Soup Overload!

Hey Ya'll.  So- the other day I decided I wanted to make one of my favorite soups- Chicken Tortellini Soup.  So I got everything prepared, and dumped everything in our biggest pot we had, not thinking I'd have a problem fitting all the ingredients in.  So I poured most of the ingredients in- chicken, onion, broccoli, carrots, LOTS of water, boullion.  And- it was almost full to the brim!!  And I still needed to add the tortellini noodles.  So we dumped those in and it was completely full.  Well, we let it sit for awhile so the noodles and veggies could cook.  I didn't even think about the fact that noodles expand when they cook.  You can imagine what happened-- our huge pot was overflowing with soup!  We had to dump some of it in our next biggest pot- and after awhile- that one started overflowing!  Sheesh!  Needless to say, we have a HUGE pot of soup in our fridge.  If anyone is hungry for a yummy meal, they can come to our house w/in the next few days.  After about Thursday- I'm tossin it!

Hunk Husband Survey

Tag- I'm it! Bloggers sure do like this game huh? I guess I do to. I feel special when someone thinks about tagging me-- Anyway, this is a Hunk Husband Survey- I know I don't even have to take this survey to know my husband is a Big Hunk! (that's where I would put the Big Hunk candybar-if it were a Candybar Poster) Ha ... so here it goes...

What is your husband's name: Paxton Lomax Hobson

How long have you been married: One year, one month, and 12 days

How long did you date before you got married: Well- see now that's a tough question. We're still trying to figure that one out. I'd say ... a cumulative of 9 months- with a 2 month "official" engagement- but we knew we were getting married 6 months before the wedding day.

Who eats more? Paxton does-- for a few reasons: 1-He just CAN eat more than me, 2- He's not trying to keep his figure, 3-He doesn't really have to worry about becoming obese.. Now it'll all probably catch up to him-- but he'll still be a hunk!

Who said I love you first: Paxton did.

Who is taller: Paxton-- by 4 inches or so. I can still wear those heels and be a teeny bit shorter.

Who sings better: I'd say me. Pax has a good voice, it'll just take some time and practice to hit the right notes all of the time. He does some of the time, but sometimes he tried to harmonize to songs-- yet he cant read music. I asked him what line he's trying to sing and he says-- I'm just singing what sounds good to me. Awww- what a cutie.

Who is smarter: We are smart in different areas-- he is smarter obviously w/ math, econ, business type subjects, and I am smarter w/ English, Health, and I would say that I'm good at Math- but he's quicker. ??

Whose temper is worse: Neither of us have a really bad temper-- we hardly get MAD at eachother for things. And it depends on our stress levels and the situation-- we have both gotten mad eachother a few times- but it's always out of the ordinary. I don't know--- I'm blabbing.

Who does the laundry: Well I did it last time :) When we lived in Rexburg, Pax did it majority of the time because I hated lugging our dirty clothes down stairs, outside in the cold and into the laundry room/lounge- so Pax did it. And now in Texas- I'd say it's 50/50. He's so good about getting things done- I love it.

Who does the dishes: I'd say I do it more than Pax does-- we both help and load as we go. I empty more than he does and handwash more- except the Foreman Grill.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed: Me

Who pays the bills: Paxton!

Who cooks dinner: I do-- that's IF I cook anything. Sometimes we're on our own-- in that case, Paxton probably wouldn't eat anything.

Who drives when you are together: Paxton- unless we go to the grocery store. :)

Who is more stubborn: I think I am, but sometimes Paxton--- it's all situational.

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong: Paxton is really good at this-- so-- he does. I just know I am right most of the time, so I don't give in.

Whose parents do you see the most: Well- that's a little obvious. Paxton's. If we're in Texas- Paxton's. If we're in Idaho- mine.

Who kissed who first: Paxton leaned the 80%- maybe 90% :)

Who asked who out first: Paxton asked me out first.

Who proposed: Paxton proposed- of course. Unlike my parents. My dad proposed to my mom and she said No. So my mom had to propose a few months later to get him back.

Who is more sensitive: Hmmm... that's a hard one. I think I am probably-- just a little more though. Paxton is a pretty sensitive guy. He just doesn't like to show it to everyone.

Man This is LONG!

