I Have!

The "I Have" Tag
Bold the ones you've done (I don't think my bold is cooperating so I will just do this ** to the ones I have done. Yay!)
1. *Started your own blog - Der.. You're lookin at it...
2. *Slept under the stars - At girls camp, that one time I went. Jk everybody, I went twice.
3. *Played in a band- Yes, The ClutchMerle Runaways! It's mine and Devy's band from Rock Band! We both had English accents.
4. Visited Hawaii- Sore subject. When discussing honeymoon plans, I said "I've never been to Hawaii.. sigh" and Devon said "I have, let's go to Mexico."
5. *Watched a meteor shower- On T.V.
6. *Given more than you can afford to charity - I performed a dance as a homeless woman.. Does that count?
7. *Been to Disneyland - Haven't been to DisneyWorld yet... The parents took us to Epcott Center & the animal kingdom. I'm pretty sure that's not DisneyWorld
8. *Climbed a mountain - I went indoor rock climbing. So that's the equivalant
9. Held a praying mantis - Ewww.. yucky
10. *Sang a solo - Yes, it was Castle on a Cloud and I was magnificent.
11. Bungee jumped
12. *Visited Paris - Well I have seen the Seine, and it opened up my eyes.
13. *Watched a lightning storm at sea - On T.V. It was The Perfect Storm. I heart Mark Wahlberg.
14. *Taught yourself an art from scratch - I am currently sketching purses and shoes from my Project Runway design notebook. I got it for Christmas. It's from Toys'r'Us. Oh I love being a t'r'u kid.
15. Adopted a child
16. *Had food poisoning- I'll never eat a Fuddruckers burger again.
17. *Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty- I really haven't, but I've seen it from afar. She's a beaute.
18. *Grown your own vegetables- My mom's tomatoes. I didn't grow them, but I picked them.
19. *Seen the Mona Lisa in France- It's really small! And she has no eyebrows. Little known fact..
20. *Slept overnight on a train - Um, best night ever! A French lady was arguing outside our cart about how she didn't want to sleep in our cart, so my dad slammed the door on her. And it was like a triple bunk bed! What kid doesn't love that?
21. *Had a pillow fight- Yes, with my girlfriends in our underwear, with those feather pillows. Ahhh every guys fantasy.
22. Hitch hiked
23. *Taken a sick day when you're not ill- But not at my job now... My boss is a killah! And he's my dad so he knows if I'm lying. Can't get anything past him!
24. *Built a snow fort -Devon & I tried. But the snow was too soft so we just steamrolled down the hill. Fun times.
25. *Held a lamb-Love Angel Music Baby
26. *Gone skinny dipping - It's a requirement if you have a pool in your backyard.
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden a gondola in Switzerland
29. *Seen a total eclipse- I saw it on an episode of The Wonder Years. Winnie also stole something in that ep.
30. *Watched a sunrise or sunset- Both. Done and Done.
31. *Hit a home run - Hey on a Wii too! So Mii too!!
32. *Been on a Cruise- I've been on two. The badonkatonkas are almost gold status members from cruisin so much.
33. *Seen Niagara Falls in person- Yes, that's alot of water!
34. *Visited the birthplace of your ancestors- Yeah, totally Norway. And Murray, UT. I miss the smoke stacks.
35. Seen Amish country -
36. *Taught yourself a new language- I'm not counting Elvish.. So, I'll have to unbold that one.
37. *Had enough money to be truly satisfied - As long as I can afford subscriptions to Us and People I'm happy. Omg Harlow Winter Kate Madden is already one! So cute!!
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person- I wish! I would totally do one of those photos where it looks like I'm holding it up.
39. *Gone rock climbing - Ha I know right? Me, a rock climber. It was one time.
40. *Seen Michelangelo’s David - Isn't it in Las Vegas?
41. *Sung karaoke- Loves it.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. *Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant - Ok, not really but a stranger has bought a meal for me and my friends. Ok, not really again, I actually wasn't with them at the time but whenever they bring it up, they just assumed I was there too cuz we're bffs so I never correct them. Oh man, that guy was so nice, remember?
