Ready To Hit The Slopes!

We can't live in Utah and NOT go snowboarding! Ha ha well we've lived in Utah pretty much our whole marriage except for 6 months in Hawaii and we have never been together! Alex has NEVER been in his life and I used to go ALL THE TIME when I was in Jr. High and High School but haven't at all since then. It's cheaper to just buy your own stuff then to rent it everytime you go especially if you plan on going quite often, which we do, so we went out on Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving) and both bought ourselves brand new snowboard packages at Sports Authority. They were $400 packages for like half the price so we handed over the cash and we're ready to hit the slopes! Last winter we bought all our gloves, goggles, boots, coats, and snow pants so now all we need are beanies!

American Family Insurance

As alot of you know, I am working for American Family Insurance again just like I was for a year before Hawaii. I am obviously working for a different agent here in Logan since I used to work for Stephanie Tanner in Pleasant Grove before, but it's still the same amazing company and state, BUT this new agent, Josh Barnett, is licensed in Utah AND Idaho! What this means is my window of opportunity to sell LOTS of insurance policies has opened up COMPLETELY! Here's my sales pitch: There is absolutely NO OBLIGATION to sign up from a quote! All it takes is a few pieces of information from you and a couple minutes of my time to run a quote. I am personally licensed to sell auto, home, business, and contractor's insurance. I am working strictly off of commissions so PLEASE call me! I have found that some people I cannot save money because of whatever reason, yet others $10-$65 month! I'm not talking state miniumums here either folks! I'm talking about selling you an insurance policy that will actually take care of you not IF you need it but WHEN you need it! I believe in this company or else I wouldn't be working for them! They have been around for about 82 years and are a Fortune 500 Company! I would LOVE to save people in my group of family and friends money. Not only that but make sure everyone has GREAT coverage. If you hear of anyone who is shopping around for any kind of insurance that I mentioned earlier, give them my number: 435-225-4330. If YOU yourself aren't shopping around, at least let me give you a quote. You may just be surprised to hear you're paying too much! Thanks for all your support. I'll be waiting for your MANY calls! ;)

Our New "Home" in Logan, UT

We are officially Utah residents! We signed the lease on our new apartment on November 17th and we can HONESTLY say we love it here so far! We are only a block away from Walmart, kiddie corner from the Cache Valley Mall, way close to every restaurant you can imagine, down the street from Ross and Kmart, etc. Most importantly, we are CLOSER to our families which is the real and ONLY reason we moved to Logan. A huge majority of his aunts & uncles and cousins all live here and our immediate families are only 1-2 hrs away instead of 3 hrs when we lived in Orem and not an OCEAN away when we lived in Hawaii. It's just so good to be back. Here are some pictures of our brand new apt and our brand new furniture since we sold almost everything we had when we moved across the ocean! We bought brand new matching sofas which are so beautiful. They are half leather half microfiber...just what we wanted! Besides that they look great, we got a steal of a deal from the outlet furniture store we bought them from. YAH! Alex bought a 42" Vizio 1080 LCD TV which is his baby...men...???

Michael and Roquel's wedding 11.8.2008

I know it's been almost 2 weeks since the wedding, but with moving and trying to find jobs it's been really tough to update my Blog as often as I'd like. Michael Corral is Alex's first cousin. His mom and Alex's mom are sisters and they are just 2 months apart. Michael and Roquel are so perfect for each other. They are so madly in love with each other and we just want them to know that we wish them happiness and love for a lifetime! We love you guys! Here are a few pictures from their wedding day at the Logan, UT temple.

Playin with the kitties. . .

Maya, my parent's cat, had her second litter of kittens 3 1/2 weeks ago and they have started to walk EVERYWHERE! There are 4 of them: 3 dark and one white just like Maya. They all have pretty blue eyes like their mama too. Maya moved them from the box to under mom and dad's bed last week. Caleb just loves to see them...not HOLD them, just see them and let them crawl on him.

My New Car!

So...it's nothing fancy, BUT it's cute and gets EXCELLENT gas mileage! In fact, on the way home from Ogden where we bought it, it got 40.1 mpg! It is a 2006 Ford Focus, 20K miles, 5 Speed, Maroon, tinted windows coming soon, CLEAN title, and a steal of a deal! I LOVE IT!

Making a Cake with Caleb

Can I just say how much I L-O-V-E my nephews! Between Lucas and Caleb I don't know which one makes me laugh more! Parker, Heather, and Caleb came home to Burley for the week for job interviews so Alex and I have had a lot of time to spend with Caleb. Since we last saw him in August 2 1/2 months ago, his vocabulary has increased by like 200% no lie! He says the funniest things and sometimes with the funniest attitude (which isn't always good, but cute). Mom asked me to make a cake for Sunday dessert and I figured hey, why not have Caleb help me? It would be great bonding time! Sure enough Caleb happily accepted, drug a chair over to stand on, and said "You Help Me?!" He helped me crack the eggs, measure the oil and water, and stir it all up with a spoon and then with the electric mixer. He kept looking up at me and saying "You Help Me?!" I couldn't stop smiling! I love that kid!

New Hair Color

So I needed a change....I've had the same hair color since before I moved to Hawaii 7 months ago! I am now a dark DARK brown almost black and I love it! What do you think?

