tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27118965346450187162011-09-26T17:40:05.646-07:00Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.comBlogger951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-70172678333819998292011-05-10T10:00:00.000-07:002011-05-10T21:20:43.496-07:00So this isn't about a wedding, but about how when you are trying to save money it seems that universe turns against you and everything decides to fall apart and then needs replacing!<div><br /></div><div>Over the years, Ryan and I have become big fans of traveling and therefore our cheap luggage took a beating to the point where it just couldn't handle another trip.</div><div><br /></div><div>OLD</div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mk7pLBwHodk/TcoLxHh1nmI/AAAAAAAAAho/BjWtorSkx4s/s320/IMG_4972.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605305624678473314" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So for my birthday we went out and picked some nice luggage in hopes that it will last a while. And in hope of many traveling adventures to come! It was quite the thrill buying these babies, as fun as buying a beautiful new purse!</div><div><br /></div><div>NEW</div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wuu5ryfhFHM/TcoN15Qj9VI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/3XiS-ixiE_s/s320/IMG_4974.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605307905770517842" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The new luggage is fabulous and did great on our trip to New York. The day after we got back from our trip we went to my sister's house to pick up our dogs. Just as we were leaving to head home, I was rear-ended by a distracted driver. Note: don't text and drive please! Luckily besides some ugly whiplash the whole family (Ryan, me and the dogs) walked away without much injury. </div><div><br /></div><div>BROKEN</div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U0YaNGnYY4M/TcoMWZPv5QI/AAAAAAAAAh4/3GZvxqzKyfE/s320/IMG_5173.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306265089598722" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We weren't planning on getting a new car and even if we did get a new car it would be to replace Ryan's '99 Civic, not my car. But we were forced to go car shopping. </div><div><br /></div><div>BLUE</div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qaDzjvOpuxc/TcoNXa0XaHI/AAAAAAAAAiI/KQOKgd_FSfw/s320/IMG_5184.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605307382203115634" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fg-itPNtmPY/TcoMg3XdgxI/AAAAAAAAAiA/pMsb1pzcTZo/s320/IMG_5186.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605306444973703954" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I think my three favorite things are 1. the dog kennel and 5 people can fit 2. the blue-tooth phone connection so I can answer the phone hands free and 3. the color! So far it has been a great car.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully we can get back on track with saving again. We have big plans for the Fall!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-7017267833381999829?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-1681290279611910992011-04-10T19:23:00.000-07:002011-04-10T19:49:06.543-07:00Ryan spent some of his growing up years in New England and I had never been to either New England or New York, so we packed up to go on our second trip in less than 2 months...this time to the other coast. <div><br /></div><div>We only spent a few days in New York City, but I think we were able to fit in some fun events. We went to Central Park, a museum, Wall Street, Ground Zero, rode the subway (a lot because we are cheap), went to Madison Square, took a ferry to Liberty Island and Ellis Island, went to the top of the Empire State Building, and went to a Yankees game to cheer whatever team they were playing! Oh, and we ate tons of yummy food (again) and now I am even more fat!</div><div><br /></div><div>Lady Liberty</div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4xsT7Ar3jmc/TaJrPIItzvI/AAAAAAAAAhg/FZ1h9byqmVI/s320/IMG_5081.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594151594773827314" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Views of the city from Liberty Island</div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iL6RBa35_mA/TaJoDbHdW-I/AAAAAAAAAgw/MNd4cf8z7Dc/s320/IMG_5119.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594148095175515106" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Empire State Building lobby</div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mC1_UvxNQGM/TaJprGY7mZI/AAAAAAAAAhI/aWBe0T50EIA/s320/IMG_5022.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594149876318050706" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Yankee Stadium</div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z-9Sfb7zBlc/TaJpJD2W6MI/AAAAAAAAAhA/HkbEmEfD4eM/s320/IMG_5059.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594149291520616642" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The rest of our trip we spent in Connecticut and we stayed in a little inn that reminded me of the Dragonfly on Gilmore Girls. It was a nice relaxing time which included driving up to Massachusetts (so I could say that I had been there), visiting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">UCONN</span> the day they won the championship, and visiting Mystic (a seaport town where Mystic Pizza with Julia Roberts was filmed). Mystic reminded me of Park City by the sea, instead of by mountains.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our Charming Inn</div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uiq8GvPZ9s0/TaJqv8ynRrI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/lvMOuFphmGA/s320/IMG_5148.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594151059152389810" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Mystic Pizza</div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N5K09FERK9M/TaJq8wThb9I/AAAAAAAAAhY/uf6mH6oQabo/s320/IMG_5161.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594151279139057618" /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-168129027961191099?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-59772714462853859452011-03-13T18:09:00.000-07:002011-03-13T18:27:21.487-07:00For the first time since Ryan and I lived in California, we finally made it back to the Bay Area. Ryan went out for a Game Developers Conference and I met him out there to enjoy the warmer weather and relaxation.<div><br /></div><div>As you can see, it is full on SPRING there. Which was fun to enjoy...at least until we came home to a foot of snow!</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7MX0Jf7g0OE/TX1rpjKyM4I/AAAAAAAAAgA/87mLqIWMKe8/s320/IMG_4918.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583737474568565634" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The whole time that we lived in the Bay Area we never made it out to Alcatraz, so we made it a point to go out this trip. Despite the whole prison thing, the island was actually quite beautiful and had a nice rustic feel. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MXLn_yze3ik/TX1sQKtDE5I/AAAAAAAAAgI/42KE1d8jZeU/s320/IMG_4850.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583738138016289682" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DigQweFFt_8/TX1sxCC5BrI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/hHyg-UeOeBA/s320/IMG_4885.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583738702627669682" /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KkE4mr_cB3Q/TX1tEJUnowI/AAAAAAAAAgY/qYJsRxO0JxQ/s320/IMG_4871.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583739030998590210" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course you can't go to San Francisco without eating tons of yummy food, so we had Italian night, Chinese night, Japanese night, Sourdough, Clam Chowder, Fresh Crab, Ghirardelli Sundae... I think you get the point. Yummy! And now I am fat!</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5KKw4fxmLbM/TX1uVoxquSI/AAAAAAAAAgg/vX8Z6x0xE-M/s320/IMG_4916.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583740431011330338" /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-5977271446285385945?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-6812424320973557822010-11-01T17:45:00.001-07:002010-11-01T17:51:15.985-07:00Ryan and I were coming home from visiting his papa and were stopped at a light. Ryan pointed out the crosswalk stop sign...you know the one that is supposed to look like this. <div><br /><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TM9fsFigL1I/AAAAAAAAAe0/3Q-mXYTNv-A/s320/images.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534747678067404626" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But this one only had two fingers working and it was saying peace to us. Just when I was going to say, "That is cool!" the pointer finger went out and only one was left. Not so cool after all!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-681242432097355782?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-53258006994075976032010-09-10T15:33:00.000-07:002010-09-10T15:49:58.634-07:00Ryan's cousin got married in August at a beautiful beach-side wedding in San Clemente, California. We were invited and had a wonderful time at the wedding and hanging with Ryan's extended family. Of course we had to visit Ryan's boss, Mickey Mouse, do some beach sitting and go see the Angels lose while were were in the area too. Here are some high-lights!<br /><br />The happy couple! (Not the best picture, but they looked wonderfully happy.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TIq1awxrDUI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/UFhNzPXOrW8/s1600/IMG_4540.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TIq1awxrDUI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/UFhNzPXOrW8/s400/IMG_4540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515420165043064130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The beautiful sunset during the wedding celebration.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TIqz0WMQEBI/AAAAAAAAAd4/vIwZ-KxT2f8/s1600/IMG_4575.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TIqz0WMQEBI/AAAAAAAAAd4/vIwZ-KxT2f8/s400/IMG_4575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515418405560127506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The fabulous decor.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TIq0TpHv3EI/AAAAAAAAAeA/fhK_ybGdFvc/s1600/IMG_4530.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TIq0TpHv3EI/AAAAAAAAAeA/fhK_ybGdFvc/s400/IMG_4530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515418943217458242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They had a photo booth instead of a guest book at the wedding, complete with props.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TIqzjj4Y85I/AAAAAAAAAdw/A2xxsA8ALA8/s1600/image0.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TIqzjj4Y85I/AAAAAAAAAdw/A2xxsA8ALA8/s400/image0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515418117177144210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span>It was a wonderful vacation and I can't wait until we make it out to California again. I love that place!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-5325800699407597603?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-21543071691681704422010-08-14T14:06:00.000-07:002010-08-14T14:30:59.620-07:00I haven't been posting my paintings! How bad of me. Here are four that I have worked on over the spring/summer. My painting class is having a break until the weather is a little cooler, so it may be a while before I have some more to post.<br /><br />Oil Painting #5<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGcGFVlX9dI/AAAAAAAAAco/-HV_iRBtUNc/s1600/IMG_4403.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGcGFVlX9dI/AAAAAAAAAco/-HV_iRBtUNc/s400/IMG_4403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505375758246737362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a painting of some red rock on southern Utah. I like it because of the different values of each of the layers of mountains. It isn't the best looking, but I learned a lot from this painting.<br /><br /><br />Painting #6<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGcIE28msfI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/pdeOHWaW6F0/s1600/IMG_4499.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGcIE28msfI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/pdeOHWaW6F0/s400/IMG_4499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505377949045928434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is also a painting of red rock. I am the world's slowest painter, so on this one I tried to paint it really fast. So it isn't perfect...but that was the point...to be less of a perfectionist. I like it!<br /><br />Painting #7<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGcIkDbC08I/AAAAAAAAAdY/PoGInG8LEkA/s1600/IMG_4506.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGcIkDbC08I/AAAAAAAAAdY/PoGInG8LEkA/s400/IMG_4506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505378484970771394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One of the doctors that I work for likes being a photographer when he isn't fixing people with gut issues. He took this picture; and since I liked it I asked if I could paint it. There were a lot of elements in this painting, so hopefully I got a few thinks right. Sky, mountain, trees, dead trees, grass, rocks, water, snow... The picture was taken in one of our lovely Utah mountains.<br /><br />Painting #8<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGcJay4i-4I/AAAAAAAAAdg/BFQvD6iuCEg/s1600/IMG_4513.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGcJay4i-4I/AAAAAAAAAdg/BFQvD6iuCEg/s400/IMG_4513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505379425423915906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the Arno! As in the river that runs through Florence, Italy. The picture I took that I painted this from was taken from the Ponte Vecchio. The bridge in the painting is the bridge just west of the Ponte Vecchio. Ah, Italia!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2154307169168170442?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-25767535698876838332010-08-12T21:40:00.000-07:002010-08-12T22:08:23.974-07:00During college I had a roommate that lived with me for 3.5 years. Aki is still a great friend and I am always so happy when I get to see her. She lives in Japan...so I don't get to see her often. But, she did come and visit this summer!!! Here are some very photogenic (tongue in cheek) pictures of us over the years! In case you can't tell, she is tons of fun to be around. I am so grateful for her friendship and hopefully I will get to see her again before too long.<br /><br />2010 - Utah<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGTQYoY_riI/AAAAAAAAAcI/PWk9A0V4Jfo/s1600/IMG_4397.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGTQYoY_riI/AAAAAAAAAcI/PWk9A0V4Jfo/s400/IMG_4397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504753766131281442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2005 - Japan<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGTReZNIleI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/Ljoto08GWaQ/s1600/Sukiyaki+Dinner+1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGTReZNIleI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/Ljoto08GWaQ/s400/Sukiyaki+Dinner+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504754964645844450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2001ish - Utah<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGTRtg7Go3I/AAAAAAAAAcY/bNE2qN3BLa8/s1600/image0-12.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGTRtg7Go3I/AAAAAAAAAcY/bNE2qN3BLa8/s400/image0-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504755224415740786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGTSGWnv4yI/AAAAAAAAAcg/b_qz5UgJ-JM/s1600/image0-13.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGTSGWnv4yI/AAAAAAAAAcg/b_qz5UgJ-JM/s400/image0-13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504755651146933026" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2576753569887683833?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-11595311813872702242010-08-10T10:05:00.000-07:002010-08-12T21:32:15.504-07:00You remember how Will Smith turned from a charming guy to a super-freak-allergic-marshmallow-face guy in Hitch?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGGHBSbx2UI/AAAAAAAAAbw/e0J1IZe35y8/s1600/210hitch.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 210px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGGHBSbx2UI/AAAAAAAAAbw/e0J1IZe35y8/s400/210hitch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503828675821427010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well, Kiki decided to do the same!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGTJQn5zxbI/AAAAAAAAAcA/A7ii3GgbJtY/s1600/IMG00059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TGTJQn5zxbI/AAAAAAAAAcA/A7ii3GgbJtY/s400/IMG00059.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was so terribly sad! My nieces happened to be over when she was looking so horrible and made the comment that it looked like she ate way too many marshmallows. Really, she just had an allergic reaction to a shot she had received at the vet earlier that day. I had to hold her for hours so she wouldn't scratch herself to death. So it made for a fun night. But she is back to her sassy self now!