Date Night

Since Cam's nights and weekends have been pretty full of Jazz games and wrestling, we decided to have our date night last night since he didn't have anything going. It was so fun to be able to spend some quality time together since it has become such a novelty lately. So for our date we went here:and ate way too much delicious food.

Then we came home and watched this:

and this:

and LOVED both of them!

Date Nights are my favorite no matter how simple they are. I love being able to spend quality time together, it really makes such a difference. Hopefully the next one isn't too far away! Thanks babe for such a fun time :)

Gobble Gobble

I know this is a little late, but better late than never right? This year's Thanksgiving was full of the usual: Lots of family, tons of fun, and more than enough amazing food. It was our turn to spend it with my family so we ate dinner at my Grandma Ferrin's house. It was pretty quiet considering it was just my family, my grandma and my aunt. There is usually quite a bigger crowd whenever we are up there. We missed all who were elsewhere, but it also made it fun to have it a little smaller. At my grandma's there is always way too much food and this dinner was no exception. We stuffed ourselves to the brim. Cam had to work at the Jazz game that night, so he left to go there and the rest of us headed up to my mom's aunt's house for some delicious pie. It was really fun to spend the holiday with my fam.

Since all of Cam's siblings were taking their turn at their in-laws, his parents decided to take advantage of thier time-share benefits and rented a condo in Midway for the week. It was so nice because we were able to drive back and forth and spend time with them during the week too. It was nice to get a couple little vacations during that week. Black Friday was fun, but not as successful as last year. We went to Wal-mart at 3 am and were going to try to get a laptop. The line for the laptop was about 50 people long and had started at 11. Talk about dedicated people. Needless to say, we didn't even try to get it and we were a little bummed. We did, however, get to talk to many other crazy shoppers that we knew, so it was fun and we did get a few dvds, an xbox game and a digital frame which made it a little more worth getting up that early. We came home and Cam took a little nap before he had to head to work. I stayed up because I knew if I went to sleep I would want to sleep all day so when my mom called me at 6 to see if I wanted to head out again I was all ready.

I was definitely not planning on shopping ALL day long, but we shopped until about 4 and it was so fun. I loved being able to hang out with my mom all day and just get to talk with her. It really was so fun! She laughed at me changing my mind a hundred times about what decorations to put on my tree (did you know I am the world's most indecisive person?) and we were pretty successful in getting a good start on our Christmas shopping. I loved it...even my legs were sore by the end of the day :) After shopping I went home to pack so we could go back up to Midway and once Cam got home, off we went to stay for the rest of the weekend.

The weekend was really fun as well. I wish that everyone could have come back up with us, but we enjoyed being with Wade and Jen and Adam, Bri and Jack. On Saturday, while the guys watched the game, Jen and I headed to Park City to continue shopping (Bri had to work so she couldn't join us) We got some really great stuff and it made me even more excited for the Christmas season. I loved being able to spend a few hours with Jen and get to chat one-on-one. I am so grateful to have such a great mother-in-law! Of course we were gone longer than planned, but we (or at least I) enjoyed every minute.

Sunday was the end of our holiday weekend and we were sad to see it go. I love Thanksgiving and the Fall and look forward to it every year. I am a stickler on not doing any Christmas things until after because I don't like to see it get overlooked. This year I did break my own rules a couple times and listened to a little Christmas music, but only a couple :)

I am so grateful for all of my family. I loved being able to spend time with them over that weekend. A big thank you to everyone for making our Thanksgiving 2009 a perfect one! P.S. During all of that you would think I would have taken more pictures, but I didn't. So disappointed in myself :(. I'm sorry for such a long, no picture post. I will try harder.

I cannot get enough

I absolutely cannot get enough of the smell of our Chritmas tree and my Spiced Grapefruit (who thought it would smell so Christmasy) scentsy in my living room mixed with the Sugar Cookie one in my kitchen. I don't waste any time before turning them on when I get home. Add the lights on my tree and garland and I am one happy girl.

