Austin and Ellen

Christmas!!!

2012-01-10T13:51:00.006-07:00

We had a great Christmas this year. We spent alot of time with family and friends. Austin spoiled me like crazy this year.

I got a new Iphone 4s &

a gift card to Sego Lily Day Spa (My favorite place to Relax)

I got Austin a big Utah Utes framed picture.

Aust wants to make a UTES office when we have a home one day so I thought that would go great in there. I also got him an Electric Toothbrush, he has wanted one for so long.

We got a popcorn maker from Austin's Aunt and Uncle

We can't wait to put this in our dream Theater Room when we have a house :)

I love spending time with family and watching the little ones opening gifts they are so excited with every gift that they open. New Years Eve was fun, we went to dinner with a bunch of friends then out to a bar. I can't believe that we are already in 2012. We are hoping that this is a great year for us. We are excited for the things that will come our way!!!

A bit of Happiness

2011-11-09T15:35:00.017-07:00

WOW I look back at my last post and all I can say is WOW. Sorry about that one!! Things are going much better, school has calmed down a little, well maybe it hasn't I have just accepted it to be this way the rest of the semester.

I thought I would add some pictures from our London and Ireland trip, I don't have many on my work computer but I have a few. We had a great time on our trip it was BEAUTIFUL over there. London was crazy busy we took the tube everywhere and walked a lot. The tube is an underground trax basically, its so busy there are people everywhere and they don't want you to get in their way. The people don't look at you or even act like you are there.

Westminster Abbey

Telephone Booth Pics

Malahide Park In Ireland

I promise to post more pictures soon. I will try to catch up once this semester is over!!! I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!! YAY for Christmas :)

STRESSED

2011-09-29T16:54:00.004-06:00

WARNING..... this post is considered a venting post.

This is honestly how I feel as of lately. I WOULD LOVE a vacation, even a little weekend get away trip would be OK!!! I am constantly writing down notes and reminders of things I need to do!! I was so excited for this school year to start, I had a great attitude about my job and school. Then I attended my first Math class and all that great attitude went down the drain. Math is not my favorite subject but I've done great the past few semesters, not this time!!! My teacher is not a teacher at all lol, he can't even solve the problem that he is teaching us while at the board. The students have to help him out most times!!!! I'm honestly not sure how that is suppose to work. My other class is history and she expects us to read 10 hrs a week from our book and other resources. I don't have that kind of time!!! Some days I really think to myself "why am I going back to school I should just quit now while I'm ahead, I have at least another 4 years ahead of me, what am I thinking!!!!!!"

I love my job its amazing!!! It's my second year under this new title and I thought I would be on top of things this year because I knew what I was doing but now they have me using new programs and I'm learning along with the kids.I have things under control its just hard learning a new program. I am so lucky to work at a school that gives me so many amazing opportunities its just hard to put the time into it when I have so many other things to worry about.

I honestly feel like I get home, eat dinner, talk to my hubby, do homework and then I'm ready for bed. If I could I would go to bed at 8 but most nights I'm not able to do that. On Friday nights I'm lucky if I make it past 9 I am just so tired. I look at my friends that work, go to school and have kids and I have no idea how they do it. I can't even handle me and my husband right now.

I can't wait to have a house and be done with school. I think back to when I graduated High School and decided to go to Hair School (WHAT WAS I THINKING) I guess I didn't know what I wanted to do so that sounded fun!! If I would have taken the time to think more about it I would most likely be in a classroom right now teaching my own students, but that is not the case. Was Hair School a waste?? NO I learned so much about myself, I have an amazing talent that I can use the rest of my life and I met some amazing people. I don't regret what I did, I just wish I went about it in a different way.

As I reread this post I sound so selfish. I should be thankful that I even have a job and have the chance to go to school. I truly am so grateful for my job and that I am able to go to school. It is just a stressful time right now. I need to take school one step at a time and hope that next school year I will be able to go to school full time and get a great part time job so that I can get up to the U of U quicker!!! I am so thankful for the great support team that I have at home. My Hubby and Family are amazing, they listen to me complain about school and they get to hear all the funny stories about kids from work. I just need to keep on keeping on :)

On a happy note. FALL is here this is my favorite time of year, the colors, the smells, the chilly air, Halloween, Thanksgiving, the clothes, Starbucks drinks ALL of it is my favorite!!! I am going to try to relax and enjoy this time of my life because I know I will never get it back :)

My sister and niece will be heading home from London the end of Oct just in time for Halloween. I can't wait to have them home and here for the Holidays!!! We have missed them so much, but we are so happy that they got to have such a great experience in London and we were so lucky to go visit them. I promise I will post more about London and Ireland soon!!!

