My First Page!!!

After several hours and many online tutorials...I created my first digital scrapbook page! I know it's from my birthday, and that's what my last post was about; I apologize for the repetition. BUT I DID IT and I'm showing it off!!! I know it probably sucks, but it can only get better, right?! :)

The Big TWO FIVE

So this weekend I celebrated my twenty-fifth birthday! Crazy to think that I'm a quarter of a century old. Now I just have to wait until the next big birthday...THIRTY! Actually, I think I'm okay to wait a few more years for that one. So my birthday was great! My sweet husband made that wonderful day possible. We actually started celebrating at 12:01 am Friday night/Saturday morning. We were up at Ryan's g-ma's house watching Grey's Anatomy that we had tivo-ed since we missed it on Thursday. Great episode!!! Ryan kept us there until 12:01 and then he rushed me upstairs to give me all my presents from his family. They were all out of town, helping his uncle that lives in Idaho move into their new home. Needless to say I got a haul! After that we went home and slept in. I got up and went to the gym for a nice workout, which I ran into my beautiful sister, Brooke. It's always fun lifting with her. I came home, got ready for the day and Ry took me to a movie, Nights in Rodanthe. I'm a huge Nicholas Sparks fan and had to see the movie. Afterwards, Ryan was a good sport and we did some shopping. We then went up to the Cheesecake Factory with my sister Brooke and her husband TJ, where we met my awesome cousin Heather and her husband Kyle. Surprisingly we didn't have to wait very long at all, only 20 minutes or so, for a table and the food was delicious! I got my fav, the sweet corn tamale cakes and lettuce wraps. Ryan and I shared. And of course, how can you go to the Cheesecake Factory without getting cheesecake?!!! We got the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake (I HIGHLY recommend!). We came home from the great dinner and watched a movie that Ryan's aunt Pat gave me, Maid of Honor. It's always good to end the night with Patrick Dempsey. :) Overall, I had a wonderful day! Thanks to my sweet husband and all my family and friends! I love you all!

Here's a picture of Ryan and me at the Cheesecake Factory:

Here are a few of the sweet presents I got...and I do mean a FEW! [It was kind of like Christmas :) ]

I'm SO excited to use this to start digital scrapbooking!

Ryan got me this purse from Aldo which I have been stalking for forever!http://www.aldoshoes.com/eng/storeSection/redirect.cfm?sectionID=b2c/style/productDetails.cfm&itemID=68205029&&var=d&ckey=US&colorid=62

I got new running shorts, shirts, and running tights which I'm SO excited to use in the winter here! Now I can run outside and not freeze my buns off...literally! AND I'm gonna be the best dressed girl on the trails!

I also got some fun gift cards and some yummy lotion from Zach and Chante. She made it at one of those parties and it smells SO good!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!

Another game of TAG

So I'm sitting here at work and I'm bored out of my mind!!! I saw this on my hygiene alumni blog a few days ago and so I thought I'd fill this in and post it. Here it is!

4 Random Things I Like About My Husband:

• He's the most selfless person I know.
• I love his cute/sexy face.
• He makes me laugh even when I'm mad at him...mostly because he pins me down and either tickles me or stares at me until I cave.
• He's adorable with kids! I know, I know...yes, I find that attractive.

4 Movies That I Can Watch More Than Once:

• Pride and Prejudice (one with Keira Knightly)
• Transformers (that movie is just awesome!)
• The Devil Wears Prada
• What Happens in Vegas

4 TV Shows That I Watch:

• Grey's Anatomy
• The Office
• The Hills
• The Biggest Loser

4 People Who Email Me Regularly:

• My mother :)
• Facebook
• Shoes.com
• Redbox

*the last three I realize are in fact NOT people; however, I receive the most mail from them.

4 Favorite Foods:

• Chinese (probably PF Changs)
• Mexican (Cafe Rio or Bajio...that's the best "Mexican" I can find around here...I miss real Tex-Mex)
• Cheesecake Factory sweet corn tamales and lettuce wraps (yes, they are their own food group!)
• Cookies

4 Places I Would Like To Visit:

• Australia
• Europe
• New York (I have been there, but it was only for a day)
• Washington DC

4 Things I'm Looking Forward To In The Next Year:

• Eventually finding a full-time dental hygiene job
• Mine and Ryan's first Christmas
• Celebrating my first wedding anniversary
• Running another marathon (yes, I know I decided not to run St. George, but I think I'm gonna shoot for Ogden next May!)

People I Tag:

• Brooke
• Chante
• Melissa

Love you all!

The Babysitter's Club

Ryan and I are officially "the Babysitter's Club." Not really, that's just a joke. Whenever we go anywhere or meet up with some of Ryan's friends that have kids, Ryan immediately runs off to play with the kids. Whenever he knows that his friends kids are coming along to an activity, he has to get them a small toy or treat. It's pretty cute. He even tries to tell them when to be good or eat all their vegetables on their plate. I just laugh... I just know he'll be a great dad to our future kids. :)

Our recent run-in with children was Saturday when we went to b-b-q at his friend Adam Clark's house in Highland. It was tons of fun and the burgers were delicious despite not actually being cooked on the grill outside (those kitchen griddles are amazing!)! The grill ran out of propane. I feared Ryan might come back in the house with singed eyebrows from some sort of explosion while he was trying to get the grill started. The yummy dinner was followed by swimming in their heated pool and running to get into the hot tub to warm up due to the chilly weather. Of course Ryan swam with all the kids and performed THE BIGGEST cannon ball/belly flop! Afterwards Ryan and I went home and watched a movie to finish off the perfect evening.

Until next time from the babysitters club...

Look out World's...Here he comes!!!

So all of you that know Ryan at all, knows that he LOVES baseball. It's really been a huge part of his life and it literally means the world to him. I don't know which he loves best...baseball or me. (Not really, we all know he loves ME more!) Ryan plays on several softball teams, because he's so good that everyone wants my man on his team. :) This next week, the 17th through the 21st, Ryan is heading to Arizona with a team to play in the World's Softball Tournament. Just wanted to wish my babe luck even though I won't be there cause somebody's got to stay home and earn the bacon! :)

So long St. George...

It is with great regret that I have decided NOT to run the St. George Marathon this year. I mean, who wouldn't love to run for 4 straight hours with your knee throbbing, your feet burning and hurting with every step of the last 6 miles, and NUMB legs?! Plus, don't forget chugging a GU every 45 minutes to keep your energy up. Those things really are great, but they're really hard to stomach! But in all seriousness, I do wish I were running this race, and not JUST for the coveted t-shirt. I'm really just not hard core at the moment and really burnt out. So I'm sad to admit that I'm not running the race, but happy that I won't gain the training weight! (I'm trying to stay positive). Right now I've got one marathon under my belt and I've definitely got plenty of years of running ahead of me!

Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ryan made a special request yesterday for me to make him some cookies. I got this recipe from a friend and thought I'd try it. I usually make AND LOVE chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, but these ones I made yesterday were SO yummy! I keep telling Ryan that I made some dang good cookies. Here's the recipe...give it a try.

3/4 cup butter (softened)

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 3/4 cup flour

milk chocolate chips (NOT semisweet)

Important tips:

• cream butter and sugars in kitchenaid for a few minutes (3-4)


• mix eggs and vanilla in separate bowl. don't mix for too long. add to kitchenaid and cream.


• mix other ingredients (except choc. chips) in separate bowl and add to mixture in kitchenaid.


• add milk chocolate chipes
• bake @ 300 for 15 minutes (I actually baked them for 18 minutes because I made big ones.)

ENJOY!