Me and My Boydfriend.

Airplanes & the Pacific Northwest

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Boyd and I love airplanes. We might feel differently one day when we have children, but for now we love having time where there is nothing else to do but talk, read and nap. We are so blessed to have the opportunity to fly often! This weekend, we spent a beautiful gloomy weekend in Seattle, Wa.

Happy 4th Anniversary!

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Yep, he's a keeper.

I love you Boyd-o!

Sometimes, a girl just needs her mom

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And luckily, mine is just one flight away.

Spent the weekend with my folks. We had a great time enjoying the warmth, food and opening night of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at the Old Town Theatre.

A little bite out of the Big Apple

2011-10-02T19:44:00.000-07:00

This weekend Boyd and I went to New York! We are sad to see summer go, so we decided to go on a "farewell Summer" trip. Boyd had never been to New York, and because it is one of those "must sees," that is where we headed. It was a very short trip as we both had to work on Friday, and needed to get back to work on Monday morning. So, after work on Friday we took a red eye and landed in New York at about 7 a.m., Saturday. We wandered around the city, ate delcious street vendor food, saw the sights, and headed back to the airport and arrived back at our home on Saturday night at 11:00 p.m.

The weather was perfect and the people were rad; so, in true Bowers fashion we wandered around aimlessly discovering little treasures.

Just a few pics from our trip:

View from Central Park
Times Square

Rockefeller Center

New York thin crust Pizza from some Hole-in-the-wall restaurant on Broadway

We stumbled upon the Korean Day Parade. AKA: The parade came out of no where and we accidently started marching in it.

Boyd going up to the 8th floor of Macey's.

Another pic of the Korean Day Parade. This is a picture of me yelling to Boyd to come rescue me.

Empire State Building

View from Central Park

In front of a train in Macey's

Sunday was spent sleeping and recovering from our sleepless 24 hours. And now with a little taste of the big apple (and delicious new york cheese cake), we are ready to welcome Fall with open arms.

Mr. Olympia!

2011-09-28T19:30:00.001-07:00

A couple of weekends ago, the boyd and I and a couple of friends headed down to Las Vegas for the annual Mr. Olympia competition and expo. We love to lift weights, so this was right up our alley! As it so happens, I'm writing this blog post before I head to the gym, so I am going to make it short and sweet before I lose my motivation.

My. Olympia in a nutshell: muscles, protien, trashy outfits and a whole lot of fun. Can't wait till next year!

(aren't they awesome?!)

Boyd sorting out all of our protien/pre workouts/post workouts. Next time you see us, we will just be two masses of muscle.

Now off to the gym!

In Pursuit of Courage

2011-09-18T19:45:00.000-07:00

I love my sweet husband, and I am so grateful to be married to such an understanding and empathetic individual. I admire his resilience, courage and hope. His perspective on life is more than inspiring, and I'm forever in debt to my Heavenly Father for keeping me in mind when he was plotting out the course of Boyd's life.

Just a thought from Winston Churchill:

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm"

East Coast Fun

2011-08-04T06:37:00.001-07:00

About two weeks ago, Boyd and I took a little adventure out to the East Coast! While essentially it was only a two day trip, we still had a blast and fit A LOT in. We figured that we traveled to 8 different states in the three days! First, our adventure consisted of taking a red eye on Friday night out to Boston where my parents picked us up from the airport. Then we drove to Vermont for my cousins wedding. We spent Saturday in Vermont, and on Sunday we drove out to Maine, and hung out on the beach and played. Then Sunday night we drove to Boston, and flew out early Monday morning and headed back home! While it was a whirlwind of a trip, we managed to take some pictures.

York Beach, Maine. This is the cutest light house you have ever seen. And housed right next to it, is a little restaurant with the most delicious lobster you have ever tasted.

My parental unites in York Beach. (My mom would spend every summer in York Beach when she was a kid, so we had a blast going to all her "usual" spots!)

Vermont is to die for. Honestly, just so beautiful. The whole state looked incredibly green and luscious.

My cousin got married on Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont. It was so picturesque, and a perfect day for a wedding.

Lake Champlain

We also went to a maple syrup farm! It was so yummy, that we bought tons of tiny little 3 oz bottles of maple syrup to bring home with us in our carry-on. I think we have enough for about 3 pancakes.
We had such a blasty blast, and my parents are some of the best travel partners you will ever meet. They are so easy going and always up for an adventure. Boyd and I are so blessed to have such a wonderful relationship with my family, and have the opportunity to spend so much time with them.

Keeping things Weird.

2011-03-13T17:31:00.000-07:00

This last weekend, Boyd and I went to Portland, Oregon. Random? Absolutely. Fun? incredible. Place I would live? No doubt about it. Boyd and I honestly believe that our souls led us to to this little place of green trees, cloudy weather, and misfits. Don't believe me? You soon will.

We needed to get away because it has been a stressful as of late, with our new jobs, and all three of my grandparents passing within the last couple months. So Friday morning we hopped on a plane to Portland, Oregon. We didn't have any plans and thought we would just wing it. It was absolutely gorgeous and green and we had a blast!

Down Town Portland.

We went to the Saturday Market, where all different artisans gather and sell their hand made products. You wouldn't believe all the creativity! It was amazing. I love to sew and haven't done it for awhile, and it totally inspired me to get back to the thing that I love!
As some of you may know, my rockin husband can play the accordion. Yes, the accordion. While there, we found this man on the corner playing one. Of course, boyd went up and talked with him and they decided that they should "jam" together and put together a street corner band.
Another thing about us, we LOVE doughnuts. I think I even have blogged about doughnuts in the past. Well Portland happens to be the home of the famous VooDoo doughnuts. We waited in line for an hour for two doughnuts.. and it was worth it! They were all shaped funny and had silly flavors like chocolate and Bacon.
One day, we rented a car and decided to drive to the coast. We got to Cannon Beach, and found some of the most beautiful beach scenery I have ever seen. It was so different. Loved it.

