Have you read this blog? Wow, I have the best wife in the whole world! She is just so cute! But I'm sure all of you already know that :)
Love you honey!
-Dan
November 26, 2008
November 24, 2008
twilight review
i liked twilight... i didn't love twilight. i definitely went in with high expectations though. it makes a better book than it does a movie... which is usually the truth about most books made into movies. i've talked to a lot of people and everyone seems to have different opinions about the movie. i actually really liked the characters for edward and bella. most of the other characters were pretty good too. i also appreciated the fact that they followed the story quite well. i think i want to see it again some time. all in all it was a good movie. i think dan even liked it.
November 21, 2008
shows we love
I have never been one to watch a lot of tv. But lately Dan and i have our shows that we watch and we love them! First and foremost is Gilmore Girls. Some of you may be thinking this series has already ended, which is true, but ABC family plays reruns every day in order. It is so great! Luckily we have a DVR and can record all of the episodes. I used to watch Gilmore Girls every week when I was in high school, but once i came to college i got busy and stopped watching the show. I never saw the last 3 seasons, so i am now catching up! i love it because with DVR we have no commercials and we get to watch it every single day. i no longer have to wait each week for it to come on. we are currently on the sixth season. some people don't like this show and are annoyed at how fast the main characters talk, but really they are quite witty and the story line is great! they always leave you with an ending where you want to know what is going to happen next, some nights we end up watching 2 episodes! and no, gilmore girls in not just a show for girls. every guy i have talked to that have actually sat down and watched more than 5 minutes of an episode like it!
next show... Survivor! Oh man... sooo good! Dan and i are hooked! We can hardly wait for Thursday nights to come! We always record it and then watch it without commercials later that night. (we also record the Office... not my favorite... except the Jim & Pam parts). See one night we were bored, so we started watching Survivor (it happened to be the first episode of the season), from then on we have watched it every single week! if anyone else out there watches it, we'd love to discuss what happens. we always sit there and talk about it afterwards. last nights' episode was hilarious!!! and we were sooooo happy Randy finally got kicked off. we love the strategy and all of the alliances the people make. it's crazy! i'm not sure who will win... my vote goes to Bob or Sugar, although i used to like the professional gamer, Kenny, but he's getting a little kniving... i guess that's what the game is all about. I'm sure it's a lot more interesting if you start from the beginning and see all of the episodes though, because then you get to know all of the characters and find which ones you hate (which is most of them).
lastly, i am sorta addicted to HGTV. the whole channel. i like everything they play. i can turn it on at any time of day and be entertained. it's the home and gardens channel. i love watching them redecorate homes. i think it's so fascinating! they do so many cute things! i almost wanted to change my major to interior design after watching this channel. it's bad, but i think i could watch it for hours. i also love the shows where people go shopping for new homes. because i like to see what kind of homes are out there and how much they pay. this channel is seriously the greatest. Dan will even watch it with me sometimes. I get all of these ideas and i really wish i could paint our apartment! But i can't, so instead i just think about one day when we will own a house and what i will want to do with it. the only problem is they make home decorating look waaaay easy... although i'm sure it takes tons of work! you'd be amazed at what they can do to a house for $2000.
anyway, those are my addictions for now. plus it's bonding time for me and dan :). can't wait til january when the apprentice starts. and then summer with so you think you can dance!
as a side note, this sounds like i really watch a lot of tv. i actually don't.... i'm always busy with school or cleaning the house or work or other things.... these are just the shows i watch when i really have nothing to do!
next show... Survivor! Oh man... sooo good! Dan and i are hooked! We can hardly wait for Thursday nights to come! We always record it and then watch it without commercials later that night. (we also record the Office... not my favorite... except the Jim & Pam parts). See one night we were bored, so we started watching Survivor (it happened to be the first episode of the season), from then on we have watched it every single week! if anyone else out there watches it, we'd love to discuss what happens. we always sit there and talk about it afterwards. last nights' episode was hilarious!!! and we were sooooo happy Randy finally got kicked off. we love the strategy and all of the alliances the people make. it's crazy! i'm not sure who will win... my vote goes to Bob or Sugar, although i used to like the professional gamer, Kenny, but he's getting a little kniving... i guess that's what the game is all about. I'm sure it's a lot more interesting if you start from the beginning and see all of the episodes though, because then you get to know all of the characters and find which ones you hate (which is most of them).
