Florida

Well to celebrate Ted being done his first year of law school we went to Florida with my family. It was a much needed vacation for both of us and since we have been back it has been nothing but chaotic, that is why it has taken me this long to post. We got home and the next few days teds parents came for a week and it was so much fun. We went out to eat and to the temple in Detroit and they are coming again in august so we can take them to the cottage. We have had extremely hot weather like 80's every day which is very rare for this time of the year. Anyways while his parents were here TEd started on renovating the kitchen. And thank goodness for Teds dad he helped a ton. It is finally finished and here are a few pictures during ! Barb you are not going to believe how good it looks. And my favorite part is a DISH WASHER!!!!!!!! I have never been so excited to load a dish washer. I still have to pick a paint color for the walls and when I do I will put finished pictures up. Next weekend was time out for women so ther a fewpictures of us all out to eat the friday night. Work has been getting really busy which is good because I am finally picking up full time hours. Lets hope it keeps up. Last weekend me my mom and sister went to NY city for the weekend to celebrate my birthday and I am waiting for pictures from my mom to post about that. It was am awesome weekend and one the my best birthdays ever I wish it didn't have to end. Pictures from that soon to come.

P.S. I almost forgot since this was a big deal for Ted to celebrate being done his first year I let him rent a new camaro to drive around florida!!! It was a hit with every guy on the trip. They all wanted to drive it. Oh and my sister got a golden retriever puppy and he is so cute. I really wanted to steal him.

Happy Early Birthday

To start off this post I know my brithday is not until May but we decided to celebrate impromptu last week. As some of you know I love Carrier underwood and have always wanted to see her in concert. So ted heard on the radio last week that she was in Michigan and so he looked it up and saw that last wednesday was her last day here. So he called me up at work and said "so do you want your birthday present early" I was very confused as it was more than a month away and that is not like Ted to ACTUALLY plan and think of things earlier than he absolutely has to!!!! So I had no idea what he was thinking and then he explained. She was in town playing at MSU campus where he served part of his mission and he found tickets on ebay for that night 10th row for a great price. I was only working a half day at the Oral Surgeons office (which as side note I am quiting because he is crazy) so I was set to leave at 1pm. We got the tickets ran home and were off to lansing MI to enjoy a fun dinner at Five guys and sight see some of the places ted lived and served on his mission. He was so excited to see his old apartment and walk around MSU campus telling me stories about walking up and down just talking to people about the church.

We got into the concert and had to get "cool special people" bracelets as our seats were so close!!! It was amazing how close we were. I could see all the veins in her arms!! She was amazing. She sounds identical if not better live than on her CD's. Ted made sure he got some pictures of her in one of her skimmpy dresses "for his dad" he said! Ya right! Anyways best birthday present ever and it was so much fun enjoying it with my hubby. We also got to go see Ted's old mission home after the concert where he spent his first night as a missionary! Thanks babe it was a night to remember.

Easter

So I am having everyone on my back for not updating my blog more.The thing is we haven't had much going on in our lives as we don't have any kids to put pictures up so things kind of get redundant. Ted is still in school about to write finals almost one year down and I continue to work at the hospital. I have only 2 pictures from easter as I forgot my camera and had to borrow from my mom's. And we all know my moms camera always has a dead battery just when she needs it so we only have 2 pictures of the event. There were loads of kids running around my parents property hunting for easter eggs and Roxy join in and found one and started eating it to. I have a new calling at church I am now 1st counselor in Young Womens which I am so excited about because I haven't been in there since I was one. We are planning girls camp right now and getting ready for a youth leadership trip to Palmyra NY with the stake. It should be fun. Ted and I are planning on borrow my parents motor home and drive it down for the weekend. A nice place to escape from the kids if we need to. Thats my kind of camping. Well the weather is getting nice here and I am trying to find a nice patio set for our deck so we can actually eat outside and have a place to entertain our guests. I am also in the process of applying for Nurse practitioner school for the fall but I am late applying so I am not sure if I will get it so keep your fingers crossed. Thats all for now.