Doesn't he look like Boyd??
When we got to Cannon Beach, we were hungry. So we stopped in for some tasty clam chowder in a bread bowl.

We then kept driving up the coast to Astoria, Oregon. It was this quaint little industrial beach town.

All the houses were these pretty little victorian cottages painted with bright colors. They told us it is nicknamed little San Fransisco because of the steep hills. LOVE it.

Pics are out of order, VooDoo.

Astoria. (The movie Goonies was filmed in this sweet little beach town).
Astoria.

We were talking to the man at the rental car place and he told us that people are rarely "from" Oregon. Most residents are people who visit Oregon, and find that it is the only place they fit in. And let me tell you, that is kind of how we felt.

Things I love about Oregon: The trees, people, city life, the fact that everyone has frizzy hair not just me, quaint homes, fun tunnels, beautiful beaches, yummy food, cloudy weather, dog friendly, easy going atmosphere, and really the overall culture and feeling.

Things I Loved about our trip and traveling with boyd: Not having a plan, Duck store, exploring, notoriously getting lost (we ended up in Washington), people watching, naps, long drives, making friends on the public transit, talking to the homeless, flying on planes, buying magnets, taking pictures.

I think we would do an awesome job at keeping Portland Weird.

Tribute to Grandmas

2010-12-13T19:26:00.000-08:00

This blog post is a tribute to my sweet grandmother Nancy Williams. She passed away Dec. 4, 2010 in Plymouth, MA at the age of 84. This woman was literally a Saint.

For as Long as I can remember, my grandma has been the most giving person I have ever met. She has knitted thousands of hats for babies in the local hospitals, knitted many sweaters for the cold children in Afghanistan, and been a friend to countless old widows who needed a friend. When my mom was young, my grandma taught herself how to read braille and bought a braille machine (looks like a type writer). Every night after dinner, she would translate books to braille and then send the transcripts to libraries all over the country.

Not only was she extremely selfless, but she was so thrifty and creative! My grandparents used to drive in their motor-home from Plymouth to San Diego every other summer to come visit my family. One summer, they were passing through the agricultural check point coming into California. The man asked if they had any fruits or vegetables. My grandpa told him that they had a bag of apples. The man told them they had to give them up, but my grandma refused to waste perfectly good apples! So instead.. my grandpa put the motor-home in reverse and parked on the side of the road while my grandma made the apples into applesauce. When they passed through the check point, they told the man all they had was applesauce, and he let them through without hesitation. She is truly an inspiration.

At her tallest, she was only 4 foot 11 inches and probably only weighed about 80 lbs. But she showed more strength and resilience than most.

My grandmas funeral was held at, The Second Church of Plymouth, the church my grandma attended faithfully for many many years. Both my mom and uncle gave beautiful memories of their mother. Here is a quote from my uncle Craig; it pretty much sums it up:

"Let's imagine a passer-by out on the sidewalk, a person who doesn't know that we've gathered to honor the memory of a tiny old lady, a lady whose name is almost unknown outside of her family and circle of friends. The passer-by notices the large number of people gathered around the church. Through the windows he can see that the building is full. He says, 'Wow! a crowd like that must have come together to honor a great and powerful person!' And you know what? He's right... because the power to do good in the world has nothing to do with physical size and strength, and mom achieved greatness through countless acts of kindness that serves as an inspiration to us all."

Reflecting on my grandma’s life makes me realize how much more I could be doing. She dedicated her entire life to serving others and never thought twice when the opportunity arose to show love toward others. I'm grateful to have had two wonderful grandmothers that have been such great examples to me. Unfortunately, both of them have passed away within the past couple months, but I'm grateful to have had them in my life for so long.

This picture was taken just a couple weeks ago. It is a picture of my grandma standing in front of a loaf of bread, a pound of butter, a bag of flour, dozen eggs and a couple other things. With all of her coupons and rewards card, the grocery store ended up owing her 17 cents! The manager told her he couldn't give her 17 cents and so she said, " oh that's fine. The free food is enough." She walked out of the store with a bag of free groceries. (and yes, she knitted that sweater). My grandma rocks.

My Uncle Kevin, mom, grandpa and Uncle Craig.

The family with my grandpa! (I dyed my hair dark)

All my grandmas grandchildren were able to make it to her funeral, except for one, my brother Steven who is currently deployed.

The whole Williams gang.

Side note: I have always been able to knit. I don't actually remember being taught. I always assumed it was my mom because she is the one who taught me how to sew and garden. But I knit back-handed (backwards) and my mom doesn't. I always thought it was weird. Well I found out this weekend that it was my grandma who taught me how, and she also knits back handed! I better start putting those skills to use. After all, there are still babies who need hats and children who need sweaters.

The Pace Visit

2010-09-02T08:02:00.000-07:00

Well Boyd and I have had a very Eventful month. So I thought I would start at the beginning. Early this month we had the Pace clan come and visit!! It was so much fun. My mom and dad caravan-ed with my brother and his family from southern California. We started off the family weekend by going to an apple picking orchard by Zion National park. (Photos courtesy of Annie, thanks!!)

I love this little family! Tom, Annie, Darcy & Kayla.
My mom and dad.
My Nieces were so good about helping me fill my bag up with apples!
Boyd and I currently live across the street from the Sand Hollow Reservoir. It is such a fun place to go swimming and play in the sand.