lastly, i am sorta addicted to HGTV. the whole channel. i like everything they play. i can turn it on at any time of day and be entertained. it's the home and gardens channel. i love watching them redecorate homes. i think it's so fascinating! they do so many cute things! i almost wanted to change my major to interior design after watching this channel. it's bad, but i think i could watch it for hours. i also love the shows where people go shopping for new homes. because i like to see what kind of homes are out there and how much they pay. this channel is seriously the greatest. Dan will even watch it with me sometimes. I get all of these ideas and i really wish i could paint our apartment! But i can't, so instead i just think about one day when we will own a house and what i will want to do with it. the only problem is they make home decorating look waaaay easy... although i'm sure it takes tons of work! you'd be amazed at what they can do to a house for $2000.
anyway, those are my addictions for now. plus it's bonding time for me and dan :). can't wait til january when the apprentice starts. and then summer with so you think you can dance!
as a side note, this sounds like i really watch a lot of tv. i actually don't.... i'm always busy with school or cleaning the house or work or other things.... these are just the shows i watch when i really have nothing to do!
November 19, 2008
Twilight!
I would just like to announce that we got our Twilight tickets last night!!! I am so excited! Dan even agreed to go with me :) I told him there were some action parts, so he should be fine. Luckily when it comes to movies, my husband is very easy to please. And i love it! Pretty much anything we watch he likes.
Let's hope Twilight is good! Now you know where I'll be Saturday.... Oh and did I mention that I also have coupons for FREE popcorn??? And we are going to the brand new theater in town, should be good times!
November 18, 2008
life in Provo
I'm blogging about our weekend. Cuz weekends are usually the time when we break out of our school/work routine and do something fun! However, this weekend drove us both a little crazy.
Ok Friday night we decided was date night. We went to pizza factory for dinner and ate those delicious bread twists they have! After dinner we were planning on going ice skating at the peaks. We always say we are going to go ice skating because Dan used to play hockey and I am bad at ice skating, so I figure I could used a lesson. Well... after dinner my stomach started feeling sickish-- ice skating = bad idea. So we went home and watched Gilmore Girls and YES, my husband does watch Gilmore Girls with me... I know, I know, i truly do have the best husband in the world :) we also worked on this puzzle I got at Smith's for $2.99. Lately we have been big into puzzles. I think they are so fun! Especially when you put a lot together... you totally feel great about yourself! It's a fun thing to do together too. So we did the puzzle (as a side note, we finished that puzzle Sunday and bought another one yesterday!)
Saturday night I decided that we might as well go ice skating since we didn't get to the night before. Dan and I started to drive to the rink (about 1 min. from our house) and we realized we did not have our buy one get one free coupon. So we turned around, I ran in and got it and once back in the car realized it was only good april- october. Lame! We get to the peaks and the parking lot was full! So Dan parked in basically the last spot in the whole lot. We started walking towards the front door and i realized how cold it was outside and how i didn't want to be cold! haha... so i told Dan i didn't wanna go ice skating anymore! (yep, pretty sure this is the part where i started to drive him crazy). He was patient with me though and asked what i would like to do instead. I threw out some ideas and we decided on bowling.
Neither of us have been bowling since last December, for Dan's birthday. So we went to the Wilk at BYU, but the parking lot was full, again! Apparently some dance show was going on, so there was no where to park. Dan wanted to go park a few blocks away, but i was too lazy to walk that far (remember it was COLD)!
So we decided to try a different bowling alley, Miracle Bowl. We got there and the lanes were full. The man said we could wait about 10- 15 min. We didn't really want to wait, so we thought we could play pool at the tables in the corner. Apparently to play pool you have to give a $10 deposit... in cash... well we didn't have cash. So we left!
Both of us were pretty sick of looking for places to go at this point... but we really didn't want to go home. So we drove down State Street and ended up at the Nickelcade. Which surprisingly was not packed! We played all the classics (including my favorite, Dr. Mario). Nickelcade has always been a favorite date spot of mine. So yay for the Nickelcade, saved our Saturday night!
Anyway, Dan and I came to the conclusion that Provo just doesn't have enough things to do for all of the students in the area. So either Provo gets more fun stuff to do or we move to a big city that always has something going on!
Ok Friday night we decided was date night. We went to pizza factory for dinner and ate those delicious bread twists they have! After dinner we were planning on going ice skating at the peaks. We always say we are going to go ice skating because Dan used to play hockey and I am bad at ice skating, so I figure I could used a lesson. Well... after dinner my stomach started feeling sickish-- ice skating = bad idea. So we went home and watched Gilmore Girls and YES, my husband does watch Gilmore Girls with me... I know, I know, i truly do have the best husband in the world :) we also worked on this puzzle I got at Smith's for $2.99. Lately we have been big into puzzles. I think they are so fun! Especially when you put a lot together... you totally feel great about yourself! It's a fun thing to do together too. So we did the puzzle (as a side note, we finished that puzzle Sunday and bought another one yesterday!)
