So I am obviously not a frequent blogger so to update everyone on our lives I will start with our fourth of July. We spent the day being lazy together watching movies and playing cards. In the evening we went to Harrison and Tarrant's house for a bbq with their roommate Steve. We ate yummy food, played singstar, and watched Team America. That night we did our own little fireworks in the street which were fun. As Eddy and I were driving home about 11:15 our night started to get a bit more exciting. As we were heading to get on the freeway we stopped to watch a huge fire across the freeway at the Kenecott mines. It was insane how fast the fire would rise up and as the firemen tried to put it out and control it it would just spread farther. So we called Tarrant and Harrison. They decided to meet us to watch the fire. When they arrived we walked closer to the freeway to see it. As we were walking two cars sped by us one on the other guys bumper. The next thing we hear a huge crash and a guy yelling "I have a kid in my car" but not so nicely. We started to run towards the accident and the guy that had hit the car in front did a 3 point turn and started to speed off. People all around tried to close in the guy with their cars and Eddy even jumped in front of the car! But this guy was not slowing down. Luckily Eddy jumped out of the way and civilians raced after him in their minivans. There were cops at the intersection to the freeway so were right there and able to quickly follow him. Thankfully the car that was hit containing a man his wife and their toddler were all fine just shaken up. After watching this it was hard for me to hold back tears. Even though no one was hurt I felt horrible for them and disgusted with the man that had hit them. I also was in shock from Eddy jumping in front of a speeding car. I couldn't help but feel like I could've been riding in an ambulance with him that night. Although I know now that is a little dramatic.
So since the fourth of July Eddy has started his training at Red Robin which officially opens next week. He is loving it but feeling a little worn out since training has been almost every day the past week. I have been working, spending some time with Daniel for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBSU), and going to the gym. I have decided to participate in a 5k with my aunt in September so I am beginning to train for that and build up my endurance.
That is really about it going on with us for right now. We aren't the most exciting couple;) just kidding!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
"Fire" Works
Friday, June 27, 2008
Summer Fun
So far the major highlight of our summer has been relaxing and taking a break from school, which seems to be coming up pretty quickly. I am happy to announce that I have been accepted in to Phi Thetta Kappa, the national honours society for 2 year colleges. I am kind of excited to start school again because I am really hoping that I will be able to finish my associates this year!
Tomorrow we are going to Warped Tour which has become a yearly event for me so I am super excited to go. Especially since it has been awhile since I have been to a concert in awhile. One of our favourite couples, Jeff and Katie, are coming too which will make it even more fun!
So it seems almost every week that we are not camping or busy with other things we go to a movie. Our favourite movie so far this summer has been Sex and the City. Yes it was Eddy's favourite as well. So we have started buying the seasons at Costco and watching a couple episodes every night. I would definitely recommend watching the movie:) Among other movies we have seen and liked The Happening (even despite the bad reviews it received), Get Smart, Iron Man, What Happens in Vegas, and Indiana Jones IV. Tonight we are going to see WallE with Rhae and the kids, which should be fun:)
Some exciting news is Eddy has gotten a second job! He was hired on as a server at the new Red Robin. He starts training on the 7th of July. He is pretty excited for that as am I. The rest of our summer will consist of swimming, some camping, and relaxing:)
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Family Fun
My Mum, sister Tressie, brother Cooper, and our family's two temporary girls came out for about two weeks beginning of June and just went home on Sunday from our family reunion. The two little girls, Courtney 2 and Navaeh 8 months, have been raised in the small town in Nebraska that my parents live in and have not had the chance to really enjoy things such as the zoo. So we took the girls to the gateway mall, the planetarium, the temple, and the zoo. It was so much fun to see how much fun these simple things were for the girls. I fell in love with Courtney and we became buddies. She came to work with me twice, had a sleep over, went shopping, and hung out the whole time. I had so much fun helping take care of the girls and playing with them. I can not wait to have my own children:) It was very hard to see my whole family go and very hard to see the girls go knowing that I may not get to see them again. I just wanted to keep them here with me!
In front of the Black Bears
At Duncan's Soccer game
Happy Navaeh watching us play in the water
Navaeh standing!
Playing by the water at the Gateway
Friday, May 30, 2008
What's New....
There really isn't to much exciting and new going on in our lives. Last week was my 20th birthday and Eddy made it very special;) He brought me flowers and star balloons to work with the funniest and cutest card ever. After work he had made reservations for dinner at the Melting Pot. The Melting Pot is a fondue restaurant, it is pretty pricey, but very good. My present was a hot pink nano ipod which I actually received a couple weeks ago. We then had ice cream cake from Coldstone on Saturday with Rhaelene, Siobhan, Duncan, and Rory since Rhaelene's birthday was the day before mine. We then went and saw Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. It was very good but did have a few parts that were a bit ridiculous and the movie could've gone without.
