Game Time!

Wednesday night then Parker called up Kevin to see if we wanted his two tickets in the Suite at the Jazz game because he wasn't able to go. Um.. Heck yes! So thankful for friends who work or the Jazz :) They played Portland and even won! It was such a fun game and we were able to sit next to our great friends Koy and Courtney since Koy also works for the Jazz.

Yesterday, we had tickets to the U Blackout game. We went with Kevin's cousin Andrew and my older brother Lyman. Utah won their game which made it that much more fun and a great end to our game week! Now, since it had snowed a few days before and I can't handle being cold, at all, ever. Then Kevin and I went shopping earlier that day for some Utah gear and a few more warm clothing items for me. It was a gorgeous day of 57 degrees and at night it's not bad, unless your outside for almost 5 hours. Since I don't handle the cold at all, and Kevin was not going to leave the game early and I really did want to go then I went prepared. I had my regular G's, thermal G's, an undershirt (too lazy to take off when I was changing) a long sleeve thin thermal, my Ute shirt and a jacket, two pairs of socks and my casual boots. (We just bought me 3 different pairs of boots this week too-Happy early birthday to me!) Oh, and of course pants.  In my bag that I took I had 2 pairs of gloves, my ear warmers, a beanie, a scarf, another jacket that was super soft, and we brought a blanket. I wore the first 7 layers for the first half then added the 2nd jacket, my gloves, scarf and ear warmers. It wasn't super cold, especially since it wasn't windy, but since I was getting chilly with all of those layers half way through the game I'm sure I would've have been a lot colder without the layers. It also doesn't help that I have some disease where I have poor circulation so my feet and hands get colder faster and go completely numb, with added charlie horses sometimes too. I'd rather be sweating to death then shivering convulsively anyway :)

First Snow...What in the #@!%&*%$#@!%&

The title is a reference to all of the swear words going through my head Thursday. I was getting ready for work and snow was in the forecast but it was only raining at our apartment. I get a text from Kevin saying "Bundle up, drive safe and please don't hate me today." Well, that's not a good text haha.When I go outside the mountains are blinding white. My drive to work wasn't bad at all, just a little wet, and I needed new windshield wipers. Halfway though then that's where the snow was sticking to the valley. I work on the benches of Cottonwood Heights so this is my view from outside our office.

Thankfully, it did melt by the next day. It was still colder than I wanted and I was happy when I came home. I will just need to go to the gym after work on snowy looking days so that I'm extra happy... Ugh, this is just the beginning...

St. George Trip

It is so weird to "visit" St. George, can I just tell you that? Well, last weekend we went down for one of my best friends wedding. We were blessed enough to be invited to their sealing. Can I just say Wow! Besides our sealing of course, I don't know if I have felt the spirit so much, or felt the love of the couple so much. Their sealing was absolutely amazing, pretty much everyone was crying with so much joy. I want to say so much more about it and the feelings that I felt and what I could see that Tiffany was feeling but that's personal. I will say I'm so happy for them and they are perfect for each other. Beyond perfect actually. Tiffany has been such a great friend to me all these years, especially when I didn't deserve such a great friend like her. We love Tiffany and Joey very much and are very excited for the adventures we will go on and the Jazz games we will attend :)

Now, about St. George. I NEEDED this trip home. It was perfect timing, the weather was perfect we got to see so many friends. A ton of mine that I went to high school with and some of our best friends that were in our ward. (TJ & Dora so sorry we weren't able to see you two, we love you guys!) But seriously, I know I complain about being in Salt Lake a lot and I really don't hate it. It's just hard and it's different. It's change. Being back in St. George just put the biggest smile on my face the whole weekend. I was so just so happy. I wasn't worried about anything, except having to go back up to Salt Lake. After running an errand by myself I drove up on the Red Hill and stopped and just took it all in. It really was the perfect weekend and I definitely needed that sunshine before the first snow hit us here. Many of you may think that St. George is boring, or that Salt Lake is way prettier and a lot better. But not me, I'm from Dixie and if there is any chance in the world for us to go back and raise our family there I will take it, that's where my roots are. St. George is perfect in my eyes just the way it is.

Sunday before we left then we went to go see my grandparents. I've missed them so much! Anyway, my grandpa used to be an avid fisher and has a ton of stuff. So when Kevin was mentioning that he has started the hobby grandpa went and brought out one of his tackle boxes and said here ya go. Just think of me when you catch a fish :) There was more to the conversations and everything but I totally started tearing up. I absolutely love my grandparents and they are the best people I know and they are doing great for being over 90. So having my grandpa give away some of his stuff and him talking about getting rid of a lot of things lately just got to me. That they won't be around forever and that kind of makes it bite that much more to be away from them. But I love them and this blog probably doesn't make any sense because I'm already crying my eyes out. I'm very sorry about the randomness, but oh well. Guess all I needed to say in this was I miss St. George and everything and just about everyone in it. Don't take for granted the time you have with your loved ones because you never know when things will change.

