I feel that this is something worth blogging about. For the first, and perhaps the only time, we have eachother's Christmas presents picked out and bought on Halloween. You see, when you both have birthdays in December, you have to plan early for such occasions!
Last week, we went to Costco and saw the camera that I have been researching for several months there. It came with everything--a case, a couple of extra lenses, an extra memory card, and 100 free photos from Costco. So we bought it.
Chris has been researching computers for . . . about a week . . . okay, that is less time than I have been researching. But he has been pretty serious about it. He needs it for Grad School. I bought it for him tonight.
So, right now, all we need to worry about is Christmas presents for our families and friends! We are all taken care of! Yippee! What do you want?
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Go cougars!
My parents came down to Provo for the football game. They bought tickets for all of us, which was very nice. Taylor and Katie came and brought their kids, which was a ton of fun! The cougars won (which was kind of a surprise!), the weather was beautiful, and we got to play with some pretty cute kids too! You should have seen Anna and Max's eyes when they looked at my BYU brownie--they looked like they had not been fed all day! Here are a few pictures of the fun:
Anna and Max drawing during the game. Katie pulled out a pad of princess paper, and told Anna that it was for her. Anna said that she really hoped that it was!
All of the family
Playing with Charlie
Anna looking through the binoculars
Uncle Casey playing with Anna and Max
Grandpa giving Charlie a ride
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Dear Sweet Grandma Erickson
On Thursday morning, we lost our dear sweet Grandma Erickson. The funeral is this week. There have been a lot of tears shed, and a lot still to come. We will miss her greatly, as she was always so sweet to us and called us "her darlings." We went up to play with her in Sandy whenever we could. Here is a picture of Grandma at our wedding, one of the last trips she took away from her place in Sandy. We love you, Grandma, and are glad that you are back with Grandpa again!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Happy Labor Day!
For Labor Day, we visited Mom and Dad in Idaho. We went to Island Park and headed to Yellowstone, which was fantastic! We love the National Parks! It was a good break, and really the end of our summer! It's been a great one!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Two years ago today . . .
I met this boy. I thought he was actually pretty cool, unlike some of the boys I had met before through LDSSingles. So I invited him over for dinner with my brother and sister-in-law the next night. He came, and liked my family. They liked him too.
Like they say, the rest is history. Two years later, we are married. For our two year anniversary of meeting, we went to Gloria's Little Italy, which is the place where we met for the first time.
Like they say, the rest is history. Two years later, we are married. For our two year anniversary of meeting, we went to Gloria's Little Italy, which is the place where we met for the first time.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
FLORIDA!!
On Friday, we caught a plane to sunny Florida. The original plan was to do a cruise with Caribbean Cruise Line (Yes, there really is a separate cruise line called Caribbean. It's not Royal Caribbean or anything). We got to the Salt Lake Airport, and they asked to see our IDs. I KNEW that I had packed our passports, but they were not in my travel folder. So we called the cruise line, and they said that it would be no problem. We might not be able to get off the boat, but we would definitely be able to get on. So, we got on the plane. We were dead tired when we reached the Hominy Inn near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was a complete dive, but we didn't care.
The next morning, we were supposed to go pick up our tickets for the cruise. They informed us that we wouldn't be able to get on the boat without our passports. I called my parents, and my dad searched our condo high and low for them (bless his heart), but was unable to find them. So, we made our lemons into lemonade! We called Chris's aunt and uncle, and stayed at their place, and went to Disney World, which was about an hour away from where they lived.
It ended up being a fantastic vacation that we loved! We went to Epcot, then spent a few minutes in the Magic Kingdom, where we saw the Electric Light Parade. The next day, we went to Disney's Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood. We were also able to have a fantastic time with Chris's aunt and uncle. They treated us like royalty, and we had a lot of fun visiting with them. All in all, it was a successful trip!
Oh, and then we got back and found the passports in our car! They had fallen out of my folder during the drive to the airport!
The next morning, we were supposed to go pick up our tickets for the cruise. They informed us that we wouldn't be able to get on the boat without our passports. I called my parents, and my dad searched our condo high and low for them (bless his heart), but was unable to find them. So, we made our lemons into lemonade! We called Chris's aunt and uncle, and stayed at their place, and went to Disney World, which was about an hour away from where they lived.
It ended up being a fantastic vacation that we loved! We went to Epcot, then spent a few minutes in the Magic Kingdom, where we saw the Electric Light Parade. The next day, we went to Disney's Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood. We were also able to have a fantastic time with Chris's aunt and uncle. They treated us like royalty, and we had a lot of fun visiting with them. All in all, it was a successful trip!
Oh, and then we got back and found the passports in our car! They had fallen out of my folder during the drive to the airport!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
A fun week with family
As teachers, summers are the BEST! We love that we get time to go on fun vacations, so here is another one!
Chris's parents came to Utah, and we took a trip down to the National Parks in Southern Utah with them and his brothers. It was a blast. First, we went to Moab and to Arches National Park. We left on Tuesday, and visited Canyonlands and did a hike to Delicate Arch early Wednesday morning. We made it to the top! It actually was not nearly as bad of a hike as it was last year, because we are a lot more in shape!
Then, we went to Zion's National Park. We have been through Zion's a few times, but just driven through without doing any hiking or anything. It was HOT there--like 113 degrees! But we did do a little bit of hiking and such, which was a lot of fun. We also visited the St. George Temple and some other sites in St. George that were rather fun.
The next day, we were tired from all the hiking and everything! So we spent a little while driving through Cedar Breaks National Monument and Bryce Canyon National Park, which are some of our personal favorites as far as national parks go. We spent the night attending Macbeth at the Utah Shakespearean Festival. It was fantastic. We even got to see Elder Oaks while we were there!
It was so much fun to spend the time with family. We got a great place to stay in Cedar City. It was a vacation townhouse rental, which was fun, because we could all be together the whole time. Dad also rented a suburban for us. It was the last trip for this year's National Parks Pass, so it has done us a lot of good--definitely paid for itself! All in all, it was a wonderful trip!
Chris's parents came to Utah, and we took a trip down to the National Parks in Southern Utah with them and his brothers. It was a blast. First, we went to Moab and to Arches National Park. We left on Tuesday, and visited Canyonlands and did a hike to Delicate Arch early Wednesday morning. We made it to the top! It actually was not nearly as bad of a hike as it was last year, because we are a lot more in shape!
Then, we went to Zion's National Park. We have been through Zion's a few times, but just driven through without doing any hiking or anything. It was HOT there--like 113 degrees! But we did do a little bit of hiking and such, which was a lot of fun. We also visited the St. George Temple and some other sites in St. George that were rather fun.
The next day, we were tired from all the hiking and everything! So we spent a little while driving through Cedar Breaks National Monument and Bryce Canyon National Park, which are some of our personal favorites as far as national parks go. We spent the night attending Macbeth at the Utah Shakespearean Festival. It was fantastic. We even got to see Elder Oaks while we were there!
It was so much fun to spend the time with family. We got a great place to stay in Cedar City. It was a vacation townhouse rental, which was fun, because we could all be together the whole time. Dad also rented a suburban for us. It was the last trip for this year's National Parks Pass, so it has done us a lot of good--definitely paid for itself! All in all, it was a wonderful trip!
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