There are two things today for which I am extremely grateful.
1.) Slip on shoes
and
2.) A husband who helps me put on my socks in the morning. Thanks Dave!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas...
Last week was Thanksgiving. Dave and I both took Wednesday off from work so we basically had 4 Saturdays in a row and we loved every second of it! Some of last week's highlights...
- Thanksgiving dinner (specifically: mashed potatoes and gravy).
- Spending time with my whole family.
- Black Friday shopping with my sisters.
- Watching the BYU v. Utah Game (I may have worn a red U shirt but my heart was with BYU).
- Watching the beautiful snow and not having to drive in it.
- Decorating our little apartment for Christmas.
and my very favorite part of the weekend:
Snuggling up to my hubby while we ate an entire loaf of poppyseed bread and watched this:
- Thanksgiving dinner (specifically: mashed potatoes and gravy).
- Spending time with my whole family.
- Black Friday shopping with my sisters.
- Watching the BYU v. Utah Game (I may have worn a red U shirt but my heart was with BYU).
- Watching the beautiful snow and not having to drive in it.
- Decorating our little apartment for Christmas.
and my very favorite part of the weekend:
Snuggling up to my hubby while we ate an entire loaf of poppyseed bread and watched this:
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
18 Week Update
This is me at 18 weeks. I know my stomach doesn't look that big but I feel big. It's already getting uncomfortable to bend over to pick things up. Oh well, if that's my only complaint so be it! Everything else about being pregnant is awesome (especially when your cute husband calls on his way home from work to see if you would like him to pick anything up and your list consists of rocky road ice cream, macaroni and cheese and a Jamba Juice... it's all for the baby right?).
P.S. Thanks for taking this picture for me Cindy!
P.S. Thanks for taking this picture for me Cindy!
Friday, October 8, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage...
Well, you know the rest...
Due on or around March 13, 2011.
Due on or around March 13, 2011.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
France
The last leg of our trip... France!
We started out by renting our car and heading straight to Normandy. Dave and I are both big fans of the show Band of Brothers so we thought we would take ourselves on a little tour. Dave had been there before but since I hadn't it was a must for this trip.
Dave and I at Utah Beach
Me standing in a big crater left by a bomb. They were huge and all over the place!
Dave and I sitting on top of this giant tanker/gun thing. It was pretty impressive.
This is where we want to build our home in France... talk about beach front property! This place was gorgeous!
We started out by renting our car and heading straight to Normandy. Dave and I are both big fans of the show Band of Brothers so we thought we would take ourselves on a little tour. Dave had been there before but since I hadn't it was a must for this trip.
Dave and I at Utah Beach
Me standing in a big crater left by a bomb. They were huge and all over the place!
Dave and I sitting on top of this giant tanker/gun thing. It was pretty impressive.
This is where we want to build our home in France... talk about beach front property! This place was gorgeous!
The next day we dropped off our car and headed into Paris. Everyone in Paris was so dang nice to us! When we got off the metro and into our map this cute old man, who didn't speak a word of English, was right there wanting to direct us where to go. Completely exhausted, we were so excited to finally get to our hotel only to realize that there was no elevator and we had to drag our suitcases up this... oh well. We needed it after all those crepes!
Dave and I with Ms. Mona Lisa
In the courtyard of the Louvre.
As we were walking toward Notre Dame we came across a street performer that Dave remembered from a previous trip. It's just my luck to get pulled into the act.
Outside of Notre Dame.
A trip to Notre Dame wouldn't be the same without taking a hunchback picture outside of the belltower.
Doing what couples do best at the Eiffle Tower.
We could have stayed here all night. We went back the next morning to go up the tower. Word to the wise, "escalator" does not mean the same thing in French that it does in English. That's right, we walked our tired legs up the first 2 flights... good thing we bought a ticket and rode the elevator up to the top! The view was gorgeous!
Our final stop was to the Moulin Rouge. This was a dirty little place in a dirty section of town but we couldn't resist seeing it. A little part of me was hoping to see a giant elephant outside of it with Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor singing... Oh well.
That was a pretty fast version of our trip but we had a blast and we look forward to going again. There were just too many things to see and not enough time. Good bye for now Europe but you can bet that we will be back!
Dave and I with Ms. Mona Lisa
In the courtyard of the Louvre.
As we were walking toward Notre Dame we came across a street performer that Dave remembered from a previous trip. It's just my luck to get pulled into the act.
Outside of Notre Dame.
A trip to Notre Dame wouldn't be the same without taking a hunchback picture outside of the belltower.
Doing what couples do best at the Eiffle Tower.
We could have stayed here all night. We went back the next morning to go up the tower. Word to the wise, "escalator" does not mean the same thing in French that it does in English. That's right, we walked our tired legs up the first 2 flights... good thing we bought a ticket and rode the elevator up to the top! The view was gorgeous!
Our final stop was to the Moulin Rouge. This was a dirty little place in a dirty section of town but we couldn't resist seeing it. A little part of me was hoping to see a giant elephant outside of it with Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor singing... Oh well.
