This little blog

I feel blogs have gone the way of myspace. They just aren't cool anymore. But since I have many a family outside of Utah I will keep udating it. Plus my mom says she knows whats going on in my life by reading my blog. I guess I don't call her enough. Sorry Judy.

Well well, what to write. I made an executive decision and am going to run the Salt Lake Half Marathon. Not the full, the half that's 13.1 miles. I have already done this before, but am better prepared and am not training in the dead of winter. However it is still cold when I run outside. Lame. I started training this week. Had a good run on Saturday and totally thought I hit 7 miles. Clocked it and it was 5?!! What the....Guess I need to find longer routes.

We are going on a cruse in March!! We are going to the dirty Mexico side. That's Cabo, Puerta V. and Mazatlan. Totally stoked to go. I have needed a vacation since December 1st of 2008. Plus when we get back hopefully soon after that it will start to warm up. The only thing I am worried about is continuing my running training while on the boat. Any suggestions?

Other than that there really isn't much going on here in Jaquesville. Just hanging out with good friends, teaching Harley new tricks which she refuses to learn and living the life. My photography is at a standstill right now. Probably because it's winter. But I am going to try and keep up with it, but mostly keep doing it on the side. Work is good. My company keeps growing so that's a good sign. Kelly is busy with school and work. He is getting closer to being done with his bachelors. Can't wait!!

Anywho happy February. Here is a fun picture project we have did this month.

I have been wanting to try and capture smoke lately. Don't know why but it always looked cool when it curls around itself and just disappears. So one night Kelly and I got our smokiest candle and this is what came out.

Bye Grandpa

JOHN W. SKOLA  "Sweet Dad" 1915 ~ 2010 Our beloved husband, father and grandfather, John William Skola, passed away January 14, 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT. He was born September 16, 1915 to John and Anna Vesta Mauermann Skola. He grew up in Poplar Grove and graduated from South High School. John served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army as part of the Coastal Artillery. It was while serving in the Army, that he met his lovely wife, Gayle Cluff. It was a sweet Army-Navy romance. John and Gayle were married July 19, 1944. Gayle passed away April 7, 2001. John served an LDS Mission (Swiss German) and served a German-speaking mission on Temple Square. John and Gayle also served an LDS mission together in Frankfurt, Germany. Working, working-always working-always caring-this was what John was known for. He worked with Midwest Casket Company for 60 years. He was very kind, gentle, warm and tender hearted. John was loved by many, because of his Christ-like nature. He is survived by his children, Judith (David) Blake, Gaylyn (Robert) Stephenson, Mimi (Scott) Silverstein; 15 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by siblings, Curt, Henry, Ann Volkert, and Freda Brochinsky. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. in the Valley View 3rd Ward, 4101 S. 1920 E. The viewing will be at the church from 10:00-10:45 a.m. Burial will be at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. Share an online condolence with the family at www.jenkins-soffe.com

What I remember most about my Grandpa were his quirky songs he would always sing like "She died she did, she died with a broken rib." He had this amazing garden and would get mad if we picked the peas too early. Whenever we came over there was always his game of solitair on the kitchen table. He called Grandma, Mum. He would always greet us "Hi, sweetheart." He missed Gramda something fierce and now they are together. Miss you Grandpa!

Now What?

Do you ever have that feeling once Christmas is over? I mean you look forward to the one day all year and then if you are like me, New Years is a bit of a let down. I will be darned if Kelly and I don't have a fun New Years this year.
Anywho, what have we been up to? We went ice skating and to the Melting Pot with Chamanda. That was pretty fun. We haven't really gotten out much this winter. We have had tons of family parties. More on Kelly's side. So were driving up north quite a bit. Good thing we have the X to handle the snow and winter driving. If you remember a couple of weeks ago the really bad snow storms. It took me 2 hours to get to work. Gotta Love winter driving.
Christmas Eve we were at Pams house. Enjoyed lots of fun and card games. Harley got two presents this year from them. We gave her a bone in her stocking. She loved it and ate it all. Christmas eve I wore my red puffy vest with the fur hood. Without realizing I put Harleys new coat we got her (not for fashion, but to keep her warm so she will actually go potty outside) and went to the store. I came back and realized how much we matched. Needless to say I later lost a bet to Kelly and had to endure pictures to prove we matched. Sad. I just laughed about it. It is kinda funny.
Christmas day we spent the morning watching christmas movies and sleeping. Then headed up to my parents. It was a pretty quiet Christmas, but I will say I have felt the true meaning of Christmas better this year. I tried to read more about Christ. I think it really helped.
Anywho fun pictures below.

Not happy about matching.

Isn't Harley Cute in her coat!!

