Thursday, October 16, 2008

In case you don't remember....

...i'm going to refresh you on a little trivia per lori's tag. yes i know its been a while since you've seen ben and i so i'm going to start with the basics. actually this tag is about me...

1) what am i doing right now



looking up masters programs: yes i am graduating this semester so i thought about looking around at what i might want to do with my life. more importantly i'm trying to find an answer to "what are you going to do with your degree in psychology?"

2) my age



22: this is a V-22 carrying a hummer. i thought it looked pretty cool. ben wants one of those hummers some day.

3) name



caitlin: i thought this picture fits because i work at a gym. oh and her real name is also caitlin miller ha!

4)middle name



hazel: actually i really don't have one. i have always wanted hazel as my middle name - its from my great aunt on my grandpa taylor's side. she was feisty i hear and i've liked it ever since i was little. it's even engraved on my scriptures and i used to write it as my middle name on stuff.

5) last name



miller: ok so i got the same picture as lori so i had to find a different one. but also ben thinks his nickname was miller lite? can someone please figure this out? or was it miller high life... he can't remember

6)maiden name



taylor: this was a hard name to let go because its so easy to spell, pronounce and comes with such rich heritage.

7) favorite food



mexican: ask anyone - i like me a good ol' bean and cheese burrito. those two things are regularly stocked in our food supply. i know it's a possiblity i might look like this guy if i keep it up but they are soo good.

8) bad habit



diet coke: i asked ben if i had a bad habit and so lovingly he said no. oh and then he said, "you drink diet coke alot?" how sweet of him.

9) past pet(s)





max and lotte: these were two dauchsunds that we had forever. then we got tons of little baby dauchsunds. max was black and lotte was brown. they were the best and even got along with bugs my bunny, kind of

bugs: i got a bunny, loved it, it scratched me a little, still loved it, went to piano lessons one day, came home and found it floating in our pool, buried it by myself in the rain while i cried. then i ran down the alley with one of my stuffed bunnies and cried. then i probably got hungry or didn't like that no one could see me crying and went home. this is probably why i don't play the piano much, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. i had to put both of those pictures up cause that big one is gross! mine was cute.

rex: this was a jack russell terrior. the best ever! he had long legs and loved to jump over our fence, bolt out the door and take a lap in the pool. he was a much better swimmer than bugs. he had a big heart and loved everyone. we had him since he was a puppy and miss him terribly.

10) grandma's name

carol crane and joanne taylor: yeah no pictures here. both fantastic ladies that teach me different things.

11) past love



nsync: enough said. one of them is gay now. at least i can say its not the one i liked.

12) first job



walgreens: correct me if i'm wrong dad but this pretty much was my first job. aahhh walgreens, what a love/hate relationship. i loved having snacks and 'as seen on tv' products at my fingertips but hated finding the heel scrapper on isle 4 or checking out the anorexic lady that would buy us out of laxatives. what a test of keeping your mouth shut.

13) favorite place



strawberry, az: the great place where my family's cabin sits atop a hill. this place if full of memories from grandpa crane. i love hearing mom and dad's stories of how they all helped to build it. it holds lots of memories for ben and i as well as for the rest of our family too.

14) if i went back to school



forensic psychology: hello i'm in school!! this area has always been my favorite. who knows i may still make it there. i like to figure people out.

15) if i could visit any place in the world



new zealand: i think it looks pretty cool plus i liked the stories from there that i learned at the polynesian culture center in hawaii.

boo ya lori!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Happy 31 Years!

I would like to congratulate my parents on their 31st anniversary today! I love you Mom and Dad! I hope Ben and I benefit from our life experiences so we can grow into the parents, couple and strong members of the church that you are! Here's a little picture-log of your cute-ness to share with everyone!



(p.s. they are holding hands - cuuuuute!)




