Snow Day!

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Growing up in California, I never got to experience a snow day. 

I always wanted too when I was young. 

But instead just lived my life through the movie, Snow Day.

Well today I got my first snow day. 

I seriously got so excited last night just waiting for the call.

And at 4:53 in the morning, I received a calling saying that school was officially closed for the day.

Now this is the first snow in Michigan and I was kind of laughing when Michigan is supposedly has these "rough winters" and then it snows once and they cancel school. 

But let me tell you, it is not like Utah folks.

In a matter of hours we had a foot of snow.

And they do not plow their streets that fast like Utah does. 

It made me grateful for a couple of things.

First four-wheel drive. I love you.

Second that we live off of a main road that was plowed earlier.

All in all though it was beautiful. 

I woke up to children playing outside and so wished I was a kid so I could go play with them. 

Instead I cleaned the entire house, did the laundry, finished putting up the Christmas decorations, worked out and did a little bit of organizing. 

Snow Days, I love you.

Yes we are still alive.

Just busy and making no time to blog.

That is why I am so grateful for this break.

It was much needed.

On Thursday we cooked our first Thanksgiving dinner. 

Needless to say it was adventure but we were both proud of our efforts.

Friday I worked early then we went went shopping at the outlets and walked around Ann Arbor.

Other than that we have been loving sleeping in, eating left overs and getting ready for Christmas.

Thanksgiving + Black Friday + Christmas Decorations = one of the best weekends of the year.

Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving.

 

So many ideas

Pinterest is making me wish that it was around when I was planning our wedding. 

It is also giving me so many great ideas for Halloween: I need to throw 5 parties just to be able to decorate/ make all of these fun ideas. 

Here are some of my favorite Halloween pins so far. 

all pictures via pinterest

Technology

These people...

I love them.
I miss them like crazyyy.
I wish they would come visit me ASAP.
But because life doesn't work that way...
I love that they have Facetime so I can call them and video chat whenever I want.
Thanks for talking to me tonight Mom, Dad and John.
I love you guys.
I miss you guys.
Come visit me before it gets to cold.
AKA: ASAP :)

Babe

Flipping through pictures on iPhoto. Found this gem.

Did you guys know I married a model? 

Jobs

Started both jobs today. Assistant Director at Kinawa Middle school and J. Crew. Can't help but just dream that J.Crew is my closet and those munchkins wore me out. Goodnight.

Chi-town

Since Chicago is only 3 hours away we decided to head down for the weekend!

We drove down on Friday and after we checked into our hotel we headed downtown and did the architectural river tour. 

I don't know how much Mike enjoyed it but I think I enjoyed it enough for the both of us.

Then we started walking down magnificent mile. 

After about 20 minutes of being to depressed that we are to broke to by anything we left and headed to Navy Pier.

For dinner we had Chicago deep dish Pizza then we went to the top of the John Hancock Building. Something I learned on this trip is that our children are definitely going to be scared of heights.

The next day we went we headed to the Buckingham Fountain, the bean and then we proceeded to go see Wrigley Field, the Bears stadium and the Bulls stadium.

I think I made up for making Mike go on the architectural river tour. 

It was such a fun 24 hours and made me miss living in  big clean city aka London!

Can't wait till we head back!

Crazy. Stupid. Love.

I know I am a little late on this one. But we saw Crazy. Stupid. Love last night. Mike and I were laughing so hard at parts. The other audience go-ers may or may not have laughed at our laughs at one point. Anyways.. its cute.

ps. one day I will update on where we have been all summer long. Until then.

Dear California,

Oh how I miss you. Don't get me wrong. For the most part I am loving Michigan. Except for these little things. I have 15 mosquito bites, 4 on my face which makes for a pretty picture. And I have killed 20 so far in our house. That is the last time that I am leaving the balcony door open.... Good luck sleeping soundly tonight

P.S. the last one I killed, its nose was as big as in the picture.. but real. Ohhh how I will never get used to this.

Moving time

We are busy busy moving into our new place! Why is it that every time we move it seems to take longer to unpack? More to come soon!

Love me some summer

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I LOVE summer.
I love the warm weather.

I love that it stays light out for so long.

I love Summer reading by the beach. Just finished These Is My Words. A little hard to get into but then your hooked!

I love that my sun turns my skin brown.

I love traveling. I feel like Michael and I have been non- stop traveling since May. It is the best!

I love Summer Weddings. 

I love summer movies. Believe it or not, we have gone to the movie theater every. single. week. this summer. Obsessive? Yes. I think we should just own a movie theater one day.

I love the fact that DC tastes even better and more refreshing in the summer.

Sonic happy hour =<3

I Love. Love. the beach. Michael and I are always talking about where we want to live when we grow up. As most of you know we are clueless. But I think after traveling across the country this summer the beach just feels like home to us. 

Beach days are by far the best days.

I love summer foods. Fresh fruit. Grilled food. yumm.

Frozen yogurt on a hot summer day. Currently loving watermelon with mochi from 32 degrees at the Destin Outlets.

I love summer sales.

I am also loving, maxi skirts/dresses, denim, pearls, high buns almost everyday, Moroccan Oil (Try the curling mousse. Does wonders), and the color coral.

