January 31, 2011

1 More Year for Derek

 So Derek celebrated his 27th birthday yesterday on the 30th and though it was low key we had a blast! Derek's #1 priority is food, so when I asked him what meal he wanted for his birthday he said he wanted chicken enchiladas, "and lots of them so I have leftovers for the week".  Then when I asked about dessert he said dessert crepes which are definitely tasty, but I was hoping for something that would be more fun to bake, like some extravagant cake. I asked him several times if he was SURE that's what he wanted and he assured me it was. So I put aside my selfish desire to bake a cake and made the hubby happy instead. I found a great recipe for the chicken enchiladas and put some homemade spanish rice and refried beans with them. This was an absolute heart clogging meal, but it was DELICIOUS! Anything with 10 lbs. of cheese and sour cream will work for me! As for the yummy dessert crepes we loaded them up with anything we wanted from banana, nutella, whipped cream, almonds, chocolate syrup, carmel and powdered sugar! The entertainment for the night was putting Cale and Lana's dog Elle on the treadmill to see if she would run. It may have been a bit cruel, but it was hilarious and she surprisingly still loved Cale even after what he put her through. The day all in all was a success! A little bit of church, LOTS of food, some balloons, funny birthday cards, great gifts, Elle entertainment, and a pinch of studying that Derek couldn't escape :) And last but not least some great news from my inlaws in Draper, UT that they had found my camera! WOOHOO!!













January 16, 2011

So Lucky

As I'm sitting here on a regular Sunday afternoon I'm grateful to finally have my husband living in the same state as me! It's felt like a long road, but it was worth it and I appreciate the little moments like being able to relax on the weekends together or making breakfast together. It's been SOO NICE! It's time to actually be newlyweds! I'd take a picture to prove how happy we are, but unfortunately I can't find my camera so just believe me when I say it! :)

January 10, 2011

*Highlights of 2010*




Got engaged to Derek while snowboarding at Snowbird!


Lots of fun wedding planning

More wedding planning


Wedding SHOWERS! Thank you to all of my friends and family

JUNE 12th-Married the love of my life and the funniest person I've ever met!


Derek's summer internship for a federal judge in Utah


Our first apartment together in Draper, UT

Several trips to Utah Lake for wakeboarding including one where we went out only 30 feet and had to turn around due to major white caps


A total of 6 moving trips during the year, we're pros!


Mountain biking in Draper


Golfing at Riverbend
Snowboarding at Snowbird

My first time to Moab filled with Jeeping, camping, and a poor attempt at intense mountain biking on slick rock


















4-wheeling at the cabin
Surprising Derek with tickets to see one of his favorite bands MUSE at the Staples Center-VERY FUN!

My first time carving pumpkins in like 10 years-it was definitely worth it

Family Lake Powell trip
  
My Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Honeymoon to ARUBA and the first stamp on my passport!

Derek applying and receiving a job for 2009-2010 school year and summer 2011, poor guy-the process never ends in law school, but he's doing great!


Our first Christmas together being married!


Finally the end of our long distance relationship as I moved back to California! Hallelujah!





Our First Post

Derek and I decided to create a blog because that's what you do when you get married :) Much to my surprise I have been extremely confused with how to customize this thing! I've been working on this for almost a full 24 hours and I still don't know how to do a different font besides the 6 basic ones nor how to add borders.  Any tips would be helpful! Otherwise I'll probably figure it out sometime within the next year I'm sure! We're excited to try something new!