Sunday Afternoon

Our parents weren't exactly away but it was a sunday afternoon and we were trying to find something fun to do. So what happens when we get bored???? We build forts of course! I admit though...I thought it would be fun to build a fort but it had to be big and it had to be air conditioned.

Birthdays!!!

I know I'm about a month late but I've just been busy moving into our new apartment and job hunting. So now I'm finally going to blog about my dads birthday and mine. This year I finally got to spend my dad's birthday with him instead of being 2600 miles away. It was wonderful to celebrate with him. I have the best daddy ever!!! I'm happy we could spend the day with him and finally sing happy birthday to him. For his birthday we got him a Moe's gift card (he loves to eat there) and he also got a Clive Cussler book (it's one of his favorite authors). We also had chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (his favorite kind of cake :)

Happy Birthday Daddy!!! We love you!!! At the end of May it was my 22nd birthday. This was the first birthday that I was able to spend with my family in 4 years and also the first birthday I've had without snow....that was wonderful! I had a very simple birthday. I didn't ask for anything and since it was a sunday I wasn't going to go out. So instead I spent the day playing my favorite board games with my family, eating homemade black bean pizza that my dad made, eating dessert and opening the presents I got. It was a very relaxing day and a wonderful birthday.

A lovely card from my little brother Josh :)

I think this may be my favorite present. Its a wonderful card from my wonderful nephew Max :)

Mike got me a new picture frame for me to use to decorate our new apartment. I love it.

He also got me the Wii harry potter years 5-7 game.

I also got shopping money from my parents :) as well as an Aeropostale gift card from Mike's parents. I love shopping so this was a perfect gift. Until next year :)

Roaring Twenties

Almost 2 weeks ago Mike and I went up to Spartanburg for the weekend. Mike enjoyed going to classes and learning more about chiropractic school. While he was off doing his thing, I enjoyed some much needed 'me' time. I slept in, went to the gym (this really is fun for me), sat by the pool and went shopping. It was great to just relax for a few days and not have to do anything. We also got to go see our new apartment again which made me more excited to move in and decorate it and make it our home. On our last night we got to go to a roaring 20's banquet. It was fun to dress up and go to a party. The party was at a Marriott in one of the fanciest ballrooms I have ever been in. It was beautiful and we met so many nice people. We had more food than we could imagine and it was all delicious! Mike and I also went dancing for the first time since we got married. It was something we have said we wanted to go do but we just never got around to going for one reason or another. The only thing that was kind of weird was that I was the only woman there, under 30, who was wearing a dress with sleeves and who could bend over properly if needed. I think I've been in Idaho too long cause it shocked me to see people dressed immodestly but luckily I was able to adjust quickly :) So in summary, the music was awesome (live band), the food was delicious and we got to eat as much as we wanted, and the people were some of the nicest people I've met in a long time. I think I'm the luckiest girl because I got to go to the banquet with the hottest guy :) We also got to go to the temple on our way up to Spartanburg. Mike and I hadn't been back since we got married and it was wonderful to go. I love how I feel after going to the temple but I really love how I feel when I'm in the temple. Whenever I go I never want to leave cause its where I am happiest and the most relaxed.

Home Sweet Home

It's so nice to be back in the South :) I've missed the diversity and the hospitality you only get in the south. Its back to humidity and big fluffy hair but their really is no place like home. It was great to be here with Stacey for the first few days back. It was fun to show her around. I love having people visit especially for the first time because I get to see things in a totally different and touristy way and some things I see for the first time. We didn't get to show Stacey everything or do everything that we would have liked but we had fun with what we had time to do. We knew that we had to take her downtown and walk around and show her the battery. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day. Now at this point you all want to see pictures....however I forgot my camera so I didn't take any. Thankfully Stacey had her camera though and took some great pictures :) I just borrowed a few of hers to share. A trip to the beach was a necessity while she was here. I wanted to make sure Stacey knew that warm oceans exist and it doesn't have to rain at the beach. (The Pacific is freezing and I've heard from a reliable source that it is cloudy on the Washington/Oregon coast more than it is sunny....which just isn't fun for me when I'm used to sunny and warm beaches). Again, we had another beautiful day and I remembered my camera this time :) Our last stop was to visit Angel Oak. It is a HUGE oak tree! Its about 1000 years old! It is only 65 feet tall but it covers 17,000 sq. feet. I had never been here before but we heard about it and thought it would be cool.