Goodbye February!

So just to follow up--the Valentines dance we went to was a blast! It was fun just to dance around and have fun, and the music was the swing-type of music so that was awesome:) I married a great dancer so that adds to the enjoyment of it! It was fun to catch up with our 2 friends we hadn't seen for a while, so it made for a fun-filled night:) Well...I have to showcase some house warming gifts we have received. My friend bought me a beautiful flower, that I haven't killed yet, and hope that I don't, I love it, it's in our kitchen. My sis in law made us the cutest "A" wreath and I love her craftiness--I hung it right up. And my mom sewed us some pretty blue printed napkins for a family dinner we hosted! I am lucky to have a mom who can sew just about anything! It was fun for us to have family dinner at our house and actually have everyone fit....that's what a home is all about right? Creating great memories with family and friends. (We bought a dining room table and that was fun to have enough space for everyone to eat:) Our neighbors down the street brought us a tasty treat, and we are slowly learning more and more names. Brad and I enjoy taking good walks around the neighborhood, we love the city view at night as you look towards SLC and see all the lights, so beautiful. There are quite a few houses going up around us, so our neighborhood will change quite quickly, but in a good way I am sure. Brad has kept REALLY busy at work, probably one of the craziest couple weeks he has had in a while, but he handles it like a trooper! I am getting ready for parent conferences next week so the grading is keeping me busy. Life is good, we are both thinking of a little get-away we can take in April, just to give us some place to relax and something to look forward to. Random--We went to Panda Express, Brad read his fortune, I opened mine and ....a big, fat, NOTHING! Ha I have no fortune, maybe that isn't a bad thing huh. Made us both laugh! Our little nephew, who is not so little anymore because he is serving his mission in London, England-- keeps us updated on how things are going and it is sooo neat to hear of his wonderful missionary experiences back there. I think of this quote below whenever I read his e mails...Brad's mission has had such an amazing impact for both of us, and I know it will continue to bless our family forever. Best wishes to everyone in the next week, and we will continue to keep you updated on life:)

Valentines week:)

Well another week has come and gone, and the crazy part to us is how warm it is outside! We have been going on lots of walks around our new neighborhood because it feels like May weather in February. But we can't complain about driving in the snow. As a farmers daughter I get nervous for the crops and lack of water, so we will see what the next few months bring! We have been working a lot on organizing boxes...it's a process but we are getting closer. My friend Courtney came over last week with her cute twins and helped me organize all my clothes which was very helpful! We are still on the hunt for a dining room table, so if anyone has good ideas as to where to look let us know:) Brad and I have both stayed plenty busy at work, my students have been SAGE testing a lot, and he has had to get prepared for some big meetings coming up. We celebrated our 6 month anniversary last week by staying home and relaxing a bit. Time has just flown by, and we know it will just continue to do so. We had a wonderful stake conference this last weekend and felt so inspired by so many great words. Brad is so good at taking notes, and I try to do the same it's just hard to keep up! Brad has enjoyed having his weight set in the basement which will be great for both of us! We still don't know many neighbors yet, but hope to go meet some more this week. It's weird being the new kids on the block, but fun and exciting at the same time. Our plan for this week is to go to a Valentines Dance/dinner on Saturday with friends. It should be fun, it's down in Utah County so it will be a fun, romantic outing I think:) We went to Brad's grandparents this week and all 3 cousins were wearing batman shirts so we had to snag a pix (Brad being one of them of course!) Hope you all have a wonderful Valentines day this week! xoxo