Sleeping on the couch

Before we got married, we invested in a very nice new mattress and it really is amazing and very much worth the money spent. We worked hard to refinish our bed frame and love how it turned out. So knowing all that, you would think that we would never not want to sleep there. Funny thing is, is we love to sleep on the couch or camp out on the floor in the front room.

Sometimes it is planned, like we have enough blankets and pillows from our bed to make it pretty comfy. But, other times we just fall asleep watching a movie and just stay there for the night. Those times are not very comfy, but still so much fun. Our couch works really well because we can share a pillow in the corner, and each of us lay on a different section of the couch.

I really like waking up on a lazy Saturday or Sunday morning on the couch or in our sleeping bags, it kind of just reminds us that it is, in fact, the weekend and we get to spend the day together.

I can't really fully explain it andI know it sounds weird, but we really love it :)

And yep you guessed it, we are spending tonight in our sleeping bags on the living room floor and I am so excited about it!

My Dream Town

I have always wanted to live in Sugar House.

No, it's not because I love the area or know anything about it for that matter and it's not because I know anyone that lives there, no it is much, much deeper than that.

Ever since I was a little girl, whenever I heard "Sugar House", I automatically thought of a place with houses shaped like cupcakes and cobblestone-like roads made of candy.

I guess it could also be like a gingerbread village with candycane fences and roofs made of those spiral candies...what do they call them?

Anyhow, I could go on about how everyone is always happy because their diet is strictly cake, cookies, and candy...(why is that sounding like my own diet at the moment?)...but I can't let you in on all my secrets :)

So even though I obviously know that Sugar House is not a gingerbread village, I still love the name. Who wouldn't love to live in a town with a "sweet" name like that?

I know I definitely would.

Do you think Cam would consider that as a legitimate reason to buy a house there?

An Old Friend

Today I visited an old friend. One I have missed very much and I was not dissappointed with my visit. I'm sure you have heard of Spanky's (the sandwich place in Colonial Square) Well, it is my favorite. For a couple years I went there almost everyday during the week. But, since changing jobs a year ago I haven't been able to go back. Today's visit was fantastic, my sandwich was made exactly how I like it and was accompanied by Red Cream Soda...a delicious combination and was finished off by a chocolate chip cookie.

I really missed the old days though. Spanky's just isn't the same without the company of some of your best friends. Today reminded me of how much fun we had and all the things we did together. I made some of my best friends working at that dental office. During my employment there, I went through some of the most defining times of my life. I changed more than I could have imagined and they were there through it all. In fact, they, especially Darci, should probably be credited with Cam and I's relationship. They helped me figure out what I really wanted before I messed it all up :)

I can honestly say that I can't remember one day waking up and dreading going to work. We had a blast. The circumstances in the office weren't always prime, but we stuck together and looked out for each other and ALWAYS found a way to have fun.

Now everyone has moved on to much better things. And although I am so grateful for my job, especially that I still get to work with Darci, it's just not the same. Don't get me wrong, I am in no way throwing a pity party, just enjoying thinking about such fun times. I wish all the time that we could find an office for us all to work it...if wishes were fishes right? :) Anyway, just some rambling about some thoughts. Legacy Family Dental was seriously the funnest place to work and I am so glad that I got to know all those girls! (If only the owners weren't so completely dishonest...to say the least...but you didn't hear that from me;)) I wish I would have had a blog then so I could have written about all the crazy things we did.

Dumb things like, laughing histerically when we found a purse laying out to fill with shredded paper, ganging up on the main culprit and trashing her car after work, making up rap songs to sing to our office manager, dressing up for Halloween, making an 80s workout video in our front office, spending hours burning papers at Mueller Park because the owner would NOT buy a paper shredder, talking about anything and everything, wedding showers, baby showers, birthdays and of course lunch at Spanky's and I could go on...but I won't. Anway, just in case you haven't caught it already, I loved it and I miss all you girls! I feel a reunion coming on :)

The Burnt Daisy

I found this cute blog. She has the most adorable letters! I am trying to decide which ones I like the best, all of them are so cute! You should take a look...and she is doing a giveaway!http://theburntdaisy.blogspot.com

Blue and Red

Even though we have been married for over a year, my apartment has much to be desired in the decoration department. I realized that it is not from a lack or want or will, it is a product of indecision. I can't make decisions if my life depends on them. I especially struggle with things like choosing color or style that will stick around for a while. After this long of thinking that the colors in my kitchen would be orange, blue, and green (sort of retro to match my brown stove) I have officially changed my mind. I will be decorating with blue and red with brown and white in there as well and I can't wait! As soon as I thought of it, it just clicked and I knew that was what I wanted...for now at least ;) I have been dreaming up grand ideas for blue and red crafts I can make to brighten up my boring kitchen ever since! I'll update you on the progess!

