Weekend Getaway!

Anyone that knows me knows that I love me some sunshine! I will do almost anything to get away from the wretched weather here lately! This time I had to beg, plead, cry a little and finally I convinced my penny-pinching hubby to submit to a short 2 day trip to St. George, one of my very favorite places. We had a BLAST! We stayed in the nicest house that my mom's friend owns and it was perfect! We ate some yummy food at the local Frostop, sunbathed by the pool, and just enjoyed eachother's company. It ended up being a very afforable vacation, just gas to get there and back, some delicious food (which was delightfully inexpensive) and 2 swimuits, because we forgot ours! My only regret is that we didn't get to eat In-N-Out Burger (*drool*) as it is not open yet...BOOOOO!! And that I didn't get to see my cute friends Heather and Tawni...but there is always next weekend! Oh, yes, I am going south again!!!! No one can stop me! (Plus, we already planned it...details details!)

You gotta love a self portrait! They happen to be my favorite style of photography!

This is the LOVELY kitchen and the picture just does not do it justice. The tile work in this place was so amazing! I hope Steve was taking notes!Isn't he the cutest man ever?I love me a good self portrait! Don't worry...the wind was blowing...I did not do my hair that way!

Steve was seriously so cute! He was like a little boy playing in the water! If you go to St. George, this place is a must-see! It is right by the Tabernacle and there is a huge water feature that hundreds of people bring their kids to play in. So cute! I can't wait to bring some munchkins of my own there one day! What a great trip we had...thank you Steve for indulging me yet again! I love you sweetheart!

Cutest Thing Ever!

So the other day I get an unsolicited knock at my door (which is unusual during the day) and low and behold its Robyn and Hayden! I was so glad to have these visitors on my day off! Robyn said that she was pulling into Daybreak (where we live 4 doors away from eachother) and Hayden looked up and said, "Kacey!!" Robyn said, "Oh, you want to see Kacey?" Hayden: "YEAH!!" I almost started to cry that was so sweet! He was SO excited to see me! I love that little boy! Maybe this is the reason why he loves to come visit me???

Okay, so maybe he loves ice cream almost as much as he loves me!

Marley's New Do

Everyone in our neighborhood thinks we traded in our Old English Sheep Dog for a large rodent of some kind! We had to get Marley shaved for summer, and let me tell you, she is like a brand new dog! She has so much energy and I'm not kidding you, she struts around like she's the hottest new thing. What a show off (She totally gets that from Steve)! Here are the before and after photos!

Before:

After:

Isn't that one of the funniest things you've ever seen? When I picked her up from the groomer, I honestly laughed for about 10 minutes straight! I didn't even recognize her! She is so cute and now I can take her for runs with me. Tugsley, true to his name, tugs me too much and Marley is the perfect running companion. I just felt too bad to make her run beforebbecause she would sweat so bad and pant for the rest of the night. I took her for a run last night in the snow (arggg) and for the first time I worried she might get cold! I love our new and improved Marley!

MEK and Me

MEK...I must love this guy!


So I totally splurged on Steve this year for the big number 3! It was so funny...on Saturday, as I mentioned before, we went shopping for me and Steve was being very sweet and he says, "I think that our anniversary is one of those times that I spoil you and I don't really need much." So, I figured that I would write him a cute letter and make him a romantic dinner and he could spoil me. Well, late Sunday night (mind you our anniversary was the next day) he says, "Well, maybe I do want something for our anniversary." REALLY???!!? Really, Steve?? So with out much notice, I am scrambling for something to get him and he won't say what. I know what he really wanted (he'd dropped a couple hints to me while shopping for me on Saturday that he wanted some MEK jeans) and I just didn't want to spend more on him than he did on me...after all, I was the one to be spoiled, right? So after work, I went to the Buckle and I just couldn't help myself. I got the cutest pair of jeans in the whole store and I bought them, had them wrapped so stinkin' cute and wrote him the cutest card, and took him to dinner. I thought he would get me a card or something...maybe a surprise like maybe jewelry. He came home empty handed (I think he figured a delicious dinner would do the trick). So much for it being the gal who gets spoiled! You owe me Steve!!! It was a wonderful night and I love my sweet honey baby.
Steve lookin' super hot in his new jeans and shirt I got him.


His credit, Steve is romantic all the time, and for no good reason. The other morning I woke up to his side of the bed being empty and then dosed off again...a few minutes later he comes in with this:

How cute is he? What a great man I married! How could I complain about a guy that spontaniously brings me breakfast in bed???

Three Magical Years of Wedded Bliss!!

Today is Steve and my anniversary! It is crazy to think how fast time goes by! Truly, I am the happiest married girl in the world! I have married my perfect match. Steve centers me and makes me feel whole. He is truly an amazing man and I can't believe that I'm so blessed to be married to him. We have been through so many things together, and I'm glad to say that most of them are great things! We have 2 beautiful pups, a wonderful home in a fantastic community, and most of all we have one another...and we also have such great friends and we love each other's famliy's! I really couldn't ask for more!

We celebrated a little early on Saturday night because, when I celebrate, I really CELEBRATE! (We are on our third day of celebrating!) First, Steve's wonderful parents took us out to lunch to celebrate 3 wonderful years of our union. I really can't express how much I love Grant and Verla...they are such genuine and kind people and I honestly don't know what I would do if I didn't have such great support and love from my husbands mom and dad. I love them so much and they raised a wonderful son!



