MAJOR CATCH UP

Well it's been so long since I've blogged, I've practically forgotten how. There has been a lot going on with Ryan and I lately. I just wanted to share what we're doing and share some pictures as well. First of all we bought a house back in November. Yes that's how big of a slacker I am. It's located in Provo right off of Geneva Road and we love our house. It's about 2500 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a double car garage. We have a big room that was added on above the garage before we moved in and we spend most of our time up there. It does need a lot of work but we felt it was the right house for us, and we're really excited to have our own place to fix up and live in. It has a pretty big back yard that needs a lot of work as well, but will be so nice once we get it fixed up. I've only taken pictures of the upstairs so I'll include outside pictures on another post. There is also a basement that we are just using for storage right now since it's just the 2 of us. But there's 2 bedrooms in the basement, the laundry room, another family room, bathroom and closets. We have done no work downstairs so I haven't taken pictures of those rooms either.

Well to make sure this post isn't too long, Ryan also decided he wanted to get a puppy since we have a house now. He found a puppy on KSL and we've had him for about 2 1/2 weeks. His name is Rambo and he is a boxer. I told Ryan he could have a dog if he takes care of him and he has done really well with it. He's fun to play with and he is growing and learning everyday which is good because he was a nightmare the first few days we had him. But I am learning to love him. Well enough of the talking, here are some pictures of our house and our puppy.

I'll try to post more pictures as we get more done and I'll take some pictures of the rest of the house so you all can see what it looks like from the outside.

Nature

There was the most incredible lightning/thunderstorm this morning. I woke up about 5:30 am to the sound of thunder. As soon as I opened my eyes I saw lightning going off what seems about every couple of seconds. I layed awake for probably 10 minutes just listening. It really was incredible what was going on outside, I just had to look out my window. Seriously every couple of seconds I saw a bolt of lightning go across the sky. Some were so close to our house that the lightning would go and not more than a second later there would be thunder. It was really loud and I could feel our bed shaking. I'm not gonna lie, I was a little scared, but it was really quite amazing. This earth is such a fascinating place and I am glad we get to experience things like that every once in a while. I'm just glad I wasn't in the mountains!

Celebrations

Well last week Ryan and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary and also my 24th birthday. We decided we wanted to do something fun so Ryan booked us a hotel in Salt Lake and we stayed up there for 2 nights. We stayed at the Sheraton Hotel which was pretty nice and we really had a good time. We left Friday night after work and got to our hotel about 8:00. We ate dinner at the Skybox which is at the Gateway Mall. We really enjoyed the food. It was too late to do anything after that so we just went back to the hotel. Here's a picture of our room.



Saturday morning we went to Park City to do a little shopping at the outlets. I found some fun stuff for my birthday and we enjoyed just walking around. We ate lunch at our favorite place in Park City. The Main Street Pizza and Noodle. They make the best pizza so that's what we shared.





We went back to Salt Lake, did a little more shopping at the Gateway, and then headed down to Jordan Commons for dinner and movie. We ended up seeing Date Night and actually really enjoyed it (even though there was some really dirty parts in the movie). Sunday we went golfing. I that's not a good Sunday activity, but we really wanted to go. We had a really good time that weekend and we were really glad we could get away from home for a couple days. I wish I would have taken some more pictures, but I'm lame like that. It was tons of fun though.

WHY IS IT STILL SNOWING!!!!

Happy Birthday Ryan

Today was Ryan's birthday. He just turned 25! We had a really fun day. Ryan actually had to work this morning until about 2, so after that he wanted to go golfing. We golfed at Cedar Hills Golf Course and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. It was the first time we've been this year, so naturally we should have been rusty. I'm not good to begin with, but Ryan actually played well for his first time of the year. (Not to brag, but I actually made par on one hole, that's definitely a first.) After the golf we went and ate at the Bombay House. It's a fantastic Indian restaraunt and we recommend everyone should go. After dinner Ryan did a little a shopping and found some new shoes and a couple new shirts. I hope he had a fun day. I tried to make it special. Happy Birthday Ryan!!!!

