One Year!

Zac and I just celebrated our 1st anniversary on Saturday. It was fantastic. We partied it up with friends at the lake, then had a nice dinner out at Texas Roadhouse with just the two of us. I thought I couldn't love Zac anymore than on the day I married him, but I realize now that our love is growing so much every day. Having the year mark celebration gave me a chance to think back on all that we have accomplished together and how we have grown closer and closer everyday. LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Breaking and Entering

Yesterday Zac and I decided that we would go on a nice Sunday hike with Nixon. As Zac is walking out the front door he locks the handle, I made sure the back door was locked and then went to walk out the front door. I noticed he had locked the handle already and figured he wouldn't have locked it without taking his keys... so I didn't grab mine. WRONG. Just as I am walking around the side of the garage I see Zac and Nixon walking back from the car. Zac asks me if I have my keys. Nope. So we check all of the windows to see if there was any chance we left one unlocked. I knew there was no way we would have left one of the downstairs windows unlocked, but the windows upstairs are usually unlocked. Indeed they were. All of them, in fact. Too bad they are all 20 feet above the ground. So Zac hoisted me up onto the overhang above our door. I climbed up, took the screen off and slid the window open. I climbed in through the blinds and right onto the desk knocking over our pens and pencils. So I wasn't very quiet and probably wouldn't make a great thief, but I did make it into the house. Moral of this story, never trust anyone else to have keys. Always take your own. :)

My Funny Boy

Nixon is the funniest dog ever. We just got into our new condo and have been renovating, so we haven't exactly had all the time in the world to spend with our dog. SO, I suppose we were lucky that Nixon has always been able to entertain himself. We were sitting on the couch after a long day of work and Nixon was wide awake, I walked outside for a minute and he quickly followed. When we went back inside nixon began playing with something little and black that he had brought in from outside. HE WAS FREAKING OUT! He was going so crazy, that I thought the black thing was a bug, so I grabbed it from his mouth.

Not a bug.

A rock.

A ROCK! Nixon would set the rock on the ground and then pounce on it. When it wouldn't move, he would push it with his paw, and it would go sliding clear across our wood floor. Nixon would chase after it and shake his head, jump all around it, and push it again. Hilarious. Much funnier when you're there in person, but still, hilarious!

Nixon

I'm pretty certain this will be the name of my new best friend, but you never know, we change our minds a lot. So Nixon is mine and Zac's new puppy. Michelle drove clear to Ferron, UT with me on monday to pick him up. Ferron is one trip that will never be made again... I hope. It is approximately 5 hours from Logan, UT. But it was worth it just this once to get my beautiful boy! Michelle took these fantastic pictures. Right now Nixon is sleeping on my lap. That's what he does most of the time, but when he is awake he is a bundle of joy. He gets way excited to play with his hunting duck and loves to be around people. Basically, he's a freakin' awesome dog. Nixon was born on Thursday, April 16, 2009 and was officially part of our family on Monday, June 15, 2009. We love him and look forward to a fun life with him. 

Tubing Down Old Main

This will be a short post, but I just wanted to tell everyone about my hilarious husband. USU is on the top of a steep hill, and the steepest part is right below Old Main (the building) thus it is called "Old Main Hill". We decided to tube down this today. So we found a tube, and headed up there. As we're walking to hill Zac runs and dives forward with the tube. He was a couple yards in front of me so I couldn't quite see what happened, but I heard a big POP. As I got to the edge of the hill and looked down, I saw my wonderful hubby on his knees. As he looked up he said in the sweetest, most innocent voice, "It popped." HAHAHAHAHA!!!! I was laughing so hard it made me cry! It was a good thing I had gone to the bathroom before we left, or I may have peed my pants. Although the tube popped on the first run, we made the best of it. We just sat on the popped tube and sled down the hill. Turns out you can still get going pretty fast, with or without air. :) All in all, it was a fabulous adventure. And I love Zac, he makes me laugh so hard!

Snowmobiles!

Thursday held wonderous snow mobiling adventures. We went up Farmington Canyon with Keaton and Jen. It was freezing and at some points, down right uncomfortable, but overall, it was a good time! So after a few adjustments to the sleds we headead on up. The snow was amazing. By the time we hit the top there was probably 4 feet of pure, untouched, powder.

So of course, once we made it up to the top, the boy played around for a little bit and then they hopped off and let the girls have a try. (Bad Idea) Well actually, Jenny did just fine. :) It was, of course, me who had the trouble. What can you expect in 4 feet of powder. How was I NOT supposed to get stuck? So I was stuck and Jen had to go back and get my wonderful, STRONG, husband to pull me out of the snow. Luckily, I wasn't the only one who had trouble with the depth of the snow. First it was Keaton, then it was Zac. :)

That's Jenny in the red jacket. She was trying to help, but couldn't quite make it through the deep snow.The boys to the sleds and did all they could to conquer this fresh mountain. Zac was speeding up the mountain and turning around. He had his whole body standing on one side of the sled when something made him slow down for a second and then speed up again, throwing him off the sled. The snow mobile kept going. Zac was on his feet in a fraction of a second, running full speed down the mountain in an attempt to catch the sled. His top half began going faster than his feet and there was nothing he could do. Straight down into the snow he went. But he did it so gracefully, he tucked and rolled and faster than I could blink he was on his feet and gaining on the sled! He lunged for the back of it and managed to grab the back bar. The snow mobile dragged him a little ways until he pulled himself up and grabbed the brake. My hero! Anyways, this picture is the result of his adventure. :) Here are just a few more pics.

Keaton and Jen

Zac and Me, (before I sunk the sled).

I just couldn't resist putting this on here. This is a totally legite picture. Jen was trying her hardest to free herself from the snow. HAHAHA!! I don't think she even knew I took it. That girl cracks me up. Loves Jen!

So Smart!

Zac and I are SO smart! Haha. This semester is over, thank goodness, and we are so excited. The semester was fun and then there were times that all I wanted to do was punch my stupid professor in the head, but all in all, we both came out of it with pretty good grades. :) We are excited for Christmas and mostly to have a little break from school. And I am so excited to go home for Christmas. Fun Fun!