24 of July weekend

We spent the 24th of July with my aunts family in Mapleton. Zane ran the Aloha Run 5K that my uncle and aunt put together as a fundraiser for BYU-Hawaii international students. After that, I sang and played the piano as part of the show. It was a blast! We had to light up some fireworks, so we did at Christoph and Laly's place.

During that weekend we also went to Mona Lake where Christoph taught Zane how to windsurf. Zane picked it up pretty quickly, but said that it was no easy task!

On a side note, that was the weekend we found out that we were pregnant, but it turned out to be an ectopic - tubal - pregnancy.

Jackson Hole!

What a great time we had in Jackson Hole over the 4th of July weekend in 2009. Zane's parents invited all the kids to go camping to the place where they met...many years ago. I fell in love with it the moment we arrived. Jackson is AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!!

We kayaked, canoed, hiked, shopped, watch the 4th of July fireworks and watched a show, ate a ton, took lots of pictures, and just had a blast! Zane, Luke, and Reagan almost DIED swimming on a freezing lake to get to a little island. They did awesome though...but I was very glad when they made it back!

We would LOVE to go back again!

Ridiculously behind...

So I am still posting about stuff from 2009...I am sooo behind!

I wonder if I will ever catch up. Zane even asks me...are we married yet in our blog? Since this last post we've both gotten promotions at work, attended more weddings, blessings, birthday parties, and baptisms, gone on fun trips, attended fun Broadway plays, had an ectopic pregnancy and surgery, then a real pregnancy (with kidney stones twice), bought another house with a swimming pool, and had the most beautiful baby girl ever. We have been blessed.

Maybe it will be a new years resolution to catch up AND stay caught up with our blog. In the meantime, have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a wonderful NEW YEAR. May the Lord bless you all.

Good night.

...and they got married!

2009 was a year of weddings for us. My friends Romy and Gaby tied the knot. They were beautiful brides and I could not have been happier for them. Zane and I had the privilege to attend their sealings in the SLC temple. Congrats Ucedas and Sandbergs! (Going on a year 1/2 wedding anniversary now...)

Romy & Gaby's bridal showers

My dear friends Romina Marin (Uceda) and Gaby Martinez (Sandberg) both got married last year. They had super fun bridal showers, with super yummy food (thanks sister Marin!). I even won Gaby's 'make Gaby's veil competition' and Romy's 'don't cross your legs competition.' Here are some highlights:

Bye bye Covey! We bought a duplex in the Avenues!

Bye bye Covey Apartments! It was actually a bittersweet farewell. Yes, the apartment in the Covey was just one big studio, yes, it had a micro refrigerator, yes, we were on the 6th floor and the elevator (the oldest in SLC) would not work 50% of the time, yes, our bathroom sink fell out of the wall. However, it was the first place we lived in as a married couple, the view was incredible, it was cheap, the ward was incredible, we made some everlasting friendships, we both walked to work, the temple, and the gateway, and we just loved it!

We will never forget the memories we built in our little Covey apartment :)

HELLO AVENUES!!! We bought a duplex in the Avenues! Our idea was to find something that would serve us as a home and an investment property, and we found the perfect house in the Avenues! Thanks Holly for finding it for us! And THANK YOU everyone that helped us move! We could NOT have done it without all your help!!!

Our "extended" studio at the Covey

Hello Avenues!

BBQing in Liberty Park

We had a fun afternoon BBQing in Liberty Park with some friends in our ward. Zane was in charge of using our little Coleman grill for the 1st time. I think he did a pretty good job (and I think he thought so too, hahaha). This was the last activity we spent in our ward, since we...bought a duplex in the Avenues!