Thursday, July 31, 2008

Tomorrow!

Okay sorry no pictures, but I have to announce to everyone that I AM GETTING MARRIED TOMORROW! I know the majoity of you know this already, but I actually can't believe that it is finally here. Today is full of fun things and stresses and feelings of running around with my head cut of, but I guess it just adds to the fun. I'll post pictures when I get home and when I'm not so busy! Signed, the new Kylie Cherry!! :)

Monday, July 28, 2008

Going to the Temple.....

I was able to go through the Ogden Temple on Saturday and loved every second of it. It was the best and coolest thing I probably have ever been able to do in my whole entire life. Here are just a few pictures that were taken after the session. I was completely exhausted but made everyone stay for a picture, ha ha ha. Here is my family...at least the ones that were able to go with me. Of course most of the boys were are at home with the kids so my sisters coule be there with me. How sweet!
This is Jedd's family...the ones that could make it. His brother and family were so sick, so they were not able to come.
This is Jedd and I and our parents.
Everybody was making fun saying that these kinds of pictures were going to be taken in less than a week on my wedding day, but I wanted to make sure that I snapped at least a couple pictures this day to help remind me of what a special day it was for me.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

I've been Tagged so why not??!!

i am: Kylie Downs ...... soon to be Cherry.
i think: this summer is going way to fast but not fast enough.
i know: that marrying Jedd is the best thing that has ever happened to me!  
i want: to have the internet at my house someday.
i have: 2 weeks and 2 days left until I get married!
i wish: I never had to sleep. 
i hate: people who lie to me more than ANYTHING.
i miss: my Grandpas, and am sad they couldn't meet Jedd.
i fear: not being able to teach AP Calc effectively this fall to my kids.  I always am scared I am not a good enough teacher. 
i feel: like the luckiest girl ever with my family and Jedd in my life!
i hear: the tv.  I'm watching the King of Queens.
i smell: nothing.....is that bad?
i crave: pasta, pasta and pasta. And then after that, strawberries.
i search: for new recipes but NEVER use or cook them.
i wonder: how in the world I am ever going to go back to school on August 13th.  
i regret: somethings I say.  Sometimes you can never take things back.
i love: blogging, and the Cubs :)
i care: about my family more than anything else in this world.
i always: say "Such is life!"  It is my motto for everything.
i believe: things always come, but sometimes not on our time table.
i dance: only at my hip hop class.  Don't ever ask to see it.
i sing: in my car, and at church.  NEVER in front of people.
i don’t always: keep my house as clean as my mom would like, but it's clean enough for me.
i fight: to keep myself awake while watching movies.
i write: lists and look forward to checking things off on them.  It is the best feeling ever.
i lose: my work keys at least once almost every day I am at school.
i win: almost always when I bet with Jedd. (ok, I like to think I always win!)
i never: keep my shoes on when I go into houses anymore.  (habit learned from Jedd)
i listen: almost always when people have a problem. 
i can usually be found: watching a cubs game, at a softball game, or hanging out on the couch with Jedd.
i am scared: of SNAKES and needles (no matter what the size.)  
i need: to learn not to stress about things that really don't matter.
i am happy about: my new life with Jedd.
i tag: no one.  I'm a teacher and don't assign things during the summer!  :)

Monday, July 7, 2008

Happy 4th!

Our 4th of July was filled with fun things. This was the first Independence Day Jedd and I spent together so it was really fun for us! The day started out WAY TOO early with a Run/Walk 5k down in Centerville. My mom is so gung-ho about these things so she talked Michael, Afton, Jedd and I into going with her. It was pretty fun. However, one lesson I learned is that you can't start running and think that you will be ready for the race in 3 days. Oh well, we still finished in great time. Jedd and I had so much fun just going together. I was more tired than he was, but such is life!
After the race, the family met back up that afternoon. The party started out with swimming for those wearing suits, but turned out to be a whole family water fight for everyone there. We had a great dinner, pork steaks my favorite!!
Jedd and I got soaked, but the funny thing was that we got the most wet was our back sides. We didn't think it was fair because there were only 3 people that had water guns and the rest of us were left to defend ourselves with nothing. At one point, I sat on the ground and put a towel over my head....hoping I wouldn't get drenched. Well if you know my brothers, they made sure I was soaked! It's a good thing I started out my day with curly hair. It was such a fun holiday and it was so great that Jedd and I could spend it together with my family.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