For memorial day Sunday and Monday we went camping at Crystal Hot Springs with Harrison, Rhaelene, and the kids. We had lots of fun setting up our tents and trying to get a fire going so we could cook our tin foil dinners and roast marshmallows for smores. We eventually got it going after Harrison and Eddy drove to Brigham city to buy lighter fluid and charcoals. We had lots of fun playing cards and football. Although Early Monday morning it started to rain on and off. By the time we started to pack up it was raining pretty steady and once we were all packed up we were all wet and cold. We decided to go to the hot springs even though it was raining since that was one of the major reasons we camped there. The hot springs felt very nice in the rain. Rory was terrified of getting in and took lots of persuading but once in he loved it and didn't want to go. Coming home was nice and I was so worn out I took a long nap.
Yesterday I spent sometime with my "little" brother, Daniel, for Big Brothers Big Sisters. His birthday was May 8th so I brought him some cupcakes and took him to his school playground near his house. We had lots of fun playing on the swings, monkey bars, slides, etc. We played catch with these paddles that have suction cups on them so the ball sticks to them. I think that was probably his favourite part since he was very good at throwing it and catching.
After spending time with Daniel I met with Eddy and our friends, Russ, Katie, and Jeff for dinner at Joe's Crab Shack. It was so good to see them and dinner was lots of fun. They made me stand up and wear a hula skirt and lei and do the hula as everyone in the restaurant sang happy birthday. I was super embarrassed but Eddy got up and danced with me so it wasn't so bad.
Now it is the weekend... YAY! We are going to see Sex and the City tonight which I am pretty excited about. Tomorrow is his family bbq since his parents will be gone pretty much all summer. It will be nice and warm tomorrow so I am hoping to play outside and get some sun!
Well that is it for now...
Monday, May 12, 2008
Pictures!
Trip to Michigan:
Honeymoon in California:
Olivia Newton John Baby
Outside Minny Mouse's house at Disneyland
Driving to the beach
Margaritaville in Vegas
Wedding pictures:
Our bridesmaids and Groomsmen
Our wedding cake (thank you Claire and Scott)
My bouquet and table clothe
My adorable family!
Eddy and his parents
My parents and I!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Married Life
It has been quite awhile since I last posted and so much has happened! Eddy and I have now been married for over a month. Our wedding was beautiful and lots of fun. It was so good to have all of our family and friends there. We went to California for our honeymoon and stayed in a studio hotel on Sunset beach near Huntington beach. We spent a day at Huntington beach, a day at Santa Monica pier, a day at Disneyland, and a day on Hollywood Blvd. We had a lot of fun and it was so relaxing after being so busy with wedding planning, school, and work.
Since we have been home we have been busy organizing our home, going to school, getting ready for finals, and working. I have had some exciting things happen, I was asked to join Chi Thetta Kappa which is the national honors society for 2 year colleges. This has opened the door for many scholarship opportunities that I am working towards. I have also finally been matched with a little brother for Big Brothers Big sisters, which has taken over a year. My little brother's name is Daniel and he will be 8 on May 8th. We went on our first activity on Tuesday to the Planetarium. He thought it was so cool to stand on the Mars planet they have set up. We will be hanging out again this weekend at my house just playing games and baking cookies. This weekend is going to be very busy with hanging out with some friends, spending time with my little brother, going to our new ward for the first time, and going to visit Harrison and Tarrant at their new house for Sunday dinner.
We haven't been able to attend our new ward because of miscommunication of starting times and being out of town. We just went to Michigan for my best friend Stephanie's older brother's wedding. It was a fun trip and a gorgeous wedding.
That is really about all the news we have for now but we do have tons of pictures to share and will post them soon from our wedding, honeymoon, and trip to Michigan.
Monday, December 31, 2007
The end of 2007
This past year has been full of many changes, especially in the last 5 months. I broke up with my boyfriend of two years, started going back to church, started dating again which was weird after being with someone for two years, made some lifestyle changes such as taking out piercings, became super close with my family again, and biggest one of all started dating Eddy and we decided to get married. Overall this year has been pretty tough at times but I feel I have accomplished a lot for the better.
So Eddy and I are getting married on March 15th 2008. We have a lot to do in the next 2 and a half months. What an exciting way to start the new year! With the many changes happening in 2008 I have a few goals that I would like to set for myself.
1. Do not let planning a wedding effect my school work and stress levels.
2. Continue being consistent working out at the gym and retain the weight I am at.
3. Pay off credit cards.
4. Spend on a budget and save money.
5. Finish reading the Book of Mormon.
6. Receive Patriarchal Blessing.
As of right now these are the major ones that I would like to work on. I feel that they are realistic and hope that the new year will go smooth with all the major things happening!