44. Visited Africa
45. *Walked on a beach by moonlight - With my Lil' Devy.
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. *Had your portrait painted- In English class we had to do that thing where you don't look at the paper but you just draw the person sitting across from you. It was weird.
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. *Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris - The tip top was actually closed, but I would have! I can't say the same for Ces or my mother. They were terrified!
51. *Gone scuba diving or snorkeling - Scariest thing I've ever done.
52. *Kissed in the rain
53. *Played in the mud - I basically had a mud bath cuz my neighbors driveway had a huge pothole so I just sat in it after it rained. As a result, my skin is so so smooth.
54. -*Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie - I would have been in Legally Blonde 2 but I was too old for the young people part and too young for the old people part. But the casting guy loved me I swear.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. *Taken a martial arts class - I did Karate at the Life Center. Twice. So I guess you could say I'm almost a yellow belt.
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. *Got flowers for no reason- In high school someone left flowers on my car and I still don't know who did it. They also left me a superman figurine. Very sweet.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma-
65. Gone sky diving
66. *Visited a Nazi concentration camp- I've also been to a museum. Very sad.
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. *Saved a favorite childhood toy-My Pookie doll, which I would like back someday Stoney... harump:(
70. *Visited the Lincoln Memorial - It's nice.
71. Eaten Caviar
72. *Pieced a quilt - I think so. I've gone to many a showers where they had a quilt set up and I at least poked a needle thru it.
73. *Stood in Times Square - Right next to the Naked Cowboy. And Conan O'Brien.
74. Toured the Everglades
75. *Been fired from a job - Not really fired, more like phased out. I just gradually wasn't on the schedule.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. *Been on a speeding motorcycle- It was on my way to go rock climbing. Ha I know right. That was a big day for me.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. *Bought a brand new car - It was my bday present last year. Thanks hubby.
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. *Visited the White House - It was not that great, not gonna lie.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. *Had chickenpox - At least I hope I have, just in case I come across a poxed child.
89. *Saved someone’s life - I've been told I have, like when I go get my siblings a soda from the garage cuz they can't get up. It's such an accomplishment.
90. Sat on a jury
91. *Met someone famous- Totally. Daryl Hannah told me she loved my braces, and Eric McCormack said I was adorable. Also Regis Philbin and I hung out poolside one time. His mom used my sunglasses.
92. *Joined a book club- I'm currently reading blogging for dummies. So club members, let's discuss!
93. *Lost a loved one
94. *Had a baby - Oh man, did I freak anyone out with that bold one? hehe, I kid I kid.
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. *Swam in the Great Salt Lake- This one could also be a lie...
97. Been involved in a law suit -
98. *Owned a cell phone- I cried when I got my first one. It was like a marriage proposal.
99. *Been stung by a bee - I scooped it up in my hand on accident, so my bad.
100. *One cavity or less - How bout one root canal or more?? My dentist had no mercy on me! And he praised me for I have a very high threshold for teeth pain.
I tag: Everyone on my blog list. You. Are. Welcome. You really feel like you've done alot after doing this. It's so liberating! Woo!
P.S. Devy here, and all I have to say is... The City! Bromance! Monday night football move ova!