Garrett's last High School football game

I am so glad we were able to make it to Garrett's last football game of his High School career. Garrett is my little brother, #1, baby of the family, and it's his senior year. He is no lie the star of the football team. He makes almost EVERY tackle, and the radio announcers can't stop talkin about his skill! He has the biggest heart of anyone on the football team and he deserves some serious compliments! Aunt Jo and Uncle Ted drove all the way from Willard, Utah so watch him also. It was so fun even though Burley lost 49-13.

A day with Lukie Tookie

After our week long trip in Puerto Penasco, Mexico, it was finally time to make our way back "home" to Idaho. We got to thinking that it would be faster and BETTER to go through Las Vegas so we did. Of course we couldn't just drive THROUGH Las Vegas without stopping for a visit with Robyn, John, Lucas, and Tibo! We got to their house Sunday night at about 11:00 PM. Fortunately they were still awake because they had just gotten home from their softball game a few minutes before. Robyn asked that since we were gonna be in town until Tuesday morning if we wouldn't mind babysitting Lucas instead of taking him to the day care all day Monday. Are you kidding me!?! We NEVER get to see that kid so we gratefully accepted! WHAT A DAY! Alex and I learned how to prioritize our time...enough said. Our day consisted of playing ALL morning long, putting Lukie down for his 2 1/2 hr nap, feeding him mac and cheese for lunch, giving him a bath, dressing him, playing some more, hittin up the mall, wrestling with Tibo, taking another nap, and playing some more! He is such a handful now that he's walking but it was so fun to see his personality shine through! He loves his Uncle Alex and Aunt Jayne! His favorite thing to do was pull up my shirt so he could see my belly button and then tickle me! It was the cutest thing ever!!! We love you Lucas and can't wait to see you again next time!

Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Our time in Maui came to an end...but not the fun! We flew from Maui to San Diego where we picked up our truck that we shipped back. Fron San Diego we drove to Phoenix, AZ where we met our family and friends who were taking us to Mexico! They had to drive through Phoenix anyway so it worked out perfectly! We left our truck with Alex's good friend Kyle who lives in Mesa, AZ right outside of Phoenix. The drive to our beach house in Puerto Penasco, Mexico was about 3 1/2 hours. Not bad at all! We had such a splendid time! It wasn't as beautiful as the beach in Maui but it was nicer for the single fact that we could actually ENJOY it without worrying about work or whatever. We were there for a whole week with Alex's distant cousins and family friends who he used to work with in Utah County. The whole week was pretty much just leisurely hanging out at the beach, snorkeling, swimming, and enjoying each other's comany. My favorite thing to do was lay out in the beach chair for hours at a time in the heat of the sun and read my "Twilight" series book. I officially read the entire 2nd book during the week! YAH! We went into town a few different days and went shopping at the flee markets. It was alot of fun. When we went snorkeling we saw TONS of small and big sting rays! Who would have thought there we so many! Alex's cousin Brian tried catching one and it stung him on the thumb. Regardless, he caught a few and let the little kids take turns touching his belly where it's harmless and safe. We saw GIANT hermit crabs walking on the ocean floor also that were pretty cool. All in all, it was a great way to relax and be with the people we love. Enjoy the pictures!

Twilight Series

I have really gotten into reading the past couple months. It all started with a LONG plane right to Salt Lake City when we came home to visit in August. I had to have something to keep me from getting bored out of my mind and figured a good book should do the trick! I ended up getting "Nights in Rodanthe" by Nicholas Sparks and can I just tell you how AWESOME it is! When the movie came out last month, I made Alex take me to see it on opening night and the movie was so wonderful! A must see in my opinion ;) Nicholas Sparks is also the author of "A Walk To Remember" and "Message In A Bottle". So....he just came out a little bit ago with his latest book called "The Lucky One" and it was even better! I read the whole thing cover to cover in 2 days between work and chores. Yes it's only 226 pages but that's quite an accomplishment for me with how busy I've been with work lately. Now I'm REALLY on a reading frenzy so I decided to listen to like 80% of female book readers and most importantly my sister-in-law Heather and bought myself the first book in the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer called "Twilight". So far I have only read the first 10 pages but it seems interesting enough. I have to be honest, I am soooo not into fantasy stuff like vampires but I'm willing to give it a shot. I think I may just be surprised. I am normally into books about love, mystery, or sports so we'll just have to wait and see! Thanks Heather for the advice on the book and if I really enjoy it and read the other 3 books in the series, consider this a thanks in advance!

2 YEARS!!!

October 10, 2006 Alex and I have officially been married for 2 years today, October 10th. I can't believe how fast time has flown by. Seems like just yesterday we were living in our first apartment...Wow! I figured this was a great opportunity for me to just express my love and thankfulness for Alex in my life. He is a great person inside and out. He cares alot about me, my feelings, and our future together. I love him with all my heart. Although ALL marriages have their differences, I can honestly say he's my better half without doubt. Thank you Alex for being my prince charming and putting up with my girly ways, even when it drives you nuts! I cannot wait to spend the remainder of my days with you and hopefully bring beautiful children into the world (SOONER THAN LATER!!!) You will be an outstanding father. Love you hunnie! Can't wait for the years ahead of us! Honeymoon Cruise- GuatemalaFamily Pictures- August 2008