Where has the time gone...?

WOW I can’t believe a whole summer has gone by and I have not updated my blog! However I wish I had so much more to update you all with but unfortunately I don’t haha! Well this summer has consisted of many fun activities but for me mainly rehearsing and performing in Seven Brides for Seven Brother at Centerpoint Theater (more on that later). Joe has been working like crazy and searching for a new office for his business.

Usually our summers are consumed with several vacations and camping trips but this summer has been much much different because of our busy schedules… so some of the fun things we have done thorough June and July are:

Having multiple dinners and game nights/ movies with our good friends the Siggard’s:

With a Groupon we purchased a while ago, we were able to spend a day date with high adventure activities and lunch at Brick Oven:

Me rock climbing

Joe Rock Climbing

Me zip lineing

Joe getting ready to zip line

Me in front of brick oven (the last time I was there I was like 7…its not as good as I remembered it) :/

For forth of July we went to Hoggle Zoo for the first time. It was fun…small… but still fun.

This is after the bird show! I took this with my camera phone! The eagle was being so awesome!

That night we went onto a high hill in The Avenues and watched the fireworks over the WHOLE valley!The location we went to was actually the exact place where Joe and I first met 5 1/2 years ago...on a tennis court!

So far we have had a great summer and have managed to stay fairly cool! We have gone to Seven Peaks Salt Lake 1 time so far, walked the dog almost every other day and have spent many hours just hanging around and relaxing! 

Oh yeah...what has Maddux been up to you ask?? well he has spent many many hours playing with his new good friend Khalessi and his cousins (Henry and Molly)...

Maddux and Khalessi:

as well as, spent many hours just relaxing in his favorite spot! :) haha funny puppy!!

Happy Summer Everyone!

2 Years!

Today is a special day! Today is our 2 year anniversary! I can not believe it has been 2 years already but it has been the best 2 years of our lives! It feels like we just got married last month but so many awesome things have happened in the last two years! WE got our baby puppy Maddux, WE bought a house, WE got our first combined credit card (haha), WE bought a business (Computer Re-Nu/Mobile Computers), WE went on several vacations, etc.! We learn more and more about each other everyday! We are enjoying the time that we are having together now and loving every minute of it!

LIVE*LOVE*LAUGH

Happy 2 Year Anniversary to us!!!!

Happy Mothers Day

Happy mothers day to one of the best mommy's in the world! I always knew she was an amazing mother but i never really did appreciate everything she did for me and still does for me until I was much older. She would give the shirt off her back if someone needed it. She reminds me more and more everyday of my Grandma Reeves who was also a loving and amazing women. I want my mom to know how much i love her and how much i appreciate everything she has always done for me!

Happy Mothers Day Mommy! 

I love you always and forever!

Everyone loves a wedding!

Joe and I have been good friends with Nate and his family (the Wilkins) for about 6 years now, and last Saturday was just another reason to party and celebrate with the whole family! It was Nate and Jen's Wedding!!  Saturday May 7, 2011 was a beautiful day here in Utah. It was a grand 73 degrees and clear skies. A perfect day for a wedding! Nate and Jen got married in the Bountiful Temple, it was beautiful! The reception was held at the Carmelle Reception Center in Holliday, Utah. The reception was gorgious and so elegant, i loved it! Jen looked amazing and Nate looked handsome, these two couldn't be more perfect for each other. We love them both and want to wish them lots of happiness!

*Jen and Nate cutting the cake 

 *This was perfect! Jen smashing the cake in Nates face!

 *The reception from the balcony

 *beautiful cake

 * Kim and I ( Kim is married to T, who is Nates brother. T and Kim are some of our best friends)

 *Joe and I with the bride and groom

 *Joe chatting with T and Nick (Nates brother and brother in law)

 *T drinking some of the best chocolate fountain chocolate I have ever had.

Congratulations Nate and Jen Wilkins!!