Dirty Jobs

Last saturday was cleaning day...deep cleaning day. We have been having problems with our sinks not draining and for about a week before that we weren't really able to do dishes. And I wasn't about to call our Landlord without doing something about them so I decided the only choice I had was to do them in my bathtub...

After I had loaded the dishes into the sink, I thought i would just try plunging our kitchen sink to see if that would help and let me tell you it was DISGUSTING. As I was plunging the one side (which, by the way, had gross water in it) trying not to splash it, black water started shooting up out of the other side. I was seriously gagging. I don't usually get grossed out, but dirty dish water stuff just goes over the edge. But, guess what? After the nasty black fountain, it just went down and was fixed for good! Go me!

I decided that since my dishes were already in the tub, that I would just do them there. It worked pretty well except my back hurt from bending over it. I was so glad to get that problem taken care of though, what a relief!

Then Cam came home and I had left the bathroom sink up to him to fix, so he went to work...unfortunately after a couple tries we just discovered that the problem was deeper in the wall and we can't get it so we will just leave that to our Landlord.

I know you wanted to know how gross our day was...I found it pretty amusing. I guess that is the joy of living in an older apartment. Gotta love it!

Sort of a Sick Day

A few members of our extended family have been attacked by that awful "pig" sickness and I was feeling like I might be catching it. So in an effort to not spread it around more we stayed home yesterday. I was sad to miss church and our family party but it just wasn't worth the risk.

So yesterday we spent the day relaxing and I didn't even attempt to get out of my pajamas. It was so nice! I am totally a home-body and love nothing more than being able to hang out with Cam all day...however there is a consequence to spending all day together like that. And just as I predicted...I had an even bigger pit in my stomach this morning than I normally do. I hate mornings because we have to say good-bye for the day. I know this sounds absolutely pathetic and clingy, but I guess I'm not too ashamed. I seriously have so much fun when Cam and I are together and when we are apart I miss him so much. I thought that it would get easier the longer we were married, but it has gotten worse!

Don't be mistaken, I'm not complaining. I love that I miss him so much, I love that I don't get sick of him. Of course we both benefit from time apart and doing our own thing, but I feel like I just can't get enough of him. I guess that is what I get being married to my best friend right?

It might be funny to say, but even though I don't like that feeling...I hope it never, ever changes :)

Pumpkin Party

For our first FHE last year we invited our friends John and Whitney to join us for some pumpkin carving. We thought it was so fun that we wanted to continue the tradition this year. Even better we invited Kevin and Britanna to join us.

Cleaning the insides out (I think I'm the only one that likes this part) Cam working hard

John and WhitneyKevin and BritannaMine and Cam's Pumpkins...can you tell what we love?

This is the other side of Cam's. Doesn't it look good?Kevin and Britanna's, Cam's, Mine

John and Whitney's didn't quite turn out and we didn't get a picture of it :( I never pass up an opportunity to make treats so we had these Dirt Desserts with a spooky twist

Hopefully everyone had fun! I know we did! Happy Halloween!

We Made It!

Yes we have survived the first year and guess what? We even enjoyed it! I can't even tell you how many people told us that the first year is the hardest. And although it hasn't been perfect because there are always things to learn and grow from, if that was the hardest...then as far as eternity goes, I say bring it on! We really had such a fun first year.

For our Anniversary Cam did all the planning and he did such a great job! We went to dinner at the roof which was not only a beautiful view, but incredibly delicious as you can imagine ate to our hearts content.