Who has more friends: Haha- that's funny. In Rexburg we kinda had a contest/game to see who knew more people on campus. Some days we'd be walking and I'd say hi to like 4-5 people and he didn't know anyone. And vice versa--- so we both like to think we have more friends than the other.

Who wears the pants in the family: Paxton does- but if i want something, he'll give it to me.

Where did you meet your husband: First time we met, I was on a date w/ another guy that I liked. Everyone else was there w/o dates, including Paxton. We went to a Comedy Standup-type Show. Afterward we went to Dairy Queen and hung out for awhile. I remember Paxton being the center of attention- crackin all the jokes. I remember thinking-"He is really cute and funny, one of my roommates should go for him"-- b/c I liked the guy I was with.

What was the first thing you said to your husband: Paxton claims it was "Hi, I'm Abby"- this happened when I got in the backseat of a car and Pax was there. I was with this other guy, so I don't remember that. ??

Where was your first date:Our first date we went out to eat at Chili's, then to a friend's house. We played the piano, danced, and played Nertz. It was the funnest date EVER- b/c we were both laughing and playin off eachother's jokes and just had a blast.

Where was your first kiss: At the top of the stairs outside my apartment.

Where did you get engaged:At "This is the Place" Monument in Salt Lake City!

Where were you married:Salt Lake City Temple; October 6th, 2006

How did your reception go:Which one? We had 2- one in Dallas and one in Idaho Falls. The Dallas reception was amazing. It was so much fun. We had yum yum food, music, dancing, cake, and family! The I.F. reception was also amazing. There were finger foods, chocolates, music, family, and my hubby by my side. What more could you ask for.

Where was the honeymoon: Santa Barbara, CA

If you could have changed anything about it what would it have been: Wish it was LONGER. We were there for 2 nights and 2 & 1/2 days! Quickie!

Tag Someone: I tag Anjeannette, Anneka, and Stephanie-- cuz I don't really know your stories :)

The results have come back, and My Husband is ONE MAJOR HUNK! :) hehe. I love him to death!

Ok, so I'm finally done. Why did that take me all day? I started this morning before church, and now at 2:30 I'm posting it! YES! Well hope it wasn't too boring for ya'll.

Lieutenant Hobson

Over a month ago, we were at Paxton's cousin's house- Matt.  Matt is a Ranger in the army!  Pax thought he would look pretty studly if he put Matt's Ranger clothes on.  Actually, he and Matt went hunting that morning.  Unfortunately, no coyotes were out in the morning, so they ended up shooting plastic water bottles off a fence post.  Pax hit the bottle 5 times before it slowly tipped over.  So in the pic, Pax was re-enacting his experience :)  What a silly guy!

I locked him out - ha.  

Dallas Stars Hockey Game

One night we were invited by Curt Anderson to go to a Dallas Stars game.  We stayed in the Baker Botts suite w/ all you can eat FOOD! YUM!  Anyway, i discovered that i LOVE hockey games.  It was SO exciting.  I could not get over the fact that the refs didn't stop the players from fighting.  By the end of the game i was cheering on the players to fight more! haha- not really, but i definitely got excited when a player showed any kind of anger! Here are a few pics in motion.  I definitely think hockey should be a more advertised sport.  It's definitely more exciting than football- and hockey players are WAY tougher than football players too!!  Anyone think otherwise--- if so, you're wrong! :)

Long Awaited Pictures...

Hey Guys!!  We have internet now- which means I can post pics from the last few days, weeks, months!!  We actually don't have too many pics of everything we've done, but here's a few.  

So I know this is a little late- so like a few weeks late- but oh well.  The Hobson family has a SUPER fun tradition every year of having a pumpkin carving contest.  And there are no rules- you can get outline patterns or free-hand carve your pumpkins... so there was a variety.  Paxton ended of with the WIN-- it was really good, but so was everybody elses! :)  

Paxton's pumpkin- for the WIN

Abby's pumpkin- 4th place

For more details- you can visit Heather's blog- she posted it awhile ago- of course- because it happened awhile ago! :)  It sure was a fun night though!  Can't wait for next year.  

We're Still Here...

