We made it!!!

We have been so busy with the move that my lack of blogging has clearly been evident. None the less I have no more excuses... so you should think, but some how will try to make some up. We have made it to D.C. and are all moved in. I am jobless, and enjoying it quiet nicely.... I seem to get my beloved afternoon nap everyday, definitely a bad habit, but it makes me happy!! My days are filled with job searching, morning jogs on the Potomac, surfing the net, going to free events the city has to offer, mingling with friends, walking to the store, sewing, reading and so forth.

Just yesterday I saw this little bird on my walk to the store. The little things that make our day!

Just a little something I made!!

I am taking a sewing class, and so I decided to make this apron! It turned out really cute. The lucky winner for this adorable item was..... Jenni- Happy Birthday btw!!!

Happy Birthday Nicholas John!!!!!

Today is my sweet husband's BIRTHDAY, he is turning 28 today! I have spent most of the day away from him. He is in P-town and I am going to arrive there to see the charming young man there at 8:00 Sharp! I am so excited, because birthdays should be spent with the ones you love!!! We will eat a lovely dinner there and enjoy the drive home together.
Awaits us at our home are his nicely wrapped gifts and a yummy ice cream cake in the freezer!!! Can't wait till EIGHT!!!

One Year Down and Forever Ahead......

Are some of the lyrics to one of my favorite songs that Nick has wrote,and perfect for this post.

I can't believe it, it has been a year since we were sealed together. It has been a great year... and many more great ones to come!!

For our anniversary we went to Sundance and stayed at the Simmons' cabin. It was lots of fun, and a well needed vacation. Here are some of the pictures of the weekend. But we didn't get a picture of the yummy homemade Cafe' Rio we made.

Me making sandwiches for the hike. We hiked as far as we could on the Mt. Timpanogos trail, which was to the 3rd falls. Then we hiked to Stewart falls. It was so much fun, hard but fun.

This is the first waterfall on the Timp trail.Nick looking handsomely stunning!

The Easter Bunny found us...too!!!

We had a pretty good Easter. To celebrate we dyed eggs, and I think that we still have some in the fridge that I need to throw away, ew!

This is what the Easter bunny brought us- Lots of candy and it is almost all gone :(

These are the little bird nests I made for my primary class. I think they turned out pretty cute!

Then we went to the Gottwalds for some Easter dinner and this is what I made for it. This Easter basket cake! Yummy, and the funny thing is my sis-in-law Holly, made the exact same cake (we have the same cookbook, so I kind of thought that that would happen, they were both so cute!!) While we were over at Nick's parents house on Easter I left my camera there with all these cute pictures and I just got it back today so enjoy!

Conference Weekend

Every General Conference weekend, Nick has a tradition that he goes to Savers in between sessions on Saturday. We had a limit of spending $5. Nick was very lucky because he found this awesome Jacket and it only cost $5. He loves it!! And he looks pretty sweet in it too!

Later that evening Nick went to the priesthood session and I decided to have a girls night with my sisters. We watched Marley and Me, ate cinnamon rolls and drank hot chocolate. Nick loves dogs and he refused to watch this movie because he knew it was sad. So since none of my sisters (pictured) had seen it we decided to rent it. The movie was really good and funny, but sad.
Then on Sunday we decided to go up to my Grandma Andersen's house to watch the 2nd session of conference. It was much needed because we hadn't seen her in a while, and it was a good little get away!!

Wear Green or Else...

So I arrived at work this morning and 2 anxious little boys were awaiting my arrival only to be disappointed in the fact that I was covered in green.

Every year I rather enjoy this holiday. I get to bust out my green shoes, belt, jacket, and my- Made in Ireland T-shirt! But unfortunately we have to say good-bye to the T-shirt. I love it but realized that it has had a good 4 St. Patrick's days and it is time to retire it. The reason is that back in the day they didn't make long T-shirts and now it is just too short in the midrif if you know what I mean. So we had a good 4 years to say the least. I was thinking rather than sending it off to my DI stack, I was thinking it could be one of my sewing projects. I am not sure what will become of it, but I will have to wait until something comes up.

To Celebrate this holiday Nick and I decided to go to the park and play frisbee with his awesome blue aerodisk he received from a dashing young lady!!(o.k. so it was me) It was such a beautiful day we couldn't resist. Then we rode off on our little moped into the sunset, it was beautiful!!! To finish the night off we ate a holiday dinner..sort of. This...

Delicious festive omlets that Nick made, and some steamed cabbage(which is surprisingly good!)(Big Thanks to my awesome rice cooker that steams vegetables too.)

Happy St. Patrick's to ALL!