Matt and Tanya Wonderly

It was on my to-do list! I swear!

2011-10-16T20:40:00.000-07:00

Almost a year later... It's a little hard to recap the last year in one little posting. So weird. I blinked and a year has passed by. Just like that. I hardly have any pictures to document it. My computer keeps eating the ones I upload and stores them away in a place where this bloggy blog cant seem to find when I attempt to do a search. You'll be happy to know that I took all of your suggestions and indeed have a shrine of Matt and I in our front room. Thankyouverymuch for that. Since then, Christmas came and went, good presents, Valentines Day, Matts Birthday, our Miami trip (documented below), the Anniversary Sale at Nordstrom that I am obsessed with, our Anniversary (documented), had our back yard done, and Matt did a fitness competition. Here goes a snippet.. Did you know there is a 45 min. cut off before which you have to check in or you will miss your flight? Crazy right? We found out the hard way. 6 am flight = bad idea. We arrived at the airport at 5:10ish...and by the time we checked in, we were told by the automated system "You have been re-routed. You have missed your flight. Please see the desk to your left." Awesome. I, being the giddy self that I am sometimes at 6 am kept telling Matt it would be alright and that the friendly man at the counter would help us. El - wrongo! Not friendly and could really give a ...you know what. I have never seen my husbands blood boil but I got a glimpse that morning. Long story short, we were due to arrive in Miami at 1pm, but after our super heated little debate during which I'm surprised the man lived (I thought Matt was going to kill him with his bare hands), we sat at the airport for 3 hours, flew to Dallas, sat there for 2 hours, flew to Miami and arrived at....7pm. Boo.

The Fontainebleau was amazing!

I dont really know why this picture popped up here but this picture and the one below
were taken here in Vegas when my parents came down from Utah to visit.

Back to Miami... Ah-Ma-Zing

REMEMBER- cut off time for flights is 45 mins!!!

The view from our suite at the Fontainebleau

We reserved one whole day for laying out. Ordered virgin Pina Colatas - were brought some that weren't and after Matt thoroughly inspecting it, sending it back! We also rented some jet skiis and had our way with the water

This is our Newport Beach trip for our 5 year Anniversary! Loved it! Our little tradition of Newport to celebrate our Anniversary - love it. Here we are ready for Mortons!

Laguna Beach

Lets Vote Shall We?

2010-11-16T09:38:00.000-08:00

We went to Calico Basin for these pictures this past weekend. Please pick your top three (or jjust rate all of them)! I need to figure out which ones to put up on the wall! HELP!

It's Kind of a Blur..

2010-11-11T10:20:00.000-08:00

In a nutshell, over the last couple of weeks (or months..its kind of a blur) we have...
settled more into our home, finally bought the shelves at Pottery Barn that I have been wanting, scratched up our wall trying to put them on, swore..a little in the process, woved to never buy them again, took them back because they were defective, ordered three more because they didnt have them instock (I love them despite the two hour ordeal that I chose to erase from my memory), installed them, love them, worked, passed the Anniversary Sale along with the Half Yearly Sale, limped around because Matt sprained his ankle playing football, watched the bruise on the inside and outside of his foot go from blue to black to purple, drove to Utah (Provo) and back in 24 hours for my besties baby blessing(love her), got sick, and cant breathe...and last but not least...we are not pregnant. But we are getting our pictures done this weekend and I am so excited!!

Open This

2010-10-03T19:56:00.000-07:00

I've been reading this lately..and I dont even like tennis. However, this book is really..really..good. It takes you not just on the journey of Andre Agassi but it takes you into his life and you feel as though you are right there with him going through every moment. It makes you almost hold your breath at times and smile at others. It indeed will open our eyes. plus... what else was I supposed to read after I just finished the last Shopaholic book(Mini Shopaholic)?? Andre was just starring at me and I couldn't pass this up.

As Long as I'm not a RS teacher

2010-09-05T21:51:00.000-07:00

i recently got called to be the 1st Counselor in the Young Womens Presidency. all I can say is I am in LOVE! i LOVE my calling, i LOVE my Young Women, i LOVE being with them. they are wonderful and i'm in LOVE.

IT.WAS.AWESOME!

2010-08-15T17:42:00.000-07:00

Matt and I just celebrated our four year Anniversary. crazy. I know. F-O-U-R years! It was bliss though. Pure bliss I tell ya! We headed for California for four days (get it? four) and it was pretty much amazing. I used to love Vegas but after our little get away, I hate it. I want to move to California permanently and never go anywhere else. Mark my words, we are going to own a home in Newport Beach one day. That day cant come soon enough!

Right after we checked in, we headed for the beach!

This little park in Newport had a swing set and I couldn't resist. I love to swing!

Matthew doing some pull ups.

Our original plan was to go to Geisha House on the night of our Anniversary but we realized it was an hour and a half away so we quickly eliminated that idea. Mortons was only 5 mins away so off we went!

We headed to Huntington the new morning..

And we didn't even realize it was the US open!

Matt wanted his toes to be flailing in the picture.

A little on the powdery side babe..

He lost his glasses in the water so I let him borrow mine for a sec.

This guy was hilarious. I regret not getting a frontal shot

Fashion Island

Our attempts at jumping pictures

Kaisen Sushi!! So good! I have totally missed this place

Heading to South Coast plaza and then dinner!

We love a little place called Rockin Baja and Lobster on Newport Pier. It is always packed. It offers some of the best seafood. We had a 45 min wait so we grabbed some ice cream and walked up the pier.

I am so in love with this guy.

Mmmm...mmmmm!!

Seafood Bucked thats to die for!

Of course, Pinkberry

My boots hurt my feet

F-O-U-R

Our last day...we were so sad!

We rented some bikes and rode around Newport as we picked out beach homes..

Smashball is seriously the funnest game to ever play at the beach. Next time you go, buy it! The best $9 you will ever spend!

We had a blast!

Summer Randoms

2010-06-13T21:52:00.000-07:00

Hola! Como estas? Thats all I got in Spanish really.. other than the occasional "0" I tap onto the end of words to make it sound as if I am a Spanish speaker myself. I did pretend to speak Spanish once at Nordstrom though when an older Spanish lady started talking in Spanish really fast.. and all I could do was nod and say "Si" in a very convincing manner as if I knew exactly what she was talking about. She then kind of figured out that I "El Speako no Spanish" (the "o" at the end of words totally works if you ask me) but she still kept speaking in her foreign tongue. So, I kept nodding and saying "Si". I wrecked my brain trying to remember Spanish words for different colors and was successful in the following: "negro and blanco." She seemed pretty impressed if you ask me and personally, I think I was quite convincing. I actually was asked the other day if I was Mexican (I'm telling you, I think it's the ever-so-convicing "o's" that I add on to words) but I have to admit, I was a little confused. Did my blonde hair give it away? I think it was probably the height.The sweet lady on the left is our Grandma (Matt's mom's mom) and she is celebrating her Birthday today!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!! We love you!!

Our Sunday walks have resumed after a two week break. Here we are about to embark on a little adventure around the hood.

This is the trail behind our house that goes on for miles. Perhaps I will jog this trail one day with a little baby in a jogger.

My husband is pretty much amazingly awesome. He makes things go from this...

to this!!

Our computer desk took a little longer to put together but it was well worth it. Matt did great work!

Smarty pants over here puts himself in time out on a daily basis. Nevermind the doggy door to the right that he can go in and out of anytime he pleases, he will sit by the door (as pictured) and wait for you to give him permission to enter and exit. (Matt calls it something else in many different words but I call it clever and polite. Think what you want)

We went to Utah for a day for my grandpa's funeral a couple of weeks back. Here are my parents at the cemetery.

I love my whole family and I am so grateful for all that they do. I know that we will see my grandpa soon and I am so grateful for that knowledge!

Secretly Obsessed

2010-05-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

It is midnight on the dot and all I want to do is blog about my Spin class. My poor husband is passed out on the couch and I am a mad woman typing away..I am kind of in love...a lot. Like I look forward to Thursdays every week because I get to go to Spin at 8:30. Not because I am off on Thursdays...all day....but because I get to go to Spin. Weird right? I think so but I dont care. I am in love and I dont care who knows.

So thus I go to Spin every Thursday. It's hard core yo. Dont get me wrong..I'm no saying I'm way good and can Spin 100 miles an hour like the instructor asks, I just Spin. I spin and spin even though it feels as though my heart is going to literally pump out of my chest. I spin and spin when my side numbs up and my right knee goes limp and I look like a cripple trying to ride a bike. I spin. And I love it.

Why you may ask? I have no idea. It's not 12:08am and I am thinking about my Thursday morning Spin class and secretly wishing it was Thursday tomorrow. There are times when the instructor turns the crazy good songs so loud that it feels as though the noise is vibrating through every cell in your body and I love it. I secretly think it's the coolest thing in the world. And it makes me Spin faster. I think I am addicted. Would you agree?

Favorite Things..

2010-05-07T09:37:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite things is when Matt comes home with one of these...
With these babies from Nordstrom inside..

And this little number from Lulu Lemon in white.

It's one of my favorite things!

I'm a Lion - Hear me Roar

2010-04-26T21:43:00.000-07:00

Cookie went from this...

to this!

And she is quite happy about it.

Yeah buddy.

Our Home (pics. included)

2010-04-18T16:36:00.000-07:00

We were able to finally move into our home on Friday, April 9th, the day after Matt's Birthday! This is us pictured on Saturday morning about to head off to Pahrump for Megan's wedding (Matt's sister.)

