as i posted the last post about the painting i realized i should put a pic of our painting on the blog, im so glad and lucky to have such a talented dad and im so lucky to have our beautiful painting!


my dad always tells a story about a woman who lost her husband and two sons while they were serving in the navy, after she was left all alone some visitors stopped by her house and were sitting in her family room, one remarked on the beautiful picture that she had of a navy boat at sea and then asked why she kept it still in her house as it would always be a reminder of what she lost, she told them that the picture had been up for many years and that even though she begged her sons not to join the navy they did anyway because the picture that had been up all of their lives showed them what their father believed in and what was important to him

my dad always ties this into if you have pictures of the temple or whatever is important to you in your life up in your home always your kids will know what is important and stick with them, i was lucky growing up to have several paintings of many temples around our home to serve as a reminder to what was important to my parents and to my family

Sundloff Christmas Party

every year at the sundloff christmas party we take pictures of all of the families there are too many to post so ill just post my family....the other pics are of my dad giving my cousin chelsey and her husband one of his paintings, it has become a long standing family tradition that every year at the sundloff christmas party he gives a painting to the next family in line to receive one....he thinks the specific scene out for months and paints something just for that particular family

enjoy!

anniversary pic....a month and a half late!

disney...

finally! Disneyland pictures! even though they are a month over due here they are....i didnt take very many cause we were too busy having fun!

posts coming soon....

ill be posting soon....things have been crazy crazy at work and i haven't had a chance to do much.....so stay tuned!

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we leave for the "happiest place on earth" tomorrow.....many pics and blogging to come!!!!

ps our anniversary Is actually TODAY November 5th. I don't know why it says November 4th!

4 years ago today.......

was the happiest day of my life.

I love you My Love.

happy anniversary.

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i did my civic duty.


Ps. They just announced it....and I started sobbing like a baby, not cause I'm sad but because in proud to be a part of something so historic!
I don't agree with Obama totally but who would have thought 50 years ago........

Halloween!!!

its starting to become an annual tradition.....JP and Rhett hosting a halloween murder mystery party.....this year we were all old hollywood people.....here are some pics from the party....

ps case isn't much of a "picture person", he hates having his pic taken...so the second pic is my attempt of sneaking a pic in!

YOUniverse....

this is really interesting....it was dead on!

me and my new enemy...

I could survive for 57 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor

Created by Bunk Beds.net

ps.....

i just realized that my "countdown to disneyland" looks like we are going to booze it up in disneyland...for the record we are going with my whole family and when i made my countdown i clicked on "party" and that is the pic it came with! i cant change it now!! just imagine its sparkling apple cider or "bubbly" as my friends call it

twilight!

yea for THIS!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1GbukZnl1Y

blind date.....60 years later (MUST READ!!)

i LOVED this story, i love reading the way they talk to eachother...i have read this story over and over cause i just love it! enjoy!


2008 · They've been together for over a half-century — but Ben and Bernice Finn met on a blind date. It was eight months after the end of World War II, and Ben had recently returned home to Brooklyn, N.Y., after serving in the Army.

"My two best friends were Hank and Eddie," Ben said. And unlike Ben, they both had girlfriends. So, the two asked Ben if he'd like to go out with them — and a blind date.

"In those days, you wore a suit and a tie when you went on a date," Ben said.

"I didn't have a suit to my name. So, I bought a suit to match the tie that I had."

That sparked a memory from Bernice: "Did it have apples on it?"

"It had apples on it, yes."

"I was very nervous," Ben said. "She was so pretty."

"I remember that day very well," Bernice said. "And no, you weren't pretty."

But when the couples all went out that night, there was a chill in the air.

"And I took your arm," Bernice said.

"I was thrilled by that," Ben said.

"And the reason I took your arm is, you seemed nervous. And I wanted to make you more comfortable."

The group went to a coffee shop, where they all started ordering hamburgers and drinks — everyone, that is, except for Ben. He didn't order anything.

"And I say to myself, 'Oh my God, I bet he doesn't have any money,' " Bernice remembered.

"And there I am, starving," she said. "And I ordered black coffee. Because I was afraid my date didn't have any money. So, you owe me a hamburger," she told Ben.

"I have no memory of that," Ben said. "Maybe it was I didn't have any money. Maybe I was just cheap. I don't know."

"Okay," Bernice said. "I'll buy that second explanation."

The couple dated for two years before getting married. Ben eventually got a master's degree in education and taught elementary school. The Finns have two children, Gail and Steven, and three grandchildren.

Their 60th wedding anniversary will be this Christmas, Dec. 25

husband tag

witney tagged me so here goes....

