Cody & BreAnne

2 1/2 years way to long.

2010-03-30T10:37:00.000-07:00

Since moving to Utah in July of 2007, I told myself ok I will make a trip back home next year. Well 2008 came and gone and so did 2009. At the begining of 2010 I told myself that this would be the year that I take that trip to Tacoma. I couldn't believe that it took me 2 1/2 years to finally make it back to Tacoma. Since Cody and I moved here we have been working a lot and I can't stress enough that we work a lot. I love my job but it was great to get away for 5 days. I took the first flight out of Salt Lake on March 11th, one of my greatest friends ever picked me up at the airport and I spent the day with her and her kids, Krysten I am so greatful that we were able to spend time together. I had a great time going to Target even tho we didn't make it to that Hat Isle, we will have to save that for my next trip. Later that afternoon my sister Shawna picked me up and we headed to her house where an anxious 7 year old was waiting to see her Aunt!! My brother in law made a great dinner then it was off to see my Mom & Dad and my Grandma. Pretty much everyone knew I was coming but my Dad and Grandma. My mom and I had it planned that my dad would answer the door. The look on his face was totally priceless, I wish I had my camera out. He opened the door then shut it on me because he was shocked to see me there. Needless to say My dad was very happy to see me and so was their dog Rufus. I didn't know who I was more excited to see My dad or Rufus. I got big hugs from my Mom & Dad then I went and said hello to my Grandma and got the biggest hug ever! I really love my Grandma and I was thankful to be able to spend time with her. We spent a good couple of hours with my Parents. Friday morning it was off to get pedicures with the girls, Me my sister Shawna my niece Jenna and my sister in law Bridgette. I was so excited to see my Brother and sister in law because back in June they had their 3rd son Jaimus, I got to meet my nephew for the first time, he is the cutest thing ever!! After pedicures it was off to get lunch, I think I ate the best Mexican resturant ever. That evening the whole family came over for dinner. My sister Susan got married last summer and I wasn't able to make it home for the wedding so I was able to meet her husband Tom and one of her Step Kids Beth who is the sweetest ever. I can't wait to meet the other 3 kids. Saturday was a girls day for Shawna, Jenna and I. We took the light rail in down Town Tacoma, Jenna was super excited to take the train since she had never been on one and the best thing its free. We went to lunch and then walked down the street to get these awesome cupcakes. Saturday was just a great day. Sunday I was able to attend my old ward and see friends that I hadn't seen since I had moved. That afternoon my baby nephew had his blessing. It was awesome to be able to be there for that. I've been able to be there for all of my nieces and nephews blessings. I don't think I've missed one. I can't wait for my next trip and hopefully i'll be able to see some other friends and stay longer!

Me and the kiddo's!

Me and Kourtney

2009 another great year gone by!

2009-12-31T16:19:00.000-08:00

This year has truly flown by way to fast. The last few days I've been thinking a lot about what has happend in my life this year. Cody and I bought our first home. I have had a blast being able to buy new things and decorate our home with my sisters help! I have been really spoiled this year and being able to see my family members. I was super blessed to be able to spend time with my sister three times this year. Even if one of those times was just 45 minutes at the airport. Shawna and Craig, Jenna came to our home the day after Thanksgiving and spent the day with us and we showed them around Logan. That was Craigs first trip here and it was great being able to see my brother in law. My parents made the trip here in June and they were able to see our new home as well. I love being able to spend time with my family. I feel very blessed that my family is able to come and spend time with Cody and I. Another awesome thing about this year I turned 30, I remember when my older sister turned 30 and thinking she was old, but now that I'm 30 I don't feel all that old. It feels like just yesterday I was graduating High School.

I hope that 2010 will be another great year. There are just a few things on my check list for the year. I am planning on taking a trip to spend time with friends and family back in my home town. I know my husband does get irritated when I say i'm going home but I have to remind him that Tacoma will always be home!!

I am really excited for this year and I hope everyone has a wonderful 2010!!

A sweet post about me

2009-12-19T09:43:00.000-08:00

My sister in Kala is an awesome blogger, for this month she has been doing the 25 days of christmas, she has been writing about people in her life and i've enjoyed reading about them everyday. And to my surprise today it was about me. What a wonderful way to start my day by reading something so sweet. Kala thank you so much, you are awesome and I can't wait to see you guys on Christmas, I wish you guys lived closer so we could see you more often and play more Apples to Apples! Here is the link to the blog so you guys can read this post about me!
http://salmontolmanfam.blogspot.com/