Well thanks for listening to me VENT I will not do this often I promise!!!

Past Few Months

2011-07-12T12:56:00.008-06:00

I always promise to be better at this but I guess I just don't find us that interesting so I never think to blog.

We celebrated Austin's Birthday in April

Bought a new Truck

Celebrated Ryan at the Pride Parade

Enjoyed Bike Rides & Campfires

Went to my First Rodeo. West Jordan Stampede

Went Shooting for my First Time

Celebrated the 4th of July at the Bees Game!!

We leave for London in just a few days so I promise I will have tons of more pictures and fun stories to share when we get back!! I hope everyone is having an amazing summer!!!

LONDON

2011-04-05T11:32:00.011-06:00

I can't believe it we booked our tickets to London!!!!! I can't wait for this trip we are going in the summer, it can't come soon enough. We are taking advice on things to do while we are over there so if you have any ideas please let me know we would love to know!! I was watching P.S I love you the other day and I all of the sudden got so excited, we are going to be there!!! We are going to Ireland how cool is that?? I have always wanted to go to Ireland. Aust is looking into getting a new camera to capture all the beauty and fun we have. Any advice on that would be great also. He is thinking of the Canon T3I I believe. I am terrible with that stuff.

We are just working hard and trying to save money. We are putting our house hunting on hold for right now. I am still in school and unsure where I will end up teaching so we are just unsure of where we want to end up. I feel like we will never get into anything, but people keep telling us when the perfect house comes along everything will just work out smoothly (I sure hope so)

We had Spring Break for my work last week, it was so NICE!!! I did end up working most of the break to catch up on hours but its alright I worked the first part of the week when the weather was not so nice and so when Friday came around I was off and in the sun. I got a beautiful little burn line on the right side of my face haha so cute!!!

I am so excited that it is SPRING!!! I love the warm weather 70-80 degrees is PERFECT!!! I love the Spring Flowers that bloom, the fresh green grass, and all the fun Spring Colors!!! Ah the best part is FLIP FLOPS with GLITTER TOES!!!!! I do them so if you want them call me!!!! They are so fun and last for WEEKS!!! I have tons of colors to choose from also!!!

I am looking into buying some feather extensions so if you are interested, let me know!!!! I love them!!! They are fun and simple and a great way to liven up your hair style!!! You can wash them, blow dry, flat iron and heat style them just like normal hair and they last for a few months!!!

I try to post often but we are just so crazy I have no time. I try to get little ones in here and there while I have a down minute at work!!! I will hopefully be posting real pictures of our lives soon!!!!

HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE!!!!!!!

A little Update!!

2011-03-07T12:55:00.002-07:00

I know I always say this but boy am I terrible at this blog. I guess when I work 45+ hrs a week and go to school part time there really is no time to blog. When I finally have free time I'd rather spend it with my hubby then on my blog. We are staying super busy with work and school. We moved into my parents house to save money for our London trip and a House. My parents have been so great with us moving in. It really hasn't been bad at all, we just miss being in our own home :) The house hunting is NOT FUN haha I can't believe how stressful it really is. We were set on only buying a house but now we are thinking of getting a townhouse. So if anyone out there has advice on the whole house buying thing please let us know!!! We would love to stay in Sandy or Draper but you get a lot more for your money out in Riverton, South Jordan and Herriman so we are open to a few different places.

I just wanted to give my amazing husband a little shout out. I am so lucky to have him in my life. He works so hard for us!! He is always willing to help or listen to me complain. I would be lost without him. I can give him a look and he knows that I need a hug, there is nothing better than a hug from the man you LOVE!!!

We celebrated Valentine's Day and our 7 years of being together in Feb it was amazing we went to Sego Lily Day Spa for a soak and couples massage and then to the Melting Pot for Cheese and Dessert :) so delicious. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by but we have enjoyed every min of the past 7 years we have had our ups and our downs but what couple doesn't. I love you Austin James thank you for everything you do for me!!!

