Happy Easter and still snowing

Since moving back to Utah, I have wanted a bike. The last bike I owned was pink and purple and has long been donated to the neighbor kids across the street from my parents. I was really excited when Jeff found this K2 mountain bike on KSL for a steal...only $40! Unfortunatly, we pulled Jeff's bike out of the basement and discovered that it was in pretty poor shape and will cost at least $100 to fix up....hopefully we can find another bike for him soon so we can go on rides.
HAPPY EASTER!

I love dying easter eggs and this year we found a cool neon colors kit. This year for Easter we had brunch at the Baths on Saturday and egg hunts for the little kids. Sunday we had a nice dinner at my uphill grandma and grandpa's house and got lots of fun things in our baskets.

Our neon eggs

S0me of our favorites

I also decided to attempt to make a cute easter treat (with the help of Shannon). These rice krispie nests were really easy and yummy. I put the rice krispies in muffin tins and then filled them with green cocconut and jelly beans.

Apparently Utah still thinks it is winter outside. We have had snow and lots of rain almost every other day. I can't wait for the nice weather....if it ever comes! The pic below is outside of our apartment Easter weekend. At least we have been able to do lots of snowboarding with all the snow that we have been getting.

Also....I AM FINISHED WITH SCHOOL and will finally be getting my Doctorate in Physical Therapy!!!! It hasn't quite sunk in yet, and probably won't until my board exam is over (May 23rd). Next week is Jeff's graduation and I am so proud of him for working so hard to get his degree! Then we are off to Flagstaff for my graduation! I can't wait to finally get a real paycheck...until I have to start paying back my loans :(

A bad experience and a lot of laughs

Friday night Jeff and I were able to attend a comedy night with the Blue Collar Comedy guys at the Energy Solutions Center. We were lucky enough to get a great deal on tickets last minute and had a great night filled with tons of laughs (our faces hurt afterwards!).
Blurry picture but this is of Bill Engvall

Jeff Foxworthy (he was my favorite comedian of the night)
Larry the Cable Guy

This is where they all got together and made fun of eachother like they do in the movies. This was also a great part of the show.

This was after Larry sang the Oscar Myer song opera style

Last Thursday on my way to my internship I had a run in with an antelope on the hood of the car. I had just pulled out of our apartment complex and before I knew what happened I hit the poor thing. It did quite a number on the car and and a pretty pricey amount of damage to the bumper, hood, grills, and the entire passenger side of the car. After it happened the windshield was filled with hair...it was so nasty I had to call my dad to come hose it off of the car plus I was shaking like crazy. If you know me, hitting an animal is one of my worst fears in life and I am always cautious and aware of them. At least the car is still in working condition, I am safe, and no blood got on me or the car. Here are some pics of the damage:

Lost Grill

Cracked grill (Jeff never liked this one anyway)

The hole in the bumper (you can still see the antelope's hair)

Now for some positive news....

I GOT A JOB!!!

I am super excited that I landed a job for after graduation and once I pass my national exam. I will be working at St. Josephs Villa, a skilled nursing facility that I had an internship at. The company is different because it got bought out, but I am still thrilled and much less stressed about the future. The hours are great, especially for PT, the pay is great as well, but the only negative is that it is on 2100 s in SLC. I hope that this job will give me motivation to study for my boards....which I have been avoiding at all costs!

Also, I am halfway through my final internship of PT school! I am in Saratoga Springs at an IHC OP clinic. It is much better than my old one, but very slow especially for a 10 hour work day. I just can't wait to get through another 4 weeks and be done! Graduation is also coming up for both Jeff and I and we are so excited!

Happy Birthday Jeff

Last week we celebrated Jeff's 25th birthday (aka birthday week in my family). His birthday wasn't until Friday, but we began celebrating earlier that week with a trip to Leatherby's for Jeff's favorite ice cream, an Almond Joy sunday. The following day Jeff's parents took him out to lunch and later that night I took Jeff to Rodizio so that he could finally enjoy a night full of meat! We celebrated again on Saturday night with the Evans side at our apartment. Jeff chose to have his favorite 7 lb. chocolate cake from Costco. He even got to choose the party theme of monster trucks!
Happy 25th Birthday Jeff!


One of his favorite gifts was this fox racing receiver cover for his truck.

