UTAH TRIP

At the end of January, Scott and I made a trip to Utah. We stayed the first night with our friends Steve and Jen (newlyweds, and so cute!). Then Scott and Steve went snowboarding at the Canyons the next day. I met up with some of my best buds for a day of female fun! Brittany, Seana, Ashley and I all went to California Pizza Kitchen for lunch and then perused around the mall. We talked Brittany into some fun heels :) and Seana and I both got a scarf.

Then Seana and I looked through some old pics and gabbed about someone special (shhhh!).

WHIT D., BRITTANY, ME, SEANA AND ASHLEY

Then the four of us met up at the movies with Whit D, her friend, and Britt's sister in law. It was hilarious because Seana and I thought we were the late ones so we crept into the dark theatre and took the first seats we could find. A couple minutes later, Whit D crept in. Then another couple minutes later Brittany and Ashley crept in. We ended up being scattered but it was worth it to see everyone creeping around in the dark trying to find one another. haha.

After the movie, I met back up with Scott and we headed over to Robby and Vivian's apartment. We ate dinner at a nearby college hangout, then headed back to their place to play a little poker and watch the Food network. I love the Wilkins! They are so much fun and I wish we lived closer to them.

ANNOUNCEMENT: KYLE WILKINS IS ENGAGED!!!!! YEAH!!!!

The rest of the weekend was spent with my wonderful sister-in-law and her family. They are so kind to let us drop by all the time and stay with them. It's fun to be an aunt!

ME, GRANDMA GG AND SCOTT

On the way home, we stopped in Kaysville (home of the Larkins relatives) to see my Great-Grandma GG. She is now in an assisted living home and wasn't doing so well for a while. We visited with her for about an hour and asked her a bunch of questions of her life growing up. She met my Grandpa GG had a dance in Salt Lake. The way she describes it sounds like its straight out of the beginning of"The Other Side of Heaven." I am so grateful for her. Most especially because she gave me my Grandpa Gary--one of the greatest men I know.

ME AND GRANDMA GG

I'm glad that Scott has been able to get to know her and that he was also able to know my other great grandma--Grandma Getty. She passed away last March. I am so glad that I was the first-born so I could really know my great grandparents and have a personal relationship with them.

When we left Kaysville, we stopped at a Philly Cheesesteak place that we saw from the freeway. HUGE MISTAKE. It tasted good at first, but by the time we reached Idaho Falls we were sick as dogs. It was the first time that I had upchucked in about four years. SICK. I had taken pictures of us eating at the place, but I had to delete them because just looking at myself eating that cheesesteak made me sick. I think I've been scarred from cheesesteaks for life.


The worst part was that I was sick from it up till my birthday. I pretty much lounged around all day on my birthday. When Scott got home, we went and got take out from Olive Garden. This was my birthday outfit. Wasn't it awesome!

THE SICK BIRTHDAY GIRL


(I call this outfit: "I'm sick and freezing my touche off in Idaho. Help me Mom!")

Despite being sick, it was a fun trip and birthday, and we wish that we had more time to go and see our wonderful friends.

FUN WITH THE HANLINES

In the beginning of February, Scott and I went out to Red Robin with Danny and Heather and some of their friends to celebrate Danny's birthday! Danny is really just a big teddy bear and he gets a little embarassed sometimes:)

Heather secretly told the waitress it was Danny's birthday, even though Danny explicitly told her not to. Good job Heather. Its fun to have that memory. You have to do it.

THE BIRTHDAY BOY

So near the end of the meal all the waitors start to march to our table singing a "Happy Birthday" song and carrying a sundae. Danny was SuPeR embarrassed. haha. One of his friends got up to go to the restroom at the same time, and Danny somehow thought he was the cause of it all...so he punched him! haha. it was probably the funniest thing I have ever seen. He didn't really mean to punch him obviously, it was on accident--but hilarious nonetheless.

We made Danny hold a balloon while his cheeks turned red for the camera. Classic Danny.

FRIENDS AND HEATHER AND DANNY ON OUR BLOW-UP COUCH

T H E H O U S E

We lived in a house for about 2 and a half months. Some friends of some friends needed a couple to live in their house until it sold. It was fun. Scott and I felt very grown up in a house, but it was also stressful to keep it constantly spotless in case a realtor wanted to show it. But overall, good experience.

K I T C H E N

D I N I N G R O O M



L I V I N G R O O M

M Y F A V O R I T E C O R N E R

S C O T T A N D R U F I O/T I M B E R

Scott loved that dog. Unfortunately, now was not the time. It was really hard for him to give our dog up. He was a good doggie. He looooved to just sit near you and be rubbed. If we didn't both work and weren't gone all the time, he would have been perfect. But every time I left for work, Rufio/Timber would CRY! Seriously, it was heartbreaking. He was scared to be left alone, and he needed owners that would let him roam and not have him in his crate for several hours at a time. I complained about him a lot, and now I feel bad. But he really was a good dog. We love you pup! In case you're wondering, yes hehad two names. His name at the pound was Timber, but we wanted to call him Rufio. But we kept switching back and forth. We probably confused him.

Work, Work, Work, Move, Work!

I have been so bad about keeping up with my blog lately. So much has been happening, most of it not very fun. We moved twice within two and a half months. I took on a second job. We've tried to organize our StUff! And that has taken forever.

I have so many pics to post and so much to blog about, but I just don't have the strength. I feel like whining.

So, hopefully soon I will be able to give our blog more attention. Love you all!

Pic Tag

Alright Brittany...

The pic of me was a little sick, so I'm crossing my fingers that the picture I have to blog about is of you! :)

1. go to my documents/pictures.
2. go to my 6th file folder.
3. go to my 6th picture.
4. blog about it.
5. tag 6 people to do the same

Ok so it didn't work. But I love this picture!

This is my grandma Trudy in the late 1940's sitting on Santa's lap. Doesn't it look like "Miracle on 34th Street"! She is so adorable!

I tag: "Yellow Blanket" Britney, Celeste, Molly, Melissa, Nikki and Mandy.