Monday, September 22, 2008

BIRTHDAYS ... I love birthdays!

Well, I am now legal ... whatever that means. Now I can do a bunch of stuff that I will never do anyway and be legal about it. So, yay! But, as many of you probably know, I LOVE my birthday :) Don't ask me why ... it's just like my own personal holiday or something. Anyway, so it was a couple days ago and I wanted to share it with you! I made sure to document the whole day just for the blog :) Well, we got most of it anyway. I didn't get a picture of the yummy birthday breakfast that Preston made me, though. It was the Doxey style birthday breakfast of French Toast (sometimes pancakes or waffles) with warm cherry pie topping and ice cream! Mmmm .... What a great way to start the day! After that, we went to the BYU footaball game, which was a victory for us of course. They had to win because it was my birthday! Then, we went to the D.I. to drop off some of my old clothes and shoes so that I could buy more with my birthday money :) It was pretty exciting cuz I've never done that before! On our way home from DI, we decided to stop at a pet store and look at the puppies (which I also didn't get a picture of). They were SOOOOO cute! Sometime, hopefully soon, we'll be able to go to humane society and pick one to take home with us. When we did make it home, Preston sent me on a scavenger hunt for my gifts. Basically all his gifts were to pamper me. He gave me certificates for a manicure, pedicure, tanning and he got me some facial stuff. I've never gotten manicures or pedicures or anything like that, so it was kind of exciting! The tanning ... well, I might trade that in for a haircut or something cuz Preston told me I could :) He wasn't sure about that one, but he figured it fit with the other gifts, so he'd get it anyway. It was a good thought. He also got me a boardgame that I really wanted. It's called Thurn and Taxis. I highly recommend it to any of you who like to play games. My mom also had him pick up some games for me as her gift. So now I have 4 or 5 new games! yay! After opening all the gifts, we went to dinner at the Outback Steakhouse where we managed to get an appetizer, steak dinner, and dessert all for just $20! That's what sharing and getting a complimentary birthday dessert does for ya :) After that, he started driving somewhere and I had no idea where we were going until we got there. We went to Liz's place and she had made me an oatmeal cake cuz that's my favorite! Willie, one of my freshman friends came over and we all just talked for a couple hours. It was fun! And then we got to go home and play a game. I chose one of my new games to play because I usually beat Preston at it, but this time he won ... :( So sad. But I'm over it. Well, I hope you enjoy the pictures! It was a great birthday!

Getting excited for my birthday the day before


Going to dinner with the fam to celebrate!


Being excited to be at the game

Go Cougars! Too bad we didn't get the scoreboard in here ;)

Angie Sandwich


Me and the boys ...

Dan and Preston being silly.

Me, Preston, Dan, Katy, Travis and some other random people

The first gift in the scavenger hunt!

Opening the card (which was from Preston's mom).

I was stumped with the next clue.

(you can see the birthday money from mom!)

Finally, I figured it out and got the next clue from the piano


I got the next card there (from grandma Cottrell)

And the next clue ... in the ping pong table.

Sitting on Liz's floor eating our cake Japanese style :)

Mmmm ... oatmeal cake! Thanks Liz!


Liz and Wille showing off their personalities :)

Group picture!


As you can see, we had a lot of fun! Preston is just way to good to me! And that's how it should be :)

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Let The Games Begin


The football season has begun!! These are from our first game. The coolest picture is the one with Cosmo! Especially because just before that, he had pointed at Preston's shirt from the field and gave a thumbs up! Anyway, yay for football and go Cougs!















Yay for Cosmo














Travis and Katy

Haha, Rob came with us to the game even though he goes to the U and is definitely a U fan. But, notice that he's wearing blue! :)

First Anniversary!!

We made it a whole year!! YAY :) Unfortunately, on our actual Anniversary, we didn't have much time to do something super exciting, but I took Preston on a scavenger hunt for a few gifts: a swimsuit (one he had lost on one of our trips), a book of our life together, and a DVD of all the things we've done in the last year. And of course, I was waiting at the end of the scavenger hunt in my wedding dress for good time's sake :) After that we just went to the Olive Garden and saw Iron Man at the dollar theater. It was funny because my grandparents were actually at the same movie, but we didn't see them until after. Then we stopped for frosties on the way home cuz ice cream is the best way to end a good date! When we got home, Preston had an invitation waiting for me on our stairs for a formal dinner on friday. Well, it actually said the 27th which was wednesday ... but, that got cleared up :) So, on Friday we got all dressed up and went to a candlelit dinner at his parents house where his mom served us. Unfortunately, we didn't get any pictures of the table or anything, but it was beautiful. After dinner, he informed me that he had a surprise, so when we got home, we got our wedding cake top and went out to the car where he told me that he was taking me to the Anniversary Inn! So, off we went. It was an awesome room!! You'll see the pictures, but it really was a fun room. I liked the shower curtain the best. It was on a pulley so it was like a sail when you opened it. So cool!! Anyway, it was a good year and a great celebration!


our Anniversary (August 25th). You can kind of see the book of our life together that was one of the gifts for Preston.


In the car on our way to our formal dinner


After dinner


The rose petals all over the floor


This is the view you get as you walk into the room.


The fake birds hanging in the room :)


The mop that they had in the room ... haha


Preston driving the ship


Peeking out of the shower curtain that was the coolest thing ever!


Pouring the drinks :) ... sparkling cider that is


Our flutes filled with kisses


Leaving the Anniversary Inn. Until next year ... maybe?

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Summer Vacations

We have enjoyed several great vacations this summer, so we thought we'd post some pictures from each. They're in order from the most recent trip: the cruise, Disneyland, California, Lake Powell and Bear Lake.


Waiting to board the ship!


Wearing the awesome lifejackets


Don't worry, we're not actually touching those whistles that who knows how many people have put their mouths on ... it's just pretend :)





Flying a helicopter! kinda


checking out all the cool planes and stuff.


This was a cool one with huge missiles


Formal night modeling



Snorkel time!


My sister, brother-in-law, mom, cousin Dakota and P-man


We caught tons of mini crabs. Every now and then they'd actually be able to pinch you, but most of them were too tiny.


After snorkeling


The chocolate buffet's amazing decoration! Most of it is made of real watermelons!


The dragon ice sculpture


Our elephant towel with Preston's glasses :)


Monkeys and bananas ... two of Preston's favorite things!


Cool Mexican men ( fake of course)


Sitting in front of the window at dinner


The Matterhorn with my in-laws!


Woohoo ... riding the carousel


Our wild ride ... Mikayla is a crazy driver!


Hat stop


Classic California Adventures family photo


Playing with Mickey's new princess toys


Swimming


Aw ... the cutest couple ever


Trolley ride in Toon Town


Minnie Mouse


Macho Prestonian ... the little boy in the window is impressed :)


I have a funny face cuz Preston was trying to push me off ... :(


Gorgeous 3-D glasses


Grrr ...



Cool new swim suit. The green parts are velvet :)


I love the sunset!


Matching outfits ... oh boy


Looking out at the beach one last time before we go home


Close up!


Kim, Trip, Preston and me!


All the family after going through the Newport Beach temple


Hot stuff


Yay for temples!


Temple grounds are always so pretty ... exhibit A


We're in Lake Powell!!


Playing the Great Dal Muti in the shade


Look at the eyebrow


First time at Bear Lake