time off. So I went. I know I am not much of a father... But I love being her friend. :) It makes me happy that she wants me to be there for her. :) She has a great Dad, and a great Mom. I am so happy that I can be a great friend! Thank you for inviting me Zoey. You made my day! :)

Our Poor Van!!

On Oct 4th my neighbor backed out of her driveway, right into our van! No one was in the van, and luckily she left a note so that we knew what happened. Only the drivers door was damaged, and I am lucky enough to know a pretty cute, pretty handy man, that just happens to be mine. So we went to a parts yard and bought a new door and Daniel put it on the van yesterday. It is so nice to have the van door open and shut smoothly again! :)

All Girl!

Bella had just gotten out of the bathtub and she wanted to go outside. Since her hair was wet, I told her she needed to put on a jacket so that she wouldn't freeze! A few moments later she came into the office like this, and said can I go outside like this? I just had to grab my phone and take a picture! I don't do that with a towel on my hair but apparently she learned it somewhere, which brought back memories of growing up, and made my day!

A Great Reminder!

So as most of you know... I have been sick for what feels like FOREVER!!! lol. Well, just as things were starting to get to me, Daniel found something that I wrote on 6/26/05. (Over a year before I met him by the way)

"It is important to me that the guy I am in a relationship with becomes my best friend, and I become his. To fully trust him with my life, and my soul. To be compatible and to feel an inner peace when we are together"

I had written this in the front of a notebook that I carried around with me to remind me of the kind of relationship that I wanted and that I deserved. :)

It was a great reminder that even though I am not feeling very well, I know I am in the type of relationship that I wanted so much.

Daniel is my best friend, and I am his. I do completely trust him with my life. We are compatible in every way, and I definantly feel an inner peace when we are together.

Lucky, Lucky me.

Now I just need to write down in the front of a notebook that I have incredible health! :) But as that becomes a reality for me, at least I have a great guy to take care of me. :)

Still 2,545 Days Older Than Me

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BEST FRIEND, AND THE LOVE OF MY LIFE!

I am so grateful for the day that Daniel was born! He has had such a profound effect on my life and I value everything that he is. He has helped me become a better person. :)

But, Daniel.... just so that you don't get a big head, I just want to remind you that no matter how many days pass...... you will ALWAYS be 2,545 days older than me! :)

Thank you for being mine.... I hope you have a wonderful day! :)

Congratulations Jessica!!!

My niece Jessica Smith was baptized today! :) I am so sad that I was not able to be there! :) We love you Jessica and we are so proud of your decision to join the church!!

Elijah the Cabbage Patch Doll

I remember four years ago today, my sister got her very first boy cabbage patch doll. Her cabbage patch doll came with the unique name of Elijah Brian. Unlike a store bought cabbage patch doll this one has grown up! But at least we have pictures to remind us of his cabbage patch beginnings! We love you Elijah! We hope you had a WONDERFUL birthday! :) :)

Pinch Me!!!

So after 4 weeks of not hearing from the court about my divorce, I decided to call and see if they had received everything they needed. The clerk at the courthouse said, "Well, they must have received everything, because the paper's were signed on September 11th". The next few weeks ought to be interesting, it will be a lot of work to become a Breitlilng again... But well worth it. :) Time to go out and Celebrate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) (For real this time! :) lol)

2 Birds With One Stone!

Bella, Charlene and Merlin singing to me when they got home from school today!

Wow! Today has been such an incredible day! I have felt so much love from my family and friends! I love the thought of birthdays. The one day a year that you should be number one and everything should go your way. On many occasions I have been very disappointed with my birthday because my expectations were so high. However this year I have been really blessed. I love that October first has become more than just a birthday for me. It is also the anniversary of the day I met Daniel. :) So now I get two excuses to celebrate!

I spent the morning talking with Daniel about this day two years ago and just how far we have come since then. We met two years ago today, when Daniel took me to the circus. I had been having a horrible birthday and he turned not only my mood around that day, but he has helped turn my life around as well. I am such a better person for knowing him and I am so happy for our two years together!

Happy Anniversary Daniel!!

I Love Lisa SO SO Much

Daniel and I about six weeks after we met..kfkdfjdfjsjdflksjdflsjfkjsdf Daniel and I in a past life! :)

This morning I woke up to warm messages from my friends and family. Robert's entry was so sweet and included this picture of the two of us as kids. I think this picture looks so much like Bella! :) What fun times we had. Robert and I were such good friends!

