Friday, September 28, 2007

Study, study, study


Nic has been keeping really busy with school lately. He is currently taking Chemistry, Psychology, Biology, and College Algebra. Chemistry has proved to be the most time consuming class at this time. Tammy took the class six years ago, so it has definitely been a good review for her.

There isn't much else going on in Provo. Both our bikes became victims to some sharp stickers which left all tires flat. We just got around to replacing the tubes on the diamondback, which means more fun bike rides are to come!

Monday, September 10, 2007

Yellowstone, not Yosemite

Just to add a correction to our blog a few weeks back-
We were in Yellowstone, NOT Yosemite. For some reason my brain keeps wanting to call Yellowstone "Yosemite." Even after being corrected several times, I still tell people how much fun we just had at Yosemite (I haven't been to the real Yosemite for several years)
-Tammy

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Birthday fun!

Since I'm scheduled to work on my birthday and the two days following my birthday, we decided to celebrate it a day early! MJ, Nic, and I had a delicious dinner consisting of BBQ steaks, mashed potatoes, salad, and garlic bread. It was great! I am so excited about my new sewing machine and sew kit! I'm definitely excited about my new hobby. Here of some pictures from our party.







Trying to shave

Nic was posing behind me




My favorite chocolate pudding pie!












Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Twilight series

Unfortunately, I've never been a big reader. I've always wanted to be into books, but had a hard time getting started. Everyone at work has been ranting and raving about the new Twilight series, by Stephanie Meyer, so I decided to give it a try. I've already finished the first book and am almost done with New Moon. My next purchase will be the newest book, Eclipse. I'd highly recommend these books to anyone!


Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Trip to Idaho

I haven't posted any photos recently, so I thought I'd post one from the surprise date I planned for Nic and some from our trip to Idaho.



I blindfolded Nic and made him guess where we were going for our date. We ended up just going out to dinner and movie (The Bourne Ultimatum). Making him guess where we were going by feeling the turns in the road was fun. Nic knows Provo better than I thought! He guessed Olive Garden right as we pulled up.
~IDAHO TRIP~



We stayed in a cabin in Island Park, ID a few days ago. Although the trip was last minut and short, we had a really nice time. The weather was so refreshing and cool and Nic's Aunt fed us very well. :)



Nic riding the incoming waves at the lake



Outside Yosemite



Painted buffalo


Nic and his Dad playing softball


My handsome hubby


The new wii video game provided lots of fun




Is that an elk or Nic?



We saw lots of wildlife at Yosemite


Old Faithful!

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Hiking




Yesterday Nic and I hiked to Stewart Falls, near Sundance. It was a beautiful 2 mile hike to the waterfall and we took some pictures along the way. Just thought I'd post some of them for you guys to see.
















































Thursday, July 5, 2007

Provo

I've decided that there are a few things in Provo that I am going to boycott.



1. Quiznos



Nic and I went here one time to grab dinner and the employees acted as if we didn't exist. Once they finally took our order, they charged us just about as much as if we'd gone to Olive Garden or something. Those are some expensive sandwiches. To top it off, as Nic and I were sitting down eating our food, we noticed that one of the employees went to lock the doors at 8:30, when they were suppose to close at 9:00. People kept coming up to the door wondering why they had closed the doors so early. We vowed never to eat at quiznos again.



2. TPM a.k.a Total Property Managment



Never rent from TPM. When we moved into our apartment, the garbage disposal was broken, the sink was filled with dirty water, which was backing up into our dishwasher. The couple who lived here before had told TPM about the problem and they had failed to even attempt to fix the problem. Nic ended up having to take the sink apart to fix it. Our apartment was also supposed to come with free internet. We'll I set out to figure out how to set it up and found that we had a cable internet. I went out and bought a cable modem, hooked it up, and found out that I needed an account password in order for it to work. I called TPM over and over to try to obtain the password, with no luck. I finally got frustrated and returned my sixty dollar cable modem. Overall, we have been disappointed with the management and finally moved. We went into TPM's office the other day to check if our contract had been sold and the guy said, "yea, the new couple is moving in tomorrow." We had put our move out day as July 27 and he had arranged for the couple to move in on July 3! He then went on to ask, "the apartment is funished, right?" We told him that we rented it unfurnished and had our own bed and futons. THe look on his face was hilarious because he had not only told the other couple that they could move in on July 3, he had also told them that it was furnished! Anyway, to make this long story even longer, we just moved into a new 2 bedroom apartment and the management is already a hundred times better. We really like it, and we are paying less for a 2 bedroom than we were paying for the 1 bedroom. The only drawback is that there is no AC, so Nic and I ran to Costco yesterday to buy one. Everyone seems really friendly here. In fact, within the first 5 minutes of moving in we had several neighbors indroduce themselves. Our nextdoor neighbor even baked us cookies. We are really liking our new place.