Memorial Day Weekend was a Delight!

Be prepared for a large amount of pictures because we had a lot of fun this last Memorial Day weekend! It all started with Courtenay's baby shower. What a gorgeous mother-to-be! I mean seriously, take a look for yourself, she is tan and adorable and it was really fun to see all of her cute baby things.

The decorations, the treats, the setting, everything was adorable and it was just really nice to celebrate Court and John's little baby boy that we can't wait to meet!Reading my super tender card, if you can't already tell.Malls :) REALLLLY excited for a 3-day weekend!After the shower, we went our seperate ways. The Lance's drove all night to get to Jarom's hometown (stress me OUT, driving all night!), and Michael and I took off for LAS VEGAS!

When I learned we were going to be having a 3-day weekend, I knew that I was due for a visit to my Rogers family in Vegas. Carly is clearly growing up WAY too fast and I couldn't handle missing it anymore. There aren't words for how nice it was to catch up with my sis, learn all her tricks for cooking, decorating, kid raising, and tv watching, do some MUCH NEEDED shopping, play with my Easton and Carly, spend time with Steve again, and swim! Emily and Steve are always so good to us, thanks so much for letting us come visit guys! Easton's little personality is truly a JOY to be around. We had so much fun playing with him. He is hilarious and adorable and waking up at 7:30 AM isn't so bad when it's to this cute face.Carly really wanted to go outside and play with the boys, but I made her stay and play with me. I had to warm up verrrrrry slowly because she loves her mama, but it was well worth the wait because I could SERIOUSLY gobble her up she's so adorable. Just look at that face! And when she scrunches it all up, it just melts me! I actualy really miss her.One of my favorites from the weekend. She didn't cry at all when Mikey held her. I was a tad jealous.

We stopped in Beaver of course and were able to visit with Grandma, Uncle Dean, Aunt Janet, and Cousin Tad. It was really fun to introduce everyone to Michael and catch up a bit. And everytime I see grandma I just feel so happy. It rubs off from her.

It's really hard to go back to reality after such a great weekend, but at the same time, I feel re-energized! And plus, we've got lots coming up to look forward to. Summer is such a fun time! I hope you all had a great memorial day weekend and enjoyed the extra day off!

JUMP!

There is this place called Jump On It here around Provo and we've been wanting to check it out for a while. So, finally, Steph, Jarom, Jarom's sister JoAnna, her fiance Cody, Michael and I went to jump around! So basically this place is like 16 trampolines all smashed together, with trampoline-like walls for you to just play on. When we first walked in, it was packed full of sweaty, stinky kids. But, we found a sweet spot in the back where us big kids could play. We had so much fun! If you've met Michael, you know that he does not hold back when it comes to playing hahaha! He is TRULY a child at heart. Jarom was a machine as well. Those boys were the sweaty, stinky ones by the time we were done!


Please excuse the large amount of pictures, they were just too fun not to share :)
We bounced, and bounced, and bounced, and BOUNCED! Michael was on a roll while the rest of us were getting tired... until the fall. Watch the sequence of events:Uh-Ohhhhh. He went down pretty hard on his toe. It is now quite huge and multiple shades of purple and blue. I think it's good and broken. Poor baby :( I feel really bad for him! But he is back at work today, trying hard to get over it.

More Happy Days

Lots of fun again this weekend! It all started with a grocery shopping trip on Saturday morning. We were making our way to the grocery store when we saw a garage sale. We don't usually stop at these, but Michael is in the market for a bike, so we thought we'd take a glance. We stumbled across a true treasure! We have been using a card table and it works wonderfully! Sure, it's a little ghetto, but we don't care! So, we haven't been really looking for a dining table, because we don't necessarily NEED one right now. BUT- there was this beauty with all 6 chairs for $100 and we TOOK IT!There were 3 people wanting it, so Michael pulled out his money and handed it to the guy before anyone else had the chance to. And we got it! It's so fabulous to have a table where we can fit our plates AND the food! We plan on re-painting the top black, and I'm going to re-cover the chairs. But for now, we're so happy with it! And for such a steal. It's our first little project and we're really excited to work on it together.

