Lunch, Parties, Dinner, Games, and New Traditions...

This weekend and last weekend have been quite the adventures!! It all started two weekends ago when I had lunch with my amazing friend Cortnee! Not only is she cool because of her name but well I just love her! I wrote about her on my other blog a while ago but for those who don't know her, we met in college when we became roomies and we have had so many great memories!! The best memory would probably be when we got snuggies! Recently Cort decided to join the married club and will be getting married at the end of the month!!! Since I have been a member of the married club for a whole eight months now, we decided we should have lunch and I could talk to her about the excitement of marriage and helpful hints..if you know what I mean! Cort and I had a class together in college and we were pretty much connected at the hip so this would be the pic that we used to always take...unfortunately I am a little taller than her so our hips don't exactly connect but close enough :).... Later that day we celebrated Emma's birthday and went to dinner..we even brought our good friend Nic along... Every so often the Newly Married couples in our ward get together and have a little party!!! It is always super fun, I love that we actually know people now! Yay! You finally get to meet Kylea (pictured left)! She is my other really really good friend in the ward! Then hopefully you remember Heidi (right) from our previous camping post! All I have to say about these girls is that they are the best! I have always wanted cute girl friends when I got married and guess what...I found some! I always have so much with them and I look forward to see what else we will do! This weekend we all decided to go to dinner at a restaurant that a guy in our ward owns! The dinner conversation was great! Oh and no we did not plan on coordinating our outfits so well! After dinner the Jensen's invited us to their place to play games! Oh and the guy next to Kylea is her hubbie Eric! Kylea was not cold...the warm hat was part of the game Quelf! If you haven't played it I suggest that you play it! It is hard to explain the game without actually playing it but Trevor had to create a snorkel and use it the whole game... Ryan had just slapped himself while he was acting out his card...no worries it was all apart of the game... Next round I had to keep my thumbs in my mouth and Heidi had to pretend Ryan was her dummie... Trevor then had to put the game box up his shirt and sing while he still had the snorkel...The more I think of it...Kylea and Eric really never had to do anything embarrassing but the rest of us did...I think they planned it haha Now it is time to announce our new tradition... Trevor and I decided that we really loved camping and we want to do it again but the only problem was that we really didn't have our own stuff but guess what...now we do!!! We bought a tent and a blow up mattress! We couldn't just let it sit in a box though, we decided to set it up in our TV room and start a tradition! Our tradition is called Camping for Conference!!! This conference we slept in our tent and woke up and watched conference in our tent and had a blast! From now on we will always do it and I am so excited! We will even do it with our kids and I hope they will love it as much as we do! Our tent is sweet! We love it and I think it is even kind of cute with the orange! This is it with the rain cover on... And this is it without the cover so we could look at the stars or I guess I should say the ceiling... Here is Trevor exploring the tent...Now we can't wait to actually go camping in it!!! Oh and I just thought I might add...Conference was so good!!!! Our church leaders are amazing and I am already looking forward to October!

And a little bit of chicken fried, cold Ginger Beer on a Friday night...

This post has one purpose.... To prove that we actually have friends and we didn't just make them up so enjoy meeting the Bartons and Nic!

Last Friday Trevor and I went camping with our BFFs The Bartons and Nic! Usually my camping consists of trailers, grass, somewhere to shower, and somewhere to go to the bathroom but this time it was tents, dirt, no running water, and bushes. It was so much fun though!!!! We started off by squeezing everything into the back of the Jeep and then we were on our way! We made a stop at a lovely gas station to feel up on a gas and get a snack and then we were on the road again. We eventually found a wonderful camping spot and we began to set up camp. The boys then worked on getting the fire started so we could cook our tin foil dinners provided by Heidi! They were delicious thank you thank you Heidi for making those! For drinks we had really gross ginger beer, trust me don't try it. Of course we had to roast mallows after dinner because that is what camping is all about!! We all have a slight addiction to Phase 10 so we decided to go into our tent and play until about midnight and after we had enough of our loud neighbors that made us want to shoot Ryan's gun. At midnight we decided we should go to bed not knowing what was ahead of us.....after sleeping for about a hour the wind turned on...no not just a slight breeze, it was a strong wind! Our tents were going crazy and almost going to blow away! Nic's tent pretty much collapsed on him which Trevs got a huge kick out of! We tossed and turned all night until we finally just decided to wake up. Once every one was up and started eating breakfast our tent decided to take off so we had to hurry and grab it and just take it down. After cleaning up camp we headed to Goblin Valley and walked around there! It was really cool and we had a lot of fun there! Before we knew it we were on our way home and I napped for most of the drive but I was awake when a cop pulled us over and gave Trevor a ticket...don't get me started on the cop, he was a real jerk! We arrived home safely and I can't speak for everyone but I had a blast!!!!

