this week so far.

I schruted it. No, I didn't screw something up in a really irriversable way, I just ate beets for dinner. They were fresh from my mom's garden. And they were gooooood. It made a huge mess of my kitchen though. I had to clean up all of the beet splatter after I cut them and I felt like a CSI.

I thought I would try wearing all black for one day. Not because I'm gothic, but because sometimes I see people pulling off all black and looking classy. So I'm wearing a black shirt, black capris and black shoes with some turqoise jewelry. I just feel gothic.

We decided to quit caffeine! Mostly because of how much we spend on Diet Dr. Pepper. And secondly because it's bad for you. I'm slowly weaning myself off of it though :) I had one yesterday and the day before, and today will be day 1 of NO caffeiene. Wish me luck. The headache is already coming on.

yessssssss.

Oh man. I'm so excited. I love Harry Potter.

finally.

I've been a slacker on our photo blog ever since Sean got home from Italy. He took so many pictures! I kept putting it off because I knew it would take forever. Yesterday, however, I was pretty bored because Sean didn't get home until 9:30. He went to see Batman {yes, that was his 3rd time} with Brandon, hoping that the traffic mess would be cleared up by the time the movie was over. Unfortunately at 9:00 it was still backed up! It took him 30 minutes to get home from the Gateway. Anyway... so during that time when I could have been reading, cooking, cleaning... or any number of useful activities, I updated the photo blog. So for anyone interested, you can check out Sean's pictures of Italy here, here and here.

a few of our favorite things.

Movie
Sean: Back to the Future. 1.21 gigawatts of electrifying fun!
Ariel: Roman Holiday

TV Show
Sean: Lost. If I was stranded on an island, Sayid would by my second choice for a companion (Ariel would be first).
Ariel: The Office

Song
Sean: Livin on a Prayer, Bon Jovi
Ariel: How could I possibly pick one? I do love My Sharona by The Knack, though.

Band
Sean: Still love the old stuff... Aerosmith. The Beach Boys are close.
Ariel: The Hush Sound, Nickel Creek, The Rocket Summer

Quote
Sean: "Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." -Michael Scott
Ariel: "It is our choices...that show who we really are, far more than our abilities." A. Dumbledore

Scripture
Sean: Mosiah 2:41
Ariel: Matthew 11:28-30

Place
Sean: It used to be Jackson Hole, but Heber City has passed it up.
Ariel: Bear Lake at sunset

Vacation
Sean: My honeymoon to Hawaii, Banff with the boys, Italy
Ariel: Hawaii, DC

Memory
Sean: Definately my wedding day. There were so many good memories that day!
Ariel: Watching the summer olympics together when we were first dating.

Book
Sean: Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
Ariel: Frankenstein, Pride & Prejudice, Ender's Game, Beauty... way too many to name!

Day
Sean: Sundays! Naps and football. Need I say more? Oh yeah.... and church!
Ariel: Sundays. I get to hang out with Sean aaaall day long.

Month
Sean: November. I love Thanksgiving.
Ariel: May or July... or October.

Athlete
Sean: Steve Nash... that white boy is amazing.
Ariel: I like all of the Jazz players that hardly ever play, like Fesenko. He's my favorite!

Restaurant
Sean: Joy Luck. Ariel has introduced me to so many good restaurants to name just one.
Ariel: anything Mexican. yum.

Member of N'Sync
Sean: After watching the ESPY's this year, I have a new found respect for Justin. He is funny.
Ariel: well, back in the day I was a huge fan of JC. He's a far better singer than Justin, in my opinion. Justin has a nasaly voice.

Youtube Video
Sean: This changes daily. Today it is this one.
Ariel: This is an oldie and a goodie :)

Pizza Toppings
Sean: Meat lovers, but it's too much for me these days. So just pepperoni.
Ariel: Pepperoni and all of the vegis. Especially fresh tomatoes.

weekend part two.

First of all, this is the buck that greeted me every morning. Isn't he handsome?
Sean and I took a ride on the only working 4 wheeler {which was no longer working by the end of the day...} around the area. Sean wanted to stop and skip rocks at this lake. He's a kid at heart :)
And here I am looking awesome. That hill was so hard core...
The hosts. We had some friends up on Saturday. Here we are on the hike we took along the snowmobiling trails.This is my favorite picture! Here they are, all lined up. Following the leader {me}. We had such a fun weekend with family & friends!