Chase thoroughly enjoyed the Flaming Turtle!!

Christmas is coming!!

I did Christmas card pictures for my sis the other night. Man those kids are so dang cute. I decided to post them because I have just have to spread the smiles.
Well, I did get a job finally. I am working for a logistics company. The ship things to say the least. I am excited to be helping to support our family again. I have been working two full days and I miss my free time already. But I am grateful for the job. Thank you to those who helped me get the job and you know who you are.
Anywho not much else is going on. I did many a christmas craft and actually put them up around the house so we look festive. I am excited for the season and hope we get some snow to really make it feel like Christmas.

MLS Cup '09

Kelly here, just sharing a once in a lifetime experience I had this past weekend. I went to Seattle to watch our very own Real Salt Lake compete against LA Galaxy in the MLS Cup.

I went with Josh B, Nick M, and my brother Brady. We drove the 855 miles to Seattle on some what of a whim, because even we did not expect our Real to make it to the Championship. I have never been to Seattle, and I must say I think I would love to end up there one day. The city was clean (probably from all the rain), the architecture was cool, and the food was good. And I enjoy any city that is that close to the water on multiple sides.

The turnout for the game was amazing. As we walked around earlier that day, we noticed a lot more Real fans than we expected. Turns out Real fans outnumbered LA fans 10 to 1 according to some report. Naturally there were 10 times more Seattle Fans there than the two groups combined. The good news is that Seattle Sounders fans HATE the Galaxy. Even Drew Carey. So as you can imagine Real had the support of 95% of the crowd. Before the game Real fans gathered and marched the streets for a few blocks to the stadium. It was a river of red. The game was intense, I remember shivering uncontrollably before the game, but once that whistle blew, we started shedding clothes. You should know the end. Real wins in a shoot out and I lost my voice for the night.

I want to publicly thank my beautiful wife for understanding and letting me take this trip with the boys.

Tender Lumplings Everywhere, Life's No Fun Without A Good Scare!

Where to start? This Halloween weekend was the most fun we have had in a while. We Jaques' haven't really gotten out much the past couple of Halloweens. So with a party Friday and Saturday night?! Crazyness ensues.
First off decide what to be for the mandatory costume party in Willard. I knew I wanted to be a derby girl for Halloween ever since I saw "Whip It". And I was. I didn't have skates or pads, but I had a helmet and my very own Hurl Scouts outfit. I was pretty impressed by my skills. Kelly decided to be the coach which included short jean shorts and a sick wig. He pulled it off pretty well I think.
Friday nights party was awesome. Donut eating contest, charades and dirty pictionary. There was a costume contest for scariest, funniest and best overall. The Jaques' did not win any, but next year be sure we will dominate. Pretty fun night overall.

Saturday, All Hallows Eve. I decided I wasn't that comfortable in my getup to wear it a second night in a row. So I donned the silk chinese robe Cyndi brought me from China, put my hair up and wore socks with my flip flops. That's about all the effort I could muster. Kelly decided to be a guitar hero, so he braved the wig for a second night in a row and drew himself a soul patch. I know we are so creative. We headed over to Red Robins witht the SoJo group. (that's speak for south jordan). Pretty awesome dinner with tons of fries, don't you worry about that. It was fun to see we weren't the only big group who dressed up. Then we headed back over to the Sandersons for a night of games, rock band, a roucus game of dominoes and tons of yummy treats.

All in all, the best Halloween in a while. Although I paid for staying awake till at least 1 each night this week by struggling in church, but still it was just fast Sunday and therefore nappy time in sacrement. Don't judge, you do it to. There were so many wonderful pictures to put up that I had to do a slideshow. So if you want pictures just put your email down and I will make sure to get those to you post haste.
You stay classy.

I designed the invite for the party. Apparently no one got them. This isn't the one that went out, but still it's pretty funny.

The coach: Who Kelly is supposed to be

Actual Kelly

My inspiration

My starting pose

Fun Times

Kelly and I have been going out and practicing with my new camera. I had to share these gems cause why hide my talent under a bushel? Besides if you are bored at work this will entertain you. If you haven't been to Gardner Village this year, go! They have all these different witches up. It was so fun. I was on witch overload. Plus that place is just cool. I can't wait to see it in winter. We found this cool truck there as well. Loved it! I hope they keep it around so I don't have to drive to Morgan for a truck pose.

And included my freeway shots and temple shots.

A blue cat. Not a witch I know, but it's still cool

This one actually pedals           

Lovely Ladies  

A big witch bum

Why wouldn't you put a jack-o-lantern in a tree?

The cool truck

The sky last night

Me and my favorite pup

A cool night shot

What a great place