Box Seats!

Last weekend we had the chance to go the Real game with some friends. The best part is that we got box seats. Elise's parents got them for us, but were not able to come because they were helping Josh and Jay move. Greg and Megs were at the game, but sitting with family. They came over to visit at half time and we got to see them for a few minutes. Emmalee is getting so big, and of course Elise and I took repeated turns at holding her. After the game we came to our house and made smores. It was great. We roasted marshmallows and other random candy. It was a really fun night. On a side note we are getting ready to buy the house. The loan application is in, we are just waiting on some more paperwork. We are both very excited about that!

I Love Elise!

Well... since I am really bored, and need SOMETHING to pass the time, I stole yet another "tag" from someone's blog. So for your viewing pleasure... here is "Spouse Tag!!"

♥ What are your middle names? Mine is Douglas, Elise does not have one, but uses Mills.
♥ How long have you been together? About 3 1/2 years, but married for 2
♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating? We had never met before we went on our first date.
♥ Who asked who out? I did. We had a bit of an awkward lunch at Cafe Rio! Haha it was great!
♥ How old are each of you? I am 25 Elise is 22
♥ Whose siblings do/ did you see the most? I would say it is pretty even. Although we do not get to see Elise's brother Josh and his wife Jay as much as we would like.
♥ Do you have any children together? Does a cat count?
♥What about pets? We have a cat, and we will be getting a dog when Pa lets us get one of Robo's puppies!!
♥ Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? I would say trying to balance our time. Between work and school we get pretty busy!
♥ Did you go to the same school? We will this Fall, Go Wildcats! :) Elise went to Davis I went to Bountiful.
♥ Are you from the same home town? Pretty close. Elise is from Kaysville, and I am from West Bountiful
♥Who is smarter? Elise by far... it is in thier genes!
♥ Who is more sensitive? Elise. Although we both get emotional. Elise is always putting others first.
♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple? Probably Cafe Rio, we LOVE that place!
♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? The cruise to Mexico!
♥ Who has the craziest exes? I do not have many exes, so I guess Elise wins!
♥ Who has the worst temper? I do. I always get worked up over stupid stuff.
♥ Who does the cooking? Me, Elise doesn't like to cook much.
♥Who is more social? We both are... we always have someone at our house, and some sort of get together!
♥ Who is the neat-freak? It bothers me more to be messy, but I do not think either one of us is a "neat freak!"
♥ Who is more stubborn? I am pretty stubborn.
♥ Who hogs the bed? Elise hands down!
♥ Who wakes up earlier? Elise. She works days, I work afternoons. Except on the weekends!
♥ Where was your first date? Well if you count the awkward lunch at Cafe Rio, if not we had an awkward night of bowling!
♥ Who has the bigger family? We both have the same number of siblings. Her extended family is bigger.
♥ How do you spend the holidays? Juggling between both our families.
♥ How long did it take to get serious? I was ready to say I love you after about month, I just had to convince Elise. She was not so quick.
♥Who eats more? Me I am sure.
♥ Who does/ did the laundry? We try to avoid that, but if we HAVE to we both do it.
♥ Who’s better with the computer? Probably me.
♥ Who drives when you are together? Usually me.

The Weather Outside Is Frightful!

The weather outside is frightful, but we think it is delightful!! It has been really rainy the past week or so. It seems like we live in Seattle, but we are loving it. The only bad part is the lawn is getting longer and longer. It may be a jungle before it dries enough for me to mow it! With all the rain storms, we saw some pretty cool rainbows! We tried to get a picture of one with the temple in the background, but it did not work too well! I hope we can have a few more days of cool rainy weather... in a month when it is 100 degrees we all will be whining because it is TOO hot! Sometimes we are never happy! :)

Summer Is HERE!!!

There are a few things that let you know that Summer is finally here... The first one, So You Think You Can Dance started last week. We have enjoyed watching all the episodes and plan on being faithful watchers all season long. Maybe one of the biggest highlights of the Summer is the demolition derby! We love the demolition derby and it is very entertaining. This year was no different than any other! People watching is by far one of the best parts. For your blog reading pleasure I have complied a top ten list...

