Sunday, December 29, 2013

Hello 2014 Thanks for the Fun 2013

2013 is definitely a year to be remembered. 
Outside of getting married which was obviously 
one of the biggest events of my life,
this year has been wonderful to Ty and I. 
I was looking up fun family traditions and one of them was to write a letter
to each year thanking "it" for the memories made. 
I loved the idea so here we go!


Dear 2013, 
You had quite a few fabulous surprises up your sleeve this year. 
Thanks for that.  I am a big fan of surprises. 
 The first surprise was my sweet Mr. B proposing at the top of a beautiful mountain on January 12th . 
The words he said there brought me to tears.
That was very good way to start off the year. 


Then the planning started for the big day!!
We had a short lovely engagement and were married in the 
St. George Temple on a beautiful clear day.
March 16, 2013
will forever be a special day for us. 

Because of school we only were able to make a quick get
away to Vegas for our 1st Honeymoon..
(Yes we had 3)
My wonderful mother bought us a 2 night stay at a little resort place in Vegas
and through all the planning I thought she booked the hotel and she thought I did. 
So.... on the way to Vegas I decided to call the hotel and double check...
Yup.. no one had booked the hotel. 
Thank heavens for Hotwire and cheap deals.
We hurried and booked a couple nights and the classy Riviera.
The trip was definitely one to remember. 
There was no microwave for the food that we brought to eat sooo
we spent most of our meals at the Mcdonalds across the street.
To top off our sweet little vacation I forgot to bring
1- My toothbrush
2- My make-up
3- A hair tie
4- A brush
5- A razor
Needless to say Ty is a keeper and was definitely thrown into reality quick. 

Honeymoon round 2 was much better.  
We were able to use the hotel that my mom had bought for our real honeymoon and
we had a splendid time. 

Finally it was May and our REAL honeymoon was here!
Third time is the charm I guess. 

 We loved our cruise and would go on another one in a heartbeat!
We loved relaxing, eating way too much, and Ty loved competing 
and winning any competition he could ;)

In August we were able to go through the temple with my brother Ethan
for him to go on his mission in Chesapeake Virginia.

It's been so amazing to see him grow through his letters. 
He has such a sweet heart and I know he is blessing many lives on his mission.  
He grew up so fast! 

School started in August for Ty.
Along with classes and homework came the inevitable football intramurals. 
I love watching him play and I'm probably the only wife yelling from the sideline. 
This year their team played so well! 
It was so fun to watch them make it to the top and win the tournament. 

Nothing too exciting happened between October and now but 
this year was definitely full of wonderful memories. 

We had a wonderful Christmas morning Skyping with Ethan and opening 
sweet presents from each other.  

We are excited for a new year together and I am sure it will be full of 
surprises and new opportunities.  
We loved 2013 but feel very blessed to have another great year together. 

Thanks again 2013, we couldn't have asked for a better year. 
Love, Me and Mr. B






Sunday, December 8, 2013

Mr. B's Birthday and a Big Blurry Blizzard!

This weekend was full of fun and adventure!
Ty's birthday was on Saturday and he 
decided that he wanted to spend
it at his families cabin. 
We bundled up Friday night and got to the cabin with the temperature reading
12 degrees...yup 12... we were freezing! 
The cabin heated up quickly and after some yummy chili dogs
we had Ty's early birthday cake!


I tried a ice cream sandwich cake recipe I found on Pinterest 
and we are huge fans!
Basically its layers of ice cream sandwiches, whip cream, caramel sauce, and toffee bits!
We would highly recommend it! Super yummy and super easy!
The hard part is trying not to eat the whole thing!

The next morning we woke up to a blizzard!
It was snowing like crazy and we were worried for awhile that we would be stuck.
We stayed inside cuddled up watching TV and playing games until around 3 and then decided that we 
should probably head out before it got dark. 

Our plan was to cut down a Christmas tree while we were up there so even
with the snow storm we were determined to bring one home!
So we headed out in this crazy mess!
(The picture doesn't do the weather justice!)

We drove for a good 15-20 minutes 
looking for a decent tree that was no farther than 50 yards away from the car. 
We weren't in the mood to hike!!
We saw a few runner ups but they didn't quite pass the test. 
Finally I saw a cute little tree and made Ty run and check it out.
It was kind of small but we were getting desperate so Mr. B cut it down. 
Don't mind my outfit... like I said we were desperate but determined. 

We brought it home and it fits perfect in our little apartment! 

I was hoping to find a tree skirt I liked somewhere without
paying a fortune but we ran out of time and so I created this little beauty

I love how it fits underneath our little tree :)

The Christmas season can now officially start! 
We have the snow and we have the tree!
I think this is a Christmas we will always remember.
I am very excited for our first Christmas together!
Oh, and Happy Birthday Ty!