xoxo
Devy Girl

December, 2008 (Oh What a Night)

Check me out. Two blog posts in one day. I just have so much to blog about! Unfortunately I don't have any pics other than the ones that I googled but they are good ones. Other than that, I ask you to just imagine the awesome fun Christmas we had this year. It was truly amazing.

So for Christmas Eve we went up to my parents house and ate a ton of food. I'm not kidding, it was a TON of food. And every lil ounce of it was delicious! Afterwards the kids were finally able to open presents. Since Devs and I don't have kids we just got to sit back and watch and it was delightful. Then my parents opened their presents which were awesome. The kids got my dad a snow blower. Funny story, we talked about it a few days earlier and he said he would only get one if he could find room for it but little did he know it was in his garage, right next to his car, just hiding under a blue tarp. Silly. My mom decided that for every birthday and Christmas all she wants is scrapbook pages of our families and all the activities we do in the year. It's really a gift for us because of all the great memories we, ya know, remember, and also the funny pictures we find. If any of you are ever at the Madsen household, you should take a look at it cuz it is splendid. But now onto the best part of the evenin... Us grownup kids didn't think we were getting anything that night because my parents got us food storage a couple months earlier (thanks again btw!) but we were so wrong. We got another awesome present and that is (drumroll) tickets to Jersey Boys in Las Vegas! In case no one knows what that is, look at the picture above! Unfortunately, I already knew we were getting that because my silly dad must sometimes forget I'm his daughter and his secretary because on the work calender he wrote "Jersey Boys Vegas" on January 10th and my mom sent out an email saying to not make plans January 10th for a reason t.b.a. so I put two and two together. But I was still surprised because I was unaware of the fact that we are flying down, staying at a nice hotel and eating at the Cheesecake Factory! Ooohh boy the badonkatonkas are excited. Thanks Mom & Dad for the wonderful present!

Christmas morn was great as well. Last year we went to Cali and spent Christmas with Devons fam so it was kinda different when it was just the two of us, especially since last year we woke up around 8:30 and this year we rolled out of bed around 10:30, oh man we must be growin up if we wanna sleep in at Christmas. Anywho, we opened up presents from the Tonks' and they were so great. Devs got an electric drill and constantly chases me around the house with it. I got a cookie press that makes the cutest lil cookies you have ever seen! We both got First Aid kits for our cars and they are De-Luxe! It was really a preparedness Christmas for us and we couldn't be more excited! If you ever don't have food or perhaps cut yourself on some glass, the badonkatonkas are to the rescue! We each gave each other cute clothes and "big kid toys" such as my Project Runway accessories design kit complete with a booklet to help inspire you and Devs got one of those ripstick skateboards that he has always wanted since I've known him. Seriously, every time we go to WalMart he tries to test it out with them still in the box so I thought I'd finally give him his own.

Wow, I've still got so much more to write but this is getting ridiculously looongg... Plus, most of you who read my blog were most likely there throughout all our Christmas festivities. They were awesome huh? So that's it for now. Until the New Year! Devons resolution is to only talk in quotes from The Hills... Um, Change my life try! Yes, that's an actual quote from L.C. She's adorkable. Alright, bye.

xoxo

Devy Girl

P.S. The blog title kinda sorta refers to a Frankie Valli song. Jersey Boys is based on him and the Four Seasons. If you haven't seen it, you sure should!

We had a good week... Hey Oh!

Ack.. I have not blogged foreva yo! Wanna know why? Douwannaknow? It's because the badonkatonkas have been cruisin! "Yeah, I love it when we're cruisin together..." That's the song from Gwyneth Paltrow's movie Duets. I only saw the trailer.. Loved it. Anyway I have no camera with me right now, nor did we even take that many pictures cuz we were too busy soakin up all the awesomeness of cruises and also sun rays. Yes, it was dang hot and we sure got burnt, on one half of our bodies cuz the sun wasn't fully up over us. We totally had an ebony & ivory thing going on. Oh man, so I'll post pics soon but I just wanted to ejournal about the funtivities we've had. Thanksgiving was awwwesome! We went down to good ol' St. George and had a humongous feast. And practiced the great Japanese art of Karaokay (Baby Mama). Great times w my great fam. We also got to see Dev's great family over the weekend and that's just one more finger I can count off on my hands as to how many times I've actually seen my inlaws. Sad I know. One time I had a dream that a lil' asian girl told me to move to Cali & go to FIDM so maybe I should listen to her so I can start using my toes to count my visits to the Tonks'Hernandez household. Nevertheless, we had a fantastic week of vacation & I am totally going to post pics soon... I just really missed blogging! So did Devy. He's basically telling me what to type over my shoulder. Der... The Hills, The Hills, The Hills... I love L.C. Speidi eloped! Ahhh... Let's discuss!

You know you love me

xoxo

Devy Girl

We had a good weekend...

Unfortunately, this is the only pic I took... But isn't it adorable!

