Trip to Idaho

I took a little trip to Idaho last weekend. I had an appointment in Idaho Thursday afternoon, so I decided to stay for a couple of days and play with my family. I had fun watching my parents in a play that was put on by their stake. It was called Esther. It was similar to Joseph's Technicolored Dream Coat in that it was musical, funny, and very entertaining. I was impressed with the scenery and costumes. They did a very nice job. I had fun hanging out with my mom and dad, as well as my sister Julie and her family. I had a nice visit with my old roommate Sonia. It was so good to see her again and meet her baby boy. We could have talked for hours on end! Then I got to babysit my neices while my sister went to the David Archuleta concert with her husband. They are such sweet girls. Ashlie even started warming up to me. She's my little buddy! It makes you feel so good when a two year old wants to be your friend. There's just something about it that makes you feel good. That night, I went with my sister and some of her friends to the midnight release of the Twilight movie. We attempted to make ourselves look like vampires and headed to Walmart. We had a fun time being silly. Jules knows how to have a good time. Saturday morning was spent eating waffles, chasing my neices around some more, and finishing up projects with my mom's assistance. I may be biased, but I think I have the best family! Here's some pictures that I stole from Julie's blog, because I had forgotten to charge my camera. We did a fun sister photo shoot at Julie's house.

Julie and me

A more dramatic shot
Mom, Jules, and me

Sista, Sista!
Outside of Walmart, entering into the Twilight zone! Do I look like a vampire? Nah, more like a zombie. We're not die hard fans, but it was fun just to hang out and have a good time. I bought a copy for my mom, but sadly I didn't even have time to watch it before I left Idaho. I did see it in the theater and I thought it was awesome!

Jules with her very own copy of Twilight! Thanks for talking me into coming with you Jules. It was fun!

Chef Bradley

Brad decided he was in the mood to cook this weekend. Fine with me, because I had plenty of other stuff to do. He cooked a gourmet pasta dish on Saturday and then he decided to make some bread. It was a longer process than he was expecting, I think. But he said it was well worth the effort. I agree, that bread turned out great! We've enjoyed that with our meals for the last couple of days. Good job, Brad! I'll have to make homemade wheat bread some time and show him that wheat bread can taste good, too! But I let him make it the way he wants when he's cooking, so of course he chose white. Then on Sunday, I was about to whip up some honey curry chicken (my fav) and he begged me not to. He said he would come up with a different meal using the same produce and cook it. I wanted a nap so he didn't have to twist my arm. I love having someone else cook for me. He cooked a really yummy chicken dish that was topped with red and green bell peppers, onions, tomatoes along with our homemade bread. What good smells to wake up to. Well, all I have to say is that Chef Brad can come cook in our kitchen any time. As long as he's not too messy! Thanks for cooking, honey! With a little Slap Ya Mama those dishes were a hit!

We also had dinner made for us tonight by our neighbor. I bid on having her cook us dinner at the Relief Society service auction. She cooked us ham fried rice, cashew chicken, and beef with broccoli stir-fry. It tasted great and the best part is, no dishes! All I had to do was put the tupperware in the dishwasher. So, basically I have been spoiled the last few days. And we have left-overs! Ah, life is good when I have time to do other things besides cook and clean.

Weekend and BYU Game

We had the pleasure of having Brad's younger brothers, Alan and Colin, stay with us for the weekend. They came to spend time with some friends they had made at EFY and also for Alan to have his turn going to a BYU basketball game with Brad. They are such great young men. It was fun to have them around and get to know them better. Brad had a great time because he had guys to watch sports with. They even played a little basketball.

Brad and Alan had a fun time watching BYU beat Utah. They said it was a good game.

Brad said there were tons of students!

The Cougarettes....Brad said it was a cool routine....I'm sad I missed it


Having fun with our new camera...it's great! We got it on sale at Circuit City, thanks to them going out of business. It's a Sony Cyber-Shot. It's just what we needed and at the right price! I'm determined to figure it out and start taking more pictures.

Alan

Colin

So we had a nice relaxing and fun weekend. We watched Iron Man and I thought it was a good movie. Brad was hesitant to watch it, but he ended up liking it.

Then last night we watched the Finale for the Bachelor. I know we're silly but we got hooked during the DeAnna season. Can you believe what happened? I was in shock. First of all, I thought he should have kept Jillian. But after she was gone, I really thought he was going to choose Melissa, which he did. But then he goes and changes his mind before he's given it a chance? I think this show messed Jason up. I don't think I'll watch the next season for several reasons. Unless they choose Jillian as the Bachelorette! Anyway, maybe it will work out between him and Molly. I guess we'll see. Did any of you follow this season only to be astonished by this twisted ending?

A fun tag

This is why I'm hot...
Pick your answers then pass it along to 20 girlfriends, or however many you want - including me if you want to - and let's see how much we have in common!