We also went to the Dinosaur Museum, I have been wanting to go ever since Boyd and I moved to St. George. The girls were a little disappointed that there were not actual dinosaurs, but it was still pretty interesting.
We also drove through Zion National Park. Earlier that day, I got bit by what I now believe to be a black widow spider, yes a black widow. My leg swelled up and bruised, but of course I was not going to go to the doctor. I would take some Benadryl and press forward through the day. Unfortunatly, the medicine made me sleepy, and I slept most of the way through Zion. But from what I saw from the pictures it was beautiful!

As some of you might know, I am the youngest in my family. My siblings aren't that much older than me, but growing up we were always in different stages in life. I have always had a very close bond with my family, But I am grateful for this time in our lives where life has evened out our age differences. It is no longer a "my older sibling" type of relationship, but a real and sincere loving friendship. Love you Paces, hope to see you very soon.

Real Salt Lake

2010-08-14T17:27:00.001-07:00

I think I have mentioned in previous posts that Boyd and I love sports. We have made it a goal to see at least one game (in person) of every professional sport. So far we have crossed off the list: football, baseball, basketball.. and most recently soccer! we went up to Salt Lake to see their professional soccer team. Our friends Robby and Jessica came with us and we had so much fun! The stadium and the crowd were amazing. Unfortunately, Salt Lake tied.. but an exciting game it was.

Stadium Arcadium...

These guys played the drums throughout the entire game. They had fog machines, confetti and drums... perfect recipe for an awesome cheering section.
We also had the opportunity to visit Boyd's grandma and grandpa. We love them so much.

Next up: Hockey!

Guadalajara, Mexico 2010

2010-07-17T08:55:00.000-07:00

This last week Boyd and I went to Guadalajara Mexico with my family! My dad teaches at a Univeristy in mexico for the summer. This is the second time Boyd, me and my mom were able to visit him and this time, my lovely sister was able to go. We were there for 8 days and had an absolute blast. We spent the vacation eating, relaxing, enjoying the beautiful weather and sight seeing.

Boyd me and Kim at this awesome restaurant, Adobe. It was a giant furniture store and a restaurant.

It is amazing how beautiful it is there. The trees are so mature and everything was so green! partly because it was rainy season.

We went to the movie theatre, and the only movie playing in English was Toy Story 3 in the VIP theatre. Turns out, the VIP theater was a little more expensive, but... we sat in lazy boy chairs and had waiters! They had Delicious chocolate cake.

Talaquepaque..

This is the Glorita, On sundays everyone comes here and brings puppies, crafts, and food and walk around this little park.
Famous painting by Orosco. (not sure about the spelling).

It would all of the sudden start to pour, then it would clear up. My mom didnt have an umbrella, so she was struggling with this pancho.

After Mass, the catholic church would sell these divine churros. They cost like 20 cents, 20 cents of heaven.

We went to this orphanage that houses about 200 children. My dad's students put on a party for all these sweet children. They brought three different pinatas, one was a life sized clown. While I was freaked out by it, the children seemed to rather enjoy it.
These two ones are brother and sister, my sister almost took them home.
This little guy is Bruno. He is one year old, and the most adorable child. Turns out, he didn't fit into my purse. Oh don't think I didn't try! All the kids wore red shorts and white shirts. They didnt have shorts to fit the little ones, so they would just waddle around in giant pants.

They had a music program, so the kids played us a couple tunes.

We ate at a lot of different delicious restaurants. One of my favs, La O.

We ate on a porch of a mansion.
The gang. . .
Universidad de Iteso.

Iteso..

Thanks everyone, we had a blast. . . . Love you!!!

July 4, 2010

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Signs of a successful Fourth of July Weekend:

Trash bags full of used paper goods.
A Throbbing headache from all the sugar and soda.
More hot dogs than you know what to do with.
A Wicked Sun burn
Eye damage from standing way too close to your husband setting off his own fireworks.

By those standards, Boyd and I had a VERY successful Fourth of July! Hope you did too.

The "haps"

2010-06-09T15:36:00.000-07:00

The month of May was quite exciting! To name a couple things, I had my 23rd birthday! Which was awesome thanks to boyd's stellar birthday planning abilities. A couple days after my birthday, I offically graduated! I actually graduated in december, but I walked in the ceremony in May. In my book, it isn't official until you toss your hat. My wonderful parents came up to see me graduate. It was a really special day. Thanks Boyd, Mom and Dad!

(I did not photo shop this photo at all. My husbands eyes are just that beautiful! I have coped with the fact that he out-shines me in every photo with those baby blues)

The parental units, me and Boyd.

The next exciting thing, we moved! We moved into a house at the Golf course we work at. The house belongs to a wonderful family, and they are so kind to let us live in their basement. We absolutlely love it out here. It is so beautiful, and there are so many fun things to do. We have more space than we need in this place, and we are just having so much fun. We are absolutely being spoiled, and cant imagine we will ever live in another place that is as nice as this one.

(Boyd, me and some friends on the golf course. The house we moved in to is the one in the background).
We love southern Utah, and are so grateful to be here.

The Basement has a full kitchen, two bathrooms, a couple bedrooms and.... washer dryer hookups!! Its the best. The ceilings are freakishly tall. I would post more pictures but it will reveal that I am not the best house keeper :)
Again, thanks Brackens! I hope you know we are staying forever.

An occasion worth celebrating.

2010-05-05T09:17:00.000-07:00

This month, Boyd has been cancer free for 6 years. Congratulations Boyd, I love you!

Take that cancer.

Spring Break/Easter

2010-04-10T14:43:00.001-07:00

For Spring break, Boyd and I headed to San Diego for a couple days. We had so much fun visiting with family and friends and visiting all our old favorite spots. One afternoon, we went to the newly renovated Mormon Battalion with my family. If you haven't been yet, I highly suggest that you do! It was awesome.

