Special Days

What were you doing on March 8th, 2009?

Paul and I were seeing each other for the first time...

We have now known each other for two years exactly. It is easy for us to remember out first meeting because it was a "blind date" and one that we had both looked forward to for a long time. If you haven't already, you can read about it here.

A lot has happened since that first initial meeting and we have much to be grateful for. Most importantly, each other, and our wonderful marriage. We have enjoyed many adventures together these past two years and in our first year and a half of married life. It's really been great. Our friend, Sam Menasco, who set us up, will always have a special place in our story as well as our hearts, and we are grateful for him. We are thankful for all of you too! Thanks for sharing life with us.

the shadesters

Lover's Day

My poor Paul spent Valentine's Day sick in bed. I did my best to help him feel better. I made him some homemade chicken noodle soup and brought him a personalized "I [heart] Paul" cookie from BYU, but it was still a bummer to have him so miserable on such a special day. And he was pretty miserable...

Don't let that worry you though, the sly fox still found a way to surprise his sweetheart. On a quick dash out to pick up some medicine (which he insisted on doing so he could get a "break" from the house), he got me some beautiful flowers and delicious chocolates, all without raising a single suspicion.


That evening, we joined my family for their traditional candle-lit dinner of chicken cordon bleu. We doorbell ditched them with their valentine and enjoyed our surprises from them. Then we all watched Chocolat, overdosing on chocolate and candy the whole time. It was a wonderful day. And Paul is better now. I love my husband. We heart you all and hope you had a happy holiday too!!!

Catching up....

Whew! I am way behind! The dust has finally settled in our little world and we just wanted to say "hi"to everyone! After moving mid-semester and starting another one in January, on top of all of the holidays and everything else going on, we've been a little overwhelmed.

Now that we're all moved in and a little more caught up with school, work and everything else, we're hoping to start keeping up on our blog too. :) So check back now and again...we might have actually posted!

Here's a quick rundown on our past couple of months:

November 3 - November 8th, 2010

- left Middletown, Delaware to move back to Utah
- stopped in Albany, NY to say farewell to Matt & Eli Jackson and their family
- stopped in State College, PA to say farewell to Drew & Michelle Shade and their family
- stopped in Wisconsin to say hello and farewell to Mike and Crystal Weber and their dog Kalea
- stopped at Mt. Rushmore to say hello to my favorite president, Honest Abe
- landed safely in Mapleton, UT to surprise my parents and siblings for family home evening!!!

November 8th, 2010 - January 31st 2011

- moved into our new apartment in Springville
- spoke in our new ward in Sacrament meeting
- got new callings in the Primary (7&8 year olds!)
- started back on our shift at the Provo temple baptistry
- completed my BYU anthropology field study on coins
- started Paul's new job with T-Mobile as manager of a brand-new store
- started new semesters in January (my last at BYU before I gradjiate!)
- played "parents" with four children for half a week while their parents went to Vegas
- celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and my birthday
- reached our one and a half year mark!!!

February 1st - present

- finally breathed...