An Evening Of Romance

After all these years I finally pulled off a suprise for Ryan.I can't believe it was seventeen years ago that I asked him to Sweetheart formal girls choice dance. A few weeks ago I bought two tickets to see Jim Brickman perform with the Teton Chamber Orchestra. I kept it a suprise up until we were supposed to be at the Civic Auditorium. I only told my mom so she knew and agreed to watch the kids. I told Ryan that on February 12th I was taking him on a date. He kept guessing, but had no iea. He was very impressed when he opened his Valentine card I made him and the tickets were inside.







The concert was so beautiful. It was exactly what we both needed to reconnect. As I sat on the edge of my seat, Ryan would put his arm around me or hold my hand. I had goosebumps. There were times when I was crying. The music touched my soul. I could see Ryan looking at me out of the corner of my eye. I looked over once and saw he was teary eyed.

The Teton Chamber Orchestra is the only orchestra that tours and accomponies various artists. Jim also had the very beautiful Anne Cochran accompany him on vocals. If I could sing I would pick her voice. It is very deep, husky absolutely heavenly. Anne sang the song " After all these years". Ryan and I both thought it was perfect for us. Jim told us that he grew up in Cleveland Ohio and went to high school with Anne. They've played together off and on since then. Tracy Silverman "The greatsest living exponent of the electric violin" Julliard graduate accompanied him as well. Ryan and I couldn't believe what Tracy was able to do on what he called a hybrid violoin. It is yellow and he plays it with a bow, it has six strings like a guitar. He could play anything from classical,pop,rock to heavy metal. Ryan was headbanging at one point when Jim was playing very seriously and Tracy was rock'in out. Too Cool! Jim said he thought Beethoven was turning in his grave. Tracy laughed and said Oh well he's already dead it won't hurt him.


Jim Brickman has the greatest sense of humor. He would say the funniest things. He told us that when he meets people and they don't know him and ask what kind of music he plays he said it's hard to explain. So he started telling people he's the world's newest romantic piano sensation. It was so funny. He was making fun of himself...kind of like on SNL they make fun of Celion Dion she is the greatest singer in all of the world. Anne was singing with Jim and told him he's now the galaxy's piano sensation. Apparently one of the Astronaunt's that is up in space requested one of Jim's song's for their wake up call. He said Wow I'm going to start using that. He seemed really humble. Ryan and I both felt he was inspired by the spirit. The entire time we were there we felt close to the spirit and Jaxon. Ryan told me he hadn't felt it for a long time. Jaxon made me a Valentine with Ryan's help and I framed it and it hangs on the wall in my bedroom on my side of the room. He has always been my Valentine. Jim has a beautiful song called Valentine.Jaxon and I used to listen to Jim Brickman cd's all the time. His song Destiny is one of our favorites. I use his music to Escape from reality when I'm having a hard day. He even commented on that's what inspired his Escape cd was it was a way he could give people a way to get away even if it was for only three minutes.


The concert started at 7:30 and went until 10:00. There was a fifteen minute intermission. We saw several people we knew, including Dr. Robinson my doctor that delivered Conor. I spoke to him for a bit. He's such a neat guy. I also saw my ENT doctor that took my tonsils out. I saw Mr. Hinckley my High School Pricipal. When the concert was over Ryan and I talked to Ranae Miner, my friend Kim's mom. Ryan works with her son Brian. We talked about the good O'le days when I lived on Avocet and Stokes was the only thing past the Grand Teton Mall. Her and her husband Lance owned that store. Ryan and I walked arm in arm to the car and felt so uplifted. He told me it was the perfect date and that he would much rather go to something like that than a rock concert. It was a very nice evening. I'm so grateful we were able to go and see this in Idaho Falls. Jim commented on the piano...he said he usually takes his piano on tour with him. However he didn't this time. He said the Civic's piano was very nice and it was nice of them to let him have it. Everyone laughed. Our seats were so good we could see his fingers perfectly. This was deinetly what the program promised "An evening of Romance with Jim Brickman". We didn't get home until 11:00 and it was pretty hard getting up for work this morning. The kids didn't want to get up for pre-school either. Once I told them they were having their Valentine party they were excited.