A Priceless View

2009-11-01T16:46:00.000-08:00

This is what I saw this evening from my kitchen window

YellowStone

2009-08-23T11:21:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I was lucky enough to be able to go to the annual Perkins Family Reunion. This year they went to Yellowstone. I had never been to Yellowstone and I was quite excited for this trip. Cody wasn't able to make the trip due to work. Rather then me driving alone I rode along with Mick and Jen and the girls. We all met up in Rexburg, which was another first for me since I had never been there either. I was able to see the new Rexburg Temple as we took our exit from the freeway. Its a very beautiful Temple. After we stopped for lunch in Rexburg we were on our way to Yellowstone. As we were driving to Yellowstone it reminded me a lot of driving to Mt Rainier. It was so nice seeing huge pine trees. I didn't realize how much I had missed all the green. We made a few stops before seeing Old Faithful, and I was impressed with everything that I saw. I would just stand there and take in all the scenery. We had great weather on friday it was nice and warm and a nice little breeze. It was so fun watching the kids take everything all in. As we drove to see Old Faithful I couldn't believe how beautiful yellowstone was. Being a girl from the Northwest it was so nice to see all the green it did make me miss home a lot!!! When we arrived to Old Faithful we had a little time before it went off, we went to a lodge and had dinner. As we were done with dinner you could tell it was about time for Old Faithful to go off because everyone was standing around. I was really excited to see Old Faithful go off, its much better in person then it is on tv. After seeing Old Faithul we headed to our cabins which was about 45 minute drive. They were really cute cabins and we were all lucky enough to have them all together. When we got there you could tell that all the Big Kids (adults) just wanted to head to bed. Saturday was a pretty laid back day we went to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and that was just breath taking. The kids were able to listen to a Park Ranger while we were there. We saw LOTS of Bison, as we all got out of the car 2 bison decided to go out into the street and stop traffic. Those 2 didn't want to move for anything until a Park Police showed up and got them to move so traffic could start up again. We also saw Elk and Deer, I didn't see any bears. The cabins we stayed in were really cute, I loved how they were all decorated. The cabins were also near a lake, which was down a ways but it was still pretty seeing it everyday! I was very happy to be able to make this trip. A huge thanks to Mike and Ruth for making this trip happen. It was great to get away from normal everyday life and have some family time.

beautiful scenery

Old Faithful

Bison on the road way!

Flowers Flowers Flowers!!

2009-06-13T11:11:00.000-07:00

Before my parents came to town my mom and I had talked about planting flowers in my front flower bed. I have to say I was pretty excited because it was looking rather plain out there. So a couple of days after they got here my mom and I ventured to Home Depot and Walmart. We found lots of pretty flowers and i'm very very happy with the out come. I give my mom full credit for planting the flowers, I just watched and watered them when they were all planted in their new home. In the next couple of weeks i'm going to be planting some more. I've always wanted a rose bush so i'll be venturing back to Home Depot to see what they have. I've always loved rose bushes and flowers. We had rose bushes in our back yard when I was little and this huge lilac tree. My mom always kept a pretty flower bed in our front yard. I'm no green thumb but maybe one of these years I can learn how to keep a pretty yard. I still have lots more work to do, I have yet to attack the back yard, and there is a little bit more work to do in our front yard. Cody and I are planning on planting a tree. I wish I could of gotten a picture of our lilac tree, it was in bloom a couple weeks ago and it was very very pretty. I hope you guys enjoy the pictures of our front flower bed. And HUGE Thank You to my awesome Mom for helping me out both her and my sister Shawna are so wonderful with flowers!

Hello!!

2009-05-31T21:25:00.000-07:00

I know i'm a huge slacker, I haven't posted anything in a couple of months but hey its better late then never. Here are some pictures of when Shawna and Jenna came the end of March.

I'm not sure who won... but they were having a good time.

Jenna reading to Cody... No trip to Logan is complete without a visit to Aggie Ice Cream.

Home Sweet Home

2009-04-07T12:14:00.000-07:00

As many of you know my sister Shawna came to town last week along with my cutie pie niece Jenna. Cody and I had a great time with them. When they were in town last time Cody didn't get to spend much time with them so this trip Cody was able to spend a lot of time with Jenna. Shawna and I were able to decorate while Cody was able to entertain Jenna. Our home looks wonderful and I'm loving it more and more each day. When we moved to Utah I considered Utah the place I lived and Washington was still my home. Washington will always be my home but now Utah is my home. I am so great full that Cody and I were able to buy our first home here in Logan where its very beautiful. I finally took pictures of our home all pretty and decorated. So I hope you love them as much as I do.

Big Move Day!

2009-03-14T17:05:00.000-07:00

So today was the big day! We moved into our new house. I should be unpacking but I just wanted to share the exciting news that we are finally here! Its an awesome feeling knowing that we are in our own home! We were lucky enough to have a few of our friends from work come help us move! So in the next few days we should be totally moved in. The only thing i'll have to do is hang up pictues and what not. I'll take some pictures of the new place once everything gets set into place!

