Ok, 2009 wasn't my favorite year in the movie world (at least in the summer, fall was better). But this year looks spectacular! Jaren and I LOVE to go to the movies and I am so excited for what's ahead!
Just to name a few...
Chick Flicks...
Dear John
The Last Song
Twilight: Eclipse
Letters to Juliet
Adventures...
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Alice in Wonderland
Iron Man 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Prince of Persia
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Chronicles of Narnia
Family...
Toy Story 3
Oceans
There may even be more...!!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Moving On...
Well, Jaren and I have moved! Crazy, I know. We weren't even planning on it until 3 days after I brought Jack (our puppy) home. It has been super crazy and a little stressful (crazy seems to be the only word to describe the past 2 weeks so I keep using it)! Thanks to Jaren's family, my family, and our friends Shawn and Whitney, we were able to make the move go as smoothly as possible. We stayed with Jaren's parents for a little over a week, which was SO nice of them. (I will TRULY miss Jaren's mom's cooking... she is a fabulous cook!!) And now we are finally moved into our new basement apartment! (Although there is still much to unpack and put away.)
Although the consequenses of my actions of buying a puppy have been a litte stressful, everything is SO much better for us now! We LOVE our new basement apartment so much more than the last place we lived, and it just feels so good to have an apartment that feels cozy and comfortable. We live in Jaren's best friend's basement (Shawn and Whitney's basement) and we LOVE it there!
As most of you know, school has started for Jaren and myself. This is our second week. Jaren has switched back to nights now, which is another reason why I'm glad we moved and have a puppy. It's only the second week, but I am already starting to feel the stress that school can bring. It's my last semester before I graduate with my bachelors degree (hallelujah!!), and also the most important with all my boards coming up. If you could keep me in your prayers, I would MUCH appreciate it. I still have SO much to do to be prepared for boards, and I'm doing my best to stay focused and TRY to enjoy the last few months so I can have a good last semester.
Other than that... we are doing very well and are happy with the way things are going!! We're thinking about going to St. George with my family in a month, so that will be exciting, and a much needed break! It'll be good to be in the milder weather!
Although the consequenses of my actions of buying a puppy have been a litte stressful, everything is SO much better for us now! We LOVE our new basement apartment so much more than the last place we lived, and it just feels so good to have an apartment that feels cozy and comfortable. We live in Jaren's best friend's basement (Shawn and Whitney's basement) and we LOVE it there!
As most of you know, school has started for Jaren and myself. This is our second week. Jaren has switched back to nights now, which is another reason why I'm glad we moved and have a puppy. It's only the second week, but I am already starting to feel the stress that school can bring. It's my last semester before I graduate with my bachelors degree (hallelujah!!), and also the most important with all my boards coming up. If you could keep me in your prayers, I would MUCH appreciate it. I still have SO much to do to be prepared for boards, and I'm doing my best to stay focused and TRY to enjoy the last few months so I can have a good last semester.
Other than that... we are doing very well and are happy with the way things are going!! We're thinking about going to St. George with my family in a month, so that will be exciting, and a much needed break! It'll be good to be in the milder weather!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Jack
Meet our new little puppy, Jack Fuzzles! We ADORE him! He is the sweetest little guy and so much fun!! He'll be six weeks old tomorrow! He's half golden retriever and half lab (and both of his parents are pure-bred).
I found Jack yesterday after I went on a sleigh ride in Liberty (up by Eden) with my family! (Jaren couldn't come because he was working.) When I arrived at the place with my family to go for the sleigh ride, I saw a million dogs ahead (more like 8). Before I got out of the car, I had a discussion with my sister and cousin about how much I disliked dogs. But when I got out of the car, none of the dogs jumped or slobbered all over me. They were SO calm and nice! I instantly loved them. One of them rode next to me the whole ride. My uncle was fond of the dogs too, and he started talking to a guy about the dogs and the guy mentioned that they had puppies and there were only 2 left. After the ride, my family and I went to see the puppies.
When I picked one up, I just knew he had to be part of the family! Jaren is always talking about how much he loves puppies and dogs, so I decided to buy one and surprise him! (I know, a very impulsive decision. I'm not normally like this I promise!) I still am in shock that I bought him. I can't believe I really did this! I didn't consult Jaren beforehand because... (a) I REALLY wanted to see the look on his face when I showed up at the house with a puppy-dog, he would NEVER expect me to do that!! and (b) If I called Jaren beforehand, him being the rational person that he is, he might tell me no! (For good reasons, I'm sure). So... I took the risk! I figured if Jaren did get mad it would only last 2 seconds and then he would look at the puppy and love him forever.
