tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51923787205575534682024-02-19T16:00:37.575-08:00Jeffrey and Laurenmet:8.27.2009
dating:10.4.2009
engaged:6.19.2010
married:8.27.2010Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-47383257430853498212012-09-26T13:14:00.000-07:002012-09-26T13:14:03.754-07:00I spoke too soon...Well, I wrote my last blog post bragging about my Odyseuss still being alive a day too early. Yesterday afternoon, Jeff and I saw that my precious little fish had died. I am kind of happy that he finally kicked the bucket since he hadn't eaten in 2 months!<br />
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This week is a busy... and "social" week for Jeff and me. Jeff has 3 interviews this week for internships. Monday night, Jeff and I attended a beautiful social for Grant Thornton at the Historic Provo City Library. It was beautiful and fun for Jeff to see some of his old friends from the Junior Core. Jeff loved talking to people about why they chose to go to Grant Thornton and was impressed by their focus on family life and work-life balance. He had his interview with them yesterday and loved the experience of an official interview. He said that he thinks that things went well and he hopes the interviewer felt the same way.<br />
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Last night was my first (team 3rd) Drizzy football game of the season. We played hard. We lost. We have to practice at 8 AM on Saturday.... more to post when we actually win :)<br />
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Tonight, we have a social up at Thanksgiving Point with Ernst & Young. We are really excited for this opportunity not only because it is one of the "Big Four" but also because Jeff's cousin and his best friend both work there. It should be a fun night...especially since I can just talk to Ciara (Austin's Wife and my best friend) instead of having to mingle. Jeff will have his interview tomorrow, so hopefully he can pick up some tips tonight to woo the firm.<br />
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Tomorrow, Jeff's bank location is closing. I will miss being able to ask him to bring home groceries after work since his branch was inside of the store. I will NOT miss the working until 6:30 on Saturday Evenings and til 7:30 every other day. It will be bitter-sweet, but Jeff is excited to go to a new place and work with some old friends.<br />
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Tomorrow night, we have our last social of the week with Deloitte. This one should be really fun since there might be people that know my dad. Jeff was able to meet one of the senior partners at Deloitte a few weeks ago and we hope we can bump into him again to get even more interviewing tips for his interview on Friday.<br />
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This weekend will hopefully be empty. With NO working for either of us (at least that is my goal). Here's to a great week.... and Happy Wednesday!!!Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-20972877840271555092012-09-24T14:57:00.000-07:002012-09-24T14:57:14.730-07:00Summer is Over<br />
This summer has gone by SO fast. All of a sudden, the leaves are orange and the brisk air is warranting jackets and boots. Here is a quick rewind on our summer. Back in April I finally graduated from BYU! <br />
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My family came out to visit and we really had a blast. We made SEVERAL trips to Provo Beach Resort. And ate our hearts out. We went to La Jolla Groves one night and it was absolutely delicious. When they brought out the food, Jeff was a little taken back by the smaller than average portion size. Once he finished he said "Wow! I feel full but not sick... It's kinda nice!" It was funny to see that he usually associated being full with gorging himself. I am so glad he realized that the right portion sizes are better. In May, we went to Lake Powell with Jeff's Family. It was so fun to spend a long weekend with Jeff's siblings and two of our nieces and nephews. Jeff was so excited to build Legos and swam with this nephew and had a blast. When we got back, my good friend Annie had her beautiful baby girl! It was really fun because it was the first time that I had been really close friends with someone while they were pregnant and had the baby. Jeff and I hung out all night with Tyler and Annie until the Dr came in. 30 minutes later, Miss Halli Ann Anderson was born. She was (and still is) so so perfect and I love her.<br />
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After Halli was born, my dad and Hayden came to visit. For Hayden's birthday, he wanted to go to some MLS soccer games and chose to come to Salt Lake to was the Real Game against the LA Galaxy. We had tons of fun. We spent a day in Park City on the Apine Slide, Coaster, Zipline, etc. It was beautiful and great weather. The next day we went to the Real Game where the Galaxy won (Hayden was happy).<br />
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After Hayden and my dad left, we headed out to San Francisco for Jeff to donate bone marrow.<br />
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We arrived in San Francisco and took BART out to the coast so that we could be touristy and visit pier 39 and eat our hearts out. We walked around Fisherman's Warf and bought souvenirs. <br />
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While we were there, we also visited the aquarium. It was so cool and fun. They had lots of tunnels where the fish would swim all around you.<br />
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The next day, Jeff had his surgery. He was in surgery for 3 1/2 hour while I tried to work... The way the surgery works is that the doctors drill four holes on each side of the pelvic bones (if you put your hands on your hips, they drill where your thumbs are). After the surgery, Jeff was really sore. We flew home the following day and Jeff lounged around and recovered.<br />
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In July, we went to St George to visit Jeff's family. Jeff's dad was called to be the Bishop of his ward. It was fun to be with family for a weekend. It was the first time that all of Jeff's siblings and their wives and kids had all been together in several years. <br />
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My birthday was at the end of July. For my birthday, Jeff got each of us Betta fish. Mine hasn't eaten in 2 months and is miraculously still alive and his is doing great!<br />
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For my birthday, My girlfriends (Kyria and Courtney) took me to Wendover, NV. I was so excited because I had been practicing my BlackJack skills. If this wasn't an indicator of how the weekend would go, I don't know what would be?<br />
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I found $20 in an empty slot machine so I used that to play some blackjack. 2 hours (and 8 blackjacks) later, I cashed out with $108.50...enough for all of our dinner and breakfast... It was such a fun weekend and I can't wait to go back.<br />
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The month of August consisted of me working 80 hrs/week and Jeff golfing 35 hrs/week. He has become quite proficient between me working so much and his golfing class.<br />
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In September, we got to go to Virginia! Jeff had a Lunch with some people my Dad works with and I got to spend lots of overdue time with my mom. While we were there, Jeff also got to golf 18 holes (a first for him) with my dad and Hayden. Along with those 18 holes, Jeff got to utilize a Caddy! He was so excited and had fun having someone telling him which clubs to use and someone who ran after his awry balls.<br />
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We had a great summer and loved doing so many things. We are so excited for fall and the excitement that it brings.Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-45326487488134903952012-04-27T14:49:00.001-07:002012-04-27T14:49:51.558-07:00GenerousJeff is by far one of the most generous and giving people that I know and this has only grown lately.<br />
Last summer, we went to a Real Salt Lake soccer game. At this particular game, something <a href="http://www.dkmsamericas.org/es/news/dkms-joins-forces-extreme-home-makeover-home-edition-major-league-soccer-nationwide-search-find" target="_blank">special</a> was going on. Extreme makeover home edition was there on behalf of a huge soccer fan from South Jordan. This "fan" was a little boy named Jonah Gomez.<br />
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"Fun-loving, impish Jonah Gomez is like any loveable, mischievous little
boy in the first grade with hopes and dreams of becoming a professional
soccer player. His love of life has not been diminished by the fact that
he has a blood disorder that has caused him to undergo open-heart
surgery. Mom Jessica and younger sister Ellie have made every effort to
help Jonah live his life to the fullest." </blockquote>
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At the game <a href="http://www.dkmsamericas.org/about" target="_blank">DKMS</a> (a company that works with bone marrow donors and recipients) had booths up that said "Get Swabbed... Save a Life." Of course Jeff wanted to get swabbed. A few months ago, Jeff was contacted as a potential donor and he was told he needed to get a little more blood work done. We went to the doctor where they drew blood and we found out that Jeff wasn't needed. We forgot about the whole thing until last week.<br />
Last week Jeff got an email saying that the last donor fell through and that now Jeff was the best suitable match for this sick person. We have received lots of packets to read and phone calls to discuss the logistics but Jeff decided to go with the procedure. Because of the type of cancer this person has, Jeff will need to have an invasive bone marrow donation taken from his hip. The closest donation center is a little ways away... DENVER to be exact. We will be going to Denver next month for a physical with the surgeon and again in June for the full procedure. <br />