So we went up to Park City and went to the outlets and Steve got me a new outfit and then we went to dinner on main street at my personal Park City favorite (which says a lot being that I am a former Parkite) called Grappa. I was the last night of the winter season before they closed for a few weeks, and it was such a magical night (sorry to be cheesy...), but it was really wonderful food and a great atmosphere. I will post more when the day is done so I don't give any surprises away! But I want my sweet husband to know that I'm so grateful for him and I would absolutely be lost without him. He is an amazing provider and I am constantly in awe by how much he has on his plate and he still makes time for me...he opens my door, he kisses me unexpectedly and always finds a way to be a true romantic. I really am a lucky girl and Steve, you make me feel like number one in your book...I am cherished and I adore my wonderful husband!

More Fun Stuff For Me!

Well I had the imfamous dye test done yesterday (also known as the HSG test), and it was no fun at all. It wasn't quite as bad as everyone told me it was going to be, but it certainly wasn't fun! It was very uncomfortable and I hope I never have to do it again! But the good news is, there is nothing wrong with me as far as the radiologist could see, so we are back to square one. I'm not too worried, and I'm glad to have something else to focus on.

Speaking of which, I'm officially a student of SLCC and I start school this summer! I have to take a placement test for math and English, and I have been taking some practice tests on the internet so I can place as high as I can, and it turns out that I'm not very bright! I haven't taken a math test since my Junior year of high school and I felt so stupid! I couldn't remember how to do simple Algebra! I will have to make Steve tutor me...stinkin' smartie pants college graduate thinks he's so smart. Okay, so he is...good thing he's a good teacher! I love my sweet husband!

I'm sorry that I haven't posted any pics lately, I will make sure to take some this weekend and post them right away so you all don't get bored to tears by my blah blah blahing. So stay tuned!

What Am I Getting Myself Into???

So I went to SLCC today and met with a school counselor and we went through all the classes that I will need to take over the SIX years of my life! I will be in school as long as Steve, and most doctors for that matter! I completed one full semester at Dixie after high school and now I only have to do a thousand more years and I am a college graduate! Wow, I had no idea that one needs to learn so much to do what they love! Now I understand why my mom always says that when you graduate from college, if nothing else, you get to be a part of this special club...ha!

Speaking of my beautiful mother, she is so stinkin' cute! She found out about this Ovulation Watch that you wear and it tells you exactly when you are ovulating to increase the chances of conception and she knows someone in one of her classes that has one and she talked them into letting me borrow it. How funny! I love that woman! My mom is seriously so cute! Big news in my family, my eldest brother Brandon and his sweet wife Jessica are having a baby!!! They let it slip to me a while ago, but they recently came out and told everyone, so I'm pleased to announce that they are having a wee one! My mom called me and said "Oh, honey, are you okay? I know it's hard to not be the one that's pregnant." I honestly didn't even think of it in that way! I would never wish fertility issues on anyone and I am always happy to hear of someone that wants a baby and they get pregnant. I just don't want my unmarried siblings having kids before me...that would be rough. So stay chaste siblings...or at least use birth control!! Ha!

Could It Be??

At 25 years old, I think I have figured out what I would like to do with my life...besides being a wife (which I love) and someday a momma, I want to go into social work...here's how it all came about:

So Steve and I are watching Deal or No Deal with our trusty friends the Lundskis (I have NO idea why I love this show, but I do...) and there is a little newsflash thing running along the bottom of the screen saying that there is a casting call to be on Deal or No Deal and I was so excited! (I'm still going to see if Steve or I can get on!!) So this is really embarrassing to admit, but that night I was just tossing and turning and kept thinking about if I really got on the show, what would I do with the moolah. I thought to myself...after getting a couple pairs of Manolos (I have a slight obsession with a few pairs of shoes that I will most likely NEVER be able to justify purchasing...), what is something noble I could do with big money? If money weren't an issue, what would I do with my life? So after an hour of tossing and turning it hit me...I want to be a grief counselor for children who have suffered a loss of a sibling. I finally got out of bed and went to the computer and did some research at 12:30 a.m. What I decided is that I would have go back to school and most likely have to get a Master's Degree in Social Work(oh sweet Moses).

I would love to work along side of the Make-A-Wish Foundation...cuz if Make-A-Wish is there, there are most likely kids and parents who need more than STUFF to get through such a tragedy. I wish there had been someone there when my brothers and I went through that kind of loss. I would like to coach parents on how to help their surviving children grieve as well as get through it themselves. I have no idea where to go for this kind of education, but I will figure it out and I am so excited!!! For anyone that knows me, I am a yellow personality type (I want to play all the time...) and school is SO not fun for me...I have to try 3 times harder than the average student to just get by. So this is a big deal for me, and I'm a little scared, but I have A LOT of time before I even get into my major. I have all of 3 classes under my belt. Oops. I guess I should have gotten a little more schooling done by this point, but what can you do?

If anyone knows anything about this kind of degree, please lead me in the right direction! Oh, and maybe you'll see me or Steve on Deal or No Deal next time you turn on the TV!! Ha!