Flowrider

Has anyone ever heard of the Flowrider? It is simulated surfing that is located in Ogden, Utah. Scott had a gift card from my Dad to go to the Flowrider. So, we took a day and headed up there. I didn't have the guts to try the Flowrider with all these strangers watching me, so Scott had to do it by himself....sorry babe. I sat on a bench and was able to watch him the whole time.

What happens is you get your mini surf board and you walk out onto the platform. You set your board down and step on it. At that point you slide off the platform and are immediately in the water. There were 2 other guys there at the same time as Scott and it was the first time for all 3 of them. I would like to say that Scott caught on faster than these boys and was able to stay up longer!!! Way to go babe.

Watch the video below to see how Scott did. He does do a face plant at the end that looks painful. However, Scott says that floor is like a trampoline and doesn't hurt when you fall. Once you fall, the water shoots you up to the top and then you get back in line and wait for your turn.

Scott and I were thinking about getting a group together to rent out the Flowrider for an hour. Who is in????

Ant Man

I will forever remember the night of the war between man and ant. It was a night filled of danger, fear and victory! Thank you to my brave, courageous and handsome fiance; I will no longer live in fear of ants taking over.

It started out as any ordinary Friday night. Scott was over waiting for me to finish getting ready. I really do try to be ready on time, but some how Scott usually has to wait about 5 to 10 mins. I believe that he comes over earlier than he is suppose to. haha

I hear Scott call my name and tell me to come into the kitchen. He takes me over to the sliding door to the backyard and tells me to examine the wall and the door. At first I didn't notice anything, until I started to really look closer. There were flying ants all over the screen door and working ants (black ants) all over the wall. Holy crap!!!!!!!!!! Where did all of these ants come from? So, I immediately screamed, got extremely grossed out and started feeling like ants were crawling all over my body. That is when my knight in shining armor (well in a gas mask and a can of ant killer) came to my rescue.

Scott immediately prepared for his battle against the ever persistent flying and working ants. With the vacuum hose in one hand, ant spray in the other and a gas mask to protect himself, he went to work. Every ant that came out was immediately sucked into the black hole of death a.k.a the vacuum. He then found all of their openings and sprayed ant killer into their home! After an exhausting half hour of battle; Scott had won the battle.

The ants have never returned. I believe it is in fear of the ANT MAN!

Preparing for Battle

Fighting for our freedom

The sweet smell of victory (or ant spray)

Matrimoney

Scott and I have successfully set up our Matrimoney account. This is basically a checking account that we set up with America Credit Union. By going to the website http://matrimoney.macu.com and entering our registry number, then you are able to use a credit card to put money into the account. I have been asked if I feel that setting up this account is just too impersonal. To me, it is not. Scott and I can only guess what we are going to need once we get married and settled into our new home. This account will give us the opportunity to go out and buy the exact things that we need. So, I find that this account can only be a benefit to Scott and me and also our guests. If our guests can't find the time to go to a store, find a gift and wrap it; then this would be the most efficient and convenient way for them to give us a gift.

What do you think, is this too impersonal? I would love to hear your comments.

Scott and I have also registered at Bed Bath and Beyond and we are also asking for gift cards to Ikea.

I know, I know

It has been brought to my attention a few (okay, more like a lot) times that I haven't been updating the blog. Blogging definitely got pushed to the back burner, while we are trying to get everything ready for our new life together. I will give a brief update and will promise to blog in more detail later. At work my system doesn't allow me to post pictures on here....so the pictures will come in a later blog.

As most of you know, we close on our house next Wednesday!!!! All the negotiations are complete and we are just waiting for our loan to close. We were notified by our lender yesterday that everything is going smoothly and there will be no problem from here on out. Scott and I are pretty excited to get all of this house buying stuff behind us. However, we will have more projects once we get inside the home. Anyone want to help us clean???????

We are getting really close to being done with the wedding plans. We are just starting to do our follow ups with the reception center and the other vendors. I am getting so excited!!!!!!! The only problem is getting the bridesmaids and groomsmen clothed. I thought I would love this part, but it has been the part of the planning that I have disliked the most. haha I am trying to finding mocha shoes (impossible) for the bridesmaids and dressing the groomsmen. Scott and I are going to pick out his suit tonight and I am pretty excited. I can't wait to see how handsome the suit is going to look on him. All in all, the wedding plans are moving along smoothly and we should be done well before July 30th.