They Had a panning for gold station at the battalion.

My sweet niece Darcy found Gold!

My darling niece, Kayla, was finding "black Gold." Aka: pebbles. Here is my dad, Kayla, darcy, and my Brother Tom.

Easter! We had a wonderful and relaxing Easter. On Saturday, we dyed Easter eggs and watched conference. Boyd is super talented when it comes to Easter egg Dying.
Boyd's First Egg. Mine is the lame pink one.

On Easter Sunday we had so many fun visitors. Our friends, Ty and Lindsey, came over to watch conference and have dinner. Instead of making the tradition Easter Ham, We made tasty quesadillas and had a Mexican feast!
My brother and his family also stopped in for a visit. They happen to be passing through our little town and were able to stop in for a quick hello. We feel so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends that we see so often. Love you Paces, hope to see you soon!

What a beautiful time of year!

Valentines Day

2010-02-16T15:19:00.000-08:00

For Valentines weekend, Boyd and I went to Las Vegas with some friends. Because Vegas is just kitty corner to our little town, it is a fun and easy place to vacation. Boyd got a killer deal on a room in the Trump Towers; so we drove down Saturday morning and stayed until Sunday afternoon. We spent the weekend shopping, eating, hanging out with good friends, all in all just having a good time. Here are some pictures from the grand event!

First picture of the trip, driving to Vegas!

Our Hotel..

We ate at the Cheesecake Factory in Caesars Palace, absolutely divine! I love red velvet cheesecake.

The hotel our friends were staying at had a bowling alley with 70 lanes! It was pretty cool, plus I got my highest score ever, 125. As you can see in this picture, we made friends with the people in the lane next to us. Oh Derome, you're a silly man.

Ty and Lindsey.

Boyd in front of these twisters at a really neat mall.

A group Photo! Its really hard to do the old "arm stretch" photo with four of you, But we managed.

It was a wonderful Valentines day/vacation. Cant wait till the next one!

Random but Fun

2010-02-10T09:12:00.001-08:00

This post is somewhat random, and contains a couple different events. First thing is first, my trip to San Diego. Needless to say, it was a blasty blast. I was able to play in my San Diego State alumni water polo game, relax, shop, and hang out with a lot of friends and family. Unfortunately, I didn't take very many pictures of my trip, but here are the few that I have.

My mom and Me making Valentine Cookies...

I was able to hang out with some really great friends...( sorry Holly, I know you didn't want me to post this picture, but I just love it!)

Now for the random pictures. This picture is from New Years Eve. My parents came up to St. George and brought in the New Year with Boyd and Me. We had a lot of fun walking around the city and playing all sorts of games. We cant wait for you guys to come back and visit us again!

I stumbled across this little picture of Boyd. He doesn't have very many baby pictures, three to be exact. But they could possibly be my three favorite pictures ever. Isn't he so cute!

Well that is the end of my random post, thanks for enduring!

Homeward Bound to San Diego

2010-01-25T19:07:00.000-08:00

I love St. George and the life that Boyd and I have built here; but, there is something about San Diego that is always calling my name. So... I'm giving into my soul's desire and headed home for a couple days. A much needed vacation.

"Ill never be able to shake the sand from my flip flops, or the ocean from my soul"

Mission Call

2009-12-06T21:45:00.001-08:00

As some of you know, Boyd's little sister ( Kara) lives with us. She is only a year younger than I, and we have been the best of friends since the day we met. She is a lovely woman and she has always had the dream to go on an LDS mission. A couple weeks ago, Kara turned in her papers. We have been anxiously waiting for her call to come. This last Thursday a big envelope addressed to "Sister Bowers" arrived in our mail box! we were so excited..

I am so grateful for Kara and for her wonderful spirit that has filled our home. She is such an example to me and a wonderful support system. While I'm terribly sad to have her go for a year in a half, I know that the people of Uruguay are going to be so blessed to have her there! I admire her for her dedication and Strength. I love you Kara and I know you will do great things.

Kara will be leaving April 1, and will be attending the Argentina MTC to learn Spanish.

Boyds Birthday

2009-11-22T16:47:00.001-08:00

Boyd turned 25 yesterday! He is such a great husband and friend, and I really wanted to get him something that he would like. So, a couple weeks ago I decided to get him Jazz tickets for the game on his birthday because he LOVES the Utah Jazz. Just so happens I was able to get 4 tickets for the sixth row! Boyd, me and his two friends from home had a wonderful time cheering on the Jazz to a victory against the pistons, in over time! It was so exciting to actually see the players that close and hear everything they were saying. I'm afraid we will never be able to sit in the nose bleed sections again after experiencing the greatness of close seating. I love you Boyd and I'm so glad you were born.

Boyd and Steve

Boyd Steve Josh

Intense.

Boston

2009-11-10T21:23:00.001-08:00

This last week Boyd and I were able to head back East! My Brother has been going through Officer Candidate School for the Navy in Rhode Island, and we were able to go see him graduate. My mom is from Boston, So the family headed back for a bit of a vacation! We had so much fun hanging out everybody. Here are some pictures from our trip full of adventure and intrigue! (There are a lot of pictures posted, sorry).

We found this beautiful pond and fall trees in Plymouth, where my grandparents live.

We are so proud of you Steven, Love you.

My mom, dad and nephew.

The family Walking down the streets of Boston.

Our Rental car/rode trip buddies/roommates. Love you.

Thank you all again for such a wonderful trip, cant wait to get back together for Christmas.