"Celebrities"

For all you survivor fans out there, I just saw Tyson, who is one of the villains this season, walking through Harmons. You might not think that's cool, but I kind of do. I was gonna try and take his picture to post, but wasn't able to in time. I guess he's not really a celebrity, but it's close enough for me. I know he's a total weirdo, but it's really fun to see him in real life. Harmons has had a few celbrities visit. Lindsay Lohan walked by one time while I was working. Like I said, I really don't care for these people, but it's kind of fun to say you've seen them in person. I'm totally lame!!

Looking For Some Funny In Your Day?...

If you need a laugh just read this article that I found on the Deseret News. I think it's pretty comical. Check out http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705358231/Obama-musical-set-to-open-in-Germany.html

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Thanksgiving

I'm so excited for Thanksgiving this week! I can't believe we're already to the end of November. I swear it was just barely November 1st. I'm super super excited though. I love being able to spend lots of time with family, and I'm so grateful to have Ryan's family and my family so close. We are truly blessed. I feel bad for all those that have to travel to get to their Thanksgiving or Christmas destinations, but I hope you all have a fabulous time! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Halloween Time

Well it was the annual Dunaway Pumpkin Carving Party on Monday. It was a lot of fun and I just wanted to share some pictures from the night. Ryan's family is all so talented when it comes to designing and carving. I hope you all got to do something fun like this as well. Happy Halloween!

I'm A Slacker

Well I see that it's been 2 months since I last posted, but I just feel like I don't have anything to tell about. Ryan and I are still doing the same old things we've always been doing. Work and spending nights trying to think of things to do. I feel like anything fun these days costs money and that's something that we just don't have a lot of. If anyone has any ideas of fun things to do that cost little or no money please help us out. I told Ryan I really just feel like a robot. I wake up, go to work, come home, cook dinner, sit around and go to bed. It's the same thing everyday. I need some sort of change so I'm open for suggestions. Ryan has been sick these last few days so we've spent a lot of time at home. I hope he gets better soon! Maybe one of these days I'll have something exciting to talk about. Until then, I hope you are all doing well. It sounds like you are from your blogs and I love reading them everyday, and especially looking at pictures. I am excited for the holidays though. That's one good thing to look forward to!

Ryan's New Trick

This is what Ryan has been working on lately at the lake. He's getting really close to perfecting it, but hasn't quite got it yet. But enjoy!

VISITORS!!!!

I'm so excited for the Gardners, Nancy and Tricia coming to visit! It's not coming fast enough!

Exercise

Well Ryan and I have started exercising again. We've made a goal to run all but one day a week. We have Sunday off as well. We've been waking up at 6:00 am to run and be home by 7:00 am so we can shower and go to work. It's killing me! I get plenty of sleep every night, but there's just something about waking up at 6:00 that is taking it's toll on me. Yesterday I fell asleep at church, and as soon as we got home, I fell asleep and probably could have slept all day, but I knew that probably wasn't the right thing to do. But man I'm tired. I just have to keep telling myself that it's the right thing to do and my body really needs the help considering all I do for work is sit on my butt for 10 straight hours. The weather is perfect at that time in the morning and I will definitely take that over the weather at 9:00 pm which is when we used to run. Ryan and I have both set goals for ourselves and I think Mom even wanted to get in on the action as well. So we'll see how we all do...

Question...

Does anyone know of any places that are hiring here in Utah or Salt Lake County?

Snow Sucks!

You've got to be kidding me with the snow! What is up with stinkin' Utah weather? I'm so sick of it, and it really makes me upset. Please somebody make the warm weather come, and the snow go away for good!!!!

The Nephews

Ryan's sister and her two little boys were at his parents house the other day, so we went over to see them. Ryan loves to play with his nephews. They are all very high energy. Ryan started throwing them up in the air, and I just had to take some pictures. He wasn't just throwing them, he was launching them. Ryan's sister got a little nervous a few times, but everyone left with no injuries. Here are a few random pictures from hanging out with them.

New Edition

Well it's been a while since Ryan finished this latest project so I am now showing you all what he has created. He's been wanting to build us a new dresser for a while, and he was able to finish it a while ago. I'm so excited about how it turned out. It's so nice to have the extra drawer space and it cleared up so much space in our messy closet. It turned out awesome so I wanted to share it with those of you that haven't seen it. Thanks Ryan!