Milton Friedman: Socialsim vs Capitalism

I LOVE Milton Friedman! When I get enough money, one day I would like to purchase his leture series off of Amazon. In my opinion, he speaks truth and reason. I wish they would play stuff like this more often in the media.

That's Another Bronco 1st Down

James and I went to our first BSU Tailgate party this year. AND we got to go see the game from the bottom section. It was pretty sweet. We had a lot of fun, food and as usual, fun conversations with anyone who is around us.

The Crowd always sits color coordinating at all the games. Our section was Orange. If you look in the background of the bottom photo you can see how the stadium looked for that game. Sometimes they have "Orange outs." I love college football. People tend to have more passion and spirit for it than any pro team. Plus, teams play for a name, not income (but ... they do get money for winning, so it's good BSU wins a lot!).

Love Always,

Mrs. Fray Fray

Living Bridge

This is Pretty Darn Neat!

Love Always,

Mrs. Fray Fray

Raiding My Closet

Although it may appear that I have many things, and that I can buy whatever it is my heart desires it is not so. Things seen, and things that are, can be two very different things.

Many of the items in my closet are hand-me downs, gifts, bought at a thrift store, OR were found on sale. Very few items in my wardrobe were purchased at full price. However you receive your clothes, whether by gifts or purchased yourself. Please Remember that clothes aren't everything. It is nice to have nice things, but remember to be happy with what you DO have instead of unhappy with what you don't have. You will always want.

I am very happy with the things that I do have, and there are things that I sometimes think that I would like to have, but there are other things that are more important for James and I to pay for other than just clothing. A few articles of clothing here and there are good, but please, don't become like the Character in, "Confessions of a Shopaholic." She was never truly happy with her clothes and she always wanted more. Be wise. What can I say more.

Love Always,

Mrs. Fray Fray

(Just so you are aware, My camera picked up a lot of noise from the ceiling fan. I know you might not believe me, but it doesn't sound like that in my room. That's just how the sound was recorded. Sorry about that).

Breaking Dawn Hype!

Loved the Book, Can't wait for the Movie! Super exciting!

Aunt Amy Video Tribute

Mike, Amy & Zoe

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My Aunt Amy Died December, 2008 at the Age of 40. It was a shocking surprise to everyone. But rather than focus on her death in this post, I wanted to attempt to collect all the videos I have with her voice on them. I am still unsure as to how I can transpost these video's off of my External hard-drive and put them onto my I-movie. Because I would like to burn the videos I have found thus far onto a disc for family members, but since I can't quite figure it out yet, this blog post I think might be sufficient for now. Plus, I still need to do a little bit more looking through my files to make sure I have EVERY video (That I have) of her before I do any DVD Burning.

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Memorial Day Weekend Amy & Mike came with Jenees, Scott and I to watch us Skydive. Then we went to the River for a little swim. Amy is the one recording these two Video's. (You Hear but do not see Amy in #1 or 2). Summer 2007.

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Will Upload Video (#5) Soon. It is Funny.

Before Cousin Sarah's Wedding Reception Whitney, Amy and I played around for a bit over at Aunt Maxine's house. We found her Willow tree to be quite entertaining. Even With our Dresses on. lol Summer 2007. (Video's #3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 You hear, but do not see Amy). Side Note: Aunt Maxine is my Grandmother's Sister.

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Christmas 2007 Came and All the Family Gathered at Grandma & Grandpa's house for the Holidays. Midori, my Best Friend, stayed with us for the Holiday Season. And The First Grand-Baby in my immediate Family had been Been Born 1.5 months Prior. Amy, Cousin Rachel and I Pranked on Midori one night by taping her to her bed. It was more fun for us than for her I think. (You can hear but not see Amy in #8 & 9. You Can See Amy in 10, 11 & 12).

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We Love & Miss you Amy! Hope All is well!

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Our Honeymoon was on the Oregon Coast in 2008, camping with my family during our Family Reunion. While on the beach, James snuck up behind Amy & Midori and Stole Amy's Soda Mug and Came back to sit with us to await her reaction. (You can see Amy in #13).

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Love Always,

Mrs. Fray Fray

Selecting MY Wedding Gown

I ran into some old photos today while looking for some other ones and I just thought I would share some with you. (Put in mind, theses are OLD, meaning, not super high quality photographs). James and I were married in 2008, but I didn't start my blog until AFTER we had been married for a month or so. Even then I never shared anything about my Wedding or Honeymoon, I just started from where I was at in life, and went from there. But, Today I've decided to let you see my decision making process while looking for "THE Gown!" The one that I would say "Yes" too.

Selecting a Wedding Gown for yourself is quite exciting! You get to dress up, you get every one's attention for the day, AND at the end of the day you get to buy a dress just for you!

There are downsides though. Mostly fatigue. It gets tiring putting on dress after dress after dress. When I went in I had looked at sooo many dresses in the magazine that I was unsure of what I REALLY wanted. I THOUGHT I had wanted a Mermaid cut Dress, but soon after actually trying one on decided against That. I actually tried a few different ones on with that style thinking that it had just been that One. But, ... It was All of them. No, No, and NO.

I tried to go for the more "Classic" look of what most brides wear. And even though I looked great in all the dresses I tried on, they weren't "The One."

Next was a more Modern look. Perhaps the strange new styles would suit MY personality? Or, maybe not. But at least it's worth a shot. I mean, this was my Wedding day we were talking about here! If your going to make a decision it might as well be an informed one. But I'm the type of personality that can keep pushing through many wardrobe changes. Some people might have given up after trying on so many dresses and just settled for One they had tried on just so it could be over with. Because Dress shopping can be difficult. After trying on so many dresses you begin to doubt and wonder when or even if you've Already Found the Dress.
But I kept looking and changing dresses because I wanted to make sure that I was REALLY really happy with the dress I selected. I wanted to make sure that years down the road I could still be In Love with it. As well as with the Groom. =] Being happy with MY dress was important to me. The Dress, the Photographs and the People were the most important things to me for my Wedding day. So if any of these things were to have been less than perfect I might have gone into depression or something very dramatic later.
I Did happen to find A dress that I loved. But When it came down to the end of the fittings at the end of the day I was torn between two dresses with Two completely different styles. One was actually the second dress I had tried on that day, and I had been comparing the other dresses to THAT dress the entire day thinking, "The second dress was better than this dress."

And Since TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress" was non-existent in my life at that time I didn't know that, that was a sign that, THAT could be THE Dress! Which by the way, it Did end of being the one I selected. But Right now I was still torn between THE dress and a beautiful tool Ballgown Style dress. I DID want to feel like a Princess after all.

"Could this be the One?"

Here's THE DRESS! I had to leave and eat lunch in order to pull my mentality back together, and ultimately make a decision. But this is the dress I ended up selecting. It was a very plain dress, but I chose it so that I could put different accessories with it in order to make it look like a bunch of different dresses when my photo shoot came around. I was very pleased with my choice and still am Pleased with it today. God truly was there and helped me pick the dress I would never regret getting. This dress gave me Confidence.

I Think one of the best things about my dress was the price! $800 on Sale AND I didn't get ANY alterations because I floor model fit my body perfect! That's why I LOVE my body shape so much, it fits clothes perfectly 80% of the time. Stacey London & Clinton Kelly would have fun dressing me up I think. Or maybe I just want thier $5,000. lol

Love Always,

Mrs. Fray Fray