So, Devs & I met up with his family (my "FIL" if you may) in St. George and had a great weekend filled with fun, laughter, and.. a wii remote slamming and cracking the flat screen tv. Now that's what I call a vacation!

Seriously it was an awesome time. Devon's sis and her hubby did a Triatholon while we were down there and they, along with their friends which one of them was 11 wks pregnant, finished in under an hour. I kept thinking that if I were to do it, I'd barely finish in 90 minutes... Plus, I don't even think I'm spelling triatholon right so there's no way I could actually participate in one! Kudos to all of them on a job very well done!

Besides that, we showed them around the town. Pizza Factory, red rocks, a little thing they never heard of all Cafe Rio, and of course a few polygamists here and there. Other than that we had a great time just relaxing and having a good ol time.

Yep, yep, yep... We really did have a good weekend with the Tonkas that we haven't seen since April!! Let us not wait until the next triatholon to get together again.

P.S. I am seriously awful at taking pictures... Luckily Victor captures every moment and the pics are awesome so maybe he should start a blog so you can see the awesome fun times we had. Because what he lacks in wii control holding, he gains in amazing photography. Hehe good times.

xoxo

Devy Girl

I'm it...

I was tagged...

And it's all about
this guy.

What's your husband’s name? Devon Alan Tonks

How long have you guys been married? 1 year, 1 month, 20 days and 57 minutes. I kid, I kid. It's now 58 minutes and 3 seconds.

How long did you date? 9 glorious months. Well 8 months it was official. Well okay only like 4 1/2 because we were in diff states most of our courtship.

How old is he? 23. He's such a cradle robber. I mean, Hellloo Demi! Am I right?

Who eats more sweets? He does. My niece came w us to church on Sunday and when I would give her a treat he would stare me down til he got one too. And then he'd go back to coloring. I'm not joking.

Who is the better singer? That's a toughy. We duet a lot and we switch off doing the boy and girl parts so it's hard to figure out whose voice is whose... or is it whom?? idk.

Who is smarter? I'd have to say Devon. Usually our convos consist of him saying something genius and me just trying to take it all in. He's brilliant.

Who does the laundry? Me, and if Devo says otherwise that means he's lying.

Who pays the bills? He does, but I'm the cause of most of them. Women be getting cysts out and havin kidney infections.. My bad.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? It used to be me. But one night I was like, "let's mix it up!" and he's been sleepin on the right ever since.

Who mows the lawn? Some guy that's not Devon.

Who cooks dinner? We both chip in. Or go out.

Who drives? He does. Unless I'm mad at him. For some reason I think my driving is punishment.

Who is the first to say they are wrong? He is. And don't you forget it.

Who kissed who first? He kissed me. After our Holiday movie snuggle fest. We watched Jingle All The Way. Arnold Schwarzenegger will be forever dear to my heart.

Who asked who out first? He did. He texted me to hang out one night and weird story, my roomies and I were talking bout these boys we met and how the one with the hair was pretty cute,then my phone buzzed and it was him. And since I couldn't put two and two together, I remember asking if my roommates knew anyone named Devon cuz he just texted me. Omg we were all so giddy! I was like the luckiest girl in King Henry.

Who wears the pants? We both do. Although, I can take care of my pants. Devon, on the other hand, did the splits last night while trying to tackle me and ripped his. Silly boy.

I tag: All my married bloggin friends. You know who you are.

And....

You know you love us. xoxo.

Devy Girl

P.S. Speaking of GG, didn't everyone love when Blair met Cyndi Lauper. Ack!

Let's Rock!

Alright, alright... So this week has been grand so far. Monday was the Metallica concert which I did not go to but Devon & Cole did. Ahh man it was so.. bro-mantic. Hehe. Cole even came to our place an entire hour earlier than he was supposed. He blamed it on the daylight savings but c'mon we all know he was just way excited for his guy-date. I'm really glad they could celebrate Dev's anniversary present together.

On Tuesday it was Tessa's birthday party. It was a "Rock Band" theme so you had to dress up. The Madsens/Osbornes got really into it. Unfortunately my camera battery died so I only have a few pics. But I hope you can imagine how carazy it was! Ahh man, Happy Birthday Tessa.

