Friday, February 13, 2009

Can You Say YUMMY??



So as you have probably deduced, Smith's was having a sale on Ben and Jerry's. Mark and I went thinking we would get two or three, nope, we got 14! We really love our ice cream! In case you want to know, they were on sale for $1.80 each. (As opposed to the normal $4.something each) The sale was only happening for a few hours today, so we jumped on it.

In our defense, one of them is for Wendy.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Snow Shoeing

So today Mark and I decided to break out his snow shoes and go for a little hike. It had been snowing all morning, so we thought it would be perfect, and it was! We had so much fun and took lots of pictures... so here they are.

Disclaimer: I wore some of Mark's ski pants and they make me look quite a bit larger than I really am. Just something to keep in mind ;)





I was trying to get a picture of Mark jumping, this is the best one i got

So then we found this rock and tried to do a series of jumping. (I tried too, but the pics didn't really turn out, and the landing kinda hurt)

So before Mark did his jumping, he put our poles into a teepee, so i had him do a little posing. Such a dork! I love him!




Just a bunch of dorks


My favorite picture ever!!

Can you find me?

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Skiing

So yesterday Mark and I took advantage of Alta's ski free at 3:00. We actually got there at about 3:30 so by the time we got there the lines were really long. (we decided to not go on weekends anymore, there are just too many people) But, we got two runs in and it was just great great fun. The first time we went down I was terrified because i basically had to re-learn everything. or at least remember it. But once i got the hang of it again i wasn't quite as scared.

I was pretty apprehensive because it was snowing pretty hard. So here are the pics we got getting extra bundled up.


Mark's new favorite picture. Seriously he set it as our desktop

Just two little Eskimo's



The ride back down. Can you see that we were above the clouds?

Thursday, February 5, 2009

I Have the Greatest Husband Ever!!

So yesterday was a great day really, just not so great because I didn't have time to eat anything all day. Really, the only thing i ate all day from 7:00 am to 6:30 pm was one little peanut butter and jelly sandwich. (And i didn't even like it... the jelly tasted weird.) But, i was on the bus home after all my classes, and i was talking to Mark about what we are going to have for dinner. We had about zero food in the house because i was trying not to go shopping this week. (we had a lot of abnormal expenses recently and the $ was pretty much gone.) But, Mark said he would figure something out. So i finally got home, i walk in the door, and Mark has the table set very nicely, had gone to the store to get some essentials, and had made us spaghetti! isnt he the cutest?? He even got us some delicious garlic bread to go along with it! AND he was so romantic and put all the spaghetti onto one big plate and we both ate out of it, just like that cartoon! And the best part is that it was sooooo good! granted i was absolutely staving, but it was really the best ever! He is pretty much the most dreamy guy in the whole wide world!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Our First Tag!

So this is the first tag that Mark and I are doing together. We actually weren't tagged, but Cheryl had it on her blog and we thought it was cute. so here it is. The first one is Mark's answer's for me the ( ) is my response.


1. Sitting in front of the TV, what's on the screen?
Dog the Bounty Hunter, House, 24
(pretty much. i watch my other shows online, but he didn't do Seinfeld and the one we watch every night. King of Queens.)

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does she get on her salad?
What salad?? Bring on the meat!

(you know it)

3. What's one food she doesn't like?
Fruit
(not all kinds, just most)

4. You go out to a restaurant, what does she get to drink?
Water
(yeah, but i really want a coke, i'm just too cheap)

5. Where did she go to high school?
Gilbert. go tigers!
(yep)

6. What is one phrase she says all the time?
'K bye.
(what else are supposed to say when you are hanging up the phone)

7. If she was to collect anything, what would it be?
Aprons.
(yes, and i do!)

8. What is her favorite type of sandwich?
Turkey.
(mmmmm turkey!)

9. What would this person eat everyday if she could?
Lucky Charms.
(i dont know where that came from. i would probably say something chocolatey)

10. What is her favorite cereal?
Wheaties.
(you know it. jump start my metabolism)

11. What would she never wear?
A pant suit.
(yeah right, i totally would, I'm gonna be a professional some day you know.)

