Park City

What is better than staying in Park City for a night? Staying in Park City for FREE! We won a free night stay at the Marriott and were thrilled to be able to use it last weekend. We mostly just used the time to relax but had a great time too. We headed up on Friday night and went out to dinner and then went down to the pool to play for a little while. Then I was so tired that we ended up just watching a movie in the hotel room- poor Richard has to be so patient with me!! The bed was HUGE, especially compared to our double at home. But we decided that we can't sleep on nice beds with big fluffy pillows because neither one of us slept. I guess we're too used to our small pillows and lumpy mattress :) The next morning we went down and were trying to decide what to do about breakfast. I always have to get something to eat FAST when I wake up, but the prices at the hotel restaurant were very expensive. We were debating about whether or not to just go ahead and spend a little more than we normally would when this man walked up to us and handed us a coupon for 2 free breakfast buffets at the hotel restaurant, telling us that he had an extra one. It was such an amazing unexpected blessing for us! We saw him a little bit later and thanked him for his generous gift and all he said was, I have a 50% off coupon for dinner tonight if you want that too! Wow- sometimes it amazes me how nice people can be. After a delicious and filling breakfast, we went to Main St and just walked around looking at all the shops and bought some yummy treats from the Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory.

Making a new friend

We ended our "vacation" by going to the outlet stores and getting new coats, a new purse for me, and a new shirt for Richard. All in all it was a great trip, and you can't beat a free stay in a nice hotel!!

Birthday Wishes

Richard's bday was last Friday which means for the last couple weeks I have been STRESSED. I never feel like I can plan well enough or think of activities that are fun enough or get a present that is good enough. So I stress and fret beforehand about what to do and then worry after that it wasn't the best birthday ever. This birthday I was trying to think of something REALLY fun to do since this will be his last bday without kids. But then I watched him stress like crazy over school and decided that more than anything, he just needed to relax for his bday. First, I got up early and made him breakfast and gave him his present. He warned me not to get him a present since we technically got our bikes as the present for both of our bdays. But I cheated and bought him just a little present- one he has been waiting for for a long time. His own copy of Don Quijote! (All in Spanish of course). I think opening that was definitely the best part of his day. Then, during lunch, I snuck home and decorated the house with some balloons and signs and bought him his favorite treat instead of getting a cake this year. (Funny side note, Richard walked in and didn't notice ANY of the decorations even though they were right in front of him! He first saw a note that I had written him on the table and it said something about the decorations and he was like, what is she talking about?) That night, we went to Goodwood for some delicious BBQ (not that I could eat much of it.... but Richard told me it was delicious!) Then we headed over to Trafalga to play some mini golf. We must have worn each other out because we came home and took a nap... not what some would call a good bday activity but I think we both really needed it! And then we went over to the movie theater to watch Transformers 2. If nothing else, I at least put the effort in to make it as enjoyable as possible and most importantly- we were together!

Serious mini golfer

Can you tell he likes his present from his big cheeser?!?

Blowing out the candles on his treat. 2 candles on one side and 6 on the other :)

Switcharoo

We've been VERY lucky in that since we have been married, we've only had to buy one piece of furniture. And that was just a movie case that was pretty cheap and isn't really necessary to apt living. Everything else has been given to us for free in one way or another. But we finally felt like it was time to move on from our first free couch. This is what the "beauty" looked like:

Although it has been a good couch, especially considering it was free, it hurts my back when I sit on it for a long time. And since I've been spending a lot of time on the couch as I've been sick and I know I will spend a lot of time on it after the baby is born, we decided it was time to make our first real furniture purchase. Can I just say I HATE spending lots of money?! But it was worth it and here is what our new couch looks like. It kind of blends in with our carpet.... but hey- we didn't buy it to match this apt, right? Come visit anytime so you can try it out :)

Little Parasite

So if anyone doesn't know by now, we are expecting a little one! I'm due April 3rd so I'm not super far along but I'm sure it will go fast. This picture is how we told my family- and I think it's pretty funny :) I was really nervous to go to our first doctor's appointment but it went well and the doctor was awesome! Since I haven't been eating much (because I'm so sick all the time) I was a little worried about getting enough nutrition for the baby (and for myself). But the doctor made me feel better by saying that the baby was a good little parasite and it would take what it needs from my body. I hope he's right because the baby's going to have to get a lot of nutrients out of fruit, crackers, and macaroni and cheese :) Wish me luck with all the new craziness that will be happening, both in the next 9 months and for the rest of my life after that!

A Little Behind....

Lately I've been getting a lot of comments about how long it's been since I've blogged. I kept thinking "I just blogged last week I swear!" when I finally looked at the date of my last post and realized it's been over 2 weeks. So to those who have been checking and have actually been disappointed with my lack of posts, I apologize. Here's a little of what we have been up to:

We babysat all of the crazy Awerkamp kids while Julie and Todd celebrated their 10 year anniversary! (Congrats again you guys!) We went to the park, played games, made dinner and Rice Krispie treats together, and watched a movie. We love being around those kids!

We went to $2 Tuesday at Thanksgiving Point and saw the Dino Museum with Richard's brother and his family. The kids were a little too young to really like it... but we had fun! We had a swimming party for an end of the summer bash with my family. Todd's parents were nice enough to let us come over and use their pool and firepit so that we could swim and cook hot dogs and marshmallows. Then Richard took the boys to the Monster Truck Rally at the Real Salt Lake Stadium and had a blast doing some male bonding while I hung out with Kristi.
It was a great way to end the summer! And now it's on to school for Richard- poor guy :) On the other hand, I can't wait for fall (even though it means winter is coming...) and am excited for slightly cooler weather and the chance to wear long-sleeved shirts and cuddle up in blankets again with some hot chocolate. We've had an amazing summer and got to do a lot of fun things this year. Now we just have to wait and see what the school year will bring us!

Camping Trip

Richard has been wanting to go camping for the last 2 summers and we just never really got around to it! So we finally had some time and decided to go overnight to Nebo Creek. Our camera was almost dead so we didn't take a ton of pictures but we had a lot of fun. Richard was so nice to do all of the packing so it was pretty effortless for me! We didn't get there until 6:30 so we just hurried and set up camp and got the fire going for our tinfoil dinners. Then we just stayed around the campfire all night and talked and roasted marshmallows. The next morning we went shooting right by our camp which was the best part of the whole trip (except the being with Richard part) :) Once Richard taught me how to shoot, I actually wasn't too bad. Here is a video of me busting open a full soda can.


I had a blast just being out in the woods with Richard, even if it was just overnight. We were lucky to even get one night in this summer with how busy we've been!

I Love Yard Sales

Why? Because they are all over the place in Provo. Because we always show up late to them and end up getting stuff for free because they are just trying to get rid of it. And because over the last 2 weeks I have taken home a cute heart shelf, a snowman decoration, 6 cute home-made cards, 8 plates, 4 bowls, 3 massagers, and 2 brand new Sunday shirts for Richard all for $9!!! I dare you to find a steal as good as that...