When I showed up at the house, I rang our doorbell and Jaren answered by saying, "What IS that?!" (He thought it was a rabbit at first.) Then we stepped into the light and he said, "What did you DO?!" (But with a look on his face that told me he was REALLY happy and excited.) And finally he said, "Unbelievable Sarah. Unbelieveable." (As he's hugging and kissing the puppy.) He was really excited and did not doubt my decision once. He LOVES Jack. He loves him probably more than me, and I love him lots! I was kind of worried because technically we are not supposed to have pets where we live. But I went against better judgement and bought him, I just felt like we needed him. Even Jaren agrees that we need him. Somehow everything will work out!
Jack LOVES to cuddle with us and follows us around everywhere! He is super mellow during the day and loves to sleep. But during the night, he's quite the playful one. He's nocturnal I think. We got NO sleep last night. He barked ALL night at us!! I think Jaren and I got 2-3 hours of sleep total last night. So after Jaren left for work at 4 in the morning, I let Jack come in my room. He curled up in a corner and has slept peacefully all day. What a cutie!! Hopefully he will learn to sleep through the night though!!
I found Jack yesterday after I went on a sleigh ride in Liberty (up by Eden) with my family! (Jaren couldn't come because he was working.) When I arrived at the place with my family to go for the sleigh ride, I saw a million dogs ahead (more like 8). Before I got out of the car, I had a discussion with my sister and cousin about how much I disliked dogs. But when I got out of the car, none of the dogs jumped or slobbered all over me. They were SO calm and nice! I instantly loved them. One of them rode next to me the whole ride. My uncle was fond of the dogs too, and he started talking to a guy about the dogs and the guy mentioned that they had puppies and there were only 2 left. After the ride, my family and I went to see the puppies.
When I picked one up, I just knew he had to be part of the family! Jaren is always talking about how much he loves puppies and dogs, so I decided to buy one and surprise him! (I know, a very impulsive decision. I'm not normally like this I promise!) I still am in shock that I bought him. I can't believe I really did this! I didn't consult Jaren beforehand because... (a) I REALLY wanted to see the look on his face when I showed up at the house with a puppy-dog, he would NEVER expect me to do that!! and (b) If I called Jaren beforehand, him being the rational person that he is, he might tell me no! (For good reasons, I'm sure). So... I took the risk! I figured if Jaren did get mad it would only last 2 seconds and then he would look at the puppy and love him forever.
When I showed up at the house, I rang our doorbell and Jaren answered by saying, "What IS that?!" (He thought it was a rabbit at first.) Then we stepped into the light and he said, "What did you DO?!" (But with a look on his face that told me he was REALLY happy and excited.) And finally he said, "Unbelievable Sarah. Unbelieveable." (As he's hugging and kissing the puppy.) He was really excited and did not doubt my decision once. He LOVES Jack. He loves him probably more than me, and I love him lots! I was kind of worried because technically we are not supposed to have pets where we live. But I went against better judgement and bought him, I just felt like we needed him. Even Jaren agrees that we need him. Somehow everything will work out!
Jack LOVES to cuddle with us and follows us around everywhere! He is super mellow during the day and loves to sleep. But during the night, he's quite the playful one. He's nocturnal I think. We got NO sleep last night. He barked ALL night at us!! I think Jaren and I got 2-3 hours of sleep total last night. So after Jaren left for work at 4 in the morning, I let Jack come in my room. He curled up in a corner and has slept peacefully all day. What a cutie!! Hopefully he will learn to sleep through the night though!!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Gingerbread Houses and Sweater Party
The Saturday after Thanksgiving Jaren and I got together with his family for our annual tradition of making gingerbread houses! We had so much fun with the whole family!
The snowmen are melting!
Last Saturday Jaren and I went to an ugly sweater Christmas party. You can't really tell... but up close, our sweaters were pretty ugly! We played a lot of Bunko and it was fun to spend time with our friends!
Friday, November 27, 2009
1 Year of Marriage to my Sweetheart!!
On Sunday, November 22nd, Jaren and I celebrated our first year anniversary!! I can hardly believe we have been married for 12 months!! Getting married to Jaren has truly been the best decision I have ever made. My love for him grows each day! It was fun to reflect on our wonderful wedding and what a beautiful day it turned out to be! We also watched our wedding video not long ago. I love these special memories!