12. What does she always wear?
Jeans and a shirt.
(sadly yes, that is the extent of my wardrobe)

13. Who will she vote for?
Someone cool.
(most likely)

14. Who is her best friend?
Me.
(you know it!)

15. How many states has she lived in?
2.
(yep)
16. Does she have any nervous habits?
Yes, when you speak to a large group you're always out of breath and you talk really fast.
(whatever)

17. What could she spend hours doing?
cooking... no. sewing... no. knitting... no. quilting... all of them!
(yeah, but not in one day)

18. She is: cute as a button. (no mark, you are)



Now these are my answers about Mark. his response is in ( )



1. Sitting in front of the TV, what's on the screen?
King of Queens, Dog, 24.
(and ESPN, and the news)

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
Ranch.
(yeah)

3. What's one food he doesn't like?
Fish.
(si)

4. You go out to a restaurant, what does he get to drink?
Water.
(yep)

5. Where did he go to high school?
Alta.
(mmm hmm)

6. What is one phrase he says all the time?
Did you have a good day today or a bad day today?
(yes)
((anyone who can tell me where that quote is from gets 10 points))

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
baseball cards.
(yeah)

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
Tastey Turkey from Einsteins.
(mmm hmmm!!!)

9. What would this person eat everyday if he could?
shortbread.
(yeah, shortbread is pretty good, but i might get sick of it. I'd probably go with ice cream, because there are so many flavors)

10. What is his favorite cereal?
Captain Crunch, peanut butter version.
(head nod)

11. What would he never wear?
a dress.
(eye roll)

12. What does he always wear?
jeans and polo's.
(yeah)

13. Who will he vote for?
whoever i tell him... ha ha ha! jk. who knows.
(smile)

14. Who is his best friend?
Me
(that's a given)

15. How many states has he lived in?
2, plus china
(uh huh)

16. Does he have any nervous habits?
he cleans, but he does that all the time.
(that's not a nervous habit)

17. What could he spend hours doing?
Surfing the internet finding great deals on things we don't really need.
(no... AMAZING deals!)

18. He is: the greatest husband in the whole wide world. really, i'm not joking. (dork)

So Distraught

So as probably all of you know. It was Groundhog's Day on Monday. And yet again the furry rat hog saw the stupid shadow. Has there ever been a year when there was going to be an early spring? I am so finished with winter. I need to be warm now!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Weekend Events

So Mark and I spent this weekend up at his parents house. Friday night for some reason Mark really wanted to go to this restaurant in Sandy called "The Philadelphian." Lets just say it was the dirtiest most disgusting place EVER. But Mark kept assuring me that the sandwiches were worth it. So I ordered a turkey sandwich, and Mark ordered a cheese steak sandwich. So, we got the food after about a half an hour in terror at being in such a filthy place and went to his parents house. We sat down, opened up our sandwiches to find that my turkey sandwich was just that. White bread with about a pound of turkey. that's it. no mayo, mustard, lettuce. Nothing. Then Mark opens his sandwich to discover that they forgot the cheese on his cheese steak. minor detail. So it was a pretty big disappointment.

But despite dinner, we still had a fun night and just hung out and watched the chassic "Top Gun". I had never really realized how extremely cheesy that movie is (unlike Mark's sandwich. Ha Ha i just crack myself up!)

Anyway, Mark's parents are out of town so we thought this would be a great time to surprise his Mom for her birthday in a couple weeks. She has wanted some things done at her house, so we took care of it this weekend. The first thing was that she wanted this closet painted. (Her dream has always been to open her closet and all of white her dishes will just "pop" out. (Silly? maybe. Cute? yes.)

So here are some "before" pictures


Second. She wanted the wall paper taken down from her laundry room




So now for the work pictures

Mark's brother Steven
Mark painting the closet


Cute Wendy in the sink

Steven and boys:


no comment. (in my defense, I have been sick all week)


Pizza break!
The mayhem

All done! We left a birthday message with our hand prints on the newly wallpaper-less wall

Overall, it was a lot of work but a lot of fun!