Meet Ryan, Heidi, and Nic
As you can tell I was really excited for the trip...
Trevs got tired so decided to take a quick nap...yes the car was still moving
We might have had the tent with a vaulted ceiling but the Bartons had a blow up mattress...
Luckily they went to scout camp...
Chilling by the fire...
All of us...
Ryan really liked the ginger beer...he might have liked it a little too much
Our amazing dinner...Heidi even made a special one for me since I am so picky
Yes that is a gun, we thought it really added to the picture...
Jada should have been in a commercial she looked so cool camping...
Our tent blowing away...
Nic's tent blowing away...
Nic relaxing...
Trevs and Nic showing off their skills...
The Barton's engagement picture...
The wind started blowing so we had to put Trevs between the rocks so he didn't blow away...
Pick -a- boo...
This is for real..Ryan was jumping and I was snapping...

Yoga is always good to do...no matter where you are...
They used to be models...
Trevs jumping the rocks...
The circle of friendship...Family photo...

Now these are more of "you had to have of been there" but you can read them anyway if you want...

"I felt like such a retard"

"Missing someone?" and all of Ryan's gun stories for the neighbors

"Do you guys do baby talk?"

"I had to pee so bad but I was scared to get out of my tent because I thought it would blow away"

Random animal noises...

"Should we blame the co-pilot?"

"We better not meet like this again"

"You spit on your tent"

Chicken Fried on repeat

"I just stacked rocks after I went to the bathroom"

Aldey's

"I bet they just make the sandwiches here"

"If you are not looking at the card game, then what are you looking at?"

"Elmo loves you"

"This will be the deciding factor if we can be best friends"

The Other Guys quotes

And so many more!!!

Thanks guys for an amazing adventure!!!

Happy Three Years T!

Our Incredible Teagan Dash hit his three year anniversary today since his first open heart surgery! T is the cutest little boy and is quite a miracle. I am so grateful for him and the lessons that he teaches me and my family. I look forward to many more memories with my incredible nephew! Love Ya Teagey!

Update needed...

Wow who knew married life would be so busy that I would never have enough time to blog...ok so I knew it would probably be like this way but now that I have some time I better give a few updates! Well the year ended off a little rough with my grandma's battle of cancer coming to an end. To be honest I knew that it would be hard having her gone but seriously, it is really hard. I miss her a lot and wish she would still be around for all of the family parties and just when I want to go give her a hug and make a joke. The Utah Vs. BYU game was really hard to listen to (we were in the car) I never thought that I would cry at a football game but I did as BYU was about to win...and then when Utah ended up pulling together I started to chuckle because I could just see my grandma yelling at the tv. It has been sad and hard not having her around but I know she is in a better place and that I will one day be with her again.

Some good things did happen as we wrapped up the year though...we were able to take a train to the North Pole where I was able to tell the man who held the microphone up to my mouth "Don't make me sing"..then when he came around again I got to sing really high and have him think I was crazy! After Santa Clause (not just any Santa but the REAL one) we went to Midway and stayed the night. It was a blast! Thanks Santa and family oh and Grandma Wortley!

Like other years in the past I have struggled with New Years Eve because I would never get my kiss, the only thing that kept me going was trying to be happy because it was Bryon Russell's birthday.....BUT last year really turned my New Years experience around because it was last year that I made contact with my future husband at the time so this New Years we celebrated with Trev's family and my parents! We played Kinect for most the night and tape ball..it was so much fun! My mother being the cute woman that she is finds joy in mine and Trevor's relationship so she made homemade oreos which were the cookies that we had the first day we met and at our reception! They were delicious!!

Now the months are flying and we are already in March! Trevor and I are trying to manage our time wisely and do all that we need to do! We have started to make friends around where we live and are having a lot of fun! I am still trying to work on my cooking and well you might just have to ask Trevor how that is going :/ haha! We have found a new tv show that we love to watch....MODERN FAMILY! It is hilarious and is one of the many things that we look forward to each and every week!

