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2.20.2009

25 Random Tid-bits about us

Randomness


I’ve noticed a lot of these lists on peoples’ blogs lately and thought they were fun. So naturally, when I had homework to do, I devoted my time to this instead.
25 Random Things about us:

1. I am completely mesmerized by British accents.
2. I have a goal to learn how to make fish this year. Tyler’s Japanese relatives who eat fish and rice everyday are incredibly healthy and fit, so I’d like to follow their lead. I just don’t have any clue how…Recipes anyone?
3. Tyler ate his first piece of pizza at age 19.
4. Tyler LOVES reading the newspaper and would do it every day if I let him buy a subscription.
5. I love watching wedding videos at receptions.
6. I like having painted toenails, but they’re rarely done because I can’t stand painting them myself.
7. We are both addicted to watching The Office.
8. Tyler wants to own a jet someday.
9. I have a bad habit of quoting Disney movies in conversations. Usually people don’t recognize them and it’s gotten me into trouble on more than one occasion.
10.I once played a main role in a mime show.
11.I HATE most video games. Just hearing them being played in our house ruins my mood.
12.If he could, Tyler would devote an entire closet to nothing but French cuff shirts and cuff links.
13.I want to own a pigmy goat one day.
14.Tyler likes to eat sorbet that looks like ice cream, but when he eats it, he won’t scoop at it like most people do, he eats it like art: neatly scraping it down layer by layer, so the top of the carton is always perfectly smooth and flat.
15.We both love getting dressed up in fancy formal wear.
16.In Jr. High I was embarrassed by my red hair because I thought boys didn’t like it.
17. In high school, Tyler worked hard on his jumping skills and won second place as the highest jumper on the soccer team.
18.I once dressed as an emo girl so my date wouldn’t ask me out again.
19.Once the two of us were looking for some entertainment and ended up racing up and down a spiral stair case balancing eggs on spoons and it became a real sport for us. We’d still be playing it if it weren’t for the fact that our new house has no stairs.
20. All meals at our house are dairy-free.
21. I love Audrey Hepburn and even want to name my future daughter Audrey.

22. I am terrified of bats due to a freak experience where one dive bombed me.
23. Tyler loves winning… at anything.
24. Tyler likes gardens and plans on starting one of our own this year. Shaela's version of a garden is a couple of nice potted plants.
25. Tyler likes expensive things. Shaela is a tight wad. Buying appliances was very funny for us because I walked to the cheapest end, Tyler walked to the most expensive, and we slowly had to work our way toward the middle.

2.07.2009

Meet our friend

I thought spider webs like this existed only in haunted houses. This was a spider that really liked our water heater. We found the gigantic web when we were cleaning our home before we moved in. It was absolutely disgusting. I think it had been living there since our house was built. After discovering this I immediately went to Lowe's and bought a six pack of bug bombs. The package said that one can would cover up to 500 sq feet. Our house is only 1500 sq feet so three would have been plenty according to the company. I wasn't taking any chances. I chose to use all six, one in each room. I had my dad use the vacuum to suck up the web because he is tall and could reach up there. He faked that a spider came out and it totally freaked Shay out, I didn't know she was such a screamer. Since then I have seen a few spiders but nothing too bad. The joys of owning a home.

2.05.2009

Our fun winter weekend

It's official: I am a TERRIBLE photographer! Perhaps a better way to put it would be that I am a nonexistent photographer. This past month we took an incredibly fun trip up to Island Park with the fam for my birthday. For once, we actually remembered our camera. The trouble is that we never took it out of our bag. Pathetic I know.
I wish we had really cool pictures to post up of our fun in the snow, but alas, we are empty handed, so instead I'll give a brief run down.
Island Park was an absolute blast!! Tyler surprised everyone with his superior snowmobiles. We've always known he was athletic and adventurous, but holy cow! He was incredible out there! Normally I get bored riding on the back with people, but those days are over. Tyler has converted me to passenger riding for the first time in my life. Not only did he show me up... he completely smoked me. It's so unfair.
In my defense, I was sick and had to stay indoors after the first day so I never really got a chance to defend my driving skills out there, but either way, he was fabulous!
I'm happy to say that I can still leave him in the dust on the dirt bikes, but I guess we'll just have to see how that stands this spring :)
Other than that, we've been super busy with school. Big surprise, huh? Tyler is taking several gross sounding math classes, which he is totally rocking at, and I am continuing with my communication studies. The light is finally at the end of the tunnel though, because I will graduate next fall, and then Tyler the following spring.
We are loving our house and have yet to post pictures of the final product up here, but it will come... all in time, right?

Our Wedding

Vwala! Here are our pictures as promised. They're miniscule looking on here, but you should be able to click on the link to enjoy them in a more big and beautiful state.

Temple Day

Temple Day
We took this on the day of my first temple visit

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors
Pre-Marriage Camping trip