Bowling Night

We went bowling last night with a bunch of people.  Haley wanted to get one more good bowl in before she leaves next Wednesday.  I miss these girls so much.  They are all so great and it's always good to see them!

Jack's Visit!!!

My DARLING nephew, Jack, has been visiting us from Washington D.C. this week.  I haven't seen him since he was just three months old.  He has been so much fun.  I have become so attached and I have to say goodbye to him on Monday!  I hate that feeling.  Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to this week. 

This picture melts my heart

Fun in the bath....sink

Jack in his big boy toy

 

Ode' to Missy...

Last night I went to one of the concerts I promised myself a long time ago I would never miss if they ever came to Salt Lake. Missy Higgins is one of my all time favorite singers. Honestly, she has gotten me through some hard times. It was so fun to go with Haley (the founder of Missy) and Brandon. She played with Brett Dennen and Mason Jennings. It was so fun. She sounds great live which I think truly shows a singers talent.

Happy Birthday Remmy!

Yesterday was Remington's, Brandon's brother, 17th birthday. I can believe he's 17 already. When Brandon and I first started dating Rem was 5 foot and 95 lbs. at 14 and now he is so tall! A bunch of his friends came over to the Plewe's while Rem was out and about and put a thousand Fire sauce packets from Taco Bell in his room. They were everywhere! In the vents, in all his shoes, around the door frames even in DVD cases! It was pretty funny. It's a good thing Rem loves Taco Bell so much. He says he uses about 4 or 5 packets of sauce per taco! We love you Rem.

Happy Happy Birthday Andy Dear.....

Today is my oldest brother's birthday. I think he is turning 33? I can't believe I have 2 brothers that are in their 30's! What oldies. Andy is an awesome brother. He has 4 incredible kids that we all love so much. He was the first to teach me to drive, he has been all over the world and he's even worked at Outback Steakhouse! Yes, he is pretty cool. We love you Andy!

Our First Place!

I've had quite a few people tell me they are sick of wishing my dad a happy birthday, so I thought I'd better hurry and post something new.  Linds, this is for you, you better post some pics of your house now.

This is where we live as of right now.  We LOVE it!  It is on the cutest street, in the cutest neighborhood.  It is a house converted into 3 apartments.  We live right next door to our dope-show landlords (shout out to Darryl and Louise!!!), so if anything goes wrong, which it does in a really old house like this they get right on it.

After much searching and not a lot of success in the Avenues we ran across this little number on the couples board at the Institute.  It is a great place to find housing, fyi.  Brandon moved in a month before we got married and now we've been living together for the past two months.  The only down side is that it has electric heating and that pretty much has run us broke.  We turned the heat off and it still was an $85 electric bill!  Are you kidding?  But, all that aside we love it because it is ours.

Our darling house

The quiet street

  

Our living room.  The coffee table isn't usually that messy, Brandon is working on a photo project.

Another angle of our living room.  Bare with me, the room isn't conducive to one good shot. 

 

  The only reason I included this was to show you our AWESOME fireplace.  If you look closely you'll notice the angels on it.  Classy!

The kitchen

Kitchen: As you'll notice we don't have very much cabinet space to store all of our wedding gifts.  We got this bakers rack at Costco and it does the trick. 

My favorite room in the house.  We painted the walls before Brandon moved in and I love them!  We love our new bed and night stands.  Thanks parents for the great wedding gifts!

I wanted to show this view of our room to show you all the tree of life.  This is my favorite accessory in our house.  It is the first thing Bran and I bought together.  

I wouldn't normally post a picture of our bathroom, but I had to show you the exposed brick wall and neat window. 

This is our laundry room.  We only have 2 closets in the entire place, and for two people who have a lot of clothes, this poses a problem.  We've found ways to improvise though. 

There is one more room in the back, but it is an odds and ends room and not that exciting.

Well, after all that I guess I better tell you that we are moving!  I am really, really sad about it, but it will be for the best.  We are moving into a new condo up on Foothill Drive that Brandon managed the construction on.  They are way nice and we are getting a sweet deal.  The utilities in the place we are now make rent way more than we can afford.  I am really sad to be leaving this place that we have worked so hard to put together, but excited at the thought of moving into something new.   

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

Yesterday was my dad's birthday. He and my mom flew off to California for the big day. Of course my dad took the initiative to do something nice for my mom on his own birthday. He planned a really fun trip with lots of surprises for her. What a great guy. My dad is the most amazing person and these are the reasons why....

1- He has more shoes than my entire family combined
2- He works harder than anyone I know

3- He is the best 1st counsilor in an adult singles ward. He puts so much effort into it and everyone loves him there. Sometimes I think the women in the ward love him too much...

4- He has such a great laugh and I have been told I have the same laugh.

5- He travels like no one else can believe.

6- He is incredibly generous and never wants the credit.

7- He does SO much for our family.

8- He loves shopping for my mom (Brandon, you should follow his example)

9- He is an art buff. He has an incredible art collection that we all want. Some of my siblings have even gone so far as to put our names on sticky notes and sticking them to the back of the paintings. Of course, I am not guilty of that...

10- He is so supportive of everything I do.

I love you dad! I hope you had a great day yesterday!