I feel bad for not posting pictures but I am blogging from work and don't have my camera cord with me. I promise to post some soon!!!!

I'm really not good at this whole Blog thing

2010-11-18T13:06:00.017-07:00

I know I said that I was going to post something sooner but I just have no time to update my blog. This will be quite long so I hope you enjoy!!! Sorry there are a lot of pictures and little post to go with them :)

My sister and niece took off for London!! I was so sad that they were leaving I think I cried like everyday for 2 weeks before they left. My sister and I are very close and I talk to her about everything, my sweet little niece is just adorable she is so fun and always made me smile when I saw her. She always did things that just cracked us up. Austin and I had decided to take Aidan to build a bear for her birthday, we got her an adorable bear and we recorded us saying that we loved her. She was so excited for her bear Elizabeth :)

Austin had to work when Jamie and Aidan left to London so they had to tell each other good-bye the night before. Ah talk about tears I was bawling he held her and just talked to her for a minute and then they just gave each other hugs. Austin has been such a great man for Aidan to have in her life she LOVES her Austy so much. They of course started to goof off when it got too

sad :)

We took so many pictures the day we left. We all went to lunch together and took pictures of each of us with our cute Aidan. We all will miss her so much. I miss kissing these cute cheeks.

We walked them to security and sat forever we just didn't want to tell them good-bye. My sister's cute friend Anna works for Delta so she got herself a buddy pass and sat at the gate with them until they had to board the plane. We are so glad they had that extra help. As they went to get in line they both turned around and gave us the I LOVE YOU sign.

We miss them so much, but everytime we talk to them they sound so amazing. Aidan gets to wear an adorable uniform at her school, she loves to dress up :) Jamie sent us this picture the other day. It's pure Aidan she is such a goofball.

Now onto happy stuff I'm getting sad :( HALLOWEEN my favorite time of year!!!! We went to this fun pumpkin patch that had a great picture area. We had to wait to get our picture taken I can't wait to have kids and bring them here!! We started a tradition with our friends, we go pick out our pumpkins then come back to our place to carve them. We have so much fun :)

I love working at the Elementary School. The kids get so excited to dress up in their costumes and they love when the teachers dress up too. This year I was a ladybug inspired by the adorable book "The Ladybug Girl" My close friend Kenzie was a bubblebee so we had fun with this :) One of my little guys told me "Mrs. Hatch you look beautiful as a ladybug" Kids are so dang cute!!!

Austin never gets excited about dressing up like I do he always pulls something out of his closet haha

(Our Nephews they were too interested in the doorbell ringing non stop haha)

We were so excited for the UTES Blackout Game but the team was just not as excited as us I guess because they just did not show up :(

My cute friend from High School is having a baby in Jan this is our group from High School at her shower. I can't believe that we will have two babies in our group now so crazy!!!

WOW sorry that was so much too take in!! We have been so super busy with work and school and living our lives I never find time to post updates. I will try and be better at it with this fun busy holiday season approaching. I can't wait for Turkey Day and hope you all have a great day. Remember the things we are Thankful for and remember to tell the special people in our lives what they mean to us!!!

Some Summer Events!!

2010-09-28T22:12:00.005-06:00

I can't believe how bad I am about this blog lately!!! We have had so much going on!!! We had an amazing summer we didn't do everything we wanted to but there will always be next summer!!! This post is going to be dedicated to my sister and niece. They are headed off to London in a few days!!! I can't even believe it is here. I am going to miss them so much!!! I have an amazing sister who is also my best friend. I call her for everything, I am going to be lost without her. Ah and my niece is just the cutest thing in the world. We celebrated her birthday early since they are leaving!!! Austin and I took her to build a bear and got her a bear with our voices recorded in it. She played it over and over!!! We are going to miss them so much but I am so happy that they get to experience something so amazing and we also get to go visit them!!!!! Here are a few pictures from our summer!!!!

My Favorite time of year is around the corner so I promise there will be more post sooner than later!!!!

It's Been WAY too long

2010-06-23T15:41:00.006-06:00

Well here I am haha its been months I guess life got a little crazy there for a bit. Here are a few the things you have missed.

We celebrated Austin's Birthday.

Austin got a motorcylce!!! I was so scared but now I LOVE it. Its so fun to go out just Aust and I relax and enjoy the time together!! The kids love to go riding with Uncle Austy!!