After dinner, Cam had set up with his boss who is a pilot to take us flying! I didn't have any idea and was so excited! He took us in a small four seated plane and we flew over the Bountiful Temple and then up around the Ogden area for an hour or so we were able to see a bird's eye view of the Bountiful area and it was so beautiful with all of its lights and such. Cam was even able to fly for a bit of it and take the plane off for the second take-off which was especially fun because Cam has had an interest in flying for a long time. It was definitly unique and so much fun :)

Unfortunately a combination an overstuffed belly and flying did not make for a very settled stomach so we came home feeling a little sick, but it was so worth it. It was actually perfect because all we wanted to do was lay down and try to feel better. So we watched the video I had made Cam for his gift. I put together all of our pictures that we took over our first year. A big thank you to Darci who always knows how to do everything and helped me with it. Thanks again Darci! So we finished up "Our Day" watching and remembering all the fun things we did the past year.

I know a lot of people don't like to read all the mushy stuff people put on blogs, but I personally love it and well the fact is...this is my blog so if you don't like it don't read it :) But I just wanted to take a second and just say how much I love Cam. So I thought I would make a list.

• He is always putting me first and makes sure that I am happy before even thinking of himself.
• He is always surprising me and I LOVE surprises!
• He teases me and won't let me take myself too seriously.
• He can read me even better than myself...I actually get jealous because I wish I could read him that well.
• He makes me laugh everyday
• I have always felt like I could tell him anything or do anything around him and he would never make me feel self concious...that is huge for me.
• He is the most dedicated and hardworking person I know and does everything to take care of me.
• He does what is right no matter what and doesn't ask questions.
• He is always himself and doesn't worry about what other people think.

And although there are a thousand other things I could list, I will just say that I love him, he is absolutely my best friend. Thanks babe for the best year of my life so far. I'm excited for an eternity more of them!

You may not know...

But then again, you might have an idea that sometimes I like to act a little crazy. Like last night for example, we were watching Dancing With The Stars (love it!) and when we had to get ready for our softball game I got an uncontrollable urge to dance around our apartment all while singing everything I wanted/needed to say. Mostly it was slightly interpretive/modern dance and the song was very dramatically sung to my sweet husband. (Who I'm sure was wondering why on earth he decided to marry me.) That's why right in the middle of all of it I asked him if he really loved me...even when I acted like this. He laughed and teasingly said "I must because I'm still around...even when you act like that":). I like when I can make him laugh.

I think my mood rubbed off on him a little because we cranked the music and danced and sang all the way to our game.

So fun :)

Perfect Sunday

Yesterday Cam and I spoke for the first time in our ward...yes we have been here for a year. It was nice to get it over with. I was intimidated because we had to speak on the Atonement...wow talk about big, but I really loved studying about it and I learned a lot. It was nice to get that over with, now we can stop worrying every time we turn in our tithing or pass the bishopric in the hall that we are going to get the assignment. Cam did an amazing job and I heard a couple of people tell him that they think he should be our speaker every week. I wouldn't be opposed. I think he is a fantastic public speaker and brings the spirit into the meeting so well.. But, I'm not biased or anything :). After church was so much fun. We had bought all of the ingredients to make Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Salad from a blog I found (sorry I don't know how to add links) and so we spent the afternoon in the kitchen together...my favorite! It took a lot of work, and didn't taste exactly like Cafe Rio but it was still yummy and worth it! After dinner and all the clean up...which was a ton...we cuddled on the couch while watching a Knight's Tale. Talk about a perfect evening.

This could be bad!

Yesterday I discovered this

place. I think I fell in love the second I walked in. Aisles upon aisles of craft supplies and adorable decorations. The best part...40% off coupon available. Everyday. I could sense Cam (and my pocketbook) getting nervous as I excitedly expressed my adoration for this newfound building full of bliss. I will definitely be going back. really soon.