Megan looked beautiful in her dress and I teared up watching her walk down the isle. She looked so grown up and so stunning. Just like Catherine Heigl in 27 Dresses, I love to look back at the groom and watch his expression while everyone first lays their eyes on the bride. Jerry was smiling ear to ear!

This is my favorite picture of the night. This is Megan dancing with her dad, my father-in-law. I love her expression - so dainty!

The typical "Matt and Tanya" shot. Aunt Carolyn informed us that we are now a household name and whenever they take pictures of themselves, they are called the "Matt and Tanya."

We totally predicted this. Haha!

We plan on making walks a regular part of our Sunday afternoons. There is a beautiful park right by our neighborhood that has playgrounds, grassy areas, and walking trails up mountains.

The view of our community from the top of the mountain.

Cookie and Rockie almost died. Cookie was carried most of the way and poor Rock Dog was dragging just a bit.

I'm not sure if this is Penn or Tellers house but one of them owns this house located just on the other side of the mountain you hike. This is the view of their house from the top.

The view of the strip from our side of town. I love that the strip is just 15 mins away but yet a long distance off.

We are in love with Mountains Edge. So peaceful and quiet yet modern and perfect!

Matt loves history and we couldn't leave to go back down the trail until he had the chance to read everything these plaques said about the history of the Mountains Edge area.

Our new home!!!

We're just glad Rockie fits right in.

After our little Sunday walk.

One of Matt's friend came over and the second he saw Cookie he asked if a Ramba came with the house. I pretty much died. Truer words have never been spoken.

So happy!!

Welcome Home

2010-04-14T09:23:00.001-07:00

We are in our new house and we couldn't be happier. Everyday is bliss and each and everyday I look forward to doing laundry, cooking, and of course...vaccumming with the new Dyson. That thing's a beast! I have never loved cleaning but then again I figure new house, new me! (as far as cleaning goes! ) We have finally organized everything and had the doggy door put it and no, Cookie and Rockie have no idea what's going on. Matt and I just shove them through it in hopes of them learning one day. Our laundry has been overflowing and to make matters worse, each morning Rockie finds a way into our closet and rolls in our laundry. Stinky dog! Last night we finally got our washer and dryer and I fell asleep to the quiet hum of cleanliness. (Pictures to come soon!)

Just Shoot Me

2010-03-18T22:32:00.000-07:00

I have totally had my eye on these sweet little Miss Sixty sandals for a couple of days. I finally went downstairs today to buy them and I am heartbroken. It totally felt like my little toe was being amputated. I am so sad. Why cant I get over it already?? Uuuuggghhhhh I totally made plans for them and everything. They were going to join the family and let me just tell you..they would have been the perfect fit. Once again..uuggghhhhh

Hi. I love you.

2010-03-14T18:48:00.000-07:00

I am obsessed. Really. I am. I just watched "Julie and Julia" and I'm telling you, I want to bone a duck. Weird right? But I do. I want to bone a duck. I want to cook a lobster (after i kill it.) Strange but true. And I'm going to do it. One day...one day soon. When we are in our new house (secret's out) April 5th is our closing date. We seriously couldn't be more excited!! Back to "Julie and Julia" though.. I wasn't so much intrigued by her life as I was by the cooking. I want to buy "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and follow each recipe. Well maybe not EACH recipe because I am quite selective and lets just be honest here for a moment..Matt isn't going to eat liver. But in the meantime, I fantasize about cooking every recipe in the comfort of our new home which we will ever so soon be in!

On side note...Matt watched 10 mins of the movie and though it was a complete waste of time.

On a different side note.. it's 7 pm and its light outside. Loveeee it!

Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes

2010-02-24T20:53:00.000-08:00

Big things are happening! Exciting news!!...that Mr. Wonderly wont let me share. He doesn't like to be telling the world everything before we are 100 percent sure about everything. For those of you thinking its a baby, check that off your list. Not yet. Not quite yet. Blah. We are so boring huh? Other than the big news... I've got nothing. Nothing at all. I love being back to Nordstrom! I really really do. Matt is studying and is so excited to be starting for Distinctive Insurance on the 1st. In between all the chaos, below is our pathetic attemp at capturing date night. I will try to at least get the eyeballs in the next picture.I love him! Cant wait to share all of our big changes!!

An Itty Bitty Update

2010-01-26T12:23:00.000-08:00

What? A post? Crazy right..? But really I couldn't go another couple of weeks without updating this old bloggy here. It has been eating away at me ever so slowly. I would think about it at work, at church, etc. Finally, this morning, I had no excuse so here I am, all of me...in my Lulu Lemon workout wear and all, back from my Pilates class posed with my hot little fingers above the keyboard ready to type away.

Matt and I are still going back and forth between renting and buying. Each one has its perks and we just cant decide. Plus, there are so many other factors that are playing a key role in our decision making process but I wont waste our time. All in all, I just want a house. End of story.

(Please be ours!! We love the neighborhood, we love the inside!)

I have been thinking a lot about pregnancy lately. Part of it is my bestie who is currently pregnant, part of it is because its in my near future but I just cant make up my mind these days about anything it seems like! Do I get pregnant in the Spring? Summer? Fall? Why is this so hard? I feel like I need to plan because we are just not getting pregnant using prevention and it just seems like that would be the best way to get pregnant because you dont have to plan for it. Do I get pregnant in the Spring and not be able to wear my bikinis and tan? Matt thinks this is ridiculous and that I'm thinking about it way too much but I feel like this is a big deal! I guess I just like to plan. Or do we wait for the summer time? But thats just too far away... Ugh! See what I mean? Decisions, decisions.

Back by popular demand - Thing 1 and Thing 2. Thing 1 got stuck under the entertainment center, a couple of nights ago, after she thrusted her chubby body underneath insearch of a little pebble of food (as if we dont feed her enough.) After snatching it up, Thing 1 attempted to wiggle her way from underneath the entertainment center, but was only able to get her head out. The body..stuck. The pebble popped out of her mouth and landed about a foot in front of her. Thing 2, seeing a pebble, got excited, jumped up, ran to the pebble that belonged to Thing 1, and ate it.

Thing 1, in response, shoved her head back underneath the entertainment center along with the rest of her body and pouted until we decided to release her by lifting up the entertainment center. Thing 2 was just happy about his lucky "find" and had no idea why Thing 1 was a bit p-oed. He is a thinker that Rockie dog.

27th of December

2009-12-27T14:19:00.000-08:00

I have decided to post 27 randoms in celebration of this, the 27th day of December, the day I have finally updated the blogster.

27. I have a love/hate relationship being back in Vegas. I love it! Then I hate it.

26. I love it more!

25. We dont have to use the GPS when driving around! Its kind of nice for a change. You actually get to sit in silence (if you so choose) without having to listen to the GPS saying..recalculating.... ..recalculating or "when possible...make a U-turn." Seriously...so annoying.

24. I didn't return a single thing I got for Christmas.

23. Neither did Matt. Perhaps it's because we picked most of our own gifts? Haha!

22. I will never stop shopping at Nordstrom.

21. I love what I do.

20. Went on a date night last night to In'N'Out and then saw Blindside.

19. Have never been more inspired.

18. I cant wait for March.

17. I need to stop in at Lulu Lemon and thank the regional manager for helping Matt pick out the cutest stuff for me!

16. Cant seem to find an amazing pair of black boots anywhere.

15. Have been laughing out loud reading peoples blogs/facebook posts.

14. Love love love boyfriend jeans with boots.

13. I just stalled for a moment...am I really finally posting? Perhaps I will be able to sleep peacefully tonight!

12. I can now look back and laugh. Remember the time....?

11. I am so proud of my husband. Everytime I look over at him, I feel so lucky! He is wonderful.

10. I seriously love my customers.

9. I love it when Matt carries my purse. I love that he laughs when people say something about it because to me, he is just drop dead sexy.

8. I talked to the cutest little four year old boy today at Church who told me what he got for Christmas. In the same sentence he mentioned that he got a train with a bridge, toys, and that he was four years old. I now want a little boy more than ever.

7. I have no doubt that we are going to find the perfect home in Mountains Edge.

6. This is a fact...Rockie, our male chihuahua, is a thinker. No matter what Matt says, Rockie is not slow.

5. Love the name Lucy. We are naming our first daughter that. Lucy Kate. I want to call her "Elle" for short.

4. Talked to my grandma who lives in Ukraine. I realized I must have sounded "retarded" for lack of a better term since I could only utter "Very Good" and "I love you very much" in between which my mom had to translate everything else.

3. I was whitening my teeth the other day and felt a burning sensation. I removed the tray and revealed my newly-dyed white gums. Within five minutes, they were back to normal and I layed off the bleaching kit for a couple of days.

2.5 I currently have the bleaching trays in my mouth.

2. I cant wait until I have spare time to Volunteer at Ronald McDonald again.

1. I have been planning. Planning for our future house. Planning for our future family. Planning for the future....only to realize that I need to stop planning so much and learn to live in "day-tight compartments."

Going back to post 20... Have you guys seen Blindside? I dont think I have ever been more inspired in a movie. I was moved. I left the movie theater feeling like a different person. I want to be Sandra Bullock in the movie. I want to be able to do what she did for Michael. Sandra Bullock was outstanding. SJ was the funniest little kid. I want one just like him. Blindside is a movie we are adding to our collection without a doubt. I feel as though it has changed my whole outlook on life.