I am so honored to have such a giving and generous mad for a husband and he is so excited to help this person out.Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-60321365245280494282012-03-11T17:14:00.002-07:002012-03-11T17:29:51.978-07:00new new new new newSince my last post SO much has changed here in the Drew house.<br /><br />First, I got a new job. A perfect job. I am a Client Service Coordinator for FranklinCovey. I had been really stressing about what I was going to do with myself once I graduate and I just couldn't find anything. Well, as I was looking, I remember that my good friend Kylee works for FranklinCovey and I decided to see if they were hiring and they were. I submitted my resume and asked her to put in a good word. 6 interviews later, I was the newest FranklinCovey employee. As the CSC, I am so lucky to work with the education team. FranklinCovey mostly does workshops etc. related to their AWESOME book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (and many other books and curricula). I am working with elementary schools that use a program called The Leader in Me (essentially 7 Habits for kids). I am so excited to work with the schools especially regarding such an awesome program. <br /><br />Second, I got a new (to me) car. We calculated that if I were to drive the Xterra ONLY to and from work, (and if gas stayed at $3/gal [no way]) We would spend 10,000 on gas alone in the next two years. I sold my car, and, after much research and deliberation, bought a Nissan Versa. It has been perfect and I have more than doubled my fuel efficiency!<br /><br />Third, I just got a new calling. I am the new Girls' Camp director in my ward...meaning that I get the privilege to organize camp for my ward! I found out today that we have only 6 young women...and of those 6, only 1 is active. It should be fun... but will be hard.<br /><br />Fourth, Jeff was promoted at work to a Lead Teller, which was a nice pay increase especially after all his hard work and dedication over the last 2 years. <br /><br />We are so grateful for all of these many blessings and are so excited to keep going with our new endeavors :)Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-43539544906983089202012-01-05T09:43:00.000-08:002012-01-05T09:55:39.834-08:00New School YearJeff and I have successfully completed day 1 of our new semester. Classes seem great...but coming home and not being in class is so much nicer. I think all the time about how happy I am to be completely done with school. The downside to this is...what am I supposed to do in April? Will I have a job? Will my four years of college be in vain? I love the classes that I've taken but it seems like I'm just graduating at a time where the economy has other plans. <br />The other day I realized what my parents were talking about when they said they learned something in high school but didn't remember it any more. When I was in high school, I thought, How on EARTH can you forget this important stuff?? Well, I was trying to remember something I learned and I did not remember how to do it AT all. It was embarrassingly awful and I knew I was getting old. The worst part is that this happened less than a week ago and I can't even remember what I forgot! <br />As school is starting back up, here's to learning things that we will inevitably forget in just 4 years.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsp_1VAQOEdVMvJ3TtQcAV2-G2X8iYqAXDtFjiOogSpMSvwx-cz_pvkiB_M3AECLwR0GGz4o0rr_3PJcvWwyylk1jOY1zarmw7zEalC65sGODOJy1Ovcn4OP51XGjlcjpVlVOwaJhplek/s1600/FORGETFULNESS-1jpg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsp_1VAQOEdVMvJ3TtQcAV2-G2X8iYqAXDtFjiOogSpMSvwx-cz_pvkiB_M3AECLwR0GGz4o0rr_3PJcvWwyylk1jOY1zarmw7zEalC65sGODOJy1Ovcn4OP51XGjlcjpVlVOwaJhplek/s400/FORGETFULNESS-1jpg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694208001425550018" /></a>Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-75081155005697752672012-01-03T14:22:00.000-08:002012-01-03T14:40:24.858-08:00happy everything.I have decided if i only make one resolution this year, it is to blog more. Hopefully it sticks since the last time I blotted was in May. 2011 was such an amazing year for our small Drew family. We moved, visited New York, Jeff started the accounting program, played intramurals (and jeffs team made it to the semifinals in football), went to St. George for Thanksgiving and Virginia for Christmas. We have been so blessed and are so grateful for the opportunities we have been presented with this last year. <br />On new years eve, Jeff and I caught the spontaneity bug. We knew we would hang out with Eddy and Miken but we just assumed we would stay home and play games...that afternoon they suggested we go to Salt Lake, eat dinner and stay in a hotel. Before we left we had to decide which hotel to go to. Jeff and Eddy remembered seeing a hotel with a waterslide on the way to the airport so of course that's where we stayed...I mean justifiably Jeff is still only 5 and 3/4 years old!!! We checked in, went swimming, then had to get ready for dinner. Happy sumo and then we headed back to the hotel for games and watching the ball drop. <br />School starts tomorrow and I am so ready for my final semester as a college student to be over.Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-52560165103414560842011-05-17T16:30:00.000-07:002011-05-17T16:56:07.419-07:00new home and hobby<div style="text-align: center;">Back before Jeff and I got married...well even before we were engaged... We put our names on a waiting list for these amazing apartments. A year later here we are. Almost a week and a half ago our dream finally came through and we moved in! We are SO in love and never want to move... at least not while we have to live in Provo...</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ALSO I have a new hobby <span class="Apple-style-span"><i>a la cupcake wars.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">CUPCAKE MAKING!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFN2rb-_q6N-zbdz2pYICu7IPu_MeX0I5sBK4ET9KVcit-cxwc5CD1364inkTOQXH2kP9xLU_lutP3hlSJQXuMvGiOgiYQsR-XL4M2rKIjGYiE5jYY166kyGkzg5QJ4nyOkj2HYK9SKsc/s1600/IMG_2268.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFN2rb-_q6N-zbdz2pYICu7IPu_MeX0I5sBK4ET9KVcit-cxwc5CD1364inkTOQXH2kP9xLU_lutP3hlSJQXuMvGiOgiYQsR-XL4M2rKIjGYiE5jYY166kyGkzg5QJ4nyOkj2HYK9SKsc/s400/IMG_2268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607836515431123778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Fudge Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3jYDcEUQ3LTFdvbtozpUJPggQUD3DP7MuNGH1eKok-u6Rb1JZ8PFVXXRxckl438pMRJfV2iB7LsmTIVxUl8o2X1ficAo1UDH1UdckPkQUM0a5fkO0y3U0X6z0IQU_wwVh3O0j3ovoEk/s1600/IMG_2272.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3jYDcEUQ3LTFdvbtozpUJPggQUD3DP7MuNGH1eKok-u6Rb1JZ8PFVXXRxckl438pMRJfV2iB7LsmTIVxUl8o2X1ficAo1UDH1UdckPkQUM0a5fkO0y3U0X6z0IQU_wwVh3O0j3ovoEk/s400/IMG_2272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607836518142220018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Fudge Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream Frosting.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShc2a9Vk7Od7oBAr1ocul-7KB1Q38DZq3EgOedZFBroho0erLXQkfvdjm86K4OmzaCrvFk6OvsmX0ikvwjKCQBjkh86_yOu7FA2O6s9SznJq1M9hKSqnF76KWx5gFk0FaYODpKVGwOhs/s1600/IMG_2271.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShc2a9Vk7Od7oBAr1ocul-7KB1Q38DZq3EgOedZFBroho0erLXQkfvdjm86K4OmzaCrvFk6OvsmX0ikvwjKCQBjkh86_yOu7FA2O6s9SznJq1M9hKSqnF76KWx5gFk0FaYODpKVGwOhs/s400/IMG_2271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607836530150434578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">In the last week I have made 6 dozen cupcakes....on the bright side I give most of them away instead of eating everything? I have also learned that from scratch is SO much more delicious than from a box or tub. If anyone needs cupcakes. Let me know and, more than likely, I will have some fresh baked for you! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
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It was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" >INSANE</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); ">...and took </span><span class="Apple-style-span" >FOREVER</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); ">. her reaction was priceless and 100% worth it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8BTwU9O0sDYerVUveKApNgN-QLVyO5BFkaSoX2gWcRuRvuLS4StoSyAovzHgjHA092SSbUQocWdLKqpQsqMYA09A4yj4AVjU9K5740FGsTQAIenAAZbM3plJasW9-mE8whJn-1NTOJ8/s1600/IMG_2188.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8BTwU9O0sDYerVUveKApNgN-QLVyO5BFkaSoX2gWcRuRvuLS4StoSyAovzHgjHA092SSbUQocWdLKqpQsqMYA09A4yj4AVjU9K5740FGsTQAIenAAZbM3plJasW9-mE8whJn-1NTOJ8/s320/IMG_2188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594548758809642466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UiH6WeZxPYFB9lvIWJtCEWLShlNujz_W54hG0w4w_QcpiFlo2po3qeny6fnAPHkIhyoOe_Mb9GsOYymFMTQeF5N1ywiemZubY2wr6BDJ2bNhbnSW0F4mGlUykuOvQcS3zOlLzQqPbHQ/s1600/IMG_2189.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UiH6WeZxPYFB9lvIWJtCEWLShlNujz_W54hG0w4w_QcpiFlo2po3qeny6fnAPHkIhyoOe_Mb9GsOYymFMTQeF5N1ywiemZubY2wr6BDJ2bNhbnSW0F4mGlUykuOvQcS3zOlLzQqPbHQ/s320/IMG_2189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594548762201503826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >March 24th we got the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" >BEST</span><span class="Apple-style-span" > news ever. Jeff and I have been living in a dungeon basement apartment since we got married. Even before we were engaged, we put our names on a waiting list at an apartment 3 times bigger and a million times nicer...and as an added perk it is above ground. At 10:24 am I got the phone call saying that it was finally our turn to move in. I was </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" >ECSTATIC</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); ">. