Loving married life!

I know this late, but I've been busy. Mark made Valentine's Day very special for me and for us as a couple! It all started on Friday while I was at work. I was doing an intake and went to get the equipment for the patient. When I came back to my desk, I found this:

A dozen roses! 6 red, and of course 6 purple roses! It absolutely made my day-and made my desk smell and look gorgeous!! I thought things couldnt get better. Well, I was wrong. I came home and found this:

Deliscous chocolate covered strawberries! Oh they were good! While I was enjoying them up in the clouds, oblivious to anything going on around, Mark was busy setting this up:

Valentines day was absolutely perfect!! We went to the Temple and then enjoyed a yummy lunch at Olive Garden. All in all, I could not ask for a more perfect husband than Mark!!

Yummy Pancakes

Ok, first, dont worry, Mark made Valentines day absolutely wonderful (full story coming next post.) Until then, if you want a simple, but delicious pancake recipe, try this. Yummy! Thats all I have time for now...

Snow!

I use to like snow. Snow in Maryland meant no school, sledding, hot chocolate, fun times equals good times/memories. Oh the good times. However, now that I am living in Idaho, I despise snow! Once it starts, it doesn't stop for months. Granted, snow is not the real problem; the roads are not PROPERLY plowed. I know we live in a farming community, however, roads are not farm land and therefore should be plowed with the proper equipment. Next, because the roads are not cleared well, it turns to ice and therefore makes it extremely slippery, which then makes difficult to drive on and therefore makes me sad/scared/frustrated. And last, but certainly not least, the oh so freezing...or should I say below freezing temperatures. This morning when Mark went to work out with the Army ROTC group it was -32!!! That is just wrong. But none the less, I am here and will be here for one more winter after this, then onto new adventures.
Ok. thats all for now. Sorry to be so down, I do like Rexburg most of the time :-) I am grateful though to be here with Mark and to have him in my life as my husband. Im also grateful for my job during our economys hard time. Alright, its bed time...5:30 comes early.

I've been tagged...

Crazy 8's

I was tagged by my friend Ally:

My 8 Favorite Restaurants:

1-Applebee's
2-Craigo's
3-Olive Garden
4-Cheesecake Factory
5-Phillips Crabhouse
6-Silver Diner
7-Thai House
8-Red Lobster

My 8 Favorite T.V. shows:
1-Law and Order SVU
2-NCIS
3-The Bachelor
4-The Bachelorette (Im running low...)
5-Gilmore Girls
6- Jon and Kate Plus 8
7- Amry Wives
8- Wedding Story

8 things I did yesterday:
1-Worked out
2-Went to work
3-Shopping
4-Watched a movie
5-Made cookies with my husband
6-Showered
7-Relaxed after work with Mark (so nice after a crazy week!)
8-Made breakfast


8 Things I am looking forward to:
1-Going shooting with the Richters
2-Adopting a kitten
3-Seeing my family
4-Seeing Marks family
5-Mark graduating
6-Mark going active duty
7-Relaxing this weekend
8-Winter being over

8 wishes:
1-I wish that my house would clean it self
2-I wish money wasn't so important
3-I wish I could see family more often
4-I wish that everything didn't cost money
(I know that goes with wish 2 but I still wish it)
5-I wish for good health all the time for me and my family
6-To have a home where love and Christ are ever present
7-For people in this world to be more understanding
8-Mark to be safe while being in the army

People I tag:
1. Bethany 2. Jessica P 3. Lindsay 4. Teresa 5. Amanda 6. and new to the blogging world, Catherine

wow wow wow

I dont know where the time has gown, but as a good friend so kindly mentioned, I need to update my blog (Thanks Teresa!) We'll start with our move. We have moved into a bigger apartment...and love it! (Once things are completely organized, we'll post pictures.) We have great neighbors and am glad about that! Because Mark has training today, I go to church by myself. But, my great neighbors upstairs knocked on my door and sat by me in church. They are super nice!
Christmas, After about a 2 hour delay we made it to Maryland with my family. Things were a little crazy, but it was nice to be there. My mom is fostering this dog who use to be abused. He and I did not hit off well. He bit me (after I had put on a brand new shirt that I bought the day before!) and then ate part of the heel off a pair of shoes. Cole (the dog) and I were beginning to be friends about 2 days before I left. We then headed off to Florida on New Years Day. A little family reunion was held at Disney World. It was beautiful-80 degrees and sunny everyday! On the 5 we headed back to Rexburg, only to be stopped by a snow storm, 3 dozen accidents, and taking way too long (2+ hours to get from SLC to Bountiful). We stayed the night in Utah and Tuesday morning we were able to make back.

Graduation :-)

After a long four and a half years, I have graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho!!! Wahoo! My parents as well as Marks mom and sister were able to come out. Im glad they were able to do this, and that they made it back to their separate destinations safely. I also was really happy that Mark was able to be apart of the ROTC Color Guard that night. I am now working at Valley Medical Shoppe here while Mark finishes school.
We also attended Mike Williams wedding and reception where we ran into some past O'Fallon ward members, the Sittons. All in all it was a great weekend!

100 DAYS!

I was playing around on facebook today and happened to glance at our "Wedding Counter". 100 days and still going strong :-) Haha. I absolutely love being married to Mark and am really grateful and glad he is in my life as my husband!
Anyways, seeing as how its been a little while since I've updated, I'll go ahead and fill you in on our life: We spent a delicious and fun-filled Thanksgiving in Lehi, UT at my old roommate and super cool friend Jills house with her and her family! It was a lot of fun to be able to get out of our normal busy routine. We then met up with my sister Hannah and her boyfriend Trevor in Logan for Sunday dinner after attending an amazing missionary farewell for my dear Brittany! All in all, it was a lot of fun, as well as relaxing! Upon returning to chilly Rexburg for a total of 10 days left in my college career, I took a job offer from Valley Medical Shoppe. I am so grateful to have a job, especially with the way our economy is going. It is crazy to think that in just a few days I will be graduating-where did the time go? I'm also excited that my parents as well as my mother and sister-in laws will be coming out for graduation festivities!