Conference Weekend!

This was such a good weekend! It was very relaxing and just fun all around. Friday night Steven and I went out to dinner at the Chili's by ASU and then went walking down Mill Avenue. There was this store there that's going out of business and it's all old vintage books and signs and stuff. Everything was 50% off. It was SO neat. I wanted to buy everything but...we walked out empty-handed. Anyway, after that we went to ASU for a concert that my collaborative piano teacher's husband was putting on. It's his last performance before he retires so she got us tickets! It was great--Steven was probably bored out of his mind but I loved it. It was the Spanisches Liederbuch by Hugo Wolf. They're very rarely performed in their entirety (44 of them)--we only went the first night and got 22 but it was fun.
Saturday we drove out to Buckeye to watch conference out at Steven's parents...but they ended up not being there for the first 2 sessions so we didn't see them for a while! Alli and Kyle were in town and bought a wii so we played with that while the boys were gone at the priesthood session of conference and we barbequed. It was fun! We got home late and were extremely tired but we got our bikes from Steven's dad for the triathlon! Yay--thanks Robert! He put a lot of time into getting those bikes ready and we REALLY appreciate it.
Anyway, we were going to just stay the night out there but an AWESOME family in the ward, the Beagley's, invited us over for breakfast so we went over there this morning. There were 2 other couples there and we had crepes and all the fixin's! They were delicious. Then we all piled in the living room for conference. On our way out between sessions, they invited us back to watch the 2nd one (since normally we'd be here watching it on our computer!) and for dinner. So...it was a day with the Beagley's! We barbecued hamburgers and then watched The Game Plan which is actually a lot better than I thought it would be. It kind of looked lame to me but it was WAY cute and really funny so I definitely recommend it.
Well, we're back home now and definitely NOT ready to start a new week but...ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, right? Hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed conference as much as we did!

Typing Test

I saw this on Desiree's blog and thought it'd be fun to try. This is what I got! I'll have to keep trying and see if I can beat 100. I don't even know what's considered good though!

91 words

Speedtest

A Visit From Amy!

My sister Amy came down from Utah for a few days and since she was out in Surprise helping Trish with Braden and visiting them, Steven and I drove out there to see her and the new baby again...of course. We took our nephew Braden out swimming. It was so funny because he'd jump in the pool to us and as soon as he had jumped in, he'd be turning around wanting to do it again. Here are a few pictures and a video of Braden jumping.

She has the prettiest olive skin. It's not all white and pasty.

Update on Us

Well, nothing too exciting has happened but I just felt like posting to keep everyone updated. Life is going great for us right now. I don't think we've ever been so busy since we got married but we're trying to keep up with it. Between our work and school it seems like there's never any down time.
Our Body-for LIFE program is going great. This is our 4th week and we're surprised we've stayed with it this long! I've never felt so good in my life. I have so much more energy and just feel good all-around. I'm sure Steven would agree. We're still trying to train for our triathlon but it keeps getting pushed aside with this BFL thing but we're trying, even if it means going to the gym twice-a-day...like today...arg. We'll be leaving for Rocky Point a month from today! I'm SO excited. Travis and Brooke are coming with us which will make it so much more fun. The weather is perfect that time of year. The water's supposed to be around 78 degrees. Perfect! It'll be nice to have a vacation although I wish it was AFTER finals so I didn't have anything to worry about. I have to come back and accompany everyone in their juries on that Monday which will mean a lot of playing the piano that day! Oh well, I love it. I've had a few more opportunities to accompany lately and it's been great. I love getting the experience.

Aside from all that, Steven and I are loving life together and loving this time we get to have alone. We watched Alli and Kyle's dog Zeus for a week while they were in NYC. Even little dogs are a lot of work! It was fun though to have a little friend while I was home alone doing homework or whatever. Thanks Alli and Kyle for letting us "dog-sit." I think Steven would say thank you for taking him back! He wasn't too fond of all the licking and a little dog in his face any time he laid down. :o) But he was a good sport. Zeus would just crack us up anytime we'd go to put the leash on him he'd just kind of curl up and lay down and become all limp. Same thing when you say, "Zeus, crate!" he'd take off running and eventually just kind of cower like something horrible was going to happen. We'd laugh everytime. Poor little Zeus. :o)This picture cracks me up because Zeus would always go sit on Steven's lap in the car and he'd just shake his head and say,"stupid dog."
Here's one when I gave Zeus a bath. I couldn't get over how ridiculous he looked :o)
Anyway, we'll try to keep everyone updated on anything that happens...although I don't anticipate anything real exciting happening anytime soon! Hope everyone is well.

Here Comes the Bride...

So I was being a nerd the other day and decided to put my wedding dress on just for kicks. I hadn't put it on since I got married...duh (it's not like I'd have any reason to!) Anyway, I just wanted to wear it and see how it fits (it fits fine by the way: o) Steven thought it was funny. I still need to get it cleaned and preserved...I'll get around to it someday i guess. Here are a couple of pictures--

It's fun to sit in because it doesn't move--i felt like one of those cupcake girls/doll things, anyone know what i'm talking about? I'm not even sure what they are...

Pictures as Promised

Steven and I went out to Surprise today to see baby Mackenzie. She's so tiny and short! But so adorable and precious. I love her so much already! Here are a few pictures. Steven looks a bit drunk in his only because I took the picture at the wrong time...honest :o)

First Choir Concert

On Tuesday, March 25th our choir at MCC will have its first performance of the semester at the Episcopal church on Price and Broadway at 7:30. We'll only be performing 5 or 6 songs just because we have a few concerts throughout the semester but anyone is welcome to come! Our songs are great!