My Valentine!

Well we had our first Valentines day as a married couple, unfortunately we were in different states, but we still celebrated it nonetheless! Andrew got me this AWESOME edible arrangement.....

It was soo yummy! I had wanted one for a while but told Andrew it was too expensive to justify. I said when I had a baby (which will not happen a few years, people) he could get me one then-- because then I would deserve one. When I saw it I thought "and I didn't even have to have a baby to get one! HA!". For Valentines Day I got Andrew chicken and hamburgers from his FAVORITE meat supplier-- Omaha Steaks. In my Mom's words...we sure do know the way to each others hearts! 

We had a lovely evening of FaceTiming and talked about how happy we will be to see one another in FIVE DAYS!!! I fly out of SLC on Friday but because of the flights and time change I won't get into Pensacola until the following morning! Oh well, it will be well worth it! 

As for family updates...hmm. Well I have turned in my prospectus to my Thesis chair. Basically I have started the ball rolling on this whole long process. Hopefully it will go by quicker than I expect (meaning I can graduate SOON!) My class is going well and I am really enjoying teaching, just trying to find a job for after teaching...we'll see how that goes.....

Andrew is doing well in his job. He really likes it and it sure does keep him busy! Sadly he will be going to California for work the week that we were planning on moving all our stuff out to Florida. I told him no worries, my friend Fel will help me do the drive! 

So we are planning on driving the Penske out ourselves and towing my car behind us. Mine and Andrew's parents aren't too excited about it, but hey... would you want to mess with my friend Fel? I think not....

It will be a fun trip for the two of us. We are going to drive it in three days, just in time to be home before Andrew has to leave for California! 

Andrew will be going on another business trip to DC this summer. Hopefully I can join him this time and take him to some of the monuments. If not, it sounds like this will be a yearly adventure so someday it will happen! 

I will be so glad when February is over as that means Andrew and I will only have 1.5 months left to be apart! It will be so great to be with him again! I miss him very, very much! 

I hope you all had a WONDERFUL Valentines Day and that you were able to spend it with those you love, if not, I feel your pain friends! Hopefully next year will be better for you! 

-M

Weekend Wonderfulness!

Last weekend was WONDERFUL! Why, you ask? Because ANDREW was in town! He flew out for a much-needed visit and we had a great time!

He left right after work on Friday and got into Utah around 11:40. His flight was early, something I was happy about! We got his bag and made our way to Springville were I got us a cheap hotel via. Priceline.

We slept on saturday (well until 745), ate a great continental breakfast and drove up to Provo so that we could get our snow gear at Andrew's parents house and also so that Andrew could wax our boards! Then it was up to PARK CITY!! We knew it was going to be a busy weekend as Sundance was still there. (Question, why is it called Sundance when it is held in Park City? Was it originally in Sundance or something....just wondering) Anyway, Park City's parking was non-existant so we made our way over to the Canyons via a stop at Taco Bell before I "hulked". (Side note: I get GRUMPY when I'm hungry. Andrew says I turn into the incredible hulk...hence, hulking.) Since I was fed and happy, no "hulking" happened...but you can never be too careful...


After food we finally got to the Canyons paid the ridiculous half-day price (which INCLUDED  a military discount and I still think it was OUTRAGEOUS!) And made our way up the slopes! We started on the bunny hill as I was nervous how I would do being off a board for over a year. With that single trip I felt confident enough to move up to the blue squares. Andrew knew just the place to go on the mountain and we were off. After about 3 1/2 hours of some quality snowboarding we were both pooped! We we up one more time and snowboarded the whole way down....for those of you who've been to The Canyons...thats a LONG FREAKING WAY! It was strange to go for such a short time, I attribute it to our getting older...Andrew attributes it to the drastic change in elevation (but then what's my excuse?!)

A perk of being at the Canyons....heated lifts!!! We felt so fancy being in the orange "bubble lifts" as I called them....

After snowboarding we bummed around the outlets for a little bit and then went to meet Andrew's best friend Clark at Bajio in Salt Lake. It was fun hanging out with them but when we got back to Springville that night we were sure pooped! We watched the latest 30 Rock episode on hulu (during which I promptly fell asleep!)

Sunday we slept in, (no church= guilty!). Got breakfast and hang out with our mutual best friend (my current roomie and landlord, Cindy). Andrew was upset that he couldn't beat her at Mario Kart! HA! He's out of practice! We then went and hung out with his parents for a while and had a late Christmas with them. Sunday night was just us and it was GLORIOUS! It was good to have time to ourselves just being a couple again. I think we both had been used to being alone that being together was so great! As cheesy as it sounds, he really is my best friend (yes, it does make me want to hurp just reading that I typed that...not because it's a bad thing, just because it's cheesy)

Monday wasn't as fun as we knew that we would have to part soon. We lived up what moments we did have and took Andrew to the dentist (romantic, I know). The dentist here is one we respect (plus our friend Cindy works there), as opposed to the one in Florida that was trying to rob us blind! We then just got our last-minute cuddling in and were off to the airport. That was the WORST part. But the good news is that I'll be in Florida in TWELVE DAYS! HOORAY! It will be another FABULOUS WEEKEND!