Curtis and Lisa Fairbanks

Crazy 8's!!!

2008-10-30T20:32:00.000-07:00

8 things I am passionate about

1. My Family, most of all, my Husband.
2. Singing and playing the piano.
3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
4. Never paying the full retail price.
5. The holidays
6. Ballroom dancing
7. becoming better than what I am
8. My hair

8 Things I want to do before I die

1. Go on a mission with my husband
2. Travel Europe
3. Build my own home
4. Have 6 kids
5. Run 10+ marathons
6. Finish my family history
7. Sing the National Anthem at an Event
8. Master the Art of French cooking

8 TV shows I love to watch

1. House

2. Extreme Makeover Home Edition

3. Americas Next Top Model
4. Ellen
5. Super Nanny

6. Dancing with the Stars
7. Celebrity Apprentice
8. American Idol

Barefoot in the Park

2008-10-21T11:59:00.000-07:00

If you are a young married couple this is the movie for you. Starring the beautiful Jane Fonda and the Dashing Robert Redford. Its about a Newly Wed couple that experiences all of lifes "challenges" that marriage can bring. Its dramatic, funny, cute and quite the perfect story. The whole movie takes place in there very little one bedroom apartment. Curtis and I can quite relate to this couple because we have recently moved into a small one bedroom of our own.
When we found this apartment I loved the price and location so much I didn't worry too much about what it looked like inside. I knew that Curtis went and looked at it on an earlier day and said that I would like it. I took his word and was fine. The day that I first saw this apartment was the day we moved in. All I had to picture the place was this floor plan you see here and the thought that 500 sq. ft. was a pretty decent size.
Thank heaven for mothers. My mom and dad Kenny helped Curtis and I move in. My mom could tell the way I was feeling. All I could think was how SMALL the place was. The dining room was not a room, it was an area that you could try and fit a table with 4 chairs. The bedroom... there is 12 inches that separate the end of my bed and the wall. I will soon post pictures so you can get a better visual. Now, the reason why I was thankful for my mother is all she kept saying was.... "
oh lisa, you will like it much better once your things are inside and put exactly where you want them."
"Oh just Wait, you will make it look so pretty!"
And you know what.... she was right! I LOVE my place! I love how cute it is.

I have linked the last scene of "Two Weeks Notice" Hugh Grant will tell you exactly how big my apartment is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YYbghjMqHc

I love my little home. And I can't wait to share pics with you!

The Last Lecture: Randy Pausch

2008-10-01T16:20:00.000-07:00

On September 18, 2007, computer science professor Randy Pausch stepped in front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University to deliver a last lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” With slides of his CT scans beaming out to the audience, Randy told his audience about the cancer that is devouring his pancreas and that will claim his life in a matter of months. On the stage that day, Randy was youthful, energetic, handsome, often cheerfully, darkly funny. He seemed invincible. But this was a brief moment, as he himself acknowledged.
Randy’s lecture has become a phenomenon, as has the book he wrote based on the same principles, celebrating the dreams we all strive to make realities. Sadly, Randy lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on July 25th, 2008, but his legacy will continue to inspire us all, for generations to come.

(http://thelastlecture.com/index.htm)

Can You Guess which one is Curtis?? And Which Year??

2008-09-09T21:08:00.000-07:00

Sepia Tone loving...

2008-08-29T17:16:00.000-07:00

Well, everyone, the time is coming soon. The time where Curtis and I will be moving into our first apartment. We are beyond excited! We are very well aware that new adventures and experiances will be ahead of us. I am so excited about all of them, even the challenging ones. I am so amazed and touched how my Heavenly Father has blessed my life. He has given me the best family to be a part of, the most perfect husband a girl could ask for, and so much comfort and love through every trial in my life.

The most Awesome Grandparents in the world!!

2008-08-24T18:21:00.000-07:00

This is a pic of My mama with her parents! From left to right: Grandpa Dan Eaton, Grandma Sue Eaton, MAMA!, Grandma Denise Cook, and Granpa Earl Cook. I love my grandparents!

Hanging with the Family!

2008-08-19T19:24:00.000-07:00

I have been realizing how fun it is to hang with family. Sometimes I feel almost selfish because I like to have Curtis all to myself. But you know.... its way fun hanging with Family, especially Curt's family. The Fairbanks Family is FULL of fun suprises! We stay up late watching movies, play games etc. and at this very moment Papa Fairbanks is teaching me and Curt some Ballroom. My goodness, all you have to do is bring up ballroom and Steve is unstoppable! Its so cute!

