So I have to confess something. Last week when I said I didn't know where my parents were heading in July I lied...I did know. But, I wasn't allowed to say anything yet. With that being said, the official announcement of where my parents are going came out in the Church News today so I'm now allowed to tell! They're heading back to South Africa to the Cape Town Mission! How awesome is that? Cape Town looks amazingly pretty. Just look at that picture; you see what I mean. Sean and I will definitely need to plan a trip down there in the next 3 years.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Parents
So I have to confess something. Last week when I said I didn't know where my parents were heading in July I lied...I did know. But, I wasn't allowed to say anything yet. With that being said, the official announcement of where my parents are going came out in the Church News today so I'm now allowed to tell! They're heading back to South Africa to the Cape Town Mission! How awesome is that? Cape Town looks amazingly pretty. Just look at that picture; you see what I mean. Sean and I will definitely need to plan a trip down there in the next 3 years.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Valentine's Day
So yesterday was my seventh Valentine's day with Sean. We're getting old. This is what we've done the past seven years.
2005: Went to The Mustang in Park City for dinner. Sean gave me a ring that I still have and wear daily.
2006: I was on a study abroad in New Zealand, but Sean surprised me by sending me flowers.
2007: Sean was in Slovakia on his mission and I entered the MTC (on Valentine's day). We didn't send anything to each other. haha.
2008: Sean was still in Slovakia and I was serving in Belarus.
2009: I took Sean out to Christopher's Seafood and Prime Steak House in SLC.
2010: We spent Valentine's day in Brigham City with Will's family and my parents. They left the next day for their mission in Johannesburg. To celebrate V-day, on the 13th Sean made a Filet Mignon and crab leg dinner. It was delicious.
2011: We debated whether
or not to go out to dinner or stay in and repeat the Surf n' Turf dinner we did the year before. We ended up repeating last year's dinner and it turned out so well! The picture on the left depicts yesterday's dinner. I took it with my phone and it's a bit blurry. In case you can't tell what everything is, we had top sirloin steak (which turned out better than ever), gigantic crab legs (more on that later), twice baked potatoes (the cheese covered food), and salad (the green stuff).
or not to go out to dinner or stay in and repeat the Surf n' Turf dinner we did the year before. We ended up repeating last year's dinner and it turned out so well! The picture on the left depicts yesterday's dinner. I took it with my phone and it's a bit blurry. In case you can't tell what everything is, we had top sirloin steak (which turned out better than ever), gigantic crab legs (more on that later), twice baked potatoes (the cheese covered food), and salad (the green stuff).Everything turned out so well, but I have to admit to one of my short comings. I have a tendency to always buy way too much food because I'm worried that there won't be enough. For example, do you see the size of the crab legs? Well, I bought a total of FOUR of those because I was worried we wouldn't have enough. Four of those crab legs equals 2.4 lbs. Needless to say we have 2 left over for today!
All in all it was a great Valentine's day.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Family Time!
My parents were in town last weekend. They stopped in Utah on their way back from their mission in South Africa. They were supposed to be gone for 2 years, but came home a year early because they've been called to be mission presidents (for three years) starting in July. You can click here to see the announcement that was in the Church News recently. My parents are the last ones listed on the page. They don't know where they'll be going in July; they should find out in the next month or two.
It was a lot of fun seeing them for the few days that they were here. They came down to Provo on Friday and met Sean, Garrett, and me for lunch at Cafe Rio (Missy was student teaching so she couldn't come). My dad was so pleased to have Mexican food again--it was pretty funny. That night, we all met (including Missy) at P.F. Changs for dinner. Chinese food was another food type not commonly found in Johannesburg.
On Saturday, everyone came over to our apartment to watch the BYU vs. UNLV basketball game. The game was in Provo, but, like all BYU games these days, it was sold out. It was my dad's first time seeing Jimmer Fredette play and he was just as impressed as the rest of us. Watching basketball with the whole family is much different than just watching it with Sean. While Sean and I watch, we don't really talk except if it relates to the game. This is not the case when everyone is over. I learned why my dad used to tune us out so well when he watched sports at home. :)
After the game on Saturday we drove up to Brigham City and met Will at Maddox for dinner. I've been hearing about Maddox for a while and it did not disappoint. Great steak and great homemade rootbeer. I was impressed. We hung out at Will's for a while and then Sean and I stayed at the not-so-lovely Galaxie Motel again. This is the same place we stayed at during Thanksgiving Break. We were less impressed this time. We'll just say that we could see the comforter through the top sheet...gross. We probably won't stay there again. At least the price was right.
We went to Church with Will's family on Sunday, hung out for a while and then came back to P-town. It was really good to see everyone for the weekend. I'm excited to find out where my parents will be going on their next mission and it will be nice to be able to see them at least once more before they leave!
It was a lot of fun seeing them for the few days that they were here. They came down to Provo on Friday and met Sean, Garrett, and me for lunch at Cafe Rio (Missy was student teaching so she couldn't come). My dad was so pleased to have Mexican food again--it was pretty funny. That night, we all met (including Missy) at P.F. Changs for dinner. Chinese food was another food type not commonly found in Johannesburg.
On Saturday, everyone came over to our apartment to watch the BYU vs. UNLV basketball game. The game was in Provo, but, like all BYU games these days, it was sold out. It was my dad's first time seeing Jimmer Fredette play and he was just as impressed as the rest of us. Watching basketball with the whole family is much different than just watching it with Sean. While Sean and I watch, we don't really talk except if it relates to the game. This is not the case when everyone is over. I learned why my dad used to tune us out so well when he watched sports at home. :)
After the game on Saturday we drove up to Brigham City and met Will at Maddox for dinner. I've been hearing about Maddox for a while and it did not disappoint. Great steak and great homemade rootbeer. I was impressed. We hung out at Will's for a while and then Sean and I stayed at the not-so-lovely Galaxie Motel again. This is the same place we stayed at during Thanksgiving Break. We were less impressed this time. We'll just say that we could see the comforter through the top sheet...gross. We probably won't stay there again. At least the price was right.
We went to Church with Will's family on Sunday, hung out for a while and then came back to P-town. It was really good to see everyone for the weekend. I'm excited to find out where my parents will be going on their next mission and it will be nice to be able to see them at least once more before they leave!
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