Hunger Games

Ok, I just have to post about my obsession with the hunger games. I was one of the last ones to catch on to this book and I'm so glad i didn't miss out. I just finished the third last night. I definitely loved the 1st and 2ND the best. The 3rd one dragged on for pretty much the whole book right up to the ending. Everyone kept telling me i was not going to like the ending but can i just tell you i LOVED it. I just got so into these books. I felt like i was apart of them, it got scary. I was in an elevator the other day and was sure when it opened Effie Trinket and Haymitch were going to be standing there leading me to my prep team. Seriously guys I'm a nerd. If you haven't read them I highly suggest them and they are such an easy read. I'm trying to get Josh to read them because I'll be laying in bed at night just going over them in my head and i need to discuss them out loud. Ha ha. This post makes me sound crazy. On a more sane note I'm putting my no facebook to good use and have been much happier reading then people stalking!!

I snapped this picture when we were in Lake Powell. Seeing all the beauty around us daily and the wonderful things mother nature provides reminds me how great God is and his love for us for giving us such a beautiful earth to live on.

Whats cookin' good lookin'

So for the first time EVER Josh cooked! We went to walmart Saturday night for some groceries and Josh took an interest in what we were having the next few days. He saw some plantains that inspired him to make me a traditional Dominican breakfast....plantains and eggs. Of course I had to document it.

First he smashed the plantains and fried them in oil. (it smelled awful)

He had me try one and they were like bitter crunchy french fries.

Then he scrambled up some eggs and put it all together. (sorry about the pic quality)

Bottom line...when you are serving a mission in a poor country things like this become a treat. Once you've been back in America for 5 years it's just not the same. But it was fun to see him be so passionate about trying to cook.

BookFace

Ok besides being SUPER excited for the new season of the office, I have done something HUGE. Ok maybe it's not huge to some people but...I have officially de-activated my Facebook. I know I can't believe I did it either. I was laying in bed the other night trying to figure out how I can get more done in a day. Well even though I didn't want to admit it I knew. I spend at least 1 hour a day on Facebook (sometimes more). Not only is it saved under my favorite sites on my mac but I have Facebook on my phone!!! Needless to say I can't believe how much of a time waster it is. The other night I was watching one of Josh's shows with him and he mentioned how I wouldn't be sitting with him if I had Facebook. Sad. Even my significant other recognizes my time waster. There are MANY positive things about Facebook. But for me it is getting it the way. I am going on two weeks with no Facebook and can I just say how spectacular it feels!! I am not going to lie I might re-activate it...one day. But right now I am loving not feeling a slave to status updates and knowing what is going on with everyones day!! Now all of my real friends can read my much more personal blog!!!

My Josh Boy

Happy Birthday Josh!!!

If you can't tell by now I am head over heels for this man!!!

I found this picture of him while compiling his birthday present.

Josh turned 26 on October 5th. He is depressed that now he is closer to thirty than twenty. I like to celebrate birthweek instead of birthday. (unless it's May 13th then it's birthmonth.) So we started out birthweek by having a fabulous dinner at Ruth's Diner Monday. On Tuesday we went to "The Social Network", if you haven't seen it yet GO. We went to Ruby River for dinner because my man has got to have a steak!! Thursday we went to our most favorite place The Cinegrill with Josh's fam. Then topped the evening off with some quality time at Sportsmans Wearhouse picking out a hunting outfit for the Elk hunt. Josh clicks with everyone he meets!! Last year I called my aunt who lives out of state to chat and all she wanted to know was how her "josh boy is" after only meeting him twice. He makes friends every where we go and its rare we go out without seeing at least a few people he knows well. Although Josh does not get as excited as I dream of him getting for his birthday I really got to take a minute to step back and look at how great my life is with Josh. I couldn't be happier! Josh is such a hard worker, he is SO patient, and he has the best sense of humor!!! There are many more things I love about him and continue to find more things and fall even more in love with him everyday!! And every now and then I just have to BRAG!!!

If these chairs could talk

This is the salon furniture that I was so lucky to get passed down from Josh's Grandma Phyllis. She had a salon in her home and was a Beautician to support her 4 children. Hopefully we can find a house and build a salon in the basement for me. These obviously need some work. So we are having them restored and re-upholstered. I want to keep them as retro as possible but still keep their charm. I took this picture the other day and have been starring at it brainstorming how I want to design them. I can't help but think how many conversations happened in these chairs. The chair on the Far left is the chair where clients would get their hair permed, cut, rolled, styled, and colored. And I'm sure there was (as in every salon) a lot of advice, gossip, recipes, therapy, crying, and laughs given and received. I can't wait to use this furniture and I feel so honored that I can stand right were Phyllis stood and have the same conversations and memories with my clients!

Time for a new post

OK so since I've blogged last we....

We went to the Oakley Rodeo!!

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Celebrated our 2 year anniversary!!! It is so crazy how fast time flies. To celebrate we spent two wonderful nights at the homestead in midway. It was so fun and relaxing. We shopped the outlet mall, went to the crater, and got wonderful massages.

It was a perfect way to celebrate!! The only picture I snapped was of us sitting on the patio of our room so I'll post a not so typical wedding picture. I love this man so much and we have had so many fun times together!!!

I can't imagine were I would be without him!!!

If you can't tell what is happening here let me explain. Apparently Josh and my photographer are telepathic because they gave each other a look and before I knew it we were flying down a hill and spinning and skidding. It was unexpected and all i was thinking about was grass stains down my dress right before my reception.

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We ripped all of our tile out. It was/is a huge job and Josh was so great to work late nights trying to get it done. It is ALMOST done...we just have to finish grouting!! It will be so nice to have all my tile match. And it's so nice to have a working dishwasher, sink, toilet, and soon to be washer and dryer.

Thanks Char and Matt for your help!!!

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We went to Movie under the stars at the capitol

We saw quite a few movies this summer and LOVED Inception

We went to Lake Powell

We went Camping

We have had a lot of fun driving around on Sundays house hunting

We went to st. George and vernal for work

And after summer is said and done I'm sad i didn't get more pictures but we had so much fun just hanging out and being together!! And although we go through waves of wanting a baby...we are happy just the two of us for now!!!