Newest Addition

So, Bryan and I have really been wanting this fluffy pillow from Pier 1. It is the softest, most fluffy, bestest pillow ever. (see below) Anyway, it FINALLY went on sale and I told Bryan that he had to go and pick it up after work. So, being the good husband he is, he did. But being the BEST husband ever, he saw this chair and proceeded to hurry home with pictures of it to tell me about it so that I could decide if I wanted it. We've been looking for a chair for a while now, but just haven't found a good deal for one we like. I LOVE that Bryan 1) knows what I like 2) now knows a good deal on furniture when he sees one and 3) lets me buy things. So I saw the pictures and we scurried on back up to Pier 1 (all while having tickets to a movie at the dollar theater in less than half an hour) and bought it on the spot. Yeah, we thought it was that good of a deal. Plus I love the color and shape!!

So now I have a green and red chair next to one another and I love it!! Now I am in the works of getting a fat, squatty red pillow for the green chair to counteract the wonderfully large white one and tie everything together. Which, come by and cuddle with the white one. You'll love it.

Us

Just some pictures of us. This was at Alex's wedding. Sorry they are a little fuzzy.

Rockin' Chair

I finally remembered to take a picture of the finished rocking chair (which has been done for like 2 or 3 months now) so now I can post about it. I guess there isn't much to say. It was old and rickety, the paint was coming off and it was brown. Like old 70's brown. So we changed it. We were debating between white and red, but decided on red since we needed color somewhere and we'll just paint it again if we want to change it in the future. So after many hours of working on it.....here is our "new" rocking chair.

Yes, we took it apart and sanded the whole thing.....by hand.

In pieces.

All sanded and back together again---much more sturdy too with new glue.

Primer. So this is what it would look like white.

RED!! Please don't look at it and think it looks really bright. It doesn't in person, it was just late at night with terrible overheard lighting. It looks great in person. Everyone compliments it.

So yep, Bryan and I can do things if we put our mind to it.

Date Night

I don't know if I would consider this our first official date night since we got married, because we do activities together all the time and Bryan treats me AMAZINGLY (especially when I want chocolate). But I decided that we needed a real date night. How does the saying go? Planned, paid for, pair off. Well, we are always paired off and we are always paying, so I emphasized on the planned part.

I "chatted" Bryan (through Gmail on our Androids---could you get more tech-y?) and asked him if he was busy that night. Of course he said no, so I asked if he would like to go on a date with me. Luckily he said yes.

Whew! That could have been a close call.

I wanted to make dinner instead of going out because we are hopefully starting a new, extra- better savings plan to pay off some debt. Could a house be in the future? Who knows? So instead of spending our typical $50-$65, I spent $6 for asparagus and Swiss cheese. We had everything else. I decided on my classic Chicken Cordon Bleu. Behold, our dinner date....

For those who would like to know, I locked Bryan in our bedroom so he wouldn't know what has going on. PLUS, I used the skills I learned in my Cooking Class at BYU to make it so that everything would be finished at the same time. And it WORKED!! Plus, I love Chicken Cordon Bleu because it is delicious AND so simple. Also notice from the picture below that I used some skills from the same class to make a meal that is pleasing to the eye and taste buds. What I mean is that there is an array of color (orange, green, yellow and redish purple) and flavors (sweet, buttery, brown sugar carrots; savory chicken, ham and cheese; salty balsamic---with a little soy sauce---asparagus with a wonderful tender crunch; and tart grape juice). Seriously, isn't your mouth watering?
Bryan was very proud of me and he loved it. Or at least I'm saying he did. After finishing dinner I had gotten us tickets to ComedySportz. I have never been although everyone talks about it and Bryan hadn't been in a pretty long while. I thought it was a perfect idea, just like the meal. A romantic meal followed by comedy. A perfect opposite balance. Man, I'm good.

Anyway it was hilarious. These guys are so good at improv. And yes, they are all guys. Bryan and I had a discussion before it started that guys are just generally more naturally funny than girls. Seriously, how many good women comedians are there? Tiny Fey, Bonnie Hunt, Ellen, Rosie O'Donald back in the day? Yeah, that's about as far as we got too. Well, that was a sidetrack, but they are so funny! And the 'sports' come into play (like the pun?) in a Whose Line is it Anyway type of way. They are on teams and get point depending on who the audience cheers louder for. I was for the Blue Team. They were hilarious!!
As seen below. He was trying to get the other guy, Trevor, I think, (in the bottom right corner) to guess what he was trying to "buy" by giving Trevor clues. This picture he was trying to buy Kryptonite Jello. I know, random, but that's what makes it funny. And so he came out as a typical Mormon mom. You get it---green jello. It was so funny that I was laughing so hard my throat started to hurt. Plus Trevor has some type of degenerative problem I think so he uses his hands to pull himself around, but despite his problems, he was one of the funniest! Congrats to him for laughing his way through life.
Overall, a successful date I would say. If you need tips on how you too may have a wonderful, perfectly balanced date, feel free to call or email. I'm available most days of the week.