Sunday, May 2, 2010
New Job
I started a second job this week at an optician's office. It is nice to have full time work and keeps me much busier. Matt is finishing his 2nd year of residency and continues to learn a ton. We love our ward, making new friends, and are extremely happy to be staying put for a couple more years. Mostly I am just ecstatic not to be looking for a new job, apartment, and packing all at once yet again.
Spring
Matt got me this orchid a couple of months ago and it is still doing great!
I love this time of the year and that we can open our windows as you can see here. My family will be so jealous of this...they already have the air conditioning on.
The blooms in the backyard. I know, they are weeds but still blooming.
I love this time of the year and that we can open our windows as you can see here. My family will be so jealous of this...they already have the air conditioning on.
The blooms in the backyard. I know, they are weeds but still blooming.
Matt's beard or lack thereof
Remember Febstashuary? Well, these are the final pictures we took after the month was over. Matt ended up with quite a beard for only a month of growth. We shaved it off in steps and took some pictures. I am posting these pictures mostly for my brothers to see, but also for rememberance sake.
The Wolverine look with no mustache.
Chops.
My favorite look...clean and smooth.
The Wolverine look with no mustache.
Chops.
My favorite look...clean and smooth.
Ice Fishing
Matt went to Utah in March during a break he had from work and went ice fishing for his first time. His buddy Rob loves fishing and jumped at the chance to take Matt along.
Checking out the ice.
Matt caught 2 fish. Not bad for a first timer!
This picture is blurry, but you get to see the hut that they sit in to fish. Living in Michigan we have seen tons of these huts out on the lakes around town and some of them are very fancy. I am not sure you would get me out there on ice in the middle of a lake because I tend to get nervous about the ice breaking, but it is quite the sport.
Checking out the ice.
Matt caught 2 fish. Not bad for a first timer!
This picture is blurry, but you get to see the hut that they sit in to fish. Living in Michigan we have seen tons of these huts out on the lakes around town and some of them are very fancy. I am not sure you would get me out there on ice in the middle of a lake because I tend to get nervous about the ice breaking, but it is quite the sport.
Surprise Visit
My mom was coming to visit in March and to my surprise, my sister Ginger and her twin girls came with her. It was so much fun to see them and I couldn't believe that everyone kept it a secret!
One day we went to Frankenmuth, as that seems to be one of those places that is pretty unique to Michigan. The girls slept on our drive and then LOVED the Christmas store!
Since we live away from everyone and have only seen the twins a few times, it was great to have them all to ourselves and get to know them better. Matt used food to get in their good graces and it did the trick. He was in the office studying and next thing you know, the girls are missing...they joined him for his snack of chips and guacamole. They do have good taste!
One day they were here we went to Canada where we walked along the Detroit River and had lunch. Plus, we had to stop for Krispy Kremes on the way.
Matt got to join us for dinner at a new place we found in Royal Oak. (I love the fettuccini alfredo and we have been back once since this visit.)
The best find while they were in town was this candy shop where they have every candy imaginable. We were on the hunt for Big Hunks since I have been looking for them ever since moving to Michigan. For some reason not many people here have had the pleasure of this candy. (Maybe it is a western thing, but now that I got my mom and sister hooked on them again they can't find them in Arizona either.) Anyways, the store was fun and we got lots of treats. The girls loved the small shopping carts and kept stopping to put things in that looked good to them, or that were within reach.
The trip was so fun and much needed for me! As I was looking through my pictures I noticed that my mom isn't in any of them, but she was with us the whole time! She got stuck with picture taking duty I guess.
One day we went to Frankenmuth, as that seems to be one of those places that is pretty unique to Michigan. The girls slept on our drive and then LOVED the Christmas store!
Since we live away from everyone and have only seen the twins a few times, it was great to have them all to ourselves and get to know them better. Matt used food to get in their good graces and it did the trick. He was in the office studying and next thing you know, the girls are missing...they joined him for his snack of chips and guacamole. They do have good taste!
One day they were here we went to Canada where we walked along the Detroit River and had lunch. Plus, we had to stop for Krispy Kremes on the way.
Matt got to join us for dinner at a new place we found in Royal Oak. (I love the fettuccini alfredo and we have been back once since this visit.)
The best find while they were in town was this candy shop where they have every candy imaginable. We were on the hunt for Big Hunks since I have been looking for them ever since moving to Michigan. For some reason not many people here have had the pleasure of this candy. (Maybe it is a western thing, but now that I got my mom and sister hooked on them again they can't find them in Arizona either.) Anyways, the store was fun and we got lots of treats. The girls loved the small shopping carts and kept stopping to put things in that looked good to them, or that were within reach.
The trip was so fun and much needed for me! As I was looking through my pictures I noticed that my mom isn't in any of them, but she was with us the whole time! She got stuck with picture taking duty I guess.
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