We went to Super Cross with some friends at the U it was so cold and rained so hard that night. We were soaking wet the time we left!!!

Fun times hanging out with Aidan. Ah this little girl is my favorite she is so funny. I just love her!!!

Logan turned 1 how exciting I can't believe how fast this year went by. He was so cute eating his cake!!! He did not like to use his hands he just went right into it :)

Celebrating Ryan at the Pride Parade!!!

WOW Austin and I have been married for ONE WHOLE YEAR I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. I have loved every minute of this year. I thought dating was great but being married is a whole new thing. I love being able to talk to Austin before bed at night and waking up next to him every morning. The little things like cooking dinner, playing games and just being with my best friend all the time I am so lucky to have such an amazing hubby. We took a few days off and went downtown for our anniversary. We enjoyed by just relaxing. We had a great time at the Melting Pot for dinner and dessert one night ah it all tasted so good!!!!

Easter 2010!!!!

2010-04-13T22:48:00.003-06:00

We had such a fun Easter. We had an egg hunt on Sat with my niece and nephew they loved it. They made my mom hide the eggs over and over again, it was so cute!!! On Easter Sunday we had lunch at Austin's moms and played Basketball and did Chalk with the kids. We then went to my moms for a bit and just spend time with the family. I am so lucky to have my family around they are so fun and special to me. It is great to watch the little ones grow up. I would be lost without them!!!

I just love this little girl. I am going to miss her so so much when they move I can't even think of how sad I am going to be :(

TAGGED

2010-03-26T13:49:00.004-06:00

Well thanks Tiffers for the tag. I laughed when I found my picture because it is just random haha.

This is Aaron's 21st Birthday Party Last Year. As you can tell the boys are not ready haha These are our great group of boys!!! They are always so happy and keeping us girls laughing :)

I tag.......

Katelynn

Chelsey

Lizzy

Amy

Go to your first picture folder and post the 10th picture!!! Have fun with this and don't cheat :)

Lucky!!!

2010-03-05T14:44:00.016-07:00

I am so lucky to have such amazing people in my life. Last February we lost a dear friend and it took losing him to realize how often you need to tell and show the ones you love how much you love them. This post is going to be a little tribute to those who I love and who are so important to me. Remember to tell those that you love and couldn't live without how much you love them everyday and remind them how special they are to you!!!

My AMAZING Hubby

This Silly face keeps me laughing and smiling everyday. I am so lucky to have such a great husband and best friend. Austin is always there for me no matter what. He listens when I need to vent, he holds me when I need to cry and he is always making sure I am happy and OK. Thank you Austy for everything you do for me. I would be lost without you!!!
I LOVE YOU!!!

My Family

I for sure have a crazy family but who doesn't :) My family is great I love the way we can get together and just have fun with each other, we all have a great close relationship. We have had times that we are all not in the same state but even then we talked often and made sure everyone was well. I am so lucky to have them as my family.

My Mom My mom is one of my best friends I can talk to my mom about almost everything. We have so much fun working together we get to eat lunch together everyday. She always listens to me and gives me great advice or tells me when I am overreacting. She has always been so supportive of Austin and I and I am so thankful for that. Thanks Mom I love you!!

My Dad

My dad is so great he is always willing to help if there is a problem. He has always taken care of me and tried to make sure I had everything I needed. Thank you so much for all you do Dad you are great!!!

My Siblings

I love my sisters and brother so much they are so great to me. I am the baby of the family so they have always made sure I am taken care of. I look up to them all so much. I am so lucky to have them all so close to me I can call them with any problem I may have and they are always willing to help. My sister is so great to me we can hang out and always have a great time. We are so different but that has never got in our way. My brother is the best he is not a touchy person but whenever a hug is needed he is there for me. He has always watched over me. Thanks you guys love you!!

My Nieces and Nephews

I don't know what we would do without these kiddos. They are the best part of our lives, they for sure keep us going. I can't believe how fast they are growing up. We love these little ones so much. It is so fun to hear about Aidan and Braxton and all the things they are learning. It is just crazy seeing how grown up Kate is and how mature she is. It is a blast watching Logan learn how to crawl and smile and move around. Thanks little ones for keeping us entertained. LOVE YOU GUYS.

