All Things Considered...And Then Some

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Date Night

With Michael working from 5:30-midnight every night, we haven't had many date nights in the 5 months that we've been married. We've been able to have a couple "Date Days" where we ran errands together or spent the entire day at the Temple, window shopping, having lunch and dinner out, and seeing a movie so I don't feel too terribly deprived. However, as stated in my previous blog entry, I am super excited that Michael is now working 11:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m because it gives us the ability to do things together in the evening. Not only do I get to go on dates with my husband, I also have a gym partner again. :)

Monday (Aug. 29th) was Michael's first day working in his new department and he loved it! He is so happy to have made the transfer from Customer/Tech Support to Customer Retention. Not to brag or anything but, he's pretty dang good at his job. I think I smell a promotion in the future...(Positive thinking!) To celebrate Michael's promotion and our newly freed up weeknights, I decided to take him on a date. I packed the fabulous Bed, Bath, & Beyond picnic basket my aunt gave us for our wedding, packed our sweatshirts and a blanket, and took him to watch TRON (one of his favorite movies) on the huge blowup screen the city uses to host movies in the park during the summer. It was a great fun and inexpensive date that we plan on repeating! :)

Monday, August 29, 2011

Where Has the Time Gone?

Time seems to be flying by. I honestly think I blinked and July 2nd became August 29th. In the last almost two months Michael and I have kept pretty busy. Michael and I both found ourselves taking summer classes and, between work and school, we realized we weren't getting out much. Michael's schedule was mostly to blame but my school work load contributed. Luckily, Michael just transferred to a new department so he won't be working nights anymore. I'm only slightly excited by this fact, and by slightly I mean extremely! I see a date night in my near future...

Aug 26th marked our fifth month of marriage. Once again I find myself saying: Time is flying by! We're having fun building our relationship day by day and look forward to what the future holds for our little family. We have some really exciting plans for next year and can't wait to see how everything unfolds. We'll keep you updated as our plans are set in motion. If everything goes according to plan, there will be some very exciting adventures for you to read about in the not so distant future. Wish us luck! :)

Saturday, July 2, 2011

The Temple Challenge: Salt Lake

Michael and I spent a day in Salt Lake. Along with seeing Transformers 3, eating lunch at at Red Lobster, and going dancing at The Westerner, we did a session in the Salt Lake Temple. One of the many things that makes the Salt Lake Temple so special is that it is one of only 2 temples that does live sessions. It was extremely interesting and exciting to experience a live Endowment Session. I also loved how beautiful the temple is inside. The intricate hand carved molding on the ceilings and walls and the AMAZING murals in the Creation, Garden, and Telestial rooms had me mesmerized.Oh, and the Celestial room is a history lover's dream come true!

The Salt Lake Temple

The Veil

One of the beautiful sealing rooms

The Telestial Room

The Garden Room

The Celestial Room

The Creation Room

The Celestial Room

A cut away model of the Salt Lake Temple

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Marital Bliss Ruined My Relationship with Country Music

Today marks three months of successful "married status" for Michael and me. For most people this wouldn't be considered a milestone of any kind, however, I know a few people who were going through the divorce process by month 3. Michael and I consider it a good sign that we like each other more now than we did when we got married. The only problem we've had is my inability to relate to my collection of country music now. I could drive down the road, heartbroken country music pouring from my stereo, singing my heart out because I could relate to all the lyrics. Now I can't seem to make the same connection I used to. I have to find happy songs. Do you know how difficult it is to find happy country songs? There's one happy country song to every 10 sad country songs...I can no longer relate to all my favorite songs...I blame Michael...and I love him very much! Happy 3 months, Love! <3

Sunday, June 5, 2011

The Temple Challenge: Provo, Utah

Provo Utah Temple

Michael and I went to our second temple yesterday. The Provo Temple is very different from the Las Vegas Temple. Even though it isn't my favorite, I think I'm a bigger fan of the Las Vegas Temple than the Provo Temple. The next temple we're going to "cross off" our list is the Draper Utah Temple. That adventure is booked for next Saturday. :)

Check out my post "The Temple Challenge" to track our progress and see all the places that await us!

Las Vegas Temple Celestial Room

Provo Temple Celestial Room

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Bachelorette Party, Sealing, Reception...A Story in Pictures.

So, this post is a little overdue. Better late than never, right? Here is the story of my trip "down the aisle" and all the fun I had along the way. I stole these pictures from my sister-in-law Melissa's blog. She was kind enough to document all the festivities for me.

My Bachelorette party started with dinner at
Bucca di Beppo. Yum!

My family celebrates most major events at Bucca so we know the manager really well. Lorenzo loves us so he hooked us up with this amazing dessert platter. It was delicious!