1.Where did you meet?
we used to tell people we met on a blind date, but the truth will be revealed....we met on ldsmingle.com
2- How long did you date before you were married?
engaged after 3 weeks.....i know i know.....married 2 1/2 months later
3- How long have you been married for?
4 years next month
4- What does he do that surprises you?
buys me flowers and brings them to my work
5- What's your favorite feature about him?
everything...he is so cute
6- What's your favorite quality about him?
he loves to help everyone around him
7- Does he have a nickname for you?
he calls me Yam or mostly he calls me Love
8- What's his favorite color?
i cant remember.......
9- What's his favorite food?
pizza
10-What is his favorite sport?
he likes to watch football but dosen't really like to play any
11- Who said I love you first?
he did and i started to cry....
12- When and where was your fist kiss?
on our first date in his car....he swears we were in my car but we weren't
13- What's your favorite thing to do as a couple?
have date night, play xbox
14- Do you have kids? How many?
none.
15- What's a hidden talent that he has?
making his fingers do this weird snappy sound
16- How old is he?
25
17- What's his favorite type of music?
he likes almost everything
18- What do you admire most about him?
how he treats me
19- What's his favorite past time?
fishing
20- Do you think he's going to read this
no he wont!

lily and her new friend

i dont know why this was so funny to me but i thought i would post it....

lily is really good at "listening" when you talk to her (jp knows about this, she loves to listen to jp talk) so tonight me and her were alone and i was on the computer and a story came on the news about a dog who was attacked by a shark while swimming......so i look over at her and she is looking at the dog on tv then she looks at me, then looks at the dog then at me....it was hilarious it was like she knew what they were talking about and she was sad about what had happened! so i just had to take a pic of her looking at me it really was like she was shocked about the story on the news.....

i love that the dog is wearing a "compression suit"-----well at least he survived!
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i couldn't stop laughing i love my little lily and her personality

p.s. does anyone know how to take out the glowing eyes look in the pic? she would actually look like herself without those glowing eyes

danielle and dannys wedding

me jp and B all went to Danielle and Danny's wedding last weekend, it was so fun, we laughed and laughed with some friends from high school and took lots of pics....

high school tag.....

. Did you date someone from your high school: nope. not a soul.
2. What kind of car did you drive? yellow bug
3. What is your most embarrassing moment in high school? my hair was my embarassing moment!
4. Were you a party animal? i was too young and innocent to do any of that
5. Were you considered a flirt? me? probably....with ugly, nerdy boys just so i could say someone flirted back.
6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? choir with krid....and when we had to go up in front of the whole class for a solo krid got to stand next to me i was so glad!
7. Were you a nerd? i wasn't smart enough to be a nerd!.
8. Were you on any varsity teams? oh please....next question.
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? no, not even after all the sluffing i did...
10. Can you still sing the fight song? you better believe it...and we honked the whole song in our cars as we drove by!
11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mr. Navadomskis he was such a good teacher
12. Where did you sit during lunch? jakes over the top
13. School Mascot? Dart
14. Did you go to homecoming and with who? this is painful to type....yes i went...with joey. enough said.
15. If you could go back and do it again, would you? never!
16. What do you remember most about graduation? The fact that we were supposed to sit in alphabetical order but we cheated and sat as follows: Brittany Willey, Samantha Sundloff, and Jessica Petersen! We're freakin awesome.
17. Where did you go senior skip day? ill change that to senior skip year...and we went to einsteins bagels in layton, every morning...and my mom would always catch us....how could you not see a yellow car flying by?
18. Have you gained weight since then? not a pound... :)....
19. Who was your prom date? brett d (from bonneville) and jeff hansen
20. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? sure, if im still hot, and ill drag my friends along too
21. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself? go to seminary...you didn't even know your seminary teachers name

Our Maiden Voyage to the cabin....

my parents have been building a cabin for the past 3 years+ out in Duchesne and this summer it was FINALLY finished....i have been wanting to go out there since it was finished but with our schedules we haven't had a chance to go, my parents go a ton but we haven't gone yet....till last weekend.....we invited my in laws and my husbands sister mandy and then my husbands brother and his wife and their TRIPLETS got invited.............

it was a really quick trip, only one night stay so i didn't get many pics, it was a mad house with everyone there....next time we go ill take pictures of all the bedrooms/bathrooms, both sides of the upstairs and other fun things.....oh and ill get a close up shot of our lovely elk head that hangs in the front room....glass eyes and all...i swear the entire time i was sitting in the kitchen he was giving me the stink eye...


the first two pics are of the backyard....DESOLATE. but so fun! its so fun not having any other cabins by us....just lots of sagebrush and lizards

purse party

the other day my mom had her annual fall purse party....here are some pics of the day...it was really fun. we had a good turn out, as always...

the pics dont really do how many purses we had justice....we had over 200!

if any of you are interested in a purse leave me a comment and i can show you some! she always has them at her house and has several cute styles and lots of colors