My Girlfriends

I have some amazing girlfriends. Girlfriends are so important you always need girl time. We luckily have a crew of girls that does a weekly girls night. It is nice to just have someone to talk to and knows what your going through or knows what it is like. Thanks Ladies!!!

Thank you to all of those special people in my life!!! LOVE YOU!!!

Christmas Time!!

2010-01-07T20:25:00.005-07:00

I LOVE Christmas time for so many reasons. Here are a few!!!!

The Lights
The Decorations
The Music
Traditions with Friends (The Roof and Zoo Lights)
The fun times with Family and Friends
Presents
Hot Cocoa

Here are some pictures!!!

The Roof with our friends Katelynn and Aaron.

The food is so amazing!!!

Cute little GingerBread House at Zoo Lights!!

Kate and I in an Egg haha (this was kinda hard)

Austin and I with the girls on Christmas Eve

Austin and his new Tool Box. Love you baby

Aust got me a new camera. I LOVE IT!!!

Oaks on Christmas Eve

Christmas Morning @ 7 am (Too Early for us)

Fall Time!!!

2009-11-01T12:09:00.006-07:00

I can't believe it is already November how crazy we have had a blast this fall!!! We took a nice little trip to Eden it was so pretty and small its so fun to get away.

Me and Aidan in the car driving around Eden!!!

I was so excited to take our first real family pictures and send them out as Christmas Cards. We went up to Millcreek Canyon and had the help of my mom and brother ah we could not have done it without them, they were so much help my cute mom would squeak the toy every time we took a picture so Oakley would look happy in the picture haha.

Our Family Picture!!!

We started a new tradition of pumpkin carving with friends!!! We had so much fun we all went and picked out pumpkins out together then had everyone back to our place for the carving and munching on yummy food!!!

Me and Austin getting the guts out!!!

The Family of Pumpkins!!!

We spend the first part of Halloween with our Families it is so fun to see the little ones and how excited they get to go get candy. They looked so cute dressed up.

Vampire and Cowboy haha

Our little Family

Cute little Robin!!

Aust and the kids!!!
Aidan loved my Vampire teeth haha

We then went to a party at our friends house my battery on my camera died so I will have to post party pictures when I get them from the friends!!! I hope everyone had a great Halloween, now for the Thanksgiving and Christmas Season!!!!

Summer Time!!!!

2009-08-26T16:38:00.017-06:00

We have had a great summer!!! I finally got a job I am back to work at Parkside I am so excited to see my cute little Parkside kids again I love those kids!!!! I can't believe summer is over it seems so crazy it went so fast. I am so excited for fall though Ah I love Halloween hehe!!! the Fall leaves and just all of Fall!!! Well I hope you all had a great summer!!!

Here are some pictures of the fun things we have done this summer!!!

4 wheeling with my mom :)Riding with the Hubby :)Mikayla's Birthday PartyBee's Games With My GirlsSleepover with Aidan I just love this picture!!! Austy ready for the campfire!!!
Campfire with my family I love the smoke in this one
My Wedding Photographer I just love her!!! Me Aust and Logan @ Braxton's BirthdayAust driving his Boss's Porche around :)Saying goodbye to my cousin Brandon. We had a blast with him

Our Honeymoon!!!

2009-07-14T09:22:00.011-06:00

We went to San Diego for our honeymoon ah it was so nice to get away. We had never been to San Diego and were both so excited. Since we are under 25 it cost way too much to rent a car so we just walked to where we wanted to go. We were like little kids we were so excited to go to Sea World it was so much fun. We got there in the early afternoon and stayed till after 9 we got to see the dolphin show, Sea Lions Live and the big Shamu Rocks show that they only do in the summer. We got to feed the Sea Lions it was so fun they were going crazy. We had an amazing view from our room we were right on Mission Bay it was so fun to see all the boats coming in and out during the day. We were able to walk to the beach it was so nice. I'm not one to play in the waves but I love watching them and hearing them crash. We did a lot of relaxing it was so nice to just hang out and not worry about getting things done. We had a blast!!!! We can't wait to go back and do more when we have a car haha. Here are some pictures!!!

the view from our room during the day

then night it was so pretty!!!

The Budweiser Wagon

Austin loves the Penguins

Feeding the Sea Lions

Pictures from our Wedding

2009-06-26T16:51:00.007-06:00

Getting ready

Ringbarrer, Flower girl and new nephew Logan

Now Mr. and Mrs. Hatch!!!!

