26th Birthday!

My 26th birthday was on Sept 3! Yes, it feels somewhat weird to be over a quarter of a century. Daniel asked me if I felt older this year. I told him yes and no. I feel wiser now being married, but it doesn't seem that my body is catching up with my age. Oh well, I guess that is a good thing. Here are some pictures from our late night celebration!

Last Beach trip of the summer!

We decided to take our last beach trip to the Outer Banks this year! We did lots of fun things. We saw the Wrights Brothers Memorial, saw two lighthouses, and climbed one. We also stayed and visit with my brother and sister-in-law, who live there. It was a great visit! Here are a few pictures!

Family Reunions!

We recently attended a two family reunions this summer. We were so glad to get a full 10 days off work and fly out west. The first few days we spent seeing mainly my family where we stayed in a cabin in Heber City, Utah. Also we spent a day to see Daniel's good friend from his mission, Robert Kuder as well as his aunt and uncle Dave and Debra and his cousins, John and Jessica Tiek, that all lived nearby. The last five days of our vacation, we visited my good friend Candiss in Logan and then we drove to Idaho for my mom's family reunion. It was so great to see family and my cousins who I have not seen in may years and their children as well. Here a some pictures from our wonderful adventure!

Busch Gardens

 

 

 

 

We were jealous that the Halls and my parents went to Disneyworld without inviting us, so we decided to take our OWN trip to Busch Gardens. Okay, not really. Some people that Daniel works with were planning a day trip to Busch Gardens and invited us to go. So, on Saturday, we left at the earliest we could 7am, and drove from Greenville to Williamsburg, VA where the park is located. We spent the entire time doing something. First roller coaster was Loch Ness Monster, then a motion 4-D simluator in Ireland called Cork Screw Hill, then onto the Alpengeist. Then it was time for some lunch, although I don't understand how anyone gets hungry after riding roller coasters. After lunch, we split up a little. Daniel and I went to a show called Pet Shennigans, where trained pets do some stunts. That was just for me, since I am not a fan of roller coasters. Then we met back up with the rest of the group where they rode the Apollo's chariot which was Daniel's favorite, and then they had to ride the newest roller coaster called the Griffon that takes you up 210 feet, holds up at the top of a 90 degree drop and then lets you go. Sounds like fun huh?! It was a good day. The weather cooperated no rain, but no sun either. Everyone had fun! and me, I learned something new about my husband's love for roller coasters.

One year anniversary trip!

 

 

Here is a picture and a neat video from our recent trip to Myrtle Beach for our 1 year anniversary! It was much needed and very nice to get away from work and just enjoy being together. We were gone Fri, Sat and Sunday. On Friday night, we had a nice relaxing dinner. Saturday was our big day. We went and enjoyed the beach, by laying out; then to Ripley's aquarium where we walked under sharks and all kinds of fish. Then we walked around at Brodway at the beach where we discovered the best candy store in the world. That night, we went to dinner and entertainment at Medieval Times, where they dress up like peasants, and knights fought each other on real horses. It was a exciting day! We had a blast! If you would like, there are more pictures of the trip on our public Google page. Thanks to all of you for your wishes! And thanks to my wonderful and loving husband for a great trip and year! I couldn't ask for anything more!

ZOO!

 

Daniel and I made a fun trip in March to the ZOO! Both of us hadn't been in awhile, and the weather finally permitted us to go, so one weekend we had off, we drove to Raleigh, spent the night and then spent all day Saturday at the Zoo! It was neat to see the all the animals and great to be outside with the beautiful weather. Here is a picture of me at one of the exhibits. The rest are posted are our Google public gallery. Enjoy!

Coming up on the one year mark!

It's been a year now since I have been married to my wonderful husband. I thought it would be interesting to share some of the things that I have learned in the past year about marriage and about my husband.

1. It really doesn't matter how it gets done, just that it gets done.
2. Don't discuss important things when you're both tired and hungry.
3. Men have a warmer body temprature almost all of the time.
4. Men like their personal space and time to do guy things, just allow it.
5. A guy really cannot function well without proper sleep and nourishment.
6. A guy will open up to you if you shut your mouth and open your ears.
7. Tone of voice really does not matter, its more about what you say.
8. Communication isn't just about talking, its understanding each other.
9. Guys like to have their "guys things" (like a nice TV, nice stereo, nice car, etc)

I am sure there is more but this is all I can think of right now! Thanks babe for a great year! Love you lots!