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.

Happy Two Months!!

So, today we are celebrating our 2 month anniversary!! Lucky me! I love my handsome husband very much. The last week has been an interesting week for us. Bruce's younger sister got married on Saturday and we got to spend Friday setting up for the wedding and Saturday with the family. It was beautiful and we know that Anna and Kyle will have a wonderful life together.

The good news is that Bruce is on Spring Break this week. That means that he gets to do lots of home improvement projects. Lucky man!! He has been great to take on things at our house that seem to always need fixing. (Yay for honey-do lists!!! ;) ) But it is also nice to be able to come home and spend time together instead of having to find things to do until he finishes up with class.

Yes, we are slackers!

We need to be better about posting to this, but life seems to be hurrying past. Six weeks in and we love married life. I get to be married to my best firend, so I'm VERY lucky. Our time together has been very limited lately, however. I have been working extra hours and Bruce has been preparing for his midterms, which leaves very little time for each other. Sad!

I got called to be the Bear Scout leader in our ward. Bruce is still laughing. Yes, that is right. The woman who grew up with all sisters and is a totally girly girl is now a den mother. I'm feeling slightly overwhelmed, ("slighty" uh huh sure, he he he- Bruce) but Bruce tells me this will be a growing experience and prepare me for the gaggle of boys that he is sure will be in our family. I hope he enjoys helping his lovely wife prepare for all those den meetings. Bruce has yet to have the joy of getting a new calling, but I have a feeling they may be holding out for a big one for him. Serves him right for laughing!

Two weeks in....

So we have been at this marriage thing for two weeks and i think we are finally getting settled in. Our house is finally getting organized a little, we have cleared out a lot of the excess cardboard wrapping paper and gift bags, and we are kind of getting our routine down. It's amazing how different life can be with someone sharing it with you. It seems our perspective has changed on a lot of stuff in just two weeks. Especially when you have such a cute husband!!