Easter 2010

For big holidays, (if we dont have plans with our families) Rob and I try to get together with other couples or friends and have a nice meal or do something special so that everyone can have a good time. For Easter this year, Donavon, his wife, and Ryan came over after they went snowboarding, we had a yummy Sunday dinner, and I decorated my first shaped cake! I think I did pretty well, and I have to give Kudos to my mom, she did teach me how! I made a bunny cake. I made a Easter basket for Rob, it had candy, cookies, & the movie Marley & Me in it. We had a good dinner and watched Life on the Discovery Channel. (Such a good show!) It was fun to be able to cook for people and have it appreciated. :) Yay to my mom for teaching me how to love cooking and baking! Later that evening our friend Brandon went came over and the cake was destroyed. He went at it with both his hands... It was funny to watch and I was glad to see it enjoyed!

Christmas in Kansas (2009)

For Christmas last year Rob & I went to Kansas. Rob drove out in my car with Kaela, but left a week before I could go. His WONDERFUL parents bought me a plane ticket so that I could fly out after I was finished working and drive back with Rob & Kaela. I actually ended up quitting my job at the law firm, so I was able to stay a week or so longer than we had planned. We had so much fun hanging out and spending time with everyone. We went to the Sedgwick County Zoo and saw some GREAT animals, it was so much fun to get out and do something outside even though it was a little chilly! We went to a Christmas party, and we all had a good time! I had a co-worker that went on his mission to Kansas City, MO and has RAVED about this gas station-place that has the best BBQ... We went to try it out and it was SOOO good! Oklahoma Joe's is DEFINITELY a MUST if you're in the area. We also went to the Visitors Center in Kansas City and toured it, it was so much fun! For Christmas Eve, Emily, Sarah (Robs sisters) & I got matching Aeropostale pajamas.. They are so comfy and we were all so cute! :) Rob & I got a boxful of bath necessities.. Toothpastes, Razors, Shampoos, Conditioners, Lotions, All kinds of good stuff!!! (You know you're getting old when... haha) and two AMAZING toothbrushes.. They are Oral B pulsating toothbrushes, and my teeth have NEVER felt cleaner! I absolutely LOOOVE it! Rob got me a pair of jeans and a shirt that I really wanted, I got(my favorite) perfume from Nathan (I had Aaron's name, and gave him a piano book). On our way back from Kansas we stayed in Denver for a night to see some friends and had a great time hanging out with them and taking Kaela to a dog park.. It was a nice little get away and even better that we didn't have a deadline to get back to Utah!

Trading...

Our trading story is ridiculous. I say "Our" because I help make the decisions and help clean out the vehicles, but Rob is the one that does most of the talking and trading. It all started with a '82 Mazda RX7 we got off of Craigslist. The guy lived just across the street from Rob. The guy said it wasn't running and was giving it away. He was getting married and moving that week so he just wanted it gone. Rob looked at it & it just needed a new battery and some starter fluid and it started right up! The guy looked a little upset but signed the title over and let it be. So we took it back to Robs & cleaned it up. A couple weeks later Rob put it up for trade to see if he could get something out of it. A serious strike of luck! Rob traded the RX 7 for a '03 Husqvarna 250 with a guy that wanted the RX 7 for his wife because she had one in high school and loved it. Thank you Memory Lane!! Rob had the Husky for a couple months, went on some good runs up the canyon with a Dirt Bike group and had fun! He found a 19 ft '74 Caravelle Boat and traded it! We had lots of good boating trips to the Lake but decided to trade it because Robs little truck couldn't haul it anymore. Rob traded the boat for a '96 CBR 600 for me! :) To this day it had been my favorite trade and I got to ride it around for a couple weeks. :) I thought I loved riding backseat.. but having a street bike of my own was the absolute BEST! I was pretty good at it for being a first time street bike rider. :) Robs friend Jeremy came and hung out with us and gave me a few pointers since he had one like mine that he stunted out. A couple of weeks of my hounding Rob to let me ride more and more often, he finally hit his breaking point, and was too nervous and scared about me riding... So we traded it. (SAD DAY!) but we had a good deal, and traded it for a VERY nice and well taken care of dirt bike. Yes a dirt bike AGAIN! (So much for staying on the safe side). Rob kept the '04 Honda CR 250 for a few months, went to some good rides, and even raced in Tooele County... After he was done with that little adventure... He traded the dirt bike for a '97 Honda Accord, kept it for a couple weeks, and after we found out we couldn't pass emissions, we traded it for a black '95 Jeep Cherokee. We have kept it for a couple months and LOVE playing in it. But, all good things must come to an end... and Rob is selling the jeep to his parents in Kansas and I'm sure he'll find something else to invest in or play around with. Here's hoping its to something fun!