So Ready For Spring

2009-03-04T12:53:00.001-08:00

After a nice mild winter I am so ready for spring this year. I am so excited to get in there and start getting my hands dirty. I've never been one to really like doing yard work but for some strange reason I can't wait to get started and make our home look really pretty. I can't wait to plant flowers and hopefully some rose bushes. Growing up my mom always had nice flowers, and rose bushes. So I can't wait to do the same. Both my mom and sisters are great with flowers so I hope that trate follows me too!

Just a little update

2009-03-02T15:07:00.000-08:00

Its been a little while since i've posted so I thought I would give an update on how the move is going. We still haven't moved into the new house yet, we have taken a few things over. I went over today and hung up some pictures in the main bathroom. I'm getting a little more excited each day. And I am soo excited to say that we paid our last rent check ever! Now the next check we write will be for our mortgage payment, how freaky is that. Its still a shock to say we OWN a house. I'm soo excited to get moved in and get everything all decorate. I'm also very excited for my sister Shawna to come see the new place and help me decorate. So the end of the month I will have more pictures of the house looking really cute! I took some pictures today I hope you enjoy. Stay tuned for more pics to come as we start moving in.
you can click on the pics to see them bigger!

WooHoo

2009-02-19T11:11:00.000-08:00

I am sooooooo happy to say that Cody and I closed on our house yesterday afternoon! We are headed off to go pick up the keys to our house! Its still really weird thinking Hey we own a house. I am so looking forward to start moving stuff over this weekend. I'm also really excited that my washer and dryer are being delivered on saturday. I can't say how excited I am that we are home owners this is something that the both of us wanted really bad and holy cow its a reality now. So I will have pics coming soon of the rest of the rooms. And I can't wait for our friends and family to come see our new home!!!! Now we have joined the poor home owners club.....

Exciting News!

2009-01-31T17:30:00.000-08:00

I'm sure most of you know but Cody and I are buying our first house. We are very excited, well i'm very excited to say the least. We are both happy to be getting into our own home and not having to share walls with neighbors. We close the 16th of February, I can't wait to get into the house and make it our own. I'm just not looking forward to packing. I also can't wait for our friends and family to come see our new place. This is such an exciting time in our lives and a huge step for us. We are starting another new chapter in our lives and hope to create new memories in our new home.

Winter Has Arrived

2008-12-08T11:21:00.000-08:00

So this morning I looked out the window and what did I see NOT pop corn popping on the apricot tree, I saw SNOW. Yes I'm sad to say that winter has arrived here in Logan, Utah. I knew we were going to have a little snow today, yes deep down I really did want it to snow but if any of you really know me know that I don't like snow. I like it in the mountains but not on the ground here I have to see it up close. I love the mountains around Logan they are filled with snow and I love it. I guess i'll just have to live with the snow now that i'm sure we will be getting more of it...

Happy Snow Time everyone!

Thanksgiving Weekend!

2008-12-04T18:27:00.000-08:00

I have to admit I had one great weekend. Friday after thanksgiving we had a girls night out. It was me along with my awesome sister in laws, Jen, Kala, Trina and Tawna. We all met up for dinner at Bluebird, my mother in law joined us for dinner and surprised us all and paid for our dinner. We had a great time at dinner sharing stories and laughing a lot, I had a great time. After dinner we headed out to see Twilight. I was never big into the whole Twilight stuff until I saw the movie. And yes yours truely is a Twilight fan. I came home that night and told Cody that I had to read the book and he sighed at me, because he knows i'm not much of a reader but I have to read these books. While watching the movie it made me miss Washington. Seeing all that pretty greenery and the gloomy weather. What can I say i'm a true Washington girl at heart and yes I love a good gloomy weather day! So I just want to thank my sister in laws for getting me hooked I am soo happy we went to go see the movie together! We will have to make this a tradition to have a girls night out whenever we are able to get together!

The next day saturday Cody and I were able to go on a date! Its not all that often the two of us get to go out and enjoy a day together! I've been wanting to go to this all you can eat Chinese restaurant here in town. They have an awesome Mongolian grill. So we headed out to lunch and left really stuffed and then we went to go see Four Christmases. That was a really cute movie and I was thankful that Cody went with me to go see it!

I had an awesome weekend and I hope everyone has a great holiday season!!!!

Thanksgiving!

2008-11-28T11:42:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a great and wonderful thanksgiving yesterday. I have to say I had to much fun spending time with family. I love the holidays and the time you get to spend with family. We laughed a lot yesterday. We played cards then my mother in law pulled out old home movies. I couldn't believe how much we laughed yesterday. It was a lot of fun!