Halloween/fun

2009-10-30T13:50:00.000-07:00

I found this website that made me laugh literally so hard that tears were streaming down my face. If you enjoy awkward things as much as I do, visit this website. I promise you wont be disappointed (I think the funniest ones are in the older posts, just a hint). To give you a preview, the website is a blog that compiles all sorts of awkward family photos. Below are some pictures from the blog.

www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com

This young man dressed up as an elderly Smoky the bear for Halloween.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN

My Date

2009-10-11T18:12:00.001-07:00

So this really cute Boyd asked me to the Dixie state homecoming dance, just the guy I was hoping was going to ask me! haha actually I had no idea we were going to go. But Boyd and his cousin, Rick, had been planning all week to ask their wives to dinner then the dance. We had a really good time, felt slightly awkward because I didn't know married people went to these events, but as it turns out we weren't the only ones.. plus we ended up having a blast! Sorry to all the guys that took me to dances in the past, because Boyd was by far the best date I have ever had. Thanks Boyd for a fun date!

Boyd and Me

Rick and Trista

Sand Hollow

2009-09-08T14:21:00.000-07:00

Boyd and I started working at Sand Hollow Golf Resort one year ago! We had just moved to st. george with no jobs and essentially no friends. We found a job posting at the school that said a golf course was just opening and needed workers. We went down to the course and applied, and both of us got the job! Boyd started as an outside runner, and I a hostess. Boyd is now a supervisor/ security, I am a hostess/executive assistant. We love working in this atmosphere and have developed many good friends. We are gratefull to have had the oportunity to work together, and develope our golf game! We both whole heartedly believe that we work at the most beautiful golf course around. Thanks Sand Hollow for a great year!

Back Nine..

Cliff Hole

view of Southern Utah.

Crafts

2009-08-03T13:51:00.001-07:00

I have had time to craft lately so that has been fun! I have made two aprons and four pillows. I like the pillows, but Boyd says they are too "girly," and that i have officially made the worst napping pillows. haha. Hopefully he will get used to them :) But what does he expect living with a woman?

(If you notice there are two more pillows I am going to cover on the black chair, Boyd doesn't know about them yet!) I just love pillows!

Newest addition to our family.

2009-07-16T12:37:00.001-07:00

Boyd and I have been married now for a year and a half, and we are proud to announce.. drum roll please..... that we have a washer and dryer!! They arrived yesterday as if they were heaven sent. There are many things we love about our new apartment, and one of them is the washer dryer hookups. My lovely sister provided us with the washer and my parents got us the dryer. While many of our best memories come from the hours spent at a "laundromat" (I never understood why its laundrOmat and not laundry mat), we are not sad to put those days behind us. I have already done three loads of laundry and have actually enjoyed it. I thought I would list a couple of the things I will NOT miss about the laundromat..

1. Having to load and reload your laundry in and out of the car multiple times.
2. Having impatient strangers take your wet laundry out of the dryer and throwing it on the floor. (because for some reason their time and laundry is more important than yours)
3. Getting to the laundromat and realizing you forgot the detergent, or even worse your quarters.
4. constantly having to search for quarters.
5. pumping quarters into a dryer only to find out the dryer isn't pumping warm air, and in fact not drying a thing.

Those are just a couple reasons, but trust me.. I could go on and on. Thank you Kim, Mom and Dad for upgrading our quality of life!

Here is a pic of the newest members of our family...

My dad and Boyd putting in the dryer

A picture of Boyd and me celebrating our newest milestone.. our first washer and dryer.

Havasupai

2009-07-07T10:30:00.000-07:00

Boyd and I decided to go on a camping trip! Some friends from work were heading down the Grand Canyon to Havasupai, and they invited us to go along! I have always wanted to go because I heard it was just beautiful. Boyd had gone a couple times before and always talked about how much fun it was. Sure enough, it lived up to expectations. It a 10 mile hike down all along red rock, then all of the sudden you hit and oasis and beautiful water falls!

Here we are hiking...

One of the first water falls...

Havasu falls...

We had our stuff packed down for us, so we didnt have to carry it ourselves which made the expierence so much more enjoyable. We visited, ate and played in the cool water all day long. There were several water falls that we would hike to, Unfortunalty our camera died the first day so we didnt get pictures of all the falls. THe water fall above has a cave behind it, so we hiked up the back, then jumped through! it was a blast.. thank you wilkey's for a wonderful trip!

Visit from the Parental Units

2009-07-01T08:52:00.000-07:00

My Parents decided Sunday night to come and visit Boyd and I in St. George for a couple of days. (Partly because I told them that I had let my health insurance lapse, so they came up to get me insured...oops) We always love visitors and we had such a good time. It has been an action packed couple of days. We visited, golfed, sewed, ate good food, got health insurance, shopped and went to a play! Here are some pics of the last couple days.

Boyd and My dad went golfing at the course we work at, while my mom and I crafted!

We went to the Tuacahn.. It is an outdoor amphitheater built into the unique red rock of st. George.. its super cool.

My mom and dad at Tuacahn...

We saw the play footloose, it was very entertaining!
Im into aprons these days, so my parents bought me this super cute apron!

Thanks mom and dad for a great visit!

St. Geroge Road Runners

2009-06-11T13:27:00.001-07:00

If there is one thing that Boyd and I share, its our love of Sports! We love all sporting events; football, basketball, baseball, you name it! So you can imagine our excitement when we found out that St. George had a semi-pro baseball team.. the St. George Road Runners! Its seven dollars a ticket and hours of entertainment. We look forward to a summer full of baseball.. go Road runners!

We Love to spit seeds and eat ball park food..

The players were introduced along with a little league team.. It was so cute!

Boyd with his road runners hat.

This next picture is so funny. This is the mascot, but it looks as if he is eating a little baseball player! yum..

Blogging two days in a row!

