Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving break was so nice. We didn't have to worry about school and got to have a fun week before the stress of finals came around. We spent Thanksgiving at Chris's Parents' house. We all helped set up the tables and chairs. Although I think Chris and Spencer spent more time fighting with each other in the true spirit of Thanksgiving. We figured out how to make turkeys out of the napkins and set them up on the dinner plates.

We had wonderful lunch/dinner with his family and my parents as well. That night the boys played texas hold'em while I sat and watched.

Friday we had yet another thanksgiving feast with the Turley family, except at this feast we ate pizza and all kinds of desserts. The boys played basketball, and we had a family game of volleyball.

It was such a great couple of days that we got to spend with both of our families.

On friday Chris, Spencer, my mom and I went to Body World's at the Leonardo in downtown Salt Lake. It was awesome! I'm sure that Chris and I enjoyed it more than spencer and my mom, but they found it interesting. It was a fun experience, and I would recommend to anyone to go see the exhibit at least once. I think it was worth the $24.

Later on friday night we went with some friends to temple square to see the lights which were beautiful as always.

Chris's parents were kind enough to let us have their old Christmas tree to bring back to ephraim with us. Due to the fact that we had procrastinated all of our homework until the moment we came back home on sunday night, we didn't have time to decorate it, but we decorated the tree for family home evening on monday. It's modestly decorated since we didn't have any ornaments or very much money to buy any, but we love just the same. We just went to walmart and bought some cheap ornament bulbs, some candy canes and made a star to top it all off. We also cut out some snow flakes and hung them from our ceiling. Now our living room looks like a winter wonderland! Okay...not really, but it is festive!

It's been awhile

Sorry, it has been a long time since we have posted anything.  Chris doesn't post anything on here, but he's been really busy with school and so have I.  It just seems like we can never catch up with everything.  I'm at the anatomy lab right now, and they had a test today so of course no one wants to come to the lab study.  There really isn't a single soul, but hey now I can catch up on the blog! 

Two weeks ago was homecoming and all of the clubs are suppose to participate in the parade or tailgate party.  As presidents of the married club we were expected  to do one or the other.  We didn't have time to organize a float so we did a game booth at the tailgate party.  I wish we had a picture of it, because it was awesome.  I made a giant hand out of cardboard and spray painted it a skin tone.  Then I got a towel ring and one of those cheap party favor kaleidoscopes and made a giant diamond ring.   Do you get it?  It's a ring toss!  We had people kneel on one knee like they were proposing and try to toss a ring onto the ring finger.  If got the ring on any of the fingers you got a ring pop.  I thought it was an appropriate game for married club, right?  I'll have to see if anyone took a picture of it so I can post it.  

We are now planning a halloween party for the day after halloween.  It's going to be a costume party.  Our funding for it was approved so we are going to get some nice prizes for the best dressed couples.  We are still trying to think of some other activity ideas, but I'm really excited!  It should be lots of fun.  Hmm...what else is going on?

We got a new old washer!  New to us, but used and free.  It is the smallest washing machine I have ever seen.  It is about 2/3 of the width of a normal washer.  I was kind of scared of how it would work, but after a few replaced hoses it works great!  We can't wash very much at a time, but it's just the two of us anyways.  

I almost forgot. Chris and I received our callings.  We are going to be in the nursery!  They have just started a nursery, and there is only 3 or 4 kids old enough for the nursery.  It shouldn't be too hard.  Plus we are rotating with 2 other couples so we won't be in there every sunday.  Chris was also called to be an elders quorum teacher.  He's kind of nervous for that, but he will do great!  He is a good teacher.  

That is all of the new news that I can think of.  So, until next time...

Fall Leaves and Conference

Chris's parents and little brother Spencer came to our humble home for conference. After the first session on saturday we took a drive up ephraim canyon to look at the fall leaves. At first it was looking like we wouldn't be able to see any with all of the fog, but with faith we kept driving and soon enough we drove write out of the fog and you wouldn't believe how beautiful the leaves were. It was the prettiest I have ever seen fall leaves in my life! It looked like a digitally enhanced photograph. The pictures don't even do it justice.