The Boys

The Girls

The Day I Married the LOVE of my Life!!!

2009-06-23T13:54:00.004-06:00

On Wednesday June 10th 2009 I married the love of my life and my best friend!!!! As many of you know we have been engaged since last March and have been together for 5 years we were so ready!!! Some of my family came in from Washington which was so great to have them here. The weather was kind of scary it had rained so much before hand and sure enough the day off was pretty rainy we were able to get a canopy for the patio I was a little upset cause I wanted all outdoor that is why we picked Rose Sachs Gardens but you can't do anything about the weather.

We had our ceremony under the canopy and things went great. It was so fun to hold Austin's hand and know we were finally getting married. I now get to call him my husband and always be with him. We had a fun turn out of friends we danced and had fun the whole night. Our DJ was great and played fun music. We had a blast thank you to everyone that came and celebrated the start of our new lives together. I couldn't have done it without the help of close friends and family. Thank you everyone for all your help and everything that you did.

The night of our wedding we stayed in the Presidents Suite at the Hilton Hotel. WOW it was amazing it was seriously 3 times the size of our condo it was so nice!!! We then hung around with the family and did the present thing over the weekend. We headed out to San Diego California for our honeymoon we had a blast we went to Sea World, The Beach and relaxed we had so much fun!!!!

We are now back to reality. We have most of our stuff all put together at home, it is so fun to be with each other in our own place. We cook dinner together and do other fun things. Well I think that is about it. I love you baby thank you for being the best!!! I am so lucky you now have you has my husband!!!

Pictures to come!!!!

Austin's 21st Birthday!!!!

2009-05-13T20:37:00.004-06:00

Well it has finally happened Austin has turned 21 we have been waiting for quite some time. We had a fun day. We got together for lunch and Aust had his first beer yay!!! We then went to Brewvies and saw I love you man. Funny movie and great place to go :)

We got Austin a grill for his birthday I was so excited cause he has always loved to grill and now we have a place for him to grill whenever he wants to.

We had a party for him with our friends at our new place!!! We kept it really simple but we had fun. We started with a BBQ of course and then just had fun playing games and such. I love Aust so much. I can't believe we are so close to getting married. We only have 27 days yay!!! I can't wait we have been waiting long enough!!!

Here are a few more engagements also.

It's been awhile!!!

2009-04-21T21:21:00.015-06:00

Wow it has been quite sometime since I last blogged. Here are a few things that we have done lately. We moved Austin into our new place!!! It has been so much fun, we have loved being in our own place. It has been fun buying new things to decorate and cooking for each other at night. We had a great Easter weekend. We got our engagement pictures done the Saturday before Easter, our photographer is AMAZING. She is so much fun we love her. She did a great job too she was so excited to try new things and she made sure we were always comfortable. I would recommend her to anyone. If you need a photographer please let me know I will give you her info!!! It was so hard to choose the pictures. My mom tagged along which was so fun she took pictures of us getting our pictures taken haha. Gotta love her!!! This is us with our awesome photographer

and a sneak peek of our pictures

My niece Kate was in a play so we went to that after engagements. It was so great to see her in the play she has grown up so much I can't even believe it. She did a great job you can tell she really loves it. Easter Sunday was pretty chill we went to a movie with my family and then came home had lunch and had an Easter Egg Hunt. Aidan had a blast she would hide the eggs over and over and make us find them. Nieces are so fun!!! Here they are searching for eggs

And here they are in their super sweet 3D glasses

We are finishing up on all the wedding plans. I can't believe that we only have a little over a month it seems like we have been planning forever and I can't believe it is almost here. I can't wait it will be so nice to see everything put together. We have been waiting so long it will be nice to finally be married :) We went to a surprise 21st party for one of our friends. It's so nice everyone is finally turning 21. Austin's birthday is next week he can't wait. It will be so fun to finally have everyone go out together. We are going to have a little party for him so I'm sure there will be photos soon :) Here we are with our friends Devin and Kiersten

I am also loving my job I never knew working with kids was gonna be so fun!!! I love seeing them improve and learn new things they get so excited. We went on a field trip the other day it was so fun we went to the Children's Museum and then we went to the Planetarium and saw the under the sea 3D movie it was so much fun. The kids are really fun!!! Well that is all on us for now!!!

