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Actually, I was hitched. :]

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Go find us. :]

Dec 23 2010

So, this is how our weekend at home went...

We spent Friday hanging around, doing a lot of nothing. :] We went shopping, and just enjoyed being together. Friday evening I went to dinner with all of my aunts and girl cousins that could be there, for a different kind of bridal shower. We went to Archibalds at Gardner Village. It was really fun! We all love going there for....

fried green tomatoes!!! They were so delicious. (Sorry the picture is giant. But, it is a metaphorical representation of their deliciousness.) I also got my very own magic Santa key and a new Nativity scene for my collection. That brings the count up to 13. :] It was really fun and I really enjoyed being there. Troy's mom came along too and that was nice. :] Hopefully we didn't overwhelm her. Saturday was a crazy day! We went to Troy's great friend's wedding. It was all the way in Manti so we woke up bright and early (8:00 being early mind you) and headed out into the snow. Luckily the roads were not bad, and we made it there on time in one piece. It was so fun getting to see them! It made us both so excited, and ever since then we have just been dying to have our turn. I'm jealous that Troy got to watch the actual sealing, but in due time. :] I'm so excited! It's coming so quickly. After the wedding we went to a splendid luncheon, complete with the greatest piece of chicken I probably could have ever consumed. And, I can't even tell you what was on it, because we are not entirely sure! But it was good. Hats off to the Manti House. Paula Dean is certifiably crazy. In my recent obsession/addiction to the Food Network I have a really hard time changing the channel. And Paula my dear friends, is insane. I just wish I could try her food, to see if the crazy is worth it. I do want her red pan set at Wal-Mart however. So, I guess dear Paula is good for something.

After the wedding we went to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Christmas concert. Troy's parents had extra tickets, and knowing the history behind the show, offered them to us. (This is the part of the weekend where we re-enact our first date....sort of.) We got there early and walked around Temple Square. It was really pretty, even though we didn't spend too much time looking at the lights, we just walked through. (This is in accordance with Dec. 12, 2009's activities.) We headed over to the Conference Center, and jumped into the massive line of people. The line went clear up one side of the CC and around the corner! Luckily it moved very quickly, but it was quite the hike in my high heels. (Keep these shoes in mind for later...) We met up with his parents, and they graciously gave us the really good tickets, down where all the General Authorities sit. It was so neat! We were very close to the front, and were able to see thing neither of us had before. Thanks Craig and Becky! David A. did a great job, and I really enjoyed the show. After, we decided to go to dinner. BACK-STORY: We parked right by Little America. Hopped on Trax, and rode to Temple Square. We were planning on going to dinner at Tucci's, which was in Trolley Square. (We went to Macaroni Grill last year, but neither of us wanted to. We really should have.) Anyway, so after the show we headed out to Trax, to ride to the car. However, we had not fully researched the path we needed to take. Troy knew that Tucci's was in Trolley Square. And we knew there was a separate Trax train that would take us to Trolley Square. The dilemma we had was whether we were going to drive or ride to the restaurant. Before we could decide, we needed to get to the station. Troy, bless his heart, led us the long way. He was right in where he was going, it just was the really long way around. We finally realized how far out of the way we walked, and I opted to just go to the car. We had already walked more than half way, and I figured I could make the rest of the way. However we decided to go to the station instead. We had just missed the one that would take us to our car, so we made a quick decision to take the train to Trolley Square. Pretty sketchy decision on our part, since at this point my feet (recall the shoes...) were screaming at me now. We got off the train, and much to our despair, realized the restaurant was about 3 blocks from where we were standing. I was done. So, we got back on the trains, switched a whole bunch of times. Shed some tears outside the ten o'clock news (I was doing this) and ended up back at our car. I was exhausted and starving. Troy felt bad, and was as equally hungry. All in all, we ended up at Crown Burger, five minutes to close, and enjoyed greasy hamburgers in the car.

Regardless of the obstacles we faced, I saw some great parts of SLC I had never before (as well as some sketchy) and spent the night with Troy. Happy date re-enactment. :]

Note: Don't let our story prohibit you from re-enacting dates you have had. I'm hoping this was just our bad luck affecting our plans as it often does.

Dec 15 2010

Woo!

I get to go home. :] Me and Troy. I'm so excited, I just needed to blog about it!

Look for these exciting future posts:

-Gingerbread houses (next week)

-The re-enactment of our first date!

-Derek's wedding (Troy's best friend)

-Christmas time!

and best of all, I have officially created mine and Troy's old married couples blog. The URL is:

troyney.blogspot.com

since I'm unaware of when my next posts will be in here, I figured I would make that announcement now, since as of December 30, this blog will no longer be posted in. :]

I must tell you. I'm at work now, and it is slow. This old man and little boy just came into the coffee shop. This is no ordinary young child. He is so talkative and intelligent! He was making me laugh so hard. He is probably four or five. He specifically asked for an Espresso Brownie. (Didn't get it of course, because that would be a horrid idea for a small child.) He then told his grandfather he did not want a steamer, but some "delicious chocolate Hot Cocoa." Then he saw these caramels (pronounced by him as "care-a-mells" the correct way I guess.) Anthony, the barista, told him to try the Salt flavored. He got the most serious look on his face, furrowed his miniature brown put his hands out in front of them and said "Oh no. I dislike salt." In the end, he choose the salt caramel and enjoyed the whipped cream on his hot chocolate by the spoonful. Good to know that even the most intelligent and serious of children, are still children. :]

Dec 12 2010

One year ago...

