2.28.2008

Thanks for bringing the SUN!

This past week has been filled with family love. My mother and father came in from Arizona, my dad stayed the weekend and my mom stayed for a week. It happened to be perfect timing, I had the week off from work, and John happens to be the busiest ever this week, with tons of tests and practicals, so I had someone to keep me from bothering John. Oh, by the way thanks for bringing the sun with you, now my parents won't believe me when I say Buffalo is gray, gloomy, and depressing. It was sunny the whole time they were here!
The week was filled with tons of fun, we were non-stop busy even without any sightseeing. Here are a few things that kept us busy throughout the past week.
* We showed off where John and I spend our time when not with each other. School at his dental lab station, and me at my hsopital.
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* Enjoying yummy food, at the Original Pancake house, Schwabl's- known for it's roast beef, and the delicious Hutch's
Beef on Weck= John renamed it "hypertension on a bun!"Image
The wonderful Fam at Hutch's. (great place for celebrating, warning: $50 steaks, but oh, so delicious)Image
* My dad soaked up with weather and the cold days by shoveling snow!
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* Enjoyed the wonderful Wegman's- frequent shopping trips, yummy food, and its all so convenient!
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* John and I beginning our daily ritual of RELIV. Great products!Image
*After my dad left, my mom and I enjoyed our mother daughter bonding time.
Tons of movies: The bucket List, and 27 dresses(my new favorite movie, and what a hottie!), Music and Lyrics, and Evan Almighty!
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* We finally went out and got my Christmas present, a new sewing machine! yeah, I hemmed some pants, and finally made some headbands!Image
* We organized my kitchen, and made several freezer meals. It feels so good, after a hard days work I can come home, and enjoy a yummy meal! Thanks mom!
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* And how can I forget, some yummy treats too! Our little homemade chocolate cups with fresh fruit!
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*Pampering ourselves at home, parafin wax, sugar scrubs, pedicures and manicures! And we also enjoyed massages at the local school! ( Highly recommend the massage school, 35 bucks for an hour!)
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* And of course, we did some shopping! Only bargains, so we don't feel bad!
Jackets $68 down to $6.99. Just as an example!
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* John and Mom checking for plaque!Image

I am so thankful for my wonderful family and for the time we spent together this past week. Thank you Mom and Dad for EVERYTHING!

PS- And how can I forget, John's new game! Volleyball Intermurals, his first game they came home with a "W"! Great job!
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2.17.2008

Valentine's Weekend!

Yes, John and I love each other and are very happy together, but NO we did not celebrate Valentine's day!
We are going on a vacation over Spring break, so that will be our Valentine celebration, plus I had to work on Valentine's day, plus we had a visitor with us for the weekend. Jon Barnes came out from Arizona to interview at the Dental school, so we got to hang out and play all weekend. (we missed his wife Kara, hopefully we will see them next fall)
Friday night we enjoyed a wonderful night out. Our first stop was at the ward valentine party, there were a few games, and a few people! ( yes surprisingly, there were not very many people).
Acting cool at the ward party!Image
Our next stop was out to dinner with some friends, we had to show some Non-buffalo-ians some yummy wings! So we went to DUFFS.
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We went with our friends Bron and Megan, and another couple Rachel and Doug(who are out here looking for housing for next year- he is going to come here for dental school). The wings were super yummy, and lots of fun!
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After enjoying some wings, we went over to Bron and Megan's house and watched Bron WIN on the Price is Right. Not only did he get called up, but he was actually a winner ( a new car, and scooter!) when he was just 18! We had a fun night!
Saturday while I worked, John and Jon hung out and enjoyed Buffalo, and that night we showed off the best grocery store, my favorite. . . . Wegman's. We enjoyed some yummy sub sandwiches and tons of soda that night, and we relaxed in our PJ's.
What a BAR, look at all those bottles!Image
Sunday the weekend died down, Jon is back off to AZ ( I wish I could go with him), and we are back to life. Lots to do here with FUN work and school! Plus later this week, my mom and dad are coming out to play!!

2.05.2008

Facts about US!

Thanks Steph for the Tag! I have included lots of fun pics while John and I dated!

How long have you been together?
We have been married for 2 years, and dated for two years prior to that.

One of our first dates: snowboardingImage

How long did you date? We dated for two years before we got married, we did have a little break within that two years that John needed some time to grow up or realize that playing games is not the best way to go!

