Joint Custody

I'm married!

and married people share everything. That's why I made a new blog for me AND my husband! (that still sounds weird to say. weird in a good way)

so if you'd like to continue stalking me, go to jacobandnatalli.blogspot.com

Birthday Shoutout!!!

Summer time for the Smith family is all about birthdays! Seriously, at least one a week. So it may be late, but here is a special shout-out to my 2 sisters with summer birthdays:

First, EmmaLee



Thanks for:

-teaching me how to dance
-adding a slew of 80s prom dresses to the costume bucket
-changing my diaper (i'll give you the benefit of the doubt)
-teaching me to change your kids diapers
-giving me advice on being a grown up/boys/whatever
-being helpful whenever you're needed


Now, Bethany

I appreciate YOU for:
-spinning me around singing "Jimmy Oh Jimmy" from Saturdays warriors
-waking me up in the middle of the night to tell me the house is on fire or that its christmas
-telling me when it was time to start wearing a bra
-sending me a letter from Hogwarts on my 11th birthday (complete with scattered bird feathers) -telling me I was adopted, that there were secret passages in the house, etc.
-keeping in touch
-being excited about my wedding before I was even close to being engaged/helping with all the plans, the dress, bachelorette party. etc
-spooning me in EVERY family picture

These are just a few of the MANY reasons why I like you two. O.k. fine, I even love you! Happy Birthday(S)!!!

OUR Commercial

hi. my name is jacob. I'm a special guest because I'm marrying natalli. My new nieces and nephews let us know that we are actually really famous. We have our own commercial or there is a commercial where the people look like us? My new family is sooooo cool! I am so blessed to be able to marry someone so amazing and to become a part of such a great family! I am pretty excited if you can't tell. anyway here is the vid. They call it "Jacob and natalli"




We are pretty much the same as the people in the vid in that we are very far apart this summer and we think about each other all the time! and i tend to do cheesy stuff at times on accident. My new nieces and nephews are so much fun! anyways, less than one month!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!

Mexico

Jacob came home to me so that we could see Wicked and go to Mexico with his family!

We stayed here. Its an upgrade from the trailer (though the old Smith tradition still holds a place in my heart and is an equally fun adventure)

I made a new friend! Why can I only make friends with people under the age of ten?

This is my new mom. She is cool because she pulled our train with a kayak

This is my boyfriend/fiance/bff. I love him (even though he doesnt support his own school).

stop it. I don't think anyone looks good in snorkling gear.

Then he had to go back to Texas. I hate hate hate saying goodbye..
But I never have to ever again!!!

peace out

Total Eclipse

why do i think this is so funny??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA

maybe its because I grew up to bethany singing me this song/making me tape music videos of her singing it. Whatever the reason..i like it. watch it!

Great News!

The 5-year-old version of Dwight Shrute is in one of my swim classes!

Not only does he look exactly like Dwight, he knows everything about all sorts of creatures. I am so happy!

Unfortunately, I don't think i'm allowed to take pictures of the kids, so this will have to suffice..use your imagination.

how i spend my time

I was in Hobby Lobby when I recognized the tune of "As Zions Youth in Latter Days" playing throughout the store, followed by various fancy instrumental arrangments of LDS hymns.. interesting. It actually made walking down endless isles of beads and paint kinda peacful.

On a less happy note, I really dislike sunburns, night lessons, and the smell of chlorine... oh and when kids clubs come to the pool (4598 kids with 4 adults)
I do, however, love my tadpoles!

tadpole-swimming class of children 2-3 years of age
aka- kids who swim better than they can talk

jacob's coming tomorrow!!!!