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Once we got this news we decided we were selling all our furniture (including our 8ft luvsac) to make room for our "sophisticated?" new life above ground. We've already picked out our </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-size: x-large; ">new couch</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTbJ5jtE4gwaqaJoIJhbwWj41skGMtS0RXdjsIaH0oQcBaYai4wcu0awNiqd67UMCcwdsbec8JKXETBb12xF1siilH1h0Rue3igUXjkEM1pCEzbldCxddsT-k4ZVtbt6eA5nNJ_35Guw/s1600/preview1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTbJ5jtE4gwaqaJoIJhbwWj41skGMtS0RXdjsIaH0oQcBaYai4wcu0awNiqd67UMCcwdsbec8JKXETBb12xF1siilH1h0Rue3igUXjkEM1pCEzbldCxddsT-k4ZVtbt6eA5nNJ_35Guw/s320/preview1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594551776261966370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><meta charset="utf-8">new wallpaper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEnJI3nbOoaROidr7V3oHz5rQ3TBjwWU3O4QdUgMjsMHN6M4BBNrohMC-RNp8O8SauqugV0sfG5gYGQccW4z6huY6xeUDpzkzaehq2d-rNeyCPZGEx9TCWt7WgttBeGD05CBVsDBFpIQ/s1600/sfasd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEnJI3nbOoaROidr7V3oHz5rQ3TBjwWU3O4QdUgMjsMHN6M4BBNrohMC-RNp8O8SauqugV0sfG5gYGQccW4z6huY6xeUDpzkzaehq2d-rNeyCPZGEx9TCWt7WgttBeGD05CBVsDBFpIQ/s320/sfasd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594553414667022130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><meta charset="utf-8">New bed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnr04C2OcK5b_IjYpKrQf62gcw1hA0CLRmvAoHJv_wNBHAHs1O1LddLOPwsC-NdTAhXPmSoDgPRIMoOMYJXBjw7Qvrhot1ndQGBrsViQtDuYIIsFwrNVlnZidPkEED-uSDq2fJh6UVCSo/s1600/hemnes-bed-frame-brown__71548_PE187141_S4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnr04C2OcK5b_IjYpKrQf62gcw1hA0CLRmvAoHJv_wNBHAHs1O1LddLOPwsC-NdTAhXPmSoDgPRIMoOMYJXBjw7Qvrhot1ndQGBrsViQtDuYIIsFwrNVlnZidPkEED-uSDq2fJh6UVCSo/s320/hemnes-bed-frame-brown__71548_PE187141_S4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594553422757446850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Jeff wanted to further his right to practice the 2nd amendment. By amusing me that it would be </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >my</span> </i><span class="Apple-style-span" >gun...we bought our second gun...a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ruger .22 Rifle</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); "> complete with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" >s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" >cope</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); ">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" >case</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); ">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" >etc</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); ">. 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As soon as we move and get that second bedroom (aka my craft room) I will be in heaven.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTbKF4gRzrTxJIKOuduisAgpHWhpPoQLenOakq4OQwuBImShbTFDxwDgQDdcgo9vRWrAHV19sNYZMwOe_C8oqmNr4fflO_nZ4kjyfa_5IRma49_k8Tu1ElCiCVwDgM3NUwAYycQFPWLE/s1600/tumblr_lba3t98LzB1qzymieo1_400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTbKF4gRzrTxJIKOuduisAgpHWhpPoQLenOakq4OQwuBImShbTFDxwDgQDdcgo9vRWrAHV19sNYZMwOe_C8oqmNr4fflO_nZ4kjyfa_5IRma49_k8Tu1ElCiCVwDgM3NUwAYycQFPWLE/s320/tumblr_lba3t98LzB1qzymieo1_400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568979648347377618" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBGmDraCLLLO7FG9ZaIwfV5IMB1msON1Irqid_S7bSXSsqxqcGnVxccxYjwYVFl1UuyPIyzb0YqlT9V1swwT7kCE11aoMH-5xbTbj3bmPf6KVCIReDOlN7wgr7vh0UbyHC2omtQOkwdk/s1600/tumblr_l3136tJNGs1qzymieo1_400.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmtmXcwI6wIjd1TnJDseRX5cCXax6jMzBKz2riH2ZhAWgJDqPaaL00M1ug6BZHEGaRuSrk8OLtb7JAWgp5oS32gws1d5WM6iDIml3nlyhImi4iZ_Z5eCByC9TP_txVzSpwS7D3AgHQrU/s320/tumblr_ky6bgs8VmV1qzymieo1_400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568981034358983218" border="0" /></a><br />once I actually make any of this i will have to post some pictures<br /></div>Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-307815442571552282011-01-30T21:13:00.001-08:002011-01-30T21:23:51.889-08:00Family in town<div style="text-align: center;">Jeff and I have been so spoiled this past weekend because <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MY FAMILY </span></span>is here in UTAH!<br />They got in town Wednesday night late.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday</span></span> we went skiing (and of course invited colton brockbank a missionary that served in richmond to come with us). I'm still not a pro skier (And probably never will be) but at least I spent more time upright than on my butt. Jeff snowboarded all day and had a blast.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday</span></span> we were busy with school and went out to dinner with the family at cafe rio and all my dad kept talking about was if cafe rio would be a good franchise in VA (PLEASE SAY YES)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday</span></span> (the whole reason the family was here) we went with clark to the Oquirrh Mountain temple for his first time. We played some games and just chilled.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Today</span></span> Jeff and I woke up and went to our friends Austin and Ciara's ward (since we had stake conference) and when we got home our toilet was backed up into our tub...we tried to fix it and nothing helped. Our neighbors that live in the other side of the basement were having the same problem (except they just have a shower so all their carpet was wet and gross) so we called the landlord to see if he could fix it (he says this stuff <span style="font-weight: bold;">ALWAYS</span> happens to happen on sunday) He finally fixed it citing the problem and someone putting baby wipes in the toilet and since the people upstairs have the only baby....cool guys...we went to a family friend's house for dinner and it was delish. I've just been spending the rest of the evening studying and studying because tomorrow is going to be CRAZY<br />Wake up at 545. take family to the airport at 630. get home at 830. finish homework until 930. go to school/study until 2. go with best friend to be a haircut model for her salon interview!! study more and take my first test of the semester. Crazy day but worth a totally relaxed weekend with the family :)<br /></div>Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-58325666239713949982010-12-27T21:07:00.000-08:002010-12-27T21:42:18.738-08:00Still in VA<div style="text-align: center;">For Christmas, Jeff and I got to go back to the good ole south.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >VIRGINIA</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">.</span><br />We have had <span style="font-size:130%;">SO SO</span> much fun and are even staying a few extra unexpected days.<br />We got here on the 19th after being in AZ for the<span style="font-size:130%;"> Mcneil wedding</span>!<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Sunday</span> we had a fun family dinner and started getting used to being back home. We all decorated the Christmas tree the usual way...with every home made ornament we have ever brought home and the ones we got as presents every year. When the tree wouldn't stand up just right we thought the branches were too low...so we trimmed them up...well they weren't and we were left with an <span style="font-size:130%;">UGLY</span> tree...We decided that we would have to go buy another tree in the morning.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Monday</span> we went to go find a new tree...first time that it was just the kids... we drove around forever just to find a lot (since everywhere was closed since there was only a few days til christmas). We ended up picking the first tree we saw and even had to use the chainsaw ourselves to made it perfect before we left. Then we visited my dad's parents.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday </span>we went shopping ALL day for Christmas presents...and redecorated tree number 2<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Wednesday</span> we went to visit my mom's mom.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday</span> was Sterling's 19th birthday<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFgT8f_In7SAYp0YcoZmPzFQqrCYWHwJjRh9iZMXaRZcqTxW6XmbC-MyygDsQbW8CH2xRumdV1JiQV7g2USzxMWEnjEdJ3nv7hr7nIafrL6KPyZGHBpANh9Ob4kPGm-xNFJ7wNYOE00Y/s1600/IMG_1924.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFgT8f_In7SAYp0YcoZmPzFQqrCYWHwJjRh9iZMXaRZcqTxW6XmbC-MyygDsQbW8CH2xRumdV1JiQV7g2USzxMWEnjEdJ3nv7hr7nIafrL6KPyZGHBpANh9Ob4kPGm-xNFJ7wNYOE00Y/s320/IMG_1924.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555597630444204610" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MxdB_rEAOxkeii2V7r0OSmZmBXGNbKa0NcN-9a57oxrrgkuJUwmpLqcl4WnzTdkrOujap8CVh2k5q21b3M9bISQLOor6NNXvbhQqRp6tLYIt2PMURT7pBLbY11OOkFdCumqmH985pn8/s1600/IMG_1925.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Q7ZEj0fBoK1qfM44nHIx6hGRjeoqy-D3glrgaMLRYYpORSUF48NrHaig6aJSdXWc8UwOiRbyz5gI1PA6Z7Dw6NABcBCxh1COjUygnyF1JmPm1ybtEJHn7TTMI7NhMkjHYkho3tN9hSE/s320/IMG_1942.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555597643037851554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">jeff trying to impersonate the infamous sterling's picture face</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Friday</span> was Christmas eve and we were so excited....I had to take some pictures of the tree with my <span style="font-size:130%;">AMAZING</span> new camera my handsome husband bought for me...i had fun remembering how to use all the fun parts of a DSLR from high school<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjztov8L9TRXWSlIhIArAKLFyNaIU4HvTrrMDs2H_aRoDh2WwOB2jSsSt6BksFY78pK2eI-EfpwdPCtrxrnIyvb65nmKhJnzMc9fywOmrb8vULqeqDqv2DZK2u84Q2Qs8cPW6Z-soFP0/s1600/IMG_1944.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdbsoUf-u4eBPE7dX35DEnTGHRAMb4DnHsDQdfP2F7tRzuRBobmHi8phnsx7UXoSkfRdVquSTKVkO9jV1JHyq4liyZ5oBFLoEDaPnFvxO7E9hBq4tYx17GyEqo4fYD36BpJATcNumqAg/s320/IMG_1980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555600316196607266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday</span> was finally <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Christmas</span>! The busiest day of the year! First we all wake up and have to wait till 730 when grandma, aunt anne, and the missionaries all come over (this year there were 5 missionaries over). We all open presents (this year the missionaries presents were <span style="font-size:130%;">HILARIOUS</span> thanks to sterling...for example they would say wrapped with love by ____ then from ____ ...some of the highlights were love by Gorbachev from "the wall"....wrapped with love by abe lincoln from john wilkes booth... and on and on). This year, as we were opening presents we noticed something that I had <span style="font-size:130%;">NEVER</span> seen before...<span style="font-size:180%;">SNOW on CHRISTMAS</span>... too bad it was only a little flurrying. After we're done opening all our loot we eat a delish breakfast courtesy of the mom. After breakfast we play games all morning with the missionaries until about noon we we have to start getting ready for the rest of the day. We leave our house and go to my dad's parents where we have lunch and christmas round two with that side of the family. After a few hours of fun with those cousins we head over to grandmas for traditional christmas dinner with that side of the family and christmas part 3. This is when the snow started coming down <span style="font-size:130%;">SUPER</span> hard. By the time we got home there was already an inch (in virginia that is a huge deal) and all the boys wanted to play football since jeff and I had to leave sunday evening.