New Year

Hmm well as you can see it has been a very long time since we updated our blog. But with the new year starting I have decided to start blogging more.

Well just to catch you up on what has happened in the past few months--

In September we had a fun Anniversary trip to Florida

We went to a dinner show called Arabian Knights-- It was kind of weird... but we still had fun!!

We stayed in a really nice resort thanks to Scott's parents! And we went swimming almost everyday we were there. On our way back the manager took this picture of us through the mirror.

We also went to Universal Studios and went to some 3D shows!!!

And we rode the Simpson's ride a few times!!! This is Scott waiting in line.

Over all it was a really fun trip and it was nice to get away just the two of us!

Later in September my aunt was visiting from Oregon and so we went to Blackfoot to see her and it happened to be my nephew's third birthday so we had a little party. My one aunt bought the kids a pinata. Uncle Scott was in charge of holding the rope while the kids hit it. Its not in this video but when the older kids start to hit it Scott is naughty and pulls it up so they miss! But it eventually broke open and the kids went crazy grabbing candy. It was funny and exciting to watch.

Then in October we just hung out most of the time but I did end up getting the swine flu and made a few trips to the doctor. It was no fun... I was stuck in my house all day every day for a week. No one came to see me and I couldn't even go to work. It was really boring and I was sick on Halloween!!! But a week or so before I got sick we went to the store and got some costumes for Halloween. I got a fairy costume that I didn't even get to wear and Scott just decided to get a mask and be Jason.

This is what he looked like... Scary huh?!

In November I decided that I was sick of my hair and ended up cutting off almost eight inches.

We ended up going back to Blackfoot for Thanksgiving. It was a very eventful weekend filled with many memories. We played the traditional Catch Phrase and brought Uno Attack and had a mini tournament. Later Thanksgiving day we had some excitement from my niece when she decided to roll a watermelon down the stairs. It exploded everywhere in the basement and the whole house smelled like watermelon for the rest of the day.

It was fun to be home with my family and I think I gained like ten pounds just on that four day trip! We had so much food between one thanksgiving dinner with my extended family and then another that night with my immediate family... that's a ton of food to take in on one day! I had a lot of cooking to do when I got there, but before I got there I had to have my pies already done. I was in charge of making three pumpkin, one banana cream and one blueberry. Between my sister and I we had to make I think nine pies and a cake. Here are some pictures of a few of the pies I made.

Blueberry

Banana Cream

Pumpkin

In December I graduated from Culinary school and then we went back to Blackfoot for Christmas. Every Christmas Eve we go to my aunts house and have a big christmas party and at the end of the party Santa comes and visits all the children. It will be a lot more fun for us once we start having kids! It was a great Christmas-- we bought my parents a game called Guesstures and had a blast playing it with everyone. It got a little too easy and so my brother Randal and Scott decided to change the rules to try to make it harder... I think they did that because the girls were beating the guys! :) The guys never got ahead and the girls won it all!!!

The Day after Christmas our family got a chance to take a new family photo and some individual families too. I will post it once I have it.

We had to go home for two days for work and then we came right back for New Years.

This New Year I turned the big 21!!! I am now old enough to do just about anything. I share a birthday with my sister Shayla who turned 23 and my nephew Zaven who turned 3. It was fun to spend my birthday with my family... it's the first time I have been home for it in years. We watched the ball drop and then my nephew helped me open some presents from Scott. Scott spoiled me with movies, some really cute sunglasses and clothes! He even wrapped them himself. He is the best husband ever! :)

Now that we are home and back to reality... Scott works out in the freezing cold and goes to school. I think he likes going back to school but its taking a while for him to get back into school mode. And as for me I am currently working at Ancestry.com still and have recently taken a job with a company called Guckenheimer and will be cooking.