pga nationwide tour.

Scott's course is host of the 2011 PGA Nationwide tour.  This is a pretty big deal as it is on the Golf Channel and he is a part of it!  His hours have been nutso this week.  But I'm so proud of his hardwork and his talents.  This will definitely be a good resume addition.  And I can't complain about being able to watch what my husband does everyday on t.v.  Check out the info.

http://www.utahchampionship.com/willow-creek

kristen graduates.

my sister. little sister that is. who i remember wearing diapers. graduated from high school this summer.  my dad flew us out to omaha for the occasion.  those nebraskans really go all out on graduations.  my dad and stepmom held a house party the day before she graduated.  i guess this is a common thing.  to cater in food, rent tables, balloons, sheet cakes.  kinda crazy.  but it was great to see all of that side of my family and to meet a lot of her friends. 



my omaha neighbor friend, laura.  i haven't been able
to see her in three years bc of college and her
teaching job in china.  it was so great to see her.




my sis has an awesome voice. she was allstate choir.
something i wasn't blessed with!

 we were also able to go to some great places to eat. love the cheese frenchy. and my dad took us to the zoo because i haven't been able to go in a few years and i love that place. the omaha zoo is awesome really. like the fourth best zoo in the united states.



ok. this gorilla was so naughty. she is doing something
that we never though we'd see a gorilla do.



dad and sis on the skytram.





this little guy was our favorite. he was so funny
and active.



bellingham.

For my birthday, my mother in law suprised me with tickets to fly to Seattle for Nicole's baby shower.  I was super excited bc I have never been there and I haven't seen Nic for awhile!  First off.  Seattle is beautiful.  If it didn't rain 360 days out of the year.  I'd have us moving there in a second.  After our hour and a half car ride to Bellingham, we suprised Nic with our arrival and it was so great to see her.  My nephews had a baseball tournament the same weekend.  So I finally got to watch both of them play.  They are both so talented. And better send me some extra spending money once they make it to the big league!  The baby shower turned out great.  I wish I could have stayed there longer and spent more time with the Stoddards.  Hopefully we will be up there to visit in a few months once our new nieces arrive. 



always room for mexican food.

@ ben & brayden's baseball tourney.

after nicole's shower.  missing two of the girls.



quarter of a century.

It's fun having both of our birthday's so close.  For the hubs, we had a relaxing day with visits from both mother's.  I woke him up to some homemade coffee cake and fresh fruit.  I got him tickets to the Real soccer game that night.  It poured.  Good thing he is a man and said we should take a tarp just in case.  Afterwards we went to a local sports pub with some friends where we celebrated with amazing pizza and his new favorite drink.  The Dirk. 

twenty five candles.

Geesh.  Do I feel old or what?  I know 25 isn't old.  But for some reason.  This milestone of a birthday feels a lot different.  May 19 2011 was a great day though.  Scott woke me up early to breakfast in bed.  Well sort of.  He attempted to make whole wheat waffles with boysenberry syrup.  They kept sticking to the waffle maker I guess.  But they were sure good.  I still ate the deformed things.  I got tons of phone and facebook loves.  My mother took me out to lunch at our yearly tradition.  Marie Calender's.  Where I ate enough for three.  We were supposed to have a softball game but it got rained out.  Huge bummer.  So Carol stopped by to say hi and then a few friends came over for a little bit. The Crow's made me homemade strawbery mint mojito's and followed it up with Cafe Rio. Great day filled with love and relaxation.  Check out my new lil MJ gold TOMS.  They're from mine truly. xoxo.

Easter. mesquite. vegas

Carol has a time share down in Mesquite, Nevada.  We don't have the opportunity to take many trips due to our jobs and grown up financial burderns.  Lame.  So we took advantage of the opportunity and headed down to Mesquite for Easter weekend.  It was an amazing four days full of sun, food, golf, relaxation, pooltime, and a short Vegas adventure.

Carol got these amazing dough-nuts from Beyond
Glaze.  My favorite was raspberry mango.  Scott loved
the blueberry.



Because of his new job, Scott was able to play 18 holes at Wolf Creek in Mesquite for free! This course is absolutely gorgeous and people come from around the world to play there. Normally it costs 200.00 just to play. He was paired with someone from Canada. Scott didn't have his best game but it was a great experience for him! I got to ride in the cart for support.

This course was crazy.

He made this one.  And there was a snake on the green.



We also drove to Las Vegas and went to the Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. We are huge fans of Broadway plays. I always leave amazed. Wishing that I was talented in that area. The stage chandeliers moving through out the audience was probably my favorite part!


Sorry.  Camera phone.  Bad lighting.



hugfest 2011.

Twice a year the LDS Church holds their General Conference where they hear the words of their Prophet and chart the course of their church and their personal lives. It is the highlight of the year for them. Some Christian (and non-Christian) fellows yell, scream, spit, have huge banners, and cause a scene, even with many of the people who attend being young children. The words: prostitute, whores, etc. are thrown around. Sometimes people actually drag the Book of Mormon on the ground in front of the attendees. And it’s not just one group, they are on most of the corners in downtown SLC doing this. So. Our brand new church went down to give out some love. Jesus style. “HUGS not THUGS” were our marching orders. We gave out free hugs right next to those who gave them (and us) an earful. Instead. We gave them an armful. In some parts it was pretty volatile. As we would stand right next to the protestors. They would accuse us of helping these people go to hell. And so on. I definitely do not agree with the LDS doctrine. But it did feel great to step out of our comfort zone and bring some love into Utah. A great way to "reach, teach, and love the world like Jesus."  

Here Scott & I are with our Pastor's kids.  The lady in the back
wasn't with us.  But she was really nice.  We had people
scattered everywhere.  As there were blocks filled with
these protestor's.





Fox 13 News even came and interviewed a couple of us.  We were on the news that night.  Here is the short news article online.  http://downtown.fox13now.com/news/community-spirit/counter-protesters-offer-hugs-temple-square/51136

As Jesus said, "They will know you by your love.  Love your neighbor as yourself."