My Birthday

My family spent the last week in Solvang, California which was totally fun. But since I am lame, I am not going to talk much about it because I just don't feel like it. I feel like making a birthday list! My birthday is in two weeks and it is important to let people know what I want so that I can get lots of presents. :) Mostly all I want are DVDs to expand the collection Ross and I have going, but there is one other specific thing....

I want a Blue Nintendo DS i XL! I've wanted one for a while. As Ross said in December of 2009, "By this time next year, you won't even want one anymore." Sadly, I want one even more.

I also want the outstanding Disney/Pixar film Cars. This movie is hilarious and awesome, enough said.

Another great movie that I want is Sherlock Holmes. Fantastic movie with excellent music by Hans Zimmer, one of my favorite composers.

One of my all-time-favorite movies must be on my list! Alas, Ross does not like the movie Enchanted, I think if is freaking hilarious! And spectacular, and enchanted. :)

The next movie on the list is a fantastical one. When I saw Avatar in theaters, holy cow, I couldn't get over how amazing it was! Definitely one that I must own.

Another Disney/Pixar movie, A Bug's Life. I love this movie! It is one that I've wanted to own for a really long time, but haven't gotten around to getting it I guess.

Titanic, this movie is amazing. I don't know that I've ever cried this hard in a movie that wasn't Charly. It is a spectacular film.

Last, but absolutely not least, Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl. I only really want the first movie of the trilogy, I wasn't a big fan of the second or third... And I'm upset they are making a fourth...

Well, that is my birthday list! I hope you all have a great January and can do well with your resolutions and such. :)

Another Nephew!!!

Today I found out that my brother-in-law, Jason, and his wife, Shalee, have learned the gender of their little fetus. :) It's a boy! I'm excited to have another little nephew. :) He's gonna be such a cutie! He'll have his big brother, Eli, and little Elsie to pick on him. I'm super duper excited!!!

Mouse in my House

Well, technically it is a mouse in my apartment. I came home from running errands today, sat down on the couch and got on Facebook. All was hunky dory. I heard a soft scratching sound, looked up, and there was this cute little mouse stiffing my snow boots over by the door. At first, I just watched it for a while, trying to think of what to do. I thought back to a lovely memory of when there was a mouse in my Merrill Hall apartment. I set down my computer and the mouse ran off and hid under the drawers Chuck's cage is on. Problematic? Yes.

I promptly called my father, the person I call when Ross is at work and I need a man's advice. My dad's advice was that when Ross gets home to tell him that I saw a mouse. He also told me that "if you see one mouse, there are ten more there." Thanks, Dad.

So I began to think about what to do about this mouse problem. There is the obvious option of a mouse trap, or two, or three. I don't want to ki

ll the poor little things, but as I told my dad, I don't want a mouse to get into Chuck's cage and bite him and give him rabies or something. So killing them might have to be the option, even though I don't want to.

But what if I can thing of another option? I should definitely consider getting a cat. :) A cute little kitten! The kitty could be a good mouser. It can hunt the little critters and then eat them. They still die, but I don't have to see the guts because the cat will eat them. Hopefully. But if it doesn't, and just kills the mice then leaves them around, that would be a problem. I'll have to ask Ross.

Harry Potter

So today Ross and I went with Sarah and Andrew to see the new Harry Potter movie. It was absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!! I absolutely loved it! I was impressed with the acting in this one. The chemistry between Daniel Radcliff, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint is great. They work well together as Harry, Hermione, and Ron. I really like that they are doing the movie in two parts. It helped because they were able to use a lot more from the books in the movie. The other movies I thought felt rushed from beginning to end. This one just worked out a lot better. There was time to explain things and expound on characters. It was great.

I would highly suggest seeing this movie!! Although, I do have to say that if you have children that don't know about the "birds and bees" that you probably don't want to bring them to this movie; unless you feel like answering a lot of questions later. Ross disagrees. He says kids won't care. Whatever.

Ross and I just finished a conversation about opinions. He's a great guy. Sometimes we have really different opinions on things. It is cool to be able to talk to him about those things. I'm really loving being married to him. He is fantastic! :)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I am so freaking excited to go and see the 7th Harry Potter movie this upcoming Saturday! Ross, Sarah, and Andrew are all coming with and it is going to be AMAZING!!! I love going to see movies! I feel like I haven't been to see one in the longest time. And I really love the Harry Potter movies. They are cheesy, and a bit ridiculous, but I love them all the same. Sorry this post is so short, I'm just a little bored.