Wow, it's been awhile. We've been keeping really busy these past few weeks. I like it-- makes time go by fast. I don't really know why I want the time to go by fast, it it just nice sometimes. Hmm... anyway, the reason we haven't updated in so long is because we sold our MacBook Pro a few weeks ago and didn't have a computer to blog on. We finally have our new iMac desktop, yet unfortunately are not able to get on the internet-- well because we don't buy internet! We used to steal internet from some guy who lives in our complex, but for some reason our new computer won't pick up his signal! :( So we just might have to purchase internet ourselves. But I really don't want to spend an extra $45/month. We can use that money for other more worthwhile things. We are hoping we can find someone who has internet that we can split the cost w/ or something.

Besides that, our iMac is really cool. Actually, I don't really know because Paxton has spent every spare minute on it. I haven't even pressed a key or clicked the mouse once! I think I just might tonight though. ((I uploaded this post on my work computer)) Paxton already has all of our pictures organized and grouped. It's really cool and easy to find any picture I want. That's probably going to be my favorite part about it.

Anyway, enough about computers. Paxton is studying his little bum off for a section of the CPA exam which he takes Oct 19th or 20th- not sure which day?? That's like a week & a half away!! I'm sure not that HE even realizes that. It's coming up FAST! He will do well though- he's so smart! When he is studying at home, I know when he gets the practice questions right because he says "BOOOOOOOM" or "YEEEAAHH" or "BOOOOYA GRANDMA" I hear those words quite frequently-- which is pretty comforting b/c I know he's understanding and remembering the things he studies. Everyone wish him GOOD LUCK!!

I am keeping busy with work everyday, then mutual, practicing the piano, baking, preparing Sunday Lessons and just hanging out. Oh also counting down the days til Katie gets here! She'll be here in 12 days! We're so excited.

Well, sorry for the lack of pics. Whenever we can figure out our computer and get internet, there will be pictures galore!! We have quite a few we can post, so brace yourself when that day comes! :)
We love you all and hope you're doing well.

The Halloween Laffy Taffy Jokes

Hey, so at work a technician brought a big bowl of Halloween candy with Laffy Taffy's in them. I ate one and read the joke on it, and thought it was kinda clever. Some of em are pretty cheesy, but I thought I'd tell a few jokes to get ya'll ready for Halloween in ONE WEEK!! See if you can guess what they are before you read the answers.

1.What do ghosts add to their morning cereal?
2. Why did the mummy go on vacation?
3.What kind of key opens the door to a haunted house?
4.What kind of music do mummies listen to?
5.Who mans a ghost ship?
6.Why did the vampire subscribe to the newspaper?
7.How do you tell if a vampire has a cold?
8.What is a ghost's favorite fruit?
9.What did the ghost tell his wife?
10.What did one casket say to the other casket?
11.How does a girl vampire flirt?
12. What do ghosts eat for dinner?
13.Why are demons and ghouls always together?

Answers:
1.Boo-berries!
2.He needed to unwind!
3.A spoo-key!!
4.Wrap!
5.There's a skeleton crew. not that funny...
6. He heard it had great circulation!
7. By his coffin
8. Boo-berry! Kind of the same as #1.
9.You look Boo-tiful tonight!
10. Is that you "coffin"
11. She bats her eyes.
12.Spook-ghetti
13. Because demons are a ghoul's best friend! That is the Best One! haha Very clever Jenie C. She's the one who wrote that one. Well- most of em were pretty cheesy and stupid, but some of em are pretty funny.

I can't wait for the pumpkin carving contest against Ann, Steve, Chris, Heather, Katie, Paxton, and Curly!! I'm gonna whoop you all!

Pax & I are staying super busy. We have something going on every night every week, every hour-- that's what it seems like. Crazy! But it's good to keep busy. I just need to find time to practice the piano more- I have to play a musical number in church this Sunday! Ahh-- and I haven't even picked out a song yet! Oops!

Happy 1st Year Anniversary!!!

Okay, I know this is a lot to swallow in one day, so you might want to take a couple of days to look at all our new posts. As most of you know, Abby and I were married one year ago yesterday, October 6th, 2006. We celebrated our 1st year Anniversary and had a great time together.

The next 5 posts are all brand new and talk about our anniversary and some other cool things we have been doing. Hope you enjoy!!!

She finally got her piano!!!

So for our 1st year anniversary I wanted to get Abby something really nice. So I got her what she has been wanting more than anything, a Piano!!