Crazy Week

What a crazy week we have had. I took a really bad fall on the ice. I was returning from lunch and went to get out of my car in the parking lot at my office, and went down in a blaze of fury. There was no time for me to grab onto my car door or anything. The door was open and I went down hard. My head hit the stepside of my Armada. I blacked out went down further to the ground. No one was around I figured from the time I got out of the car and got up it was 15 minutes. I think I was unconscience for 10 minutes. I brushed myself off,I was so nausaus I threw up. My vision was blurred and I was seeing spots like floaters and flashers. After I hit my head I smacked my upper back on the thick ice. I hobbled inside my office. My clothes were soaking wet from laying in the snow. I was in alot of pain. I was bawling. Dr. Fred came back from lunch an hour later. He worked on my head and back. The worst pain was from the back of my head right above the base of my neck. It is still so tender.I called my MD and he said I had a concussion and gave me a list of things to watch for. If I had contiued blurred vision they'd schedule a CT scan. I called and scheduled back to back massage appointments. I am going to continue seeing the massage therapist twice a week until I feel better.

Thursday I was on my way to work, Dr. Fred called me and said he was snowed in.He has never called in ever in the thirteen years I've worked for him. I couldn't believe it. They plowed where he lives and with the forty mile an hour winds all the snow blew in his driveway. He has a huge diesel truck and tried for a hour and a half to get out. I left Jake and Marli homw with Ryan. I dropped Conor off at my Dad's. I went into work to call all of the patients and get them rescheduled for Friday. I worked until 12:00. My Dad said he would keep Conor until he picked my mom up from work at 4:00. I went home made lunch, chocolate/peanut butter chip cookies and got dinner going in the crock pot. It was so nice to be home as a family. I was taking a nap with Marli when my parents came over. They ate dinner with us. We had porkchops, mashed potatoes, corn and rolls and cookies. It was yummy. Marli wasn't feeling well she had a cough for a couple days, but no other symptoms. Now she was bawling her ears hurt. So I took her into the doctor. She has a double ear infection as well as a upper respiratory infection. We went and got her prescriptions, and then ice cream from Reed's Dairy. Went home and we all had ice cream. Jake was a little under the weather,but not to bad. Ryan and I have been feeling a little sick too. I kept the kids home from pre-school Friday.




Here are a few of my favorite photos ..........


My Best Friend Jax




Conor on his blessing day




Marli Pooh




Ryan and Jakey



Ok so last September several friends recommended this book.........


I bought it and it's been sitting on my nightstand. Thursday I was so tired and restless. I COULD NOT fall asleep. I decided I would read. I looked at the books on my nightstand and decided I probablly wouldn't like this one and I'd get bored and fall asleep. So not the case I was up most of the night and could not stop reading. Ryan was at work and I had no desire to take all three sick kids out.Ryan's first day off will be Tuesday. It was pretty rough being home with all three sick kids for three days. I decided after getting the house clean and laundry down I would play with the kids and get them plenty of snacks so I could curl up with cranky Conor (who now was pretty sick, he wouldn't let me put him down he was feeling miserable, so sad it was breaking my heart)and my new obsessions this book. I was afraid I was going to finish it and not have the sequel New moon. I called my good O'le reliable Dad to see what he was up to. He was out and about. I asked him to go to Desert Book and pick up a couple books for me. He said "Sure No Probmem". I called Desert book asked if they had New Moon and the third Book Eclipse. They did I paid for it over the phone and while I was talking to the guy my Dad walked in the store. They handed him the sack and he was on his way to my house. Yippee! I can not believe how into this book I am. Two of my friends are reading it right now. We call each other and go off about certain things. Man I can't believe I finished it.... all 498 pages.


I found these photo's on the author's website.

Bella's 53 chevy truck



Most of the story takes place in a small town called Forks, by the Washington pennisula it's so green,because it rains pratically everyday.










Edward's Volvo


I'm already on chapter three of New Moon. I brought it to work with me today hoping after I caught up on my work I can sneek a few pages in. Next week I only have to work Thursday so I'm sure by the end of next weekend I'll have finished book three Eclipse. This is so frightening to me how obseessed I am at finding out what happens next. My really good friend Kristi who is also my VT partner and compassionate service partner said that there has been some contraversy on these books, her husband Ken manages both Desert Book stores in Idaho Falls. Some of the employee's won't recommend the books. The author graduated from BYU. I didn't find anything ofensive while reading it. It really takes a lot for me to get into a story, with three kids and work and church and BLAH,Blah,Blah. This was good therapy for me to have something I so look forward to doing that doesn't take much energy on my part. I feel so exhausted lately. This weekend was just what I needed. I feel like my batteries are recharged and I can make it through the week.