All day DATE!

Brian and I got a full day to spend together doing FUN stuff and it ROCKED! Now that busy season has kicked in and Brian has to stay at work late every night we don't get to hang out as much, so we loved it!
We started our day out at Deer Valley Ski resort where they set us up with FREE passes, and FREE equipment. Great start right! Then we had lunch with Deer Valley's CFO, who was so fun to chat with. Brian did great for practically his first time skiing ever. I loved being back on the mountain. I think God created snow with skiing in mind. It was also fun because my mom joined us, I figured she would be a much better teacher for B than me, and I had fun going down some harder runs with her.
Then we went straight home, showered, ate a couple bites of food, and headed to the JAZZ GAME. We played the nuggets who are doing really well and are ahead of us in the division. However, the jazz kept a good lead the whole game and won by 10.
Next, we went home, both of us pretty tired at this point and watched an episode of law and order before we had to leave for my soccer game that start just after midnight! You might be wondering who plays that late, but we even ran into some friends (Cory & Hilary) there. It ended up being a really fun game playing against some girls I knew and being very intense. My team ended up winning by one and so I was happy and very ready for bed!

When we finally got home we both crashed fast!

It was such a great day; not only because we got to do tons of fun stuff, but also because we were able to spend so much time together!

Friends night.

I just have to say I have some pretty awesome friends. I don't always get to see my friends, and sometimes I feel like I live too far away from so many of them, but I love it when we can get together! Tammy came in town this week so we decided we had to get together. It was so fun. Lindey and I made dinner under the direction of Tammy who was trying to take care of jacob, but still managed to help too. It was very tasty! We had lots of fun just chatting with everyone and catchin up. We'll have to do it again soon.

Malia, Lind, me, Tams, and Chan.
We forgot to take it before Ash left.

thanks babe.

Just a great conversation that made us laugh.

Bri: There are two things I love: apple juice and oranges.
Sar: (funny look)
Bri: oh well I love you too.
Sar: thanks, just not more than food.
Bri: (now trying to pull his foot out of his mouth) Babe you know you are my number one, you're just a given.

THIS JUST IN!

I am having a better than fantastic morning.

1. I slept in until 8:30 (which would normally put me off, but I was SO tired, I needed it) I haven't been able to sleep through a whole night for a while now. I have sleep anxiety because of my neighbors, I am terrified I am going to wake up to them fighting (which happens all to often), so I just dont sleep at all. Then if I do fall asleep the other neighbors' dog always barks and wakes me up! ugh. Anyhow it was so nice to get a good night of sleep!

2. I have a part time job starting in a couple months. I know you are thinking who hires out two months ahead, don't worry it's legit. Magazines work months ahead, so it will just be a little bit before I can get into it. :) YAY. More editing/writing. LOVE!

3. I just found a stash of TEA and CUSTARD I forgot about! I am the happiest girl in the world right now!

[side note. I am purging our apt of everything not necessary to live right now. It's like a major deep clean, which puts me in an even better mood. I am not sure where or when yet, but we are moving! ASAP]

ps. Happy Anniversary to one of my VERY BEST FRIENDS, TAMMY! LOVE YOU. I am so excited for Thursday. :)

puppy sitting

Brian & Lexus

B and I are puppy-sitting this cute little mini greyhound. Lexus loves Brian, almost as much as she loves me. The best of this whole thing is that B is starting to think the idea of a cute little puppy is a great idea. YAY.

cooking measurements

Open invitation for anyone who would like to have stew for dinner tonight ... it should be done around 730. We have food for about 10 people! hahaha

ok so thats the end of the storie (yes I know it's spelled wrong), maybe I'll go back to the beginning.

I love to cook. I don't love to follow recipes. I also think cooking when you are hungry is a bad idea. I decided stew would be delish for dinner tonight ... so I started making it. I semi cooked the elk steak pieces, peeled and cut 7 potatoes, washed and cut lots of carrots, celery, and green beans, added a tiny bit of red pepper, and finally some seasoning, half an onion, and broth. When I had all the ingredients ready to put in my crockpot I realized I had way way too much food--again. Last time I made stew I was so excited to eat it I made tons. Apparently I didn't learn my lesson.

On the other hand, I bet it's going to be wonderfully tastey.

Mondays make me miss you.

Adam and me, obviously being wicked-awesome-cool! haha me trying to teach him how to do a handstand, he thought the wall would bring him comfort! :)

Jason and me Christmas week,
I have no clue why I am sitting on his lap...

Monday seems to be every mission's P-day, which means every Monday I get two letters! I am lucky enough to have two brothers out in the mission field. Cammie is still in the MTC, so she isn't sending e-mails yet.

However, every time I read their weekly updates I can hear their voices and it makes me miss them. Jason just hit his one year mark and Adam is coming home in April. He should be coming home the first of April, but that got changed. Now we dont know when he will be home, but I am thinking it would be an awesome birthday present if he showed on my day!

Today I started reading a book about missionaries who gave everything they had to the Lord. It was inspiring to hear the stories of dedicated missionaries. The love the families had for the gospel when the Lord transfered their loved ones to His heavenly home was amazing! However, I am hoping they both get back here before going home permanently. LOVE YOU BOTH! PS the book is called The Transfer: Last Full Measure of Devotion.

Christmas Highlights!

Christmas week came and went and our festivities aren't even over yet. Since we've been having way too much fun to write about all of it I decided just to give some highlights.

Christmas day we were back and forth between his house and my house all day. Since Brian's family wants to kill his mom for taking too many pictures already, I didn't want to take any and get on their bad list. So I am not showing favorites by only having pictures of my fam. I just dont have any of his.

a few of the kids in my fam
My puppy is just a big baby! I love her.

Dev, nat, Bri, me, Cin, and Jonathon

We went to Wyoming and hung out with the prete cousins.
B's brothers and sister on Christmas morning.

I am not sure I am allowed to have a favorite in-law but Jonathon is definitely tough competition for that spot. haha. I couldn't believe how many deer we saw just from his deck. We had fun chatting, spotting the bucks, and feeding the does at the fence line.

My family get together: bowling, eating, pool, and awesomeness! of course. (:

Sam, kell, and I played rock band for an hour
after sam and I made caramel popcorn balls! yay!
Temple Square looking at the lights with Steph, Brett, and Aaron! We love getting together with friends. (:

little christmas tree.

We love Christmas! We have been excited for this holiday season, so the first week of December we went out and got a tree, then headed to walmart to get some tree fixin's. We had tons of fun putting it up together, and I even let Brian put some ornaments on ... with my supervision of course. hahah JK! Then brian attempted to put the lights up on our balcony; however, we didn't have an extension cord so they didn't get put up until today. I decided to to mix multi colored lights with blue lights! haha
Anyhow, our little Christmas tree is so awesome and brings the Christmas spirit into our house. Right now it even has quite a few presents under it ... since we haven't given them all away yet. :)

Brian made sure our tree had plenty of water
our super cute frosty tree skirt
Then the lights
The tinsel
and the ornaments!
Finally, our BEAUTIFUL Christmas tree! yipee!

Hahah you might have noticed that the main colors on our tree are silver and blue. We decided to have a post wedding tree! we are so cool!