On the way home from camping last week I promised Curt that If I could get back down to the weight I was before we got married then I would start taking Ballroom lessons, going to dance camps and going out dancing on a regular basis. Im hoping that this turns out because I really want to be a part of the things that make Curtis so happy. Ballroom used to be his life, that and soccer. I think I can do it... In the meantime I am going to train to run a marathon. Next year The Fairbanks family and friends will be running the Salt Lake City Marathon. Im really hoping we all get the chance to take part in this. It will be the chance of a lifetime.

This life is turning out REALLY interesting! Its great!!!

mmmm.... bread!

2008-08-18T10:08:00.001-07:00

Today on my day off from work I decided to become Mrs. Domestica! I have been baing bread ALL day! I have Italian bread, white bread, umm... some other kind, and I am thinking of making money bread and rolls. During the rise time I am blogging and listening to music. Its great!

FISH TACOS!!

2008-08-17T21:34:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I LOVE LOVE cooking and this meal, along with my Fajitas Bonitas are my best creation. These are scrumptious fish tacos. When you see the recipe its not what you expect to be in a taco, but when you eat it, OH MY GOSH!!! AMAZING!!! Along with the Tacos are a side of steamed spanish rice and black beans (mmm..... i black beans are soooooo GOOD!) I will post the recipe soon so you all can enjoy this delacasy!

30 Unknown Facts about me!

2008-08-17T20:27:00.000-07:00

1. I have to sleep bare foot with one foot sticking out of the blanket. (It keeps me cool)
2. I have dyed my hair almost every color. (Except wild ones... not my thing).
3. I want to name my first daughter after Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. . . Audrey Astaire Fairbanks.
4. I absolutly HATE carrots, they are so gross... and I think celery is getting on that gross food list.
5. When I cook meals I am all about presentation, It has to look like a work of art.
6. When I go out for dinner I have to order dessert, I need the whole experiance.
7. I hate doing any sort of cleaning by myself. You don't need to help, just sit and talk while I clean.
8. I am THE MOST TICKLISH person in the WORLD!!!
9. I have majorly crooked pinkies.
10. I want to run a marathon.
11. If food takes too much effort to eat I wont eat it... ex: Crab.
12. I want to live in the middle of nowhere for the rest of my life.
13. I never went to high school prom.
14. I didn't even go to a public high school, I did Independent Study. Im a wierd child.
15. I have played the piano since I was 9 years old.
16. If I could live off of Cookies I would eat them everyday of my life. (If only they wouldn't make you gain weight).
17. I can recite the complete dialouge of two movies: Ever After and That Thing you Do.
18. I really think I know the lyric to every song, either that I am really good at guessing the words.
19. Belly buttons are gross.
20. I have more black shirts and khaki pants then anyone I know.
21. My favorite features of myself are my hair, eyebrows and teeth.
22. I secretly (well.. not anymore) think I danced with Fred Astaire in the pre-existence.
23. I have this obsession with the smell of new shoes. I LOVE THE SMELL.
24. I have either an AC running or a Fan going all year long. I LOVE to be cold.
25. I can't sleep without the quilt my mom gave me when I was 9 years.
26. I didn't get my license till I was 20 years old... didn't need it till then.
27. When I was little I was afraid of cats, dogs, car washes, spot lights and fireworks.
28. The sound of dogs barking behind a fence still scares me (a dog hoped over one and chased me when I was little).
29. I hate hate hate, being late to things. I really need to be EARLY.
30. I hate driving by myself... it is so boring!

Elements of Beauty in Nature

2008-08-15T12:08:00.000-07:00

These are the heavenly flowers that rest along the banks of the Jemez River.

Photos By: Lisa Fairbanks

Loving Picasa!

2008-08-15T11:59:00.000-07:00

So, ok, Picasa is no Adobe Photoshop, but give me any program where I can edit my photos and make them my own art Im happy! We have this program called "Picasa", and you can edit your photos and then load them straight from that program to Blogger. Its great! Its saves a few steps doing it in blogger would require.

I really like this picture or Curtis. Want to know why? Well, this is him. This is the Curtis that I see daily. This picture shows him as strong... noble... aspiring to the reality of the future. This picture also brings out his best features... his handsome jaw line and the dark eyes. Yes, indeed, I am in love with my husband.

So Peaceful

2008-08-15T11:39:00.000-07:00

The past week Curtis and I went camping in the Jemez Mountains. On the last day we Hiked on the East Fork trial of the Jemez River. It was beautiful. Here wer are sitting on one of the bridges over the water enjoying the peace it felt to be over smooth running waters. We really needed our little campout, with life getting so busy it was so wonderful to just get away and enjoy the peace.