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1159531181387270224?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-17938665557843736452010-07-05T19:23:00.000-07:002010-07-05T19:45:39.391-07:00Ryan and I decided to take the family on a hike for our day off over the 4th of July weekend. The weather has been absolutely amazing, so we wanted to take advantage of that. We went to Dog Lake up Millcreek Canyon, not far from our house. Round trip it was a 6 mile hike, so we were worried about our senior citizen doggies making it that far. They were troopers and all of the other hikers made comments on how cute there were too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TDKUxtIPMHI/AAAAAAAAAbE/yi0sZe6elpk/s1600/IMG_4482.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TDKUxtIPMHI/AAAAAAAAAbE/yi0sZe6elpk/s400/IMG_4482.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490614477366702194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TDKX9ShHJPI/AAAAAAAAAbc/zpYq7pOeFEo/s1600/IMG_4449.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TDKX9ShHJPI/AAAAAAAAAbc/zpYq7pOeFEo/s400/IMG_4449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490617974916588786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Of course, even though we have cute puppies, the idea of getting into cold water appalls them. So all the OTHER dogs had fun in Dog Lake. Ryan did throw Deja and Kiki in so they could get the full experience and they promptly got out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TDKW_hQJhSI/AAAAAAAAAbM/wS1l9KqDdDY/s1600/Hike+to+Dog+Lake-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TDKW_hQJhSI/AAAAAAAAAbM/wS1l9KqDdDY/s400/Hike+to+Dog+Lake-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490616913720083746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mother Nature did not disappoint! The weather, plants and scenery were wonderful.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TDKXzwlp6aI/AAAAAAAAAbU/-p9EGPMqR8U/s1600/Hike+to+Dog+Lake.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TDKXzwlp6aI/AAAAAAAAAbU/-p9EGPMqR8U/s400/Hike+to+Dog+Lake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490617811190016418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TDKYPpxiULI/AAAAAAAAAbk/DEsToqGAnOU/s1600/IMG_4437.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TDKYPpxiULI/AAAAAAAAAbk/DEsToqGAnOU/s400/IMG_4437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490618290397139122" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1793866555784373645?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-45638297106970548732010-06-23T19:29:00.000-07:002010-06-23T19:31:49.116-07:00This is my first Still Life painting. I finished it on my 30th birthday! Yes, it took me forever to post it for you all to see.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TCLDgYgckJI/AAAAAAAAAaw/Xmel5YmHGFY/s1600/IMG_4271.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TCLDgYgckJI/AAAAAAAAAaw/Xmel5YmHGFY/s400/IMG_4271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486162257192456338" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4563829710697054873?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-10264387508803547382010-05-01T18:09:00.000-07:002010-06-23T19:26:56.727-07:00Thanks to my superstar husband and great friends and family, my 30th birthday was all that a girl (or woman...now that I'm 30 and all) could ask for!<br /><br />It started out with yummy pancakes made by my hubby. Then my little Kiki gave me a little doody in the house because she was afraid of the horrible wind outside. How thoughtful of her to think of me on my birthday!<br /><br />After that I went to my painting class where one of my classmates brought in some yummy soda bread. It looked like a huge cookie and was perfect sweetness for a morning treat. They put candles in the bread and sang to me and everything. Also, I was able to finish my first still life picture that day! See Oil Painting #4 post.<br /><br />After my class I went in to work. Not that I worked much, because my co-workers had quite a bit of fun planned for me. My office was decorated with streamers and confetti and my hilarious boss gave me a bunch of gifts x30. So she gave me 30 granola bars, 30 rolls of toilet paper, 30 clementines, 30 strawberries, 30 carrots, 30 packs of gum, 30 pennies, 30 nickles, 30 dimes, 30 quarters, 30 pens, 30 doggy treats, 30 bottles of water, etc. She really got into the turning 30 on the 30th thing, in case you couldn't tell!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S7VLc7OjD4I/AAAAAAAAAZM/OxTUjcUcfVA/s1600/Collages.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S7VLc7OjD4I/AAAAAAAAAZM/OxTUjcUcfVA/s400/Collages.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455349483936354178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then my co-workers had a cake made for me with one of my baby pictures on it! I was so surprised to see that picture on a cake. One of the ladies at my work somehow contacted Ryan and got the picture from him! It was awesome!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S7VM4_fSZgI/AAAAAAAAAZU/Dq03El22W3I/s1600/IMG00031.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S7VM4_fSZgI/AAAAAAAAAZU/Dq03El22W3I/s400/IMG00031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455351065628272130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So after all this fun and excitement you would think that this was sufficient for a birthday...but the party was just beginning. We had a huge party at the Old Spaghetti Factory where we invited friends, family, book clubbers, co-workers and neighbors. I was so happy to see all the people that were able to make it out! Ryan got balloons, flowers and a big cake to go along with all the yummy food.<br /><br />All the partyers having fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TCK-9GrRhTI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/EE2_cgq2oeY/s1600/IMG_4231.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TCK-9GrRhTI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/EE2_cgq2oeY/s400/IMG_4231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486157253064099122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Me blowing out all 30 candles!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TCK_m9RR-yI/AAAAAAAAAaY/G0mnqfuzGxA/s1600/IMG_4237.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TCK_m9RR-yI/AAAAAAAAAaY/G0mnqfuzGxA/s400/IMG_4237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486157972093664034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My Awesome Family<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TCLACFmWtTI/AAAAAAAAAag/q26ZewiYm9Y/s1600/IMG_4260.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TCLACFmWtTI/AAAAAAAAAag/q26ZewiYm9Y/s400/IMG_4260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486158438186005810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After the party we headed home and while I was carrying my presents into the house, I managed to drop a heavy bottle on my big toe. The bottle didn't break...my toe totally cushioned the fall...but the toe was hurting, as you can imagine. So Ryan got me an ice pack and put on some jazz music to help us settle down for the evening. Randomly, a song by Diana Krall came on that made us both laugh, called Popsicle Toes. The song obviously mentions cold toes and it also talks about a birthday party....how fitting!<br /><br />My 30th birthday was all that I wanted it to be all thanks to my superstar hubby. I love you Ryan!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TCLAPBuXIQI/AAAAAAAAAao/HXSAQthK83M/s1600/IMG_4265.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/TCLAPBuXIQI/AAAAAAAAAao/HXSAQthK83M/s400/IMG_4265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486158660484145410" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1026438750880354738?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-29429705945321749472010-04-11T13:40:00.001-07:002010-04-11T13:45:10.728-07:00I am already late with posting my amazing 30th birthday. I would post it now if I hadn't dropped Ryan's external media hard drive...you know the one with the videos and pictures on it. Sorry, Ryan.<br /><br />Payback is what?...Ryan backed my car into a cement block with a pole later that night. So, now we are even.<br /><br />We probably should have stayed in bed that day!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2942970594532174947?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-36264771906934554512010-03-25T20:41:00.000-07:002010-03-25T20:58:27.200-07:00While I was on a walk with my dogs on a lovely early spring day our paths crossed a young man riding a unicycle while juggling. Double take, then stare. So the rest of my walk all I could think about is why someone would take the time to learn how to ride a unicycle while juggling. Though I commend him for his bodily-kinesthetic intelligence and dexterity, I doubt such skills scores him huge points with young ladies. I guess if you have a life long goal of making it into clown school then it would be a good skill to have.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S6wwOlMPW4I/AAAAAAAAAYo/jmtcdFuiMD4/s1600/images.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 142px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S6wwOlMPW4I/AAAAAAAAAYo/jmtcdFuiMD4/s400/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452786275898579842" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-3626477190693455451?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-14309120373996711362010-03-03T17:46:00.000-08:002010-03-04T17:52:57.791-08:00My little bug Kiki is 10 years old today! For her birthday she...<br /><br />-Ate her favorite doggy treats<br />-Ate her favorite human treats<br />-Ate lots of other treats...she like treats<br />-Had a lovely nap<br />-got lots of belly rubs and snuggles<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S5BjQ7ohLoI/AAAAAAAAAYg/ZeShlt-H9u4/s1600-h/IMG_4163.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S5BjQ7ohLoI/AAAAAAAAAYg/ZeShlt-H9u4/s400/IMG_4163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444961092027625090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Overall, it was a great birthday! I can't believe that my youngest is already ten...how time flies...sniff!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1430912037399671136?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-78515423457253922842010-03-01T21:45:00.000-08:002010-03-01T21:55:02.695-08:00Ryan and I were eating breakfast the other morning before work. Ryan looked at our soy milk (left) then looked at our cereal (right).<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hmmm</span>...that is weird. Looks like she knows that pose pretty well, yeah!<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S4ymPzZY7jI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/OkK2Jc5UEjs/s1600-h/IMG_4214.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S4ymPzZY7jI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/OkK2Jc5UEjs/s400/IMG_4214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443908840009035314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-7851542345725392284?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-40364537493498908842010-02-24T20:11:00.000-08:002010-02-24T20:22:38.559-08:00I am still loving my painting class. It has been a blast. One problem though, I don't have a lot of good pictures to paint. I look through all of the pictures and I think...these are cute pictures, but I can't paint these! I am going to have to learn how to be a photographer SOON.<br /><br />So, what sticks out the most in this painting? The trees? The house? the sky?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S4X5Nuv-4uI/AAAAAAAAAYI/RfXvpN4tXPE/s1600-h/IMG_4222.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S4X5Nuv-4uI/AAAAAAAAAYI/RfXvpN4tXPE/s400/IMG_4222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442029739030012642" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4036453749349890884?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-7672525405243701732010-02-24T06:20:00.000-08:002010-02-24T20:20:45.996-08:00My sweet Deja turned 10 years old today! For her birthday she...<br /><br />-barked at the neighbors to let them know it was her birthday<br />-got a huge doggy bone after getting sung to<br />-ate lots of extra treats<br />-had a long lovely nap<br />-played with her favorite toy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S4X4AIf2f9I/AAAAAAAAAYA/X_4d3Cg8buY/s1600-h/IMG_4203.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S4X4AIf2f9I/AAAAAAAAAYA/X_4d3Cg8buY/s400/IMG_4203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442028405911879634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That all sounds like a good birthday to me. I can't believe that my oldest is already ten...how time flies...sniff!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-767252540524370173?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-86161704999082973802010-02-20T16:01:00.000-08:002010-02-20T16:13:13.936-08:00This is my honey's latest game...the reason I haven't seen him since Christmas...the next big hit for your kids...<br /><br />Actually, the review makes it sound pretty fun. Good job, Ryan!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://kotaku.com/5472893/toy-story-3-game-delves-deeper-into-the-toy-box?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kotaku%2Ffull+%28Kotaku%29"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 129px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S4B5rY_Bt8I/AAAAAAAAAX0/iRonqR7Uf2o/s400/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440482136211699650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Click on Picture</span><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/RYANCO%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-8616170499908297380?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-40417391112588113662010-02-20T15:24:00.000-08:002010-02-20T15:39:18.896-08:00So I signed up to take another painting class. Instead of painting just one painting this time, I am going to be painting every Tuesday...so there is more where this came from. This painting was fun, so I might try painting this picture again sometime when I am better at this. It looks better from far away, so walk away from your computer and look at the screen from across the room!<br /><br />Grand Canal from the Bridge of the Academy - Venice, Italy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S4Bw3XW2f-I/AAAAAAAAAXk/IH0S-Iel0Zo/s1600-h/IMG_4193.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S4Bw3XW2f-I/AAAAAAAAAXk/IH0S-Iel0Zo/s400/IMG_4193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440472446328537058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is the picture that I used for the painting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S4BxPxUz-DI/AAAAAAAAAXs/8cJw-fpQF30/s1600-h/IMG_2433.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/S4BxPxUz-DI/AAAAAAAAAXs/8cJw-fpQF30/s400/IMG_2433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440472865616164914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I am loving my painting class! It puts me in a good mood for the rest of the day.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4041739111258811366?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-69644761844451466362010-02-11T17:01:00.000-08:002010-02-11T17:02:58.392-08:00I went to the store with the purpose of picking up a cake for my mom's birthday. I came home with 5 bags of food and how many cakes? Zero!<br /><br />I hate it when that happens!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-6964476184445146636?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-67594616165114170282010-01-08T17:19:00.000-08:002010-01-13T20:54:35.049-08:00I think over Christmas holiday I had a little thought in my mind that I should make a New Year's resolution to get to work on time. So the first week of the year I showed up to work at these times:<br /><br />Monday - 9:15am<br />Tuesday - 9:02am<br />Wednesday - 9:12am<br />Thursday - 9:12am<br />Friday - 9:11am<br /><br />Really....what is "on time" anyways?! Ok, ok, I was late every day! The office opens at 8! The only reason I showed up on Tuesday at 9:02 is because I had a 9am meeting! I should really work on this. But I really love my yummy soft bed and warm sleeping husband.<br /><br />Note to self: Put getting to work on time on my resolution list for 2011.<br /><br />But on a happier note, I did decorate my office with my pictures from our trip. So now my employer can say, "Well, even though Kim never comes to work on time, at least she keeps her office cute, so we won't can her." I took a picture to share with you, but I can't seem to get it off of my phone. I might add it later.<br /><br />Happy New Year!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-6759461616511417028?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-69499756522934153432009-12-31T12:34:00.001-08:002009-12-31T14:09:05.555-08:00Last year I posted our accomplishments for the year, but Ryan and I were talking about all the wonderful things that have happened over the past decade, so I thought it would be fitting to go WAY back!