Figure Skating Nationals

Well its taken me forever to post because we have been extremely busy. First off to let you know I recently got a second job working at an oral surgeons office Monday-Friday because the hospital hasn't been giving me enough hours. Needless to say I have been working both places and its very busy but I like to stay busy because Ted is gone a lot for school and when he is home he is studying and reading a ton.

The first couple pictures are from Utah at my cousin Britty's surprise bridal shower. Ted and I were there a week ago for my immigration stuff where I passed my citizenship interview and can officially become a US citizen! All that is left is for me to get sworn in next month. I am so glad the process is almost over for the rest of my life and I hope I never have to deal with US immigration again. The whole process has taken 5 years and thousands of dollars, so we are happy to be done!

Anyways moving on to better things, My mom and I got to go to the Canadian National skating championships which was so much fun. We stayed in a hotel and for 2 straight days watched figure skating from early morning till late in the night. We had amazing seats thanks DAD and loved every minute of it. We were both extremely sad when it was over. I was very grateful to have my mom so close that I can go an enjoy things like this with her because lets face it Ted would rather slit his wrist than watch skating for 2 days straight. We also ran into my old skating friend Cara while we were there and spent time going out with her and catching up. It made me feel like a teenager again back at the rink.

Me and my cousin Katrine at Brittany's shower

ME and my cousin Caroline and Britty

Corise and ME

Britty opening gifts.

Our old friend Lesley(who skated with us in little our tiny town of Alliston) went very far in the skating world. She was 4th in all of Canada 2 years ago but has since moved on and is having a baby this summer. So random we ran into her there!

Mom and me outside at the outdoor skating rink. There is almost one in every Canadian City.

Cara and me. My best bud, so many years of skating together.

Mom and Me at the ladies free skate event. It was amazing.

The entire skating Gang back together after how many years.

Mom and Me at the first event the pairs dance. We had amazing seats 10 rows up.

Christmas! picture overload!!

Ted pulling the kids with the snowmobile. (...and no, thats not Ted's butt crack, its the shirt tucked in -- inserted by Ted)

And playing battle tube--so much fun. This is where everyone tries to stay on the sled/innertube being pulled by the snowmobile while pushing and pulling each other off!

Some of us were lucky enough to see the Olympic Torch coming through town on its way to Vancouver 2010.

Me, mom, and Sarah waiting for the torch.

ME and Noah!!

Ted pulling Nadia. Yes he's wearing shoes on the ice--what did you think, he'd be skating?

Suzanne and Haddie.

Drew and Noah

Kelly and Baby Owen.

Noah

Suzanne and Mel in the kitchen

Everyone talking into the wee hours of the night.

Ted with the twin sisters as we call them--Roxy and Ivy

My friend Sarah and her littler girl Brea.

I love this face of Brea

Can I steal her???!!!!!

Christmas has come and gone which I am always sad after...but its fun to look back and remember all the fun. Our Christmas this year started off with me working Christmas Eve night and Christmas night so we went up to my parents late on Boxing Day(December 26 in the US!) and spent a fun filled week with everyone. We were able to see the Olympic Torch go through our local town on its way to Vancouver which was very cool. We had many fun days playing in the field with the snowmobile pulling kids and playing the traditional battle tube which with any templemans can get rough. At one point we had a pile of 4 people being pulled at once because no one would let go. We also ate way to much and talked into the wee hours of the night. And of course Ted's favorite thing: we had the annunal family skate day at the arena with just our immediate family which is 12 adults and 15 kids. People don't believe its just our family they think its open skate for the hour because there are so many of us. Lastly I had to go to Utah in early december so I went and visited with my friend Sarah and her little girl Brea (who I secretly wish I could steal) just kidding sarah. Well its time to start the New Years Diet except this year we are doing a biggest loser competition in my family so we shall see who wins. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, we love and miss you all.