1. Mountains or beach? Beach
2. T.V. or books? Books
3. Vampire or werewolf? Vampire
4. Disneyland or Six Flags? Six Flags
5. Bath or Shower? Shower
6. Pedicure or Massage? Massage
7. Cook or reservations? Reservations
8. Biography or fiction? Fiction
9. Prince or cowboy? Prince
10. Pool or ocean? Ocean
11. Wine or beer? Neither
12. Red or pink? Pink
13. Shooting range or theater? Theater
14. Coffee or tea? Herbal tea
15. Suntan or sunscreen? Sunscreen
16. Flowers or chocolate? Chocolate
17. Video games or board games? Board games
18. Steak or chicken? Usually chicken, but I love a good steak
19. Skirt or jeans? Jeans
20. Cook or clean? Cook

Park City Fun!

My parents were in Park City for a few days for a Podiatry seminar. Brad and I had a chance to get away and meet up with them on Friday afternoon. We hung out in their nice hotel room, checked out the podiatry exhibits, went to dinner at a cute little Mexican restaurant, shopped around and looked at some fun photo and art galleries, warmed ourselves up by the outdoor fires, and watched a movie. We stayed the night and they treated us again by buying us a yummy breakfast at the hotel. I don't remember ever being in Park City, so it was fun to check it out. It is very pretty and well put together. There were skiers everywhere and I was envious of them. It's been way too long since I've been skiing! I remember really liking it when I was younger. Anyway, we had a fun time hanging out with each other and my parents. They know how to show us a fun time! Thanks Mom and Dad!

Sidenote...it is snowing so bad outside right now, I'm afraid I won't make it home from work!

Pictures...just for the fun of it!

Now...I realize that it's been about a month since the holidays. But I recently got some more pictures from my mom and sister from our trip to Idaho, so here they are.

New Year's Eve at Ryan and Julie's house. Party on! Well, I was a little tired so I wasn't exactly the life of the party. But we still had a fun time.

Brad making his delectible cheese dip. He likes to cook...sometimes :).

Brad and Ryan were getting a little crazy playing basketball. I was worried that someone was going to sprain their ankle, which wouldn't be a surprise since they were playing on a slippery floor in socks. Crazy boys!

We had a spa day at my parents house with my mom's side of the family. Tons of food, fun, and pampering. We did pedicures, parafin wax on our hands, eyebrow waxing, and raindrop therapy treatments. What a fun day! My cousin Rachelle gave me a pedicure that turned out super cute and I still love looking at my cute toe nails!
My Aunt Brenda did raindrop therapy for everybody there. It's really relaxing and feels good. She uses about 11 different essential oils and puts them on in a certain order and in a certain way and then lets you relax with hot rice packs on. I got to help her with finishing up a few of the massages by pulling on people's feet. We had two tables going in my parent's bedroom so she could go from one treatment to the next. She taught me a little bit about how to do it so I could give her one at the end of the day. I love anything that has to do with massages. It's one of my favorite things to give and receive.
My cousin April came to my parent's house to do my hair. We had fun chatting it up. Sorry to show off your legs Jules! Just so everyone knows, she just got done playing tennis, so she was in a tennis skirt!
My mom with cute little Brianna...disco divas!
So that's all for now. Hope you all are enjoying the new year!

It's been a while...

So it's now been one month since my last post. That's a long time. I've had plenty to post about, I just haven't made myself sit down and do it. It doesn't help that I almost always forget to take pictures. That's something I need to work on. Anyway, we had a fun time over the holidays. We spent time with Brad's family in Smithfeild, UT (they moved there this year, much closer than Wisconsin!), and with my family in Idaho. It was a nice break and it was so good to see everyone. We got a chance to see several friends and relatives that we hadn't seen in a while. And thankfully we had decent weather when we were traveling.

Brad started a new semester and we have been back to normal life for the past couple of weeks. Brad seems to be liking his classes so far. I'm surviving, but I am soooo thankful it's almost the weekend because I'm oh so tired! Sinus issues have been zapping my energy for the past week. I'm hoping to rest up a little this weekend so I can feel better next week.

Here are a few pictures from our holiday vacation:

Brad and I visited my good friend Amy and her fiance (now husband) Daniel. Her family recently moved near Brad's family. It was so good to see them and wish them congratulations on their upcoming wedding.

My Dad is the best grandpa ever! He spent hours doing magic tricks with Maylie, Brianna, and Ashlie. They had a blast doing a magic show for us on New Years Eve. So cute!

Cooking with my mom on New Year's Day. Maylie and Brianna giving us loves.

At least this is a start. Jules, thanks for letting me snag some pictures from your blog. I hope you all have a nice relaxing weekend. I know that's what I need!