Everything In Between

Sorry for the random posts, but at least I'm getting caught up!

We were invited to one of the Bee's games with a buddy/comp. from Kevin's mission, his wife and their little boy. 

I went to one of Bentley's soccer games. He loves it and get's so excited when the ball comes towards him so he can kick it. His last game is this Saturday then he might be doing indoor soccer as well!

 Preston is so stinkin cute! He says "Chelle" all the time when he sees me which is awesome and makes me feel loved. For the longest time if I said "Can you say Chelle?" Then he'd just nod but if I'd ask him to say it he wouldn't. Now he's doing the same thing with Kevin. 

Brooke had to come down to Northern Utah from Rexburg for some career things for the Nursing program so she picked Chrissy up from Provo and we met for Dinner at Zupa's. I miss these girls!! (Sorry for posting a crappy picture)

 Kevin and I went to the Utah vs. USC game last weekend. There was an accident with Trax so we missed the first two touchdowns. Regardless of not winning, it was still a fun game. Cold, but fun!

One of Kevin's best friends Koy married the love of his life Courtney. I've known them as long as I've known Kevin and they are wonderful friends to have! We're so happy for them and excited that they joined the marriage band wagon. 

 My Aunt had 4 extra tickets that my Uncle gets so she called and asked if we wanted them. How can I say no to General Conference in person? I can't, that's why I think I've gone almost every year since I was 11 or so. We had wonderful tickets and I'm so grateful that we have the opportunity to listen to our Prophet's voice. It really is so much better going to a live session than watching it on TV. As soon as President Monson walks into the Conference Center the place goes completely quiet as everyone stands. I get chills every time and know without a doubt those men are men of God. 

Kevin was getting sick as we were driving back from Bear Lake so he didn't end up coming. Luckily, we invited Jacob and Sydney Fryer to take our two extra tickets and I got to be the third wheel with them. 

Phew! That felt like it was a TON to catch up on! I'm just glad we've been doing things that are partially worth blogging about. Salt Lake is the same for me, just getting a little colder. Kevin still loves it and is really enjoying his classes at the U.

Thanks for reading and sorry for some ugly and crappy pictures. Love you all!!

~Tiffany's Bridal Shower~

After one of my best friends Tiffany got engaged I asked her if anyone had offered or if she had asked anyone to throw one for her. The answer was no, not yet. So I jumped right in there and asked if I could throw her shower and she let me! It was something to keep me busy up in SLC and a wonderful reason to go down to St. George.

Of course I was too scatter brained, stressed, and busy to get pictures of the decor. So I'll try to describe it. Her colors are Navy Blue, Yellow and Grey so I had Navy Blue and Yellow balloons tied on golf tees (as seen on Pinterest) along my parents walk way. We had an ice cream bar with lots of toppings for the girls to choose from, Tiffany's engagements hanging up by clothes pins along the mantle. The tissue paper flowers hanging above the refreshment table and....that's all that I can remember. I really suck at pictures.

For the activities when the girls showed up then I had them write advice for Tiffany and took their picture. I'm going to make her a scrapbook with everyone's advice and their picture so Tiffany always has it. We did the traditional "How well does the Bride know the Groom," instead of giving Tiffany gum if she got a question wrong then I had her put a Marshmallow in her mouth instead. Definitely made for more laughs! Also played He Said/She Said where I basically Facebook stalked them from the beginning of their Facebook time and everyone attending had to guess if who said it, with prizes afterward of course.

Hopefully Tiffany had fun and those that attended as well. I definitely appreciated everyone that came and I'm sure Tiffany did too. I'm so excited for her and Joey and the next chapter in their life that they get to take together. Marriage is the most amazing thing in this world and her and Joey are perfect for each other! Seriously, I love them together! Love you Tiffany and thanks for putting up with me as a friend all these years and for letting me throw your Bridal Shower.

 Yes, I gave her the items in the Victoria Secret Box :) I won't go into details of the gift. 

Disneyland!!

Back in September... Yup, I'm WAY behind. We were invited to go to Disneyland with Parker and his family. It was their last hoorah before Peter left on his mission and they were nice enough to invite us on the trip with them. Enjoy the pictures because Disneyland and the beach speak for themselves :)

 No, we did not randomly adopt a 3 year old, or kidnap one. Ha, this is one of our cute nieces that lives in California and still had a season pass. Score for her!

 Doesn't he know not to fly Dumbo and talk on the phone at the same time. 

 We ate at the Blue Bayou which is actually inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. 

 Cruella hated my shirt. Go figure. 

 Caught part of the parade.

 The next day was spent all day at the beach. Newport then hit up Huntington until dark :)