A Happy, Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to the Wifey!!

I Love You!!

Good Grief!!

Yes, my friends, family, and loved ones. That is the bitter face of defeat. Cougars lose! :(

So it's been far too long since our last post. We've been busy getting back into the grind of fall: school, work, etc. It's been a busy few weeks, but we're finally starting to get ourselves together.

We've also had the tremendous good fortune of going on a few adventures together, such as a Ward campout not too long ago:

That was the maiden voyage of our tent.

We also were able to take in a game by our beloved Cougars. Too bad they couldn't pull out a victory for us:

(We must've been losing at that point)

It's good to be back in the blogging world. Everyone have a great week, enjoy Conference, and until next time...

Zip-Lines, Canoes, and Park City

Crazy how time flies! I've been meaning to update for quite awhile now, and I finally made the resolution to quit the laziness and get things up-to-speed.

This summer has been so much fun! Emily and I have been insanely busy with vacations, reunions, weddings (not only ours), moving, etc. It's been a blast and we're bummed the summer is coming to an end!

This past weekend we were able to go to the Hall Family Reunion at the girls' camp up by Heber. It was great hangin' with family, canoeing, zip-lining, and - of course - eating. Afterward, we headed up to Park City to check out the town. We were there during the Art Festival and it was amazing to see what people can do. Here's proof of our travels:

It's been so much fun having family here to spend the past few weeks with us. It's been a ball!! And yes, there has been tennis involved.

This weekend we'll be moving into our new place, as well as going through the temple with Brian in preparation for his wedding/sealing in September. We couldn't be happier and more excited for them!


PS. Those who still haven't had the chance to check out Inception, please go now. This very instant.

The Long-Overdue Post

It has been a busy couple of weeks!

After logging in countless miles on separate visits to California, we are now - somewhat unfortunately - back in Provo getting reacquainted with reality.

It all started with a visit to Northern Cal to see our friends Daniel and Ashley get sealed for time and all eternity in the Oakland temple. We were also able to stay and hang out with family, and we couldn't have had more fun! We all went to see the Golden Gate Bridge, and after we went to check out the Muir Woods. We had such an amazing time and are grateful for Mark and Annie's willingness to have us up there for a few days!

The following weekend we took another trip to CA, this time to San Diego. We got there a little ahead of schedule - thanks to a night of zero sleep - and had a ball with our family! I believe there was some tennis involved, fireworks (July 4th), dance recitals, Phase 10, etc., and I'm pretty sure there was a vampire-sighting in there somewhere, too! (ECLIPSE!!). We had such a fun time!!

(Only in San Francisco!!)

Adventures at the "Y"

Adventure. Charisma. Laughing-in-the-face-of-danger. What do all of these characteristics have in common, you ask? One word: us. You already know.

With exactly that fact in mind, we decided to take our thrill-seeking selves to see if we could conquer the infamous "Y" together. It has been a goal of ours for quite some time and we finally set out to do it Saturday night. Were we able to accomplish the feat? You tell me:

Gone Fishin'

This past Saturday we took advantage of not having any prior morning engagements and took our adventurous selves to the wild outdoors of Payson, UT. Hidden by this glorious city in the mountainous terrain lies several lakes that seemed appealing to our fishing instincts. We ended up choosing a lovely, secluded place named Box Lake. The following are pictures of our escapade:






















































































































































































































All in all, the trip was a success - we didn't get skunked, which is always a plus. 6 fish later, we headed home, happy and excited for our next trip.

Our 1st Apartment!!

So I know everyone's been dying to check out the new place, so here's some much anticipated pictures to check out. Hope they live up to the hype:


And one more of when we first moved in. Please excuse the mess: