Craig Morgan II

Thanks (once again!) to Jason for hooking us up with some sweet tickets! Matt had never gotten over his jealousy that I got to see Craig Morgan in concert without him last summer, so this concert was much anticipated for our household :)

After admiring the salt flats for a few hours (aka: nothing - see picture), we finally made it into town and had a fast but fun night (minus when we all didn't feel too hot after eating at a buffet). Matt got to meet Craig and try to creep him out by knowing the area he lives in- however, I guess Matt wasn't as creepy as me (?) bc their conversation seemed to flow a lot better than my previous attempt and basically ended with Craig inviting us to gamble with them after the concert (too bad we don't gamble)! Although we only ran into Craig once after the concert, I think Matt is slyly implying we hung out with him :)

One more note... Matt ended up voluntarily hopping behind the counter with Jason and helping him sell merchandise after the concert... I found it pretty funny!  Particularly because Matt looked like he fit in with the country crowd more than Jason. :)  I guess there is always room for one more.  

Tags Galore

I've been tagged twice... and I realized I could only avoid it for so long!  So, without further delay, here we go!

First...

Non-essential things about me:
1. I like to do pots and pans by hand... even if they are dishwasher safe (much to Matt's dismay).
2. My toes are ALWAYS painted. 
3. I only recently found out I wasn't a "mistake" baby, but only a surprise! (and a good one, if I do say so myself *wink*).
4. I quickly forget most of the story of any book I read... even if I loved it.
5. I have a blanket fetish... Matt always has to pry me away from them in stores!
6. I google anything and everything... and I'm good at it!  Need to know how many gallons of gas a car takes, what country an animal originates, how to fix a refrigerator?... there are no limits!

Next...

10 years ago I was: Finishing up 8th grade, getting over my 3 year crush on John Herring, and looking forward to High School and Seminary (big girl stuff)!

5 things on my 'to do' list today
1. Go to work - try to appear competent to the patients.
2. Make a to-do list for tomorrow (my day off!).
3. Figure out how to spend my time tonight while Matt holds two meetings at our house (Elder's quorum and HOA - yipee!).
4. Attempt to work out
5. Return phone calls!

5 Things I would do if I became a billionaire:
1. Pay off our debts (house, car)
2. Pay off our family's debt - everyone!  
3. Set up some awesome investments, funds, etc.  I would make a fund like my friend's family - they have a trust that is strictly to fund family vacations every few years (and it pays everything for everyone).  How cool is that?
4. TRAVEL!  Everywhere.
5. Buy lots of land and build a home - with our wrap around porch, horses, a pond (or maybe I should opt for LAKE), and a four-wheeler for Matt for cruising around the property, etc!  

3 of my bad habits:
1. Wasting time in the morning
2. Touching my face
3. Being grumpy to Matt

5 places I've lived:
1. Ohio
2. Florida
3. Tennessee - a rental house for a year
4. Tennessee - our house!
5. Utah

6 jobs I've had
1. Sonic Car Hop
2. Custodial in the library on campus
3. Secretary for the English Comp office
4. Taught Social Skills to Elementary School kids
5. Financial Aid Office

6. Meals on Wheels Marketer

Something most people don't know about me: I absolutely love efficiency (particularly in things I am invested in)... some people may know that already :)

Pics that make me happy...

I should say "some" pictures that make me happy - bc there are definitely more than this! I really love photography - I should probably take a class someday for fun. Anyway, these a few pictures I've taken over the years that just... make me happy! I love how something so simple can be so beautiful.

No better way to spend a morning...

Thanks to Mandy (our friend and dental hygienist), I get the have the cleanest teeth on the block

(at least for a little while after she has cleaned them).

Check out the awesome Flouride action --

Pina Colada Flavored!

An affair to remember

Valentines day... a day of love. A few days before I spent a day with Hill making these delightful creations...

...on Vday Matt and I ate chips and salsa while watching Premonition (I know, I know, GREAT Vday movie... ha) as an appetizer before dinner. When I called to get a reservation earlier in the week the lady at Sundance informed me that they had been booked for two weeks but that they happened to have a cancellation a few minutes before I called - eureka, it was meant to be! So, I had to settle with an 8:15 appointment. Here is where the story begins..

She mentioned it would be a "limited menu" for the evening and I thought, no problem, we'll have three or four of their most amazing dishes to choose from. When we arrived at the restaurant the waiter handed us a menu and walked away. Matt and I stared at it in confusion... do we pick from this list? How does this work? Where are the prices? Neither one of us wanted to look like the dummy, so we continued to play along like we knew what was happening! The waiter returns and explains, "Well, I see you have the menu for the evening, you may follow along as we go." We were about to eat ALL of it!

Item one and two caused Matt to gag (for those who don't know my husband well, he has the most sensitive gag reflex of any person I've ever known!). Several times we had to look around the room to try to see how other people were eating things (do I pick it up? do I use a fork? a spoon?). I googled several of the menu items when I got home to figure out what we had eaten. Over the course of the evening we used 5 forks, 4 knives, and 3 spoons. WHEW! Needless to say, we've made a pact to never tell how much the meal ended up being (we started making bets quietly as we neared the end of the 2 hour eating extravaganza... neither one of us got close)... However, in spite of the cost, it was possibly one of the most memorable/comical meal experiences we will most likely ever have!

Bon Appetit!

Sundancing

SUNDANCE

Ski rental: $10. Lift Ticket: $17. A day on the slopes with friends (and no injuries): Priceless.

Atticus is the BIG O-N-E!

It is hard to believe that it was just over a year ago that Hill was pregnant, working over-time trying to save the admissions office, and being diagnosed with toxemia. This cute little fella was worth it.