Random News

Just in case anyone reads this and wants to know. Here is what has been going on:

• While we were in Florida our townhouse flooded. A pipe burst behind the tub. Our landlord was wonderful about getting everything fixed up. We came home to a few wet things, but overall the damage was pretty minimal
• David applied the the Occupational Therapy Master's Program at the University of Utah. He has an interview on February 10th. We did find out that he was accepted to the University (separate from being admitted to the program), so at least we are over one hurdle. 
• One of our goals was to exercise more regularly in 2012. I went to my first Zumba class on Thursday. It was fun. I think I will try it a few more times. (Especially while it too cold to exercise outside.) David has been a major support to our ward basketball team.
• Another goal for this year is to read more. I got a kindle for Christmas! And I am taking suggestions of books I should read.
• And, our Christmas Cactus bloomed. I kill pretty much every plant, so this really is amazing.

Florida Christmas

We went to Florida for Christmas and has so much fun! There are too many fun things to show here, but here are some highlights.
David learned all about the everglades. We saw quite a few alligators and a some turtles, birds and fish at Everglades National Park. I learned that David is afraid of alligators. He would not get any closer than this.

We also got to go on an airboat ride and we learned all about how the Native Americans used to live in the Everglades.

I got to sit in the driver's seat! Look close and you can see an alligator in the water.

We got lots of fun presents. David got a new laptop and some movies and books. My big present was a plain gold band that was custom made to match my wedding ring.

David said that this book was his favorite present. Some how there are no pictures of me on Christmas morning... darn! (There probably are some on my sister's camera.)

 

The rest of Christmas looked like this. All of the little boys got super cute matching pajamas, but despite many attempts I didn't get a good picture of them all together.

 The Monday before we came home David and I took a 24 hour trip to Sanibel Island. A little island off the west coast of Florida. A cold front had come through, so we had to wear sweatshirts, but it was really fun! We will definitely go back.

Goodbye Florida! We miss you already.

Happy Birthday!

I can't believe it has been 2 weeks since my birthday (time flies)! So, I thought I should post some of the pictures we took. David brought me a balloon and some chocolate to work and made me brownies.

The next day I brought him some birthday donuts and made him a sticker to wear so that everyone would know it was his special day. When I was little my mom had a pin that we got to wear to school on our birthdays. I remember feeling so special. (Except in first grade when there was a little boy who had the same birthday as me and everyone said that we had to get married, but that's another story.)

 Because our birthdays were on a Monday and Tuesday we went out to a fun new restaurant the weekend before.

 

We also decided to try out a cooking class. We are going on Wednesday and are getting excited to learn the secrets of a perfect Thanksgiving dinner. 

October has been a pretty busy month, but I am sad to see it go. There are some beautiful maple trees by our house that are bright red and soon the leaves will all be gone. 

Fun or Stupid (this is where I tell you a random idea David or I had and you let me know if it sounds fun or stupid): 2 week long road trip to Florida next July. 

We Bleed Blue!

A few weeks ago we were able to head down to Cougar Stadium with some friends for a BYU Football game. It was really fun (and really cold)! We dressed warm and cheered our Cougars on to victory. Thanks to Jami for the pictures because I didn't bring a camera or a phone.

 Jami had never been to a BYU Football game before, so we walked along the sidelines before the game started and David showed us all his "cool" face.

Last weekend we tried a new restaurant up the canyon. It was a fun drive and the food was great! We will have to go again because we didn't take any pictures.

Happy birthday to David who is officially old today! I love you!

Hello

I have been married for 8 months tomorrow (where did the time go?) and the name change process continues. I have decided to change from a blog based on how much I love food to a blog based on more important and probably less interesting matters. Oh well!

 
I still think that food is probably the most interesting thing in my life so I am sure that it will come up here and there, but I am trying to broaden my horizons. In an attempt to stay informed on the upcoming election I came across this article. And this video. Interesting.

For more information see here.