Getting Into A Rhythm.....With A Little Fun In Between....

Here Sam & I are 18 days into married life and still loving it. We have a had a few adventures that have been fun. We have moved into our apartment in Springville, UT and are still unpacking a few boxes and still setting up how we want the spare bedroom to be. Most likely it will become an office filled with our books, my crafts and homework, and his art supplies and camping gear.

Here are a few pictures that we have gotten thus far of our apartment:

While our rhythm is somewhat consistent with him going to work each day, and me spending the day at home working out, running errands and cleaning we do have our adventures and moments.

Some of the adventures we have been on is shopping and dinner at Sam's Club with a redbox movie afterward, trying out a restaurant that neither of us had been to before, making S'mores while sitting on our kitchen floor while watching the finale of the "Bachelorette", and then driving up a canyon to meet up with his family for a hot dog dinner.

First off, Sam's club. Sam wanted to take me to Sam's club to get a few groceries and perhaps dinner.....I later found out it was also because he was craving a churro. We ended up getting our groceries and then headed over get dinner. I ordered the chicken sandwich and he got the pizza. We also ordered a churro and a slushie. Shortly after our order was taken we found out they were all out of churros, so we ended up getting a soft pretzel. When the worker asked what kind we wanted I said, "cinnamon sugar" and Sam said, "Salt".....I was surprised that our answers differed, but then he also piped up, "Let's do cinnamon sugar." What a gentleman. Next time, we'll get a churro or a salt pretzel. After that we headed over to a redbox and got "Unknown". While watching the film, it seemed that I got more into the story and plot than Sam did, even if he was the one who really wanted to see the movie. But in the end it all worked out and was a fun date night.

Second, the "Bachelorette" Finale.....I had been waiting weeks for this and wanted to see who Ashley would pick and Sam allowed me to watch and see what happens, even though he would of much preferred something with a little more action. But the night turned out great. I pulled out our new S'mores maker and we decided it would be fun to make S'mores as a dessert. Sam started the little fire and I got all the graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate together. We sure had a lot of laughs as Sam kept putting his marshmallows on fire while I carefully got mine just to the right browning stage.

Next, one day at work Sam was talking to a co-worker and I guess he got to craving pizza because he called me and said that he wanted to go out and try Pier 49 Pizza. I was up for it because it was a new place, and I didn't have to cook dinner that night. At the pizza joint it was really dead. There was only one other couple in the place. We ordered dinner and found a booth. We had a nice conversation while we ate, but I can say that it wasn't my favorite pizza even though I am a big fan of Hawaiian. I think the dessert pizza was the best thing of the night. Maybe next time Sam gets a craving for a particular kind of food we can try another new, yet less expensive place.

Last, Friday night Sam came home from work and I had just started dinner when he walked in and asked if I wanted to drive up a canyon and meet his family for dinner. I was a little hesitant, but I finally agreed and so while Sam showered I finished cooking our dinner and the put it in a tupperware container for the meal the next day. We packed up the car with our folding chairs, roasting sticks, giant marshmallows and a lantern. So our drive began.....it seemed like we just kept driving and driving, at one point we started questioning at what point if we can't find his family do we turn around and give up. It was a few minutes after that that we spotted his family just pulling into a campsite. So we pulled in and parked. Our first task was to help find kindling for the fire. Ren (Sam's brother), Sam & I looked around and found a few twigs and small pieces but they didn't last long. The fire seemed to just keep struggling and it seemed to get large in spurts. I would fan it every so often to try to keep it going. When it was time to cook the dogs Nan (Sam's Mom) realized that the roasting sticks weren't in their trailer.....so Sam & I came to the rescue and pulled out the ones that I had packed, just in case. So the men roasted the dogs while Nan and I got the rest of the food ready. The hot dogs were really good and the whole meal hit the spot. After that I pulled out the giant marshmallows and Ren, Sam & I roasted just one (we could only do one because they were so big and rich......yum!). By that time the fire had died down and it had gotten dark, so Sam decided that we should go. On the way home we listened to "The Backstreet Boys." It was fun to rock out and sing together and I'm thankful that we made it home safely.

Thanks Sam, for having these adventures thus far with me. I Love You!!