Kitchen Progress.....

We are almost done with the kitchen remodel. We still have a few odds and ends, but for the most part it is done. Lots of people have wanted to see pictures, so here they are... next project: taking out a wall and a few door frames!

The new view coming in from the back door...

The new view coming in from the living room.

Very pretty knotty alder wood with a BEAUTIFUL crown molding.

New fridge area... added bigger cabinets on top and a pantry on either side.

Our old stove....

The new stove and microwave.

The old sink...

Our new sink! (excuse the dishes...)

Pretty exciting! We really like it. We have more pictures all along the complete process... click Here.

Nick IS My Homeboy!!

Nick Rimando truly is my homeboy... and to prove I will soon have a shirt. Siobhanie and I are going to have fun Thursday morning!

Thanks Granny and Wayne, and Go ReAL!!

Last night was the Eastern Conference Finals and ReAL was playing. Of course we do not get the channel, but Granny and Wayne do!! So we threw together a little party. It was a lot of fun. Granny and Wayne were great sports. They humored us and watched the game with us. Granny is so funny she had a veggie tray ready and we provided the pizza. ReAL won in a very exciting shootout, and we all tried diligently to give Granny and Wayne the rules. The best part was the comments Granny would make. She is so funny when she watches sports. Oh and did I mention that ReAL are now CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS?!? Because they are...

Much needed vacation!

So, we were planning on going to Peurto Vallarta for vacation! We were all excited and had our bags packed and ready to go! The flights started filling up to Mexico and so we started looking for other places that we could go. Seattle, New York, California, and Texas were all options. Hawaii was the winner though!! We flew into Maui and went to our resort to look around! The resort was beautiful!!! I was surprised at how many mountains there were in Hawaii - for some reason I guess I thought it would just be beaches! :) It was wonderful to spend time with alone with my husband! We did have to do some homework while we were there but it is much better doing homework next to the pool than at our house! We went to the store and spent way more money on milk than one should pay for milk (everything there is very expensive) but it was well worth it for the cold cereal every morning in the hotel. We went to the beach every day and enjoyed the sun! On Friday we went to Lahaina and went shopping, Andrew's favorite thing in the world! I enjoyed it quite a lot! I bought a shoulder bag, a hat, a collar for the dog, some jewelery including a pearl necklace, and much more. Andrew got a pair of sandals. On Saturday we had planned a boat trip to Molokini Crater and Reef and Turtle Bay. We went out on the boat bright and early and enjoyed hours of snorkleing. I got stung by a jellyfish while we were out there on my legs and my arm - the areas got a little swollen and I got all these red raised bumps on it. No, I didn't let Andrew pee on me! We hung out Sunday and left Hawaii sadly on Sunday night. Overall it was a good trip! We had a lot of fun! Here are a few pictures!

Maui = Paradise!

I love it here. The high is 80, and we have been beach bums. Not to mention the Wailea Marriot Resort is AMAZING!! (Thanks Priceline.com) More to come later!

To My Dear Friend...

This is what Elise looked like in action...
We used to have this....

and now we DON'T!! Let the remodel begin! We just went to Lowes and dropped $900 on a sink, faucet, two kitchen lights, a disposal, and an over the range microwave. Since we are rich we will let Rick work hard while we are on the beach next week! Ha ha A special thanks to Siobhanie who will be spending a few days at our house taking care of the children.

Family Pictures!!

Elise and I got some great pictures from her friend Steffany. She is getting some practice while she works on her degree. They turned out pretty good. Here is just a sampling.
We kept making funny faces because we are not fans of serious pictures. Besides we are not serious people!!

Kaysville has lots of cool old buildings. There were lots of good places to take pictures.

We both HATE back shots. We did not even want her to take any but Steffany insisted. We let her take one, and only one. It turned out pretty good.

Really we were going for "Fall" pictures. Well it has not been cold enough to change leaves in the valley. We found this tree on the way back to the car, so we decided to get a picture by it.

Elise wanted to get a picture by a roadwork sign. I was supposed to be flexing my muscles, but it looks like I am trying to punch the sign.

This picture is good except Elise's hair is a little crazy.

We do not really have any other exciting news... The kitchen remodel is going to be in full swing pretty soon. We are excited. The cabinets and gutting should be done by the first week in November. We are shooting to have everything done by Thanksgiving. We are getting ready for a much needed vacation over Halloween. It should be fun!!

The Newest Addition!

