Life lately..

As you can tell Justin and I aren't so great at keeping up with our blog (sorry!). We're still waiting to get the internet in our apartment so it makes blogging a little harder. But just as a recap of whats been going on in our life lately...

Last Wednesday I took my final for my children's lit class, so now I'm down to just D&C on Tues and Thurs evenings. Unfortunately, those two nights are also when Justin has his GMAT class. So I see him very little on those days. He gets home from that class usually between 9:30 and 9:45 and thats right around my bedtime! haha... It's only twice a week so it isn't unbearable.

I want to take a minute to brag about my amazing husband! Last week Justin told me that he was planning a special date for Friday night. I love surprises but at the same time I want to find out so badly! So I asked a few more questions about the date and he said it was up north, in Salt Lake. So Friday morning my alarm clock goes off around 6 as usual but this time Justin reached over and turned my alarm off. He then proceeded to tell me that he got the day off of work for the both of us and that we were going to Las Vegas for the weekend. (BTW, For a while now I've been saying how much I want to get away and go somewhere with Justin). I was speechless! He got us a room at the Monte Carlo, right on the strip just south of the Bellagio! Then once we got there he gave me shopping money! We went out Friday night and had an amazing night looking at all the wonderful sights. (That's a great thing about Vegas, despite how much it might cost to stay there, there is tons of great entertainment for FREE if you find the right hotels with exhibits and other special features). Then we woke up early Saturday morning (without an alarm clock) and took a tour through all of Justin's old mission spots. Then came the shopping! Vegas has the best shopping I've concluded. There are great outlet stores, a mall right on the strip with tons of great stores and a really fun outdoor mall just south of the strip that has a great atmosphere. We went to the pool and rested then went out to eat. Sunday we went to a great ward where Justin served his mission. The members are so nice and welcoming down there! We headed home soon after (sad!). But yes, Justin planned it all on his own and kept it a secret from me! It was amazing. My husband is so thoughtful and caring! (Pictures from the trip should be coming soon..)

Other than that... we're just in the daily grind. Justin is starting to wake up early to go running before work. I want to start going with him...just wish I didn't have to go into work so early!

Jolee--we did see Batman! We got to see it for free with this company that Justin does his IRA through, and they gave us a $10 gift card for treats/popcorn. That was the best part of the night. I didn't like the movie that much... I just didn't get a good vibe from it. I know everyone else has loved it though so I'm just the oddball. Hate we didn't get to go to Kayla's birthday party, I want to see you girls again soon!

I think that's all for now :-)

This is a few weekends ago...We went down to Manti for the pageant. The next day on our way home, we went through Moroni--where Justin's grandparents are buried. Justin wanted to put flowers on their graves, so we stopped by for a few.

Rather than emailing pictures all of the time, I decided to just post them here so everyone can see them. Hopefully we'll update this from time to time so you can keep up on all the fun we're having. More to come soon!