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsGRa_NJgrp25xZSxt6GsJtoUQUrUk0AmjkCF8XLBXwyOiBFWTHG-DB8djVeC8hLsvo2hL1N7cZUFxFv5cNu7WvuxZEgwf3QgXHBFNLMY1Umuy3KGgmCd6lgDn7q4waY3v3AZr2Y67UE/s1600/IMG_2003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsGRa_NJgrp25xZSxt6GsJtoUQUrUk0AmjkCF8XLBXwyOiBFWTHG-DB8djVeC8hLsvo2hL1N7cZUFxFv5cNu7WvuxZEgwf3QgXHBFNLMY1Umuy3KGgmCd6lgDn7q4waY3v3AZr2Y67UE/s320/IMG_2003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555602803792264626" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cHBK-XQ3W-kNUBcufP051qsbvbe3n8ycl_9eZ7sUbtR4UU3l4ODyeCoTDLsa773yCfVI1WFZVetsggiM53hrINeWVxx5tuq_Nb44Q_jpTQ2Lm6jG1SO0fkHuvCPR-iE6_7qDUPhDtm0/s1600/IMG_1999.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cHBK-XQ3W-kNUBcufP051qsbvbe3n8ycl_9eZ7sUbtR4UU3l4ODyeCoTDLsa773yCfVI1WFZVetsggiM53hrINeWVxx5tuq_Nb44Q_jpTQ2Lm6jG1SO0fkHuvCPR-iE6_7qDUPhDtm0/s320/IMG_1999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555602799851931714" border="0" /></a>long story short we did NOT leave on sunday...all the airports all over were closed and we got to stay here til the next open flight out...wednesday :)<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Sunday</span> we went sledding! sadly I was more afraid of wrecking the new camera than wanted to get pictures of the action<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1YvrJRYXUdY1C6MFxY299kqUe2i-yPaX3lPknkRN5_0ywROTwIVBgzYQgEXc1-g3XDoFCh6lVQmVSbE4Pm-N4wJLtR4CQidlzdxao9OFUYhMTF_xEYlAoo0pfOhAn1IH5tQ33wRdiGA/s1600/IMG_2007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1YvrJRYXUdY1C6MFxY299kqUe2i-yPaX3lPknkRN5_0ywROTwIVBgzYQgEXc1-g3XDoFCh6lVQmVSbE4Pm-N4wJLtR4CQidlzdxao9OFUYhMTF_xEYlAoo0pfOhAn1IH5tQ33wRdiGA/s320/IMG_2007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555603251440340578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">today</span> was full of returning ill-fitting gifts and relaxing. We even went and had family bowling night and had a blast. needless to say... although we hadn't planned to stay so long it has already been SO fun to stay out with the family :)<br /><br /></div>Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-76172509253752838442010-12-23T08:40:00.000-08:002010-12-23T08:48:31.717-08:00CIara Burningham is MARRIED<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmN1_L7fHQpgVt5FPGlu6DfLqmyudcdQVlM73EMEJ4vyn03U87erE3cKue6L9jYd78nYBkc99vyNJXjuDrng_yZ4wWn1EfPsILwGz6jHEpG4q5wR7ccb2sjw3fhkkDYJewbyH3jA3wfo/s1600/IMG_1906.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllP8WAOeHEbxcx0_Y1WS8gFtkGRztdP7r1QtXLxo0HsrMwZiiJtCG_GIheCzGZ7IZyFMzLdf0tJSo7rbvEdJHtqLDQdmEGYKeSOC-gkMAIRr7hvnPB-1KzmPEsatoOWweqQHAaC2ucPk/s1600/IMG_1857.JPG"><br /></a><br />Jeff and I had the opportunity to go to our best friends' (Austin and Ciara) wedding on Saturday.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">SO SO SO fun. and she looked gorgeous<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUEC9dgGqXvdqICt8F4zhsquTm81x0C8bAdQH6OM_0R0tabPwNvyz10qhWDGpyXKxZrekq9SEOROAI4z6UnxRr3HnXJK18299Ddj2jftJfZ-aKkHhZJwS0Ju0BZznJwEgA-Bm-o-9QwU/s1600/IMG_1749.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmN1_L7fHQpgVt5FPGlu6DfLqmyudcdQVlM73EMEJ4vyn03U87erE3cKue6L9jYd78nYBkc99vyNJXjuDrng_yZ4wWn1EfPsILwGz6jHEpG4q5wR7ccb2sjw3fhkkDYJewbyH3jA3wfo/s320/IMG_1906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553919662516576098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;">the DREWS and the McNEILS</span></span><br /></div>Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-83238544262273828752010-12-23T08:25:00.001-08:002010-12-23T08:39:20.070-08:00Hawaii<div style="text-align: center;">So for thanksgiving jeff and I went on a belated honeymoon to MAUI (thanks to Craig and Allison :)) and I wanted to write a quick post with all of our pictures! so first we have our view... ABSOLUTELY gorgeous.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKWetkgLEXTtAyyeM0EsIomqvhorYjqo8deroTDoyBd_RYc8YzrXq0g2kbJTLOfRcJ1Cnl_lyha8aB_nQSBUAjfLUtOr2lfZqPysGREFKBs9cY0SPZqOUm0fOtIlBeWhChZfp6qWjrJI/s1600/IMG_1574.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKWetkgLEXTtAyyeM0EsIomqvhorYjqo8deroTDoyBd_RYc8YzrXq0g2kbJTLOfRcJ1Cnl_lyha8aB_nQSBUAjfLUtOr2lfZqPysGREFKBs9cY0SPZqOUm0fOtIlBeWhChZfp6qWjrJI/s320/IMG_1574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553916567650309346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rainbow over the black rock...seriously looks like its from a magazine</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fVPy38yUyJ9X6yMtvFp4cdQuG07gwmRYkGAgrjP5JqoN1KIWn_0xhOU3pJ8E6Wmfw8DpzNCVO5BV8ziLbFTSw6yNZU0SUkR894IjPi_wM4Ki8A5ZTisSxvIa7GEe01CrCbhzcVvrKX0/s1600/IMG_1566.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fVPy38yUyJ9X6yMtvFp4cdQuG07gwmRYkGAgrjP5JqoN1KIWn_0xhOU3pJ8E6Wmfw8DpzNCVO5BV8ziLbFTSw6yNZU0SUkR894IjPi_wM4Ki8A5ZTisSxvIa7GEe01CrCbhzcVvrKX0/s320/IMG_1566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553916304553176898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">mountains behind us</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXebA7DWaWvMOaMfLF8ttc2mtsU7mLN31jWNJ9bzkAjALWSSMnAXOLP1ACYAmCD1wDQsjMY3VU-ocnSOIYYIZSutgQFiNAyOnHw3MPK-j3mvojZT9736GOKzbLpAqdQOeFJ4dxTqZlvI0/s1600/IMG_1572.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXebA7DWaWvMOaMfLF8ttc2mtsU7mLN31jWNJ9bzkAjALWSSMnAXOLP1ACYAmCD1wDQsjMY3VU-ocnSOIYYIZSutgQFiNAyOnHw3MPK-j3mvojZT9736GOKzbLpAqdQOeFJ4dxTqZlvI0/s320/IMG_1572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553916560562043426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Right before I broke my camera...</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Then on our 3 month anniversary we went to a DELICIOUS luau</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YpVOUXBXuM8eMQJ3xeCeI8NkdzfVag0fraqbMOA5CyBz1knq6yyUAtNvTCMZIrHILHcIlqLg1e9tqaB6H8cquBfYlSnCe6ebG5q8y2gGdYoXYBhPA4jxEJznj0-5nIb6GOisf8dRfTo/s1600/IMG_1577.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YpVOUXBXuM8eMQJ3xeCeI8NkdzfVag0fraqbMOA5CyBz1knq6yyUAtNvTCMZIrHILHcIlqLg1e9tqaB6H8cquBfYlSnCe6ebG5q8y2gGdYoXYBhPA4jxEJznj0-5nIb6GOisf8dRfTo/s320/IMG_1577.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553916571031696226" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVzkQMmOuEU3YGhuqV8LtzV0BD5Mw4pOf8O0jNh-Z583McIS_I4yMYCkESC8tudc7G8O8KugN_mkt9HvKRZaQcWFAk4xD9LcWfIV2ksnrMuyxeDpOak8CnlDfDBLjP6y5OfJX7oV1QS0/s1600/IMG_1581.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVzkQMmOuEU3YGhuqV8LtzV0BD5Mw4pOf8O0jNh-Z583McIS_I4yMYCkESC8tudc7G8O8KugN_mkt9HvKRZaQcWFAk4xD9LcWfIV2ksnrMuyxeDpOak8CnlDfDBLjP6y5OfJX7oV1QS0/s320/IMG_1581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553916578686367714" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcQbnHZ1Al9Jtyq5-sVGJ5E05nklhT9G1NdIemb4bn3TnKSaPuIvV2H51-meI0w6GXOTY2143qiZjY2Fls2zZBZ-h6QBRWQW21zscWxqukyTs_UusaG4_v5koEwA3tRh_qt5vkqGJyAo/s1600/IMG_1582.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcQbnHZ1Al9Jtyq5-sVGJ5E05nklhT9G1NdIemb4bn3TnKSaPuIvV2H51-meI0w6GXOTY2143qiZjY2Fls2zZBZ-h6QBRWQW21zscWxqukyTs_UusaG4_v5koEwA3tRh_qt5vkqGJyAo/s320/IMG_1582.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553916822262473330" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUTLX4HeEpiXRXC5gid2-NhgWvq84KPUiGNqE9y9yY6NJdF85hHSYVG_35lt0U7yFEGPFfMIOSmqDfYWeBOvLbwyanhT8DIUv5fGcmnx3z7OXxPKZx4v6YqyJrQCnKkDjcUL8A2lelhs/s1600/IMG_1584.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUTLX4HeEpiXRXC5gid2-NhgWvq84KPUiGNqE9y9yY6NJdF85hHSYVG_35lt0U7yFEGPFfMIOSmqDfYWeBOvLbwyanhT8DIUv5fGcmnx3z7OXxPKZx4v6YqyJrQCnKkDjcUL8A2lelhs/s320/IMG_1584.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553916826083363906" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rM0662JAKPjYBEZMrYaNc0bCySRKZQbjRXAj1gGwrIeBki4Aqo7BFaVNONMDU-TRD6eQcr5V9IlBbanxFu8wk1LHr36oXH6Dubgb0JxWJczOazRv0xa_xLUmdIMbX87FBkOXiMCOiso/s1600/IMG_1597.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rM0662JAKPjYBEZMrYaNc0bCySRKZQbjRXAj1gGwrIeBki4Aqo7BFaVNONMDU-TRD6eQcr5V9IlBbanxFu8wk1LHr36oXH6Dubgb0JxWJczOazRv0xa_xLUmdIMbX87FBkOXiMCOiso/s320/IMG_1597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553916830414455538" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq3S8CBh6aPEcp_4hqJbyGo31TUZq3ZH8LL4mH1wYNN6PMnNveKKrdz6hUird_YW94ux5Sf9Ztl5woK1ZF4CvDPQ_w-xrK6FgQslEy5ViNZC4mQU6M8L8IL3BWZLLBlLG9XjrYI9rK9s/s1600/IMG_1606.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq3S8CBh6aPEcp_4hqJbyGo31TUZq3ZH8LL4mH1wYNN6PMnNveKKrdz6hUird_YW94ux5Sf9Ztl5woK1ZF4CvDPQ_w-xrK6FgQslEy5ViNZC4mQU6M8L8IL3BWZLLBlLG9XjrYI9rK9s/s320/IMG_1606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553916833366710450" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I need to add more pictures but since the rest are on my computer and I'm in VIRGINIA without it this will have to suffice :)</span><br /></div>Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-51027487948431192022010-11-27T22:20:00.000-08:002010-11-27T22:47:06.590-08:00Evasion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://0.tqn.com/d/gohawaii/1/0/P/0/4/UFO_parasail_020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gohawaii/1/0/P/0/4/UFO_parasail_020.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />So Jeff and I got out of Provo despite the "worst storm in years" (of which we saw nothing in Provo and only traces of salt mixtures on the road on the way to slc airport on Wednesday morning at 4 am). We thought we weren't going to get out when our flight to Phoenix was canceled only seconds after Jeff got home from work on Tuesday night. I immediately start crying, like a baby I know, about how I'm going to have to stay in Provo for thanksgiving and not get a honeymoon :( after a few hours on the telephone we got our flights figured out and we rerouted through San francisco to MAUI...30 minutes earlier than our original flight I might add :)<br /><br />When we left Provo we froze all morning because we vouched to only take sweat shirts because our winter coats would be awful to lug around in Hawaii. Still we didn't realize that just jeans would be awful in the beautifully familiar humidity. We've been having tons of fun...about which I'll have to post when we get home because we only have the iPad and can't upload any pictures from the fun :) but that picture up top is the beach where we're staying...gorgeous :)Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-41026519255321000792010-11-17T08:59:00.000-08:002010-11-17T09:37:05.742-08:00It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas?<div style="text-align: center;">Ok. So I've always been one of those people who <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">LOVES</span> Thanksgiving and hates to see it skipped over by those overzealous <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Christmas</span></span> lovers. Don't worry... i am now one of those people. Our house is already being decked out for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Christmas</span></span>...We decide since we're going to Maui for Thanksgiving and will probably not be having turkey, yams, pies etc. we'd skip to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEvGKUXW0iI"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Mele Kalikimaka</strong></span>. </a>We went down to St. George to see Jeff's parents last weekend and his mom took us to Tai Pan (quite possibly my new favorite store) and we got TONS of <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Christmas</span></span> decorations...we couldn't wait to get home and decorate! As soon as we were done I just wanted to go back to the Tai Pan here in Orem! so I did :) Here is our apartment so far... just the family room :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAxkfjADDqhmuU_9ChYP1KtND3O3aolzj7maEUX6jeZA2wcweN1Fp914aNNRt-t8TUzDcynOBlR1GVo1MCgFRgk64sOWq-PhUzO8TsXGRwi1vWZ_HgJ-4JanwFofbHEloTr8FKPcuwJI/s1600/IMG_1555.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAxkfjADDqhmuU_9ChYP1KtND3O3aolzj7maEUX6jeZA2wcweN1Fp914aNNRt-t8TUzDcynOBlR1GVo1MCgFRgk64sOWq-PhUzO8TsXGRwi1vWZ_HgJ-4JanwFofbHEloTr8FKPcuwJI/s320/IMG_1555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540567033495374482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Christmas</span> tree, Garland, Tinsel, Gifts</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_O8ZSJ9VUqVOf-TrKPHMgQh3wHkD1MGb1wR36onKNv1My7E6si9qyYTB4iNXW_R6XtVXuV8KgDkhRUd6sDNHqF3IrcOC6cS9GYTtphcNuuEbtULjCns4YeNFX9I2h5xqZdTKq9idWHug/s1600/IMG_1544.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_O8ZSJ9VUqVOf-TrKPHMgQh3wHkD1MGb1wR36onKNv1My7E6si9qyYTB4iNXW_R6XtVXuV8KgDkhRUd6sDNHqF3IrcOC6cS9GYTtphcNuuEbtULjCns4YeNFX9I2h5xqZdTKq9idWHug/s320/IMG_1544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540567041804894802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Our boxes disguised as presents :)<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Jywcgj-sXcInsD4FYhvtUU5xqAdVfheRxsNuGPlb295U-qNNBjfIczKmp8E3acPbCgadgB7zPk4MrGWo0-vT8FDrKsOwIqIif8XB2uHCcBRLFiUcmwvc6z7nRNRakBBqwq-po23C_rk/s1600/IMG_1548.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Jywcgj-sXcInsD4FYhvtUU5xqAdVfheRxsNuGPlb295U-qNNBjfIczKmp8E3acPbCgadgB7zPk4MrGWo0-vT8FDrKsOwIqIif8XB2uHCcBRLFiUcmwvc6z7nRNRakBBqwq-po23C_rk/s320/IMG_1548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540567047355858050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Bell Garland around the doors<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHJVy40Fg-LZKv5_M_NHrh80dW7loKh9jGo6SQFEzh6HVyEQ1BnEoLAekmPXjwEquup-YsM-wF4V9Bs7RQ-HiOiKElTCswvcUyweeQzsN-j8Rno0DI6YcMRNsmJoSuwXeB703Mt3N-iI/s1600/IMG_1549.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHJVy40Fg-LZKv5_M_NHrh80dW7loKh9jGo6SQFEzh6HVyEQ1BnEoLAekmPXjwEquup-YsM-wF4V9Bs7RQ-HiOiKElTCswvcUyweeQzsN-j8Rno0DI6YcMRNsmJoSuwXeB703Mt3N-iI/s320/IMG_1549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540567056195998146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Aaaaaand our over sized ornaments!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Boy am I excited for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">CHRISTMAS</span></span>!!! I love looking forward to <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Christmas</span></span> because I forget to be anticipating HAWAII and it has snuck up on me!! 1 week from today and I will be living free (at least free of cares :))<br /><br />The most exciting news of the week: we are OFFICIALLY going to Virginia for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Christmas</span></span>!!! I am SO SO SO excited to be able to see my family and have a great first married <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Christmas</span></span> with Jeff.<br /><br />SO, in the words of John Lennon (who, along with his comrades, is on iTunes now!):<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Happy Christmas</span><br /></span></span></div>Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-28622578316799750552010-10-31T18:30:00.000-07:002010-10-31T18:44:39.260-07:00Halloween<div style="text-align: center;">HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />This weekend Jeff and I went to a fun Halloween party at our friends' (Brad and Emily) house up in Alpine. It was 14 of us and we all had to dress up. It was so fun and we loved dressing up. Jeff and I were Bob Young (Brigham's bad brother) and i was his trophy wife... he had a long wallet fold out of all of his other wives... (pictures of nasty women we found on people of walmart).<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTlODr7-Y_ddWQiD15wDjVezQugrnVlM02BSdBrtVeZmDWCV_w5aLWLQpqMlf2xwiUwHwc1XRS95ELeMuUJqoATC1DitQ-bu8gE9iNL6SIVqU2tAzZKCWAFpXmmn7LHd3OeG5fECyDSg/s1600/IMG_1519.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTlODr7-Y_ddWQiD15wDjVezQugrnVlM02BSdBrtVeZmDWCV_w5aLWLQpqMlf2xwiUwHwc1XRS95ELeMuUJqoATC1DitQ-bu8gE9iNL6SIVqU2tAzZKCWAFpXmmn7LHd3OeG5fECyDSg/s320/IMG_1519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534388828258359746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Brigham's bad brother Bob and his trophy wife</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Austin and Ciara<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYD9WXRRP5A9OLBvSFSZF_iw4IlhGFhnMoh1pbVzk7kD9-y8AO9NS_E8GtNVtpFHzKwrNPozYCk0-SEY0URn8MLJQjO3iu0IdGue-JPecqu28_NZi64aFR_oldXFOY8eGd-zjYl189Mts/s1600/IMG_1524.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYD9WXRRP5A9OLBvSFSZF_iw4IlhGFhnMoh1pbVzk7kD9-y8AO9NS_E8GtNVtpFHzKwrNPozYCk0-SEY0URn8MLJQjO3iu0IdGue-JPecqu28_NZi64aFR_oldXFOY8eGd-zjYl189Mts/s320/IMG_1524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534388839761300082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Tiger Woods and his dirty mistress<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Austin and Paige<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GcS3LmDRpjDRxb7gdvAp_GAzSulSq5B65Zr0gOpafEbvT9BH18OTkzQTKDS5-e8sBLFp3Y1PwAqgG0y63Sm1rcqb1g3NnZvpTyEsLHERIsXa2jsUQowi8XCVQ6gAxgt5YmUD7iuElik/s1600/IMG_1526.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GcS3LmDRpjDRxb7gdvAp_GAzSulSq5B65Zr0gOpafEbvT9BH18OTkzQTKDS5-e8sBLFp3Y1PwAqgG0y63Sm1rcqb1g3NnZvpTyEsLHERIsXa2jsUQowi8XCVQ6gAxgt5YmUD7iuElik/s320/IMG_1526.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534388844206003106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">larger than life?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Brad and Emily<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKA46ZuZhftOymtTy-snUGOShYDWy3iStJjxYKd1Fgu0C16x8iv5bfmepEeXisgEvGjqBxgo4BxucoBY-mYp5v3k8-8J0SSLmOyhVPgaOhZINDwFbQivYCdAAgXEmYCpYzi3N4_LwrkZw/s1600/IMG_1527.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKA46ZuZhftOymtTy-snUGOShYDWy3iStJjxYKd1Fgu0C16x8iv5bfmepEeXisgEvGjqBxgo4BxucoBY-mYp5v3k8-8J0SSLmOyhVPgaOhZINDwFbQivYCdAAgXEmYCpYzi3N4_LwrkZw/s320/IMG_1527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534388852375693090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">70's suburban family<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Jeff and Katie<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6_6RdYVc-x7XwqjYIQuW_ghXgIUdVtHFi0Bhprx7pq6p8AzOCZWpTuiUpI8GT-koqlNzCFpXPAgsUnknRcixVQesnU4cYNIhxhNavijN9xnknLPt73Od8TVUjSJCSZo33N2AE0rIA_Q/s1600/IMG_1528.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6_6RdYVc-x7XwqjYIQuW_ghXgIUdVtHFi0Bhprx7pq6p8AzOCZWpTuiUpI8GT-koqlNzCFpXPAgsUnknRcixVQesnU4cYNIhxhNavijN9xnknLPt73Od8TVUjSJCSZo33N2AE0rIA_Q/s320/IMG_1528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534388864072188642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Quidditch player and her nimbus 2000<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Shawn and Katie<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHe9HjXCscCgcNnWWtHJNT8sJz0Xe7Ectzx1sLBmfuqfhzmUxUe1XhQv_pK2ilhpeigtnR_4WR8d0-59McoPY_S8o7cM1Xt4PArmiY3zvnZ1jDeX9zhwpzs0jTNPkGjZtlNMdEbGYUpLE/s1600/IMG_1531.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHe9HjXCscCgcNnWWtHJNT8sJz0Xe7Ectzx1sLBmfuqfhzmUxUe1XhQv_pK2ilhpeigtnR_4WR8d0-59McoPY_S8o7cM1Xt4PArmiY3zvnZ1jDeX9zhwpzs0jTNPkGjZtlNMdEbGYUpLE/s320/IMG_1531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534390541474580898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Steve Nash and a suns fan<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Tadd and Melissa<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zA7UcstMq4MzCgOURQ6neL5-HX-NejNY9QwbpPwS8JuTRoULzmZpFA6An8WRSBm8vs5ugdmcMEuA4Vcyh-pvMCZbRo7viCwaEcOsWRRrFZP9ULWnVPpotZ2qmpkeRZaA0kYx-z0e3UI/s1600/IMG_1533.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zA7UcstMq4MzCgOURQ6neL5-HX-NejNY9QwbpPwS8JuTRoULzmZpFA6An8WRSBm8vs5ugdmcMEuA4Vcyh-pvMCZbRo7viCwaEcOsWRRrFZP9ULWnVPpotZ2qmpkeRZaA0kYx-z0e3UI/s320/IMG_1533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534390566475244082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Lumberjacks</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></div>Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-41030096943141994922010-10-05T15:00:00.000-07:002010-10-05T15:56:46.634-07:00Always playing Catch-up<div style="text-align: center;">As usual... I'm playing catch up with the whole blog thing...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the 24th we went to see <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">BRAD PAISLEY</span></span> (quite possibly my <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">FAVORITE</span></span> singer) Darius Rucker was also there. (Listen to <a href="http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=etr7UtnUflM">Alright</a> it's amazing)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu2dWZASw-5a73iY-0TrKQqkvF4VNERR4s0ERrUXVSEiPZShyphenhyphen14vdxhQ-1SA-mKhYMlssjsxOwFgfVkVQ0YC395JSxTQ6_qMLxCh0sxo7IDVhyphenhyphenir8TT2eXeMrGGbK9_JWfoqcb2mLPi0/s1600/IMG_1487.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu2dWZASw-5a73iY-0TrKQqkvF4VNERR4s0ERrUXVSEiPZShyphenhyphen14vdxhQ-1SA-mKhYMlssjsxOwFgfVkVQ0YC395JSxTQ6_qMLxCh0sxo7IDVhyphenhyphenir8TT2eXeMrGGbK9_JWfoqcb2mLPi0/s320/IMG_1487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524695137743062098" border="0" /></a>Brad gave a shoutout to all the people in the "cheap seats" and walked about 100 ft in front of us to get closer to them. earlier when i was taking pictures of him up on stage jeff told me to turn off the flash to get a better picture. needless to say... i forgot to turn it back on when Brad was <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">SO</span> close so this is all i got haha<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGt-WzgfjRxYrxQ8y6Low6HN4lAVxoPoCZmEvluBbOHarsKOCoDPcXx8l_0ecbIPQcygZ2iCjQi7DO6IETG9Cef9EmCcxVYDawPqCn3-twCoMgy06R-tMEYy3NHVgywu11R-GEH8pqE9M/s1600/IMG_1495.