For our anniversary, Jaren took me to a session in Salt Lake Temple. Afterwards, we had dinner at The Garden restaurant in the Joseph Smith Building. After having our dinner, when we were getting ready to leave, our waiter told us our meal had already been paid for by someone in the restaurant! What a surprise!! We could hardly believe someone would do something so nice for us... and on our anniversary too!
We stayed overnight in Salt Lake, and then went to Thanksgiving Point the next day. We have always wanted to go to the Museum of Ancient Life, and we had so much fun! What a happy anniversary!!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Update!!
It's been a long LONG time since I wrote!! I just wanted to give an update on what Jaren and I have been up to the past months of October and November!! This is more for my information, because I want to remember these things! So I'm sorry if it gets a little boring!!
October started out a little nerve-wracking! I needed a mock-board patient for our board practice in school. (A mock-board patient has VERY specific requirements... they need LOTS of tartar, no deep pocket depths, and no in-between fillings... and a patient like that is hard to find!) Weeks and weeks went by with no such luck. And then, amazingly, my friend Meagan found two in the same day, and gave one to me! That was so nice of her! Everyone in my class is so nice and helpful! Mockboards came and went and I did ok! I learned a lot and was glad we had the practice! :)
With all the stress from mockboards, my birthday rolled around and I got something I did not want... mono! It was HORRIBLE! I had the WORST sore throat and body aches...and was SO tired all the time! The mono symptoms lasted about 3 weeks, and the tiredness a lot longer, but I'm happy to say I am feeling more like my old self these days!
Speaking of my birthday... Jaren gave me the best present!! He surprised me with a weekend get-away to Park City. (Something we really needed!!) And then when we came home, he surprised me AGAIN with Thriller tickets... and a cake from Cold Stone!!(My favorite... yummy!!) We had SO much fun, and even though I was sick at the time, our birthdays couldn't have gone better!(My birthday is October 7th, and Jaren's is October 8th... we love sharing our birthdays!)
During October, Jaren and I also visited the Logan temple for the first time! It was a gorgeous drive through the canyon, and the temple was beautiful! Afterwards, we ate at one of our favorite places... Firehouse Pizza!
Jaren also had his 3rd annual Soapbox Derby Race! Last year he won the race, but this year his car's wheel gave out... he was pretty disappointed! Oh well... better luck next time!
We made candy apples with our friends the other night, and had a blast! We couldn't find caramel ANYWHERE... so we just rolled our apples around in chocolate and decorated them with candy. Even though there was no caramel, they still turned out yummy! We just may have to make them again!(See picture above... and notice Jaren's overstuffed mouth.)
We're getting really excited for Thanksgiving and the upcoming holidays!... Especially for school to be out! I only have one semester left until I graduate with my Bachelors degree and become an RDH!! Yay!!
Jaren and I also have our one-year anniversary coming up on the 22nd of November! Ah!! I can't even believe it! Time has just flown by! What an amazingly happy year it has been!!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Maxillary Injections
On Friday I gave maxillary injections (aka SHOTS!!!!) for the first time!! I was a little nervous at first, but excited too! Everything went really well... and it was FUN! Abby (my pal at school and my injection partner) and I had a great time! Now I can start giving injections to my patients if they need to be numb for any procedures! This Friday we're giving mandibular injections to each other and I'll try and post some pictures!
As for Jaren... his soccer team won the championship!(Yay!)... and he's doing excellent in school! I'm so proud of him! We're getting excited for our birthdays and the upcoming holidays! We love Fall!
As for Jaren... his soccer team won the championship!(Yay!)... and he's doing excellent in school! I'm so proud of him! We're getting excited for our birthdays and the upcoming holidays! We love Fall!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
School again...
Tomorrow is my first day of school!... I am not exactly ready for summer to be over, nor do I feel I am quite ready for the challenges that lie ahead in my senior year (do I ever feel ready?)... BUT... I am definitely ready to be done with school, so bring it on!! By this time next year, I'll be giddy with excitement about the upcoming fall season. I won't have any homework and I'll just be happily working. Until then, I'm going to work hard and focus on passing my boards and try to enjoy school even though sometimes all I can do is try. :)
Jaren also starts school tomorrow. The great thing about this semester for him is that he will be working all morning shifts during the week and going to night school. This means we can eat dinner together and see each other during the evening! (Instead of him working until 12 in the morning all the time.) I have a feeling this semester will be much more enjoyable then the last one because I'll get to see my hubby more often!
Both of us have had mixed feelings about going back to school. But we've reached the point where we have accepted that summer is ending and we must go back. And the sooner we start, the sooner we finish... and I cannot wait to graduate!!