So I was shopping around for piano's about 2 weeks ago and found this guy who buys beat up piano's from people who don't want them anymore and fixes them up. I went into his store and told him I was buying one for my wife. We picked out a nice mahogany piano and he gave it to me for $400. He fixed it up for me and everything, it looks great.

So anyway, I distracted Abby Saturday morning and went to go pick up the piano and move it to our 3rd floor apartment!!! Eric and I picked it up and put it in the truck and were both amazed how heavy it was. I almost got a hernia just putting it in the truck. So we called some reinforcements (Garrett and Marcus Ryan) to help us get it to the 3rd floor. It took about 20 minutes of blood, sweat, and tears to get it up to the apartment. It was hard work but totally worth it. I had to lie to Abby and tell her that I was helping someone move in the ward. After conference was over it was time to go back to the apartment to show her the surprise. We walked into our apartment and she looked at the piano, jumped around for a little bit, and then started crying. She already loves it so much and just wants to play any chance she gets.

Abby got me some cologne and I love it! It's that Hollister cologne and it smells really good. She also got me a bathroom tote bag with some body wash and other cologne. We agreed to not spend a lot of money on each other this anniversary, but of course I didn't follow through with that agreement. Here are some pics of the new piano...


This picture says it all! I am actually starting to feel a little jealousy towards the piano :(

Who is that hottie?!?!

So as a tradition, Abby decided when we got married that she wants to try on her wedding dress every anniversary. She was worried she wouldn't fit but I knew she would be fine because she works out like everyday!! Anyway, she fit just fine in the dress and looks better than the day I married her. I love you baby!!

Simply Fondue, Wedding Cake, & Hotel Lingafelter

For the last part our 1st Year Anniversary we went to Simply Fondue for dinner, back to the Hotel Lingafelter, and ate some of our wedding cake!!

Simply Fondue, as always, was awesome!! If you are not familiar with Simply Fondue it is a really cool fondue restaurant where you fry and eat a lot of food!! It is a four course meal including salad, cheese and bread dipping, meat/chicken/seafood dipping, and chocolate dipping at the end. We had a really good time but we were super full when it was all over.

After dinner we went back to the Hotel Lingafelter and enjoyed Hot Tubbing, Flat Screen TV's in every room, King-Size Bed, Joy Riding in the Jeep (Just Kidding Sis), and all the other cool things at their house. The Lingafelters' were out of town in Phoenix so we had the house to ourselves, it was a ton of fun and we are thankful they let us use their facilities.

Before we went to bed we had to take a bite of cake before our anniversary ended. My mom preserved it really well by wrapping it in newspaper, taping it up really tight, and keeping it in the freezer. It was actually really good, we were both amazed. Thanks mom!!!

Anyway, check out our pictures for the night...




Dang that was a big bite!


Abby always gets happier when good food is placed in front of her. The reason her teeth look so yellow is because she had a ton of cheese in her mouth when I took the picture.



Ummm, Dark Chocolate


Here we are at Hotel Lingafelter!!


Well, It didn't look as good as it did on our weddin day but it still tasted awesome!

Cavity or No Cavity?

We went to the dentist on Thursday morning for the first time in like a year!! We were a little worried we were going to have some cavities because our teeth have been hurting lately. But guess what? NO CAVITIES!! So why were your teeth hurting you might ask? Well, I grind my teeth at night, so it was making my teeth really sensitive, and Abby just has deep grooves on the tops of a few of her teeth, which made it hard for her to get all the grub and grime outta there. The doc took a picture of one tooth and displayed it on a little TV for us to see what he was seeing. On mine you could just tell I was grinding away, and on Abby's there was a bit of tooth decay in the deep grooves. Now that you know our dental history, check out these pearly whites...

FC Dallas Soccer Game

On Wednesday, we had the oppotunity to go to the FC Dallas Soccer game at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco! It was so cool! I usually cannot stand watching soccer on TV, but it was really fun watching it live. In fact, Abby and I are planning on going to a lot more games in the future because we had so much fun. But I think the only reason she said that was because she wants to go when FC Dallas plays David Beckham's team again. Anyway, Grant Thornton paid for our tickets and my Sis, Katie, Mom, Mr. Steve, Abby, and I all went. Here are some pics...




If your at Pizza Hut Park you gotta have some pizza.


Mom being goofy.


The Fam.


Here is Cam, getting things done.



This was the post-game party. Katie & Abby getting their groove on.