The day just gets better from there. Long story short, our dear friend Loni, who I've mentioned before, is now dating Michaels childhood friend Corbin. Who is also Lauren's childhood friend. They all grew up in the same ward. Soooo basically, Lauren, Loni and I were college roommates, and are now going to be friends forever because our spouses are from the same HOME WARD! Is this FABULOUS OR WHAT?! Sure, this is assuming loni marries corbin... but we can dream. So we all got together for a fabulous night of fun, food, and catching up!This brings me so much happiness. I remember when we all lived together, and we had to say goodbye for the summer, we all cried and cried for fear that we'd never be as close again. Well no need to fear! Looks like we're going to be seeing alot of each other throughout our lives and we couldn't be happier!Loni stayed the night and corbin came over in the morning to help us break in our table for breakfast, look at how everything fits on there! YAHOO!!! We seriously love visitors and mingling with friends, so please, feel free to stop by any time if you don't mind tiny apartments :)

We're still having a lot of fun and have a lot to look forward to!

What a weekend!

1ST AND FOREMOST... HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO MY FABULOUS MOTHER!
I am truly blessed to have been raised by such a loving woman. Sometimes, I don't know how she put up with me and all of us, but she did and still does. She is everything I want to be in a wife, woman, and mother. I love you, mom :) Wish I was with you today!

Yesterday was jam-packed for us and we enjoyed every minute of it. We started off bright and early to get up and get ready for our 5k run. We had such a great time! When we got there, and saw all the legit runners and cross country teams, we were a little scared! And I think Michael started to get a little nervous about his goal of winning. But once we got jogging it didn't matter, it was fun. I'm sorry to inform you that Michael did not win first place. I think first place was something ridiculous like 16 minutes. There were over 200 participants and Michael came in 14th with a time of 21 minutes! Not bad, huh?! I, on the other hand... took 33 minutes. :) But I'm satisfied with that. I was well in the top half of runners haha. I'm slow, always have been, always will be. It's ok though, because I still had energy left at the end and could have kept going, we'll definately do another, possibly a 10k next! Who wants to join us??? Steph and Jarom are the best! They were there at the finish line waiting for us to cheer us on. It was fun! Afterwards we all stayed and listened to the live music, had some free breakfast, and just enjoyed the atmosphere. Michael has decided that his entry fee was totally worth it, we got free jambas and a t-shirt which he sported around town all day.We had so much energy from the fun of being involved in an experience like that. It was great! It carried us all day. And we needed it because yesterday was Brooke's 24th birthday! Wahoo! I will let the pictures do the explaining. Good food, games, and getting a little too silly once it started getting late.

Cafe Rio Birthday Dinner... great choice, Brooke!Apparantly the candles were too hot for Brooke. And to end the night, a tribute to the one... the only... Beyonce. Only watch this if you can tolerate some serious silly and pink panties.I think it's easy to see why I have so much fun with these girls. Ohhhh our patient husbands hahaha

Farr's Fresh Frozen Yogurt

Michael and I have a small obsession. We were first introduced to Farr's by my wonderful friend and co-worker, Loriol. It is right across the street from my work which is not far from our apartment. This place is magical. Not only do they have frozen yogurt, but soft serve ice cream, and custard. And on top of that, every single topping you could ever imagine in the entire world. I'm serious! I know there are a million frozen yogurt places these days, but Michael and I have tried a lot of them, and Farr's is without a doubt far above the rest. It is so creamy, rather than those other places that are more icy, ya know? My personal favorites are the coconut yogurt and chocolate custard. mmmmmm! But, it's becoming a small problem. Why? Because we go once a week, without fail. It's typically on Friday, but if we know we have something coming up, we go earlier in the week. It's an addiction. Come visit, we will take you and you will thank us forever. If you currently live in Provo/Orem, hurry hurry hurry to Farrs!

