Cabin at Bear Lake

This is our view of Bear Lake The wonderful cabin!! Ashley sledding And finally...Ashley's Wipe Out!! This weekend we went to a cabin with a group of friends up in Bear Lake, ID. This was Ashley's very first cabin experience and it was an excellent one at that! I was expecting to sleep on the floor in a sleeping bag but this place was a beautiful, fully furnished house with everything you could possibly need, especially heat!! We went sledding and there was a lot of crashing into trees. Marty didn't get to go sledding due to his recent injury. Last week he dropped a table on his foot at work and his foot has been out of commission all week long. It's now purple instead of green. He is still using crutches as well as crawling up and down the stairs to get around. But he is doing much better today! :o)Earlier tonight we went shopping at Circuit City which is looking very slim in merchandise these days. We spent $115 and then added up the original prices and those totaled to $415. SO, we saved $300 today and we were very excited!! Circuit City's last day of businees is March 8th so get out there if you intend to buy anything. Happy Shopping!!! :o)

Wedding & Honeymoon

This is a view of the resort from our room AHHH! I can't believe I've left you all hanging this longt without any info. Well, we were married January 17th and our wedding was absolutely beautiful. Our reception was so much fun, we danced until 1130PM with a full crowd. Marty's friends even voted us "Best Wedding" and want him to get married again since they enjoyed themselves so much. After the wedding we spent a glorious week in Jamaica. It was a blast and we were treated like royalty. We stayed at an all-inclusive resort so we ate like kings every 2 hours. The food was 5 stars and there was one poolside restaurant that was open 22 hours a day. WOW!! We had free room service which we took full advantage of and a fully stocked minibar in our room that was refilled every day with booze, water, coffee & juice. We went to a resort with Sandals and I strongly reccommend this resort company to any person. We loved it so much that we almost booked a second trip but didn't have our 2010 calendars handy to verify our availablity. Jamaica is a beautiful place and I cannot wait to go again...one day. YES, Circuit City is going out of business and Marty can work there until they sell everything on the sales floor. Luckily, he has already acquired another job so he's working double duty for the time being. I am still working for Walsh as a consultant. I'm currently working with 3 Catholic churches in Utah (..imagine that) and all is going well. I travel by plane every other week so I'm a regular at the airport nowadays. I may even have another opportunity coming my way in another state. I am so glad Marty and I are finally married, it's been a long journey of dating, especially when we lived in different states. We're so luck to have each other and such a wonderful home of our own. In fact, our house is looking better and better everyday. I'll take some pictures this week and post them soon! Thank you all who keep up on us with this blog, we are so lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives. I really loved seeing so many people come to our wedding from out of state. I think the state is still recovering from the bus loads our wedding brought in. We love you all!! xoxo

OUR HOUSE!!

Hello Hello!! This is our new home! It's filled with boxes inside and we're slowly accumulating the things we need. Last week we ventured out to buy a fridge and we ended up buying a dining table & 6 chairs! Whoops!! Yea so I found a fridge over the weekend and it will be delivered this Friday. Now we have all we need to make the house a home. We just have to get organized! We're getting married in just 10 days and I can't believe it's so close! So much is happening and I'm getting excited for our honeymoon in Jamaica!! :)

Lots of Updates..

