Life is ...going

I wish I had something fantastic happening in our life to update. I've put it off for longer than I should have hoping that something exciting would happen. But alas, with school for Bruce, I'm not sure he could handle much more in the way of excitement. My hard working husband is taking 17 credit hours while still working another 30 hours a week. So far, he is doing great!

My life is fairly boring. I have just been working and have been enjoying learning some new hobbies. My friend Amber has been teaching me to crochet. Next, it's on to knitting! Hopefully it will be something that I get better at. Right now, the only thing that has come out of it is a very utilitarian scarf for Bruce to wear on his cold, recess duty days! I hope it keeps him warm.

Wedding Weekend

We've had an exciting couple of weeks lately. But this last weekend was wonderful for our family. Bruce and I got to travel to California to be at his brother's wedding. Lewis and Renee were married in the Redlands temple. It was a beautiful wedding and we had a wonderful time with Bruce's family. Almost the whole family was together.

On Friday we went to Newport Beach where we spent the day playing in the waves. Bruce ended up as a lobster! He doesn't apparently handle sun exposure well. But we had a blast. It was so much fun hanging out with all of the nieces and nephews. The adults wanted to stay and play longer! Saturday we spent the morning at the wedding and got to play by the pool for the afternoon. That evening, we went to Renee's parents house for the reception. It was so beautiful. About the only time I can ever get Bruce to dance with me is at a wedding, so we need more people to get married. I love dancing with my husband!

Capital Reef

I finally got to take Bruce to my favorite place on earth, Capital Reef. The Loveless family reunion was down there this year and we got to spend three days with my wonderful family. It was beautiful and we had a lot of fun. We got to go on two hikes, Hickman Bridge and Cohab Canyon. I was silly and planned the hikes back to back, therefore killing Bruce's ankles for the rest of the weekend, but he was a great sport and still rescued when I inevitably fell. Yes, I know, a shock for those of you who know me. These reunions always seem far too short and I wish we could make them last a lot longer. One weekend a year is never enough! But we loved spending time with everyone and realized how very blessed we are to have such a wonderful family!

Bruce's Birthday!!

So, I'll be honest. I'm totally a birthday person. It makes me so excited to plan birthday parties and stuff like that. This time it was even better. It was the first birthday that I got to plan for Bruce. Last year we were just in the dating stage, so I couldn't do much. This year, it was ALL MINE!

Thursday morning, Bruce's actual birthday, I got up before work and made some muffins for Bruce and Lydia and her family (who are staying with us for the week. So much fun!). Then, after work, Lydia and Tobin took us out to Rodizio Grill. Neither one of us had ever gone, but the food was fantastic. The pineapple was both of our favorites. Last night we threw a birthday party for Bruce's family. It was so much fun to have everyone over, but we missed Sarah and her crew. Hopefully we will get to see them soon. Bruce got a new grill for his birthday and is the grill master at our house. He had a blast handling all the burgers and dogs and now wants to try to do some ribs on the grill. I completely support that idea! After the BBQ, Emily and Curtis and Lydia and Tobin and the kids joined us at the drive-in movie. It was a cold night, but it was fun to see UP and The Proposal. Plus, you can't beat the drive-in movies. We'll have to do it again when it's a little warmer.

Tomorrow night, my family is coming over for another party. I'm glad that Bruce has so many people who love him. It makes me so happy. What a great husband I have!! Happy Birthday, baby!!

We finally get a HONEYMOON!

So, Bruce and I have finally gotten to go on our honeymoon. We are in beautiful Colorado for this week exploring where Bruce grew up and checking out Rocky Mountain National Park. I have to say, it has been so much fun to see Bruce in his role as tour guide. Plus, he gets to show me all of his favorite places. We went to eat at a restaurant called Beau Jo's yesterday. They have this amazing pizza and Bruce was so excited for me to get to try it. We also went shopping in Estes Park (compare to Park City!). This weekend we are going to a Rockies game before heading home.

The best part of the whole trip has been just sitting with Bruce. He is so much fun to just hang out with and I am so lucky to be married to a man with a little boy's excitement. It makes our life together such an adventure. Plus, I'm the worrier and he's the one who always reminds me that life is an occasion. That's our new quote. "Life is an occasion. Rise to it!" Thank you Dustin Hoffman.

We will post some pics from our trip as soon as we actually make it home! But for now, its off for more adventures!

April showers and May Flowers

So, we aren't as good at staying on top of this as we would like. But not a lot is going on in our lives right now. Bruce is finishing up finals for school and we can't wait for him to be done so we can have fun for the rest of the summer. Bruce has also become the master of the BBQ. He insists that charcoal grills are better and I have to admit that the smell of charcoal is much better than anything a gas grill can do. Plus, Bruce gets to cook then and we love it. Bruce is also looking for a part time job right now for when the school he works out is out for the summer. I'm busy working and can't wait to come home and be with my cute husband every night! Beyond that, life goes on.

So appearantly we suck at this blog thing...

Yeah so we are totally slackers when it comes to doing the blog thing. Anyway, things are crazy as usual. The semester is winding down and I am going a little nuts trying to get it all done, but such is life. One less semester to go! Marissa is busy with both work and church stuff. The cub scouts are running her a little ragged, but she is starting to figure out how that all works. Now all she needs is another leader to help her! All things considered life is good and moving along about as can be expected. We are enjoying being married and it's hard to believe that its only been three months.