Crazy 8 Tag

2008-11-04T22:46:00.000-08:00

I was Tagged by Elisa. So I hope you all enjoy my crazy 8's....

8 favorite TV shows...
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Private Practice
3. The Office
4. Monk
5. Psych
6. CSI
7. 90210 (yes I like it)
8. House

8 favorite restaurants...
1. Cafe Rio
2. Costa Vida
3. Outback
4. TGI Fridays (i miss this place)
5. El Sol
6. Carl's Jr
7. Famous Daves
8. In N Out

8 things that happened yesterday...
1. Slept In
2. Hung out with Cody
3. Did Laundy
4. Showered
5. Watched TV
6. checked my email several times
7. put laundry away
8. watched it rain

8 things I look forward to...
1. having another weekend off
2. being able to work day shift
3. having kids
4. Christmas
5. Thanksgiving
6. buying a house one day!
7. Going to Washington for vacation
8. Summer

8 people I’m tagging...
1. Jen
2. Krysten
3. Kala
4. Tawna
5. Tabbi
6. Heather
7. Trina
8. Mickey Mouse (ok so I don't have an 8th)

Way Good!!

2008-10-26T22:29:00.000-07:00

This afternoon we family dinner at Mick and Jens house. We were celebrating Tabbi's belated birthday. Now we don't get to see Tabbi all that often since she lives out east in Virginia. It was nice being together with family today. Now when it comes to our birthday dinner my mother in law lets us pick out the menu and such. And Tabbi picked out a huge winner it was soo good. She found the recipe on a blog called Pioneer Woman. I was curious so I went and took a look. She has lots of yummie recipes. So I just wanted to share the yummie goodness we had this afternoon Apple Dum plings.
I did not make this yummie dessert my amazing mother in law made this!

This pic is from the website
Here is a link to the blog Pioneer Woman

My Awseome Birthday Present

2008-10-18T16:42:00.000-07:00

I have to say Cody does an awesome every year for my birthday since we have met. I can pretty much name every present he has gotten me over the last 4 hours and he does so good! This year he asked me what I wanted and I told him I wanted a KitchenAid mixer. I really didn't think he would get it for me. For the last few weeks he would tease me and tell me he was getting me a big screen tv. I kept thinking why on earth would he get me a big screen I would rather have a mixer. The last month or so i've been going crazy baking on my days off when ever those actually happen. So when I got home on wednesday sitting on the counter was this big box. I was so excited I put down all my stuff and started opening it! I was so dang happy to see that it was in deed a KitchenAid mixer!!! I was like a little girl in a candy store I couldn't wait to get it out of the box. I was even more excited to use it. So today being saturday I actually had the day off. I ended up making a Gooey Butter Cake. Its one of the few desserts that I make that Cody will eat. So since he was so good to me and got me my KitchenAid mixer I figured I could make a dessert that he likes!! I have to say that I have the best husband in the world he treats me so good!!! I love you lots Cody!

I got the recipe for the Gooey Butter cake from Paula Dean. I just love her she is amazing. Here is the recipe for you! http://www.pauladeen.com/recipe_view/795

One Year Older Today!

2008-10-15T11:26:00.000-07:00

So today is my 29th birthday! Isn't it amazing how fast time flies by? It feels like I just turned 21 and holy cow i'm now 29. Where has the time gone! I hope this will be a wonderful year for me. Its my last year in my 20's so holy cow i'm going to live it up and have fun! So Happy Birthday To Me!!!

Happy Early Birthday To Me

2008-10-10T11:52:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to get my hair cut and colored for some time now. I figured with my birthday coming up I would just give myself a present. I'm turning 29 and I wanted to do something fun and live it up! So this morning I went and did it. I cut my hair and had it high lighted! I had one of the best stylist ever besides my sister in law. He was awesome and of course I'll be going back now to have him do my hair again! So here are some pics of my awesome hair cut.

Rain Rain Rain

2008-10-04T11:02:00.001-07:00

So today I have to admit I am liking this rain! It is making me feel right at home. I feel like i'm back in Tacoma. I know most of you here in Logan most likely aren't liking the rain but today its really making me feel right at home!!

Happy October

2008-10-03T10:44:00.001-07:00

So I know i'm a few days off but I just wanted to say Happy October! October is my favorite month ever! I love fall and watching the color of leaves change. I have to say I miss Washington most this time of year because of all the pretty colors! I have to say I was pretty spoiled to have grown up in such a pretty place. Living where I do now just doesn't feel much like fall because we are still having warm weather but I just keeping picturing in my mind all the pretty colors back home! But I have to say I love October most because it is the month of my birthday! I am turning 29 this year. Now I am the only kid in my family still in my 20's so i'm going to live it up!