We had a lot of fun with Chris's family, and we had a lot of great food! We had chicken noodle soup, breakfast casserole, caramel apples, and a pot roast. We had a feast. The food was awesome, the leaves were awesome and most importantly conference was awesome.

I love fall, but it also means that we are that much closer to winter. We were definately reminded how close it is when we went on the drive up Ephraim canyon. We went to skyline drive at the very top of the mountain and it was snowing! Only a matter of time before it starts snowing in the valley. We'll just have to enjoy the fall while it's here.

Capitol Reef

Yesterday morning we left to go to Capitol Reef with my literature of the outdoors class. Steve Peterson, the professor of the class picked us up in one of his vegetable oil powered cars and off we went. He rigged his car to be able to use recycled vegetable oil from restaraunts as fuel. It was funny because the whole we down it smelled like fried wontons!

The hike we went on was about 5 miles into a deep canyon carved by a river, which we hiked in most of the way. It was cloudy most of the time we were hiking, which made it so nice, although we were worried for a little while about rain. Luckily it passed right over us.

The rock formations, and cliffs were awe inspiring. Whenever I hike in the desert it makes me think of the explorers that came before us. The people that set foot in the canyons for the first time. We have been reading journal entries of the first explorers in the west, and it is amazing the trials they faced.

We ate lunch in the canyon and stopped a few times to discuss the book we are reading, Walden by Henry David Thoreau. It made Chris and Me feel a bit like hippies, hiking in the wilderness and stopping to read about living the Walden Life, but we had a great time. You can tell that Steve enjoyed his time sitting and reading in the desert.

He sat with his shirt like that for a good 20 minutes. A few hikers passed by and gave him some interesting looks. One old man looked at him and pulled his own shirt down compulsively, as if it might make Steve's shirt go down too. It was so funny.

After we had hiked through the canyon, we drove up to the overlook of the same canyon and took a look at where we had just been. What a view!

On the way home we stopped to eat some authentic mexican food in Salina and discuss more about literature of the outdoors. Thank you Steve! We had a blast, and a free meal!

random stuff

We are going on a field trip to capitol reef this saturday for my literature of the outdoors class. Chris and I are really excited for that!  It will be nice to be able to get out of ephraim and do something.  We can't get too far with our bikes.  

Chris has been keeping really busy with his physics for engineers class and I have been busy tutoring for anatomy.  I just started a night tutoring job in the anatomy lab which is only 2 hours a day 4 days a week, but there are a couple of international students that have been having a really rough time with it, so I have been helping them study during the day.  Anatomy is hard enough as it is, but to do it not speaking very much english, that is rough!  I definitely have no reason to complain about my school work load.

Good news!  Chris and I both received 500 dollars each in additional scholarships on top of our financial aid.  We have truly been blessed this year with financial help.   It is just another testimony to me of prayers being answered.  

Hmmm...

I'm still trying to figure this whole blog thing out. I've never had one before so I don't really know what I'm doing, but anyway.

Chris and I went to the Snow College science alumni party today. We aren't alumni yet, but we still went. We are so glad that we did! It was so much fun to see some old friends, and to honor a few of recently retired science professors. Plus, we got a great BBQ dinner, T-shirts, and bumper sticker all for free! Now we just have to find a place for the bumper sticker. It was also another reminder of how wonderful Snow College is. Chris and I really hope to return to Snow to teach one day.

We have also been making plans for Married Club which we are now in charge of. We already have about 30 people signed up for the club. It makes it a lot easier to get members since everyone comes in pairs. Our first activity is going to be the last friday of September. We plan to have a opening social BBQ, and play some games. What games? I'm not sure, but we will figure something out.

Our new apartment has been great! We definately can't complain for 350 a month. I tried to put a video tour of the apartment on here, but it didn't want to work for me. I'll try it again some other time.