Andrew has wanted a dog since before we got married and has been talking about getting one (since before we got married). I'm a cat person - hence the reason we already had a cat! Well, Andrew begged! And, here she is!! We got her from a lady that had put up a flyer at Andrew's work. She originally rescued this puppy from an abusive home when she was four months old. When our dog turned one the lady adopted her out to a family that got in some financial trouble and they gave her back to this lady. The lady had quite a few other animals and needed to find a home for what is now our puppy! We changed her name to Roxie and she seems to be doing very well with it! She is currently lying at my feet resting - we've gone on a run this morning, played with the frisbee, and the tennis ball! She is very energetic and loves people! I think she likes us! Unfortunately - Twitch does not like her! The last picture is a great capture of him not liking Roxie!

Family Pictures!

Elise and I got our pictures taken last Friday. I was pretty reluctant because I do not think we need them yet! :) We could not pass the opertunity... A lady Elise grew up with is learning how to do photography. She is building her portfolio, so of course we volunteered our services. She is working on editing them right now, but here is a sample. As soon as we get more, we will post them!!

The Newest Member...

Don't get excited, this is not a prego announcement! Ha ha... We are getting a dog today! I am really excited. It took a lot of pursuasion but Elise finally agreed. Here is a bad picture I took with my phone. Sorry it is a picture of a picture. More pictures to follow!

Weekend Fun!

Well as you probably already know, we are a pretty exciting bunch... My friend Casey invited me to the Utah Utes game last night. I was really excited to go. He only had one extra ticket so Elise went to meet up with her mom for dinner and a pedicure. Well as Elise got on the freeway she encountered this...

Apparently some kids were racing. You can read the article here. She was pretty close to the accident, and she stopped right as life flight was landing. She ended up being on the freeway for a long time... meanwhile I was doing this:

The first quarter goes by, and Elise is still stuck. Meanwhile the Utes are doing great and we are enjoying the game...

Oh did I mention Casey's parents are Crimson Club members?? That means sweet parking, and good seats with back support, not just bleachers.

Meanwhile, Real did this... by this I mean lost. It is looking very slim to make the playoffs this year. Oh well, at least I got to enjoy the football game, and Elise got some quality time in a traffice jam.

Elise is Famous!!

Elise is famous! Check out the picture to this article!!

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Is This a Sick Joke?!?

I can already feel this is going to be a LONG post... brace yourselves! So about a month ago a buddy from work told me that Cirque de Soleil was coming to Salt Lake and would be performing with the Utah Symphony. Elise and I both were very excited because we have seen a few Cirque de Soleil shows and really enjoyed it. The best part was that students could get tickets for $10. Well I ordered tickets and we did not think anyting of it. Greg, Megs and the Babe were coming up from Happy Valley this weekend, and we were getting together for a BBQ with Dustin, Brynna and Camden. We thought perfect! We can go to Cirque de la Symphonie on Friday and the BBQ on Saturday. Friday night we loaded up the car, and left an HOUR early. We got to Salt Lake and parking was a joke. I think we went around the block at least 4 times, and spent 20 minutes parking. We finally found a spot a few blocks away. As we were walking to Abrevanal Hall we felt very under dressed. Everyone was dressed up and I was in shorts and flip flops. For some reason I had "student" in my mind and thought everyone would be dressed like me. :) We hurried and power walked to the hall. We gave the guy the tickets, and he looked at them and said "do you know these are for tomorrow?" Are you kidding me?!? Is this a sick joke? It was true. I had not checked the tickets. We made the walk of shame back to the car. So I had just spent at least 20 minutes looking for a parking spot, was under dressed major and the we had tickets for the following night. Wow. Now it would be easy to put the blame on Elise or maybe even Siobhan, but I take full responsibility! It was embarrassing. So we went home and watched a movie. We had to cancel our other plans for the bbq. Not to mention I spaced off a baptism we wanted to go to. What a weekend! As for Cirque de la Symphonie, it was great. Oh the highlight of the evening was the 2 older ladies next to me. That would clap at the most awkward, random times. It was great!

Am I Getting Old??

Just for the record I have joined the group of being friends with my nephew on Facebook...I thought this day would never come, and it did. In fact he was instant messaging me yesterday on Facebook. I feel old..

Can You See Me Now?

Heck Yes I can, and let me tell you why! We now have HD!!! It took me a long time but I finally talked Elise into it. Now we can enjoy our shows in some major clarity! That is all.