I love reading other people's blogs.. and then I think about updating my own and then it never happens.... oops.
So here I am, finally updating this thing for the first time in over two years.  There's a lot to write about!

Well, we got married!  I wrote about that a few posts back but I never elaborated.  We got married November 14th 2009.   It was a good day, a little hectic but I think that all wedding days are like that.  I'm so glad everything came together the way it did.  I know lots of people did a lot of work I wasn't even aware of!  We had it at my in-laws house, in their back yard.  It got COLD that night at the reception!  I was nice and toasty warm because of my dress but I could tell others were pretty chilly.  Below are some pictures.. I have more but they aren't on the computer yet.

He got this cake all the way UP my nose!  It was horrible!

We went up to Park City for our honeymoon and ended up in Salt Lake.  We were up there for about a week.  We had an open house reception at my moms house in Enoch the Saturday after we got married so our Utah friends could make it.  I'm not sure where the pictures are of that one are.

When we got married neither one of us had jobs.  YIKES!!
Spencer was working sporadically for a construction company and I was babysitting for my roommate.

In January 2010 Spencer's dad asked me to come and help them out at his CPA firm for tax season.  They ended up keeping me and I've been working there ever since.  I love it and hope I never have to leave.
Spencer got a job that same month working for a medical supply company, he's still there and enjoys it.

I'll update more later!

sharing my excitement!

i am so excited to go to reggae in the desert this year.  i went a couple of years ago with my friend nikki and had a blast! last year i was unable to go because of a wedding and a wonderful trip to yellowstone.  this year i will be going and dragging the husband along (although he appreciates reggae).  i dont even know who's performing this year, im. just. going. and that's that.

life..

wow.. i haven't posted on this thing in a while.  i like the idea of having and keeping a blog, because that's how i feel like i'm involved in other people's lives (and i assume they do the same) even if i don't really talk to them that much, between facebook and blogging, i'm always (kinda) caught up!

anyway, spencer and i have been married a whole 4 months now.  i feel like i'm starting to get the hang of things.. how he likes things a certain way- doesn't like his shirts hung up unless they've got a collar, regular shirts folded into thirds with the front of them facing out, how he likes his long socks folded (wow all i guess i do is laundry!)

i've discovered that i have keep things a bit tidier with him, if not he goes on a rampage of "cleaning" and puts things "away" into special places... (ie- i couldnt find a pair of shorts or my ONE pair of black flats for at least 2 months and i had looked everywhere!!  turns out they're sitting in the bottom of a box in my closet under wedding cards (that are still waiting for thank you's..), folded up blankets and a few other odds and ends)  i wonder what else has been hiding!!!

i've just started working (about a month ago) at my father-in-law's office, helping out for the busy tax season.  i really like it there, everyone is so nice and everyone kinda does their own thing.  i'm not micromanaged like i was at my last job....it makes me appreciate this one a million times more!

spence is working for a medical supply company, he likes it a lot.  he gets to interact with some quite interesting people!  the only downfall (i think) is that he works freaking LATE.  he goes in at 10am and gets off at 8:30, which means that he really doesn't get home until 930, and then he has to eat (his gourmet dinner), unwind and take a shower.. by then its generally 11 and i'm ready for bed!  But he enjoys it, and hasn't complained yet, and it definitely helps pay the bills. 

so i finally fulfilled my wifely duty and cooked dinner last week.  my mom got me THREE (and another one in the works, so almost four) cookbooks for my birthday.... thanks for the subtle hint mom.  anyway, i picked the easy 5 ingredient recipe- pasta, pesto sauce, EXPENSIVE pine nuts, tomatoes, and chicken... it turned out really well i thought!  until spencer sat down to eat it with me.. he liked it, but then had to add some olive oil (which i should have in the first place) and some cheese.  adding all of that definitely made the meal. though next time it'll be better. and no i haven't cooked since, unless you count heating up the spaghettios on the stove tonight as cooking!

okay i'm posting this now, so i dont look back and see that i forgot to post it 3 months from now... since it's happened oh, once or four times.. =]

engagement pics

Spencer and I got our engagement photos done last week. We had a blast taking them. Of course we (mostly Spencer) goofed around the whole time but that's totally us!