It is the best time of the year. Hands. Down. Obv.

Offically done.

With the thousand and one things I should be catching up on 

I am instead going to write about the thousand and one things I am looking forward to.

Okay not that many

but we do have a few up exciting weeks ahead. 

It is crazy how we have been planning all of these trips and now it is all happening.

Life just seems to be moving faster and faster

Is that just me?

First and foremost I am done with school! 

I know I should be excited, but it hasn't really set in.

and I liked being a student. 

Real life, I don't know if I am ready for you yet.

Oh well, ready or not here I come!

I am in the process of packing for our 2.5 week trip

And boy it is going to be a busy one.

Here is our itinerary

Yes, I know that you were all desperatly waiting for it to come out. 

Almost as much as you were waiting to here about William & Kate's CA trip.

Does anyone get why she spells Kate with a K and Catherine with a C? 

I guess she is fabulous enough to pull that off. 

You can call me Kourt or Courtney. 

I am just that fabulous.

Tangent and back.

Tomorrow I leave for the great state of CA. 

Straight into celebrating the fabulous Karly's & Dave wedding

This is exciting folks.

Friday more wedding prep with Kar! 

and my little brother's eagle scout Court of honor.

This is also very exciting folks.

(John, I know you will read this, and you should know We are SO PROUD of you!!)

He is a stud.

Saturday Karly and Dave are getting married!!!

This is again...exciting!

Sunday and Monday we are relaxing.

EXCITING

Tuesday Jay Leno.

Look for us.

Wednesday all day traveling to OHIO.

Right as we land we are taking off to Michigan.

Did I mention we are MOVING THERE?!?

Why yes we are. 

So we are looking for housing.

THIS IS  EXCITING FOLKS. 

 I don't know if you guys got that so one more time. 

WE ARE MOVING. 

exciting.

Friday: OHIO. Not sure what we are doing this day. But I bet there is something planned

Saturday Darrell & Kim are getting married. 

This would be my brother-in-law and my future sister-in-law.

Again.. also extremely exiting.

Sunday- flying back.

I told you it was a busy one. 

But all very exciting folks.

Still trying to find my camera to document all of that excitment for you.

See you when we get back.

EXCITING!

Pinterest

After about a month, I finally have set up my pinterest. 

I have yet to post anything due to the fact I have a paper and presentation tomorrow and I know once I start I won't get off that site!

The question is:

Who out there has Pinterest? 

If so, any tips or leave a comment so we can be pin friends?

This is exciting folks!

Here is mine once I get it started:

Follow me?

A Year in Review

A year ago today Mike and I were married! 

People keep asking me if it feels like a year since we have been married. 

And it really doesn't. 

The whole time we were dating/ engaged we were counting down to something.

When we would see each other, when we would be flying here, when we would get married. 

Now there is no counting down and the days have flown by.

I have been thinking a lot about of all we have done together in the past year as husband and wife.

I thought, for remembrance sake, it would be fun to name a few. 

May

 Wedding and Honeymoon!

Perfect.

June

 

The fun continues with the open house in Florida and staying there till work started in the end of June!

July

Working hard and celebrating the 4th of July at June Bug Hill!

Sorry no pictures.

Partying to hard.

August

 

Working hard still. Packing to leave for Utah. And a weekend get away to San Diego Hilton for some R&R and Sea World. 

September

Up in Utah. Enjoying our last year as at BYU. 

Celebrated my B-day in Park city and a surprise party from the Hubs.

October

 More celebrations. Threw Mike a surprise Monday Night Football Party for his 24th. 

John came up to celebrate his 16th. 

November

Celebrated our 6th month in Mandalay Bay on our way home to CA.

Thanksgiving in California with the WHOLE Fam. 

Meaning both sets of parents and brothers and sister on both sides. 

Partyyyyy

December

Christmas Festivities including: Lights at Temple Square and seeing our fave missionary. Ben and Emily's Wedding. Christmas in Florida with a scavenger hunt for the girls. Dressing up as Santa's helpers and delivering presents. Harry Potter Park. Delta misplacing my luggage. Attempting to lay out in 65 degree weather. Shopping. Movies. Relaxing. Loving Christmas break.

January

Spent the New Year's at Seaside and Gone with the Wind house. Dinner at Bonefish. Started winter semester and went snowboarding for the first time since the accident.

February

Buried Deep in School. 

Lost charger for my camera. 

No pictures on the camera for the rest of the year. 

Actually can't find camera right now.

Enjoyed movies, spending time with friends, and a low key winter month.

March

Mike traveled to Florida for a friend's wedding. I went to California. 

Mike went to Seattle for work/school. 

I spent time with friends. 

School. School and more school

April 

GRADUATED!! 

The WHOLE family came up. Aunts, Uncles, Parents, Siblings. 

Started to realise how much we are going to miss this place. 

Soaking it all up. 

May

Cate and Dave's Wedding. 

and coming full circle celebrating our Anniversary in Vegas. 

More to come, with a few pictures later. 

What an amazing year! I can't wait to write this post next year and look back on all of the fun things we have done.