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0LbHlV5FI/AAAAAAAAAUM/gCt1sfEaTIA/s1600-h/image2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0LbHlV5FI/AAAAAAAAAUM/gCt1sfEaTIA/s400/image2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421502086943990866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Note the date on this photo of Ryan and his sister, Cara. This is where this blog entry begins...at the turn of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">millennium</span>. Since this picture was taken the following has happened:<br /><br />Met and Fell in Love<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0PD4ex9xI/AAAAAAAAAU8/zwFpSAVYVtI/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG_421.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0PD4ex9xI/AAAAAAAAAU8/zwFpSAVYVtI/s200/Recovered_JPEG_421.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421506085799458578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Got Married<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0ODPh_GAI/AAAAAAAAAU0/vfDJGuelKVE/s1600-h/Wedding190.BMP"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0ODPh_GAI/AAAAAAAAAU0/vfDJGuelKVE/s200/Wedding190.BMP" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421504975295420418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Graduated from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">UVSC</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0M8F0zPNI/AAAAAAAAAUc/P_9ZLiGpVwQ/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_344.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0M8F0zPNI/AAAAAAAAAUc/P_9ZLiGpVwQ/s200/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421503752919268562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Graduated from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">UofU</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0NcEDh-_I/AAAAAAAAAUs/ujAmgxxt_ms/s1600-h/Captured+Photos+00062.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0NcEDh-_I/AAAAAAAAAUs/ujAmgxxt_ms/s200/Captured+Photos+00062.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421504302199995378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Moved to Cali<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0QRmwoycI/AAAAAAAAAVE/te1zmSBLvXQ/s1600-h/New+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0QRmwoycI/AAAAAAAAAVE/te1zmSBLvXQ/s200/New+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421507421072312770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Moved Back to Utah (Bought First Home)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0RLM7caUI/AAAAAAAAAVM/RneRjM8Ou0A/s1600-h/New+Home%21+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 198px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0RLM7caUI/AAAAAAAAAVM/RneRjM8Ou0A/s200/New+Home%21+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421508410570729794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Visited Japan<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0RujRtJEI/AAAAAAAAAVU/7gMjNn8sxIU/s1600-h/Kinkakuji+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0RujRtJEI/AAAAAAAAAVU/7gMjNn8sxIU/s200/Kinkakuji+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421509017865102402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Visited Europe<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0R-9xuo3I/AAAAAAAAAVc/8CZfvuoTcFw/s1600-h/IMG_2160.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0R-9xuo3I/AAAAAAAAAVc/8CZfvuoTcFw/s200/IMG_2160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421509299856647026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Became Parents of 2 Dogs<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0SyPM1YfI/AAAAAAAAAVk/iTEY8PkzuCU/s1600-h/IMG_4011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0SyPM1YfI/AAAAAAAAAVk/iTEY8PkzuCU/s200/IMG_4011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421510180707066354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Became Aunt/Uncle to All of Our 5 Nieces and 1 Nephew (so far)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0aXp33ZZI/AAAAAAAAAWM/JgAh0okSiyQ/s1600-h/Vacation+Sep+09+177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0aXp33ZZI/AAAAAAAAAWM/JgAh0okSiyQ/s200/Vacation+Sep+09+177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421518520103429522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0ai1ygZcI/AAAAAAAAAWU/FBwx0pvI-LE/s1600-h/s41558ca115132_39.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0ai1ygZcI/AAAAAAAAAWU/FBwx0pvI-LE/s200/s41558ca115132_39.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421518712280737218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0avsUf1hI/AAAAAAAAAWc/DYQbq-kQP28/s1600-h/IMG_4091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0avsUf1hI/AAAAAAAAAWc/DYQbq-kQP28/s200/IMG_4091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421518933077251602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sure the last decade has had its moments of sadness and disappointment, but when we look back at the good things that have happened we can't help but feel very blessed. Here's to another 10 years of fun times! Happy New Year!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-6949975652293415343?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-42416575960122931202009-12-31T12:22:00.001-08:002009-12-31T12:32:42.817-08:00Kiki was particularly happy about what Santa left in her stocking this year. Can you tell?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0Jk1lpX4I/AAAAAAAAAT8/0gmPhN8QOck/s1600-h/IMG_4057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0Jk1lpX4I/AAAAAAAAAT8/0gmPhN8QOck/s400/IMG_4057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421500054888865666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and Santa brought you all something just as exciting!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0KMZoCgtI/AAAAAAAAAUE/VNtkFDMfhq8/s1600-h/IMG_4037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sz0KMZoCgtI/AAAAAAAAAUE/VNtkFDMfhq8/s400/IMG_4037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421500734577476306" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4241657596012293120?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-6273473060471309662009-12-09T17:24:00.000-08:002009-12-12T07:18:01.600-08:00<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were able to spend Thanksgiving with my whole family this year! It was a lot of fun. I am thankful for my family! And I am thankful for olive hands!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SyBNz_ON_JI/AAAAAAAAATY/wjtDSYK-e9E/s1600-h/IMG_3928.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SyBNz_ON_JI/AAAAAAAAATY/wjtDSYK-e9E/s400/IMG_3928.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-627347306047130966?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-50937960002564219922009-11-18T18:13:00.000-08:002009-11-18T18:18:26.363-08:00I happened to see the meteor that flew through the sky at 12:07 this morning. It was absolutely amazing...like Wow! Ryan and I got quite the shock when it suddenly got as bright as day outside. Then I saw a fiery streak and I knew right away it was a meteor. Pretty cool!<br /><br />Here is a link to a <a href="http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&amp;sid=8714738">news clip</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-5093796000256421992?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-91181704787334497762009-11-04T16:51:00.000-08:002009-11-08T09:44:39.943-08:00Greece was amazing! After going to Italy and being totally impressed I was sure that Greece could only be a let down. Oh, I was wrong! Greece did not disappoint. So let's get started with my top 3.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">#1 Favorite Historical Site: The Acropolis</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIipAK4lvI/AAAAAAAAARI/BJplzZrOFxs/s1600-h/IMG_2961.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIipAK4lvI/AAAAAAAAARI/BJplzZrOFxs/s400/IMG_2961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400416990986278642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Okay, this place is OLD! And so amazing to behold! I could not stop taking pictures of this place. It is true. I ran out of memory in just a few hours when I didn't run out of memory any of the previous days. So we had to go back to the hotel and download our pictures so I could take more. It was such a beautiful morning so it made taking pictures all the more fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIiSkuU1hI/AAAAAAAAARA/UNhmBHDv2wA/s1600-h/IMG_2883.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIiSkuU1hI/AAAAAAAAARA/UNhmBHDv2wA/s400/IMG_2883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400416605661615634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">#2 Favorite Island: Patmos</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIjeXe4NWI/AAAAAAAAARQ/SPWHEhcvd5g/s1600-h/IMG_3352.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIjeXe4NWI/AAAAAAAAARQ/SPWHEhcvd5g/s400/IMG_3352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400417907777221986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We hiked from the shore below to the top of this island to the monastery on top. This place was absolutely beautiful. It was really breath-taking! I really liked that this island was small and there were fewer people. It was a lot more quiet then the other islands. Ryan and I found an awesome restaurant with amazing food and stayed on the island as long as possible.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">#3 Favorite Food: Santorini</span><br /><br />Santorini was probably my second favorite island. It also is very beautiful. It is an island that is created from volcanic ash and rock. It was once round and then thousands of years ago the volcano erupted and now all that is left is a crescent shaped island with cliffs on the side of the island that blew apart. The white-washed towns sit on the top of the cliffs with an amazing view below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Svb_02Z-hdI/AAAAAAAAARw/gCNy-KiYJ-c/s1600-h/IMG_3689.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Svb_02Z-hdI/AAAAAAAAARw/gCNy-KiYJ-c/s400/IMG_3689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401786086500238802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As for the food...don't get be wrong, the Italian food was amazing, BUT the Greek food was even better! And we found a restaurant on Santorini called Naoussa that we instantly fell in love with. The locals that ran the place were very nice and the food...well look at how amazing! It was yummy, to say the least!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvcARlpp9QI/AAAAAAAAAR4/1xqYYaTjjjg/s1600-h/IMG_3733.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvcARlpp9QI/AAAAAAAAAR4/1xqYYaTjjjg/s400/IMG_3733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401786580218803458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Once again, this is just scratching the surface because I also loved the Minoan Palace, the beaches, the beautiful Aegean Sea, baklava, the Street of the Knights, Crete, Rhodes, Mykonos, Turkey, the scary guy in Turkey who tried to steal our kidneys, the amazing museums, the sun, and so much more. So check out our <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ryan.a.cook/BestOfGreece#">albums</a> if you want to see more pics!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvcCxmnkF7I/AAAAAAAAASA/k1hdOzH4RDk/s1600-h/IMG_2793.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvcCxmnkF7I/AAAAAAAAASA/k1hdOzH4RDk/s400/IMG_2793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401789329257535410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvcDHUO9XYI/AAAAAAAAASI/uc_Aq2siz1Q/s1600-h/IMG_3879.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvcDHUO9XYI/AAAAAAAAASI/uc_Aq2siz1Q/s400/IMG_3879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401789702279617922" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-9118170478733449776?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-91800641340861401252009-11-04T16:20:00.000-08:002009-11-08T09:46:14.806-08:00Italy was amazing! I can't stop thinking about how wonderful it was. We have well over 1000 pictures, so I am going to limit my blog entry on Italy to my top 3 things. Not easy! And Ryan's top 3 are probably different than mine. But I am the one posting so...here it goes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">#1 Favorite Art: Michelangelo's Pieta</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIbO3qSiRI/AAAAAAAAAQY/OzQQXceLfOc/s1600-h/Pieta.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIbO3qSiRI/AAAAAAAAAQY/OzQQXceLfOc/s400/Pieta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400408845444090130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This sculpture was in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It was so amazing to see in real life. All the art was really amazing. I was able to buy some paintings from street vendors and now they are in my dining room looking amazing and reminding me over and over again of how wonderful Italy is.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">#2 Favorite City: Venice</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIcJGRbrKI/AAAAAAAAAQg/qFR6_-u-We0/s1600-h/IMG_2388.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIcJGRbrKI/AAAAAAAAAQg/qFR6_-u-We0/s400/IMG_2388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400409845798775970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We went to the top of the bell tower and looked at the view from above and then we walked around the entire island for hours and hours. We got lost a million times and had a blast see it all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIchMK4III/AAAAAAAAAQo/n4C5GksPKo8/s1600-h/IMG_2450.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIchMK4III/AAAAAAAAAQo/n4C5GksPKo8/s400/IMG_2450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400410259698753666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">#3 Favorite Historical Site: The Catacombs in Rome</span><br /><br />Unfortunately, we couldn't take any pictures of the actual catacombs. But we got to go down underground and walk through the halls of tombs. It was amazing to imagine all of the early Christians digging all those tombs to put their dead. I think things like this are cool, and I know I sound morbid. The guide that took us through the catacombs told us about the belief that the Christians had of Christ coming again and how they needed to save their bodies for the resurrection instead of being cremated. I thought it was a touching message that made me think about what I am doing as a Christian to make sure that I am ready for Christ to come again.<br /><br />Okay, those are the top 3 and that is just scratching the surface because I also love the Coloseum, Assisi, Verona, the gondola ride, the amazing food, gelato, Florence, Rome, Pisa, the crazy Italian drivers, olive trees...I can go on and on. So if you are interested in seeing more pictures then check out our <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ryan.a.cook/BestOfItaly#">albums</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIgeyK9dLI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/0CNXrzLmfgs/s1600-h/IMG_2177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIgeyK9dLI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/0CNXrzLmfgs/s400/IMG_2177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400414616406553778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIgQfXQ6kI/AAAAAAAAAQw/hKi0Z0HFuOU/s1600-h/IMG_2769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SvIgQfXQ6kI/AAAAAAAAAQw/hKi0Z0HFuOU/s400/IMG_2769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400414370839718466" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/RYANCO%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-9180064134086140125?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-73920407455909952182009-10-03T18:13:00.001-07:002009-10-03T18:27:34.082-07:00Is there such thing as really being ready for a 2 1/2 week trip to Europe!?! I feel like I have been getting ready for months, but I am still not there. I know that there are people out there that make this travel thing look so easy. They leave on a trip and are back without you even noticing. <br /><br />Hopefully I will get better at this stuff with practice. And hopefully I can find me one of those magic "Preparation" wands. <br /><br />17 items on To-Do List...2 bags to pack...Quarterly books to close at work...5 1/2 days left to do it all. Maybe if I close my eyes and click my heels three times....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-7392040745590995218?