Saturday night I decided that we might as well go ice skating since we didn't get to the night before. Dan and I started to drive to the rink (about 1 min. from our house) and we realized we did not have our buy one get one free coupon. So we turned around, I ran in and got it and once back in the car realized it was only good april- october. Lame! We get to the peaks and the parking lot was full! So Dan parked in basically the last spot in the whole lot. We started walking towards the front door and i realized how cold it was outside and how i didn't want to be cold! haha... so i told Dan i didn't wanna go ice skating anymore! (yep, pretty sure this is the part where i started to drive him crazy). He was patient with me though and asked what i would like to do instead. I threw out some ideas and we decided on bowling.
Neither of us have been bowling since last December, for Dan's birthday. So we went to the Wilk at BYU, but the parking lot was full, again! Apparently some dance show was going on, so there was no where to park. Dan wanted to go park a few blocks away, but i was too lazy to walk that far (remember it was COLD)!
So we decided to try a different bowling alley, Miracle Bowl. We got there and the lanes were full. The man said we could wait about 10- 15 min. We didn't really want to wait, so we thought we could play pool at the tables in the corner. Apparently to play pool you have to give a $10 deposit... in cash... well we didn't have cash. So we left!
Both of us were pretty sick of looking for places to go at this point... but we really didn't want to go home. So we drove down State Street and ended up at the Nickelcade. Which surprisingly was not packed! We played all the classics (including my favorite, Dr. Mario). Nickelcade has always been a favorite date spot of mine. So yay for the Nickelcade, saved our Saturday night!
Anyway, Dan and I came to the conclusion that Provo just doesn't have enough things to do for all of the students in the area. So either Provo gets more fun stuff to do or we move to a big city that always has something going on!
November 13, 2008
turkeys!
Dan and I made these cute turkeys a few weeks ago and I wanted to put a pic of them up. They are fun to make and great for Thanksgiving! My old roommate, Melissa, taught me how to make them and we made them every year in November for people we knew. I wanted to carry on the tradition, so this year Dan help me with them and we took them to a family dinner.
They are really easy to make too! I figured I'd share on here, in case anyone wanted to try them. All you do is make the recipe for rice krispie treats (i threw in some coco krispies b/c Dan had them and i figured turkeys are brown). Instead of putting the rice krispies in a pan, roll them into balls. It's easiest if you put oil on your hands, so they don't stick. Then take an oreo and split it. With frosting (i use chocolate), put half of an oreo on the bottom of the turkey body (so it can stand) and then the other half on the back of the turkey. Stick candy corns (feathers) in between the rice krispie body and the oreo that is on the back of the turkey. Once this is done you can also use the chocolate frosting to attach a candy corn for the beak. Then i use black frosting to make little eyes. They turn out really cute and are full of sugar!
They are really easy to make too! I figured I'd share on here, in case anyone wanted to try them. All you do is make the recipe for rice krispie treats (i threw in some coco krispies b/c Dan had them and i figured turkeys are brown). Instead of putting the rice krispies in a pan, roll them into balls. It's easiest if you put oil on your hands, so they don't stick. Then take an oreo and split it. With frosting (i use chocolate), put half of an oreo on the bottom of the turkey body (so it can stand) and then the other half on the back of the turkey. Stick candy corns (feathers) in between the rice krispie body and the oreo that is on the back of the turkey. Once this is done you can also use the chocolate frosting to attach a candy corn for the beak. Then i use black frosting to make little eyes. They turn out really cute and are full of sugar!
November 12, 2008
catching up
It feels like I haven't blogged for a long time. I always thought that I had an interesting life and that I would have tons to say, but I usually don't even know what to blog about! So here are some random thoughts/updates on what we have been doing....
I have found that I am kind of obsessed with changing my blog background. There are just so many cute ones! I can hardly wait til Christmas comes so I can put up a Christmas one... I'm waiting until after Thanksgiving to do so, although I will admit that I am currently listening to Christmas music! Oh and I decided that I want to learn how to make my own blog backgrounds, anyone know what program the blog background maker people use? It can't be that hard, right??? I've been wanting to make a header for my blog also, so it's not so boring looking, I've got to figure that one out too.