We're BBBAAACCCCKKKKK

2009-11-27T20:09:00.000-08:00

Hola! So I thought I would post this tid bit of news.... We're back! We are back to Vegas PERMANENTLY! Yes, permantently! Buying our house in Mountains Edge, back to work at Nordstrom for a bit (in Savvy), will start trying for kids in a couple of months! Life.. is good!! More to come soon!

Not Counting Sheep

2009-10-18T00:13:00.000-07:00

Its 12:17 am and I am blog stalking. Why? Because its like one of my favorite past times. I'm obsessed. I go from one blog to another and on to another, etc. I just click on the names of couples that look good and go on from there. It's kind of like a triathlon. You never know where you will get to although you start and lets face it, you never planned on finishing in the first place. Sometimes you even surprise yourself because through the tangled web of couples, babies, families, dogs...you might actually find someone 10 people down the line that you know! Tada!! Although perhaps I need to calm down my obsession because there is a certain couple whose blog I frequently check because they are so dang cute and I just cant help it!! Anyway...when I was working at the Nordstrom in Provo.. they actually came into my department. I got kind of excited and almost started waving at them as they look over at me. Yes, almost. Therefore.. I have come to the conclusion that I am stopping. (maybe)
Admit it....you do it too!!!

50% Complete

2009-10-15T10:58:00.000-07:00

We all have areas of our lives that we tend to slack on. One of my personal downfalls is the blog. Why can I not bring myself to post on this frequently? Perhaps I feel that Facebook is so much more simple? But yet it isn't much more simple than the good ole blogster here. So this leaves me in deep reflection.

Perhaps I am just not a blogger?

But I would feel incomplete without a blog!

Perhaps I am just lazy?

To this I have no rebuttal.

My number one fan and lover is gone until the 24th and I am counting down the days. This has been the longest we have ever been apart and I miss him terribly already. I dropped him off at the airport at 7am yesterday morning and as I left the airport, I felt only 50% complete.

Love you my handsome husband!!

Pictures are worth a thousand words

2009-10-06T20:17:00.000-07:00

Hello LOVER!

2009-09-02T20:40:00.000-07:00

Our dogs eat the most random things. From lettuce to carrots to apples to bananas. They enjoy strawberries, celery, garlic, and as pictured above...ONION!

I flew into Vegas for a couple of days for this couples beautiful wedding! Congrats Reggie and Linda!

The blushing bride and I. Linda couldn't have been more beautiful!!

Guess what? We've packed up and left town! That's right! Cross country...we drove....and 1600 miles later...made a pit stop in good ole Denver!

Matt always talks about living here one day. You know what? I wouldn't hate it!

Matt's grandpa took us to a Broncos game! For those of you that dont know my husband obession with the Broncos...he is a BIG FAN! The game was awesome! Althought...I must say...it was difficult keeping track of who to cheer for because the opposing team, the Bears, were decked out in navy and orange as well! There were times when I started cheering only to realize that I was cheering for the wrong team!

We watched this guy get booed over...and over...and over! It was intense! Lets hope he is happy!

The view from the 6th row is amazing!

Grandma and Grandpa! We love you guys! We also got to visit our other grandparents; Grandpa and Grandma Wonderly! We love you guys!!

Monday morning we drove the 750 miles to Vegas. We passed through Utah and saw the fires! We stopped in St. George to gas up and there were ashes blowing around us! CRAZY!

Our new home!! Irvine, California!! We LOVE IT!

Newport Beach

I need help!!

2009-08-20T12:05:00.000-07:00

Things that I would love to know how to do...

- Add videos to this blog from youtube

- Save videos from YouTube to my computer

- Burn DVDs on my laptop

- Copy my friends carrot cake recipe so that the carrot cake tastes JUST LIKE hers

...You know what? On second thought, scratch the last one. That carrot cake recipe had an encounter that I never...I repeat...never want to experience again. Lets just say that I woke up in the middle of the night feeling nauseated. Enough said.

As far as the other three....ANYONE?? HELP!!

Our Top 20 in the Last 20 Days

2009-08-10T09:26:00.000-07:00

Found a beautiful state park right by where we live! I'm not much of a nature girl therefore I tend to stay away from hiking, camping, etc. However, this park is somewhat of an Enchanted Forest complete with a lake, canoe rentals, and a remarkable view at sunset. The only downfall of this gorgeous little get-away is the fact that this forest, I presume, is packed with ticks. Every time I feel an itch on my leg, I scream that I indeed have a tick on me.

We heart the view of the lake from the trail!

Stopped to take a couple of pictures. Matt keeps pointing out that every picture of us looks exactly the same ...just different clothes. Its always me that holds the camera and snaps the picture. How else are we going to capture pictures of ourselves? There are only so many places to leave a camera propped up and the self-timer on! Haha

Captured a be-eau-ti-ful view of the lake!

Straddled a bridge and overcame my feat of heights!

Watched the sunset.

Found buried treasure. (or just minnows)

Watched the turtles poke their little heads out of the water only to quickly disappear as soon as they spotted you!

Played fetch with Remington.

Tried to keep Rockie from jumping into the Lake after Remington.

Only to have given in to the temptation of throwing him in.

Went to a museum and attended a "Meet the Animals" class where this guy whipped out a baby alligator out of a cooler. Only in North Carolina...

Celebrated our 3 Year Anniversary!! Posed hungrily as we waited for our 4-course meal to begin!

Posed with cheesy smiles after our cheese fondue!

Posed again, just like in the other park picture as we ventured back to the park yesterday!

Captured more scenic shots of the lake.

Explored the bridge.

Tried throwing Rockie back into the lake. Watched the sunset..

Why oh Why??

2009-07-21T12:15:00.000-07:00

Whyyyyy oh wwhhhyyyyy??? I am obsessed! Why did I even start in the first place? How am I going to have time for our kids when we have them?

We Have..

2009-07-17T12:05:00.000-07:00

Moved! To North Carolina! We all saw this wonderful opportunity as fate and moved at the drop of a dime. We couldn't be any happier. Who ever thought that I would like North Carolina? Well...I do. I am in love with it. The malls, the beaches, the green everywhere... its pretty much the East Coast version of California with a couple of slight alterations. We are so happy here!!

A ridiculously incredible display of fireworks took place just in front of our apartments. Kids all around us ooohhhed and aaahhhhed at what they saw.

These two just panted and squirmed. Rockie sat in amazement and couldn't keep his eyes off of the fireworks. Cookie just panted and tried to run away as fast as her chubby bum could carry her.

If I used bad language, I would have when I saw this dinosaur laying in the street. Preposterously ginormous, I bet it could have eaten this hand.

This past weekend we drove to Wilmington Beach. It was pure bliss. Warm water, surfing competition, the white sand, the cutest little boutiques. Bliss I tell ya!

When we got home that night, Matt took his shirt off to reveal the lower half of his back to be as red as a lobster. He somehow tried to shift the blame onto me by telling me that he thought I rubbed sunscreen onto his whole back. Haha. So funny..so funny... In a way it is because you can actually see the imprint of my whole hand on his back where I tried to rub off the extra sunscreen off of my hand.

We even got to see Hanz and Franz! These guys were too funny. It kind of looks like the lady in the beach chair is covering her child's eyes. Hhhmmm.. if only Matt had done the same for me.

If you haven't already seen this movie, you have to! Matt and I haven't laughed so hard at the movies in a while! Brilliant and clever, this movie will keep you smiling long after you leave the theater. Plus, how cute is Sandra Bullock? She is my favorite! Not only does she play each role so well.. she also has the best clothes, especially in this movie. Plus, the eye candy opposite of her isn't too shabby either!

These are the babies she has on in the above pictured poster. Oh how I love Christian Louboutins. One day, I will own each and everyone of you!

And last but not least.. I think we all know Matt's obsession with BWW by now. Last night, I attempted to surprise my husband by telling him that BWW was for dinner. We hurried and jumped in the car, sped the 15 miles or so to the nearest BWW that our GPS picked up...drove around Chapel Hill starring into dark restaurants and cafes trying to find the BWW....THAT CLOSED DOWN YEARS AGO! Yes, what I say is true. It has been closed for YEARS! The nearest one was 30 miles away and being the good wife that I am... I suggested we go to that one because I saw the droopy-disappointed look on Matts face. He demanded that we eat just in the area that we were at. Considering that Chapel Hill is a college town, everything was closed except Jimmy Johns. As I stuffed my belly with an unwich (substituted the bread for lettuce), I couldn't help but long for those delicious Wild Wings of Buffaloes.

2009-07-07T09:18:00.000-07:00

Seriously Love. Love Love Love Love Love.

Why You So Aaannnggrrrryyyyy

2009-06-22T15:17:00.001-07:00

Slowly but surely we are learning the New York driving language. Aside from the middle finger, the "f" word screamed loud and clear, and the constant speeding, I really feel we now know how to communicate while driving.

Number one..You have a horn...so use it. Honk at anyone at anytime...even if they are stopped at a red light. Honk at them repeatedly. Like I said before, you have a horn, make it heard.

Number two...Who said you cant stop right in the middle of a two lane street? Thats right. You stop anywhere you like and who really cares about the speed limit? 55 to O in a second flat baby. The car behind you better watch it.

Number three... If you are a pedestrian and you want to cross a busy street, you wait for no one. You cross that street honey. You aint got all day! Time is money baby. Watch out for the yellow ones though..they dont stop.

On a brighter note, Matt and I were feeling adventurous on Sunday so we walked from Soho to Grand Central. For those of you who aren't familiar with the area, Soho to Grand Central is about 1000 miles. I know I know! Yes we are aware that there is a subway system but I wanted to stroll with my husband k? When we got to Grand Central, I was so tired, it hurt to blink.

