Valentine's Getaway

Ok, so I know I said I wasn't going to post anymore snow pictures, but I totally forgot about this trip and had to put up some pictures! For valentines day/David's birthday this year, we were aching to get away so we decided to stay in a hotel in Park City for a few nights and go snowboarding. I know park city is close to home for us, but it was nice to still be away. We went snowboarding at the Canyons and then were able to relax in a hot tub for a few hours. It was incredible! They had complimentary breakfasts every morning, a parking garage, and a heated pool. We felt like royalty. I am so glad I married my best friend who loves doing what I love. Snowboarding was a blast, but it was freezing, so we were extra bundled and yes, I fell a time or two :). Maybe someday we'll own one of those huge 5,000 square foot cabins scattered on the trails at the Canyons resort so we can ski whenever we want!

Goodbye winter, hello spring!!

Today it was 63* degrees outside and it was glorious! Shorts weather and you could feel heat from the sun, now that's something I haven't felt in a while. Don't get me wrong, we have had a blast snowboarding together, and playing frisbee in the snow on Valentines Day, but we are so excited for some warmer weather. A few things I miss about warm weather are:

-Not being freezing when you get in the car
-Not having to shovel your driveway, then shovel it again an hour later because it has already snowed 3 inches
-Not having to scrape your windshield in the morning, then wait for the defroster to work so the new mist doesn't freeze and make your work pointless.
-Going on walks/bike rides around the neighborhood
-Playing sports like catch and frisbee outside
-Going on an outdoor run
-Going to a baseball game at night under the lights and not needing five blankets
-Not having to worry about your driving abilities or the other drivers in the ice, sleet, and snow
-Barbeques
-Playing at the beach and boogie boarding
-And taking pictures of star trails late at night

Well, I hope you enjoy our last tribute of pictures to the snow, and a welcoming in of the nice weather. Longboarding, here we come!

The Flood...

So we got home from winning my soccer game all pumped up, walked in the side door and heard RUNNING WATER....yep, our wash machine hose broke in the basement and flooded our basement with 3 inches of water. Luckily for us, it stayed on one side that had half cement and half carpet anyways, so it didn't really destroy anything. David, being the handyman that he is, just ripped up the carpet and mats and let them all dry outside then put them back in our basement and it is like nothing happened. I am so glad I married someone handier than me, otherwise we'd be using a ton of duct tape and superglue! Don't worry, David's guitars were safe. :)

Yucaipa

We got to go to the park and play frisbee and hang out with my family in southern California. My niece and nephews are adorable and my mom got a new puppy...which David and I both now want! More photos to come...

Christmas in San Fran

Well the weather was a real change from snowy Provo, UT but we had a blast this Christmas! We started in Benicia, (close to San Francisco) and drove to Redding, then flew to Southern California to experience all of California over a two week break. We spent time with his David's family and then mine and got to relax almost the whole time. We boogie boarded at the beach in Southern California, took pictures by the golden gate bridge, shopped, shopped, shopped, and went to the movies quite a few times. On our layover in long beach, we saw four Christmas Carolers dressed up like Charles Dickens...it was so cool!

Le moustache

Dave grew a mustache for a month just before thanksgiving and loved it, even though the first two weeks itched and he wished more people would have noticed, but he did turn some heads.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....

These were taken the day we left to fly to California for Christmas break, we were sad to leave so much fun snow but happy to see family so soon. David was so bored while I was at work, so he made snowmen look-a-likes of us. In case you can't tell, I am the one with a tree branch for hair. :) He also made a baby snowman...he would love to be a daddy!

Thanksgiving Family Photos

Here are some thanksgiving family photos, I tried uploading the others but my computer was freezing, so I will try again later.

Happy Halloween!

I never thought carving pumpkins could be so fun! David set up the camera and we had some fun outside with taking spooky pictures. David says this year we'll be ghosts for halloween, so we were just practicing our costumes!

Vote YES on Prop 8 California!

If Prop 8 doesn't pass, California will be the first in the domino effect of our nation redefining the traditional view of marriage. God has created one way for two people to create a family and that is ONLY through a man and a wife, and might I add married. We have pushed the lines in so many directions and redefining the Lord's law on marriage will destroy society and many other institutions as we now know them. Adoption agencies refusing to adopt to gay and lesbian couples will be forced to close, colleges refusing to provide housing for same sex couples will be sued, religious leaders refusing to preform marriages for same gender couples will have their legal license revoked and be sued, and our children will be forced to learn values we don't agree with in their early years in school. We have already seen a doctor in Massachusetts who refused to artificially inseminate a lesbian couple because it was against his beliefs be sued and even lose his license to practice medicine even though he referred the couple to another doctor.

This is huge and we will ALL regret not standing up and fighting for what we believe if we stand by and watch it not pass. Vote YES on Prop 8 and tell all your California friends to do the same. Register by October 20!! We can still be tolerant of other people's beliefs and they will still have the same civil rights, but we don't have to allow our own to be under attack.

Opening Night...love of color and point of view!

Our show opening was a great success last friday and we'd like to thank all of our wonderful friends and family who made it out to support us. It really means a lot to have so much support with something so important to us. I got one final critique from a teacher, Robert Marshall, and by the end of the night my feet were tired of the heels! Thanks to coco and sky for being on camera duty for the night, great job! We thought it might be nice to post some pictures from the opening for those of you who couldn't make it. We hope you enjoy!

Corban Matthew

My older sister, Melody, and her husband Matt just had their first baby! It is a cute little boy named Corban Matthew Odell. He is now just a few weeks old and already he looks SO MUCH like Matt!!!