We have yet to register.....haha Neither Scott nor I are too excited to go walk around stores and pick out things to register with. I absolutely love to shop....however, I love to shop by myself. It is kind of one of those stress relievers, where I can just think to myself and take as long as I want. Registering doesn't seem like it is going to be that way. However, we have found the perfect way to register and I am pretty excited about it. Has anyone heard of MatriMoney? You can go through a credit union to set up an account called Matrimoney. Then they give you little instruction cards to put in your invite that explains to people on how to put money into the account. This can all be done online and there is no need to go to a store or have to wrap a present. It is the most convenient, efficient way to wedding shop. We are also asking for gift cards to Ikea. We aren't registering for anything there, just asking for gift cards. This way, after we move into our house and get settled, we will have a better idea of exactly what we want and/or need. So, don't buy us any furniture....gift cards will be fabulous! The last place we will actually do our registering is Bed Bath and Beyond. Yes, we must be traditional with something. So, hopefully with the Matrimoney, gift cards to Ikea and Bed Bath and Beyond, we will be able to cover all of our bases.

Last Sunday I met with our bishop and stake president and received my temple recommendation for my endowments!!!! June 26th is the day and it isn't too far away anymore. I am prepared and excited to go!!!!

Our first party is this Saturday. My mom is throwing Scott and me an engagement party!!!! There is going to be great food, great entertainment and great company. I am so excited for all the fun showers to begin. As most of you know, I tend to be a bit of a social butterfly. So, I am going to absolutely love these parties and being able to see all of my friends and family again.

Okay, I think that brings everyone up to speed. This was just brief and I promise to blog soon. I have just been a bit busy with a full-time job, full-time school, planning a wedding and buying a house. However, I have some great posts coming. Scott tried out the Flow Rider (simulated surfing) last Friday and I have some good videos. We also hung out with our friend's Emily and Mike and played the Wii Fitness game. It was such a blast and we have some good videos of Scott and me hula hooping.

Have a fabulous day!!!!!

It's Official!!!!

The sellers have accepted our offer. Not our first offer, but our counter offer. We now have a lot of work ahead of us in the next couple weeks and are very excited to get started!!!

We are growing up so fast

Last night Scott and I put our first offer on the cutest house! It is located in West Jordan, which is a great location for us. It won’t affect Scott’s or my commute very much and is still close to family and friends. Both Scott and I fell in love with the back yard and the deck. There is a two-tiered deck in the back yard and a lot of land. Barbeques anyone??? We put our offer in as of 8:24 p.m. last night (I know the exact time because we had to write it) and the deadline for a response is 7:00 p.m. tonight. I can hardly wait! Whoever knows me really well (well I guess just knows me), understands that I lack patience. However, I must give myself a little credit….I have been improving over the past year. However this isn’t one of those times that I will be displaying my improvement of patience. I just can’t wait for 7:00 p.m. to come and find out what they say: accept, counter or reject. From what we understand, the couple might be in a need for a quick sale and we are hoping that they will just accept and not counter. I can’t wait to find our house so that I can start looking at couches and cute decorations. Below are some pictures of the house that were on utahrealestate.com. They are a little out dated, because new Pergo floors have been installed all throughout the upstairs. The only carpet upstairs is in the master bedroom and spare bedroom, which we will probably rip out. As much as we love blue carpet, I am thinking we are going to want something else.

Let me know what you think!!!! Cross your fingers they accept our offer. How exciting is all of this!!!!

We are so proud of our little Morgan!

Today, Scott and I drove up to Logan to see our sister-in-law, Morgan, graduate. She graduated from Utah State University in Education. Scott and I were very pleased with how Utah State set up their graduation this year. They had each college within the university graduate at different times. So, instead of us having to sit through the business students and engineering students, we only had to sit through Morgan's college. It made the graduation go by a lot faster and I didn't have to find too much to keep Scott entertained. After the graduation we went to Firehouse Pizza (I think that was the name) for an early dinner. Scott got a calzone and I had a delicious pasta dish. Morgan opened up her graduation gifts and I believe she was very pleased with the gift that Scott and I gave her. It was probably her most favorite gift that she got. I saw the way her face lit up when she stared at the beautiful picture we gave her. After dinner it was back on the road to SLC. So, all in all we had a very good day.

We are very proud of you Morgan and happy that we had the chance to celebrate with you! Also, I didn't have a picture of Morgan in her cap and gown or any picture from today. So, I decided to put my artistic skills to work. I don't want to sound like I am bragging, but I have been told that I am a pretty good artist. People think I should sell my work, but I prefer to use my artistic ability for special occasions, such as this one. Below is the most gorgeous picture of Morgan that, I believe portrays her to a "t". I spent countless minutes and seconds painting this. Oh and the reason you don't have any feet, Morgan, is because I ran out of room in the paint window. Sorry!