Top Ten Reasons We LOVE the Demolition Derby

10. The snowcones with UNLIMITED flavoring

9. Seeing family you have not seen for years, a classic family reunion!

8. The guy in front of us who stole a frisbee from a child that was thrown into the audience

7. Who doesn't love cars crashing into each other and tires blowing up?

6. Two fires the paramedics all in one heat.

5. The lady in front of us wearing a lingerie top, and constantly playing with her newly pierced tongue ring.

4. The drivers with non-movable cars who smoke while waiting for the tow trucks to take them to the pits.

3. Parking in the field because there are no parking lots!

2. The guy in front of us who has a tattoo on his leg of a woman, clothing optional for all to see.

1. The number one reason we love the demolition derby is the prize for the contests is a $60 gift certificate to the local tattoo parlor!

Mills Family Memorial Day Barbeque!

My mom runs a soccer tournament every Memorial Day Weekend and she said that she was not cooking this weekend and asked if we could have a B-B-Q at our house. Of course we said yes and it was originally going to be me and Andrew, Josh and Jay and Jay's two nieces, Mikayla and my parents. Well having it be Memorial day, my aunt, uncle and cousins were going to come up to visit my grandmothers grave here in Bountiful and so my mom invited them as well since they would be here. She also invited my great aunt and my grandparents so that they could all see Josh and Jay while they were up here. So this originally small barbeque ended up with eighteen people at our tiny house. It was raining and so it is a good thing that we have a covered patio because we wouldn't have all fit in the house!! We had a lot of fun!! Good food, lots of laughs, and good company!

Sad... Oh So Sad!!

Well we watched the series finale of Prison Break last night! That means it is over FOREVER! We had a great time, and lots of good food and memories over the past 4 seasons!!

Graduation!!

Well I did it, I graduated! I got my Associates degree last Friday. Now Elise and I are both out of school for the summer. We do not know what to do with all our spare time! Thanks to everyone who supported me and helped me get to this point! Now I am off to Weber to get my Social Work degree this Fall! I am proud to be SLCC Alumni!

Vacation in the Keys!

Last week Elise and I went down to Florida to spend some time with my family. My family has made a tradition of going down each year. My dad usually does not go down because it is in the middle of tomato season. He stayed home, but the rest of us went down. Chevy came with us, and we all had a good time. It was a little crazy. We had to go down between finals, and reviews, but we made it. It was a little stressful getting to Florida. When you fly for free you have to be a little creative. On Wednesday we went to Las Vegas, and spent the night with Josh and Jay. It was fun. Thursday we headed to Florida and got to the Keys about 8 that night. Friday we went down to Key West. See my last post all about the sunset show in Key West, or click here. We had a really good time. We spent a lot of time in the sun, and laying on the beach. It was a good vacation, and we got some much needed rest and relaxation. We got back home just in time for my Math final. Thanks to Siobhan for house sitting, and staying with Twitch!

Sunset Show at Mallory Square

Since I love the sunset show in Key West so much, I decided to dedicate a whole post to it! Every night in Key West they have a sunset celebration at dusk. This has been the highlight of the trip for me for many years. This year I was called out of the audience to assist! It was great. This guy was blowing fire, and I was in charge of the fire extinguisher. It was funny. For the final trick he put his wife in a box, and put these metal slabs through. They were not sharp, but still her body had to shape to them. It was cool. She had to maneuver her body to go around all the slabs. It was great. We had a really good time in Key West, and the sunset show was a success!!

A Somber Reminder...

Last night I was finishing up at work, and working over to the other concourse to drop some things off. It was only 9, and my friend Stacy and I were excited to be going home so early. It is Spring, and everyone has Spring Fever. It seems like there has not been much news coverage of the war we are fighting over in Iraq in the past few months. It is sad to say that I have almost forgotten about it. As we were walking we looked out the window and saw lots of orange flashing lights and Police lights. Naturally we stopped and watched. Pretty soon a hearse drove by, and then some more police escorting the hearse. I looked over at Stacy and asked her what that was. She looked at me with almost tears in her eyes and said, it looks like a solider has died, and they are bringing his body home. It was sad for me, and it really made me stop and take a look back. It makes me very grateful for the things I have, and the freedoms I enjoy. I am SO grateful for the men and women who are out there defending our freedoms.