You will be missed Ryan

2009-03-02T09:25:00.007-07:00

Friday morning we got the phone call that a very close family friend had been in a plane accident and had died. This news was so shocking we could not believe it. Ryan Mouritsen was one of the greatest people I had ever met. He was full of life there was never a dull moment if Ryan was in the room. We all loved Ryan so much but my sister was very close to him, they were more than just best friends. My heart breaks to see her have to go through this. Ryan was one of those people that you just instantly loved, you couldn't help but love him. Ryan has an amazing family that will miss him so much. He just adored his nieces and nephews. My niece Aidan was so lucky to have Uncle Ryan in her life, even though she wasn't really his niece he sure treated her like one. He always showed her the same love. We know Ryan is now doing what he loves, flying his own set of wings. We will truly miss you Ryan, you were an amazing person. We will think of you everyday and always remember the good times!!! I love you, toodles :)

Our Celebration Weekend

2009-02-16T22:54:00.011-07:00

Our Valentine's Day was great!!! Austin took the day off so that we could just spend time together. Valentine's Day is also our anniversary, we have now hit the 5 year mark. I can't believe how fast the time has gone. We have had an amazing 5 years together!!! We had a super fun day, we went to Chucky Cheeses with my niece and Austin's nephew Aust and I ended up playing games and winning tons of tickets for the little ones. Later in the day we went back to Austin's house to exchange presents.I got an amazing set of pink sapphire earrings they are so cute I love them and I got Austin a couples massage, he works so hard during the week I thought he would enjoy a relaxing massage we then had dinner at our favorite place Cafe Rio. After dinner we decided to get in the hot tub then watch a movie. Our Valentines/Anniversary was great, we loved every minute of it. We still can't believe it has been 5 years, they have been the best 5 years so far :)

We got to spend alot of time together this weekend, Aust took Saturday and Monday off. It was so fun to just be with each other all day and night. We did some wedding planning this weekend too there is still a few things we need to get done. We looked around at some places to live, if anyone has suggestions please feel free to tell us. We are having a terrible time finding somewhere that will accept our big dog not many apartments allow big dogs :( We then had to organize our guest list... oh dear ha ha we have to do some adjusting to that one. I can't wait for the day to be here already, we have been waiting so long but it has been worth the wait. I do have to say planning a wedding can be very stressful, things are coming together great but there is always the little things that stress me out. I have to thank Austin for putting up with me when I'm freaking out that something is not going to work or that we won't find what we are looking for. He has been great through all the planning.

It is so nice to know that Austin will always be there for me no matter what. He is the best soon be to husband I could ever ask for, he is always taking care of me and making sure I am happy. He always knows what to do or say to make me feel better. I can be mean and in a terrible mood and he always changes that. I can't wait to be married to him, he is the best thing that has ever happened to me I would be lost without him. Thanks babe I love you!!!

Wedding Help

2009-01-21T09:35:00.002-07:00

I have had so many people help with the wedding everyone has been so great. I thought we had everything done but I think our florist is falling through. If anyone knows of a great florist we can use please let me know, Thank you so much. I would also like to know if there is anything you would change about your wedding or any advice you could give us. I keep thinking we are almost done with everything then someone says what about this and I'm like oh no I didn't think of that. Any advice would be great, Thank you so much to those that have helped out!!! And to anyone getting married I am more than willing to answer any questions :) it is nice to talk to someone that is planning or has planned before!!

Whats New....

2009-01-12T09:28:00.003-07:00

Hey guys.... First off I changed my mind about the private blog, we will keep it open for a bit longer. I started another job at the Elementary School, it has been super fun but wears me out ha ha being with kids for 7 hours straight makes ya tired fast. The kids can just go go go they never slow down. It has been fun to work with such a nice teacher and the kids are great too. I have learned so much from these little kids they have gone through things I have never been through before and they are so young. Austin is still working hard and liking his job, if anyone needs granite or tile just let us know :) We are getting the last of the wedding stuff done too, we went and tasted our cake it is so yummy we had a blast our cake lady is so fun to work with :) My mom and I went and talked to the lady that will be doing my flowers she is so sweet and she does a great job, everything is coming together so well I can't wait to have the wedding it is coming up soon 5 months away yay!!! Well that is the update on us!!! Hope everyone is great and the new year is treating you well!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

2009-01-01T14:05:00.005-07:00

BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR!!! This year we had some friends come over to Austin's house, it was nothing big but we had fun. We had 7 layer dip, mini pigs in a blanket and some queso mmmm. We just hung out watched tv, played xbox and chatted!!!

