Another Family Visit

This past week my parents came to visit us and we had so much fun! They arrived on Tuesday the 17th and left early this morning, the 25th. We were sad to see them leave.

We went on a Dinner Cruise in Hot Springs Arkansas.



We went to the Crater of Diamonds (a state park where you dig for diamonds and get to keep what you find...we only found dirt!) There were however 13 diamonds found the day we went.









This is the large hole we dug.


This is the closest thing we found to becoming rich. :) Not too good!


My mom and I enjoying a little bit of pampering after our long day of digging.



Headed to Shreveport, Louisiana for our day of shopping at the outlets.

Crossed Over to the Dark Side

So, I have been really horrible at blogging lately. Not much going on with us, just busy with work. However, this past week I gave in and got a Facebook so that has been taking all of my free time. I will continue to blog though as soon as there is something worth blogging about! :)

Family Visit!

This past week my sister and her husband came to visit us. We were so glad to have them here. We went to Shreveport, Louisiana one day and then to Dallas one night for a Maverick's game and spent the night down there since it is a few hours away from us and the game didn't get over until almost 11:00. We were able to take them to a few different states they had never been before: Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. We took a picture by all of the state signs.

On our way to Shreveport for the outlets!!!



Flipped a u-turn to get the other sign.


So, I set the timer on the camera and was a little rushed for time and in the excitment of trying to jump on Chris's back, I just about took both of us out - it gave us a good laugh!


Eating some lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings in Shreveport.



Us riding the trolley at the outlet mall.


Dallas Mavericks game


The three hour ride back home from Dallas.


The three hour ride getting to us and making us crazy!


Josh and Michelle we are so glad you came to visit us; we had a great time!!!

Having Fun Decorating

So, the past couple of weeks, I have really enjoyed making decorations for our house. A couple months ago, we got some new black leather couches that we absolutely love and that is where the decorating fun began. We have decided to go all red, black, and white - we absolutely love it!!! As many of you know, we have had a John Deere kitchen since we got married and we are now out of that phase and ready for something new. We have also upgraded from a Queen bed to a California King bed about 1 month ago...Chris no longer has to hang off the bed to sleep. So that worked out perfectly because of course we needed new bedding and it was just perfect timing to find something to match with our new decor.

Our bedroom and master bathroom




Guest bathroom





Living Room






I am kind of decorating as we go so once I get some more craftiness flowing through me and start decorating our kitchen and dining room, I will post more pictures. Many of you have been asking when I was going to post some pictures of our new place now that we have decorated so this should hold you for a while. :)

Super Bowl Party

This was our first year to have our own Super Bowl party at our house. Normally, we always go to someone else's house for it. We just had a few of our friends over that we have met through the program Chris is in. We started a little early and played Rock Band and then at half time it was time for a little more Rock Band. None of us really cared who won the game or really even care much about Football, but it was a good excuse to get together and have a party and eat some good food! We had so much food - Chicken salad croissants, pizza rolls, vegetables and dip, chips and dip, 7 layer bean dip, deviled eggs, and lots of candy - but that is half of what parties are all about and great company. :) Chris was excited because he always wanted to have a party of our own for the Super Bowl.

Breakfast Surprise

This morning my wonderful husband surprised me and cooked me breakfast. I woke up really early and couldn't sleep anymore so I got up and came in the living room and read so I would not disturb Chris and he could keep sleeping. Around 9:00, I decided I couldn't wait anymore and wanted to get in the shower. I still didn't want to wake Chris up so I just took it in our guest bathroom so he wouldn't hear me. When I got out of the shower, I came out of the bathroom to find our bedroom door open and him no longer in bed. The kitchen light was on so I walked in there and found him making french toast. It was so sweet and very tasty too! Below is a picture of the delicious breakfast he prepared. Just be glad we were not in the picture because he had some major bed head and I had a wet head and no makeup....scary!!!


Thanks Babe...you are the best husband ever!!!

Christmas Banquet

Last night our church had a Christmas dinner banquet that Chris and I went to and it was so much fun. It was a black tie event and we had some really wonderful food. I think the last time Chris and I got dressed up and went to dinner was probably back in high school for prom so we had a lot of fun with it. My husband looked mighty fine if I say so myself!! Here are some pictures of us before we headed out for our big night.

Which do you prefer?

So, Chris and I are wondering which you prefer? We personally are loving Texas right about now. I always get a weather update from all of the wonderful people I use to work with at Conservice. They always chat me on google and tell me what I am missing. :) One of my friends from work, Megan, was even kind enough to take a picture so I could see it. Thanks to her I have the picture to compare to our picture. Thanks, Megan!

Utah Weather



Texas Weather




So, what do you think? All white, cold and snowy or all warm and sunny?

We truly do not know how we are going to survive when we arrive back in Utah on the 24th. We have become so use to the weather out here and enjoy it quite thoroughly!!!

Thanksgiving Weekend

We had such a good Thanksgiving this year. My cousin and her husband live in Oklahoma, only about 5 hours from us, and we went to their house this year. They are from California and her husband is finishing up his last year in college and it would have been their first year by themselves for the holiday, which worked out perfect for us because it would have been our first year alone too! My cousin and I grew up in Cali together until I moved away when I was 16 so we are way close and had way too much fun! Here are some pics of our fun weekend!

We got started in the kitchen Wednesday night and Chris and Scott started on Rock Band. :)



Before and After pictures...we were very proud!





Thanksgiving Dinner and games





Just Hanging out!






Thanks, Scott and Nicole for letting us come up and spend Thanksgiving with you. We are counting the days until you come out to visit us over Scott's LAST Spring break! Yeah, only about 6 months left of school!