"Friends"

This picture of Christ is probably my absolute favorite. It is called "Friends" and it is by Liz Lemon Swindle. I saw it for the first time a couple of years ago and fell in love with it. When I see it, it makes me think a couple of things: 1. It makes me feel so comforted and loved because I feel like this is how our Brother listens to us and cares about all the little and big things that fill our days. It reminds me that even when our story is not filled with happiness, but a trial, he understands completely. He knows exactly how we feel because He experienced it first hand even before we did. He mourns with us and rejoices with us. The picture reminds me of not only Christ, but also our Heavenly Father. He is always there for us and listens intently to all we have to tell him. 2. I imagine the little girl in this picture to be telling a story like "Today, when Daddy came home, I got so excited. He read me stories and played a game with me" or "I love making cookies with Mommy, she always lets me pour the stuff in the bowl all by myself." and other adorable things like that. And look how intent Christ is on her story. He is so happy to be hearing this little girls tell of her simple day and her childhood joys. He does nothing but pay 100% of his attention to every little word and He rejoices in her happiness. Everything matters to Him. Everything. 3. I also love this picture because I imagine my future children in Heaven right now, walking with Christ and happily anticipating the time when they can begin their journey here on earth. I imagine Him teaching them and loving them until they can be entrusted in mine and Cam's arms to do the teaching and loving. It reminds me that when those children come, that I need to always keep in mind where they came from and that they are ours to borrow for a time, and that I have such a responsibility to help them and love them just as they were in Heaven. It reminds me of the responsibility that I have to do as much as I can to prepare before they come to increase my knowledge and testimony so I am the best mom I can be. And it makes me realize how far I have to go so its a good thing it will be a while before that happens :)

I wish I was good enough with words to really put my feelings on paper and have them be more accurate, but I suppose this will have to do. I just love this picture, but more I love the feelings I have when I look at it. They are beautiful, simple, comforting, and most of all purely spiritual.

Its Autumn time, Its Autumn time...

...the leaves are falling down! Okay so maybe they aren't falling down quite yet, but the air is getting cooler and its time to bring out the jackets and sweaters and all those other cute Fall clothes! The other day I was just thinking about how much I love Fall and I literally got butterflies because I was so excited! All I can say is that I can't wait to make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies yummm...tis the season! :) What is your favorite season?

Just a few thoughts

So I was sitting here thinking about how life goes and how we set goals and have dreams of where we want to be and how we want to get there. I like thinking about those things and preparing for the future, but I also really enjoy looking back and seeing where life has taken me and how certain things are different from how I pictured it or planned it to be. Even more than that, I enjoy seeing how much better my life is from what I planned for myself.

I love that we all have a plan and a purpose. I love that we all play an important role in each other's lives. I really enjoy seeing the different ways my friends and family help me and are examples to me in a variety of different ways but all it ways that I truly need. I really know that people come into our lives and particular times for a purpose. I have looked back at certain times in my life and have seen how I was working with a certain person or was closer friends with someone and how they helped me through that time of my life. I really believe that we are here for each other. Not only are we supposed to work through our own trials, but are supposed to help others along their path.

If you are reading this then there is a pretty good chance you have played an important role in helping me along my path so I just wanted to say thank you and I hope I can do the same for you :)

A new goal

I have to admit that I am slightly a blog stalker...okay maybe a lot of a blog stalker. I just really enjoy reading what other people want to share...and if they didn't want people to read it, then they wouldn't write it and put it on the world wide web right? The reason I'm sharing is because I am inspired and envy those who can write about anything under the sun and make it sound interesting. I, on the other hand, am anything but a writer, but I am going to try to write something at least once a week if not more if I can come up with something great to share. I guess it could be something as dumb as a stream of consciousness or a list of things I want to learn. So here is my record of my new resolution. I guess if I wanted to be a cheater, I could count this as my post for the week, but I will try to come up with something brilliant to share with all of you before the end of the week comes...even though I don't even know if anyone reads this ever-so-interesting blog :)

So Long Summer

Dear Summer, Sadly the time has come to bid farewell to you. We hate to say good-bye, but unfortunately it is a must. We loved your hot days filled with fun activities like hiking, swimming, fireworks and fishing. We loved barbeques and ice cream. We had so many fun trips that we enjoyed in your beautiful weather: Bear Lake, Wolf Creek, Las Vegas, San Diego, the cabin and probably more that we can't remember. We enjoyed evenings filled with softball games, golf, parties with family and friends, and simply relaxing at home (especially once our swamp cooler was working properly). Thank you for bringing all these great things with you each year. We will miss you as we go our separate ways, and will be anticipating our reunion next year. Thank you again for all the fun memories, we will be working on blogging them all so we can look back during the bitter cold of winter. Until next year... With Love, Cameron and Jessica