2009-05-29T09:22:00.001-07:00

I'm on a blogging roll! But I feel like there is so much to catch up on in the last couple months, and I promised Medieval fair post... so here it is! The days of camelot came to st. george and it sounded extremely entertaining. Indeed it was. There was live entertainment.. Dragon dung toss.. jousting... and authentic medieval food! Who would pass up an oportunity like this? Not I, or Boyd.

Dragon dung toss.. aka Cow poo. Don't worry, he is wearing gloves.

Stay tuned for more summer fun in st george!

So much to blog about, so little time!

2009-05-28T10:32:00.000-07:00

Sorry to all my blog friends, for it seems I have forgotten you. Well, not to worry I haven't.. Its just that these past two months have been a complete blurr! I will try to fill you in. Well, we finished our semester. This was BY FAR the hardest of my life. I had the great idea to take 21 credits so I could be done with school. Needless to say, I spent every day of my life in the library for three months. Boyd and I both finished the semester with good grades...so, we decided to treat ourselves to a little vacation. We went to his family's cabin in the mountains of Utah. We had a blasty blast. I call it camping, because to me camping means you are in the middle of no where with wild life and no TV or Internet. Or for that matter cell phone service! Boyd laughs because we stayed in a cabin with running water and electricity-- aparently he doesnt think that is camping. Ii would like you too look at the pictures and decide for yourself if you think it was camping. After you look at the photos I am sure you will side with me!

So the cabin sits on 1500 acres of his family's land. On the land is this cute little lake! (I am on the left, his sister Kara is on the right).

Boyd decided to pick a fight with his sister while sistting in a canoe.. For the record he lost.

Kara and I making smores..

Aye Aye Matey!

Boyd on the Four Wheeler.. He got stuck in that little river.

We also played baseball.. Please dont laugh at my girly swing.

We had so much fun and it was so great to relax. We just played cards, read books, and took long naps that were highly over due. Thanks Bowers/Johnson family for a great vacation!

To peak your interest, I will be blogging soon about the Medieval-Days of Camelot fair.. You shan't be dissapointed!

Spring break!

2009-03-17T17:55:00.001-07:00

Im sorry i dont know why everything is underlined, it is annoying so i will make it a short post. We are in San Diego for spring break. It has been so nice to have time for some crafting! So far I have made my Easter dress and strolled around the city in the beautiful weather...

Front of dress!

Back of the dress!

All i need now are fabulous easter shoes!

Blessed with Friends and Family.

2009-03-05T11:12:00.000-08:00

So a couple of weekends ago, I was able to go to san Diego for a long weekend. It was such a blasty blast. I was able to see my friends and my family and just hang out and have fun. It made me really homesick for the people that I love and miss on a daily basis. Well this last week I have been REALLY homesick, (I know i saw them a couple weeks ago, but I'm such a home body!) But I got an exciting phone call last night from my mom saying that she was driving up this weekend! I am so excited. Then I realized that spring break is in two weeks, and we will be traveling down to san diego again, and spending the week there. So then it made me think about how often I have been able to visit, or have been visted since we moved to st. george in August. Im pretty sure that I have seen either my mom, dad, sister, brother or friend at least once a month since we have been here. I am SO fortunate to have family that visits me often, and the oportunity to be able to visit home on a regular basis. Love you all.

Here are a couple pics from my last visit.

A Jessica Sandwhich with moms in the middle. . . For those of you who dont know, this is a pic of me, my mom, my sister, and her daughter Jessica.

Hair!

2009-02-19T11:55:00.000-08:00

Well I just have so much to blog about lately, but I will start with my hair. I have a good friend Sam or as I sometimes call her, Sammy, is in hair school. She is so very talented. Well she needed someone to do hair on for a photo shoot, so I volunteerd! She did a weeve and then styled it like a 20's finger wave. It ended up being really super cool. I wish I lived back then I just love the style of hair and dress, it is just so classy. But anywho.. here is a picture of it.. do you notice anything different about me?

Tag, Im it again! Wedding..

2009-02-17T11:35:00.000-08:00

1. How old were you? 21
2. What jobs did you and your fiance / husband have?Boyd was going to school and I was playing water polo for SDSU
3. How long was your engagement?A little over three months
4. What shape of diamond was your wedding ring?a Circular diamond in a square settting! I love it and i am proud of boyd for picking it out all by himslef.
5. What season were you married in?The winter, in between semesters.
6. Who married you?Brother danes, I think that is how you spell his name. He did a perfect job!
7. Who was your maid / matron of honor?My beautiful sister kim. And she did a great job.
8. Was your wedding dress white?yes very white.
9. What were your colors? Raspberry Pink and chocolate brown
10. How many bridesmaids? Three, my sisters Kim and Annie and my best friend Holly. They always say your bridesmaids shouldn't look better than you, but these three ladies look beautiful no matter what! they definitely stole the show :)
11. Did you have a flower girl and/or ring bearer?I had three flower girls!
12. What flowers did you have for your bouquet? Gerber daisies. My favorite.
13. What kind of flowers did your bridesmaids carry?roses and gerber daisies
14. Did the groom wear a black tux?Nope he wore a brown suit.
15. Where was the ceremony?San Diego Temple. Or as some say in san diego, the big Castle off of the 5 freeway.
16. Did you wear comfortable shoes or neck-breaker high heels?Heels, but they were so cute!
17. Who gave you away?Technically no one...
18. What was the most memorable part of the ceremony?When we almost couldn't get married because we didn't have the right paper work, the wedding was delayed like 2 hours. Thank you to everyone who hung in there!
19. Did you have a reception?Yup, a lovely one.
20. What was your favorite gift?we had so many great gifts from everyone! but we did love the money and gift cards.
21. What was your least favorite gift? We love everything free
22. What kind of cake did you have?A five layer chocolate and raspberry cake. The bottom three layers were square and the top two were circular. It looked amazing, and it was done by my sister in law. Thanks annie I loved it! and it tasted good even a year later when we ate the top.
23. Disc Jockey or Live Band?I think it was an ipod actually, cant remember
24. What was the name of the song for your first dance? Life is a road, the song from Anastasia..
25. Who caught the bouquet?I dont even remember!
26. What kind of vehicle did you leave in?My Toyota
27. If you could change one thing about your wedding day what would you change?I would have had the right paper work so we could have been married on time.. but it was still a magical day.

