Forget a dog I want a dragon!

Jared and I went to go see this movie this last weekend. Jared's older sister and her family were down in the valley for spring break and we all went to go see it.

LOVED IT!

The 3D was great! The plot and the characters were wonderful. Really funny and very well put together.

This is good for the whole family. I am pretty sure we will be adding this one to our collection (and we really have been limiting what we do get...)

Joanna gives this 2 big thumbs up!

LOST!

Have you seen this wicked awesome antenna ball? A REWARD to who ever can return it to me!

I bought a holiday pack of disney antenna balls and this one was my favorite. I was so excited for March to roll around to use it and not one week later, it gets swiped! Who could do such a thing?!?!

My schmoopie

Yesterday as of 12pm Jared and I have been married for 3 whole years. It was three years ago today that I woke up at 5:30am (after only sleeping 4 hours) so that my friend could come and do my hair. Then Jared picked me up to go to the Snowflake temple. We decided that we wanted to do an endowment session right before we got married. I am so grateful for that experience. Because there are a limited amount of seats, everyone in that session was family or a friend.



It was really windy that day. Beautiful weather as it usually is in Snowflake in March. We stayed at the Heritage Inn in the Presidential room. Beautiful room with a double Jacuzzi tub.



The next night we took the midnight flight to Florida to leave on our honeymoon cruise. What was supposed to be a 5 hour flight took more than 12. Lots of problems and time delays. We got stuck in Texas for a few hours in a couple different cities. We finally got to Florida (and after waiting an additional hour or so on the tarmac) we rush to get our luggage. Which didn't come. We missed our boat. Our luggage finally came a couple of hours later. So we went to the desk to figure out what we were going to do in Florida with no plans. The Airlines put us up in a nearby hotel and we flew home the next day. (On a different airline)



Our first Anniversary, we went on a cruise to make up for it. We went with my sister and her husband for their 5th anniversary. We decided to play it safe and leave from San Diego so there wouldn't be any chance of missing it due to flights. It was a blast.



Our second anniversary, we went on another shorter cruise with more family this time. Also for my sisters anniversary and my parents anniversary. We didn't go until May so for the actual day we kept it simple. We went to our favorite upscale restaurant, Alto. We went for a ride in a Gondola. It was wonderful!



This year, we aren't going out, we aren't planning a cruise (as of right now) but this year didn't disappoint. We bought a house instead. One thing that is sad is that Jared had to work the late shift and is on call this week. I decided to leave early from work and surprise him with lunch. The only problem is that by the time I called him on my way home, he was already in the car to go to work early. Instead of having a nice lunch together at home, we got fast food and didn't even have time to eat it in his car in the hospital parking lot. I went home and spent the rest of the day at home alone. Working and painting. (We are almost done!) He didn't get home until well after I went to bed. I can't complain though because I get to be with him for the rest of eternity and we will just go out to dinner another day!

Its hard to believe that we have been married for 3 years. and I love Jared so much. He has made my life better in every way. I am so excited for what life has in store for us!

The best Realtor EVER

I realized that in all my talk about the new house I never once mentioned our realtor. I need to give credit where credit is due.

Will Wright is a member of our ward and was also our realtor. He started this process with us so many months ago and never gave up on us. He worked long hours and saw tons of houses with us. Its is saying a lot since we don't have the easiest schedule to work with anyway. He always gave us his honest opinion and was up front about all the information we needed. I can't express my appreciation enough for him and all his work!

Count this as my shining testimonial. If you need a realtor, HE IS THE BEST!

See his website here or email him will@gotgilbert.com.

THANK YOU WILL!

Home sweet Home

Jared and I closed on a house. We are going to be Gilbert residents! The house I mentioned a couple of months ago is finally ours. We spent an hour last Friday signing the paperwork. ( I can't believe how many papers you have to sign to buy a house!) I am really excited to live closer to family and friends. But I am really sad to be leaving our friends and ward in Maricopa. We have decided to try and rent our house in Maricopa for the time being. So if any one is interested or knows someone who might be interested.... just email me.

We are planning on painting and cleaning this weekend. (Whoever wants to come help :-) ) The plan is possibly moving when the painting is done but if not then it will be the weekend after.

I am trying to pack everything during this week but I just can't get over how much STUFF we have. Don't tell Jared but I have been throwing out more of the things we just don't need to keep. I hope we have enough time to get everything ready. I will just be glad when we are all done and moved in!

So for paint we decided on a dark tan for the base color and in one room a dark chocolate accent wall. In the family room the accent walls will be a deep red. and the bedroom will be the chocolate with a light blue base color. It has been pretty fun discussing ideas with Jared and thinking about what the different rooms will look like. People say that if your can survive buying and decorating a house, then your marriage can survive anything. This process has had its hard moments but we have also had some great times!

I am looking forward to the next leg of our marriage!
Pictures to come....