One Year Older and Wiser Too

Happy Birthday Jay! Jay's birthday was June 26 and he is pleased to say he is not a menace to society. Something about if you are 25 and not married then you are menace to society. He made it by 10 days. I know, I wasn't think, I am going to have a wedding anniversary, Father's Day and his birthday all within a 10 day span. That is a lot of presents to come up with for the man.

For his birthday he wanted to go to Applebee's. It's a good thing I love him because sometimes he can be a bit of a nerd.

When we got home he opened his presents. He really wanted a level, I know, weird. Apparently he has never had one and really wanted it, so now he has one. It's a trick though, now he will want to hang up all the pictures because he has a fun new toy. He also got the movie Madagascar and Fox and the Hound which by the way he has never seen. And his big gift was a tent. Looks like I am going to have to like camping since I just bought him a tent. I'll let you know how that works out. Maybe we will just camp in the living room.

Suds in the Bucket

When we got home from Vegas we had tons of laundry to do.
We ran an empty load to clean out our new washer and after it was done I started loading it full of laundry. Then I realized there was water all over the ground. The hose wasn't tight so it had been dripping for almost an hour. Jay cleaned up all the water and we started the wash again. I came back a few minutes later and the entire floor was sopping wet, the carpet was wet and there was water spraying everywhere. My wonderful husband forgot to connect the hose to the drain so the water was draining- spraying all over. He once again cleaned up the water and we were able to really do our laundry. So learn from our mistakes. When doing laundry make sure all hoses are connected properly and tight.

Viva Las Vegas Baby

For our Honeymoon we went to Las Vegas. Weird, I know, but it was so much fun! We stayed at Bally's, right on the strip and had a wonderful time. We did a LOT of walking and were ready to die by the end of each day but we saw a ton and made some amazing memories.

My husband, trying his luck out at gambling. For the record, he is horrible. We each decided to spend $5 gambling. We played the penny and 2 cent slots, one dollar at a time. The deal was if we hit $5 we had to cash out. Well, our first dollar he lost and I won $5 back. Second dollar we both lost, third, gone, forth he lost and I had to cash out. Our last dollar was spent on a giant slot machine and we both lost. So we started with 10 and ended with 10. Fun but Jay is not allowed to gamble ever again.

One day we walked down to Mandalay Bay and went through the Shark Reef. It was so cool. We walked through a tube and sharks were swimming above and around us. I was very grateful that the glass was thick and the sharks were contained. We also were able to touch rays swimming in a touch pool. I was fascinated by this but since Jay just returned from Florida where he was able to swim with giant rays he was a little bored.

Ok so I'm not the best wife. One day I wanted to sleep in, so I did. Around 11 a.m. we finally got up and for breakfast we had sparking cider and Krispy Kreme donuts. Not a very healthy breakfast I know, but I am doing better I promise.

At the Car Wash Baby

So as tradition would have it, our car got trashed. Tactfully I must add, but trashed none the less. Balloons completely filled the car and I'm sure those who blew them up lost many brain cells, brain cells they didn't have to lose. Balloons were also tied to the mirrors and door handles. Poor Jay got so distracted he almost hit my parents fence pulling out of the driveway.
We had to stop down the road and take the balloons off so he wouldn't cause any accidents.

Jay and I had to stop at a car wash to clean the car off. Brittney spared her Oreo's and the car was covered in black spots and paint. Not all of the paint came off, weeks later we still have traces of "Happily Ever After" on the back of the bumper.

There was paint all over the car and windows, they did a fantastic job covering it. I washed the car again last night and blue and yellow flakes were still stuck to the windows.

Our Wedding Day

I have been receiving a few complaints about the lack of wedding pictures on our blog. So Jackie, Morgan, here you go. Keep in my mind I have about a thousand more if you ever get super bored, come on over.

Oh aren't we so cute? This is in front of the Idaho Falls temple right after we got married. After the millions of pictures were done we got a sno-cone. Talk about a perfect day.

Jay and I jammin' on the guitar hero. We didn't have a big turn out to our concert however.

This is my, I mean our, amazing cake. My cousin Missy made it. I would recommend her to everyone. Not only did it look pretty, but it tasted pretty yummy as well.

These are the little culprits who trashed my car. In the back, hidden from view, are many other little vandalizers, McKayla, Justin, Greg, Britt and many of my other cousins. Thanks a lot guys. Jay and I washed our car that night, some say it is because I am OCD, I say it is because I didn't want the paint to stay on the car overnight.
(Pictures to come)

Engagement Photos

When Jay and I set a date we had three weeks to get everything done. We convinced my best friend, Kristi, to take our picture for the announcements. She did a fantastic job. Thanks K.