We've Moved!

Parker and I now live in Pleasant Grove, and so far it's been great! We got our new sectional in and it fits perfectly! (When we picked it up and brought it home, we were so excited to unwrap it and set it up. Parker had been working on it while I was in the kitchen and said he couldn't figure out how the two pieces were supposed to go together. I looked over it for a second and realized they gave us two of the same piece! Sad day. We got it all straightened out with customer service and they delivered the right piece and picked up the other one a few days later, but we were a little disappointed that day.)

We haven't had much trouble with commuting to school, but it's only been 3 days so hopefully everything will continue to go smoothly. We do have to wake up a few minutes earlier, but nothing too horrible.

On Saturday Parker's grandparents will be coming to assist us in patching nail holes in the wall and re-caulking in the bathrooms, among other things. Once that's done, I can figure out where to hang things and take pictures to show all of you, my devoted readers. haha... :)

In other news, I started my job at the MTC last week! It was great! I have wonderful coworkers and so far I haven't messed anything up too badly (as far as I know). I only work Thursdays and Fridays, 10 hours total... but it's just enough to keep me busy but not too stressed. I work with the student employees in checking references on applications, doing the hiring paperwork process, and making sure everyone's hours are correct. Last Friday was actually Semi-Annual Clean-up Day... a monumental occasion for sure. On this day, most everyone working in the offices gets to wear jeans (as opposed to traditional missionary attire). Everyone is supposed to spend part of the day cleaning out files and such. Also, these privileged people get cookies and various drinks passed out to them. I was lucky enough to be the person who delivers this good cheer. It took me and another girl nearly 3 hours to go to all the different offices with our carts piled high, but we had fun doing it. I think I kind of understand how Santa feels because some people's faces would just light up with excitement at the thought of cookies and chocolate milk. It was great. :)

Parker is still working away with Living Scriptures. He had a big manager training meeting last Saturday and was VERY motivated when he returned. He and his team will be going to Florida this Summer! What an adventure! Another highlight for Parker is that Papa Murphy's is across the street from us. He discovered that just before they close at 9:00 you can get any of their already made pizza's half off. I think it's his new favorite food. Anytime I say anything about not knowing what to cook or being SO hungry, he mentions that we could get pizza. He jokes that he will become one of those customer that all the workers know. If we're not careful it might happen! :)

I guess that's all. I don't know if this was very exciting to read, but I thought it had been a while since I'd posted... so that's all, folks!

Great Day!

Yesterday was one of those days where I just couldn't help but smile! Parker and I got great news about our house! We were planning on closing and signing papers and everything on Wednesday (which is our busiest day, and we would have had to miss important classes, so we were having a hard time with our schedules) which would have given us 1 day to move out of our apartment and clean it and everything. This was a little stressful. After the phone call, we found our the seller needed to close earlier, on Friday! That's great for us because that means we can start moving on Tuesday! That will be so much better. I'm so glad.

Right after that phone call I walked to class and got a phone call just before class would start. It was a number I didn't recognize and normally I wouldn't have answered it right then, but for some reason... I did. I'm so glad I did, because it was the lady I interviewed with at the MTC about 2 months ago. She basically said they needed someone for about 10 hours a week and really wanted me for the job. I was so excited! I'll get to work on special projects with my friend, Kristin, in the human resource department. It's not a lot of hours, but I've got 15 credits and I don't know if I could do much more than that. Anyways, I start next Thursday (in the middle of moving) and I can't wait!

I couldn't help but smile to myself as I was sitting in my drug abuse class. What a great day!

Happy Anniversary!

Parker and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary on our way to Medford. We stopped in Reno, Nevada and took it easy. Parker surprised me with a wedding band, pictured below... and I got him cologne that smells delicious.

If you are easily "grossed out" you may not want to read further.