We Got More BOunCe in California

For the past three years, it has been tradition to take a little roadtrip to cali with my girls. It's always a blast.. and this may be my last one :(

A few of my favorite moments from each trip:

Trip #1-

-building sandcastles

-fun checks (became a trip tradition)

-the AMAZING continental breakfast consisting of stale pastries and tang

-being car-stalked by some young cowboys.. i believe the bumper sticker read "rednecks always come out on top"

Trip # 2

-staying with a lady who made incredible animal noises and had many funny stories

- photo shoots

-nearly running out of gas in the middle of nowhere

-exile island/skinny driving

Trip # 3

-stank faces

-crazy man who posed a very thought-provoking question: "Is there such thing as college? or is it just a bunch of guys wanting to ya??"

-the parking garage of death

I love music.

My new favorite musics right now are as follows:

Beyonce

After listening to Sasha Fierce and seeing her special guest appearance on Wow Wow Wubbzy (don't ask), I'm a fan.

Adam Lambert

Beautiful! Thanks for introducing me to your bff Amy.

Perry Como

old people music. love it! its..charming.

Music from the Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack

i just like it!

the news!

So I'm officially engaged to Jacob Ellsworth, and I'm soo excited!

This guy is the best! (and i'm not just saying that...even ask my mom or anyone else who knows him)

Answers to FAQ:

1. How'd he do it?

We were in Tempe on the lake in pedal boats. We were just talking and pedaling when he suddenly was turning towards me and getting down on one knee (or attempting to...it's NOT easy in a pedal boat). He asked and I said yes. Then I made fun of him for trying to kneel in the boat.

sidenote--I knew it was coming since a. he was leaving the next day to be in Texas ALL summer :( and b. he's bad at lying. But I was still a little surprised tha he did it right THEN.

2. When?

August 15. Don't make plans!

3. What does the ring look like?!

ummm

Just when I thought I was enjoying spring in provo, it starts looking like this:

and these suckers are all over the sidewalks.

yuck. I'm outa here.

We Are Sometimes Cool.

This is me and my bff, Olivia (we're not always that sexy). I must admit, we are pretty cool. Well, at least WE think so. To illustrate...

We have this friend, Kaitlin, who LOVES pictures. A few weeks ago, when livy came to visit, we were facebook stalking and noticed that Kaitlin was a mere 16 photos shy of having 2000 pictures tagged! We felt the need to help the cause, so we added 16 pictures of her...with the help of our wit and picasa, here are some of the results:

I'm 98% sure no one thinks these are anywhere near as funny as we do, but... story of our life!

Seriously?!

did anyone else see this infomercial and throw up in their mouth a little bit? or is it only shown in utah? (wouldn't surprise me).

in response to the sister's post

Dear Brathany (and whomever else it may concern),
Before you make a decision on your hair, perhaps you would find it beneficial to check out the following website which Amy once taught me about: http://www.instyle.com/instyle/makeover
Not only will it help you choose an approporiate hairstyle, it will provide entertainment for the next 30-45 min. of your life. Here are a few of my results.

♥ Valentine's Day♥

ok, so i know all i ever do on here is brag about how great jacob is, BUT given the recent holiday... i think i have a good an extra excuse this time. ok to the point..

On valentine's morning I woke up to this amazing breakfast just waiting for me on my kitchen table:

He came over a few hours later and brought me these beautiful flowers and of course chocolate (he knows me well!) He also got me a cute ctr ring and some good-smelling lotion from anthropologie that doesnt give me a headache (many fragrances do).

Then he took me to the ballet at capitol theatre in SLC. It was amazing!

Afterwards, we ate dinner at a place called Noodles (also where we went on our first date) and then made valentine cookies.

Favorites

Here are some of my favorite things these days:

A) Beating Jacob and Robert (his roommate) at mario cart


B) The Dinosaur museum

C) Saturday morning running and pilates with Devo and Audra (the following pose is one that we actually have to do with the video.. i have to do a shout-out to emmalee and her "beauty and the beast" dance each and every time.)

973) Sunbelt granola bars. They are the best kinda of granola bars. no question.

My Not-so-Favorites:

-Geology block class (thankfully it's almost over!)

-snow

-ice

-the testing center