Me and Aust :)

Me and baby girl celebrating the new year she didn't like her hat ha ha

Me and Katelynn

Hey Guys!!!

2008-12-30T22:51:00.003-07:00

I know it's silly because we don't have kids or anything like that, but I'm making our blog private. I had a friend get a weird comment from some random guy. Please send me your email address so that I can add you so you can still read our blog. I would greatly appreciate it. I'd rather be safe than sorry :) Thanks Guys!!!

Christmas 2008

2008-12-30T00:09:00.005-07:00

We had an awesome Christmas this year. My family does everything on Christmas Eve so the whole family came over and we opened all of our presents, but Santa presents. I love this tradition because I can't stand waiting to find out what I got haha I'm horrible. It was so fun to see my nieces get so excited about their presents. Aust and I were a little spoiled this year.

We didn't get one single picture of the two of us :( But I'm sure we will get some soon with New Years and all!!

On Christmas morning we did Santa presents with our families then we headed to Austin's Grandparents house. We opened a few presents and ate lunch, we got a George Foreman Grill from his grandparents we are so excited to use it. We then got to do Christmas Morning again on the 26th for Austin's nephew, Brax is so fun to watch he gets so excited about the presents and then asks for the next one. Christmas was great this year we got to spend time with all our families and with each other. We got a few presents that we can use once we move out, we are super excited to use them!!!

Christmas Fun!!!

2008-12-15T11:40:00.008-07:00

WOW. This past week and weekend have been super busy but so much fun!!! Last Monday my sister and I went Wedding Dress Shopping, we were very successful. I found the dress yay. I'm so excited I love to just look at. Getting the dress made me want the wedding to happen right now. I can't wait to be married to Austin I love him so much. I can't believe how fast this year has gone by it's crazy!!

Last year we went to The Roof with our friends Aaron and Katelynn and we decided to make it a Christmas tradition. This year we went on a carriage ride, our driver was so fun. Then our friends Garrett and Mikayla joined us at The Roof for dinner. The food was so amazing we had so much fun!!! We had fun taking pictures ha ha

On Saturday all the girls from our little high school group got together to have lunch and catch up. It was crazy to see how much we have all grown up and changed, but it's good to know we can still get together and have fun. I wish I would have gotten a picture!! Saturday night we had our Annual Santa Party at my Grandma's house. I was so excited because this is the first time in 22 years that I didn't have a present from Santa so I thought I was safe no sitting on Santa's lap but oh no Santa had something else in mind. He made everyone get up there and tell him what they wanted.

Sunday we went out to Ikea with my family, my mom loves going to Ikea. We had so much fun looking around and thinking about things we could buy for our apartment when we get married. We found a bed, couch and dressers ha ha. I can't believe we are finally making this thing happen . We have grown so close the past 4 almost 5 years he is my best friend!!

Zoo Lights

2008-12-07T12:53:00.001-07:00

We went to the Zoo Lights this year with our friends Aaron and Katelynn. We had so much fun. The lights were so amazing!!!

These sweet glasses made all the lights look like little snowmen. We had fun with them driving home ha ha

Thanksgiving

2008-12-07T12:44:00.000-07:00

Thanksgiving was so good this year. We went over to Austin's grandmas house then right over to my moms house. We ate so much amazing food. We are so thankful for our families!!! I'm so thankful for my family.

Not everybody is in this picture but I love them all!!

I'm so thankful for Austy he is the best I don't know where
I would be without him today.

My two nieces are the cutest girls in the world.

They are so fun. I love them so much!!!

Halloween 2008

2008-12-07T12:36:00.002-07:00

Me and Princess Aidan. She is getting so big!!

Me and Austin on Halloween!!

Our little family on Halloween. Oaks hates her hat!!

Our Save the Date Pictures

2008-12-07T12:11:00.001-07:00

We decided to send out save the dates since our wedding is sorta far away (not your average utah wedding thats for sure) Here are some of the pictures. I have to thank my brother, sister and mom they came and took the pictures for us. We all think they turned out great for not using a real photographer.