We have only been walking for about 10 mins. Sure we look happy! We are about to eat sushi!

On a side note, whens the last time you drove in New York and saw Bambi hopping down the street?

Or whens the last time you saw this? So much patience...

It seems that just about every movie that has come out in the last couple of years that takes place in New York is about disaster? Haven't seem Pelham but I think it can be categorized with the others.

Matt thinks its funny to take pictures of me sleeping. This is his latest action shot.

Fill in the blank....I am dreaming about.....

I love him! He makes me so happy!

A Big One

2009-05-22T20:41:00.000-07:00

During one of our City trips, we stopped by the sight of the twin towers. We expected to see a large memorial erected right at the sight of the tragedy but to our surprise, just lots of construction. However, I think that makes me happy. Instead of letting this area sit in ruins and remain a constant reminder of loss and devastation, New York is moving forward; looking to the future. Gone, but never forgotten.

Full of sushi, happy as can be, waiting for the train to arrive.

This past weekend we attended the American Museum of Natural History and let me just tell you...wow. I have never been to a more extravagent museum. Everything you could ever want to see in a day, I saw. It was such an amazing experience. Dinosaurs everywhere. Four levels of History/culture. Each different level was filled with hallways that focused on everything

from the Planetarium, Hall of the Universe, to the Hall of Planet Earth.

Looking at these pictures now, I cant believe that these mammals walked the earth! What if they weren't extict? How would they fit into our world today? How would the world be different??

The museum was filled with little wide-eyed kids who were pointing at everything. Cant wait til we have one!!

This one's for you Taylor. We found the famous turtle.

Nice and firm. Just how I like it!

Wasnt this room in the "Night of the Museum" movie?

This rock is supposedly the oldest rock. Ever. Weird. What made this one older than all the other rocks around it?

The Wooly Mammoth!

Enlarge this picture. It's just weird.

Matt used to have a horse named Squirrel. Thus, when he saw this shirt, he had to have it. When we were in the Hall of Planet Earth, Matt came across this little guy. He claimed the moment was picture worthy.

On our way from the museum to 5th avenue, just past the Lulu Lemon store, we stopped at a red light, looked up to our left, and this is what we saw. This is the temple! You would never know it would ya?!

Pollution.

On a side note, this lovely girl pictured above with Christian Audigier, went on a little shopping spree with me. She convinced me to get these because really, they are a must have. This is why I heart her.

And these are currently sitting ever so contently in my closet!! Thank you Tory Burch!

Wish You Were Here

2009-04-30T11:39:00.000-07:00

We have been so busy. Hence the lack of posts. So sorry! Heres an overwhelming bundle of pictures from the past couple of weeks in New York.

We have been to the Rockefeller Plaza twice and love it. I just think...How romantic this is at Christmas time! Skating, sipping hot cocoa, holding hands.. And then I remember that you can do the exact same thing in Utah.

My new best 5 year old friend from Idaho. I just love him. Kanon. He is a little goof ball and his little sister, Kapri, makes you want to have kids. I proposed the idea to Matt and he told me to stick to our originial plans.. So next Spring it is.. Bummer!

This is where we live! Right on the Hudson River. Equipped with a 24 hour Concierge, 3 gyms, and all the little extras, I have no complaints. Jadakiss lives in the next tower over from us. Ha! I have secretly been trying to spot him each day as I walk by his tower on my way to the dance studio for my pilates class. I will keep you guys posted. No sign of him just yet but I am determined.

Pretty much is the worlds best deli. Any guy would agree because the sandwiches consist of bread with a at least a pound of meat in between. As for the girls, the cheesecake is to die for. It puts Cheesecake Factory to shame.

I turned to Matt and asked him if there really were guys inside painting the glass red. Oops! It's one great commercial.

Start Spreading the News.. New York - New York!!

2009-04-18T14:34:00.000-07:00

After a week of chaos, we were finally packed up and ready to head out! With both of our cars loaded up, we made the trek to Las Vegas where we were able to spend two fun days with friends and family. We even got a chance to squeeze in a little birthday dinner for Matt with some of his closest friends.

Tuesday morning we started our road trip by driving to Denver where both of Matts grandparents live. Matt so badly wanted to spend his Birthday (which was on the 8th) with his grandparents and family which he loves so much.

Our poor dogs.. We were sure someone was going to call PETA on us. The back of the Audi was filled with our clothing and the only place that we could fit Cookie and Rockies kennels was right in between the bar of tightly compressed clothing. We literally had to dig through our clothing to find them.

Grandpa and Grandma Akridge got Matt this cute little Birthday cake. I think he enjoyed it! The expression on his face says it all.

Grandpa and Grandma Akridge took us to a wonderful seafood restaurant called Bonefish for Matts Birthday. It was delicious! We highly recommend it if you are ever in Denver. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa!

At 6 am on Thursday morning.. Matt and I drove through...Merino, Ogallala, Brady, Lexington, Kearney, Grand Island, Lincoln, Omaha, Adair, Des Moines, Williamsburg, Iowa City, Moline, Joliet, Gary, South Bend, and Elkhart where we stopped for the night. 1,050 miles later. We checked in, walked into our room, were disguisted by the smell of smoke, rechecked back into another room, snuck the dogs in, tried to keep Rockie from barking because we didn't want to get fined especially at 1 am, freaked out when the fire alarm went off because we had no idea whether to bring the dogs out with us or just to leave them in the hotel room and take our chances, calmed down once the alarm stopped, re-freaked out when it went back off again, calmed down when we heard it was a "drill", threatened Rockie with his life after he barked and we were sure we were caught, had to keep the TV on all night to prevent him from barking at every noise he heard outside the door, woke up at 7am and drove through...
Toledo, Elyria, Boardman, Youngstown, Blanchard, Bloomsburg, Fairview and finally...FINALLY...NEW YORK!

2541.36 miles .... 38 hours 40 mins later, we welcomed this sign with an exuberance of joy!

The next day Matt and I ventured out to Rockefeller Center and did some shopping and sightseeing. I probably should have checked the weather before I packed our clothing. I dont know why I associate New York with the Summer but I do...hence the reason I only brought summer clothing and light jackets. No acceptable in 30 degree weather. No acceptable. No.

Freezing but who cares!! We are in NEW YORK for the next four months!!!!!!!!!

An Ear Full

2009-03-27T16:51:00.000-07:00

Has anyone used these ear candles before? They are insane! I haven't used them in a while and I was quite impressed by this magic stick you light on fire and shove up your ear. I have been sick for about a week and a half and for the past week, my left ear has been clogged. It's so annoying.. I can't even focus on my thoughts as I am talking because all I hear is my echo in my head. Seriously...so annoying. Matt and I used three of these last night in my left ear. As I layed there for about a half an hour, I read a fact that I feel obliged to share with the world. Did you guys know that these candles dont actually pull out ear wax?? Then what in the heck is the gung inside???

This is what I have been doing and what I will be doing until the 4th! Lucky me!

My last day at Nordstrom! This is my friend Caitlin that I work with. Love her! On a side note, I am in love with my new headband!!I got it HERE. My amazing friend just launched this wonderful website and she sells these headbands in so many diff colors! I think I will be ordering another one tonight! $19.50? Heck yeah! Are you kidding me?

I think I love you!

2009-03-08T17:13:00.000-07:00

I love Las Vegas. I would love to spend the rest of my life here. Yes, I love the stifling summers and the 50 degree winters. LOVE IT! I was fortunate enough to spend Thursday through Saturday in this city which I so much care for. The drive typically takes me about 4 and a half hours or so. Yes, I speed. I just cant wait to see the city come into view as I pull around the mountain. Once again; love it!

Thanks to the wonderful store manager of the Nordstrom in Las Vegas, I had the opportunity to meet up with a few personal customers and do a little personal shopping with them. I couldn't believe how fulfilling I felt as I helped these wonderful ladies, one by one, put together their Spring wardrobes. I have such a passion for helping women dress and I believe it may be my calling! As I reflect back on the two years that I spent in TBD at the Nordstrom at the Fashion Show Mall, I cant help but miss all of my personal customers and the opportunity I had to constantly be around fashion. The current manager of TBD, who was my manager when I worked there, taught me so much and I will forever be grateful to her for everything she passed on to me!

Nothing like coming home to this stud muffin! Everyday I look forward to him getting home so that we can spend time together! I am honestly so grateful to such a wonderful and hard working husband! He is so smart and determined and I have no doubt that we will be together forever! Lucky me!!!

Yeah..I think he loves me.. as more than a friend!

I know my husband all too well. As I get ready for bed, he typically goes and watches training DVDs. About 10-15 mins later, I will stop whatever I am doing and listen. Then I proceed to go and check on my husband to make sure he is still alive because I dont hear a peep and this is how I find him. Pooped!

Word?!?

2009-02-25T18:31:00.000-08:00

Only in Las Vegas will you find this book in the "Self-Improvement" Section along with Think and Grow Rich, The Secret, etc. Right next to "Courage to be YOURSELF" lounges Tila Tequila. Once again...WORD?

Oh Red Mango -

2009-02-18T22:18:00.000-08:00

Red Mango. Two words. So simple. So delicious. Brings two people together like no other dessert place! I have to admit, I literally have nightly cravings for this little cup of deliciousness. And my sweet sweet husband...how he goes along with it even though he isn't a huge fan.