My Dad

Okay so I know that I already made a post for today, but I thought while I was on here, I would do this one as well. (I don't have internet at my house so I either have to go to my mom's or sister's house.) So for right now I have to talk about my dad. This picture was taken a coule years ago, the day I graduated from Weber State University. My mom and dad were both there supporting me and have always been in the background of my life. But I wanted to spend just a few minutes talking about my dad. As many of you know, he is usually pretty quiet, but lately my dad has really become more "social". He is literally one of the best guys I know, and even now as I am tearing up just thinking about him, there is no one I look up to more. He has always been there standing behind me, supporting me and giving me the strength to move on. I normally go to my mom with my problems, but I know that my dad is secretly listening and trying to help any way he can. He is one of the hardest workers I know and his example taught me to have a strong work ethic.
My dad is so cute with his grandkids. Every single time he sees them, he has to give them candy. We even have to stop by the gas station to pick up something if he doesn't have anything. This picture was just taken a few days ago and Hailey and Branson wanted to sit on papa's lap and read books. My dad had already put in a long day's work and had just came in from trimming trees in the hot sun and he still let them sit on his lap and read books.
I am so greatful that my dad is such a strong member of the church. He gives me strength and the faith to believe that everything will work out if I do my part. The last couple years of my life have been full of changes and stressful times, but he has always been there telling me that things will work out. Sometimes it amazes me that he can be so strong!
Now that I am about to get married (in less than a month!!), I have realized how important my dad is to me and how much I love him! He has and will forever be the BEST DAD IN THE WORLD!

Memory Card Happiness

As some of you know, I FINALLY bought a memory card and so I have been having so much fun taking pictures every where I go. It is getting addicting and every where I go, I think I can take a picture and put on my blog. Pathetic! This is just a few things that happened yesterday.

Sister's Day
Every Tuesday, my sisters, mom and I get together and have a sister's day where the kids get together and play and the girls get to sit and chat. Yesterday, it was the first time that I have had everyone up at my house so we ate lunch at my house and then went to the park that is just down the road. The kids were so cute watching a cartoon so I had to snag a picture. Almost everyone is smiling except for stubborn Ash. They were "kind of" playing CandyLand so that explains Ashton holding the black board and Branson holding a blue guy. This was my house right before we went to the park. It makes me laugh how fast things can get taken out of bins and how many toys can actually fit on the floor. I don't have kids, but man I tell you what, my niece and nephews used every toy they could find. This was just one corner of my house. And even though it was a mess (and there are cracker crumbs you can not see in my carpet), I LOVED every second of it.

Jedd's Softball game
Last night Jedd went to his softball game. He plays on a team with his 2 brothers and some friends. It is so much fun to go and watch him play. I know I have already said this already, but I really like going with him. And I don't know how much Jedd likes me yelling, but I cheer from the bleachers. This is him getting ready to bat, and if you can tell his right leg is getting ready to "squash the bug". He has tried to teach me how to do that and I never can learn the right way. It still makes me laugh....I'm such a "typical girl" when it comes to sports! (sorry for the metal fence in the way...I couldn't avoid it) Here he is waiting to see where the ball goes. Just so you know, he hit the ball perfectly to center field and he of course was out. This was not a good moment.
This last picture is of Jedd pitching. He is the official pitcher for this team he plays on Tuesday nights. He has since realized that playing center field is not so bad. He does an awesome job pitching though. I still get nervous that he is going to get hit. On the night we got engaged, a guy hit the ball right perfectly and hit Jedd's left knee. It was bruised for a while and sometimes he still has trouble with it. What a sacrifice for the game!