Ugly Sweater Party

Andy and I attended an Ugly Sweater Party with a group of fellow MBA couples. 

I am super proud of our ugly sweaters. 

I looked on Pinterest for ideas a couple hours before the party.

I found some and went to work.

The sweaters were from the DI.

Tinsel and ornaments from the dollar store. 

Then lots of hot glue :) 

Sweater total: $5.50 per sweater

Friday Night Date: Comedy

Quick update on the internship: We have never felt such great relief so be rejected for a internship. Facebook denied us so we are full force going to Adobe this summer in San Jose. We are excited for the adventure!

Andy and I had a great date on Friday night. We attended BYU's Humor U night. We watched 5 comedians who were funny but the last comedian was hilarious! It was obvious he had a lot more experience than the others. His name is Steve Soelberg, you can watch some of his act here. It was a perfect night away with A LOT of laughter.

A night of Haikus

Andy planned a fun Japanese date night with games and Haiku writing. I love nights like this! I'm new to writing Haikus, Andy is a natural. I am so grateful for my husband.

Night of Japanese

Games that would not bore a child 

Night taken back in time 

Big smile loud laughter

Sweet grin silent observing

Heart is smiling back 

Anticipation

A new place we will call home

Adventure ahead 

Green my favorite

Tiny men playing some tricks

I will be waiting

Written by Blaire

Little momo treat

Winter's date with Blaire at night

Loser's tummy upset

Japanese game night

Charlie, Olive, sleep soundly

Mom and dad have fun!

Kids anticipate

Running, swimming, summertime

Long for winter's end

Wild dreams come true

Tesla, Amazon and more

Anguished decision

Written by Andy

Valentines Day

Here's how we celebrated our special Valentines Day:

It started with Charlie finding the strawberry starter kit in my dresser drawer, my v-day gift for Andy, and taking it to him before he left for work. It was so odd. Andy was like, what is this? I was still in bed mostly sleeping. I saw and sleepily replied, its your v-day gift. Thanks Charlie for making the presentation more perfect than i could have.

Andy came home from work and we immediately left for dinner. We ate dinner at a very busy Settebello's. We started dinner with dessert, Italian ice cream.

Andy then took me to Cinderella a Ballet Performance. I had hinted earlier in the week that it would be a good idea. Turned out it was a bad idea. We both agreed at the end that it should be our last Ballet. Not that the dancers were bad, they were great. Its just a long time to watch people dance and act super cheesy because they can't speak. Ballets are great but its just not our thing.

I feel like Valentines is a little forced. My favorite dates with Andy are the unexpected. Our very first date is still one of my favorites. It was very unexpected! He was just some guy in my ward. But he called me up and convinced me to go out for a date. He took me to the Banff Mountain Film Festival. It was a perfect evening. I remember feeling that it felt nice being with him.
The films shown at Banff always inspire me! This is our first year missing the Film Fesitival since we have known each other. Big Bummer. I love Andy and am so grateful for that first unexpected date.

three guys named mike

I always enjoy a good old fashioned black and white movie. I really had to talk Andy into it and he ended up enjoying it. I love the style of the women in those days! And i loved trying to guess which Mike she was going to choose in the end. Just good innocent fun is my idea of a great movie!

Nerf Guns and Aggies

 We had a great weekend, although Andy got called into work Saturday. Friday night was also busy and he came home late so, thanks to pintrest, i planned a fun little date night activity. This is how it started...
Andy walked in the door to a dark house and this note, with me hiding in the dark downstairs ready to pounce! We had so much fun. I already know that these cheap nerf guns were worth the money. We ate yummy Thai take out for dinner, had oreo's dipped in milk for dessert and watched pride and prejudice. A perfect mix of manly and girly activities. We both were happy about the events.