Crazy Chocolate Cake!!!

2008-09-28T11:26:00.000-07:00

This has to be the best cake ever! I grew up having this cake a lot. My mom would make it for family functions or whatever! So I was craving it really bad so I called my mom up and got the recipe and made it yesterday afternoon. I've been baking the last 3 weekends. I've been lucky enough to have the weekends off! Sad so say I didn't take a picture of this yummy cake because its just one of those things you have to eat out of the oven because its so freaking good! But I wanted to share the recipe with you all!!

CRAZY CHOCOLATE CAKE

3 1/4 cups flour
2 cups sugar
6 Tablespoons cocoa
2 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon salt

Mix these - then

Make 3 holes - put into these

12 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla

Pour of this

2 cups water

Mix well and pour into a 9x13 pan - bake at 350 degrees - 35-40 minutes

I put chopped walnuts and chocolate chips over the top before baking or you can frost it later.

I hope you all enjoy this yummy yummy cake!!!!

This is really cool

2008-09-25T10:38:00.001-07:00

So I saw this on my sister in laws blog and thought it was pretty cool and wanted to give it a try. It was pretty interesting coming up with words that had meaning to me.

click on it so you can see it better

I baked yet again!

2008-09-21T11:11:00.000-07:00

So don't fall over laughing but I did bake again. I think i'm turning into a really domestic wife. Last night I made Peach Cobbler with fresh peaches. We got peaches from Mick and Jen. I was really excited so I called my mom up and asked for her recipe for peach cobbler. I remember having cobbler a lot growing up. We would have all kinds of cobblers from cherry to blackberry to peach! They were all super yummie. So after Cody and I had dinner last night I started baking and found this recipe to be super easy! I'm finding that I love to bake now. So every weekend I get off i'm going to try to bake something new! So here is that yummie recipe for peach cobbler.

Peach Cobbler

1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
4 cups sliced peaches (about 6 medium) sometimes I put in extra
1 teaspoon lemon juice

3 tablespoons shortening (I never have this one so I would use butter)
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk

Heat oven to 400 degrees
Mix 1/2 cup sugar, the cornstarch and cinnamon in 2-quart saucepan. Stir in peaches and lemon juice. Cook stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole; keep peach mixture hot in oven. (I don't always do this)

Cut shortening into flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, the baking powder and salt until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in milk. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto hot peach mixture.

Bake until topping is golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Serve warm and, if desired, with whipped cream or ice cream.

Scentsy Need I Say More!

2008-09-14T13:02:00.000-07:00

My new found love now is Scentsy. I found about it a while ago from my sister Shawna. She was having a party and had me check it out online but I didn't have the money to get into it. So I kinda forgot about it and went on until the end of may when Cody and I were at our friends house in Arizona and Heathers kitchen was smelling really yummie. So I asked her what it was and she showed me all her scentsy stuff. I couldn't wait to come home and get my own. It took me a while till I found someone who sold it. I am so happy that I now have my own and I love it love it love
it! I ended up getting two warmers. I figured I needed one for the kitchen and the front room. They are so awesome and the scents are so yummie! I love it! Thanks Elisa for selling scensty. I'm sure i'll be buying up more scents in the near future!

I'm So Domesticated!!

2008-09-14T12:52:00.000-07:00

On Labor day my sister in law Jen brought over some yummie Zucchini that she grew in her garden. I've never made Zucchini bread until today! I was feeling in the mood to bake which rarely ever happens because I work so much I never have time to be in the kitchen. So I pulled out my mother in laws recipe and went to town. I had fun making it. I was even more excited for Cody to try it. Well it passed the approval of Cody so I guess I can bake! I told Cody that I needed a new mixer and a mixing bowl. So lets hope in the near future i'll be getting a kitchen aide mixer! A girl can wish right??

One Fabulous Spring/Summer

2008-09-12T22:38:00.000-07:00

I just have to say I've had one of the best spring/summers ever! It started out in May when my sister Shawna and my niece Jenna, my brother Adam his wife Bridgette and my 2 nephews Adam and Lukus came to spend a few days with Cody and I. I had a great time seeing them. It had been about 9 months since I had seen them. Then a few weeks after that Cody and I finally took our honeymoon. I know it was 3 years late but better late then never right? We well Cody drove us to California! We spent a few days at Disneyland and California Adventure. It was awesome to be able to go on a real vacation with my husband! I am a huge Disney Fan. I love pretty much anything Mickey Mouse. So it was a fun time being able to be in one of my favorite places ever! While in Cali I was able to meet a good friend of Cody's from the Army. After our California fun in the sun we headed to Arizona to spend a few days with an old Mission companion of Cody's. I love meeting friends of Cody's. So our spring was pretty adventurous. So after returning from our vacation I started a new job I have been there for 3 months now and I love it! Our summer has been pretty busy. We have been working A LOT and when I say a lot I mean a lot! August my mom and my sister Susan and my 2 nieces Kourtney and Sierra came for a visit! It had been a year since I had seen my sister or my nieces! So I was pretty excited to see them! My parents came to visit last October so I was also very excited to see my mom again! I'm a huge family buff I love seeing my family! So I thought I'd just share that I've had ONE fabulous spring/summer! I hope that Cody and I have another great summer next year!

