Ugh

I saw this bumper sticker today while driving home. 

Some people are really dumb and selfish. 

Riggs Halloween Spooktacular

My family has never been "big"on Halloween but it never gets completely neglected. This year Halloween really creeped up on me and I woke up on Monday morning realizing Hugh and I hadn't eaten one piece of Halloween candy, carved a single pumpkin, gone to any parties, etc. Uncool. I set out to fix that and Hugh graciously humored me. It wasn't much, but it made the day actually feel like a holiday. 

I surprised Hugh by decorating our apartment with webs and spiders. ....They're still up. 

Our dinner; pizza mummies. Hugh married a five year old. 

And my personal favorite ghost brownies.

We didn't dress up or have any trick-or-treaters, but we did watch a scary movie and had a good time spending the evening together. I hope everyone else had a Spooktacular Halloween too!

Sweet, sweet liberation

A lot of you heard already but those who didn't last week Tuesday we found maggots crawling up out of our carpet and in our living room. SO disturbing. Especially because I found them while I was lying on the floor exercising and happened to look to my side and see something white wiggling up out of the carpet by my head. Cue lots of (what I think to be) well deserved panicked outbursts such as, "oh, oh, oh, OH, why is this happening to me," and so on. Needless to say once I found one they just kept comin'. I felt really uncomfortable in my own home and had to wear shoes everywhere. Hugh was much more brave than I but whatever. Over the weekend we took a trip up to Pasadena to see everyone, especially Elizabeth, but mostly for my sanity's sake and to get our vacuum so I could go back to San Diego and suck up all those stupid buggers. After finding only a couple live ones on Monday and a thorough vacuuming I am now happy to report that the maggots are gone!......probably because they have all turned into flies now who have in turn laid more babies in my apartment......but until I find them I'M FREE!!

Happy Wednesday World!

OH boy

Hugh woke me up this morning by telling me we were going to exercise....... I've been wanting to start exercising again for quite some time, but today when it actually happened I wasn't as excited as I should have been. It has now been a few hours since the embarrassing scene and my body is in pain, but I'm planning on doing it again tomorrow. Here's to looking really hot.

On another note, Hugh and I went to the Padres vs. Dodgers game on Saturday with his co-workers. The main partner at his firm paid for all of us to go plus for all our food. We had a ton a fun, great seats, and great food, even though the Padres won :) Take a look.

I was absolutely terrified today

When for five minutes I thought I had lost my wedding ring. Ladies has that ever happened to you? Worst. Feeling. Ever.

Today at work...

I found these gems.

Why don't police in America do this? Those Chinese are so clever. (click on all of these to make them bigger).
And they wonder why the adolescent obesity rate is so high in America. . .

Ladies and gentleman now presenting the latest fashion to walk down the runway in Paris France.

Have an awesome Saturday. I sure am.

Happy (late) Fathers Day. . .

These are cake burgers with brownie centers and sugar cookie fries! BAH!
I was down in Utah for my cousin Emily's wedding this past weekend and just got home this afternoon. I had a whole fathers day post planned but I was without a computer, so today will have to do.
First to my Papa: You truely are my hero. Thank you for all you do for our country and for our family. I couldn't ask for a better dad. Love you because I just do. Quack Quack.

(These are cakes by the by...in case you couldn't tell.)

To Brent: Thank you for being my second dad. You have made me feel like your daughter since the first time I came to visit. Love you! I tried to find a Star Craft cake....and failed. So here is a Halo cake :)

And to Hugh, my main man. I just know you are going to be the greatest dad when the time comes. In fact I think you'll be Superman Dad...

I think so because you are the kindest, hardest working, loving, funniest, most wonderful man....and really hot. Love you so much! And thanks for the beautiful roses!

Oh! and look how long my hair is getting! Woot.

Let them eat cake!

So almost every morning I start off my day with a bowl of cereal while I look at ......cakes. Yep. I like to look at cakes online and today I thought "Emily, why don't you share some of those cakes with those who love you?" Ok great! Well here goes.

*ok so I started compiling some of my favorites….and there were just too many, so I’m going to break them into groups and do multiple posts. PLUS today is Cleo’s birthday! In honor of that I
will be posting what I think to be the cutest cakes. . . and also the ones that I think Cleo will like :)

GO!

This one isn't very "cutesy" per say but I like how cartoonish it is.

On to better and cuter things.

Look Cleo! Ponies!

These my friends are the most adorable cake balls you will ever see.

Anndd my favorite!

I was thinking...

about our wedding today and how awesome it was, and how lucky I am to have Hugh as my husband forever.

Me and the Rexburg Police Department....

Are at odds. On Monday I got a parking ticket for parking on a "yellow curb marked clearly through." Well, I just didn't agree with that at all so today during my free time I contested it down at the police station. This is a picture of the curb where I parked.

When I went to the station the woman behind the desk pulled up my ticket and said "you're going to have to pay the ticket, this is clearly a yellow curb." Right. So I asked to see the picture the officer had taken and she brought me back behind her office to take a look. The picture was no better than mine. I told her this curb is not maintained at all and I shouldn't have to pay this ticket. Then she goes on to tell me that the curb will be painted soon. Really? Because in the past four years that I have lived here that curb has ALWAYS looked that way, and people park there all the time. Painted soon my foot. I wish I could tell you that I wan't paying the ticket, but I have to and I'm not happy about it. However, I did write a letter to the city saying that if they want people to pay their tickets they need to maintain their curbs, and that it is completely ridiculous that I recieved a ticket for parking where I did.

Really cool piece played on wood in the middle of a forest.

Seriously, just watch it.

Lets not get too hasty....

While I completely agree that the death of Osama bin Laden is an incaluable victory for the United States and the world I cannot agree with some of the reactions I have heard in reference to his death. Last night Hugh and I were looking on facebook at all the comments about bin Laden and I came across one that my friend had written tha said something along the lines of, "Please send our troops home!! Thank you for your service." Yes, it is a nice sentiment, but how ignorant! To think that the whole purpose of sending our men, woman, fathers, and mothers over to the Middle East just to find and kill Osama bin Laden. Well now that we've done that everything is going to be fine...right? How long do you think it will be until many more people attempt to rise up and fill his shoes, in the meantime taking innocent lives? All I'm saying is, let's not get too hasty. Let's not forget that what our servicemen and woman are doing in the Middle East is much more far reaching than catching bin Laden. They still need all our support and prayers to continue the freedom giving service they are rendering to all of us. God bless the USA.

Lately. . .

This is how I've been feeling.

20 Things Your Waiter Will Never Tell You

Something to consider next time you eat out.

The Force..

This is so awesome.

Netflix Fail

I thought this was interesting, for all of us netflix users.

A year ago today. . .

This guy...


and I went on our first date. (John and Jenny Riggs did too, but eleven years ago. Great Minds eh?) Even though the date wasn't the greatest I decided Hugh was something special. And look at us now! I love you Hughbert. Happy Anniversary.

Swedish Almond Cake

I've had some requests for this Tucker family favorite recipe lately so here you go! This is a link to my Aunt Teri's cooking blog; she gives a step by step picture guide to make the cake. You should probably check out the rest of her blog too, I bet you'll be pleases with what you find :)

http://thatssomegoodcookin.blogspot.com/2010/12/swedish-almond-cake.html