Now, a few pictures... With a few captions... Devon & Coleman leaving to go to Metallica! Cole was a gentleman and had him home by 11:30. He's a keeper.
This is stone with a pink faux hawk. On the other side of this picture is the amazin rock band set up. Stone thought it was okay.

Rubie boobie relaxin on the birthday girl. Actually, Rubs was in a position where she couldn't get up on her own. I hate when that happens to me.

Pete Wentz & Ashlee Simpson-Wentz. Yep, we won the costume contest. And that is a blanket in my dress not an actual baby. People were confused.

And there you have it. Our fun filled Monday & Tuesday of the week. I'm blogging this today because Wednesday is not filled with fun. Unless you count watching The Cable Guy fun. Which I really do. Alright, see ya... byyee... (That was a quote from The Cable Guy, just imagine me fake walking down a hall and you'll get it.)

xoxo

Devy Girl

HAPPY HALLOWEENER!

Hello, hello, hello... The Badonka Tonkas had a fun filled week, yes we did. I'll start with the most fun event (drumroll) "The Madsen's can food!" Yeah, you heard me. Early last Saturday morning we waited for the Dry Pack Cannery to open so we could pack dry food like you wouldn't believe.Here's some of the crew in our hair nets and beard guards ready to work!
This here is table one canning hard. Yes, Go Team Cailey! We can work on the name...

Oooohh boy, best Christmas present ever. Not only having what feels like endless supplies of flour, sugar, macaroni, fruit drink mix, and so much more but also the awesome fun time we had. Thanks Mom and Dad! Woo!

This picture ends the subject of canned goods and leads into our next event, Stone's Birthday party! It's a win-win picture. That is Puff Teddy telling "Dirty Harry Potter" where the dry taters go.We were Harry Potter. What both of you were Harry Potter??!! Why yes, Devon was regular Harry Potter and I was Quidditch Harry Potter. Seriously, there are so many options when you wanna be Harry Potter. So next time you say "I'm gonna be Harry Potter" get ready to be asked "Which version?" Wow could I write Harry Potter any more times!? Yes, Harry Potter.

Now here are all the nieces & nephews in creative costumes.

Tessa Leia and Yoda Stone.Cinderella Sophie painting pumpkins.Kenz was a dead bride. Or "Ex-wife." Yeah, she didn't get the joke. Which is probably a good thing. You shouldn't be subjected to LiLo (Lindsay Lohan) until you're at least 16.This is Carter as that Squid guy from Pirates. Captain Squid? Whatever the name, it was an awesome stume. This is Rubie Crayola.

I apologize to Sebastian for I did not get a picture of him in his costume. He did have this shirt that said "It's my first Halloween, don't scare me!" Ahh it was so tute. Devon however, scared the crap outta him. Sorry Sebs.

Rubie Crayola and Regular Harry Potter. Ahh they both love Stone's birfday!Since the party was mostly outside the children were bound to break out and run down the street. I had to document this. It was adorable how they just wouldn't "Get Back Here!!"

The photo below is the Madsen clan and all our awesome Halloween getups for the bday partay. If you'd like a complete list for what everyone is, please refer to Cessy's post. Yeah, I think I figured out how to put links on my blog. Cross your fingers and hope it works.

Then the actual Halloween night was totally amazin! We all went to my parent's house and handed out candy to kids who I swear were actually my age. We also played Guitar Hero: World Tour! Ow! And by we, I mean all of us.

Here's my mother singing beautifully. And my father also singing beautifully. He even sang that Paramore song where it says "Feels so good" over and over again. He's so emo.On Sunday (today) we all went to Sebastian's baby blessing. He's too awesome!! This is us in Sunday clothes. We all clean up nicely.

Yippee!! Hooray!! That is what our awesome week consisted of. Thanks to everybody who made it all possible.

Xoxo

Devy Girl

P.S. Pretty sure there's gonna be a huge space like that other post. I have to be honest and tell you that it takes me like an hour to just figure out how to upload pictures. Blogging is hard. Harumph.