Conference, friends, and family!

So Jacob and I have been busy but we have had a lot of fun the past couple of months. We went to the Constitution fair in support of my father in law who is running for School Board! 

                                            We got to take pictures with Mitt Romney! Haha

      We were excited for Conference weekend so Jacob and I both requested the whole weekend off so we could enjoy it. The past couple years we have both worked and missed some sessions which was really sad. We both have been really stressed with school and work so we decided to treat ourselves and relax and enjoy ALL the sessions of Conference. It was wonderful. I also took a vacation day the Friday before so I had Friday-Sun off which was very relaxing. Friday is Jacob's short day at school so we got to be together all day and then that night we went to dinner with our wonderful friends Ammon and Brelynn and their adorable baby Ammely! We went to Texas Roadhouse which is sooo yummy! Rolls!!! It was so much fun, then we went back to their house and we hung out and talked and watched the Princess Frog and enjoyed some Apple to Apples fun and of course played with the baby :) We all decided to get back together Sunday morning to have breakfast and watch Conference. Saturday Jacob and I went to my parents house to watch Conference and my dad made us waffles and bacon! Yum! Then after the morning session, we all went to the baptism of Edna which was so amazing. Then back to my parents house for the afternoon session of Conference! Later that night Jacob and I just relaxed at home, enjoying the precious time we had with each other. During the week, we barely see eachother because our work and school schedules are completely opposite! It was a happy time to spend time with each other. Sunday we headed to Ammon and Brelynn's house and the boys cooked us breakfast! It was soo yummy!  Then we watched the morning session of Conference. I loved this whole weekend! It was so great to see friends, spend time with family and hear the messages from Conference! I can't wait for April when we have Conference again!

Ammon and Jacob. Best Friends! 

New semester, new car, new changes!

Whew! So it has been a busy month! The Fall semester started for us, it sucked because I got the flu! Yeah no fun! I had to  miss two days of work and it was not the best way to start off the semester! But anyways, we have some good classes this year, I am taking Biology and Intro to Education and Jacob is taking Anatomy and Physiology, Organic Chemistry, and English. We have just been so busy adjusting to our schedule changes, Jacob has class Mon, Wed, Fri, while I have class Tues and Thur. Talk about never seeing eachother! It's a little difficult but we've been adjusting. 
     Another exciting thing that happened over a week ago was we bought a car! We had been searching for a car all summer long to replace Jacob's old 2-door, ford escort. We wanted a four door for when kids come along we can actually fit a carseat in the back. Well we finally found one! I was at work and Jacob had the day off so he texted me that he was going to look at a car we had seen on Craigslist, a 2006, silver Hyundai Elantra. I had liked the look but the ad sounded too good to be true so I was slightly skeptical but I told him if it was a good deal to go ahead and buy it. Well he took my dad with him, who is kind of an expert on cars, and they both agreed it was a good deal when they looked at the car so Jake bought it! He called me 2 hours before I got off work and told me the news. He said he would come pick me up in the new car! In the two hours, he got the title transferred to our name, and got insurance on it as well. So far we love it! It's not perfect, it needs some work done like a new windshield, and get some cosmetic work done but for the price we got it at we feel very blessed. Here's a picture of our new car!

Another event was the birth of my nephew Bradley! My sister Jenna and Brother-in-law Mike had their beautiful baby boy on September 10th. The Sunday before my dad had texted me that my mom was leaving for San Diego (where they live) because my sister was in labor! I was so excited and so glad my mom could be there. I know she was so happy and excited to be there. I will be glad when I can go and meet him! He is so precious and perfect! 

Our Trip to Cali!

So this past  weekend we had a family vacation with Bonnie and Quinn, Tres and Roseanne, and their five kids! We left Thurdsay night (Jacob sadly had to work that day) and we got to our hotel at about 10:30 that night. On Friday we went to Disneyland! We of course got park hopper tickets so we flip flopped between Disneyland and California Adventures! It was so fun! We were there all day! We hit all the good rides like Splash Mountain, Matterhorn, Space Mountain, and California Screamin' to name a few! It was a lot of walking but so worth it! It was fun to see the kids have a blast at all the fun things! We ate a lot of food that day! The best was the Ghiradelli Chocolate place. SOOO GOOD! I mean look at this!