Just A Little Bummed!

2008-09-05T10:58:00.000-07:00

So I know for all you Washington folks that the Puyallup Fair has started. I'm bummed again because this is my 2nd year missing out! So I hope you all have a great time and eat lots of good fair food for me! And maybe I'll make it home next year to go to the fair because I really miss a good fair!

Thank Goodness For Candles

2008-08-31T14:04:00.000-07:00

I really have to say thank goodness for candles. Last night we were having severe lightening storms and it was pretty dang windy. So our power went out for a good hour. Cody and I were upstairs when it happend to go out. Now I'm also very thankful for cell phones. We used our cell phones to look for our flashlights. I had NO clue where I put them when we moved here. So We found it and I brought out the candles. I am just sooo happy that I have a lot of candles. I was happy to put them to use while our power was out..

I tried something new!

2008-08-30T16:50:00.001-07:00

Ok so Cody has been wanting to go to this restaurant here in town called the Indian Oven. I kept dragging my feet on wanting to go hoping he would give up on wanting to go but that didn't happen at all. So if you really know me you may know I really don't like trying new foods at all. It only took Krysten a year for me to try Thai food and I did like it. So I told Cody he made history he got me to try Indian food today. And I must admit it wasn't all that bad. So heres to trying something new!!

Feeling A Little Old

2008-08-28T10:25:00.000-07:00

So today I'm feeling a bit old its my nieces 16th birthday. I like the fact i'm a some what younger aunt but holy cow i'm feeling old today. It feels like it was just yesterday she was born and I was going to the hospital for the first time to see her. From there on she was my little pal. I was the first one to babysit her. My mom and sister have always said shes more like a little sister then a niece. I'm soo happy I got to spend a week with them a few weeks ago. She has turned into an awesome young lady. Now Washington drivers watch out cause shes getting her license soon. I'm sure she will be a great driver but oh my gosh I'm so not ready for my niece to be 16. Where has my little Kourtney gone. She has grown up way to fast. I love you Kourtney and Happy Sweet 16!!!!!!

Girls Weekend!

2008-08-18T09:31:00.001-07:00

I know i'm a little tad late posting this but its better late then never. I have to say I had a great time visiting with my Mom, my sister Susan and my 2 nieces Kourtney and Sierra. It had been a year since I had seen my sister and nieces. It was great being able to catch up. So friday the 8th we headed to Salt Lake City for the weekend. When we first got there we went on a tour of the Conference Center. It was my sisters and my nieces first time there. We had the best tour guide ever. At the end of the tour we were able to sit and listen to the Organ Recital. It was amazing being able to sit and listen for a few minutes. After the conference center we headed to the Church History Museum. That has to be one of my favorite Museums ever. My favorite part has to be about all the Prophets. They have personal belongings from each of the prophets. Its nice being able to see and read about each of them. SO after we finished with all that it was off to Temple Square, we walked around for a little while then ended up at Joseph Smith Memorial Building where we went and watched The Joseph Smith film. It was my 3rd time seeing and I loved seeing it again. I remember when I went last October with my parents I told them after the movie that I was extremely greatful that I was lucky enough to be brought up in the church. So friday was a pretty busy day, we headed for dinner then it was back to the hotel to kick back and relax. Saturday my mom and sister did a session at the salt lake temple. I was able to spend time with my nieces, we walked around Temple Square and toured each of the visitors centers. Then after that we went down to Toole, they have the best beef jerky there so we had to stop and get some. We drove up to This is the place monument but we got there too late to walk around. So we just walked around the monument. As we were driving back my mom noticed that she was having some car troubles. So we stopped off at a car dealer ship and they sent us off to another place. So what was suppost to be a short vacation turned into another few days. I was greatful to have more time with my mom and sister and my 2 nieces. I don't get to see them all that much so it was nice having extra time with them. Even tho the week they were here I had to work but I was able to have lunch with them and Kourtney was able to spend time with a friend of hers back home that was down here in Utah. I just have to say I love my family and I wish I could see them a lot more. I hope you guys enjoy the pics from Temple Square. I Hope I have more updates in the future with more family!!!

