But Wait...There's More

So I totally thought we were done celebrating our anniversary after that awesome weekend but boy was I wrong. Yesterday was such a fun day! Brandon surprised me in my office at 2:30 p.m. and told me we were leaving early for the day. So we went home and put on our swimming suits, picked up Haley, and headed over to my grandma's pool. We swam for over two hours and had such a good time.

After that we went to Pizza Factory with Brandon's parents for dinner. And....(drum roll please), Brandon bought me TWO DOZEN roses! Wow, talk about shocked. They are so beautiful.

We ended off our night by going to see Kung Fu Panda. It is a must see. I haven't seen Brandon laugh that much in I don't know how long. I laughed a ton too and I don't usually laugh out loud in movies.

So anyway, we had a FABULOUS 2 year anniversary!

How Has it Been 2 Years Already?!!

Well, today is June 9th. Which means me and Brandon have been married for exactly 2 years. And when I say exactly, I mean 2 years ago to this very minute we were in the temple sealing room. If I remember right.

So anyway, we celebrated over the weekend in Salt Lake and had such a good time. We stayed at the Residence Inn (thanks to Brandon's dad) and had a nice room with a little kitchenette and everything.

We did a session in the Salt Lake Temple (Brandon's first time) and loved it.

After the temple, we had dinner at the Olive Garden (all for me, but Brandon loved it too). They even gave us a free cake to celebrate our anniversary. How cool is that?

When we got back to the hotel we just went hot tubbing and then watched a lot of TV and relaxed. For breakfast in the morning, there was a free gourmet breakfast that was so yummy! We didn't even know if there would be breakfast at all so it was a nice surprise.

On Saturday when we got back home we spent a couple hours swimming with Haley. We are loving the warm weather and take advantage of it whenever we can.

This last 2 years has flown by, it's hard to believe it's been that long. I am so grateful to be married to Brandon. He is such a good husband and is so good to me when I have my crazy mood swings and sudden meltdowns. One of the best parts about our weekend was that Brandon planned it weeks ago and basically it was all the things I wanted to do! He is so patient and kind. I have learned so much from him and still have such a long way to go. I love you Bran!

"Guess What Year It Is"

Okay, so this is a really random post and I'm sure it will be one of the ones where no one leaves a comment, but I wanted to put it on here anyway.

So every now and again when we are at Brandon's parents' house he decides to go through the fridge or the freezer and clean things out. Food tends to get lost in the back of the fridge or bottom of the freezer long past its expiration date at their house.

Well last Saturday we were over there and Brandon went on one of his dejunking the freezer crazes. He pulled out a ton of stuff but the one thing that none of us could believe was a big frozen chunk of pork. Pork shoulder to be exact.

So...as we have done in the past, Brandon said, "Guess what year it is?" Me and Shannon were there in the kitchen and I think we guessed some years around the year 2001 or 2000. Brandon said nope, you're never gonna believe this. The expiration date was 11-24-95. Yikes! Can you believe that? That's like 13 years old. And this was in the upstairs freezer, not in the deep freezer downstairs in the food storage room. We just died. Back in 1995 I was just 13 years old and I still lived in Australia. Anyway, here's a picture. You can't see the date perfectly, but I promise, it says 11-24-95!! Enlarge it and take a look.



I don't know where the pork shoulder is now, but I have to say, I wouldn't be half surprised if it made its way back in to the freezer.

Who Ever Said High School Graduations Were Uneventful?

So last night Chandra graduated from Provo High. That's Brandon's little sister for those of you who don't know. It was quite the event. I guess she has a crazy principal who is on a power trip and he made up some of his own rules for graduation. One of those rules was no foghorns. Well we brought one anyway. Apparently it's a Salmon Family tradition, with the exception of poor Jordan. :(



There were a few people who timidly blew their horns for other graduates. But when Chandra's name was called, Brandon held that horn high in the air and really let it go. So this usher comes running up the stairs, so excited for some action that he tripped and dropped his radio, which went flying across the ground. So he proceeds to come over and tries to grab the foghorn from Brandon. They literally play tug-of-war with it for a few seconds and then continue arguing until the usher decided he need to call security because Brandon "wasn't cooperating." Security took their sweet time coming and while we waited, Brandon and Jason continued the verbal fight with this guy. It even got so far that he told Jason he wasn't making a good Mormon. Wow! I really don't think religion needed to be brought in to this.