Love,

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Well Ben and I got to visit Mom and Pops Miller weekend before last. We enjoyed the mini-road trip but more importantly we got to kick some CVHS booty in the alumni soccer game. It was enjoyable to see Ben play with his old school-mates. I, myself, got to toss around some freshmen while playing for the girls alumni team. Here are some memorable moments for Ben. He played goalie in the first half and then got to play the field in the second half.


(the above picture is a header in case you can't tell)


Friday, July 25, 2008

Sorry Sarah

From the scientific evidence below you will see that Chloe is just as much my baby as she is yours!!

Miller Look-alike Meter

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Ben and Chloe

So yesterday I watched the girls for Sarah. Ben came over to her house after work and what does he do?...he lets Chloe play with his phone! She knows he is the weak one so she snuggles up to him and woos him. I just know that when we have kids he'll be the one saying... "You go ahead and write on the wall" or, "You wanna make a dress out of the curtains? Ok I'll get my sowing machine" (of course in the cute baby-talk voice.)


Look at Chloe's face - you know she knows she's playing with something that she shouldn't.


What a sucker! Neither one of them can resist the other's cute little face, though.

I'm sure Chloe is showing him the text message she wrote to one of her peeps.

All in all the phone still works and Chloe was happy as a clam!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Hellllooooooooooooo!

Yes we found the charger for our camera!! Yay! And it couldn't have come at a better time - right after vacation. :( Whelp now we can document our little lives and share them with you. What did we do when our camera was charged again you ask? Of course take a picture!


I bet you're glad we're back!

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

I Likey My Dad

In honor of Father's Day - I decided to post a really late tribute to my pops. There are lots of pictures that include family and momma so it's kind of a tribute to everyone. I decided to touch on a few highlights in Dad's life that make him who he is. Enjoy!

1. Holding babies... Dad seems to have a knack for snuggling up to the nearest baby. This one is Stan.
And many years later as grandpa doing the same thing... this is Jillian.


2. His daughters... He has seen us both off after major milestones in our lives. This is me graduating.



Then giving his first daughter away.

And 7 years later on the same day - giving away his last daughter.

3. Traveling and having fun... This was in Hawaii in 2006. We were out in the ocean and of course I had to see how tall I would be if I stood on Dad's shoulders while he balanced on a coral reef. This is how it turned out.

He got to golf in Hawaii with the men of the family. Stan was serving his mission and missed all the fun.

Dad always enjoys a good football toss. Especially if it involves stuffing someone's pass.


This is us in front of the Laie, Hawaii Temple. Still having a good time over there.


3. a) Still traveling and having fun... This was our Corbett reunion in Utah in 2007. Dad always loves to have fun when posing for the camera.


I had to throw this one in there randomly. It really captures Ross' and Dad's relationship. But mostly how Dad always tries to have a good time and make us laugh.

4. Dad and me... When I started this post I realized how many places we have been together. We got to take a day trip to New York (thank you uncle!) and see all the necessary sights in Manhattan. This is Central Park in the wee hours of the morning. I loved all the green!


This is us throwing up gang signs in front of Trump Towers.


And then doing some resting and thinking at a local bench. Dang, look at those profiles! Am I his daughter or what!


5. Dad and Mom... These next few show the love after 30+ years. Here they are in Hawaii again. Probably after he apologized for trying to block her pass in the picture before.

This was when my Dad had to chaperon one of Higley's dances so he brought his date with him. I think they even got pictures done there and then gave us kids the wallet sizes. Haha.

One of my favorites... This was after Ben and I were sealed and we were taking our pictures. My parent's faces perfectly capture what they had been going through up until the wedding. From hospital visits, to staph infections to doctor bills - my parents were troopers and I can't thank them enough for how much they made that day so easy for me.

6. Tears... My Dad has always been a rock. I knew growing up that if Dad cried, it was serious! He'll even admit that he has become a little softy in these recent years. He never fails to tell each of his kids how much he loves them and how much him and mom think about them. I'll never forget how I felt in this picture. I knew that I was going to be having a new man of the house after this day.

I love you Dad!