It's official

It only took 3 years, 9 months and 10 days but....

WE ARE ENGAGED!!!

We are getting married July 9th and we could not be happier!!!

(Pictures of the real ring coming in a few weeks)

Take me out to the ball game...

...take me out to the crowd

Buy me some peanuts (or nachos in my case)

and cracker jacks

I don't care if they ever get back

For its ROOT ROOT ROOT for the CARDINALS

if they don't win its a shame...

For its ONE TWO THREE strikes you're out

At the Old Ball Game!!!

Thank you Baseball for returning to my life!!!

Friends

So you know those friends that you can not see for weeks or even months, but the second you are with them it feels like you saw them yesterday...the friends that you plan all your fun trips with...the friends you can spend all night talking to and never run out of things to say...the friends who make you laugh more then anything....and the friends who you know will be a part of your life for a very long time....

These are THOSE friends for us...

Congratulations Andrew and Carrie on your marriage! We are so happy for you two and can't wait for more adventures!!! Love you :)

St. George

It had been a while since we had a vacation. I don't consider our trips to Moab or Football road trips vacations, so it had been a year since our trip. We decided to take a quick little road trip to St. George and stay at Brian's grandparents house. It was exactly what I needed. We had no set plans and it was wonderful.

We did get to go fishing for the first time this year. Quail Creek was absolutely beautiful Saturday morning. And my favorite part was I only had to wear a fleece jacket!!! Usually when we are fishing in February I am bundled up and miserable. But it was perfect!

The rest of Saturday was spent swimming, relaxing in the hot tub, taking naps, and playing boggle. Outside of a beach it was my ideal way to relax.

Sunday of course was Valentines Day. Brian and I have not been huge fans of Valentines Day. But since he had arranged the trip I thought I should get him a little something. So I got him some chocolates and Pinnochio. We have started collecting Disney movies for our kids one day so this was a perfect little present for him.

I truly didn't expect anything back, but I should have known better. Of course Brian had a dozen red roses for me! I was completely shocked but so happy he made the effort to have them for me Sunday morning.

That afternoon we spent 3 hours visiting my Grandparents. They don't get a chance to come up to Salt Lake very often anymore due to age, so we try and see them anytime we are down south. It was so great to be able to talk and catch up with them. My grandparents have made it possible for me to do so much in my life and I am grateful for them every single day. Brian and I learn so much from them every time we visit them. They are simply great!!!

Sunday night we went out to dinner at Outback Steakhouse. It was so YUMMY!!! I had not had a steak in a long time so it hit the spot. A little slice of cheesecake at the end was dreamy. Overall it was my favorite Valentines Day I have ever had. Thanks Babe I love you :)

Overall the weekend was awesome! I couldn't have asked for anything better. I can't wait to plan my next little getaway

UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Last night I lay in my bed enjoying what I hoped to be a good game between the Jazz and the Cavs. With 5 minutes to go in the game, I was feeling pretty good. The Jazz were up by 12 and seemed to have all the momentum. Within just a few minutes, I witnessed why Lebron James is quite possibly the best player in the NBA. He alone put the Cavs ahead by 4 points with just under a minute to go. I fell into a slight depression. But for whatever reason-hope, faith, intuition- I kept the television on. Well we all know what happens next...

This is why you always watch until the clock reads

0:00. Thank you Sundiata Gaines for a

night I will never forget!!

GO JAZZ GO!!!

Let's Go Jazz

Merry Christmas to us!!! Jazz game sporting the green

GO JAZZ GO!!!

Unforgettable Christmas

As many of you know, Brian and I have been together for 3 1/2 years. In that time, every Christmas and Birthday present he has ever given me has been thoughtful. But I think this year took the cake. We always wait to open each others presents until Christmas night. This year his family really wanted to be there to watch us open presents. They said they wanted to see my reaction. I didn't understand why, but I waited until 8:00 for all of them to get there. We opened each others little presents and they were all really fun. He gave me a keg of cream soda (because I LOVE cream soda), a box of Sham-Wow's because I have wanted them forever, a new purse and a really cute wallet. Then came the big presents, which I had two of this year. Let me preface this by reminding everyone that Brian is a HUGE BYU fan! Ok continuing on with the story...I opened up my first one and was shocked with what I saw!

Inside was a Baltimore Ravens jersey #99, which as many of you might know is Paul Kruger's NFL jersey. He was my favorite player while at the U, and I have continued to follow his career this year as a rookie. As I pulled it out of the box, I noticed something on the back. IT WAS AUTOGRAPHED BY PAUL HIMSELF!!! My jaw hit the ground as I looked around at Brian's family. All I could say was "How did you get this?" Brian smiled and didn't say anything, but just handed me a picture. Now I really was in awe! It was a picture of me, my friend Heidi, and Paul Kruger from after the BYU game last year. We rushed the field and happened to run into him so we snapped a picture. THE PICTURE WAS SIGNED ALSO!!! Brian went on to tell me how he pulled off this miracle.

Brian's dad and Mr. Kruger (Paul Sr.) work for the same company. They had a meeting and Bri's dad told him about Brian and I and how we finally took the risk and watched the Utah/BYU game together this year. He loved it! The rest was history!!! Brian bought the jersey, printed off a copy of the picture, and wrote a letter to Paul about me. He told Paul that I am the biggest Utah fan he has ever met and I loved Paul while he was here. (I called him the Greek God, but thankfully he did not add that in) He told him how I continue to follow his career and that it would mean more than anything if he could sign these two things for me. So Paul's awesome girlfriend took the jersey, picture and letter and flew out to Baltimore to see Paul last weekend. He signed the jersey and the picture and she brought it home.

By the time he was done telling the story I was in tears. I could not believe what Brian had done for me! But believe it or not, the story gets better because I still had ANOTHER present to open. I found myself in even more shock. As Utah fans know, Baby Krug (Dave Kruger) plays for the Utes now. He was amazing enough to take a Utah Football up to the team AND THEY AUTOGRAPHED IT FOR ME!!! Brian made sure he gave him a list of the players I would really want. There are no words to explain how ecstatic I was!!! I know I am not like most girls in the fact that other girls would cry over an engagement ring, or a diamond necklace...I cry over a football jersey and a autographed football. I was shown that Brian will go to any lengths to make me happy!

(You can see the picture signed in the top left corner)

Overall, I pretty much was floating on a cloud for the rest of the night. I thanked Brian's family, but I wish I could have thanked the Kruger family also. They truly made this Christmas one of the most unforgettable ones I think I will ever have.