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGt-WzgfjRxYrxQ8y6Low6HN4lAVxoPoCZmEvluBbOHarsKOCoDPcXx8l_0ecbIPQcygZ2iCjQi7DO6IETG9Cef9EmCcxVYDawPqCn3-twCoMgy06R-tMEYy3NHVgywu11R-GEH8pqE9M/s320/IMG_1495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524695141206827842" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9Jq8yKhNcqVYMPGMRQnDNvuE3gzG3q6eeg4Fk8qarn6ZSCyjs-nNwIlHhWnDrf_EW2v5XSgdeJLoZub8wDlhuXv2h2f4sqvbFoQpGhQDSOBod0V6BjQvgx9ZKO0UKE0QwtsDFVNObEQ/s1600/IMG_1498.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9Jq8yKhNcqVYMPGMRQnDNvuE3gzG3q6eeg4Fk8qarn6ZSCyjs-nNwIlHhWnDrf_EW2v5XSgdeJLoZub8wDlhuXv2h2f4sqvbFoQpGhQDSOBod0V6BjQvgx9ZKO0UKE0QwtsDFVNObEQ/s320/IMG_1498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524695143462257042" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYorjlhjug0bGWjToVeBuLOlizuyfQ-dCRH3v7_IXSKyAZUjGgKAOSQoadZx82I0mgQxzF21KiRYG4TwO08GwzGiBdDPPoBZaCM9dFc4MMRYbL0_CS1MYKOSlR_TIy01DBZnUjgotzSoE/s1600/IMG_1502.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYorjlhjug0bGWjToVeBuLOlizuyfQ-dCRH3v7_IXSKyAZUjGgKAOSQoadZx82I0mgQxzF21KiRYG4TwO08GwzGiBdDPPoBZaCM9dFc4MMRYbL0_CS1MYKOSlR_TIy01DBZnUjgotzSoE/s320/IMG_1502.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524695151013319266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We will have also finished round 1 of midterms as of tomorrow... so far so good :)<br /><br />Yesterday, October 4th 2010, the top of Mt timp was covered in snow. This was a sad day in that <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">winter is inevitably coming</span></span>... and soon.<br /><br />Before I went to Costa Rica and them home I lost my <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Ipod</span> somewhere. Once we got pell grants I bought myself a new <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Ipod</span> (ya know the new <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">ipod</span> touches with the cameras and stuff) we were leaving for the concert... SO excited to see brad paisley we decided we'd listen to him the whole way on the NEW <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">ipod</span>. Guess what was in jeff's car attached to his <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">ipod</span> cable... my old <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">ipod</span>. i was sad... jeff was happy because he got a new <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">ipod</span>! then on thursday night lost my <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">ipod</span> again... this time the new one. I had gone to see <a href="http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/">Stephanie Nielson</a> (who i got to meet :) ) and lost my <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">ipod</span> along the way. I felt so bad that I told jeff I would take the old <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Ipod</span> back and he could get the <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Ipad</span> he wanted. Sunday morning we were supposed to go to General Conference but didn't get the chance to because Jeff was sick all night with food poisoning. Jeff kept thinking he had heard my new <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">ipod</span>'s alert sound but we had already checked the WHOLE house so i dismissed it. Finally we decided to pick up the whole mattress and boxspring and what did we find. the <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">ipod</span>. Now we have 1 first gen <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">ipod</span> touch. 1 fourth gen <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">ipod</span> touch and 1 <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">ipad</span>. cool haha<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMZPWdlVKnnTvmS2W6HoRYxVcSJZFR8PJ-f38jyjgKCY9Gc48k48UqlDqQwL9UwStd9g2LyqF_MiNZ55WXm-wudz0bLoypa93SCnImFCIiqovaKues_XDmm0skPQkGn4KQd6-zkW0m6M/s1600/IMG_1479.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMZPWdlVKnnTvmS2W6HoRYxVcSJZFR8PJ-f38jyjgKCY9Gc48k48UqlDqQwL9UwStd9g2LyqF_MiNZ55WXm-wudz0bLoypa93SCnImFCIiqovaKues_XDmm0skPQkGn4KQd6-zkW0m6M/s320/IMG_1479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524695131488657026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am so glad to have by best friend <a href="http://himynameiscrunk.blogspot.com/">Kyria</a> back in provo. Just a few weeks ago her father <a href="http://www.roddial.com/">Rod Dial</a> passed away in a kayaking accident. He was an amazing man and I know he is missed tremendously but his "legacy" (no pun intended :) ) lives on.<br /></div>Lauren and Jeffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285226623404347370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-52102418523255906012010-09-19T20:08:00.001-07:002010-09-19T20:20:34.550-07:00Recentlyy<div style="text-align: center;">As of recently we have <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >COMPLETELY</span> finished moving <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >EVERYTHING</span> in. I am so excited to be done with:<br /><br />Moving <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">clothes</span> around<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">unpacking</span><br />putting together <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">couches</span>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">tv stands</span>, <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">kitchen tables</span>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">end tables</span>, <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">coffee tables</span>,<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> luvsacs</span>, and <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">dressers</span>.<br />finding home <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">furnishings</span><br />moving <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">boxes</span> from place to place<br /><br />I am <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" >SO</span> glad that we are all done :)<br /><br />Jeff and I have become completely and <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">TOTALLY</span> obsessed with<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.fox.com/lietome/">Lie to me</a>. We are using our netflix to watch this show... so excited to watch the finale tomorrow :)<br /><br />Tonight, we got to have a cousin dinner at our house with some of Jeff's cousins that are in Provo. Once again got to use the delicious recipe courtesy of lindsay and wow them with my amazing cooking... well following an amazing recipe. and of course after dinner we had some lie to me time :)<br /><br />Can't wait for more fun events like <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" >BRAD PAISLEY</span> this friday :) (this will be my 3rd time seeing him and only jeff's 1st... coulda been my 4th and jeffs 2nd but i was in that silly little accident... if it were up to me i would have gone in my beautiful TLSO.)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-30425702700041214162010-09-09T12:03:00.000-07:002010-09-09T12:24:05.784-07:00We're Married!<div style="text-align: center;">Ok so jeff and I have been married for almost <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >2 WEEKS</span> now and it's been nothing short of <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >AMAZING</span>. We were NON-STOP busy for the wedding going to DC to the <a href="http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/washington/"></a><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);" href="http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/washington/">temple</a> on thursday, Sealed in that temple on friday morning, lunch at the hotel with everyone, then dinner that night at the <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">DELICIOUS</span></span> Kinloch.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MoexHCM7ICMOyv5JlGilGhNc5XF3l1prNOjkBOW-jmV5cEeeAmYj7IfzK9K2hpZ6Jr_rBmoSSeN2gFsDmmn8OJmPZOSzS6T4B0aSz7cnHZYkKU9E2B-l_FjEJ_jDHEmSsltN5CxugTj2/s1600/41064_424824751611_644391611_5369068_6483948_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MoexHCM7ICMOyv5JlGilGhNc5XF3l1prNOjkBOW-jmV5cEeeAmYj7IfzK9K2hpZ6Jr_rBmoSSeN2gFsDmmn8OJmPZOSzS6T4B0aSz7cnHZYkKU9E2B-l_FjEJ_jDHEmSsltN5CxugTj2/s320/41064_424824751611_644391611_5369068_6483948_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514992403110551602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(thanks <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.rodneyandkylee.blogspot.com/">Kylee Dial</a> for letting me steal your picture :) )</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday we woke up and went to my house to hang out with the groomsmen and the bridesmaids that stayed at my house. Once we were all ready we went to the <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >AMAZING</span> <a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);" href="http://www.ambergrove.com/">Amber Grove Plantation</a> for the ring ceremony and reception. Everything from the flowers to the lanterns to the scenery was <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >GORGEOUS</span> thanks to my mother :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUTcZ9NtlDZsJWAf_4v9G-pd1wCbFc9MweeUK4HWZ2KU0tb7yaBGdlT0D-3gu-_CkyqHJPhBxkP127dh7_t-LcHuASPRM36CK14xV0wcBaWu8JkSA2qw5wFTTyVXQeCnS0BhumVlnJITn/s1600/47695_434716758492_515458492_4884309_5265713_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUTcZ9NtlDZsJWAf_4v9G-pd1wCbFc9MweeUK4HWZ2KU0tb7yaBGdlT0D-3gu-_CkyqHJPhBxkP127dh7_t-LcHuASPRM36CK14xV0wcBaWu8JkSA2qw5wFTTyVXQeCnS0BhumVlnJITn/s320/47695_434716758492_515458492_4884309_5265713_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514994098060002258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The gorgeous Bridesmaids</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljEVvIjaZeh66vrHGW1R4TCVqTdCmmvyMl5S1UAUfCqhF9jiuwW7FzvNagMA88VzJ8kObZRoot7H66P35HK-8HgLBSdKVwU6kV7KRgMB8SDT2vSnLqVXX2WnYuLS_Y3O6G2EujYjOvojQ/s1600/59122_424826276611_644391611_5369152_922081_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljEVvIjaZeh66vrHGW1R4TCVqTdCmmvyMl5S1UAUfCqhF9jiuwW7FzvNagMA88VzJ8kObZRoot7H66P35HK-8HgLBSdKVwU6kV7KRgMB8SDT2vSnLqVXX2WnYuLS_Y3O6G2EujYjOvojQ/s320/59122_424826276611_644391611_5369152_922081_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514994115126663138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">end of the ring ceremony<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaImwFdG8BQXemrDSpb41rs8wQk2kLM16b7RA6WjdrmrWwmg0ibmsdglTgvJQxS9pKLSZx47gwMYzCiZlPqFsqFBnvySCBAEAYsuGgRioXW77VT0qvbpyVVetzmp1rV2eRuDiZ_Q3Homfb/s1600/46912_425332914260_655729260_5063982_1195952_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaImwFdG8BQXemrDSpb41rs8wQk2kLM16b7RA6WjdrmrWwmg0ibmsdglTgvJQxS9pKLSZx47gwMYzCiZlPqFsqFBnvySCBAEAYsuGgRioXW77VT0qvbpyVVetzmp1rV2eRuDiZ_Q3Homfb/s320/46912_425332914260_655729260_5063982_1195952_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514994107473817618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Only you can love me this way</span><br /><br />This past weekend we had another reception here in Utah. It was beyond beautiful thanks to my wonderful mother-in-law, new aunts, future sister-in-law, and so many other hard workers. It was SO fun and I can't wait to get pictures from it all from the AMAZING <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://casciophoto.blogspot.com/">Brittany Cascio</a><br /><br />SO on to married life. It has been <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">SO</span> fun. Mostly eating, buying and decorating for now. Its been a blast though. This morning i was taking jeff to work and we were a little early so i asked him to tell me his favorite and least favorite thing about being married so far.<br />His <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" >FAVORITE</span> thing was dinner... made me feel really good :) especially since i made the most delicious meal <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">EVER</span> this week thanks to <a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);" href="http://www.bradenlinds.blogspot.com/">Lindsay Andersen</a> (i'll have to put the recipe up soon because it was <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">AMAZING</span>)<br /><br />His <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" >LEAST FAVORITE</span> thing is that he doesn't get to play call of duty enough. sad day jeffrey. :(<br /><br />So far all is good and hopefully i'll get back to being a good blogger now that i'm married :)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-32128034288535606482010-08-23T20:58:00.000-07:002010-08-23T21:13:31.932-07:0083 hoursIn only <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">9 and a half short hours </span></span>jeffrey will be HERE. in <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">VIRGINIA</span>! not baltimore, not DC, not norfolk, not raleigh. he's flying into the good ole <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">RICHMOND</span></span> airport and I'm so excited. We are getting married in <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" >83</span> short short short hours and i couldn't be more excited. While he is here we will be running NONSTOP errands and im so excited to have someone to actually do them with :) with only <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">3</span> days to go i'll go ahead and give <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">3</span> reasons i'm most excited to be married.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">1.</span> i get a <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">cuddle buddy 24/7</span> ok ok maybe not since jeff doesn't always want to cuddle (or cuddow because i can't say "ld" ...thanks Kylee Dial for teaching me that :) ) But i have the option whenever i want.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">2.</span> i always have <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">someone who cares about me.</span> I'm so excited to be able to every night just talk about our day together and just share everything. Along the lines of sharing everything i had the epiphany a few weeks back that i am never going to have my own bed or room again! i guess if i have to have another roommate jeffrey is a pretty good one to have :)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">3</span>. someone i get to <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">kiss whenever i want</span>. One of my favorite movies is Sweet Home Alabama... reminds me of Virginia on steroids... anyways melanie asks jake "What do you want to be married to me for, anyhow" and he replies <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >"So I can kiss you anytime I want."</span> i'm excited for that... let's hope jeff is too :)<br /><br />Get excited everyone.... only <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" >3</span> days to go :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-14969456531363222832010-08-16T05:38:00.000-07:002010-08-17T17:06:54.691-07:00Costa Rica!<div style="text-align: center;">ok. although im not with jeff i thought i'd do a blog post from down here in costa rica! it is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! i LOVE IT! so far we've zip lined, rode horses, gone to a mud bath, hung out with the locals, gone shopping, surfing, eaten TONS of yummy food, seen snakes, frogs, parrots, monkeys, and lot and lots of butterflies. My internal clock is being completely thrown off my the sun rising at 530 am and setting at 600 pm! but i love it because im usually asleep by 9 :) Here are a few pictures from the adventures<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />ps the sunsets here are GORGEOUS.... EVERY evening :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIS33idb9Q7gwTSVvfTxnmISHp33LH4VjgFc2-Zlakrg6mWNiaXN-1s78Ib0OHtROw9SDWVr-Z6jH9zY5PNfpJ-hKLB-LfJvCWWKGbRi1XVGFxiBcqduaaFi7ZAwRJsti9AEPjoDeUEpY/s1600/IMG_1396.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIS33idb9Q7gwTSVvfTxnmISHp33LH4VjgFc2-Zlakrg6mWNiaXN-1s78Ib0OHtROw9SDWVr-Z6jH9zY5PNfpJ-hKLB-LfJvCWWKGbRi1XVGFxiBcqduaaFi7ZAwRJsti9AEPjoDeUEpY/s320/IMG_1396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505988601480331506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">the saying of costa rica<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdeohbOWlLXCnA0tH6sATh-1tabpo8NVjPjha3asUAtlHjnlnf-Kpo58vHCWuHOPV9oBXwTbHbtBUW3-1HT9cQGg2FmJAlZJy32-2b4stH1nGSpIT3EHPY9x7RnUsXs8DCpjWSMrkhR78/s1600/IMG_1342.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdeohbOWlLXCnA0tH6sATh-1tabpo8NVjPjha3asUAtlHjnlnf-Kpo58vHCWuHOPV9oBXwTbHbtBUW3-1HT9cQGg2FmJAlZJy32-2b4stH1nGSpIT3EHPY9x7RnUsXs8DCpjWSMrkhR78/s320/IMG_1342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505988093821970802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">airport in liberia<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15BOHnouaHcPdzK1r-rYJx8I-lL0YR_jkmQzM1ArEl3kvEEoFzeLYln9OAnYZFj_WO-luDTBNiMqu-9BI48FEuGxEuUIdPzFRriqutzKXfv_A2SJV4MQ3RjTbtLWGmeP9yhjSGlYHDbeH/s1600/IMG_1347.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15BOHnouaHcPdzK1r-rYJx8I-lL0YR_jkmQzM1ArEl3kvEEoFzeLYln9OAnYZFj_WO-luDTBNiMqu-9BI48FEuGxEuUIdPzFRriqutzKXfv_A2SJV4MQ3RjTbtLWGmeP9yhjSGlYHDbeH/s320/IMG_1347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505988108011461410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">gorgeous sunset<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXOyO7RaMbGg4dalx3f-6-CXKlWLH3nHXblNRcp027YvhhuQnIzbtqx0e0dxt9kN1XQ97CucHaTpFHfjb0u8lSNr6LIDR6E623s-r5rT1ydCSm2oOQAuPsCVr8j_459JZWZHCGJnDk4wx/s1600/000_0005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXOyO7RaMbGg4dalx3f-6-CXKlWLH3nHXblNRcp027YvhhuQnIzbtqx0e0dxt9kN1XQ97CucHaTpFHfjb0u8lSNr6LIDR6E623s-r5rT1ydCSm2oOQAuPsCVr8j_459JZWZHCGJnDk4wx/s320/000_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506142815674900546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">surfing<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINC26EcmQR2cdYbboTYkdlaCmu6LCX98gUt_y-ar8p7GLhO91dV0KTDP9UTY7C3EnT7ltsXg2kA_C4kYeX5WK7VSyVxb0eduFjZ2uQ_es0_efcwLDE3SejhLEzC8bJHs3240WGt8xiaO0/s1600/IMG_1365.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINC26EcmQR2cdYbboTYkdlaCmu6LCX98gUt_y-ar8p7GLhO91dV0KTDP9UTY7C3EnT7ltsXg2kA_C4kYeX5WK7VSyVxb0eduFjZ2uQ_es0_efcwLDE3SejhLEzC8bJHs3240WGt8xiaO0/s320/IMG_1365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505988114816246322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Zip lining<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8QYA_e8Yl9yIByGhvbC1x-TMV8Xt-f_p8m8H8Dzf5opwhgOjRV0dKROVpa__KKrQCBN67d-PfgVr3qOj8zwIMJH9RarhN_sqPOy77I7RK25KtS5YYarnduEA1GhvcHuI7BiVCMCtkZto/s1600/IMG_1373.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8QYA_e8Yl9yIByGhvbC1x-TMV8Xt-f_p8m8H8Dzf5opwhgOjRV0dKROVpa__KKrQCBN67d-PfgVr3qOj8zwIMJH9RarhN_sqPOy77I7RK25KtS5YYarnduEA1GhvcHuI7BiVCMCtkZto/s320/IMG_1373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505988120545060466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">riding horses to the mud bath<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvOHFGKaHokvQm7lA0vFjdj7ihyphenhyphen4CcOcPQ3YG6EVUcl3d9NZzfyF4ATA2HFKnbwpf4fi8ox-DuZslZY64k6MxF0qNWDf3IohtOJkYe5FLe0jF5ndWBHPHuL-gaN5F17nY3WtN1FZiKInz/s1600/000_0036.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvOHFGKaHokvQm7lA0vFjdj7ihyphenhyphen4CcOcPQ3YG6EVUcl3d9NZzfyF4ATA2HFKnbwpf4fi8ox-DuZslZY64k6MxF0qNWDf3IohtOJkYe5FLe0jF5ndWBHPHuL-gaN5F17nY3WtN1FZiKInz/s320/000_0036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505988593872948002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">the mud bath.... RIP swim suit... i left it there :(<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq6ALdBA8EnVmGHculZ-fvI9Z7l6B-RnxsA9rnbqfjyeL-SOfwL2bAAXp_fjKJvJ2qPzHqcC54d5CWg2R6pDHs5kIT3fEp7_hwycDJZrTNgjYDPWjQXgUHNgPWqDcMOHjgh6iBLwr1hCE/s1600/IMG_1439.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFq6ALdBA8EnVmGHculZ-fvI9Z7l6B-RnxsA9rnbqfjyeL-SOfwL2bAAXp_fjKJvJ2qPzHqcC54d5CWg2R6pDHs5kIT3fEp7_hwycDJZrTNgjYDPWjQXgUHNgPWqDcMOHjgh6iBLwr1hCE/s320/IMG_1439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505988620324966434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">gorgeous sun set<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtaXvFZkEH6JaL3WU5a_Ld5KUoTEz-79ur4IL_kKyhLSJuxRG4x3sWPglFzGWgZt0gcI5I_P4ZKvkGRXhIUeva1CsMNXRgOvlBE06WEILId1l3YiNctVWwufJUd6KIaNHSPLdMmpxTxa_/s1600/IMG_1420.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtaXvFZkEH6JaL3WU5a_Ld5KUoTEz-79ur4IL_kKyhLSJuxRG4x3sWPglFzGWgZt0gcI5I_P4ZKvkGRXhIUeva1CsMNXRgOvlBE06WEILId1l3YiNctVWwufJUd6KIaNHSPLdMmpxTxa_/s320/IMG_1420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505988612176412514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">with sonny the pajaro on my shoulder :)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">last night we drove a few hours to go see a volcano. sterling, hayden and clark went to go ride the water slides but i went to sleep. as soon as i went to sleep, a knock on my door comes. hayden hit sterling in the eye with his head and needed stitches. being the only spanish speaker of the group i had to get up and come to the hospital clinic.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8cFzpS2BQq-uXafhr7rW5XjxPCUTnE7uwUQ208eQ0ZqDNkONBFy4MTB-xfEw-ACmft7uIOZoaz2-I9N_HGXiDk5JIgIzocNVrnIqi6Wi2RvI2f5cPek43CIYRA3XvGYS6eUEazx8YnIQ/s1600/IMG_1450.