Thursday (Thanksgiving) - We did a marathon Thanksgiving and went to three different places. First we went to my dad's side's Thanksgiving. They had a Connect Four Championship (kinda random) and... Jed won first place!! We got a one-night's stay at the Radisson! I'm so excited to use that!
Next on the list was Grams' house. She fed us butternut squash soup and brownies until our eyes popped out. It was good to see her and Walter. I'm glad we got to visit them.
Then we went to Jed's aunt's house. We talked for a few hours and it was really fun to see that side of the family - it had been a while.
Friday - Black Friday. I had a booth at a boutique in downtown Provo. I sold cookie mixes for my dad's famous oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I had a great time - I was sitting next to some great people who I am so glad I met. Sales weren't super high because the traffic was kind of slow - I think people went home to nap from their early morning ventures or else they were at the movies or something. We're doing another show in the spring. I think that one will go really well.
That night, I got this strange second wind and dragged Jed to the gym with me at 10pm. First time in months. It felt good to get on the treadmill again.
Saturday - After work, I met up with Jed and the Pages for dinner at Texas Roadhouse. It was fun to go out with them and their cute kids. We also saw the Burkes while we were there - small world.
We went back to the Pages' house after dinner and had a game night! So fun! I think we left around 2am. :)
Sunday - I was sick, sick, sick. I stayed home from church and Jed had to do nursery all by himself. :\
I got myself a carton of OJ and some pills and went up to campus with Jed to study.
...and then I was too sick to go to work on Monday. The End.
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Monday Memoirs
Friday - We went to Jed's friend's wedding reception. The bride and groom were both Hispanic (I felt like we were the only white people) and everything they said/did was in Spanish. But I had a good translator. It was pretty fun and lively, and the food was great.
We hiked Mount Timpanogos! We went on what's called the "midnight hike" or "sunrise hike" where you start climbing around midnight and get to the top in time for the sunrise - hence the name. We went with the Nielsens and some friends of theirs. Jed and I made a great pair - I had a hard time going up the mountain, and he had a hard time going down the mountain. :)
We made it to the lake at the top (Emerald Lake) by sunrise and then the rest of the group continued on toward the tip and Jed and I turned around to go back down. There are a few spots where the trail consists of following previous peoples' footsteps on a thin strip across a snow slide. We did fine on them on the way up, but the second one on the way down was a challenge. We were almost across it, when I lost my footing, tried to grab on to some snow and it gave way, so I fell and went sliding down the mountain on this slab of snow and ice. Luckily we were close to one side, rather than right in the middle, and I was able to turn my legs towards the edge of the snow and slide on to some rocks that stopped me. Thank goodness for that because otherwise I would have gone about a mile striaght down and crashed into trees and boulders going who-knows-how-fast. Scary, scary.
We crossed 15+ waterfalls during the hike; saw deer, chipmunks, muskrats, a rabbit, and a porcupine; I got altitude sickness and am still trying to recover from its effects; my legs still ache; my contacts started blurring halfway up, and by the time we were coming down, I could hardly see anything; the hike was about 5.5-6 hours up and about 3.5-4 hours down.
Saturday - After the hike, we went to register Jed for his 5K. I stayed in the car because I was having a hard time functioning (I felt/acted like I was drunk, I was nauseated, and I had body aches and could barely move). We came home and crashed. We only slept for about 3 hours because I knew it would mess us up if we slept long. Plus we had a dinner date to keep.
We went to Five Guys with the McDaniels and then watched Public Enemies with them too. It was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time - I loved it!
Sunday - The Doxeys were having their homecoming and David's mission farewell all in one, so we went to their ward. It was very nice. The children all bore their testimonies in Spanish, and they had great accents. Debbie, Gary, and David gave wonderful talks and you could tell that they loved their experience in Mexico and that David is very much prepared to serve a mission.
After church, we went to the Doxeys' for an open house. There were so many people who came! I'm sure they felt very loved. It is so good to have them back and I hope that we will be able to see them frequently.
