SLC Weekend

Last weekend was spent in Salt Lake again as we headed up for Nick's mission reunion! 

We randomly decided to leave on Friday, so I packed our bags and we left as soon as Nick was off work.  We were lucky to spend a little more time in downtown Salt Lake with my parents and Tyler - there was tons of traffic with Conference and the excitement of City Creek. 

Saturday we went to Nick's reunion and he was able to catch up with many of his long lost friends. 

Thanks to Sister Frandsen we have a picture from the weekend!

After the reunion, we went with a group to the Cocoa Bean -

a cute little cupcake shop that reminded us of one of our favorite shows "cupcake wars".

As Nick reminisced of Taiwan last weekend, we can't help but be excited to travel with our friends and family soon as we venture on our "China Trip" soon!

Dreaming

Last weekend we made the drive up to Salt Lake for Mitch to open his mission call!  

What an exciting time - Mitch waited a whole 9 days to open it (due to many factors) 

and while he waited he dreamt of where he'd be going.

His call arrived at my parent's house on March 14th (dates here are important, so pay attention!)- 

Mitch was vacationing for Spring Break and my parents were traveling as well.  

The night of the 14th, Mitch had a "dream within a dream", which he told us about on March 21st.  

His dreams went something like this....

Mitch dreamed he opened his mission call.  In his dream, he woke up (still dreaming) and told his friends "Guys, I totally dreamed I'm going to New York on my mission".  

Mitch's friends (in his dream) said "Mitch, that's where you're going silly".  

Mitch told us about his dream and about the mission he dreamt about (he'd been researching it).

Here's the proof.... his search history!  Notice this is on March 19th....

On March 23rd, he opened his mission call and this was the look on his face:

Where's he headed?  You guessed it!  New York - Utica!

My mom's cute blog also has a post about Mitch's call here :)

Two Week Update

Our computer had a minor fan issue (it lost a mere 5 blades) so it was noisy and we took it to the shop!  In the time we were computer-less we enjoyed spring break and are now back at it!

For 2 days of spring break we went to Vegas with the Britos.  It was a really inexpensive low key trip, although we felt differently because our $56 hotel/buffet travelocity deal scored each of us a suite at our hotel!  Basically all we did was wander the strip and watch Penn and Teller - it was a magic show that I can't remember a whole lot of because it started at 9:00pm.  Oops.  What I saw and Nick/Rob/Lindsay said were excellent though!  We had a nice relaxing couple of days to hang out away from home and get the "spring break" feeling.

When we got back I headed up to Salt Lake for work... SUU held a couple of "Admitted Student Receptions" that were a huge success!  Both nights the rooms were packed and we didn't have enough chairs for everyone! 

I have to admit that the hardest part of working at night those couple of days was missing my hubby (who was taking a homework break) and our night time TV shows. I realized while there that I had a show for every night of the week.... many of them I watch while Nick is gone, so I don't feel too bad... but anyone have good book recommendations? I really should kick that habit.

We attended the last gymnastics meet of the season last weekend.  Gymnastics is definitely our (my?) favorite SUU sport to attend.  Luckily I can get season tickets through my job, so it makes it easy for us to go often.  We also were able to go to St. George last weekend to go to the Temple and try to escape the cold weather in Cedar City.  A great Spring Break for sure!

Lets be honest...

The purpose of our blog is to remember the early years of Nick and I and the fun we've had with our family and friends.  Unfortunately I've not been doing a very good job at documenting what we've been up to...

I'd like to blame my lack of blogging on my life being busy.... unfortunately I haven't been busy, so I can't use that excuse!  My other 1/2 definitely has though!  Nick has been swamped with work/school the past few months and he is so excited to finish up his last semester.  Nick's classes are keeping him busy this semester with hours of homework every day, but he's learning a ton and he is amazing at prioritizing and managing his time well!  Nick started a new job in January at Zion's bank - he loves his job and he loves his coworkers.  We don't have tons of time together lately, but we enjoy every second we squeeze into our schedules to see each other.   

I'm still working at the financial aid office at SUU.  Although I never would have imagined me working in this capacity when I graduated from college, I can see why I spent so much time hunting for this job.  My coworkers are great and I still enjoy what I do every day. 