Sarah Rose took our pictures... she did a GREAT job!
i'd post more pictures on here but it takes FOREVER to upload them on this thing... so instead, you get a facebook link.. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=148611&id=643942593&l=c3a4b07211

not much..

I wrote this post like 3 months ago... I'm so lazy for not posting it! but here it is!

I've been wanting to blog more often.. but nothing seems exciting enough to blog about, and I never have any pictures to upload because 1. I hate carrying my camera around, 2. I am not photogenic, 3. Spencer doesn't like to take pictures, and 4. I don't have a number 4, I just thought four reasons would be better than three!

So one of the plates on my straightener went out on me, so one side gets super hot while the other is just a little warm. So I've been trying to call the warranty center for a week and can't get ahold of them. I've gotten through once, but didn't have the serial number on me. The rest of the time I get a recorded message from a lady that sounds like that lady from "The Nanny" saying that they are open Mon-Fri 8am-11pm EST, and Sat-Sun 9am-5pm EST and to hold on for the next available representative... and then get hung up on. The liars.

Cody's been in town for the past couple weeks and we were able to hang out a little bit, I don't know how excited he was to hang out with me, but I was excited to hang out with him. Plus he got a free movie and dinner, so he shouldn't complain. We went and saw Orphan a couple weeks ago.. it totally wasn't what I was expecting, but it was really good.

We also went over and visited Grandma Leavitt two Thursdays ago. It was nice seeing her. We also got to see little ms Jenamae. She is so grown up!
Here's a picture of Cody coming out of a tent Jena made him sit in.

Hey there Librarian...

My sister Easten is so funny and creative! Look at this song she wrote about our mom the Librarian.

Sing along with the music!




Hey There Librarian (To the tune of Hey There, Delilah)



~ Hey there Librarian (Mom)

Whats it like down at the library,



You're about a street away

But Librarian, right now it just feels soooooo

far from you,

Crap, are all my books overdue?

You say that's true?



Hey there Librarian

Don't you worry about my late fees

They'll be paid before you know it

Give me one more chance to pay them

Or renew

I'll listen to my choices and decide

Which one is right



Oh the books I have to read!

Oh the books I have to read..



Oh the books I have to read!

Oh the books I have to read....

Books I have to read........



Hey there, Librarian

I know that wait list's getting long

but just believe me 
when I say I'll have those FableHaven books

Back before long


It will be like 
they weren't ever gone
Ever gone.



Hey there Librarian


I've got so much left to pay

If every dollar that I paid to you

Could make all late fees stay away

I’d pay them all


I could check out more books than you all

I’d take them all

Oh the books I have to read!
Oh the books I have to read..

Oh the books I have to read!
Oh the books I have to read..
Books I have to read........

I might seem like I’m kind of bizarre
But my love of books goes pretty far

I’d steal them if I had no other way

Those other guys make fun of us
But we’ll just laugh at them
Because not one of them
Has ever read Twilight.

But,Librarian, I can promise you
That by the time that they get through
Their lives will never ever be the same
And you’re to blame

Hey There, Librarian,
I’ll be good and pay my late fees
Two more years, I’ll be done with them
And I’ll be reading Harry Potter like I do

You know, it’s all because of you
That I can read whatever I want to

Hey there, Librarian
Here’s to you!
This book’s for you

Oh the books I have to read!
Oh the books I have to read..

Oh the books I have to read!
Oh the books I have to read....
Books I have to read........

Boo-o-o-o-o-oks!
Boooooooooooks

Oh books.

Lions, Tigers and BEARS!!

Last month I went with my mom, Easten and Faith on a little road trip. We were gone for 7 days and didn't sleep in the same place twice! It was a nice trip. Monday we went to Lagoon where Faith the scaredy cat FINALLY went on the big shot free fall thingy. She was TERRIFIED the whole time and it took us going on it 5 times to convince her to go. Faith had a blast on the ride though!