Conference Weekend at the Mansion!

For Conference weekend, we went down to Vegas to spend some time with Josh and Jay. It was fun. Mikayla came down with us and we had a really good time. Josh and Jay were housesitting for Jay's boss. The house is nice and big, and we had lots of room to hang out. We left Saturday morning and got there for the last of the afternoon session Saturday. The guys went to priesthood and the girls made dinner and got tickets for the show. After Priesthood Josh, Marshall and I met up with the girls and watched the Ultimate Variety Show. It was really funny. It reminded me of stupid human tricks! We had a good time. One of the coolest acts was a guy who could juggle balls, and play the piano with them. It was cool. To watch a You Tube video of it, click here. It is not the same songs we saw, but still really funny. After the Variety Show, they had a special that you could stay for the hypnotist show. That was really funny as well. We had a great time. So we got in two shows for only $45. Sunday was nice and relaxing. We watched the sessions, had breakfast and took a nap. After the 2nd session we played cards outside. It was great weather. We played PIG on the basketball court. Elise and I treated everyone to a glamorous dinner of Chicken Parmesan. We played more games, and watched a movie Sunday night. We made the long trek home Monday. We stopped in Provo and spent a little time with Greg and Megan. When we got home we checked Elise's "unofficial" results from her test. She PASSED! We were so excited. So she is looking at other jobs, and getting really excited. It was a great weekend!!

Great News!!

Elise passed her boards, and is an RN! We are SO excited for her! More to come later... we have lots of pictures from Vegas!!

Our Very Exciting Life...

So Elise and I have been REALLY boring over the past few weeks! More me then Elise, but we have still been really boring. I have been dealing with everything from allergies to strep throat. I have gone to the doctor twice, and been on two different antibiotics. The latest is Strep Throat. There has been lots of fun things happening at work, so I am glad I am not there. I used all my absences up already, and could not afford another one. Luckily I have good friends who are working for me, so I can have a few days off. On a brighter note, we are getting closer to VACATION! We are going down to Vegas next weekend, and only about a month until Florida!!

Friendship!!

This past weekend Elise and I had some friends over. It was fun, Ben and Brooke, Josh and Cindy, and Siobhan all came over. We had pizza and played Guitar Hero. Some people might think we need to get a real life and not play the Wii so much! :) We love it, and it is good times all around. After Guitar Hero, we played Curses. You have to do really funny stuff. It is a fun game. Overall it was a really good night. We stayed up really late talking and laughing. Before we knew it, it was 2:00 was in the morning! We all had a really great time!

Feeling the Effects...

Let me start off this post by saying that I do not think I have ever made a "serious" post in all my blogging history... Allow me to This morning is very bittersweet for me. As some of you know SkyWest (just like any other company) has been looking at ways that can save money. Delta and SkyWest have been in talks for weeks about the economy and how they can make the operation more efficient. Although I do not work for Delta, I very much feel the effects. Basically what they say goes... They are essentially what pays my paycheck. I have been with SkyWest for about 4 years now. That puts me in the top half which is nice. You get really close to the people you work with. I know this is the case with all companies, but it seems to be especially true for us SkyWesters. Everyone is friends with everyone. You really get close, and become friends with just about everyone.

We have known for a while that changes were coming down the pipeline. It was not a surprise, and I have known for about a week or so that something big was coming. Well we finally got the news. They are downsizing the operation in Salt Lake. They are letting Delta ground handle more aspects of SkyWest's operation in an effort to save money. So what does this mean for me? First and foremost at this point, I still have my job. About 300 of my fellow employees will be laid off. I am sure that this is just the first of many changes in my job right now. I am so blessed to have my job. While I am glad I have my job, I feel for those that are not as fortunate. Everything is not finalized. I am grateful for the great friends I have that helped talk me through this. You guys are the BEST!!

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