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-67291453504084751442009-09-30T03:17:00.000-07:002009-09-30T03:40:49.910-07:00This morning I discovered that Deja's<br /><br />HATE for thunder > LOVE of sleep<br /><br />So at 4:00 am the whole house gets woken up because of it. So I proceed to get the dogs out of their kennel so they can sleep with me on the couch. But first I put on everyone's rain coats and head out back to make the dogs go potty. After their business is done, I go back to go inside and realize that the wind had blown the gate open and Kiki used the opportunity to escape to the front yard. You see, we had a donut and cider block party at our house just 1 day prior. Then I discovered that Kiki's<br /><br />LOVE for donut crumbs > HATE of rain<br /><br />And once Kiki smells treats nearby she has an amazing ability to ignore "Come!". So I go tromping out in the rain after a little rascal dog. Once I drag everyone back inside and dry us all off a bit, we are able to cuddle up on the couch. And dispite it all I realize that my<br /><br />LOVE for my dogs > HATE of getting up at 4am and running around in the rain in my PJs<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-6729145350408475144?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-36518427218427779922009-09-18T15:51:00.000-07:002009-09-18T16:37:57.747-07:00My friend, Melissa invited me to join her family on a trip to the Scrapbook Expo. I have never gone, but since I finished more pages in one day than I have in 3 years, I think I will be going again! They have great deals to boot! I worked on my pages of our trip to Japan. I want to get that done before our next trip. I don't think I have mentioned out next trip...we are heading to Italy and Greece soon....so excited!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SrQP00CBMYI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/niSYtYOT85w/s1600-h/IMG_2025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SrQP00CBMYI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/niSYtYOT85w/s400/IMG_2025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382944854609310082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Melissa mentioned on her blog that she entered the dance competition with her sister. For some reason she didn't post this lovely video I have of her dancing! So, I thought I better. I still think that she would have won if it weren't for the break-dancing girl that can spin on her head.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-b8af6394f2cedcf0" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v11.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db8af6394f2cedcf0%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330024223%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D8710D88AD4BAF3E80C37EFBE8F2288413146D4E.695E5B0A2ADD89BC3AC6594B64CF2390595300BB%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db8af6394f2cedcf0%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DWebxvBV9Tfqv1daDzfttvDwh99M&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v11.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db8af6394f2cedcf0%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330024223%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D8710D88AD4BAF3E80C37EFBE8F2288413146D4E.695E5B0A2ADD89BC3AC6594B64CF2390595300BB%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db8af6394f2cedcf0%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DWebxvBV9Tfqv1daDzfttvDwh99M&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br />Thanks for inviting me, Melissa! It was a lot of fun!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-3651842721842777992?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-3581719007349765272009-09-18T15:44:00.000-07:002009-09-18T15:50:20.858-07:00We took the doggies hiking up to Ensign Peak. We all made it to the top, as you can see! Yes, Deja is panting......but, so am I. We all took a long nap afterward. Yes, we are rookies, but we had a lot of fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SrQOHKC6mSI/AAAAAAAAAOI/QLRwjiTToWQ/s1600-h/IMG_2021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SrQOHKC6mSI/AAAAAAAAAOI/QLRwjiTToWQ/s400/IMG_2021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382942970733041954" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-358171900734976527?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-56002237607718897512009-09-18T15:30:00.000-07:002009-09-18T15:44:08.210-07:00Ryan has family that lives all over the place, so when they were all able to get together to celebrate some birthdays it was quite a treat. I particularly like getting to see Ryan's grandma, Kathy, who lives in New York. I think she is hilarious. Here she is with our niece and Ryan.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SrQLeB8Rf0I/AAAAAAAAAOA/U6z-NiVrKuc/s1600-h/IMG_1996.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SrQLeB8Rf0I/AAAAAAAAAOA/U6z-NiVrKuc/s400/IMG_1996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382940065159806786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My favorite story of Grandma Kathy happened at Ryan's sister's wedding in Denver. This was back early on in the presidential election and we got on the subject of politics. G-ma Kathy started mentioning how much she disliked Bush and started saying some strong words like how she thought that she would never vote Republican again and such. I was surprised to find out that she had such strong feelings this way. Then Ryan brought up Mitt Romney. G-ma immediately said, "Oh, I would vote for Mitt Romney; he is good looking!". I have been laughing inside ever since. That is why I love G-ma Kathy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-5600223760771889751?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-77566827985728106872009-08-20T15:19:00.000-07:002009-08-20T15:26:14.790-07:00Bees must be nature's fertility specialist and my garden needs a fertility specialist! Lots of flowers; no vegetables. At least my garden fits in with the family! <br /><br />Oh, well. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Maybe I can get some vegetables next year. Cross your fingers.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-7756682798572810687?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-48836434128027323282009-07-07T14:32:00.000-07:002009-07-07T14:41:28.502-07:00<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The raspberry bush is baring berries again!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SlPApBsDyAI/AAAAAAAAAM8/A4QJV-Z8qSo/s1600-h/IMG_1954.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SlPApBsDyAI/AAAAAAAAAM8/A4QJV-Z8qSo/s400/IMG_1954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355836192934053890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ryan and I are enjoying our favorite treat of yogurt, granola and berries. Yummy!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SlO-8aF7CJI/AAAAAAAAAM0/XcVZou5gAuY/s1600-h/IMG_1952.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SlO-8aF7CJI/AAAAAAAAAM0/XcVZou5gAuY/s400/IMG_1952.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4883643412802732328?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-79333119037595587702009-07-06T16:35:00.000-07:002009-07-06T16:39:58.099-07:00<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This year was our third year in our neighborhood on the 4th of July. So it was our third year of going to the neighborhood breakfast and parade and enjoying the Sugarhouse fireworks from our front yard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SlKHnIpXU6I/AAAAAAAAAMk/k7f4ZDFqn0Q/s1600-h/IMG_1926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SlKHnIpXU6I/AAAAAAAAAMk/k7f4ZDFqn0Q/s400/IMG_1926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355492013302567842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This year we dressed up the doggies in 4th of July get-up so that they could join in the parade. Then right before the parade started, Deja stepped on a thorn! So they sat on the sidelines instead.<br /><br />We had a fun 4th of July/Birthday party at my sister's house. My one and only nephew turned 1 year-old so we got to celebrate with him and his family. I love my nieces and nephew! They are awesome!<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SlKKUFVChgI/AAAAAAAAAMs/qtifA3RoUuE/s1600-h/2009+4th+of+July.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SlKKUFVChgI/AAAAAAAAAMs/qtifA3RoUuE/s400/2009+4th+of+July.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-7933311903759558770?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-87882400086283324382009-07-03T20:02:00.000-07:002009-07-03T20:07:02.327-07:00I know this is a weird thing to blog about, but when I saw this I had to laugh. I ordered a side salad at a little sandwich joint and this is what I got. Does anyone else see anything wrong with this picture?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sk7G-_20YJI/AAAAAAAAAMc/Ui3aiVbddrY/s1600-h/IMG00058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sk7G-_20YJI/AAAAAAAAAMc/Ui3aiVbddrY/s400/IMG00058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354435792585646226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Maybe the salad bowl is filled half lettuce, half croutons? Or maybe the salad dressing is almost as big as the actual salad!!!???!? I couldn't get over how sorry of a salad this was!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-8788240008628332438?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-46258231782934136222009-07-03T19:41:00.001-07:002009-07-03T19:56:44.939-07:00We celebrated Ryan's 32nd Birthday with a ball game and a party. 32 years and still as handsome as ever!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sk7DM5jxkKI/AAAAAAAAAL8/o0zxYB9vXqY/s1600-h/IMG00075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sk7DM5jxkKI/AAAAAAAAAL8/o0zxYB9vXqY/s400/IMG00075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354431633366814882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The game started with lovely weather until dark clouds approached in the 2nd inning. They covered the field to save it from the rain and made everyone take cover to protect us from the lightning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sk7Df7aNJ1I/AAAAAAAAAME/4u_74cVgIq4/s1600-h/IMG00073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sk7Df7aNJ1I/AAAAAAAAAME/4u_74cVgIq4/s400/IMG00073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354431960281065298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />During the storm Ryan decided to mingle with the large group of women sitting next to us. He took all of their pictures. I would be angry/jealous...but they were all sister missionaries, so no harm there ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sk7Ds0UQxjI/AAAAAAAAAMM/PFk-FdrNUbo/s1600-h/IMG00078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sk7Ds0UQxjI/AAAAAAAAAMM/PFk-FdrNUbo/s400/IMG00078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354432181715387954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then the rain went away as quickly as it came and the rainbow that I ordered specially for my hubby's birthday arrived just in the nick of time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sk7ENHzLRFI/AAAAAAAAAMU/nSo52fPEJWY/s1600-h/IMG00084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/Sk7ENHzLRFI/AAAAAAAAAMU/nSo52fPEJWY/s400/IMG00084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354432736701138002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The next day we had a party at our place with our families over. Thanks to everyone for a good time!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4625823178293413622?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-38627905138425671202009-06-23T15:30:00.000-07:002009-06-23T15:47:13.896-07:00So I teach the 7 year-olds Sunday School every third week at church. I have two team teachers that take the other weeks and we have a schedule so that we teach the right lessons. I planned out my lesson for this last Sunday and I start to give it to the kids. I just get started and one of my cute girls turns to me and says, "Sister Cook, we had this lesson last week." And being surprised (apparently my team teacher taught the wrong lesson) I say a good Valley Girl "Shut-Up". You know, like "no way" sort of shut-up, not "be quite" sort of shut-up. <br /><br />Then I hear this huge gasp from all 8 of my students and look around to find incredulous looks on all of their faces except for the girl who I said shut-up to who has a very sad face who then says, "Okay" in a scared voice. I felt so bad that I said the horrible "S" word. I had to explain that I meant it in a different way and promised never to say the word again. Who would have thought that shut-up was such a bad word!<br /><br />So continuing, I make a few on-the-fly alterations to the lesson so it isn't an exact repeat of the week before. Then I give the kids some paper to draw a picture of a scripture story that we discussed. We are all drawing angels and some of the kids are saying that their angel doesn't look very good. So I am trying to be encouraging and tell them things that I like about their angels. Then one of the boys blurts out, "My angel looks like sh*t!!". This time there is only one gasp...from me. All of the other kids are just coloring like nothing is wrong! <br /><br />I wanted to bust up laughing that Shut-up is such a horrible word and sh*t doesn't even phase them. Cute kids!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-3862790513842567120?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-69902559425774309172009-05-26T14:43:00.001-07:002009-05-26T14:51:09.893-07:00The Backyard! So exciting!<br /><br />We spent Memorial Day in the backyard re-finishing the deck. It ended up being a fun project that gave Ryan and I a sense of accomplishment. I think it ended up looking rather nice. The weather was amazingly beautiful. And thankfully it didn't rain and wash away all our hard work.<br /><br />BEFORE<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/ShxjrIMqKkI/AAAAAAAAAL0/UZ3_rLeEjEo/s1600-h/IMG_1914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/ShxjrIMqKkI/AAAAAAAAAL0/UZ3_rLeEjEo/s400/IMG_1914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340252850740668994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />AFTER<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/ShxjUrpbVzI/AAAAAAAAALs/cGPDyblb7Io/s1600-h/IMG_1915.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/ShxjUrpbVzI/AAAAAAAAALs/cGPDyblb7Io/s400/IMG_1915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340252465119582002" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-6990255942577430917?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-32185952149928966052009-05-18T16:24:00.000-07:002009-07-23T09:06:03.161-07:00<div>This weekend was the walk for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation at Sugarhouse Park. It was a fun time! The weather was amazing, there were lots of cute dogs, there were lots of co-workers to hangout with...all fun stuff.<br /><br />I just wanted to give another <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:arial;" >THANK YOU</span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> out to the people who helped me raise money for the foundation. You are all awesome! I was able to raise $465, which is a ton more than my original goal of $200.<br /><br />I will try to get a picture from a co-worker to add to this post...I failed to take one!</div><div> </div><div><em>(Here is that picture I said I would add. Added 6/23/09)</em></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SmiKJcznW-I/AAAAAAAAANE/B2taZ5-P2u0/s1600-h/CCFA+Walk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361687251340712930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SmiKJcznW-I/AAAAAAAAANE/B2taZ5-P2u0/s400/CCFA+Walk.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-3218595214992896605?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-78359593639710972732009-04-27T17:45:00.000-07:002009-04-27T17:57:56.274-07:00For my birthday this year my family pitched in together and bought me painting supplies and a painting class. In college I took drawing, sculpting and ceramics as part of my general credits. If I had any more credits that I needed then I would have taken oil painting. I have wanted to do this for a long time, so I was so happy to get this gift.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SfZSyZmRZEI/AAAAAAAAALU/M-_FNq8qgmc/s1600-h/IMG_1898.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SfZSyZmRZEI/AAAAAAAAALU/M-_FNq8qgmc/s320/IMG_1898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329538234857907266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The class was very fun and I want to do it again. This is my first ever painting...hopefully one day I will be good at this. But I thought for the first try it wasn't too shabby!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SfZT_CGnPdI/AAAAAAAAALk/SD3DM-3HdJo/s1600-h/IMG_1892.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SfZT_CGnPdI/AAAAAAAAALk/SD3DM-3HdJo/s320/IMG_1892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329539551401033170" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-7835959363971097273?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-39091656067779823752009-04-06T16:22:00.000-07:002009-04-06T16:48:06.759-07:00Ryan and I took a fun, cheap trip to Arizona a few weeks ago. I went to see two of my most awesome friends and to relax! And Ryan tagged along because I told him that he could go to an Angels' spring training game!<br /><br />Here is Ryan enjoying the game. If you look left of Ryan's shoulder you can see a black man with a black hat. That is a Hall of Famer baseball player that used to play for the Angels. Our seats were so good for the game that they were even better then his seats!