Sunny So-Cal!

This past weekend Chris and I got to enjoy a mini-spring break!
We went to a meet at UC Irvine and really enjoyed the sunshine and high 70's!


We went to the Newport Beach Temple and did a session on Friday afternoon after the men's team flew in. It was also our 3 month anniversary, so we went to dinner that night to celebrate (with TJ and Tyler also)


Happy 3 months! TJ took the first picture while I was saying something


For dinner we went to Lucille's BBQ which was incredibly good! We split the Feast for 2 which included:
-homemade biscuit w/ apple honeybutter
-caesar salad
-macaroni and cheese
-mashed sweet potatoes
-2 kinds of ribs
-half a chicken
-brisket
-tri tip
-and for dessert Apple and Peach cobbler
We were so stuffed at the end, but it was so good we couldn't stop eating!
Happy 3 months! Oh how I love this boy!


Saturday was the track meet at UC Irvine. It was a very warm day which we enjoyed, but aren't used to competing in yet.

A Weekend without a Meet!!!

This weekend we got to stay home and enjoy being together and not worrying about a track meet!
We went to the Dollar Theater and saw Extraordinary Measures which was a great movie!

Then we splurged on Saturday!!

We played paintball with our pole-vault friends TJ and Krista and Kenny and Kari. It was really cold, but fun. We played up at Squaw Peak. It lightly rained when we first got there, but by the end it turned into snow. It was a lot of fun being outside!

Chris found his Viking hat from his mission

Chris was way too excited to shoot someone

Unfortunately we didn't take any group shots, and even more sad is, we don't have any after pictures. We were so cold and miserable at the end that we just jumped in the cars and hurried home to warm up.

Then we came home and made homemade pizza. I tried out a new dough recipe I'd been wanting to test. We also used our new pizza stone.

And the results= delicious!!

We made pepperoni with red onion, and an awesome BBQ chicken with pineapple.

Here is the fast and easy recipe I used for the dough. I doubled the recipe and had enough to make 3 pizzas. I also used whole wheat flour which gave the dough a nice texture.

3 cups flour, more or less
1 tablespoon honey, heaping
1 tablespoon oil, heaping
1 cup warm water
1 tablespoon yeast
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

Preheat oven to 475 degrees. (If using a pizza stone, let stone heat for at least 30 minutes in the oven before baking pizza.) Mix all pizza dough ingredients together, except the flour. Add flour and knead for a bit then put into pan (or use a pizza peel and pizza stone). If baking in a sheet pan, bake for about 12 minutes (checking often) until crust is browned and cheese is golden and bubbly. If baking on the preheated pizza stone, slide pizza onto stone and bake for about 8 minutes. Makes 1 large pizza.

It's been too long

Here are some of our recent happenings:

We celebrated Mom and Dad's birthday with them and Nate and Laurie with a big dinner at our apartment



Chris jumped at Conference in New Mexico


Chris jumped at the Last Chance meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Our First Weekend Home

This weekend Chris and I didn't have to travel anywhere. We had the weekend off of meets; until Chris decided to go to a meet at Weber State on Saturday.

Saturday morning we woke up and left early to get to the track meet early. Unfortunately, we got lost on the way. Chris had printed off directions from the Weber State website; but the directions were to the Weber State Davis campus in Layton. So after driving around for a while, and stopping to ask for directions we found the right place. But we did get to see the Ogden Mason Temple on our excursion in the wrong direction.

Chris jumped really well. He had some great attempts at 5.37 meters, which is the height he needed to clear to go to Nationals. He did not clear it, but was very close. He was able to adjust and get some things figured out, so this next weekend at Conference he will be able to clear the height.
After the meet we went out to lunch (thanks to some saved up per diem from previous track meets) at the Red Iguana in Salt Lake. We've wanted to go for a while, but we weren't too impressed with it.

Then we went to the Salt Lake Temple. It was the first time we've done a live session. The Salt Lake Temple is a beautiful, fun, old Temple. Now we are one Temple closer to reaching our goal of attending every Temple in Utah.


After the Temple we stopped by Ikea to make some returns and pick up a few, fun things. Chris is very excited about the new mini spatula we got.

As we left Ikea, we received some great news... Nate was accepted into the BYU Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program!! We are so excited for him and Laurie.
So we finished our long day off with BYU Creamery Ice Cream at my parent's house to celebrate with Nate and Laurie.

I am spoiled..

And Valentine's Day was no exception!!

Chris got home from the Air Force meet Saturday night while I didn't get home until Sunday afternoon.

Chris pampered me all day once I got home. When he picked me up he handed me a small flower, and he sure smelled and looked good. He was dressed for church and had put on cologne.

When I walked into our apartment, it was spotless and smelled clean. Chris had set the table for a candlelit dinner, and there was pot of flowers with a card waiting for me on the counter.
He had cleaned the entire apartment, vacummed, washed the mirror, sink, and put the clothes away, and ran the dishwasher.

For dinner Chris lit candles and made steak with rice and corn, and he brought out some Sparkling Cider. Then we watched the Olympics, and Home Makeover. Then we finished off the night watching Kung Fu Panda, and Chris pulled out Rocky Road ice cream. He sure knows what I like and how to make me happy.

Then for my Valentine's gift, Chris surprised me. When he went to New York last week, I asked him to look for a purse for me. He told me he wasn't able to find any. Then on Valentine's Chris told me there was a present hidden for me in the apartment. I had to search all around to find it.
Hidden inside a red backpack, was the most beautiful black purse. Chris bought me a genuine leather Coach purse. I love it!

I am so lucky to have such a tender, understanding husband who loves me and knows me so well!!

Chris' taste of the Big Apple

Two weeks ago Chris had a fun opportunity to spend five days in New York City.

He went to the Manhattan Temple, saw Stomp, shopped (which was a stressful experience for him), ate good food, rode the Subway, went to the Metropolitan museum, ate cheesecake, and won the track meet. A busy week for him!

Air Force Meet

Last weekend Chris and I spent in Colorado Springs. We left Thursday afternoon. The men's team left three hours before the women's team, but their flight was delayed for several hours, so the women's team beat them by about 4 hours to our hotel.

Chris jumped 5.30 again this week. I matched my P.R. in the 60m.