In other news, Michael and I are running a 5K saturday morning. We're excited! I'm excited just because it's fun, Michael is excited because he loves competition and he is DETERMINED to win. We go jogging most everyday and he leaves me in the dust while he tries to make a better time. Hahaha, it's quite funny, but I do love his deteremination. Also, he didn't even want to run it until I told him he'd get a T-Shirt, and then he was totally game. :)haha!

Life is wonderful as usual. Not much has changed, and that's a good thing. Just thought I'd jot down a few recent details of our little life here in Provo. ohhh that word... Provo. It just makes me think about my itchy legs and this torture-my-skin-hardest-of-hard water. I'm terrified for summer because my legs still look like I have chicken pox. But other than that, Provo isn't such a bad place :) We've sure been blessed here.

Sorry about the random thoughts and no pictures. It just felt like time for an update.

Happy Cinco De Mayo and most importantly HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY PARENTS!! 34 years, HOLY SMOKES! It seems almost impossible, but my parents sure make it look like fun! I admire them and their marriage more than I can express.

The Good, The Bad, and The Sunny/Funny

Good news. Michael had a job interview with Wells Fargo last week and has made it into the second round of interviews. That will be tomorrow. We're really excited about it for multiple reasons. 1) Extra money for the summer! 2) Great benefits 3) THEY PAY TUITION. Mostly, Michael is a fantastic people person and kind of a pro at interviews, so I have 100% confidence in him and we're definately crossing our fingers that he'll get that job. And, if he doesn't, luckily he already has a job, so that will be okay too.

Bad news. We no longer get to move into that house :(. The couple that is currently living there has decided that they need another year who in Provo. Who would want an extra year in Provo? Anyway, Michael is trying to help me not to be bitter, and I'm slowly getting over it. But I was so in love with that house as you probably could tell. Michael and I have begun the search for something just as cool or cooler, but my sights are set pretty high. Good thing I'm happy in our little apartment currently, so I'll survive.

Sunny/Funny news. It has been beautiful here lately and we have been trying to take full advantage before it hits the 90's and I become a baby who thinks that is too hot to play outside. (I MISS OREGON TEMPERATURES). We went to the park with the Lances to play some frisbee and have a picnic. Michael wanted to fly our sweet kite. Sounds fun, right? Well, the problem is, there was ZERO wind. hahahahahahaha! Enjoy these pictures and I'm sure you'll have a good idea of how the kite flying went. Michael is truly a child at heart, which I love, and when he gets a fun idea, there's no getting it out of his head, even if there's no wind and the park is covered in trees and power lines.

The 180th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

When I was younger, I loved conference weekend because I got to sleep in and only had to go to 2 hours of church. Now, I love conference weekend because I get to watch 8 hours of church, and I live close enough to actually attend. What a fantastic experience. For those of you who have never attended a session of conference in the conference center, please do. When the prophet walks in the room, and everyone stands up, there is no denying the feelings that you get when you see him walk in. I don't feel that way when I see joe schmoe walk in the room. I feel that way about Thomas S. Monson because he is a prophet of God.

My thoughts on this conference:

- Technology is an amazing blessing. President Monson is a prophet, just like Moses, or Joseph Smith, but unlike those old days, we are lucky enough to be able to hear and see him speak!

-The world is definaltey trying to bring down the family, and church leadership is aware of it, and I felt so much peace by their words of comfort on how we can raise a family in this crazy world.

- Heavenly Father loves us SO much. The words spoken, the unity we feel as we all gather together as members of the church and believers in Jesus Christ, the boost of happiness, they are all examples.

I hope I don't sound preachy or anything! Totally not my intention. I just was very spiritually fed this weekend and hope you all were too!