So anyway, once the security guys got there, they reiterated that the ultimatum was that we give up the horn or leave. So Karen (Brandon's mom) decides she will take one for the team and she left, escorted by the two security guards. Why did we not snap any pictures when they were up right by us arguing, I don't know, but this is the best I've got. Notice the horn in Karen's right hand. :)

Everyone was cheering for her as she walked out and telling her how cool she was. I think pretty much every single person there at the graduation knew about it.

All in all, it was a fun night and we're glad we went. :)



PS. Jason and Brandon now have some plans in the works for Lincoln's graduation in three years. Stay tuned...

Our Tiny Garden

Brandon will probably totally make fun of me for posting this on our blog, but it's really been the most exciting things in our lives over the last week. Last Wednesday, just a week and a day ago, we started our little tiny garden and we have been having so much fun watching the progress.

Our tomato plants...

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Our little cucumber seeds we sprouted on our own. I sort of remember learning about photosynthesis in Biology but it's still so amazing to me that you can stick a seed under some dirt, sprinkle it with water, and then it turns into these huge plant with stuff on it that you can eat!

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Lisa, this one is for you. These are all the little wildflower seeds coming up. We might actually want some more by the way. When I told Brandon you asked me if I wanted more and I said no he was like "why did you say no? We should totally plant some more in the front."

We also realized that we have a little friend living in our backyard. On Sunday Brandon said "you'll never guess what I saw in our backyard today." So I guessed about a hundred different animals and critters but I didn't get it. Finally he said "a snake." Yikes! Yuck. I'm not scared of spiders or a lot of bugs but I really don't like snakes. It lives in our little jungle area by the water fountain. We saw it on Tuesday and Brandon sort of almost caught it but it got away. We're determined to find that snake, catch it, and help it find a new home...far away from our backyard. Here are some pictures of it's home.

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I can't believe how green everything has gotten! Anyway, so this is what we've been up to lately...

My First Real 5k!!

So, on Monday night I ran in my first official 5k race! It was for Heritage school, where my friend Kristi's husband Ben works. It was really fun. There weren't a ton of people there which was nice. I ran it in 34 minutes!! Me and Kristi stuck together the whole time and it was really fun chatting with her as we ran. I was pretty well prepared for the race so it wasn't that hard for me. The next one I know I'm running in for sure is the Freedom Run on the 4th of July! Anyone that's interested (hint hint Lisa) is welcome to join me!

Happy Mother's Day

I have the best mom in the whole world and I had such a fun time surprising her on Sunday morning with breakfast for Mother's Day! Me and Kristen went to her house and brought stuff to make waffles. She had no clue. Way to go Dad on keeping it a secret for her!


There are a million reasons why I could tell you I love my mom. She is so kind and selfless. When we were little she was always the favorite aunt of all the cousins. She will do anything for anyone at the drop of a hat and is always so concerned with me and how I'm doing. I don't know what I'd do without her. She is such a great example to me and I have always felt so lucky to be her daughter. I love you Mom!!!

Here's 20+ years of love...with plenty more to come!

I Love my Vinyl!

So ever since we moved in to our new house I have been wanting to put up some vinyl lettering on the wall. I finally did it yesterday and I love it! We have some in our family room, bathroom, and bedroom. It adds so much to a room. My sister-in-law Tara did it for us. She's got a ton of cute fonts and she does custom, you can have anything you want! Her website is http://expressionsinvinyl.googlepages.com/.







We had a great weekend. I finally went running on the Provo River Trail and loved it! Me and Bran took a nice walk on it on Sunday as well. It's so awesome living right by it.


And here's a picture of us at Nielsen's Grove Park with all the pretty tulips. We are loving this warm weather!

Yep, I'm a Nerd

I'm a nerd, I have to admit it. But hey, what can you do?

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Do I Deserve This?...Probably Not

So for weeks and weeks I have been wanting to get up early and go to the gym in the morning instead of going after work. But I'm too lazy and my bed feels too good to force myself to get up! Well today I finally did it. I woke up at about 5:40, went to the gym and worked out from like 6 till 6:45. So I get home at about 7 and the kitchen light is on. My first reaction was yikes, someone has been in my house. But I knew I locked the door. So I thought maybe Brandon had come down to get a drink or something but forgot to turn off the light. Turns out he was actually there in the kitchen. I was so shocked to see him awake at 7 a.m.!

So why was he downstairs in the kitchen so early? He got up to make me breakfast! How cute is that? He told me he had been planning it for weeks, but was just waiting till I finally got up and went to the gym. So we had an AMAZING breakfast this morning consisting of pancakes, eggs, and juice. It couldn't have been any better. It was so yummy! He is such a good cook and is so sweet to me. I love you Bran!