I have never had a problem sharing food with my husband. I usually want him to eat off my plate! However.... as soon as Red Mango came into my life, my food-sharing perspective changed quite drastically. Mark my words.. I will have a Red Mango machine in our house one day. I know what you are thinking... dessert = jiggly butt and unflattering figure but oh how wrong you are! This dessert is actually good for you. It's frozen yogurt for crying out loud! And I think I'm in love!

This is the cup of deliciousness I was referring to earlier. You need to do yourself a favor by going here...TONIGHT! Forget the Jamba and the Cold Stone and whatever else. It is Red Mango time baby and this stuff will change your life.

Matt and I drove to Salina on Sunday morning for my cousins Homecoming! He served in the Philippines and developed such a strong love for the people there. After the luncheon, that proceeded Josh's Homecoming, Matt and I took a longer route back home so we could stop at Manti and take some pictures in front of the temple that we were married in two and a half year ago! So fun!

We have a picture just like this of Matt carrying me out of the temple on our wedding day.

Seriously...so blessed! haha

Moms and their Vans

2009-01-24T21:20:00.000-08:00

I used to not think anything much of a mom in a minivan. That's the "typical mom" image of a soccer mom right? However, my perception of minivan moms has been skewed. Now, whenever I see a mom in a minivan my first reaction is RUN! "Why?" might you ask.. Well, lately I feel as though I have been bombarded my these prehistoric automobiles. I found a note under my windshield wiper yesterday that said "I think I might have caused some damage to the back of your car. 801-......" (she left her number) After calling her and finding out what happened.. what kind of a car do you think she was driving? Yup! A minivan. Are these cars so ginormous that you are required to have a special license to operate them? Dont get me wrong, I am grateful for the note and the phone number she left! The point is... it was a minivan! Then today, I was waiting for a parking space outside of Nordstrom..patiently waiting for a mom to load up everything into her Suburban. As soon as she pulled out, a minivan literally cut me off and zipped into the much awaited spot. This confirms my theory.. minivans are bad news. When you see them..RUN!

at Last!

2009-01-13T14:21:00.000-08:00

Six business days later, these babies finally arrived at my front door step. The day after I order something, I begin to check our front door repeatedly for packages (although I know it takes at least five days to receive it.) I never call the store to track my package or anything like that..I just compulsively check my front door in hopes of seeing my purchase! This past Friday night, at six pm, I happened to look out my front window into our front yard where I saw the FedEx truck. My hands started to sweat and I'm not going to lie...I might have salivated a little bit. A second later, I realized that the only light in the room was the light behind me thus casting an eerie scene to the sweet FedEx man with my face pressed up against the glass, salivating. I quickly jumped behind the curtain concealing my excitement. I peeked out the window from behind the curtain and impatiently awaited for the FedEx guy to place the box on our front door step, crunch away in the snow toward his truck, hop in it, and drive away. A second later, I had the Nordstrom box in my hands ripping away at the package as if I was a five year old searching for a Barbie on Christmas morning. The result..one heck of a tall, amazing pair of Ash boots! Tada!

Christmas

2009-01-09T22:27:00.000-08:00

This was my fourth and final attempt at posting a new entry. I told myself if somehow something would come up that wouldnt let me post (an error, currently unavailable, etc.) I would abandon the blog. As much as I hoped for that error message, I got nothing! I'm thinking its fate and I am destined to post about Christmas.

My parents and brother came up here from Las Vegas to spend Christmas Day with Matt and I. We opened gifts, ate, went and saw "Yes Man", built a snow man (that has been terrorized by some elementary school kid and left in a jumble in our front yard), ate a big dinner and then said our goodbyes.

What a ferocious watch dog! Having this guy in the house sure does keep me safe..who needs a security system when you have a 10 pounder! (jk)

Escape to..Maui!

2008-12-07T21:53:00.000-08:00

This past week we had the opportunity to vacation in Maui! It was a much needed vacation and we couldn't have asked for more!

Shout out for the Holidays! Being in 80 degree sunny weather caused me to think of the Holidays..never. Whenever we saw a Christmas tree or Christmas ornaments, they clashed with the surroundings because lets face it, Christmas and 80 degrees just dont really mesh well when you live in Provo.

We got the chance to go snorkeling and swim with turtles in front of Tiger Woods' home. These turtles are protected by the state of Hawaii and if you touch them, you are fined 10k. A huge one happened to be directly underneath me and as I attempted to scamble out of the way...yeah..my fin touched it!

The water was freezing (none of the guys agreed) so I had to wear a wet suit and I still felt as though I was swimming in a bucket of ice water. Ouch.

This is Roger. I dont know who taught him this; all I know is that he is a genious. This is Roger waving to you. He would do this everytime you waved at him and the faster you waved, the faster he waved back at you!

We went to a Luau the night before we left. These Polies shook it like no other. They told us their secret of "the shake" but I will never share.

Crazy spinning ball things. I was waiting for someone to get whacked.

A little crispy. Can you tell??

This is THE buff one and what can I say.. I had to snap a little one on one with him!

The Hyatt had the most amazing breakfast ever and every morning, Matt and I endulged. I can never look at breakfast the same after staying here!

The view from the back of the resort. It was a little hard to leave.

Matt kind of looks like he's in pain in this picture and he has every right to look just that. He didn't put on a lot of sun block and his back was flaming red.

Maui Wowie!

So supposedly this sunked boat has been at this location for 3 years and the man who owns it has a 3 million dollar fine for not moving it. I hope someone told him.."Move your boat!!"

The last supper! Our last lunch at BJ's before our red-eye flight home. Great ending to a wonderful vacation!!

Snow? In November?

2008-11-09T18:41:00.000-08:00

Is it really supposed to snow in November? I guess in a place that actually has four seasons, seeing snow in November is a common phenomenon. Oh Vegas, we long for ya!

I have been tagged so I hope my tagger is someone who actually reads this! Ashton!

Jobs
..Campus Club School Uniforms (that was a slave joint to sum it up)
..Dental Faculty Practice as a personal assistant
..ASWA Law (good times)
..Nordstrom (enough said)

4 movies I have watched more than once
..10 things I hate about you
..Meet the Parents
..Madagascar
..Hitch

4 places I have lived
..Ukraine
..Las Vegas
..Texas (glad it's over)
..Provo

4 TV shows I watch
..90210
..Ugly Betty
..Desperate Housewives
..Privileged

4 places I have been to
..Denmark
..Hawaii
..Cancun
..Laguna Beach

4 people who text me regularly
..Mags
..Matt
..Chacha (242242. Try it. Any mind boggling question you have, THEY have the answer to.)
..Little bit of everyone

4 Things I am looking forward to in the coming year
..Moving back to LV
..Progressing in our lives!
..Helping my husband with all the upcoming responsibilities
..Having a baby!!

4 surprising facts
..Well for one, apparently our dog can read after she props herself up on Matts shoulder like a parrot.

..My husband goes to great lengths to capture the beloved Broncos game as we wait for cable! And he tells me he isn't all that creative! Well babe..I beg to differ!
..I am obsessed with cooking. The harder and more extravagant, the better!

..We are literally freezing!

Texas to Las Vegas to Provo

2008-11-02T14:35:00.000-08:00

On Thursday, October 9th, Matt and I woke up at 4 am to drive to Vegas. We left at 5 am and arrived in Las Vegas at a little after 10pm. One four letter word perfectly summarizes the drive: hell! We left Texas when it was dark, drove all day, and finally arrived in Vegas when it was dark. The hundreds of miles blurred into one long nightmare which we are glad is finally over!

This was the one single fascinating thing that I saw during the drive. As we crossed over New Mexico and then Arizona, I found myself asking the question "Who in the world would want to live here?" along with a couple of other words mixed in there. If you want to go for a scenic and a super long drive, Texas to Las Vegas is NOT it!

New Mexico....seriously? The sign says that Las Vegas is 1 mile away. Too bad the GPS still said that we were 700+ miles away.

That Sunday, we thought it would be fun to take the dogs on a walk at the Pueblo Park. The "mix" and "fat" and "fatter" over here enjoyed themselves.

"Hey! Fat butt! Are you gonna walk or what?" Cookie only lasted about 10 minutes and then we had to carry her the rest of the time.

My parents and Matt and I had the opportunity to go to the temple all together!

This past Tuesday, Matt and I made the move up to Provo. Yes, we are still adjusting!

We rented the largest truck that Penske had to offer and our stuff barely fit! Our little home barely fits all of our furniture! Provo is so very different from what Matt and I are used to however, its kind of fun. I couldn't think of a better place for the both of us to be right now.

Just yesterday we celebrated my Double Dose! My big 22! We spent the whole day in Salt Lake shopping and then went to Happy Sumo at night with some friends! Kudos babe! It was awesome!

Na na na na...Hey..Hey..Hey...Goodbye!

2008-10-07T16:24:00.000-07:00

It's inevitable that change will come sooner or later. For Matt and I, change is what the future holds for us. I like to look at change as something positive. I believe that with every experience, you gain knowledge and grow as a person. After the growth has passed, you look back and see that indeed that change has made you into a stronger, wiser, better person and you become grateful for that change. That leads me to believe that change is indeed a positive matter!
Are these safe to eat? Every morning I cook eggs for Matt before I head off to the gym so that when he gets home from the gym his breakfast is ready! When this contraption landed on the skillet, a couple of mornings ago, I questioned my relationship with eggs. I have never found them to be gross.. until I saw these twins. I dont know why, the more I look at this picture, the more I am repulsed by it! ARE THESE SAFE TO EAT?