I.am.the.cure

Last Saturday was the annual Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk!! Every year I attend this walk and every year I am amazed at the amount of people that this tragic disease effects. This is something that is really close to me because even though i have never had someone in my direct life be so tragically effected from breast cancer, i have had people close to me that have had family members die or suffer from breast cancer and it is never something you want to see someone go through. I am convinced that getting the word out and making women aware is the cure, if you find out earlier the survival rate is astronomically higher then those that are uneducated and unsure how to diagnose the symptoms and get to the doctor early. As i was walking on Saturday i saw this young girl, probably around 15 yrs old and she was wearing a survivor T-shirt that said "who are you honoring? ME!" I couldn't believe this beautiful young girl has already experienced something so scary and tragic this early in her life, I couldn't help but wonder how happy and full of promise she must feel, and how i'm sure she will never take her life for granted after facing head-on a deadly disease. I couldn't help but think that because of events like the Susan G. Komen walk, young girls like her are getting educated and are able to know when something is not right with their own body early.

Direct in front center of this picture is some of the people that walked in the group with us!

Look at all the people waiting in line behind us right before the walk started.

 These are all the people waiting in line in front of us before the walk started

 My father-in-law John was the only one who made it out of bed to join me in the walk. (Joe=too tired, Thomas =too early, Dorothy =sick  ) But John did a great job and lasted the entire 5K. I was so proud of him!

 Some of the people we went with... From left: Kelly, Allison, Nanette, Me/Maddux, Alecia, Maria. Nanette and her sisters lost their mom to breast cancer.

 LOOK at the people on that hill in front of us during the walk....INSANE!!!!

 All the people behind us during the walk...it is said there was something like 500,000 people CRAZY!

Maddux came on the walk too and he LOVED it!! He wore his breast cancer bandanna and thought he had enough time to say "hi" to EVERYONE at the event haha funny dogie! :)

Happy Easter

For Easter this year we started out the festivities at my in-laws house with a fun family Easter party! 

The kids got to start out the afternoon with a fun little Easter egg hunt that Dorothy and John set up! They loved it! 

These are some of Joe's cousins waiting to start the hunt! 

From left: Seri, Mazie, Camille, Micheal and Kyle!

 Seri barely containing her excitement to start the Egg Hunt!

 And off they gooooo.....

 Maddux found his treat.... a Frisbee!

 Thomas trying to catch the fastest dog in the world! haha good luck!

 now Micheal is trying hahah...seriously Maddux could do this for hours!

 Grandpa Savage and little William just finishing their Egg Hunt!

 My Mother in Law Dorothy and I! She is just amazing at planning family events like this! They are always so much fun!

 Grandma and Grandpa Savage helping to get the food ready to eat the big feast!

Everyone sitting down to eat some of the most amazing food ever! We had a turkey, ham, potatoes, rolls, gravey, egg salad, salad, jello salad etc... it was amazing!

We also enjoyed part of the day playing on the Wii Karioke that Joe and i brought! That game is always an amazing party favorite!
This is Mazie singing.

Grandma Savage made the BEST homemade banana cake for all the birthdays in 2011! She always makes amazing cakes!

The day was also filled with playing a lot of family games this is a picture of Dorothy and Seri playing a game of Blockus!!

To end... there was even sugar cookie decorating!
Seri with her cookie!

Camille with her beautifully decorated cookie!

On Easter Sunday!
Joe and I woke up to some nicely filled Easter Baskets (thanks to me haha) AND we decided to set up a small Easter egg hunt for Maddux in out backyard! Now this was Maddux's first Easter Egg Hunt and boy was it a hit! He loved running around the back yard and finding all the eggs with dog treats in them! He even figured out how to open them! It was awesome to watch him run around the backyard and find all 5 little eggs strategically planted just for him!

 The rest of the day was spent going to church, relaxing, watching movies and eating a wonderful lemon chicken, green bean and breadstick dinner!

Happy Easter Everyone!!!