One year ago yesterday

July 28th, 2008 was a pivotal day in my life. I was asked a very important question, one that would change my life in the absolute best way possible. Cam proposed to me up above the Bountiful Temple and it couldn't have been more perfect or beautiful. I had my suspicions about it happening that night, but he did a good job of keeping me guessing. I knew he wouldn't propose with anyone else around (per my request) so to trick me he told me we were going to go read scriptures with his friend Kevin and his cousin Brooke. So after ice cream from Dairy Queen (our favorite) we headed up to a specific place that has special meaning to him and that he had taken me to when we first started dating. The entire way, I was checking his pockets for a ring box (I'll admit I didn't totally believe him) ...little did I know that it was in Brooke's purse (smart thinking babe) As we got to the top, Brooke conveniently had "forgotten" her scriptures so Kevin accompanied her to retrieve them. So I started to get even more suspicious, but since she left her purse I was figured it was not a set up and that they really would be back. So Cam and I started reading where we had left off the last time we had read. I kept listening to see if he sounded nervous, but he didn't! (I just couldn't stop my wondering!) As we discussed a particular scripture he asked me what word stuck out and I said "sincerity" so we talked a little about it and then he had me turn to the back for more clarification. It seriously took me forever, but as I turned to the right page a picture of the ring I had chosen was placed next to "sincerity". I was right! It was going to happen that night! To back up a little, Cam had tricked me by taking me to see the ring I had chosen and having the salesman, after searching for it, tell me it must have been sold and it would take several weeks to get it in. So when I saw the picture, I figured he was just going to propose without it. He said he wanted to get me the ring I wanted and I said I didn't mind waiting. But as he turned to get on one knee he grabbed the ring box out of the purse and opened up and said, "But there's no reason to wait because I have it right here" and then my mind was reeling and I don't really remember what he said (crazy how that is don't ya think?) until he asked me to marry him. Of course I said yes! (obviously) and there it all began. After that we sat and talked about how much we were looking forward to being married in the beautiful temple we were overlooking. So Cam, I just want to say thank you for asking me that very special question one year ago. It was the best decision I ever made and I couldn't have never imagined how wonderful our life together would be. The way you did it was simple and perfect and it couldn't have been better. Also, I'm sorry that when I tried to surprise you by taking you up there last night to celebrate the anniversary of our engagement...I didn't even think of the lights on the temple not being on. Since when do they ever not turn the lights on? But, I still loved just walking around that beautiful building with you and thinking about all the things that have happened since you put this beautiful ring on my finger just one short year ago...wow, how it has flown by. I love you babe!

It's a Miracle!

I just have to actually document this moment because there is a good chance it may never, ever happen again. I just want it put on the books that this, the 22nd day of July 2009 I, Jessica, actually beat Cam at something! We played Tiger Woods golfing on the Wii tonight for the first time and I actually won! I know this may not seem like a big deal at all to anyone else, but to me this is a monumental moment. You see, my dear husband seems to be able to beat me at anything we compete against each other in and I am convinced he could somehow find a way to beat me at anything we ever try in the future. It could be something as stupid as underwater basket weaving and he would win. He says I would still beat him in a baking contest, but I really think he would find a way to win. So I just wanted to make sure this moment in history is recorded because, like I said, it probably won't ever happen again! So until the next competition...I will be basking in all my victorious glory! Now if you will excuse me....I must get back to my victory dance!

Words Cannot Express

Words cannot express the feeling of relief I had after finishing cleaning our extra bedroom. It had become the storage dumping ground and I had been putting off organizing it for sometime. I had been waiting and waiting for the perfect time (which never came) and consequently it had gotten much worse over the past few months. I finally had had it with worrying about it and being so incredibly embarrassed whenever someone would go in there so I decided to finally put fear aside and face the beast. I was so excited when it didn't take nearly as long as I was thinking it would! I find myself just wanting to keep the door open and slipping in there just to enjoy the clean open space. Who knew we had so much carpet underneath all that junk! Now we are just trying to find a fun way to use the extra space (besides putting a baby in it) any ideas?