We came home and took a little nap before we headed up to the Busaths' for my Aunt Jonni's birthday dinner. We got there at 5 and didn't end up leaving until almost 11 because we were having so much fun playing games. :)
We hiked Mount Timpanogos! We went on what's called the "midnight hike" or "sunrise hike" where you start climbing around midnight and get to the top in time for the sunrise - hence the name. We went with the Nielsens and some friends of theirs. Jed and I made a great pair - I had a hard time going up the mountain, and he had a hard time going down the mountain. :)
We made it to the lake at the top (Emerald Lake) by sunrise and then the rest of the group continued on toward the tip and Jed and I turned around to go back down. There are a few spots where the trail consists of following previous peoples' footsteps on a thin strip across a snow slide. We did fine on them on the way up, but the second one on the way down was a challenge. We were almost across it, when I lost my footing, tried to grab on to some snow and it gave way, so I fell and went sliding down the mountain on this slab of snow and ice. Luckily we were close to one side, rather than right in the middle, and I was able to turn my legs towards the edge of the snow and slide on to some rocks that stopped me. Thank goodness for that because otherwise I would have gone about a mile striaght down and crashed into trees and boulders going who-knows-how-fast. Scary, scary.
We crossed 15+ waterfalls during the hike; saw deer, chipmunks, muskrats, a rabbit, and a porcupine; I got altitude sickness and am still trying to recover from its effects; my legs still ache; my contacts started blurring halfway up, and by the time we were coming down, I could hardly see anything; the hike was about 5.5-6 hours up and about 3.5-4 hours down.
Saturday - After the hike, we went to register Jed for his 5K. I stayed in the car because I was having a hard time functioning (I felt/acted like I was drunk, I was nauseated, and I had body aches and could barely move). We came home and crashed. We only slept for about 3 hours because I knew it would mess us up if we slept long. Plus we had a dinner date to keep.
We went to Five Guys with the McDaniels and then watched Public Enemies with them too. It was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time - I loved it!
Sunday - The Doxeys were having their homecoming and David's mission farewell all in one, so we went to their ward. It was very nice. The children all bore their testimonies in Spanish, and they had great accents. Debbie, Gary, and David gave wonderful talks and you could tell that they loved their experience in Mexico and that David is very much prepared to serve a mission.
After church, we went to the Doxeys' for an open house. There were so many people who came! I'm sure they felt very loved. It is so good to have them back and I hope that we will be able to see them frequently.
We came home and took a little nap before we headed up to the Busaths' for my Aunt Jonni's birthday dinner. We got there at 5 and didn't end up leaving until almost 11 because we were having so much fun playing games. :)
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tuesday Date Night
Last night I planned a surprise date night. I picked Jed up from work and we went to the pet store (one of Jed's favorite things to do - he would have been happy if that was the whole date). Then we went to dinner at Cafe Rio (yum!) and there was hardly any line (score!).
Then, the icing on the cake was that we went to see Wolverine! Jed's been dying to see it since it came out last week and even though we don't normally see movies in the full-price theaters (we're poor and we can usually wait for a couple weeks until it comes out on RedBox...), I figured it would be a fun treat. :) Oh PS - if you want a practically empty theater, go on Tuesday night! It was so nice!
Yay for date nights!
Then, the icing on the cake was that we went to see Wolverine! Jed's been dying to see it since it came out last week and even though we don't normally see movies in the full-price theaters (we're poor and we can usually wait for a couple weeks until it comes out on RedBox...), I figured it would be a fun treat. :) Oh PS - if you want a practically empty theater, go on Tuesday night! It was so nice!
Yay for date nights!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Monday Memoirs
You know the saying "When it rains, it pours"? Well this weekend it poured, but in a good way - with things to do and friends to hang out with.
On Friday, we were going to either go to a HumorU show or a dollar movie. But then the Burkes told us that they had rented RockBand2 and invited us over to play. I can't remember the last time we played Rock Band (even though we own it). I'm pretty sure we hadn't played since before we got married. I am not a huge Rock Band fan - I am not very coordinated and can't play the drums or guitar very well. And unless I'm singing, watching the notes move down on the screen hurts my eyes really bad and I can only do it for about two songs max. BUT this time I played drums and guitar and hardly sang and I didn't get bored or tired of playing! It was a really fun night!
Saturday was a go-go-go day. I woke up and went to SLC to practice a song that my aunts and I are singing at my grandpa's 75th birthday party on Friday. (We're singing "Danny Boy". I'd never heard it before and I have to sing soprano II even though I'm a soprano I and I can't pick out the notes to save my life. It's been 5 years since I sight-read anything. Blah.) After practice, I went over to my friend Cornnut's house for a yummy lunch date. It was really good to talk to her and catch up on what's going on in her life. She's been through a lot and has quite a bit of experience. I like talking to her and getting her opinion on things.
I got back to the bubble just in time to go play frisbee with the hubby and some friends. Jed loves it; I get bored of it quickly - probably because I'm not very good.