That was a pretty fast version of our trip but we had a blast and we look forward to going again. There were just too many things to see and not enough time. Good bye for now Europe but you can bet that we will be back!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Part III
Amsterdam
We spent Dave's birthday in Amsterdam. Since we only had the one day there we didn't get to do very much but one of the highlights was definitely the Corrie Ten Boom Museum. If anyone has read The Hiding Place you know what I'm talking about. In a nutshell, during WWII Corrie hid Jewish people in a hidden room built into her bedroom, was caught, sent to a prison camp and survived. She was a remarkable lady! Anyway, here is the house in Haarlem.
This is the hiding place. The entrance is a little hidden door at the bottom of the closet. I got to crawl through it and stand in the little room. They cut a hole in the wall so people could peek in and see just how tiny this room is.
We spent Dave's birthday in Amsterdam. Since we only had the one day there we didn't get to do very much but one of the highlights was definitely the Corrie Ten Boom Museum. If anyone has read The Hiding Place you know what I'm talking about. In a nutshell, during WWII Corrie hid Jewish people in a hidden room built into her bedroom, was caught, sent to a prison camp and survived. She was a remarkable lady! Anyway, here is the house in Haarlem.
This is the hiding place. The entrance is a little hidden door at the bottom of the closet. I got to crawl through it and stand in the little room. They cut a hole in the wall so people could peek in and see just how tiny this room is.
We didnt' get to go inside the Anne Frank house but we at least walked by.
Our hostel was on The Ship Avanti and was really cool. We were not so sure about it at first but it had rave reviews and once we were there we loved it! The rooms were tiny but the rest of the boat was surprisingly roomy and the lady who runs it is awesome!
Our hostel was on The Ship Avanti and was really cool. We were not so sure about it at first but it had rave reviews and once we were there we loved it! The rooms were tiny but the rest of the boat was surprisingly roomy and the lady who runs it is awesome!
Our room, we couldn't get ready for bed at the same time because just wasn't enough room!
Amsterdam was pretty fun. Next time we go back we will have to spend some more time. We didn't get a chance to see the tulips... oh well. Happy Birthday Dave!
Amsterdam was pretty fun. Next time we go back we will have to spend some more time. We didn't get a chance to see the tulips... oh well. Happy Birthday Dave!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Part II
The next few days of our trip we spent on Pisa, Florence and Rome. Here are a few highlights:
Pisa
The Leaning Tower
Dave holding the tower
Florence
The museum where the David statue is had just closed when we got there so we went to see the replica.
Some delicious pasteries that I want to make some day...
Rome
The Vatican Museum
Pisa
The Leaning Tower
Dave holding the tower
Florence
The museum where the David statue is had just closed when we got there so we went to see the replica.
My David impersonating Michaelangelo's David...
Some delicious pasteries that I want to make some day...
Rome
The Vatican
The Vatican Museum
Trevi Fountain
The Colosseum
The Pantheon
Our top two favorite dishes:
The Colosseum
The Pantheon
Our top two favorite dishes:
Lasagna (James and Cindy's recommendation) it literally melted in your mouth
Margarita Pizza - this baby was gooood!
Margarita Pizza - this baby was gooood!
We ate enough gelato in Italy to fill our ice cream quota for a year but it still wasn't enough... it was that good! I can't find the picture of our favorite flavors but mine was Pistachio and Dave's was Nutella. Mmmm it makes me hungry just thinking about it!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Part I
Last month Dave and I went to Europe. We pretty much experienced The Amazing Race without the video cameras and the million dollar prize... but we had a ton of fun! Our first stop was Venice, Italy. We loved all the architecture and the canals.
After about five hours we left Venice and headed through the Alps to Austria. We stayed in the cutest little hostel in Innsbruck and wished we could have stayed longer in this little town.
The next day we left early and drove up into Germany to visit the prison camp in Dachau. Dave and I have a slight facination with WWII. It was a very humbling experience to stand in a place that held so many innocent prisoners who were treated so horribly. 
The Execution Wall
The Small Crematorium
The Ovens
We were lucky enough to see a few survivors of the camp.
After we left the prison camp we headed out to see a couple of castles in Germany. The first one we saw is the Disney castle. This is the castle that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty castle. It is called Schloss Neuschwanstein, which means Neuschwanstein Castle.
This is the bridge we stood on to take the previous photo... it's scarier looking at the bridge after you've stood on it!
Schloss Hohenschwanstein, which means Hohenschwangau Castle.
We didn't have time to go through this castle but have decided to live here anyway, nestled in the Alps. Isn't it beautiful?
After about five hours we left Venice and headed through the Alps to Austria. We stayed in the cutest little hostel in Innsbruck and wished we could have stayed longer in this little town.
The next day we left early and drove up into Germany to visit the prison camp in Dachau. Dave and I have a slight facination with WWII. It was a very humbling experience to stand in a place that held so many innocent prisoners who were treated so horribly.
The Prison Uniforms
The Barracks
The Courtyard
The Barracks
The Courtyard
The Execution Wall
The Small Crematorium
The Ovens
We were lucky enough to see a few survivors of the camp.
After we left the prison camp we headed out to see a couple of castles in Germany. The first one we saw is the Disney castle. This is the castle that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty castle. It is called Schloss Neuschwanstein, which means Neuschwanstein Castle.
This is the bridge we stood on to take the previous photo... it's scarier looking at the bridge after you've stood on it!
Schloss Hohenschwanstein, which means Hohenschwangau Castle.
We didn't have time to go through this castle but have decided to live here anyway, nestled in the Alps. Isn't it beautiful?
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