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SdqQcNXtdcI/AAAAAAAAAKs/7crJnAPmV2g/s1600-h/IMG_1852.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SdqQcNXtdcI/AAAAAAAAAKs/7crJnAPmV2g/s320/IMG_1852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321724723991508418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We were able to hang out with my life-long friend Kylee before she took off to San Diego. I didn't take a single picture of her though. We ended up staying up until 2 am chatting it up. What a blast!<br /><br />Then we stayed the rest of the trip with my good friend Amber. We had fun playing Bunco and we also made a trip to the Mesa Temple. Can you tell that the sun is in our eyes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SdqR1oefLBI/AAAAAAAAAK0/q79o5srbJpM/s1600-h/IMG_1856.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SdqR1oefLBI/AAAAAAAAAK0/q79o5srbJpM/s320/IMG_1856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321726260276046866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Luckily Amber had a sweet little Pekapoo dog (Pekingese Poodle mix), so that we could get our dog loving fix while our dogs were at home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SdqSzfcADuI/AAAAAAAAAK8/uFgr2HxdUL4/s1600-h/IMG_1868.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SdqSzfcADuI/AAAAAAAAAK8/uFgr2HxdUL4/s320/IMG_1868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321727323001589474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Before we came home we had to hit an In-N-Out. Mmmm! I miss In-N-Out! I had my third burger since my surgery in June 2008. One of the other two was an In-N-Out burger too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SdqTvbWFMKI/AAAAAAAAALM/_qS8MiVpsY8/s1600-h/IMG_1870.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SdqTvbWFMKI/AAAAAAAAALM/_qS8MiVpsY8/s320/IMG_1870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321728352695169186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The worst part of the trip was when we went to the airport to leave and the temperature outside was a lovely 86 degrees and kiosk where we were checking in said, "Salt Lake City weather, 30 Degrees, Snowing". Ah, Utah!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-3909165606777982375?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-44093913740071996972009-03-27T16:38:00.000-07:002009-03-27T17:51:22.893-07:00If you're already crying at 9am is that a bad sign?!?<br /><br />You see, if you are crying at 9am it is because you are still home and not at work yet, your keys are lost, your dog's medicine is lost, and the jacket that you wanted to wear to work is lost. Then you are making circles around the house looking in the same spots over and over again and again.<br /><br />Then an angel comes down from heaven and despite the crazy lady running around the house, he moves his car so you can drive your car to work, he finds the dog's medication, and he calms down the crazy lady so that you can dry your eyes, find your keys hidden in your purse and head out to work. And then just as you are driving away he runs out the front door with the lost jacket in hand and gives it to you.<br /><br />Then you fall in love with above mentioned angel all over again.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4409391374007199697?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-82112413321901678932009-03-12T17:25:00.000-07:002009-03-12T17:37:34.920-07:00I am so glad that I have the job that I have. I feel like all of my bosses think that I am great and it just makes me feel awesome! Not to mention that I get to work part-time!<br /><br />This week we had a board meeting and I was asked to present the financial results for 2008 to all of the doctors. So I put together some spreadsheets and graphs and all that nerdy accounting stuff and showed it to the doctors. I tried really hard to make it normal people friendly/understandable, but I think that it still was a little on the accounting-ish side...based on some of the stares that I got! <br /><br />Like most companies these days, business is slow, so I was nervous about how the doctors would react to decreasing revenues, etc. But after my 45 minute presentation they were mostly all smiles and they gave me thanks and even a little clapping! I was shocked and beaming the rest of the day! <br /><br />The point of writing this all is not to toot my horn or anything, because I think that these guys are easy to please, but I just am happy working at the job that I am working at. I feel like I am genuinely appreciated and I am doing work that I enjoy and also challenges me. It is just good...that is all that I mean to say.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-8211241332190167893?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-15808784397017503342009-03-05T16:57:00.000-08:002009-03-05T17:03:43.035-08:00<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I had to call the cops AGAIN this week. They say that things like these happen in threes...so I am starting to wonder what will be the third thing! Hopefully nothing worse than crazy man or fender bender.<br /><br />My car was a victim of a hit and run this morning. Lovely, I know! Poor car :(<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SbB1GSrG3qI/AAAAAAAAAKk/0JLT-Cx4IBA/s1600-h/2009+Toyota+Hit+%26+Run.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SbB1GSrG3qI/AAAAAAAAAKk/0JLT-Cx4IBA/s400/2009+Toyota+Hit+%26+Run.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1580878439701750334?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-65715145509818979532009-03-02T17:45:00.000-08:002009-03-02T18:01:48.544-08:00I always thought that when you call 911 that they would say, "911, please state your emergency." But when I called they said, "911, what is the address of your emergency?". I think that television has totally distorted reality when in comes to this. They don't want to know the emergency until 3 or 4 questions in!<br /><br />So, why was I calling 911? Disgruntled patient running around the office yelling and threatening to kill us. I am the lucky one who's office is right next to the boss's, so I got to make the call. Everyone is fine.<br /><br />Why was the patient disgruntled? We chalked it up to gas. He was visiting a gastroenterologist after all.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-6571514550981897953?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-12272434002362745272009-03-02T17:34:00.000-08:002009-03-02T17:45:05.218-08:00Our dogs love to do tricks for treats. They can sit, lay down, shake, jump, etc...but up until this week, only Kiki could roll over. Oh, Deja would try, but she couldn't make it all the way over so it was more of a "lay on your side" than a "roll over". We were so proud of her when she finally made it all the way over. It is pretty funny to watch her compared to Kiki who can do 10 in the time she does one!<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-2da52397774e5182" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v20.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D2da52397774e5182%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330024223%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D69C2D7DF84EDBBF67BCD6B78844CDF41E7290B92.7AECD1D87B6B7704EADE817E67BC54FA40FF7A35%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D2da52397774e5182%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DnvIWcLeAi1s-fO8PtWu2jufyq7k&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v20.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D2da52397774e5182%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330024223%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D69C2D7DF84EDBBF67BCD6B78844CDF41E7290B92.7AECD1D87B6B7704EADE817E67BC54FA40FF7A35%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D2da52397774e5182%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DnvIWcLeAi1s-fO8PtWu2jufyq7k&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br />Who ever said that old dogs can't learn new tricks!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1227243400236274527?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-66581102445036484242009-02-23T22:43:00.000-08:002009-02-23T22:51:48.142-08:00I was rushing out of our house to head to work today, got in my car and was starting to pull out. I looked up and was surprised to see this big bird on the gate right in front of me. It looked dangerous, so I snapped a few pictures from the safety of my car. Too bad I had a dirty windshield.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SaOYWv9I-RI/AAAAAAAAAKU/-0EdLpIJEWE/s1600-h/IMG00050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SaOYWv9I-RI/AAAAAAAAAKU/-0EdLpIJEWE/s320/IMG00050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306252302570027282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ryan and I did some research and we think that it is a Red-tailed Hawk, also known as a Chicken Hawk. We then watched an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94OnHsHTQ8E">old episode of Foghorn Leghorn</a> in honor of the event.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-6658110244503648424?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-12674569822475627702009-02-23T11:58:00.000-08:002009-02-23T12:07:06.001-08:00I love ABC gum!!! MMMmmmm!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SaMBM6ffqOI/AAAAAAAAAKE/svkWjZ6HIJM/s1600-h/IMG_1400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SaMBM6ffqOI/AAAAAAAAAKE/svkWjZ6HIJM/s320/IMG_1400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306086107343988962" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1267456982247562770?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-484809359872238142009-02-11T16:23:00.000-08:002009-02-11T16:29:44.932-08:00Ryan and I had an awesome opportunity to have dinner with a member of the Quorum of the 70 last weekend. (For you non-Mormons, that means he is pretty far up in the ranks of the church's leadership...I guess) I was all nervous and stuff. His name is Cecil Samuelson. He also happens to be the president of BYU. <br /><br />Even though he seemed very smart, nice and obviously spiritual, overall he was just a regular guy. It was a fun experience!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-48480935987223814?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-10518009559229432472009-01-26T16:35:00.000-08:002009-01-26T16:47:23.629-08:00<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love gifts that can be remembered because a fun memory comes along with them. Ryan gave me a fruit dessert cooking class for Christmas. This last weekend we learned how to make delicious pear tarts, fruit tapioca, and crepes with an amazing apple compote filling. Mmmmm! We had the class at a fun cafe that has yummy food called Le Madeleines.<br /><br />I forgot my camera and took all of the pics from my new phone. Hopefully you can make something out from the pictures.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SX5WudeyRZI/AAAAAAAAAJs/gmD5yAhxSRU/s1600-h/2009+Fun+Times.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left; width: 400px; height: 250px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SX5WudeyRZI/AAAAAAAAAJs/gmD5yAhxSRU/s400/2009+Fun+Times.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks Love, for the awesome gift!<br /><br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1051800955922943247?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-3317663816515726382009-01-25T20:45:00.000-08:002009-01-25T20:51:00.533-08:00We'd like to officially welcome baby Aspen Lillian to our family. Isn't she cute?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SX1APANOjlI/AAAAAAAAAJc/V5AxXcdZnBQ/s1600-h/DSCF3807.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SX1APANOjlI/AAAAAAAAAJc/V5AxXcdZnBQ/s320/DSCF3807.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295459363355266642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But she's not ours. Ryan's sister Cara birthed Apsen two weeks ago. This is the second time we went to visit, but the first time we took photos.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-331766381651572638?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-28224863881811368582009-01-18T22:15:00.000-08:002009-01-18T22:27:07.027-08:00So, Ryan has shingles. That is how old we are getting. Old people diseases are affecting us now. The poor guy is in pain every day, all day long. But he is suffering through like a champ.<br /><br />Here is a little message between Ryan and his co-worker on the day he stayed home.<br /><br />Ryan: I hope you aren't working late while I am home all day.<br />Co-worker: I hope you aren't shingling late while I am healthy all day.<br /><br />It made me laugh!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2822486388181136858?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-70877731502186391892008-12-31T16:13:00.000-08:002008-12-31T16:19:56.557-08:00Lost 40 Pounds!<br /><br />Before<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVq6L8MZO3I/AAAAAAAAAI4/cRHf93o_v3g/s1600-h/IMG_1205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVq6L8MZO3I/AAAAAAAAAI4/cRHf93o_v3g/s320/IMG_1205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285741826972138354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVq6m0aGXDI/AAAAAAAAAJA/RV_eoo44YRU/s1600-h/IMG_1703-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVq6m0aGXDI/AAAAAAAAAJA/RV_eoo44YRU/s320/IMG_1703-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285742288738606130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Had two "kids"!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVq75n13VzI/AAAAAAAAAJI/5819LhH2yYM/s1600-h/IMG_1370.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVq75n13VzI/AAAAAAAAAJI/5819LhH2yYM/s320/IMG_1370.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285743711294543666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Survived the transition to life after Public Accounting...oh, and emergency surgery!<br /><br />Overall, we feel very blessed this year with health, happiness and prosperity. We are excited for 2009 and the adventures it will bring!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-7087773150218639189?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-32403290079780077632008-12-30T16:44:00.000-08:002008-12-30T16:48:13.437-08:00The new phones are here. Can't write...have to go play now!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVrBJR0IwNI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/sjkEr0OnUJg/s1600-h/IMG_1781.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVrBJR0IwNI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/sjkEr0OnUJg/s320/IMG_1781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285749477817762002" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-3240329007978007763?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-86844120273628003922008-12-30T16:10:00.000-08:002008-12-30T16:11:14.090-08:00I love that our house books like a gingerbread house when the lights are up and it snows!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVq4ZI7Tc5I/AAAAAAAAAIw/s3RnSC4b8uY/s1600-h/IMG_1734.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVq4ZI7Tc5I/AAAAAAAAAIw/s3RnSC4b8uY/s320/IMG_1734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285739854705161106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I hope that you all had a Merry Christmas and that your New Year is blessed!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-8684412027362800392?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-66519559359488229902008-12-30T16:05:00.000-08:002008-12-30T16:07:10.054-08:00Saskia loves to have her face and ears licked by her sister Deja. Sometimes her ears get turned inside out during the process.<br /><br />I think it makes her look like Princess Leia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVq3VDIv8lI/AAAAAAAAAIo/5fNmxrRRDm8/s1600-h/IMG_1737.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SVq3VDIv8lI/AAAAAAAAAIo/5fNmxrRRDm8/s320/IMG_1737.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285738684919837266" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-6651955935948822990?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-11485003721378273572008-12-22T20:34:00.000-08:002008-12-22T20:43:05.884-08:00The other day Ryan turned to me all happy and said, "It's almost December 27th". Obviously, he was a few days off from the day that most people are excited about right now. Then he said that December 27th is Last Day of Cell Phone Contract Day and December 26th is Last Day of Contract Eve! I thought it was pretty funny.<br /><br />We have had AT&amp;T/Cingular for so long and had been totally happy with it in California, but in our new house we get horrible reception. So we are switching providers so we don't have to go out in the freezing cold just to get a call or send a text. It is pretty exciting to get a new cell phone. It will be our slightly-past-Christmas gadgets to play with.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1148500372137827357?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-27516953370609980712008-12-13T09:01:00.000-08:002008-12-13T09:10:32.193-08:00I thought it was funny how sprawled out Deja was on the couch the other day! Poor Ryan just happened to be in the line of fire for these pictures too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SUPrwc4oQbI/AAAAAAAAAHw/m-xT3gTc58s/s1600-h/IMG_1718.