Yeah baby! The 1,233.6 is the distance that my awesome husband and I will be traveling on Thursday morning! That's right! So long Texas and hello Las Vegas! We are leaving at about 5 am and will be arriving in good ol' Vegas at around 8-9 pm. Believe it or not, I am actually looking very much forward to this!

My sweet husband walked out of the bedroom last night with these lovely pajamas that devour the body of whoever puts them on. All I could do was stare. I believe the words "What the.." escaped my lips. As I put these ginormous bottoms on for the picture, I felt as though I was doing a Weight Watchers commercial. Well good news! I now weigh half of what I used to weigh thanks to these pants!!

I think the 400 lb club called and said they wanted their pajama bottoms back. What do you guys think? Slash and trash or keep and wear?

In the meantime, we will be packin for home and the next post will be in Vegas!!!!!

Why I outta..!

2008-09-29T13:57:00.000-07:00

Being the sushi fanatics that we are, Matt and I decided to venture out to Sundance Square in Fort Worth and eat at Piranha Killer Sushi. It was delicious! The streets were lit up with thousands of lights and it looked amazing!

After grabbing ice cream, we decided to just wonder around. However, most of the places were already closed so needless to say, we were aimlessly walking around. We finally spotted a bicycle cop and asked him to take this picture for us and to perhaps suggest a couple of spots to go to since were had some time to spare. He proceeded to tell us the whole history of Sundance Square, all about the bars, alcohol, music..etc. All I remember is wrapping my thin sweater around myself and wondering if I was going to make it through the lengthy description of the history of this Square as the bone chilling wind blew through me. As the cop described each place we should visit at Sundance Square, he would conclude by informing us that it too was closed (just like everything on Sundance Square except the Borders!) So after our Borders visit, we headed home!

Isn't this a lovely work of art? No! Not the Mustang! The art work of the pigeons! As Matt and I were running to our car Sunday morning, a little late for church, cookies in hand (for the 6 year olds that we teach) I stopped and was literally mortified by the scenery in front of me. The pigeons bombed us! There is no excuse for this. My mom once told me how she accidentally hit a pigeon as she was driving down a small street and at one time I felt horrible for the poor bird. Not any more! All I have to say is if you see em.. please...SPEED UP!

Life is Good

2008-09-11T16:04:00.000-07:00

I am so grateful for everything that has happened and the way that it has happened. It seems as though things always seem to fall into place and once they do, you are finally able to see the big picture and how the way everything happened is the best way things could have happened. I believe that everything happens for a reason and I couldn't be more grateful! Almost on a daily basis I find myself looking through some of the old pictures from the past couple of years. I think I'm about due to be home in Vegas and see everyone! We have a month left and are so grateful for the opportunity that we have to make this just a great last month!!

Matt is a huge George Strait fan. When George was in town..(January I think..) we got a chance to go thanks to Matt's mom who got us the tickets! It was so much fun and George brought down the house! Next time he's in town, ya'll should go!

The company that we owned used to do work for Nevada Ready Mix and thanks to Larry Miller we had the wonderful opportunity to meet Stacy and Clinton from What Not To Wear! One of the ladies who works for NRM was nominated by her mom and chosen to be on the show! Amber Higginbotham is her name and if you get a chance, watch the episode! It was one of the best! Watch for 1/100th of a second clips of us as well throughout!

Matt and I cant wait to see our puppies! The have been at my parents house this whole summer! Dont let the one on the left fool ya.. He is definitely a mischievous one who acts as though he can do no wrong! The one up top...well.. lets just say that her " I ate Santas cookies" shirt couldn't define her any better!

Oh yeah! Savin the best for last! This was my husbands adorable outfit from Wal Mart to one of his friends "Ugly Christmas Sweater" Party. Lets just say that the vest is a womens 3X and the turtle neck is a womens Medium. Lovely isnt it? I'm sure you will be able to find something quite similar this year if this outfit strikes you fancy! The best part is.. We will be back just in time for plenty of these for the coming Christmas Season!

All Things that Inspire

2008-09-05T14:04:00.000-07:00

I have always heard about how good these Chicken Soup for the Soul stories were though I never took the time to actually sit down and read them. I am now obsessed! My goal is to read all of them! I want a library just of Chicken Soup for the Soul books! Every story in this book just inspired me so much! Just about every night, Matt and I would sit on the couch and I would read story after story. At times, I would get chocked up and through tears streaming down my face, finish the story. At other times, Matt and I would laugh and laugh. Oh how wonderful these stories are!! I have been thinking about starting up an "Inspiration Blog" where I post stories and quotes that just inspire and uplift! I'm thinking it over.. The following is a story that just touched my heart, when I read it, from the above Chicken Soup. It is titled True Love.

Moses Mendelssohn, the grandfather of the well-known German composer, was far from being handsome. Along with a rather short stature, he had a grotesque hunchback.

One day he visited a merchant in Hamburg who had a lovely daughter named Frumtje. Moses fell hopelessly in love with her. But Frumtje was repulsed by his misshapen appearance.

When it came time for him to leave, Moses gathered his courage and climbed the stairs to her room to make one last opportunity to speak with her. She was a vision of heavenly beauty, but caused him deep sadness by her refusal to look at him. After several attempts at conversation, Moses shyly asked, "Do you believe marriages are made in heaven?"

"Yes," she answered, still looking at the floor. "And do you?"

"Yes I do," he replied. "You see, in heaven at the birth of each boy, the Lord announces which girl he will marry. When I was born, my future bride was pointed out to me. Then the Lord added, 'But your wife will be humpbacked.'

"Right then and there I called out, 'Oh Lord, a humpbacked woman would be a tragedy! Please, Lord, give me the hump and let her be beautiful.'"

Then Frumtje looked up into his eyes and was stirred by some deep memory. She reached out and gave Mendelssohn her hand and later became his devoted wife.

That in a nutshell is true love!!

Everything IS Bigger In Texas

2008-08-19T15:55:00.000-07:00

#1.. Super-Sized Everything!

This is a picture of some Texas-size fireworks. Lets just say that things come in four sizes: small, medium, large, and Texas-sized. That last one, Texas-size pretty much means ridiculously gigantic. If you order a Texas-size dinner, it will probably feed you and your whole family for a week(or close to it!!)

#2...BUGS! What, might you ask, is this on our door? That is a good question! All I know is that I was walking up the stairs to our apartment and as I stuck the key into the keyhole, looked up, screamed, and jumped a mile back. Then, I proceeded to run all the way down the hallway to the apartments on the other side of the building, pull out my phone, and call one of my friends to come rescue me and help me get rid of ...this. It took us 30 mins, 10 of the neighbors newspapers (which they never bother to gather up), about 15 throws, a couple of mad down-the-hallway dashes, about 6 screams, and two girls. Needless to say, it is gone!

This is just the beginning. This is the lovely visual outside of the gym. You open the blinds and whala! There it is...waiting to eat your hand off! This spider is literally the size of your palm and the web that it sits on is probably 3x3 feet! The jagged stitches in the middle are the spiders recent artwork. It pretty much has a mind of its own. I have a video of one of the girls husbands feeding it. Yes, feeding IT.

#3...Appetites

Out of all the restaurants in Mansfield, Texas Roadhouse is the only one that stays open past 10 pm. This is probably why the whole office goes there once a week. This picture is quite deceiving because Shawnee, the girl on the left, is truly excited to be here and I, on the right, am faking it. It's a fun lil Texas tradition although I must say, I am still a true sushi fan at heart!

We thought that we would express our love for the Texas Roadhouse! All of us at the table decided to take these wonderful pictures to serve as memories of how much we love this place!

#4...Ambition

Ambition is truly bigger here in Texas! Mr. Brown, on the left, is a gentleman I have mentioned before whom we go and visit on a weekly basis, among many others, at a hospice in Fort Worth. He truly is an example of ambition because one of the girls out here got him a 300 piece puzzle, which he told us he loved to put together, and he actually completed it in less than 2 weeks!

#5...Green Trees

Matt and I love this park! I had to make the #5 biggest thing in Texas be "green" trees because a green tree is just a beautiful tree! In Vegas they all typically look brown and in Utah, most of the time, white. Thus, the green trees here are beautiful!!

#6...Creativity

You all wonder what we do during our spare time. Well...here it is! jk. Shawnee, on the left, got a huge balloon making kit for her birthday and we thought we would put it to good use. You be the judge! Do we have crazy circus balloon making skills or not?!

#7..Last and definitely not a shortage here in TX...PRIDE!

Seriously, I have never in my life seen so many state-pride items. Anything from coffee mugs, to t-shirts, to bags and hats, to jewelry, to shoes, to whatever can be painted red, white, and blue with the state of TX on it! Pretty much everyone from TX has a huge star in their homes, a TX symbol, and I never thought too much into it.. So I thought it would be cute to put one in our apartment! It is now Matt's least favorite thing in the home! We, in this picture, represent the TX Platinum Wives Red Hat Society. Texas pride baby... Cant wait to come home to Vegas!!

One Great Example

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Matt and I are obsessed with Michael Phelps! Every night after he gets home from work, we hurry and eat dinner so that we can be completely dedicated to watching Michael Phelps without any disctractions when its his turn to compete! He is such an inspiration to us. What really impressed me about him was the fact that before he even began competing this year, he declared that during the Olympics, we would walk away with 8 gold medals. 8!!!! Not 1 or 2 but 8! He is such a great example to us of someone who believes in themselves 100%! Everytime that Michael competes, Matt and I find ourselves screaming (yes screaming in our apartment) for Michael! Everytime without fail he either places first OR places first AND breaks the world record! One word: AMAZING!!