That was supposed to be a compliment...

So tonight Cam and I made chocolate chip cookies and it reminded me of a story that happened right after we got married.

It was a Sunday just like tonight and we were going to Cam's parents for dinner and I wanted to take something to share. We hadn't really stocked our pantry yet so all I really had was a chocolate chip cookie mix.

To preface...If you know me, you may know how much I just love making cookies. I love everything about it... but I absolutely love mixing them up and have since I was a little girl. So this means that I love making them from scratch because its just that much more mixing-up fun that I get to do. Since mixes don't allow as much of that, I don't use them very often. I am also very picky about how they look and try so hard to make them pretty and I can hardly explain the excitement I get when they both taste delicious and look scrumptious as well...I know, I'm a little crazy :)

Being the sweet husband that he is and knowing all the things I just told you, Cam woke up from his nap (so he hadn't seen that I had made them from a mix) and took one off the plate and said..."These are the best ones you have ever made". Can you imagine his confusion when he saw my face fall into a frown instead of light up with a smile at his compliment? I laughed a little and simply said "Thanks... they were from a mix". Again, knowing how obsessive about making the things I bake absolutely perfect, he did a good job at making me feel better by saying that my cookies taste better and that he was just going by the looks of them and on and on.... I decided not to take it personally and we laughed about it, but of course I love to still tease him about it.

Fun Trip/ Bad Traveling Habits

This weekend we made a quick trip to San Diego for one of Cam's mission companion's wedding. It was both our first time to San Diego and we were especially excited to be able to go to the temple. Everyone always says how beautiful it is and we were anxious to see it first hand. Just as we were promised the temple was beautiful. The ceremony was of course wonderful and we just loved being there with quite a few of Cam's mission buddies.

The day started off a little stressful because when Cam turned his phone on just after landing, he had a text from the guy that was supposed to pick us up saying that he wasn't going to make it. Just a little frustrating especially because it wasn't a good reason but what can you do right? After finding someone else to pick us up we were able to barely make it to the temple on time. We had to fly in our sunday clothes because there wasn't going to be any time to change in between.

We had fun spending time with all the friends in between all the festivities. We were able to experience In-n-Out Burger for the very first time as well. So Yummy! I was worried I would feel outnumbered because of all the guys but I had a lot of fun getting to know a couple of their girlfriends and it ended up being so great they were super cute and fun to talk to. I especially loved talking one of their mom's who made the wedding cake. She does wedding cakes and catering just for fun and I learned a couple tricks that I can't wait to try!

Cam and I don't have very good traveling habits. We kinda just fly by the seat of our pants and figure things out like a hotel and transportation once we are there, we just like it best that way. This trip wasn't any exception which explains why we had to spend the night at the luxurious Motel 6. Definitely not a first choice but much better than sleeping on the streets I suppose. Believe it or not, it still cost $101! Can you believe that? A hundred dollars to sleep in a bed with a disgustingly ugly bedspread (it reminded us of what you see just before you are going to throw up), towels that don't match and are so small I don't know how you would even get dry and hearing the planes coming in all night because we were right under the flight path just before landing and to top it off...no breakfast! Despite all that we were happy to have a place to sleep and are just crossing our fingers that we didn't catch any weird diseases.

The next morning found out that they had an airport shuttle, but it cost $5 per person. Did they not just make plenty of money off of us? I guess we were still feeling a little bad about paying that much for our crappy hotel so we decided to not fork over any more money and just hit the road using our feet for what they were made for. I'm pretty sure it was illegal to be walking on the side of the highway like that, but we didn't get hit by any cars or arrested and made it the 2.5 miles to the airport in just enough time to board the plane.