We stayed at Disneyland until 10:30 that night. I was so tired I flopped into bed and didn't get up when Bonnie and Quinn brought back Chinese food for everyone. Saturday was beach day. We first ate at this place called A's burgers. Again, it was SOOO GOOD! I had pancakes and Jacob had a burger and Quinn who knew this particular place ordered fried zucchini and onion rings for everyone to share. I want some more! We played at the beach for a couple of hours , the water was a little chilly but after being in the sun for a while it felt good! I had fun taking pictures of everyone while they played! Sadly we had to leave later that day. It was a short vacation but it was so much fun! The drive home was painful and funny. Painful, because we had all been burnt to a crisp! I got it bad on the backs of my legs so it was hard to walk! haha we all laughed about our burns and we were so loopy and tired. We had lots of fun playing Disney songs and telling funny stories. I love family! This weekend was awesome! Now for some pictures!

Day Trip to Payson

So yesterday was a rare occurence, Jacob and I both had the day off, and so did our friends Arianna and Matt! So we decided since this NEVER happens we needed to do something awesome. So we decided to take a day trip to Payson. We left about 9am and got there around 10:30. First, we went to the Tonto Natural Bridge. We had a good time hiking and all the while quoting Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. When we got to the bridge I realized I had been here once before on a Girl's Camp hike! Crazy! But it was still awesome. Arianna and I were occupying ourselves by taking pictures and Jacob fished for crawdads in the water. It was lots of fun! We hung around there for a while and ate a snack, then decided to hike back out. 

After we got out of Tonto, we went to lunch and then tried to figure out what to do next. I remembered one time driving through the Christopher Creek Loop and seeing what I thought were shops so we decided to drive there. We were pretty loopy from the heat of the hike and so we were all being very silly. Well we got to the loop and it turns out the shops were mostly bait and tackle shops. Fail. Oh well, we had a good time driving around. We drove back to Payson and decided to check out a candle factory. It was a shop run by a nice lady who hand makes these amazing candle (I wish I had taken a picture but I didn't want to get in trouble haha) She showed us how she made her candles and we felt bad because she was looking at us like "well, I made this, are you going to buy it?" So we awkwardly walked out haha. At this point we were all pretty tired and the day was getting late so we decided to head home. Cabin Fever started to set it the last 45 minutes of the drive so we were all being crazy and singing Disney songs and making fools of ourselves. But it was so fun! When we got home, we decided to go swimming to work up an appetite and then we would go to Cornish Pasty. While swimming, this guy tried to make friends with us but it was really awkward haha I felt bad. We only swam for about half an hour before we were all hungry so we headed to Cornish Pasty which is amazing! After getting full bellies we went back to Arianna and Matt's place and watched She's the Man where we all laughed. Then it was time to go home and get ready to go back to work the next day :( We had an awesome day with our friends and made lots of memories. I am so grateful to have great friends and my wonderful husband who I always have fun with and I cherish the moments we have together. 

That's right, those are MINI Martinelli Ciders. We were toasting to our friendship! Awww! :)

Mother, Daughter Weekend

So last Friday, my mom and I drove to California to Palm Desert and we met up with my sister to have a girls weekend! It was so much fun. My dad was able to use hotel points because he travels so much for business, and he was able to get us a nice 2 bedroom condo for the weekend! It was really spiffy. My sister is 6 months pregnant so we had fun talking about how we are going to spoil this little baby boy. My dad had also surprised us with a ginormous Edible Arrangements bouquet when we arrived! Yum! Saturday we drove to the outlet  malls and spent most of the day walking around shopping which is a favorite past time of the girls in our family. I was able to get a bottle of my favorite perfume, and a second bottle for a price cheaper than one bottle by itself so I was pretty excited about that. I also got a new purse which I love! After shopping, our feet were pretty sore from walking, so we went to get pedicures. We had fun relaxing and getting pampered. After that we headed back to the condo and decided to check out the pool. We donned our swimsuits but when we got there they had no towels! So we decided just to put our feet in instead of trekking back to our room to grab some towels. Then we went to Red Robin for dinner and went back to the condo, my mom had brought lots of crafting stuff and so we got to work on decorating candles, making headbands and clips while watching movies in the background. That was prolly my favorite part! Which is strange because normally I am not a crafty person. 
I was sad to leave on Sunday but I was also anxious to see my poor hubby who was by himself and quite lonely. I was glad that I could have a girls weekend with my mom and sister, we are hoping to do it again next year which will be fun because my sister will have her baby with her! So that was out mother, daughter weekend :) enjoy some pictures now!