Motocross

Rob has gone through a few dirtbikes, and has several friends that he goes riding with. One of them has a son that has diabetes. He organized a race in Tooele County called "Race for a Cure" We were able to go up for a couple days, I got to watch Rob race, watch the other races and have fun hanging out. I saw a couple boys from Genola that I used to visit with during summers that are still racing. It was a lot of fun and was glad we were able to help out and donate a little bit to help his son and the Diabetes Specialty Center that were helping out. They handed out T-Shirts and prizes and it was fun to be there for a couple days. Rob did really good in his first 2 races, and then his spark plug fouled out the very beginning of his 3rd race, but he got first place in both of the races that he was able to race in. All in all it was a good time!

Although I loved my puppies, sometimes they could be little stinkers. Mocha would TERRORIZE Kela. Kela had a beatiful full tail and Mocha would attack it. We would find tufts of Kelas tail in Mochas mouth. Mocha also had a pooping problem, and had a hard time learning that she wasnt allowed to poop in the house. At night Rob finally put her in the cage and let Kela sleep out of the cage in his room. One day we went into the room to find Mocha and she was laying in her cage asleep. She slept upside down on her back with her legs hanging everywhere for a while, it was so cute! Im posting a picture of when Kela layed around with me all day when I was sick. (See previous post) He was definitely my favorite dog...

Ok, So I said I was going to blog about last year so I could start with 2010... Now that is almost June... I finished blogging about Christmas in Mexico.. So! Since I last blogged, I will run through my life... Rob & I got 2 dogs. Both of them were Husky/Wolf Hybrids. Kakaela, is a black and white 2 yr old that we got for free from a family that lives up the street from Rob. A couple months later, we got 6 week old Mocha. A brown /black puppy. (Her markings werent very noticeable and she had longer floppy ears, but we loved her) We had been keeping them at Robs house, and eventually had to sell them both because we weren't allowed to keep them there and I didnt have a place to keep them. I miss them both SO much. We recently received updated pictures from Mocha's new familyand she is HUGE. We sold her to a family that had just lost their family dog of 10+ years. They were a very sweet family and the little girl they had absolutely loved her. We are glad we were able to find such a good home for Mocha & Kela. Kela went to a home of a couple that had a very large back yard and went running every day. We havent seen pictures of him, but miss him sooo much!! Rob loved Kela and we took him EVERYWHERE. Literally, everywhere. Hed just sit in the back of the truck (or the back of my car) and stick his head up front and hang out with us. He was a sweet, sweet dog. One day I was sick and didnt go to work. Robs roommates were gone for a couple of days and Rob had to go to work, so I went to try and sleep some of the sickness off. When I woke up, Kela was laying in bed next to me... It made my day, he knew I wasnt feeling well so he just layed there next to me till I got up. He followed me around the rest of the day nudging me and giving me loves... I definitely am going to get another Husky/Wolf dog, they are the best to take everywhere and play with, and are so tempramental!

2010!!!

My First New Years Resolution: to finish blogging about last year so that I can get started on this year! So this week I'll be catching up with all of my blogging so I can blog about new things without putting off the past too much longer! Here goes, and Happy 2010!