hALlowEEn TimE...

Last week for FHE we had dinner at our place (with my homemade applesauce) and then went over to our new friends' Cory and Lindsey's to carve pumpkins. I was really excited because it's been years since I've done this and I was happy with how they turned out.

Concentrating so hard...

The finished product with their makers.

I was stoked about my mustache man. Steve thinks his looks better in normal lighting. They're on our porch and they're doing pretty well except for Steve's pumpkin's ears are shrinking.

This weekend Aubrey and Kurtis invited us to be their team for a pirate scavenger hunt. It was a lot of fun... A little weird, I'm not going to lie, but whoever was in charge put a lot of work into it and made it a success.

I thought this lady with all of the facial hair was really funny. Like I said, a little strange. I had Steve secretly take a picture of her and decided it wouldn't be fair if I was the only one who could enjoy it. So... You're Welcome.

I know, we're pretty scary looking. We've got some parties to go to this weekend. I'm not sure yet what we're going to be... Any suggestions?

BEWARE: Picture Overload

So, we've been having a lot of fun... Conference weekend we spent up at the cabin in Logan with friends. We played a lot of volleyball, did some fishing, around the world ping-pong, ate and watched conference. It was so beautiful up there. You know how I love the fall weather.

Ashley got baptized a couple of weekends ago. These are the 8 year old nieces and nephew. Aren't they cute?

Ashely had a lot of support for her big day!

We went out with Alecia and Sam on Friday and we had so much fun. We went to Nightmare on 13th and honestly, it wasn't as good as the Haunted Forest in American Fork. It was Sam's first time going to something like this so that was fun.

Our cute hubby's. We're so glad we finally got together...

Steve and I went to the Ingrid Michaelson concert on Saturday! It was so great. It was his anniversary gift to me. I was a little worried on her opening number because she was a little off on pitch. The rest of the songs were AMAZING. She was great Live. Thanks babe!

Katy was in town this past weekend. So great to see her and to meet the boyfriend. We'll miss you Katy! But we'll see you in a few months. Disney Cruise here we come!!!

Fall Break was great and now I'm back a school. Half-way through!!! Woo-Hoo... What's everyone doing for Halloween? We're carving pumpkins tonight and I'm so excited.

Lovin' Fall

Honestly, I love fall! I love the colors, I love the crisp air with the sun still shining, I love love LOVE fall. That's as cheesy as I'll get today. Anyway, we're living up the good weather even with colds, school and work. We spent last weekend in Fish Lake with my parents and Aubrey and Kurtis. It was so fun and so beautiful. We went to Capitol Reef on Saturday and the weather was perfect. It was Steve's first time there so that was pretty cool and I know he enjoyed it. We went boating and shot some guns... It was just a great weekend get-away. Thanks mom and dad!

Rockin' Out and Playing with Friends

That's what we like to do...
So I got Steve tickets to "Everytime I Die" the band for our anniversary. We went and it was super fun. It was my first hardcore rock concert. There was tons of energy and Steve was loving it and it was fun to see him in that element.

Yes, Steve crowd surfed more than once and I'm glad he only left with a small bruise on his head from someone kicking him accidentally. We wore ear plugs so our hearing is still in tact.

Steve was our photographer for the evening. I didn't crowd surf, but I was front up against the stage the whole time... So I think I was a pretty cool wife. Sweaty stranger bodies rubbing up against me though the entire time was NOT pleasant for me... I'm becoming such a prude:)

Steve got me tickets to Ingrid Michaelson in October so we'll have another concert to blog about but I'm sure it'll be a completely different experience.

Have we mentioned how much we love Rob and Sarah?! They're pretty much just great and we love when we can find a time in our busy schedules to hang out... A couple of weekends ago we had a night out at Trafalga... We lived it up and did every activity possible. Thanks guys, we kinda like you.

1 year down... Eternity to go...

As of September 4th, Steve and I have been married a year. A whole year and we still like each other. I'm very proud. We had such a great weekend. We went to Steve's parents place in St. George and had the place to ourselves all weekend long. Since it was Labor Day weekend, we got an extra day in as well.

We went and saw Aida at Tuahcan and it was really well done. Honestly if you haven't seen it or own the soundtrack to this gem you should work on it. The music was written by Elton John and it's one of my favs. Steve liked it as well so that was good. I was like a gitty school girl.

The next day we hiked Angels Landing in Zion National Park. It was a first for both of us so it was really cool to experience it together. Can I just say SO BEAUTIFUL! Honestly, it wasn't a horrendous hike either. We went on the perfect day, the breeze was there and there was a little bit of cloud coverage. It was absolutely beautiful and we had so much fun too!

The weekend was just what we needed. School is kicking my trash and I'm so tired all of the time, but I'm keeping up so my goal is still in tact. Steve is busy with work and figuring out things for our future. I honestly have so many pics as of late though and so much to post so hopefully I'll find time soon. We're still finding time to have fun, don't you worry!

Sigh...

Look at these happy faces. Remember when it used to be exciting for the first day of school? You'd get butterflies and couldn't sleep? You'd have the perfect outfit ready to put on in the morning and you were ready to go 30 minutes before you even had to leave? Those were better times.
School has started once again. This is the first REAL week back and I already know it's going to be a busy semester. I'm taking 18 credits and the goal is to finish school strong. I'm lucky enough that with my last two semesters my full-time job will be being a student. The hubby is working and we've agreed that my main focus is school until April. So, I may survive this busy schedule.
I've got one goal and one goal only for this semester and I'll be letting you know how it's going.

STAY CAUGHT UP!!!

No late assignments, work before play, ect. I know that as long as I follow this simple goal that I'll be able to do well and that is the light at the end of the tunnel! 18 credits, bring it on!

This Guy...

is OFFICIALLY on the Utah Court Roster for his mad mediation skills!
Good job my super cool and smart husband ( can you believe he's actually both? I know... )! So proud of you and all of the hard work and time it took to accomplish this.