I guess when you have dragged a suitcase that either is way more than it was ever made to carry, has a broken handle, feels like the wheels are going to pop off at any second or is going to split open at any time through streets and subways of New York, Ft. Lauderdale, Paris and London (in the rain), Walking a couple miles in the sunshine with a small backpack doesn't really seem like a big deal (or worth $10).

It may be a little crazy, but we really like our traveling style, it makes things really exciting! I think we will be ready to go on the Amazing Race any day! Maybe when little ones come along we will need to plan a little more ahead, but until then, we will continue with our unplanned and disorganized traveling!

A Spiritual Weekend

A couple of weekends ago Cam's cousin Brandon was baptized. This baptism was especially exciting because Brandon is 14 years old. Some of Brandon's family are members, but inactive and since he started living with his wrestling coach in Springville, he has gained his own testimony and really has been converted and we are so excited for him. Cam is really close to Brandon and calls him his little brother. They share the love of wrestling and have a lot of fun wrestling whenever they get together. Cam has been someone that Brandon has talked to about the church and has been a great example to Brandon and that is why Brandon asked him to Confirm him. Cam was really flattered that he would ask and very excited to be able to have the opportunity. On saturday Cam went down to the baptism with his parents and sister (I wasn't able to go) and he said it was one of the most spiritual baptisms he had been to. Then on Sunday morning we drove down for the confirmation. The confirmation was beautiful and I really enjoyed getting to be there for Brandon as well as being there to hear Cam confirm him. It made me so grateful to have the priesthood in my home and made me excited for when we get to have the same experience with our own kids. I'll take a chance to say thank you to Cam for honoring his priesthood and for being such a great leader in our home. He is such a great example to me and helps me to want to be better all the time. After dinner with the family we quickly drove back to Bountiful for my brother to be ordained an Elder which was also very exciting. I am impressed by the good choices he is making and am excited for him and the experiences he will have by holding that Priesthood. It was a very spiritual weekend and we enjoyed every minute of it!

Spring means softball!

Last year Cam started playing on a recreation Softball team in Bountiful and instantly fell in love with it. And although he wouldn't agree, it seemed to come really naturally and he got good at it fast. He started about the same time we started dating and so our Friday nights were spent at the softball field. I loved it because I have spent many hours at various field watching my dad and brothers play softball and baseball on different teams over the years, so I felt right at home. The season unfortunately ended, but we found out about a co-ed league for the fall, and as you can imagine, it didn't take long for Cam to convince all of his sibilings and their spouses along with some friends to put together a team. I, however, wasn't very easy to convince because while I had spent many hours watching this sport, my softball career ended after 1 year of t-ball and I never came out of retirement. I don't do well with the individual pressure of batting. But fortunately Cam was pretty convincing and I didn't want to miss out, so I agreed. We had a really fun season and although we weren't what you would call professionals we ended up in second place! ...Okay so there were only 4 teams, but hey second is better than fourth right? So here we are with spring coming again and so that means softball is starting. We have had some pre-season training and I think we might have improved from last year already. I have just recently found that I love going to the batting cages. I had actually never tried it before going a few days ago. I always thought they were just for actual baseball players to practice so they could improve their batting average and not for the untrained like me. And even though that isn't true, I felt that I had a legitimate reason to go seeing as I have joined a softball team! Of course we play because we think it is fun, but also it is a great excuse to get out and have some great bonding time! It really has been fun being together as a family. And what better night to have it on than Monday nights...great family night activity I say! Tonight is our first game of the season and we are hoping that our training has paid off! I guess there's only one way to find out.

The pictures at the top are from last season (they got put there when I added them and I can't seem to figure out how to change it...I guess softball isn't the only thing I need to get better at!) Hooray for second place!! Lets hope we can keep it up this year!

We're finally here!

We are finally joining the world of blogging! I set this account up right after we got married with great intentions to post our exciting moments...and you can see how well that went. So now as I begin, I will try to catch you up on our lives together thus far. I'm sorry for those of you who have already heard the stories plenty of times, just by pass those ones. I mostly am excited to actually write things down so that in twenty years, I will at least be able to have some sort of record of our beginning. I have never been a journal keeper or a scrapbooker and have always felt guilty for not being either so here goes my crack at at least starting something. I hope you enjoy!