Very Excited

2008-08-05T22:42:00.000-07:00

So I know its been a while since i've updated my blog. But I have to say that I am really excited to have family come visit this week. My mom is coming with my sister Susan and my 2 nieces Kourtney and Sierra. Its just going to be a girls trip my dad opted to say home with the dog. I'm pretty dang excited for a girls weekend in Salt Lake. I love the fact that I get to see my family. This has been one great summer!!! I hope to have pics next week!!!

Say Cheese

2008-07-12T23:24:00.000-07:00

Ok I know its a cheesy title but hey when you look at cheese all day its all I could think of. I am proud to say I survived my first month at Schriebers and I LOVE IT. I'm having a great time learning new things. Some things can be a bit challenging but I am really liking my job. Its taken me a long time to find a job that I really truly like. At first when I got the job I really didn't know what to think but the more i'm there more the I like it. The place I've been working lately is "Casting" its 5lb stacks of cheese. We do the cheese for McDonalds and so on. Cody first told me that was the pit of Schriebers. Who knew I would like the pit hole of the plant. I like the people i've been working with. I work with a bunch of guys and its great. They like to joke around which is awesome. I think they have learned that I will give crap back to them so its been so much fun working with them. I actually like going to work. I love the fact I get to learn new things all the time.

I Survived One Year In Utah

2008-07-05T18:05:00.000-07:00

SO it was a year ago today that Cody and I moved to Logan, Utah. I never really thought I would survive a year here. I am proud to say that I survived just fine. Its been a learning and growing experience living away from my family. I always did a lot with my family. I would spend holidays with them or just go hang out. I had it pretty easy all my family was about less then 15 minutes away so I saw them a lot. I saw both sisters every sunday at church. Yes all 3 of us were in the same ward. I loved it, I saw my 3 nieces every sunday. Now I miss seeing them all the time. I have to say what I miss most is spending holidays with my family. 4th of July has always been my favorite holiday. It meant going to Grandma's house for a BBQ and home made ice cream and later in the evening fire works. Yesterday I kept that tradition going, we BBQ'd and I made home made Ice Cream. We didn't do fireworks but it meant a lot to me to have the home made ice cream. Just because i'm not living in Washington doesn't mean I can't keep my family traditions going strong. I am happy we moved to Utah. So heres to One year in Logan, Utah and who knows how many more!!!

3 Years Ago Today

2008-07-02T14:51:00.000-07:00

So it was 3 years ago today that Cody and I got married. I can't believe how fast the time has flown by. It seems just like yesterday we were married and he was heading off to Iraq. I am so extremely blessed that Cody and I found each other. It wasn't your typical way of finding someone but it worked out. I know we were meant to be together. I am so thankful for him and the things he does for me. We haven't been able to celebrate on our anniversary yet. Our first anniversary he was in Iraq so I went to the Ocean with my parents for the weekend. Our 2nd anniversary we were clearing out of our old apartment because we were headed off to Utah. And today we have to work, I've been working the day shift and hes been working swing shift. So we will be able to celebrate on saturday which marks another Anniversary for us. It will be one year that we have lived in Utah. WOW how the time passes by. I added some pictures from our wedding to share. I hope you all enjoy

10 Years Ago....

2008-06-28T18:24:00.000-07:00

So its been 10 years this month that I graduated from High School. I've been thinking about this the last few days. I can't believe that its been 10 years and my reunion is next month. I will be unable to go due to it being back home in Washington. I am very proud that I went to Lincoln. I was the last of 5 kids to graduate from there. I guess I kinda had it a little easy the teachers knew my older siblings and yes they loved my sisters. I remember a few times in class I got called Shawna or Susan then I had to remind the teacher how long ago my sisters had graduated. One graduated in 87 and the other in 89. Also my grandpa graduated from Lincoln back in 1924, I never knew my grandpa because he past away when i was 7 months old. The one thing I loved about Lincoln is they had pictures of past graduates on the walls. So every day as I walked into one of my classes I would see my grandpa's picture. There was so much history behind Lincoln. My favorite class was newspaper, I had so much fun in that class. My friend and I did an article of the history of Lincoln. As we read old newspapers we found out that Elvis had performed in the bowl. (For those of you don't know the bowl is the football field and yes it does look like a bowl). So I am very great full for all the experiences I had while at Lincoln. I am bummed that I won't be able to make it to my reunion but I have all the best memories in the world. And yes I am one proud Lincoln Abe!

This is a pic of the clock Tower.