It started raining and the girls were done playing, so we went home, grabbed our swimsuits, and headed to the Legacy Center in Lehi. Swimming in Utah in February is best when it's indoors... That place was pretty fun - Jed had a great time sitting under the giant bucket, waiting for it to fill up and dump the water. I wish I had a waterproof camera because he was wearing these goofy goggles most of the time and it was hilarious. Wanna know what wasn't hilarious? I forgot to bring a change of clothes...
Jed and I had Thai food for the first time on Saturday; we went to Thai Village. It was alright, but I don't think we'll be going back there unless we're with people who really want to go (Sorry, McDaniels). My dish wasn't amazing and the flavor of Jed's, while it was good, got old/boring after a few bites (it was kind of bland). Not to mention the fact that our waiter was awful - he didn't show up until ten minutes after we had been seated, he only brought out half of the drinks with our appetizer, and we didn't see him again after that. :\
We played Cranium with Justin/Amanda, Jamie/Lindsey, and Nathan. It was really fun and the girls won, of course. :)
We had rented a couple of movies that we watched on Sunday - The Secret Life of Bees and The Rocker. Bees was so good and I sobbed (as I mentioned before). Rocker, not so much. We weren't expecting it to be good, so we weren't too disappointed. I just wish I had that 102 minutes back...
On Friday, we were going to either go to a HumorU show or a dollar movie. But then the Burkes told us that they had rented RockBand2 and invited us over to play. I can't remember the last time we played Rock Band (even though we own it). I'm pretty sure we hadn't played since before we got married. I am not a huge Rock Band fan - I am not very coordinated and can't play the drums or guitar very well. And unless I'm singing, watching the notes move down on the screen hurts my eyes really bad and I can only do it for about two songs max. BUT this time I played drums and guitar and hardly sang and I didn't get bored or tired of playing! It was a really fun night!
Saturday was a go-go-go day. I woke up and went to SLC to practice a song that my aunts and I are singing at my grandpa's 75th birthday party on Friday. (We're singing "Danny Boy". I'd never heard it before and I have to sing soprano II even though I'm a soprano I and I can't pick out the notes to save my life. It's been 5 years since I sight-read anything. Blah.) After practice, I went over to my friend Cornnut's house for a yummy lunch date. It was really good to talk to her and catch up on what's going on in her life. She's been through a lot and has quite a bit of experience. I like talking to her and getting her opinion on things.
I got back to the bubble just in time to go play frisbee with the hubby and some friends. Jed loves it; I get bored of it quickly - probably because I'm not very good.
It started raining and the girls were done playing, so we went home, grabbed our swimsuits, and headed to the Legacy Center in Lehi. Swimming in Utah in February is best when it's indoors... That place was pretty fun - Jed had a great time sitting under the giant bucket, waiting for it to fill up and dump the water. I wish I had a waterproof camera because he was wearing these goofy goggles most of the time and it was hilarious. Wanna know what wasn't hilarious? I forgot to bring a change of clothes...
Jed and I had Thai food for the first time on Saturday; we went to Thai Village. It was alright, but I don't think we'll be going back there unless we're with people who really want to go (Sorry, McDaniels). My dish wasn't amazing and the flavor of Jed's, while it was good, got old/boring after a few bites (it was kind of bland). Not to mention the fact that our waiter was awful - he didn't show up until ten minutes after we had been seated, he only brought out half of the drinks with our appetizer, and we didn't see him again after that. :\
We played Cranium with Justin/Amanda, Jamie/Lindsey, and Nathan. It was really fun and the girls won, of course. :)
We had rented a couple of movies that we watched on Sunday - The Secret Life of Bees and The Rocker. Bees was so good and I sobbed (as I mentioned before). Rocker, not so much. We weren't expecting it to be good, so we weren't too disappointed. I just wish I had that 102 minutes back...
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Thankful Thursday
This really is a THANKFUL Thursday. I have nothing to complain about!
Yesterday was my 23rd birthday. Aside from having to go to school and class, and not having all of my family here, it was one of the best birthdays I've ever had!
While I was in class (where we just watched a movie the whole time), Jed took my car to get washed and baked a cake (chocolate with sprinkle frosting...yum!). He also shaved and put on the yummy cologne I got him for Christmas. :D After class, I got to go to dinner at Macaroni Grill with a bunch of my good friends.
Ally Kirts, an old roommate who I love, and Sabrina McCain, a friend from home who I hadn't seen in years, were even able to make it! 
