Our Kittens!!

About two weeks ago, Scott and I headed to the Humane Society of Utah, where we fell in love with two adorable kittens! The moment we sat down and played with them, we realized they were meant to be ours! :) We've been thinking about adopting kittens for a few months now, and the timing was just perfect for them to come home with us! We love them so so much! :)

This is my kitten named Kit Kat... she is a big puff ball!

She likes to hide in the blinds :)

This is Scott's kitten named Carissa. She much more shiny with shorter hair.

She is also very curious...

Here they are sleeping... awww!
Watch Kit Kat play with her toy while Carissa is sun-bathing... such cuties!

We Love Our Kitties!

A Summer of Sickness

If you are an avid reader of BrookieandScotty.blogspot.com, then you already know that both Scotty and I have been feeling very sick indeed this summer. You know that beyond all the stomach-aches and stress and missed sleep, I have also enjoyed a nice little bout of pneumonia back in June. But ever since then I've been continually getting little 2-day colds (or at least what feel like colds) that go away with a full day's rest. As it turns out, they haven't been colds. Last Thursday evening I got so completely sick that I was up all night... my entire body hurt, my head felt like it might explode, my throat was so completely swollen that I could barely swallow, I was disoriented and shaky and weak... Friday morning I dragged myself to my doctor's office. Sitting alone with a fever of 101 degrees, just waiting for the doctor, I became dizzy and delirious. I was exhausted though I'd just gotten up for the day. Even they couldn't tell what I had, so they had to draw my blood (Not a story for the faint of heart, believe me!) for some lab analysis. The call came today about my results: Mononucleosis.

Mono.
a.k.a. The Kissing Disease.
Cause: Unknown
Effects: Awfulness
Treatment: Rest and Painkillers.
Time: One to two months.

Oh, goody. I get to spend the rest of my summer in bed.

Hi!

Hello everyone! I know, I know... I finally got back to blogging regularly and then suddenly stopped. And why? Who knows... It could be any of the following reasons:

• I have a stomach ache.
• I've been working out more which somehow makes me forget to blog.
• I've been getting to bed earlier and waking up earlier which somehow makes me forget to blog.

• Or, work has been extremely busy and there's simply not enough hours in the day to do everything I have to do plus blog.

Yes, that is probably it. I sincerely apologize to all of our faithful readers and/or people that are forwarded this blog whether they'd actually seek it out or not.

As for Scott and me... we are doing very well! We had Scott's very best friend Nick and his wife Tabitha over for dinner and Pinochle on Friday night, and I must say that I had an absolute blast! Scott cooked steak and potatoes, and we had fruit salad and yummy banana splits with Spumoni ice cream and cherries on top! Seriously, such a good meal! I got to talk with Tabitha a lot, which was really nice since I don't really hang out with my girl friends too much any more. They are all busy with their own stuff, and one of my best friends, Michelle, has been gone for a month on her mission. I really feel like Tab and I can become really good friends, as long as they don't move up to Oregon or out of state any time soon. It's really great hanging out with them, since they are nice people who are a lot of fun, and we definitely share a lot of the same values! We are heading over to their place tomorrow night too (Scott and Nick want to play their Star Wars games or something...), so that will be fun. I just simply love having a good time with new friends. Yay!

A Birthday Post

This is Scott, and it's my birthday!! Today has been the absolute most best day ever thanks to my lovely wife Brooke, who is pretty and smart and perfect. And crazy. Hey, it's sad, but true. Today's events have included the following:

• Golfing with my Dad, while Brooke drove the golf cart around like a maniac. She's a maniac! A Maniac!!! She actually tried to run over some geese.
• Shopping at Targets and Best Buys, but not JC Pennies. Even though Kelley was working there, some things are more important... than Kelley.
• Playing two games of Mario Party with Brooke, in which I totally kicked her butt.
• Lunch at the Olive Garden, where they sang to me and over-garlic-ed my food. It was pretty good... NOT.
• Going to the movies to see The Incredible Hulk, which was amazing. Except for all the parts with Liv Tyler. DULL. I'm excited for the sequel which includes Iron Man... YEYEha!!
• Now I am at my Dad's house with family (Taylor and Adalynn and Riley... and some girl I think is named Kellie... kelly... Keltic... Kelley something... and Brooke the Crazy Geese Murdering Person, etc.), and we are going to dinner... Who knows where? I do, but it's a secret...