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 416px; height: 189px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SUPrwc4oQbI/AAAAAAAAAHw/m-xT3gTc58s/s400/IMG_1718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279322405828313522" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2751695337060998071?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-48078488220440581282008-12-13T08:52:00.001-08:002008-12-13T08:58:00.359-08:00If you have seen Disney's Ratatouille you would remember how they made fun of restaurants mass producing their food in grocery stores. I saw this at my last trip to our neighborhood grocer and thought it was funny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SUPpMKyA4fI/AAAAAAAAAHg/pWz2FwIFmpc/s1600-h/IMG_1727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SUPpMKyA4fI/AAAAAAAAAHg/pWz2FwIFmpc/s320/IMG_1727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279319583470182898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A new low for Macaroni Grill???<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4807848822044058128?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-21437703150397382162008-12-13T08:26:00.000-08:002008-12-13T08:44:55.920-08:00My oldest niece, Marissa, turned 8 years old this past week. For her birthday party we got together for dinner then ventured to the crowded mall to Build-A-Bear. I have never built-a-bear before, but now I know what an EVENT it is. Pick out the bear/animal that you want, pick any sounds you want in it, pick its heart so it can come alive, make a wish, kiss the heart, stick it inside, hug the animal to make sure the stuffing is just right, pick out outfits, register animal on the computer, get birth certificate and the spend loads of money for it all. Like I said, EVENT. But I had a blast and it wasn't even for me!<br /><br />We ended up with a penguin named William who plays basketball and hockey and likes to sleep in Batman PJs! Oh and he wears tighty-whities!<br /><br />I am very happy for my little niece. She is such a sweet girl and has grown up so fast. Here are some pics of her at my wedding (1.5 years) and at Build-A-Bear (8 years). She is awesome!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SUPkeqLK-JI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/GuE6l8SqAM0/s1600-h/Wedding225.BMP"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SUPkeqLK-JI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/GuE6l8SqAM0/s320/Wedding225.BMP" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279314403576707218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SUPmK5_-eQI/AAAAAAAAAHY/yT7nBu0fKCA/s1600-h/IMG_1724.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SUPmK5_-eQI/AAAAAAAAAHY/yT7nBu0fKCA/s320/IMG_1724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279316263250589954" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2143770315039738216?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-43259762744344894442008-12-05T17:40:00.000-08:002008-12-05T17:40:00.665-08:00So, Saskia had to go to the vet this week with Ryan. I had to go to work. We thought Deja could stay home alone in her kennel. Wrong answer!<br /><br />This is what Ryan found when he got home from the vet an hour later. Do you think she missed her sister?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/STnLK0sLhgI/AAAAAAAAAHI/Arh8J-U_YwY/s1600-h/2008+Dogs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 280px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/STnLK0sLhgI/AAAAAAAAAHI/Arh8J-U_YwY/s320/2008+Dogs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276471825244325378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Deja some how pushed out the bottom tray of the kennel and all of the bedding (don't ask me how) then started trying to pull the bedding back into the kennel through each of the individual little openings. How she managed to do that I have no idea! Pretty mind boggling...if only there was a video camera. I was thinking about maybe getting them new bedding for Christmas. I guess that idea is on the top of the list now.<br /><br />We are totally amateur parents, but hopefully we are learning something for when we get human kids!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4325976274434489444?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-87434611468753904252008-12-03T20:48:00.000-08:002008-12-03T19:48:22.803-08:00I am starting to get in the Christmas spirit! First Christmas Card, check. Christmas lights up, check. Started shopping, :( barely. I wonder if I can do all my shopping online this year....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-8743461146875390425?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-83816160702386425532008-12-03T20:44:00.000-08:002008-12-04T06:07:34.879-08:00Do you ever have moments where you think to yourself, "If only that was documented and witnessed by the mayor, I think I could have broken a Guinness World Record"?<br /><br />Any guesses as to what Guinness World Record I broke? Have you broken any?<br /><br />Here is a clue!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/STdRjL-XgmI/AAAAAAAAAHA/aA2XsnDYgi0/s1600-h/Yahoo.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 44px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/STdRjL-XgmI/AAAAAAAAAHA/aA2XsnDYgi0/s320/Yahoo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275775153439474274" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-8381616070238642553?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-28604549922249331692008-11-22T20:35:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:41:55.303-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SSje37g4T6I/AAAAAAAAAG4/Zcy8XZ3DEGs/s1600-h/ULogoForHead.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 51px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SSje37g4T6I/AAAAAAAAAG4/Zcy8XZ3DEGs/s320/ULogoForHead.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271708416286936994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We had a party for the Utah vs BYU game today. It was fun and I ate too much junk food. It was nice to have some friends over to our place. And it was nice to have some motivation to clean my house.<br /><br />Utes won! Which is good. They ended the regular season 12-0. The neighborhood we live in is very red. There should be lots of happy people at church tomorrow and I am enjoying a happy husband.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2860454992224933169?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-81465023899473218132008-11-17T22:20:00.000-08:002008-11-17T22:26:38.050-08:00Ryan has finished his first game with Disney and it is in stores starting tomorrow morning. It is based off the Disney movie that will be at theaters for Thanksgiving, Bolt. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SSJfR2iauiI/AAAAAAAAAGw/aYauxcooTTw/s1600-h/Bolt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SSJfR2iauiI/AAAAAAAAAGw/aYauxcooTTw/s320/Bolt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269879274279189026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It looks like a cool movie and it is getting good ratings so far. So check out the movie and pick up the game for your 6 - 12 year old gamers (available on PS3, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">XBox</span> 360 and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wii</span>) for Christmas! They will love it!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-8146502389947321813?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-3784459570581713002008-11-08T17:40:00.000-08:002008-11-08T18:03:06.160-08:00The four of us decided to take advantage of this lovely, fall Saturday to rake up the leaves in the yard. I love our tree lined streets 364 days of the year. I only like them a little less the one day that we have to rake up all the leaves. It can be quite the task when you have 20 trees on your property!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SRZD6x_RK0I/AAAAAAAAAGg/GVcH8DHQvh8/s1600-h/IMG_1700.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SRZD6x_RK0I/AAAAAAAAAGg/GVcH8DHQvh8/s320/IMG_1700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266471491386551106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I have enjoyed this fall a lot this year. The weather has been nice for the most part and the leaves have been beautiful! I think we already had a foot of snow in our yard this time last year.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SRZEfiruTgI/AAAAAAAAAGo/WH7eGUtDQmk/s1600-h/IMG_1696.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SRZEfiruTgI/AAAAAAAAAGo/WH7eGUtDQmk/s320/IMG_1696.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266472122933202434" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-378445957058171300?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-19199248682416486222008-11-04T12:37:00.001-08:002008-11-04T12:43:42.826-08:00Doesn't it seem like this day would never come. Now that it is finally here I am excited that I could be a part of it (And that I won't have to get robo-calls from Bill Dew anymore). Ryan and I went out in the rain and cast our votes. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SRCzskqVPGI/AAAAAAAAAGY/1UdS9PLtJwE/s1600-h/IMG_1692.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SRCzskqVPGI/AAAAAAAAAGY/1UdS9PLtJwE/s320/IMG_1692.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264905542732954722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I am grateful that I live in a country at a time where I can vote!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1919924868241648622?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-77534179945869097512008-11-02T21:54:00.000-08:002008-11-02T20:58:35.294-08:00Halloween was quite fun this year. I actually got good use out of my costume, so it was worth all of those finger blisters. All of you that guessed Mickey and Mini are totally right!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SQabH5H1R9I/AAAAAAAAAGA/2eWjLoehlVE/s1600-h/IMG_1685.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SQabH5H1R9I/AAAAAAAAAGA/2eWjLoehlVE/s320/IMG_1685.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We even had our own Pluto and Goofy to go with the theme!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SQ6Ejr11n5I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/ng0R0-lJ9Cc/s1600-h/IMG_1367.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SQ6Ejr11n5I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/ng0R0-lJ9Cc/s320/IMG_1367.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264290763041513362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We went to a Halloween bash at our good friends, the Jacksons last weekend. The Jacksons were characters from Scooby-Doo and they looked awesome.<br /><br />We also had a party at the Days (friends and co-worker of Ryan's). There were a lot of people in awesome costumes there. One that I particularly liked was a brand new baby dressed as a burrito with parents dressed in Mexican gear. Super cute! No, I didn't get a picture even though I wanted to...I just didn't know them from Adam, so I didn't dare!<br /><br />I also dressed up for work and for the actual main event of Trick-or-Treating. This year was a good turn out at our place. I think we had 40ish kids. The warm weather helped I think.<br /><br />I hope all of your Halloweens were just as fun!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SQabH5H1R9I/AAAAAAAAAGA/2eWjLoehlVE/s1600-h/IMG_1685.jpg"></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-7753417994586909751?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-29601365345020946602008-10-26T13:12:00.000-07:002008-10-26T13:25:32.543-07:00So, until there is a cure for clumsiness, I am afraid that my dining out budget is never going to go down. It seems like I inflict damage to myself every time that I try to cook anything lately. I just sliced two of my fingers open with a knife. Not at the same time...one right after the other. I guess the first wasn't deep enough that I had to go back and take another stab at it...literally! A few days ago I broke a plate and sliced my pinky open. And I am constantly burning myself...Ryan has banned me from taking things out of the oven.<br /><br />Well, now that I have typed this one handed, hopefully the bleeding has gone down enough for me to put a Band-Aid on. At least I own stock in Johnson &amp; Johnson!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2960136534502094660?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-83738753511953127232008-10-21T15:51:00.000-07:002008-10-21T16:08:06.140-07:00I finally got around to working on our Halloween costumes this weekend and once I got started I got in a good groove. I am no seamstress or anything, so I did these with no pattern and no sewing machine. Just scissors and needle and thread. And now I have blisters on my fingers...but a good feeling inside of accomplishing something. :P<br /><br />I got some good Pride and Prejudice watching in while I was at it. So overall, it was a good weekend!<br /><br />Can you tell what we are going to be??!!?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SP5glBll9xI/AAAAAAAAAF4/REgOafEYX9E/s1600-h/IMG_1671.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SP5glBll9xI/AAAAAAAAAF4/REgOafEYX9E/s320/IMG_1671.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259747604012857106" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-8373875351195312723?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-14545832291926643882008-10-16T17:20:00.000-07:002008-10-16T17:39:27.521-07:00So, Ryan and I are faithful Book of Mormon readers. We like to read a chapter a night together. We have been doing this for our whole marriage. One of our traditions while reading the book is to kiss when "kish" is mentioned in the book. Examples: Kishkumen (started Gadianton Robbers and sounds a lot like "Kiss-Kim-n"), Akish (a Jaredite city), Kish (Jaredite king), ect. <br /><br />Anyway, Ryan was reading his part the other night and he read the name Agosh, then he paused, leaned over and gave me a hug, and then started reading again. Curious I ask, "What was that supposed to be?" He replies, "Agosh darn good hug". <br /><br />The Book of Mormon is all about hugs and kisses in this family! XOXOXO<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1454583229192664388?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-57129491984244486712008-10-04T08:12:00.000-07:002008-10-04T08:22:18.051-07:00I get the cool opportunity of teaching <span style="font-weight: bold;">8</span> beautiful <span style="font-weight: bold;">8</span> year old girls each Sunday at church. These girls have grown close to my heart and I love them all. My team teacher and I decided to have a party for the girls this week and it ended up being quite fun. The girls were all excited the whole time!<br /><br />For activities we decorated Halloween Cupcakes, played Donut on a String and played Wii Sports. Lots of sugar = lots of giggling.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOeJv57HTII/AAAAAAAAAFw/IJZLjHeEgoo/s1600-h/IMG_1654.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOeJv57HTII/AAAAAAAAAFw/IJZLjHeEgoo/s320/IMG_1654.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253318946446593154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love my calling and I will miss not teaching these girls next year!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-5712949198424448671?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-28075311403221432362008-10-02T12:38:00.000-07:002008-10-02T22:09:35.776-07:00While we were in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SoCal</span> we got to visit some friends and family of Ryan's.<br /><br />He has an aunt who lives in Dana Point, near the beach. She is the most amazing lady and totally makes you feel like you are the best thing since sliced bread when you are around her. I want to be more like her in that aspect. Thanks to Debi and her hubby Tom for a fun time and tickets to the Angels game!<br /><br />We also got to have dinner with Ryan's step-grandpa. His biological grandpas both passed away before he was born, but he does have a step-grandpa still alive that we like to catch up with on occasion. Thanks Grandpa Jerry and Connie for a nice dinner!<br /><br />Ryan's best friend from high school now lives in Pasadena and directs movies/shows/commercials. His oldest son was baptized and his youngest son was blessed the week we were there, so we dropped by to see the action. Thanks <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Fackrells</span> for letting us join in on your happy day!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2807531140322143236?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-25804290065809789422008-10-02T12:34:00.000-07:002008-10-02T22:17:47.649-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWjr5dnV7I/AAAAAAAAAEg/obaXXBCYYIg/s1600-h/IMG_1624.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWjr5dnV7I/AAAAAAAAAEg/obaXXBCYYIg/s320/IMG_1624.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252784514952288178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Since we hadn't had a trip over the summer and Ryan finished up his project at work, we decided to get away and enjoy a little relaxation. We enjoyed the wonderful weather in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SoCal</span> and had a lot of fun.