While in Reno, we stayed at one of the casinos and ate at their buffet. I've decided I'm not really a buffet person anymore. I don't like the idea of so many people touching all the tongs I'm going to touch to get my food when I don't know where their hands have been or if they've been washed. Maybe my infectious disease class has ruined me. That's what Parker claims. The experience I had at this particular buffet only increased my anxiety. We were waiting in a line ( that was way too long) to get in, just chatting with the couple next to us. As were we talking, I noticed the family in front of us. The father was sitting with his son draped over his lap as the son threw up into his hand over the flower bed, then wiped off his hand into the sweatshirt he was carrying. Gross. I lost my appetite. It got worse when we got into the buffet and I asked the waitress where the restroom was. It was out of the restaurant and way down the hall. I walked out, started walking down the hall and saw just how far away it was and decided to just wait. It was way down there, and packed. Not worth it. So, I go back into the buffet grab a plate and notice this father walking around getting food. That's when I think to myself "How in the world did he have time to go wash his hands and get back here to get food? And now he's walking around touching everything." Parker was of course a little irritated that we'd just forked out 30 bucks for dinner and I didn't want to eat anything. He tried to comfort me by saying that guy must have washed his hands because that would just be too disgusting for him to eat with nasty throw-up on him. He was probably right, but still... I had no guarantee. I ate my salad, and Parker was kind enough to dish up a couple things for me so I wouldn't have to tough anything, but I pretty much filled up on deserts that were already on individual plates. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. Just thinking about it is gross. No buffets for me for quite some time.

Happy Anniversary!!

Utah Flash

I don't know if any of you heard about the Michael Jordan not coming to the Utah Flash game fiasco, but we were there. If you want to know more click http://dleagueutah.blogspot.com/ and read his blog post. Anyway, Parker and I of course wanted to see Michael Jordan, but weren't really expecting it, so we weren't too disappointed. Actually, Parker really enjoyed it because he got this out of it.Parker and Bryon Russell are buddies.

Vacationing in Oregon

I'm not so good at coming up with catchy, clever titles. Oh well.

We've had a grand time doing nothing here in Oregon. We've watched a bazillion movies (which is not my favorite thing anymore. I'm definitely all movied out.) and eaten lots of fat and sugar. Delish.

Tomorrow we're planning on going to Jacksonville, but other than that we're just enjoying being together and relaxing without many responsibilities.

We arrived in Medford on my daddy's 50th birthday. (I can't believe he's 50! That makes me feel old.) We had a little party for him and had a wonderful time visiting with friends and eating delicious manicotti and spinach lasagna for dinner.

On Christmas eve we did a little more shopping then had our big dinner. So tasty. Our great friends, the Coffmans, came over and we did our little gift exchange with them. They are so wonderful. :)

Christmas morning was great. We slept in late... till about 9:15, had our traditional cinnamon pull-aparts for breakfast as we opened up presents one at a time so we could ooh and aah. We decided to watch one of the new movies afterward and got another wonderful surprise. My dad, Adam, and Parker had bought a new TV and Parker and Adam stayed up till 3:00 to set it up. It was so fun to see the surprised faces of my sisters and mom. Of course we had the Christmas goodies spread to snack from all day, and leftovers from Christmas Eve dinner. That's my favorite part. :)

I can't figure out why I can't move these pictures around, so they're all in reverse order, but that's better than nothing, right?

Here's Parker making German Pancakes for Sunday dinner. They were AMAZING! Really, He makes them way better than I ever have. I was impressed.

Slush is a Hilton must around Thanksgiving and Christmas. So tasty! :) (PS. Parker's sporting his new sweater I gave him and the shirt my sister, Sarah, gave him. Looking good!)
We played a wonderful game of apples to apples and my mom won! We're all "acting out" the words on our cards.
Sarah's a Boise State fan... and a cute one at that!
Here's all our loot after opening presents. It's a little hard to tell where the boxes and paper end and the toys begin!
So happy!!
Cami is (of course) also a Boise State fan and wore her new sweatshirt and red high heels around all day. :)
Parker's modeling his new sweatshirt.

Pre-opening of presents. Parker is in awe. Oh, and we match... both showing our love for the Utah Flash.
He's a little excited.
And finally, here's Dad opening presents. He loves his new root beer float/berry shake glass.

It's Done!

That's right folks, Parker and I have successfully completed the fall 2009 semester... AND yesterday we made an offer on a condo in Pleasant Grove that was ACCEPTED!!! :) Yay!! It's kind of a weird feeling for me. Buying a house is a grown up thing to do, so I must be a grown up I guess. Weird... but so exciting too. It's beautiful, and I love it, and can't wait to make it home. :)