Stay tuned! All in all, it's been an amazing Birthday. Perhaps awkward. We'll see.

Happy Birthday, Scottie!!

Dear Darling,

Happy 22nd Birthday!! I love you with all my heart! Thank you for being so wonderful! I hope your birthday (and every day) is filled with wonderful moments that you remember for eternity.

Love always,
Brookie

A New Job!!

Here is the official announcement: Scott got a new job with eBay that starts on Monday, June 30th 2008! Yay for my husband Scottie!!
Here are all the great parts of the job:

• It's close. The location is in Draper, just about 5 minutes away from both our parents' houses. It's close off the freeway, just like our apartment is, so as long as there isn't some kind of accident, the commute will be quick.
• Also, it is close to both of my places of work... about 5 minutes from TBE and about 1 minute from Best Buy! We could totally meet for lunch!
• eBay is a solid company that is expanding even in this struggling marketplace. It is good to know you are employed in a steady company that isn't going to lay you off!
  
• The pay and benefits are great! We still have to find out exactly what the benefits are and their cost, but come on- it's eBay! They've got to have an amazing benefits package!
  
• It sounds like they have some really cool employee benefits-- not to mention the semi-annual bonuses which would be really great!
• There is a lot of room for growth and advancement within eBay, as well as many locations across the US should we ever decide to skip town :)

All in all, we are both very excited for this opportunity, and we know it will be really great for Scott's career. He is such a good worker with so much potential, and I am very happy that someone has finally decided to give him this chance to prove himself as a worker and an individual. I am very thankful to Heavenly Father too... it hasn't been easy sometimes to continue with faith that we would get through these hard times, but it has finally come. I have sure learned a lot about myself, and I know what I have to work on. I am so thankful for my husband, who pretty much never lost faith that this opportunity would come. He has been so kind and forgiving, and he is the best man I know.

I am so proud of you, Scottie. I love you.

This week...

For some reason or another (ie. a severe case of pneumonia), things this week have definitely been more crazy than usual. Here's what happened to me over the past week:

• Whitney and Dave visited last Wednesday night for an evening of fun and games. We played games and had fun! Whitney ended up staying the night... this is where the problems begin.
• Whitney had had a slight cold over the past week, but I didn't think it was a big deal having her over. Wrong. Thursday night, I got sick. I didn't get better over the entire weekend, and by the time I visited my doctor on Monday, it had developed into pneumonia.
• My dad's birthday was on Sunday, June 8th and because I was so sick and unable to move off the couch, we had to cancel. Now we have plans for this Saturday.
• Kelley's birthday was on Tuesday, June 10th, and I completely forgot. In the craziness of everything, I completely spaced it and didn't even give her a call. I feel awful! However, her birthday card which I'll give her on Sunday, is truly amazing!
• Work at TBE and Best Buy has been crazy busy! I barely have time to blog or do anything leisurely! At work! Come on!!!! :)
• Scott and I are anxiously awaiting to hear from one of two jobs... we are praying for an offer, and hoping for the best! Please please please!!!
• I finally beat Super Mario Brothers on my Nintendo DS! What a feeling of accomplishment!
• Scott has been doing all the cooking this week since I've been sick, and now we are out of everything! The house is a mess, my car is filthy, I need to go grocery shopping, we both need to work out, I need to finish the iPod for Kalli like I promised... what a busy weekend this will be!
• Oh yeah, and Father's Day is on Sunday. See what I mean? Busy busy busy!!!!
• But the good news is, I'm finally feeling better!!! Yay!!