A couple weeks ago we were able to spend time with my parents and Mitch!  My parents were coming down for meetings and decided to make a weekend out of it!  We played Farkle Frenzy (it's better to stick to the regular version...), went to the Parade of Homes in St. George and saw some awesome homes, ate at Red Lobster (Nick's first experience there!), played some Golf (the card game), and enjoyed some quality time together.  Thanks for coming down Mom and Dad! 

Although there are no pictures as evidence of our fun together, we all cracked up over this:

What perfect timing as the Hunger Games is coming out soon!  Yes, we do already have our tickets.  (Also, since it's only 14 days away, I'll be removing the obnoxious countdown from our blog :) I can count that high on my own)

Last weekend Bree and her bf Nick (Dominick) came down to St. George and hung with us on their way.  We went out to eat at Applebee's and watched our new favorite show "Awake" - It was fun to get to know [Domi]Nick better and spend some time with them!  Come back okay?

Mitch is finishing up his first year at SUU before he leaves on a mission.  He's patiently awaiting his mission call and we're all starting to get curious as to where he'll go... He found out that his call has been issued so we'll open it up on March 23rd when we'll all be able to be there.

Last night was SUU's Dancing With the Stars.... which also happens to be our "1 year anniversary" from sparking our friendship with the Brito's.  It only makes sense that we would go with Lindsay and Rob this year too!  I actually remembered the camera, so I MADE SURE we actually took a picture.

Here's to Spring Break this coming week!  HALLELUJAH!

President's Day

Nick had a birthday on February 19th! 

We headed up to Salt Lake for the long weekend. 

We sure seem to stay busy when we travel, and this was no exception!

Nick was definitely spoiled for his birthday - gift cards, cash, Terry Fator tickets, and little gifts to keep him excited for his new job and our upcoming trip to China. 

I forgot to take our camera to Salt Lake, so I  have only one picture to document Nick's 24th birthday :(  but we did have fun!

We also helped paint the bathroom at Nick's parents house for his mom's 50th birthday.

Linda wanted thick stripes, so here's what we did!

She also bought a new vanity, light, mirror, shower curtain, etc. What a fun little remodel!

We had a great weekend with the Shobers :) 

I'm so lucky to have such great inlaws!

My Valentine

Two years ago I ordered Nick a puzzle with a picture of us on it for Valentine's Day.  I tried to not procrastinate and I ordered it a couple weeks ahead of time.  It arrived later than expected and it did not have the cute photo of us at the Jazz game on it.... I was stuck with a puzzle picture of 6 random girls!  Because I was running out of time to come up with a new gift, I decided to still give it to him...   That night we put together the puzzle and imagined the conversations the girls had when they mistakably received a puzzle with two lovebirds on it instead of their sorority sisters. 

This year it was my turn to plan our Valentine's date.  We've been trying really hard to save money for our upcoming trip (and a house eventually too), so I made a homemade meal for us to enjoy.  To give us the "out to eat" feel, I made a menu complete with our appetizers, entree, and dessert. 

After dinner, we watched the Biggest Loser (which we really don't care for this season....) and put together a puzzle with us on it!  We had tons of fun just hanging out for Valentine's day.  Nick has been so busy working 2 jobs and finishing up his last semester of school.... he told me one of his gifts for me was to not do homework on Valentine's day... what a good gift!  Hopefully he doesn't have to pay for it for the rest of the week!

Superbowl Sunday

Our friends Trevor and Cassie invited us to a little party at their house on Sunday for the Superbowl.  We had so much to eat!!!!  Trevor and Cassie made an awesome "treat stadium"!  Coolest snack ever!  We also had plenty of wings, fried green beans, brownies, veggies, special K treats, chocolate dipped berries, caramel apples, and little smokies.  That is a TON of food for 6 people!!!

the snack stadium was complete with cheetos, doritos, popcorn, and chips - with dip in the middle!

We didn't watch much of the game, but we had tons of fun hanging out and stuffing our empty bellies!

Rob and Linds

Cassie and Trevor