The Statue of Abe Lincoln (outside the new building)

Pet Peeves

2008-06-24T19:24:00.001-07:00

I have to say my biggest pet peeve since moving here to Utah has been stupid idiots not wearing a helmet while riding their motorcycle. I was shocked to learn that Utah has a no helmet law I grew up in Washington where you had to wear a helmet. You can ask Cody and he will tell you that it irritates me to no end to see people riding around with NO helmet. I grew up around motorcycles my dad had one and even before we could go on a ride with him we had to put on long pants a jacket and last but not least our helmet. I always want to roll down my window and yell at these idiots. I think Utah is stupid for having a NO helmet law. I sit in my front room and I hear more people speeding down the street on their crotch rockets and of course NO helmet. I'm not saying everyone is stupid but come on wear a dang helmet. This is Utah and they don't have the smartest of drivers. I've seen cars cut off motorcycles and it irritates me. The last thing I want to see is an accident with someone not wearing a helmet.

What A Great Weekend!

2008-06-16T20:42:00.000-07:00

After a great first work week for me, Cody and I had the whole weekend off together. As many of you know Cody has been working pretty much 7 days a week. Well he actually had this weekend off. So I told him that he and I could go on a date. When my brother and sister in law and their kids and my older sister and niece came to visit last month. On our way to Salt Lake I had told them I Had never gone to Chiles. That day came and went and the next day my sister and I stayed here at the house while my brother and sister in law gassed up the car and ran some errands. My brother comes back to me with this To GO Box and said you left this in my car. I was thinking I didn't leave anything in the car yesterday. So I opened it and there was a gift card to Chiles and movie tickets for Cody and I. SO We were able to enjoy ourselves and go on a date together. We had a great lunch and we went and saw the Hulk. That was a great movie. I just want to thank my brother and my sister in law and my sister for that little treat for Cody and I we really appreciated it. I just have to say I am so great full for my family and everything they do for me. I love them and miss them lots!!!!

I survived my first day of working

2008-06-10T14:15:00.000-07:00

So today was my first day actually working. Yesterday was orientation and today was training. They have me in the singles department. It wasn't all that bad but i'm not used to standing on my feet all day especially in steel toed shoes. It was nice we rotate every 30 minutes to a different work station so its a nice variety rather then doing ONE thing for 8 hours. Right now I can't stand the sight of nasty American Cheese. Its the hot dog of cheeses and doesn't smell all the pretty. So I get to look at lovely American Cheese for the next 2 weeks. And I have to tell ya my hair looks like crap after wearing a hair net and hard hat all day. I'm going to go relax and then go get my hair cut. Wearing that hard hat all day has convinced me I need to go a little shorter.

Started My New Job!!!

2008-06-09T16:26:00.001-07:00

So I started my new job today. I'll be working at Schreibers along with Cody. For those of you who don't know what the heck Schreibers is its a cheese plant here in Logan. Cody has worked there since September of last year. He also worked there before before he went in the Army. So here I am starting a new type of job that i've never done before. I've always done the whole call center thing but I realized with my last job that I hated call centers and will never ever go back to one. I am excited for tomorrow to come. I'll be training for 2 weeks in "Singles" the next time you buy your American Cheese just think I could of helped make that cheese. They do all sorts of brands. I'm excited to finally be on with a great company. I hope i'll be working here for a while, well that is my plan anyways. I won't get to see Cody much the next few weeks i'll be working the day shift and he will be working the swing shift. I'll be giving more updates on how life is at Schreibers Foods.

Finally took our honeymoon

2008-06-03T16:32:00.000-07:00

As many of you know Cody and I never got to take a honeymoon after we got married. So here we are almost 3 years now taking our honeymoon. We went to Disneyland and California Adventure. We spent a few days at each park. While in California we had dinner with a friend of Cody's. They were in the Army together so I was pretty excited to finally meet him after being able to talk to him for 3 years. We went to Outback for dinner and we stayed there for over 3 hours. Tuesday we started the day out by going to Disneyland. Now every time I go to Disneyland I like to go on Pirates but that ride was closed for a little so we went on the Indiana Jones ride which Cody had never been on. We spent all wednesday at California Adventure now that was a lot of fun. I now have a new favorite ride Tower of Terror. I would recommend that ride to anyone. So after California we headed off to Arizona to see Cody's friend from his mission. We were there for a few days. It was nice to meet his friends. They have two beautiful little girls who I miss already. Their 2 1/2 year old was just so sweet and nice. Cody's name became Bob so it was just a lot of fun. I have to say this was the best vacation I have ever been on. I hope you all enjoy the pictures!!

New to blogging!!

2008-06-03T12:47:00.000-07:00

Why yes I have entered the blogging world. I figured since most everyone that I know was blogging I should do it as well. Not everyone in my family has Myspace or Facebook this way they can enjoy the updated in mine and Cody's lives. I will try to updated this as much as possible. I hope you all enjoy my lovely updates.