Home Sweet Home

We found our home kind of by luck. We saw an advertisement for a townhouse in Woods Cross...that's right Woods Cross and did I mention it had a bright green wall? Well neither of us had ever thought about living in Woods Cross, let alone living with a bright green wall, but we thought we'd at least go see it. We are so glad we gave it a chance! We have absolutely loved it! Although we've been in it for over a year, we've finally started to make it feel like a home. Dustin has been great at all the home renovations.

We painted over the bright green with a darker green.

Our living room

Kitchen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting ready to paint

I think I have a thing for green!

We had the cabinets refurnished and they look fabulous!

Definitely make the kitchen cozier!

More pictures of the house to come!

Apollo

We don't have kids yet so for now you have to deal with posts about our dog (yeah I'm one of those people now and you can make fun of me). Named for the Greek god of music, plague, sun, medicine, light and knowledge, Apollo is our favorite little Shih Tzu. My family never really had pets (we had a cat for about a week and turtles/fish don't count) so it's been fun becoming a pet owner. We've had him since July and our lives have never been the same. 

Dustin picked me up from work with this little surprise!

He was so sweet and calm...that didn't last long...

We don't spare any expense for our pup, hence the used milk carton. It's his favorite toy.

No, I don't usually dress him but I thought this was so funny!

Dustin's Birthday!

It was Dustin's birthday on the 26th of November.  He turned the big 2 9!!

I wanted to do something different this year so I planned a surprise birthday party. It was tricky coming up with reasons to get him out of the house.  I booked an hour massage and then his brother-in-law and brother took him indoor golfing (they had a blast). Everyone else came to our house and waited for them to come. I don't know how he missed the dozen of cars parked in front or my forcing him not to come home but he had no idea! (Or so he says!) It was a lot of fun and we're so grateful for those that came!! We still have cupcakes and cookies if anyone wants some...yeah, we should probably throw those away.

Waiting for the birthday boy

I promise our walls are not that bright green

We know how to party!

This isn't from that night but I like to think this is what the picture would look like.

Blowing out his candle (it's a little blurry)

Can't wait to see what we do for his 30th birthday!!

California Love

In October Dustin and I were able to go to California twice. The first time was a family trip with my side.  It was the first time we've been on a family trip in years. Everyone was able to go except Bryce who couldn't get away from BYU-I. We spent two days at Disneyland, including a very fun night at Mickey's Halloween Party, we got to go trick-or-treating! Then we spent a day at Knott's Berry Farm.

Halle's first time at Disneyland

Someone looks excited!

It's a Small World

Loved all the decorations!

Our second trip was to San Francisco two weeks later.  It was an early birthday surprise for Dustin.  He has always been a huge 49ers fan but had never been to a game.  We had such a fun time at the game and exploring San Fran.  We did one of the bus tours so we were able to see most of the city.  We highly recommend going to San Francisco if you haven't before.

49ers Game

Golden Gate Bridge in the fog

Pier 1

Trying to find our way around

Heart of the City

China Town

The Painted Ladies

I want to live here!!

We ate at a French restaurant that was outside in their alley

It was such an amazing restaurant. I had rabbit...so good!!

New York, New York!

Over Easter we were able to visit our friends, the Garretts. They were kind enough to let us stay at their place and show us around the city. I honestly have to say that it was one of my favorite trips!

We saw a few shows, went on a night cruise, went to Easter Mass, and had the most incredible food! We found one restaurant that was completely gluten free! First time I could eat everything on the menu and it felt amazing! We also found a mac n' cheese restaurant and a few gluten free bakeries. New York is definitely one of my favorite places to visit.
 

For some odd reason this reminds me of Newsies.

On the Brooklyn Bridge

9/11 Memorial

Times Square

Rockefeller Center

New York City Library

We saw Nick Jonas in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Mama Mia here we go again...

The Temple

With Jake and Jess on the night cruise

Such a great couple!

Found these guys walking around Washington Square