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8cFzpS2BQq-uXafhr7rW5XjxPCUTnE7uwUQ208eQ0ZqDNkONBFy4MTB-xfEw-ACmft7uIOZoaz2-I9N_HGXiDk5JIgIzocNVrnIqi6Wi2RvI2f5cPek43CIYRA3XvGYS6eUEazx8YnIQ/s320/IMG_1450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506533558708788210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">on the way<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSV0_QcBNOP7FEsWv3-Eh0-yVyiHLOkMTIchmpFf3ARM6CTJ1NecJ_XV1tZe-LEoXa9kAzS2b2FDo9UeLQ2fVCzQSVq5SSM23CD4AUJqDt_A0lSB2GzsWFgDu8Xr08afxTffd9sTpNoRxd/s1600/IMG_1451.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSV0_QcBNOP7FEsWv3-Eh0-yVyiHLOkMTIchmpFf3ARM6CTJ1NecJ_XV1tZe-LEoXa9kAzS2b2FDo9UeLQ2fVCzQSVq5SSM23CD4AUJqDt_A0lSB2GzsWFgDu8Xr08afxTffd9sTpNoRxd/s320/IMG_1451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506533570468053714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">el centro medico<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0durZa-4aMJjQX3sIWfKXXIF4fKsCD65uqayqpyw9b633ETjpH4ts481Z4Yb5MyJcjnZXKiIzKqncprxJzv0Qa7Gx7ZNBfaOGa5DOUzvzySzugoztWhj94NQbLubl51PKYd6I_fPdU-9/s1600/IMG_1452.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0durZa-4aMJjQX3sIWfKXXIF4fKsCD65uqayqpyw9b633ETjpH4ts481Z4Yb5MyJcjnZXKiIzKqncprxJzv0Qa7Gx7ZNBfaOGa5DOUzvzySzugoztWhj94NQbLubl51PKYd6I_fPdU-9/s320/IMG_1452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506533584510762114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">6 stitches<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNWkT_K57DccERsj3HEYYEVE94uZXmIt4825RlMhC0TnKirwexb6yzrOKs4ugjdZIBwPO3x01NaWfnq54Prd4TIZeEtvkiBsCTKOb7KrjIrpFdndtO8fskVBc_0g5jCZ3jtQkUtpUcYGl/s1600/IMG_1466.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNWkT_K57DccERsj3HEYYEVE94uZXmIt4825RlMhC0TnKirwexb6yzrOKs4ugjdZIBwPO3x01NaWfnq54Prd4TIZeEtvkiBsCTKOb7KrjIrpFdndtO8fskVBc_0g5jCZ3jtQkUtpUcYGl/s320/IMG_1466.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506533599566867042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">volcano erupting</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>we leave to come home tomorrow morning and i'm not ready :( but i am ready to be able to talk to jeffrey again :) :)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-35203269066828824682010-08-06T16:38:00.000-07:002010-08-07T09:48:42.073-07:00Catch up<div style="text-align: center;">wJuly 27th was my birthday. I decided i didn't want to be a teenage bride so i turned 20. For my birthday jeff got me beatles rockband, the original rockband game, and a gorgeous key ring. it was amazing. My parents got me tickets to go see Brad Paisley in september too :) My present for myself (via grandma's birthday money) was my very own Leo... short for leopold :) Leo is a baby ball python... YEP I am now a snake owner. Now before you go thinking ewww gross. Ball Pythons are the NICEST snakes and great pets. He will end up being about 4-5 feet long and about 30 years old :) i'm excited to be a "Cool mom" that has a snake :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSX-1GC33otUXqBlw8FZdzSLstccvfxqeVn-sggkbMguJrHhY5wB8SRcoQqeP36cIR2sCHZkC2dX_3kP1q7_qORYq04ffG8AHEX_K399F5nY7wudTK8MZzi4EoPo63RfFSLblKao0qOVz/s1600/0805101415.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSX-1GC33otUXqBlw8FZdzSLstccvfxqeVn-sggkbMguJrHhY5wB8SRcoQqeP36cIR2sCHZkC2dX_3kP1q7_qORYq04ffG8AHEX_K399F5nY7wudTK8MZzi4EoPo63RfFSLblKao0qOVz/s320/0805101415.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502475881553388418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Leo on our couch</span><br /><br />Last week I had to do a project for my History of Creativity Project. I was stumped until sunday... 3 days before my project was due... YIPES!!!! :( I decided to do a "creative" recreation on <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/56/The_Thinker%2C_Rodin.jpg/450px-The_Thinker%2C_Rodin.jpg">"the thinker"</a> i made the sculpture by wrapping myself in saran wrap part by part then wrapping THAT in packing tape.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHfWXa9ADFAZlQ3dvQ08Arri4ttrPVpQ8tqzzk68m7Wofg5S8dZN5pvq7RnTjjBWrOmIW34KOMjAh_2cECYlbtZrzS8fj4_AG3zfCRNO8H0eJfbcKg4r63Hmpbmb4xslqxVvtnULhVRUL/s1600/0802101433.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHfWXa9ADFAZlQ3dvQ08Arri4ttrPVpQ8tqzzk68m7Wofg5S8dZN5pvq7RnTjjBWrOmIW34KOMjAh_2cECYlbtZrzS8fj4_AG3zfCRNO8H0eJfbcKg4r63Hmpbmb4xslqxVvtnULhVRUL/s320/0802101433.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502475866558404354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">my head wrapped in saran wrap and tape</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVWdbMUgPIt1RXgxTBashKAbF80A_y6ca2ADpwT4MpNWhiY1pCaQ7K4oSaqH-2kCRCLWnuLESkzeboKsgZ_Zw_rM2roxfKfsZPsdgUo4PPkwzPLmrg1iz83Ugey3wWnEGa29yNmxFr6oX/s1600/0802101553.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVWdbMUgPIt1RXgxTBashKAbF80A_y6ca2ADpwT4MpNWhiY1pCaQ7K4oSaqH-2kCRCLWnuLESkzeboKsgZ_Zw_rM2roxfKfsZPsdgUo4PPkwzPLmrg1iz83Ugey3wWnEGa29yNmxFr6oX/s320/0802101553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502475877502711154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">finished product minus the arms :)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">overall a super fun project... we'll see how the grading goes though :)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This week jeff and i also moved lots of things into our apartment and got our first wedding present! we have our bed, night stand, love seat, chair, tv stand, LEO TANK, and end/coffee tables</span></span><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyG4JIAfHsyFqfy0xhKH1bkT1DguyHMVdPjNVc3Hik_bBmdLb7Zl5AzYlFFHqGJ089uqDXnsObbABSiLYKcgg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />As of today, i have to take 2 quizzes, 2 finals, pack, and get ready for COSTA RICA with my family in 4 days and i'm marrying the man of my dreams in only 20 short days :) i LOVE my life!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192378720557553468.post-28916137558847269812010-07-25T15:12:00.000-07:002010-07-25T15:40:44.360-07:00the day of pioneersyesterday was pioneer day. Jeff worked all day but i wanted to do something fun at night like watch some fireworks! I looked online to see where some festivities were and spanish fork was to be our destination. Tadd, melissa, alisha, (roommates) jeff, and i headed down to spanish fork to go to the craft festival and then watch the fireworks. As soon as we got there we realized that not only was there a craft fair, there were yummy food stands AND a carnival! (one of my favorite places in the world.) We immediately bought tickets and rode the tornado.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIUrbfmJFDKxGeFXdWKH-87j-FNgZC9WkVd4m9Vb2HOcnD-xlFdbHaoZAGBmxMOl2jbJCoybyigGli-Rg_nLn9xir5ObB2gpakEbXIVPvYqZ5rV9Xz3vf8LmWCb3XrlAh9eTjMjcfiPsh/s1600/IMG_1229.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIUrbfmJFDKxGeFXdWKH-87j-FNgZC9WkVd4m9Vb2HOcnD-xlFdbHaoZAGBmxMOl2jbJCoybyigGli-Rg_nLn9xir5ObB2gpakEbXIVPvYqZ5rV9Xz3vf8LmWCb3XrlAh9eTjMjcfiPsh/s200/IMG_1229.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497974312498525874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaENIHxqQMI3sj0d3vE8or2ufLAw5Zi7Q0hIFQjkIQHnOeKcT5nw0A2H9duLIP5Bg7kzMyAzze3NqFEfENWvVmZLB-14Z5yzwqA8q53PEHlGsIE4Wn-Qe3LR41PKVSREYnny2H6ZVAlTz/s1600/IMG_1230.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaENIHxqQMI3sj0d3vE8or2ufLAw5Zi7Q0hIFQjkIQHnOeKcT5nw0A2H9duLIP5Bg7kzMyAzze3NqFEfENWvVmZLB-14Z5yzwqA8q53PEHlGsIE4Wn-Qe3LR41PKVSREYnny2H6ZVAlTz/s320/IMG_1230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497975204183791618" border="0" /></a><br />After that ride, Jeff wanted to ride the Zipper... too dangerous for me and my weakling of a back so i had to pass on that one :(<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BrO9BClTllX27_olv19xnBT4XZK7XdGHHXyjJqZy_tHoGYP4MyRWTnkJ2SmmZ_qSINL8iP-GxJLBtawHFiliuwMf0WP6FtYRjlFG8KORilwkGa8cIszXUsdTCWdWmLaoq1kLocv8TqbO/s1600/IMG_1235.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BrO9BClTllX27_olv19xnBT4XZK7XdGHHXyjJqZy_tHoGYP4MyRWTnkJ2SmmZ_qSINL8iP-GxJLBtawHFiliuwMf0WP6FtYRjlFG8KORilwkGa8cIszXUsdTCWdWmLaoq1kLocv8TqbO/s200/IMG_1235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497974327489737618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts9nwyp1rNnmzDTAOu3xSRjrbltH1CfOpWqmlwm0zWkd-v6VKrS0YQfzU9rl3aTHxifQMn1x9KttVkKiEV0uGaSTnj_k9x6fgM1Ma8M8MM9AWQVUCSD-JNpo15qD0VEp68h4QZX3X4BR7/s1600/IMG_1239.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts9nwyp1rNnmzDTAOu3xSRjrbltH1CfOpWqmlwm0zWkd-v6VKrS0YQfzU9rl3aTHxifQMn1x9KttVkKiEV0uGaSTnj_k9x6fgM1Ma8M8MM9AWQVUCSD-JNpo15qD0VEp68h4QZX3X4BR7/s200/IMG_1239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497974336329587442" border="0" /></a>After riding the rides we decided to head over to watch some fireworks. On the way we stopped for some DELICIOUS shaved ice :) Jeff and I have a new love for this stuff and ended up getting watermelon and strawberry. yummmmy :) then we drove over to the new baseball park to watch the fireworks. We couldn't find parking ANYWHERE. then just as we were about to turn around we found the most perfect spot right outside the park. we had a perfect view and could hear the fun music playing. ranging from the sound of music, to america the beautiful (sandlot version), and circle of life. SO fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDT1PN9SVjA6oeGwC4bNNf4flrdwwMZik0IBOQudIUxE_FU-nh9TjV_ddKfOLGS5Rmm2vSyk68epVelBtUzeC0BSGPO9iGWVe5Xar2RA67D5ivpYd7qELa4uUrARwLU-LyVQJLUBJudiAF/s1600/IMG_1243.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDT1PN9SVjA6oeGwC4bNNf4flrdwwMZik0IBOQudIUxE_FU-nh9TjV_ddKfOLGS5Rmm2vSyk68epVelBtUzeC0BSGPO9iGWVe5Xar2RA67D5ivpYd7qELa4uUrARwLU-LyVQJLUBJudiAF/s200/IMG_1243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497974346790601058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoqMWHQLaT3dwfcjydJjzZmw5IQJCLvLKtMJEbgs_DzIcD_NtC-lWIpFIooVgcY1o2X3yZKZfPluc9U6Q9R4ShF6LedCpBTzx_2T1u-MeSnY6h5poiaPI-KduCnqoqNH2tQzkw3qzb6qP/s1600/IMG_1244.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoqMWHQLaT3dwfcjydJjzZmw5IQJCLvLKtMJEbgs_DzIcD_NtC-lWIpFIooVgcY1o2X3yZKZfPluc9U6Q9R4ShF6LedCpBTzx_2T1u-MeSnY6h5poiaPI-KduCnqoqNH2tQzkw3qzb6qP/s200/IMG_1244.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497976604142235042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvay-DjlorzoBurJN0P2fX79r-h6ZNSPyI4Nhu6zgp0iqhpBpYpqYDXDZH0AUOUry2wBvAA13oUT5MRqyCbadwvyy8bkCc6J4XubeQfKpDjtv5Y6k0o_E8lRtVTsT3XaaIlxQDVUzJ99UW/s1600/IMG_1260.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvay-DjlorzoBurJN0P2fX79r-h6ZNSPyI4Nhu6zgp0iqhpBpYpqYDXDZH0AUOUry2wBvAA13oUT5MRqyCbadwvyy8bkCc6J4XubeQfKpDjtv5Y6k0o_E8lRtVTsT3XaaIlxQDVUzJ99UW/s200/IMG_1260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497976611757124882" border="0" /></a>overall, i'm obsessed with july 24th... thanks pioneers for giving me an awesome night! :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0