"Saturday was the day of excitement since I have been home. I woke up bright and early, and got to Smart Cookie at about five, and spent the next ten hours baking my butt off, all by myself. I was going so fast, so that I could be out of there for my date. I don't think I stopped doing something once. It was an exhausting feat. But all boring baking details aside, I made it out alive, and on time. I got home, got ready for my date, and was so exhausted, but still excited. It was a really fun date! I had lots of fun getting to know Troy, and we walked around Temple Square, and then went to the Christmas Program that MOTAB does every year. It was really good. :] I liked going, because I haven't been in so long, and I kind of missed them. Natalie Cole was there as well, and wow. She is kind of a diva. She had her own blinged out microphone, and conductress. But it was still amazing. :] We ate at Macaroni Grill after, and walked back to the car. I really did have a good time, and maybe we will get to hang out again. We will see. :]"

Happy one year anniversary Troy!! :]

I cannot believe it has really been an entire year that we have been dating. It definitely doesn't feel like that long. We have had some great times, and I'm so happy that I get to have a million more years with him. The best part about having a year, is that now there isn't one calendar day of the year I haven't known him. If that hasn't scared me away yet, nothing can.

I love you. :]

Dec 6 2010

Haven't been on a while.

This is my update of the past little while.

I pretty much haven't done anything very exciting. I did quit the beloved call center! Woo! So I'm all done asking people questions for 15 hours a week! At first I was very wary of quitting, because I know the extra money will be helpful in the long run. But I'm so glad that I have. I have a lot more time to do things now, and life isn't quite so hectic. I am really enjoying working at the Crepery, and don't plan on leaving anytime soon. My bosses are really cool, and I love the environment. In fact, I'm here now. :] It is such a cool job, and I get a lot of time to do homework and study.

It hasn't been very fun lately however. Me and Troy are both stuck up here for like 99% of the Christmas Break, and it is really quite a bummer. But I'm learning to accept it, so hopefully we will just be able to make the best of it and move on.

We both have a lot to do for finals week/end of the semester. It's a little bit stressful, but I'm hoping we will both be okay. I'm done in two classes, so I only have two more to worry about. It should all go pretty well. Hopefully. I'm assuming our grades won't be the greatest, but I know they won't be awful because we both have been working pretty hard.

Boring post, but that is really all we have been up to. :/

Nov 28 2010

The Thanksgiving Post! (The first picture is on on my birthday though. :] )

Our delicious breakfast casserole. Our first new tradition for every Thanksgiving. :]

We made two pumpkin pies this year. One the regular way, and one with half Apple Beer and regular milk instead of the evaporated. The Apple Beer one turned out to be our favorite! :]

Since Troy had to work this Thanksgiving, and we didn't go home I set up this dinner for us to surprise him when he got home. I went through a lot of hard work to get that table set up! :]

I even made name tags for us, just in case we forgot who we were. :]

(You can't tell, but my salad is really pretty.)

This was my Turkey wings! They were beautifully cooked. Really. I was shocked. :] I used all sorts of lovely spices, and I think all my hours of the Food Network is getting to me....

The final set up. Lit candles and everything. It was so much fun. :] We really enjoyed being together. (Notice: our table is in fact Logan and Troy's bedroom desks. Good thing I'm a muscle woman and carried them out in to the front room for a real table!)

Yay! Troy came home from work and I was EXHAUSTED.

This is Troy's Thanksgiving dinner. He ate a ton! :]

Another new tradition we started. We wanted something sweet while we were watching Lost so we made Muddy Buddies! They were delicious. :]

This whole Thanksgiving was hard at first, I didn't like being away from home and Troy's roommate (that I don't get along with too well, and kinda does nothing all day) was looking like he was going to crash my romantic surprise. But the Bishop came and brought him to his Thanksgiving, so we were able to celebrate by ourselves. I was glad, because I didn't want to spend my whole day away from family with someone who I had trouble getting along with. In the end, everything worked out. Even my cooking. :] I was very proud. Lately, I have been quite the chef. So I had faith I could pull it off.

We got so much snow this Thanksgiving Break too! The great "Blizzard" seemed to only bring snow to us up north, and it was actually pretty scary. They sent us home from work early, and a bunch of places were closed. Everything was basically ice, and driving still isn't that great. We are surviving though, and counting down the days until this semester is over!! :] Happy Holidays.

Nov 17 2010

I have gotten lazy. :/

This past weekend we went home so I could attend a couple of bridal showers that were going on. It was a lot of fun! I loved it. :] It was a great time to see everyone and get to catch up. We were lucky enough to have Lindsay and baby Eli! It was so good to see them, and I'm super glad she was able to come and do wedding stuff with me. :] Look how cute. :]

We have started the crazy work life. I'm working two jobs, which has me working every day. Sometimes, if I'm real lucky, twice a day. :] It's a life I'm none too fond of, but I'm looking to the future and hoping that it will pay off. Quickly! :] Troy is also working two jobs, just not quite as intensely as I have been. But it will pick up, and four jobs between the two of us (five if you count the Statesman) is none too shabby, so I have nothing to complain about. We are hoping for a comfortable life. Ha. :] We are both trying hard to figure out what it is exactly we are going to do with our lives, and that is a problem. I'm hoping by after the summer we will have everything figured out, and will be good to go. We will see. :] We are open for suggestions, we are thinking of starting a contest. "Find careers for Whit and Troy. Prize for the winner." Consider your suggestions carefully, your'e deciding our lives.

I have hit the wall on school things. I want to be done. I just want it to be over! I'm trying to push through for these last few weeks however. Pray for me. And my grades. :]

We went and saw Morning Glory and I am highly recommending it. Very good. Very funny. See it! :]