road trip

I did it! I survived the 20 hour drive home. We just got back from our trip to Iowa to visit Mom and Dad Pearson. It was a lovely trip and Craig was a happy boy to be spending so much time with his family. 

Before I go rest my aching road trip body, I wanted to share my latest musical obsession, Mr. Johnny Cash. I don't really know what brought it up, but he is serenading me now on his newly created Pandora station. He is one sexy singer. Oh and I remember now! It was from watching The Help and it had Jackson playing. Also a fabulous book/movie which everyone should read/see, in that order.

School starts on Monday for Craig, and so our summer is coming to a close. I will miss it very much. 

So let us have Mr. Cash sing us to sleep, shall we?

Miss G

Our cute niece Genevieve was in town with her parents from Minnesota. She is such a goofball and very hard to say no to! She just asks with this cute little voice and you can't help but say yes. She is definitely the center of attention in the Pearson clan. We love our Miss G.

love at second sight

We had the most amazing time this past weekend in Park City. Seriously, we were there for less than 24 hours but made the most of our get away. 

Craig and I checked into our hotel and were pleasantly surprised by the double doors and knew it was going to be much better than expected. We opened the doors and the room was huge. But the best surprise was when we saw the huge heart shaped bath tub! Dumb and Dumber, anyone? If only it was red, that would have been perfection. It's all I've ever wanted out of a hotel room.

After we checked in we went shopping at the outlet mall. Awesome. I got some pants for $6 and we both got shoes at Vans. 

Dinner was so delicious. I got the ribs with mashed potatoes and green beans. I am drooling now just thinking about it all. The meat just fell right off the bone. Oh my.

Then we headed back to our hotel room for our couples massage. Wowsa. Do you not see how this is the best vacation ever?

The next day we had Belgium Waffles for breakfast at the hotel then got ready and went to ride the alpine coaster. It was a hard decision between the alpine slide, coaster, and zip line. I'm very pleased with our decision. Fast and fun.

I am so happy with our life together. This past year has been really hard but also I am learning so much about myself and my best friend. Craig is such a great husband. He treats me so well and knows how to make me laugh and feel better when I'm down. I am so glad marriage seems to get better with time. I welcome our many years together to come.

weekend update

we had a fabulous weekend spent with friends.
friday night we had dinner with becca and aaron at the pizza factory and their delicious twisty breadsticks. then we headed to their place to watch another year. boring. so we ditched that and watched chaos theory {much better} and ate cake shakes, courtesy of craig's birthday cake.

{we are really going to miss them}

saturday we hung out at brenton's new house! {super jealous} we ate cafe rio style pork salad and watched rio, and lots of monopoly deal. our current obsession.

i also attempted a refashion. FAIL! i am a dummy and used permanent marker to make some marks of where to take it in. it was over before i could even begin. i will make another attempt later once i brush up on some sewing skills.

also, craig is sick today

so i'll be nursing him back to health

with powerade, saltines, and chicken noodle soup.

he is camped out in front of the t.v

. on our mattress. 

poor guy :(

Craig's Birthday

I would have to say that Craig's Birthday was a success.

We woke up early to have breakfast at Kneader's with Neal and Nathan

{the french toast is to die for}

Saw X-Men First Class at Movies 8

Had dinner at Magleby's {him burger, me chicken marsala}

and cake and ice cream with friends

I'm still trying to catch up on my sleep 

from all that partying!

Happy Birthday, again, Craig

{I love you}

thanks for being born

bosom buddies

this past weekend I got to spend one last hoorah with Becca and Cassie.

it has been a long time since just the three of us got together and it was so nice to have girl time with them.

I met Cassie and Becca when I moved into Raintree not knowing a soul. They thought my name was Lindsey and that I was 25 years old. What??? 

I actually prayed really hard for these two. Back when living with my Aunt Mary I was so nervous about moving to Provo and not knowing any of my roommates. And a lot of strange things happened to lead up to this point. I was all set to live with someone from back home, but she bailed on me. Then the apartment complex called me saying someone was hoping to switch apartments with me so she could be with her friends. So as I was being bartered off I had no idea it was just leading me to these girls. Hence, why they thought I was a 25 yr old, Lindsey.

Well needless to say we hit it off, and later we were joined by Brooke, Lindsey, and Mackenzie and we became a close knit group.

These two have changed my life for the better. They made Provo life so very wonderful and are some of the reasons why I will never regret living in Utah for WAY longer than expected. They also happen to be the reasons why I met Craig! 

Weekend activities include:

Monopoly Deal {a lot of it}

Green Show

Shopping

Food

Face Masks

Attempting to watch How Do You Know {failed, so boring}

Talking way too loud about inappropriate things at Cafe Rio {this is typical}

So yeah, friends for life.

nothing good ends unless it ends badly...

Thank you Ben for that oh so true statement. {Hang in there buddy, you're time is coming...}

My time working at the HLRC is coming to a close. Next Wednesday is my last day, but tonight is Brooke and I's last shift together! We have enjoyed our Thursday nights together immensely and I will miss them terribly. Most of my work buddies have already come and gone, none of my coworkers who were here when I started way back in fall of 2008, are here anymore. But this place has been my little corner of BYU and I will miss it.

Harold is pretty much the coolest boss in the world. He has a beard, which in case you didn't know, isn't usually allowed on campus but he is a REBEL! {actually he has permission and a beard card to show it}. BUT he is a rock star none the less. Sweetest man ever, who tolerates a lot from our shenanigans.

Things I will miss include:
Zuma
Watching my TV shows for a living
Reading
Taking silly pictures
Taking silly dance videos
Dancing on the countertops {shhhh don't tell}
My awesome co-workers past and present {mostly}
Morning meeting Hot Pocket breakfasts
girl milk (that sounds wrong, but it is pink milk)
Even being asked 1,257.4 times a day, "how do i get my headphones to work?"

Thank you for the memories :)

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Happy Birthday Craig!!!

Dear Craig,

Thank you for being in my life. I cannot believe how much I could love one person {you}. I can honestly say I love you more and more each day. You are teaching me how to become a better me. Thank you for being an amazing husband, because of you I know how a woman should be treated. I am so happy with our lives together and look forward to our future. You are my rock. I won!!

Love,
Me