Today we went and voted. We had to stand in line for an hour (which we thought wouldn't happen since we were voting early) but our civic duty is done. Afterward we bought pumpkins and carved them. Below is a display of our amazing carving talents :)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Vandals, Voting, and VVVery Cute Pumpkins!
So the other day Zach and I went on a little hike/jog through the canyon that's just next to the state capitol. We parked across the street and got a good workout while enjoying the fall colors. We got back to the car and the drivers window of our car was shattered and our GPS was stolen. How rude!! We couldn't believe it. We had parked on a busy street in the middle of the day! Luckily whoever did it did a smash and grab job. If they had taken time to look they would have found my purse, Zach's wallet, both our cell phones and an ipod. We were so glad that it was only the GPS we lost and not everything else. We had to buy a new window and are now back to using our brains to get around instead of our GPS. But we have definitely learned our lesson- we'll never leave things in the car again!
Today we went and voted. We had to stand in line for an hour (which we thought wouldn't happen since we were voting early) but our civic duty is done. Afterward we bought pumpkins and carved them. Below is a display of our amazing carving talents :)
Today we went and voted. We had to stand in line for an hour (which we thought wouldn't happen since we were voting early) but our civic duty is done. Afterward we bought pumpkins and carved them. Below is a display of our amazing carving talents :)
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tag - I'm it?
I've never been "tagged" before, but I'll play, so here we go! This is a tag about my wonderful husband.
1- Where did you meet? We met our freshman year at Snow College. Zach was roommates with my good friend Joe G. from high school. I went over there a lot to hang out with Joe and was intrigued by the tall, handsome, quiet guy hanging around!
2- How long did you date before you got married? Well, we dated for a few months before Zach left on his mission, then stayed in touch for four years and then dated 9 months on our second round of dating before we got married.
3- How long have you been married? One year on November 10th!!!!
4- What does he do that surprises you? Hmmm. I am surprised at how much he does for me. I thought it might start wearing off the longer we have been married, but we have almost been married a year and he is still sooooo generous and helpful and kind! He still opens doors for me EVERY time, he gives me a back rub or plays with my hair just about every night, he cleans and cooks just as much as I do, and he is always doing small little favors for me. I have the best husband ever!
5- What is your favorite feature about him? I love how tall he is and also his giant soft lips! :)
6- What is your favorite quality about him? Zach is one of the most generous people I have ever met. He likes to help anyone and everyone as much as he can. He is a genuinely nice person. Even when people have treated him badly, he never does anything unkind in return. Also, he is always happy and in a good mood. Occasionally he will apologize for being grouchy, but his 'grouchiness' is better than most people's good moods!
7- Does he have a nickname for you? We aren't big into nicknames, but I guess 'Honey' or 'toots' when he's being funny (I don't know how you would really spell that - not 'toot' but short for tootsie. Does that make sense? Ha! He'll know what I mean!)
8- What is his favorite color? ... I'm gonna say blue... ?
9- What is his favorite food? Chocolate. He is waaaay more of a chocolate lover than I am!
10- What is his favorite sport? Basketball
11- Who said I love you first? He did :) It took me about a month or two to say it back. I knew I loved him sooner than that, but he was in California and I didn't want to say it over the phone. I should have though because I had put so much pressure on myself to say it the next time that I saw him, that after I said it I had a little bit of a panic attack. Oh wasn't that a romantic moment honey? :)
12- When and where was your first kiss? Funny story. It was our freshman year at Snow. We had gone to the Manti cemetery with a bunch of our friends to walk around and scare ourselves. We were walking around alone and all of our friends were waiting for us in the car. Whenever I asked if he was ready to go, Zach kept saying not yet, and that he wanted to walk around longer. I knew he was just trying to summon the courage to kiss me, so after a long time of walking around I just kissed him! HOWEVER, Zach is much taller than me, so I think I ended up kissing his chin more than anything else! Oh, another romantic moment! ;)
13- Do you have kids? Not yet, but we are excited to have one someday!
14- What is a hidden talent that he has? Zach is an amazing dancer! Smooth moves! :)
15- How old is he? He will be 25 in December.
16- What's his favorite type of music? He likes a lot of different kinds. He likes a lot of chill music like Jack Johnson, and Jason Mraz, we're big into Missy Higgins right now but some of his favorite bands are Angels and Airwaves, Bayside, Taking Back Sunday, Cute is What we Aim For, Cartel... hmmm, there are lots. Zach is HUGE into music and likes to stay up on all the music news and new stuff coming out.
17- What do you admire most about him? His kindness, generosity and patience.
18- What is his favorite past time? Zach loves to stay up on all the news. Entertainment, movies, music, technology, world news, everything. So he spends a lot of time reading stuff on the internet.
19- Will he read this? Of course! I love you Zach!
Ok so I guess I'm supposed to keep this thing going, so I tag Marie, Anna Moon, and Natalie because I would love to hear your stories!
