Making Cards

There has really been nothing going on for the last month. We had a great Christmas, just hanging out with our families. Our anniversary was on December 29th, but we ended up not really doing anything...I am sure Patrick would love to elaborate on that in another post. We are still doing great though, just working and going to school. Patrick is getting must closer to finishing up his bachelors degree, and then, we will go from there. A while ago I found a website-on the sidebar under KWerner Design-that really got me motivated to start scrap booking/card making. Well, the motivation left shortly after I realized I don't have a lot of stuff to make the scrap booking process easier. Anyway, I watched a card tonight that was easy and cute, so I decided to post and show off the card I made tonight as well as the other ones I have made. Mind you...this is only my third card, so it isn't quite as fancy or ornate as others, but I like them and enjoyed making them.

The card I made tonightI made this card for a challenge on KWerner Design. Every now and then she will post a color inspiration challenge and you can submit your cards. I liked these colors, so decided to try. This is my first attempt. I must like brown and pink cause both cards are made with those colors.

9 of '09!!!

Living in Logan can sometimes be a little dull. Especially when there is snow because I hate winter. One week and I'm done. I end up hiding in doors all winter trying to gain blubber to keep warm, which I'm doing an amazing job of. I blame that one fact for causing me to turn to movies for a little excitement in my life while I veg and retain girth. So with that little piece of unneeded back ground I give you all my TOP NINE of '09!!! These are the movies that I am most excited for this year and as a warning, blogger didn't like something I've put in here so the format is a little weird. Sorry. I've added why I'm excited after each one. Please let me know your favorites too. Maybe I'll take a poll or something and find out which one is the most anticipated...we'll see...

#9-Monsters vs Aliens (March 27, 2009) http://www.monstersvsaliens.com/ WHY?: Just looks funny...

#8-A Christmas Carol (CGI Animated) (November 6, 2009) No website yet or photos!!! WHY?: Because Jim Carrey is going to the the voices of Scrooge and the three ghosts. He has been studying accents for the last year so he could get it right.

#7-The Princess and the Frog (December 25, 2009) http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/princessandthefrog/ WHY?: Because this will be Disney's first attempt in years at doing hand drawn animation. More importantly, they will also be making this as a musical like Lion King and the classics...and this will be the first black princess.

#6-Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (May 22, 2009) http://www.nightatthemuseummovie.com/ WHY?: I loved the first one. Everyone is back for the second. Plus, they have new people like Amy Adams (Enchanted) and Ed Helms (Andy in The Office). What's not to like about that?

#5-X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1, 2009) http://www.x-menorigins.com/ WHY?: Because I love X-Men. I love X-Men Movies. I also like the idea of doing their background stories. Also, Gambit is in this one.

#4-G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra (August 7, 2009) http://www.gijoemovie.com/ WHY?: I grew up with G.I. Joe. It was my favorite show and toy. There are going to be changes so they could market this movie around the world but I'm excited anyway.

#3-Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (July 17, 2009) http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthehalf-bloodprince/ WHY?: No explanation needed.

#2-Up (May 29, 2009) http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/ WHY?: Pixar and the movie has a fat boy scout in it. Recipe for success!

#1-Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 26, 2009) http://www.transformersmovie.com/ WHY?: The first was the best movie of 2007 along with Bourne Ultimatum. Michael Bay has experience now and I can't wait to see the follow-up.

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

I have been listening to Christmas music for a couple months now-I know everyone said it was way too early, but I love Christmas so much. For some reason this year it just hasn't really seemed much like Christmas. I can't believe it is already December 13th. We don't have much of our shopping done...which I planned to get done early, and there was no snow...that is until this morning. I think we have about 4-6 inches. Yeah I love the snow. So...after sitting around all morning relaxing and watching "Home Alone" we decided to go out and make a snowman. It was colder than expected, and the snow didn't pack real well, but that didn't get us down. Here's our tiny snowman.

Mom's are so great!

We spent Thanksgiving with my family this year. My mom had a really cute craft project for us to do. She was planning on coming up today to go to Novemberfest with me. We didn't quite finish the first blocks on Thanksgiving, so we decided to finish them up today. She also found some really cute blocks for Christmas. Here they are. You can't tell from the picture, but the letter stick off the block. I think they are so cute. I love my mom!

~Nicky

Who Had The Audacity?

The ever famous Brian Regan once asked the question, "Who had the audacity?". I now pose the same question. What I am referring to is the picture below that we will call exhibit 1.

Exhibit #1

When I woke up this morning this monstrosity was found upon our door! As many of you know I am and will always be a major BYU football fan. So this truly offended me, especially since the rivalry game is today. Well, nobody messes with me and gets away with it. REVENGE IS MINE!!! Even though it was early this morning when I found that THING on my door, my wife and I went to work quickly in retaliation. Now refer to exhibits 2 and 3.

Exhibit #2

Exhibit #3

There was one problem with getting revenge. Who could have done this? I do know that it must have been one of my neighbors. I know that Jason is a Ute fan and I know that his wife, Niki, and him would certainly love to antagonize me. I also know that Brittany went to the University of Utah and her husband Justin has been waiting to pull a prank on me. So instead on guessing which one, I decided to get them both. Now refer to exhibit 4 and 5.