<br /><br />We visited the animals at the...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWkUCWL_2I/AAAAAAAAAEo/eRKWNLl3mEY/s1600-h/IMG_1481.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWkUCWL_2I/AAAAAAAAAEo/eRKWNLl3mEY/s320/IMG_1481.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252785204531822434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I thought this place was awesome! It was a first for both Ryan and I.<br /><br />We also saw <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Shamu</span> at...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWqOtfbBoI/AAAAAAAAAFg/INo4BhjyqKw/s1600-h/Clipboard01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWqOtfbBoI/AAAAAAAAAFg/INo4BhjyqKw/s320/Clipboard01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252791710103832194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Which ended up being overrated and super <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cheezy</span> in our opinion.<br /><br />We went to the San Diego....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWlncFY-sI/AAAAAAAAAE4/ix4kVd2_6pU/s1600-h/IMG_1613.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWlncFY-sI/AAAAAAAAAE4/ix4kVd2_6pU/s320/IMG_1613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252786637369834178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Which, as you can see, is beautiful from the outside and even more amazing inside.<br /><br />It ended up being foggy on our trip to the....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWq4KMSYqI/AAAAAAAAAFo/Cv63V2pF0oE/s1600-h/IMG_1641.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWq4KMSYqI/AAAAAAAAAFo/Cv63V2pF0oE/s320/IMG_1641.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252792422182838946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But we couldn't resist visiting anyway.<br /><br />We stopped by to see our favorite <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MLB</span> team at...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWnnOOcabI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/r73oNOR5yL8/s1600-h/IMG_1626.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWnnOOcabI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/r73oNOR5yL8/s320/IMG_1626.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252788832672967090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The game we watched could have been their 100<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> win of the season if they wouldn't have lost!<br /><br />And since it was free, and it happens to be the happiest place on earth, we also went to good <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ol</span>'...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWoD6ei-0I/AAAAAAAAAFY/0uyEgPMia0k/s1600-h/IMG_1621.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SOWoD6ei-0I/AAAAAAAAAFY/0uyEgPMia0k/s320/IMG_1621.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252789325588003650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The cool part was seeing the place decorated for Halloween!<br /><br />Overall the trip was awesome! And I feel more energized and ready to face life again.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2580429006580978942?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-77023371693530407832008-09-20T21:55:00.000-07:002008-09-20T22:08:48.200-07:00Tonight is one of those rarest of nights in the Cook Family when Ryan has gone to bed while Kim is still awake. You see, Ryan is a Night Owl while I am quite the opposite. I love mornings, the air, the sunrise, the birds chirping. I enjoy mornings so much that I find myself lazily reading or lally gagging around the house basking in it all and then I end up late for work. I am my happiest in the morning.<br />But tonight there is a wonderful breeze coming in my windows and a nice smell from rain fall, and I am actually enjoying it even though I am tired and need to get some rest. I am sure I will zonk out any second now knowing me!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-7702337169353040783?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-29187950466317697052008-09-15T15:03:00.000-07:002008-09-15T15:17:43.281-07:00"Weather" is short for Will and Heather (Like TomKat or Beniffer). The other day Weather, Ryan and I all went to sushi at my favorite sushi place in SLC. Heather is my sister and Will is the new boyfriend (who, unlike Ben Stiller, is TALL). They seem like a sweet couple and I gave Will the okay to keep dating my sister since he seems nice enough.<br /><br />The crazy part about the whole thing is I felt so distant from the dating scene. In the middle of the date, when no one was listening I had to ask Heather if we were being too nerdy. I wasn't sure how to act. I guess I am getting older than I thought I was!<br /><br />There was a pretty sunset that evening. Here are pictures of the two cute couples.<br /><br />"Weather"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SM7eOS50d5I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/KSqu3GlQa40/s1600-h/IMG_1340.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SM7eOS50d5I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/KSqu3GlQa40/s320/IMG_1340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246374953107093394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Rym"? or "Kian"?...doesn't really have a good ring to it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SM7eySPxohI/AAAAAAAAAEY/2VkVPSwJGaE/s1600-h/IMG_1339.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SM7eySPxohI/AAAAAAAAAEY/2VkVPSwJGaE/s320/IMG_1339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246375571406037522" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2918795046631769705?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-91036212243321765582008-09-15T13:37:00.000-07:002008-09-15T15:01:38.688-07:00<div>Ryan and I actually had a rare weekend where we didn't have to worry about church callings (regional conference) or work and we didn't have any plans. So we decided to do something fun with ourselves. We drove up to Park City, which is only minutes up the I-80 from us, and had lunch on Main Street then did some shopping. </div><br />Ryan on Main Street<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SM7alICu_6I/AAAAAAAAAEI/xpQ8w9MeHVQ/s1600-h/IMG_1341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SM7alICu_6I/AAAAAAAAAEI/xpQ8w9MeHVQ/s320/IMG_1341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246370947282173858" border="0" /></a><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><br /><div>Walking down Main Street with Ryan reminded me of a day a few years back when we walked past Ben Stiller and his wife, Christine Taylor there. Not that seeing celebrities in Park City is a rarity, but I thought it was pretty cool. We walked right past them and I didn't even notice until Ryan turned to me and said, "That was Ben Stiller". I didn't believe him, so we kind of stocked them for a minute until I could get a good view. Sure enough...it was him... and he is SHORT! I think he is about my size; maybe a tiny bit bigger. </div><div> </div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SM7LAGfVKfI/AAAAAAAAAEA/aqEn5uJg0Gw/s1600-h/200px-Movie_poster_zoolander.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246353818535668210" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SM7LAGfVKfI/AAAAAAAAAEA/aqEn5uJg0Gw/s320/200px-Movie_poster_zoolander.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div>9 times out of 10 Ryan notices the celebrities before I do. I am trying to get better at this talent so one day I can beat Ryan to the punch. I was pretty proud of myself when I noticed Keith Barton at a Greek joint near my work one day. In case you don't know, Keith Barton is a local attorney with an annoying ad on TV. Haha! I am so cool now! Do you think that this talent of spotting celebrities is what they were talking about in the Parable of the Talents in the Bible?!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-9103621224332176558?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-22052132602181263392008-09-09T19:07:00.000-07:002008-09-10T07:37:40.969-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SMcx5uCYQaI/AAAAAAAAAD4/A9Yap5Zdyj4/s1600-h/IMG_1320.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244215158776545698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SMcx5uCYQaI/AAAAAAAAAD4/A9Yap5Zdyj4/s320/IMG_1320.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Having two new dogs has resulted in a lot of new experiences. We are not parent's yet, but let me know if any of these sound familiar to any of you parents or dog owners out there.<br /><br />-We are constantly dealing with poo!<br />-Fake whines make us laugh.<br />-Real whines make our hearts break.<br />-Going to the dentist results in much struggle and resistance.<br />-We are so excited to come home because they are SO excited to see us walk in the door.<br />-We are so excited for a night out, so that we can forget about responsibilities for a few hours.<br />-They are amazingly forgiving.<br />-They want you to do the same thing over and over and over again.<br />-We get out of the house a lot more than we used to.<br />-They'll do ANYTHING for a treat.<br />-And they hardly ever want to eat the food they are supposed to eat. They only do it out of pure hunger.<br />-Two siblings can have the same genes, but totally different personalities.<br /><br />Overall, things are going great with the girls! We have totally and completely fallen in love with Deja and Saskia and they bring us a lot of happiness and laughs.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2205213260218126339?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-52135132214905357302008-08-30T16:08:00.000-07:002008-08-30T16:48:15.379-07:00Ryan and I have lived in our wonderful little house in SLC for 15 months now and have loved it thus far. But due to my inability to decorate, there isn't anything on the walls of my house...at least not until today! Thanks to my friend, Melissa...who actually can decorate...there are now some decorations in my house. A moment of silence, please.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SLnb-1ZK-JI/AAAAAAAAADo/7uQnDML5cGM/s1600-h/IMG_1327.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SLnb-1ZK-JI/AAAAAAAAADo/7uQnDML5cGM/s320/IMG_1327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240461513953310866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In addition to this cute shelf, I also have a center piece for my dining room table. After I finished these two items Ryan says to me, "Looks good! You're hired. You can now decorate the rest of the house". (Like I was doing this on a test basis only or something. Hehe!) I told him that he better hire Melissa, not me.<br /><br />Melissa, you're hired!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-5213513221490535730?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-10419216339145473132008-08-28T14:05:00.000-07:002008-08-28T13:08:54.157-07:00Ryan and I are proud to announce the newest members of our family. Two darling little ladies, Deja (fawn colored) and Saskia (grey &amp; white). After years of researching breeds we decided that we wanted Italian Greyhounds. They are pretty clean, don't bark and are incredibly loving (as shown by them licking my face off below)...perfect match! They love going on walks and seeing new things, cuddling up in blankets, getting belly rubs and scratched behind the ears...oh, and they love visitors (hint, hint)!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SLYNIxye6MI/AAAAAAAAADg/S9KVcta5s4A/s1600-h/IMG_1319.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239389660947343554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SLYNIxye6MI/AAAAAAAAADg/S9KVcta5s4A/s320/IMG_1319.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When we started looking we found these two sisters that have been together their whole lives. We were only planning on getting one dog, but we couldn't break up this sweet duo!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1041921633914547313?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-58869228153373035752008-08-20T15:56:00.000-07:002008-08-20T20:32:45.287-07:00Yesterday I had my oldest and dearest friend, Kylee over for the last time this summer until she moves to Arizona. I also had a high school friend over that I haven't seen in many years, Kevin. We had some fun catching up and playing the Wii and Guitar Hero.<br /><br />Kevin and Kylee<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SKyiATnPSTI/AAAAAAAAADQ/xx8rk0qRpK0/s1600-h/IMG_1299.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SKyiATnPSTI/AAAAAAAAADQ/xx8rk0qRpK0/s320/IMG_1299.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236738592873597234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Kylee and I being friends. A quarter of a century and still counting! I am so glad that she moved to Utah for the summer and that I have been able to hang out with her. You gotta love girlfriends that you can always have fun with no matter how long you have been away from each other!<br /><br />In elementary school Kylee and I were in the same classes K thru 6. We are polar opposites, but I think that is what makes us such good friends. Talk about ying and yang. Kylee talks a mile a minute and is always outgoing, while I am generally more quiet and reserved. I remember in school how I would follow her around and let her do all the talking and decision making. And when she wasn't at school for some reason I would wonder around the playground with nothing to do because I was too shy to talk to anyone but her! Haha! Good times.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SKyjBjd3zGI/AAAAAAAAADY/C3GNaomrt1Q/s1600-h/IMG_1301.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SKyjBjd3zGI/AAAAAAAAADY/C3GNaomrt1Q/s320/IMG_1301.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236739713820773474" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-5886922815337303575?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-68272892283336878532008-08-16T09:51:00.000-07:002008-08-16T09:58:23.864-07:00<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="350"><tbody><tr><td bg="" style="color: rgb(238, 238, 238);" align="center"><br /><span style=""><br /><strong style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">You Are Gymnastics</strong><br /></span></td></tr><br /><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"><br /><center><img src="http://www.blogthingsimages.com/whatolympicsportareyouquiz/gymnastics.png" height="100" width="100" /></center><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />You are agile, expressive, and precise.<br /><br />You have the drive to practice until you get something perfectly right.<br /><br />And you have the confidence to perform difficult moves when under pressure.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/whatolympicsportareyouquiz/">What Olympic Sport Are You?</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My friend, Becky had this on her blog and I thought it was quite timely...with the Olympics being on and everything, so I did it as well. Just call me Nastia next time you see me please!<br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-6827289228333687853?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-32800806502685576642008-08-12T14:22:00.000-07:002008-08-12T14:49:29.703-07:00So, I got home from work today and started looking through the mail. I wasn't expecting anything exciting or out of the ordinary. I mostly have been getting numerous medical bills these days. But much to my delight, I got post from the Jury Clerk of the Third District Court! That is right folks...jury summons!<br /><br />I know what you are thinking...most people hate jury duty. But I love it! I had one of the most amazing experiences of my life where I served as a juror for a murder trial in San Jose. The whole process of jury selection, then the actual trial and later the deliberation was all very interesting and exciting. It has been a few months shy of 2 years since I was Juror #8 and I am itching to do it again.<br /><br />I probably won't get to actually serve in the jury...the chances are pretty slim. But it will be fun if I do.<br /><br />While I was a juror I rented this movie, 12 Angry Men.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SKIDXNw2LGI/AAAAAAAAADI/20yilRvmY_U/s1600-h/12+Angry+Men.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SKIDXNw2LGI/AAAAAAAAADI/20yilRvmY_U/s320/12+Angry+Men.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233749414324350050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It is good. If you haven't seen it then I recommend it. In the movie Juror #8 (just like me) changes the minds of all 11 of the other jurors during deliberations. I don't want to toot my horn or anything, but I was a pretty good juror #8 myself. When we started to deliberate the vote was split (7 guilty and 5 not-guilty). I thought through the information presented to us and I was able to change the minds of 4 other jurors plus myself (all the not-guilties). In the end we convicted the defendant. It was very sad and I cried when they read the verdict, but the evidence showed that he was guilty...even though I really didn't want him to be.