He also got a monster truck from my family, which he has already put to good use terrorizing the cats.

He also got a new pair of Oakley sunglasses.

We were happy that everyone could make it out to celebrate.

Last month we went to the Clark Planitarium (I mean we visited the Mars and the Moon in one night!)

Where has Feburary gone?

I can't believe Feburary is almost over (I have to say that I am quite thankful for that fact though). Next week I finish up my 3rd physical therapy internship and will be so so so greatful to be done at that clinic....it was truly awful! Although I tried to stay positive most days and make it a "what I will never do with patients" learning experience. Working in an outpatient clinic makes me miss inpatient (though I never thought I would say that). The hours for inpatient are wonderful and the work is not too stressful... so I may be looking to find a job with that population. My next internship will be in Saratoga Springs at the IHC clinic, hopefully that goes a little better. I am trying to get myself motivated to study for my board exam which I am planning to take after graduation in May.

We had a nice Valentines day(well weekend). Since Jeff and I both were busy on Valentines day, we chose to celebrate on Saturday with snowboarding, a movie, and dinner at Olive Garden. It turned out to be a very fun time and I am so thankful for all Jeff does for me! He is a great husband and I can't wait to share many more years together.

Jeff is still working hard at school and the cabinet shop. He is really looking forward to graduation in May. He is doing well in his classes this semester and learning lots of new things at work. Last week he was able to work on a window that went in the St. Louis temple.

A new year with lots of new adventures

Last week I started my 3rd internship at an outpatient clinic in Lehi. Let me just say it is going to be a LONG 8 weeks!!! March 4th couldn't come quick enough! I am really struggling to just drag myself there everyday. The clinic itself is nice, the frustration I am having is due to their approach to treating patients and I don't really get along to well with my CI (which is not like me at all). Also the hours seemed ok at first but I found out that I have a 2 hour lunch break (seriously who does that?) so the day feels even longer and I have to work on Saturdays at 6:30 (so long for my snowboarding Saturdays). Anyway, I am trying to stay positive and get something good out of it.

Also I have began looking for jobs in Utah for after I graduate. It is so much work to look, especially since I am trying to find some place who offers what I need. Hopefully I can find openings soon.

Jeff is still busy working at Salt Lake Cabinets and just started his final semester of school!! YAY! He has 2 classes this semester and then graduation!

Also our ward split last week so now our church starts at 1:00, which is sooo late, but at least it will give us a chance to sleep in a little bit. The bishop called us today for a meeting/calling tommorow....probably primary or nursery again.

Merry Christmas Part 2 and Happy New Year 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011!!
This year for Christmas Eve we went to the Bath's for dinner and fun. Christmas morning we went to the Evans and found this:

For Christmas Brunch we had the traditional quiche, sweet rolls, pastries, hot chocolate, and all sorts of goodies.

This is the jewerly box Jeff made me for Christmas...I love it!!! It is so nice to be able to see all of my jewerly!

Grandma P on Christmas morning

Grandpa P

Shannon and her new Ipod touch

Millie with her new Christmas necklace

Moki with her new santa claws hat

Jeff was so excited to get this remote control helicoper...every spare moment he would be playing with it.

After Christmas, we went with my family to California. On the drive there, we stayed in Las Vegas where we went to the Pawn Stars store, but the TV stars weren't there. On the way to California, we stopped in Barstow at an Alien Jerky Store and found some interesting things.

Jeff with one of his favorite things: hot sauce

The aliens got to Jeff

Sterling and Amanda had a run in with some really hot sauce

In California we stayed at the Newport Coast Villas and of course stopped by Disneyland

The Haunted Mansion all decorated like the "Nightmare Before Christmas"

The traditional Fire Station picture at Toon Town

I was very excited to get my famous $4 Disneyland frozen bananna (even though it was freezing cold outside)

One of Jeff's favorite things at Disneyland is the huge turkey legs

He really enjoyed every last bit of it.

The view from the Newport Coast Villas

While we were in Newport Beach, we went to Crystal Cove state park to visit the tide pools.

There were tons of huge starfish in the tidepools.

The beautiful Pacific ocean

We even found this little guy

Sunset from Huntington Beach pier

For Shannon's birthday, we ate at a diner on the Huntington Beach Pier