Last weekend Dan and I went on a date! And it was fun! I love going on dates (which we do regularly)! We decided to try out this Mexican restaurant that we always see in Provo on Center Street. It's called Joe Vera's (Dan, did I get the name right???). It was actually really good! And my favorite part was they put the salsa in this cute little bottle. We also saw Dan's ex-girlfriend (little did we know, she works there). I made sure my gorgeous diamond ring was visible at all times :) After dinner we went and saw the musical, "Aida". My work gave me free tickets, so we figured we might as well! We were on the 2nd row and VERY close to the action... it ended up being pretty good. We weren't all that impressed with the music, but the story was good. Although the main characters who were supposed to be in love had probably a 15 year age difference, which made it harder to believe.
I'm excited because I think I have school all figured out. I was planning on graduating in April without a teaching certificate, but then I found out that I will probably be able to student teach in the summer! So I can graduate in August, which works out perfectly for us, because our housing contract is up in August and we don't really want to sign for another year. Then we can just see where Dan's job takes us. I'm really excited because if I do get to student teach during the summer, it will most likely be at the BYU kindergarten! How great is that? Then I don't have to drive far away just to teach. I'm hoping it works out! I think I found out in January or February.
And last news for the day.... I lost my umbrella this week... and it's raining right now :( I brought it to school Monday, but must have left it in the library or something. I am really not looking forward to walking home in the rain.... oh well!
I have found that I am kind of obsessed with changing my blog background. There are just so many cute ones! I can hardly wait til Christmas comes so I can put up a Christmas one... I'm waiting until after Thanksgiving to do so, although I will admit that I am currently listening to Christmas music! Oh and I decided that I want to learn how to make my own blog backgrounds, anyone know what program the blog background maker people use? It can't be that hard, right??? I've been wanting to make a header for my blog also, so it's not so boring looking, I've got to figure that one out too.
Last weekend Dan and I went on a date! And it was fun! I love going on dates (which we do regularly)! We decided to try out this Mexican restaurant that we always see in Provo on Center Street. It's called Joe Vera's (Dan, did I get the name right???). It was actually really good! And my favorite part was they put the salsa in this cute little bottle. We also saw Dan's ex-girlfriend (little did we know, she works there). I made sure my gorgeous diamond ring was visible at all times :) After dinner we went and saw the musical, "Aida". My work gave me free tickets, so we figured we might as well! We were on the 2nd row and VERY close to the action... it ended up being pretty good. We weren't all that impressed with the music, but the story was good. Although the main characters who were supposed to be in love had probably a 15 year age difference, which made it harder to believe.
I'm excited because I think I have school all figured out. I was planning on graduating in April without a teaching certificate, but then I found out that I will probably be able to student teach in the summer! So I can graduate in August, which works out perfectly for us, because our housing contract is up in August and we don't really want to sign for another year. Then we can just see where Dan's job takes us. I'm really excited because if I do get to student teach during the summer, it will most likely be at the BYU kindergarten! How great is that? Then I don't have to drive far away just to teach. I'm hoping it works out! I think I found out in January or February.
And last news for the day.... I lost my umbrella this week... and it's raining right now :( I brought it to school Monday, but must have left it in the library or something. I am really not looking forward to walking home in the rain.... oh well!
November 6, 2008
not so haunted house
For Halloween we were planning on going to the corn maze, but it started to rain, so we decided against it. Instead we chose to do something free, and that was the haunted house up on campus. We got there and had to wait in line an hour! Once we went inside, we realized how dumb we were for waiting.
Basically there were a lot of hung up sheets and nothing really scary. Only one guy jumped out at us, and it was after we had passed him! It was sort of ridiculous and i'm kind of embarrassed to say we even went, but we did. Oh well, at least it was free!
After the haunted house we went to a party in our old ward. It was good to see about 4 people we actually knew! We then went and ate caramel apples- my favorite part of the evening!
Here are some pics from the night:
Dan and me waiting in line... forever....
Noelle and me taking pictures to pass the time.
Basically there were a lot of hung up sheets and nothing really scary. Only one guy jumped out at us, and it was after we had passed him! It was sort of ridiculous and i'm kind of embarrassed to say we even went, but we did. Oh well, at least it was free!
After the haunted house we went to a party in our old ward. It was good to see about 4 people we actually knew! We then went and ate caramel apples- my favorite part of the evening!
Here are some pics from the night:
Dan and me waiting in line... forever....
Noelle and me taking pictures to pass the time.
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