tag {hubby}.

(dang! what a hottie!)

I was tagged by Holly, (actually, I just tagged myself because she said anyone could do it... and I really need to talk about my hubby and how wonderful he is, because he has been working so, so hard and being so, so sweet lately! :)

A-ATV of choice? um...a 4 wheeler? but...he'd rather  have a...KTM 300MXC, Suzuki RMZ450, Yamaha YZ450...any of the above.

B-Born on? 4th day of the 9th month

C- Cookies or Candy?  neither...Carrots, he is the health food nut in our fam.

D- Date of choice when you go out? Something outdoors

E- Essential Item? Cell Phone (LOL) or Leatherman

F-Favorite Foods? Steak, Mashed or Funeral Potatoes, Gravy Gravy Gravy, Green Bean Casserole, Mormon Jello Salad, Fingerlings, Ribs, anything done on the Grill, oh heavens where do I stop?

G-Gas or Diesel Vehicle? Gas

H-Hobbies? riding...

camping, hanging out w/ friends

(there is seriously the most fun story attached to this pic!  snow, wilderness movies, collapsing tents, 5 Am gunshots, chain-saw made benches...ah the good ol days! :O)

off-roading

did I mention riding?

hunting, fishing and other outdoor fun...oh yeah...don't forget riding!  He wants to get into woodworking but it's a little expensive to get into, his newest hobby? baby-sitting boy scouts :) (he loves it).  He also likes to apart anything from cars to houses and then put them back together.  Oh yeah and RIDING.

I-Ice Cream Flavor? Vanilla

J- Job? Associate Business Manager

K-Kids? 1 - Laura 25 yrs old

L- Last Vacation as a couple?  If moving to Ohio doesn't count, we went to

 Island Park for our 3rd Anniversary. (almost a year ago).  We stayed in a run down little Mack's Inn cabin and went canoeing and stuff, it was way fun!

(Lewis and Clark?)

M- Morning Person or Night Owl?  Morning Person! :)

N- Number of Siblings? 2 immediate (sister Carly and brother Cody) 5 sibling-in-laws (Emily, Aaron, Greg, Alicia, Eric)

O-OCD or sloppy?  Oh so OCD!  :)

P-Pet Peeves? Messy House/clutter, when he does something the wrong way

Q-Quiet or Loud? Loud, he grew up on a farm yelling over tractors.

R-Restaurant? Laura's Kitchen

S-Sports? Wrestling and Pole-vault

T-Tight wad or spender? Neither and Both

U-Unknown Fact about him?  He likes to surprise people with things he KNOWS they will love and he is extremely thoughtful.  And when he does he gets really excited about it and can't hardly contain himself.  

For instance, he brought me home a bushel of Daffodils on Monday...

and yesterday he brought me a tree blossom...

V-Vegetables? Yes, he always eats his veggies. 

W-Worst Habit? Perfectionist, I still can't decide if that is a good or bad thing.

X-Xtra Curricular activities in high school? Wrestling, Pole-Vault, and Cross country

Y-Your favorite things about him? He is thoughtful, cleans up after himself, helps me be a better me, works hard, and makes me feel pretty even when I'm not. HE IS THE MOST WONDERFUL HUSBAND IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE!

Z-Zoo Animal he is most like...(it used to say zodiac sign but I thought that was boring to end with)  a beaver! (lol) seriously though, he is always working or busy doing something and if he is not doing that wants to "go outside and do something active."

I LOVE YOU CONNEL!

I tag Brooke M., Amy C., Emily U., Tanya C. ...and pretty much everyone else who wants to brag about their hubby. 

you know you are an idaho hick when...

...you have answered in very bad grammar "I'm doin' good. How'r you?"  When someone asks you how you are doing.  (Correct grammar would be.  I'm very well, or I am well.)

...You come home and find your husband skinning the scalp of his elk rack in your kitchen sink, and don't you really think anything of it.

...Your husband has almost killed himself and/or others while dirt biking (more than once) and when Ohioans hear these near-death experiences, they are riveted, wonder what in the world would posses someone to do that?!? and when they ask you, "And you haven't banned your husband from this sport yet?" You tell them, "It has happened so often, I guess I'm just used to it."

...You stop in the middle of a one of the busiest streets in your town to help someone out of a snow drift and make your wife get out and flag traffic...(and she knows how!)

Those are just a few things that have happened that are making Connel and I start to realize what gosh darn hicks we must seem like to ya'll Ohioans.

Here are some other reasons that I found why you might be from Idaho...I thought these were pretty silly and decided to put them on here just for your entertainment...

You Know You're From Idaho When...

- The wind is faster than your truck. - In March, your vehicle is 43% mud.  (Now that's what I'm talkin about! :) - You leave your keys in the car and the next morning it's still there. - You installed your new computer using a Leatherman tool.(Connel, actually installing anything he will use it...haha!) - You hear the words "stream" or "brook" pronounced "crick." - The elevation exceeds the population. - You can see the stars at night. - People drive 200 miles to shop in a real mall. (Oh the Utah Trips!) - You slept through the night unawakened by a siren.   (Not that Ohio is that scary, but when you live in the vicinity of the Firehouse, the Hospital and the Police Station....) - A rodeo is more popular than a rock concert. - You can fish, golf, and go skiing all in the same day if you try hard enough. - Yellow light means "follow the car in front of you no matter what." - Democrats are like salmon, they are on the endangered species list. - You wave to someone on the freeway because you recognize the truck. -“Vacation” means going east or west on I-84 for the weekend. -You know several people who have hit a deer more than once. -You can drive 65mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching. -You see people wearing camouflage at social events (including weddings).  (and restaurants ...Connel and Steve...) -You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them. -You design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. -Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.  (I'm not even gonna start.) -Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce. Although I post so much about my home state...Ohio is starting to grow on me, I can't wait for the green to start appearing and I know I will LOVE that!  I just miss all the silly little things about Idaho that make it so unique!

our new neighbors are as noisy as a flock of geese.

...Actually, there are geese. And I believe they are nesting. I have named them Phil and Millie. There is one that sits in the same spot all the time and the other one stands around and looks about all day. They have been here for about a week and I think Connel and I even heard them um, well, I think we think we know when the little ones were...um... concieved... :) Yes... we heard them mating. And now we hear them honking away all the dang time, even in the middle of the night. I looked up the nesting habits of Canadian Geese and they are showing all the signs that they're PREGNANT (or shall we say NESTING)! Awwww! I think it is so regal of the male goose (gander) to stand around all day and look about just ready and rarin' for someone to come around and mess with his little family to be. I guess he will put up a pretty big fight before he lets anyone near the nesting female. He's such a good protector! Hopefully we will be able to soon see some little goslings. From what I have read it should be about 24-28 days from when they first start nesting, so in about say...3-3 1/2 weeks, I may see some little baby Canadian Honkers!