Our 2 Year Anniversary!

2008-08-06T14:43:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was our 2 year Anniversary! I woke up as Matt grabbed the bedroom door and said "Dont come out!" as he shut it. About 25 mins later I woke up as Matt re-entered the room with a huge bouquet of roses in his hand! He is SO thoughtful! He bought two dozen roses, for the two years we have been married, one dozen pink and the other dozen orange, which were part of our wedding colors! Then, he spent a half an hour arranging them in this beautiful bouquet!

We were planning on going to PF Changs for dinner but since Matt got home kind of late, the only place that was left was BJs. Then, out of nowhere, Matt said we were heading to Kona Grill (one of our favorites)!! So, at 10 pm, we were speeding to get to Dallas (45 mins away) and we were determined to get there before Happy Hour ended and before they stopped seating in the lounge at 11. Well.... we ended up taking two wrong turns and the arrival time on our GPS kept getting later and later. When we finally arrived, it was 10:57pm. We ran across the parking lot into Kona just to stand at the desk for a couple of minutes waiting for someone to seat us. Then, we were informed that lounge seating has ended and the bar was our only option. I was a little crabby patty. The night ended up being so much fun though! I think the both of us were just really hungry and tired!

I'm a sucker for cheesecake! I have never seen cheesecake that looks like this and let me just tell you how delicious it was! Matt and I ate the whole thing! I highly recommend it! My husband is so thoughtful and sweet and I am so grateful for such a wonderful eternal companion! I love him so much and these past two years have been amazing! I'm so excited for our future!!

Twilight Prom Party!!

2008-08-04T13:47:00.001-07:00

The 4th Twilight book - Breaking Dawn- came out at 12:01am on August 2nd and Barnes and Noble threw a huge Prom party for the release! Let me just tell you how excited all of us girls were! This was THE day we have been waiting for! Plus, we got to dress up in Prom dresses! What more could you ask for?!

Me, Shawnee, and Mariah all getting ready for the big night! We were running a little behind and then one of our friends that was already at the party called to inform us that the doors of Barnes and Noble were going to be locked once there were 900 people in the building. The count currently was around 800!! I dont think I have ever drove so fast to a bookstore before! All three of us girls, in Mansfield, TX (of all places), all married, dressed in prom dresses, speeding to Barnes and Noble at 10 pm! It was quite a sight!956,957,958...were our numbers as we ran through the parking lot and dashed through the doors! We couldn't believe we made it! About 10 mins. later the doors were shut and locked because there were over 1,000 people there! We even had fans!! These are some of the other girls that are out here for the summer that came to support us!

Do you ever have those moments when you think you complete understand something and then someone presents to you another viewpoint and you realize that what you thought you clearly understood wasn't even close? Well....thats exactly what happened! On the Prom Party invitation flyer it stated that there would be a dance competition so naturally we thought.. Great! We are making up a dance and winninng free books! (My part in this dance was supposed to consist of me holding a flashlight and shining it on the girl who was dancing) Mariah and Shawnee made up a dance with the help of Dmitri who is a cheerleader at BYU which emphasized the battle that Bella (in the book) was facing with Edward(every girls dream). Then, Shawnee came to a realization on Thursday night, the night before the party, that perhaps by dance competition what was ment was that the DJ would turn on music and you got to dance your heart out. (I think we were too influenced by "So You Think You Can Dance".) After placing a phone call to Barnes and Noble, we quickly found out that that is exactly what was ment by dance competition! Well surely the girls and Dmitri worked so hard on their dance and could not skip performing it!! Thus, they danced a "special musical number" right after the real dance competition!

At 10:45 pm we found ourselves in line for the 4th Twilight Book! Here we are reviewing the last chapters of the 3rd book to make sure that everything was fresh in our minds before we began reading the 4th book!!

At around 11:50 we were a little tired of waiting! Then...Mariah had a thought. Why should we wait in line here at Barnes and Noble with the other 1,000 screaming 13 year old girls if we could head over to Wal Mart who would probably be a lot less crowded and would be releasing Breaking Dawn on their shelves at midnight as well! So after placing a couple of phone calls and telling the Wal Mart lady on the phone that Twilight was a BOOK literally 10 times and not a CD, like she thought, our hopes were confirmed! So across the store and into the parking lot we dashed!

Here it is!!!!!! Breaking Dawn!!! We couldn't control ourselves! FINALLY! It was ours for the taking! Another thing we couldn't control was how many shoppers were staring at us. Well...we were quite the sight to see!

I just have to show you all MY Edward! Here he is, of course, with those boneless Buffalo Wild Wings in both hands!..

Mansfield Life

2008-07-31T10:55:00.000-07:00

It seems as though just about every week, I find myself with Matt at Buffalo Wild Wings. Why? My husband is obsessed with it! Personally, I will be perfectly fine if I never step my foot inside another BWW ever again. I just keep hoping that one of these days he might get sick of it.. so far, no sign of that! As for me, I'm still keeping my fingers crossed! Oh and guess where we are going tonight? ..I think you know!

Matt and I are huge sushi lovers! Now sushi is something that I can eat everyday! It's so delicious! Mmm..thinking about it is making my mouth water! Here in Mansfield, it seems as if no one likes sushi because you hardly see sushi places! Dont get me wrong, there are a couple here but they all stop seating at 9:30 and that makes it hard because Matt usually doesn't get home until about 10 or so. Last week, for the first time this summer, Matt was able to get off of work at 7pm! He came home while it was still light out! So, we decided to try out some Mansfield sushi. To report, it wasn't all that bad! Kona Grill and Sapporos are still our picks though!

Shawnees birthday! (in the pink) Our sweet friend Shawnee turned 22 this past week and we went out and celebrated! We started with On the Border, then Mama Mia, and then Cold Stone! It was all mucho bueno!

I got this Mac lip gloss that is supposedly a lip plumper as well. We all thought we would try it out. Somehow, the only thing it does to my lips is make them feel as if they were covered with Tabasco sauce! Who wouldn't want that sensation without a plumping result?! Something I'm still trying to get used to.

Mr. Brown!! This is one of our favorites - Mr. Brown - who we visit every week at the Hospice. He is such a sweet man! He is a true cowboy at heart who loves Johnny Cash, cowboy hats, and puzzles. He talks about his daughter non stop and truly enjoys any ones visits. I think volunteering at this Hospice has made me realize how important it is to visit with family on a continual basis. We love all of our new friends at the Hospice!!

25 Hours in San Antonio!!

2008-07-14T19:58:00.000-07:00

Our first stop! The Mission in San Antonio. It was such an amazing place. It reminded me of Jerusalem so much! These ruins served as homes, among other things, for monks during the 17th century.

A lot of brides come here to take their bridals. Every area was so picturesque! If only us girls had our wedding dresses out here with us!

Isn't this just so pretty? I just love the architecture!

These are the engravings that you see right as you head into the church (below).

This is an old church building which still holds three services every Sunday. This is the view of the Mission right as we were leaving. The sun was setting and I thought the scenery was just beautiful! Matt and I are definitely coming back here together! I couldn't get enough of it! Because we arrived so late, we only had a half an hour to run around and explore all that we could in such a short period of time. Perhaps thats part of the reason I found this place so captivating!

Next stop.. The Alamo! I have to say that my perception of the Alamo changed significantly after my visit here. It's enormous! The Alamo stretches over a couple of acres and consists of a museum, a church, a hospital, old ruins, etc! It was amazing!

The Alamo. This picture is quite deceiving because this is all that you are typically shown when the Alamo is spoken of. Yet, there is so much more to it!

Third stop - the Riverwalk! We took a boat ride that allowed us to tour the entire Riverwalk that is lined with shops and restaurants! We ate at the oldest restaurant on the Riverwalk, Casa Rio, and then called it a day as we headed to our hotel. We stayed at the Marriott right on the Riverwalk and the view was amazing!

We woke up early Saturday morning and got ready for the temple. We were all planning on doing initiatories, which I have never done before, and we were looking very much forward to it. I have never seen a temple more beautiful than the San Antonio Temple! It stood on the tallest hill in San Anotio and as we were driving up to it, the sun was just rising in the sky and as it radiated off of Angel Moroni and the brilliant, white stone, it made the temple appear as though it was glowing. Every window of this temple is made of stained glass. The exterior trim of the area surrounding the temple is in granite and marble. One word : Breathtaking!!

I could have stayed at this temple all day long! I was quite sad to leave. Matt and I are coming back here for sure before we head back to Las Vegas. I know that he will fall in love with this temple as well!

Sea World! After 20 mins of planning our every show, ride, and stop, we were off to the aquarium!

Shamu! This was the first show we went to and it was just a great introduction to Sea World! We all managed to squeeze ourselves onto the front three rows directly in the center. I sat next to a lady that was holding a large towl and everytime Shamu swam by, she would cover herself up. However, I soon discovered she was very smart because Shamu was trained to flip his tail against the water on an angle so that the surrounding crown would get soaked. Needless to say, I found myself underneath her towl! The other girls...not so fortunate!

The big fella striking a pose for the ladies!

Shamu-mu-mu! I am now a Shamu lover.

This is the Clyde something show and I thought it was the funniest thing ever! The two main sea lions were halarious and so smart! Some of the tricks they performed were astounding! I never knew that you could teach them such things! Puts my dogs to shame! The walrus in the above picture was part of the big finale. All I have to say is this is what happens to walruses when they are fed sea lions!

