Heads up... Summer's here!

Chris turned 24 this last Thursday (June 25th). I poked and prodded until I he got work off for the day, ha ha. I knew that one of the "presents" he'd want would be to sleep in, so while he was snoozing, I ran off to Gold's to get a work out in... and finish some birthday shopping! As soon as I got home, we both got something to eat and he opened his present; a few trips past the entertainment section at Super WalMart and I found out that he really wanted Street Fighter 4 for the X Box 360. I also bought a large chocolate cupcake for us to share-- I was hoping to find Red Velvet cupcakes, but they didn't have any freshly made. Bummer.

We then proceeded to get ready for the day, and drove out to Salt Lake around 2. I had a paper due in English, and even though I was taking the day off from school, my paper had to be turned in- Prof. Frogley is strict about late work.

After that, we drove over to our old neighborhood in Sandy, to get some lunch at Olive Garden. It felt really good to visit Sandy again. It'll always be a special place for me, being the first place we lived as newlyweds. After getting something to eat, we walked over to South Towne Mall to do a little more birthday shopping.

We finished our fun day seeing Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. We went into the movie with high expectations... and left kind of disappointed. We both agree that it didn't have very much of a story line and was too long. We had a blast that day, and it's always a good time going on day-dates together.


I'm running the 4th of July 5k this coming Saturday. I still need to register for that this week, and it'll be my very first 5k, but I'm way excited. I've been training for the last month and a half, so we'll see how I do. I'm not going into it with very high expectations, but hoping this will begin a habit of running in more 5ks and half-marathons to come!

Has it been a year already?!

Realizing more and more each day how close we're getting to our one-year wedding anniversary (next Sunday)! Without a doubt, this has been the best year of my life. I've really enjoyed getting to better know Chris and having new adventures with him. I'm definitely ready for more years to come. Bring it on!
Chris let me know yesterday morning that he had a surprised planned for our anniversary and that we weren't just staying ONE night at a hotel. That's the only clue I was given... of course I got the rest out of him. He couldn't leave it hanging! Looks like we're booked for two nights this coming weekend (the 29th-31st) at the Homestead Resort up at Midway. We're planning on getting a couple's massage on Saturday afternoon (I'm still convincing Chris of this) and just relaxing all weekend. I seriously can't wait! ... Now I just need to figure out what to get him....?

Weight Lifted

Chris and I just finished watching Seven Pounds, starring Will Smith, and I'm telling you now, if you haven't seen it, you must. The beginning is a little slow coming into the movie, as they set the scene but you catch up fairly quickly. I really can't go into much detail, as I don't want to give the storyline away, but it's quite the tear-jerker. If you're into movies that entail a lot of thinking about your own life, this would be a good choice. This is not a usual genre I'm used to seeing Will Smith play out, [I'm so used to familiarizing him with comedy] but it proved to me that he's a true actor. He's able to adapt to any kind of situation. All in all, definitely worth buying.