We had a fabulous dinner and I got a birthday cake from our waiter, who sang a great solo of Happy Birthday in Italian! Most of us went back to our apartment for cake and ice cream. 
And Jed's brother got to join us for that, which was nice.
Jed did an amazing job in the birthday department this year! I got jewelry, Bath & Body Works stuff that smells yummy, a dock for my camera so I can upload pictures at work, and a few things that will encourage me to work-out and get back into shape (but I won't embellish on those because I don't want to make everyone jealous - just know that my husband is fabulous and insanely thoughtful).
I had an incredible birthday, filled with lots of love and good times. Thank you so much to all of those who wished me happy birthday and joined in on our fun birthday festivities. I have the best friends money can't buy!! ;)
Yesterday was my 23rd birthday. Aside from having to go to school and class, and not having all of my family here, it was one of the best birthdays I've ever had!
While I was in class (where we just watched a movie the whole time), Jed took my car to get washed and baked a cake (chocolate with sprinkle frosting...yum!). He also shaved and put on the yummy cologne I got him for Christmas. :D After class, I got to go to dinner at Macaroni Grill with a bunch of my good friends.
Ally Kirts, an old roommate who I love, and Sabrina McCain, a friend from home who I hadn't seen in years, were even able to make it! 
We had a fabulous dinner and I got a birthday cake from our waiter, who sang a great solo of Happy Birthday in Italian! Most of us went back to our apartment for cake and ice cream. 
And Jed's brother got to join us for that, which was nice.Jed did an amazing job in the birthday department this year! I got jewelry, Bath & Body Works stuff that smells yummy, a dock for my camera so I can upload pictures at work, and a few things that will encourage me to work-out and get back into shape (but I won't embellish on those because I don't want to make everyone jealous - just know that my husband is fabulous and insanely thoughtful).
I had an incredible birthday, filled with lots of love and good times. Thank you so much to all of those who wished me happy birthday and joined in on our fun birthday festivities. I have the best friends money can't buy!! ;)Monday, January 5, 2009
Doxey Dinner
We had my cousins, David and Sarah (Doxey), and their friend Ryan over this weekend for Sunday dinner. It did not turn out as great as I would have hoped (the food, not the company). But, you live and learn. The Doxey family has been in Mexico, where my uncle has been a mission president for our church, for the past two and a half years. Sarah has been at school out here, so we've seen her a bit, but I hadn't seen David since they had moved to Mexico and Jed had never met him. He is so tall and grown-up! It was good to get a chance to catch up with him. He just moved out here to go to school and he's living with Ryan in the dorms I used to live in. David met Ryan in Mexico because his dad was a mission president of another mission down there.After dinner, we played The Office Trivia Game. Then came the fun part: fixing Sarah's flat tire in the freezing cold. I brought out all of our gloves and beanies, and gave David a down jacket that was too small for Jed (Merry Christmas, David!). We all stood out there watching the boys change the tire. Thank goodness Jed and I had the right equipment, and that this happened by our house, because Sarah didn't have any tools or a jack or anything.
We are so glad that David and Sarah live close and that we can see them often. ...And Ryan seems like a cool guy. :)
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Don't Even Think About It
Yes, I have been sick lately. Yes, I feel sick today. My stomach hurts real bad, like hungry and nauseated at the same time. My nose is runny. My head hurts and I think it's warm. My eyes hurt, but they aren't itchy. I'm not allergic to anything. It's not from the rancid brownies last night. ;) And NO, I'm not pregnant. So don't even think about it. I'm thinking maybe I'll pick up some orange juice and chug a half gallon of that tonight. Maybe that will help. Do you think working out will bring it out, or make it worse? Should I just take some Pepto and grab some tissues? I don't think this is doctor-worthy, yet.
Last night Jed and I went over to Meals & Trent's house for dinner. Aubry and Michael came too. It was a fun triple date. Meals and Aubry made amazing chicken enchiladas with spanish rice and I whipped up a green salad. It was a really yummy dinner, complete with brownies and ice cream (I had pumpkin and it was really good). Jed had a bunch of homework to do, so we didn't get to play Cranium, even though it's his favorite game. I've never played, so I was hoping to get to, but oh well. We just bought it, so we can play whenever.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
More Halloween Fun!
