Update- 1 year & California Vacay

January 19th of 2012, Nick and I went on our first date! He took me to dinner and then to the Jazz game. The rest is history! :) When we found out that the Jazz were playing at home on January 19 of this year, we HAD to go. (We're both cheesy and sentimental about that kind of stuff) We went to dinner at the Melting Pot and then headed to the Jazz game. It was so fun reminiscing about the past year and to think that exactly 1 year ago that night, we had our very first date. Who would have thought that 1 year ago I would have found my best friend and soulmate?!! Life is good! SO good!!!!

This past weekend, we took a trip to California to get out of the cold and to visit the Bello's. We left the below freezing temperatures (Oh, and let's not forget about the nasty ice storm we had the day we left that temporarily shut down the airport. Luckily our flight was only delayed an hour) and arrived in sunny California. The weather was beautiful all weekend long! The sun was shining and we had 60+ degree weather the whole time we were there.

Friday we went into San Francisco. We went to Alcatraz and then had lunch on the pier. I took a total of maybe 5 pictures the whole trip. My mom, the photographer, will be so disappointed. 

Saturday Rylee and I went on our annual "girls date" and got pedicures while Nick helped Vail out running a couple errands. Saturday night, we went to the Dunham School Crab Feed! We got crabs ;) and had a lot of fun! 

Sunday we went out to Truett Hurst Winery, where Nick proposed to me last summer! They people there even remembered us!!! We sat by the river (the exact spot Nick proposed), walked around a bit and then headed to another winery. 



I realized I am in need of some serious sunshine!!!



We got home Monday to a driveway full of snow and temperature half of what it was in California. Needless to say, I've been pouting since we left the Bello's house Monday morning.  

It was great to get away, and it WOULD be great to be home IF the snow stayed in the mountains and left the valley alone. I wish I could say that we have another trip planned soon, buuutttt we don't.

At Least it's Somethin'

I get so backed up with blogging that I end up having a hundred things to post and get so overwhelmed I just don't do any of it. Meh...

It's now 2013 and I already am 2 weeks behind. Let's just start with New Years and work our way to the present, shall we? I may backtrack here and there but bare with me on my timeline these next few posts :)

New Years Eve
We went over to our friends John and Erin's house for a little get together. It wasn't a huge party, but Nick and I decided were getting too old for that anyway. We had so much fun! We laughed a lot and ate a TON!!! 2012 was an AMAZING year for both of us, and we're even more excited for what's to come in 2013 and beyond!

Winter Fire School - St George
Nick had training in St. George this past weekend so I decided to go down with him to get out of the frickin' cold weather to just cold weather. It was 40 degrees in St. George and I almost felt like I needed to put my shorts on (not really, but it was nice compared to the ridiculously cold weather we've had in Salt Lake these last few weeks). I spent time with my grandparents while Nick went to his training classes. Saturday after class we headed down to Mesquite for some blackjack and some Popeye's. We had a lot of fun playing blackjack, but didn't come out on top. Nick and some of the guys he works with are borderline OB-SESSED with Popeye's chicken. I have never been there and as soon as Nick got in the car to drive to Mesquite, the first thing he asked was "Can we go to Popeye's?" I don't think Nick wiped the smile off his face the whole drive down there. I do have to admit, Popeye's was amazing! I had high expectations of this so-called Popeye's and I was not let down!!!! I can't wait to go there again!
It was a short weekend trip but we enjoyed every second of it. Driving home the temperature hit -3!!! NEGATIVE THREE DEGREES!!!!!! I'm over this cold weather....

Nothing else has really been going on the last couple weeks, and all I ever want to do is go home and wrap up in blankets because of this weather. Here's to hoping it warms up.... and quick!!!! We leave for California in 10.39 days, but who's counting? Oh. Right. I am!!!!

I have a few pictures to post but they're going to have to wait. (My computer is not cooperating at the moment)