These were described as being the "dog house pj's." I was instructed to wear these whenever Marty is in trouble. HAHA This is a gift from one of my bridesmaids-she tied lots of ribbons on her gifts because "Each broken ribbon = one baby you'll have." This is all of us watching Marty's interview-it was absolutely hilarious!! Oh my gosh! This blog is way over neglected!! I have so much to tell all of you. A lot has happened here. Back in November I had a 2nd Bridal Shower and it was so much fun! We received a lot of kitchen items and my sister was sneaky in the planning process. She asked every invited guest to submit a recipe and I received lots of great recipes from lots of special gals. :o) She also snagged Marty for a recorded interview where she asked him questions and then asked me to see how well we knew each other. (Just like the Newlywed Game) Some more big news is that Marty & I bought a house!! We've spent a couple of days cleaning but with the holidays here we have been too busy. In the meantime we've been packing like crazy and loading boxes into our garage. It's been snowing a lot this week, what a Merry Christmas we've had! Well, we're getting married in exactly 3 weeks from today and we have a lot to do to make our house a home. On Christmas Day Marty awoke at his gma's house to 3-4ft of snow surrounding the cul de sac. He and his brother in law spent 4 hours with the snowblower and shovel clearing out the driveway and street. A neighbor driving an Expedition even got stuck in the snow! After that he made the trek up to his parents' house clear up in the mountains to find his 1/4 mile long driveway cover in another 4 ft of snow. At this point it was 6:30 at night and pitch black. Marty couldn't even park in the driveway but he knew that if he didn't clear the snow his family wouldn't be able to get in for weeks. SO, he spent another 2 1/2 hours with a snow blower and shovel clearing the snow alone. The snow was above his knees and he had to high jump his way to the front door. This poor guy spent almost 7 hours clearing snow on Christmas Day! yuck!! Happy Holidays to you and your family!

No Worries...yet

SO, a lot of people have been calling me & asking, "Does Marty still have a job?" Circuit City filed Chapter 11 last week, but Marty still has a job. First, none of their 155 stores that are closing are in Utah, plus the company is definitely not closing before the holidays. SO, he can definitely count on having a job until at least our wedding. There's no need to worry about us quite yet, he is still a workin man. :)

What a Difference...300 miles makes

This is what I came home to This is what I didn't want to leave Hello Hello! Well, I have two new clients in southern Utah (St George) which means I travel there every other week for 5 days. This will go on from now until the end of May. While I was in St. George last week the weather was fabulous, warm and sunny. However, up in Sandy where I live, it was snowing and freezing all week long. I didn't want to leave St George and suffer through the snow.:( My parents' house ended up with 10 inches of snow, but luckily it all melted by the time I came home!! :) YAY!! To top it off it's getting very cold here.. Brrr

Happy Halloween!!

Well, today is Halloween and I just realized we have 78 days until our wedding. I remember when I had 300+ days to plan and my friends said "It'll go by so fast" and then Marty always (and still) says "We have plenty of time, don't worry about this or that right now." Well, now we're down to 2 1/2 months and I feel we still have so much to do. First, we need some more groomsmen. Gentlemen, I'm about to start accepting applications at this point. Marty and I are still house hunting and I'm sure we've seen close to 50 homes in the last 2 months. Unfortunately, there are a lot of junkie homes out there. We'll find a house in time for our wedding though. Well, we have to; otherwise we're gonna be homeless! :( Marty and I are so so lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives. Thank you for being so good to us.

Bridal Shower Pics

Showered..with gifts!

Last week my aunt Celia hosted a Bridal Shower for me! We received so many wonderful and essential gifts. In fact, our kitchen is nearly stocked to capacity. I'm especially glad I could see my relatives and special others who I rarely get to see. :) I miss you all so much. Thanks for coming and making that super long drive to Palmdale, I know it's really far!! We hope to see you all at our wedding in freezing cold January, too! Now, we just need a house to put all this stuff in.

updates...

We have recently made the decision to stay in Utah. Many of you knew that we were moving to the Portland area a couple of weeks after our wedding. We are officially staying in Utah for a while. I just started a new career as a capital campaign fundraiser & stewardship specialist. I direct capital campaigns for churches in Utah, Idaho, Montana & Wyoming. I love my job and I am looking forward to the traveling it brings! :) Marty is working at Circuit City, installing car electronics. The holiday season is around the corner and he will be very very busy. We are still making wedding plans-it's a lot of work! We're starting on the house hunt and plan to move in sometime between Nov & Dec. We're busy as ever these days! Stay updated on our busy lives.