January.

January has been a fairly uneventful month...but we've kept it fun by enjoying BYU basketball.

I love watching basketball and this has been a very very fun season.

Best game so far was beating San Diego State! 

My throat and ears hurt the entire next day, but it was completely worth it.

...and my sweet husband bought me a Jimmer jersey at the game.

 

 We were very excited that they won & even ran out on the court after. Not so much because of the excitement, but because if we hadn't we probably would have been trampled by everyone behind us running down to the court.

 We waited around after so Tyler could get his own Jimmer jersey signed by Jimmer himself!

...and guess what? He's selling it..imagine that.

 Jimmer is pretty great & has sure made BYU basketball lots of fun this year, but I'm still NOT naming my child after him.

President Monson

I wasn't with Joseph, but I believe him. My faith did not come to me through science, and I will not permit so-called science to destroy it. -Thomas S. Monson

Tyler is officially certain that there must be sports in heaven, because the Prophet attends Jazz Games! My cousin's husband, Mitch, was two suites down from the prophet and sent us a text telling us so. We couldn't see him from where we were sitting, but then LUCKY us. On our way out we walked right past President Monson getting into the elevator. It was so neat to see him even if it was literally only for a second or two.

I told Tyler later that the Jazz game was fun, but what really made it worth it was seeing the prophet!

With all that is going on in the world today, its so great to have an amazing prophet to help direct our lives and be such a great example of faith. I love listening to him speak, because he always has great advice and he always has a great story to share. He's also such a cheerful person. When he first became prophet I went to the conference center for conference. I was fairly close to the front making it so much easier to see his smiley face as he greeted all the apostles on his way in. After the session was over he walked down into the congregation and started greeting people. It was so neat to see him do that. He was instantly swarmed with people, so I didn't bother to try to shake his hand, but still cool to see how personable and loving he was with everyone.

In addition to seeing the prophet, we had a great time at the game seeing the Jazz beat the Suns.

Tyler also attempted to win us tickets to the next game by doing a bunch of pull-ups for the Marines, but he didn't do enough for the tickets. He did do lots though and his biceps looked big doing them, so I was still very proud! haha.

How to Get a Win:

If you want your team to win, just bet AGAINST them!

We are VERY loyal to our Cougs!

Tyler is extremely loyal to the team, but after the recent losing streak our faith was diminishing.

So much in fact, Tyler chose San Diego state on his pick 'ems last Saturday!

And what did they do?

They pulled out a Big W.

Needless to say, Tyler's pick 'em lost, but he was still a way happy camper!

Our cougs looked like a different team out there so we hope they keep up the good work.

GO BYU!!!

We were both in a great mood for the rest night so we celebrated like this.
Yay for winning weekends!

Losing Streak

I feel that no one blogs anymore & its really depressing. I get on here and have very little to read. I get excited whenever someone posts...so fellow bloggers...please make my life more exciting by giving me something good to read!!!

Secondly, BYU is on a losing streak & it really stinks--so much in fact, that Saturday we left the game with 9 minutes left in the 4th quarter...how lame is that? Luckily I still enjoy going to the games & hoping they win. If not, its still fun being at the game with T!!!

Colorado Adventure.

Friday morning we decided to go to the BYU vs. Air Force Game on Saturday in Colorado Springs. It was really last minute, but was very fun and very worth it. Tyler served his mission in Colorado Springs and so did our friend Jeff so they had connections for a place to stay. It was a great, cheap trip! We took lots of pictures so be prepared for some serious picture overload.

Seeing a game at Air Force was really cool especially because it was September 11. They made it nice and patriotic. They flew in kids who were in the Pentagon day care that day and shared their story as well as 2 firefighters, one who lost 2 brothers (also firefighters). Both died when the towers collapsed. One in each tower. 

BYU played horribly & got smoked by Air Force, but we still had a good time.

This is on the drive back to Utah. The boys got burned really bad at the game, so they both had VERY red & shiny faces. It was really funny.

Colorado is absolutely beautiful & especially beautiful this time of year so we took a break and took these pics...

 

We had just got back in the car from our first stop and Tyler thought we should take this one particular exit...I protested, but thankfully Jeff listened to him and not me. We got off the exit and saw one of the prettiest places I think I have ever seen...gorgeous trees...beautiful lake...bridges...etc. So we took these fabulous pics! and then some...haha.

So Tyler decided he wanted to throw the leaves--not very like him. It was really funny cuz he wanted a picture of it, but since it was a yellow tree behind him and yellow leaves you can't see all the leaves flying in the air which made the picture pretty funny I thought.

 

The place was seriously beautiful, I don't think the pictures even do it justice.

Don't ask why we're standing like this, I set the timer and ran and the boys told me what to do. I didn't have time to think about it. lol.

Jeff had a little too much fun with the road signs.

This video I will warn you is a little dumb, it was way funnier at the time. One of those you had to be there moments. Tyler thought I was taking pictures not filming & he was pretty into his jumps.

 

Overall I loved Colorado, it was so fun to go and see where Tyler was for 2 years. It was also great to get away...although it was way too short. Yesterday we went over to Tyler's brother Russ's. He asked me if I liked it enough to live there...and there is very few places I could say that about outside of Utah, but Colorado Springs definitely could be one of them! It was so much fun & such a great place. 

A Winning Weekend

BYU won on Saturday which means it was automatically a great weekend in Tyler's opinion. That is all that is important! The game was VERY fun even though the first half was extremely hot--it was worth it, it feels great to be back in the stadium cheering on our favorite team again!!!