Our Saturday was filled with Aggie sporting events, thanks to my dedicated Aggie Fan Father. Charlie and I enjoyed the football game with cousins and friends. Aggies beat Texas State by a landslide! Then Andy made it to Logan that evening for the Basketball Game, which was won again with the same ease as the football game. Aggies are sure rockin' it this year! I love to see them win :)

Honeymoon #3

As we were planning our first anniversary last year, we kept calling it our honeymoon. We did the same thing this year. So maybe we'll just go with it. 2 years married, but its our 3rd honeymoon :)  And this year it really felt like another honeymoon because i wasn't pregnant. 

Its felt like i have been with Andy forever! And forever in a good way :) I love him. We enjoyed our first over nighter, without Charlie, up at Snowbird. We enjoyed good food, beautiful scenery, great relaxation in hot tubs and steam rooms, and a ride down the alpine slide. A perfect little get-a-way in the mountain.

How grateful i am for a good husband. 

Horse Faces

I was introduced to horse faces in college. Not sure exactly by who, but my guess is either Kara or Rachel, two of my roomies from my second home, the beach house. I remember laughing so hard as we took picture after picture. 

On one of my dates with Andy we sat in the car doing the same thing, laughing and blowing our lips while taking continuous pictures. If you have never tried you have got to! We did this the other day. And for some reason, it never gets old!

p.s. does anyone know how i can turn my pictures vertical? It drives me crazy when it does this! 

old journal entires

I am grateful for journals. I am grateful that from a young age i loved writing in my journals. I have many journals filled with my secrets. Mostly about who i liked at the time :) Well tonight i grabbed an old note book, or so i thought, to write down some thoughts as a i prepared to speak in church. As i opened the note book i realized it was my journal from Feb 2010. I of coarse got sucked into reading it. Next thing i knew it was an hour later and my love for Andy grew 10 fold! The entries were from our first date all through our courtship and to the engagement. It was so fun to think back to that "magical time"!

Here are a few snippets of my favorite entries...
Feb 9, 2010 
No love interest at the moment. I'm 22 so don't even worry. I've got time.
Feb 19, 2010
I had no date...but then Roudy invited me to a hockey game. Travis invited me to play volleyball (both texted. Both minus one point) Then Andy from my ward called. He invited me to the Banff Mountain Film Festival (one point for calling. One point for a date). So i went with Andy and i am glad i did.
Feb 23, 2010
Andy, from the ward called. Last name W something. He's 1/2 Japanese so it's hard to pronounce. We're going out Thursday night. Its been the most excited I've been about a date for a long time.
Feb 27, 2010
Best date EVER. Thanks Andy :) He went to Jackson Hole this weekend. It's weird, i miss him.
March 6, 2010
Everything went well...except for when mom mentioned how i showed her pictures of him on Facebook. Embarrassing!!
Mar 19, 2010
I had a dream that i accidentally said, "i love you" to him over the phone. I panicked!
Mar 28, 2010
Andy  said some really nice things about me. He really boosts me up and inspires me to be better.
April 18, 2010
He loves me!
April 26, 2010
Andy and I laugh a lot together. I always come home with a tired belly but it's the feeling of happiness.
April 28, 2010
He finally said "I love you" and i did too, in between filled with all our silly talk and laughter. We're thinking September.

And so we did. We were married September 25. It happened fast, but when you know you know, right? I had forgotten how exciting and fun our courtship was. I am glad for these journals so i'll never forget! I love this Andy guy, i am so glad i married him.

Andy's big day

My sweet husband is 28 today! We celebrated all weekend! Date Friday night. Massage from my dear friend Traci Saturday morning. Go-cart racing with family and friends that afternoon. Cake and Ice Cream. It was a fun filled weekend. I hope he knows how much i love him!

 Dinner at Red Iguana #2 then we went and saw BRAVE

Blowing out his candles, Charlie stuck his hand into the cake.

 I think he's ready for his birthday.

Our 2nd annual Birthday Race at FAST KART in Murray. Andy again won 1st place. My brother Reggie and his bother in law Micah were the big competition. They had a great time.