Engagements!

We had so much fun doing our engagement photo shoot! Our good friend Amber took the photos for us.  She did an amazing job! A few we kept secret so we don't spoil the surprise when you get an invite in the mail, but there are tons of photos on Facebook. :)

One Step Closer!

I am so happy to announce my new job! I am the new HUC (Health Unit Coordinator) of the Newborn ICU at the University of Utah.  This is the unit I have always wanted to work in and could not be any more thrilled to start!  This is my last week at Huntsman in Surgery, and as much as I will miss the staff and fun times, I am so excited for something new.

Jeffery also has exciting news! He has received 2 raises in his 4 months of employment at his new job! He is such a hard worker.

This brings us both one step closer to where we want to be in our careers and we are SO thankful. :)

Summer Happenings!

Summer has been so much fun! It is my favorite season and it has been so great!
We have season passes to the water park and have been 4 or 5 times already! We've had many late Summer nights with friends. :) And we even saw The Dark Knight Rises in theater! (Jeff's fave!) It was so good, by the way.  School is still keeping us busy.  So is work.  But in our free time we have been able to start planning the wedding! :) So exciting! Our big day is less than a year away... that is just crazy to me! Everyone I talk to says, "Wow you've got quite a while!" or "Why so long?"  To me, it's just around the corner.  Our FIVE year anniversary... Now that's even crazier! :) in a good way, of course!

We're Engaged!

It's official! Jeff and I are getting married! We're so excited!! I was so shocked when he proposed! It was absolutely perfect.  We hiked Mount Olympus (something we've always wanted to do together and never did) on May 28th and he dropped to one knee at the summit! We were taking pictures and he suggested we take one looking at the view.  I stood for a moment to for the picture to be taken and he says, "We can climb any mountain together." and I said, "Yes we can!" and I turned around and BAM! "Will you marry me?" I was so so surprised! I had no idea it was coming at all! I said, "Yes!" of course. :)  We are getting married 3.10.13.  Our 5 year anniversary!!

Initial reaction!

So happy!

In other news:

School is never ending for both of us! My first semester of nursing school went very well.  We're both in school this summer, but we're managing to find some time to play!

Jeff is now working at Idaho Technologies as a Nanoplotter Technician.  (yea, don't ask me).  He is a smarty pants and I am so proud of him for getting in to his field of study! He is liking it so far!

We've moved to Taylorsville with one of the nurses I work with.  It has been great! Ike has a doggy door and 2 little buddies, Jack and Zoey. 

According to the amount of news I have to share, I need to post MUCH more often.  I hate uploading pictures because I'm impatient, however... loading the 2 today was bearable.

Shenanigans.

First true snow of the season! 1/7/2012

Jazz Game! 1/2/2012

Ice Skating at the Gallivan with Brad and Leah! 1/16/2012

Zeus (Brad and Leah's puppy) and Ike.  Pizza and movie with friends! 1/13/2012

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!

2011 was great! Highlights of the year are...

-We moved out of the apartment and into a house.

-I got a job at the hospital.

-I got accepted into nursing school.

-Jeff got a promotion at work.

-Jeff went back to school.

-We went to Las Vegas.

-We got a new nephew.

-Ike turned 3.

2012 is going to be a very busy year. (it is already) What I'm hoping for...

-The world NOT ending.

-Success

-Winning the lottery (although, I think you have to enter first...no?)

-Good health and happiness

-Peace on Earth ;)

Christmas Time!

Christmas was amazing this year!!  There were a lot of happenings this year! I will try to go in order...

The weekend before Christmas, we went to the Andreason Christmas Party! So much fun every year and this year was no different! :)

The Girls and a photo-bomber!

Tuesday, we had "Roomie Christmas" and it was fun to actually have all the roommates all together at one time!

Alex, Jeff, Staci, Traci

On Christmas Eve Eve, we went to my brother's house to celebrate Christmas with the Patterson family! We had a homemade Christmas and that made it so fun for gift giving time!

Christmas Eve we celebrated Christmas with Mama Lori, Steve, and Jordon! We received lots of kitchen odds and ends- very much appreciated! And I made Mama Lori an apron! :)

Mama Lori, Jordon, Traci, Jeff, Steve

 We also went to Grandma Jan's to visit for Christmas that night and had lots of yummy food!

Christmas morning I woke up to this...

He made me breakfast and cookies!! He's the best.

Jeff got me a bunch of Ute's apparel and JAZZ TICKETS! Wooot! We're going January 2nd!
 
I got Jeff a drill and bit/driver set! He was pretty stoked.

Ike was dressed in his cutest little Santa suit! Awww... :)

Our little family photo :) (Jeff had a bloody nose...excellent addition to the picture.)

Christmas night, we had family over.  Alex got a Wii for Christmas so we all had fun playing that!
Here are the boys showing off their dance moves!

And to finish off Christmas, we went camping at our house with Nate and Brynn. :)