We saw this on the way to the game...I thought it was pretty funny!

  

Labor Day was really fun too. We had hopes of going boating, but since it was in like the 60's we decided it was not such a great idea. Instead we went up to the outlets in Park City. We both found some great buys, so it was a very successful shopping day, but the holiday couldn't end there--there had to be more football of course!!! We had a fun little party at Misty & Russ's and watched the Boise State vs. Virginia Tech Game.

It's That Time Again.

 Just a few more days :) I can't wait!

Soccer, Good Food, and Baseball.

Nathan had a soccer tournament that has gone on the last few days in West Jordan.

Yesterday I was able to go up and watch one of his games.

Even though they lost, it was really fun to see him play with his new team.

After we went to lunch at Chili's to re-fuel Nathan and his best friend, Brady, so they could be ready for their next game. 

The boys were super goofy and definitely entertaining for me & my mom at lunch.

Me & My Mom at Chili's

It's blurry thanks to Nathan and all his giggles causing the camera to shake!

Nate & his friend Brady. 

As you can see they couldn't stop laughing long enough for a picture!

Unfortunately, I couldn't stay for the second game because I had to be to work, but the days fun wasn't over. After work Tyler & I took Nathan to the Owlz game with us, where we had lots of fun cheering for the Owlz & in Nathan's case, the opposing team! He loves opposition. We also had lots of fun talking about other matters, like Nathan's 6th grade crush. Its always enjoyable seeing his face turn red. By the time the game was over we were all starving so we hit up Applebees for some 1/2 price appetizers!

Jazz Game!

Tyler and I have been enjoyin our lives lately at the Jazz games. In the last 2 weeks we have gone up to Energy Solutions to watch the Jazz play twice and it has been pretty fun. The first game we went to was a rather boring game, but still a fun atmosphere. Last Tuesday, though, we had a blast. We didn't plan on going to the game, it was spur of the moment and planned on just scalping some tickets. But Tyler is probably the luckiest person I know...so of course, because he was there we landed FREE tickets! Nothing better than a FREE date and a great game, seeing the Jazz go into overtime and win was pretty great!

February Happenings

February was so busy happening, I didn't have any time to tell about it.

Even though its come & gone, I feel the need to tell all, because it just so happens to be my favorite month of the year. 

I started the month off at one great basketball game!

I know I am in the right place when BYU is wearing my favorite color while playing Utah. Yes, they were sportin pink! I loved it.

Plus we won!!!

I love Valentines Day & Love my birthday...so having them back to back basically rocks! I spent Valentine's up in Midway with a bunch of my cousins, and Tyler came too.

Since it fell on a Sunday, celebrating was a little more weird than usual, but still lots of fun!

 

The Friday before we celebrated the holiday by going to Color Me Mine & dinner with Mitch and Chelsey. Then Saturday afternoon we hit up The Movie Valentine's Day together. It was a cute show, and was so happy Tyler offered to go, because getting him to watch a chick flick, let alone, pay for one is a pretty big accomplishment. Then to top it off, he got me Roses.

My Birthday was a fun day too because it landed on President's Day this year. 

No school. No work. What more could I ask for?

I spent the day with my mom, looking at sewing machines (yep, happy birthday to me...domestic style) and shopping.

I made the mistake of eating at Cafe Rio for lunch...

I shall explain why it was a mistake later.

For dinner the 'Rents, Tyler & I all went to Tucanos.

I love their food, it is amazing and I ate way more than I should have...

However, to make it clear. I didn't feel stuffed or overly full.

One way or another, I ended up with food poisoning, so not fun!

I'm positive it was my Rio. 

Regardless, I still had a pretty great 21st birthday!

 

UVU hosted an All Night Mardi Gras Party, just last weekend! It totally rocked.

It was my favorite UVU activity I've gone to thus far.

The pics aren't all that great, cuz it was LATE so I look disgusting, but don't care enough not to share.

 

There was a hypnotist show that was hilarious.

Two of the contestants hypnotized ended up sitting on Tyler and I's lap.

Totally cuddled up to us. It was the funniest thing ever. Best show I've seen.

...so there is February for ya. 

I feel so much better having shared!

Oh...What would he do if I didn't bleed blue???

Last Saturday Ty and I went to the BYU Basketball game.

During the game I found my mind wandering as it often does when BYU is so far ahead that watching becomes pointless, because there is no way the other team can possibly catch up. Anyway, I started thinking about sports & how fanatical Tyler is about BYU sports. I found myself playing the what if game...What if I wasn't a BYU fan already. Would Tyler have converted me to becoming one? And what if I was a Ute fan? There is no freakin way he would have ever dated me! And to top it off, if I had not have been, what on earth would we have done for fun? It made me laugh about the rivalry. How it literally divides us in every way, who would have thought choice in sports teams could be a deal breaker?

Lucky for him: I bleed blue!

Lucky for me: I look good in blue!

The Sports Guy

So I just got off my brother's blog...really, he is so AWESOME in my opinion.
Especially if you are a BYU fan...so BYU fans...go check it out!
Love him to death, he is so talented!

Here is his link. Sportsguy23 Enjoy!


...Oh and did anyone happen to see NieNie on Oprah today??? I love NieNie and wanna watch it so badly myself!

...Famous...

Wanna see how awesome my brother is?

If you do, then just click....

HERE.

He's gonna be famous one day I know it.

Oh...and if you do go check his blog out, be sure to watch his videos!

He got the chance to meet & interview Ty Detmer last week, which I think is pretty cool.