This walrus was literally doing crunches!! He rolled on his back and proceeded to do THREE crunches!! It was the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life!

After an hour wait in line, one song of "If You're Happy and You Know It" - sung by the workers during technical difficulties- and a 45 second experience of the water ride Atlantis, this is what you look like! Soaked to the bone baby and lovin every minute of it. Who wouldn't want to spend 25 hours in San Antonio?!!

* * 4th of July * *

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Only in Texas.. So many colorful tractors in the Arlington Parade!!

I am so grateful to be living in such a great country where we are able to enjoy so many things. Freedom is priceless..

Smooch Smooch behind the cowboy hat!

Enjoying the good ol' rodeo! I think Matt was reminiscing about his rodeo days...

My love is teaching me how to play pool! If you can tell on the pool table, I'm not even trying to hit the white ball! What kind of a pool game is my husband tryin to teach me?!

Livin The Texas Life

2008-07-03T20:06:00.000-07:00

The Fort Worth Stockyard were awesome! It consists of museums, shops, and a huge rodeo arena. There is this strip of shops right in the center with nothin but good ol Texas stuff!

Yeehaaa! We are heading to a rodeo for the 4th of July and I might just have to wear this pink cowboy hat....

Us girls with a mama cow.

We went to Billy Bobs on Saturday night and we had a blast!! Hootie and the Blowfish performed there. I guess its the biggest honky tonk in the whole US! We dont have one of these in Vegas!! Your guess is as good as mine. Lets have a contest and see who can make the best caption for this picture! My guess is that we are showin our love!If you can read what the wall says, its pretty much declaring that whoever sits in front of it is the #1 man in Texas aka Matt Wonderly! Love ya babe and I totally agree!I just want my love puff to know how much I love him and I am so proud of all of his hard work! This job is definitely not an easy one and he never complains!

I bet you are wondering why we didn't run for Miss Texas huh? J/K We'd rather watch.

All I have to say is that this was a FOUR HOUR pageant! ...The beautiful contestants of Miss Texas! There was a lot of talent and a lot of no talent.

It was so much fun though! We all cant wait to see who wins!

Fort Worth Zoo Adventures

2008-06-25T19:56:00.000-07:00

Going in! We have been planning on coming here for a couple of weeks and things just kept coming up but finally we made it.

Right when we walked in, this is what we saw. I think this is an introduction to how all the animals at the zoo were made. Giraffes are one of my favorite animals! They are just so unique! I love their print too!Reminds me of a pair of shoes I have..
One mean gorrilla. He looked so incredible annoyed the whole time! Perhaps his girlfriend is the one a couple of pictures up?
These kangaroos are just relaxing after a long day of drinking Coke and jumping around.
The four of us girls that came to enjoy the zoo! It was such a blast!
I loved this calf! He kept spinning in circles trying to bite his own tail!

Visiting Home!!

2008-06-25T19:23:00.000-07:00

I have been holding off posting anything new because I wanted to make it juicy and fun so finally here it is! I have had just an amazing past month! Here it goes! I flew back home to Vegas this past Thursday for a family reunion and it was just so much fun! The family reunion was up in Salt Lake so I drove up there with my parents and brother Friday afternoon!
Is this not such a cute picture? My grandparents are in the middle! I love them so much!
Is she not the cutest little baby ever? This is Paisley Hallows! She is just adorable!

The reunion was outside in a park and by late afternoon, it was almost unbearable! This is my brother and I in the car ready for the AC!

In my uncles home town, Salina, there was a hot air balloon show going on. My family and I met up with my oldest brother there and his two daughters. Are they not so stinkin cute? I couldn't get enough of them! Reagan and little Adyson!

My parents are so awesome! I love them so much and I miss them! I know I keep saying it but aren't they cute?!

It's so good to get together with friends! My amazing friend Linda and I ready to hop in the pool in my parents backyard!!

This is my friend Megan and I! She is almost engaged and I'm so excited for her!! It's coming any day now..!! We went shopping all day on Friday! We met up at Anthropologie at Green Valley Ranch then headed to Cafe Rio then off to Townsquare followed by the Fashion Show!

These are the beauitful flowers my wonderful husband got for me. I walked into our apartment with my suitcase and there they were!! So thoughtful huh? He is just the sweetest! It's so good to be back home! I truly have missed Texas during my visit to Vegas!

Buzz Buzz Buzz

2008-06-03T08:37:00.001-07:00

I love BJ's Pizza! Mmm Mmm Good! I love the chocolate chip pazookie!

What is this sales guy doing with a pair of clippers? Does he look trustworthy?

Looks like the final product turned out pretty well! Look at my David Beckham look-a-like!!

The Walnut Creek Linear Park here in TX!

2008-05-28T13:51:00.000-07:00

Going to the park has become somewhat of a lil Sunday tradition. It's just so beautiful and there is just so much to see! Anything from the turtles in the ponds, to the vast amount of green..everywhere, to the crazy bugs (including the tarantula that Matt almost stepped on last Sunday!!) Not too sure about the crazy bug part.. Here are some fun pictures from last Sunday!

Matt and I lovin on each other! We have to get a pic like this everywhere we go!

Matt The Monkey! We found this crazy jungle like tree rope just hanging out...so we thought we would put it to good use!

Jungle Fever!

Our friends dog, Psyches, tryin to eat the turtle.

Look at the crazy design on this turtles stomach!

Just pulled him out of the water...and he does not look too happy!

Spot the turtle!

Volunteering at the Special Olympics

2008-05-24T19:21:00.001-07:00

This past Friday we volunteered at the Special Olympics! All of us girls had such a wonderful time! How could you not? We were assigned to the Awards booth and frankly, we couldn't have asked for a better assignment! The awarded athletes were nothing but smiles and laughs. Some threw their arms up in the air as a sign of victory and grinned a grin that spread ear to ear. We high fived them, cheered them on, and helped them around. One of the girls that was volunteering even got kissed on the cheek by one of the athletes! They couldn't have been more excited and we were so fortunate to be there to share their wonderful experience!

It's..Green!!

2008-05-22T08:17:00.000-07:00

There is a huge park just a couple of blocks over from where we live. We find ourselves there every Sunday along with many of the other couples that are out here. It's just beautiful! I have never seen so much green...everywhere! There is a pond that has turtles in it and if you look carefully enough, you will see the turtles heads pop out of the water and glide along the surface for a couple of seconds before they disappear out of sight. Toward the back of the park is a little path that curves deep into the woods. This past Sunday, Matt and I decided to go explore. The path hugged the outskirts of the forest but yet was deep enough into the forest that you found yourself surrounded by trees of all sorts. The branches of some curved and spiraled into peculiar shapes before wrapping around the neighboring trees. It was just pretty. So very different. We loved it!

Just a lil Update

2008-05-13T09:37:00.000-07:00

Texas has been great! We are just loving it. The weather is a little different from Las Vegas but we are adjusting to the humidity. It's actually kind of nice! Matt is usually out at work from 12pm-10pm and the girls and I kind of do our own thing. It's been so much fun though! I can finally catch up on all of the reading that I have been wanting to get done. I will be starting the Twilight series today and I'm so excited! I've also been able to start up yoga again and I can't get enough of it. I take classes three times a week and crave them on the days that I cant take them. All of us will also be volunteering at a Hospice in Ft. Worth starting next week and I cant wait for that! I have missed the opportunity to volunteer but I finally have time for that! I'm so incredibly proud of my husband and for all of his hard work. He means the world to me and I'm so excited to be with him forever!

Oh the Bugs You will Find in Texas

2008-05-09T13:01:00.000-07:00

Two nights ago Matt came home and told me that his legs were itching way bad because of all the mosquitos that have been biting him. When I was trying to get him medicine at the store, I came to find out that in fact they weren't mosquitos but chiggers! Nasty little poops they are because they cause you to itch as bad as if you had poison ivy rubbed all over your legs! I felt so bad because all of last night his legs just kept itching so bad and to make matters worse, Matt woke up this morning at five am because his legs were on fire! I attemped to examine his legs this morning and upon first sight just said "Honey your legs look just fine!"...And then he turned his legs so his calf was exposed and my opinion changed just a little bit. He has red spots all over the back of both legs! So just a side note, if you are traveling to Texas, bring lots and lots of chigger repellant!

Wwwhhooooweeeee!

2008-04-28T21:24:00.001-07:00

What can I say? I love my husband so much!!

Texas...Here we come!

2008-04-27T19:04:00.000-07:00

Finally a Wonderly Blog has arrived! I have been wanting to do this for so long and finally have begun. We are both so excited to be able to post fun things on here! Texas...we thought...would be the best place to start.
Matt and I are both from Las Vegas and have pretty much lived here our whole lives. Time for an adventure right? So, we pretty much just packed up our stuff into storage, took what we could pack up in the mustang, and drove to Mansfield, TX. We will be here for four months and Matt will be selling home security systems for my cousins company, Platinum. We are so excited!
The drive down here took a little longer than we thought it would. Lets call it "forever and a day" (19 hours). We stayed in Amarillo, TX overnight to break up the long drive so now we can relate to George Strait when he sings all about Amarillo. The roads here are a little intense because freeways literally stream off of other freeways. Matt and I have already gotten lost plenty of times. A 20 min. drive takes at least 40. We are lovin' it though!

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Our Reception

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Our reception at the Queensridge Club House

The Bride and Groom Party!

My beautiful brides maids and mom!

Our Wedding Pictures

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