Thanks for the tag sam, it was fun reminiscing about my wedding.
And I tag anyone who wants to talk about their wedding, who doesn't want to do that!?

Why?

2009-02-10T10:55:00.000-08:00

So my question is, Why does everything break at once?! Boyd and I are having a very hard week when it comes to our appliances. First up: our car. We got a ticket for having a burnt out headlight... In the day time! I have running day lights and one of them was burnt out, so one of st. george's finest pulled us over and gave us a ticket. Who were we harming!? Is that a real reason to pull someone over? urg. Then we found a nail in our tire, Our air conditioning stopped working in the car. And for st. george, air conditioning is a must! And something is wrong with the starter, it has a hard time starting up for whatever reason. We are taking it in today, hopefully it isn't anything expensive. Keep your fingers crossed!
Next up: the TV. We got a new TV a month ago, we LOVE IT! (it is an older tv but new for us). On sunday evening we were watching the Discovery channel, our favorite, and the TV just turned off. Just like that! it isnt the power or anything, the tv just broke :( So we have been playing charades in the evenings for entertainment. I have to admit, it has been entertaining. Boyd is quite theatrical. But we would love to have our TV just start to magically work.

So why do all bad things come in 3's? or 5's in our case...

Because that is life. But I can still be mad about it.

Love

2009-01-26T07:38:00.000-08:00

So I saw these pictures and had to post them. This is my Niece Jessica Elizabeth. I just love her to pieces. Not only do we have the same name but apparently, we have the same hair. Now this is a little girl after my own heart. she has so much spunk, that it ooozes out into her hair!

Neighborhood hero

2009-01-25T16:23:00.000-08:00

Yesterday afternoon Boyd and I were sitting at home, and a little knock came from our door. So we opened the door, and a crew of neighborhood boys (around 5 years old) were at our door step. It seemed that one of them had gotten his shoe stuck in the tree, and in attempt to get the shoe out they also got thier football stuck. So they requested that Boyd help them. As it turns out, the shoe was at the top of this giant tree! (we suspect a brother threw it up there). So boyd started climbing, very impressive I might add. One little boy said, "He is like a monkey!" Well after a lot of climbing and shaking of the branches he got the shoe and football down. The crew of five year olds cheered! He is now known around the complex as the neighborhood hero.

This weekend it was a bit cold and rainy, so we made treats! The rain triggerd our sweet tooth. here are some carmel apples. . .

And home made oreos! Boyd really enjoyed these. He was so excited that he almost dropped them! But I was able to save them from sliding off in the nick of time. From the look on his face, I dont need to tell you how much he LOVES sweets.

Needless to say, Im starting a workout routine this week.

Park City

2009-01-22T10:47:00.000-08:00

This last weekend Boyd and I went up to Park City for the sundance film festival. My dad and mom go every year, and because boyd and I live in Utah, we were able to join them this year. We had so much fun and saw so many great films. This is a picture of boyd and I in park City.

Here we are waiting to see a film. We saw a really good documentary called prom night in Mississippi. It was about a little town in mississippi who last year, 2008, had their first integrated prom. It was weird to think that segregation still goes on in the united states, but the film shed light on the students who were activly trying to change the racist behavior in their town. It was very inspiring, if you have the chance you should definitely see it.
There were many famous people in park city, but this is the first one I saw and got a picture with. Can you guess who it is? I'll give you a hint... Home Alone.

We also had time, because of the holiday, to go snow boarding! Boyd is a pro so he just hit the slopes, but my mom and I are beginners so we had a lesson. But by the end we had the hang of it! My mom went the whole way down the mountain without falling. Our instructor said we were impressive. I on the other hand, liked to sit a lot. Whenever I felt I was going to fast I would just fall over, still working on how to stop :)

My mom as a snowboarder... Isnt she so cute in her hat?! My dad was seeing films so he didn't join us, but he will next year!

We had such a fun time and have to thank my parents again, for such a wonderful trip!

December!

2009-01-14T08:43:00.001-08:00

So, I have a lot of catching up to do! December was a very very busy month, so Im just going to sum it up with some highlights in one big post.

December 19, I was able to see my niece turn two!

One morning at 3a.m I Woke up to find it a winter wonderland outside. So boyd and I went out and played in it, for fear it would melt by the morning. We took out his snow board and he pushed me around the parking lot. We had a lot of fun, but Boyd was really tired for his final at 8 a.m.

After we were done outside we went in and had apple cider, then went back to sleep.

We headed down to san diego to spend christmas with my family. While there, we did all of our favorite things, including visiting sea port village. Our favorite place.

It was beautiful weather!

I was able to visit with some good friends of mine....

Found out that Holly is having a BABY!

Spent Christmas with my family.. (This is a picture of Kim and I christmas morning).

Celebrate One year of marriage with the man of my dreams...

We had a wonderful year, cant wait to see what 2009 has to offer.

Oldies but goodies

2008-12-01T08:24:00.000-08:00

So a couple pictures have been sent to me in the last week and I thought I would share them with you. These pictures are from the time that Boyd was a missionary in my ward. We both participated in roadshow skits (seperate ones of course) and these are pictures from that night. Boyd performed with his companion to a song from saturdays warriors. Isnt he so cute as a missionary? Now you can see why I called him when he got home :)

I performed Mr. Postman with the relief society.. (thats me in the red dress)

Those were some good times..