This weekend was super fun! On Saturday morning, I went garage sale hopping with Amanda. So much fun! I hadn't done that since high school with my mom. I got a recipe book holder/splatter guard and a star cake pan (I already had a bigger one, so now I can make a two-tiered cake!). There weren't very many garage sales; I think it was because the game was going on.
Jed, his brother Nathan, and I drove up to Salt Lake to meet up with Chris and Hanna and go to the Monster Bash at the Gallivan Center. It was definitely geared towards kids, but I had a good time, and it was free. We got to see a reptile/snake show with a ginormous sea turtle and a 14-foot python, among others. They also dropped a couple pumpkins from the ladder of a fire truck. That was pretty cool. They were supposed to have a magic show, but the loser bailed the day before. I was disappointed.
We went to a church dinner/social that night and met some nice people. I still don't feel like we're "in" with the congregation. I think it will come though, and I bet we'll be sad when we eventually have to move.
After the dinner, we went over to Justin & Amanda's house for pumpkin carving. A bunch of our friends were there and it was a lot of fun to see everybody. I chose not to carve a pumpkin, but I did draw the design for ours and Jed carved it. He did a wonderful job, even though the drawing was super girlie and not at all scary/Halloweenish. Meanwhile, I ate Amanda's amazing cookies with pumpkin custard (don't worry - Amanda makes good-for-you things). ;)
The night wrapped up with Justin using his stun gun on someone, and then on himself, and watching The Sixth Sense. Classic.
Sunday night, we had a small group of people Jed works with, and their significant others, over for dinner. It was so much fun! I made crock pot stroganoff and it was heavenly!! Everyone commented on how good it was - YAY! :D Emily brought yummy salad and biscuits and Megan brought really good pumpkin bars that she said could've been better. I thought they were delic as is! (Hence the reason the plate she left us was gone in a day...) Oops! :/
We had plans to go a friend's house Halloween night and dress up and watch movies, eat food, whatever. I wasn't too excited about Halloween until I decided on the PERFECT costumes for Jed and I, and we bought all the stuff for them (this past Friday). Well then yesterday, one of the guys from the party "group" decides to go off and plan a concert/party at his house that night. Now the original get together has been cancelled and everyone is going to this show. Jed and I do not want to celebrate Halloween by seeing a cruddy band we've never heard of, surrounded by people we don't know (or care to). Now we're looking at having people over to watch Hocus Pocus(!!!) and eat food. No costumes. No changing plans last minute.
Jed, his brother Nathan, and I drove up to Salt Lake to meet up with Chris and Hanna and go to the Monster Bash at the Gallivan Center. It was definitely geared towards kids, but I had a good time, and it was free. We got to see a reptile/snake show with a ginormous sea turtle and a 14-foot python, among others. They also dropped a couple pumpkins from the ladder of a fire truck. That was pretty cool. They were supposed to have a magic show, but the loser bailed the day before. I was disappointed.
We went to a church dinner/social that night and met some nice people. I still don't feel like we're "in" with the congregation. I think it will come though, and I bet we'll be sad when we eventually have to move.
After the dinner, we went over to Justin & Amanda's house for pumpkin carving. A bunch of our friends were there and it was a lot of fun to see everybody. I chose not to carve a pumpkin, but I did draw the design for ours and Jed carved it. He did a wonderful job, even though the drawing was super girlie and not at all scary/Halloweenish. Meanwhile, I ate Amanda's amazing cookies with pumpkin custard (don't worry - Amanda makes good-for-you things). ;)
The night wrapped up with Justin using his stun gun on someone, and then on himself, and watching The Sixth Sense. Classic.
Sunday night, we had a small group of people Jed works with, and their significant others, over for dinner. It was so much fun! I made crock pot stroganoff and it was heavenly!! Everyone commented on how good it was - YAY! :D Emily brought yummy salad and biscuits and Megan brought really good pumpkin bars that she said could've been better. I thought they were delic as is! (Hence the reason the plate she left us was gone in a day...) Oops! :/
We had plans to go a friend's house Halloween night and dress up and watch movies, eat food, whatever. I wasn't too excited about Halloween until I decided on the PERFECT costumes for Jed and I, and we bought all the stuff for them (this past Friday). Well then yesterday, one of the guys from the party "group" decides to go off and plan a concert/party at his house that night. Now the original get together has been cancelled and everyone is going to this show. Jed and I do not want to celebrate Halloween by seeing a cruddy band we've never heard of, surrounded by people we don't know (or care to). Now we're looking at having people over to watch Hocus Pocus(!!!) and eat food. No costumes. No changing plans last minute.
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