1- Where did you meet? We met our freshman year at Snow College. Zach was roommates with my good friend Joe G. from high school. I went over there a lot to hang out with Joe and was intrigued by the tall, handsome, quiet guy hanging around!
2- How long did you date before you got married? Well, we dated for a few months before Zach left on his mission, then stayed in touch for four years and then dated 9 months on our second round of dating before we got married.
3- How long have you been married? One year on November 10th!!!!
4- What does he do that surprises you? Hmmm. I am surprised at how much he does for me. I thought it might start wearing off the longer we have been married, but we have almost been married a year and he is still sooooo generous and helpful and kind! He still opens doors for me EVERY time, he gives me a back rub or plays with my hair just about every night, he cleans and cooks just as much as I do, and he is always doing small little favors for me. I have the best husband ever!
5- What is your favorite feature about him? I love how tall he is and also his giant soft lips! :)
6- What is your favorite quality about him? Zach is one of the most generous people I have ever met. He likes to help anyone and everyone as much as he can. He is a genuinely nice person. Even when people have treated him badly, he never does anything unkind in return. Also, he is always happy and in a good mood. Occasionally he will apologize for being grouchy, but his 'grouchiness' is better than most people's good moods!
7- Does he have a nickname for you? We aren't big into nicknames, but I guess 'Honey' or 'toots' when he's being funny (I don't know how you would really spell that - not 'toot' but short for tootsie. Does that make sense? Ha! He'll know what I mean!)
8- What is his favorite color? ... I'm gonna say blue... ?
9- What is his favorite food? Chocolate. He is waaaay more of a chocolate lover than I am!
10- What is his favorite sport? Basketball
11- Who said I love you first? He did :) It took me about a month or two to say it back. I knew I loved him sooner than that, but he was in California and I didn't want to say it over the phone. I should have though because I had put so much pressure on myself to say it the next time that I saw him, that after I said it I had a little bit of a panic attack. Oh wasn't that a romantic moment honey? :)
12- When and where was your first kiss? Funny story. It was our freshman year at Snow. We had gone to the Manti cemetery with a bunch of our friends to walk around and scare ourselves. We were walking around alone and all of our friends were waiting for us in the car. Whenever I asked if he was ready to go, Zach kept saying not yet, and that he wanted to walk around longer. I knew he was just trying to summon the courage to kiss me, so after a long time of walking around I just kissed him! HOWEVER, Zach is much taller than me, so I think I ended up kissing his chin more than anything else! Oh, another romantic moment! ;)
13- Do you have kids? Not yet, but we are excited to have one someday!
14- What is a hidden talent that he has? Zach is an amazing dancer! Smooth moves! :)
15- How old is he? He will be 25 in December.
16- What's his favorite type of music? He likes a lot of different kinds. He likes a lot of chill music like Jack Johnson, and Jason Mraz, we're big into Missy Higgins right now but some of his favorite bands are Angels and Airwaves, Bayside, Taking Back Sunday, Cute is What we Aim For, Cartel... hmmm, there are lots. Zach is HUGE into music and likes to stay up on all the music news and new stuff coming out.
17- What do you admire most about him? His kindness, generosity and patience.
18- What is his favorite past time? Zach loves to stay up on all the news. Entertainment, movies, music, technology, world news, everything. So he spends a lot of time reading stuff on the internet.
19- Will he read this? Of course! I love you Zach!
Ok so I guess I'm supposed to keep this thing going, so I tag Marie, Anna Moon, and Natalie because I would love to hear your stories!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Cold Cougars
On Saturday we went to the BYU game. It just so happened to be on the coldest day of the year! We were freezing! But thankfully we didn't get rained or snowed on. Zach's family has season tickets every year and they are great seats. It was so fun and BYU won (of course!).
Memory Park
For those of you who have never been to memory park, you need to go! Zach and I started going there when we lived in the avenues, just a few blocks away. Now we live about 10 minutes away, and went back for the first time since we moved. It's a beautiful park that is in memory to all the soldiers who died in combat. So there are lots of memorials, but also streams, bridges, benches, and a trail that goes up into the canyon. We highly recommend it.
Zach just recently got a new full time job at O'Currence as a sales rep. We are excited for him to start. He also has been doing school full time online and has been doing awesome with straight A's. What a great husband I have!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Best Time of the Year
We decided to take a drive up one of the canyons in Bountiful today to look at all the changing leaves. It was such a beautiful canyon and the colors were amazing! We're bummed because they don't look nearly as vibrant in these pictures. We found a hiking trail and hiked up to see some awesome views! Fall is my favorite season. I love everything about it! The weather, the leaves, halloween, corn mazes, football games, I just LOVE it!
(Zach would like to add a disclaimer. He does actually own other shirts, but it just so happens that he is wearing the same one every time we take pictures!)
(Zach would like to add a disclaimer. He does actually own other shirts, but it just so happens that he is wearing the same one every time we take pictures!)
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