March!

Well, March has been good.

In News: We have a dog!  She's a 3 pound Tea Cup Yorkie.  She loves to nap.  She doesn't understand the concept of fetch, but she loves to snuggle, so we'll let it slide.  :)  We got her off of craigslist (last time I use that!) and when I went to pick her up, she had a jacket on, and was all bundled up.  I got to Troy's work to pick him up, and took of her jacket, to find out she was bald underneath!!  That scammer!  We decided to keep her however, and she is very sweet, and trained relatively well, so we can't complain too much.

We decided to name her Kiwi, and then about a week ago, we were talking about how much we love Trix (the cereal) and asked ourselves why the name Trixie never came up.  After a Facebook poll, we decided it would be acceptable to change her name, so we did! 

I've been working on getting our business up and running.  I've been working with a girl who will be heading up the sales part of the company, and I'm SO excited about it.  I've been working on the website, which is still in the process of being created/developed.  It's hard having another job, to have the motivation at the end of the day.  Fortunately, I really like my day job, so I don't loathe being there, wishing I could be home working on my business.

I made a break with my Beehives, and we've all (as far as I know!) decided that we like each other.  They are awesome girls, and so much fun to work with every week. The Laurels had planned a really fun combined activity - Newspaper and Duct Tape Fashion!  I couldn't believe how creative they were.  They made some elaborate outfits.  These were the four dresses they made.  It was such a fun activity.  The First and Third one are Beehives, and the one on the far right is my honorary Beehive.  They are just great girls!

We also went on a "snow machining" (translation: snowmobiling) trip with the YW one weekend.  It was my first time on a snowmobile.  It was pretty fun, but too cold!  :)  Maybe by next year I'll by gloves or something.

I've been trying out new recipes to add some variety to the five dishes that I could think of.  Troy was so sweet and never complained, but when I finally found his mom's cook book and said something about cooking something different, you could see the relief in his eyes.  Then my boss brought me several cookbooks, which rocks!  THEN my sister, Megan, basically the best cook on the planet, sent me her cookbook that she will one day publish and become a millionaire off of.  All credit for the meal to the right goes to her - We haven't tried that meal yet, but we are going to!  I made Chicken Cordon Bleu, and we ate it on sandwiches - Mayo, Lettuce, Tomato, Whiskey Honey Mustard (for me) on a healthy, wheaty kind of bread, with salad on the side.  It was one of the best meals, ever.

Troy and I ended up finally finishing Friends.  I made him watch it with me when I was sick, and he got so into the story, that he just had to know what happened.  Ten seasons later, here we are.  He found out how big of a cry baby I am.  I cried for several episodes, beginning mostly at the Monica/Chandler proposal.  Doesn't matter how many times I see it, I lose it every time.  Pathetic.

Well, that about sums up our month.  Marriage is definitely a fun ride.   So glad to be on it! 

Our New Lives

Alright - so I'm just going to do a quick recap of the last few months.

December - I finished work a week and a half before the wedding and put on "A Christmas Carol".  I need to put an album on FB of it.  It was quite awesome.  The kids were fabulous, and it was SO much fun.  Troy's mom came up on the last night to surprise me.  It was sweet of her.


We got married on the 18th.  Most of you were there, but it was a good day.  Megan made a GORGEOUS wedding.  :)  So glad she's my sister!


We went to Catalina Island for our honeymoon.  I didn't know where we were going until we were on the way.  Troy wanted it to be a surprise, but our flight was delayed, so he had to call and change the time we were taking the Catalina Express, which tipped me off.  We got to LA and took a taxi to the port.  We took Dramamine so that we wouldn't get sick on the rocky water, and it actually knocked us out for the next 15 hours.  We only woke up to get from the ferry to our hotel, and then were out cold for a long, long time.


They ended up having record rainfall while we were there.  It rained 4 out of 5 days we were there.  Apparently they rarely have rain that lasts longer than an hour, and so this was out of the norm.   It rained and rained, and rained.  Everything to do was closed, and a lot of stores and restaurants were closed for leaks/flooding in their stores.  We watched a LOT of movies to pass the time.  Finally on the last day, a glass-bottom boat tour was open.  It was fun to see the fish and kelp, but the run-off from the island made the water murky.  We decided that we could plan a fabulous Catalina trip, but wouldn't have it last longer than 2 nights, and it would be in the summer so that the water wouldn't be a bad idea.  We toured the Casino, which isn't what we think of as a Casino today.  "Casino" means a place of gathering and entertainment, so it is a theater, dance hall, and gathering place for big events.  It was a really interesting place.  It was built by the Wrigley Family (as in the gum) in the 20s, before Casino meant "a place to gamble."  It was one of our favorite parts.


We went back to Utah for a few days, and had Christmas, and prepared for Alaska.  We flew up here on the 29th, and found a place and moved in on the 31st.  It's a two bedroom, is freshly carpeted, tiled, painted, and has been a great place in general so far.  Our landlord is awesome.  Our dryer didn't work one day, and he got us a brand new one in less than 24 hours, and he's replacing our furnace next week. 


January - Our neighbors above us are in our ward, and have been awesome.  They recently lost a baby, that was stillborn (she died the day she was due), and wanted to move somewhere to get away and have a fresh start.  They have a living son named Kai, who is 3 and is a peach.  He is one of the cutest kids ever.  Don't worry, your kids are cuter.  They also had a son older than Kai, who passed away as a toddler.  They are an amazing family.  They made us Cafe Rio salads with the pork... So. Good.


I started working for Kanady Chiropractic Center and had a hard time at first, mostly because I was so far from anyone I knew, but it's turned out to be an awesome job.  I work directly with the owner, and it's part time.  She believes that part time employees are happy employees.  I believe she is right.


Troy is starting to get used to his new job.  He misses his work buddies from Idaho, but we're glad we're here.  The economy up here is SO much better than it is down there.  Apparently it's a lot worse than it was before the recession, so I can't imagine what it would have been like pre-crash.  We're so grateful to have our jobs.



February - He traveled to Barrow on Valentine's Day.  He got to stand on the Arctic Ocean.  That's about as close as you can get to putting your toes in it.  He sent me pictures, and it was solid ice.


Since he was gone, he took me to Crow's Nest for Valentine's day before he left.  I was starting to get sick, and was quite sick with a respiratory infection for several days.  It was so nice to have that night before I got too sick.  He bought me a beautiful watch for Valentine's day.  Since he left in the midst of my being the most sick, our neighbors took care of me and brought me meals and a Valentine.  It was so sweet.


Well, that about sums it up!!