Road Trip

We had a lot of fun taking a short road trip to Elko, NV last weekend. We visited our friends Sean & Gracie Smith for a few days. They are having a baby boy in March; we're so excited for them! They found out they were pregnant after they'd been married 5 months- that's how long we've been married now. That's strange to think!

Scott lived with Sean for over a year and misses his cooking. He requested that Sean cook us carne asada- it was so good. We shot targets on Saturday morning; a few handguns and a shotgun. My first shot was a BULLSEYE...and then I didn't hit any target the rest of the time :) Scott shot a 9mm casing OFF of a bottle. Very impressive. That night we went to a movie. I wanted to see Bride Wars but was out voted, so we saw Tom Cruise instead of Kate Hudson. Valkyrie was pretty good- a one timer though. Has anyone seen bride wars? It got terrible reviews- I'm not sure if I even want to see it now.

I have LOVED the sunny weather! Scott is driving a snow plow for his work this winter so it has been such a relief to have a break from the snow. No calls saying "Go to work" at 2 am this week!

So Fun

Merry Christmas! We had a great time with Scott's family in Idaho Falls. It was a blast to have everyone there. We laughed a lot and came away with some great inside jokes.

It was fun to get some family pictures taken. I am loving being an Aunt!

Here is our little family picture :)

Mazda's Big Brother

I feel sporty. I feel like I'm suddenly in shape because I own this car. I mean SUV. After much thought we are selling Scott's Accord and picked up this beauty! We're really excited. We went and bought a bunch of firewood last night just so we could haul it.

Awesome time of year

We loved Thanksgiving at my Aunt and Uncles house in Paragonah, UT. Aren't holidays the BEST!?

It was so fun to watch the parents play rockband. They were really good!

And congrats to cousin Matt, who proposed to adorable Mary when we were cutting down Christmas trees! It was awesome!

A girly week

Well I made it through a marathon week of nutcracker. This is my 4th year playing for it. I fall in love with ballet all over again every year. The music is so beautiful, I love getting to play it.

It was extra fun this year too because my brother Luke was in the orchestra with me! At 16, I think he is one of the youngest to ever play with them- he did great and was excited to actually get PAID for playing :)

I was so tired by the end of the run. My days consisted of SITTING at work for 8 hours, SITTING in the car to drive a 1/2 hour, SITTING while playing for 2 hours, and SITTING in the car again to drive home. How can sitting be so exhausting???

Scott came to see the show on Friday night, what a good supporter! Ballet isn't his favorite thing on earth. He doesn't understand why the men dance in tights. But he didn't fall asleep, he claims he watched the whole show.

So after a lovely ballet on Friday, he came with me to see Twilight in between my performances on Saturday! Ha ha, poor guy didn't have a choice. I bought him the movie ticket while he was hunting in South Dakota. I'm good :) We saw it with Marilyn and Jeremy, and yes...even Luke came too. He didn't have much choice either.

We saw it at the Junction in Ogden- can you say RESERVED SEATING?! That made it so nice. We didn't have to go early at all. The boys were ok with the movie. They thought the cars were cool and liked the baseball scene.

Before you think I'm completely mean...let me mention that I DID watch the 2 hour premiere of 24 on Sunday with Scott. Child soldiers in Africa- it was pretty intense.