We're still alive

Hey guys! Or anyone that actually reads this blog haha. Well so far I have not been very diligent in keeping up with posts on my own blog, but I have been keeping up with posting on my brother's missionary blog! So here's what's been going on with the Colvins lately. 
We finished our finals and we passed our classes with flying colors! Ok, maybe not that great but none of us got C's. That was part of the reason I didn't blog a lot because studying was taking up so much of my time! Now we are currently babysitting 4 teens while their parents are on a cruise. I have babysat these kids since they were little! It's been fun to spend time with them and learn the ways of teenagers. So that has been what we have been up to. Not very exciting but now that it is summer hopefully life will be more exciting instead of writing about school. Oh! I got my first sunburn of the summer and I forgot how badly it burns! Jacob commented that it's weird that I'm red and not albino white haha. 

Easter!


This  year Easter was awesome. Sundays are always my favorite day of the week in general but Easter was so great. Jacob and I sang two songs with the ward choir which were both amazing and even tear jerking because that Sunday happened to be a mission farewell for a couple that I have grown up knowing, The Smiths. It was great. Then Jacob and I got to teach our 15 year old Sunday school class the Allegory of the Olive Tree which is a favorite topic of mine (if you aren't aware of it let me know and I'll tell you all about it!) My sister Tiffany was in town for Easter and she wanted to spend Easter Sunday with us! So my dad picked her up and we hung out at my parents and socialized and had so much fun catching up! I haven't seen my sister since my wedding! I love getting to see family. After we ate dinner we went to Jacob's parents house to visit which is always lots of fun. I love having family that live so close to us and that we are all tightly knit in our relationships. This Easter was probably the best Easter! I hope everyone's Easter was wonderful!

 having fun in the kitchen!

Eating a yummy dinner!

My mommy and my sister Tiffany

Hey everyone! So this last weekend was General Conference which I always look forward to. Unfortunately Jacob and I both worked Saturday so we didn't get to see Conference that day (except for me, I got home in time to watch the last 45 minutes and Jacob of course got to go to the Priesthood session) While Jacob was at the Priesthood session with my dad I was hanging out with my mom and feeling a little strange. I felt a little down for no reason (hormones maybe haha) and I just didn't feel like doing anything. Jacob came back with my dad and wanted to go get some food. He noticed I wasn't feeling to happy so he got me to go with him and he bought me flowers :) such a sweet hubby, he knows how to cheer me up.
Sunday was so nice because we got to sleep in a little and then we headed to my parents house to watch Conference. We just got to relax all day long while enjoying the talks and music and eating yummy food that my daddy made. After a good day like that, I wasn't looking forward to Monday.
So Jacob and I have been trying to get in shape since we have been getting sick so often and both feeling a little sluggish. Last week we started to go running in the mornings which was hard to give up our precious sleep to wake up earlier but we did it! Our plan is to exercise more and cut back on our junk food intake. So far we've been doing great! Hopefully we can keep up!
Monday night we had Family Home Evening with the Johnsons! We had an Easter lesson which was really amazing and spiritual and then we dyed Easter eggs which I haven't done since I was a small child! It is always so much fun to be around friends and we are lucky that they live so close!

Welcome to our blog! So I am hoping I can be good and diligent about updating this blog (if anyone cares to read it that is) I am still figuring out the mechanics of blogger so that's why it isn't all pretty like others. Be patient! I will learn! Short post but nothing exciting happened today, Jacob and I are basically going to work and school full time so we are busy bees! Thanks for reading!

                                                      awwww . . . happily married! :)