Christina's Blog made me tear up because it was just that sweet. Daniel thought I was upset because I had tears running down my cheeks. But I just assured him I was happy! :) What a special family I have! :) Oh and Christina, I think you knew my name was going to be Lisa all along. Someone whispered in your ear, "It's a girl, and she is a Lisa". :) I have always felt that you influenced my name, because whether Mom and Dad realize it or not, you wanted Alisa and they came home with a Lisa!!!

Linda also wrote a really sweet message on her blog as well. She wished that she could add to my elephant collection! And she did just that, "giving" me five pictures of elephants on her blog. Christina left a picture of Babar the Elephant and Robert left a really cute elephant birthday wish as well! I think someone found out I like elephants! :) Who told? lol

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The essance of true friendship! kfggkjflkjdfsjdflksjdfljkjhkjsldkfj I LOVE BABAR!!!!

My mom also posted my Birthday story! It isn't a birthday until you hear your birthday story! She took Daniel and I out to lunch. :) My forever friend Shannon, also wrote a sweet entry about our friendship that means so much to me.

And then of course the love of my life wrote about the day we met! :) What incredible memories.
We went and watched Harrison play his first game with his new team, The Steam. It was nice to see Harrison and Zoey as well. After the game we all went to McDonalds for dinner. We being Daniel and I, Elizabeth, Harrison, Merlin, Charlene, Zoey and Bella. The kids all gave me a gift, most of which were elephants! Elizabeth had Harrison and Zoey give me a really cute handbag, which I am assuming she made. (yes, she is crafty, not like me... lol)

What an incredible day!

I LOVE ALL OF YOU! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS BIRTHDAY A SPECIAL ONE!!

Two years ago today.....Happy Birthday my Lisa

Here is the post that Daniel put on his blog for my birthday! :)

Two years ago today about 1pm I made a phone call that would forever change my life.

. . But lets back up just a little first. . . I had been divorced for just over two years and was dating quite a bit. I met most of the people I dated from dating sights like eHarmony.com. I also was a member of several social networking sights like MySpace and ldsLinkup. . I was a social Butterfly. . Okay maybe more like a Dragonfly. . .

Lisa Profile pic on MySpace in 2006

I was driving back home from SLC (I lived in Orem at the time) and recalled one of the people I had conversed with through MySpace. She had given me several phone numbers with the disclaimer that she had very little priority on phone conversations so don't be offended if she didn't answer. I had put the numbers in my cell phone for whatever reason. . .

I was just passing 12300 South on I-15 when I picked up my phone and started looking through my contacts. I spent a lot of time on the road driving between SLC and Orem, so I usually ended up calling and chatting with someone. I made a few unanswered calls when I got to one that Said MyspaceLisa. . . . I had a vague recollection of out 2 or 3 emails and decided to call. . . .

The phone rang a few times and then picked up, "HELLO?" I could immediately tell she was not happy. . . It only took a few minutes to get her to warm up though. . . It was her birthday and it wasn't going well. . .

We chatted while she went to the store to get clothes to run the St. George Marathon the next week. She told me she had tickets to the Circus but no one would go with her. She told me how much she loved elephants. . . And over the next two hours, we just got to know each other. . . I offered early on in the conversation to take her to the Circus, she said "that's okay". . . I pushed a little then let it go. . .

I had gotten home and looked at her online profile and we talked about her favorite actors and how much she loved shooting her Bow. We talked about kids and about ex's, we talked about our experiences with online dating and both made it clear we were just looking for friends. . . .

The very first picture I posted on Lisa's MySpace. . Because I know she loved Elephants

Eventually I found myself driving back up to SLC to pick her up. . . We were going to the circus. . . When I knocked on her door and when she answered we said hi and off we went. . .

We chatted, she talked on the phone, texted and we chatted some more. . . The rest of the evening was more talking, driving, eating at Olive Garden ( her favorite restaurant and now my employer ) all just for her. . It was her 27th Birthday, and I wanted it to be special. . .

We were strangers who became friends who became. . . well, it's two years later almost to the minute that we first talked. . . We have spent almost every day together since that day. . Our children have become friends, our lives have become one, we have build a life together that makes us both so very happy.

We have been through a lot together and we are family. My four and her three plus her little angel makes ten of us in this little family of ours!!! Lisa, you are my life and I love you so entirely!! Thank you for believing in us through good and bad. Thank you for always loving me for me even if I am an Old Man. . .Your Old Man. . . .

HAPPY 29th BIRTHDAY!!

Lisa has always talked about getting a big beautiful Elephant Painting. . . Your wish is my command Lover of mine. . . . . .

Love You So Much
Happy Anniversary
Your Daniel