Carrie Underwood Concert

Last Wednesday I went out with Jenn, Megan & Dawn. We went to the Carrie Underwood Concert!! It was so much fun. Carrie is absolutely amazing. She put on such a good show - she is so darn cute, fun personality and has a voice that never ends. It was such a fun night. Thanks girls!

Little Big Town opened the show and they were great too.

My Birthday Week

I had a week full of fun for my birthday. I have such amazing people in my life and I am grateful each day for each of them.

We started off by having breakfast at Ramblin Roads on a Saturday morning. It was also my sister-in-law, Sarah's b-day, so we made it a joint family party. Breakfast was delicious and the company was even better. I have such a wonderful family.

My official birthday was on the 11th. Steve and I both worked during the day but when he came home we celebrated. He came home with roses (he knows how much I love flowers!) - they were a rustic orange color - perfect for Fall! He then proceeded to make me a delicious dinner. We had steak, crab, asparagus and potatoes. It was wonderful and a very special day. I loved the card that he got me. It said, "To My Wife. It's hard to tell you how much our relationship means to me because just when i think it's as good as it can get...it gets even better!" It was the best birthday card. I'm so grateful for Steve. He is so wonderful to me and helps me to enjoy life and always have fun in the journey.

I ended the week going to a movie with Zo. Jenn had a doctor's appt on Friday afternoon and so I took Zoey to see Madagascar 2. My mom joined us and it was so much fun. It was a cute movie and Zoey had a blast.

Husband Tag

So I saw this post on Kim T.'s blog and then remembered I saw it on Michelle's and Mailyn's too - sorry Mayo, finally getting around to your tag.

1. Where did you meet? A strip club in Vegas LOL. I kid, I kid...no we met on LDS Mingle.

2. How long did you date before you got married? 8 months

3. How long have you been married? 7 weeks today

4. What is your favorite feature of his? His eyes and his lips

5. What is your favorite quality of his? He's a hard worker - at work and at home

6. Does he have a nickname for you? Not really - he calls me babe

7. What is his favorite color? Green & Yellow (John Deere)

8. What is his favorite food? Steak & Shrimp

9. What is his favorite sport? Football

10. When and where was your first kiss? Our first kiss was on Feb. 5th at his house. It was our 3rd date and the first time I went to his place. He made me dinner. He kissed me - and we'll always laugh about this because the first word out of my mouth after it was "finally!" I know, it was only the 3rd date but it felt like I had known him forever.

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? We love to go to movies and play games - he brags that he owns me at the Train game - one of these days I'm going to win again.

12. Do you have any children? Nope, not yet

13. Does he have a hidden talent? It's not hidden because he proudly shows it - but he is an amazing cook

14. How old is he? 34.5

15. Who said "I love you" first? Steve did, but I said it right back

16. What is his favorite type of music? Talk radio is always first - unless I'm in the car - then he listens to my kind of music (which he kind of likes too!)

17. What do you admire most about him? His love for me and my family. He'd do anything for me and he also would do anything for my family. He often asks, "What's your mom doing tonight? Do you want to have her over for dinner?" He is a sweetheart and I'm lucky to be so loved!

I tag all the married women who read my blog.

Republican Party - Go Max!!

Our brother-in-law Max Burdick (married to Steve's sister Cheri), ran for Salt Lake County Council. After a long 6 months and a lot of hard work Max won!! We are ecstatic for him and his family. On November 4th while many others were struggling with the outcomes of the day - we felt very blessed. This is an excellent opportunity for Max who is such an amazing, humble man. We were able to attend the Republican Party at the Grand America on Tuesday night. It was a neat opportunity to be among other candidates that night. Although I have definite reservations on what our future has in store, I am so grateful to live in America and have the freedoms we do. I hope our nation will be successful in these rough times. Here are a few pictures of our fun night out.

Max and his son Michael

Maxwell, Max, Emily & Cheri

Attorney General Shurtleff

Governor Huntsman

Senator Bob Bennett

Governor Huntsman giving speech

Lexi & Maxwell - enjoying some snacks in the suite

The Wii

I love the Wii!! We bought the Wii a few months before we got married. It was okay at first - didn't love the games we had originally. We now have Playground (dodgeball, tetherball, slot car racing) and MarioKart. It is so much fun! We had a few friends over the other night and one of them brought over Rockband (thanks Joe). Now we want to save up to get it. It is a lot of fun and I think all who played really enjoyed it.

John Deere

According to Steve - John Deere is the greatest. He has this unbelievably weird fettish with anything John Deere. We went to Lowe's a few days ago and I just had to laugh at him. He saw the new John Deere snow blowers out and just had to touch it and check it out. I'm afraid he is going to want to really name our first born John Deere (JD for short). I'm not loving it so much!

