11.27.2007

Sisters

This post is dedicated to my sister, Katie!  She came from Idaho to Texas to visit me for a week during Thanksgiving.  We had this trip planned for about 5 months, and it finally came to pass last week!!!  YAY!  And BOO at the same time-- because now she's gone!  

We had lots of fun while she was here though.  One thing she was ready for was SHOPPING!!  Wow-- she never got sick of it.  She got here Tuesday night, so we just hung out.  We woke up Wednesday morning ready to go shopping!  We went to Grapevine Mills Mall, Garden Ridge, and Sam Moon.  That night we made Mexican Meat Pie for dinner, and pumpkin pie for the Thanksgiving Dinner the next day-- as you'll see pics below.  Thursday of course, we hung out at Ann & Steve's and ate yummy Thanksgiving dinner, watched football, and slept!  Now everybody knows about the "after Thanksgiving Day sales" and Katie wanted to take advantage of it, so we got up early Friday morning and went shopping @ Vista Ridge Mall all day.  Then Friday night we met up w/ a bunch of friends and went to SIX FLAGS!!  It was lots of fun, but unfortunately Katie has sinus/equilibrium problems... so .. uhh-- yeah it made her a little dizzy and nautious! SORRY Katie!  I hope you still had fun!  I think she still did.  We went out to eat afterwards-- Genghis Grill-- yum!  Ok, so then Saturday we were supposed to get up early to go to Tyler, TX to Paxton's aunt & uncle's house, but Katie was still feeling a little sick, and wanted to sleep in.  I mean- it was her vacation- and she hadn't slept in once!  So- she stayed at the apartment while Pax & I went to Tyler for the day.  We came back that night and guess what we did.  MORE SHOPPING!  We went to the Galleria.  That was the biggest mall she'd ever been in with more expensive stores she'd ever seen... all the name brand stores: Tiffany & Co., Gucci, Louis Vuitton...  Anyway, but she still bought some clothes.  Every time she went shopping she got clothes!  She was prepared to spend her money.  She had saved up money for this trip- so she went all out when she had the opportunity.  After the Galleria, we went out to eat at Uncle Julios.  She wanted to go out to eat at a really good mexican restaurant-- so everyone thought-- well that's easy-- Uncle Julio's!  She loved it!!

It was so good to have her here for the week.  We have so much fun together shopping, laughing, talking, and playing games.  Thanks for coming to visit Katie!  Miss you already!

@ Uncle Julio's
She had to get a picture of her in front of a HUGE Texas sign-- because everything is bigger in Texas!


Our pumpkin pies- yum

on our all-time favorite ride-- the SWINGS
Love you Katie!

11.25.2007

@ the Irwin's & Uncle Julio's

We spent the day in Tyler at Paxton's aunt & uncle's house.  We had another Thanksgiving meal and hung out with more fam.  It is always good to visit out in Tyler- we always have such a fun time.  It's nice to get out in the country where they live- it's so relaxing. 

These kids loved to be pushed around on a little tractor toy.  It was kind of tiring, because I had to stop every 2 feet and pick them up on the tractor to get them back on track- and not running into walls. Luke is such a cute, silly boy.
Cowboy Luke- dancin'
After playing with the kids & eating some turkey, we were out! (Thanks to Neil- we have this picture :) 

We went to the Galleria for a bit more shopping, then we took Katie, my sis to Uncle Julio's for a lil taste of the best Mexican food in Dallas.  She thought it was very tasty- probably the best she's had also!!

Katie sat and played with tortilla dough the whole time.   She wasn't hungry, but kept herself entertained by making animals and trying to slice the dough in mid-air!  What a cutie.

Six Flags Over Texas

Friday night, we and a few friends went to Six Flags.  We got all bundled up for the 40 degree weather-- it's so much fun to dress up warm and play outside at night.  We all had tons of fun riding the Titan(twice for a few), Superman, Mini Mine Train, & Shock Wave.  We also watched a glass blower make a hummingbird and a rose!  Wow- it was very impressive and made me appreciate those little glass figurines.  Anyway, after a cup of hot chocolate, a few headaches and nausea, we headed to Genghis Grill.  Can we say YUUUUMMM!!  That was so yummy.  I wasn't even that hungry, but I ate that up quickly!  It was such a fun night, we need to do this every year guys! 



Notice, both Rawlins are making the SAME FACE!! (above & below)




Everyone on the swings, except Pax-- he doesn't like rides that go in circles! :( He was the photographer.



11.24.2007

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!

11.18.2007

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.

11.13.2007

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.  

11.08.2007

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.

10.24.2007

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!

10.07.2007

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 :(