How old is he? 26

How old are you? 23

Dressed up like mexicans at our mexican party!Image

Who eats more? John. Although if it weren't for me perhaps he wouldn't. John probably eats double!
One of our many trips to the beautiful beaches of San Diego.Image

Who said I love you first? John did. I remember we were hanging out on my parents bed right before he took me out to Country Thunder. We had been dating for a few months, and I was so happy he said that!

Who is taller? Definitely John. I love that he is tall, a few guys I dated in the past were a little on the shorter side.

Who sings better? John again. I can't carry a tune at all, I practically whisper songs that we sing in RS because my voice is so bad!

Who is smarter? Interesting question. Pure intelligence. John probably has me beat. Actually this is a dumb question, Smarter in what sense? Book smarts, life smarts, street smarts, dental school smarts, cooking smarts, etc. We are both pretty smart!
GO Devils!Image

Who does the laundry? This is John's chore, but I would have to say I help him out sometimes. I am just thankful he is willing to help out!

Who does the dishes? I must say that is 50/50. I really don't mind doing dishes, but if I cook (which I always do) John feels bad if he doesn't do ANYTHING, so he will do the dishes. Thanks Babe!

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Facing the bed, John.
Do you notice John's black hair?Image

Who pays the bills? I pay the bills, I make the money. When John makes the money I will probably still pay the bills, and spend the money too!

Who mows the lawn? No one. We have no lawn.
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Who cooks dinner? Me! There are really no exceptions, John might not eat anything but mac n cheese and PB and J sandwiches if it weren't for me! I love to cook so I don't mind. But maybe one day we can enjoy cooking together!

Who is more stubborn? John, although not too bad, he is pretty good at compromising.

Who kissed who first? John kissed me first, although I will admit I wanted him to kiss me earlier than he did, but I did not dare go for it! Needless to say I was so happy when he finally did! After a date, in my kitchen, so HOT huh!

Who asked who out? John asked me out first. One of our first dates, was a trip up to Utah with his friends to go snowboarding. I learned a lot about John and had so much fun! (thanks to my dad who talked me into going on this trip with a guy I had just met)
Getting dirty on ATV's.Image

Who proposed? John did. He flew me to LA, proposed while the sun set on the beach at Laguna Beach, it was beautiful. Until our huge rock we were sitting on turned into an island(the tide came in), and we got slammed with waves on our way out. Carrying and trying to be careful with my huge bouquet of flowers, my new ring, our camera, we were completely soaked but so in Love!!

Who is more sensitive? Probably me. John is not as sensitive but he is great at communicating feelings, I wish I were as good as him. I just cry sometimes instead of talking.
Another pic of us on the beach enjoying a sunset!Image

Who has more friends? I think we both do. We share friends. But John definitely keeps in contact with his friends back in AZ, I am not very good at that!

Who has more siblings? John does. He has 1 sister and 1 brother. I just have 1 sister (plus a brother in law and 2 nephews+one on the way). We both come from pretty small families.


Who wears the pants in the relationship? I think we share the pants. We try to give and take equally and everything we do we do together. Remember when you would ask your mom something, and she would say that she needs to talk to your dad and you hated it, yeah, that will probably be us. We gotta be on the same page! Communication is key in our relationship!
On our way to country thunder!Image

Who are you tagging? my lovely sister Jessika!

Surviving the cold!

During the winter in Buffalo, it is easy to stay inside all day, but it is so nice to have great friends so we can get together often and make it through these long months!
Last Thursday, first Kristen and I began our night and went to a little meal planning class with our ward. It was informative and I came away with great ideas to better plan and organize our yummy meals.
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Then it was off to girls night. It was spa night. Christy, a massage therapist spoiled us that night. We learned some tips on how to give a massage, and we were pampered with an easy homemade and Oh, so nice sugar scrub on our feet and hands. And like always the company and chatting was enjoyable, I am so grateful for great friends out here.
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(sorry this picture was taken without warning, Rachel is on the table, and we each had a chance to get a little massage from Christy!!)

Friday night after work, I met John at the school for the dental school talent show, John unfortunately did not participate, maybe next year he will. We enjoyed the many talents of the students. It was even more enjoyable because we got in free, I made some cookies(refreshments for after the show) and we got free tickets!Image

We had a great fast Sunday, several testimonies were shared of our lovely Prophet and his life that will forever be remembered. That afternoon was the superbowl in wonderful Arizona!
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I must say it was a pretty good game or least the 4th quarter was entertaining. We had a few people over for the game. All our buddies from Arizona, The Smiths, the Lindman's, The Ashworth's, and Josh W! We had lots of yummy food, including a new brownie banana split pizza I made!Image

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