Halloween

Ok, so I've never been a huge Halloween fan. I just have never really gotten into it but I love to see the cute kids. Zoey was darling this year. She was an Elephant. I decided to take the day off of work and spend most of it with Jenn & Zoey. We had so much fun attending Zoey's preschool performance. Zoey did a great job parading around and singing the songs they have learned. Afterwards, I went with Jenn & Zoey to Grandma Knighton's and Grandma Lewis'. Grandma Lewis always makes yummy chili and cereal balls - I look forward to spending time with them each Halloween.

Steve told Jenn he'd be there with bells on...well he found a reindeer head piece with bells.

Decorating

So, I'm trying to fix up my house with some cute decorating. I've got all of the boxes unpacked now I'm deciding where to hang things. I had to share a picture of my cute fireplace/mantel. I just love it. I found some cute Fall decor at Michaels. Steve hung a mirror on the wall above the fireplace - it was his Grandma's. It looks great and adds so much to our living room.

Afternoon in Park City & Heber

I love Fall! This seems anticlimatic now that it has started snowing. But on October 18th we took a drive to Park City & Heber. It was fun to spend an afternoon with Steve, my mom, Jenny & Zoey. Steve & I wanted to go to Park City to check out some of the outlets and Jenny wanted to take some Fall pics of Zoey. We went up on the spur of the moment and what a fun trip. We did a little shopping in Park City and drove a little further to Heber. My mom always enjoys a drive - and with the leaves beginning to change it was beautiful. We had some dinner at a local restaurant in Heber - The Hub. It was pretty good. We enjoyed our afternoon up in the mountains. I don't take advantage of our gorgeous surroundings enough. I'm grateful for Utah - it is a wonderful place to live!

Ward Chili Cookoff

Steve loves to cook...and I am so grateful. I've never really loved it, I don't mind doing it occasionally but have never really felt good at it. Well, Steve loves it and is good at it so my life is so much easier. We decided to attend our ward's fall festival on October 15th. They have several games, mostly for kids. They also have a chili and pie cook/bake-off. Steve entered and took 2nd place. There were about 20 different chilis there and I told him that was really good. He was kind of insulted - he expected to take 1st. The lady who won had a vegetarian type chili - Steve said that is like illegal to do. Needless to say, his chili was a hit. I forgot to take my camera so these pics are of us once we got home. I made Steve smile with his chili even though he was already about to go to bed! What a good sport!

Most of the chili was gone - several people really enjoyed it.

Steve humoring me.

Steve's 2nd place prize - a bowl full of treats.

Just me posing for the camera.

Catching up...

Ok, so I really haven't been as boring as my blog appears to have indicated. We have been busy and I'm finally getting around to posting. So here goes...

I've been tagged!

8 Things I Did Today:
1. Woke up - sometimes that is the hardest part of the day
2. Worked
3. Went to lunch with my mama
4. Dropped off the rest of my Thank you cards at the post office
5. Cooked dinner - frozen pizza baby...I know, such a slacker
6. Watched last night's episode of Desperate Housewives
7. Hung out with Steve
8. Caught up on reading blogs

8 Shows I Love:
1. LOST
2. The Office
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. Desperate Housewives
5. Survivor
6. Biggest Loser
7. Amazing Race
8. American Idol

8 Restaurants I Love:
1. Carvers...best steak ever!
2. Texas Roadhouse
3. Chilis
4. Applebees
5. PF Chang or PeiWei...basically the same
6. Tepanyaki
7. Rumbi Grill
8. Olive Garden
The list could go on...I really love to eat out, and I know it isn't healthy...

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To:
1. Babies (Steve is looking forward to puppies)
2. Our next cruise
3. Working with Candace tomorrow (she's who tagged me)
4. Night out with friends on Saturday
5. Carrie Underwood Concert - November 19th baby!!
6. My Birthday - holy cow I'm gonna be 31
7. Thanksgiving - such a good holiday
8. Seeing Zoey in her cute Elephant costume

8 Things I Am Wishing For:
1. A lifetime of happiness with Steve
2. Kiddos
3. Health
4. Money - jackpot, lotto, sweepstakes...anyway would be fine!
5. Stability in life - trying not to worry too much about the economy but it is hard
6. An organized house...it's getting there - it's tough moving and combining 2 people's stuff!
7. Happiness for all of my family and friends
8. Ice Cream...I think I might go have a taste before I go to bed, I know...that is bad - not suppose to eat after 8, oh well...

8 People I Tag:
1. Jenny
2. Jenn T.
3. Kami
4. Jenny W.
5. Crystal
6. Pam
7. Michelle
8. Shauna
And anyone else who wants to do this fun tag...it was fun to think of some of these things - I need to be grateful for things more often!