Jaren also starts school tomorrow. The great thing about this semester for him is that he will be working all morning shifts during the week and going to night school. This means we can eat dinner together and see each other during the evening! (Instead of him working until 12 in the morning all the time.) I have a feeling this semester will be much more enjoyable then the last one because I'll get to see my hubby more often!
Both of us have had mixed feelings about going back to school. But we've reached the point where we have accepted that summer is ending and we must go back. And the sooner we start, the sooner we finish... and I cannot wait to graduate!!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Island Park and Raspberry Days
Jaren and I had so much fun the last week of July! Monday-Thursday morning we spent time with his family in a cabin up at Island Park! I have never been there before and it was absolutely beautiful! We had so much fun 4-wheeling, canoeing, and mountain biking! We also went to Yellowstone and saw many wildlife up close! And Jaren almost got attacked by a giant moose! (Ok, well he didn't really come close to getting attacked... but the moose was so close to him I was afraid it would charge!)
Thursday morning we departed for Bear Lake. On the way, we stopped at the Rexburg temple! It was gorgeous on the inside and outside, I'm glad we were able to go. Afterward, we passed through Jackson Hole (because Jaren said he really wanted to get BBQ, but when it came time he said he just wanted a sub) and finally came to Bear Lake. While at Bear Lake, we boated, went on the wave runner, biked, and helped with fixing up the cabin. On Saturday, during Raspberry Days we ran a 5K! Wahoo! It was my first race. Jaren did awesome, he was 4th in his age group! And I was pretty happy with my time, too! I think we'll probably run the 5K again next year!
One thing that was disappointing is... Jaren and I didn't take very many pictures! (I know... we are the WORST with taking pictures!) But luckily my cousins took some so I'll have to get the pictures from them! I have made a new goal though to be a better picture taker!
I'm sad summer is almost over! Jaren and I are really going to have to live up these next few weeks!! Summer has been SO fun, but gone by too fast!
Thursday morning we departed for Bear Lake. On the way, we stopped at the Rexburg temple! It was gorgeous on the inside and outside, I'm glad we were able to go. Afterward, we passed through Jackson Hole (because Jaren said he really wanted to get BBQ, but when it came time he said he just wanted a sub) and finally came to Bear Lake. While at Bear Lake, we boated, went on the wave runner, biked, and helped with fixing up the cabin. On Saturday, during Raspberry Days we ran a 5K! Wahoo! It was my first race. Jaren did awesome, he was 4th in his age group! And I was pretty happy with my time, too! I think we'll probably run the 5K again next year!
One thing that was disappointing is... Jaren and I didn't take very many pictures! (I know... we are the WORST with taking pictures!) But luckily my cousins took some so I'll have to get the pictures from them! I have made a new goal though to be a better picture taker!
I'm sad summer is almost over! Jaren and I are really going to have to live up these next few weeks!! Summer has been SO fun, but gone by too fast!
Friday, July 17, 2009
4th of July and a Mission Reunion
For the 4th of July, Jaren and I went with my family up to my grandpa's cabin at Bear Lake! We LOVE it up there... it's so beautiful, fun, and relaxing. We were able to do so many fun things... we went wave running, 4 wheeling, boating, and skim boarding (Jaren's new favorite sport where I pull him on the 4 wheeler on the sand bars while he skim boards in the water behind the 4 wheeler... it's kind of like wake boarding!) And my cousin, who knows anything and everything there is to know about fireworks, put on an awesome show for us! We did not want to come home! We had too much fun!
Later this month we went to a mission reunion with some of Jaren's companions and some others who served in the Florianopolis, Brazil area. We met at Braza Grill (Brazillian food is YUMMY!!) and had a blast! It was so fun to meet the people Jaren served with and their wives. They were all so wonderful and fun to talk to!
Here is a picture of Jaren, with Jaren! Jaren's companion, Jordan, and his wife named their little boy Jaren! Aren't they so cute?!
Later this month we went to a mission reunion with some of Jaren's companions and some others who served in the Florianopolis, Brazil area. We met at Braza Grill (Brazillian food is YUMMY!!) and had a blast! It was so fun to meet the people Jaren served with and their wives. They were all so wonderful and fun to talk to!
Here is a picture of Jaren, with Jaren! Jaren's companion, Jordan, and his wife named their little boy Jaren! Aren't they so cute?!
*Also, we are still going private with our blog... probably when school starts... so I'd still love to get addresses if you haven't given me yours yet!
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