Tuesday and Wednesday we met up with Uncle Jeff, Aunt Kim, Jena and Grandma and headed up to Wyoming to check out Devils Gate, Martin's Cove and Jackson Hole. The sun was non-existent the whole time we were there... it rained the WHOLE time. Martin's cove was really neat. Uncle Jeff and I had the opportunity to walk around cove where the pioneers stayed and were buried, we were able to walk up (without any rain) to where they had a couple missionaries that shared some stories about the pioneers that stayed there. The way back down to meet up with the family it rained and rained! They also had some youth there doing pioneer treks. I am glad I didn't choose that week to go on a trek, it would have been miserable in the rain for so long!

Jackson Hole was awesome. It was a cute little town with tons of souvenir shops. We stayed in Jackson Hole one night and I needed to wash some clothes and my coat that had been soaked from the rain at Martin's Cove... so the front desk guy directed me to the laundry room in the Hostel they had next door in the basement. I originally went by myself to throw the laundry in but freaked myself out because all I could think of was the movie Hostel and how gruesome it is! So I had Mom come with me the next few times I had to go switch the laundry to the dryer. Thanks MOM!

Thursday and Friday and part of Saturday were spent in Yellowstone. We saw bison, bison and more bison, I think about the 10th time we pulled over to take pictures of them we were done with them, there are TONS there! We also saw moose, elk, deer, a BEAR, a wolf, eagles, and a coyote/fox thing.

We were really lucky to see the wolf! We were told by a few park workers to look for a guy with a bright yellow SUV, he was "Mr. Wolf" and if there was a wolf around, Mr. Wolf would be there. So after driving back from eating dinner in Montana we saw the yellow SUV and pulled over. There was a wolf that had caught a baby elk earlier and had the leg of the elk and was hiding in the bushes. We got out our binoculars and after a while (no thanks to the rude man ignoring us) were able to figure out where the wolf was hiding . She eventually came out of the bushes and we were able to see her.

Saturday we drove out of Yellowstone into Idaho to go to Tyson's reception that night in Rexburg. While driving I saw a moose and pointed it out all by myself! I was so excited! I think I might have scared the poor thing because as soon as I screamed "MOOSE!!" in the car, the moose looked over at us and took off. We backtracked in the car a bit to see if we could find her but we didn't find anything. As soon as I had given up looking there she was again in a clearing on the side of the road! This time she was further back so we were able to get some pictures. (pictures that I don't have right now...)


Sunday we headed home, but before we left we had to visit Bear World. This is my favorite part of the trip. Its this huge place right off the freeway (I think it's in Rexburg) where you can drive through and animals can literally come right up to your car. It's a little pricey but totally worth it. The first part of the park they have bison, elk, some otter-like creatures, reindeer and a few other things. The second part is where they have free roaming bears and wolves! I drove because I sure as heck didn't trust Mom (who's terrified of bears) at the wheel with 600 pound bears being 10 feet away from us! They had tours where you could go on this tall truck and throw bread down on the ground and the bears will come and eat to get a close up view. Well, our third or fourth time through the park there had been a tour that had thrown bread and the bears were still in the middle of the road. One decided that our car looked interesting and came over to check us out. I have to set the picture up first, I'm driving, Mom is in the passenger seat snapping away with the camera, Easten is behind me, and Faith is behind Mom screaming at me the whole time with her head under a pillow to keep driving because she's scared of the bears too!


So this bear decides our car looks tasty and comes over..






















Coming closer..















He thinks our headlights look yummy..

















Now licking our headlight....















He can't get enough of our headlight...maybe its all the bugs we've hit!!
















Hmmm.. where's he going now?











BOOO!! Right in Mom's face!


I am so glad she took this picture! This big guy was just outside of the passenger window, inches from Mom's face. I would do this whole trip over again if we knew another scary bear encounter would happen!



Sunday we drove all the way from Rexburg to Enoch where the rest of the family lives. Spencer came up from the house he was painting in Leeds to pick me up in my car and we drove home to Las Vegas. There was a lot of driving that day! And did I mention that I drove the WHOLE way??