<br /><br />So, the moral of the blog entry is that Jury Duty Is Good! When I retire and I don't have anything better to do, I think I will volunteer to be a juror for fun! You are all invited to come with me if you want.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-3280080650268557664?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-22306663164012957252008-08-11T14:15:00.000-07:002008-08-11T14:31:25.979-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SKCvEHh---I/AAAAAAAAADA/M9n2Ot6-Ddo/s1600-h/Six.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SKCvEHh---I/AAAAAAAAADA/M9n2Ot6-Ddo/s320/Six.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233375252280441826" border="0" /></a><br />Ryan and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary this weekend! Ryan was a good husband, as always, and got me some awesome gifts and flowers and took me to my favorite sushi restaurant in Salt Lake. I am so happy that I married such an awesome guy that I am still in love with.<br /><br />I thought I would get all romantic and tell everyone a little about us. Our song is "How Deep Is The Ocean" by Diana Krall. Diana is an awesome jazz musician if you are not familiar with her. The song basically asks the question "how much do I love you?" and goes on and on saying things like as deep as the ocean, as high as the sky...mushy stuff like that. I love that song! We went to Diana's concert when we were dating and the song just stuck for us.<br /><br />Another song that totally reminds me about my honey is "Yellow" by Coldplay. You can tell that we dated right around the turn of the century.<br /><br />I feel like the past six years have flown by, but at the same time it is hard for me to think of my life before Ryan. I am a lucky girl!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-2230666316401295725?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-80656645261811910722008-08-01T15:20:00.000-07:002008-08-02T10:37:45.229-07:00So I have finished my first week back to work since the little surgery business. I started work at my new job as the sole accountant for a group of doctors. It is part-time so the stress level is low. It is perfect for me! They even have casual Fridays, which I found out after I got to work today and everyone else was in jeans except me.<br /><br />There is one really cool thing about the whole gig...I have my very own office! That is right. I feel like I have moved up in the world, so this moment needs to be documented. I am no longer in the "cubicle phase", but I am in the "office phase". Granted I have one of the worst offices in the place, and there aren't any windows, and the art on the walls is hideous, and I spent a couple hours the first day removing dirt and dust from everything, and it is next to the bathroom so I can hear a faint flush periodically throughout the day, and maroon is absolutely my lease favorite color, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">BUT</span> it is my very own office! I am working on sprucing it up so that it fits my personality more, so please look at the "potential" that my office has when viewing the picture I took of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SJIlBuMk6GI/AAAAAAAAAC4/90_c8nZ1SY8/s1600-h/IMG_1282.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SJIlBuMk6GI/AAAAAAAAAC4/90_c8nZ1SY8/s320/IMG_1282.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229282828841445474" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-8065664526181191072?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-48330493687807430112008-07-28T16:38:00.000-07:002008-07-28T17:33:01.522-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SI5kelbKfbI/AAAAAAAAACw/7KWuchm2Bf4/s1600-h/IMG_1285.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SI5kelbKfbI/AAAAAAAAACw/7KWuchm2Bf4/s320/IMG_1285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228226694028623282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2-3 weeks</span> - The time it takes for babies to lose their umbilical cords.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6 weeks</span> - The time it took for me to lose (what felt like) my second umbilical cord (a.k.a. Victor the Wound Vacuum).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">.001 milliseconds </span>- The time it took for me to get a huge grin on my face after I was free of Victor!<br /><br />Adios, Aloha, Cheerio, So Long, Farewell Victor!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4833049368780743011?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-60540419614881719832008-07-26T09:55:00.000-07:002008-07-26T10:04:09.547-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SItYXBgQVAI/AAAAAAAAACg/msdmNmEhL8k/s1600-h/IMG_1266.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SItYXBgQVAI/AAAAAAAAACg/msdmNmEhL8k/s320/IMG_1266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227368945057551362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For my birthday this year Ryan bought us some Bees tickets for this year's season. We go to a game about every other weekend. It is fun to get out and support a local team and it gives us the opportunity to enjoy the best part about Utah summers...the COOL evening air! The views from the park are so pretty too. You get to see the wonderful Wasatch Mountains in the background.<br /><br />Yesterday we went to the game and the Bees WON! Of course. The final score was 13 to 6. In the picture you can see the bases loaded with Bees players. All of them got home...but it wasn't a grand slam.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SItY0cQueZI/AAAAAAAAACo/4h6JlHqVlR4/s1600-h/IMG_1260.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SItY0cQueZI/AAAAAAAAACo/4h6JlHqVlR4/s320/IMG_1260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227369450456381842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After the game they had fireworks. The show was pretty good and now I can say that I saw fireworks for Pioneer Day...or at least the day after Pioneer Day.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-6054041961488171983?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-44556618913368111242008-07-24T20:28:00.000-07:002008-07-24T19:28:23.380-07:00So, it looks like the votes are in on what to spend the townhouse money on. Honestly, I thought that there would be more people that would go for the vacation idea...I've always wanted to go to Europe. But buying a kid won by a landslide. So, I wanted to introduce our new kid and addition to the family, William. We will call him Billy for short. Isn't he a cutey. He does an awesome job of mowing the lawn, so we are actually saving money on landscaping. Unfortunately, it has taken a tole on the garden, but the garden wasn't doing so hot anyways, so no real loss there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SIdcHdQzn7I/AAAAAAAAACY/exsNCyPz1Zw/s1600-h/Kid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SIdcHdQzn7I/AAAAAAAAACY/exsNCyPz1Zw/s320/Kid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226247175770709938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tongue in cheek. Hehe!<br /><br />P.S. Happy Pioneer Day! Yeah, I didn't do anything different for it either. Ryan worked and I took a big afternoon nap.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4455661891336811124?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-1097074015934782282008-07-22T13:35:00.000-07:002008-07-22T14:01:23.917-07:00Ryan and I closed on the sale of our townhouse (investment property) today. That's right; we are no longer landlords. Hallelujah! It took us longer than we had hoped to sell the place due to the housing market, but we are happy that it finally happened. And we even made a little money on the whole deal. Now the big question is what to do with the money!!?!!<br /><br />What do you think?!<br /><br />Go on a vacation?<br />Get a dog?<br />Buy a kid?<br />Reinvest?<br />Finally let Ryan replace his old car?<br />Throw it into savings until the economy starts to pick up again?<br />Buy a pin ball machine?<br /><br />Maybe some sort of combination of the above. Any other good ideas?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-109707401593478228?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-32296250794583335982008-07-11T09:30:00.000-07:002008-07-11T09:50:02.009-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHePDfWmNiI/AAAAAAAAABU/NBpPhbWtrB8/s1600-h/Greenland.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHePDfWmNiI/AAAAAAAAABU/NBpPhbWtrB8/s320/Greenland.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221799583078037026" border="0" /></a><br />So, Ryan and I have been researching ways to keep me healthy even though I have Crohn's Disease. We have been reading books and talking to nutritionists, etc. We came across a study that says that Greenlanders have NO instances of Crohn's Disease or other forms of IBD! Where do I sign up?!<br /><br />The research shows that Greenlanders have a lot of fish in their diet and therefore they have a lot of Omega-3 fatty acid. Omega-3 is found in only a few foods, including fish, leafy greens, flax seed, and walnuts. In a nutshell, "they" say that the Greenlanders get enough Omega-3 that they don't have inflammation like us crazy, red meat eating Americans do.<br /><br />So I wanted to share this finding with my friends who also have similar issues. And I also wanted to get anyone's take on what they thought about this. Is it a bunch of rubbish? Am I waisting my money on fish oil capsules? Or are all of you taking fish oil and seeing good results?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-3229625079458333598?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-16679788264264858832008-07-07T10:49:00.000-07:002008-07-07T12:27:59.115-07:00One of the awesome perks about living at my house is the fact that you can see the most amazing firework show on the 4th of July from our front yard. We live just south of Sugarhouse Park. Ryan and I think this is super cool. Maybe we think it is cooler than other people think it is based on the pictures. Ryan and Kim = big smiles; Everyone else = humoring Ryan and Kim looks.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHJYKtyLLdI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ooPbm-UGB1A/s1600-h/IMG_1253.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHJYKtyLLdI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ooPbm-UGB1A/s320/IMG_1253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220331859187805650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHJYi5wyrKI/AAAAAAAAAA0/YC038CATeqs/s1600-h/IMG_1251.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHJYi5wyrKI/AAAAAAAAAA0/YC038CATeqs/s320/IMG_1251.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220332274720091298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHJY6U-FQdI/AAAAAAAAAA8/D9vmL3Cei-Y/s1600-h/IMG_1252.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHJY6U-FQdI/AAAAAAAAAA8/D9vmL3Cei-Y/s320/IMG_1252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220332677160583634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I tried to use the fireworks setting on my camera to capture some of the amazing fireworks...here are some of the better pictures. I am no photographer by any means!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHJZn4S2lRI/AAAAAAAAABE/4MrMlQPo_BQ/s1600-h/IMG_1259.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHJZn4S2lRI/AAAAAAAAABE/4MrMlQPo_BQ/s320/IMG_1259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220333459737056530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHJZ4hfMaqI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dy4orBphyTA/s1600-h/IMG_1250.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SHJZ4hfMaqI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dy4orBphyTA/s320/IMG_1250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220333745672579746" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1667978826426485883?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-40208748344732013762008-07-03T19:02:00.000-07:002008-07-03T22:07:54.246-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SG2QZtao9JI/AAAAAAAAAAk/LuBVQ6ZBGdk/s1600-h/IMG_1239.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SG2QZtao9JI/AAAAAAAAAAk/LuBVQ6ZBGdk/s320/IMG_1239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218986314554733714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So the itemized charges for my hospitals have come in. You know it isn't going to be good when the envelopes are really thick and heavy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">St Marks Hospital $8,507</span> (Wasn't I only there for 6 hours?!)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ambulance Ride $876</span> (I wonder what a evening in a stretch Hummer costs...more/less?)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Intermountain Medical Center $46,331</span> (They used 9 pages of drugs, devices, etc..on me! Is that possible? Did you know that they charge by the minute in the Operating Room? WOW!)<br /><br />I have several other bills from various pathologists, doctors, etc...but I haven't even gotten all the bills from the surgeons and all the people that were constantly coming in and out of my room. Also, I have had in-home health care coming every 2-3 days to change the dressings on my wound. And I have a machine connected to me that is costing me $104 a day to rent. You can see my wound filled with a foam material and the expensive machine in the picture above. It is supposed to help me to heal faster and with less of a scar.<br /><br />I guess that is why I have health insurance! Sorry IHC for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">$70k-ish</span> expense. Sheesh! At least I know my life is worth at least that much.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-4020874834473201376?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-62747723266894978682008-07-01T13:19:00.000-07:002008-07-01T13:54:31.541-07:00It has been a crazy month for the Cook Family so here is the brief summary of events over the last month-ish.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 13th, Friday</span> - Quit job to work part-time! Yippee!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 14th, Saturday</span> - Have huge pain in belly - go to ER. Thank heaven for pain killers! Scan shows that my small intestines are leaking. :(<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 15th, Sunday</span> - Have emergency surgery to clean out infection and take out a foot of small intestines<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 16th, Monday</span> - Miss my first day of my new job...sorry MWGI!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 17th, Tuesday</span> - Have second surgery to take out another foot of small intestines that are not looking so hot.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 18th, Wednesday</span> - I wake up with a big whole in my belly and am in the ICU.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 19th, Thursday</span> - Move out of ICU to normal hospital room.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 20th, Friday</span> - Miss my good friend, Melanie's wedding in California :(<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">June 23rd, Monday</span> - Get released from hospital, but take a quick stop at the Women's Center to see my new baby nephew, Maxwell, before going home.<br /><br />Now I am home going through the long and painful process of recovery. I feel so blessed to be alive and to have such wonderful support from my family, friends and neighbors. Everyone has been so supportive, and I don't know if I will be able to repay them...but I will do my best. Poor Ryan has been through so much and is still a wonderful strength and support to me. How did I get so lucky to have such a wonderful husband! I won't gross anyone out with any pictures of these fun events.<br /><br />Since I am stuck at home with not much to do, I figure this is the perfect time to start a blog! Don't you think.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-6274772326689497868?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711896534645018716.post-18530426859090316662008-07-01T09:46:00.000-07:002008-07-01T13:19:04.068-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SGqL_QxgpdI/AAAAAAAAAAU/8AUAVigPewg/s1600-h/New+Home%21+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iyvsV8hP3xU/SGqL_QxgpdI/AAAAAAAAAAU/8AUAVigPewg/s320/New+Home%21+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218137037212788178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So, after much peer pressure we have decided to start this blog. I really don't know if we will be able to entertain anyone with the low-key life that we have, but we will give it a shot. Hopefully we will be able to update friends and family about our lives a little easier in the mean time. I don't know how to do anything fancy on these blogs yet, so bare with me as I learn all the tricks!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2711896534645018716-1853042685909031666?l=ryankimcook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ryan and Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536647788486203185noreply@blogger.com0