Draper Temple

Joe and I were lucky enough to go see the Draper Temple this week. We were able to go in the afternoon and we didn't have to fight any crowds. We are so lucky to live so close to so many temples! If you haven't gone to the open house you still have a little bit of time left!

Last year...

It was a year ago today that Joe surprised me with the 2nd best day of my life, (next only to the day we got married!) we got engaged! I just wanted to take some time to Reminisce.

I had the day off work and my plan was to sleep in and go to the gym, and then hang out the rest of the day. But my day started much earlier than anticipated. I woke up to my roommate tip-toeing out of my bedroom at like 7 in the morning. I just thought she was maybe borrowing clothes, but then I realized she couldn't find anything without the lights on. So I sat in bed trying to go back to sleep but I couldn't! Part of me wondered...what is she up to? So I got up and went to my bathroom and there was a CD on the mirror that said "play me". I could not make it to the CD player fast enough, and I soon hear Joe's voice telling me that if I played my cards right I would get a ring by the end of the night. He told me my first clue was to go to where we first met. We met at the Olive Garden and they didn't open until 11 and so I had 4 hours to wait in anticipation.

I went to the Olive Garden and told the host who I was and she got the biggest smile on my face and pointed me to where I needed to go to get my next clue. Joe's manager met me with a smile and handed me another CD and also a to-go order of my favorite dish, the Tour of Italy! My stomach had butterflies and the last thing I wanted was food. I told her I wasn't hungry and that I didn't need it. She said to me, "Oh hunny, I don't think you understand how long of a day you are in for, trust me, You'll be hungry." So I went out the door eager as a beaver to listen to my next clue.

Joe's voice greeted me again and told me to drive to where we had our first date. As I drove he proceeded to tell me what he remembered about the first time he saw me. Then he put music on once he was done talking, to keep me company on the drive. Joe sent me to lots of other places. He sent me to Sundance Resort where we love going snowboarding together and was also where we went on our second date. He gave me a BBQ for my graduation and there was another CD inside there, and then he sent me to where we had our first kiss. Every time I picked up a new clue he would tell me on the CD why he sent me to the place I had just picked up a clue and what he remembered about it. Another clue was to go to my favorite place to take naps. So I headed up to Salt Lake to my parents house. I had been calling both of my parents after each of the clues and neither one had let on that they were in on it!

When I got to my parents house my mom handed me a CD and also a piece of paper. I was not expecting a piece of paper, none of the other clues had a piece of paper. This was not a normal piece of paper it was an airplane ticket! I looked at my mom in shock, and she told me to hurry if I wanted to make my flight. So the next thing I new I was on my way to Las Vegas!!! There was a little bit of a delay with the flight because of a freak rainstorm in Vegas that caused no flights in to Vegas. Luckily Joe is smooth and was able to push back dinner reservations.

I landed in Vegas and met my sweetie at the airport. We jumped in a cab and headed to the stratosphere restaurant. Where we had dinner on the top floor at the rotating restaurant! (I ate rooster!) After an amazing dinner we walked out to the observation deck and then Joe got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! It was amazing and I did not want the moment to end!

We then walked down the Las Vegas strip and then caught a cab back to the airport where we flew home. It was unreal!

The only thing that is too bad is that I packed my camera but forgot the memory stick! So I have no pictures to remember this trip with. Thank goodness I do have the most gorgeous ring to remember it with!

I love you hunny!

(I do have this one that we bought from the people at the stratosphere restaurant. I love it because you can see the strip in the background. ) This was before he popped the question!

Valentines Day

So it can be tough being married to a waiter. Joe had to work all day on Valentines Day and that left me by myself, but it didn't turn out as lonely as I thought it would. My friend Andrea at work was putting a party together for her girls and a bunch of their neighbor girls where they were going to get together paint nails, make hair clips, eat pizza and watch movies, so she invited me to come along. I had so much fun, and I have to admit that making these little clips was really addictive. But check out how cute they are!

Free at last!

I just finished my second semester of Nursing school! I get a week long break until I go back and I'm going to enjoy every second of the break!
I started my break with an 8 mile run. Suzanne...watch out! And besides work I'll be doing absolutely nothing, but kicking back!

My new goal

So last year I did the Salt Lake half marathon. I thought I trained really hard and was quite pleased with my time of 2 hours 14 min. This year I have already signed up for the Moab half marathon which is 2 months from today! And hopefully after that I will stay in shape to do the Salt Lake half marathon. My goal this year is to not only beat my time, but to beat my sister. My sister just ran her first half marathon and killed my time by 10 minutes. Bring it on Sue Boo Magoo. May the best woman win!

Joe actually ran the Salt Lake half marathon with me, but after the race he told me he loved me, but that he would never run another half marathon for me again. He was sore for a week. So he will run the 5K in Salt Lake and then be there to cheer me on at the finish line.

Any takers to take on me and my sister?

Is it spring yet?

We have been hit hard with snow by our house! One day Joe shoveled 3 times and each time there was at least 4 inches of snow! I loved the snow when I had time to go snowboarding once a week, but that is not the story anymore. But isn't it beautiful?

And special thanks to our neighbor who uses his snow blower to plow our street!

Christmas Break

This is our first Christmas together and who knew that it would be so much fun!

I always borrow my mothers luggage when I go on trips, and I think she was getting sick of it. Her luggage is the kind that has four wheels and spins. My parents gave Joe and I spinner luggage for Christmas, so that we can probably stop borrowing hers. We need to go on a cruise now to use it!

We spent Christmas in Burley where I was able to experience all the fun Preston traditions. For Christmas Joe gave me my favorite portrait from our wedding day blown up and on Canvas! I love it!!!

Renae and Tim gave me the Christus statue that I have always wanted, but figured I would probably not get one for a long, long time. And notice in the pictures our Christmas PJ's!

We left Burley Christmas night so that Joe and I could get back to work and it took us over 6 hours to get back, and it normally takes us 3 hours. I have never had so much fun driving in a car than on this trip. I can think of no other person I would rather be with!

The next day we got one of the funnest presents! A new niece named Jane! And she is adorable! When I went to go see her for the first time I walked into the hospital with my niece Emily who was now a big sister for the first time, and not too sure about how she felt about it. I told my niece that I was Suzanne's little sister, and my little niece just looked at me like I was lying. Then she just kinda looked at me and I could see in her eyes that she was thinking ,"Get out of town!" I just know that she will love being an older sister.