Now here are some pics to maybe help this post be a little more entertaining...

This is how I like to remember my gma..happy and this pic is also for my mom..she loves it and I love it too because my mom looks gorgeous!
Trevor trained a dragon a little bit ago and I am so proud of him...
This pic is from Thanksgiving...it was forever ago but seemed like yesterday
I went dark for a bit...no worries I won't do that again
I really love specialty drinks..virgin ones
This is when we went to the North Pole...the hot chocolate was delicious
For Valentine's day I said that I didn't want flowers so this is what I got to come home to.. Trevs decided to make me burberry flowers..my favorite
He also surprised me with these sweet shoes because I have been trying to work out more...they are awesome and make me feel like I am working out bare foot
Just a fun pic to prove I am blonde again...
Last weekend we had Mason over for a sleep over...I had a blast with him but I think Trevs had a little more fun...

Why Do I Cry When I Vacuum?

When I say grandma, most people immediately think old lady hunched over with bad hearing and sight. Well my grandma is nothing like that... she is crazy in a good way. She calls me Dog Face and I call her Dog Face which was a great way to show each other we loved each other. She is hilarious, curses like a sailor, and shows her love to everyone by giving pajamas and anything she found on sale at Kohls. Well I guess that it is how she used to be, soon after me and Trevor's wedding day my Dog Face Moron Grandma was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer and wow cancer sucks. It started out kind of slow and she just had to take meds to help her with pain. She even tried to do chemo but it didn't change the size of a lemon sized tumor. After many doctor appointments and treatments my family had to accept that she might not be with us for much longer and the only thing we could do is make the best of it. Every year that my grandpa has played in the senior games my grandma has always gone and some times a family member would go with her. As part of my grandma's bucket list she wanted everyone to go to the senior games with her and my grandpa. So everyone who could went to St. George to support my grandpa playing soft ball. I drove down with my mom, sisters, and nephews. The drive down was a blast as we talked about everything and laughed. We even circled in the parking lot waiting for things to change but nothing happened. While being there, people kept forgetting things in our car and I forgot something under Chelsee's pillow but it was fun. Other than the St. George adventure my grandma had a few other things on her bucket list. Another thing we did for my grandma is a Hawaiian Luau because she loved going to Hawaii. Filling a bucket list is quite the thing, it is sad but also a peaceful experience.

I am now sitting at my grandma's house right now and I don't know what to think or how to feel. I went into my grandma's room and she is just laying there. It's like she is not there, as if her spirit has left but her body is just waiting to leave. Part of me wants to tell her, "don't leave me Dog Face. I need you, I need you to stay with me. I want you to see my children because I want them to know how fabulous you are. I want to laugh with you again and watch a BYU vs Utah game even if it means that BYU has to win. I want to watch Christmas Vacation with you even though you say the name wrong. I want to go to North Carolina with you again and play Trousers and Pants then after we go to Steak and Shake. I want to make you think that you stole the chopsticks. I just want you to stay here and be with me and all of the family." While I would love to say all of those things to her I know I can't. I know I have to just let her go and keep the memories with me.

I recently got Paul Cardall's book "Before My Heart Stops" on cd thanks to my father in law and I listen to it any time that I am in my car and I love it. He has given me a whole new look on life and I am already appreciating my life more. His words are incredible as he describes all that he has been through. It makes me appreciate my nephew Teagan's journey with half of heart but I am able to relate to my grandma. He helps me recognize more the love that Heavenly Father has for us. Heavenly Father does not take those we love away from us to hurt us. I know my Heavenly Father loves me and he loves my grandma and he needs to take her now so she will be out of pain and so she can go to live with him and her family that has already passed. I know Paul Cardall will not read this but I would like thank him. He has brought me much comfort and I appreciate his words and wonderful example.

For my wedding, my grandma and grandpa gave me a vacuum and as soon as I turn it on I want to cry. My grandma is known for her vacuuming early in the morning when everyone is still asleep but I would almost give anything to hear her vacuum again. Along with the vacuum there was a little card that said "Remember who always loves you" that's all it said and that is all that it needed to say. I put it up on our magnet board and I often look at it to just give me a smile. So now I say to my grandma..."Remember who loves you always"