Tis' the Season!

2008-11-24T08:14:00.001-08:00

So its mine and boyds first Christmas! And because we are poor newly weds, we have decided to make our own ornaments. Last saturday we bought our tree, I know its a little early, but i just couldnt help it! So the last week or so we have been working on some crafts!

Our first "batch" of ornaments consisted of a wierd blend of Apple sauce, cinnimmon, and glue! it made this wierd dough, then we rolled it out, and cut shapes out with cookie cutters.

After they hardened we hung them on the tree... this is the end result! And they make our house smell delicious.

The second ornament is a quilted ball. My mom sent me her christmas fabric scraps, and styrofoam balls. We covered them with the scraps of fabric and we came out with cute ornaments!

This one is my favorite!

We also strung popcorn, hung up candy canes, and little red bows. This is our tree so far! It looks prettier in person. We have one real ornament that my dad gave us last year, its hanging in the middle up near the top! (we are missing a string of popcorn on the bottom, becuase as i was stringing, boyd was eating!)

Boyd and I are having so much fun being poor. It forces us to be creative and we get to spend quality time together. Not too mention all the great memories we are making! Thanks mom for sending those supplies!

Happy Birthday!

2008-11-21T09:21:00.000-08:00

Well today is boyds 24th birthday. I wanted to make a public announcement wishing him the best. So here it goes... Happy birthday boyd, your my BFF! I love you and I am so greatful you were born! I wish i had a baby picture on this computer so I could put one up. But I dont. So here is a picture of him, and imagine his face but in baby form.... sooo Cute!!

P.s. this is a picture of us hiding from my mom! ha ha

Tag!

2008-10-27T08:03:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Annie! She requested that I post my forth photo in my forth file and then explain. This is a picture of my neice, Darcy, and me! It was taken a couple years ago around christmas time. looking at this photo reminds me of how big and grown up she is now. Since the day darcykins was born I have always had a special love for that little girl.

I tag:Kim Holly and Jill to post your forth photo in your forth album and explain!

Anchor woman

2008-10-22T08:43:00.000-07:00

So I am offically the anchor woman for DTV. We are doing our first show this week! I am so excited that its actually happening, here is a link to our tv stations website. There are pictures of the news team and it explains what we are doing. Yahoo!

http://web.mac.com/imnost62/iWeb/Site%2011/DTV%20Broadcasting.html

Marathon = Death

2008-10-10T08:11:00.000-07:00

So Kim and I did it! We ran the St. George Marathon! It was a long rainy and cold 26.2 miles but we finished... It was a really fun weekend, mom dad kim jim and ellie all came up. On friday we did pre- marathon activities like picking out our running outfits and CARBALOAD!! haha. Kim and I decided to bring a camera and take a picture of every mile we ran. It was a total blast.. here are some pictures... (notice the progression)

(Mile 6 lookin good)

(mile 11.. felling ok. Dont worry, we beat the man in flannel pants)

(mile 16, and our mother with a crazy plastic bag hat, im out of the picture because im crying..)

(mile 24... I feel like death)

The END! I felt pretty bad.. but we were happy it was over!

We got a cool finishers medal and t- shirts. Although it was my first marathon, it is officially my last. Im hanging up my running shoes and retiring... Love you kim.. thanks for everything!

Home Sweet Home

2008-10-02T09:11:00.000-07:00

I finally have pictures of our humble abode... This is boyd carrying me across the threshhold! haha

Our living room view from the kitchen. Those little orange lights are our holloween pumpkin lights!

Our kitchen view from the living room. We have a pretty good sized kitchen for an apartment! And just in case your wondering.. that is a monkey mask hanging on the wall (on the right side) that boyd made in high school. He really wanted to hang it.. so now it holds my apron!

Our lovely bathroom.

Well now you have seen the place..! well almost.. there are two bedrooms I didnt post pictures of... too messy.

Saturday Doughnuts

2008-10-02T08:51:00.001-07:00

Back in San Diego Boyd and I would get doughnuts every saturday morning. But when we got to st. george we couldn't find a good place. Well.. we found one! We are so excited to bring back our little tradition. Can you guess which ones boyd picked out? (yes those are M&M's on that doughnut)

Yup.. boyd picked the doughnuts with candy on top. How does he not weigh 500 pounds?!

I prefer the plain ones...

Oh boyd...

Livin' on love

2008-09-25T11:49:00.000-07:00

So i was listening to the radio and this song came on by Allan Jackson and I just got a huge smile on my face because it is exactly mine and Boyds life! And then boyd made this sweet face that fits the song perfectly :)

"Two young people without a thing Say some vows and spread their wings Settle down with just what they need Livin' on love She don't care 'bout what's in style She just likes the way he smiles It takes more than marble and tile Livin' on love"

I have the cutest husband ever!

Summer as Newly weds

2008-07-22T20:25:00.000-07:00

So far our summer as newly weds has been quite exciting! We spent a week in Guadalajara Mexico with my parents. We had an absolute blast. The picture below is us in front of an orphanage. We went with a group of students at a local university. We brought a lot of toys and played with the kids. Boyd and I each found at least one that we wanted to take home... but they wouldnt let us :( It was a really nice orphanage that even had a little doctors office in it. The kids looked happy.

This is Boyd and I walking down the streets of Talaqueapaque. This is the town I buy my purses from!

There was a really neat round about in the middle of town and on sundays local band would play in the middle of it. There were also people selling puppies, paintings, food and other little crafts. I liked mexico a lot because everyone spends a lot of time outside and on the streets socializing. They didnt seem to rushed by time. It was a nice change of pace!