Oh, and also I have put up another poll. If you would vote for your favorite Harry Potter character, it would be awesome. Also, the poll ends on my birthday. :)

Bored at Home

So Ross picked up a full-time shift at work. Hooray! Now I don't have to be quite as worried about our meager finances. Ross is now eligible for health insurance through his work which is totally awesome! It is quite exciting. Ross is going to be needing the car all the time now so he can get from school to work in a flash, as well as to his flight lessons. Thus, I am now no longer working at Pizza Hut. So now I am just at home all day after school. It's been three days and I'm already bored. lame sauce. I try to keep myself entertained, but there is only so much you can do when you are home by yourself with no one but your guinea pig. I really wish I had my Sparky dog here with me. Yes, that would be great. :) So here I am, at home all by myself, blogging about my boredom. Woot.

Camping

Last night Ross and I went camping. And it was awesome. A member of our stake presidency recommended this awesome place up Logan canyon that is secluded... And free. :) So we went there to use our brand new tent and air mattress, both of which we got as wedding gifts. Hooray!

We roasted hot dogs for our dinner and then were planning

on having s'mores for dessert! But then we realized that we forgot the marshmallows. So we had melted chocolate on gram crackers, which isn't too bad, but definitely needed marshmallows.

It was really cold last night. Ross and I had our pajamas, hoodie

s, thick blankets, extra socks, and all inside of mummy bags that were tightly closed. It was cozy, but I still got a little cold in the middle of the night. But that's ok.

In the morning we made eggs and hot chocolate. It was awesome and delicious. This little camp area was pretty awesome. The only downside was that there wasn't a bathroom so I just had to squat to go, Ross thought it was funny. That man..... Anyway, here's some pictures from our adventure!

This is Ross and the tent!

This is me in the tent!

Oh, we realized that our air pump only charges when hooked up to the car adapter thing, and alas, our car adapter things DO NOT WORK!!! So we got to blow up the air mattress with our own lung air. This is Ross in the tent blowing up our bed.

Here is Ross prior to us making the fire. That huge log covered in sticks is what we dragged over to use as firewood.

Here is our fire.

Here's Ross in the morning, drinkin' hot chocolate!

Here is me and my hot chocolate. :)

Guinea Halloween

So for my awesome class in school, we are having a Halloween costume party. But the people don't dress up, we dress up our pets! I'm trying to decide what to dress my dear guinea pig Chuck up as and have found a few ideas. The costume party will be judged, and the winning animal's owner will get 100% on a test, which would be awesome. So here's three ideas I think are great. Let me know what you think! I'll put up a poll on the side of my blog so you can vote for your favorite! And if anyone has any other good ideas, feel free to share!

Spiderman Guinea Pig

Superman Guinea Pig

Dinosaur Guinea Pig

I'm Married

Well, I know I haven't blogged in a while, but mostly because I've been lazy because so much has happened. To recap: On July 31st 2010 I got sealed to Ross in the Logan, UT temple. It was awesome. We stayed at the Anniversary Inn in Salt Lake that night. It was pretty much the nicest hotel I've ever been in. It was gorgeous and the bed was super duper comfy. We stayed in the Grand Bridal Suite. Woot! After that we headed off to Las Vegas for our honeymoon. It was awesome! I had so much fun just being with Ross for an entire week.

Now we are livi

ng in a tiny apartment with our guinea pig, Chuck. Ross got his First Class Medical certificate so he gets to fly! He has started the Fall semester at USU doing his ground school for flying. He starts flying with his instructor on Monday! He is really excited, and I am really excited for him.

That's my recap. So now since I can write about whatever I want, as this is my blog, I must say that I want a kitty. Just a little kitten to play with. Danelle, who is one of my best friends in my class, got a way cute kitten from Susan,

(someone left a kitten on Susan's doorstep with a sign that said, "Love me." And Danelle wanted it.) and since then I've wanted a Kitten. Danelle's little kitty's name is Coon. He is hilarious, except when he's grumpy. Coon is the white and black kitty. And it doesn't help that people keep bringing little kittens to class! One of the new girls, I think her name is Amanda, brought this adorable little gray kitten yesterday. Not good for me. I just want a kitty so bad! After volunteering at the Humane Society last Friday, I looked at the kittens for a while. They are so cute! And so funny. And soft and fuzzy and all that. And I want one.

Sadly, Ross isn't really up to the idea of a cat. I asked him if I could have one if I saved up my own money and got one. He's reply was that I could, but he would rather I waited until we had a house. Lame. But I guess it makes sense, he doesn't want to have to find a place that allows cats when we move, because that could be pretty hard. I don't know, but I sure do want a little kitten. I guess we'll just have to see what happens. That last picture is me with the teeny little baby kitty that Amanda brought.

Sparky's Walk

Always make sure your dog is excited to go on a walk before taking him on one. :)