Exhibit #4

Exhibit #5

Who knew that they were such big BYU fans???

Up!

Anyone who meets me knows that I am BIG into movies. Since I was little I have always enjoyed Disney animation, especially. Nothing has changed today. I'm even as emotionally challenged as I was back then (I still cry in films involving Big Bird and Mufasa). While searching for some items on the internet, or as some folks call it: "the world wide web", I stumbled on to this trailer for the next Pixar film coming out this next summer. Let's just say that I'm giddy!

-Patrick

Steve Carell on Jay Leno

I had to put this on here. I love Steve Carell.

The Great Pumpkin

A long overdue post...I know it is a FEW days after Halloween, but we had such a great time, I had to at least put something on our blog. My work dresses up for Halloween, after many hours of thinking and searching, I decided to be something my mom and I found in the storage room(thanks to my sister who left it there when she moved) a Pumpkin. I found the bright green leggings at Target. Here are everyone's costumes from my office. We also had a great time carving pumpkins. This year I decided to make a SCARY face, which ended up being pretty happy.

Patrick did his favorite...a SKULL! A few days before Halloween we did our annual pumpkin walk. It was a lot of fun. Here are a couple of our favorites. I loved the Noah's Ark scene. All of the animals were so cute. In memory of what we have been doing tonight, here is one of Kung Fu Panda.

We watched the movie, it came out on DVD on Saturday. Then afterwards we decided to go through the special features. There are some games...for kids to play, so, of course we decided to see what they were like. Well, lets just say that one of the levels is actually pretty hard. I finally had to go upstairs because I was getting so annoyed that I couldn't win the level. Oh well, it is still a great movie.

Sale

Just wanted to let everyone know that there is a sale on water at Smith's/Smith's Marketplace. I know...buying water...but for storage it is great. They have 3 liter bottles of water for 50 cents a piece. You have to buy 10 of them for $1.00 and then you get 5 dollars off. I think the sale goes through Saturday.

I Saw a Pumpkin 'fore You Did!!!

Ever since I can remember, my dad, mom and I have always raced to see who could find the first pumpkin of the year. This year I have to say my mom won. I got a text a few weeks back that said, "I saw a pumpkin 'fore you did!" I have to say I was a little distraught, because I can count on one hand the number of times I have not been first(I think my parents may have been letting me win all these years). I of course had to call my dad and tell him I saw a pumpkin first. All he could say was I was thinking the same thing the other day. It has really been a fun tradition that we have had throughout the years. I know this will definitely live on for many years to come. We will just have to wait and see who wins next year.

Paradise Pumpkin Patch

The first year Patrick and I were married we decided it would be fun to go to a pumpkin patch. I don't remember ever really going to one, and didn't know where to go, so I looked online. I found quite a few, but this patch was the top one listed. (Actually it is a pumpkin patch across the street, but the first time we came, we thought this must be the right one, so we keep coming here. All the money spent on pumpkins goes to a the young women/young men group in the area.) We have gone back the last couple of years because we really love the drive out to Paradise. It is really pretty and a fun little getaway. As you can see, there are so many pumpkins to choose from...I often have a hard time deciding which one is the best pumpkin. This year was not quite so bad. We found our two really quickly and then grabbed a couple of smaller pumpkins for our dinner. We usually like to get some apple cider from Paradise Farms, but we went after work and the gates were already shut.

Eternity, Together Forever

I finally finished the other sign that my sister made letters for me. I love it. What do you guys think?

Halloween Dinner, a Movie and Caramel Apples

Since Patrick and I have been married, we have tried to start up a couple of traditions. The last couple of years we have made dinner in a pumpkin and then dipped caramel apples. This last Friday, we decided to have the the Staley's, Hughes and Whitmers over for our tradition. I forgot to take a picture of the dinner in a pumpkin, but it was really good. I got the recipe from this website, http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Teris-Dinner-in-a-Pumpkin/Detail.aspx

Here is a picture of the ending pumpkin.

Then came the famous caramel apples. I also got this recipe from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Gourmet-Caramel-Apples/Detail.aspx

First you unwrap all of the caramels.

Then you dip 'em in the yummy caramel. Here is a picture of Patrick's perfection in caramel dipping. His secret...the freezer! Then to the fridge for some settling. While they were in the fridge, we started watching Monster House. This is a cute animated Halloween movie, I would recommend. After the caramel the best part comes....CHOCOLATE! I used the blue symphony bars, 'cause they are my favorite. This part is a little messy... ...and took some talent Here are the finished products. Patrick and me Bob and Haley Jason and Niki Justin and Brittany From the previous post you can see that Patrick was little messy while eating his apple, he decided he couldn't be the only one, so after a whopping kiss, here is what I looked like. We had such a great time. Thanks everyone for coming over.

Coming Soon!

A full report on last nights party...

TRICK or TREAT

While we were in Illinois a couple weeks ago, my sister made some vinyl letters for me. Our neighbor Jason cut some blocks for us. Thanks Jason. This weekend I painted them. Here's the finished product. I especially love the spider and pumpkin. I can't decide which way I like them set up, I am leaning to just the one row, but let me know what you guys think.

He's Got My Vote!!!